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City of The Hills
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‘City Of Hills’ May Reclaim Primacy Over ‘Life Enjoyed’ By JIM KEVLIN
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uring one of marketer Sean Magee’s research visits to the city, a professor called Oneonta “Ithaca’s funkier cousin.” That suggestion of off-beat variety, plus his initial impression of a commu-
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Lynn Bailey, Oneonta, claps along to “Precious Lord, Take My Hand” by Thomas Dorsey, sung by soprano Yolanda Sharpe during the county’s Martin Luther King Jr. Day commemoration Sunday, Jan. 17, at the Unitarian Universalist Church/MORE PHOTOS, A3
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nity set in a bowl of scenic hills, contributed to the development of the proposed branding strategy unveiled at the Destination Oneonta annual meeting Wednesday, Jan. 13, at Foothills. “These are initial drafts,” Magee, whose title is principal, brand management, for Trampoline Design, Glens Please See BRAND, A7
Microbrew Mecca Idea Grows By JIM KEVLIN
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e had expected this to be his last term, but veteran Assemblyman Bill Magee, D-Nelson, who has represented Oneonta since 1990, has decided to seek a 13th term, according to Democratic county chair Richard Abbate. Michael Hennessy, a Sherrill city councilman, who was endorsed by the Oneida and Madison county committees last time, is expected to run again, Abbate said. However, the chair expects Jim Kevlin/HOMETOWN ONEONTA the Otsego committee will Scott Fickbohm, Burlington Flats, speaking at Hartwick College’s Winter again endorse Magee when it Farm Brewer Weekend, is proposing a 13-employee Generations Malting meets Feb. 10.
INTRODUCTION: Sean P. Jordan, the Mohawk Valley Economic Development District’s new director, will speak to business leaders at 4 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 26, at the Hampton Inn. 12TH FORUM: The Catskill Regional Teacher Center invites teachers, administrators and education students to its 12th annual Legislative Forum with state legislators at 4:30-5:30 p.m. Feb. 4, at the Hunt Union.
HOMETOWN ONEONTA
Malting Piece May Make Otsego Brewing Supreme
Assemblyman Magee Plans Another Run
STAR PASSES: Bill Ronovech, 72, co-captain of Coach Drago’s famed undefeated 1959-60 OHS basketball team, has passed away in Nevada/DETAILS, B6
A consultant’s report outlines four ways to use “City of the Hills” brand.
Abbate, Stammel Split Over Zephyr’s Return to light up the district,” Abbate said micable unity is not last Wednesto be. day, Jan. The county’s 13, after the Democratic chairman, Fordham Richard Abbate, was University excited about former law profesTeachout gubernatorial candidate sor met with at Foothills the party’s Zephyr Teachout’s interest in 2014. in succeeding U.S. Rep. executive Chris Gibson, R-19. committee ”She’s an incredible can- at Abbate’s Cooperstown didate – full of energy, great home. ideas; she’s really going Please See SPLIT/B7 By JIM KEVLIN
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he debate at the fourth annual Winter Farm Brewery Weekend, hosted on Saturday-Sunday, Jan. 16-17, by Hartwick College, focused on what the general public might consider an arcane topic: Malted barley and its possible shortage. By the weekend’s end, however, it turns out Otsego County may solve that prospective problem, filling yet another gap in the supply and production chain that is turning Oneonta and the Glimmerglass Region into “the Finger Lakes of Beer.” Governor Cuomo’s economic-development grants for 2016, announced Thursday, Dec. 10, included $250,000 for the Genera-
Brewmaster Phil Leinhart discusses Ommegang’s initiatives with attendees from as far away as South Africa.
tions Malting Co., led by Scott Fickbohm, longtime Otsego County Soil & Water Please See MALT, A6
Money Magazine’s Elite Includes SUNY Oneonta As She Again Teaches Undergrads, Kleniewski Says: 1st Semester Key By JIM KEVLIN
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t’s no accident that, as Money magazine recognized SUNY Oneonta as one of 14 schools in the U.S. that have raised graduation rates most, Nancy Kleniewski was preparing to teach an introductory sociology class to underclassmen. “The first semester is the critical time that’s Please See ELITE/ B7
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SUNY Oneonta President Kleniewski reviews Money report.
HOMETOWN ONEONTA, OTSEGO COUNTY’S LARGEST CIRCULATION NEWSPAPER 2010 WINNER OF The Otsego County Chamber/KEY BANK SMALL BUSINESS AWARD
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FRIDAY, January 22, 2016
HOMETOWN People
Drugovich On NCAA Presidents Council
Destination Oneonta Recognizes Commitment, TRANSITION
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artwick College Finance Committee. President MargaDivision III is the largret L. Drugovich est of the NCAA divihas been elected to the sions with 450 member Division III Presidents institutions. The 18 PresiCouncil of the National dents Council members Collegiate Athletic Asare elected in balloting sociation (NCAA). open to all presidents and The Presidents Counchancellors at member cil is Division III’s highinstitutions. est governing body. The Presidents Council Drugovich The election was ansets Division III’s stratenounced over the weekgic plan and establishes end at the NCAA National Conand directs the general policy of vention in San Antonio, Texas. the Division. Drugovich begins her four-year Fifteen of Hartwick’s 17 athterm immediately. She represents letic teams compete in the EmNCAA Region 2, which covers pire 8 Athletic Conference of the Pennsylvania and New York, and NCAA Division III. Drugovich her 2016 committee assignment is the current chair of the Empire is the Strategic Planning and 8 Presidents Council.
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our Otsego County students were among the December graduates of SUNY Delhi: • Nick Becht of Otego, AA in Liberal Arts, General Studies • Christopher Curasi of Oneonta, AA degree in Criminal Justice Studies, cum laude • Sierra Hendrickson of Maryland, AA in Criminal Justice Studies • Katie Mae Humphris of Morris, AS in Physical Education Studies
Rachel Jessup hugs retiring Common Council member Bob Brzozowski as he accepts Destination Oneonta’s Recognition Award for his work in the betterment of the Oneonta community. He is also executive director of the Greater Oneonta Historical Society.
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At right, Destination Oneonta stalwart Nancy Scanlon accepts a bouquet of flowers from D-O President Rachel Jessup with her plaque, recognizing the former SportTech owner for her commitment to downtown revitalization during the annual Destination Oneonta meeting on Wednesday, Jan. 13. Also at the meeting, Julia Goff stepped down as executive director.
Winter Carnival 2016 February 5, 6 & 7 Hey Boys & Girls!
Get out your crayons and color our Winter Carnival “Kick Off” Snowman! Send your masterpiece into The Freeman’s Journal (see contest rules) for a chance to win a prize! ALL artwork will be displayed in The Freeman’s Journal windows at 21 Railroad Avenue in Cooperstown.
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The perennial higlight of the annual commemoration: Reginal Brunson, Hobart, recites “I Have a Dream,” delivered Aug. 23, 1963, from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial.
Lee Fisher, president of the Oneonta Branch of the NAACP, welcomes attendees at Otsego County’s annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day commemoration, held this year at the Unitarian Universalist Church, Oneonta, “We must take on the spirit of the march,” he said. “The struggle is not over. Every day it begins again. Hope needs help and help needs all of us to renew our commitment to equality and justice.”
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In honor of Martin Luther King Jr., soprano Yolanda Sharpe of Oneonta sings Gabriel Faure’s “In Paradisum” – “May the angels lead you into paradise; may the martyrs receive you at your arrival and lead you to the holy city Jerusalem. May choirs of angels receive you and with Lazarus, once poor, may you have eternal rest.”
3 Voices...55 Strings...Pair of Cow Bones...Seriously fun American Music!
Our 46th Season!
Canal Street String Band
Saturday, Jan. 30 at 7:30 pm Otesaga Resort Hotel Cooperstown
TiCkeTS: $20 for adults $15 for senior citizens and college students with current ID $8 for students age 13-18 Children age 12 and under free when accompanied by an adult. Call 607-547-1812. Tickets also available at Church & Scott Pharmacy, Fly Creek General Store and Riverwood. Remaining tickets will be available at the door.
Please call the Otesaga’s Hawkeye Grill at 607-547-9931 for dinner reservations before the show!
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Upcoming Event: Kristin Andreassen Saturday February 6, 2016 Otesaga Resort Hotel
Cooperstown Concert Series programs are made possible with public funds from the New York State Council on the Arts, a state agency. Other support provided by Sound Performance.
Winter Carnival 2016 February 5, 6, 7 A medallion is hidden somewhere in Cooperstown!
Medallion Hunt! WIN $500!! HERE IS THE 1st CLUE! To commemorate the golden year, a golden accolade will appear. 1. WHERE: Medallion will only be hidden on Village Public Property. a. Medallion will NOT be hidden on private property. b. Medallion will NOT be hidden on Doubleday Field. c. Medallion will NOT be hidden in any construction sites. ** No Village property will be dug up or destroyed during the Medallion Hunt. 2. WHO: Anyone can participate in the Medallion Hunt, EXCEPT: a. Immediate family members of the Winter Carnival Committee are INELIGIBLE to win the
Medallion Hunt prize. b. All contestants under the age of 18 must have permission of a parent or guardian to participate. c. All contestants agree that the Freeman’s Journal and the Cooperstown Winter Carnival Committee, their advertisers and agents, and the Village of Cooperstown and town of Otsego will have no liability whatsoever, and will be held harmless by contestants of any injuries, losses, or damages of any kind resulting in whole of, in part, directly or indirectly, from acceptance, possession, misuse or use of the prizes or participation in contest. More Info: CooperstownCarnival.org
3. WHEN: Clues about the location will be published by the Freeman’s Journal for three weeks prior to Winter Carnival. a. When the medallion is found, the finder must immediately return it to the Cooperstown Winter Carnival Committee, by calling 607-282-2762. b. The winner will be required to execute and return a CERTIFICATE OF ELIGIBILITY and GENERAL RELEASE FORM within 14 days of notification. If winner is under the age of 18, the Certificate must be signed by his or her parent or guardian. Non-compliance may result in disqualification.
The Second clue will appear in the Freeman’s Journal and Hometown Oneonta on January 29. Get your copy on Thursdays 21 Railroad Ave, Cooperstown.
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FRIDAY, January 22, 2016
EDITORIAL
Eminent Fareed Zakaria Target Of ‘Trolling’ – Is Anyone Safe?
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he power of Facebook to distort reality – or to magnify slights – hit home locally just before Christmas, when a young mother nursing her baby was asked to cover up a bit by a Fly Creek Cider Mill employee. The young mom complained on Facebook; the complaint went viral, with over 5,000 people chiming in over the next 16 hours. The cider mill, of course, isn’t anti-nursing. A “nursein” protest was planned and when a few nursing mothers showed up, co-owner Brenda Michaels – she nursed her own baby at the cider mill – diplomatically defused the situation. This past weekend, you may have seen the commentary by the mild-mannered host of “Fareed Zakaria GPS” on how he was “trolled” – “Facebooked,” let’s call it. Someone posted on what turned out to be a bogus-news site “reporting” that Zakaria, on his “private blog,” called for “jihad rape of white women.” “The post further claimed that, on my Twitter account,
I had written the following line: ‘Every death of a white person brings tears of joy to my eyes,’” Zakaria, who previously held key editorships at Foreign Affairs and Newsweek’s international edition, recounted in his current Washington Post column. The post went viral. “With each news cycle, the levels of hysteria rose, and people started demanding that I be fired, deported or killed,” Zakaria reported. His daughters, 7 and 12, were threatened by a caller to the commentator’s home. As with the cider mill dust-up, the Zakaria dustup took on a life of its own, regardless of the merits. A Jan. 8 posting, www. bloombergview.com, under the headline, “How Facebook Makes Us Dumber,” reported on a new study that finds, in addition of exposing people to fresh ideas and new information,social media creates “echo chambers,” where people find reinforcement for what they already believe, however faulty. •
LETTERS
Macris Had Vision, Stamina To Make Our Opera Reality To the Editor: Jim Kevlin’s front-page celebration of the life and achievements of Peter Macris deserves a permanent place in the memories of all of us who have loved our opera and are proud that Peter chose Cooperstown to be its Upstate home. Because of his talent for igniting the interest of many musicians and other influential leaders in the cultural life of our area, Macris was able to plant here the roots of the thrilling interwoven complex of music and drama called opera that has drawn audiences from many parts of the country and even from Europe. As quoted in Kevlin’s article, Mary Jo Merk commented, “Peter had a gift for finding and combining the right groups of people to get something accomplished.” I myself recall the critical meeting at a dinner party arranged at the home of Dr. and Mrs. Edward Danielski for Peter to meet Tom Good-
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At State Of State, A Jolt – And Renewed Appreciation Editor’s Note: Former Oneonta mayor Kim Muller, with daughter Hannah Masterjohn, attended Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s State of the State speech and budget presentation Wednesday, Jan. 13, in Albany, and wrote these reflections on her return.
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or some people, it’s a red carpet experience that sparks exhilaration, or being in the first row at the 50-yard line at a favorite team’s game. For me, it’s being in the busy halls of government. As my daughter, Hannah Masterjohn, and I headed through the tunnels connecting the buildings in the Capitol complex in Albany, the buzz kicked in. The place is a beehive of activity, with some strolling in close conversation and others zipping along, increasing the palpable sense of urgency that influences the hall’s ambience. Former Oneonta Mayor Kim Muller and her daughter, Hannah Making our way through two secu- Masterjohn, at Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s State of the State speech rity screenings, we walked the long Wednesday, Jan. 13, in Albany. hallway of protesters leading to the across the state, I cross paths with budget proposal, and prepare responses convention center; this year the majorformer colleagues from my New York once the energy initiatives are reity appeared focused on the minimumConference of Mayor days and enjoy vealed. Governor Cuomo has been a wage increase and transgender issues; the chance to catch up on the latest isnational leader in promoting access to last year was the Common Core; sues of the day. affordable solar energy for all families previously fracking. Walking aside the Similarly, Hannah, whose recent and businesses. protesters is an always daunting expework includes a primary role with New From our seats up in the top center rience, even though it stirs in me the York’s solar energy initiatives, tracks of the room, we have a good view of patriotic feeling of experiencing our down colleagues from state governthe crowd, including the groups of Nafundamental freedom of expression. ment and industry to get the lowdown tional Guard, state police (including Since the crowd includes mayors, on what to expect in the Governor’s Please See SPEECH, A6 county leaders and other electeds from
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For his part, Herzig hopes the review will better specify duties of the manager and the mayor to ensure a smooth collaboration to the maximum extent. That, of course, is a critical relationship. As important is the relationship the new person will develop with the department heads and city staff, given what appeared to be a revolt within City Hall against the city manager, Martin Murphy, fueled in part by Facebook. • Checking in on the “Empower Oneonta” Facebook page, a rallying point for the anti-Murphy drive, the “Abolish City Manager
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All of that resonates locally because the challenges Oneonta has faced and faces in putting a city manager form of government into place. After two unsuccessful tenures, “the next city manager has to succeed,” Mayor Gary Herzig says emphatically. Herzig’s ad hoc Charter Revision Committee, chaired by former mayor John Nader, has built credibility in its three-month tenure, slowing down the process so the new Common Council, lacking the baggage of the old one, can make a more objective assessment of whatever the committee’s recommendations turn out to be.
the answer to do nothing. As Otsego County government’s surprise $9.5 million shortfall the other month underscored the need for professional managers in ever-more-complex local governments, someone who can plan ahead, keep track of variances and avoid surprises. At least that’s the idea. No $20 million private company would operate without an experienced president/CEO, nor should a $20 million municipality like the City of Oneonta. That, simply, is what professional municipal management is all about. Nothing sinister here. Social media may or may not be accurate or responsible, but it is powerful and strategies to repair its ravages are hit and miss. Oneonta’s third city manager will face challenges enough. Let’s do what we can to prevent an e-campaign from forestalling that success. The quandaries the cider mill and Zakaria experienced underscore the damage that might be done.
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year, the man who gave the vital support for initiating the opera and later the land on which the present opera house stands. When I watched Peter’s eyes fasten onto those of Tom, I said to myself, “It’s a fait accompli,” for that was the power of Peter’s determination to achieve what he needed to realize his dream. Though there were many brilliant, artistically gifted, and generous people who were to shape Peter’s opera into what is nationally known as the Glimmerglass Festival, there was only one man with the vision and fearless stamina to have birthed it into existence. All of us residents of the Cooperstown-Oneonta area who were pulling with Peter to launch this enterprise realize the enormity of what he achieved – growing an idea from nothing to something that has achieved world artistic stature. HILDA WILCOX Cooperstown
CNN’s Zakaria was “trolled.” Who’s next?
Position” online survey has been re-posted, a portent, perhaps, of campaigns to come. It underscores that the next city manager, regardless of talents and charter revisions, will probably not have a completely smooth ride. The mayor and Common Council need to think this through how, not to squelch debate, but to prevent distorted outcomes. Recently, the original Charter Revision Commission from 2009-10, which spent 18 months developing the current document, issued a series of recommendations to the new committee, foremost among them: Come up with a fulsome implementation plan, so Council members, department heads and city workers understand their roles and are nodding their heads as the third city manager arrives on the scene. That is all for the good. But could “Facebooking” erode such a sensible process. • There’s no easy answer to that question, but neither is
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Editor’s Note: Cooperstown Police Chief Michael Covert, the foremost local advocate of The Police Assisted Addiction Recovery Initiative, pioneered in Gloucester, Mass., posted this testimony from a recovering addict’s family member on the department’s Facebook page.
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or those of you looking at this page because you have a loved one who has an addiction and you are looking for something to save them, when you read this and you wonder if these
are just words you are reading and it really doesn’t work, let me assure you that it is what it says it is. Chief Mike Covert says he wants to make a difference and he will do everything he can to give you the help you so desperately need and, from experience, I will tell you that he backs up those words with actions. I made a phone call at 9:40 p.m. and left a message and by 9:20 a.m. the next morning I received his call. He spent 15 minutes on the phone asking questions, giving guidance and telling me what I would need to get together,
and then reassuring me that the goal is to get a drug addict into a rehab center as quickly as possible. He said if one has insurance it is a quicker process, but PAARI also works for those who don’t have insurance. He told me exactly what to expect and how quickly I would hear from someone. Exactly as he said, I received a call from the placement service to, once again, walk me through the process and explain what they needed and then what they do on their side. Chief Covert told me, as we have insurance, it would be approximately Please See PAARI, A6
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History
Compiled by Tom Heitz with resources courtesy of The New York State Historical Association Library
125 Years Ago
There lives in the Village of Worcester a woman who had three husbands during the year 1890. At first glance this appears to be a very simple matter, but it is certainly an unusual one. During the latter part of January 1890, this lady lost her husband. He died of consumption. About July, 1890, the widow married a man who worked on the railroad near Worcester. They were married about two months when he got killed. Finding herself a widow once again, she hired out in October to a farmer living near Worcester. He was a widower and during the latter part of December they were married. During the brief span of 11 months this lady had three lawful husbands. January 1891
40 Years Ago
yesterday morning by Forrest M. Slawson, 41 Maple Street, son-in-law of Mrs. Kane, who went to the house to check it and reported the intrusion to police. Sgt. Howard Canfield, and Patrolmen Ransom Henderson and John L. Corsi, responded. They found little was disturbed downstairs, but the upstairs was in disorder. January 1956
30 Years Ago
Tuition at the State College at Oneonta, the only fouryear public college in the area, is $1,350 per year for state residents and $3,200 per year for non-residents. The price of a room is $1,550 a year and board is $1,206 for residents and non-residents. At Hartwick College, a private institution, tuition is $7,975, room is $1,300 and board is $1,625 annually. Across the nation, four-year colleges and universities are getting more expensive. They now charge an average of $4,587 a year for tuition, room and board. That is seven percent more than a year ago. Tuition alone jumped by eight percent for students attending college in their home state and eleven percent for out-of-state students. The average public college bill of $4,587 is still roughly half of what it costs to spend a year at the typical four-year private college. January 1986
100 Years Ago
The death of Newton Emmons occurred at a few minutes before 12 o’clock on the night of Tuesday, January 18 at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Lester F. Emmons on the Emmons homestead about three miles east of this city. Mr. Emmons was born in the city of Oneonta on January 13, 1870, and was a pupil in his schoolboy years of the late professor N.N. Bull at the Oneonta high school. At the conclusion of his school work he entered the service of the D.M. Miller & Son, with whom he remained for two years. Later he was with the firm of M. & L. Westcott for one year, and thereafter for eight years with the Wilber National Bank. During a portion of the term of the Hon. D.F. Wilber as Congressman from this district Mr. Emmons was his secretary at Washington. Mr. Emmons’ illness doubtless dated from a fall which he received many years ago whereby his right knee was injured. Though always troublesome to a slight degree, its condition did not become troublesome until last July. January 1916
80 Years Ago
An oxygen gas mask to combat ammonia and other poisonous fumes has been purchased by the Oneonta Fire Department, Assistant Fire Chief Joseph P. Scanlon announced last night. The new mask has several features incorporated for the safety of firemen engaged in hazardous duties. The mask is fastened with cross-Colonial straps over the shoulders and fastened around the body with a lower strap and carried on the chest. Other types of masks are carried on the side or back and hamper firemen in their work, it was pointed out. Another feature is the glass over the eyes of the operator. Firemen have always had trouble finding their way through burning buildings with other types of masks. But the new outfit has special lenses guaranteed to eliminate the danger of smoke and vapor fogging the glass.
20 Years Ago January 1976 Known as the Mcaa mask, it is good for one-half hour actual use and when type is up an automatic valve is set in motion to release a whistling noise to notify the operator that the tank must be refilled with oxygen. January 1936
60 Years Ago
Oneonta police yesterday made two “ransacking” announcements. A foray through the Fred H. Bresee home, 343 Main Street, apparently yielded nothing. The Bresees were away in New York City for a meeting of the National Retail Drygoods Association. Before the Bresees returned, the break-in was discovered by a maid who came and cleaned up the mess without giving the alarm. Another ransacking similar to that at the Bresee place was discovered at the residence of Mrs. Emily Kane, 81 Spruce Street. Mrs. Kane has been in Fox Hospital with a broken hip, leaving her home unoccupied. The front door is enclosed by a vestibule which shields it from the view of the street, the same as the Bresee home. In each place, the glass inner door was broken. The Kane pillaging was discovered
Eight-year-old Tammy Fulllington of Unadilla recently saved the life of her 7-year-old stepsister, Laurraine Foster. Tammy was playing with her other stepsister, Shelly and Tammy’s brother was playing with Laurraine,” Tammy explained. “Laurraine started choking on a pumpkin candy and David was pounding on her back yelling, ‘Laurraine’s choking.’” Shelly ran to get her mother, but before she came back Tammy gave Laurraine the Heimlich maneuver. After three tries she dislodged the pumpkin-shaped piece of candy corn and Laurraine was fine. Laurraine said, “Thanks for saving my life.” January 1996
10 Years Ago
High winds forced NASA to scrub the launch Tuesday of an unmanned spacecraft on a nine-year, 3-billion mile voyage to Pluto, the solar system’s last unexplored planet. NASA planned to try again today despite an unfavorable weather report calling for thunderstorms, clouds and gusty winds. Once launched, the craft is expected to reach Earth’s moon in about nine hours and arrive in 13 months at Jupiter, where it will use Jupiter’s gravity for a slingshot effect that will shave five years off the 3 billion mile trip to Pluto. January 2006
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Oneonta Malt House Key Piece Of ‘Finger Lakes Of Beer’ Strategy malt/From A1 Conservation District executive director, now working for Ag & Markets. By 2018, the state Farm Brewery Act will required 60 percent of microbreweries’ raw materials to be grown in-state. At the Brewery Weekend, debate focused on whether there will be enough in-state barley, enough malt houses to process it, and enough brewers willing to pay perhaps three times the commodity price. In an interview at the closing reception in Hartwick’s Foreman Gallery, Fickbohm said Generations Malting plans to build its malt house in the City of Oneonta, and it alone would be bigger than all eight malt houses now in operating. “We’re a little bit ahead of the curve,” said Fickbohm. Over the past two years, Hager Hops, led by Lou Hager of Cooperstown, has been putting together many of the pieces: A 25-
acre hops farm, the state’s biggest, in Pierstown; a hops harvester at Cooperstown Brewing, Milford, and a hops-drying operation at Northern Eagle Beverage, Oneonta. By 2017, Hager Hops should complete its new plant on Browne Street, West Oneonta, that will house Cooperstown Brewing, Northern Eagle Beverage distributing, and a retail beer and beer-related products outlet. If the hops picture is clear, the malted barley piece is still being worked through, as evident at the sold-out Farm Brewery Weekend, which drew 100 participants, 56 from New York State but participants from as far away as South America and South Africa At Sunday’s The New Beer Basket, a panel discussion to wrap-up the weekend: • Tim Oechsner, Ithaca, a grain farmer, discussed the difficulty of growing barley to spec, and emphasized “the farmers really need
be built, and breweries with some assurance. If Generations Malting is built, that – in combination with the Hager initiatives – would lay the foundation for a microbrew mecca locally. But more is anticipated, given that City Hall and Otsego Now obtained another state economicdevelopment grant – $700,000 – to prepare a site at Market and Chestnut for the Upper Susquehanna Regional Ag Center. Oneonta Mayor Gary Herzig said Otsego Now will award a grant on Jan. 28 for a market survey on the ag center and the redevelopment of Market Street into a beer-themed neighborhood, perhaps with a boutique hotel, a hops-themed restaurant where Stella Luns is now, and Foothills as the entertainment component. The LA Group, Binghamton, is preparing a Main-Street-revival strategy to expand the downtown to
include Market Street, and that fits right in, Herzig said. Otsego Now has also contracted with Elan Planning, Saratoga Springs, to upgrade the city’s Comprehensive Master Plan, as it is doing in Cooperstown and Richfield Springs. That would open the door to further grants for the beer initiative, as well at the semi-related redevelopment of the D& H yards. A final piece is Hartwick College’s Center for Craft Food & Beverage, whose new director, Aaron MacLeod, organized the Farm Brewer Weekend, where local hops and barley can be tested for quality. The center’s official ribbon-cutting is this Friday, Jan. 22. “There’s real potential for us here in the craft beer movement,” the mayor said. “There are a lot of pieces out there, and we’re trying to weave them together. Hopefully, they will come together to create a product that will really transform Oneonta’s economy.”
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At Day Of Reconnecting SPEECH/From A4 Trooper Jay Cook, introduced for capturing one of the dangerous escapees from Dannemora), and others who are recognized during the speech. Governor Cuomo is a good orator, strong, clear, wellspoken, and with anecdotes woven in to substantiate the initiatives he proposes. Because the speech combines the State of the State with the required budget proposal, the accompanying PowerPoint is full of graphs depicting the data underlying the proposals. From education to public safety, recreation to energy, the Governor rolls out his 2016 plan while he is repeatedly interrupted with applause. A few points struck me during the speech. One slide showed a map of the 10 cities with the highest poverty rates – Oneonta was on that map. There are several reasons we’re earned that spot including our census pool that includes college students (who have low incomes), and our high proportion of low wage jobs. But seeing “Oneonta” on that map put a pit in my stomach; obviously our work to improve Oneonta’s standard of living continues. The Governor also talked poignantly about the last days of his father, Governor Mario Cuomo, who died last Jan. 1 while his son was giving his Inauguration speech in Buffalo. Governor [Andrew] Cuomo noted that he had the luxury to take time to be with his father in those last days without worrying that the time off of work would cost him his job; but that many people don’t have that luxury to take time to care for an ill family member. His experience was the basis for his proposal for broad-based Family Medical Leave –12 weeks of paid leave to new mothers, and others who need time off to care for family. Finally, the Governor noted the experience of his girlfriend, Sandra Lee, who last year successfully faced the challenge of breast cancer, an experience similar to my own. Her fight inspired the Governor’s proposal for increased funding for early detection and treatment programs for women across the state. The hall emptied quickly at the end of the speech as attendees moved off to the
to make money on this” for them to produce a dependable supply of quality grain. • Phil Leinhart, the Ommegang brewmaster, said that with barley, as with hops, “The key to the brewers is quality.” He added, “there’s going to be a premium for local ingredients.” • Brent Manning of Riverbend Malt House, Asheville, N.C., anticipates the demand for the barley will be there, because of the demand for microbreweries’ beer. “The customers have said they are will to pay for it,” he said. “That piece is there.” • Sam Filler, who leads Governor Cuomo’s Craft Beverage Initiative for the Empire State Development Corp., said, if the 60 percent mark can’t be met, it might be waived temporarily. Meanwhile, two entities – Cornell’s Harvest NY initiative and the Carey Institute for Global Good in Rensselaerville are developing market data so farmers can grow, malting houses can
myriad receptions that follow. Hannah and I stopped in at Comptroller Tom DiNapoli’s then headed home. As the Legislature rolls into session and embraces or rejects the proposals presented, I believe we should feel good about the state in which we live. No doubt that we have challenges, but we also have many opportunities for success. I look forward to the work we do as engaged citizens to partner with the state and take advantage of initiatives that can benefit Oneonta and Otsego County, making our community a better place for all to live and work.
PAARI/From A4 48 hours to get our loved one on the way to rehab and it was just a little less than 48 hours and our loved one was on a plane. When you watch a loved one struggle for a few years and see that they are at the point where, if they don’t get serious help, they will probably be dead very soon, you don’t know where to go, what to do and you are beyond desperation. Then you see a news report about the Cooperstown Police Department and Chief Mike Covert’s commitment to this new Drug Addict Assistance Program and you
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moment together, I receive the text I have been hoping for, “I need to get into that program now!” As I said above, I put my trust in the words I read and made the call and Chief Covert backed up his words. We are just at the beginning of our journey but it is a journey that we probably would not have been making without this amazing program and a man that makes it very clear that he wants this program to work and he wants it to work for you. Thank you for looking at a
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New Branding Effort Revives ‘City of Hills’ BRAND/From A1 Falls, emphasized in an interview. But, he continued, “From our outside perspective: ‘Life Enjoyed’ – we didn’t know what to make “Oneonta, Life Enjoyed,” of that.” may be supplanted as When he learned of the city’s brand. Oneonta’s traditional Hall, plans to detail in April nickname – “City of the – contains something old, Hills” – that “immediately something new. painted a picture for us.” Four themes are being Also, he said, local people expressed under the “City of didn’t seem to have much the Hills” umbrella, Magee of a commitment to the said: Arts and Entertain“Oneonta, Life Enjoyed” ment; Outdoor Adventure; moniker. Authentic Oneonta, and The branding stratWelcome Home. The reacegy now being proposed tion from the DO crowd – Trampoline’s recommendations will be part of a was very enthusiastic, Magee said. downtown-revival strategy Under Arts and Enterthe LA Group, Binghamton, tainment, a subsidiary logo under contract with City can highlight “arts,” “din-
ing,” and “nightlife.” Under Outdoor Adventure, logos feature “Hike Oneonta” and “Bike Oneonta.” Under Welcome Home, tag lines trumpet “Walkable,” “Affordable,” “Historic.” As did everyone else, Mayor Gary Herzig heard the Trampoline presentation for the first time at the D-O meeting. He recognized that “Oneonta, Life Enjoyed,” unveiled in 2009 through a marketing effort championed by former Mayor Dick Miller, received a mixed reception. Thus, he said, “City of the Hills” was never abandoned. “I think ‘City of the Hills’ is here to stay,” he continued. “People like it. It’s a description they’ve
been accustomed to for many, many years. They feel it accurately describes our city.” But, he said, no one needs to choose. Anyone who prefers “Life Enjoyed” can use it; if others prefer “City of the Hills,” they can embrace the Trampoline graphic schedule. Some of the public may be dismissive of the concept of branding altogether. But Stephen Walsh, SUNY Oneonta marketing professor, says a good brand can present a company, or organization, or community in a positive way. For instance, “Nationwide Is On Your Side” is not only snappy and easy to remember, it positions the
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At the Destination Oneonta annual meeting where the city’s new brand was discussed, Michael Haas, a Binghamton landscape architect, also detailed the new “streetscape” – pavers, planters, trees and perhaps a Muller Plaza bandstand – to be installed downtown this spring.
company in a positive way. “It tells you what they’re saying is it’s a company that’s more interested in its policy holders than in its profits,” he said. There’s more to it than that. From a marketing perspective, one weakness of “Life Enjoyed” is “life can be enjoyed in many places,” Walsh said. “It’s not some-
thing that’s distinctive in terms of the Oneonta community.” When he was SUNY Oneonta’s representative to the statewide faculty senate, Walsh saw a lot of New York State, and found Oneonta’s setting among the hills makes is “a jewel – there’s a specialness to Oneonta” that “City of the Hills” may better capture.
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But she also knows that some children don’t have the abundant access to books that she grew up with and shares with her family. While reading Parade magazine, she saw an article about Jim Davidson of Conway, Ark., who started the “Bookcase For Every Child” project, designed to combat the illiteracy he saw as a root cause of crime and poverty. “There are 42 million adults in this
country who can’t read at a fifth-grade level,” said Davidson. “61 percent of low-income families don’t have books for children in their home, and an illiterate child doesn’t stand a prayer. They become the kids you read about in the newspapers or see on the news, committing all kinds of crimes.” Since 2002, Davidson, a nationally synPlease See BOOKCASES, B3
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oin Otsego 2000 for the 5th annual “Grilled Cheese for a Good Cause,” 5-8 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 24. Sandwiches, soups & desserts by local gourmet chefs; live music. $25 adults; $15 ages 12 & under; under age 6 free. Benefits Town of Middlefield’s remaining legal expenses defending rights to Home Rule. Cooperstown Farmers Market site, Main St., Cooperstown. For tickets or to donate, call (607) 547 8881, or visit Otsego 2000’s offices at 101 Main St, Cooperstown, or www.otsego2000.org WINTER CARNIVAL: Winter is going strong, and so is the annual Lions Club Winter Carnival in Richfield Springs, Thursday, Jan. 21-Sunday, Jan 31. Activities, entertainment, displays, more. Info, Community Center, 6 Ann St., Richfield Springs, (315) 858-3200. CABIN FEVER FILM: Free “Cabin Fever” film, 7 p.m. Friday Jan. 22 . Tonight: “Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street” (2007, Tim Burton, director). Fenimore Art Museum auditorium, 5798 Rte. 80, Cooperstown. Info, www.fenimoreartmuseum.org. MUSEUMS ROCK: Heat up even the coldest night with a concert by Penny Knight, 7 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 23. $10 ages 13 and up; $5 ages 12 and under. Fenimore Art Museum auditorium, 5798 Rte. 80, Cooperstown. Info, www.fenimoreartmuseum.org POPS CONCERT: The Catskill Valley Wind Ensemble hosts a free mid-winter pops concert 2 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 24. Traditional folk melodies, Broadway hits, film themes from “Star Wars,” “James Bond.” and Walt Disney movies; plus hits by Ray Charles, Chicago, and more. First United Methodist Church, 66 Church St., Oneonta. Info, (607) 432-7085, www.catskillwinds. com.
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THURSDAY–FRIDAY, JANUARY 21-22, 2016 Elephant Man Steve Dillon, on the floor, is ministered to by Cody Gibson after being abandoned by his handler in London. Tom Pondolfino, standing, is the policeman.
Actor Dillon Dreamed Of Being ‘Elephant Man’ By LIBBY CUDMORE ONEONTA
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day home playing hooky changed Steve Dillon’s life. “I thought ‘The Elephant Man’ was a horror film, with the ominous poster of a man in a hood, and my parents wouldn’t let me see it in the theater,” he said. “But in 1982, it was on HBO at my grandmother’s house, so I faked sick and stayed home from Sunday mass to watch it.” Even at age 11, he was so moved by David Lynch’s film that the images stayed with him. “Much to my surprise, it wasn’t a horror movie like I exIF YOU GO: pected,” “Elephant he said. Man,” 8 p.m. “The Saturday, horror Sunday, Jan. wasn’t 29-30; 3 p.m. in the Sunday, Jan. char31, Foothills Performing Arts acter, Center. Tickets it was at 434-6606 or how at foothillspac. people com treated him.” That led to a life-long dream to perform as John Merrick, and Friday-Sunday, Jan 29-31, he will, in Bernard Pomerance’s “The Elephant Man” at the Foothills Performing Arts Center. In high school, Dillon continued to be fascinated with Merrick, reading up on his real-life story, and in college, he saw the play performed when he was taking theater classes in Albany. “The play asks audiences to take a leap of faith,” he said. “The actor playing Merrick doesn’t wear prosthetics, he simply portrays the afflictions.” Originally, he had hoped to the do the play with the Oneonta Theatre State Players, a troupe he and Patrick Lippincott formed at the Oneonta Theatre. But the company closed down, and Dillon put it out of his mind, performing with other theater companies in “A Christmas Carol” “The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged)” and “Dial M For Murder.” But in January 2014, he saw the Broadway revival of “The Elephant Man,” with Bradley Cooper as Merrick. “It reignited that passion,” he said. “On the train ride home, I was already casting it with people I loved working with.” Though he had originally planned to produce and direct, the role of Merrick continued to call to him, and he asked Darcy Gibson, the musical director for the Oneonta Theatre Stage Players, to direct so that he could play Merrick. Gibson also plays Fredrick Treves, the surgeon who saves Merrick and puts him up at the London Hospital. But the role is a physically demanding one, asking the actor to contort his body for two hours to
3 Decades Later, Dream Coming True portray Merrick’s afflictions. “I lost weight and began stretching,” said Dillon. “I walked around the house like the Elephant Man, talking to my kids in the voice.” He started a production company, A Bigger Boat, to put on the play, named
for his other favorite film, “Jaws.” “When you’re producing a show, you always need a bigger boat,” he said. “But it’s been very organic, the actors are finding their characters and it’s almost exactly as I’ve pictured it.” And though he had
originally only planned to do “The Elephant Man,” he hopes the show will be enough of a success to put on other plays. “I’d love to do ‘God of Carnage’ or ‘Don’t Drink The Water’,” he said. “Or maybe I’ll do ‘The Elephant Man’ as a radio drama!”
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With Bookcases, Books, Tenfold Plus, OJC Open Windows On World For Youngsters BOOKCASES/From B1 dicated newspaper columnist, writing from the perspective of a Christian businessman, has given away 50 personalized bookcases a year to Head Start children, and expanded the program into six states. Lusins contacted Davidson after she read the article, and he sent her the plans for the book cases Lusins his group makes. “I had just joined Tenfold Plus, so I brought the idea to them,” she said. “They were thrilled.” Tenfold Plus, the women’s community service organization, selected Head Start students as the recipients, 90 in all, to be presented with a bookcase filled with books and marked with an etched plaque of their name. “This will be theirs forever,” said Ian Austin/ OTSEGO.seniority Lusins. “This is the biggest OJC masonry students – from left, Shannon Egnor, Maniel Moreno, Kenny Lubin and Raymond Scott project we’ve ever done.” – surround their instructor Mike McSain. Members of the group contributed funds and start- ing. “Marie’s energy is “I told them, ‘Sometimes ed a GoFundMe page, and contagious,” said Kuhn. “I you take from a commua private donor matched thought Job Corps could do nity, other times you give the funds raised. But with it as our community service back’,” he said. “They 90 bookcases to build and project.” really wanted to do the stain, they were going to Mike McSain, head of project.” need additional resources. OJC’s cement and stone“Someone will have the An Oneonta Rotarian and mason classes, overheard shelves we built for the rest former Town Board liaiKuhn on the phone talking of their lives,” said student son to Oneonta Job Corps, about the project, and asked Manny Moreno. “That’s Lusins ran into OJC Direc- if he could ask his students. a good feeling, especially tor Chris Kuhn at a meet-
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when you know a lot of kids don’t have books.” By the end of last week, the students had made 10 bookcases and found they can turn them out at a rate of 4-6 a day. And now, Tenfold Plus is seeking books the fill the shelves. “Fox Hospital donated a big box, but we need ones for preschool up to kindergarten.” Books can be dropped off at Five Star Subaru to Tenfold Plus member Jessica Guenther. The bookcases will be presented to the children in April at a ceremony at the Oneonta Municipal Airport, where the OJC students recently completed a major renovation. Lusins and Tenfold Plus plan to present the project at the Rotary Conference in hopes of spreading the word of the project and inspiring other counties. “We want people to take this into their small towns,” she said. “PTOs, Boy Scouts, it doesn’t matter who does it. It just has to be caring adults.” “A bookcase like this says to a child, ‘You’re important. The community cares about you’,” said Davidson. “Reading the beginning of life-long learning for our children,” said Lusins. “Having their parents read to them, having access to books, is so important. When you stop reading, you stop growing.”
Office On Aging Honors People Who Help People AWARDS/From B1 The Manor, and the problem was solved. “Sometimes people just need someone to talk to,” said her husband, Elliot, also an ombudsman. Pat and Elliot were among those honored last May at the Otsego County Office of the Aging volunteer luncheon at The Otesaga, receiving the award for Recognition of Outstanding Contribution. “Recognizing senior citizens has been part of our Celebration of Older Americans month for years,” said Frances Wright, Otsego County Office for the Aging director. “Hopefully, in that recognition, it helps people recognize the volunteer work of others.” This year, Wright has extended the deadline for nominations to Monday, Feb. 1. To obtain nomination forms, call the Cooperstown office at 5474232 or the Oneonta office at 432-9041. “We look for people who have been involved and committed to helping others,” she said. “You can pick up an application at the Office for the Aging or you can send me a letter. The more details about the person, the better.” People like Norma Ralph, Worcester, who gives rides to the elderly in her town – to the hairdresser down the street or to Albany for dental work. “Anybody who needs a ride, I give them one for free,” she said. “I guess one of the ladies
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who I take around decided I needed this award.” Last year, Ralph took home the Senior Citizen of the Year award. The award was started by the state Senate and Assembly, then was taken over by the state Office for the Aging. “It evolved into locally selecting people,” said Wright. “We usually send two nominees to the state awards as well.” In 2015, Ralph, along with Sheila Serbay, the retired SUNY Oneonta professor who founded the Food vs Fuel program designed to give senior citizens three months of nourishing food during the winter, won recognition from the state Office for the Aging. Locally, Serbay also took the award as a Civic Engagement Ambassador, as did Tenfold Plus, a women’s service group founded by Betty Bettiol, Jeanne Scarzafava, the late Carol Blazina and others in January 2014. “Sometimes we pick two people, other times we pick four,” said Wright. “It all depends on how difficult the judging is!”
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NOVEL DISCUSSION -- noon Thursdays through Feb. 4. Study C.S. Lewis’ classic novel “The Great Divorce,” exploring life choices, and the vast difference between heaven and hell. Free. Parish Hall, Christ Episcopal Church, 69 Fair St., Cooperstown. FOOTHILLS FILM -- 7 p.m. First of four re-broadcasts of popular London National Theatre performances. Tonight: “The Audience,” starring Helen Mirren as Elizabeth II. (2 hours 46 minutes). Café bar opens 6 p.m.; film 7 p.m. Tickets $10; $8 for seniors and students, at the door. Upstairs theater, Production Center, Foothills, 24 Market St., Oneonta. Info, www.foothillspac.org. WINTER CARNIVAL -- Jan. 21-31. Annual Lions Club Winter Carnival in Richfield Springs. Activities, entertainment, displays, more. Info, Community Center, 6 Ann St., Richfield Springs, (315) 858-3200.
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Saturday, January 23
LBA BEEKEEPING CLASS -- 8 a.m.-12:30 p.m. (Snow date Jan. 30). Beginner’s class covers bee biology, getting started, equipment, management, diseases, pests, hive products, Q&A. Presented by LeatherStocking Beekeepers Association. $30 fee. Cherry Valley Springfield High
School, Cherry Valley. Pre-register (607) 264-3265, pjohnson@cvscs.org. CCE BEEKEEPING WORKSHOP -- 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Cornell Cooperative Extension of Schoharie & Otsego hosts beekeeping workshop. $38 fee. SUNY Cobleskill Center for Agriculture and Natural Resources (new building on north campus near greenhouses), 2nd floor, Room 208. Bring own lunch. Register at (518) 255-5528. BRIGHT HILL WORKSHOP -- 9 a.m.-2:30 p.m. two Saturdays, Jan. 16 & 23. For grades 7 -12. Topic: “A Feast of Words: The Hazel Poetry & Visual Arts Workshop III.” Led by Bertha Rogers. $45 fee, local scholarships available. Snacks provided, but bring lunch. Bright Hill Press and Literary Center, 94 Church St., Treadwell. Info, (607) 829-5055, or email wordthur@stny.rr.com KIDS WORKSHOP DEADLINE -- Deadline to register for Bright Hill’s annual Winter Literary Workshops for Kids. Theme: “Winter weather: who/what lives in & under it?” Workshop dates: Sats, 9 a.m.-2:30 p.m., Feb. 6, 13, 27 & March 5, 12. Bright Hill Press & Literary Center, 94 Church St., Treadwell. Info, email wordthur@ stny.rr.com or (607) 829-5055. QUILT SHOW REGISTRATION -10 a.m.-3 p.m. Calling all quilters and quilt collectors. One-day registration for 2016 Fenimore
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Sunday, January 24
MORRIS CIRCUS -- 1:30 p.m. Morris Central School hosts its popular annual Yankee Doodle Circus. School fundraiser in 31st year. Advance adult tickets $14.75, with 2 free student tickets, online at GetCircusTickets. com. Tickets at door $18 adults; $6 under age 18. Morris Central School, 65 Main St. Morris. Info, Joanne Telfer or Jessica Samplaski, (607) 263-6100.
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Legal notice Notice of Authority of Lazarus Holdings LLC, a Foreign Limited Liability Company under Section 802 of the Limited Liability Company Law. 1. The name of the limited liability company is Lazarus Holdings LLC. 2. Certificate of Formation of Lazarus Holdings LLC was filed with the State of New Jersey Division of Revenue on December 1, 2005, and thereafter Application for Authority of Lazarus Holdings LLC was filed with the New York State Secretary of State on December 21, 2015, and Certificate of Authority granted that date pursuant to Section 805 of Limited Liability Company Law. 3. The county within this state in which the office of the limited liability company is to be located is Otsego County. 4. The street address of the principal business location of the lim-
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COFFEE HOUSE -- 7-9 p.m. at the Schuyler Lake United Methodist Church, Church St., Schuyler Lake. The SLUMC Coffee House will be held the 4th Saturday of each month in the newly renovated Little White Church, one block from State Highway 28. Music in a range of genres by amateur local performers. Interested singers and musicians can sign up to perform as well. Light refreshments. Free and open to the public. All welcome.
Sunday, January 24
GRILLED CHEESE FOR GOOD CAUSE -- 5-8 p.m. Join Otsego 2000 for “delicious sandwiches, soups & desserts by local gourmet chefs.” Live music. $25 adults; $15 ages 12 & under;
under age 6 free. Proceeds go to Town of Middlefield’s remaining legal expenses defending municipalities’ rights to Home Rule. Cooperstown Farmers Market site, Main St., Cooperstown. Tickets, donations (607) 547 8881, www.otsego2000.org
Tuesday, January 26
LIBRARY DECLUTTERING CLASS -- 6:30 p.m. ”Conquering Clutter Once and For All,” with local professional organizer Karen Sheesley. Free. Huntington Memorial Library, 62 Chestnut St., Oneonta. Call library at (607) 432-1980 to register.
Thursday, January 28
RICHFIELD SPRINGS AUCTION -- 5 p.m. Helping Hands Club Chinese Auction fundraiser at Richfield Springs Central School, 93 Main St., Richfield Springs.
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CHAMBER AFTER HOURS -- 5:30 p.m. Business After Hours event hosted by Otsego County Chamber of Commerce. Group tour information night for Sicily, Italy. Stella Luna Ristorante, Market St., Oneonta. Info, (607) 432-4500 or www. otsegocc.com.
Friday, January 29
CABIN FEVER FILM -- 7 p.m. Free. Tonight: “The Way We Were,” starring Barbra Streisand and Robert Redford. Refreshments available, to benefit Susquehanna Animal Shelter. Fenimore Art Museum Auditorium, 5798 Rte. 80, Cooperstown. Info, www.fenimoreartmuseum.org. THEATER -- 8 p.m. (also 8 p.m. Sat. Jan. 30 & 3 p.m. Sun. Jan 31). Tony Award-winning play “The Elephant Man,” by Bernard Pomerance. Featuring local cast. Adults $15; seniors & students $12; under age 12 $10. Foothills (Production Center), 24 Market St., Oneonta. To reserve tickets, (607) 434-6606. SUPPER CLUB -- 9 p.m. French-American singer-songwriter Francesca Blanchard (acoustic folk). B Side Ballroom & Supper Club, 1 Clinton Plaza, Oneonta. Info, www.bsideballroom.com.
Saturday, January 30
HD OPERA BROADCAST -- 12:55 p.m. Live HD broadcast from The Metropolitan Opera: “Turandot” by Puccini. Foothills, 24 Market St., Oneonta. Tickets, info, (607) 431-2080 or www. foothillspac.org CONCERT -- 7:30 p.m. Cooperstown Concert Series presents “The Canal Street String Band.” Trio offers fiddle tunes, sea shanties, cowboy songs, western swing. Tickets at Ellsworth and Sill, Church & Scott, Fly Creek General Store, and at door. Rain or shine, snow or ice. Tickets, info, (607) 547-1812 or e-mail info@ cooperstownconcertseries.org. THEATER -- 8 p.m. (also 3 p.m. Sun. Jan 31). Tony Award-winning play “The Elephant Man,” by Bernard Pomerance. Featuring local cast. Adults $15; seniors & students $12; under age 12 $10. Foothills (Production Center), 24 Market St., Oneonta. To reserve
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Thursday February 4
AUTHOR EVENT– 6:30 p.m. Libby Cudmore reads from her debut novel “The Big Rewind.” Signing to follow. The Green Toad Bookstore, 198 Main St. Oneonta. Info, (607) 433-8898.
Friday, February 5
WINTER CARNIVAL -- (Through Feb. 7). Annual winter fete in Cooperstown for villagers and visitors, hosted by the Cooperstown Lions Club. Full schedule soon at www.cooperstowncarnival.org. CABIN FEVER FILM -- 6:30 p.m. artifact preview; 7 p.m. film. Annual free “Cabin Fever” film series, every Friday through Feb. 12. Presented by the Baseball Hall of Fame and Fenimore Art Museum. Tonight: “Rudy.” 6:30 p.m. spotlight of items in the HoF’s collection, leading up to film. Refreshments available, to aid Susquehanna Animal Shelter. Grandstand Theater, National Baseball Hall of Fame, 25 Main St., Cooperstown. Info, www. fenimoreartmuseum.org.
Saturday, February 6
WINTER CARNIVAL -- (Through Feb. 7). Annual winter fete in Cooperstown for villagers and visitors, hosted by the Cooperstown Lions Club. Full schedule soon at www.cooperstowncarnival.org. MEN’S CONFERENCE -- 9:30 a.m.-5 p.m. “No Regrets, Take Root, men’s conference live HD stream simulcast. Nationally known speakers addressing spiritual concerns facing men of faith today. $5 per person includes conference, lunch and snacks. Main St. Baptist Church, 333 Main St., Oneonta. Register in advance or day of. Info, reservations, (607) 432-5712. ICE HARVEST FEST -- 10 a.m.–4 p.m. Traditional ice harvest, includes ice carving by the SUNY Delhi Hospitality Center Ice Team, ice fishing with Trout Unlimited, horse-drawn sleigh rides, snowman village, hot soup buffet, food trucks, blacksmithing, cooking demos, and exhibits by local businesses and farmers. Adults & teens, $9; seniors, $7; ages 12 & under free. Hanford Mills Museum, 51 County Hwy. 12, East Meredith. Info, www.hanfordmills. org or (607) 278-5744 QUILT SHOW -- 11-4 p.m. Fenimore Quilt Club Show, through Feb. 21. Daily 11 a.m.-4 p.m., Sunday 1-4 p.m. Cooperstown Art Association, 22 Main St., Cooperstown. Info, (607) 5479777, www.cooperstownart.com CONCERT -- 7:30 p.m. Kristin Andreassen performs in Cooperstown Concert Series. $20 adults, seniors, college students $15, students 1318 $8, children 12 and under free. The Otesaga, 60 Lake St., Cooperstown. Info, (607) 5471812, info@cooperstownconcertseries.org
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PANCAKES -- 4-6:30 p.m. pancake Supper. Adults $7/children 5-12 $4 (under 5 free). All you can eat pancakes with toppings, sausage, bacon, home fries, applesauce, beverage. Church of Christ Uniting, 22 Church St., Richfield Springs.
Thursday, February 11
AUTHOR VISIT -- 7:30 p.m. SUNY Oneonta Red Dragon Reading Series hosts local author and journalist Libby Cudmore, whose new mystery novel, “The Big Rewind,” is described as a “clever noir romp through hipster Brooklyn.” Free, all welcome. Craven Lounge, Morris Conference Center, SUNY Oneonta. Info, www.oneonta.edu
Friday, February 12
CABIN FEVER FILM -- 6 p.m. party; 7 p.m. film. Final night of 12th annual free “Cabin Fever” film series. Presented by the Baseball Hall of Fame and Fenimore Art Museum. Tonight: family-friendly animated hit “Minions.” At 6 p.m., a “Minion” themed party for kids (and their parents) leading up to film. Refreshments available, to aid Susquehanna Animal Shelter. Grandstand Theater, National Baseball Hall of Fame, 25 Main St., Cooperstown. Info, www.fenimoreartmuseum.org
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Tuesday, February 16
MOBILE LIBRARY -- 9:30 a.m.-2:50 p.m. Various locations, Tuesdays & Thursdays monthly. Four-county Cybermobile visits West Oneonta, Oneonta, Fly Creek, Schuyler Lake, Mt. Vision & Wells Bridge Tuesdays Jan. 19, Feb. 16 & March 15. Info, times, (607) 723-8236 or check Twitter (@4clsCybermobile)
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IN MEMORIAM Bill Ronovech, 72; Co-Captained OHS Unbeaten Basketball Team ONEONTA – Word has been received that William A. Ronovech, 72, co-captain of Oneonta High School’s undefeated 1959-60 bas-
ketball team, lost a 10-year battle with illness on Dec. 9, 2015, passing away in his sleep at home in Nevada, where he had lived the past
30 years. He was born Jan. 4, 1943, in Oneonta, to Eleanor and William Ronovech. He was active in OHS sports, not only on Coach Tony Drago’s legendary team, but pitching on Iroquois League championship baseball teams. “He was a well-liked, well respected player,” said Drago. “He was a very important player on my team, and he was very helpful.” Ronovech started on the JV basketball team and worked his way up, playing as #42, a forward, on the OHS Basketball Team 1950-60: Front Row, from varsity team for two years. left: Mike Lewis, Jim Konstanty, Bob Turrell, Bill In his senior year, he was Ronovech, Ron Crosby, Sonny Carey, Pete Van elected as one of the team’s Woert, Coach Drago. Back row, from left: Manthree co-captains. ager Ed Snee, Dick Loucks, George Lynch, John “We played together for Kristofik, Ken Smith, John Allidi, Pat Delaney, Joe two years,” said teammate Scorzafava. Bob Turrell. “He started
Joan Lenore Kingsley, 81; 1st Woman Chair Of Phys-Ed Department In SUNY System ONEONTA – Joan Lenore Kingsley, a nationally ranked tennis player and the former chair of SUNY Oneonta’s Department of Health and Physical Education, died Saturday, Jan. 9, 2016, in San Antonio, Texas, where she resided. Joan was born on Jan. 31, 1934, in New York. She was raised in Bronxville, and attended Bronxville High School. She obtained a B.S. degree in physical education and health, along with a M.S. and Ph.D. in physical education from New York University. She later obtained another M.S. degree in counseling from SUNY Oneonta. Joan started her career as a physical education teacher at Walton Central School in Walton, teaching girl’s physical education and coaching interscholastic sports. In 1963 she became a faculty member at SUNY Oneonta. She taught numerous health courses and coached the university varsity teams such as, field hockey, basketball, softball and fencing. In 1969, Joan was named the director of Women’s Athletics at SUNY and in 1975 she was named the chairperson of the Department of Health and Physical Education, the first woman in New York State to hold that position. She was the director of Women’s Coaching Clinics and Workshops, was a highly regarded speaker on athletic issues. Joan was also a strong advocate for women’s rights and lectured nationally on women’s issues. While in Oneonta she founded the Klipnockie Field Hockey Association and served as its president for several years. Joan played field hockey and was on national and US MidEast touring teams playing the halfback position. In 1967 she was an All-Star Selection. Joan retired from the university in 1991. She and her life partner, Bonnye Bond, moved to San Antonio, in 1993. She was a member of the
United States Tennis Association, Windcrest Tennis Club, and the National Senior Women’s Joan Lemore Tennis AsKingsley sociation. She was a highly ranked national player in each age group in which she competed. Joan was a member of Coker United Methodist Church serving as a Stephen Minister and was active in
the adult Sunday school program. Joan was preceded in death by her parents, Chauncey Frank Kingsley and Marion Etter Morf Kingsley. In addition to Bonnye Bond; she is survived by her son, Thomas William Kingsley, Oneonta, her sister, Diane Kingsley Vanderland, Temple, Texas; her nephew and her nieces, seven grannephews and nieces; and five great-grand-nephews and niece. Arrangements are entrusted to with Porter Loring Mortuary North, San Antonio, Texas.
many games, and he was a good rebounder. He was a hard-nosed player.” Though there were William no state Ronovech finals in 1960, the team went undefeated through the sectionals, ranking as the top team in the state. The team, included Jim Konstanty, “Mr. Bo-
jangles” singer Jerry Jeff Walker, Joe Scorzafava, and Sonny Carey. In 2015, the team was inducted into the Oneonta High School athletic Hall of Fame. He moved out west after high school, living in Reno and Las Vegas, Nev. He served in the Navy, then worked in sales and collections. Ronovech was remembered as a kind and caring man, smart and full of humor. He was preceded in death
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Money Market Ranking Tension Among Democrats Over Teachout No Fluke, Part Of A Plan SPLIT/From of Oneonta, raised questions about looked into his information and am A1 Teachout’s suitability. Monday, Jan. 18, really impressed by what I see. He’s Saturday, Jan. 16, Abbate participated ELITE/From A1 going to determine the likelihood of their success,” said the SUNY Oneonta president, who was scheduled to teach her first class in years Wednesday, Jan. 20. She’s teaching again, one, because she thought it would be fun. And, two, she’s been encouraging senior professors – the college’s best – to teach introductory classes, to captivate freshmen with the excitement of learning at that most “critical time.” SUNY Oneonta has been included in a lot of rankings, usually in categories like public universities in the Northeast. The Money listing is national, and it identified the 14 schools – there are only 14 – that raised graduation rates for all students more than 10 percent, at the same time reducing the “achievement gap” among races. The Oneonta college’s graduation rate is 70 percent; only three of the 14 did better: University of Georgia and Ohio State’s main campus, both 83, and SUNY Buffalo, 72. Of the 14, only two were higher in Money rankings that combine quality, affordability and graduates’ financial success. Virginia Commonwealth was 659, University of Minnesota/Morris was 566, SUNY Oneonta was 525, well ahead of Georgia (68), Ohio State (134) and Buffalo (147). The recognition is particularly sweet for Kleniewski, since increasing the graduation rate (and lower student debt on graduation) have been two of the college’s strategic goals, goals she singled out last August in her annual pre-openingday interview with Hometown Oneonta. At the time, she noted that the six-year graduation rate (the standard measure) is in the low 40 percentages; Oneonta’s was 70, “but we can do better,” she said.
Kleniewski can give several reasons what this is happening: • A better-qualified high school student is being recruited in the first place. “You bring in better students, the graduation rates are going to be better,” she said. • An orientation program brings students to campus before the semester begins; CADE (Center for Academic Development) teaches study skills, writing under pressure and, if necessary, provides tutoring. • In the residence halls, the traditional RAs (resident advisers) have become ATMs (academic team members), available to provide on-site peer counseling and help with studies. • The Educational Opportunity Program identifies students who have potential but are “academically and financially disadvantages” and give them special attention. • Further, CAMP (the College Assistance Migrant Program) is focused on the children of seasonal and migrant workers, giving them a head start through a Summer Academy, intensive advising and a first-semester seminar. (Marvin Rodriguez, a member of that program and a computer science major, was on the College Foundation board by the time he graduated and has gone on to a career in finance in New York City.) This didn’t happen by accident. The recently completed five-year strategic plan included creation of an Enrollment Management Committee and a Retention Subcommittee. The college also tries to relieve students’ financial burdens, (in part with the help of a $50 million endowment raised over the years, the largest among SUNY’s equivalent comprehensive colleges). If they don’t have to worry as much about money, “that helps keep them in school,” the president said.
by speaker phone in a meeting of county chairs from nine of the other 10 counties in the 19th District, who were meeting in Hudson, Columbia County, and was further buoyed by their support of Teachout. The 11th chair sent a proxy. “Now it’s up to the county committees to decide,” said the chairman. “Any committee person who would like to support someone else, that’s fine. We felt, at this time, so late in the game, it would be better to unite.” The primary is Tuesday, April 19, when both parties’ presidential candidates will also appear on the ballot. Over the weekend, however, county Rep. Andrew Stammel, D-Town
he said he questions whether Democrats should support another Congressional candidate’s who’s “just moved to the district.” In 2014, Congressman Gibson was opposed by Sean Eldridge, spouse of Facebook co-founder Chris Hughes. The couple had moved to Shokan, Ulster County, so Eldridge could run for Congress. Teachout, according to reports, rented a home last year in Dover Plains, Dutchess County, also in the 19th District. Stammel said he’s interested in Will Yandic, who serves on the town board in Livingston, Ulster County. “I just started hearing a lot of these names last week,” he said. “I heard about Yandic,
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2013 SILVERADO CREW LT
4WD, RED, 15K, 2151A, $29,427 ........
2013 SILVERADO EXT CAB LT
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Pre-Owned Vehicles: Payments based on $2500 down or trade equity plus sales tax, title and fees. Pre-Owned financing 2011 and newer 3.49% for 72 months, 2010 3.79% for 66 mos, 2009 3.79% for 60 mos, 2008 4.49% for 48 mos, 2007 4.99% for 48 mos.
2011 BUICK REGAL CXL
$153 5 SPD, 46K, 732038, $12,395 ......
/mo
/mo
2011 SILVERADO REG CAB SWB
2012 CRUZE LS
$285 BLUE, 26K, 2010A, $20,976 ........
2014 EQUINOX LS AWD
$275
/mo
/mo
BLACK, 39K, 732074, $20,387 ......
2013 TERRAIN SLE1 AWD
LTHR, AWD, SILVER, 58K, 732056, $22,395 ...... 5.3 V8, W/T, WHITE, 82K, 1844A, $17,887 ........
$252
LWB, V6, BLUE, 31K, 1558B, $18,888 ........
/mo
2011 SILVERADO REG CAB WT
/mo
$230
V8, WHITE, 55K, 732062, $17,487 ......
$227
5 SPD, BLUE, 59K, 1410A, $17,233 ........
2011 CHEVY COLORADO EXT LT
$206
/mo
/mo
SILVER, 64K, 1814B, $15,923 ........
GRAY, 25K, 732075, $21,473 ......
2011 FORD ECONOLINE E100
$199
2012 EQUINOX LS AWD
V6, LWB, WT, WHITE, 52K, 732069, $15,387 ......
/mo
$219
BLACK, 44K, 1955A, $16,715 ........
2013 DODGE GR CARAVAN SXT
/mo
$475
TRUCKS
NAV, ROOF, 28K, 1848A, $33,301 ........
2013 CADILLAC XTS PREMIUM AWD
/mo
/mo
$414
$304
21K, 2059A, $29,395
2013 CTS AWD PERFORMANCE
LUXURY, 39K, 959A, $22,233 ..........
/mo
$115
2012 CADILLAC CTS AWD
BLUE, 68K, 1772A, $9,995 ..........
2012 HYUNDAI ACCENT HATCHBACK
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2011 GMC SIERRA 2WD REG CAB
/mo
$222
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SILVER, 12K, 732039, $16,931 ......
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