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TRUE LOVE Mom Jennifer Hanson of Cooperstown and daughters Natalie, 11, left, and Mikeeli, 14, gasp as the NBC cameras cut back to Sarah True on the ground during the bike portion of the Olympic Triathlon. The Hansons, who were among 250 people at the Hard Ball Café cheering on Otsego’s Olympian, had met Sarah by happenstance July 2 in Sweden, where they were tourists and she was participating in the ITU World Triathlon Stockholm.

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Village crew members Lloyd Stilson, foreground, and Chris Satriano (assisted by Byron Bubencik) complete sidewalk repairs on Delaware Street leading to Cooperstown Elementary School before classes begin Monday, Sept. 6.

Long-Awaited, Hearing Nears On Comp Plan COOPERSTOWN

lmost two years in the making, the Village of Cooperstown’s new comprehensive master plan is to for a public unveiling at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 27, at the fire hall. The plan, expected to identify “nodes” for possible development, will then be revised by the village trustees and approved in late October or early December. The undertaking is a collaboration of the village and Otsego Now, intended to help capture grants for the village’s highest priority projects. FROM TWO, ONE: After

receiving no objections at a public hearing Monday, Aug. 22, the village trustees voted to merge the water and sewer boards into a single Board of Water & Sewer Commissioners. Trustee Bruce Maxon will chair. VOLUNTEERS SOUGHT:

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After crashing in the fourth lap of the bike portion of the Rio triathlon, Sarah massages a cramped quad. She got back on her bike, but the leading pack had caught up with her, and she was out of the race.

With Medal Dreams Likely Over, Hometown Brims With Sympathy By LIBBY CUDMORE COOPERSTOWN

o one saw Sarah True fall. The NBC feed had cut to a commercial as the third lap of the bike porfrom YouTube.com tion of the Olympic Triathlon on

County Rep. Richard A. Murphy ‘Left Community Better Than He Found It’ ONEONTA

ith the passing of former county Rep. Richard Murphy, R-Town of Oneonta, many have lost a mentor, a coach, a public servant and a friend. “He saw potential in people, whether it was Little League or politics,” said

former Town Board member Andrew Stammel, a Murphy protégé who later succeeded him on the Richard county Board Murphy of Representatives. “He was a great example of how

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people should behave in public office.” Murphy, 66, passed away at his home Thursday, Aug. 18, after a long battle with a brain tumor. A former real estate agent Please See MURPHY, A7

Saturday, Aug. 20. Fans gathered to watch her race at the Hard Ball Café were mingling and chatting, excited to cheer her on when the race came back on. But when the live feed was back, a gasp went up as the camera showed True on the ground, frantically massagPlease See SARAH, A3

Famed Smallpox Eradicator Had Longtime Bassett Links By JOHN S, DAVIS Special to The Freeman’s Journal

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r. Donald (DA) Henderson, whom the New York Times heralded as a “leader of one of mankind’s greatest public health triumphs, the eradication of smallpox,” when he

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Former Ommegang President Simon Thorpe Leaves Top Position At Duvel Moorgat USA COOPERSTOWN

Cooperstown Chamber of Commerce board and became was active in local affairs during his tenure here. When Duvel, Ommegang’s parent, acquired Boulevard in Kansas City, in 2014, Thorpe was brought there to help with the transition, and soon was promoted to Duvel Moortgat USA president. Previously, had been a vice president of brand development for Kellogg, Crayola, Tambrands and other large companies, and won particular praise for the national launch of Stella Artois in the U.S. Krum joined Boulevard in 1994 and was CFO for 20 years before transitioning to vice president of corporate affairs for the combined companies in 2014. Krum is a co-founder of Ripple Glass, formed in 2009 to provide a regional solution to glass recycling.

imon Thorpe, president of Duvel Moortgat USA and former president of Brewery Ommegang, has announced plans to leave the company at the end of August. He will be succeeded by Jeff Krum, who joined Duvel when it acquired Boulevard Brewing Co. in Kansas City, where Krum had been CFO. “We are grateful for Simon’s strong leadership, and wish him the very best in his future endeavors,” said Michel Moortgat, CEO of Belgium-based Duvel Moortgat NV. “Simon’s departure comes following a mutual decision by Simon and Michel Moortgat. Simon and Michel have worked closely together for eight years,” said Daniel Krug, COO of Duvel Moortgat NV in Belgium. “Their deep friendship and

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Simon Thorpe, former Ommegang president, has left the helm of the local brewery’s parent company.

mutual appreciation made this a difficult decision.” Duvel appointed Thorpe Ommegang president in 2009, and he positioned the local brewery as a key player in the movement to ban fracking around Otsego Lake. He served on the

Orzetti Joins OCCA As Executive Director COOPERSTOWN

eslie Orzetti, a biologist with 20 years experience in natural resource conservation, will join the Otsego County Conservation Association as its new executive director, the OCCA announced today. She succeeds Darla Youngs, who joined the Southern Tier East Regional Planning Development Board in April.

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6 Nominees Proposed For Alan Donovan Award

he United Way of Delaware & Otsego Counties has announced six nominees for the 2016 Alan Donovan Outstanding Community Leadership Award, which seeks to recognize an individual dedicated to community improvement. They are: • Stacie Haynes, executive director of the Susquehanna Animal Shelter • Peter Gould, owner, Morris Garage • Rachel Jessup, assistant vice president, Bank of Cooperstown, Oneonta Branch

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EDITORIAL

Were Salem Witches Just Tuning In, Dropping Out?

he modern-day relevance of the Salem witch trials and Arthur Miller’s “The Crucible” – it’s available to us locally this summer as the original play at The Fenimore Art Museum and a Glimmerglass Festival opera – just keep coming at us. During a start-of-school interview, Mike Tannenbaum, Hartwick College provost and vice president of academic affairs, a zoologist, talked about research into “ergot alkaloids,” fungi in forage grasses that are also sources of LSD. Cattle farmers go to great lengths to pull up grasses so infected and replace them with certified fungus-free seeds. As it happens, Tannenbaum reported, ergot alkaloids were found in the neighborhood of 17th century Salem, Mass., causing some scientists to posit that the ravings and hallucinations experienced by the accused witches – much like staggers in cattle – actually had a chemical basis. Political scientists, jump back. With the final Fenimore “Crucible” at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 31, and Glimmerglass’ related opera at 1:30 p. m. this Saturday, the 27th, there’s a chance for scientists among us to develop a parallel explanation: Were the ladies of Salem simply tuning in, turning on and dropping out – with profound effect on subsequent American history?

Herzig, City Council Chart Promising Course

t sounded like Mayor Herzig and Common Council were exactly right in seeking out two experts on professional city management – Jerry Faiella of the state City & County Managers Association and Michael Ritchie of the International City/County Management Association – to advise them on recruitment of what will be Oneonta’s third city manager. In a briefing at last week’s Common Council meeting, a number of fresh ideas were offered: • First, to have a facilitator to engage in conversations within City Hall to understand what kind of person could best fill the expectations and needs of Council members, department heads and city workers – and in the end, of course, the citizenry. • Then, instead of hiring a head-hunter, allow Faiella and Ritchie, or someone else, to network within the city-manager community, to find someone to “enable, advocate and mentor” elected and appointed officials locally to take the city to the next level. The ideal candidate may not know he or she is looking for a

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next job, or that Oneonta indeed would be the perfect fit. • Meanwhile, discussions within City Hall – perhaps even a “retreat” for Council members and department heads – can develop a welcoming and accepting atmosphere that would give a professional a chance to succeed in what’s turned out to be a challenging leadership role. Of course, no one expects perfection – that doesn’t exist. But Faiella and Ritchie envision the next city manager as

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SARAH GROFF TRUE LETTER FROM RIO

Village Of ‘No,’ Changing Image

Hometown Support – And Donuts – Fuel Sarah Editor’s Note: This letter of thanks from Sarah Groff True was distributed to the crowd at the Hard Ball Café during the Saturday, Aug. 20, community gathering to watch her compete in Rio.

reetings from Copacabana! First off, a huge thanks to everyone for the support and for putting this viewing party together. A special thanks to Matthew Hazzard and his team for all of the hard work. Matthew, we’ve come a long way since Little League, huh? It turns out that as much as I love baseball, I’m far better at sports that don’t require coordination. I’m sitting here before my race, reflecting on what an amazing opportunity lies ahead of me in a few hours. I mean, I get to compete in my second Olympic Games! The whole experience is incredible – not only do I get to represent my country and show my sport to the world, but I get to share the experience with my family and friends and, yes, also with the little Village of

someone who is approachable and flexible, as well as experienced and broadgauged. We might add: self confident and, perhaps most of all, with a sense of humor. Common Council, of course, will have to stay the course with whoever is selected. It’s going to take a five-year tenure, at least, to allow City Hall to shake out cobwebs and emerge as a forward-looking haven of best practices. There will be good times to celebrate and less-good times to weather. Even though the first two city managers left against their wills, we’re still seeing benefits they brought to the City of the Hills, mostly in grantsmanship – essential – but other areas as well. Third time’s a charm? That apparently is an American echo of Shakespeare’s “luck lies in odd numbers” from “The Merry Wives of Windsor.” And it’s much to be hoped for here, not just for the City of Oneonta, but for the city, by example, setting a promising model for Otsego County and other local governmental entities to follow.

Cooperstown, New York. A lot is made of the “perks” to being an Olympian: we get to rub elbows with other athletes, we get lots of free gear, we get media coverage, etc. As cool as all of that is, however, nothing compares to the honor of being able to take all of the people on my life on this journey and that includes everyone in this room. So much of who I am is the result of growing up in one of the greatest small towns in the country. The characteristics that define Cooperstonians are also the same ones that make me good at triathlon. I’m a dreamer, an idealist, communityminded, hard-working and a bit stubborn; all are traits that I picked up as a kid in Coop. I’ll also credit Schneider’s Bakery for starting a lifelong love affair with donuts. Not sure if that helps with triathlon, but it certainly The Freeman’s Journal makes me happier. Sarah Groff True received support from national No matter what happens sponsors, but the best support she reports retoday, I’II fight every step ceiving is from her hometown. of the way, strengthened by This amazing town has Cooperstown on the world’s the knowledge that I have shaped me and I couldn’t stage. Thank you all for my hometown behind me. be prouder to represent your love and support.

Editor’s Note: Unopposed, Cooperstown Mayor Jeff Katz was elected to a third term this past March.

Clearly the starting point was a full review of our zoning laws. Over time, our zoning law became filled with counterproductive, senseless or inadequate By JEFF KATZ laws. Along with the chairs of the Planning Board, Zoning Board of Apn the last two peals and H-PARB months, the (Historic PreservaCooperstown tion & Architectural Board of TrustReview Board), ees has approved we identified those special-use permits laws that had for both a new proved to be both hotel on Railroad unhelpful or inexAvenue and a new plicable, running CVS on the site of counter to what our the Cooperstown Motel. That those Mayor Katz goals were in moving forward. developers, and othWith laws ers, are now looking reviewed, clarified and at Cooperstown as a place improved, the Village has to do business is extremely positive for the future health evolved into a place where business can be done. One of the village. example: a reversion of When I became mayor our Commercial district in 2012, Cooperstown’s reputation was destructively back to commercial usage allowed for the creation of negative. Not only were we the Cooperstown Distillery perceived as the “Village and the sale of a building of ‘no,’” but, even worse, to local attorneys. We fully people had come to the expect that other changes point where they wouldn’t we’ve implemented, such as even speak with us about our Planned District Depotential business projects. velopment law, will create The conventional wisdom future opportunities, giving was, “What’s the point? The village won’t let you do the village the ability to recruit businesses and, that,” “that” being anything Please See KATZ, A6 new or different.

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‘Village Hall’ Misidentifies 22 Main And Confuses To the Editor: The village building at 22 Main St. now displays a new designation, “Village Hall.” All authorities agree that this building has never been called “Village Hall,” that the only Village Hall in Cooperstown’s history was located on the second floor of the old Cooperstown fire house, which was opened in 1889 on Chestnut Street. In the “History of Cooperstown,” Harold Hollis states that in 1973 the new Fire Hall “was erected on Chestnut Street following demolition of the Village Hall which it replaces.” The building at Main Street has had a variety of uses and a variety of labels, usually “village building” or “village library building” – but there was no village office in the building until Village Clerk & Treasurer Douglas Walrath, appointed in 1965, moved into a single room on the second floor,

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The lettering above 22 Main’s pillars appeared during recent renovations of the south side.

now partly occupied by the children’s library. The village board can give the building any label it wants, even if this involves ignoring long-standing village practice. More disturbing is the big bold designation “Village Hall” in a dominant position above the pil-

lars. In addition to defying tradition, it provides an unwelcome focus that diminishes the impressive view of the building. If the purpose of the “Village Hall” label is to direct visitors to the village offices, it will not be effective. It is above the front entryway, which will lead them to the library and art association. Much more effective would be a simple sign on the front lawn directing them, with an arrow, to the village offices at the building’s Fair Street entrance. The existing sign opposite that entrance very clearly indicates the offices within. It is ironic that this action defies the intent of all the laws relating to signs and the appearance of structures within the village. Compare the blatant label, “Village Hall,” above the pillars to the gentle Please See TRIPP, A6

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BOUND VOLUMES Compiled by Tom Heitz with resources courtesy of The New York State Historical Association Library

200 YEARS AGO

Death by Lightning – We are informed that on Sunday last, a Mrs. Heth, of Springfield, in this county (Otsego) was killed by lightning while sitting in the door of her house. What is very remarkable – her child, which she held in her arms at the time, received no injury. A massacre took place at Bonne, in Africa, on the 27th of May. From 200 to 300 Christians, belonging to the coral fishery, were massacred, as was also the English Consul. The rest of the Christians escaped in vessels to Cagliara. A steamboat from London has passed up the Rhine as far as Frankfort. It excited the curiosity and wonder of the peoples. August 22, 1816

175 YEARS AGO

Mermaid – An animal or fish answering the description of a mermaid has arrived at New York from the river Amazon, where it was caught. It is now up for exhibition in that city. A naturalist who examined it says it is an exceedingly timid and inoffensive animal, and soon abandons places frequented by man. It feeds on aquatic plants exclusively and sleeps in shallow streams with its head out of water. The flesh is highly esteemed, resembling veal in its flavor. The female brings forth two at a birth. It sees very imperfectly, but the defect is amply compensated by the extreme acuteness of its hearing. It has teats on its breast. It is between four and five feet long, and so gentle as to take food such as hay, straw, grass or other vegetables from the hand. In seizing its food, it uses both its hands; also, its curiously shaped extensible upper lip. Its body terminates in a broad rounded tail of fin, and is covered thinly with short hairs. August 23, 1841

150 YEARS AGO

National Asylum for Disabled Soldiers – The SurgeonGeneral of New York requests each supervisor to forward to his office immediately an accurate statement of the number of soldiers in the various towns who are entitled to the benefits of the Acts of Congress, establishing a National Asylum for disabled volunteers. The several causes of disability which entitles a soldier to relief are as follows: Mental imbecility, epilepsy, organic diseases of internal organs, chronic rheumatism with impaired motion, change of structure and distortion of joints, loss of both feet, loss of sight of both eyes, loss of right hand, incurable deformities rendering the sufferer repulsive resulting from wounds or injuries. August 31, 1866

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100 YEARS AGO

in 1799 and consists of an address and exhortation delivered at Cooperstown on April 2, 1797, a fast day recommended by President Washington. The speaker was the Rev. J. McDonald, A.M. who spoke on “The Dangers of America Delineated” and “The Duty of America Endorced.” The letter is dated December 15, 1794 and is from William Hanna, an early settler and innkeeper of Unadilla to General Jacob Morris regarding the proposed subdivision of the Town of Unadilla into three towns. August 27, 1941

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Construction started last week on the new National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum Library building. Situated south of the Hall of Fame and the Alfred Corning Clark gymnasium, the front of the library building will face the James Fenimore Cooper monument in Cooper Park. Paul S. Kerr, president of the Hall of Fame, said this week that the building will be ready for occupancy in the summer of 1967. The building will be faced on the exterior with rubble August 23, 1916 stone obtained from one of the original buildings at the old Otsego County Farm and Home at Phoenix Mills. The stone was presented to the Hall of Fame by the Huntington famThe Swanswick Ball – Mr. Shaw (Editor of The Freeman’s Journal): It is an easy matter to sum up the ball given ily of Westford which purchased the county farm site from William H. Sheffield, Jr. last spring. at Swanswick-on-the-Lake last Thursday night. Every August 24, 1966 one of the 130 departing guests gave voice to the simple truth when, in making their adieu – anywhere between the hours of three and four in the morning – they sincerely and An era in local baseball ended this week as MACS baseelatedly thanked Mr. and Mrs. Pell Clarke for a “perfectly ball coach Deane Winsor announcement his intention to delightful ball,” without a grain of extravagance in the retire at the season’s end. For fifty years Winsor has guided saying. The ball was given by Mr. and Mrs. Pell Clarke to the team and the MACS have never had a losing season. celebrate the entrance into social life of their nieces, Miss Winsor helped get the MACS home field built in Wilber Katherine Temple Emmet and Miss Rosina Hubley Emmet. Park and for many years has served as the groundskeeper. Among the guests were Mr. and Mrs. W.B. Olmsted, Miss Winsor is a long-time member of the Otsego County Board Browning, Mr. J. Prentiss Browning, Miss S.A. Cooper, of Representatives. Mrs. George Clarke, Mr. Edward S. Clark, Miss Phoebe August 28, 1991 Pomeroy, Mr. William C. Bowers, Mr. Alex Phinney, Mr. William McKim, Mr. and Mrs. G. Hyde Clarke, Mr. and Mrs. H.L.Wardwell, and Mr. Henry D. Sill. The 150-year-old Fly Creek Cider Mill will host its 12th August 27, 1891 Annual Antique Engine Show on August 26-27. Antique en-

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KATZ: Careful Assessment Wonâ€™t Mean â€˜Anything Goesâ€™ In Village KATZ/From A4 potentially, add much needed housing within our borders. Coupled with those revisions to our law is a changed approach by the village government. The trustees and I are very aggressive in promoting Cooperstown, to businesses and state agencies alike. We all know that Cooperstown is a potent name, a name that immediately grabs the imagination. I can tell you that whenever I tell people Iâ€™m the mayor of Cooperstown, they know us and love us and wish they could be here. Thatâ€™s something most other communities donâ€™t have and the village government now uses that strength of brand for the benefit of our own residents. In addition to that forward approach, the trustees, instead of starting from â€œno,â€? now look to find ways to say â€œyes.â€? That change does not mean that anything goes. Potential business ideas still need to meet our criteria and go through our regulatory process,

but the difference in attitude is real and meaningful.Often, if we canâ€™t say yes, weâ€™ll explain why or ask for further information. Even that has led to a more open dialogue. I hear from business and economic-development people all the time that Cooperstown is now a more welcome place to bring ideas and projects. This move towards a more open-minded approach to big projects doesnâ€™t mean every project the trustees and the independent Boards weigh in on is appropriate or that every project fits the villageâ€™s needs, but it is crucial to be at the table to ensure the future health of the village. We no longer have to lose opportunities, seeing all economic development occur outside the village while still using the powerful name of Cooperstown. No longer the â€œVillage of â€˜no,â€™â€? we no longer find ourselves avoided or ignored by businesses and developers who may have an idea that will benefit the village.

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Smallpox Eradicator Had Close Ties To Bassett SMALLPOX/From A1 ter School of Medicine, he and his wife, Nana, came to Cooperstown for his internship in medicine at the Mary Imogene Bassett Hospital. They returned in 1958 when the US Public Health Service assigned him to Bassett as assistant resident in medicine and

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He was appointed to reporting directly the Board of Trustees to President George of Bassett Hospital H. W. Bush. And In in 1995 and served 2002, he received the through 2001, when Presidential Medal of work related to his Freedom, the nation’s emerging role as a biohighest civilian honor, terrorism expert forced from President George him to relinquish his W. Bush. role. He and Nana made DA was very many Cooperstown straightforward and an Dr. Donald friends during these organized and helpful Henderson years and kept in touch director in all of these with periodic visits as roles, as an excerpt time went on. from an interview published in In the meantime, there was Rochester Medicine and submuch more to his professional sequently in The Cupola (the life than his role in eradicating Journal of the Bassett Medical smallpox: He had prestigious Alumni Association) makes careers at The Johns Hopkins clear: “I remember on more School of Public Health and than one occasion being sent the University of Pittsburgh on an emergency epidemic call Medical Center. He served in and trying to anticipate what the White House as associate I should do and recommend. director of the Office of SciIt was often supposed that beence and Technology Policy, cause I came from the CDC, I

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cians. Another protégé, Dan Buttermann, said Murphy suggested he run for county board at the 2012 Election Night celebration at the Autumn Café. Murphy retired the next year, and recruited Buttermann to succeed him. His mentor “didn’t tell me what to say; he helped me craft my ideas better,” Buttermann said. “And when I’d go over to his house to talk about the campaign, he’d play games with my girls – they were always asking ‘Can we go to Rich’s house’?” “When we were doing debate prep, he showed up with a stopwatch and a windbreaker,” said Buttermann, who lost that bid to Republican Janet Hurley Quackenbush, but was elected to the Oneonta City school board the following year. “It was like being on the baseball field.” Stammel had a similar experience: “I first got to know him when I was running for town board in 2013. He was just always willing to give his advice and energetic support. He didn’t know me, but he wanted to help me. After his diagnosis, Murphy’s energy may have waned a little, but it never ceased. “Even last year, when I was running for county board, he made phone calls for me every night,” said Stammel.

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n the glory days, when Hartwick College’s soccer team scored a goal on Elmore Field, you knew it no matter where you were in town. “A lot of their games would start at 2 p.m. and school wasn’t out yet,” Macdonald still said Dave Lubell, Hart- wears his chamwick’s media relations pionship ring manager who was still in every day. elementary school in the 1970s. “But the crowd was so big that when they scored, you could hear them cheering all down the valley.” The soccer field, which has been in continual use since 1956, has now been re-designated Please See ELMORE, B3

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SUNY Associate VP Tom Rathbone examines Spring Snow, Hedera helix and other plants that will enliven the Science Building’s new atrium.

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plants helps soften it up a bit. If students like it, we may put it in other buildings.” Please See SCIENCE, B5

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xperience the passion and effervescence of the Sonia Olla Flamenco Dance Company 7:30 p.m., Sunday, August 28 with the Cooperstown Summer Music Festival at The Otesaga, 60 Lake St., Cooperstown. $25 Adults, $15 students. Info, www.cooperstownmusicfest. org, 1-877-666-7421. FLY CREEK FUN: Enjoy the 17th annual Fly Creek Day and 23rd annual Antique Engine Show, Saturday, August 27! Day-long fun begin 8:30-11 a.m. with hot coffee, donuts at the Fly Creek Grange. Then community-wide yard sales, food treats, entertainment, more. Burgers and hot dog lunch 11 a.m. at Fly Creek Area Historical Society at old Grange, 210 Cemetery Road. Rev up the engines from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. at the Fly Creek Cider Mill and Orchard with restored gas engines and farm machinery of the past. Free to public and engine exhibitors. 288 Goose St., Fly Creek. Info, (607) 547-9692, www. flycreekcidermill.com SWIM ON: The Oneonta YMCA Gilbert Lake swim is rescheduled for this Saturday August 27. 8:30 a.m. check in, 9:30 swim. Open to all swimmers 13 and over, less than 13 requires coach’s verification of competency. Benefits Oneonta YMCA, $35 entry, T-shirts available, $6 BBQ lunch. Gilbert Lake State Park Beachfront, 18 CCC Road, Laurens. Info, Lisa Birdsall, (607) 432-0010. ELEPHANTS: Special guest speaker and Cherry Valley native Alexis Saba returns 3-6 p.m., Saturday, August 27, for “Homage to Elephants” exhibit closing party at Cherry Branch Gallery. Free, all welcome, donation to the David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust appreciated. Exhibition through August 28, 25 Main St., Cherry Valley. Info, (607) 264-9530. GARLIC: 18th annual Dancing Veggie Garlic Harvest Celebration! Explore biodynamic garlic, seedstock, and garlicky food samples 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, August 27 and 28. Take Allen Lake Road to Ainslie Road. Follow the signs from Fly Creek and Richfield Springs! Info, (315) 858-0506.

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POKEMON GO SAFARI – 10 a.m. Join Professor Cedar from SUNY Delhi on a Pokemon Safari that will take you to nearby Pokemon Go stops & gyms. Start and end at Huntington Memorial Library. Refreshments will be served after the safari. Children under the age of ten must have an adult with them. Registration required, August 12. Huntington Memorial Library, 62 Chestnut St., Oneonta. Info, (607) 4321980, www.hmloneonta.org/ JUSTICE GINSBERG – 3 p.m. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg again shares her passion for opera and her perspective on law in the arts. Program features a balance of performance and commentary, with members of the Young Artists Program enacting selected scenes that deal with law and

justice, followed by Justice Ginsburg’s insights.. Tickets $40, $15/youth. Glimmerglass Festival, 7300 State Hwy. 80, Cooperstown. Info, (607) 5472255, www.glimmerglass.org ART RECEPTION – 5-7 p.m. Opening reception, “Made in New York: Art of the Garden” and Solo Show by Lynn Johnson. On display through Sept 30. Gallery hours through Labor Day, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Cooperstown Art Association, 22 Main St., Cooperstown. Info, (607) 6479777, www.cooperstownart.com MERCHANT OF VENICE – 8 p.m. “Two-Man Merchant.” Arresting two-hander adaptation of Shakespearean classic. Two strangers discover text of Shakespeare’s play. What starts as game turns into confrontation. A stunning and innovative feat. Also Sat. at 8, Sun. at 5. Free, donations gratefully accepted, reservations recommended.

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THURSDAY-Friday, AUGUST 25-26, 2016 that the beach is not closed due to blue-green algae bloom. Benefits Oneonta YMCA. $35 entry, 415 T-shirts if available, $6 Brooks BBQ lunch. Gilbert Lake State Park Beach Front, 18 CCC Rd., Laurens. Info, Lisa Birdsall, (607) 432-0010. GARLIC FEST – 10 a.m.-6 p.m. 18th Annual Garlic Harvest Celebration. Biodynamic Garlic, seedstock and growing tips, garlicky food samples. Also Sun. Dancing Veggie Farm, Allen Lake Rd. to Ainslie Rd. Follow signs from Fly Creek and Richfield Springs! Info (315) 858-0506. ANTIQUE ENGINE SHOW – 10 a.m.-4 p.m. 23rd annual Antique Engine Show and Fly Creek Tent Sale. Enjoy restored gas engines and farm machinery of the past. Free to public and engine exhibitors. Fly Creek Cider Mill and Orchard, 288 Goose St., Fly Creek. Info, (607) 547-9692, www.flycreekcidermill.com

PAINTING WORKSHOP – 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Double Vision, plein air painting workshop taught by Lisbeth Firmin and Richard Kathmann. Two day workshop, $100 ($80 WKC members), $55 per day. The West Kortright Centre, 49 West Kortright Church Rd., East Meredith. Info, registration , (607) 278-5454, www.westkc. org, info@westkc.org TRAIN ROBBERY – 1 p.m. Travel back in time as a passenger on the Train Robbery featuring action packed shoot outs, period costumes, and fun entertainment for the whole family. $20 adults, $19 seniors, $17 children 3-12, free under 3. Reservations encouraged, not required. Milford Depot, Cooperstown & Charlotte Valley Railroad, 136 Main St., Milford. Info, reservations, (607) 432-2429, (607) 432-2824. MORE CALENDAR, B7

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Hartwick Claims Moniker Of ‘Historic’ Elmore Field ELMORE/From B1 as “Historic Elmore Field” on a new scoreboard given in memory of Edward Clough, Class of ’56, the college’s longtime sports information officer and sports photographer, who died last November. “After he died, I was asked to raise the funds to honor him,” said Duncan Macdonald, Hartwick’s athletics giving officer. “I reached out to a select core of soccer alumni and within a few months, we had the $30,000 we needed.” And Macdonald would know plenty of soccer alumni – he was one of them, recruited from Southport, England, to play on the team that won Hartwick the NCAA Division One National Championship in 1977. “We were a very talented team,” he said. “There were 10 freshman recruits from Great Britain, New Jersey, Massachusetts. But the common denominator was

to go all the way to either edge of the field,” he said. “There would be 4-6,000 people here.” “People would be standing 10 deep on the track,” added Lubell. “I used to come watch Duncan play!” said Mark Greene – “Greenie,” who has served as Elmore Field groundskeeper for 30 years. “I bleed blue. I used to get in fights with kids at school who rooted for SUNY.” And Hartwick soccer fans in the stands made their own loyalties known. “When the announcer would call the names of the opposing team, the fans would clap once,” said Macdonald. “It was an intimidating atmosphere to play in for visiting teams.” OTSEGO.campuslife The team came in third Player Duncan in the National ChampionMacdonald and 30-year ships in 1974, then third groundskeeper again in 1976. But in 1977, Mark Greene share they defeated San Francisco memories of Elmore Field’s days of glory. 2-1 at a game in Oakland. that we all had a blue-collar “Because so many of us background. We didn’t like were freshman when we were recruited, the team’s to lose!” The football program had backbone stayed in place,” he said. “It’s a lot like the been closed out a few years team is this year. They have prior, so, Friday nights, 11 freshman players now.” soccer was the name of the Macdonald was the outgame. “The stands used

side fullback, and still wears his championship ring every day. “It was a special thing to be a part of,” he said. After graduation, Macdonald spent three years playing with the North American and then the

American soccer leagues, before he took a sales job for Colgate Palmolive. In 2003, he returned to Hartwick as the athletic giving officer. The scoreboard will debut during the first game of the

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Dine on The Porch of the historic Clubhouse overlooking Otsego Lake. Play a round then enjoy local fare, including beer and wine…all day! PRO SHOP • YOUTH LESSONS • GREENS fEE $20

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The two completely different programs are FREE TO THE PUBLIC and include works by J.S. Bach, Beethoven, Berg, Bottesini, Debussy, Rota & Schubert. (The Summermusic 2016 Festival is made possible, in part, with public funds from the NYS Council on the Arts/Chenango County Council of the Arts and the Hoyt Foundation.) FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION CALL 607-263-2304 or email us at musicfarm@mindspring.com

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Legal notice NOTICE TO BIDDERS Sealed bids will be received as set forth in instructions to bidders until 10:30 a.m. on September 08, 2016 at the NYSDOT, Contract Management Bureau, 50 WOLF RD, 1ST FLOOR, SUITE 1CM, ALBANY, NY 12232 and will be publicly opened and read. Bids may also be submitted via the internet using Bid Express (www.bidx.com). A certified or cashier’s check payable to the NYS Dept. of Transportation for the sum specified in the proposal or a bid bond, FORM CONR 391, representing 25% of the bid total, must accompany each bid. NYSDOT reserves the right to reject any or all bids. Electronic documents and Amendments are posted to www.dot.ny.gov/ doing-business/opportunities/constnotices Contractor is responsible for ensuring that all Amendments are incorporated into its bid. To receive notification of Amendments via e-mail you must submit a request to be placed on the Planholders List at www.dot. ny.gov/doing-business/opportunities/ const-planholder. Amendment may have been issued prior to your placement on the Planholders list. NYS Finance Law restricts communication with NYSDOT on procurements and contact can only be made with designated persons. Contact with non-designated persons or other involved Agencies will be considered a serious matter and may result in disqualification. Contact Maria Tamarkin (518) 457-8403. Contracts with 0% Goals are generally single operation contracts, where sub-contracting is not expected, and may present direct bidding opportunities for Small Business Firms, including, but not limited to, D/W/ MBEs. The Contractor must comply with the Regulation relative to nondiscrimination in federally-assisted programs of the USDOT 49 CFR 21. Please call (518) 457-3583 if a reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the letting. Reg. 03, David

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Smith, Regional Director, 333 E. Washington St. State Office Bldg., Syracuse, NY 13202 D263279, PIN SOSC.UC, Broome, Cayuga, Chenango, Cortland, Delaware, Onondaga, Oswego, Otsego, Schoharie, Seneca, Sullivan, Tioga & Tompkins Cos., Upstate Central Sign Requirements Contract (Regions 3 and 9)., Bid Deposit $250,000.00., NO PLANS. Goals: MBE/WBE 12 / 18% 2LegalSept1 Legal notice NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING Notice is hereby given that a public hearing will be conducted by the Otsego County Office for the Aging on September 23, 2016 at 12:45 PM at the Senior Dining Center located in the Elm Park United Methodist Church, 401 Chestnut Street, oneonta, NY. This hearing seeks in put from community members in preparation for submittal of the Annual Update of the current Four-Year Plan for programs and services funded by the Older Americans Act, the New York State Community Services for the Elderly, Congregate Services Initiative, Wellness in Nutrition and Expanded In-home Services for the Elderly Programs. An abstract of the information to be included in the hearing, as well as tentative year 2017 budget information will be available for public inspection and comment at the Oneonta office of the Office for the Aging, 403 Chestnut Street, Oneonta, NY and the Cooperstown office of the Office for the Aging, The Meadows Office Complex, Suite 5, 140 Co. Hwy. 33W, Cooperstown, NY, on and after September 13, 2016. By the Otsego County Office for the Aging, Frances A. Wright, Director 1LegalSept1 Legal notice NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING Notice is hereby given that there has been duly introduced before the Board of Representatives of the County of Otsego, New York a Local Law entitled: A Local Law to Amend Local Law No. 6 of 2005 providing for partial exemp-

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tion from taxation by the County of Otsego of Real Property owned by persons who are 65 years of age or over by instituting an income based sliding scale. Notice is further given that the Board of Representatives will conduct a public hearing on the proposed Local Law in the Representatives Chambers at the County Office Building in the Village of Cooperstown, New York on Wednesday, September 7th at 9:30 a.m. at which time all persons interested will be heard. The location of the public hearing is accessible to persons with a mobility impairment. Copies of the Local Law are available for viewing at the Clerk of the Board’s Office, County Office Building, Cooperstown, New York during regular business hours. Dated: August 19, 2016 Carol D. McGovern Clerk of the Board of Representatives Otsego County, New York 1LegalAug25 Legal notice NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING Notice is hereby given that there has been duly introduced before the Board of Representatives of the County of Otsego, New York a Local Law entitled: A Local Law adopting exemption for multiple dwellings substantially rehabilitated pursuant to real property tax law Section 421-M for portions of the City of Oneonta. Notice is further given that the Board of Representatives will conduct a public hearing on the proposed Local Law in the Representative Chambers at the County Office Building in the Village of Cooperstown, New York on Wednesday, September 7th at 9:30 a.m. at which time all persons interested will be heard. The location of the public hearing is accessible to persons with a mobility impairment. Copies of the Local law are available to viewing t the Clerk of the Board’s Office, County office Building, Cooperstown, New York during regular business hours. Dated: August 19, 2016 Carol D. McGovern Clerk of the Board of Representatives Otsego County,

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New York 1LegalAug25 Legal notice SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK COUNTY OF OTSEGO Plaintiff designates OTSEGO as the place of trial situs of the real property SUPPLEMENTAL SUMMONS Mortgaged Premises: 1091 COUNTY HIGHWAY 46 ONEONTA, NY 13820 Section: 193 Block: 2 Lot: 9.01 INDEX NO. 725/2015 NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE LLC D/B/A CHAMPION MORTGAGE COMPANY, Plaintiff, vs. MARK MOHR, AS HEIR AND DISTRIBUTEE OF THE ESTATE OF GLORIA MOHR; RICHARD MOHR, AS HEIR AND DISTRIBUTEE OF THE ESTATE OF GLORIA MOHR; SHARON FARGE, AS HEIR AND DISTRIBUTEE OF THE ESTATE OF GLORIA MOHR, 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 the following designation, namely: the 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; SECRETARY OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT; OTSEGO RURAL HOUSING ASSISTANCE, INC.; CITIBANK N.A. SUCCESSOR BY MERGER TO CITIBANK (SOUTH DAKOTA), N.A.; BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. SUCCESSOR BY MERGER TO FIA CARD SERVICES, N.A.; NEW YORK STATE

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DEPARTMENT OF TAXATION AND FINANCE; UNITED STATES OF AMERICA; PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, “JOHN DOE #1” through “JOHN DOE #12,” the last twelve names being fictitious and unknown to plaintiff, the persons or parties intended being the tenants, occupants, persons or corporations, if any, having or claiming an interest in or lien upon the premises, described in the complaint, Defendants.

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 the mortgage company will not stop the foreclosure action.

To the above named Defendants YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to answer the complaint in this action and to serve a copy of your answer, or, if the complaint is not served with this summons, to serve a notice of appearance on the Plaintiff’s Attorney within 20 days after the service of this summons, exclusive of the day of service (or within 30 days after the service is complete if this summons is not personally delivered to you within the State of New York) in the event the United States of America is made a party defendant, the time to answer for the said United States of America shall not expire until (60) days after service of the Summons; and in case of your failure to appear or answer, judgment will be taken against you by default for the relief demanded in the complaint. NOTICE OF NATURE OF ACTION AND RELIEF SOUGHT THE OBJECT of the above caption action is to foreclose a Mortgage to secure the sum of $240,264.00 and interest, recorded on August 11, 2004, in Official Record Book 1353 at Page 186, of the Public Records of OTSEGO County, New York, covering premises known as 1091 COUNTY HIGHWAY 46 ONEONTA, NY 13820. The relief sought in the within action is a final judgment directing the sale of the premises described above to satisfy the debt secured by the Mortgage described above. OTSEGO County is designated as the place of trial because the real property affected by this action is located in said county. NOTICE YOU ARE IN DANGER OF LOSING YOUR HOME If you do not respond to this summons and complaint by serving a

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: August 4, 2016 RAS BORISKIN, LLC Attorney for Plaintiff BY: Joseph J. Karlya III, ESQ. 900 Merchants Concourse, Suite 106 Westbury, NY 11590 (516) 2807675 4LegalSept1 Legal noticE Notice of Formation of Limited Liability Company (LLC) Name: GRANDE WAY ASSOCIATES, LLC. Articles of Organization filed with Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on August 16, 2016. 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: 285 Grande Way, Unit 1505, Naples, FL 34110. Purpose: to engage in any and all business for which LLCs may be formed under the New York LLC law. 6LegalSept29 Legal notice Notice of Formation of a NY Limited Liability Company. Name: QuarterBACK LLC. Articles of organization filing date with Secretary of State (SSNY) was 01 July 2016. 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 c/o William Farnham 197 Belmont St. Fall River, Ma 02720. Purpose is to

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engage in any lawful purpose. 6LegalSept15 Legal notice NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY UNDER NEW YORK LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY LAW 1. The name of the limited liability company (“LLC”) is 129 ONEIDA STREET LLC. 2. The date of filing of the Articles of Organization with the Secretary of State is August 8, 2016. 3. The County within the State of New York in which the principal office of the LLC is located is Otsego. 4. The Secretary of State of the State of New York is hereby designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. The post office address to which the Secretary of State shall mail a copy of any process against the LLC served upon him or her is: PO Box 141, 35928 State Highway 10, Hamden, NY 13782. 5. The character or purpose of the business of the LLC is any purpose allowed by law. 6lLegalSept15 Legal noticE NICOLE GERACE LCSW PLLC. Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 8/2/2016. Office: Otsego County. SSNY designated as agent of the PLLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to the PLLC, 8-12 Dietz Street, Oneonta, NY 13820. Purpose: For the practice of the profession of License Clinical Social Work. 6LegalSept15 Legal notice NOTICE OF FILING OF APPLICATION FOR AUTHORITY OF RIGHT FIELD REAL ESTATE, LLC Name: Right Field Real Estate, LLC (LLC). Authority filed with NY Secretary of State (NYSS): 7/22/2016. LLC organized in Oregon: 5/6/2016. NY office location: Otsego County. NYSS designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. NYSS shall mail copy of process to the LLC, 5512 N. Interstate, Portland, OR 97217. Address of

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routine checkup,” he said. “It was a complete gut rehab, but the space remains the same.” Upgrades were also done to several dorms, including enhanced Wi-Fi and fitness centers, as well as sidewalks in front of Blodgett and Curtis. “Students were walking in the road to get to the dining hall,” he said. “It wasn’t safe.” And the new Red Dragon Outfitters is starting to take shape next to the Hunt Union. “Right now, the OTSEGO.campuslife bookstore is in what used to SUNY Oneonta’s Tom Rathbone looks through be a bowling alley,” he said. “The new building will be the glass walls and the bookstore and the souveshelves that will allow visitors to the rehabbed nir shop, where people get their sweatshirts and gifts. Science Building to observe the scientific The space that the Red method in action. Dragon Outfitters currently occupies will be turned into in other schools, so we’re programming space for the trying it out here.” Student Union. “We’re lookAnd in keeping with the ing at putting offices like the college’s commitment to Career Development Center green energy, the chemior the Center For Social cal ventilation systems in Responsibility in there,” he the organic chemistry labs said. “We want to use that run on sensors, adjustspace to provide more oping the ventilation needed portunities for students.” depending on the amount All told, it was one of of chemicals in the system. SUNY’s largest renovations “They’re highly efficient,” in recent history. “There said Rathbone. “They take a were days when we had lot less energy.” 160 contractor personnel on Faculty members are in campus,” he said. “That’s the process of moving in, more than we usually have.” and office hours will be held And next summer, a twoin the building. Classes will year renovation of the Milne start in the spring semester. Library will begin, as well The Health Center also as construction of the new got an upgrade. “It was welcome center in the North built in 1965 and needed a Parking Lot above Fitzelle Hall. “It’s our Million Dollar view,” he said. “And we want to capitalize on that.”

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James Millea, 61, Former Of Hartwick; Contractor Dies In Car Crash In Arizona HARTWICK – James Robert Millea, 61, of Glendale, Ariz., and formerly of Hartwick, died Monday, Aug. 15, 2016, from injuries sustained in a motor vehicle accident in Scottsdale. Jim was born May 31, 1955, in Emmetsburg, Iowa, one of nine children of James Hilary Millea of Rolfe, Iowa, and Kathleen M. née Healy Millea of Bootle, England. As a young child, Jim and his family moved from Iowa to Oneonta and then settled in Hartwick in 1957. A CCS graduate, Class of 1974, he was an independent contractor in New Jersey and then Arizona. Jim is survived by his father, James H. Millea of Hartwick; three children and five grandchildren, Christopher J. Millea and wife, Jennifer, and their daughter, Meghan, of Montgomery,

Matthew J. Millea and wife, Lori, and their children, Ethan, Aaron and Luke, of Mechanicville, and Kathleen Seale and husband, Jason, and their daughter, Juniper, of Austin, Texas. He is further survived by seven siblings, Eileen Murdock and husband, Robert. of Hartwick, Thomas P. Millea and wife, Carole of Peru, N.Y., Denis J. Millea and wife, Janice, also of Peru, Joseph H. Millea and wife, Susan of Yacolt, Wash., Patrick M. Millea and wife, Wendy of Maryland, NY, Michael J. Millea and wife, Jennifer, of Hartwick, and Robert W. Millea and wife, Sukena of Atlanta, Ga.; a brother-in-law, Orrin D. Higgins of Hartwick, N.Y., and many, many nieces and nephews and their families. Arrangements are entrusted to Connell, Dow & Deysenroth Funeral Home.

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P. Murphy of Albany; his mother, Frances V. Leahy Murphy of Dominican Village Amityville. Also, his brother Eugene J. Murphy and wife Janet of North Patchogue, NY; his sister Joan E. Mercurio and her husband Christopher of Baldwin; brothers and sisters-in-law, George and Pat, Bill, Kathy and Joe, Ken and Adria, Susan and John, Robert and Eileen, and numerous nieces, nephews, cousins, great nieces and great nephews, and his best friends, Kermit and Vivian Weaver and John Keilly. Rich was predeceased by his father. A funeral mass was offered Tuesday, Aug. 23, at St. Mary’s Church, with Rev. David Mickiewicz, pastor, officiating. Interment was in Mount Calvary Cemetery, Emmons. Arrangements are by the Lester R. Grummons Funeral Home of Oneonta.

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THE CRUCIBLE – 7 p.m. 1953 Arthur Miller drama presented by Fenimore Art Museum & Glimmer Globe Theatre. $15 adults, $12.50 seniors & members, $10 juniors (7-12), free under 6. Lucy B. Hamilton Amphitheater, 5798 Rte. 80, Cooperstown. Info, tickets, (607) 547-1461, fenimoreartmuseum.org

play about Dennis, a servant who appears once in Shakespeare’s “As you Like It.” Revel in the classic art of clowning in this inventive comedy for all the family. Free, donations gratefully accepted, reservations recommended. Franklin Stage Company, Chapel Hall, 25 Institute St., Franklin. Info, reservations, (607) 8293700. LAKEFRONT CONCERT SERIES– 7 p.m. Code 41, a high energy classic and modern rock cover band, playing your favorite 80s, 90s and present day hits. Enjoy! Free, all welcome. Bring a lawn chair, blanket, your dancing shoes! Lakefront Park, Cooperstown.

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