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Oneonta, N.Y., Friday, Aug. 2, 2013

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City of The Hills Ash Borer Arrives, And City Hall Ready

By JIM KEVLIN

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ity Hall got ahead of the emerald ash borer, but – as it turned out – only by 24 hours.

On Monday, July 29, Mayor Miller forward-

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Emily Brown, 9, of Oneonta, enjoys an ice cream cone as she watches the Hall of Fame’s Parade of Legends Saturday, July 27, during Induction Weekend in Cooperstown.

With her is mom Kelly.

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Yankee, Jazz Player Brings Music To City

GOOD READING: A used-book sale is 5-8 p.m.

Friday, Aug. 2, at the History Center, 183 Main St., for Fabulous First Friday.

CHILDREN’S DAY: Oneonta Farmers’ Market is planning a Children’s Day Saturday, Aug. 3, with a puppet show, crafts workshops, educational art projects and free balloons, sponsored by The Green Toad Bookstore.

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Gulotty Plans To Ready EC-DEV Options By 9/1

By JIM KEVLIN

Party Chiefs In Quandary Over Crowell

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That’s the question the Republican and Democratic county azz fusion guitarist chairs are pondering after and former All Star learning that county TreasurNew York Yankees’ er Dan center fielder Bernie WilCrowliams brings his fusion ell, in of jazz, rock and tropical training rhythm guitar music to Footat Fort hills Friday, Aug. 2. Doors Bragg open at 6 p.m. since Gold tickets $50; silver Crowell, left, January, tickets $40. Call 431-2080 and Bachman. won’t or visit www.foothillspac.org run for a second term.

The Democrat, Richard CHAMPS AGAIN: The Abbate of Cooperstown, Oneonta Outlaws won the said his party is shifting New York Collegiate Basesupport to Russell Bachman ball League championship of Edmeston, who has been for a second year in a row filling in for Crowell. And with a 6-1 win Monday, July he asked the Republicans to 30, at Hornell. join in supporting Bachman.

But his Republican counSTALLIONS, TOO: The terpart, Sheila Ross of Fly Oneonta City Stallions are Creek, wasn’t ready to make heading into the Norththat commitment. eastern Football Alliance The situation is complipostseason after a 22-20 cated by Crowell missing victory over the Utica Yard the deadline to remove his Dawgs Saturday, July 27, at name from the Nov. 7 ballot Hartwick College.

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ed a proposed action plan to combat the little green beetle to Common Council’s Facilities & Finance Committee, anticipating action by the full council this fall.

On Tuesday, July 30, U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-NY, announced that, for the Please See BORER, A3

Rec Director Steve Andrews examines an ash tree in Neahwa Park.

Eric Mazarak tunes Peter Miyamoto’s piano, as the NYSMF student from Columbia, Mo., prepared to go on stage in just minutes.

Oneonta’s Anthony Falco, top, (with Amy Lee, center, and Erin Falco) thrills to the bumper cars Tuesday, July 30, at the Otsego County Fair got under way in Morris. At right, Barbara Schrader, Oneonta, is in awe of Cynthia Page’s “Birds of Prey.”

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n two weeks on the job, Doug Gulotty has already reviewed and assessed the range and efficacy of economic-development agencies that serve places like Otsego County across the state.

And, by Sept. 1, the interim executive director of the county IDA (industrial development agency) plans to Gulotty recommend how, in his opinion, the county Board of Representatives can best restructure or hand off its Economic Development Office.

Gulotty, who has been operating Gulotty Associates, a consulting firm, and teaching business courses at SUNY Delhi since departing the helm of Wilber Bank in 2010, intends to present the “stakeholders” with a range of options: “Here is the lowest cost. Here is the most successful Cadillac plan.”

He will present those options at an IDA meeting, but he hopes county reps, elected local officials, Chamber of Commerce representatives Please See GULOTTY, A7

With Oneonta-Born Piano Tuner, Young Musicians Hit Right Note

By LIBBY CUDMORE

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tanding backstage, Eric Mazarak is listening closely to try and figure out what needs to be tuned up before the audience is welcomed into the recital.

Hearing it, he said, “There it is.”

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And when the performer was finished, Mazarak went out on stage, got out his tuning hammer and played through the keys, listening, tightening and listening again.

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Vanessa Colon, visiting Betsy Bloom as part of the Fresh Air Fund, was awarded a scholarship to attend the Carriage House Art Studio Summer Art Camp during her visit. From left, owner Doug Hallberg, Annie Kuhn, Amy Schmit, Vanessa Colon and Betsy Bloom.

TWO HONORED: Meredith Adamo, ‘13, a resident of Oneonta and Stephen Paolicelli, ‘14, a resident of West Oneonta, were awarded Spring 2013 Dean’s List honors from Union College.

STILLWELL ON LIST: Krystina Stillwell, a psychology major, was named to the President’s List at Mohawk Valley Community College.

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Hyde Hall So Spooky, ‘Ghost Hunters’ To Feature It On Halloween

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ootsteps patter down the hall in early morning. An enormous wardrobe moves 2 feet from the wall in the middle of the night. There’s George Clarke himself, in his yellow and green robe. And there’s the staircase no dog has ever ascended.

Executive Director Jonathan Maney and his Hyde Hall staff are aware of these ghostly happenings.

Maney isn’t at liberty to say what Jason Hawes and Steve Gonsalves, stars of the TV hit, “Ghost Hunters,” found inside the National Historic Landmark on Otsego Lake.

But he can say this: As hauntings go, producer Paul Matyasovsky told him, Hyde Hall is the top “one or two” places the show’s ever

explored. So spooky, in fact, that an episode originally due to be aired in June has been delayed until Wednesday, Oct. 30 – Halloween, the spookiest day of the year.

“We’ll be airing it at Hyde Hall, projected onto the wall of the drawing room,” Maney said. “Afterwards, we’re taking a tour of the haunted areas.”

Maney will appear throughout the episode, including the “reveal” at the end, where the

BORER/From A1 first time, the ash borer has been confirmed in Otsego County, in addition to 14 New York counties previously.

“New York State is home to some of the world’s most beautiful forests that today are at a major risk,” Gillibrand said. “Unless we take action, this harmful insect will continue to spread and eat away at trees and forests. We need to make the right investment and bring this harmful insect to a halt before it’s too late.”

As it happens, she was singing the City of Oneonta’s song.

In June, Miller advised Common Council, the

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city’s Environmental Board and others of designating George Palladino, a retired Army colonel, formerly vice dean with Temple University’s College of Technology, to lead the charge to save local ashes.

Monday, Miller reviewed the resulting 18-page action plan, which spells out a 10-year strategy to limit damage to the city’s trees.

The mayor estimates there are “hundreds” of ashes in the city, including “four very large, very attractive ash trees in Huntington Park. If and when we lose those, they would be major losses.”

Miller praised the plan, which as step one includes

an inventory of ashes within city limits and to establish priorities. “If a tree is in the middle of nowhere, it doesn’t make any difference. If it poses a safety hazard for one of our major streets, that’s another problem.”

The ash borer’s arrival comes a year after City Hall contracted with Cornell, and a program is in place to plant hundreds of varied trees throughout the city.

“We have the financial resources to plant another several hundred,” said Miller. “The point is where and at what rate,” which the Palladino plan will determine.

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ghost hunters describe what they heard, saw and felt, as well as show video and photographs taken during their visit.

“It was very interesting,” he said.

In addition to the house, the Hawes and Gonsalves toured the family crypt in the hillside out front, where George, Anne Cary Cooper, Arthur and Georgiana Clarke, as well as Elizabeth Anderson, a servant, are buried.

TUNER/From A1 and he’s satisfied with his work. “Some people can get really persnickety if it’s a little sharp or flat,” he said.

Mazarak has tuned pianos for Stevie Ray Vaughn, The Kinks, Warren Zevon and Furthur, when the band visited Cooperstown on July 14. He’s on hand almost nightly at the NYSMF and the go-to guy for the Glimmerglass Opera and the Catskill Symphony.

He tuned the pianos for Iris Dement Friday, July 26, at the West Kortright Center. “Summers are always crazy,” he said. “This is why I take a week off in September!”

The NYSMF July 31 “Carnival of Animals” concert featured five pianos on stage, a particular challenge.

“It’s a showmanship thing,” he said. “Each note is made up of three strings, so if they’re all playing the same

note, that’s 15 strings.”

Mazarak’s father, John, the former SUNY Oneonta music chair who passed away last year, sent his son away to learn to tune pianos when he was 14. “It got me out of Oneonta for the summer,” he said.

He apprenticed with the tuner at SUNY Oneonta while he was studying art history, and began his own business in 1988. “I’ve been doing this for 35 years.”

Though he has an electronic tuner, which he uses when a piano is really flat, Mazarak often tunes just by listening. “I trained at the Steinway factory in 1993,” he said. “They require their tuners to tune without electronics.”

With 180 strings, a piano is tougher to tune than a guitar, he said. “There’s so much tension on piano, the thing wants to flex and bend. That’s the hard part.

Hearing is the easy part.”

He carries with him a basic tool kit—screwdrivers, a tuning fork and hammer and mutes to muffle the other two strings while he tunes up one. “I could survive with one of each,” he said.

“I can pack this kit up and take it on my motorcycle.”

He has a tuning app on his iPhone too, but he rarely uses it.

Mazarak also restores old and broken pianos. “A piano at SUNY fell off a forklift,” he said. “It broke into three pieces, but I looked at them and said, ‘I think it will go back together,’ and I glued and screwed it back together. It’s still here.”

Though sometimes, they don’t need it a whole lot of work. “It’s amazing what they can put up with,” he said. “I found this 1860s square grand piano at an abandoned house in Cherry Valley,” he said. “I went in and it worked fine!”

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JIM KEVLIN From The Publisher’s Desk

Let’s Show Downtown Businesses We’re With Them In Time Of Challenge COOPERSTOWN

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e forget: Cooperstown is a retailer’s dream.

And a restaurateur’s. And a realtor’s. And it is a charming magnet for all those living in Glimmerglass’ thrall – all of you reading this.

Ponder that – and let’s cheer up.

Sure, Hall of Fame attendance peaked in the early ’90s, but Baseball’s Mecca still attracts 260,000 visitors annually. (And a NYSHA survey a half-dozen years ago showed our tourists have a higher demographic than the norm – i.e., they have more money to spend.)

It’s been observed that Cooperstown Dreams Park has replaced the Hall as the economic driver, (although both are powerful ones). It hosts 104 teams a week of 12-15 players each. Add in a couple of parents and siblings, that’s 6,240 individuals a week.

The Dreams Park season has expanded from 10 to 15 weeks, so that’s 94,000 people a summer. And they’re here seven days, so that’s the equivalent of 660,000 daytrippers. And, yes, they

have money to spend, having paid an expensive entry fee for junior, plus brought an entourage from Texas, California or even Hawaii.

That Dreams Park proprietor Lou Presutti set a record in the price he paid for a lakefront mansion in the village underscores his local commitment. That’s a relationship that needs developing: Presutti is insufficiently appreciated.

Cooperstown’s is a huge tourism market, as James Fenimore Cooper envisioned it would be, as Stephen C. Clark Jr. assured it would be in founding the Hall, as his daughter Jane Forbes Clark, a determined, savvy and dedicated executive, has acted to preserve and enhance over two decades now, through the Hall, The Otesaga and the flourishing NYSHA museums.

The Glimmerglass Festival, Brewery Ommegang, Hyde Hall and the Fly Creek Cider Mill further strengthen this powerful draw.

In the off-season, there’s still Bassett Healthcare (another Clark enterprise) and its 2,400 well-paid employees. There are SUNY Oneonta and Hartwick

EDITORIAL

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he networks’ chyrons stripped the same story across TV screens: “Black Eye For Baseball,” characterizing National League 2011 MVP Ryan Braun’s suspension for steroid use. Not so.

The New York Times reported the Sunday, July 28, that the “rain-delayed and sparsely attended” Hall of Fame Induction ceremony “underscored the lingering damage that performanceenhancing drugs have inflicted on America’s national pastime.” Again, not so.

The “black eye” is actually a badge of honor: Major League Baseball drew a line in the sand, declaring steroids is cheating, and there’s no cheating in baseball.

The Baseball Writers Association of America, the Hall of Fame’s designated electors, agreed, voting by a large margin to keep Bonds, Clemens, Sosa, Maguire and the rest of the Steroids Stars out of the Hall of Plaques.

Fox Sports’ columnist Ken Rosenthal got it right:

Monday, July 22, the day of Braun’s suspension, “was a great day for the commissioner’s office, a great day for the players’ union, a great day for the Joint Drug Agreement and, yes, a great day for all of those players who want the sport cleaned up once and for all.”

For fans, too.

And, in reflected glory, it was a great day for the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

Stay the course. Once players realize there’s no getting around it, the shameful Steroids Era will end once and for all.

We’re so close.

Merchants took a hit at this Induction Weekend, but 2014 should be a banner class. This Induction Weekend was still fun, full of affection and reflection.

The crowds were relatively sparse, but it’s the low water mark, and we can look forward with the expectation that baseball’s tide will rise again, and with it Cooperstown’s fortunes, and Otsego County’s related ones.

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College’s 6,000 students to be drawn up-county.

Through Jan. 1, there are the museums’ exhibits. There’s New York Central Mutual and other locally based insurance companies. It goes on and on.

Sure, downtown Cooperstown retailers have taken some hits lately, including paid parking, the Chestnut-Walnut roadwork that has slowed ingressegress, the Furthur frolic

and the lack of a living inductee for Induction Weekend. The national economic malaise hasn’t helped.

But on balance, Cooperstown is a powerful idea and a huge revenue generator. It’s an international brand. It’s in the top half-dozen draws in the Empire State. Its impact is countywide, not only through such direct spinoffs as Cooperstown All-Star Village in Oneonta, but

undergrads and grad students alike.

Temple University’s first president, Russell Conwell, was famed internationally for his “Acres of Diamonds” speech, where the protagonist travels the world in search of the precious stones, only to discover them in his own backyard.

And thus it is with Cooperstown, and with our lovely Otsego County. Let’s celebrate. Let’s recognize the acres of diamonds in our own backyard and, with good cheer and good will, mine it ever more effectively and – in a fast-changing business world – creatively.

Merchants, of course, must answer that call, but all of us have a role in this: Let’s keep downtown in mind as we shop. Review the list on the opposite page and, please, act on it.

We at The Freeman’s Journal & Hometown Oneonta and the folks associated with our five partners will do so. Join us in celebrating and supporting an exceptional and in many ways unique shopping hub in a region we love and enjoy.

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Induction 2013 Sets Stage For Baseball’s Comeback

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...the winner is: Ian Porto’s Tin Bin Alley, the first of five businesses to be featured in the “Shop Cooperstown” promotion ad, opposite. Advertising Consultant Susan Straub, center, surrounded by other staff members, drew Porto’s business card Tuesday, July 30, in the newspaper’s offices.

Four more weekly drawings are planned.

sales taxes generated allows the county’s property taxes to remain the third lowest in the state.

Let’s partake and rejoice.

Cooperstown’s institutions recognize this, and five of them – The Bank of Cooperstown, Brewery Ommegang, the Cooperstown Area Chamber of Commerce, Smith Ford, Taylor’s Home Heating & Minimarts – have partnered with The Freeman’s Journal, the village’s newspaper for 205 years now, and Hometown Oneonta in the “Shop Downtown Cooperstown” promotion that appears on Page A5 today and for the next four weeks.

Residents take the variety for granted: a CVS drug store, a department-store like General Store, a drycleaner and shoe repair, a ladies’ boutique, a children’s store, a diner, a bakery – it goes on and on.

When the college students return, a “Shop Downtown Oneonta” promotion will go for another five weeks, where city institutions will partner similarly with Hometown Oneonta in introducing and reintroducing the fair City of the Hills to

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After Martin Case, Aren’t You Glad To Live In NY? To the Editor: The trial of George Zimmerman in Sanford, Fla., has prompted a passionate reaction by the American public.

Many people are outraged by the conduct of this trial, and by the Sanford Police Department’s initial investigation of the incident. Trayvon

Martin, 17, was killed

by Zimmerman, 28, a “neighborhood watch” volunteer who desires to be a law enforcement officer, and who owns a permit to carry a loaded, concealed pistol. If Zimmerman was so zealous to be in law enforcement and use a gun, why didn’t he enlist in the Army

Trayvon Martin

Frackers Don’t Understand Development To the Editor: Once again, I want to congratulate you on the July 13 Sustainable Otsego candidates article that I thought you got right. It was especially clear to anyone who read the entire article. Some folks, however, were disappointed with your headline because it could be misinterpreted if only the headline was read.

To reiterate, those who keep fracking in the mix of economic development misunderstand the relationship of fracking to job creation and are in incapable of guiding Otsego County to sustainable economic growth. Fracking hampers economic development, it does not enhance it. Sustainable economic growth only can happen in a frack-free Otsego County.

Folks’ concern was that the article title could be misused to characterize my position in political literature (where there is no one to object to it.) The title “Economic Development = Fracking Says SO-Backed Candidate Kosmer” can be used to say that a candidate is against all economic development. It can also be used to say that a candidate is in favor or economic development including fracking.

Constituents have contacted me about the article and assured me they got it despite what they characterized as an ambiguous headline.

It was summed up nicely in an email that said, “WE know what you meant.”

JOHN KOSMER Fly Creek County Representative District 8

Let’s Root, Root, Root For The Hall Of Fame

To the Editor: You interviewed my wife, Mary, and myself Tuesday evening, July 23, in front of the Hall of Fame.

In regards to your question – “Why has attendance dropped?”

– our experience was more than we could have ever anticipated.

After we talked, Mary and I went to the Back Alley Grille for sandwiches and salads. We were very pleased with the service, the food was great AND they had Rare Vos (bought two four-packs to take home). Our lodging at the Lake Front offered us a beautiful evening overlooking the lake.

Next morning, we got into the Hall Of Fame early. Starting off on the second floor was an excellent way to prepare for what’s to come – the history and movie were infor-

mative and emotionally packed.

I was drawn back to my early years of sandlot pick-up games and playing “500” and “hit the bat” in the streets of Detroit. Mary was also awestruck seeing and reading about all her favorite players and, as a young ballplayer having dreams of being a big time player, appreciated the tribute to women in baseball.

The HoF did a fantastic presentation of honoring and recognizing the past, present and future – you can bet we’ll be back with bragging rights next year when the Tigers win the 2013 World Series.

We are now ambassadors who will root, root, root for the HoF to whoever will listen.

TODD GREENBAUM Rochester, Mich.

like his father and uncle before him?

On the other hand, many other people who are passionate about their Second Amendment right to bear arms believe Zimmerman was justified in shooting Martin based on his claim of self-defense under Florida law.

Most of these people

rightly believe that decent law-abiding citizens who own guns should act responsibly when using their guns. But I question Zimmerman: Was he responsible that night?

I don’t know exactly what led up to that killing on that Please See LETTER, A6

Thanks To Village Crew For Fixing Furthur Mess To the Editor: I and many people of Cooperstown were disappointed that the mayor and Board of Trustees invited the Furthur, the Grateful Dead successor band, to our village, knowing the reputation of the group that followed that band.

I know what Doubleday Field and parking lot looked like. I saw it. I know of the mounds of garbage that included dirty diapers, beer cans, urine, feces, etc., etc.

I personally thank Kurt and the village crew for the wonderful cleanup of a disgusting and very unhealthy mess left by the peaceful and loving people. You guys did an outstanding job.

JOAN P. CLARK Resident and owner of 88 Main St. Cooperstown

Imbibing Canoeists, Remember Hennepin’s Lesson: Sit Down!

To the Editor: One recent hot summer afternoon, I sat down on my porch to indulge in a bottle of Hennepin. As is my custom, I read the label and learned that this popular Cooperstown brew is named after “explorer Father Louis Hennepin, the first European to visit Niagara Falls.”

I next looked more closely at the graphic on the label. It shows two men canoeing down a river drinking beer. Apparently they’ve already had a few, which explains why the individual in the front of the canoe is standing up! And it’s clearly Father Hennepin.

Then, I noticed to my horror that the canoe is about to plunge over a falls! Are we to understand that the good Father discovered Niagara Falls the hard way?

Indian sources do report his last words to have been, “Oh me G……..”

RICHARD BLABEY Cooperstown

FRIDAY, AUGUST 2, 2013

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History

HOMETOWN

Compiled by Tom Heitz with resources courtesy of the New York State Historical Association Library

125 Years Ago

Woman’s Work: What we need in literature are pens radiant with idealism. We need preachers who will behold the invisible glory of their Creator and bring it back to us. We need artists who will see the divine light in nature and so depict it upon the canvas that we shall perceive its beauty. We need, too, women who will be proud of woman’s place and woman’s work. It is the function of women to see the truths of life, and it is the function of men to perform the duties of life. We would not have women fight battles, but we would have them put courage into the hearts of men to do right. Man reverences woman, not because of her strength, but because of her influence in the home, setting before him the ideals that he may follow.

August 1888

20 Years Ago

had well-fitted but unbelted waists.

40 Years Ago

Over 1,000 bicyclists are expected for the bikea-thon Saturday that will raise money to establish a new day training center for the handicapped in Otsego County. The 20-mile bike-a-thon sponsored by the Otsego Chapter of the New York State Association for Retarded Children, Inc. is slated to begin at 9 a.m. The goal is $10,000. Bicyclists will ride from McDonald’s up Orchard Street and Oneida Street to the Glen Bridge Road. The first check point is in the park on that road. After a brief trip on Route 23, bicyclists will travel up Routes 11 and 11A in the Town of Laurens to 205, which will bring them back through the Town of Oneonta to McDonald’s. Check points are planned every four miles. Riders should bring their own supply of August 1993 water.

August 1973

100 Years Ago

Frank Burnside of Oneonta, starting Saturday from the fields of the Thomas Brothers aviation school at Bath, in a single flight placed himself at the head of the list of American aviators. Starting at 4:23 p.m. with clear skies and little or no breeze, Burnside flew in a six-mile circle over Bath and eastward to the village of Savona; and then rising in wide spirals to a height of 12,950 feet, he broke by a wide margin the former American altitude record and descended safely at 6:15 p.m. after being in the air 1 hour and 46 minutes. The previous altitude record for America was made by Lincoln Beachy in Chicago, August 29, 1911, when a height of 11,642 feet was attained.

Though many efforts had been made to beat the Beachy record, all had failed until the Oneonta aviator ascended nearly two-and-a-half miles above the earth. The new mark is so much in advance of any previous one that is likely to remain for a long time. Hundreds of spectators watched Burnside, though until he landed and the record was read, few realized that they had witnessed the most important and thrilling aerial event of the year.

August 1913

80 Years Ago

Biennial Reunion of Westcott Family – “The best thing you can get from a family organization is a feeling of responsibility for living up to the high standards set by your ancestors,” Allen Westcott, Professor of English and History at the United States Naval Academy, Annapolis, Maryland, stated in the principal address given at the Westcott Family reunion in Wilber Park yesterday. About 150 of the 1,500 known descendants of Stukley Westcott,

August 1953

who settled in Rhode Island in 1635, attended the outing.

Professor Westcott emphasized three points in his address which was titled “What It Means to Have a Family.” In the first place he stressed the importance of the bond of union and friendship, pointing out that a family association made the various members acquainted with others throughout the country. Next he referred to the pride which an individual should have in a family which has existed for so many generations. This pride, he stated, should be consistent with the democratic ideals of the country. His third point dealt with the responsibility resting on each member to maintain the high traditions of the family, and the need for children to grow up with a desire to live up to those standards.

August 1933

60 Years Ago

Paris Fashion – A whole collection of lifted skirts was shown by Maggy Rouff today. She raised some hemlines sharply. But none reached the top of the calf, the high water mark set by Christian Dior. The show was dominated by widened shoulders and straight, tight skirts – some so tight they had to be slit for walking – and the graceful princess of redingote line, popular everywhere in the new fashions.

A redingote silhouette nips in sharply at the waist, boasts a small, tight bodice and gored skirt flaring to a wide hemline but fitting over the hips. Even with shortened skirts Rouff managed to give her models a long, lanky line by placing the waistline high. There were some real empire effects, with the waist indicated just below the bust. Many dresses

research program into the Fowler story.

30 Years Ago

Most of Oneonta’s cemeteries will be full near the turn of the century. Although the year 2000 is 17 years away, some cemeteries are already expanding. A 40-acre parcel behind Glenwood Cemetery in the city’s East End is being cleared now according to Lawrence Brasie, cemetery superintendent. “The cemetery owns a couple of hundred acres behind it and a portion of that is now being logged and pulped, and we’re beginning to get roads in there,” Brasie said. The present 36-acre site was donated by Oneonta banker George Wilber and opened as a cemetery in 1886.

August 1983

10 Years Ago

The government announced Thursday it will begin testing a revised nationwide system for checking personal information on every airline passenger, a post-9/11 security initiative that has raised concerns about snooping and possible false identification of people as terrorists. The Computer Assisted Passenger Prescreening System seeks to streamline the airport screening process by flagging only those passengers deemed potential security risks. That will benefit the vast majority of travelers by ensuring fewer are stopped. The testing at a secure government location will take up to six months.

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My feelings about this unfortunate incident are that it should never have resulted in the killing

of an innocent boy minding his own business while visiting his father. Martin was not a criminal. Zimmerman was not a law enforcement officer and had no training as such. He was supposed to simply watch the neighborhood and report any suspicious activity to Sanford police, and not to pursue a suspicious intruder but

to wait for the police to arrive on the scene. He should have obeyed the instructions from the police, as well as the instructions from the Sanford Homeowners Association.

I also think that the association should have prohibited Zimmerman from carrying his concealed pistol while serving on the neighborhood watch patrols, and requir-

ing him to wear some appropriate designation. Auxiliary police in New York jurisdictions are not permitted to carry guns while on patrol and they usually travel in clearly marked vehicles.

As I reflect on this incident, the trial and the aftermath of the trial, I am thankful I live in New York State where we don’t have and

shouldn’t have crazy, permissive, “stand your ground” self-defense laws. Is there not enough gun violence in our country? Can the terrorists claim victory over our way of life by setting Americans against one and other?

MARTIN J. WEISSMAN Oneonta

After 5 Generations On Glimmerglass’ Shore, Highway Superintendent Candidates Introduces Self the Editor: for the Town of Otsego, I am very familiar with Family Can’t Believe State May Own Property ToMy name is Mark and have dedicated myself the Town of Otsego and its

To the Editor: This is in regards to lake front property on Route 80.

Five generations ago my husband’s great uncle purchased our postage-size “little piece of paradise” on Otsego Lake. He was a resident of Cooperstown and passed on the love and respect for Otsego Lake to his family.

My husband, Andrew Peterson, has been spending summers at 6690 Route 80 for 57 years, our children for 40 years and our grandchildren for seven years.

Our property is just north of Five Mile Point. The state DOT is now saying that,

due to the embankment being in need of repair, they are taking our camp, our neighbor’s camp and waterfront property to make road repairs.

This will be a great personal loss to us, but what about the taxes for the Town of Otsego and the Cooperstown Central School District?

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Paid Parking Debate Leads To Questions About Future To the Editor: As a subscriber to The Freeman’s Journal and visiting Cooperstown five or six times per year since 1984, I understand the pro and con of paid parking and the plight of the Main Street business owners. Couple that with our overall economy and what’s Cooperstown future?

What makes it more concerning is reading an article in the Wall Street Journal on July 17 talking about the down attendance at the Baseball Hall of Fame. Yes, this was reported in The Freeman’s Journal sometime back, but negative “national” news on the HoF and Cooperstown is not a tourist or a “repeat” tourist draw.

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In my view, some change is surely needed.

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.1 Percent Of Revellers Arrested – Pretty Good To the Editor: So a crowd of over 6,000 and a whopping six arrests. If my junior high math does not fail me, that means that 99.9 percent of the paying customers did not get arrested. They just don’t make hippies like they used to.

The Village should not settle for less than 99.99 percent in the future. And they only played three (3) songs with baseball references. No band should be booked that will not play at least a dozen baseball related songs.

Worst of all, the band did not play “Not Fade Away” by the great Buddy Holly. Or at least they had not played it before I passed out. Shame on Furthur.

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A family vacationing from Long Island, for instance, would not be able to buy a permit and have to pay for parking at the meters. “It has a discriminatory factor,” said Konstanty. “Those permits aren’t immediately available.”

But Village Attorney Martin Tillapaugh demurred: “We don’t discriminate. Resident, non-resident, young, old, tall, short, purple, green, anyone with a license and a registration can get a parking permit.”

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From exploring the future of the county Economic Development Office – its director, Carolyn Lewis, is departing in August, which prompted the clean-sheet review – Gulotty said he is most impressed by what’s happened in Saratoga County over the past three decades.

In the 1980s, that IDA was close to broke, “now – Malta,” Gulotty said, referring to the success in attracting nanotechnology firm Global Foundries, a micro-chip maker, and 1,000 jobs there.

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His older brother, also Robert, who went on to run Dow Corning’s labs, went to SUNY Oneonta, and the younger brother followed in his footsteps. Graduating in 1984, he was working for Alan Cleinman’s CoOptics of America when a customer, Doug Chesser, impressed by Gulotty’s customer-service skills, encouraged him to apply to Wilber Bank.

He joined Wilber on May 6, 1985, and rose to executive vice president.

When Bob Moyer was preparing to retire, the bank conducted a nationwide search and – impressed by a plan he developed for the bank’s future – chose Gulotty, who was appointed CEO/president on Jan. 2, 2006. “They hired the plan; not me,” he joked.

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“Main Street has been devastated,” she continued.

“It’s not the rain, it’s not the economy or the lack of Induction, we’ve dealt with that.”

But Tillapaugh replied, “The economic impact is a red herring. 70-80 percent of those parking spaces are full between the hours of 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. It’s not the village’s obligation to move people from the curb to the stores.”

Dowd now has 60 days to review both arguments and present his decision.

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GULOTTY/From A1 and businesspeople will also attend.

In an hour-long interview at Jackie’s Restaurant here the other day, the former bank president/CEO analyzed of Representatives this fall, the challenge as a banker would: “We then he could resign and the need to determine if everyone is ready new majority could appoint to treat Otsego County economic deBachman, the county chair velopment as a business, to risk capital said. for a probable return.”

Abbate had anticipated The afternoon of Tuesday, July that would be the case, but 23, he had visited the two business that was before county Rep. parks and other prospective developRich Murphy, D-Oneonta, ment sites with Sandy Mathes, the announced he is retiring. consultant and former Greene County Now, Republican Janet economic developer, and Oneonta Hurley Quackenbush, a vet- Mayor Dick Miller. Miller brought eran Oneonta Town Board “zeal, a zest for the whole process” to member, and a Democratic the conversation, said Gulotty. newcomer, Dan Butterman, Mathes is “someone successful doare competing for the vacan- ing economic development: You want cy Abbate had considered to listen,” he continued. The lesson secure for the Democrats. from Mathes: “It’s not enough to say In an interview, Crowell you want people to come. You have to said he is returning to Bragg say to people: I can get you a building in the next few days for permit in 30 days.” further training into DecemDouglas C. Gulotty was born in ber, and anticipates he will Brooklyn and raised in Red Rock, be called up to further active Columbia County. His father, Robert duty over the next four years.

While Bachman was able to step in this time, “I don’t want to play that kind of Russian Roulette with the county,” Crowell said.

In announcing he will run for the job, Bachman said, “I’ve enjoyed the staff. The department heads have been great. Board members of both parties have been very supportive. So the last six months have been a very positive experience.”

Crowell said he plans to return to Otsego County when his stint is up, and he and his wife are planning to build a home in the Town of Otsego. He said he will be looking for a job in the private sector.

CROWELL/From A1 “I don’t see any way that Crowell’s going to come off the ballot,” Ross said.

While she didn’t say so explicitly, having both Crowell and Bachman on the ballot conceivably could split the Democratic vote, opening the door for a Republican candidate.

Crowell arrived back in the county on furlough in mid-July and, after conferring with his wife, Dee, decided not to run again. He then discovered, he said, that he’d missed the deadline to have his name taken off the ballot.

That means Bachman will have to run on an independent line, a situation complicated by the fact that most Democratic county committee members had already circulated petitions for Crowell and can’t do so for a second candidate, Abbate said.

Nonetheless, the Democratic chair said he is rounding up volunteers to circulate Bachman petitions, and expects to have the 1,000 signatures necessary by the deadline.

“Russ has the qualifications and, being a sitting treasurer, the knowledge to continue what Dan Crowell has started,” said Abbate.

“We hope the Republicans will see this, and help Russ Bachman collect signatures.”

If Crowell happens to win, but the Democrats gain control of the county Board

lapaugh said, to keep Village Clerk Teri Barown from getting backed up with requests.

“All 738 people who have applied for permits were given a receipt to put in their windshield until the decal arrived.”

Appearing before state Supreme Court Judge Kevin Dowd, Konstanty also argued the language of the law – “may establish” and “will be,” for instance – is too vague. “There’s no date, no time,” he said.

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IN MEMORIAM Robert J. Miller, 91; Professor Emeritus, Conservationist Helped Develop Penicillin ONEONTA – Robert J. Miller, 91, a Hartwick College chemistry professor who had been involved in the development of penicillin earlier in his career, died July 26, 2013 following a brief illness.

Dr. Miller was also a founder of the DelawareOtsego Audubon Society in 1968. In 2009, he and his wife Jean were named Conservationists of the Year by the Otsego County Conservation Association (OCCA).

He was born on July 2, 1922, and raised in Red Oak, Iowa, receiving many top honors and scholarships throughout his education.

He graduated in 1943 from Iowa State, having fallen in love with organic chemistry and biochemical research. Bob immedi-

ately joined Parke Davis Laboratories in Detroit, working for four years to develop penicillin.

In 1950, Robert Bob reMiller ceived his Ph.D. in organic chemistry at Syracuse University, moved to the Town of Maryland, and taught chemistry at Hartwick until retiring in 1984.

Fondly known as “JR” or “Doc,” Bob had a profound influence on many young minds in both chemistry and bird biology. He helped the college acquire Pine Lake Environmental Center and created innovative field “bird courses.” Bob was

awarded the title of emeritus professor and the honorary degree of Doctor of Science after his retirement.

In 1945, Bob married Jean MacArthur. They were married for 65 years and raised six children. Together they traveled, camped, shared their passion for nature with their children, enjoyed nature photography, and studied and published articles on birds. From 1990 to 2000, they led bird tours worldwide.

As a DOAS founder and charter member, he was known for his skills at identifying birds by sound. Bob was editor of the newsletter for 30 years; he organized annual “bird counts” and was active on the board until his passing.

He is survived by chil-

dren T. Robert Miller of Fairfield, Calif.; David Miller of Fremont, Calif.; Stephen Miller of Nashville, Tenn., and Sarah Root, Town of Maryland.

Bob was predeceased by

Jean in 2010, and by two children, James in 1960 and Susan in 2011.

There will be no service.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the DOAS, Box 544, Oneonta,

NY 13820. Cards may be sent to J. Robert Miller, c/o Bookhout Funeral Home, 357 Main St., Oneonta, NY 13820.

Arrangements are with Bookhout Funeral Home.

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Viola S.Lane, 88; Owned Lane Way Inc. ONEONTA – Viola S. “Vi” Lane, 88, who owned Lane Way Inc., with her husband, passed away on Friday, July 26, 2013, at her residence in Winter Haven, Fla. Vi was born on March 18, 1925, in South Kortright, the daughter of Lloyd and Martha (Whitney) Simmons.

She married James M. Lane, Jr. on March 16, 1946.

He predeceased her on Dec.12, 1996.

She is survived by her son, Robert J. Lane of New Berlin; a sister-in-law, Ruth Simmons of Harpersfield; and several nieces and nephews.

She was predeceased by her sisters, Edna Johnson, Ruth Many, Marguerite Hughes and a brother, James Simmons.

Calling hours are from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 3, at the Lester R. Grummons Funeral Home, 14 Grand St., Oneonta with a funeral following. Burial will be in the Ouleout Valley Cemetery, Franklin.

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Legal notice Notice of Formation of TOKYO OF JAPAN LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 6/19/13.

Office location: Otsego County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, 211 Main St., Oneonta, NY 13820. Purpose: any lawful activity.

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Legal notice Notice of Formation of LEATHERSTOCKING FARM, LLC Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 03/30/12. Office location: Otsego County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the LLC, c/o Bessemer Trust, 222 Royal Palm Way, Palm Beach, FL 334804394. Purpose: Any lawful activity.

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LEgal notice Lakewood Cemetery Association Annual Meeting The Annual Meeting of lot holders of the Lakewood Cemetery Association will be held on Wednesday, August 6 at 1000 AM at the Deysenroth Funeral home at 82 Chestnut Street, Cooperstown, NY. Immediately following there will by a meeting of the Board of Directors. – Henry J. Nicols – Secretary / Treasurer 2LegalAug1

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Legal notice Notice of Formation of Doubleday Drivers LLC. Art. of Org filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 4/29/13. Office location: Otsego County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the LLC, PO Box 1317, Cooperstown, NY 13326. Purpose: any lawful activity.

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Name: VAN ACRES FARM LLC. Articles of organization filing date with Secretary of State (SSNY) was 14 June 2013. Office location: Otsego County. SSNY has been designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served and SSNY shall mail copy of process to 2750 County Highway 31, Cherry Valley, NY 13320. Purpose is to engage in any and all business activities permitted under NYS laws.

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Legal notice Notice of Formation of JUMPS ROAD ASSOCIATES LLC. Art. of Org. filed with Secy of State of NY (SSNY) on 05/09/2013.

Office location: Otsego County.

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Office in Otsego Co. SSNY design Agent of LLC upon whom Process may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to c/o Trosset Group Attorneys, P.O. Box 28, Cooperstown, New York 13326 Purpose: Any Lawful purpose.

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Legal notice Notice of Formation of Ward S. Robinson, Jr. Agency, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 6/19/13.

Office location: Otsego County.

SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The Company, PO Box 5119, Edmeston, NY 13335. Purpose: any lawful activities.

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MLS#90421 - 5.38+/- acres, 300+/- ft of water frontage on Goodyear Lake, 4 BR, 1½ bath year-round home, 2-story barn. Recent improvements include: roof, windows, doors, electrical and plumbing. First floor BR and laundry.

Convenient to Oneonta and Cooperstown. Milford schools. $169,000 Call Katherine L. Fistrowicz @ 607-267-2683 (cell)

MLS#88555 - Gentleman’s farm with charm. Newly renovated 3BR, 3bath home on 20+ acres w/ponds. Wide pine floors, stone fireplace, maple cabinets, stainless appliances, granite countertops. Large barn/garage and Morton bldg w/2 BR guest/in-law/rental home attached. $493,900 Call the Sluyter Team @ 315-520-6512 (cell)

MLS#87476 - Well maintained 3 BR, 2 bath ranch on 1½ acres is just minutes from downtown Oneonta. Featuring hardwood floors, modern kitchen, large DR, master BR suite, ready-to-finish full basement. Motivated sellers. $128,500 Call Thomas Platt @ 607-435-2068 (cell)

MLS#88698 – Immaculate home w/4 BRs, 1½ baths and many updates including: propane furnace, roof on main house, windows, electric and fresh paint. Large eat-in kitchen, DR and 2 BRs on first floor. Fenced backyard, children’s playset and shed. Enclosed porch, back deck, hardwood floors under carpet. Solar panel on side of house. $120,000 Call Carol Olsen @ 607-434-7436 (cell)

New Listing! MLS #90345 - Turn-of-the-century farmette offers great soil for gardens. Large outbuilding was once a wood-working shop waiting to be re-purposed. Inside features hardwood floors, and wood stove. Close to I-88. $159,000 Call Adam Karns @ 607-244-9633 (cell)

MLS#84128 – Well maintained and freshly painted. Walking distance to downtown. 4 BRs, DR, LR, kitchen, 2 full baths, den and sunporch. Easily renovated back to a 2-family home. $159,500 Call Linda Wheeler @ 607-434-2125 (cell)

MLS#89246 - Professionally restored post-and-beam, 3 BR, 2½ bath home on 16.11 acres w/breathtaking views.

Beamed ceilings and pine floors in great room, country kitchen, studio, family room, library/den. Workshop, pole barn w/ 2 horse stalls, stocked pond, orchard, and woods. $399,900 Call Michelle A. Curran @ 518-469-5603 (cell)

MLS#87502 - 4 BR, 1 bath ranch is move-in condition.

Perfect for full-time residence or weekend getaway.

Walking distance to Catskill Scenic Mountain Trails. Low taxes! $99,900 Call Gabriella Vasta 607-267-1792 (cell)

MLS#89660 - This ranch home features nice floorplan w/ double-sided fireplace open to DR and LR, eat-in kitchen, sunroom. 4 acres w/apple orchard and trout stream.

Attached 2-car garage, walk-out basement. $119,000 Call Thomas Platt @ 607-435-2068 (cell)

MLS#89120 – New price! 3 BR, 1½ bath home on over 5 acres. Wrap-around deck, stone fireplace, spiral staircase, new SS range and refrigerator, newer roof. Must see!! $225,000 Carol Olsen @ 607-434-7436 (cell)

MLS#87990 - 45+/- acres, 1800+/- ft road frontage, rolling hillside, views. Prime land on country road is between Fly Creek and Cooperstown. $175,000 Call Katherine L. Fistrowicz @ 607-267-2683 (cell)

MLS#89527 - Move-in ready home on treed lawn w/¼ acre of shorefront property on Canadarago Lake. Over 1.57 acres, 4 BRs, bonus BR over 2-stall garage. The T-shaped dock is one of the best on the lake. You must see this home! $324,900 Call the Sluyter Team @ 315-520-6512 (cell)

MLS#90235 - 3-4 BR, 1½ bath Cape on large lot w/shed, minutes from Oneonta. LR has fireplace w/pellet stove insert. Large eat-in kitchen w/ceramic tile floors and laundry area. New carpet in upstairs BR, attached 2-car garage. $134,900 Call Carol Olsen @ 607-434-7436 (cell)

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MLS#86162 – Commercial property for sale or lease near Cooperstown on 1.36+/- acres. 4,000+/- sq ft multi-use building w/2,300+/- sq ft of showroom, rear entrance and lean-to. Retail counter, back storage room, second floor storage, office, restroom and workshop w/overhead door. $259,000 Call Katherine L. Fistrowicz @ 607-267-2683 (cell)

MLS#88491 - 4 BR, 3 bath renovated home w/studio, garage, and easy access to I-88 (exit 19) Albany/Oneonta.

Only $199,000 Call/Text Eric @ 607-483-1236 (cell)

MLS#84136 - This 3 BR, 2 bath ranch has full basement and 2-car garage. Lots of new: windows, appliances, furnace, water heater, and UV water filtration system. Hardwood floors, large kitchen, and sun/family room. Master BR suite is an efficiency apt and the rent is paying the mortgage! $127,900 Call Thomas Platt @ 607-435-2068 (cell)

MLS#90122 - Historic 1835 home, formerly a gristmill, on 3 acres w/2-stall horse barn, 2 paddocks, hops barn, woodshop, guest cottage, pond and stream. Hardwood floors, molding, wainscoting, spacious rooms. $249,000 Call Michelle A. Curran @ 518-469-5603 (cell)

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The perfect combination—a large 4-5 BR home and space for a home-based business! This Town of Oneonta home has been meticulously maintained and updated. There is a great mix of old and new w/beautiful wood floors, woodwork, French doors, pocket doors and a recently renovated kitchen, baths and more. Other updates include: gas furnace, central air, tankless hot water, solar cells, roof, windows, vinyl siding, blacktop driveway and parking area.

Basement offers large workshop and office w/maple floors, radiant heat, ½ bath and a private entrance from the driveway. Outside there is a 2-car garage, storage building, private patio area and great landscaping.

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99 Main Street, Oneonta office 607.441.7312 Room for everyone! - Well built, brick ranch has a new roof and new furnace.

4 BRs, huge master BR w/private bath.

Wood-burning fireplace in dining area open to LR and kitchen w/breakfast bar, Wood-Mode cabinets. Hardwood floors (under carpet). Sun porch leads to a stone bar, in-ground pool, fenced yard.

Full basement with family room adds extra living space. $149,900 MLS #90401

MLS#86980 - Solid 4 BR apt over 1,000 sq ft commercial space. Home features hardwood floors, spacious rooms w/high ceilings, built-ins, wood shutters, kitchen, walk-up attic, 2-car attached garage and 4-bay detached garage. $175,000 Call Thomas Platt @ 607-435-2068 (cell)

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One of Cooperstown’s last best places –country lakefront living with 2 homes and 214’ of private lake frontage, 2 miles from Cooperstown. Homes are newer and in move-in condition. World class cultural attractions nearby, recreation at your doorstep. Frontage will remain forever wild. PRICED TO SELL!

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This is a great opportunity to own a wonderful, original cottage on the east shore of Otsego Lake! The cottage was built in 1952 and has been enjoyed since then by the same family. A large lot with 130 feet of direct, deeded lake frontage with beautiful views is located far from County Route 31. There are three bedrooms, a bath and a living room/dining combination. New septic is in process of installation. Roof new in 2012. There is also an additional storage building that adds more room and charm to the property. A removable dock is in place. A propane furnace allows use through all seasons if desired.

Parking for several cars is an added bonus. The property is being sold as is, furnishings included. Bring your bathing suit and enjoy all the property has to offer!

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Mary Ann Woodcock, 88; Known for Garden, Sandwiches

ONEONTA – Mary Ann (Kordich) Woodcock, 88, a familiar face at the Hartwick College dining hall, passed away at the Fox Nursing Home on Thursday, July 25, 2013.

Born at home on Sept. 26, 1924, in Glendale, Calif., Mary was the fourth daughter of Peter Kordich and Mara (Ribarich) Kordich.

A graduate of Glendale High School, Mary was especially proud to purchase and maintain her first car while in school, regularly cleaning the spark plugs and changing the oil herself.

Working in airplane assembly during World War II, before a long career in food service, Mary married a “cute” navy sailor, Leon E. Woodcock Jr. on Aug. 10, 1944, in Long Beach, Calif.

Always looking to fulfill her “patriotic duty,” Mary traveled with him throughout his Naval career to Alaska, Oregon, Hawaii and California before retiring to Oneonta with him in 1965.

After raising three children, Mary returned to food service in the cafeteria of Hartwick College. She was proud to earn a beautiful clock on her 10th anniversary shortly before retiring.

She served as Matriarch of the Sunflower Women’s Club of West Oneonta, enjoying the frequent parties and weekly wine sessions.

An avid gardener, Mary maintained a wide array of flowers and plants surrounding her house. She was well known for her finely constructed sandwiches.

Mary is survived by her son, Paul Woodcock of West Oneonta; a daughter, Carrie Woodcock and her husband, David Hedden of Baltimore, Md.; two grandsons, Adrian Hedden of Mount Pleasant, Mich., and Byron Hedden of East Lansing, Mich.; a sister-in-law, Evelyn Woodcock of Oneonta; a cousin, Martha (Dzaich) McDaniels of Glendale, Calif.; along with a niece and six nephews.

She was predeceased by her husband, Leon E. Woodcock in 2009; a daughter, Barbara Woodcock Peter in 1982; her three older sisters, Lucille (Peaches) Maag, Margaret (Margie) Huthand and Ann (Annie) Bobo.

A graveside service will be held in the West Oneonta Cemetery at 1 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 3. Following the service a reception will be held at the West Oneonta Fire Department.

In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the West Oneonta First Responders, West Oneonta, NY 13861.

Arrangements are entrusted to the Lewis, Hurley & Pietrobono Funeral Home, 51 Dietz St., Oneonta.

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Richard Karl ‘Dickie’ Wakin, 62; Enjoyed Studying Bible ENDICOTT – Richard Karl “Dickie” Wakin, 62, who enjoyed homemade dinners and reading the Bible, died Sunday, July 28 2013, in Endicott.

Dickie was born on Nov. 26, 1950, in Oneonta, the son of David S. and Jane L. (Haas) Wakin.

He was a member of St. Mary’s Church. One of his greatest joys was admiring his bibles. Dickie would ask, “Why did God make the world?”

Dickie loved fishing, swimming, baseball, basketball, hunting and bowling.

He especially enjoyed coming home for dinners and having Lux cake.

He is survived by his mother, Jane Wakin of Oneonta; his brothers, David Wakin and his wife, Karen

of Delhi, Harold Wakin and his wife, Denise of Laurens and Michael Wakin of Oneonta; his sister, Virginia Lee and her husband, Richard of Oneonta.

Dickie was predeceased by his father, David and his niece, Amanda.

Friends may call from 4 to 6 p.m. on Sunday, Aug. 4, at the Lester R. Grummons Funeral Home, 14 Grand St., Oneonta.

A funeral will be held at 1 p.m. on Monday, Aug. 5, at St. Mary’s Church, 39 Walnut St., Oneonta with the Rev. David Mickiewicz, pastor, officiating. Interment will follow in Mt. Calvary Cemetery, Emmons.

Arrangements are entrusted to the Lester R. Grummons Funeral Home, Oneonta.

Lorraine Young, 89; Knitted Blankets, Booties

ONEONTA – Lorraine “Dolly” Young, 89, who once knitted 1,000 booties for area hospitals, died Saturday, July 27, 2013.

She was born Dec. 6, 1923, in Brooklyn, the daughter of Grace and Peter Shepherd.

She married Wallace Fraser on July 3, 1948. He died Dec. 4, 1959. In 1961, she married Russell Young.

He died July 8, 2000.

She was a Rebekkah and knitted lap blankets for Fox Hospital Dolly is survived by her daughter, Carol Chesser and husband Doug of Oneonta; her son, Stephen Fraser

of Rochester. She is also survived by her granddaughter, Ginger Volpe and her husband, Fred of Oneonta; grandson Geoffrey Chesser and his wife, Jennifer of Oneonta; and grandson, Christopher Fraser of Rochester. Dolly is also survived by two great-grandsons, Connor and Spencer Volpe of Oneonta.

A funeral was held Wednesday, July 31, at St. Mary’s Church, Oneonta.

Burial was in the Eaton Cemetery, Eaton.

Arrangements are by the Lester R. Grummons Funeral Home, Oneonta.

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