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SUNY Oneonta faculty staged an on-campus protest against a proposed reopening plan Tuesday, Nov. 24. Here, Tenali Hrenak, Oneonta, and Education professor Lee Graham light 1,200 candles representing the county’s total COVID cases. Out of caution, the protest was limited to 12 people. More photos on

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ur COVID Fund has now secured $220,000 to address many needs arising out of the pandemic. We issued 25 awards to date and have about $40,000 remaining to distribute. Next Up is our plan for 2021. Our board has authorized allocation of $200,000 to the 2021 Awards Round. “We need community input on how to focus our investing these funds,” said Harry Levine, foundation board president. Twenty-five non-profits have received funding so far, beginning with a $5,000 grant on May 5 to Helios Care, the successor to Catskill Area Hospice, for PPE equipment. “COVID awards used funds to address issues ranging from rewarding first line health professionals with gift cards to buy food from local restaurants to extending working capital grants (not loans) to small businesses to help them get back on their feet after shuttering this spring,” Levine said. “...Over 300 donors supported this Fund demonstrating the we live in a caring community.”

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fter a week of political wrangling, two women – one Republican, one Democrat – have emerged as prospective successors to state Sen.-elect Peter Oberacker, R-Schenevus, on the county board. The Republican is Jennifer Mickle, an Oneonta businesswoman who lives in the Town of Maryland, where she has chaired the town Board of Assessment Review. The Democrat is Diane Addesso, former Worcester town supervisor who operates a graphic-design studio there. Please See VACANCY, A8

After Downturn, Sale, Ioxus Set To Expand Building, Workforce By JIM KEVLIN ONEONTA

oxus was going strong, with manufacturing plants here and in Japan, and a growing reputation as producer of the best ultracapacitor in the world. Then, in 2019 it hit a bump: Its best-selling product, uSTART, a “smart power system” that “dramatically increases the starting reliability of trucks and heavy machines,” had to be recalled. “That set us back,” said Chad Hall Walton-born Chad Hall, Ioxus co-founder and senior vice president,

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ur harvest being gotten in, our governor sent four men on fowling, that so we might after a special manner rejoice together, after we had gathered the fruits of our labors; they four in one day killed as much fowl, as with a little help beside, served the Company almost a week, at which time amongst other Recreations, we exercised our Arms, many of the Indians coming amongst us, and amongst the rest their greatest king Massasoit, with some ninety men, whom for three days we

entertained and feasted, and they went out and killed five Deer, which they brought to the Plantation and bestowed on our Governor, and upon the Captain and others. And although it be not always so plentiful, as it was at this time with us, yet by the goodness of God, we are so far from want, that we often wish you partakers of our plenty.” EDWARD WINSLOW Eyewitness to first Thanksgiving December, 1621

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ribute to the Entrepreneurial Spirit.” That’s what the Otsego Chamber of Commerce called its annual awards program on Nov. 12, conducted this year largely via Zoom. That rallying call couldn’t have come at a better time, given this year’s challenges – a pandemic, a particularly divisive Presidential election, and riots in cities and challenges to the very idea of policing. The stories the Otsego Chamber’s The Freeman’s Journal honorees were a tonic. Liberty lives, In Custom Electronics President Mike and a somewhat level playing field, Pentaris, the American spirit lives.

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Bilideau was from Canada. He had a room on the second floor and shared the bath with my father and me. Just about everyone in the house owned something that Chickie had brought home and thrown on the front porch. “I thought you could use one of these,” he’d always say. • In spite of the partitions, it was difficult for so many people to be housed under one roof without having feuds over hot water and noise and things disappearing from refrigerators. Half the time somebody upstairs wasn’t talking to somebody downstairs. Chickie, with his various street finds, was often instrumental in getting them back on speaking terms. One year, about a week before Thanksgiving, arguments were running high when Chickie came home with a live turkey in a crate. “It’s a 27-pounder,” he Please See BERKSON, B6

hen I was 8 years old, the hero in my life was my cousin Chickie, who drove an oil truck and often took me with him on deliveries. The job led him all over Brooklyn and, being somewhat of a scavenger, he often came home with a bike or a wagon or some other discarded contraption he thought would be useful. We lived in Bensonhurst, in TERRY a 12-room Victorian that had been BERKSON divided into apartments. I occupied the second floor with my dad, while Chickie and his wife and two babies lived on the first floor and my Aunt Edna and Uncle Dave and their sons Leo and Charlie lived on the attic floor. There was also Mr. Bilideau, the boarder, who was a leftover from the time when my grandmother had rented rooms. There had once been a Mr. Yumtov as well, a man who liked to store smoked whitefish in his dresser. Mr.

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imperfect as it may be, is still enabling success stories aplenty. For all that, we offer Thanksgiving. • Yes, the Otsego Chamber celebration underscored that freedom, ambition, achievement and access to prosperity are alive today on our “new Promised Land,” as the Pilgrims envisioned it.

Proof it’s so was Michael Pentaris’ story: As a boy, his family lived in a shipping crate near the harbor of Larnaca, Cyprus. Recognizing her kids were smart, Michael’s mom obtained scholarships for them to the American Academy there. A scholarship to Brescia College in Owensboro, Ky., followed, and two degrees from SUNY Binghamton. Then, a role in rescuing Graham Labs in Hobart, and guiding its acquisition by a Fortune 500 company. And then, a rise to presidency Please See EDITORIAL, A5

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n a recent early evening run through the village I sloshed through the tawny and tannin-hued fallen leaves piled along the sidewalks. I began to pump my legs faster as a peony pink began to spread across the sky. Nightfall was coming. While daylight still flickered I wanted to pass by Ron and Susie Streek’s Main Street Bed and & Breakfast and home in the Village. I met Susie during one of my many runs through town, as she would always stop me to say hello and chat. Over the months it became almost a ritual to stop by and say hi to the sweet and bubbly Susie. ELLA NAYOR And this ritual took on a deeper meaning and fervor after Susie had a recent health setback. When she told me, she asked me to visit her before I left for Florida. I assured Susie I would. So on that pink-pearly sky evening I stopped by in front of her stately Victorian home to see if she was sitting on her porch overlooking Main Street. And she was, bright, wide smile and all. “You promised,” she said with

a gush. And there we chatted from a safe social distance, sharing a virtual hug and promise of an in-person get together when times are safer and the pandemic is behind us… • But something occurred to me at that moment as I waved bye to Susie. I was going to really miss her and many other residents in the Cooperstown Village. Yes there might be a global health crisis happening, but inside Cooperstown, there’s a feeling of unity, connection, resiliency and all-will-be-OK attitude, because we’re in it together. And it’s the people; you all who are reading this that make the difference between going to a location or a home. And Cooperstown is a home. Cooperstown is Susie Streek and the lady who walks her senior lab mix with a white T-shirt on Nelson Avenue and waves and smiles as you go by and the preacher at the Presbyterian Church who on one silky warm summer Sunday invited me in my shorts and workout tee off the street to come listen to services and Please See NAYOR, A5

Leaf-diving in the fall; strolling down Main Street on a summer’s day, or stopping by The Farmers’ Market enticed Ella Nayor.

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Land for Sale Low: One Farm of 44 and three-quarter acres of excellent land lying in Richfield, Otsego County, on the Hamilton and Skaneateles Turnpike road leading from Richfield to Skaneateles, on which is a good framed house and barn, a fine young orchard which bears fruit sufficient for a family’s use. The fences are in good repair and 30 acres of which are under good improvement; and lies near the center of the Town. Also, one other Farm of 83 and five eighth acres of as good soil of land as any in the same section of the County, situated on the Third Great Western Turnpike from Albany to Buffalo, by way of Cherry Valley and Cazenovia, on which is a good house and barn, wood-house, cow-house, and other out buildings, to make it a delightful home for a good farmer. November 27, 1820

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Anti-Capital Punishment – Resolution of the National Society of Opponents of Punishment by Death: “Resolved – That in assembling at this time to concentrate and invigorate the exertions of the opponents of Capital Punishment generally, we are cheered with the indications afforded us that this subject is taking a deep hold on the public mind, and we confidently trust that a spirit of inquiry has been aroused which will not sleep until that revolting engine of cruelty, barbarism and vengeance, the Gallows, shall be banished from our country and ultimately from off the face of the Earth. November 29, 1845

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The President and Corrupt Schemes – The New York Post says “no one accuses the President of corruption, but he is intimate with a bad set of men.” Yes, and he

has been on such very intimate terms with several corrupt schemes before Congress that his personal reputation has justly suffered in consequence. His going into the Senate to lobby the notorious Santo Domingo treaty through that body was none too strongly stigmatized at the time and since. And, now it turns out that he became mixed up with a noted and fraudulent claim case, and that General Cox left the Cabinet partly in consequence. The rightful owners are still kept out of possession. The President is privy to it and he has acted in their interest. November 24, 1870

75 YEARS AGO

Christmas Campaign for Otsego County’s Neediest Cases: Case Number 12: Four walls of a hospital room, a pair of crutches and the knowledge that his physical condition is helpless describes the life of little Ben. He is now 12 years old and one of his greatest pleasures is to receive something from the outside world. He must not be disappointed Christmas morning. Because Ben sits outside on the porch, mittens and a warm cap would come in handy and books or a few games would brighten many days. $5.00. November 26, 1970

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A lady who makes her summer home in this village, following her usual custom at Thanksgiving, was the means of making many a poor family happy. At her direction fifty packages, each containing a fat turkey, two pounds of butter, a pound of tea, five pounds of sugar, a pound of coffee and two pounds of crackers, were distributed among the deserving poor. There is quite a treat in store for the theatre-goers of Cooperstown. Next Monday evening, December 2, will be seen for the first time in this village at Bowne Opera House, the new London comedy success entitled “A Thoroughbred.” The play is an adaptation from the old English comedy “Still Waters Run Deep,” first produced by the Kendalls at the Gaiety Theatre in London where it ran for a year. Last season it played in New York at The Academy for 100 nights to crowded houses. The play will be produced here with the same cast as seen in New York. It is no wonder that a case of scarlet fever should occur in a family of six persons, all living in one room in a house in this village. There have been nine cases this fall and one death – that of a child six months old. November 28, 1895

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November 28, 1945

100 YEARS AGO

During the recent campaign Republican speakers were instructed to refer to the League of Nations as “The Wilson League.” Republican newspapers likewise followed these instructions. The theory was that if the League could be presented merely as the work of Mr. Wilson it would be perpetually damned not only throughout the United States, but throughout the world. The League may succeed or the League may fail. But, if it fails, Mr. Wilson will not be responsible. The Republicans have relieved him of that risk. If it succeeds, it will remain his handiwork no matter what revisions may be made in the covenant. November 24, 1920

10 PEOPLE PER TABLE? A STEP TOO FAR, LAWMEN SAY

Sheriff’s Won’t Enforce Thanksgiving Edict Editor’s Note: The New York State Sheriff’s Department issued this statement Monday, Nov. 23, saying local sheriffs lack the resources to enforce Governor Cuomo’s edict requiring that no more than 10 New Yorkers celebrate Thanksgiving together. This is an excerpt.

overnor Cuomo issued an Executive Order which limits “non-essential private residential gatherings” to no more than 10 individuals. That has caused great consternation among many of our citizens, who envision armed officers arriving at their doors to count the number of people around the Thanksgiving table. Many Sheriffs and other law enforcement leaders have felt compelled to allay those concerns by assuring citizens that officers will not be randomly coming to their homes on Thanksgiving Day to count the number of people inside. That would be neither practical nor Constitutional. The Governor has responded by dismissing those serious concerns on the part of local law enforcement, saying, “Law enforcement officers don’t get to pick and choose which laws they will enforce.”

We find that comment ironic, and disingenuous, since the Governor has directed that his own State Police do not have to enforce the order. Apparently, it is another case of “do as I say, not as I do,” such as we have seen with many other political leaders. He has also called sheriffs “dictators” for following the Constitution rather than his orders, which we also find ironic. We do not know if the Governor’s limit on home gatherings to ten individuals is the right number or not. That is a decision for science, not us, to make. We do know, however, that the Governor has attempted to foist upon local law enforcement an impossible task. How are officers to know, without violating citizens’ right to privacy and other Constitutional rights, how many people are in the home? How are they to determine if the family gathering is to be deemed “essential” or “nonessential?” …All of those are serious questions which make it impossible for law enforcement to know how to legally

Oneonta, on the ground floor of the former Bresee’s for the past 10 years. Despite the Great Recession of 2008 and other challenges, Theresa Cyzeski continues building her business, adding lines and pursuing opportunities. Seward’s Eugene A. Bettiol Jr. Award was created by Gene Sr., whose first business was running an ice-cream truck, and who ended up developing Southside Oneonta into the commercial Gene Bettiol strip we all frequent today. His son, taken by cancer in his mid-40s, was a chip off the old block, promoting the National Soccer Hall of Fame, then Foothills – anything he perceived as beneficial to the community. • What’s driving people like these today isn’t so different from what motivated the Pilgrims. Freedom to pursue their dreams brought 102 of them aboard the cramped Mayflower on a dangerous ocean voyage to New England’s shores, coming ashore 400 years ago last Saturday, Nov. 21, at

Editorial Excerpt: Hunting is a privilege. But, all too often some not-so-conscientious hunters make the mistake of thinking that it is their right. That especially applies to where we hunt. Common courtesy and the unwritten laws of the outdoorsman states that hunters should approach property owners prior to the season to get permission to hunt on private land. That “goes” whether the land is posted, or not. November 26, 1995

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The Cooperstown Central School Board will be more “specific” about parental approval in the future when their children are exposed to programs some may consider controversial. Parents appeared at a November 17 board meeting to express concerns about a forum the week before where young gays described their experiences to audiences as young as sixth graders. “They thought maybe the kids were too young,” said school board member Tony Scalici. “The parents felt blindsided,” he added. November 25, 2010

NAYOR: Penning, Pining For Home In Cooperstown

give way to fall. NAYOR/From A4 But during the summer music in a cozy nook near months, it was with joy to the church doors. enforce the Governor’s order. They note families playing toIt’s this tight-knit sense are questions that could have been gether in the park, students of community, fellowaddressed if we had a functioning and school staff working ship, inclusiveness and State Legislature, creating clear and enforceable laws after input from those warmth that has transformed together to place banners of Cooperstown High School Cooperstown from a cool who would be impacted by them. seniors who graduated along vacation spot into a home. Instead we are faced with an unenMain Street for When my forceable dictate issued without any all to see and husband Jeff consultation with law enforcement or remember their and I decided the public as to enforceability. faces. to purchase a We believe that rather than issuing As a treat, vacation house orders that cannot be practically dear friend and in Cooperstown enforced, and then blaming law Cooperstown nearly five years enforcement when they are not Daughter ago, I never enforced, the Governor would better – a lovely term I imagined that it serve the people of New York if he learned for longwould be anywere to use his position to encourage time residents thing more than a citizens to use common sense and – Patty Spencer place to relax in voluntarily adhere to the guidance would bring the cool northof state and federal health officials… me on hikes to east summers We urge you to listen to our public seemingly hidden and escape the health officials. natural gems such We urge you to limit your exposure oppressive heat of our year round Pal Pat Spencer as Star Field off to those outside your household as of Chicken Farm much as you reasonably can. If we all home in South- introduced Ella Nayor to hidden Hill Road. west Florida. do that, we will sooner be able to get Through this But due to my treasures. back to normal. rugged hike we chatted We in law enforcement do not have dad’s health issues and the about her children and the resources nor the legal authority to pandemic raging in Florida, our getaway pad has evolved grandchildren as we padforce you to do those things. ded by white birch trees and into much more than just It is a matter of individual respontowering oaks seemingly a house where you stash a sibility and we are confident that forming a path to a field of suitcase and hang out for a you will all voluntarily rise to sky and silvery moving waweek or two. the occasion. ters. During the hikes Patty At the end of May, we packed a few bags and drove would narrate the nooks and crannies of the forests, north thinking we would be fields and vistas. there for the summer. But today’s Provincetown, Mass., on the • summer turned into fall and tip of Cape Cod. But time has a way of soon without realizing it I It was “new Promised Land,” in was becoming a resident and creeping up on us, and soon their view, where they would be alit was time to head back to member of the community. lowed to pursue their beliefs and, after Florida as work and comDue to work and family, a dozen years in exile and penury in mitments awaited me. Jeff could not remain in Holland, to improve their economic Still, as I sit here penning Cooperstown the entire nearconditions. and pining for Cooperstown ly six-month duration that I Before going ashore, Pilgrims and lost, I know that the pasdid. So at first I wondered crew members signed “The Mayflower what would I do with my tor at Presbyterian Church Compact,” agreeing to rules of order free time during a pandemic will be opening her doors to ensure the survival of the fledgling in a small rural village that’s to other forlorn and lonely community. It’s said to be the first looking souls walking by, without shopping centers time free people mutually agreed to a and Susie Streek will be and entertainment venues form of government. smiling and saying hello to and focused on baseball. Remarkable. Also remarkable that, passersby on her cozy porch • with COVID-19, urban riots and a and Patty Spencer will be But I began walking bitter presidential contest, we Amerithrough the village daily and enjoying her children, grand cans mostly let the anniversary pass learning about the residents, children and leading more with so little notice. shops, homes and unspoiled hikes through the lush treeRevisiting Jaci Bettiol’s assessment natural surroundings of the lined trails and hilly vistas. of her father at the time of his passing And to know this will all Susquehanna River and in December 2017 underscores our be happening in a quaint vilOtsego Lake that envelope point: The Pilgrim spirit lives today. lage where people ask how the village. She called his life “inspirational.” you are and wave to with Every day I would sculpt “He lived as if he was going to live 100-watt smiles as you run out some time to check out forever; going full force each day by is the stuff that reminds the river and lake and see without slowing down. No one could one that love lives where we what new wildlife might be convince him to stop and smell the choose to let it live. nearby or what trees along roses. There were simply too many And, my dear Coopersthe banks were dappling opportunities awaiting his vision.” town friends, love truly has with crimson and golden Happy Thanksgiving. found a home here…. hues as summer began to

EDITORIAL: Pilgrim Determination Lives On Today

EDITORIAL/From A4 of Custom Electronics, creating ultracapacitor-maker Ioxus along the way. In time of COVID-19, Pentaris shifted the technology in BriteShot, which enabled “Law & Order,” “Blue Bloods” and other hit TV shows and movies to be powered on location anywhere, to AirAffair, which, in three steps, removes the virus from movie sets – any enclosed location, for that matter. Mike Pentaris was just the beginning: • BETTIOL DISTINGUISHED CITIZEN: State Sen. Jim Seward, R-Milford, had a dream of public service that led him to the pinnacle of state decisionmaking. He had hard-working parents who believed in community service, but he’s wasn’t born with a silver spoon at hand. • BREAKTHROUGH BUSINESS: Pathfinder Village tapped the energies of its residents, many with Down Syndrome, to create Pathfinder Produce & Mobile Market, which not only provided productive labor, but turns out vegetables and food products for needy families. • SMALL BUSINESS OF THE YEAR: Theresa’s Emporium, which has figured out how to thrive in downtown

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following all guidelines,” she said of the Copper Fox outbreak. “But patrons don’t have to wear a mask when they’re eating or drinking, so dining out is still a risky activity.” Two more Oneonta bars have also reported cases, with one employee testing positive at the Beer Barrel Inn in the Sixth Ward. At the Red Jug Pub on Main Street, patrons who were at the popular college bar on Friday, Nov. 20 are being asked to quarantine and monitor their symptoms after an employee who worked that night tested positive. First responders, including several in the Oneonta Police Department, and both residents and employees of both residential and nursing homes, have also tested positive in the last week. SUNY Oneonta had a spike in cases, with 12 students and three employees testing positive before students

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returned home for the rest of the semester, while Hartwick College saw four cases. By the end of the semester, SUNY’s numbers totaled 764, Hartwick’s, 71. In all, Oneonta has 66 of the cases, the highest concentration in the county. By contrast, Cooperstown, had numbers “too small to say,” according to Bond; “America’s Most Perfect Village” was singled out by Governor Cuomo at his daily briefing Monday, Nov. 23, for having the lowest numbers in the state. However, to keep those numbers low, the Cooperstown Village Board this week voted 6-0 to return to meeting over Zoom, beginning at its Dec. 28 meeting. “I know members who feel that, with the increase in cases, would like to return to virtual meetings for now,” said Mayor Ellen Tillapaugh Kuch. Bassett Healthcare restricted visitors at their hospitals to “only individuals

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“Front-line workers will be prioritized,” said Bond. “That includes healthcare workers and EMTs.” And Pfizer isn’t the only trial that’s showing success. Moderna’s vaccine was reported to have 95-percent efficiency, according to NPR, and the AP reported that the AstraZeneca vaccine,had also shown 90-percent efficiency and, unlike the other two, only required one shot. In addition to the county Health Department, CVS pharmacies in Cooperstown and Sidney, and Kinney Drugs in Richfield Springs have stepped forward to offer their services in administering the vaccine. “We’re excited to be part of the community effort to vaccinate against COVID,” said Autumn Koniowka, pharmacy manager, Cooperstown CVS. “As soon as there is more information made available publically, we’ll start letting people know about the process.” “When vaccines are authorized and made available to the general public, Kinney pharmacists will be able to administer them following federal vaccine prioritization guidelines,” said Rebecca Bubel, R.Ph. Kinney Drugs president, in a statement. “As we have since 1903, our employee-owners remain 100-percent committed to supporting our communities on the front lines. By working together, we can help bring this pandemic under control.”

Association, who issued a statement on Monday, Nov. 24 saying that they lacked the resources to enforce the order. (See text, page A5). “We in law enforcement do not have the resources nor the legal authority,” said the statement, which was unsigned. “We have trust that our citizens will be responsible,” said Devlin. “And the governor’s executive order doesn’t have the teeth for us to even enforce or make arrests.” But even if enforcement isn’t possible, Bond said that’s no excuse to pack a house full of out-of-town guests. “My recommendation is not to have Thanksgiving with anyone you don’t associate with on a dayto-day basis,” said Bond. “There is so much community illness, and people are unintentionally spreading it, because they don’t know they have it.”

Appointments would be scheduled in a similar fashion to their current program, with appointments made online or by calling the pharmacy. In Oneonta, Walgreens, which has three locations in the city and town, has not indicated whether or not they will offer the vaccine, although they do offer flu and shingles vaccines. Community partners are critical, said Bond, because otherwise, the Health Department staff could be “a challenge.” “We may find ourselves trying to prioritize between contact tracing and vaccinations,” she said. But with the right resources, including the Health Department staff, supplemented by volunteers and nursing students, the whole county population – all 59,493 of us – could be vaccinated in three to five days. The vaccine will be free, although providers may bill a patient’s insurance. Those without insurance will be covered by the U.S. Health Resources & Services Administration’s Provider Relief Fund, according to the Center for Disease Control. But it could still be “3-4 months,” warns Bond, before the general population can line up to get their shot, and much of that depends on how much of the vaccine is sent to the county at a time. “The earliest I see it available to the general population is March or April,” she said.

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Ioxus Over Bump, Predicts Bright Future IOXUS/From A1 “The salesperson I dealt with at the time reached out and basically gave me a heads-up,” said Scottie Johnson, president of XS Power Batteries in Knoxville, Tenn. Ioxus’ major customer, XS had been selling the Oneonta ultracapacitors under its own private label for half a decade. “’You may need to look for another supplier,’” the salesman told Johnson. “He mentioned, ‘By the way, you may want to throw your hat into the ring.’ So I did.” March 30, XS bought Ioxus. Since, “we’ve been working hard to outline a new product offering and to revitalize some of the existing product offerings,” said Johnson. Mark McGough, Ioxus president for the past decade, assisted with the transition. Then, in August, he joined Hartland Controls, manufacturer of electronic equipment in

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the company’s name – Ioxus is associated with “power” in ancient Greek – is looking to the future enthusiastically. “We need to grow our footprint” in Oneonta by another 30,000-50,000 square feet,” he said. “There’s plenty of room here; it was designed to be expanded. And we would want to do that here.” (In addition to headquarters at Stadium Circle, the company has a plant on Corporate Drive in the nearby Oneonta Commerce Park, and a third in Karatmatsu, Japan.) The company also is planning to expand its workforce from 35 to the “mid-50s” in the first half of 2021, he added. Virginia and South Carolina will say, “Hey, we’ll build to suit, free for five years,” Hall said. “It’s hard to compete with that.” Nevertheless, he said, Otsego Now, the local economic-develop-

ment group, has been working New York State’s system for the money that is available, and obtained a $1 million Excelsior tax-credit award. Otsego Now President Jody Zakrevsky, who briefed Common Council on the project earlier this month, said the local IDA board approved a PILOT (payment in lieu of taxes) agreement, which, once Ioxus buys the building, would phase in property taxes over 10 years. The IDA (Industrial Development Authority) also gave the company a sales-tax exemption on equipment purchased, and an exemption from the mortgage tax when the building is purchased. NYSEG has agreed to provide low-cost power to the plant, and the Oneonta Town Board has agreed to take over and maintain Brown Street, as well as Stadium Circle, which leads to the plant. And the Otsego Chamber prepared a list of homes on the market that would be available to executives brought in.

U.S. Sen. Chuck Schumer’s chief of staff, Mike Lynch, called Scottie Johnson to pledge the senator’s support. “Given that we’ve been in a pandemic,” Zakrevsky said, “we’ve been very challenged. “April 1, I met with Scottie. There were just the two of us in the large conference room at Ioxus. Everything else has been done by emails and phone calls.” He added, “the state has a major deficit. Most of the grant programs that would apply just don’t exist right now.” Last time Zakrevsky visited Ioxus – incidentally, there are 100 framed patents in the lobby – there were two contractors preparing estimates on the construction. “We are competing on a global scale,” said Hall. “And we want to stay in Oneonta. With Custom Electronics also making ultracapacitors – its president, Mike Pentaris, was Ioxus’ founding president – Hall called Browne Street New York State’s “Corridor of Capacitors.”

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One Vacancy, 2 Candidates VACANCY/From A1 County Rep. Meg Kennedy, C-Hartwick/Milford/New Lisbon, who chairs the county board’s Administration Committee, scheduled a special Admin meeting for 9 a.m. Monday, Nov. 30, after Democrats called the process hurried and unfair. “My goal in having that meeting,” she said Tuesday, Nov. 24, “is to allow the questions and answers for both candidates … even if it doesn’t come to a vote.” She added, “The process did not allow both sides to be heard, and I’m trying to remedy that.” What followed was set in motion Monday, Nov. 16, when Oberacker resigned from his District 6 county board seat. The next evening, county Republican Chairman Vince Casale convened a meeting of District 6 Republican committee members, and they endorsed Mickle, Oberacker’s choice to succeed him. Wednesday, www. AllOTSEGO.com reported the news, and Democrats responded with dismay that they weren’t briefed. “I had to read about it on AllOTSEGO.com,” one of the Democratic reps said at the Thursday Admin meeting. That day, Admin Committee members and county reps in attendance from both parties participated in a Zoom interview with Mickle. The committee then voted 3-1, along party lines, to send her name to the full board at its next meeting Dec. 2. That evening, the county Democratic Committee convened and selected Addesso as its choice to succeed Oberacker. And the next morning, Kennedy announced her decision to vet Addesso as well. “Hearing from both sides, and giving the opposition ample time to field a candidate and vet them is the right and fair thing to do,” said Democratic County Chairman Clark Oliver, D-Oneonta, on

hearing the news. Casale demurred, saying both Republicans and Democrats knew on Nov. 3, Election Day, that Oberacker would have to resign. “The Democrats are acting as if they are victims to politics, when they are actually victims of their own ineptitude and lack of planning,” he said. In an interview, Mickle, who operates United Student Rentals with her husband, Ron, and chairs the Northern Otsego Relay for Life Committee, said joining the county board would be “a wonderful opportunity. I’ve always believed in public service and giving back to the community. I hope my experience will not only be a benefit to District 6, but to the county as a whole.” In another interview,

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neither Republicans nor Democrat have a majority of votes. If no Democrat will vote with the Republicans, Mickle can be confirmed. If that happens, County Attorney Ellen Coccoma has ruled the reps would have to petition Governor Cuomo for a special election, but there’s no guarantee he would OK it. District 6 is considered a Republican district, so if Mickle had to wait until next November’s election, she might have an advantage. The county Board of Elections reports there are 1,624 Republicans in District 6, compared to 789 Democrats. However, there are other voting parties as well: Conservatives (72), Working Families (11), Green (13), Libertarian (15), Independence (225), non-affiliated (704) and “other” (3).

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ooperstown artist May-Britt Joyce knows a muse when she sees one. “I’ve been doing pet portraits for the Susquehanna SPCA,” she said. “But the Rockefeller Owl intrigued me; she was so sweet looking and so different.” Rockefeller, the Saw-whet Owl found in “Daddy Al” Dick’s Rockefeller Center-bound Christmas tree, has captured the hearts of Otsego County – and the nation. Nicknamed “Rocky,” the Jim Kevlin/ OTSEGO.life diminutive raptor was featured on May-Britt Joyce created this painting of Rockefeller, and plans CNN and in the to have greeting cards printed Washington Post. with the image on them. The National Bobblehead Hall of Fame made a figure of her. She made international media, including Tagesschau, Germany’s oldest news broadcast. The requests for interviews got so big that Ravensbeard Wildlife Center hired a PR Firm, Karbo Communications, to handle Rockefeller’s press. The fandom began on Wednesday, Nov. 18, when Ravensbeard Wildlife Center in Saugerties posted on Please See OWL, B2

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This is the actual size – 8 inches, more or less – of Rockefeller the Saw-whet Owl, who – trapped inside the Dick family’s Norway Spruce – was transported to New York City, then to a Saugerties wildlife refuge, then set free Tuesday evening, Nov. 24.

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rs. Joe and Shirley Rufrano know that you can’t take water for granted. “In a pandemic, not only is fresh water crucial for drinking, but for washing your hands as well,” she said. “We’ve always been passionate about safe water projects. But now, even more so.” The owners of Southside Chiropractic are hoping to raise $50,000 from their

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Purse “Oasis of Hope” project, which builds village wells in Cambodia. “We were first introduced to the greater need for fresh water about 10 years ago,” said Joe. “And we realized that the best thing we could do to help people in need like this is to raise the resources to build wells.” In addition to drinking, cleaning and raising food, access to water also increases access to education and protects children from predators, Shirley said. Please See WELL, B2

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WELLS/From B1 “Many children spend all day traveling to get water and they can’t go to school,” she said. “And often, they’re traveling alone and they’re not being watched – the degree of trafficking among these children is insane.” The “Oasis of Hope” drills community wells, linking all the households in the remote villages. Last year, they drilled 40 such wells, reaching 34,700 people in 25 villages. According to Samaritan’s Purse, a nondenominational evangelical Christian organization, it costs $18,500 to drill and connect a well; $5,500 for the well, $5,500 for the pipes and $7,500 for the storage tank and stand. This year, the Rufranos gave a $5,000 donation, and soon realized that they could give even more – and potentially save lives. “The spread of COVID is so much worse there,” said Joe. “It just broke our hearts, but we have the ability to increase our own donation 10-fold.” Though the Rufranos have previously offered the 21day “Transform” weight-loss project at different times of the year, this year – their 21st year is 2021 – they have taken the program nationwide in hopes of bringing in more people – and registration fees, which go towards the $50,000 goal. “COVID has been so stressful physically and emotionally,” said Shirley. “This will help people reset.

When you feel physically better, you can handle emotional challenges a lot easier.” Because “Transform in 21” will be held over Zoom, the Rufranos can bring in health practitioners from across the country. “Our event was recently featured in American Chiropractor magazine,” said Joe. “It’s starting to get some attention.” The event will focus on diet, wellness, exercise and whole food supplements, as well as inspirational messaging. “We’re taking our usual program to a whole new level,” said Shirley. “Every day we’ll talk about a different topic, such as anxiety or body image, and we’ll have different speakers who will give a nugget of information to transform people emotionally, physically and financially.” They will also have testimonials from previous participants. “The winner of our last contest said her doctor took her off 21 different medications after only three weeks of the program,” said Joe. “She also lost 15 pounds in three weeks and is now symptom-free without any medication.” And some lucky participants will get a “Detox Survival Kit” from the Rufranos, which includes supplements, essential oils and other supplies to help combat the cravings.

Tiny Owl Finds Freedom, Fame Please See OWL, A2 Facebook that it had received a phone call that a small owl had been rescued from the 75-foot-tall West Oneonta Norway Spruce after it arrived in Manhattan. “These guys are so small and they like to hug right up next to the center of the tree,” said Kathryn Davino, Delaware-Otsego Audubon Society board member. “He probably just hunkered down, and then got caught in a cage of branches when they were wrapping up the tree.” Nicknamed “Rockefeller,” – “or Rocky, to her friends,” Ravensbeard said – the owl, the smallest breed in the Northeast, has been eating “all the mice she can eat” and was reported to be in good health with no injuries. “When we picked Rocky up she was struggling,” said Ellen Kalish, In this image from OTSEGO.com, the OTSEGO.com Ravensbeard Wildlife Center director spoof site, Rocky replaces Baby Yoda in a scene from and founder. “We believe it had been Disney’s “The Mandalorian,” the TV show. about three days since she ate or drank anything. The first order of business night, Nov. 24, in a conifer forest a nest box in hopes of seeing a Sawwas to give her fluids and feed her all near Saugerties, as recommended whet Owl of her own. “The Cornell the mice she could eat. by avian experts and researchers. Lab of Ornithology has instructions, “She was underweight so we She’s expected to continue her as well as how to place them and assumed at the time she was male, migration south from there. where.” as males typically weigh less – on “People are adamant that she come They like to nest in coniferous average only 75 back (to Oneonta),” groves near water, Davino said. grams (2.6 ounces) said Davino. “While “They’re rarely seen, but if you build – while females Saw-whet owls are a nest-box, you might see one of your typically weigh a found here, they own!” little more, about are migratory, so to But even before you build your box, 100 grams (3.5 bring her back here, you could own Joyce’s painting, which ounces). So it was further north than goes up for auction on Friday, Nov. a surprise to find Saugerties, would be 27, at the Family Tree Gallery, 171 out Rocky was backtracking, and the Main St., Cooperstown. a girl.” travel would further Bidding starts at $50 and bids can It was stress her out. be emailed to mbj@stny.rr.com, with initially reported “We have to think all proceeds going to the Susquehanna Rockefeller would about what’s best for Animal Shelter. be released in her.” “I grew up in New Jersey, so as a Oneonta over the But Rocky’s kid, I used to go to Radio City Music Next, Rocky is due to be weekend, but that discovery has Hall and Rockefeller Center,” Joyce memorialized in a limited turned out not to be edition bobblehead doll inspired Davino to said. “So I felt a real kinship with the case. She was from the National look into building him.” released Tuesday Bobblehead Hall of Fame.

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THE GREAT OTSEGO HOLIDAY LIGHT TRAIL Thursday, November 26, 2020 to December 31, 2020

The map of local, spectacular light displays is up and running! Gather the family! Call some friends! Load up the car! Go to Facbook, then to The Great Otsego Light Trail. Like us then Begin The Journey! Follow the lights on the map and enjoy the best lights in the region! ALSO AllOtsego.com and Townesquare Media facebook pages will have the interactive map as well!

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Otsego County Office for the Aging is partnering with local school districts to launch a Pen Pal Project between seniors and students during this time of increased isolation. We will pair an older adult with a local student who will exchange letters to increase socialization and reduce boredom and loneliness.

Seniors: Connect with students on a personal level; share your life experiences with each other; combat loneliness and boredom. Students: Share your life experiences with older adults; develop skills in reading and writing; develop relationships

For more info, call 607-547-4232 | email aginginfo@otsegocounty.com

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SCAVENGER HUNT â€“ Thursday - Sunday. Participate in weekend scavenger hunt. Find items indoors/out, post them to facebook with tag #OCCA foundit for chance to win. Presented by Otsego County Conservation Association. 607547-4488. COMMUNITY THANKSGIVING â€“ Noon - 1:30 p.m. Enjoy Thanksgiving dinner with all the trimmings, including pie. Free, delivery or take-out only. Presented by The Lordâ€™s Table, 18 Elm St., Oneonta. 607433â€“0356.

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â–ºFriday, Nov. 27 THEATER â€“ Hartwick College Theater Department presents â€˜The Story of My Life.â€™ Available for streaming 11/27 through 12/4. Explore human nature with this THEA 490 Senior Thesis Production. Cost, $5. Presented by Hartwick College, Oneonta. 607-431-4923. THANKSGIVING â€“ 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. Learn about Thanksgiving in the 1840s. Stroll through the village to see the blacksmith crafting eating utensils, learn how food was cooked, stop at the Bump Tavern for traditional dessert. Masks required. The Farmersâ€™ Museum, Cooperstown. 607547-1450. AUCTION â€“ Noon. - 11/28, 4 p.m. Adorn-A-Door wreath festival/silent auction goes online. Place bids for wreaths, or enter the â€˜Dinnerâ€™s On Usâ€™ raffle. All proceeds go to Cooperstown Art Association.

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Legal nOtice NOTICE TO THE VOTERS OF OTSEGO COUNTY Official Results for the November 3, 2020 General Election ******* ELECTORS FOR PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES Donald J. Trump 14,382 Joseph R. Biden 12,975 Jo Jorgensen 409 Howie Hawkins 136 Brock Pierce 96 Kanye West 6 Brian Carrol 5 Gloria La Riva 1 STATE SUPREME COURT JUSTICE (6thDist,Votefor2) Brian D. Burns 15,889 Elizabeth A. Garry 11,850 REPRESENTATIVE IN CONGRESS (19th Dist) Antonio Delgado 13,975 Kyle Van De Water 10,861 Ola Hawatmeh 1,268 Victoria N. Alexander 382 Steven Greenfield 200 STATE SENATOR (51st Dist) Peter Oberacker 15,128 Jim Barber 11,679 MEMBER OF ASSEMBLY (101st Dist) Brian D. Miller 1,799 Chad J. McEvoy 1,223 Barbara A. Kidney 61 MEMBER OF ASSEMBLY (102nd Dist) Christopher Tague 1,547 Betsy Kraat 743 MEMBER OF ASSEMBLY (121st Dist) John J. Salka 9,146 Dan Buttermann 8,046 Corey J. Mosher 298 Jake Cornell 191 MEMBER OF ASSEMBLY (122nd Dist) Joe G. Angelino 2,288 Richard O. Shaw 1,204 OTSEGO COUNTY COURT JUDGE Michael F. Getman 19,601 CHERRY VALLEY TOWN JUSTICE Christopher J. Barown 18 Jordan Jaquay 2 Danielle N. Viscosi 1 Olah 1 EXETER COUNCILMAN (Unexp) Teri Plows 4 Brent Buell 1 Dan Seamon 1 HARTWICK TOWN JUSTICE Glenn G. Schilling 619 MIDDLEFIELD SUPERVISOR (Unexp) Joseph S. Harris 762 MILFORD COUNCILMAN (Unexp) Gerald Wikoff 10 Linda Kulp 2 Barbara Aldrich 1 Brenda Lang 1 Donald Eckler 1 Douglass Hull 1 No Repubs 1 Ola Hawatmeh 1 MORRIS TOWN JUSTICE Peter J. McCann 428 NEW LISBON COUNCILMAN (Unexp) Brian Ryther (DEM) 344

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PITTSFIELD COUNCILMAN (3yr Unexp) A.J. Digsby 7 Michael Berthel 1 Terry Miller 1 COUNCILMAN (1yr Unexp) Jeff Galley 11 Ron Miller 1 Steve Crounge 1 PLAINFIELD TOWN JUSTICE David Trevvett 225 ROSEBOOM COUNCILMAN (Unexp) Steven Gridley 16 Catherine Wisnosky 4 Michael Mabie 1 Mike Stannard 1 Richard A. Hansen 1 ROSEBOOM SUPERINTENDENT OF HIGHWAYS (Unexp) Daniel R. Gage 220 UNADILLA COUNCILMAN (Unexp) Jessica Grow 1,365 Otsego County Board of Elections 140 Co Hwy 33W, Ste 2 Cooperstown, NY 13326 607-547-4247 or 4325 www.voteotsego. com Legal nOtice Notice of Qualification of J&J ENTERPRISES LLC Appl. for Auth. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 08/27/20. Office location: Otsego County. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 08/25/20. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to c/o Lemery Greisler LLC, 60 Railroad Place, Suite 502, Saratoga Springs, NY 12866. DE addr. of LLC: c/o United Corporate Services, Inc., 874 Walker Road, Suite C, Dover, DE 19904. Cert. of Form. filed with Secy. of State of the State of DE, Div. of Corps., P.O. Box 898, Dover, DE 19903. Purpose: Any lawful activity. 6LegalDec.31

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regular office hours, Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Public comments must be provided by email to the Zoning Officer at zoning@cooperstownny.org or by regular mail to the address below no later than Tuesday, December 1st, 2020 at 3:30 p.m.

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Jenna Utter Village Clerk Village of Cooperstown 22 Main Street Cooperstown, NY 13326 Tele: (607)5472411 Email: jutter@ cooperstownny.org 1LegalNov.26

Filed 10/21/20. Office: Otsego Co. SSNY desig. as agent for process & shall mail to: c/o Paul J scorzafava Jr, 9 O Neill Dr, Oneonta, NY 13820. Purpose: General. 6LegalDec.31

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Notice of Formation for Harvest 336 LLC Name of LLC: Harvest 336 LLC Date of Filing of Articles of Organization with the NY Department of State: November 6, 2020 Office of the LLC: Otsego County The New York Secretary of State has been designated as the agent upon whom process may be served. The Secretary of State may mail a copy of any process to the LLC at: Sharon Boustani, 336 Coye Brook Road, South New Berlin, New York 13843 Purpose of the LLC: Any Lawful Purpose 6LegalDec.31 Legal nOtice Notice of formation of Limited Liability Company, (LLC) Name: Denison & Festa LLC Articles of Organization filed with Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 11/09/2020. 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: 143 Main Street, Cooperstown, NY 13326 Purpose: Any lawful purpose. 6LegalDec.31 Legal nOtice

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NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Zoning Board of Appeals for the Village of Cooperstown will hold the following public hearing via video-conferencing, due to Executive Order 202.1 issued by the Governor, on Tuesday, December 1st, 2020 at 5:00 P.M. or as soon thereafter as can be heard: 49 Lakeview Drive S - Applicant seeks: • Area variance from the thirty-five (35) foot front yard setback per Section 30011C(3)(a) for the proposed 12 foot x 24 foot covered storage area alongside the garage. • Area variance from Section 300-38 to allow for the parking of a boat within the front yard setback The plans for this project are on file with the Village Clerk’s Office at the Village Office, 22 Main Street, Cooperstown, New York, and may be seen during

Articles of Org. filed NY Sec. of State (SSNY) 9/30/2020. Office in Otsego Co. SSNY desig. agent of LLC whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail process to 8-12 Dietz St., Ste. 202, Oneonta, NY 13820, which is also the principal business location. Purpose: Any lawful purpose. 6LegalDec.31 Legal nOtice Notice of formation of Limited Liability Company, (LLC) Name: 143-147 Main Street LLC Articles of Organization filed with Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 11/06/2020. 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: 143 Main Street,

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NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that sealed bids will be received until 2:00 p.m. on December 2, 2020, at the Village Office at 22 Main Street, Cooperstown, New York by the Village Clerk of the Village of Cooperstown for the purchase of 35,000 gallons of No. 2 Heating Oil and 11,050 gallons of LP gas for heating. The successful bidder will be obligated to deliver the purchased oil and/or LP gas during the time period beginning January 1, 2021 and ending November 30, 2021. Specifications may be obtained from the Village Office at 22 Main St., Cooperstown, New York, Monday-Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. or by calling (607) 5472411. Bids must be submitted on or before 2:00 p.m. on December 2, 2020 in a sealed envelope addressed to the Village Clerk, Village of Cooperstown and marked “BID-FUEL OIL/LP Gas” and may not be withdrawn within thirty (30) days after the bid opening. Faxed bid proposals will not be accepted. Bidders are advised not to rely on the Postal Service or any other mail delivery service for the timely and proper delivery of their bid proposals. The Village of Cooperstown reserves the right to reject any or all bids. Dated: November 17, 2020 Jenna L. Utter Village Clerk Village of Cooperstown 22 Main Street Cooperstown, NY 13326 607-547-2411 (phone) jutter@cooperstownny.org (email) 1LegalNov.26 Legal nOtice Notice of Formation of a NY Limited Liability Company. Name: AGRINOMIC INSIGHTS LLC Articles of Organization filing date with Secretary of State (SSNY) was 16 November 2020. Office location: Otsego County. SSNY has been designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served and SSNY shall mail copy of process to 272 Bissell Rd, Cooperstown, NY 13326. Purpose is to engage in any and all business activities permitted under NYS laws 6LegalDec.24 Legal nOtice Notice of

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Contracts with 0% Goals are generally single operation contracts, where subcontracting is not expected, and may present direct bidding opportunities for Small Business Firms, including, but not limited to D/W/MBEs.

Name: CARR - ADAMS FARM LLC Articles of Organization filing date with Secretary of State (SSNY) was 30 October 2020. Office location: Otsego County. SSNY has been designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served and SSNY shall mail copy of process to 289 Greenough Road, Cooperstown, NY 13326. Purpose is to engage in any and all business activities permitted under NYS laws. 6LegalDec.24 Legal nOtice Notice of Formation of a NY Limited Liability Company Name: INNOVATION AG LLC Articles of Organization filing date with Secretary of State (SSNY) was 30 October 2020. Office location: Otsego County. SSNY has been designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served and SSNY shall mail copy of process to 7937 US Hwy 20, Sharon Springs, NY 13459. Purpose is to engage in any and all business activities permitted under NYS laws. 6LegalDec.24 Legal nOtice NOTICE TO BIDDERS Sealed bids will be received as set forth in instructions to bidders until 10:30 A.M. on Thursday, December 17, 2020 at the NYSDOT, Contract Management Bureau, 50 Wolf Rd, 1st Floor, Suite 1CM, Albany, NY 12232 and will be publicly opened and read. Bids may also be submitted via the internet using www.bidx.com. A certified cashier’s check payable to the NYSDOT for the sum specified in the proposal or a bid bond, form CONR 391, representing 5% of the bid total, must accompany each bid. NYSDOT reserves the right to reject any or all bids. Electronic documents and Amendments are posted to www.dot.ny.gov/ doing-business/opportunities/const-notices. The Contractor is responsible for ensuring that all Amendments are incorporated into its bid. To receive notification of Amendments via e-mail you must submit a request to be placed on the Planholders List at www.dot. ny.gov/doing-business/opportunities/ const-planholder. Amendments may have been issued prior to your placement on the Planholders list. NYS Finance Law restricts communication with NYSDOT on procurements and contact can only be made with designated persons. Contact with non-designated persons or other involved Agencies will be considered a serious matter and may result in disqualification. Contact Robert Kitchen (518)457-2124.

The New York State Department of Transportation, in accordance with the Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 78 Stat. 252, 42 U.S.C. 2000d to 2000d-4 and Title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, Department of Transportation, Subtitle A, Office the Secretary, Part 21, Nondiscrimination in Federallyassisted programs of the Department of Transportation and Title 23 Code of Federal Regulations, Part 200, Title IV Program and Related Statutes, as amended, issued pursuant to such Act, hereby notifies all who respond to a written Department solicitation, request for proposal or invitation for bid that it will affirmatively insure that in any contract entered into pursuant to this advertisement, disadvantaged business enterprises will be afforded full opportunity to submit bids in response to this invitation and will not be discriminated against on the grounds of race, color, national origin, sex, age, disability/handicap and income status in consideration for an award. Please call (518)457-2124 if a reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the letting. Region 09: New York State Department of Transportation 44 Hawley Street, Binghamton, NY, 13901 D264343, PIN 9TBP21, FA Proj Z240-9TBP-213, Broome, Chenango, Delaware, Otsego, Schoharie, Tioga Cos., Bridge Painting 2021 Various Locations in Region 9, Bid Deposit: 5% of Bid (~ $375,000.00), Goals: DBE: 3.00% 2LegalNov.26

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Legal nOtice NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE Public Notice is hereby given Under Sec. 182 NYS Lien Law, that property described as contents of storage unit, will be sold at public auction at 1:00 PM on November 28th, 2020 at Rt. 23 Self Storage of Oneonta, 8745 St. Hwy. 23, Oneonta NY. The sale of such property is to satisfy the lien of Rt 23 Self Storage of Oneonta on property stored for the accounts of: Unit # 441 Ira L Dutcher Unit # 442 Katlin Champlin Legal nOtice Notice of Formation of J. Talbot Property Maintenance LLC, Art. of Org. filed with SSNY on 9/24/20. Off. loc.: Otsego Co. SSNY desig. as agent upon whom proc. may be served & shall mail POB 440, Otego, NY 13825. Purp.: any lawful. 6LegalDec.17 Legal nOtice Notice of Formation of a Limited Liability Company ( LLC) Name: Jake’s Old Fashion Deli, LLC Articles of Organization filed by the Department of State of New York on: 02/16/2017 Office location: County of Otsego Purpose: any and all lawful activities Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) is designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to: The LLC 501 Main Street Otego, NY 13825 6LegalDec.10 Legal nOtice NOTICE OF FORMATION OF

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Filed with SSNY on 10/15/2020. Office: Otsego County. SSNY designated as agent for process & shall mail to: 9 South Main Street Oneonta NY 13820. Purpose: any lawful 6LegalDec.10

LONGTAIL CONTRACTING, LLC Arts. of Org. filed with the Sec’y of State of NY (SSNY) on 10/27/20. Office Location: Otsego County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it my be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 109 Sunset Drive, Apt. 2, Oneonta, New York 13820. Purpose: Any lawful activity. 6LegalDec.24 Legal nOtice NOTICE OF FORMATION OF COOPERSTOWN AREA REAL ESTATE, LLC Arts. of Org. filed with the Sec’y of State of NY (SSNY) on 10/28/20. Office Location: Otsego County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 224 Lakeside Drive, Burlington Flats, New York 13315. Purpose: Any lawful activity. 6LegalDec.24

Legal nOtice NOTICE OF FORMATION OF Mandr Brothers LLC. Filed with SSNY on 10/28/2020. Office: Otsego County. SSNY designated as agent for process & shall mail to: 41 Stewart Ave Apt B Roscoe NY 12776. Purpose: any lawful 6LegalDec.10 Legal nOtice Notice of Formation of a Limited Liability Company (LLC) Name CASCADILLA CREEK 1, LLC, Articles of Organization filed with Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 10/16/20. Office location: Otsego County.

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SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to: Cascadilla Creek 1, LLC 6 Country Club Rd, Oneonta, NY 13820. Purpose: Any lawful purpose. Latest date upon which LLC is to dissolve: No specific date. 6LegalDec.3

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Legal nOtice Notice of Formation of a Limited Liability Company (LLC) Name EDCB ENTERPRISES, LLC, Articles of Organization filed with Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 10/16/20. Office location: Otsego County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to: EDCB Enterprises, LLC 6 Country Club Rd, Oneonta, NY 13820. Purpose: Any lawful purpose. Latest date upon which LLC is to dissolve: No specific date. 6LegalDec.3 Legal nOtice Notice of Formation of a NY Limited Liability Company Name: SPRINGFIELD CONVENIENCE CORNER LLC. Articles of Organization filing date with Secretary of State (SSNY) was 23 October 2020. Office location: Otsego County. SSNY has been designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served and SSNY shall mail copy of process to 4964 US Hwy 20, Springfield Center, NY 13468. Purpose is to engage in any and all business activities permitted under NYS laws. 6LegalDec.3 Legal nOtice NOTICE OF FORMATION OF 77 Beaver Street Property Management, LLC Filed 7/17/20 Office: Otsego Co. SSNY designated as agent for process & shall mail to: 77 Beaver Street, Cooperstown, NY 13326 Purpose: all lawful 6LegalDec.3 Legal nOtice NOTICE OF FORMATION OF Oaks Creek Property Consulting LLC filed with SSNY on 9/25/2020. Office: Otsego County. United States Corporation Agents, Inc., has been designated as agent of LLC upon whom process may be served and mailed to: 7014 13th Ave. suite #202, Brooklyn, NY 11228 Purpose: any lawful purpose 6LegalDec.3 Legal nOtice NOTICE OF FORMATION OF A NY LIMITED LIABILITY

The Olde Guard, LLC Articles of Organization filing date with the Department of State (SSNY) September 14, 2020. Office location: Otsego County. SSNY has been designated as the agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served and SSNY shall mail copy of process to: 3522 County Highway 11, Cooperstown, NY 13326. Purpose: to engage in any and all business activities permitted under NYS laws 6LegalDec.3 Legal nOtice Notice of formation of Winding Trails Farm LLC. Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 09/21/2020. Office location: Otsego County. SSNY is designated for services of process. SSNY shall mail a copy of any process served against the LLC to 2804 Gateway Oaks Dr #100 Sacramento, CA 95833. Purpose: any lawful purpose 6LegalNov.26 Legal nOtice Notice of Formation of a NY Limited Liability Company Name: MONDAY THROUGH SUNDAY, LLC Articles of Organization filing date with Secretary of State (SSNY) was 8 October 2020. Office location: Otsego County. SSNY has been designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served and SSNY shall mail copy of process to 196 Lefferts Ave, Floor 2, Brooklyn, NY 11225. Purpose is to engage in any and all business activities permitted under NYS laws. 6LegalNov.26 Legal nOtice Notice of Formation of CAIRNGORM BOTHIES LLC Articles of Org. filed NY Sec. of State (SSNY) 8/26/2020. Office in Otsego Co. SSNY desig. agent of LLC whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail process to PO Box 11, Gilbertsville, NY 13776. Purpose: Any lawful purpose. 6LegalNov.26 Legal nOtice Notice of Formation of Saddlebag Lake, LLC. Art. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 10/13/2020. Office: Otsego County. SSNY designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to the LLC, 343 Main Street, Oneonta, NY 13820. Purpose: Any lawful purpose. 6LegalNov.26

THE FREEMAN’S JOURNAL B-5

THURSDAY, November 26, 2020

IN MEMORIAM

Carol J. O’Driscoll, 79 Nov. 23, 1941 - Nov. 4, 2020

TITUSVILLE – Carol J. winters in Florida till Jerry’s (Burrows) O’Driscoll passed death in February 2018. away unexpectedly of natural Although Carol had no causes Wednesday, Nov. 4 at children of her own, she was her home in Titusville, well loved by multiple Dutchess County. generations of chilCarol, lovingly dren of family and known as “Birdie”, lifelong friends who was born Nov. 20, will dearly miss her. 1941, to Stuart and Carol is preHelen Burrows. Carol deceased by her was born and raised parents, siblings and in Oneonta. her husband Jerry She has lived all O’Driscoll. over the United States She is survived by and even in Germany. lifelong friends Rose Carol She worked at many Millias of Maryland, O’Driscoll hospitals in California, Mary and Don Ohio and New York. She also Bordinger of West Laurens, tended bar at the famous and Tammie and Jim Brown Tommy’s and Pour House in of Otego. Many friends who Oneonta, where she made have always thought of Birdie many friends and had lots as their family. As well as of laughs. many nieces and nephews. Carol married her best A celebration of Bird’s life friend, Jerry O’Driscoll, in will be held in the summer of September 2001. They spent 2021. summers in New York and

OBITUARIES Charles H. Swanson, 74, Lifetime Legion Member

WEST WINFIELD – Charles H. Swanson, 74, a lifetime member of the Cooperstown American Legion and VFW,, died Sunday Nov. 22, 2020. Charles was born on Nov. 8, 1946 in Brewton, AL the son of Leonard and the late Mary (Fenwich) Swanson. In 1966, he enlisted in the United States Air Force, and served over three years as a Crew Chief with The Field Maintenance Squadron at K.I. Sawyer Air Force Base in Michigan. He was honorably discharged in May of 1969. Charles is survived by, his wife Lillian SticklesSwanson, West Winfield,

his son Charles H (Nicole) Swanson of Kingston, MA, daughters Wendy (Dennis) Elliott of Milford and Kasondra (Weston) Chambers of Smyrna, Tenn, step-son Gregory (Paula) Stickles Edinburg, Va, seven grandchildren, his father, his former wife Viola Swanson of Kingston, MA, a brother Thomas (Joyce) Swanson of Sprout Brook, a sister Melodie Swanson of Gloversville, and several nieces and nephews. Services will be private. Arrangements are entrusted to the Delker and Terry Funeral Home.

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BERKSON: Thanksgiving Turkey Brought Peace Home BERKSON/From A4 announced to several of us who had gathered on the front porch. I had never seen a turkey alive and up close like this. “Where’d you get it?” I asked, cautiously poking a finger through the bars. “Did it fall off a truck?” “Never mind,” he said. “There’s enough here for all of us.” I was placed in charge of watering and feeding the bird, which to me looked like some kind of prehistoric monster. I had to lower the water pan through an opened hatch in the top of the cage. “Don’t worry,” Chickie reassured me when he saw the concern on my face. “That big bird’ll never get through that little hole.” I figured they must have put the turkey in the crate when he was small and kept feeding him. • So any hard feelings were put aside and preparations for a Thanksgiving dinner at one table were divided between Aunt Edna and Chickie’s wife Ann. Aunt Edna would bake the pies – mince, blueberry and apple – while Ann would roast the turkey, make stuffing and gravy and prepare candied sweet potatoes, plum pudding and the rest. Dad, who was working nights on his taxi, would supply the wine and cider and Mr. Bilideau would buy some fruit – and chestnuts, I hoped. Meanwhile, Chickie had taken to calling the turkey Sylvester, and would spend time with it out on the porch when he came home from work. He’d stick a fat calloused index finger through the bars and let the bird peck at it. “You’re gonna be a good turkey,” he’d say affectionately. I was still afraid of the thing and hadn’t warmed up to it that much, but all the talk about how this bird was going to taste sent uneasy twinges through my wishbone. • Three days before Thanksgiving, Chickie came home with bad news. The butcher around the corner didn’t want to slaughter Sylvester. He tried other butchers and they refused too. It suddenly looked like we weren’t going to have turkey for dinner. We were all gathered in

A Thanksgiving turkey brought peace to Terry Berkson’s boyhood home in Brooklyn.

the kitchen trying to come up with a solution. Chickie had carried the crate into the house and put it on top of the stove. “I hear you just chop off his head,” he was musing. Uncle Dave mentioned that Mr. Bilideau had grown up on a farm in Canada: Surely he’d know how to butcher the bird. “But what about cleaning it and plucking the feathers?” Aunt Edna protested. “That’s a real mess!” All this talk about butchering must have been too much for Sylvester, too, because suddenly, impossibly, he was out of his crate, flapping his tremendous wings and scratching at anything in sight with his clawed feet. Everyone scrambled out of the kitchen. Leo and I ran for the bathroom while the others headed for the hall. The last thing I saw was Chickie struggling to keep Sylvester from becoming airborne. I worried that the bird would take my cousin’s eyes out. How was he going to squeeze Sylvester back through that small trapdoor? I could hear both of them swearing. • After what seemed like a very long time, Chickie announced that the coast

was clear. We all crept into the kitchen and found that Sylvester was back in his box. He didn’t look much worse for wear. “I was careful not to hurt him,” Chickie said. Mr. Bilideau came downstairs and entered the kitchen to find out what all the commotion was about. When asked he said, “Yes, I’ll butcher the turkey if you have a sharp hatchet.” He explained that the way to get the feathers out easily was to scald the freshly killed bird in a vat of boiling water. He would use the tree stump in the back yard for the first part of the operation and a lobster pot from the cellar for the second. The procedure would take place the next day after work. We were going to have turkey after all. Chickie stood there in the kitchen with his hand on the hatch door as Sylvester tried to bite through the bars. • The next morning when I left for school the bird wasn’t on the porch. He wasn’t in the cellar or out in the garage, either. Chickie’s Nash was gone from the parking place next to the house. Maybe he had come up with a brainstorm on how to get Sylvester butchered and avoid all the mess. I was glad that Mr.

Bilideau had been relieved of the job. With him doing it, I pictured us all sitting around chewing on feathers. After school I ran home and eagerly waited for Chickie to return with Sylvester. I felt a little guilty about it, but I was kind of looking forward to seeing the bird stripped of his claws and feathers and head. I sat on the stoop as big wet snowflakes floated toward the ground. Chickie pulled in the driveway right on schedule. He got out of the car with a large brown paper bag and walked up to where I was sitting. “Is that the turkey?” I asked. “Yeah,” he said. I looked in the bag. There was a bald thing with pockmarks all over it. • That Thanksgiving was one of the most festive I can remember. The table was so long we had to set it up in the hall. I noticed that Chickie, sitting at the head, was in especially good spirits. In my mind, the feast with a golden-brown bird at the center seemed to exude a joyous radiance. Somehow I understood that it was our turkey, Sylvester, that had brought us all together. Years later, on a cold November day, as we were on our way to make an oil delivery, I asked Chickie if it had really been Sylvester in the bag that afternoon. He chuckled as he shifted the Mack down to a lower gear. Then he looked over at me and said, “Nah.” Terry Berkson, who has an MFA in creative writing from Brooklyn College, lives on a farm outside Richfield Springs. His article have appears in New York magazine, the New York Daily News Sunday Magazine, Automobile and other publications.

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