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Attention: OHS Pool Needs Help!
Members of the YMCA Orcas swim team, Jack Gustafson and Kieran Jennings, write down fundraising ideas during a rally Tuesday, June 24, to help raise $400,000 to renovate the OHS pool.
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end donations to repair OHS swimming pool to: City School District, 31 Center St., Oneonta, NY 13820. Write “CFSCNY” in the memo line.
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A-duh … DA-duh … DA-duh-DAduh-DA-du-DA-duh. Beneath the placid surface of the OHS swimming pool lies something sinister. “All the mechanical
systems are in tough shape,” said David Rowley, former interim school superinten-
dent. “The vents, the filter, the pumps, the main drain line, the piping system and the timer for swim meets.” The pool, which was built for the 1979-80 school year, used to be part of the physed curriculum and site of lifeguard training programs. Please See POOL, A7
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Conductor Rene Prins directs the Oneonta Community Concert Band in “Die Dorfmusikanten (The Village Musicians)” by Rudolph Bodingbauer at the Good Ol’ Summertime Concert Sunday, June 22, in Wilber Park.
Charter Study Group Seeks Public Input
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he commission reviewing the city charter in the wake of pioneering City Manager Mike Long’s resignation will seek public input at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, July 2, at a meeting in Common Council Chambers at City Hall. Chaired by Laurie Zimniewicz and consisting of members of the commission that developed the charter and took it to voters in 2011, welcomes any concerns or suggestions citizens may have. Plans are to hire Long’s replacement by fall. GLORIOUS DAY: OHS’
Class of 2014 will graduate at 11 a.m. Saturday, June 28, in Belden Auditorium. NEW PLAYGROUND: The ribbon cutting/dedication of the Chief Russo Playground will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, July 2, on Scramling Avenue, part of the Family Y Junior Firefighter Program’s graduation. ‘HAIR’ HERE: Orpheus Theatre’s auditions for “Hair,” the ‘60s rock musical, are at 7 p.m. Tuesday and Wednesday, July 1 and 2, at St. Mary’s Parish Center, Walnut and Elm.
Harvesters Turn County Into Hops Farming Hub By JIM KEVLIN
Munson Clan Going Strong For 50 Years
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3 Generations Flouted Fire, Recession, More By LIBBY CUDMORE
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unson’s Building Supplies has come a long way since the days of three employees, one truck and no customers. On Friday, June 20, the family-owned store celebrated 50 years as one of Oneonta’s premier building supplies store, with loyal customers including Unique Builders and Orpheus Theater. Six-hundred people stopped by for food, music by Party of Two, door prizes and a chance to congratulate the family on a half-century of success. So loyal are their customPlease See MUNSONS, A6
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Three generations of Munsons gathered for the store’s 50th anniversary on Friday, June 20. From left, Michael Munson, Allison Munson, Steve Munson, patriarch Fred Munson – who holds a portrait of himself and wife Audrey – and Shirley and Bob Goble.
At Plains, 2 Librarians Turn Chaos Into Order
Gelbsman May Succeed Schwerd On IDA Board By JIM KEVLIN
By LIBBY CUDMORE
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ou can take the librarian out of the library, but you can’t take the library out of the librarian. When Ely Roll arrived at the Plains at Parish Ian Austin/HOMETOWN ONEONTA Homestead from Long Island in 2010, she found Janice Vartuli, left, and Ely Roll in the library in disarray. “There were books piled Plains at Parish Homestead Please See LIBRARY, A3 the library they refurbished.
wo flatbeds from Harbor Freight Transport, Port Newark, N.J., arrived at the Cooperstown Brewing Co. here shortly before noon Monday, June 23, with the final pieces of the foundation needed to revive the crop that created Otsego County’s greatest period of prosperity. Hops, that is. The final pieces are two refurbished Wolf Harvesters, purchased in April and imported from Poland for Hager’s Hops, owned by Anheuser-Busch heir Lou Hager Jr. of Cooperstown and affiliated with his Oneonta distributorship, Northern Eagle Beverage. “This is exactly what farmers here have to have,” Please See HOPS, A7
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iven a colleague’s legal troubles, county Rep. Craig Gelbsman, ROneonta, is in line for appointment as liaison to the county IDA, the Industrial Development Agency spearheading redeGelbsman velopment of Pony Farm Industrial Park. He would replace county Rep. Betty Anne Schwerd, Please See GELBSMAN, A6
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LIBRARY/From A1 on tables and nothing was alphabetized,” she said. “It was frustrating.” Roll had spent her life volunteering in school and public libraries, and this simply would not do. She enlisted the help of fellow resident Janice Vartuli, Sidney Memorial Public Library’s retired director, to reorganize and expand the library. And on Sunday, June 22,
2 Retired Librarians Whip Plains’ Collection Into Shape the Heritage Village Lending Library held an open house to showcase the efforts of the library committee, which also included residents Bob Nonenmacher and Brigitte Beehler, as well as staff member Christina Wood. The first thing that had to go was the enormous table that blocked several shelves. “You couldn’t get through
with a walker,” said Roll. Some $6,000 was raised from private donations, and a smaller table, as well as several new chairs and a rocker, were purchased for the library. Wheels were affixed to the bottom of the chairs for ease of movement. “People can come in, sit down and look at a book,” said Roll. “It’s relaxation.”
“These residents are educated people,” said Vartuli. “We want to keep learning. We have to keep stimulated.” Next came the culling of the books that had piled up. “We had a copy of ‘David Copperfield’ on the shelf as long as I’ve been here, and no one has ever taken it out,” said Roll. “Out it went.” Extra copies, paperbacks
with too-small print and most of the 100 David Baldacci novels were donated to Fox Hospital’s Auxiliary book drive. “Baldacci’s my favorite, but he’s down to one shelf,” said Roll. The books were then organized by category and alphabetized. But there were so many books that the library
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EDITORIAL
CFA Applications Have Futuristic Ideas For Oneonta, Cooperstown
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ll of a sudden, there’s some pretty futuristic thinking going on around here, of a scope not seen since, perhaps, Harvey Baker and his Oneonta cohorts brought rail and roundhouse to Oneonta, or Stephen C. Clark envisioned the Hall of Fame and NYSHA museums. This latest round of CFA submissions – CFAs are the applications required by the Mohawk Valley Regional Economic Development Commission to get state funds – contain eye-popping concepts for both the City of Oneonta and Village of Cooperstown. “Big ideas,” to use one of Oneonta Mayor Dick Miller’s favorite catch phrases. Eye-popping, and potentially transformative. • The Oneonta concept is built around what Miller called “the Clinton triangle” – aka, the Upper Susquehanna Regional Agriculture Center – on the southeast corner of Clinton Plaza, the building that formerly housed Oneonta Ford.
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The former Oneonta Ford building at Chestnut and Market streets in Oneonta is envisioned as an Upper Susquehanna Regional Agriculture Center in an $11 million CFA grant package.
The city is seeking $11 million in CFAs to convert the building, now owned by The Twelve Tribes sect that also operates the Yellow Deli, into a farmers’ market beyond local imaginings heretofore. Yes, it will have produce, but also a community kitchen (to process ag products from Otsego and Delaware counties), speciality food shops, perhaps even an additional floor for apartments. The goal is to help meet the $1 billion – yes, $1 billion – in New York City’s
unmet demand for valueadded – i.e., quality, natural, artisanal – food products. Associated with the “triangle” would be a spruced up parking deck and, in the vacant lot between Foothills Performing Arts Center and Ristorante Stella Luna, a “boutique hotel” developed around a food and beverage theme. The idea is to create a compelling magnet to complete the downtown Oneonta renaissance that began with the Clarion and Muller Plaza, continued
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In Cooperstown, the Railroad Avenue neighborhood, which includes the vacant Where It All Began warehouse and, in the background, the Delaware Otsego Corp., will be examined as part of a $90,000 CFA grant.
with the Bresee’s renovation, and will move further with the implementation of a streetscape master plan (via another CFA grant). • While you were no doubt reeling from all this good stuff, it surfaced that Cooperstown is likewise using the CFA process for its own set of “Big Ideas.” The village, in collaboration with the county Industrial Development Agency, has asked for a $90,000 planning grant for community visioning, to tap public
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Damage From Lyme Disease Too Little Understood Upstate To the Editor: Too often does Lyme disease goes undiagnosed and untreated. With the warm weather of Spring and Summer, comes the risk of contact with ticks. Deer ticks can spread Lyme disease, and unfortunately our area has a high population of deer, thus creating a high concentration of deer ticks. Congressman Chris Gibson is currently in the process of passing legislation in Congress to help us with the burdens of Lyme disease. Congressman Gibson’s bill focuses on five main areas of Lyme disease. Two of these are awareness and tick suppression. There are certain measures and precautions an individual can engage in, in order to prevent direct contact with deer ticks. The first and foremost method is by being aware of the presence of deer ticks. Before you go on a hike, work in your garden or your lawn, be sure to ask yourself if you will be within proximity of possible Lyme disease transmitters. If the answer is yes, wear clothing covering as much skin as
possible and use insect repellant that contains DEET. After any outdoor activities be sure to do a thorough and complete tick check, as it takes 24 hours of skin attachment for the tick to pass on Lyme disease. Congressman Gibson’s bill also focuses on testing, treatment and healthcare coverage. With this legislation here will be stricter and more extensive research done by the National Institute of Health(NIH) and the Centers for Disease Control(CDC) on the most effective prevention and diagnostic methods. It will also provide guidelines for insurance companies to be the most effective in giving patents the best care, while being affordable for everyone. It is vital that we take these initial steps in order to combat this growing epidemic. By focusing on awareness, tick suppression, testing, treatment and healthcare coverage we can create long-term solutions. Nancy Seekamp Preston Hollow
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aspirations – dreams of a better Cooperstown, if you will – for economic revival. Mayor Jeff Katz and Trustees Allstadt and Falk have been in conversations with Sandy Mathes, IDA president and “single point of contact” for economic development in the county, and have identified seven nodes for ec-dev attention. Foremost is the Railway Avenue neighborhood, where the Where It All Began warehouse has been rumored for a Marriott, from which guests in 100 rooms
would inject new life downtown and revive upper Main Street. Why not aim a brew pub at Mike Manno’s renovated hops barn? There’s much, much more. The visioning piece is intriguing; Cooperstown – any community, really – would benefit from a consensus on where it wants to go. Equally necessary is the data – on demographics, income, real-estate trends – required for Mathes to make a case to investors and developers. • The IDA has been central in the development of both these concepts, which is what its gutsy board – chair, Sharon Oberriter; vice chair, Bob Hanft, plus Joe Bernier, Hugh Henderson, Jim Jordan, Jeff Lord, Len Marsh and Jim Salisbury – intended in bringing Mathes aboard in January and committing $3 million over the next three years to turn-around our 50-year brain (and jobs) drain. These are first steps, certainly, but exciting ones. Per aspera ad astra is a pretty good starting point.
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What Does Abner Doubleday Story Mean? LAST WEEK’S EDITORIAL URGING COOPERSTOWN TO AGAIN EMBRACE BASEBALL’S CREATION MYTH BROUGHT FORTH COUNTER-ARGUMENTS CONTAINED IN THE EXCERPTS BELOW. WHAT DO YOU THINK? E-MAIL LETTERS TO THE EDITOR TO INFO@ALLOTSEGO.COM This excerpt is from “The Man Who Didn’t Invent Baseball,” by Victor Salvatore, published in American Heritage, 1983
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n the middle of his plans for the baseball centennial, Baseball Commissioner Kenesaw Mountain Landis was jolted by a letter that brought into serious question the propriety of holding such a celebration at all. The letter came from Bruce Cartwright, who pointed out that it was his grandfather, Alexander Cartwright, Jr., a charter member of the Knickerbocker Club of New York, and not Doubleday, who drew the first baseball diamond. He also pointed to the rules that Cartwright and his committee had written for modern baseball in 1845. (Diagram and rules are on file today in the National Baseball Museum library.) Alexander Cartwright and not This is from“The Creation Myths of Cooperstown,” by Stephen Jay Gould, Natural History, 1989
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f you have to have an American hero, could anyone be better than the man who fired the first shot (in defense) of the Civil War? Needless to say, this point was not lost on the members of Mills’s committee. Spalding, never one to mince words, wrote to the committee when submitting Graves’s dubious testimony: “It certainly appeals to an American pride to have had the great national game of base ball created and named by a Major General in the United States Army.” This excerpt is from last week’s editorial:
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hese days, you often hear the term, “Abner Doubleday Myth,” and it’s meant dismissively. But it’s wrong to equate “myth” with “untruth.” Myths – creation myths, for instance, that are found in every society on earth – are indicators of a deeper truth about the societies from which they emerge. So it is with the Abner Doubleday
Doubleday, he said, should be honored as the originator of the modern game of baseball. It is not clear whether the startled Judge Landis ever showed Cartwright’s letter to the major league owners. It is clear that Cartwright was on firm ground in making his claim. The documentation of Alexander Cartwright’s accomplishments in organizing the game of baseball as it is played today is all a matter of record. The first game of baseball under the Cartwright committee rules was played on June 19, 1846, on the old cricket grounds at Elysian Fields, a summer resort in Hoboken, New Jersey. Scorecards of this game, on file in the library of the National Baseball Museum, show that the Knickerbockers lost to the New York Baseball Club, 23 to 1, in a four-inning game. This is history, not the surmise of a “reputable gentleman” who ended his
days in an insane asylum after giving his testimony. Frick, who was eventually to succeed Landis as commissioner, and the crusty old judge were out on a limb after the Cartwright letter arrived. Frick had committed himself completely to the Cooperstown myth. Landis, as the final authority on professional baseball, had not done his historical homework. They had a bomb on their hands that could explode any day. But it never did. Bruce Cartwright died a few weeks later, and the letter went into a file cabinet. An “Alexander Cartwright Day” was quickly appended to the centennial program, and Cartwright was among the first to be honored with a plaque in the new Hall of Fame of the museum as a “Father of Modern Baseball.” Too much money and prestige had been committed to do more than that.
Mills then concluded in his report: “Perhaps in the years to come, in view of the hundreds of thousands of people who are devoted to base ball, and the millions who will be, Abner Doubleday’s fame will rest evenly, if not quite as much, upon the fact that he was its inventor . . . as upon his brilliant and distinguished career as an officer in the Federal Army.” And so, spurred by a patently false creation myth, the Hall of Fame stands in the most incongruous and inappropriate locale of a charming little town in central New York. Incongruous and inappropriate, but somehow wonderful. Who needs another museum in the
cultural maelstroms (and summer doldrums) of New York, Boston, or Washington? Why not a major museum in a beautiful and bucolic setting? And what could be more fitting than the spatial conjunction of two great American origin myths – the Cardiff Giant and the Doubleday Fable? Thus, I too am quite content to treat the myth gently, while honesty requires ’fessing up. The exhibit on Doubleday in the Hall of Fame Museum sets just the right tone in its caption: “In the hearts of those who love baseball, he is remembered as the lad in the pasture where the game was invented. Only cynics would need to know more.” Only in the hearts; not in the minds.
story. The “facts” were always in doubt, so it’s interesting that they were embraced, held to fast, for generations. It’s only been in the last quarter-century that the literalists gained the upper hand. Lovers of baseball, let’s take the story back. It’s time to understand the deeper truth in the Doubleday story. And, happily, no community has greater access to people who understand the meaning of “folklore,” if you will,
than Cooperstown. The Cooperstown Graduate Program and The Farmers’ Museum, certainly, have access to resources to explain why baseball’s creation myth is as powerful as any. There’s a profound thesis there, or symposium, or study. As powerful as any, and it’s ours. Let’s not run away from it, as we’ve been doing. Let’s understand the Doubleday story and celebrate it once again.
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Five persons were shaken up and one cut above the right eye when the car in which they were riding went out of control and crashed down an embankment between Wells and Rose
Kevin Johnson, a city tavern owner, said that after he heard about the plans for an alcohol-free party for the seniors, he decided it was a perfect opportunity for the newly formed Otsego County Liquor Dealers Association to help out. The party, which attracted 118 of Oneonta High School’s 168 seniors early Saturday morning, was organized to prevent an automobile accident which often follows drinking parties on prom night. Johnson, along June 1974 with two other tavern owners, set up a non-alcoholic bar for the seniors who avenues, landing in the middle of three arrived at the YMCA where the party D&H tracks about 9 o’clock last night. was held. With a train due there in five minJune 1984 utes, city and railroad police, assisted by volunteers, made quick work of moving the automobile. Mrs. Claire The State University College at Harmon, wife of Milton Harmon of 3 Oneonta has received a $700,000 grant Stapleton Avenue was the driver. She from the W.K. Kellogg Foundation to was issued a summons by Patrolmen help students develop a stronger sense Rivera Still and Robert Simmons, of social responsibility. The four-year shortly after the accident on a charge grant is the largest grant SUNY has of driving without a license. ever received from a private foundaJune 1934 tion. With the grant the college will establish a Center for Social Responsibility and Community to coordinate volunteer, internship, service and Military manpower – Continuing philanthropic experiences for students. international tensions, highlighted June 1994 at the moment by the possibility of involvement in the war in Indo-China, have underlined the need of the United A judge was asked Thursday to States to develop more satisfactory invalidate about 180 gay marriages means of building an adequate reserve performed in New Paltz this year and of trained military manpower. At the to enjoin any New Paltz village ofsame time, it has taken account of the ficial from performing more same-sex fact that the armed forces must be pre- unions. The lawsuit was filed by the pared, not only to carry out massive Liberty Counsel, a conservative legal retaliation in a global war, but also to group that is challenging the legality wage the kind of limited warfare in of same-sex weddings performed by which ground forces are all-important. New Paltz Mayor Jason West. June 1954 June 2004
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Gelbsman In Line For Chairmanship GELBSMAN/From A1 R-Edmeston, who District Attorney John Muehl said is under investigation for misuse of campaign funds following a complaint by her former employer, state Sen. Jim Seward, R-Milford. The idea of replacing Schwerd with Gelbsman surfaced at the Friday, June 20, meeting of the county board’s Administration Committee. But its chairman, Ed Frazier, R-Unadilla, said no resolution appointing Gelbsman was drafted and he believes board chair Kathy Clark, R-Otego, can simply make the appointment if she wishes. If the Gelbsman appointment goes forward, it will be the first result of reports earlier this month, confirmed by Muehl, that Schwerd is under investigation. The D.A. said he had referred the matter to the county Sheriff’s Department, but “no arrest has been made” as of Tuesday, June 24. While IDA liaison serves at the pleasure of the county board chair, Schwerd is also chair of the county board’s Inter-Governmental Affairs Committee, but that appointment may be until the county board’s next reogranizational meeting.
Third Generation In Wings As Munson Hardware Marks Half-Century MUNSONS/From A1 ers that when Unique Builders’ Joe Camarata couldn’t make the festivities, he came by the next morning and brought Steve Munson a cup of coffee so they could catch up like old friends. “It’s a great place,” said Tim Northup, who owns Timothy Northup Fine Furnishings. “My grandfather shopped here, my dad shopped here and now I shop here.” In 1955, Fred and Audrey Munson were facing a dilemma over what to do with their struggling Emmons Skateland. “A gentleman downtown told me, ‘Go into the lumber business’,” he said. “I told him I didn’t know anything about it. He told me, ‘You’ll learn’.” It was a struggle at first to get started. “Wholesalers are afraid of failure,” he said. “But finally, Robbins Door & Sash took me on.” And with that, Munson’s was in business. “Mr. Ernie Meyers was my first customer,” said Fred. “He said, ‘Don’t you forget, Mr. Meyers was your first customer!’ And I never did forget that.” He hired Walt Decker of East End Lumber Co., which had just gone out of business, in customer ser-
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vice, and Audrey took over bookkeeping. It was a tough start, working seven days a week to unload lumber brought in on boxcars. Even the boys pitched in. “I was 14 when we opened, and I started working right away,” said Steve. “As soon as I got my driver’s license, I was driving the delivery truck.” And their younger son, Mike, got started even earlier – but maybe not in the way the family intended. “I tried to drive the forklift when I was 11,” he said. “I was trying to impress some of the kids down the street. Luckily, I didn’t wreck anything!” By the winter of 1967, the store was in peril, turned down for a loan from Wilber Bank, and it looked like the store would have to close. “Audrey knew the president of the bank from way back; he saw her grow up,” said Fred. “We got a meeting with him, and I can still see him there, smoking his big cigar. He said to Audrey, ‘I’ll override the board, but I’m putting my name on this, so you’ve got a big job ahead of you. If you make it through the winter, you’ll survive.’ Wilber Bank was good to us, and we remained loyal to them.” It was a gamble that paid off, and the business began to thrive. Sheds were built to store more inventory, and
more help was hired. Steve, now back from the military, came to work fulltime, with Mike and their daughter Shirley’s husband Bob Goble joining soon after. But in May 1979, a fire destroyed all but one building on the lot. “One of the lights got hot and started up in that corncob tile on the ceiling,” said Fred. “It was devastating.”
“We were here rebuilding sun up to sundown six days a week,” said Steve. “Fridays, we got to go home at 6. It was a long summer.” But the store came back better than ever that fall, building more pole barns to store even greater inventory. Audrey retired in 1988, turning over office duties to Shirley, and though Fred claimed to have retired and
turned the business over to Steve, Mike and Bob, at 91, he still comes into work every day. And on Friday, Fred got one more surprise. “A fellow came in and he said, ‘Do you know me’?” said Fred. “I didn’t, so he told me it was Meyers – I asked, ‘Is Ernie your father?’ and he said yes … and I had a story for him.”
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Having moved to Florida, Russell Taylor has commissioned us to sell his real estate located on NYS Rte 23 (3.3 miles east of Wal-Mart; 1 mile west of Pindars Corners) at absolute public Auction. Very nice 14 X 70 Holiday Deluxe mobile home plus 43 X 28 pole barn on 1.1 +/- acre landscaped lot on NYS Rte 23. This property is SUPER clean, well landscaped, and includes recent updates to improvements. The home has two bedrooms, 1 ½ baths, large open kitchen/ living area w/ addition, built in wood burning fireplace, air conditioner, enclosed rear porch, open front porch, nice cabinetry, washer & dryer, updated HW baseboard oil heat, and blacktop parking area.The 1200 square feet shop features (2) 10 X 10 fiberglass overhead doors, concrete floor, and a new 200 amp electric service with generator hookup and switch. Don’t miss this rare opportunity, as it ABSOLUTELY SELLS TO THE HIGHEST BIDDER REGARDLESS OF PRICE!! Terms: $10,000 down payment due the day of the auction by the successful bidder, Balance Due at closing in about 45 days. No contingencies. We urge you to visit lambrechtauction. com for a “Bidder Packet” which includes a copy of the purchase contract, maps, taxes, and other important information. Open Houses: Thursday July 3rd 4-5:30 pm, Saturday July 5th Noon-1:30 pm and the morning of Auction from 11:30 am.
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MLS#95051 Middlefield $189,000 Enjoy country living in this 3+ BR, 2 bath ranch w/a separate 1-BR apt for the grandparents or rent it out and help pay the mortgage! Apartment previously rented for $750 per month. This nicely landscaped home sits on 3 acres only 8 miles from Cooperstown and Bassett Hospital. The home offers glorious views, 2 ponds and an attached 2-car garage. Finished basement has extra storage and room for a man cave.
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Fly Creek Colonial —This 1,806+/sq ft home is nestled in the hamlet of Fly Creek. Built about 1846, it retains much of the original detail w/wainscotted half-walls, pine and hardwood floors, some original doors w/original hardware. Large country kitchen w/dining space and possible office nook, plus laundry area and back door opening to private deck. DR, large LR, downstairs BR and full bath. Upstairs are 3 BRs, full bath and walk-in attic. There is a sweet front porch sitting nicely off the street w/pretty traditional plantings and a side driveway entrance. Detached 1-car garage. Newer roof, septic, heating system, mostly replacement windows, new hot-water heater. Stainless steel appliances, washer and dryer convey. Priced to sell. Offered Exclusively by Ashley Connor Realty $249,900 Visit us on the Web at www.ashleyconnorrealty.com Contact us at info@ashleyconnorrealty.com For APPoiNtmeNt: Patricia Bensen-Ashley, Broker, 607-437-1149
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Northern Eagle’s 2 Hops Harvesters Here HOPS/From A1 said George Allen, Northern Eagle president, who was at the scene and has been Hager’s point man, not just with the recent acquisition of Cooperstown Brewing, but in the development of a 200-plant hops farm in Pierstown. The harvesters complete the circle – from hops growing, to harvesting, to pelletizing, to brewing. Farmers have started growing hops in earnest again since the state’s Farm Brewery Act of 2012, among other things, required that 90 percent of ingredients used in local microbreweries must be grown in-state by 2022. Today, 20 percent of the ingredients must come from New York; in 2018, that rises to 60 percent. Hops, however, are time consuming to harvest. The Wolf Harvesters, available on a contract basis, can harvest 170 “binds” – strings of hops – per hour, and
the harvested seed cones can then be pelletized at Northern Eagle’s current plant on Railroad Avenue in Oneonta, Allen said. That’s 10 pounds of “wet hops” per bind, which dry to 2.5 pounds. Northern Eagle is breaking ground on a new distributorship and plant in West Oneonta in the next few weeks, the executive said, where additional space will be set aside for processing hops. Pelletizing preserves the hops so they can be stored and used by breweries as needed; otherwise, the fresh hops must be immediately used in beer’s manufacture, impractical for breweries. “Last week has been a big turning point for hops growing in New York State,” said Allen. In addition to the two Milford harvesters, two others were installed: at Climbing Bines near Penn Yan and Mosher Farms, Bouckville. Until now, there have only been two
contract harvesters – one at Madison County Cooperative Extension in Morrisville, the other on Long Island. Steve “Mr. Hops” Miller, the Madison County extension agent who assisted Hager in obtaining the harvesters, said that, for optimal results, the hops vines should be at the harvester within 45 minutes, so “we’re nowhere near flooding the market.” There are companies in New York State that are developing mobile harvesters, he added. George Allen said he has contacted 20 hops farms as far away as Long Island and Buffalo, lining up business for the Milford harvesters. The Farm Brewery Act, Miller noted, only applies to microbreweries, defined as producing 60,000 barrels a year. “Ommegang is at the upper end,” he said. Anheuser-Busch, which brews near
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Pedro Neira of Harbor Freight Transport, Port Newark, N.J., helps guide the Wolf Harvester into place at Cooperstown Brewing Co., as Ron Ross of Ken Ross Excavating, Maryland, mans the crane.
Syracuse, plus the Genesee Brewing Co., Rochester, and Matt’s Brewing, Utica, are thus exempt. NeHA, the Northeast Hops Al-
liance, is collaborating with Hager Hops, planning an open house at the Pierstown hops yard on Aug. 2.
Goal Is To Raise $400,000, Convert OHS Swimming Pool Into Community Facility POOL/From A1 “It was a great opportunity for our kids to get their certification and go work at the pools or Gilbert Lake,” said Joe Hughes, OHS athletic director. “Swimming is a lifelong skill; Everyone should know how, for fun and safety, and we’d like to keep this pool operational.” Years of wear and tear
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have reduced the pool’s usage, and now it’s only used for the Lady Yellowjackets modified and varsity swim team practice and meets. “It’s like an old car,” said Hughes. “You only drive it a little bit so you don’t run it into the ground.” Rowley graduated from OHS in 1968, before the pool was built, but when he
toured the site as interim superintendent, he was disheartened by what he saw. “It’s a shame that we’re in this situation,” he said. And though repairs are estimated to total $1.4 million, he intends to raise the local share – $400,000 – so as not to burden taxpayers. Tuesday, June 24, Rowley held a rally at the pool
to kick off the fundraising campaign. “It’s a lot of money,” he said, “but we want it to be a project Oneonta will be supportive of.” The voters will have to formally authorize the establishment of the project’s reserve fund at a vote on from noon-9 p.m. Tuesday, July 8. The state will pay
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HOMES FOR RENT House for rent Cooperstown 4 bedroom 3 bath walk to everything center of village 2 car garage fireplace $1750 plus utilities. John Mitchell Real Estate. (607) 547-8551. Three BR, 2 bath ranch near Hartwick, LR w/FP, woodstove, laundry. Long term lease available 5/1/14. $1300. per month plus utilities. No pets, smoking. Ashley-Connor Realty 547-4045.
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Public Forum Thursday, June 26 7 pm Hartwick Town Hall (Cty Rte 11, Hartwick)
Featuring County Treasurer Dan Crowell
County Representative Ed Lentz Town Supervisor Dave Butler
Meet your elected officials. Speak your mind. Ask your questions! Everyone is invited! For more information, contact Ed Lentz at lentze@otsegocounty.com or 607-263-5425
Cooperstown eCumeniCal VaCation BiBle sChool 2014
At First Presbyterian Church in Cooperstown July 7 – 11 from 9 am to Noon Inspired by the organization Living Waters for the World and led by creative people in our community celebrating God’s gift of water through Bible stories, art, music and movement. This program is intended for pre-school children (ages 3-4 years) through those entering grade 5.
Registration forms are available at First Presbyterian Church, 25 Church St. and online at www.planetreg.com/cooperstownVBS2014 * 607-547-8401
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Apartment for rent, 2 bedroom, 1 bath, off-street parking. Fly Creek, 5 minutes to Cooperstown. Includes heat, snow removal, lawn care, garbage pick-up. $725/month.: pets possible, one month security. Available July 15. Call Rob Lee, Benson Agency Real Estate, (607) 434-5175. Cooperstown 1 BR apt. for rent. $550, heat not included. Kitchen, full bath, off-street parking. No smoking; pets can be discussed. Info 845-674-0438. One-bedroom apartment, partially furnished, just 3 blocks from everything in Cooperstown... Main street, the lake, hospital, resturants, groceries. Available July; year-round lease. Sorry, no pets. $850/mo includes utilities, except for cable, and one off-street parking space. Deborah (607) 643-1931.
the remaining costs, and already, $70,000 has been raised. Renovated, it won’t just be the high school students who use it. “We want to make it a community resource,” said Rowley. “The YMCA’s swim team has to practice and hold their swim meets in Sidney, they’re paying the Sidney school district for their use.” Both Rowley and Hughes hope the Family Y will collaborate on usage of the OHS swimming pools, as well as open up community
events, such as early morning swims or classes. “The options are numerous,” said Hughes. The girls swim team – as well as the newly revived boys swim team – will use the pool as is for the remaining 2014-2015 season, and the renovations are slated to begin in summer 2015. “I really applaud David Rowley and the citizens who’ve stepped up to help us out,” said Hughes. “The kids are the beneficiaries, and that’s why we do this. We’re going to dive right in.”
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OFFICE SPACE FOR RENT Oneonta Office Spaces For Lease! Great central location close to downtown with great parking. Spaces range in size so call for details. Ask about getting 2 months FREE rent!! Contact Benson Agency Real Estate and Ask for Becky Thomas. 607-4324391, X-202. Office space available at beautiful historic Railroad Avenue in Cooperstown. Off-street parking available! Call Tim at 607-4359859.
FOR SALE Small local hands on non-profit museum PLUS gift store. Owner must retire. CALL (561) 214-3635.
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BUS DRIVER F-T. Hartwick, NY. You will transport individuals various sites throughout the county. Required: CDL driver’s license; be certified under Article 19A or be eligible for certification; pass a DOT drug test; have a clean driving record and the ability to lift 50 lbs. RESIDENTIAL HOME MANAGER: F-T. Oneonta, NY. Management position working as a key team member at a residence for individuals with developmental disabilities. Provide fiscal management, program system reviews, and staff training and leadership development. Must be well organized, mature, responsible, and creative in planning activities for residents and staff. Proficiency in recordkeeping and computer skills a must. Required: HS diploma and/or Associate’s degree, minimum 1 yr. supervisory experience, 1 yr. experience working with individuals with developmental disabilities, experience with Microsoft Office, valid NYS driver license, ability to lift 50 lbs. Must be available nights, weekends and holidays. VOCATIONAL COUNSELOR: F-T. Works as part of a team in a light manufacturing environment to develop, implement and assess person-centered plans that assist individuals to realize their employment goals. Required: BA or BS in psychology, sociology, education, human services, or related field; valid NYS driver license; ability to lift 50 lbs. Preferred: min. one yr. experience working with adults with developmental disabilities; experience working in vocational/industrial settings. DIRECT SUPPORT PROVIDERS: F-T, P-T; day, evening, overnight & weekend shifts available; multiple locations throughout Otsego County. Work as part of a team to provide support, encourage community involvement and assist individuals living in a residential setting with daily life activities . Required: High School diploma, GED or CNA, ability to lift up to 50 lbs., valid NYS driver license. Up to $15/hr. to start depending on experience and certification.
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The Arc Otsego offers competitive wages, excellent benefits, comprehensive training & career advancement opportunities. To Apply: Download an application at www.arcotsego.org or send resume to: The Arc Otsego, Attn: Human Resources, PO Box 490, Oneonta, NY 13820 or apply in person at 35 Academy St., Oneonta, NY. Completed applications an/or resumes can also be sent to hr@arcotsego.org
Baseball Hall of Fame Inductee events in Cooperstown July 26. Experienced bartenders and servers needed. Apply at www.lmtownsendcatering.com
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TRUST OFFICER Oneonta Community Bank N.A. is seeking qualified applicants to provide trust administration and estate planning services to clients of the Trust Services Division, working out of its Oneonta location. Job responsibilities also include the participation in new business development efforts. Salary is commensurate with experience. The ideal candidate will have a Bachelor’s degree with emphasis in Business, Accounting, Economics, Finance, or a related field of study and at least two years experience in a business related position. A background in tax, investment and/or insurance is a plus. Candidate must be willing to travel, have strong PC and interpersonal and communicative skills and strong attention to documentation detail. This position offers a professional work environment and a competitive salary and benefits package. Please send a letter of interest and resume along with completed and signed CBNA application printed from: www.CommunityBankNa.com to: Community Bank, NA Attn: Human Resources 245 Main Street Oneonta, New York 13820 Or Employment@CommunityBankNa.com An Equal Opportunity Employer M/F/Disabled/Veterans
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MLS#91958 $275,000 148 acres Once a dairy farm on a dead-end street next to 1,100 acres of State land. Call James Vrooman @ 603-247-0506 (cell)
MLS#89409 $100,000 Incredible Price! New $7k septic and leach, boiler and roof under 10 years, and $30k 2-stall garage. Call george (ROD) Sluyter @ 315-520-6512 Virtual tour: www.rodshousetour2.com
MLS#91135 $134,900 Priced to sell! Overlooking the lake on almost 8 acres. Quality-built 3-BR, 2-bath home, w/2-stall garage. Call george (ROD) Sluyter @ 315-520-6512 VIRTUAL TOUR: www.rodshousetour3.com
MLS#93358 $88,000 wonderful views! 4-BR, 2-bath home features newer flooring, plenty of space, larger rooms. Splitlevel deck. Some cosmetic work needed. Call or text Sharon P. Teator @ 607-267-2681 (cell)
MLS#94816 $220,000 fantastic farmhouse on 55+ private acres on a town-maintained road. Hunting, hiking, swimming… Call or text Sharon P. Teator @ 607-267-2681 (cell)
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MLS#94594 $265,000 tranquility awaits! Secluded 3-BR, 2-bath home w/cathedral ceiling, hardwood floors, stone fireplace on 30.98 acres. Large barn/garage. Nature at its best. Call Pamela V. Andela @ 315-717-1907 (cell)
MLS#93140 $195,000 beech street, Cooperstown Move-in ready 3-BR, 2-bath home with large deck. Call James Vrooman @ 603-247-0506 (cell)
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MLS#93225 $86,000 Adam Karns 607-244-9633 (cell) MLS#94701 $199,900 furnished Lake Camp! lakefront. Spacious 4 BR, 2 bath house60’ is close to I-88.Beautiful Large views, sunsets. Fieldstone wood-burning fireplace, backyard, workshop/garage, small shed. Make your woodshed, pump summer appointment today.house. PricedClassic to go this week!camp! Call george (ROD) Sluyter @ 315-520-6512 (cell) Virtual Tour: www.RealEstateShows.com/708598
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MLS#93743 $165,000 Custom-built Ranch on 1 acre. 3 BRs, 2½ baths, open floorplan w/kitchen, family room w/fireplace, LR/DR. Full lower level, attached 2- car garage, covered porch. Call Pamela V. Andela @ 315-717-1907 (cell)
MLS#94278 $575,000 Cooperstown/Pierstown Custom-built 4-BR, 3-bath country home on 22 acres. Call James Vrooman @ 603-247-0506 (cell)
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MLS#94889 $309,500 have It all today! New custom home overlooking the water on 43 gorgeous acres. Trails, creek, 2 ponds. Call Kimberley Anne Thornton @ 607-222-8571 (cell) Virtual tour: www.realestateshows.com/722103
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MLS#90733 $295,000 138 acres w/trout stream is 10 minutes to Cooperstown. Orchards, views, timber, 2000’ frontage. Call Lynn Lesperence @ 607-434-1061 (cell) Virtual tour: www.cooperstownland.com
MLS#90624 $495,000 amazing opportunity! Buy now for investment on this rapidly expanding prime location on Southside. Call Linda B. Wheeler @ 607-434-2125 (cell) or Sharon P. Teator @ 607-267-2681 (cell)
Wonderful Oneonta Location! Newly renovated 3-BR, 2-bath home w/hardwood floors throughout, gas fireplace, newer roof, newer furnace, newer hot-water heater, all new appliances. Bonus room on third floor. Don’t miss this one! $139,900 MLS#94607
MLS#93140 $219,000 James Vrooman 603-247-0506 (cell) MLS#94917 $169,000 best deal! 50’ lakefront. Furnished. Off the road, DRY in 2006 (100-year flood), great condition, new Cooperstown pays closing costs (up roof, 130’ well.Village Can behome. usedSeller year-round. to w/acceptable offer). Call$3,000 george (ROD) Sluyter @ 315-520-6512 (cell)
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MLS#94895 $150,000 Move-In Ready! 3 BR, 2 bath home in superior condition has full basement, 2 garages. Comfort, beauty, and peacefulness on 5.24 acres. Call or text Sharon P. Teator @ 607-267-2681 (cell)
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MLS#94586 $99,950 2 Catskill properties! Rare and exceptional buying opportunity! 15+ level acres on one of the highest points in Delaware County. Call Lynn Lesperence @ 607-434-1061 (cell)
MLS#94824 $79,900 great views! Close to State land, this chalet has 3 BRs w/one on the first floor. 1½ stories, heated garage and heated workshop. 0.35 acre. Call Suzanne A. Darling @ 607-563- 7012 (cell)
MLS#90345 $119,000 Reduced! 3-BR, 2-bath country house w/farm charm. Wood-burning fireplace, garage, great barn, shop. Call Adam Karns @ 607-244-9633 (cell) Virtual tour: www Adam Karns.com
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Charming historic Colonial with spacious rooms is just a short walk to the Bassett Hospital campus, Clark Sports Center and historic downtown Cooperstown, Home of Baseball. It also overlooks the Susquehanna River Mill Race. This 4 BR, 3 bath home features a modern kitchen, formal DR, LR w/bay window and large family room. Lovely fireplace insert in family room w/built ins. Make your appointment today to see this great house!
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(7892) Spotless 3-BR residence offers newer great room w/bluestone fireplace and beamed cathedral ceiling. Formal DR, 1 full and 2 half baths, 2 fireplaces, skylights, newer windows. Original natural woodwork. Custom kitchen w/island. Stone walls, large front porch, patio, deck, gardens. Hubbell’s Co-Exclusive—$549,000
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(7851) This perfect starter home is close to school and hospital. 3 BRs, 1,500 sq ft, vinyl siding. Entry, mud room, laminate flooring, newer wiring, insulated, shed. You will enjoy this sterling find. Cooperstown Schools. Hubbell’s Exclusive—$135,000
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New Purchases and refinances • Debt Consolidation Free Pre-Qualification • Fast Approvals • Low Rates Registered Mortgage Broker Matt Schuermann NYS Banking Dept. Loans arranged by a 3rd party lender. 31 Pioneer Street, Cooperstown (directly next door to Stagecoach Coffee)
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This amazing picturesque setting has a hill behind and Otsego Lake front and center. Deeded 187΄ lake frontage. One-owner home was custom-built by a local builder w/great attention to detail. Open floorplan has LR/DR/kitchen bright w/natural light and beautiful local stone fireplace. Upper level has 3 large BRs, 2 baths, entry foyer, many closets and storage areas. Lower level offers 2 family rooms, study/guest room, workshop. No wasted space in this very functional house which does not sacrifice comfort or design. Fossil-embedded countertop on kitchen island. Detached 2-car garage, front deck, lower patio. Raised beds for flowers and vegetables. This is a 4-season home!
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