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Telly in her element Telly couldn’t have been happier than to get on the ice and snow that fell on Cooperstown last week. The two-year-old Bernedoodle enjoyed playing and relaxing on the snowbank in front of her mom’s shop on Main Street. Jen Howard, owner of Cooperstown Classics, said, “Telly lives for this weather. It’s her favorite time of year!” The good girl is full-grown, topping out at 75 pounds.

INSIDE ►LAST OF THE DEERSLAYER?: Fenimore leader, historians, school board weigh future of Cooper murals, page 3.. ►OH THAT LOOKS GREAT ... ON YOU!: Cooperstown resident looking for best costumes in 2021 movies, page 12 . ►OPERA HONORS THREE: Glimmerglass Festival names three lifetime trustees, page 12.. ►A FEW THOUGHTS ON IMPORTANT THINGS: Our columnists this week unsubscribe from Spotify, think the D.A. has it right, consider COVID in Otsego County, cherish a good saunter through the desert southwest, examine childcare challenges, and think about CBD for dogs. Pages 4, 5, and 6.

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Cooperstown Central School Superintendent Sarah Spross says she and the district’s Board of Education are moving quickly to address student-raised complaints about bullying and racism on school grounds as they investigate complaints parents have raised about school leadership.

“Any complaint that has been brought to my attention has been investigated,” Ms. Spross said. “Personnel matters at any level demand complete confidentiality. We know people want action or an immediate response whenever a complaint is raised, but that’s just not the way it works.”

Board of Education President Timothy Hayes said the Board and school administrators follow a specific process in matters involving personnel.

“The Board of Education is bound by a volume of rules and laws on how to deal with situations like complaints, and it is a process,” Mr. Hayes said. “I’m not always certain that people understand that. Some issues won’t be solved in an instant and we owe it to everyone to follow the process that is laid out for us by state law.”

Explaining that the Board discusses personnel matters in Executive Session closed to the public, Mr. Hayes said, “An Executive Session duly called is the end of the feedback loop. We’re prohibited by law from discussing what we’ve said and decided in Executive Session. I cannot go back to a person who raised an issue and say, ‘Here’s what we discussed and here’s the outcome.’ It’s just not possible.”

“This is not a Board of Education that sweeps things under the rug,” he said. “There is not a person on this Board that backs down if people believe that the delivery of education is being denied.”

“People have to trust the process and understand that we are asking all of the questions that need to be asked,” Mr. Hayes said.

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Doubleday renovation picks up again in spring Doubleday Field might be blocks away from the Baseball Hall of Fame but the two stand side-byside as Cooperstown’s marquis attractions.

Unlike the Hall of Fame, however, the iconic Field is Village property and long in need of extensive repair and updating. Mayor Ellen Tillapaugh continues to move forward with renovations she says will return the site to its former glory.

“Doubleday Field will have a lot more plusses for Village residents, tourists, and teams that rent the field,” she said in a discussion with The Freeman’s Journal/Hometown Oneonta. “This is a funding stream for Cooperstown. That’s only one reason to keep it up.”

A 2017 planning document listed a variety of problems demanding attention: a need for on-site locker facilities, concession stands, and accessible, modern bathrooms;

fix a drainage system so heavily blocked it causes otherwise avoidable rain-outs; address Willow Brook running directly beneath the first-base bleachers; fix structurally unsound third-base bleachers; create a safer pedestrian approach to the Field through an active and busy parking lot; build seating compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).

Despite pandemic delays, crews completed the first phases of renovation in 2020 — with a renovated parking lot featuring improved pedestrian access, the demolition of the third-base bleachers, renovation of the historic 1939 grandstand, and, among other projects, covering Willow Brook to protect it from litter tossed from the firstbase bleachers. Still on the agenda: finishing the third-base building that will house locker rooms.

The venue has remained open for rental throughout the major renova-

tion project, except for the summer of 2020 when COVID restrictions shut down team sports activities.

Mayor Tillapaugh credited her predecessor, Jeff Katz, for spearheading the original Doubleday

Field renovations during his time in office.

With an original price tag of $5.8 million, construction began in 2019 but hit some snags – including “soil Continued on page 7

The new structure in the works along Doubleday Field’s third-base line will house locker facilities and other amenities when it opens later this year.

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NY’s cannabis management office puts the kibosh on pot ‘gifting’ New York’s Office of Cannabis Management this week will send ceaseand-desist letters to businesses in the state thought to be “gifting” marijuana as a means of skirting the prohibition against its unlicensed sale.

The OCM Enforcement Unit letter tells vendors that while the state’s 2021 Marijuana Regulation and Taxation Act establishes parameters for regulated sale of cannabis, “The MRTA clearly states that any unlicensed sale of cannabis is illegal.”

“It has come to the attention of the Office of Cannabis Management that you are engaging in unlicensed cannabis sales, or that unlicensed sales are occurring on your property,” the bureau writes. “You are hereby directed to cease any, and all, illegal activity immediately. Failure to cease this activity puts your ability to obtain a license in the legal cannabis market at substantial risk.”

“The unlicensed sale of cannabis is illegal and subjects you to substantial fines and possible criminal penalties,” says the

letter —which similarly threatens landlords housing such activity.

OCM says this: “Illegal sales include the sale of cannabis products in-person at a retail location, online, via delivery, or at an event; and include so-called “gifting” where consumers purchase noncannabis items or services, such as a membership in a club, and are then provided with cannabis as a part of the sale.”

The Freeman’s Journal /Hometown Oneonta reported in November 2021 that Otsego County Sheriff’s Department confirmed its investigation of a local business for “gifting” marijuana but was uncertain of enforcement protocol.

The state’s Cannabis Control Board and Office of Cannabis Management are currently drafting regulations that will allow for the licensed sale of cannabis products in New York State but, to date, neither licenses to sell nor other permissions available from other state agencies authorize the legal sale of cannabis in the state.

He doesn’t look a day older than 27 Say hello to Zeb, a Percheron working at The Farmers’ Museum. He’s 28 years old in horse years — that’s 80 in human years — and has been with the Museum since he was three (horse years).

He’s more than 16 hands high (each hand equal to four inches) and weighs in at 1,500 pounds.

Bob Thompson, Associate Director of Agriculture and Facilities Support Services at The Farmers’ Museum, said, “He’s pretty much retired now. He used to do wagon rides, plow the fields, and help cultivate the hops. He has arthritis but he was a hard worker for a long time. Now he has a new job, he meets and greets all our visitors. Everyone loves him!”

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James Fenimore Cooper murals at risk in Westchester high school

One of the many James Fenimore Cooper-inspired murals in place since the 1930s in Mamaroneck High School.

Officials in a Westchester County high school say time is running out for eight murals depicting scenes from James Fenimore Cooper’s Leatherstocking novels that could be covered to make way for learning space in the building.

Fenimore Art Museum President Paul D’Ambrosio told The Freeman’s Journal/Hometown Oneonta the gallery is a potential home for the paintings on the walls of Mamaroneck High School.

“It would be a shame if they were covered,” Mr. D’Ambrosio said, explaining the murals originated from 1930s, Depression-era Works Progress Administration art projects. The WPA hired artists from Yale University to create the murals as a nod toward James Fenimore Cooper’s time as a resident of Mamaroneck.

“They’re not amateur work,” he said. “They’re a strong part of local history.”

Otsego Lake is the setting for two of the murals; another shows Cooper in front of Otsego Hall.

Mr. D’Ambrosio said the Fenimore Art Museum discussed moving the murals but it could be expensive, adding, “And it’s not clear how expensive.”

He said, too, the Fenimore lacks space for a permanent exhibit of the Mamaroneck murals and is talking with the school district about the appropriate time needed to raise money and strategize next steps. With construction at the high school imminent, there is a feeling of urgency among those hoping to preserve the murals.

“There might be some flexibility there, but it doesn’t look like there’s a lot of time,” Mr. D’Ambrosio said.

Stephen Harthorn, editor of The James Fenimore Cooper Society Journal, sent a letter to the Mamaroneck Board of Education urging the panel to neither destroy nor cover the murals.

“Photographs we have seen of the murals show their distinctive artistry and their high quality,” he wrote.

“Depression-era murals have become recognized in their own right as public works of art well worth preserving, and the further connection these murals have to Cooper, a local author of national and international significance, practically demands that efforts be made to conserve them and, if needed, find them an appropriate home.”

Mr. Hawthorn told The Freeman’s Journal/Hometown Oneonta his organization (www.jfcoopersociety.org) has been working to “get the word out” about the mural situation. The Society so far has spoken to artists from Yale

University and the Mamaroneck Historical Society to collaborate on urging the school board to delay plans to move forward with covering the paintings.

“The murals really went under our radar until a few weeks ago,” he said. “Cooper was a very descriptive writer and he inspired visual art. From our perspective, we would say the murals are a piece of this legacy.”

“People have realized a lot of Depression-era murals have already been destroyed or painted over,” he said. “The window of time here is short and I think that’s why there’s a flurry of activity.”

“I don’t get the sense the Mamaroneck Board of Education is doing this out of malice,” Mr. Hawthorn said. “It could just be a situation where people aren’t aware of the murals’ significance.”

Mamaroneck High School Superintendent Dr. Robert Shaps said in a statement the school district did not think it wise to “spend $100,000 to $150,000 in taxpayer money to have the murals removed and preserved.”

“We do understand why these murals evoke strong memories for the community members who have written us,” he continued. “We were recently contacted by an alumna who is interested in spearheading a community fundraising effort. Given the interest, we are hopeful that the Historical Society will be successful in its efforts to raise the funds and identify a potential location for the future display of these murals.”

He said the school district would take “high-quality digital images” of the murals to archive or display the paintings.

Kevin Limiti contributed reporting to this article.

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shows the cases reported per month, and you will see a giant spike for January 2022 — much higher than any other point in the pandemic.

Below this there is cases reported per day and, while there is a larger daily variation due to when reports are registered, there is definitely a downward trend to the curve.

Things are getting better, but if you look more closely you will see that is only relative to recent numbers.

Truly we are doing well, but by no means have yet won the war.

Compared to our numbers earlier in the pandemic, they are still high.

The number of cases of COVIDUND 19 inE D the county year-to-date through O F R February 3 is 3182 and the number of deaths is 10. In all of 2021, the founded in 1808 number of cases was 6,032 and deaths was 21. These represent a rate of both cases and deaths about five times that of last year. So, while things are getting better, and I expect until we get the next breakout strain they will continue to do so, the actual numbers are not as great when compared to earlier in the pandemic.

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We’ve been hearing reports that the spike in cases and deaths from the Omicron variant of COVID-19 has peaked and is decreasing. This is certainly true in metropolitan New York. Epidemiologists have estimated that greater than 40 percent of the City’s population has been infected with Omicron even though the confirmed case rate is much lower.

Most people infected there probably experienced mild or no symptoms and didn’t even bother to get tested.

In my experience among my friends, many have told me they or a member of their family had mild or moderate symptoms of a flu-like illness and those who bothered to be tested almost all came back as COVID-positive. When their asymptomatic family members were also tested at about the same time, they too were positive.

In my mind, COVID variant Omicron BA.1 probably has reached a herd immunity level in NYC. This would explain the decreasing case Cooperstown’s offiCial newspaper curve.

I looked at our numbers in Otsego County. The most recent report that I have comes from February 3, 2022.

You might want to go online and look at the Otsego County Department of Health COVID-19 Information Center while you read through this.

The easiest way to get there is to Google Otsego County Department of Health and follow the links.

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years ago? “OK, Boomer?” So there’s that. On the other hand, though, an old guy played the cards he has in his hand and put the spotlight on something that was important to him in a fully matter-of-fact way. It wasn’t grandstanding, it was just, well, business.

We’ve turned it into grandstanding, though – Neil’s fans on one side, Joe’s on the other. As a society, we pretty much do that with everything these days. If you’re not 100 percent on my side, then I don’t want to hear a word you say. That sort of thing.

It’s a big chunk of the populace suffering from Instant Expert Syndrome – because we read it once, we’re experts and by golly you’re wrong and stupid if you don’t agree with everything I just spewed back from what I read. Of course, if that same site where I read the first thing comes out later and publishes something that’s contrary or updated, then that site that we trusted two weeks ago now is full of baloney and not to be trusted.

That’s the level of discourse we get these days. Lots of shouty people hiding behind the anonymity of comment pages where they are the expert because they have a keyboard and they’re going to use it.

It’s corrosive. And as Neil Young so famously said, “rust never sleeps.”

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vote with my wallet and will find another way to share music with my daughter in Tucson.

It sounds to me like Spotify shrugged at first and said, “Well, Neil, we hate to see you go, but we paid this Rogan guy $100 million so, see ya bye. This is a business.”

Within a week’s t i m e , though, Spotify faced some big-time backlash which grew exponentially when recordings surfaced of Rogan using racist epithets and the business scoured its Rogan library of some 100 old episodes. Then they promised to match the $100 million they spent on him to “underheard voices” or some such corporate gobbledygook that they think will get them out of this mess.

To those bemoaning Spotify’s focus on podcasts and “content” rather than music, they’re following the revenue trail the same way the music business has always followed the revenue trail. That’s nothing new. Rarely in hisotry has there been artistic merit underpinning the music industry and if podcasts bring in the bucks, then they’re going to drive the bus.

One could argue that Neil Young’s influence has long expired and that it’s guys like Joe Rogan who have the proverbial floor these days. What was the idiotic derisive phrase that was popular for a couple of months a few

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My patient and considerate son-inlaw, Alex, had had just about enough of helping me carry seemingly countless and too-heavy crates of records from the U-Haul into the long-term storage facility, their home for the next 10 months or so.

“Have you not heard of Spotify?” he half-joked as he lugged another crate.

Sure I’ve heard of Spotify. I even signed up for a subscription so I could trade playlists with our daughter, who lives out in Tucson. It was a technological leap for me – I’ve listened to my music primarily on vinyl since the days of buying 44-cent albums at Newberry’s on Main Street. I still don’t quite grasp the concept of just picking songs out of some infinite digital library and, for lack of a better word, borrowing them out of thin air.

And the thought of some algorithm creating a playlist FOR me is just bonkers.

We’ve all heard of Spotify by now, though, after professional curmudgeon Neil Young delivered his “either he goes or I go” ultimatum over their popular podcaster Joe Rogan and his tendencies to amplify the voices of those who aren’t necessarily following the science when it comes to all things COVID. A few other topname musicians followed suit, and so did I. We curmudgeons have to stick together.

Perhaps it’s because I’ve been a fan of his for 50 years now, but I believe Neil when he says he’s not trying to censor Spotify, Joe Rogan, or anyone else. He had some power in the marketplace and he chose to use it to make his voice heard. I chose to

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Otsego County District Attorney John Muehl is in a dangerous spot when it comes to what we understand his position to be on the third-rail issues of bail and discovery reform.

He can see both sides.

That’s poison these days — acknowledging, in this case, that those calling for reform to the criminal justice system had reason to do so but that those saying it went too far are equally justified.

“Form over function,” he called it, and The Freeman’s Journal/Hometown Oneonta agrees. We support the District Attorney’s thoughtful approach.

While the most ardent backers of criminal justice reform in Albany point to favorable violent recidivism statistics and declare the issue all but closed, Mr. Muehl has his own, more localized and immediate realities: a plunge in the number of drug prosecutions. He’s also watched his successful drug court drop from 50 participants to just three — those choosing drug court in the past, he said, would be in jail “on a fair amount of bail” to give them time to think about their options and choose to sober up rather than going back out onto the streets.

Then there are the retailers in the County facing their own recidivism issues; because shoplifting, organized or otherwise, tends to fall outside the classic definition of “violent crime,” few thieves remain behind bars and are back stealing from the same store(s) they hit only hours before. It is a problem.

But in the words of Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie, “You know, an incident happens and it’s just jail jail jail.” His Senate counterpart, Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins, points out a past that reform came from “a disparate impact negatively specifically on Black and Brown communities. If you had money you could get out, if you didn’t, you stayed in.” She noted specifically the case of Kalief Browder, a Bronx resident held on Riker’s Island for three years because he couldn’t make bail for allegedly stealing a backpack containing valuables. Two years after his release, he hanged himself.

February being Black History Month, it’s an ideal time to consider these important points of view — the how, when, and where of bail and the impact it can have. The history of bail as little more than a tool to keep minority populations locked up. It is a problem.

The loudest voices right now belong to the reform advocates who refuse to consider change to the new laws on one side and, on the other, those who demand a complete roll-back of the 2019 and 2020 statutes. This is not an all-or-nothing situation, yet sadly, our polarized culture demands that kind of sloganeering but might be better served by looking down the middle of the road.

The District Attorney says he has no philosophical opposition to the concept of the reforms but that, in reality, “they went way too far.” The form-over-function anchor that weighs down reform prevents prosecutors from doing their work in favor of filling out reports that, in turn, bog down the desks of defense attorneys who now get more useless information than they need.

We agree with Mr. Muehl’s fundamental premise and hope in the coming months our lawmakers in Albany will similarly agree that no law is perfect right out of the box. There’s room to keep important new criminal justice protections in place and return function to the process without tilting the scales too far in favor of one side or the other.

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Director of the Center for Disease Control, studies show you are 97 times less likely to die of COVID-19 if you have received a booster shot than those who have not been vaccinated. If you received your booster more than five months ago it is time for another. Additionally, according to another CDC report published in Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (subscription online is free if you want to sign up) studies prove masks lower risk. They found properly worn masks decreased risk of catching the disease by 56 percent for cloth, 66 percent for surgical, and 83 percent for N95/KN95 masks.

Truly we are doing well, but by no means have yet won the war. These numbers do suggest, however, that those of us properly protected are probably taking reasonable risks in going about most — if not all — of our pre-COVID activities. If only we could convince (I’m not holding my breath that we will) the remaining holdouts that if they were vaccinated and wore masks we would have this beaten down as much as possible and they and their families would not be at risk.

The rest of us who have been compliant are pretty much doing well.

Dr. Richard Sternberg, retired Bassett Hospital orthopedic surgeon, is providing his professional perspective during the COVID-19 threat. Also a village trustee, he lives in Cooperstown.

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The cigar makers employed by Smith & Benham, thirteen in number have been ordered out because of the refusal of C.A. Smith to pay Thomas Carroll, a cigar maker, sixty cents which Carroll claims is due him for his work last week. It appears that the union scale of prices calls for $11 per thousand for making a certain style of cigar, and for fifty cents additional per thousand if the cigar is of peculiar shape. In the weekly settlement with Carroll, though willing to take the manufacture of the brand in dispute from the men, for which but a small order was being filled, and to pay the increase in case more were made, refused to allow the extra fifty cents per 1,000, and a strike was therefore ordered by the executive board of the cigar makers union. They strike, they say, not for sixty cents, but for the principle involved.

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I recently listened to an interview with journalist Claire Suddath about childcare. She was speaking about her November 2021 article in Bloomberg Business Week titled “How childcare became the most broken business in America: Biden has a plan to make day care more affordable for parents — if the providers don’t go out of business first.”

The high cost of childcare is mainly due to it being a private market that is heavily regulated (as it should be). A childcare provider must have one caregiver per three to four infants; for older children it’s seven to eight per caregiver.

Caregivers’ salaries are generally around $15 per hour, or $31,200 per year. Most day cares are small businesses, and the United States Treasury reports a 1-percent profit margin for day care services.

Cheaper childcare usually means providers are unlicensed, which can potentially pose a safety risk.

Most day care workers have some form of higher education and a strong commitment to the early childhood development profession. But with salaries so low, it’s no wonder that according to Suddath, 25 percent of childcare workers leave the profession each year.

We shouldn’t blame the providers,

either. As Ms. Suddath pointed out, a 1-percent profit margin does not give providers a lot of wiggle room.

Economists refer to the childcare business as a classic market failure.

That’s when the price point of goods or services is too expensive for consumers and too expensive for providers, with no way to fix it in a private market setting.

At Opportunities for Otsego, we used to provide what’s called a wrap-around day care program.

Since Head Start is only four hours a day, we began providing general day care for the rest of the day. It met the demand very well, but OFO lost tens of thousands of dollars for each year we provided the service. When

the sequester was implemented, we had to choose to either shut down a Head Start classroom or close the day care service. We made the difficult decision to close the day care service because of the significant financial losses it incurred.

I mention this as an example of not only the unaffordability of providing childcare, but the difficulties childcare providers face when the cost of running an operation exceeds the revenues that are required to provide the service.

Many other governments in industrialized countries heavily subsidize childcare. But the US Congress hasn’t dealt with it since World War II. President Biden’s Build Back Better bill addresses childcare but leaves it optional for states, with no federal oversight.

I get asked from time to time why our community can’t solve the day care problem. The answer is that it can’t just be solved locally.

Until there is a strong national policy, the hopes of providing quality affordable day care will continue to be the elusive goal that communities have been struggling with for years and years.

Dan Maskin is Chief Executive Officer of Opportunities for Otsego, Inc. Learn more about the organization at ofoinc.org.

BY Merl Reagle

Double Double Meanings…Please redefine your terms ACROSS

90 Years Ago

February 1912

Former Y.M.C.A. executive A. Bertram Davis, recently returned from five years’ service in mission and education work in China spoke to members of the Oneonta Kiwanis Club. Regarding the current war between Japan and China, Mr. Davis was asked, “Do you think we will have war with Japan?” He replied, “I see no reason why we should have war. Military measures may be necessary in defense of American lives in China, but that would be far different from a declaration of war. But, if we should have war with Japan, it would not be a matter of only a few weeks, as some think. From a purely military point of view, it would be a long drawn out affair. Japan has a well-trained, well-equipped army. Her soldiers fight with a relentless determination and an almost fanatical loyalty to their emperor and country. She could not conquer us, but it would be a big job for us to go across the Pacific and conquer her.”

February 1932

70 Years Ago

Eleven Hartwick College nursing students, who left campus two years ago for nursing training at various hospitals throughout the state, including Bassett hospital in Cooperstown, have returned to complete their studies on campus in preparation for graduation in June. The group was the first representing Hartwick to take basic medical instruction at Bassett for 52 weeks. Following commencement exercises on June 2, the group returns to Bassett to complete 12 weeks of senior nursing service, after which each student becomes eligible to take a nursing license examination given by the State Board of Nurse Examiners.

February 1952

Solution: ‘‘If I Wrote the Dictionary” (Feb. 3)

1 A Turner channel, briefly 4 All-white-keys chord: abbr.

8 Barely lit 11 Osmond country 15 Enjoy Osmond country 18 Ranch assent 19 Popular sauce 20 “Meet me ___ the first cock crow” (Shak.)

21 Saint of oratorio fame 22 Network that debuted in ’82 23 Tests on GIs 27 Genesis bone 28 “To ___ human” 29 Certain magazine workers 31 Make certain reservations 34 Sulzberger paper: abbr.

35 Directed 36 “... could ___ fat ...”

37 Goalie’s place 39 It shows you the money 40 Board member 43 Cop’s concern 50 “Washboard” anatomy 51 “___ you loud and clear” 53 On the beach 54 Angel or Carol ending 55 Baseball practice 59 Lab medium, originally 61 “___ as it goes ...”

62 Bird or hand soap 63 Span’s partner 64 Part of the yard 65 ___ and ahs 68 Writer Zora ___ Hurston 70 Maker of the first portable electric saw 72 ___ of attrition 75 Cop alerts 77 I came 79 Kin of “me too” 83 Disparage 85 Money for pay toilets 88 Bk. store section 89 Attention-getting words, once 91 Has a harsh sound 92 Univ.

93 Riverside exercise 96 Otalgia 99 Revelation reaction 100 A Tex. city, to Southwest Airlines 101 ___ water (up the creek) 102 Violin maker 105 A Christmas Carol word 107 Stuntman’s words 113 Congressional mail 116 Called

117 Guy at first 118 Special edition of Animation Monthly?

121 ___ Aviv 122 Exxon, before 123 Border line?

124 Olympic weapon 125 Palmer, for short 126 One of the four saisons 127 Parks on the bus 128 Ballet step 129 Word with shoulder or soap 130 Double numero DOWN 1 Flu virus variety 2 Pack animal 3 A VP’s first name 4 ___ straws 5 Rug on the stoop 6 The time of your life?

7 Kipling’s ___ Stories 8 Removal of restrictions: abbr.

9 “___ that remark!”

10 Encounter 11 Make whole 12 Pole length: abbr.

13 Jason’s ship 14 “He’s just like ___” 15 Semitransparent curtain 16 Game of Clue piece 17 Sacked out

24 Minn. maulers 25 Part of a Cugat dance 26 French edict city 30 Site of the Tupac Amaru siege 32 Enjoyed home cooking 33 Bergen boob 38 Latin abbr.

39 “Let me take ___ at it” 40 Spoken fanfare 41 Hitting stat 42 Letters on fighters 43 Tycoons 44 Take ___ (drop sharply) 45 One-movement musical wk.

46 Spiritual leaders 47 Latvia’s capital 48 Eat like a rat 49 Make, as a profit 52 “Kookie” Byrnes 56 Native New Zealander 57 X ___ (tic-tac-toe choice) 58 Hit the road 60 Assign as one’s share 63 Author Maurice 66 “Hell ___ fury ...”

67 Messy impact sound 69 Absorb data 71 Egy. neighbor 72 Pop group or rhyme scheme 73 The Grateful Dead’s Bob 74 Moises of baseball

76 Actress Mary ___ Hurt 78 Brain gauges 80 Ancestor’s opposite: abbr.

81 Musicians in a pit: abbr.

82 “How ___, doc?”

84 Well-pitched game 85 Train hopper 86 Overturn 87 City 60 km E of Tokyo 90 Snide laugh 94 Samuel Beckett play 95 Alps country 97 Lott and Milsap 98 McNally opus 101 Part of the foot 102 Severe and sharp 103 Glengarry Glen Ross penner 104 Poisonous gift for Snow White 105 “___ This House” 106 Foil introducer, 1910 108 Partners, trios, etc.

109 Circle segment 110 Yardbirds hit, “Still ___” 111 Spitting cobra’s toxin type 112 Perfect places 114 “I see,” to Chan 115 Waterproof cover 119 Lead paint watchdog: abbr.

120 F looder of Grand Forks, N.D., in 1997, the ___ River

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 2022

A-6 THE FREEMAN’S JOURNAL & HOMETOWN ONEONTA

Richard Derosa

Desert Dispatch 2: ‘Tis better to saunter than to hike

While on a particularly demanding hike with a friend the other day I found myself thinking about hiking itself. While working my way over boulders and scree, most of the time looking down for the best way to negotiate each pile of rocky crumble, I found myself wondering why, when there is so much beautiful scenery to see and enjoy, am I looking down most of the time. Easy answer: to protect aging knees and ankles. Edging my way along narrow precipices has little allure as well, given my lifelong fear of heights.

So, why do I do it? Good question.

My hiking companion that day and I share compatible political views and we lamented the current cultural toxicity embedded into our collective consciousnesses. One remedy is to get out and hike or amble or saunter, call it what you like, but just get away from it all for a spell.

After the first flat mile we had cleansed

ourselves of our unnecessary torment and focused on the task at hand: hiking.

I am not really a hiker. I am more of a saunterer. I see no reason to hurry along; were that the only goal, so much is missed along the way. The cliche that ‘it is the journey that matters’ is true for me.

On a number of occasions we have walked a fair distance, taken in the landscape, identified wildflowers, trees, and shrubs and, depending on the time of day and our states of mind, turned back.

Turning back has always intrigued me.

I often choose to walk in however many miles we decide on and then walk back the way we came. It is always such a very different experience. On the way in one experiences the landscape one way; on the way out another. The return trip functions as a second-chance opportunity.

As a saunterer without any particular ultimate goal in mind, I’m free to take as

much time as I like. And, most importantly, spend the time botanizing and birding that give me so much pleasure. I do like to get my miles in, but if I come up short, well, no matter. I know a few Fitbit junkies for whom such an attitude is sacrilege.

If one is with a true ‘hiker’ some habits need be let go, compromise required. I am up for a solid, demanding hike once in a while, but not as a steady diet. Too much else out there to enjoy. Some in D.C. should give it a try.

True hikers most likely will not want to stop and take in the beauty of a gorgeous clump of cliff fern drooping from a fissure.

Or sit on a rock for perhaps a half-hour or so hoping the canyon wren he heard might put in an appearance.

The other day I spent time studying a stand of spike moss adhered to a cliff face, bookended by fragile and delicate ferns.

Wow. For me, that is what it is all about.

The best time to walk about out here is when the wildflowers are in bloom. We did a five-mile walk yesterday on a trail that blew us away several years ago with so many spectacular flowers. It is a pleasant, fairly smooth, undulating trail with great views of the mountains and valleys below.

Our aim was to get a sense of the terrain before the flower show begins.

If we get some rain it could be great.

Call it hiking or walking or ambling, it comes down to getting outside and appreciating this amazing planet. It takes a lifetime to know oneself as best as one can and I have come to terms with my preference for sauntering as opposed to hiking. I am as fascinated by spikemoss and ferns and lichens and liverworts as I am the highest of celestial summits.

Gabby put up with my eclectic habits for sixteen years and I will always be grateful for that.

The dog whisperer

Puppy Louie likes to dart, 10-year-old Charlotte needs to relax

Hi Tom! I have a question about my miniature schnauzer puppy, Louie.

He’s six months old; I’ve had him since he was about eight weeks old. So far, training has been going well, but I need some advice about walking him on leash.

I live in a suburban neighborhood where he has to be on a leash when walking. He wants to dart from one side of the street to the other, or run down the street full speed, or sniff every blade of grass, or sit down in the middle of the street and “take it all in.”

How do I let him explore, but let him know I’m in control when it’s time to move along? I don’t want the leash to become a tug of war, and I do want to enjoy the great outdoors along with him.

Marilyn Reilly Dear Marilyn, Congratulations on your new addition, who is so cute that he can’t help but get you to socialize more than you realize!

Lots of people are going to want to pet him and ask you about him, and you’re right about

his wanting to take it all in! At this point his world is absolutely fascinating, especially through his nose. When he smells the bush that your neighbor’s dog peed on, he knows the age, sex and health of the dog that peed. To you he’s taking an eternity sniffing a few blades of boring grass. As for Louie, he’s “blown away” by the new, captivating smell of the garter snake that passed by, or the smell of the ants that recently feasted on the dead beetle. Louie is feasting on the thousands of scents that are teaching him about the world while we two-leggeds are basically clueless.

As much as we want Louie to explore and understand his world, there must be a compromise so you don’t spend your day watching him explore. I might suggest an easy walk harness that attaches at the chest. That in itself will eliminate half of his pulling.

To me, dog ownership always includes having treats with me.

When you’re ready to move on try saying, “Let’s go, Louie,” and with a slight tug on the leash as you run the treat past his nose start walking. After a bunch of steps let him get the treat while the two of you are moving forward. He’ll soon get the idea to come along

when you tell him, “Let’s go!”

Enjoy the process coupled with his exploratory walks!

Dog Charmer Tom

Dear Dog Charmer Tom: My dog, Charlotte, is afraid of most other dogs. We rescued her when she was about 1 year old and now she’s over 10 years old. She is mixed-breed, German Shepherd, Weimaraner, and “mega mutt” according to her wisdom panel swab.

She used to love meeting other dogs and playing “chase me” at the dog park. She stopped liking dogs after getting pinned by a pit bull several years ago. Now she only has one dog friend and occasionally likes to meet small dogs on walks but typically is suspicious of most, and will snarl if they attempt to greet her. She hates puppies and excited dogs that come up to her quickly.

How can I help her relax and learn to be more friendly? I’ve had to pull her out of dog spats so many times that I’m afraid of her or the other dog getting blood drawn without constant supervision.

Shauna Dear Shauna, In my experience, the best

teacher is experience. But, experience can also serve as the worst teacher.

The avid lover of the theatre who sees every musical on Broadway multiple times, until a collapse of a theatre balcony injures someone, never enters a theatre again. Here’s a traumatizing experience that ends up depriving a person of something that she once loved.

Metaphorically, Charlotte has to keep entering the theatre even though the balcony has collapsed multiple times. That’s because encountering other dogs is unavoidable in the real world.

So, when meeting other dogs on the street you don’t want to do what most dog owners with a dog similar to Charlotte. That is, adding tension to the situation by tightening the leash and addressing your dog with anxiety in your voice.

Instead, call out to the approaching leash-holder asking if their dog is friendly, and judge by the response of the person and the other dog’s body language if this is a viable greet-and-sniff situation. At the same time, the moment Charlotte sees the approaching dog, you should be happily telling Charlotte that she

may be meeting a possible new best friend, as you’re giving her some special treats. The endeavor is to give Charlotte a positive association with the dog she sees and will possibly meet.

As regards to dog parks, I’ve told plenty of people over the years that their dog is not a candidate to be let loose to interact with multiple dogs off leash. As for helping Charlotte relax more, you might want to talk to your Vet about an appropriate CBD dosage. I might also suggest that you take Charlotte to a dog show where there are hundreds of dogs, almost all of them well socialized.

“Flooding” her with the exposure to so many dogs who have no interest in her can sometimes go a long way into helping her relax in the presence of other dogs. As for helping her learn to be more friendly, your happy, positive attitude may help, but ultimately it will depend on the new dog’s response to Charlotte’s attitude.

Be thankful for her one dog friend, but realize that she can be just fine without other dog friends, and her real best friend is you, Shauna.

Good luck, Dog Charmer Tom

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Dr. Kiersten Pikarsky, Steven Gaunt wed Kiersten Marie Pikarsky and Steven David Gaunt were married May 16, 2021 at the Otesaga Resort Hotel in Cooperstown.

Pastor Alan Potter of Apex, N.C. officiated.

Kiersten is the daughter of Michael and Susan Pikarsky of Cooperstown and a graduate of Cooperstown Central School and Liberty University School of Medicine in Lynchburg, Va. Dr. Pikarsky completed her medical residency at Lynchburg General Hospital in Virginia and is a Prime Care Physician at the Mary Imogene Bassett Hospital in Cooperstown.

Steven is the son of David and Vivien Gaunt of Katy, Texas, and is a graduate of Trinity University in San Antonio, Texas, majoring in Mechanical Engineering. Steven is employed by Simplimatic Automation of Lynchburg,

Va. as a Project Engineer. He is working from Fly Creek, N.Y., and covering several northern states.

The maid of honor was Kindra Galloway and bridesmaids were Cassie Pikarsky, Claire Pikarsky, Louise Gaunt, Lydia Slater, Katie Horrigan, Mallory Stewart, and Brittany Hearst.

The best man was Devin Fontenot and the groomsmen were Chad Tolentino, Emmanuel Raranje, David Pikarsky, Brett Pikarsky, Brad Carabajal, Ali Wilson and Ethan Tordoff.

Flower girls were Brielle and Emma Pikarsky and ring bearer was Preston Pikarsky.

After a beautiful wedding and reception on the grounds of the Otesaga Resort Hotel in Cooperstown, N.Y., the bride and groom honeymooned in the Dominican Republic.

The couple is currently living in Fly Creek, N.Y.

CCS rolling out anti-racism plan

Continued from page 1 He dismissed anonymous complaints as “unproductive,” and said, “I refuse to read any of that because I can’t respond.”

Where Superintendent Spross is responding is what she calls a three-prong plan to address student complaints about increased incidences of bullying and racism in school hallways — including new security cameras, enhanced and mandatory training for all school staff, and a new immersive program for students and teachers about standing up to bullying.

The Superintendent is bringing the national “Sweethearts and Heroes” program to Cooperstown in March — a district-wide all-ages initiative for staff and students designed, according to its website, to “educate on the impact of bullying, build empathy and compassion in our youth, and develop young Sweethearts and Heroes to promote bystander empowerment through leadership roles.”

“That program comes from an admitted ex-bully,” Ms. Spross said. “This is someone who speaks to students from his own experiences and talks about bullies and how to stand up to them.”

The district also is reviewing nearly a dozen policies, some legacy, others new, addressing student conduct, teacher and staff conduct, and related issues.

“We need to assure alignment of all these policies and consolidate them to make sure they’re fully understood,” she said.

That process underway, the Superintendent said the district has launched enhanced training for the staff with regard to the federal Dignity for All Students Act (DASA) — the law students referenced during the December 2021 Board of Education meeting as the basis for their complaints.

“Everyone on our staff has had DASA training but they’re getting it again,” Ms. Spross said. “We began with the coordinators and educators and brought in outside experts from BOCES who have deep knowledge of the whole DASA process. It’s critically important to have outside voices and we’ll be following up with them throughout our training.”

She said initial response to the new training regimen has been “uniformly enthusiastic.”

The district also will install four new security cameras in both the elementary and junior/senior high school buildings over the upcoming summer recess.

“We’ve reviewed the plans for the buildings and identified four places in each where we can have improved security camera coverage,” she said, noting that none of the cameras would be placed in locker rooms or rest rooms. “We want students to know that they can feel safe walking in the hallways wherever they are in our buildings.”

“A solution to the bullying issue is not a one-and-done thing,” Ms. Spross said. “It takes time to change the culture. We’ve heard what the students have said to us and we are starting the change now.”

“We need to put all of these pieces in place to get to that solution,” she said. “We need to address the ‘why’ in this situation because, as we know, discipline alone doesn’t always work. We’re taking this seriously.”

Read more about the Sweethearts and Heroes program at sweetheartsandheroes.com.

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Doubleday renovation on track Continued from page 1 degradation” issues near the third-base line adding more than $600,000 to the project.

“The ground couldn’t hold the weight,” Mayor Tillapaugh said, calling it an unforeseen expense.

Construction crews temporarily stopped work on the thirdbase building, bowing not only to winter weather but to ubiquitous supply chain problems slowing the arrival of needed materials. Department of Public Works Superintendent Mitch Hotaling said the timing gives his crew time to prepare for the spring with an eye toward a June 2022 completion.

“We’ve been waiting all winter long to get our supplies,” he said. “When we’re done, I think Doubleday Field is going to look awesome. I’d bet it’s going to look even better than it did before.”

“We’re a community that’s unique in our infrastructure in that we need to keep our tourism numbers high each year,” Mayor Tillapaugh said, noting the Village took a particularly hard hit during the peak of the COVID pandemic. “In June 2021, we had a significant reduction in sales tax revenue.”

The Village’s single-season pandemic-related losses totaled more than $900,000, including a 25-percent drop in funds from paid parking.

The Mayor said the Doubleday Field project will help the Village realize the full potential of the historic stadium.

“This is an important project not just for Village residents but for our tourists and visitors,” she said.

“It’s a mecca for baseball fans from around the country.

We’re excited for this to be all in place.”

Kevin Limiti contributed reporting to this article.

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►Thursday, Feb. 10

CALL FOR ARTWORK – Art Association is seeking Otsego County student artwork for the Congressional High School Art Competition ‘An Artistic Discovery.’ Open to all students grade 9 - 12 in variety of mediums. Must be delivered

by March 4. Cooperstown Art Association, 22 Main St., Cooperstown. 607-547-9777.

OPEN STUDIO – 11 a.m. Noon. Grab a coffee and stop by the art studio with your current knitting, drawing, or painting project to work and socialize. The Art Department, 8 Main St., Cherry Valley. Visit facebook.com/Theartdeptny ART GROUP – 1 p.m. Express your feelings and experiences through sketch, collage, calligraphy and more with a supportive group.

Make friends and learn new skills. Please bring your own supplies. Will include time to share and inspire each other.

Springfield Library, 129 County Rd. 29A, Springfield. 315858-5802.

VOICES OF THE GAME – 2 p.m. Join Hall of Fame Award Winners Peter Gammons and Bob Costas for a discussion of the career of Jim Kaat as pitcher and broadcaster. Free, registration for Zoom required.

Presented by The Baseball Hall of Fame, Cooperstown.

607-547-7200.

FIBER ARTS GROUP – 3 - 4 p.m. Bring your knitting, crocheting or other fiber art to work with the group on your current project. Springfield Library, 129 County Rd. 29A, Springfield. 315-858-5802.

LEGISLATIVE FORUM – 4:30 - 6 p.m. Teachers, instruction, education students and more are invited to meet with their representatives, gather information to present to students on the judicial and legislative processes. Guests will include Senator Oberacker, Assembly member Salka. Registration for Zoom required. Presented

by The Catskill Regional Teacher Center. 607-436-3920.

TOASTMASTERS – 6 - 7:30 p.m. Improve speaking and leadership skills while having fun with a supportive group.

This month will be online only, registration required. Visit facebook.com/OneontaToastmasters/

staff dependent, call Friday for most up-to-date information. Glimmerglass State Park, 1527 County Rd. 51, Cooperstown. 607-547-8662.

FENIMORE QUILT SHOW – 11 a.m. - 4 p.m. See 100 quilts and quilted items made by area quilters as well as heirlooms and collections. On show through 2/26.

Cooperstown Art Association, 11 Main St., Cooperstown.

607-547-9777.

ICE HOCKEY – 1 p.m. Kids aged 8 - 14 are invited to join USA Youth Hockey Coach Bobby Amore for a free skills and drills clinic. Bring your hockey skates, sticks, and helmets.

There is a limited supply of loaner equipment. Registration required. Springfield Community Ice Rink, 129 County Rd. 29 A, Springfield Center.

Visit facebook.com/OneontaWorldofLearning/ VALENTINES SOCK HOP – 5 - 8 p.m. Come out for a fun dance with friends and significant others. Cover charge, $5/ person. Benefit for the Family Service Association. American Legion, 279 Chestnut St., Oneonta. 607-432-0494.

THEATER – 7:30 p.m. Join Bigger Dreams Productions for a presentation of ‘The Vagina Monologues’ by Eve Ensler. Cost, $15/adult. 50% of proceeds to be donated to Family Planning. Masks, proof of vaccination required. Foothills Performing Arts Center, Oneonta. 607-431-2080.

THEATER – 7:30 p.m. ‘The Vagina Monologues’ by Eve Ensler. See Saturday listing.

– Noon. Baseball Scholar and Era committee member, Adrian Burgos, will be discussing the career and life of new Hall of Famer Minnie Miñoso.

Learn about Miñoso’s career with the Negro Leagues, the White Sox, Indians, and his status as a rare 5-decade player. Free, registration required.

Presented by The Baseball Hall of Fame, Cooperstown.

607-547-7200.

FIBER ARTS GROUP – 3 - 4 p.m. Bring your knitting, crocheting or other fiber art to work with the group. See Thursday listing.

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►Friday, February 11 WALKING CLUB – 10:30 11:30 a.m. Enjoy a fun walk on Mondays and Fridays with friends old and new and listen to music of the 70s. Free for members, non-members aged 50+. Clark Sports Center, Cooperstown. 547-2800, ext. 109.

BLOOD DRIVE – 12:30 5:30 p.m. Franklin Fire Department, 351 Main St., Franklin.

1-800-733-2767.

WINTER CHILI – 4 - 6 p.m.

We may not have a winter carnival, but the chili is still here. Purchase a bowl of delicious chili, soup or chowder to enjoy at home. Take-out only.

Presented by the First Baptist Church of Cooperstown, 21 Elm St., Cooperstown. 607547-9371.

►Saturday, Feb. 12 BEEKEEPING – 8 a.m. - 3 p.m. Sign up for short, introductory course for beginner beekeepers. Will cover bee biology, starting the colony, equipment, managing the year, diseases, pests, and the products you get from the hive. Presented by The Leatherstocking Beekeepers Association. Cost, $35 includes book, lunch & snacks. Pre-registration required. Clark Sports Center, Cooperstown. 518-390-0068.

SNOW TUBING – 11 a.m. - 4 p.m. Get outside for some winter fun, gliding down a slope on a snow tube. Weather &

►Tuesday, Feb.15

FENIMORE QUILT SHOW – 11 a.m. - 4 p.m. View this year’s creations from the Fenimore Quilt Club. See Saturday listing.

NATIVE PLANTS – Noon.

Learn about the native plants of the Catskills in the webinar ‘Wild Wonders: Celebrating the Wild Plants of the Catskills.’ Free, registration for Zoom required. Presented

by Catskill Mountainkeeper.

845-439-1230.

VIRTUAL TOUR – 2 - 3 p.m.

Join live tour of exhibit ‘Highlights of American Folk Art’ with Kevin Gray, Manager of Arts Education, answering questions about the portraits, carvings and traditional crafts on display. Free, suggested donation $10. Presented by The Fenimore Art Museum.

607-547-1400.

TAX PREP – 6 - 8 p.m. by appointment ONLY. Volunteers will be on hand to prepare simple tax returns. See Monday listing.

SUPPORT GROUP – 7 - 9 p.m. If you’ve lost someone, join local grief recovery group Grief Share for weekly support sessions and seminars on topics from ‘Is This Normal,’ to ‘Grief and Relationships.’ Presented by Community Bible Chapel, 577 Greenough Rd., Cooperstown. 607-547-9764.

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►Sunday, Feb. 13 SHOOTING SPORTS – 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. Practice shooting with trap, skeet, or 5 stand sporting clays. Open to the public. Oneonta Sportsmen’s Club, 251 Rod & Gun Club Rd., Oneonta. 607-433-0515.

ICE HARVEST – 11 a.m. Step back in time to for a traditional ice harvest festival. Subject to natures whims, this festival will include sleigh rides, chili, hot chocolate, more. Millers Mills, 107 Finger Ave., West Winfield. Visit facebook.com/ MillersMillsNY/ SNOW TUBING – 11 a.m. - 4 p.m. See Saturday Listing.

WEDDING EXPO – Noon - 3 p.m. Happy couples are invited to shop with wedding vendors to plan for the big day. Foothills Performing Arts Center, Oneonta. 607-431-2080.

THEATER – 2 p.m. ‘The Vagina Monologues’ by Eve Ensler. See Sat. Feb. 12 Listing.

SUNDAY SPEAKER – 3 4 p.m. Lucy Schaeffer, CCS alumna and author, will speak about her new book, ‘School Lunch: Unpacking Our Shared Stories.’ Registration required. Presented by The Friends of the Village Library of Cooperstown. Visit fovl. eventbrite.com

► Monday, Feb. 14 Valentines Day! WALKING CLUB – 10:30 11:30 a.m. Walk with friends and listen to music of the 70s.

See Friday Feb. 11 Listing.

TEEN SCENE – 5 - 6:30 p.m. Teens are invited for a virtual cook-a-long to make a sweet treat for this Valentines Day. Presented by The Family Resource Network, Oneonta.

607-432-0001.

TAX PREP – 6 - 8 p.m. by appointment ONLY. IRS-certified volunteers will be on hand to prepare simple tax returns for the 2021 year. VITA site, 2nd Floor Golisano Hall, Hartwick College, Oneonta. 607-4314338.

NYS MAMMALS – 6:30 p.m. Youth are invited to learn about the different mammals that live around us in NY State. Open to 4-H members, leaders, other key volunteers, all youth. Free, registration for online program required. Presented by Cornell Cooperative Extension. 607-547-2536.

►Wednesday, Feb. 16 FENIMORE QUILT SHOW – 11 a.m. - 4 p.m. View this year’s creations from the Fenimore Quilt Club. See Saturday listing.

BASEBALL – 2 p.m. Presentation ‘Cultural Diversity: Diversity in the Dugout’ discussing how baseball brings people of different nationalities together, both in the US and elsewhere. Free, registration required. Presented by The Baseball Hall of Fame, Cooperstown. 607-547-7200.

INTERNATIONAL NIGHT – 5 - 8 p.m. Enjoy 3-course meal from abroad. This week: Argentina. Cost, $25/person.

Reservation required. Takeout available. The Otesaga, Cooperstown. 607-544-2524.

CONSERVATION – 7 - 8 p.m.

Explore the history of deer in the Catskill Mountains, how they influence forest health and composition, and strategies to mitigate deer impacts.

Presenters will include a forest ecologist, deer biologist, and an ecologist. Learn how populations have changed in the last 100 years, how the change in plant life affects the forest, and how landowners can promote a healthy forest.

Registration required. Presented by Catskill Mountain Keeper and the Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies. Visit catskillmountainkeeper.org

►Thursday, Feb. 17 CRAFTERSWANTED–Friendship Craft Festival is seeking applicants for vendor space for this year’s festival, finally returning after a 2 year hiatus.

Will take place June 11, 9 a.m.

- 3 p.m. at Spring Park, Rt. 20, Richfield Springs. Sponsored by the Church of Christ Uniting, Richfield Springs. Contact Carla at 315-858-1451.

BLOOD DRIVE – 10 a.m.

- 3 p.m. Community Bible Chapel, 577 Greenough Rd., Cooperstown. 800-733-2767.

FENIMORE QUILT SHOW – 11 a.m. - 4 p.m. View this year’s creations from the Fenimore Quilt Club. See Saturday listing.

OPEN STUDIO – 11 a.m. Noon. Grab a coffee and stop by the art studio. See Thursday listing.

VOICES OF THE GAME

►Friday, February 18 WALKING CLUB – 10:30 11:30 a.m. Enjoy a fun walk with friends old and new and listen to music of the 70s. See Friday listing.

FENIMORE QUILT SHOW – 11 a.m. - 4 p.m. View this years creations from the Fenimore Quilt Club. See Saturday listing.

COMEDY – 7:30 p.m. Bigger Dreams Productions presents ‘A Comedy of Tenors,’ the sequel to Ken Ludwig’s ‘Lend me a Tenor.’ Cost, $20/adult.

Masks, proof of vaccination required. Foothills Performing Arts Center, Oneonta. 607431-2080.

ENVIRONMENT – 7:30 8:30 p.m. Online presentation ‘Bering Seabirds and Environmental Change from 3,000 Years Ago to the Present Day’ with Dr. Douglas Causey, discussing zoo-archaeology and presenting video of live birds from remote/isolated colonies in the Aleutians and the Bering Sea. Presented by the Delaware-Otsego Audubon Society. 607-397-3815.

►Saturday, Feb. 19 SNOW TUBING – 11 a.m. - 4 p.m. See Saturday listing.

FENIMORE QUILT SHOW – 11 a.m. - 4 p.m. View this year’s creations from the Fenimore Quilt Club. See Saturday listing.

COMEDY – 7:30 p.m. Bigger Dreams Productions presents ‘A Comedy of Tenors,’ the sequel to Ken Ludwig’s ‘Lend me a Tenor.’ See Friday listing.

ly. Presented by the Otsego County Conservation Association. 607-547-4488.

LETTERS FROM CHINA – 1:30 - 2:30 p.m. History presentation on Mariette Manchester, a schoolteacher from Edmeston who went on to become a missionary teacher to China. Her letters home were highly detailed about her life and work, before her death in the Boxer Rebellion. Her father later had her letters published in the local weekly paper, the Edmeston Local. Free. Hosted by the Edmeston Museum.

Edmeston Town Hall, 1 West St., Edmeston. edmestonmuseum@gmail.com TAX PREP – 6 - 8 p.m. by appointment ONLY. Volunteers will be on hand to prepare simple tax returns. See Monday listing.

►Tuesday, Feb. 22 FENIMORE QUILT SHOW – 11 a.m. - 4 p.m. View this year’s creations from the Fenimore Quilt Club. See Saturday listing.

VIRTUAL TOUR – 2 - 3 p.m.

Join live tour of exhibit ‘Cooper, Cole, and the Hudson River School’ with assistant curator Ann Cannon discussing the friendship of Cooper, Cole, and how their works inspired the Hudson River School and a love for the sublime American landscape. Free, suggested donation $10. Presented

by The Fenimore Art Museum.

607-547-1400.

TAX PREP – 6 - 8 p.m. by appointment ONLY. Volunteers will be on hand to prepare simple tax returns. See Monday listing.

SUPPORT GROUP – 7 - 9 p.m. See Tuesday listing.

►Wednesday,Feb. 23 ICE FISHING CLINIC – 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. Get hands on experience with ice fishing from the Park Staff and DEC experts. Includes demonstration on auguring, fishing techniques, and cleaning/filleting the catch. Free, registration required. Glimmerglass State Park, 1527 Co. Rd. 31, Cooperstown. 607-547-8662.

FENIMORE QUILT SHOW – 11 a.m. - 4 p.m. View this year’s creations from the Fenimore Quilt Club. See Saturday listing.

SPRINGFIELD READS – 4:30 p.m. Celebrate Chinese New Year and Valentines Day together with stories, snacks, and crafts with members of the Springfield community. Sponsored by Hyde Hall.

Springfield Community Library, 129 County Rd. 29A, Springfield Center. 315-858-5802.

INTERNATIONAL NIGHT – 5 - 8 p.m. Enjoy 3-course meal from abroad. This week enjoy dinner from India. Cost, $25/ person. Reservation required.

Take-out available. The Otesaga, Cooperstown. 607-5442524.

►Thursday, Feb. 24 FENIMORE QUILT SHOW – 11 a.m. - 4 p.m. View this years creations from the Fenimore Quilt Club. See Saturday listing.

OPEN STUDIO – 11 a.m. Noon. Grab a coffee and stop by the art studio. See Thursday listing.

SENIOR LUNCH – Noon.

The Otsego County Office for the Aging invites residents aged 60+ for a delicious lunch. Must call 24+ hours in advance. Suggested donation $3.50. Milford United Methodist Church, 113 N. Main St., Milford. 607-547-6454.

ART GROUP – 1 p.m.

Express your feelings and experiences through sketch, collage, calligraphy. See Thursday listing.

FIBER ARTS GROUP – 3 - 4 p.m. Bring your knitting, crocheting or other fiber art to work with the group on your current project. Springfield Library, 129 County Rd. 29A, Springfield. 315-858-5802.

TOASTMASTERS – 6 - 7:30 p.m. Improve speaking and leadership skills. See Thursday listing.

BEEKEEPING – 7 - 9 p.m.

Monthly meeting of the Leatherstocking Beekeepers Association open to all to learn about beekeeping and share their experiences. Hosted at The Farmers’ Museum, Cooperstown. Visit leatherstockingbeekeepers.com/

►Friday, February 25 WALKING CLUB – 10:30 11:30 a.m. Enjoy a fun walk on Mondays & Fridays with friends old and new and listen to music of the 70s. See Friday listing.

FENIMORE QUILT SHOW – 11 a.m. - 4 p.m. View this years creations from the Fenimore Quilt Club. See Saturday listing.

COMEDY – 7:30 p.m. ‘A Comedy of Tenors,’ the sequel to Ken Ludwig’s ‘Lend me a Tenor.’ See Friday listing.

►Saturday, Feb. 26 SEED SWAP DAY – 9:30 a.m. - Noon. Bring seeds you’ve saved or leftover seed to exchange with local gardeners. Conserve & promote crop diversity. Seeds not required, free. Presented by the Cornell Coop. Ext. in the Great Hall, St. James Church, 305 Main St., Oneonta. 518-234-4303.

FAMILY LITERACY – 10 11 a.m. Bring the kids for fun literacy based games, activities, snacks, crafts, and more around a theme of the week.

Springfield Library, 129 County Rd. 29A, Springfield Center.

315-858-5802.

SNOW TUBING – 11 a.m. - 4 p.m. Get outside for some winter fun, gliding down a slope on a snow tube. See Saturday listing.

►Sunday, Feb.20 SHOOTING SPORTS – 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. Stop at the sports club to practice shooting with trap, skeet, or 5 stand sporting clays. See Sunday listing.

SNOW TUBING – 11 a.m. - 4 p.m. Get outside for some winter fun, gliding down a slope on a snow tube. See Saturday listing.

COMEDY – 2 p.m. Bigger Dreams Productions presents ‘A Comedy of Tenors,’ the sequel to Ken Ludwig’s ‘Lend me a Tenor.’ See Friday listing.

►Monday, Feb. 21 WINTER WALK – 10 - 11:30 a.m. (Rescheduled from 1/17 due to winter storm Izzy) Enjoy the beauty of winter on this tree ID walk while you stretch your legs, get some fresh air.

Dress appropriately for weather, bring your own water. Free, registration required. Presented by Otsego County Conservation Association at Robert V. Riddell State Park, Davenport.

607-547-4488.

WALKING CLUB – 10:30 11:30 a.m. Enjoy a fun walk with friends old and new and listen to music of the 70s. See Friday listing.

CONSERVATION TRAINING – 1 - 2:30 p.m. Receive training to help discover the extent of the invasive woolly adelgid in Otsego County hemlocks.

Will cover hemlock and woolly adelgid identification and how to report your findings.

Registration required. Entirely outdoors, dress appropriate-

Timothy McGraw

607-432-2022

22-26 Watkins Avenue, Oneonta Monday through Friday 8 am - 4:30 pm

A-9 THE FREEMAN’S JOURNAL & HOMETOWN ONEONTA

OBITUARIES

David S. Wilshere, 78 August 28, 1943 – February 4, 2022

COOPERSTOWN – service, David worked David Sprague Wilshere, a for Sun Oil Company in long-time resident of Coop- Bettendorf, Iowa. He returned erstown who served as care- to Cooperstown and first taker of Doubleday Field worked for Jack Mitchell for many years, passed away Moving and Storage. He then late Friday night, went to work for the February 4, at his Village of Coophome on Curry Road erstown and served in Hartwick with his as caretaker for wife, Meme, by his Doubleday Field side. He was 78. until retiring in 1992.

Born August 28, On February 1943, in Iowa City, 17, 1962, David Iowa, David was married Mary Ellen a son of Vernon S. “Meme” Norman David S. Wilshere “Whitey” Wilshere, in a ceremony at a left-handed pitcher who the First Presbyterian Church played for Connie Mack’s of Springfield with the Rev. Philadelphia Athletics in the Fredrick W. Connell offici1930s, and Betty Jean ating. David and Meme had Munden Wilshere, a painter two daughters, Whitney Ann and emergency room R.N. and Faith. at Mary Imogene Bassett Throughout his entire life, Hospital in Cooperstown.

David was a devout fan of the When he was four-years- Yankees, and he often said old, David and his family that if they weren’t in the moved from the midwest World Series, baseball was to his father’s hometown of over that season. He also Skaneateles, where David enjoyed watching football. attended a one-room schoolDavid was an avid beer house. In 1953, they moved can collector and amassed to Cooperstown and settled an enormous collection. He on Chestnut Street. joinedtheBeerCanCollectors A graduate of Coopers- of America in 1970 and town High School, Class of traveled all over to beer can 1961, David excelled in trade shows. He also loved sports and was a letterman gardening, and mowing in baseball, football, wres- the yard. In his later years tling and track. he enjoyed watching his In September of 1961, grandsons Reece and Isaiah David enlisted in the U.S. Johnson in football games, Navy, and proudly served wrestling matches and track his country during a tour of events at Cooperstown duty at the NATO base in Central School.

Naples, Italy, where his wife David was preceded in and daughter joined him. death by his mother, Betty in He received his honorable 1976 and his father, “Whitey” discharge from active duty in 1985; a daughter, Whitney in the military on August 10, Ann “Nina” Humenanski 1964, and was released from in 1990; a sister, Diane the reserves in August 1967. J. Howard in 2013; and Following his military brothers-in-law William R.

“Bill” Norman in 2009 and William T. “Bill” Milburn in 2003.

David will be greatly missed by his wife of almost 60 years, Mary “Meme” Wilshere; their daughter, Faith Wilshere Carrella and husband, George; a granddaughter, Jessica Van Dyke and husband, Jeremy; two grandsons, Reece Johnson and Isaiah Johnson; and a brother, Denis A. Wilshere and his partner, Teresa; his sister-in-laws Barb Norman, Gail Milburn and Margo Norman; and numerous nieces and nephews.

Friends are invited to pay their respects to David’s family from 2 – 3 p.m. on Friday, February 11, 2022, at the Connell, Dow & Deysenroth Funeral Home in Cooperstown. Immediately following, a time of prayer and reflection to be led by the Rev. Betsy Jay will be offered at 3 p.m. at the funeral home. At the conclusion of the gathering at the funeral home, all present are welcome to re-gather at Cooley’s Stone House Tavern for a time refreshment and fellowship.

Later this spring, David will be laid to rest with MilitaryHonorsinLakewood Cemetery, Cooperstown.

For those who wish to make a donation in memory of David please consider the St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105.

Arrangements are under the care and guidance of the Connell, Dow & Deysenroth Funeral Home in Cooperstown.

Marshall L. Thorne, 80 COOPERSTOWN – Marshall Lewis Thorne, 80, a life-long resident of Cooperstown, passed away peacefully Friday afternoon, January 28, 2022, at his son and daughter-in-law’s home in Otego. He is now reunited with his beloved wife of 57 years, Sandy, who passed away November 8, 2021.

Born October 23, 1941, at the Mary Imogene Bassett Hospital in Cooperstown, Marshall was one of three sons of Loren E. and C. Emergene (Thayer) Thorne.

After attending Cooperstown schools, Marshall proudly served his country in the United States Marine Corps from 1960 until 1964.

Stationed in Quantico, Va. he specialized in field artillery and received a Good Conduct medal and Rifle Sharpshooter badge. He was proud to have marched in President John F. Kennedy’s inauguration parade, as well as in his funeral procession to the Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle in Washington, D.C. In later years Marshall enjoyed attending reunions with his former artillery company in Las Vegas, Mississippi and South Carolina.

On August 8, 1964, at Christ Church in Cooperstown, Marshall was united in marriage to Sandra L. Heller, another Cooperstown native. They lived for a time in Sandy’s grandparent’s home on Elm Street in Cooperstown, until moving to a home near Fork Shop where they have happily resided for the past 30 years.

For most of his working life, Marshall was employed by the Mary

Oct. 23, 1941 – Jan. 28, 2022

Imogene Bassett Hospital where he worked in the power p l a n t m a i n taining the Marshall L. boilers.

Thorne W h e n asked about his job, he often liked to say, “I boil water.”

Raised a Methodist, Marshall became an Episcopalian after marrying Sandy and was a devoted and faithful member of Christ Church in Cooperstown.

Through the years he served the church in many ways, including ushering with Sandy. Marshall and Sandy will especially be remembered as faithful attendees of the 8 a.m. Sunday services.

Marshall was also a member of the Native Sons of Cooperstown, the Clark F. Simmons American Legion PostNo.579inCooperstown, and was a former member of the Lions Club, and a retired member of Cooperstown Fire Department Engine Company No. 1. Other activities he enjoyed were hunting and fishing, especially deer hunting with his son and friends at home.

Annually, he travelled to the Calhoun’s deer camp in Island Pond, Vt., which was one of his favorite times of year. An avid fan of the New York Yankees, he was also a voracious reader.

He loved woodworking and at Christmas time he often made special items for his two granddaughters, Dakota and Natasha. He always enjoyed his 5 p.m. cocktails, especially when

he could share them with family and friends. One of his favorite sayings was, “It’s 5 o’clock somewhere!”

Sitting on his deck with his coffee or cocktail, watching for wildlife was always an especially enjoyable time for him.

Most of all, Marshall loved his family — they were the most important part of his life. He especially adored and doted on his two granddaughters, and he and Sandy enjoyed taking them on trips. Marshall enjoyed a full and productive life, and will be greatly missed by his family and many friends.

Marshall is survived by a son, Jeffrey S. Thorne and wife, Stephanie, of Otego; two granddaughters, Dakota R. and Natasha L. Thorne; a brother, Ralph Thorne of Franklin Square and a sisterin-law, Judy Thorne of Oaksville and their families.

He is further survived by his wife’s sister, Marion Terpening of Warren, Ohio

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 2022

Linda J. Hall, 85

December 31, 1936 – January 31, 2022 JEFFERSON tunity. Her fear of you all. A blessing.

– Linda J. Hall, a heights did provide Linda is survived by her native of Coopersa challenge when daughter, Debra J. Hall of town who resided she wound up for Greenfield Center, sonfor many years dinner at Windows in-law Gary Zarr of New in Jefferson, on the World but York City, grandchildren passed away in food took prece- Emily Zarr Neuwirth and the late hours of dence. And as husband Evan of New York Monday, January everyone knows, City and Danny Zarr of Linda J. Hall 31, 2022. she could out-eat San Francisco, Calif., niece Born December 31, 1936, pretty much anyone and still Peggy Hymers and husband in Cooperstown, she was a maintain her figure.

Wayne of Oneonta as well daughter of Loren C. Lee, Sr. She had long friendships as other nieces, nephews and Florence M. (Bresee) Lee. from working at Audio and cousins.

Linda was passionate Sears in Stamford, but many In addition to her parents, about a great many things, will remember her from her she was preceded in death first and foremost her family. time at Brooks Bar-B-Q. by her husband of 42 years, She also really loved cars She enjoyed her friends, Earl Hall (1995); daughter and always drove them way co-workers and customers Gail Hall Zarr (2004); her too fast. She had an uncanny over her many years there; daughter Debra’s partner, knack while driving at full especially the “group” that Catherine McAlevey (2013); speed of spotting deer and in her later years would brother, Loren C. Lee, Jr. squirrels at the side of the come and help her set (1986); and sister, Ruth M. road before harm could up and trim her Carson (2009). come to them or her.

Christmas tree. She was She will be laid to rest in She loved all kinds of passionate about Christmas her family plot in Hartwick music, especially rock and and filled her house Cemetery in the Spring. roll, and always played it with decorations and Following the burial and way too loud. annually produced presents service graveside, family She loved traveling, a for pretty much everyone. and friends are invited to a passion she passed on to As most people who celebration of Linda and her her daughters. To meet this knew her know, she loved life. Details will be provided love, she found a way to cats, and she always had at a later date (Barbecue save enough money so there way too many, but each one may be involved).

The family asks that if you could be a summer vaca- gave her joy. She had a truly would like to do something tion to Storytown in Lake generous heart an always in Linda’s memory, consider George or New England expressed compassion for adopting a cat, or donate to a or Montreal. She was the underdog, animals and shelter of your choice. always ready to go some- nature.

Arrangements are under where, anywhere, anytime.

She was so very lucky to the care and guidance She even managed to get have caring friends and truly, of the Connell, Dow & her husband to Europe truly wonderful neighbors Deysenroth Funeral Home in for a summer adventure. who were always there for Cooperstown.

New York City to visit her her. The family is grateful to daughters or leading her coworkers around town was a favorite. Carnegie Deli a must see attraction.

April 24 1938 – January 30, 2022 Only she could finish those Oneonta – dren, Judy Martinez massive sandwiches.

Lloyd H. Johnson, of Port St. Lucie, Fla., She loved eating Marianne Herge of out with family and friends 83, passed away January 30, at Salisbury, N.C., Jane and did so at every opporBassett Medical (Doug) Kristofik Center in Coopersof Vail, Ariz., Eric town from compli(Bonnie) Johnson of cations of Covid Oneonta, and Pamela and underlying Lloyd H. Johnson (Shawn) Baldwin and Cooperstown, and her health conditions. of Cooperstown; family.

He was born April 24, grandchildren, Graig, Tara In addition to his wife, 1938 in Halcott Center, the Rose, Wade, Casey, Megan, Sandy, Marshall was prede- son of Milbert and Edna Alyson, Hannah, Nathan ceased by one brother, (Simmons) Johnson. and Seneca Rose; 12 greatEdwin Wesley Thorne, who He married Rosanne grandchildren; sisters, Gloria passed away July 7, 2017.

Brickwedde on November Morrison and Sandy RobinThe Office of the Burial 17, 1956 at St. Mary’s Church son; many nieces and nephews. of the Dead will be offered at in Oneonta. Together they He was predeceased by his 11 a.m. Saturday, February ownedandoperatedthefamily parents; his wife, Rosanne 12, 2022, in Christ Church, dairy farm, Fairlane Farm on Johnson; son, James Lloyd Cooperstown, with the Delhi Stage until the early Johnson; and a sister, Martha Rev’d Nathan P. Ritter, ‘80s. Lloyd then drove a truck Kuttles.

Rector officiating. until he was stricken with Calling hours will be 12 The Committal service Guillain-Barre Syndrome. to 1:30 p.m. with a time to and inurnment with military After a grueling recovery he share remembrances at 1:30 honors will follow at the Ecu- went to work at Ouleout Golf p.m., on Saturday, Feb. 12, menical Columbarium in the Course in Franklin for close 2022 at the Lewis, Hurley & churchyard at Christ Church. to 30 years.

Pietrobono Funeral Home, In lieu of flowers, expresLloyd loved spending time 51 Dietz St., Oneonta. sions of sympathy in the with his family and friends, Interment will be at Mt. form of memorial gifts enjoying a good meal. He Calvary Cemetery colummay be made to the Christ often shared his story of barium at a later date Church All Souls Fund, 69 meeting Babe Ruth when In lieu of flowers, donaFair Street, Cooperstown, he worked on the Shaggroy tions may be made to, Helios NY 13326 or Fly Creek Turkey Farm. In his younger Care, 297 River St. Service Emergency Squad, PO Box days he was an avid bowler. Road, Oneonta, NY 13820.

218, Fly Creek, NY 13337. Later in life, he enjoyed Online condolences may Arrangements are under casual trips to the casino. be made at, www.lhpfunerthe care and guidance He is survived by his chil- alhome.com of the Connell, Dow & Deysenroth Funeral Home in Cooperstown.

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

Lloyd H. Johnson, 83

LEGALS

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 2022 Legal

Legal nOtice ADVERTISEMENT TO BID VILLAGE OF COOPERSTOWN GLEN AVE SIDEWALK CONSTRUCTION NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, PURSUANT TO Section 103 of the General Municipal Law of the State of New York, that the Village of Cooperstown will receive separate sealed bids for the construction of a poured in place concrete sidewalk on Glen Ave in the Village of Cooperstown, New York. Bids must be submitted on the official bid form only in a sealed envelope addressed to the Village Clerk, Village of Cooperstown, 22 Main Street, Cooperstown, NY 13326 and marked “BID-GLEN AVE SIDEWALK CONSTRUCTION”.

Copies of the Contract Documents may be obtained at the Village Clerk’s Office located at the Village Office Building, 22 Main Street, Cooperstown, New York or by calling 607-5472411 between the hours of 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM, Monday through Friday.

Sealed bids will be received by the Village Clerk until 2:00 p.m. local time, Wednesday, February 23, 2022.

Bids will be opened and read publicly at the Village Office Building.22 Main Street, downstairs meeting room, Cooperstown at 2:00 p.m., Wednesday, February 23, 2022.

The Village Board of Cooperstown reserves the right to reject or accept any and all bids.

By Order of the Village Board of Trustees, Date: February 2, 2022 Jenna L. Utter Village Clerk, Village of Cooperstown 22 Main St., Cooperstown, NY 13326 Tele: (607)5472411 Email: jutter@ cooperstownny.org 1LegalFeb.10 Legal nOtice NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Board of Trustees of the Village of Cooperstown will hold the following public hearing in the Village Office Building, 22 Main Street, Cooperstown, New York on Monday, February 28, 2022 at 7:00 p.m. or as soon thereafter as can be heard, to discuss the following Amend Chapter 300-4 – Zoning Law –amendment to the Village of Cooperstown Zoning Map- applicant seeks to change 16 Chestnut Street from R-3 to Business Any resident of the Village of Cooperstown is entitled to be heard upon said local law at such public hearing. Disabled citizens, who require assistance in attending said public hearing, or in furnishing comments or suggestions, should contact the Village Clerk to request assistance. Copies of the proposed

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laws are available for inspection at the Village Clerk’s office, 22 Main Street, Cooperstown, New York during normal business hours Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Dated: February 8, 2022 By order of the Village Board Village of Cooperstown Jenna L. Utter Village Clerk Village of Cooperstown 22 Main Street Cooperstown, NY 13326 (607) 547-2411 (phone) jutter@cooperstownny.org (email) 2LegalFeb.17 Legal nOtice PUBLIC NOTICE OF LAW NOTICE is hereby given that the Board of Representatives of the County of Otsego at a meeting thereof held on the 2nd day of February 2022, duly adopted a Local Law entitled: A Local Law amending Local Law No. 3 of 2021 and replacing it with a Local Law authorized by section 120-aa GML requiring, for all Solid Waste within the County of Otsego, source separation and segregation of recyclable or reuseable materials.

The intent of this Local Law is to insure that source separation and segregation of recyclable and reusable materials occurs within the County of Otsego.

The full text of this Local Law is available for inspection in the Clerk of the Board’s Office in the County Office Building, Cooperstown, New York during regular business hours and is also available on the County’s website.

Dated: February 10, 2022 Carol D. McGovern Clerk of the Board of Representatives Otsego County, New York 1LegalFeb.10 Legal nOtice PUBLIC NOTICE OF LAW NOTICE is hereby given that the Board of Representatives of the County of Otsego at a meeting thereof held on the 2nd day of February 2022, duly adopted a Local Law entitled: A Local Law establishing the department called County Administrator and designating the position of County Administrator as a department head pursuant to section 35 (e) of NYS Civil Service Law. This Local Law establishes the department called County Administrator and the position of County Administrator.

The full text of this Local Law is available for inspection in the Clerk of the Board’s Office in the County Office Building, Cooperstown, New York during regular business hours and is also available on the County’s website.

Dated: February 10, 2022 Carol D. McGovern Clerk of the Board of Representatives

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Otsego County, New York 1LegalFeb.10 Legal nOtice Notice of Formation of SPC Management LLC, Articles of Org. filed NY Sec. of State (SSNY) 6/13/17.

Office in Otsego Co. SSNY desig. agent of LLC whom process may be served.

SSNY shall mail process on behalf of the LLC c/o United States Corporation Agents, Inc, 7014 13th Avenue, Suite 202, Brooklynn, NY 11228.

Purpose: Any lawful purpose.

Principal business of Reg Agent: United States Corporation Agents, Inc, 7014 13th Avenue, Suite 202, Brooklynn, NY 11228.

6LegalMar.17 Legal nOtice NOTICE TO BIDDERS Sealed bids will be received as set forth in Instructions to Bidders (https://www.dot. ny.gov/bids-and-lettings/constructioncontractors/important-info) until 10:30 A.M. on Thursday, March 10, 2022 at the NYSDOT, Office of Contract Management, 50 Wolf Rd, 1st Floor, Suite 1CM, Albany, NY 12232 and will be publicly opened and read. Maps, Plans and Specifications may be seen at Electronic documents and Amendments which are posted to www.dot. ny.gov/doing-business/opportunities/ const-notices.

The New York State Department of Transportation, in accordance with the Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 78 Stat.

252, 42 U.S.C. 2000d to 2000d-4 and Title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, Department of Transportation, Subtitle A, Office the Secretary, Part 21, Nondiscrimination in Federallyassisted programs of the Department of Transportation and Title 23 Code of Federal Regulations, Part 200, Title IV Program and Related Statutes, as amended, issued pursuant to such Act, hereby notifies all who respond to a written Department solicitation, request for proposal or invitation for bid that it will affirmatively insure that in any contract entered into pursuant to this advertisement, disadvantaged business enterprises will be afforded full opportunity to submit bids in response to this invitation and will not be discriminated against on the grounds of race, color, national origin, sex, age, disability/handicap and income status in consideration for an award.

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. Please call (518)457-2124 if a reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the

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closure proceeding against you and filing the answer with the court, a default judgment may be entered and you can lose your home.

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Speak to an attorney or go to the court where your case is pending for further information on how to answer the summons and protect your property.

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This is an attempt to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

STATE OF NEW YORK SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF OTSEGO SUPPLEMENTAL SUMMONS Index No. EF2021-755 COMMUNITY LOAN SERVICING, LLC F/K/A BAYVIEW LOAN SERVICING, LLC, Plaintiff, v.

ANY UNKNOWN HEIRS, DEVISEES, DISTRIBUTEES OR SUCCESSORS IN INTEREST OF THE LATE JASON T. PURCELL A/K/A JASON PURCELL, IF LIVING, AND IF ANY BE DEAD, ANY AND ALL PERSONS WHO ARE SPOUSES, WIDOWS, GRANTEES, MORTGAGEES, LIENORS, HEIRS, DEVISEES, DISTRIBUTEES, EXECUTORS, ADMINISTRATORS, OR SUCCESSORS IN INTEREST OF SUCH OF THEM AS MAY BE DEAD, AND THEIR SPOUSES, HEIRS, DEVISEES, DISTRIBUTEES AND SUCCESSORS IN INTEREST, ALL OF WHOM AND WHOSE NAMES AND PLACES OF RESIDENCE ARE UNKNOWN TO PLAINTIFF, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

BY THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE, NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF TAXATION AND FINANCE, and JOHN DOE, Defendants.

To the above named Defendants: You are hereby summoned to answer the complaint in this action and to serve a copy of your answer, or if the complaint is not served with this summons, to serve a notice of appearance on the Plaintiff’s attorneys within thirty days after the service of this summons, exclusive of the day of service, and in case of your failure to appear or answer, judgment will be taken against you by default for the relief demanded in the complaint.

NOTICE YOU ARE IN DANGER OF LOSING YOUR HOME If you do not respond to this summons and complaint by serving a copy of the answer on the attorney for the mortgage company who filed this fore-

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

YOU MUST RESPOND BY SERVING A COPY OF THE ANSWER ON THE ATTORNEY FOR THE PLAINTIFF (MORTGAGE COMPANY) AND FILING THE ANSWER WITH THE COURT.

The foregoing summons is served upon you by publication pursuant to an order of Honorable Brian D. Burns, Justice of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, signed the 27th day of January, 2022 at Cooperstown, New York.

The object of this action is to foreclose a mortgage on the following property: SBL: 53.00-1-5.03 ALL that tract or parcel of land situate and being in the Town of Otsego, County of Otsego and State of New York, located in Stewarts Patent, and being more particularly described as follows: BEGINNING at a point formed by the intersection of the center line of pavement of County Route No. 26 with the center line of Brick House Road, “PK” nail set; THENCE North 34 degrees 57 minutes 06 seconds West, along the said center line of County Route No. 26, a distance of 365 feet “PK” nail set; THENCE North 53 degrees 49 minutes 50 seconds East, along the division line between lands belonging to Dykstra and this parcel, through an iron rod found, a distance of 262.75 feet, iron rod set; THENCE South 48 degrees 35 minutes 53 seconds East, along the division line between lands belonging to Purcell and the parcel, through an iron rod set, a distance of 249.16 feet, “PK” nail set in the center line of Brick House Road; THENCE along the said center line of Brick House Road, North 34 degrees 31 minutes 05 seconds East, a distance of 117.50 feet, “PK” nail set, and North 37 degrees 49 minutes 57 seconds East, a distance of 107.50 feet, “PK” nail set; THENCE South 42 degrees 00 minutes 34 seconds East, through an iron rod set, along the division line between lands belonging to Purcell and this parcel a distance of 517.71 feet, iron rod set; THENCE South 48 degrees 00 minutes 10 seconds West, along the division line between lands belonging to Purcell, lands belonging to Van Leuven, and this parcel, through an iron rod set, a distance of 679.54

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feet, “PK” nail set; THENCE along the aforementioned center line of County Route No. 26, the following three courses and distances: North 18 degrees 02 minutes 31 seconds West, 105.00 feet; North 20 degrees 54 minutes 17 seconds West, 150.00 feet; North 31 degrees 15 minutes 40 seconds West, 150.00 feet to the point or place of BEGINNING. EXCEPTING and RESERVING from the above described parcel, all lands deeded or dedicated for highway purposes.

Subject to easements, covenants, and restriction of record.

These premises are also known as 114 Brick House Road, Richfield Springs, NY 13439.

Woods Oviatt Gilman LLP Attorneys for Plaintiff 500 Bausch & Lomb Place Rochester, NY 14604 4LegalMar.3 Legal nOtice NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY UNDER NEW YORK PROFESSIONAL SERVICE LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY LAW (“LLCL”) 1. The name of the professional service limited liability company (“LLC”) is SHERWOOD PHYSICAL THERAPY, PLLC. 2. The date of filing of the Articles of Organization with the Secretary of State is February 2, 2022.

3. The County within the State of New York in which the principal office of the professional service LLC is to be located is Otsego County.

4. The Secretary of State of the State of New York is hereby designated as agent of the professional service LLC upon whom process against it may be served. The post office address to which the Secretary of State shall mail a copy of any process against the professional service LLC served upon him or her is: 357 COUNTY HIGHWAY 4, UNADILLA, NY 13849.

5. The character or purpose of the business of the professional service LLC is any purpose allowed by law.

6LegalMar.17 Legal nOtice Notice of Formation of Journey Into Holistic Healing LLC. Filed 12/29/21.

Cty: Otsego.

SSNY desig. for process & shall mail 2787 Co Hwy 18, S New Berlin, NY 13843.

Purp: any lawful.

6LegalMar.10 Legal nOtice Notice of Formation of ROSEBOOM WINERY LLC, Articles of Org. filed NY Sec. of State (SSNY) 1/17/22.

Office in Otsego Co. SSNY desig. agent of LLC whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail process to 3473 St Hwy 166, Cherry Valley, NY 13320.

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Principal business loc: 3473 St Hwy 166, Cherry Valley, NY 13320.

6LegalMar.10 Legal nOtice Notice of Formation of a Limited Liability Company (LLC) Name: William Craft Construction LLC Articles of Organization were filed with the NY Secretary of State on 01/24/2022.

The office of the LLC is to be located in Otsego County.

SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served.

SSNY shall mail process to: William Craft, 502 Lougheed Rd, Oneonta, NY 13820.

The purpose of the LLC is to engage in any lawful act.

6LegalMar.10 Legal nOtice Notice of formation of a NY Limited Liability Company Name: Dazzo’s Kitchen LLC. Articles of Organization filing date with the Secretary of State (SSNY) was 09/30/2021.

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 158 Brookline Road Ballston Spa NY 12020.

Purpose is to engage in any and all business activities permitted under NYS laws.

6LegalMar.10 Legal nOtice Notice of Formation of a NY Limited Liability Company Name: DOG WILD PROPERTIES LLC. Articles of Organization filing date with Secretary of State (SSNY) was 27 January 2022.

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 PO Box 410, Richfield Springs, NY 13439.

Purpose is to engage in any and all business activities permitted under NYS laws.

6LegalMar.10 Legal nOtice Notice of Formation of a NY Limited Liability Company Name: DOG WILD OF COOPERSTOWN LLC. Articles of Organization filing date with Secretary of State (SSNY) was 27 January 2022.

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 PO Box 410, Richfield Springs, NY 13439.

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6LegalMar.10 Legal nOtice Notice of Formation of MEADOW CREST COMMUNITY, LLC Articles of Org. filed NY Sec. of State (SSNY) 1/26/22.

Office in Otsego Co. SSNY desig. agent of LLC whom process may be served.

SSNY shall mail process to PO Box 1455, Oneonta, NY 132820.

Purpose: Any lawful purpose.

6LegalMar.10 Legal nOtice Notice of Formation of Baccello Plumbing & Heating LLC. Articles of Organization filed with Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 01/09/2022 Office location: Otsego County.

SSNY is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 5001 ST HWY 23 STE PMB 190 Oneonta NY 13820 Purpose: any lawful act or activity.

6LegalMar.3 Legal nOtice Notice of Formation of Rolling Hills Rentals, LLC Office Location: Otsego County N.Y. Articles of Organization Filed with the Secretary of State of New York (“SSNY”) on January 18, 2022.

SSNY is designated agent of LLC upon whom process may be served and SNNY shall mail process to Rolling Hills Rentals, LLC located at 139 Quinn Road, Cherry Valley, NY 13320.

6LegalMar.3 Legal nOtice Notice of Formation of BIG GUNS CONSTRUCTION, LLC Articles of Org. filed NY Sec. of State (SSNY) 1/18/22.

Office in Otsego Co. SSNY desig. agent of LLC whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail process to 6451 County Highway 18, West Winfield, NY 13491.

Purpose: Any lawful purpose.

6LegalMar.3 Legal nOtice Notice of Formation of ONEONTA ADVENTURE CLUB LLC Articles of Org. filed NY Sec. of State (SSNY) 1/13/22.

Office in Otsego Co. SSNY desig. agent of LLC whom process may be served.

SSNY shall mail process to 139 Collins Dr., Oneonta, NY 13820, which is also the principal business location.

Purpose: Any lawful purpose.

6LegalMar.3 Legal nOtice NOTICE OF FORMATION OF A DOMESTIC LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY (LLC) Andrew Hunt Contracting LLC

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The Articles of Organization were filed with the New York State Secretary of State on July 20th, 2021.

OFFICE LOCATION: Otsego County.

The Secretary of state is designated as Agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served.

The Secretary of State shall mail a copy of any process against the LLC to 157 Canham rd, South New Berlin, NY 13843.

PURPOSE: To engage in any lawful act or activity.

6LegalMar.3 Legal nOtice NOTICE OF FILING OF ARTICLES OF ORGANIZATION IN NEW YORK

BY A LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY Name: Kent Jones Consulting, LLC. Articles of Organization filed with sec. of state of NY(SOS) on 10/1/21.

Office location: Otsego County.

SOS is designated as agent of LLC for service of process.

SOS shall mail copy of process to 13 Fernleigh Dr, Cooperstown, NY 13326.

Purpose: Any lawful act or activity.

6LegalFeb.24 Legal nOtice Notice of Formation of a NY Limited Liability Company Name: SCHOELLIG’S FIELDCREST FARM LLC. Articles of Organization filing date with Secretary of State (SSNY) was 7 January 2022.

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 325 Santoro Road, Garrattsville, NY 13342.

Purpose is to engage in any and all business activities permitted under NYS laws.

6LegalFeb.24 Legal nOtice Notice of formation of Thistlemint Farm LLC Articles of Organizations were filed with New York Secy of State (SSNY) on 27 November, 2021.

Office location: Otsego County.

SSNY has been designated as agent for process and shall mail to: P.O.Box 132, Laurens, NY 13796.

Purpose: any lawful purpose.

6LegalFeb.24 Legal nOtice Notice of Formation of CNY JOINT RECON LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 01/06/22.

Office: Otsego County.

SSNY designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to the LLC, 5 Ravine Park South, Oneonta, NY 13820.

Purpose: Any lawful purpose.

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Festival honors three ‘life’ trustees The Glimmerglass Festival’s Board of Trustees this week named Nellie Gipson, Robert Schlather, and Senator James Seward Honorary Life Trustees, recognizing the trio’s exceptional involvement with the world-renowned program.

“Honorary Trusteeships were established by the governing board to recognize and acknowledge individuals from our ranks for their extraordinary service and exceptional contributions,” said Board Chairman Robert Nelson. “Nellie, Bob, and Jim have provided and continue to provide invaluable guidance as regular trustees, and this additional distinction is a special way we are able to express our deepest appreciation.”

Mr. Nelson said the Honorary Life Trustee honor is not an annual event but is reserved only for those times when the Board believes they should recognize high achievement.

“It’s the highest honor a trustee for the Festival can ever reach,” Mr. Nelson said.

“Their total contributions over the years are amazing.”

Nellie Gipson served on the Glimmerglass Festival Board of Trustees since 2018; she and her husband, Robert, are major

supporters of many of the area’s historical, educational, and cultural institutions.

Cooperstown attorney Bob Schlather has contributed thousands of hours to the Festival, helping the organization evolve from its years in the Cooperstown High School and finding and securing the Company’s 37,000sq. ft. warehouse and rehearsal hall in the Town of Warren – a move the Board calls “a necessity and game-changer as the Festival grew in scope and reputation.”

During his three decades as a New York State Senator, Jim Seward was vital to the Company after its move from the high school to the Opera House. He made possible nearly $4 million in special state funding for projects ranging from flood damage repairs to the expansion of restrooms, the building of the rehearsal hall, and major improvements to the Festival’s campus.

“We’re so thrilled to honor all three,” Mr. Nelson said. “Our Board is so diverse and all are from the Cooperstown area. That means so much to us as a Board that all have been a huge part of the community as well as a huge part of us.”

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‘Monologues’ this weekend in Oneonta Catch Eve Ensler’s play “The Vagina Monologues” at the upstairs theater at Foothills Production Center in Oneonta for one weekend only, beginning Saturday, February 12.

Directed by Mary-Jo Merk, tickets are $15 for adults and $10 for students and seniors. Bigger Dreams Productions will donate one-half of the profits from the show to Family Planning of South Central New York, and audience members are encouraged to donate items to the Bigger Dreams feminine hygiene product drive.

The show — which contains adult content -begins at 7:30 p.m. Saturday and Monday, February 12 and 14, with a 2 p.m. matinee on Sunday, February 13.

Masks and proof of vaccination will be required for entry to all performances. Visit biggerdreamsproductions.org for ticket information.

moved to New York City to pursue a career in magazines. Since 2007, she has photographed more than fifty cookbooks, with a client list that includes Martha Stewart Living Magazine, The Food Network, Starbucks, Chipotle, Campbell’s, and The Oprah Magazine.

“School Lunch: Unpacking our Shared Stories” started as a personal project and grew into a book, the first where she is both photographer and author. Ms. Schaeffer now lives in Croton-on-Hudson with her husband and two girls.

The monthly Sunday Speaker programs are free and open to the public. Visit fovl.eventbrite.com for more information and to register.

Sunday’s Speaker unpacks school lunch and ‘shared stories’ Friends of the Village Library welcomes Cooperstown Central School alumna and author Lucy Schaeffer via Zoom to share her stories about her new book, “School Lunch: Unpacking our Shared Stories,” on Sunday, February 13, from 3 - 4 p.m.

Her talk comes as part of the Friends’ Sunday Speaker series and follows Ms. Schaeffer’s January presentation to CCS fifthand sixth-graders about her experiences as a photographer and author.

Ms. Schaeffer grew up in Fly Creek and attended Yale University, taught primary school in Italy, then

County, area markets offer free N-95 masks Otsego County’s Office for the Aging plan drivethrough distribution of free N95 masks and at-home COVID test kits for area seniors on February 17 from 11 a.m. until 1 p.m. at the Oneonta Boys and Girls Club, February 18 from 11 1 at the Clark Sports Center in Cooperstown, and March 2 from 10 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. at the Richfield Springs Community Center.

Local Price Chopper /Market 32 stores begin distributing free N95 masks this week, with up to three masks per customer available at manned tables set up either in the center or the pharmacy of all stores in the regional supermarket chain.

Cooperstown Emmy winner a ‘costume design’ judge Tara Barnwell

“I had 27 movies to watch,” Van Ramsey, an Emmy-winning costume designer with 45 years of stage and screen credits, said from his Cooperstown home a few weeks ago. “I’m part of the Costume Designers Guild, and I have to watch each movie with attention to costume design.”

He and some 700 colleagues from around the world are voting for the annual Costume Designers Guild Award, a prestigious honor announced one week before the Academy Awards (March 27, 2022).

They pick a winner for ‘best period piece,’ ‘best contemporary piece,’ and ‘best fantasy piece.’

“Unlike other awards, this Guild award is only voted on by costume designers,” Mr. Ramsey said. “Not actors, producers and directors. It Van Ramsey prepares to dig in to his stack of movies for costume review. means a lot to receive this award.”

Mr. Ramsey began his fashion they are going to influence our decisions.” career in an unusual way. “When I was 28, Mr. Ramsey’s first film as a costume I was an architect, and I also have a degree designer was “1918” with Matthew in botany and chemistry. I couldn’t imagine Broderick. “Ironically it was about the flu spending my days doing research in a lab epidemic in the early 1900’s, much like our or going to medical school. So, I moved pandemic now. Matthew was a dream to to New York City and connected with the work with; we ended up being good friends. right people. I designed a couple of plays, That was my first film and my favorite.” then went on to design more and more. I “I also did the “Lonesome Dove” miniwas hooked.” series,” he said. “Mini -series are never easy, As Mr. Ramsey looked at the mound and this was no exception. We worked 19of DVDs he had to watch, he explained 20 hours every day without a day off. But how he attacks the pile. “First, I watch the hard work paid off, I won my very first the movie with no sound. That makes Emmy for this series. After that, I was in me concentrate on the costumes. I’m not high demand to design for epic mini-series. concerned with the actors or the storyline, My phone rang off the hook.” just the costumes,” Mr. Ramsey said. “It’s “For 45 years I worked 18-20 hours a not about the stars. It’s about the costumes: day, seven days a week,” he said. His last Do they fit the period the piece was written two films were “A Night in Old Mexico” for? Are the correct undergarments utilized? with Robert Duvall and “All is Lost” with How was the costume created; does it make Robert Redford, and, with retirement eight it seem real?” years ago, he and his partner split their time Prior to receiving the movies, each between Texas and Cooperstown. film studio promotes their costumes in “I wasn’t sure how I was going to fill my brochures. days but this area is so rich in culture,” he “I get bombarded with brochures from all said. “I have worked all over the world, but of the studios that want each of us to vote I never had time to do anything but work. for their costumes,” he said. “They spend There is so much to do outside of the world a ton of money mailing these out, hoping of film making.”

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