Hometown Oneonta 10-06-22

SQSPCA Kicks Off ‘Subaru Loves Pets’ Adoption Special

By DARLA M. YOUNGS

In partnership with Five Star Subaru and Subaru of America, the Susquehanna Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals will be offering half-price adop tions this month and adop tion fees for shelter animals with special needs will be waived entirely.

During the month of October, the Subaru Loves Pets initiative showcases Subaru’s belief that all animals deserve a loving home and reinforces their commitment to support the health, rescue, transport, and adoption of shelter animals. This year, the SQSPCA will receive $100 for every pet adopted during the sale, up to $3,100.

“This is a fantastic program coming again at a time when it is most needed,” said SQSPCA Executive Director Stacie Haynes. “Last fall’s event focused on cats and kittens only, but this year we are including dogs in the halfprice sale.”

A recent increase in surrendered dogs and unclaimed dogs-at-large combined with a marked

decrease in adoption rates overall has resulted in waiting lists for both cats and dogs coming into the SQSPCA.

“The problem is nation wide and not unique to us,” Ms. Haynes said. “Our hope is to clear the shelter so that we can move as quickly as possible through those lists and continue to help animals in need of homes.

According to Ms. Haynes, the SQSPCA has cared for more than 1,080 animals this year, including low-cost spay and neuter clinics, already surpassing 2021’s total of 1,074 animals helped with almost three more months to go.

“We also applaud Subaru’s emphasis on shelter animals with special needs, whether older, deaf, blind or otherwise different. These ‘under dogs,’ as Subaru fondly calls them, are traditionally our hardest-to-adopt dogs and cats, like Dave,” Ms. Haynes continued.

Estimated to be about 4 years old, Dave is one of the shelter’s longest feline residents. He is a handsome charcoal domestic short hair —adorable, friendly, with the softest of fur, and, unfortunately, blind.

At a time when the average length of stay for SQSPCA animals is less than 21 days, Dave has been patiently awaiting his forever home for 120 days.

“Thanks to Subaru, special needs animals like Dave have their moment in the spotlight, too, and can find their perfect match,” Ms. Haynes said.

It’s important to note that the dogs currently available at the shelter are equally deserving of loving new homes but are being overlooked by potential adopters, with an average length of stay among them of more than 50 days, she added.

This Week’s Fall Photo

‘Ponies, Pumpkins and Puppies: Oh, My!’

By ANNELIESE GILCHREST

The crisp smell of autumn, combined with sizzling Liam’s Hot Dogs and delicious grub from S&S Café of Bainbridge, filled the air at Athelas Therapeutic Riding Inc.’s Fall Festival on Saturday, October 1. More than 200 people gathered to support the cause while enjoying the weather and seasonal festivities at Athelas, located at 1179 County Highway 5, Otego.

Inside the large indoor facility at Northfield Farm LLC, therapy ponies Powder and Chance were a huge attraction as they gave rides to giggling children. The bouncy house had a steady line of participants who jumped and bounced the afternoon away. More than 125 pumpkins, donated by Frog Pond Farms of Bainbridge and Hager Farms of Bloomville, were painted and carried home by kids and adults alike.

Arts and crafts tables donated by Sharon Foster with projects galore were filled with focused artists for hours on end. Pumpkin bowling, corn hole and pumpkin Tic-Tac-Toe were some of the many games that occupied attendees throughout the afternoon.

Cooperstown Rotary Readies for Fall Fling

By RICHARD STERNBERG

On Saturday, October 8 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., the Rotary Club of Cooperstown will hold its popular Fall Fling—a family-friendly event—on the grounds of the Clark Sports Center, 124 County Road 52 (Susquehanna Avenue), Cooperstown.

According to Fall Fling Co-Chair Sydney Sheehan, “Like Fall and Spring Fling in years past, Rotary is planning an event that brings our community together for a fun-filled day with local vendors, music, food, and much more. Fall Fling allows us to show case the best that autumn in Cooperstown has to offer, from local pumpkins and hot cider to arts and entertainment.”

Coming out of more than a year of lockdowns and quarantine, the Rotary Club of Cooperstown is fortunate to be able to gather safely outside to celebrate our community and local busi nesses, Ms. Sheehan wrote in a recent press release.

“It is more important than ever for us to come together and support each other as community members, leaders, busi ness owners, and families alike,” she said.

Rotary is an international service organization with 1 million-plus members in more than 160 coun tries. The Cooperstown chapter meets Tuesdays at 12:15 p.m., usually at The Otesaga Resort Hotel.

Fall Fling is the major fundraiser of the year for the Rotary Club of Cooperstown. One hundred percent of the profits go to supporting community organizations and local and international charities, such as the Susquehanna Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, the Cooperstown Food Pantry, Cooperstown Community Senior Center, Cornell Cooperative Extension of Otsego and Schoharie Counties, and PolioPlus.

Ms. Sheehan said this is the sixth time the Rotary Club of Cooperstown has held the Fling.

“The first and second events were on Railroad Avenue in 2016 and 2017. It outgrew the space avail able there and moved to the Doubleday Field parking lot,” she wrote. “Still bursting at the seams with much more demand for vendor space than avail able at Doubleday, in 2019 the Fling was moved, with the Clark Sports Center’s generous offer and help, to the CSC grounds.”

In 2020, the Fling was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. COVID again forced cancellation of the event in the spring of 2021, but Rotarians were able to regroup and move the date to October, where it will fall again this year, Ms. Sheehan added.

Post Fall Fling, the Rotary Club of Cooperstown will host Pancake Day on Tuesday, November 8.

Photo by Leslie Picinich

13-year-old Labrador Leia Rein in Neahwa Park, Oneonta.

Photo by Allison Mosher Nathan Mosher visits with fourlegged friends at the Athelas Fall Festival last weekend.

Joan Badgley, Cooperstown, mans the Basket Auction.

NBHoF World Series Gala

As baseball’s brightest lights shine on its biggest stars, one of cooperstown’s most beloved events returns to the Hall of Fame. After a two-year absence due to the pandemic, the World Series Gala will be held at the baseball Hall of Fame on

Saturday, october 29 in the Grandstand Theater. The World Series Gala features a familyfriendly evening packed with complimentary ballpark food and soft drinks, trivia, raffles, prizes, and a screening of FoX’s live broadcast of Game 2 of the 118th World Series. Doors open at 7:30 p.m., with the game expected to begin at 8 p.m

Tickets are required for the World Series Gala at a cost of $15 for adults and $8 for children under 12. Tickets are now available to participants in the NbHoF membership program by calling (607) 547-0397 weekdays from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Any remaining tickets will go on sale to the general public on october 24.

DOAS Announces

Bird Seed Sale

The Delaware-otsego Audubon Society is accepting pre-orders now through 5 p.m. on october 23 for its Fall bird Seed Sale. Proceeds support speaker fees for DoAS meetings, field trips, programs, and special events, as well as youth summer programs

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and the Franklin Mountain Hawkwatch. Product pick-up is set for Saturday, November 5 from 9 - 11 a.m. at VP Supply corp., 69 country club Rd., oneonta. Product details and the online order form are available at https://doas.us/2022-bird-seedsale/. To learn more, call (607) 397-3815.

Hartwick

In the wake of Hurricane Ian, with massive recovery efforts now underway, a new novel by Hartwick resident Jeff O’Handley is particularly relevant.

“Powerless,” Mr. O’Handley’s debut work, was published by Breaking Night Press in August. The inspiration for the story came, ironically enough, while driving through a hurricane.

“I had to pick my daughter up at her friend’s house. At one point, an image popped into my head of the road flooded out. I asked myself, ‘What if I couldn’t get to the house to pick her up?’ It was a terrible thought,” Mr. O’Handley said. “It also seemed like it would make a great story. Once I started writing, it took a lot of twists and turns and changed quite a bit, but that’s where it started.”

Mr. O’Handley said it took nearly two years of drafting and revisions before he felt ready to pursue publication. He sought a literary agent, revised the manuscript some more, and wrote other manuscripts. Persistence finally paid off.

“I’ve been working toward this for a long time,” Mr. O’Handley said. “I’m very excited to have this book out in the world and I hope it’s the first of many. I’m also grateful to the people at Breaking Night Press for giving me this opportunity.”

“Powerless” tells the story of Kevin Barton, his wife, Monica, and teenage daughter, Kelly, whose lives are upended when a mysterious event wipes out virtually every modern convenience. Left without lights, phones or cars, the Bartons and their

Debut

Reflects on Recent Storm

An Interview with Author Jeff O’Handley

Q: Your book’s disaster theme seems particularly relevant in the aftermath of Hurricane Ian. Are there ways in which your story line parallels Ian and the resulting destruction?

“Powerless,” the new book by Jeff O’Handley, was released this summer.

small, rural community must scramble to meet their basic needs. Compounding their problems is the presence of their daughter’s best friend, Dina, who has been stranded in their home. As supplies dwindle, tensions rise—both in the Barton family and in the town in which they live.

“One of the things I’m exploring here is the question of how do we decide who we take care of? Who is family, who is not? What is our obligation to others in a crisis?”

Mr. O’Handley said.

A: The “disaster” that brings about the loss of power in “Powerless” doesn’t come with wide spread destruction or loss of life. Rather than a major event that leaves people picking through the wreckage and trying to put their lives back together, this starts more like someone throwing a switch. No homes are lost in massive floods, fires or winds, but people have to figure out how to rebuild their lives—and society—in a world that is different.

That being said, many of the characters in the book feel powerless not just because they’ve lost elec tricity, but because they feel they’ve lost control of their lives. The story is

JEFF O’HANDLEY

really about how they deal with that, how they get that kind of power back. I think that anyone who has lived through any natural disaster can relate, whether it’s hurricane survivors or pandemic survivors.

Q: Do you have family and/or friends affected by Ian?

A: Yes and no. We have family and friends in Florida but none in the direct path. I can’t help but think that everyone there has been affected in some way, however, even if they were well out of the path.

Q: Can you tell us more about “Powerless” and what you hope the take away is for your readers?

A: I didn’t set out with any particular agenda in mind when I started writing “Powerless,” but I’ll say that every time the power goes out, or the Internet goes down and we’re left in the dark, figuratively and literally for a few hours, I think about how fragile the whole system is. So many things in our day-to-day lives depend on electricity and microcomputers and wireless communications that a large-scale failure of any one system can really put us in a bad spot.

Think of me the next time the lights go out.

“Powerless” is sold in paperback, e-book and audiobook formats. Further information is available at jeffohandley. com and at breakingnight press.com.

SCHEDULE OF SPECIAL EVENTS

SATURDAY, OCTOBER

All events to take place on the Hartwick College campus.

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HOMETOWN

Goodbye Columbus?

On October 8, 2021, President Joe Biden proclaimed October 11 as Indigenous Peoples’ Day. At the same time, he acknowledged Columbus Day as a federal holiday that would continue to recognize the contri butions of Italian-Americans. This exercise was, in part, designed to placate a growing constituency in a widening “cancel culture” that opposes a celebration for a man who was nothing short of beastly to the indigenous populations that he and his Spanish patrons conquered and enslaved. Certainly, it would be more appropriate, and more civilized, to celebrate the victims rather than the victors.

It is hard not to agree with that line of thinking, but to do so ignores the genesis of the modern Columbus Day recognition. It is not a celebration of Columbus the man, but rather a celebration of Columbus the Italian, and ultimately the celebration of Italian-Americans.

While the voyage of Columbus to the New World in 1492 was celebrated as early as 1792, the roots of Columbus Day as a holiday and its connection to Italian heritage began in 1890, when David Hennessy, the widely popular police chief of New Orleans, was gunned down on his way home from work. As he lay dying, a passerby asked him who did it, to which he reportedly whispered an ethnic slur for Italians.

Italian immigrants made up a significant portion of the population of New Orleans since before the Louisiana Purchase, and by 1890 the state was home to more than any other southern state, with about 300,000 arriving between 1884 and 1924. This influx of primarily Sicilians not only earned the French Quarter the moniker “Little Palermo;” it also fanned the flames of rampant anti-Italian sentiment, which flared ferociously in the wake of Hennessy’s murder.

Hundreds of Italians were rounded up and nine men were arrested and instantly declared guilty by local newspapers and the public. When a sensational trial ended on March 13, 1891, a series of acquittals and mistrials lit a match in the combustible city. The following day a mob stormed the jail where impassioned speakers whipped the crowd into a frenzy. Hundreds of shots were fired; in short order 11 Italians were dead in the streets, their bodies riddled with bullets. While the Italian government decried the vigilante justice and demanded that the lynch mob be punished, a tide of anti-immigrant sentiment swept the nation. A “New York Times” editorial called the victims “desperate ruffians and murderers. These sneaking and cowardly Sicilians, the descendants of bandits and assassins… are to us a pest without mitigations.”

President Benjamin Harrison looked for ways to placate Italian-Americans and ease diplomatic tensions with Italy. In Christopher Columbus, he found an Italian hero and issued a proclamation declaring that year’s 400th anniversary of Columbus’s voyage a national celebration, to be known as “Columbus Day.”

It would take years of lobbying—primarily through the efforts of the Knights of Columbus—to take the idea of an annual Columbus Day federal holiday from a 1934 congressional statute requesting President Franklin Roosevelt to designate October 12 as a national holiday, to President Lyndon Johnson’s signing of legislation in 1968 creating the federal holiday.

So when we look to cancel Columbus for what our modern sensibilities recognize as unforgivable atroci ties, we should be mindful of the true impetus for the Columbus Day holiday which, in reaction to an atrocity committed against them, is the well-deserved celebration of the many contributions to American life provided by the Italian-American community.

COVID’S Silver Lining

Sometimes, out of the worst expe riences something good happens.

At the end of my column on MASH last week, I mentioned that I have learned about creating family where you found it. Amazingly, because of COVID, I found my family that I wasn’t even aware of for the past 45 years.

At the very beginning of the COVID epidemic in March 2020, a friend of mine from college who lived on the same dormitory floor started groups who met on Zoom. This was for alumni of our era. She knew people from a few years before she started and other for a few years after she graduated. She put together a group of graduates from 1968 through 1982 and then divided them into three groups. My group, classes of 1974 through 1978, decided to meet monthly. We turned out to be the most active of the three groups. This kept up for the last 30 months. Over time, as we brought each other up to speed on what had happened in our lives, more than one of us came to the conclusion that indeed we were a family, sometimes dysfunctional, sometimes at odds with each other, but isn’t that what a family is about anyway? You could actually feel and hear the love between people, many

of whom had no contact with each other for 45 to 50 years.

My living group was about 30 people who lived on two wings of one floor of a building that was set out as suites or apartments. The suites varied in size from four to eight students. There was a small apartment for a graduate student or junior faculty member who acted as an advisor/tutor. Each suite had a full kitchen, a large living room/dining room area, along with individual rooms; singles for the upperclassman, and doubles for the freshman, and a communal bath room. It was like living in an apart ment, but with the difference that at least on our floor the doors were left open so that people wandered in and out of each other’s suites, sometimes each other’s rooms.

Six months ago, the group of us thought that it would be a good idea if we physically got together. COVID seemed to be easing and we decided that we really wanted to see each other. Some of us who became close actually never had met each other in person because one did not start until the other had graduated. Nevertheless, we supported each other. One member of the group, who I had never met in person before,

Otsego 2000 Energy Statement September 2022

We at Otsego 2000 applaud the progress that has been made at local, state, and federal levels with regard to clean, renewable, and carbon-free energy production and we hope that this is only the beginning for serious, thoughtful, and timely policies to protect our environment.

At the local level, leaders in Cooperstown have contracted with solar power producers in the North Country region to offset 100 percent of the electrical demand for municipal buildings in Cooperstown, with production likely by 2023 and with a price tag favorable to the village. Not only did the village make this commitment to a renewable source of energy, but they performed due diligence by investigating the solar contractor and assuring themselves that prime agricultural land use was respected. Secondly, the Village of Cooperstown has installed EV chargers in the Doubleday parking lot, and heat pumps, LED lighting, and improved insulation in village buildings. We are aware that other municipalities and towns have been considering adoption of similar policies. We strongly encourage our county, town and municipal leaders to move expeditiously in this direction.

In 2019, New York State passed an important climate bill—the Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act. Well intentioned, this legis lation seeks to fast-track development of large (greater than 25 megawatts—approximately 150 acres) solar and wind power projects throughout the state. While we are enthusiastically in favor of the responsible development of these forms of renewable energy, we are concerned that the way in which the legislation is being rolled out does not take into consideration community needs, especially agricultural land use and other economic development. We implore our state leaders to require community educa tion and involvement well before the siting of these proj ects proceeds.

At the state and national levels, we call on our leaders and legislators to recognize that solar and wind power will not meet the energy needs of the region or the country, even when they are maximized. This will be true in nearly every circumstance, but most importantly when the wind doesn’t blow and the sun doesn’t shine. As it stands now, that shortfall in many parts of the country is met by fossil fuels. That must change and it must change in a carbonfree manner. Development of hydroelectric energy and battery storage forms of energy, as well as nuclear energy

letters … in their opinion

Hurricane Proof

Mobile Homes

Ian’s devastating toll on mobile homes suggests that mobile home building codes need to be upgraded to be hurricane-resistant.

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actually came to visit me when I was hospitalized last year near him.

The person who originally had the idea of doing this started working on the reunion—not a reunion of people of one class-year, but people across classes. Finally, this came to frui tion this past weekend. Forty people stretching over 13 years of those who lived on this dormitory floor came together and returned to the building in which we had lived. We are all very grateful to the current Head of House, who helped us immensely putting this together.

Not only did we reconnect with each other, but by the intervention of the current Head of House we created relationships with the students currently living there. We were very pleasantly surprised to find that they kept many of the old traditions alive and were as happy to meet and talk to us as we were to talk to them. Connections were made and many of my group of alumni plan to stay in contact and support their living group activities. They are almost like adopted grandchildren.

Sometimes, you can go home again. This weekend was clearly one of the happiest I’ve had in many years. Something good came out of this terrible pandemic for me.

with smaller safer reactors, must be pursued. Those will take time and we have already taken more time than was prudent—so in the meantime, we must do what we can in all other areas of carbon-free energy production. Further, we must recognize that we can’t achieve these important greenhouse gas reduction goals without also significantly reducing our business and personal energy consumption habits.

Nationally, the Inflation Reduction Act has the potential to make a huge impact on reducing fossil fuel extraction and consumption. It also promises to create good jobs. Exactly how that will translate in our region remains to be seen, but we should be actively engaging with our state and federal elected officials to demand accountability and rapid development of policies and programs which move us closer to zero-carbon energy production in our region, state, and nation.

Otsego 2000 is a regional nonprofit organization whose mission is to preserve and enhance the rural and historic nature of our communities.

We stand:

FOR responsible development of renewable energy in our communities, with community involvement in that development.

FOR land use decisions that respect the agricultural and food production mission of the region, now and in the future.

FOR healthy air and water quality for the people in our region.

FOR healthy food options for ALL people in our region.

FOR responsible development of recreational land and the tourist industry in the region.

FOR the principle of Home Rule, wherever possible, so that the people in our region have a role in self-governance.

FOR equitable distribution of the costs and benefits of this necessary transition to clean energy.

Otsego 2000 stands ready to assist, as always, our towns and municipalities in navigating this new energy land scape—with its opportunities and challenges with legal and expert assistance.

James Dalton is president of the Otsego 2000 Board of Directors.

ture mobile homes more safely than conventionally-built homes. Reinforced framing with impactresistant siding and windows should be code. To counter storm surge or rising water, design the chassis to attach to four steel poles, ground

secured, with hydraulic lifts to raise and lower the home. Safe haven in storms. Government subsidies would enhance deployment.

Gerry Welch Cooperstown

richard sternberg, M.d

135 Years ago

John Hartigan, brakeman for conductor Carter of train 28, was killed at 11:30 last night near the Fonda avenue crossing. Hartigan, an unmarried man of 33, came from Binghamton on Train 28, and was making up the train for its return when he went between the engine and car to make a coupling. In some way he missed his calcula tion, and was caught at the chest between the deadwoods and crushed so badly that he never spoke after his initial cry of anguish. The coupling was made and Hartigan was so firmly held between the engine and car that it took several minutes to release him. He was dead when taken out. Hartigan lived in Binghamton. He has two brothers who are brakemen in the employ of the Delaware and Hudson Company.

October 1887

110 Years ago

activity is everywhere apparent in Company g of this city and it is expected that orders will be issued for resuming the company drills. The enlistment of several recruits affords the company considerable satisfaction and all indications point to a prosperous and successful new year. Following the first drill, arrangements will be completed with reference to the intended trip to the inau guration ceremonies at Washington in March. Pullman tourist sleepers have been engaged. The only point regarding which the company has not yet been assured is whether or not the railroad will furnish a kitchen car.

October 1912

90 Years ago

on the basis of his utterances on his long campaign swing around the continent which ended with his return to albany, governor Franklin D. roosevelt may be fairly regarded as the most promising nominee that either major party has put forward for the presidency in the present century. The trip, indeed, has been one long series of promises. The candidate has promised to solve every vexatious social or economic problem that burdens his countrymen. But he has failed, in virtually every instance, to give more than a vague hint as to what his solution of a given problem might be. and he has failed to explain why he has not undertaken the solution of more of these problems while governor of New York.

October 1932

County Offers Host of Services for Seniors

otsego County office for the aging serves approxi mately 2,500 individuals per year on a variety of levels. some of the major programs offered by office for the aging include:

In-Home Services: services are provided to assist older adults who want to remain at home, yet need assis tance with daily activities such as dressing, bathing, personal care, light housekeeping or meal preparation. Personal emergency response system units are also available to allow an individual to contact emergency help by pushing a single button. Pers units provide peace of mind for indi viduals who may live alone or be at risk of falling.

Nutrition Services: Home delivered meals are available for seniors who are unable to prepare a meal for themselves or access nutritious meals through other means. senior dining centers are also available to provide a nutritious lunch and socialization opportunity for senior residents. The senior restaurant Dining program is a new initia tive to allow seniors the opportunity to dine at partici pating local restaurants to receive a nutritious, balanced meal in a community setting. a registered dietitian is available to provide individualized nutrition assessment and counseling, and can work with individuals to create a plan based on specific needs.

Information and Assistance: Trained staff are able to provide information about long term services and supports to individuals, families, caregivers and

By merl reAgle

Blending

30 Years ago

With violent behavior appearing more frequently among college students, volunteers with the alternatives to Violence Project are approaching high schools in an attempt to stop the problem before it starts. “It would be ever so nice to start when people are young,” said Kate ryan, a facilitator from Delhi. she and rose Marie sheehan explain what their workshops can do for students at the next Delaware academy school board meeting on Monday, october 19. Through the program, students realize that violence is not limited to physical abuse.

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professionals for people of all ages or with any type of disability. NY Connects staff can help link people to long term services and supports such as home care, transportation and meals to help them maintain inde pendence and quality of life.

Medicare Counseling: Certified counselors provide accurate and objective information, counseling, assis tance and advocacy on Medicare, private health insur ance and related health coverage plans, including Part D.

Transportation: Non-emergency medical transpor tation is available to and from pre-scheduled medical appointments. Limited transportation is also avail able for grocery shopping and prescription pick-up or necessary non-medical appointments.

Caregiver Support: services, information and education are available to assist caregivers (spouses, adult children, other family members, friends and neighbors) in their efforts to care for older persons who need help with everyday tasks. respite can be provided in the home, through social adult day programs or short-term facility respite.

Other: Various other services are provide including legal aid, health and wellness, tax preparation and farm er’s market coupons.

Feel free to contact otsego County office for the aging in person at 140 County Highway 33 W, suite 5, by phone 607-547-4232 or by email aginginfo@otse gocounty.com.

Compiled by Tom HeiTz/SHARoN STUART with resources courtesy of The Fenimore Art museum Research Library

Fall Festival Brings Joy

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Outside vendors offered many unique shopping opportunities. The Susquehanna SPCA brought along two joyful dogs looking for new homes, and they gamboled around the farm greeting everyone and licking the faces of all who would let them.

The annual Fall Festival fund-raising event supports Athelas Therapeutic Riding Inc., a 501(c)3 charitable organization offering equine activities to enrich the lives of indi viduals with physical, mental, and emotional disabilities as well as other vulnerable populations by providing therapeutic and recreational horsemanship opportunities.

Sponsors for this year’s event included: Deborah and Everett Beatty; Brandow’s Feed and Seed; Eklund Farm Machinery; Fly Creek Cider Mill & Orchard; Kenny and Heather Gopel; Hannaford Oneonta; KNAM Media in Brooklyn; Lowe’s of Oneonta; Victoria Moore; Muddy River Farm Brewery; Alison Spieldenner; Target of Kingston; The Home Depot of Oneonta; Tractor Supply Co. of Stamford; and TT Contracting.

For more information on Athelas Therapeutic Riding Inc., call (607) 783-2321 or visit athelastherapeuticridinginc.org.

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The shelter’s Subaru Loves Pets sale will run through the end of October. All adoptions—normally from $150 for kittens to $250 for puppies and small dogs—will be half price. Other fees may apply.

The SQSPCA is open from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays, with extended hours on Thursdays until 7 p.m. Appointments to meet animals are advised by calling (607) 547-8111 to avoid wait times, but walkins are also welcome. To view available animals or to donate, visit www.sqspca. org. The shelter is located at 5082-5088 State Highway 28, Cooperstown.

Me M ories to Cherish

oNEoNTA—It comes with much sorrow that the family of Kathy S. Ward of oneonta, N.Y. announces her passing.

Kathy was born on April 12, 1951 and left us on october 1, 2022. She was born in Margaretville, NY and raised in Stamford, NY.

Kathy S. Ward

A graduate of Stamford High School in 1969, Kathy then set out to start the pursuit of what would become her passion and career, nursing.

She received her training at Ellis Hospital School of Nursing. She would go

Kathy S. Ward

April 12, 1951–october 01, 2022

on to retire as a registered nurse.

Having worked at Fox Hospital for many years, part of the oncology Department at Foxcare Center, and Chestnut Park Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, the compassion she worked with made her someone very special to all she came in contact with. She showed the same compas sion and love to her family each and every day.

Kathy was someone who enjoyed sharing stories of the large family gatherings that were such a joy to her.

She enjoyed spending time with her grandchildren and pets that she loved. She was truly a kind, loving soul.

She was predeceased by her mother and father, Kenneth and Irene Ploutz; mother-in-law and fatherin-law, Charles and Claire Ward; nephew, Joshua Warner; best and dear friend, Deborah Sluti, and several beloved extended friends and family members who we are certain were all there to welcome Kathy with loving arms.

Funeral Home, 51 Dietz Street, oneonta, NY. The funeral service will follow at 7 p.m. with the Rev. Ken Zulkosky officiating.

A private burial will be at Stamford Cemetery on Friday, october 7. A cele bration of life will be deter mined at a later date.

In lieu of flowers, please make donations to Susquehanna SPCA, 50825088 NY 28, Cooperstown, NY 13326; www.sqspca.org.

LEgAL NOTICE

LEGAL NOTICE OF ESTOPPEL

The bond resolu tion, a summary of which is published herewith, has been adopted on March 23, 2022, and the validity of the obli gations authorized by such resolution may be hereafter contested only if such obligations were authorized for an object or purpose for which the City School District of the City of oneonta, otsego County, New York, is not authorized to expend money, or if the pro visions of law which should have been complied with as of the date of publica tion of this notice were not substan tially complied with, and an action, suit or proceeding contest ing such validity is commenced within twenty days after the date of publica tion of this notice, or such obligations were authorized in violation of the provisions of the Constitution. A proposition with respect to the bond resolution was approved by the qualified voters on May 17, 2022.

A complete copy of the resolution sum marized herewith is available for public inspection during regular business hours at the of fice of the School District Clerk for a period of twenty days from the date of publication of this Notice.

Dated: oneonta, New York, September 28, 2022.

Regina Ranieri McGuinness oneonta City School District Clerk

BoND RESoLU TIoN DATED MARCH 23, 2022.

A RESoLUTIoN AUTHoRIZING THE PURCHASE oF SCHooL BUSES FoR THE CITY SCHooL DISTRICT oF THE CITY oF oNEoNTA, oTSEGo CoUN TY, NEW YoRK, AT A MAXIMUM ESTIMATED CoST oF $237,640, AND AUTHo RIZING THE ISSUANCE oF $237,640 BoNDS oF SAID SCHooL DISTRICT To PAY THE CoST THEREoF.

Class of objects or purposes: Purchase of school buses, including incidental expenses in connection there with.

Period of probable usefulness: 5 years

Maximum estimated cost: $237,640

Amount of obliga tions to be issued: Not exceeding $237,640 bonds

LEgAL NOTICE

NOTICE TO BIDDERS

Sealed bids will be received as set forth in instructions to bidders until 10:30 A.M. on Thursday, November 03, 2022 at the NYSDoT, office of Contract Management, 50 Wolf Rd, 1st Floor, Suite 1CM, Albany, NY 12232 and will be publicly opened

and read. Bids may also be submitted via the internet us ing www.bidx.com. A certified cashier’s check payable to the NYSDoT for the sum specified in the proposal or a bid bond, form CoNR 391, representing 5% of the bid total, must accompany each bid. NYSDoT reserves the right to reject any or all bids.

Electronic docu ments and Amend ments are posted to www.dot.ny.gov/ doing-business/op portunities/const-no tices. The Contrac tor is responsible for ensuring that all Amendments are incorporated into its bid. To receive noti fication of Amend ments via e-mail you must submit a request to be placed on the Planholders List at www.dot. ny.gov/doing-busi ness/opportunities/ const-planholder. Amendments may have been is sued prior to your placement on the Planholders list.

NYS Finance Law restricts communi cation with NYS DoT on procure ments and contact can only be made with designated persons. Contact with non-designated persons or other involved Agencies will be considered a serious matter and may result in dis qualification. Con tact Robert Kitchen (518)457-2124.

Contracts with 0% Goals are gener ally single operation contracts, where subcontracting is not expected, and may present direct bid ding opportunities

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

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

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

She is survived by her husband, Braden D. Ward of otego, NY; sons, Matthew Ward of New York, NY and Aaron Ward (Jessica Endries) of oneonta, NY; her very special and cherished grandchildren, Elaina and Charli Ward of oneonta, NY and Wyatt Ward of Holland Patent, NY; her sister and rock, Brenda Warner of Laurens, NY; nephews, Jason Warner of Grand Gorge, NY and Dillion Warner of Laurens, NY; close and dear friend, Sue Northcraft of oneonta, NY, and many other extended family and friends

Friends and family may call from 5-7 p.m. on Thursday, october 6 at the Lewis, Hurley & Pietrobono

To share a story, condo lence or picture, visit, www. lhpfuneralhome.com.

NOTICE OF DEATH

MARIoN C. HoLMES

Cherry Valley - Marion C. Holmes, of Cherry Valley, New York died on Monday, September 19, 2022 in Cobleskill Regional Hospital. Funeral services will be held on Friday, october 7 at 11 at the Roseboom Methodist Church followed by burial at Cherry Valley Cemetery.

for Small Business Firms, including, but not limited to D/M/WBE’s and SDVoBs.

The New York State Department of Transportation, in accordance with the Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 78 Stat. 252, 42 U.S.C. 2000d to 2000d-4 and Title 49, Code of Federal Regula tions, Department of Transportation, Subtitle A, office the Secretary, Part 21, Nondiscrimina tion in Federallyassisted programs of the Department of Transportation and Title 23 Code of Federal Regula tions, Part 200, Title IV Program and Related Statutes, as amended, issued pursuant to such Act, hereby notifies all who respond to a written Depart ment solicitation, request for proposal or invitation for bid that it will affirma tively ensure that in any contract entered into pursuant to this advertisement, disadvantaged busi ness enterprises will be afforded full op portunity to submit bids in response to this invitation and will not be dis criminated against on the grounds of race, color, national origin, sex, age, disability/handicap and income status in consideration for an award.

Please call (518)457-2124 if a reasonable accom modation is needed to participate in the letting.

Region 09: New York State Department of Transportation

44 Hawley Street, Binghamton, NY, 13901

D264696, PIN 975486, otsego Co., CUL VERT REPLACE MENT: Main Street over Glenwood Creek, City of oneonta, Bid Deposit: 5% of Bid (~ $40,000.00), Goals: MBE: 8.00%, WBE: 15.00%, SDVoB: 6.00%

LEgAL NOTICE

NOTICE OF FORmATION OF New York’s Butcher Brothers LLC.

Filed 8/31/22. office: otsego Co. SSNY desig. as agent for process & shall mail to: 12 Commons Dr, Cooperstown, NY 13326.

Purpose: General. 6LegalNov.3

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NOTICE OF FORmATION OF A NY LImITED LIABILITY COmPANY

Name:

JoANNE ToBEY CoNSULTING LLC.

Articles of orga nization filing date with Secretary of State (SSNY) was 23 September 2022. office location: otsego County. SSNY has been designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served and SSNY shall mail copy of process to Po Box 7, Westford, NY 13488. Purpose is to engage in any and all business activities

permitted under NYS laws.

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NOTICE OF FORmATION OF YNoT HoLDINGS LLC

Articles of org. filed NY Sec. of State (SSNY) 9/30/22. office in otsego Co. SSNY desig. agent of LLC whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail process to 5001 Route 23, Ste. 3, #166, oneonta, NY 13820, which is also the principal busi ness location.

Purpose: Any lawful purpose.

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NOTICE OF FORmATION OF Klipnockie Traders, LLC.

Articles of or ganization were filed with the NY Secretary of State on 05/06/2022.

The office of the LLC is to be located in otsego County. The Secretary of State has been des ignated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. The Secretary of State shall mail a copy of any process against the LLC served upon it to: The LLC, 7 Hudson Street, oneonta, NY 13820.

The purpose of the LLC is to engage in any lawful act.

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NOTICE OF FORmATION OF DOmESTIC LImITED LIABILITY

COmPANY:

Name of LLC:

Upstate Property Maintenance and Excavation LLC

Date of Filing: 08/02/22 office of the LLC, otsego Co.,

The NY Secretary of State (NYSS) has been designated as the agent upon whom process may be served.

The NYSS may mail a copy of any process to the LLC at 16 Telford Street, oneonta, NY 13820; Purpose of LLC; any lawful purpose.

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NOTICE OF FORmATION OF Matthews Construction & Remodeling LLC

Articles of organiza tion filling date with NYS department of the state March 21st, 2022. office location: Delaware County NY.

SSNY has been designated as the agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be server and SSNY shall mail copy of process to: 2732 roods creek rd bldg 41 Hancock NY, 13783 Purpose: to engage in any and all busi ness activities and all business activi ties permitted under NYS law.

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NOTICE OF FORmATION OF THE SMoKEY HoLLoW AIRBNB

LLC, filed with the Secretary of State on 09/06/2022.

Principal Business and office Loca tion: 7 Welton Ave. Ext, Maryland, New York 12116, otsego County, N.Y.

The Secretary of State is designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. The Secre tary of State shall mail process to 6004 Vista Linda Lane, Boca Raton, Florida 33433.

Purpose: any lawful activity.

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NOTICE OF FORmATION OF Inn At Cooperstown LLC

Filed 5/27/22 office: otsego Co. SSNY designated as agent for process & shall mail to: 29 Pioneer Street, Cooperstown, NY 13326 Purpose: all lawful 6Legaloct.13

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NOTICE OF FORmATION OF 16 Chestnut Street LLC

Filed 5/27/22 office: otsego Co. SSNY designated as agent for process & shall mail to: 29 Pioneer Street, Cooperstown, NY 13326

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NOTICE OF FORmATION OF H2 Rentals, LLC.

Articles of or ganization were filed with the NY Secretary of State on 8/26/2022.

The office of the LLC is to be located in otsego County.

The Secretary of State has been des ignated as agent of the LC upon whom process against it may be served. The Secretary of State shall mail a copy of the any process against the LLC served upon it to: The LLC, 23 Pearl Street, oneonta, NY 13820.

The purpose of the LLC is to engage in any lawful act. 6Legaloct.13

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NOTICE OF FORmATION OF Harvest House, LLC

Filed 6/14/22 office: otsego Co. SSNY designated as agent for process & shall mail to: 1558 State Highway 51, Gilbertsville, NY 13776

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NOTICE OF FORmATION OF CHEFDAVENEIL. CoM LLC

Articles of org. filed NY Sec. of State (SSNY) 8/18/22. office in otsego Co. SSNY desig. agent of LLC whom pro cess may be served. SSNY shall mail process to 5995 St Hwy 28, Fly Creek, NY 13337, which is also the principal business location.

Purpose: Any lawful purpose.

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Helios

Excellus BlueCross BlueShield

awarded

Community Health Award

Care

Community Health Award of $2,000 to support free bereavement counseling for the public. This program provides grief counseling services online and in person through support groups, individual counseling, camps for children,

to the public. Helios Care social workers have been providing free bereavement counseling for all residents of Delaware and otsego counties since the onset of the pandemic and have seen a rise in demand for support groups. The funding provided will allow 12 additional support groups to be added to the program this year.

“Many traditional forms of grieving and commemora tive activities of death, such as funerals and memorials, were stifled or stopped during the pandemic,” explained Kathryn Dailey, Helios Care director of development.

“This has left many residents suffering from unresolved grief, leading to mental health issues and preventing them from moving on to the next stage of their lives. Support groups, led by our specially trained bereavement coun selors, are especially effective since there is the benefit of knowing other people understand what you are going through and can provide mutual support.”

The mission of Helios Care is, “making life easier for patients and families facing serious illness or end of life by providing choices, dignity and compassionate care.” Helios Care provides hospice and palliative care to manage the symptoms of chronic diseases, as well as social workers to assist with social determinants of health and bereavement counseling. Services are provided in the patient’s home, free of charge or at a nominal cost. Helios Care’s nationally certified staff deliver the best practices of the industry and perform to the highest standards of patient care.

Through a competitive application process, Excellus BlueCross BlueShield’s Community Health Awards provide funding to launch, expand, and sustain programs and services that promote health. These investments advance health equity by extending the reach of preven tive health services or health-promoting programs to vulnerable populations. The health plan’s corporate giving follows all applicable laws and regulations and does not support funding organizations that conflict with its corpo rate mission, goals, policies, or products.

“Providing access to high-quality health care is core to our mission as a nonprofit health plan,” said Eve Van de Wal, Excellus BlueCross BlueShield Utica regional presi dent. “We are proud to support Helios Care with essential community health funding to provide bereavement coun seling for those grieving the loss of a loved one.”

Excellus BlueCross BlueShield is committed to supporting local organizations that improve community health. The company’s corporate giving follows all appli

cable laws and regulations and does not support funding organizations that conflict with its corporate mission, goals, policies or products.

Excellus BlueCross BlueShield’s Utica region encom passes Clinton, Delaware, Essex, Franklin, Fulton, Hamilton, Herkimer, Jefferson, Lewis, Madison, Montgomery, oneida, otsego and St. Lawrence counties.

News briefs

Save on Two or More Shows!

Glimmerglass Festival is offering packages of two or more shows for the 2022 season. Tickets avail able for all four produc tions, “La Bohème,” “Candide,” “Romeo and Juliet,” and “Rinaldo.

you package two or more productions, you save and receive early access to prime seating. Call the box office at (607) 547-2255 starting at 10 a.m. Monday, or visit glimmerglass.org to purchase ticket packages. Tickets for individual shows go on sale January 30.

Helios Care Board Director Connie Jastremski, Board of Directors Chair Jeffrey Woeppel, Excellus BCBS Regional President Eve Van de Wal and Helios Care President/CEO Dan Ayres gather for a Community Health Award presentation.