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Bassett Recruits 4 Primary-Care MDs Expansion May Allow 80 More Patient Visits Per Week

By LIBBY CUDMORE COOPERSTOWN

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n her early days working with the medical brigades in the remote mountains of Honduras, Dr. Maria Cerna saw first-hand just how important her job was.

“One patient came to us and no one knew what she had,” said Cerna, who started at Bassett Hospital’s Primary Care Clinic this week. “She had trouble walking, swallowing, she was stiff, and it turned out she had scleroderma.

We were able to get her to the hospital right away.”

The condition, which causes hardenPlease See NEW MDS, A7

BILL ZOELLER, 92; BUILT LAKE FRONT, LONGTIME TRUSTEE

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illiam H. Zoeller, who developed the Lake Front Motel and Cooperstown Marine with his father-inlaw, Alfred Engelmann, served on the Village Board and ran for mayor in 1978, has passed away. ►SEE OBITUARY, B6 The Freeman’s Journal

SUDDENLY, VILLAGE LANDMARK GONE Ian Austin/The Freeman’s Journal

CCS Elementary phys-ed teacher Connie Herzig chats with Holly Fanion at Cooperstown’s Harvest Dinner. Herzig, Oneonta’s first lady, enjoyed the event so much she’s planning a similar one in the City of the Hills in October.

Fundraising Match Won At Hyde Hall HYDE BAY

Bigger, Better Flagpole To Replace Felled One

By JIM KEVLIN COOPERSTOWN

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o folks still smarting from the silencing of Cooperstown’s noon whistle full kitchen restorafive years ago, a chilling sight tion, drapes for the greeted them at Pioneer dining and drawing and Main last Wednesday, rooms and repairs to the Sept. 20. portico are now underway The venerable flagpole, at Hyde Hall, thanks to a fixture at the center of the 2017 Challenge Grant downtown for exactly 100 Campaign, which raised years, was gone. $202,095, with a matching Mayor Jeff Katz, vagift iniative from the Tiancationing out of town, naderrah Foundation and the was circumspect about it.

Gipson Family, Unadilla.

Maybe it would be reFalk makes In announcing the goal, the motion: placed soon, he said from Executive Director Jon Replace the Chicago, or perhaps next Maney listed a series of flagpole. year, with money set aside improvments planned at the in the pending federal TEP National Historic Landmark.

(Transportation Enhancement Program), which will complete the downtown redo.

Ian Austin/The Freeman’s Journal SONGS OF SUFFRAGE: On his daily walk to and from Cooperstown’s post office, CPA Ray Holohan passes the “If we can do it now,” he suggested nonThe League of Women empty spot where the venerable flagpole stood for 100 years. Felled by surprise during committally, “we’ll do it now.”

Voters of the Cooperstown the Pioneer Street reconstruction, a taller, aluminum replacement is planned.

Please See FLAGPOLE, A3 Area is pleased to announce the program “Singing the Vote!,” featuring songs of FAMILY REFLECTS ON ORDEAL the suffragettes at 4 p.m.

Sunday, Oct. 4, at First Presbyterian Church, to mark the 100th anniversary of New York women winning the right to vote.

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Sense Of Peace, No Celebration

By PARKER FISH

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Now, after 17 years, Please See FAMILY, A7

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LOCALS TINY Goats, Big City As Goat Yoga Showcased on The Dr. Oz STage

Dr. José Monzon Receives Bassett Excellence Award

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r. José Raul Monzon, attending physician and division chief of general surgery, has received Bassett Healthcare’s Walter A. Franck Physician Excellence Dr. Monzon Award.

The award seeks to recognize a physician who emulates Dr. Franck’s lifelong career traits: service to patients, students, colleagues and the community.

The Monzon nomination by a fellow physician says “What distinguishes Dr. Monzon the most is his love of Bassett and his tireless effort to bring us all together.”

Dr. Monzon completed his general surgery residency at Bassett in 2003. He returned as an attending surgeon in 2009, and served as associate program director for the surgical residency program. He also has particular expertise in gastrointestinal surgery and digestive diseases.

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Joe Vezza’s new Upstate Bar and Grill served up all 26 of their on-tap beers – with smiles curtesy of bartenders Sam Borgstrom, Jennifer Putnam and Maria Senk – as part of the restauraunt’s Open House on Saturday, Sept.

23. With the tourist season over, hundreds of locals watched a variety of football games and savored a buffet with samples of appetizers and entrees – from ribs to a whole pig – from the newly released menu.

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ich McCaffery is chairing the 2018 Cooperstown Winter Carnival Committee, with the theme There’s Snow Place Like Cooperstown..

The annual carnival will be held FridaySunday, Feb. 9-11 throughout downtown.

Marcy Birch and Liz Callahan, event co-

ordinators; John Saphier, treasurer and fund development, and Joshua McMahon, marketing are also part of the committee, which has been meeting throughout the summer.

Updates will be released on cooperstownwintercarnival.com or on the Cooperstown Winter Carnival Facebook page.

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4 Button up your overcoat. Seal gaps and cracks around windows and doors with weather-stripping and caulk.

4 Get on top of roof problems. Inspect your roof for damaged or curled shingles, corroded flashing, or leaky vents.

4 Chill out. Drain and winterize outdoor faucets and irrigation systems.

4 Freshen your filter. Clean or replace dirty furnace filters.

4 Give your furnace a physical. Have a professional inspect your heating system.

4 Gather round the hearth. Check fireplaces for soot or creosote build-up.

Better yet, schedule a visit from a reputable chimney sweep.

4 Keep the humidifier humming. Clean the plates or pads to ensure efficient operation.

4 Head-off gas problems. If you have a gas-fired room heater, have it

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After A Scare, Flagpole Appears Safe For Another Generation

FLAGPOLE/From A1 On site by late morning, however, Village Trustee and Streets Committee chair Cindy Falk, perhaps a little more closely in touch with the temper of Main Street that day, had taken charge.

She had already assigned the new DPW superintendent, Mitch Hotaling, to research replacing the pole, and expressed her intent to have a proposal before the Village Board by its September meeting, five days

later.

And so it was that, Monday, Sept. 25, what was done will be undone, perhaps within a couple of weeks. In short order, Falk’s colleagues unanimously agreed to: • One, spend up to $2,900 for a 50-foot flagpole to replace the 35-foot one taken down. The pole, Michiganbuilt, will be aluminum; iron ones are subject to rust.

It was ordered from Michigan, should be here in two

weeks, and will be installed once new water lines are placed, about a month from now, according to Hotaling.

• Two, buy a bigger flag recommended for the taller pole, 10-foot by 15-foot, compared to 5-by-8, the current flag.

• Three, accept engineer Jon McManus’ offer to, at no cost, design a new base for the flagpole. The trustees delayed a decision on whether to have a concrete base, or to include fixtures

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Hany Ghaleb of Cooperstown toasts passersby at the sixth annual Harvest Dinner Sunday, Sept. 24, where village residents enjoyed a community dish-to-pass supper and fellowship on closed-off Main Street between Fair and River. Hany is flanked by, from left, Sue Barclay, visiting from Michigan, Todd Snelson and wife Susan, Oneonta, Brian Gengenbach, Worcester, and George Macaluso, Fly Creek. The annual event is organized by the Growing Community Committee.

that would better display seasonal arrangements from the Clark Foundation greenhouses, pending McManus’ recommendation.

Whether the look will be concrete or stone-like will also depend on what options McManus suggests, the trustees decided.

Also left for later was how to light it. Falk and Deputy Mayor Ellen Tillapaugh agreed: A top-down fixture “looks like a flying saucer.” Uplighting is a second option and a third, not discussed before, is to light it from surrounding buildings, which will be explored.

“Yes, there will be light by the time we are finished,” said the mayor.

As she had the morning of, Falk told her colleagues that Delaware Engineering crews working on the $1.2 million reconstruction of Pioneer between Church and Lake had intended to working around the existing flagpole.

On digging up to the flagpole, however, they discovered “two banks of communication lines. Rather than threaten everyone’s phone service, it came down in pieces,” Falk said.

Herself a historian and Cooperstown Graduate Program professor, she had fully researched the flagpole’s history in online archives of The Freeman’s Journal, discovering the original wooden version was erected on Oct. 26, 1917.

Cooperstown’s Eric Pierce, who snapped this on the way to work Wednesday, Sept. 20, may have been one of the last people to see this iteration of the flagpole at Pioneer and Main still standing.

In the patriotic fervor that accompanied the nation’s entry into World War I, Father Ralph Birdsall, Christ Episcopal Church rector, had formed a committee and raised funds for the project.

At another period of patriotic ferment – in 1945, in the wake of VJ Day and VE Day, the end of World War II – it was observed the wooden staff had rotted, and a 50-foot-tall steel replacement was put in place that December.

In the 1950s, controversy erupted in The Journal’s letters to the editor: “Traffic light or flagpole,” said Falk.

At issue was “bottlenecking,” presumably traffic backing up, and it was then the “No U-Turn” signs were installed. (Monday night, Hotaling said he already has brand new “No U-Turn” signs in hand, so as not to put old ones on a fresh new structure.)

Otherwise, it remained a landmark for locals giving directions, an untroubled icon until the spring of 2007, when a truck rounding the U-turn click the pole, knocking it down.

Then-Mayor Carol Waller was at the scene, vowed to put up a new one close to immediately, and the standard – 35-feet-tall instead of the 50 – soon rose anew.

That was the one taken down the other day.

Falk bore witness to flagpole’s significance in local life: “It’s interesting, going up in World War I, replaced in World War II. During Desert Storm, it became a place where yellow ribbons were hung. So it really has a long history.”

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Perspectives

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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 2017

EDITORIAL

Are XNG Trucks Safe On ‘Two-Lane, Undivided’ Roads?

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s restated here from time to time, we’re not Communists around here.

With the Constitution Pipeline stymied for now, Boston-based XNG – for “express natural gas” – has identified a profitable niche, the “virtual pipeline,” and is trucking the relatively clean-burning fuel from the fracking fields of Northeastern Pennsylvania to enterprises throughout the region (and elsewhere).

It is also trucking it across Otsego County to its plant outside Little Falls, where gas is being put into the Iroquois Pipeline, which carries it to consumers in the New

York Metropolitan Area.

Nothing the matter with any of that. The demand is there. Natural gas is relatively cheap. There are customers to be served and money to be made.

• There are two local camps on natural gas.

One considers “natural gas” a dirty word. This is a holdover from the anti-fracking wars that came to an end locally five years ago now when test wells – one on Crumhorn Mountain and one each in the towns of Cherry Valley and Springfield – failed to produce enough gas to be tapped profit-

ably, even with fracking.

In most of the nation, natural gas is considered a boon, an opportunity to largely achieve energy independence. This camp argues otherwise: While natural gas dissipates more quickly in the atmosphere than carbon dioxide, leakage at the well-head makes it, in total, more damaging.

The Obama Administration proposed stricter controls at the well-head, but nonetheless favored continued natural-gas development.

• The other camp recognizes a real demand for natural gas in the

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Wreckage of XNG truck after Sept. 5 crash.

county, from XNG or wherever.

Amphenol, the region’s largest manufacturer, needs it to keep providing 600 well paying jobs at Sidney. Oneonta’s major institutions – SUNY and Hartwick, Fox Hospital, even Lutz Feed – have to switch to more expensive fuel oil during cold snaps, and NYSEG doesn’t expect to even start expanding its gas line from Cortland until the next decade.

Meanwhile, while New York State’s blocking the Constitution has survived two court tests, pipeline supporters hope the final decision will end up at FERC, the Please See EDITORIAL, A5

ANNALS OF AMERICANA

America Divided? No, America United – Over Pancakes Editor’s Note: This is for sure, it’s rare to see anyone dropping down on one knee when pancakes are served. Sorry we didn’t notify you in time for National Pancake Day, but – here’s the good news – you can celebrate the fluffy disk that unites our nation any day of the year.

29 percent eat them once every couple of weeks, while 12 percent eat them more than twice a week. Only 34 percent of Americans eat pancakes less than once a month. ►ONE IN FIVE AMERICANS HAVE DECIDED SHORT-STACK OPINIONS 7 percent eat all the pancakes in their short stack separately, while almost twice as many (12 percent) eat them together instead of separately. ►AMERICA’S TOP FIVE FAVORITE PANCAKE TOPPINGS 1: Maple syrup (26 percent) 2: Butter (17 percent) 3: Chocolate chips (12 percent) 4: Strawberries (12 percent) 5: Blueberries (9 percent) To learn more about National Pancake Day, you can visit https://nationaltoday. com/us/national-pancake-day-september26/. While there, you can also read about other fun holidays, including National Drink Beer Day and National Coffee Day. Happy National Pancake Day! ELIZABETH BAGOT Publicist, PR Hacker

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ith National Pancake Day coming up on Sept. 26, I’m writing to suggest a story idea for Hometown Oneonta and The Freeman’s Journal on a survey that proves Americans can’t get enough of the fluffy breakfast treat.

Consider this: One in five Americans eat pancakes every week.

To conduct the NationalToday.com Pancake Day Survey, the researchers at National Today (www.nationaltoday.com) – America’s favorite online destination to commemorate quirky and fun holidays HOMETOWN ONEONTA – asked 1,000 Americans how they like to Jackie Folts’ celebrated the recent 40th anniversary of Jackie’s Restaurant enjoy their pancakes. in Milford over a dish that unifies America. ►ONLY 2 PERCENT OF AMERICANS HATE PANCAKES cent like them, 4 percent dislike them, and 2 ►25 PERCENT OF AMERICANS 60 percent love pancakes, while 34 perpercent hate them.

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“Be Kind” “See the Good” (little painted rocks placed Along the trail – one in the cave) “Like a school,” someone said.

The little girl had jumped in Her leggings wet like seal skin Splash-wading boldly over, with Infant face smiling – And the little tiny boy who Took my hand crossing the water and said “thank you.”

The girl, Anina, pointed to my flute.

“Can I play that? I’m good at that,” She said, and gave a long clear toot – and the little toothless boy with the toy green snake... Fun! That was the most fun I ever had At the waterfall.

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tropical storms – need I go on?

How come insurance companies don’t sell a policy to replace losses directly related to Climate Change? I’ll tell you why. It’s too risky.

Try buying flood insurance if you live on the 100-year floodplain. You can’t because scientists know flooding will eventually occur. It’s virtually guaranteed even though exact timing and intensity remain unknown.

The same applies to earthquakes. Geologists know where they will occur, but not when or how large. People living close to an active fault Please See FLEISHER, A5

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So, why can’t we buy insurance to protect against the many and varied hazards likely to arise if climate scientists are right about changes that lie ahead. You know the issues – rising sea level leading to coastal hazards, extreme weather conditions, extended drought, intense arid region heat, severe hurricanes and

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The breadth and depth of experience they have brought explains the remarkable work they have done in their respective first term, as well as indicates the potential benefits of their presence in the next two years.

Our county is in a sound financial position, but the challenges – and opportunities – in the horizon will require determined and intelligent leadership to preserve and build upon the many blessings that we have.

I encourage you to support them at the ballot box this coming election day.

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To the Editor: I want to highlight two members of the current county Board of Representatives from my current (Town of Otsego) and former (Town of Middlefield) home for your readers’ consideration this November.

Andy Marietta and Dave Bliss have both done tireless, innovative and substantive work on behalf of their constituents and clearly deserve re-election.

Both have impressed me with their balance of creativity and pragmatism as the diverse challenges have required over the past two years.

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When Is She They And His Theirs?

t is with sadness that we note the passing of Jane McMahon who, with her late husband Ed, retired to this area in 1990.

We first encountered Jane when she arrived at the house to interview our late husband, Jerry, about his cane collection. We later got to know Jane through Women’s Club where we worked together on compiling a club cookbook, “A Moment of Grace,” as well as penning a club reader’s theater production entitled “The Women of Cooperstown.”

We also remember so well the many different and interesting books which Jane recommended to be a part of the

Literary Discussion Group’s annual reading list.

To say that we have some very fond memories of Jane is indeed an understatement.

To her family and friends we extend CATHERINE our sympathy.

LAKE • ELLSWORTH Fortunately, we have successfully managed to pay our school taxes before the looming deadline. However, we must admit that we were quite

bemused by the note on the school tax bill that says” “to view/print bill or payment status go to www.taxlookup. net”. Since we had no idea what that meant, we went online and checked it out.

Indeed, one can find one’s tax bill and see how much it is and whether or not it has been paid. In fact, we discovered that with just a name or an address one can see who has and who has not paid their taxes, something which we really do not think we need to know. However, we gather it has something to do with the school having signed up with the same tax software Please See COLUMN, A5

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

200 YEARS AGO

(Excerpts from a speech by Saflecha Barnett, a so-called half breed Creek Indian delivered before a national assembly of chiefs.) “My countrymen, God made us all both red and white Americans, to live on one island. Since the Almighty has said we should live together, why did we join the people who came from beyond the salt water? Why did we join the British? Let us raise our children to the end that God created them. We can live without the Red Coats or their help. Let us then raise our corn and eat it. When God gave us this land, he said we should rest our bones upon it – so he said to all those to whom he gave land. I think there is but one God and that God is just – if we walk strict in this, he will save us in the next world. When white people first came among us the Great Spirit had forbid our mixture – we did mix – and to avoid the pain of separating the husband from his wife, the father from his children, and the brother from his sister, he has continued the course of the mixed blood in our veins. We must remain in this situation, because God is on top of us and directs it to be so. We are all one people.”

October 2, 1817

175 YEARS AGO

Vocal Music – Mr. Frost, a competent Instructor of this Science, we learn intends to spend some three or four months in this place (Cooperstown), thus affording an excellent opportunity for those who desire to become proficient in Vocal Music to perfect themselves in the study, a practical knowledge and taste for which not only adds greatly to personal gratification, but meliorates and refines the condition of society. Where a taste for music is manifest in a community, there will scarcely be found indulgencies embittering social happiness.

September 26, 1842

150 YEARS AGO

The Dentists of the whole United States,

by a combination, have had a lawsuit pending with the Goodyear Estate – they having been sued for using hard rubber in making plates for setting teeth, the use of which has become almost universal. The defendants claimed that they did not infringe the Goodyear patent. In this they have been beaten; Mr. Justice Nelson having just decided the test suit against them.

The International Medical Congress has been investigating tubercular consumption, and a number of experiments have come to the conclusion that it is contagious, and that diseased and healthy persons ought not to sleep in the same bed.

September 27, 1867

horses as they approached Cooperstown. He changed his seat in the automobile for one on horseback and stayed with the men until they went out the next morning. The horses were housed in the big sheep sheds on the Bates farm.

The men were lodged at Otsego Hall and the Otesaga Hotel where at 8 o’clock the entire company was served with a full dinner. A Cooperstown man who attempted to thank Mr. Clark personally for his hospitality to the troops was told, “Oh, that’s all right. I couldn’t help it,” a modest remark which revealed both Mr. Clark’s generosity and his love for horsemen and horses.

September 26, 1917

Wedding Bells – The marriage of Miss Jean Standish Smith, daughter of Chas. W. Smith, Esq., of Brooklyn, to Mr. Robert R. Perkins of New York City, will occur at “Riverbrink,” Cooperstown, the summer home of the bride’s parents on September 29. The Rev. N. Woolsey Wells of Brooklyn, brother-in-law of the bride, will officiate at the ceremony, assisted by Rev. George H. Payson of Rahway, New Jersey, a brother-in-law of the groom. Mr. James A. Lynch of New York is to be the best man, and Miss Bessie Smith, sister of the bride, will be the maid of honor.

The bride is a lady of sterling worth, a native of Cooperstown, where most of her life has been spent, and where she has many friends, whose best heart-wishes for future happiness will accompany her to Fort Washington, New York where her future home will be. Mr. Perkins, a summer visitor in Cooperstown, is a businessman in the great city.

September 29, 1892

The death of Miss Ernestine T. Geddes, secretary of the Cooperstown Chamber of Commerce for 40 years until her retirement last June 1 occurred Wednesday evening at the Mary Imogene Bassett Hospital. Miss Geddes, widely known for many years to local and area residents, as well as thousands of visitors to the village, came here on January 27, 1927 to become Secretary of the Chamber of Commerce. She was born on May 7, 1902, in Mayfield, N.Y., a daughter of the Rev. Daniel and Florence (Taylor) Geddes.

Her father was a Presbyterian minister.

Miss Geddes was a member of The First Presbyterian Church of the village for many years and at one time served as superintendent of the Sunday school.

September 27, 1967

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Troop K of the New York State Police arrived in Cooperstown Friday afternoon, and through the generosity of F. Ambrose Clark, their visit was one they will not soon forget. Mr. Clark met the 54 men and 61

Fighting Grammar Wars COLUMN/From A4 program used by Otsego County.

And while we find the situation to be rather creepy, we have been assured that something similar is available almost all over the country. Thus, we are just falling in line by joining the 21st century.

However, when we had not received our requested tax receipt when we thought we would, we went online to see if we could determine if our check had indeed arrived at CCS. We were somewhat bemused to discover that according to www.taxlookup. net, the school owes us 40 cents even though the receipt, which we received in the mail the same day we checked out the website, indicated a balance of zero.

Needless to say, we are not planning to hold our breath in anticipation of the school sending us 40 cents, no matter what the website says.

• Woodside Hall’s next Community Evening Program will be held tonight, Sept. 28 at 6:30 p.m., when Patricia Spencer will share her beautiful handcrafted dolls. A member of the Doll Artisan Guild, Pat’s artistic creations have won many awards, including the “Millie.” Her creations range from life-like babies to characters from the “Lord of the Rings” and “Harry Potter.”

Following the presentation refreshments will be served.

For more information call, 607-547-0600.

• This past week we read online that a Florida elementary school teacher asked in a letter to the parents of her fifth-grade students to please use gender-neutral pronouns in the classroom.

According to the Tallahassee Democrat, the teacher wrote in her letter: “One thing that you should know about me is that I use gender-neutral terms. My prefix is Mx.

(pronounced ‘Mix’) ... My pronouns are ‘they, them, their’ instead of ‘he, his, she, hers.’ I know it takes some practice for it to feel natural, but students catch on pretty quickly.”

And while we think those who have a desire to use gender-neutral terms are entitled to do so, we do not think it is particularly helpful when suggested genderneutral terms seem to be only plural with no singular choices.

For example, if Mary is jumping rope on the playground and falls and skins her knee, the incident would have to be reported as “Mary fell on the playground jumping rope and skinned their knee.” Did Mary fall into someone on the way down, injuring two people? Or did her tripping on the rope take down the twirlers as well?

The report is ambiguous at best.

Therefore, we think there is a case to be made, when using gender-neutral pronouns, to have a set of singular pronouns as well as plural pronouns. To this end, we suggest “it, its.” Then the playground incident could be reported as “Mary fell on the playground while jumping rope and skinned its knee.”

To us, at least, it seems much clearer in that the report is definite in noting that only one person was injured in the jump-rope incident.

And while it does sound somewhat awkward, and might be offensive to people, we would think that English grammar would seem to be taking less of a hit.

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The latest addition to the Bassett Health Care family was formally introduced to the community Saturday. “The Bassett Clinic is not a private product but a public commitment,” said Dr. William Streck, Bassett Hospital president during his address.

The $35 million, five-level health facility opened August 10 but it was last Saturday that the administration took time to formally honor all those who worked to make the

September 30, 1942 Bassett Clinic a reality.

September 30, 1992

10 YEARS AGO

After one failed effort, and a second that hit a roadblock, the Village of Cooperstown has given up on seeing its first real estate tax assessment through to completion.

Mayor Carol B. Waller recently signed the resolution unanimously approved by the trustees authorizing the Town of Otsego and its appraisers to complete the rolls for both the village and the town. New York State will recognize only town rolls in calculating equalization rates.

September 28, 2007

$250K Grant To Revive Vitality Of Historic Block Editor’s Note: These are excerpted remarks delivered by GOHS President Corinne Bresee Smith on state Sen. Jim Seward’s announcement Thursday, Sept. 21, of a $250,000 state grant to complete renovations of the Oneonta History Center.

ballroom has written its own history. The Masons used it in the 1890s, D&H railroad held its Christmas parties here, and the Knights of Columbus held their meetings here in the 1930s, ‘40s, and ‘50s.

When I go up to the third enator Seward, Thank You for floor now, I like to imagine this remarkably generous grant what it was like then, full to the Greater Oneonta Historiof so many people having a cal Society. You have left me nearly speechless!

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Thanks to this grant, soon Your recognition of the important GOHS President Corinne Bresee Smith that image will again be realrole that GOHS plays in our communi- puts Senator Seward’s $250,000 grant ity. I am excited to be part of ty means so much to our in historic perspective.

OTHER board, to our members writing the next chapter of VOICES and volunteers, and to our will enable us to make great progress our history within these walls and to and will bring us very close to the full be among those who will enjoy this many visitors. You have funding needed to complete the restowonderful space. spearheaded a major investment not ration of historic 183 Main St. Again, Senator Seward, thank you only in GOHS, but also in Oneonta, In its 150-year history, this space for joining us in advancing this very and we are grateful. has been a community landmark in important venture. As a native son of When I became president of the many ways. First as Brown’s HardOneonta, you value our past and are GOHS board, one of my top goals was ware Store, followed by Wilber Bank, invested in the vitality of our future. to restore this historic space back to Laskaris Ice Cream and Candy Shop, We appreciate your longstanding interthe gem it was years ago. Today, I can Jo-Ann Dress Shop, Gallins Jeweler, est in our efforts to make Oneonta’s almost see that future coming to pass. and now the Oneonta History Center. history accessible to all.

This grant, and other generous gifts, Through the years, our third-floor

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EDITORIAL: One Question About XNG Trucks, Are They Safe?

EDITORIAL/From A4 Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, which is more bullish about gas due to recent Trump Administration appointments.

The point is, XNG has some natural opponents and some natural allies in the local public arena.

• Its current challenge is more specific, after a truck returning from the Little Falls plant flipped off Route 205 in the Town of Hartwick on Sept. 5, raising the logical question: Are the gas-bearing trucks safe?

Bill Huston, an activist from Northeast Pennsylvania, says this is the third crash involving an XNG truck.

Regardless, an XNG spokesman pointed out the company has made 22,000 deliveries in the past five years “without incident.”

XNG said the accident “is still under investigation.” But county Sheriff Richard J. Devlin Jr. said his is done: The truck’s tires went off the pavement onto a soft shoulder while the driver was reaching into a cooler, and he was unable to right the vehicle. Devlin called the cause “operator error,” but insufficient to warrant a charge.

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To Nicole Dillingham, Otsego 2000 president, this supports her argument that the trucks should not be allowed on “two-lane undivided” roads that, she notes, also carry school buses. She renewed her call that the XNG trucks stick to I-88 and the state Thruway to and from Little Falls. Until that’s decided, the state – Governor Cuomo, perhaps – should declare a moratorium, barring trucks from Route-205like roads.

Meanwhile, county Planning Director Karen Sullivan is exploring options. She’s discovered a federal web site, https://nccdb.fmcsa.dot.gov/ NCCDB/Help.aspx, where concerned citizens can file complaints. She is also in contact with the state DOT about setting up checkpoints to ensure all safety equipment is working and loads meet weight requirements.

Finally, the Canadarago Lake Improvement Association and Richfield Springs Area Chamber of Commerce have invited XNG and the state DOT to an informational meeting at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 5, at the Richfield Springs Community Center, Ann Street, for concerned people to get their questions answered.

• For its part, XNG conducted a training session for local emergency personnel in early August, which county EMS Director Art Klinger said allowed Fly Creek firefighters to approach the wreck with some confidence. XNG was alerted and its emergency response team quickly arrived.

The air was monitored. Tow-trucks arrived and removed the wreckage.

In answering a list of questions by e-mail, XNG Vice President Matt Smith said the company “strictly complies” with all regulations, and “we have one of the strongest safety records in our industry.”

All of this suggests nobody – except the driver, maybe – did anything wrong here. The question is whether natural-gas bearing trucks – dozens a day, perhaps many dozens – can safely ply Otsego County roads, even if no gas ever escapes.

Some folks are anti-gas; some folks are pro-gas. This is a much narrower question. There is a prudent level of concern, from the EMS office to XNG headquarters, and that suggests any final answer will be decided on the facts. And that is as it should be.

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With Flagpole Gone, A Question: Do We Need It At All? To the Editor: I’m going to say this bluntly, because it’s the only way I know: I like Main Street Cooperstown without the flagpole in the middle of the intersection at Pioneer Street. The openness of the intersection is welcoming and, more importantly, much safer.

The flagpole, regardless of its tradition, its beauty as a landmark and its role as a beacon within the village, has always been, and continues to be, a traffic nuisance at best, and a dangerous obstacle at worst,

most especially in the height of the tourist season.

Sure, we residents don’t really notice it or have any issue with it as we drive by and around it. But for tourists it’s confusing, and it causes major traffic congestion in the direct center of town during the busy summer and fall seasons.

Of course, we all love the flagpole and, most important, the flag that it flies. But safety and traffic congestion are also critically important HOMETOWN ONEONTA & The Freeman’s Journal for downtown Cooperstown, Removal of the flagpole from Cooperstown’s especially considering the Pioneer and Main intersection creates a clear line amount of pedestrian traffic. of sight through the village’s downtown.

So perhaps the village could consider putting a taller flagpole (like the original one before it was “chopped down” by a delivery truck) in the center of Pioneer Park.

It seems like the perfect place – in the center of town in the signature downtown park, and out of the middle of the street.

Or, if residents and trustees insist upon having a flagpole in the middle of Main Street for whatever reason, then how about moving it to the intersection of Main and Fair streets?

That’s in front of Village Hall, the village offices and the library, and the entrance to Cooper Park – it seems this would be a picturesque setting for our beloved flagpole and would be much less of a burden upon the traffic woes that plague downtown Cooperstown in the summer.

Regardless of the outcome, I look forward to riding straight through the intersection of Main and Pioneer for as long as it lasts.

RANDY SMITH Cooperstown

Private Entities Held To Highest Degree Of Compliance. But County Gets Pass To the Editor: When the unannounced closing of the Northern Transfer Station finally became known just a few days before the shut-down, the first thing our town supervisor and the mayor of Cooperstown did was to send a letter to the editor of our local papers defending how our local county representative handled the issue.

The next thing they did was ... well, nothing.

Meanwhile, at the same time, I sent a personal request to the county requesting information under the Freedom of Information Law (FOIL) regarding this project.

I brought this to the attention of my fellow Otsego Town Board members at our August meeting, and nothing more was discussed.

I received a letter from the county shortly after I sent my request, stating there were 620 pages of documents related to the project.

620 pages!

I presented this information to our town board at our latest meeting on Sept. 13. My concerns here are numerous.

First, if there are 620 pages of documents regarding this project, how did anyone on the county Board of Representatives not know about it?

Risk-Assessing Professions Believe In Climate Change FLEISHER/From A4 can’t buy insurance to offset damages produced by an earthquake.

This is based on information provided by scientists.

Scientists have clearly demonstrated that sea level will continue to rise as glaciers rapidly melt. It doesn’t take a scientist to see the cause and effect here.

The take-away message is this: Insurance companies avoid high-risk events based on scientific information.

Insuring against climate change is too risky for the insurance company.

Well then, why are we as a nation ignoring the science behind climate change? We

should either eliminate human activity that accelerates climate change or require insurance companies to sell climate change insurance.

P. JAY FLEISHER Glacial geologist Oneonta

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Second, I do not believe that the county performed the state Environmental Quality Review (SEQR) properly. If they had, both the Town of Otsego and the Village of Cooperstown should have been notified as “interested parties,” as well as the state DEC. It would also have been prudent for them to notify the state DOT and perhaps even the OCCA and the Biological Field Station.

The county would have also had to declare itself as “lead agency.”

The goal of this is “coordinated review,” which allows various agencies the opportunity to comment on the project.

In the past, the Town of Otsego, the Village of Cooperstown, OCCA, and others have held private property owners to the highest degree of compliance. In this case, they have given a free pass to the county.

Furthermore, where are the local newspapers and other media on this? Have there been any follow-up reports on the progress of the project? Any pictures? Did anyone investigate how this project proceeded “under the radar” for so long? All we know is that we cannot dispose of our trash and recyclables locally.

This landfill was opened some

time in the 1970s. What was allowed to be dumped then is a lot different than what is allowed to be dumped now. I would think that our local governments and our local environmental organizations would expect “full disclosure” on a project like this prior to its commencement.

As we approach our local elections this November, we should consider how our local representatives are looking out for their constituents before they look out for each other.

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Lizzie’s Family Feel Relief, No Sense Of Celebration, At Guilty Verdict FAMILY/From A1 Elizabeth Welsh Callahan’s murderer, Casey Callahan, was finally found guilty Friday, Sept. 15, in Otsego County Court, and her family is finally putting the past behind them. “It doesn’t bring Lizzie back, but it does give us some sense of relief that finally justice has been done,� said Gary Wickham, Elizabeth’s brother-in-law, during an interview in recent days at the family’s Goodyear Lake neighborhood. Family members agreed that while they were glad Callahan was found guilty, a sense of relief and closure prevailed in place of any sense of celebration. “After the verdict, I was just so still inside,� stated Lizzie’s sister, Dolores Lawton. “I was racing before, and then all of a sudden, I was just so still and exhausted. I didn’t feel like celebrating.�

The family always kept in touch with investigators, and were persistent in not letting the case go cold. Every once in a while, new evidence would surface and the Welsh clan would make sure that investigators knew about it. “We always stayed in touch with Terry Shultz,� the state police investigator in charge of the case after 2002, said Wickham. “We didn’t talk all the time, but I’d say we talked at least once a year about it.� Shultz was called to the

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Lizzie Welsh’s family members reflect on the conviction of her husband on a murder county 17 years after she died. From left are Jim Welsh, Gary Wickham, Marie Valentine, Delores Lawton, Conner Callahan and Patrick Welsh.

stand to testify against Callahan at the recent trial.

Marie Valentine and Patrick Welsh both testified against Callahan, which they described as “the hardest things I’ve ever done,�

according to Valentine. Patrick discussed his testimony: that Callahan, four months before his wife’s death, talked about how he could kill someone with a truck. “It was a strange conversation,�

Elizabeth’s brother said. “It consumed me for about a year. I lost work because we were doing everything to get the case opened.�

Lizzie’s siblings remember her as a gentle, sweet, kindhearted

person who loved her family, her religion, and most importantly, her son Conner. “She had a beautiful simple smile that would light up the room,� said sister Marie. “She saw the good in everybody.�

The family remembered that one of Lizzie’s favorite things was having all the nieces and nephews over together. “She was very child like. Just a big kid herself,� said Lawton.

Conner, 15 months old at the time of his mother’s death, feels that his father’s murder charges were “long overdue ‌ He manipulated me when I was younger into doing things that I didn’t want to do‌ He’s just a bad person and he belongs in jail.â€?

Conner recalled upon how he was not allowed to refer to his Aunt Marie as his mother, despite the fact that she had raised him since his mother’s death. “That tore me apart,� Conner explained.

Before he knew what happened to his mother, Conner looked up to his father like any child would. “I hate to say it, but he was a role model to me,� said the son. Conner did not attend any part of the trial.

The final step in the Welsh family saga comes Oct. 30, when Callahan, charged with seconddegree murder, could face life in prison.

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are due this fall. open as The four will bring the numrecruitment efber of primary care doctors at forts fell short. the clinic to 14; five are part“The needs time. “On average, a doctor have been can see 20 patients a day,� said there for a few Dr. Steven Heneghan, chief years, but here, clinical officer. like across the Other than the emergency country, there Audiology room, the Bassett Clinic is the is a great shortDr. Heneghan age of primary entry point to medical care, appointments so the ability to handle 80 care doctors.� available. more patients a week should But with the additions of certainly ease any delays.

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She was active with the Family Health Challenge, which brought medical personnel into schools to talk to children about adopting healthier habits for themselves and their families. “I like teaching and I like kids,� she said. “Medicine is not just about going to the hospital, and I really enjoyed going into the schools.�

But when the opportunity came to move to Cooperstown, she and her husband Jamie jumped at the chance. “New York City is not a place to raise a family,� she said. “Here there are mountains and trees, you come to the hospital and people are lovely and kind.�

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“My mom showed me an article about an 11-year-old girl in New York City who died of starvation,” she said. “It made me so annoyed and sad that someone would let that happen to a kid.”

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Oneonta’s Stash Rusin, (aka The Flash) dressed as a hero to honor a hero as part of the 2016 Pit Run, held again this Sunday, Oct. 1 to honor the legacy of fallen Trooper Ricky “Pit” Parisian.

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t’s a day at the races as the 24th annual Pit Run charges through Oneonta to honor and raise funds for the Ricky J. Parisian Scholarship Foundation. A walk, a kid’s race, a 5 and 10K opens registration at 8:30 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 1 in Neahwa Park. But there’s plenty of fun to be had throughout alumni weekend, including The Wall of Distinction and Athletic Hall of Fame ceremony at 10 a.m. Saturday, Sept 30 at the Belden Auditorium, and, of course, the Homecoming Game at 1:30 p.m. against Dryden. For full schedule, go to www.oneontahighalumni.org BEER AND BIKES: Ride in the 6th annual Drops to Hops race. Features 2 races. The “A” race for experienced racers, the “B” race is for the general public.

Party at the finish line. Registration 8:309:30 a.m. Race starts at 10 a.m. Saturday, September 30. Brewery Ommegang, Cooperstown.

CLASSIC THEATER: The American Shakespeare company performs “The Taming of the Shrew” with Shakespearean stage conditions including universal lighting, minimal props, and live music.

Tickets, $10 general admission. 7 p.m.

Sunday, October 1, Slade Theater, Yager Hall, Hartwick College, Oneonta.

SING FOR THE VOTE:The League of Women Voters host a musical program to celebrate the centennial of women’s vote in New York State. Clare Wettermann will share her song about Elizabeth Cady Stanton, and the audience will have a chance to sing along to popular period tunes. 4 p.m. Sunday, October 1, First Presbyterian Church, 25 Church St., Cooperstown.

ROCK CONCERT: The Nate Gross Band performs with special guest Mike Herman. 8 p.m. Friday, September 29, The Foothills Performing Arts Center, Oneonta.

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INFORMATION SESSION – 8:30-10 a.m. Learn about impacts of the opioid crisis in workplaces, employers legal responsibilities. Cost, $15.

Includes continental breakfast. Foothills Performing Arts Center, Oneonta. Call 607432-4500.

RUMMAGE SALE – 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Find clothing, kitchenware, jewelry, toys, books, more. Something for everyone. First Presbyterian Church, 25 Church St., Cooperstown.

MEDITATION – 11 a.m.Noon. Join 11th step meditation group at FORDO. The Turning Point, 22 Elm St., Oneonta. Call 607-267-4435.

YOGA – 4-5:30 p.m. Practice Flow Yoga with instructor Katie Lishansky. All skill levels welcome. Cost, $10/class.

The Turning Point, 22 Elm St., Oneonta. Call 607-267-4435 or e-mail kyle@friendsofrecoverydo.org ART RECEPTION – 5-7 p.m. Opening exhibits “The Wednesday Painters... Past & Present,” “Break out of The Box” an invitational miniature challenge, “Autumn Harvest” a retrospective in watercolors, monotypes by Betty Kratzenstein. The Cooperstown Art Association.

AWARDS DINNER – 6-9 p.m. Celebrate another year

THURSDAY-FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 28-29, 2017 of supporting the local recovery community with LEAF, FORDO. Reservation required, cost $15. Holiday Inn, 5206 NY-23, Southside Oneonta.

Call 607-267-4435.

MOVIE SCREENING – 6:309 p.m. Showing “Spiderman: Homecoming.” Tickets, $3.

The Red Dragon Theater, SUNY Oneonta.

FAMILY FLOAT NIGHT – 6:45-8:30 p.m. Enjoy floats, spend evening in the pool with your family. Admission, $5 public, $18, family.

Oneonta YMCA, 20-26 Ford Ave., Oneonta.

COOPER DOCUMENTARY – 7 p.m. Screening of “Stories of the Susquehanna: James and Susan Fenimore Cooper and Conservation at the Headwaters,” examines environmental literary contributions of the Coopers.

Cooperstown Graduate Program, 5838 St. Rt. 80, Cooperstown. Call 607-5478881.

FIESTA NIGHT – 7-9 p.m.

Evening of music, food sampling. John Christopher’s Café, Yager Hall, Hartwick College, Oneonta. Call 607431-4031.

CONCERT – 7 p.m. The Nate Gross Band performs with special guest Mike Herman. Show starts 8 p.m.

Includes cash bar for ages 21+. Admission $5. The Foothills Performing Arts Center, Oneonta.

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MOVIE SCREENING – 911:30 p.m. Showing “Spiderman: Homecoming.” Tickets, $3. The Red Dragon Theater, SUNY Oneonta.

Saturday September 30

COOPERSTOWN FARMERS MARKET – 9 a.m.-2 p.m. 101 Main St., in Pioneer Alley, Cooperstown.

ONEONTA FARMERS MARKET – 9 a.m.-1 p.m. 2 Dietz St., Oneonta.

BAG SALE – 9-11 a.m. Find clothing, kitchenware, jewelry, toys, books, more. Something for everyone. First Presbyterian Church, 25 Church St., Cooperstown.

HOPS RACE – 10 a.m.

Drops to Hops Race. Register 8:30-9:30, cost $55. Brewery

Ommegang, Cooperstown.

Call 607-547-2800 GARDENING LUNCHEON – 10 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Symposium, Luncheon with Kerry Annh Mendez and Margaret Roach on “Color in the YearRound Northeast Garden.”

Cost, $70/person. The Otesaga, Cooperstown. Call 607-547-2536 ext. 0.

MAMMOVAN – 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Get screening, exams from Bassets mobile cancer screening coach. By appointment only. Fly Creek Cider Mill, 288 Goose St., Fly Creek.

Call 607-547-9692.

FIBRE WEEKEND – 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Learn about fibers. Features everything from utilitarian to decorative.

Include hands on workshop, exhibits, demonstrations,

• World War 1 Display • Events • Bake sale by TMHA • Chili, Hot Dogs, Hamburgers

Middlefield District #1 Schoolhouse • Cty Route 35, Just off Route 166

game. OHS V. Dryden. Homecoming Coronation at halftime. Oneonta High School, 31 Center St., Oneonta. Call 607-433-8200.

WRITERS GROUP – 1:303:30 p.m. Join writers to hone your craft. Hosted by published author Jennifer Donohue. Registration preferred.

Huntington Memorial Library, 62 Chestnut St., Oneonta.

Call 607-432-1980.

MOVIE CLUB – 4-7 p.m.

Join friends at FORDO for movie night. The Turning Point, 22 Elm St., Oneonta.

Call 607-267-4435.

PASTA DINNER – 4:30-8 p.m. All you can eat; includes pasta, sauce, meatballs, salad, bread, desert. Open to the public, $8/adult, $5/children 6-12. Oneonta Boys & Girls Club, 70 River St., Oneonta.

ART RECEPTION – 5-7 p.m. Opening the exhibit “Artistic Reflections: Interior & Exterior.” The Cherry Branch Gallery, 25 Main St., Cherry Valley. Call 607-264-9530.

MOVIE SCREENING – 6:309 p.m. Showing “Spiderman: Homecoming.” See Friday Listings.

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The Museum and Gift Shop will be open to explore, stocking a wide variety of books on local history and interest.

• Historical Displays • Children’s Activities • Pumpkin Painting • Flea Market

more. The Farmers Museum, Cooperstown.

PING PONG – 1-2:30 p.m.

Play Ping Pong with friends.

Prizes go to top 3 finishers.

Free. The Turning Point, 22 Elm St., Oneonta. Call 607267-4435 or e-mail kyle@ friendsofrecoverydo.org ARTIST TALK – 1 p.m.

Artist Maureen O’Leary discusses her exhibit. She is a painter, photographer who creates work about nature, ordinariness, daydreams. The Earlville Opera House, 18 East Main St., Earlville. Call 315-691-3550.

FORESTRY WORKSHOP – 1-4 p.m. Learn about forest ecosystems of Otsego County, visit Fetterley Forest with local forester Rod Jones, learn importance of good stewardship. Mohican Farm, 7195 St Rt. 80, Cooperstown. Call 607-547-4488.

ATHLETIC CLUB – 1-4 p.m.

Headed by Aaron Macken.

Activities include running, hiking, biking, weight training, more. The Turning Point, 22 Elm St., Oneonta. Call 607267-4435 or e-mail kyle@ friendsofrecoverydo.org HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL – 1:30 p.m. Homecoming

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ith state Sen. Jim Seward’s obtaining a $250,000 grant for the Oneonta History Center, only $80,000 must still be raised to complete the anchor at Dietz and Main, much through the following opportunities for donors to name buildings for loved ones. ►Ballroom: $75,000 When restored, the third-floor ballroom, untouched for more than sixty years, will be the showcase for the completed History Center, a much-needed venue for both GOHS and community events. ►Exhibition Area: $50,000 Since the History Center opened in 2005, the first-floor exhibition area has been the site of dozens of exhibitions on Oneonta’s history. With completion of the upper floors, there will be more space for permanent and temporary exhibitions and displays on the ground floor. ►Gallery: $25,000 The third floor includes space behind the ballroom which will be devoted to long-term display of items related to Oneonta’s past.

Artifacts from the GOHS collections for display could include Wes Coddington’s model train layout of the rail yards,

Sherman Fairchild’s childhood pedal car, Stevens’ workbench from the late 19th century, a Clarodyne radio, and a portrait gallery. ►Large Arts & Artifacts Collection Room: $10,000 ►Large Archives Collection Room: $10,000 ►Small Art & Artifacts Collection Room: $5,000 The collection storage rooms on the second floor will provide storage space for GOHS’ collections, the basis of how we pass on the story of Oneonta’s history.

There are two large collection rooms, one devoted to archives and the other to arts and artifacts.

Of the three small collection rooms, the art and artifacts room remains available for naming. The library and archival rooms have been named by donors.

Naming opportunities to other areas of the History Center will be considered upon request.

For details on these and other ways to help the GOHS reach the final goal, call Brzozowski at (607) 432-0960, or email him at director@oneontahistory.org

Seward $250k Grant Takes GOHS Into Final Stretch Of Renovations HISTORY/From B1 Three years later, he was on the board, rising to president, then stepping aside to become executive director.

One “innovator” was Collis Huntington, who went west and became one of California’s “Big Four,” the tycoons that built the Central Pacific Railroad that linked the nation at Promontory Point, Utah, in 1869. His nephew, Henry, expanded his uncle’s empire.

Another was Carleton Watkins, the photographer who first discovered what today are the United States’ greatest National Parks, and whose images spread the excitement nationwide.

And the Bundy brothers, whose International Time Clock Co. expanded to Binghamton and became IBM, creating 33 Oneonta millionaires.

And George Fairchild, the

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And his son, Sherman, who created the aerial photography that allowed the

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U.S. and its allies to monitor German troop movements on World War I Western Front. He went on to found 70 companies, including massive Fairchild Aviation.

“That appealed to me,” said Brzozowski, who first learned his love of localness growing up in Antrim, N.H., and honed it by participating in Historic Milwaukee Inc. while an administrator at Marquette.

“In this transient society, there are a lot of reasons why people want to develop a sense of place,” he said in an interview at the Oneonta History Center, 183 Main St., among the offerings of the latest exhibit, “Oneonta’s Neighborhood Markets.”

He added, more practically, local history “is also a tool of economic development.”

Both of those aspirations received a boost Thursday, Sept. 21, when state Sen. Jim Seward, R-Milford, delivered a $250,000 grant at a packed ceremony in the be-tiled former Laskaris’ Candy store, now the History Center.

The money, from the state Dormitory Authority, will largely complete the second floor for a research library and storage of the collections in a temperature- and humidity-controlled environment. And, on the third floor, the renovation of the former ballroom into exhibition and space for meetings, lectures and socializing.

“When I go up to the third floor now,” GOHS President Corinne Bresee Smith said in her remarks when the senator announced the award. “I like to imagine what it was like then, full of so many people having a wonderful time.”

In his comments, Seward envisioned “a showcase for the city’s past and a key component of the downtown revitalization taking place in Oneonta.”

In presenting the senator with a baseball-themed statuette, board member Bill Pietraface thanked Seward for “hitting a 250-grand slam.”

Interviewed two days later, Brzozowski estimated the GOHS has raised $750,000 to upgrade what was originally the Bissell Block, Oneonta’s first brick downtown building, since Grace Smith assumed the group’s presidency in 1999 and Sally Mullens inspired the organization to buy the building in 2001.

The Seward grant will allow the GOHS to largely complete its vision, but a final $80,000 must now be raised to finish it.

The society has 300 memberships – 500 members, when family memberships are taken into account – which generate about $3,000 a year, Brzozowski said. He also plans to redouble annual efforts for support from local foundations.

The membership committee is also promoting fiveyear memberships as a way to bring in cash that will be much needed over the next several months.

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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 2017

HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO Saturday September 30

DRAG SHOW – 8-11 p.m.

“The Heels Have Eyes,” Oneonta’s first ever drag show. Benefit for 2018 PrideFest. Cost $3. Unitarian Universalist Society of Oneonta, 12 Ford Ave., Oneonta. Call 607-432-3491.

MOVIE SCREENING – 911:30 p.m. Showing “Spiderman: Homecoming.” See Friday Listings.

Sunday October 1

PANCAKE BREAKFAST – 8 a.m.-Noon. All you can eat breakfast; pancakes, eggs, home-fries, sausage, applesauce, more. Fly Creek Area Historical Society, Fly Creek Grange, 208 Cemetery Rd., Fly Creek.

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5 p.m. Otsego county residents are invited to the Baseball Hall of Fame, The Farmers Museum, The Fenimore Art Museum to celebrate a memorable 2017 season.

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Call 607-547-0287 or e-mail jshesta@baseballhall.org MAMMOVAN – 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Get screening, exams from Bassets mobile cancer screening coach. By appointment only. Fly Creek Cider Mill, 288 Goose St., Fly Creek. Call 607-547-9692.

FALL FESTIVAL – 10 a.m.3 p.m. Community Festival features crafts, seasonal products, historical displays, children’s activities, ghost stories, Women’s suffrage, Pumpkin Painting, more. District #1 Schoolhouse, Co. Rt. 35, Middlefield.

PIT RUN – 10:25 a.m. Participate in the most challenging 10K course in our area with runners from across NYS. Try the 5K, or the 2-Mile stroll if you prefer shorter distances.

After, enjoy a BBQ picnic, games, activities, live music. Fee, $30. Neahwa Park, Oneonta. Call 607-432-8068 or visit http://www.pitrun.org/ BARN TOUR – 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Explore the architecture of working dairy farms, horse stables, barns that have been preserved and re-purposed.

Rain or Shine. Pre-register for directions to the first barn.

Benefit for the West Kortright Center. Price, $16. Call 607278-5454.

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DON’T FORGET ‘THE PIONEERS’

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ith Pioneer Street torn up for the next 90 days, don’t forget “The Pioneers,” the merchants, businesspeople and professionals between Church and Lake streets who have been faithfully serving the greater Cooperstown community, in many cases, for decades. During the reconstruction of the street, The Freeman’s Journal will be publishing weekly feature articles in the newspaper, and archiving them on www.AllOTSEGO.com, to help our fellow businesspeople over this temporary hurdle.

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►CHURCH TO MAIN, east side #63, TEMPLETON HALL, catering, 547-8877 #59, HUGHSON & BENSON ASSOCIATES, insurance, 5479319 #55 THE SMITHY, art gallery, 547-8671 #51 STONEHOUSE TOYS OF FAME, 547-2828 #49 COOLEYS STONEHOUSE TAVERN, food & beverage, 5441311 #45 COOPERSTOWN WINE & SPIRITS, 547-8100 #43 DEPOT DELI, sandwiches, 547-7130 #43 FIREHOUSE MARKET, takeout lunches, 547-5014 ►CHURCH TO MAIN, west side #62, NBT BANK, 547-9971 #52, COOPERTOWN WORLD VILLAGE, handmade, fair-trade arts, crafts, 518) 366-3400 #48 SHERMAN’S TAVERN, 547-2868 #46 SLICES PIZZERIA, 544-1075 ►MAIN TO LAKE, east side #31 STAGECOACH COFFEE, coffee & sandwiches, 547-6229 #31 LEATHERSTOCKING GROUP, mortgages, refinancing, 547-5007 #29 ASHLEY CONNOR REALTY, 547-4045 #29 STATE FARM, insurance, 547-2886 #29 CARUSO ORTHODONTICS, 547-2121 #29 ATTORNEY ROBERT POULSON, 547-1195 #29 DENICOLA DESIGN, 547-2191 #29 CASALE PUBLIC AFFAIRS, 547-5290 ►MAIN TO LAKE, west side #34 TUNNICLIFF INN/THE PIT, food & lodging, 547-9661 #28 TILLAPAUGH FUNERAL SERVICE, 547-2571 IF WE MISSED Y0UR BUSINESS, CALL LARISSA AT 5476103 TO BE ADDED TO LIST.

Stagecoach Leads Coffee Trends PIONEERS/From A1 At Stagecoach Coffee – one of “The Pioneers,” businesses hindered by the three-month reconstruction of Pioneer Street – Matt and Chris Grady were cold-brewing five years ago.

“A couple times a week, we’d have people come in and ask if our iced coffee was made with cold brew,” said Chris. “I didn’t know what that was, so the customer explained how to make it.”

He experimented with a few different recipes before he found the perfect one. “I ran into the office with cups for everyone and said, ‘Try this’!” he recounted. “Everyone loved it, and now we only make our iced coffee with cold brew.”

Matt and Chris – now joined by sister Rachel Torrance – are the second generation to operate the coffee house, opened in 1993 by mom Robin and stepfather Rod Torrance.

They represent the third generation in the food business.

Their father, Kevin, founded the Peppermill was also in the food service industry, then ran the Doubleday Café until recently. Grandfather Bill ran the Cabin Drive-In and Hickory Grove.

“When we first opened, a small latte was $1,” said Chris.

“Starbucks hadn’t made it to the East Coast yet, but Rod was in marketing, and after traveling out west, his vision was to put together a coffee shop and roastery in Cooperstown.”

In high school, the brothers worked behind the counter. “I made a killer veggie Panini,” said Matt. “That was 10 years before they were the cool new thing.”

And although they both moved away – Matt to Arizona for culinary arts, Chris to Boston to get a degree in pharmacological research – they both soon felt the pull of home. “I talked with mom and Rod and we worked out a deal,” said Chris. “I worked at our Albany store for the first six months, helping stabilize that.

A Starbucks had just opened across the street, so it was a lot of damage control.”

His stepdad asked Matt to come back six months later, and he was quick to say yes. “It occurred to me that Rod and mom had been doing it long enough and they were probably both ready for retirement,” he said.

And since then, they’ve grown the Stagecoach brand, increasing their food offerings – much of it made with locally sourced dairy and produce – and even adding some of their coffee to the malt to make “Joemegang” beer at Brewery Ommegang.

The secret, they said, was that they were both roasters, making every cup of coffee they serve fresher than anything you might get at a chain competitor. “I don’t roast more than what I need for 10 days at the most,” he said. “It translates into the cup.”

But more than that, it’s about listening to their customers. “One person might ask for something – almond milk, gluten-free bread – but they’re speaking for a larger group that wants those items,” said Matt. “If we can keep those on hand, we know that customer is happy, that they’re not settling for something they don’t really want.”

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Notice of Formation of Little Yogis, LLC. Arts of Org filed with NY Sec of State (SSNY) on 9/19/2017.

Office: Otsego County.

United States Corporation Agents designated as agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. United States Corporation Agents shall mail copy of process to the LLC, 644 Glimmerglen Road, Cooperstown, NY 13326.

Purpose: Any and all legal activities.

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Notice of Formation of G & R PROPERTY SERVICES LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 09/01/2017.

Office loc: Otsego County.

SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: Jeffrey A. Robinson, 520 Gifford Hill Rd, Oneonta, NY 13820.

Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose.

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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 creating an exception to the residency requirement for Director of Probation II for Otsego County.

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, October 4, 2017 at 9:45 a.m. at which time all persons interested will be heard. The location of the public hearing is accessible to persons with 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: September 28, 2017 Carol D. McGovern Clerk of the Board of Representatives Otsego County, New York 1LegalSept.28 Legal nOtice

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Cooperstown Reservations LLC. Arts of Org. filed with the Secretary of State on 9/15/2017.

Principal Business and Office Location: 313 Brunner Road, Cooperstown, Otsego County, NY 13326. The Secretary of State is designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

The Secretary of State shall mail process to 313 Brunner Road, Cooperstown, NY 13326.

Purpose: any lawful activity.

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TOWN OF ONEONTA REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS PLEASE TAKE NOTICE, Invitations to submit a proposal will be received by the Town of Oneonta to replace a natural gas boiler at the Town Hall, 3966 St. Hwy. 23, West Oneonta, NY. Bid specifications can be picked up at the Town Hall, 3966 St. Hwy. 23, West Oneonta, NY during the hours of 8:30am3:00pm. Proposals are subject to prevailing wage rates as established under the NYS Dept. of Labor.

Bids will be received until Oct. 10, 2017 at 3pm.

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TOWN OF ONEONTA REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS PLEASE TAKE NOTICE, Invitations to submit a proposal will be received by the Town of Oneonta for work to demolish two accessory structures and clean up junk and debris over the bank and around the property at 133 Southside Drive, Oneonta, NY (tax map #300.14-120.00). Bid specifications can be picked up at the Town Hall, 3966 St. Hwy. 23, West Oneonta, NY during the hours of 8:30am-3:00pm.

Proposals are subject to prevailing wage rates as established under the NYS Dept. of Labor.

Bids will be received until Oct. 10, 2017 at 3pm.

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TOWN OF ONEONTA REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS PLEASE TAKE NOTICE, Invitations to submit a proposal will be received by the Town of Oneonta to remove existing shingles, repair or replace the existing roof bed and replace the roof at the Town Hall, 3966 St. Hwy. 23, West Oneonta, NY. Bid specifications can be picked up at the Town Hall, 3966 St. Hwy. 23, West Oneonta, NY during the

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hours of 8:30am3:00pm. Proposals are subject to prevailing wage rates as established under the NYS Dept. of Labor.

Bids will be received until Oct. 10, 2017 at 3pm.

against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to: 85 Chestnut Street, Cooperstown, NY 13326 Purpose: Any lawful purpose.

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NOTICE OF FORMATION OF Stack-Page Properties, LLC Arts. of Org. filed with Sec’y. of State of N.Y. (SSNY) on July 26, 2016. Office location: Otsego County.

SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, 65 Elm Street, Cooperstown, New York 13326.

Purpose: any lawful activity.

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Notice of formation of Limited Liability Company, (LLC) Name:

Notice of formation of WESTLUND, LLC. Articles of organization were filed with the NY Secretary of State on September 5, 2017.

The office of the LLC is to be located in Otsego County. The Secretary of State has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

The Secretary of State shall mail a copy of any process against the LLC served upon him/her to: The LLC, 202 East Street, Oneonta, NY 13820.

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

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Notice of formation of

Holligreen, LLC

DIAMOND’S EDGE SPORTS FACILITY, LLC.

Articles of Organization filed with Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 09/07/17.

Office Location: Otsego County.

SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process

Art. Of Org. filed with the Sect’y of State of NY (SSNY) on 08/01/16.

Office in Otsego County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be

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served. SSNY shall mail process to the LLC, 378 Winney Hill Rd Oneonta, NY, 13820.

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Notice of Formation of JEFF WILCOX CONTRACTING, LLC Articles of Org. files NY Sec. of State (SSNY) 06/08/2017.

Office in Otsego Co. SSNY designated Agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to JEFF WILCOX 136 Tuscan Road, Apt A, Worcester, NY 12197 Purpose: Any Lawful purpose.

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NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LONGVIEW FARM & EVENT CENTER LLC, a domestic Limited Liability Company (LLC) Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State on August 23, 2017.

The office location within New York is in Otsego County. The Secretary of State is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served.

The Secretary of State shall mail a copy of any process against the LLC served upon him/her to c/o THE LLC, 397 Martin Road, New Berlin, New York 13411. Purpose: to engage in any lawful act or activity.

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NOTICE OF FORMATION OF JOHN & JEN’S DREAM LLC Arts. of Org. filed with the Sec’y of State of NY (SSNY) on 08/24/2017.

Office Location: Otsego County.

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

SSNY shall mail process to: 55 Maple Street, Oneonta, New York 13820.

Purpose: Any lawful activity.

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of process to the LLC at 57 Maple Avenue Unadilla NY 13849.

Purpose: for any lawful purpose.

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Notice of Formation of Hulse Hill Farm Bed & Breakfast, LLC Articles of Org. filed NY Sec. of State (SSNY) 08/17/2017.

Office in Otsego Co. SSNY designated Agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to the LLC, P.O. Box 190, Fly Creek, NY 13337.

Purpose: Any Lawful purpose.

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NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY

Arts. of Org. filed with Secretary of State of NY (SSNY) on 8/3/17. Office location: Otsego County. SSNY is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail process to the LLC at: 53 Chestnut St, Cooperstown, NY 13326.

Purpose: any lawful act or activity.

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NAME: J&S ProTek Restorations, LLC Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 7/25/2017.

Office Location: Otsego County.

SSNY has been designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy

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THURSDAY-FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 28-29, 2017

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In Cherry Valley, It’s Kaylie To The Rescue HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO KAYLIE/From B1 as many as 40 students every year.

The sixth-grader started raising money for the project by redeeming bottles and cans collected from friends and neighbors for a nickel each. On her first trip, she raised $62 worth, which bought peanut butter and jelly, ravioli and mac and cheese. “All the good stuff,” she said.

“We go wherever there’s a sale,” said her mother, Erin.

“Price Chopper, WalMart, Aldi’s. Some of them have even donated food.”

And true to the title, Kailey even throws a few snacks in there as a treat.

“I really like buying fruit snacks,” she said. “They’re my favorite.”

The can drives weren’t

enough to satisfy her desire to give back to her community. On Sept. 9, she partnered with Belvedere Lake, the Town of Roseboom resort, to host “Camping for Cans,” featuring music by local bands, a 50/50 raffle and a Chinese auction with prizes ranging from a bucket of local beers and snacks to a round of golf with a cart at The Otesaga’s Leatherstocking Golf Course.

Her family, including her parents Erin and Bill, her grandmother Jackie, and even baby brother Bryce, 2, were on hand to support and help out. “She went around to all the businesses and asked for donations,” said Erin.

Billed as “Kailey’s Cause,” she raised $130, and

the event was a hit, with 100 campers showing up to help out. The girl was able to make the money go a long ways towards filling backpacks. “Three tables were full, and most of it wasn’t even out of the bags,” she said. “I almost cried when I saw all of it.”

In addition to Kailey’s Cause, she is also active on her school’s Student Council and plays soccer, basketball and cross-country as part of Girls on the Run. Her next project will be aimed at helping homeless veterans. “I saw the music video for Five Finger Death Punch’s ‘Wrong Side of Heaven’ and I just cried,” she said. “I want to see if Shadow Brook campground will let us do a can drive and sell pumpkins to

raise money.”

With the money raised, she hopes to help put together care package for veterans.

“I saw a video in social studies where a woman took old buses and converted them into showers that she could drive around to take to the homeless,” she said. “If I raise enough money, I’d like to buy a house for them!”

Homeless veterans and child hunger are her two main projects, but she hasn’t ruled out raising money for the animal shelter or additional causes under the Kailey’s Cause banner.

A Facebook page (Kailey’s Cause) has been set up, and donations marked for Kailey’s Cause/Packa-Snack can be sent to the Cherry Valley Food Bank.

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SINGING THE VOTE! – 4 p.m. Mark centennial of women’s suffrage in NYS. Singers share songs created for the battle for suffrage, audience will have a chance to sing along. Free, open to the public. First Presbyterian Church, 25 Church St., Cooperstown.

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SQUARE DANCE – 5-9 p.m.

Round, Square dancing with Country Express Band. Cost, $8 members, $9 non-members. The Moose Club, 119 W. Broadway St., Oneonta. Call 607-435-6871.

FILM CLASS – 5 p.m. View & discuss “Heat of the Night.”

All welcome. Cooperstown Graduate Program, 5838 St. Rt 80, Cooperstown. Call 607547-2586.

MOVIE SCREENING – 6:309 p.m. Showing “Spiderman: Homecoming.” See Friday Listings.

SHAKESPEARE – 7:30 p.m.

“The Taming of the Shrew,” presented by The American Shakespeare Center On Tour.

General Admission, $10.

Slade Theater, Yager Hall, Hartwick College, Oneonta.

Call 607-431-4227 or e-mail theatre@hartwick.edu MOVIE SCREENING – 911:30 p.m. Showing “Spiderman: Homecoming.” See Friday Listings.

Monday October 2

POETRY WORKSHOP – 1:30-3 p.m. Write poetry, songs with John Michael Zov. The Turning Point, 22 Elm St., Oneonta. Call 607-267-4435, e-mail kyle@friendsofrecoverydo.org.

LEGOS – 3-4 p.m. Play with the library’s lego collection.

Cooperstown Village Library.

Call 607-547-8344.

PHOTOGRAPHY WALK – 7-8:30 a.m. View sunrise over Otsego Lake with pho-

tographer Kevin Gray. Bring a camera to capture the view, get tips on composition, light, shadow, technique.

The Fenimore Art Museum, Cooperstown. Call 607-5471510.

YARN WORKSHOP – 5-6:30 p.m. Work with instructor Tori to create something for yourself or loved one. All skill levels welcome! Create mittens, hats, more. The Turning Point, 22 Elm St., Oneonta.

Call 607-267-4435.

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

Call 435-8718.

DRAWING GROUP – 7-9 p.m. Practice drawing with live model. $10 donation. To attend call the Cooperstown Art Association, 607-547-9777.

COMEDY – 9-10 p.m. JR De Guzman serenades audience with music, jokes, stories of traveling the world, life after college. Hunt Union Waterfront room, SUNY Oneonta.

Tuesday October 3

KNITTING GROUP – 1:303:30 p.m. Cooperstown Village Library, 22 Main St., Cooperstown, RESEARCH LAB – 5-7 p.m.

“Reclaiming Roots: Research Lab and Dinner 2.” Registration required. Chesebro Room, Dewar Hall, Hartwick College, Oneonta. Call 607-431-4031.

MODIFIED FOOTBALL – 6 p.m. CCS Vs. New York Mills.

Lambert Field, Cooperstown High School.

LECTURE – 7-8:15 p.m. “‘We Talk and We Talk’: The Challenges and Rewards of Participatory Decision-Making in Community Development” with Dr. Brett Heindl. Free, open to all. Craven Lounge, Morris Conference Center, SUNY Oneonta.

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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 2017

OBITUARIES William Zoeller, 92, Cooperstown; Owned Lake Front Hotel, Marina COOPERSTOWN – William Henry Zoeller, owner of Lake Front Hotel and Cooperstown Marine, passed away Sunday evening, Sept. 17, 2017, at his home in Lakeland Shores surrounded by his family.

He was 92.

Born March 10, 1925, in Ozone Park, Queens, Bill was the only child of Michael G. and Lena P. (Schreiner) Zoeller.

After graduating from high school, Bill entered the Army Air Corps and served

his country during World War II. During his time in the military, Sergeant Zoeller flew 19 missions in B-24 bombers, including one that was shot down.

On July 8, 1950, Bill married Haidy Engelmann in Brooklyn.

He was first employed as a photoengraver, and did work for various magazines and publications.

In 1952, Bill and Haidy moved to Cooperstown, and in June 1955 the Lake Front Motel – operated by Bill

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and his father-in-law, Alfred W. Engelmann – formally opened to the public. Bill and Haidy also owned and operated Cooperstown Marine, building and shipping boats to the New York City area.

Bill was a member of Evangelical Lutheran Church in Hartwick Seminary. He was also dedicated to the Cooperstown community and served on the village Board of Trustees in the early 1970s, and ran for mayor in 1978.

A consummate entrepreneur, he truly enjoyed owning and operating his businesses as well as interacting with customers and staff on a daily basis. His presence will be greatly missed.

Bill is survived by his wife of 67 years, Haidy Zoeller; a daughter, Paula L. Wikoff and husband, Terry; a son, Alfred M. “Fred” Zoeller; five grandchildren, Tulsa Wikoff and husband, Joseph Lepetich, Alexander Zoeller and wife, Suzana, Lonnie Zoeller and wife,

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As an alternative to flowers, the Zoeller family respectfully requests that memorial donations be directed to Evangelical Lutheran Church, 4636 State Highway 28, Hartwick Seminary, NY 13326 or Catskill Area Hospice and Palliative Care, 1 Birchwood Drive, Oneonta, NY 13820.

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Ethel Joan Vetter, 78; Nurse, Fire Dept. Auxiliary President COOPERSTOWN – Ethel Joan Vetter, 78, a nurse and past president of the Cooperstown Fire Department Auxiliary, died peacefully Tuesday, Sept.

19, 2017, at her Pink Street home surrounded by her loving family.

Born Sept. 15, 1939, in Brooklyn, she was the daughter of George and Estell (Jochim) Hoffman.

She graduated from PS 119, Queens; Richmond Hill High School, Queens; and Lutheran Medical Center School of Nursing, Brooklyn, in 1961, as a Registered Nurse.

On May 8, 1965, Ethel married Thomas G. Vetter.

During her early career, Ethel worked as a nurse in hospitals in Brooklyn and Queens.

Thomas and Ethel moved to Cooperstown in 1971.

During their first several years in Cooperstown, Ethel worked at Mohican Flowers.

Within a couple of years, she became the director of nursing at The Meadows, and served as a public health nurse and a labor and delivery nurse at the Bassett Birthing Center. She retired in January 1998.

Ethel was an accomplished cook and baker, who was in great demand as a cake decorator. She loved crafts, knitting and crocheting. For years she crocheted literally hundreds of baby hats, blankets, and sweaters, as well as caps for cancer patients. She was also a skilled cross stitcher and won many awards and accolades for the quality of her work.

Ethel was active in her community. She was a member and past president of the Cooperstown Fire Department Auxiliary and for many years served as a member of the Bereavement Committee at St. Mary’s “Our Lady of the Lake” Roman Catholic Church.

She is survived by her husband, Thomas; her daughters, Elizabeth Vetter of Hartwick, Kathleen Vetter of Toddsville; her sons, Christopher (Josette) of Clover, South Carolina and Thomas Jr. (Kristi) of Hartwick; her four grandchildren, Benjamin Vetter, Claudia Vetter, Haylie Black and Lindsey Black; and her great-grand-daughter, Ivy Michelle. She is also survived by her brothers,

George (Claudia) Hoffman of Craryville and Joseph (Lauren) Hoffman of Harpersfield; and by her sister-in-law, Janet Rodgers of New Hyde Park; as well as by many nephews and nieces.

A funeral was held Saturday, Sept. 23 at the Tillapaugh Funeral Home with the Rev. Sylvia Barrett, pastor of the Milford United Methodist Church, officiating.

In lieu of flowers, the family suggests that those who wish may make dona-

tions in Ethel’s memory to Catskill Area Hospice and Palliative Care, Inc., 1 Birchwood Drive, Oneonta,

NY 13820.

Arrangements are entrusted to Tillapaugh Funeral Service.

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Harry N. McManus, 87; NYSEG Lineman, Masonic Leader AROUND OTSEGO COUNTY FLY CREEK – Harry Noel McManus, 87, a 31-year NYSEG lineman before his retirement and past master of the local Masonic lodge, passed away early Sunday morning, Sept.

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He was born Sept. 18, 1930, at Bassett Hospital, the youngest of nine chil-

dren of Harry L. and Mable E. (Grover) McManus.

After graduating from Cooperstown High School, Class of 1949, Harry served in the National Guard for seven years. During this time, he met Elizabeth Jane Hathaway while she was attending the SUNY Oneonta. They were united in marriage on April 12, 1952, in a ceremony at the

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For 31 years he was employed as an electric lineman for NYSEG, working first out of Margaretville and later Cooperstown.

Harry was a 45-year member and past master of Otsego Lodge No. 138, Free & Accepted Masons, and was also a long-time member of the Fly Creek United Methodist Church.

An avid outdoorsman, he enjoyed fishing and hunting – especially grouse – and was a long-time member of the Cooperstown Sportsmen’s Association and the Richfield Sportsmen’s Club. Throughout his life, he always found sustenance by spending time outdoors walking in the woods with his dog(s) and appreciating plant and animal life. He was and always will be one with nature.

Harry is survived by one daughter, Carol E. McManus (Mary Wake) of Milford; one son, Neal S. McManus (Shirleen Barnes) of Sharon Springs; three grandchildren, Jonathan McManus, Michael McManus (Mary Doherty) and Shannon McManus; two great grandchildren, Sawyer and Parker; and many nieces and nephews.

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A funeral service will be at 11 a.m. Monday, Oct. 2, at the Connell, Dow & Deysenroth Funeral Home, with the Rev. Kurt Funke, former pastor of the Gilbertsville Baptist Church, officiating.

As part of the services Monday morning at the funeral home, a Masonic Memorial Service will be conducted for Worshipful Brother McManus by Brothers of Otsego Lodge No. 138, F. & A.M. Following the services at the funeral home, interment will follow in the McManus Family Plot in the Fly Creek Valley Cemetery, Cemetery Road, Fly Creek.

In lieu of flowers, please consider a memorial donation to a local animal shelter or the Alzheimer’s Association, Leatherstocking Region Office, 140 County Highway 33W, Suite 2, Cooperstown, NY, or Hospice and Palliative Care of Chenango County, 21 Hayes Street, Norwich, NY 13815.

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