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“Red Bursey’s Boys,” after the legendary coach and athletic director, namesake of Bursey COOPERSTOWN Gym. However, it did not name a s of June 30, Cooperstown substitute. School board PresiCentral School’s “RedJean Schi- dent David Borgstrom said skins” nickname will be no fano makes there is no timeline to do so. more. “We will continue to review all motion. With one dissenting vote, the nicknames,” he said. He did CCS board Wednesday, March 6, disnote that Doug George (Kanentiio), a patched a moniker that may date back to Please See REDSKINS, A3 By JIM KEVLIN
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Jody Taylor, director, county Department of Weights & Measures, receives “Most Outstanding Employee” award from county board Chair Kathy Clark, R-Otego, at the start of the March meeting on the 6th. Recently, Taylor was named third vice president of the state Weights & Measures Association.
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The Cooperstown Lady Redskins lost a squeaker Saturday, March 9, to Harpursville, 45-43, but not before bringing 1,000 fans – Scott Whiteman, standing, above left, among them – to SUNY Oneonta’s Alumni Field House to cheer their team in the first round of the state tournament. In left photo, forward Sumer Murdock (11) stares hard at the basket as, yes, with 48 seconds to go, her threepointer tied the game at 42-42. Harpursville came back with a three-pointer, and Coop ran out of time.
MANOR MEETINGS: The Otsego Manor Committee plans the first of three public meetings on privatization at 1:30 p.m. Saturday, March 16, at the American Legion, Worcester. IN MEMORIAM: A memorial service for Margaret C. Peters, 88, will be at 10 a.m. Saturday, March 23, at First Presbyterian Church, with Rev. Elsie Armstrong Rhodes, pastor, officiating. A reception will follow in Templeton Hall. Arrangements are with Tillapaugh Funeral Service.
David Borgstrom, center, and Mary Leonard vote to eliminate “Redskins.” At right is Superintendent C.J. Hebert.
ial-up and satellite Internet may soon go the way of typewriters and tape decks in Otsego County. “At the 2012 Economic Summit, our lack of broadband service was identified as a real need, as really holding Otsego County back economically,” said state Sen. Jim Seward, Seward R-Milford. “Peo- keynotat last ple use broadband ing year’s sumin their daily lives mit. and in conducting business – it’s very important that we expand availability.” Seward was commenting after Please See BROADBAND, A7
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The $25 parking permits should generate thousands more. And a contract with Complus Data Innovations to take over parking-ticket collections – 4,500 tickets were never entered into the system – should generate
even more. However, Mayor Jeff Katz said that in developing the 2013-14 village budget, which is nearing completion, the trustees are estimating revenues conservatively, since how much Please See BUDGET, A3
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redskin/From A1 Mohawk who has served as a New York State Historical Association educator, would address students -- he did Monday, March 11 – as CCS begins to intensify teaching local history. The name goes, but not the logo. For now, the intent is to maintain the image on the school seal based on “The Indian Hunter,” the statue in Lakefront Park. After a month of intense meetings, the board’s Public Relations Committee came to bury “Redskin,” but also to praise it: Before eliminating the nickname, the school board passed a resolution honoring it as “giving form and substance to the competitive nature, institutional pride and indomitable spirit that characterizes the student body, past and present.” That first resolution passed unanimously – some audience members for a moment seemed to conclude the school board intended to keep “Redskin,” and there were gasps.
Then Jean Schifano, Public Relations chair, read the second resolution, and the intent became clear. But when it was proposed, board member Tony Scalici, former board president, signalled he would vote nay. He read a statement saying that name-change discussion in 2001 and now featured “opinion, projection, emotion and shades of moral judgment – very thorny stuff.” “The only certainty I can conclude on evidence is that Cooperstown people (past, present and future) never did or would project any meaning other than endearment and pride. My vote against this resolution is rooted in that certainly and is cast to represent the many who would hold onto what I believe is an honorable nickname for the school,” said Scalici. The March 6 meeting was calm compared to one a month ago, where some 120 residents pleaded for the name change or stalwartly defended the tradition. Of three dozen people
present tonight, only four spoke. Alumna Barbara Tongue had circulated a petition that said, “please, let’s keep our dear Redskin,” and she declared, “People can ascribe any meaning to any word.” She argued for “pride, community, tradition.” Peg Odell, mother of CCS students and a former PTO president, applauded the board, anticipating “Redskin” would go. Athletes, she said, are “playing for their school, playing for their team, playing for their family. They are not playing for their mascot.” Chad Welch, CCS Alumni Association vice president, had participated in several meetings held by Schifano’s committee in the past month, including consultations with Village Historian Hugh MacDougall and Barb Tongue. He learned there were “so many people on both sides of the issue.” Carl Wenner, the Otsego Town Board member, argued for “Redskin,” noting, “There’s not a team that calls itself after anything they’re deriding.”
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t’s easy to spend somebody else’s money, but listening to Otsego Land Trust chair Harry Levine’s report on efforts to keep Brookwood Point open to the public, it was hard not to think about SUNY Oneonta. The state campus routinely spends $40 million a year on renovation and new construction – and spends it well: The campus looks very smart. It is obviously loved and tended, (a credit to, among many, Tom Rathbone of Milford, the associate VP for facilities.) But SUNY Oneonta is not just the main campus. Its initiatives in the northern part of the county have been fruitful for the institution, the Cooperstown area and academe in general. The master’s in lake management, offered by the Biological Field Station, halfway up Otsego Lake at Thayer Farm, is the first of its kind in the nation. SUNY Oneonta President Nancy Kleniewski often speaks of the Graduate Program in Museum Studies, a collaboration with the New York Historical Association, as a “jewel in the crown” of her striving, ever-striving institution. And what a success story, as punctuated by CGP grad Greg Harris’ elevation last fall to president of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland. • Saturday, March 9, in Cooper-
IF YOU DONATE: Contributions to raise the $62,000 local match on a $188,000 U.S. Scenic Byways Grant for Brookwood may be sent to Otsego Land Trust, Box 173, Cooperstown NY 13326, or call 547-2366 stown’s Templeton Hall, Levine was briefing the public on the Land Trust’s efforts to keep Brookwood Point in the public sphere. It is the only remaining acreage that can provide any further public access to James Fenimore Cooper’s Glimmerglass. In 2011, when it looked like the 22 acres, then owned by the Cook Foundation, might go into private hands (now-U.S. Rep. Richard Hanna was negotiating to buy it), the public outcry prompted the Land Trust to step forward. After negotiations, the Cook Foundation merged with the Land Trust, and the new entity assumed Brookwood’s ownership. (The Land Trust was already fully subscribed; it holds easements on 10,000 acres, and has put together a recreational trail for canoeing, fishing and recreation from Deawongo Island in Canadarago Lake to Oak Creek’s entry into the Susquehanna at Hartwick Seminary. But this was important.) Since 2011, as Levine reported, an ice-out last spring crushed Brookwood’s docks, a source of
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revenue now lost. But wedding rentals and a one-time windfall – $20,000 in insurance for the docks, which haven’t been rebuilt – allowed Brookwood to finish 2012 at $20,000 in the black. The trajectory, though, is headed in the wrong direction. Levine estimates it will cost $25,000 a year to keep the property stable – among other things, the gardens, planned by landscape architect Frederick de Peyster Townsend at the beginning of the 20th century, are being revived and that has to
be ongoing. A plan is also in hand to develop Brookwood – it’s a delightful place, looking across the lake toward Kingfisher Tower – for passive recreation: canoes, picnicking, bird-watching. During the recent Cooperstown Winter Carnival, it was the jumping-off point for a snow-shoe and x-country-ski trek across the lake and back. And a $188,000 U.S. Scenic Byways Grant has been obtained to make that happen. A $62,000 match is required, and one-third has already been raised. But Levine is adamant: The Land Trust can’t afford a drag on its finances; sooner rather than later, Brookwood Point will have to pay its way. One liability – or is it an asset? – is the former Cook home on the property, complete with Victorian filigree, which over the years fell into disrepair. It will cost an estimated $90,000 just to raze it, $130,000 or so to stabilize it. • The good news is that Virginia Kennedy, the Land Trust’s new executive director (she starts work March 19), has a background in development and fundraising. Ideal. Further, the county has no park on Otsego Lake, and this would be an ideal property to adopt. However, Otsego Manor’s growing deficit has sucked up all the
oxygen. Until The Manor is stabilized, there will be no money for something like Brookwood – or, for that matter, anything else, including the $90,000 needed for a water district on Southside Oneonta, which would enable development that would pay for itself in a couple of years. But what if SUNY Oneonta adopted, at least, the old Cook mansion, renovating it for a conference center, housing for CGP students and/or lodging for visiting dignitaries? It would be another gem in the college’s crown, unique – and relatively inexpensive. A reasonable lease would help make Brookwood sustainable. When you think about its adjunct campuses, should SUNY Oneonta be rechristened SUNY Otsego? Or SUNY Glimmerglass Region? Or somesuch. Attention, marketers. Everyone agrees that SUCO, today’s generally used moniker, is no adornment for a campus competing with Geneseo to be The Harvard of the SUNY System. In any event, a Land Trust/ SUNY Oneonta alliance would be worth a conversation, one Levine no doubt would welcome. “Community Partnership” is one of the “six pillars” of SUNY Oneonta’s new strategic plan, and this just may be a low-cost, low-risk way to put a toe in the water.
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Only Public Ownership Provides Quality Care tizing a taxpayer facility, while ignoring the public outcry to consider other options without true input from the community, is despicable. The county board will tell you they did consider “all options.” This isn’t true. They hired no consultant as they did with MOSA. They are truly “kicking the can” and getting it “off their plates” due to sheer laziness. It takes effort to find solutions, work together across the aisle and draw in all the political clout necessary to make it work. It takes no effort to privatize, form an LDC and pass the responsibility on to another group, while taxpayers lose out. We all lose on accessibility, ownership and control, quality of care – and our workers, salaries and pensions that are spent in our county and drive the economy. Please See CULBERT, A6 •
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fact, the Supreme Court has held that, “Like most rights, the Second Amendment is not unlimited. It is not a right to keep and carry any weapon whatsoever in any manner whatsoever and for whatever purpose.” Writing for the majority in District of Columbia v. Heller (2010), Scalia wrote: “Nothing ... should be taken to cast doubt on longstanding prohibitions on the pos-
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Two speakers urged moderated discussion and one, the writer, urged repeal of the Second Amendment. The Second Amendment should be repealed, not because it provides unlimited permission for individuals to possess and carry any type of weapon – it does not. The problem is that people who want to think so think that it does, and then they stop thinking. In
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To the Editor: The March county board meeting, refreshingly open to the public, provided a forum with regard to gun laws as well as the question concerning the disposition of The Manor. Most speakers about gun laws urged the board to send a resolution to the governor and the Assembly demanding repeal of Cuomo’s recent gun-control legislation.
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To the Editor: Anyone who has been in any other area nursing home besides Otsego Manor knows that, with profit as a motive, something has to give. I’ve done my research by talking with people who work/worked in the field and reading the university studies showing that for-profits negatively affect the level of care. My mother was in one for two weeks until moved to The Manor. The care was night and day. I’ll state the obvious – as people age, their ability to snap back lessens; a what is normally a small problem becomes much more serious. A small wound, without proper nutrition, won’t heal. A fall can cause bruising and broken bones. People in poor health frequently don’t consume enough calories to fight back, and become depressed if isolated. They die quicker. Care is key, and we have it. The thought of priva-
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Editor’s Note: In casting the sole vote against eliminating “Redskins” as the CCS athletic nickname, school board member Tony Scalici read this statement.
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y vote will be “no” on this resolution. I recognize its purpose, that the use of “Redskins” as a team nickname has been generally decided to be no longer acceptable in this social climate. It seems right to remove the negative stigma it casts on the district and its students. To explain what may seem a con-
tradiction. This is the second time the issue has come up while I have been on the board. All the debate for and against is set in opinion, projection, emotion and shades of moral judgment – very thorny stuff. The only certainty I can conclude on evidence is that Cooperstown people (past, present and future) never did or would project any meaning other than endearment and pride. My vote against the resolution is rooted in that certainty and is cast to represent the many who would hold onto what they believe is an honorable nickname for their school.
session of firearms by felons and the mentally ill, or laws forbidding the carrying of firearms in sensitive places ... or laws imposing conditions and qualifications on the commercial sale of firearms.” But the Second Amendment should be repealed anyway, because it is an anachronistic document, with roots in 17th century English law pertaining to the authority of the King and the suppression of Protestants by Catholics, and American roots in the support of support of State militias to suppress slave revolts. And it should be repealed most of all because it serves as a knee-jerk reference point for persons unwilling to accept any limitation whatsoever on their fantasies of defense against some modern equivalent of King James-style oppression by the government, combined with an image of themselves as Gary Cooper in “High Noon” or John Wayne in “Rooster Cogburn.” These people do not really understand the Second Amendment, but it functions for them as an ultimate statement, after which a respectful silence is expected. Repealing the Second Amendment, which has long since outlived its pertinence, would perhaps compel thinking and real argumentation, rather than rote recitation. As stunningly tragic as the events such as Newtown are, they are the tip of the iceberg. In 2010, over 31,000 Americans were killed in homicides, suicides and unintentional shootings. Nearly 74,000 were treated in Emergency Rooms for non-fatal gunshot wounds. Firearms-related deaths are one of the top three causes of death in American Youth. The American Academy of Pediatrics says Please See WHELAN, A6
THURSDAY, MARCH 14, 2013
THE FREEMAN’S JOURNAL A-5
BOUND VOLUMES Compiled by Tom Heitz from Freeman’s Journal archives, courtesy of the New York State Historical Association Library
200 YEARS AGO
Herkimer, March 4: On Monday morning, about 4 o’clock, Major General Dearborn, Commander in Chief of all the armies of the United States, passed through this village for Sackett’s Harbor. Yesterday afternoon, a fine looking corps of United States Light Dragoons, well-mounted, of about 120, commanded by Col. Burns, arrived in this village & encamped; and this morning proceeded on their march for Sackett’s Harbor. We understand a detachment of infantry and artillery may be expected here today, destined also for Sackett’s Harbor. They are from the camp at Greenbush. March 13, 1813
175 YEARS AGO
without interruption for 44 hours. When it ceased a total precipitation of 32 inches was measured. The last two hotels in Hartwick Village have been sold to local residents. The Commercial Hotel on Main Street was sold to William Peterson of North Street, an employee of the Thomas Baking Co. Mr. Peterson and family will use it as a residence and Mrs. Peterson will start an ice cream parlor there April 1. It was in this hotel that Stephen Brown was shot and killed during prohibition days. The Otego Valley Hotel on the same street has been purchased by Monroe Burch of the O.S. Burch & Son store which adjoins the hotel. This building is probably one of the oldest taverns in the vicinity. Before automobile days the village had four large hotels with accommodations for scores of travelers. March 16, 1938
150 YEARS AGO
Detroit – A Negro, who had committed an outrage upon a young white girl, was being taken from the court room to jail under escort of the military this afternoon, when an attempt to rescue was made by a gang of rowdies. The crowd was fired upon, and one man killed and several wounded. Being foiled in their attempt to get possession of the Negro the mob perpetrated the most horrible outrages upon the colored people residing in the vicinity of the jail. Houses were gutted and burned and the inmates maltreated, and in many instances killed. Ten or fifteen lives have been lost and as many houses burned. All the available military here and a regiment in the interior of the state have been sent for. March 13, 1863
125 YEARS AGO
“How deep is the snow in your town?” was the inquiry made of a Burlington man, and he replied: “About four feet by nine!” Roads were blocked in all directions on Tuesday. It did look cheery to see the sun come out about 3:30 Tuesday afternoon. The storm commenced here Sunday afternoon and continued steadily for about 44 hours. No mails have been received from the East or West since Monday last. The local mails are similarly delayed. This morning, the regular stage left for Richfield Springs expecting to get through. We delayed the publication of the Journal hoping for the arrival of the mails from the East today, but as the probabilities are against it, we go to press with the little news there is at hand. At roll call at Union School on Tuesday morning, only a small number of scholars responded and those were given a day’s vacation. The snow has not been so deep at any time since the noted storms of April 1857 on the 13th and 20th of that month. About four feet of heavy snow fell in this locality on those two days and the nights previous. In May 1835 or 36 there was a heavy fall of snow in the area. It was impossible for Pathmaster Gruby to clear the sidewalks of snow that morning. March 16, 1888
50 YEARS AGO
The Cooperstown Redskins basketball squad has advanced to the Class B Southeast Area semi-finals of the Section III basketball tournament Saturday night at Morrisville by upending Center State League rival Waterville, 59 to 36. It was the third straight victory of the season over Waterville for the CSL champion Redskins, and their 19th straight win this season without a loss. March 13, 1963
25 YEARS AGO
The CCS girls’ basketball squad lost its first game in 24 starts to the Warriors of Westhill, 58-56, in the Section III, Class C Championship on Wednesday. CCS lost March 19, 1838 Dawn Berry, their center, with fouls with 4:02 remaining and her absence was felt. Berry left the game with 13 points. Karen Finn led the Lady Redskins with 18 points, Laurie Fassett scored 13 points and Tammy Berry had 12. CCS completes the season with 23 victories. Both Dawn The automobile is getting to the point where to own one Berry and Karen Finn reached the 1,000-point career scorwill cause no more of a sensation upon the part of one’s ing milestone and established a host of other school records. neighbors than would the ownership of a bicycle or a March 16, 1988 wheelbarrow. Indeed, a very serviceable benzene buggy can be purchased nowadays for about what a horse and wagon cost, with much less expense to keep and much more convenience when one wishes to go somewhere. The possession of a modest motor car is, even, a necessity to a person The Cooperstown Redskins won a heart-stopping overwhose business calls him to go about the country – and it time thriller, 61-58, over the Seton Catholic Saints at need not therefore be regarded as a token either of reckless Binghamton University West Gym last Saturday as Shane extravagance or of swollen fortune. Connolly hit five of six free throw attempts in OT. With the March 19, 1913 win, the 25-0 Redskins advance to the Class C Final Four at Glens Falls where they will take on the Potsdam Sandstoners (24-1) on March 15. “We’re playing our best basketball and we’re playing with confidence and doing what has to be Last week was the fiftieth anniversary of the great blizdone to win games,” Coach Dave Bertram said. zard of 1888, one of the historic storms in the annals of March 14, 2003 Otsego County and New York State. The snow commenced falling Sunday evening, March 11, 1888, and continued
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New York made a promise when it created the State University—a promise to keep SUNY accessible to all students. But today, the state is pulling back from that promise. A two-year funding freeze—on top of years of deep cuts in state support—has shifted more of the cost of higher education onto students and their families. Today, nearly 75 percent of SUNY’s operating budget comes from tuition and fees, compared to a decade ago when 75 percent came from the state. So more and more funding for SUNY is coming from tuition and fees. This amounts to an increasing burden on lower- and middle-income families.
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A-6 THE FREEMAN’S JOURNAL
Repeal Second Amendment WHELAN/From A4 it “continues to support a number of specific measures to reduce the destructive effects of guns in the lives of children and adolescents, including the regulation of the manufacture, sale, purchase, ownership, and use of firearms; a ban on semiautomatic assault weapons; and the strongest possible regulations of handguns for civilian use.” Under pressure from the NRA, the Florida State Legislature passed a law making it a criminal offense for physicians to discuss gun safety with patients (the Florida Supreme Court subsequently overturned it). Let’s argue about that. A recently released study by Boston Children’s Hos-
pital found that states with more gun control laws have less gun violence. Let’s argue about that. An argument advanced at the county board meeting cited the supposed loss of revenue from fishing and hunting licenses and associated commercial revenues, should the current legislation be maintained. Do people really angle with AK-47s? Let’s argue about that. But let’s argue, and advance thoughtful arguments, with the Second Amendment out of the way. All it does at this point is provide false justification for a culture of fantasy and its attendant violence. MARY ANNE WHELAN, MD
Cooperstown
Privatization Degrades Quality CULBERT/From A4 A financial solution must be found quickly and one including renegotiations with CSEA was suggested, but county Reps. Stuligross, Powers, Clark and Lindberg would not consider it, nor any increase to sales tax. They offer NO ideas. Stuligross says she is committed to “quality” care, but is heading in a direct path in the opposite direction. She doesn’t get it. She cares only about her re-election, which hopefully won’t happen. The Manor serves the whole county, not just the folks currently in the Manor. In last week’s newspaper,
Mr. Harlem’s letter looks at this county service from a narrow view. Perhaps he looks at the jail differently, or road crews, or the office workers. If it serves the county, it serves all of us. We must pay for these services; our taxes, whether state or federal, all go to that end. Taxes go up with expenses. Thanks to the weak board, we are now on a path to lose The Manor, and in the 11th hour. We need a “Hail Mary” pass. Step up and speak out now. MAUREEN CULBERT East Springfield
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To the Editor: There have been several recent reports to the effect that I am the Democratic Party candidate for the county board, District 5 (New Lisbon, Hartwick, Milford). In fact, many people have offered congratulations and encouragement. However, the truth is that I am not the Democratic Party candidate, at least not yet, and that I have not yet made up my mind about running. My dilemma has several sources, including that I enjoy being a New Lisbon
Town Board member. I believe I am making a useful contribution to our community in that capacity and part of me would prefer to run for re-election there. In addition, I will not run for the county board unless and until I convince myself that I will have the time to manage my legal practice, co-manage our farm (with our son), ably serve on the County Board, and still have a family life. On the other hand, reasons for running include that I could perhaps make
Let’s Make Best Of Paid Parking To the Editor: I was pleased to see that there will be paid parking on Main Street next summer. Now, we might finally find a way to repair our old streets. If any merchant is upset about this development, they should work with and make it a plus rather than a minus for the tourist. For example, allow a discount to those who park in front of their stores based on the size of the parking fee. They could also volunteer to pay for the guy’s parking. A short time ago I suggested that we build a ramp over the old Main Street. This ramp would be 20 or 30 feet above the current street. It could be anchored on the east in front of Woodside Hall and on the west in front of the old county jail. This additional street could serve two purposes: It could give us more parking spots,
but what is more important, the second floor of each building could now become the site of another souvenir shop. We would have twice as many shops and parking spaces. The village would really luck out on this. The new shops would be required to have “handicap accessibility” based on the federal law while the older shops are “grandfathered” in. Now people using wheelchairs will have a chance to spent their money like all the rest of the baseball fans. This accessibility can be supervised by the same guy who currently enforces snow removal in front of the shops on Main Street. Now Susquehanna Avenue will no longer be called the worst road in the county. BOB LETTIS Cooperstown
more of a contribution to our community as a county representative and that the residents of New Lisbon, Hartwick and Milford deserve stronger representation on the board, especially when it comes to issues as important as hydrofracking, The Manor, the pipeline, county management and others. I should also make clear that while many members of the Democratic Committee and others have encouraged me to run, the process remains an open one. Whatever I decide about myself, and whatever endorsements
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the committee may make, any registered Democrat (and even a non-Democrat with party approval) is free to run. The process will remain open until petitions have been passed and, if necessary, a primary election has been held. So, with thanks to those of you who have offered me congratulations and encouragement and who otherwise support my candidacy, I regret to say that I remain undecided. As soon as I know, you will know. Thank you. EDWARD T. LENTZ Garrattsville
Make Choosing Name Inclusive To the Editor: The deed is done. The Cooperstown Board of Education has voted 6-1 to “retire” the Redskins, a name that has been here for nearly 100 years according to some records. I applaud Tony Scalici, the only board member who looked beyond the political correctness of the issue. His statement (which I quote) says it perfectly: “Any and all of the evidence is that the Cooperstown people past, present and future never gave or would project any meaning other than endearment and pride for the use of Redskins”. As with other controversial decisions, we will survive and move on with grace and resilience. My concern is for the many students, which includes my
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children and grandchildren, who have worn the Redskin uniform with such excitement and pride. The school board’s action has taken this away from them and replaced it with a feeling of undeserved shame. Most of all, I am distressed by the method used to make this move. It has left a belief that those of us who did not see the need for this action never stood a chance – the die was cast, as it were. When does all of this end? How many generations will be called on to “pay for” what happened hundreds of years ago. In closing, I urge the board to take a more democratic approach in the process of adopting a new name. JAN KERR Cooperstown
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people and new businesses to rural areas,” said Seward. “I was happy to support this application.” The project will take 18-24 months to complete, and Lewis says she’s “anxious” to get all contracts in place and requirements met. Meanwhile, a working group is being put together to decide which area will get to test the program out first. “We could try it out in Roseboom; it would be a great boost,” said county Rep. Beth Rosenthal, D-Roseboom, who uses the Internet for her work booking Middle East trips for executives through a San Francisco agency. “It would be a great boost.” Noting expense may still be a hurdle, she continued. “It’s not easy to get access here at all. Satellite is expensive, and there are weather issues it goes out of there’s a storm.”
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SENIOR PLAY -- 7 p.m. “Peter Pan and Wendy.” Adults $10, Students $5. Cooperstown Central, 39 Linden Ave, Cooperstown. Info, (607) 547-8181. CABARET -- 7:30 p.m. “Sing a Song of Broadway” multi-generational cabaret. Free, all welcome, enjoy desserts with the cast afterwards. The Plains at Parish Homestead, 163 Heritage Circle, Oneonta. Info, (607) 267-4013. JAZZ -- 7 p.m. Jazz Night at the Red Caboose Restaurant, 214 Main St., Oneonta. Info, (607) 267-4966. NEW MUSIC -- 7:30 p.m. SUNY Oneonta’s 4th Annual New Music Focus Week. atom3, electronic music trio. SUNY Oneonta, Fine Arts, Hamblin Theatre, 108 Ravine Pkwy., Oneonta. Info, (607) 434-3337.
Friday March 15
KLEZMER WORKSHOP -- 3 p.m. Robin Seletsky, Hartwick clarinet instructor, hosts workshop on klezmer style and performance practices. Hartwick College, Anderson Center Music Circle, 1 Hartwick Dr., Oneonta. Info, Jason Curley, (607) 4314802. LECTURE -- 4 p.m. “Where Minerals Meet Life: Fungal Weathering and Potassium Acquisition,” Zsuzsanna BaloghBrunstad, Ass. Prof. of Chemistry. Hartwick College, Bresee Hall Eaton Lounge, 1 Hartwick Rd., Oneonta. Info, Matthew Voorhees, (607) 431-4387, voorheesm@hartwick.edu. MOVIE -- 6:30, 9:30 p.m. shows. “Silver Linings Playbook.” Free with SUCO ID, $3 to all others. Red Dragon Theatre, 108 Ravine Pkwy., Oneonta. Info, (607) 436-2550. POETRY -- 7-9 p.m. “Poets Against Fracking” featuring Band of Bards. $5 donation. First United Methodist Church, 66 Chestnut St., Oneonta. Info, (607) 279-6116. BREW LAUNCH -- 7 p.m. Ommegang launches Iron Ale, inspired by HBO’s “Game of Thrones.” Brewery Ommegang, 656 Cty. Hwy. 33, Cooperstown. Info, tickets, www.ommegang. com. SENIOR PLAY -- 7 p.m. “Peter Pan and Wendy.” Adults $10, Students $5. Cooperstown Central, 39 Linden Ave, Cooperstown. Info, (607) 547-8181. ROLLER DERBY -- 7:30 p.m. Oneonta Derailing Darlings take on Accord, Mid-Hudson Misfits, for St. Paddy’s Day Punch! Interskate 88, 5185 New York 23, Oneonta. Info, (607) 432-0366. SQUARE DANCE -- 7:30 p.m. Doubleday Dancers evening of St. Patrick’s Day-themed square dancing. Cooperstown Elementary School. $5 each. 21 Walnut St., Cooperstown. Info, (607) 264-8128. PHILHARMONIC -- 8 p.m. Fly Creek Philharmonic with “Location, Location, Location.” Benefits Cooperstown Food Bank. Fly Creek Methodist Church, Fly Creek.
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COOP FARMERS MARKET -- 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Pioneer Alley. Info, (607) 547-6195, www. otsego2000.org ONEONTA FARMERS MARKET -- 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Garage Walkway, Main St. Plaza. Info, www.Oneontafarmersmarket.com CRAYON CARNIVAL -- 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Bounce house, slides, games, food. Stroll of Nations where kids “visit” different countries through music, games. Cooperstown Middle/ High School, 39 Linden Ave., Cooperstown. Info, Alicia Chase, (607) 267-1483, achase@stny. rr.com. BENEFIT SUPPER -- 1 p.m. Corned Beef and Cabbage dinner benefit for Susan Drake Skillin. Irish music, Chinese Auction. Hartwick Veteran’s Club, 3099 Co. Hwy. 11, Hartwick. Info, (607) 293-7511. SENIOR PLAY -- 3:15 & 7 p.m. “Peter Pan and Wendy.” Adults $10, Students $5. Cooperstown Central School, 39 Linden Ave, Cooperstown. Info, (607) 5478181. SOCCER DINNER -- 5-8 p.m. SUNY Oneonta Women’s Soccer team hosts 8th Annual “Dinner and Auction with the Dragons.” All you can eat pasta, adults $10, 10 and under $5. Elks Club, 84 Chestnut St., Oneonta. Info, Liz McGrail, (607) 436-3474. COFFEE HOUSE -- 6:30-8:30 p.m. Chris Wolf-Gould Ensemble performs. All welcome, refreshments available by donation. Elm Park Church’s Coffee House, 401 Chestnut St, Oneonta. Info, (607) 432-6552. MOVIE -- 6:30, 9:30 p.m. shows. “Silver Linings Playbook.” Free with SUCO ID, $3 to all others. Red Dragon Theatre, 108 Ravine Pkwy., Oneonta. Info, (607) 436-2550. CELTIC MUSIC -- 7 p.m. Glenravel and the Claddagh Ring Irish Dancers perform to traditional Irish music. Unadilla Valley Central School Auditorium, 4238 NY Hwy. 8, New Berlin. Info, Bonnie Jean Bauer, (607) 847-9747. WIZARD OF OZ -- 7:30 p.m. Milford School Music Association’s production of “The Wizard
of Oz.” $7.50. Milford Central School Theater, 42 W. Main St., Milford. Info, (607) 286-7721, ext. 8210. PHILHARMONIC -- 8 p.m. Fly Creek Philharmonic with “Location, Location, Location.” Benefits Cooperstown Food Bank. Fly Creek Methodist Church, Fly Creek.
Sunday, March 17 St. Patrick’s Day
SUGAR SUNDAYS -- 8:30 a.m.2 p.m. Sugaring-Off Sundays. Pancake breakfast, demonstrations, opening of the Empire State Carousel. $9 adults, $5 under 13, under 6 free. The Farmer’s Museum, 5775 St. Rte. 80, Cooperstown. Info, (607) 547-1472. NATIONAL KIDNEY WEEK -- Noon-3 p.m. Bassett Healthcare Network and the Northeast Kidney Foundation bring together people impacted by chronic kidney disease and kick-off the formation of the Kidney Club of Oneonta. Event is free, food and refreshments available. If weather questionable, event will be postponed to 4/21. Hampton Inn, 225 River St., Oneonta. Info, (607) 547-3914. CORNED BEEF -- Noon-4 p.m. The Knights of Columbus of Blessed Kateri Tekakwitha annual St. Patrick’s Day Dinner of corned beef & cabbage. Donations welcome. St. Mary’s Parish Center, 31 Elm St., Cooperstown. Info, (607) 547-7524. MOVIE -- 6:30, 9:30 p.m. shows. “Silver Linings Playbook.” Free with SUCO ID, $3 to all others. Red Dragon Theatre, 108 Ravine Pkwy., Oneonta. Info, (607) 436-2550. FLOOD PLANNING -- 1:30 p.m. Bryan Quinn, restoration ecologist and landscape architect, presents “Planning for Flood Events in the Butternut Valley.” New Lisbon Town Hall, 908 Cty. Rd. 16, Garrattsville. Info, Teresa Winchester, (607) 783-2064. LIBRARY LECTURE -- 2 p.m. Erna Morgan McReynolds speaks on socially-responsible investing. Cooperstown Friends of the Village Library lecture series, 22 Main St., Cooperstown. Info, (607) 547-8199. WIZARD OF OZ -- 3 p.m. Milford School Music Association play. $7.50. Milford Central School Theater, 42 W. Main St., Milford. Info, (607) 286-7721.
ext. 8210. TEA & GARDENS -- 3 p.m. Renowned lecturer Katherin Astor on Small English Gardens, preceded by a proper English tea party. Free, all welcome, please RSVP. Templeton Hall, 63 Pioneer St., Cooperstown. Info, (607) 547-8877, ny900@aol.com.
Monday, March 18
GRANT WRITING -- 6-8 p.m. Career Opportunities for Rural Education class in Grant Writing. Pre-registration required. Oneonta Adult Ed., 31 Center St., Oneonta. Info, (607) 286-7721, erickard@milfordcentral.org. ABRORIST - 6:45 p.m. “The Comeback of the American Chestnut Tree” with Allen Nichols. Friends of Huntington Memorial Library, 62 Chestnut St., Oneonta. Info, (607) 432-8096.
Tuesday, March 19
CONCERT -- 7:30 p.m. High School Mid-Winter Concert, Cooperstown Central School, 39 Linden Ave., Cooperstown.
Wednesday, March 20 Spring!
GREEN WORKSHOP -- 4-7 p.m. Green Jobs Green NY Workshop on energy-efficient homes. Cherry Valley Community Center, 2 Genesee St., Cherry Valley. Info, (607) 723-0110, www.energywiseotsego.eventbrite.com. SCHOOL BUDGET -- 6:30 p.m. CCS Board of Education 201314 budget info meeting. Coop. Middle/High School Cafeteria, 39 Linden St, Cooperstown. Info (607) 547-8181. TOWN HALL MEETING -- 7 p.m. Rep. Beth Rosenthal meeting to hear concerns and questions. Old School Cafe, Cherry Valley Community Center. Info, (415) 264-9537, district7Rep@ gmail.com, http:\\tinyurl.com/ Rosenthal7
Thursday, March 21
KLEZMER CONCERT -- 7 p.m. Hartwick clarinet instructor Robin Seletsky performs newly-commissioned “Concerto for Klezmer Clarinet and Wind Ensemble” with Hartwick College Symphonic Band. Hartwick College, Anderson Center for the Arts Theatre, Oneonta. Info, Jason Curley, (607) 431-4802.
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Ronald E. Apman, 79; Quiet Presence In Village Community COOPERSTOWN – Ronald E. Apman, 79, a longtime, visible yet unassuming resident of the Village of Cooperstown, quietly passed away at his home Sunday, March 3, 2013. Born Dec. 21, 1933, in Middletown, he was the son of Harry and Dorothy (Kramer) Apman. In his youth, Ron attended Cooperstown schools where he learned to play the trumpet. After graduating from Cooperstown High School with the Class of 1951, he attended the University of Vermont where he received a Bachelor’s Degree in the Social Sciences. Returning to Cooperstown, Ron eventually settled into a quiet and humble lifestyle. Even though they might not have known him personally, many people in the Village recognized Ron in his daily comings and goings. Whether riding his bicycle – or in recent years his motorized scooter – or
pushing his wheelbarrow on various errands including trips to the Laundromat, he was a fixture in Ronald the VilApman lage. He kept mostly to himself, but truly loved Cooperstown in his own unique way. He enjoyed eating out, especially at The Otesaga, and at church suppers. An avid supporter of the Cooperstown Concert Series, he also enjoyed attending concerts and plays at the school and in Lakefront Park. He also liked to spend time on his boat on Otsego Lake. Raised in a Christian household, Ron’s grandfather, the Reverend Charles Kramer, was the last pastor of the Church of the Mes-
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siah, Universalist, which he served from 1916-1924, and from 1933-1941. Located at the northeast corner of Pioneer and Church Streets, Ron’s father owned the building from 1956 until 1958. Later in his life, Ron was baptized and became a member of the First Baptist Church of Cooperstown on December 24, 1995. He enjoyed singing as a tenor in the choir and was the church’s representative to the Cooperstown Council of Churches. Ron is survived by his two sisters, Lois A. Fisher of Pompton Plains, N.J., and Gale Belilah and her husband, Karl, of Eliot, Maine, and St. Augustine, Fla; three nieces, Jamie, Jill and Janne; and several cousins, including Doug Walrath and his wife, Peg, of Cooperstown. He was preceded in death by his mother, Dorothy Kramer Apman, who died in November 1989, and his
father, Harry Apman, who died in August 1969. A memorial service will be offered at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, March 14, at the First Baptist Church of Cooperstown with the Rev. Douglas Deer, pastor, officiating. In accordance with Ron’s wishes, there will be a time for refreshment and fellowship immediately following the service. Later this spring, Ron will be laid to rest near his mother in the Charles Evans Cemetery in Reading, Penn. Those who wish to remember Ron with a memorial gift, may do so by making a donation to the Deacon’s Assistance Fund of the First Baptist Church of Cooperstown, 21 Elm Street, Cooperstown, NY 13326. Arrangements are entrusted to the Connell, Dow & Deysenroth Funeral Home in Cooperstown.
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