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Carl Lusins with children Alex and Catherine

ONEONTA – Carl Lusins, longtime Oneonta resident, died in Albany, N.Y. on Monday April 25. He was 53. He is survived by his children, Alex Lusins, 25, and Catherine Lusins, 20, his mother, Anna Marie Lusins and his siblings, Gillian Lusins, Dr. John Lusins III, and Matthew Lusins. Carl’s beloved father, Dr. John O. Lusins, and sister, Noelle Lusins, predeceased him in 2001.

Carl was born in New York City on September 6, 1968. His family lived in

Carl Lusins, 53

September 6, 1968 – April 25, 2022

Bronxville until he was 15. Carl attended Bronxville Elementary School and Middle School, and he meet his lifelong best friend, Chris Long, and formed many other close bonds.

Carl moved to Oneonta with his family and soon became a vibrant part of the community. He graduated from Oneonta High School in 1987. He was an avid hockey goalie and played in Binghamton throughout high school. He loved throwing parties and driving around Oneonta in his Mazda RX7 — a love of cars stayed a constant in his life — and was always willing to help his friends and family. He was a graduate of New England College. A highlight of his college years was a semester abroad in England. During that year, he traveled throughout Europe and he was in Berlin, in 1989, when the Berlin Wall fell, a memory he treasured.

Carl married Jennifer Livanavage in 1994. They lived in Seattle briefly until Carl and Jennifer returned to Oneonta with their son Alex in 1998. They divorced in 2004 but shared a continuing love for and dedication to their children. Carl worked alongside his physician father as a medical technician at Catskill Neurosciences. His daughter, Catherine, was born in Oneonta in late 2001. Carl loved working with his father and helping people. After his father’s death in 2001, he continued working at the practice, and then worked at various car dealerships in the area. Most recently, Carl worked as a Client Administrator at Horizon House in Albany and was thrilled to be able to help people get a fresh start. Carl loved and was enormously proud of his children Alex and Catherine. He treasured his lifelong friendships. In good times and in bad, Carl could be found listening to the country superband, The Highwaymen.

“When I reach the other side; I’ll find a place to rest my spirit if I can; Perhaps I may become a highwayman again; Or I may simply be a single drop of rain; But I will remain.”

He will be deeply missed.

Calling hours will be 1-3 p.m. on Saturday April 30 at the Lester R. Grummons Funeral Home, 14 Grand Street, Oneonta, New York. Following that there will be a celebration of his life at the Oneonta Country Club at 4 p.m.

To send an online condolence please visit www. grummonsfuneralhome. com

Robert B. Schlather, Esq., 75

May 3, 1946 – April 27, 2022

COOPERSTOWN – Robert Bernard Schlather, Esq., Cooperstown lawyer, CPA and philanthropist, died Wednesday afternoon, April 27, 2022, at Bassett Medical Center in Cooperstown as a result of a brain tumor diagnosed in June 2020. He was 75.

Born May 3, 1946, in Olmsted Falls, Ohio, Bob was the second eldest of thirteen children of Bernard Paul Schlather and Helen Virginia Bilskey. Raised in Elyria, Ohio, he graduated in 1964 from Elyria Catholic High School. He went on to attend and graduate magna cum laude with a BA in Accounting from Saint Vincent College in Latrobe, Pa., and earned his Juris Doctorate and graduated cum laude from University of Notre Dame Law School in South Bend, Ind. In addition, he was awarded a certificate in English and American Law from the University of London as part of the Notre Dame Law School curriculum. He successfully completed the New York State Bar and Certified Public Accountancy Exams in 1971 and commenced work in the tax department of Price Waterhouse & Co, in both New York City and London.

On July 14, 1973, Bob married his best friend, Karen Ruth Hammer in a ceremony at Saints Philip and James Roman Catholic Church in St. James, Long Island. They moved to Cooperstown in 1976.

As both an Attorney and a Certified Public Accountant, Bob began his practice in Cooperstown in 1977 with a focus on tax planning preparation, estate and trust planning and administration and real property transactions. In 1986, Robert W. Birch, Esq. joined Bob, and they formed Schlather & Birch, Attorneys at Law. In 1987 they formed a real estate service business, Cooper County Abstract Company, Inc., the largest abstract and title insurance company in Central New York, as well as Northern Otsego Management Company, Inc. In recent years, he was part of Schlather & Kinley CPAs PLLC with his partner, Patrick R. Kinley. Bob was a member of the New York State Bar Association and a member and treasurer of the Otsego County Bar Association.

Karen and Bob’s son, Robert Hammer (R.B.) Schlather was born and grew up in Cooperstown, to the joy of all who experienced his theatrical and operatic exploits.

In addition to his professional practice, Bob was an active member of his community through many memberships and affiliations. A long-time devotee of the Glimmerglass Opera, he served what is now Glimmerglass Festival for more than forty years in various leadership positions including as Chairman of the Board of Trustees, as well as Treasurer of the Board and briefly as Interim General Director. In February of this year, Glimmerglass Festival’s Board of Trustees named Bob an Honorary Life Trustee in recognition of his extraordinary service and exceptional contributions with the worldrenowned program. The highest honor a Trustee can ever reach, Bob contributed thousands of hours to the Festival, helping the organization evolve from its years in the Cooperstown High School auditorium, and finding and securing the Company’s 37,000 square feet warehouse and rehearsal hall in the Town of Warren, a necessity and game-changer as the Festival grew in scope and reputation.

Bob also served as Trustee and Treasurer for more than thirty years of the Friends of Bassett Healthcare, and for many years as Trustee and President of Helios (Hospice) Foundation. He particularly enjoyed working with the parents of residents of Pathfinder Village, helping to ensure that those residents could remain at Pathfinder for as long as each chose, and considered these residents “his kids.”

He and his siblings established the SchlatherBilskey Family Foundation in memory of their parents to provide scholarships to Elyria Catholic High School from which most of them were graduated.

A Paul Harris Fellow, he was an active member since 1979 and former president of the Cooperstown Rotary Club. He served nine years as Trustee of Hartwick College with a commitment to the importance of independent liberal arts colleges. Through the years he was also a member of the New York State Historical Association, the New York State Forest Owners Association, the Roseboom Historical Association, the Cooperstown Art Association, The Mohican Club and most recently was a founder of the Community Foundation of Otsego County.

An avid golfer, he was a subscriber to the Leatherstocking Golf Course since arriving in Cooperstown. As well, he was a member of Otsego Golf Club and a shareholder of Head of the Lake, Inc., the owner of the land on which Otsego Golf Club is located. He reveled in the time spent each winter in Vero Beach, Florida, with Bob, Chris, Richard, Ron and Earle, for as long as it lasted.

Bob is survived by his wife of 48 years, Karen; son R.B.; son-in-law Adam Weinert; his mother’s sister Rosemary Bilskey; sisters Sr. Mary Rita Schlather, SND, Sr. Mary Margaret Ann Schlather, SND, Jeanne Frey, Roseann Brown and Mary Agnes Schlather (Gary Hammil); and brothers Raymond (Kathleen), Paul (Karen), Donald (Darlene), David (Jennifer), Kenneth (Donna) and Patrick (Joanne); sister-in-law Rebecca; former sister-inlaw Brooke; and numerous nieces and nephews.

He was predeceased by his parents, their many siblings, brother William, niece Erin Schlather and brother-in-law Lawrence Frey.

There will be no calling hours. A private Mass will be held at St. Mary’s “Our Lady of the Lake” Roman Catholic Church in Cooperstown. Livestream will be available by going to https://stmaryscoop.org and click on “View Livestream Here.”

He will be laid to rest in the St. James Methodist Church Cemetery in St. James on Long Island.

In lieu of flowers, please consider a gift to the Community Foundation of Otsego County, PO Box 55, Springfield Center, NY 13468, to be added to the Robert and Karen Schlather Donor Advised Fund for support of all things Otsego County, New York, particularly the performing arts.

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

A few personal tributes to Bob Schlather are featured on pages 1 and 6.

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

Ann Lois Edwards, 81

February 22, 1942 – April 29, 2022

COOPERSTOWN – At Noon on April 29, 2022, Ann Lois Edwards passed away unexpectedly but peacefully, of natural causes, at home, with her husband at her side. She was in her eighty-first year.

Born February 22, 1942, in Little Falls, N.Y., she was the daughter of the late Francis J. Ashe and Elizabeth Dudik Ashe. Her paternal ancestry descended from Germans who had made the Great Swabian Trek down the Danube, and on her maternal side from Slovaks who made Little Falls “the second Myjava”. All her grandparents were immigrants.

Lois graduated from St. Mary’s Academy in Little Falls in 1960 and the State University College at Oswego in1964 with a degree in Elementary Education. She received her Masters degree from Marywood College in Pennsylvania.

She met her future husband in kindergarten, tolerated him until well into high school when they became close friends and were married on June 25, 1966, at St. Mary’s Roman Catholic Church (now Holy Family Parish) in Little Falls.

Lois taught briefly in Dolgeville and Cooperstown before moving to Pennsylvania and spending the rest of her career with the Montoursville Area School District. She and her husband retired back to Cooperstown in the year 2000, building the home that she had envisioned in the Town of Middlefield.

The consummate mother, she supported all her boys’ activities as they grew up. A Cub Scout Den leader, swimming official and Montoursville’s original soccer Mom, she did whatever had to be done without need for recognition.

She was an excellent cook who could do wonders with a pound of hamburger or a chicken breast, and no holiday was complete without her Slovak pastry. Pinena paprika, Kapustnica, Sovenske Palacinky, and Kolache were all within her repertoire.

She was a very talented seamstress, making her own clothes from age 12 until she was about 40 years old, then choosing to purchase clothes, deconstruct them at home, and reconstruct them “properly”. She was active for many years in the

Fenimore Quilt Club and many family and friends were the recipients of her handiwork. On occasion friends and family called on her for “emergency” clothing repair. She usually accommodated them, but she did not encourage it. Lois was a Life Member of the American Ann Lois Wine Society, a Edwards member of the Williamsport,

Pennsylvania Chapter, and, along with her husband, was the founding Co-Chair of the

Glimmerglass Chapter of the American Wine Society in Cooperstown. She was a member of the Town of Middlefield Historical

Association. Lois’ career long focus on teaching reading led to her favorite retirement activity, volunteering at the Cooperstown Village

Library which gave her the opportunity to meet many new friends as well as interesting people. She is survived by her husband of 56 years David

D. Edwards; their son Brian, his wife Erika and grandson

Benjamin in Essex Junction,

Vermont; their son Mark, his wife Lisa and granddaughters Lauren and Claudia in Portland, Oregon; her brother Ronald and his wife

Patricia in Arden, North

Carolina; and her aunt

Dorothy Frederick in Myrtle

Beach, South Carolina, as well as numerous cousins and their offspring. She was a communicant of St. Mary’s “Our Lady of the Lake” Roman Catholic

Church in Cooperstown. The Edwards family will receive family and friends from 5-7 p.m. Monday,

May 9, 2022, at the Connell,

Dow & Deysenroth Funeral

Home in Cooperstown. A Mass of Christian

Burial will be offered at 11 a.m. Tuesday, May 10, 2022, at St. Mary’s “Our Lady of the Lake” Roman Catholic

Church in Cooperstown with

Fr. David Wm. Mickiewicz officiating. A reception will follow. In lieu of flowers the family suggests a donation to your local Food Bank, before sharing a bottle of wine with friends. Funeral arrangements are under the care and guidance of the Connell, Dow &

Deysenroth Funeral Home in Cooperstown.

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administrator, unruffled in any challenge. His histories of the City of the Hills and SUNY Oneonta will keep his memory alive.

The recently mourned include Cooperstown mainstay Bob Schlather, CPA, lawyer and philanthropist; Tom Hughson, a sweet man who, retired from his insurance agency, helped the SUNY Oneonta College Foundation raise millions, and Geoff Smith, longtime medical Coaches proprietor and Hartwick College mainstay.

Lots of memories there, found weekly in the HO/TFJ’s pages, mailed here from 2,292 miles away.

Happily, when it came time to sell the newspapers after 16 years of joys and toil, community-minded citizens stepped up, determined to preserve local journalism in Otsego County and willing to take up the challenges.

With admiration, I say thank you.

As for readers who have made it this far, don’t take your local newspapers for granted. If they were no longer there, community life would be diminished. You’d miss them.

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NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Historic Preservation and Architectural Review Board for the Village of Cooperstown will hold the following public hearing on Tuesday, may 10, 2022 at 5:00 P.m. or as soon thereafter as can be heard:

•meeting to be held in the Village Office Building, 22 main Street, Cooperstown.

38 Walnut Street - Applicant seeks permission to demolish existing garage as specified in plans on file.

The plans for this project are on file with the Village Clerk’s Office at the Village Office, 22 main Street, Cooperstown, New York, and may be seen during regular office hours, monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Public comments must be provided by email to the Zoning Officer at zoning@ cooperstownny. org or by regular mail to the address below no later than Tuesday, may 10, 2022 at 3:30 p.m.

Jenna Utter Village Clerk Village of Cooperstown 22 main Street Cooperstown, NY 13326 Tele: (607)5472411 Email: jutter@cooperstownny.org

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PLEASE TAKE NOTICE, That the Village of Cooperstown, New York have received the tax roll and warrant for the collection of the General Village Tax of the Village of Cooperstown for the fiscal year beginning June 1, 2022 and ending may 31, 2023. Taxes will be collected in two equal installments by mailing to the Village Treasurer’s Office, Village of Cooperstown, 22 main Street, Cooperstown, N. Y. or may be paid online at www. cooperstownny. org under the payment tab at the top of the page from June 1, 2022 and by November 3, 2022 from 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., except on Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays. The first installment to be collected from June 1, 2022 to and including Thursday, June 30, 2022 without additional charges.

TAKE FURTHER NOTICE, that on the first installment of all such taxes remaining unpaid on Friday, July 1, 2022 (5%) five percent will be added for the first month and an additional (1%) one percent for each month and fraction thereafter, until paid or returned to Otsego County Treasurer.

VILLAGE TREASURER VILLAGE OF COOPERSTOWN 22 mAIN STREET, PO BOX 346 VILLAGE OF COOPERSTOWN, N. Y. 2Legalmay.12

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Sealed bids will be received as set forth in instructions to bidders until 10:30 A.m. on Thursday, June 02, 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. Bids may also be submitted via the internet using www.bidx.com. A certified cashier’s check payable to the NYSDOT for the sum specified in the proposal or a bid bond, form CONR 391, representing 5% of the bid total, must accompany each bid. NYSDOT reserves the right to reject any or all bids.

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

NYS Finance Law restricts communication with NYSDOT on procurements and contact can only be made with designated persons. Contact with non-designated persons or other involved Agencies will be considered a serious matter and may result in disqualification. Contact Robert Kitchen (518)4572124.

Contracts with 0% Goals are generally single operation contracts, where subcontracting is not expected, and may present direct bidding opportunities for Small Business Firms, including, but not limited to D/W/ mBEs.

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.

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

Region 09: New York State Department of Transportation 44 Hawley Street, Binghamton, NY, 13901

D264794, PIN 980756, FA Proj Y2409807-563, Allegany, Broome, Chemung, Chenango, Delaware, Otsego, Schoharie, Schuyler, Steuben, Sullivan, Tioga, Yates Cos., GEOTECHNICAL SUBSURFACE EXPLORATIONS, Regions 6 & 9, Bid Deposit: 5% of Bid (~ $40,000.00), Goals: DBE: 0.00% yuga, Chenango, Cortland, Delaware, Onondaga, Oswego, Otsego, Schoharie, Seneca, Sullivan, Tioga, Tompkins Cos., SIGN REQUIREmENTS CONTRACT UPSTATE CENTRAL: Regions 3 & 9, No Plans, Incentive/Disincentive Provisions, Bid Deposit: 5% of Bid (~ $40,000.00), Goals: mBE: 5.00%, WBE: 10.00%, SDVOB: 6.00% 2Legalmay.12

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NOTICE OF ELECTION OF FIRE DEPARTMENT OFFICERS

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE, that having received nominations for offices to be filled in the Cooperstown Fire Department on Wednesday, April 27, 2022, you are hereby notified that the Election of Officers will take place on monday, may 9, 2022 from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at the Cooperstown Fire Hall, 24 Chestnut Street, Cooperstown, New York. Voting is only open to Cooperstown Fire Department members. Voting is not open to the general public.

Nominees and positions to be filled are as follows:

Chief mike molloy Kevin Preston

lst Assistant Chief - Scott monington

2nd Assistant Chief - Billy Smith

Captains (4) - Chis Satriano Victor Jones Jonathan Roach Stephen Clancy mike Simons

Fire Police Captain - Jim Leslie

Fire Police Lt. - Wolfgang merk

President -

Vice President -Alicia Lasher

Treasurer - Frank King

Secretary - Thomas A. Redding

Dated: April 27, 2022

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Btmakesinc LLC

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BiasFarm LLC.

Filed 3/13/22. Office: Otsego Co. SSNY desig. as agent for process & shall mail to: C/O Shawn Bias, 442 County Highway 39, Worcester, NY 12197. Purpose: General. 6LegalJun.9

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Sugar House Cottage, LLC

Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 3/13/22. 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, 102 Depot Rd., Richfield Springs, NY 13439. Purpose: Any lawful purpose. 6Legalmay.26

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Donut Diner LLC.

Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 3/11/22. 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, 102 Depot Rd., Richfield Springs, NY 13439. Purpose: Any lawful purpose. 6Legalmay.26

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219 main Oneonta L.L.C.

Arts of Org. filed SSNY 3/10/22, Otsego Co. SSNY design agent for process & shall mail to Ravindra Nagesvaran 276 Elmcrest Rise, West Henrietta, NY 14586 General Purpose 6Legalmay.26

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GOURDS AND GAmES LLC

Articles of Org. filed NY Sec. of State (SSNY) 4/7/22. Office in Otsego Co. SSNY desig. agent of LLC whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail process to 125 Patterson Rd., Richfield Springs, NY 13439, which is also the principal business location. Purpose: Any lawful purpose. 6Legalmay.19

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Dooner Enterprises, LLC

Articles of Org. filed NY Sec. of State (SSNY) 03/30/22. Office in Otsego Co. SSNY designated Agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to Dooner Enterprises, LLC, 473 Burillo Road, maryland, New York 12116. Purpose: Any Lawful purpose 6Legalmay.19

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Fly Creek Flowers LLC

Articles of Org. filed on 3/12/2022 with SSNY Office: Otsego County SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to 2189 County Highway 26, Fly Creek, NY 13337. Purpose: any lawful purpose. 6Legalmay.19

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245 Lake Shore Drive North, LLC

Articles of Organization were filed with the NY Secretary of State on 02/24/22. The office of the LLC is to be located in Otsego County. The Secretary of State has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. The Secretary of State shall mail a copy of any process against the LLC served upon it to: The LLC, 839 Creed Road, Oakland, CA 94610. The purpose of the LLC is to engage in any lawful act. 6Legalmay.19

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Otego 401 Deli, LLC. The Secretary of State has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. The Secretary of State shall mail a copy of any process against the LLC served upon it to: The LLC, 113 River Street, Oneonta, NY 13820. The purpose of the LLC is to engage in any lawful act. 6Legalmay.19

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3 Burr Ave LLC.

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NORTHEASTERN ELECTRICAL INSPECTION SERVICE, LLC.

Articles of Organization were filed with the NY Secretary of State on 4/1/22. The office of the LLC is to be located in Otsego County. The Secretary of State has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. The Secretary of State shall mail a copy of any process against the LLC served upon him to: The LLC, 129 Hawkins Rd., maryland, NY 12116. The purpose of the LLC is to engage in any lawful act or activity. 6Legalmay.19

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THE BRAIN FREEZE SHOPPE LLC.

Filed 3/18/22. Office: Otsego Co. SSNY desig. as agent for process & shall mail to: Stephanie Koslowski, 67 N. main St, Homer, NY 13077. Purpose: General. 6Legalmay.19

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3/25/22. Office in Otsego Co. SSNY desig. agent of LLC whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail process to 6040 Steam mill Rd., Unadilla, NY 13849. Purpose: Any lawful purpose. Principal business location: 1706 State Highway 7, Unadilla, NY 13849. 6Legalmay.5

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Farm and Nature Creative LLC

Articles of organization formed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 3/12/2022. Office: Otsego County. SSNY Designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to 126 Whispering Oaks Lane, Otego NY 13825. Purpose: Any lawful purpose. 6Legalmay.5

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AJewelNRuth Adventure LLC.

Filed 3/8/22. Office: Otsego Co. SSNY desig. as agent for process & shall mail to: Anna Rathbun, 3801 County Hwy 11, Cooperstown, NY 13326. Purpose: General. 6Legalmay.5

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manufactured Home masters LLC.

Filed 3/9/22. Office: Otsego Co. SSNY desig. as agent for process & shall mail to: c/o Jessica Anne Simons, 438 County Hwy 11 Lot42, Oneonta, NY 13820. Purpose: General. 6Legalmay.5

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1 mICKLE PLACE, LLC.

Articles of Organization were filed with the NY Secretary of State on 3/24/22. The office of the LLC is to be located in Otsego County. The Secretary of State has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. The Secretary of State shall mail a copy of any process against the LLC served upon him/her to: The LLC, 17 N. Bayles Ave., Port Washington, NY 11050. The Purpose of the LLC is to engage in any lawful act or activity. 6Legalmay.5

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Oculo Visitant Gallery LLC

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Oneonta Property management LLC

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KELLKY mANAGEmENT GROUP, LLC

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VITAL TRENDS USA, LLC

Articles of Org. filed NY Sec. of State (SSNY) 3/24/22. Office in Otsego Co. SSNY desig. agent of LLC whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail process to 205 Arnold Rd., Burlington Flats, NY 13315, which is also the principal business location. Purpose: Any lawful purpose. 6Legalmay.5

Nelson Mondaca brings home the gold and is nominated for Culinary Student Chef of the Year

We have a gem amongst us in Otsego County: meet Chilean native Nelson Mondaca, a 20-year Marine vet and rising culinary star. Spoiler alert: he plans on opening a French-infused restaurant in our area in 2023! Mr. Mondaca is making a name for himself in the Hospitality and Culinary school at SUNY Delhi. He’s taking an honors class every semester in addition to his current academic schedule. He’s pushing himself to be the best; he will have a bachelor’s degree in Culinary Arts Management in May 2023.

“My ultimate goal is to open a restaurant when I graduate,” Mr. Mondaca said. “We are looking in the Cherry Valley area. I’m looking for something that isn’t huge, that has a good space that I’d like to work in. And it will most likely be a classic French Bistro.”

Mr. Mondaca lived in his native Chile until age 10. “My family then moved to New Jersey, then to Miami so I finished my education at the University of Miami,” he said.

Operation Desert Storm interrupted his education, though, when he enlisted in the United States Marines.

“I left college to go into the Marines for a four-year stint as my call of duty during Desert Storm,” he said. “Before I knew it, almost twenty years had gone by and I was still in the Marines.”

“I got shot in the stomach and was sent home,” he said. “I retired in 2010.” And he spent the next ten years putting himself back together again.

“I’ve had twelve surgeries since then, plus I was dealing with PTSD,” he recalled. “It was a lot.”

While dealing with PTSD, he noticed he was spending a lot of time in the kitchen. “I always liked cooking but I realized I was using cooking as a type of therapy, and I loved it,” he said.

“I used cooking as a type of relaxation. I’d get lost in the kitchen for hours,” he said. “Three years ago, when I turned 50, I knew I was ready to go back to school. I felt that my mind was finally ready with everything I’d gone through. My personal issues were taken care of.”

Prior studies focused on business administration, but this time, he chose to enroll in SUNY Delhi’s culinary school.

“My first course was on hot plates,” he said. “The designing, the presentation and the creativity really interested me. So I changed my status for getting an AA degree to a full-time degree in becoming a chef.”

His course load this semester includes a competition class. It’s all about competing, creating menus, designing the plates. “I was nominated for student chef of the year so I will be competing in 2022 with other students from around the country,” he said. “I’m taking tons of classes right now as well as being in the kitchen from 9:30 a.m. until 1 p.m. working on menu planning and other things for the competition.” All of the extra classes are paying off — he just won a Gold Medal from The American Culinary Federation for his hot plate creation. The Niagara Falls event brought in competitors from all across the country. “I went there to compete on the student level last weekend and I won!. It’s quite an honor,” Mr. Mondaca said. “In competition, you go with an idea you have created. You’ve worked on a plate, its design over and over again...Nelson Modaca it’s a little nerve racking because everything is timed in competition” Mr. Mondaca said. “Is this working, does this look right? You really have to go in prepared,” he said. For this specific competion, Mr. Mondaca had 70 minutes from start to finish. That included prep time and cooking time. “You have to make two dishes exactly the same. One is for display and the other is for tasting. The judges are walking around and watching everything you do,” he said. “They tell you what they liked, what you could have done better, what they didn’t like … they judge you on how your station looks and even if you are using gloves.” The rest of the summer this year will be focused on the culinary competitions. “Four of us are competing as a team then I am competing individually for Student of the Year. We’ll be in Las Vegas for that competition in July,” he said. “This is a young person’s career, I’m really doing it backwards,” he said. “I started studying culinary arts when I turned 50, when most chefs, at that point in their career, are wanting to get out of the business.” “To me, this is a personal goal; I’ll get my degree in something I’ve fallen in love with and enjoy,and I’ll be able to do anything in the culinary world with that degree,” Mr. Mondaca said. “Physically and mentally I feel great, I can move up to the next level. I want to do what I love from here on out. I want to keep the fun in it! If I won’t eat it, I don’t want anyone else to eat it!

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►Thursday, May 5

BOOK CLUB – Pick up a copy of The Guest List, by Lucy Foley, about a wedding that ends in a murder in this Agatha Christie-esque mystery novel. Discussion will be online on May 31 at 7 p.m. Presented by The Huntington Memorial Library, Oneonta. 607-432-1980.

COFFEE WITH COOP – 9 - 10 a.m. Start your morning with local business leaders from the comfort of your desk. Featured panelist will be Dr. Tommy Ibrahim, President & CEO, Bassett Healthcare Network. Registration required for Zoom. Presented by The Cooperstown Chamber of Commerce. Visit wearecooperstown.com/chamber-events/

TAI CHI – 10:30 - 11:30 a.m. Otsego County seniors are invited to group ‘Tai Chi for arthritis.’ Practice deep breathing, moving. Help prevent falls. Free, registration required. Presented by Otsego County Office for the Aging at New Life Fellowship Hall, Gilbertsville Baptist Church, Commercial St., Gilbertsville. 607-547-4232

OPEN STUDIO – 11 a.m. - Noon. Grab a coffee and stop by the art studio with your current knitting, drawing, or painting project. The Art Department, 8 Main St., Cherry Valley. Visit facebook.com/ Theartdeptny

FIBER ARTS GROUP – 11 a.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.

COMMUNITY LUNCH –11:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. Enjoy lunch with your community on the first Thursday of each month. All welcome. Free, donations appreciated. Curbside delivery available. St. Joseph The Worker Parish, Kelly Hall (the basement), 35 Canadarago St., Richfield Springs. Visit facebook.com/RichfieldSprings-Public-Library

STAR WARS – 3 - 5:30 p.m. Watch party with ‘Star Wars: The Attack of the Clones.’ Snacks available. Richfield Springs Public Library, 102 Main St., Richfield Springs. 315-858-0230.

ANIMAL COMMUNICATION – 6 p.m. Learn to forge a deeper spirit connection with animals and wildlife with Christene Springle in online class presented by the Mountain Magic Healing Studio, Schenevus. Visit facebook. com/ChristeneSpringleMountainMagic

STAR WARS – 7 p.m. May the 4th be with you for this Star Wars movie night presenting ‘Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back.’ Free at the Weiting Theater, 168 Main St., Worcester. Visit wietingtheatre.com

►Friday, May 6

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

STAR WARS – 3 - 5:30 p.m. Watch party continues with ‘Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith.’ Richfield Springs Public Library. See Thursday Listing.

FIRST FRIDAY EXHIBIT – 5 p.m. Come view 20 years worth of mixed media and collage work by local artist and business owner Shannon Dzikas. The Art Department, 8 Main St., Cherry Valley. Visit facebook.com/Theartdeptny

OPENING RECEPTION – 5 - 8 p.m. Celebrate opening of exhibit ‘Visits to Otsego County’ featuring paintings of the landscapes of our county by artists Melissa Borko Tevere and Marc Pelletier. Free, open to public. Community Arts Network of Oneonta, Wilber Mansion, 11 Ford Ave., Oneonta. 607-432-2070.

STAR WARS – 7 p.m. Conclusion of Star Wars movie night series showing ‘Star Wars: The Return of the Jedi.’ Weiting Theater. See Thursday Listing.

HANSEL & GRETEL – 7 p.m. Decker School of Ballet presents their 49th recital featuring the Grimm fairytale of ‘Hansel & Gretel.’ Tickets, $15 general admission. Oneonta High School, 130 East St., Oneonta. 607-432-6290.

MOVIE NIGHT – 7 p.m. Join the community for outdoor screening of ‘Spiderman: No Way Home.’ Foothills Performing Arts Center, Oneonta. 607376-7599.

LIVE MUSIC – 7 - 10 p.m. Enjoy dinner and live music from Jerry Dee and the Dove Tones. Natty Bumppo’s, 8 Hoffman Ln., Cooperstown. 607-3224060.

CONTRADANCE RETURNS – 7:30 - 10:30 p.m. Rejoin your friends for a dance with the Otsego Dance Society. Music by Erik House & Friends with Peter Blue calling the dances. Suggested donation, $8/adult. New location at Cornfield Hall, 655 County Rd. 26, Fly Creek. Visit otsegodancesociety.weebly.com

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►saTurday, May 7

BIRD WALK – 8 - 10 a.m. Join DOAS Board Director and Treasurer, Charlie Scheim and DOAS Bird Sightings author, Sandy Bright for a spring bird walk. Susquehanna Greenway Trail, Silas Lane off Rte. 205, Oneonta. 607-397-3815.

LOVE YOUR PARK – Come clean up the trails, beach, campsites, mulch the gardens, paint, and much more to ready your local state parks for the season. —Gilbert Lake State Park, 8 a.m. - noon, 18 CCC Rd,

Laurens. 607-432-2114. —Betty and Wilbur Davis

State Park, 9 a.m. - noon.

Davis Rd., Westford. 607-547-8662.

BLOOD DRIVE – 8 a.m. - 1 p.m. Donate through May 19 for chance to win a travel trailer camper that sleeps eight. Briggs Hall, Main Street Baptist Church, 333 Main St., Oneonta. 1-800-733-2767.

MOTHER’S DAY – 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. Come celebrate spring and choose a special gift from local vendors. Southside Mall, 5006 St. Rt. 23, Oneonta. 607-432-4401.

EXHIBIT TOUR – 10 - 11 a.m. Grandparents and grandchildren are invited to join special tour with Victoria Wyeth, grandaughter of artist Andrew Wyeth, to explore exhibition ‘Drawn from Life: Three Generations of Wyeth Figure Studies.’ Complimentary. Fenimore Art Museum, Cooperstown. 607-547-1400.

OPERA – 12:55 p.m. View live performance of the Metropolitan Opera, streaming live in Oneonta. This week is the performance of ‘Turandot’ by Puccini. Cost, $20/adult. Lunch available for purchase separately from Soda Jerks. Showing at the Foothills Performing Arts Center, Oneonta. 607-431-2080.

WOODWORKING – 1 - 4 p.m. Register for class ‘Green Woodworking with Emilie Rigby’ where participants will learn how to carve a spoon out of green wood that has not yet been cured. Bring a notebook & writing utensil, water, snacks, work gloves (optional), whatever tools you have that you wish to discuss (optional). Cost, $75/nonmember. Reward, 1 unique wooden spoon you have made yourself. Cooperstown Art Association. 607-547-9777.

ART CLASS – 1 - 4 p.m. Join the Arc Otsego for a Beginners Hand Lettering class. Cost, $35/person. Main View Pottery and More, 79 Main St., Oneonta. 607-432-1890.

STAR WARS – 3 - 5:30 p.m. Watch party continues with ‘Star Wars: A New Hope.’ Richfield Springs Public Library. See Thursday Listing.

BOOK READING – 3 - 5:30 p.m. Tom Morgan will be reading passages from his books Trial in Cooperstown, and Ales, Tales, and Ghosts at the Old Empire Hotel. Light refreshments will be served, books available for purchase. Proceeds benefit the Franklin Railroad and Community Museum, 527 Main St., Franklin. 607-829-2692.

LIFESKILLS – 4 - 6 p.m. Teens are invited to learn to cook with Lynn. Menu posted to FB. Seating limited, reservations required. Presented by The Oneonta Teen Center. 50 Dietz St., Oneonta. 607441-3999.

SEMESTERS END BASH – 6 p.m. Celebrate the end of the college semester with live music from Brotality, Seeing Double, and Fairpoint. $8 at the door. Proceeds support the Oneonta Teen Center. Foothills Performing Arts Center, Oneonta. 607431-2080.

FOOD FOR THOUGHT – 6 - 8:30 p.m. Join Victoria Wyeth, Andrew Wyeth’s granddaughter, for a dinner buffet and fascinating Powerpoint presentation on the exhibit ‘Drawn from Life: Three Generations of Wyeth Figure Studies.’ Cost, $115/ non-member. Fenimore Art Museum, Cooperstown. 607547-1400.

HANSEL & GRETEL – 7 p.m. Recital featuring the Grimm fairytale of ‘Hansel & Gretel.’ See Friday Listing. ►sunday, May 8

STAR WARS – 3 - 5:30 p.m. Watch party continues with ‘Star Wars: The Empire Strices Back.’ Richfield Springs Public Library. See Friday Listing. ►Monday, May 9

TAI CHI – 10:30 - 11:30 a.m. Otsego County seniors are invited to group ‘Tai Chi for Arthritis.’ Practice deep breathing, moving. Help prevent falls. Free, Registration required. Presented by Otsego County Office for the Aging at New Life Fellowship Hall, Gilbertsville Baptist Church, Commercial St., Gilbertsville. 607-5474232

WALKING CLUB –10:30 - 11:30 a.m. Walk on Mondays & Fridays with friends old and new and listen to music of the 70s. See Friday Listing.