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City of the Hills Oneonta to host women’s rights rally Saturday There will be a community gathering at 4:30 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 2, in Muller Plaza in Oneonta for women’s reproductive rights.

There will be music, refreshments and speakers.

The event in organized by Diandra Sangetti-Daniels.

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Mandates force Bassett cutbacks Tuesday Although 96% of employees are reportedly vaccinated, transition leaves some outpatient services shuttered, workers ‘temporarily’ reassigned

By KEVIN LIMITI One day after the vaccination mandate deadline, Bassett Healthcare Network was forced to cut services in certain areas because of a loss of staff members, Tuesday, Sept. 28.

Bassett announced the changes Tuesday, calling it a need to “redeploy staff temporarily” because of shortages.

Services affected include outpatient laboratory draws, which are now by appointment only.

Cooperstown Convenient Care has been forced

to close, and wait times for phone calls will take longer than usual.

In an internal email Monday, Bassett President and CEO Tommy Ibrahim said 96% of staff were vaccinated. “Thank you to each and every one of you who have made the choice to get vaccinated already,” Ibrahim said.

Gabrielle Argo, a communications person for Bassett, said Bassett lost over 100 people since yesterday due to the vaccination mandate but said she felt they were doing “very well.”

“These changes to service are very temporary,”

Argo said, who was “optimistic” that the changes would only be affective for a couple of weeks.

“But we’ll continue to assess the situation.”

Argo said Ibrahim was not available to do interviews Tuesday.

Bassett Healthcare Network was responding to a mandate from Gov. Kathy Hochul requiring healthcare workers to be vaccinated. The decision drew protests in Cooperstown and Oneonta and left some wondering about the already precarious situation with understaffing at hospitals.

USS Cooperstown in town

After a one-year hiatus, the Ricky J. Parisian Memorial Pit Run returns to Oneonta, Sunday Oct. 3.

The annual Pit Run is an activity of “The Ricky J. Parisian Memorial Scholarship Foundation, Inc.” This $4,000 scholarship is provided annually in the memory of Ricky J. Parisian, a 1978 graduate of Oneonta High School. Parisian, a State Trooper, died trying to stop a robbery while off-duty.

There will be a virtual 100K, a 2K stroll, a 5K and the traditional 10K. Go to www.pitrun.org for more information.

Milo Stewart Jr./ National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum

Cooperstown got a special visit last week from the crew of the USS Cooperstown.

The U.S. Navy Freedom-class littoral combat ship was announced in 2015 at the Hall of Fame Induction Weekend and christened in early 2020.

INSIDE ►TRAIL WINNERS: Cherry Valley Artworks gives out Sculpture Trail awards. Page A3. ►Chic Walshe: Milford girls, Cooperstown boys win championships. Page A7. ►PROTEST COVERAGE: Reporter Kevin Limiti discusses why if you show up, we might show up, too. Page A4. ►MERGER MANDATE: Voters in Schenevus, Worcester pass preliminary consolidation plan.

Page A9. ►Manslaughter SENTENCE: Otego man gets four to 12 years in driving deaths.

Page A10. ►CUCKOO for CoCO: New shop in Cherry Valley focuses on arts, crafts. Page A11.

Friday, the crew visited the Hall and met with new President Josh Rawitch, front right.

Cooperstown to consider marijuana response

Village to hold information session at 6:30 p.m., Monday, Nov. 8; public hearing Monday, Nov. 22

By GREG KLEIN

COOPERSTOWN — The village of Cooperstown’s Board of Trustees Follow Breaking News On will hold a special meeting at 6:30 p.m., Monday, Nov. 8, to discuss OTSEGO.com options about opting out on the state’s cannabis dispensary plan. ►RABID ANIMAL: The Otsego Municipalities have until the end County Department of Health of the year to opt out or they are reported a bat found in the considered open to hosting sites for Oneonta area tested marijuana sales or use. positive for rabies last week.

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Tillapaugh said she thought opting out and scheduling a village referendum for the March elections would be a smart way to let villagers have their say on the issue.

Trustee MacGuire Benton said he thought framing the issue as opting out was a bad idea. He said the trustees could study the issue and decide to allow the deadline to pass without taking action, thereby opting in. Although opinions differed on a potential referendum, all of the trustees seemed to agree they did not have a full grasp of the new laws or the village’s role in the matter and wanted to use the next month to learn more.

Tillapaugh said the first November meeting would be an information session for villagers and trustees, with lots of time for discussion and questions. The normal November meeting at the end of the month will include a public hearing on the issue, beginning at 7 p.m., and potentially a vote by the trustees.

The trustees also discussed the continuing problems in the mornings at Cooperstown Elementary School, where the unintended consequence of making Walnut Street one way has jammed up Delaware Street.

Heidi Geisz, a local mother, shared a petition of about 25 parents who asked the village to reconsider

its options with school drop offs and pick ups and to undo a change that prohibits stopping and standing on Walnut during peak school hours.

Tillapaugh and Cooperstown Police Chief Frank Cavalieri both admitted the current system is not working. Tillapaugh said she is in ongoing discussions with Cooperstown Elementary School Principal Tracy Durkee on a solution.

The trustees also scheduled a public tour of the new wastewater treatment facilities for 2 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 7. The old plant was commissioned in 1969. State funding helped build the new plant, which had a 2019 ground breaking.

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Sculpture Trail winners announced, Pitts, Gagnier honored for work cult but deeply moving.”

Smith said he was moved by the powerful statement made by Pitts in the winning work. “The placement brings attention to the entire Sculpture Trail and this outstanding work sets a visual standard that elevates the entire exhibition,” he said.

However, Smith said he had a hard time choosing between the two finalists.

“Bruce Gagnier was extremely generous in showing three of his bronze figures, which anchored the exhibition in history, artistic discipline and merit,” he said.

“The dialogue these bronzes creates brings a sense of discovery as well as dignity to the Sculpture Trail. These remarkable works placed an extremely close second.”

The Sculpture Trail will continue to be on view along Main Street in Cherry Valley until Friday, Oct. 8.

Maps are available at Contributed The Cherry Valley Museum Bruce Gagnier’s three bronze figures took second and other Cherry Valley place in the 2021 Sculputre Trail judging. businesses.

The Sculpture Trail is works that gave me a great by Regiane Donadio, among sponsored by Cherry Valley Artworks, which runs it deal to think about, such as the many.

“Lost Orchid” by George The quality and breadth every other year. CVA will Hendrickson, “Introspection” of the exhibition made the hold its Cherry Valley Kite

by Liza Little and “Forte II” selection process very diffi- Festival in 2022.

STAFF REPORT Cherry Valley Artworks has awarded first prize for its 2021 Sculpture Trail to Richard Pitts of New Albany, Pennsylvania, for his piece “Windy Ribbon.”

Pitts received a prize of $1,000 for his work, an eight-foot-high, bright red piece, made of powdercoated aluminum.

Second prize of $500 was awarded to Bruce Gagnier, a Brooklyn artist, who made a series of powerful lifesize bronze figures, “Yrsa,” “May” and “Red” for the 2021 Trail.

The show’s judge, Ed Smith, a member of the National Academy and the Royal British Society of Sculptors, gallery director and professor of Art at Marist College, said judging this year’s contest was difficult.

“The choice of awards was especially difficult as there were so many outstanding works,” Smith said in a media release. “The level of commitment, dedication and invention is visually impresContributed sive and gives great pause. I was particularly heartened by ‘Windy Ribbon,’ by Richard Pitts, won first prize how the community of Cherry on the Cherry Valley Artworks’ 2021 Sculpture Valley embraced the work.

Trail.

“There were many notable

SQSPCA announces ‘fall’ of the puppy mills program STAFF REPORT As the season changes from summer to fall, the Susquehanna Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals is asking the public to help raise consumer awareness and push for changes that will lead to the eventual “fall” of puppy mills.

“September is National Puppy Mill Awareness Month, and there is no better time to remind folks that there are hundreds of thousands of dogs living in cruel and inhumane conditions all across the United States, including right here in our own backyard,” said SQSPCA Executive Director Stacie Haynes.

A year ago, knowing there were several such businesses operating in and around Otsego County, the SQSPCA launched its “PAWS Before You Pay” initiative. PAWS stands for Puppy Mill Awareness With Shelters.

“It’s important that consumers have the resources available to them to help determine whether they are purchasing from a responsible, reputable breeder or a puppy mill,” Haynes said.

“The parents of those cute little puppies you’re looking at online are very likely living in darkness in a tiny wire cage, with little human contact, getting inadequate food, water, exercise, and veterinary care.”

The standards of care for licensed puppy mills are notoriously low and the U.S. Department of Agriculture is understaffed, making enforcement of the federal regulations that do exist difficult at best, Haynes said.

To help raise awareness of these deplorable conditions and educate consumers

through Oct. 2, the SQSPCA is hosting a special “Fall of Puppy Mills” informational event. Visitors to the shelter who inquire about the PAWS Before You Pay initiative will receive a free PAWS Before You Pay decal and a free pumpkin while supplies last. The pumpkins, a nod to autumn and representative of the “Fall of Puppy Mills” message, are compliments of Middlefield Orchard.

“Come in and talk with our staff. We can provide information and resources on how to find a responsible dog breeder, and how you can help stop puppy mills,” said Haynes.

The SQSPCA is located at 5082-5088 State Route 28, south of Cooperstown.

Hours of operation are noon to 5 p.m., Tuesday through Saturday.

Appointments to meet

animals are advised, to avoid wait times, but walk-ins are also welcome.

To view available animals, to donate, or for more information, visit www. sqspca.org.

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THURSDAY, September 30, 2021

KEVIN LIMITI

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Oh deer!

The bright, beautiful Harvest Moon, come to shine on our tired fields and woodlands, has passed. The leaves have begun to turn, the temperatures are dancing about, deciding which way to go, and we are, this very week, heading into the New York state hunting season, a few months of search and shoot for the many hunters of our county. They hunt not only white-tailed deer, but also other fur-bearing and feathered animals: bear, coyote, fox, opossum, weasel, bobcat, small game, migratory game birds, waterfowl, wild turkey, and they hunt with bows, crossbows, muzzleloaders, handguns, shotguns and rifles. Last year in Otsego County, 3,088 whitetailed bucks were taken, 2,627 does, and 709 fawns, with 253,990 white tails taken in all throughout the state – the most on record – up from 224,190 in 2019.

Deer hunting is not new, although as a sport it is relatively young. Artifacts found in Germany reveal evidence of hunting 350,000 years ago, while the cave paintings in France date from 30,000 years ago. It was during the mid-Paleolithic period (the Stone Age) that early man developed the tools — of stone, bone and wood — to kill, and the age of the hunter/gatherer improved upon that of the previous gatherer/scavenger.

Later, about 11,000 years ago, the domestication of livestock and the dawn of agriculture brought hunting to new heights, with the animals now supplying, along with meat and protein, bone for implements, sinew for cordage, fur, feathers and rawhide for clothing and footwear. And then came the dogs. Depending on their breed, they helped their hunters pursue, retrieve and, often, kill, in return for habitation, food and support.

North American hunting pre-dates the United States by thousands of years and was an important part of many preColumbian Native American cultures. North American deer are thought to have descended from Asiatic forms which reached this continent at various times from the middle Miocene to the late Pleistocene epochs, i.e., sometime between one million and 18 million years ago.

In terms of geologic time the big game species — deer, elk, moose and caribou — are comparatively recent immigrants, their forms similar to Asiatic and European representatives of the deer family.

The white-tailed deer is New York’s most important big game species beginning with their essential contribution to the welfare of the pioneers. Through the years they have been the target of myriad hunters who valued them for food, clothing, recreation, or as trophies. But the settlers cleared the land with little, if any, consideration for the possible effects on game and indeed, by the middle of the nineteenth century the tremendous increase in farm acreage and the random slaughter of deer had more than counterbalanced the earlier beneficial effects of the opening of the dense forest cover.

There was a marked decline of the New York deer population through most of the 19th century, to a low between 1880 and 1890. By 1885 deer were in danger of extermination throughout the State except for the wild, nonagricultural region of the central Adirondacks.

Throughout the twentieth century the deer population returned sporadically, only to decrease again, due both to starvation, during the severe winters of 1925-26, 193031 and 1947-48, and to the illegal killing of antlerless deer. Since mid-century, the population has increased substantially.

Today we have an abundance of deer. Without their principal predators, wolves and mountain lions, they are in danger of over-browsing their territories, devastating the forest understory, and even threatening the gardens of Otsego County. Bears, bobcats, coyotes and automobiles take their share, but man is the primary population control.

Good luck, hunters. Good luck deer. Be safe. Be careful. Be smart.

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Reporter’s NOTEBOOK

Why do we cover protests? People have them Protests, demonstrations, angry people yelling about something or other. What does it all mean? Why does something like that happen?

I’ve been covering protests for almost 10 years. Protests were my vehicle for getting into journalism. In Occupy Wall Street, I was a protester, and then made the decision to be a journalist instead.

Why? I didn’t like the coverage.

Since then, I’ve covered Black Lives Matter protests in downtown Brooklyn, Palestinian protesters in Times Square and Trump supporters at Trump Tower.

I’ve seen young kids beaten with night sticks, I’ve been threatened with arrest. I’ve actually been arrested and I’ve been chased out of a public park by people who I would otherwise have supported politically.

The job of a reporter is not to determine whether a protest is good or bad or whether those protesting are decent people or terrible people.

Protests are defined by their message and the actions taken and put across as a means to achieving their political aspirations.

Recently, I covered the anti-vaccine protests in Oneonta and Cooperstown.

In no sense am I anti-vaccine. My grandfather died of COVID and the toll of the virus has affected my family

like so many others. To me, a vaccine is simply common sense.

And yet, the vaccine mandate for healthcare workers has stirred up a feeling of resentment and anger towards elected officials.

Do I agree with them? No. Do they deserve fair coverage? Yes. And what is fair coverage? It means not judging them by appearances, a perceived lack of intellect, whether a couple of them did say or did something you didn’t like or anything else for that matter. Most importantly, it’s about keeping your personal feelings tucked away somewhere and allowing people to use their voice.

The only job I have as a reporter is to literally report what happened, what was said and let the public make a decision for themselves whether it was a good protest or a bad protest.

Violence often overshadows otherwise peaceful protests, and it happens all the time. The protests that happened as a result of George Floyd’s death are a perfect example of this. When rioting happened, that became the focus. It shouldn’t and it can’t, but it’s also a fitting window into how violence can destroy a movement.

But what those protests showed was that the idea of Black people living without fear of violence or retribution by the police was an example of

an idea whose time had simply come, and it was way past overdue. Even the violence couldn’t overshadow the essential message of that. But what we don’t want are crazy extremists from any side of the political spectrum hijacking and distorting the base wishes of the sane majority of people who don’t want to see violence and simply want to start a conversation.

Protesting is an important part of being American. It may even be necessary. If you listen to an angry man with a sign and you are reporting on how he looks and smells but not what he’s saying, you’re doing it wrong as a journalist.

Of course, that man might be talking about UFOs or conspiracy theories, but he is constitutionally allowed the opinion that aliens will eventually overwhelm our meager earth defenses and make us all mate and watch re-runs of “I Love Lucy.”

The decision on whether or not to write an article about him is up to the journalist’s discretion. If you tell us aliens are indeeed out there, we might not cover it, but if you decide to physically occupy a space and stay there until the aliens come, we will probably cover it. Just don’t expect the coverage to necessarily reflect your warped reality.

ElizABETH Chloe ERDMANN

Telling a story of hope in an age of emotions These days deep emotions seem to burst forth at unexpected moments.

While in the car between visiting a pumpkin farm owned by friends and the local cider mill, I decided to pull out a crumpled paper with my brief presentation on the history of Crete.

“Does anybody want to hear a story?”

I asked my captive audience of one of my best friends and her three boys.

“Yes!” As the fall foliage whirled by, I started reading, thinking that attention would wander soon, and I’d put it away. To my surprise the boys wanted me to keep reading and even asked that I continue the story when we returned to the car after a break to feed ducks.

When I finished, the youngest boy exclaimed “that was the best story I’ve ever heard!” I was thrilled I had related it in a way that he enjoyed so much and recognized in his giddy exclamation that mysterious emotional pull of the story of Crete that seemed to reach into his soul. Later he said to me as we watched the moon together, “you have to finish that story and add more about hope and the positive.” I told him, “The hope is in those who hear this story and others like it and strive to create a better world.”

So would you like to hear a story?

Many years ago, there was an ancient Minoan civilization on the Greek island of Crete that predated our most common ideas of what ancient Greece was like …

Before Plato, Aristotle, the Acropolis, before Alexander, before the Trojan War, before the Spartans … There was a civilization like no other on Crete, the largest of Greek islands floating self-sufficiently in a world between Southern Europe and Northern Africa; it was a sea-faring trading culture. Four thousand years ago, small agricultural villages began to build “sacred centers,” usually called “palace structures.” Their demise remains a highly contested

mystery. The values of ancient Crete were similar to many indigenous cultures and traditions — like the Haudenosaunee or Iroquois: reverence for all animal and plant species and a sense of the collective nature of existence.

This is very different from the art and depictions that come later on the Greek mainland where heroes conquer nine-faced serpents and perform seemingly impossible tasks for Gods and Goddesses who have a complicated relationship with human beings.

The very name of Europe comes from Europa who was a young maiden lured away from her home in Phoenecia and brought to Crete on a bull as part of a trick devised by Zeus. These myths come from a time when domination over nature is held as key: it is THE story that unfolds on the narrative images of the Acropolis in Athens. So what came before on this mysterious island of Crete?

The Minoans. Their culture was different from what comes afterwards.

Their sacred centers were dedicated to political, artistic, and cultural events.

Their sense of the sacred blended into daily activities. They viewed life itself as sacred. There was a redistribution or sharing of goods and food at these sites, so no one was hungry or had to go without. There is very little indication of fortification and weapons, especially compared to the civilizations to come such as the Mycenaean Greeks. Minoan art depicts women in positions of power—as priestesses with arms upraised in ecstatic states and often naked to the waist without fear. Men are shown singing as they come home from the harvest, there are vases showing marine life in joyful states and smiling dogs made of clay.

When you walk through the museum you think — wow, these people knew how to have a good time. They seem happy to be alive. They lived in harmony with nature.

Their frescoes depict bull-leaping games. (Yes, I am talking about a person leaping through the horns of a bovine creature.) This is in stark contrast to a focus on violence to animals such as bull-fighting and sacrifice that are depicted in civilizations following the Minoans. The Minoan frescoes show male and female figures grabbing the bull by the horns, and vaulting through them doing a somersault. Bull-leaping could have been an ecstatic and sacred sport for the younger generation or a type of initiation.

What makes the ancient Minoan culture different from the ones that follow it — from the ones that we are more familiar with in popular culture and academia? Let me give you an 8 WORD SUMMARY: female representation, less violence, no slavery, shared resources.

So back to what happened to them.

It’s mysterious. We know from excavations there was an immense catastrophic volcanic event on ancient Thera (now called Santorini). This weakened the Minoan culture. The arrival of the Mycenaeans from mainland Greece led to a relatively brief intermingling of cultures. In Mycenean art we see scenes depicting male heroes conquering nature, women as victims, and violence against animals. After a few hundred years, the Mycenaean rule ended. People retreated into the mountains and Greece entered into a period known as the dark ages that lasted for about 500 years. After this came Homer and the well-known philosophers of Greece.

Are there traces of the Minoan world view in our culture? And why should we care about the Minoans and Crete?

The answer is simple: the hope is in us.

Elizabeth Chloe Erdmann is an upstate theorist with an expertise on “Nomadic Theology.”

LETTERS

Thank you to stranger who committed act of kindness Every once in a while something happens which restores faith in common decency. Last Thursday, I left my wallet on the farm stand at the corner of Allen Lake Road and Route 80.

When I discovered this and

went back, over an hour later, it wasn’t there (of course).

I went to the house of the owner — no one was home — but someone had left the wallet, contents intact, on a porch chair, near the door.

Who ever you were, thanks for the wallet back — and for a great uplift, not only of gratitude, but respect and faith in the common decency of people in our local community.

Or, maybe you weren’t

local and were just passing by.

Anyway, thank you. For several things.

Mary Anne Whelan Cooperstown

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Compiled by Tom Heitz/SHARON STUART with resources courtesy of The Fenimore Art Museum Research Library

135 Years Ago

The much anticipated Oneonta Agricultural Society sponsored wedding at the Oneonta Fair, scheduled for last Saturday, between Mr. George Lee of Scranton, Pennsylvania and Miss Sykes of Binghamton did not come about as advertised. However, the society secured another couple, Albert H. Jeffrey and Mary E. Sickler, who reside near Schuyler’s Lake in this county. Promptly at one o’clock on Saturday afternoon, when the bell at the judges’ stand announced the coming of the bridal party, nearly everybody on the grounds directed their steps toward the grandstand where the ceremony was to occur.

There were probably not less than 8,000 people to witness the ceremony. Before A.B. Richardson proceeded with the ceremony, he asked that order and decorum prevail. His request was complied with, for during the entire ceremony, no unseemly act or remark was noticed.

September 1886

110 Years Ago

Local News – Miss Ruth Butterfield, who last week left for Poughkeepsie to enter Vassar College, had the misfortune to have her trunks containing all her books, clothing and other personal effects burned in the fire of Wednesday, September 20, at the steamboat wharf in that city. Though the loss was a heavy one and almost heartbreaking to one entering college for the first year, everybody was more than kind. Additional time for entering college was granted by the president, and the general agent of the steamboat line met Miss Butterfield and her mother, Mrs. M.F. Butterfield, in New York and he gave helpful assistance in replacing the lost effects. The trunk of Miss Butterfield was recognized only from the partly consumed cover of her Bible, where on her name was printed in gold letters.

September 1911

90 Years Ago

A report that an automobile containing four persons had run into the Wilber Park swimming pool early Sunday morning sent all available night policemen scurrying to that vicinity. Upon arrival at the pool, the officers immediately started a draining of the water. The machine was located and pulled to shore by a towing car. Investigation of the machine, however, failed to reveal any occupants and police were left in a puzzled frame of mind. However, about 5 o’clock on that morning, Richard Cook, 175 West Street, walked into police headquarters and claimed ownership of the machine. He said that the lights of his car went out while he was driving past the pool in a heavy fog.

September 1931

70 Years Ago

A half million dollar building program is scheduled to get underway at Hartwick College by next spring the college announced yesterday. Shortages of critical materials needed for national defense may delay the work, but the college will nevertheless begin construction of a college chapel and a girls’ dormitory. Funds for the chapel were raised by the United Lutheran Church in America in a nationwide drive conducted last year. The plans for the chapel have been approved by the church’s architecture committee.

September 1951

50 Years Ago

More and more fashion-conscious women seem to be collecting complete wig wardrobes. As accessories, wigs are becoming as important as jewelry, gloves and handbags. Running the gamut from gamin to siren, today’s woman can make a quick change from blond movie queen to raven-haired femme fatale — all at the flip of a wig.

One look-into-the-future wig features “hair-print” with patterned strands of color. The natural look of synthetic wigs, the new light and well-fitted bases, and a wealth of styles and hair-colorings are making wigs the must-have new accessory for fall September 1971

40 Years Ago

The U.S. Senate passed and sent to President Reagan Tuesday a bill boosting the national debt limit past $1 trillion for the first time. The bill will permit the government to borrow the money it needs to pay bills in the fiscal year beginning Thursday. The measure was passed by a vote of 64-34 after Republican leaders fought off a series of amendments that would have sent it back to the Democrat-dominated House of Representatives. It is the fifth increase in the debt limit since 1978 when the limit was $798 billion and the actual debt at the end of the fiscal year was $772.69 billion.

September 1981

20 Years Ago

September 1991

The first time I ever used an ecigarette I was in line at a bar. I remember the stark contrast of the humid evening to the deep cool inhale of mint flavor that effortlessly filled my lungs. The rush to my head after I exhaled made my knees turn to JellO, almost sending me to the ground.

That rush coupled with the social nature of the device fueled my desire to buy my own JUUL. Amidst a vast selection of colorful pods and juices spanning from fruit flavors to your favorite childhood cereals, JUUL stood out as the least intimidating selection as they promoted a starter kit that came with the popular flavors of mint and mango.

I didn’t seem to notice the progression of my reliance on nicotine. I am still not sure if I was unaware or unwilling to admit to myself that the rush I got from vaping while partying with friends had quickly evolved to needing a vape to get through the day. I remember sitting in movie theaters inhaling the aerosol as deep as I could and releasing it into my sweatshirt pulled up to my nose to hide it. I would sneak down into the basement of the building where my internship was to get a hit of nicotine. I even vaped early in the morning at my desk before my

coworkers had arrived or as soon as they had gone home. At the time, I did not know that one pod contained as much nicotine as that found in a whole pack of cigarettes.

I was still vaping when I applied for my current position at Tobacco Free Communities Delaware, Otsego and Schoharie.

When I learned that I would be working with teenagers to prevent youth from using tobacco, I knew using the product would be hypocritical. I also began to learn about the tobacco industry’s marketing strategies and tactics to addict youth and young adults to their products quickly and for life. I saw I had done and experienced exactly what the industry had mapped out years ago: getting the euphoric rush from my first hit of highly concentrated nicotine, choosing from numerous sweet e-cig flavors presented like candy in the stores, and using the JUUL starter kit.

The resentment at being manipulated inspired me to quit cold turkey.

The first two weeks were excruciating. I had headaches, intense cravings, and a short temper that caused me to flare up at family and friends.

Thankfully, I was able to kick my habit, but I still crave nicotine every

single day.

The powerful stigma of cigarettes prevented my peers and me from smoking them, but the new vaping products, with sweet flavors veiling their harmful effects, the extreme physical sensation they offered, and the social pressure surrounding them, easily drew us in. TFC-DOS’ youth program “Reality Check” works to educate our communities on the impact the tobacco industry has had on local youth and to prevent youth from initiating tobacco use, whether smoking, vaping or chewing. As Reality Check’s Youth Engagement Coordinator for the tricounty area, I continue to work to elevate local youth’s perspective on tobacco marketing and assist in mobilizing communities to find ways to protect their kids. Without these sources of inspiration, I would have undoubtedly continued to use e-cigarettes regardless of the consequences. My nicotine addiction and my friends’ continuing use of tobacco products fuels my desire to mobilize communities to protect their youth from this industry.

Christopher Bradley is a youth engagement coordinator at Tobacco Free Communities Delaware, Otsego and Schoharie.

RICHARD STERNBERG, M.D.

Boosters will provide additional protection

Raise your hand if you are as confused as I have been digesting information about COVID-19 booster shots that has come out in the last month. Every day there seems to be something new. As a friend of mine pointed out to me, the media is so desperate for something to publish that they have been writing about the arguments that have led up to the current recommendations.

The following is from a CDC release from Friday, Sept. 24.

“CDC recommends that the following groups should receive a booster shot of Pfizer-BioNTech’s COVID-19 vaccine at least six months after completing their PfizerBioNTech primary series (i.e., The first two doses of a COVID19 vaccine).

One: people age 65 years and older Two: residents 18 years and older in long-term care settings Three: people age 50 to 64 years with underlying medical conditions.

CDC also recommends that the following groups may receive a booster of Pfizer- BioNTech COVID19 vaccine at least six months after completing their Pfizer –BioNTech primary series based on their individual benefits and risks.

One:people aged 18 to 49 years with underlying medical conditions.

Two: people age 18 to 64 years at increased risk for COVID-19 exposure and transmission because of occupation or institutional setting These recommendations only apply to people who previously received a Pfizer-BioNTech primary series.

People can talk to their healthcare provider about whether getting a Pfizer COVID-19 booster shot is appropriate for them.”

I strongly recommend you go to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention website and look it up for yourself. If the homepage doesn’t include this completely, there should be a hyperlink; click on the initial paragraph that discusses recommendations. It also includes supporting information The release goes on to define those it considers at increased risk.

This includes frontline essential workers and healthcare workers as previously detailed, including first responders, educational staff, food and agricultural workers, correction workers, U.S. Postal Service workers, public transit workers, and grocery store workers.

It is important to note that if you received one of the other vaccines you are neither recommended nor urged to get boosters yet. This is because the other vaccines available in the United States have not been fully tested. Personally, I am very comfortable that the Moderna and J&J vaccines will be approved.

Interestingly three weeks ago if you were very high risk, such as immunocompromised, you could get any of the vaccines as a booster.

I recognize there’s been a lot of noise about getting boosters. There is still controversy on who should get them. I noted that some of the controversy is that some of the scientists on the panels making recommendations

feel that the vaccine should be used for those people who haven’t gotten them yet. I think they are being very naïve. In the United States those who are eligible who haven’t gotten them have not wanted to get the vaccine.

Anybody who wanted should have been able to get it by now and certainly the massive amounts of marketing to this effect probably only missed reaching a small number of people in the country.

Just as I was comfortable with getting the initial vaccine and felt it was safe and protective, I am comfortable and desirous of getting the booster shot. I have received one. This still does not prevent one from contracting COVID-19, but it certainly helps in preventing serious symptoms.

Unfortunately, the immune system can only work to get rid of foreign agents once they’ve been exposed to it. They have to recognize them first. They can’t stop it at the border, i.e., the nose and mouth. This means there’s a small period of time one can be infected and transmit a viral load to somebody at risk even though you can prevent symptoms. And right now, children are risk because they’re unable to be vaccinated.

Bottom line, get a booster as soon as you’re eligible to get one. Then watch for recommendations on repeat boosters. Based on the studies so far, immunity seems to wane with time. This virus could end up like the flu which requires annual (or even more frequent) boosters.

TERRY BERKSON L if e s k e tch e s

Watching old western reminds me of shootout on Angel Hill I watched the movie “Shane” the other night and the shootout at the end brought back memories of a local shootout that used to take place every year in the middle of August: “Hold it,” Teddy Dziadik Jr. said quietly as he shouldered his shotgun.

Chuckie Crist let his hand drop to his side. Dziadik swept his gun across the horizon several times. Then he said, “okay!” and Crist lifted his hand and pulled on the rope that released the spring that sent a clay bird climbing into the sky. The barrel of Dziadik’s gun followed the bird’s path until suddenly there was a blast and all that remained in the air was powder. The shooter had connected again, preventing the next man in line from getting a shot at the same clay bird. That’s the way the competition, called a shootout, worked.

Several men, usually six or eight, lined up in anticipation of the clay pigeon’s release. Then the bird was launched and the first man in line, the one who was nearest the release, would shoot. If he hit the bird, he was in the clear, but if he missed, the next man in line could shoot, and if that man connected the first man

would get an “O” and so on until the shooter was O U T of the competition. There were other details to the game but what I’ve described should give the reader a general idea.

I hadn’t attended the shootout, which amounts to a picnic with gun smoke, for several years. The annual event was hosted by Buddy and Cathy Crist who live on Angel Hill outside of Schuyler Lake. The last time I competed I had fared much better using the strategy of not shooting until the last second so if I missed, the man following me wouldn’t have a chance to blast my bird to give me an “O” or a “U” or a “T.” Waiting until the last second had worked well, because Buddy had lent me his old Remington Model 11 and that gun was able to reach way out there. Even then, young Ted was a fierce competitor and eager to go again if he didn’t win.

Several years ago my waiting strategy flopped like a tin turkey as the Dziadik kid blasted the birds shortly after they took flight. Before the day was out he had won several rounds.

Raymie Misencik, Ryan Sagan, Chuckie Crist and Keith Johnson also

experienced the taste of victory.

There was another competition involving a rifle that never shoots the same way twice. Chuckie Crist said he had practiced with the weapon for hours but still, when the shooting counted, the rifle remained unpredictable. Late in the afternoon Cathy was eager to get back down the hill to her garden, but unfortunately when she shouldered the defective rifle she incredibly hit the target and had to wait to give others a chance to hit the bull’s eye.

When the smoke cleared, a slippery guy dressed in black and wearing two low slung pistols lay dead on the ground.

“Was that Wilson?” I thought I heard someone ask.

“Yeah, that was Wilson.”

“Was he fast on the draw?”

“He was fast, alright.”

“But, not as fast as you ... You’re hurt! Where’re you going? Come back! Come back!”

As the shootout ended, and a liberated Cathy was headed for her garden, I think I spotted Shane, wounded and slumped in his saddle, riding off into the sunset.

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

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OBITUARIES Debra A Plows, 63 August 27, 1958 September 20, 2021

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

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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.

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CHERRY VALLEY - Debra Plows sadly passed away Monday Sept. 19th, 2021. She was the daughter of Robert Fahey and Anne Helmer. She and Edward Plows married Oct. 16, 1976. She is survived by her husband Ed Plows, son Joseph and his wife Annette Plows, and their children.

The funeral was held Monday September 27, 2021 at Ottman Funeral Home in Cherry Valley N.Y. If anyone would like to send cards, flowers or monetary donations to help the family out with funeral expenses and after, please send contributions to Ed Plows, 650 County Highway 54, Cherry Valley N.Y. 13320. Thank you all.

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Betty Jean McCarthy, 97 August 4, 1924 - September 20, 2021

CHERRY VALLEY Betty Jean McCarthy passed away on Monday, September 20, 2021 at the Eastern Star Home in Oriskany, N.Y. She was born on August 4, 1924 to Grace Swift Yarter and Levi Yarter in Hartford, N.Y. When Betty was three, they moved to Cooperstown and then to Cherry Valley.

Betty graduated from Cherry Valley Central School with the Class of 1942. Betty worked for the Gilday Insurance Company then moved to New York City where she worked for Citicorp Bank. Betty loved being in the city!

She was united in marriage to Joseph McCarthy on October 10, 1957 which happened to be her parent’s wedding anniversary. Joseph predeceased her.

She returned to

Cooperstown and worked at sparkle in her eye and she lit the Baseball Hall of Fame. up a room when she entered She was a member of the it. She seemed to know Criterion Club everyone and she and was a “standwill be missed by out” soprano in many people. the church choirs She is survived by at Grace and St. several cousins.

Mary’s Episcopal Heartfelt thanks Churches.

She to the staff at the was a longEastern Star Home time member of in Oriskany who Grace Episcopal loved Betty as we Church in Cherry did.

Betty J. Valley. Betty was Funeral and McCarthy a member of the committal services Order of the Eastern Star were held at 11 a.m. on for over 78 years and held Friday, September 24, at the many offices including Grace Episcopal Church, Associate Grand Marshall Cherry Valley, N.Y. in 1952 and Associate To send online condoGrand Chaplain in 2002. lences visit www.ottmanfuShe had been the Musician neralhome.com for Otsego-HartwickArrangements were Arbutus Chapter #201 for entrusted to Ottman Funeral many years.

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Venue is based upon the County in which the mortgaged premises is situated.

Nationstar Mortgage LLC d/b/a Mr. Cooper, Plaintiff, against Joseph R Marsh, Jr., as Heir to the Estate of Joseph Marsh, Cheryl Marsh, as Heir to the Estate of Joseph Marsh and Joseph Marsh’s unknown respective heirs-at-law, nextof-kin, distributees, executors, administrators, trustees, devisees, legatees, assignees, lienors, creditors, and successors in interest and generally all persons having or claiming under, by or through said defendant who may be deceased, by purchase, inheritance, lien or otherwise, any right, title or interest in the real property described in the complaint herein, New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, United States of America, Defendants.

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summons and complaint by serving a copy of the answer on the attorney for the mortgage company who filed this foreclosure proceeding against you and filing the answer with the court, a default judgment may be entered and you can lose your home.

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The relief sought in the within action is a final judgment directing the sale of the premises described above to satisfy the debt secured by the Mortgage described above.

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Milford girls, Coop boys win Chic Walshe titles Defense, Diamond’s hat trick help Hawkeyes to rare win over South Kortright STAFF REPORT DAVENPORT — Junior Colby Diamond scored three second half goals as Cooperstown won the Chic Walshe Tournament with a 3-1 win over South Kortright on Saturday, Sept. 25.

After a scoreless first half, Cooperstown Coach Frank Miosek moved Diamond from his normal position as a defensive midfielder to striker, a move that changed the tempo of the game in the second half.

“Coach Miosek and Coach (Lucas) Spencer, they told (fellow captain) Liam (Spencer) and I at halftime, one of us was going to move up front and we could decide which one of us it was. So, I said I would do it,” said Diamond, who was named tournament MVP for his efforts.

“I thought they took it to us in the first half,” Miosek said. “The second half we made some adjustments and it was much more our type of game.”

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South Kortright’s Trent Cole dribbles as Cooperstown’s Charlie Lambert, left, and Aidan Spencer try to cut him off.

The Hawkeyes stayed undefeated with the non-conference win, but the Rams struck first when

Eoin Byrne got free in the box and beat keeper Finn Holohan to the back of the net with 34:45 left in

the game.

It was the first time Cooperstown trailed all season, but the deficit lasted only 21 seconds before Diamond tied it.

“That tells you something about this team,” Miosek said. “They didn’t hang their heads.”

“They scored their goal and I said, ‘that’s ok, we’re going to get it right back,’” Diamond said. “I knew I had to do something.”

As the half wore on, Miosek said he thought his team’s endurance paid off again.

“Our midfielders and our defense, I think their conditioning is a big part of our success,” he said.

With 14:58 left, Spencer put a through ball into the box that Diamond controlled and then finished for a 2-1 lead.

With 12:36 left, Diamond completed the hat trick.

Miosek credited Holohan and his defense with keeping Cooperstown in the game long enough for the offense to win it. Although

Cooperstown outshot SK, 22-6, the Rams had a 7-5 advantage in corner kicks.

Interior defenders “P.J. Kiuber and Ethan Kukenberger, in particular, headed everything out of trouble,” Miosek said.

“Obviously, the offense wins it, but it was the defense that kept us in the game,” he said.“It was a great team win.”

Kiuber, Kukenberger and Spencer were named Chic Walshe All-Stars, along with Logan Byrne, Logan Firment and Jadyn Sturniolo for SK. Assistant Coach Lucas Spencer said it is only the third time Cooperstown had won a Chic Walshe title, including wins in 2011 and the mid-1990s. Likewise, the title is often won by the Rams, the small-school power from Section IV Class D in Delaware County.

Cooperstown (8-0, 4-0) hosts Mount Markham for a Center State Conference Division III match at 4:30 p.m., Thursday, Sept. 30, as part of homecoming week.

Wildcats shut out Rams, lose Tri-Valley showdown to Schenevus on Monday STAFF REPORT DAVENPORT — Eighth-grader Lexi Sutphin scored twice to help the Milford girls soccer team win the 2021 Chic Walshe Tournament for girls soccer Saturday, Sept.

25, with a 3-0 win over South Kortright.

After a scoreless first half, the Wildcats struck quickly less than a minute into the second half as Sutphin got free in the box and buried a cross for Milford’s first goal of the game. Sutphin struck again two minutes later, taking a pass and beating South Kortright keeper Chloe Davis to the far post for a 2-0 lead.

Tournament MVP Julia Barown finished off the scoring by netting the third goal of the day. Delaney Maison, Mariah Saggese and Grace Cohn were credited with assists. Milford senior goalie Leeanna West was again solid, making a few key stops to keep the Rams off the scoreboard, to earn another shutout.

Lilly Cohn, Kara Mertz and Mariah Saggese were named Chic Walshe AllStars for Milford.

Monday in Milford, visiting Schenevus gave Milford its first loss of the season,

4-0, in a battle of Tri-Valley League girls soccer contenders.

Angie Competiello had two goals and Lily Competiello had two assists for Schenevus (9-0, 6-0), which started the scoring just three minutes into the game when Taylor Knapp was left unmarked and scored on a ball from Lily Competiello.

Later in the half, the Dragons made it 2-0 when Milford defender Taylor Beckley was called for a handball in the box, setting up a penalty kick. Angie Competiello converted it to the right of Wildcat goalie Leeanna West.

With 10 minutes to go before half, the Dragons made it 3-0 with another Competiello hookup as younger sister Lily set up Angie’s score.

The Wildcats almost got on the board when sophomore Julia Barown hit the left post.

With 16 minutes left in the match, the Dragons pushed their lead to 4-0, when Milford goalie Leeanna West deflected a shot and Shawna Whiteman was there to Cheryl Clough knock the ball in for the final score.

Photographer Cheryl Clough contrib- Milford’s girls stayed undefeated with their Chic Walshe win over South Kortright, but Monday lost their first game of the season, 4-0, to Schenevus. uted to this report.

Sports Roundup: Competiello scores 100th varsity goal for Dragons Franklin/Unatego 7, Worcester 0 In Franklin, Matthew Serrao had three goals and an assist as the combined Franklin/Unatego team stayed unbeaten with a Tri-Valley League win over Worcester.

Chase Birdsall had two goals and Jacob Kingsbury and Nick LeFever scored the other goals for Franklin/Unatego.

Brandon Gregory, Braeden Johnson and Victor RodriguezMatias had assists for Franklin/ Unatego (7-0-1, 4-0), which established itself as the team to beat in the TVL with wins over the Wolverines and Milford/Laurens this week.

Morris gets forfeit In Richfield Springs, the host team again had to forfeit because of a lack of players, giving Morris its first TVL win of the season.

STAFF REPORT Junior Angie Competiello scored her 100th varsity goal to help visiting Schenevus win a TriValley League game against Cherry Valley-Springfield, 4-2, in Cherry Valley on Friday, Sept. 24.

Competiello had two goals and an assist in the game.

Shawna Whiteman and Val Beardslee had the other goals for Schenevus (9-0, 6-0), which also got an assist from Hannah Sulas.

Ari Bosc and Joleen Lusk scored for CV-S. BOYS SOCCER Monday, Sept. 27 Worcester 1, Morris 0 In Morris, Ben Ballard scored the game winner on an assist from William Brady to give the visiting Wolverines a TVL win.

M/L 3, Schenevus 0 In Schenevus, Brock Mann scored twice to help Milford/ Laurens to a road win in the TVL. Riley Stevens had a goal and Nick DeBoer had an assist from Milford/Laurens (8-3, 5-1).

CV 5, Oneonta 1 In Binghamton, Finlay Oliver scored for the visitingYellowjackets, but Oneonta dropped a STAC match to host Chenango Valley.

Franklin/Unatego 4, Edmeston 2 In Edmeston, the visiting Franklin/Unatego team stayed unbeaten in TVL play with a road win against the Panthers.

Matthew Serrao scored and had three assists from Franklin/Unatego (8-0-1, 5-0), which also got a goal and an assist from David Clapper

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Schenevus junior Angie Competiello, shooting against Morris goalie Maddie Coleman earlier this season, scored her 100th varsity goal Friday, Sept. 24.

and goals from Brandon Gregory and Jacob Kingsbury.

Kyle Ough and Gavin McEnroe scored goals for Edmeston (4-3, 3-1).

Saturday, Sept. 25 Worcester 2, Charlotte Valley 1 In Davenport, Connor Fancher had a goal and an assist as the Wolverines beat the host Wildcats in the consolation game of the Chic Walshe Tournament.

Jaken Reardon had the game winner

for Worcester.

Trevor Waid scored for Charlotte Valley.

Schenevus 7, Jefferson 2 Mehki Regg had a hat trick and Daniel Gallagher had two goals and two assists as host Schenevus beat visiting Jefferson in a nonleague game.

Wyndham Spooner had a goal and an assist and Cody Keator scored the other goal for the Dragons.

Lucas Pochily and Kurt McMahon

scored for Jefferson.

Friday, Sept. 24 Milford/Laurens 3, Gilboa 2 In Milford, the twin Cats got goals from Justin LaPilusa, Brock Mann and Nick DeBoer in a nonleague win over visiting Gilboa.

Riley Stevens, Martin Thorsland and Zach Brown had assists for M/ L (7-3, 4-1).

Dylan Merwin scored for Gilboa, which got 16 saves from keeper Joe Willie.

GIRLS SOCCER Monday, Sept. 27 Laurens 2, CV-S 0 In Cherry Valley, Eowyn Chickerell and Jaidon Brodie scored second-half goals to lead visiting Laurens to a TVL win.

Unatego 3, UV 1 In Otego, Bailey McCoy had a goal and an assist as the Spartans stayed undefeated with a Midstate Athletic Conference win.

Tatum Coddington and Kylie Mussaw each scored for Unatego (1-0, 8-0), which got an assist from Elizabeth Craft.

Kadence York scored for Unadilla Valley (4-3, 3-3).

Morris 1, Worcester 0 In Worcester, Hannah Wist got See ROUNDUP, Page A8

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Roundup: Oneonta girls top Seton Catholic, 8-0; Spartans beat Storm in football ROUNDUP/from Page A7 the game-winner from about 25 out to lead Morris to a road win in the TVL. Franklin 7, Edmeston 1 In Franklin, Kayla Campbell scored twice and had three assists as Franklin won a TVL match.

Shannon Kingsbury had two goals and Valentina Temple had a goal and an assist from Franklin (7-0-1, 4-0-1), which also got assists from Marissa Campbell and Tamara Wright.

Arissa Bolton scored for Edmeston.

Oneonta 8, Seton Catholic 0 In Oneonta, Veronika Madej scored three times and had an assist as Oneonta won a Southern Tier Athletic Conference match.

Grace Slesinsky had a goal and two assists for Oneonta (5-3, 5-1), which also got a goal and an assist from Emma Peters and Julia Joyner and solo goals from Josie Scanlon and Maggie Neals.

Sharon Springs 5, G-MU 4 In Gilbertsville, Rachel Burke scored a hat trick for the visiting Spartans in a TVL match.

Madeline Pain and Alyssa Sorochinsky had a goal and an assist each for GilbertsvilleMount Upton, which also got goals from Hannah Bonczkowski and Skye Wilson and two assists from Kaitltn Finch.

Dolgeville 5, Cooperstown 1 In Dolgeville, Kim Wick scored for the visiting Hawkeyes, who fell in a Center State Conference match.

Cheryl Clough Saturday, Sept. 25 Worcester 1, Charlotte Valley 1 Milford/Laurens’s Donta Sherwood gets knocked off his feet by Gilboa goalie In Davenport, Sophia Adams scored on a Joe Willie who came off his line to get the ball during a non-league game pass from Iriyah Haley as the Wolverines tied Friday. Sherwood scored a goal to help M/L to a 3-2 win. the host Wildcats in the consolation game of the Chic Walshe Tournament.

Tatum Coddington had three assists and had an assist for Morris (5-4, 4-3), which Natalie Amaden scored for CV, on a pass also scored a goal and Elizabeth Craft also also got an assist from Maiya King. from Aleigha Brockway.

Camryn Marshall scored for Richfield. scored for Unatego (9-0, 7-0).

Friday, Sept. 24 Andrea Trifunovic scored for Greene on a Cincinnatus 1, Cooperstown 0 Unatego 6, Greene 1 pass from Cassie Butler.

At Cooperstown, the visiting Lions stayed In Otego, Kylie Mussaw scored twice and Morris 4, Richfield Springs 1 undefeated with a win against the host got an assist and Lilyanna Barnes scored In Morris, Hannah Wist scored three goals Hawkeyes in a non-conference game. twice as the Spartans stayed undefeated with to lead the host Mustangs to a Tri-Valley Kyla Sustad scored for Cincinnatus (8-0). a Midstate Athletic Conference win over League win.

Samantha Vezza had 17 saves for Greene.

Carissa Richards scored the other goal and Cooperstown (0-4, 0-9).

GIRLS SWIMMING Whitesboro 97, Cooperstown 67 In Middlefield, visiting Whitesboro topped the host Hawkeyes in a Center State Conference meet at the Clark Sports Center.

FOOTBALL Saturday, Sept. 25 Unatego 38, Unadilla Valley7 In New Berlin, Shea Barber scored three touchdowns to help the visiting Spartans beat the Storm in a Midstate Athletic Conference game.

Barber scored on a 45-yard punt return, a one-yard run and a 25-yard reception. Logan Utter passed for the score and also had a rushing touchdown and Jarrett Thayer scored on a run, as well.

Thousand Islands 54, Cooperstown 20 In Cooperstown, Liam Ford threw for two touchdowns and Bryson Whitaker ran for a 40-yard score, but the host Hawkeyes lost to Thousand Islands.

Ford was 6-for-12 and 113 yards, including five passes for 87 yards and a touchdown to Kalen Dempsey.

Friday, Sept. 24 WG/O-M 27, Oneonta 7 In Watkins Glen, the combined Watkins Glen/Odessa-Montour team gave Oneonta its first loss of the season.

GIRLS VOLLEYBALL Monday, Sept. 27 Oneonta 3, Mekeel Christian 1 In Scotia, Oneonta won a non-league match, 26-28, 25-21, 25-13, 25-16.

Madie Denning had 18 assists, Abbie Platt had 17 assists and Haley Utter had nine kills for the Yellowjackets.

Unadilla Valley 3, Unatego 0 In New Berlin, the Storm stayed undefeated with a 25-8, 25-6, 25-17 sweep of visiting Unatego in a Midstate Athletic Conference match.

Shannon Kelly and Ava Rowe had five aces each for UV (5-0), while Hailey VanBlarcom had 11 aces for Unatego.

WCDO Athletic Director Nate Lull and photographer Cheryl Clough contributed to this report.

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Schenevus, Worcester voters pass merger referendum STAFF REPORT Voters in the school districts for Schenevus and Worcester gave tentative approval for a merger plan between the schools in dual votes Wednesday, Sept. 22.

In Schenevus Central School District, the vote was 339 in favor and 223 against. In Worcester Central School District, the vote was 327 in favor and 140 against.

The vote allows the merger to move to a binding referendum in December. If the December vote also passes in both districts, the merged district will begin operations July 1.

“We want to thank all the voters who came out today to weigh in on this very important issue,” Worcester Superintendent Tim Gonzales said.

If the merger is approved by voters in December, Worcester CSD will annex Schenevus, with the Worcester superintendent and school board remaining in place.

School officials have said there

would also be a referendum vote to decide if the Worcester school board would increase from five to seven members as of July 1, to allow more Schenevus residents the opportunity to run in May for seats on the board.

According to Schenevus records, merger studies were also undertaken in 1974, 1982, 1989 and 1996.

“This proposed merger represents a real opportunity for Schenevus students, families and taxpayers,” Schenevus Superintendent Theresa Carlin said in a media release.

“We look forward to working with Worcester over the coming months to ensure that this process goes as smoothly as possible.”

The final merger vote is scheduled for Wednesday, Dec. 1, pending state approval, with voting taking place at both school buildings.

For more information, go to Greg Klein/The Freeman’s Journal the Schenevus-Worcester Merger Committee website at www.mscsw. Pro-merger supporters in Schenevus and Worcester school districts won the right to a binding vote in December, as twin merger votes passed in the districts Wednesday, Sept. 22. org.

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The Village of Cooperstown has an opening in the position of Parks Supervisor Requirements include good knowledge of park construction and maintenance activities; ability to supervise the work of others; ability to follow oral and written instructions; ability to keep records and make reports; reliability; physical strength and endurance; physical condition commensurate with the demands of the position. Graduation from high school or possession of a high school equivalency diploma and two years full-time paid experience in parks and/or recreational facility and building maintenance. Possession of a valid Class D or greater NYS driver’s license is required for employment. This position also requires plowing snow and sanding in a non-CDL-required vehicle.

This is a full-time position with competitive wage and attractive benefits.

Applicants must be a resident of Otsego County.

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Shane Santiago listens to victim-impact statements before his sentencing at Otsego County Courthouse Monday, Sept. 27, in Cooperstown.

Otego man sentenced for 2020 crash that killed two

By KEVIN LIMITI COOPERSTOWN — An Otego man was sentenced to four to 12 years in prison Monday, Sept. 27, for second degree manslaughter related to a July 15, 2020, crash that killed two people in Pittsfield on county Route 13.

Tehya Gonzalez and Cheyenn Aubry were passengers in Santiago’s car, which drove off the road at 85 miles an hour, killing them both. Santiago survived and was treated at the hospital for minor injuries.

Santiago sat with his head in his hand as victim impact statements were read by District Attorney John Muehl.

One statement read by Muehl was by Kristi Kelly on behalf of the family of Tehya Gonzalez, one of the women who died as a result of the crash. “On the early morning of July 15, 2020, our families’ lives were changed forever,” Kelly’s statement read. “Tehya was only 22 years old and had so much life left to live. Since Tehya’s passing, her four year old nephew and two year old niece have had to learn about death and heaven and now look up to the sky daily, to watch their angel flying. This is an awful tragedy, a senseless tragedy, that no family should ever have to experience.

All because of the reckless and careless actions of Shane Santiago.”

Kelly Graven also spoke about the loss Gonzalez’s mother felt, and said the “shock, confusion and sadness of that day has not left us. ... Life will never be the same without Tehya here,” Graven’s statement read.

Santiago declined to offer any statement before sentencing was handed down.

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Char Carentz works with her Bearded Collie, Oakley, at the Del-Otse-Nango Rally and Obedience Shows on Saturday, Sept. 25, at Damaschke Field in Oneonta.

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New Cherry Valley business focuses on art, crafts

By PATRICK DEWEY Coco & Cordelia, on Main Street in Cherry Valley, offers one of a kind goods, including handmade jewelry, heirloom-quality rag dolls, origami-style handbags and other locally made and curated artistic goods.

The store is owned by Diana Stiles, a selftaught fiber artist and jewelry maker whose creations comprise much of the inventory.

According to the Fiber Arts Center of the Eastern Shore, fiber art is fine art made from fabric, yarns, and other textiles.

Stiles said all of her energy is focused on the creative process and the store. She said the variety and quality of the inventory is unique, defying pigeonholing.

“It’s a magical place. You never know what you will find,” Stiles said. She said she applied her passion for interior decorating to the store and the presentation of her inventory.

Stiles said her jewelry is handmade and forged. “It’s unique, you won’t find anything else like it,” she said.

Stiles said some of the ways in which the store is decorated are inspired by time spent in Paris. “It’s a bit of Paris in Cherry Valley.”

Stiles added the design of many of her rag dolls is inspired by Paris as well.

Stiles, originally from New York City, has 25 years of experience in the field of fundraising and development. During her career, she was always doing a lot of artistic projects on the side. Before coming to Cherry Valley, Stiles lived in Amherst, Massachusetts for a time. A new fundraising and development job brought Stiles to Cherry Valley.

Then, when the position was eliminated less than a year later, she had to decide what was next. At the same time, the small building that now houses Coco & Cordelia was for sale.

Stiles, having a large inventory of her own art, decided to open a store. She said if you had asked her a few years earlier, she never would’ve thought she’d own a small business.

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Many of the same skills Stiles used in development and fundraising are helpful as a business owner. She said these skills include one-on-one communication, authenticity, and an understanding of what motivates people.

Now, Stiles said one of her favorite parts of owning Coco & Cordelia is connecting with others, whether they are local or just passing through. She said Coco & Cordelia has become a hub for artists, writers and creatives who enjoy browsing the store and talking with her about the creative process. She said she is loving the experience of focusing on her art and being a business owner.

Stiles said she feels at home in Cherry Valley. “I feel welcome, loved, and supported.

There is so much positive energy, especially

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The large number of female-owned businesses in Cherry Valley is another reason she’s proud to call the area home, Styles said.

Pamela Noonan is Stiles’ sister-in-law and creates ceramics that are available in Coco & Cordelia.

Noonan, who has lived in Cherry Valley for the past 20 years, admires the bravery of Stiles to move to a new area and start a new business during a pandemic.

“She is a visionary with phenomenal drive and ambition,” Noonan said.

Noonan said Stiles’ love for creativity is contagious and she helps customers feel connected with the creative process and the story behind each handcrafted item.

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Stiles said Coco & Cordelia is now decorated and stocked for Halloween and fall.

Through December, it will remain open Thursday through Sunday, noon until 6 p.m.

Stiles said other than Valentine’s Day, where the shop will be open for a few days, her shop will be closed through most of the winter so she can work on new store items and focus on her online store.

Stiles said sometime in the near future Coco & Cordelia will offer workshops in sewing, jewelry making, and needle felting.

Coco & Cordelia is at 14 Main St. in Cherry Valley.

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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

Headwaters Soccer Club ends 30 years of community service

Thank You

to all the camp participants, coaches, counselors, players, athletic trainers, officials, bus & site coordinators, scholarship providers, sponsors & fans of the following Headwaters programs over the past 30 years: Summer Soccer Camp Series, Oneonta Men’s & Women’s Adult Summer Leagues, Oneonta Adult Co-Ed League, PowerAde Indoor Soccer Series, PowerAde Women’s Indoor & Outdoor Tournaments, Youth Indoor & Outdoor Clinics, Charity Golf Tournaments, Mine Kill State Park Men’s & Women’s Adult Leagues and High School Tournament.

Over 50,000 youth & adults have participated in Headwaters programs.

Special Thank You to: Tracey Ranieri, John Hamor (founder), Allan Knox, Board Members: Hank Hotaling, 1st President, Jeff Gearhart 1st V.P., Duane Ely, Scott Crounse, Mark Carol, Penny Wightman, Marty Podskoch, Ron Janneck, Richard Ranieri, Jim Adair, 2nd President, Marilyn Ballard, 2nd V.P. Gerald Laing, Jr., Bonnie Johnson, Gary Licalzi, Liz McGrail, Randy Mudge, George Hotaling, Gregg Johns & Eric Miller.

Others: Barbara DiCocco, Karen Toften, Adrienne Gabel, Tom Duffy, David Greene, Jim Greenburg, Diana Othe Moseman, Patty MacLeish, Carol Ronovech, Denise O’Brien, Mike Ranieri, Ken Baker, Tom Butts, Roger Brown, Jennifer Barnes, Allecia Laing, Jim Kenyon, Charlie Ives, Dave Rowley, Jeremy Robinson, Beth Meade, Juli Glassman, Vicki Johnson, Jen Bolton, Terri Adams, Jim Belleau, Rick Rigley, “toad”, Amy DuCharme, CalliJo Sheldon, Helen & Jack Ranieri.

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After being cancelled in 2020 and delayed until Autumn this year, the Art by the Lake Festival celebrating local artists and Otsego Lake is finally going ahead. The outdoor festival will feature regional artists showing and selling in mediums from watercolor to sculpture, oil to pottery, photography, printmaking, and more. There will also be artist demonstrations, tastings from The Cooperstown Distillery and more.

Come celebrate art and enjoy the fall colors on the lake. On the lawn at The Fenimore Art Museum, Cooperstown from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Saturday, Oct. 2. For info: 607-5471400 or fenimoreartmuseum.org.

• Go to Foothills Performing Arts Center for the Fifth Annual Play It Forward concert.

This year will feature Ian Flannigan who was in the top three on NBC’s “The Voice,” has a top release with Blake Shelton, opened for country singer Trace Adkins, and is from Saugerties.

The Upstate musician will be back to his roots to perform, hang out, and be a part of the Play It Forward legacy.

Proceeds go to the Play It Forward Scholarship to be granted to two Oneonta students going into the music industry.

Tickets are $15/person. At Foothills Performing Arts Center, in Oneonta. At 7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 1. For info: 607-431-2080 or visit foothillspac.org.

• Come see artwork by artists of Upstate New York. In Gallery A of the Art Association the Central New York Watercolor Society will be holding its annual Members Only Juried Exhibition.

Also on show will be the solo exhibit by wood artist Emilie Rigby.

Opening reception to be held at the Cooperstown Art Association, 22 Main St. in Cooperstown from 5 to 7 p.m., Friday, Oct. 1. For info: 607-547-9777 or visit cooperstownart.com.

• Get in the mood for the Halloween season with a theatrical production of “The Haunting of Hill House” by Shirley Jackson. Follow the twists and turns as John Montague investigates the psychic activity in the long empty house with the help of three young people. What happens as the house begins to affect them in this creepy and frightening show?

Cost is $20/adult. At Foothills Performing Arts Center in Oneonta.

7:30 p.m. on Oct. 1, 2, 8 and 9 and matinee shows at 2 p.m., Oct. 3 and 10. For info: biggerdreamsproductions.org/.

• The SUNY Oneonta Planetarium is back. Stream a presentation about the night sky in Autumn, and learn about deep space through the lens of the Hubble space telescope. Join the SUNY Oneonta students and faculty to explore the universe.

Registration required. Presented through Microsoft Teams by the A.J. Read Science Discovery Center, SUNY Oneonta. At 7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 1. For info: 607-436-2011 or visit eventbrite.com/o/sciencediscovery-center-and-planetarium14332374215.

• Come enjoy delicious baked goods and support a local fire department. At Hartwick Seminary Fire Department, 4877 State Route 28 in Hartwick Seminary from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 2.

• Get ready for the winter reading season and support a local library.

Kinney Memorial Library is sponsoring a community book sale at the Hartwick Community Center, 450 County Route 11 in Hartwick from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 2. For info: 607-293-660.

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Cullen Pumpkin Farm offers u-pick and back-of-the-truck sales, plus supplies much of the region with wholesale pumpkins.

Pumpkin people Farm minutes from Otsego County is famous for providing October’s favorite fruit to region and offering fall, family fun as well

By GREG KLEIN CULLEN — In September and October, the delivery trucks stop at Cullen Pumpkin Farm and its twin Shypski Farm nearly every day to load up on pumpkins.

“We certainly hope so,” said Barbara Shypski. “September and October are only two months, so there is a lot of pumpkins to get out.”

Just north of Otsego County, in the town of Columbia, in the hamlet that gives the farm its name, Cullen Pumpkin Farm has been supplying central New York with pumpkins for four, going on five, decades.

Brothers Tom, Richard and John, with help from Tom’s wife, Barbara, and other family members, have been carrying on the family tradition begun by their father, Nester.

The farm was established in the 1950s as a dairy farm. Nester planted his first pumpkin patch in 1985 as something to do for fun and to supplement his corn crop, according to the

family history. However, within a couple of years, he sold the cows and turned to hay and pumpkins as his main cash crops.

Nester’s sons have continued the family tradition in the 15 years since he died. John still has a full-time job, but his brothers are “retired” and the farming they do is something they do for fun and to fill a need, in their lives and in the community, Barbara said.

In the process, they have turned the farm into a go-to-Autumn destination, with weekend events, a corn maze, a children’s playground and options for people to self pick pumpkins from the patch or buy them straight from the wagon.

“Every year we try to add something else,” she said.

The farm includes about 30 acres of crops and will produce about 30,000 pumpkins this season. Almost all of them will be sold in the region, but the Shypskis have customers as far away as Syracuse.

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In addition to pumpkin sales at Cullen Pumpkin Farm, there is a kid’s playground, a corn maze and different gourds, plants and foods for sale.

Pumpkin spices may make for good memes, but most pumpkins are sold for decoration PUMPKINS/from Page B3 “We wholesale and retail,” Shypski said. “A lot of the people we wholesale to operate roadside stands. So, a lot of times, when you see a roadside stand, those are our pumpkins, too.”

Although the harvest and selling season is short, the work goes on for most of the spring and summer.

“We probably start two or three months before (opening day in September),” she said. “You have to get the soil ready.

You have to plant.”

According to Cornell Cooperative Extension, pumpkin farming produces about $20 million in annual revenue in New York. Although pumpkin pies and pumpkin spice are popular seasonal treats — pumpkin spice season memes have become a popular trend on social media — Cornell estimates 99% of pumpkin sales are for seasonal decorations.

The Shypskis also sell corn, mums, squashes and gourds and their crop includes several different strains of pumpkin, such as black futsu and white, or ghost, pumpkins. The area around their farm is ripe for other crops and foods as well.

A roadside stand on Cullen Farm Road sells garlic and Ingles Maple Products is just a couple of miles away on State Route 28.

The farm will host a visit from Clydesdale horses from noon to 2 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 9; the Utica ZooMobile from noon to 2 p.m. Monday Oct. 11; and a snowmobile show from 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 16.

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Roots Brewery, baking kits from Fly Creek Cider Mill, more Danielle Crocco Marketing Consultant Roots Brewing Company If you haven’t been to Roots Brewing Company in Oneonta, you need to go. It is one of my favorite places to relax and have a drink.

The staff is so nice and attentive. They have a wonderful variety of beers, and cocktails as well as some tasty bites to eat.

My favorite thing to get is the June Shine hard kombucha. It’s a must try if you haven’t had it already!

The atmosphere is relaxing with comfy chairs and high tops for seating. I am usually sitting outside, trying to enjoy it as much as possible before the winter gets here! They are open Friday, Saturday, Monday, and occasionally on Sundays!

Kevin Limiti Reporter Karaoke Night at the Black Oak Tavern In my humble opinion, the best place for a night out in Oneonta, or probably anywhere else in the area, is the Black Oak Tavern.

A lot of that is because they are one of the few places in the area that regularly hosts live music that appeals to the tastes of someone like me, who is into punk and hard rock mostly.

But what you may not know is that apart from the live shows and the previously mentioned open mic night on

Mondays, karaoke is on at full swing every Wednesday, from 10 p.m. to close.

For a weeknight, Wednesdays always end up getting packed for karaoke, and it’s not hard to imagine why. There’s an energy in the room that makes it so much fun. Just like open mic, everyone is super supportive and willing to sing anything and everything.

I heard songs from Subline, Amy Winehouse, Carly Simon, Britney Spears and many others. There was a wide variety of genres that people were singing.

And the best part about it is that everyone, almost without exception, is really good. But don’t let that discourage you. Arguably karaokes are even more fun when the singers aren’t so great. Take from that what you will and see you there!

Larissa Ryan Office Manager Baking at home As the weather cools and turns to fall, it’s the perfect season for baking. It warms up the kitchen, and gives me something to do while I listen to podcasts.

Sadly, I am nowhere near being an experienced baker.

I’ve been trying but it’s slow progress for me. Which is why I picked up a scone kit from the Fly Creek Cider Mill over the summer.

All the dry ingredients are already there, just add butter

and milk. Of course the butter is a bit challenging if you don’t soften it first. But I like to do mindless things while I listen to podcasts, so I was just standing there scraping shavings off the hunk of butter until it was all mixed in. Then just add the milk, mix and scrape it into a greased pan and it’s ready to go in the oven for the next 18 minutes or so.

After that it’s just waiting until the timer goes off.

Once the scones are done you can either wait for it to cool and eat it with whipped cream, or you can be ambitious and make Devonshire cream (a recipe included with the scone kit), which is sort of like a light frosting and is delicious. All Contributed you need is heavy cream, cream of tartar, and some The Inside Out will play at The Black Oak Tavern powdered sugar. Then of at 10 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 2, at 14 Water St. in course a bowl and, if you Oneonta. don’t like whipping by hand, an electric beater.

Once the cream’s been whipped to a soft peak you can cut out your piece of scone and put the Devonshire cream on top and enjoy.

Just don’t make the mistake I did and put all the cream on the scones at once because if you want to warm them up later well, lets just say the soft peak state of the cream does not survive the microwave.

Well, that’s one way I beat the Autumn chill and get delicious goodies.

Don’t miss the train robberies!

September 18 and October 9 at 2 pm $22 Adults, $21 Seniors, $19 Children Ages 3-12

in OtsegO COunty _________ Tom SHELBY The DOG CHARMER

My Yorkie won’t go upstairs Hi, Mr. Shelby: I recently adopted a sweet little nine-year old Yorkie named Abbey from Susquehanna SPCA. She speeds up my front and back porch steps with no problem, but refuses to climb the 15 steps to my upper floor sleeping quarters (both hers and mine!)

Come to find out, her previous owner had a one-floor home, and when they often visited the owner’s sister’s home, Abbey was prohibited from going up the stairs to the second floor.

She apparently was trained well to stay on the first floor.

Fortunately, a few years ago, we had a stair lift installed.

So, now I give Abbey a ride up at night and down in the morning, with her shaking all the way. I think our choices are: 1. Have Abbey sleep in her crate alone downstairs.

2. Continue to carry her upstairs (she’s only 10 pounds), either under my power or on my lap on the stair lift.

3. Retrain her to go upstairs on her own power I wonder if you would offer your advice; if retraining is the answer, would it be possible?

I’m sorry, I don’t recall seeing your column before, but I will definitely pick it up in the future.

Jan McGrath Cooperstown Dear Jan, First, thank you for being one of the beautiful people by adopting a nine-year old dog and giving her a new lease on life.

What makes this interesting is that in the majority of “dog vs. stairs” issues, I’m teaching the dogs to negotiate going down the stairs, not up. To many young pups the feeling of the first look down a long staircase is probably similar to the feeling I had when the guy yelled “GO,” and I jumped out of the airplane on my first time skydiving. With those pups I start them one or two steps from the bottom and lure them down with special people food treats, working my way up the stairs with a leash and harness in case the puppy starts to fall.

As for going up the stairs, thankfully, Abbey weighs a lot less than a Lab, and with a leash and harness it will be easy for me to lift her up a step or two if she balks as I’m luring her up the stairs with pieces of chicken.

If experience is any indicator, she’ll be joyfully running up the stairs in about 10 minutes.

Best of luck and thanks again for being an adopter.

Dog Charmer Tom Cooperstown author Tom Shelby will answer pet owner questions on dog training.

Email your questions to dogsrshelby@msn.com.

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►Thursday, Sept. 30

HARVEST CELEBRATION – 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Celebrate the harvest season in 1800s style.

Walk around the historic village, learn from the interpreters and enjoy fall activities. Included with admission. The Farmers’ Museum, near Cooperstown.

607-547-1450.

BLOOD DRIVE – Noon - At 5 p.m. Zion Episcopal Church, 162 Main St., Morris For info: 1-800-733-2767.

WARD MEETING – At 7 p.m. First Ward members are invited to attend a meeting with Common Council Member Luke Murphy. First Floor conference room, City Hall in Oneonta. For info: 518-275-7365.

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►Friday, OcT. 1 HARVEST CELEBRATION – 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Celebrate the harvest season in 1800s style.

See Thursday Listing.

►Saturday, Oct. 2 CLEAN SWEEP – From 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Residents of the town of Hartwick are invited to dispose of damaged furniture, yard trash, and scrap metal.

There will also be a yard sale of donated items. Check the website for the full list of what can be dropped of for disposal and the charges. Hartwick Town Hall, 103 Town Dr. in Hartwick.

For info: 607-547-8070.

HARVEST CELEBRATION – From 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Celebrate the harvest season.

See Thursday Listing.

LIFESKILLS – From 4 to 6 p.m. Teens are invited to learn to cook with Lynn. Menu posted to FB. Seating limited, reservations required. Presented by The Oneonta Teen Center. At 50 Dietz St. in Oneonta. For info: 607 441 3999 or www.facebook.com/oneonta.teencenter.

►Saturday, October 2 OUTDOOR CONCERT – 7 p.m.

Enjoy an evening out with Corey Harris, one of the performers who popularized the Blues in the 90s. Tickets, $26/nonmember. West Kortright Center, 49 West Kortright Church Rd., East Meredith. 607-278-5454.

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►Sunday, Oct. 3 HARVEST FEST – From 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Celebrate Autumn with the Middlefield Historical Association. Fest includes a history exhibit, games, activities like pumpkin painting for the little ones.

There will also be a tractor show, an artisan booth, and the Lucky Draw Auction featuring items donated by local crafters.

Food available from Tickled Pink Food Truck. Free, open to the public, donations appreciated. At the Old Middlefield Schoolhouse, 3698 County Route 35 in Middlefield. For info: 607-242-6449.

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FRANKLIN MARKET – From 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Find delicious local produce from the Franklin area, everything from bread to beef to plant seedlings and more. Also, enjoy music in the market from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., featuring Thumbs & The Professor performing wide variety of blues, traditional and original tunes. At the Franklin Farmers Market lawn in front of Chapel Hall at 15 Institute St. in Franklin.

WELCOME HOME FEST – At 12:30 p.m. Parishoners, new and old are invited to return to church to welcome new Pastor Michael Cambi. There will be food, prizes, games,

TOMMYJOY Music from the Great American Songbook

LIVE!

Fri & Sat, Oct. 1 & 2, 15 & 16, and 29 & 30 5 pm until 8 pm

Roma’s Ristorante 25 Union Street • Sidney

and more. Must be present to win. St. Mary’s Roman Catholic Church, 31 Elm St., in Cooperstown. For info: 607-547-2213.

►Monday, Oct. 4

547-4230 or visit sqspca.org.

by Franklin Free Library. For info: 607-829-2941.

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P H O T O G R A P H Y EXCURSION – From 7 to 8 a.m.

Enjoy early morning walk and photo lesson all about how to photograph Otsego Lake at sunrise. Presented by staff member Kevin Gray providing tips on composition, light & shadow, techniques and more.

Cost is $17/non-member.

At Fenimore Art Museum, near Cooperstown. For info: 607-547-1400.

RABIES CLINIC – From 4 to 7 p.m. Free rabies vaccination for cats, dogs, ferrets.

Scheduling to follow social distancing. First come, first serve. At the Susquehanna SPCA, County Route 28 near Cooperstown. For info: 607-

►Wednesday, OCT. 6

what’s fun TRAP SHOOT – At 1 and 6 p.m. Bring your shotgun and shells for fun afternoon and in OtsegO COunty evening trapshoot.

(Weather permitting). Cost is $1/round.

Please follow all firearm regulations. At Crumhorn Rod & Gun Club, 574 Crumhorn Lake Rd. in Maryland. For info: 607-638-9379.

AUTHOR READING – At 7 p.m. Author Lila Nordstrom ‘Some Kids Left Behind’ discusses her book about her experience as a student at Stuyvesant High School in Lower Manhattan on 9/11 to her adult life as an activist testifying before congress for the Victim Compensation Act to include civilians who were exposed to toxins in the aftermath of 9/11. Come listen and discuss. Registration required for Zoom meeting. Presented

►Thursday, Oct. 7 OPEN HOUSE – At 2 p.m.

Celebrate the completion of a three-year project to improve the water treatment plant. At the south end of Linden Ave. in Cooperstown.

For info: 607-322-4039.

►Friday, October 8 HARVEST CELEBRATION – 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. Celebrate the harvest season in 1800s style. See Thursday Listing.

GHOST TOUR – 6 - 7:30 p.m. Take guided lantern tour through 200 year old mansion full of spooky stories and restless souls. Cost, $20/adult.

Extended walking and stair climbing is part of the tour.

Hyde Hall, 267 Glimmerglass State Park Rd., Cooperstown 607-547-5098.

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A Perfect Day on Otsego Lake The Blue Mingo Grill Lake Otsego’s only open-air lakeside dining spot offers creative grill cuisine on its Adirondack porches at the water’s edge. Inspired by a multitude of international cuisines, the Blue Mingo Offers an eclectic menu that The New York Times has calleD “the area’s most interesting dishes.” dinner reservations recommended (607) 547-7496

Sam Smith’s Boat Rentals

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