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Volume 206, No. 2

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Cooperstown mail carrier Evelyn Seward, a bellwether on local weather, had her official-issue shorts on Monday, Jan. 6, as the mercury pushed into the balmy 40s. By that night, however, temperatures dropped to -2 in the village, (and shorts disappeared for the time being).

Back In Town, Renert In Jail On $½M Bond COOPERSTOWN

arry Renert, 62, suspect in the Dec. 23 armed confrontation at Seventh Inning Stretch, is back in the county and being held on $500,000 bail at the county jail. He was arraigned in front of Village Justice Gary Kuch Sunday evening, Jan. 5. District Attorney John Muehl said he expects to present the case to a grand jury later this month. GOING TO POT? Bassett

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Village Diner, Hayford’s Hedge, Turned Into A Good Investment COOPERSTOWN

longtime executive with Gelman Sciences Inc., Earle Hayford stumbled on Cooperstown in 1981 when he was assigned to oversee the Upstate New York region. “Cooperstown was just a perfect place to live,” the longtime owner of the Cooperstown Diner said the other day from his retirement home near St. Augustine, Fla. After a while, Founded as Mike’s Hayford was Lunch, the Cooperstown transferred to head Diner is an enduring Gelman’s Puerto village institution. Rico subsidiary, but the top marginal tax rate there was 89 percent – plus, his family was happy here – so he kept Cooperstown as his permanent residence and commuted back and forth. About that time, the Pall Corp. bought Gelman, and every new divisional president he worked for would question the unusual living arrangement. “I almost got fired five times,” Earle said. “I needed a hedge.” The hedge he settled on was the Cooperstown Diner. Please See DINER, A6

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Regulars Charlie Hudson, left, and Larry Smith exit the venerable Cooperstown Diner after a recent breakfast.

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Gene Kelly leases Richfield Springs’ Chef Diner.

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Chef Diner’s Goal: To Be Just Like Mom’s

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ick Hulse Jr., Cooperstown’s new rep on the county Board of Representatives, uses terms like “functional process map” and “continuous improvement.” That may sound dissonant to the untutored, but it’s music to the ears of Kathy Clark, R-Otego, who was unanimously reelected county board chair at the reorganization meeting Tuesday, Jan. 2. So harmonious with her larger goals, in fact, that Clark has created a Government Efficiency Committee and named the freshman Hulse, who in his private life is managing director of Xonitek Consulting Group, to chair it. “You’ve got this talent NOW. You’ve got to use it NOW,” said Clark, who also named freshman Craig Gelbsman, RPlease See HULSE, A6

By JIM KEVLIN

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hen Gene Kelly leased the Chef Diner in January 2013, he brought with him two decades of kitchen experience in fine dining, including the Blue Mingo

and Bocca Osteria. “I made a meatloaf with sausage and beef, a little cayenne pepper, my own blend of spices,” he said. Too bad it wasn’t what his new customers wanted. “They told me, ‘don’t ever do that again’!” he said, laughing. “People want simplicity — a little salt, a little pepPlease See CHEF, A6

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ooperstown may be less business-unfriendly than one might think, Mayor Jeff Katz told the Otsego County Chamber’s State of the State Breakfast Tuesday, Jan. 7, at FootThe Freeman’s Journal hills Performing Arts Cooperstown Center. Mayor Jeff For the first time Katz joined in recent memory, a Oneonta Mayor Cooperstown mayor Dick Miller on was on the podium dais. at the annual event, seated next to his Oneonta counterpart, Dick Miller, and alongside state Sen. Jim Seward, R-Milford, Assemblymen Bill Please See KATZ, A7

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Chris Wagner of Wagner Masonry, Cochecton, sets up a form so concrete can be poured.

Wall Replaced Near Clark Sports Center COOPERSTOWN

he Leatherstocking Corp. is replacing a portion of the stone wall across Susquehanna Avenue from the Clark Sports Center with a modern reinforced-concrete one, according to Joe Middletown, senior vice president. The portion of the stone wall, which was removed about two weeks ago, was founded to be â&#x20AC;&#x153;structurally unsound,â&#x20AC;? he said.

A new foundation had been laid and Monday, Jan. 6, a crew from Wagner Masonry, Cochecton, Sullivan County, began setting up forms for the new wall, although pouring has been delayed by the cold weather. Middleton said a stone lining, designed to look like the original wall, will be placed on the street side of the wall. Eventually, the wall may have to be replaced as far as the fallowdeer pen, he said.

Florence E. Thompson, formerly of Cherry Valley, celebrated her 100th birthday Aug. 1, her family announced. She was born at the former Thanksgiving Ian Austin/HOMETOWN ONEONTA Hospital, Cooperstown, Deb Taylor, in red blouse, arrived late at her Oneonta office from a meet(now the Thanksgiving ing on Friday, Dec. 27, to find friends and well-wishers waiting to surprise Home). She was the her on her retirement as county tourism director and to bid her best in her optician for her father, role at the newly privatized Tourism Bureau in Cooperstown. Next to Deb Avery Jay Thompson is county Rep. Betty Anne Schwerd, R-Edmeston. Standing, from left, are II, whose optometry Foothills President Carol Blazina, Amy Lieberman, Stacey Michael, John business was located in Maney, Bruce Hodges, Marcy Birch, Leigh Eckmair and Jean Lyon. Cherry Valley.

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DEADLINE -- Last day to register for 4-H Veterinary Science series starting Jan. 29. $20, for members, $30 non-members. Class size is limited to 15. Info, registration, (607) 547-2536. MEETING -- 6 p.m. Adirondack Grazers Cooperative meet with regional beef producers to discuss marketing. Registration required. Cornell Cooperative Extension, 123 Lake St., Cooperstown. Info, registration, (607) 547-2536 ext. 0. ART OPENING -- 5-7 p.m. Christine Alexander presents “World of Color.” Upstairs Theater, Foothills Performing Arts Center, 21 Market St., Oneonta. Info, www.foothillspac.org. PIZZA & POTTERY -- 6-9 p.m. Make and glaze bowls for the CANO chili bowl. Pizza, snacks provided; BYOB optional. Carriage House, 11 Ford Ave., Oneonta. Info, (607) 435-8718, www.canoneonta.com FILM SERIES -- 7 p.m. “A Place in the Sun” (NR). Part of the Cabin Fever Film Series. Fenimore Art Museum, 5798 Rte. 80, Cooperstown. Info, (888) 547-1400. SQUARE DANCE -- 7:30-10 p.m., Doubleday Dancers Western Square Dance Club Winter

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Saturday, January 11

SNOW TUBING -- 11 a.m.- 4 p.m. Snow tubing at Glimmerglass. Warming tent, tubes provided. $5. Glimmerglass State Park, 1527 Cty. Hwy. 31, Cooperstown. Info, (607) 547-8662. WORKSHOP -- 1-3 p.m. “Design For Your Home Garden” workshop taught by Otsego County Master Gardeners. $5, register by Jan. 9. Cornell Cooperative Extension, 123 Lake St., Cooperstown. Info, registration, (607) 547-2536, ext. 0. BEER DINNER -- 7 p.m. Chef Evan Brown presents a “Great Beer Deserves Great Food” Dinner. Tickets, $75. Brewery Ommegang, 656 Cty. Highway 33, Cooperstown. Info, John Tuchowski, 544 1800, X-813. CONCERT -- 7:30 p.m. Roger Peltzman plays solo piano. Cooperstown Concert Series at The Otesaga, 60 Lake St., Cooperstown. Info, tickets, (607) 547-1812

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Thursday, January 16

MEETING -- 7 p.m. Patrick MacGregor, Farmers’ Museum pharmacist, gives a presentation on medical practices from the 1800s. Town of Hartwick Historical Society. 3140 Cty. Hwy. 11, Hartwick. Info, hartwickhistoricalsociety@gmail.com.

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HEARING -- 7 p.m. First Town of Oneonta 2014 Comprehensive Plan open hearing held at Town of Oneonta Town Hall, 3966 St. Hwy. 23, West Oneonta. Full report available www.townofoneonta.org, in Town clerk’s office and at Huntington Public Library, Chestnut St., Oneonta. Info, (607) 432-2900.

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o hear a chairman of the Otsego County Board of Representatives talk about “operational excellence” is a novelty, and a welcome one. But engage Kathy Clark, R-Otego, in conversation – she was unanimously reelected board chair at the organizational Reelected meeting chair, Kathy Tuesday, Clark preJan. 2 pares to take – and terms the dais. like “continuous improvement” are frequent and repeated. She’s got the cred to talk that way. The “three M” challenges facing the county in recent years – The Manor, MOSA and microwave – are about to be resolved. The county Health Facilities Corp., set up to privatize The Manor, plans to chose between two private nursing home operators – VestraCare of Johnson City or Focus Ventures of Airmont – on Monday, Jan. 27. MOSA, the public authority that has been expensively handling the county’s garbage, may be dissolved as soon as April 30, allowing private contractors to compete for your business. And, in an interview in the days after being affirmed

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County Judge Brian Burns swears in the Otsego County Board of Representatives Thursday, Jan. 2. From left are Craig Gelbsman, R-Oneonta; Rick Hulse, Jr., R-Fly Creek; Gary Koutnik, D-Oneonta; Linda Rowinski, D-Oneonta; Vice Chair Ed Frazier, R-Unadilla; Janet Hurley Quackenbush, R-Town of Oneonta; Kay Stuligross, D-Oneonta; Beth Rosenthal, D-Roseboom, and Chair Kathy Clark, R-Otego.

in the chairmanship, Clark vowed to resolve the yearslong decisionmaking associated with a new emergency communication system in a way that maximizes the benefit of fast-changing technology. • But that’s not the end of the good news. In the past, freshman representatives have been assigned to committees that have nothing to do with their particular strengths or interests. The idea is that they should work their way up through the ranks.

Clark dismisses that idea. Between the Nov. 5 election and the reorganization vote, she met individually with each county rep, Republican and Democrat alike, to sound them out on their strengths and personal goals. One exciting outcome was the selection of Ed Frazier, R-Unadilla, just elected to a second term, as vice chair of the board and chair of the important Administration Committee, (the local equivalent of Congress’ agenda-setting Way & Means Committee).

Frazier – like Clark, actually – is one of those people who don’t say much but, when they do, it’s worth stopping and listening. Clark also chose him for his experience running his own contracting firm, reasoning: “He knows what it’s like to survive here.” Amen. While the Republicans came out of the elections with a commanding majority, that didn’t keep Democrats out of committee chairmanships. Two Oneonta Democrats who are key Clark allies, Linda Rowinski and Kay Stuligross,

will chair Solid Waste and Otsego Manor respectively. Plus, the enthusiastic Gary Koutnik, D-Oneonta, heads Human Services. The Republican warhorses, Don Lindberg of Worcester and Jim Powers of South New Berlin, have chairmanships – Health & Education and Public Safety respectively – as they should. But a freshman, Craig Gelbsman, R-Oneonta, chairs Telecommunication, key given this year’s priorities. Betty Anne Schwerd, R-Edmeston, whose dogged

insistence on reforming economic development was expected to bear fruit as soon as Thursday, Jan. 9, remains Intergovernmental Affairs chair, which focuses on those matters. • Most interesting – exciting, really – are Clark’s plans for Rick Hulse, Jr., R-Fly Creek, who succeeds Democrat John Kosmer as Cooperstown’s county rep. After conferring with Hulse (at retiring rep Pauline Koren’s new Coffee Cup diner in Milford), Clark created a whole new committee – Government Efficiency – to take full advantage of the new rep’s strengths. Hulse is managing director of the Park-Avenuebased Xonitek Consulting Group, advising companies around the country in “the pursuit of achieving operational excellence” by providing “strategic advice, tactical training, logistical organization, and leadership support for organizations, to create a corporate culture of change and improvement.” A culture of change and improvement: Who doesn’t like the sound of that. But how rare is it for a governmental entity to seek it aggressively? And how exciting to face the future with new ideas and fresh approaches. As the 2014 governmental year dawns, there’s a lot to look forward to.

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Let’s Pick Best-Rated Buyer For Otsego Manor To the Editor: My mom has been a resident of Otsego Manor for nearly five years. She is receiving the most wonderful care by the staff in a clean environment. As the date on choosing a new owner approaches for a final decision to be made, I want the best for my mom, the other residents, and the staff. It is obvious to me after researching the two finalist that the four-star VestraCare should become the new owner over one-star Focus in Utica. VestraCare owns two nursing homes: Susquehanna Nursing & Rehab

The decision on the sale of Otsego Manor is planned Monday, Jan. 27.

Center LLC, with a four-star rating, and Golden Hill Health Care Center, with a five-star rating. Focus owns one nursing home: Focus Rehabilitation & Nursing Center in

Utica, with a one-star rating. Since VestraCare owns two nursing homes with a four- and a five-star rating and Focus owns one nursing home with a one-star rating, it only makes “common sense” that VestraCare should be the new owner of Otsego Manor. If Focus has only a one-star rating, how would they be able to handle owning a second nursing home? What is BEST for the Otsego Manor residents and staff! The answer is very simple, VestraCare. RENA LULL Cooperstown

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Both of these facilities, according to medicare.gov, have far superior ratings when compared to the Focus Rehabilitation & Nursing Center in Utica. Of a possible five stars for overall rating, Focus receives only one star while the two owned by VestraCare received four and five stars for overall performance. At the Focus facility, there are various and often

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To the Editor: A few weeks ago, a young college student was killed in an automobile accident on I-88 when he swerved to avoid a deer. Last weekend, a woman and her child were nearly killed when she tried to avoid a deer and likely would have died but for the efforts of a dedicated local EMS person. These stories are not unique to Otsego County. They are occurring in many states in the country. Can’t the nanny-state that tries to protect us from large cups of soda do something to protect us from these deadly pests? ROBERT J. POULSON, Jr. Cooperstown

‘Voice Of The Customer’ Matters

To the Editor: As we ring in the New serious REPEAT deficienYear, I would like to sincerecies. ly thank all of my neighbors The Manor we know is in District 8/Town of Otsego so clean throughout the who turned out this past living areas comfortable election day to cast their and homelike, the workers vote for county representakind, diligent and caring. tive. Two CNAs spent the night I would like to, once with my mother as she was again, sincerely, genuinely dying. and publicly thank everyone To keep The Manor we who worked so hard to help know and love, there is but spread the word through one choice: VestraCare!! their conversations, phone NANCY GOODNOUGH calls, e-mails, social media Cooperstown and lawn signs.

Most importantly, I am looking forward to representing and listening to the “Voice of the Customer” – YOU, my fellow friends, neighbors and acquaintances who live, work and own businesses in our unique and beautiful district. Please reach out to me often with your ideas, suggestions and questions, as I will be doing the same to you. RICK HULSE, JR. Fly Creek County Representative District 8

Save Abner Doubleday Myth: It Explains Why Hall Is Here To the Editor From the headline of Tom Heitz’s article, “Doubleday Field Paved Way For Hall,” which appeared in the Jan. 2 edition of The Freeman’s Journal, it would seem the article was going to be a straight-forward history piece. Unfortunately, it seems to have actually turned out to be an opinion piece. And the opinion that Mr. Heitz reached, namely that the Abner Doubleday story needs to be put aside for good, certainly must be open to debate. At this point in time, it seems highly unlikely that there is anyone who would claim the Doubleday myth to be

true. In fact, at one time, absolutely years ago, a visit to the Hall of Fame included an explanation that the story was indeed a myth which, nonetheless, was a myth that always seemed to explain why the Hall of Fame is here in Cooperstown. Of course, in addition to this myth, there is also the theory that was put forth once upon a time that there was actually someone in Fly Creek named Abner Doubleday, no relation to the general, who played baseball early on. Of course, this explanation might well be no more valid than the long accepted myth.

Nonetheless, it does seem troubling that there seems to be a push afoot to get rid of the Doubleday myth. To do so would seem to be revisionist history at best. And at worst it might well be right out there with getting rid of the noon whistle. Might there be hope that history will prevail, realizing it might be a good idea to keep what has been referred to in the past as the Hall of Fame creation myth? After all, without the myth that Cooperstown was the birthplace of baseball, why would the Hall of Fame be here at all? CATHERINE LAKE ELLSWORTH Cooperstown

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Advertisement: Factory Notice. Notice is hereby given to all persons who wish to become Stockholders in the Woolen and Cotton Factory, at Todd’s Mills, that a meeting will be held at Lemuel Todd’s on Tuesday, the 11th, inst. at one o’clock p.m. for the purpose of organizing a Company. Punctual attendance at the hour is expected. Consumption versus Speculation – The inhabitants of the Northern Liberties, Philadelphia, have had a general meeting at which they resolved not to use foreign tea, nor coffee and sugar, unless in cases of sickness, until the prices are reduced so that coffee may be had for 25 and sugar for 20 cents a pound. They say there is enough in the United States for several years’ consumption, and are determined to make the artificial scarcity caused by speculators cure itself. The measure they have taken is generally commended and their example will probably be followed in other parts of the country. January 8, 1814

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By “fashionable and expensive poor” is intended all these, whether merchants, farmers, mechanics, day laborers, etc. who live in the imitation of expensive fashion, without any proper regard to their wages or fortunes. This class, in the United States, embraces a larger proportion of the people than in any other country whatever. In other words, travelers and strangers agree, that the people of the United States are, in many particulars the most wasteful of civilized people on earth. January 7, 1839

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Piano Fortes – The number of Piano Fortes manufactured in this country is immense, and the sales are constantly increasing. Notwithstanding the absence of Southern orders, the leading manufacturers have all they can do to meet the demands of the trade. Pianos are articles no longer confined to the parlor of the citizen; they are to be found in the farm houses of the country, to an extent not thought of a few years ago. Every young lady who has any “music in her soul,” wants a piano, and can be supplied at prices ranging from $200 to $500. January 8, 1864

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Local – Mr. E.F. Beadle has been in town for a few days looking after the finishing of his new cottage. He has also purchased of J. H. Kelley the Coburn house and lot, and

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museum directors concerning problems which may arise in connection with the opening of the new museum here. The museum will contain both a state and a county exhibit, the latter having been made possible through the cooperation of the Otsego County Historical Society with the state organization. The formal opening of the museum will take place this spring. The Village Library which occupies a room in the building, and the Cooperstown Woman’s Club, with quarters on the basement floor, are remaining in their locations for the present. January 11, 1939

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The $600,000 libel suit instituted a year ago against Mrs. Isabel Moore, authoress of “The Sex Cure,” and her publisher, Universal Publishing and DistributJanuary 9, 2004 ing Corp. of New York, “is still very much alive.” A spokesman for the plaintiff Mrs. Walter Dieterle, will have possession the first of April, when he will put meCooperstown housewife, said the case might be scheduled chanics at work enlarging and modernizing the building, to as early as March in Supreme Court here. Mrs. Dieterle be on a par with his other cottages on Pine Street – a street is represented by Van Horne and Feury, a Cooperstown that through the enterprise of Mr. Beadle has become one of the finest and most desirable in Cooperstown. In addition law firm. Mrs. Moore, who wrote the controversial book under the pen name Elaine Dorian, is represented by the to the above, Mr. Beadle has purchased of Owen McCabe, Binghamton law firm Cherrin and Gold. The publisher is the grounds in the rear of the Coburn property and Tucker represented by a New York firm. The plaintiff claimed that place. January 11, 1889 she suffered “mental distress and damage to her reputation” because of the book, which is alleged to be based on private life in Cooperstown. On Halloween night in 1962 Mrs. Moore’s house was painted with foot-high slanderous The last will and testament of the late J.A. Melrose words, an incident that brought national attention and “unJohnston was filed in the Surrogate’s office late last Tuesfavorable publicity.” Sales of the book, which already sold day afternoon. By its provisions the Misses Elizabeth and out 250,000 copies, zoomed after the uproar and made state Claudine Johnston, nieces, and Morgan Johnston, nephew, and national headlines. of Morris are to receive $2,000 each; William E. Johnston, January 8, 1964 a brother, of Utica, is to receive $5,000; and the remainder of the estate is to be divided equally between the wife, Genevieve Cory Johnston and sons, Waldo C. Johnston and The Mary Imogene Bassett Hospital opened a breastDouglas T. Johnston. Mrs. Johnston is made executrix of screening clinic January 6. The clinic will be offered every the will which was drawn December 9, 1910. The transfer Friday afternoon. The screening program includes a breast tax affidavit estimates the value of the estate at upwards of examination conducted by a physician’s assistant and an $10,000 real and $10,000 personal property. January 7, 1914 instructional session on self-breast examination. A mammogram will be administered following the examination if it is deemed necessary based upon risk factors, family health history and the physical exam. A mammogram is an X-ray Dr. Edward P. Alexander, who recently came here from which can reveal tumors and slow changes in the structure Ticonderoga has opened his office in the building formerly of breasts. A follow-up consultation will be scheduled based known as the Village Club and Library, which hereafter on results of the mammogram. will be the Central Quarters of the New York State HistoriJanuary 11, 1989 cal Association of which he is the director. Dr. Alexander expects to spend next week in New York City consulting

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Earle Hayford Never Regretted Diner Investment

DINER/From A1 For while in the Army at Fort Devens, Massachusetts in the 1960s, he started working evenings as a short-order cook at a restaurant outside the gate, and soon was managing the place in the evenings. When he returned from Vietnam, he worked for a while in Manchester, N.H. His parents owned the Windham Diner, 40 minutes away, and â&#x20AC;&#x201C; to give them a break â&#x20AC;&#x201C; heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d oversee the business on Sundays. Beginning in 1984, Hayford would stop by every years and offer to buy the Cooperstown Diner from then-owner Marge Strait. 1986, 1987, 1990, 1992. One Thursday night in 1993, Earleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s phone rang in Puerto Rico. It was his wife, Janet. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The dinerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s for sale,â&#x20AC;? she reported. He caught an American Airlines flight that night and was at the Cooperstown Diner

the next morning. â&#x20AC;&#x153;How much do you want?â&#x20AC;? he asked Marge. â&#x20AC;&#x153;She told me,â&#x20AC;? said Hayford, Hayford who replied, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Letâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s go down to Bob Schlather,â&#x20AC;? his lawyer and accountant all these years. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t you want to see my books?â&#x20AC;? asked Marge. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Letâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s go down to Bob Schlather,â&#x20AC;? Earle repeated. And the deal was done. (Raised in Bermuda playing cricket and soccer, Earle laughs when he recalls he knew nothing about baseball.) For the first three or four years, Earleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s sister, Sandy Sawyer, managed the place. But she fell for Alton G. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Chipâ&#x20AC;? Dunn, Jr., who at the time was a researcher in New Zealand, and off she went to visit (and later, marry) him.

What to do? â&#x20AC;&#x153;I got all the people who worked at the diner and brought them up to the houseâ&#x20AC;? on Westridge Drive, said Hayford. He asked them, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Whoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s going to run the place?â&#x20AC;? The two waitresses were non-committal, but his grill cook, Cindy Bissell, â&#x20AC;&#x153;came up to me and put her face in my face.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll run the d--- place,â&#x20AC;? she said in that straightforward way youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d still recognize today. That was in 1997. A year in, when Earle was visiting from Puerto Rico, Cindy handed him a fistful of currency, $1,000 in all, cash refunds from vendors. Impressed by her honesty, Earle told her, â&#x20AC;&#x153;put it in the safe, in case you ever need it.â&#x20AC;? The partnership has held ever since. While the Karabinises closed Otsego Countyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s iconic Neptune Diner at midnight Sunday, Dec. 29, the Cooperstown Diner is going strong. Over her tenure, Bis-

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sell has succeeded in quadrupling the gross, her boss said. In the past couple of years, when Hoffman Lane Bistro closed, Bissell talked Hayford into acquiring it â&#x20AC;&#x201C; â&#x20AC;&#x153;she was getting bored,â&#x20AC;? he explained â&#x20AC;&#x201C; and reopened it as the Back Alley Grille. The origins of the Cooperstown Diner are a bit obscure. Homer Osterhoudt, in his 90s one of Cooperstownâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s grand old men, remembers eating there in the 1930s. He seems to remember it was called â&#x20AC;&#x153;Mikeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s,â&#x20AC;? and â&#x20AC;&#x201C; sure enough â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Marge Strait, retired in Phoenix Mills, has a photo on her wall of the diner in the early days: â&#x20AC;&#x153;Regular Mealsâ&#x20AC;? reads the hanging sign in big letters. On either side, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Mikeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Lunch.â&#x20AC;? And below, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Ladies and Gentlemen.â&#x20AC;? Mrs. Strait was happily employed as a secretary at Bassett Hospital when her husband, Charlie, bought the diner. When he died in 1983, she continued to run it on her own, and she enjoyed being her own boss. As for Hayford, things worked out fine. Daughter Susan graduated from CCS and, after a few years working for a law firm in New York City, moved with her husband, an auto mechanic in White Plains, to St. Augustine, buying land near her parentsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; prospective retirement home and raising four children there. Scott graduated from CCS with a C-minus average. When dad declined to pay his way to Arizona State, a famous party school, he joined the Army in a huff the next day. And he did so well he won one of the 75 spots set aside at West Point to bring promising soldiers up from the ranks. He graduated 16th in his class, took a commission in the Air Force, and last fall was promoted to colonel. By the way, Gelman never fired Earle Hayford. He retired. The couple sold their Westridge Drive home (and moved into the carriage house) and established their residence in Florida. Theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll be up for the summer next June.

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Hulse To Play Key County Role HULSE/From A1 Oneonta, Telecommunications Committee chair. So whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s this all about? As an example, Hulse talks about how a â&#x20AC;&#x153;large public transportation authorityâ&#x20AC;? embraced VMI (vendor managed inventory) through a process shepherded by Xonitek. It was the rank and file â&#x20AC;&#x201C; mostly unionized workers â&#x20AC;&#x201C; that identified inventory, getting the right spare parts promptly as needed, as an issue to be addressed. The resulting system implemented â&#x20AC;&#x153;just in timeâ&#x20AC;? concepts, and the authority only paid for the spare parts when they crossed the counter. Looked at one way, buying parts today for possible future use is â&#x20AC;&#x153;capital acquisition,â&#x20AC;? said Hulse. â&#x20AC;&#x153;You put things on a shelf. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the same thing as putting bags of money on the shelf.â&#x20AC;? Plus, the parts may be obsolete by the time you need them. How might this thinking apply to county government? What if, just for instance, Hulse said, the Information Technology Department created a single platform for all county computer and tech purchases? Could there be savings in bulk purchases? Could there be efficiencies in seamless internal communications? Hulse uses that example because heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s been having conversations with Brian Pokorny, a pal since boyhood who heads the countyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s infotech effort. But he emphasizes itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s just an example: For this kind of effort to be sustainable, it canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t â&#x20AC;&#x153;pushed downâ&#x20AC;? from the county board to the departments. Just the opposite. Still, a first result might be a better process for procurement. It might be â&#x20AC;&#x153;a better

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2 p.m. Gene arrives every morning at 6:45 a.m. to turn on the grill and the coffee pot, but if he’s late, he’s got regulars who do it for him. “I’ll come in here and my guys will have turned on the coffee, laid out the rugs, turned on the lights,” he said. “That’s the kind of place this is.”

Many Hands, Many Skills, One Purpose . . . Assisting Individuals with Developmental Disabilities to Realize Their Dreams The Arc Otsego is a multi-faceted organization offering a variety of services and supports to individuals with developmental disabilities throughout Otsego County. CAREER OPPORTUNITIES Direct Support Providers, up to $15/hr.

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owns the building. “Route 20 was a really busy road.” The Chef is only open for dinner one night a week: the Friday night Fish Fry, 4-7 p.m. “We use a recipe that’s been around since before I even started,” he said. But he still tries out new recipes every so often, such as his Monday chicken and biscuit special, which often sells out. “I’ll get online and try to find something, but I’ll customize it,” he said. “It’s about using what you have. TLC – that’s my secret ingredient.”

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In between scrambling eggs and flipping pancakes, he takes time to chat with the breakfast regulars. “We’ll talk everything from politics to plumbing,” he said. “I just got a dog I’m having trouble training, so someone this morning brought in a video to show me. We’re like a big family.” The diner itself dates back to the early 1900s, when Route 20 was the main thoroughfare between Albany and Buffalo. “It was open 24 hours a day back then,” said restaurateur Joe Vezza, who

Apartment for Rent 2 bedroom, 1 bath, newly renovated, in house laundry, off street parking, 5 minutes to Cooperstown. $900/month, incudes. Electric, snow, lawn and garbage. Call Rob Lee, Benson Agency Real Estate. 434-5177. 3ClassJan17 Cooperstown One-Bedroom Apartments for rent. Tenants wanted for large apt., 1 bedroom. Kitchen, full bath, off-street parking. $575.00 plus utilities; smaller apt. $525.00. No smoking; pets can be discussed. Info, (845) 674-0438. 3Class Jan17 Two Bedroom Furnished Apt., Laurens Area. $800 per mo. includes Heat & Electric. Annual Lease , No Pets, No Smoking. 1st. Last Month Rent + Security, Ref. required. Call- Laura Coleman, 607-437-4881; LauraColeman1224@gmail.com John Mitchell Real Estate TFN Cooperstown Apartment for rent 2nd floor 1 bedroom, garage, laundry and a deck over looking back yard .... $750.00 plus utilities wonderful location, close to downtown. No Smoking. No pets. Call Dave LaDuke, John Mitchell Real Estate, (607) 5478551 or (607) 435-2405. TFN

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MLS#86798 - Villa Isidoro Restaurant, Bar and B&B in Richfield Springs. Start your new business today! $575,000 Call James Vrooman @ 603-247-0506 (cell)

MLS#87366 – 3 BR, 1 bath 19th-century farmhouse w/some renovations. 18 acres w/trout stream and pond. Close to Baseball Hall of Fame and Otsego Lake. Cooperstown Schools. Large rooms, woodshed, detached garage, barn w/lrg horse enclosure. $142,500 Call Adam Karns @ 607-244-9633 (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. $142,500 Call Adam Karns @ 607-244-9633 (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#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#89145 - Historic Victorian Italianate limestone mansion features 14’ ceilings, deep moldings, hardwood floors, large windows and 9 fireplaces. 7 BRs, formal DR, library, solarium, country kitchen w/butler’s and storage pantry, 2 parlors, servants’ wing and housing in attic. More acreage available. $875,000 Call Michelle Curran @ 518-469-5603 (cell)

MLS#84525 - 2 BR, 1 bath quaint cottage! Country living! New roof, new kitchen. $69,900 Call Gabriella Vasta @ 607-267-1792 (cell)

MLS#92185 - 3 BR, 1 bath renovated home on a double lot in Burlington Flats. Radiant floor heat, updated kitchen, new sheetrock, vinyl siding and windows. Wood floors, nice-sized first-floor BR, 2 BRs upstairs, and nice hall area for office. $95,000 Call Kristi J. Ough @ 607-434-3026 (cell)

MLS#91047 - Move-in condition, 4 BR, 2 bath home on over 12 acres in Fly Creek. Large LR w/wood floors, family room w/pocket doors. Entry room w/wood stove leads to DR and kitchen. Large landing w/built-in shelves. Spacious master w/private entry to balcony, all BRs have nice closets. Perennials, covered porches, fire pit, large barn, open fields going to Oaks Creek. $369,900 Call Kristi J. Ough @ 607-434-3026 (cell)

MLS#89912 – 104 acres w/panoramic views of the Mohawk Valley and Adirondack Mountains. Fields for livestock or crops, woods for hunting and recreation, excellent sites to build your dream home. Easy commute to Albany or Cooperstown. $249,000 Call Michelle Curran @ 518-469-5603 (cell) MLS#91066 - Charming 6+ BR, 3 bath farmhouse 3 miles from Cooperstown. Eat in kitchen has maple floors and solid butcher-block countertops. Great room w/2 sets of French doors. Double-sided fireplace in kitchen/great room. Large formal DR. $269,999 Call Donna A. Anderson @ 607-267-3232 (cell)

MLS#92238 - Spacious center-city 4-5 BR home has updated kitchen and bath. Beautiful family room leads to private yard. Competitively priced! $139,900 Call David Brower @ 607-435-4800 (cell)

MLS#91517 - Queen Anne Victorian in Cooperstown is tastefully renovated. 5 BRs, 4 baths, foyer, grand staircase, formal parlor, and library. Eat-in kitchen w/butler’s pantry, laundry area. Large master BR w/fireplace, bath w/Jacuzzi, radiant floor heat. Full basement, wrap-around deck, carriage barn w/storage area and 2 BR, 1 bath apt. above. $797,000 Call Kristi J. Ough @ 607-434-3026 (cell) or Donna A. Anderson @ 607-267-3232 (cell)

MLS#87502 - 4 BR, 1 bath move-in condition ranch is perfect for full-time residence or weekend getaway. Walking distance to Catskill Scenic Mountain Trails. $99,900 Call Gabriella Vasta @ 607-267-1792 (cell)

MLS#91760 - Renovated 1880s farmhouse on 11+ acres w/pond, trails. Newer 2-car garage, guest house w/private bath, spacious back deck. Renovated kitchen w/granite countertops, cherry cabinets. Open concept LR/DR, maple floors, pellet stove. Master suite w/private bath, cathedral ceiling, gas stove. New roof, new windows, high-efficiency gas furnace, on-demand hot water, blown-in insulation. Cooperstown schools. Priced below assessed value! $364,000 Call James Vrooman @ 603-247-0506 (cell)

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Just at the edge of the downtown Cooperstown village, you find this very nice home amongst a 35 house development The house offers 3 bedrooms + master, 1 ¾ baths, formal living room with fireplace, formal dining room, galley kitchen with skylights, family room, master suite with bath, walk-in closet and private deck. The lower floor has a second family/entertainment room and storage. A large 2 car attached garage provides easy, safe access to the house. There is a membership in the association owned lakefront parcel that offers swimming, boat dock and picnic area all within walking distance from the home. This colony of houses is a short walk from downtown Cooperstown.

This centrally located village home has been tastefully renovated and maintained. Roof, plumbing, wiring, heat system w/added central air conditioning have all been redone. The kitchen, w/room for family dining, has cherry cabinets, granite countertops, tiled floor and stainless steel appliances. There is a conveniently located laundry/pantry and a rear mudroom with a tiled ¾ bath off of it. LR, sitting room and DR on 1st floor are bright and airy and have been recently painted. Refinished pine floors down and carpeted floors up. 4 BRs and a renovated tiled bath on the 2nd floor. Covered front and rear porches. The current price is below the assessment making it a great home buy. You’ll build family memories in this village home!

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MLS#91996 - Energy-efficient 3 BR, 1½ bath Greek Revival on 31 acres w/pond. Spacious rooms, country kitchen w/breakfast room, formal LR and DR, family room. Solar electric, 3-zone oil or coal heat, replacement windows, new well, vinyl siding, wood trim. Can be purchased w/less acreage. $250,000 Call Michelle A. Curran @ 518-469-5603 (cell)

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MLS#84430 - Some of the last vacant lots available on Gifford Hill Rd! Includes 4 other parcels to be sold together. Close to Oneonta and Cooperstown. Enough road frontage for 10 lots if subdivided. $199,900 Call Linda Wheeler @ 607-434-2125 (cell)

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(7589) Partake of the delights in this superbly kept 3 BR home. The many extras include formal dining room, hardwood flooring, modern kitchen, garage, rocking-chair front porch. Near shops, lake, and golf course. Will capture your fancy! Cooperstown Schools. Hubbell’s Exclusive—$285,000

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John H. Weber, Jr., 84; Volunteer At Bassett, Farmers’ Museum

Grace Annamay Carlsen Lettis, 85; Prized Gardens Became Works of Art COOPERSTOWN – Grace Annamay Carlsen Lettis, 85, whose gardens were the subject of paintings and photographs, passed away Sunday afternoon, Jan. 5, 2014, at Albany Medical Center. Born May 13, 1928, in Lindenhurst on Long Island, Grace was the fourth child of Ole Gustove and Anna Nicole Nelson Carlsen. Both her parents had immigrated from Norway in the early part of the 20th century. When she was a teenager, Grace’s family moved to Brooklyn where she attended Washington Irving High School. After World War II the family moved to Oneonta where she worked as a telephone operator and later at Bresee’s. It was during this time that she met her future husband, Donald Robert (Bob) Lettis. They were married in Oneonta in 1947 and in 1950 they moved to Worcester where Bob taught school. In 1956, Bob’s profession took the family to Cooperstown. While living in Cooperstown, Grace was employed at the Smart Shop

and Nick Sterling’s Ski Shop, both in Cooperstown, and Konstanty’s Ski Shop in Oneonta. In 1964, the family moved to New Jersey, where Grace served as a long-distance operator while her husband did graduate work at Pratt Institute in New York City. In 1966 the family moved to Hingham, Mass., where they lived for 36 years. While in Massachusetts, Grace received her bachelor’s from the University of Massachusetts in Boston and her master’s in social work from Simmons College. She became a licensed social worker and worked at the South Shore Mental Health Clinic in Quincy; she was with the Hingham Visiting Nurses Association when she retired in 1987. Her greatest pleasure were her gardens. She had three at “Shipcote,” the Lettises’ historic home on Ship Street in Hingham. The most beloved was a rose garden she maintained along the white picket fence; passersby would photographer the roses, and artists would set up their easels and paint them.

She was a long-time member of The First Parish Church in Hingham, Unitarian Universalist (“Old Ship Church”). Locally, she was a member of the Women’s Club of Cooperstown. Grace leaves her husband of 66 years, Bob Lettis of Cooperstown; three children, Charlotte Richardson and her husband Kirk of Portland, Ore.; Paula Bedford and her husband Jim of Northville, Mich., and Daniel Lettis of Clayton, N.M.; six grandchildren, Briget Bent, Nicole Meyer, Jacob Meyer, Daniel Meyer, Sam Richardson and Henry Richardson; three greatgrandchildren, Tanner Bent, Jillian Bent and Katelyn Torres; and one niece, Carol Kruitz and her husband Frank. She was predeceased by her parents; two sisters, Thelma Fryberg and her husband Ernest and Maude Soltys and her husband Walter; and one brother, Norman Carlsen and his wife Jean. Also, her dear friend and mother-in-law, Charlotte Hall Lettis. Calling hours are 2-4 p.m. Friday, Jan. 10, at the Connell, Dow & Deysen-

COOPERSTOWN – John H. “Jack” Weber, Jr., 84, who was active at roth Funeral Home. The The Farmers’ Museum funeral service will be at and as a Bassett Hospital 4 p.m., with the Rev. Elsie volunteer after retiring Armstrong Rhodes, pastor, to Cooperstown in 1992, First Presbyterian Church, passed away Friday evening, officiating. Jan. 3, 2014, at his home. All are welcome at a reBorn Nov. 18, 1929, in ception immediately followLong Island City, he was ing at the Cooperstown Art the son of John Henry and Association, 22 Main St. Eleanor (Gernon) Weber. Burial will be at a later Survivors include one date in the Lettis Family son, Ronald J. Weber, and Plot in Lakewood Cemetery. his wife, Arlene, of New Memorial gifts may be Paltz; two daughters, Nancy made to The Charlotte Hall Lettis Nursing Scholarship Fund, c/o Cooperstown Central School District, 39 Linden Ave., Cooperstown, NY 13326, or to The Friendship Fund for The Friends of The Old Ship Meeting House, 55 Main St., Hingham, MA 02043. Arrangements are entrusted to Connell, Dow & Deysenroth Funeral Home.

Tallman and her husband, Dennis, of Fly Creek, and Christine A. Soell and her husband, Julian, of Allendale, N.J.; and eight grandchildren. A Mass of Christian Burial will be offered in memory of Jack at 11 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 11, at St. Mary’s “Our Lady of the Lake” Church, with Father John P. Rosson, pastor, presiding. Arrangements are entrusted to Connell, Dow and Deysenroth Funeral Home.

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served, and the post office address within this State to which the Secretary of State shall mail a copy of any process against it served upon him is 4241 State Hwy 51, Garrattsville, NY 13342. The purpose of the business of such limited liability company is to engage in any lawful act or activity for which limited liability companies may be organized under the Limited Liability Company Law. 6legalFeb13 Legal notice NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY The name of the entity is Eagle’s Lookout LLC, for which the Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State on October 7, 2013. The office of said entity is to be located in Otsego County, New York. The Secretary of State has been designated as agent of the limited liability company, upon whom process against it may be served, and the post office address within this State to which the Secretary of State shall mail a copy of any process against it served upon him is 4 Hargenhan Court, Bedford, NY, 10506. The purpose of the business of such limited liability company is to engage in any lawful act or activity for which limited liability companies may be organized under the Limited Liability Company Law. 6legalFeb13

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Legal notice PUBLIC SERVICE NOTICE: The first Town of Oneonta 2014 Comprehensive Plan open hearing will be held on Thursday, January 16, 2014 at the Oneonta Town Hall 7 PM. All town residents are encouraged to participate. The Oneonta Town Board will consider the proposed Comprehensive Plan for adoption in February. The full report is now available on the Town of Oneonta’s website: www.townofoneonta.org Hard copies are also located in the town clerk’s office at the Oneonta Town Hall and at the Huntington Public Library on Chestnut St. in Oneonta. For additional questions, please call the Town Hall at 607- 432- 2900. 3legalJan16 Legal notice Notice is hereby given that a license, number not yet assigned, for beer, wine and liquor has been applied for by the undersigned to sell beer, wine and liquor at retail in a restaurant under the Alcoholic Beverage Control Law, at 76 Chestnut Street, City of Oneonta, County of Otsego for on premises consumption. Viatosca II, Inc. D/B/A Toscana 2LegalJan9 Legal notice Notice of Conversion of a Partnership to a New York Limited Liability Company pursuant to New York Limited Liability Com-

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pany Law Section 1006. Name: HAYDENDALE LLC. Articles of Organization filing date with the Secretary of State (SSNY) was 26 November 2013. Certificate of Conversion filing date with the SSNY was 10 December 2013. Office location: Otsego County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served and SSNY shall mail copy of process to 7890 State Highway 80, Springfield Center, NY 13468. Purpose is to engage in any and all business activities permitted under NYS laws. 6LegalFeb6

SSNY shall mail copy of process to 217 Pritchard Road, West Winfield, NY 13491. Purpose is to engage in any and all business activities permitted under NYS laws. 6legalFeb6

ville Rd., Ste. 400, Wilmington, DE 19808. Arts. of Org. filed with DE Secy. of State, Federal & Duke of York St., Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: Any lawful activity. 6LegalJan30

S.O.S.H., LLC were filed with the Secretary of State on November 27, 2013.

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Notice of Qualification of Carpenter Trade LLC. App. for Auth. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) 12/20/13. Office location: Otsego County. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 12/9/13. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: Scott Carpenter, 69 Main Street, Cherry Valley, NY 13320. DE address of LLC: 874 Walker Road, Ste. C, Dover, DE 19904. Arts. of Org. filed with DE Secy. of State, 401 Federal St., Ste. 4, Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: any lawful activity. 6LegalFeb6

SEABURY HOLDINGS, LLC Articles of Org. filed NY Sec. of State (SSNY) 12/9/2013. Office in Otsego Co. SSNY desig. agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to 3281 St. Hwy. 23, West Oneonta, NY 13861, which is also the principal business location. Purpose: Any lawful purpose. 6LegalJan30

LLC. Articles of organization filing date with Secretary of State (SSNY) was 26 November 2013. Office location: Otsego County. SSNY has been designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served and SSNY shall mail copy of process to 543 Pleasant Valley Road, Milford, NY 13807. Purpose is to engage in any and all business activities permitted under NYS laws. 6LegalJan9

Legal notice Notice of Formation of Unadilla Diner, L.L.C. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 12/24/13. Office location: Otsego County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, The Miller Bldg., 441 North Fifth St., Philadelphia, PA 19123. Purpose: any lawful activities. 6LegalFeb6 Legal notice Notice of Formation of a NY Limited Liability Company. Name: Heartsease Hill, LLC. Articles of Organization filing date with Secretary of State (SSNY) was December 9, 2013. Office location: Otsego County. SSNY has been designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served and

Legal notice Notice of Qualification of VANDERBILT ASSOCIATES OWNER LP Authority filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 12/12/13. Office location: Otsego County. LP formed in Delaware (DE) on 05/08/13. SSNY designated as agent of LP upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to c/o Corporation Service Co., 80 State St., Albany, NY 12207-2543. Name and addr. of each general partner are available from SSNY. DE addr. of LP: 2711 Center-

Legal notice Notice of Formation of Oneonta Coin Company, LLC. Arts. Of Org. Filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 10/16/2013. Office Location: Otsego Co. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process: Robert A. Gouldin, Esq., 93 Main Street, Oneonta, New York 13820. Purpose: any lawful activities. 6LegalJan16 Legal notice Notice of Organization of S.O.S.H., LLC under Section 203 of the Limited Liability Company Law 1. The name of the limited liability company is: S.O.S.H., LLC 2. Articles of Organization of

3. The county within this state in which the office of the limited liability company is to be located is: Otsego County 4. The Secretary of State is designated as agent of the limited liability company upon whom process against it may be served. The address within or without this state to which the Secretary of State shall mail a copy of any process against the limited liability company served upon him or her is: S.O.S.H., LLC, PO Box 489, Worcester, NY 12197 5. The Company is organized to carry on all lawful activities. 6LegalJan9 Legal notice Notice of Formation of Northern Sky Builders, LLC. Arts. Of Org. Filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 10/16/2013. Office Location: Otsego Co. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process: Robert A. Gouldin, Esq., 93 Main Street, Oneonta, New York 13820. Purpose: any lawful activities. 6LegalJan9 Legal notice Notice of Formation of a NY Limited Liability Company. Name: COOPERSTOWN HOP ON TOURS,

Legal notice Notice of Formation of a NY Limited Liability Company. Name: COOPERSTOWN EAGLES LLC. Articles of organization filing date with Secretary of State (SSNY) was 26 November 2013. Office location: Otsego County. SSNY has been designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served and SSNY shall mail copy of process to 157 Main Street, Cooperstown, NY 13326. Purpose is to engage in any and all business activities permitted under NYS laws. 6LegalJan9 Legal notice Notice of Formation of a NY Limited Liability Company. Name: HUBBELL’S COVE LLC. Articles of organization filing date with Secretary of State (SSNY) was 26 November 2013. Office location: Otsego County. SSNY has been designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served and SSNY shall mail

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copy of process to 157 Main Street, Cooperstown, NY 13326. Purpose is to engage in any and all business activities permitted under NYS laws. 6LegalJan9 Legal notice Notice of Formation of a NY Limited Liability Company. Name: WEBSTER FARM LLC. Articles of organization filing date with Secretary of State (SSNY) was 26 November 2013. Office location: Otsego County. SSNY has been designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served and SSNY shall mail copy of process to 7890 State Highway 80, Springfield Center, NY 13468. Purpose is to engage in any and all business activities permitted under NYS laws. 6LegalJan9 Legal notice NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY. NAME: GIFFORD HILL PROPERTIES, LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 10/25/13. Office location: Otsego County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to the LLC, Gifford Hill Properties, LLC, 484 Gifford Hill Rd, Oneonta, NY 13820. Purpose: For any lawful purpose. 6LegalJan9