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Class of 2022 Induction Weekend
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“The National Baseball Hall of Fame is very excited that we can have a full Induction Weekend having not had one since 2019. We think it’s going to be terrific for the Hall of Fame as well as the Village of Cooperstown. I can’t emphasize how excited the Hall of Fame members are to be able to come back and be together. They have missed the camaraderie and the celebratory aspect of the induction weekend. There is a lot of excitement between the members to come back!” said Jane Forbes Clark. “It’s going to be a great ceremony, perhaps more than any other, spanning the history of baseball starting with Bud Fowler who grew up here to David Ortiz. We span the history of baseball,” Ms. Clark said. Tony Oliva
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Editor’s Note: We are all excited about this years Induction after a two year hiatus. Thanks to the National Baseball Hall of Fame for submiting information on the weekend. (COOPERSTOWN, N.Y.) – Their careers span from the baseball’s earliest days to the game’s current generation, so fans of every era will have reason to celebrate the Class of 2022 July 22-25 in Cooperstown. More than 50 Hall of Famers are scheduled to be in Cooperstown to honor the Class of 2022 at the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum. The Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony, honoring Bud Fowler, Gil Hodges, Jim Kaat, Minnie Miñoso, Tony Oliva, Buck O’Neil and David Ortiz will be held Sunday, July 24, at 1:30 p.m. on the grounds of the Clark Sports Center — one mile south of the Hall of Fame in Cooperstown. Fowler, Hodges, Kaat, Miñoso, Oliva and O’Neil were elected to the Hall of Fame via the Era Committee process in December. They will be recognized on the Induction Stage with Ortiz, who was elected by the Baseball Writers’ Association of America in January.
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Bud Fowler Born John W. Jackson Jr. in Fort Plain, N.Y., on March 16, 1858, Bud Fowler and his family moved to Cooperstown just a few years later. A pioneer in Black baseball, Fowler endured a nomadic career in search of opportunities to play baseball. He played professionally for nearly two decades and his talents earned him recognition in the baseball community. In 1894, Fowler helped form the Page Fence Giants, who would go on to become one of the all-time great Black barnstorming teams. Later on, he had a hand in establishing other barnstorming clubs, including the Smoky City Giants, the All-American Black Tourists and the Kansas City Stars, and was a strong proponent of establishing Black baseball leagues. Fowler passed away on Feb. 26, 1913.
Gil Hodges Gil Hodges played 18 seasons with the Dodgers and the Mets from 1943-63, earning eight All-Star Game selections and three Gold Glove Awards at first base. He topped the 20homer mark in 11 straight seasons from 1949-
59, drove in 100 or more runs each year from 1949-55 and played on seven pennant winners and two World Series champions, ending his career with 370 home runs — the third-most by a right-handed hitter at the time of his retirement. Hodges went on to manage the Senators and Mets for nine seasons, leading New York to a memorable World Series title in 1969. Hodges passed away on April 2, 1972.
Jim Kaat Jim Kaat pitched for 25 seasons with the Senators, Twins, White Sox, Phillies, Yankees and Cardinals, winning 283 games. A three-time 20-game winner, three-time All-Star and 16-time Gold Glove Award winner, Kaat’s 625 career games started ranks 17th all-time and his 4,530.1 innings pitched ranks 25th. He helped the Twins win the 1965 American League pennant and the Phillies win National League East titles from 1976-78 before transitioning to the bullpen, when he was a key member of manager Whitey Herzog’s relief corps as the Cardinals won the World Series. Continued on page 3
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Minnie Miñoso
Minnie Miñoso starred in the Negro National League with the New York Cubans from 1946-48 before debuting with the Cleveland Indians in 1949. Born Saturnino Orestes Armas Arrieta Miñoso in Perico, Cuba, he played 17 seasons with the Indians, White Sox, Cardinals and Senators, becoming the first dark-skinned Latin American player to appear in an AL or NL game. Miñoso finished second in the AL Rookie of the Year voting in 1951 and earned the first of nine All-Star Game selections in the AL/NL Midsummer Classic that year. A three-time Gold Glove Award winner in left field, Miñoso led the AL in triples and stolen bases three times apiece and finished his career with 2,110 hits and a .299 batting average. Miñoso passed away on March 1, 2015.
Tony Oliva
Tony Oliva spent his entire 15-year big league career with the Twins, winning three AL batting titles while leading the league in hits five times. The 1964 American League Rookie of the Year, Oliva was named to the AllStar Game in eight straight seasons from 1964-71 before knee injuries took their toll. A Gold Glove Award winner for his play in right field in 1966, Oliva became the first player in AL/NL history to win batting titles in each of his first two seasons. He received votes in the AL Most Valuable Player balloting in each season from 1964-71 and finished his career with a .304 batting average.
Buck O’Neil
Buck O’Neil played, managed, coached, scouted and served as an executive for nearly eight decades — but his incredible legacy expands far beyond just baseball. O’Neil got his start in semipro ball before spending time with various barnstorming and minor league clubs. He broke into the Negro American League with the Memphis Red Sox in 1937, then latched on at first base for the Kansas City Monarchs in 1938. He would remain with the club for nearly two decades. From 1939-42, the Monarchs captured four consecutive Negro American League pennants, sweeping the Homestead Grays in the Negro League World Series in 1942. In 1948, O’Neil was named player-manager of the Monarchs – a role he would hold until 1955. O’Neil departed Kansas City in 1955 and signed on as a scout for the Chicago Cubs. The Cubs promoted O’Neil to their major league coaching staff in 1962, making him the first Black coach to serve on an AL or NL roster. A beloved champion of the game and gifted storyteller, O’Neil helped establish the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum in Kansas City in 1990. O’Neil passed away on Oct. 6, 2006.
David Ortiz
David Ortiz played 20 seasons for the Twins and Red Sox. A 10-time All-Star and eight-time winner of the Edgar Martinez Award presented to the most outstanding designated hitter, Ortiz powered a Boston team that won three
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World Series titles in 10 seasons after the franchise had gone 86 years without a championship. A seventime Silver Slugger Award winner who finished in the Top 4 of the AL MVP voting each year from 200407, Ortiz led the league in RBI three times and reached the 30-home run mark in 10 seasons, finishing with 541 round-trippers. He retired as one of only four players with at least 500 home runs and 600 doubles and his 1,192 extra base hits are tied for eighth all-time. His 20 walk-off hits in the regular season are the thirdmost in MLB history, and his 485 home runs as a DH are the most by any player at the position. Ortiz hit .289 with 17 homers and 61 RBI in 85 career postseason games, earning ALCS MVP honors in 2004 and the World Series MVP Award in 2013. The Induction Ceremony will be shown live on MLB Network, which has televised the event every year since its launch in 2009. The Induction Ceremony will also be shown via webcast at MLB.com. The Hall of Fame Awards Presentation will be held as a private event at 3 p.m. on July 23 and simulcast live at Doubleday Field. It will feature the presentation of the BBWAA Career Excellence Award for writers to ESPN’s Tim Kurkjian and the posthumous honoring of Jack Graney with the Ford C. Frick Award for broadcasters. The simulcast of the Awards Presentation is free and open to the public. Additional free programming at Doubleday Field will be available on Saturday leading into the Awards Presentation, weather permitting. Programming at Doubleday Field will begin at 11 a.m. on Saturday, with seating available on a first-come basis through the simulcast of the Awards Presentation. Also on Saturday, July 23, the Hall of Fame Parade of Legends returns to provide fans with more thrills. Hall of Famers will ride down Main Street en route to a private reception at the Museum during the 6 p.m. parade. The Parade of Legends will also feature an appearance by members of Cooperstown Youth Baseball and Softball 12u teams, music from the award-winning Baldwinsville High School band and the Cooperstown Veterans Color Guard. The Sunday, July 24 Induction Ceremony will take place on the grounds outside of the Clark Sports Center, which is located on lower Susquehanna Avenue. Free shuttles will transport fans from the corner of Main and Fair streets in the village of Cooperstown to the Induction Site starting at 8 a.m. Follow the Hall of Fame on Twitter @baseballhall for the latest updates. The site of the Induction Ceremony is located just one mile south of the Hall of Fame, and the short walk provides a picturesque view of the homes of Cooperstown. Please note that professional interpreters will be provided for the hearing impaired. The event will be held outdoors rain or shine, unless severe weather forces the cancellation of the Ceremony. The Ceremony is expected to last more than three hours. Lawn seating free of charge. Reserved seating options are
available at the Museum’s Contributor, President’s Circle and Benefactor Membership levels — call 607-547-0397 for more information. A blanket or lawn chair is recommended for comfortable viewing. As the weather in Cooperstown can be warm in July, it is recommended that visitors bring a cap and sunscreen. The Commemorative Hall of Fame Weekend Program, Museum memberships and official Class of 2022 merchandise are available for purchase at the Retail and Membership Tent located at the Induction site, open from 9 a.m. until 5 p.m. Refreshments are sold at the site and water is provided complimentary to visitors. Family activities scheduled throughout Hall of Fame Weekend 2022 include the following special events:
PLAY Ball with Ozzie Smith
Ozzie Smith returns with special guests in a fundraiser to support the Hall of Fame’s educational mission with a unique opportunity for fans, featuring Ozzie’s Hall of Fame teammate Cal Ripken Jr. and Jim Thome. This event features non-stop interaction at each station with a living legend and includes special mementos. Space is limited. The donation is $1,000 per person, with Hall of Fame Members admitted for $750. To reserve your spot, please call 607-547-0385. 8 a.m., Friday, July 22.
Hall of Fame Parade of Legends
Join the pageantry and excitement as the Hall of Famers ride down Main Street on their way to a private reception at the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum. Main Street, 6 p.m., Saturday, July 23.
Legends of the Game Roundtable
The living members of the Class of 2022, Jim Kaat, Tony Oliva and David Ortiz, participate in the Legends of the Game Roundtable event on the grounds of the Clark Sports Center in Cooperstown. Free shuttles will transport fans from the corner of Main and Fair streets in the village of Cooperstown to the Induction Site starting at 8 a.m. This event is for Members only and costs $10 for adults and $5 for juniors (under 12 years old). Tickets are available to members by calling 607-547-0397. Grounds of the Clark Sports Center, 10:30 a.m., Monday, July 25. Museum Members are afforded special opportunities throughout the Weekend. As a nonprofit institution, membership support advances the Museum’s commitment to preserve the National Pastime and aids in the preservation of artifacts and archival materials that document the rich history of America’s game. Additionally, membership packages are wonderful and unique gifts for friends and family. Members enjoy many privileges, including free admission to the Hall of Fame year-round. To learn more about the program and its many benefits, please click here. The Museum maintains the following Hall of Fame Weekend hours: Friday: 9 a.m. - 9 p.m.; Saturday: 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. (Plaque Gallery closes at 4:30 p.m. on Saturday); Sunday: 8 a.m. - 9 p.m.; Monday: 9 a.m. - 7 p.m. Advance tickets are not necessary but are available by contacting the Hall of Fame at 888-425-5633 . For Hall of Fame Members, doors open at 7 a.m. on Saturday and Sunday and at 8 a.m. on Monday. As always, Hall of Fame Members receive free admission. A special Members-only entrance eliminates the need to wait in line. Interested parties may enroll in the Membership program in advance or at the Museum. Parking will be extremely limited in Cooperstown during Hall of Fame Weekend. As is the case throughout the summer, the village will make parking and trolley service available at three trolley lots in Cooperstown. The Cooperstown Trolley will provide transit to the Baseball Hall of Fame and Doubleday Field from three different locations: the Red Lot on Route 28 (Glen Avenue) at Maple Street; the Blue Lot on Route 28 just south of Cooperstown; and the Yellow Lot on Route 80 at the upper parking lot of the Fenimore Art Museum. Two special paid parking lots will be available only on Sunday, July 24. These lots are located adjacent to the Blue Trolley Lot on Linden Avenue (paid lot is Cy Young Lot) and on Route 33 just east of the Induction Site (paid lot is the Hank Aaron Lot). Trolley service extends to the Cy Young Lot but neither trolley nor bus service extends to the Hank Aaron Lot.
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All Hail the Hall After an excruciating two-year Covid hiatus, the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum is at last back on track with its traditional mid-summer Induction Weekend. While the Weekend brings in a healthy number of past Hall of Famers as well as, this year, three living inductees, and their families, fans and friends, it also welcomes tens of thousands of baseball fans and all of their families who, when not milling about waiting to catch a glimpse of their baseball heroes strolling about town or on the tee-boxes and greens of Leatherstocking, spend their well-saved dollars on Main Street and beyond. This is a good thing for our tourist-starved Village which, to its credit, not only welcomes these multitudes with open arms, eager cash registers, tempting restaurants and comfortable beds, but also sweeps up every street and sidewalk after them within minutes of their departure. The first Induction Ceremony, back then a mere oneday affair, honored Babe Ruth, Ty Cobb, Honus Wagner and Walter Johnson, among others. It took place on Monday, June 12, 1939, on Main Street just outside the newly constructed Hall of Fame, which itself was dedicated that day. The crowds were enormous, with fifteen thousand fans swarming around every baseball great and half a million special stamps to commemorate the 100th birthday of baseball, so claimed by the Federal Government. “Take Me Out to the Ball Game” capped the event. The Hall of Fame came into existence because of an ancient baseball — dingy, brown, spherical, with its insides peeping out — that had been found in an attic in nearby Fly Creek. The thing was rumored to have been owned by Abner Doubleday, and Stephen C. Clark, Sr., who had heard about it from Walter Littell, the editor of The Freeman’s Journal at the time, snapped it up for $5. It was the major draw in a New York State Historical Association exhibition in the Village Hall, which is why Clark, prompted by a letter from W.T. Sampson Smith, Sr. suggesting the creation of a national baseball shrine, quickly decided Cooperstown needed a Baseball Hall of Fame and museum, which could preserve that little ball along with any artifact of baseball history and culture that was batted its way. The Hall also needed that Induction which, by Clark’s reasoning, would bring the much-needed tourists and visitors to the Village. Cooperstown was continuing to suffer from the grueling effects of the Great Depression, and the earlier demise of the once critical hops industry, which together had dealt a near death-blow to the local economy. Tourism was the answer. It still is. This weekend, predicted to be comfortably warm and sunny, will be a new beginning. Three living baseball players: Jim Kaat, Tony Oliva and David Ortiz, will enter the hallowed grounds of the Hall of Fame; four legends: Bud Fowler, Gil Hodges, Minnie Miñosa and Buck O’Neil will be here in spirit and family. A multitude of fans will return and the Village economy will hit an overdrive that even has local lawns earning money. Behind it all is the prescience and persistence of the Clark family, which for 150 years and five generations has worked tirelessly to ensure that Cooperstown can continue to have the underpinning of an active and vibrant economy. Cooperstown and its Hall of Fame are now synonymous, and we all get a tinge of pride when national broadcasters refer to inductions, when a great player gets that special call, as “he is going to Cooperstown!” The mission of the Hall of Fame includes the words “Preserving history. Honoring Excellence. Connecting generations.” What, for Cooperstown, could be more appropriate than that?
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Move over, Messrs. Plessy and Scott!
For well over a century two cases have been universally considered to be the worst decisions in the Supreme Court’s history: Dred Scott and Plessy v. Ferguson. On June 24th the case of Dobbs v. Jackson eliminated a woman’s constitutional right to choose set forth in Roe v. Wade. This egregious decision will doubtless join Dred Scott and Plessy, and thus create a Supreme Courtterribly-decided-case trifecta. History buffs will recall that Dred Scott held that persons of African descent were not citizens and therefore had no rights and privileges under the Constitution. Not satisfied with that blockbuster holding, the Court went on to strike down the Missouri Compromise. Aside from its horrendous effect on rights of Blacks, Dred Scott’s trashing of the Missouri Compromise led directly to the Civil War by opening the floodgates for the expansion of slavery. The 1896 Plessy decision permitted segregation, which put a constitutional imprimatur on almost six decades of Jim Crow laws in the South and elsewhere. Justice Alito’s opinion in Dobbs falls within the notorious Dred Scott/Plessy pantheon primarily because: (1) it rewrites the until now well-settled principles of Stare Decisis (i.e., stick to previous decisions except in exceptional circumstances); (2) distinguishes relevant prior cases with reasoning that would make a first-year law student blush; and finally, (3) is the result, not of any change in the law, but merely the appointment of new judges. The reason courts, especially the Supreme Court, follow the dictates of Stare Decisis was set out in 1932 by the great Justice Brandeis: it
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“permits society to presume that bedrock principles are founded in the law rather than in the proclivities of individuals, and thereby contributes to the integrity of our constitutional system of government both in appearance and in fact.” The Dobbs majority spends pages and pages on why it rejects the salutary concepts of Stare Decisis but it all comes down to one primary thesis — they think Roe was wrongly decided. In doing so they ignore Casey, the 1992 decision that specifically followed the dictates of Stare Decisis in reaffirming Roe, and point to no changed circumstances that traditionally have been the absolute prerequisite for the failure to follow controlling precedents. Essentially, the Court gutted Stare Decisis. No-one knows what they will do to other well settled constitutional protections with which they disagree as they have so cavalierly obliterated its restraints in Dobbs. The right to use contraception, the rights to marry, and the right to have private sexual relations all are based on the same constitutional right to liberty as the right to choose protected under Roe v. Wade. But, says the Court, Roe must be overruled because the right to select an abortion is not “deeply rooted in history.” But neither are the rights listed above. Nevertheless Justice Alito and his cohorts assure us that nothing they did in Dobbs casts doubts on precedents that do not concern abortion. As the dissent in Dobbs correctly points out: how could that be? For example…”there was no support in American law for a constitutional right to obtain contraceptives. So one of two things must be true. Either the majority does not really believe in its own reasoning, or if it does, all rights that have no history stretching back to the mid-
19th century are insecure. Either the mass of the majority’s opinion is hypocrisy, or additional constitutional rights are under threat. It is one or the other.” And therein lies the fatal flaw in Dobbs. It is essentially a polemic, not a legal opinion, written by a lifelong opponent of the constitutional right to choose, and joined by five other Justices, many of whom have spent their legal careers denigrating Roe v. Wade and advocating for its reversal. The only thing that has changed since Roe was decided in 1973 is the composition of the Court. In a dissent Justice Stevens once wrote that “even if the textual and historical arguments on both sides of the issue were evenly balanced, respect for the well-settled views of all of our predecessors on this Court, and for the the rule of law itself, would prevent most jurists from endorsing such a dramatic upheaval in the law [by for example overruling Roe].” The Alito court has no such respect, and we can rightfully expect, as evidenced by their decision in Dobbs, that in the future we will be ruled by the proclivities of six Justices and not by well-settled principles of law. This must be the primary take away from Dobbs. The Court’s so-called conservative majority is now in full cry and decades of wellsettled and relied upon law may well be obliterated by Justices with lifetime appointments, free from the constraints of either the ballot box or of their own precedents. Lang Keith is a graduate of the University of Virginia and its Law School. He served in the US Navy Submarine Force and was a partner in a Washington law firm. He was a Circuit Court judge in Virginia for eleven years before retiring to Cooperstown.
invention of organ transplants, and now, the invention of the Army’s new method of training soldiers to hit moving targets. About ten years ago, Chip Northrup, a Texan that summers in Cooperstown, went to the Cooperstown Sportsmen’s Association to learn skeet shooting. In order to hit the clay pigeon, you have to know how far in front to point the shotgun, called the “lead.” No one could tell him exactly how far ahead to point, so, in a brainstorm, he came up with an idea to show the amount of exact lead on any clay pigeon, or any moving object, by displaying it in a virtual reality (VR) headset, as a holographic image in front of the target. Northrup explained how it works. “By practicing with this aim point on in VR, the user can see how far in front to aim. They shoot at the aim point with an electronic trigger, and hit the virtual clay pigeon. Once they have learned that in VR, they can go to the skeet range and hit real targets.” He grinned. “Maybe.” Not content with shooting clay pigeons, Northrup has applied this concept to simulators for military targets for the Marines and Army. Ten years and seven patents later, the military is going to use Northrup’s invention to train troops to hit moving targets. Northrup said, “Until this year, neither the Army nor the Marines have trained on moving targets. The first time they see a moving target is in combat — where all targets move. They literally have to learn under fire. The Marines have just started to train on robotic targets that move. They discovered that, unless the recruit was a skeet shooter, they couldn’t hit a moving target for love nor money. Even the snipers can’t
hit moving targets. They aim at the target and by the time the bullet gets there, the target is gone with the wind.” After demonstrating his solution remotely to the Army a year ago during Covid, they are adding moving target simulators to their training programs. The Army has commissioned two prototype moving target simulators to test. Both simulators will have Northrup’s inventions in them. Northrup comes from a family of inventors. His great-grandfather invented and patented the modern western saddle. One of his sons invented and patented an algorithm for computer-illustrating hair in animated movies at PIXAR. His father held 14 key patents for solar energy systems that became the basis of ARCO Solar, BP Solar and Siemens Solar. “Cooperstown has a remarkable history of inventions. Samuel F. B. Morse and Amos Swan invented the Morse Code in Cherry Valley in the 1830s. In Morse’s painting ‘Otsego Lake From Apple Hill,’ the yellow house is 15 River Street, next door to the garage that I invented the shooting simulator in,” Northrup said. “In the 1950s and 1960s, Drs. E. Donnall Thomas, Joseph Ferrebee, and David Blumenstock pioneered bone marrow transplants, performing the world’s first human organ transplant at Bassett in 1956. Dr. Ferrebee’s daughter Anne Keith still lives here. In my own dinky way, I am fortunate to have actually invented something in Cooperstown, the one place on earth where baseball was most assuredly not invented.`` Chip Northrup Cooperstown
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I voted for Anthony Delgado to represent me in the 19th Congressional District, not Elise Stefanik in the 21st Congressional District. I didn’t ask to be redistricted, but now I am being represented by a Trump devotee and I don’t like it. After both parties disagreed on where to draw the lines after the 2020 census, New York Appellate Court Judges appointed map maker Jonathan Cervas, a 37-year-old former bartender from Las Vegas and current postdoctoral fellow at the Institute for Politics and Strategy at Carnegie Mellon University in Pennsylvania, to make the decision about redistricting in New York. He says he is pro-democracy and politically independent, but he recently voted for a Republican candidate in a primary and admits that he favors one side more than the other. An article from AllOtsego.com, 5-26-22, says “the new maps split the county roughly in north/south fashion, with towns from Milford and north falling into in the 21st Congressional District; the southern half into the 19th”. I don’t know how all the redrawn lines will affect New York State, but in my corner of the world, I will be voting for Matt Castelli, the probable Democratic candidate to represent me in the new 21st Congressional District and oust Ms. Stefanik in November, and I urge all voters in this new district of New York to evaluate Ms. Stefanik’s political ideology to make their own decision. Nancy Kelly Cooperstown
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Cooperstown is famous as the birthplace of the Morse Code, the
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134 Years Ago
The Local News – Congressman Wilber is largely interested in the street railroad now being built. Said one old Irishman on receiving his pay Saturday night: “Mr. Wilber is the mon. We can elect him to any office.” From the annual report of the state factory inspectors it is seen that Otsego County has twenty factories, employing over 900 hands. Fourteen are located in Oneonta, three in Unadilla and two at Schenevus. In the county there are nine cigar factories, employing some 200 hands, threefourths of whom are engaged in factories in Oneonta. No man takes more pride in the neatness of the exterior surroundings of his residence than C.E. Ford. From the vases in his well-kept front yard flowers have more than once been stolen and one recent night the plants themselves were taken. This was more than good nature could bear and Mr. Ford will pay $25 to know who did it. July 1888
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A tree inventory in city parks plus diagnosis and remedial action was reported to the Oneonta Parks Board last night by Parks Foreman John M. House. Altogether 31 elms have been or must be doomed because of the Dutch elm disease. Three large elms and eight small ones have been cut down in the last week in Neahwa Park and four others in Wilber Park plus sixteen more on Webb Island must come down soon, House reported. Four other Neahwa Park elms that are diseased may be saved through tree surgery, House noted. All of the tree cutting must be done and the trees burned before mid-August to prevent spread of the disease. Recently, a large number of trees in Neahwa Park were sprayed to protect them against the elm leaf beetle and other insects. July 1953
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As most know, vaping is a nationwide epidemic. In New York State, vaping or e-cigarette use among high school students spiked in just four years, from 10.5% in 2014 to 27.4% in 2018. This past spring, some schools in Otsego, Delaware and Schoharie Counties observed 80-90% of their high school students vaping. More worrisome is how often youth vape. The 2021 National Youth Tobacco Survey found that 2.55 million youth used e-cigarettes, with 44% of high school e-cigarette users vaping on 20 or more days a month and 28 percent using e-cigarettes every day. More than 8% of middle school students who vape use e-cigarettes every day. It has long been argued that it’s the smoke and not the nicotine that kills, but addiction to nicotine, especially during adolescence can cause long-term harm to brain development and respiratory health. Nicotine has been found to impact attention, learning, and memory negatively. The e-liquids in vapes often have high concentrations of nicotine. Juul, one of the largest e-cigarette companies, sells pods which contain 20 cigarettes worth of nicotine. E-cigarettes also allow users to inhale nicotine continuously while
cigarettes have smaller, measured amounts and allow for smokers to take longer breaks in between smoking each one. Teenagers who start vaping can become addicted within days. People who vape are also more likely to smoke cigarettes, an ironic twist on the tobacco industry’s claim that vaping helps people quit smoking. E-liquids also often contain other harmful ingredients, including metal particles and chemicals found in cigarette smoke that can cause irreversible lung damage. As with regular cigarettes, the tobacco industry markets e-cigarettes primarily to youth, knowing that once youth start vaping, they will be long-time customers. Adding sweet, enticing flavors to e-cigarettes is key to addicting youth, which has prompted parents, schools, healthcare providers, and other organizations to push for bans on flavors in e-cigarette. In 2020, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) restricted flavors in cartridge-based e-cigarettes, such as Juuls, to just menthol and tobacco, but the flavor ban didn’t apply to disposable e-cigarettes, such as Puff Bars. It’s no surprise that with flavors like Blue Razz and Banana Ice, Puff Bar has overtaken Juul as the favorite
e-cigarette for teens. The 2021 National Youth Tobacco Survey cited above reported 85% of the 2.55 million youth who vaped used flavored e-cigarettes, demonstrating the continuing availability of flavored vapes. While the FDA and New York State have taken measures to reduce youth e-cigarette use through national and state policies, local efforts are needed to combat the epidemic of teen e-cigarette use. Tobacco Free Communities: Delaware, Otsego & Schoharie (TFC-DOS) works with community organizations, schools and young people to reduce youth e-cigarette use and prevent youth from initiating tobacco use in our tricounty area. Our youth program, Reality Check, empowers high school students to counter the tobacco industry’s deceptive marketing practices that aim to addict them to their harmful products. For more information, contact Reality Check Coordinator, Nicole Schuck at Nicole.Shuck@sphp.com. Jennifer Hill is Community Engagement Coordinator, Tobacco Free Communities Delaware, Otsego & Schoharie
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Most teen age students herald the summer as an opportunity to get away from the classroom. However, 30 high school students and recent graduates from across New York State are at Hartwick College this week learning about computers as part of a workshop. “Kids are hungry to learn more about computers,” said Ronald M. Brzenk, associate professor of mathematics who is directing the workshop. “Sooner or later we will all need to know about that funny little box over there.” “It’s a working vacation,” said Lisa Pettinichi, a senior at Kingston High School who plans to pursue a career in computer programming. “It’s something I enjoy.” Christian Elfers, 16, of Goshen, said he came to the workshop to learn more about computers. “They’re fascinating,” he said. Elfers said he already can see computers phasing out many of the traditional tools currently in use such as typewriters. After three hours of lectures and three hours of computer labs daily, those attending the workshop will also take in recreational activities in the area including a trip to the Pine Lake campus and an Oneonta Yankees’ game at Damaschke Field. July 1983
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103 “But hey, ___” 108 Hog heaven, perhaps 109 “___ she blows!” 110 Abbr. on some Calif. baggage 111 Wonka’s creator 112 Like a mus. key 115 Approach 117 Functional 119 “But hey, ___” 122 Chamber effect 123 Girl in a song 124 Top rating 125 Quite a ways 126 Greek letters 127 Trimmed 128 Tampa team, for short 129 Be alive
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Dr. Tommy Ibrahim Receives Contract Extension
patients, day-in and day-out,” reports Dr. Ibrahim. “There is so much left to accomplish here, but most importantly, I Bassett Healthcare Network am determined to see our transand Dr. Tommy Ibrahim have formation through, to becoming mutually and enthusiastically the best employer in the region. agreed to an early contract Our 5,000 employees deserve no extension on the occasion of less,” Ibrahim continued. “Dr. Tommy Ibrahim has had a the President and CEO’s highly remarkably successful initial run productive two-year anniversary at Bassett at a time when health leading the pioneering Central care executives across the nation New York medical, research, and have been confronted by signifieducation system. “I am so grateful for this oppor- cant market turmoil and chaltunity to continue our mission- lenges, including the COVID-19 critical efforts to lead Bassett pandemic which broke out at into the future and to continue about the time of his arrival,” serving our community with says Bassett Healthcare Network superb health care services. This Board of Directors Chair, Doug region is my home now and the Hastings. “Dr. Ibrahim has place where my wife and I want exceeded our expectations which to raise our children and receive were already high when he agreed our own care,” said Dr. Ibrahim. to come to Cooperstown with “Since coming to Bassett in the his family,” explained Hastings, summer of 2020, I have been a national expert in health care impressed by the quality of the policy and law who has chaired caregivers and practitioners who Bassett since 2019. “Dr. Ibrahim has championed a expertly and caringly serve our number of visionary initiatives that have positioned our network well for growth a n d financial stability w h i l e Dr. Tommy Ibrahim, Bassett Healthcare Network’s President advancing and Chief Executive Officer (left) and Doug Hastings, Bassett o u r Healthcare Network’s Board of Directors Chair (right)
mission to improve patient health and community well-being,” Hastings added. “Tommy’s strategic vision, work ethic, and calm resolve have been of immeasurable value.” Ibrahim was named Bassett Healthcare Network’s President and Chief Executive Officer on July 13, 2020, after a nationwide search. At the time of his selection by Bassett, Dr. Ibrahim was the Executive Vice President, Chief Physician Executive for Oklahoma-based INTEGRIS. INTEGRIS is ranked as one of the top 25 health care systems in the nation. Jane Forbes Clark, Chair of the Bassett Medical Center Board of Directors, said she has “enormous respect for Tommy’s commitment to Bassett Medical Center and Bassett Healthcare Network,” adding she “believes that the mission going forward is well-served under Tommy’s leadership.” Originally scheduled to expire in December 2024, Dr. Ibrahim’s contract has been extended through the end of 2029. “The past two years were incredibly difficult, as we took important steps to create a sustainable foundation to build upon. I am deeply appreciative of our system and entity boards for their unwavering support. Our leadership teams and each of our caregivers and practitioners have done a masterful job to get us here, and we’re still only getting started,” Ibrahim shared.
Farmers’ Museum Announces Livestock Show Winners
Top honors at the 74th Annual Junior Livestock Show in Cooperstown went to young handlers from Otsego, Herkimer and Schoharie counties during the show’s final event on Tuesday, July 12. Sponsored by The Farmers’ Museum and conducted in cooperation with Cornell Cooperative Extension, county 4-H educators, and clubs throughout central New York, this event brings together youth handlers from a ninecounty area for three days of competition. Earning The Farmers’ Museum Cup for Best of Show Dairy was Justin Wolfe of Otsego County and his Holstein, Ovaltop Jordy RoJo-Red. The F. Ambrose Clark Livestock Cup for Best of Show in the Beef, Swine, Meat Goat and Sheep
categories was awarded to Laken Dyn of Herkimer County showing her Market Steer. The Farmers’ Museum Dairy Goat Cup for Best of Show Dairy Goat went to Alexandria Lincoln (pictured at left receiving her award from Jane Forbes Clark) of Schoharie County and her Nigerian Dwarf goat, Dragonfly Tho Thalia Grace. The Farmers’ Museum Junior Livestock Show is sponsored in part by Stewart’s Shops and Chobani.
Cherry Valley Kite Festival Returns After a 2-year pandemic hiatus the Cherry Valley Kite Festival makes their return on Friday and Saturday, September 23 and 24. They are seeking creative people to sell food, crafts, plants, jewelry or other unique items to a crowd of well over 1,000 festival goers. Vendor fee is $50 and space is limited. Visit CVArtworks.com for more information, to fill out a vendor form, or to become a sponsor.
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There was an orientation video playing while Alice and I were signing in for a cabin in California’s Sequoia National Park. It gave a lot of information about bears. The narrator warned not to leave any food in your car. Then they showed a bear ripping off a station wagon’s door to get at the goodies some careless visitors had left behind. It was impressive how agile this lumbering animal was. I noticed that Alice was paying close attention to all that was said. Naturally, we transferred all edibles to our assigned cabin that, to me, seemed less secure than the PT Cruiser we had rented. Alice looked a bit alarmed when she inspected the lock on the door. I had seen better security on outhouses. “Maybe we should have stayed at a motel,” my wife mused. Later, when I returned to the cabin with another load from the car, I scratched instead of knocked on the door. Alice opened it with a raised hiking boot in her hand and threatened to brain me. “Okay,” I said. “I won’t fool around anymore.” Unfortunately, there were Pilgrims wherever we went. In spite of the high elevation and the gigantic trees, the atmosphere reminded me of taking a walk through Central Park. I wanted a wilderness experience, so I convinced Alice that to really feel the spirit of Sequoia, we had to take one of the less frequented trails. “Okay,” she said. “But I’m not going without some rocks.” “Rocks?” “Yes. The video said that if a bear approaches you, throw rocks at him and he’ll go away.” We wandered around until we found a quiet trail. The path was steep and meandered east to west as we climbed a mountain. A sign had said that if we made it to the top we would be rewarded with a magnificent overlook. Alice had
her camera hanging from a strap around her neck. She also had a rock in each hand. About twenty minutes into our hike I spotted a big buck in velvet. “Give me your camera,” I whispered while showing her the deer that was about thirty yards off and on a shelf just below us. A minute later, some movement behind a fallen tree caught my eye. When I focused in I saw that it was a bear, a big bear! Foraging for food. I turned to Alice and mouthed, “Bear!” She smirked and dismissed my announcement with a wave of her rockfilled hand. Again, I mouthed, “Bear!” while shaking my head yes. Alice’s mouth dropped open. By now the bear was out from behind the tree. I was excited and could hardly hold the camera still as I clicked in rapid fire. It occurred to me that we had no protection — except for Alice’s rocks that were already airborne when I turned to check on her. She had dumped them and was now in speedy retreat. I looked back at the bear who was eyeing me with an expression that said, “Who you lookin’ at?” Our eyes were locked together. I remembered hearing something in the bear video about making yourself look big, so I shot my arms over my head and shook them like King Kong. I yelled, “Stay! Stay! Don’t you dare run!” In my mind, that bear was a great big dog and I knew the best way to make a dog bite you was to run from him. The brute checked me out for a moment and then decided I wasn’t worth the trouble, so he moved on as I slowly backed away. “I got three shots of him!” I proudly called down to Alice who looked quite upset as I drew near. “Why were you yelling at me?” she asked. “I wasn’t yelling at you!” “Oh yes you were! You shouted, “Stay! Don’t run!” “That was to the bear,” I offered. “I wanted to get his picture.” My wife looked at me sideways. Actually, making a lot of noise was another suggestion on the video. I was trying to play down the encounter so that Alice would continue with the hike, but rocks or no rocks there was no way I could convince her to continue on up the mountain.
Dear Dog Charmer, I adopted Zeke, a very active poodle mix in January. He is not my first dog as I am 73 and had dogs most of my adult life. I cannot seem to house break him. I am growing tired of walking him, and failing; at least once every couple of days he either poops or pees in the house. I fenced in a patch of grass and he will not go down there and pee, unless I carry him and even then he just stands and looks at me. Sometimes he pees on the wooden porch which I can live with, but I cannot stand a dog who will spend his life peeing in my house. I take him for a long walk after breakfast and after supper. The other times I put him either on the front porch or in the backyard. At night he is crated because he can’t be trusted not to defecate. On two or three occasions, he actually pooped in his crate and covered it up with his blanket. I am on the edge of bringing him back to the shelter. Although the thought greatly upsets me. Pat and Zeke Dear Pat, Thank you for being a life-saving adopter. As for Zeke’s issue, believe me when I say I understand. People would laugh when I said, “It’s amazing how much of my life revolves around feces and urine!” But above all else, nobody wants to live in a house with the pee and poop of an unhousebroken dog. Dogs have what is called a den instinct. A wolf will not have her pups lying in their waste. She cleans the den. Housebreaking starts with the crate serving as the den, which then expands to the room the crate is in, then to the whole house. Pat, you mentioned that Zeke pooped in the crate and then covered it with his blanket. Frankly, I don’t blame him, who wants to lie in that stuff? Remove the blanket! It will incentivize him not to make if he has to lie in it! Also, make sure the crate space is not so big that he can avoid it if he has
a mistake. Next, get him to love his crate. Feed one of his two meals a day in the crate, and in the course of the day toss little people food treats in the crate as you enhance his vocabulary by telling him to go to his house. When he’s not in the crate he’s supervised. Period. He can’t sneak around the corner unseen, take a quick pee and come back as Mr. Innocence. He’s confined in your viewing area, be it by gates or a tie down. Procure one of the many ultrasound dog trainer devices. It’s a little plastic thing that when you press a button the dog hears a very annoying, startling sound. You will hear nothing. Or you have a marine signal horn, or a bell, anything that will really startle Mr. Zeke. If you see him start walking around sniffing a lot he’s telling you he’s looking for a place to pee. Good time to ring a little bell hanging from the exit doorknob at his nose height as you say, “Wanna go pee?” Then grab the 5' leash attached to his harness that he’s been dragging around and take him out. He’s got 5 to 10 minutes. If he makes, a special treat with praise the moment he’s finished. Then back in the house. If he didn’t make, he’s more closely watched when back indoors. If you catch him starting to make, you don’t want to be pointing the ultrasound device at him. Act as though you have nothing to do with it, be subtle. The key is that Zeke relates the startlement to his making, not to you or your disappointment or anger. However, when it happens feel free to let Zeke know in your voice and body language that you’re not happy when cleaning his mess. He gets more freedom as he earns it. A good long walk once a day giving him exposure to the world and the ability to sniff for gossip will help with his socialization and get him more accustomed to making outside. Be consistent and enjoy the progress. Dog Charmer Tom
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SPRINGFIELD - Jane D. Prior passed away in the early hours of July 8 after a brief illness. Born January 23, 1933, Jane was the daughter of Edward and Madeline Doyle and little sister to brother Charles. Jane graduated from Springfield Central School in 1951. She married Raymond Prior in 1954. Jane’s life was centered around family, friends and community. She belonged to the local book club and Red Hats. She volunteered at Hyde Hall and the Glimmerglass Opera. She served on Springfield’s Fourth of July parade committeeand was dedicated to the Springfield Historical Society — serving as Town Historian. She touched
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BAINBRIDGE - Russell Arthur Germond, 78, of Bainbridge, N.Y. went to be with the Lord on July 17, 2022. He passed peacefully at home with his wife of 57 years Sharon O’Rourke Germond. He was born son of the late Russell Campbell and Ruth (Soules) Germond, in Troy, N.Y. Russell is survived by his loving wife, and their 4 sons: Russell Germond (Lisa), Joseph Germond (Nadine), Matthew Germond (Coreen), and Scott Germond(Emily) as well as his sister, Carolyn Tolley and many beloved grandchildren and great grandchildren. Russ graduated from Sidney High School. He then went on to study agriculture at SUNY Delhi where he completed his degree. Russell was a proud employee of Eastern AI in Jamestown, N.Y. He was also a supervisor at Unilever in Norwich. Russell and Sharon also owned and ran Germond Auction Service for many years. Russell had fond memories of flying planes with his father. He enjoyed travelling with his wife Sharon (Ireland, Grand Canyon, and many other adventures) and spending time with family. Russell was
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ONEONTA - Joyce B. Kuhn, 90, passed away peacefully on Friday, July 1, 2022. She is survived by her daughter, Bonnie, and son, Richard, and his wife, Debra; her grandchildren Richard and Emily; and niece and nephew, Karen and Karl Beck. She was previously married to Richard Kuhn of Jefferson, N.Y. Though they separated, they remained good friends. Her greatest love was her family. Music played a large part in her life; she studied for many years
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Otsego 2000 announces two local walking tours Otsego 2000 will offer walking tours focusing on historic architecture in the villages of Sharon Springs and Richfield Springs. Dr. Cindy Falk, a professor of material culture at the Cooperstown Graduate Program and an adviser to Otsego 2000, will lead the tours. The Sharon Springs walk on Sunday, July 31 at 4:30 p.m. will highlight adaptations made to the built environment to welcome Jewish visitors, especially after World War II. The Richfield Springs walk on Sunday, August 14, also at 4:30 p.m., will focus on the interplay between resort and village architecture. Both Sharon Springs and Richfield Springs are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The walking tour series is
made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature. The cost for each tour is $10. Register in advance at otsego2000.org or by calling 607-547-8881.
Annual Early Bird Swim set for August 3 Cooperstown Friends of the Parks will hold its 8th Annual Early Bird Swim on Wednesday, August 3 from 7 - 8 a.m., rain or shine, at Fair Spring Park, Lake Road, Cooperstown. This event features a community morning dip, breakfast and a doggie paddle race beginning at 7:15 a.m. Cooperstown Friends of the Parks is a non-profit organization that supports Cooperstown’s unique public parks. Donations are tax
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Local Verizon retailers to donate school supplies TCC stores in Oneonta and Cobleskill are among more than 1,200 Verizon retailers nationwide participating in the tenth annual School Rocks Backpack Giveaway this month. Local families are invited to stop by TCC Oneonta, 762 State Highway 28, Oneonta or TCC Cobleskill, 980 East Main Street, Cobleskill between 1 - 4 p.m. on Sunday, July 31 to pick up a backpack filled with pencils, paper, a pencil box, folders, a ruler and glue. One backpack per child present will be given away on a first-come, first-served basis while supplies last.
Families can also enter their students to win a $10,000 college scholarship. Children in grades K-12 are eligible for entry and can be registered during the School Rocks Backpack Giveaway event. Five scholarships in total will be awarded to randomly selected winners. For more information, call TCC Oneonta, 607-353-8560 or TCC Cobleskill, 518-234-3645.
Applications sought for NYS land bank funding New York State Homes and Community Renewal (HCR) has launched a $50 million Land Bank Initiative to help New York’s land banks reduce blight and transform vacant properties in communities across the state. Incorporated land banks can apply online now through
September 14 at hcr.ny.gov/landbank-initiative for Phase 1 of the program, which allocates $15 million to assist in land bank operations. HCR plans to release an additional $20 million in fall 2022 and another $15 million in early 2023 to be used for capital services and expenses including property acquisition, selective demolition, and rehabilitation. HCR Commissioner RuthAnne Visnauskas said, “New York has more than two dozen land banks that play a critical role in alleviating the negative effects of vacancy and blight on families, businesses, and our communities. This $50 million in dedicated funding will be strategically paired with other innovative HCR programs so that we can help breathe new life into dilapidated properties across New York.”
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Playing Tennis Before Title IX to run a full to what I would call court. Girls “unpleasantness”, soccer was in I left the team. But No person in the United States shall, on the basis of sex, its infancy and one year later, my be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits we didn’t idol, Billie Jean King, have matches, 29 years old, beat 55of, or be subjected to discrimination under any education we had year-old Bobby Riggs. program or activity receiving Federal financial assistance. “play dates.” And, thirty years after The one that famous Battle Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 sport I really of the Sexes tennis wanted to play match at the Houston enacted into law June 23, 1972 was tennis, Astrodome, my own and Billie daughter played Jean King was on the Section III school; prior to that, only dresses a role model. Championship Team Ellen Tillapaugh and skirts. Those rompers were There was a boy’s tennis team at for CCS. I was playing tennis with purchased about 3 sizes larger CCS but none for girls. CCS was Editors note: someone recently who asked if I than needed in seventh grade a small rural school, but those of This article is a had played when I was growing so we could “grow into them” us who enjoyed sports knew about reprint from up. I replied yes, and he asked if and not have to spend money on the Title IX legislation being The Newsletter of the I had played for my high school another one before graduation. proposed. In early 1972, I went League of Women tennis team. He was the same age Until 1969, the high school with a friend to speak to the prinVoters of the as I, and of course had played on in Cooperstown was located on cipal about the proposed legisla- Billie Jean King wins the Battle of the Sexes Cooperstown Area, a tennis team in high school. Our Chestnut Street where the Cooper tion. Title IX would not pass until against Bobby Riggs in 1973. Summer 2022. experiences, however, were quite Lane Apartments are located that June, but the principal, to his walking on the court for a varsity different. today. It was an old school and credit, spoke to tennis coach. My team tryout in my junior year was We have just celebrated the 50th there was only one gymnasium, friend and I were allowed to try daunting. Eventually, rather than anniversary of Title IX of the and of course boys had priority to out that spring Education Amendments of 1972 use the space. In the wintertime for for the tennis which passed a year before I basketball season, we girls had to team. graduated from Cooperstown quickly change into our rompers, I can’t say High School. At a time when throw on a winter coat, run out the coach was there seem to be so many steps the back door of the school, hop welcoming and backwards in women’s rights, I on a school bus which know firsthand that that legisla- drove to the old Clark tion has been a critical success Gymnasium in Cooper OFFICE SPACE FOR RENT in leveling the playing field for Park. Then we would Beautifully remodeled three young girls. And decades of run into the gym, up room suite in the heart of sports programs for girls created the stairs, play about Downtown Cooperstown. the pathway to this Spring’s equal 15 minutes of basketpay settlement awarded to the US ball and run back out Annual lease: $1800/mo. women’s soccer team. to the school bus, Heat and wi-fi: included. What was it like growing return to school, and Serious inquiries only. up in our community, pre quickly change into a Title IX? It involved watching dress for the next class Call 607-282-2183 your brothers participate in period. organized sports — T-ball, Little Basketball for League, and school athletics. Girls girls consisted of were not allowed to participate. 6 players, 3 guards At Cooperstown, seventh and 3 forwards, with Lifetime Income Strategies grade girls had to purchase a guards not able to Tax & Planning Services blue “romper” uniform to wear cross the center line, in gym class and use for school and only forwards sports. There certainly wasn’t allowed to shoot. 28 Oneida Street, Oneonta Chuck Gould 607-432-2022 Securities offered through Securities America, Inc., Member FINRA/ athletic wear available. It wasn’t One can assume it 22-26 Watkins Avenue, Oneonta SIPC. Tax services offered through Donald Benson, CPA, PC. Securities until 1971 that CCS girls were was considered too America and Donald Benson, CPA, PC are separate entities. Advisory Monday through Friday 8 am - 4:30 pm Services offered through Securities America Advisors, Inc. “allowed” to wear pants to exhausting for girls Don Benson sitting on a bench or be subjected
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