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hile out on the campaign trail, Congressmanthing bad to say about him,” elect Antonio Delgado sat the new 19th District condown with retired RepubCOOPERSTOWN gressman said of his penultilican Congressman Chris mate predecessor. “He took Gibson to get some advice omeowners behind pride in his accessibility to on the job. on their taxes will see Please See DELGADO, A7 “No one ever had anytheir properties auctioned off a year earlier under a new policy of the county Treasurer’s Office. County Treasurer Allen Ruffles briefed the county Board of Representatives on his new policy at its November meeting, noting that in a fourth year of deliquency, fees and interest make it their traffic on New York much less likely for property By JIM KEVLIN State Route 205 has owners to catch up on back decreased dramatically,” taxes. said Frazier. “They have For details, watch a video COOPERSTOWN modified some of their of the meeting on NG has reduced the routes. They will continue www. OTSEGO.com compressed-natuto exercise their right to ral-gas trucks it has travel on all public roads, WAITING, WAITING: been routing across Otsego but they will attempt to Cooperstown novelist Lauren minimize the impact on any Groff was expecting to learn County from 80 to 8-10 one community.” Wednesday, Nov. 14, whether round trips a day, county Rep. Ed Frazier, R-Unadilla, He reported company she has won the National reported to his colleagues at officials told him the truck Book Award. Details at the November county board traffic has been reduced for www. OTSEGO.com meeting on the 6th. the last quarter of this year “They have stated that Please See XNG, B5 26 MILES AWAIT: CCS graduates Jacob Russell and Patrick Dewey, veterans of Judge Burns To Parents: Think Like Kids local 5Ks and 10Ks, have qualified for the Boston n the just-published “Dear Mom and Dad: Kids’ Marathon next April 15. Advice on Co-Parenting,” County Judge Brian D. Burns shares his experience from Family Court: Put yourself in your children’s place/DETAILS, B1
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ikeeli Hanson, Cooperstown, competed in the Head of the Fish, the largest regatta in the country, as part of the junior competitive team for Otsego Area Rowing on Saturday-Sunday, Oct.27-28. That Saturday, the girl’s junior competitive team for Otsego Area Rowing (OAR) also earned a silver medal in their age group at the region’s Modified Rowing Championships. The 5-person team of local rowers (aged 10 to 13) competed against 7 other boats in the head-style race on the Mohawk River in Niskayuna, beating perennially strong teams such as Saratoga Rowing Association and Shenendehowa School. In addition, Sasha Dudek, Oneonta, also competed in the Head of the Fish.
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THURSDAY, november 15, 2018
EDITORIALS
WE MAY BE OK ANYHOW
Antonio Delgado For President! At 41, He’s Got Plenty Of Time
State Zigged To Democrats, But County Zagged To GOP T
he Wall Street Journal headline was sly: “Blue Wave Breaks Softly.” The article reported that, as of Nov. 6, Election Night, Democrats gained 27 Congressional seats in the midterms, regaining control of the U.S. House of Representatives. That pales compared to Democrats losing 63 in the first Obama midterms in 2010, and losing the House as well; still, even one-vote control is control. (As canvassing ensued, it looks like Democrats may end up with plus 35 to 40 new seats; still, not the GOP Armaged-
don some were salivating over. And Republicans increased their margin in the U.S. Senate.) • Whatever – nationwide. But when you look at New York State government, the Blue Wave broke hard Upstate, not least over Otsego County, with some unnerving implications. The state Senate zigged, turning from enduringly
Republican to Democratic, a feat accomplished for only two years in a half-century. But Otsego County zagged: With the loss of Democratic Assemblyman Bill Magee of Nelson, the one state senator and four assemblymen representing our county are all Republicans, about to dive into a Democratic sea. That can’t be good. State Sen. Jim Seward, RMilford, who will be operating without Magee’s steady support in the Democratic House for the first time since 1991, said he’s used to working in a bipartisan manner.
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In an interview, he used the term “equitable distribution” twice, hoping the Democrats will extend the concept that has allowed the state’s largesse to be enjoyed statewide. That would be great, but we’ll see. More of an issue than Democrats and Republicans is Upstaters vs. downstaters, Seward observed. Only three of the state’s 30 senators are from north of Westchester County. It will be interesting to see how that plays out. The GOP county chairman, Vince Casale, adPlease See EDITORIAL, A5
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Beware Of Republicans’ Undemocratic Practices To The Editor It is the afternoon of Election Day, so I have no idea who wins and who loses today. But I’m writing about a deeper concern, one that speaks to whether this country continues to be a democracy, a nation where all people living here are or can become citizens, and all citizens can participate fully and equally. This nation is being torn apart, pitted one against another, primarily by one man, the REPUBLICAN
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hile this newspaper endorsed his opponent, newly minted Congressman Antonio Delgado is an intriguing entry into the political scene. The original criticism stands. On the other hand, he’s educated. He’s smart. He’s accomplished. He was a litigator among the sharks at Akin Gump, valuable Delgado experience as he heads to Capitol Hill. He’s black, but that “not one of us” stuff was nonsense. If he weren’t one of us, we’d want him to be. And rap – what 19th District mom and dad of teenage boys hasn’t suffered through that phase? It passes. Bottom line, his mix of qualities is going to make Antonio Delgado a sought-after newcomer on Capitol Hill, and he’s shown a congenial personality and easygoing temperament that will endear him to many. When he first appeared on scene at Oneonta’s Sixth Ward Athletic Club at that Sunday afternoon forum a year ago May he was described in these pages as “a young Barack Obama.” A president from Otsego County’s congressional district. That would be something. At 41, he’s got a long career ahead of him. Why not?
president, Donald Trump, and one party, the REPUBLICAN party. I blame the Republican Party generally because few in that party have shown the courage to stand up against Trump and the anti-democratic activity Republicans are pursuing. Most of those few Republicans who have been critical have retired from Congress, leaving the national Republican Party the Trump Republican Party. Division is being driven Please See SCHEELE, A6
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for revealing to us the illegal activities of our own government. A great Supreme Court justice, Louis Brandeis, once observed that without privacy, there is no freedom. In the modern age, we have learned that there is no more privacy, and that secret government organizations such as the NSA and the CIA are monitoring every email we send and every phone call we make, in spite of the prohibitions in the Please See HAMMOND, A6
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To the Editor, It seems that many people take for granted the idea that the internet, cell phones, and other technological innovations constitute a great improvement in our quality of life. I am not so sure. I have made a few observations about the new technology, and have learned a few things from great patriots, who should be hailed here in the U.S. as heroes, such as Edward Snowden, who has been treated like a criminal
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he Village of Cooperstown’s Historic Preservation & Architectural Review Board was due to act this week on Saratoga Associates’ plans for the $4 million redevelopment of Doubleday Field, The H-PARB has to issue a demolition permit for the project before it can move forward, and there are other step before ground is broken, according to Mayor Ellen Tillapaugh. The plan is for the current third-based bleachers, which, determined unsafe, have been cordoned off for years, to be replaced with the new structure, which includes modern bleachers, restrooms, offices and a third-floor meeting space suitable for wedding receptions and other gatherings. The hope is to at least begin renovations, and perhaps complete them, during 1919, the 100th anniversary of the fabled ballpark, which for decades was considered to be the Birthplace of Baseball.
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ince we seem to have taken up writing from Ohio, we have paced ourselves to write every other week. And going forward we had thought to maintain that schedule. However, the end of last week we received an email from Mike Page, sexton at Christ Episcopal Church, if we might be able to make mention of their annual fall Brooks BBQ chicken dinner and accompanying pie sale. We found we could not turn down a request that started with “Hope all is going well with you and the family. We see that you are still writing your article for the paper, love it!!!!,” and then adding “Would you be able to put a few words for the church BBQ? How could we resist? Thus,
we decided to write something for this week’s paper, in lieu of writing something for the week of Thanksgiving. • So, we note that the Christ Episcopal Church Brooks BBQ chicken dinner and pie sale will be 4:30-7 p.m.
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Friday, Nov. 16. The menu includes a half chicken, baked potato, beverage, coleslaw, baked beans, roll and dessert for $12. Take-out dinners will be available by
calling ahead at 607-547-9555. The pie sale will take place during the chicken dinner. All proceeds from the chicken dinner and the pie sale will benefit the church’s Global Mission Outreach. Mike concluded his email by noting that “We will be delivering your pie and chicken dinners around 5:30, as always. I am grateful for all you have done for me in the past. No cost for the dinners and pie, just a delivery charge.” While we would dearly love to have a Brooks BBQ chicken dinner as well as Laura Page’s pecan and/or mincemeat pie, we are not at all certain we think we would be willing to pay whatever the delivery charge Please See COLUMN, A5
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BOUND VOLUMES Compiled by Tom Heitz and SHARON STUART, with resources courtesy of The Fenimore Art Museum Research Library
200 YEARS AGO
Nantucket – Accident: Yesterday commenced an extensive sale of household furniture at the late residence of Wm. Nichols, Esq. in this town, which drew together a large concourse of ladies of respectability. The parlor was occupied by the auctioneer and nearly one hundred ladies, and all things were proceeding with much harmony, when suddenly the parlor floor gave way with a horrid crash and precipitated the whole company into the cellar, a distance of about nine feet. The floor fell in an oblique direction, which had the effect of literally piling them in heaps, together with tables, chairs, bureaus, crockery and glassware. At this moment was exhibited confusion and affright. Some caught by the window casing precipitated themselves, without consideration into the street, about 10 feet. The cellar windows and doors were immediately forced open when mothers and daughters were found wedged together in every possible shape, under the weight of furniture. We are happy to be able to state that no lives were lost. November 16, 1818
ally saw Uncle Sam coming. The greatest struggle in the history of the world between Democracy and Aristocracy has ended with Aristocracy in complete rout. Civilization has taken a great step in advance, for it is not likely that ever again will “might” wage a war against “right.” For the great part America took in this conflict, Americans will ever be proud. The Star Spangled Banner will mean more to us and to the world than it ever has meant before. November 13, `1918
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50 YEARS AGO
Clothes Heist – Several persons are complaining of thefts of clothing from the driers at the local laundromat. According to Robert E. Guiney, one of the owners of the Cooperstown Laundromat, this is not something that is new, but is happening from time to time not only here and in nearby towns but also throughout the nation. “The fact that several loads of clothes have been stolen should be warning enough for all those who use our laundromat to remain with their clothing until they are washed and dried and ready to take home,” he concluded. November 13, 1968
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Democratic Principles as laid down by the great exemplar of the Republican Faith, Thomas Jefferson, and which should be practically carried out by the Party which acknowledges him as its founder: “The People, the only source of legitimate power; The absolute severance of church and state; The freedom, sovereignty and independence of the respective States; The Union, a confederacy, a compact and neither a consolidation or a centralization; The Constitution of the Union – a special written grant of power, limited and definite; The civil, paramount to the military power; The representative subject to his constituents; Elections free and suffrage universal; No hereditary office, nor order, nor title; No taxation beyond the public wants; No national debt in time of peace; No costly splendor of administration; No proscription of opinion of public discussion; No unnecessary interference with individual conduct, property, or speech; No favored classes and no monopolies; No public monies expended except by warrant of specific appropriation; No mysteries in Government, to remain inaccessible to the public eye; Public compensation for public services, moderate salaries, economy and accountability.” November 20, 1843
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Dedication of the Catholic Church – There were two drawbacks to the ceremonies attending the dedication of the Catholic Church of this village on Wednesday – the absence of the Bishop, on account of illness, and the all-day storm. But there was a large attendance notwithstanding, and general satisfaction with the interesting and impressive
November 17, 1943 services. High Mass was sung by Father McGee, of the Cathedral, Albany, assisted by Fathers O’Neil and Harrington, in an effective manner. Father O’Neil preached the Dedicatory Sermon. Fathers Brennan and McLaughlin officiated as Masters of Ceremony. November 20, 1868
125 YEARS AGO
To Grow Old Slowly – Eat moderately of healthful, nutritious food. Dress warmly, but lightly. Work moderately and take gentle exercise and abundant sleep. Do not strain, or lift, or run, or exercise violently. Do not try to show how smart an old man can be. Wash all over with hot water quickly twice a week. Treat young people so they will be glad to have you around. Make friends with all the children. Do not scowl, scold or fret. Give liberally, before you get so stingy that you cannot. Avoid stimulants and condiments, salt, pepper and spices. You may buy new teeth to grind food, but you cannot buy a new stomach to digest it. Do not smoke, chew, or snuff tobacco, and so make yourself offensive, and subject yourself to heart disease and sudden death. November 16, 1893
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It has indeed been a bad week for Kings and Kaisers. Germany surely lost no time in surrendering when she re-
Ohioans Vote, But Differently COLUMN/From A4 might be. But for those of you in the Cooperstown area, we would think it would will be worth the trip to the Christ Church Parish House at 69 Fair St. in Cooperstown, to partake of both the dinner and a pie or two. • And while we will miss the dinner and pie, we hasten to note that we did not miss an opportunity to vote in the midterm election. We even made the effort to vote at our new polling place, instead of voting by absentee ballot, just to see what the experience would be like. And we must say it was indeed most interesting. In Ohio, one must show photo ID in order to vote. And then one must sign in on an electronic tablet by using one’s finger, something we always find to be most awkward. But we did manage to do it, although we were not at all certain it looked much like our signature. But it seemed to pass muster. We were then given a receipt which we took to the table for our precinct where we turned in our receipt and got our ballot. One of the women working there kindly guided us to a table where
we could sit to mark our ballot. From there we moved on to the machine in which we inserted our ballot, after which the machine thanked us for voting. All in all, we managed the voting process quite well. However, we must say we were most puzzled by the sticker we received for voting. It did not say anything like “I VOTED.” Instead it said “I” followed by a red symbol in the shape of Ohio State, which was then followed by the word “VOTING.” We read it all as “I OHIO VOTING” which made little sense to us. However, when we asked our son about it, it told us that Ohio considers itself to be the heartland of the country and so the “red Ohio” replaces the usual “red heart” often found on voting stickers. Thus, the sticker actually read “I LOVE VOTING.” It seems there is much we need to learn about the customs of our new state. However, since we are fairly certain that people here wish others a “Happy Thanksgiving,” we feel it is relatively safe for us to do the same and wish everyone a most Happy Thanksgiving.
25 YEARS AGO
There were two great matches on Tuesday night – Gore versus Perot and the Cooperstown girls’ soccer team versus Westhill. The Cooperstown girls and Perot have had better nights. Westhill defeated Cooperstown 2-0 in the Section Three Class C overall championship game held at the Carrier Dome in Syracuse. The loss snapped the Redskins’ 16-game winning streak and ended their season at 17-3. “This was just icing on the cake,” Cooperstown coach Lisa Cherubin said. “It has been a great team and we have achieved all our goals.” November 16, 1993
10 YEARS AGO
(Ed. Note: The Freeman’s Journal celebrated its 200th year of publication with a special edition. Known in its early days as “The Impartial Observer” its founder William Cooper is believed to have stated the publication’s editorial policy in the following terms: “The editors of The Impartial Observer will govern its columns by the dictates of candor, moderation and truth, uniformly adhering to the principles of the immortal Washington: and at the same time have respect to the rights, interests and feelings of others. Due regard will be had to our local situation – the merchant, the manufacturer, the farmer, the mechanic, and every description of person to whom the country is indebted, for industry and genius have an equal claim for attention to their interest.” November 14, 2008
Can Human Ingenuity Save Us From Perils Of Our Successes?
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Poet William Blake (1757-1827) was decrying the Industrial Revolution’s “dark, satanic mills” almost from the beginning.
t’s a widespread article of faith that “economic growth” is essential to future prosperity. That’s hardly surprising, since the modern world has been brought into being in less than 200 years by an unprecedented wave of economic growth. If we go back 200 years – to 1818 – we see there were no automobiles, no airplanes, no railroads, no antibiotics, no anesthesia, no electricity, no central heating, no telecommunications, no refrigerators or appliances, no computers,
no internet, no a lot physical effort, of things. or from water Life was, comand wind power. Most consumer paratively speaking, nasty, brutal, goods were made and short. on the homestead • or in the nearIn 1818 there est town. People were about a billived sustainably, lion people on the whether they liked ADRIAN planet. The overit or not, depenKUZMINSKI whelming majordent as they were ity were farmers, on renewable peasants and artisans, with resources and the rhythm of a thin veneer of landlords, the seasons. officials, merchants, profesFossil fuels changed all sionals and entrepreneurs. that. They made explosive Energy came through economic growth possible.
Coal and oil and gas turned out to be much more potent sources of energy than muscle, water or wind. The energy density of fossil fuels is orders of magnitude greater than muscle power. Try pushing your car when the engine doesn’t work! Further, fossil-fuelbased fertilizers dramatically expanded agriculture and helped support much larger populations. Fossil fuels also made possible the chief instruPlease See KUZMINSKI, A6
Democrats Take Albany; Otsego County Voted Republican. What Does That Mean? EDITORIAL/From A4 dressed the legislative picture. Now in control of Assembly, Senate and Governor’s Office, he predicts Democrats will seek to legalize marijuana as soon as January, and will press for adoption of the NY Plan, Medicare-like coverage for all Empire Staters – exciting, but perhaps bankrupting. Depending how hard and fast the Democrats push, what went around in 2018
may come around in 2020. Meanwhile, even local Democrats are a bit uneasy. Richard Sternberg, the Cooperstown village trustee who is also a member of the state Democratic Committee, said he hopes that, since our mayors are Democratic (Oneonta’s Gary Herzig and Cooperstown’s Ellen Tillapaugh Kuch), the funds will keep flowing. And, as architect of Democratic gains on the Otsego County Board of Represen-
tatives last year, Sternberg is looking ahead to creating a majority next year; he’s only one seat short. Given the new Albany reality, becoming aligned with the ruling party only makes sense, his remarks suggested. • If anything, we here in Otsego County compounded the zag by voting heavily for Marc Molinaro, Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s Republican challenger.
Arguably, Cuomo’s done more for Otsego County than any governor in decades, Democrat or Republican, and did so by embracing an all-American principle: competition. The governor’s concept – divide the state into 10 regions and make them compete for state economicdevelopment funding, and may the best ideas win – was brilliant. In the past five years, Otsego County has com-
peted and competed well, winning millions annually through CFAs; (the next round of “consolidated funding application” grants is due to be announced in December). Plus, remember Oneonta’s DRI. • In the world of New York State realpolitik, here’s more good news in the returns. While the county as a whole supported Republicans, Oneonta and Cooperstown are strong
Democratic enclaves, supporting Senator Seward, the county’s favorite son, but breaking blue on everything else. Oneonta, for its population, and Cooperstown, for its iconic status, are not to be ignored, whatever party controls the state political apparatus. Whoever’s in charge in Albany, there’s a lot to be done here, so fingers crossed.
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We Must Find Way To Less Combative, Divisive Future To the Editor: To Hilda Holbrook, whose letter appeared in your newspapers’ Oct. 18-19 editions, I say “HOW DARE YOU?” How dare you characterize those with a different political point of view from yours in such derogatory terms? You exhort the reader to “think about your kids and grandkids,” which they obviously did by defeating her favored Congressional representative John Faso. This speaks for itself. Hilda’s letter mistakenly characterizes ALL Democrats as Communists and atheists, then goes on to demonstrate a complete lack of sensitivity for indi-
vidual personal choice regarding gender issues and a women’s right of choice. But when she attacked immigrants, I would have to point out that unless she is a Native American, she is a descendent of immigrants. Her letter contains the kind of rhetoric
that has brought America to the angry and divided condition we currently face daily. Her prejudice and distorted perspective widen even further the gap that divides us. We have to find a way to move forward to a less combative and contentious future. Generalizations such as those in Hilda Holbrook’s letter are divisive and nonproductive. I suggest we adopt the perspective of tabula rasa and start with a clean slate. Why do I get the feeling I am whistling in the wind? P. JAY FLEISHER Registered Democrat
Only Action, Involvement Can Shift Nation’s Course SCHEELE/From A4 in many ways, primarily through Trump’s frequent, and frequently vicious, attacks on anyone who opposes him. The best example of this sort of attack is his proposal to repeal the 14th Amendment’s provision for “birthright citizenship,” or, as the amendment says, “All persons born or naturalized in the United States … are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside.” That sentence was crucial in guaranteeing that former slaves and people of color would be full-fledged citizens. The clear meaning of an attempt to remove that provision is that Trump and his people wish to decide who among us are citizens, and thus who has political power and who does not. Imagine! This president wants the power to deny citizenship to any group he chooses. Right now, based on Trump’s continual rhetoric, that would be people of Hispanic descent, whether born here or naturalized, people whom he has often charged are murderers, thieves and leeches on the rest of us. But Trump also has among his followers many white supremacists. If birthright citizenship is removed, the Trump administration could declare that blacks are no longer citizens. After all, American blacks were the original and primary beneficiaries of the 14th Amendment, and 80-90 percent of American blacks oppose Trump. The second anti-democratic activity by Republicans going on all over America is voter suppression. Democracy is a precious but fragile system, absolutely dependent
upon every citizen having the right to vote. Yet in 24 states, Republicans have enacted measures to make it impossible for people to vote or discouraging them from doing so. And the people they are disenfranchising are the poor and minority voters, people most likely to vote Democratic. This is a blatant attempt to deny certain people the political power their citizenship entitles them to. How are Republicans doing this? By laws requiring voters to present official identification cards, requiring that the voter’s ID card EXACTLY match his or her voter registration, gerrymandering congressional districts to ensure Republican elections, restricting the hours polls are open, restricting early voting, and reducing the number of polling places. In Dodge City, Kansas, for example, Republicans put the only voting place in a location not reachable by public transportation. All of this is done on the fraudulent claim that voter fraud is widespread in America when in fact it is extremely rare. The third anti-democratic activity going on is the Republican president’s continual undermining of the media and his attacks against what is still a free press. Trump’s repeated charge of “fake news” and threats against specific news outlets is straight out of George Orwell’s “1984” and is a favorite ploy of dictators around the world, like Russia’s Putin and Turkey’s Erdogan, leaders who cannot stand criticism. We need, and democracy demands, the freedom of independent journalism from
sources like NPR, PBS, and our major newspapers and TV networks, and not the parroting of the president’s nonsense such as we get from Fox News and the Sinclair network of TV stations. The fourth anti-democratic policy favoring Republicans and praised by them is our unbridled system of campaign finance. Not many years ago, we had a reasonably effective bipartisan law regulating campaign finance, but in a patently anti-democratic decision, Citizens United, the Republican dominated Supreme Court overturned that law and left us with the massive, completely unregulated spending of this country’s billionaires. How potent must the ordinary voter feel when the wealthy are able to spend unlimited money on their favored candidates? They certainly cannot feel that they live in a democracy. But wait! There’s more! The gerrymander, drawing of congressional and state legislative district lines for partisan advantage is a travesty in a so-called democracy, and it is practiced freely and openly by both major political parties. Gerrymandering means that legislators choose their voters, rather than voters choosing their legislators. Voters in six states have established independent commissions to draw district lines and have a much better chance of having their votes actually count. These are states where the citizenry has gotten sick of this anti-democratic practice, a practice in which the parties divvy up the electorate to guarantee that most legislative districts will be non-competitive and
voters usually will be meaningless. The practice of gerrymandering happens every 10 years in most states and in New York, and just try to change it! Suggest an independent redistricting commission to Jim Seward or Bill Magee and you’ll get nowhere. And again, democracy suffers. The sixth almost daily anti-democratic practice is Donald Trump’s personal and often vitriolic attacks on women, blacks, Hispanics and members of our LBGTQ community, in fact, on nearly every one with the temerity to oppose him. How is such activity anti-democratic, you may ask. Because a very basic, fundamental principle of democracy is tolerance of and even respect for every person. Worse, incumbent Republican congressmen have done little if anything to oppose Trump or his allies, which means they are complicit in Trump’s behavior. So, what is to be done now that the election is over? Our best recourse is to join a political party or a political interest group that respects democratic values, express ourselves in writing and other messages to our congressman and senators, talk with our family and friends about these matters, write our newspaper, and prepare for the 2020 election. Now is not too late to begin. Feelings are not enough. Hope is not enough. The results we want require our action and involvement now. PAUL SCHEELE Oneonta Scheele is a SUNY Oneonta political-science professor emeritus.
Maybe New Congressmen Will Pass Political IQ Test To the Editor: We have two new congressmen, both of whom passed Political IQ Tests that their incumbent opponents flunked. We winter in Dallas, where our new congressman, Colin Allred, a former NFL player, beat a 22-year Republican incumbent, Pete Sessions, whose wholly lackluster career was defined by voting against the Affordable Care Act dozens of times in favor of precisely nothing. Colin’s campaign ads featured Sessions telling an elderly constituent at a Town Hall meeting, “You need to learn how to listen.” Colin’s win in the heavily gerrymandered Texas 32nd district was the biggest shift in the House. Our summer district, Cooperstown, is now represented by Antonio Delgado, whose opponent, former
Nancy Pelosi, Best Speaker Since Henry Clay, May Get Gavel Back To the Editor: After the election of November 2006, my wife and I traveled to Seneca Falls, birthplace of the Women’s Suffrage Movement. We went to celebrate the advent of Nancy Pelosi to the speakership of the House of Representatives the following January. During her tenure, Speaker Pelosi never lost a vote on legislation she brought to the floor. Her accomplishments included the Affordable Care Act (affectionately known as
personal information, but the U.S. is way behind in this regard. Anyone who values freedom must also value privacy, for you cannot have one without the other. Yet I hear intelligent people mocking those who are concerned about their internet activity being monitored and recorded. If they saw the files that the corporations and government are keeping on them, maybe they wouldn’t be so smug. Do you think the government, Yahoo, Google, and Facebook should have access to intimate information about your difficulties in a relationship, your web surfing habits, or your arguments with friends and relatives, all of which are often expressed through internet or cell phone use? Imagine if it was revealed that the phone company monitored all of your tel-
Obamacare), the bailouts of the auto and financial industries, an infrastructure bill, and the Consumer Protection Act. She was the most consequential speaker since Henry Clay. After the election of November 2018, we look forward to January 2019, when Nancy Pelosi will again take the gavel, bring the House to order, and become third in line to the presidency. JOHN A. RUDY Cooperstown
Town Of Oneonta Needs To Look Beyond Industry To Sustainable Lifestyle
To the Editor: This letter is in response to the unfortunate distortion of my recent commentary on the negative impact additional fossil fuel infrastructure poses. The point was to discuss alternative new development, rather than the pursuit of heavy industry, which must depend upon the concentrated use of fossil fuels for their survival. There are other communities in Upstate New York that struggle to stay viable in a post-industrial environment. ephonic communication, wouldn’t people The increasing mechanizabe outraged? And yet most people take it tion of heavy industry does not create jobs, but rather in stride when internet and email provideliminates them, thus exposers do exactly the same thing. ing the communities in which Since its inception, the internet has been like the Wild West, where anything they are placed to the pollution they create without the goes. Slowly, laws are being enacted economic benefit of good to limit the ability of internet predators, paying jobs. such as Facebook and Google, to steal To maintain and grow our your personal information to make a vibrant community, we would profit. The process is very slow, howdo well to explore other ever, especially in the U.S. options, including technoAnyone who values their freedom logically based businesses. should be supporting restrictions on It goes without saying that internet spying by corporate and governmental entities. Otherwise, they will our local businesses and only begin to miss their freedom once it independent contractors are a vital and integral part of our has been taken away completely. TOPHER HAMMOND community and the Oneonta Cooperstown Town Board makes a concen-
Who’s Going To Protect Us From Internet-Age Peeping Toms? HAMMOND/From A4 U.S. Constitution against such government spying. When Edward Snowden revealed the corruption of our government, and the constitutional violations that our secret police indulge in on a daily basis, he was hunted down like a thief, though he proved to be too clever for President Obama and his intelligence agencies. But it is not just the government. Corporations like Google, Facebook, Yahoo and many others make huge profits by spying on your emails and messages, and selling the information they gather about you to advertisers. In Europe, new laws have been introduced to protect people from the corporate peeping toms who seek to profit from spying on you and stealing your
Congressman Faso, famously voted to make concealedhandgun permits reciprocal across state lines - regardless of state regulations. I have a concealed handgun license in Texas which I must renew regularly with a written exam and test at the gun range. Since some states have no such standards for concealed handguns, Faso’s Folly would have permitted anyone from out of state to carry a gun into Times Square. Faso was little more than a shill for the NRA. Like Sessions, Faso’s idea of a Town Hall meeting was a $250 minimum cover charge cocktail party. We’ll expect better from both Allred and Delgado. Lord knows they could hardly do any worse. CHIP NORTHRUP Cooperstown
trated effort to support them. To state that I implied otherwise is a blatant misrepresentation of the intent of my letter. The tourist industry, which plays a very large part in our area’s financial wellbeing, stands most to lose from the degradation of our environment these polluting structures pose. Collaborative exploration of the new renewable technologies, most cost-effective during new construction, needs to be considered. This is the environmentally sound and necessary way forward to ensure a healthy future for the children of our area. Our community needs to grow in a more sustainable and forward-thinking way. I applaud the efforts of the new County committee, which was formed to explore all sides of this issue in a collaborative fashion. It is a real shame that some members of this community cannot express a difference of opinion regarding this subject without resorting to nasty personal attacks. PATRICIA JACOB Board Member Town of Oneonta
KUZMINSKI: Ingenuity? Don’t Count On It. Let’s Live Within Ecological Budget KUZMINSKI/From A5 ments of the industrial revolution – large-scale machines, beginning with railway locomotives and steamships and the steel mills to build them, and on to tractors, bulldozers, motor vehicles, paved roads, power plants, the electric grid, airplanes, appliances and the whole range of modern products and infrastructure. A famous study, called “Limits to Growth,” published in the 1972 by a team of MIT researchers led by Dennis Meadows, focused on the global resource consumption required for the production of goods and services. It projected that the depletion of natural resources and the finite capacity of the planet to absorb emissions and other pollutants would force society by the 21st century
to divert more and more capital to make up the difference, eventually bringing economic growth as we’ve known it to a halt. A 30th anniversary edition of the work, in 2002, found its projections confirmed. Since then, the challenges of resource depletion and environmental degradation have only intensified. Economic growth has become increasingly expensive and uncertain. The steep decline in energy return on energy invested is a good example of the limits to growth, and that’s true of many other resources as well, from fisheries to arable land to clean water. Around World War II, the return of investment in an oil well was on the order of about 100 to one. It cost about a dollar’s worth of energy to extract $100 worth of energy. That’s
$99 of more or less free energy. Today that ratio is down to about 15 to 1, and declining. • Another measure of economic limitation is what economists call the externalities of production, where the costs are born not by the producing enterprise, but by the public or the environment. Industrial pollution – such as General Electric’s release of PCBs polluting the Hudson river – is a classic economic externality. The widespread use of pesticides, which has seriously reduced amphibian, insect, and bird populations, is another of many examples. Similarly, the climate costs of greenhouse gas emissions – storm damage, wildfires, flooding, loss of property values, stress on agriculture, and the rest – are not priced
into the energy economy, but are disproportionately borne by the individuals who suffer them. The only growth that seems to escape these limits is mental rather than physical – growth of the imagination, of the digital technology of cyberspace, of the production and exchange of ideas, images, and stories and the values they represent. • Many believe that this human ingenuity will also find a way to deal with the undesirable consequences of traditional economic growth. Maybe. So far that remains a hope, not a fact. In the meantime, the obstacles to conventional economic growth continue to increase. Many ecologists say that we need a sustainable, steady-state economy, not an economy predicated on a belief in endless economic growth.
A steady-state economy presumably would wax and wane with the cycles of renewable resources upon which we ultimately have to depend. How that might work, we have yet to figure out. In that event, we would not have to go back to 1818. Since we have the advantage of all the knowledge and technology accumulated since then, we can hope for efficiencies that would give us more energy than we could find back then. If the limits to growth are as real as they seem to be, we may have little choice but to relearn how to live within the ecological budget of our physical home, of our planet. Adrian Kuzminski, a retired Hartwick College philosophy professor and moderator of Sustainable Otsego, lives in Fly Creek.
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Loss Of State Senate To Democrats Raises Questions Locally the Rules Committee, deterSEWARD/From A1 mining what legislation will control, but took eight. make it to the floor for a vote. • Although he’s yet to For years, he has also chaired concede, it appears veteran the Senate Insurance Assemblyman Bill Magee, Committee. D-Nelson, has lost to ReWhile most of his 36 years publican John Salka, the in the Senate have Brookfield town been under a Repubsupervisor and lican majority, he did Oneida County work in the minority board member who for two years: from ran for a third time. President Obama’s Seward in the election in 2008 until Republican Senate Democratic midterm and Magee in the losses in 2010. “I Democratic House am very results-oriwere a potent alented,” he said. “I’m liance for Otsego very used to working County’s benefit. across the aisle. I’m • Then there’s going to continue to the county sheriff’s John Salka do that.” race: incumbent chats with Vince Casale, the Richard J. Devlin, voters at Jr.’s victory is up Cooptoberfest county Republican chairman and a top in the air, given on Oct. 12. adviser in Marc Mochallenger Bob linaro’s unsuccessful Fernandez’s refusal campaign to unseat Demoto concede. As of Tuesday, crat Gov. Andrew Cuomo, Nov. 13, Devlin led by 1,036 concurred: “Representatives votes, with 1,984 absentee are effective because of the and affidavit ballots still to be counted; Fernandez had to work they do, not necessarily the party they belong to. Jim win more than two of every Seward will continue to be three outstanding votes to turn the tide. The canvassing effective.” “Jim’s a great representawas planned Wednesday-Fritive,” added Richard Sternday, Nov. 14-16. berg, the Cooperstown village “Others will be setting the trustee and member of the agenda in the Senate now,” Democratic state committee. Seward acknowledged in an “I don’t think that changes. interview. In recent years, He’s been around Albany, he he has been part of senior has great relationships, he’ll leadership and a member of
plan is estimated to increase state taxes by 156 percent, and would also reduce payments to local doctors and hospitals like Bassett. He also said Remington Arms, which employs 1,000 workers at its Mohawk Valley plant in Ilion, many from northern Otsego County, is very concerned about an expected push for “microstamping,” coding every bullet to determine its origin – not the concept, but the expense of implementing it. In an interview, Salka said “we’re feeling really good”, a recount will confirm his victory. He won his home county of Oneida, as well as Madison and all of Otsego outside Oneonta. “We’re patient,” he added. “I’ve worked at this for years now; another week won’t make all that much difference.” He recognized he and Ian Austin/HOMETOWN ONEONTA & The Freeman’s Journal Seward, both Republicans, State Sen. Jim Seward, R-Milford, confers with his communications will not be able to collaborate director, Jeff Bishop, as results came on Nov. 6, Election Night, at campaign in the same way as the senaheadquarters on Dietz Street. At right is Duncan Davie, the senator’s chief tor and Magee did. But if he of staff. can’t be involved in passing continue to maintain those tors are Upstaters, Seward tion of marijuana, perhaps as legislation, he will focus on relationships … Jim Seward said; the rest are from the soon as January. constituent services. knows how to move away New York Metropolitan Area Both also anticipate action “I have developed a pretty from politics and govern.” and Long Island. on the “NY Plan” – with good network in Albany over Casale also echoed another With Democrats controlhealthcare reform uncertain the years,” he said, “as school Seward perspective: “It’s not ling the Senate, Assembly in Washington, D.C., the new board president and county going to be Republican vs. majority man enact a singleand Governor’s Office, both and town supervisor, with Democrat; it’s going to be men expected Democrats to payer insurance program for DEC and state Education. I Upstate verses downstate.” move quickly on their pet the Empire State. However think I’m going to be able to issues, including the legaliza- desirable, Seward said the Only three Democratic senado quite well.”
Delgado Reached Out To Gibson; Aims At Ag, Infrastructure, Education Committees DELGADO, From A1 his constituents, and his approach was very similar to mine.” “He reached out to me,” said Gibson, now a Stanley Kaplan Distinguished Visiting Professor of American Foreign Policy at Williams College. “I feel that he’s going to work hard for our district.” In an exclusive interview with The Freeman’s Journal, Delgado said – given criticism of lack of accessibility leveled against John Faso, the congressman he defeated Nov. 6 – Delgado said he plans to be available to
constituents. Pointing out he scheduled two Town Hall meetings in each of the 11 counties in his district during the campaign, Delgado said, “I want to make more physical spaces in which voters are able to connect with me and with my staff,” an idea that Gibson shared with him. “I put offices throughout my district,” said Gibson. “I told him that he was going to have to listen to people and move around the district.” It’s advice that Delgado agreed with. “My calendar will always be available so people know where I am and
when, and I want to continue to hold Town Halls,” he said. Like Faso and Gibson before him, Delgado is hoping for committee assignments on Agriculture, Infrastructure, and Education & The Workforce. On Ag, he said “it’s important that I’m on that committee. I want to make sure we’re prioritizing small, non-corporate farms, which the most recent farm bill did not.” He plans to put together a Young Farmers Advisory Committee. Of the other two committees, he said, “It’s all about creating jobs,” continuing,
“We have to re-imagine and reform our education system, not just K-12, but vocational and skills training.” Infrastructure is, for him, a natural extension of job training. “Sustainable jobs are right under our feet,” he said. “Roads, bridges, renewable energy, broadband, we really need to double down on these projects that would give people skills and create upward mobility all across Upstate New York. There are so many opportunities for bipartisanship.” He campaigned on creating a public option for Medicare, while also allowing people to
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aving free range chickens is a risky business – we knew that when we started with seven pullets in 2011. After two of our hens successfully raised four chicks each, our most recent total was 20 adults and eight chicks just a few weeks ago in August. We have also lost quite a few KATHY hens over time to predators. An adorable Jack Russell terrier from PETERS across the street was the first killer, then a few hens disappeared without a trace, probably to a hawk, eagle or fox, then
a raccoon we caught in the act, and even our own recently adopted dog managed to kill four hens before we knew he was a predator. A week ago Friday, Nov. 2, was the worst massacre thus far – eight chickens in one afternoon. I saw a disturbance while walking my chicken-killer dog on the leash, but couldn’t investigate until I got him back in the house. When I came back with the other dog, the chickens had all scattered and there were two Please See ATTACK, B3
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“There woods, you were two male likely won’t bobcats comever see a bobing down the cat,” said Mike hill, facing Zagata, West each other,” Davenport, the he said. “They former DEC were snarling, commissioner. all puffed up. I “The fact that think they were lots of people mating and don’t even one got in the know we have other’s territory. them shows They make a you how reclubig squeal – it A bobcat’s yipe is chilling, sive they are.” was scary!” nothing like a pussy cat’s purr. Bobcats are Though twice as large bobcats are rare to see in Otsego as a housecat, between 25-35 County, they are plentiful. “If you pounds, with a bobbed tail and a don’t spend a lot of time in the Please See BOBCAT, B3
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Mystified? Put Yourself In Your Child’s Place Judge Burns Shares Experience In New Book ‘Dear Mom, Dad’ parents doing things that caused their kids mental anguish. The kids couldn’t articulate what they COOPERSTOWN were feeling, and then the parents were getting frustrated because fter a long day in Famthey couldn’t understand why ily Court, Judge Brian D. their kid was behaving this way.” Burns would retreat to his He soon realized that he had chambers here and write about over 50 such writings, all inspired what was troubling him. by real-life cases in his family Judge Burns courtroom, and compiled them “It was therapeutic,” said the jurist from Oneonta. “I would into a book titled, “Dear Mom see all these really decent, well-meaning Please See JUDGE, B4 By LIBBY CUDMORE
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ou never know what might go up on the auction block – live, silent and bucket auctions all – to benefit the Greater Oneonta Historical Society. Kevin Herrick of Lettis Auction will be auctioneer. 5:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 16, Quality Inn, 141 Courtyard Dr., Oneonta. 607-432-0960. • Get a head start on homemade holiday gifts with a workshop festival at The Farmers’ Museum! Create fragrant waters, letterpress cards, soap or some delicious holiday LIBBY goodies. 10 a.m – 3 CUDMORE p.m. Saturday, Nov. 17, The Farmers’ Museum, Cooperstown. (607) 547-1450. • Here’s your chance to be a superhero and support the Superheroes in Ripped Jeans animal rescue organization as they host a fundraiser to help them deal with an outbreak of feline distemper. Puppy playtime and discussion about dogs. Noon - 3 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 17 A.J. Read Science Discovery Center, SUNY Oneonta. (607) 436-3730. • Celebrate Native American Month with Chief Roger Longtoe Sheehan and elder JT Taylor of El Nu Abenaki tribe culture, who will share traditional stories, music and drumming. 2 - 4:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 17. SUNY College Camp, 119 Hoffman Rd., Oneonta. (607) 435-3455. • Take some time to celebrate community and neighbors with a “Friendsgiving” potluck. Bring a dish to pass; dinnerware and beverages provided. 7 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 17, Fly Creek United Methodist Church, 852 Co. Hwy. 26, Fly Creek. (607) 547-9946. • Honor those who have passed with the Catskill Area Hospice annual ‘Tree of Lights’ Ceremony. 2 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 18, Catskill Area Hospice, 297 River St. Oneonta. (607) 432-6773.
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BUSINESS SEMINAR – 8 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. Learn how to be certified MWBE, what to do once achieved. Registration required. Cost, $35. Otsego Now, 189 Main St., 5th Floor, Oneonta. 607-2674010 ext. 103. UPSTAIR/DOWNSTAIRS TOUR – 10:30 a.m. & 2:30 p.m. 95 minute look at both sides of English Country Manor House through 5 generations of family, staff. Hyde Hall, 267 Glimmerglass State Park Road, Cooperstown. 607-547-5098. BLOOD DRIVE – 12:30 - 6:30 p.m. Give a pint, save a life. Walk-ins welcome, appointments encouraged. Donors entered to win $50 Visa Gift Card towards their Thanksgiving Feast. 1 winner/ day in November. Auditorium, Basset Hall, 1 Atwell Dr., Cooperstown. 607-547-3701. BLOOD DRIVE – 1 - 6 p.m. Give blood, save a life. Oneonta YMCA, 20-26 Ford Ave., Oneonta. 607-4320010. BBQ & PIE SALE – 4:30 - 7:30 p.m. Enjoy Brooks
BBQ featuring 1/2 chicken, baked potato, beverage, desert, pies to support Global Mission Outreach. Christ Church Episcopal, 69 Fair St., Cooperstown. 607-547-9555. BOOK TALK – 5:30 - 7 p.m. SUNY Oneonta faculty mingle with colleagues, hear from Assistant Professor Kirsten Blinne on article, “Applying (Com)passion in the Academy.” RSVP required. Green Toad Book Store, 198 Main St., Oneonta. 607-433-8898. PARTY & FUNDRAISER – 5:30 - 8:30 p.m. Enter magical world of Fantastic Beasts & Where to Find Them. Make a bowtruckle or niffler, play games, win prizes, enjoy magically inspired snacks, & watch movie. Harris Memorial Library, 334 Main St., Otego. 607-988-6661. BENEFIT AUCTION – 5:30 p.m. Annual benefit for Greater Oneonta Historical Society features hundreds of items up for live, silent, bucket auctions. Kevin Herrick of Lettis Auction will be auctioneer. Quality Inn, 141 Courtyard Dr., Oneonta. 607-432-0960. BOWL DECORATING – 6
- 9 p.m. Create bowls and/or paint pre-made bowl to be sold at CANO’s Chili Bowl Cook-Off. Community Arts Network Of Oneonta, Wilber Mansion, 11 Ford Ave., Oneonta. 607-432-2070. FILM SCREENING – 6:30 & 9 p.m. Showing “The Nun.” Cost, $3. Red Dragon Theater, SUNY Oneonta. THEATER – 7 p.m. Presenting SHREK THE MUSICAL. Admission, $5/person. Auditorium, Worcester Central school, 198 Main St., Worcester. 607-397-8785. CONCERT – 7 p.m. Performance by “The Nordic Bloc,” trio of fiddlers from Norway, Sweden, The Shetland Islands performing traditional music from each of their homes. Cost, $10-$30. Earlville Opera House, 18 E. Main St., Earlville. 315-691-3550. SQUARE DANCE – 7:30 p.m. Join Doubleday Square Dance Club for Harvest Dance/Pie Night. Features Ray Taylor calling, Elma Taylor Cueing. Admission, $5/person. Cooperstown Elementary School. 607-547-8665.
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FRENCH TOAST BREAKFAST – 7 a.m. - Noon. Enjoy hearty breakfast to support Sharon Springs Rescue Squad. 137 Beechwood St., Sharon Springs. CRAFT FAIR – 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. Holiday fair featuring quality crafts, many vendors. FoxCare Center, Oneonta. HOLIDAY BAZAAR – 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. Find Crafts, baked goods, antiques, collectibles, holiday cookies, more. First United Methodist Church, 66
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Chestnut St., Oneonta. 607432-4102. BAKE SALE/RAFFLE – 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. Enjoy baked goods, enter to win items from local businesses to benefit Susquehanna Animal Shelter. Southside Mall, Oneonta. 607-432-4401. PRIDE HOLIDAY BAZAAR – 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. Get head start on holiday shopping. Features local vendors, crafters, “How To Holiday” guide for LGBTQIA+ folks to navigate upcoming holidays, family gatherings. Unitarian Universalist Society of Oneonta, 12 Ford Ave., Oneonta. 607-386-1508. HOLIDAY WORKSHOP – 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. Build gingerbread house to enter in contest. Bring bag of candy to share, gingerbread and frosting provided with decorating tips. Huntington Memorial Library, 62 Chestnut St., Oneonta. 607-432-1980. HOLIDAY FAIR – 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. Arts & Craft fair features vendors, used book sale, Palatine Literary Society luncheon, bake sale, activities, toy and winter clothing drive, Toys for Tots, raffle, more. Arkell Museum & Canajoharie Library, 2 Erie Blvd., Canajoharie. 518-673-2314. HOLIDAY ON THE FARM – 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. Workshop festival features opportunity to learn skills with resident experts. Create bottle of fragrant waters and essences, crochet snowflake coaster, discover cold-process soap-making, print custom holiday cards, bake traditional holiday treats, make holiday
gift broom. The Farmers’ Museum, Cooperstown. 607547-1450. INTEREST MEETING – 11 a.m. Enjoy coffee, learn about Otsego County Libertarian Party, plans for next 4 years. Latte Lounge, 196 Main St., Oneonta. HOLIDAY MARKET – 11 a.m. - 2 p.m. 6th-annual market features handcrafted wood items/signs, Christmas ornaments, floral/succulent arrangements, candles, bath & body products more! Bring non-perishable items to donate to Oneonta Elementary School Backpack Program. The Working Kitchen, 5514 St. Hwy. 7, Oneonta. 607-4413242. SOUP BUFFET – 11:30 a.m. - 2 p.m. Serve yourself homemade soups, chilis, chowders. Homemade rolls, crackers, desserts. Price by donation. Mt. Vision United Methodist church. 2345 St. Hwy 205, Mt. Vision. 607-432-2947. FUNDRAISER – Noon - 3 p.m. Support Superheroes in Ripped Jeans. Event features puppy playtime, evolutionary dog talk, food, more. Dire need as group deals with outbreak of feline distemper. A.J. Read Science Discovery Center, SUNY Oneonta. 607436-3730. WRITERS GROUP – 1:30 - 3:30 p.m. Join writers to improve your craft. Hosted by published author, Jennifer Donohue. Huntington Memorial Library, 62 Chestnut St., Oneonta. Call 607-432-1980. NATIVE AMERICAN STORIES – 2 - 4:30 p.m. Celebrate “Native American
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CRAFT FAIR – 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. See Saturday Listing. FoxCare Center, Oneonta. HARVEST DINNER – 11:30 a.m. Bring seasonal, favorite dish to share with friends, enjoy good food, fellowship, more. Bring own place setting. First Baptist Church, 21 Elm St., Cooperstown. 607547-9371. FILM SCREENING – 1, 6:30 & 9 p.m. Showing “The Nun.” See Friday Listing. FALL CONCERT – 2 p.m. Catskill Valley Wind Ensemble presents works from W. Francis McBeth’s Of Sailors and Whales to contemporary composers like Mark Camphouse’s Yosemite Autumn. Includes conductors from Oneonta Community. First United Methodist Church, 66 Chestnut St., Oneonta. 607432-4102. MEMORIAL – 2 p.m. Catskill Area Hospice holds annual ‘Tree of Lights’ ceremony. Features tree lighting, personalized ornaments for $15, more. Opportunity to memorialize lost friends, family, pets. Includes remarks by hospice staff, special music, refreshments. Catskill Area Hospice, 297 River St. Service Road, Oneonta. 607432-6773. THEATER – 2 p.m. Presenting SHREK THE MUSICAL. See Friday Listing. AUTHOR EVENT – 2:30 p.m. Enjoy stories, book excerpts read by authors Terry Berkson, Larry Schnell, Kathleen Suits-Smith, friends. Followed by live music program at 4 by “The Otsquago Ramblers”, guest vocalist Suzannah Ciernia. Light refreshments served (including hot apple cider). The Old Blacksmith Shop Gallery, St. Rt. 28, Schuyler Lake. 315858-6086.
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Month” with Chief Roger Longtoe Sheehan and elder JT Taylor of El Nu Abenaki tribe as they share culture, perspective through traditional stories, music, drumming. Free, open to public. SUNY College Camp, 119 Hoffman Rd., Oneonta. 607-435-3455. RAILROAD HISTORY – 2 p.m. Presentation on “The Little Falls Gulf Curve Train Wreck of 1940,” deadliest accident of NYCCR, with members of Little Falls Historical Society. Middlefield Town Hall, 3137 Co. Rt. 35, Middlefield. BOOK SIGNING – 2 - 4 p.m. Presenting Gert Coleman, author, educator, herbalist, presenting book “Hops Brewing and Beyond.” The Green Toad Book Store, 198 Main St., Oneonta. 607-433-8898. EXHIBIT OPENING – 4 - 6 p.m. Small works sized 12”x12” or smaller available for sale from many artists. Open thru 1/5/19. Walt Meade Gallery, Roxbury Arts Center, 5025 Vega Mountain Road, Roxbury. 607-3267908. COMMUNITY MOVIE – 6 - 8 p.m. Free Showing of “Incredibles 2”. Viewers welcome to bring snacks, pillows, blankets, more. Community Room, Clark Sports Center, Cooperstown. 607-547-2800. FILM SCREENING – 6:30 & 9 p.m. Showing “The Nun.” See Friday Listing. POTLUCK DINNER – 7 p.m. Celebrate “Friendsgiving” with community from Fly Creek, Cooperstown, Hartwick, surrounding area. Bring a dish to pass, dinnerware and beverages provided. Fly Creek United Methodist Church, 852 Co. Hwy. 26, Fly Creek. 607-547-9946. THEATER – 7 p.m. Presenting SHREK THE MUSICAL. See Friday Listing. CONCERT – 7:30 p.m. Hartwick College rock ensemble led by Evan Jaegels rock the house with British B Side. Free. Hartwick College, Oneonta. E-mail paiged@ hartwick.edu.
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Celebrate the Spirit of Christmas The Freeman’s Journal and Hometown oneonta are joining with The Salvation Army to make a joyful Christmas for area families through the Angel Tree Program. This tradition dates back to 1921 with the creation of The Freeman’s Journal Christmas Fund by editor & Publisher, Rowan D. Spraker Sr., as a way for neighbors to help others enjoy a happy holiday. This is the 97th year of this community tradition. The Salvation Army has gathered the Christmas wish lists, grouped by family. Help Santa, be an angel!
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FAMILY #1 Boy, age 9, size 16H: Board games, Legos, Pokemon.
Boy, age 10, size 12: Puzzles, model cars, winter stuff.
Boy, age 13, size 12H (cerebral palsy): Doodle pads, learning toys.
2 FAMILY #2 Boy, age 4, size 5T: Tractors, Legos, tool set, keys. Needs winter coat. girl, age 7, size 8/10: Barbies, earrings, comforter set. Needs snow pants.
girl, age 8, size 12: Make-up, hair stuff, baby dolls, winter stuff.
7 FAMILY #7 Boy, age 12, size 12/14: Animal books, board games, Legos. Boy, age 10, size 12/14: Chapter books, Legos, board games. girl, age 7, size 8: LoLs, Pikmi Pops, Junie B. Jones books, Barbies.
girl, age 2, size 3T: Musical toys, phone, keys. Needs sneakers toddler 7.
9 FAMILY #9 Boy, age 8, size XLg: Science kits, Legos. Needs coat size 8.
2A FAMILY #2A Boy, age 10: Baseball bat, Legos. Needs thermal gloves.
girl, age 6, size Lg: LoL Toys, Polly Pocket. Needs coat size Lg.
girl, age 14, size 2T: Dolls, dolly diapers, learning toys. Needs diapers size 4.
girl, age 2, size 3T: PlayDoh kits, baby dolls. Needs coat size 3T.
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FAMILY #11 Boy, age 8, size 10: 24" red bike, Legos, archery.
Boy, age 8, size 10/12: Video games, Lego games, Nerf gun, Lego characters.
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FAMILY #6 Boy, age 11, size 12: Music, video games, snow stuff.
Gifts should be both new and unwrapped (price tags removed please), and received no later than December 7 (to allow the elves time for wrapping and loading). Gifts may be dropped off at the offices of The Freeman’s Journal, 21 Railroad Avenue, Cooperstown, or at the Salvation Army Chapel, 25 River Street, Oneonta.
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A few days after the bobcat attack, Kathy Peters builds a fence around her Schuyler Lake chicken coop. She reports the fence has so far kept the bobcat out, but three chicks, newly emboldened, slipped out under the fence the other day.
ATTACK/From B1 different piles of feathers on the ground. When Woody the hound and I approached, something screamed at us from the weeds. He wanted to pull me in there to investigate but I was afraid to let him off the leash, and I certainly wasn’t going in with him. I called my neighbor across the road and he came over with a shovel. We let Woody go see what was happening in the weeds, and he came back with a dead chicken, the mother of the four youngest chicks. I know he didn’t kill it. So now, what do I do with the scattered chickens who are all over the place? They are nowhere near the coop where they close themselves up at night, and it’s two hours before dark. Finally, as it is getting darker, there is a single file of eight or nine chickens making their way back to the coop, but they were hesitating. I moved closer to try to convince them to come this way, but they were still reluctant. Then, about four feet away from me, a bobcat flies out of the weeds and takes a young chick. Without thinking I ran over to it and screamed/cursed until it ran off. The chick died in my hands. I knew the monster cat was still close. I called my saint of a neighbor again, and he came this time with a rifle. We tried to lure the bobcat out of the weeds by placing the dead chick near him. We could see the weeds moving as he came closer to investigate, but he changed directions when he saw us approaching. My neighbor took nine blind shots into
the weeds and it took off. I have no idea if he hit it or not. This second attack was all the way on the other side of the property, 500 feet or more from the first. The bobcat took off toward the creek, going in the opposite direction from that first attack. I managed to get the remaining chickens closed up in the coop, and I kept them closed up the entire next day. On Sunday I let them loose again, but went out to check on them several times. Around noon, we saw the bobcat again back on the far side where the first attacks had occurred. I had The Husband teach me how to use the rifle we have had for a few years, but I didn’t really think I would have a chance to use it safely. This bobcat is faster than any animal I have ever seen. So I sat out there with a pitchfork as my weapon of choice and watched and waited. The remaining 18 chickens were staying close. Luckily it was a nice sunny day for sitting. I saw no further cat activity, but I also never saw the bobcat make its way from one side of the property to the other between the two attacks on Friday. It is still out there. What do I do with my scared free-range chickens? Today it is rainy and nasty again, so I am just keeping them in the coop, but I can’t keep them in there forever... Kathy Peters, this newpaper’s graphic artist, raises chickens with husband Tim on their property in Schuyler Lake.
Bobcats More Common Than Many Think BOBCAT/From B1 grey and brown coat. They hunt small mammals, like rabbits and birds, but have been known to take down a deer. “Their favorite prey is cottontail rabbits,” said Mike Clark, DEC Region 4 Wildlife Biologist. “So you see them a lot around old farmland, or even in the city limits. They’re more common than people think.” “They’re very athletic,” said Blasetti. ”They’re all muscle. When they hunt, they don’t miss much.” Added his wife, Cheryl, “They get way back on those haunches and they’re airborne.” In 2015, Blasetti, an accomplished hunter and trapper, participated in a trap and tag program designed to let the state Department of Environmental Conservation know how many bobcats were in the area. “I saw one caught in one of my fox traps and I thought, ‘She’s so beautiful, but how am I going to get her out of there?’” he said. “He put a piece of plywood between her foot and her and released the trap,” said his wife. “She looked at me, she looked at him, and she had this rumble in her throat. He was backing up, and she did a somersault backwards and ran away.” The traps are designed to hold the foot, but not injure the animal. “I’ve gone hunting where my dog has gotten caught in one of my traps, then I release the trap and he keeps on going,” he said. Blasetti also invented a piece for his trap to keep it anchored to the ground. “I worked for Amphenol, and I needed something to hold my
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traps so the animals didn’t pull it out,” he said. “I put a spike onto the trap to drive it into the ground, and everybody copied me! I should have patented it.” He trapped four bobcats that season, the most of anyone in the state. The DEC weighed and tagged them before releasing them back into the wild, and Blasetti was given a certificate. Earlier this year, Marcy Birch, owner of Barnyard Swing, found two bobcat kits in one of her outbuildings. After determining the mother would not return for them, she contacted the DEC, who relocated the kits to a wildlife rehabilitator in Schoharie County. According to Clark, the state opened season on bobcats for the first time in 2013. “We concluded that we could sustain a modest harvest.” That first year, hunters had to submit a jawbone, and the teeth were analyzed to see how old the animals were. Satisfied that the hunts would
not decimate the populations, they continued to allow hunting. When the season opened in 2016, Blasetti trapped six, again, the most of anyone in the state. They processed the animals and sent the hides to market, but fur prices have declined significantly. “We got $20 for two pelts, and $50 for the other extra large ones,” said Cheryl. “And it was two years before those even sold. The market for fur is down.” He decided to quit trapping after that. “It’s not worth it to kill an animal if it’s not going to be utilized,” she said. “I know people who eat the meat,” said Clark. “Supposedly, it’s pretty good.” And this year, bobcats are plentiful enough in the state that there are no bag limits during the hunting season, which, in Otsego County, runs Oct. 25 - Nov.16 “And though you could trap a hundred, if you trapped one, you would be ecstatic,” said Zagata.
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Judge: To Understand What’s Eating Kids, Put Yourself In Their Place JUDGE/From B1 and Dad: Kids’ Advice on Co-Parenting.” “Dear Dad,” one such letter reads. “A few weeks ago you promised you were going to take me to a baseball game on your next visit. I was so excited that I hardly slept. You never came. Every time that happens, I get scared that you’re not going to come. Sometimes I wonder whether I’m really important to you.” “I wrote it from a child’s voice in a series of letters,” he said. “I didn’t want to be a judge lecturing you,
but I wanted it to be in a language you might hear in your home.” A judge in Otsego County Family Court for 18 years now, and an acting state Supreme Court judge for 10, Burns self-published the book. It was released Oct. 18 and is available on Amazon. The topics it addresses includes parents criticizing or arguing in front of the child, drug and alcohol use, domestic and sexual violence, even embarrassing social media posts. “Dear Mom – Are you serious? You put pictures of you and your
new boyfriend on Facebook, drinking beer in a bar? A guy in my biology class told me that he thought you were ‘hot.’ I wanted to punch him, then crawl under my desk and die!” “Parents have to understand that everything you do, you have to look at from a child’s viewpoint,” he said. “When I ask kids what they want to tell their parent most of all, they almost always say that they hate their parents’ Facebook page. They’re humiliated!” After each letter, he offers his own analysis, as a judge, on what
parents can do to remedy the situation. “It’s not a book about winning custody,” he said. “It’s about how to successfully co-parent so you cause your kids the least amount of anxiety and stress.” And as a father of three, Burns recognizes the challenges parents face. “I talked to my kids while I was writing, and they told me that they used to wish I was more patient, that I came home in a bad mood,” he said. “But as they got older, they understood more.” Kids, he said, feel emotions on a much higher level than adults do,
and once parents understand that, he hopes that it will teach them to be a little more patient and to listen to the child more. But the book isn’t only intended to tell parents what they’re doing wrong. “I wrote about a case where a child told me he overheard another relative talking about how he didn’t like the child’s father,” said Burns. “And his mother told him that he wasn’t allowed to talk about her child’s father like that in front of him, so I wrote a letter from the child thanking his mother for doing that.”
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p.m. Get Woke! Film Series & Conversations on Race presents “BlacKkKlansman” (2018). Discussion to follow. Free, open to public, refreshments served. Sanford Hall, SUNY Delhi, 454 Delhi Dr., Delhi. 607-746-4000.
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BOOKMOBILE – Check out the mobile library. 9:30-9:50 a.m. Town Hall, 3966 NY-23, West Oneonta. 10:10-10:50 a.m. Little Lambs Children Center, 383 Co Rd 11, Oneonta. 12:20-12:45 p.m. Methodist Church, 811 Co Rd 26, Fly Creek. 1:15-1:35 p.m. Methodist Church, 2343 NY-205, Mt Vision. 2:10-2:30 p.m. Firehouse, 116 County Rd 4, Wells Bridge. www.4cls.org or call 607-723-8236 KNITTING GROUP – 1:30 - 3:30 p.m. Cooperstown Village Library. 607-547-8344. CFEE MEETING – 5 - 6 p.m. Library Media Center, Cooperstown High School. 607-547-8181. KNIT ALONG – 6 - 7 p.m. Join group to knit fingerless gloves, messy bun hat. Richfield Springs Public Library, 102 Main St., Richfield Springs. 315-858-0230.
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THANKSGIVING TURKEY TROT – 9 a.m. Start Thanksgiving with 5K run, 2.5K walk. Support Catskill Area Hospice & Palliative Care. Registration, $35 day-of. Oneonta Boys & Girls Club, 70 River St., Oneonta. 607-432-5525. COMMUNITY DINNER – 12:30 - 2:30 p.m. Celebrate Thanksgiving with community. Transportation or takeout available. All welcome, no charge. Oneonta Elks Lodge, 84 Chestnut St., Oneonta. 607-433-0356. CRAFT & CHAT – 3:30 p.m. Bring current knitting or crochet project, chat with group. Ages 10+. Arkell Museum, 2 Erie Blvd., Canajoharie. 518673-2314. PUBLIC SPEAKING – 6:15 p.m. Practice public speaking with the Toastmasters. The Green Earth, 4 Market St., Oneonta. Visit oneonta. toastmastersclubs.org
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in Chenango County. That’s a straight north-south route that has been upgraded in recent years to handle traffic to and from the Chobani plant in West Edmeston. “It helps Otsego County,” Dillingham said of the new development, “but it puts people along that route at risk.” Regardless, people living
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along the Otsego County route – Route 205 from I-88 through the towns of Oneonta, Laurens, Hartwick and Otsego, then along Routes 80 and 28 through Exeter and Richfield – have noticed a reduction in truck traffic and welcome it. “There are many fewer coming by. It’s obvious,” said Joann Gardner, whose home north of Hartwick hamlet it close to the formerly little-used route. “It used to be at any point in the day I would see one every 15 minutes. My house would shake; it would wake me up at night. “Over the weekend,” she said. “I probably saw five.” XNG Vice President Matt Smith did not respond to questions about the new development. However, pressure on the company has been building in recent months after an XNG rig slipped off Route 28 just south of Schuyler Lake on July 11, closing the local commuting route overnight. Frazier’s committee had sent a letter to XNG President John Nahill, asking for a meeting to discuss the situation. State Sen. Jim Seward, R-Milford, also sent a letter in August asking the company to look into alternatives. The “virtual pipeline,” as XNG calls it, began ferrying natural gas in February 2015 from the fracking fields in Northeastern Pennsylvania to Little Falls, the year after New York State blocked construction of the Constitution Pipeline. After a half-dozen mishaps, Otsego 2000 has been urging the company to move its rigs onto Interstate highways. It develops that XNG
Anti-fracking activist Bill Huston of Forest City, Pa., posted this photo of what he says is a “drop yard” near Sidney, where XNG drivers are dropping off rigs that can then be picked up by another driver. Huston believes leaving the rigs untended is a hazard.
drivers, following the Otsego route, have been able to go back and forth twice on one shift. The Interstate alternatives are just long enough that a driver can only make one back-and-forth trip per shift. Conceivably, Route 8 has been found to be a viable alternative. Meanwhile, that’s prompting another issue. Dillingham and Bill Huston, an anti-fracking activist in Northeastern Pennsylvania who has been tracking the trucks, said there is now some concern about what he’s calling a “drop-off” in the Sidney area, where apparently trucks are being left by one driver and to be picked up by another. “These HAZMAT vehicles are being left UNATTENDED for hours at a time,” Huston wrote Tuesday, Nov. 13, on his blog. “They have risk of EXTREME CONSEQUENCES like fire or explosion beyond any other vehicles on the road.”
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Millie Merrifield, 86, Hartwick; Active With Jehovah’s Witnesses HARTWICK – Millie A. Merrifield, a long-time resident of Hartwick and active Jehovah’s Witness, died Saturday morning, Nov. 3, 2018, at her daughter’s home in Bridgehampton. She was 86. Born at the family farm on Kelsey Hill in Edmeston on Dec. 27, 1931, she was a daughter of John and Elizabeth (Hutira) Sterusky. She was a 1950 graduate of Edmeston Central School. In 1958 Millie met the love of her life, Franklin D. Merrifield. They were married on Sept. 19, 1959, in New Berlin and had a beautiful union for 58 years.
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They made their home first in Schuyler Lake and then for 50 years in Hartwick. Throughout their Millie marriage, Merrifield Millie and Frank were active members of the Schuyler Lake Congregation of Jehovah’s Witnesses. Together they loved reading and studying the Bible and teaching people about the hope it holds out for everlasting life here on earth. Millie loved her life of caring for others and making a loving, warm and secure home for her children, elderly parents and husband. She adored her garden and animals, never losing her love of “life on the farm.” She is survived by many dear friends in the Schuyler Lake Congregation of Jehovah’s Witnesses; two daughters, Ginger (Tim) Lucas of Bridgehampton and Melissa (Duane) Piatt of Soldotna, Alaska; and grandchildren Zoe Lucas, Zack Piatt and Eve Piatt. She is also survived by two nieces, Connie (Henry) Gregory and Laurie (Lenny) Melillo, both of Garrattsville. She was predeceased by her husband, Frank, in November 2017, and one sister, Elizabeth “Betty” Ward, of Edmeston. A Memorial Service will be at 2 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 18, 2018, at the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses, 7396 State Highway 28, Schuyler Lake. Interment will be private in Hartwick Cemetery. Arrangements are entrusted to the The Connell, Dow & Deysenroth Funeral Home.
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Lauren Dye, 84; Former Edmeston Farmer Past President Of Eastern Milk Producers EDMESTON – Lauren D. Dye, 84, a retired farmer and past president of Eastern Milk Producers, passed away Thursday Nov. 7, 2018, in Cooperstown. Lauren was born on Oct. 17, 1934, in the Town of Brookfield, the son of the late Donald A. and Pauline Aikins Dye. After graduating from Edmeston Central School, Lauren remained in the Edmeston area, operating his
dairy farm until the late ’90s. He is survived by his wife Grace E. House Dye, Edmeston, a son Troy Lauren Dye L. and his wife Denise Dye, Edmeston, a daughter Janet and her husband Christopher Vance, Oneonta,
a sister Margaret (Herbert) Sears of Edmeston, two grandchildren Hunter and Kenley Dye of Edmeston, and several nieces and nephews. A funeral was held Monday, Nov. 12 at the Delker & Terry Funeral Home. Interment was in the West Edmeston Cemetery. Arrangements are entrusted to the Delker & Terry Funeral Home.
Elizabeth Berberick, 94; Survivors Include 5 Sons BURLINGTON FLATS – Elizabeth “Betty” Rose (Sullivan) Berberick, 94, who raised five sons here, passed away on Wednesday, Nov. 7, 2018, at the Presbyterian Home in New Hartford. She was born on Nov. 5, 1924, in West Winfield, a daughter of the late John L. and Ada Lena (Laraby) Sullivan. On May 8, 1945, in West Winfield, she was united in marriage to William Donald Berberick, a blessed union of 63 years. She was a member of the
Burlington Baptist Church. She is survived by her sons, William (Nancy) Berberick of Richfield Springs, Cary Berberick of Ilion, Kelvin (Vickie) Berberick of Burlington Flats, David Berberick and his companion, Wanita Bartletta of West Winfield and Dale (Cindy) Berberick of Burlington Flats. She also leaves 12 grandchildren; 20 greatgrandchildren; and one greatgreat-grandchild. She leaves her sisters, Katherine Foster, Joan (Grant) Seamon and Carol Dowd; brother, James (Gerry) Sullivan; sisters-in-
law, Elizabeth Barrett and Carolyn Sullivan; and many nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by her sisters, Loretta Saunders, Anna Mary Andercheck, and Helen Mahon; brothers, John L. Sullivan and Ronald Sullivan; daughter-in-law, Sharon Berberick, brothers-in-law, Morris Saunders, Donald Foster, Richard Dowd, and Frank Berberick; and sistersin-law, Anita Barberio and Henrietta Piety. A funeral service was held Monday, Nov. 12, with Pastor Barry Davis officiation.
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Carleigh Thrills Hometown Crowd – So Does Cher Herself CHER/From A1 contingent this past Sunday, Nov. 11. As an added bonus, the legendary star of stage and screen sat right in front of the local group. (Read on.) “We are getting great responses from our audiences, and we are selling well,” said Carleigh. “What more can you ask for?” “All of the girls who played Cher sounded so much like her,” added her grandmother. “The show was very well done, and it was a packed house.” The jukebox musical follows the life of the “Believe” legend, from Photo courtesy Cindy Seward As the Bettiol party was about to settle in to Car- her teenage days singing backup, to performing with leigh’s performance in “Cher,” who came down husband Sonny Bono, to risthe aisle and sat in front them but Cher herself.
TWO DIVAS: Carleigh Bettiol is an understudy for one of the younger incarnations of Cher in “The Cher Show,” playing at the Neil Simon Theater.
ing up as a musical icon, acclaimed actress and fashion diva – the show recreated many of her “looks” over the years.
“She is a fabulous and glamorous, very blunt, dry, and funny,” Carleigh said. “I was always a fan of hers, but am now a bigger fan. What a collection of music, awards, and accomplishments she has! And talk about a fashion icon!” Carleigh plays Brigid, one of Cher’s friends, and is also a dancer in the ensemble and understudy for “Babe,” the first, young incarnation of Cher. “I perform in too many numbers to list,” she said. “My favorite is the mega mix at the very end of the show – it always gets the audience on their feet and cheering!” Following her departure from the cast of “Hamilton,” Bettiol received the audition for the workshop – a fourweek process to develop a show with a full cast – from her agent. “I had to dance
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for the choreographer, and then I had to sing for the music supervisor,” she said. “I had to eventually come back and read scenes and sing again for the director and producers. I was honored to be cast!” Cher herself helped develop the musical, coming out during the workshop phase and to several shows in Chicago. “Twice she spoke to the cast and complimented us on our hard work, and gave us little pep talks,” said Carleigh. As Carleigh’s grandad, the late Gene Bettiol, did when his granddaughter first appeared in “Hamilton,” Betty organized a bus trip Sunday, Nov. 11, to see “Cher” for family and fans. Making the trip, among others, were Carleigh’s mother Patti, state Sen. Jim Seward, R-Milford, and his wife, Cindy, and Ben Guenther, Gene’s original partner in Five Star Subaru, took a bus of 47 people to see the show. “We had trouble getting the last two tickets for Jim and Cindy,” said Betty. “And then Cher comes in and sits right down in front of them! That was exciting. Carleigh had told us she was going to be there, but she didn’t stay for the whole show.” There were six seats in front of the Otsego County party, and, as the lights went down, Cindy Seward noticed there were 12 people waiting in the back. A smaller group broke off, there was the Diva herself, who took a seat in front of Cindy. And as it turns out, Teal Wicks, who plays “Lady,” (the “Middle” Cher) went to daycare and high school with Seward’s nephew’s wife, Lisa. “It’s a small world!” she said. The show will open Dec. 3. “The show was fabulous, Carleigh was fabulous,” said Cindy. “There’s a girl who has it all together.”
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Oneonta Police Chief Doug Brenner, Sgt. Eric Berger and Patrolman Kristen LaPointe salute the veterans’ Color Guard as it marches by.
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Chaplain George Sluti, Oneonta, gives the prayer at the start of Oneonta’s commemoration. Behind him is Legion Commander Gary Ballard.
John Brooks, Oneonta, stands with fellow veterans during the Veterans’ Day Ceremony at 11 a.m. Sunday, Nov. 11, at the Veterans’ Memorial Walkway, Neahwa Park.
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EST WE FORGET Master Sgt. Joe Pettelli, Hobart,plays “Taps” at the Cooperstown observance. He is a volunteer in the national Taps for Veterans program, an effort to ensure that every one of the 1,500 veterans who die daily will be accompanied to the hereafter by those 24 poignant notes.
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The talented Henry Wager, above, has a new skill – playing the French horn in the CCS marching band during the parade . Leading Cooperstown’s Veterans’ Day Parade at 11 a.m. Sunday, Nov. 11, are John Aurelio, David Sanford, Tim Moakler and Jack Henson.
At left, Cooperstown Vets’ Club observances were led by Commander John Famulare, center, flanked by Chaplain Dave Jackson and Auxiliary President Mary Balcom.
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