Hometown Oneonta 08-08-24

YMCA Receives Funding for Outdoor Urban Sports Complex

ONEONTA

T he Oneonta Family YMCA announced on Saturday, August 3 that its plan to construct a new Outdoor Urban Sports Complex at the Y, located at 20 Ford Avenue, is officially underway. A check in the amount of $150,000.00 from

Community Financial System Inc., parent company of Community Bank NA, was presented to YMCA representatives the morning of Tuesday, August 6 and will be matched by retired Community Bank board member Brian Wright. This $300,000.00 will represent the funding needed for the project to

begin in the spring, officials said.

According to a press release, “The Outdoor Urban Sports Complex is a transformative project that will reimagine the underutilized space on the side of the Y to create a vibrant sports complex. The facility will feature courts and fields for

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ane Hamilton, RN, practice manager of Bassett Healthcare Network’s SchoolBased Health Program, was honored with the prestigious 2024 Lifetime Achievement Award by the National SchoolBased Health Alliance in Washington, D.C. on July 2. The Alliance’s Lifetime Achievement Award celebrates a leader who has demonstrated a strong commitment to making

based health. These leaders are innovative,

By TERESA WINCHESTER GILBERTSVILLE

Dr. Cindy Falk, assistant dean of graduate studies at SUNY Oneonta and professor of material culture at the university’s Cooperstown Graduate Program, led a walking tour of Gilbertsville on Sunday, August 4. The tour, attended by about two dozen people, was part of Otsego 2000’s Historic Preservation Walking Tour Series. Attendees were not only from the Gilbertsville area, but also from Oneonta, Cooperstown, Unadilla, Bainbridge and Springfield, all in Otsego County. Participants also hailed from the Broome County municipalities of Conklin and Binghamton.

Otsego 2000 Executive Director Ellen Pope spoke briefly about tax credits for homes in historic districts and for historic barn rehabilitation. Information on these credits is available at otsego2000.org.

In regard to historic preservation in Gilbertsville, Falk had high praise for Leigh Eckmair, longtime historian for the Town of Butternuts and the Village of Gilbertsville, and archivist for the Gilbertsville Free Library.

“Leigh Eckmair is one of those historians who has done such amazing work to bring local history to the forefront. She is one of those forces every community wishes it had,” Falk said.

In 2015, Otsego 2000 presented Eckmair with the Preservation Advocate Award for her leadership and dedication to preserving and celebrating the

history of the Town of Butternuts and the Village of Gilbertsville.

But for the Gilbertsville area’s strong resistance to a long-standing Army Corps of Engineers plan to dam up the area, the tour would not have taken place at all, as, like the sad fate of some Catskill Mountain towns, Gilbertsville and other nearby towns and villages would today be under water. Resistance to and ultimate deauthorization of this plan was one of the factors determining the tour’s theme: “Advocacy and Activism.” Two students in Falk’s historic preservation class at CGP—Emily Boozel and Peg Engasser—developed the theme, having convinced Falk of its validity.

A prime example of Gilbertsville’s “advocacy and activism” was Gilbertsville’s early designation as a historic district. A large segment of the Village was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974, distinguishing it as the first municipality in Otsego County to be so designated. Bolstered by an extension of its boundaries in 1982, this designation served as an effective tactic in stopping the dam project. Eckmair assumed a leadership role in this effort.

Visionary advocacy for Gilbertsville occurred early on from a member of one of Gilbertsville’s founding families—Joseph T. Gilbert, who was determined to make Gilbertsville the most attractive village in Central New York, Falk stated. To do so, he hired Boston architect Warren Manning, who

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Photo by Teresa Winchester

Participants of a walking tour of Gilbertsville, sponsored on August 4 by Otsego 2000, observe the now defunct Gilbertsville Central School, founded in 1935. It ceased operations when it merged with Mount Upton to form Gilbertsville-Mount Upton Central School.

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Community Financial System Inc. President and Chief Executive Officer Dimitar Karaivanov presents a ceremonial check in the amount of $150,000.00 to Oneonta Family YMCA Executive Director Frank Russo. From left are: Community Bank NA Commercial Banking Sales Manager Jeffrey Lord; CBNA Administrative Supervisor and board Vice President Taylor Bolton; Community Financial System Chief Financial Officer Joseph Sutaris; Russo; Karaivanov; and retired Community Bank board member Brian

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OLA gathering Is This Saturday

COOPERSTOWN

The Otsego Lake Association will host its annual

gathering at the Otsego Sailing Club, 5992 State Route 80, on Saturday, August 10. There will

be refreshments and a silent auction beginning at 8:30 a.m., with reports on the state of the lake from 9-10:45. Dr. Florian Reyda, director of SUNY Oneonta’s Biological Field Station, will be the special guest. Attendees are encouraged to bring a lawn chair and a friend.

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Otsego County Hazardous Waste Day

August 16-17, 2024

Household Collections:

Friday August 16 – 8am – 11am

Unadilla Hwy Building 216 Co Hwy 3 Unadilla NY 13849

Saturday* August 17 – 8am – 1pm

Meadows Office Complex 140 Co Hwy 33W, Cooperstown NY 13326

*Saturday Only: Arrive by last name A-H: 8:00am – 9:30am

9:30am – 11:30am R-Z: 11:30am – 1pm

Accepted: paints, solvents, pesticides, cleaning chemicals, hobby & pool chemicals, fluorescent bulbs, batteries, and more*

*Pharmaceuticals accepted at Cooperstown only

Not Accepted: motor oil, syringes, explosives, ammunition, tires, electric vehicle battery cells, items with Freon, propane tanks, microwaves, and electronics

For more information: www.otsegocounty.com/departments/solid_waste/ solidwaste@otsegocounty.com 607-547-4225

Monday, Aug 12 : Pulled

Learn a new painting technique by using liquid acrylic and string The artist will determine the blending and line of color by pulling the string to create an abstract and unique work of art

Tues, Aug 13 : Bubble Painting

This project is a blast! Students blow paint bubbles onto paper, and watch them POP! Learn how and why this technique creates an aesthetically pleasing texture

Wed, Aug 14 : Nature Printing

Please

Thurs, Aug 15 : Dreamcatchers

Learn how to create your own unique dreamcatcher!

Please have your child bring items to help make the project unique and personal ex feathers fabric charms beads etc

Fri, Aug 16 : 2 PROJECTS, 1 DAY

Students will make paint prints using the cross-section of a variety of fruits and

NEWS BRIEFS

Helios Seeks Nominations for Matsuo Award

ONEONTA—Helios Care has requested nominations for the second annual Dr. Yoshiro Matsuo Compassionate Care Award. The award honors Dr. Matsuo’s 50-year career in medicine, dedication to hospice and palliative care, and service to his country. It is open to any person in Otsego or Delaware counties who exemplifies his qualities of compassion, kindness, leadership and service. Lisa Schmitz of Otego received the inaugural award last year. For more information or to submit a nomination, visit https://www.helioscare.org/ compassionate-care-award/. The deadline for submissions is September 13.

County

Asks for Energy Roadmap Feedback

OTSEgO COUNTY—The public is urged to provide feedback on the draft Otsego County Energy Roadmap during the comment period from August 1 to September 13. The plan is the culmination of years of work by the county’s Energy Task Force, composed of local businesses and organizations, to plan for the area’s energy future. Comments may be made at https:// tinyurl.com/otsegoenergyroadmap. Businesses, institutions, municipalities and organizations are encouraged to contribute to the planning by submitting their own initiatives and projects. There will also be a webinar at noon on Thursday, August 8 to provide more information on the Roadmap and the challenges the county faces. To register, visit https://tinyurl.com/ycwc24tn.

Rebuilt Worcester Stewart’s To Open

WORCESTER—Stewart’s Shops will celebrate the grand opening of a new Worcester location, 336 Main Street, on Friday, August 16. The shop is nearly twice the size of the previous location. Local dignitaries will attend a ribbon-cutting ceremony at 11 a.m. There will be all-day deals, including $0.20 off per gallon of gas, free single-scoop cones, $0.99 coffee and tea, and much more. Stewart’s Shops will also make a $2,000.00 donation to the Worcester Backpack Program in honor of this event.

NYSEG, RG&E To Upgrade Electrical Poles

BINgHAMTON—New York State Electric and and Electric will begin a major project to upgrade 45,000 electrical poles across the state through 2026. The upgrades are part of a $2.1 billion invest ment in grid service and reliability across the state. Approximately one pole in 10 will be modernized or replaced statewide.

CCE Announces Upcoming Programs

NEW YORK STATE—Cornell Cooperative Extension recently announced upcoming events for the late summer and fall. There will be an orchard meeting to discuss pest management and other orchard issues from 6-8 p.m. on Wednesday, August 21. It will be held at Sand Flats Orchard, 371 Martin Road in Fonda. CCE hosts a free Spanish-language webinar on fresh cow health disorders from 1-2 p.m. each Friday until August 30. For more informa tion, visit https://cceschoharie-otsego.org/ or contact CCE’s Central New York Dairy, Livestock and Field Crops department at CNYDLFC@cornell.edu.

Low-flying Aircraft Dropping Rabies Vaccines

NEW YORK STATE

The New York State Department of Health and the U.S. Department of Agriculture Animal and

Plant Health Inspection Service Wildlife Services will distribute bait pellets as part of an oral wildlife rabies vaccination program during the month of August. Residents are advised that low-flying aircraft and ground teams may be present throughout the process. Bait pellets should not be touched;

contact the NYSDOH Rabies Information Line at (888) 574-6656 with questions or concerns in case of accidental contact. If a pellet must be moved, use gloves or a plastic bag. Damaged baits may be thrown out, while intact ones should be placed in a wooded area for wildlife to consume.

Hayes, White Are Coop Rotary Foundation Scholarship Winners

he Cooperstown Rotary Foundation recently announced that Emma White of Edmeston is the 2024 recipient of the Michael L. Mayne Scholarship and Cooperstown Central School graduate Lucy Hayes of Cooperstown is this year’s recipient of the Catherine Davis Black Scholarship. Both students received their $1,500.00 scholarship checks at the Tuesday, July 2 luncheon meeting of the Cooperstown Rotary Club at the Christ Church Parish Hall.

The Michael L. Mayne Scholarship was created by CRF in memory of U.S. Army Corporal Michael L. Mayne, a 2006 graduate of Edmeston Central School. He served with the 1st Stryker Combat

Team of the 25th Infantry Division from Fort Wainwright, Alaska and was killed on February 23, 2009 while serving in Iraq. Award criteria includes public service

and an interest in serving the U.S. in the military. Emma White, the 2024 Mayne Scholarship recipient, will be entering the Air Force in policing and security.

The Black Scholarship was created in 2015 by the Cooperstown Rotary Foundation in memory of Catherine Davis Black, who was a Charter Member and founder of

the local Rotary Club’s tax deductible charity. Catherine was the first female president of the Cooperstown club and went on to be one of the first female District

Governors. Award criteria includes community service and an interest in music or early childhood education. Award winner Lucy Hayes not only has musical talent, but will also be pursuing a degree in child psychology at SUNY Oneonta.

Coincidentally, both Hayes and White were Rotary Youth Leadership Award recipients and had met at last year’s RYLA conference, according to CRF officials.

CRF provides funds and resources for community and international programs within the framework of the goals and ideals of Rotary International, and has provided more than $45,000.00 in support to various projects and organizations since its inception.

Conservation Association Releases August Program Schedule

COOPERSTOWN

Otsego County Conservation Association’s summer programming continues with invasive species pulls, river paddles, nature walks, and more.

On August 7, OCCA and Catskills Regional Invasive Species Partnership teamed up for the iSPY Invasive Species paddle on the Susquehanna River. This program will be repeated on September 7—it is an

easy paddle down river with stops to identify and learn about some of the key invasive species that impact the river and its shoreline.

OCCA is seeking volunteers to pull water chestnut, a highly invasive aquatic plant, from Goodyear Lake near the Portlandville Fishing Access Site. Sessions are planned for Saturday, August 10 and Saturday, August 24 from 9 a.m. to noon, and volunteers should expect to get a little

wet and muddy. OCCA has canoes available for those who need them.

Another invasive species event, Chop & Cheese, is being held on Wednesday, August 21 from 6-8 p.m. at Mohican Farm in Springfield. Volunteers will learn a little bit about Japanese knotweed and will spend some time chopping, cutting and digging up this highly invasive plant, and then be rewarded with light refreshments in Mohican

Community Center Releases Fishing Tournament Results

RICHFIELD SPRINGS

The Richfield Springs Community Center held its annual Bass Fishing Tournament fundraiser on Saturday, July 20, departing from the New York State Boat Launch on Canadarago Lake. The event drew 35 boats and 75 anglers. Tournament winners are determined by weighing the three largest bass from each boat for a total combined weight, officials said. A “lunker” contest is also held for the tournament’s single largest bass caught.

Event organizer and Community Center Board Director Bill Kosina said the tournament was a huge success.

“This fishing tournament was my dad’s idea for a fundraiser for the Community Center dating back to 2006. He had a bait shop and was in the Susquehanna Bass Association. He passed away in 2014, and this is one way of keeping his memory going,” Kosina said.

The team of R.J. Pratt, Cole Pratt and Frank Macroni took first place with three fish weighing 11.91 pounds, according to the published results. Second place, with three fish weighing 11.37 pounds, was the team of Lee Schmidt and Wade King. Doc Green and Steve Eichler took third with three fish weighing 10.53 pounds. Lee Schmidt and Wade King reeled in the heaviest lunker, at 5.86 pounds.

Farm’s garden. Some tools will be available, though volunteers may also wish to bring their own clippers, loppers or work gloves.

The Family Nature Walk series continues on Friday, August 23 at 1 p.m. Shelby MacLeish leads this walk through the varied habitats of the Otsego Land Trust’s Parslow Road Conservation Area, with an emphasis on recognizing local flora and fauna.

All programs are free, but registration is required. For more detailed information about the programs, including meeting locations and how to register, visit www.occainfo.org/ calendar

Sponsor donations and 5 percent of the entry fees funded the $1,100.00 prize pot. Sponsors for the tournament were: Andela Products, G Tech Marine Inc., Bello Electric and Excavating, James Jordan Association-Architects, and the JC Bait and Tackle Shop. Clinton Tractor & Implement Co. was the event’s exclusive corporate sponsor.

The Bass Tournament is held in cooperation with the New York State Office of Parks, Recreation, and Historic Preservation. For more information regarding the Richfield Springs Community Center, call (315) 858-3200 or visit www.richfieldspringscommunitycenter.org.

Aiken Honored by Emergency Nurses Assoc.

In recognition of her dedication and influence in the field of emergency nursing, Dr. Tammy Aiken, DNP, MSN, RN, SANE, has received the Emergency Nurse Association’s 2024 Gail P. Lenehan Advocacy Award. Aiken is the network director of Emergency Services at Bassett Healthcare Network.

“I am deeply grateful for this recognition,” Aiken said. “It’s a privilege to care for patients in their most vulnerable moments and this award

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Attending the Rotary Foundation meeting with Lucy Hayes (center) were her grandmother, Colleen Coleman, and her mother, Lindsay Hayes.

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Mayne Scholarship recipient Emma White is flanked by her mother, Dana White, and her grandfather, Dana Mockovciak of Edmeston.

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EDITORIAL

Citius, Altius, Fortius— Communiter

Right now, in Paris, the 2024 Olympics are well into their second week of keen athletic competition and international acclaim. There are 10,714 athletes, 329 events, 39 sports and 48 disciplines. It’s quite a long way from its beginnings, but it’s a pretty good show and it’s put on in a pretty good place, or places. It is giving us all a welcome break from the incessant ravages of our news—be it current, looped, fake or breaking.

Our present-day Olympics were inspired by the ancient Olympic Games, first held in Olympia, Greece, from the 8th century BC to the 4th century AD. The exact year of the first Games is obscure; a widely accepted starting date is 776 BC, based on an inscription found at Olympia that lists the winners of a footrace that was held every four years, beginning in 776 BC. The founders, too, are unknown, though a popular myth identifies Heracles, who built the Olympic stadium, and his father, Zeus, as the progenitors. These early Games were religious and athletic festivals, held every four years at the sanctuary of Zeus in Olympia, and though it is widely written that all conflicts among the participating city-states were postponed for the duration of the Games (the cessation of hostilities was known as the Olympic peace or truce) it, too, is indeed a myth. The wars were not suspended, but the religious pilgrims traveling to Olympia were allowed to pass through warring territories. The time was determined, vaguely, by the summer solstice. The Games featured many athletic sports—foot races, pentathlon, discus and javelin throwing, but also the pankration—unarmed combat sport similar to modern mixed martial arts; (the name derives from the Greek pan, meaning all, and kratos, meaning strength, might, power). Horse- and chariot-racing events were also included in the first Games, (a good reason for them to continue today, despite their staging costs and proposed dismissal. The breathtakingly beautiful and inescapably difficult event venue at Versailles last week was outstanding). The Games winners were admired and immortalized in word and image, bringing them economic wealth and sponsorships; their medal was a wreath made from the sacred olive tree growing in the precinct of Zeus.

Sometime around 393 AD, the Romans put an end to the Games, decreeing that all pagan cults and practices be eliminated and, in 426 AD, destroying all Greek temples. The Games were revived in Athens in 1859 by Evangelos Zappas and held sporadically there until 1890, when Baron Pierre de Coubertin, a supporter of international peace and friendship through sports, founded the International Olympic Committee, which was to establish internationally rotating Olympic Games that would occur every four years. The first such Games, in Athens in 1896, included 14 nations, 241 athletes and 43 events. The motto, adopted in 1894, was “Faster, Higher, Stronger,” recognizing the unifying power of sports. The second Olympiad was in Paris in 1900. And on they went. In 1924, the Winter Games opened (some ice events had been held in the Summer Olympics), though both were held the same year until 1994. Today, we have Games every two years, with each season four years apart; the Games motto is now “Faster, Higher, Stronger—Together,” adopted in 2021, adding the importance of solidarity to that unifying power of sports.

Unfortunately, the Paris Olympic Games did not come cheap, but at $9.7 billion, a tad over the $9.1 billion budgeted, they weren’t as expensive as others. In the recent past, $8.1 billion—the lowest—was spent on the Sydney Olympics in 2000; the most went to Beijing in 2008—$52.7 billion U.S. dollars. London spent $15 billion in 2012, 76 percent over its original budget but still less than Athens’ suspected $15 billion in 2004. The new venues, stadiums, and arenas were all supposed to add value and tourist temptation to the cities in which they were built, bringing in people and businesses, but that has not panned out well recently, and current thoughts that the cities that stage the Olympics will benefit from their large financial output are becoming obsolete. There is talk of portable stadiums, tracks and fields. But whatever it takes, the Olympics should stay. The Games are a significant global, distinctly uniting, and highly esteemed event that fosters international cooperation, individual goodwill and cultural exchange, just the thing for the cantankerous people of our difficult world to look up to. Faster, Higher, Stronger—Together.

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A New Push for the Build Public Renewables Act

Recently, two downstate legislators—Senator Julia Salazar and Assemblywoman Sarahana Shrestha—renewed the pressure to get the state power authority (NYPA) to compete with private industry to build out industrial solar and wind across rural New York. (https://www.cityandstateny.com/ opinion/2024/07/opinion-nys-climate-progress-failing-new-planpublic-power-can-fix-it/398385/)

They begin by noting that the state energy research and development authority (NYSERDA) recently came out with a report indicating that New York will not meet a 70 percent renewable energy grid by 2030, the first of several decarbonization targets in the Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act. They conclude from this that, “We must launch a bold new era of public power in New York.” The state power authority –NYPA— should start installing solar and wind. With language right out of the Big Green playbook, they claim: “[We] can build a truly green New York, with 100 percent renewable energy, plentiful union jobs, lower bills and cleaner, healthier air.” Sadly, their real concern with global warming was undermined by their many misstatements and factual errors.

Salazar and Shrestha contend that the slow rate of solar and wind installation is caused by developers’ greed. “Thanks to a mix of inflation, supply chain issues and an outdated grid system that was designed for fossil fuels, building renewables just isn’t profitable enough in New York.” Certainly, supply chain issues and inflation are partly to blame for higher costs. Those issues, along with siting slowed by recalcitrant communities unwilling to sacrifice their forest and farmland to panels and turbines, would also impact NYPA. NYPA might manage to lower costs somewhat, but the authors seem not to understand that the current grid was designed for centralized power plants which could generate electricity 24/7. Solar, which delivers 14 percent of nameplate, or onshore, wind, which generates 20 percent or so—resources which, mostly, deliver little or no energy at all—need lots of land, dedicated transmission, 20-year replacement and landfill space, new storage, as well as continued backup support which often translates to gas peaker plants. NYPA’s efforts would not change any of that.

The authors claim that “a broad coalition of climate groups, environmental justice organizers, labor unions and everyday New Yorkers” support the plan, but seem unaware of the scores of community groups which have organized to block industrial solar and wind. The discussion in this piece, as in postings from The Sierra Club and Earth Justice, is singularly unconcerned with the environment—farmland and forest—or economies of rural towns. State law forces communities to host industrial projects regardless of local law and regardless of adverse environmental impacts. At the same time, towns are denied fair tax compensation.

Without any citation, the legislators claim that research indicates that 15 gigawatts of solar and wind would get New York to its 2030 goals. We won’t go into the numbers here, except to note that, due to the low capacity factors of these intermittent resources, 7.5 GW each of solar and onshore wind would total about 2.5 GW of average capacity, possibly delivering no energy at all when you need it, but requiring a full 15GW of fossil-fuel backup. The authors further suggest lots of jobs, lower energy bills, and the

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Movie Role Was a Dream Come True

Broken hearted about Jim’s passing. His bucket list wish was to act in a movie. He got his wish. My last note to him a few weeks back was to remind him of the quote from “The Wizard of Oz”: “Your heart is not judged by how much YOU love, but by how much you are loved by others.” Lori Kelly-Bailey Oneonta

Jim Seward Was a ‘Rare Politician’

Jim Seward was one of those rare politicians that put his constituents over his personal political ambitions. His agenda was to do right by everyone in his district. He did so for more than 30 years without rancor or bombast. No conspiracy theories, no scandalous behavior. When I lobbied him to ban fracking, I brought him a hat from Texas. “You know, Chip,

I don’t accept gifts valued at over $15.00.” I grinned and lied, “What a coincidence. I paid $14.99.” My condolences to his family. Chip Northrup Cooperstown

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The late Senator James L. Seward made his big-screen debut as “The Judge” in “A Roadhouse Coup,” released in 2023 and directed by Oneontan Lori Kelly-bailey.

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70 YEARs AGo

War on sex Morons—Appointment of a temporary parks policeman to rout sex morons from city parks is on the agenda for tonight’s session of the oneonta City Public safety Board. The Board will have before it a resolution from the Common Council, authorizing the board to proceed with an appointment, while guaranteeing the necessary funds. This action grew out of a suggestion by Alderman Albert s. Nader, sixth Ward, that something should be done to curb nightly disorder in the parks and juveniles running at large until early morning hours. Mr. Nader proposed a 10 p.m. curfew on children under 15 years of age. Nader’s proposal brought forth a full discussion by the council with the resulting decision to patrol the parks. some aldermen believe that adults are more to blame than youngsters, and that the worst offenses have occurred in the daytime.

August 1954

30 YEARs AGo

Construction for the proposed Comfort suites Hotel in downtown oneonta will not start this summer, but hopes remain that the project will break ground this year. Plans for a downtown hotel were announced in December 1990. The project has faced delays from the economic recession as well as complications over soil quality, protracted negotiations over agreements and reviews by state agencies including the NYs Historic Preservation office. The proposed seven-story hotel will have 94 rooms, an indoor pool, banquet facilities and meeting rooms. A long-vacant lot behind the Main street bandstand is the site of the project. Among the changes to meet the requests of the state’s Historic Preservation office, the architects rotated the location of the conference center so that its windows will face Main street. The rotation necessitated a loss of 10,000 square feet and a loss of banquet capacity from 400 to 250.

August 1994

20 YEARs AGo

Norma L. Hutman, who was injured earlier in an aviation accident, says she broke her left arm. “I’m doing well, I suppose,” she reported from a room at Mary Imogene Bassett hospital in Cooperstown. “I expect to be home soon.” Hutman, 69, of oneonta said she had surgery on it shortly after the accident. Hutman is a former Hartwick College professor and is often seen walking area roads. Hutman related that she had been taking off from the Cooperstown -Westville airport in a single-engine plane when it went off the left side of the turf runway. The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating.

August 2004

orchestra Preps for start of Third season

Fenimore Chamber orchestra came about as the result of a conversation held in 2021, during the height of the worldwide pandemic, by its founders Thomas Wolf, Rosemary summers and Maestro Maciej Żołtowski. observing that the artistically-rich community of Cooperstown lacked a chamber orchestra, and undeterred by the challenges and doubts of naysayers, the trio’s determination to enrich the region’s musical tapestry began. Prominent members of the Cooperstown community stepped up to form a Governing Board of Directors, and in June of 2021, Fenimore Chamber orchestra was officially incorporated, cementing its status as a nonprofit organization committed to serving the community.

The debut concert was held on August 27, 2022 at Christ Church Episcopal in Cooperstown. A handpicked ensemble of the region’s finest musicians presented an outstanding program of music including Mozart’s Concerto for Flute and orchestra featuring Principal Flutist Norman Thibodeau, and Haydn’s symphony No. 34. Reviewer T. stephen Wager wrote, “A new orchestra led by Maestro Żołtowski is indeed a rare and historic jewel in the already considerable

By MERL REAGLE

crown of artistic offerings in Cooperstown. The capacity audience, obviously having enjoyed itself, rewarded Maestro Żołtowski and the Fenimore Chamber orchestra with an enthusiastic and prolonged ovation at the conclusion of the concert.”

The mission of Fenimore Chamber orchestra is to provide extraordinary performances at

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Homophone Hospital…

Photo by Tara Barnwell rosemary summers, thomas wolf and maciej Żółtowski gather around fCo’s new harpsichord in october 2023.

LOCALS: PEOPLE/BUSINESSES IN THE NEWS

Otesaga Appoints Two New Directors

COOPERSTOWN

The Otesaga Resort Hotel has announced two new hires, the director of sales and catering and the director of food and beverage.

Kenny Valenzuela has joined The Otesaga as the resort’s new director of sales and catering, having previously served as the director of sales for Kimpton Taconic Hotels & Restaurants in Vermont. Valenzuela has been in the hospitality industry since 2008 and has been in sales roles since 2011, when he joined the Equinox Golf Resort & Spa. There he held positions as the executive meeting manager, conference services manager and sales manager. At The Otesaga, he will be responsible for growing the resort’s group business, catering, and confer-

ence events to drive revenue and increase market share.

“We are thrilled to welcome Kenny to our luxury resort in the home of baseball,” said Marty Rosenthal, general manager of The Otesaga. “Having worked with Kenny at another historic luxury resort, I’ve been impressed with his level of commitment, desire to succeed and dedication to excellence. He’s a wonderful addition to our team to showcase why The Otesaga is the meeting place for groups in Upstate New York.”

Henry DeMartino accepted the position of food and beverage director after serving as the assistant director of food and beverage at The Otesaga since 2022. In his new role, DeMartino will coordinate, supervise, and direct the resort’s food and beverage operations,

including leading and developing its team to provide exceptional service and quality products. DeMartino is no stranger to these duties. He has previously served as the director of food and beverage at Princess Royale Oceanfront Resort and Lake Placid Lodge.

“I’m excited for the opportunity to continue to raise the service levels at The Otesaga as the director of food and beverage,” DeMartino said. “In partnering with our executive chef and culinary team, I’ll be able to focus on promoting our incredible food and beverage programs, and guests will be wanting to come back to try even more curated dining experiences.”

For more information about The Otesaga Resort Hotel, visit www. Otesaga.com.

COOPERSTOWN

Cooperstown Central School 2024 graduate Lily Shanker (pictured above) was honored by Otsego Chapter Daughters of the Revolution at a recent luncheon, where she received the DAR Good Citizen Award. The award is given annually to a high-school senior who possesses the qualities of dependability, service, leadership, and patriotism in their homes, schools, and communities, according to a press release. While at CCS, Shanker was a member of numerous clubs. “She is an exceptional student and very active in her school and community,” the announcement read. Shanker, who is both scholastically and artistically talented, plans to attend New York University in the fall and would like to work toward a career in human rights law. According to officials, the recipient of the Good Citizen Award is selected from a pool of one student per school, chosen by teaching staff. Candidates then provide the DAR with their school record, personal statement and an essay on patriotism.

RICHFIELD SPRINGS

Patrick and Sabina Corrigan have joined Patrick’s parents, Christine and Gene Corrigan, at the Lake House Restaurant and Lodge on Canadarago Lake in Richfield Springs.

Dating back to its construction in 1843, The Lake House Restaurant has stood as a testament to enduring hospitality in the Leatherstocking region of central New York. During the tumultuous 1920s, it gained notoriety as a speakeasy, frequented by the likes of Jack “Legs” Diamond, who reputedly used it as a summer retreat, complete with hidden passages rumored to conceal illicit liquor from authorities.

In 1935, the property was rejuvenated by Andrew Canacaris, a skilled Greek chef with a background in the hospitality industry. Canacaris transformed The Lake House into a flourishing resort hotel and restaurant, enhancing its reputation and charm.

The Lake House continued to thrive over the years, welcoming guests with its picturesque setting and renowned cuisine. In 1997, Christine and Gene Corrigan took ownership of the establishment, breathing new life into it.

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Patrick and Sabina Corrigan have joined Patrick’s parents in the running of the historic Lake House Restaurant.

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Lily Shanker is the recipient of the 2024 Otsego Chapter Daughters of the Revolution’s Good Citizen Award.

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pickleball, basketball, and soccer, as well as areas for youth programming and fitness activities.”

“We are incredibly grateful to Community Bank and Brian Wright for their tremendous generosity and continued support of the community,” said Frank Russo, executive director of the YMCA. “The new Outdoor Urban Sports Complex will provide our community with a much-needed space for recreation and fitness, fostering a healthy and active lifestyle for people of all ages.”

“As an institution that values strengthening the communities we serve, Community Bank is honored to present this donation to support the Oneonta YMCA’s capital campaign in its efforts to build an outdoor sports complex,” said Dimitar A. Karaivanov, president and chief executive officer.

“Beyond serving the financial needs of our customers, we recognize public health and well-being as equally important to ensuring the community thrives. We’re proud to partner with the YMCA in the creation of this state-ofthe-art facility that will promote recreation, wellness and, above all else, togetherness, providing opportunities for all ages to engage in sport and lead a more active lifestyle. We look forward to seeing the positive impact this complex will have in the community,” Karaivanov said.

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designed and supervised the building of Overlook Park, ultimately completed in 1907.

Falk called attention to the Gilbertsville Academy and Collegiate Institute, commonly referred to as “The Academy.” It is a handsome stone structure built in Greek revival style in 1829 and located on an incline overlooking the village. It was relatively well-known, Falk said, attracting mostly male students, many of whom pursued higher studies at places such as Yale College (as it was then known) and becoming doctors, teachers, businessmen or other professional sorts. The academy was a place of teacher training, lectures, and plays, and was also a meeting place for abolitionists and temperance advocates. The private academy was transferred to the public school system in 1910, and continued operating until 1935, when Gilbertsville Central School, on Grove Street, was established.

“Fire is an important part of the Gilbertsville story,” Falk said, noting that fires in 1856, 1874 and 1893 destroyed large sections of the village. The Gilbert Block, on Gilbertsville’s Commercial Street, although appearing to be one unit, was actually built in 1894 as three separate buildings for reasons of fire prevention. The Gilbert Block’s

neo-Tudor style, with its faux timbering, smallpaned windows and stucco exterior, somewhat ironically creates an architectural impression that pre-dates the actual establishment of Gilbertsville, Falk said.

The same is true of the library. Redesigned in 1889 by St. Louis architects William Eames and Thomas Young, it features small windows, stone work—some of which was taken from a Gilbert family home destroyed by fire—and a massive wooden door.

The building that now houses the Butternut Valley Grange is a white frame structure, built in 1832, which combines both Gothic and Greek revival architectural styles. Originally built as a Presbyterian Church, it served as a town hall before becoming headquarters for the grange in 1954. Granges themselves, established just after the Civil War, were progressive in nature, Falk said. They welcomed both men and women as members and sought to unite farmers in the North and South in common interests in an effort to assuage bitter divisions from the war.

Falk pointed out two buildings for their adaptive re-use: Badgerface Beauty Supply and the Dunderberg Gallery, both on Marion Avenue. Both Badgerface, whose products promote female empowerment, and the Dunderberg which, besides functioning as an art gallery also holds concerts and sometimes hosts meetings of a political nature, are present-

day examples of the progressive spirit which has historically characterized Gilbertsville.

Participants also visited the site of the now defunct Gilbertsville Central School, notable for its art-deco façade. Now privately owned and surrounded by chain link fencing, the building has fallen into extreme disrepair.

The next stop was the Gilbertsville Expressive Movement’s “Sculpture Park,” which features massive works of art. Before leaving, tour participants briefly visited the Major’s Inn— another neo-Tudor-style building built between 1897 and 1901 by James Gilbert, with the original intent of replacing “The Homestead,” his family home, which was destroyed by fire. However, Gilbert soon saw that lodging was much needed for visitors to Gilbertsville and decided to operate the 55room structure as inn. It is owned and maintained today by the Major’s Inn Foundation.

Participants appeared to enjoy the tour, asking a number of questions and soldiering on despite a brief rain shower. Local residents sometimes had additional information to offer. Chris Sadlocha, longtime Gilbertsville resident, recounted that as a parent volunteer for a production of “Our Town” at GilbertsvilleMount Upton Central School, he got permission to enter the old school to secure lockers to be used as props for the play.

“It was an eerie setting, as if people had

just gotten up and walked away. Pencils were still on the desks, an assignment was written on the board, and a mimeographed attendance list was pinned to the door,” he said.

Previous Otsego 2000sponsored walking tours have taken place in Unadilla and Fly Creek. The theme for Unadilla was transportation and for Fly Creek, entrepreneurship. Future tours include the Old Hartwick Cemetery on September 8 and the Village of Worcester on October 6. Information on these tours may be found at otsego2000.org.

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and collaborative advocates who offer outstanding contributions in the field, manifesting the vision of quality school-based healthcare for all young people.

Hamilton helped establish Bassett Healthcare Network’s School-Based Health Program when it opened its first clinic in 1992. Since then, she has helped expand and develop the program to include 22 clinics across 18 school districts in Central New York. More than 7,000 students are enrolled and receive medical, dental, and mental healthcare at no out-of-pocket cost to families.

“Bassett’s SchoolBased Health Program’s size and scope has been made possible due to incredible support from the organization, generous donors who believe in us,

and of course, our school districts and communities,” said Hamilton. “It is a stunning collaboration. I am fiercely committed to the school-based health center paradigm and the critical preventive care it provides to children. Notably, we have made great strides with increased HPV vaccine rates, working closely with the New York State HPV Vaccine Coalition.”

Services are available for students in prekindergarten through 12th grade.

“I cannot think of a more deserving person for this award than Jane,” said William Fredette, MD, pediatrician and co-director of Bassett Healthcare Network’s School-Based Health Program. “She pours her heart and soul every day into making this program a part of the fabric of our schools and communities. Because of Jane’s remarkable dedication, our communities and children are healthier.”

“Bassett’s SchoolBased Health Program is not only connecting children and families with needed care—it is teaching children how to be good health consumers,” said Hamilton. “School-based health helps kids understand the responsibility they have to take care of themselves, what to expect from a healthcare provider, and empowers them to be their own advocates and become healthy adults.”

“During my tenure in this program, I have had the privilege to work with an amazing team who shares a passion for providing easy access and quality healthcare to our children,” Hamilton continued. “Over 30 years ago, we opened our first school-based health center in Delhi. Today, we are caring for the children of the students who were first in our care— and few things are more rewarding than seeing the next generation of patients build healthy lives.”

“It has been a true honor to work alongside Jane for more than three decades,” added Chris Kjolhede, MD, pediatrician and former co-director of Bassett’s School-Based Health Program. “We make a difference in many lives every day, and it is because of our committed staff. Jane has been at the center of our efforts since the program’s inception. We owe a great deal of gratitude to Jane for her expertise, vision, and tireless passion to improve the lives of our children and their families.”

SUMMER DREAMS BRIEFS

OCCA Dinner Set for Sept. 18

HARTWICK—The Otsego County Conservation Association will hold its annual Meet and Mingle fundraising dinner at Creekside Station, 3193 State Route 205 in Hartwick, from 6-9 p.m. on Wednesday, September 18. This year’s event was moved to the fall to allow OCCA to highlight local food harvests. The menu will feature locally-sourced ingredients, including Sleeping Lion Farm beef and vegetables from Dreamweaver and Chicory Creek farms. There will also be a tree identification walk, a raffle and stargazing. For more information or to purchase tickets, visit occa.org or contact Shelby MacLeish at (607) 547-4488 or coordinator@occa.org.

Golf Fundraiser Is Friday

ONEONTA—There are still open spots in the Susquehanna SPCA’s golf tournament fundraiser at Oneonta Country Club on Friday, August 9. The 18-hole captain-and-crew tournament will begin at 12:30 and is followed by a barbecue dinner. Trophies will be awarded to the top three teams, and there will be prizes for longest drive and closest to the pin. The $125.00 registration includes the tournament, driving range, cart, live music, dinner and an SPCA goodie bag. All proceeds will directly support animals in the organization’s care. For more information or to register, visit https://www.sqspca.org/.

Percussionist To Perform

COOPERSTOWN—The Cooperstown Summer Music Festival will host acclaimed percussionist and composer Justin Jay Hines for a pair of concerts on Friday, August 16. He will hold a family music

fest with a percussion craft and performance project for children at Origins Cafe at 10:30 a.m. Hines will present a workshop on global music culture at The Farmers’ Museum at 3 p.m. Both events are intended for ages 7 and up. For the afternoon event, participants are encouraged to bring metal, plastic and cardboard recyclable items. For more information or to register, visit cooperstownmusicfest.org or leave a message at (877) 666-7421.

Smithy Planning Glass Event

COOPERSTOWN—The Smithy Gallery, 55 Pioneer Street, will host a “Glass in the Garden” art event from 5-7 p.m. on Wednesday, August 14. Renowned glass musician Dennis James will perform live and artist Wendy Reich will demonstrate glassmaking techniques. There will also be cocktails and appetizers. There is a suggested donation of $15.00. For more information, visit www. smithyarts.org.

Gallery To Host Kasterine Talk

SCHOHARIE—Photographer Dmitri Kasterine will give a talk titled “Late Summer Additions” at the SEEC Gallery, 287 Main Street in Schoharie, at 2 p.m. on Saturday, August 24. Participants should bring questions and a few of their own photographs to discuss.

Fiber Arts Talk Scheduled

COOPERSTOWN—Master fiber arts interpreters from The Farmers’ Museum will hold a live Zoom lecture on traditional 1840s fiber dyeing at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, August 13. They will discuss their crafts, answer questions and share their expertise. The event is free and open to the public, but registration is required at farmersmuseum.org. It will also offer a preview of the museum’s upcoming Fiber Arts Weekend on August 24-25.

Fly Creek Potluck Is Saturday

FLY CREEK—There will be a community potluck at Fly Creek United Methodist Church, 852 County Route 26, at 6:30 p.m. on Saturday, August 10. All are welcome. Attendees should bring a dish to share.

Jones To Speak at Museum

ONEONTA—Ryan Jones, education coordinator at Hanford Mills Museum, will give a talk titled “Water is a Gift of Nature” at the Swart-Wilcox House Museum’s Summer Sunday Series program on August 11. He will discuss the history and relevance of water as a power source and critical natural resource. The talk begins on the front lawn at 1 p.m.

Area Musicians Debut Electronic, Mixed Media Compositions

GILBERTSVILLE

Aconcert featuring world premieres of electronic music will take place on Saturday, August 10 at 7:30 p.m. at the Dunderberg Gallery, 118 Marion Avenue in Gilbertsville. Titled “Unheard Of: A Concert of Spanking New Electronic

and Mixed Media Music,” the concert program features works by Thad Wheeler, Keith Torgan, Marshall Coid, concert curator Barbara Siesel, and Patrick Rost.

Wheeler’s “El Shaddai—Songs of the Book of Genesis” is a visionary work combining video with

text, live cello, Old Testament rap and hamboning. The piece celebrates ancient stories foundational to Western civilization. A composer, percussionist, and teacher, Wheeler directs The Wheeler Project, has produced theatrical works, collaborated on anime projects, toured with Steve Reich, Liza Minnelli, and Ray Charles, and worked on Broadway. He now resides in Middlefield, composing and teaching music.

“Bathe Me in a Sea of Light,” by Keith Torgan, is a deeply personal song about overcoming darkness and trauma to find healing and inner peace. It is part of his Echoes of Otsego Cabaret Installation, funded by the Earlville Opera House’s Arts in the Community

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Making Art: Hymas To Present First Artist Talk for ‘CrazyCool!!!’

COOPERSTOWN

George Hymas will give the first of three artist talks associated with “CrazyCool!!!,” the six-person exhibition currently on display at The Art Garage. On Thursday, August 8 at 5 p.m., Hymas will discuss his art and how making it creates a calm space in his life. His detailed drawings on coffee filters are featured in The Art Garage Main Gallery, 689 Beaver Meadow Road, Cooperstown. The gallery doors will open at 4 p.m. for a preview and reservations are recommended, as seating is limited.

Hymas, who was a fireman in South Orange, New Jersey for 20 years, works with found materials.

“My creative process is both spontaneous and deliberate,” he noted. “I gather ideas from the materials I am working with—wood, metal, fiber and cardboard.”

And even coffee filters.

Concerned about consumer consumption and waste, Hymas transforms detritus into creations intended to bring delight and joy. According to a press release, his diminutive drawings in The Art Garage show embellish beige, dried and flattened (e.g., used) coffee filters. Images include villages, figures, animals and still lifes. He sometimes adds 3D items, such as pistachio shells, for a pop of texture.

Hymas grew up on Staten Island in a family of artisans and artists— boat builders, sculptors and wood smiths. A “proud New Yorker,” early in his professional career he was a technical illustrator and architectural model builder.

A creative polymath, Hymas said, “In a world awash with [our] castoff consumer items, I seek to re-purpose them to bring a bit of joy and laughter.”

He is also known for marionettes created for the Franklin Stage Company several years ago, which were featured in their production of “A Midsummer Night’s Dream.”

Hymas moved to Otsego County following his retirement from firefighting, where he has restored an 1802 farmhouse in Pierstown on cleared land deep in the woods. In addition to making art, Hymas writes poetry and conducts research on his wideranging interests, which include paleontology and entomology. He last exhibited his work at the Art Garage in 2020, in a solo show.

The “CrazyCool!!!” exhibition also showcases brightly-painted sculptural “birdhouses” by the late self-taught artist Louis Sherry, a Korean War “flyboy.” These constructions, hanging from the ceiling, comprise abstract shapes cut from wood, layered over a larger surface. Each overall shape has

a double, and each side displays a different painting. Proceeds from sales will benefit his widow.

Also featured are works by local artists Lucia Phillips of Hartwick, Zena Gurbo of Gilbertsville, the late Lavern Kelley of Oneonta, and the late Mississippi outsider artist, Sulton Rogers, formerly of Syracuse.

The Art Garage is open Saturdays from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. through September 14 and daily by appointment, by calling (315) 941-9607.

“I’m super excited about this exhibition,” said Sydney Waller, Art Garage founder and curator. “It celebrates highly-original creativity among artists who, for the most part, have no formal training.”

The Art Garage represents the estate of farmer artist Lavern Kelley (d. 1998). In this show Kelley, especially known for carved painted trucks, is represented by his atypical rendition of Adam and Eve, holding hands and modestly garbed in clothing made of carved leaves, and

several smaller figures.

Kelley’s work is in the Smithsonian Museum of American Art and locally at Fenimore Art Museum, among other installations.

Also presenting carved figures, the late Sulton Rogers called his deliberately deformed woodcarvings “haints,” a southern word for ghosts. Waller met Rogers in the 1980s when he worked in

Syracuse. The pieces on display come from this connection. Rogers subsequently moved back to his home state, Mississippi. Art Garage gallery talks will continue on Thursdays in August at 5 p.m., featuring Lucia Phillips on August 22 and Zena Gurbo on August 29. For more information, visit leartgarage@ gmail.com or call (607) 547-5327.

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NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Planning Board

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39 chestnut streetapplication for a 34” x 47” sign variance

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NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Board of Trustees of the Village of Cooperstown will hold the following public hearings in the Village Office Building, 22 Main Street, Cooperstown, New York on Monday, August 26th, 2024 at 6:30 p.m. or as soon thereafter as can be heard, to discuss the following:

proposed Local Law No. 10 of 2024 - amend section 27012- parking prohibited in designated locations - both sides of pioneer alley and Hoffman Lane

28 railroad avenue - to consider an amendment to the special Use permit to add 3 - two story dwelling units

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closure of fossil fuel power plants would result. “By building 15 gigawatts—enough to power 12 million households—NYPA would create roughly 25,000 good-paying green jobs.”

Jobs? “[These projects] will also open up the green jobs sector to people in disadvantaged communities who have historically faced steep structural barriers to entering the trades.” In fact, solar and wind installations, after the bulldozers leave and Danish turbines or Chinese solar panels are installed, may generate one job per thousand acres cleared. Alle-Catt, a wind project in western New York, has a 100square-mile footprint and may create a dozen permanent jobs.

Lower cost energy?

“A 15 gigawatt [renewable installation target] would also help put the brakes on skyrocketing utility bills. NYPA can use profits from renewable energy to lower bills for New Yorkers currently struggling to pay them. As for-profit utilities seek massive rate hikes around the state, we have an opportunity to put money back in people’s pockets.” With current wholesale electricity costs about $50/MWh and the strike price for newly contracted offshore at $150/MWh, we see costs tripling for rate-payers even before transmission and storage have been built and paid for. A major contributing factor for utilities’ price hikes: under RAPID (Renewable Action Through Project Interconnection and Deployment Act), they will pass along costs for the hundreds, perhaps thousands, of miles of new transmission needed to support solar and wind.

We can see our own future by looking at

Dorothy B. Carrington 1929-2024

ONEONTA—

Dorothy Bennett Carrington went home to be with her Lord on February 20, 2024.

Born in Utica, New York to Herbert and Ruth Bennett, Dorothy attended a one-room school for a few years, later graduating as valedictorian from Sauquoit Central School, Class of 1946. Dorothy received her bachelor’s and later her master’s degrees

California and Germany which are, respectively, 20 and 30 years ahead of New York in efforts to power their economies with solar and wind. California energy costs are 80 percent higher than the national average. California has had to build new gas plants to support intermittent resources, including the recent addition of 2,800 megawatts of back-up power to its grid. With the largest battery in the world, California dumped three terawatthours last year. They could not store or give away excess midday solar. Germany has the highest energy prices in Europe. It mines and burns coal, imports U.S. LNG, and needs electricity from France’s nuclear plants to ensure grid reliability.

“On top of supporting the health of the planet, an ambitious public renewables buildout would also improve the health of our communities. Unless NYPA builds aggressively, we are unlikely to shut down dirty peaker plants by the legally-mandated 2030 deadline.” As early as last year, the grid operator—NYISO— indicated most of the state’s current fossil-fuel fleet will be needed after 2030. Both NYISO and NYPA have indicated that, as the state pursues intermittent buildout, peaker plants will continue to be needed to meet demand. NYISO expects the metro region will experience a halfa-gigawatt capacity shortfall next summer in normal weather. Certainly, any additional load—bitcoin mining, a Micron plant, AI centers, excessively hot summers or cold winters, building electrification—will exacerbate this situation.

In the end, though, even my response to this commentary is looking at the problem backwards. No credible fiscal or engineering analysis was ever presented to support

the state plan. While Governor Hochul herself recently noted that state policy will prove costly, any expense at all to taxor rate-payers in pursuit of a plan which will not work, which, ultimately, will require a new plan to fix the ensuing energy catastrophe, is a mistake.

Dennis Higgins is a retired math/computer science professor. He and wife Katie run a farm in Otego and, as a family, they are committed to addressing climate change any way they can, including 20KW of solar panels, geothermal heat, all electric appliances, and driving an EV. Dennis has been engaged in regional energy issues for approximately 15 years.

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the highest level of artistic excellence for Cooperstown and the surrounding regions of upstate New York. Concerts by Fenimore Chamber Orchestra have become eagerly-awaited events in Cooperstown. The resulting audience acceptance and critical acclaim are very encouraging to the founders and governing board and demonstrate that the orchestra’s mission and vision truly address a genuine need in the region.

Fenimore Chamber Orchestra firmly believes that music has the power to enrich and elevate society. In this spirit, the five programs which are presented each season in Cooperstown and the surrounding region are meticulously curated to offer selections of rarelyheard music juxtaposed with more well-known musical works, thus ensuring an enriching and memorable experience for all.

The 2024-2025 concert season commences on August 24 at Christ Church Episcopal in

Cooperstown. The program offers a typically-varied program which includes Rameau’s “Airs de Ballet,” Mozart’s “Concerto for Bassoon and Orchestra,” featuring Principal Bassoonist Daniel Hane, and Haydn’s delightful and rarely-heard Symphony No. 83, “La Poule.” Prospective patrons may visit Fenimore Chamber Orchestra’s newlydesigned and updated website, fenimoreorchestra.org, to secure single tickets or a season subscription, and to make a contribution.

Thomas Wolf is chair of the Fenimore Chamber Orchestra board.

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Today, after 27 years of stewardship by the Corrigan family, The Lake House remains a beloved destination for fine dining, celebration and relaxation. As the next generation— Sabina and Patrick—step forward, they are poised to carry on the tradition of blending heritage with innovation, ensuring memorable experiences for years to come.

The Lake House and Lodge is located at 2521 County Highway 22, Richfield Springs. For more information, visit lakehouse1843.com.

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Grants Program. A versatile artist with more than 20 years of experience in children’s music, Torgan appeals to audiences as a singer, songwriter, guitarist, actor, author, teacher, storyteller and visual artist. He has performed across the U.S. and internationally. He has also composed scores for productions such as “The Tempest” and “Ring Round the Moon,” founded “Morgan, Torgan & Teri,” written award-winning Green

OBITUARIES

Golly stories, and taught at prestigious institutions worldwide.

Marshall Coid’s “Dona Nobis Pacem” is a piece for countertenor solo, flute, and guitar, featuring alternating free and strictly notated sections, solos, and musical dialogue. Influenced by medieval music and ritualistic elements, it serves as a universal plea for peace, concert promoters said. Described by “The New York Times” as “astonishingly versatile,” Coid’s career spans counter-tenor, violinist, actor, director, stage designer, conductor, composer/arranger, writer, and educator, with performances and collaborations from Broadway to international stages and teaching at Columbia University.

Barbara Siesel’s “On a Smoke” is an evocative piece imagining the sounds of Old Testament verses, particularly the experience at Mt. Sinai when Moses received the Ten Commandments. It utilizes flute, electronics, sampled sounds, prerecorded flute, reverb and looping. A pioneering new music performer and producer, Siesel co-founded ACT (Art Culture & Technology) to integrate new technology in the arts, commissioned works featured in the Museum of Modern Art’s Library, directed the Storm King Music Festival, co-owns “The Flute View” online magazine, and has performed internationally with the Green Golly Project. She lives in New York City and Gilbertsville with her husband, Keith Torgan.

Patrick Rost’s “cycles-i (August),” a co-composition with Barbara Siesel, gives a nod to early 20thcentury 12-tone serialism, updated with modern synthesizers and effects. It explores the dialog between acoustic and electronic instruments. Described as an “electragician,” “grounder,” and “quieter,” Rost is a California native with degrees in music tech-

nology and a sustainable MBA. Now living in the Town of Butternuts, he works as a systems engineer while pursuing his passion for composing.

For further information, contact Concerts at the Dunderberg at (607) 783-2010 or visit www. dunderberggallery.com.

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validates the importance of our roles in emergency medicine.”

The ENA describes the Gail P. Lenehan award as a peer-nominated award recognizing a nurse who “has had a positive impact on emergency nurses through a sustained commitment of advocacy for emergency nurses’ well-being and welfare or the welfare of vulnerable populations.”

The organization selected Aiken from among this year’s nominees for her many efforts over the years to support nurses through training and patients through advocacy. Most recently, her efforts have led to an increase in the number of Bassett nurses certified as Sexual Assault Nurse Examiners by 15 percent—an essential role helping victims of sexual violence.

Dr. Angela Belmont, DNP, RN, NEA-BC, senior vice president, chief nursing executive at Bassett Healthcare Network, added, “Tammy is a dedicated leader to her staff and our patients. I am grateful for her contributions to Bassett Healthcare Network and I am glad to see her work celebrated by the ENA.”

“Receiving this prestigious award is a dream come true,” said Aiken. “It fuels my passion for emergency nursing and inspires me to continue making a difference in the lives of others.”

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from Oneonta State Teacher’s College, Class of 1950.

She married Wayne E. Carrington in the summer of 1950.

Dorothy taught elementary school for 33 years. In retirement, she remained active in local organizations, taught Sunday school, sang in the church choir, spent time with family and friends, took classes in art and watercolor, played piano, read hundreds of books, and cared for her home and gardens. She loved music and enjoyed many live performances in Oneonta venues through the years. She was blessed in later life with deep faith, good health, love and friendship, and the joy of helping others in the community she loved deeply.

Dorothy was predeceased by her parents; her husband, Wayne; and her siblings, Alden, Roger, Kent Bennett, and Lucy Jones.

She is survived by

her daughter, Judy Carrington; her daughter, Kathie, and husband Arnold Greenblatt, and their children, Rachel and Sukesh Aghara, and Lauren Velten; her greatgrandchildren, Mikah Velten, Axl and Maryssa Velten, and Rishikesh and Devan Aghara; her son, Wayne, and wife Rebecca (Johnson) and their sons, Aben and Andrew Carrington.

Affectionately known as Grandma Birdie, Dorothy leaves behind her many dear nieces and nephew and their families; her Elm Park United Methodist Church family; and so many who are dear to her. She loved you all.

A memorial service for Dorothy will be held at Elm Park United Methodist Church, 401 Chestnut Street, Oneonta,

Grandma loved her farm, her family, and playing her old guitar.

Lester R. Grummons Funeral Home will take the time to find out what made your loved one special. Whether it’s finding just the right flowers, or finding a musician to play her favorite tunes on her old guitar, we’ll do what’s necessary to make her service as unique as she was.

Lester R. Grummons Funeral Home 14 Grand Street, Oneonta • 607-432-6821 www.grummonsfuneralhome.com

at 1 p.m. on Sunday, August 11, 2024. The family will receive visitors at the church from noon to 1 p.m.

Interment at Oneonta Plains Cemetery will be at a later date.

Those who wish to memorialize Dorothy with a donation may make a gift to Elm Park United Methodist Church, 401 Chestnut St., Oneonta, NY 13820. Expressions of sympathy may be sent to www.lhpfuneralhome.com, the website of Oneonta’s only family-owned funeral home, Lewis, Hurley & Pietrobono at 51 Dietz Street.

and Caring Service since 1925 Peaceful grounds. Home-like atmosphere. Suitable for large or small gatherings. Peter A. Deysenroth 82 Chestnut Street, Cooperstown | 607-547-8231 www.cooperstownfuneralhome.com

Photo provided DOROTHY BENNETT CARRINGTON

►Fri., August 9

FOOD SERVICE

11-11:30 a.m. “Free Lunch Program for Kids.” Sandwiches, fruits, vegetables and milk from the National Summer Food Service Program. Held Monday through Friday through August 23 at two locations: Greater Plains Pool, 51 West End Avenue, Oneonta; Wilber Park Pool, Wilber Park Drive, Oneonta.

SENIOR MEALS

11:30 a.m. Seniors are invited to enjoy a delicious meal Monday-Friday. Suggested donation is $4 for seniors, $10.60 for guests accompanying a senior. Today, enjoy a lunch of pulled pork, baked beans, broccoli and brownies. Nader Towers Housing, 2 Mitchell Street, Oneonta. (607) 547-6454.

CHILDREN Noon.

“Stories Come Alive.” Staff read age-appropriate books for children 18 months through age 7. Children must be accompanied by a caregiver. Richfield Springs Public Library, 102 West Main Street, Richfield Springs. (315) 858-0230.

FUNDRAISER

12:30-8 p.m. “Robert B. Schlather Susquehanna SPCA Golf Tournament.” Registration required; fees apply. Oneonta Country Club, 9 Country Club Drive, Oneonta. (607) 547-8111.

PRESENTATION

1:30-4:30 p.m. Open Studio. Experienced potters are invited to work on personal projects and hone their skills. No instruction provided. $30/session. Held Monday, Wednesday, Friday and 6-9 p.m. on Thursdays. The Smithy Clay Studio, 1 Otsego Court, Cooperstown. Gallery@SmithyArts.org. ARTS AND CRAFTS

3:30 p.m. “Craft Friday: Origami Crane.” Free. Worcester-Schenevus Library, 170 Main Street, Worcester. (607) 3977309.

THEATER 7:30 p.m.

“The Bad Seed,” based on the novel by William March. Not appropriate for young children. Fees apply. Also showing 8/10 and at 2 p.m. on 8/11. Production Center, Foothills Performing Arts and Civic Center, 24 Market Street, Oneonta. (607) 431-2080.

THEATER 7:30 p.m.

“An Iliad” by Lisa Peterson and Denis O’Hare, based on Homer’s “Iliad.” Directed by Lauren Bone Noble. Also showing at 3 and 7:30 on 8/10 and at 5 p.m. on 8/11. Free admission, donations accepted. Also showing at 5 p.m. on 8/4. Franklin Stage Company, 25 Institute Street, Franklin. (607) 829-3700.

1 p.m. “Pollinators.” Learn about pollinators and make a pollinator house with guest presenter Miss Skylar from the Girl Scouts of the USA. All ages welcome. Huntington Memorial Library, 62 Chestnut Street, Oneonta. (607) 432-1980. POTTERY

►sAt., August 10

YARD SALES

8 a.m. to 2 p.m. “Schenevus-Maryland Lawn Sale Days.” Stop for a hamburger, hot dog, ice cream and more with the Schenevus Fire Auxiliary at the Firehouse, 40 Main Street, Schenevus. (607) 638-9017.

SALE 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. “West End and West Oneonta Garage Sale.” Presented by Destination Oneonta. (607) 376-7599.

LAKE ASSOCIATION

8:30-11 a.m. “2024 Annual Gathering” of the Otsego Lake Association.” Free, open to the public. Otsego Sailing Club, 5992 State Highway 80, Cooperstown. Visit otsegolakeassociation.org

FUNDRAISER 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.; drawing at 1:15 p.m. “East Worcester Fire Department Chinese Auction.” 106 Brooker Hollow Road, East Worcester. eastworcesterfd@gmail. com.

CONSERVATION

9 a.m. to noon. “Paddle and Pull: Goodyear Lake.” Registration required; water craft available for rent or bring your own. Meet at New York State Fishing Access Site, Portlandville. (607) 547-4488.

CAR SHOW 9 a.m.

East Worcester Dog Days. Car show, Jim Jam’s Pizza, Chinese auction

and more. Car show trophies at 3 p.m. Proceeds to East Worcester Fire Department. Jemz Collision and Customs, 106 Brooker Hollow Road, East Worcester.

FARMERS’ MARKET 9 a.m. to noon. Produce, arts, crafts and more from area producers. Dietz Street, between Main and Wall streets, Oneonta.

FARMERS’ MARKET

9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Local vendors, food trucks, music, more. Continues Saturdays through 10/19. Eastern Otsego Farmers’ Market, Borst Field off State Highway 7, Schenevus. culinaryanthropology@gmail.com.

ART BY THE LAKE

10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Market celebrating artists and their works inspired by our region and its beauty. Held on the Lawn, Fenimore Art Museum, 5798 State Highway 80, Cooperstown. (607) 5471400.

AMERICA 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. “Celebrate Native America.” A special presentation of Haudenosaunee history and performance of traditional social dance. Fenimore Art Museum, 5798 State Highway 80, Cooperstown. (607) 5471400.

MAKERS MARKET

10 a.m. to 5 p.m. “Summer Fun Shopping

Extravaganza.” Southside Mall, 5006 State Highway 23, Oneonta. (607) 4324401.

PLANETARIUM Explore the cosmos with the staff of SUNY Oneonta. Fees apply. SUNY Oneonta Planetarium, Perna Science Building, West Dormitory Road, SUNY Oneonta, 108 Ravine Parkway, Oneonta. (607) 436-2011.

• 10:30 a.m. “Max Goes to the Moon.”

• 11:30 a.m. “The Sky Tonight.”

• 1:30 p.m. “The Secret Lives of Stars.”

ANNIVERSARY

11 a.m. “75th Anniversary Celebration.” Food, DJ, Roundhouse Rockers, bounce houses, cornhole tournament, car show, vendors, more. Mount Vision Fire Department, 113 Field Cross Road, Mount Vision. (607) 4330997.

RECEPTION 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. “Art Reception: Judith Jaquith.” Meet the artist, view the artwork and enjoy refreshments. Free; all welcome. Worcester-Schenevus Library, 170 Main Street, Worcester. (607) 3977309.

FESTIVAL 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. “Medieval Renaissance Fair.” Admission fees. Continues 8/11.

Windfall Dutch Barn, 2009 Clinton Road, Fort Plain. (518) 774-0134.

BENEFIT Noon to gone. “Friends of the Feral Benefit Chicken BBQ.” Fees apply. Help humanely address Otsego County’s wild feral cat proliferation problem.

American Legion Post 259, 279 Chestnut Street, Oneonta. (607) 242-4734.

POTLUCK 6:30 p.m.

Community Potluck. Bring a dish to share. Good food, games (sometimes!) and always good fellowship. Everyone is welcome. Fly Creek United Methodist Church, 852 County Route 26, Fly Creek.

CONCERT—7:30 p.m.

“Unheard Of: A Concert of Spanking New Electronic and Mixed Media Music.” World premieres of electronic music by Patrick Rost, Barbara Siesel, Thad Wheeler and others. Admission fee. Dunderberg Gallery, 118 Marion Ave., Gilbertsville. (607) 783-2010.

THEATER 7:30 p.m.

“The Visionary Dance Festival.” Innovative dance and music at The Visionary, 2381 State Highway 205, Mount Vision. (607) 638-5119.

FILM 8 p.m.

“Wall•E.” Presented by the Village Library of Cooperstown at Lakefront Park, Cooperstown.

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COMPETITION

10:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.

“Monster Bench & Brew.” Presented by the Clark Sports Center at Ommegang Brewery, 656 County Highway 33, Cooperstown. (607) 5472800.

LECTURE Noon and 2 p.m. Mark Twain Lectures on “The American Vandal Abroad.” Leatherstocking Stage on the Bump Tavern Green, The Farmers’ Museum, 5775 State Highway 80, Cooperstown. (607) 5471450.

PRIDE 12:30 p.m.

CHICKEN BBQ 4:30 p.m. “Chicken Barbecue at Pierstown Grange.” Eat in or take out. No drive through. Fees apply. Pierstown Grange, 137 Wedderspoon Hollow Road, Cooperstown.

“Otsego Pride Alliance Family Picnic.” Food, refreshments and the Queer Outdoor Adventure Group for a “try it out” paddle. Free; all welcome. Gilbert Lake State Park, 18 CCC, Laurens. (607) 386-1508.

SUMMER SUNDAY

1-3 p.m. “Water: A Gift of Nature.” Presented by Ryan Jones of the Hanford Mills Museum. SwartWilcox House Museum, Wilcox Avenue, Oneonta. (607) 287-7011.

CONCERT 3 p.m.

“Teddy Bear’s Picnic Concert.” Featuring music from the “Wizard of Oz” and the “Olympic Fanfare.” Includes demonstrations, raffle, more. Presented by the Oneonta Community Concert Band, Wilber Park, Large Pavilion, Oneonta. (607) 376-7485.

AUDITION

3-5:30 p.m. Catskill Community Players auditions for “Murder on the Orient Express.” Performances held 11/1 and 11/2 at 7:30 and 11/3 at 2 p.m. at the Wieting Theatre. Auditions held at First United Methodist Church, 66 Chestnut Street, Oneonta. (607) 383-3751.