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For Steer, Farm-To-Table Indeed Sloan’s Buys 4H Champion At Fair, Invites Young Farmer To Dinner By LIBBY CUDMORE
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t Sloan’s New York Grill, owner Chris Sloan takes his promise of local food very seriously. He always wanted to help out the 4-H, and this year he got the chance.
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Oneonta’s Tom DeBoer, an organizer of the 4-H livestock auction at the Otsego County Fair, offered to put in a bid for the reserve champion steer. “I was concerned about keeping the consistency of our product,” said Sloan. “But Tom said, ‘Don’t worry, I’ll pick a good Please See STEER, A7
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y the time you read this, cooler air should be here, but the hot, dry weather, particularly in the past few days, is most unusual. “It’s definitely the longest warm spell of the summer,” said National Weather
Service observer David Mattice of Oneonta. Otsego County temperatures hit 81 degrees or higher for eight straight days, 84 degrees in the three days leading up to Labor Day Weekend, Mattice reports. Please See HEAT, A7
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Hartwick College students Kristen McKasty and Abigail Wheeler reflect on the life of senior Dante Crump, a Hawks varsity football player killed in an accident in his hometown of Kingston a few days before classes started. Hundreds of students gatherd at a memorial service Thursday, Sept. 3/DETAILS, A3
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erving on community boards helps others. But the experience can also help your career, helping you develop skills, gain leadership experience and network. That concept is behind a panel discussion, “On Board Oneonta: Inspiring Community Involvement in Our Region,” planned 5-7 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 24, at Foothills,
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where community leaders and volunteers who have walked the walk will speak to people who may be interested in taking their first steps. It’s a blue-ribbon Herzig group, including Opportunities for Otsego COO Gary Herzig, who by then will be Oneonta’s new mayor; Ed Lentz, Please See WANTED, A2
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UNY Oneonta has ranked among the top 100 colleges in the Northeast for the 10th consecutive year, according to U.S. News and World Report’s 2016 ranking of “Best Colleges,” set for release Wednesday, Sept. 9. The college sits at No. 47 in the “Best Regional Universities–North” category, which includes Mid-Atlantic and New England schools that offer undergraduate and master’s degrees. Among public institution, SUNY Oneonta ranked ninth.
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The annual Susquehanna Balloon Festival proceeded with its usual sedateness over Labor Day Weekend, except for a balloon that underwent a forced landing near Emmons Saturday evening, Sept. 5. The balloon was packed up and returned by land to Neahwa Park. No injuries reported.
t was the answer to David Tuthill’s prayers. “Since I retired, I’ve been thinking about what I wanted to do,” he said. “My wife and I prayed about it, and the next day, the phone rang.” It was Oneonta Community Christian School, asking him to step in as interim principal after Jane Cook retired. “She poured her heart and soul into this place,”
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Tuthill said of his predecessor. “And it shows.” Tuthill taught fourth- and Please See PRINCIPAL, A3
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Hartwick women’s team won the annual Mayor’s Cup soccer tournament held over the weekend at SUNY Oneonta’s soccer field. Bucknell claimed the men’s title.
Crossroads Founders Building Home For Those With Nowhere Else To Go As Otsego County Explores Options For Homeless, Feiks Offer Help
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14-year-old Cooperstown girl missing since Aug. 5 was recovered Saturday, Sept. 5, in Oneonta after Village Police issued a plea for help the day before. Chief Mike Covert reported the girl is “in custody,” but could say no more because she is a minor.
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es, addiction destroys many lives. But for those who come to CrossIan Austin/The Freeman’s Journal roads Inn with a determination to Noel Feik’s experience with Otsego County’s embrace a sober life, Brad and Noel Feik jail ministry prompted her and husband Brad offer help. The Feiks purchased an old motel to open Crossroads, Otego, to provide houson Route 7, west of Oneonta, for the specific ing for people with nowhere else to go.
purpose of giving a fresh start to those who are serious about recovery. “When someone first comes out of jail, prison or rehab, it is so important to change their environment,” Noel said. “We do not allow any drinking or drug use on the property. Our residents know that. They know they can get kicked out or they can get caught violating their parole. Our residents help each other out, they support each other.” Please See CROSSWORDS, A6
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SUNY Oneonta’s Red the Dragon (Nick Brussles) boogies with, from left, Hailey Freese, Felicia Trinidad and Lauren Kelly of the Residential Student Organization, after President Nancy Kleniewski announced the mascot’s new, lighter weight, better fitting costume during Red Day 2015 on Sept. 4 in the campus quad. The event began when Red appeared in a cloud of smoke atop the nearby Fine Arts Building.
Panel Seeks Leaders Of Future WANTED/From A1 the patent lawyer and county board rep from New Lisbon; Dave Weaver, a Gordon B. Roberts Agency partner, and Bank of Cooperstown’s Oneonta manager Rachel Jessup. But young professionals are well-represented as well – Family Service Association’s Patricia Leonard; Friends of Bassett’s Josh Truman; CORE Director Liz Rickard, and two of this newspaper’s “20 Under 40” honorees: Unalam VP Zoë van der Meulen and CROP Program Manager Stacie Haynes.
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“The community is not run by a few people; it has to be all of the people for communities to work,” said panelist Luisa Montanti, Southside Mall manager and Foothills board president. “I am really glad they are doing this,” said Jessup. “If you have never served on a board before it can be intimidating. You just kind of get thrown into it. There are a lot of things that people would benefit knowing beforehand. This will be a great opportunity for people who are interested in volunteering to learn what it takes and to learn about the benefits.” The benefits of volunteering include the satisfaction of helping community organizations as well as personal benefits in networking and building professional skills. “When you serve on a board, you are serving with other community leaders,” said van der Meulen, Unalam’s vice president/ communications. “You get to meet them in a situation where you are both peers, in an environment where there is not a lot of pressure. When you serve on a board with someone you get to know them in a different way.”
AT OTSEGO NOW: Josh Fitch, a summa cum laude grad at SUNY Delhi, has joined Otsego Now, the county IDA, as administrative director. He has a degree in accounting and is pursuing his master’s online at SUNY Poly this fall.
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search for a full-time principal. “The kids don’t come back until the 8th, but I’ve already come to love this school,” he said. “It’s a loving environment and it gives the kids a well-rounded education, spiritually as well as academically.” He’s a member of the Christian Missionary Alliance Church in Delhi and serves as the executive director of Delta Lake Bible Conference. He’s also a volunteer firefighter in Treadwell. “God tells us we should do everything we can with our all our heart,” he said. “Be a good citizen, a good neighbor, so that’s what I try to do.”
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Amphenol Advocates Need To Make Voices Heard
learly, Stop the Pipeline has dominated the debate about the Constitution Pipeline since January 2013, when “Alternate M,” the route through Otsego County, was rejected. There was parity before that: The Otsego County Board of Representatives chair Kathy Clark, R-Otego, and her then-ally, county Rep. Linda Rowinski, DOneonta, had marshaled colleagues behind the effort to win the pipeline and garner an estimated $13 million in property taxes for towns and school districts along the route. Since, the route through Delaware County has been mired in debate, some of it smacking of hysteria, from Stop the Pipeline and its allies. Whether as a result or not, the state Public Service Commission is taking its time coming to a decision. Pipeline construction was supposed to begin in the spring, and is still awaiting the go-ahead. The decision on the pipeline is a different animal than the fracking ban. It’s a technical decision – does the Constitution meet the
requirements of the regulations? – not a policy one. If it meets parameters, the PSC should approve it. • The impacts of the PSC decision are more than technical, though. In convincing Amphenol Aerospace to build a new plant in Sidney after its downtown workings suffered extensive damage in the floods of 2006 and 2011, the Cuomo Administration, in addition to offering a $20 million package, assured the company it Ian Austin/HOMETOWN ONEONTA would have a ready supply Pursuant to a $20 million state package and the of natural gas – from the promise of plentiful natural gas, Amphenol’s plant is open on a hillside in Sidney – but for how long? Constitution. Amphenol proceeded on In January, Amphenol’s Otsego, Delaware, Chenanthat assurance, building a then-general manager, go and northern Broome futuristic-looking structure John Wall, wrote the PSC, counties for 90 years now, on the heights above Back emphasizing the state had providing our ever-fewer River Road, ensuring the fu- promised natural gas for the coveted manufacturing ture of 1,000 jobs and a $30 plant. “We suffer a 30-40 jobs. The impact is more million annual local payroll. percent energy-price disadthan economic; Its salaries It opened last spring and all vantage by not having acallowed such local titans as is well. cess to natural gas.” Wall’s former Oneonta mayor Sam Then, in late August, successor, Ryan Fisher, said Nader to remain here, raise Leatherstocking Gas Presienergy prices might impact families locally, and contribdent Michael German, in the company’s strategic ute to our common good. an interview, acknowledged decisions in the future. “We Amphenol’s departure his company is focusing its work for Wall Street,” he would be a tragedy of masoperations on Northeastern observed. sive proportions to our relaPennsylvania until the ConThe Sidney plant – as tively happy Otsego County, stitution gets approval. He Scintilla, Bendix, Allied and which is doing somewhat said, sensibly, “You need a now, Amphenol – has been better economically than supply to build a utility.” an economic mainstay for Upstate generally, but still
OTHER VOICES
Parsing Prejudice Editor’s Note: SUNY Oneonta sociologist Mike King’s work was cited in the Aug. 30 issue of the New Yorker in Evan Osnos’ “The Fearful and the Frustrated,” a piece on Donald Trump’s emerging coalition. Here is the excerpt.
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rump’s phantasmagorical visions of marauding immigrants are part of a genre in which immigration and race are intermingled. In recent years, hoaxes and theories that were once confined to the margins Mike King have been laundered through mainstream media outlets. In 2013, Fox News repeatedly broadcast warnings about the “knockout game,” based on a self-published book by the white nationalist Colin Flaherty, which described black men randomly attacking white pedestrians. “In a study published in the journal Race & Class, Mike King, a sociologist at SUNY Oneonta, searched for a single actual case of the knockout game and found none. The news reports were largely patched together from unrelated viral videos of street violence. Bureau of Justice statistics show, King wrote, a “marked decrease in random assaults, including black assaults on white strangers.”
lost another 2 percent of its population since the 2010 Census. Dropping school enrollments, with declines up to 40 percent anticipated in ONC BOCES schools in the next 15 years, are scarier indicators. • Ah, true believers! Stop the Pipeline leadership is sanguine about 1,000 families losing their livelihoods. Absent the pipeline, tourism will grow, they say, and there will be seasonal, minimum-wage jobs aplenty! The focus, of course, is saving the world, and our little corner of it can go to blazes. In reality, not Stop the Pipeline or anyone can say, with certainty, how the challenge of climate change will be met. Certainly, renewables, but not yet, and perhaps never. Possibly upgraded nuclear – horrors! Possibly technologies that haven’t been invented yet; (the multi-billion, multination ITER, exploring hydrogen-based fusion, is particularly promising.) Meanwhile, some argue that burning more natural gas has actually slowed climate change by substituting
for dirtier fossil fuels. The point is, there are counter-arguments to Stop the Pipeline, and those counter-arguments need to be made. The Otsego county board, given its support of Alternate M, could certainly lead the way, making common cause with the Delaware supervisors, Otsego Now, the Delaware Economic Development Department, the Otsego, Sidney and other chambers of commerce, and the many other potential beneficiaries. The municipalities of Sidney, Unadilla, Otego and Delhi are in conversations with Leatherstocking Gas, pending the Constitution’s approval. Any major institution – SUNY Oneonta and Hartwick, Fox and Bassett hospitals, public schools, you name it – would also be strengthened by a 30-40 percent reduction in energy costs. When Stop the Pipeline and its allied organizations can bring a few hundred antis to public hearings at short notice, our local politicians get one message. There’s a legitimate counter- message, and legislators have to get that one, too.
ISSUE & DEBATE
What’s Town, Village Role In Brookwood? Editor’s Note: Two of the Village of Cooperstown’s most ardent commentators – Chip Northrup and Catherine Lake Ellsworth, traded wits on the future of Brookwood Gardens in this e-mail exchange from Thursday, Sept. 3. In the end, they agreed! On Sep 3, 2015, at 2:45 PM, Chip Northrup wrote:
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he Village has four lakefront parks. What I proposed was that the Village take the northern half of Brookwood – where the old house is – as a nature preserve. Not a park. After much debate, the Village Trustees voted that Brookwood should be a park – in the Town of Otsego – which has no parks. The southern half of Brookwood – where the Tea House and Gardens are – is a readymade park for the Town. A kayak concession, boat storage, event rentals of the Gardens and the rental of the Tea House could make the southern half of Brookwood self-sustaining for the Town – as a park. The Town has warmed to the idea – which was first presented in the Freeman’s Journal editorial. The Land Trust is receptive to the Town taking the southern half as a park. No confusion over any of that. Just have
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The former Cook mansion is viewed from lakeside through mature trees.
to show up for the meetings on time to hear the proposal. • On Thu, Sep 3, 2015 at 3:23 PM, Catherine Ellsworth wrote:
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t is indeed true that the village has four parks on the lake. It is also true that, although the Town of Otsego does not
own and maintain its own park on the lake, all residents of the Town of Otsego can obtain a free park pass from the Village of Cooperstown to use The Three Mile Point Park. Likewise, residents of the Town of Middlefield can obtain a free park pass Please See ARDENT, A6
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To the Editor: Leatherstocking Gas Co. has merely acknowledged the obvious: Its current distribution plans for natural gas in Sidney must wait on the Constitution Pipeline, which has suffered chronic delays and has no certain start date. Constitution was never necessary for this company to bring gas to Amphenol Aerospace in Sidney. In the years before the misnamed Constitution project, Leatherstocking was pursuing bringing it from the Dominion Transmission pipeline in Madison County. Gas was to come south through the existing EmKey Energy pipeline, which was built by Norse Energy and then sold to partly cover losses of its failed drill-
ing program. Then the gas was to come east along a new pipeline to be built along County Highway 206 through the towns of Coventry, Bainbridge and Sidney. In the year before Constitution was announced, Leatherstocking had obtained at least one of the necessary franchises and was perusing the other towns. Only after the Constitution project was announced, and Leatherstocking was offered four taps along the pipeline, was the earlier project abandoned and apparently forgotten. Thereby, Constitution gained the veneer of a local benefit (the only such along the entire 124-mile route) and Leatherstocking gained greater prospects. Local politicians have been played: accepting
the Constitution as necessary for gas to Amphenol and therefore advocating for this greenfield project. Belatedly, they realize that this precedent of a pioneer pipeline eases the way for all subsequent projects to gain the necessary approvals. The politicians’ protests of gas infrastructure now are a day late and a dollar short. Should Constitution be built, there will be few constraints on future projects being co-located along this route, such as the NED pipeline and compressor stations. And without the Constitution proposal, Leatherstocking’s original plan could well have had Dominion gas flowing into Amphenol by now. BRIAN BROCK Franklin
Do Bricks Belong At Council Rock? To the Editor: I just arrived home from visiting Cooperstown and, let me tell you, it is a beautiful town that has many things to do and see. One thing I went to see was Council Rock Park and as I was looking at the lake I couldn’t help but notice lots of brick colored rocks – or so I thought they were rocks; I picked one up and in fact it was a brick. I also found many old nails. I would love to know what stood at Council Rock Park or could it be someone dumped bricks into the lake shore? GEOVANNI MARIN San Pedro, Calif.
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HOMETOWN 125 Years Ago
Base Ball – The ball game on Thursday last between the Fats and the Leans, did much to reconcile Oneonta cranks for the loss of the league team. Never before were there so many runs, hits and errors piled up in a single game. In the middle of the seventh inning, when the Fats tired out and quit playing, the score stood 38 to 16 in favor of the Leans. If you were not one of the 89 who saw the game, you missed a good thing. September 1890
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Mr. Knapp and Rev. J.A. Hamlette, the latter a colored man residing at Schoharie, who had been in Oneonta for some time for the purpose of organizing religious work among the colored people of Oneonta, returned home Saturday. Several meetings have been held in the city and there are good prospects for the organization of a mission church in this city. A careful enumeration shows that there are nearly 100 colored residents of this city. Much interest in the mission is shown, and as they represent several different churches, it is believed that a union church is most desirable. September 1915
Oneonta’s Neighborhood Watch program is already working. Barbara Stanton, a volunteer street captain in the Sixth Ward said a neighbor had asked her to inform police that some youths had been shooting off fireworks the night before. Stanton did so and that night as she slept she was awakened about 10 p.m. “I heard boom, boom, boom,” she said. I called the police and went back to bed and slept peacefully. The next morning she learned that police had come
Editor’s Note: David Mattice, National Weather Service observer in the Oneonta area for the past 30 years, is providing monthly and annual summaries of local weather as a public service.
AUGUST 2015
Comments: What a great month! It’s what we’ve been waiting for! So, the temperatures were 0.8 degrees cooler than normal, big deal. It was dry however. Normal rainfall for August is 3.69 inches, we received only 2.66 inches, so we were 1.03 inches lower than average. The crops, rivers and streams need a good soaking, but the dry weather made for some sunny and gorgeous days for haying and recreation! Year-to-date precipitation is still 4.74 inches DAVID above the norm, but we do need rain to catch up; things dry out in a hurry. Apples, pears and MATTICE most all vegetables seem large and very plentiful this year. It looks like a bountiful harvest this late summer and autumn. At my home we only had one thundershower during the month; that’s rare for August. We have had a really warm start this September, let’s see how the rest of the month plays out. The baseball campers are gone, the students are back in school and a full slate of autumn activities are upon us. Please visit this paper’s website or the Happenin’ Otsego calendar and you’ll find a ton of things to do! Please make sure that you get outside and enjoy this beautiful season of the year, and remember to Keep Your Eye On The Weather!
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EYE ON THE WEATHER
Highest Temperature...............................................87°F (Aug. 18) Lowest Temperature.................................................47°F (Aug. 29) Average Maximum Temperature..........................................76.8°F Average Minimum Temperature...........................................54.4°F Monthly Mean Temperature.................................................65.6°F Precipitation Total.....................................................................2.66″ Most Precipitation in One Day.................................0.61” (Aug. 11) Thunderstorms........................................................1 (14 for 2015) Snow..............................................................................................0” (65.4” for 2015; 90.1“ for 2014-15 winter) Most Snow in One Day..................................................................0” YTD Precipitation....................................................................31.23” Number of Days at or below zero F................................................0 (23 for 2015; 23 for 2014-15 winter ) Number of Days at or below 32°F.......................0 (114 for 2015)
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Americans regard auto driving and highway safety as a game,” State Police Sergeant Paul Vandermark told the Oneonta Kiwanis Club. And unless they change their minds he warned “this game” will continue to be “fatal and injurious. We have no adopted the proper attitude about it. We are not driving our cars as pleasure vehicles but as competition vehicles. Vehicle and traffic is the most unpopular of all our laws. But we cannot enforce it unless we get public acceptance. The responsibility for our neighbor on the road is ours.” He called for an educational publicity campaign. “By and large the American driver does not want a drunken driver prosecuted. There’s no moral stigma attached to speeding. Our speeds are high – 85 percent of our highway hazards are created by the folks at home – not out-of-towners.” Better roads, he said, can lead to more accidents at higher speeds. “The mere fact that we have highways doesn’t mean we will have highway safety.” Sergeant Vandermark also blasted the courts and other agencies for a “lack of understanding” of the “seriousness” of highway slaughter. On Tuesday, Stewart Glen “Rex” Parker of 521 Main Street pleaded guilty in Oneonta City Court to a charge of driving with his license suspended. September 1955
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from the Village of Cooperstown to use the Fairy Spring Park. Thus residents of both the Town of Otsego and the Town of Middlefield have local park access to the lake, within their town boundaries, thanks to an agreement reached years ago between the village and the towns. And since I have already read the proposal to be presented to the Town of Otsego, I shall pass on the meeting, choosing to read about the results in the paper. CATHE
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On Sep 3, 2015, at 5:01 PM, Chip Northrup wrote: rookwood is a special place and would make a great park. That’s what the village trustees voted for. Three Mile is a nice place, but it’s no Brookwood. Fairy Springs? Great swimming hole but nobody goes to Fairy Springs to get married. The Land Trust is not in the park business. If the Town offers to take the southern half as a park, the Land Trust will very likely convey it to them. This was first proposed in a FJ editorial. And is probably going to get done – because it’s the right thing for the Town and the right move for the Land Trust.
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Chris Sloan, proprietor of Sloan’s New York Grill, poses with Jack Bowman, 14, of West Winfield and a picture of Bodacious. Jack raised the animal, which was designated the 4-H grand champion steer at the Otsego County Fair. Chris then bought Bodacious at the 4-H auction to serve in his restaurant, which specializes in farm-to-table entrees.
toes, basil, green beans, we can just go right outside. Doesn’t get more local than that!” On Friday, Sept. 4, the Bowman family came down to Sloan’s to enjoy the fruits
of their labor with a family dinner. Jack ordered prime rib. “It’s my first time eating my own beef,” he said. “It was really delicious, and I felt proud that I had raised that steer.”
And next summer, Sloan plans hit the 4-H auction again for another prize-winning animal. “I’ll support 4-H every year,” he said. “It’s what we’re all about.”
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oloring books – they’re not just for kids anymore. “I used to love coloring as a girl growing up,” said Carol Highfield. “This is the house I grew up in, and I remember sitting and coloring right here at this table!” Highfield, who lives on Beaver Street, is jumping on
board a new coloring-book craze, which has seen a revival as a pastime for the young at heart. “It’s so relaxing,” said Highfield. “You get so involved, you forget what might be stressing you.” You may be surprised to learn that Johanna Basford’s “Secret Garden” coloring book is the number-one best-seller on Amazon.com, with two other adult coloring books occupying spaces in the top 20. Please See COLORING, B2
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t was a big story at the time, but that was 64 years ago. It was 1951 and Dr. Edward J. Parish, president of the Upper Susquehanna Historical Society (since renamed Greater Oneonta Historical Society), was on the hunt, looking to solve a mystery: Whatever happened to 13,000 handwritten pages of Oneonta and Otsego County history penned by Willard V. Huntington? Willard, nephew of Collis Huntington, one of the Big Four Californians credited with completing the first transcontinental
The library’s New York State Room has 13,000 pages of Willard Huntington manuscript, and one of two bound 12-volume sets, top.
railroad, and brother of Henry Huntington, Collis’ business associate and railroad magnate, was killed on Sept. 27, 1915,
in a crash on Route 7, a half-mile east of Otego. Then 59, he was thrown from the car as it overturned thrice tumbling down an embankment. Oneonta-born son of local hardware tycoon Solon Huntington, Willard worked briefly with brother Henry in California, but decided business was not for him. Instead, he began researching and compiling notebooks of historical research, much of it about Oneonta and his native Otsego County. The only outcome by the time of his death was “Oneonta Memories,” boyhood recollections. The crash was a sensational one, and not just because of its famous victim, who had arrived back in the county only a few days before to continue his research. He Please See FAMILY, B3
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Adult Coloring Books Part Of A National Craze COLORING/From B1 Ann Garbarino, an adviser at SUNY Stonybrook’s Small Business Development Center, believes its part of a general reaction to high-tech’s high stress. “Far more people are looking for things that are unplugged,” she told Robin Stein in a Sept. 2 article on Yahoo News. “And it’s something that a lot of generations can agree on.” Said Highfield, “I didn’t realize it was a craze.” She got her first book, a collection of Victorian-style Christmas art, last December. “I get a lot of catalogues, and I saw that they
had these books,” she said. “When my daughter Ann and my son Jay asked what I wanted for Christmas, I told them, ‘I’d like a coloring book’!” It’s an extension of her love for cross-stitch, she explained. “I don’t draw myself, and I can’t grow flowers, so I can cross-stitch or color them!” she said. “I still love cross-stitch, but I can work one of these up
much quicker.” There were two books under the Christmas tree, and Highfield got started right away. She quickly filled those books, framing the pictures and hanging them around her house. “I give them as gifts in a frame,” she said. “I hung one on a plain white plate, which gave it a nice, 3D effect.” She’ll be selling several of her creations at the Cooperstown United Methodist Church’s annual Christmas Bazaar in December. Her collection quickly grew to eight books, with her favorites being flowers
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or Harper’s designs, which often feature inspirational sayings. “I had to buy a second copy of ‘Secret Garden’ book,” she confided. “It’s my favorite!” Lately she’s been using a rainbow pencil, with several colors in one lead depending on which way you turn it. “I prefer the pastels, but my daughter Ann loves the brighter colors,” she said. “I tried the watercolor pencils, which I didn’t much care for, but she loved them.” And Ann joined in with her mother. “She always leaves me a surprise on my pillow,” she said, holding up a framed flower print Ann left after a late-August visit. Of course, the kids love it too. “I bought one for teenage granddaughters of Ian Austin/ OTSEGO.seniority a friend of mine, and they Friends are remarking on the brilliant colors and started coloring right away!”
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ing to a local news FAMILY/From B1 report on Sept. 18. was riding in Arthur The funeral was Strait’s taxicab on a held at Colliscroft, research trip to Masonthat Greek revival ville when the accident mansion on Franklin happened. Mountain Road, just Strait, a Laurens resoutside city limits, ident, had been driving and things settled too fast in downtown Henry down. However, the Oneonta in June, just Huntington, 13,000-page manuthree months before script – a treasure and had run over and library killed a young man at benefac- trove of local history – had disappeared. the corner of Chestnut tor. This is part of and Main. “He manithe dynasty’s story Sarah fested the same indifferent Livingston, librarian for the attitude yesterday,” accordNew York State Room at the city’s Huntington Memorial Library, related in an Aug. 2 lecture, “The Huntington Family,” one of the Swart Wilcox House’s Summer Sunday series. It is still being much remarked-upon by local history buffs. “They all loved Oneonta,” said Livingston in an interview. An Otego native, she graduated from Elmira College, obtained an MLS from Indiana University at Bloomington, was hired in 2004 to fill a library clerk position in Oneonta and, within days, was assigned the New York State Room,
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Sarah Livingston reviews Huntington material that includes Willard’s manuscript, photos and maps.
a job she loves. “It was kismet,” she says. Collis (1821-1900) and Henry (1850-1927) showed their love of the City of the Hills by naming things after their hometown, Sarah told the 40-some attendees. Their luxurious private railroad cars were “Oneonta #1” and “Oneonta #2.” Henry named a station on his “Yellow Car” trolley service in Los Angeles “Oneonta.” He named one of his yachts “Oneonta,” and he named Oneonta Beach on Oahu. Originally from Harwinton, Conn., Solon (18121890), the paterfamilias, married Harriet in Burnt Hills, outside Albany, in 1840, and moved to Oneonta that same year, establishing his hardware store. His younger brother Collis joined him, but after gold was discovered in Sutter’s Mill, California, in 1848, setting off the Gold Rush, Collis set out to make his fortune – not in gold itself, but in selling supplies to throngs of miners. Solon and Harriet built a house at what’s now Chestnut and Wall streets, but moved it in 1880 up the street to where the Dollar General is now, building the mansion (that today is the Huntington Memorial Library) at the first home site. After his parents died, Henry inherited the mansion, but spent most of his time in L.A. and New York City (where the newspapers on a refectory table in his Fifth Avenue office always included the latest edition of the Oneonta Herald, published by his friend, Congressman George Fairchild.) Meanwhile, the Oneonta library, founded in 1837, had bounced around to three or four sites in subsequent decades, and was in the process of outgrowing a city-owned building on Ford Avenue when, in 1918, the trustees received a letter from Henry offering the mansion as the library’s permanent home. He had quietly been assembling parcels of land behind the mansion, so the
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gift would include what today is library park. Henry also offered to create a trust fund, (which the library still draws on today.) What wasn’t to like? The transfer occurred on Jan. 1, 1919. Still, what of Willard Huntington’s manuscript? Dr. Parish wanted to know, and in the mid-1940s, and for several years, wrote letters, many to Huntington descendants on the West Coast, seeking the document. Then, in November 1951, the mystery was solved, when a letter arrived from the famed Henry E. Huntington Library & Museum, repository of such masterpieces as Gainsborough’s “The Blue Boy” in San Marino, Calif. Mrs. E. Burke (Caroline) Holladay, Willard’s sister-inlaw, had taken the manuscript under her protection in 1915 after the funeral services at Colliscroft, the home of her son, Collis H. Holladay. She had given her permission for journals to be loaned to the Oneonta library, a loan later made permanent. Sarah Livingston has the hand-written documents in a safe in a corner of her office, and showed a sample at the Swart Wilcox lecture. Dr. Parish had the 13,000 pages typed, and there are two 12volume sets, one in the New York State Room, the other at the GOHS’ collection. “Writing specifically about history and Oneonta is what he did,” said GOHS Executive Director Bob Brzozowski, who hopes to have the society’s copy digitized so the contents can be more widely available. Meanwhile, Gene Milener, former Hartwick College professor now retired to Florida, used Willard’s material in researching his “Oneonta: Development of a Railroad Town.” “I think he (Willard) is right up there, if not above, Harvey Baker,” author of the early “Oneonta In Olden Time,” said Brzozowski, “in his importance to early Oneonta history.”
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BREAST CANCER FUNDRAISER — 9 a.m. Athletes from Oneonta’s Cooperstown CrossFit perform workout for spectators and those who wish to donate, to raise funds cancer-fighting charity “Barbells for Boobs.” Cooperstown CrossFit, 174 Roundhouse Rd., Oneonta, Info, dan@cooperstowncrossfit.com CROHN’S SUPPORT -- 9 a.m. Susquehanna Crohn’s & Colitis Support Group first monthly meeting of season (breakfast optional). Open to those affected, and families. Morey’s Family Restaurant, Rte. 7, Oneonta. Info, (607) 293-6124. COLORSCAPE 5K RUN/WALK -- 2nd annual Colorscape Color Dash 5k Fun Run & Walk, during Chenango Arts Festival, Norwich. Register by Aug. 28 to run/walk. Info, www.colorscape.org HARVEST FESTIVAL — 10 a.m.-5 p.m. (Also Sept. 13). Annual celebration with local food, music, blue-ribbon cloggers, animals, activities, performers, artisans, exhibitors. Included with paid museum admission (ages 6 and under & NHSHA members free). 2-day passes available. The Farmers’ Museum, 5775 Rte. 80, Cooperstown. Info, www.farmersmuseum.org OPEN HOUSE — 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Studio B Performing Arts Academy grand opening. 4 Academy St., Oneonta. Info, (607) 287-5450. MAKE-A-WISH RECORD ATTEMPT — 11 a.m. World-record attempt at Largest Parade of Subaru Vehicles Ever, with fundraiser for Make-A-Wish Foundation, hosted by Five Star Subaru. BBQ lunch, music, canoeing, nature trails, giveaways, games, community groups. Pre-register at www.wedosubaru.com. All ages welcome. No fee to enter park. Gilbert Lake State Park, 840 Co. Hwy 12, Laurens. Info, www.wedosubaru.com BENEFIT LUNCH -- 1 p.m. Benefit for Burlington Flats resident Carl Pritchard. Buck’s Inn, 9189 Main St., North Brookfield. FASHION SHOW — 2 p.m. Fall fashion show featuring local models, items, and trends, from Southside Mall. Visit vendors 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Southside Mall, 5006 St. Hwy. 23, Oneonta. Info, www. shopsouthsidemall.com. CHURCH DINNER -- 4-7 p.m. Cherry Valley Methodist Church harvest dinner & Chinese auction. By donation; drawings begin at 7 p.m. Cherry Valley Firehouse, 11 Railroad Ave., Cherry Valley. DEMOCRATIC DINNER — 6 p.m. Former county Rep. Richard Murphy, D-Oneonta, honored; State Comptroller Tom DiNapoli keynotes. Country Inn & Suites, Hartwick Seminary. Reservations, Dana Levinson, (607)
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Sunday, September 13
ANIMAL CARE CLASSES 8:30 a.m.-6:30 p.m.— Alethea Kenney teaches three successive classes in holistic animal care. $30 each 3-hour class, of $75 for all three classes. Hawk Circle, 3496 NY Rte. 166, Cherry Valley. Info, www.HawkCircle.com HARVEST FESTIVAL — 10 a.m.5 p.m. Annual celebration with local food, music, blue-ribbon cloggers, animals, activities, performers, artisans, exhibitors. Included with paid museum admission (ages 6 and under & NHSHA members free). 2-day passes available. The Farmers’ Museum, 5775 Rte. 80, Cooperstown. Info, www.farmersmuseum.org
tions, Tuesdays (also Thursdays). Four-county Cybermobile visits Oneonta, Schenevus, Westford, South Valley & Middlefield. For info, times, (607) 723-8236 or check Twitter (@4clsCybermobile) HARTWICK MEET -- 7 p.m. Monthly meeting of Hartwick Historical Society. Auction of cool & creative donated items. Kinney Memorial Library, Hartwick. Info, email htownhall10@stny.rr.com WRITERS’ SALON — 7:30-9 p.m. (and every 3rd Thursday of month). With mystery writer Lesley A. Diehl. Writers’ Salons begin with an open mic, where guests are invited to read their writing. Followed by presentation from featured author. Free; public welcome. Refreshments served. CANO, Wilber Mansion, 11 Ford Ave., Oneonta, Info, www. canoneonta.org MORE CALENDAR, B7
AdministrAtive AssistAnt Provides administrative office support for a busy manufacturing company. This position will be responsible for answering incoming calls, directing calls to appropriate associates, mail distribution, flow of correspondence, and assist with various administrative projects. Required to have High School Diploma with minimum two years clerical or administrative experience. Familiarity with Microsoft Office software (Word, Access, Excel, PowerPoint) and office machines and telephone system. High degree of discretion dealing with confidential information. mAintenAnce techniciAn Position in Oneonta, second shift, will support the process and production machinery used to assemble and manufacture ultracapacitors, and perform preventative maintenance and repair of automated production equipment. Minimum five years experience with repair and maintenance of automated production equipment. Knowledgeable in automated production equipment and electromechanical systems. Ability to debug machine problems. Exposure to, and comfort with, mechanical and electromechanical systems and their control. more detailed information can be found at www.ioxus.com. Send cover letter and resume to Ioxus, Vicki Salamon, Human Resources Manager, 18 Stadium Circle, Oneonta, NY 13820, or email to vsalamon@ioxus.com Ioxus, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer, M/F/D/V
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Tuesday, September 15
COMMUNITY CONVERSATIONS — 8-9 a.m. Tuesdays. Join Oneonta Common Council members for coffee & chat. Starting Aug. 25: moving back to Main Street Creamery, 254 Main St., Oneonta. MOBILE LIBRARY — 9:30 a.m.-2:50 p.m. Various locations, Tuesdays (also Thursdays). Fourcounty Cybermobile visits West Oneonta, Oneonta, Fly Creek, Schuyler Lake, Mt. Vision & Wells Bridge Sept. 15. Then Oneonta, Schenevus, Westford, South Valley & Middlefield, on Sept. 17. For info, times, (607) 723-8236 or check Twitter (@4clsCybermobile) RABIES CLINIC -- 6-8 p.m. Free rabies vaccination for cats, dogs, ferrets. Previous certificate must be presented for 3-year booster. Dogs on leash; cats and ferrets in pillow case or carrier. Cherry Valley Town Barn, Cherry Valley. Info, (607) 547-4230.
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IN MEMORIAM Leonard Hartmann, 81; Veteran, Machinist LAURENS – Leonard E Hartmann of Laurens, 81, an Air Force veteran and machinist by trade, died peacefully on Sunday, Aug. 30, 2015, at Focus Rehabilitation Center, Cooperstown. He was born in Sullivan County, on Dec. 29, 1933, to Beatrice E. (Jensen) and Edward C. Hartmann of Cochecton. Leonard graduated from Callicoon High School. In 1953-57, he was in the Air Force as an airman, first class, serving as a highspeed intercept, stationed in Mississippi and England. Honorably discharged, he received the National Defense Service Medal and the Good Conduct Medal He was machinist most of his life, working with Ben Alkes Sewing Machine in Oneonta in the 1980s and ’90s. He and Mary then moved
to a caretaking position at the Montgomery County Conservation Club on the Cumberland Leonard River in Hartmann Clarksville, Tenn. They later moved to Scottsville, Ky., and back to New York in 2008. Lenny enjoyed hunting and fishing throughout his life. He enjoyed many different kinds of music, including classical and contemporary. He is survived by his wife of 24 years, Mary Hartmann of Laurens, and his sister, Linda Krantz of Cochecton; his children: David and Caroline Hartmann of Scottsville, Ky., Barry Hartmann of Citrus Heights, Calif., and
Angela and Bernard Smith of Fayetteville, N.C.; by several grandchildren and many great-grandchildren, step-grandchildren, nieces and nephews. Leonard was preceded in death by his parents, his son Michael Hartmann, and his grandson, Benjamin Hartmann. A Memorial Service with military honor guard was held on Tuesday, September 8, 2015 at Laurens Presbyterian Church, officiated by Judith A Gage. The service was be followed by a reception at the Laurens Fire Hall. Contributions in Leonard’s name can be made to the Laurens Women’s Auxiliary or Susquehanna Animal Shelter, 4841 St. Hwy. 28, Cooperstown, NY 13326. Funeral arrangements are by the Bookhout Funeral Home of Oneonta.
Paul Okarski, 89; Defense Contractor Retired To Stamford HARTWICK – Paul Edward Okarski, 89, a retired defense contractor employed for 37 years with Sperry Gyroscope Corp., passed away Sunday evening, Aug. 30, 2015, at Bassett Hospital, just three days shy of his 90th birthday. Born Sept. 2, 1925, in Peabody, Mass., Paul was a son of Frank Joseph Okarski and Anna née Krusciewicz Okarski. He was raised in Lynn and later Newton, Mass. On Aug. 11, 1942, Paul joined the Navy, serving his country during World War II as a naval aviator. Ensign Okarski was honorably discharged on Oct. 22, 1945. He then attended Middlebury College, graduating
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Charles W. Hager, 74; OHS Graduate Was School Administrator ONEONTA – Charles William Hager, 74, a graduate of Oneonta High School, Class of 1958, and a retired elementary school administrator in the North Country, passed away Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2015, at Catawba Valley Medical Center in Hickory, N.C., where he had been living. Born April 6, 1941, in Binghamton, he was the son of the late Harold Vose Hager and lona Munn Hager. Charles was a very active member of St. Alban’s Episcopal Church in Hickory, where he volunteered often. He was an avid Boston Red Sox fan, enjoyed playing Scrabble, golf and solving life’s puzzles. He is survived by his three ldaughters, Valerie Hager Zentner and husband, Kenneth, of Beaufort, S.C., Brenda Hager Flynn of Charlottesville, Va., Laurie Hager and partner, Joseph Wray of Nags Head, N.C., and several grandchildren. Memorial donations may be made to the Harold V. Hager Memorial Fund, Oneonta Senior High School, 130 East St., Oneonta, NY 13820.
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BASSETT PREPAREDNESS FAIR -- 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Bassett Medical Center’s annual Emergency Preparedness Fair. Learn more about preparing for times of crisis. Free. Bassett clinic, River Street, Cooperstown. Special presentation on state’s Citizens Preparedness Corps 3 -4:30 p.m. in Bassett’s Clark Auditorium. Info. www.bassett.org AUDUBON TALK — 7:30 p.m. Roger Foote, award-winning wood carver, presents program featuring bird carvings at DelawareOtsego Audubon Society meeting. All welcome; free. Refreshments served. Elm Park Methodist Church, 401 Chestnut St., Oneonta. Info, www.doas.us MUSICAL — 7:30 p.m. Orpheus Theatre presents “Gypsy.” Goodrich Theatre, Fine Arts Building, SUNY Oneonta. Info, tickets, www.orpheustheatre.org, (607) 432-9392. SQUARE DANCE — 7:30-10 p.m. First dance of season, Western Square Dancing, hosted by Doubleday Dancers. Ray Taylor calls; Emma Taylor cues. Cooperstown Elementary School, Walnut St., Cooperstown. $5 at door. Info, (607) 547-8665.
Saturday, September 19
FLY-IN BREAKFAST -- 7:3011:30 a.m. Middlefield Volunteer Fire Dept. & EAA Chapter 1070 offer all-you-can-eat pancake/ egg/sausage breakfast. Drive-ins also welcome. $7.50 adults; $5 under age 12. Cooperstown/ Westville Airport, Rte 166, Cooperstown. OUT OF THE DARKNESS WALK — Registration 9:30 a.m.; walk 11:30 a.m. Annual “Out of the Darkness” community walk to raise awareness of, and aid prevention of, suicide. Also Chinese raffle, food sale, and guest speakers. Oneonta Moose Lodge,
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SCHENEVUS DRAGON RUN — 11 a.m. Schenevus Foundation for Excellence in Education 2nd Annual Dragon Run 5K Run & Hike. 5K scenic trail. Fundraiser for school programming beyond regular budget. $20 registration online until Sept. 18 at www. dragonrun.itsyourrace.com. Raceday registration 9:45 -10:45 a.m. for $25. Kids under age 10 free ad welcome if accompanied by adult. Fee covers race t-shirt, water and lunch. Info, email foundation@schenevuscsd.org
MUSICAL — 2 p.m. Orpheus Theatre presents “Gypsy.” Goodrich Theatre, Fine Arts Building, SUNY Oneonta. Info, tickets, www.orpheustheatre.org, (607) 432-9392. LIBRARY PROGRAM -- 3 p.m. Friends of the Village Library open fall monthly Sunday series with program “What Will It Take to Convert to Renewable Energy?” Presented by Lou Allstadt, former executive VP of Mobil Oil Corp. Free, all welcome. Downstairs meeting room, Cooperstown Village Library, 22 Main St., Cooperstown. Info, www.villagelibraryofcooperstown.org
Monday, September 21
BOY SCOUT DINNER -- 5-7 p.m. Spaghetti dinner to benefit Cooperstown Boy Scouts. Homemade sauce, sausage & meatballs, garlic knots, salad, beverages, dessert. $8 adults; $5 ages 12 and under. Cooperstown Vets Club, Main St., Cooperstown.
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HURRY! ONLY 1 IN STOCK! $41,935 MSRP. $1,386 COUNTRY CLUB DISCOUNT. $2,750 GMC REBATE.
HURRY! OFFER ENDS 9/30/15
EXPERIENCE THE NEW BUICK 2015 BUICK ENCORE $169 24 $2, 069 PER MONTHS
MONTHS
DUE AT SIGNING AFTER ALL OFFERS
CASH $3,500 TOTAL ALLOWANCE Not available with finance or lease offers. Take delivery by 11-02-2015. Residency restrictions apply. See dealer for details.
HURRY, OFFER ENDS 11/2/15
Ultra Low-Mileage Lease for Qualified Lessees. $569 due at signing for current NonGM Lessees (after all offers). Payments are for a 2015 BUICK Encore 1SB with an MSRP of $24,065. 24 monthly payments total $4,056. Mileage charge of $0.25/ mile over 20,000 miles. Option to purchase at lease end for an amount to be determined at lease signing. Take delivery by 09-30-2015. Lessee pays for maintenance, repair and excess wear. Not available with other offers. Tax, title, license, dealer fees and optional equipment extra. See dealer for details.
PARTS & SERVICE HOURS: Mon.-Fri. 8am-5pm, Sat. 8am-1pm. SALES DEPT. HOURS: Mon.-Thurs. 8am-8pm, Fri. 8am-6pm, Sat. 8am-5pm. FAC. #4390001