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Ommegang Ready As Craft Brewing Matures Shakedown Coming, Quality Will Survive, President Says

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he corporate recruiter called a contact at Dogfish Head, the craft brewer in Rehoboth Beach, Md. We’re looking for a new president for Brewery Ommegang, she said. I know just the guy, the contact replied.

So Doug Campbell’s phone rang in New

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Katie Wick Noakes, CCS Class of ’64, was back in her hometown Saturday, Sept.

10, to share girlhood memories at the annual luncheon of the Native Daughters of Cooperstown at The Otesaga. Behind her is Nancy Adams, another Daughter. Details, more photos at

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ill Mason, a retired state DOT engineer who has served in an interim capacity for the past three months, has been given a four-year contract as highway superintenBill Mason dent by the Otsego County Board of Representatives.

Mason, a Schenevus native living in New Lisbon, succeeds Ron Tiderencel of Maryland, who retired in April. Details at

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NEW LEASE: State Sen. Jim Seward’s bill to extend the Friends of Hyde Hall’s lease with New York State by 30 years has been signed into law, keeping management of the National Historic Landmark in local hands through Jan. 1, 2047.

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Canaan, Conn. After 12 years with corporate Diageo USA, the multi-national producer of quality alcoholic beverages based in Norwalk, Conn., he was looking to move from brand management to general management of a smaller company.

The ideal company would be something like, like … Ommegang, Otsego County’s leading brewery, which happened to be a particular favorite of his. The call “was a stroke of good fortune,” said Campbell, new Please See LEADER, A7

Doug Campbell, Ommegang’s new president, tours his domain after assuming his new duties on Aug. 1.

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FUN AT THE FEST A clearly delighted Layla Giles, 2½, of Blenheim, was among the hundreds who took advantage of offerings and sunny skies at The Farmers’ Museum’s 38th annual Harvest Festival Saturday-Sunday, Sept. 10-11.

With her is dad Ben.

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Hall Of Fame’s Gate Rose 4% This Summer Not A Record, But Piazza/Griffey Year’s Numbers Echo Good News From Main Street

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ith a new exhibit, good induction weekend weather and two legends on the Induction Stage, Baseball Hall of Fame

visits were up by 4 percent this year over last year’s totals.

“Over 245,000 people visited this year,” said Jon Shestakofsky, the Hall’s vice president/ communications. “That’s up from 235,000 last year.”

Some 50,000 people gathered on the Clark Please See GATE UP, A3

t the peak of the storm that tore across Otsego County Saturday, Aug. 13, knocking out power for 24 hours and killing a camper in Morris, all 20 lines of the new 911 Center at The Meadows were ringing.

By the time Bob O’Brien the crunch passed, 128 calls had been unanswered.

“We had four people on staff, more than normal,” said county 911 Director Rob O’Brien. “It all happened so fast, we didn’t have the opportunity to call in more people.”

In all, 647 calls came in from 4 p.m. to midnight, more than one a minute, and 128 of them went unanswered. “Normally, unanswered calls would go to Chenango or Delaware county, but they had the Please See 911, A3

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Joe Carentz, who joined the Cooperstown Volunteer Fire Department in 1967, is the only remaining of nine charter members of the Emergency Squad, which was founded in July 1970. Affectionately known as “Uncle Joey” to almost everyone, he has served as a past captain of the Emergency Squad and is currently captain of the Fire Police. While there is no exact record on the number of calls Joe has responded to, it is easily 2,000. Joe is a professional chef and has worked for The Otesaga, the Clark family and, currently, SUNY Oneonta, as well as lending his kitchen expertise to many fire department functions.

Consider joining the Cooperstown Fire Department: e-mail Alison Phillips at alisonphil@gmail.com, or Monica Carrascoso at carrascosolaw@gmail.com, or call 607-544-4393.

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he United Way of Delaware & Otsego Counties announced the winners of its two top awards this morning at the 2016 campaign kickoff breakfast at The Otesaga on Tuesday, Sept. 13.

• Patricia Leonard, executive director of the Family Services Association, received the 2016 M.Cheri Albrecht Executive Director Excellence Award.

• Angie Allison Eichler, Greek Life adviser at SUNY Oneonta, received the 2016 Alan Donovan Outstanding Community Leadership Award.

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The Cooperstown Volunteer Fire Department Monday, Sept. 12, honored five members who have responded to more than 1,000 calls for the Cooperstown Emergency Squad. From left are, Kevin “Kap” Preston, Steve Clancy, Vic Carrascoso, Frank Capozza and Eric Pierce. Steve and Frank also hold the plaques bearing the names of all members who have surpassed the 1,000-call mark. Preston, Clancy, Capozza and Pierce are also drivers/ firefighters.

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Since, in Air Force intelligence, he has served on combat tours in ol. Scott E. Hayford, CCS Iraq and Afghanistan. As director, ’86, will retire from the Air Industry & Innovation, Technical Force on Jan. 1 after a distinCollection & Special Programs, and guished 30-year career. was last stationed at the Office of After graduation from CCS, the Under Secretary of Defense for Hayford joined the Army’s 82nd Intelligence in the Pentagon.

Airborne Division and saw combat His wife, Dr. Jessica Hayford, in Panama during the expedition that a commander in the Navy and a Col. Scott led to the capture of Gen. Manuel E. Hayford pathologist, has been assigned to Noriega, the strongman there.

Camp LaJeune, North Carolina, Impressed by Hayford, his commanding where her husband will join her after Jan. 1. officer entered his name to attend West Point The colonel has three sons, Ryan, 14, Dylan, Prep in Fort Monmouth, N.J. He went on 6, and Colin, 4. to West Point, graduating in 1993, when he He is the son of Earle and Janet Hayford opted to enter the Air Force. of Cooperstown.

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Son Finds Vocation On Kilimanjaro Summit

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tanding at the peak of Mount Kilimanjaro, 19,341 feet above sea level, Hunter Allen saw his

future.

“I hadn’t decided what I wanted to go to college for,” the OHS senior said, “But when I got to the top and I saw those glaciers, I thought ‘How could I not want to save this?’ Now I want to study glaciology and environmental science.”

Alongside his dad, Dr. Tracy Allen, SUNY Oneonta associate professor of geography and environmental studies, and their friend Devon Castendyk, a former SUNY professor now teaching at University of Colorado at Boulder, the three scaled the highest mountain in Africa in six days in June.

“I was with a friend in Cuba and he asked where we were going next,” said Tracy. “I realized that the glaciers are melting, so we should see them now. We are bearing witness to climate change. Humans caused this. There’s no other way to look at it.”

“In the next 50 years, the glaciers will be gone,” said Hunter.

Though his dad had climbed all

SUNY Professor Tracy Allen and his son Hunter on the summit of Mount Kilimanjaro, Africa’s highest peak.

over the world, Hunter is just starting to get the adventure bug, although he had done some climbing in the Caucasus Mountains in Georgia and started running 10 kilometers a day before they left. “That’s 10,000 feet above sea level, nothing like Kilimanjaro,” 19,341 feet tall.

“We had all the gear, so we didn’t start packing until about five days before we left!” said Tracy.

Devon traveled with them, and the first day was spent going through border checks, standing at base camp for three hours. “You start by going slow and enjoying it,” said Tracy. “We got to Big Tree Camp at 8,000 feet up and got in our tents. We were up and hiking by 9 a.m. the next morning.”

Going slow is essential to avoid altitude sickness, said Tracy, which can cause flu-like symptoms or pulmonary edema – fluid in the lungs – if precautions are not taken. “We saw people who just couldn’t go any further,” said Tracy. “One in three people won’t make it to the top of a mountain like that.”

They traveled light – iodine for the water, camping supplies, three layers of clothing and food. “I wore this shirt for a week and a half,” said Hunter.

They gave themselves seven days to reach the summit, and made it in 6.

“It was a hard day,” said Tracy. “We had 5,000 feet to go, and we got up at 2 a.m. You’re taking these tiny steps, head down in pain, but when you get to the top, it’s worth it.”

They reached the summit at 9 a.m.

“It felt a little like we were in outer space,” said Hunter. “You’re so far above everything. You’re just in the clouds. You see glaciers surrounding you and then...nothing.”

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During Big Storm, 128 911 Calls Unanswered 911/From A1 same storm we did,” said O’Brien. “They were overwhelmed. I’ve been here since 2009 and this has never been a problem.”

Many of those who couldn’t get through did call back. “Most of the calls were for downed trees and wires,” he said. “But when you have 20 phones ringing, it’s impossible to get an answer.”

In all, 137 calls were dispatched to the 30 fire departments in the area, including a house fire in Milford.

The owner of a smokefilled home in Richfield Springs wasn’t so lucky. His call went unanswered, county Rep. Keith McCarthy, R-East Springfield, told his colleagues at their monthly meeting Wednesday, Sept. 7.

And now, O’Brien – and county Rep. Len Carson, R-Oneonta, who chairs the Public Safety Committee – are evaluating how to better handle high-call volume in the future. Carson briefed his colleagues on the 7th.

“We’ve had consultants and our phone vendor reviewing this incident,” said O’Brien, “and we should have reports back from them soon.”

Prior to the upgrade of the 911 center, only 13 lines were available to callers.

But future possibilities include a hold queue, where callers would be instructed to wait and calls would be taken in the order in which they were received.

“What scares me is that this is just a thunderstorm,” he said. “I am not pleased that we weren’t able to handle it. We thought we took proper precautions, but apparently, they weren’t sufficient.”

But O’Brien said that future issues can also be prevented by education.

“People need to know when it’s appropriate to call 911,” he said. “A downed power line in your yard is for the electric company to handle.

All we can do is dispatch the fire department, and they’ll come out and tell you to call the electric company.”

Power outages, barking and loose dogs and burst water pipes are also common, but unnecessary, 911 calls. “If someone is calling about an issue we don’t handle, it could be blocking the line for that person who’s having a heart attack,” he said. “911 is for life or death situations.”

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GATE UP/From A1 Sports Center Field to see Mike Piazza and Ken Griffey Jr. accept their plaques on Sunday, July 24, making it the second-largest induction ever, after Cal Ripken Jr. in 2007, and up 5,000 from last year.

“Mike Piazza is a local superstar, so he may have drawn and extra crowd,” mused Shestakofsky. “And Ken Griffey Jr. is a transcendent name. Plus we had great weather on Induction Weekend.”

The news from the Hall echoes anecdotal evidence of a good year for Main Street merchants.

2007 also brought the highest single-day total, where 14,000 people came through the museum. This year, 8,000 people came through on Saturday July 23 to make it the highest single-day attendance. “We haven’t had anyone come nearly that close since,” he said. “No single day has even broken 10,000.”

Visitors to the Hall of Fame were also treated to the Whole New Ballgame exhibit, which debuted last November. “It’s an interactive baseball timeline from the 1970s up through

artifacts from this year’s season,” he said. “It’s a new type of exhibit for us, and it’s been great to see people participating.”

Included in the exhibit was the “Baseball After 9/11” case, featuring the jersey worn by Piazza when he hit the home run that lifted the Mets to a 3-2 win over the Atlanta Braves in the first game back in New York after the attack.

Next year, Ivan Rodriguez, Vladimir Guerrero, Jorge Pasada and Manny Ramirez will be eligible for the ballot for the first time, and previous entries Jeff Bagwell, Tim Raines and Trevor Hoffman might finally hit the 75 percent of the vote needed. “They’re trending in the right direction,” he said. “They could make it this year.”

And it’s all leading up to 2020, when Yankee Derek Jeter will make his debut on the ballot, which many predict will be the recordbreaking Induction Weekend.

“We’re happy to be able to share the history that connects the generations of fans,” Shestakofsky said.

“And now, we’re looking ahead.”

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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 2016

EDITORIAL

Maria Ajello’s Travails Reveal Flaws In Back-Tax Collections

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t’s time to bring Maria Ajello’s ordeal to an end, to end an unpleasantness – an injustice, even – that has been simmering for 24 months now, as she reminded the Otsego County Board of Representatives for the 24th time at its September meeting on the 7th.

On Aug. 20, 2014, the date of the Otsego County treasurer’s annual auction of tax-delinquent properties at the Holiday Inn on Oneonta’s Southside, Mrs. Ajello arrived with payment of the $6,700 owed, plus an additional $3,299 in interest charges.

She was ready to pay the $8,999 total she owed on a house and 74 acres at 104 Filburn Road, hamlet of Monticello, Town of Richfield.

Due to a policy still in place, the payment was denied, and the house and land auctioned off for $75,000, plus the auctioneer’s 10 percent fee, a total $82,500.

So the County of Otsego garnered a profit of $65,001 – 650 percent – on the $8,999 total back taxes and penalties.

The new owner then put the house and one acre on the market for $169,000, (keeping the other 73 acres).

So Mrs. Ajello, in effect, lost more than $169,000 in assets because her $8,999

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Twenty-four times at 24 monthly meetings in a row, Marie Ajello has pleaded with the county Board of Representatives to return her Town of Richfield home, sold at the Aug. 20, 2014, auction despite her willingness to pay her back taxes.

check wasn’t accepted, money that – she is in her early 60s – she likely cannot recoup.

Mrs. Ajello should have paid her taxes on time.

But a 650-percent profit for the county, leaving the homeowner with nothing?

Unseemingly is the word that comes to mind.

• Since Aug. 20, 2014, Mrs. Ajello has appeared at every monthly meeting of the county Board of Representatives, pleading, often tearfully, for the representatives to return her property.

“Do you know what it’s like to shame myself, every month?” she asked in an interview the other day, and

again tears flowed.

She acknowledges she fell behind on taxes, but is willing to cover what she owed, plus penalties. She only challenges the severity of her punishment.

If the monthly appearances have been excruciating for Mrs. Ajello, so have they been for the county reps – you can tell by the expression on many of their faces.

So have they been for the audience, citizens of Otsego County, who the county board represents. You can see it on their faces.

Look at the faces of the out-of-county visitors watching the monthly ordeal – from Solar City, from the Laberge Group,

from the Onondaga County purchasing director, and many more. Are they thinking: What kind of place is Otsego County?

• How did Mrs. Ajello get so far behind?

The slippages began when her husband, Ken, died in 2009 at age 59; a Vietnam veteran, his early passing may have been the result of Agent Orange exposure. As the widow explains it, she was immobilized. She stopped opening her mail or tending her affairs, and the tax bills – among others – mounted.

Anyone who has suffered personal tragedy without a support system can understand what happened.

Anyone who hasn’t may be unable to. But it’s a fairly common reality.

Bob Force, the other taxpayer who has challenged the taking (of property in Gilbertsville) was undergoing a knee replacement while his wife was fighting multiple sclerosis when he got in arrears. Life happens, and it can be challenging.

County Rep. Gary Koutnik, D-Oneonta, this year knocked on the door of every one of his constituents on the delinquent list, and advised a widow who otherwise would have found herself in Mrs. Ajello’s

predicament.

There are other issues Ajello and Russell Ahrens, her friend and advocate, have raised: Should county employees be allowed to bid on delinquent properties? Should the transfer of property have been voted on by the full board, as always happened in the past, instead of transferred by quick-claim deed?

Those issues can be argued separately. The unseemly profit-making alone is sufficient for the county Board to revisit the Ajello case.

• Let it be emphasized: It hasn’t been shown that anyone at the county did anything wrong.

County Treasurer Dan Crowell set a deadline in advance so that buyers wouldn’t be disappointed at properties being pulled off the list at the last minute. Over time, he argued, disappointed buyers mean less participation and less revenue. He’s got a point.

As County Attorney Ellen Coccoma affirmed from the dais at the meeting on the 7th, the county is legally empowered to do everything it did. No doubt she’s right.

And, yes, there should be penalties for tax delinquency, and there are.

But to throw a woman who wanted to pay her

taxes out of her home and erase her net worth over a relative pittance – $8,999 is one/10,000th of the county’s $90 million budget – is unworthy of the power and majesty of the County of Otsego. Citizens of good will don’t support that.

• Let’s close the door on it.

One, the county board should consider forming a committee to explore the whole question of tax delinquencies – refusing to accept certified checks on the day of sale, apparently, is by no means the rule among the state’s 67 counties.

Explore best practices and report back with proposed reforms.

Two, the county board should open conversations to reach common ground with Mrs. Ajello. Everything should be on the table.

Consider returning her property – in the past, properties have been returned five years after a sale. Or would it at least make sense to reimburse her the amount the county received ($75,000) minus delinquent taxes and penalties ($8,999)?

To ruin people over a few thousand dollars in back taxes they are willing to pay? That’s unnecessarily cruel. Maria Ajello’s wrenching travail has gone on long enough. The county board should end it.

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Wind, Solar, Natural Gas All Needed As Sources For County Economy To Grow Editor’s Note: Al Colone is co-founder of GO-EDC, the Greater Oneonta Economic Development Council.

stress on natural gas availability, as well limits on the area build-out of electricity.

Both low taxes and having abundant available energy are critical components in moving forward on this

By ALBERT COLONE area’s economic development, in growing commerce and new hile good paying jobs.

GO-EDC To that end, continues GO-EDC hosted a its’ research towards renewable energy producing verifipresentation back on able information on June 20, featuring lowering the tax rate Dr. Jeff Freedman, within the City of research associate Oneonta, earlier in the summer the group Al Colone at SUNY Albany’s Atmospheric Scialso decided to begin promoting a local discussion ence and Research Center specializing in solar and on the issue of our limited wind energy sources. Dr area energy availability.

Freedman stated that it was Local businesses and doable to have wind and soother institutions have lar energy supply 80 percent acknowledged increasing

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of New York State’s power by 2030.

He mentioned the state and NYSERDA’s NY Prize Microgrid, a $40 million competition to help communities create standalone microgrid systems, which could be something

for Oneonta to consider.

Community solar is where systems are placed to supply energy to multiple properties; a 40-acre solar farm could supply power to more than a thousand homes in Oneonta.

He stated there were

numerous local sites that would be most appropriate for solar farms and said the high ridges around the Oneonta valley look to be solid potential sites for wind turbines. Electricity produced by wind is cheaper than solar produced power.

The professor suggested that a mix of solar and wind would likely be most desirable for the Oneonta area; wind resource mapping shows good wind in our area. He acknowledged that there is an ongoing need for Please See ENERGY, A6

LETTERS

Let’s Mark ‘League Of Own’ 25th The hit movie, “A League of Their Own,” released in 1992, was based on “Women in Baseball,” a Hall of Fame exhibit devised by Ted Spencer and the late Bill Guilfoile that drew 1,100 visitors on opening day in 1988; 300 is normal.

It also captured the interest of Penny Marshall, who then took the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League to the silver screen.

To the Editor: Farewell to a great Olympics.

Now, in the midst of a truly trash election, let’s look forward to the 25th anniversary of “A League of Our own.”

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Applaud Trustees For Renovations To Village Hall To the Editor: As residents of the village, we can all be very proud of the new renovated facade of the Village Hall. The Board of Trustees, and its contractors, did a superb job.

Since I walk by the Village Hall several times a day, I can assure you that the superb job did not come easy.

There was a lot of hard work and a lot of time and devotion by board members.

We all owe them a vote of thanks.

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of Fame and the Major Leagues to join in scheduling a baseball film series in 2017, and invite the stars, screenwriters and director to Cooperstown to honor this classic comedy.

GERRY WEINBERGER Cooperstown

To the Editor: Great article on Hartwick College and Elmore Field. Just a small post-script.

The field was named in honor of my dad, Earle P. Elmore, a board member and friend to Hartwick for many years.

LANI ELMORE KING Oneonta Editor’s Note: Earle P. Elmore was proprietor of Elmore Milling Co. on Market Street, Oneonta, and a civic leader who was a founding member and first president of the Oneonta Rotary Club.

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

200 YEARS AGO

Maxims for Young Ladies – However beautiful a young lady may be prudence and policy should teach her to appear not to know it. Persons who are deformed commonly take pains to cultivate their minds, in order to recommend themselves to the world by the shining qualities of their understanding; and to take off the bad impressions we may receive from the uncouthness of their figures. But women of remarkable beauty are so often fully satisfied with their outward excellences, that they totally neglect the improvements of their minds.

When beauty is alloyed by affectation, admiration is turned to disgust. But women whose features are tolerably agreeable, if they are brightened with good humor, and animated with delicacy, sweetness, sense and sensibility, will captivate the hearts of the worthiest men, and most effectually secure their conquest. Pride destroys all symmetry and grace, and affectation is a more terrible enemy than the small pox.

September 17, 1816

175 YEARS AGO

Notice – All persons having any claims against the estate of Horace Baldwin, late of the County of Otsego, deceased, are requested to exhibit the same with the vouchers thereof to Seth Doubleday and Calvin Graves, or either of them, at their residences in Cooperstown, on or before the twelfth day of February next. S. Doubleday, Calvin Graves.

September 13, 1841

150 YEARS AGO

Hop Vine Support – N.C. Roberts, Burlington, N.Y. and E.W. Badger, Otsego, N.Y. In this invention a series of posts are set into the ground, with horizontal rods running from top to top. From the first series of posts, others are elevated, and are supported in their upright position by horizontal wires

extending between high posts, the whole weight of the secondary posts, with their contents, resting upon the primary posts.

Scientific American.

War on the Dogs – The Trustees of this village have declared war on the dogs and no un-muzzled canine creature will be safe in the streets of Cooperstown until after the fifteenth day of October. The occasion of the promulgation of this edict is the fact that a boy and a horse were bitten a few days since by a dog believed to be mad. The dog was killed.

September 14, 1866

75 YEARS AGO

25 YEARS AGO

Cooperstown Library Notes – The library is open in the afternoon from 2 to 6 p.m.

New books added in the past week include: Author: Strange “Murder Gives a Lovely Light.” This is one of the very best mysteries that the Crime Club has published, both as to style of writing and plot. Author: MacMurray “And Beat Him When He Sneezes.”

If you have ever spent any time in a household where there are small boys, you will thoroughly enjoy these very short sketches by the mother of three small boys.

September 17, 1941

125 YEARS AGO

Thirteen ladies of this village, of musical taste and talent, some months ago organized the “Leisure Hour Club,” for their own special enjoyment and improvement in instrumental music, with Mrs. C.S. Derrick as Director. The members and instruments played are as follows: Mrs. R. Huber White, flute; Miss Louise Fowler, Miss Emma Cory, Miss Anna Piggot; Mrs. H.C. Church, Miss Bowen and Miss Alice Gregory, violin; Miss Emma Russell and Miss Emily Gregory, viola; Mrs. J.A.M. Johnston, violoncello; Miss Lena White, contra-bass; Mrs. T.C. Turner, trammel; Miss Wood, pianist. Thursday evening last they gave a Musicale in the Village Hall to about 200 invited guests and were assisted by an excellent quartet of singers.

September 17, 1891

100 YEARS AGO

In Our Town – One hundred and twentyfive attended the suffrage dinner given at the Otesaga Hotel Tuesday evening.

Speeches were made by Frederick S. Green, Mr. Lovejoy, Mrs. Raymond Brown, and Miss Anne Constable.

Miss Elizabeth Chalmers, daughter of David Chalmers, wealthy knitting mill operator of Amsterdam, New York and Walter B.

50 YEARS AGO

Cooperstown Central School’s football team will open its 1966 season at Sherburne Saturday afternoon. Head Coach Ted Kantorowski said that the 25-man varsity squad has been hampered by injuries during the training season with Mike Phillips and Mike Weir already lost to the team. In the starting line-up against Sherburne it would be either Mike Reynolds or Dave Moyer at quarterback, Buddie Bunt or Wayne Weir at halfback, Greg Lippitt at the other halfback post, Co-Captain Clark Hall at fullback, Alton Dunn at center, September 14, 1966

September 18, 1991

Reisinger of New York, a grandson of the late Adolphus Busch were married at the bride’s home Thursday, September 7th.

There were no attendants and only immediate relatives witnessed the ceremony, the simplicity being due to a recent death in the bride’s family. Following the wedding luncheon, Mr. and Mrs. Reisinger left for White Sulphur Springs where they will spend their honeymoon. After November 1, they will be at home in New York City at 993 Fifth Avenue.

September 13, 1916

10 YEARS AGO

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Yager Defined ‘Neahwa’ As ‘Meadows By The River’ To the Editor: In reference to the recent discussion of the naming/renaming of Neahwa Park, may I offer the following information gleaned from our Morris family files in the archives of the Gilbertsville Free Library: “…In giving Neahwa park to the city in 1908 and 1909, Dr. Lewis Rutherford Morris vetoed the suggestion that it be named Morris Park, and asked that Willard Yager, noted Indian authority, select a name. He (Yager) offered Neahwa, which means ‘meadows by the river.’ Dr. Morris wanted no elaborate reminder of his gift and asked that only a simple marker be placed at the gateway. The right hand pillar there now bears the inscription, ‘Presented to the city of Oneonta by Dr. and Mrs. Lewis R. Morris of Morris, NY,’ and on the left says simply, Neahwa park.” (From obituary published Dec. 10, 1936.)

“Dr. Morris, born and grew up in Morris, was named for his ancestor, Lewis Morris, a signer of the Declaration of Independence from the colony

State, in addition to many contributions in his own field of medicine, he is credited with helping to organize the state police as well as being an owner and director of the Unadilla Valley Railway and director of many important cultural institutions.

How did the amazing and extremely important Gouverneur Morris, mentioned in earlier discussion of this subject, fit into this picture? He was The Freeman’s Journal & HOMETOWN ONEONTA the youngest brother of Lewis Morris, Sheila Thompson, her brother the signer of the Declaration of IndeGary Stevens, and her sons Mapendence. Gouverneur is credited with son and Nixon (in stroller) pass drafting the Constitution of the United by the Neahwa Park pillar bearStates and writing the preamble for ing the only witness to the Morris that document. family’s gift.

Anyone interested in learning more of New York. ” The house in which he about this very interesting and imporwas born was built for his great-grandtant Otsego County family is invited father, Lewis Lee Morris, and is still to visit the Local History Collection of occupied by Dr. Morris’ descendants. the Gilbertsville Free Library. AppointThe land on which the house stands ments may be scheduled by calling was purchased by the Morris family on (607) 783-2832 or (607) 783-2820.

Feb. 9, 1769.

LEIGH C. ECKMAIR Dr. Morris, following family tradiHistorian tion, had a long and distinguished Town of Butternuts career of service to the United States & Village of Gilbertsville and State of New York. In New York

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Oneonta Area GO-EDC decided 20, Hampton Inn, would need in to establish a subOneonta. Dan order to thrive. committee specifi- Sullivan, Mohawk Valley Region’s • We need an cally charged with outreach coordinaassessment of generating testitor, will advise how the energy needs mony that could eventually support to become a Clean to fulfill develEnergy Community. opment of the a comprehensive Oneonta railenergy strategy for Public welcome. yards, as well the the Oneonta area. potential expansion of large The group has taken the institutional energy users. blinders off and is looking • Any and all research has at local energy solutions to be to be put forth, without in a comprehensive way, concealment, to enhance one that looks to a future of credibility of the findings. renewable energy sources, • We must inform the pubbut recognizing that exlic of findings, then to try panded natural gas will be and find a public consensus absolutely essential in gettowards implementation. ting us there. Area leaders As a next step, the GOwould be wise to support EDC energy sub-committee expanded gas pipelines into and through the area, as long has invited Dan Sullivan, the Mohawk Valley Region’s as the natural gas they carry new outreach coordinator for can be tapped for use in the the Clean Energy CommuniOneonta area. ties Program, to speak to the Sub-committee members public at 4 p.m. Tuesday, agree that we can no longer support the status quo. Busi- Sept. 20, at the Oneonta Hampton Inn’s conference nesses won’t be able to stay open. The “all of the above” room.

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President: Ommegang Quality Assures Success LEADER/From A1 president of the Cooperstown-based Belgian brewery.

Soon, he was discussing particulars with the headhunter at lunch in Darien.

Next, the phone rang and it was Simon Thorpe, well-known around here as Ommegang’s president before being promoted to president of Duvel Moortgat USA, its parent.

“I need to meet you in Cooperstown,” he said, “preferably with your wife Jim Kevlin/HOMETOWN ONEONTA Jeff Krum, left, Simon Thorpe’s successor as Du- and kids” – wife Alison, daughters Charlotte, 9, and val Moortgat USA president as of Sept. 1, chats Isla, 7, and son Will, 3. with Doug Campbell, new Brewery Ommegang “I’m also hiring your family president and general manager. and, ultimately, your happi-

ness.”

The process included a trip to Kansas City, headquarters of Duvel Moortgat USA and Thorpe’s home base, and to Brussels to meet Michel Moortgat, CEO of the multi-national brewing company headquartered there.

Long story short, Campbell arrived at Ommegang Aug. 1 as president and general manager. (Charlotte and Isla entered Cooperstown Elementary on Tuesday, Sept. 6; his wife, a school psychologist, is staying home with Will for the time being as the family gets acclimated.)

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In 2001, he entered a Penn and Johns Hopkins collaboration that yielded him two master’s: business administration from the first and global studies from the second, and joined the U.S. arm of England-based Diageo, producer of J&B, Jose Cuervo, Tanqueray, Johnny Walker, 30 in all.

He was assigned to diversifying Guinness, which he described as a production company. The challenge was, “How to do make something (new) that’s genuinely Guinness,” he said. The first attempt was a black lager, a success, then a blonde lager, then an IPA. “It took some time,” he said, “but Guinness as a brewer has kind of awakened.”

This, of course, required successful change management. “Develop good relationships,” he advised, “and be open about what you

want to do.” But also, “part of it was getting the right people around the table.”

He also learned beer was the place to be. “Those beer guys are always up to something fun,” other Diageo executives would tell him.

His last two years at Diageo were as brand director of Ketel One Vodka, owned 50 percent by the Ketel family and 50 by Diageo, setting the stage for Duvel’s family ownership.

In an interview under the tent behind the Ommegang plant, Campbell said the brewery is no organization in crisis; quite the opposite.

The company is established, profitable and respected. Its marketing concepts are strong: social media, plus 3,000-fan concerts that bring headliners from the Avett Brothers to Norah Jones to Bonnie Raitt; BCTC (Belgium Comes to Cooperstown), and local offerings like Snowmeggang in Oneonta and Cooptoberfest.

The product mix ranges from foundation beers like Three Philosophers to such innovations as the “Game of Thrones” series.

The immediate task comes from success: to double the size of the Café and Visitors’ Center by next summer to handle growing demand.

As Campbell looks ahead, though, there challenges aplenty, albeit ones he believes Ommegang is ready to meet. In the past 10 years, the number of craft breweries has grown 10fold, from 410 to 4,501.

Some shakedown is inevitable. “The bar for quality will just keep going up and up and up,” said Campbell, predicting, “there will be a sorting of those who seek technical superiority.”

He continued, “21-yearolds never knew a world without craft beer. Now, it’s just good beer and bad beer … Not every beer can be a 90+ brewery every time … which Ommegang is.”

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HARVEST ALL!: Celebrate the season at the 7th annual Unadilla Autumn Fest (Catskill Puppet Theater, Island Hoppers Steel Band, Cosmic Karma Fire, kids activities, chili contest, cornhole tournament), Saturday, Sept. 17, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. at Unadilla Community Field ); in Burlington Flats Sunday, Sept. 18, 11 a.m.-6 p.m. at Rustic Ridge Winery Harvest Fest (pig roast, tractor rides and grape stomping!); and weekend long fun at the Sharon Springs Harvest Festival, Saturday and Sunday, 10 a.m.-7 p.m. (event events, too) Main Street, Sharon Springs.

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lassroom space for college programs. A longer runway for corporate jets. Drones.

This is the future of the Oneonta Airport.

“Right now, we’re talking with Mohawk Valley Community College about bringing their aviation programs here,” said county Rep. Len Carson Jr., an Oneonta Airport Commission member.

“The Airframe & Powerplant Technology Program at Griffiss Air Force Base has a waiting list of employers for every student and 100 percent job placement,

starting at $20 an hour upon graduation.”

Additionally, MVCC has a drone-maintenance program that needs classroom space. “This ties in well with Oneonta’s commitment to education,” said Carson.

It’s a commitment the airport has always encouraged, starting with the Oneonta Job Corps, which helped convert a oncecrumbling building into a comfortable lounge. “Four years Please See FUTURE, A3 Back owns the one helicopter at the municipal airport, which he uses to visit his farm in Schoharie County.

TARNATION!: 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 5 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 16-18.

“The Tarnation of Russell Colvin” tells the true tale – through three competing narrators – of an eccentric Vermonter in 1810 and the sensational trial that occurred after his murder. Free, donations gratefully accepted. Franklin Stage Company, Chapel Hall, 25 Institute St., Franklin. Info, reservations, (607) 829-3700.

FABULOUS FRIDAY: Stroll down Oneonta’s Main Street for fun, music an events including the Greater Oneonta Historical Society’s Annual Appraisal Night 5-8 p.m., Sept. 16. Bring in your curiosity to antique experts Al Bullard, Kevin Herrick and Bob Turrell. $5 per item benefits historical society activities. Free, all welcome to view appraisals. Oneonta History Center, 183 Main St., Oneonta.

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FIBER WEEKEND: Fibers and textiles take center stage 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 17-18 at The Farmers’ Museum. See quilting, lacemaking, and discover how we create historic clothing. $12 adults , $10.50 seniors, $6 juniors.

Children 6 and under and NYSHA members, free. 5775 Rte. 80, Cooperstown.

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RUMMAGE SALE – 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Two day event! Lots of clothing, hospital bed, fans, books, books, books! Bake sale, too.

Also Sat. Evangelical Lutheran Church, St. Hwy. 28, Hartwick Seminary.

PAR FOR PAWS – Day of golf, food & drinks, raffles & prizes to benefit the Susquehanna Animal Shelter. 8:30 a.m. Shot gun start. 4 person team scramble. $300/team includes 18 holes, cart, breakfast & lunch. Otsego Golf Club, 144 Pro Shop Drive, Springfield Center. Register, www.thesas.org, (607) 547-8111.

FABULOUS FRIDAY – 5-8 p.m.

Final event of season. Come to Oneonta Main St. for fun, music and events!

APPRAISAL – 5-8 p.m. Antique experts including Al Bullard, Kevin Herrick and Bob Turrell appraise $5 per item and annual Greater Oneonta Historical Society Appraisal Night. Free, all welcome.

Oneonta History Center, 183 Main St., Oneonta. Info, (607) 4320960, www.OneontaHistory.org, www.OneontaHistory.org EVOLUTION – 5 p.m. 2015 sell-out success returns telling story that blends the lives to

two sisters, their mother, and the unique evolution of whales.

Through Sept. 4. Free, donations gratefully accepted, reservations recommended. Franklin Stage Company, Chapel Hall, 25 Institute St., Franklin. Info, reservations, (607) 829-3700.

AUDUBON LECTURE – 6:30 p.m. Pat Kernan, Staff Illustrator for Research and Collections at the New York State Museum presents a special bird-focused program tying the state collection into bird artists working and

living in NYS, past and present.

Free, all welcome. Refreshments served. Elm Park United Methodist Church, 401 Chestnut St., Oneonta.

ST. FRANCIS FILM – 7 p.m.

“The Flowers of St. Francis” (1952), an Italian-language film with subtitles, directed by Roberto Rossellini. Film Series continues Sept. 23, 30, Oct. 21, 28, and Nov. 4. St. James Episcopal Church, 305 Main St., Oneonta, Info, (607) 432-1458.

CHRISTIAN ROCK – 7:30 p.m.

Popular Christian Contemporary Music group “Finding Favour. $15 general admission, $17 at the door, $20 Artists Circle.

Sponsored by Calvary Hill Retreat Center and Family Life Network at Oneonta High School, 120 East St., Oneonta. Info, tickets, Jerry Kabat, (607) 432-4926., calvaryhillretreat@yahoo.com TARNATION – 8 p.m. The Tarnation of Russell Colvin. True story of eccentric Vermonter in 1810 and sensational trial that occurred after his murder told through three competing narrators. Through Sept. 25. Free, donations gratefully accepted, reservations recommended. Franklin Stage Company, Chapel Hall, 25 Institute St., Franklin. Info, reservations, (607) 829-3700.

Saturday, September 17

PANCAKE FLY-IN – 7:30-11:30 a.m. Middlefield Vol. Fire Dept. and EAA Chapter 1070 Fly-In Pancake Breakfast. All-you-caneat pancakes, eggs, real maple syrup, sausage and beverages. $75. adults, $5 children under 12. Cooperstown/Westville Airport, Rte. 166, Cooperstown.

PICKLES, PIES, PRESERVES – 9-10 a.m. Area cooks invited to drop of entries for Roseboom Historical Association annual Pickle, Pies and Preserve context.

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Walking the runway at the Oneonta Airport are, from left, Hartwick College Vice President Gregg Fort and Commission members, from left, Dennis Finn, Jeff Back, Len Carson and Chris Kuhn. Ed May is commission chair, and John Rafter, liaison with Common Council.

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Drones, College Courses, Longer Runways Seen In Airport Future FUTURE/From B1 ago, if you told me that the mechanics space would be this conference room, I would have laughed,” said Carson. “But thanks to their efforts, we’ve got this great space.”

“I’ve had pilots tell me they would go out of their way not to fly into the Oneonta airport, it was so bad,” said Airport Commissioner Jeff Back. “But now, word is getting out how nice it is. People want to come here.”

And it’s an asset for the colleges already in the area.

“Having a vibrant airport is important to both SUNY Oneonta and Hartwick College,” said Gregg Fort, Hartwick College vice president for college advancement. “We had donors fly in here as recently as last year.”

NuAir, which oversees drone testing areas in Upstate, recently gave a presentation at the airport, and

has invited the commissioners to join the partnership as the only small municipal airport of its 90 members.

Currently, Carson said, there are 5,500 licensed commercial drone operators.

By the end of the year, there could be 10,000. “It’s estimated that by 2025, it will be an $85 billion market,” he said. “They loved that we were an elevated runway in a rural community.”

City Hall is looking to the future as well.

“We’re applying for a $14 million Airport Revitalization grant to develop infrastructures and tech to become a center for unmanned flight,” said Mayor Gary Herzig. “They could deliver raw materials or ship finished goods out.

We could even have small manufacturers in Oneonta.”

And with the completion of the new apron to add to the number of short-term parking spaces for planes, the commissioners are look-

ing to increase airport usage by extending the runway from 4,200 to 5,000 feet.

“That’s the magic number for corporate jets,” said Back.

A DOT grant is also being sought for a Fuel Farm to increase fuel-tank sizes to 12,000 gallons, to enable the airport to buy fuel more economically by the tanker.

“We were finally branded by Shell last year,” said Back.

“This fuel can be used by medical flights, licensed aircraft and military. Those are key markets.”

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had landing privileges at LaGuardia since the mid 1990s, the commission is looking into the possibility of bringing them back.

“Millennials hate driving,” said Carson. “An enterprising person could build a real business around that.”

“Oneonta is fortunate to have an interstate and a railroad,” said Carson. “Those are three economic drivers to the community.”

“We think the airport has real potential,” said Herzig.

“We’re exploring all ways to turn it into real jobs and prosperity.”

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Run, climb, crawl, balance, pull, jump, sweat and slog through the beautiful trails in gorgeous Gilbert Lake State Park, 18 CCC Rd., Laurens. Info, (607) 432-2114, http://parks.ny/gov/ parks/18/details.aspx, www. leafinc.org/tuffenuff AIRPORT SEMICENTENNIAL– 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Celebrate Oneonta Airport’s 50 Years of Flight with the City of Oneonta and the Oneonta Municipal Airport Commission. Oneonta Municipal Airport, 391 Airport Rd., Oneonta.

Info, Jeff Back, Oneonta Airport Commissioners, jback@fyrfyter. com RUMMAGE SALE – 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Lots of clothing, hospital bed, fans, books, books, books!

Bake sale, too. $3 bag sale!

Evangelical Lutheran Church, St. Hwy. 28, Hartwick Seminary.

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a.m.-5 p.m. Fibers and textiles take center stage during Fiber Weekend! See quilting, lacemaking, and discover how we create historic clothing. Also Sun. $12 adults , $10.50 seniors, $6 juniors. Children 6 and under and NYSHA members, free. A Step Back in Time Weekend at The Farmers’ Museum, 5775 Rte. 80, Cooperstown. Info, www. farmersmuseum.org UNADILLA AUTUMN FEST – 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Unadilla Rotary presents 7th Annual Unadilla Autumn Fest, with Catskill Puppet Theater, Island Hoppers Steel Band, Cosmic Karma Fire, and Studio B Performing Arts Academy. FREE kid’s activities and fun for ALL ages. Chili contest, farmers’ market, cornhole tournament, more! Unadilla Community Field, Unadilla. Info, www.unadillarotary.org BOOK SIGNING – 2-4 p.m.

Teresa Millias signs her second book in the Lone Moon Creek series, “Ripples.” The Green Toad Bookstore, 198 Main St., Oneonta. Info, (607) 433-8898.

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AVIATION RECEPTION – 4-6 p.m. Reception for new exhibit on aviation in Oneonta history and Oneonta’s role in aviation in this 50th anniversary of the Oneonta Municipal Airport. Topics include hot air balloons and early planes at the Oneonta Fair, Oneonta’s airports, Oneonta’s ties to two astronauts, Sherman Fairchild’s national contributions.

Free, all welcome. Refreshments served. Greater Oneonta Historical Society History Center, 183 main St., Oneonta. Info, (607) 432-0960, www.OneontaHistory. org, info@OneontaHistory.org HARVEST FESTIVAL – 10 a.m. - 7 p.m. Friends of Sharon Springs Harvest Fest Day-long events, food, music, more. Main St. Sharon Springs and Beekman 1808 House. 8 p.m. screening of “Miss Sharon Jones!” [in the high school auditorium]. Seating limited, first come, first serve basis. Free, donations welcomed to support the renovation of the Klinkhart Hall Arts Center. Info, www.beekman1802.com MORE CALENDAR, B7

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Legal notice NOTICE NOTICE is hereby given that an order entered by the County Court, Otsego County, on the 30th day of August, 2016 bearing Index Number 20111250, a copy of which may be examined at the office of the clerk, located at 197 Main Street, grants me the right, effective on the 30th day of August, 2016, to assume the name of FAITH KATHLEEN VARVAROCRING. My present address is 4297 State Hwy 80, Hartwick, NY 13348; the date of my birth is February 10th, 2003; the place of my birth is Guatemala; my present name is Faith Kathleen Varvaro.

1LegalSept15 Legal notice PUBLIC NOTICE OF LAW NOTICE is hereby given that the Board of Representatives of the County of Otsego at a meeting thereof held on the 7th day of September, 2016, duly adopted a Local law 3 of 2016 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.

This Local Law provides for the exemptions of multiple dwellings constructed of substantially rehabilitated in a benefit area as defined from taxation and special ad valorem levies, but not special assessments as authorized in Section 421-M of the NYSRPTL. The full text of this Local Law 3 of 2016 is available for inspection in the Clerk of the Board’s Office in the County Office Building, Cooperstown, New York during regular business hours.

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Carol D. McGovern Clerk of the Board of Representatives Otsego County, New York 1LegalSept15 Legal notice PUBLIC NOTICE OF LAW NOTICE is hereby given that the Board of Representatives of the County of Otsego at a meeting thereof held on the 7th day of September, 2016, duly adopted a Local Law 2 of 2016 entitled: A Local Law to amend Local Law No. 6 of 2005 providing for partial exemption 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.

This Local Law establishes an income based sliding scale method of providing partial exemption from taxation of Real Property owned by persons 65 years old and over.

The full text of this Local Law 2 of 2016 is available for inspection in the Clerk of the Board’s office in the County Office Building, Cooperstown, New York during regular business hours.

Dated: September 8, 2016 Carol D. McGovern Clerk of the Board of Representatives Otsego County, New York 1LegalSept15 Legal notice PUBLIC NOTICE OF LAW NOTICE is hereby given that the Board of Representatives of the County of Otsego at a meeting thereof held on the 7th day of September, 2016, duly adopted a Local Law 1 of 2016 entitled: A Local Law establishing the department called E-911 Communications Center and designating the position of Director of E-911 Commu-

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nications Center as a department head pursuant to section 35(e) of NYS Civil Service Law. This Local law establishes the department called E-911 Communications Center and sets forth the authority, appointment, term, salary, powers and duties of the Director of E-911 Communications Center.

The full text of the Local Law 1 of 2016 is available for inspection in the Clerk of the Board’s Office in the County Office Building, Cooperstown, new York during regular business Hours.

Dated: September 8, 2016 Carol D. McGovern Clerk of the Board of Representatives Otsego County, New York 1LegalSept15 Legal notice SUPPLEMENTAL SUMMONS

Index No.: 2014-294 Date of Filing: August 12, 2016 SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK COUNTY OF OTSEGO EVERBANK, Plaintiff, -against-

DEBRA L CHRISTIANCE F/K/A DEBRA L. CARR; JAMES A CHRISTIANCE, JR.; UNIFUND CCR PARTNERS AAF CITIBANK; DERRICK-ANTHONY DUKES; “JOHN DOES” and “JANE DOES”, said names being fictitious, parties intended being possible tenants or occupants of premises, and corporations, other entities or persons who claim, or may claim, a lien against the premises, Defendants.

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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(s) within twenty (20) days after the service of this summons, exclusive of the day of service, where service is made by delivery upon you personally within the State, or within thirty (30) days after completion of service where service is made in any other manner, 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.

TO THE ABOVE-NAMED DEFENDANTS:

be extremely careful about any such promises.

The State encourages you to become informed about your options in foreclosure. There are government agencies, legal aid entities and other non-profit organizations that you may contact for information about foreclosure while you are working with your lender during this process.

To locate an entity near you, you may call the toll-free helpline maintained by the New York State Banking Department at 1-877-BANKNYS (1-877-226-5697) or visit the Department’s website at www.banking.state. ny.us. The State does not guarantee the advice of these agencies.

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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. YOU ARE HEREBY PUT ON NOTICE THAT WE ARE ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT, AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE.

The foregoing summons is served upon you by publication pursuant to an Order of the Honorable Michael V. Coccoma of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, signed on August 15, 2016, and filed with supporting papers in the Office of the Clerk of the County of Otsego, State of New York.

The object of this action is to foreclose a mortgage upon the premises described below, executed by DEBRA L CHRISTIANCE F/K/A DEBRA L. CARR, JAMES A CHRISTIANCE, JR., to MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC AS NOMINEE FOR FBM, LLC D/B/A FIDELITY BORROWING MORTGAGE BANKERS, A LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY, ITS SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS bearing date March 17, 2008 and recorded in Book 1551 of Mortgages at Page 858 in the County of Otsego on May 5, 2008. Thereafter said mortgage was assigned to EVERBANK dated March 4, 2014.

Said premises being known as and by 244 CHESTNUT STREET, ONEONTA, NY 13820.

Date: July 21, 2016 Batavia, New York Virginia C Grapensteter, Esq. ROSICKI, ROSICKI & ASSOCIATES, P.C. Attorneys for Plaintiff Batavia Office 26 Harvester Avenue Batavia, NY 14020 585.815.0288 Help For Homeowners In Foreclosure New York State Law requires that we send you this notice about the foreclosure process. Please read it carefully. Mortgage foreclosure is a complex process.

Some people may approach you about “saving” your home. You should

Legal notice Notice of formation of ENCK ENTERPRISES, LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the NY Secretary of State on August 18, 2016. 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, 8590 State Highway 23, Oneonta, NY 13825. The purpose of the LLC is to engage in any lawful act or activity.

6LegalOct20 Legal notice Notice of Formation of a NY Limited Liability Company. Name: BERNARDWOOD LLC. Articles of organization filing date with Secretary of State (SSNY) was 29 August 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 21 Delaware St, Cooperstown, NY

Legal notice Notice of Formation of a NY Limited Liability Company. Name: 681 CO HWY 53 LLC. Articles of organization filing date with Secretary of State (SSNY) was 29 August 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 5233 Palm Way, Lake Worth, FL 33463.

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

6LegalOct6 Legal notice Notice of Formation of a NY Limited Liability Company. Name: OVERBURY ESTATES LLC. Articles of organization filing date with Secretary of State (SSNY) was 29 August 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 261 Burdick Rd, Milford, NY 13807. Purpose is to engage in any and all business activities permitted under NYS laws.

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Legal notice Notice of Formation of Diamond’s Edge Sports Facility, LLC. Arts. Of Org. Filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 8/1/2016. Office Location: Otsego Co. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail process: Richard F. Rosener, Jr., 378 Winney Hill Road, Oneonta, New York 13820.

Purpose: any lawful activities.

6LegalOct6 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.

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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.

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Notice of Formation of a NY Limited Liability Company. Name: BENEKE REALTY HOLDING COMPANY LLC. Articles of organization filing date with Secretary of State (SSNY) was 30 August 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 PO Box 174, Riverton, CT 06065. Purpose is

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

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.

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Nader Overame Many Obstacles Before Taking Inaugural Flight To Syracuse NADER/From B1 plant –“the next morning.”

One community – an L – was still ahead of Oneonta: Liberty, home of Grossinger’s, the famous Catskill resort. Nader appealed to its contingent, and Oneonta jumped ahead in the line.

“I told them the airport was vital to the welfare of the county – economically, fiscally and socially,” the former mayor recalled.

All ended well. Nader arrived back at his Oneonta home at 4 a.m., was on the job promptly the next morning and, a few months later, City Hall learned the FAA had agree not to pull the city’s certification that would allow passenger service in and out of the still-to-be built facility.

The fate of a modern city airport –since Wilbur and Orville Wright’s flight on Dec. 17, 1903, several airstrips served the city and Otsego County’s amateur pilots – was to air traffic what “The Perils of Pauline” had been to rail: The desired object was tied to the tracks as a locomotive bore down, apparently doomed, only to be rescued at the last minute.

Interest in a modern airport came with the end of World War II when so many former servicemen, familiar with what modern airplanes could do, returned home.

In April 1947, a team from Robinson Airlines (the

future Mohawk Airlines) inspected the Keyes Airport in the Town of Oneonta where today’s NYSEG, Custom Electronics, the new Northern Eagle Beverage plant and other manufacturers are located.

The Robinson report found the runways too short and the topography unsuitable. City Hall was faced with finding another site or abandoning the dream of air service. Dr. Alexander F. Carson, then mayor, concluded an airport was “vital,” but the cost was too great for the city alone to bear.

For nine years, the issue remained dormant, until a push by the Greater Oneonta Industrial County on Jan. 28, 1957, spurred the Oneonta Chamber of Commerce and Common Council to approach the state Department of Commerce. A resulting study predicted 6,000 passengers a year would use local passenger service.

On Dec. 16, 1957, highranking officials of the federal Civilian Aeronautics Administration appeared before the Otsego County Board of Supervisors, urging its participation, but supervisors rejected the idea, 14-11, on Jan. 7, 1958, with particular opposition from the northern and western townships.

On Jan. 20, however, there appeared to be a

“certified” as a regular stop for north-south Mohawk Airlines passenger service.

When Sam Nader, Common Council member, ran for mayor in 1962, he supported a new airport (and Urban Renewal) foursquare.

“It was a hot issue,” he remembered. Newspapers called it “Nader’s Folly,” but the candidate was undeterred. “I said the issue was more important than any individual, and I would risk defeat to have an airport,” he said.

Eking out a victory by 18 votes over John Dunn – a Republican, Nader failed to win the GOP nomination, but was endorsed by Democrats obtained an independent line – he was faced with a split Common Council. The Democrats – Jim Krieger, Joe Signorino and Howard Jeffrey – “were with me,” but the GOP – future mayor Jim Lettis, Cecil Matthews and Francis Feeney – were not.

Photo courtesy Greater Oneonta Historical Society Elected, he faced a crisis: Then-Mayor Sam Nader, right, and the Oneonta The CAA planned to revoke Municipal Airpot’s first “fixed base operator,” the passenger-service Steve Low of Milford, left, discuss the facility’s certification, and one of his future with an FAA official during the 1960s. first actions was to hurry to breakthrough, as the superprogram recounted.

Washington D.C. and, with visors voted to apply for a Despite the setback, aides from U.S. Sen. Jacob $350,000 grant. Then, on Oneonta Chamber manager Javits and U.S. Rep. Sam May 7, the board reversed Clarence Preston and Dr. Stratton’s office, he had itself, 19-8. “What had Leroy S. “Sonny” House the decision set aside. The been seen as a routine move continued to lobby, and on decision didn’t stay made, May 20, 1959, word was became another defeat for hence Nader’s trip to Jamesthe loyal backers of the received from Washingtown that fall. airport,” a history contained ton D.C. that Oneonta and In May the following in the future dedication Otsego County had been year, Nader gathered officials from around the county to meet with visiting FAA officials to make the case for the airport. In November, the supervisors again voted, almost unanimously, not to participate, but Nader said the city would “go it alone. If we are going to Sign Up Fall nOW! ClaSSeS grow, an airport is one of our fundamental needs. I’m only sorry the rest of the of county doesn’t recognize it.”

On Dec. 1, 1964, Common Council voted to proceed with plans for what was then called the “Wilber

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Everybody’s favorite “Garden Saint”, Francis, is also a movie star. Come join us for movies, talk and popcorn!

September 16 “The Flowers of St. Francis” (1952) An Italian-language film with subtitles, directed by Roberto Rossellini.

September 23 “Francis of Assisi” (1961) A popular Hollywood production with Bradford Dillman & Dolores Hart.

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Oct. 21 - Francesco (1989); Oct. 28 - Clare & Francis (2007) Nov. 4 - Francis in Brooklyn (2015)

Event to Benefit the Master Gardener Volunteer Program

4th Annual Otsego County Master Gardener Harvest Luncheon & Silent Auction

Otesaga Hotel, Cooperstown Saturday, September 24 ~ 11:30 am - 2 pm

The English Garden Through the Years Keynote Speaker: John Bower, Hyde Hall, Cooperstown

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Lake site.” A $87,500 grant was sought and property acquired. Stephen C. Low of Milford was selected as the FBO, the “fixed-base operator,” to build a hangar, airport building, and fuel and service for aircraft.”

City Attorney Harold Roman, assisted by Linc Latham of Unadilla, assembled the land in the Town of Laurens, buying pieces from several farmers. And the Button Co. of Canastota began construction.

And so, on Sept. 17, 1966, with Lt. Gov. Malcolm Wilson and Congressman Stratton leading the list of VIPs, the the Oneonta Municipal Airport was launched. The event is being recognized this Saturday, Sept. 17, on its 50-year anniversary. Bob Bookhout was Airport Commission chair. “Everybody who was anybody was there,” said Nader, who joined an inaugural flight to Syracuse the following day.

(Nader revealed the other day he had written a letter to Oneonta native Sherman Fairchild, president of Fairchild Industries and founder of 70 companies, asking that he permit the airport to be named in his honor. Fairchild, still miffed at slights from the World War I era, rejected the advance.)

In its first year, Catskill Airways’ daily passenger service carried 3,000 passengers to and from LaGuardia and Boston, and was thriving on its 20th anniversary in 1986. Famous people, from U.S. Senators Daniel Patrick Moynihan and Robert Kennedy, movie stars like Jane Fonda, and baseball greats like Joe DiMaggio, flew in and out.

But the airline business changed, as Catskill merged into Mohawk, then Allegheny, then USAir, before the changing face of the industry led to the termination of passenger service to Otsego County’s airport.

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OBITUARIES Ted Duesler, 79; Leader In Firefighter Community

CHERRY VALLEY – Theodore Ernest Duesler, 79, a founder of the Cherry Valley emergency squad and former president of the Otsego County Fireman’s Association, passed away peacefully at home on Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2016.

Theodore was born April 21, 1937, in Amsterdam, the son of Ernest Duesler and Rosina Morey Duesler. He was raised in Fonda and schooled in the Fonda School System. He married Barbara Jean Ted Duesler Baker on Aug. 25, 1956, in the First Methodist Church of Johnstown.

Ted served eight years in the state Army National Guard.

He was a member of the Cherry Valley First Presbyterian Church and served as a trustee, treasurer, elder and deacon.

Ted was also a member of the Cherry Valley Volunteer Fire Department, and founding member of the Cherry Valley Emergency Squad.

He was also a member of the Otsego County Fireman’s Association where

he served as president, vice president, secretary and chaplain. He was a member of the New York State Association of Fire Chaplains and The Fireman’s Association of the State of New York.

Survivors include his wife Barbara; his children, his children Merrilyn (Wayde) Clapper of Cherry Valley, Amy (Fredy) Herr of Cherry Valley and Richard (Theresa) Duesler of Waynesboro, Pa.; grandchildren Richard (Renee) Moore of Raleigh, N.C., Samantha (Thomas) Kline of Waynesboro, Pa., Corey (Lindsey) Duesler of Waynesboro, Pa., Deidre Herr of Cherry Valley, and five greatgrandchildren, as well as, siblings Marie VanDusen of Johnstown, and Helene VanAlstyne of Fultonville, and a brother-in-law Richard Baker of Johnstown.

Ted is predeceased by his parents, a sister Winifred Tremante and a grandson Jay Moore.

Funeral services were held Sunday, Sept. 11, at the Cherry Valley Presbyterian Church.

A three-alarm siren sounded “Last Call” to herald the procession from the Cherry Valley firehouse to the First Presbyterian Church, where a celebration of life service and Fireman’s service where held. versar y i n n a h t 5 At the request 2 1 O ur of Ted, in lieu of illapaugh Funeral Service flowers, memorial

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Between lines of firefighters from around Otsego County, Ted Duesler is borne into the First Presbyterian Church in Cherry Valley for a celebration of his life.

donations may be made to Catskill Area Hospice 542 Main St., Oneonta, 13820 or the state Fire Chaplain Association, Inc c/o William Miles, executive secretary, 470 Adam St., Tonawanda, NY 14150-1804.

Arrangements are entrusted to the Ottman Funeral Home.

Dawn Patterson, 61; Cancer Fighter Will Be Buried Saturday, Sept 17 COOPERSTOWN – A recent retirement after 40 graveside service is planned years. locally for Cooperstown She was a Cub Scout native Dawn Griffiths Patleader and team mom for all terson, of Woodstock, Ga., their activities. Dawn was who passed away on March very active in her church, 14, 2016, after a courageous always serving others. three-year battle She loved baking, with brain cancer. gardening, crafting, A graveside sewing and crochetservice is planned ing. During her at 11 a.m. Saturday, battle with cancer, Sept. 17, when Dawn continued Dawn will be laid to crochet baby to rest next to her blankets. parents in the MidDawn is survived dlefield Cemetery. by her husband of Dawn A lunch will follow 33 years, David Patterson Patterson, sons “JR” at the Origins Café, 558 Beaver Meadows Road, William Ray Mitchum, Jr. Cooperstown.

(Jaclyn) of Woodstock, Ga., and Chase Patterson (Arley), Dawn was born on April 11, 1957, in Cooperstown, to of Preston, Idaho; grandthe late Herbert and Dorothy children Conner Mitchum, 2, and Charlotte Patterson, Bowne Griffiths. In 1968, her family moved from the born April 16, 2016; brothers farm to Gainesville, Fla., and Ralph of Sherburne, Herbert she graduated from GainesII of Wallingford, Conn. and ville High School in 1975.

Terry of Rocky Mount, N.C.; While working at Publix sister Pamela Harris of Fort in New Smyrna Beach in Lauderdale, Fla., and many 1980, she met the love of her nieces, nephews and cousins. life, David, and they married Arrangements were in 1982. David continued entrusted to Ottman Funeral to work for Publix until his Home.

Carol Krisch; CCS Monitor, Teacher Aide FORK SHOP – Carol Ann Krisch, 61, who died unexpectedly early Thursday morning, Sept. 8, 2016, was a teacher aide and monitor at Cooperstown Central schools for the past 16 years.

She was born Aug. 3, 1955, at Bassett Hospital, a daughter of Rudy J. and Elizabeth Katherine (Schultz) Krisch.

Raised in Fork Shop, she graduated from Cooperstown High School, Class of 1974.

Her first job was managing the Quickway in Hartwick, as well as the Hartwick Vets Club.

During 16 years at CCS, she served as a teacher’s aide and a monitor both in the elementary and middle/high schools, and on school buses.

A member of the Native Daughters of Cooperstown, Carol Ann was also an active member of the American Legion Auxiliary Unit 579 in Cooperstown and was currently serving as Secretary.

She is survived by her sister, Katherine Redding and her husband, Thomas (“Stretch”) Redding of Hartwick; her beloved nephew, Thomas John Redding and his fiancé, Dayna, of Hartwick; and her extended family of Tom’s friends She was predeceased by her father, Rudy J. Krisch, her mother, Elizabeth “Liz” Krisch; her son, Joseph Anthony Brunner; and a nephew, Andrew Thomas Barrett.

The funeral mass was held Tuesday, Sept. 13, at St. Mary’s “Our Lady of the Lake” Roman Catholic Church, with Father John P. Rosson, pastor, presiding.

Burial was in St. Mary’s Cemetery, Index.

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

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A COMPLETE GUIDE TO WHAT’S FUN AROUND HERE send calendar items to info@allotsego Saturday, September 17

BLUES EXPRESS – 7 p.m.

Saturday night blues train featuring best bands in upstate N.Y. Riders enjoy food and drink.

Cooperstown Blues Express, depart Cooperstown & Charlotte Valley Railroad, Milford. Info, reservations, (607) 432-2429, (607) 432-2824.

SONG AND A STORY – 7 p.m. Groups Logan’s Express and SoundTrax provide telling of background stories to each song they perform. $3 admission.

Sponsored by Hobart Book Village at Liberty Rock Books, 678 Main st., Hobart.

VOXARE STRING QUARTET– meets “Man with a Movie Camera.” 7 p.m. $11-$15. Film and Chamber Music West Kortright Centre, 49 West Kortright Church Rd., East Meredith. Info, (607)278-5454, www.westkc.org TARNATION – 8 p.m. The Tarnation of Russell Colvin. True story of eccentric Vermonter in 1810 and sensational trial that occurred after his murder told through three competing narrators. Through Sept. 25. Free, donations gratefully accepted,

reservations recommended. Franklin Stage Company, Chapel Hall, 25 Institute St., Franklin. Info, reservations, (607) 829-3700.

Sunday, September 18

HOP FEST – 9 a.m.-5 p.m.

Madison County Hop Fest & Brewery Hop Tour. $50, Madison County Historical Society, 435 Main St., Oneida. Info, (315) 363-4136, www.madisoncountyhopfest.org, sydney@mchs1900. org FIBER WEEKEND – 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Fibers and textiles take center stage during Fiber Weekend! See quilting, lacemaking, and discover how we create historic clothing.. $12 adults , $10.50 seniors, $6 juniors.

Children 6 and under and NYSHA members, free. A Step Back in Time Weekend at The Farmers’ Museum, 5775 Rte. 80, Cooperstown. Info, www.farmersmuseum.org HARVEST FESTIVAL – 10 a.m. - 7 p.m. Friends of Sharon Springs Harvest Festival. Daylong events, food, music, chainsaw carving, Mohawk Thanksgiving prayer. Main St. Sharon Springs and Beekman 1808

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Info, www.beekman1802.com HARVEST FEST – 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Pig roast, live music, pizza, local farmers/artisans market, antique tractor display, hayrides through the vineyard and grape stomping! Rustic Ridge Winery, 2805 St. Hwy. 80, Burlington Flats. Info, (607) 965-0626, www.rusticridgewinery.com DRAGON RUN – 11 a.m.

Third annual Dragon Run 5k Run and Hike sponsored by Schenevus Foundation for Excellence in Education. Registration $20 in advance, $25 day of. Children 10 and younger free. Fee covers water, lunch and dragon run wristband. Online registration through Friday, Sept. 16 at http://dragonrun5ktrailrace.itsyourrace.com/event. aspx?id=7217 DINNER DANCE – 12:30 p.m. Fall Harvest Dinner Dance.

Roast turkey dinner with all the fixings followed by traditional polka music, and waltzes. $25 per person. Seating limited, reservations required by Sept. 10 by calling Frank Kukenberger, (607) 547-8055, Evelyn Davis, (315) 866-4205, akukenberg@aol.com Cornfield Hall, 655 Cty. Hwy. 26, Fly Creek.

YOUNG REPUBLICANS – 2-4 p.m. First meeting. Open to Republicans (ages 18-40) with a mailing address in Otsego County. Supportive and informative social network for young conservatives. Presenting guest: John Salka, candidate for NYS Assembly, District 121. Info, Bobby Walker, (607) 643-3475, otsegocountyhr@gmail.com, facebook.com/otsegocountyyr/ LAKE TALK – 3 p.m. Dr. Wil-

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Kite Festival Friday, September 23

Indoor Kite Fly, 7:00PM Old School Gym, Genesee Street Admission $4.00, Children Under 5 free Artworks Members $3.00

Saturday, September 24 All Day Outdoor Fly, 10:00AM–5:00PM Campbell Road Admission $5.00, Children under 10 free Includes parking

www.cvartworks.org The kite festival is partially funded by a bed-tax grant from the Otsego County Board of Representatives

lard Harman, Director of SUNYOneonta Biological Field Station speaks on health of Otsego Lake.

Q&A follows. Free, all welcome.

Cooperstown Friends of the Village Library Sunday Program series, Village Meeting Room, 22 Main St., Cooperstown.

JAZZ-FUSION – 4 p.m.

Jeremy Wall, founding member, keyboardist, composer and producer of the landmark jazz-fusion group Spyro Grya, performs, “The Soul of Brazilian Music,” in dinner concert. $68 per person. Horned Dorset Inn’s dinner concert, $68 per person.

The Horned Dorset, 2000 NY-8, Leonardsville. Info, reservations, (315) 855-7898, www.horneddorsetinn.com TARNATION – 5 p.m. The Tarnation of Russell Colvin. True story of eccentric Vermonter in 1810 and sensational trial that occurred after his murder told through three competing narrators. Through Sept. 25. Free, donations gratefully accepted, reservations recommended.

Franklin Stage Company, Chapel Hall, 25 Institute St., Franklin.

Info, reservations, (607) 8293700.

BASSETT HISTORY – 6 p.m.

Dr. John Davis discusses his upcoming book “Bassett Hospital in Cooperstown: 200 Years of Healthcare in Rural America.”

Free, all welcome. Roseboom Historical Association, St. Hwy. 165, Roseboom. Info, roseboom. hhistorical@gmail.com

Monday, September 19

TARNATION – 8 p.m. The Tarnation of Russell Colvin. True story of eccentric Vermonter in 1810 and sensational trial that occurred after his murder told through three competing narrators. Through Sept. 25. Free, donations gratefully accepted, reservations recommended.

Franklin Stage Company, Chapel Hall, 25 Institute St., Franklin.

Info, reservations, (607) 8293700.

Tuesday, September 20

MAC & CHEESE CHALLENGE – 5-7 p.m. Enter the contest, make your favorite recipe! For details call by Sept. 18: (315) 858-2575, 858-2038. Judging, prizes! (All proceeds benefit the Town of Exeter Historical Society Renovation Fund (suggest donation $5). Polly’s House, Schuyler Lake.

PROSTATE EDUCATION – 7 p.m. Dr. Nicholas Hellenthal, MD, discusses symptoms, diagnosis and treatment options for one of the most common cancers in males, prostate cancer.

Free, all welcome, refreshments served. Oneonta FoxCare Center, Wellness Conference Room, 1 FoxCare Drive, Oneonta. Info, Joe Capra (607) 432-7338, Bob Parmerter, (607) 638-9343.

TARNATION – 8 p.m. The Tarnation of Russell Colvin. True story of eccentric Vermonter in

1810 and sensational trial that occurred after his murder told through three competing narrators. Through Sept. 25. Free, donations gratefully accepted, reservations recommended.

Franklin Stage Company, Chapel Hall, 25 Institute St., Franklin.

Info, reservations, (607) 8293700.

Wednesday, September 21

LIVING HEALTHY WORKSHOP –9-11:30 a.m. Free workshop for adults and/or their caregivers, dealing with chronic conditions. Wednesdays, through Oct. 19. The Little Red School Community Bldg., 516 Cty. Hwy. 11, Oneonta (Town of Laurens).

Free, registration required. Info, registration, Ida Baker, Bassett Center for Rural Community Health, (607) 547-3464.

All OTSEGO. opportunities The Watershed Agricultural Council, a non profit organization working to protect the NYC Watershed while supporting farm and forest land uses, is seeking individuals for the following positions:

Precision Feed Management Specialist. The Precision Feed Management Specialist will conduct Precision Feed planning on dairy and beef farms participating in the New York City Watershed Agricultural Program (NYCWAP).

The individual will work one on one with participating farmers to develop Precision Feed Management plans. Qualifications: Bachelor’s Degree with course work strength in dairy and field crop management and one year of relevant experience preferred; Must have or acquire New York/Northeast Certified Crop Advisor Certification and maintain Certified Education Units (CEUs) to keep current; American Society of Animal Science Professional Animal Scientist certification (or must be willing to obtain); as well as additional requirements further detailed in position description available at www.nycwatershed.org.

Salary: Low $40,000s. To apply: Send cover letter and resume to Amy Faulkner, Watershed Agricultural Council, 33195 State Highway 10, Walton, NY 13856; or e-mail afaulkner@nycwatershed.org. EOE. Review of applications will begin October 1, 2016.

Easement Program Stewardship Specialist to assist in the stewardship of agricultural conservation easements designed to protect agricultural and forestry viability and water quality. Qualifications: Bachelor’s Degree in supporting field; Three years related experience in land conservation or natural resource management; as well as additional requirements further detailed in position description available at www.nycwatershed.org. Salary: High $40,000s. To apply: Send cover letter and resume to Amy Faulkner, Watershed Agricultural Council, 33195 State Highway 10, Walton, NY 13856; or e-mail afaulkner@ nycwatershed.org. EOE. Review of applications will begin immediately.

Taylors Home Heating is hiring for:

Oil Burner Service Tech/Maintenance Requirements: Must have clean driver’s license.

On call required.

We offer competitive wages and excellent benefits: Medical Dental 401K Paid time off Call or stop by to fill out an application: 17 Linden Ave. Cooperstown, NY 13326 607-547-9944 www.taylorshomeheating. com EOE

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