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ven at Unatego High School, Chad showed compassion and dedication to others, rallying classmates to serve at Saturday’s Bread and organizing fundraisers for Dollars for Scholars. While working on both his master’s degrees, he collected winter clothing for the needy, cooked and served Christmas breakfast at the homeless shelter and organized social fundraisers to benefit the shelter. He has also served as a youth soccer coach in Unatego and in Oneonta, and was a founding member of the Oneonta Community Alliance for Youth. He is continuing his education with a certification in Financial Social Work to help low-income families manage debt. He also gives Motivational Interviewing training for OFO’s Domestic Violence Program volunteers and facilitated a mindfulness skills awareness group for Hartwick College nursing students.
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n the spirit of leading by example, Brent “The Kayak Guy” Baysinger has completed the General Clinton Regatta three times. But more than just a local business person, he is an active environmentalist, supporting the Otsego Land Trust, and the Goodyear Lake Association, including helping to pull water chestnuts from the Susquehanna waterways. His shop was a “pit stop” for the Susquehanna Sojourn and often donates gift certificates to local fundraisers. He is also committed to his customers and community, known for helping people overcome their fear of the water and teaching them to enjoy paddling. He has participated in the “Wear it On the Water” (WOW) Paddle Fest to encourage using life jackets. He currently serves on the Milford Town Board, and on the town’s Green Committee.
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ince moving to Oneonta just a few years ago, Dan has immersed himself in his work life and his community life. As a New York Central Mutual litigation manager, he developed and implemented a division-wide program to ensure performance tracking, as well as created and delivered a six-week course on negotiations. Dan is also a member of the Town of Oneonta Planning Board, the Otsego County Democratic Committee, where he serves as chair of the Platform Committee, and the Oneonta City School Board. He plays clarinet for the Hartwick College Faculty Wind Quintet, the Catskill Valley Wind Ensemble and the Oneonta Community Concert Band, and serves on the Oneonta Concert Association board of directors. He and wife Ana are raising three daughters.
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tsego County Treasurer and a Captain and Company Commander in the Army Reserve, Dan possesses unmatched dedication, perseverance and resolve, the judges found. An Otsego County native, he attended Gettysburg College, graduating magna cum laude. As a Fulbright Scholar, he authored a book on rural economic development, and received an M.Sc. from the London School of Economics. Post-September 11, 2001, he worked for the U.S. national security apparatus in South Asia, helping to track and counter Taliban elements. After that, he worked as a venture capitalist at the World Bank, before returning to Otsego County. He was elected County Treasurer in 2009 as a Democrat; he won reelection in 2013 by a wide margin with bipartisan support. He and wife Dee have three children, Paul, Aliza and Maddie.
Picking ‘20 Under 40’ From 61 Nominees Was Challenge Judges Reflect On Qualifications, Energy Reflected In Applications
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t wasn’t hard for the judges to find eligible candidates for “20 Under 40” recognition – it
was hard to only select a few. “When I was asked to be a judge, I thought it would be easy,”
said Val Paige, Cooperstown, Clark Sports Center director. “But when I saw the quality and the
number of applicants, I knew it was going to be anything but!” The 20 were named on Tues-
day, Feb. 10, after a panel of six judges reviewed 61 nominations. “It’s so impressive the number of really qualified individuals we have here in Otsego County,” said Please See JUDGES, A2
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rganized, enthusiastic and concerned for her community, Jessica is active both in her career at Five Star Subaru and in a variety of area organizations. She is on the boards of Ten Fold Plus, the women’s support group, the Family Services Association and First Night Oneonta. She volunteers with OFO and the American Cancer Society. In addition to her career with Five Star Subaru, she is an adjunct professor in developmental psychology at Hartwick College and runs Blue Water Studio, specializing in wedding and family photography and videography.
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oted for her “incredible positive energy,” Stacie helped implement CROP (the Creating Rural Opportunities Program) at ONC BOCES, operating after-school programs in 10 school districts. Previously with BOCES, she organized such programs as Odyssey of the Mind, the regional spelling bee and the Scholar Recognition Banquet. She coaches youth soccer and basketball, and She was a founder of the annual Cider Run 5K at the Fly Creek Cider Mill, benefitting the Alzheimers Association, has won the Arc’s Father Willis Good Neighbor Award, and has been on the United Way of Delaware & Otsego Counties board.
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Co-Owners, Origins Café, Cooperstown hether “biking for beer” to raise awareness of fracking’s damage to local water or shopping at the Cooperstown Farmer’s Market for local ingredients, Dana, along with her sister, Kristin are the kind of people who make this a place where other smart, engaged and energetic young people want to stay. A cyclist, runner and long-distance swimmer, she encourages others to participate in these activities, and is active in environmental causes, donating food and space for events to draw attention to anti-fracking and protecting lakes, green spaces and forests.
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n directing theater productions, organizing concerts and creating interactive dramatic programming for The Farmers’ and The Fenimore Art museums, Danielle has “transformed the cultural life of Otsego County,” according to one nomination, while serving as a community and tourism advocate. Formerly Smithy Center for the Arts executive director, she arranged numerous exhibits, workshops and concerts. Founding the Glimmerglobe Theatre, she rejuvenated live theater locally, producing sold out runs of Dickens’ “Christmas Carol” in 2013 and 2014. She is a Cooperstown Rotarian and Cooperstown Chamber of Commerce vice president, due to assume the presidency in April.
First, Commitment To Career, Then Community Services Considered By Judges JUDGES/From A1 Martin Tillapaugh, Cooperstown, a lawyer and the owner of Tillapaugh Funeral Service. “It was difficult to just select 20.” The judges went around the room and made a “hot list” of their top candidates. “It was a
very smooth process,” said Chris Kuhn, Oneonta Job Corps director. “We agreed on so many.” “For the most part, we were overwhelmingly on the same page,” said Ben Guenther, Five Star Subaru. “We discussed what was important, and we all had the
same feelings.” The first step was looking at the prowess of the nominees in their career field. “I wanted to see someone who was contributing a vast amount of energy to their employment,” said Luisa Montanti, Oneonta, manager of the South-
side Mall and Foothills Performing Arts Center board president. “I wanted to see someone who was successful, someone who was a leader.” “Whether they were working for themselves or for someone else, we were looking for job
success,” said Paige. “But what tipped the scales was seeing what each candidate believed in.” The 20 selected all demonstrated considerable community service in their applications. “We wanted people who, in their spare Please See JUDGES, B3
congrats! 20 Under 40 celebrates 20 Young Professionals in Otsego County who are making an impact where they work, live, play and grow.
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hen Jason Layton came into the Davenport United Methodist Church Thrift Store a few weeks back, he “told me he was looking for scarves,” said Phyllis Butts, who was volunteering at the store that day. “He told us what he was going to do with them, and so we gave him two big bags, plus a bag of hats and mittens.” Those scarves have shown up
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ommon Council member Larry Malone, a Hartwick College economics professor and protege of former Mayor Dick Miller, told his colleagues Tuesday, Feb. 17, he won’t seek a second term. “When my term concludes, I will continue Malone to help others discover Oneonta, for a visit, for college, or for the remainder of a lifetime,” said Malone. Two other Council members, Chip Holmes and Mike Lynch, have already announced they won’t run again in the Nov. 3 city elections. FOR THE BIRDS: A 500-signature petition in support of allowing chickens to be raised in the city was presented to Common Council Tuesday, Feb. 17. CITY CONTENDER: The late Jim Konstanty, who represented Oneonta in the MLB, is a contender for a spot on the Phillies Wall of Fame this year/DETAILS, A7
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In Icy Cold, Samaritan’s Scarves Help Pay Back A Kindness By LIBBY CUDMORE
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HOMETOWN ONEONTA at various locations around Oneonta, draped over fences and tied around trees, all with the same note: “A scarf for you! I am not lost! If you are cold and need something extra, please take this. If not, please leave it for someone who needs it. Pay it forward!” Layton’s identity didn’t surface until just before press time Tuesday, Feb. 17, and attempts to reach him weren’t immediately successful. Ian Austin/HOMETOWN ONEONTA “Please take this “When I first saw them, I just to keep warm,” the Please See SCARVES, A6 In the cold snap, free scarves are appearing in downtown Oneonta.
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OH-Fest On For Neahwa 20 YEARS OF Mike Twomey of Oneonta, now 45, does a belly flop at the 1997 Polar Bear Jump, the second. This year’s jump is the 20th.
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wenty years ago, Brenda and Jamie Waters had a cool idea. “The year before, I’d gone to Alexandria Bay and did a Polar Bear Jump there,” said Jamie. “The next year, I wanted to go again, and Brenda said, ‘We have ice, why not do it right here?’” And with 11 people on a 33-degree day in February 1996, the Goodyear Lake Polar Bear Jump began. They didn’t have any recipients or raise any money that first year, but since then, Son Jeremiah Waters at his first they’ve raised and distributed over $750,000 to 88 children and families to jump, in 1998.
IF YOU GO: 20th Polar Bear Jump, 12:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 21, Goodyear Lake. help pay for medical bills. “Our first recipient, Carly Barry, was 14 months old when we jumped in 1998,” said Brenda. “She’s graduating from high school this year.” This year’s jump – the 20th – on Saturday, Feb. 21, has 403 people already signed up, and will assist a record 16 recipients, plus the annual donations to the Portlandville Methodist Church, the Milford Fire DePlease See JUMP, B4
oicing considerable reservations, Common Council nonetheless voted 4-2 Tuesday, Feb. 17, to allow Panic! At the Disco to perform in Neahwa Park as part of the 10th annual OH-Fest, with the compromise: The concert will end at 9 p.m. HOMETOWN ONEONTA “I have mixed Council member feelings,” Council Holmes debates member Madolyn question with Palmer, Fifth Ward, Chief Nayor. told the council and the gathered crowd of college students. “Our local police force is great, but they’re in small numbers. Each of you has a Please See OH-FEST, A6
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he statewide “Solar Home Companion Tour,” led by anti-fracking filmmaker Josh Fox and former Democratic gubernatorial candidate Zephyr Teachout, will kick off Saturday, Feb. 21, in Oneonta. The free presentations – exploring renewables and sustainability through music and storytelling – will be 13 p.m. in Hartwick College’s Slade Theater, and 7-9 p.m. in the Foothills Performing Arts Center.
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t happened like this. One of our colleagues picked up a dog-eared copy of Forbes’ “Forty Under Forty” edition from October in a hospital waiting room, and thumbing by Uber/Airbnb’s Kalanick and Chesky, past Yahoo’s Marissa Mayer to social media guru Gary Vaynerchuk (#40), thought: That’s kind of fun. A little discussion back at the newspaper office, and “Twenty Under Forty” was born, a collaboration of the Cooperstown and Otsego County chambers of commerce, and The Freeman’s Journal/Hometown Oneonta/AllOTSEGO.com. (Kudos to our able collaborations, the Cooperstown Chamber’s Matt Hazzard and Otsego Chamber’s Barbara Ann Heegan.) After a year of the lingering (though perhaps ending) six-year economic slump, of local tragedies like the passing of Oneonta Mayor
Nominate your most impressive colleagues. Details B7 Dick Miller, of the mystify- and Martin Tillapaugh, the Deadline for applications is midnight February 6! ing heroin plague, and of Cooperstown lawyer and struggling toward “Single funeral director). Point of Contact” ecoThe judges met for a nomic development, began lively few hours the afterthat January with so much noon of Feb. 10 and reached optimism (and new regainconsensus on 20 of the noming momentum), a little fun inees, who are featured in sounded like a good idea. mini-profiles in this edition. • It HAS been fun. And it Nominations of under-40 isn’t over. And everyone can citizens who are excelling participate: A reception and in their fields were solicited recognition ceremony for – in all, 61 were received the 20 is planned 5:30-7:30 – and a panel of judges emp.m. Thursday, Feb. 26, panelled (arts philanthropist and Springbrook’s newly Ben Guenther of Five Star renovated Oneonta quarters Subaru, Springbrook COO in the former St. Mary’s Seth Haight, Oneonta Job School, next to Brooks Corps Director Chris Kuhn, BBQ. This will be a chance Foothills President & South- for the 20 to get to know side Mall Manager Luisa each other, and for the rest Montanti, Clark Sports of us to get to know the 20 Center Director Val Paige and each other.
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In the week that followed, Bassett’s Facilities Department also discovered that a steam control valve was damaged as a result of the power surge. Because of this damage, excess pressure is intermittently released by an adjacent safety relief valve into the atmosphere above the hospital causing the noise that neighbors have asked about. Facilities staff is working closely with Bassett’s mechanical contractors to minimize the issue and fix the damaged valve. A replacement steam valve should arrive by the end of this week. However, making the necessary repair will require a full steam shutdown, which can’t be done in the extreme cold the region has been experiencing. As soon as the weather warms enough, the plan is to replace the damaged valve, putting an end to the noise that neighbors have raised concerns about. We apologize for the inconvenience this has caused any of Bassett’s neighbors. Jonathan Flyte VP/Corporate Support Services Bassett Hospital Cooperstown
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IF YOU GO: “20 Under 40” recognition ceremony and reception, 5:30-7:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 26, at Springbrook’s Oneonta facility, 5588 Route 7. $12.50. Call 547-6103 for reservations. ment. But others, Five Star Subaru’s Jessica Guenther and ONC BOCES Stacie Haynes have affected much good through more low-key and constant volunteerism, as well as vaunted professionalism. Others are entrepreneurs, the Leonard sisters, Brent Baysinger of Canoe & Kayak Rentals, and Heather Mann of Soda Jerks & MannMade Cakes. Others – Edward Jones’ Sarah Manchester, Smith Ford’s Chad Welch, Zoe van der Meulen, sixth generation in her family’s Unalam, among them – are in the business of business, the lifeblood of
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everything else. There are professionals: Bassett RN Corinne Smith and CCS phys-ed teacher and coach Bud Lippitt come to mind. Still others are excelling in our institutions, SUNY Oneonta’s Hanna Morgan and Megan Scrivener, NYCON’s Andrew Marietta, Springbrook’s Jonathan Philby. It’s hard to encapsulate their contributions this way, because none is single-focused. Business people are volunteering. Professionals are raising families. Entrepreneurs are pursuing intellectual interests. Further encouraging are the qualities of the 41 who because of the 20-person limitation couldn’t make the list. To a person, they are dedicated, hard-working, smart, striving, caring. Why wouldn’t anyone feel anything but good reviewing their encapsulated stories? Our home, Otsego County, is secure.
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Bassett Responds To Challenge To the Editor: Neighbors of Bassett Medical Center raised concerns this past weekend about an intermittent noise coming from a steam release valve at one of the buildings on the hospital campus. While the noise cannot be heard from inside the hospital, there are times it is audible along neighboring streets. The issue is the result of an unexpected NYSEG power surge on Thursday, Feb. 5, that sent damaging amounts of voltage to Bassett. Rather than the normal 12,000 volts from NYSEG in three phases of power, there were surges of 46,000 volts that caused damage to some of the hospital’s electrical gear and automatic transfer switches. The hospital responded quickly to the situation, establishing an incident command team that prioritized the actions necessary to maintain the safety of the patients. Not all of the hospital’s electrical equipment is protected by an uninterruptible power source (UPS) and therefore some manual processes were necessary to restore normal operations.
To reserve a ticket ($12.50), call the newspaper office at 547-6103 (credit cards accepted), or pay at the door. • Fun it is, but that isn’t strong enough a word. Editing the mini-profiles – necessarily, much of the accomplishment had to be left out – was inspirational, faith-renewing if you will. There’s Chad Angellotti, social worker, who has been helping the needy among us since high school, and Shannon McHugh, whose L’il Ladybugs Daycare is just a front – a front for a broad-ranging commitment to serving her fellow human beings. Some – County Treasurer Dan Crowell, NYSHA Director Education Danielle Henrici and Oneonta school board member Dan Buttermann among them – are well known through highprofile roles, as well as their energy and accomplish-
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Editor’s Note: This is an excerpt from Oneonta City Manager Martin Murphy’s first State of the City Address, distributed to Common Council members Tuesday, Feb. 17. espite the many changes and challenges, the City forged ahead and made very notable achievements and much has been accomplished to advance various and specific plans already in process. One of the most notable achievements in 2014 was, after two
CHIEVEMENTS Instead of reading his first State of the City Address, Oneonta City Manager Martin Murphy, left, provided Common Council members with written copies Tuesday, Feb 17.
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and one- half years of concerted effort, recognition of the Oneonta Police Department as an accredited police agency by the state Law Enforcement Accreditation Council. Less than 30% of the 500 law enforcement agencies in New York State have attained such distinction. The Center for Public Safety Management (CPSM) was retained by the City to complete an abridged operational and administrative analysis of the city’s fire department fleet. Fire departments tend to deploy resources
utilizing traditional approaches which are rarely reviewed. As a result of this study, the Fire Department will complete a fire and community risk assessment as a component of future department and city planning and develop a formal vehicle strategic replacement plan that is benchmarked against national fire and fleet standards. In 2015 the City will spend over $1 million to replace the 1987 aerial apparatus and the current brush truck vehicle that does not have the Please See ADDRESS, A5
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Paid Parking Imposes Financial Hardship On Neediest Editor’s Note: This letter was delivered to Cooperstown village trustees this week, urging them not to expand paid parking to Church Street at the Monday, Feb. 23, Village Board meeting. To the Village Trustees, e are proud to be part of this special place, Cooperstown, and share the concerns of the trustees in addressing the economic needs of our village and the wider community. The impact of paid parking on rural residents without access to public transportation, many of whom have physical disabilities, are elderly, or are experiencing a financial crisis, would be to impose another financial hardship on those least able to afford it. The congregations of Christ Church and the Presbyterian Church provide spiritual and community support to the
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residents of Cooperstown and its environs. Each provides a place of daily worship, study, fellowship, Sunday services, funerals and weddings. Each is engaged in missions that benefit not only those in its own community, but also others living in the greater Cooperstown area, assisting those in emotional, psychological and financial need. These congregations share Church Street, both as a thoroughfare and as a parking zone. In addition, The Cooperstown Food Pantry has been located at the Presbyterian Church since 1992 in space generously provided by the church. AA, The Parkinson’s Support Group, DSS Parent-Child Supervision Meetings, Red Cross Blood Mobile, and Catholic Charities Dispute Resolution Center hold regular meetings in space donate by each church, which also require parking access.
The small number of off-street parking spaces available is inadequate to the identified parking volume. The attached pages enumerate the many activities that occur during the hours of 9 a.m.-6 p.m. during the proposed paid parking months of June, July and August. We are sure that you will be amazed, as we were, at the incredible number of the services and activities contained therein and the corresponding need for parking. We ask that you withdraw the village proposal for paid parking on Church St. Sincerely, Father MARK MICHAEL Christ Episcopal Church The Rev. ELSIE RHODES Cooperstown Presbyterian Church SHARON OBERRITER AUDREY MURRAY Cooperstown Food Pantry
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125 Years Ago
The Local News – The schools throughout the country are generally closed on Washington’s Birthday. Flags, too, are displayed on public buildings, and celebrations are held in a few cities in honor of the birth of the greatest American. But beyond this the day this year will be, as it long has been, practically ignored as a holiday. There are now about 900 volumes in the Union School library. All residents of the district are entitled to draw books on application to the librarian any Saturday at 4 p.m. The library, which contains many valuable works, may serve as a nucleus for the future free library in Oneonta. Such of our citizens as have unobjectionable books which they no longer care to retain might well make a donation. Much ice is now being shipped from Lake Champlain via the D. & H. to Philadelphia. About 150 cars have already passed over the line this winter, and the amount is being added to daily. The expense of transportation is about $3 a ton, which makes ice a luxury indeed when it reaches the city. February 1890
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Trainmen on a Delaware & Hudson freight train early yesterday morning found the mangled remains of a man lying beside the tracks about a mile north of the station at Cooperstown Junction. Company officials were immediately notified and a special train was made up to go to the spot where the body was found, carrying along Coroner E.J. Parish and the representative of a local undertaking firm. The remains were brought to Oneonta. From papers found in the pockets of the dead man his identity was established as that of John F. Hoffman of 9 Miller Street. He is survived by a widow and six children, all being less than eleven years of age. Hoffman left his house early in the evening Tuesday to come uptown and procure some groceries purchased earlier in the day by Mrs. Hoffman. That was the last time he was ever seen alive. It is supposed that he caught a ride on a northbound freight train, and was unable to jump off when the D & H passenger station was reached and was carried on to Cooperstown Junction. Numbed by the cold, it is supposed he may have fallen from the train. February 1915
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Sterilization of mentally defective New Yorkers is proposed in a bill introduced in the legislature by Senator Martin W. Deyo and Assemblyman E. Ogden Bush of Walton, both Republicans. The purpose of the bill is to prevent
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As the company grew, a Cooperstown plant was opened in 1954. Today, both plants have steady year-round work, with employees averaging from $1,800 to $2,000 a year in earnings. The occasion was also a celebration of Mr. Grossman’s 44th birthday. February 1955
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The Oneonta public schools will be open today for the first of three make-up days for three days of classes missed during the teachers’ strike in October. At least one mother has encouraged her daughter to stay out of school, but rumors that the boycott has been encouraged by teachers at the high school have not been verified. “It’s a vicious rumor,” school superintendent Frederick Bardsley said. The make-up days are being provided so that students will not be deprived of their “educational opportunities.” Previously Bardsley had reported receiving calls from parents who had protested that the children were being punished for the actions of the teachers by being deprived of a holiday. February 1975
“race degeneration.” New York will spend $30,000,000 for mental hygiene in the coming fiscal year. Deyo pointed out that the cost of this work has tripled in 15 years and the number of patients has doubled in 10 years. Senator Deyo said nearly half of the 13,000 men, women and children confined in institutions for mental defectives in the Empire State could be paroled and permitted to return home if danger of reproduction was eliminated. Such a law was passed in 1912, but was contested, and held unconstitutional in 1918. Fifty patients were treated under that law. The DeyoBush bill is modeled after a Virginia statute that has been upheld by the Supreme Court of the U.S. February 1935
Mrs. Florence White, 2 Suncrest Terrace, Oneonta, has been elected an Emeritus Member of the Interior Design Educators Council. The honor is reserved for retired educators who have given long service to the organization while contributing to the Council through attendance, committee work, and thoughtful participation and accepting tasks as a volunteer when asked. Mrs. White, a member of the faculty of the home economics department at SUCO, has served on many state committees and projects as an Associate Member of the Council. February 1985
A $20,000 annual pay raise plus approximately $6,000 year-end bonus dividends for its 150 employees in Oneonta and Cooperstown was announced last night by the Oneonta Plains Manufacturing Co. Murray Grossman, company president, made the announcement at the firm’s sixth annual birthday dinner in the Oneonta Elks Club. Approximately 200 officials, employees and members of their families attended. The company manufactures “Jerry Gilden” dresses for women. Mr. Grossman cited progress and expansion as keystones of Oneonta Plains and said the pay increase would be five cents an hour for each worker to go into effect with the next payroll period. The company began in Oneonta in 1949 with a staff of several employees.
Using a grant from the Catskill Regional Teacher Center, Riverside Elementary School fourth-grade teachers Sherry Miller and Allan Bowers created a unit on the Iroquois Indians that entailed a little bit of every school subject. There were storytelling lessons with the school librarian, arts and crafts workshops, trips to Hartwick College’s Yager Museum and the Otego Archaeological Museum, a lacrosse demonstration by Hartwick’s lacrosse coach and a classroom visit from an Iroquois Indian. As part of an Iroquois Festival event, students worked with Oneonta High School industrial arts teacher Dennis Carr’s wood-working class to build an Iroquois long-house frame in the school gym. February 1995
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In 2015, City Hall Will Refocus On Downtown Redevelopment, City Manager Reports ADDRESS/From A4 equipment, water, and pump capacity modern brush trucks have. A much more comprehensive analysis of police, fire and ems services designed specifically to provide local government with a thorough and unbiased analysis of emergency services is included in the 2015 budget. Housing Visions, a not-for-profit corporation, will continue to work on their Silver Creek proposal to construct a four-story, building with four 40 senior housing units and two, 4unit townhouses on Monroe Avenue. The proposal also calls for the rehabilitation/ demolition/construction of
selected sites that will result in the development of eight new housing units. The project is slated for completion in 2016. ...I am pleased to announce a major downtown initiative that will integrate several separate but interrelated projects into a single, comprehensive strategy to stimulate new investment and development of the Downtown Entertainment District. The primary purpose of the Downtown Redevelopment Plan will be identifying major development site(s) to stimulate downtown reinvestment; identify potential redevelopment sites with preliminary “build out” scenarios of
vacant and underutilized sites; identify potential markets for retail development, professional office space, downtown housing needs assessment of available housing types and market rates and, demand for additional hotel and hotel rooms and improvements. ...The strategy will enhance the City of Oneonta as a 12-month destination for those seeking a vibrant downtown environment with strong culinary excellence, outstanding craft beer production and tasting joined with sought after entertain-
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ment choices. The Downtown Redevelopment Plan is made possible by a 2013, $75,000 Empire State Development matching grant that will incorporate a $20,000 Downtown Hotel Study and a $400,000 Main Street Streetscape project. Working closely with the successful consultant, city staff will coordinate and implement a $200,000 NY Main Street Commercial Renovation Project; a $200,000
Microenterprise Business Grant Program; a $227,000 Neahwa Park Entrance Improvement Project; and a $600,000 Infrastructure improvement Project along Market Street. A valued partnership forged by late Mayor Miller with the Otsego County Industrial Development Agency (OCIDA) continues to move forward with a jointly developed vision for downtown re-investment, neighborhood re-develop-
ment and a strategy to bring the Oneonta Rail Yards back as an economic driver for the City. A jointly supported focus on Market Street, including the attraction of a “food hub” project and boutique hotel to the area continues with strong support. Connecting Market Street to Main Street providing a natural flow of consumers with an enhance access to a renovated Damaschke Field will also be important priorities.
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OH-Fest Gets One More Chance OH-FEST/From A3 responsibility to say to your friends, ‘You need to behave’.” “I have a lot of reservations, but I’m willing to give this one more chance,” said Council member Larry Malone, Second Ward. “But the people participating have to take responsibility. “We understand your concerns, and we’ll do our best,” said Kacie Evans, SUNY Student Association of Activities vice president. “We want this to be a community and a college event.” The dissenters were Council members Mike Lynch, Fourth Ward, and Dave Rissberger, Third Ward. “I’m all for the concert ending earlier,” said Rissberger. “But I have real concerns about public safety.” “When the concert is on campus instead of the park, it’s like night and day in my neighborhood,” said Lynch. “When it’s in the park, those neighborhood parties and the limited oversight make it very attractive.” With 12,000 attendees expected, Police Chief Dennis Nayor presented a litany of concerns to the council that arose from the aftermath of the 2014 event. “Every student we dealt with was intoxicated, they were belligerent, they were fighting, slapping cars – they committed every public offense.” “When our police chief has concerns, we need to pay attention,” said Council member Maureen Hennessy, First Ward. “I am very concerned about what happened last year.” “Why not just ban alcohol in the City of Oneonta?” said Council member Chip Holmes, Eighth Ward. “You see the same behavior on Water Street every Saturday night. To say that we can’t handle this says that other cities have better police forces than us, and I think we have a great police force.” The concert will now start at 5 p.m. and end at 9, in hopes the shorter window will reduce drinking and bad behavior. In addition, the OH-Fest committee of Hartwick and SUNY students will campaign for
Bill Simons’ Latest Anthology Includes His ‘Greenberg AT Bat’
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ill Simons, SUNY Oneonta history professor, is the editor of a newly published anthology, “The Cooperstown Symposium on Baseball and American Culture: 20132014,” which also includes his “Greenberg At The Bat.” This is the ninth book in the Baseball and American Culture series that Simons has edited. The latest contains 17 chapters, including Simons’ “Greenberg at the Bat: A 21st Century Jewish Moonlight Graham,” based on his research and interview with Adam Greenberg, who suffered serious neurological damage when hit on the head during his first Major Ian Austin/HOMETOWN ONEONTA
Kacie Evans, VP of the Student Association of Activities, states her plea for Common Council to allow Oh-Fest to happen once again in Neahwa Park.
LENTNER SHINES: Christopher Lentner, son of J and Joanne Lentner of Oneonta is on the Dean’s League plate appearance in List at Rochester Institute 2005 and then returned to of Technology for the fall the majors for a single at bat semester. He earned a 4.0 his in 2012. first semester. Also included is “Baseball, Casey, and Me,” by INTERNSHIP: Samantha Frank Deford, NPR comBecker of West Oneonta has mentator, senior commenta- completed an internship with tor on HBO’s Read Sports, the SUNY Potsdam Departand senior contributing ment of Modern Languages. writer for Sports Illustrated, examines baseball’s most SCHOLAR-ATHLETE: iconic poem. Hayley Dower of Oneonta Also, “Back to the Future: was one of 31 SUNY Building a Ballpark, Not a Oneonta student-athletes on Stadium” by Janet Marie the SUNY Athletic ConferSmith, discusses her role in ence All-Academic Team. the construction of Orioles Park at Camden Yards and ADAMO CITED: Adrian the renovation of Fenway Adamo of Oneonta, a marPark, Dodger Stadium, and keting communications Turner Field. major, is on the Dean’s List at Emerson College.
Democrats Name New District Leader In Town Of Oneonta
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om Gibson is the county Democratic Party’s new district leader in the Town of Oneonta, county Chair Richard Abbate has announced. responsible behavior with promotional He replaces Nicole Camarata, who rematerials, social media and conversations with student groups. “We want to share this signed due to the press of business, but will beautiful city,” said Evans. “We want to remind the students that we are all part of the community.” “It’s a good opportunity for a second chance,” said Hennessy. But the council made it very clear that they would be watching closely. “This is a warning,” said Malone. “This could be your last go-round.”
Good Samaritan Pays Back With Scarves SCARVES/From A3 thought they were lost,” said Lt. Douglas Brenner. “Then I looked across the street, and there were two more.” “I saw them in Muller Plaza on Saturday, and I’ve been wondering who did it!” said Dan Maskin, CEO of Opportunities for Otsego. It was an opportunity for Layton to pay kindness forward, said Butts, after the church helped his family put their lives back together after a fire destroyed their Pindars Corners home in January 2013.
With wind chills dipping below well below zero, the scarves are a much-needed piece of winter clothing. “Anything that brings awareness to the struggles our neighbors face is great,” said Patricia Leonard, executive director of the Family Services Association. “Just last week, we had a gentleman come in and he was wearing house slippers. He needed warm socks and good shoes People are really in need of warm winter clothes.” “There are many people
around here who don’t have the funds to get a nice scarf, so they do without,” said Sally Hansen, parish secretary at St. James Episcopal Church. “And sometimes, they’re embarrassed to ask – but by just putting them out, it’s able to help someone who might not be ready to ask for help just yet.” And Layton’s random act of generosity has caught on. “We’re planning on doing it next Valentine’s Day,” said Hansen. “We’ve got the whole Diocese planning to crochet and knit!”
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remain active in the party, Abbate said. In his new role, Gibson will be working with the town and county committees to find “the best possible candidates for elective and party positions in representing the town, county, and state,” the chairman said.
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38 Main Street, Cherry Valley This artist-owned historic 183 year-old home, is located in the historic village of Cherry Valley, NY, minutes from Cooperstown and the Glimmerglass Opera. There are rooms that have hand-painted murals and art work by the owner painted directly on the walls. Centrally located in the heart of the village, you are within walking distance of many good restaurants of varying tastes and prices. You are minutes away from the local art gallery and local library. This must be seen to be appreciated.
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IOOF – Rebekah Lodge, Cherry Valley This property in recent time served as the IOOF-Rebekah Lodge and was formerly a fine family home owned by the Seeleys and Livingstones, among others. Post-and-beam construction with a stone foundation. Large entry hall, library w/period arches and fireplace mantle, sewing room w/fireplace, banquet room, sitting room, galley kitchen, period cooking hearth with beehive oven, period moldings, 6-panel doors, 12/12 windows, and attached carriage house. The upstairs features a dressing room, large meeting hall, and 2 large attic spaces. A great opportunity for a historical restoration. Offered Exclusively by Ashley-Connor Realty $99,000
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 2015
HOMETOWN People
Jim Konstanty Contender For Phillies Hall Of Fame
SWEET ADELINES DELIVER ‘SINGING VALENTINES’
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Inge Roemer, left, a resident at The Plains at Parish Homestead received a “Singing Valentine” Saturday, Feb. 14, from the Sweet Adelines’ City of the Hills Chorus, courtesy of her children Bette and Bob Bennett. Singers are, from left, Cindy Heaney, Pat Ashe, Jennifer Withington, Terry Hait, Sue Dana-LeViness, Joanne Burdick and Elaine Mattice.
Brent Patry Joins Community Investment Services
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rent Patry has joined Community Bank’s Investment Services as a junior financial consultant within the Central/ Oneonta region. Patry has held professional positions in Ottawa, Canada, and Eindhoven, Netherlands, as a junior accountant, and has inter-
national corporate sales experience from his time in Chamonix, France. He is also an accomplished hockey Brent Patry player, having played
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and coached professionally in Europe and North America. Patry holds a B.S. in finance from Rochester Institute of Technology and has credits toward an M.B.A. at Heriot-Watt University in Edinburgh, Scotland. He is an Ottawa native and resides in Oneonta.
e may have been one of the Phillies’ greats, but to Helen Rees, Jim Konstanty was even greater – Dad. “We’d play baseball in the backyard,” she said. “He’d pitch to my brother Jimmy” – now attorney Jim Konstanty – “and I’d play outfield – but because he was the pitcher, his hands were important, so there was no rough-housing in our house!” Konstanty, the 1950 National League MVP, just made the top five on the ballot for this year’s induction onto the Phillies Wall of Fame. “I’m so grateful to everyone who voted for him,” said Rees. “He was well-known in this community.” A teacher by trade, he played in the minors, then spent time with the Cincinnati Reds in 1944 and the Boston Braves in 1946 before joining the Phillies in 1948. In 1950, he was named MVP and pitched the first game against the
Yankees in the World Series. In 1954, he was sent mid-season to the Yankees, where he played with Mickey Mantle and at the end of his career, the St. Louis Cardinals. In the off-season, he owned Konstanty Sports on Main Street, which became SportTech in 1985. “Baseball players didn’t make a lot of money back then,” said Rees. “They couldn’t raise a family on their wages, so a lot of them had other businesses. It was a good way to meet the public and capitalize on
their name.” He was known for loading up his station wagon with sports equipment and drive to villages around the county to sell them to farm families who couldn’t make it to Oneonta on a school night. “He loved to help young kids with their games,” she said. “If a coach called him up, he’d go over and give them tips, help with their pitching.” And though they lived in Worcester, the family spent the summers wherever Dad was playing. “My mother taught me to keep score early on,” she said. “It was the only way to keep me from driving her crazy!” At Citizen’s Bank Park in Philadelphia, Konstanty is featured in the “100 Years of Baseball” timeline, as well as having a wall in the MVP exhibit at the Phillies Stadium, and was named the best relief pitcher of the century by the Phillies Centennial team. Several pieces of memorabilia are on in the collection at the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown. But come early summer, his plaque could be enshrined in the Wall of Fame. “So many people who voted for him called me to share their memories,” she said. “It’s been so nice to hear.”
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Ranch Home with Lots to Offer! This home sits on almost 1 acre of land just on the outskirts of the town of Oneonta. LR is bright w/newer windows, large eat-in kitchen, 3-4 BRs, 3 baths, master BR w/bath. Hardwood flooring in the BRs, ceramic tile in the kitchen, baths and bar area. Family room in the basement is big w/bar, laundry and bath. Vinyl siding, newer boiler w/radiant heat, newer roof, garage and partially fenced yard w/spacious, private deck off the back. MLS#94991
MLS#94139 $119,900 Afton – This very well maintained home features 3-4 BRs, 2 baths, spacious rooms, 1st-flr laundry, 3/4-acre Cooperstown Village home. Sellertopays closing costs (up lot, 2-car garage. Wood add-on furnace. Views. to w/acceptable Call$3,000 Suzanne Darling @offer). 607-563-7012 (cell)
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