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Jim Kevlin/The Freeman’s JournalCooperstown Community Band Director Julie Solomon prepares to cut off the musicians on the final note of “Stars & Stripes Forever” in Cooperstown’s Lakefront Park Friday, July 3, as the crowd awaited the fireworks. Boats dot Glimmerglass, and in the background the profile of Cooper’s famed Sleeping Lion, Mount Wellington, looms.

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By LIBBY CUDMORE

COOPERSTOWN

The Cooperstown Police Department is armed: With

body cameras.The cameras were

worn over the Fourth of July weekend and used once during a traffic stop for a headlight out. “Afterwards, we re-viewed the footage,” said Police Chief Mike Covert. “The sound and clarity were perfect.”

When Village Trustee Ellen Tillapaugh, who chairs

the Public Safety Commit-tee, proposed body cameras – they are becoming com-mon after concerns raised by shootings in Ferguson,

Mo., and other cities – the idea was wel-comed.

“We need them to protect our officers,” she said. “If someone is drunk or belligerent, they might not remem-ber what they said. This will help show what happened.”

The one concern was cost. Then Steve and Sally Bieritz, the Bieritz Insurance Agency owners, pro-

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Glimmerglass’ 40th SeasonOpens With Mozart ‘Flute’

COOPERSTOWN

The Glimmerglass Fes-tival launches its 40th anniversary

season this week, featuring “singu-lar works from four centuries of operatic history,” in the words Ar-tistic & General Director Franc-esca Zambello.

The season opens Friday, July 10, with Mozart’s “The Magic Flute” in a new English translation directed by Madeline Sayet, a re-cipient of the White House Champion of Change Award for Native America.

Sean Panikkar, who ap-

peared in the Glimmerglass production of “Lost in the Stars” and was a recent finalist on “America’s Got

Talent,” will sing Tamino. Jac-queline Echols, a Glimmerglass Young Artist for the past two sea-sons, is Pamina. Soloman How-ard, a rising star at Washington National Opera who recently performed there

as Sarastro, will repeat the role here.

On Saturday, July 11, “Macbeth,” Verdi’s first adaption of Shakespeare, opens, starring Grammy--

Please See OPERA, A2

The Freeman’s JournalSlickered against light rain, “Cowgirl from Heck” Karin Lange winds up the 101st an-nual Springfield Fourth of July Parade/MORE PHOTOS, A3

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The Otschodela Scout Council’s executive committee delayed a

merger vote until Wednes-day, Aug. 5, saying not enough local scout leaders are sufficiently familiar with the concept.

Otschodela Council president Hank Nicols, Cooperstown, said scouts will be camping at the Hen-derson Reservation here over the next month, and can be briefed on the proposal.

The executive commit-tee delayed voting on the merger with the Utica-based Revolutionary Trails Council on meeting here Tuesday, July 7.

– By ANNE LEONARDO

NEW LEADER: The CCS board’s organizational meeting was scheduled for 7 p.m. Wednesday, July 8, where a new chair was to be elected to replace David Borgstrom, a Bassett surgon who accepted a position in West Virginia.

ORDER NOW: Free-man’s Journal reporter Libby Cudmore’s debut novel, “The Big Rewind,” went up for pre-sale Tuesday, July 7, on www.amazon .com. The publication by Harper Collins’ William Morrow imprint is planned Feb. 2.

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COOPERSTOWN

Jim Empie, a player on the Otsego County banking scene for

45 years, retiring Monday, June as Key Bank’s vice president/manager at the Cooperstown branch in landmark 103 Main St.

A native of Worcester and graduate of SUNY Cobleskill and RIT, Em-pie joined the management training program at the National Commercial Bank & Trust in Albany in 1970. As the bank went through a number of transitions before becoming part of Cleveland-based Key Bank, Empie helped manage branches in Cobleskill, Worcester and Cooperstown, as well as serving as area manager for Otsego County.

Active on the Otsego County Chamber Board of Directors, he helped initiate the annual Key Bank/Otsego Chamber Small Business Award, now in its 14th year.

He has no immediate

plans for his retirement, other than to continue his duties at Worcester fire chief, and enjoying his and wife Michelle’s daughter Kristen, son Seth and four

grandchildren, all living in Worcester.

His successor in the corner office at Main and Pioneer Alley will be Allen Ruffles, an Edmeston native.

Jim Kevlin/The Freeman’s JournalJim Empie is flanked by longtime associates – Personal Banker Peg Chicorelli, right, a colleague since 1973, and Lead Teller Nicole Vanderwerker – on Monday, July 6, his last day as the vice president/manager of Key Bank’s Cooperstown branch.

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THE MAGIC FLUTE | MACBETH | CATO IN UTICA | CANDIDE

OPERA/From A1 award winning bass-baritone Eric Owens in his debut in the title role.

Melody Moore, who appeared as Senta in “The Flying Dutchman,” is Lady Macbeth and Soloman Howard is Banquo. Glimmerglass Music Di-rector Joseph Colaneri will conduct.

Glimmerglass has long been known for its baroque repertoire, so it is fitting that this anniversary season includes an American premiere of an opera by Vivaldi: “Cato in Utica” depicts the dramatic confrontation between Julius Caesar and Cato the Younger as the Stoic philosopher at-tempts to stop the takeover of Rome.

Tazewell Thompson, who has di-rected operas ranging from Poulenc to Gilbert & Sullivan at Glimmerglass, is directing his first baroque production.

Tenor Thomas Michael Allen is Cato, confronting a dazzling young counter-tenor, John Holiday, as Caesar. “Cato in Utica” opens Saturday, July 18.

The fourth Glimmerglass produc-tion brings us to the 20th century with Leonard Bernstein’s Candide. This musical transformation of Voltaire’s satire was created for the Broadway stage, but has since been rewritten, revised and reconstructed so that it now appears on concert stages and in opera houses as well as musical theater venues.

Candide is a co-production with Op-era National de Bordeaux and Theatre du Capitole de Toulouse; Zambello is directing and Colaneri will conduct.

Former Glimmerglass Young Artist Andrew Stenson will sing the title role and Kathryn Lewek, who re-

cently sang Queen of the Night at the Metropolitan Opera, is Cunegonde. “Candide” opens Sunday, July 19, in a matinee.

• Eric Owens is this year’s Artist in

Residence and will give a concert with Metropolitan Opera tenor Lawrence Brownlee on Sunday, August 2.

Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg will continue her wildly popular explora-tion of Law and Opera with a presen-tation on Saturday, July 18.

Opera superstars Deborah Voigt and Frederica Von Stade will give master classes for Glimmerglass Young Art-ists in August.

And for young opera-goers, there is a brand-new musical production of the Odyssey, written for and performed by children.

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Pass the Gavel Dinner on June 29 at Glimmerglass Festival.

Isabella was found to reflect Rotary’s “Service Above Self” motto. She plans to attend the University of Alabama, majoring in early elementary education, and go on for a master’s in special education.

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A jaunty trio – from left, Kyle Pelle-tier, Brandy Lusk and Breanna Os-trander, all of Springfield Center – ap-peared un-deterred as they march toward their vantage point as the parade was about to start.

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EDITORIAL

THURSDAY, JULY 9, 2015

Otsego County has major institutions whose reputa-

tions reach well beyond its boundaries to the nation and even the world – the Base-ball Hall of Fame, the NY-SHA museums, Oneonta’s colleges, the Glimmerglass Festival, Hyde Hall.

Sure, small IS beautiful. But given that there are so many more small entities than large ones, it is par-ticularly noteworthy when a single one is spotlighted on the world stage. Such an example surfaced in recent days, when Barron’s, the eminent financial magazine, chose The Morgan McReyn-olds Group at Morgan Stanley, 493 Chestnut St., Oneonta, as one of “three of the best teams in the indus-try” in a cover story on how, in the ever-more complex world of high and personal finance, teams of advisers are replacing “individualists – entrepreneurial, competi-tive and driven by personal connections with their cli-ents.”

Erna Morgan McReyn-olds, we’ve been report-ing annually for years, is routinely on Barron’s list of the “Top 1,200 Finan-cial Advisers.” Impressive enough. But among the top three best of the top 1,200? That’s almost beyond com-prehension.

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Run into Erna McReyn-olds in the midst of one of her many local involve-ments – she and husband Tom Morgan, now retired from the business, are, among other civic roles (NYSHA, Bassett), Catskill Symphony mainstays – and you immediately know you’ve met someone special. In an interview after this latest proof of that, what most impressed was the simplicity of her concept – caring about the customer – and the discipline in ad-hering to it.

“The key was listening. Not just listening to clients, but hearing them, so we could understand their con-cerns and where they were coming from,” explained McReynolds, a Gilbertsville native who returned to her home county a quarter-century ago, shifting from journalist (she had been a top producer for NBC’s “Today” show) to financial adviser.

The plan is one thing – “we can craft perfect financial plans,” she said. But the plan has to fit the client. What are their fears? What are the family dynam-ics? How will they react if the market goes up – or sharply declines? What if they lose a spouse, or a child, or their health deterio-rates. How do they spend money? What are their

expenses – every single one of them? “We have to help them think through things without telling them,” said McReynolds.

You can see how a team approach would help achieve the best outcome. One of McReynolds’ as-sociates is a teacher – “and that’s helpful.” Another ran her own business. Another has a degree in psychol-ogy. Someone’s trained in banking. “It’s been very

important to us to bring in someone from the younger generation” – Daniel Brown, in the business since 2012. “Rags to riches in three generations – we don’t what that to happen,” Erna said.

•This approach – tight

focus on the client by a team that brings varied experi-ence to the enterprise – has brought exceptional results.

“The team manages

nearly $600 million,” Barron’s reports, “even though” – even though! – “it’s based in Oneonta (population 14,000) in rural Upstate New York. Mor-gan McReynolds and her colleagues serve more than 1,000 clients, who have an average account size of $572,000. ‘The bulk of our clients are people who have worked hard and saved their money,’ she says.

“When it comes to invest-ing, Morgan McReynolds, along with veterans Janet Branigan and Lori Cudney, take a better-safe-than-sorry approach. ‘If you can protect clients’ money on the downside, then you don’t have to make as much money on the upside,’ com-ments Morgan McReynolds. ‘We try to develop strate-gies that are a little bit more tortoises than hares.’

“That makes sense,” Barron’s continues, “given the conservative nature of many of the team’s clients: retirees, endowments, and even foreign governments’ retirement systems.” (The group manages social secu-rity systems for Anquilla, St. Lucia and other Caribbean countries.)

This is good stuff.•

Success in a small town – that’s the part folks from big cities have the hardest time understanding, Erna

said. But it shows that, wherever, businesspeople who take care of the right things today are most likely – no guarantees, but most likely – will prosper tomor-row.

“We’re not bringing in a client, making some money, and spitting them out,” Erna said. “They are part of our lives. We are doing something different. We’re trying to care for our clients. We’re trying to care for each other. Imagine being trusted with that honor.”

Of course, caring about customers isn’t limited to fi-nancial services, and superb local practitioners come to mind: Art Bodin at Coo-perstown’s New York Pizza comes, and Gordie Breslin, now of McLaughlin’s Shoe Department in Oneonta (by way of Zim’s Shoe Store and Bresee’s.)

How often, though, do business people reflect on the public purpose of their enterprise, their role in contributing to the general prosperity and happiness of a community – through service, product, price, mission. Those that do, no doubt, are those that are thriving, for the good of all.

In the Morgan McReyn-olds Group, it’s great to have a model, affirmed through Barron’s, that we can continue to look toward as an example.

Morgan Stanley photoManaging Director Erna Morgan Reynolds, seat-ed at left, is joined by the rest of her team at Oneonta’s Morgan McReynolds Group at Morgan Stanley. Seated at right is Assistant Vice Presi-dent Janet Branigan, Standing, from left, are Senior Client Service Associate Vicky Gardner, Assistant Vice President Lori Cudney, Registered Associate Daniel Brown, and Client Service As-sociate Christianne Hughes.

By Understanding Their Public Purpose, Can Businesses Prosper?

ISSUE & DEBATE

By ROBERT T. WOODOneOnta tOwn SuperviSOr

Two City of Oneonta resi-dents, Albert Colone and Bill Shue, who formed GO-

EDC, have been holding meetings, mostly within the City of Oneonta, promoting a study of whether the city and town should merge. This is not a new idea. It has been discussed for more than 50 years. On Feb. 3, 1965, the Daily Star ran a story where Mayor Albert S. Nader stated: “Economically, geo-graphically and in the best interest of everyone, the city and parts of the town should be joined. Being a realist I am aware that politically this natural marriage will never come to pass unless the people at the grass roots – those who will benefit the most – make their feel-ings known.”

That sentiment is still true today. While GO-EDC is touting

this as a project that is impera-tive that we do this year, the very low attendance at the meetings they have held seem to indicate apathy towards the study at best. Since I have been involved

in politics locally for almost 25 years, there have been several studies done. In 1996, I was part of a group of community leaders led by Barry Warren that came to the conclusion that, if the city and town merged and pre-empted sales tax, property taxes could be wiped out. This concept has remained the driving force since then.

In 2008 the state Commission on Local Government Efficiency & Competitiveness did a study of three Upstate communities (including Oneonta) and offered

ways they could save money. This study looked at the services pro-vided and is the real basis of the current proposal from GO-EDC. This study suggests that increased sales tax and increases in AIM funding to the “New City”, com-bined with the savings of essen-tially doing away with the town government, would result in a substantial tax savings also. This study had a few errors that may or may not have made a difference if they were corrected. These errors involved the number of water and sewer districts in the town.

In April 2012, Mayor Richard Miller came to a Town Board meeting and asked for a joint study of a possible merger be-tween the city and the town. The Town Board declined, but did agree to have a group of promi-nent town residents to study the issue to see if there were any ap-parent benefits for town residents. This group did find a potential

savings of an estimated $459,000 in administrative costs, certainly nothing to ignore. Also, for the first time, a report from the Coun-ty Treasurer gave us some insight into the sales tax benefit question. Mr. Crowell estimated that sales tax collection could increase be-tween $722,103 and $1,734,397. Once again, substantial numbers (though not substantial enough to wipe out property tax as was once supposed).

As part of the study, after equal-izing property values, tax rates for the city and the town would have been $10.49, and $4.14 or $3.45 per thousand of assessed valuation respectively (town rates differ by which fire district they reside in). Next, using the ad-ministrative savings and high and low estimates of increased rev-enue from sales tax I was able to prepare an estimate of what taxes in the city and town would do under those circumstances. That

estimate was a combined “New City” rate of between $4.64 (high side sales tax estimate) and $5.76 (low side sales tax estimate) per thousand. That is a 45-56 percent reduction for city residents and a 12-39 percent increase for town residents. If state AIM funding were to increase by $557,000, as GO-EDC claims is available (I am not confident that the state will come through with funding, espe-cially on an indefinite basis) tax rates could fall to between $5.15 and $4.04 per thousand. That would still mean a substantial in-crease in parts of the town. Many other variables would need to be considered, some would increase costs some may create additional savings.

For the town to expend an un-budgeted $12,500 for a study that the vast majority of residents do not support would be to betray the constituents who elect us. I

Please See WOOD, A6

By ALBERT COLONEGO-eDC CO-FOunDer

The first time I heard the name Stammel was a couple of years ago, likely at a GO-EDC meet-

ing. It was brought-up in the context of a new “bright light” in local politi-cal leadership – that Andrew Stammel was a bright new force in local gov-ernment, with new ideas and a great ability to get new things done.

Then I read his op-ed in last week’s Freeman’s Journal citing his opposi-tion to the notion of consolidating the Town and City of Oneonta. It was the same old “clap-trap” that has come out of the Town Hall forever. My bubble of hope for progressive leadership in the town was popped. There went my hope for new ideas and, for that mat-ter, it would seem Mr. Stammel in his own words may have put the figura-tive nail in his own political coffin.

Gosh, I’ve been in meetings with

Andrew on a couple of important local is-sues, one concerning water-sewer planning for Greater Oneonta. During an hour+ long meeting, he hardly spoke. He offered no insight, no new ideas.

He came to the Dec. 15 “bold initia-

tives” meeting, where GO-EDC pre-sented important information on three topics: planning a comprehensive city/town water-sewer system to bet-ter meet the needs for a 21st century Oneonta, a tourism-promotion agency based in Oneonta, and consolidation. He sat through the meeting in the back of the room and never asked a ques-tion or offered a comment.

I approached him, offering to meet at his convenience to provide details on all of GO-EDC’s initiative, espe-cially the issue of consolidation. He outright rejected my request. Then

I corresponded with all of the Town Board members, asking to meet two board members at a time; still noth-ing from Andrew, with only one board member responding to also reject my offer. Then a number of presentations on municipal cost savings, and still no Mr. Stammel.

Mr. Stammel, like Mr. Wood, has always based consolidation opinions on studies; studies the town has never done. The Town Board did advance a citizen review in 2011-12 of CGR’s 2008 study commissioned by the state Department of State. A number of citizens who served now say the final citizen report was manipulated. They did a Zogby survey, not a study, of citizen opinions – 45 percent of town respondents either favored consolida-tion or wanted more information. If the survey had a question – “If you knew your property taxes would be reduced through consolidation, would you support such action?” – the num-

Please See COLONE, A6

Al Colone

Lack Of New Ideas Dims Stammel As ‘Bright Light’

Why Study An Idea – Merger – That Has Failed To Gain Traction In Half-Century?

Bob Wood

THE FREEMAN’S JOURNAL A-5THURSDAY, JULY 9, 2015 BOUND VOLUMESCompiled by Tom HeiTz from Freeman’s Journal archives, Courtesy of The New York State Historical Association Library

200 YEARS AGO

July 13, 1815

175 YEARS AGOEd. Note: In 1840, the addressees paid the postage for

mail received under their names. This practice resulted in many letters remaining unclaimed for want of postage. Excerpts from a list of letters remaining in the Post Office at Cooperstown on the first day of July, 1840: Peter Augur, William H. Augur, Mrs. Betsey Bissell, Joseph Bennett, H.M. Coburn, Cyrenus Clark, Rich’d Cooper, Esq., Jabez Green, Miss Roxy Gibbs, Mrs. Eunice Fox, Nelson Graves, John House, Thomas Keys, Daniel Lamb, Miss Mary Jane Moshier, Samuel Pashley, Geo. Pratt, David Reed, J.R. Red-field, Mrs. Naomi C. Rogers, Mrs. Mary Ann Snyder, Miss Juliette St. John, Platt St. John, Rev. Mr. Swart, Stephen H. Tabor, Mrs. Sarah Wells, Thomas Wilcox, and Mrs. Julia A. Young. S. Doubleday, Post Master.

July 13, 1840

150 YEARS AGOThe Gallant 121st Regiment returned from the war “glory

crowned,” last week and was at Little Falls on July 4th. The regiment was recruited principally in Otsego and Herkimer counties, and was mustered in at Camp Schuyler, Mohawk, Herkimer County, on the 23rd of August, 1862. It went out with 1,016 men and returns with 358. It had 750 men added to its ranks while on the field, and was the only Regiment from this State that was filled up with drafted men. It left in the field 445 who were transferred to the Sixty-fifth New York. It was engaged in the following battles: Crampton Gap, First and Second Fredericksburg, Salem Heights, Gettysburg, Funktown, Rappahannock Station, Locust Grove, Mine Run, Wilderness, May 5 and 6, 1864, Spotsylvania Court House (three days), Cold Harbor, Petersburg, July, 1864, Winchester, Fisher’s Hill, Cedar Creek, Hatcher’s Run, Petersburg, March 25, 1865; charged with enemy’s work near Fort Fisher; April 2, 1865; Sailor’s Creek. The Regiment captured four rebel flags at Rappahannock Station, and two at Sailor’s Creek. These tro-phies are borne in their ranks. It lost in killed men, 250; and in wounded between 600 and 700. Less than 40 men were taken prisoner. Two of the officers who went out now return with the regiment. Sixteen officers were killed and 26 wounded.

July 7, 1865

125 YEARS AGOWill Retaliate: The Chinese Minister for the United

States arrived at New York on the 7th inst. He said: “Un-less the United States government repeals the law which excluded my countrymen from this country we shall treat Americans to a dose of their own medicine. I mean that we

shall exclude citizens of the United States from the Chinese empire.” He said that the Chinese government has lived up to its treaties, and the United States government has disre-garded them.

July 11, 1890

100 YEARS AGORepublican Prosperity – Republicanism, as it is exempli-

fied in this country by the party which bears its name, is the creation and distribution of prosperity and contentment by and through a select and superior group of the more “intelli-gent” and “financially able” men of the country. The Republi-can Party believes, and it practices the belief, that the so-called common people will be better off if the class referred to is so favored by legislation as to be able to dole out to the great majority a share of what is received. It is but entirely natural that such a policy of government should sometime bring into life a commercial aristocracy which should contain

aspects gravely threatening the free institutions upon which the Government of the country was founded.

July 7, 1915

75 YEARS AGOAfter being unoccupied for three days, three hours and

thirty-five minutes, the Otsego County jail again had an in-mate on Friday morning of last week. Carl Schmidt, age 38, of Brooklyn, who is a native of Germany and not a citizen of the United States was arrested in Oneonta on the charge of disorderly conduct, arraigned before Judge Sterling B. Harrington, City Judge of Oneonta, and sentenced to ten days in the Otsego County jail.

July 10, 1940

50 YEARS AGOThe Cooperstown Indians’ amateur baseball club will

continue with their Saturday matinee season program of competition at Doubleday Field against a team of semi-pros at 3 p.m., the nightcap of a doubleheader following the American Legion game between Cooperstown and Derby, Connecticut. Indian players include John Hendricks, Stu Collier, Carroll Munson, Jack Seiler, Doug Dickinson, Fran Weeks, Brian Truhn, Dave Lounsberry, Dick Haight, Mike Barlow, Len Talbot, Dave Hoyt, Dennis Kirk, Ed Weeks, Bill Warner, Robin Turner, and Bob Wright.

July 7, 1965

25 YEARS AGOThe Cooperstown Assembly of God Church will sponsor

free bus transportation to the Friday, July 13, Billy Graham Crusade meeting. The church invites anyone to join them. Seats are mostly filled. However, there may be several more left. The buses will leave at 5:15 p.m. Friday evening and return at 11 p.m. the same night.

July 11, 1990

10 YEARS AGOCharles Arthur Bateman, long-time Cooperstown civic

leader, businessman, Otsego County representative, and U.S. Marine Corps veteran, died unexpectedly on Friday evening, July 1, 2005, in his beloved garden at his home on Beaver Street. He was 84. Charlie was the proprietor of Mohican Flowers, a business he built up together with his daughter Carol Waller to employ 10 people. In 1979, Charlie successfully ran for the Cooperstown village board of trustees but was then appointed to the County Board of Representatives where he served 25 years.

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Home of the Week Extraordinary PrivatE Sanctuary 3,090 sq ft, 4-Br, 2½-bath home sitting on 4.88 park-like acres, just outside of cooperstown. Minutes to clark Gym and Bassett Hospital. Home features spacious open floorplan, modern kitchen w/new SS appliances, corian countertops, custom cabinets and pantry. open flow from kitchen to dr,Lr and family room. 2 Brs and baths at each side of living space offer privacy for family and guests. Sun-drenched office/den, plus extra finished room on lower level. Large open trex deck to enjoy the sunsets. Screen room, hot tub and patio area w/private views of countryside and yard. Plus a guest cottage/studio for that overflow as needed.MLS#99424 $598,500

37 Chestnut street · Cooperstown · 607-547-5622 · 607-547-5653 (fax)parking is never a problem!For Appointment Only Call:M. Margaret Savoie, Real Estate Broker/Owner – 547-5334Marion King, Associate Real Estate Broker – 547-5332Eric Hill, Associate Real Estate Broker – 547-5557Don DuBois, Associate Real Estate Broker – 547-5105

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Overlooking Otsego Lake w/deeded lake rights, this is a beautiful home. Chestnut staircase, cathedral ceiling in entry, large LR w/vaulted ceiling and FP. Custom-paneled den w/built-ins and second FP. Wood flooring throughout. Finished basement. Glass-enclosed sunroom opens to slate patio, in-ground pool. Too many extras to list; it must be seen to be appreciated. Exclusively offered at $574,900

For reliable, honest answers to any of your real estate questions, call 607.547.5622 or visit our website www.donolinrealty.com

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ProPErty DEtails—1.79 acres—Deeded lake rights—Private well and septic —Landscaped yardintErior FEaturEs—3,700 sq. feet—Built in 1972—3-4 bedrooms, 4½ baths

—Entry foyer—Eat-in kitchen—Walk-in closets—2 fireplaces—Living and dining rooms—Hardwood floors—Ceramic tile floor in kitchen—Kitchenette in bonus room —Attached 2-car garage

—Finished basement w/garage access, woodstove, lots of storage space

ExtErior FEaturEs —In-ground pool—2 large garden buildings—Slate patio—Trex decking—All electrical is underground

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For Appointment: Patricia Bensen-Ashley, Broker/Owner, 607-437-1149 • Jack Foster, Sales Agent, 607-547-5304 • Robert Schneider, Associate Broker, 607-282-2814 • Donna Skinner,

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“Land, Lots of Land…”Rare Lakefront Building Lot

Two rare Otsego Lake parcels totaling ±9.89 surveyed acres w/±86.82’ of private direct lake frontage on Hyde Bay. 6 miles to

Cooperstown, Cooperstown Schools. Reduced from $698,000.Offered Exclusively by Ashley-Connor Realty $398,000.

Glimmerglen Road Building Lot±5.43 acres – May be the perfect piece of land for you. Lightly

wooded, sloped, lot flattens out at top. Lovely views w/clearing. Offered Exclusively by Ashley-Connor Realty $89,000.

Hartwick Countryside Acreage+/-14.1 surveyed acres – Lightly wooded, Southern exposure, quiet country road, 3 miles to Dreams Park, close to Cooperstown,

Cooperstown Schools. Offered for sale well below assessed value. Offered Exclusively by Ashley-Connor Realty $49,000.

Fly Creek Privacy±7.07 acres – Lightly wooded parcel w/stream on Tripp Hill Road,

Fly Creek. Cooperstown Schools. Offered Exclusively by Ashley-Connor Realty $59,000

John Mitchell Real Estate216 Main Street, Cooperstown • 607-547-8551 • 607-547-1029 (fax)www.johnmitchellrealestate.com • info@johnmitchellrealestate.com

MLS#101023 Fly Creek$525,000This spacious country home sits on 16+ acres in Fly Creek. Amenities include hardwood floors, cook’s kitchen, wide open great room, crown molding throughout, built-ins, luxurious tile and glass showers, walk-in closets in all 4 BRs and an enormous third story w/extra living space. Lower level has garages and additional kitchen, bath and living space. Enjoy mountain views while sitting around the firepit, or bring the farm animals. Outbuilding would make a great studio. Offered at $150k below assessment.

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Cooperstown Apartment - 2 Bedroom, 2nd floor, $950.00, all included. Lease, no pets. Call Dave LaDuke, 435-2405 or 547-8551. TFN

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WOOD/From A4will not do that. The numbers that I use in this letter were all provided by different people with no particular stake in this matter. I simply did the math. I am very skeptical of the numbers being bandied about by GO-EDC. I would ask them to please verify them before disseminating them as fact. The Citizens Empowerment Tax Credit is not $1 million. It is 15 percent of the levy, up to $1 million. I am also very concerned about increasing our reliance on state funding, as that seems to change regularly. I would also like an accounting of the $4 million number that GOEDC is throwing around. Playing fast and loose with numbers and inaccurate projec-tions will not win the hearts and minds of town residents.

COLONE/From A4ers would have flipped. The Zogby survey questions look to have been fashioned to get a predetermined result.

Andrew spent a lot of copy bad-mouthing the city. It was the town that failed in extend-ing water and sewer to Brook’s, costing the town, the state and IDA a fortune. It was the town that has failed in a go-it-alone, very expensive water project to the Southside. That last 20 percent will be the toughest to get. They need sewer out there and the town can’t deliver. The town couldn’t even develop a Frisbee golf facility at Fortin Park. And then on neighbor-hood deterioration, the town has the worst neighborhoods in Oneonta; “wink-wink!” And Board members pass by them every day. Where will the $1.9 million in road improvement funds come from as recently cited by the state Comptroller’s Office? Townsfolk, your prop-erty taxes are positioned to rise.

So, what you have at the Town Hall are unified voices who reject most everything; nothing new, no new ideas, just the same ole, same ole. Far be it of me to try and influence voices in the town on how they should vote in the November elections, but let me say if An-drew’s is running for the county board, people in the Town might want to think about keeping Ms. Hurley Quackenbush in office. Why change horses in mid-stream; They both oppose hydrofracking, they both oppose consolidation and they prob-ably agree on most everything else. At least Janet has a couple of years of experience on the County Board and would likely have more backbone towards independently speaking out and making forceful decisions.

These are my personal views and not those of GO-EDC.

CAMERAS/From A1expensive. We appreciate the donation,” Covert said.

The cameras are mounted on an officer’s shirt, recording exactly what he or she can see. All officers will be required to wear them during their shifts, and turn them on whenever they respond a call.

“Any time the lights are activated, the camera has to be turned on,” the chief said. “Any arrests, domestic dispute or mental health calls, any time you interact with the public.”

While some police officials see the cameras as second-guessing officers in the field, Covert has a more positive

outlook: “Our concern is to document calls we receive so that we’re held to the highest standards. If there is a com-plaint, we have evidence docu-menting whether something did or didn’t happen.”

The Otsego County Sher-iff’s Department has been using the cameras since the beginning of the year, both on the road and in the jail, and already it’s protected one dep-uty’s job, said Sheriff Richard J. Devlin, Jr. “A person in cus-tody claimed that our officers

had injured them when they were brought into custody,” he said. “We reviewed the footage and saw that the injury was self-inflicted.”

On a recommendation from the county Board of Represen-tatives, 28 body-worn cameras were leased. “The thinking is that the deputies are out there by themselves,” said county Rep. Jim Powers, R-Butter-nuts, who chaired the board’s Public Safety Committee when the decision was made. “It can be hazardous. This makes

a record so that if something goes wrong, we know what went wrong.”

The cameras are worn by deputies and corrections offi-cers alike. “In the jail, if there was an issue, we used to have to run and get the camcorder,” Devlin said. “By then, the issue was usually solved.”

The footage can also be used in court, although the sheriff says that no such case yet has been presented. “It’s another tool to be utilized,” he said. “People’s demeanor

in the heat of the moment is much different than it might be three weeks later. This helps us document the situation.”

However, Devlin doesn’t yet have policy for when a deputy must be recording. “It’s at the discretion of the deputy,” he

said. “We’re making it manda-tory for whenever a prisoner is transported, and we’re suggest-ing they use it with interacting with citizens. People’s attitude when they see a camera sometimes makes them less confrontational.”

Village Police Join Sheriff’s Department In Using Body-Worn Cameras

Wood: No NeedFor More Study

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Running shed for horses. CV-S Schools. Hubbell’s Exclusive—$189,000

(7862) Historic 1840s Colonial w/great views on 80 acres. 4-BR, 2+ bath residence features gracious LR, gas FP,

formal DR w/access to stone front porch. Custom kitchen w/pro stove, double ovens, window seat, pantry. Custom

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Sip your coffee on the deck, take a nap in the hammock, or soak in the hot tub. This home has a completely renovated interior, new roof, and easy-to-maintain yard. At the end of the street is 56-acre Wilber Park with playgrounds, tennis courts, pool, and miles of trails. Easy access to I-88 and a short walk to the Post Office, Center Street Deli, Fox Hospital, and downtown.

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It’s a Show Stopper! Majestic Victorian in a great central Oneonta location. Grand open staircase, 4 sets of pocket doors, butler’s pantry, stained glass, front vestibule, hardwood floors, double LRs, music room, DR w/intricate wood panels, bay windows, window seats. There are 7 BRs, 4 baths, upstairs sitting area and back staircase leading to kitchen area. 2 covered porches, beautiful garage w/tin ceilings and walls. This is a one-of-a-kind home!MLS#100611 $279,000

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First Time Offered! Built in 2005, this Colonial features chef’s kitchen w/island, SS appliances, access to deck and formal DR. Spacious LR, great room w/double-sided gas FP, sunroom. Large master suite w/walk in closet. Finished basement w/full bar, gaming area, media room. Huge deck, gazebo, basketball court. Landscaped yard, 2-car attached garage, paved driveway, mountain views. Easy access to I-88, minutes to center-city Oneonta. Call today!

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Spacious 4 BR, 2 bath house is close to I-88. Large backyard, workshop/garage, small shed. Make your appointment today. Priced to go this week!Virtual Tour: www.RealEstateShows.com/708598

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MLS#100505 $274,900Stunning 3-BR, 2-bath home complete w/custom kitchen, hardwood floors, grand LR w/cathedral ceilings, stone fireplace. Deck, stone patio, fire pit.Call Kristi J. Ough @ 607-434-3026 (cell)

180’ of Lakefront Dead-end paved road, sunroom, porch, 2 acres land. Picturesque property. Come see it. Call George (ROD) Sluyter @ 315- 520 -6521 (cell)Virtual tour: www.Canadaragolakehomes8.com

MLS#100361 $385,000Lakefront Year-Round Home! 4 BRs, 3 baths, 3-car garage, home gym, terraced gardens. Otsego County.Call Lynn Lesperence @ 607-434-1061 (cell)Virtual tour: www.goodyearlakehouse.com

ThistleBrook Farm - Unique converted 1860s barn near Cooperstown. Owners quarters feature 3-4 BRs, kitchen w/views, master suite, kitchen, DR, office. Call Kristi J. Ough @ 607-434-3026 (cell)

MLS#100606$595,000

Over 170 acres, rolling pastures, crop land. Used as a dairy farm for many years. Ranch has 3 BRs, 1 bath, country kitchen, LR w/woodstove.Call Kristi J. Ough @ 607-434-3026 (cell)

MLS #100686 $389,000

MLS#94885 $745,000Very Motivated! 4-BR, 2 bath home, newer wood floors under carpeting, cedar-lined closet, newer roof, all new wiring in some areas. Large backyard, deck. Call Sharon Teator @ 607-267-2681 (cell)

MLS#100730$279,000

Nicely maintained home on a quiet street has 4 BRs, possible 5th BR. Built-in cabinets, newer windows, screened sunroom, freshly painted front porch.Call Sharon Teator @ 607-267-2681 (cell)

4 BRs, 2 baths, built 2004, open floorplan, kitchen island, wood floors, master w/private bath, finished lower level, front and back deck. Cooperstown Schools. Call Katherine L. Fistrowicz @ 607-267-2683 (cell)

MLS#99506$249,000

MLS#100432 $104,000Overlooking the golf course and close to ski resort! Additional living space in walk-out basement. Immaculately renovated and maintained.Call Carin E. Eaton @ 607-267-5541 (cell)

Cooperstown Village 4,183+/-sq ft multi-use commercial. 1st floor w/2 retail spaces. 2nd floor w/4 rooms/offices, bath. 3rd floor is 2BR apt.Call Katherine L. Fistrowicz @ 607-267-2683(cell)

MLS#100017$429,000

4-Unit Rental Property Village of Milford. Three 1 Bedroom Apartments and One 2 Bedroom Apartment. Furnished. Call Frank Woodcock @ 607-435-1389 (cell)

MLS#100107$91,700

Amazing Buy! Beautifully restored village home. All modern updates w/vintage charm. Priced to sell! Call Leanne McCormack @ 607-287-8965 (cell)Virtual tour: www.realestateshows.com/776988

MLS#98850$149,900

Storybook Elegance More than $100K in improvements! 5 BRs, 3 baths, newly remodeled kitchen. Call Leanne McCormack @ 607-287-8965 (cell)Virtual Tour: www.realestateshows.com/776967

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9.969 acres in beautiful Fly Creek valley, surveyed, driveway, hillside, views, mostly wooded w/level and open building site. Cooperstown schools. Call Katherine L. Fistrowicz @ 607-267-2683 (cell)

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Your Dream Home Awaits in this quiet corner of the world being sold way below cost! At $50 a sq ft this is an unheard of price! Low taxes and private setting! Call Carin E. Eaton @ 607-267-5541 (cell)

MLS#98264$139,900

Custom-built 3-BR, 2-bath home w/2+ car garage, 7.89+/- acres, open floorplan, cathedral pine ceiling, kitchen island, wood and tile floors, finished basement.Call Katherine L. Fistrowicz @ 607-267-2683 (cell)

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MLS#99693$149,000

Country home just outside Hartwick in the Cooperstown School District. Updated kitchen w/SS appliances, island. Breathtaking valley views.Call Kristi J. Ough @ 607-434-3026 (cell)

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Best Year-Round Deal! 50’ lakefront, furnished, dry in the flood, great condition, new roof, 130’ well. Call George (ROD) Sluyter @ 315-520-6521 (cell)Virtual tour: www.canadaragohomes5.com

MLS # 100853 $289,900Year-Round Ranch - 218’ private lake frontage. Family room, LR, eat-in kitchen, DR, front porch! Call George (ROD) Sluyter @ 315-520-6521 (cell)Virtual tour: www.Canadaragolakehomes2.com

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BEST BETS

The USA Baseball women’s team will play against Japan’s Madonna Stars, as well as host workshops for kids at Doubleday Field.

Doubleday To HostUSA Women’s Team

The best in women’s baseball arrives for an inaugural four-game series. It’s the #2 world ranked USA

Baseball Women’s National Team against Japan’s Madonna Stars. Home games are 2 p.m. & 5 p.m. Saturday, July 11 and 2 p.m. Sunday, July 12 at Doubleday Field, Cooperstown. Also free clinics for boys and girls on Sunday. Info, www.cooperstownclassicbaseball.com HOSPICE BENEFIT: Start your weekend with the Hospice Celebrity Par-ty, featuring country stars Gavin DeGraw and Kelsea Ballerino. 5 p.m. Thursday, July 9, 6th Ward Booster Club Field, Oneonta. Info, (607) 432-6773.

JUNIOR LIVESTOCK SHOW: Opening of 68th annual show, with more than 300 area youths ages 8-18 present-ing their livestock. Chicken BBQ, music, ice cream social at 5 p.m. Sunday, July 12 (Show continues Monday-Tuesday July 13 & 14). Iroquois Farm Showgrounds, 1659 County Hwy. 33, Cooperstown. Info, Meg, (607) 547-1452.

ART PARTY: The Cooperstown Art Association celebrates 80 years with a gala and juried exhibit. Preview Party and opening reception, 5-7 p.m. Friday, July 10, Cooperstown Art Association, 22 Main St., Cooperstown. Info, (607) 547-9777.

DOLL TALK: Barbara Blanchard shares collection of doll bed quilts; free lecture. 1-3 p.m. Sunday, July 12, Swart-Wilcox House Museum, off River St., Oneonta. Info, (607) 432-0960.

HITCHCOCK THRILLER: Last chance to see “Dial ‘M’ for Murder,” live. 7 p.m. Wednesday-Thursday, July 8-9; 8 p.m. Friday, July 10. $15 adults; $12.50 ages 7-12; other discounts. Louis C. Jones Center, The Farmers’ Museum, 5775 Rte. 80, Cooperstown. Info, (607) 547-1453 or www.farmersmuseum.org.

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By JIM KEVLIN

EAST SPRINGFIELD

In 1964, Jim Hurley, after two tours in the U.S. Embassy in Lahore and four years at the

University of London’s School of Oriental & African Studies, found himself called to Brooklyn on a family matter, and expected to be there for a year or two.

The Civil Rights movement was heating up, and he volunteered with a tenants’ or-ganization in Bedford-Stuyvesant, a hotbed of community ferment. He moved to the

vicinity of the Brooklyn Children’s Museum – “a very beautiful area” – and researched and wrote the itinerary for a walking tour for the Parkway-Stuyvesant Community & Housing Council, and trained the guides.

In the process, he found a ref-erence in a local history book to Weeksville, a 19th century communi-ty of free blacks that, he discovered, had been involved in every major African-American improvement ef-

fort over several decades before the urban grid imposed on fast-growing Brooklyn in the 1880s largely obliterated it. The self--

Please See HURLEY, B2

Hurleyin 1972

He Helped Restore Community Of Free Blacks, And Is Honored

Edi Hof-bauer and former mayor Dick Miller discovered an affinity: Both had sold skis on the road.A SKIING LIFE

Ian Austin/AllOTSEGO.life

By LIBBY CUDMORE

ONEONTA

You golfers may have noticed an unusual site at the 14th hole of the

Oneonta Country Club – a bench made entirely of vin-tage wooden skis, dedicated to Eduard Hofbauer.

Edi Hofbauer, as anyone who ever skied around here knows, operated the Alpine Ski Hut for 45 years in downtown Oneonta before his sudden passing in late

2012, but that’s not the only inspiration.

“He never got rid of anything,” said his daugh-ter, Heidi Hofbauer-Buzzy.

When he got out of the Army and went into the business, Van Hill Skis were the first brand he sold.

That was in 1964, when he was working at a New Jersey ski shop owned by his friend Warner Seher. But it was only a winter job, and he had a new wife, Ingrid, to whom he would be married for 48 years.

They had gotten to know Herb Trappenberg of Stam-ford, who invited Edi to sell Van Hills on the road. In 1967, Trappenberg would

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Heidi Hof-bauer-Buzzy pauses with

a smile at the bench at the Oneonta

Country Club’s 14th hole crafted

from skis that adorned her dad Edi’s Al-pine Ski Hut for decades.

The bench memorializes the longtime

downtown merchant, who loved skiiing and

golfing.

Bench Made From Skis MemorializesCity’s Longtime Alpine Hut Proprietor

“In loving memory...” The plaque makes senti-ment for Edi Hofbauer explicit.

“Skiing and golf were my hus-band’s two loves,” recalls Ingrid Hofbauer.

REMEMBERING EDI HOFBAUER

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admission is freedonations gratefully accepted

reservations are recommended

www.franklinstagecompany.org

FSC’s19th Season continues...

STORIES FROM THE SECRET CITY written & performed by Chris Wells, with music by Jeremy BassAn intimate, hilarious and illuminating evening of stories and songsFriday July 10th & Saturday July 11th at 8

admission is freedonations gratefully accepted

reservations are recommended

www.franklinstagecompany.org

39th AnnuAl

Unadilla Carnival of Sales

Saturday, July 119 am to 4 pm

Village-Wide Yard SalesVendors and Food

Community FieldEntertainment by

Mike Herman (Blues) and Round House Rockers

Sponsored in part by a grant from Otsego County Government

Sponsors: Coughlin & Gerhart; Country Computers & Publishing; Mirabito

Holdings, Inc.; Richard W. Wakeman, Inc.; Sidney Federal Credit Union; Chambers & O’Hara Truck Center;

Waste Recovery Enterprises, LLC; and Westcott-Madden Funeral Home

July 14, 28 • August 4 & 11 • 6 pm, 7 pm$15 per person

Call for reservations 607-547-5098

The Haunting of Hyde HallYoung Love, Young Death...

…meet Jennie Cooper, whose portrait haunted Cooperstown and now haunts Hyde Hall…meet Edward Steers, who shot himself for love on the Hyde Hall dock…or did he???…meet George and Susan, two Clarkes who were tragically killed during WWII

…BE PREPARED!

Experience the haunting history of Hyde Hall,up close and very personal!

Come Join Our Community Now!For more information, or to arrange a personal tour, call Kathy Clarkson at

607-436-9974 or visit us on the web at www.stjamesmanor.com

Drumquest will be returning toSt. James Retirement Community

for another grand performance and enjoyable mix of African

music and popular sing-alongs! The talented Jim Talbot

encourages laughing and singing.Come join the fun!

Thursday, July 16 at 1:30 pm

AllOTSEGO.seniority

Full Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner MenuTake-outs available

Seniorstake 10% OFF ReGULaR MeNU PRICeS

Free WiFi!

38 Years of Homecooking!

Gail Morey’s Collection of Dollhouses & Miniatures

on Permanent Exhibit...Over 150 Displays!

Rt. 7 East End, Exit 16 Off I-88, Oneonta607-432-6664

On the web at moreysfamilyrestaurant.com

Morey’sFamily RestaurantMon – Sat 7 am to 8 pmSun 7 am to 7 pmServing breakfast, lunch, dinner

Soulful bluegrass by The Handsome Hearts

$195 per person (30 and older)$100 per person (under 30)

Buy tickets online at www.hydehall.org, or call 607.547.5098

For more information, email Gala@hydehall.org

Honorees: Edward Stack and Noel Dries

Lawn games, cocktails, auction, dinner, and dancing under the stars

267 Glimmerglass State Park Rd, HydeHall.org

Otsego County Office for the Aging

Senior PicnicThursday, July 16

Glimmerglass State ParkCoffee, donuts and music at 10:30 am

Lunch at NoonMENU

Hot Dog or Hamburger (specify when ticket purchased)

Potato Salad, Carrot Raisin Salad, Watermelon and Cake

Coffee, Tea, MilkUp to an hour of Bingo after lunch

Tickets: $6 - Age 60+ | $10 - Under age 60 Deadline for ticket purchase - July 6Call 607 547 4232 or 855 547 4390

This event is held in cooperation with the New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and

Historic Preservation – Central Region

www.oneontapodiatrist.com

195 Bateman Road, Laurens 607-263-5291

colonialridgegolf.com

GoLf SpeciaL18 holes with golf cart

Monday – Friday $18 per personSaturday – Sunday $22 per person

9-hole rates availableKids under 14 play free with adult

Please call for tee time

HURLEY/From B1contained community included an African Civilization Soci-ety, an orphanage, an old folks home, a cemetery, two black churches, a school – its ameni-ties went on and on.

At the time, the Pratt Institute was operating a neighborhood college, and Hurley taught a course aimed at developing walking tours of Bed-Stuy and New York City generally. Among his half-dozen students were Patricia Johnson and Dolores McCullough. “They were gung-ho about Weeksville,” he recalled in an interview the other day. “They were black. They were my entrance in the community. Without them I would have been whistling in the wind.”

What followed – an ambi-tious and successful effort to preserve the few remnants of a once-thriving community and its lessons of self-reliance – was recognized Wednesday, June 10, at the 2015 Weeks-ville Social, where Hurley, Johnson and McCullough were among the honorees at the annual gala of a thriving Weeksville Heritage Center, whose goal is to preserve a story of “entrepreneurship, engagement and dedication to community.”

In McCullough and John-son, Hurley discovered a dream team of drive and scholarship. He nicknamed Dolores “the mouth that roared” – the fearless advo-cate. While Patricia was “very quiet: She just wanted to do the research.”

What had been Weeks-ville, Hurley and his stu-dents learned, was about to be cleared for low-income

housing through LBJ’s Model Cities program, but they convinced the city to allow an archeological dig in advance of construction, and recruited neighborhood students to help explore the site where Colored School No. 2 had once stood.

By the time their work was done, Weeksville’s last four remaining wood-frame houses had been identified and preserved, and in 1971, the Society for the Preservation of Weeksville and Bedford Stuyvesant History had been formed, with hard-driving Joyce Maynard leading the effort to keep the mission moving forward. Maynard, later the first black member of the National Trust for Historic Preservation board, raised $7 million as a firm foundation for the society, which today is housed in a $14 million, 190,000-square foot Heritage Center that welcomes thou-sands of visitors a year.

Hurley was born and raised in Holyoke, Mass., joining the Navy in 1946 at age 17.

After two years there and four years at Columbia, went to Washington, D.C., and joined the Foreign Service in 1954. Trained as an ethnologist, “I was naturally interested in people,” and his Weeksville efforts were a natural out-growth of that.

By 1972, when the Weeks-ville Society was incorporated with Hurley as board chair, he had joined the Long Island Historical Society, becoming executive director in 1973. In 1978, he joined Queens Col-lege as a reference archivist, moving on to city Landmarks Commission in the early 1980s as its first archivist.

He retired to East Spring-field in 1991, where for years he operated James Hurley Books, dealing in out-of-print and rare books about South Asia. He had remained active on the Weeksville board for 10 years, “then I moved.” But it was a heroic period. “I never really got away from it,” he says today.

Jim Hurley Rediscovered Lost WeeksvilleHAPPENIN’ OTSEGO

Friday, July 10CHURCH SALE -- 9 a.m.-2 p.m.

(also bag sale 9-11 a.m. July 11). First Baptist Church, Elm St., Cooperstown. Info, (607) 547-9371.

CAA GALA -- 5-7 p.m. Preview Party, awards, 80th Annual Nation-al Juried Art Exhibition. Catering by Mel’s at 22, music by Mary Doherty & Ian Feulner. Cooperstown Art Association galleries, 22 Main St.. www.cooperstownart.com

THEATER -- 8 p.m. Final per-formance of Alfred Hitchcock’s “Dial ‘M’ for Murder,” live. Directed

by Andy Puritz, music by The Tim Iversen Trio. $15 ages 13-64; $12.50 ages 7-12; other discounts. Louis C. Jones Center, The Farmers’ Museum, Cooperstown. Info, www.farmersmuseum.org.

THEATER -- 8 p.m. (also July 11) Chris Wells and comical “Stories

from the Secret City.” Donations welcome. FSC, Chapel Hall, 25 Institute St., Franklin. Info, www.franklinkstagecompany.org

Saturday, July 11OCCA LAKE DAY -- 8 a.m.

birding for kids, adults; 1:30 p.m. aquatic life search at Beaver Pond for kids. Free with park admission. Glimmerglass State Park. Free lunch for registrants; (607) 547-4488 or email programdirector@occainfo.org.

MORE CALENDAR ON B5

AllOTSEGO.life B-3THURSDAY–FRIDAY, JULY 9-10, 2015

A SALUTE TO THE 2015 CLARK SCHOLARS

CHERRY VALLEY-SPRINGFIELD

Madeline Rae Archer Jane Elizabeth Auld Daniel Beck Bosma

Macklin Thomas Brigham David Allan Burr

Benjamin Jake Drugatz Jacob Morris Fassett Emma Marie Gohde

Emily Rebecca McDermott Olivia Catherine Preston

Patrick Michael Reid Mallory Lynn Timpano

Lee Marguerite Whelihan John Townshend Clarke Zaengle

COOPERSTOWN CENTRALIsabella J. Anania

James Brennan Anania Kara Colleen Aufmuth

William John Cadwalader Alexander Damien Davenport

Patrick John Dewey Kevin Robert Frevele

Renee Sophie Friedman Gabriella Rose Furlan McKenna Claire Hage

Grace Z. Heneghan Sarah Heneghan

Michaela Christine Laden Tae John Livermore

Julia Joyce Marcantonio Brittany Paige Marino

Aisling Rose McGoldrick Rebecca Jane Morosko

Christina Maria Noto Rebecca Louise Odell

Katherine Marie O’Handley Michael Francis Perrino Jacob Nathaniel Russell Elizabeth Mary Russo

Steven Richard Serafen Jordian Marie Siver

Jennifer Leigh Snyder Emily Margaret Stephenson

Lyman Bass Townsend Nathaniel Duane Wilcox Alexandra Rose Williams

Michelle Zhang

EDMESTON CENTRAL

Daniel Earl Berryment Rachel Ann Eckert

Kirsten Renee Greene Leigh Earle Harrington Lindsay Ann Holdorf

Kyle William King Cole Howard Plows

Mackenzie Elaine Porter Alexis Elaine Slentz

Kristina Elizabeth Smith Faye Titcombe

Curtis Allen Walter

GILBERTSVILLE-MOUNT UPTON

Jenna Elizabeth BakhuizenAutumn Patricia ButlerShay Kendall Christian

James MealeyMeghan Rose Meers

Tayler Lynn Marie NicholsNicholas Christopher Weidman

LAURENS CENTRAL

Ryan Scott Archibald Mitchel Lewis Barra

Dustin M. Clark Jared E. Conklin

Claire Marie Fraser Lynzi Carrington Poje Jordan Jayson Shaul

Derek Michael Sherry Kyle McKew Sherry

Gerald Allen Soucia, Jr Evamarie Rose Weitzel

MILFORD CENTRAL

Samuel S. Aldridge Zachary Steiner Aldridge Rima Vijay bhai Avastthi

Carly Barry Fiona Brennan

Blake Robert Elliott Lexus Marie Jahnke Jean Pierre Jam III

Sadie Elizabeth Kenyon Devin Taylor Kiser Max Andrew Lang

Jay Patrick Partridge Alyssa Nicolle Quick

Michael Strenck William Bennis Ward Emily Frances White

MORRIS CENTRAL

Stacey Lee BenjaminLexi Estell Bookhout

Allison DiStefanoKatiemarie MacLeod Eklund

Kayln Marie OliverAlicia Beth Randall

Alexis Marie RichardsPaisley Nicole Sellers

Brandon Wallach

MOUNT MARKHAM CENTRAL

Hannah Grace Barrett Raymond Alfred Benson II

Diana Brutsky Kaleigh Bryce

Morgan Ann Buss Heather Ann Curtin Trever Keith Gates

Shelby Hatch Alicija Joslynn Hill

Brittany Marie Hoke Bryn Lauren Hoover Nathan Aaron Hull Ashley Johnston

Mitchell Koch Judah Mahar

Maegan Brooke Maine Taylor Jordan Manley

Joseph Richard Maugeri Shannon Rosemary McElwain

Elizabeth Anne Norkevich Amanda Otis

Christina Riley Sarah Elizabeth Slowik

Olivia Ann Thomson Ryan Zachary Treen Nadine Marie Waite

Adam Lee Westbrook Megan Ann Wool

Karol Ann Zinkovitch

OWEN D. YOUNG CENTRAL

Matthew J. Cristman Ryan Crouse

Mark Andrew Loiacono Joshua D. Mayton

Dustin J. Monk Madeline Marie Snyder

Shelby Lynn TalbotJeffrey Kent Weeks II

RICHFIELD SPRINGS CENTRAL

Morgan Bailey Brashear Christopher Calkins

Meghan Elizabeth Cantwell Hayley Mae Crist

Heather Marie Federow Nichole Amber Matthews

Petra Nicole Peretin Kaity Kathleen Richvalsky

Brandon Reece Shokey Rebecca Anne Smith

Michael Andrew Twomey Shannon Johanna Vigh Leanne Nicole Yerdon

SCHENEVUS CENTRAL

Jordon James BurtonBryce Warren Freling

Stephanie Nicole PepajDanielle Marie TefftAlyssa Paige Turner

WORCESTER CENTRAL

Joseph Thomas Aho Everett Benjamin Bishop

Molly Doherty Philippa Doherty

Gabrielle Nicole Feldman Elisabeth Anna Jones Ryan Matthew Perrillo Nathan Kinch Powers Riley Joseph Powers Monica Lyn Ridgeway

Lindsay Jenel Willenbacher Madison Elizabeth Wright

OTSEGO OCCUPATIONAL CENTER

Brian Matthew Atwell Tiahna Manetta Bree Banks

Jacob Caryl Buttery Kyanne Kali Clark Mary Grace Cotton

Grant Alexander Davine Jack Michael Donnelly

Chelsea Caroline Donovan Leah Echstein

Hunter James Fistrowicz Rebekka Elizabeth Fox Mason Douglas Handy

Caitlyn Marie Kilts Amy Lee

Morgan Evelyn Rose Manchester Logan John Mancuso

Emilie Paige Mertz Garret Carver Owen

Logan Pettit Zachary Edward Pick

Jacqueline Lee Pondolfino Julius William Preston Adam Joseph Renwick

Joseph Edward RodenasAntonio John Salvatore

Courtney Lorraine SherryEmily Caitlyn Slaga

Kenneth Charles StahlCharles Foster ThomasAmber Elizabeth Verrelli

Scott WestbrookAnissa WilkensJohnny Zhang

The Clark Foundation Scholarship Program, founded in 1973, has announced awarding 202 scholarships, $788,400 in all, to graduating seniors in 11 schools districts and ONC BOCES in the Otsego County region. The Foundation expects to award a total $3.9 million in multi-year scholarships in this year. The awardees are:

For over 130 years the Clark family has supported the educational pursuits of local students. In the early 1880s,

Alfred Corning Clark established The Ed-ward C. Clark Punctuality Prize for students at Cooperstown schools with perfect scho-lastic attendance over a term. The students were allowed to select a book from a local bookstore. These prizes were awarded until 1961.

In the 1960s, The Scriven Foundation, named in honor of Elizabeth Scriven Clark, established The Scriven Scholarship Pro-gram to replace the Punctuality Prize. Scholarships of $1,000 went to the top two graduates of Cooperstown Central School. Gradually, the number and dollar amounts of scholarships increased. The current Clark Foundation Scholar-ship Program was established in 1973 and

absorbed The Scriven Scholarship Program. The Clark Foundation Scholarship has expanded to include nine additional school districts: Cherry Valley-Springfield, Ed-meston, Laurens, Milford, Mount Markham, Owen D. Young, Richfield Springs, Schen-evus and Worcester plus the O.A.O.C. BO-CES in Milford. In 2014 Gilbertsville-Mount Upton and Morris schools were added. – From History of Clark Foundation Scholarship Program

SINCE 1880S, CLARK FAMILY HAS SUPPORTED ASPIRING STUDENTS

congratulatIonS!SPONSORED BY THESE FRIENDS OF ACADEMIC ACCOMPLISHMENT

B-4 THE FREEMAN’S JOURNAL & HOMETOWN ONEONTA THURSDAY–FRIDAY, JULY 9-10, 2015

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LegaL notice

Notice is hereby given than a license, (number to be as-signed), for beer and wine has been applied for by the un-dersigned to sell beer and wine at retail in a restaurant under the Alcoholic Beverage Control Law at 3692 State Highway 28, Milford, NY 13807, Town of Milford, County of Otsego, for on premises consumption.

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LegaL notice

SUMMONS AND

NOTICE

Filed August 27, 2015 Index No.: 2014-0878

STATE OF NEW YORK

SUPREME COURT COUNTY

OF OTSEGO

U.S. BANK, NA-TIONAL ASSO-CIATION, SUC-CESSOR TRUSTEE TO BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. AS SUCCESSOR TO LASALLE BANK, N.A. AS TRUSTEE FORTHE MERRILL LYNCH FIRSTFRANLIN MORT-GAGE LOAN TRUST, MORT-GAGE LOANASSET-BACKED CERTIFICATES,SERIES 2007-3,

Plaintiff:Mortgaged

Premises:32 Church

Street Oneonta,(City of Oneonta)

NY 13820

vs.

Defendants:KATIE PA LOWSKI;

TO THE ABOVENAMED DEFEN-DANTS: YOU ARE HEREBY SUM-MONED to answer the Complaint in the above entitled action and to serve a copy of your Answer on Plaintiff’s attorney within twenty (20) days after the service of this Summons, exclusive of the day of service, or within thirty (30) days after completion of service where service is made in any other manner than by per-sonal delivery within the State. The United States of America, if designated as a De-fendant in this action, may answeror appear within sixty (60) days of service hereof. In case of your failure to appear or answer, judgment will be taken against you bydefault for the relief demanded in the Complaint.

NOTICE OF NATURE OF AC-

TION AND RELIEF SOUGHT

THE OBJECT of the above cap-tioned action isfor the foreclosureof: Mortgage bearing the date of April 11, 2007, executed by Katie Pawlowski to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as nominee

for First Franklin FinancialCorp, an OP. Sub. of MLB&T Co., FSB to secure the sum of $120,600.00, and interest, and recorded in theOffice of the Clerk of Otsego County on April 17, 2007 in Document Number 2007 00054203.

That Mortgage Electronic Registra-tion Systems, Inc., as nominee for First Franklin Financial Corp., an OP. Sub. of MLB&T Co., FSB duly assigned said Note and Mortgage to LaSalle Bank National Associ tion, as Trustee for Merrill Lynch First Frank-lin Mortgage Loan Trust, Mortgage Loan Asset-Backed Certificates Series 2007-3 by Assign-ment dated Decem-ber 18, 2008 and recorded onFebruary 20, 2008 in the Office of the Clerk of Otsego County in Document Number 2009-00069457.

That Mortgage Electronic Registra-tion Systems, Inc., as nominee for First Franklin Financial Corp., an OP. Sub. of MLB&T Co., FSB duly assigned said Note and Mortgage to U.S. BANK, NATIONAL ASSO-CIATION, SUC-CESSOR TRUSTEE TO BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. AS SUCCESSOR TO LASALLE BANK, N.A. AS TRUSTEE FOR THE MERRILLLYNCH FIRST FRANKLIN MORTGAGE LOAN

TRUST,MORTGAGE LOAN A SET- BACKED CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2007-3 by Correction Assign-ment dated July 15, 2014 and recordedon September 29, 2014 in the Office of the Clerk of Otsego County in Instrument # 2014-4414.

The relief sought in the within action is a final judgment directing the saleof the MortgagedPremises described above to satisfy the debt secured by the Mortgage described above. Plaintiff designates Otsego County asthe place of trial. The basis of venue is the County in which the Mor gaged Premises issituated. Section: 300.5 Block: 3 Lot: 5

NOTICEYOU ARE INDANGER OF

LOSING YOURHOME

If you do not respond to this summons and complaint by serving a copy of the answer on the attorney for the Mortgage com-pany who filed this foreclosure proceed-ing against you and filing the answer with the court, a de-fault 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 sum-mons and protect your property

Sending a payment to your Mortgage company will not stop this foreclosure action.

YOU MUST RE-SPOND BY SERV-ING A COPY OF THE ANSWER ON THE ATTORNEY FOR THE PLAIN-TIFF (MORTGAGE COMPANY) AND FILING THE AN-SWER WITH THE COURT.

DAVIDSON FINK LLP Attorneys for Plaintiff 28 East Main Street, Suite 1700 Rochester, New York 14614 Tel: (585) 760 8218

WE ARE A TEMPT-ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FORTHAT PURPOSE.

SCHEDULE A LEGAL

DESCRIPTION

ALL that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and im-provements thereon erected, situate, lying and being in the City of Oneonta, Otsego County, New York: BEGINNING at the northerly bounds of Reynolds Avenue and at the easterly bounds of Church Street and runs THENCE northerly along the easterly bounds of Church Street forty-eight feet more or less to the lands of William G. Shannon; THENCE easterly along said Shannon’s land one hundred eight feet

more or less to the lands of Fred A.Carpenter; THENCE southerly along said Carpenter’s land forty-eight feet more or less to the northerly bounds of Reynolds Avenue;THENCE westerly along the northerly bounds of Reynolds Avenue one hundred eight feet more or less to the place of BEGINNING4LegalJuly23

LegaL notice

Notice of Formation of Nina

Marie’s Pizzeria, L.P.,

Cert. of LP filed with Sec’y of State(SSNY) on 5/29/15. Office location: Otsego County. SSNY designated as agent of LP upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of processto 7361 Route 28,Schuyler Lake, NY13457. Name/addr.of each gen. ptr.avail. at SSNY.Purpose: any lawful activities. Latestdate: 12/9/2017.6LegalJuly30

LegaL notice

NOTICE OF FORMATION OF

LIMITED LIABILITY

COMPANY, (LLC)

Name: Lamb and Sheep Productions, LLC

Articles of Orga-nization filed with Secretary of State of New York (SSNY)

on 11/20/2014.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 66 Church Street Apt 6, Oneonta, N.Y. 13820. Purpose: Any lawful purpose.6LegalJuly23

LegaL notice

Notice of Formation of a NY Limited Liability Company. Name: DOOALOT, LLC. Articles of organization filing date with Secretary of State (SSNY) was 5 May 2015. Office location: Otsego County. SSNY has been designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served and SSNY shall mail copy of process to 255 County Highway 27, Richfield Springs, NY 13439. Purpose is to engage in any and all business activities permitted under NYS laws.6LegalJuly9

LegaL notice

NOTICE OF FORMATION OF

LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY

Name: PENNINO PROPERTIES LLC. Articles of organiza-tion filing date with Secretary of State (SSNY) was 4 May 2015. Office loca-tion: Otsego County. SSNY has been designated as agent

of LLC upon whom process against it may be served and SSNY shall mail copy of process to 123 East Main St, PO Box 395, Milford, NY 13807. Purpose is to engage in any and all business activities permitted under NYS laws.6LegalJuly16

LegaL notice

NOTICE OF FORMATION OF Feast of Dreams,

LLC.

Arts. of Org. filed with Sec’y. of State of N.Y. (SSNY) on June 5, 2015. Office location: Otsego County. SSNY designated as agend of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, PO Box 87, Richfield Springs, New York 13439. Purpose: any lawful activity.6LegalJuly16

LegaL notice

Notice of Formation of Limited Liability Company,

(LLC)

Name: Holcomb Holdings, LLCArticles of Organiza-tion filed with Secre-tary of State (SSNY) on 5/20/2015. Office Location: Otsego County. The SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC. upon whom process against it may be served. The SSNY shall mail a copy of any process to the LLC. 113 DeShaw

Dr. Bainbridge NY 13733 Purposes any Lawful Activity.6LegalJuly16

LegaL notice

Notice of Formation of

Limited LiabilityCompany, (LLC)

Name: RICHFIELD148 RENTALS,LLC

Articles of Organiza-tion filed withSecretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 4/29/2015. Office Location: Otsego County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of processto P.O. Box 1439,Richfield Springs,N.Y. 13439. Purpose: Any lawful purpose.6LegalJuly16

LegaL notice

Notice of Formation of Bavarian Hop Farms, LLC, Art. of Org. filed with Sec’y of State (SSNY) on 5/15/15. Office loca-tion Otsego County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to 174 Bowen Rd., Cooperstown, NY 13326. Purpose: any lawful activities6legalJuly9

Excellent new pay rates and competitive benefit packageApply in person: Focus at Otsego,

128 Phoenix Mills Cross Road, CooperstownEmail your resumé: jinsetta@focusotsego.com

WAnt to mAkE A diffErEncE?Come grow with the change and form the Focus at Otsego Team!

• CNAs full-time and part time• LPNs full-time and part-time• P/T and F/T Housekeeping & laundry• Part-time kitchen and dietary aides• RN-Supervisor

FOCUS Home Care at Otsego:• HHAs and PCAs continuous recruitment• HHAs part-time weekends only• Per Diem PT, OT and HHA

Experienced Servers Needed

For National Baseball Hall of Fame

Inductee events in Cooperstown on July 25

Apply online at www.lmtownsendcatering.com

Administrative Specialist

EOE

The City of Oneonta is accepting applications for the position of Administrative Specialist

in Public Service and Engineering Departments. Application should be

submitted by July 17, 2015. Applications and job description are available at the Personnel

Office, 258 Main St., Oneonta or download from our website at

www.oneonta.ny.us/personnel.

Part-time Laborer

EOE

The City of Oneonta is seeking applications for a Part-time Laborer. Applications are

available in the Personnel Office, 258 Main Street, City Hall, Oneonta, NY or download

applications from our website at www.oneonta.ny.us/personnel.

Application deadline: July 20, 2015

HELP WANTED

Experienced Tow Truck Operator

Painter’s Helper

Scavo’s Body Shop432-6212

The Clark Sports Center is looking for a full-time Athletics Programs Specialist. This is a full-time position developing new and

supporting current athletic programs. Job responsibilities include instruction and coaching. Candidate must enjoy working with

children and adults of all ages and abilities. Excellent customer relation skills a must. Full benefit package. Email resume to

Barry Gray, grayb@clarksportscenter.com, by July 22.

www.clarksportscenter.com

Athletics Programs Specialist

Full and PaRT-TIME CuSTOdIanS

The New York State Historical Association and The Farmers’ Museum are currently accepting applications for full-time and part-time custodians. Successful candidates will be enthusi-

astic, willing to learn, and possess a positive, customer-service oriented demeanor. Interested candidates may call (607) 547-

1462 for an application, or download one from our website. www.farmersmuseum.org.

Ken Pym & SonTopsoil • sand • sTone • gravel • crusher run • dump runs

607-441-3180 · Oneonta

Pavement maintenance · Seal coating · Hot crack fill

Pothole repair · Crusher-run driveways installed and repaired

Stone shed pads · Dumptruck and Bobcat service

Lawn installation and mowing

Jeffrey T. Smith — Licensed AgentMedicare Health Insurance Plans

United Healthcare/AARP/Excellus/Todays Options/Aetna

Medicare AdvantageMedicare SupplementsFinal Expense

607-434-3988jeffs.smith@yahoo.com

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THINK AHEAD!It’s time to think about your spring and

summer painting projects!

PJ’s Paintinginterior & exterior Painting, alsorestoration Painting specialists

Pets are members of our families and we strive to offer a quiet and sereneenvironment in which to memorialize them.

Faithful FriendsPet Crematory, Inc.1977 State Hwy 23, PO Box 404, Morris, NY 13808

Arrangements can be made through your localveterinarian or contact us directly at 607-263-2363

faithfulfriendsofmorris.com

Pet urns • Pet markers • Pet caskets • Pet jewelryPaw prints • Locks of fur • Clergy services available

Specialist DirectoryTo list your business and reach 30,000 customers weekly,

call 607-547-6103.

The Cooperstown Veteran Post is looking for a part-time bartender. Applicant should be neat and presentable and able to work well with people.

Please apply after 11 amin person at:60 Main Street, Cooperstown607-547-8282

AllOTSEGO.opportunities

THURSDAY–FRIDAY, JULY 9-10, 2015 AllOTSEGO.life B-5

AllOTSEGO.dining & entertainment

THE AMERICAN HOTEL

192 MAIN STREET, SHARON SPRINGS, NY 13459

518.284.2105info@americanhotelny.com www.americanhotelny.com

FOOD LODGING PUB

Reservations recommendedOvernight Packages and online Gift Certificates available

Now Serving Saturday Lunch11:30am-3:00pm

Dinner: Thursday-Sunday from 5:00pmNightly: July 9-August 23

Sunday Brunch and Afternoon Meals8:00am to 4:00pm

2521 County Highway 22Richfield Springs

(15 Minutes North of Cooperstown)315-858-2058

cooperstownlakehouse.com

DVD the band... and their Tropicool sounds!July 10 • 7 to 10 pmTickets $30

Elvis w/Joey PucciJuly 11 • 7 to 10 pmTickets $35Buffet dinner before every show is includedin the ticket price!

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607-432-9800 · 607-432-ninA (6462)

Full Menu · PastaHot and Cold subs

GourMet Pizzas299 Main Street, Oneonta

Delivery from 11 am to 10 pm!Open wed thru Mondays

THMA Cafe and Bake SaleServing Food & Beverages • 9am - 4pm at the schoolhouse

Breakfast Sandwiches • Hamburgers • Hotdogs • Coffee • Soda • Water • AND MORE

Community Worship Service10:30am under the Big Tent at the School House

The Small Town Big Band1pm-4pm under the tent at the SchoolhouseCraft Vendors and Hamlet Yard Sales

9am-4pmIroquois Indian History

Beginning at 11:30am. Learn about the Iroquois Confederation & the museum. Demo on making Corn Husk Dolls

“Stitches” handcrafted Items for sale

Middlefield Community DaySunday July 12, 2015

9am to 4pm

Town of Middlefield Historical Association Headquarters at the District No.1 Schoolhouse

County Highway 35, in the Hamlet of Middlefield

Communitywide yard

sales!

SKIING/From B1lend the Hofbauers the $5,000 needed to open the Alpine Ski Hut.

Those Austrian-made Van Hills were on display in the shop for decades. After Hofbauer’s death, “our friend Jim Forbes took one look at them in the shop and said, ‘We need to make a bench’,” said Heidi.

The Alpine Hut had spon-sored the 14th hole during a fundraising effort at the Country Club a few years back, so it was the natural location. “Skiing and golf were my husband’s two loves,” said Ingrid.

Even after he opened the Alpine Hut, Edi continued working as a sales rep for several ski companies. (A

decade ago, in chatting with Hartwick College’s then-president – later Oneonta mayor – Dick Miller, Hof-bauer realized they had both been on the road selling skis at the same time.)

Eduard enlisted Heidi and his other daughter, Monika, to decide which brands the stores should sell. “We would meet on Stratton Mountain and try all the skis we wanted,” said Heidi. “We swapped skis all day, and then we’d talk about what we liked about them.”

The tradition continued through Heidi’s college years; by then, he’d found another hobby – golf. “He never thought he’d play,” said Ingrid. “He always said it was a stupid game, trying

to get a little ball into a hole - but I changed his mind, and once he got out there, he made friends.”

The Hofbauers were ac-tive in the country club for 35 years. In addition the bench, Forbes made chairs out of skis for the family. There is also a plaque by a small tree on the green: “In Everything, He Did Life Above Par.”

“I know friends who stop and have a beer out on his bench and make a toast,” said Ingrid. “It’s special to them.”

And though the ski busi-nesses has tapered off, the business remains in the family, operating as Alpine Awards & Engraving, run by Heidi and her husband, Brett. “It’s time to transition to the next generation,” said Ingrid.

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CHORAL SOCIETY SALE -- 8 a.m.-2 p.m. Catskill Choral So-ciety garage sale to benefit its youth choirs (ages 6-14). Rain or shine. 10 Walnut St., Oneonta. Info, Sue, (607) 434-7696. SCOUT BOTTLE DRIVE -- 9 a.m. Troop 1254 invites Cooperstown residents to place bottles & cans on visible curb or porch steps. Benefits troop activities. Special pickups, Bruce at (607) 267-6730. CHURCH SALE -- 9-11 a.m. bag sale. Bring any size bag; no computers or TVs. First Baptist Church, Elm St., Cooperstown. Info, (607) 547-9371.

ART OPENING -- 4-7 p.m. – Reception for Lilian Voorhees, Recent Paintings & Tom Nuss-baum, Constructions and Prints. Art Garage, 689 Beaver Meadow Rd., Cooperstown. Info (607) 547-5327.

UKE-E-OKIE -- 8 p.m. Cherry Valley Artworks invites all to “Uke-e-okie” (karaoke) to live ukelele-driven band. Many styles; lyric sheets provided. $5 admis-sion; cash bar. Star Theater, 44 Main St., Cherry Valley. Info, www.cvartworks.org

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ROTARY GOLF -- 2:30 p.m. tee time. Annual Cooperstown Rotary Foundation Golf Tournament fundraiser. Prizes, picnic; $60 fee. Sponsor a hole for $100. Meadow Links Golf Course, 476 County Hwy. 27, Richfield Springs. Info, (607) 547 5646. ORGAN RECITAL - 4 p.m. Evelyn & Richard VanAuken play at historic church. Free; donations welcome. Old Palatine Church, off Rte. 5, Fort Plain. Info, www.oldpalatinechurch.org

Monday, July 13 TROUT UNLIMITED -- 7 p.m. Monthly meeting of David Brandt chapter. Free. Guest speaker Dave Brandt; write questions on a 3x5 card. The Plains at Parish Homestead, 163 Heritage Circle, Oneonta. Info, (607) 643-2004.

Tuesday, July 14 COMMUNITY CONVERSA-TIONS -- 8-9 a.m. Tuesdays. Join Oneonta Common Council members for coffee & chat. Main Street Creamery, So. Main St. at Ford Ave. (across from City Hall), Oneonta. PLUTO PARTY -- 4-7:30 p.m. Celebrate NASA‘s spacecraft mis-sion to Pluto with Oneonta World of Learning (OWL), 277 Main St., Oneonta. $5 per child; $2.50 members. Info, www.oneonta-worldoflearning.org. CONCERT -- 7 p.m. Free Lake-front Concert, with Cooperstown Community Band. Bandstand, Lakefront Park, 1 Pioneer St., Cooperstown. MORE ON WWW.ALLOTSEGO.COM

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Mildred Wedderspoon, 103; Witness To Seven Decades Of Pierstown LifePIERSTOWN – Mildred

Josephine Wedderspoon, 103, a Pierstown main-stay for seven decades and first-hand witness to a rural lifestyle that is no more, died peacefully Thursday afternoon, July 2, 2015, at Woodside Hall in Cooperstown.

Mildred was born in New York City Jan. 23, 1912, a daughter of Czechoslovaki-an immigrants, Joseph and Agnus (Balvin) Stadler.

Raised in Mount Kisco, Mildred was introduced to

this area by a friend whose son attended Hyde Bay Camp for Boys. She met her future husband, Ford Dana Wedderspoon, and they married in October 1945. He died in 1955, but Mildred loved the area and remained in Wedderspoon Hollow for the next 60 years.

For many years Mildred waited tables at Fynmere, which was operated by the Board of Pensions of the Presbyterian Church as a residence for the Church’s

retired ministers and their wives. The home closed when she was 75 years old and she went to work for the Cooper family, helping with high teas.

Mildred was a mem-ber of Christ Church, Cooperstown, as well as Pierstown Grange No. 793 and Otsego-Hartwick-Arbu-tus Chapter No. 201, Order of the Eastern Star.

A funny, fun-loving and jovial person, Mildred’s quick wit and sense of hu-mor inspired many friend-

ships over the years and many more among the residents and staff at Woodside Hall, where she had lived for the past several months.

Energetic and self-sufficient into her late 90s, when the DMV took her license at age 98, she challenged the

decision and got it back.She is survived by one

cousin, Agnes Sorm of Cleveland and her daughter, Emily; her friend, George Hymas of Pierstown and her special companion cat, Julie.

In addition to her hus-band, Mildred was prede-ceased by her sister, Agnus.

A graveside service for Mildred will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday, July 8, at Springfield Cemetery with Rev. Susan R. Burdsall, pas-tor of the First Presbyterian

Church of East Springfield, officiating.

In lieu of flowers, those wishing to honor Mildred may send memorial gifts to Susquehanna Animal Shel-ter, 4841 State Highway 28, Cooperstown, NY 13326 or Cooperstown Emergency Squad, P. O. Box 322, Cooperstown, NY 13326.

Arrangements are en-trusted to Connell, Dow & Deysenroth Funeral Home.

Mildred Wedderspoon on her 100th birthday.

Robert L. Banta, 91; Honored BySoil, Water Conservation District

COOPERSTOWN – Rob-ert L. Banta, 91, former chairman at the Otsego County Soil & Conservation District, whose headquarters was named in his honor, died on June 24, 2015, at Bassett Hospital.

Bob, as he was known to his many friends, was born Sept. 20, 1923, the son of George D. and Helene Jensen Banta in Brooklyn.

On April 20, 1946, Bob married the late Shirley Earl.

In 1948, he began his ca-reer working for GLF Petro-leum, which became Agway. In 1965, he joined NYSEG as a senior ag representative,

working there until his retire-ment in 1986.

Throughout much of his career he was a steadfast vol-unteer for the county Soil & Water Conservation District and ultimately became its chairman.

Bob had been a member of the First Baptist Church of Cooperstown since 1956 and chaired its trustees.

He is survived by his four children, Allen Banta of Binghamton, Kathryn Rein-hardt of Apex, N.C., Mari-lyn Pettis of Westerly, R.I., Nicholas Banta of Granville; and four grandchildren.

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