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Usually Tidy Oneontans Look A Little Scruffy – For A Cause By LIBBY CUDMORE
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f some of your friends and neighbors look a bit more manly this month, go ahead, ask them about their beards. “My daughter Mary-Pat tells me I should grow a handlebar mustache,” said George Wells, market manager, Town Square Media, who’s growing a Fu Manchu for the month. “She said she’ll even buy the wax.”
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No, it’s not a creature from the future, but from the past. Helen Rees peers through a stereopticon viewer at the GOHS Antique Show & Appraisal Clinic, which packed them in Saturday, Nov. 23, at Holiday Inn/Southside.
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ooperstown’s Lou Allstadt and Chip Northrup, who presented data at Cornell last month showing too little natural gas for fracking to be profitable in Otsego County, plan to reprise the program in Oneonta. The session has been scheduled for 7 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 17, at Foothills.
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Wells said he and other usually tidy Oneontans who are looking a little rough around the edges are participating in “No Shave November,” a Facebook campaign started in 2009 by the American Cancer Society to raise awareness of prostate cancer and funds towards a cure. The campaign encourages participants to “embrace our hair, Ever-tidy which many cancer patients lose, and Jamie Reynlet it grow wild and free.” olds is ofPlease See BEARDS, A6 fering it up.
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Santa Claus greets young Cadi Koren at the conclusion of the annual holiday parade down Main Street on Saturday, Nov. 23. Behind her are Joan Medley and Gavin Koren.
Jamie Tranvaag, Isabella Villanti, Julianna Brzezinski and Haley Utter strut with Jillian’s Dance Arts one of the 36 acts in Oneonta’s Holiday Parade.
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a greeting to a serviceman or woman, drop it off at state Sen. Jim Seward’s office at 41 South Main St. The county Democratic Committee Executive Board endorsed Sean Eldridge, Shokan, spouse of Facebook co-founder Chris Hughes, to run against U.S. Rep. Chris Gibson, R-19, next year, when it met Thursday, Nov. 21. CELEBRATE! The Otsego
County Chamber’s Holiday Open House is 5-7 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 4. NBT Bank is hosting again at its Wall Street office. RSVP at 432-4500.
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Hannah Phillips with daughters Stella and Carden await the arrival of Santa.
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Town Square Media executives George Wells, right, and Steve Dillon are looking a little scruffier this month.
The voice of the Santa parade, “Big Chuck” D’Imperio, lends his vocal talents to announcing organizations as they enter Muller Plaza.
Leading the parade with the “Oneonta: Life Enjoyed” banner were Sarah Hansen, Kalei Walk and Emma Goff, all of Oneonta.
hristmas is coming early to SUNY Oneonta. Step One of campaign will raise salaries of “more than a third” full-time, Kleniewski tenure-track, teaching faculty, who will be briefed Wednesday-Thursday, Dec. 4-5, on how $250,000 set aside by President Nancy Kleniewski will be distributed. The president’s spokesman, Hal Legg, said Tuesday, Nov. 26, that the idea of giving raises to professors beyond the United University Professions contract has been under consideration for two years, but was put on hold until the UUP and SUNY achieved a system-wide labor Please See RAISES, A6
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EDITORIAL
This Thanksgiving, Let’s Decide To Appreciate More
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ppreciation is under-appreciated. Malcolm Gladwell’s latest, “David & Goliath” – the author’s been all over the place lately, including “60 Minutes” the other night – shows how, while top students in the Ivy League, as you might expect, thrive beyond the norm, those students in the bottom third of their disciplines, all top performers through high school, develop such insecurities they often switch to less rigorous majors and even drop out. Gladwell compares STEM students at Harvard University with those at our Hartwick College, and finds the same proportion of those in science, technology, engineering and math drop out of their majors in each school, even though the bottom third of Harvard STEM students had higher SATs than even the top third of Hartwick STEM students. “The Harvard Dregs are Little Fish in a Very Big and Scary Pond,” the writer concludes. “The Hartwick All-Stars are Big Fish in a Very Welcoming Small Pond.” The results are measurable. The first five years out of school, the top Hartwick STEM students publish more in peer scientific journals – the way forward in that line of work – than Harvard’s bottom STEM students, “David & Goliath” reports.
• Of course, we know this. Martin Tillapaugh, the Cooperstown village attorney – and Hartwick grad – was, coincidentally, saying very much the same thing about his alma mater in a conversation at a Cooperstown Rotary Club luncheon the other day. At Hartwick, he flourished, fully part of, not only academic and student life, but even serving on a national “Strategies for Change” committee that took him to Washington D.C. in its deliberations. Francis Landrey, a high-powered New York City lawyer (and Colgate grad) now serving on Hartwick’s $32 million “It’s Personal” fundraising campaign committee, tells a similar story. His older son went to Bowdoin and daughter to Swarthmore (she is now a physician), but his younger son was less focused. At Hartwick, however, he embraced the many opportunities to study abroad, met his future wife in Ireland, found his vocation – teaching – and is now happily married and successfully situated at the Glen Falls BOCES. Gladwell, whose specialty is turning generally accepted wisdom on its head, plays it out: Some companies will only hire Ivy League students; they might be better off to target top students
from respectable institutions like Hartwick. Affirmative Action strives to push disadvantaged students into the Ivy League, where – the author concludes – they are more likely to be chewed up and spit out than if they pursued knowledge in a smaller, more nurturing environment. • Appreciation, of course, and thanksgiving – Thanksgiving, if you will – are joined at the hip. In reading “David,” some selfreflection was inevitable. Some of the editorials that appeared on this page in the past year, despite a conscious effort otherwise, may
have been critical to an unhelpful degree. For instance, the county’s alphabet economic-development agencies have been criticized as too instinctively “reactive” as opportunities to be more “proactive” are coming into focus. In the criticism, though, was enough credit given to the fruits of the IDA legacy to date? After all, just in the past few years, the bonding agency enabled Springbrook’s $15 million expansion, the renovation of St. Mary’s School and the $15 million, 350-student Hillside Commons housing project, the largest private investment in the City of Oneonta in a generation. Individuals associated with the IDA are exceptional. The chair, for instance, Sharon Oberriter, created Cooperstown Bat Co. with her husband, Don, and, in the process, a whole new Cooperstown mini-industry. She has a healthy countywide perspective, serving for years on the Otsego County Chamber board. Having sold Cooperstown Bat, the Oberriters created Obie’s Specialty Foods, seeking to develop value-added food products, a sector identified as very promising at the second “Seward Summit” Nov. 14. Joe Bernier, Carolyn Lewis, Doug Gulotty and others might feel embattled, but they’ve had sterling and productive local
‘For Three Dayes We Entertained And Feasted’ Editor’s Note: One of only two descriptions of the first Thanksgiving was by Edward Winslow in Mourt’s Relation, a diary of the Plymouth Plantation. Here is the citation.
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ur harvest being gotten in, our governour sent foure men on fowling, that so we might after a speciall manner rejoyce together, after we had gathered the fruits of our labours ; they foure
in one day killed as much fowle, as with a little helpe beside, served the Company almost a weeke, at which time amongst other Recreations, we exercised our Armes, many of the Indians coming Winslow amongst us, and amongst the rest their greatest king
Massasoyt, with some ninetie men, whom for three dayes we entertained and feasted, and they went out and killed five Deere, which they brought to the Plantation and bestowed on our Governour, and upon the Captaine and others. And although it be not always so plentifull, as it was at this time with us, yet by the goodness of God, we are so farre from want, that we often wish you partakers of our plentie.”
LETTERS
No-Fracking Conclusion Based On Range Of Perspectives To the Editor: Thanks for the notice on the forum on New York’s Shale Gas Potential planned Tuesday, Dec. 17, at Foothills. The presentations represent a truly multi-disciplinary and synergistic analysis of the state’s prospects for shale gas production – addressing the geology, the industry’s views on the subject, the regulatory and economic factors that would impact such production, and a model that extrapolates productivity data from Pennsylvania. Similar presentations by the same panelists were made at the Cornell geology department last month,
sponsored by the Tompkins County Council of Government, Cornell Cooperative Extension and the League of Women Voters. The industry view will be presented by Lou Allstadt, retired executive vice president of Mobil Oil in charge of exploration and production in the Western Hemisphere. Needless to say, thousands of wells were fracked under Mr. Allstadt’s watch. He understands what drives industry decisions and he understands why most major players came to New York, took a hard look and left prior to the state moratorium on shale gas wells. Brian Brock will ad-
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dress the geological drivers of shale gas productivity. The production model will be presented by a retired Lockheed Martin systems analyst, Jerry Acton. I will address the regulatory and economic factors that impact productivity. I was a private investor in oil and gas and drilling rigs for almost 30 years. I owned
working interests in over a dozen offshore drilling rigs for 22 years up until 2006 – rigs that fracked thousands of wells on land at a sea. We take an industrialcaliber look at New York’s shale gas prospects from all perspectives. Hope to see you there. JAMES L. NORTHRUP Cooperstown
Commitment To Serve Intact To the Editor: I started the new year in 2013 asking myself how I could best serve my community. I thought that question was quickly answered when my new friend Rich Murphy asked if I might consider running for his seat as county representative for the Town of Oneonta. What an opportunity! I was honored that a person of Rich’s reputation would trust me with such a job, but, of course, I still needed to introduce myself to the voters. I just moved to the area in 2011, so there were many introductions to make. I also met with interested groups like Citizens Voices, Sustainable Otsego and GO-EDC, and was motivated by their collective goal to see our region grow and prosper for generations to come, albeit with different strategies to do so. My best stories and ex-
periences have been preceded by some failure, often disguised blessings that led to amazing things, such as meeting my wife Ana Laura and moving to Oneonta Although I did not win this election, my goal was not to merely win, but to serve my community. I am proud to call Oneonta home, and will keep steady in my commitment to serving it. I am also proud of Janet Hurley Quackenbush’s years of service to our town, and wish her the very best in her new role. To my 701 voters - thank you. It is humbling and encouraging to have your support. To the town and county Democratic Committees, Sustainable Otsego, and to all that helped in my campaign - thank you, thank you, thank you. DAN BUTTERMANN Town of Oneonta
careers, too. Certainly, the county must be proactive, but the reactive piece also needs to maintained and, if anything, strengthened. On the same line, does Dan Buttermann, who took the gutsy step of running for county board after living here only a year, feel sufficiently affirmed? Do the other county board candidates who didn’t make it this time: Bill Glockler in Town of Middlefield, Teresa Winchester in the Butternut Valley, Amy Hornburg Heilveil in Oneonta’s Wards 4 and 5? Do the incumbents who are now stepping down, in particular Fly Creek’s John Kosmer, who brought a lively voice and inquiring mind to his two-year county board term, know that, too? These people need to be celebrated as much as the folks who, this time around, happened to win. • You get the point. Gladwell found, in effect, that affirmation, appreciation and a sense of belonging help good students excel. Likewise, can appreciation help businesses flourish, citizens contribute, families thrive, communities adhere and grow for the benefit of all? Surely, the answer is yes. Let’s contemplate that this Thanksgiving season, and apply the lesson in the year ahead.
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Fracking Dead. Really?
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ust in time for the holidays we have been delivered the promise of a gift: the end of fracking in our neighborhood. Let’s be cautious of what we find under the tree. The hype that fracking is dead may be no more real than the hype that it would make us all shaleionaires. Though I have tremendous respect for our colleagues who have presented data about the lack of gas in New York State, I worry that a state government handin-hand with industry may permit drilling and fracking anyway. When has our government ever acted in a truly rational way? The data strongly supports the lack of a viable natural gas resource in New York. However, this data is based on the current price of gas, the current cost of drilling, and whether the drillers are industry giants or small fry looking for a quick profit. However uneconomical fracking may appear to some, I would not assume that the battle has been won until Ed Cox, the leader of the Republican Party and potential gubernatorial candidate, stops extolling its virtues and demanding it proceed. Where are the political leaders willing to speak out for a ban based on the theory that there is no gas? Until Albany so speaks, from both sides of the aisle, we are not protected. Further, what about the risks to our region caused by fracking infrastructure now being surreptitiously deployed all around us? There are current plans to transport hazardous and radioactive frack waste on all navigable waters on barges to “disposal” sites in Ohio and Louisiana. Do we really want to
see trucks hauling millions of gallons of hazardous frack waste on our roads to and from barges on the Erie Canal or the Hudson River? What about the plans to build pipelines and compressor stations across private land taken by eminent domain? What about plans to expand Liquid Natural Gas (LNG) facilities to support truck refueling, on-pipeline and on-gas well pad liquefaction, and export of LNG? What about disposal of radioactive frack waste in our landfills and on our roads for ice and dust suppression? What about the lawsuits brought by the industry against Middlefield and Dryden seeking to end Home Rule? Until our water, air, and land is protected from all of these threats, how is it we are now safe from fracking? We do not live in isolation. We have a moral decision to make. Do we want to celebrate an end to fracking here while our neighbors are being fracked in Pennsylvania, West Virginia and Ohio to supply us with cheaper gas? Will we accept their dangerous wastes as we do the gift of gas? Like blood diamonds and child labor, don’t we have an obligation to fight exploitation of others for our benefit by means we know to be unconscionable? Instead of retreating behind false hopes our leaders should in a bi-partisan manner collaborate to stop fracking and its related infrastructure for the good of all in our state and our nation. Until then, I am going to keep working. Nicole Dillingham is president of the Otsego 2000 Board of Directors.
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History
Compiled by Tom Heitz with resources courtesy of The New York State Historical Association Library
125 Years Ago
The women of our land are daily gaining a firmer foothold in all the business of the country, and winning more of public recognition of their ability and genius. For some time past, many of the higher grades of social and literary events, in some of our large cities, have been in their hands, and in situations and vocations where a few years ago there was no thought of competition, women are acknowledged to be equally competent as men. November 1888
100 Years Ago
John Kendrick Bangs lectured to the students of the Oneonta Normal and High School course. The title of his talk was “Salubrities I Have Met.” By “Salubrities” Mr. Bangs explained that he meant the pleasant, whole-souled, genial men and women whose humor, tact, and gentle courtesy make life worth living. The lecture was incomparable as a genial, wholesome, overflowing of humor out of the very heart of the speaker’s personal experiences. To say that his audience was pleased is but a trite expression, for an emotion which followed with keenest interest every statement and expression, laughing heartily at quip and jest, smiling at the gentle touches of a rarer humor and betimes saddening at the pathos of his word. November 1913
80 Years Ago
Three Greek letter organizations on the Hartwick College campus held their informal initiation ceremonies Monday evening at their respective houses. Two sororities and one fraternity participated, initiating a total of 17 students. A mock initiation ceremony, in which all the members acted as members of an Indian tribe, featured the informal initiation of Phi Sigma Phi sorority held at 8 Cozy Avenue. The pass words “wekum,” “wakum,” and “wokum” were used. Those initiated were the Misses Galey Cop, Catherine Fox, Elizabeth Gregory, Janet Holden, Ida Moshier, and Lucille Remey. The pledges came dressed to represent a politician, an old maid school teacher, a hobo, a football hero, and a farmer. The remaining one was termed indescribable. November 1933
60 Years Ago
Prime Minister Winston S. Churchill declared today that the danger of war has lessened because now the Russians – along with the rest of mankind – fear the annihi-
lation an atomic conflict would bring. In an optimistic review of foreign affairs, the Prime Minister told the House of Commons he believed the Russian people and their leaders have lost their stomach for aggression. Churchill held that the fearful nature of atomic weapons which “cast their shadows on every thoughtful mind” may force the human race to keep a lasting peace. The 78-year-old Prime Minister stated: “I do not find it unreasonable or dangerous to conclude that internal prosperity, rather than external conquest is not only the deep desire of the Russian people, but also the long interest of their rulers.” November 1953
40 Years Ago
Fox Hospital, in a move to expand its emergency room services, has hired a veteran physician to become is first chief of Emergency Medical Services. The appointment of Dr. Joseph B. Fowler, 59, formerly of Salt Lake City, was announced yesterday. Also, Dr. Stephen W. Van deCarr, 30, joined the hospital staff as a fulltime member of the Emergency Room staff. Already serving on the Emergency Room staff is Dr. John Spoor of Gilbertsville. The hospital expects to hire a fourth physician for the Emergency Room “within a month or two.” November 1973
30 Years Ago
Local Young Volunteers in Action have given more than 3,141 hours of volunteer service in 1982-1983 according to Nancy Kroll Y.V.A. coordinator. She expects the program, started in December, 1982, to generate 5,000 volunteer hours over the next twelve months. Y.V.A. gives youth, 14 to 22 years of age, a chance to get involved in their communities while exploring their career interests. November 1983
20 Years Ago
More than 80 children from the Oneonta area begin their school day every morning by going to an office complex, filing past architectural and software firms and into their classroom – a converted optometrist’s office. It’s quite a change from the last six school years, when the non-denominational Oneonta Community Christian School was located in Baptist churches. School officials made the move into their new site at 3200 Chestnut Street, formerly known as the Trade Mart, in September. November 1993
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The OTSEGO Newspapers — The Freeman’s Journal and Hometown Oneonta — are joining with The Salvation Army to make a joyful Christmas for area families through its Angel Tree Program. This tradition dates back to 1921 with the creation of The Freeman’s Journal Christmas Fund by Editor & Publisher, Rowan D. Spraker Sr., as a way for neighbors to help others enjoy a happy holiday. This week marks the 91st year of this community tradition, partnering this year with The Salvation Army. The Salvation Army has gathered Christmas wish lists on this Christmas tree, grouped by family. Embrace one individual or an entire family, every gift is appreciated. Shop by yourself or with friends and colleagues. The more the merrier! Gifts should be both new and unwrapped (price tags removed please), and received no later than December 11 (to allow the elves time for wrapping and loading). Gifts may be dropped of at the offices of The Freeman’s Journal, 21 Railroad Avenue, Cooperstown, or at the Salvation Army Chapel, 25 River Street, Oneonta. Questions? Call Santa’s elf, MJ Kevlin, at 607-547-6103, or e-mail ads@allotsego.com (Monday-Friday, 9 am to 5 pm)
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SUNY’s Kleniewski Rolls Out Campaign To Raise Profs’ Pay RAISES/From A1 agreement. A contract going back to 2011 and forward to 2016 was approved in March. “We’re committed to addressing compensation, and we’re committed to working within our budget,” said Legg, “which can be impacted by many factors – not just labor agreements – that aren’t campus-related. For example, the state sets our tuition and also must approve our fees. “Funding a broad initiative to increase compensation using existing dollars has required – and will continue to require – a thoughtful approach, which is why we will tackle this in stages over a long time,” he said. The goal is to complete Step One in January. “Minimum salaries” for assistant, associate and full professors will be addressed – a “substantial adjustment” for some, Legg said – and also “parity among colleagues.” Step Two will then look at years of service, and “promotional increments” – raises assistant professors receive on moving to associates, and associates on moving to full. Bill Simons, a history professor and 11-year UUP
campus president, called Kleniewski’s initiative “a positive step,” but he said there is a need for an “equity study” before moving too far forward. “For us to remain a college of choice – and we are – it’s also necessary to remain an employer of choice,” Simons said. “Because, if we cease to be an employer of choice that attracts the best people and keeps the best people, in time we would cease to be a college of choice.” The UUP represents 756 staff and faculty at SUNY Oneonta, including librarians. The CSEA, Police Benevolent Association and other unions are also active on campus. The money for raises is coming from administration, Legg said. In 2008-09, 56 percent of the budget went to academic and student services; that has risen to 62 percent this year. Over the same period, administration dropped from 44 percent to 38 percent of the budget. “The actions announced by the president are consistent with the college’s goal to increase investment in academic programs while reducing administrative costs,” Legg said.
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ith the first snowfall of the season, City Hall issued a reminder of dos and don’ts. • Don’t park on the street during a snowstorm or after a snowfall of 2½ inches or more until the streets are plowed. If you do, your vehicle may be towed and/or ticketed, and you will be billed for cost of towing. • Shovel the full width of your sidewalk before 9 a.m., even after a light snowfall. If you don’t, city contractors will do it, and you will be billed cost plus 50 percent. • If you can’t remove the ice from the sidewalk, cover it with sand, not salt. • Don’t shovel or plow snow into the street, and don’t put it on your neighbor’s property without permission.
BEARDS/From A1 “Mine’s getting a little ragged,” said Brad Gregory, Priority Eyewear office manager. “I thought I’d look like Tony Stark from ‘Iron Man,’ so we’ll see how adventurous I am.” According to the American Cancer Society, prostate cancer is the secondmost commonly diagnosed cancer in men: one in six over a lifetime. “It really does raise awareness,” said Jamie Reynolds, NBT Bank regional executive. “No one’s ever seen me with a beard before, so I get to talk about it a lot.” “And you don’t have to shave for a month, so that’s cool,” added Steve Dillon, Towne Square Media sales manager.
Participants are encouraged to collect donations when they shave it off or to donate the money they save on shaving cream and razors. “It’s important to raise awareness, especially as my generaJim Verrilli’s tion approaches 50,” said Reynolds. beard has “People just ask the filled out question,” said Wells. nicely. “Raising awareness, getting checked — for us, that’s key.” For Jim Verrelli, knowing people who’ve fought prostate cancer inspired him to put down the razor. “I had a
beard until six or seven years ago,” he said. “A lady in church who hadn’t paid any attention to me finally recognized me!” Reynolds plans on keeping his November beard through “The Nutcracker,” where he will play a party guest, and then treating himself to a hot-towel shave at the Crystal Palace Barbershop. “Come Dec. 20, this will be gone,” he said. But others are starting to like their new look. “Some days I think, ‘this is itchy, I can’t wait to shave it off’ other days, I think, ‘This looks good, I’m going to keep it’,” said Dillon. “Guess we’ll find out on Dec. 1.”
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Pierstown Land — A very pretty 15.05 acres located in the Pierstown countryside. Mostly wooded with a shale driveway, there is an approximately 1.5 acre clearing at the top. An Otsego Lake view is there with some tree removal. Excellent pond site. This property is an area of very nice homes, perfect for a year-round or summer retreat. Cooperstown Schools. Being offered for sale well below assessed value. Owners will consider financing to approved buyers. Offered Exclusively by Ashley-Connor Realty $99,500. Visit us on the Web at www.ashleyconnorrealty.com Contact us at info@ashleyconnorrealty.com For APPoiNtmeNt: Patti Ashley, Broker, 607-544-1077 • Jack Foster, Sales
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This is the original Fly Creek 3-room schoolhouse that still has the school bell from 1880. 50 years ago, the building was converted into a single family home with an apartment. The present home has been renovated with quality, taste and expert craftsmanship. Large LR w/high-ceiling and wood-burning stove is open to kitchen and dining area. 3 BRs and full bath on second floor, full studio apartment on main floor, and large lower level w/family room, full bath/ laundry and large guest BR. An attached 2-car garage and workshop/barn complete this unique property.
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Bassett, Rome Hospital Explore Rx For Future By JIM KEVLIN COOPERSTOWN
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f Bassett Healthcare’s alliances so far have been driven by proximity to Cooperstown, aggregating patients and taking advantage of economies of scale, this one is different. A prospective alliance with Rome Memorial Hospital, announced in Utica and Rome last week, is looking toward an expanding system based on insurance, according to Bassett President/CEO Bill Streck. When New York State’s version of Obamacare insurance exchanges went live Oct. 1, one of the several dozen offerings was Bassett Gold, a collaboration of the local healthcare system and Excellus/Blue
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Cross. The Affordable Care Act envisions health-care systems providing a full-range of Streck coordinated services – Bassett’s At Home Care is a big part of it locally – and a fully realized Bassett Gold would be the way patients could pay for it, and provide the hospital system with a sufficiently large patient base and income stream. Bassett’s reentry into the insurance field – it offered its own insurance locally in the 1930s ($25 a year for individuals, $100 for families), and later allied with what is now CDPHP in providing it – has been developing in the past year,
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Streck said. In-house, Dr. Gerald Groff is in charge of the initiative, which is so new it doesn’t have a name. “Rome is part of futuristic thinking about where the world is going,” said Streck. He added at another point, “We’re trying to understand what’s changing in the environment and anticipate the changes we have to make to be successful in our patient-care mission, and all others.” Asked if similar alliances will be announced in the next year, next six months, or next three months, the administrator said, “Not in the next three months.” According to the Bassett press release, the Rome hospital and the Cooperstown-based healthcare system have signed a “non-binding letter of intent” that “positions both organizations for the changing health-care industry.” The “due diligence” is expected to take six months. With 130 beds, Rome Memorial would be the second largest of Bassett’s six affiliated hospitals, after the Cooperstown one, while remaining “a separate hospital with local autonomy,” the release said. RMH also has an 80-bed nursing home. Streck described the Bassett-Rome alliance as furthering the “integrated health system” model, a system that includes preventative care, primary care and the post-hospitalization at-home piece. Such a system requires size. In the press release, Rome Memorial President/ CEO Basil J. Argilio said RMH isn’t big enough to get there alone. “Both Rome and Bassett are seeing this as an opportunity to deal with what’s coming,” said Streck.
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MLS#86051 - Panoramic views and privacy with this custom 3 BR, 3 bath, energy-efficient new home. Offered w/10 acres but more acreage available. $295,000 Call Michelle A. Curran @ 518-469-5603 (cell)
MLS#91030 - Move-in condition 4 BR, 2 bath home on 7 acres in Fly Creek. Large LR w/wood floors, family room w/pocket doors. Entry room w/woodstove leads into DR and kitchen. Large landing w/built-in shelves. Spacious master w/entry to balcony. All BRs have nice-sized closets. Perennials, covered porches, fire pit. Additional land w/large barn and creek available. $329,900 Call Kristi J. Ough @ 607-434-3026 (cell)
MLS#90345 - Great location close to I-88. Turn-ofthe-century classic farmette offers hardwood floors, woodstove, and the craftsmanship of yesteryear. Large outbuilding was once a wood-working shop. $147,000 Call Adam Karns @ 607-244-9633 (cell)
MLS#90133 - This home features 4 BRs, 2 baths, off-street parking and 1-car garage. As an investment property and w/rentals in such a high demand this house can be rented ASAP. Call today. $139,900 Call James Vrooman @ 603-247-0506 (cell)
MLS#90737 - Beautifully maintained inside and out! Home features 3 BRs and 1 bath. Freshly painted rooms. Hardwood floors throughout. Newly installed energy-efficient wood-burning fireplace insert. Easy commute to Oneonta , Norwich and Chobani. $74,000 Call Donna A. Anderson @ 607-267-3232 (cell)
MLS#84430 - Some of the last vacant lots available on Gifford Hill Road! Parcel includes 4 other parcels to be sold together. Close to Oneonta and Cooperstown. Enough road frontage for 10 building lots if subdivided. All offers considered. $199,900 Call Linda Wheeler @ 607-434-2125 (cell) MLS#84923 - Renovated 3BR, 2½ bath farmhouse on 3.2 acres. Country kitchen w/SS appliances, LR and formal DR w/fireplaces, large master suite. Fencing, run-in shed and barn for horses or livestock $250,000 Call Michelle Curran @ 518-469-5603 MLS#91924 - Beautiful views from this 3 BR, 2 bath, 1,248 sq ft doublewide on 1.76 acres in Roseboom. Newer replacement windows, carpets in good shape, newer kitchen cabinets w/tiled countertops. $54,900 Call Frank Woodcock @ 607-435-1389 (cell)
MLS#90435 - Charming move-in ready home in Cherry Valley features 3 BRs and 1 bath on a level corner lot. Mature landscaping, detached garage, shed. This home is as neat as a pin and priced to sell. $160,000 Call James Vrooman @ 603-247-0506 (cell)
MLS#91749 - Rustic country cabin in Fly Creek, on 1.25 acres w/stream. Large woodstove in LR, oversized 2-car garage, snowmobile trail across the street. Close to Cooperstown and Oneonta. $69,000 Call James Vrooman @ 603-247-0506 (cell)
MLS#85578 – Perfectly situated on over 26 acres this solid contemporary home is within minutes of Cooperstown Village. Hot tub, deck. Property also includes 200’ additional road frontage and well on County Rte 33. Poured concrete foundation could be finished for additional living space. $189,000 Call Adam Karns @ 607-244-9633 (cell)
MLS#84273 - Immaculate and well maintained, this bright and freshly painted home awaits your offer. Walking distance to downtown shopping. 4 BRs, DR, LR, kitchen, 2 full baths, den and sunporch. Laminated wood flooring and some carpeting. Once was a 2-family and could easily be renovated back. $159,500 Call Linda Wheeler @ 607-434-2125 (cell)
MLS#92006 - Circa 1900 Victorian in Delaware County w/5 BRs, 1 bath, and just under 2,100 sq ft. 5 miles to the city of Oneonta. $45,000 Call Frank Woodcock @ 607-435-1389 (cell)
MLS#91996 - Energy-efficient 3 BR, 1½ bath Greek Revival on 31 acres w/pond and views. Country kitchen w/breakfast room, formal LR and DR, family room. Solar electricity, 3-zone heating oil or coal, replacement windows, new well, vinyl siding, wood trim. Spacious rooms w/original details, 9-ft ceilings hardwood floors. Can be purchased w/less acreage. $250,000 Call Michelle A. Curran @ 518-469-5603 (cell)
MLS#91958 - Retired dairy farm w/over 145 acres on the market for the first time in over 40 years. Pastures, views, ponds, electric, well and septic. Located on a dead-end street across from over 1,100 acres of state land. $345,000 Call James Vrooman @ 603-247-0506 (cell)
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Why did Tim run a steamroller over his potato field on Thanksgiving Day? He wanted to raise mashed potatoes!
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• Why did the turkey cross the road? To prove that he wasn’t chicken.
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(7774) This intriguing 3 BR, 2 bath countryside ranch on a quiet street provides vaulted ceilings, open floorplan, eat-in kitchen w/gas range, walk-out basement, 2-car garage, decks and mature trees on a wooded lot. Discover great looks as well as great living! Cooperstown Schools. Hubbell’s Exclusive–$169,000
• When the turkey got arrested, what crime was he charged with? Fowl play, of course.
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MLS#88892 - 3 BR, 2 bath home w/large yard and 2-story barn. Kitchen opens to DR and LR. Upstairs 3 BRs w/walk-in attic that could be 4th BR. Outside large fenced area for pets, perennial beds, large barn w/2nd floor storage, attached workshop. $99,000 Call Kristi J. Ough @ 607-434-3026 (cell)
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MLS#91638 - Grand home in Burlington on nearly 5 acres. Large eat-in kitchen w/attached 3-season covered porch. DR opens to spacious LR w/faux fireplace. Center hall leads upstairs to 4+ BRs. Several outbuildings, apple trees, large backyard. $89,900 Call Kristi J. Ough @ 607-434-3026 (cell)
• How do you make a turkey float? Take a couple of scoops of ice cream, add some root beer… and a turkey!
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Great Investment Opportunity! This 7,700 sq. ft. Professional Office Building is in great condition and has been well-maintained. Exposure on busy State Highway 23 with 331 feet of road frontage, large parking lot for over 25 cars with picnic area for employees. Updated office space with two baths, conference room and offices. Could be two separate offices with separate entrances. Five 1-bedroom apartments upstairs with separate utilities. Minutes from Oneonta, Colleges and Interstate 88. 1 hour from Albany and Binghamton. Call listing agent for more details. $503,500 MLS #91434
MLS#91759 - 4 BR, 2-bath home w/enclosed granite porch, updated eat-in kitchen w/maple cabinets, wood laminate floors. 10 miles from Cooperstown, Cooperstown school district. This would also make a great Dreams Park rental. Call Donna A. Anderson @ 607-267-3232 (cell)
The Perfect Choice! One floor living, newer construction, great move-in condition, central air conditioning, Oneonta School District and a private one acre lot! This ranch offers easy access to both I-88 and Southside. The interior offers a large open layout with high ceilings, 2 dining areas, and a very spacious oak kitchen. Just off the kitchen there is a bonus/family room with a skylight. The master bedroom has a private bath and a walk-in closet. The attached 2 car garage is oversized and outside there is a large covered front porch, a patio and backyard is fenced. If you’re looking for a bit of privacy but you want quick access to all of what Oneonta and the surrounding area has to offer this is the perfect location! $189,900 MLS#90699
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FRIDAY, NOV. 29, 2013
IN MEMORIAM
HOMETOWN ONEONTA B-7
Rodney H. Ingalls, 94; Farmer HARTWICK SEMINARY – Rodney H. Ingalls, who co-founded Cooperstown Dairy with his father and sold his CloMemorial donations may ver Leaf Farm in 1995 for be made to Catskill Area Cooperstown Dreams Park, Hospice or Wounded Wardied Nov. 19, 2013. He was rior Program, National Pro- 94. He was a WWII vet. cessing Center, Box 758541, Rodney is survived by Topeka, KS 66675-8541. his wife Betty; two sons and To send online condodaughters-in-law, Paul and lences or light a candle visit: Deborah Ann Ingalls and www.ottmanfuneralhome. David and Darlene Ingalls, com all of Hartwick Seminary; Arrangements were entrusted to the Ottman Funeral Home, Cherry Valley.
Thomas Foti, 89; Ran Italian Bakery For Half Century ONEONTA – Thomas John Foti, 89, who ran Foti’s Italian Bakery on River Street for almost five decades, died at home Saturday, Nov. 23. He was born in Oneonta on Oct. 31, 1924, the son of John and Lena (Collegro) Foti. He graduated from St. Mary’s in 1938 and OHS in 1942. Upon his father’s death
in 1948, he took over Foti’s and operated it until his retirement in October 1997. He was a member of St. Mary’s Church, the Elks, the 80+ Ski Club, the ItalianAmerican Club, the Catskill Center for Conservation & Development, the Sixth Ward Athletic Club and Colonial Ridge Golf Course. He is survived by his wife, Helen; son Michael;
grandchildren Nicole and Tucker; brothers Patrick (Barbara) of Scotia, Vince (Gail) of Oneonta; sisters Angie Richards and Mary Foti, several nieces and nephews and their families. It was his wish to be cremated, with a mass at St. Mary’s at 2 p.m. Wednesday Nov. 27, with Father David Mickiewiecz, pastor, officiating.
one daughter and son-inlaw, Marybeth and Jeffrey Ring of Baltimore, Md.; 13 grandchildren and 13 greatgrandchildren. Following his Monday, Nov. 25, funeral, he was carried to Hartwick Seminary Cemetery in the 1961 Flxible Buick Flxette Hearse his cousin, Chester W. Ingalls, purchased while operating Ingalls Funeral Home.
Maxine Fieg Whiteside, 87; SUNY Grad ‘Affable, Joyous’ ONEONTA – Maxine Fieg Whiteside, last survivor of seven siblings from an old Oneonta family, succumbed to cancer in Sioux City, Iowa, on Nov. 22. She was 87. Maxine was born at home at 10 N. Sixth St. on Sept. 23, 1926, to the late Lothar and Florence Shields Fieg. She attended Oneonta public schools, where she edited The Echo, the high school newspaper. From her first year in school through her last, she was a straight-A student. Retired OHS coach Tony Drago, her schoolmate and friend, remembered her not only for her intellect but also for a radiant and congenial personality. “She was affable, always joyful, and very, very intelligent,”
he said. In 1948 Maxine graduated with a bachelor’s in education from State TeachMaxine F. ers College Whiteside in Oneonta (now SUNY Oneonta) where she was Queen of the May, salutatorian and treasurer of her sorority, Alpha Sigma Alpha. She was a member of the Oneonta Presbyterian Church, where she sang alto in the choir. Because of her academic standing, she was recommended to continue to
graduate school, earning her master’s in education at the University of Iowa. After marrying Dr. Robert Merl Whiteside of Storm Lake, Iowa, she set aside her plans to teach and together they raised four children in Sioux City. The couple was active in the community, where Maxine joined the American Association of University Women and the Junior League, and founded a women’s bridge club. They were also members of the Sioux City Art Center. Preceding her in death were her parents and her siblings Emilie Fieg McGonigal, Lothar E. ‘Bud’ Fieg
Jr., Florence Fieg Bookhout, Franklin W. Fieg, V. Philip Fieg and Dorothy Fieg Roman. In addition to her husband, she is survived by her children Marsha Adams of Dakota Dunes, S.D., Dr. Jeffrey Whiteside of Appleton, Wisc., Anne Still of Danville, Ind. and Robert Whiteside Jr. of West Branch, Iowa. Also surviving are nine grandchildren and four great-grandchildren, numerous nieces and nephews and a sister-in-law, Jean Davie Fieg, of Greensboro, N.C. A visitation was planned at Meyer Brothers Colonial Chapel, Sioux City, 4-6 p.m, Friday.
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