“Our thanks to Brewery Ommegang for organizing this wonderful parade,” said Julian Gialanella, General Manager Blue Mingo, Mingo Market, Sam Smith’s Boatyard, and Lake Classic Outfitters.
Hats Off to Ommegang
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On Saturday, traffic was shut down by the blaring sirens of the Cooperstown police followed by the Cooperstown and Milford fire departments to announce the beginning of the promenade.
“It wasn’t intended to be as grandiose of an event as the Induction Day parade, nor was it Ommegang’s intent to shut down the entire town,” he said.
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The start of the parade was the ubiquitous Ommegang Food Truck followed immediately by the brewery’s float, which hosted Cooperstown’s Bourbon & Branch blasting theirThentunes.itwas time for the participating businesses to strut their stuff.
Prior to the event, Ommegang had announced a $1,000 prize for the best float as chosen by its staff, and that prize was awarded to Blue Mingo, Mingo Market, Sam Smith’s Boatyard and Lake Classic Outfitters float.
“Wemaker.hada blast,” said Joe Vezza, owner of Bocca Osteria and Upstate Bar and Grill. “It was a family project. We feel the community/village should do more things like this; we’d love to participate in other events,” heThensaid. came a colorful bright yellow and unmistak able sunflowery car representing the Sunflower Café in Springfield Center, with Cheryl Zambelis driving. What
“Two months after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade and the constitutional right to abortion, the medical consequences extend far beyond abortion clinics and women seeking to end unwanted pregnancies. Doctors who never thought of themselves as ‘abortionists,’ to use the language of the court’s decision, say the criminaliza tion of abortion is changing how they treat women who arrive in emergency rooms and on labor and delivery floors with wanted but complicated pregnancies.”
The riders on each of the floats of course cheered, laughed, and waved to the crowd, but, in addition to their decorations, all of the floats were loaded with candies and other goodies that were tossed into the crowd,
In 28 minutes, the parade was over, but in that short time span was a concentrated, fun-filled experience that accomplished exactly what all of Ommegang’s manage ment had hoped to achieve — an informal but very memo rable celebration. And memorable it was.
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“As part of our 25th anniversary, we thought it only proper that we do something to celebrate all the support the Cooperstown business community has given us over the years,” said Tim Holmes, event planner of Ommegang Brewery.“Webegan with a kick off on the prior Friday evening with an open invitation to a social gathering around its well-known fire pit,” Mr. Holmes said. “The evening was capped off with a solid and colorful fireworks display.”
The management of Upstate Bar and Grill managed to jack the statue of the bull that usually graces their prem ises onto a flatbed, followed by Bocca Osteria’s portable pizza
The Susquehanna SPCA’s float sported a giant beagle character, as well as some of its four-legged residents available for adoption.
“Our team had a fantastic time putting our multifaceted float together and it was a great team-building and moraleboosting project. From our Chef Illario Mulas cooking and handing out hot dogs to little Brixton Greer waving from the 123-year-old, locally built boat the Dirty Bird it was a truly exceptional experience,” Mr. Gialanella said. “A great time was had by all and the outpouring of community support made it a very special day.””
A report given at the Alzheimer’s Association International Conference suggests that a minimally invasive skin test can accurately diagnose Alzheimer’s Disease with accuracy. The test measures factors related to nerve connec tions in the brain. The chief medical advisor for SYNAPS the company that developed the test stated that when added to other diagnostic methods “tremendously enhance the certainty of making a diagnosis,” of Alzheimer’s Disease.
Women and Abortions
Flu Vaccine Lowers Stroke Risk
Neurology - 9/7/22
NY State of Emergency on Polio Outbreak
Pregnancy Complications for Women with COVID
New York Governor Kathy Hochul declared a state of emergency on Friday over the growing polio outbreak, in an effort to better equip health care providers with tools to curb the spread of the sometimes disabling virus before it takes further hold in the state.
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Women who are pregnant or were recently pregnant, are more likely to get very sick from COVID19 compared to women who are not. COVID-19 during pregnancy leads to an increased risk of compli cations that can affect the pregnancy and developing baby. The most important thing to do is to protect oneself from getting sick. This includes getting the COVID-19 vaccine even pregnant, planning to become pregnant or currently breastfeeding and maintaining other precau tions such as masking and avoiding crowded areas.CDC
And tailing the entire parade was a float from the Blue Mingo, Mingo Market, Sam Smith’s Boatyard and Lake Classic Outfitters. Very involved, intriguing and great.
Alley next displayed its collection of colorful windmills followed by two energetic bicycle pumpers atop a flatbed representing the Rail Explorers of Milford.
As part of that introduction, the Leatherstocking Trolley was filled with a cheering contingent of the 316th Military Police Detachment from Los Angeles, California.
The float from the Blue Mingo, Mingo Market, Sam Smith’s Boatyard and Lake Classic Outfitters took the grand $1,000 prize.
A study at the University of Alcalá in Madrid, Spain stated that influenza vaccine is linked to a lower risk of ischemic stroke. The report suggests that the vaccine itself is beneficial and not just avoidance of the flu. The study shows a relationship but not necessarily that the vaccine causes the finding.
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The anniversary weekend capped off with a Pub Crawl.“Local bars and restaurants participated in serving Ommegang beers,” Mr. Holmes said. “Participants got a “Pub Passport”, sampled Ommegang beers, then took the passport out to Ommegang for the chance to win a prize.”
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Next came the parade down Main Street in Cooperstown.“Thebusinesses’ participation could be as simple as carrying a banner or as complex as designing an entire float” Mr. Holmes said. The purpose, according to him, was just to have a fun parade.
Maureen Kuhn, Family Nurse Practitioner, is retiring from Bassett Medical Center after 40Familyyears. Nurse Practitioners (FNPs) are nurses with an advanced degree who treat a full range of patient populations, from infants to the elderly.
“I’ve worked with entire families. That helps to treat then. I know them. I’ve cele brated births with them, and have helped them through deaths. Good times and bad. But they will all be fine and will continue to get excellent healthcare,” sheAssaid.for the low points, there aren’t many.
“We don’t seem to have as much time to spend with patients. The good part about this health center is we can spend time with our patients and do the right thing as long as our board is happy with us. We haven’t had any complaints; our ratings are good, patients love us and we try to have good access,” she said.
“I think the high points in my career here have been
Ms. Kuhn graduated from Pace University in West Chester, in 1980. “Right after I graduated, I did a residency at Bassett for two months. Then I went to the Schriver Center in Boston for a couple of years working with developmentally challenged adults,” she said.
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Ms. Kuhn then got a call that there were a couple of positions open in the Bassett system. “They said they would love for me to come back to Bassett, so I came back!,” she said. “I was covering the three health centers. After three months, I took over the Cherry Valley location full time and I’ve been here ever since,” she said.
“Healthcare has become more of a business. I’ve always been responsible because the town runs this business. We are employed by Bassett under contract, but the town actually runs this health center,” Ms. Kuhn said. “It’s a little different arrangement than most health centers. We are fiscally responsible to the town.”
She is not just a FNP, she is also part therapist. “When I first started, we dealt with stable things: diabetes, hyper tension, heart disease, things that were treatable. Then people got sicker and lived longer and we just started doing more chronic and acute care,” Ms. Kuhn said.
“I came to Bassett as a float FNP, there were three health centers at the time, Cherry Valley, Edmeston and Morris,” Ms. Kuhn said. “I was hired to float between those three health centers,” she said.
“I’m really going to miss the people. I will miss looking my patients in the eye, laughing with them and giving them a tissue when they need it; just part of everyday living. I’ve certainly gotten back as much as I’ve given.”
“I’m sad too. I know what is going on in the families even if my patients don’t come right out and tell me. It’s a small commu nity,” she said.
“Telling people they have a terminal illness is difficult. Dealing with patients who are dying is a gift but it’s hard,” sheMs.said.Kuhn’s last day is September 23. She is looking forward to retirement and she has big plans for herself and her partner Carrie Carney. “We love the area and want to stay here. We want to travel around the states and Europe. I really want to read a book other than medical journal! We play golf a lot and want to see more friends,” she said.
She feels it’s an honor to take care of families. “I cry with them, bury their loved ones, bring new ones into the world, I treat the whole family and that’s what has been the most rewarding,” Ms. Kuhn said.
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working with families. I’ve watched their kids grow, I’ve helped generations with their healthcare and wellness. I have a handful of families that I’ve helped for five generations,” Ms. Kuhn said.
Giving people bad news has been the hardest.
A lot of her patients are sad she is leaving…and worried.
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Mr. Charles Dimick, 50 Pioneer Street
THIRD: Pioneer Patio
THIRD: Mr. Nelson Mondaca, Mr. John Webb 97 Pioneer Street
Mr. Perry Ferrara, 99 Main Street
FIRST: Ms. Carol Taylor, 1 Westridge Road
On Saturday, September 10, about a dozen SUNY Oneonta and Hartwick students joined several community volunteers in a long-overdue clean-up of the triangle at the intersection of Main Street and Lettis Highway in the City of Oneonta.
COOPERSTOWN Jane Forbes Clark, President of The Clark Foundation, announced today the winners of the 2022 Clark Foundation Cooperstown Beautification Contest.“Over 65 years ago, my grandmother, Susan Vanderpoel Clark, founded the Cooperstown Beautification Contest to recognize the tremendous time and effort so many of our residents take to make our village look welcoming and beautiful,” Jane Forbes Clark said. She added, “She would be so happy that this wonderful tradition continues to make our Village even more special.”
HONORABLE MENTION:
Most Appropriate Residential or Business Window Box or Boxes, and/or Hanging Basket or Baskets
SECOND: Dr. David Vaules, 29 Nelson Avenue
“The city’s lack of funds and staffing had put the maintenance of this entrance to Oneonta on a backburner,” Mark Drnek, Mayor of Oneonta, said. “But a local resident, Wendy Slicer, saw an opportunity to engage the community in an effort that would not
only benefit the appearance of this important downtown plot, but also enlist the assistance of students from
THIRD: Ms. Patricia Schallert, 8 Grove Street
“This is a wonderful illus tration of what can be accom plished with the support of the OCI-The Oneonta Community Initiative,” Mayor Drnek said.
FIRST: Mr. William Dykstra, 188 Main Street
house operation in Cobleskill. Lauren has been working in the commercial greenhouse business for 30 years and has a bachelor’s degree in plant science. Lauren has more recently has been focusing on expanding her farm’s cut flower“Thebusiness.ClarkFoundation would like to recognize the yearly efforts of Dr. Roger MacMillan for his dedication to planting and maintaining the flower bed in front of the Cooperstown Art Association sign,” Ms. Clark said. “While it is not eligible to receive an award because it is located on Village property, we would like to thank him for his annual contributions”.
FIRST: Metro Cleaners
“Ms. Slicer applied to the program (found online at forplanssanthemums,”tools,andtiononeonta.com/oci-program)destinawasprovidedfundingfortopsoil,mulch,andchryhesaid.“ShehastoapplyforOCIfundingotherprojectsandhopesthat
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This year’s Beautification Contest judge was Ms. Lauren Prezorski. Lauren, together with her husband Lenny, owns and operates Cold Spring Farm; a vegetable and green
Most Effective Overall Planting Which Enhances a Residential Property, As Seen from the Street
SECOND: Mr. & Mrs. Charles Hage (Ursula) 73 Pioneer Street
CATEGORY III
I: Most Attractive Floral Display in a Business Setting,II:Most Effective Overall Planting Which Enhances a Residential Property, As Seen from the Street,III:Most Appropriate Residential or Business Window Box or Boxes and/or Hanging Basket or Baskets
Mr. & Mrs. Richard Busse (Kathryn) 46 Pioneer Street
HONORABLE MENTION:
Mr. Todd Howard, 81 Main Street
Most Attractive Floral Display in a Business Setting
FIRST: Dr. Matthew Kleinmaier, 41 Nelson Avenue
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her example will provide incentive for others to do the same.”
FIRST: Cooperstown Classics
FIRST: Ms. Jean Johnson, 203 Main Street
Held annually since 1954, Village residential and business properties are judged on their horticultural beautification efforts in three categories:
THIRD: Ms. Penny Gentile, 20 Nelson Avenue Contest Announced
SECOND: Ms. Linda Parmalee, 16 Glen Avenue
Winners of Annual Cooperstown Beautification
SECOND: Slices Pizzeria/Inside Scoop Ice Cream
Mr. Helmut Michelitsch, 115 Main Street
Mr. & Mrs. Richard Busse (Kathryn) 46 Pioneer Street
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THIRD: Mr. Gary Logalbo, 82 Grove Street
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both colleges in collaboration.”
SECOND: Mr. & Mrs. Richard Havlik (Barbara) 94 Fair Street
There is a $1,000 award for First Place; $750 for Second Place; $500 for Third Place; and $400 for Honorable Mention in each category.
THIRD: Hotel Pratt
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Polio, Part II
Three weeks ago, this column covered the topic of polio, its cause, symptoms, complications, treatment, and prevention. Polio continues to be in the news, especially in New York, because there are indications that it is spreading geographically. Polio virus has been found in wastewater in Nassau County, Long Island.
In the United States the only polio vaccine currently approved is the inactivated form of the virus which has to be given by injection. This form has no possibility of becoming active polio. The oral form of the medication, which many older adults received, has the small possibility of mutating into a transmissible form. This is why it is no longer used in the United States.
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My name is Abigail Mosenthin, and I am the current New York State Public Health Corp (NYSPHC) Graduate Fellow for Otsego County, at the Otsego County Department of
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Among other things it will require providers to send vaccination data to the state Department of Health to better track the total numbers around the state in order to direct the greatest efforts in those areas. The order also allows expanded authorization of who can administer the vaccine. During the emergency, midwives, pharmacists, and other licensed paraprofessionals can vaccinate.
This is the way I would look at polio vaccinations now: If you don’t know yours, or your children’s vacci nation status, do your best to track down the records. It may take some energy but it should be possible for children and young adults.
HOMETOWN Views own no interest and no party, but my country.”
Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II, knew the definition of duty, service, and leadership from the time she was young and up until her passing. One way her leadership became known was during the world’s annus horribilius (horrible year) and the United State’s second day of infamy: September the 11th, 2001, when Her Majesty instructed the Coldstream Guards to play our National Anthem to help display unity.She led a long life of service, duty, and leadership as a Sovereign,
Monarch, Supreme Governor of the Church of England, but most importantly as the matriarch of her family, the Windsors. Regardless if we support the Monarchy or not, let us remember Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II.
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Continued from page 1 been fully vaccinated and received a third dose or booster shot. Unvaccinated adults were 3.4 times more likely to be hospitalized with COVID than those who were vaccinated. Hospitalization numbers from March 20 to May 31, when the omicron subvariant BA.2 was the dominant strain researchers found were 39.1% of patients had received a primary vaccination series and at least one booster or addi tional dose; 5% were fully vaccinated with two boosters.
Stroke Awareness
A television news anchor in Tulsa, Oklahoma, devel oped stroke-like symptoms while reporting on the NASA Artemis I launch. Julie Chin is recovering after experi encing stroke-like symptoms live on air earlier this month. She suddenly had trouble talking or reading words off the teleprompter. She was rushed to a nearby hospital.
Last weekend, along with everyone who happened to venture out-of-doors the evenings of Friday and Saturday, we witnessed the September full moon — one of the most spectacular events on the lunar calendar. Called the Harvest Moon, as it appears the closest to the autumnal equinox, which falls on September 22, it is the moon that, before electricity, provided farmers with three days of extended daylight hours by which to harvest their crops. According to Native American tradition, it’s a time for giving thanks and acknowledging one’s accomplishments.
The Hunter’s Moon will appear on October 9, the Beaver Moon on November 8, and the Cold Moon on December 7. Watch for them, they will bring cheer to your hearts, even without the corn.
– Banner motto of The Freeman’s Journal, 1823 to 1827
“First I lost partial vision in one eye. A little bit later my hand and arm went numb. Then, I knew I was in big trouble when my mouth would not speak the words that were right in front of me on the teleprompter,” she wrote on Facebook.” My doctors believe I had the beginnings of a stroke on the air.”
The video of Chin struggling for words is bringing a lot of attention to this medical emergency. It shows how unexpectedly, and rapidly, symptoms can start. It’s also a good reminder to anyone who thinks they or someone
else might be having a stroke, that they need to act fast.” This is a good opportunity for us at the American Heart Association (AHA) to remind people what the signs of a stroke are,” Mitchell Elkind, M.D., says.
Larry Goldstein, M.D., chair of neurology at the University of Kentucky HealthCare in Lexington, agreed, “This event was a good example of someone experiencing speech changes,she had a real word-finding problem. That’s why it’s important for friends, co-workers, or even people on the street to recognize the signs of a stroke.”
Last Friday, Governor Kathy Hochul declared a state of emer gency because of the increasing number of positive tests and the apparent spread outward from the initial location. The order is to better enable health care providers to fight the disease and prevent further outbreaks of paralysis.
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Abigail Mosenthin, M.P.H. Public Health Graduate Fellow Otsego County Department of Public Health
If you suspect a stroke, remember B.E.F.A.S.T. It stands for Balance; Eyes (loss of vision); Face (drooping); Arms (one arm drifts downward); Speech (slurred or confused); and Time and Terrible headache.
The United States, it turns out, is the largest producer of corn, with China running a not-so-close second and Brazil and Argentina following. At last count there are 96 million acres reserved, throughout all 50 states, for corn production. The food is important enough to be represented on the United States Capitol, where it is carved into the capitals of the columns alongside tobacco leaves. It adorns the Corn Palace in Mitchell, South Dakota, where it is incorporated into a spectac ular mural every year to not only please the many pass ersby but to serve as delicious winter fare for the birds; and it is also the subject of Field of Corn, an art instal lation in Dublin, Ohio, which consists of 109 concrete ears of corn standing upright in a grassy field.
A total of 795,000 Americans experience a stroke every year, the CDC reports. More than 600,000 of these are first strokes. More than 150,000 Americans died from stroke in 2019, according to the AHA 2022 Fact Sheet. About 80 to 90% of strokes are preventable, so people should consider making lifestyle and other changes to reduce their risk.
Among the six major types of maize, varieties of field corn are used for animal feed, corn oil, ethanol and, with fermentation and distillation, alcoholic beverages such as bourbon.
For people hesitant to seek medical attention right away, Elkind points out that specialists have effective treatments for stroke, but they must be administered shortly after signs begin.
That’s the stuff we see in all our fields around the Lake and the rest of the county. It doesn’t quite do it for texture and our tastebuds so it’s not worth a try. Sweet corn — the silky ears we gather up at the Farmers’ Market and the roadside stands, or grow ourselves — is what we humans eat, steamed, roasted, grilled, and often swathed in butter and peppered with salt, in great quantities, during the month of August and into a bit of September. (Of course because of our reliable transportation industry, we now are able to find during the other months a lesser-quality sweet corn, neither as fresh nor as tasty, brought in from faraway places to our Village.)
Other than supportive care, there is no treatment for symptomatic disease.Theoriginal New York case in Rockland County has been the only one diagnosed so far. This was in a person who was unvaccinated. For them to be infected they must have been exposed to someone who had been vaccinated outside the United States with the oral-attenuated form.IMO, with a disease as devas tating as polio and with a preventa tive measure with a long-standing safety track record, I cannot under stand how anyone could not want themselves or their children to be vaccinated.Ihavecome to understand the thinking of people hesitant about COVID-19 vaccination because of the newness of it, even though I still strongly disagree with them, but the injected, inactivated or dead polio virus vaccine has over a 60-year trackFurthermore,record. the selfish idea that since everyone else is vaccinated I don’t have to be, breaks down very quickly when multiple people take this attitude. In any event they are of course putting their families at risk.
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Health.Iwill be working on data visual ization and analyses in regard to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Dr. Mary Bassett, State Commissioner of Health, urged all people who have not been vaccinated, and especially whose children have not been vaccinated, to do so imme diately. The only way to stop the spread of the disease is to take away its opportunity to infect somebody.
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Ah, corn. We have had a most productive season this summer, and as it comes to an end we want to remember and celebrate our delightful summer cobs.
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Dr. Richard Sternberg, retired Bassett Hospital orthopedic surgeon, is providing his professional perspective during the COVID-19 threat. Also a village trustee, he lives in Cooperstown.
Remembering the Queen
In some years, if that appearance is closer to the autumnal equinox, the Harvest Moon occurs in October, in which case the September full moon is called the Corn Moon. Corn, as it is known in North America, or maize, as it is known in other parts of the world, is a cereal grain first grown by indigenous peoples in southern Mexico, around 10,000 years ago.
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For older individuals whose medical records from many years ago no longer exist, do your best to find out. Ask family members. Many of us could not have attended school decades ago without being adequately vaccinated. If you know that vaccination has not been completed, GET VACCINATED
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NOW!Ifyou can’t prove that your chil dren have been vaccinated, get them vaccinated. Otherwise for older people who don’t know, either get vaccinated, especially if you are going into an endemic area, or that area keeps expanding toward you.
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Kate Hendrickson Borg, an olympic kayaker and former oneonta high school swimmer, competed in her first triathlon in Madison, Wisconsin, last sunday. she finished 921st out of 1,801 competitors with a time of 12 hours, 49 minutes and 12 seconds. The course started with a 2.4 mile open-water swim, followed by 112 miles of biking and 26.2 miles of running.
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The oneonta Common Council has approved a change in the city charter that gives petitioners the right to speak at the beginning of council meetings. The change puts into law a long-time practice which, however, was never a right, and thus could have been stopped at any time. The change was advocated by the oneonta League of Women Voters. alderman John Carney and Kathryn King opposed the measure because they were concerned about lengthy debates preventing the council from doing its work.
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Private investigator andrew Liddle will conclude his investigation of the oneonta Police Department’s opera tions in mid-october. Liddle said the final report would run to approximately 200 pages and would include a new set of rules and regulations for the department and its offi cers. Liddle said that he, members of the safety Board, and special counsel to the safety Board, robert Harlem, would interview Police Chief Joseph Desalvatore last night. Desalvatore has just returned from the prestigious 12-week FBI academy in Quantico, Virginia, where the chief did exceptionally well, finishing in the top ten percent of the class of 200. Liddle is paid $10 per hour Mayor James Lettis said Liddle works upwards of 40 hours a week on his probe. Liddle and the Council are expected to get together in a private session to review the findings to date.
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The City Council – The proposition “shall the showing of moving pictures on sunday evenings after the hour of 9 p.m. be permitted in the theatres of the city of oneonta?” will be submitted to the registered voters of the city at the general election to be held November 8. The City Council, which alone has the power to permit sunday movies, will not be bound by the result of the voting, but many members of the Council have indicated that they will be influenced in their vote by the expres sion of sentiment.
It is an opportunity to celebrate with those who, through one path or another, have survived the disease of addiction. one well-known path is a 12-step program, such as alcoholics anonymous, Narcotics anonymous, or al-anon, where groups of peers support each other through meetings, fellowship, and “working the steps.” regardless of their path, many in recovery use the
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it was originally a 3-room schoolhouse with separate entrances for boys and girls grades K - 6. As many as 125 students attended each year, until it closed in 1956, when Fly Creek students were sent to Cooperstown schools.
“No way,” i said as i stood before the painting and brushed a finger across one of the figures. Sure enough i felt a telltale edge and realized that the cats had been painted and then fixed to the canvas. if it wasn’t for my daughter i would never have known. When mildly confronted Elaine sheepishly confessed, “i was afraid of ruining it.” i guess unlike cats, paint ings don’t have nine lives.
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to me it seemed to catch the spirit of a place that had housed such a creative, larger than life man. Like a typical tourist i took a photo of the painting but later when it was developed it lacked the spirit that the oil painting held.
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Hope and love fills our hearts, because of all the kindness everyone has shown us.
Rich was trained in aircraft maintenance on the “new” F-4 fighter jets and went to Vietnam with the first wing of F-4s ever battle tested. Rich’s work ethic, mechanical ability and innate leadership skills served him well and he rose quickly through the ranks. When F-16s became part of the Air Force arsenal, Rich
Several years ago my wife Alice and i made a trip down to Key West, Florida and among other sites visited the house where Ernest Hemingway lived and worked on great writing projects like “A Farewell To Arms.” it was an inter esting two-story structure, one of the few in Key West that was made out of stone blocks that had been cut and removed to create a cellar. There was a veranda that skirted the second floor and overlooked a spacious yard that was populated with palm trees and myriad tropical plants. Papa liked cats and one section of the backyard held a feline cemetery where among other names carved in stone was Marlene Dietrich. in the back of the house there was a catwalk that led to the second floor of a carriage house that provided a surprisingly neat space where the writer worked.Thewalls of the main house held pictures of Hemingway with family and friends, big game and fishing trophies and some of his favorite haunts, but what i liked best was an oil painting done, i thought, in the style of the French painter Paul Gauguin. Better than a photograph,
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To our community, Hartwick Auxilary, Creek Side Station and so many of our friends and family
was sent to Spangdahlem, Germany with a wing of F4s and F-16s and received his final promotion to main tenance superintendent. He was medically discharged after 25 years of service to his country in 1987. (“i wanted to stay 30 years”).
Now, any time someone looks at the copy i never fail to point out the addi tional dimension of the paste deception, which Hemingway might have agreed makes for a better story. and mechanical skills. (“There were no holidays on our calendar”).Hisfather died when Rich was 16, which left him running the 100-head
The Old Fly Creek Preparatory School schoolhouse bell has been restored and was rung on Thursday, September 1 at 4 pm. The schoolhouse was built before the turn of the century by local artisans.
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The schoolhouse stood empty for many years until the 1960s when the Sammis family purchased it for a family home.Next Dave Baker and wife Scottie bought and remod
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Rich is survived by his wife and best friend Priscilla (Remy) Elderkin; brother John (Janice) Elderkin; children Jacqueline (James) Tate, and Richard (Stefanie) Elderkin; stepchildren Michael (Emily) Johnson and Jessica (Scott) Eastman; grandchildren Zachary Tate, Joshua (Tristan) Elderkin, Jared (Hannah) Elderkin and Madison Elderkin; stepgrandchildren Owen, Remy and Ridge Eastman and Dean Johnson; great grandchildren Felicity and Elijah Elderkin. He was prede ceased by his brother Warren.
Rich lived a very full and rewarding life with no regrets. (“i’ve been around the world twice and met everybody once”). He is very deeply missed by his family and many friends. interment and celebration of life will be in the spring of entrusted Johnston Stanimer sympathy to his family, www.JohnstonFH.com.visit Elderkin, old guitar, we’ll do what’s necessary to make her service as unique as she was.
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We would like to thank everyone that has been so generous during this tough time. We recognize all that you have done, and we could not be more grateful. I wish we could thank everyone individually.
in November of 2020, Brad and Shelley Marcus purchased the schoolhouse to use as their residence and finished the extensive renovations.
painting and give it to her mother to copy in oil as a surprise birthday gift to me. “Great idea!” my spouse said with a sly expression on her face. Several weeks later Elaine came up with an excellent replica of the painting i had photo graphed and i was very pleased until i realized there were no cats in it! Hemingway loved cats and the original artist recognized this by placing no fewer than five cats on the porch and in the foreground. i hid my disappoint ment not wanting to diminish her feat of producing an almost exact copy of the original — minus the cats. How could i tell Elaine that the cats were an integral part of the spirit of the picture, without insulting her? i left that task to Alice and without being hurt her mother agreed to paint in the missing felines. A week later my wife came home with the touched up
painting. There were four cats instead of five but i felt the spirit of the work had been captured and in short order the painting was hanging on our dining room wall. in the months that followed several guests recognized and admired Elaine’s painted copy of Hemingway’s house. Then, my daughter Elizabeth made a visit and when she got around to taking a look at the painting with her 20/20 eyes — she declared, “Dad, these cats are pasted on!”
This part of Fly Creek, Hooker Street, was remapped in 1969, and was renamed Schoolhouse Road.
eled it in 1968. They used it as their home and had a shop which became The Schoolhouse Furniture Gallery. They sold furniture on all 3 floors to local community members, including many of the school’s original attendees.
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family farm together with the hired man, his mother and “little brother” Johnnot to mention attending school and playing football. Eventually they decided to sell, and Rich joined the Air Force on May 21,1963. (“i went to see the army recruiter who wasn’t on duty that day. Lucky for me, the Air Force recruiter was there and i could not have made a better choice for my life’s work”).
We remain overwhelmed and in awe of the outpouring of support we received during the events that were put together to benefit us during Scott’s treatments.
Alice’s mother, Elaine, happens to be a pretty good painter who works in oils and acrylics. My birthday was coming up, so i suggested that my wife take the photograph i took of the “Gauguin”
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TED started as a conference in 1984 where Technology, Entertainment and Design came together. Today, it is a global organization dedicated to sharing “Ideas Worth Spreading,” and cover almost any topic, from business and lead ership to sustainability. In 2008, the TED organization started to promote locally and independently organized TED events to connect people and their ideas around the world. Oneonta joined this global community in 2017 with its first TEDx conference.TEDxOneonta has brought speakers from around the world, from as far away as New Zealand, to share their ideas in Oneonta. It is a community event designed to bring people together and to be inspired by those connections and the ideas from the TEDxOneonta stage. This year, the speakers will focus their ideas covering the importance of diversity in the work place, sustainability, women running for office, how to tell your story, and consent culture. The theme is “Transformations.”
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Established in 2019, CFOC set out to establish a Founders’ Campaign to raise $2 million to meet the ongoing critical needs of Otsego County. After the pandemic hit, however, its attention shifted to establishing a COVID Relief Fund to meet short-term and immediate needs of the county. Having success fully reached its goals, CFOC returned to its initial mission of helping to build a community that provides healthy, enriching, and prosperous opportunities for all.
The TEDx planning team is an all-volun teer team working throughout the year to bring the TEDxOneonta stage to life, and the program is supported by local sponsors. The tickets are just $30 and students are free thanks to the generous support. Hartwick College and NYCM Insurance have been lead sponsors since 2017. Tickets can be purchased at tedxo neonta.com, and the event is Saturday, September 24 at 7 p.m. at the Foothills Performing Arts Center.
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“The flags hopefully jog peoples memories of that day,” she said. “I don’t want people to forget.”
Jeff Katz and his family moved to Cooperstown in 2003. He is the former three-term mayor of Cooperstown, a former options trader, a published author, and head and board member of various localThenonprofits.monthlySunday Speaker programs are at 3 p.m. in the third floor Ballroom of the Village Hall, 22 Main Street, Cooperstown. The programs are free and open to the public.
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the Village Library Has a new Logo
Ms. Raddatz places the flags around the Village in places where they will have the most“Mostimpact.ofthe churches in the Village let me put the flags on their property. And I like putting them around the lakefront where it is peaceful,” Ms. Raddatz said.
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“It was important to us that our logo portray both classic and modern styles and that it reflect both the traditional and creative aspects of the library’s function within our community,” she said.
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“We were impressed with the new logo developed last year for the Friends of the Village Library (FoVL) by Leah McDonald Design,” Ms. Amendolare said. “We invited Leah to design a compatible logo, creating a strong graphic connection between the Library and its Friends group.”
“At the same time, we strive to enhance our traditional services and continue to offer popular programs like story time,” she“Wesaid.hope the new logo is welcoming and reflects our commitment to respect the traditional as we continue to evolve to meet community demands.”
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Each year, Ms. Raddatz puts around 2,500 flags in the Village.
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The new logo was made possible through the gift of a donor who has asked to remain anonymous “When I arrived in Cooperstown as the new library director, the library was considering its next chapter, both inter nally and in our approach to commu nity outreach. A new logo was part of that consideration,” said Heather Urtz Amendolare, library director.
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The Library has hosted new programs this year, including Baby Prom, the Stuffed Animal Sleepovers, the Ice Cream Social, Movie Nights in the Park, and book groups at the Community Senior Center, often with FoVL’s support.
“I always wondered what I could do to honor the people who lost their lives.I thought it would be nice to put flags out,”
Cathy Raddatz, Village of Cooperstown resident, lost her brother in the 9/11 attack in 2001, 21 years ago.
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On Sunday, September 18, 3 - 4 p.m., Friends of the Village Library of Cooperstown presents its first program of the 2022-23 Sunday Speaker Series: The Mission and Work of the Community Foundation of Otsego County, with Jeff Katz, CFOC’s executive director.
“I wanted people to remember the day. I wanted to keep the memory alive for these wonderful people,” she said.
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Celebrate Harvest History
The second event on Thursday, October 20, will ring in Halloween with Haunted History
“We have a lot of fun things planned,” Ms. Micucci said. “Activities at the History Center will include a beer tasting featuring Cooperstown Brewery, sponsored by Northern Eagle Beverage, an arts and crafts table featuring corn-husk doll making, a children’s story time in the Sally Mullen Children’s Corner, and an opportunity to learn more about the history of hops and dairy farming in Oneonta.”
This fall, the Greater Oneonta Historical Society (GOHS) introduces a new series of events, History After Hours!
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of our model train display, a hot chocolate bar, and a present wrapping station with vintage Bresee’s wrapping paper,” she said.All
“This is going to be a great series.”
The final installment of History After Hours will be on Thursday, November 17, presenting Holiday History
The first event is on Thursday, September 22 (5 - 7 p.m.), GOHS’s History After Hours will celebrate Harvest History.
“We’ll be featuring Oneonta’s ghost stories and unsolved mysteries, Laskaris fudge making, arts and crafts., and more,” Ms. Micucci said.
“The night will include photo opportuni ties with the famous Bresee’s figurine Santa Clause, a chance to mail a Christmas wish list to Santa, arts and crafts, demonstrations
“We have so many unique items in the gift shop,” she said. “We feature locally made goods, GOHS and exhibitionbranded items, and a unique variety of local history books, souvenirs, apparel, postcards, jewelry, toys, and gifts that can only be found at the History Center,” Ms. Micucci said.
“The program series will offer a variety of events for adults and children of all ages at the Oneonta History Center (183 Main Street) from 5 to 7 p.m., once a month on September 22, October 20 and November 17,” said Marcela Micucci, Executive Director Greater Oneonta Historical Society.
While you are there, visit the gift shop and do some early Christmas shopping,
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OFFICE SPACE FOR RENT Beautifully remodeled 3-room suite in the heart of downtown Cooperstown. Annual lease: $1,800/mo. Heat and WiFi included. Serious inquiries only. Call 607-282-2183 Cooperstown Schools Pleasant ranch house for rent. Country setting, nice view. 2br w/4 closets. Hardwood floors. 1st Floor No$1200/moScreenedLaundry.porch.plusutilities.Pets,available10/1/22814-571-9831after2pmTextifnoanswer Charming Country Home! Located between Gilbertsville and Morris just a short drive to Oneonta, this home sits on just under 50 acres. Porch, private deck, large yard, massive 3-story barn, 2-car garage. Just across the road is another 2-story barn, over 30 acres of prime hunting land, small cabin. The back side borders Butternut Creek. On the first floor of the main house: LR, full bath, office, formal DR, kitchen, laundry, enclosed back porch. Upstairs: large full bath, 2 large BRs w/double closets, and large main BR w/3 closets. This is a unique country home! MLS#135686 $249,900 Restaurant Equipment AUCTION www.brzostek.com TUES., SEPT. 20, 10 A.M. - Preview: 9-10 A.M. Portabello's 6209 State Hwy. 28, Fly Creek, NY (Cor. of Rt. 28 & Co. Rt. 26 in Fly Creek) 80 Smokey Hollow Rd. Baldwinsville, NY 13027 (315) 678-2542 Auctioning for Portabello’s Restaurant as they are remodeling to include: 23 Round & sq. pedestal tables w/Formica tops, 71 Barrel back wooden dining room chairs, 5 high swivel bar stools, 13’l Oak top bar & back bar, glass rack, 3 door 2 sided beer cooler w/compressor, Cappuccino machine, cash register, 3 bay bar sink w/dbl. side drainboards & ice bin, speed racks, commercial dishwasher w/in & out SS trays, dish racks, 3 Bay SS sink, Single bay SS Utility sink, 2-4’w low 2 dr. SS cooler, 6’l 5 Bay elec. steam table, 4’l SS table, counter top electric fryer, Hobart meat slicer, Garland propane gas lower SS oven w/upper broiler w/upper oven, Imperial 5’w dbl. propane gas oven w/ 10 burner top, 13’l Galvanized
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 2022A-8 THE FREEMAN’S JOURNAL & HOMETOWN ONEONTA
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“Visitors will also be able to view our permanent exhibition, Small Community, Big Ideas: Greater Oneonta, as well as our special exhibition, Town & Gown: SUNY Oneonta and the Local Community, Past and Present from September 16 through November 12,” Ms. Micucci said.
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99 Main Street, Oneonta office 607.441.7312 fax 607.432.7580 www.oneontarealty.com Lizabeth Rose, Broker/Owner Cricket Keto, Licensed Assoc. Broker Peter D. Clark, Consultant Locally owned and operated Single and multi-family homes Commercial property and land So Much to Offer! This well-maintained ranch has central air, 4 BRs, 3 baths, finished basement w/kitchenette, hard wood floors, 3+ acres, beautiful views, in-ground pool, hot tub, 3-car garage with electric and overhead doors, 2 sheds. MLS#134928 $349,900 166 Main Street, Suite 1 Oneonta | oneontarealty.com607.433.2873 Totally Remodeled! Easy one-floor living in this home surrounded by nature in beautiful setting. 3 BRs, 2 baths, open floorplan, kitchen w/ island, granite counters, new appliances. No detail was spared here! $199,900MLS#135393 607-432-3775 28 Oneida Street, Oneonta Securities offered through Securities America, Inc., Member FINRA/ SIPC. Tax services offered through Donald Benson, CPA, PC. Securities America and Donald Benson, CPA, PC are separate entities. Advisory Services offered through Securities America Advisors, Inc. Don Benson Lifetime Income Strategies Tax & Planning Services Wilber Hop Farmers, ca. 1870s - 1890s
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