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taking on the Republicans, and the Republicans are taking on the Democrats.

The GOP has targeted two of the four Democrats on the board – Andrew Marietta, Cooperstown/Town of Otsego and Andrew Stammel, Town of Oneonta. Respectively, the challengers are Tim Walker, Fly Creek, a retired military man and father Please See FILINGS, A7

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With the filing deadline Thursday, July 13, to run for Otsego County Board of Representatives in the Nov. 7 elections, the Democrats are

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tate police have arrested a Springfield Center man and charged him with starting the fire that destroyed the Milford United Methodist Church on March 12.

Gerald E. Althiser Jr., 20, was arrested Saturday, July 8, suspected of starting fires in two campers. During the investigation, police allege that Althiser admitted to setting numerous fires, including the March 12 fire at the church/

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Urgent Care Arrives Here

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THAW PASSING: Clare Thaw, who with husband Eugene transformed The Fenimore Museum with their Native American art collection, has passed away at 93/SEE B6

bamacare may come, Obamacare may go, but Dr. John Radford, president of Five Star Urgent Care, which opened a clinic Tuesday, July 11, across from Southside Mall, is untroubled.

Price trumps all.

“The average Urgent Care bill is $150, in

PT IN CLARK: Bassett Hospital’s Physical Therapy Department moved Monday, July 10, from 21 Railroad Ave. to the newly renovated Clark Sports Center.

ATWOOD ARRIVES: Margaret Atwood, author of “The Handmaiden’s Tale,” will be one of the featured guest speakers at the 2018 Glimmerglass Festival.

SUPPORT PULLED: The County Board of Representitives withdrew a resolution supporting the U.S. Rep. John Faso’s amendment shielding the county from Medicaid cuts after a crowd of opponents turned out at its July 5 meeting.

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“I’ve never met Kathy Clark, even though she’s my rep. I look forward to meeting her and debating her.”

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Pam Woodrow, back, along with daughters Mickala, 18, center, and Sharla, 19, carry on the four-generation family tradition by showing Brown Swiss cows, Dazzle and Denver, at the 70th annual Farmers’ Museum Junior Livestock Show.

Sisters 4th Generation At Livestock Show

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f a police officer showed up at your door in a “SpongeBob-Square-Pants kind of uniform,” what would you think? asked Judi Brendle, Bassett Hospital’s chief nursing officer.

Brendle That’s the rationale for a process, now underway at the initiative of a group of Please See UNIFORMS, A6

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ike daughter, like mother. And grandparents. And great-grandparents. And niece.

“I used to show at the Junior Livestock Show,” said Pam Woodrow of Sunny Acres Swiss, on Route 28 just south of the Village of Milford. “So did my parents and my grandpar-

ents. It’s a great family tradition.”

She was at the 70th annual Farmers’ Museum Livestock Show Monday, July 10, at the Iroquois Farm Showgrounds on Route 33, to cheer on daughters Sharla, 19, and Mickala, 18. “When they were little, I gave them each a cow to raise,” she said. “Now, this is Sharla’s last year at this show.”

The show hasn’t changed much since Pam competed. “The only real difference is that we Please See GENERATIONS, A3

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FAMILY, COMMUNITY REMEMBER BOB MOYER

Hartwick’s Beatrice Georgalidis Named Executive Director At Bright Hill Press

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artwick resident Beatrice Georgalidis has been named as executive director of Bright Hill Press, working alongside founding director Bertha Rogers.

Rogers, who founded the FIVE FOR DEANS: center in 1992 with Ernest These local students are on M. Fishman, intends to stay Morrisville State Dean’s List on to develop and expand • Jolene Carson, West Bright Hill’s literary and viEdmeston sual arts programs and book • Zachary Fanion, publishing.

Cooperstown Georgalidis has worked • Benjamin Maxson, in film and television for Richfield Springs 10 years, producing com• Jacqueline McLean and mercials, films and liveSarah Kokell, of Hartwick television events for, among

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others, Sundance Channel, MTV, and VH1.

A writer, she was educated at NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts Dramatic Writing Program, and has a bachelor’s in Mass Communications from SUNY Oneonta, where she was honored as

Best and Brightest in 2014.

She has been published in Oprah magazine and is the recipient of numerous writing awards.

Her professional history includes managing The Players Club, a private estate on Gramercy Park in New York City, where she produced large-scale events for clients, including George Clooney and Disney.

Along with directing the Bright Hill College Internship program, Georgalidis will concentrate on marketing, fundraising, and longrange planning.

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artwick President Margaret Drugovich offers condolences to Karen Dragon, Bob Moyer’s daughter, at a reception Saturday, July 8, at Hartwick’s Foreman Gallery following a memorial service at St. James Episcopal Church.

Friends and family gathered to remember the former Wilber Bank president and Oneonta philanthropist, who died Dec. 23, 2016, just after celebrating his 84th birthday.

At right, former Hartwick president Richard A. Detweiler remembers Moyer calling to tell him he had been selected to be the college’s president. “Bob was a navigator. He helped you be relaxed and think long-term. He blessed us, the college and our community.”

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CCS senior Mike Niles, center, was awarded the $1,200 Catherine Davis Black scholarship from the Cooperstown Rotary Club for his commitment to volunteer work, including coaching youth soccer, assisting Girls on the Run and working at the Cooperstown Food Bank. He will major in education at College of Saint Rose with the goal of being a high school teacher. With him is Rotary Foundation President Ellen Tillapaugh, left, and father Mike, right.

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EST Danika McAdams, Milford, gets help from Cole Warren, Erieville, escorting 2-week-old Montgomery the Goat back to his pen.

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As the 70th annual Farmers’ Museum Junior Livestock Show winds to a close Tuesday, July 11, Hannah Audette, Edmeston, feeds her goats, Molly and Star, a fitting afternoon snack – Animal Crackers. The event, testing the animal-training skills of young farmers from five counties, began Sunday evening with an ice-cream social.

Hartwick’s Chase Burkhart and Braydon Hascup talk about how they got into goat raising while waiting in line to show their goats.

Madisyn Reyome, Cherry Valley, showing her goat Peanut Blossom.

Richard Redmond and Jim Bridger of American Legion Post 579, Cooperstown, flip burgers in the Iroquois Farm canteen, preparing for hungry show-goers.

Kaleigh Spencer of Morris beams at the success of her ribbon-winning cow Esther.

Ribbon-Winner Hopes To Take Over Family’s Milford Farm GENERATIONS/From A1 could go over and swim at the Clark Sports Center when we were finished,” she said. “Our parents used to just drop us off.”

Dressed in crisp show whites, Mickala brought Dream, a 9-yearold with plenty of awards already to her name, and Dazzle, 2, who took home a showmanship ribbon. “She is a big baby,” she said.

“I had to really practice walking her, then get her all cleaned up to show today. But she was tired, and she fell asleep in the ring!”

Sharla won third place with her cow, Denver. A student at SUNY Cobleskill, she hopes to take over the family farm after she graduates. “There’s nothing cuter than seeing all those baby calves right after sunrise,” she said. “I’ve

always been in the barn with my mom, and there’s something about Brown Swiss Cows. I like them more than people.”

In her freshman year, she took dairy production management classes to improve efficiency on the farm, as well as health classes so she can better tend to her herd.

“I’d love to bottle and sell our own milk, make cheese, maybe even ice cream,” she said.

“Brown Swiss are a breed you don’t see much anymore,” said Pam. “They’re not the easiest to breed, and they use a bottle until they’re two months old. You have to be very patient to raise them.”

In all, the family brought 17 of their 130 cows to show. And Pam’s niece, McKenna Buriello, 9, was also there showing her

Brown Swiss, coming in fourth place. “I like showing,” she said.

“I don’t care what I’m doing, as long as I get to spend time with my cow.”

But it wasn’t just cattle. There were sheep, such as Conner Kane’s prize-winning ewes out of Mount Vision, and goats, like Madisyn Rayome, 13, and Peanut Blossom from Cherry Valley.

“My uncle bales hay for a farm, and they had a bunch of goats,” she said. “I worked there for five years, and they told me I could have a baby goat to raise. I started by going to see her once a week, then two days, then every day.”

Though Peanut Blossom misbehaved in the ring, standing on her hind legs and almost knock-

ing Madisyn’s glasses off, she still earned herself a Showmanship ribbon. “Whenever I’m sad, she makes me happy,” she said.

“I can always count on her.”

“It’s a lot of hard work,” said Braydon Hascup, 12, who was showing his goat, Oreo. “And it costs money. But when I saw goats in a 4H booklet I got at school, I thought they were so cute.”

But whatever breed the kids are showing, the lessons learned in the ring – and on the farm – are lifelong. “My girls learned responsibility,” said Pam. “They learned that you have to work if you want to get something out of life.”

“It’s not always easy,” she added. “But it is fun.”

Brown Swiss have a reputation for needing lots of care, but Shayla feels appreciated by Dazzle, who cozies up to her for a snuggle.

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EDITORIALS

Death Rare, Courage Constant Theresa Tragedy Underscores: It Could Have Been New Lisbon

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ith all our watching of • “Law & Order” and We don’t have to go to “CSI,” wrapped up in Theresa to appreciate Trooper an hour, we become insensitive Davis’ sterling qualities. to the actual dangers faced by Otsego County Deputy officers of the law, and to their Sheriff Christopher A. Socourage. lovich described a chilling The case of Trooper Joel R. scene on arriving at 8:45 p.m.

Davis as he got out of his cruiser Friday, June 2 – in the gatherSunday, July 9, in the Town of ing dusk – at 393 Wheat Road Theresa, near Fort Drum, and in New Lisbon. was shot and killed, is a case in He was responding, alone, point. to what had only been deTrooper Joel R. Davis Davis was responding to a scribed as a “suspicious report of a domestic dispute incident.”

– 37-year-old suspect Justin D. Walters’ There, as darkness fell along the unpaved wife, Nichole, 27, was found dead in the little-populated country road, the solitary driveway from multiple gunshots – one of lawman discovered a dead body under a no doubt many the officer had been called tarp. A second man, next to it, was “holdto in his relatively short career. ing his head, rocking back and forth” and At shift’s end, he expected to go home to moaning. “He appeared to be in pain,” his wife and two children, but it wasn’t to Solovich testified the following Thursday, be. It’s in tragedies like this that we realize June 8, at a hearing in Hartwick Town the dedication and bravery officers bring to Court. every scene.

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Guy To Watch Sole 19th Candidate In Parade

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f course, state Sen. Jim Seward, RMilford, wouldn’t miss a Springfield Center Fourth of July Parade, and he marched a week ago Tuesday, as you would expect, behind Don Cannistra’s red Miata.

County Rep. Keith McCarty, R-East Springfield, is another mainstay. And this year, the Democrat challenging him in the Springfield-Richfield district, Nicole Dillingham, was in the Otsego 2000 float.

A surprise political entry among the tractors and marching bands: Brian Flynn, the only one of the six Democrats angling for the 19th District Congressional nomination to attend.

Sure, the election in the race against U.S. Rep. John Faso, R-Kinderhook, (who was not there), isn’t until November 2018, but now’s the time to establish product differentiation.

Interesting guy. He captured the crowd at Oneonta’s Sixth Ward Athletic Club in May, recounting the story of his brother’s death in the Pan Am crash over Lockerbie, but he’s a lot more.

While maintaining a weekend place in the Irish Catskills, weekdays he’s a partner in

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Congressional candidate Brian Flynn waves to the crowd at Springfield Center’s Fourth of July Parade.

Wife Amy drives.

Schlossberg:Flynn with Caroline Kennedy’s husband Ed Schlossberg. The consulting firm assists entrepreneurs, but also such biggies as Pfizer, Barnes & Noble and AOL Time Warner.

He’s hardly a country boy, but he certainly brings clout and business savvy to the race for Otsego County’s congressional seat.

Someone to watch.

2 Turkeys, Fricassee Of Squirrels, Fish, Venison, Mutton, Oh, My Editor’s Note: The latest edition of the James Fenimore Cooperstown Society Journal includes Signe Wegener’s “Enjoying the Bounties of Nature,” and this description of dinner at Judge Templeton’s from “The Pioneers.”

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lizabeth Temple, returning to her home after having been educated in New York City to manage her father’s household, faces a banquet worthy of the ancient Romans – Petronius’s Satyricon and especially its details from Trimalchio’s dinner party come to mind.

Her father’s table proudly proclaims the host’s wealth and prominence, albeit with a decided nouveau riche flair, just as Trimalchio’s did.

When the small company of six sits down to eat, they face not one, but two turkeys, one roasted, one boiled, as well as fricassee of gray squirrels, fried fish,

boiled fish, venison, “a chine of roasted boar’s meat” and a “boiled leg of deli-

cious mutton.”

Desserts abound as well, “curiously

twisted and complicated figures, called ‘nut-cakes,’” as well as “sweet-cake,” “cards of gingerbread” and “plumcake.”

There are beverages galore, alcoholic of course, and “apple, mince, pumpkin, cranberry and custard” combined in a “motley-looking pie.”

On one aspect of the dinner the narrator is remarkably reticent: of the side dishes, the reader only learns that “interspersed among this load of meats, was every species of vegetables that the season and country afforded.” Obviously, the offhand comment implies that these latter items – the various species of vegetables, are so ordinary that any reader, regardless of his or her geographical location on either side of the Atlantic, would know what to expect, unlike the rather local meats – squirrel, turkey, bear, and the various desserts – that have to be enumerated in happy detail.

LETTERS

County Board Should Show More Consideration To Constituents At Meetings To the Editor: At the tender age of 80 years, I find I have little need for winning friends or influencing people. On that note, I feel compelled to speak to my observations regarding the Otsego County Board of Representatives as I’ve been concerned about these matters since returning to Otsego County in 2002.

To begin, as was mentioned by several citizens attending the July 5 county board meeting, the present arrangement of desks for representatives in the board chambers appears to

be designed to restrict space available for the public who might decide to attend these meetings.

Secondly, when representatives face away from the citizenry who are seated in the gallery or standing in the corridor and speak in conversational tones to one another or to the chair, their statements often go unheard by the audience, not to mention that their facial expressions are obscured as well.

If this physical arrangement hearkens back to a time in the past (nothing worse than being told,

“that’s the way we’ve always done it”), I firmly believe it’s time to either reconfigure the physical arrangement in the board chambers, removing the desks and having our representatives situated so that they can be both seen and heard, or to schedule the Board of Representative meetings in a larger venue that doesn’t force citizens to line up in the hallway. For me, this demonstrated lack of regard for their constituents is quite telling.

Thirdly, the disrespect shown by some board members toward one another is unprofessional and unwel-

come. There should be no egos at the table, and there is no place for arrogance or partisan politics. People who are elected to office to lead our county should be working together, not against one another.

Lastly, there is a crying need for the continuity and management expertise that would be provided to the elected members of our government if only they would choose to acknowledge the importance of having a paid administrator on board.

Those elected to the county board come from a variety of backgrounds and bring different skill sets to

the table, skills that often don’t include those of management or administration.

While living and working in Sarasota County, Fla., for 14 years, it was my pleasure and responsibility to work closely with elected members of the county’s Board of Commissioners, as well as with the county’s paid administrator.

I’ve witnessed firsthand the many benefits not only to county government but also to the people in having the expertise of a good, paid administrator – not someone elected to such a position and subject to the whims or will of too-frequent elec-

tion cycles, not someone “drafted” to support partisan politics or agenda, but a hired employee (perhaps recruited through an independent search committee).

Since returning to Otsego County, I’ve come to the realization that change comes hard here in Upstate New York. But for the people unable to attend the mid-morning county board meetings due to work commitments, the videotaping and YouTube availability of these meetings are welcome additions! Thanks, Jim. Maureen Dill Town of Morris

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Venture Onto Main Street – At Your Own Risk!

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e must admit that so far we have been on Main Street this summer much more than we have been there for entire summers in recent years. And we must say that being on Main is not without its hazards.

For example, one evening as we were motoring west on Main Street, a black SUV, which was parked on the south side of the street about in front of the Doubleday Cafe, roared out of its parking place and proceeded to back into our lane. Fortunately, we were able to stop but we were fearful that the SUV’s license plate was going to be forever impressed into the front

of our car. The SUV then shot forward, careening into the entrance of the Doubleday Parking lot.

And while we do not know who the individual was CATHERINE behind the wheel, LAKE we are suspicious, ELLSWORTH given the license plate number which we could not miss, it was a local. The experience made us think that driving on Main Street can be far from enjoyable, let alone safe.

Another trip to Main Street, where we were joining friends for dinner, found us being dropped off in front of the restaurant. And while we were able to make our way, with our trusty Black Bomber walker, between the parked cars, we were dumbfounded by how difficult it was to maneuver between the curb and the actual sidewalk.

Between the rain gardens, the benches and who knows what else, it was virtually impossible for us to get through. And while we quite enjoyed our dinner, we certainly did not enjoy picking our way through the obstacles to get there.

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

200 YEARS AGO

Mr. Editor: You would render a public benefit, by giving a place in your paper to the following caution on the imprudent use of tobacco, in certain cases; the deleterious effects which are so well known to the informed, that caution to them respecting its use is unnecessary; but it is to the uninformed that this caution is addressed.

The writer was a few days since, called to a very fine child, dying in the most agonizing convulsions, brought on by a too liberal application of tobacco, in the form of fomentation. This is another instance of premature death (out of many which have been witnessed) brought on by a profuse and improper use of tobacco. It is hoped that this may meet the eye, not only of mothers and women doctresses, but of some of the faculty, who have been in the habit of ordering the use of this deadly poison, with impunity. Sig. A Physician.

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Mount Vision – The “Glorious Fourth” was celebrated in this village in good style.

After the arrival of the Milford band, the “fusilier parade” came off, and it caused much merriment. In the afternoon the company assembled in the yard of Mrs. C. Marlette. Rev. J.D. Rich offered prayer, which was followed by singing by the Mt. Vision Glee Club. Henry Shove read the Declaration of Independence and Rev. A. Wrigley delivered an eloquent address, after which came the foot and potato races and the ball game between the Mount Vision club and the Reservoir Nine. Five innings were played with the score 39 to 8 in favor of the Mt. Vision club. The fireworks in the evening were well attended.

July 14, 1892

175 YEARS AGO

A Word to The People – What have the Whig Federalists done for the country since they came into power in the National Councils? They have done nothing to relieve the people. They have done nothing to revive the business of the country. They have done nothing towards supplying a sound currency. They have done nothing towards regulating the exchanges. They have done nothing to raise the price of the produce of the farmer. They have not only done nothing to raise the wages of labor, but have actually reduced the wages of the workmen employed on the public works. They have not secured to the laborer “two dollars a day and roast beef.” In short they have done nothing since the election of their President, to redeem the thousand fair promises which they made before the election, or even a single one.

(Ed. Note: The President was John Tyler, who, as Vice-President, succeeded to the high office upon the death of William Henry

Main Street? Look Out! COLUMN/From A4 However, we are happy to report on our most successful shopping trip to Carefree Gardens on the Beaver Meadow Road. Fortunately, our friends, who took on the task of taking us to purchase a plant for our front porch, were able to drive into the parking lot where we encountered Mary Leonard. Then, from the comfort of the car, we explained to Mary what we were looking for, after which she dashed off, returning with a plant she thought would met our needs. And, since it was not in full bloom, she produced a much larger version of the plant so we could see just exactly what the flowers would look like.

As Mary returned the larger plant, one of our friends put our plant in the car while the other one went in to pay our bill. Mary herself returned with the change and thanked us for coming in. We told her we were not aware that she offered a drive-through shopping experience but that we were very grateful that she did. Needless to say, the Black Bomber does not do well when it comes to gravel. Now, of course, we are going to have to rearrange the furniture on the front porch to make certain the newly acquired plant gets the proper amount of sunshine. It seems that one thing always leads to another.

• In addition to our drive-through shopping, we also partook of the opportunity, since our friends seemed happy to chauffer us around, to do some drive-through banking, a much more customary undertaking.

While sitting in the car waiting for the transaction to be completed, we noticed that the computer in the dashboard was displaying a map of our location. And much to our horror, it noted that we were not far from the Beanie Ainslie baseball field.

We pointed out to our friends that their computer map was way out of date, to which they replied that is the reason they only lease the car so every three years they can get the map updated.

We felt, in the interest of accuracy, they should turn the car in immediately. After all, who knows what else might prove to be wrong with the map which could lead to who knows what kind of trouble.

Of course, we should talk as we think the atlas in our car is probably close to 10 years old, which means it is probably more incorrect than the dashboard computer’s map. But at least we take comfort in the fact that we can just buy a new atlas without having to trade in our car.

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lying upon his face, dead. The wheel had struck him near the spine, and must have killed him almost instantly.

July 12, 1867

100 YEARS AGO

In Our Town – Mr. and Mrs. Adolphus Busch III and daughter have arrived from St. Louis and will spend the summer at Uncas Lodge. The family consists also of Frank Pariso, secretary to Mr. Busch, and July 12, 1967 several servants.

Robert D. Caney put on his Uncle Sam Harrison on April 4, 1841). uniform on Wednesday and left on the afJuly 11, 1842 ternoon train for New York in response to a summons to sail with the American Ambulance Field Service for France. He expects Fatal Accident at Cherry Valley – A little to take ship on Saturday. The war begins boy in the fourth year of his age, son of Mr. to strike us very near home as we see from Henry Van Valkenburgh of this town, was day to day our boys and men wearing the found dead but a few rods from his father’s uniform of their country and going away to house. The lad was out at play, and it seems fight in the cause of liberty. had lifted the tongue of a two horse lumber July 18, 1917 wagon which was standing by the side of the road near a declivity, causing the wagon to run down the bank and lodge against the The death of Mrs. Della Thompson Lutes, fence. The absence of the little fellow from the house caused a search, and he was found prominent editor and author, occurred unexpectedly at her home on Susquehanna under the forward wheel of the wagon,

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Avenue, Monday morning at 1:30 o’clock.

Mrs. Lutes, although a sufferer from arthritis for years, had been in her usual state of health up to the time of her death which was caused by a heart attack. Her natural talent as a writer became evident at an early age and before 1907 when she came to Cooperstown, she had published a book entitled “Just Away.”

Mrs. Lutes came to Cooperstown to become editor of American Motherhood, a magazine published by the former Cooperstown Press. She later assumed the editorship of Table Talk and Today’s Housewife, both published by the same concern.

Mrs. Lutes was a noted proponent of the homespun way of life.

July 15, 1942

25 YEARS AGO

Postmistress Elaine Harvey took time out to celebrate 30 years of employment with the U.S. Postal Service. She is now the postmistress at Fly Creek, having previously worked in Schuyler Lake. Harvey said that when she began working at the post office a stamp cost five cents. Harvey enjoys a close relationship with her customers. She, along with postal clerk Dora Cooke and rural route driver Jim Ainslie, know just about everybody by name. They currently serve about 400 box and rural route customers.

July 15, 1992

10 YEARS AGO

Ellamae Hanson, a longtime resident of Cooperstown, died peacefully at age 90.

A 1937 graduate of the Oneonta Normal School, she taught English in the Cooperstown schools for six years before taking 20 years to raise a family and another 20 years as a guide at the New York State Historical Association, retiring in 1982. For the past eight years Ellamae has written “Thanksgiving Notes,” a weekly column for the Freeman’s Journal based on activities and life at the Clara Welch Thanksgiving Home.

July 13, 2007

19.5 Percent Of Local Children In Poverty. But We Can Help Editor’s Note: Dan Maskin is CEO/ executive director of Opportunities for Otsego, the countywide anti-poverty agency.

for Otsego County is 16.5 percent. Of that, 19.5 percent are children under the age of 18. 31.8 percent are female heads of households.

46 percent of public school very three years, Opportunity for programs are enrolled in Otsego is required to complete a the Free or Reduced School Community Needs Assessment for Lunch Program. the Community Services Block Grant Now when it comes to (CSBG).

DAN the City of Oneonta, we’re Coincidentally, with our new Empire MASKIN looking at a Poverty Rate State Poverty Reduction Initiative (ESof 29.5 percent with 17.9 PRI), we are required to do one for the percent being children. 42.7 percent are City of Oneonta. female heads of households.

As part of the process, it is imporBut 29.5 percent is almost one third tant that we gather information from the of the City of Oneonta’s population, it families we serve to get some perspective becomes apparent that our community was on the data we gather. The Poverty Rate

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Once the needs assessment is completed the ESPRI Task Force will develop an outcome and evidence-based plan to reduce these numbers. We’ll have our work cut out for us.

OFO will be putting an ESPRI page on our website soon. There we will report on progress and challenges as we move forward. Tell us what you think.

Let’s Not Take Police Officers’ Courage For Granted EDITORIAL/From A4 “As I was walking up the driveway,” the deputy continued, a man he later found to be Perry Webb, the 59-year-old suspect – pale, tall, slim, with a bushy white beard and unkempt gray hair over his collar – “walked toward me.”

Webb told the deputy, “Sir, we have one dead and one injured. I did what I had to do.”

• Asked what happened, Webb replied, “I stomped him,” the deputy said, continuing, “With his boot – and he showed me his boot,” its sole covered with blood.

As we now all know, the dead man was Arthur R. Bellinger, 63, and the wounded man, Scott Littlewood, who – later testimony suggested – had narrowly escaped a similar deadly fate.

After calling an ambulance to treat Littlewood, the deputy said, “I checked on the victim for vital signs.” Finding none, he examined the body more closely and found its face “disfigured to the extreme. I could see no features.”

The deputy, still on his own, cuffed Webb and put him in the back of his cruiser.

Sheriff’s Investigator Jason Munson, next on the scene, testified to examining Webb, and finding blood on his boots and pants’ legs.

Perry Webb, 59, is escorted into Hartwick Town Court Thursday, June 8, accused of stomping a 63-year-old man to death in New Lisbon the Friday before.

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• This isn’t Hollywood. This isn’t a prime-time drama. This doesn’t end and we go to the fridge for another soda. This is unglamorous real life, but not lacking the dangers the TV officers we admire face in make-believe.

When tragedies like Trooper Joel Davis’ happen, we should pause in thanks.

Thankfully, murders are rare in our Otsego

County. Happily, Deputy Solovich returned safely to home and hearth that evening.

But you never know – and they never know – when a “suspicious incident” will turn deadly. Let’s think about that next time we see a police officer – and say thanks.

For now, thank you, Deputy Solovich.

Godspeed, Trooper Davis.

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Hearing News Of Arson, Milford Congregation Prays: Save The Sinner

By LIBBY CUDMORE MILFORD

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hen Pastor Sylvia Barrett received word Saturday, July 8, that an arrest had been made in the fire that destroyed the Milford United Methodist Church, her first instinct wasn’t anger, but grace.

“As Christians, we’re told to forgive,” she said. “When I told the congregation on Sunday what the state troopers had told me, we all prayed that this young man received the

treatment he needed.”

Gerald E. Althiser Jr., 20, of Springfield Center, was arrested Saturday on Barrett suspicion of starting fires in two campers in Middlefield.

During the investigation, police said Althiser admitted to setting numerous fires, including the March 12 fire at the church.

“My immediate reaction is sadness for this young man,” said Barrett. “How hurt some-

Bassett Nurses Exploring Reviving Uniforms For All UNIFORMS/From A1 nurses, that may have RNs and LPNs in common-colored uniforms sometime in the next several months. “It’s much more professional,” said the CNO – herself an RN – although she’s allowing the process to run its own course.

“Change is very difficult,” Brendle said. “And I’m very respectful of people’s feelings.”

If, in the end, nurses are uniformed, the idea is that all Bassett personnel will follow suit, wearing standardized uniforms, color-coded by function, before too long.

Everyone of a certain age, of course, remembers when doctors and nurses always wore white – the nurses’ uniforms, in particular, always highly starched. But as society in general became more casual, so did hospitals, and the custom lapsed.

Then, a few months ago, a team of nurses approached Brendle with the idea of reestablishing uniformity, and the CNO “opened the door for them to be able to do that,” she said.

Since, she’s formed a 40nurse committee that’s been briefing and sounding out colleagues in the eight-county Bassett system’s six hospitals and two dozen clinics, all of which would be covered by any policy that emerges.

Part of the committee’s task is to choose colors – a primary color and an accent color – to be considered when the matter goes to a vote of all 800 nurses “later this year,” possibly in October.

If the nurses go with a standardized uniform, they will be allowed 12-18 months to complete the transition, as the plan is that nurses will continue to pay for their uniforms, as they do now.

Uniforms can cost in the $50 range – two, $100 – so there’s an expense involved. A popular uniform vendor, Cherokee, is offering 40 percent off on line this week – scrub tops and pants for $20 each. Walmart is also a popular provider.

In an interview, Brendle said there are both positives and negatives in the contemplated shift.

On the positive side, patients like the uniformity and the sense of familiarity a uniform brings. “No matter where you touch us” – in whatever Bassett facility – “we will have the same uniform,” she said.

Plus, uniforms build an esprit de corps among staff. And

if colors are consistent systemwide, it’s easier for patients and colleagues alike to distinguish a technician from an LPN from a physician in an emergency.

Some hospitals have found that uniforms are also helpful in filling vacancies – dress is one less issue for applicants to worry about, the CNO said.

As to negatives, in addition to cost, some think uniforms can signal a loss of identity, Brendle said. Professionals may also say, “Uniforms don’t make me more professional.”

Still, the return to uniforms is becoming something of a trend. Locally, UHS personnel wear green. Duke chose Navy blue; Albany Med, red and black. But uniforms aren’t for everybody: Research has shown that psych-ward patients are more accepting of staff in street clothes.

It makes sense for the nurses to go first, Brendle said, because there are 800 of them in the Bassett system, the biggest employee block. “The first group is always the more painful,” she said. Once established, other groups go along.

one must be to express their anger by destroying a beautiful building. And it opened up a lot of heartache in our congregation as well.”

The fire started in the kitchen at just before 7 p.m., when neighbors called 911 to report the flames. By 8 p.m., the two floors in the rear were gutted as 14 fire crews, including Oneonta and Cooperstown, battled the blaze until the early morning hours of March 13.

But despite the total loss of the building, the stained glass windows and bell were saved. The building was finally demolished May 22, follow-

ing a farewell service by the congregation.

“I told the investigators that I was the last person at the church that evening, and I didn’t smell anything, there was nothing to alert me that there was anything wrong,” the pastor said.

The cause was originally ruled to be faulty wiring in the kitchen, but Barrett said there were too many unanswered questions during the investigation. “We couldn’t figure out how the fire had taken hold of the building so quickly,” she said. “Now it all makes sense.”

Althiser was arrested and

charged with one count of Arson in the Fifth Degree, a Class A Misdemeanor, as well as Arson in the Third Degree, a Class C Felony. Althiser was arraigned in the Town of Hartwick Court and remanded to the Otsego County Jail.

The investigation is continuing with the assistance of the Otsego County Fire Investigators.

Since then, the congregation has been meeting at the Cultural Center next door, and recently acquired the former American Legion to use for their food pantry and free clothing drives. Plans are underway to buy land and build a new church.

“Wherever we build, that land will always be a holy place,” she said.

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THE FREEMAN’S JOURNAL A-7

THURSDAY, july 13, 2017

13 Democrats, 12 Republicans Run For County Board In Fall

FILINGS/From A1 of Young Republicans’ President Bobby Walker; and Breck Tarbell, an Oneonta businessman.

Of the remaining two Democrats, both in the City of Oneonta, Kay Stuligross is retiring, to be succeeded unopposed by Liz Shannon, a former alderman; Gary Koutnik, who was given a committee chairmanship by county board Chair Kathy Clark, R-Otego, is also unopposed.

The bigger story may be the Democratic slate: 13 candidates have been lined up to run in the 14 districts. Only Dan Wilber, R-Town of Burlington, representing such rock-ribbed Republican towns as Edmeston, is being left alone.

“I don’t think we’ve ever had 13 candidates,” said Cooperstown Village Trustee Richard Sternberg, who accepted the assignment from the county committee to recruit people to run.

A last-minute Democratic surprise was the surfacing of Danny Lapin, the OCCA circuit-riding planner, who is challenging Len Carson, R-City of Oneonta, retired Oneonta fire captain and a Marietta ally in good-government initiatives.

Newcomers abound. Here’s a sampling: • Chad McEvoy, Westford, a manager of software development and an Otsego 2000

board member who holds a masters in public policy from Johns Hopkins. He is challenging Peter Oberacker, R-Schenevus/Worcester.

• Leslie Berliant, Town of Middlefied, a writer and political activist who runs Le Marais Chocolat at the Cooperstown Farmers’ Market, specializing in French style breads and farm-to-table meals using local, organic and Fair Trade ingredients. She operates WB Consultancy, advising entrepreneurs, teaches writing and leads creativity retreats. She is challenging David Bliss, RCooperstown/Town of Middlefield.

• Adrienne Martini, Oneonta, non-fiction author of “Hillbilly Gothic: A Memoir of Madness and Motherhood” and “Sweater Quest: My Year of Knitting Dangerously”, published by Free Press/Simon & Schuster.

A former newspaper editor, she has taught students at Hartwick and SUNY Oneonta. She is challenging Craig Gelbsman, R-City of Oneonta, a businessman.

Still, Republicans control 10 of the 14 seats, and Sternberg has been unable to find any time that Democrats won a majority, (although they controlled the county board briefly after 2006, when they allied with Don Lindberg, R-Worcester, electing him chairman.)

“We stand in an extremely strong position,” said Vince

Casale, the county Republican chairman.

In addition to challengers to Marietta and Stammel, Casale identified another hot-spot: With Jim Poweers, R-Butternuts, retiring, two Republicans, Jim Hoffman, who runs the Oneonta Redemption Center on Southside, and Bill Hunt, will face off in a Republican primary for the opportunity to run against Michele Farwell, a Morris native who has served as Town of Butternuts deputy supervisor.

Further, he pointed out that three Republicans are running for countywide office unopposed, two for coroner, and Allen Ruffles, the deputy county treasurer, to succeed Democrat Dan Crowell, who is retiring from public life.

Sternberg said the coroner jobs “aren’t terribly political,” and he pointed out that Ruffles was endorsed by Crowell.

“There’s not going to be a single, county-wide platform,” he said, discussing his array of candidates, part of the party’s national movement to start rebuilding from the ground up after Hillary Clinton’s loss to Donald Trump. “There will be different messages, different issues they will have to concentrate on.”

He expressed high hopes, too: “We need to win eight seats. I don’t think a 7-7 split is enough.”

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s the filing date approached for candidates seeking to run for Otsego County Board of Representatives in the Nov. 7 election, 13 Democrats and 12 Republicans were due to file papers by the Thursday, July 13, deadline at the county Board of Elections.

DISTRICT 1, Unadilla Ed Frazier, R, contractor* Tom Spychalski, D, Realty USA agent DISTRICT 2, Butternuts Valley Jim Hoffman and Bill Hunt, R, who will compete in a primary to face ...

Michelle Farwell, D, Butternuts Town Board member DISTRICT 3, Otego, Laurens Kathy Clark, R, retired SUNY Oneonta food-services manager* Cathy Nardi, D, SUNY Oneonta professor

DISTRICT 8, Cooperstown/Town of Otsego Andrew Marietta, D, NYCON regional exec* Tim Walker, R, retired military, CCS substitute teacher DISTRICT 9, Richfield, Springfield Keith McCarty, R, former town highway superintendent* Nicole Dillingham, D, lawyer, Otsego 2000 president DISTRICT 10, Burlington, Edmeston area Dan Wilber, R, county department head, town justice* Running unopposed

DISTRICT 4, Town of Oneonta Andrew Stammel, D, lawyer* Breck Tarbell, R, business owner

DISTRICT 11, City of Oneonta Gary R. Koutnik, D, retired educator* Running unopposed

DISTRICT 5, Hartwick, Milford, New Lisbon Meg Kennedy, R, active in family greenhouse business* Pat Ryan, D, former Hartwick town supervisor

DISTRICT 12, City of Oneonta Craig Gelbsman, R, business owner* Adrienne Martini, D, Hartwick professor

DISTRICT 6, Schenevus, Worcester area Peter Oberacker, R, business executive* Chad McEvoy, D, manager, software projects DISTRICT 7, Cooperstown, Middlefield, Cherry Valley David Bliss, R, Realtor, former Middlefield town supervisor* Leslie Berliant, D, writer, entrepreneur

DISTRICT 13, City of Oneonta Len Carson, R, OPD retiree; proprietor, DC Marketing* Danny Lapin, D, circuit-riding planner, OCCA DISTRICT 14, City of Oneonta Liz Shannon, D, former City of Oneonta alderman Running unopposed

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Yes, Obamacare did cause an “uptick” when it came online in 2013, but the reason Five Star Urgent Care has grown from one clinic to 11 since opening its first in 2012 in Big Flats is ever-higher deductibles.

Patients’ “deductibles are so high, a lot of the out-of-pocket costs hit them – $8,000 to $10,000 deductibles,” Radford said. “They think they have insurance, but they haven’t got insurance.”

Typically, he said, ERs send two bills, one from the staffing organization, and other from the hospital, which needs to reflect its overhead.

Five Star Urgent Care, he cautioned, isn’t for every situation. Anyone thinking they are having a heart-attack, stroke or other life-threatening condition should go – or be transported by ambulance – to Fox’s

emergency room. The clinic is for more everyday ailments, sprained ankles or sore throats.

It is staffed from 8 to 8, 365 days a year, with a provider – a physician’s assistant, nurse practitioner or physician – always on duty, plus two nurses and an X-ray technician.

After gaining his medical degree in 1997 from the SUNY School of Medicine at the University of Buffalo, Radford spent 15 years with companies that contract with hospitals to provide emergency-room services, first with FDR Medical Services, then with Exigence, both based in the Buffalo suburbs.

“We had to be better than the emergency-room group we replaced,” he said. “I was always someone who kept an eye out for what different service industries were doing – like Southwest Airlines, real leaders in customer service.”

While Radford was at Exigence, it got into urgent-

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“I had my own ideas on how things should go,” he said.

Commuting back and forth to a Binghamton ER, the doctor often found himself stopping at the Panera at Big Flats, between Elmira and Corning. There was a Target, and, nearby, Consumer Square Mall. He hired a consulting firm to look at traffic and other

factors, and in 2012 opened his first Urgent Care clinic in a former tanning salon.

He never looked back.

Buffalo, he knew, was saturated, and Rochester to a lesser degree. “We went into Syracuse because, we felt at the time, there was really no competition,” he said. Then smaller markets – Jamestown, Plattsburgh, Geneva and, now, Oneonta. “You want to be in towns that have two McDonald’s and no urgent care,” he said. “Chances are you’ll do

we’re related.” With Aspen in 32 states, “we’re able to learn a lot from that,” Radford said.

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It’s no surprise Five Star is located right next to Aspen Dental. “We’re sister companies,” said Radford, “the same financial group, the same financial backing – that’s where

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“We went down to New York City to see them at Madison Square Garden, and he was telling everyone he was going to go on stage with them,” said his mother, Brigid. “I kept telling him that he was going to stay in the audience, but he insisted he was going to go on stage.”

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The Nov. 8 outcome only intensified her determination.

Usually, Heller’s projects – she was last in the news locally in 2016 when a massive 10- by 43-foot mural, “A Story of Their Own: Refugees in Crisis,” was unveiled at SUNY Oneonta’s Martin Mullen Gallery – take a year or more to reach fruition.

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hough the “Fenimore On Ice” symposium, featuring Dorothy Hamill, JoJo Starbuck, and Dick Button is sold out, there is still plenty of fun with the skating stars Saturday, July 15, at The Fenimore Art Museum. Hamill will be signing purchased copies of her book, “A Skating Life: My Story,” 11 a.m.-noon, while Button will sign copies of his book, “Push Dick’s Button: A Conversation on Skating from a Good Part of the Last Century – and a Little Tomfoolery,” from 4-5 p.m.

GLIDE ON GLICE: Across the street, The Farmers’ Museum visitors will also enjoy tableaux vivant figure-skating performances featuring members of Ice Dance International Events skating on Glice® – a warm-weather alternative to ice, 11 a.m.-2 p.m.

SNEAK PEAK: Attend the preview party of the 82 National Juried Art Show and see what works have been entered.

Arrive at 4 p.m. to take a tour of the show with Juror Larry Brown. On display through August 18. 5-7 p.m. Friday, July 14. Cooperstown Art Association.

Pets at the PlainS: Bring the pets out for a day of fun featuring a pet parade, a kitten play room, adoptable pets from the Susquehanna Animal Shelter, picture opportunities, the Binghamton Zoomobile, and much more. 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday, July 15. Heritage at the Plains at Parish Homestead, Oneonta.

Scarpula Concert: John Scarpula performs his mix of Blues, Soul, Country-tinged rock Americana and roll.

Featuring special guest Dan Schilling.

Admission $3. 8-11 p.m. Friday, July 14.

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Cooperstown Art Association.

FLOW YOGA – 4-5:30 p.m.

Practice with certified instructor, Katie Lishansky. Welcoming all skill levels to learn the benefits of Vinyasa Flow

Yoga. Friends of Recovery of Delaware and Otsego, 22 Elm St., Oneonta.

NATIONAL ART SHOW – 5-7 p.m. 82nd National Juried Art Show opens with a preview party. Awards will be annonced 6 pm. Displayed thru August 18. Cooperstown Art Association.

GALLERY OPENING RECEPTION – 5-7 p.m. Celebrate the works of Erik Schoonebeek, Delhi. His small scale paintings aim to elevate the mundane and celebrate the surreal nature of both personal and collective human experience. West Kortright Centre, 49 West Kortright Church Rd., East Meredith.

PERFORMANCE – 8-11

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SCIENCE SATURDAY – 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Discover the joys of science. Introduce the kids at 10 a.m with a story hour focused on a famous scientist or science themer. Take a guided nature walk through the campus at 11 a.m. and learn the latest on trees and how they communicate. Finally, there will be a live presentation on the stars in the SUNY Planetarium. Reservations required.

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FARM FAMILY TOUR – 10:30 a.m.-Noon. Come discover the life of the family in 1845. Includes hands on activities about learning, playing and working in the 19th century. Celebrate the completion of the tasks with a free ride on the carousel.

Included with museum admission. The Farmers Museum, Cooperstown.

FIGURE SKATING – 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Enjoy Tableaux Vivant figure skating performance with members of Ice Dance International Events skating on a warm weather alternative to ice. Open to all paid museum visitors.

The Farmers’ Museum, Cooperstown.

BOOK SIGNING – 11 a.m.Noon. Get your copy of “A Skating Life: My Story” signed

by Dorothy Hamill. Open to all paid museum visitors.

The Fenimore Art Museum, Cooperstown.

TRUNK SHOW – 12:301:30 p.m. Presenting “Box and Cox” (1847) by John Madison Morton and performed by some of the best actors in our area. On the Tavern Green at The Farmers Museum, Cooperstown.

WRITERS CAMP – 1:30-3:30 p.m. Join Jen and the HML Writers Group for NaNoWriMo. Jen will present prompts and other activities to get you writing.

Huntington Memorial Library, 62 Chestnut St., Oneonta.

MEET THE AUTHOR – 2-4 p.m. Spend an afternoon with Leslie T. Sharpe, author of “The Quarry Fox: And Other Critters of the Wild Catskills.”

The Green Toad Bookstore, 198 Main St., Oneonta.

WOMEN’S RIGHTS – 2 p.m.

Vignettes by the Templeton Players portray what it means to be a woman in the 1800s. for equality and liberty at 2:30. The Farmers Museum, Cooperstown.

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“He came back into the audience with the biggest smile on his face,” said Brigid. “He had this look like, ‘I told you.’”

Chris, now 28, is one of the Sullivans’ nine children, six of whom were diagnosed with Down Syndrome and other development disorders, all brought into the family as infants by Brigid and Bill. “We don’t like to use the A-word,” said Bill.

“They’re all our own,” said Brigid. “They grew in our hearts. We don’t make distinctions.”

On Friday, June 15, Brigid and Bill were awarded the ARC Otsego’s “Voice of the Mission” award for their dedication to their family

Bill gives Matt a hug and a kiss when he gets home from his day program at Springbrook.

and to ARC Otsego’s vision.

After the birth of their three children, Kelly, now 48, Sean, 47 and Michael, 40, the Sullivans, then living in New Haven, Conn., saw an ad seeking foster families. “We wanted to have more children,” said Brigid.

“We thought if we were able to give love, education and

support to a child, then we absolutely should.”

Both had a background in working with people with developmental disabilities: Bill placing individuals who had previously been housed at Willowbrook and other shuttered facilities, and Brigid at the Broome County Development Center.

In 1975, they met Jason, 4, who was housed in a hospital program with developmental disabilities.

“We agreed to foster him, but after about 10 months, we wanted to move back to Morris,” she said. “We thought we were going to have to give him up, but the agency asked if we’d be willing to adopt him.

And of course we said yes.

We’d grown quite attached to him.”

Seven years later, in 1981, they adopted Andrew, 6 months old. “We drove down to White Plains in a snowstorm to meet him,” she said. “We got to hold him, but because of the 24-hour waiting period, we couldn’t take him home that night. It was the longest 24 hours of my life.”

She flew to Boston to adopt Matt, 34, and then came Tim, 30, Chris, and Kate, 25. “She’s the baby,” said Brigid. “We tell her we saved the best for last.

We thought that eight was enough, but when the agency called and said they had a girl and would we be interested, I knew we had to bring her home.”

Tim and Kate are both active with the Main View

Gallery, often exhibiting their work, and Kate has performed in 20 Orpheus productions and dance recitals, while Chris, who lives at Pathfinder Village, is active with the Special Olympics.

“The kids all get joy out of each other’s accomplishments,” said Bill. “And we’ve got grandchildren now from the older three kids, and they’re great uncles and aunts. There’s never any jealousy.”

But raising nine kids was not without challenges.

Chris was prone to running away, so a fence had to be installed in their yard, and Tim struggled with infantile spasms. Several of the kids have had to undergo open-heart surgery for the congenital heart defect that affects nearly 50 percent of children with Down Syndrome.

And there are future considerations to be made as well. “Andy is autistic as well as Down Syndrome,” said Brigid. “He doesn’t like disruptions in his routines, Ian Austin/ OTSEGO.com but we had to start thinking Bill, Brigid and Kate look through a lifetime of about where he would live family photo albums. long-term. It was the hardest thing we’d ever done.” like a stalker.” ers. Kelly is the director of Luckily, Springbrook Matt, Tim and Kate all admissions at Pathfinder had an opening at a resistill live at home, attending Village, and Michael works dential home just down the day programs at Springwith the office of Advanceblock from the Sullivan brook and ARC Otsego. ment Services at SUNY homestead. “The transition “Kate wants to go to college Oneonta. took about three months, through Pathfinder Village,” And although the kids but now he lives there and she said. “We’re working on are getting older, Bill and comes home every other getting her scholarships.”

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Skating from a Good Part of the Last Century -- and a Little Tomfoolery” signed by Dick Button. Open to all paid museum visitors. The Fenimore Art Museum, Cooperstown.

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THEATER – 7 p.m. The Glimmer Globe Theater presents William Shakespeare’s “A Midsummer Night’s Dream.” The Fenimore Art Museum, Cooperstown.

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Action to foreclose a mortgage Index #: 2017-174 Deutsche bank national trust company, as trustee for Morgan Stanley abs capital I Inc. Trust 2006-wmc2 Plaintiff Vs Christine A. Ryan, Daniel Crowell Otsego County Treasurer, Unknown Heirs

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to the estate of Joseph L. Popp as Heir to the Estate of if living, and if he/she be dead, any and all persons unknown to plaintiff, claiming, or who may claim to have an interest in, or general or specific lien upon the real property described in this action; such unknown persons being herein generally described and intended to be included in wife, widow, husband, widower, heirs at law, next of kin, descendants, executors, administrators, devisees, legatees, creditors, trustees, committees, lienors, and assignees of such deceased, any and all persons deriving interest in or lien upon, or title to said real property by, through or under them, or either of them, and their respective wives, widows, husbands, widowers, heirs at law, next of kin, descendants, executors, administrators, devisees, legatees, creditors, trustees, committees, lienors, and assigns, all of whom and whose names, except as stated, are unknown to plaintiff, Citibank, N.A., Otsego County Clerk, People of the State of New York, Reinhardt Home Heating, New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, John Doe (those unknown tenants, occupants, persons or corporations or their heirs, distributees, executors, administrators, trustees, guardians, assignees, creditors or successors claiming an interest in the mortgaged premises.)

Defendant(s) Mortgaged premises: 46 Maple Street, Oneonta, NY 13820 SBL #: 288.183-55 To the Above named Defendant: 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 Supplemental Summons, to serve a notice of

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appearance, on the Plaintiff(s) attorney(s) within twenty days after the service of this Supplemental Summons, exclusive of the day of service (or within 30 days after the service is complete if this Supplemental Summons is not personally delivered to you within the State of New York).

In case of your failure to appear or answer, judgment will be taken against you by default for the relief demanded in the Complaint. The Attorney for Plaintiff has an office for business in the County of Erie.

Trial to be held in the County of Otsego.

The basis of the venue designated above is the location of the Mortgaged Premises.

TO Unknown Heirs to the Estate of Joseph L. Popp Defendant in this Action.

The foregoing Supplemental Summons is served upon you by publication, pursuant to an order of HON. Michael V. Coccoma of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, dated the Sixteenth day of June, 2017 and filed with the Complaint in the Office of the Clerk of the County of Otsego, in the City of Coopers town.

The object of this action is to foreclose a mortgage upon the premises described below, executed by Joseph L. Popp (who died on June 27, 2006, a resident of the county of Otsego, State of New York) to secure the sum of $180,500.00.

The Mortgage was recorded at Instrument Number 2006-00044278 in the Office of the Otsego County Clerk on April 6, 2006. The mortgage was subsequently assigned by an assignment executed January 2, 2009 and recorded on January 8, 2009, in the Office of the Otsego County Clerk at Instrument Number 2009-00068785.

The property in question is described as follows:

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46 MAPLE STREET, ONEONTA, NY 13820 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 judgment may be entered and you can lose your home. Speak to an attorney or go 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. DATED: June 28, 2017 Gross Polowy, LLC Attorney(s) For Plaintiff(s) 1775 Wehrle Drive, Suite 100 Williamsville, NY 14221 The law firm of Gross Polowy, LLC and the attorneys whom it employs are debt collectors who are attempting to collect a debt.

Any information obtained by them will be used for that purpose.

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NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY

NAME: Truitt LLC, Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 12/22/2015.

Office location: Otsego County.

SSNY has designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be

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served. SSNY shall mail process to: c/o The LLC, 7014 13th Avenue, Suite 202 Brooklyn, NY 11228.

Purpose: Any lawful activity.

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Notice of Formation of a NY Limited Liability Company.

Name: PAUPER PRINCE, LLC. Articles of Organization filing date with Secretary of State (SSNY) was 19 June 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 228 West St Ext, Oneonta, NY 13820.

Purpose is to engage in any and all business activities permitted under NYS laws.

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NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY

The name of the entity is Council Rock Property, LLC, for which the Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State on June 19, 2017.

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 P.O. Box 64, Hartwick, NY 13348.

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

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Notice of Formation of HES TRADE, LLC. Application for Authority filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 04/27/2017.

Office location: County of Otsego.

SSNY is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to: Muhammed Kaya, 804 Livingston Street, Elizabeth, NJ 07201.

Purpose: any lawful purpose.

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Notice of formation of 38 ELM STREET, LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the NY Secretary of State on June 13, 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, 38 Elm Street, Oneonta, NY 13820.

The purpose of the LLC is to engage in any lawful act or activity.

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NOTICE OF FORMATION OF 2968 CO HWY 11 Realty Group, LLC Filed 4/26/17 Office: Otsego Co. SSNY designated as agent for process & shall mail to: 24 Lake Street, Cooperstown, NY 13326 Purpose: all lawful 6LegalJul.20 Legal nOtice

NOTICE OF FORMATION OF Susquehanna Optometry PLLC Filed 4/28/17 Office: Otsego Co. SSNY designated as agent for process & shall mail to: 17 Susquehanna Avenue, Cooperstown, NY 13326 Purpose: all lawful 6LegalJul.20 Legal nOtice

NOTICE OF FORMATION OF S&J LODGING, LLC. Articles of Organization filed with Secretary of State of NY (SSNY) on 5/19/2017.

Office location: Otsego County.

SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail a copy of process to: The LLC, 2443 State Highway 28, Oneonta, NY 13820.

Purpose: any lawful activity.

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Notice of Formation of

Notice of Formation of

Emme Creative Group, LLC.

Brothers Half Properties, LLC

Articles of Organization filed with NY Dept. of State on 5/9/2017.

Office location: Otsego County.

NY Secretary of State is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

NYSS may mail process to LLC at: 26 West Broadway, #4, Oneonta, NY 13820.

Purpose of LLC is any lawful purpose.

Art. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 05/23/2017.

Offc. Loc: Otsego Cty. SSNY desig. as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail process to the LLC, 213 County Highway 57, Cherry Valley, NY 13820.

Purpose: any lawful purpose.

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Notice of Formation of GOLD CAROUSEL PRESS, LLC

Articles of Org. filed NY Sec. of State (SSNY) 5/26/17.

Office in Otsego Co. SSNY desig. agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to 1253 State Highway 51, Gilbertsville, NY 13776.

Purpose: Any lawful purpose.

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Notice of Formation of Limited Liability Company, (LLC)

Name Whirl Series, LLC Articles of Organization filed with Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 5/12/17.

Office location: Otsego County.

SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail copy of process to: 164 West St. Ext., Oneonta, NY 13820 Purpose: Any lawful purpose.

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Notice of Formation of

WOOD BAT FACTORY, LLC Articles of Org. filed NY Sec. of State (SSNY) 5/26/2017.

Office in Otsego Co. SSNY desig. agent of LLC whom process may be served.

SSNY shall mail copy of process to 189 Main St., Ste. 403, Oneonta, NY 13820, which is also the principal business location.

Purpose: Any lawful purpose.

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Artist’s Tribute To Suffragists Raising Interest Locally, Statewide SUFFRAGE/From B1 Market. What’s Christine up to? she asked.

Friedlander was so excited by his reply she called the artist and talked her into completing 15 portraits in just five months for the Arkell. “A hundred people showed up,” the artist reported, when “’Trust is the Only Safe Ground to Stand Upon’: Portraits of New York State Suffragists,” opened June 24 in Canajoharie.

Friday, July 7, “New York Suffragettes – Centennial Anniversary,” opened at Oneonta’s CANO gallery, 15 prints by Tim Sheesley, the Otego printmaker and Martin Mullen director, of the original crayon-on-Mylar drawings now at the Arkell. Sheesley’s prints are so good, “people at CANO thought they were actual drawings,” Heller said.

The response has been so good, Heller and Sheesley are considering box sets of the portraits to be sold in museum shops throughout the Northeast.

The CANO show runs only two weeks, through July 23. The Arkell’s goes through Sept. 3.

Meanwhile, the History Center of Tompkins County has been in touch, is planning to open an exhibit in Ithaca Sept. 23, and has commissioned Heller to create an 8- by 10-foot mural in the entryway.

The History Center also asked the artist to create two additional portraits of local heroes of the movement.

One is Juanita Breckenridge Bates, an Oberlin-trained, ordained minister and suffragist – a term Heller prefers to the “diminu-

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OTSEGO Sunday, July 16

Spiritualist Service – 10-11:30 a.m. Demonstration of Mediumship, Homily on Healing Grief. Learn to connect with Loved Ones, bring questions. Interfaith, All Welcome, Donation $10.00. 404 Ed Herman Rd., Westford. RSVP storyducey@gmail.com Rev. Story Ducey (607) 638-5111 SUMMER SUNDAY SERIES – 1-3 p.m. Learn about Aluminumware with Jim & Diana Hickling. Learn its history from a collector and share your own stories. Junction of Wilcox Ave. & Henry St., Oneonta.

FILM SCREENING – 1:30 p.m. Showing “The Stranger,” (1946) directed by Orson Welles, the film tells the story of an escaped Nazi war criminal who settles in a quiet Connecticut town and gets engaged to a Justice’s daughter with a war crimes investigator hot on his tail. Fenimore Art Museum, Cooperstown.

ANTI-RENT WAR VIGNETTES – 2 p.m. The Templeton players perform short vignettes portraying historical events, characters, and folklore. The Farmers Museum, Cooperstown.

HYMN FESTIVAL – 4 p.m.

Celebrate the 500th anniversary of the Protestant Reformation. Features hymns brought with the German migrants who arrived in the Mohawk Valley in the 1700s seeking religious freedom. The Old Palatine Church, Rt. 5 between Nelliston and St. Johnsville.

SQUARE DANCE – 5-9 p.m. An evening of Round and Square dancing with Dr. Weismore. All persons age 18+ are invited. $9 per person.

Oneonta Moose Club, 87 W. Broadway St., Oneonta. Contact Sandy @ 988-7753 GAME OF THRONES TRIVIA – 6-8 p.m. Bring your friends and show how well you know the books and the show.

Includes themed prizes, a costume contest, and a photo booth. Max of five people per team. Roots Brewing Company, 175 Main St., Oneonta.

Monday, July 17

COOKING CLASS – 10:30 a.m.-Noon. Learn to cook healthy meals while having some summer fun. Registration required. Spring Park, St. Hwy. 20 & Church St., Richfield Springs. Call 607-547-2536 or e-mail otsego@cornell.edu to register.

Cooperstown-based artist Christine Heller finds character in suffragists’ eyes and the set of their lips. From left are Carrie Chapman Catt, Harriet Tubman and Mary Garett Hay.

tive” suffragette – who was able to attract a major women’s-rightto-vote convention to 19th-century Ithaca.

The other is Louisa Lord Riley, who, inspired by an 1879 speech by Susan B. Anthony aside Cayuga waters, sought to form a “women’s suffrage club.” Rebuffed by some in the community, she instead formed a “women’s club” to discuss issues of the day, but made sure suffrage was the topic once a month.

Heller works off photos, and the image of Riley was an obscure

one. Only her eyes and mouth were sharp – perfect, it turns out, as the artist finds those are the very features that best reflect her subjects’ determination and courage.

As it happens, Christine Heller was raised in Ithaca, and believes the community’s university atmosphere broadened her view of the world. She studied chemistry at the University of Buffalo, but influenced by a woman sculptor, decided to pursue a career in art.

With her husband at Bassett, she

trained at RIT, in Sweden and at SUNY Oneonta under Jim Mullen, the gallery’s namesake, and she taught at Hartwick for a period.

Her resume lists exhibits and residencies from here to Colorado and all along the East Coast.

The Hellers have a daughter, Rachel, 30, in Washington D.C., and son Sam, 27, living in Denver (and due to be married later this year.)

As the nation enters a period of celebration leading up to the 2020 centennial of the adoption of

the 19th Amendment, the suffragists are alive enough to engender modern-day controversies.

Twice, Heller has been challenged – once, at the Arkell opening – that Elizabeth Cady Stanton, who penned the famed Declaration of Rights & Sentiments read at the 1848 Seneca Falls Convention – The Stonewall Riot of the suffragist movement – was racist.

Heller’s portraits are accompanied by short biographies aimed as providing, not dry facts, but insights into her suffragists, and the racism accusations caused her to revisit Stanton’s story, and to discover that she objected to the 15th Amendment allowing black men – mostly uneducated laborers – to vote ahead of white women, many genteel and educated.

That aspect of Stanton’s life was included in Lori Ginzberg’s “Elizabeth Cady Stanton: An American Life,” part of college curricula these days. Heller folded it into Stanton’s depiction as part of a more complex picture – after all, many suffragists were also abolitionists. “I’m trying to listen to young women,” Heller said.

As the commemorations gather momentum, Heller wonders where what she has begun will lead.

Should she continue to seek out icons of the movement? Should she expand the reach nationally, perhaps to one exceptional suffragist per state?

The impetus remains the same.

“What can I do for these women?”

Heller asked. “It was a 70-year movement. Their courage. Their perseverance. That’s commitment we can use today.”

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THURSDAY, JULY 13, 2017

OBITUARIES

Clare Thaw, 93; With Husband, Reinvented Fenimore Museum

Mary Ann Vunk, 71; Dr. Streck’s Assistant For 30 Years

EDMESTON – Mary Ann Vunk, 71, assistant to lare Thaw, who with The Fenimore completed a former Bassett Healthcare CEO/President Bill Streck her husband Eugene museum reconstruction to for many years, passed away transformed The house the collection. peacefully Thursday July 6, Fenimore Museum by While no formal 2017, at her home following placing their extensive obituary was availan extended illness.

Thaw Collection of able, tributes apMary Ann was born on American Indian Art peared throughout the there, died June 29, week in the New York Nov. 16, 1945, in Utica, the Mary Ann Vunk and daughter of the late Donald Dr. Streck on her 1917, her 93rd birthTimes. day, at their summer “Their impact has F. and Kathryn Burns Vunk. retirement.

Clare Thaw been immeasurable,” In addition to her parents, home in her homeMary Ann was also pre-detown of Cherry Valley. said The Fenimore Network for over 50 years, ceased by a brother Daniel While living in Santa Fe, trustees. and Dr. Streck’s assistant for Vunk in 1974, and a nephew 30 of those years. She and the Thaws began buying The Glimmerglass FesJoseph Vunk in 2016.

Native American art, and tival trustees wrote, “The Dr. Streck remained very Mary Ann was a 1963 their collection grew into the Thaws were major forces in close friends following her graduate of Edmeston Cenmost extensive and authorithe creation of our festival retirement. tral School, and of Broome tative in the U.S. In 1995, from the beginning.”

Mary Ann was a former Community College in member of the Church of 1965. She was a proud emthe Nativity, and served on ployee of Bassett Healthcare

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Grandma loved her farm, her family, and playing her old guitar.

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Vunk, Alex and Max Lantos, Madalyn Vunk, Lillie Vunk and Wade Scrivener.

Funeral services were held Saturday July 8 at the Delker & Terry Funeral Home, with Rev. Mark Piedmonte of the Garrattsville Presbyterian Church officiating. Interment followed in Edmeston Union Cemetery, Edmeston.

In lieu of flowers, expressions of sympathy may be made to the Fieldstone Assistance Fund C/O Bassett Healthcare Network 1 Atwell Rd Cooperstown, NY 13326 in loving memory of Mary Ann. Arrangements are entrusted to the Delker & Terry Funeral Home.

Lindsay Macarthur, Jr., 87; Manufacturers Hanover VP

Monuments • Markers Cremation • Memorials Lettering and Restoration

Lester R. Grummons Funeral Home will take the time to find out what made your loved one special.

Whether it’s finding just the right flowers, or finding a musician to play her favorite tunes on her old guitar, we’ll do what’s necessary to make her service as unique as she was.

the Edmeston Union Cemetery Board for many years.

Above all, Mary Ann loved and cherished her family. She enjoyed weekend trips with her sister and family to the Adirondacks, and hardly ever missed a ballgame or concert for her nephews or nieces. She will be missed dearly.

She is survived by: a brother John “Jack” (Donna) Vunk of Edmeston, a sister Terri (Kevin) Scrivener of Edmeston, nieces and nephews Jeremy (April) Vunk, Kari (Zeno) Lantos, Kristopher (Jess Allen) Vunk, Erik (Megan) Scrivener, Erin (Akeem Adeyemi) Scrivener, Cherished great nieces and nephews Jack and Julia

COOPERSTOWN – Lindsay Macarthur, Jr., 87, retired executive vice president of Manufacturers Hanover, died Thursday afternoon, July 6, 2017, at Bassett Hospital, with his family by his side.

Lindsay was born Nov. 15, 1929, in New York City, son of Lindsay and Alice née Smith Macarthur, Sr. He grew up in Mahwah, N.J., and attended Ramsey High School.

After graduating with the Class of 1952 from Bowdoin College with a bachelor’s in economics, Lindsay went to work for Hanover Trust Company in New York City.

After only a few weeks of employment, Lindsay entered into active service with the Marine Corps on Sept. 20, 1952, and served during the Korean War. Upon receiving his honorable discharge from the military on Aug. 16, 1954, he rejoined Hanover Trust.

Following a successful career in the banking industry, he retired from Manufacturers Hanover as an executive vice president in June 1992.

One of Lindsay’s favorite pastimes was playing bridge, and it was while doing so that he met his future wife, Warrene S. Nichols.

Lindsay and Lennie were united in marriage on Feb. 22, 1969, in the Chapel at Emmanuel Baptist Church in Ridgewood, N.J., and they settled in Ho-Ho-Kus. Since 1992, Lindsay and Lennie divided their time between homes in Venice, Fla., and Cooperstown.

He was a member of the Cooperstown Country Club, enjoyed playing golf

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at the Leatherstocking Golf Course, and was a member of the Mission Valley Golf & Country Club in Nokomis, Fla. A member of the Venice Presbyterian Church, he was also an ardent participant and supporter of Habitat for Humanity.

Lindsay is survived by his wife of 48 years, Lennie Macarthur of Venice and Cooperstown; four

children, Anne M. Booth and husband, Thomas of Winston-Salem, N.C., Jennifer M. Davis and husband, Louis D. “Tripp” Davis III of Abington, Pa., David P. Nichols and wife, Louise Reid Boyce Nichols of Wilmington, Del., and Peter L. Macarthur of Dobbs Ferry; four grandchildren and several nieces.

In addition to his parents,

he was preceded in death by his sister, Patricia Macarthur Stewart.

The Macarthur family will receive friends 4-6 p.m.

Saturday, July 15, at their home at 166 Stockingbrook Road in Pierstown for a time of remembrance, fellowship and refreshment.

Arrangements are entrusted to the Connell, Dow & Deysenroth Funeral Home.

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Clark Sports Center Full Time Custodial Director

124 Co Hwy 52, Cooperstown, NY

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Advanced knowledge of housekeeping procedures, basic mechanical system skills, plus managerial experience. Full time position with full benefit package. Send resume to andersonr@clarksportscenter.com by July 28.

Please visit www.clarksportscenter.com for more information.

Join Our Team of Dedicated and Caring Professionals Crime Victim Advocate Residential Associate (works at OFO shelters) Campus Coordinator/Advocate Center Director OFO is a family-oriented organization offering competetive wages, excellent benefits & opportunities for professional growth. For an application, submission instructions, benefit package summary & descriptions of all employment openings, visit

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COOPERSTOWN CENTRAL SCHOOL

Cooperstown Central School District has the following employment opportunities available for the 2017-2018 School Year:

Licensed Teaching Assistant (LTA) Teacher Aide

For position details and application, please visit school website at www.cooperstowncs.org Appropriate and current certification is required. Interested candidates submit a cover letter, district application and certificate/transcript to: Dr. William Crankshaw, Superintendent of Schools, Cooperstown Central School, 39 Linden Avenue, Cooperstown, NY 13326. Deadline: July 27, 2017. E.O.E

MORTGAGE PROCESSOR The New Cooperstown office of Farm Credit East is opening this Fall!

Country Living from Farm Credit East is seeking a full-time Mortgage Assistant in Cooperstown.

Pursuing a dynamic individual able to multi-task: coordinate with vendors, attorneys and co-workers while managing multiple deadlines. Must be customer-focused with strong interpersonal skills, organized and creative.

Primary responsibilities include processing mortgage loan applications including data entry, gathering customer information, credit verifications and document prep all within consumer compliance rules. Employee will work as a member of a cross-functional team, focused on providing loans of high quality and value to customers.

Strong verbal and written communication skills required.

While office is being constructed, candidate will train in Cobleskill. Experience in the residential mortgage industry preferred. College degree preferred. Excellent salary and benefits package. Please submit resume and cover letter to farmcrediteast.com/careers.

EEO/AA employer Minorities/Women/Individuals with Disabilities/Veterans

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Wanted Person to do odd jobs, $10/hr.

Must have transportation.

Call Rob 434-5177

Fenimore Art Museum and The Farmers’ Museum currently have the following positions open: Security/Safety Officer

The museums are seeking a full-time security/safety officer.

Your workday would include using computer-based monitoring systems, walking extensive museum grounds, completing incident reports, and trouble-shooting for potential hazards.

Applicants must be able to walk considerable distances in all weather conditions; have a clean driving record; and must be able and willing to work weekends, holidays and any shift assigned. We provide training and certification.

Café Attendant

The museums are seeking seasonal cafe attendants to prepare and serve all food and beverages to visitors of the museums.

Cooking and/or food prep experience is preferred but we are willing to train enthusiastic individuals. Serv-Safe is a plus as is cashier or POS experience. Successful candidates will have a professional appearance and display strong customer service skills; always putting the customer first. Must be willing to work weekends, holidays and occasional evening events.

Interpreters & Museum Teachers

The museums are seeking enthusiastic and engaging part-time and seasonal museum teachers and interpreters to share their knowledge and expertise about rural life and the trades of the 19th century. If you enjoy speaking with students and visitors of all ages, this is the job for you! Spinning, weaving, and broom-making are some examples of the crafts that museum educators demonstrate to the visiting public. Qualified candidates must possess strong communication skills with the ability to engage visitors and educate by drawing connections between the past and the present and providing an informative, enjoyable and authentic experience. Training is provided.

Must be willing to work weekends and holidays if necessary.

Groundskeeper & Maintenance Worker

Do you enjoy working outdoors? Landscaping? Working with your hands? If you’ve answered yes, consider a seasonal groundskeeper and maintenance worker position at the museums. Applicants with basic construction and carpentry knowledge for small to moderate repair jobs are sought.

Some of your re-sponsibilities would include routine cleaning/maintenance of public and office spaces, snow removal, light carpentry/painting, and special event setup.

Successful applicants must be a steady, reliable worker; have a valid driver’s license; are capable of operating power equipment and enjoy working both inside and outdoors.

Visitor Services Associate

The museums seek friendly individuals to fill part-time, seasonal positions during the museum season. You would be working with the public in the museum stores and admissions desks. Successful candidates work well with a team and deliver exemplary customer service.

To apply visit farmersmuseum.org for an application or call 607-547-1462.

OTSEGO Monday, July 17

COOKING CLASS – 10:30 a.m.-Noon. Learn to cook healthy meals while having some summer fun. Registration required. Spring Park, St. Hwy. 20 & Church St., Richfield Springs. Call 607547-2536 or e-mail otsego@ cornell.edu to register.

ARTIST TALK – 5:30 p.m.

Music Director Joseph Colaneri and this years Artist-inResidence William Burden, who sings Justice Scalia in the opera “Scalia/Ginsburg,” will discuss Burden’s very successful career and his roles. Admission, free to members, non-members $5.

Pavilion, Glimmerglass Festival Campus, Cooperstown.

Reservation, Winnie Olsen @ (570)685-7204 or Rita Emanuel @ (607)286-9288 by 7/15 FAMILY EVENING – 6:307:30 p.m. Bring the kids for a presentation describing exotic animals, by Dan the Snakeman. Cooperstown Village Library.

FIGURE DRAWING – 6:30 p.m. Non-instructional drawing with a live model. Poses chosen by consensus. Cost $12 per class. The Carriage House Art Studio, 11 Ford Ave., Oneonta. Call 435-8718 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

Tuesday, July 18

STORY TIME – 10:30 a.m.

Spend a morning with your child listening to a story, sing-a-long, or make a craft.

For children pre-school thru first grade accompanied by an adult. Filers Corners School, The Farmers Museum, Cooperstown.

KNITTING GROUP – 1:303:30 p.m. Cooperstown Village Library, 22 Main St., Cooperstown.

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