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COOPERSTOWN AND AROUND

Cooperstown, New York, Thursday, April 17, 2014

2 Vacancies To Be Filled In CCS Vote COOPERSTOWN

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Deirdre Domine of Cooperstown lets dad Aaron examine a honey bee after meeting PBS’ Sid the Science Guy Saturday, April 12, at Foothills Performing Arts Center.

‘Cooper Town’ Author Wins 2nd Pulitzer COOPERSTOWN

ightning struck twice for Alan Taylor. The historian, who won the 1996 Pulitzer Prize for “William Cooper’s Town,” won a second Monday, April 14, for “The Internal Enemy: Slavery and War in Virginia, 17721832.” Taylor, 58, a professor of history at the University of California, Davis, built the new book around the War of 1812, and slaves escaping to the British and freedom. YOU’RE INVITED: Milford, Hartwick and New Lisbon residents are invited to a public forum at 7 p.m. Thursday, April 24, in Milford Town Hall, to engage in public discussion with county Rep. Ed Lentz, D-District 5; County Treasurer Dan Crowell and Milford Town Supervisor Chris Harmon. HELP EARTH: Join Otsego Land Trust for the 44th Annual Earth Day in cleaning up Greenough Road Conservation Area at 3:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 22. RSVP recommended, not required, at 547-2366 or sara@otsegolandtrust.org.

he filing deadline is 5 p.m. Monday, April 21, for two vacancies on the Cooperstown Central school board. Incumbents Jean Schifano and Theresa Russo are running again. Petitions, which require only 25 signatures, may be picked up at District Clerk Wendy Lansing’s office at the middle/high school. The election will be Tuesday, May 20, in conjunction with the annual budget vote. Polls will be open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.

Custodian Post Gone In Budget

CAA, Smithy Study How To Collaborate At his installation, Bishop Scharfenberger meets Father John P. Rosson, left, of St. Mary’s “Our Lady of the Lake” Catholic Church, Cooperstown, and parishioners Margie and Ed Landers.

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Teamsters Question Village Hall Layoff COOPERSTOWN

he sole attendee was Teamsters Local 693 President Roberta Dunker, and questioned the Village Board’s decision to replace 25-year employee Tom Steele, the Village Hall custodian, with a cleaning service. Speaking Thursday, April 10, at the public hearing on the 2014-15 village budget, Dunker said the move will only save $9,000. In response, Mayor Jeff Katz pointed her to lines in the budget showing $23,600 for the cleaning service and a $40,253 line for Steele, suggesting a savings in the $17,000 range. The total budget is $5.4 Please See BUDGET, A7

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Consultant Asked To Facilitate Talks By JIM KEVLIN COOPERSTOWN

ooperstown’s two art associations have agreed to take the next step toward a formal collaboration, asking NYCON (the New The Freeman’s Journal York Council of CAA’s Cheryl Wright Nonprofits) to and SCA’s Henry Weil. facilitate a discussion to take matters to the next level. But the presidents of both boards, Cooperstown Art Association’s Cheryl Wright and the Smithy Center for the Arts’ Henry Weil, Please See ARTS, A6

2 County Natives Still Rattled Year After Marathon Hobbie, Raddatz Going Back 4/21 By LIBBY CUDMORE COOPERSTOWN

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Bishop Edward B. Scharfenberger, right, receives the crozier – the symbol of his office – from New York Cardinal Timothy Dolan during the bishop’s installation Thursday, April 10, at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception. The Albany diocese includes Otsego County.

or weeks after last April 15’s bombing that rocked the finish line of the 2013 Boston Marathon, Maggee Hobbie couldn’t shake the fear of what she’d narrowly escaped. “I was supposed to fly to a friend’s wedding in May, but the night before, I was up with panic attacks and anxiety,” she said. “I kept thinking Please See BOMBING, A6

Rags Of Many Colors Woven Into Rugs To Be Auctioned At Otsego 2000 Benefit By LIBBY CUDMORE COOPERSTOWN

wo flannel sheets, someone’s red chenille sweater and an old, battered polar fleece jacket – on any other

day, they might be destined for a landfill, but with a little cutting, some sewing and a vintage loom, they’re transformed into a work of fiber art. “It reminds me of an Arizona sunset,” said weaver Dawn Helstrom of Butternut Fiber Arts, Mount Vision, who, at Please See RUGS, A7

Dawn Helstrom, Mount Vision, has been weaving rags into rugs at the Cooperstown Farmers’ Market. Ian Austin/The Freeman’s Journal

THE FREEMAN’S JOURNAL & HOMETOWN ONEONTA, OTSEGO COUNTY’S LARGEST PRINT CIRCULATION 2010 WINNERS OF The Otsego County Chamber/KEY BANK SMALL BUSINESS AWARD

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Falk Wins Top SUNY Oneonta Award ONEONTA r. Cynthia Falk of SUNY Oneontaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Cooperstown Graduate Program will deliver this yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Susan Smith Lecture titled â&#x20AC;&#x153;Barns of New Yorkâ&#x20AC;? at 7 p.m. Thursday, April 17, at the Morris Conference Centerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Craven Lounge. Created to recognize faculty achievement outside the classroom, the Smith Faculty Prize for Academic Excellence is named in memory of the late SUNY Oneonta pro-

fessor of English. Falk, who is also a Cooperstown Village Trustee, is the 20th recipient. This event and the student awards presented are made possible by the gifts of SUNY Oneonta alumni to the 2013-14 Fund for Oneonta. Dr. Thomas and Mary Smith created the Smith prize in memory of their daughter. The lecture is free and open to the public. A hearty hors dâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;oeuvre reception will follow the lecture.

THURSDAY, APRIL 17, 2014

Fledgling Cooperstown Distillery Brings Back The Gold COOPERSTOWN tâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s been a prize-winning spring for the fledgling Cooperstown Distillery. Not even a year old, Otsego Countyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s first distillery won: â&#x20AC;˘ A gold medal for Glimmerglass Vodka and a bronze for Fenimore Gin March 1 at the Dallas International Spirits Competition. â&#x20AC;˘ A gold medal for Doubleday Vodka, a bronze for Fenimore Gin, and â&#x20AC;&#x153;the only double gold,â&#x20AC;? distillery owner Gene Marra will

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tell you, for Doubleday Ginâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s distinctive packaging March 10 at the Denver International Spirits Competition. â&#x20AC;˘ Another double gold for Doubleday Vodka, and a gold for the baseball-shaped decanter, March 22 at the San Francisco World Spirits Competition. The latter, Marra said, is one of the top three largest such competitions in the Western Hemisphere, featuring such judges as Anthony Dias Blue, The Freemanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Journal president of Blue Lifestyle. Gene Marraâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s daughter Clara holds up the gold stickers Cooperstown Distillery may now place on its bottles.

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Saturday, April 26, 2014, 7:30 p.m. Hunt Union Ballroom, SUNY Oneonta

THE HANS & EDITH WILK MEMORIAL CONCERT Suite No. 1, BWV 1066, C Major, Johann Sebastian Bach Music for Shakespeare, Edward Green Mass, C Major, K.317 â&#x20AC;&#x153;Coronation,â&#x20AC;?Wolfgang Amadeus Mozat Hartwick College Chorus, Dr. Colin Armstong, Director SUNY Oneonta Concert Choir, Dr. Robert Barstow, Director This concert is generously sponsored by Bassett Healthcare Network. Additional support from Excellus BlueCross BlueShield. Tickets are $30 and available at the door or in advance. Email: cso@oneonta.edu Phone: 607/436-2670 Online: catskillsymphony.net Free tickets for children/students with accompanying adults! Call the CSO office for details. This performance is made possible with public funds from the New York State Council on the Arts, a State Agency. This performance is also supported by SUNY Oneonta.

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TEACHER HONORED: Richfield Springs social studies teacher Celia Garretson Rathbun, a Springfield resident, is among seven teachers who will be honored with Awards for Exemplary Service from the SUNY Oneonta Secondary Education Department at the 21st annual Celebration of Teaching reception Thursday, April 24.

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Executive Service Corps Executive Director Rosalie Higgins, above, addresses the first Otsego County Chamber’s Leadership Program class Wednesday, April 8, at the CGP. Doug Gulotty, former Wilber Bank president, County Treasurer Dan Crowell and chamber execs Pat Szarpa and Barbara Ann Heegan addressed the gathering. In photo at right, NYCM executive Jim Potts, Cooperstown, right, and Dan Butterman, next to him, question the presenters.

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the Hewitt Pantaleoni memorial concert series presents

Jeremy Wall “A Life in Music” Jeremy Wall - piano, composer Philip Hernandez - voice Janet Nepkie - Cello Carleton Trumpet CarletonClay Clay -- Trumpet

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We Have Raw Material. Otsego County Could Be Arts Hub

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eer town. Baseball town. Art town,” artist Megan Irving, a refugee from Gotham’s prohibitive rents, posited. “What if Cooperstown became more of a draw for artists from the city?” she asked at the March 14 forum to discuss possible collaborations between the Cooperstown Art Association and, two blocks away, the Smithy Center for the Arts. Another escapee from New York, potter Roy Kortick, picked up the theme at the second forum the following Friday, reporting how Beacon, Hudson and North Adams, Mass., have been revived by the arts. Go visit, he urged, “and see what a vibrant art scene is doing for those communities.” • Art we got. Not just in Cooperstown, but in Oneonta, and hither and thither throughout Otsego County. (Honey and Bernie Kassoy of Garrattsville come to mind, who for years invited artist friends to join them each Fourth of July to confect whimsies from accumulated lagan and derelict.) All that’s needed is a little coordination and promotion. Oneonta Mayor Dick Miller was an early adherent, convening an Arts Summit in January 2011 at

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Artist Megan Irving proposes enabling a Cooperstown arts community at the Feb. 14 forum on possible collaboration of the Cooperstown Art Association and Smithy Pioneer Gallery. Roy Kortick, behind her, repeated the call the following week. The two are flanked by two members of the new Cooperstown Arts Council, Robert Seward and Sydney Waller.

Foothills Performing Arts Center. The Arts Alliance that came out of it did result in the refocusing of the UCCCA as CANO, which is now about to renovate its Wilber Mansion home. One arts weekend, with Foothills and the Oneonta Theater collaborating to draw art tourists to downtown restaurants and shops, did happen. But artists are an independent breed, tough to herd.

• Baseball county. Beer county. Nanotechnology county. Artisanal food county. Higher Education county. Opera county. Museum county. Art county is another track to pursue as we limp out of the national economic downturn. Think about Cooperstown retail: Jeff Foster, Vinnie Russo and other baseball entrepreneurs will tell you those days of selling

dozens of autographed Mickey Mantle baseballs on a weekend are gone. Now, memorabilia are no farther away than your computer screen. With the baseball youth camps replacing the Hall of Fame as the summertime draw, it’s probably just a matter of time until someone builds a lower-rent baseball strip mall in Hartwick Seminary and a great sucking sound is heard on Main Street. But that’s good. Who hasn’t wished for a more varied retail mix in Cooperstown’s downtown? Rents will drop, perhaps to the point a commercial gallery, or two, or three, with artists’ studios upstairs, will be possible. Likewise, downtown Oneonta’s vacant upstairs, with big windows and bright interiors, would be ideal. • As it happens, Cooperstown Mayor Jeff Katz, hearing former Burlington, Vt., planner Bruce Siefer, in his “Sustainable Development” talk at the county courthouse in January, describe how a chance meeting between that city’s mayor and a cyber entrepreneur at the huge fall Arts Hop resulted in cars.com becoming one of the Queen City’s major employers, was inspired. Since, he called a meeting at Village Hall, and arts entrepre-

neur Sydney Wall, Sustainable Otsego’s Adrian Kuzminski, graphic artist Jim Herman and artist Robert Seward emerged as the Cooperstown Arts Council. The CAA-SCA combination is another potential vehicle for the Irving-Kortick vision. And Mayor Miller’s Arts Alliance is simmering, simmering, waiting to be brought to a boil. Otsego County, Arts Magnet, might be just the thing – or a thing – for the new privatized “heads-inbeds” tourism effort to get behind. Sandy Mathes, the county’s “single point of contact” economic developer, undoubtedly could provide helpful contacts. • Where to start? The Cooperstown council, with help from a collaborating CAA-SCA, could keep the Brush & Palette’s threatened Labor Day art show alive, bringing it back downtown. Oneonta’s Arts Alliance might do the same in adding energy to the City of the Hills Art Festival, planned Sept. 13 this year. With all the ferment, it seems inevitable that the arts will align. People would welcome a chance to visit New York State’s Cooperstown Arts Region, or dip into the Glimmerglass Arts Experience, or whatever. Let’s visualize it, plan it, then create it.

JILL’S TELLINGTALES

JAMES McCUE HISTORIC PERSPECTIVES

Novel Imagines Jedediah Peck, Early County Activist

Editor’s Note: James McCue of Oneonta has recently published, “The Legend of the Plough-Jogger,” a novel about Jedediah Peck, a Democratic foe of Federalist William Cooper in the county’s early days. McCue provided this rumination on the Town of Burlington farmer who is also considered father of New York State’s public schools.

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would listen to his radical Democratic-Republicanism. Wherever he traveled, his saddlebags were always stuffed with political literature, which become one of his trademarks. Despite having had no formal education, Judge Peck often wrote very compelling and witty political letters that were printed in the Otsego Herald, always IN

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Jim McCue’s book cover bears a photo of Jedediah Peck’s gravestone, visible from Route 80, Town of Burlington

ho was Jedediah Peck, alias “Plough-Jogger?” Well today, very few people in Otsego County would know who the Plough-Jogger was. Nevertheless, back in 1799, Jedediah Peck was a very popular and influential man in Otsego County. Perhaps he became too influential amongst the common populace, which in turn, made some serious political enemies amongst the Federalist gentry. While Otsego and the State of New York were firmly a Federalist political stronghold, Jedediah Peck traveled the countryside sharing with whomever

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signing with his alias, Plough-Jogger. Many of his letters found fault with his own party’s policies and conversely, he wrote favorable opinions for the Republican views. This did not sit well with William Cooper, Jacob Morris and Thomas Clarke, all Federalists. What truly made the Plough-Jogger so popular was his workingman’s hero persona. He was an outspoken advocate for the rights of the common man, while vehemently denouncing the aristocracy’s stranglehold on political power. The political wars in Otsego came to a climax in September of 1799, when a warrant was issued for the arrest of Judge Peck. He was accused of passing out seditious petitions, aimed at repealing the Alien and Sedition Acts. As the story goes, the Plough-Jogger was taken from his home in the

middle of the night, handcuffed in irons and carted off to Albany and then, onto New York City to stand trial in Federal Court. Jabez Hammond, a historian from Cherry Valley wrote: “…A hundred missionaries in the cause of democracy, stationed between New York and Cooperstown, could not have done so much for the republican cause as this journey of Judge Peck, as a prisoner, from Otsego to the capital of the state…” ... The whole case against Judge Peck fell apart when the District Attorney could not produce witnesses. The arrest of Jedediah Peck, a Revolutionary hero, turned the political tide in Otsego. By the 1800 elections held in April, the PloughJogger had single-handedly turned Otsego County from being a Federalist stronghold into becoming a Republican majority! That would be like Jim Seward converting Otsego into a Democratic stronghold. Indeed, that would be another good story.

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Jill Carey Michaels of Oneonta is a singer, songwriter, storyteller, performs in a band, is an adjunct lecturer in composition and creative writing in SUNY Oneonta’s English Department. – and an artist. She began her “Tellingtales” illustrations as an adjunct to her Tellingtales Internet radio program, accessible through the link at WWW.ALLOTSEGO.COM

ISSUE & DEBATE: Is Astorino Or Cuomo Most Anti-Tax?

s millions of New Yorkers prepare to file their taxes today, it is a stark reminder of our notorious status as the highest taxed state in the nation. New Yorkers pay Astorino nearly 40 percent more than what people pay on average in the country. Governor Cuomo’s oppressive taxes are taking a real toll on our shrinking middle class, which is leaving New York for better opportunities elsewhere. Andrew Cuomo once promised us the bold reforms that would reverse the direction of this state, but all we’ve seen is political maneuvering and gimmicks designed to boost his own power and poll numbers. The result of that is nothing has changed: New York

is alone at the peak of the tax mountain, while 49 other states pay less and have better business climates. Today’s deadline is further realization that as a state, we are losing. Tax Day statement from Westchester County Executive Rob Astorino, who is seeking GOP nomination for governor

tion, Governor Cuomo is moving in the opposite direction,” (former Democrat state Sen. Richard) Brodsky says. Against this backdrop, there was bound to be conflict between Cuomo and New York City’s new mayor, who struck an emphatically populist tone in his campaign. Days after Bill de Blasio’s inauguration, an educationpolicy battle erupted that typifies the opposing wings of the party the two men represent. De Blasio wanted to fund a universal pre-kindergarten program with tax increases on the wealthy and to rein in some of the city’s charter schools; Cuomo vociferously opposes tax hikes and is a staunch defender of alternative public education. Excerpt from “Why New York Democrats Have Turned Against Andrew Cuomo” In Atlantic, April edition

t its root, much of the animosity lies in some Democrats’ suspicion that Cuomo is not really one of them ... On economics, he’s embraced tax cuts and is skeptical Cuomo of labor unions. “At a time when the national Democratic Party seems to be moving in the direction of [focusing on] income inequality and fair taxa-

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BOUND VOLUMES Compiled by Tom Heitz from Freeman’s Journal archives, Courtesy of The New York State Historical Association Library

200 YEARS AGO

Advertisement – School Money – The proportion of School Money for the County of Otsego, has been received from the Superintendent of Common Schools. The several towns in the County can have the same for the year 1813, by applying for it. An order signed by all the Commissioners, will be necessary, which may be drawn payable to any one of them, or any other person. It will also be necessary that the Town Clerk in each town certify that such persons were duly appointed Commissioners of Schools, at the last Town Meeting. Henry Phinney, Treasurer, Cooperstown, March 26, 1814 April 16, 1814

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50 YEARS AGO

The Sandlot Kid, a larger than life statue of a young baseball player, is being erected at the entrance to Doubleday Field adjacent to the National Commercial Bank and Trust Company building. The statue is the work of Victor Salvatore of Springfield Center and New York City. A miniature casting of the sculpture was presented to the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1942. The large statue is a gift to the Village of the late F. Ambrose Clark. The statue is being located in an appropriate setting at the entrance to the famed baseball park by workmen from Neil R. Neilson, Inc., Oneonta. April 22, 1964

175 YEARS AGO

Log-rolling in legislation is an application of the federal principle of combination in law-making. The democracy have always maintained that the true purposes of legislation were to accomplish objects of public necessity and utility, and such acts of individual justice as are not within the pale of the judicial authority; and they have always insisted that every proposition should stand upon its own merits. The manifest danger to the cause of public morals of allowing an act of legislation to be determined by considerations altogether foreign from the object of the act itself, has been sufficient heretofore to restrain public men in most cases from an open avowal of the federal principle of combination. April 15, 1839

150 YEARS AGO

Abolition of Slavery – The following is the resolution adopted by the U.S. Senate, ayes 38, nays 6 – “Be it resolved, By the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled: two-thirds of both Houses concurring, That the following article be proposed to the Legislatures of the Several States as an amendment to the Constitution of the United States, which, when ratified by three-fourths of said Legislatures, shall be valid to all intents and purposes as a part of the said Constitution, namely: Article XIII. Sec. 1 – Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the United States, or any place subject to their jurisdiction. Section 2 – Congress shall have power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation.” The resolution is now before the House. Our own belief is it will receive the requisite two-third vote. If so, it must then receive the sanction of three-fourths of the several States to be of any effect. April 15, 1864

April 19, 1939

25 YEARS AGO

Members of the Delaware-Otsego Audubon Society led by Marion Karl crossed soggy fields into a stand of woods where the ground was covered with slightly crunchy leaves. Walking ever-so-carefully, they approached the beech trees where the Great Blue Heron rookery is found. The herons nest in colonies and build their nests high in the beech trees April 15, 1914 for a good view of the countryside. Adult herons stand four feet tall and fly with wing spans of six or seven feet. Mrs. Karl, of Cooperstown, has studied the rookery for a number of years and has written a paper on the herons. They are Three thousand, nine hundred and sixty-five immigrants found throughout upstate New York in marshy waterways reached Castle Garden yesterday. They were passengers on in the summer. They winter in the south, return in the spring the six ocean steamers which reached port during the day. and stay until late fall. The most common number of eggs is Of this number 200 were picked out as people likely to befour. Various kinds of fish are the herons’ principal food. come public charges. The 200 may be sent back to Europe. April 18, 1984 And none of those steamers fly the stars and stripes. Republican policy has put the valuable ocean carrying business into the hands of foreigners. The Doubleday Field Advisory Committee met on TuesApril 19, 1889 day morning to discuss the possibility of a Willie Nelson and Bob Dylan live concert at the historic field on August 6. Committee members Howard Talbot, Lee Malone and Two-hour parking on Main Street from Pine to Fair Stuart Taugher were joined by Mayor Carol Waller, Field from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. was decreed by the Village Board of Trustees at their regular monthly meeting held Monday eve- Manager Joe Harris, Cooperstown Police Chief Mike Crippen and State Trooper Sergeant David Segit of Richfield ning at the Village Hall. With the influx of cars and people during the coming summer the question of parking becomes Springs. Proponents of the concert envision a family affair with the possibility of attracting 10,000 to 12,000 spectaa serious matter especially relative to all day parking. The tors. “In no way is this concert affiliated with the Hall board felt that a two-hour limit would permit necessary shopping time and still eliminate the abuse of the privilege. of Fame,” said Taugher. “I just want to make that absolutely clear.” Talbot expressed concern that a concert on The trustees also adopted a $25 charge against towns sendDoubleday Field was not in the best interest of the village. ing in fire alarms where village apparatus is taken outside “What’s in it for the village?” Talbot asked. the corporate limits. The Village Clerk was instructed to get April 16, 2004 in touch with the Supervisors and town boards for Otsego, Middlefield, Springfield, Hartwick and Milford to inform them of the charge.

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BOMBING/From A1 that I could have been there when it happened, that I am not immortal. And I just couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t get on that plane.â&#x20AC;? Hobbie was handing out medals at the finish line of the race, but left for a doctorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s appointment 20 minutes before the bombs were detonated that killed three people, wounded 264 and set off a four-day manhunt, where an MIT police officer was also killed. One of the alleged bombers, Tamerlan Tsarnaev, was killed in a shootout with police, and his brother, Dzhokhar, was captured and is currently awaiting trial. But on Monday, April 21, Hobbie will be right back at that finish line, handing out medals once again. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m not sure what my emotional state will be that day, but right now, Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m excited.â&#x20AC;? She may even have the chance to pass out a medal to Melissa Raddatz, the CCS graduate who finished last yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s marathon in 3 hours, 3 minutes and was eating at a P.F. Changâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s in the Prudential Center a few blocks away with her dad, Dr. Don Raddatz, when the bombs went off. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I was just stunned, even days later,â&#x20AC;? she said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I just couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t believe something like that could happen.â&#x20AC;? Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not uncommon for runners to wear their race Tshirts and jackets for a few days after the race, but she found that when she wore her Boston Marathon jacket back on the streets of New York City, it drew more than normal attention. â&#x20AC;&#x153;People were stopping me on the street, on the subway and asking if I was okay. I was really impressed that complete strangers would reach

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out like that.â&#x20AC;? The media coverage of the event and the aftermath was overwhelming, said Raddatz, and she occasionally had to turn off the TV. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m hoping that after a year, people have begun to heal.â&#x20AC;? Hobbie will run in the Boston Athletic Associationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s pre-marathon 5K on Saturday, April 19. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t run a marathon, but I can run a 5k!â&#x20AC;? she said. And when Raddatz steps up to that starting line, she knows sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll be part of something big. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s going to be monumental,â&#x20AC;? she said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;And Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m happy to be a part of it.â&#x20AC;?

CAA, SCA Explore Commonalities ARTS/From A1 emphasize that â&#x20AC;&#x153;mergerâ&#x20AC;? is too strong a word to describe the affiliation they are seeking. The CAA board has met and agreed to the facilitation, and the SCA one expects to do so in the next week. The idea is to bring in NYCON CEO Doug Bauer to guide members of both boards in discussing the possibilities for a common future. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m really optimistic that it is a good step,â&#x20AC;? said Wright. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It would be a great use of our time and resources if we can structure this in a way that is adaptable, nimble and works to keep the identities of both organizations.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Everybody seems to be keeping a very open mind,â&#x20AC;? said Weil. The idea is for Sauer to take board members through a discussion â&#x20AC;&#x153;to get a better idea of the positives and possible drawbacksâ&#x20AC;? of a collaboration. The two organizations

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hosted two well-attended open forums in March to sound out their members and the community at large about a possible â&#x20AC;&#x153;mergerâ&#x20AC;? of the two entities. It soon became clear that the constituencies were opposed to a complete merger. But by the end of the second session, many attendees appeared to favor some sort of umbrella that would handle administration, fundraising and grant-writing, while allow each to pursue distinct artistic missions. While NYCON has not assisted in merging arts entities around here, its regional director, Andrew Marietta of Cooperstown, pointed out it did help facilitate the merger of the Cook Foundation, owners of Brookwood Gardens, and the Otsego Land Trust.

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THURSDAY, APRIL 17, 2014

Village Turns Over Trolleys To Birnie Bus

BUDGET/From A1 million. The tax levy – the amount raised locally – is about $1.8 million, a 1.1 percent increase. The tax levy is the same, $4.8 per $1,000 valuation valuation. After adding $22,000 for engineering of water and sewerage repairs on Delaware Street next year, Katz said he expects the budget to be approved at the trustees’ monthly meeting, beginning at 6:30 p.m. Monday, April 28. Also at the budget-hearing

meeting, the trustees voted to turn the management of the village’s trolley system to Birnie Bus. The cost will be the same, Katz said, but the vote removes a burden from village administration. In an interview after the board went into executive session, Dunker said Steele also cleans the fire house, helps clear snow from streets and has a CDL, so he can help out in the Streets Department. “In the end, they’re going to see it’s not saving them money,”

she said. Dunker said she will try to convince the village trustees to change their minds. If that fails, she will work through the Civil Service system so that, in the end, Steele will probably bump someone with less seniority from the village’s 12-member Teamsters unit. Said Katz, “We have union agreements that both parties have agreed to. We believe the village adheres to mutually agree-upon policies.”

Rag Rugs To Benefit Otsego 2000 Causes RUGS/From A1 the Cooperstown Farmers’ Market since January, has been turning rags into rugs on her 1932 loom from the Union Mill Co., Boonville. “Rag rugs take waste out of the landfills,” said Lyn Weir, Farmers’ Market program manager. “And we wanted something that would raise awareness of our fiber farmers at the market.” The Cooperstown Rag Rug Project originally aimed to make 10 rugs to be auctioned at Otsego 2000’s second annual Local Foods, Local Spirits fundraiser Aug. 7, but over 40 pounds of donated rags have made 14 rugs, with plenty more rags to go through before the effort comes to an end this Saturday, April 19.

“Everybody has really pitched in,” said Weir. “People came and donated, volunteers cut and sewed the strips. We’ve had a really great response!” While Helstrom works on the loom, Ellen Levine was one of the volunteers cutting and chain-stitching together the donated rags into basketball-sized bundles. “This is my grandmother’s sewing machine,” said Levine. “It’s portable!” Though the rags range from T-shirts to towels and sheets, some of the rugs have stories attached to them. “Someone brought us three balls of antique rags that they’d found in their attic,” said Helstrom. “It had been a rag rug that fell apart, so we wove a new antique rug – it looks just like one my grandmother would have made.”

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THURSDAY, APRIL 17, 2014

Hartwick’s Andree Conklin, center, advises Gail Norris, Goodyear Lake, and R.P. Withington, Oneonta, on sorting potato-chip bags for recycling. Milford’s Chris Tumovicz, top photo, helps recycle tape cassettes. In full regalia, beekeeper Pam Welch, Arnold’s Lake, at right, shares a laugh with Eileen Murphy, Cooperstown.

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Glowing like a little light bulb, 7-month-old Jalen Jaskolka, attending from Albany, was a big hit with attendees at the OCCA’s 2014 Earth Festival Saturday, April 12, at Milford Central School, which drew its usual crowd of many hundred. Mom Carolyn, one of the Clarvoe twins who were soccer stand-outs during their years at CCS, admires her firstborn. Grandmom Martha Clarvoe was close at hand, too.

Friends of Glimmerglass – Georgiana Kisch, Cooperstown, foreground, and Sandra Starr, Springfield Center – promote “I Love My Park Day,” coming up Sunday, May 4, and other Friends’ activities.

A bag of candy corn brought playtime to a halt for Cooperstown’s Kaltenbach sisters Mia, 7, and Ciara, 4, and their friend Zola Palmer, 3, of Hartwick, as they dove into the sweet treat. Otsego County Planning Director Karen Sullivan, Oneonta, left, just completed negotiating Casella Resource Solutions’ assuming the county’s trash collection duties, but took time to learn even more about Casella from Karey Foster, in particular how the company encourages recycling at SUNY Delhi and other large institutions. Oneonta’s Molly Swain, just back from a trip to Japan to visit her granddaughter and great-granddaughter, tries her luck on a raffle for the display of a preying mantis preserved under a bell jar.

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Legal notice * NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE Public Notice is hereby given Under Sec. 182 NYS Lien Law, that property described as Contents of Storage Unit, will be sold at public auction at 12:03 p.m., on April 26, 2014 at Southside Self Storage, 7352 State Hwy. 23, Oneonta, NY. The sale of such property is to satisfy the lien of Southside Self Storage on property stored for the accounts of: Unit B1Michael Downey 5X10 Unit I2Soto/GFT 10 X 20 Unit I7Soto/GFT 10X20 Possible sale if not paid by Friday the 25th of April 2014. Unit G1Michael Jones 10 X 10 Unit H3 – Ron Davis 15 X 10 Unit H7Ron Davis 15 X 10 Unit I3Trista Lindsey 20 X 10 3LegalApril18 Legal notice * SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK COUNTY OF OTSEGO ________________ ________________ ________________ U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE FOR STANWICH MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST, SERIES 2011-4 ASSET-BACKED PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES Plaintiff, -- against -DARLENE WINANT; BRUCE WINANT and TOZHIA DONNELL, if they are living and if they are dead, the respective heirsat-law, next-of-kin, distributes, executors, administrators, trustees, devisees, legatees, assignees, lienors, creditors and successors in interest and general all persons having or claiming under, by or through said defendant who may be deceased, by purchase, inheritance, lien or inheritance, line or otherwise any right, title or interest in or to the real property described in the complaint; UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF TAXATION AND FINANCE, -- Defendants. Filed: 12/14/2012 Re-Filed: Index No. 1100/12 Plaintiff designates OTSEGO County as place of trial venue. Venue is based upon County in which premises are being situate SUPPLEMEN-

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TAL SUMMONS WITH NOTICE ACTION TO FORECLOSE A MORTGAGE TO THE ABOVE-NAMED DEFENDANTS: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to answer the Complaint in this action and to serve a copy of your Answer; or, if the Complaint is not served with this Summons, to serve a Notice of Appearance upon the Plaintiff’s Attorney, within twenty (20) days after the service of the Summons, exclusive of the date of service or within thirty (30) days after the service is complete if this Summons is not personally delivered to you within the State of New York. If you fail to so appear or answer, judgement will be taken against you by default for the relief demanded in the Complaint. DATED: Elmsford, New York August 12, 2013 NOTICE YOU ARE IN DANGER OF LOSING YOUR HOME If you do not respond to this summons and complaint by service a copy of the answer on the attorney for the mortgage company who filed this foreclosure proceeding against you and filing the answer with the court, a default judgment may be entered and you can lose your home. Speak to an attorney or go to the court where you case is pending for further information on how to answer the summons and protect you property. Sending a payment to your mortgage company will not stop this foreclosure action. YOU MUST RESPOND BY SERVING A COPY OF THE ANSWER ON THE ATTORNEY FOR THE PLAINTIFF U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE FOR STANWICH MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST, SERIES 2011-4 ASSET-BACKED PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES AND FILING THE ANSWER WITH THE COURT. Karen B. Olson, Esq. Law offices of Knuckles, Komosinski & Elliott, LLP Attorneys for Plaintiff 565 Taxter Road, Suite 590 Elmsford, New York 10523 Phone: (914) 345-3020 THIS IS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. NOTICE TO OCCUPANTS: U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE FOR STANWICH

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MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST, SERIES 2011-4 ASSET-BACKED PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES IS FORECLOSING AGAINST THE OWNER OF THIS PREMISES. IF YOU LIVE HERE, THIS LAWSUIT MAY RESULT IN YOUR EVICTION. YOU MAY WISH TO CONTACT A LAWYER TO DISCUSS ANY RIGHTS AND POSSIBLE DEFENSES YOU MAY HAVE.

CONTACT AN ATTORNEY OR YOUR LOCAL LEGAL AID OFFICE TO OBTAIN ADVICE ON HOW TO PROTECT YOURSELF.

TO THE ABOVE NAMED DEFENDANTS; The foregoing Summons is served upon you by publication pursuant to an Order of the Hon. Michael V. Coccoma, a Justice of the Supreme Court, Otsego County, dated Aug. 6, 2013 and filed with the complaint and other papers in the Otsego County Clerk’s office. NOTICE OF OBJECT OF ACTION AND RELIEF SOUGHT The OBJECT of the above-entitled action is to foreclose a purchase money mortgage to secure $84,000.00, plus interest, recorded in the Office of the County Clerk/City Register of the County of Otsego on April 4, 2008, in Liber 1548 of Mortgages at Page 1172 and which purchase money mortgage was assigned to the Plaintiff herein as later evidenced by written instrument dated September 5, 2012 which is to be recorded with the County Clerk/City Register of Otsego County covering premises described as follows: 155 Balantic Hill Road, Laurens, New York A/K/A Sec. 240.11, Block 1, Lot 1.00 The relief sought in the within action is final judgment directing the sale of the premises described herein above to satisfy the debt secured by the purchase money mortgage described above. The Plaintiff makes no personal claim against any Defendants in this action EXCEPT DARLENE WINANT. HELP FOR HOMEOWNERS IN FORECLOSURE NEW STATE LAW REQUIRES THAT WE SEND YOU THIS NOTICE ABOUT THE FORECLOSURE PROCESS. PLEASE READ IT CAREFULLY. SUMMONS AND COMPLAINT YOU ARE IN DANGER OF LOSING YOUR HOME. IF YOU FAIL TO RESPOND TO THE SUMMONS AND COMPLAIN IN THIS FORECLOSURE ACTION, YOU MAY LOSE YOUR HOME. PLEASE READ THE SUMMONS AND COMPLAINT CAREFULLY. YOU SHOULD IMMEDIATELY

SOURCES OF INFORMATION AND ASSISTANCE The State encourages you to become informed about you options in foreclosure. In addition to seeking assistance from an attorney or legal aid office, there are government agencies and non-profit organizations that you may contact for information about possible options, including trying to work with your lender during this process. If you need further information, please call the New York State Department of Financial services’ toll-free helpline at 877-226-5607 or visit the Department’s website at HTTP://WWW. DFS.NY.GOV FORECLOSURE RESCUE SCAMS Be careful of people who approach you with offers to “save” your home. There are individuals who watch for notices of foreclosure actions in order to unfairly profit from a homeowner’s distress. You should be extremely careful about any such promises and any suggestions that you pay them a fee or sign over your deed. State law requires anyone offering such services for profit to enter into a contract which full describes the services they will perform and fees they will charge, and which prohibits them from taking any money from you until they have completed all such promised services. Section 1303 NOTICE 4LegalApril24 Legal notice * STATE OF NEW YORK SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF OTSEGO ________________ ________________ ________________ WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. SUMMONS Index No. 20130630 WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. Plaintiff vs. KATHLEEN A. MACKAY, ROBERT B. MACKAY, MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. AS NOMINEE FOR HSBC MORTGAGE CORPORATION (USA), And JOHN DOE, Defendants This is an attempt to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose. ________________ ________________ ________________ To the above named Defendants:

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You are hereby summoned to answer the complaint in this action and to serve a copy of your answer, or if the complaint is not served with this summons, to serve a notice of appearance on the plaintiff’s attorneys within thirty days after the service of this summons, exclusive of the day of service, and in case of your failure to appear or answer, judgment will be taken against you by default for the relief demanded in the complaint. NOTICE YOU ARE IN DANGER OF LOSING YOUR HOME If you do not respond to this summons and complaint by serving a copy of the answer on the attorney for the mortgage company who filed this foreclosure proceeding against you and filing the answer with the court, a default judgment may be entered and you can lose your home. Speak to an attorney or go to the court where your case is pending for further information on how to answer the summons and protect your property. Sending a payment to your mortgage company will not stop this foreclosure action. YOU MUST RESPOND BY SERVING A COPY OF THE ANSWER ON THE ATTORNEY FOR THE PLAINTIFF (MORTGAGE COMPANY) AND FILING THE ANSWER WITH THE COURT. Dated: March 28, 2014 The foregoing summons is served upon you by publication pursuant to an order of Hon. J. Michael V. Coccoma, Justice of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, signed the 25th day of March, 2014, Cooperstown, New York. The object of this action is to foreclose a mortgage on the following property: Tax I.D. No. 221.14-1-28.00 ALL that tract or parcel of land situate in the Village of Morris, County of Otsego and State of New York, bounded and described as follows: BEGINNING in the center of NY State Hwy, 51 at a point lying 341 feet westerly of the centerline of Hargrave Street; THENCE South 08 degrees 51 minutes 58 seconds West 311.79 feet to a steel rod set with cap in the northerly boundary of lands now or formerly of

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Bertha Smith (L 820/P 241); THENCE South 89 degrees 40 minutes 41 seconds West 40.92 feet to a steel rod set with cap in the corner with lands now or formerly of Campfield (L 616/P 410); THENCE North 04 degrees 58 minutes 30 seconds North 130.80 feet along the land of Zion Episcopal Church to a steel rod; THENCE South 87 degrees 41 minutes 52 seconds West 8.00 feet to a steel rod; THENCE North 04 degrees 58 minutes 30 seconds West 174.00 feet to the center of NYS Hwy. 51; THENCE North 87 degrees 41 minutes 52 seconds East 123.50 feet to the place of BEGINNING. These premises are also known as 166 Main Street, Morris NY, 13808. Michael Jablonski, Esq. Woods Oviatt Gilman LLP Attorneys for Plaintiff 700 Crossroads Building 2 State Street Rochester, New York 14614 4LegalApril24 Legal notice Clearwater Operations LLC Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 1/14/14. Office in Otsego Co. SSNY desig. agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to Aaron House, 229 Collars Rd, Oneonta, NY 13820. Purpose: General. 6LegalApr17 Legal notice NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY. NAME: ISNY CONSULTING LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the Secy. of State (SSNY) on 2/12/2014. Office: Otsego Co. SSNY designated agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to: ISNY Consulting LLC, 4 Walling Blvd, Oneonta, NY 13820. Purpose: any lawful purpose. 6LegalApr24 Legal notice NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY. NAME: Ruffly Purrfect-Pet Grooming and Training LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 03/03/14. . Office location: Otsego County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to: United States Corporation Agents, INC., 7014 13th Ave, Suite 202, Brooklyn, NY 11228. Purpose: For any lawful purpose. 6LegalMay1

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Legal notice NOTICE OF FORMATION OF Cook House Rental, LLC Arts of Org. filed with Sec’y of State of N.Y. (SSNY) on 3/26/2014. Office location: Otsego County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, 22 3rd Street, Manhasset, NY 11030. Purpose: Any lawful activity. 6LegalMay15 Legal notice Notice of Formation (1) Young’s Dairy Farm, LLC (2) 7 January 2014 (3) Otsego (4) NY Secretary of State has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served; Process mailed to Cherry Valley NY 133200436. (5) Conducting any legal business 6LegalMay15 Legal notice Notice of Formation (1) THE TEPEE GIFT SHOP, LLC (2) 31 December 2013 (3) Otsego (4) NY Secretary of State has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served; Process mailed to Cherry Valley NY 133202320. (5) Conducting any legal business 6legalMay15 Legal notice Notice of formation of APPLE VALLEY VENTURES, LLC (“LLC”). Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of NY (“SSNY”) on 02/26/2014. Office location: Otsego County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of any process against the LLC served upon him/her to: The LLC, 621 Center Valley Road, Worcester, NY 12197. Purpose: for any lawful purpose. 6LegalApril 15 Legal notice Notice of formation of KARKER ENTERPRISES, LLC (“LLC”). Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of NY (“SSNY”) on 08/16/2014. Office location: Otsego County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of any process against the LLC served upon him/her to: The LLC, 2 Main Street, Worcester, NY 12197. Purpose: for any lawful purpose. 6LegalApril 15 Legal notice Notice of formation of THE LODGE, LLC (“LLC”). Articles of Organization

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were filed with the Secretary of State of NY (“SSNY”) on 03/12/2014. Office location: Otsego County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of any process against the LLC served upon him/her to: The LLC, 132 Layman Road, Davenport, NY 13750. Purpose: for any lawful purpose. 6LegalApril 15 Legal notice Notice of formation of CCRN Operator LLC, a limited liability company. Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of the State of New York (SSNY) on April 10, 2014. Office located in Otsego. SSNY has been designated for service of process. SSNY shall mail copy of any process served against the LLC to THE LLC 386 Route 59 Suite 300 Airmont, N.Y. 10952. Purpose: any lawful purpose. 6LegalMay22 Legal notice Notice of formation of Phoenix Mills Realty LLC, a limited liability company. Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of the State of New York (SSNY) on April 10, 2014. Office located in Otsego. SSNY has been designated for service of process. SSNY shall mail copy of any process served against the LLC to THE LLC 386 Route 59 Suite 300 Airmont, N.Y. 10952. Purpose: any lawful purpose. 6LegalMay22 Legal notice Notice of Formation of BROCK’S BERRIES AND BLOSSOMS, LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the NY Secretary of State on April 1, 2014. 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, 129 Blueberry Lane, Maryland, NY 12116. The purpose of the LLC is to engage in any lawful act of activity. 6LegalMay22 Legal notice Notice is hereby given that a license, number Pending, for beer and wine has been applied for by the undersigned to sell beer and wine at retail in a ballpark under the Alcoholic Beverage Control Law at 15 James Georgeson Avenue, Oneonta, NY 13820, County of Otsego for on premises consumption. John P. Gallucci d/b/a Railbenders II 2LegalApril24