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With Tourney At Boys, Girls Club Oneonta Teams Step Up, Winning On Benefactor’s Behalf By LIBBY CUDMORE
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Former Golden Gloves champ Marvis Frazier signs a copy of “Meet Marvis Frazier” for Brittni Zack after he spoke to Tom Tirado’s Laurens Central class Tuesday, March 11. Jamie Potter of Otego co-wrote the book with Joe Frazier’s son.
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and sewer department, then he’d go to work at the Boys & Girls Club,” said Jean Naples, his wife of 35 years. “He loved working with these kids.” And when Naples died unexpectedly on Jan. 9, 2012, days after being sworn onto Common Council at age Please See NAPLES, A6
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CANO Board Member Kellie Place, right, peers past the peeling paint on the Wilber Mansion’s tower, in for a facelift. Below, GOHS Executive Director Bob Brzozowski examines Sherman Fairchild’s boyhood toy car in the History Center’s third-floor ballroom, which is about to be renovated.
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Mike’s wife Jean is presented with a plaque commemorating the first tournament by, from left, John Delberta, her son Anthony, and Gary Dilello.
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ounty Treasurer Dan Crowell departed Tuesday, March Ian Austin/HOMETOWN ONEONTA 11, for two weeks of military training in Louisiana in CANO Can Maintain Mansion a situation that parallels According To Donors’ Wishes Ukraine’s. Crowell By LIBBY CUDMORE left for the Crowell JRTC – the hen David and Scotty Wilber Joint Regional Training Center – at Fort Polk, for two sold the family mansion to CANO’s predecessor in 1999, weeks of “simulated battles in support of a caucus-based they stipulated two things – that it alcountry. It’s not wildly ways be used for arts and maintained. different from the current And now, thanks to a $75,000 Comscenario,” he said. munity Capital Assistance Program According to the Fort grant secured by Assemblyman Bill Polk home page, the JRTC Magee, D-Nelson, CANO (Community “is focused on improving Arts Network of Oneonta) will be able unit readiness by providing to do just that. (The Greater Oneonta highly realistic, stressful, Historical Society received a similar joint and combined arms grant.) training across the full spec“Bill Magee contacted Mayor Dick trum of conflict (current and Miller to ask if there were any projects future).” in Oneonta and he directed Magee to Jim Kevlin/HOMETOWN ONEONTA Please See CROWELL, A6 Please See CANO, A7
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RELAY ROCKS: The By JIM KEVLIN 1,300 SUNY Oneonta and Hartwick College students who participated in the viation pioneer Sherman FairchRelay for Life 6 p.m.-6 p.m., ild’s toy car may soon be on Friday-Saturday, March permanent display. 7-8, raised $51,649 for the History buffs will be exploring asAmerican Cancer Society, pects of local history in the Sally Mullen and donations were still Research Library. coming in at presstime. By fall, the Greater Oneonta Historical Society’s annual meeting may be HE VOTES NAY: State catered in the third-floor ballroom. Sen. Jim Seward, R-Milford, When Assemblyman Bill Magee, DTuesday, March 11, voted Nelson, Friday, March 7, announced the against the reelection of four awarding of a $75,000 grant through the members of the state Educa- Community Capital Assistance Program tion Board of Regents, citing to renovate the History Center at 183 “shoddy implementation” of Main St., the GOHS was ready to act. the Common Core curricu(CANO received a similar grant.) lum. Please See GOHS, A7
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For Cooperstown To Carry The Day, Everyone Has To Win
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very expert on negotiations will tell you the same thing: Both sides have to get something for an agreement to be reached. That’s why the Village of Cooperstown’s unilateral insistence that Otsego County Board of Representatives give it $100,000 a year has gone nowhere. The county reps don’t see where they gain anything from giving the money, so Mayor Jeff Katz’s pleas have fallen on deaf ears. Monday, March 10, at the League of Women Voters forum in Village Hall, the mayor repeated that the issue is one of “equity.” Granted, only Oneonta, mostly due to Southside’s big boxes, generates more sales tax than the Cooperstown area, and the village gets only one percent of the total, part of the 12 percent distributed to towns and villages under a formula worked out in 1992. Granted, Cooperstown generated 21.55 percent of total bed-tax revenues in 2011, the first year the Cooperstown numbers were broken out from the Town of Otsego. But it receives zero percent, nada. It’s just not fair, Mayor Katz will tell you. • Katz may have a point. But the reality is that the county board, itself facing daunting financial challenges – even if Otsego Manor can be privatized by year’s end – isn’t inclined to distribute money it doesn’t have to without perceiv-
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Mayor Jeff Katz makes a point during a League of Women Voters’ forum Monday, March 10, for the unopposed candidates in the Tuesday, March 18, village elections. Also running are Trustees Ellen Tillapaugh Kuch, left, and Lou Allstadt.
ing a compelling benefit. What’s in it for the county reps? The one year the county did allocate $100,000 to the village was 2010. That was engineered the fall before by county Rep. Jim Johnson, R-Fly Creek, who was seeking to curry favor in an election year. There’s a motive, self interest, even though that didn’t work out particularly well: Johnson was unseated by Democrat John Kosmer regardless.
Outside the village, you quickly pick up that Cooperstown is perceived as self-absorbed and standoffish, a community with little interest in its neighbors’ woes. If fairness is the issue, it’s hard to argue, big picture, that Cooperstown hasn’t received more than its fair share, anyhow, even without county help. The beneficence of the Clark family, from Singer Sewing machine partner Edward Clark until today, is the
foundation of village prosperity – The Hall of Fame, Bassett Hospital, the NYSHA museums, The Otesaga. In a cold and uncaring universe, Cooperstown has received more than its share of good fortune. The fairness argument is a nonstarter. • Let’s go at it from another angle. The other week, someone remarked on Morning Edition that NPR’s brand is worth $400 million. How much more must the brand “Cooperstown” be worth? And, as a geographic name, it can’t be trademarked, (although the Village Board is in the process of trademarking “Doubleday Field”). We can all use it. And yet, because of the unproductive local dynamic – the village standoffish, the rest of the county resentful – we’ve haven’t capitalized on one of the most valuable brands in the world. “Canton”? “Springfield”? Who cares? But “Cooperstown”? Pure gold, unmined. All this came to mind, in part, as the Otsego County IDA begins considering a name change, perhaps something with “Susquehanna” in it, not even considering “Cooperstown.” Wouldn’t an entrepreneurial baseball fan in the Silicon Valley be intrigued by a Cooperstown Regional Commerce & Technology Park rather than the Upper
Susquehanna whatever, even if it were located at I-88’s Worcester exit? Similarly, could I ♥ NY have come up with a more humdrum name than “Central New York” to describe our tourism region? Why not “Baseball’s Home” or “New York’s Infield,” something like that? Cooperstown can be a font of countywide prosperity, and it should be. • A good first step in beginning to lower the barricades around Castle Cooperstown came at the county’s State of the State Breakfast on Jan. 2, at Foothills, where a Cooperstown mayor spoke (Katz, and splendidly) for the first time. Trustee Allstadt moderating the Economic Development breakout session at Oneonta’s Sustainability Summit earlier this month was another step in the right direction. The mayor speaks frequently about the current Village Board’s interest in facing stubborn challenges and resolving them. Here’s one for his next term: Resolve to become truly part of Otsego County. Reach out. Share Cooperstown’s bounty. Be sincere and energetic about it. Be a friend. There are obstacles, but what better challenge. If done right, if achieving a common cause and a true partnership can happen, who knows: The village might even get the hundred-thou.
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Keep Beautiful Village Beautiful To the Editor: Did I hear right? Say that again!! They are going to cut the trees down on Main Street in Cooperstown. I can’t believe it. I never lived in Cooperstown, so I probably don’t have a right to protest. I would love to live there but I can’t afford it. My ancestors lived there before William Cooper came to town. I don’t know how they would feel. I think they would like what’s best for the village. So I’ll just make a suggestion. I know the powers to be always ignore HOMETOWN ONEONTA suggestions unless they come Hawkeye descendant Bruce Shipman looks over up with them. I know several people from the family archives at his Town of Columbia other states. What they say to home. me is,“ What a beautiful quaint tourist season. A tree takes time to root and little town.” They enjoyed their visits. Evspruce up. Don’t be in a hurry. Wait until eryone knows where Cooperstown, N.Y., is fall. located. They all know it is on Otsego Lake. I will finish by saying, you have a beautiBut, without trees, “IT AIN’T ful village and to keep it quaint is a great QUAINT!!!” idea. The idea for Main Street is not a bad I drove down Main Street last Friday and idea, but the timing is a terrible idea. had lunch at Batters Up. I agree some of BRUCE A. SHIPMAN the trees could use a little trimming. Some Columbia of the larger limbs should be lopped off. My suggestion is, don’t do the whole Editor’s Note: Bruce Shipman is a street now. Trim what needs to be trimmed, direct descendant of David Shipman, but wait until after tourist season is over. If the model for James Fenimore Cooper’s there is time now to do the job before tourLeatherstocking, Natty Bumppo. ist season, then there is ample time after the
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chimney for any flame, removed existing creosote, inspected the woodstove and chimney inside the house, and used a camera to insure there was no fire burning inside the walls. They got up and out of bed at 11 p.m. to help their neighbors. THANK YOU. Each of you deserves far more than the pat on the back and the hand shake you got last night. What I can offer you is my sincere gratitude for a job well done, and an additional donation to the Fire Department. Our thanks for all you do to keep our community safe, secure and alive. I have witnessed your response to a neighbor in health distress, I have witnessed your response to a neighbor in trouble on the water, and now I have witnessed your response to my own problem - a fire - there is nothing more scary than watching the prospect of your home going up in flames. I am glad you were there for us. Our sincerest thanks to each of you and may you continue to perform the fine work that you do.
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To the Editor: A scary thing happened last night... We had a chimney fire. Our woodstove got burning too hot and the creosote in the stovepipe began to burn. Outside it was glowing and burning red at the top of the chimney. I immediately got everyone out of the house, called 911 and reported the chimney fire. They called the Springfield Fire Department and there were several trucks and loads of firemen on site within 15 minutes. By the time they arrived the creosote had burned itself out and there really was no issue, but there could have been, and I want to do two things. 1) I want to warn you that if you burn a woodstove this could happen to you too. We clean our chimney out each fall, and yet by this time of year we have once again accumulated a fair amount of creosote in the chimney. By accidentally allowing the fire to get too hot, that creosote began to burn. We were lucky, I recognized the problem, shut down the wood fire and the conditions did not allow for any fire or flame to ignite any structure. One of the squad members indicated it is actually suggested you clean out creosote once a month. 2) I want to extend a huge THANK YOU to the Springfield Fire Department Squad. They were caring, concerned, professional, and thorough. Even though no fire remained by the time they arrived they climbed up on the roof, inspected the
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hould inmates in New York State prisons receive free college educations? Governor Cuomo thinks so. I think that this recent move by Cuomo is a profile in courage. Cuomo is one of the sharpest political practitioners around. Like a master chess player, he is acutely aware of what reaction will result from every political move he makes. Sometimes
he does what is right rather than what is politically expedient. In other words, there is good governmental policy and then there is practical politics. When it comes to politics, this may not be the most popular way to proceed but it’s a good example of sound policy. When he went before the Black and Latino Caucus and announced his plan to fund prisoners who wanted to take college courses to the tune of $5,000 each, Cuomo had to know that there would be some heck to pay.
We all know that New York State correctional facilities have a disparate number of African American and Latino inmates and we all know why. These groups have long suffered the scourge of discrimination. Economic and social pressures combined make for a very uneven playing field. The recidivism rate among this population is particularly frightening. Prisoners leave and then return because without employment, their options are limited Please See CHARTOCK, A6
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125 Years Ago
An enthusiastic and crowded meeting of those interested in the Richfield Springs & Oneonta Railroad was held at Laurens Wednesday afternoon. President of the road, A.C. Couch was present and made a statement of the estimated cost of the road completed. The necessary bridges, cost per mile, and the cost of the rolling stock were included. He then proved to the satisfaction of the audience that the road would be a paying one from the start. The need of a road and its value to the Otego valley was vividly shown. After the meeting, twelve men, representing five miles of the road gave the right of way through their property. President Couch was in Oneonta on business yesterday. The new system projected takes in the towns of Earlville, New Berlin, Laurens, Richfield, Oakville and Oneonta and includes about 75 miles of road. It will probably require $1,500,000 to $2,000,000 to complete the system. A prospectus estimates the total tonnage of the road at 187,000 tons and the cash receipts as $410,000 per annum. If 50 percent of the receipts are allowed for running expenses of the road there will be $200,000 in round numbers left, affording a handsome percentage on the amount invested. A grant of $50 per acre is offered for right-of-way. March 1889
100 Years Ago
In place of the regular mid-week prayer meeting at the First Presbyterian Church, Dr. Arthur H. Brownell gave a highly interesting address on “Billy Sunday,” the world famous evangelist who makes a regular business of saving souls. While in Pittsburgh last summer Dr. Brownell was present at one of Sunday’s services and has made a careful study of his methods. “Billy Sunday is a well-built man of medium height, muscular frame, clear-skinned and brighteyed. His organization is just as complete as any wellregulated business enterprise, and details are just as carefully looked after. Before he goes to a city to commence a campaign he sends ahead advance agents who organize Sunday’s working forces. Expenses of campaigns are guaranteed by the churches of the city into which he moves. But, in every case, collections taken at meetings more than meet these expenses.” The first step in a city is the erection of a temple, built flat on the ground with planked seating. The temple in Pittsburgh had a seating capacity of 18,000, and all meetings were packed to the doors. In Pittsburgh he had 2,000 lay workers. A band of 12 to 20 men known as the Sunday party take charge of preaching services in small
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opera singers – The Met. The 27-year-old tenor robusto made an unexpected debut the other night at the Metropolitan Opera House in New York City – on only three hours of notice. Mr. Crain sang the lead role of Alfred in the lilting Richard Strauss comic opera Die Fledermaus (The Rat). The New York Times stated: “He has made a fine beginning.” Brian Sullivan was to have sung the role, but reported in as “vocally out of sorts.” A physician advised him not to sing. Sullivan’s alternate Thomas Hayward was out of town and unavailable. Just hours before the curtain was scheduled to go up Crain received a call from Rudolf Bing, the Met general manager, wanting to know if he could sing the role that night. Crain skipped his supper and headed straight downtown for the Met. Mr. Crain, who sang in Oneonta several months ago at a Kiwanis luncheon, got a rave review from the New York Times. “A useful Metropolitan career may be expected,” the Times opined. March 1954
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If you use a piece of plastic wrap to cover a bowl of food in your refrigerator, you can crumple it up and throw it in the garbage when you’re done. But, what do you do with a March 1984 piece of plastic wrap the size of a round hay bale. That is churches, lead special meetings and conduct all sorts of the question many Otsego County farmers face every day. services under Sunday’s direction. Newspaper advertising is And, it’s not just what to do with one piece of plastic, but used daily to attract the public. with the plastic used to store many bales of hay. Solutions March 1914 to this problem currently used by area farmers include burying the plastic, hauling it to a landfill, or burning it. Each of those solutions has drawbacks – and some pose significant Traffic was resumed one-way over the Main Street health risks to present and future generations. New York Bridge about 4 o’clock yesterday afternoon and before dark State has begun looking into providing funding for farmers’ two lanes were available for use in the new location of the organizations to market the agricultural plastic as a recyspan nearest the city. The swinging of the city approach clable. upstream nearly 70 feet was made without any material difMarch 1994 ficulty Monday and yesterday by Carter Harrison, contractor for the new bridge. The bridge as now placed will be used until the new bridge is opened during the summer. The The United States Colored Troops Institute (USCTI) for sorting of the steel for the span on the other side of the river local history and family research at Hartwick College was was started yesterday and erection will begin today. Work honored on February 28 by the Maryland Legislature with on the new foundation on this bank of the river will now be Senate Resolution 432, “in recognition of its contributions rushed. That work requires the driving of about 8,000 feet to genealogical and historical research, thus enhancing of piling and the pouring of 900 cubic yards of concrete. the understanding of African life in America.” An official March 1934 copy of the resolution was presented to Harry Matthews, associate dean and Director of U.S. Pluralism Programs at Hartwick College. Matthews is also President of the Oneonta’s Jon Crain has achieved the zenith of all great USCTI. March 2004
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These are the faces of New York’s future. They are the workers, healers and leaders of tomorrow. But state funding cuts to SUNY could make their futures a lot less secure. Because of years of state underfunding, SUNY students are paying more for tuition—and they’re getting a lot less for their money. They face crowded classrooms, fewer courses and delayed graduations, all because the state refuses to pay its fair share of the cost for a quality public higher education. And students fear their studies will leave them buried in debt. It’s enough to discourage many from achieving their dreams.
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CHARTOCK: College Studies Will Reduce Recidivism CHARTOCK/From A4 to a life of crime. Those on the outside don’t want to hire them so Cuomo proposes to give these folks a chance, allowing them to take college courses. When Bard College ran such a program the results were impressive. The recidivism rate was just fraction of what it had been. The reaction on the part of people who have had to struggle to pay for college was predictable. To put it mildly, the burden that is placed on lower and middle class families is horrendous. I wasn’t surprised when I talked about this with my students and practically everyone in the class Governor Cuomo and New York said the Cuomo plan wasn’t right.Why City Mayor Bill DeBlasio anshould they have to pay for college nounced the program jointly. while those who broke the law were Petitions were circulated. Right getting a free ride? wing pundits were livid. People were It didn’t stop with the kids. Some reminded that when George Pataki legislators, both Republicans and was governor he took an axe to proDemocrats, expressed similar outrage. grams like the Cuomo initiative. Some Parents, grandparents, uncles and aunts cynically suggested that Cuomo was who were putting kids through school just being “political” when he brought were off the wall. Some suggested, his program to the meeting of African “Okay, but make them borrow the Americans and Hispanics. money the same way our kids do and There are those who have long make them pay it back after they get suggested that our African American out.” population is owed reparations for
the way they have been treated in this country. That is not going to happen but it might be wise to recognize that the programs of mass incarceration we have in New York are counterproductive. We are told that it costs around $60,000 a year to maintain a convict. It’s no secret that we have a large prison industry in the state so it is not surprising that any move that will help empty our prisons is met with outrage. The economic consequences would be staggering. People are right to be outraged about the cost of a college education. Let’s save the money we are spending on prisons and use it to pay for college for everyone. That’s the way it was when I went to Hunter College and that’s part of our obligation to our young people who can make the grade if given the opportunity. I’d love to see Governor Cuomo get with that initiative. In the meantime, he deserves a lot of credit for what he is doing to send prisoners to college.
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Kate Donnelly of the Cooperstown Sports Center evades Sarah White of Greene at the Naples Tourney.
Mike Naples Remembered
Chartock is president of Northeast NAPLES/From A1 Radio WAMC, which may be heard in 58, Gary Dilello, program Oneonta at 90.1 FM. director, knew he had to somehow honor his friend. “He’d do anything for this community,” said Dilello. It took two years, but on Saturday, March 8, eight teams of sixth graders from Cobleskill, Cooperstown, Fonda-Fultonville, Schenevus and Greene all competed against the Boys & Girls club team at the first annual Mike Naples basketball tournament. “It’s a really 216 Main Street, Cooperstown • 607-547-8551 • 607-547-1029 (fax) busy season for basketball, www.johnmitchellrealestate.com • info@johnmitchellrealestate.com we’re into March Madness,” said Dilello. “But we Dave LaDuke, cleared the courts and it all Broker came together.” 607-435-2405 And it seemed Naples’ spirit was with his playMike Winslow, Broker ers – both Oneonta teams 607-435-0183 took home the trophy, the girls 29-24 against Greene, Laura Coleman 607-437-4881 the boys 58-24 against Fonda-Fultonville. “He liked Chris Voulo watching these kids grow 607-376-1201 up,” said Jean. “He’d come Brian Guzy down and watch all the 607-547-7161 MLS#91862 games, he liked seeing kids Springfield John LaDuke he grew up with have their $279,000 607-547-8551 own kids.” Very private, authentic 1850s farmhouse features Madeline K. Dilello first met Naples Woerner kitchen w/butcher-block counters, loft overlook607-434-3697 ing DR, exposed beams, skylights, wood floors, and large deck in the back near the babbling brook. Home was stripped to the beams, rewired, spray-foamed, and renovated in a contempoCROWELL/From A1 rary Adirondack style. Barn would be great as training across the full speca play room or workshop. 9 miles to downtown trum of conflict. Cooperstown, 5 miles to Glimmerglass State The county treasurer, who won reelection by a Park. Residency includes access to Springfield landslide last November boat launch and docks. despite questions about the impact of his military duties on his treasurer duties, called this two weeks “routine.” During the last year of
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when he coached his brother John’s Babe Ruth baseball team, and when Gary began working at the club, Naples was already there. “He taught woodshop and archery too, and we used to sing together at the Christmas party ever year,” said his friend. “He had quite a voice!” But refereeing basketball was what he was really known for around the club. “He always stuck to his call,” said Dilello. “Even if other people protested it!” And Naples didn’t just clock out at the end of his shift. “If there were plumbing problems, he’d be down here in a second,” said Dilello. “I can’t tell you how many times he came down here to help. He was always here.” He even helped build the girl’s locker room as part of his son Tim’s Eagle Scout project. “Tim organized it, and Mike did all the labor,” said Jean. “We really miss him,” said Dilello. “He was a heck of a guy.”
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Village Victorian—Brand new to the market, this move-in condition home offers just over 2,000 sq ft of living space in a walk-to-everything location. Lovingly restored, property offers pretty entry hall w/open staircase, stained glass window, parlor w/French doors, formal DR w/pass-through original cupboards to nicely renovated kitchen, plus library/den and half bath. Chestnut woodwork, hardwood floors and true Victorian features throughout. Upstairs are 3 nicely sized BRs, hallway nook, full bath. Walk-up attic is ready to convert to more living space. All systems replaced. The basement houses heating system, etc. and laundry area w/standing sink. All appliances are new. Charming wrap-around front porch, 2 sweet porches on either side of kitchen. Carriage house w/parking, electric, water—possible studio space. We are delighted to be offering this very nice home for sale. Offered Exclusively by Ashley Connor Realty $279,000
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his first term, he had been summoned for six months of Special Forces training after a years-long background investigation had been successfully completed. “My unit wouldn’t be the first to go, for example, to Ukraine,” said the captain, “although I would say the Ukraine is highly unlikely.”
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State Ed Commissioner – First Ever, Perhaps – Visits Cooperstown By JIM KEVLIN COOPERSTOWN
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here was a big new pupil in Kristin Butler’s CCS Elementary School math class Wednesday, March 5, but he sure knew his fractions. Mrs. Butler’s pupils each had an orange flash card bearing an “improper fraction,” and one by one they converted them into “mixed numbers,” calling out their answers, mostly correct. When it came to the new kid, his 6-foot-3 frame folded into a third-grader’s chair, sure enough, he got his right too. As the man who’s rolled out the Common Core Cur-
riculum – the CCS class was an example of the innovation in progress – the acumen of John B. King, Jr., New York State’s education commissioner, must have been reassuring to Superintendent of Schools C.J. Hebert and ONC BOCES Superintendent Nick Savin, who escorted the VIP guest during the during the halfday he spent here. “He’s the smartest guy in the room” said state Education Department spokesman Tom Dunn, who reports King, appointed the state’s top educator in May 2011 by Governor Cuomo, visited 75 schools across the state last year. “He wants to know what’s going on,” Dunn said. That King visited was im-
schools. “I think it’s very flattering,” said Paul Lambert, a longtime observer of the local school scene who retired as CCS superintendent of schools in the 1980s. Pausing from his students, King said, “I’ve heard very positive things about Cooperstown Central,” particularly in rolling out the Common Core, “and I wanted to see it firsthand.” Mrs. Butler’s class exemplified some of the core’s key approaches, he said. Jim Kevlin/HOMETOWN ONEONTA First, through use of the At CCS, state Education Commissioner John B. orange cards, all pupils in King, Jr., participates in Kristin Butler’s elementathe class participated. Then, ry school math class Wednesday, March 5, where Common Core concepts have been implemented. the lesson was applied to solving a real-life problem, pressive enough. The visit cally who remembers a state he said. may also have been historic. education commissioner What happened in that No one could be found loever visiting Cooperstown classroom, said Hebert,
Peeling Paint, Spongy Wooden Steps Dramatize Need For Mansion Repair
The state Alcohol & Beverage Control Bureau was one of the offices that occupied the second floor of what is now the History Center. the offices will become exhibit rooms.
CANO/From A1 us,” said Kellie Place, board treasurer. “He wanted to make sure everyone got a little bit of something.” “These not-for-profits contribute greatly to the vitality of downtown,” said Miller. The curved front steps of the mansion are so badly rotted that they’ve been roped off. “It’s a real shot in the arm for us,” said Jim Kevlin/HOMETOWN ONEONTA Place. “We desperately needed these repairs.” The exterior hasn’t been painted in several years, and broken windows need to be replaced. “In the turret, the said. In addition, 8-10 local windows are curved to fit the arc of that circle,” exfoundations and interested plained Jim Maloney, board individuals have been convice president. “They’re sistent and sizeable donors. “I don’t think there’s one custom windows, so it costs $700 to replace one.” motivation,” Brzozowski Maloney is also hoping said. Foremost, he said, “is there’s enough to add more people’s interest in Oneonenergy-efficient windows. ta’s past.” He cited IBM’s “The windows are original, local origins, 19th century photographer Carleton Wat- but we want them to be more energy efficient and kins, whose images foreable to open and close,” he shadowed Ansel Adams, and the rich railroad history, said. “They’ve been painted too many times that they’re as key elements. painted shut.” The society has been Though CANO has been marshalling its resources, trying to raise funds for a and while the $300,000 will multitude of renovation draw down available cash, projects with its annual it will not exhaust it, he Chili Bowl event and the said.
Magee Grant Underwrites Elevator Necessary For GOHS Renovations GOHS/From A1 In the next few days, the society expects to award HVAC, plumbing and electrical bids to begin $300,000 in renovations in its headquarters at Main and Dietz, the oldest brick building in the downtown. Bids, due March 27, are also being solicited to then complete renovations to the second and third floor, including adding an elevator shaft. Work is anticipated to begin any day on transforming the second floor into the Mullen center, five display rooms for the society’s extensive artifacts, and a preparation room for the first-floor exhibits, according to Bob Brzozowski, executive director. The front half of the third floor, a former ballroom once leased by the Knights of Columbus but vacant for a half-century, will be converted into sizeable meeting room. The back will include a kitchenette for catered events. Once the renovations are complete, Magee’s $75,000 be applied to acquiring an elevator, and plans are to put it in place by summer’s end. The history of the GOHS, founded in 1939, entered this phase at the turn of the this century when Grace Smith, and then Mullen, assumed presidency of the society, determined to find a permanent home. “It was Sally Mullen’s vision that we be downtown,” said Brzozowski, “that we contribute to downtown revitalization, that we be part of historic Main Street. I think we have made a positive contribution to downtown.” Loraine Tyler led the committee that identified
“gets to the heart of Common Core instruction.” Traditionally, students were taught “one method of problem solving.” Different students learn differently, he continued, and the new approach uses more of the senses – sight, hearing, touch – “engaging both sides of the brain” to get the message across. Hebert knew of King’s school visits, and volunteered to host him here. As it happened, he was attending a conference of the New York State Council of School Superintendents Monday, March 3, where Common Core was under discussion, when he got the word: King’s people had called to say he planned to visit two days later.
and then purchased the current history center in 2001. The first phase was stabilization of the exterior, followed in 2012 with stabilization of the structure and renovation of the firstexhibition space. Throughout, membership support has been strong, said Brzozowski, who served as president for five years. In 2009, when bylaws required him to rotate off the board, he was asked to assume the new position of executive director. In annual fund drives, 20 percent of mail solicitations have resulted in donations, a very high percentage, he
City of the Hills Art Festival, the grant allows work to begin. “Since we’re a historical building, we have to go through state agencies,” said Place. “Once we line up the bids, then we can get to the fun part – picking out colors, plotting how to do everything.” Place said repairs may start by the end of the summer. “It’s our way of thanking the Wilber family for making a home for CANO,” she said. CANO Trustee Kellie Place, right, shows why the front steps have been roped off.
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MLS#84923 – Opportunity to save on a contractorrenovated 3 BR country home on 3 acres. $250,000 Call Michelle Curran @ 518-469-5603 (cell)
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MLS#91517 – Tastefully renovated Victorian in the heart of Cooperstown. 5BRs, 4 baths, foyer, grand staircase, formal parlor, library w/½ bath. Large eat-in kitchen w/butler’s pantry, laundry area. Large master BR w/fireplace, bath w/Jacuzzi. Wrap-around deck. Full basement w/radiant floor heat, plumbing in place. Carriage barn has 2 BR, 1 bath apt above. $797,000 Call Kristi J. Ough @ 607-434-3026 (cell) or Donna A. Anderson @ 607-267-3232 (cell)
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MLS#93104 - $3,600 weekly income! $30,000 annual net income for just 13 weeks! 75’ of lake frontage, westerly views, house is year-round. Two 2-BR efficiency cabins, game room. Perfect income property, vacation home or both. Virtual tour: www.canadaragohomes.com. $409,000 Call george (ROD) Sluyter @ 315-520 6512
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MLS#91958 - Retired dairy farm w/over 145 acres on the market for the first time in over 40 years. Pastures, views, ponds, electric, well and septic. Located on a dead end street, across from over 1,100 acres of State land. $345,000 Call James Vrooman @ 603-247-0506 (cell)
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