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Saturdays, my friends and I would get a parent to bring a carload of us down to the Clark Sports Center – it was next to the Baseball Hall of Fame back then – and we’d play all day.” Hall, a longtime youth coach and referee, is this year’s Fetterman Award
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Winner at the Clark Sports Center, given annually in memory of Patrick C. Fetterman, a long-time Associate Director of the Alfred Corning Clark Gymnasium at the center. Hall grew up playing football, basketball, soccer and baseball. “When you’re in a
small town, sports are always a good thing to do,” he said. “I still play basketball at the Clark – something to do on those cold winter nights!” Hall, now an underwriter with New York Central Mutual, coached his own kids: MargaPlease See HALL, A2
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bbey Reese is a much different girl than the one “Habitudes” author and nonprofit founder Dr. Tim Elmore met at Cooperstown High School NEW DEADLINE: Befour years ago. cause of uncertainty if a “A lot of you public park would be next knew me as a door, the deadline on RFPs troublemaker,” for the 11 north acres of she said Grades Brookwood Gardens was 6-12 gathered delayed from Sept. 30 until 5 Thursday, Oct. p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 7. 1, in Sterling Abbey Auditorium. Reese IN THE RUNNING: “But when I MV500, the effort of Otsego started reading ‘Habitudes,’ it and five other counties to helped me learn about myself obtain a half-billion in ecoand find out who I was. It was a nomic development funding, great experience to go through.” was submitted to Albany Elmore, author, speaker, and Monday, Oct. 5, on schedule. founder of the international nonprofit Growing Leaders, HARTWICK DEBATE: introduced Reese during his Candidates in the hotly second Habitudes presentation in contested Hartwick supervi- the program’s four-year history sor race will debate at 7 p.m. at CCS. Wednesday, Oct. 21, in the “Dr. Elmore believes that Community Center. every child can be a leader,” said CCS Jr./Sr. High Principal Mike Cring in his introduction. “He Please See HABITUDES, A3
County May Borrow $5 Million To Close Gap In 2016 Budget By DON MATHISEN COOPERSTOWN
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Dr. Tim Elmore, founder of “Habitudes,” an Atlantabased consulting firm aimed as reducing in-school bullying by building up leadership skills, encourages Cooperstown Central School 6-12 students to take responsibility for their actions.
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Bob Hall To Receive Fetterman Award at Bloomsburg, and Reilly still HALL/From A1 plays as well. “He plays with ret, a sophomore at Bloomsburg the New York Storm travel University in Pennsylvania, team in Albany, so we went and his son, Reilly, a junior at from Montreal to Myrtle Beach Cooperstown Central School, this summer,� said Hall. “But as they grew up. “They always last summer was the first time loved sports and they couldn’t I wasn’t coaching since they wait to play,� he said. were little!� He was a coach and a board And though Hall hung up member with Cooperstown his referee’s whistle in 2013, Youth Baseball from 2002 to he never expected he would be 2012, coaching everything from named to the Fetterman prize. T-Ball to Pony League to travel“I was shocked; I didn’t even ing teams. “As my kids grew up, know I was being considered,� I coached their teams,� he said. he said. “I knew Mr. Fetter“And then when they needed a man and he was a local hero. I youth soccer coach, I was in the never saw myself as being at right spot to volunteer. I love The Fetterman the same level as him.� kids, and I love coaching.� But the Clark Sports CenHe coached the traveling soc- Award will be presented at a lunter praised Hall’s dedication cer team, as well as refereeing to youth sports, and will add the annual Fetterman basketball cheon later this month. his name to the plaque durtournament and recreational ing the awards ceremony in leagues at the Clark Sports Cooperstown on Thursday, Oct. 15. Center. “It was a fantastic experience,� he said. Margaret was a softball star at CCS, go“I loved being involved with the kids.� ing to the state finals, and continues to play
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The Cooperstown Diner team – from left, Jeff Wait, Earle Hayford, Joe Spytko and John Hart – won the 17th annual Cooperstown Chamber of Commerce Golf Tournament Saturday, Oct. 3, at the Otsego Golf Club at the north end of the lake. Team Barraco and Leatherstocking Insurance tied for second place.
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uinn Bernegger, a 2009 CCS graduate, has joined the Tri-Cities Opera for the 2015-16 Season. Bernegger, a tenor, was hired by the opera at the conclusion of his time at the Seagle Music Colony in Schroon Lake, where he was a Young Artist. He will perform in “The Barber of Seville,� “Iolanta� and “The Telephone/ Trouble in Tahiti� and has a major role in “Sweeney Todd.� A former environmental chemistry major
at Middlebury College, Bernegger took voice lessons from Patrick Calleo and changed his major to music. He is the son of Sandy Peever and Jim Bernegger. At 8 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 22, he will be featured Bernegger in WSKGs’s “Love, Lies and Laughter: A Night At the Opera� promo, and this December, he will also be a featured tenor in the annual Voices of Cooperstown’s performance of “The Messiah� at Christ Church in Cooperstown.
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understands how to grow tomorrow’s leaders.” And with games, film clips, images and quotes, Elmore got the crowd on their feet, clapping, raising their hands and shouting. “Leadership has less to do with having a position than a disposition,” he said. The Habitudes program, used by some 8,000 organizations worldwide, presents students with images that spark conversations about leadership and life habits. “How many of you would consider yourself visual learners?” Elmore asked the audience. Almost all hands went up. Elmore brought with him one of his favorite images – teens in a car – that he called “Drivers and Passengers.” “When you’re a driver, you have to think differently than when you’re a passenger in order to make all the right turns,” he told the crowd. “But it also means you’re not at the mercy of anyone else. It’s a good place.”
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play checkers and treat everyone the same way,” he said. “Great leaders play chess; they find the strengths of the person they’re talking to and play to that, instead of whining.” “The kids have really taken these lessons to heart,” said Hebert. “I have teachers telling me all the time that Habitudes are helping their students take responsibility.” And with a final image – a gravestone – Elmore asked the children to consider their “life sentence.” “I want you to imagine life on Earth 20 years after you’re gone. When your name comes up and people say, ‘What did he do, what did she do?’ someone will say, ‘He was the one who...’ What will your sentence be? You get to choose.” Reese, now a senior, says she plans to continue being a leader. “Don’t let other people tell you what you are and aren’t,” she advised the students. “And if anyone has a problem, let them have a problem.”
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By contrast, he said, passengers blame others when they don’t get to their destination. “I’ve been working on this Habitude with the New York Giants, and when they lost to Dallas, the first thing Eli Manning said was ‘This is my fault.’ He owned it.” The school began using the Habitudes program in 2012, a program selected by a committee formed after alarmed school officials in 2010 reported discovering a culture of hazing on the football team. “We initially started with the freshman seminar and leadership training for our athletes,” said Superintendent C.J. Hebert. “Then we started using different images and components in health classes, seventh and eighth grade English, and global studies.” With the image “Chess and Checkers,” Elmore encouraged students to work with, and become the kind of, leaders who play to individual strengths, rather than expect everyone to think alike. “Mediocre leaders
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They Saw Opportunity, And Acted On It
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nce, on deadline, with Simon & Garfunkle due to perform in town, a graphic artist assigned to come up with a cover for her newspaper’s entertainment weekly, found herself staring at a single grainy little piece of art of the singing duo. Undeterred, she came back an hour later with a cover: Four sprigs, from upper left to lower right. In the lower right, that tiny piece of art, sized an inch by an inch. The editors reviewing the cover were mystified. Then they burst out laughing. Of course: a sprig of parsley, of sage, of rosemary, of thyme, leading to a cornucopia of music. What the artist had done exemplified creativity: Making something – something hilarious, compelling – out of nothing •
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Marcy Birch
If not nothing, creativity is observing patterns previously missed, and using them to great benefit. So it was this year’s winners of the Otsego County Chamber of Commerce Small Business Award, Barnyard Swing’s Marcy Birch, and of the Breakthrough Award, Northern Eagle Hop Pelletizing Co., personified by the company’s president, George Allen, and its chairman, Lou Hager. Dozens of attractions – more than 100, perhaps
– have existed along Route 28 for years. But Marcy Birch and her pal, Liz Callahan of the Hanford Mills Museum, recognized a trail of “micro-adventures” that culminate in a nice dinner and a comfy bed. With a state grant, they created the “Miles of Smiles” trail, connected by a map and a Facebook site. Instead of day trips, families can plan weekends. Instead of dashing down to JFK, Dreams Park families can decompress at familyfriendly sites en route. It’s connecting the dots. It’s creativity. • When Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed the Farm Brewery Act on June 18, 2012, Hager and Allen immediately “got it.” Everything the governor said put “a bulls-eye” on beer making, said Allen. The operators of Northern
Eagle Beverages in Oneonta soon connected the dots, from hop growing in Pierstown to brewing in Milford to marketing and distribution in Oneonta. Taps to hops, they called it. To fill the gaps, they bought two Wolf harvesters and, forming Northern Eagle Hop Pelletizing Co. – this year’s chamber honoree. By 2018, all of this will be housed in a 82,000-squarefoot headquarters rising in the Town of Oneonta, the biggest industrial construction project in memory. • Creativity. Making something out of nothing. Making a greater whole from seemingly random parts. The chamber’s annual Small Business Banquet is always a pleasure, but it’s going to be a particular pleasure to honor Marcy Birch and George Allen Thursday, Oct. 15, at The Otesaga.
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his is an open letter to Cooperstown Central School: Thank you for your hard work on the Athletics Hall Of Fame Induction Ceremony held Friday, Sept. 18, 2015. In response to your request for suggestions, • Always read, as well as have, the names of ALL team players on any team being inducted. There will be team members who cannot attend the induction. • List team member names on the program. • Display the American flag on one side of the podium and the Cooperstown Central School flag on the other side of the podium. • Sing the Cooperstown Alma Mater. I graduated in 1960 and always will be a proud Cooperstown Redskin. It saddens and offends me that the youth of today do
not appreciate the GREAT pride and RESPECT we have for our high school. We were taught respect, discipline, honor and pride for our school. The action of two football players that led to their ejection is a disgrace to the football team, their coaches, the school and, yes, to we alumni. These are Hawkeyes. I certainly would hope these players will be fully accountable for their lack of respect, discipline, honor and pride of the entire school body. No Excuses. Again I thank you for an enjoyable evening in a most beautiful area. With Cooperstown Pride and old-time passion. KATHI YULE Hollywood, Fla. (Raised in Cooperstown, Kathi Yule is a retired adjunct professor at Broward College.)
ALEX THOMAS & JULIE FREEMAN IN APPRECIATION
SUNY Provost Dan Larkin Was Kind, Patient Boss – And Lots Of Fun, Too ONEONTA
ing and trustworthy friend. When we entered admin. Daniel Larkin served istration, Dan patiently and SUNY Oneonta for 50 kindly taught us what we years, a long time to needed to know to succeed. work just about anywhere He would daily walk to our and a reminder of an era offices for conversation and when dedication and loyalty to offer advice, and he was were hallmarks of academe. always willing to set aside We were the last time for us when we two deans to serve needed his guidance or full under Dr. Larkin obitu- on an important (and – Dan to his friends not so important) ary – when he was prodecision. When of SUNY vost. We remember Oneonta for- new or challenging fondly the blend of mer provost circumstances arose, Dan Larkin, he would talk with us jocularity and skill he brought to a meet- SEE B6 about our options and ing, the deep laugh help us to make an from the belly when informed decision. he found something funny, Even in our first weeks, or the gentle Irish grin when he sought to respect and he was merely amused. refine our talents, and as A product of a time when we neared a decision his college administrators were face would grow somehow more likely gifted teachers rounder and emit a triumand researchers than MBAphant glow as he encourstyle managers, Dan would aged us to “be the dean!” skillfully negotiate budget That’s the kind of man he matters and then passionwas: he wanted people to ately expound on matters succeed and he encouraged of technological or demous to develop our talents. graphic history. Dan was an exceptional His passing is not only leader who knew how to that of a great man but that get the best out of people. of a distant and more inHe led by example, never nocent time. For us, though, expecting anything from us his passing is that of a carhe wasn’t willing to give
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OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER FOR Otsego County • Town of Cherry Valley • Town of Middlefield Cooperstown Central School District Subscriptions Rates: Otsego County, $48 a year. All other areas, $65 a year. First Class Subscription, $130 a year. Published Thursdays by Iron String Press, Inc. 21 Railroad Ave., Cooperstown NY 13326 Telephone: (607) 547-6103. Fax: (607) 547-6080. E-mail: info@allotsego.com • www.allotsego.com Contents © Iron String Press, Inc. Periodicals postage paid at USPS Cooperstown 40 Main St., Cooperstown NY 13326-9598 USPS Permit Number 018-449 Postmaster Send Address Changes To: Box 890, Cooperstown NY 13326 _____________ Gilbert Stuart’s portrait of William Cooper is in The Fenimore Art Museum
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himself. This could prove challenging at times as he demanded so much of himself, but such dedication also inspired our own personal and professional growth. A mark of a good leader is a willingness to be challenged, and Dan encouraged opposing points of view
rather than sycophantic obedience. Like any leader, Dan had his critics, but after years of serving under him as department chairs and deans neither of us can recall anyone questioning his academic acumen or his fundamental desire to do right by the college. Dan was a happy man
with many passions. Anyone who knew him was aware of his wicked sense of humor and his gift as a story teller; it was hard to be in a bad mood around Dan. He loved his family, talking about them often and always with a boastful twinkle in his eye. He loved his classic cars and honored many of us by taking us for a spin in the little MG or the gleaming white Caddy convertible with the bright red interior. We fondly remember that, shortly before he returned to the classroom and to write what would become his last book, he instructed us to meet him in front of the building so he could take us to our final lunch. At the chosen time he roared into Netzer Circle in a Cadillac convertible so we could go in style. It was the first hot day of the summer and we relished in cruising the hills
around Oneonta as he took a circuitous route back to the office. In short, Dan loved life. If you had to summarize Dan Larkin in a single word, that word would have to be gentleman. He lived by a code of honor. He was always well-dressed, wellmannered, and kind. He was a rare breed of man with a generous spirit who could enthuse those around him. His death is a loss for his family, friends, and the entire community, but his life continues as an inspiration for us all. Dr. Alex Thomas is former dean of behavioral and applied sciences at SUNY Oneonta; Dr. Julie Freeman is former dean of science and social science.
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What If There Was An Election, And Nobody Came? Editor’s Note: On Primary Day, Tuesday, Sept. 10, not a single eligible voter showed up for the Conservative Party primary in the Town of Exeter, where county Rep. Betty Ann Schwerd, C-Edmeston, and Burlington Town Justice Dan Wilber were vying for the District 10 county board seat. Five election inspectors, including the chair, sat for 10 hours, at a cost of $525 to the county. Here is the required report from inspectors’ chairman.
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reetings and Salutations! At 3 p.m., a Republican table inspector killed a fly. A Democrat watched and then finished the job with her shoe. We have had two voters try to vote, but we had to politely turn them away. One was Republican – another was from Middlefield. Our chairperson “mis-used” the outlet in the office. She used the top outlet for the voting machine – therefore we couldn’t plug in the fan because the bottom outlet was covered by the large plug-end. We discussed vegan eating styles, homeschooling, math jokes and gardens. The highway department received two phone calls, the answering
machine picked up but no messages were left. Dinner choices for us varied. One Republican had kielbasa, another had squash and sautéed spinach. A Democrat had sausage stew – and another had cracker, grapes and rice chips. We are still waiting to see what the vegan is going to eat. We acquired an electric fly swatter (thanks to the town barn guys) and that added a new dimension to our “fly hunting.” Sheila Ross stopped in. Sheila says we could have played cards. PLEASE INCLUDE A FEW DECKS OF CARDS TO LITTLE PLACES LIKE US. Special Note by Karen Andela: I would like someone to be the designated cookie maker – that would be a nice thing. Homemade goodness for all! We listened to a lesson on Finland – how they educate their citizens and pay for their military. Did you know you can see the Great
Wall of China from space? News! 4:15 p.m. Republican killed a second fly! We heard the anthem of the Cardiff Giant, copyright 2008, by Tom Heitz. One of the table inspectors is hankering for chocolate! She’s getting a bit testy. Politics were avoided in conversations but religion was discussed and compared. Then a rousing discussion of wheat and how it affects the body. Oh! Two more non-eligible voters came in at 5:30. We wish we could call the registered voters. The energy in the room is declining. I think we have lost all hope of anyone coming in tonight. We have decided that all of our registered voters today are absentee voters. WE HAVE ONE HOUR LEFT! 20 minutes left – discussion has turned to windmills. Pros and Cons. Now gas pipeline vs. fracking – and now cell towers becoming outdated. Telegraph line! We are discussing telegraph line in Otsego County. Okay, hope you enjoyed our commentary. Until next time... Karen Andela Election Table Inspector
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BOUND VOLUMES Compiled by Tom Heitz with resources courtesy of The New York State Historical Association Library
200 YEARS AGO
Report from the Catskill Recorder: At the Court of Oyer and Terminer and General Gaol Delivery, held in this village (Catskill), during the last week, his Honor Judge Platt presiding, came on the trial of Patrick Cavenor and Stephen Allen, for the murder of Miss Sally Hamilton. This trial excited no inconsiderable share of interest – and, at an early hour on Friday morning, the courtroom was crowded with anxious spectators. After a patient examination of all the witnesses on the part of the people, the jury, by consent of the Attorney-General, and direction of the Court, without going out of their boxes, gave a verdict of not guilty. October 12, 1815
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Where Nature Smiles – Sunday morning, at the 11 o’clock service at the Methodist Church, a special service of re-enlistment will be observed. A bulletin and order of service will be used and there will be special music. Miss Margaret Smith will sing as a solo number “My Task.” George Tillapaugh left on Tuesday afternoon for Syracuse where he took a plane for Cincinnati, Ohio. There he will attend the annual meeting of the National Select Morticians which is in session at the Netherlands Plaza Hotel this week October 9, 1940
A ten years contest betwixt the banks and the people has resulted in the triumph of the latter. The marriage contract betwixt the government and the money changers, fixed upon by Alexander Hamilton as the only means of establishing anything like an aristocracy in this country, has been dissolved. For the first time, since the establishment of the old United States Bank, our government has thrown off the shackles of corporations and asserted the ability of the people to manage their own revenues. October 12, 1840
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Congressman Sam Stratton Reports from Washington – Here in Congress the natives are getting restless. They want to go home. And, they’re ornery because the powers that be aren’t letting them go. If something doesn’t happen soon there could be an explosion. In fact, there was an explosion. After quietly and docilely passing almost all the principal legislation of the Great Society – in some cases without changing a comma – the House of Representatives finally flipped its lid last week and threw the administration a sizeable setback by turning down the President’s Home Rule bill for the District of Columbia. October 6, 1965
“The Pioneer” – the first club boat ever on Otsego Lake – was launched on Saturday last. She is a staunch, wellmade boat, a trifle over 40 feet long, weighing about 300 pounds, cost nearly $400, is propelled by six twelve-feet sweeps, and was built by the Hill Brothers. She is too heavy for a race boat, and is intended simply for exercise and recreation. The Club numbers 21 members. A boat of the same dimensions, answering all the purposes of The Pioneer, constructed differently and of less costly materials, can be got up for about $175 – a four-oared boat for about $150. We hope to see a few such on the lake another season. October 13, 1865
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the training center was outfitted with wireless internet, 55-inch of Otsego Now, at 189 monitors with HDMI Main St. “Our hope capability for Poweris that these trainPoint and internet acings provide skills cess, dry erase boards, and experience to and LCD projectors. help people get good “This is so much jobs,” said Elizabeth more than computHorvath, COO. ers and tables,” said The class will teach Seward. “This is our students about everyfuture. I know the thing from proper appearance to punctual- HOMETOWN ONEONTA people who live in this area, and they ity, time management Senator are hardworking and and business etiquette. Seward andependable. In order “These are the sorts of nounced a to meet the challenges skills employers look $100,000 favorably on,” said grant at the of today’s workforce, Dawn Rivers, director training cen- they need to be trained of the training center. ter opening. and ready.” And the companies With a $47,000 are as excited as the grant from Empire State Development and a $100,000 leg- students. “The two fastest growing industries in New islative grant secured by state York are home health aides Sen. Jim Seward, R-Milford,
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MLS#102053 $319,000 Priced Far Below Owner’s Investment! Quality log home features 4 BRs, 3 baths on more than 13 scenic acres in the Cooperstown School District. Call Leanne McCormack @ 607-287-8965 (cell)
MLS#99182 $239,000 Storybook Elegance $100K+ in improvements! 5-BR, 3-bath home w/newly remodeled kitchen. Call Leanne McCormack @ 607-287-8965 (cell) Virtual tour: https://youtu.be/zgGOeKslafM
MLS#100920 $24,500 Owner Must Sell! Great opportunity to own 6.7 scenic acres, mostly open land. Short commute to Cooperstown, NYCM, NYS thruway and Utica area. Call Leanne McCormack @ 607-287-8965 (cell)
MLS#100337 $102,800 Fly Creek Valley Acreage! Nice lot in Cooperstown School District. Build your dream home on this 45+ acres of open and wooded land. Perfect for hunting. Call Kristi J. Ough @ 607-434-3026 (cell)
MLS#102403 $179,900 Superb Location! 3 BRs, 3 baths w/deck and porch. Town of Oneonta, stunning views, 2+ creekside acres. Call William ‘Billy’ Vagliardo @ 607-278-8568 (cell) Virtual tour: www.OtsegoCountyLiving.com
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MLS #99706 $398,000 Circa 1880 modernized farmhouse, barn, workshop, garage, apartment, 32 acres, views, ponds. Call George (ROD) Sluyter @ 315-520-6521 (cell) Virtual tour: www.rodshousetour2.com
MLS#100825 $309,900 Country home just outside Hartwick in Cooperstown School District offers 3 BRs, 2½ baths, hardwood and wide plank floors. Updated kitchen w/SS appliances. Call Kristi J. Ough @ 607-434-3026 (cell)
MLS#102014 $84,500 Wow! Offered at an unbelievable price! Comes w/2-car garage, double lot, private driveway. Small town, close to downtown! Under an hour to Albany. Call Carin E. Eaton @ 607-267-5541 (cell)
MLS#100853 $289,900 218’ Private Lake Frontage Year-round home has new metal roof, family room, DR, LR w/fireplace, views. Call George (ROD) Sluyter @ 315-520-6521 (cell) Virtual tour: www.Canadaragohomes2.com
MLS#101572 $80,000 Newer metal roof, vinyl windows, septic, hot water heater. Close to Oneonta, Cooperstown. Milford schools. Additional acreage available w/riverfront access! Call Carin E. Eaton @ 607-267-5541 (cell)
MLS#99506 $259,000 4 BRs, 2 baths, built 2004, open floorplan, kitchen island, SS appliances, 2 propane FPs, wood floors, tiled baths and kitchen, master w/private bath. Call Katherine L. Fistrowicz @ 607-267-2683 (cell)
MLS#102201 $169,900 Stunning 4-BR, 1½-bath, move-in ready home has spacious eat-in kitchen w/original cabinets, butcher block counters. Cozy den opens to large LR. Call Kristi J. Ough @ 607-434-3026 (cell)
MLS#100361 $374,900 Beautiful Lake Frontage! 4 BRs, 3 baths, 3-car garage, home gym, beautiful landscaping! Call Lynn Lesperence @ 607-434-1061 (cell) Virtual tour: www.goodyearlakehouse.com
MLS#101075 $269,000 Cooperstown Village 4-BR, 2-bath home on ¼-acre Spacious 4 BR, 2floors, bath house is closedoors, to I-88. Large 3rd lot, hardwood FP, French walk-up backyard, workshop/garage, smallbarn. shed. Nice Makelayout. your floor, 2 porches, 2-story carriage appointment Priced to@go607-267-2683 this week! (cell) Call Katherinetoday. L. Fistrowicz Virtual Tour: www.RealEstateShows.com/708598
MLS#99554 $84,900 Hartwick – 3-BR home w/large front porch. Kitchen opens to den and main LR. 1st-floor bath w/laundry. 3 BRs, ½ bath w/upstairs landing. Call Kristi J. Ough @ 607-434-3026 (cell)
MLS#101474 $180,000 Restored farmhouse on the banks of historic Fly Creek can be your home or a money generating machine! Rented for 13 weeks in summer. Call Erin Moussa @ 607-435-1285 (cell)
MLS#101333 $329,000 2006-built, 4 BRs, 3 baths, 2-car garage, 3 acres, Cooperstown Schools. Energy-efficient home, 2,250 Cooperstown Village home. pays closing costs (up sq ft, cathedral ceiling, gasSeller FP, hardwood floors. to w/acceptable offer).@ 607-267-2683 (cell) Call$3,000 Katherine L. Fistrowicz
MLS#100009 $400,000 3-BR, 3-bath Otsego Lake condominium at Five Mile Point includes private beach, boat slip, picnic pavilion. Open floorplan, cathedral ceiling, skylights. Call Katherine L. Fistrowicz @ 607-267-2683 (cell)
MLS#101960 $550,000 On the Banks of Historic Fly Creek! Perfect for a café or restaurant! Seller invested over $500K in restoration. Rental units generate $3,735/month. Call Erin Moussa @ 607-435-1285 (cell)
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MLS#100068 $249,500 Great Location!Beautiful Home! Big Income! Near golf course, opera, boat launch, beach on Otsego Lake. Call George (ROD) Sluyter @ 315-520-6521 (cell) Virtual tour: www.Leatherstockinghomes3.com
MLS#96161 $75,000 Hunting and Hiking on your own 22+ pristine acres. Lake rights, great view of Canadarago Lake. Call George (ROD) Sluyter @ 315-520-6521 (cell) Virtual tour: www.canadaragohomes6.com
MLS#96838 $157,000 Cozy 3-BR home on 12.76 acres with views that will take your breath away. Looking for a hunting escape close to Cooperstown? Look no further! Call Carin E. Eaton @ 607-267-5541 (cell)
Beautiful views w/this contemporary chalet, which includes newly built garage/barn and hunting camp. Could be a horse barn w/pasture. Built in 2002, this home offers cathedral ceilings and floor-to-ceiling windows w/magnificent views from the bright and spacious LR. Hardwood floors, large master BR w/private bath, walk-in closet. Kitchen w/breakfast bar is open to dining area, family room and LR. Basement could be easily finished. Up to 20 acres available. MLS#101432 $249,900
Between Milford and Cooperstown! Charming 3-BR country ranch on almost 2 acres. Enjoy this peaceful setting while watching your own chickens in the large yard and garden. Enjoy friends and family gatherings on the large deck, park-like yard or family room. Over-sized garage w/heat and electric, plus 16’ x 24’ pole building. Priced to sell. Come see this move-in ready home w/all its updates. MLS#101747 $147,000
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‘Miles For Smiles’ Shows Marcy Birch Gets It She Charts ‘Micro-Adventures’ Along Route 28 By JIM KEVLIN HARTWICK SEMINARY
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Barnyard Swing proprietor Marcy Birch created “Miles of Smiles,” a Facebook-based guide to 100 miles of Route 28 attractions.
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The Mopar Cams – Mark Pawkett (left), Peter Piscitelli and Emmett Rozell on drums, seen here at Oneonta’s B-Side Ballroom – will perform 6-8 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 10, on Main Street in the Cooperstown On Tap segment of the first Cooptoberfest.
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George Allen, left, president/partner, Northern Eagle Beverages Inc., and engineer Dennis Finn, clerk of the works, walk the Town of Oneonta site where an 82,000-square-foot warehouse, brewery and company headquarters is rising. The building will include Northern Eagle Hop Pelletizing Co., key to the company’s hops-to-taps strategy.
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PAST CHAMBER/KEY BANK SMALL BUSINESS HONOREES
Lutz Feed (2014) • Five Star Subaru (2013) • Benson Agency Real Estate (2012) • Gruver Zweifel & Scott, LLP (2011) Hometown Oneonta/The Freeman’s Journal (2010) • James Jordan Associates, Architects (2009) • The Shipping Room (2008) ISD (2007) • Eastman Associates (2006) • H.W. Naylor Co. (2005) • Gordon B. Roberts Agency (2004) Cooperstown Bat Co. (2003) • Ultimate Broadcasting (2002) • Sport Tech (2001) • Fly Creek Cider Mill (2000)
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Fox Hospital (2014) • Brooks BBQ (2013) • Green Earth (2012) • Cleinman Performance Partners (2011) • Green Toad Bookstore (2010) Ioxus (2009) • Cooperstown Cookie (2008) • GrafiQa Creative Services (now Vibrant Creative) (2007) • T.S. Pink Corp. (2006)
OCA PIANO CONCERT: Oneonta Concert Association presents pianist Gleb Ivanov, Vladimir Horowitz Prize winner in Kiev, 7:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 9. $25 ($6 students) at door, Green Toad Bookstore or Eighth Note Music. Goodrich Theater, SUNY Oneonta. www.oneontaconcertassociation.org TRACTOR FEST: See classic tractors and machinery representing the advance of farm technology. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday-Sunday, Oct. 10 & 11. The Farmers’ Museum, Cooperstown. www.farmersmuseum.org PUMPKINS IN PARK: Family fest to benefit St. Mary’s Food Pantry in Oneonta. 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 10. Games, pumpkin decorating, food, raffles, BJ the Clown, a pet parade, more. Upper Pavilion, Wilber Park, Oneonta. Info, (607) 432-3920 ext. 0.
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be awarded the Otsego Chamber of Commerce’s ninth annual Breakthrough Award in the annual Small Business Banquet at The Otesaga. Accepting on the company’s behalf will be George Allen, president/partner since 2012, who joined Northern Eagle Beverage in 1988, two years after Anheuser-Busch heir Lou Hager of Cooperstown had bought Lamonica Beverage, the local Bud dealer, and begun three decades (so far) of innovation. The ferment that led to Northern Eagle Pelletizing began on July 18, 2012, at the Matt Brewing Co. (formerly Utica Club, now Saranac) in Utica, the day Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed the Farm Brewery Act. “Everything (the
But most of them, looking back over the past three years, are not. In the months after the bill signing, a hops-to-taps strategy evolved: When complete, Hager affiliates would grow hops (at Pierstown), brew beer (Cooperstown Brewery was acquired from Chuck Williamson in December 2013), and market it throughout the region (Northern Eagle Beverages) and East Coast (Gold Coast).
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She chatted it up with a Cooperstown friend, Liz Callahan, the Hanford Mills Museum, and the idea emerged of “an activity trail. Let’s send the news that even though this is a rural area, you can make a weekend of it,” said Birch. Through information gathering – at a Main Street revitalization seminar in Delaware County; at an economic-development program in Utica – another term, “CFAs,” kept surfacing. That stands for Comprehensive Funding Application, the single way to get Cuomo Administration economic-development funding. The concept – “micro-adventures” – plus the funding
vehicle – “CFAs” – garnered a $54,000 grant; (an $18,000 “match,” some of it “in-kind,” was required.) And so, “Miles for Smiles” was launched this summer, aimed promoting fun, familyoriented activities on Route 28 from Kingston on the Hudson to Herkimer on the Mohawk. Word of the grant was received February from the Southern Tier Regional Economic Development Council (which includes Delaware County), so the team had to move fast. “This was the first year; we didn’t have anything to show them,” said Birch. Still, 50-60 attractions were enticed to participate. The pair contracted with Susan O’Handley, Hartwick, of Central NY Mobile Marketing,
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to develop the Facebook piece, “Share Your Smiles,” encouraging participating families to post photos of their fun times. Chris Altmann, Luna Lake Designs, East Meredith, designed the brochure and maps, which include 42 sponsors. Marcy quickly lined up local attractions, beginning with Barnyard Swing, which offers soft ice cream, miniature golf, laser tag, a portable barbecue pit, a pottery studio, and locally made crafts. Also, Ingalls’ Blueberries and Brent Baysinger’s Canoe & Kayak Rentals in Portlandville. Farther afield, Birch found some delightful surprises. In Halcottville, Delaware County, is Susan’s Pleasant Pheasant Farm, a B&B that offers hiking trails and kayaking. And there’s a Mexican enclave developing around
Arcville-Phoenicia, also in Delaware County, from horseback-riding trails and attractions like the Sportsman’s Alamo Cantina. Marcy Birch was born into a tourism family: Her grandparents’ restaurant served summer visitors to Schroon Lake in the Adirondacks. “We all worked in Lake George in the summer,” she recalled. Age 12 found her working at the landmark Prospect Mountain Diner, and later at restaurants and attractions operated by the Fort William Henry Corp. Her four brothers went into law enforcement – one, Daniel Stewart, a Queensbury lawyer, became federal magistrate for the Northern District of New York this summer. Her husband, Bob, is a partner in Schlather & Birch,
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see the beer guy,� George explained of his affection for the business, “except when they owe you money! Everyone wants to work here.� Still, it’s been an intensely competitive period, as the number of distributorships in the state dropped from 85 in 1988 to 29 today. And computerization has had its own demands, allowing the business to be more intensely managed. Then, salesmen kept track of their drops in a hand-written log book; now, “we know how many cases are on display at any one point,� he said. “It’s so ‘real time’ right now,� said Allen. “Everything is so fast.�
In 1988, he answered a help-wanted ad for a parttime salesman. Hired by Matt Curley, still Northern Eagle general manager, within a year George was fulltime salesman for Oneonta, the most coveted territory. By 1998, he was sales supervisor; by 2001, sales manager; by 2006, vice president/sales & operations, and president/partner since 2012. With him along the journey has been his “fiancĂŠ of 29 years,â€? Elizabeth Merwin. The couple has a Labrador retriever. “Everyone’s always glad to
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Bradley Briggs, Davenport, foreground, and Scott Rathbun, Cooperstown, feed the pelletizer at Northern Eagle’s Oneonta operations. In the hops-to-taps strategy – growing, brewing, marketing – two gaps appeared: how to harvest the hops, then how to store them. Until the Farm Brewery Act raised the scope of production, picked hops could simply be refrigerated. The better option was pelletizing the hops, so they could be stored at room temperature, but existing pelletizers were mostly creating wood pellets for home heating, a process that required heat, “the worst thing for hops,� Allen said. Northern Eagle sought out Lawson Mills Biomass Solution on Prince Edward Island, Nova Scotia, which adapted its lower-heat grass pelletizer for hops. The Lawson Mills pelletizer arrived at 7 Railroad Ave. in November 2013. Its first customer was Bouckville farmer Terry Mosher, who had hops in cold storage. “We could pelletize them,� said Allen. “How are we going to package them?� Mylar ziplock bags, it turned out. Filled
with hops, a blast of nitrogen removes the oxygen; the nitrogen is then removed, and a small pop of the gas is reinserted to give the bags flexibility. “There’s a two-year shelf life,� said Allen. Ian Porto, a well-known downtown merchant in Cooperstown, joined the company to run Northern Eagle Pelletizing operations.. The collaborative model – Northern Eagle Pelletizing processes not only Hager Hops’ harvest, but Brewery Ommegang’s and Roscoe Beer Co.’s; 20 in all, 10,000 pounds in all, Porto said – was then extended to harvesting. In January 2014, Northern Eagle sent Steve Miller, Cooperative Extension agent in Madison County and a leader of the hops revival, to Poland. That June, two refurbished Wolf Harvesters arrived at Cooperstown Brewing’s Milford site. Hager Hops would bring its bines (hops-carrying vines) to be run through the harvesters, but they would also be available to other growers. After an interview in his Railroad Avenue office and a tour of the pelletizing plant, Allen drove across the city to Browne Street in the Town of Oneonta, where girder are rising on where all this initiative will be coming together. It’s massive. Complete sometime in 2018, it will encompass the warehouse (although one of the walk-in coolers at 7 Railroad may continue in use), inside storage of Northern Beverage delivery trucks, outside loading docks for big rigs, offices, Cooperstown Brewing, and a meeting area suitable for non-profit boards or rehearsal dinners. The large lawn out front could accommodate all manner of large events.
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ART RECEPTION -- 5:30-7 p.m. For “Community Heroes in Portraiture.� Meet artist Janet Wentworth Erickson, and the Otsego and Delaware County heroes she has painted. Free; public welcome. Fenimore Art Museum, 5798 Rte. 80, Cooperstown. Info www.fenimoreartmuseum.org CONCERT -- 7:30 p.m. Oneonta Concert Association presents international award-winning pianist and Carnegie Hall performer Gleb Ivanov. Tickets $25 ($6 students), at door, or the Green Toad Bookstore or Eighth Note Music in Oneonta. Goodrich Theater, SUNY Oneonta. Info, www.oneontaconcertassociation.org SQUARE DANCE -- 7:3010 p.m., Doubleday Dancers Western Square Dance Club of Cooperstown hosts. All welcome, $5 at door, experience not necessary. Jay Silvia calls. Cooperstown Elementary School, Walnut St., Cooperstown. Info, (607) 5478665.
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COOPTOBERFEST -- 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Free family -friendly autumn festival. Food, live music, vendors, kids’ activities. Chestnut St. to Pioneer St., Cooperstown. Info, www.cooptoberfest.com COOPERSTOWN ON TAP -- 4-8 p.m. Sample over 100 craft beers. Pioneer to Fair Sts., Cooperstown. $35 (VIP $50). Info, www.cooperstownontap.com TRACTOR FEST -- 10 a.m.-5 p.m. (also Oct. 11). See classic tractors and other machinery of farming technology. Kids activities, antique toys, wagon rides, more. Free with museum admission (free for members). The Farmers’ Museum, 5775 Rte. 80, Cooperstown. Info, www. farmersmuseum.org MILFORD FD AUCTION — 10 a.m. Milford Fire Dept. annual benefit auction. Come out for a good cause. Milford firehouse, Rte. 28, Milford. For item pickup, call (607) 286-9079 or (607)
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OBITUARIES F. Daniel Larkin, 76; Retired SUNY Oneonta Provost, Historian ONEONTA – Retired SUNY as History Department chair for Oneonta Provost F. Daniel Larkin, six years. In 1987, he became 76, the college’s chief academic interim associate vice chancellor officer and an expert on the state’s for academic programs for SUNY canal and railroad history, died System Administration in AlThursday, Oct. 1, 2015, at Fox bany. In 1990-95 he again served Hospital. as department chair. In 1995, he Daniel Larkin, Dan to became SUNY Oneonta all who knew him, was dean of academic supborn in Rome on Oct. port services. 27, 1938, to Francis LarIn 1999, he was kin and Frances Pliniski. named interim provost He spent his youth in and vice president for Rome, near the banks academic affairs, and of the Erie Canal, which was confirmed in that would feature promipost in 2002. nently in his professional While in adminisfuture. tration he continued Upon graduating from following his passion Rome Free Academy, he of teaching, winning began his long-term as- F. Daniel Larkin the SUNY-wide rank of sociation with the SUNY Distinguished Service College system, obtaining a B.Sc. Professor, the highest honor in the in education at Brockport, and an SUNY system. M.S. in social studies and M.A. in He also published many books, history at Albany, where he also including “John B. Jervis: An earned his doctorate in 1976. American Engineering Pioneer,” In 1965, he began what would “New York State Canals: A Short be a 50-year career at SUNY History,” and “Pioneer American Oneonta, one of the last professors Railroads: The Mohawk & Hudwho taught at Old Main. Dan held son and Saratoga & Schenectady.” many positions, but he was most He also contributed articles to text proud of his title of professor. He books and other publications. began as a professor of history, Dan also was a commentator for teaching many courses including the History Channel Video about one in New York State history. the Erie Canal and also for a PBS Beginning in 1981, he served video entitled “The Natural Corri-
dor: New York’s When Dan Transportation wasn’t workHistory”. ing he was an Dr. Larkin avid collector. often contributed He enjoyed to his commucollecting and nity and was the showing anfirst treasurer tique cars. He and a member took pride in of the Board of his collection Directors for of guns and SUNY Oneonta coins. He was Children’s Cenan outdoorster, Inc. He was man and cona member of the tinued to cut state Board of his own wood Tourism comup until his missioners, reillness stopped sponsible for the him. Dan had original “I Love a wealth of NY” campaign. knowledge and He enjoyed was always teaching collegegenerous with level history Raised in Rome, a few steps it, with story courses at Medi- from the Erie Canal, the state’s after story. He cal Coaches. canals and railroads became was a lovIn his dising husband, a focus of Dan Larkin’s cipline, he a wonderful professional interest. contributed to father, and a many organizations, including proud grandfather. the Albany Institute of History & He is survived by his loving, Art, Canal Society of New York supportive wife of 50 years, Grace State, Greater Oneonta Historical Larkin, his eldest daughter KathSociety, New York State Historierine Larkin, her husband Steve cal Association, Oneida County Showers and children Molly and Historical Society and Society for James and his youngest daughthe History of Technology. ter Susan Gillette, her husband
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Brian, and their children Kendall and Peyton, his brother Richard Larkin, his wife Geri, and their children Robert and Kelly, and cousins Don and Cindi Pliniski. During his illness he was supported by many close friends and colleagues, including his frequent visitors Alan Donovan and Art Dauria. Dan was grateful for all the years that he had and made the most of every opportunity! He touched the lives of students, colleagues, friends and family helping to encourage the best in every individual. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in Dan’s memory to the College at Oneonta Foundation for the Dr. F. Daniel and Grace E. Larkin Scholarship, and mailed to the Office of College Advancement, SUNY Oneonta, 308 Netzer Administration Building, Oneonta, NY 13820. The funeral was Tuesday, Oct. 6, at St. Mary’s Catholic Church, followed by interment in Mount Calvary Cemetery. Arrangements are by the Lester R. Grummons Funeral Home of Oneonta.
Village Trustee Duane Pierson, 77, Richfield Springs RICHFIELD SPRINGS – Village Trustee Duane Drew Richard Pierson Sr., 77, passed away Sunday morning Oct. 4, 2015, in Cooperstown, with his family by his side. He was born on March 8, 1938, in Cooperstown, son of the late Gordon D. and Laura F. Congdon Pierson, and was raised and educated in Richfield Springs. On Aug. 28, 1958, he married the former Joan
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Index #: 975/2014 Filed: 9/16/15 Plaintiff designates Otsego County as the place of trial. Venue is based upon the County in which the mortgaged premises is situated. SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK COUNTY OF OTSEGO Reverse Mortgage Solutions, Inc. Plaintiff, -againstDaniel Crowell, as Administrator for the estate of Richard Greene a/k/a Richard John Greene a/k/a Dick Greene, his/her respective heirsat-law, next-ofkin, distributees, executors, administrators, trustees, devisees, legatees, assignees, lienors, creditors, and successors in interest and generally all persons having or claiming under, by or through said defendant who may be deceased, by purchase, inheritance, lien or otherwise, any right, title or interest in the real property described in the complaint herein, Richard Greene, Jr., as heir to The Estate of Richard Greene a/k/a Richard John Greene a/k/a Dick Greene,
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RONALD B. MORRELL A/K/A RONALD BENJAMIN MORRELL, and all persons who are husbands, widows, grantees, mortgagees, lienors, heirs, devisees, distributees, successors in interest of such of them as may be dead, and their husbands and wives, heirs, devisees, distributees and successors of interest of all of whom and whose names and places are unknown to Plaintiff; SHARON MURWIN, DEBRA DESILVA, DONNA MORRELL, ROBERT MORRELL, JR., ROXANNE MORRELL, DONALD MORRELL, KENT MORRELL, KELLY MEYERS, DARYL MEYERS, KIM DIXON, VIRGINIA CARMEL, LEROY GLENN MORRELL III, MANDY MORRELL, CHRISTOPHER MORRELL, KEVIN MCLOUGHLIN, ROBERT BREWER, GERARD BREWER, BRIAN MORRELL, RICHARD MORRELL, JR. STEVE MORRELL, AND KATHALEN PARKER, AS POSSIBLE HEIRS TO THE ESTATE OF RONALD B. MORRELL A/K/A RONALD BENJAMIN MORRELL, DE-
Legal notice The William J. Weinell Agency LLC Articles of organization filed with NY Sec of State (SSNY) on Sept. 9, 2015. Office in Otsego Co. SSNY seig. agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to The William J. Weinell Agency, LLC. 21 Railroad Ave Suite 2-1, Cooperstown, NY 13326. Purpose: Any legal purpose. 6LegalOct23 Legal notice SUPPLEMENTAL SUMMONS
Index No. 20150286 STATE OF NEW YORK SUPREME COURT – COUNTY OF OTSEGO JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, S/B/M TO CHASE HOME FINANCE LLC, S/B/M TO CHASE MANHATTAN MORTGAGE CORPORATION, Plaintiff, -vsTHE HEIRS AT LARGE OF
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CEASED; CAPITAL ONE BANK; SPRINGLEAF HOME EQUITY, INC. F/K/A AMERICAN GENERAL HOME EQUITY, INC. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA; NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF TAXATION AND FINANCE; “JOHN DOE” AND “JANE DOE” said names being fictitious, it being the intention of Plaintiff to designate any and all occupants of premises being foreclosed herein, Defendants. Mortgaged Premises: 14 RIVER STREET, OTEGO, NY 13825 TO THE ABOVE NAMED DEFENDANT(S): YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to answer the Complaint in the above entitled action and to serve a copy of your Answer on the plaintiff’s attorney within twenty (20) days of the service of this Summons, exclusive of the day of service, or within thirty (30) days after service of the same is complete where service is made in any manner other than by personal delivery within the State. The United States of America, if designated as a defendant in this action, may answer or appear within sixty (60) days of service hereof. Your failure to appear or answer will result in
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a judgment against you by default for the relief demanded in the Complaint. In the event that a deficiency balance remains from the sale proceeds, a judgment may be entered against you, unless the Defendant obtained a bankruptcy discharge and such other or further relief as may be just and equitable. NOTICE YOU ARE IN DANGER OF LOSING YOUR HOME If you do not respond to this summons and complaint by serving a copy of the answer to the attorney for the mortgage company who filed this foreclosure proceeding against you and filing the answer with the court, a default judgment may be entered and you can lose your home. Speak to an attorney or go to the court where your case is pending for further information on how to answer the summons and protect your property. Sending payment to your mortgage company will not stop this foreclosure action. YOU MUST RESPOND BY SERVING A COPY OF THE ANSWER ON THE ATTORNEY FOR THE PLAINTIFF (MORTGAGE
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COMPANY) AND FILING THE ANSWER WITH THE COURT. That this action being amended to include SHARON MURWIN, DEBRA DESILVA, DONNA MORRELL, ROBERT MORRELL, JR., ROXANNE MORRELL, DONALD MORRELL, KENT MORRELL, KELLY MEYERS, DARYL MEYERS, KIM DIXON, VIRGINIA CARMEL, LEROY GLENN MORRELL III, MANDY MORRELL, CHRISTOPHER MORRELL, KEVIN MCLOUGHLIN, ROBERT BREWER, GERARD BREWER, BRIAN MORRELL, RICHARD MORRELL, JR. STEVE MORRELL, AND KATHALEEN PARKER AS POSSIBLE HEIRS TO THE ESTATE OF RONALD B. MORRELL A/K/A RONALD BENJAMIN MORRELL, DECEASED. That this action is also being amended to include CAPITAL ONE BANK as a necessary party to the action. OTSEGO County is designated as the place of trial. The basis of venue is the location of the mortgaged premises.
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO Tuesday, October 13
Friday, October 16
— 10 a.m.- 4 p.m. (Also Oct 18). Learn all about this fiery art; watch master smiths. Free with museum admission. The Farmers’ Museum, 5775 Rte. 80, Cooperstown. Info, www.farmersmuseum.org MASTER GARDENER LUNCH/ AUCTION — 11:30 a.m.-2 p.m. Cornell Cooperative Extension annual volunteer lunch & silent auction fundraiser. All welcome. $30. The Otesaga, 60 Lake St., Cooperstown. Reservations, call CCE at (607) 547-2536 ext. 0. HARTWICK HARVEST FEST -- 2-8 p.m. Food, entertainment, games, produce, farm animals, pumpkin chuckin’, more. 3:30 p.m. Irish Dance at Huskey Field; 4-7 p.m. spaghetti dinner at Hartwick Fire Hall; 6:30 p.m. movie at Community Center, more. Hartwick Ball Field (“Huskey Field”), Wells Ave., Hartwick. Info, (607) 293-3009. CONCERT -- 3 p.m. Singer/ songwriter/actress/writer/satirist Nellie McKay. Tickets $11-$28. West Kortright Centre, 49 W. Kortright Church Rd., East Meredith. Info www.westkc.org GHOST TOURS — 5:30-8 p.m. (Also Oct 23 & 24). “Things That Go Bump in the Night” Ghost Tours now offer dramatic readings of Poe tales and a séance (seance recommended for ages 12 & over). One-hour ghost tours $10; séance $10 ($7.50 students, seniors & and NYSHA members). The Farmers’ Museum, 5775 Rte. 80, Cooperstown. Call to reserve, (607) 547-1461. PIERSTOWN GRANGE MUSIC FEST -- 7 p.m. To benefit the Grange Building Fund. Folky/ blues music by the Fredenberg Brothers; refreshments; silent auction of donated items & local gift certificates. $12 suggested admission donation per person. Pierstown Grange, 137 Wedderspoon Hollow Rd., Cooperstown. Info (607) 264-3069.
Saturday, October 17
BLACKSMITHING WEEKEND — 10 a.m.- 4 p.m. Learn all about this fiery art; watch mater smiths. Free with museum admission. The Farmers’ Museum, 5775 Rte. 80, Cooperstown. Info, www.farmersmuseum.org ADULT LEARNING MEET -- 1-4 p.m. Center for Adult Learning (CCAL) annual open meeting. All welcome. Morris Hall, SUNY
WOODSIDE RECEPTION — 1 p.m. Learn about 18th century chocolate making; tasting follows. A “Gathering Place” event. Free, all welcome. Woodside Hall, 1 Main St., Cooperstown. Info, (607) 373-7817.
Wednesday, October 14
LUNCH & LECTURE -- 12:30-2:30 p.m. “Food for Thought” lunchtime lecture series “A Perfect Likeness: Folk Portraits & Early Photography.” $22 NYSHA members, $25 others. Fenimore Art Museum, 5798 Rte. 80, Cooperstown. Pre-register at (607) 547-1461; Info at www.fenimoreartmuseum.org FARM TO TABLE DINNER -- 5:30 p.m. Three-course dinner for $20, featuring produce from Richfield Springs Farmers’ Market. Donations accepted for Richfield Springs Area Food Bank, with coupons for Farmers’ Market. EMPLOYMENT WORKSHOP -- 68 p.m. (also 9:30 a.m.-noon Oct. 15.) Hosted by Family Service Association of Oneonta. Learn how to prepare for, and hold, a job. Child care, refreshments, limited transport help available. First United Methodist Church, 66 Chestnut St., Oneonta. Register with FSA at (607) 432-2870
Thursday, October 15
WRITERS’ SALON — 7:30-9 p.m. Third Thursday of month salon, this time with author Deb Blake. Open mic readings, followed by featured author presentation. Free; public welcome. Refreshments served. CANO, Wilber Mansion, 11 Ford Ave., Oneonta, Info, www.canoneonta.org
CHURCH DINNER -- Three settings: 4:30 p.m., 5:30 p.m. & 6:30 p.m. Takeouts at 4 p.m. Annual Harvest Dinner fundraiser. All-you-can-eat turkey, mashed potatoes, sides, homemade pie, beverage. $12. adults; $5 ages 5-12; under age 5 free. Tickets at door. Elm Park Church, 401 Chestnut St., Oneonta.
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Sunday, October 18
Oneonta. Info, CCAL office at (607) 441-7370 or Alice Cannistra at (607) 432-2287 or ccaloneonta@stny.rr.com LIBRARY PROGRAM — 3 p.m. Free family program, “Cooperstown Children’s Theater,” with SUNY Oneonta music industry professor Nancy Tarr. Downstairs, Village Library, 22 Main St., Cooperstown.
Monday, October 19
SCOUT DINNER -- 5-7 p.m. Cooperstown Troop 1254 spaghetti dinner fundraiser. Meatballs, sides, beverage. All welcome. Vet’s Club, Main St., Cooperstown. Info, (607) 2676730. AUTHOR VISIT -- 7:30 p.m. SUNY Oneonta Red Dragon Reading Series presents M.T. Anderson (New York Times bestselling author.) Craven Lounge, Morris Conference Center, SUNY Oneonta. Info, www.oneonta.edu
Tuesday, October 20
MOBILE LIBRARY — 9:30 a.m.-2:50 p.m. Various locations, Tuesdays & Thursdays monthly. Four-county Library Cybermobile visits West Oneonta, Oneonta, Fly Creek, Schuyler Lake, Mt. Vision & Wells Bridge on Tuesdays Oct. 20, Nov. 17 & Dec 15. Info, schedule (607) 723-8236. MIDDLEFIELD CHURCH DINNER -- Seatings at 4:45 p.m. & 6 p.m. Takeouts at 4:45 p.m. only. Homecooked turkey meal, by donation. Call ahead to order takeouts at (607) 547-9093 or (607) 264-8042. Middlefield Baptist Church, Middlefield.
Wednesday, October 21
ONEONTA CANDIDATES’ NIGHT — 6:30 p.m. League of Women Voters hosts public forum featuring candidates for county board, City Council. Public welcome to submit questions for candidates. Morris Hall, SUNY Oneonta campus. Info, www. http://organizations.oneonta.edu/lwv/ HARTWICK CANDIDATES’ NIGHT -- 7-9 p.m. Meet candidates for Hartwick Supervisor, Town Board, and Otsego County Representative. Refreshments; all invited. Hartwick Community Center, 3146 County Hwy. 11, Hartwick. Info, www.townofhartwick.org
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Dated: JUNE 23, 2015 Mark K. Broyles, Esq. FEIN SUCH & CRANE,LLP Attorneys for Plaintiff Office and P.O. Address 28 East Main Street, Suite 1800 Rochester, New York 14614 Telephone No. (585) 232-7400 Section: 317.15 Block: 2 Lot: 33.00 NATURE AND OBJECT OF ACTION The object of the above action is to foreclose a mortgage held by the Plaintiff recorded in the County of OTSEGO, State of New York as more particularly described in the Complaint herein. TO THE DEFENDANT, the plaintiff makes no personal claim against you in this action. To the above named defendants: The foregoing summons is served upon you by publication pursuant to an order of the HON. MICHAEL V. COCCOMA, a justice of the Supreme Court of the State of N.Y., dated AUGUST 19, 2015 and filed along with the supporting papers in the OTSEGO County Clerk’s Office. This is an action to foreclose a Mortgage. The prem-
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ises is described as follows: ALL THAT TRACT OR PARCEL OF LAND, situate in the Village of Otego, County of Otsego and State of New York, bounded and described as follows: BEING the same land as conveyed to Ronald B. and Shirley Morrell by deed as recorded in the Otsego County Clerk’s Office in Liber 585 of Deeds, at Page 557; BEGINNING at a survey monument set on the southwesterly boundary of River Street at the easterly corner of land of John Pochis and Kathleen M. DeMatteo (L 737/P 765), said monument being S 32-34 E, 408.7’ from a rebar bound at the back of sidewalk intersection of the southwesterly boundary of said River Street and the southeasterly boundary of Main Street (N.Y.S. Route 7); thence S 30-41-30 E along said boundary of River Street, 66.00’ to a survey monument set at the northerly corner of land reputedly of the Presbyterian Church Society; thence S 60-00-00 W along said church land, 165.27’ to a survey monument set on a northeasterly boundary land of Jeffrey M. Sakowski (L 766/P 499); thence N 30-41-30 W along said land of Sakowski, 66.00’ to a point in a 12” Maple tree (painted and flagged) at the
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southerly corner of said land of Pochis and DeMatteo; thence N 60-00-00 E along said land of Pochis and DeMatteo, 165.27’ to the place or point of beginning. Premises known as: 14 RIVER STREET, OTEGO, NY 13825 4LegalOct8 Legal notice WOODCHIPS LLC Articles of Org. filed NY Sec. of State (SSNY) 09/08/2015. Office in Otsego Co. SSNY desig. agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to 359 Delaware County Hwy 11, Oneonta, NY 13820, which is also the principal business location. Purpose: Any lawful purpose. 6LegalOct22 Legal notice Notice of LLC Formation: Gaits of Glory LLC. Articles of Organization filed w/ Secretary of State of NY (SSNY) on 8/21/2015. Office in Otsego County NY. The designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served shall be mailed to United States Corporation Agents, Inc., 7014 13th Ave., Suite 202, Brooklyn NY 11228. Purpose: Any lawful purpose and agricultural operations. 6LegalOct16
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Legal notice Notice of formation of Limited Liability Company, (LLC) Hame: CAREFREE GARDENS, LLC Articles of Organization filed with Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 8/12/215. Office Location: Otsego County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to: 558 Beaver Meadow Road, Cooperstown, NY 13326. Purpose: Any lawful purpose. 6LegalOct8 Legal notice Notice of formation of Brownstone Patios LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York State (SSNY) on August 20, 2015. Office locations Otsego County. SSNY is designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. Secretary of State shall mail a copy of any process accepted on behalf of the LLC to United States Corporation Agents, Inc., 7014 13th Avenue, Suite 202, Brooklyn, NY 11228. Purpose: Any lawful activities. 6LegalOct8