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At the Arkell Museum in Canajoharie, NYSHA President Paul D’Ambrosio and Diane Forsberg, the Arkell’s chief curator, examine Winslow Homer’s “A High Sea: Watching the Breakers,” a centerpiece of this summer’s collaboration, “Winslow Homer: The Nature of Rhythm and Life,” at The Fenimore Art Museum.

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COOPERSTOWN f you drove along the New York Thruway through the Mohawk Valley in the 1980s, you might have seen a dog-eared sign that read something like, “Winslow Homer paintings, next exit.” If you happened to see it and took that exit, you would have found yourself in front of the handsome but not atypical Canajoharie Library, Georgian Revival with a gambrel roof. Inside, behind the circula-

Watching the Breakers.” The collection, assembled by Beechnut founder Bartlett Arkell, was little known, even in the art history community. Paul D’Ambrosio, now president of NYSHA, was let in on the secret while a student at the Cooperstown Graduate Program in the 1980s by professor Gib Vincent, himself a future NYSHA president, who took his class on “a little pilgrimage” to the surprising cache of masterpieces. The Metropolitan Museum of Art is also providing one In 2004, the Arkell FoundaWinslow Homer, “Inside The Bar,” to the Fenimore exhibit. tion, founded in 1940 for the tion desk, was a middling room, brandt’s “The Night Watch” benefit of Bartlett’s hometown, not particularly well lit, but the among them – and originals of partnered with the library to walls popped, packed as they modern American masters, inbuild the modernistic Arkell were from floor to ceiling with cluding Winslow Homer’s most Museum to better showcase replicas of Old Masters – Remfamous creation, “A High Sea: Please See HOMER, B3

HOMECOMING SHOW: Jimkata returns with special guest The Manhattan Project. 8 p.m., Friday, March 7, Oneonta Theatre, 47 Chestnut St., Oneonta. Info, www.oneontatheatre. com. BRIDAL BEAUTY: “The Perfect Bridal Show” features vendors, fashion, tastings and more for the bride-to-be. Noon-4 p.m., Sunday, March 9, The Carriage House, 790 Southside Dr., Oneonta. Info, Bobbie, (607) 434-0103, Paula, (607) 431-9333. WISE BUDDHA: Sandy Huntington leads a panel on “Buddhism Through Local Eyes” as part of the Friends of the Village Library Lecture Series. 3 p.m., Sunday, March 9, Cooperstown Library, 22 Main St., Cooperstown. Info, Hilda Wilcox, (607) 547-9725.

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Fenimore Exhibit Something Of A Homecoming For 2 Paintings HOMER/From B1 the collection, in the process upgrading that original room to better display the paintings. That same year, D’Ambrosio, then vice president & curator at The Fenimore Art Museum, helped organize “Winslow Homer: Masterpieces of the Adirondacks.” Many featured artists – from Grandma Moses to Andrew Wyeth to even Monet – and hits have followed, “America’s Rome: Artists in The Eternal City” in Stephen 2009; “American Clark once Impressionism: owned Paintings of Light “Watching and Life” in 2012; the Break“The Hudson River ers.” School: Nature and the American Vision,” with its massive Bierstadt, “Donner Lake From The Summit,” in 2013. However, despite those “really good years” and glowing reviews in the New York Times, Wall Street Journal and other national publications, none brought the record gate of Homer’s Adirondack show. “Last year’s was the only one that came close,” said D’Ambrosio. But this may be the year, as D’Ambrosio and his Fenimore Art Museum staff, in collaboration with the Arkell and its chief curator, Diane Forsberg, are preparing “Winslow Homer: The Nature and Rhythm of Life,” which opens June 6. It will show the smaller

museum’s complete collection of Homers for the first time – 21 – plus “a show stopper” from the Metropolitan Museum of Modern Art, “Inside the Bar,” and one from a private collection, “The Shepherdess.” For two of the artworks, the Cooperstown show is something of a homecoming. Stephen Carlton Clark of Cooperstown, chairman of the Met’s board of trustees and founder of the Baseball Hall of Fame and what became The Fenimore Art Museum, owned “Watching the Breakers” for three years in the 1930s, then sold it to Barlett

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might assume. Typically, museums maintain a folder on each work in their collections, which over time can become thick, often with contradictory information. “You get a real hodge-podge,” D’Ambrosio said. The two grants have also allowed recruitment of “a dream team” – David Tatham, a retired Syracuse University professor who has published and lectured widely on Homer – he, incidentally, participated in the 2004 Homerin-the-Adirondacks exhibit – and Sarah Burns, a noted art historian “Contraband,” and co-author of “Winslow Hom“Mooner: Artist & Angler.” Tatham and light” and Burns have been sorting through “Sailing the folders and making sense of Out Of Gloucesany contradictions. ter” are One central discovery has to among the do with “Watching the Breakers.” Homers in the exhibit. That title, probably devised by an art dealer or gallery, “almost sounds like a leisure activity,” and focuses viewers on the three figsion – supplemented by another $50,000 from the Scriven Founda- ures in front of a tumbling wave, D’Ambrosio said. Homer, howtion – has been used to conserve ever, originally called the paintthe Arkell’s paintings at, as it ing “A High Sea,” which shifts happens, the Clark Institute in the viewers’ sight to the towering Williamstown, one of the nation’s waves in the background. In conforemost such programs. text, that makes more sense, says “Watching the Breakers” looks the NYSHA president: “Homer like it was painted yesterday, and was trying to show the power of the conservation process is also nature.” part research. “The conservators In the Fenimore exhibit, the talked all about the brush techpainting will be titled, “A High niques he (Homer) used,” said Sea: Watching the Breakers,” D’Ambrosio, providing “insights since the famous work has become into how good he was.” known by the latter name. But The grants are also helping the identification card next to the underwrite a catalogue, which is painting will describe the alternate more significant than the layman titles and their interpretation.

Arkell. Full circle. His brother, French Impressionist collector Robert Sterling Clark, founder of the Sterling & Francine Clark Art Institute in Williamstown, Mass., owned “The Rooster.” “That was his very first Homer,” said D’Ambrosio. “He bought a lot of Homers after that.” The anticipated publicity that accompanies Fenimore shows will raise the Arkell’s profile, and the Canajoharie museum also will benefit in two other ways. Already, part of a $75,000 CFA grant the exhibit received through the Mohawk Valley Regional Economic Development Commis-

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DAIRY DAY REGISTRATION DEADLINE – CNY Conference and Trade Show, Tues. March 11 at The Otesaga. Info, registration, Cornell Cooperative Extension, (315) 866-7920. CONGRESSIONAL EXHIBIT – 6-8 p.m. Opening Reception, “An Artistic Discovery,” Congressional Exhibit for Otsego County High School Students. Through Mar. 28. Cooperstown Art Association, 22 Main St., Cooperstown. Info, (607) 5479777, www.cooperstownart.com ART OPENING - 5-8 p.m. CANO members exhibition. Wilbur Mansion, 11 Ford Ave, Oneonta. Info, www.canooneonta.org. ART NIGHT – 6-8 p.m. Make a bird house to welcome spring. Free. Smithy Clay Studio, 55 Pioneer St., Cooperstown. Info, (607) 547-8671. HOMECOMING SHOW -- 8 p.m. Jimkata returns with guest The Manhattan Project Oneonta Theatre, 47 Chestnut St., Oneonta.

lectures on “Colchicums: Autumn’s Best-Kept Secret.” Franklin Garden Club. Franklin Railroad and Community Museum, 572 Main St., Franklin. IRISH DINNER -- 4:30-7 p.m. Corned beef and cabbage dinner. $11 adults, $5 kids. Davenport United Methodist Church, 15696 St. Hwy. 23, Davenport. Info, Lee Fisher (607) 432-5850. CELTIC CONCERT -- 7 p.m. Ceili Rain performs pop-rock with a Celtic flavor. $15 adults, $10 students/seniors, $5 kids. Unadilla Valley Central School Auditorium, 4238 St. Hwy. 8, New Berlin. Info, info@newberlinartforum.org. THEATER -- 8 p.m. “Water By The Spoonful.” $5, students free. Hamblin Theater, SUNY Oneonta. Info, tickets, oneontatickets.com.

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AUDITIONS -- Noon-4 p.m. Ages 7-18 audition for the Glimmerglass Festival 2014 performances of “Madame Butterfly,” “Carousel,” and “An American Tragedy.” Rehearsal studio, 4152 Rte. 20, Warren. Info, (607) 547-0700 Ext. 333, www.glimmerglass.org/auditions. FARM FUN -- 8:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Sugaring Off Sundays feature pancake breakfast and tours through the historic village. The Farmers’ Museum, 5775 NY 80, Cooperstown. Info, www.farmersmuseum.org COOK-OFF -- 11 a.m.-2 p.m.. Little White Church chili cook-off. Bring pre-heated chili in a plugga-

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Monday March 10

LECTURE -- 6:30 p.m. Stephanie Rozene discusses the politics of porcelain. Huntington Library, 62 Chestnut St., Oneonta. Info, (607) 432-1980.

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Oneonta Office Spaces For Lease! Great central location close to downtown with great parking. Spaces range in size so call for details. Ask about getting 2 months FREE rent!! Contact Benson Agency Real Estate and Ask for Becky Thomas. 607-432-4391, X-202.

2-4 Maple St. Oneonta No Pets/smoking. Private off st. parking. Includes garbage removal. No utilities. 1 bedroom downstairs $650/mo. 2 bedroom upstairs $750/mo. 607-431-1001. Ask for Patricia.

Office space available at beautiful historic Railroad Avenue in Cooperstown. Off-street parking available! Call Tim at 607-4359859.

HOMES FOR RENT Three BR, 2 bath ranch near Hartwick, LR w/FP, woodstove, laundry. Long term lease available 5/1/14. $1400. per month plus utilities. No pets, no smoking. Ashley-Connor Realty 547-4045. 3 bedroom, 2 bath, laundry, off street parking, Coop School Dist. Includes snow, lawn care. $700/ mo. plus utilities. 1 month security. Robert Lee Benson Agency Real Estate, 607 434-5177. Avail. Immediately. 3 bedroom, 2 bath, laundry, excellent condition, garage, Cooperstown Village, available immediately, no pets, no smoking. $1200, one month security. Robert Lee, Benson Agency Real Estate, 607 434 5177 4 bedroom, 2 bath, laundry, excellent condition, garage, no smoking, pets ok with deposit. $1200, one month security. 10 minutes to Cooperstown. Robert Lee, Benson Agency Real Estate, 607 434 5177

Apartment for Rent, City of Oneonta. Walk to town! 2 BR, LR, DR. Full eat-in kitchen, full bath. $700, heat included, tenant pays electric. Immediate occupancy. Call (631) 353-1324, (631) 2651922. Cooperstown village apartment, 4BR, 2BA in historical carriage house. Skylights, open concept floor plan. Very short walk to hospital. $950.00 plus utilities. Call Fran at (941) 445-7744.

WORKSHOP -- 6-8 p.m. Kids in the Middle workshop addresses the needs of children in the lives of single parents, co-parents and caregivers. First United Methodist Church, 66 Chestnut St., Oneonta. Info, registration, (607) 432-2870.

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WORKSHOP -- 9:30 a.m.noon. Kids in the Middle workshop addresses needs of children in the lives of single parents, co-parents and caregivers. First United Methodist Church, 66 Chestnut St., Oneonta. Info, registration, (607) 432-2870. GALLERY TALK -- 4 p.m. Dave Kiehm discusses his wildlife art. Project Space Gallery, Fine Arts, SUNY Oneonta. Info, (607) 4362445. LECTURE -- 8 p.m. Dr. William Starna, “Discovery and Dispos-

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The Quilt Zoo, 88 Main Street, Worcester, (607) 397-9047; thequiltzoo@gmail.com Hours: Tues.-Sat. 9:30-4:00, Closed Sunday & Monday. Fabrics, Classes, Notions. Friday $5 Group Sew Day!

ITEMS FOR SALE For Sale: KONG electric concert piano. Excellent condition. Paid $2,500 -- will see for $900. Call (607) 432-1403.

Friday March 14

BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT -- 5:30 p.m. JV and varsity teams play relatives and teachers. Milford Central School, 50 W. Main St., Milford. Info, sign-ups, (607) 287-3349. TALENT SHOW -- 6:30-9 p.m. “Coop’s Got Talent” showcases all the talent in town. CCS Auditorium, 39 Linden Ave., Cooperstown. Info, Jan Kerr, (607) 547-9365. ARTS FOCUS -- 7 p.m. Focus group discussion on possible merger of Smithy Pioneer Gallery and Cooperstown Art Association. Also, Fri. March 21. CAA Big Red Annex, 5 Railroad Ave., Cooperstown. ST. PATRICK’S DANCE -7:30-10 p.m. St. Patrick’s Day

Square Dance. Ray Taylor calls Mainstream and Plus, Elma Taylor cues. $5. Cooperstown Elementary School, 39 Linden Ave., Cooperstown. Info, (607) 264-8128, (607) 547-8665. BLUES -- 9 p.m. Dana La Croix kicks off her spring tour. B-Side Ballroom, 1 Clinton Plaza, Oneonta. Info, www.bsideballroom.com

Saturday March 15

FLEA MARKET -- 8 a.m.-1 p.m. Toys, household goods, books, jewlery and more. Elm Park United Methodist Church, 401 Chestnut St., Oneonta. Info, Nancy Garrison, (607) 432-6552. YARD SALE -- 9 a.m.-2 p.m. In-

door yard sale. Crafts, antiques, jewelry and more. Carriage House, Ford Ave. (behind Wilbur Mansion), Oneonta. Info, (607) 434-0103, rharlem1@stny.rr.com KIDS FUN -- 10 a.m. March Musical Madness! OWL and Hartwick College Department of Music team up for a morning of hands-on music fun and a concert presented by Hartwick College performing ensembles. The Owl’s Nest, 277 Main St., Oneonta. Info, oneontaworldoflearning.org BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT -10 a.m. JV and varsity teams play relatives and teachers. Milford Central School, 50 W. Main St., Milford. Info, sign-ups, (607) 287-3349.

Wanted: Attending Hospitalist Job Opening at Bassett Medical Center. Cooperstown, NY. MD and NY State Medical License Required. Send resume to michelle.empie@bassett.org

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Cooperstown One-Bedroom Apartments for rent. Tenants wanted for large apt., 1 bedroom. Kitchen, full bath, off-street parking. $575.00 plus utilities; smaller apt. $525.00. No smoking; pets can be discussed. Info, (845) 674-0438.

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session, or Whatever Happened to American Indian Lands?” Forman Gallery, Anderson Center, Hartwick College. Info, Robert Benson, (607) 431-4902.

THURSDAY-FRIDAY, MARCH 6-7, 2014

OTSEGO COUNTY VACANCY Office for the Aging – Senior Aging Services Aide Cooperstown Central School District is seeking qualified candidates for the full-time position of

Cleaner/Bus Driver Specific job qualifications can be found on the school website. Applicants holding a valid CDL License preferred. Interested candidates should send a cover letter, resumé and district application to: Mr. C.J. Hebert, Superintendent of Schools, Cooperstown Central School, 39 Linden Avenue, Cooperstown, NY 13326. 607-547-5386 We are also accepting applications for substitute bus drivers, substitute cleaners and substitute food service workers. Applications can be obtained from District Offices or website www. cooperstowncs.org/Files and Documents/Employment. Deadline 3/7/14 Anticipated Start Date: 4/7/14 EOE

Minimum Qualifications: High School graduate or equivalent. Two years of experience in human services, supportive services related activities. One year of experience may be replaced year for year with one full-time year of college education in human services or a related field. Special Requirement: This class requires reasonable access to transporation to meet with field work requirements made in the ordinary course of business in a timely and efficient manner. Applications and job descriptions are available at the Otsego County Personnel Department, 197 Main Street, Cooperstown, NY 13326 or on our website www.otsegocountyemployment.com. Last date to file: 3/11/14 EOE

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LEgal notice NOTICE OF CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECT VOTE COOPERSTOWN CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT TOWN OF OTSEGO, COUNTY OF OTSEGO, NEW YORK NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that a public hearing of the qualified voters of the Cooperstown Central School District, Otsego County, State of New York, will be held in the Junior-Senior High School Room 304305 in said District on Wednesday, March 12, 2014, at which time said vote will be held between the hours of 7:00 A.M. and 7:00 P.M., prevailing time, at which time the polls will be opened to vote by voting machine upon the following item: Proposition No. 1 - DistrictWide Capital Improvements Project NOTICE IS HEREBY FURTHER GIVEN that such Proposition No. 1 shall appear on the ballot labels to be inserted in the voting machines used for voting on such Proposition in substantially the following abbreviated form: Proposition No. 1 - District-Wide Capital Improvements Project _____ YES _____ NO Shall the following resolution be adopted, to wit: RESOLVED, that (a) the Board of Education (the “Board”) of the Cooperstown Central School District (the “District”) is hereby authorized to undertake a District-wide capital improvements proj-

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ect (the “Project”) consisting of (a) various renovations and improvements at the Junior-Senior High School; (b) various renovations and improvements at the Elementary School, and (c) various renovations and improvements at the Bus Garage, to implement various health, safety, accessibility and code compliance measures and various other measures included and described in (but not to be limited by) the Project Plan referred to in the public notice of the vote on this Proposition, and to expend therefor an amount not to exceed $5,959,000; (b) a tax is hereby voted in an amount not to exceed $5,959,000 to finance the cost of the Project, such tax to be levied and collected in installments in such years and in such amounts as shall be determined by the Board; (c) in anticipation of such tax, obligations of the District are hereby authorized to be issued in the aggregate principal amount of not to exceed $5,959,000, and a tax is hereby voted to pay the interest on such obligations as the same shall become due and payable; and (d) New York State Building Aid funds (including EXCEL Aid funds) expected to be received by the District are anticipated to offset a substantial part of such costs, and such funds, to the extent received, shall be applied to offset and reduce the amount of taxes herein authorized to be levied.

4:00 p.m., prevailing time. Completed applications must be received by the District Clerk at least seven days before the Special District Meeting and Vote if the ballot is to be mailed to the voter, or on the day before the Special District Meeting and Vote, or if the ballot is to be delivered personally to the voter. The list of all persons to whom absentee ballots shall have been issued will be available for inspection in the Office of the District Clerk, between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m., prevailing time, until the day set for voting, except for Saturdays, Sundays and holidays. Dated: Cooperstown, New York January 17, 2014

representing 25% of the bid total, must accompany each bid. NYSDOT reserves the right to reject any or all bids.

BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION OF COOPERSTOWN CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, OTSEGO COUNTY, NEW YORK 4LegalMar6

NYS Finance Law restricts communication with NYSDOT on procurements and contact can only be made with designated persons. Contact with non-designated persons or other involved Agencies will be considered a serious matter and may result in disqualification. Contact Maria Tamarkin (518) 457-8403.

TAKE FURTHER NOTICE, applications for absentee ballots may be obtained at the office of the District Clerk between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and

A certified or cashier’s check payable to the NYS Dept. of Transportation for the sum specified in the proposal or a bid bond, FORM CONR 391,

Legal notice NOTICE TO BIDDERS Sealed bids will be received as set forth in instructions to bidders until 10:30 a.m. on March 20, 2014 at the NYSDOT, Contract Management Bureau, 50 WOLF RD, 1ST FLOOR, SUITE 1CM, ALBANY, NY 12232 and will be publicly opened and read. Bids may also be submitted via the internet using Bid Express (www.bidx. com).

Electronic documents and Amendments are posted to www.dot.ny.gov/ doing-business/opportunities/constnotices Contractor is responsible for ensuring that all Amendments are incorporated into its bid. To receive notification of Amendments via e-mail you must submit a request to be placed on the Planholders List at www.dot. ny.gov/doing-business/opportunities/ const-planholder. Amendment may have been issued prior to your placement on the Planholders list.

Contracts with 0% Goals are generally single operation contracts, where sub-contracting is not expected, and may present direct bidding opportunities for Small Business Firms, including, but not limited to, D/W/MBEs. The Contractor must comply with the Regulation relative to non-discrimination in federally-assisted programs of the USDOT 49 CFR 21. Please call (518) 457-3583 if a

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reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the letting. BIDDERS SHOULD BE ADVISED THAT AWARD OF THESE CONTRACTS MAY BE CONTINGENT UPON THE PASSAGE OF A BUDGET APPROPRIATION BILL BY THE LEGISLATURE AND GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK Reg. 09, Jack Williams, Regional Director, 44 Hawley Street, Binghamton, NY 13901 D262555, PIN 9TCR.14, F.A. Proj. M240-9TCR-143, Broome, Chenango, Delaware, Otsego & Schoharie Cos., Culvert Repair Project. Line 6 Large Culverts with Polyethylene Pipe, Various Towns, Various Locations, Bid Deposit $50,000.00. Goals: DBE 0% 2LegaMar6 Legal notice NOTICE OF FORMATION OF Dobler Brewing Company LLC Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of NY (SSNY) on February 5, 2014. Office location: Otsego County. Timothy P. Dobler has been designated as agent upon whom process against it may be served. The Post Office address to which a copy of any process against the LLC shall be mailed to is 1919 State Hwy 205, Mount Vision, NY 13810. Purpose of LLC: To engage in any lawful act or activity. 6LegalApr3 Legal notice Notice of formation of Limited Liability

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Company, (LLC) Name: LaValley Group, LLC Articles of Organization filed with Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 1/07/2014. 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: 573 Ricetown Road Cooperstown, NY 13326. Purpose: Any lawful purpose. 6LegalMar27 Legal notice Notice of Formation of a NY Limited Liability Company. Name: RUTTE FARMS LLC. Articles of organization filing date with Secretary of State (SSNY) was 13 February 2014. 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 236 Peet Road, Morris, NY 13326. Purpose is to engage in any and all business activities permitted under NYS laws. 6LegalMar27 Legal notice MANATAKA HOMES, LLC MANATAKA HOMES, LLC Articles of Org. files NY Sec. of State (SSNY) 12/27/2013. Office in Otsego Co. SSNY design Agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process, in care of Trosset Group Attorneys, to P.O. Box 28, Cooperstown, NY 13326. Purpose: Any Lawful purpose. 6LegalMar27

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Legal notice Notice of Formation of Flat Creek Media LLC (LLC), a limited liability company. Articles of Organization filed with NYS Secy of State on Feb. 11, 2012. Offices located in Otsego County. Secy of State is designated as agent whom process against LLC may be served. Secy of State shall mail copy of such process to The LLC, 4 Main St., Schenevus, NY 12155. Purpose: To engage in any lawful act or activity. 6LegalMar20 Legal notice Notice of Formation of a Limited Liability Company (LLC) Name: W. S. General Construction, LLC Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on January 22, 2014. Office location: Otsego County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to: c/o W.S. General Construction, LLC 269 DeRonda Road Jordanville, NY 13361. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose. Latest date upon which LLC is to dissolve. No Specific date. 6LegalMar20 Legal notice NOTICE OF FORMATION of Surface Science Blasting Technology, LLC Arts. of Org. filed with the Sec’y of State of NY (SSNY) on 01/14/2014. Office Location: Otsego County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom

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process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 10 Raymond Avenue, Oneonta, New York 13820. purpose: Any lawful activity. 6LegalMar20 Legal notice LEGAL NOTICE: Mary Beth Windrath, LLC Articles of Organization filed with NY Sec. of State (SSNY) 1/24/2014. Office in Otsego County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to 20 Gardner PL Apt 80, Oneonta, NY 13820, which is also the principal business location. Purpose: any lawful purpose. 6LegalMar13 Legal notice Notice of Formation of Chandler Equipment, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 1/28/14. Office location: Otsego County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: c/o The LLC, 6755 State Highway 51, Burlington Flats, NY 13315. Purpose: any lawful activity. 6LegalMar13 Legal notice Notice of formation of MAPLE COURT GAISFORD APARTMENTS LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the NY Secretary of State on December 18, 2013. The office of the LLC is to be located in Otsego County. The Secretary of State has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. The Secretary of State

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shall mail a copy of any process against the LLC served upon him/her to: The LLC, 3041 County Highway 8, Oneonta, NY 13820. The purpose of the LLC is to engage in any lawful act or activity. 6LegaMar6 Legal notice Notice of Formation of CUPERTINO HOME LLC, a domestic Limited Liability Company (LLC). Articles of Organization filed with Secretary of State of NY on 1/17/14. NY office location: OTSEGO County. Secretary of State is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. Secretary of State shall mail a copy of any process against the LLC served upon him/her to c/o THE LLC, 644 Co. Hwy 48, Oneonta, NY 13820. Purpose: to engage in any lawful act or activity. 6LegalApr3 Legal notice NOTICE OF QUALIFICATION OF CAVENDISH GLOBAL LLC Authority filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 01/24/14. Office location: Otsego County. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 01/06/14. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to c/o Law Offices of Robert J. Poulson, Jr., 29 Pioneer St., Ste. 301, Cooperstown, NY 13326. DE address of LLC: CSC, 2711 Centerville Rd., Ste. 400, Wilmington, DE 19808. Arts. of Org. filed with DE Secy. of State. Purpose: Any lawful activity.

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IN MEMORIAM Patricia Jean Ploutz, 78; Survived By 27 Grandchildren ONEONTA – Patricia Jean Ploutz, 78, a supervisor at Amphenol for a quarter of a century, passed away Saturday, March 1, 2014, at the Albany Medical Center. She was born May 22, 1935, in Owego, the daughter of the late Leon B. and Hazel (Snyder) Hobbs. On Jan. 12, 1974, Patricia married Ivan D. Ploutz in Oneonta. He predeceased her on Feb. 26, 2004. For more than 25 years, Pat worked at Amphenol in Sidney as a supervisor. She retired in 1994. She loved watching her favorite television programs,

tending to her flowers, playing cards with her sisters, collecting elephants and, in her Patricia younger Jean Ploutz years, she enjoyed traveling to the beach. Patricia is survived by her children, Douglas Winchester, Otego, Steven Winchester, Oneonta, Brent and Laura Winchester, West Winfield, Cheryl Gager of

Vestal, Thomas and Linda Winchester, Worcester, Kelly Patterson, Norwich, Betty Lingner, Oneonta, Leroy and Joan Ploutz, Gettysburg, Pa., Ronald Ploutz, Oklahoma, David and Sue Ploutz, Oneonta and Kate Granger of Syracuse; 27 grandchildren; 16 greatgrandchildren; four sisters, Mildred Hodges, Sylvia Secord, Christine Malloy and Audrey Smith; one brother, Leon Hobbs; several nieces; nephews; and cousins. She was predeceased by a son, Ivan Jr. “Chuck,” and a brother, Kenneth Hobbs. Visitation will be held

from 5 - 6 p.m., Thursday, March 6, at the Bookhout Funeral Home, 357 Main St., Oneonta. A service will immediately follow at 6 p.m., with the Rev. Judith A. Thistle officiating. Memorial donations in Patricia’s name may be made to the Albany Medical Foundation, Surgical Intensive Care Unit, 43 New Scotland Avenue, Mail Code 119, Albany, NY 12208. Funeral arrangements are entrusted to the Bookhout Funeral Home, Oneonta.

Grandma loved her farm, her family, and playing her old guitar. Lester R. Grummons Funeral Home will take the time to find out what made your loved one special. Whether it’s finding just the right flowers, or finding a musician to play her favorite tunes on her old guitar, we’ll do what’s necessary to make her service as unique as she was.

Lester R. Grummons Funeral Home 14 Grand Street, Oneonta • 607-432-6821 www.grummonsfuneralhome.com

Linda Lee Clapper-Shove, 61; Known to Friends as ‘Winna Wee’ ONEONTA – Linda Lee Clapper-Shove, 61, a former Duke Restaurant waitress known to friends as “Winna Wee” passed away Monday, Feb. 24, 2014, at Bassett Hospital, Cooperstown. She was born Aug. 25, 1952, in Oneonta, the daughter of Raymond and Joyce (Card) Clapper. Linda worked in the cafeteria at Laurens Central School, at the Legion in Laurens, as a waitress at the Duke Restaurant and a residential aide at Arc on Browne Street. She also worked at Hess Gas Station on Oneida Street.

On June 19, 2011, after being together for 32 years, Linda married her soulmate, Gary Lee Shove Sr. at Fortin Park in Oneonta. Gary predeceased her on June 25, 2013. Linda enjoyed collecting Indian memorabilia and dream catchers. One of her favorite pastimes was playing bingo and scratchoff lottery tickets. But most of all, Linda loved spending time with her children, grandchildren and greatgranddaughter. Linda is survived by her two children and their spouses, Nanette Gray

(Erica Grant) and Arthur William Rood Jr. (Kassandra Frank), both of Oneonta; her mother, Joyce Ploutz, Otego; five grandchildren, Samantha, Stephanie, William, Michaela and Abigail; one great-granddaughter, Mya; her siblings and their spouses, Raymond Clapper (Agnes), David Clapper (Karen), Terry Clapper (Teri) and Jeri Lynn Orezzoli (John); sister-in-law, Rose Clapper; she is also survived by a lifelong friend, Deborah Rood; a special cousin, Carla Simonds; and her niece, Vickie Maraglio; as well as many other nieces

and nephews, too numerous to name; and Gary’s children and his grandchildren. She was predeceased by her father, Raymond Clapper; and a brother, Mark Clapper. Memorial donations may be made to The Arc Otsego, Attn: Development, P.O. Box 490, Oneonta, NY 13820. Funeral arrangements are entrusted to the Bookhout Funeral Home of Oneonta.

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Lesley A. Branson, 62; Lifelong Lover of Books ROSEBOOM – Lesley A. Branson, 62, an avid reader who consumed thousands of books over her adult life, died Sunday, Feb. 23, 2014, at Bassett Hospital. Born May 6, 1951, in Patterson, N.J., she was the daughter of Richard and Mary (Kearns) Orelup. She graduated from Northern Highlands Regional High School in Allendale, N.J., Class of 1969, attended the Ridgewood (N.J.) School of Art, where she was recognized for her outstanding artistic ability,

and graduated from Franconia College in New Hampshire with an associate’s degree. She then received a bachelor’s in dietary science from SUNY Oneonta. As an adult, Lesley worked in a number of Cooperstown area businesses, among them Spurbeck’s Grocery, The Otsego Manor and The Clara Welch Thanksgiving Home. Lesley’s home was always piled high with books, and friends say she commonly consumed a novel or more a day. She enjoyed growing herbs, cooking,

classical music, long walks, bird watching, boating on Otsego Lake, long swims in the ocean and animals. It was not unusual for her to have several adopted stray dogs or cats in her home. She is survived by William H. Bowers, her partner of 21 years; her sister Mary Clare Orelup and her husband Rob Novotny and their children, Lauren and Richard, all of Montville, N.J.; her sister Diane Orelup and her husband James Guider of Gray, Maine; her brother Richard (Alicia) Orelup of Portland, Maine and their

Murriel S. Dickison, 79; Social Worker Played Church Organ COOPERSTOWN – Murriel S. Dickison, 79, of Rome, a Cooperstown native who retired in 1989 after a 30-year career as a social worker for New York State, died on Monday, Feb. 24, 2014. She was born March 3, 1934, in Cooperstown, the daughter of Leslie and Martha Becker Dickison. She was a graduate of Cooperstown Central School and Hartwick College. She was a member and organist at Ascension Lutheran Church in Rome until its

daughter Margaret of South Portland, Maine. She is also survived by her stepchildren, Emily Bowers and Emily’s husband Ben Combetta and their children Max and Avery all of Walker, La.; William R. Bowers of Milford, Pa.; and Elisabeth Penree of Saratoga, N.Y. Memorial contributions may be made to the Susquehanna SPCA, 4841 State Highway 28, Cooperstown, NY 13326. Arrangements were entrusted to Tillapaugh Funeral Service, Cooperstown.

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Patrick J. Christman, 64; Worked At Funeral Home

closing. She loved to read and play music. Murriel is survived by a sister, Elna Dickison, of Milford, and special friends, Judi and George Laver, and Helen Adelle Phillips-Hannah, all of Rome. She was predeceased by a brother, Richard Dickison. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Guild of Organists, 475 Riverside Drive, Suite 1260, New York, NY 10115. Arrangements were entrusted to Nunn and Harper Funeral Home, Rome.

COOPERSTOWN – Patrick J. Christman, 64, a lifelong resident of this village, passed away Sunday evening March 2, 2014, at his home. A full obituary was incomplete when this edition went to press, but the full account will be available Wednesday, March 5, on www. allotsego.com, and in next week’s edition. Pat worked for de-

cades at the Tillapaugh Funeral Home. He was also superintendent of St. Mary’s Cemetery in Index. A funeral mass will be at 10 a.m. Friday, March 7, at St. Mary’s “Our Lady of the Lake” Catholic Church, with Father John P. Rosson, pastor, officiating. Calling hours will be 5-8 p.m. Thursday, March 6, at the Tillapaugh Funeral Home.

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