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Is Village Sanctuary – Or Not? Stronger Push After Donald Trump Win Defused By Trustee

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lizabeth Horvath, Cooperstown, has resigned as chief operating officer of Otsego Now, the county’s economic development agency. Horvath’s appointment was announced in January 2014 along with CEO Sandy Mathes, signaling a more aggressive approach to economic development.

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Brenda and Bill Michaels INTO THE WOODS: accept for their Fly Creek Cooperstown’s environCider Mill. mental non-profits – Otsego 2000, the Land Trust and OCCA – are unveiling online Otsego Outdoors at 4:30 p.m. Thursday, May 4, at By LIBBY CUDMORE Gilbert Lake State Park, followed by bike rides, hikes, COOPERSTOWN paddling and refreshments.

Hazzard and Chamber President Danielle Henrici, left, flank Church & Scott honorees, from left, Dave Adsit, Bill Adsit and Robert Makofske.

Record Crowd Toasts Chamber’s First Inductees

ith 150 BOOKS WANTED: The guests in atFriends of the Library antendance, the nounced two book collection Cooperstown Chamber of dates: 10 a.m.-noon SaturCommerce’s 100th andays May 6 and June 10 at Village Hall’s Fair Street entrance. Its annual book sale, a major fundraiser, is June 24-July 2. WELCOME BOARD: The Village of Milford has chosen The Freeman’s Journal as its official newspaper; legal notices will be appearing in this newspaper, usually on page B4.

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niversary gala – it also inaugurated the Business Hall of Fame – was the largest chamber event in recent memory. “It was a completely dif-

ferent kind of celebration,” said chamber Executive Director Matt Hazzard. “Normally when we have our holiday party or our annual meeting, we have between 50-100. “Here,” he said, “we could introduce a whole new event.”

Church & Scott, Mohican Flowers, The Inn at Cooperstown, The Fly Creek Cider Mill, Hyde Hall, The Otesaga, the Clark Sports Center and The Freeman’s Journal were inducted at the Thursday, April 27, event as the Please See 100TH, A3 Fifth-graders Tara diLorenzo, Violet Gentile and Hanna Austin focus on their breathing during mindfulness exercises.

‘Mindfulness’ Erases CCS Pupils’ Tensions

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or a few minutes every morning, Kalie Fernandez-Naughton is able to drift away from her

worries without ever leaving Anne Killian-Russo’s classroom. “It’s like the chair just disappears,” she said. “I felt like I was floating.” But it wasn’t a daydream or a fainting spell – Kalie Please See PUPILS, A6

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he Cooperstown village trustees have been shadow boxing with the sanctuary-village idea since shortly after President Trump’s election last Nov. 8 – for a million-dollar reason. “One of my concerns at this moment is $1 million for the Pioneer Street Falk project,” said Trustee Cindy Falk, who chairs the Village Board’s Streets Committee. Reconstruction of Pioneer from Lake to Church is planned this summer, and “I would hate to jeopardize that work, as much as I am very sensitive to immigration issues.” For now, a federal judge in San Francisco Tuesday, April 25, blocked the Trump Administration from withholding billions in federal funding from so-called sanctuary cities that decline to cooperate with federal authorities in enforcing immigration laws. The case may end up in the Supreme Court. The Village Board’s resolution on the matter, unanimously passed April 24, “recognizes the obligation to balance any deciPlease See RESOLUTION, B8

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VOLUNTEERS HELP SAL FURNARI CLEAN HIGHWAY Volunteers Victor Blecher and Patty Nelson were on hand to help Sal Furnari, owner of Maskots, clean DK Lifren Drive and State Highway 28, filling a 14 foot trailer with debris over six hours of cleanup. “We live in an environmentally sensitive area and it’s so important that grab the debris before the river does,” said Furnari.

St. Rose Honors 2 For Academic Achievement

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With Bud Selig’s Visit, Hall Orientations Done

wo students from the College of Saint Rose were selected to receive honors for outstanding academic achievement during the annual Honors Convocation. • Katelynn Bond. Richfield Springs, received the Academic Achievement - Class of 2019 Award. Academic Achievement Awards are for the highest cumulative grade-point averages in their respective classes. • Mackenzie R. Johnson of Roseboom, received the Senior Writing Award, as selected by outside judges Jim Kevlin/The Freeman’s Journal from submitted writing Former MLB Commissioner Selig signs the founsamples. dation in the Hall of Plaques where his plaque will be placed.

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n Thursday, April 27, Bud Selig, the former MLB commissioner, got a chance to sign the base where his plaque will be mounted the evening of Sunday, July 30, after he joins players Jeff Bagwell, Tim Raines and Pudge Rodriguez, and Selig was all smiles during his fellow executive John Schuerholz in tour. the National Baseball Hall of Fame’s 2017 Induction that afternoon at the Clark Sports Center fields. As commissioner, Selig had been on the Induction rostrum for 17 years (1998-2015), but confessed he was awed during the orientation at the thought of joining baseball’s immortals in the Hall of Plaques. Making a point of stopping at Hank Aaron’s plaque, he recalled that weekend in 1981 when inductees were to be announced. Aaron kept calling Selig’s office: “‘Have you heard?’ ‘Have you heard?’ So when we heard, he was the first one we called,” said the former commissioner recalled.

BOCES Team Wins States, Moving On To National Contest

ive ONC Boces students from Cooperstown and Edmeston took first place across two events during the SkillsUSA State Qualifier in Syracuse. • Noah Hecox, Anthony Birch, Lindsay Brown, Cooperstown, and Austin Plows, Edmeston, took first place with the Quiz Team. • Ian Bolin, Edmeston took first place in Related Technical Math. The students are part of the New Visions Engineering program, and will go to nationals in Louisville, Ky.

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Claire Satriano and Diana Pearson represented Mohican Flowers in the absence of Carol and Bill Waller.

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Hazzard shares a laugh with Hyde Hall Executive Director Jon Maney, center, and Marketing Director John Bower as the 200-year-old National Historic Landmark entered the Business Hall of Fame.

Jane Forbes Clark, as president of the Leatherstocking Corp., was also called up to join The Otesaga’s Vice President/General Manager Jim Miles.

On 100th Year. Cooperstown Chamber Inducts 8 Members Into Hall Of Fame 100th/From A1 first members of the Business Hall. “We’ve never gone down

this road, honoring specific businesses,” said Hazzard. “But it’s good for the chamber, good for the businesses and good for the community.” EIGHT ENTER IN The gala was hosted in CHAMBER HALL the Baseball Hall of Fame’s plaque gallery, complete he first inductees with a red-carpet entrance. to the Cooperstown “It’s one of the most iconic Chamber of Combuildings in town,” said merce’s Hall of Fame are: Hazzard. “But locals don’t 1. Church & Scott Pharget in there much. During macy Hall of Fame weekend, 2. The Clark Sports Center there’s always this wonder3. Fly Creek Cider Mill 4. The Freeman’s Journal ful, like ‘what’s going on 5. Hyde Hall behind those closed doors?’ 6. The Inn at Cooperstown Jim and MJ Kevlin have owned The Freeman’s We wanted to offer an event Inn At Cooperstown proprietors Sherrie and 7. Mohican Flowers Marc Kingsley, left, asked the previous owners, Journal for 11 years, about 5 percent of its more like that to the community, 8. The Otesaga than two centuries serving Cooperstown. something that we don’t get Mary Ann Bez and Mike Jerome, to join them. They were honored in to experience every day.” at a ceremony in the Hall The peak of the evening The chamber intends to Cooperstown. “For the first Mel’s was tasked with the risotto, pulled pork slidof Plaques, part of the ers with Asian slaw, mini was the induction. One keep the Hall of Fame as an year, it was important that catering, serving tiny lamb chamber’s 100th anniverempanadas and egg rolls, by one, the new Hall of annual celebration of local we celebrate the Hall of “lollipops” drizzled with sary celebration. and, of course, Sperbeck’s Famers were invited up business. “Going forward, Fame in the Hall of Fame,” a fig balsamic sauce over extra-sharp cheddar cheese to collect their plaques in we’re looking at possibly he said. “How can you beat with fruit and crackers. front of Babe Ruth’s and taking nominations for next that?” Townsend Catering took the rest of the first baseball year’s businesses,” he said. And the evening ended care of the bar, offering class. “We modeled them “Or we may use a small with a champagne toast wine and Ommegang beer. on the plaques in the Hall of committee to select and to the winners, but also to F OOD 0 L ODGING 0 P UB Hazzard gave credit to Fame,” said Hazzard. “We send the ballot to our memanother 100 years for the 192 MAIN STREET, SHARON SPRINGS, NY 13459 Hanna Bergene, executive worked with each busibers to vote on. The process chamber. “Hopefully in associate, for all the planness and the Cooperstown is still to be determined.” another 100 years, we’ll still ning. “This was all her Graduate Program, then we The organizers may also be here celebrating,” said effort,” he said. “She really at the chamber sat down and switch up the venue to Hazzard. Serving a 4 Course Dinner organized everything and wrote out all of the inscriptake advantage of the other took care of all the details.” tions.” historic facilities around Price ranges $55 to $75

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EDITORIALS

EITHER, DIFFICULT. BOTH, IMPOSSIBLE

To Be (A Sanctuary), Or Not To Be?

t’s unusual anywhere: Two people approach an issue from different perspective and, in the end, agree. But that’s what happened in the City of Oneonta on a critical issue: Whether the community can pull together behind the Cuomo Administration’s $14 million DRI (Downtown Revitalization Initiative) and allow a community on “the tipping point” to topple into rebirth and prosperity. A month ago, Seth Clark, whose Peter Clark Student Rentals has dominated that market segment, was an outspoken DRI foe, Seth Clark arguing state subsidies shouldn’t be spent on apartment development that would compete with existing private enterprise. Then he sat down with Mahatma Gary Herzig (who doubles as mayor), and emerged transformed. Herzig explained some $3 million of the total is being aimed at renovating existing Main Street buildings. Perhaps the money could install elevators on the rear of the historic structures, a single one able to serve multiple properties, making them available to more stable renters – families, retirees – at higher rents. While the process is just beginning, Seth Clark has now entered six of Clark Rentals’ buildings in the sweepstakes. He’s seen the vision. “I’m not against being wrong,” Clark acknowledged. Honest – and wise.

ooperstown can be a sanctuary village, or NOT a sanctuary village, but it would be a pretty nifty trick to be both. That’s not preventing the Village Board from trying. It unanimously passed a resolution April 24 that’s positively schizophrenic. On the one hand, it recognizes “the obligation to balance any decision to enforce federal immigration laws with its daily mission of protecting and serving the community.” Further, it sternly advises ICE – the Office of Immigration & Customs Enforcement – it will not participate in “the Delegation of Immigration Authority provided through Section 287 (g) of the Immigration & Nationality Act.” Sounds defiant. But wait a minute. It then declares, “Nothing in this resolution shall be construed to prohibit village staff from cooperating with federal immigration authorities when required by federal law.” So, is federal immigration law being enforced within village limits, or isn’t it? Good luck figuring that out. • When “sanctuary village” was used in a www.allotsego.com headline after

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Mayor Katz, center, calls the question at the Village Board’s April 24 meeting. Others, from left, are Trustees Dean, Falk and Kuch, Village Attorney Tillapaugh, Village Administrator Barown, and Trustees Sternberg, Allstadt and Maxson.

trustees passed the resolution, Mayor Jeff Katz vehemently objected, calling it “completely false” in a Facebook post. What’s problematic about that is the range of sanctuary city definitions and practices, from communities that quietly look the other way on federal immigration laws, to 26 pages of purposes and principles from state Attorney General Eric Schneiderman, to Chicago Mayor

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Rahm Emanuel’s outspoken defiance. On the one hand, Katz wants non-citizen Bassett Hospital employees and fans from many lands who visit the Baseball Hall of Fame to be comfortable here, and that’s as it should be. From a practical standpoint, immigration raids at the height of our 13-week summer season would be hugely disrupPlease See EDITORIAL, A5

JOSEPH YELICH OTHER VOICES

Superintendent: $18 Million In Improvements, 1 Percent Impact On Tax Levy Editor’s Note: Joseph Yelich, Oneonta City School District superintendent, explains the reasons for $18 million in capital improvements that will go before voters noon-9 p.m. Tuesday, May 16.

he motivation for doing the work we have proposed comes from our effort to address three basic needs: Instruction, Security and Energy Efficiency.

►First is Instruction. The priorities in the building project are focused on the improvement of facilities to support instruction. Work that reconfigures the science labs at OMS, and the technology, art, music and family consumer science wings at OHS and OMS will be designed to help our teachers deliver their programs supported by upgraded facilities. Upgrades to these classrooms will also allow our staff to develop

IF YOU GO: A public information meeting on the Oneonta City School District’s $18 million capital project will be at 6 p.m. Wednesday, May 10, in the District Office conference room at the old Center Street School. The public vote will be noon-9 p.m. Tuesday, May 16.

new and innovative programs that will enhance the transcript and experience of our students and

help them be competitive in the job market of the 21st century. Upgrades to our athletic facilities will allow us to reclaim the OHS pool and the athletic fields. Our grass field at OHS is a maintenance-intensive part of our facility. It is used in the fall for a small number of football and soccer games, and is shut down for the winter. In the spring, it is brought back into use for a small number of lacrosse games and shut

down again until August when that cycle starts again. It is also getting harder and harder to maintain with age. The installation of an artificial turf surface at the OHS field, along with resurfacing of the track and turf at the baseball and softball infields, would allow extended seasonal use of those fields for boys and girls soccer, football, track, baseball, softball and Please See YELICH, A5

LETTERS

Let’s Accept What 97% Of Scientists Do: Earth’s Warming To the Editor: Concern for climate change was recently repeated during many Earth Day events throughout Otsego and Delaware counties. There are those who reject climate change, while also denying a human influence. I often hear, “I don’t believe in climate change.” Belief is an independent expression of judgment you make for yourself. No one can tell you what to believe – that’s entirely up to you. You can believe in the tooth fairy or the bogeyman – it’s your choice. But to convince

fossil fuels. It’s all a matter of “cause and effect.” Add air to a balloon and it gets bigger. A little air is OK. Add too much and it bursts. The balloon has a threshold, beyond which it fails. That illustrates cause and effect. If your car runs on gasoline and you decide to add house paint, your car will fail. The point is that all systems, including the atmosphere, function normally until an excess of a foreign substance is added. Think about it, then you decide what to believe. P. JAY FLEISHER Glacial geologist Oneonta

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To the Editor: In a recent letter to the editor headed “Pig in a Poke,” the writer stated, “We’re are living with one called Obamacare.” I would agree with that – in part. However, the ACA (Obamacare) is not the problem. The companies providing health insurance are the problem. The ACA was implemented after years of trying to get a one-payer system through Congress but because of the huge pressure and money that is used to lobby (by insurance companies) Congress, this never happened. We had seniors

who would never have been affected by a change yelling, “Don’t mess with my health care!” This was all brought about by corporate greed of companies that only cared about their bottom line. As long as health care is in the hands of “for-profit” companies that have to answer to stockholders and make millions for their CEOs and executives based on profits, you will never have health insurance that will work for the masses because it will too expensive. As an insurance professional, I sold health insurPlease See PACHTER, A5

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proof supporting climate change. Right now, there is enough proof (data) to convince 97 percent of all scientists that human activity is causing the climate to warm faster than it would normally. Sure, glaciers have come and gone throughout Earth’s history – that’s normal. What isn’t normal is how fast they are currently melting. Scientific data proves the atmosphere is warming faster than it has ever warmed in the past, and abnormally rapid glacier retreat is the result. When scientists ask why, they find the answer lies in the effects of burning vast quantities of

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someone else to also believe requires proof. With climate change the proof comes from science. When 97 percent of all climate scientists attribute the current rate of warming to human activity, are you going to side with the 3 percent who say otherwise? Let’s say 97 percent of the medical doctors you see recommend a specific type of treatment. Would you take the advice of the other 3 percent who advise something different? Isn’t the answer obvious? Science provides the

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After 95 Years, Women’s Club Joins Passing Scene

t is with a fair amount of regret that we note The Women’s Club of Cooperstown will hold it last meeting ever at 2 p.m. on Tuesday, May 9, at the Christ Church Parish House, 69 Fair St. The Women’s Club was founded in 1922 and has a rich history of community service over the years. But the time has come for the group to close its doors. At the club’s last meeting, Karen Katz will present a program entitled, “Making Memories and Updating Your Costume Jewelry,” which was originally scheduled for the March meeting until Mother Nature had other ideas.

Following the program, the club will celebrate its long history with an old-fashioned ice cream social. And not only will we be celebrating the club’s hisCATHERINE tory, we will also LAKE be celebrating ELLSWORTH the fact that The Women’s Club of Cooperstown always seemed to add a measure of grace to our community. •

We must say the recent resolution adopted by the Village of Cooperstown Board of Trustees seems to have, at the very least, raised a number of questions, the main one being: Is the resolution a declaration of a “Sanctuary Village” or not? While the powers that be at the village insist it is not a sanctuary declaration, there seems to be some of the language in the resolution which is consistent with language used when defining “Sanctuary Cities.” In researching the exact definition of a “Sanctuary Community,” we learned at The Economist, online at Please See COLUMN, A5

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

200 YEARS AGO

Presidential Tour – It is semi-officially announced in the National Intelligencer that President Monroe is about to commence a tour through the northern section of the Union, to inspect the fortifications and military posts; that he will pursue the Atlantic coast to Castine, then across to Plattsburgh and continue across the country to Washington; that the President will not be attended by his family, but by Gen. Swift, chief of the engineer department, and partially by the naval and military commanders of districts. And that, as the tour is to be exclusively of a public nature, it will not be in his power, whilst on his journey, however gratifying it might be on personal accounts, to attend to those public or private invitations which hospitality or respect for his public character might induce, if this intimation were not given. May 8, 1817

175 YEARS AGO

The New State Prison Law – The Act passed by the last legislature relative to Convict Labor in our State Prisons, comprises ten sections. It directs that the Court in which any accused person shall be convicted of an offense punishable in a State Prison, shall ascertain whether he has learned and practiced any mechanical trade; and, if so, a certificate of the fact is to be delivered by the convict to the keeper of the prison. No convict shall be permitted to work at any other trade than the one specified in such certificate, or the making of articles the chief supply of which is imported from foreign countries. No contract for the services of convicts shall be made for a longer term than six months by the agent without the consent of the inspectors at a regular meeting of the board. May 2, 1842

150 YEARS AGO

Gold – It has been claimed by some recent writers of eminence that gold is depreciating in consequence of the vast supplies which have been poured into the market from this country and from Australia since the gold discoveries in 1849. For the century from 1750 to 1850 the annual product of gold and silver from all the mines of the world was but $33,000,000. Now the annual product is reported to be more than $200,000,000. In August 1866, our government commissioned J. Ross Bowne to make a report on the mineral resources of the States and Territories west of the Rocky Mountains. Bowne’s 320 page report includes this statement: “….it will be seen that the States and Territories on the Pacific slope produce annually upward of

Trustees: Just Run Village COLUMN/From A4 http://www.economist. com/blogs/economist-explains/2016/11/economistexplains-13, that, “There is no specific legal definition for what constitutes a sanctuary jurisdiction, but the term is widely used to refer to ... limiting cooperation with federal immigration authorities. Some decline to use city or state tax dollars to enforce federal immigration laws. Many prohibit local officials from asking people about their immigration status.” • Interestingly enough, “SECTION 2. VICTIM OR WITNESS PROTECTION” of the resolution has two parts, both of which might lead one to think the resolution could well be a declaration of sanctuary status for the village. It reads, in part 1, 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).” Part 2 reads that “The Village of Cooperstown recognizes the obligation to balance any decision to enforce federal immigration laws with its daily mission of protecting and serving the community; therefore, it shall be the general practice of the Village of Cooperstown not to inquire about the immigration status of crime victims, witnesses, or others who call or approach Village staff seeking assistance.” • Thus it would seem that anyone who wishes to think this resolution is a declaration that Cooperstown is a sanctuary village could no doubt back up his or her conclusion. On the other hand, anyone who wants to make the case that this resolution in no way designates sanctuary status to the village can point to “SECTION 3. COOPERA-

TION WITH FEDERAL IMMIGRATION AUTHORITIES” which states, in part 2, that “Nothing in this resolution shall be construed to prohibit Village staff from cooperating with federal immigration authorities when required under federal law.” Thus, saying that the resolution seems somewhat confusing might be an understatement. We tend to think it can be interpreted as either for or against sanctuary status for the village. And it is this confusion that leaves us thinking that, just as beauty is in the eye of the beholder, so is deciding, whether or not the resolution is a declaration of sanctuary status, is in the mind of the thinker. Those who wish to think it is giving the village sanctuary status can do so. And those who think the resolution has nothing to do with a “Sanctuary City,” can make that case. Consequently, we are not at all surprised that we have encountered a fair amount of confusion from others concerning the intent of the resolution, which leads us to wonder as to the wisdom of adopting the resolution in the first place. • And while the intent is something we would certainly do not presume to know, we do think that the village might be better served if the trustees stuck to that for which they were elected, namely to run the village, instead of trying to insert themselves into the national dialogue on any of the hot button issues of the day. 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.

10 YEARS AGO

2: “To make the Town of Otsego dry” and No. 4: “To buy staple products cooperatively.” In addressing the gathering Stephen C. Clark said: “I believe that if the Cooperstown Chamber of Commerce succeeds in making the Town of Otsego dry and enabling the local merchants to buy staple articles together in large quantities, it will have justified its existence.” May 2, 1917

75 YEARS AGO May 4, 2007 $100,000,000 of the precious metals, a quantity more than four times as great as the total product of the world less than 30 years ago.” May 3, 1867

125 YEARS AGO

An incident told of the late Edward Clark: At one time the Singer Company lost a large sum of money through one of its principal agents, whose territory was in South America. He led a fast life, came to grief, lost his position, finally lost his health, and after a while returned to New York a mere wreck. There he was without friends or money, and he at once called at the residence of Mr. Clark, who saw him and heard his story mingled with vain regrets. Without a word of censure or reproach, Mr. Clark quietly wrote an order that gained for the returned prodigal admission to a comfortable home where he was kindly cared for during the rest of his life at Mr. Clark’s expense. The act was characteristic of the man. May 5, 1892

100 YEARS AGO

With resources of $3,500 and a membership of 201 the Cooperstown Chamber of Commerce was successfully launched at the Court House Friday evening at one of the most enthusiastic meetings ever held by the business men of the village. A Board of Directors was elected to serve for the ensuing year as follows: Edward D. Boden, H.L. Brazee, Robert M. Bush, John F. Brady, James J. Byard, Jr., Stephen C. Clark, W.W. Hovey, W.T. Hyde, Douglas T. Johnston, Lee Kinne, Edward Martin, E.A. Rounds, Kenneth W. Root, C.A. Scott, E.A. Stanford, C.L. Stone, and N.P. Willis. Among the Chamber’s list of 24 goals was No.

Headed by Mel Simons, the Quebec Athletics, one of the Canadian-American League baseball teams, arrived in Cooperstown on Friday for an eleven-day spring practice before meeting the Oneonta Indians on May 12. On Thursday evening at 6:30 o’clock the Cooperstown Fire Department team will play a practice game with the Quebec Athletics and on Sunday, at 2:30, a second game will be played on Doubleday Field. The pitchers for the Fire Department will be LaDuke, Weller and Pratt. May 6, 1942

50 YEARS AGO

Births – Mr. and Mrs. Milo V. Stewart, Cooperstown, are the parents of a son born on April 24. He weighed 6 pounds, 8 ounces and has been named Milo Vernon Stewart, Jr. Two members of the debating team at Cooperstown Central School failed to convince members of the Cooperstown Rotary Club who gathered for their regular weekly meeting at the Otesaga Hotel, that unidentified flying objects come from outside this planet. Taking the affirmative side that UFO’s do come from outside the planet were Miss Constance Bliss and James Callahan, and the negative, Miss Karen Ringstrand and Alton Dunn III. James Peters was moderator. Members of the Rotary club voted for the negative side’s position. May 3, 1967

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If Trustees Want Sanctuary Status, Say So EDITORIAL/From A4 tive. Given that we’re a relatively small fish amid the San Franciscos of this nation, the best course might be to keep a low profile. But, as with climate change, that’s not the typical response of the Village Board in the navel of the universe. Declaim we must. • Whether or not Cooperstown is or should be a sanctuary village, it still is, by law if not practice, a democracy. In calling the question on the resolution, the mayor opined that the matter had already been fully discussed. Not so. Perhaps among village trustees, who had been swapping drafts by email, but certainly not by the general public.

Since these EDITORIAL resolutions have consequences, if not always the force of law, they should be accompanied by public input – public forums, perhaps, not on every issue, but on the issues that matter. The trustees might say this resolution is simply an expression of our common humanity, but much of it reads like partisan talking points. At base, amid all this talk of diversity, there’s too little variety in the opinions of our village trustees, as demonstrated by as this latest declaration, developed largely out of the public view and approved lock-step. • That said, the current Village Board DOES operate in virtual unanimity – it can do what it wants.

So, do it. If the trustees want Cooperstown to be a sanctuary village, designate it. They should have the courage of their convictions – they certainly have the majority to impose them. If they’re fearful of then losing $1 million in federal funds to complete an ambitious and so far successful redo of what was looking like a pretty dogeared downtown in “America’s Most Perfect Village,” then don’t. But, for goodness sake, respect the electorate enough to say what you think. Even better, withdraw the resolution. Schedule a forum on the sanctuary-village concept and see what the community actually wants to do. It may make sense for this ideological adventurism – a $1 million game of chicken – to be simply set aside.

Oneonta Voters Can Spend A Little More, Get A Lot YELICH/From A4 lacrosse, as well as return it to use as a teaching station for physical education. ►Second is Security

Improvements to the entrances at each of our elementary schools and middle school would help secure our buildings from threat. Our camera array improvements would greatly enhance our security capacity. ►Third, Energy Efficiency It has been a very long time since our boilers were new. They have been carefully maintained and cared for, but are past the end of their useful life. If you can imagine the changes in technology over the last few decades, I’m

sure you can OTHER VOICES understand that the new improvements of this generation of magnitude carry large cost equipment numbers. We have been is much very careful to structure the smaller, funding of the work leading more energy to these improvements in efficient and such a way as to minimize easier to the public tax impact to less Yelich maintain. than 1 percent over the life The gains of our bond. that our district can make by We are also taking full increasing the efficiency of advantage of the guaranour boiler plants and conteed savings that we would trols as well as upgrading gather over time in the all of our lighting to new commitment to an Energy high-efficiency lighting and Performance Contract. We controls would guarantee have included this contract savings over time as well as on our May 16 ballot for provide for safe, economipublic vote because doing cal, climate control for all of so would allow us to access our instructional settings. an addition 10 percent of Overall, we know that

state aid for our EPC. It is also important to remember that the Smart Schools Bond Act will allow us to be reimbursed by New York State, $1,276,085 for the work that we do under this bond. Our commitment to supporting quality and innovative instruction, energy efficiency and security remains our priority and we have shaped our capital improvement strategies to be effective and efficient. We encourage you to exercise your right as citizens and taxpayers to vote on May 16 and we are grateful for your ongoing support of programming in the Oneonta City Schools.

Revive ‘Community Rating’ – It Worked For 50 Years PACHTER/From A4 ance for almost 30 years so I know what I am talking about. I remember the days when insurance companies based their rates on gender, age and how much money was paid out in claims. If an employer had too many seniors or had a history of high usage of the insurance, the employer could be turned down or rated so

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regardless of age, gender or past usage of the plan. Unfortunately, that was not true for larger employers but because they had many more employees, the risk (of claims) was spread out because the companies had younger and healthier people as well as those that might use the plan more often. So, when you say that

the ACA is at fault, it is not. The only solution is to take the insurance companies out of the scenario and have a one payer system for all. Yes, we should repeal “Obamacare” and replace it with a system that has worked for years in this country and that is Medicare for all. JUDITH PACHTER Oneonta

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Village’s Immigration Resolution Grew Out Of Months Of Debate In Circulated E-Mails RESOLUTION/From A1 sion to enforce federal immigration laws with its daily mission of protecting and serving the community,” and thus village police won’t ask “crime victims, witnesses or others” about their immigration status. The resolution further says the village won’t accept “delegation of immigration authority” enabled by Section 287(g) of the Immigration & Nationality Act of 1996. (But a spokesman for the federal Office of Immigration & Customs Enforcement, Sarah Rodriguez, said it’s unnecessary for any municipality to opt out of 287[g] – quite the opposite: communities, like Phoenix, Ariz., seeking help with immigration enforcement must petition ICE to opt in.) The resolution then reverses itself, saying it will nonetheless cooperate with immigration authorities “when required by law.” The struggle between two expressed goals emerged in an interview with Mayor Jeff Katz.

On the one hand, he said, “Certainly, with two industries – tourism and healthcare – that have a healthy percentage of immigrant workers and visitors, it’s beholden on the village government to make it clear that people who come here to work or visit do not feel threatened or frightened.” On the other, he said: “I’m not saying we aren’t going to cooperate with the federal government.” According to Falk, Trustee Richard Sternberg originally raised concerns about minorities and immigrants following Donald Trump’s election. In discussions among trustees, “the word ‘sanctuary’ was thrown about,” she said. The first outcome, passed Dec. 22, was a Village Board “resolution to condemn the use of violence, bigotry and hateful rhetoric.” Trustee Bruce Maxson raised some concerns, but they were allayed, Falk said; he did not respond to a phone message. Discussion among trustees was renewed in “January or

February,” said Falk, who, as a Cooperstown Graduate Program professor, had been involved in SUNY Oneonta discussions about declaring itself a “sanctuary campus.” (SUNY Chancellor Nancy Zimpher said any such decision would be made at the system’s headquarters in Albany.) Because of that experience, at her fellow trustees’ request, “I wrote the first, and drafted the second, in both cases with inputs from trustees,” Falk said. Drafts were circulated by e-mail, resulting in the resolution passed April 24. Village Attorney Martin Tillapaugh was not asked for an opinion, but he was present at the vote and didn’t object, she said. In an interview, Sternberg said he was originally intrigued by the sanctuary-city idea, but “it turned out to be something too illegal for my taste and everybody else’s … Hiding someone from the federal government, as far as I can tell, is a crime.” Falk quickly convinced him “that is not a good idea.”

Discussion of the sanctuary-city idea, it turns out, is complicated by a range of definitions. In an article the other day, CNN called it “a broad term” for jurisdictions – 200 in 2015 – limiting cooperation with “federal immigration enforcement actions.” Falk said she was guided by a 26-page “Sanctuary Model Provisions” prepared by state Attorney General Eric Schneiderman. Whatever the definition, it is controversial, and being labeled a sanctuary village can be damaging to Cooperstown’s tourist trade, Sternberg said. He heard of someone declaring, “I’m going to tell my friends not to vacation here. I’m not going to that crazy liberal town.” “That’s going to hurt some of the businesses,” he said. For his part, Trustee Jim Dean said he supported the sanctuary village idea and, after all the discussion among trustees, “I would be open to discussing the idea.” “This all came from Donald

‘Mindfulness’ Aims To Ease CCS Fifth-Graders’ Tensions PUPILS/From A1 and her classmates were practicing mindfulness. “Research shows that practicing mindfulness in the classroom reduces stress and anxiety,” said Killian-Russo. “Many children today are overbooked with activities, they’ve got games and technology, they don’t know how to sit still. There’s a lot going on at once. Killian-Russo, who briefed the CCS school board on the program at its April 26 meeting, learned her own mindfulness practice two years ago, through a 21-day course led by Oprah Winfrey and Deepak Chopra. And when the Cooperstown Central School offered a pilot program through Mindful Schools.org last year, she jumped at the chance. “There were two six-week courses, one for personal practice and one for educators to bring into the classroom,” she said. “Forty-seven staff members are trained in the personal practice, and 27 in the elementary, middle and high school are trained in the classroom practice.” Joanne Gardner, a teacher’s assistant in a combined fifth/sixth grade class, taught students use mindfulness to solve everyday problems. “We do 20 minutes every day after recess,” she said. “When I see conflicts arise on the playground, we can do our mindfulness, then talk about how we can handle things differently. If you take a breath, you don’t react immediately, and you can have a different outcome. And there’s always a stillness that comes over them for the rest of the afternoon.” And right off the bat, it was a hit. “When we did it for the first time, I asked ‘Does anybody have any comments?’ and a student raised his hand and said ‘That was the most serene I’ve felt in years.’ He’s 11! But I’ve never seen the number of kids who say they’re stressed or anxious on a regular basis.” Every morning, Killian-Russo leads a 2-3 minute mindfulness exercise in front of the class. “I ring the bell and tell them to get into their mindful body,” she said. “And for that time, they’re all still.” The students enjoy it so much, that if she starts the lesson without it, they remind her. “If I forget in my own business, they ask for it,” she said. “I tell them ‘If you don’t think you have enough time for mindfulness, that’s when you need it the most!’”

Killian-Russo has her students practice several types of mindfulness, including Loving Kindness, where students send kind thoughts to themselves and others, gratitude, where they reflect on what they are grateful for, and anchor breathing, where students place their hand in front of their mouth, on their chest or on their belly to feel themselves take deep breaths. “Anchor breathing really helps me,” said Wyatt Hudson. “There are a lot of school projects coming up, and mindfulness helps me relieve some of that stress.” “I taught my family how to do it,” said Lily Shanker. “My sister uses it to calm down before her doctors’ appointments, and my grandparents even bought a book about it.” And with the New York

State math tests coming up this week, the practice is especially important. “Sometimes when I take a test, I think ‘I’m going to get a bad grade,’” said Kalie. “But then I get calm and stop those thoughts.” Killian-Russo advised students to take three mindful breaths before the test begins, and three more if they get stuck

on a question. “Mindfulness helps me break down the questions easier,” said Sofia Jones. And Killian-Russo hopes that more classrooms will add the practice to their day. “We want it to continue,” she said. “It really gives the students a sense of stillness they don’t encounter very often.”

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The Village Library of Cooperstown has enjoyed significant improvements in programming, structure and financing, largely thanks to the tireless efforts of Kim, who has served as on its board since 2011 and as board president since 2013. She was instrumental in the fight against fracking as a co-founder of the Middlefield Neighbors. Most recently, she is dedicated to enhancing our community through her efforts as the co-founder of Positive Action Cooperstown.

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New Hawkeye Adds To World-Class Cooperstown To the Editor: I would like to say how impressed Eileen and I were when we went to the newly renovated Hawkeye Bar & Grill for dinner. It is so open and spacious and different from the earlier design. It was so different that it was hard to remember the layout of the previous spaces. I can easily see how it will become an even more attractive, and trendy, local gathering place. The new location for the bar, and the wide-

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HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO Jim Miles, The Otesaga’s vice president/ general manager, shows off the expanded Hawkeye Bar & Grill, which offers views of Otsego Lake to all patrons. It reopened Wednesday, April 28, after five months of renovations.

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o matter where you’re seated at The Otesaga’s Hawkeye Bar & Grill, you’re dining like the earliest guests of the hotel, looking out as they did over James Fenimore Cooper’s Glimmerglass. The newly renovated version of the venerable Otsego

County establishment opened to rave reviews on Wednesday, April 26. “Everyone has been very complimentary,” said Jim Miles, The Otesaga’s vice president and general manager. “The lunch crowd opening day was just in awe of what we’d done with the place.” The renovations, which started in January and finished just before the relaunch, expanded the Hawkeye into the former Please See HAWKEYE, B3

Hartwick’s TKE Raises Funds For Ailing Founder They cook, serve, bus tables and clean the kitchen. “Having them has been a blessing,” said ONEONTA Gina Divendra, bartender and organizer of the events. “We n the first Friday of every always try to find volunteers, but month, the brothers of our guys are getting older and Hartwick College’s Tau can’t always help. My son was Kappa Epsilon fraternity may be in a fraternity, and he recomfound serving up steaming plates of mended these guys to me.” fried fish to diners at the Oneonta The dinners help raise money Vet’s Club. for the club and give the broth“A lot of guys in the house, iners their service credits for the cluding myself, come from military school. “They’re amazing boys,” families,” said Sal Scheper, the said Divendra. “They sit with the TKE chapter’s historian. “This guys and hear all their stories, Ian Austin/ OTSEGO.life is our way of giving back, and it plus they get credit and a homeHartwick TKE chapter founder Michael Bucci is surmeans a lot for us to be able to do cooked meal.” rounded by fraternity brothers who, on learning he is this.” Please See TKE, B3 fighting cancer, held a fundraiser for him. By LIBBY CUDMORE

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After 5 Months Of Renovations, New Hawkeye Bar, Grill Emerges HAWKEYE/From B1 Templeton Room, and adds 20 seats along a “serpentine” half-wall that divides the dining room from the bar area. “It’s supposed to mirror the shoreline of the lake,” said Miles. The original bar was moved and expanded, with a seating area in front of a fireplace. “You can lounge here and wait for a table, or just have a drink,” said Miles. An additional 20 seats have been added to the dining room, including several high-top tables in the bar. If the weather’s nice, guests can have a drink at the outdoor Fire Bar, opened in 2013, so close to the shore of the lake that the water is practically at your toes. “And if it’s chilly, you can stay inside, but still enjoy seeing the fire,” he said. The Hawkeye’s original bar was repurposed as two private dining rooms – the Templeton Room, which seats 60 diners at small tables, and the more intimate Pioneer Room, which seats

year old brick,” said Miles. “We built the ceilings high in order to really show all three rows of brick.” The rooms are divided by a “Wall of Wine,” featuring over 1,000 bottles of wine, all in service. “Every bottle in here is a live bottle,” he said. Though the hotel has always offered dining to guests – The Jefferson County Journal reported on the opening day as having “…Every table in the dining room was attended by a white begowned girl, alert and ready for any order,” – the opening of the Hawkeye Grill served a more relaxed clientele. “It was primarily a summer hotel,” said Hugh Ian Austin/ OTSEGO.life MacDougall, Cooperstown village historian, “But when Otesaga Vice President/General Manager Jim Miles points out the “wall of wine” where The Hawkeye bar was before the renovations. The new “wall” the Rotary Club started holding their meetings separates two private diningrooms – the new Pioneer Room and the Temthere in 2000, they kept the pleton room. The structure contains 1,000 bottles of wine. kitchen open for us.” 12 around a custom-built windows are architecture discovered behind the wall. And the menu has American Cherry table. glass, so light can get in, but “Some of us had no idea this changed considerably, too. “We reused our color it distorts vision, so there’s was back here,” he said. According to MacDougall, palette so that our longtime also privacy.” The Pioneer Room also a 1910 menu in the more customers felt comfortable,” In building the Pioneer features exposed brick from formal main diningroom said Miles. “The doors and Room, a fireplace was the original hotel – “108-

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offered a multi-course dinner featuring “Otsego Lake Trout, Genevoise; Frogs Legs Fried with Sauce Figaro; Roast Leg of Mutton with Currant Jelly, and Fruit Pudding Souffle with Brandy Sauce.” “I usually get the French Onion soup,” he said. The Hawkeye favors seasonal fare, tweaking the menu every year to better serve its clients. “We’re adding a few new burgers to our menu, as well as our hand-fired pizzas,” said Miles. “Those are always popular. It’s an American Bistro, and we want food that reflects casual comfort.” And the first diners were the contractors who worked on the renovations, hosted the evening before the opening by Jane Forbes Clark, president of The Leatherstocking Corp., The Otesaga’s owner. “We served hors d’oeuvres and drinks as a way of saying ‘thank you’,” said Miles. “We had a great crew.”

When Fraternity Chapter Founder Falls Sick, His Hartwick College Brothers Step Up TKE/From B1 But on Friday, April 28, the fraternity brothers had a different mission. With ziti, meatballs and a cake, Divendra and the boys of TKE raised $606 for their brother Michael Bucci, who re-founded the fraternity on the Hartwick campus in

1993. “It was spur-ofthe-moment,” said Scheper. “We’d never met, but he shared a post on our Facebook group announcing that he had cancer, and we knew we had to do

something to help him.” Bucci, a 1994 Hartwick graduate and now the COO of the Capital Gun Group, a top retailer of guns to sporting goods stores across Mike Bucci the Northeast, only

found out two weeks ago that he had colon cancer, after being hospitalized with severe anemia and bleeding. “It’s highly treatable,” he said. “But I didn’t want them to hear second-hand, and I always try to stay in touch with my fraternity brothers.”

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And Bucci, who lives in the Capitol District, came to the Friday night dinner, posing for pictures and meeting with the boys. “TKE builds a family,” said Scheper. “You come away from college into a land of strangers, but they’re a family outside of your bloodline.” Established at Hartwick College in 1949 as part of the Theta Chi Rho organization, the fraternity had lost recognition in 1972. But it was Bucci who refounded the fraternity as a TKE chapter, which prides itself on social and collegiate events. During his time at Eureka College, Ronald Reagan belonged to TKE. “We instill in our members a dedication to service of something greater than themselves,” said Bucci. “It’s great to see that living on 20 years after I left.” During his time, the local chapter was active with the St. James Food Pantry, as well as pledge walks for various local charities, and St. Jude’s hospital. “Our motto is ‘Not for wealth, rank or honor, but for character’,” said Bucci. “It’s about taking young men and making them into better

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men.” As he arrived at the dinner on Friday, he was met with hugs and greetings from his brothers. “We’re glad you came,” said Scheper. “You’ve really had an impact on us.” Bucci stayed after the dinner was over, sharing stories with the boys. “It was as if we had known each other for a long time,” said Scheper. “These boys took it upon themselves to help me,” he said. “They’re great kids.”

Who Are Brothers In Bucci Photo? The TKE brothers in the B1 photo with Michael Bucci are, from left, Gary Gaeta, Conor Ditroia, Love Patel, Tyler Fish, John Montemarno, Tim Kinane, Colin Mead, Peter Cannusicio, Nate Matrin, Sal Schaper, Reese Bowden, Dan Eagle and Andrew Meyer.

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PLASTIC COLLECTION – 8-11 a.m. OCCA and partners will be collecting farms agricultural plastic. Accepted plastics include bale wrap, bunker silo cover, silage bags, and greenhouse covers. Must be sorted according to type. Southern Transfer Station, 75 Silas Lane, Oneonta. Info, program director Jeff O’Handley, (607) 282-4087. COOPERSTOWN FARMERS MARKET – 8 a.m.-2 p.m. 101 Main St., in Pioneer Alley, Cooperstown. Info, http://www. otsego2000.org/cooperstownfarmers-market-and-agriculture/ BLOOD DRIVE – 8 a.m.-1 p.m. Help save lives with Red Cross. Main Street Baptist Church, 333 Main St., Oneonta. Info/appointment, 800-GIVE-LIFE, http:// www.redcrossblood.org/ ONEONTA FARMERS MARKET – 9 a.m.-1 p.m. The first outdoor market of the season. Includes live music and activities for the kids from 10 a.m.-noon. Muller Plaza, Oneonta. Info, https:// www.facebook.com/OneontaFarmersMarket/ PARK FUN DAY – 9 a.m.-dark. Enjoy entertainment at 2017 Spring Fling. Copes Corners Park, Gilbertsville. Info, https://www. themajorsinn.com/ KIDS FISHING DERBY – 9 a.m.-Noon. Trout Unlimited releases brown trout into Gilbert Lake for children aged 3-15 to catch. Bring your own or use one provided by the volunteers. Free and open to the public. Copes Corners Park, 620 St. Hwy. 51, Gilbertsville. Info, http://copescornerspark.org/events-3/ BOTTLE DRIVE – 9 a.m. Place clean, returnable bottles and cans curbside or visible from the street to benefit Cooperstown Boy Scout Troop 1254. Info, Bruce @ 267-6730 BOOK COLLECTION – 10 a.m.-noon. Donate books, CDs, and DVD in good condition for the annual FOVL book sale. Cooperstown Village Library. Info, (607) 547-8344, http://www. villagelibraryofcooperstown. org/calendar SHOW & SALE – 10 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Find tables upon tables of vintage postcards of local and general interest as well as other paper items like posters, sheet music, photographs, and trading cards. Also 50/50 raffle. Free admission/parking. Elm Park Methodist Church, 401 Chestnut St., Oneonta. Info, http://www. oneontahistory.org/ or call (607)432-0960 SPRING FEST – 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Features music and events including the Ross Park Zoomobile and a Fishing Derby by Trout Unlimited. Copes Corner Park, Rte. 51 between Gilbertsville and Mt. Upton. Info, http://www.

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A COMPLETE GUIDE TO WHAT’S FUN AROUND HERE send calendar items to info@allotsego townofbutternuts.org/copes-cornerspark/ MOTHER-DAUGHTER EVENT – 10 a.m.-Noon. Put on your nicest clothing and enjoy a morning tea party with your female relatives. Foothills Performing Arts Center, 24 Market St., Oneonta. Info, https://www.facebook.com/ pg/foothillsoneonta/events/ SEWING EVENT – 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Create feminine hygiene kits so poverty stricken girls can stay in school. Unadilla First Presbyterian Church, 156 Main St., Unadilla. Info, Jeanette, (607) 643-8209, oneontany@daysforgirls.org or visit https://www. daysforgirls.org/ OPEN HOUSE – 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Tour the 55 -room Tudor style inn built in 1897. Includes refreshments. See the beauty of the Inn and historic Gilbertsville. Proceeds benefit building restoration of. The Major’s Inn, 12 Marion Ave., Gilbertsville. Info, https://www.themajorsinn.com/ SILENT AUCTION – 11 a.m. Auction and reception. Support Oneonta Community Christian School, 158 River St., Oneonta. Info, http://www.occseagles.org/ FIREFIGHTING COMPETITION – 1-5 p.m. Watch local fire departments compete in the wateron-fire speed drill competition. SpringFling. Copes Corners Park, 620 St. Hwy. 51, Gilbertsville. Info, http://copescornerspark. org/events-3/ 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 LIVE AUCTION – 1 p.m. Featuring Guest Auctioneer Kevin Herrick and items from Subaru, gift certificates to Stoneware Coffee mugs. Support the Oneonta Community Christian School, 158 River St., Oneonta. Info, http:// www.occseagles.org/ BOARD GAME DAY – 1:30-6 p.m. A day for children and their families to relax and play games in a fun and safe environment. Serenity Hobbies, 254 Main St., Oneonta. Info, https://hartlink. hartwick.edu/organization/alter-

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nativerealities SELF AWARENESS WORKSHOP – 1:30 p.m. 3-hour interactive workshop for anyone in any kind of transition. Gain the tools for self-empowerment through guided portrait making. The Green Earth, 4 Market St., Oneonta. Info, http://www. greenearthoneonta.com/ WRITERS GROUP – 1:30 p.m. Poet, speed writer, novelist, or short story writer. Practice writing in NaNoWriMo format at your pace. Led by Jen Donohue. Huntington Memorial Library, 62 Chestnut St., Oneonta. Info, http://hmloneonta.org/hml-writers-group/ BOAT FLOAT CONTEST – 2 p.m. Release your boat on the Butternut Creek and see which crosses the finish line first. Bring your own or build one with provided materials. Must be 18” or smaller, powered or un-powered, with no remote control. Copes Corners Park, 620 NY-51, Gilbertsville. Info, Scott Wilson (607) 226-3590, http://copescornerspark.org/events-3/ BOOK READING – 2 p.m. Teresa Millias presents “Stories from Lone Moon Creek, Book three: Reflections” followed by a book signing. The Green Toad Bookstore, 198 Main St., Oneonta. Info, http://greentoadbookstore. com/events/teresa-millias-stories-from-lone-moon-creek/ BEER TASTING – 2 p.m. Taste 10 beers, brewed especially for this event, by local brewers. Includes a commemorative glass. Support the 6th Ward Athletic club and HOPS Brew Club. Tickets available at Roots Brewing Company, The Eighth Note, Green Toad Bookstore, and 6th Ward Athletic Club. Suggested donation, $20. 6th Ward Athletic Club, 22 W. Broadway, Oneonta. Info, (607) 436-9136, http://www. sixthwardaa.com JAZZ BAND – 4 p.m. The Gilbertsville Jazz band plays toetapping selections at Pavilion #3 for SpringFling. Copes Corners Park, 620 St. Hwy. 51, Gilbertsville. Info, http://copescornerspark.org/events-3/ 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

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be read. At The Turning Point, 22 Elm St., Oneonta. Info, http://www.friendsofrecoverydo.org/events FLOWER SHOW – 5-7 p.m. Opening reception of The Cherry Valley Flower Show, through June 4. Artists working in many mediums show the color that spring promises to bring this month. The Cherry Branch Gallery, 25 Main St., Cherry Valley. Info, (607) 264-9530, info@ cherrybranchgallery.com or visit http://cherrybranchgallery.com/ ICE CREAM SOCIAL – 5 p.m. Cool down during SpringFling with ice cream provided by Gilbertsville Fire Dept. Auxiliary. Free will donations accepted. Copes Corners Park, 620 St. Hwy. 51, Gilbertsville. Info, http:// copescornerspark.org/events-3/ FILM – 6:30-10:15 p.m. Showing the entire ‘Toy Story’ Trilogy. Cost $3. Red Dragon Theater, SUNY Oneonta. Info, oneonta. collegiatelink.net/events COUNTRY MUSIC – 7 p.m. Country Music Star Jaime O’Neal performs. Foothills Performing Arts Center, Oneonta. Info, http://foothillspac.org/ BEATLES CONCERT – 7 p.m. Beatles tribute band “Beatles for Sale” recreate the sounds of the Beatles in concert for a new generation of fans. Bainbridge Town Hall Theater, 15 N. Main St., Bainbridge. Info, http://www. jerichoarts.com/ THEATER – 7:30 p.m. “Tripping Hither, Tripping Thither” musical of Gilbert and Sullivan. Catskill Choral Society Spring Concert. Walton Theater, Gardiner Plaza, Walton. Info, http://catskillchoralsociety.com/ THEATER – 7:30-10:30 p.m.. Presenting ‘Jesus Christ: Superstar’ by Andrew Lloyd Weber and Tim Rice. Loosely based on Gospel account of Jesus’s last week. Orpheus Theater, 31 Maple St., Oneonta. Info, http://www. orpheustheatre.org/season.html

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Larry G. Gallup, 64, Fly Creek; Avid Golfer, Retired Electrician FLY CREEK – Larry G. Gallup, 64, an avid golfer and recently retired electrician, passed away Friday, April 21, 2017, at Strong Memorial Hospital in Rochester following an extended illness. A Cooperstown native, Larry was born June 21, 1952, a son of Marge and “Pudge” Gallup. Raised in Cooperstown, he proudly graduated as one of the Cooperstown “Redskins” in 1970 and recently retired as an electrician. On Oct. 10, 2003, Larry

married Teriann Sammis in Shelby County, Tennessee. They shared their life and love with chocolate labs named Reno and Hunter in Fly Creek Valley and Titusville, Florida. An avid sports fan, Larry enjoyed hunting, snowmobiling, bowling, watching NASCAR and racing cars, but his passion was for golf and it was a common sight to see his red Mustang GT parked at the Leatherstocking Golf Course. He always looked forward to playing golf with

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Gail Monington, 68, Cooperstown; ‘Active And Involved’ Grandmother COOPERSTOWN – Gail B. Monington, 68, of Cooperstown passed away unexpectedly on Saturday evening April 29, 2017. Born Nov. 16, 1948, in Cooperstown, Gail was the daughter of Clyde S. and Harriet (Morgan) Becker. She graduated from Oneonta High School in the Class of 1967 and from Albany Business College in 1969. Gail met her lifelong love, Joseph Monington when, in 1965, they both happened to be ice skating in Neahwa Park and Joe asked her to skate with him. They were married on Sept. 10, 1971. She worked for a number of years as a clerk/receptionist at Bassett and at the Oneonta Urgent Care Center, and was a former member of the Cooperstown Fire Department Ladies’ Auxiliary. Gail was full of love. She enjoyed needlepoint and cross stitch, flower (and, in more recent years, vegetable) gardening, baking and cooking for family and

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back. Most of all, she loved her family, her children and grandchildren. Known to her grandchildren as Grandma Monington, she was an active and involved grandmother, involving them in baking, cooking, and arts and crafts; she loved to take them on adventures like skating and bowling. She made certain her time with her grandchildren was always special. Her engaging smile, sense of humor, and her laugh will be missed by everyone who knew her. She is survived by her husband, Joseph Monington; three sons, Michael Monington (wife Shannon), David Monington,

and Scott Monington (fiancée Heather Roberts); grandchildren Sydney and Mackenzie Monington and Halie and Colton Monington; brother John Becker; sister Laura Greene; sisters Sue and Paris Reidhead; mother-in-law Francis Angelina Monington; brotherin-law Lynn Monington; sister-in-law Gail Knapp (husband Harry); brotherin-law Steve Monington (wife Rhonda); sister-inlaw Kathy Utter (husband David); several nieces and nephews; and many, many close, personal friends. She was predeceased by her parents and her brother-in-law Tom Greene. Calling hours will be 4-6 p.m. Thursday May 4, at the Tillapaugh Funeral Home, 28 Pioneer St., Cooperstown. A memorial service officiated by Pastor Steve Monington will follow at 6 p.m. In lieu of flowers, contributions in Gail’s memory to the charity of their choice. Arrangements are entrusted to Tillapaugh Funeral Service, Cooperstown.

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FLY FISHING CLASS – Last day to register for May 13 class. Learn about equipment, how to use it, basic entomology, necessary knots, stream reading, and fly fishing paraphernalia. Hands on casting techniques will be taught on the mill pond. Participants should bring a bag lunch. Class size, 40. Hanford Mills Museum, 51 Cty. Rd. 12, East Meredith. Register, Dave Krupa (607) 643-2004. Patty Leitenberger (607) 434-6029.

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LIVING WELL WORKSHOP – 9:30 a.m.noon. Learn how to actively manage your high-blood pressure in an evidence based way with a group of your peers. Frank J. Basloe Library, 245 N. Main St, Herkimer. Info, (607) 547-3360. LivingWellSessions@bassett.org, http://www. bassett.org/information/myhealthy-decisions/news/bassett-offers-free-livingwell-high-blood-pressure-workshops/ LIVING WELL WORKSHOP – 1-3:30 p.m. Learn how to actively manage your high-blood pressure in an evidence based way with a group of your peers. Frank J. Basloe Library, 245 N. Main St., Herkimer. Info, (607) 547-3360, LivingWellSessions@bassett.org, http://www. bassett.org/information/myhealthy-decisions/news/bassett-offers-free-livingwell-high-blood-pressure-workshops/ DIABETES WORKSHOP – 1-3:30 p.m. Free seven-week workshop where diabetics can share tips and techniques

to cope with the challenges of living with diabetes. Participants will have access to a national evidence-based selfmanagement program to inform their decisions and be a more active manager of their health. Registration required. St. Thomas the Apostle, 1 Church St., Cherry Valley. Info, (607) 547-3360, LivingWellSessions@bassett.org BUDGET HEARING – 6:30 p.m. Learn about the proposed school Budget. Jr./Sr. High School Library, Cooperstown Central School. Info, http://www.cooperstowncs.org/ DRAWING GROUP – 7-9 p.m. Come practice drawing with a live model. $10 donation. To attend call the Cooperstown Art Association, (607) 547-9777.

3-D DESIGN WORKSHOP – 10:30 a.m.-Noon. Come tinker with your designs for 3-D printing. Huntington Memorial Library, 62 Chestnut St., Oneonta. Info, http://hmloneonta.org/calendar/ DIGITAL LITERACY – 10:30-11:30 a.m. Evaluating Websites. Huntington Memorial Library, 62 Chestnut St., Oneonta. Info, http://hmloneonta. org/calendar/ FCAHS LUNCHEON – 11:30 a.m. Fly Creek Area Historical Society Luncheon, 210 Cemetery Rd., Fly Creek. Info, fcahs.org KNITTING GROUP – 1:30-3:30 p.m. Cooperstown Village Library, 22 Main St., Cooperstown, http://www.villagelibraryofcooperstown.org/calendar COOPERSTOWN WOMEN’S CLUB – 2 p.m. The Women’s Club will hold its

final meeting after 95 years. The final program will be “Making memories and Updating Your Costume Jewelry” by Karen Katz. The history of the club will be celebrated with an old-fashioned ice cream social. Members are asked to bring ice cream, topping, cookies, and other goodies to share. Christ Church Parish House, 69 Fair St., Cooperstown. Info, Sue Miosek, President, (607) 5472423. 3-D DESIGN WORKSHOP – 3:30-5 p.m. Come tinker with your designs for 3-D printing. Huntington Memorial Library, 62 Chestnut St., Oneonta. Info, http://hmloneonta.org/calendar/ LIVING WELL WORKSHOP – 5-7:30 p.m. Learn how to actively manage your high-blood pressure in an evidence based way with a group of your peers. Bassett Medical Center, Clinic Building, 1 Atwell Rd., Cooperstown. Info, (607).547-3360, LivingWellSessions@ bassett.org or visit http://www.bassett. org/information/myhealthy-decisions/ news/bassett-offers-free-living-well-highblood-pressure-workshops/ WORKSHOP – 5:30-7:30 p.m. Learn about photography. Huntington Memorial Library, 62 Chestnut St., Oneonta. Info, http://hmloneonta.org/calendar/ ANNUAL CHAMBER MEETING – 6-8 p.m. The Cooperstown Chamber of Commerce will meet to review the past year activities, vote on a change to the chamber by-laws, and vote on this year’s board of directors. Network and gear up for another great year. Cost, $25. RSVP by May 8. The Otesaga, Cooperstown. Info, call (607) 547-9983.

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