Yearbook 2021

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Senator Oberacker and his wife Shannon smile at the end of his swearing-in New Year’s Day in Schenevus.

EDITION OF January 7

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State Sen. James L. Seward was surrounded by the people he loved most in January 2019 when he was sworn in for his last term by County Judge Brian Burns. From left are son Ryan with his wife, Kelly; daughter Lauren with younger daughter Vivian; wife Cindy and Vivian’s sister Norah.

EDITION OF January 14

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Retiring Village of Cooperstown Trustee Jim Dean, with wife Eileen by his side, holds up a newspaper report from when he played the Cardiff Giant in CBS’ “Ripley’s Believe It Or Not” in 1982.

Bob Brzozwoski leans over to examine a portrait of a young Oneontan, Otto McCrumb, donated to the GOHS recently by The Fenimore Art Museum.

EDITION OF January 21

EDITION OF January 28

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Margaret Wolff was one of Otsego County’s first to receive the Moderna vaccine on January 30; here, she cuts fabric at Heartworks, her Fly Creek store, for Wendy Alley of Oneonta.

Pastor Paul Messner, Oneonta, who ministers to all four of the county’s Lutheran parishes, has attended the last 13 presidential inaugurations, from Richard Nixon’s (1973), upper left, to Joe Biden’s (2021), lower right.

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The 2021 Cooperstown Winter Carnival kicked off February 16 as the O’Brien family of Hartwick — mom Beth and her six children — found the Carnival Medallion behind a bench in the village’s Badger Park. Helping their mom (dad Rob, the county 911 coordinator, was at work), were, front row from left, Bobby, 3; Connor, 7 months; Noah, 6; back row from left, Hannah, 8; Hunter, 6; and Lucas.

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Brett Miller, Alicia Chase, and friends embrace after a memorial mass at St. Mary’s Church, Oneonta, for Thomas Parrotti of Hamden, who died six days earlier from COVID at Bassett Hospital.

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Retiring Oneonta Fire Chief Pat Pidgeon examines mementos of his retirement, including a flag carried aboard Marine One, the President’s helicopter, with a citation in his honor.

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Network Chief of Pharmacy Kelly Rudd briefs the first six Bassett employees to get a COVID vaccine. In the Clark Auditorium are, from left, Dr. Lewis Brinton, Keith Velasco, Eddie Cook, Suzanne Evans, Liz Burns and Dr. Travis Hodgdon. In the background is Allen Light, who administered one of the first shots.

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Hugh MacDougall poses in 2007 with Victor Salvatore’s statue, “James Fenimore Cooper,” in Cooper Park. He passed away in March.

In declaring a state of emergency on March 7, 2020, Governor Cuomo was flanked by counsel Beth Garvey, left, and aide Melissa DeRosa. The governor’s hard-charging style first attracted a national television audience but, as 2021 progressed, scandal and controversy led to his August resignation.

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New Cooperstown Trustee Hanna Bergene, 39, gets a hug from dad Greg after her swearing-in April 5, in the ballroom at 22 Main Street. Her election, along with Mayor Ellen Tillapaugh Kuch and Trustees Cindy Falk and Jeanne Dewey, gave women a majority on the Village Board for the first time in history.

Inside Oneonta’s Holiday Lanes, the beams survived, but not the alleys after an April 9 fire tore through the building.

EDITION OF April 8

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Professor Rochelle Johnson, who spent the year in Cooperstown researching a definitive biography of pioneer naturalist Susan Fenimore Cooper, pauses in front of Byberry Cottage at 61 Lake Street. It was built for Susan Fenimore Cooper and her sister, in part with the remains of the family’s Otsego Hall, on the site of today’s Cooperstown Park, destroyed by fire after James Fenimore Cooper’s death in 1851.

EDITION OF April 1

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New Iron String Press President and Publisher Tara Barnwell poses with the paper’s publisher/editor of 15 years, Jim Kevlin, who retired April 16.

EDITION OF April 22

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Pastor Kathy Brumbaugh and Kaye Freling, both from the United Methodist Church in Schenevus, take a break for a picnic dinner April 25. The friends were out delivering ham dinners to people in the community who live alone or couldn’t get out. When they finished they said they decided to enjoy theirs next to the pond in Neahwa Park.

From left, Hartwick College President Margaret Drugovich, Mayor Gary Herzig, Senator Peter Oberacker, Deputy Director of Mohawk Valley Regional office Allison Novak, Regional Representative for Governor Andrew Cuomo Samantha Madison, and Upstate East Director of Development Darren Scott, celebrate the official groundbreaking of the Lofts on Dietz in Oneonta on April 30.

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Yuliah Johnson, a senior at Oneonta High School, drives a kickball during a game with her classmates on the turf May 7.

The Fly Creek Fire Department this year added helpful junior members to its ranks; from left, Lt. Eric Deysenroth, Connor Voulo, Troy Hight and Wayton Cassell.

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EDITION OF May 13

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Richfield Springs freshman Braydon Misenick, left, and junior Damon Boss spread soil to prepare to plant a vegetable garden in the back of the park.

Edition of May 27

WEEK 23 Contributed

State Senator Peter Oberacker and former state Senator James L. Seward present the 2020 New York State Senate Veterans’ Hall of Fame honor to the parents of Corporal Michael Mayne. From left, Senator Oberacker, Lee Mayne, Cathy Mayne and former Senator Seward.

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Alex Hage kisses home plate in Oneonta’s Damaschke Field on June 12, not long after knocking in the Section III Class C winning run in Cooperstown’s 4-3 baseball win over Port Byron.

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Rabbi Meir Rubashkin, co-director of Chabad of Oneonta, runs with his three-year-old son in May in Neahwa Park.

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Former Olympic rower Andrea Thies demonstrates proper technique during a class on Otsego Lake on a warm June Friday.

EDITION OF June 24

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THANK YOU

FOR YOUR SUPPORT OF SUNY ONEONTA STUDENTS!

Every year, generous local alumni, volunteers, businesses, non-profit organizations, and foundations enhance the SUNY Oneonta educational experience.

Christine Warnquist ’71, President SUNY Oneonta Alumni Association Board of Directors

Jim Doig ’75, President College at Oneonta Foundation Board of Directors

My Name is Christine Warnquist and I am a 1971 graduate of the College. I have been a Director on the SUNY Oneonta Alumni Association Board of Directors for the past 6 years in addition to holding role of Vice President and President Elect. I am currently in my second year as President of the Alumni Board. Being a part of the Board allows me to continue my close working relationship with the College after spending over 20 years as part of the College Administration. Oneonta, the College Community, is “home” for me and provides that the sense of community that I have always needed.

Now that I am no longer in Oneonta being a member and leader of the Board continues to allow the closeness that I feel for this College.

My name is Jim Doig, class of 1975. I’ve been a director on the State University College at Oneonta Foundation Corporation board for the last 8 years, having served in several capacities during that time. I’m currently privileged to be the president of the board, a term I just started at the beginning of this July 2021 fiscal year, for a period of 2 years.

The Alumni Board has become more instrumental in supporting the mission of the College each year that goes by. I, along with my fellow Board Members, support the College financially and by participating in Leadership which allows our students to grow intellectually, thrive socially, and live purposefully, and by contributing financially. I personally have created a Scholarship in my son Geoffrey’s memory that provides Scholarships to Music Industry Students.

The Campaign – Grow, Thrive, Live, is on track to exceed the goal of $25 million which will increase our endowment. This is only possible because of the support of our Oneonta Alumni and Friends. I thank those of you who have provided support and ask any of you who haven’t to consider doing so. You will provide an opportunity to our students that they might not be able to attain without our support. When I see and hear these students speak of their experiences, I am amazed by what they have overcome and have achieved. It’s a wonderful feeling to know that I have provided support for at least a few students.

The SUNY Oneonta Alumni Association’s Mission is to connect, engage, support, and celebrate the graduates of SUNY Oneonta and cultivate pride in SUNY Oneonta.

The Foundation plays an increasing critical role in supporting students and programs at the college. Through the years, the Foundation has grown into a meaningful source of funding, providing scholarships and internships for students, as well as support for research programs and conferences, along with several other types of financial assistance. We’re very proud of what we do. Without the Foundation, many students may not even be able to attend SUNY Oneonta or would leave school burdened with a much higher level of debt to repay.

We’re in the the fourth year of a five-year campaign to raise at least $25 million to increase the size of our endowment. I’m so pleased to report that we’re on track to exceed that amount. This obviously wouldn’t be possible without the support of many, many donors, many of whom are Oneonta alumni.

If you have already given to the success of this campaign, thank you . . . you’ve helped make a significant difference in the lives of a great number of students. I’ve had a lot of enjoyment attending functions where the student beneficiaries have had a chance to express their appreciation, and I can assure you that all the dollars coming into, and then out of, the Foundation have really expanded and magnified these student’s college experiences. It’s life-changing, with both immediate and long-term returns.

The mission of the State University College at Oneonta Foundation Corporation is to raise and administer gifts and grants to enhance the academic status of the College through endowment, scholarships and institutional programs.

YEAR IN REVIEW

Charitable gifts supporting scholarships and campus programs

Awards through the Student Emergency Fund

122,000

$2.3M

Virtual student and alumni networking events

College Foundation Endowment and Net Assets

Local SUNY Oneonta alumni

4,387,959 46

82.4 M (up from $66.3M in 2020)

Awarded in scholarships

5,000 +

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Celebrate with Us in 2022!

Hartwick’s 225th Anniversary!

And nearly 100 years in Oneonta.

Founded in 1797, Hartwick is proud to be one of the oldest colleges in the country and the first Lutheran Seminary in the United States. We are equally proud of Oneonta, our college’s hometown.

In 1927, Hartwick Seminary accepted Oneonta’s invitation to relocate its new fouryear college here. Community leaders donated 115 acres of their own land and citizens went door-to door to raise $200,000 for the College in just 16 days. What a wonderful welcome!

Hartwick College’s first building — now named for Clyde Bresee – was built in six months. On December 2, student trumpeters led college and community members through the city streets along a snowy pathway to Hartwick College’s permanent home on Oyaron Hill.

Those original 115 acres now number 425 with a breath-taking view of the city and across the Susquehanna Valley. The student body of 100 has swelled to more than 1,000. New and renovated campus buildings now extend along Founders’ Way and up and down many steps.

The relationship between Hartwick and Oneonta remains strong and active. Students frequently volunteer in the community; faculty and staff serve on non-profit Boards of Directors, City Council, and the School Board; and Hartwick’s President regularly consults her Advisory Committee comprised of Oneonta’s mayor and leaders in business, banking, and healthcare.

Hartwick College is purposeful in supporting the local and regional economy. The most recent third-party economic impact report cited Hartwick College’s total impact as $123 million, with $49 million in direct spending by the College.

Economic initiatives advance student career readiness as they participate in research and outreach. The Hartwick College Craft Food & Beverage serves small brewers across the state and the country, the Griffiths Center for Collaboration & Innovation fosters creative partnerships, and the College’s downtown Grain Innovation Center will provide testing and technical support for growers, millers, and bakers. These and other initiatives leverage the College’s intellectual capacity to benefit our community, this region, and the State of New York.

Thank you, Oneonta, for your ongoing partnership. The Hartwick College community is proud to call Oneonta home!

To learn more about Hartwick College, and our innovative approach to an Education for Tomorrow, please go to www.hartwick.edu/flightpath.

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From left, Lindsey Trosset, Anna Lambert, and Joey Bertram celebrate June 27, after their graduation from Cooperstown Central School.

Flood damage in Gilbertsville on July 18, shows the extent of the problems left behind by a storm hitting the area one day earlier.

EDITION OF July 1

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Delayed a day by rain, the Otsego Lake Association held its annual Boat Parade on Otsego Lake on Sunday, July 4. With Paul Lord as captain, the OLA lead boat, the ‘Anondontoides,’ owned by SUNY Oneonta’s Biological Field Station, kicks off the event in style.

Gavin Fetterman displays his cow, Harley, who won the Master Showman for the Hereford breed during The Farmers’ Museum Junior Livestock Show on July 12.

EDITION OF July 8

EDITION OF July 15

WEEK 30

Milo Stewart for the Baseball Hall of Fame

National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum Chair Jane Forbes Clark speaks at the Hall’s Awards Presentation on July 24. The museum recorded the ceremony Saturday and presented it the next day on the MLB Network and across its social media platforms. From left are Commissioner of Baseball Rob Manfred, Al Michaels, Ken Harrelson, Lyn Montgomery, Ms. Clark, Dick Kaegel, Ben Cafardo, BBWAA President C. Trent Rosecrans, and Interim Hall of Fame President Jeff Idelson.

EDITION OF July 29

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Danielle Henrici and Jason Francey take on two of their many roles during a performance of The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged) on July 30. Glimmerglobe Theatre and the Fenimore Art Museum produced the show, which ran at the Lucy B. Jones Amphitheater on Otsego Lake at the Fenimore House.

Kathy Hochul was the state’s Lieutenant Governor in August 2020 when she spoke at the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum.

One year later, she took the helm as the first woman Governor of New York State after Andrew Cuomo’s resignation.

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Cheryl Clough

Lights from the swing ride illuminate the night sky August 3 as darkness begins to fall on the first day of the Otsego County Fair.

The fair closed August 8 after nearly a full week of rides, attractions, good weather and a vaccination tent that county officials deemed pleasantly successful.

EDITION OF August 12

Kevin Limiti

The Catskill Symphony Orchestra prepared for its first concert since the beginning of the COVID pandemic with summer rehearsals for an October show at Oneonta’s Foothills Theater.

EDITION OF August 26

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After 32 years, Cooperstown Central School special education teacher Pat Hogan went out in style with a retirement parade around the elementary school August 26 in Cooperstown. Pictured are Hogan and her family, from left, sons Chris and Tom, and husband Jim. EDITION OF September 2

Derek Jeter jokes about the baseball writer who did not vote for his Hall of Fame Induction as teammate Mariano Rivera looks on during the September 8 ceremony at the Clark Sports Center.

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Firefighters march past the Milford Fire Department on State Route 28 during a 9/11 anniversary memorial on September 11.

An unidentified protester demonstrates against vaccination mandates at Bassett Healthcare Network in Cooperstown on September 21.

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EDITION OF September 23

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Rebecca Bonker holds up a ‘Trust Women’ sign at the women’s reproductive rights rally at Muller Plaza in Oneonta on October 2 EDITION OF October 7 Milo Stewart Jr. for the Baseball Hall of Fame

Cooperstown got a special visit last week from the crew of the USS Cooperstown. The U.S. Navy Freedom class littoral combat ship was announced in 2015 at the Hall of Fame Induction Weekend and christened in early 2020. The crew visited the Hall and met with new President Josh Rawitch, front right.

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‘Le Cheval de Mer’ (Seahorse) 2010, a creation by Isabelle de Borchgrave is on display in a new exhibit with fashion made from paper at Utica’s Munson-Williams-Proctor Art Institute.

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Greg Klein

Paul Nevin, director for the Zimmerman Center for Heritage, looks on as the Chief Uncas is loaded onto a flatbed October 13 at Sam Smith’s Boatyard in the town of Otsego. The Uncas moved to Lake Clarke, Pennsylvania, so it can give boat tours on the Susquehanna River for the Susquehanna National Heritage Area.

Cooperstown Girls Varsity swimmers celebrated Section III championships in October. Front row L-R: Jaina Bischof, Emily Kane, Arya Patel, Quinn Lytel, Rylie Austin. Back row L-R: Punya Phaugat, Annie Walker, Margaret Riesenfeld, Tara Phillips, Erica Eggleston, Ariadne Hodgson

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That’s World Series MVP Jorge Soler’s game-used batting helmet in the hands of Hall of Fame VP Shestakofsky as young Albany-area baseball fans admire the Hall’s new collection of 2021 World Series artifacts on their way to Cooperstown for display.

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Ted Potrikus

These are just a few of the jack-o-lanterns that lined Route 20 along the rock walls leading east into Cherry Valley and, of course, west out of Cherry Valley. It’s a tradition!

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At top of the pyramid of the D’amico family from Cooperstown, you will see Adeline D’amico — just a month old and already has the Christmas spirit! She is assisted by grandparents Marcia and Bob, parents David and Caroline, and sister Aubree, 7.

EDITION OF November 25

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Brig Seaver holds the American flag during Veterans Day ceremony in Cooperstown.

EDITION OF November 18

Tara Barnwell

Santa and Mrs. Claus arrived in Cooperstown on November 26.

EDITION OF December 2

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We are proud to be such a big part of our community.

We live and work with some of the most incredible people in our region, those that give of themselves to our community unconditionally.

Here’s to a great 2022!

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Some of the Cooperstown Diner’s regulars who stop by each morning, left to right: Dave Bliss, Dennis Hascup, and Earle Peterson

Tara Barnwell

“Mackerel scales and mare’s tails make tall ships carry low sails.” The sun set on I-88 between Cooperstown and Oneonta on a chilly December afternoon; mariners knew that the combination of “mare’s tail” cirrus clouds above “mackerel scales” altocumulus clouds meant deteriorating weather conditions — high winds and precipitation were coming, so the sails should be lowered to keep them protected.

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Carrie Carney and her fine and festive Christmas hat ready to greet shoppers and visitors to Cooperstown’s Mingo Market.

Lilly Myers, a 10-month old Golden Retriever from Athens, Georgia, enjoyed her first snow while visiting relatives in Cooperstown over the holiday.

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Over the last 14 years, through the Share the Love Event, Subaru of America and FIVE STAR SUBARU have donated more than $200 million to charity, with customers choosing between national and hometown charities. In this, our 14th year, we are on track to prove there’s no limit to the amount of love we can all share! *

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