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Cooperstown honors Grace Kull with proclamation, special day

Oneonta kids eager to spread the word Oneonta Mayor Mark Drnek whipped up a big posse of students from across the city’s three elementary schools, finding an enthusiastic bunch at every stop eager to tell him their favorite things about living and playing in Oneonta. As part of his “Week of the Young Child” initiative, the mayor asked the kids to draw a picture, take a photo, or write a story showing why they love the city.

He’ll display the students’ artwork in City Hall, throughout downtown Oneonta, and on the city’s social media pages. The kids at Greater Plains Elementary — the mayor’s first stop of the morning on March 24 — were quick to sign up and are looking forward to the certificate Mayor Drnek will send to them to say ‘thanks’ for their creativity. He stopped later at Valleyview and Riverside, taking questions from the students who all wanted to know what it’s like to be mayor, what he does every day, and, of course, “how old are you?”

INSIDE ►COOPERATIVE EXTENSION: Schoharie-Otsego Cooperative Extension gets new executive director, page 2. ►THAT’S RICH!, Cooperstown’s uber-volunteer Rich McCaffery gets national recognition for his years of service, page 6. ►ALL THE ART THAT’S FIT TO PRINT: Hartwick College welcomes Olympia, Washington printmaking artist to campus for week-long residency, lecture, show, page 10. ►A FEW THOUGHTS ON IMPORTANT THINGS: Our columnists this week think about reasons to be cheerful, stop in for local fresh food in Richfield Springs, reflect on the comfort of returning home, arch an eyebrow over retired uniform numbers, and offer assistance for assault victims. Pages 4, 5, and 6.

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The Village of Cooperstown set aside March 27 as Grace Kull Day – honoring the long-time resident on the occasion of her 100th birthday and marking her decades of service to the Village.

Mayor Ellen Tillapaugh presented Mrs. Kull with a proclamation “in recognition of your decades of outstanding community and government service. The Village extends our Best Wishes, as well as sincere gratitude and appreciation for all you have accomplished in our Village.”

We quote here from the proclamation recounting highlights from her life and work deserving of note, including: • In 2003, at the age of 81, when many people think of retirement, Grace decided to run for public office, and was elected to the Village Board of Trustees, ultimately serving two terms from 2003 to 2009; • In her years as Village Trustee, Grace undertook major projects including development of the former Village Gardens into the popular Badger Park, for which she implemented the name change to honor the property donor, coordinated the mural painting, and oversaw a playground installation and skating rink improvements; • In 2007 while a Trustee, Grace chaired the Village’s Incorporation Bicentennial, complete with a Bicentennial Cachet, one of the Village’s largest parades which included the Budweiser Clydesdales, and a community picnic in Lakefront Park as well as numerous historical lectures and presentations.

Cooperstown Mayor Ellen Tillapaugh reads from the Village’s proclamation honoring Grace Kull, left, on her 100th birthday.

The proclamation also noted her two books, “Dear Bert” and “Traces: A Soldier Writes Home,” benefitting a scholarship fund at Cooperstown Central School.

“Whereas,” says the official document, “Grace Kull and her husband Al moved to the Village of Cooperstown in 1956, and although Grace moved reluctantly, we are all fortunate that she fell in love with our Village and raised her three children Steven, David and Diane here.”

Happy Birthday, Grace Kull!

Baseball Hall of Fame brings stars, popular ‘Classic’ back to Cooperstown for Memorial Day festivities Hall of Fame pitcher Fergie Jenkins told his Twitter following that he “can’t wait!” for Memorial Day Weekend when the Hall of Fame Classic returns to Cooperstown’s Doubleday Field after a two-year pandemic absence.

Tickets for the Saturday, May 28 game are on sale now for fans who want to see Mr. Jenkins, along with Hall of Famers Wade Boggs, Jack Morris, Tim Raines, and Ted Simmons play a seven-inning legends game at the historic field.

Recently retired players representing all 30 major league teams will join them for the game — the highlight of a weekend of family entertainment programs “designed,” says the Hall of Fame, “to celebrate the timeless connection of baseball across generations.”

The Classic, now in its 12th year and fueled by assistance from Major League Baseball, features

a pre-game Home Run Contest at noon, followed by the first pitch at 1:05 p.m.

Players committed to appear at the Hall of Fame Classic include: Bobby Abreu (Phillies), Alex Arias (Marlins), Alex Avila (Tigers), Carlos Baerga (Guardians), Michael Bourn (Astros), Pat Borders (Blue Jays), José Contreras (White Sox), Keith Foulke (Red Sox), David Freese (Cardinals), Carlos Gómez (Brewers), Carlos González (Rockies), Terrence Long (Athletics), Glen Perkins (Twins), Ryan Rowland-Smith (Mariners), Steve Sax (Dodgers), Nick Swisher (Yankees), Chris Young (Diamondbacks) and Todd Zeile (Mets).

The full rosters of participating Hall of Famers and Classic players Photo courtesy of Milo V. Stewart, Jr., and the Baseball Hall of Fame will be announced later this spring.

The most up-to-date information Detroit Tigers great and Class of 2018 Hall-of-Famer Alan Trammell gives a hearty high-five to Milwaukee Brewers hero Trevor Hoffman along Doubleday Field’s Continued on page 6 third-base line at the last Hall of Fame Classic.

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Cooperative Extension taps Cooperstown’s Callahan as leader Cooperstown resident Liz Callahan will bring her more than 25 years of experience in leading non-profit organizations in the region when she steps in as Executive Director of Cornell Cooperative Extension of Schoharie and Otsego Counties (CCE SO) on April 12.

“Cornell Cooperative Extension is all about community resilience,” Ms. Callahan said in a conversation with The Freeman’s Journal/Hometown Oneonta. “The entire staff has a deep commitment to help families, farms, and individuals find answers that will work for them. The healthier our smaller units — our families, for instance — the healthier the communities will be.”

CCE SO, affiliated with Cornell University as part of the national land grant university system, is a non-profit

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community education agency. CCE helps preserve the region’s agricultural heritage, protect ecological infrastructure, support families, and provide youth opportunities for community service and researchbased education in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM). Ms. Callahan grew up in Western New York, where she participated in 4-H,

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served as a VISTA volunteer, and moved to Cooperstown in 1991 to pursue her Master’s in History Museum Studies from the Cooperstown Graduate Program.

“Cooperative Extension is so much bigger than its visible role in 4-H,” she said. “The resources we have aren’t solidly defined with sharp corners. We’re focused on figuring out what communities need; that’s something that will be different in the rural and less rural parts of our counties.”

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SUMMER EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES Three Mile Point & Fairy Spring The Village of Cooperstown is seeking to hire for the positions of Three Mile Park Caretaker and Fairy Spring Caretaker.

Individual(s) are provided with housing at the park beginning Memorial Day weekend, and for weekends through the end of the school year, then seven (7) days per week through Labor Day. This opportunity is ideal for a couple.

For more information and to obtain an application, contact the Village Office at 607-547-2411 or a letter of interest and resume may be sent to Jenna L. Utter, Village Clerk, Village of Cooperstown, PO Box 346, Cooperstown, NY 13326.

Applications will be accepted until the positions are filled.

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General Production Workers (Full time and seasonal) Sportsfield Specialties Inc., an innovative leader in manufacturing and sale of athletic field equipment, located in Delhi, NY is hiring Full-Time and Seasonal staff for the following positions: Machine Operator, Powder Coating Specialist, Assembly, and Shipping. responsibilities/Duties incluDe:

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• Program and operate various CNC equipment such as lathes, vertical mills, full turning centers, saws.

• Ability to read prints, product paperwork, and specifications.

• Inspect parts with precision measuring tools.

• Monitor output to ensure consistency with specifications and identify defects.

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Fenimore Art Museum

Special Collections Librarian Fenimore Art Museum is seeking a Special Collections Librarian at the Research Library to oversee Collections Management; Archival Processing and Cataloging; Reference and Public Services; Grants, and Special Projects. This position is responsible for preparing semi-annual Board reports on Library activities, managing the library budget and managing Library staff, interns and volunteers. This full-time position reports directly to the President/CEO and includes a competitive salary and generous benefits package.

The successful candidate will hold a MLS degree, and be friendly, willing and responsive to patrons and staff. COVID-19 Vaccination or proof of bona fide exemption is required as a condition of employment.

To apply for this position, please send your cover letter, resume and three professional references to: Human Resources, Fenimore Art Museum, PO Box 800, Cooperstown NY 13326 or email to: hr@fenimoreart.org EOE

• Maintain and operate powder coat equipment and spray booth as needed.

• Sand, polish, wash, dry, and apply powder coat to products specifications.

• Operate ovens and measure/monitor temperatures per product specifications.

• Maintain proper respirator care/operation.

Assembly: • Ability to read production and product paperwork to ensure specifications.

• Place orders in designated warehouse areas.

• Assemble parts and package per product specifications.

• Assemble and build custom pallets or packing crates required per product specifications.

• Ability to read measuring tools.

• Fill all customer orders with accuracy and in a timely manner Shipping: • Stage daily orders by shipping category/location.

• Operate forklift, hand truck or other equipment to load, unload, transport, and store products.

• Pack and ship items securely and effectively to minimize damage.

• Ensure that inventory and shipments are secure and well-organized. requirements/experience: • 18 years of age with High School Diploma or equivalent.

• Relevant manufacturing experience a plus but willing to train.

• Familiar with ERP software a plus, but not required.

• Familiar with hand tools and power tools a plus.

High Growth Potential and Salary DOE. Great benefit package for Full-Time employees includes but not limited to: health, dental, vision, 401(k) with company match, life insurance, flexible spending and paid time off. To apply, submit application online www. sportsfield.com, fax resume to (607) 746-3107 or send resume to: Human Resources, P.O. Box 231, Delhi, NY 13753.

Sportsfield Specialties, Inc. is an Affirmative Action, Equal Opportunity Employer.

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Rounding out this year’s schedule announced to date are the bands Bleachers on July 29 and The War on Drugs on September 11. Mr. Holmes said they’ll cap ticket sales for each of those shows at 5,000.

“We want to be cognizant of peoples’ comfort levels and parking availability,” he said, noting Ommegang will have “far more facilities in place” for hand sanitizing and other now-standard necessities. Noting last year’s mid-summer show from Modest Mouse attracted some 5,500 concertgoers, he said, “We had room for as much social distancing as people beyond the front of the stage wanted to enjoy.”

“We aim to be cognizant of our place in this community,” he said. “We want to bring in acts and events that support neighboring businesses in the same way they support us.”

He said the four shows to date, sponsored in concert with Dan Smalls Presents, are “not the end of the announcements” for the upcoming summer. He wasn’t able to share details at press time and urged readers to stay up-to-date at

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the Ommegang website (www.ommegang.com). He said, too, that the brewery is not requiring masks but is, “at this time,” requiring proof of vaccination or negative PCR test for entry to concerts.

“This policy is subject to change,” Mr. Holmes said.

“Keep checking the site for details.”

The brewery is also scouting the region for talent for its popular Firepit Friday events that will begin in early June.

“Firepit Friday is a good chance for us to engage with local residents,” he said. “Visitors are leaving on Friday and the new visitors come in on Saturdays, so it’s a good time to take a quick breather.”

Mr. Holmes said the brewery is encouraged by a strong turnout at a job fair they held last week, hoping, like all area restaurants and attractions, to offer a full complement of staff to serve visitors as they head out for summer travel.

“We’re hopeful like everyone else that things are getting back to normal,” he said. “We’re planning on a great summer.”

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Like every other entertainment venue around the world, Cooperstown’s Ommegang Brewery felt COVID’s hard kick with an all-but cancelled summer concert season in 2020 and 2021. The popular destination spot comes back to life beginning Memorial Day weekend, though, once again welcoming national acts to its big field and Firepit Fridays along the way.

Community and Events Manager Tim Holmes told The Freeman’s Journal/Hometown Oneonta Ommegang is planning on a busy summer after a “let’s play two!” doubleheader of shows from The Avett Brothers May 27 and 28.

Sierra Ferrell opens the May 27 show, Lake Street Dive opens the already sold-out May 28 show.

“We’ll open to 7,500 people for each of those shows,” Mr. Holmes said. “Saturday sold out, Friday is getting there.”

In a now time-worn pandemic tale, the Memorial Day weekend shows are events rescheduled first from 2020 to 2021, then again from 2021 to 2022. An August 23, 2022 date with Lord Huron at the Brewery falls into that same

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It once was Ruby’s, and it’s still a gem

Reasons to be cheerful In the beautiful 1979 movie “Being There,” Peter Sellers portrays a gentle and illiterate gardener who implausibly becomes a national sensation in a world gone wrong amid deep recession and winter malaise. A talk show host asks him for his outlook on the nation’s economic future. He pauses for a moment and says, “In the garden, growth has its seasons. First comes spring and summer, but then we have fall and winter. And then we get spring and summer again.”

Spring is coming. Amid worldwide havoc, and thanks to the generosity of the good people of Otsego County, there are reasons to be cheerful. Look no further than the outpouring of local support for the people of Ukraine.

The Rusty Bison ran out of spaghetti and meatballs at its March 23 pay-what-you-will event and raised more than $5,000 to send directly to Poland to help Ukrainian refugees with clothes, food, shelter, and finding jobs; the restaurant owners look to raise more on April 1 at 6 p.m. with an Open Mic and Dance Party at The Telegraph School in Cherry Valley.

Students in Edmeston Central School raided their piggy banks to raise nearly $4,000 to partner with the Village’s Rotary Club to support Ukraine.

The Susquehanna Society for the Prevention of Animals raised more than $10,000 – double its goal – on behalf of the International Fund for Animal Welfare, a group with “boots on the ground” in Ukraine and Poland.

SQSPCA’a indefatigable Stacie Haynes said “people are risking their lives right now to ensure animals left in shelters are cared for and pets are transported with families to safety.” So important.

Ukraine’s flag flies over Village Hall in Cooperstown and the Village welcomed Aliona Yezhova and her son to raise awareness; Ms. Yezhova continues her efforts to raise donations of money and goods to send home to help her fellow Ukrainians.

Your generosity goes beyond help for Ukraine, of course — we note, for example, the students at Milford Central also emptied their pockets in a change challenge to raise money for Super Heroes in Ripped Jeans; the Leatherstocking Credit Union waived its coin-counter fees to the Milford and Edmeston schools to maximize the students’ contributions. Lenten food drives.

The Lions’ Club teaming up with Otsego 2000 to help connect people to fresh food at the Farmers’ Market in Cooperstown.

The danger inherent to publishing a list like that is that we’re bound to omit the good works of other people and groups who are working just as fervently, so — we apologize in advance for not naming all of you but are just as grateful for your ongoing selflessness.

Otsego County’s traditions of local, regional, and international philanthropy take root in Edward Clark’s deep devotion to the region that continues today through the Scriven and Clark foundations. We’re rooted, too, in our own devotion to the fundamental threads that make every village, town, and city unique yet united.

Spring is coming. Major League Baseball ended its lockout and Opening Day is here. The covers are just about to come off the parking meters. Pretty soon, we’ll all be sweeping the pollen off our windshields instead of scraping off the ice.

In the garden, growth has its seasons. First comes spring and summer, but then we have fall and winter.

And then we get spring and summer again.

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Dan Sullivan — the Town of Richfield Supervisor and co-founder of the Richfield Springs Community Food Cooperative — invited me out last week for a tour of the store on the village’s West Main Street. I had been there only a few minutes talking with Kari James, the store’s full-time manager, when the proprietors of B. Blossom Catering came in with the morning delivery of vegan lunch plates to sell there that day. I knew right away what I was buying for lunch — a kale salad topped with jerk-flavored roasted tofu.

Dan and Kari looked at the dozenor-so containers. “Hang on,” Dan said. “Let me count these.

I’ve already had a lot of calls this morning to have one set aside.”

Fortunately for my lunch plans, not all of them had been spoken for. And Dan kept getting calls. Some for Town business (a surprise visit that afternoon from Rep. Antonio Delgado’s staff) and some for the Co-op. Customers, too — Co-op members get a 10-percent discount on their freshly made coffee and plenty of them stopped in that morning for a cup and to say hello to Dan and Kari. And Dan peeked in an adjoining room to greet a halfdozen villagers who meet there each Monday for a game of mahjong.

They really weren’t interruptions at all — I had the chance to check out the locally sourced, locally grown, locally made, and/or locally packaged food and home goods. And the coffee — Dan gets it for his store from the Utica Coffee Roasting Company — was delicious.

The Co-op has its roots in discussions Dan had with co-founder Amy

Wyant dating back to 2016 that led to an October 2018 opening. Since then, the store has weathered COVID, competition, and a changing retail marketplace that sees small and independent merchants squeezed at the mercy of big companies demanding all the attention from a beleaguered supply chain.

“We had hoped for a three-fold increase in business after our first five years but we’re at only 40 percent growth,” Dan told me. Pandemicrelated, for the most part, but he and the Co-op remain committed to pulling free of the grants and loans that help keep the lights on.

“We have a loyal but relatively small following of people who understand the value of locally sourced, healthful food,” he said. “We’re staying viable as a business, meeting expenses. Otsego Now has been fabulous and we’ve had assistance from the Community Foundation of Otsego and private donors.”

Along with my lunch, I picked up a bottle of local honey (I’m getting ready for allergy season, and local honey is a big help) as Dan showed me the items on offer. A tremendous selection of spices from a local distributor. Meat

from seven top-quality local farmers.

Hand-made products, creamery milk from one herd at a nearby farm. Local art — the store sold 14 paintings from local artists in one show. Among the challenges of running the business, Dan said keeping the store stocked is one of the fun parts.

“The supply chain as we know it just isn’t structured to accommodate anything but the big stores,” he said.

“Here, a customer who wants to try the meat from a local farm can come in and buy one piece. It gives the farmers visibility.”

He’s optimistic for the popular Co-op’s future — dwindling COVID numbers bringing visitors back to the area would be a big step forward, and the Coop just finished a successful membership meeting where “people really stepped up” to boost the store. COVID’s decline, he hopes, brings back the Co-op’s popular memberonly events that in the past have included talks on everything from the Mexico border crisis to kombucha. Dan said he is looking forward to offering more educational programs, as well, focused on nutrition and dietary habits. He wants to provide healthy options.

Before I left, I mentioned I hadn’t been in the building since its days long ago as Ruby’s Department Store. Dan pointed toward the sign that greets customers at the entrance.

“The family that owned Ruby’s came in as we were getting the building ready for the Co-op,” he said.

“They were marvelous. We found the old Ruby’s sign and cleaned it up to carry the history through to what we’re doing now.”

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Letters

Moldy Putin All’s fair in love and war, International Law, or an eye for an eye? Either way, it’s not a piece/peace of the pie nor the apple of the eye.

Putin and Stalin are from the same mold, (fungus).

Gerry Welch Cooperstown

Reforming bail reform The 2019 Bail Reform Bill is probably better called a Criminal Justice Reform Bill. It did much more than just make changes to the bail laws in New York.

We have all heard numerous outcries that many of those changes were too much, and that a new reform bill is required. I agree that parts of the 2019 bill are not improving the system. However, I would not vote to repeal the bill, as many Republicans have called for. Instead, I would act as the governor is doing — introduce changes that will make the bill work better.

The governor has proposed a 10point plan to change the original criminal justice reform bill. These changes include restoring the court’s ability to apply or not apply bail in some cases, such as certain gunrelated cases and repeat offenders of non-violent crimes, modifications to the discovery timeframes, and funding for mental health services and pretrial programs.

I support these three proposals and I want to point out the importance of the discovery changes.

Discovery is the process of exchanging evidence. The original reform law requires a very short timeframe for prosecutors to make the exchange — in most cases fewer than 35 days. The law says that if police have the evidence, then it is assumed the prosecutor does, too.

This is where the problem starts to take shape. This timeframe can be impossible for police agencies to meet in many cases, and the result is fewer arrests and more staff for documents handling (higher costs).

The concept is valid — provide the evidence as soon as possible and by doing so we can forget about the phrase “Justice delayed is justice denied.”

The fixes in the governor’s proposal support our police agencies and make it possible for them to make arrests and deliver the evidence promptly, which means our communities are safer.

Dan Butterman Oneonta [Editor’s note: Mr. Butterman is a candidate in the race for the New York State Assembly’s 122nd District.]

Freedom is at stake We all have the most critical challenge of our lifetime at hand. Our constitution, plus our freedoms, are in great jeopardy and the attack is on fast track now. We are so fortunate to have lived through such great times in this country. We need to thank God, as well as all the fearless people that sacrificed, including the ultimate

sacrifice, for the great years we have been blessed with. Freedom doesn’t come without a cost.

Historically, in this country we have fought for our country as one team, but for a longer time than most of us have realized we have an enemy that has worked hard at dividing us. You know how divide and conquer works.

We are up against a very smart/experienced global network that has been setting their stage for a long time.

If you can’t take your target from the outside do it from within. That’s where we are at.

Patriotic Republicans must win by a wide margin in 2022 and 2024 in order to save our freedoms going forward. The radical globalists have bought our Democrat party and are poised to gain full control of us forever if we can’t reverse the current path of our government.

Today’s Democrat party will steal elections, lie, and do anything to progress their leadership’s corrupt agenda. With the grip they have in government, the media, our court system, plus the money they have behind them, it is very hard to bring them to justice.

We must communicate these facts everywhere we can and seek reputable information to base our decisions on. Most important, we need to ask God to support us in our quest to save our country’s constitution/ freedoms so coming generations have the quality of life we have been blessed with.

Bruce Beckert South New Berlin

“I own no interest and no party, but my country.”

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Providing victim support is essential Compiled by Tom Heitz/SHARON STUART with resources courtesy of The Fenimore Art Museum Research Library

212 YEARS AGO

Just received and for sale at the Otsego Bookstore – The “Alcoran of Mahomet” (Ed. Note: a version of the Koran) Price in 1 vol. 2 dollars; in 2 ditto, bound in calf and neatly gilt, with a copious preliminary discourse, and abounding with large explanatory notes, 750 cents.

Likewise Spelling Books, Murray’s Grammar, American Selection, American Reader, Art of Reading, American Preceptor, Dwight’s Geography, &c., &c., &c.

March 31, 1810

187 YEARS AGO

Died in the Town of Maryland, on the 23rd instant (March), Mr. Francis Peterson, in the 100th year of his age. The deceased was a soldier in the French War, and also in the War of the Revolution, and for the last few years of his life was a participator in the bounties of the government. Mr. P. always maintained the character of an honest, upright man. He had ever enjoyed remarkably good health, the effect probably of his temperate habits, and his last days were not embittered by pain or sickness, the wick of life having been burnt even to the socket, and the blaze extinguished from utter exhaustion.

March 30, 1835

137 YEARS AGO

Summary News: During the past few weeks our local exchanges have recorded an unusual amount of sickness in this and adjoining counties, and the deaths of large numbers of old people — partly due to the steady and prolonged cold weather. The sick have had the patient care and sympathy which it was natural to bestow; now there are many anxious watchers and tender nurses and faithful physicians, much worn by long vigils and the hardest of labor, who are worthy of all thoughtful consideration, and who greatly need rest and recuperation.

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37 YEARS AGO

Next Monday when scads of kids and cartoon characters are swarming over the White House lawn having a grand time, Janet Munro will be down there working.

She has been asked to do the official Easter egg painting for the White House Easter Egg Roll. The Fly Creek resident, accompanied by her husband, Charles, and their three children, Jackie, 16, David, 14, and Chad, 8, will head to the nation’s capital at the end of the week.

Mrs. Munro is nationally known for her work, which is included in the private collections of people like Senator Edward Kennedy, Dr. Benjamin Spock and institutions like the Smithsonian.

April 3, 1985

Solution: ‘‘San Francisco Beat” (Mar. 24)

[Editor’s note: Opportunities for Otsego contributes this week’s ‘News from the Noteworthy,’ prepared by Will Rivera, Crisis Intervention Director, and Hannah Bosman, Violence Intervention Program Education and Resource Specialist.]

Opportunities for Otsego’s Violence Intervention Program recognizes the month of April as Sexual Assault Awareness Month.

Every 68 seconds, someone in our country is sexually assaulted.

Sexual assault is defined as any form of contact or behavior that occurs without any consent from the victim. One out of six women, and three percent of men in our country have been the victim of an attempted or completed sexual assault in their lifetime. Sexual assault can take various forms such as rape, unwanted touching, knowingly passing along a sexually-transmitted disease, and videotaping without consent.

Opportunity for Otsego’s Violence Intervention Program (VIP) works around-the-clock to support victims of sexual/domestic assault, as well as promoting safe environments and self-worth. The Violence Intervention Program’s Silent Witness Exhibit was created for survivors to share their stories so they can build strength, resil-

ience, awareness, and justice for victims. One anonymous survivor shared they were physically and emotionally abused by their partner.

When they disclosed to their family about their abuse, their family was supportive. After securing safe housing, they were able to apply for an order of protection.

The victim said, “I was so happy and felt so safe to be back home and out of his sight.”

The consequences of sexual violence are detrimental; they can have long-lasting effects that can impact a victim’s physical and mental well-being. Showing your support to victims can help them speak out when crimes like this occur and can improve awareness in our community.

After a sexual assault has occurred, it can be very scary for the victim. They may not be sure what to do next. An essential victim support is to ensure they are listened to and know they are believed. This can be accomplished by using phrases such

as, “It’s not your fault,” and “I’m sorry this happened.”

In our community, individuals can be active bystanders when witnessing abuse. Being an active bystander is to safely step in and intervene when witnessing these crimes. This may give the person you’re concerned about a chance to get to a safe place or to leave the situation.

Supporting victims in our community also means we need to create changes and hold abusers accountable for their actions. Changes in our local organizations, businesses, schools, and workplace cultures that shift their focus to supporting victims and prevention of sexual assault and abuse provides our community with the tools to understand our role in calling out problematic behavior. Then we can focus on holding abusers accountable and bringing an end to victim-blaming.

VIP provides comprehensive services to victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, and violent crimes so they may find the safety and support they need to live free from abuse. If you or someone you know has been impacted by interpersonal violence, contact VIP, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, at 607-432-4855. If you are in immediate danger, call 911.

BY Merl Reagle

Space Exploration…All right, break it up ACROSS 1 Toy that became a chair 8 Daughter (with the petals) in It’s A Wonderful Life 12 They get into habits 16 It means “badly” 19 Douglas of To Die For 20 Green land 21 Cheese party?

23 Part of the new “Living in Manhattan” Barbie?

25 Sex hormone, for example?

26 Shelley wrote them 27 ___ out a victory 28 Small marvel 30 Quiver contents 31 Born 32 Home in Toledo 34 Toast start 36 Brit. tome 37 French dance 38 Rain cats and dogs 40 Ranch sound 42 Grandparent, often 46 A negative Dracula review?

50 Easy Rider actor 52 Hasten 53 Integrity 54 An easy choice, as pies go?

58 Perk up 59 Fall flat, as a joke 61 The Dallas-Denver Super Bowl 62 Got juicier 63 “Aloha Oe” instrument, briefly 64 Witnessed 66 Part of the Panama palindrome 68 Actor Elliott 69 Obi 71 “You look mah-velous”?

74 Overtake 78 Testifier’s words 80 Some contests 81 Benevolent 83 Moody Blues hit, “Go ___” 84 Obeisant 88 Youngster 89 Dispenser candy 90 Grafton’s A 92 Article on Paul coming up in ArtWorld magazine?

95 Rich residences 97 Badly 98 Fry in butter 99 Marks from playing rough?

101 ___ Reckoning 104 Lady of the house 105 Complaint 106 Arctic bird 107 ___ Lanka 109 Plants that draw protests

111 Tale 113 “Water hole” 116 A saint’s laugh 119 Big House 120 Long time 121 Flying prefix 122 Rd. that leads to Muscle Beach?

124 What the cloud formation reminded Tonto of?

128 Response to “O Hero”?

129 Hail ___ 130 Uneven 131 Some advice 132 Lee of baking 133 Does a dog trick 134 The ___ Chapel

16 Fe-line?

17 Sans editing 18 1980s Ford model 22 The Lord of the Rings hero 24 Giraffe’s relative 29 The Lincoln, for one 32 Rural dwellings 33 Tons 34 Film Grant?

35 Film giant 37 Film porker 39 Without repeat 41 Smell 43 Word in comparisons 44 See 20 Across 45 D emond’s sitcom co-star of the ’70s 46 Pretty good grade DOWN 47 Actress Eleniak 1 Great beasts of the plains 48 Is wild about 2 Slip past 49 Little Women star 3 Seascape playwright 50 Extras 4 What’s happening 51 Up 5 Shearing reaction 55 Branches out 6 “Got ___ fives?” (query in Fish, 56 April VIP the card game) 57 M aligned but ultra-useful 7 The Bill in billionaire plant 8 Farm hand who becomes 60 Death Valley’s county the Cowardly Lion 65 French schools 9 Fail or press ending 66 “Relax” 10 Good insult 67 The god of sports 11 Bobby of Indy endorsements 12 Jazz grp.?

70 Buzzing place 13 ___ Minor 72 Separates 14 Explosive stuff 73 Lawyer Louis 15 Get mad

75 A Pointer sister 76 AA-approved 77 Noted watchmakers 79 Clamor 82 It made the 280ZX 84 S harp downturn, as on Wall Street 85 First name in scat 86 Put money (on) 87 Grade decider 89 That skunk LePew 91 Want 93 “Crank the wheel!”

94 Applications 96 Rigel, for one 100 “How sweet ___!”

102 Tessie or Milo 103 Shows displeasure 105 “Don’t make fun” 108 1932 comedy, If ___ Million 110 Skewered meat 112 Pot starters 113 “___ ever tasted!”

114 Yossarian portrayer 115 Rolls’s partner 116 Hawaiian city 117 Till stack 118 Finished 120 Decreases 121 Body study: abbr.

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Honoring a ‘hometown hero’

Rich McCaffery earns national salute After logging decades of tireless service to his community, Cooperstown’s Rich McCaffery has become only one of 100 people across the country to receive a Certificate of National Recognition as a Civic Volunteer.

“Nominating Rich for this award was an easy choice,” said Village Mayor Ellen Tillapaugh. “There is no one more deserving.”

The Small Town America Civic Volunteer Award program considered more than 700 nominations from communities in 47 states, but only 100 win the award each year. The award recognizes the “hometown heroes” whose civic volunteerism is the lifeblood of small-town and rural America.

Deputy Mayor Cindy Falk compiled Mr. McCaffery’s nomination by noting his more recent contributions to the Village, including keeping Main Street clean and attractive, promoting swift emergency response by ensuring fire hydrants are shoveled throughout the winter, and reducing the risk of flooding by coordinating the maintenance of storm drains throughout Cooperstown. For many years, Cooperstown’s tireless volunteer hero Rich McCaffery displays Mr. McCaffery organized an annual Village-wide ‘Yard his national recognition award alongside Village Mayor Ellen Sale Day’ and made winter months more tolerable through Tillapaugh after the Village Board of Trustees saluted him during his leadership on the Winter Carnival committee. its February 28, 2022 meeting.

Richard Derosa machines. The daily destruction rained upon Ukraine is pure evil at work.

All that Hannah Arendt writes about the evils of totalitarianism is in full play right now in Russia, where one malignant power-hungry tyrant with little or no regard for any human being but himself (he may not even be capable of introspection of that sort) is willfully bent on raining as much destruction as possible on a people with whom he has no beef.

In her book, Arendt uses Hitler as an example to show that all someone like Putin needs is to convince the mob of the rightness of what he is doing by repeating the lie over and over again. Mobs will always fall prey to duplicity. To wit, our own January 6 insurrection. The worst of mob scenes. Arendt points out that people like Putin and Hitler and their ilk need not worry about elites since most of them will probably have flown the coop by the time the horrors unfold.

As I write it is reported that many of the country’s most talented people of varied disciplines have already gotten the hell out. That leaves Putin with a ready-made mob to believe his lies.

He cannot do this alone. Thousands of Russian troops are traipsing about Ukraine shooting, killing, abducting, and generally wrecking a once beautiful, peaceful country. The good

news is the Ukrainians are holding their own. News outlets report some friction within the Kremlin, as well as defections. Only time will tell.

I suspect not much will change during my lifetime. It is posterity that I worry about. And not only because of Ukraine or China or Russia or climate change or an infinite host of other sleep-depriving worries.

No, it is because it seems we lack whatever it takes to energize a collective will to alter course no matter the challenge.

I have reason for hope, because we really do not have a choice. We have at our disposal so many tools eminently capable of righting the ship. William Faulkner, in his Nobel address, said humanity would prevail. We certainly have what it takes. It requires the will to do so. We have the ideal mental capacity for such a course alteration, but only if we elect to invite “our better angels” into the fray.

Our last somewhat demanding hike into the canyons today. Out there we find a wonderful camaraderie with fellow hikers that buoys our sometimes flagging spirits. We look forward to being home, to reuniting with good friends, and once again feeling that hillside earth beneath our feet. Gabby is always there, her ashes under her memorial tree. Time to go home.

JAMES BLOOMER: THE YANKEES BY THE NUMBERS. SPRING TRAINING 2022.

The sky is robin egg blue, the grass an emerald green, and a Yankee fan is again able to catch a quickening life in his straw hat. Spring Training 2022 is nearing cut down day. The Yankee roster will be trimmed to 26 Major League Baseball Players, but not before the Yankee Television announcers have an opportunity to shake an off season of Rust.

Michael Kay is sharing the Yankees TV Booth with 5-time World Champion Paul O’Neill (4 with the New York Yankees.) Paul O’Neill is having his #21 retired by the Yankees this season.

“Miguel Andújar steps into the Box needing to re-establish himself as a Yankee Regular” says Michael Kay.” Andújar hits the first pitch and pops out. “Well, he’s gotta do better than that” says Kay. “And now stepping into the batter’s Box, #21 Miguel Andújar, “ tone in Kay. Kays sidekick popes in, “Andújar just popped out, Michael.” Kay, a tad flummoxed by the myriad of numbers and substitutions in a Spring Training game replied. “Yeah Paul, but this #21 wears his pants like Miguel Andújar (Blowed at the knee in old Knickerbocker fashion). The previous Andújar wore his pants around his ankles (like most modern players).

This Miguel Andújar walks on 4 pitches. “What’s he doing wearing my #21 anyway. I thought they were retiring my number?” intones O’Neill.

“Yeah, they are Paul. On July 21st your #21 will be retired but the Miguel

Continued from page 1 about the Hall of Fame Classic will be available at baseballhall.org/hofclassic.

Hall of Fame Classic Weekend keeps Cooperstown busy with additional family events, including a chance for children to ‘round third and head for home on Doubleday Field with the Doubleday Kids Dash right after Saturday’s game. Later that evening, the Hall of Fame hosts its Night at the Ballpark program, during which Hall of Fame Classic participants will canvass the ballpark over a two-hour event. Night at the Ballpark is not an autograph session, but fans are invited to have their cameras at the ready.

The Hall also offers the Cooperstown Classic Clinic, a baseball training event for youngsters aged 7 - 12, on Friday, May 27, from 4 until 7 p.m. The Clinic gives youth participants a chance to receive hands-on tips and advice from former major leaguers at Doubleday Field.

Also as part of Classic Weekend, Hall of Fame members will lead an exclusive golf outing, with a limited number of spots available for golfers, at the beautiful Leatherstocking Golf Course on Otsego Lake. For more information on supporting the Hall of Fame through this exclusive golf outing, please call 607-547-0310.

Ticket information

desert d i s p at c h , b ut home w ard b ound Homeward bound soon. We leave with an enduring softness of heart for the desert places we have so enjoyed.

Buoyed by a yearning for home that in no way negates or diminishes our time here, we look forward to returning home to our beloved hillside.

Unfortunately, several million Ukrainians are uprooted from their lives and homes, for no defensible reason. They may never again set foot in the country they love. What the hell is humanity’s problem?

Given even a modest sense of our history, not much of what is going on is a surprise. That is what is so infuriating. We have every possible remedy at our hands to feed, clothe, house, and nourish the spiritual, intellectual, and aesthetic lives of every human.

Despite progress, we seem to devote our energy towards self-destruction.

The cliche of history’s penchant for repeating itself remains valid, if not exasperating. I watched an elderly Ukrainian woman interviewed by one of the news networks. In response to a question she responded with a quite profound answer: “This is the 21st century, we are brothers and sisters, why are we doing this to one another?”

Instead of fighting disease, we fight each other. Instead of creating technologies that sustain and enhance the quality of life, we build killing

Hall’s ‘Classic’ returns after two-year hiatus

can use it till then. (Mickey Mantle, if he was a rookie today would have to take the number 7A) The announcers direct their audience to on-the-field reporter Meredith Marakovits, who is now interviewing the Yankees new shortstop Isaiah Falefa-Kiner or is it Kiner-Falefa?

K “So what name do you actually want to be known as? Isaiah KinerFalefa or IKF. Falefa-Kiner or Kiner Falefa, who came to the Yankees from Toronto with new Yankee Third Baseman Josh Donaldson, FalefaKiner or Kiner-Falefa answers the reporter’s question. “I don’t care what you call me as long as you put World Champion in front.” He apparently will answer to anything until late October when every Yankee fan hopes the Prefix will be added.

Falefa-Kiner or Kiner-Falefa concludes the interview by saying, “As long as I get to wear Roberto Clementes number 21.”

Announcer O’Neill flips out in the Yankees broadcast booth, yelling at Michael-Kay, “What the heck is Kiner-Falefa or Falefa-Kiner talking about? Doesn’t he know they are retiring my number on July 21, 2022.

Kay acknowledged the O’Neill retort by adds, “It was Roberto Clemente’s number before it was yours and he did die on a mercy mission to Nicaraguan survivors of an earthquake in 1972.” Clemente is in the National Baseball Hall of Fame elected posthumously in 1973

by Special election.

A photo appears on the viewer screen of a 10 year old Paul O’Neill with his father enjoying a Spring

Training game in Bradenton, Florida.

Between them is in the background is Pittsburgh Pirate Star Roberto Clemente Walker. (His real name so Larry Walker, inducted in 2021) is the second Walker in the Hall of Fame.

Clemente #21 is clearly visible to the viewers.

Apparently the young Paul O’Neill was impressed by #21 and he wore it with distinction for the New York Yankees.

We never find out which Miguel Andújar batted in the Yankee fifth inning, what name Yankee Shortstop Falefa-Kiner or Kiner-Falefa will go by or what 26 players will make the cut. It all remains to be seen.

It’s all a tad confusing but by the time the Yankees Retire O’Neill’s number on July 21, 2022 we should have the facts sorted out.

As Yankee Hall of Famer Whitey Ford explained to his teammate Yogi Berra at a Number retiring ceremony in The House That Ruth Built in the early 2000s, Enough Already!

And somewhere in Florida there is a fan trying to catch an Aaron Judge home run ball with his straw hat, it’s Spring Training for all of us.

Writer’s note: The aforementioned actually happened in the fifth inning of the March 26, 2022 game between The New York Yankees and Toronto Blue Jays. They say history repeats itself but any similarity to Bud Abbott and Lou Costello’s Who’s on First is purely coincidental.

Editor’s note: James Bloomer, of Cooperstown, is Babe Ruth’s grandson.

Tickets for the 2022 Hall of Fame Classic scheduled for Saturday, May 28, are $15 for grandstand seats, $12.50 for first baseline seats, and $11 for outfield seats.

They are available via telephone at 888-325-0470 or online. Seating along the third baseline is unavailable because of ongoing renovations.

Tickets for the Night at the Ballpark meet-and-greet are priced at $50 for participants in the Museum’s Membership Program and $100 for non-members and are on sale now.

The Doubleday Kids Dash is a free event, but space is limited.

There is no pre-registration.

The Cooperstown Classic Clinic scheduled for May 27 is free, but pre-order is required for the opportunity.

The National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum has teamed up with Sports Travel and Tours to offer baseball fans a one-stop opportunity to purchase Classic Weekend travel packages. Membership participants receive a 5% discount on all their baseball travel packages.

Find more information and links to all ticket opportunities here: https://baseballhall.org/discover/hall-of-fame-classic

Cornell Extension

Continued from page 2 “Using the talents of the professional staff we have on hand and the resources of the Extension system, I know we can provide practical and constructive responses,” she said.

CCE SO’s remit spans a spectrum addressing the needs of long-established family farms to start-up agricultural endeavors, from professional gardeners to home hobbyists, from families needing access for healthy food options to the producers who can provide them.

“We’re all aware of the high cost of food, particularly fresh options,” Ms. Callahan said. “There are people in our region who feel like they can’t afford healthy choices. We can show them how to find and buy nutritious food, even on a tight budget.”

“Cooperative Extension serves the entire food continuum,” she said. “Healthy farms, healthy production, healthy consumption.”

Those with green and not-so-green thumbs know to turn to CCE SO with their questions, and Ms. Callahan is enthusiastic about those opportunities as the spring approaches.

“We just had a successful seed-swap day,” she said. “We get questions about everything from how to start a garden to more advanced questions about growing and cultivating.

Our Master Gardener program is so strong, nurturing peoples’ skills to fit their level of expertise.”

While connecting farms, gardeners, and consumers to food safety stands as a high priority, CCE SO also takes on energy efficiency strategies and protection of the region’s natural resources.

“Cooperative Extension can show people how to keep their homes more energy efficient,” she said. “It’s a big issue for farms, too, as they continuously look for better ways to minimize cost and maximize efficiencies.”

Ms. Callahan joins Cooperative Extension after some 20 years as Executive Director of Hanford Mills Museum in East Merideth, where she developed the resources to expand the interpretation and preservation of the rural industrial complex and historic site. She served, too, as director of the Delaware County Historical Association in Delhi, and as the Program Coordinator for the Regional Council of Historical Agencies.

“It’s bittersweet to leave Hanford Mills,” she said. “I loved my two-plus decades there. I find so much in terms of community values and commitment at Cooperative Extension that parallels what we do at Hanford Mills that I saw this as an obvious next step.”

“This area is really blessed with so many community organizations,” she said. “I’m looking forward to a lot of partnership building collaborations to make the process of finding and connecting resources that much more seamless.”

“I’m not reinventing the wheel here,” Ms. Callahan said.

“I want to build on what’s already great about Cornell Cooperative Extension. I hope people will feel like they can call us when they have questions or see a need that we can fulfill.”

Liz Callahan lives in Cooperstown with her husband, Bill Francis (Senior Researcher at the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum) and their son Daniel Francis (Gallery Manager, Cooperstown Art Association). Their daughter, Matilda Francis, will graduate from St. John’s University in Queens in May 2022.

THURSDAY, mARCH 31, 2022

OBITUARIES

Catherine J. Tisenchek, 64

Donna Leh Black, 72

July 8, 1957 – March 26, 2022

ONEONTA – chek, Jr. of Catherine J. Latham, N.Y. Tisenchek passed and Douglas away peacefully on Tisenchek of Oneonta, nephew Saturday, March 26, 2022, at home Nicholas (Jessica) surrounded by her Tisenchek and loving family. their children She was born Isabella, Brigitte Catherine J. on July 8, 1957 to and Luke, all Tisenchek Louis G. Tisenchek of Clifton Park, Sr. and Jane Elizabeth N.Y., nephew Jeffrey “Betty” Post.

(Katarzyna) Tisenchek and After graduating from their daughter, Ellianna, Oneonta High School, of Slingerlands, N.Y., and Cathy attended SUNY niece Christine Adams of Cobleskill where she Ohio. She is also survived received her associates by many aunts, uncles, degree. Upon commence- cousins and friends. ment, she was employed Cathy was predeceased by various lawyers in the by her two cherished Oneonta area as a legal nephews, Michael and secretary before moving on Shawn Tisenchek. to work for the Cooperstown Cathy’s family would like Family Court System. to extend a special thank In 1997, Cathy started you to her great friend, with the Oneonta City Bonnie Baranowski, for Court, becoming Chief taking such loving care of Clerk in 2008. She was very and being by Cathy’s side proud to receive the Judith throughout her illness.

Kaye Award in 2017. Cathy Friends are invited to remained in this position greet the family on Saturday, until her retirement in the April 2, 2022 from 11 a.m Fall of 2021. .to 1 p.m. at the Lester R. Anyone who knew Cathy, Grummons Funeral Home, knows how much family 14 Grand St., Oneonta, meant to her, especially her where a funeral service will nieces and nephews. They take place at 1 pm. brought so much joy to Burial will take place in Cathy’s life and she spoiled the spring at Mt. Calvary them every chance she Cemetery, Emmons. got! Cathy enjoyed vacaIn lieu of flowers, those tioning, spin class, going to wishing to honor Cathy’s concerts and sharing laughs love of animals, may donate with her many wonderful in her name to Susquehanna friends. While we will all SPCA (sqspca.org). miss Cathy every day, we Arrangements are by are grateful for the time we the Lester R. Grummons did get to spend with her Funeral Home of Oneonta. and the memories that were Fond memories and made along the way. expressions of sympathy In addition to her parents, may be shared at www.

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June 18, 1949 – March 16, 2022

PITTSFIELD – Donna Leh Black, 72, of Pittsfield passed away peacefully at her home on Wednesday, March 16, 2022.

Born in Oneonta, on June 18, 1949, she was the daughter of Benjamin and Marion (Harris) Keator.

She was a member of the Assembly of God Church in Oneonta. Donna was the president and office manager of Van’s Auto Sales & Service in Oneonta. She was the backbone behind this shop and is the reason it ran smoothly for so many years. In her leisure time she enjoyed working in her

flower garden and partner Allen E. feeding the wild Black, Sr.; her son animals. She made Brian Holbrook; pets of them; in nephew Michael particular her cat, Gravlin, and Mark Gravlin and his Mr. Kitty, who she tamed from the children Mackenzie wild. Donna was and Michael; niece a strong-willed Melissa Gravlin and compassionate Donna L. Black (Dwane Thowe) person. Her life revolved and their son Mason; as well around her family, she was as several cousins. always there for us. She was She was predeceased by always looking for ways her brother Roy Keator and to make our home a better sister Joanne Gravlin. place. Donna liked HGTV Calling hours will be held with all the home makeover on Saturday, April 2, 2022 shows. at the Assembly of God Donna is survived by her Church, 1667 County Hwy longtime companion and 48, Oneonta, NY from 11

a.m. to noon. A memorial service will follow at noon with Pastor John Grenier officiating.

Contributions may be made in loving memory of Donna to the American Cancer Society, 13 Breech Street, Johnston City, NY 13790 or to the Susquehanna SPCA, 4841 State Hwy 28, Cooperstown, NY 13326.

To view her tribute video or leave a message of sympathy to her family visit www. johnstonfh.com Her family has entrusted her care to the Johnston & Stanimer Funeral Home in Morris.

Robert T. Davenport, 55 October 15, 1966 – March 24, 2022

FLY CREEK lived in South – Robert Thomas Philadelphia and Davenport, 55, Brooklyn before of Fly Creek and settling in Medford Lakes, N.J., where Medford, N.J., passed away unexhe attended both pectedly Thursday Lenape and Shawnee High afternoon, March 24, 2022, at Schools and gradRobert T. Cooper Hospital/ uated with the Davenport University Class of 1984.

Medical Center in Camden, From 1991-1995 he attended N.J..

Indiana University in He was born October 15, Bloomington, Ind. where he 1966, at Temple University majored in political science Hospital in Philadelphia, and history. Although he Pa., the firstborn son of was an avid student of Robert Duane and Geni history both ancient and (Alves) Davenport. Robert modern, his hands-on work

was primarily in computer science, first in research and then as founding partner in one of the earliest internet service providers in southern Burlington County. After moving Upstate in 2000, he devoted himself to family.

Robert is survived by his wife of 32 years, Dr. Samantha K. Davenport of Fly Creek; their three children, Elizabeth, Alexander and Amanda; his mother, Geni Davenport of Cooperstown; and brother, David J. Davenport of Fly Creek.

He was preceded in

death by his father, Robert D. Davenport, who died in 1979.

As a way to honor the memory of Robert please strongly consider donating a unit of blood in free celebration of life. Those interested in more traditional expressions are asked to kindly consider the American Red Cross, Doctors Without Borders or planting a tree.

Arrangements are under the care and guidance of the Connell, Dow & Deysenroth Funeral Home in Cooperstown.

June I. Close, 95

February 6, 1927 – March 16, 2022 ONEONTA - June Close, 95, passed away on Wednesday, March 16 at St. Peter’s Hospital, Albany due to complications from COVID. She had been a resident in Assisted Living at the Plains at Parish Homestead in Oneonta since October, 2019, and had previously resided near Colliersville.

June was born on February 6, 1927 in the Bronx, N.Y., the daughter of the late James A. and Elizabeth (Davidson) Hennessey, who died in childbirth.

June married Donald E. Close on October 30, 1948 at the North Kortright United Presbyterian Church in Delaware County, and was pre-deceased by her husband, Donald, on October 18, 1995.

When she was three years old, June, accompanied by her father and grandmother, Irene Davidson, moved from New York City to the Titus Hill/Titus Lake area of North Harpersfield where her father and grandmother raised her on a hardscrabble 50-acre dairy farm near Jefferson. She attended the one-room Fuller District schoolhouse in her early years before the Jefferson Central School District came into existence in the 1930s. Her formative years on Titus Hill cemented lifelong friendships, among

them, Barbara having made a (Summers) solo flight (and surviving). Early Marusiak of Cabot, on, they lived in Ariz., and Mabel (Totten) Faoro of Sharon Springs, Grand Gorge, who then Stamford, miss her dearly, and finally settled and many others. in Oneonta in Along with those 1959 where she June I. Close friends, June has since resided. enjoyed riding her pony From 1971 to 1989 she “Buster” bareback along worked as a teacher’s aide with all the adventures that for Special Classes with came with growing up on B.O.C.E.S. in the Oneonta a farm with no electricity, and Laurens schools. indoor plumbing, or furnace; Following the death of along the way, she learned to her husband, she became play the accordion with some an active traveler, making measure of accomplish- two trips to Alaska, and ment. Before graduating exploring the U.S., Canada, from Jefferson High School, and beyond. She loved June worked at the Cold exploring new places and Springs Hotel in Stamford; making new friends. following graduation, she June was an early advoand her family friends made cate for autism, when recoga cross-country road trip to nition and resources for Arizona remarkable for the treating autism disorders fact that no interstate high- was scant to non-existent, ways existed back then. Her the impetus being her son, love of driving may very Gary. With the help of Dr. well have begun then, if not Campbell Goodwin and earlier on a farm tractor.

Dr. Mary S. Goodwin of June went to work as an Cooperstown, she and a operator for N.Y. Telephone handful of other parents Company’s Stamford office, chartered the founding of where she met her husband, the National Society for Donald, whom she married Autistic Children. on October 30, 1948. They June was an active member shared a love of flying made of the Cooperstown Junction possible by the purchase of United Methodist Church, a Taylorcraft single engine the Otsego County A.R.C, plane; while June never offi- and a former member of the cially obtained her pilot’s Susquehanna Chapter of the license, she was proud of Adirondack Mountain Club,

and the Oneonta League of Women Voters.

June is survived by her three sons and a daughterin-law, Dr. Theodore D. and Sharon Close, Wynantskill, James E. “Jim” Close, Mechanicville and Gary M. Close, Oneonta; four grandchildren, Madeline Close and Stephen Goodsell, Kaitlyn and Ed Tse, Genevieve and Alastair Paterson, and Julie and Benjamin Wajda; five great grandchildren, Zoe, Helena, Matthew (Madeline), Eloise, Penelope (Kaitlyn); cousin Mrs. Ralph (Eileen Davidson) Wilber, Schoharie; sisterin-law, Ella (Close) Eldred; six nieces, four nephews as well as several grandnieces and grandnephews.

A funeral service was held on March 22, 2022 in the Bookhout Funeral Home, with the Rev. Al Bullard officiating. A gathering to remember June will follow at the Club House at the Peaceful Flats Retirement Community in Oneonta.

Burial will be at a later date in the Maryland Cemetery.

Expressions of sympathy in memory of June may be made to the American Diabetes Association, Utica Regional Chapter, 110 Lomond Ct., Utica, NY 13502 or to the Cooperstown Junction United Methodist Church, in care of Pastor Albert Bullard, 265 Eddie Martin Rd, Milford, NY 13807.

Online condolences to Mrs. Close’s family may be made by visiting: www. bookhoutfuneralhome.com.

Condolences may also be sent by mail to: James E. Close, 3 Brightman Rd, Mechanicville, NY 12118.

Funeral arrangements are by the Bookhout Funeral Home, Oneonta.

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Legal nOtice Village of Milford Budget Hearing The Village of Milford will hold a Public Hearing to review the proposed budget for the Fiscal Year June 1, 2022 – May 31, 2023 , on Thursday, April 4th at 6:00 in the Village Office, 64 South Main Street, Milford, NY. The budget, as proposed, is available for review at the Milford Village office, during regular office hours: Mon 9-5, Tue and Wed 9-2.

Salaries of Board members: Mayor - $3,715 annual Trustees - $2,160 annual Kirsten Ruling Village Clerk / Treasurer March 22, 2022 Legal nOtice NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING, BUDGET VOTE AND ELECTION City School District City of Oneonta, New York PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that a Public Hearing of the qualified voters of the Oneonta City School District, Otsego County, New York, will be held on Wednesday, May 4, 2022 at 5:30 p.m. at the Oneonta Senior High School pursuant to Section 2017 (4) (5) of the Education Law of the State of New York, for the presentation of the budget document.

NOTICE IS ALSO GIVEN that the Annual Meeting and a vote, by voting machine, will be held on Tuesday, May 17, 2022 at The Foothills, 24 Market Street, Oneonta, at which time the polls will be open from 11:00 a.m. until 8:00 p.m., EST, for voting on the following items: To adopt the annual budget of the Oneonta City School District for the fiscal year 2022-2023 and to authorize the requisite portion thereof to be raised by taxation on the taxable real property of the District, To elect three (3) members of the Board of Education, each to serve three (3) year terms, commencing on July 1, 2022 and expiring on June 30, 2025, to succeed Bill Grau, Darren Gaisford, Shawn Beckerink, whose terms expire on June 30, 2022. To elect one (1) member of the Board of Education, to serve the remainder of a vacated seat currently held by board appointed member Joseph Temming the term for this seat is May 18, 2022 and expiring on June 30, 2023.

To transact such other business as may properly come before the meeting pursuant to the Edu-

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cation Law of the State of New York.

Voting at said Annual Election will be by use of voting machines.

ALL VOTING WILL TAKE PLACE AT: THE FOOTHILLS 24 MARKET STREET, ONEONTA, NEW YORK Petitions nominating candidates for the office of member of the Board of Education to fill four (4) expired terms of three (3) years shall be filed with the Clerk of said School District at the District Office, no later than April 27, 2022 between 8:00 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. Each petition must be directed to the Clerk of the District, must be signed by at least one hundred (100) qualified voters of the District and state the residence of each signer; the name and residence of the candidates.

NOTICE, is also given that any person, otherwise qualified to vote, who is currently registered for any general election, pursuant to Section 352 of the Election Law, shall be entitled to vote without further registration pursuant to Section 2014 of the Education Law. Military voters who are qualified voters of the School District may apply for a military ballot by requesting an application from the District Clerk. For a military voter to be issued a military ballot, the District Clerk must have received a valid ballot application no later than 5:00 pm on May 3, 2022. In a request for a military ballot application or ballot, the military voter may indicate their preference for receiving the application or ballot by mail, facsimile transmission or electronic mail. The School District will transmit military ballots to military voters on May 3, 2022. Completed military ballots must be received by the School District by 5:00 p.m. on May 17, 2022 in order to be counted.

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the Board of Education of the Oneonta City School District has fixed May 3, 2022 as the date on which the Board of Registration of said school district will meet at 31 Center Street, in Oneonta, New York, in said school district, for the purpose of preparing a register for each school election district for the Annual City School District Election to be held on May 17, 2022. Said Board of Registration will meet for said purposes on May 3, 2022 between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 3:30 p.m.

At such hours and place, any person who has not permanently registered by May 3, 2022 or who did not register for the general election held on November 3, 2021 or who is

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permanently registered, but at the time of such registration resided in a school election district other than the one in which he or she presently resides or has not voted in an intervening election, must in order to be entitled to vote at said election, present himself or herself personally for registration.

The register so prepared pursuant to Section 2014 of the Education Law will be filed in the Office of the Clerk of the School District at the Board of Education Offices at 31 Center Street, Oneonta, New York 13820 and will be open for inspection by any qualified voter of the district beginning May 6, 2022, between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. on weekdays and each day, except Saturday or Sunday, prior to the day set for the election, May 17, 2022 and at the polling place on the day of the vote.

Copies of the proposed budget may be obtained by any resident of the Oneonta City School District each day of the week other than Saturday, Sunday or a holiday, during the period of seven days immediately preceding the date of the public hearing to be held on May 4, 2022.

Copies of the proposed budget will be available on said days at the Board of Education Office, 31 Center Street, Oneonta, New York, between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 3:30 p.m.

AND FURTHER NOTICE IS GIVEN that the Board of Education of the Oneonta City School District shall provide for absentee ballots for the election of Board of Education member, the school budget and any other referenda stated in this notice. Applications for absentee ballots for said annual election are available at the Board of Education Offices, 31 Center Street, Oneonta, New York. Completed applications are to be submitted to the Clerk of the Board of Education at said address no later than May 14, 2022 if mailed and May 17, 2022 at 3:30 p.m. if personally delivered.

Absentee ballots are to be submitted no later than 3:30 p.m. on May 17, 2022 the day of said election, to the address of the Clerk of the Board of Education.

A list of all persons to whom absentee ballots have been issued will be available in the office of the District Clerk from 8:00 a.m. until 3:30 p.m. on each of the five days prior to the day of the election, except weekends, and on the day set for the election.

Any qualified voter may challenge the acceptance of the ballot of any person on such list, by making his/her challenge and reasons therefore known to the Inspector of Election before the close of the polls.

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AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that any other proposition not requiring official notice in the call of the Annual Meeting may be voted upon at said election, subject to the provisions of Section 2035 of the Education Law, provided a proposition is filed with the District Clerk on or before April 18, 2022 at 3:30 p.m. prevailing time; said proposition must be typed or printed in the English language; must be directed to the Clerk of the School District: must be signed by at least one hundred (100) qualified voters of the District; and must state the name and residence of each signer. The School Board will not entertain any petition to place before the voters any proposition the purpose of which is not within the powers of the voters to determine, or any proposition that fails to include a specific appropriation where the expenditure of monies is required by the proposition.

Articles of organization formed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 3/12/2022.

Office: Otsego County.

SSNY Designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to 126 Whispering Oaks Lane, Otego NY 13825.

Purpose: Any lawful purpose.

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PROPOSITION 1 – PURCHASE OF SCHOOL BUSES Shall the March 23, 2022 bond resolution authorizing the purchase of school buses for the City School District of the City of Oneonta, at a maximum cost of $237,640; authorizing the issuance of up to $237,640 bonds (five year maximum maturity); providing for a tax levy therefor in annual installments; pledging the District’s faith and credit for debt service; delegating powers with respect to bonds and notes; and providing for an estoppel procedure, be approved?

Filed 3/9/22.

Office: Otsego Co. SSNY desig. as agent for process & shall mail to: c/o Jessica Anne Simons, 438 County Hwy 11 Lot42, Oneonta, NY 13820.

Purpose: General.

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Dated: April 1, 2022 Oneonta, New York

BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION OF THE ONEONTA CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT Regina Ranieri McGuinness Regina Ranieri McGuinness, District Clerk 4LegalApr.21 Legal nOtice Notice of Formation of MILLER VENTURE PROPERTIES, LLC Articles of Org. filed NY Sec. of State (SSNY) 3/25/22.

Office in Otsego Co. SSNY desig. agent of LLC whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail process to 6040 Steam Mill Rd., Unadilla, NY 13849.

Purpose: Any lawful purpose.

Principal business location: 1706 State Highway 7, Unadilla, NY 13849.

6LegalMay.5 Legal nOtice Notice of Formation of Farm and Nature Creative LLC

Legal nOtice Notice of formation of AJewelNRuth Adventure LLC. Filed 3/8/22.

Office: Otsego Co. SSNY desig. as agent for process & shall mail to: Anna Rathbun, 3801 County Hwy 11, Cooperstown, NY 13326.

Purpose: General.

6LegalMay.5 Legal nOtice Notice of formation of Manufactured Home Masters LLC.

Legal nOtice NOTICE OF FORMATION OF 1 MICKLE PLACE, LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the NY Secretary of State on 3/24/22.

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

The Secretary of State has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. The Secretary of State shall mail a copy of any process against the LLC served upon him/her to: The LLC, 17 N. Bayles Ave., Port Washington, NY 11050.

The Purpose of the LLC is to engage in any lawful act or activity.

6LegalMay.5 Legal nOtice NOTICE OF LIQUOR LICENSE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a license, Number 2229922, for Beer, Liquor and Wine has been applied for

by J & D’s Wagonwheel, Inc. to sell Beer, Liquor and Wine at retail in a Restaurant under the Alcoholic Beverage Control Law at 4918 State Highway 28, Hartwick, Town of Otsego, New York for on-premises consumption.

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Oculo Visitant Gallery LLC Arts of Org. filed 12/07/2021.

Otsego Co. SSNY design agent for process&shall mail to 116 Manley Dr, Hartwick, NY 13348.

Purp: any lawful 6LegalMay.5 Legal nOtice Notice of Formation of Oneonta Property Management LLC A. of Org. filed with Sec of State of NY (SSNY) on 12/14/21.

Office in Otsego Cty. SSNY desig. as agent for process & shall mail to 277 Main St, Oneonta 13820.

Purpose: Any lawful purpose.

6LegalMay.5 Legal nOtice Notice of formation of KELLKY MANAGEMENT GROUP, LLC Articles of Org. filed NY Sec. of State (SSNY) 3/24/22.

Office in Otsego Co. SSNY desig. agent of LLC whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail process to 33 Walnut St., Oneonta, NY 13820, which is also the principal business location.

Purpose: Any lawful purpose.

6LegalMay.5 Legal nOtice Notice of formation of VITAL TRENDS USA, LLC Articles of Org. filed NY Sec. of State (SSNY) 3/24/22.

Office in Otsego Co. SSNY desig. agent of LLC whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail process to 205 Arnold Rd., Burlington Flats, NY 13315, which is also the principal business location.

Purpose: Any lawful purpose.

6LegalMay.5 Legal nOtice NOTICE OF FORMATION OF MISS VIKKI LLC, a domestic Limited Liability Company (LLC) Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State on March 10, 2022.

The office location within New York is in Otsego County.

The Secretary of State is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served.

The Secretary of State shall mail a copy of any process against the LLC served upon him/her to c/o THE LLC, 330 Nelson Road, South New Berlin, New York 13843.

Purpose: to engage in any lawful act or activity.

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Articles of Org. filed NY Sec. of State (SSNY) 3/10/22.

Office in Otsego Co. SSNY desig. agent of LLC whom process may be served.

SSNY shall mail process to 1 West St., Farmingdale, NY 11735.

Purpose: Any lawful purpose.

6LegalApr.28 Legal nOtice NOTICE OF A FORMATION OF A NY LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY Appliance Maintenance Services LLC Articles of Organization filing date with the Department of State (SSNY) February 15, 2022.

Office location: Otsego County.

SSNY has been designated as the agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served and SSNY shall mail copy of process to: 1251 County Highway 11 Laurens, NY 13796 Purpose: To engage in any and all business activities and all business activities permitted under NYS laws.

6LegalApr.28 Legal nOtice Notice of formation of JOSH’S TREE SERVICE, LLC Articles of Org. filed NY Sec. of State (SSNY) 03/02/2022.

Office in Otsego Co. SSNY designated Agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to Josh’s Tree Service, LLC, 986 County Highway 22, Burlington Flats, NY 13315 Purpose: Any Lawful purpose.

6LegalApr.28 Legal nOtice Notice of formation of THE MENAGERIE AT THE COREY HOUSE LLC Articles of Org. filed NY Sec. of State (SSNY) 1/31/2022.

Office in Otsego Co. SSNY designated Agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to The Menagerie at the Corey House LLC, 1291 Co Hwy 33, Cooperstown, NY 13326 Purpose: Any Lawful purpose.

6LegalApr.28 Legal nOtice Notice of formation of Donut Depot LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 3/11/22.

Office: Otsego County.

SSNY designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to the LLC, 102 Depot Rd., Richfield Springs, NY 13439.

Purpose: Any lawful purpose.

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Notice of formation of Boat Owners United LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 3/13/22.

Office: Otsego County.

SSNY designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail copy of process to: Boat Owners United LLC, 116 West Hill Rd, Worcester, NY 12197.

Purpose: Any lawful purpose.

6LegalApr.28 Legal nOtice Notice of Formation of a Limited Liability Company Name: MSJ Storage, LLC., Articles of Organization filed with NYS Department of State on February 10, 2022.

Office Location: Otsego County.

NYS Department of State had been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served and shall mail a copy of process to 218 Pegg Road, Morris New York 13808.

Purpose is to engage in any lawful act or activity under the LLC Law of New York.

6LegalApr.21 Legal nOtice Notice of Formation of a NY Limited Liability Company (LLC) Name: DRI 9, LLC. Articles of Organization filing date with Secretary of State (SSNY) was 2 March 2022.

Office location: Otsego County.

SSNY has been designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served and SSNY shall mail copy of process to 393 Main Street Suite 104, Oneonta, New York, 13820.

Purpose: any lawful activity.

6LegalApr.14 Legal nOtice Notice of formation of Glimmerglass Move Managers, LLC, Arts of Org. filed with Sec. of State of NY (SSNY) 2/15/22.

Cty: Otsego.

SSNY desig. as agent upon whom process against may be served and shall mail process to 191 Skillen Road, Cooperstown, NY 13326.

Purpose: Any lawful purpose.

6LegalApr.7 Legal nOtice Notice of Formation of The Great Crayon Project LLC filed w/ SSNY 2/21/22.

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agt. of LLC whom process may be served & shall mail process to the LLC, 352 Main St, #1204, Oneonta, NY 13820.

Any lawful purpose.

6LegalApr.7 Legal nOtice Notice of Formation of Hooker Valley Farm LLC. Filed 1/27/22.

Office: Otsego Co. SSNY desig. as agent for process & shall mail to: 1053 Co Rd 42, Maryland, NY 12116. Registered Agent: United States Corporation Agents, Inc., 7014 13th Ave Ste 202, Bklyn, NY 11228.

Purpose: General.

6LegalApr.7 Legal nOtice Notice of Qualification of Cardinal Green Investments LLC. App. for Auth. filed with Secy of State of NY (SSNY) on 2/14/22.

Office location: Otsego County.

LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 4/1/19.

SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, c/o Erin Tulley, 2500 Sand Hill Road, Ste 240, Menlo Park, CA 94025. DE address of LLC: The Corporation Trust Company, 1209 Orange St, Wilmington, DE 19801. Arts. of Org. filed with DE Secy of State, 401 Federal St, #4, Dover, DE 19901.

Purpose: any lawful act or activity.

6LegalApr.7 Legal nOtice Notice of Formation of ISMALIA HOLDINGS, LLC, Art. Of Org. filed with SSNY 11/18/21.

Office Location: Otsego County.

SSNY designated as agent for process.

SSNY shall mail a copy of any process to: C/O Hrbek Law LLC, 295 Madison Ave., 22nd FL, NY, NY 10017 Purpose: To engage in any lawful act or activity.

6LegalMar.31 Legal nOtice Notice of Formation of Limited Liability Company Arts. of Org. of SSH Alliance, LLC (“LLC”) filed with Dept. of State of NY on August 3, 2021.

Office location: Otsego County.

Sec. of State designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served and shall mail process to: 2804 Gateway Oaks Dr., #100, Sacramento, CA 95833, principal business address. LLC does not have a specific date of dissolution.

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►Thursday, March 31

CALL FOR ARTISTS – Artists are invited to sign up to display works in the annual ‘Art by the Lake’ art festival returning to the lawn of the Fenimore Art Museum. 607-547-1400.

OTSEGO OCTET – Explore the outdoors of Otsego County by foot, boat, or bike in the Spring Octet challenge.

Simply complete 8 activities between March 20 and June 20 and earn a free embroidered Spring Octet patch. Visit otsegooutdoors.org for list of activities.

OPEN STUDIO – 11 a.m. Noon. Grab a coffee and stop by the art studio with your current knitting, drawing, or painting project to work and socialize. The Art Department, 8 Main St., Cherry Valley. Visitfacebook.com/Theartdeptny OPENING RECEPTION – 5 - 7 p.m. Celebrate opening of the 2022 Annual Juried Student Art Show. On view thru 5/21. Martin Mullen Art Gallery, SUNY Oneonta. 607-4363456.

FILM SCREENING – 6 p.m.

Celebrate Cesar Chavez day with a screening of ‘Cesar Chavez’ (2014) presented by The Center for Racial Justice and Inclusive Excellence. Film will be followed by discussion of this American Civil and Labor Rights Activist. Free, open to the public. Lee Hall, SUNY Oneonta. Visit connect. oneonta.edu/event/7989617

►Friday, April 1 AUDITIONS – Sign up for an audition slot for a part in the upcoming performance of Shakespeare’s ‘Romeo & Juliet’ to be staged July 6 through August 11 on Wednesday & Thursday evenings. Sign up online for spots on Friday & Saturday or submit a video au-

dition by Noon on Sunday 4/3.

Presented by The Fenimore Art Museum, Cooperstown.

607-547-1400.

COFFEE WITH COOP – 9 - 10 a.m. Start your morning with local business leaders running local attractions from the comfort of your desk. First meeting will feature panelists Francesca Zambello, Executive Director of The Glimmerglass Festival, John Aborn, Marketing Manager of Hyde Hall, Michael Perekrestov, Executive Director of the Russian History Museum. Registration required for Zoom. Presented

by The Cooperstown Chamber of Commerce. Visit www. wearecooperstown.com OPENING DAY – 10 a.m.

- 4 p.m. Local museums reopen for the 2022 season.

The Fenimore Art Museum and The Farmers’ Museum, Cooperstown.

EXHIBIT OPENING – 10 a.m. Come see opening day of 2022 featured exhibition ‘Material Shift’ showcasing work by 13 Haudenosaunee artists who create or illustrate traditional cultural objects or concepts and explore traditional materials in unexpected ways.

Opening reception 5/21.

Admission, $8/adult. Iroquois Museum, 324 Caverns Rd., Howes Cave. 518-296-8949 or visit www.iroquoismuseum. org WALKING CLUB – 10:30 11:30 a.m. Enjoy a fun walk on Mondays & Fridays with friends old and new and listen to music of the 70s. Free for members, non-members aged 50+. Clark Sports Center, Cooperstown. 547-2800, ext. 109.

LIVE MUSIC – 5 - 8 p.m.

Enjoy dinner and music from the great American songbook as performed by Tommy Joy. Roma’s Ristorante, 25 Union St., Sidney. 607-563-8888

FIBER ARTS NIGHT – 5 - 7 p.m. Stop by the art store to learn about fiber arts. Participate in a Saori group weaving project, learn to turn wool into yarn, much more. The Art Department, 8 Main St., Cherry Valley. Visit facebook.com/ Theartdeptny PHILOSOPHY – 7 - 9:30 p.m. Join SUNY Oneonta for undergraduate conference featuring keynote presentation ‘Courage and the Value of Disloyalty’ with Dr. Alice Dreger. IRC-1, SUNY Oneonta.

E-mail katherine.bashaw@ oneonta.edu

►Saturday, April 2 CANSTRUCTION – All Day. SUNY Oneonta students bring awareness to hunger with display of artful structures made out of canned food. On view through 4/10. Southside Mall, Oneonta. 607-436-2633.

BLOOD DRIVE – 9 a.m. 1:30 p.m. Leonardsville Community Center & Ministry, 2068 St. Hwy. 8, Leonardsville. 1-800-733-2767.

BLACKSMITHING – 10 a.m.

- 4 p.m. Learn the basics of blacksmithing. Participants will build a fire, heat metal, learn hammer control, more.

Each participant will make and bring home their own handcrafted item. Registration required. Cost, $120/ non-member include lunch/ materials. The Farmers’ Museum, Cooperstown. 607-5471450.

LAST CHANCE – 11 a.m.

- 1 p.m. Last open day for MidWinter Art Show Painting, sculpture, ceramics by Lucia Phillips, Marcus Villagran, Elizabeth Nields, Amy Leigh McKinnon. Free admission. The Art Garage, 689 Beaver Meadow Rd., Cooperstown. 315-9419607.

WINTER CARNIVAL MEETING – 2 p.m. The Cooperstown Lions Club invites the community for a public interest meeting for the 2023 Winter Carnival Planning Committee.

They will discuss recent histo-

THE FREEMAN’S JOURNAL & HOMETOWN ONEONTA A-9 ry of the carnival, experiences & challenges of past committees with the goal of constructing the committe for the 2023 Cooperstown Winter Carnival.

Register by March 31 with Peter Deysenroth. Hosted at the Upstate Bar & Grill, 5418 St. Hwy 28, Cooperstown. 607547-8231 or email Mr. Dey-

senroth at peterdeysenroth@ hotmail.com LIFESKILLS – 4 - 6 p.m.

Teens are invited to learn to cook with Lynn. Menu posted to FB. Seating limited, reservations required. Presented by The Oneonta Teen Center. 50 Dietz St., Oneonta. 607 441 3999.

OPENING RECEPTION – 5 - 8 p.m. Opening of April exhibition featuring local artists William Ruller, Sunny Chapman, Marcie Schwartzman.

Live music by Steve Brundage & Jerome Francisco. Community Arts Network of Oneonta, Wilber Mansion, 11 Ford Ave., Oneonta. 607-432-2070 .

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Otsego ARC County court lauds Dr. Johns employee wins at retirement state honor Dr. Celeste A. Johns, doctor of psychiatry, retired from Bassett Healthcare Network after 32 years — a tenure that included 12 years supporting individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities at The Arc Otsego.

“All of Dr. Johns’s patients benefited from her expertise, her empathy, and her knowledge,” said Karen Bazan, R.N., Director of Nursing and Health Services at The Arc Otsego.

“She improved the health and well-being of every individual that she has provided services to.”

The Arc Otsego celebrated her accomplishments, thanking her for consulting on premise and “providing outstanding medical services to those she supported.”

“Dr. Johns came to know her patients very well, as she established positive relationships with each person and the individuals at The Arc Otsego lit up when they saw her,” the organization said. “Her professional impact on the lives of those she met at The Arc cannot be easily measured.”

addiction recovery services.

“Ms. Manee is an inspiration to us all,” said Hon. John F. Lambert, Senior Oneonta substance abuse Presiding Judge for the counselor and Otsego Otsego County Treatment County Court employee Courts. He and Otsego Samantha Manee is County Supreme Court the winner of this year’s Judge Brian D. Burns joined prestigious Sherry Lintz to present Ms. Manee her New York State Drug award at a virtual conference Treatment Court Award attended by more than 150 drug court professionals. of Excellence.

“Despite the many The honor is presented demands of her role as annually to a treatment court resource coordinator of the professional who has made a substantial contribution County’s three Treatment to the creation, establish- Courts, she continues to ment, or effectiveness of a be an exuberant force, New York State Treatment and adept manager, and Court. The courts work to problem-solver who reguend the cycle of addiction larly goes above and beyond and recidivism to reduce her job description, always drug use and drug-related demonstrating remarkable patience and resilience,” the crime.

Ms. Manee works as a justices said.

Sixth Judicial District resource coordinator in Otsego County’s Drug Administrative Judge Hon. Treatment Court, Opioid Eugene D. Faughnan made Intervention Court, and the award announcement.

Family Treatment Court, “Samantha Manee is an and is responsible for estab- exemplary public servant, lishing and maintaining rela- widely admired for her tionships with the Courts’ dedication to the mission of community partners and our treatment courts and the service providers. She joined success of its participants, the Otsego County Courts along with her extensive in 2019, has her master’s technical knowledge, superb degree in psychology, and leadership skills and tireless is a Certified Alcohol and work ethic,” he said.

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Hartwick welcomes printmaking artist

Printmaker Emily L.R. Adams spends a week at Hartwick College as its artist-in-residence April 6 - 12.

Hartwick College’s Department of Art and Art History welcomes print artist Emily L.R. Adams as Round House Press’s artist-in-residence, on campus from April 6 – 12.

The college’s professors of printmaking, letterpress/book arts, and photography founded Round House Press in the 1980s; each RHP project invites an artist-in-residence to work in the studio alongside students with the printmaking professor. Students in Katharine Kreisher’s Round House Press class will act as print assistants to Ms. Adams, developing a series monoprints using “safe” Akua inks; several

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of the prints will become part of the Round House Press portion of the Fine Arts Collection at the college’s Yager Museum.

As part of the residency, Ms. Adams delivers a lecture on Thursday, April 7, at 7 p.m. in Room 138 of the Anderson Center for the Arts, as well as a print-signing and exhibition on Tuesday, April 12, from 3 – 5 p.m. in the Hallway Gallery, second floor, outside Room 229 in the Anderson Center. Both events are open to the public. Professor Kreisher also can make appointments at other times for individuals and groups to meet the artist and observe her while she works.

Ms. Adams is a multi-media print and installation artist living in Olympia, Washington, where she teaches interdisciplinary printmaking and drawing at The Evergreen State College and St. Martin’s University. Her work explores the influences of historic gender binaries and the impact on social mobilities for women. Her piece Looking Glass, for example, is about the depiction of women posing for commercial pin-up photography during a time when work for women was not as prevalent and supported. The metal plates on which the photographs are printed were former serving vessels, which now become frames around the photographic images, suggesting objectification of the women.

The Round House Press artist-in-residence program is supported by a grant from the Foreman Institute for the Creative and Performing Arts. For additional information, e-mail Professor Katharine Kreisher at kreisherk@ hartwick.edu.

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Art by the Lake invites their art during the event. Awards will tors on weekends and, beginning in be presented featuring cash prizes.

May, on a daily basis. Located on works for August The artist application deadline is the Museum’s first floor adjacent to Fenimore Art Museum is currently accepting artist submissions for its annual juried summer art invitational, Art by the Lake, taking place Saturday, August 13.

Painters, photographers, and sculptors are invited to submit their work.

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Tuesday, May 31, 2022. No applications received after this date will be considered. To apply, please visit fenimoreartmuseum.org/abtl2022.

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Otsego County District Attorney John M. Muehl prosecuted the case.

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