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Moratorium On Tourist Rentals Likely Multiplying Lodging Worries Trustees
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fter a “rash of applications” raise some public concern, the
trustees are moving ahead on a nine-month moratorium on allowing homeowners to rent rooms to Dreams Park families and other tourists.
The Village Board scheduled a public hearing on the measure for 7 p.m. Monday, May 22, and it can then be voted on that evening, blocking additional tourist
accommodations, including new B&Bs, until next March. “It will freeze everything in place,” Village Attorney Martin Tillapaugh advised the trustees at their monthly Please See RENTALS, A7
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Jon Maney, cxecutive director of Hyde Hall, displays a sketch from George Clarke’s collection in hopes that it will inspire other artists to submit their work to the first annual Hyde Hall Art Show in July/
MAYDAY! Firefighters Escape Collapsing Roof
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School Board’s 5 Candidates Facing Debate COOPERSTOWN
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he field has grown to five people seeking two seats on the Cooperstown Central school board, and they will exchange views at a League of Women Voters’ debate at 7 p.m. Wednesday, May 3, in the high school cafeteria. Jeff Woeppel, the Bassett Hospital vice president, will be competing along with Tim Hayes, Kim Jastremski, Bruce Markusen and Gillian Spencer. Polls will be open 7 a.m.-8 p.m. Tuesday, May 16, where residents will also vote on the proposed $19,061,927 budget for 2017-18. SAVING PLANET: Lou Allstadt, retired Mobil executive vice president, will speak on “The Plight of Fossil Fuels and the Rise of Renewables” at 7 p.m. Wednesday, May 3, at Templeton Hall.
By LIBBY CUDMORE HARTWICK
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alfway through fighting the smoky blaze that destroyed a newly Cooperstown Bat Co. billet-making mill, Hartwick Fire Capt. Ray Miller sounded three blows of the airhorn: The mayday signal – everyone out! “The building was beginning to buckle, and about a minute later, the roof collapsed,” he said, “Luckily, no one was hurt.” Sitting on his porch a few houses down Poplar Street, Scott Losee said he’d been out back and saw flames snaking up the southwest corner of the building almost to the roof line, then flagged housemate Racael Monroe and she called 911. Fire departments from Hartwick, Hartwick Seminary, Cooperstown, Milford, Fly Creek, Mount Vision, Victoria Claudy/Special to The Freeman’s Journal Laurens and Edmeston responded Cooperstown Volunteer firefighter Mike Donnelly sprays a blaze that destroyed former Phillips to a 6:20 p.m. call. Please See FIRE, A7 Lumber Co. mill in Hartwick, recently converted to bat billet fabricating by Cooperstown Bat Co.
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Kirt Mykytyn steers son son Nikolas in the annual Cider Run Saturday, April 22, in Fly Creek.
rowing up with cerebral palsy, Nikolas Mykytyn couldn’t play football and basketball like his brother Jakob played. “He never had his own thing,” said his father, Kirt. But now, he and his dad are some of the most recognizable runners in Otsego County, most recently crossing the finish line at Please See ANGELS, A3
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“We’re growing so quickly that we’ve outgrown the shed I keep them in,” he said. “I’m going to have to get a trailer one of these days.” Kirt said 95 percent of all money raised stays local, used to purchase chariots for riderathletes, pay insurance and, occasionally, help a running pair. “We’ve got some funds so if one of our runners wants to go to a destination race, we could help pay for their hotel,” he said. “None of us draw a salary from this.” Runners can push riderathletes a few ways, including single, or two runners with one hand on each handle. Some runners also run in pairs to alternate pushing the chariot. “It’s easier to push that way.”
And sometimes, fellow racers reach out to offer a hand. “When we were running the Pit Run, there’s that dip by the Green Earth that’s just killer,” he said. “One guy running next to us just put his hand on the handle and pushed, and it helped us so much.” Mykytyn is always looking for volunteers, and is hoping to grow the group beyond running. “We can’t do winter races, for obvious reasons, but my house is completely handicapaccessible, so we could host gatherings there, go bowling or do other activities,” he said. “It’s all about inclusion. These kids are just beaming when they cross the finish line.”
Roots Event Starts Fundraising For Local Pridefest PRIDEFEST/From A1 rally in Muller Plaza, featuring speakers and a moment of silence for members of the LGBTQ who have been killed in hate crimes. Following the rally, a sidewalk march will lead the festivities down to Neahwa Park, where a family-friendly festival will take place with food, music, circus performers and more. “We want to give the LGBTQ community a chance to step forward,” said Campbell. “We’re part of the community, and this is our chance to do outreach and teach people about the issues facing LGBTQ people. We have a lot of the same general issues that face many people in our community, but legally and medically, we face challenges.”
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In addition, local organizations will have tables set up to give away information on services available. “We’ve even got La Leche League setting up a nursing station!” she said. June is National Pride Month, and the 11th is the date of the Unity March for Pride in Washington D.C. “It’s important, feeling like we’re part of a larger movement,” she said. “The feeling among the planners was that it’s about time that we be ourselves, be proud and show our support.” Campbell had originally been part of a group trying to get a Pride Center started
in Oneonta, but the project fizzled out. And although a Pride March was held in October 2002 as part of National Coming Out Day, it was very sparsely attended. “I pulled some photos and there were maybe a dozen people there,” she said. “It was a different time then. People were still scared to come out. Now, when I tell people about this event, they say, ‘It’s about time!’” On Friday, April 21, the organization committee held the first of two fundraisers at Roots Brewing Co., raising $1,400 by auctioning off items.
“This shows how much the community wants this event,” she said. “It’s a pride event for all,” she said. “It’s not just gay pride; we want to include our trans brothers and sisters, and all people who express gender in different ways.” A second fundraiser event will be held Thursday, May 18, at Humphrey’s, and a GoFundMe account has been set up. “We want to host an event once a month to keep the momentum going,” she said. “And it will help provide funding for next year’s event!”
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How Did Coop Chamber Survive Century? Simply, It’s Essential
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017 is going to be quite a year for anniversaries. For Hyde Hall, built 200 years ago by George Clarke, great-grandson of one of the last royal lieutenant governors of New York before the American Revolution. For SUNY Oneonta’s Biological Field Station on Otego Lake, 50 years. For the Bank of Cooperstown, 10 years already. As the Cooperstown Chamber of Commerce planned to celebrate its 100th anniversary Thursday, April 27, inducting the first eight businesses into its Hall of Fame inside, appropriately, baseball’s Hall of Plaques, it’s a natural time for a reckoning. • In talking with chamber board members and executives, past and present, and Mikaela Fundaun, the CGP second-year student from the Dakotas who is lead-
Collaboration, Progress, Good Streets – And Temperance, Too Editor’s Note: On organizing 100 years ago – on April 28, 1917 – the Cooperstown Chamber of Commerce “a number of propositions .. to the benefit of the committee,” many of which – other than temperance – sound familiar today. 1. An efficient organization. (a) 75 percent men of town members. (b) Survey of town. 2. To make the Town of Otsego dry. 3. To improve the streets of Cooperstown and the high roads leading into it. 4. To buy staple products cooperatively. 5. A study, from which definite action should grow, of our retail trade ing the team preparing a chamber history, the same dynamics surface today as a century ago. One, the tensions between
in comparison with that of other towns. 6. The establishment of a universal delivery system. 7. The development of our natural resources as a summer resort town. 8. To develop a market for farm produce. 9. An organized plan to keep our boys and girls, especially our high school graduates, in town. 10. The fostering of our business interests and the bringing in of new enterprises. 11. The improvement of our hotel accommodations. 12. The establishment of a department of Home Economics and Agriculture in our High School. 13. More and better amusements. 14. The building of homes, espe-
Main Street merchants and the tourism trade – which, ironically, depend on each other for their success. Two, the ebb and flow
cially for people of moderate means. 15. Village improvements. 16. A study of labor conditions, and the establishment of a living wage. 17. To secure the best possible transportation service. 18. To give our members protection against investors and solicitors. 19. A study and presentation to members of new and up-to-date appliances and methods for conduct of business. 20. The establishment of an employment agency. 21. The establishment of a rest room for women. 22. A judicious advertising campaign (all the time.) 23. Keep stores open nights during summer season. 24. A universal credit system – with a black list.
of any decades-old institution. When Don and Sharon Oberriter, then operating Obie’s Restaurant in their pre-Cooperstown Bat Co.
days, joined the chamber in 1978, they remember a bit of a malaise. By the early ’80s, things were cooking again, as appears to be hap-
pening again today. Three, at base, the Cooperstown chamber, like any chamber, grows out of the real need and desire of like-minded and like-occupied people to work together for their common benefit. That the chamber survived 100 years – and the Otsego County Chamber, 31 years – is no accident. Business communities of any vitality needs chambers of commerce, common efforts to feed and promote that vitality. Check out the 24 action steps in the box next to this editorial: Other than temperance – desirable as it may be, though often honored in the breach – most apply today. As base, chambers of commerce are essential in communities of merchants, entrepreneurs and businesspeople. • Some particularly good omens are evident in the Please See EDITORIAL, A5
You Decide: Is Cooperstown ‘Sanctuary Village’ Or Not? Editor’s Note: What’s turned out to be a controversial www.AllOTSEGO.com headline – “Cooperstown Now ‘Sanctuary Village’” – is, to a point, metaphorical. That said, Trustee Jim Dean defined the village’s position in a follow-up e-mail: “We would NOT voluntarily cooperate if asked. We would only cooperate if required by federal law.” Here is the resolution the Village Board passed Monday, April 24; judge for yourself where the village stands on cooperating with federal authorities on immigration issues.
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RESOLUTION REGARDING THE CONSIDERATION OF FEDERAL IMMIGRATION STATUS IN THE VILLAGE OF COOPERSTOWN WHEREAS, the Village of Cooperstown values diversity and respects the civil and human rights of all residents and visitors regardless of race, ethnicity, or immigration status; and WHEREAS, on December 22, 2016, the Board of
Trustees of the Village of Cooperstown passed a resolution reaffirming its strong support for fundamental Constitutional rights and its condemnation of the use of violence, bigotry, and hateful rhetoric; and WHEREAS, the Village of Cooperstown Police Department has made it a priority to gain the trust and confidence of the entire community so that all feel that it is safe to contact and work with police and to
Without discussion, the Village Board prepared Monday, April 24, to unanimously approve the resolution reprinted here. From left are Trustees Dean, Falk and Kuch, Village Attorney Tillapaugh, Mayor Katz, Village Administrator Barown, and Trustees, Sternberg, Allstadt and Maxson. Jim Kevlin/The Freeman’s Journal
access other vital village services; and WHEREAS, preserving the confidentiality of certain information is integral to the operation of Village government; and WHEREAS, recent federal immigration raids around
the country have caused fear in immigrant communities; and WHEREAS, this Resolution is not intended to interfere with the enforcement of criminal laws, NOW, THEREFORE, be it resolved by the Board of
Trustees of the Village of Cooperstown, County of Otsego, State of New York, a majority of all members
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To the Editor: I find it deplorable that the Democrats are blaming you and calling your story Village of Cooperstown (“Cooperstown Now ‘Sancwill not inquire about the immigration status of crime tuary Village,’” on www. victims, witnesses or others AllOTSEGO.com) “fake who call or approach village news.” They should take responsibility for their actions staff seeking assistance. and not deflect. There is, however, noth“Sanctuary city” does not ing in the resolution that prohibits village staff from have an exact legal designacooperating with federal im- tion. In fact, the general migration authorities when definition is any limitation required under federal law. on cooperation with the Please share and help set federal government to enforce immigration law. The the record straight on this. resolution passed specifiPeople are understandably upset about what they read. cally cites that the Village of Cooperstown will not take They need to know that part in section 287g of the what they read is totally Immigration and Nationaluntrue.
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ity Act. This then limits the village’s participation. Further, while the village may now want to walk back its Sanctuary City resolution, truth is, many municipalities throughout the country have passed similar resolutions under the heading of Sanctuary City status. In the end, that is what was passed at the Monday, April 24, Village Board meeting. And if it wasn’t, then what was the purpose of the resolution? Prior to then were the services of the village not available to all residents? VINCE CASALE Chairman, Republican County Committee
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police and fire protection. While incorrectly termed a “Sanctuary Law” in the AllOTSEGO.com story online, what the resolution stated is that the Village of Cooperstown will not avail itself of the opportunity to participate in the Delegation of Immigration Authority provided through Section 287 (g) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (1996). The Village has neither the resources nor the desire to designate local police to perform immigration law enforcement functions. In general practice, the
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dedication to the rights and dignity of all people. In December 2016, the Board of Trustees passed a resolution condemning the use of violence, bigotry and hateful rhetoric, and reaffirming the inalienable right of everyone in Cooperstown to live without fear and intimidation. Tonight (April 24, 2017), the Board of Trustees passed a second resolution reaffirming its commitment to civil rights and equal access to all village services, including
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KATZ: Nothing Prohibits Cooperation With Federal Authorities Editor’s Note: Mayor Jeff Katz posted this response on Facebook to the article on www.AllOTSEGO.com headlined, “Cooperstown Now ‘Sanctuary Village’.”
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his is the time of year when we tend to take a long look at the proposed budget for the next school year. Unfortunately, we are somewhat hindered this year as the actual proposed budget has not been released as it has been in the past. Thus, we are working from the information in the budget presentation that is being given in various locations around the district. The most basic budget figure is that the total budget amount, namely $19,061,937, is up 3.8 percent or $623,561from the current budget. Also of interest is the tax levy, that
amount of the budget which is paid by owners of property in the district, is $11,690,399, an increase of 2.8 percent or $315,119 over the CATHERINE current budget. LAKE And while it ELLSWORTH would seem this tax levy increase is over the 2 percent property tax cap, it actually isn’t, as the tax cap only applies to certain parts of any school
budget. This is most confusing as people were led to believe school taxes could not increase more than 2 percent. Yet, in spite of the proposed 2.8 percent tax levy increase at CCS, the school has met the requirements for the property tax cap for the upcoming school year. • The increase in the 2017-18 CCS budget includes a 4.05 percent increase in program, namely “Teaching Academic Subjects,” which includes special education; teaching library-media/DATA; materials and supplies;
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THE FREEMAN’S JOURNAL A-5
BOUND VOLUMES Compiled by Tom Heitz with resources courtesy of The Fenimore Art Museum Research Library
200 YEARS AGO
Advertisement – 20 DOLLARS REWARD. Stolen on Tuesday night the 18th inst., a small BAY HORSE, 6 years old next spring; has one white hind foot, short tail; is in high order and travels fast; his tail trembles when he has been driven; he sometimes interferes with his hind feet. Was taken with him a white Blanket with black stripes on each end, and a surcingle with a pad with the subscriber’s name marked on the inside with ink. The above reward will be paid on the horse being returned to D.P. Clark, 53 State Street, Albany. N.B. – An additional Reward of 20 DOLLARS will be paid for the thief’s being lodged in any jail in the state. April 29, 1817
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Of particular interest among the recent accessions now on display at the New York State Historical Association is a watch brought by Thomas Robinson from Carlisle, England to Cooperstown before 1860 and given to the association by his nephews Moses E. and Ceylon K. Lippitt. The watch is of interest because of its bullseye glass lens, but even more because of the eight little circular paper wafers in the back of the case. Evidently each watchmaker who repaired a watch added one of these little wafers to advertise. April 29, 1942
175 YEARS AGO
The Fur Trade – The great variety and value of the Furs obtained on and near the shores of Lakes Huron and Superior, exceed all belief. The amount annually exported in England is said to exceed four millions of dollars. There are two great sales of American Furs in London every year. Merchants attend these sales from all parts of Europe; and what is extraordinary also from the United States. Most of the fur used in the United States is bought in London. The Lynx and the Cross Fox skins, of which there is a great consumption in the United States are all procured in London. April 25, 1842
150 YEARS AGO
Passages from an essay on the rise and decay of nation states: “The necessities and the business of life have driven or led people all over the world to study the development of their own resources. Wealth is the one thing sought. Power comes with that, rather than with arms altogether. It is the longest purse, after all, that wins the day in these times. And in order to fill that purse, the enterprise of the age cannot be passed by. Commerce makes all men brethren, because it makes them buyers in every market in the world. And while they buy and sell, produce and manufacture, and exchange and increase their material accumulations, they are growing wealthy and strong. Science and discovery and invention have doubled life and created a new world. The winds that swell the sails of commerce blow fresh influences through the national thought and activity. It is indeed a new era, and instead of decay and death among the nations, we see only the signs of revival and restoration under conditions far in advance of any hitherto imposed.” April 26, 1867
50 YEARS AGO
The Redskins Booster Club announces that W. Ricks Littell, one of Cooperstown Central School’s most colorful athletes will be the guest speaker at the Eighth Annual AllSports Banquet scheduled for June 14 at the Otesaga Hotel. Mr. Littell is Long Island General Plant Manager for the April 29, 1992 New York Telephone Company. Mr. Littell graduated from Cooperstown High School in 1940. He was a three-letterman in football, basketball and baseball. His achievements on the basketball court were known throughout the eastern “Without God or Law in the World” – that is the decpart of the United States. Many colleges were interested in laration made for themselves by the anarchists of the Old World, and by those who have come from there to curse this his court abilities and his six foot seven inch frame which was a real asset with the center jump. William Adsit is country by their presence. While Congress passes a law to president of the Booster Club entirely exclude the Chinese from coming to this country, April 26, 1967 more dangerous and pestiverous fellows are allowed to come to Chicago, New York and other large cities in the United States, and there attempt to set at defiance wholeA Note of Gratitude from Penney Gentile following the some law and order. death of her son Chris in a single vehicle motor mishap: The Secretary of State reports that the total population “To everyone in this Wonderful Community – My son Rob of New York State in February 1892 was 6,510,162 comand I will never be able to thank you enough for all your prising 5,787,773 citizens and 722,389 aliens. April 28, 1892 love, kindness and comfort these past few weeks. Chris was so much a child of this community, involved in everything from a young age. I feel truly blessed that Chris was able to grow up here, around so many great people who touched S.C. Derrick will soon start the erection of a new greenhim and supported him, and who were touched by him. house on the lot which he purchased some time ago of J.J. Like it has so many times, this community once again rose Byard, Jr. on Beaver Street. The main building which will to the occasion for Chris and showed him how much they be devoted to roses and carnations will be 100 feet by 45 loved him, and for that I will be ever grateful.” feet with a wing 25 feet by 21 feet for palms and ferns and April 27, 2007 an office 30 by 24. The house will be erected by Lord and
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Another CCS Teacher Needed? COLUMN/From A4 textbooks; BOCES programs; instructional salaries and benefits. An increase of 5.5 percent is also seen in the budget for capital expenses which include district operations and maintenance, transportation and debt. There is a decrease in the budget of 3.16 percent in the administrative part of the budget which includes the board of education, district clerk, superintendent, business administration, auditing, tax collection, fiscal, purchasing, legal, administrative supervision and curriculum. Nonetheless, that 3.16 percent decrease does little to offset the 4.05 percent and 5.5 percent increases. • Unfortunately, increases in the school budget have been business as usual for a number of years. According to our stash of budget newsletters, the proposed budget for the 1987-88 school year was $5,943,723, for the 1997-98 school year it was $10,787,449, for the 2007-08 school year it was $15,828,044. And now the proposed budget is $19,061,927. Thus, in 30 years the budget has increased 220.7 percent. In the same time frame, according the online U.S. inflation calculator, which measures the buying power of the dollar over time, inflation has increased 114.6 percent. And it should be pointed out that in the 1997-98 budget newsletter, the student enrollment at CCS was 1,300. This year, the school’s proposed enrollment for 2017-18 is 897 students. Thus, while the enrollment is down over what it was 20 years ago, the budget continues to increase. • Of course, the numbers only tell the story of what the taxpayers are facing. They do little to bring clarity of why the budget is increasing this year by 3.8 percent, a figure which certainly exceeds the Social
Security increase for 2017 of 0.3 percent and is even above the projected average salary increase of 3 percent, predicted by the Society of Human Resource Management. And while we are certain that the reasons for the increasing budget are numerous, the budget presentation highlights the fact that there will be no reductions in staff or programs. Plus, staffing levels will be improved to support relevant and current programs, opportunities and access to learning... And while this all sounds great, we do have to wonder about the explanation for the need for an additional classroom teacher at the sixth grade level. According to the budget presentation document we have received, it seems, “Academic data suggests that the cohort requires additional flexibility of an instructional model that would allow for smaller instructional groups (23 or 24 students to 17 students).” It also explains that “SEL (Social and Emotional Learning) needs are great, overall” and there is a need to “Provide preparation for solid transitions planning for the cohort as they move from grade 6 to grade 7.” It is not an explanation that would have held water in our days as an elementary student. And we are not convinced it holds much water now. We have to ask, at what point do students need to start learning to cope on their own? And since it is something they will have to do for the rest of their lives, it would seem to us it would helpful if they did so sooner rather than later. PLEASE NOTE: Comments regarding this column may be made by mail to 105 Pioneer Street, Cooperstown, NY 13326, by telephone at 607-5478124 or by e-mail at cellsworth1@stny.rr.com. Or, for more thoughts about the comings and goings of Cooperstown, visit the website, cooperstowntoday.com.
Burnham Co. of New York and will be of latest iron frame and concrete construction. The new range of greenhouses will cooperate with the present range operated by C.S. Derrick. The new plant will increase production 200 percent. April 25, 1917
Hugh Henderson Combined Humility, Love Of Life Editor’s Note: State Sen. Jim Seward, R-Milford, delivered this eulogy at the funeral for Hugh I. Henderson, the former county representative and civic leader, Saturday, April 22, at First Presbyterian Church, Oneonta.
Education at the time, popular in her own right, so I thought that one way or another there would be a Henderson on the ballot for county representative. I had an ally in Betty. She wanted nothing to do with a campaign of her own, so we persuaded Hugh to run. Hugh was elected that fall and oday we gather to honor a humble, unassuming gentle man served with distinction until 2007 – many of those years serving as vice who has left a huge legacy in chairman of the board – elected this community and in his by his peers – demonstratfamily. ing how highly regarded and Hugh Henderson, Sr. – a life respected he was by those with well lived - in his home, on whom he worked. his farm and in his commuOnce again, those words nity. – sincerity, integrity, dedicaI have had the pleasure to tion, hard work, loyalty, caring have known and worked with – come to mind when thinking Hugh for well over 4 decades Hugh I. of Hugh’s life and accomplishboth in Republican politics and in government. Hugh ap- Henderson ments. In 2013, I was very pleased proached politics and public service in the same way he approached to join the entire community to honor everything in life – with sincerity, with Hugh as the Citizen of the Year – awarded by the Otsego County Chamintegrity, with dedication and hard ber of Commerce – an award Hugh work, fierce loyalty and a deep sense richly deserved and earned, accepting of caring about others; a true example it with his usual humility. for all of us. After selling his cows and leaving Hugh was elected to the Oneonta the county board, he seemed to have Town Council in 1973. In the spring more time available to volunteer to of 1983, local Republicans needed a help others. He became my Number candidate for county representative One volunteer. for the Town of Oneonta. I remember I will always be grateful for Hugh’s it well. I was the Republican county support and assistance – most of all his chairman at the time . friendship. I went to see Hugh and Betty at Hugh loved to drive – always willtheir house on Southside. Betty was ing to travel my nine-county district on the Oneonta City School Board of
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to pick up petitions, golf-tournament prizes and – my favorite – traveling with me on occasion to various events. Hugh liked hats. He always wore one, except when he was dressed up for a special event. On the farm, when he stopped by my office he always had a hat. Well, at many of the events I have to attend there were always hats, and food. At the farm show, political events, firefighters’ dinner. So he came away with a collection of hats. And, he figured out there was usually food at events we attended – never shy about getting in line. He seemed to enjoy it: He once said, “I may be a silly old man, but I kind of like going around with you.” I enjoyed it, too and will miss his company. To Hugh’s family – especially Hugh Jr., David, Jane and Susan and his grandchildren – it was pretty clear that Hugh and Betty are very proud of each and every one of you and love you very much. During our times together, Hugh often spoke with pride and love about your accomplishments and activities. He especially enjoyed family events and gatherings – and, in particular, your annual week in the Adirondacks and other venues. That humble, unassuming gentle man has indeed left a huge legacy in his community and his family. On behalf of a grateful community, I say “Well done, Hugh!”
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Chambers Of Commerce Survive Because They’re Essential EDITORIAL, From A4 Cooperstown Chamber of Commerce of today. One, check out the list of directors on www.cooperstownchamber.org – the number in their 30s and 40s is quite astonishing. This is an organization geared for the future, as President Danielle Henrici and Executive Director Matt Hazzard, both in their 30s, both parents of young children, exemplify. This is a group that’s looking ahead. Second, there is more of a need than ever for an organization to welcome visitors and guide them to, not just Cooperstown, but county offerings. (In budgeting $4,000 for the chamber, the county board, sensibly, required the kiosk in Pioneer Park to carry brochures from across Otsego County; Cooperstown is the gateway.) And with Destination Marketing of Otsego County focused, by definition, on putting “heads in beds,” who’s go-
ing to welcome and assists the annual half-million tourists once they get here? Certainly, Village Hall has other priorities. Third, one albatross – once considered the golden goose – has gone aglimmer: health insurance. It turns out, talking to people who lived it, that while insurance drew members – a plus, for sure – much of the revenue was pass-through. And the liability assumed in a complicated field if something went wrong kept chamber execs awake many a night. • A major challenge, Hazzard will tell you, is finding a stable revenue source: Today, 96 percent of the Cooperstown Chamber’s revenues come from its members, (although a return to events – Cooptoberfest and the upcoming revived Labor Day Weekend arts & craft festival among them – are helping change that.) Talk with Henrici, and you’ll hear
the words “value equation” repeatedly – and, simply enough, the plan is to revive regular “business after hours” events so local businesspeople get to know each other. There’s real value there, as we all learn when we go to professional conferences: The speakers are great, but the fellow attendees – people walking the same walk – are invaluable. With five executive directors in the past decade – each who made a different, and valuable, contribution – it’s been hard for the organization to get consistent traction. But that may be at an end. Talking to Henrici, Hazzard and other folks associated with the enterprise, you find good attitudes, optimism and a determination to identify and serve the real needs that have allow the Cooperstown Chamber of Commerce to survive, and often thrive, as long as it has.
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When She Takes On Jastremski Focused, Immersed In Task To the Editor: As the director of the Village Library of Cooperstown I have worked closely with Kim Jastremski for several years in her role as president of our library board. Kim is extremely dedicated and has been a strong advocate for the library during her tenure. When Kim takes on a job she becomes totally immersed in it. We need people like that who are focused and willing to put in the time when it comes to the many issues involving our children’s education. That is why I am endorsing Kim’s candidacy for the Cooperstown School Board. I believe she will bring the same qualities to that position as she has to our library. DAVID KENT Cooperstown
Firefighters, Paid Or Not, Are Equally Professional
To the Editor: For many years, the Town of Oneonta has had a contract with MEGA to purchase the electricity and gas that the town uses for its buildings. This group (MEGA) looks at many different prices of electricity from different companies and bids for the best price for the energy we use, allowing us to “lock in” the lowest price available This helps the town to budget accurately and avoid swings in the price of energy. The town is hoping to help our residents have the ability to get these cheaper rates as well by joining with other communities to purchase energy as a group (aggregate) and get the best possible fixed price. This program is known as CCA (Community Choice Aggregation). To explore this option, we will need to pass a local
To the Editor: As a volunteer firefighter with over 38 years of service to my community, and 10 years as chief of the Cooperstown Fire Department, I must take exception with a story on AllOTEGO.com by Libby Cudmore and an interview on Channel 12 news by Oneonta Mayor Gary Herzig. The exception I am talking about is their use of the word “professional” while referring to a comparison of “career” (paid) and “volunteer” firefighters. All of the firefighters who responded to the Christopher’s Fire were professional. We all take the same courses. No doubt, career firefighters do have more training time during the down time of their shifts. I just wish in the future when you talk of firefighters you would realize we are all professional, some are career firefighters and most are volunteer firefighters. We are all out there putting our lives on the line and serving our communities. I’m very proud of all firefighters, career and volunteer. Hopefully in the future, you both will give all the trained firefighters the respect they deserve. JAMES TALLMAN Cooperstown
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law to say we are interested so that this can go forward. Passing the local law does not mean that we cannot stop the process if we find out it is not cheaper. If we do choose the CCA program, residents who do not wish to join do not have to. They may “opt-out” by sending in a prepaid postcard. If you decide to join, NYSEG will still take care of the wires and equipment, as well as any outages. The electric supply will come from another source;
the price will remain the same for the length of the contract. People can choose either “green” or “renewably” electricity or traditional “brown” electricity. The contract will be based on the best price, probably 18 months to 3 years. Please come to information meeting: 5-7 p.m., Tuesday, May 2, Oneonta Town Hall, or 5-7 p.m. Thursday, May 4, Foxcare. PATRICIA JACOBS Town Board Member Oneonta
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THURSDAY, APRIL 27, 2017
Hyde Hall Invites Artists To Be Inspired, Win $500
Smoky Fire Destroys Adjunct
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Firefighter David Butler (and former Hartwick town supervisor) briefs a passerby on the status of the firefighting effort. A half-hour later, the roof of the former Phillips Lumber Co. collapsed.
yde Hall creator George Clarke may have been a prolific collector of art, but in July, his National Landmark mansion will be the inspiration for a new generation of artists. The vehicle: The first – and, it’s hoped – annual Hyde Hall art show, where artists will be asked to draw on the historic home’s natural setting as their muse. “George was a proper English gentleman,� said Executive Director Jon Maney, “and as such, he collected art, including Samuel B. Morse’s “Gallery of the Louvre� – it features James Fenimore Cooper. “We’ve held tours, concerts, theater, lighting demonstrations, conferences and lectures, but never an art show.� The art-show idea came up in board discussion early this spring,
and board member Allison Hill-Edgar took it a step further: Why not have entries feature Hyde Hall, “the landscape, the house, the architecture, the interior, the ambiance,� Maney said, “everything that makes the hall special. It went from being an art show at Hyde Hall to an art show about Hyde Hall.� The show is also a partnership with The Smithy and Cooperstown Art Association. “Any chance we get, we want to partner with organizations,� said Maney. “We want to do our part to make this area a destination.� A $10 entry fee gives artists a shot at a $500 prize, with pieces due by July 1. “It can be a painting, a photograph, sculpture, fiber arts, quilts,� said John Bowers, marketing manager. “We want people to recognize Hyde Hall as a masterpiece.� And they’re encouraging students to apply, waiving the $10 fee for any high school student who brings a piece of artwork.
Blaze Rekindled, Doused Next Day FIRE/From A1 “By the time we arrived on the scene, the whole back of the building was on fire,� said Miller. “It moved rapidly up through the rafters, and by the time the crews were all there, the fire had a full advance on us.� The call was an “automatic activation� for all the local fire companies, meaning that they were dispatched to the scene at once, without having to wait for a mutual aid call. In all, Miller said, there were 75 firefighters on scene. “The smoke was visible down the road when we came around the corner from Hartwick Seminary,� said Fire Chief David Bryant of Hartwick Fire Company #2. The roof collapsed at about 8:30 p.m. Miller believes the fire started in the back, near the boiler. “There was a pile of sawdust on fire back there,� he said. “The building was old lumber, and it was already moving pretty good by the time we got there. It moved fast.� Though initially reported as a barn fire, the former sawmill had been recently re-opened by Tom and Con-
nie Haney, owners of the Cooperstown Bat Co., who used it to make billets, the rough wood pieces that then are carved into bats. The red, low-slung building had been the Phillips Lumber Co., but had been closed in recent years. Neighbors said the Haneys had been renovating the building for several months, and the first raw lumber for the billets was delivered a couple of weeks ago. The burning structure was situated perhaps 100 yards cross-lots to the south of Cooperstown Bat’s main manufacturing building in the former depot on Route 11. There are about a dozen single-family homes on Poplar Street, but none were close enough to be in danger.
Though the building was considered a total loss, firefighters poured water on flames to keep them away from a valuable kiln used in the production process, and it was saved. “The building itself is still intact, but the back is completely shot,� said Miller. Mutual Aid was sent home around 10:30 p.m., and Hartwick left the scene an hour later. The fire rekindled briefly at around 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, but the Hartwick Fire Department was able to put it out within an hour. A cause has not been determined, and investigators from the state and county agencies are trying to determine the origin and the cause of the fire.
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edu/news/hartwick-host-lecturesudanese-lost-boys/ ART & POETRY CONTEST – 69 p.m. This years theme is Blue Skies, Smilin’ At Me: Exploring the Beauty of living a life free of the negative impacts of addiction. Opening gala features the exhibit, poetry reading, awards ceremony, & music. Wilber Mansion, 11 Ford Ave., Oneonta. Info, http://www.canoneonta. org/event/opening-receptionleaf-art-poetry-contest-2/?instance_id=752 SPRING SQUARE DANCE – 7:30 p.m. Community dance with the Doubleday Dancers Western Square Dance Club of Cooperstown. Ray Taylor will call Mainstream and Plus dances. Elma Taylor will cue. Admission $5 at the door. Cooperstown Elementary School. Info, (607)2648128 or (607)547-8665 HYDROGEN JUKEBOX – 7:30 p.m. Concert featuring the union of the beat poetry of Alan Ginsberg and the music of Philip Glass. Their art ranged from the anti-war movement to the sexual revolution, drugs, eastern philosophy, and the environment. Tri-Cities Opera Center, Savoca Hibbitt Hall, 315 Clinton St., Binghamton. Info, http://www. tricitiesopera.com/portfolio/hydrogenjukebox1617/
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ment will be moving here from 21 Railroad Ave. PT will have office space, with private exam rooms for patients, who will then be escorted into the adjoining fitness room to do their exercises. “It’s the perfect marriage of physical therapy and fitness,” said Paige. “We have the machines they need.” To this, a therapy pool has been added, alongside the renovated diving pool and expanded lap pool, now with eight lanes and deep enough for competitive swimmers’ dive starts. The Clark Sports Center has been a part of Cooperstown since 1891, originally as the Alfred Corning Clark Gymnasium, and featured a canvas-covered track and a bowling alley and offered fencing classes, high-jumping, boxing and weight lifting. Women were welcome, and fees ranged from $3-$6 for the year. In 1924, a swimming program was added in Otsego Lake, and in 1929, the old gym was demolished and a new one built with a swimming Jim Kevlin/ OTSEGO.life pool, a basketball court and a steam room. The Clark Sports Center team looking forward to serving members in the renoIn 1983, the need for modern facilities dictated vated facility are, front, from left, Lindsey Bailey (assistant aquatics director), a larger building, and Stephen C. Clark, Jr. doDebbie Bennett (business office), Kara Arnold (Health & Fitness program spenated the land, opening the new gym in October cialist), Amy Porter (Health & Fitness program coordinator), Emily Kishbaugh 1986. His daughter (and Ambrose’s great-grand(assistant marketing director), Peg Wilson (customer service/front desk), Erin daughter), Jane Forbes Clark, today is president Newkerk (marketing director), and Michelle Yerdon (customer service/front of The Clark Foundation, which operates the desk). Standing, from left, are Terrence Perau (maintenance), Rich Anderson sports center. (building operator), Rich Jantzi (Health & Fitness director), Doug McCoy (spe“We’ve been part of the community for 126 cial events director), Kathy Graham (associate director for memberships and front desk), Rose Craine (associate director for business), Val Paige (director), years,” said Paige. “We address the health, wellBrenda Wedderspoon Gray (associate director for programming), Barry Gray ness and recreation side of people’s lives. We’re (athletic director), and Jim Jordan (assistant health & fitness director). a community hub.”
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Index No. 0925/2013 CITIMORTGAGE, INC., SUCCESSOR BY MERGER TO ABN AMRO MORTGAGE GROUP, INC., Plaintiff -againstMARTIN FREIMANN and “John Doe” and/or “Jane Doe” # 1-10 inclusive, the last ten names being fictitious and unknown to plaintiff, her persons or parties intended being the tenants, occupants, persons or corporation, if any, having or claiming an interest in or lien upon the premises described in the complaint, Defendants SUMMONS Mortgaged Premises 1023 Country Highway 20 Edmeston, New York 13335 Section: 124.00 Block: 1 Lots: 2.02 & 2.05 We are attempting to collect a debt, and any information obtained will be used for that purpose. To the above-named defendants: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to answer the complaint in this action and to serve a copy of your answer, or, if the complaint is not served with this summons, to serve a notice of appearance, on the plaintiff’s attorneys within twenty (20) days after the service of this summons, exclusive of the day of service (or within thirty (30) days after the service is complete if this summons is not personally delivered to you within the State of New York) or
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within (60) days after service of this summons if it is the United States of America; and in case of your failure to appear or answer, judgement will be taken against you by default for the relief demanded in the complaint. NOTICE YOU ARE IN DANGER OF LOSING YOUR HOME If you do not respond to this summons and complaint by serving a copy of the answer on the attorney for the mortgage company who filed this foreclosure proceeding against you and filing the answer with the court, a default judgement may be entered and you can lose your home. Speak to an attorney or to the court where your case is pending for further information on how to answer the summons and protect your property. Sending a payment to your mortgage company will not stop this foreclosure action. YOU MUST RESPOND BY SERVING A COPY OF THE ANSWER ON THE ATTORNEY FOR THE PLAINTIFF (MORTGAGE COMPANY) AND FILING THE ANSWER WITH THE COURT. NOTICE OF NATURE OF ACTION AND RELIEF SOUGHT This is an action to foreclose a mortgage lien on the premises described herein. The object of the above captioned action is to foreclose a Mortgage to secure $171,000 and interest, recorded in the Office of the County Clerk of Otsego County on July 18, 2007 in Liber 1528, Page 560, covering premises known as 1023 COUNTY HIGHWAY 20, EDMESTON, COUNTY OF OTSEGO, STATE OF NEW YORK (Section 124, Block 1, Lot 2.02 and 2.05). The relief sought in the within action is a final judgement
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directing the sale of the premises described above. The Plaintiff also seeks a deficiency judgement against the Defendant, MARTIN FREIMANN, for any debt secured by said Mortgage which is not satisfied by the proceeds of the sale of said premises, unless discharged in bankruptcy. FRIEDMAN VARTOLO LLP, Attorneys for Plaintiff, 85 Broad Street, Suite 501, New York, New York 10004 P: (212) 471-5100 F: (212) 471-5150 4LegalMay4 Legal nOtice NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY UNDER NEW YORK LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY LAW 1. The name of the limited liability company (“LLC”) is Blue Tree Virtual Services LLC. 2. The date of filing of the Articles of Organization with the Secretary of State is April 10, 2017. 3. The County within the State of New York in which the principal office of the LLC is located is Otsego. 4. The Secretary of State of the State of New York is hereby designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. The post office address to which the Secretary of State shall mail a copy of any process against the LLC served upon him or her is: 113 Lee Drive, Maryland, NY 12116. 5. The character or purpose of the business of the LLC is any purpose allowed by law. 6LegalMay18 Legal nOtice Notice of Formation of a Professional Limited Liability Company (PLLC): Principle Design
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Engineering, PLLC, Articles of Organization filed with Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 3/31/17. Office location: Chenango County. SSNY designated PLLC agent upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to: Principle Design Engineering, PLLC, Attn: Michael O’Reilly, PE, 1103 County Road 19, Norwich, NY 13815. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose. Date of dissolution: None. 6LegalMay18 Legal nOtice Notice of Formation of a NY Limited Liability Company. Name: TRINITY KEEP LLC. Articles of Organization filing date with Secretary of State (SSNY) was 28 March 2017. 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 192 Main St, Cooperstown, NY 13326. Purpose is to engage in any and all business activities permitted under NYS laws. 6LegalMay11 Legal nOtice Notice of Formation of a NY Limited Liability Company. Name: TRINITY MEAT COMPANY LLC. Articles of Organization filing date with Secretary of State (SSNY) was 28 March 2017. 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 192 Main St, Cooperstown, NY 13326. Purpose is to engage in any and all
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business activities permitted under NYS laws. 6LegalMay11 Legal nOtice Notice of Formation of a NY Limited Liability Company Name: Pipeline Safety Advisors LLC Articles of organization filing date with the Secretary of State (SSNY) was December 22, 2016. Office location Otsego County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served and SSNY shall mail copy of process to 25 Railroad Avenue Suite 2C, Cooperstown, New York, 13326. Purpose is to engage in any and all business activities permitted under NYS laws. 6LegalMay4 Legal nOtice Notice of Formation of HIGH PEAKS BREWING COMPANY, LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the NY Secretary of State on March 21, 2017. The office of the LLC is to be located in Otsego County. The Secretary of State has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. The Secretary of State shall mail a copy of any process against the LLC served upon him/her to: The LLC, P.O. Box 827, Oneonta, NY 13820. The purpose of the LLC is to engage in any lawful act or activity. 6LegalMay 4 Legal nOtice NOTICE OF FORMATION of BANKICH ELECTRIC LLC Arts. of Org filed with the Sec’y of State of NY (SSNY) on 03/02/2017. Office Location: Otsego County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process
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against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 627 Winney Hill Road, Oneonta, New York 13820. Purpose: Any lawful activity. 6LegalMay 4 Legal nOtice NOTICE OF FILING OF ARTICLES OF ORGANIZATION IN NEW YORK BY A LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY Name: Chestnut 76, LLC. Articles of Organization filed with Sec. of State of NY (SOS) on 6/10/2004. Office location: Otsego County. SOS is designated as agent of LLC for service of process. SOS shall mail copy of process to c/o Oxford Group, 388 East Main Street, Branford, CT 06405. Purpose: Any lawful act or activity. 6LegalApr.27 Legal nOtice NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY The name of the entity is P & L Properties VI, LLC, for which the Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State on May 12, 2015. The office of said entity is to be located in Otsego County, New York. The Secretary of State has been designated as agent of the limited liability company, upon whom process against it may be served, and the post office address within this State to which the Secretary of State shall mail a copy of any process against it served upon her is 168 Sugar Hill Road, Cooperstown, New York 13326. The purpose of the business of such limited liability company is to engage in any lawful act or activity for which limited liability companies may be organized under the Limited Liability Company Law. 6LegalApr27
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100 Years Ago, ‘Enthusiastic Meeting’ Launched HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO Saturday, Chamber With 201 Members, $3,500 In Coffers April 29
in your life. Oneonta Holiday Inn, 5206 State Highway 23, Oneonta. Info, http://www.shiftnewyork.com/ CLIMATE MARCH – 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Mingle/walk through town with planned bicycle repair workshop and a hope tree at the library ending with lunch and discussion at the Old School. Help raise awareness of non-partisan issues of clean air, clean water, and a healthy environment and spread positive messages and actions. Starts at the Old School Cafe, 2 Genesee St., Cherry Valley. Info, positive-action-cv@ googlegroups.com GUEST SPEAKER – 11 a.m.Noon. Central New York author Madis Senner discusses local sacred sites from his book, “Sacred Sites in North Star Country: Places in Greater New York State That Changed the World.” Cooperstown Village Library. Info, http://www.villagelibraryofcooperstown.org/calendar WOMEN’S EXPO – 11 a.m.-3 p.m. ‘Love the life your Live.’ Celebrating lives, diversity, strength, and voice. Foothills Performing Arts Center, 24 market St., Oneonta. Info, https://www. facebook.com/lovethelife2017/ DRAWING WORKSHOP – 1-4 p.m. Begin your “Journey into Drawing” with Friends of Recovery of Delaware and Otsego counties. Materials free. All skill levels welcome. Registration preferred. The Turning Point, 22 Elm St., Oneonta. Info, http://www.friendsofrecoverydo.org/events HEALTHY KIDS DAY – 1:303:30 p.m. Free open family swim. Oneonta YMCA, 20–26 Ford Ave., Oneonta. Info, http://www.oneontaymca.org/ MORE CALENDAR, B7
RUMMAGE SALE – 9 a.m.CHAMBER/From B1 Noon. Find great stuff and of the impetus when the check out the $2 Bag Sale. Fly Cooperstown chamber, with Creek Methodist Church, 811 201 members and $3,500 Co. Rd. 26, Fly Creek. Info, in its coffers, was launched https://www.facebook.com/FlyCreek-United-Methodist-Church100 years ago as of Friday, 750301651678047/ April 28, at the county ONEONTA FARMERS MARKET courthouse in “one of the – 9 a.m. 2 Dietz St., Oneonta. most enthusiastic meetings Info, http://www.oneontafarmersevery held by the businessmarket.org/ OCCA GARAGE SALE – 9 men of this village,” accorda.m.-3 p.m. Reduce, Reuse, and ing to the 1917 report in The Recycle items to raise money Freeman’s Journal. for county-wide environmenThe gathering, which tal programs by OCCA. At the Cooperstown Farmers Market. included Stephen C. Clark Info, http://occainfo.org/calenSr., Cooperstown’s foremost dar/save-date-reduce-reuse-recitizen, approved a 24-point cycle-garage-sale/ or call (607) platform that, yes, included 547-4488 what may seem like an oddGARDENING WORKSHOP – 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Construct your own ity or two to modern sensiframe to take home and learn bilities – to make the Town how you can help your garden of Otsego dry, “a universal beat the early spring cold. The credit system – with a black Farmers Museum, Cooperstown. list,” and membership of at Info, https://www.eventbrite. Jim Kevlin/ OTSEGO.life com/e/learn-hot-frame-gardenleast 75 percent of “men of Architecturally, at least, Cooperstown’s business district served by the ing-at-the-farmers-museum-tickthe town.” chamber of commerce hasn’t changed that much since the first half of the ets-32529814551 But other action items SPRING CLEANING – 10 a.m.20th century. – improve the streets, foster 4 p.m. Help prepare the Swartyears before and were the kiosk in Pioneer Park, He’s lobbied Village Hall Wilcox house for the summer new businesses, “more and operating Obie’s Restaurant and new events like the New on paid-parking issues. And season with students from SUNY better amusements” and, he’s been a booster. “You Oneonta. Need desserts for the (Cooperstown Bat Co. came York State Snow-Sculpting yes, “a study, from which lunch, a loan of garden need a community that cher- pizza later) – “it had been going Competition and Pumpkindefinite action should grow” tools, and other assistance. ishes everything about the Swart-Wilcox House, Wilcox Ave., – remain staples in the local through dwindling member- Fest flourished. Remember ship, a lack of focus,” he Christmases with Holly Dol- community,” he said. Oneonta. Info, https://swartwilconversation today, a testiFor the past year, he’s coxhouse.wordpress.com/ lars, the Holly Trolley and mony, perhaps, a chamber of remembers. SPIRITUAL ARTS & PSYCHIC teamed up with DaniDon was drafted onto the Candlelight Stroll? commerce’s enduring need. FAIR – 10 a.m.-5 p.m. 2 day fair elle Henrici, the current “It drove membership and a five-person Merchants’ Plans were to echo that reading by psychics, president and Fenimore Art featuring Committee, and retailing it drove revenues,” Renckfirst meeting with a 100th vendors, and workshops to help began to take off again. ens recalled in an interview. Museum education director, you heal, and find direction anniversary celebration Sharon would serve several Also driving membership and a young board of direcThursday, April 27, with a years as president. was health insurance, which tors, among them the Hall red-carpet reception in the of Fame’s Jason Schiellack, As the 50th anniversary allowed businesspeople to Baseball Hall of Fame’s Glimmerglass Festival’s of the Hall of Fame apenroll in group plans that famed Hall of Plaques, Brittany LeSavoy, Paperkite proached, Major League provided coverage at lower where the first eight busiCreative’s Susan Green and Baseball and fans began rates – a mixed blessing, nesses will be inducted into the new Ommegang presipaying more attention to the said both Polly and Andrew the chamber’s own Hall of Hall of Fame, and by 1989 Marietta, who served several dent, Doug Campbell. Fame. If anyone has an imDon described retailing as years as president in the past pression that, at 100, the A team of CGP students “hectic,” a happy situation decade. has been studying the chamber’s flagging, that’s for any “The insurance program mistaken, Hazzard said. merwas a big revenue generaIt has 400 members, 160 chant. tor,” Marietta said. “But it within the village limits. Vinwas difficult to manage. So While he plans to diversify nie Rus- complicated. There’s a bit of revenues, membership alone so can liability that goes with those supports 96 percent of the tell you programs. It was a doubleorganization’s costs. the very edged sword. Henrici and Hazzard Join Our Team of Dedicated and Caring Professionals week“So when the ACA” – are talking a lot about “the end in Obamacare – “came along, value proposition,” how to Residential Associate 1994 it sort of put chambers out ensure members feel they (works at OFO shelters) his of that business. The loss of are getting their money’s busirevenue had to be dealt with. worth. Among other initiaHome-Based Family Partner But I don’t look back on that tives will be a revival of ness Assistant Teacher peaked. as a big negative.” “business after hours,” Center Associate Jim Kevlin/ OTSEGO.life And Meanwhile, Polly retired membership mixers. Polly Renckens, a dynamic Cooperstown with the in 2008, and her immediIt sounds like the beginHead Start Program Assistant Chamber executive at the turn of the cen- Basening of a new revival. “The ate successor, John Bullis, Children’s Center Associate tury, pauses for a reflective moment with more we’re open to idea and ball applied a P&L to all activigrandson Andrew, 16 months, during an OFO is a family-oriented organization offering competetive wages, excellent benefits Strike, ties, eliminating a couple of to change,” Hazzard said, interview at the Earth Festival Saturday, & opportunities for professional growth. For an application, submission instructions, “the better for the county.” disdozen – and the energy that benefit package summary & descriptions of all employment openings, visit gruntled came with them. www.ofoinc.org fans began staying away. Renckens had had a diforganization’s history, and EOE By mid-decade, dissatisfied ferent approach. Events have found some surprises, had two benefits, she said, the team leader, second-year merchants had formed a breakaway Business Adattracting tourists to spend student Mikaela Fundaun vancement Committee, with money here, but also bringreports. Polly Renckens, former coing locals home to visit For instance, despite its owner, with husband Jim, of family and friends. It kept launching by businessmen, the Hickory Grove Restaumembers involved, includwomen played a big role rant, leading the charge. ing such stalwarts as Bruce in the chamber’s enduring In 1998, businesspeople Hall and the late Ed Smith. success, Fundaun said. For “And there was always instance, Ernestine Geddess again unified, Polly Renckens was hired as chamber something left over to fund served as executive secreA rapidly growing energy storage company that develops, manufactures and sells adthe next event,” she rememtary for 40 years, from 1927 executive, and a decade of vanced, high-performance ultracapacitors and ultracapacitor-based energy storage new activity followed – The bered. to 1967, a formidable force systems is looking to fill the following position: Bullisleft after a year, and in the chamber and coma sequence of executives munity. EIGHT TO ENTER Cell ProduCtion teChniCian followed, each contributOne of the chamber’s CHAMBER HALL The Technician fabricates a finished component through all necessary stages of assembly. May ing something new. Susan most notable successes, build an entire production run, including mixing, coating, pressing, stripping, welding, windO’Handley launched the the CGP team found, was he first inductees ing, cell assembly and testing. Place parts in ovens and operate at the specified time-temperawebsite. Pat Szarpa revived founding the Cooperstown to the Cooperstown one-on-one outreach to ture to produce a properly dried assembly. High School Diploma or Equivalent and be able Winter Carnival, which Chamber of Commembers. marked its 50th anniversary to work with hands, simple math, follow instructions. This is a full time hourly position with merce’s Hall of Fame are: Hazzard, returning to his 1. Church & Scott Pharin February. “The first” – in competitive benefits. native Cooperstown from macy 1967 – “drew a huge crowd Boulder, Colo., where he 2. The Clark Sports Center of 10,000 people. It was Field aPPliCations engineer had worked for MLB affili3. 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OBITUARIES Raymond G.J. Han, 85; Noted Artist Lived In NYC, Cooperstown COOPERSTOWN – Raymond G.J. Han, 85, a noted artist and sculptor, whose works were subject of a one-man exhibit at The Fenimore Art Museum in 2015, passed away April 18, 2017. He was a longtime resident of New York City and of Cooperstown, where he had maintained a home and studio since 1972. Born Sept. 29, 1931, in Honolulu, Hawaii, he studied at the Honolulu Academy of Art before moving to New York to study at The
Art Students League. His work was shown in several group shows in New York before he joined the Robert Schoelkopf Gallery, where he remained for 12 years until Robert Schoelkopf’s death; he then joined the Forum Gallery. He was currently represented by the Jason McCoy Gallery, also in New York. His work is in private, corporate and museum collections across the country. In addition to The Fenimore, Ray Han discussed his work with Patsy Smith at the June 2015 opening of “Raymond Han: Still he had one-man shows at Lifes and Figures,” at The Fenimore.
Joy Willies, 91; At-A-Glance President’s Mother ONEONTA – Muriel Joy Willies, 91, formerly of West Orange, N.J., and recently of The Plains in Oneonta, passed peacefully on April 14, 2017. Born Feb. 24, 1926, in Orange, N.J., she was the daughter of the late Lionel (Leo) J. and Emerald Clara (Smith) Broyer. Joy graduated from Orange High School and on Sept. 14, 1944, married the love of her life, John
Willies Jr., who survives her after 72 years of marriage. She spent time volunteering for many organizations including the Veterans Hospital, school reading programs, the West Orange Senior Citizens. She and her husband were past honorees as Senior Citizens of the Year. She was a devoted follower of Jesus Christ and her faith was the motivation for all she did. She was a long-
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time member of Pleasentdale Presbyterian Church of West Orange, serving with energy and enthusiasm on church boards and organizing fund raising events in support of the church’s mission. In addition to her husband John, she is survived by her four sons: Douglas Willies, retired president of At-AGlance, Sidney, and wife, Rhonda, of Cooperstown; Alan Willies of Key West, Fla.; Brian Willies of Montclair, N.J.; and Kevin Willies and wife Maureen of York, Livingston County; four grandchildren: four great-grandchildren, and her much loved siblings and their many children: Sisters Eva Henderson of Novelty, Ohio; Barbara Skelly of Red Bank, N.J.; and brothers Paul Broyer and wife Margie of Palm Coast, Fla; and Edward Broyer and wife Nancy of Little Egg Harbor, N.J. She was predeceased by her parents, her beloved daughter Carolyn Joy Willies and her brother Alvin Broyer of Detroit, Mich.
the Munson-Williams-Proctor and Everson museums, and is in the permanent collection of the Picker Art Gallery at Colgate University. An avid gardener, his Cooperstown house and garden have appeared in the British and American editions of House and Garden, in WWD (the Women’s Wear Daily magazine), and House Beautiful, among others. He is survived by his partner of 60 years, Paul
Diane Catella Iandiorio, 73; Active In Civic Life, Church
ARNOLD LAKE – Diane Catella Iandiorio, 73, a civic leader who also was active in the Catholic Church, died on Easter Sunday, April 16, 2017, in Florida, where she spent winters with her husband. Diane was born on Staten Island, the daughter of Louis J. Catella and Marie Riche Catella. She attended Notre Dame Academy, Hunter College, and then New York College of Music, where she received a bachelor’s in music. In 1964 she married Dr. James A. Iandiorio, also of Staten Island, and they later relocated to Upstate New York, where she initially worked as a music instructor within the SUNY system at Bugbee School in Oneonta. She then ran her husband’s chiropractic practice, as the office manager, for over three decades. Above all else, Diane was intensely committed to her family, her community, and the Roman Catholic Church.
She was actively involved in community organizations including being prior president of the Oneonta Concert Association, serving as the Women’s Auxiliary Chairperson for the New York State Chiropractic Association, Diane teaching Iandiorio English as a second language at the Women’s Circle in Boynton Beach, Fla., and acting as a lay minister at St. Mary’s Church in Oneonta, and, later, at St. Mary’s “Our Lady of the Lake” in Cooperstown. Survivors include her husband, her four children, David L. Iandiorio, Gianina M. Gohde, Michelle J. Iandiorio, and Peter A. Iandiorio; her seven grandchildren, Christian Gohde, Emma Gohde, Riley Gohde, Gretchen Moore, Hailey Iandiorio,
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Antonia Iandiorio and Christopher Iandiorio; and many members of her extended family and her wide circle of beloved friends. She was predeceased by her parents and her brother, Ronald J. Catella. Friends are invited to greet the family 5-7 p.m. Friday, April 28, at the Lester R. Grummons Funeral Home, 14 Grand St., Oneonta, NY 13820. A funeral Mass will be celebrated at 11 a.m. Saturday, April 29, at St. Mary’s in Cooperstown, with Rev. John P. Rosson, pastor, officiating. Burial will take place in St. Mary’s Cemetery, Index. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to: Catskill Area Hospice and Palliative Care (1 Birchwood Dr., Oneonta, NY 13820) or to The Women’s Circle (912 SE 4th St., Boynton Beach, FL 33435; womenscircle.org). Arrangements are entrusted to the Lester R. Grummons Funeral Home.
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Kellogg; two siblings, Edna and Thomas of Honolulu; several nieces and nephews; and many loving friends. His work will be his memorial, and at his request there will be no services. Contributions may be made to Bassett Hospital, The Fenimore Art Museum, Catskill Area Hospice, Glimmerglass Festival, the Susquehanna Animal Shelter, Hyde Hall or a charity of one’s choice. Arrangements are with Tillapaugh Funeral Service.
FLY CREEK – Larry G. Gallup passed away Friday, April 21, 2017, at Strong Memorial Hospital in Rochester, following an extended illness. Beloved husband of Terriann Sammis, he was 64. The family will receive friends from 2 to 4:30 p.m.,Thursday, May 11, at the Connell, Dow & Deysenroth Funeral Home, 82 Chestnut St., Cooperstown. At the conclusion of the visitation, a Service of Remembrance will be offered at 4:30 p.m. at the funeral home with the Rev. Elsie A. Rhodes, pastor of the First Presbyterian Church of Cooperstown, officiating. Immediately following the service, there will be a gathering of family and friends at the Leatherstocking Golf Bar & Grill overlooking Larry’s favorite golf course and Otsego Lake. In lieu of flowers, Larry’s family suggests that gifts in his memory be made to the American Cancer Society, 13 Beech St., Binghamton, NY 13790. Arrangements are under the care and guidance of the Connell, Dow & Deysenroth Funeral Home, Cooperstown.
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THURSDAY-FRIDAY, APRIL 27-28, 2017 LETTERS
Students Have Constitutional Rights, Too To the Editor: Our schools are going to the dogs. Parents should be aware that the Milford BOCES recently allowed a police K9 search at their school. To my knowledge, the school did not bother to inform parents of this police action. According to a student I spoke with, drug-sniffing dogs were brought onto school grounds, students were instructed to leave their belongings in the classroom, and the dogs were brought in to search the student’s property. Although constitutional rights do not apply with the same force to students in public schools, the state Court of Appeals, in the case of People v. Scott D., ruled that it is unconstitutional to randomly search students without specific evidence of wrongdoing. The court held that “the psychological damage that would be risked on sensitive children by random search insufficiently justified by the necessities is not tolerable.” Searches like this are only allowed in
prisons. The government has been continually instituting policies that take away our rights and treat us like convicts. For example, The NSA has on file every e-mail you ever sent, and can access it at any time. The agency also keeps track of every phone call you make, who you call, and the duration and frequency of your contact. Though clearly unconstitutional, these practices have gone essentially unchallenged. The constant erosion of our constitutional right to privacy is an affront to freedom and liberty, and all patriotic Americans should stand up in opposition and protest, before the United States becomes the sort of police state it claims to abhor. Do we really want our children to be taught that the state has absolute power to spy on and search them any time it pleases? I hope not, for that will be the end of any freedom that is left in America. TOPHER HAMMOND Cooperstown
Bending Gas-Line Rules Affects Humans, Crops To the Editor: At the most recent Town Board meeting in Minden, local Amish farmers asked whether siting a new school several hundred yards from the soon-to-be-expanded Brookman Corners compressor station would be safe. Most of us remember state Health Commissioner Howard Zucker saying he would not want his family living near fracked gas infrastructure. But the Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) has approved air and water permits for Dominion’s New Market upgrade, so the Minden Board concluded the Amish school would be safe enough. Do you think Dr. Zucker would
want his kids to attend this school? Are you wondering, as I am, how we got here? January a year ago, Dominion withdrew its application to the state for a water quality certificate because, it claimed, there would be but one minor wetland impact for the project. Without seeking public input, DEC declared that an Army Corps of Engineers statewide blanket Section 401 Water Quality Certification would apply to New Market. These permits can be used to authorize activities with minimal adverse effects on streams and wetlands. New Market is a 50-yearold, 200-mile long pipe, cutting through the heart of Central New York. With no integrity tests planned for the 33,000-additional horsepower, we’ll have to find out using hindsight if the pipe is safe, each day it doesn’t blow. Compressor pollution will have an adverse effect on our health and the environment. Farms will suffer crop loss from nitrous oxides. Increased cancers and respiratory ailments can be expected as well. Using modest EPA carbon and methane costing, New York and the planet will pay the hundreds of millions of dollars in annual health and environmental costs from fugitive methane and CO2 from the 100 million cubic feet of additional gas New Market will carry.
After receiving permits from the DEC, Dominion immediately applied to FERC for variances in which it admits to wetland encroachments at almost every construction site. FERC approved Dominion’s variance requests and construction equipment has arrived at Brookman Corners. Remember: New York has authority under the Clean Water Act (CWA) to review projects and reject those that negatively impact state water quality. Dominion’s variances effectively void its original application and storm water pollution prevention plans. So, the DEC could just rescind permits that no longer fit the project Dominion plans to pursue. How did we get here? What should we do? Maybe next autumn Amish farmers will be pondering reduced crop yields as their children walk to their new school near the Brookman Corners compressor station. That station will be running full tilt, 24-7. Commissioner Zucker has remained silent about the health impacts on New Yorkers of fracked gas buildout regularly approved by the DEC. But in the case of Dominion at least, DEC can reject federal efforts to usurp state rights. DEC has an opportunity, an obligation even, to salvage state authority, rejecting this dangerous project. DENNIS HIGGINS Otego
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WRITERS GROUP – 1:30 p.m. Poet, speed writer, novelist, or short story writer. Come practice your writing in the format of NaNoWriMo at your pace. Share if you want. Led by Jen Donohue. Huntington Memorial Library, 62 Chestnut St., Oneonta. Info, http://hmloneonta.org/hml-writers-group/ PAINT & SIP – 2-6 p.m. Fundraiser for ‘The Ride for Missing Children.” Cost, $35. Damaschke Field, 15 James Georgeson Ave., Oneonta. Info, https://www. facebook.com/oneontaoutlawsbaseball/ or e-mail bob.scanlon@ hotmail.com or call 607-2875531 BOOK READING & SIGNING – 2-4 p.m. Featuring John Koloski with his first published book “Empyres: Bloodbind.” The Green Toad Bookstore, 198 Main St., Oneonta. Info, https://www. facebook.com/TheGreenToadBookstore/ ORGANIZATIONAL MEETING – 3-5 p.m. The Butternut Valley Alliance holds their annual meeting. The Empire House, 136 Marion Ave., Gilbertsville. Info, http://butternutvalleyalliance. org/ FOR-DO BOOK CLUB – 4-7 p.m. Feel like you don’t read enough, come to this book club. The group votes on the book to be read. At The Turning Point, 22 Elm St., Oneonta. Info, http://www. friendsofrecoverydo.org/events SPAGHETTI DINNER – 5-7 p.m. Benefit to send 4 Scouts of Troop 44 to the National Jamboree in West Virginia this July. Gilbertsville American Legion next to the Fire House, State Hwy. 51, Gilbertsville. Info, bralbag@gmail. com STREET ART FEST – 6-8 p.m. Come see the decorated Adirondack Chair and Game Table art exhibition. This year’s theme is looking “Through the Eyes of the Masters.” Each artist was challenged to create 12 beautiful Adirondack style “Tilt Top Game Tables.” Main St. and Rte.. 206, Bainbridge. Info, http://www. jerichoarts.com/bainbridge-artstrail-2017.html PRE-CONCERT RECEPTION – 6 p.m. Have a fun and informative chat and reception with Music Director and Conductor Charles Schneider before the Catskill Symphony Orchestra’s final concert of the season. The Concert begins at 7:30 p.m. Waterfront Cafe, SUNY Oneonta. Info, http:// catskillsymphony.net/news-
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events/upcoming-events.html FILM – 6:30-8:30 p.m. Showing “Lego Batman Movie.” Cost $3. Red Dragon Theater, SUNY Oneonta. Info, oneonta.collegiatelink.net/events MEMORIAL CONCERT – 7:30 p.m. The Oneonta community remember “Hans & Edith Wilk.” Features the combined voices of the Hartwick College Chorus and SUNY Oneonta Concert Choir performing Mozart’s Symphony #35 Haffner and Requiem. Hunt Union Ballroom, SUNY Oneonta. Info, http://catskillsymphony. net/news-events/upcomingevents.html
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OCCA GARAGE SALE – 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle items to raise money for county-wide environmental programs by OCCA. At the Cooperstown Farmers Market. Info, http://occainfo.org/calendar/save-date-reduce-reuse-recycle-garage-sale/ or call (607) 547-4488 SPIRITUAL ARTS & PSYCHIC FAIR – 10 a.m.-5 p.m. 2 day fair featuring reading by psychics, vendors, and workshops to help you heal, and find direction in your life. Oneonta Holiday Inn, 5206 State Highway 23, Oneonta. Info, http://www.shiftnewyork.com/ FILM – 1-3 p.m. Showing “Lego Batman Movie.” Cost $3. Red Dragon Theater, SUNY Oneonta. Info, oneonta.collegiatelink. net/events WIND ENSEMBLE CONCERT – 2 p.m. The Spring concert of the Catskill Valley Wind Ensemble featuring local performers like Cynthia Donaldson who teaches at OHS and the new trombone choir, Catskill Bones, making their debut. First United Methodist Church, 66 Chestnut St, Oneonta. Info, call (607)432-7085 or visit http://catskillwinds.com/ HYDROGEN JUKEBOX – 3 p.m. Concert featuring the union of the beat poetry of Alan Ginsberg and the music of Philip Glass. Their art ranged from the anti-war movement to the sexual revolution, drugs, eastern philosophy, and the environment. Tri-Cities Opera Center, Savoca Hibbitt Hall, 315 Clinton St., Binghamton. Info, http://www.tricitiesopera.com/ portfolio/hydrogenjukebox1617/ FILM – 6:30-8:30 p.m. Showing “Lego Batman Movie.” Cost $3. Red Dragon Theater, SUNY Oneonta. Info, oneonta.collegiatelink.net/events
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