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Manor Buyers’ Varied Ratings Stirring Debate Company With Lower Ranking Offers $3.5M More For Facility By RICHARD WHITBY
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he local development corporation formed to sell off Otsego Manor is facing a difficult choice between two finalists. Does it take $15 million for the home from Long Island-based VestraCare, a company that operates nursing homes in The Freeman’s Journal Kingston and Johnson City, or $18.5 milChristmas 2013 ended lion from Focus Ventures, which is based this week in downtown in Rockland County and operates a Utica Cooperstown, as village nursing home? crew members Mike On the surface, it looks like a noBosley (on ladder) and brainer, with Focus’s extra $3.5 million Quinton Hasak removed sealing the deal. But below the surface, the decorations. the companies have different track Don’t Like Paid records. Care at VestraCare’s facilities is highly Parking? Fight rated by federal and state agencies, while It At Ballot Box Please See MANOR, A7 COOPERSTOWN
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state Supreme Court judge has ruled that the five grounds for challenging on-street paid parking in downtown Cooperstown are “without merit.” Judge Kevin Dowd made the decision in mid-December, but the decision only arrived this week at 22 Main. Savor NY owner Brenda Berstler, with support of a dozen other merchants, brought the suit in June. While there is no legal barrier to paid parking, the judge writes “if you do not like the law, you can organize and elect people who agree with you.” For text of decision, visit
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Cooperstown Republicans plan to caucus at 7 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 23, at Village Hall, to nominate candidates for mayor and two trustee vacancies, according to county GOP Chair Vince Casale. Village elections Tuesday, March 18. DEADLINE NEAR: The
deadline is Friday, Jan. 24, for suggesting a name for the alley that runs next to the Inn at Cooperstown. Send your ideas to cynthia.g.falk@ gmail.com or drop them off at 22 Main.
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Sandy Mathes as the “single point of contact” and Elizabeth Horvath as his chief operating officer at the IDA comprise the county’s new “economic development team.”
Induction 2007 Perfect, Mayor Waller Recalls
t the Thursday, Nov. 14 “Seward Summit,” Dick Sheehy, one of the nation’s foremost consultants on finding sites for companies seeking to expand, told attendees Otsego County economic development would go nowhere without
a “single point of contact.” What’s happened since must have been some sort of record. Eight weeks later to the day, plus one, Friday, Jan. 10, state Sen. Jim Seward, R-Milford, and Sharon Oberriter, chairman of the county Industrial Development Agency board, announced the hiring of Sandy Mathes, the former Greene County economic Please See IDA, A4
‘GRILLED CHEESE FOR A GOOD CAUSE’
Only Parking Stymied Planners By JIM KEVLIN
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eing Cooperstown, the only problem was parking, former mayor Carol B. Waller remembers about the Cal Ripken Jr./Tony Gwynn Induction Weekend of 2007, which drew 82,000 people to this village of 1,800. Excited fans arrived on the outskirts Waller and were directed to parking lots in surrounding towns. When the Induction ended, “they couldn’t remember what lot they were in.” This time, “maybe we have to give them a card or something,” Waller said. A related wrinkle: There were too few Birnie Buses, contracted to ferry fans back and forth from the field next
to the Clark Sports Center to their cars. Other than that, things were flawless, the former mayor remembers. “The Hall does a beautiful job,” Please See HALL, A6
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• Wednesday, Jan. 15: Former Burlington, Vt., city planner Bruce Seifer lectures on “Sustainable Communities: Creating A Durable Local Economy” at 7 p.m. in the county courthouse. • Thursday, Jan. 16: CCS board meets at 5:30 p.m. to decide whether to put the $6.6 million bond issue defeated last month up for a new vote. • Friday, Jan 17: Cooperstown’s Lou Allstadt and Chip Northrup outline findings that there’s insufficient gas here for fracking, at 7 at Foothills.
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Alex & Ika’s Alex Webster, left, and Tim Masterjohn of Oneonta’s Red Caboose, are experimenting with grilled cheese sandwiches in advance of Otsego 2000’s Sunday, Jan. 19, fundraiser at Brewery Ommegang.
‘Ultimate Comfort Food’ Becomes A Savory Success For Otsego 2000 By LIBBY CUDMORE COOPERSTOWN
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t doesn’t take much to make a good grilled cheese sandwich, but when all you’ve got is bread, butter and cheese, you have to make it count. “The real secret is to get butter with at least 82 percent butterfat,” said Alex
Webster of Alex & Ika, Cooperstown, and Cantina de Salsa, Cherry Valley. “We get ours from Europe … There’s less water, so it’s richer.” (American butter has 72 percent butterfat.) Alex’s grilled cheeses from the past two years had proved so popular that Alex & Ika now offers six different grilled cheese sandwiches on the menu. Once a year what is now the third year, Please See CHEESE, A6
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oshua Truman is the new executive director of the Friends of Bassett, effective Jan. 1. He has been Bassett’s director of development since September 2009; previously, he had been a major gifts officer for Hartwick College, his alma mater. He succeeds Mike Stein, who is also Bassett vice president of development. Stein is retiring from the Friends, but is taking on part-time government affairs responsibilities for the healthcare network. Truman, who is enrolled in the Health Care Advisory Board’s Fellowship Program, earned his bachelor’s magna cum laude from Hartwick, where he was a trustee scholar and president
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of Phi Alpha Theta, the history honor society. He is on the Otsego County Chamber board, and is past president of the Brookwood School trustees. He was also an assistant golf pro at the Leatherstocking Golf Course, director of golf at the Golf Club of Summerbrooke in Tallahassee, Fla., and a pro golfer who competed in numerous tours and tournaments around the country. Truman still enjoys competing in golf events
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in the Northeast, is an avid photographer and kayaker. Stein has held numerous senior positions at Bassett since 1982, including orchestrating the first capital campaign in 1994, which built the Bassett Clinic. After two years as vice president, external affairs, at Presbyterian Hospital in New York City, he returned to manage the $17 million capital campaign in 1997, then led the $12 million campaign that created the Bassett Heart Care Institute. While keeping his VP duties, he assumed the Friends directorship when Scott Barrett accepted a position in Syracuse. Joanne Tobey will join Truman on the Friends’ leadership team as director of development operations. She previously managed development for The Glimmerglass Festival, and was director of the annual fund for Rutgers’ Douglass College, her alma mater.
Drs. Celeste Johns, Chris Kjolhede Are Wed
Dr. Celeste Johns and Dr. Chris Kjolhede, center, were married Saturday, Dec. 7, at Fly Creek United Methodist Church. Attending the couple were, from left, Greg Giovine, son of the bride; Emily Giovine, daughter of the bride and maid of honor; Hans Kjolhede, son of the groom and best man, and Caitlyn Kjolhede, daughter of the groom. The bride is psychiatrist-inchief and attending physician at Bassett Healthcare. The groom is director of Bassett’s School-Based Health Centers, as well as an attending physician and researcher.
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even students from Cooperstown have been named to the Dean’s List at SUNY Geneseo for the fall semester. They are Mary Auld, Amy Bishop, Shane Clark, Paul Kennedy, Erik Mebust and Anna Sams. Also, Alexandra French from Milford.
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THURSDAY, JANUARY 9, 2014
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Mathes Brings Proven Track Record In Economic Development
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ll of us have ideas, some of them pretty good. The difference between most of us and professionals with years of experience is they have knowledge – and, yes, contacts. Oneonta City Manager Mike Long, who had spent 40 years in municipal management in New York State when he arrived at City Hall in September 2012, proved it. One significant case in point – there have been several, but this is the most dramatic – is a collaboration with Housing Visions of Syracuse, which in November announced plans for $15 million worth of housing – 20 for families, 40 for senior citizens – in the Silver Creek and Clinton/Center street neighborhoods. Housing Visions’ approach is to assume ownership of dilapidated properties and, through renovations or new construction, put them back on the tax rolls.
All of us may have had a similar idea. But Long had the experience and contacts to make such ideas realities: He had collaborated with the Housing Visions in Auburn and Poughkeepsie. Slam dunk. • Such years of experience, knowledge and contacts were also evident in an introductory interview with Sandy Mathes, who Friday, Jan. 10, was appointed to be the “single point of contact” for economic development in Otsego County, heading the county Industrial Development Agency’s effort. Mathes knows exactly where to look first: at a distribution center for one of our vacant I-88 interchanges; then, at tech companies and manufacturers needing water and waste-water treatment – few communities have both, and the City of Ononta has a surplus. He’s intrigued by the possibilities for the former D&H yards.
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Sandy Mathes, right, like Mike Long, brings deep experience to the task.
And he sees opportunities in our artisanal food and beverage producers. And this is just the beginning. Long knows what to do, and has achieved exceptional results in a year and a half. Mathes did outstanding economic development in Greene County, and it can be expected he will do likewise here. • It is encouraging that the IDA board, after prudently weigh-
ing and vigorously debating the expenses and opportunities of the Mathes initiative, voted unanimously – all of ’em – Thursday, Jan. 9, to offer him a contract. The new concept required an investment – $120,000 a year for Mathes, plus $60,000 for a chief operating officer, Elizabeth Horvath of Cooperstown, a Harvard grad with 11 years as a corporate consultant. Long cost $120,000 too. This is simply is price of doing business. We’re in the game. Some of the initial reorganization remains to be completed. Doug Gulotty, interim IDA executive director, who lobbied hard against the new arrangement, is working under a contract that expires Feb. 1, so that situation should resolve itself. The county still has two employees in the IDA office, an economic developer and an economic specialist. As of now, these posi-
tions report to the county board’s Intergovernmental Affairs Committee. Going forward, it may make sense to fold those positions into the new structure, perhaps by shifting the county budget allocation to the IDA. A house divided doesn’t work, as Lincoln reminded us. But that may be for another day. • However, this is fairly straightforward compared to how far the county economic-development, political and business communities have come since that day in December 2011 when the thenfledgling Citizen Voices and state Sen. Jim Seward, R-Milford, had a tough and clear-eyed discussion on halting and turning around the half-century slide in the county’s economy. We’re at the river. We can see the promised land on the other side. Let’s plunge in.
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IDA/From A1 developer, as the “single point of contact” Sheehy recommended. Sheehy’s other must-do: Prepare shovel-ready sites. And Mathes, in an interview following the press conference in IDA offices in Oneonta’s Old City Hall, www.empirestatewire.com said he will have a “detailed plan” before the IDA board in 60-90 days. LETTERS Already, he sees three or four promising sectors to pursue. One, locate a distribution center at one of the county’s undeveloped I-88 exits. Two, look for technology To the Editor: Care, with two facilities, or manufacturing entities Thank you, Maureen Cul- has a five-year track record that need “significant water bert, for the reminder that in of 4-5 stars. These reports or waste water.” The City the beginning of a search for are available on the internet. of Oneonta, he said, is using a buyer of Otsego Manor, “it Experience counts. only 50 percent of its waterwas all about the care.” It’s time to stop beating plant capacity, and a similar Only one of the origithe Otsego County commu- fraction of its waste-water nal bidders included in its nity over the head about the treatment capacity. Every proposal a provision for money. The local developHudson Valley commumedical services – a Vestrament corporation needs to nity, he said, is at capacity Care/Bassett Healthcare revisit the facts from all on waste-water plants and affiliation. There has been points of view – resident operating under “consent no mention of how Focus healthcare, staffing, managreements.” Ventures proposes to management experience, buyer Three, he plans to seek age medical services. financial stability among out local companies lookCMS inspections are other concerns. Will it be ing to expand. That will intensive. With about two Venture or Care? be part of a determination years at its Utica facility, MERRILYN O’CONNELL to put himself in the local Focus has one star. VestraCooperstown picture: “I want to hear as many opinions as I can on what economic developLETTERS TO THE EDITOR WELCOME ment should be in Otsego County.” E-MAIL THEM TO info@ OTSEGO.com In addition to hiring Mathes, the Jan. 9 press conference announced that Elizabeth Horvath of Cooperstown, a former Cooperstown’s Newspaper For 206 Years management consultant for
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Oneonta Mayor Dick Miller, right, congratulates Sandy Mathes, the former Greene County economic developer, on his appointment as “single point of contact” for economic development in Otsego County. At left is Kathy Clark, R-Otego, chair of the county Board of Representatives.
Fortune 500 companies, has joined the IDA as chief operating officer. The double hire represents a significant increase in investment in economic development. Mathes, who is on a contract, will be paid $120,000 a year; Horvath, $60,000. The former county economic developer, Carolyn Lewis, who resigned in August, was paid $48,000. However, with a benefits package costing 75 percent of salary, it was noted that Lewis’ cost was actually $84,000. Mathes and Horvath work for the IDA, which will pay their salaries from
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cash reserves and project fees, avoiding the county’s benefit costs. The IDA has been paying Doug Gulotty, the former Wilber Bank president, as been interim director at a rate equivalent to Mathes’, but Gulotty’s contract expires Feb. 1. The county continues to contribute to the office’s upkeep and has Zondra Hart, Lewis’ assistant, on the payroll, as well as an administrative assistant. “While we have different roles,” said Mathes, “we have to work as one.” Despite vigorous internal debate on the IDA board about shifting from a reactive to pro-active role, the vote to offer a contract to Mathes, taken Thursday, Jan. 9, was unanimous. And
the press conference the next day had a celebratory tone. Oneonta Mayor Dick Miller called Mathes’ hiring “a dream come true.” County Board Chair Kathy Clark, R-Otego, hailed an era of “retention, expansion, recruitment.” Closing the door on the debate, Oberriter declared “the IDA is now stepping up to the plate.” As the press conference neared the end, she turned to Seward: “There was only one person who could pull the major players together – and it was you.” Said Seward in conclusion: “We are united and focused on our goal: new jobs for our county. And not just jobs, new careers.”
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‘Single Point of Contact’ For Economic Development Otsego County IDA • Former Greene County economic developer for nine years, building Greene Business & Tech Park and Kalkberg Commerce Park. • Most recently, principal, Mathes Public Affairs. Previously, on staff of state Sen. Charles Cook, R-Delhi. Served nine years on Green County Board of Legislators. • Coxsackie native. SUNY Oswego grad. Wife Rene; three children ■
► ELIZABETH HORVATH Chief Operating Officer Otsego County IDA
• Formerly, operated Redpoint Builders with husband. For 11 years, consultant with Corporate Executive Board, Washington D.C. and New York City, advising Fortune 500 companies. • Cooperstown resident. Harvard graduate; master’s in English literature from University of Sidney. Husband Tim; two children
IDA Chair Sharon Oberriter, Fly Creek, right, shares a laugh with Senator Seward and Elizabeth Horvath, Cooperstown, the IDA’s new COO, during a celebratory press conference Friday, Jan. 10, at Oneonta’s Old City Hall.
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BOUND VOLUMES Compiled by Tom Heitz from Freeman’s Journal archives, Courtesy of The New York State Historical Association Library
175 YEARS AGO
The message of our Whig Governor (William H. Seward) is most intolerably long, prosing and windy. As a piece of composition, it is sophomoric, involved and inelegant; and as a statesman-like expose it is confused, obscure, over-labored and second-handed. Nearly all that is valuable about it has been promulgated, enforced and reiterated by the Governor’s predecessors – and the small part that is new presents little that is profound in theory or desirable in practice. His Excellency reminds us of the frog in the fable attempting to swell himself to the size of an ox. He assumes to play the profound and sagacious statesman, without the capacity to carry him successfully through the part. He would be a Clinton without the tithe of Clinton’s talents. His ideas – even where they contain something valuable, either original or borrowed – are hidden beneath such a mass of verbiage as robs them of half their force, and even leaves them, at times, very difficult to be understood. He seems impressed with the idea that he is a very great man and must show his greatness, but don’t know how. Hence, his attempts have all the grotesque awkwardness of a bear turned beau, or a dancing elephant. January 14, 1839
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total sales of each clerk, besides issuing a ticket of each customer’s purchase. January 14, 1914
75 YEARS AGO
Cooperstown winter sports fans enjoyed the first favorable weather conditions of the season and several hundred made use of the new ski tow on Drake Mountain. The new tow is sponsored by the Cooperstown Winter Sports Association. The site is approximately six miles from Cooperstown and about one mile north of the Pierstown Grange Hall. The tow has a pull up the side of the mountain about a quarter mile in length and is operated by a tractor at the top of the mountain. Ice skating at the community rink at the entrance to Doubleday Field and at the Cooper Inn rink was also enjoyed by large numbers over the holiday weekend. January 18, 1939
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Two graduate programs leading to the master’s degree to be offered through the combined resources of Oneonta State University College and the New York State Historical Association in Cooperstown have been approved by the Board of Trustees of the University of the State of New York. The two programs, known tentatively as the “History Museum Program� and the “American Folk Culture Program� will fill a long-standing need in the museum profession, according to Dr. Louis C. Jones, director of NYSHA. January 15, 1964
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Advertisement – Skating Park. At the solicitation of numerous friends, I have undertaken to keep a plot of ice clear of snow, and in order for the skating public, shall endeavor to have good skating as much of the time as is possible. As it is a considerable expense and labor, a light charge will be made to defray expenses. I design procuring large lanterns to light the Park, providing sufficient encouragement be promptly given. As skating is a healthy and innocent amusement I hope the citizens will respond and help this project along. If we should have a heavy snow storm, I do not want to think that I must loose (sic) money and labor to clear it off again, so come on and let us have some fun of our own getting up. The sign for the ice being in order to skate upon will be a flag or other signal at the top of the flag staff at the foot of West Street (now Pioneer Street). When the signal is down there will be no skating. Good skates will be kept to let. P.P. Cooper. January 15, 1864
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Local: A Public Park would be a great acquisition to the Village of Cooperstown, and had the old fairgrounds – which were sold at a very low price – been purchased for that purpose, we think most citizens would have been pleased with it. (Ed. Note: The old fairgrounds referred to were located on the site of the Bassett Health Center encompassing the grounds from the Susquehanna River
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Steps are being taken to improve village streets this spring. Work will commence on Elk, Fair, Leatherstocking, January 22, 1814 Main and Spring streets. Most of the heavy construction work will take place on Leatherstocking Street, since one to Pioneer Street. In the decade that followed the site was side of it has never been curbed. Several new storm sewdeveloped and used as a baseball field) ers will be installed along with curbing. Sewers and catch On Wednesday morning last, Mrs. George Amber, nee basins will also be installed on Railroad Avenue. Miss Aurie Holcomb, a well- known character in this vilJanuary 18, 1989 lage, was arraigned before Justice Cook, and charged with being a disorderly person. After hearing the testimony the Justice concluded that perhaps five years at the House of After a nearly 25-year hiatus, the Cooperstown Volunteer Refuge for fallen women at Hudson might have a tendency Fire Department’s annual “Fireman’s Candlelight Ball� is to correct her evil ways. And, he so sentenced her. It is a slated to make a triumphant return later this month at The step in the right direction which several others are likely to Otesaga Hotel. Department Chief A. Fred Lemister says take, if brought before the Justice. January 18, 1889 the January 24th Ball is “an important and sacred way for the department members to allow a very important component of their service to flourish. It’s a little way of allowing firefighters and their spouses to have a night to themselves,� In Our Town – Following its usual lines of progressivehe explained. “It’s about camaraderie, fraternity and friendness the Taylor and Ellsworth Store is installing one of the ship.� latest models of the National Cash Register. It is a most January 16, 2004 elaborate piece of mechanism operated by an electric motor, and records the total sales of the day, the individual and
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It’s ‘Deja Ripken’ All Over Again HALL/From A1 she said, “but” – on that huge weekend – “we had to step up to help them.” About this time of year, soon after that year’s Inductees were announced, Waller convened a Village Hall meeting of all the key players she could think of: local, county and state police, EMTs, Stop DWI coordinator Karen Little, county Tourism Director Deb Taylor, representatives from the Hall. “I was not an expert in the field at all,” said the former mayor. “What we did was put all the experts together.” A month later, everyone reported back with their pieces, and the overall plan began to come together. Meetings were monthly, Waller said, then weekly leading up to the big weekend. As the rejected Steroids Stars worked their way through the system, the six Induction since have attracted crowds in the teens. Last year’s, when no living Inductees were elected, the count was even lower. But the Ripken-Gwynn experience is no longer theoretical: On
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When trash started piling up during the packed Ripken/Gwynn weekend, then-mayor Carol Waller grabbed a broom and got to work.
Wednesday, Jan. 8, it was announced that two pitchers for the Atlanta Braves, Greg Maddux and Tom Glavine (the latter also pitched for the Mets), and Frank Thomas, who played for Oakland, Toronto and the White Sox, will be inducted on Sunday, July 25. Plus, there’s famed Yankee manager Joe Torre. “In my view,
there’s no precedent: Torre is not a regular manager,” said Mayor Jeff Katz, a baseball author and fan. “He’s the face of the Yankee team. The Torre piece, I think, is a wild card, worth 40,000-50,000 people. That’s my guess.” Plus, on Induction Weekend Saturday, famed broadcaster (and ex-Major Leaguer) Joe Garagiola will received the Buck O’Neill Award, and Roger Kahn, New Yorker writer who published the best-selling “Boys of Summer,” is in line for the J. Taylor Spink Award. “Everybody who’s in is incredibly vast in their popularity,” said the mayor. Katz, who as a trustee served on Waller’s planning committee in 2007, said he has yet to make a decision on planning this time around. He intends to confer with Hall president Jeff Idelson in the next week or so, to find out how the village can be most helpful. As for Waller, she recalls the 2007 Induction as “a perfect weekend, because all the residents reached out to them,” the 82,000 fans. (There was only one arrest: A man in front of the flagpole at Main and Pioneer who was ar-
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The huge 2007 Induction day crowd filled the field to the east of the Clark Sports Center.
rested for mooning passersby at 3 a.m. that Sunday.) Many homes and establishments rented out parking spaces, but villagers didn’t stop there. At Connell, Dow & Deysenroth Funeral Home, director Peter Deysenroth, noticing a couple trying to change clothes in their van, invited them in to use his facilities. Fans walking the hot route from downtown along Susquehanna Avenue to Induction at the Clark were offered bottled water by neighbors, some of whom opened their porches to folks needing a rest and a respite from the heat. “We opened our arms,” said
Waller. “We said, ‘We love our village,’ and welcomed them.” One memorable scene was the diminutive mayor, along with Trustee Grace Kull, then in her 80s, helping empty trash barrels along Main Street into DPW trucks. At first, Waller said, the village crew was nervous about directing the huge throng to one side to allow them to do their jobs, but she found a firm “please move” was sufficient. Still, the overall experience has her looking eagerly forward to July. “Between the 75th and Induction,” she said, “it’s going to be great.”
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with a 15-spice curry blend, and I thought it would be really good in a grilled cheese – with a touch of sweetness, hence the applecherry compote.” Good cheese is a must, and Webster will be using cheese from Spurbeck’s Grocery on Railroad Avenue. “And don’t be cheap with the salt and pepper,” he added. He toasts his sandwiches on a repurposed tortilla press from Cantina de Salsa. “We were making our own tortillas, but it was too much work,” he said. At the Red Caboose, the staff is still narrowing down the entries. “We’re trying to decide between a grilled chili and chevre or an aged cheddar with chipotle relish,” said Masterjohn. “Everyone got involved, and we’ll have that same kind of energy at the event.” Last year’s event sold out, so two seatings, one at 6 p.m. and one at 7 p.m., will be offered. “Grilled cheese is the ultimate comfort food,” said Masterjohn. “It can be done a million different ways, and people are always excited about it.”
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istrict Attorney John B. Muehl Tuesday, Jan. 14, presented the case of Barry Renert, 62, suspected with provoking the gunshot Monday, Dec. 23, at the Seventh Inning Stretch baseball shop, to a grand jury. Muehl said he is scheduled to present the grand jury’s findings Thursday, Jan. 16, to county Judge John Lambert. Until that point, he said he is prohibited from discussing what charges may be pending against Renert.
Renert is being held in Otsego County jail on a burglary charge. Previously, the D.A. said he intended to seek more serious charges against the former Seventh Inning Stretch manager. According to police reports at the time, Renert is suspected of confronting the store owner, Vincent Carfagno, Jr., on the morning of the incident, and Carfagno shot at him, alleging in selfdefense. The village was in lockdown through much of the day as a result. Renert was arrested in Richmond, Va., that evening getting on a bus.
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employees had no legal histories of abuse or neglect; failed to report and investigate complaints about mistreatment. • It failed to “store, cook and serve food in a safe and clean way.” Inspectors found moldy vegetables in a walk-in cooler and observed numerous unclean surfaces in the kitchen, among other unsanitary practices. • On Jan. 22, 2013, multiple soiled pots and pans were observed in the pot wash room with “a strong odor of spoiled food.” The inspectors also found unclean floor surfaces soiled with food in the pot wash room. Joseph Zupnick, chief executive officer of Focus, said Tuesday, Jan. 14, that the company now conformed with all requirements for vetting personnel. He blamed the moldy vegetables on a vendor that has since been replaced. The reports describe most of the problems as corrected by March. Zupnick and spokesman Kirk Dorn emphasized cumulative nature of the state and federal reports, saying that they included deficiencies observed under the home’s previous ownership. Vestracare’s Golden Hill Health Care Center in Kingston, on the other hand, received a “much above average” rating – the highest possible – for approximately the same time period. However, the company didn’t take over the facility until December 2012. VestraCare’s other facility, Susquehanna Nursing & Rehab Center in Johnson City, is rated “above average,” although it, too, has had food preparation deficiencies. None of its problems were identified as serious. The 174-bed Otsego Manor, itself, is rated at one star, or much below average. According to Stuligross, “there’s no question” that conditions have improved at the Utica home under Focus. “It was way below one star,” she said. “The state was about to close it down.” The local development corporation’s seven-member board is expected to choose one of the finalists at its Monday, Jan. 27, meeting. Stuligross indicated that she is leaning toward choosing Focus, but is keeping an open mind. Another board member, Bill Dornburgh, Cooperstown, whose wife is a Manor resident, favors the VestraCare bid. Citing last January’s report on Focus, Dornburgh pointed out that “all of those violations were within a year and three months of their ownership.” “They’ve got to take responsibility for that,” he added.
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MLS#91311 - This intriguing1828 stone farmhouse needs some renovation, but think how beautiful it will look when restored back to its glory days! This house is being sold as is. $44,999 Call Donna A. Anderson @ 607-267-3232 (cell)
MLS#91030 - Move-in condition 4 BR, 2 bath home on 7 acres in the hamlet of Fly Creek. Large LR w/wood floors, family room w/pocket doors. Entry w/woodstove leads to DR and kitchen. Spacious master BR w/private entry to balcony. All BRs have nice-sized closets. Perennials, covered porches, fire pit. Additional land w/large barn and creek available. $329,900 Call Kristi J. Ough @ 607-434-3026 (cell)
MLS#87273 - 3 BR, 3 bath charming Greek Revival is professionally renovated w/modern amenities. 3 acres w/pond. Energy-efficient and luxurious. $325,000 Call Michelle Curran @ 518-469-5603
MLS#91269 - Country home has 3 BRs, 2 baths, formal LR and DR on 21 acres. 3-season sunroom overlooking an English water garden, family room, spaciousBRs, private office. Pool, large koi pond, large barn. New bath w/jetted tub, replacement windows and new doors. Newly renovated family room in basement. Convenient to Sharon Springs and Cobleskill. Easy commute to Oneonta, Cooperstown, Albany. $279,000 Call Michelle A. Curran @ 518-469-5603 (cell)
MLS#92460 – This amazing move-in condition Victorian still has its original feel and beauty. French doors, fireplace, and beautiful staircase. $119,000 Call Sharon Teator @ 607-267-2681 (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#85578 – Perfectly situated on over 26 acres this solid contemporary home is within minutes of Cooperstown Village and Otsego Lake. It’s ideal for working, living and playing! Hot tub on the deck. $182,000 Call Adam Karns @ 607-244-9633 (cell)
MLS#89516 - Well maintained home between Oneonta and Cooperstown has 4 BRs and 2 baths including large master suite. Nice LR, kitchen w/center isle, family room w/wood-burning fireplace, D.R. w/sliding doors that open to back deck. Stream, storage building, 1-car detached garage. $159,000 Call Linda B. Wheeler @ 607-434-2125 (cell)
MLS#84856 - Here is a wonderful place to build your country home in the Fly Creek Valley. Just minutes to Cooperstown and Otsego Lake, easy access to Oneonta and I-88. Level lot, great views and walk to trout fishing. Lots of wildlife and spaces to roam. $85,900 Call Linda B. Wheeler @ 607-434-2125 (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#90435 - Charming move-in ready home in Cherry Valley features 3 BRs and 1 bath on a level corner lot. Mature landscaping, detached garage, and shed. This home is as neat as a pin and is priced to sell. $160,000 Call James Vrooman @ 603-247-0506 (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#90828 - Charming home on Irish Hill features 3 BRs, 2 baths, newer appliances, finished room in basement, newer windows, vinyl siding, large deck. New shed, off-street parking, and walking distance to Cooperstown. Cooperstown Schools. $209,900 Call James Vrooman @ 603-247-0506 (cell)
MLS#90732 - Charming, move-in ready home has new appliances, great yard, 1½ car garage, outbuilding, decks and close to amenities. Priced to sell. $168,500 Call Sharon Teator @ 607-267-2681 (cell)
MLS#91389 – Turn-key B&B/restaurant w/outdoor dining area and antique store. Property is being sold w/all restaurant furniture, fixtures, equipment; B&B w/all furniture (a few exceptions); antique store inventory is negotiable. Building is in excellent shape w/sprinkler system, elevator, handicap ramps, firerated egress, fire alarm system, and handicap bath. Plenty of room for expansion. Motivated sellers. $419,000 Call Donna A. Anderson @ 607- 267-3232 (cell)
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(7797) 4 BR, 3 bath home on 3+ acres w/rolling hill vistas! Beamed cathedral ceiling in LR w/fireplace, formal DR, wood-paneled den w/access to deck, guest suite. Master suite w/access to deck and hot tub. Custom kitchen w/island, wide-plank floors, radiant heat, AC. Separate building for studio or office. Cooperstown Schools. Hubbell’s Exclusive—$740,000
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(7408) Engaging 4 BR, 2 bath residence is near sports center and school. Very welcoming, with formal DR, hardwood floors, private office, pantry, laundry/mud room. Newer appliances, zoned hot-water heat, 2-car garage, new roof. Comforts galore! Cooperstown Schools. Hubbell’s Exclusive—$245,000
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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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The house has a large living room with fireplace, DR and large kitchen. Off of the kitchen is a glass enclosed sun porch with doors to the large backyard. 4 BRs with 2 on the 1st floor and 2 on the 2nd. Large open area on the 2nd floor provides space for a variety of activities. There is a bath on each floor. The 1-car garage is oversized and allows for safe and easy access in all types of weather. No more shoveling out the car before you have to leave! A quick walk to the elementary school and the Sports Center. Bassett Healthcare and grocery stores are within walking distance, several blocks away. This house is in totally convenient location. Call for an appointment to visit and be the second owner of this Cooperstown Village Home!
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(7623) Custom 3 BR, 3 bath Dutch Colonial w/valley views on 9.58 acres. Formal LR and DR, 2 fireplaces, large kitchen w/eating area and keeping room, 4-season room w/pellet stove, patio, deck, hot tub. Hand-hewn beams, period hardware, wide pine floors. One owner. Cooperstown Schools. Hubbell’s Exclusive—$399,000
Cooperstown Village Classic Exclusively offered at $279,000
This spacious 4+ BR home has it all— acreage, privacy and views! Features include large LR w/fireplace open to DR and kitchen. DR has french door leading to deck/balcony. First floor has 2 BRs, 2 baths. Lower level features family/rec room, 2 more BRs, 1 bath plus another room for den, office or another BR. With this floorplan, the home could easily be made into a 2-family or Dreams Park rental. Upper 4-car garage is well insulated, has heat, water and large windows. Lower garage is 1-car plus room. All of this for $259,900 MLS#92551
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THURSDAY, JAN. 116, 2014
THE FREEMAN’S JOURNAL B-7
Joye Cecilia Miller, 83; Church Charter Member
Elizabeth McGown, 96; Active In Community Life COOPERSTOWN – Elizabeth (Bideth) Yeager Davies McGown, 96, a lifelong educator who was active in Cooperstown community service, died Jan. 12, 2014, at Otsego Manor. She was born on Aug. 1, 1917, in Kingston, Pa., the second child of Bessie Yeager Davies and Bruce Smyth Davies. She graduated from Forty Fort High School at 16, and spent a postgraduate year at Wyoming Seminary in Kingston, Pa. She attended Bucknell Junior College in Wilkes Barre, Pa., for two years. She then completed her bachelor’s and master’s degrees at Bucknell University, with degrees in French and English Literature. After graduation from Bucknell, she taught at Wyoming Seminary, where she met her future husband, Frederick H. McGown Jr. of Cooperstown. They were married on July 18, 1942, and moved to Cooperstown in 1948. An active member of the Cooperstown community, Mrs. McGown was on the board of directors
of Minnetoska Girl Scout Camp and a den mother for her son’s Cub Scout Pack. She was on the board of directors of the Village Library and a member of the Cooperstown WomElizabeth en’s Club, the Otsego McGown Chapter of the DAR, the Doubleday Dancers, and the First Presbyterian Church of Cooperstown. She was a substitute teacher in Cooperstown, Richfield Springs and Cherry Valley, and taught the adult GED Program in Cooperstown for several years. She was also a member of the Leatherstocking Golf Course and the Cooperstown Country Club. She is survived by her children, Margaret E. McGown (Mark C. Zeek), Frederick H. McGown III (Michele Walls), and Lenore McGown Defliese
(Philip L. Defliese Jr.); her grandchildren, Elizabeth A. McGown, David J. McGown, Emma Zeek Aronow (Howard Aronow), Stephen E. M. Zeek (Kathryn Dunkel), Amanda D. McGown, William F. Defliese and Katherine L. Defliese; and her greatgrandchildren, Emily McGown Carson, Tanner Colwell-McGown, Sara A. Slager, Duncan McGown Clark, Landon S. Aronow and Ella Rose McGown. Mrs. McGown was predeceased by her parents, her brother Bruce S. Davies Jr., her husband Frederick H. McGown Jr. and her daughter Harriet Waller McGown. A memorial service will be held at a later date. Memorial donations may be made to The Friends of Bassett for the cardiac care program, The First Presbyterian Church Building Maintenance Fund, or the Village Library of Cooperstown. Arrangements are entrusted to Tillapaugh Funeral Home.
Michael Wyatt Ellis, 59; Enjoyed Rescuing Cats, Tinkering With Cars CHERRY VALLEY – Michael Wyatt Ellis, 59, who served his country around the world, passed away Monday, Jan. 6, 2014. He was born in Queens on April 7, 1954. He moved to Cherry Valley with his parents and was a 1972 graduate of Cherry Valley Central School. He spent a year and a half serving in the Army, stationed in both Berlin, Germany and Vicenza, Italy. He married Vicky Wilmot in July 1979. He worked for the past 26 years for Royal Carting Service in Hopewell Junction as a heavy equipment operator. He enjoyed tinkering on cars, watching the stock
market, and his love for the many cats he rescued. Survivors include his wife, Vicky (Wilmot) Ellis of Cherry Valley; his parents, Howard and Frances Ellis of Cherry Valley; his daughter, Christy Cardinale; and his brother, Tim Ellis of Cherry Valley.
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tory Inc., Cherry Valley. Arrangements were entrusted to the Ottman Funeral Home, Cherry Valley.
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RICHFIELD SPRINGS – Joye Cecilia Miller, 83; who was a familiar face at Ruby’s Clothing Store, passed away Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2014, at Bassett Hospital, Cooperstown. Joye was born on May 1, 1930, in Angola, Africa, where her parents Cornelius and Olive Bettel Pontier were Christian missionaries. On April 15, 1952, she married Alfred J. Miller in Clifton, N.J. They moved to Richfield Springs in 1969. For 15 years Mrs. Miller worked as a sales clerk for Ruby’s/Frohne’s Ladies Store and later Ruby’s/ Rick’s Men’s Clothing Store in Richfield Springs until its closing. She is survived by her husband of 61 years, Alfred; three sons, Alfred Miller Jr. and his wife, Marianne
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of Jordanville, Paul Miller and his wife, Betty Lou of Jacksonville, Fla., James Miller of Richfield Springs; and two daughters, Karen Watson and her husband, Bruce, and Lois Miller, all of Richfield Springs. She is also survived by six grandsons, Michael Miller, Brian and Mark Watson, and Richard, Stephen and Neil Miller; along with three great-grandchildren; a niece, Nancy Greco; and two nephews, Ron and Bob Woudenberg. In addition to her parents, she was predeceased by her sister, Dorothy J. Woudenberg. Funeral services were held Saturday, Jan. 11 with the Rev. David Tosi officiating. Arrangements are entrusted to J. Seaton McGrath Funeral Home.