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Lauren’s Latest President Obama’s Favorite By LIBBY CUDMORE COOPERSTOWN
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with champagne. It was a good night.” “Fates and Furies,” Groff’s third novel, presents husband Lotto’s perspective, then wife Mathilde’s, on a marriage that, to all their friends, looks perfect. Please See GROFF, B6
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Cooperstown Food Pantry board chair Sharon Oberriter, right, and volunteer Ellen Spencer look over freshly delivered fruit from Price Chopper, which for the past week has been delivering just-past-due produce for distribution to pantry clients/DETAILS, A3
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ayor Jeff Katz plans to name Richard Sternberg, the recently retired Bassett Hospital orthopedic physician, to the Village Board vacancy created by the resignation of Joan Sternberg Nicols. Sternberg serves on the Planning Board and ran for Town of Otsego Town Board in November. “His strong showing within the village was important to me as I thought about who to pick for Joan’s spot,” said the mayor. He will be sworn in at the next Village Board meeting. BUOYS OUT, WINTER IN:
The Biological Field Station diving team will retrieve the no-wake zone buoys Sunday, Dec. 20, at Lakefront Park and Springfield Landing. The divers are meeting at the BFS boat house at 9.
With $131,000 Grant, Hall Plans To Reach Growing Latin Sector
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Framed by the ticket window, top right, Lisa Bunch was still smiling at evening’s end after admitting a record 3,600 celebrants – up from 2,600 last year – into The Farmers’ Museum Candlelight Evening Saturday, Dec. 12. At right, 4Hers, from left, Alex Pernat of Fly Creek, James Davis of Davenport, and Hazel Landry of Oneonta, enjoy the bonfire on the Village Green. FOR MORE PHOTOS, SEE SLIDE SHOW AT WWW.ALLOTSEGO.COM
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s a Cooperstown Central school board member, Andrew Marietta has been pressing his colleagues to better communicate with the public. One of his first actions on the county board will be to will be to start an email newsletter to his constitutuents. See his and profiles of the six other county board newcomers at WWW.ALLOTSEGO.COM
n 2009, ¡Viva Baseball! opened at 25 Main St. to acclaim. In 2011, when the Baseball Hall of Fame chaperoned four plaques – Roberto Alomar, Orlando Cepeda, Roberto Clemente and Tony Perez’s – to Puerto Rico, “the response was overwhelming,” said Ken Meifert, the Hall’s vice president for sponsorship and development. On opening day this year, 28 percent of Major Leaguers were of Hispanic descent. “It’s going to continue to grow,” Meifert said. So the Hall of Fame’s CFA application for state economic-development funds to embrace the National Game’s fastest-growing fan base was simply “a natural outreach as the Plezase See CFAS, A7
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hese were among local grants announced by Governor Cuomo Thursday, Dec. 10: ► $131,400 to Baseball Hall of Fame to market to Hispanics, the fastest growing sector baseball fans. ► $108,258 to The Fenimore Art Museum, to promoted “Ansel Adams: Early Works,” in the Hudson Valley, Rochester and New York City. ► $700,000 for the Upper Susquehanna Regional Ag Center in Oneonta, to help market artisan food and beer to New York City. ► $500,000 to complete planning to redevelop the D&H Yards in Oneonta for commerce and manufacturing, including a bridge to vicinity of I-88. ► $110,000 for B&B Ranch, Bedbug Hill, Town of Otsego, to for pasta plant and retail. ► $20,000 for Cooperstown & Charlotte Railroad, Milford, to explore carrying tourists and workers into Cooperstown. FOR FULL LIST, SEE
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he Otsego Land Trust has reviewed proposals for 22-acre Brookwood Gardens on Otsego Lake and decided to maintain the status quo. Meeting over the weekend, the Land Trust board determined none of the proposals received in response to an RFP process met its “requirements to actively protect
the conservation values of the property,” Land Trust chair Harry Levine announced Tuesday, Dec. 15. The announcement said the Land Trust will continue to own all 22 lakefront acres and will continue its program of capital improvements at the site, as follows: • Work is nearly complete on an ADA accessible trail to the lake for canoes and Please See BROOKWOOD, A7
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summer, when we got it from community gardens,” she said. “Now we can have it year ’round.” Under the Fresh Recovery program, volunteers go directly to the Cooperstown Price Chopper to retrieve items nearing their sell-by date and bring them back to the pantry. “We’re retrieving between 100-200 pounds of food a day,” said Audrey Murray, executive director. “Every grocery store throws away products that are safe to eat, so this enables those products to go to people who need them.” The program also allows the food pantry to carry fresh dairy products, which wouldn’t normally survive the trip from the supermarket to the distributor in Albany, then back to Cooperstown. “It’s 100 percent better,” said Oberitter. “In our economy, many families who work full-time are either seasonal or at minimum wage, others are disabled or
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If City, Town Depend On Each Other – That’s ONE-Onta
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ne of the saddest developments in letters to the editor published leading up to the Nov. 3 elections were writers identifying themselves as “Town of Oneonta” or “City of Oneonta.” Of course, it’s one Oneonta – ONE-onta, as some of the uninitiated happily pronounce it. The imaginary divide – alright, not completely imaginary: There is a legal city and a legal town. Still, Oneonta is one community nonetheless, EDITORIAL united by family ties, schools, churches, community gathering places, restaurants, movie houses, the Santa parade, First Night, Hometown Fourth of July – you can go on and on. The mostly imaginary divide grew out of an accident of our nation’s development after World War II. In the post-war world, better roads and affordable cars allowed families to leave apartments and closely built neighborhoods for a house in the suburbs. That happened in ONE-onta. People could move easily from the city to West Oneonta, Angel Heights, Country Club Road, outer East and West streets. They enjoyed the open space and lower taxes, and continued to benefit from city amenities. No downside – for them. Eventually, commerce – and the city’s tax base – followed. Drogen’s was the first major
The well-known 1884 L.R. Burley map of ONE-onta.
retailer on the Southside, but, of course, Walmart, BJ’s, Home Depot, Southside Mall, and the restaurants and hotels followed, requiring some services that only the city could provide. The town thought the situation could go on forever, last year choosing not to buy city water to supply the Southside, but to seek instead to build its own water plant on the Delaware County line, an ill-advised, sprawl-encouraging adventure that grew out a faulty reality that ONE-onta is two. No: Oneonta is one. • Now, with negotiations stalled with City Hall, Town of Oneonta Fire District #1 is faced with the possibility it will be unable to provide fire-fighting services as of Jan. 1. The district includes all the major development of the past 40 years: the East End to Brooks and
Price Chopper; all of Southside, and the West End from Elm Park United Methodist Church to Route 205, including the two major car dealers on Oneida Street. This is big. If there’s no fire-fighting service, the question has been raised whether the Holiday Inn/Southside, the new Courtyard by Marriott behind McDonald’s, or the Hampton Inn will be able to register guests from Jan. 1 on. Would the same apply to such community gathering places at the big stores? This grew out of a perfect storm. On the town side – Town Supervisor Bob Wood is quick to point out the fire district is separate from the town; still, it’s his constituents who will be endangered if the district’s fire-fighting talks fail – problems began with longtime Fire Commissioner Kellie Place’s untimely passing in Febru-
ary. In the months that followed, the three remaining commissioners – Mike Butler, chair Fred Volpe and Johna Peachin – have been battling (thankfully, with success) serious health setbacks. At the same time, it surfaced that, due to a lack of interest, no elections had been held in Fire District #1 for a few years. Did the fire commissioners even have the legitimacy to negotiate with the city? State Sen. Jim Seward, R-Milford, got legislation enacted in the first half of the year affirming their temporary authority, but it didn’t get off Governor Cuomo’s desk and signed into law until November. On the city side, new Mayor Gary Herzig, on his appointment in October, discovered nine messages from the City Hall to the fire commissioners to start negotiations had been unanswered. But City Hall was in too much turmoil to consistently follow through anyhow. City Manager Martin Murphy had made the initial contact, then acting city manager Meg Hungerford, then Herzig. • So here we are. The situation is nobody’s fault and everybody’s fault. There are various arguments on either side, all with merit. In effect, Common Council believes the Fire District isn’t bearing its fair share of the $3 million cost of running the city’s Oneonta Fire Department. The fire commis-
sioners believe if the agreed-upon formula is applied, Fire District ratepayers should actually pay less in 2016 than this year. Those are negotiating points. But, at this point, the fire commissioners have no viable fire-fighting alternatives to the OFD. The only remaining question is how tough Common Council wants to be. In the end, the fire commissioners may have to accept the city’s final offer, borrow any overage, and add the probably substantial extra cost to district residents’ 2017 bills. What the dispute underscores, however, is the underlying reality of ONE-onta. Town and city can’t live without each other. If a municipality – the Town of Oneonta – cannot provide an essential service without the city, then town and city are, in fact, one. It’s time for the town board to agree with Common Council and approve a consolidation study. Laws have changed significantly since the question was explored eight years ago, and town and city may find it’s now beneficial to work as one municipality. Do the study; let the facts decide. As it stands, Fire District residents are paying $2.31 per thousand assessment in town taxes and $2.40 per thousand in district taxes. The numbers alone may convince the 3,500 Fire District residents that it’s time to be annexed into the city. More than time – a necessity.
FOR THE RECORD TOM MORGAN MONEY MATTERS
They Don’t. Trump Might Editor’s Note: Tom Morgan’s Money Matters is broadcast and published weekly on radio stations and in newspaper. Morgan, a Franklin resident, is a retired Oneonta financial advisor.
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andom thoughts on the Trump phenomenon. If you recall any juggernaut that upset as many political apple carts as Trump has please write. He brings
to mind a famous short story you may have read. About a loose cannon on a sailing ship. Both were rolling in a storm. None of the crew knew which way the cannon would careen next. Those who dared to try to stop it were crushed. He also makes me think of guys like Ted Turner, Steve Jobs, Henry Ford, Michael Dell, Richard Branson, Larry Ellison, maybe Michael Bloomberg. And Please See TRUMP, A6
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s she nears the end of her term, Otsego Town Supervisor Anne Geddes Atwell has provided a summing up, detailing advances in business promotion, environmental protection and ethics policies achieved during her administration.
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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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e believe the central ongoing need is for our elected leaders to invest their time and talents to achieve a comprehensive understanding of all the implications of this new system of government and to thoughtfully design and execute a comprehensive plan of change management to complete a full and successful transition. Such an effort was never fully engaged... STATEMENT OF ORIGINAL CHARTER COMMISSION, DEC. 8, 2015
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Paul Scheele, right, an original member of the Oneonta City Charter Revision Commission, reads the commission’s position paper to Oneonta Mayor Gary Herzig’s ad hoc Charter Review Committee Tuesday, Dec. 8. Sitting next to Scheele are two other members of the original commission, Martha Forgiano and county Rep. Kay Stuligross, D-Oneonta. Others, from left, are Committee members Russ Southard (former acting mayor), Melissa Nicosia, David W. Brenner (former mayor) and David Martindale; citizen Ed May, Committee chair John Nader (former mayor), new Council member John Rafter and citizen George Siaros.
It’s Time To Properly Implement Charter
Editor’s Note: This statement, from eight members of the original Oneonta City Charter Commission, was read by Paul Scheele to the Mayor’s ad hoc Charter Review Committee at its Tuesday, Dec. 8, meeting.
A. Brief History of the Charter Commission The Oneonta City Charter Commission was appointed in late 2009 and worked for the next 18 months, meeting weekly, conducting interviews with four mayors, all sitting Common Council members, and most department heads. The Commission studied charters of 15 cities about the size of
Oneonta, interviewed mayors, city managers and council members from five different cities. The Commission was advised by Robert McEvoy of the Rockefeller College of Public Affairs and Policy, SUNY Albany. None of the Commission members had preconceived ideas about what we would find about Oneonta’s city government or about the form of government to be recommended. B. Major Findings of the Charter Commission 1. The existing charter was inadequate: unclear, poorly organized, somewhat archaic. 2. Legislative and administrative
functions were mingled, overlapping and unclear. The Council was heavily involved in the minutiae of day-to-day operations, couldn’t readily focus on larger and longer-term issues, and felt overwhelmed trying to do both policy and supervise the departments. 3. Effective supervision and direction of city departments was difficult for part-time elected officials . 4. Vital long-range planning for the city was not being done. C. Major Recommendations of the Charter Commission 1. A clear delineation between legislative and administrative functions. Please See CHARTER, A6
LETTERS
Does Too Few Police Officers Allow Violence? To the Editor: Stories of the latest violence out west fail to note the lack of police for protection of schools and agencies. Because of standard eight-hour shifts, there are only about 350,000 police on duty in America. In a popu-
lation of 330 million, this is absurd. Our rulers often claim they lack the money to get more police. In a system of great wealth, reaching about $20 trillion annual GDP, that claim is rubbish. Cooperstown is an American icon
and possible target. Yet year ’round police patrols are weak or missing. Local voters must demand State police protection now. GERRY WEINBERGER Cooperstown
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BOUND VOLUMES Compiled by Tom Heitz with resources courtesy of The New York State Historical Association Library
200 YEARS AGO
Suicide – On the 4th Ult. Chiron Penniman was found dead in a wood lot in the Town of Claverack, Columbia County. The Coroner’s inquest was that he committed suicide by cutting his throat with a razor in a state of insanity. He formerly lived in the vicinity of this village (Cooperstown), and kept a school during a part of the time. Catskill, A Shocking Casualty: On Wednesday, the 15th inst., Mr. Jason Thorp, one of the workmen employed in Benton’s Slaughterhouse, fell into a cauldron of boiling tallow, which so effectually scalded him as to cause the skin from all parts of his body, to come off with his clothes. He lingered until the following Tuesday when he expired. December 21, 1815
75 YEARS AGO
Association of Cooperstown by Principal James Pitcher of Hartwick Seminary. It is written on parchment and signed by John Jay, Chancellor of the University of the State of New York, and DeWitt Clinton, Secretary of the Board of Regents. Dated January 29, 1795, Mr. Jay was the second man who ever held the office of Chancellor, and this is probably the first official paper signed by him as such, it being dated only nine days after his appointment. DeWitt Clinton was the third secretary. The ink has not faded in the least. It is in a tin case, evidently made expressly for it. Mr. Pitcher has no idea how it came into the possession of the Seminary. December 19, 1890
100 YEARS AGO
Within the next week or two the floor of the new garage in the rear of the First National Bank building will be flooded and an ice skating rink will be maintained there during the remainder of the winter. Waldo C. Johnston informed a representative of The Freeman’s Journal Tuesday that as soon as the machine shop is completed that the work of flooding the rink will begin and rushed as much as possible that the village skaters may enjoy this sport during the Christmas holidays. During the day an admission of 10 cents will be charged and in the evening 25 cents will be the price. The hours will probably be from 9 to 12, from 2 to 6 and from 7 to 10 or 11. Hockey will not be permitted on the rink in the afternoon or evening. Boys and girls under 18 will not be permitted in the evening. December 15, 1915
175 YEARS AGO
Texas the Country – A gentleman recently from and wellconversed with Texas affairs says that the people of the new Republic are rapidly learning the useful lesson of living more within themselves – upon their own resources – and that the best lands in the country are coming under the plough. This is all Texas wants – all she has ever wanted. No country on earth possesses within itself the means which Texas has of becoming rich and important, and the plough will at once open the rich mines which nature has given her. The crops have been unusually abundant the past season, and in the interior corn can be purchased at two bits a bushel. December 21, 1840
150 YEARS AGO
New York Freedman’s Relief Association – A few ladies in Cooperstown have done something through this organization for the relief of suffering in the South. One barrel containing 75 substantial new garments for women’s wear, and one barrel of second-hand clothing and shoes, have been forwarded. This has required an outlay of only $30. A collection on Thanksgiving Day, taken at the united service in the Presbyterian Church, produced $65, for which, double the amount in material for garments will be secured from the Association in New York. Ladies willing to make up this material can be furnished with it on and after Monday next, the 18th inst. at the residence of Mrs. C.K. McHarg, where any second-hand clothing, blankets, bedding, &c., may be sent. These articles are earnestly solicited from those having them to spare. Contributions in money will also be forwarded, or used as directed. Mrs. C.K. McHarg, Associate Member for Otsego County. December 15, 1865
125 YEARS AGO
The Otsego Academy was erected in 1795 on the lot where
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Seaman Radioman Robert K. Murdock, U.S. Coast Guard, son of Mr. and Mrs. Henry C. Murdock of Hartwick, has completed the six-month Radioman School at the Coast Guard Training Center, Groton, Connecticut. He received training in the operation, maintenance and repair of radio receivers and transmitters, radio direction finders, tele-typewriters, telephone and telegraph circuits and communication antennas. He also became familiar with distress procedures and the Merchant Vessel Reporting System Communications. December 15, 1965
25 YEARS AGO December 18, 1940 the Universalist church now stands, the sum of $1,441 having been subscribed, of which Judge William Cooper gave one-half. It was occupied as a school until 1809, when it was burned down. Last week, the original charter of this first institution of learning in Cooperstown was handed to us as a contribution to the Historical Department of the Literary
Gallery 53 Artworks of Cooperstown has taken an unprecedented step toward expanding the audience for contemporary art by naming two local students to its Board of Directors. Elizabeth Cunningham, a senior, and Christina Ives, a junior, both of Cooperstown High School joined the board at its annual meeting in July. Student members were added to the board so the local student community could become more aware of the Gallery’s offerings. December 12, 1990
The “Red Door” Church (First United Presbyterian) Welcomes You Join us for Christmas Eve Candlelight Service 7 pm - Thursday, December 24
Main Street and Walling Avenue, Oneonta (across from Friendly’s) Church Office: 607-432-7520 The Rev. Dr. Cynthia L. Walton-Leavitt
In a religion that was born in a barn, an open door goes without saying.
Our church invites you to join us in the worship and fellowship of Jesus Christ. The door is always open.
Our Schedule for Christmas is December 20 - 5 pm Lessons & Carols
Mass schedule for the christMas feasts solemnity of christmas, christmas eve Thursday, december 24, 7:30 pm christmas day, friday, december 25 8:30 am and 10:30 am feast of the holy family, saturday, december 26, 5 pm sunday, december 27, 10:30 am
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Quiet Eucharist - 10 am Family Eucharist - 5 pm Service of Carols - 10:30 pm Festival Choral Eucharist - 11 pm
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Commission Defends Charter As Is
CHARTER/From A4 2. For many reasons (the size of the city budget, the number of departments and employees, the need for professional administration and coordination, the benefit, for both ideas and grants, of outside-of-city contacts) provide for a welleducated, trained, experienced professional, a city manager, to administer city government. 3. Establish the mayor as chief legislator or policy maker, head of the Council, and ceremonial leader of the city, the only official elected from the entire city who would bring to the Council a broader and longer-range perspective than most Council members might have. 4. Rationalize the process and timetable for passing the city budget. D. Rationale for a Council/ Mayor/City Manager Form of City Government 1. No one on the Commission or in the city doubted that in this democratic culture, the highest power should be placed in those popularly elected. To that end, the Council, which includes the mayor, has the most power since it determines policy and chooses the city manager. The manager is responsible to the Council. 2. The mayor is the most powerful individual primarily because he or she is elected by the entire city. The mayor’s specific powers are to • chair the Council; • establish the Council’s committees and appoint Council members to them; • set the Council’s agenda; • recommend policy to the Council; • vote on any Council action when the votes are tied; and • veto any local law or ordinance passed by the Council. All of these powers impact Council policy-making. The
mayor is also the official and ceremonial head of city government. Taken together, these roles make the mayor the pre-eminent city official. 3. In order to relieve the Council and mayor of the administration of city government and free them to focus on setting priorities, making policy, and planning for the future, the charter calls for a city manager to be the chief executive officer and chief administrative officer. Multiple reasons support this decision: • City government is large and complex, with more than 100 employees, an annual budget exceeding $20 million, and more than a dozen departments. • Administration of the city is not a task for a part-time mayor and part-time Council members. Trying to oversee the departments and deal with day-to-day problems left the mayor and Council little time, energy, or motivation to deal with policy-making and planning. • Department heads need a single, “available daily” person to guide and support them. • City administration today requires a professional, appropriately credentialed leader with proven expertise if it is to work well. • A professional city manager is much better prepared to guide and advise the city’s essential long-range planning. The manager serves at the pleasure of the Council. Thus it is presumed that the manager, mayor, and Council will maintain good relations among them. This in turn requires regular communication, perhaps daily with the mayor and at least at every Council meeting with the Council. E. Changing the Charter The new charter, including the Council/Mayor/Manager form, was approved by
Oneonta’s voters by a nearly 3 to 1 vote. Some 2,000 copies of the charter and FAQ statements were distributed door-to-door, multiple press releases were published, and many talks were given to local civic groups. Consequently, it must be presumed that city residents understood what they were voting on. Therefore we believe that no major change in the charter and in its Council/ Mayor/Manager form can be made without a public referendum. New York State law supports this position. F. The Primary Recommendation to the Charter Committee and to the Mayor and Council Our strong consensus is that the ongoing fundamental challenge in city government does not stem from the charter or the Council/Mayor/Manager form of government it established, a model that is working successfully in hundreds of small municipalities. We believe the central ongoing need is for our elected leaders to invest their time and talents to achieve a comprehensive understanding of all the implications of this new system of government and to thoughtfully design and execute a comprehensive plan of change management to complete a full and successful transition. Such an effort was never fully engaged, and is still needed. There are resources available at little or no cost through community members, ICMA, the experiences of sister cities, etc. to assist in successfuly completing this transition. Respectfully submitted, John Dudek, Martha Forgiano, Steven Londner, David Rissberger, Sarah Patterson, Paul Scheele, Kay Stuligross, Laurie Zimniewicz Members of the Oneonta City
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Fool Me Once, Voters Say, And Turn To Trump TRUMP/From A4 other brilliant entrepreneurs. They think differently than nearly all of us. That is why their thinking created behemoth businesses. If Turner or Branson ran for the White House they would be as unpredictable as Trump is. They are unpredictable in business. Just as Trump was and is. They think differently. How many predictions about Trump have you seen fall flat? Politicians, candidates, ex-presidents, pundits from TV and print – they all throw rocks at him. They call him names. They predict he’ll go this direction. Or that one. He stumps them all. Because they think conventionally. He thinks another way. He reminds me of Muhammad Ali. Everybody knew how he should fight. He ignored them and won. They thought conventionally. He thought and fought differently. Here is Trump’s base: Millions of folks figure America’s politicians thumb their noses at them. They say they want an end to waves of illegals across our borders. “Right,” say the pols. “We’ll do something.” But they don’t. Millions say put an end to Obamacare. “We will,” the pols promise. But they don’t. Millions say do something about ISIS. And Muslim extremists. “We will,” the pols promise. But they don’t. Millions say they want a simpler tax system. “We’ll get right on it,” the pols promise. But they don’t. I can list another twenty issues. Result: Voters rate Congress
alongside sewer rats. Fewer people identify with either party. Many millions don’t trust government to get anything right. Along comes Trump. He voices the complaints of those millions. He tells them the entire political machine is corrupted by money. He says your pols are the purchased puppets of special interests. And that is why they thumb their noses at you. They serve special interests, not yours. And how do all those pols react to his talk? They call him everything from Hitler to scumbag. So how do the millions react to that? They say well, what would you expect? These birds feel threatened by the guy who voices our complaints. So they attack him as if he’s the anti-Christ. He voices what’s on our minds. They tell us he is a Nazi. That sure tells us what they think of what’s on our minds. By the way, Trump threatens Democrats as much as Republicans. Millions of his followers are Dems who are just as ticked off with their leaders. Another thought: Our system is working. It is. Think about it. Representative government is supposed to flex. It is supposed to respond to the will of the people. If a huge chunk of the populace is ticked off the government is supposed to adjust. To reflect that. Clearly ours has not flexed and adjusted. That is why so many Americans feel the pols don’t hear them. And if you wonder why
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government has not flexed you need look no further than money. Special interest money gums up the works. It buys the votes of pols. It buys policies. To the benefit of those interests. If Trump is nominated Hillary beware. There is no bigger target in the land than you when it comes to taking money from special interests. You have to know Trump will trumpet this. A final thought: Our elections always entertain. This one rocks. This one is circus, parade, brawl, pandemonium, zany, whacky and bizarre all in one. On LSD. Enjoy it. I don’t think anyone alive has seen the likes of it. And you may never see anything so crazy for the rest of your years. Only in America. Or an asylum. From Tom...as in Morgan.
Just a friendly reminder to slow down and savor this special time of year. Take a break from the holiday hustle and bustle. Stop and smell the roses—or the pinecones, as the case may be. And don’t forget to stock up on plenty of cheer. From our merry crew to yours, Happy Holidays.
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Disappointment Over Losing $½ Billion, But Record Project Funding Helps Ease Any Hurt CFAS/From A1
game becomes more global,” he continued. Whoever makes decisions about CFAs – they are the “comprehensive funding applications” the Cuomo Administration created to help chose the best economic-development projects statewide – agreed. When Governor Cuomo announced $2 billion in the 2016 CFA funding round Thursday, Dec. 10, at The Egg in Albany, he included $131,400 to “develop a marketing strategy that captures the Latino audience at home and abroad.” The main announcement in The Egg that day was which three of seven competing state Regional Economic Development Councils would share $1.5 billion from the governor’s Upstate Revitalization Initiative. And Otsego
Even though the Mohawk Valley wasn’t one of the chosen three, which can depend on $100 million a year for the next five years, it received a special $100.3 million allocation for 2016. The governor also announced each of the state’s 10 EDCs – the seven in contention for the URI, plus New The Freeman’s Journal York City, Buffalo and WestKen Meifert at the Viva chester – will receive a extra Baseball! exhibit, where $50 million allocation annually it all began. for the next five years, plus County’s region – the Mohawk individual CFA grants. Valley – lost out to the Finger And even though Otsego Lakes (Rochester), the SouthCounty’s allocation was a ern Tier (Binghamton) and fraction of the Mohawk Valley Central New York (Syracuse). share – Utica got the expected But state Sen. Jim Seward, lion’s share – the $3.3 million R-Milford, who was a member receive locally is the largof a Cuomo task force that est allocation since the CFA reviewed all the applications, program began five years ago, said, “It was almost a flip of Seward pointed out. the coin. Mohawk Valley was No Village of Coopervery much in the running. “ stown’s projects – restoration
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of the historic Village Hall, upgrades to the Fairy Spring Park, or the start of a longoverdue rebuild of the sewagetreatment plant – were funded, but several northern Otsego entities did quite well. In addition to the Hall allocation, The Fenimore Art Museum received $108,258 to promote an Ansel Adams’ exhibition, the B&B Ranch on Bedbug Hill received $110,000 for a pasta-making factory, and the Cooperstown & Charlotte Valley Railroad received $20,000 for a feasibility study on bringing tourists and employees to Cooperstown by rail. Otsego Now President Sandy Mathes, the county’s “single point of contact” on economic development, said the projects that were funded – particularly $700,000 for the Upper Susquehanna Ag Center
in Oneonta and $500,000 to complete planning to turn the former D&H yards there into commercial, manufacturing and transit center – are starting to bring the big picture into focus. • One, the D&H yards will join the Oneonta Commerce Park (formerly Pony Farm) and two commerce parks planned for Richfield Springs as “shovel-ready sites,” essential for future economic development, Mathes said. • Two, comprehensive plans being completed in Cooperstown and Richfield Springs, along with the sites, will be the foundation of ever more successful CFA rounds in the future, he said. • Three, while many of this year’s CFAs may seem unrelated, they actually are part of a piece: Hartwick College’s Center for Craft
Food and Beverages ($68,000) and Scott Fickbohm’s Generations Malting Co. ($250,000) that seeks to process barley for microbreweries feed into reviving the county’s agricultural base by selling high-margin specialty products to New York City. The comp plan updates and shovel-ready sites will also allow the county to participate in the Utica/Marcy nanotechnology boom, Mathes continued. Back at 25 Main, Meifert said the Hall’s next step will be to seek out a marketing firm expert in reaching the Hispanic market – not just in the U.S. and Puerto Rico, but the Dominican Republican, the Caribbean Basin, and eventually all of South America. “Ultimately, the outcome is we’d love for these fans to come to Cooperstown to see the museum,” said Meifert.
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kayaks and a composting toilet for public use. Both were made possible through a grant from the National Park Service. • This coming spring, safety and additional accessibility improvements will begin on the site’s entrance and driveway. This work is being funded by a grant from the Federal Highway Administration’s Scenic Byway program. • Work will continue on Brookwood’s historic garden, focusing on invasive species eradication and native plant implementation. However, funding for capital projects does nothing to improve the long-term financial dilemma, according to Levine’s announcement. The Land Trust will still need sufficient and consistent funding to sustain ownership. Last June, the Land Trust issued a request for proposals for the northern 11 acres of the property with the goal of raising funds to sustain public access of the southern half of the property and the garden. The Land Trust’s decision on Dec. 12 was the outcome of that process.
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MLS#99506 $249,000 4 BRs, 2 baths, built 2004, open floorplan, 2 propane FPs, wood floors, master suite, 2 decks, 2-car garage w/woodstove. 6 +/- Acres. Cooperstown Schools. Call Katherine L. Fistrowicz @ 607-267-2683 (cell)
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MLS#98732 $249,000 Seller Has Invested Nearly $300K! 3-BR, 2-bath home on 30+ acres! Rushing stream and waterfalls. Short commute to Cooperstown or Oneonta. Call Leanne McCormack @ 607-287-8965 (cell)
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ric Olson knows – toys aren’t just for kids. “People come into Toys of Fame on Cooperstown’s Pioneer Street and they think it’s a museum,” he said. “But everything’s for sale!” It looks a bit like a museum. Vintage “Star Wars” ships and G.I. Joe figures are on shelves next to Shirley Temple and a
case of Wild West cap guns. “Toys bring back memories,” he said. “People come in here in a bad mood, and it brightens their day.” Among his favorite toy memories is Christmas day, 1965. “I wanted this electronic tabletop football game” – Tudor’s Electric Football – “in the worst way,” he said. “I asked and I asked, and I didn’t get it. I was so bummed.” His family went to his grandmother’s
house, and his uncle came down with a big wrapped box. “And, lo and behold, it was my football game!” He still has it, and many of the other toys for sale are Olson’s own. “My parents gave me a box of my stuff a while back, and it in was a bunch of my old Matchbox cars and die-cast figures,” he said. “It got me thinking about all the toys I had as a kid, growing up on a farm outside of Please See VINTAGE, B3
Brainy Fun For Brainy Kids Monkey Barrel, Riverwood Toys Aim To Challenge, Inspire ages kids to explore the world.” For those explorers, hy watch rohe has the Unbound bots on TV or Treasure Hunt, which at the movies allows a family to set when you can build your up their own treasure own? hunt, either with pre“We have some aweprinted cards, (“Look some robotics kits,” said Under Your Pillow”) Kristian House, owner of or fill-in-the-blanks. Monkey Barrel Toys in “You could hunt for Oneonta. “You build it, treasure in your house, then you program it right yard, even your town,” from your computer or he said. “It’s great for tablet.” parties.” “We’re always selling Musical instruments out of the science kits,” are some of Gibbons’ said Todd Gibbons, owner favorite creative toys. of Riverwood Toys in The desktop drum kit Cooperstown. “But one was a popular favorite of our big things this year last year, and this year Kristian House of Monkey the ukulele is poised is mini-drones!” Barrel Toys, Main Street, While the big-box to be the top-seller. Oneonta, demonstrates stories are stacked with “We also have a piano a Hoberman Expanding “Star Wars,” “Frozen” horn that’s a random, Sphere among his imagiIan Austin/ OTSEGO.toys and Marvel toys, the local weirdly fun instrunation-evoking toys. At Riverwood on Main Street, toy stores are celebrating ment,” he said. Cooperstown, Todd Gibbons stands the holidays by promoting creativity and A far cry from Barbie are the Lottie amidst his display of Japanese puzzle dolls that House is selling out. “We had erasers, collectibles popular young girls learning. “We try to have imaginationdriven toys,” said House. “It encourPlease See NEW, B3 this Christmas. By LIBBY CUDMORE
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VINTAGE/From B1 Syracuse.” Even when he was working in advertising in Chicago – which he did for 35 years before moving to Cooperstown with his wife, Debbie – he was collecting toys. “I would go to toy shows all the time,” he said. “Then when we got here, we bought the Stone House and I was looking for a business to help me transition into my retirement.” He got out his old toys, including a fringed leather Roy Rogers jacket that his 29-year-old daughter Ingrid had worn for a time, as well as items he’d purchased over the years, and set up shop in the basement of the Pioneer Street building. Right as you walk in is a G.I. Joe van with a trailer and a missile launcher. “I always wanted that when I was a kid,” he said. “I remember when my grandmother took me to the hobby shop in Syracuse in 1964, and the man there was
baby dolls, ‘Star Trek’ and ‘Star Wars’ and a few very rare figures. “I have two of the ‘Alien’ figures they made for the movie,” he said. “The story goes that they sold them at Toys R Us, but they scared the kids so much that they’d go running out of the store! So they pulled them, and now they’re hard to find.” He even has some Cooperstown classics. “I had a collection of cap guns and I was talking to someone at F.R. Woods,” he said. Ian Austin/ OTSEGO.toys “I mentioned it, and he said, If a toy army were to attack Eric Olson’s Toys of ‘We’ve got a box of caps Fame, he’s well protected by a ready force of G.I. from the ’60s upstairs! So Joes. I bought them, and now we demonstrating the G.I. Joe. have authentic vintage caps He had all these accessories, for the cap guns.” and you could pose him ... He opened July 4, and I’d never seen anything like has been adding inventory it.” since. “Toys reach you on And now, years later, he another level, it’s a connecfinally has his coveted van. tion that’s made,” he said. “Every kid who walks in ...and they would be “It transcends age, religion, well armed, since Olson ethnicity. Once you’re in, here goes right for it,” he picked up F.R. Wood’s said. “It’s delicate, so they you’re hooked. They appeal cache of caps. can look, but I don’t want to everyone.” There are Barbies and them to touch.”
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CHAMBER BREAKFAST -- 8:30-9:30 a.m. “Bagels & Benefits” breakfast hosted by Otsego Co. Chamber of Commerce. Hampton Inn, 225 River St., Oneonta. RSVP to Kelly by Dec. 17, (607) 432-4500 x107.
STORY WALK -- through December. Family story walk hosted by Huntington Memorial Library and downtown Oneonta. Read a “Snowmen at Christmas” in downtown business windows; stop at Santa’s in Muller Plaza on Main St. for a reading map. Then stop at the library for your candy cane as gift for participat-
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Defendant. TO THE ABOVE NAMED DEFENDANTS: You hereby are summoned to appear in this action by serving an Answer to the Plaintiffs attorney within thirty (30) days after service of this summons is complete, and in case of your failure to appear, judgment will be taken against you by default for the relief demanded in the Complaint filed herein. The object of this action is an Article 15 proceeding under the Real
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COOP FARMERS MARKET -- 9 a.m.-2 p.m. (10 a.m.-2 p.m. from January-April.) Bounty of seasonal foods, local meats, more. Handmade goods. Pioneer Alley (behind Key Bank). Info, www. otsego2000.org ONEONTA FARMERS MARKET -- 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Locally-grown food, flowers, crafts, more. Indoors during winter at Garage Walkway on Main St., at Dietz. Info, www.oneontafarmersmarket.com KIDS HOLIDAY PARTY -- 10:30 a.m. Santa’s Holiday Party for children and their families. Santa will read and visit. Craft and refreshments. “Ballroom,” Village Library of Cooperstown, 22 Main St., Cooperstown. Info, Martha Sharer, (607) 547-8344, www.villagelibraryofcooperstown. org RICHFIELD SPRINGS SANTA -11 a.m.-1 p.m. Santa in the Park sponsored by the Lions Club. Sleigh rides, hot dogs, candies. Rte. 20, Richfield Springs. HOLIDAY TRAIN -- 2 p.m. Last Santa Holiday Express train of season. Bring a small gift with your child’s name attached to be given as a surprise from Santa on the train. $16-$19; under age 3 free. Reservations required. Cooperstown & Charlotte Valley Railroad Depot, 136 E. Main St., Milford. Res., (607) 432-2429. THEATER -- 2 p.m. & 5 p.m. (also 2 p.m. Sun. Dec. 20.) Live, Charles Dickens’ classic “A Christmas Carol.” $15 ages 13-64; $12.50 ages 65+ and members; $10 ages 7-12; ages 6 & under free. Louis C. Jones Center, The Farmers’ Museum, 5775 Rte. 80, Cooperstown. Info, www.farmersmuseum.org MESSIAH -- 4 p.m. Voices of Cooperstown and Christ Episcopal Church present Handel’s “Messiah.” Tenor soloist is Cooperstown native Quinn Bernegger. Tickets $20 (students $10) at Cooperstown Chamber of Commerce, Cooperstown Art Association, or at door. Christ Episcopal Church, 46 River St., Cooperstown. THEATER -- 2 p.m. & 7:30 p.m. (also 2 p.m. Sun. Dec. 20). Orpheus Theatre presents “Disney’s The Little Mermaid.” Goodrich Theater, Fine Arts Bldg., SUNY Oneonta. Tickets at (607) 432-9392 or www.orpheustheatre.org. AUTHOR VISIT -- 2 p.m. Hops expert Al Bullard discusses his new book on New York State’s “golden age” of hops.” Book signing follows. Free. Oneonta History Center, 183 Main St., Oneonta.
Info, www.oneontahistory.org CONCERT -- 7:30 p.m. Cooperstown Concert Series presents singer Heather Maloney. Tickets $8-$20 (ages 12 & under free) at Ellsworth & Sill, Riverwood, Church & Scott Pharmacy, and Fly Creek General Store. The Otesaga, 60 Lake St., Cooperstown. Info, www.cooperstownconcertseries.org CONCERT -- 8 p.m. The Justice League in “Live at Leeds” tribute to The Who’s 1969 tour. $10. Oneonta Theatre, 47 Chestnut St., Oneonta. Info, www.oneontatheatre.com JAZZ NIGHT -- 8 p.m. Music by John Davey Trio (all original music by local jazz man). No cover charge. Roots Brewing Co., 175 Main St., Oneonta. Info, www. rootsbrewingcompany.com SUPPER CLUB -- 9 p.m. Buffalo Stack, featuring guitarist Andy Stack (rock, blues, Americana) $5 cover. B Side Ballroom & Supper Club, 1 Clinton Plaza, Oneonta. Info, wwwbsideballroom.com
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GIVING GIFTS – 11:30 a.m. Make donations to Habitat For Humanity, Heifer International, Living Waters and other charities at the First Presbyterian Church Alternative Market. First Presbyterian Church, 25 Church St., Cooperstown. Info, (607) 5478401. HEAD START FUNDRAISER- Noon. Chinese Auction fundraiser by parent group seeking a
Morris Head Start classroom. All welcome. Morris Firehouse, Main St., Morris. THEATER -- 2 p.m. Orpheus Theatre final performance of “Disney’s The Little Mermaid.” Goodrich Theater, Fine Arts Bldg., SUNY Oneonta. Info, tickets at (607) 432-9392 or www. orpheustheatre.org. THEATER -- 2 p.m. Final performance of Charles Dickens’ classic “A Christmas Carol.” $15 ages 13-64; $12.50 ages 65+ and
members; $10 ages 7-12; ages 6 and under free. Louis C. Jones Center, The Farmers’ Museum, 5775 Rte. 80, Cooperstown. Info, www.farmersmuseum.org. CONCERT & CAROL SING -- 3 p.m. Holiday concert, with community carol sing and bell ringer and other performances. Freewill offering; all welcome. First United Methodist Church, 66 Church St., Oneonta. Info, (607) 432-4102.
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Richard H. Vineyard, 47; Raised In Cooperstown COOPERSTOWN – Richard Dale Caldwell Vineyard. Hamilton Vineyard, 47, who spent Rich was an avid USC football his childhood in Cooperstown, died fan and competitive softball enthuNov. 15, 2015. He resided in Lake siast while having an outstanding Arrowhead, Calif., at the time of career at Simpson Strong-Tie, the his passing. building materials company, where He was the son of Jack Vineyard he was a sales analyst. of Cooperstown and Mary Lou He was a true “natural brother” Johnson; beloved brother to Jim and will be most remembered for his Richard and Peter Vineyard. Rich leaves love, dedication and devotion to his Vineyard behind his wife, Taryn Leigh, and daughters. Richard will live on in daughters Emma Leigh Riene and Olivia spirit through everyone who knew him.
Clifford C. Dartt, 95; B-52 Pilot Shot Down, Served As Nazi POW ONEONTA – Clifford C. Dartt, 95, an OHS graduate who was shot down over France during World War II and spent the rest of the war as a German POW, died peacefully on Dec. 3, 2015, at Charlton Memorial Hospital in Fall River, Mass. Clifford was born on Nov. 6, 1920, in Derby, Conn., to Clifford F. Dartt and Rebecca (Parker) Dartt and raised in Oneonta. Eleanor Roosevelt awarded Clifford his Eagle Scout ranking in Washington, D.C. After graduating from Oneonta High School, Clifford attended the University of Iowa, then joined the Army Air Corps as a B-17 co-pilot with 384th Bombardment Group/544th Bomb Squadron, and was shot down over Belfonds, France, and taken prisoner
by the Nazis until April 1945. In 1946, after the end of the war, Clifford married Lillian BachClifford eller. They C. Dartt had three children, Darlene, Joanne and Stephen. Clifford worked for Bell Telephone and Western Electric for almost 40 years. He continued his military aviation career by flying helicopters in the New York National Guard. He retired to Salida, Colo., where he lived for about 20 years. His companion was Nancy Zielinski. He left Colorado in 2010 to live at Autumn Glen assisted liv-
ing in Dartmouth, Mass. Survivors include his former wife, Lillian of Mattapoisett, Mass.; three children, Darlene Dartt and her husband, Howard Tarko of Newton, Mass., Joanne (Dartt) and Mark Olson of Mattapoisett, Mass., and Steve and Judy Dartt of Peabody, Mass., and grandchildren. Memorial services will be at 2 p.m., Sunday, Dec. 20, at St. Paul’s United Methodist Church, New Bedford, Mass. Clifford’s cremains will be interred in Arlington National Cemetery. Memorial donations may be made to the 384th Bombardment Group www.384thbombgroup.com, Wounded Warrior Project www.woundedwarriorproject.org, or the USO www. uso.org/donate.
Lois Itzen, 88; Raised Sheep In Milford Center COOPERSTOWN – Lois L. Itzen, 88, who raised sheep, spun yarn and knitted at her Milford Center farm, passed away Friday morning, Dec. 11, 2015, at Bassett Hospital. She had been living at Woodside Hall. She was born Lois Laura Nelson on April 26, 1927, in Montpelier, Vt., a daughter of Richard and Mable (Potter) Nelson. On Nov. 17, 1946, Lois married Victor Itzen in Wyckoff, N.J. The family moved to Milford Center in 1951, where they raised sheep. He also worked at Simmonds Precision, Norwich. In 1988, the couple moved to a home in the Town of Middlefield. Lois was always very proud of the time she spent working with 4-H and her girls, and will be remembered for being very independent, an animal lover, and a lifetime learner. She is survived by one daughter, Mrs. Vicki Roberson and her husband, Alan, of Lewisville, Texas; a son-in-law, Dale Howe of Bertha, Minn.; five grandchildren; and three greatgrandchildren. In addition to her parents, she was predeceased by her husband, Victor, who died Nov. 19, 2008; one daughter, Nancy Itzen Howe, who died Sept. 27, 1973; and one granddaughter, Michelle L. Stanton, who died in De-
cember 2004. A graveside service will be at 1 p.m., Monday, Dec. 14, 2015, in the Milford Center Cemetery, with the Rev. Stephen Fournier, pastor of the Milford Center
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Marjorie L. Ofer, 85; Teacher, Librarian COOPERSTOWN – Marjorie L. Ofer (née Betulius) passed away on Friday, Dec. 11, 2015, at Focus Otsego. She was 85. Her trajectory from a small farm in southern Indiana to retirement on the Upper West Side of Manhattan attests to her inviolable strength and belief in the possible. After graduating from Evansville College with a degree in education, she taught elementary school in Evansville, Ind.. Later in her career she obtained her librarian’s certification. Her husband, Cosmas Ofer, predeceased her in 1979. Upon retirement she moved to New York
City, where she lived for 23 years. The greatest joys of her life were her three grandchildren, whom she enculturated in New York City, Chautauqua and Europe. She is survived by her son Kurt, his wife Teresa, of Cooperstown, and their three children, Virginia, Hans and Max. A celebration of Margie’s life will be held in Evansville at a later date. Memorial gifts may be made to Chautauqua UCC Society and sent to Ruth Becker, 5706 Encampment Ct., Fairfax Station, Va. 22039. The Connell, Dow & Deysenroth Funeral Home is assisting the family.
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GROFF/From A1 When the news broke Wednesday, Dec. 9, she tweeted, “That’s it. I retire!” “I am beyond grateful that anyone reads my book, let alone the President!” she said later in an interview. And plenty of people are reading. “Fates and Furies” was a New York Times Best Seller, and has, to date, sold over 150,000 copies. The Times Book Review called it, “A novel of extraordinary and genuine complexity.” It was named one of the Best Novels of 2015 by the Wall Street Journal, Amazon and NPR. “I wrote the book I wanted to read,” she said. “That’s what we, as writers, have to do.” She credits the success of the book with breaking
a few of the literary fiction traditions. “You don’t read many books about marriage with sex in them,” she said. “Or rage. We don’t talk about it, but it’s a fairly pervasive topic.” The dual narrative, between Lotto and Mathilde, was also unexpected, drawing favorable comparisons to Gillian Flynn’s best-selling “Gone Girl.” “The method with which it was written was fun and unexpected,” she said. “The reader didn’t know what was going to happen, so they had each page to look forward to.” “Fates and Furies” was nominated for the National Book Award in fiction, but ultimately lost to Adam Johnson’s “Fortune Smiles.” “I was so calm and relaxed,
even when they announced the award,” she said. “It didn’t matter that I lost. I had already gotten everything I had ever hoped for.” Her finalist medal, meanwhile, has been co-opted by her sons, Beckett and Heath. “They have a collection of medals from when Clay and I run marathons, so they took this one too!” Groff, daughter of Jerry and Jeanine Groff of Cooperstown and sister of Sarah True, the Olympian triathlete, is at the tail end of her book tour, and is anxious to get back to work on her next masterpiece. “I’m working on three books, so now it’s just figure out which one will be the next one,” she said. “I just keep hoping that I get better as a writer.”
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