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Sauced’s is the one, meatball Fabulous Friday judges, from front, Les Grummons, Margaret Drugovich and Chuck D’Imperio determined.

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hen the call came in, Taylor Baker, owner of Sauced, rose to the challenge. “We got a call from Destination Oneonta on Wednesday

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Seward Runs For 16th Term In NY Senate

tsego County’s veteran state senator, Jim Seward, RMilford, Tuesday, July 12, submitted petitions with 3,800 signatures to run for a 16th two-year term. The senator, who has rebounded from a cancer scare in the spring, is being challenged by two Democrats, who will face each other in a primary Sept. 13 before meeting the senator in the Nov. 8 general election. For more details on the run and his platform, go to

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KEEPING VIGIL: A candlelight vigil to honor victims in the latest acts of gun violence, including Philando Castile, Alton Sterling and the five Dallas police officers, is being organized by the local NAACP for 5 p.m. Thursday, July 14, in Muller Plaza. OPD Chief Dennis Nayor is expected to keynote. RISING RANK: SUNY Oneonta is again on Forbes magazine’s list of the 500 best-value colleges in the country, ranked 166 in the Northeast and 474 among the nation’s 4,000 colleges and universities. MEDICARE TIPS: The county Office for the Aging will be offering tips on accessing Medicare at the annual Senior Picnic Thursday, July 21 at Glimmerglass State Park. Call 547-4232 by noon on the 18th to register.

asking if we could participate in the meatball challenge,” he said. “I didn’t know if I could do it, so I told them to put me down as a maybe.” Inspiration turned that “maybe” to a “yes” and earned Baker’s Hot Honey Garlic Please See SAUCED, A7

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Bettiol Readies Parcel For Town Water Lines Philly-Yankee Friendship lives Bobby Richardson’s donated memorabilia brings back memories for Jim Konstanty’s daughter Helen Rees.

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n Helen Rees’ 10th birthday, Oct 18, 1955, she looked out the window to see not one, but two birthday surprises. “My dad, Jim Konstanty, had come up from playing the Yankees and he was coming up the walk with Bobby Richardson,” she said. “And Bobby was wheeling a brand-new three-speed English bicycle for me!” Richardson, the former Yankees second-baseman who famously made a clutch catch of a Willie McCovey line drive and saved the 1962 World Bobby Richardson Please See BENEFIT, A7 and Jim Konstanty were pals.

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or months now, visitors to Southside have wondered what’s going on as bulldozers clear the parcel on Courtyard Drive, across from the Courtyard by Marriott hotel. “You never know what’s in the woods!” teased landowner Gene Bettiol. “That’s how mystery novels begin.” But this is not an archeological dig, a new hotel or a restaurant. Bettiol is clearing his own “shovel-ready” site in hopes of luring developers to Southside to open new businesses. “Some developers want to see the project potential when they look at the site,” he said. “They don’t want to have to Bettiol take the time to clear the land.” “People can’t visualize what they can do with a site,” said Town of Oneonta Supervisor Bob Wood. “This will help attract developers.” The six-acre site – behind McDonald’s – is being cleared of trees, leveled and filled, and Bettiol expects that it will be ready to welcome developers by late summer. Bettiol plans to market the site to developers as having water and sewer lines ready for hookup, thanks to the new Southside Water District, scheduled for completion in 2018. “You can have a beautiful flat piece of land, Please See PARCEL, A6

Dreams Park Founder Presutti Remembered

ou Presutti II, 75, who passed away Wednesday, July 6, is remembered as a hard-working visionary determined to make his dream – Cooperstown Dreams Park – come true. He founded the youth-baseball camp sector that, with the development of a second camp – Marty Paton’s Cooperstown Allstar Village in West Oneonta – has become a major player in Otsego County tourism. DETAILS, B7

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GOHS Competitors Show Knowledge Of Oneonta History Starting with just a photo and a clue, history buffs had to find their way around historic locations in downtown Oneonta in the Tracking Oneonta History Hunt on Saturday, July 2. Eight teams participated in, and first prize went to Celeste and Ed Leone, left, who completed the hunt in 1:54:59; second to Aaron Sorenson and sons 1:55:60, and third to Keith Bundy & Laurie Zimniewicz, 2:1:5. At right is Sarah Livingston, Huntington adult librarian, who monitored the contest.

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Suzanne Hollist New President of Oneonta Free Clinic

uzanne Hollist, former president of the Oneonta School Board, was named the new board president of the Oneonta Community Heath Center during its annual meeting on Monday, June 6. Sherri Gillette moves from secretary to vice-president. Recently retired as a mental health and addiction administer, Sherri is very interested in the integration of behavioral health and primary health care. New to the board are Susan ConwaySmith and Arlana Young. Susan’s extensive IT skills will be put to good use expanding the Health Center’s on-line presence. Arlana is particularly interested in enhancing the services offered by the Health Center.

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The board expressed appreciation to outgoing Gerri Haan who completed two years as president and six years on the board, the maximum allowed by by-laws. Also leaving the board at the end of a 3 or 6 year terms are Lorrie Wolverton, Linda Wilcox, and Kathy Dodd. The Health Center will celebrate eight years of service July 29. During those years, many adults have received life-changing health care they could not otherwise afford. Both local hospitals work closely with Health Center patients. To volunteer or to make an appointment, call the Health Center at 607-433-0300.

oug Campbell, who helped market such high-end products as Guinness and Ketel One Vodka will join Brewery Ommegang as president, effective Aug. 1. Campbell, who comes to the Otsego County brewery from 12 years with Diageo, one of the world’s premium drink businesses (from Johnnie Walker to Tanqueray), will oversee the day-to-day operations at the Route 33 brewery plant in the Town of Middlefield, as well as spearhead all marketing initiatives. He succeeds Bill Wetmore, who is leaving to pursue other opportunities at the end of September, following a transition period. “It was important we find someone to carry on the torch who not only had the talent to take Brewery Ommegang into its future, but someone who wanted to put roots down in the Cooperstown community,” said Simon Thorpe, former Ommegang president who is now president of its parent company, Duvel Moortgat USA. “Doug brings a wealth of expertise in highend spirits & beer; a great passion for craft and our culture; and a desire to build on an already flourishing, iconic brewery that recently won Champion Brewery at the World Beer Cup 2016. We look forward to his contribution to the Duvel

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Moortgat US family over the coming years.” Doug has held a number of positions with Diageo. Most recently he was brand director for Ketel One Vodka and was previously brand director for Diageo-Guinness USA’s beer portfolio, which includes Guinness, Red Stripe, Smithwick’s and Harp. Doug also spent several years in brand management of other Diageo spirits brands, including Smirnoff and Jose Cuervo Tequila. Doug is a long-time craft beer enthusiast and an even longer follower and fan of Ommegang. He received his MBA from Wharton, an MA in International Relations from Johns Hopkins, and his bachelor’s degree from Princeton University. Doug, his wife Alison, and their three children will move to the Cooperstown area prior to the start of the school year.

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THURSDAY-FRIDAY, JULY 14-15, 2016 Jacob Holbert, Oxford, at right, is followed by Bryan Johnson, Edmeston, and his son Jordan, leading their competitors into beef cow competition. Kelly Steele, Cooperstown, makes friends with goat Jean Eugenia. “I came here for the hugs and kisses!” said Steele.

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or the 69th year, 750 of the best livestock and 250 youth exhibitors from Otsego and eight surrounding counties have been competing at the Iroquois Farm Showground south of Cooperstown in The Farmers’ Museum Junior Livestock Show, a Central New York summertime tradition. The celebration of youth in agriculture tested the skills of handlers ages 8 to 18 who presented dairy cows, beef, swine, dairy goats and sheep of various breeds that they own and care for and have prepared for competition. The show, the second largest youth competition in New York State, has been a collaboration with Cooperative Extension’s 4-H program since 1947.

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Sandra Mravlja of Cooperstown Holstein, above, brushes her entry’s back to a fine sheen. Larry Kroon Jr., Springfield, left photo, and daughter Marijke guide nervous Tessa to get an award pin.

Emily Hammond, Otego, relaxes with her sister’s cow Nickie, before they head to beef cow judging.

Hair products for cows? It’s a bigger business than you think. Shannon Sears, Cherry Valley, prepares her cow for showing. After the cow mousse is used to spike up and hold the hair along the spine for judging, it is then colored black to match the cow’s coloration. Hilda Wilcox, Cooperstown, watches the judging of milk cows.

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EDITORIAL

Privatized Tourism Promotion Is Working. Get On With It

he may have done it in a ham-fisted way, but Kathy Clark, R-Otego, Otsego County Board of Representatives chair, had a point. With $446,000 in 2015 county bed tax revenues going to Destination Marketing of Otsego County (of a total $1.74 million generated, up 17 percent over three years), some of it should be used to promote activities outside Cooperstown, Oneonta and the Route 28 corridor in between. The DMOC leadership – Chairman Jim Miles, The Otesaga general manager, and Ken Meifert, Hall of Fame vice president for development – are nothing if not realists. They got the message. Links to Richfield Springs, Cherry Valley and beyond are being added to www.thisiscooperstown.com, plus calendar items. Wide-ranging photo shoots are planned. The DMOC’s mission remains steadfastly “head in beds,” as it should be. But Miles, in an interview, pointed out that, if events outside the main

Tourism Office was administering its own promotion, to $1.74 million in 2015. And, with the warm spring, indications are it will go even higher this year. At the same time, the county contribution to tourism promotion as a percentage of the bed-tax total dropped from 30.5 percent to 25.6 percent. Miles also pointed out that I ♥ NY money and grants from foundations are adding another $200,000 a year to Jim Kevlin/HOMETOWN ONEONTA the promotion kitty. DMOC Chairman Jim Miles reviews the latest Meanwhile, revenue at data on positive trends in tourism locally in his the major hotels that provide office at The Otesaga. data to Smith Travel Retourism corridor are suf– Intergovernmental Affairs search has risen from $21.7 ficient to keep visitors in Committee, Administration million in 2013 to $25 milthe county one more day Committee – only to have lion in 2015, or 22 percent. – Springfield’s famed the matter tabled or ignored Other charts in the MilesFourth of July parade, for at the full board’s monthly Meifert presentation show instance, or the September meeting. shoulder-season occupancy kite festival in Cherry Val• and revenue rising, another ley – promoting them fits What further settles the area where Kathy Clark has the DMOC mission. Prequestion is the masterful expressed interest. cisely right, (and adept). report Miles and Meifert The increases are coming That should settle it – it gave at the county board’s mostly through sophisticatbeing an excruciating gaunt- monthly meeting on the 6th. ed Internet marketing, from let DMOC has been put Every indicator is up, and Boston to Buffalo and south through over the past four up convincingly. to Philadelphia. While the months, twice having to go Annual bed-tax revenues response rate may seem through the county board’s rose from $1.48 million miniscule (well below 1 pertortuous committee system in 2013, when the county cent), that’s the web market-

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ing game: Hit huge amounts of potential customers so a sliver becomes a lot. The DMOC and Adworkshop – DMOC affirmed its support for the Lake Placid ad agency after another round of RFPs – get it. And Otsego County government and taxpayers are benefiting. (Miles told the county board last week tourism revenues save local taxpayers an average $900 a year.) • Two lessons. One, Chairman Clark needs to express herself more bluntly upfront on boards where she represents the county board. She blindsided DMOC, as she did Otsego Now earlier in the year, twice claiming a

lack of transparency or responsiveness – mystifying, since she’s on both boards. Her instincts are right; but she must follow through more forcefully and avoid these last-minute crises. Two, privatization works. The DMOC executive director is Deb Taylor, who’s just as excellent now as she was when she was county tourism director. What’s changed is the board is populated by people – there’s a third “m”, Fly Creek Cider Mill’s Bill Michaels, and a fourth, Camilla Morris of Oneonta’s Eastern Travel, and others – whose companies directly benefit from DMOC’s success. That’s motivation. Now, let’s get on with it. Miles and Meifert’s July 6 presentation was totally convincing. The IGA and Admin committees should rubber-stamp a contract renewal. (Five years or three? Split it at four, if necessary.) And the full board, unanimously, should follow through when it next meets Aug. 3. Something’s working. Let’s not gum it up.

JOE PRESUTTI A BROTHER’S TRIBUTE

Brother Lou Presutti’s Love Touches 50,000-Plus Lives At Dreams Park Annually

y brother Lou and ball tournament park in I loved each other Cooperstown. Our travel very much. Our time and miles together brotherly bond grew during gave us the opportunity to the endless hours and thouformulate his ideas and turn sands of miles the many pieces we spent travof his vision into eling together what we referred from 1981 to as “The Park.” to 2007. Our In 1989, travel time halfway through ignited many those 14 years of deep and travel together, meaningful my brother Lou conversations, came to Cleveas did diverse land, Ohio, to experiences, stay with me so such as parwe could start to ticipating in develop a master Boy Scout plan that would fundraisers, bring his visionbeing solicited Brothers Lou and ary dream for Joe Presutti in to appear in “The Park” into group hug at Dreams commercials Park. fruition. and looking My brother for the next had an amazing new product to market. passion for life that spilled In 1982, my brother over into his dream of buildinvited me to share in his ing a nationally recognized vision and dream of buildyouth baseball complex ing a national youth base- and that passion mesmer-

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ized everyone we spoke to about the plans. I was blessed that he had asked me to be a part of his dream and then he told me, it’s time to put words into action. So we started reaching out to everyone that would listen; telling

them intoxicating stories of the pieces of the puzzle that would eventually turn his dream of “The Park” into a reality. This dream also brought our families together in ways that we never would have imagined. This made

my brother happy because his desire was to include all of our family in his vision. My brother Lou was a true family man and made sure that his children spent summers and holidays with our parents (their grandparents) in Olean – where

they could also spend time with their aunts, uncles and cousins and my children. The good times we all had at “Grandma’s” and “Grandpa’s” house were deeply important in strengthening our whole family. Please See BROTHERS, A6

LETTERS

Gay, Straight, People Born The Way They Are Born To the Editor: I’d like to comment on Mr. Kabat’s letter in the July 7-8 edition of your paper. Roughly 92 percent of all serial killers are male: Should men consider gender reassignment? Men are overwhelmingly more involved with physical violence than women: Is gender reassignment the solution here also? Yes, this sounds ridiculous – as ridiculous are your suggestion that homosexual people should “change.” If we are made in God’s image, then whatever way we “are” should be accepted. I am unclear on why this isn’t incredibly obvious or why this should threaten anyone. The letter mentions suicide rates. It has nothing to do with the inherent violence among homosexuals and everything to do with the continual struggle to be authentically who they are, who God has made them. And you wonder why the rates are so high in this population? Please. Repression can beget frustration which can breed violence and acting

out. If we want this particular violence to stop, why not acknowledge the humanity of the population? And by the way, the suicide rate for LGBTQ teens and young adults is five times greater than the general population (about 20 percent). At a time in their lives, when hormones are running amok and the search for individuality and self kicks into high gear, the pressures of being gay can be overwhelming, depending on the atmosphere surrounding the individual. Will they still love me? Am I a freak? What’s wrong with me? All common thoughts for all teens. But then add in the confusion and fear of realizing you are “different.” Little wonder suicides happen. Research has shown that a supportive and understanding environment can make a huge difference. The letter also seems to demonstrate a subtle sexism – it would seem that you have only addressed male homosexuals - and addressed a stereotype at that. And this stereotype has shaped your idea of “who” a gay person is.

As with any culture, the more lurid the custom/activity, the more we hear about it – and this has no bearing on the majority of a culture’s population. Westboro Church’s hateful behavior does not mean all Christians are vile and compassionless. A serial rapist does not mean all men are rapists. And the letter writer is wrong. There IS no choice as to sexual preference. We are born the way we are born, and to suppress who one is spits in the face of the Creator and twists the soul. And while I applaud the offer to speak “confidentially, compassionately, and without condemning,” the very words used illustrate the writer’s feelings about homosexuality. Who needs permission to be who they really are? To be promised that they won’t be condemned? Frankly, with the state of the world these days, I would think the writer could find something more vital and serious to rally against. Two black men shot to death over the past 48 hours comes immediately to mind. LINDA RANDALL Oneonta

Hateful Speech Makes It More Likely Violence Will Occur To the Editor: Americans are heartbroken by the cycle of senseless hate-based violence over the past year. We’ve witnessed nine churchgoers murdered because they were African American; 49 club patrons massacred because they were gay; and now five law enforcement officers ambushed because they were white cops.

Many of us are frustrated and convinced there’s nothing we can do to help, but in fact we can all be part of the solution. These events, whether they’re called hate crimes or terrorism, have common elements. They target groups of people based upon race, religion or sexual orientation and are motivated by hatred of the “other.”

We are blessed to live in a safe and mostly harmonious area, but the symptoms of hate and division exist here as well and we can all work to counter them. In just last week’s edition of this newspaper, a letter to the editor was printed which used the recent Orlando attacks (the worst mass killing of gays since the Holocaust) as cause to peddle long-discredited

falsehoods about the attack itself and about the LGBT community. While the author has likely never committed physical violence against anyone, his speech serves to dehumanize and demonize millions of people based upon one characteristic. This type of hateful speech makes it more likely that violence Please See STAMMEL, A6

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Compiled by Tom Heitz with resources courtesy of The New York State Historical Association Library

150 Years Ago

The Decoy of Young Men – Go with us to a public house where a number of young men are assembled. All is life and gayety. A few among them may be young and timid. They approach the counter, and wine, brandy and rum are called for. One or two may stand back and say, “No gentlemen, we do not drink; please excuse us.” Immediately the rest turn and taunt their friends who refuse to drink, saying they are afraid of getting tight, of the old man, and some may whisper audibly “Well, they are mean fellows – they are afraid they will have to spend a cent!” Here you see two very sensitive nerves are touched – courage and cleverness. Their bosoms swell with pride, and rather than bear these flings of their companions, they step up to the bar, and join in the revelry. The ice is now broken, the first great act in the drama performed and others follow, until the individual who refuses to drink at first reels along the public street without a sense of shame. Such is the manner in which thousands of young men are led away by false ambition, and thousands more will follow in their path unless they learn the meaning of courage. We advise you young men, when you are in company, and solicited to drink intoxicating liquors, to say frankly and decidedly you will not drink. July 1866

60 Years Ago

Deal’s “crazy orgy of spending.” He approved the principle of a constitutional amendment to make the Townsend Plan effective. Townsend convention headquarters announced tonight that the Rev. Charles E. Coughlin, Detroit priest, would address the convention delegates at 10 a.m. tomorrow. July 1936

40 Years Ago

It is part of each generation’s duty to preserve some of its past for the future,” Oneonta Mayor James Lettis said. Last Saturday, Mayor Lettis and the Bicentennial Commission did just that at ceremonies conducted on the grounds surrounding the Swart-Wilcox House, the oldest surviving structure in the City of Oneonta. Mayor Lettis declared the structure and the site “a living memorial – a living example of Oneonta’s heritage. The Rev. Margie Garhart taped the benediction for the ceremonies from her room in Fox Hospital where she has been confined for the last month. “Turn us away from too much absorption with past mistakes,” she said as an audience of more than 500 bowed their heads. “Water the tree that is really America so it may bloom and its blossoms grow pleasing to your sight.” Rev. Garhart called on Oneontans to direct their efforts toward these ends “so that we may become one nation, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.” July 1976

125 Years Ago

Fresh Air Children – The various churches in Oneonta having found places where 47 poor children from New York City could be entertained for a fortnight, a party was sent out Tuesday morning, arriving at Oneonta at 6:30 in the evening. A large company, partly composed of the curious, partly of benevolent persons waiting for their little charges, gathered at the station to witness their arrival. Upon leaving the train the children were with some little difficulty marshaled by Miss Rifanbary, the efficient young lady in charge and delivered to the care of their temporary protectors. They are doubtless ere this enjoying to the full the delights of green fields for playgrounds, pure country air and wholesome food. Although the children were tired with a long day’s travel, and covered with the cinders of a dusty journey, they seemed remarkably bright and intelligent. Evidently, no little pains had been taken to select a good class of children and prepare them for the journey. July 1891

100 Years Ago

The definite announcement is made that the Buffalo Bill (himself) and 101 Ranch Shows will exhibit in Oneonta Thursday, July 27. The amalgamation of these two notable shows was one of the amusement surprises of the season, but the result has justified the experiment. Probably the

20 Years Ago July 1956 most interesting feature of the consolidation is the fact that Buffalo Bill, a character of international interest, has returned to the saddle, and actively participates in the performances. Another fact of unusual interest is the new spectacular military offering – “Preparedness.” The U.S. War Department has taken such an active interest that furloughs have been granted to a large number of soldiers from the regular army in order that the display may be a genuine picture of Uncle Sam’s defenders. July 1916

80 Years Ago

Dr. Francis E. Townsend, founder of the Townsend Old Age Pension plan, assailed the Roosevelt administration’s “crazy orgy of spending” and told the second annual Townsend Plan convention that his movement has the support of other groups who seek a new era of “social justice.” Townsend’s Plan has the backing of the National Union for Social Justice, the Share-The-Wealth-Movement, and other groups of unhappy dissatisfied voters opposed to the New

Based on the latest assessment rolls compiled in June, the Oneonta School District has estimated tax rates for the 1996-1997 school year. The average homeowner in the City of Oneonta will pay $1,212.03, a $50.60 increase from this year’s total of $1,161.43. The average homeowner in the Town of Oneonta will pay $1,466.47, a $135.56 increase from this year’s total of $1,330.91. As of last October, the average home in the city of Oneonta was assessed at $24,685. The average homeowner in the town of Oneonta was assessed at $79,743. July 1996

10 Years Ago

As of Thursday night, the American Red Cross shelter at Little Hall at the State University College at Oneonta was scheduled to close today. But shelter manager Keith Mortlock said that could change as one family of six still has not found housing. “As long as they are actively looking, we will consider staying open,” Mortlock said. Otsego County remains under a declared “State of Emergency” until 1:45 p.m. this coming Monday. State Office of the Aging has alerted Otsego County senior citizens to be on the alert for scam artists posing as Federal Emergency Management Agency representatives. July 2006

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Dreams Park Launched Only After Years Of Toil BROTHERS/From A4 My brother knew that “The Park” was not going to be an easy accomplishment, but his deep passion was much bigger than any doubt. With due diligence, endless hours, and unstoppable drive and tenacity we began to develop a workable system to realize “The Park” and forged ahead. We initially started marketing to youth baseball teams, and in 1989 we arranged for a Russian baseball team to travel to Florida to play baseball – featuring coach Tommy Lasorda. We also established fundraisers with companies like Hershey’s and MNCB Bank in efforts to help monetize travel expenses for teams to play ball at “The Park.” In 1990, my brother and I, along with a few other passionate visionaries who offered to help us, started getting very serious about our marketing efforts. We talked to parents, coaches, players, communities, leagues, teams and anyone who would listen, and started signing up teams to play in our national youth baseball tournaments, which is officially known today as “Cooperstown Dreams Park.”

With humble beginnings, my nephew Louis (my brother’s son) and a few passionate buddies, oversaw initial construction of “The Park” that started with six fields, four weeks of play with 114 teams. The Park grew expeditiously year after year to 22 fields, 12 weeks of play and over 1,248 teams. Those numbers equate to more than 18,000 players and coaches, not counting family and spectators. Today 50,000+ lives are touched every year at “Cooperstown Dreams Park.” For me, my brother’s deep love is that culmination of 68 years of memories. In the last conversation I had with my brother Lou, he asked me how I was and what I was doing. I replied “good,” and that I was fishing. He asked me how the fish were biting and I said “good.” As we finished our conversation his last words to me were, “We’ll talk soon.” Goodbye my dearest brother Lou. I love you and know how much you loved me. You will be missed by all. Love, Your brother Joe.

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Passersby have been remarking on earthmoving underway south of Route 23 on the Southside.

Southside Site Prepared For 2018 Arrival Of Water Line PARCEL/From A1 but if you’re a mile from water and sewer, it’s going to be difficult to develop that property,” said Elizabeth Horvath, Otsego Now COO. Though “shovel-ready” designation means that permits are already in place for a building project to begin, developers to the site will still need to have all permits approved by the Town of Oneonta. “Any potential developers still need

prised how much you have in common. Reducing hate and division is important to enhancing our community’s safety and quality of life and is also essential in promoting our long-term economic health. Oneonta grew up as a railroad town and was dependent on laborers from a variety of nationalities and ethnicities. Our diversity helped to make Oneonta the most prosperous local economy and continues to be important. We rely on diverse students and tourists from all over and we must be seen as a welcoming community to continue to attract them. Our county continues to try to lure large companies that will supply good-paying jobs, but these corporations only re-locate to areas where their diverse workforces will be supported. We also have a great opportunity to attract young entrepreneurs and professionals ready to leave the more expensive cities but these individuals will only come here if Otsego County shows that it is open and accepting to outsiders and diversity. These events have been deeply upsetting to all of us but they offer us an opportunity to grow as people and as a community. We must continue to value each other’s differences and also seek common ground. The future of our country and community depend on it. ANDREW STAMMEL County Representative, D-4 Town of Oneonta

Now has made attracting business development a priority. “Site selection starts on the Internet,” said Horvath. “Developers look at sites that have their permits in place so that they can be in the ground in 30-60 days.” Bettiol is taking it a step at a time. “No one’s ready to look at it yet,” he said. “But it needed to be brought up to speed for future development.”

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to bring the project through the town Planning Board,” said Wood. “They’ll need to get their site plan approved before they can start building.” With the planned redevelopment of the former D&H yards across the Susquehanna River in the City of Oneonta, and the first truly shovelready site, permits and all, at the Oneonta Commerce Park (formerly Pony Farm) at I-88’s Exit 13, Otsego

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Sauced Wins Meatball Contest, But Owners May Be Leaving Kitchen SAUCED/From A1 Fig meatballs the title of Best Meatball in Oneonta, beating out 13 competitors in Fabulous Friday competition on the 8th. “We had never used that sauce before,” said the 381 Chestnut St. restaurateur. “But the main ingredients were a lot of love and a lot of eggs!” “I end every one of my radio broadcasts with ‘I’m Big Chuck and I’m looking for a meatball with my name on it,” said judge Big Chuck D’Imperio. “And I found one!” “I like a meatball with a little spice and a lot of garlic,” said judge Les Grummons. “My grandparents were Italian, so I’m a meatball expert.”

The taste test was blind, but Sauced bested meatballs from Stella Luna, Jamaican Creations, Hill City Grill and Nina’s, which took first place in last year’s Best Pizza contest. “My top picks all had a firm texture, a clean taste and hearty seasoning,” said judge Margaret Drugovich, Hartwick College president. “There are great meatballs being made in Oneonta every day!” If you want to try those meatballs, you better act soon.

The victory lap will be a nearfinal one for the 16-month venture, which will close at the end of August to prepare for the arrival of Baker’s first child with his wife and Sauced co-owner Ashley. “It’s just us and a few employees,” he said. The couple initially conceived of the restaurant after taking a five-month cross-country honeymoon. “We were inspired by the food trucks we saw, but we didn’t think the truck would work in Oneonta,” he said. “My dad worked in restaurants and I grew up working in his kitchen, so opening my own has always been something I wanted to do.” The idea stayed in the back of

Taylor and Ashley Baker, left, are thrilled with the feedback received since winning the Fabulous Friday contest.

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his mind after they returned home, but when they found the space on Chestnut Street, they jumped at the chance. The meatballs were not available on their regular menu, but with the top title, Baker believes he might have to offer them before they close their doors. “They went over really well, and people are starting to ask about them,” he said. “Maybe we’ll put them on a special!” And although they’ll take some time off with their new baby, they hope to return to the kitchen someday. “We intend to open a new place in the future,” he said “We’d love to continue to serve the community.”

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Baseball Memorabilia Sale To Benefit Christian School BENEFIT/From A1 Series for the Yanks, is once again showing his generosity to Oneonta, donating signed cards, photos and books to the Oneonta Community Christian School’s fundraiser. “I wrote him a letter and told him that my wife worked with Jim Konstanty’s daughter,” said Bill Shue, a Christian school board member. “And he called me up on the phone and said he’d be happy to do whatever we needed him to do!” Shue, who played second base in high school, idolized the Yankee second baseman. “I liked him because he wasn’t that tall,” said Shue. “He had extremely cat-like instincts, and he wasn’t afraid to get in front of the ball.” Rees remembers being struck Bill Shue by not only his generosity and talent, but his good looks. “He had the most beautiful eyes and the best smile,” she said. “He was wholesome, talented and charming.” Shue saw Richardson play against the Los Angeles Angels in 1964. “My coach told me to watch everything he did,” he said. “They lost, and I was crushed. Then I got back home, and the next game, the coach put me on third base!” And he found out that Richardson had a similar experience. “We talked 3-4 times, and he said that his dad came to see him play one game of the World Series, and that game, they switched him to third base when the regular third baseman got hurt.” Richardson signed 50 books and photographs for the fundraiser, and although Shue sent a pile of baseball cards, he received even more back. “He sent 50 from his own collection,” he said. “One of the things Bobby always told me he was upset about was the Hall of Famers charging kids for autographs,” said Helen. “He was of the era where kids held out a card and you signed it.” Richardson and Konstanty were first paired as roommates when Richardson joined the Yankees in 1955. “Bobby was a good Christian, and my dad was a teetotaler, so the Yankees roomed them together,” said Rees. “They got along beautifully.” And after Konstanty retired from the sport in 1957, Rich-

IF YOU GO: Former Yankee Bobby Richardson’s memorabilia, to benefit the Oneonta Community Christian School, will be on sale: ► Monday, July 18, 4-9 p. m., New York BBQ & Ale House, 4874 Route 28, Hartwick Seminary. ► Wednesday, July 20, 7:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., Brewed In Hartwick Seminary, (across from the Barnyard Swing) ► Saturday, July 23, 11 a. m.-5 p.m., Cooperstown All Star Village, Route 205, West Oneonta. ► Sunday, July 24, 1 p. m., Helen Rees will remember her dad, Jim Konstanty, at the SwartWilcox Summer Sunday Series. Memorabilia will be available there. ardson would visit the family summers at their cabin on Otsego Lake. “He would give the opening convocation at the Hall of Fame Game,” said Rees. “His wife Betsy would come up with him, and I would babysit their kids sometimes.” Konstanty, who operated Konstanty’s Sporting Goods on Oneonta’s Main Street until 1973, and also served as Hartwick College athletic director, died in 1976. After leaving the Yankees at age 30, Richardson coached the University of South Carolina Gamecocks, and at Liberty University and Coastal Carolina University. He made an unsuccessful run as a Republican for South Carolina’s 5th Congressional District in 1976, and as an ordained minister, officiated Mickey Mantle’s funeral in 1995. “Bobby was the one he called in the end,” said Shue. “That’s how much he respected him.” Now 81, Richardson hasn’t been back to visit Otsego County in several years. “He kept in touch with us for a long time,” said Rees. “He was such a positive, happy, cheerful man.” The memorabilia will be on sale starting Monday, July 18 at New York BBQ on State Hwy 28 from 4-9 p.m. On Wednesday, July 20, they’ll have a table at Brewed in Hartwick Seminary from 7:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. On Saturday, July 23, the sale will be held the Cooperstown All-Star Village on State Hwy 23 from 11 a.m. – 5 p.m. and on Sunday, July 24, Rees will give a talk about her father at 1 p.m. at the Swart-Wilcox House and books will be available there.

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MUSIC OF THE HILLS: Kick it up for the Oneonta Soccer Club Saturday, July 16, 9 a.m.-sundown at the “Music of the City of the Hills” music fest. Vendors, food, refreshments and music all day! 9 a.m. Mike Herman Jazz and blues; 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Country Express bluegrass, honky tonk, country; 2-4 p.m. Just Throw Money Rock-n-Roll; 4:30-6:30 p.m. current country. $25 for the day, advance. ($30 day of show.). Wright National Soccer Campus, 18 Stadium Circle, Oneonta. FLY HIGH: NYKE Kite Festival with music, activities, food and dragon kites. 10 a.m.-6 p.m., Saturday-Sunday, July 16-17 Edgewood Mountain, 216 Crow Hill Rd, Laurens. Info, (607) 434-2380. OLD TIME BBQ: Fly Creek Area Historical Society Annual Chicken BBQ. 10 a.m., Sunday, July 17. Old time meeting and hymns under the tent, bagpipes from the Cemetery (after workshop and hymns); 11 a.m. chicken BBQ and pulled pork dinner, $10.50 adults, $7 children. The “Old Grange Building,” 210 Cemetery Rd., Fly Creek. WINDFALL DUTCH BARN: Enjoy Cabaret with Edgewater. An evening of songs everyone will enjoy. 8 p.m.Sat., July 16: Cooperstown vocal duo Toby Wilcox and Emily DeSantis and acoustical piano. $10. Windfall Dutch Barn, Cty. Rte. 31, 5 miles north of East Springfield. Info, (518) 993-2239, kmacgreg@roadrunner. com, www.windfalldutchbarn.com

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SCHENEVUS FIREMAN’S CARNIVAL – All day. Elk Creek Sky Divers, “Country Express” performs 7 – 11 p.m.. Spicy Pete’s original hot sausage. Ferris wheel, large mid-way, kiddie rides, merry-go-round. Free rides, kids under 10, while tickets last. Also Fri., Sat. Free parking/admission. Main St., Schenevus. BASTILLE DAY – 2-4 p.m. Celebrate Bastille Day in honor of the popular exhibition Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec in Bohemian Paris. Entry included with admission; NYSHA members free. The Fenimore Art Museum, 5798

THURSDAY-Friday, JULY 14-15, 2016 Rte. 80, Cooperstown. Info, fenimoreartmuseum.org SWEET ADELINES – 6:308 p.m. City of the Hills Sweet Adelines Chorus Performance. Ranging from Broadway musicals, movie scores, Irving Berlin classics, more. Benefits Unadilla Historical Association. Unadilla Community House Lawn, 193 Main St., Unadilla. Bring lawn chairs! DIG – 6:30 p.m. Otsego Co. Historical Association welcomes Stacia and Gary Norma to discuss archaeological dig at Jacob Lull tannery. Learn help, and enjoy dig each Friday and Sat. from 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Free, all welcome. Light refreshments served. Kin-

ney Memorial Library, Cty. Rte. 11, Hartwick. Info, Deb Mackenzie, (607) 293-6635. LEATHERSTOCKING JAZZ – 7 p.m. Big Band jazz at its finest, playing old standards and new sounds. Neahwa Park, Oneonta.l WORD THURSDAY – 7 p.m. Open mic followed by poets Carol and Richard Frost, longtime Otego residents, read from their books and new poetry. Bright Hill Literary Center, 94 Church St., Treadwell. Info, www.brighthillpress.org, (607) 829-5055, wordthur@stny.rr.com THE THREE SISTERS – 8 p.m. Vibrant new production telling story of Olga, Masha and Irina. Through July 31, Sundays at 5

St. James Episcopal Church 305 Main Street, Oneonta 607-432-1458 Free admission! all are welcome!

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SCHENEVUS FIREMAN’S CARNIVAL – All day. “Borderline” performs 1-11 p.m. Fireworks. Spicy Pete’s original hot sausage. Ferris wheel, large mid-way, kiddie rides, merry-goround. Free rides, kids under 10, while tickets last. Also Sat. Free parking/admission. Main St., Schenevus. FABULOUS FRIDAY – Noon-3 p.m., 5-8 p.m. Vintage postcards sale to benefit the Greater Oneonta Historical Society. Oneonta History Center, 183 main St., Oneonta. Info, (607) 432-0960, info@OneontaHistory. org AMPUTEE SOFTBALL TEAM FUNDRAISER – 5-7 p.m. beer tasting & BBW; 7-10 p.m. Roundhouse Rockers. Nick Clark, amputee softball team player, will be in attendance. $25.00 per person. Oneonta Vets Club, 279

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Cooperstown Art Association galleries, 22 Main St., Cooperstown. Info, (607) 547-9777. THE THREE SISTERS – 8 p.m. Vibrant new production telling story of Olga, Masha and Irina. Through July 31, Sundays at 5 p.m. Free, donations gratefully accepted, reservations recommended. Franklin Stage Company, Chapel Hall, 25 Institute Street, Franklin. Info, reservations, (607) 829-3700.

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FLY-IN BREAKFAST – 7:3011:30 a.m. Middlefield Volunteer Fire Dept. & EAA Chapter 1070 offer all-you-can-eat pancake/ egg/sausage breakfast. Drive-ins also welcome. $7.50 adults; $5 under age 12. Cooperstown/ Westville Airport, Rte. 166, Cooperstown. MUSIC OF THE HILLS – 9 a.m.-sundown. Music of the City of the Hills all-day music fest to benefit the Oneonta Soccer Club. 9 a.m. Mike Herman Jazz and blues; 11:30 a.m.-1 :30 p.m. Country Express bluegrass, honky tonk, country; 2-4 p.m. Just Throw Money rock-n-Roll; 4:30-6:30 p.m. current country. $25 for the day, advance. ($30 day of show.). Wright National Soccer Campus, Oneonta. SCHENEVUS FIREMAN’S CARNIVAL – All day. Chicken barbecue, noon. Chinese auction starts at noon; drawing at 2 p.m.; Gala parade, 6 p.m. “Dirt Road Express” 7:30 – 11:30 p.m. Spicy Pete’s original hot sausage. Free rides, kids under 10, while tickets last. Free parking/ admission. Main St., Schenevus. MORE CALENDAR, B3

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Patterns Included Davy Crockett, Donald Duck SACKS/From B1 research. From there, I began looking at antique shows. I was really drawn to the colors.” With the widespread adoption of the sewing machine in the 1840s, companies began seeing that it was cheaper to make sacks to ship feed, flower and sugar in bags, rather than tins and barrels. And with the rise of American fabrics, the bags

could be made even more cheaply. At first, the sacks were white or beige, with the company’s logo – such as Oneonta’s Elmore Mill – printed on them. But in the 1920s, as the sacks were recycled into quilt pieces and dish towels, the makers got the idea to start printing the fabrics with pretty patterns. “The farmer’s wife would

end up going to the store with him to pick out the prettiest one!” said Kise. “A 100-pound sack was about one yard of fabric, so it took three sacks to make a dress, four to make a bed sheet.” To use the fabric, the farmer’s wife would first soak off the paper label, then pull out the stitching, which was often saved for knitting and crocheting. “You can tell a fabric was formerly a feed sack because of where you can see the stitching,” said Kise. “The first dress I made was out of feed sacks,” said Oneonta’s Lucille Wiggin. “Our egg man had the feed sacks in his trunk, so my sister and I would go out and look through until we found two that matched.” Sewing companies began selling pamphlets of feedsack patterns, and the Millard Avenue Presbyterian Church in Chicago even sent President Calvin Coolidge a pair of feed-sack pajamas. “I found this great ‘Gone

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VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL – 9 a.m.- 3 p.m. Children ages 3-12. “Heroes: Amazing Stories of Faith.” Bible characters in costume,; a visit from the Utica Zoo Mobile; stories about Noah, Moses, Joshua and Jesus. Benefits Heifer International. First Baptist Church, 21 Elm St., Cooperstown. Register online, cooperstownvbs. eventbrite.com KITE FESTIVAL – 10 a.m. 6 p.m. Dragon kites and more! High-flying artistry! Huge amoeba and trilobite kites, and more! Free admission, food vendors, kite activities for all ages. Also Sun. Edgewood Mountain, 216 Crow Hill Rd. Laurens. Info, (607) 434-2380. ART SALE – 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Visiting artist Maryann Stow, formerly of Oneonta, shows and sells her original collaged and stamped cards and art at The Heritage Education Room, The Plains at Parish Homestead, 163 heritage Circle, Oneonta. Refreshments served. Info, (607) 432-0652. BLUES EXPRESS – 7 p.m. Saturday night blues train featuring best bands in upstate N.Y. Riders enjoy food and drink. Cooperstown Blues Express, depart Cooperstown & Charlotte

Valley Railroad, Milford. Info, reservations, (607) 432-2429, (607) 432-2824 FREE FAMILY SATURDAY – 10 a.m.- 5 p.m. at Hanford Mills Museum. Special hands-on activities for families and tours and demonstrations of historic water-powered sawmill, gristmill and woodworking shop. Up to two adults admitted free when accompanied by a child (preschool through high school). 51 Cty. Hwy. 12, East Meredith. Info, (607) 278-5744, www.hanfordmills.org HAUNTINGS – 6, 7, 8 p.m. Hyde Hall Hauntings! Experience Clarke family history up close and personal. Wednesdays through Aug. 10. $15 per person, reservations required. Hyde Hall National Landmark Historic Site, 267 Glimmerglass State Park, Cooperstown. Info, (607) 5475098, www.hydehall.org WINDFALL DUTCH BARN – 8 p.m. Cabaret with Edgewater. Cooperstown vocal duo Toby Wilcox and Emily DeSantis and acoustical piano. An evening of musical songs everyone will enjoy. $10. Windfall Dutch Barn, Cty. Rte. 31, 5 miles north of East Springfield. Info, (518) 9932239, kmacgreg@roadrunner. com, www.windfalldutchbarn.com MORE CALENDAR, B5

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Vigor, Breakneck Speed Characterize Glimmerglass’ ‘bohème’ THORPE/From B1 traditional plot, or because the audience of 1896 objected to the casual love-lives of the characters. But it didn’t take long for Puccini’s breathtaking flow of melody to win audiences worldwide. The Glimmerglass production, ably directed by E. Loren Meeker, is understated Belle Epoch, suitable for starving artists. The opening garret is soaring, bare, and convincingly cold as Rodolpho, a poet, and Marcello, a painter, struggle to work, later joined by Colline and Schaunard. The first chords of the orchestra herald the vigor and breakneck pace that will follow, but the real warmth in the room is generated

Quarter is a moment of sheer theater magic. In 25 seconds, the stage becomes a bustling crowd scene of children, pickpockets, peddlers, dancers, waiters, all bursting with song. Musetta, Marcello’s old flame, arrives in an explosion of noise and color and wins him back with her signature waltz. Vanessa Becerra, a gifted soprano with a flare for physical comedy, makes Musetta hilarious as well as seductive. Karli Cadel/The Glimmerglass Festival Glimmerglass has a Michael Brandenburg as Rodolfo and Raquel wealth of multi-talented González as Mimì embrace as “La bohème” heads singers who are as young toward a tragic ending. as the artists they porby the palpable rapport of her persistent cough hints at tray. Brian Vu (a buoyant friends who have shared a tragic end. Schaunard), Rhys Lloyd long nights and lean days. The movement in Act Talbot (droll philosopher Rodolpho meets Mimi and Two from the garret to an Colline) and Becerra are they quickly fall in love, but outdoor café in the Latin all Glimmerglass Young

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DRUM WORKSHOP – 9:305:30 p.m. Two day build and play African hand drum workshop. Through July 17. Limited space. The Smithy, 55 Pioneer St., Cooperstown. Info, (607) 5478671, www.smithyarts.org HAITIAN SONGSTRESS – 8 p.m. Emeline Michel, vocalist songwriter, performer, Red Cross Ambassador. Internationally acclaimed for her sophisticated yet uniquely Haitian sound— a fusion of pop, jazz, blues, American R&B, with Pan-Caribbean rhythms such as bossa nova, reggae, and samba, plus elements of traditional Haitian compas, twoubadou, rara, and rasin music. Charismatic live show, . $26 ($29 day of); $23 Member ($26 day of); $11 under 19. West Kortright Centre, 49 West Kortright Church Rd., East

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BENEFIT HORSE SHOW – 10 a.m. English/Western Dressage Show, entries due July 2. Athelas Therapeutic Riding Benefit Horse Show. $20 per test, $10 per horse trailer. Northfield Farm LLC, 1179 Cty. Hwy. 5, Briar Creek Rd., Otego. Info, registration, Anneliese Gilchest, (607) 783-2321, www.athelastherapeuticriding.org SWART-WILCOX – 1-3 p.m. Jim & Diana Kickling speak on Cast Iron - Griswold. Free, all welcome. Light refreshments served. Summer Sunday Series, Swart-Wilcox House Museum, Wilcox Ave., Oneonta, across from Riverside School. Info, www.swartwilcoxhouse.wordpress.com HISTORIC MARKER – 2 p.m. Unveiling of New interpretive sign and celebration of restoration accomplishment to the Hyde Hall Covered Bridge, the oldest existing covered bridge in the United State. Bring your own lawn chairs. Hyde Hall

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IN MEMORIAM Bea F. Morley, 92; Husband Ran Construction Firm ONEONTA – Bea Morley, 92, passed away peacefully Wednesday, July 6, 2016, with her loving family at her side. She was born April 14, 1924 in Altona, Clinton County, the daughter of Frank and Georgina Favreau, after which they moved to Wells Bridge. She married Ralph J. Morley in Sidney on Oct. 25, 1941. They lived their first few years in Sidney before making their home in Oneonta. Bea enjoyed her gardening, raising the most beautiful orchids and golfing, especially during the 26 years wintering at their home at the Whispering Oaks Golf and Country Club in Florida. She was a mem-

ber at the Oneonta Country Club, and the Oneonta Garden Club for many enjoyable Bea Morley years. She enjoyed her eight grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren, as well as the many years she and her husband traveled throughout the U.S. in their motor home. She is survived by her children, Terry (BettyAnn) Morley, Brad Morley, Randy (Ellen) Morley, all of Oneonta; her daughter, Darlene “Rikki” (Jesse) Saunders of Cochranville,

Pa. grandchildren, Chris (Barbara) Morley of Bangor, ME, Terry R. (Audrey) Morley of Galloway, Ireland, Kevin (Heather) Morley of Centreville, Va., Julie (Mike) Himes of Otego, Jennifer (Mark) Freels of Ashland, Mass., and their mother, Elizabeth Rowley Morley, Heather Saia of Hamilton, N.J., Ryan (Jennifer) Morley of Oneonta, Carmen (Mark) Lemon of Salt Lake City, Utah; 14 great-grandchildren; and nieces and nephews. She was predeceased on Jan. 10, 2013, by her husband of 71 years, Ralph Morley, whose construction company built a number of the unique custom homes on Suncrest Terrace and Ravine Boulevard, as well as com-

mercial projects like Astrocom and the Wilber Bank addition. Also, her sister, Olive in 1935; her brother, Floyd in 1989; her first son, Gary Robert who died on Mother’s Day of 1943, and her granddaughter, Shana Morley in 1984. The funeral mass was held Saturday, July 9 will follow at 2:30 p.m. Saturday at St. Mary’s Catholic Church, Oneonta, with the Rev. David W. Mickiewicz, as celebrant. Interment was at the Prospect Hill Cemetery in Sidney. Donations may be made to, Catskill Area Hospice, 1 Birchwood Dr., Oneonta, NY 13820 Arrangements are with Lewis, Hurley & Pietrobono Funeral Home, Oneonta.

Arthur P. Saggese, 66; Worked Pat Gifford, 78; Founded 20 Years In Oneonta Schools Ostomy Association Chapter ONEONTA – Arthur P. Saggese, 66, a retired Oneonta School District custodian, passed away July 9, 2016, at home with his beloved family by his side. He was born Feb. 20, 1950 in Troy, the son of Ralph and Elinor (Pratt) Saggese. Art worked for the school district for over 20 years. Art is survived by his sons, Jason Saggese of Oneonta and Kevin Saggese of Worcester; the mother of his children, Joan Keator of Worcester; his grandchildren, Athena and Kyla

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Michael R. Donnell, 85; For 3 Decades, Catholic Deacon, Based In Franklin FRANKLIN – Michael Bishop Hubbard assigned Raymond Donnell, Sr., who him to the mission church for 30 years was a permaof Sacred Heart of Sidney nent deacon in the Roman where, in the absence of a Catholic Church, serving the resident priest, he was the faithful in Franklin and Sidministerial presence to the ney, died peacefully at home Catholic Community as well on July 9, 2016. as in the Town of Franklin. He was born in SpringHe performed baptisms, field, Mass., on June 12, funerals and prayer services 1931, son of Raymond F. at nursing homes, and made and Alma (Kreiger) countless individual Donnell. He was visits to the homeraised in Darien, bound and dying of Conn., and graduall faiths. ated from Darien For all 30 years, High School in he was active in the 1949 and Suffield ecumenical InterAcademy in 1950. church Council of Mike attended Franklin and served Connecticut Engias its chairman for neering Institute and 27 years. Michael served in the Coast In addition to his Donnell Guard, being honorwife of 62 years, ably discharged as a he is survived by first class petty officer. children Michael Donnell On July 10, 1950, he mar- Jr., Gregory Donnell, Mark ried Kathleen Callahan at St. Donnell, Kathy (Ted) KrisoMary’s Church in Norwalk, waty and Lauren (David) Conn. Mike and Kathleen re- Main; daughter-in-law Charsided in Darien for 13 years, lene Donnell; grandchildren where Mike worked first Kevin, Robert, Raymond, for the Connecticut Light Malcolm, Lynda, Andrea, & Power Co., and then as a Megan, Norman and Nicole. partner in Henrici AssociA Mass of Christian Buriates, land surveyors. al was held Wednesday, July In 1967, Mike and Kath13, at Sacred Heart Catholic leen bought a dairy farm in Church, Sidney. Burial was Franklin, which they sold in in the Ouleout Valley Cem1986 and retired. etery, Franklin. On Oct. 4 of that year Donations in Mike’s Mike, having completed memory may be made to his diaconate studies, was Catskill Area Hospice, 1 ordained, along with 18 Birchwood Drive Oneonta, classmates, at the Cathedral NY 13820. Condolences and of the Immaculate Concepmemories may be shared tion in Albany, by Bishop with the family online at Howard Hubbard, and began www.landersfh.com. his ministry as a permanent Arrangements are under deacon in the Roman Catho- the direction of C.H. Landlic Church. ers Funeral Chapel, Sidney.

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Louis A. Presutti II, 75; His Dreams Park Redefined County Economy By JIM KEVLIN HARTWICK SEMINARY

hen Lou Presutti was just 5 or 6, his dad began bringing him to Cooperstown to visit the Baseball Hall of Fame and to fish. Every kid should have a chance to play baseball in Cooperstown, his dad would tell him, and the idea stuck. A half-century later, Louis A. Presutti II bought the 90acre Clover Leaf Farm in Hartwick Seminary from the Ingalls family and, in 1996, opened Cooperstown Dreams Park with his father’s vision in mind. That first year, there were six fields, four weeks of play and 114 teams, according to his younger brother Joe. By the time the son passed away Wednesday, July 6, 2016, that had grown to 22 fields, 12 weeks of play, 1,248 teams, 18,000 players and coaches, plus tens of thousands of family members and spectators. “His dream, supported by his wife Linda, has given hundreds of baseball players and coaches the time of their lives,” said Terry Cross of Tallahassee, Fla., in an online tribute. Cross brought his older grandson to play at Dreams Park, and this week was bringing a younger grandson, whom he hoped to introduce to “Coach.” “He will always be remembered for the great man he was.” Lou Presutti was born in 1941 in Olean in western New York and raised there, the son of Louis and Lena DiCerbo Presutti. His father was a foreman at Dresser Industries in nearby Belmont. Friday evenings, the son recalled of growing up, he would spend Friday evenings at his grandmother Nancy’s corner market, listening to baseball on the radio with his dad and four uncles. The five brothers played for the Belmont Athletics, the town team; baseball was part of family life. Young Lou attended Olean High School, then enlisted and served four years in the Army. Returning home, he married Linda Regal and settled in Leroy, near Rochester, pursuing business opportunities and raising a family. In 1986, he and Linda moved to Salisbury, N.C., where Dreams Park’s winter headquarters are located. (The Presuttis also bought a home in the village at the headwaters of the Susquehanna.) He never forgot his father’s vision and, even before the senior Presutti passed away in 1992, had begun 11 years of market research, applying skills he developed while target marketing for Procter & Gamble and similar consumer product companies. “All the arrows were pointing north,” he said in an interview with this newspaper in a 2010. As the boxes of data piled up in the Presuttis’ Salisbury home, Linda questioned her husband about his plans. He replied, “If we did this and we missed, I’d be packing groceries.” She said, “Don’t worry. Let’s do it.” Ever since, whenever Presutti was questioned about Dreams Park’s origins, he always gave his wife a full portion of the credit. As Dreams Park grew, the whole Cooperstown area was transformed. While the tourist economy had been dependent

real impact, not just on the retail makeup of Main Street, but also on lodging,” said Cooperstown Mayor Jeff Katz. “Holiday Inn, Country Inn & Suites, August Lodge – all have taken place since I moved here (in 2003).” Presutti himself told ESPN’s Jim Caple in 2013, “we generate more than 100,000 hotel bed nights a year within a 50mile radius of Cooperstown.” Many of those visitors are accommodated in homes that are rented out for the summer, spawning a whole new realestate management industry HOMETOWN ONEONTA exemplified by such companies as Cooperstown Stay. Lou Presutti and his While that ate up yearwife of 51 years, Linda, ‘round rental housing, one whom he credited for reason for the drop in enrollmuch of his success. ment at Milford Central School on the ebb and flow of Basein particular, from 600 to 400, ball Hall of Fame Induction retiring Superintendent of Weekends, suddenly there was School Peter Livshin pointed a dependable flow of business to an upside: “Our students Labor Day to Memorial Day. always had summer jobs.” “There was a great financial The ambivalence was eviimpact on the village,” said dent to some degree across the one acquaintance, Frank Leo, board. “Positive? Negative? I proprietor of the Tunnicliff Inn would say it depends on your at the flagpole and the Peppoint of view,” said Wendell permill, the first restaurant on Tripp, who was mayor in 1996 entering the village from the when Dreams Park arrived. south. “Those people whose econom“Certainly it has had a ic interests depend on visitors

would have a very positive feeling.” As a private company, Dreams Park’s financial data is closely held. But the New York Post reported in 2007 that Dreams Park was generating $12 million in business a year. In addition to Linda, his wife of 51 years, Presutti is survived by two daughters, Leslie McKillop and Laurie Presutti; a son, Louis III; grandchildren Matthew, John, Thomas, Cielle and Luc; a brother, Joseph, and two sisters, Nancy Presutti and Carme (Rocco) Cupolo. The local viewing was Friday afternoon, July 8, at the Tillapaugh Funeral Home, and reportedly was well attended by Dreams Park employees and others. Further calling hours were Sunday afternoon, July 10, at the Guenther Funeral Home in Olean. After a 10 a.m. Monday, July 11, mass at St. John’s Catholic Church, interment was in St. Bonaventure Cemetery, Allegany. Reporters who wrote about Presutti often noted the strict discipline the owner brought to his undertaking, suspending young players for two days for violations ranging from wearing baseball caps backwards to

playing with shirts untucked, the ESPN piece noted. Frank Leo, himself a military man (and former aide to Gen. Alexander Haig), said admiringly: “He was a straight shooter, a disciplinarian.” Said Katz, “He certainly was a guy with a strong personality. He had his way of looking at things, of instilling a desire to win, and to care.” Not all Presutti’s dreams came true. Early in this decade, he envisioned a chain of Dreams-Park-like facilities across the country. One was built in Newberry, Fla., but the city fathers parted way with Presutti, took over his Nations Park, renamed it Champions Park and ran it independently. He was also unable to bring

like projects in Mooresville, N.C., and Louisville, Ky., to fruition. As time went on, Dreams Park became more self-sufficient, with onsite concessions and souvenir shops so players and their families didn’t need to leave the facility. At one time, there was reports of a possible 600-room hotel being built on site, but that also never came to pass. Presutti summed it up to ESPN’s Caple: “My purpose really was that I love this game so much and love what it will lend you if you allow it to. Because it’s just an incredible game of failure, and life is nothing more than failure. “It’s such a wonderful game of life.”

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