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he League of Women Voters will host a Candidates Night for the CCS board at 7 p.m. Monday, May 11, in the high school cafeteria. Public welcome. There are five candidates for three seats: Marcy Birch, Mary Bonderoff, Tabetha Rathbone, Anthony Scalici and Laurie Williams. Trevor Fuller withdrew. Candidates will give opening and closing statements, and in between will answer questions.
Augur’s Revived As Beverage Hub Cooperstown Distillery proprietor Gene Marra, right, and investor Steve Harris show off an artist’s rendering of the prospective interior of Local: Cooperstown Beverage Exchange, to be located in the Augur’s Block at the flagpole.
THERE’S MORE ... That same night, a public information session on Phase II of the Main Street Project – including the traffic light at Chestnut, and enhancements for cyclists and pedestrians – is planned at 7 p.m. in the fire hall.
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Led By Cooperstown Distillery, Storefront Will Be Entrypoint To Breweries, Wineries By JIM KEVLIN COOPERSTOWN
CONFERENCE ROOM: The former village justice offices at 22 Main have been renovated into a conference room, available to the public. To reserve space, call Village Clerk Teri Barown at 547-2411.
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hey hadn’t thought of creating a retail hub for Otsego County’s growing beverage industry, but when Augur’s Books, perhaps Cooperstown’s most desirable storefront, became available for the first time in a quarter-century, the creative juices started flowing. Now, Cooperstown Distillery proprietor Gene Marra and Steve Harris, an investor in the com-
pany, are planning to open Local: Cooperstown Beverage Exchange, on the ground floor of the imposing three-story brick building “at the flagpole” by mid-June. From 10 to 5, the Exchange will sell Cooperstown Distillery products and those of the six other members of the Cooperstown Beverage Trail – Ommegang, Cooperstown and Butternut breweries, Rustic Ridge and Bear Pond wineries, the Fly Creek Cider Mill – plus the new Pail Shop Winery, which is expected to join the Beverage Trail partners Please See HUB, A7
Of 17, Just 2 Boost Hotel ZBA Puts Off Vote A Month By JIM KEVLIN COOPERSTOWN
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height variance – termed make-or-break by one of the developers of a proposed downtown hotel – has just gotten more complicated. In opening a hearing on the Milo Stewproject Tuesart: “I say day, May 5, lamb boo!” village Zoning Board of Appeals chair Susan Snell outlined not one, but eight variances the hotel project will require. She distributed a list detailing them. The hotel is designed at 47 feet tall, five feet more than the 42-foot maximum height in the Please See HOTEL, A6
Restaurants Introducing Ethnic Food By LIBBY CUDMORE COOPERSTOWN
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Hyde Hall Completing Tin Top Renovations By LIBBY CUDMORE HYDE BAY
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n building the Tin Top gatehouse at the lower level of his Hyde Hall estate, George Clarke’s intention was to show visitors that his was no ordinary estate. And with the grand opening of the Tin Top visitor’s center on Saturday, May 9, guests will once again be welcomed to Hyde Hall with the grace and elegance personified by the Clarke Family. “He wanted this gatehouse to immediately impress visitors,” said Jon Maney, executive director. This summer, visitors can sit in the east wing and have coffee while they wait for their tours of Hyde Hall, view an exhibit on the relocation of Tin Top in the 1970s. The gatehouse originally sat at the entrance to what is now Glimmerglass State Park – you can still see the concrete foundation as you drive past – and was moved when Glimmerglass was being developed out of fears that it might be vandalized. “It’s one of the oldest surviving gatehouses in New York,” he said. In June 2006, floods washed out the bridge connecting Hyde Hall to the gatehouse, and in 2011, a new bridge, based on an original 1824 drawing of a proposed bridge at the Hyde
estate in Cheshire, England, was completed, once again uniting the gatehouse to the estate. Visitors to the gatehouse will be able to study maps of the expanses of land George Hyde Clarke once held, as well as view a
photo exhibit detailing the gatehouse’s move from the original location. “We’re hoping that one day we can get a screen in and show a video to give more information on the house before the tour,” said Maney. The West Wing, which
Hyde Hall Executive Director Jon Maney examines progress on the Tin Top renovations in advance of the Saturday, May 9, ribbon-cutting.
was once the home for the estate’s gatekeeper and his family, has been remodeled into the bookstore and a meeting room with a small kitchenette. “I want to encourage historical societies to have their meetings here,” he said.
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atricia Kennedy is a perfect choice for the state Senate’s annual “Women of Distinction” honors. Since she was elevated to executive director in 1995, Springbrook has experienced success after success. Early in the Kennedy years, numerous group homes were established that now dot a three-county region, and a sorely needed daycare program launched to serve both challenged youngsters and “normal” ones. The crown jewel of accomplishment to date was a $25 million renovation and expansion, completed in 2012, creating a community for autistic children who were being treated out-ofstate, far from family and friends, and positioning the campus for future growth. At about the same time, Springbrook bought the former St. Mary’s School in Oneonta and consolidated its multiple off-campus offices there. And Kennedy collaborated with SUNY
Bassett, New York Central Mutual and SUNY Oneonta. Springbrook is a nonprofit, social-service agency, but, Kennedy will tell you, it would be equally successful if it were a for-profit business. Her three-part formula, stated in an interview as she was about to accept the Otsego Chamber’s NBT Bank Distinguished BusiThe Freeman’s Journal ness Award in 2012, applies Patricia Kennedy welto any undertaking: comes benefactor Tom “One, set a vision, a viGolisano in September sion that is shared. It has 2012 at the culmination to be congruent with your the “Coming Home” mission and the values of fund drive that made a $25 million Springbrook the organization. Two, you have to be able to respond to expansion possible. a changing climate. Three, Oneonta President Nancy you have to take advantage Kleniewski in creating a of opportunities that present master’s program tailored themselves.” to Springbrook’s needs, And she believes people ensuring the trained staff it – leaders – make the differrequires. ence. From a couple of hundred • residents and employees, In announcing Kennedy’s Springbrook has grown to selection, state Sen. Jim 800 residents and 1,200 Seward, R-Milford, always employees, making it the diplomatic, recognized there fourth largest employer are many contenders for in Otsego County, after Woman of Distinction hon-
ors, noting, “All should be commended for the wonderful work they do.” Think about it – it’s a great party game – and many examples quickly come to mind. • Jane Forbes Clark, presiding firmly and creatively over the Clark Foundation for almost a quarter-century. Nothing has stood still, or is standing still – from the Fenimore and Farmers’, to the Baseball Hall of Fame, to Bassett Hospital, to the Clark gym, now about to undergo another reinvention. Quite astonishing. • In politics, county Rep. Kathy Clark, R-Otego, has chaired the county Board of Representatives for three-plus years now, with county Reps. Beth Rosenthal of Roseboom, Betty Ann Schwerd of Edmeston, and Oneonta’s Janet Hurley Quackenbush, Kay Stuligross and Linda Rowinski among her colleagues. • More locally, former Cooperstown mayor Carol B. Waller stays in the news as U.S. Rep. Chris Gibson’s
county liaison, and current trustees include Deputy Mayor Ellen Tillapaugh and the formidable Trustee Cindy Falk, architect of the $2 million downtown redo now underway. In Oneonta, former mayor Kim Muller’s accomplishment is embodied in her namesake plaza, Oneonta’s Puerta del Sol, and women have played roles in key city initiatives for decades. • At the colleges, Kleniewski’s provost, Maria Thompson, made possible the recent reorganization into five schools, and two of the founding deans are Jan Bowers of Education & Human Ecology and Susan Turell of the School of Social Science. A full 18 of Hartwick President Margaret Drugovich’s 30-member cabinet members are women. Both appointed in 2008, Kleniewski and Drugovich are the first women presidents of either college. • In business, Barbara Ann Heegan is president/ CEO of the Otsego Chamber of Commerce, teamed
up for a while with Roxana Hurlburt, board chair (and vice president of ISD Tech). In retail leadership, Southside Mall manager Luisa Montanti is also president of the Foothills board, and proprietors … there are simply too many to even try to list. • Among the non-profits, women rule. In the Cooperstown-based environmental agencies, Nicole Dillingham is Otsego 2000 president and Ellen Pope executive director, Virginia Kennedy executive director of the Otsego Lake Trust, and Vicky Lentz OCCA president and Darla Youngs executive director. In Oneonta, Pat Knuth is managing The Arc Otsego, and financial adviser Sarah Manchester, as board president, is shepherding the Delaware & Otsego United Way through a transition. • The point is, there is no shortage of Women of Distinction around here, and the state Senate program is right to dramatize them.
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Cooperstown All-Star Village Has Earned Oneonta Community’s Support To the Editor: The Otsego County Chamber of Commerce expresses its strong support for the continued planned expansion of Cooperstown All Star Village in the Town of Oneonta. This project growth has a direct economic impact on our community. We ask that the town of Oneonta consider the following key points: • The Cooperstown All Star Village, during its 11 years of operation, has grown to a world class facility which attracts teams from all over the world with profes-
sional ball fields and uniforms for the players, and a great experience for their families. This year they have teams from China, Australia, Virgin Islands, Dominican Republic and all fifty states, just to name a few, hosting almost 500 teams. The average team has 15 participants, each player averages 5 family members, which means we have about 40,000 visitors in our region during the 11 weeks of operation, June through August . • Competitors, their families, supporters and spectators alike patronize local hotels, restaurants,
Little League World Series phenom Mo’ne Davis pitches at Cooperstown All-Star Village last season.
shops and museums. This provides a substantial and direct economic benefit to the Greater Oneonta community and Otsego County. • There are over 300 employees working for Cooperstown All Star Village that also enhances the local economy and local spending. The Otsego County Chamber of Commerce encourages the Town of Oneonta to work diligently with the management of the Cooperstown All Star Village toward an expeditious regulatory resolution that mutually benefits the greater Otsego County busi-
ness community and the residents of the Town of Oneonta. The Otsego County Chamber remains committed to business enhancement as articulated in our mission, to continually improve the overall business climate in the region; to strive for an atmosphere which attracts investment; to build a positive, forward-thinking business community; and to partner with government, groups, individuals and institutions. BARBARA ANN HEEGAN President/CEO Otsego County Chamber
Birch Businesswoman, Tender Of Children Candidate Experienced As Mother, CPA Too To the Editor: We are supporting the re-election of Marcy Birch to another term on the Cooperstown Central school board. Marcy has a great deal of experience working with children as a speech pathologist and directing education programs. In addition, she is a successful business person with a strong grasp of management and budgeting priorities. She has been instru-
mental in helping to keep taxes under the 2 percent tax levy cap on the school budget while supporting the Veteran’s property tax exemption. In addition to being a parent, Marcy has also served as a foster parent as well as a host for students in Rotary International. She brings a unique perspective to educating children. She is dedicated and commits a substantial amount of time to being
a productive and efficient board member. We are proud to be supporting Marcy’s bid for reelection and know that the interests of our children will be well served by giving her your support. The school board election will be 7 a.m.-8 p.m. Tuesday, May 19, at the high school building on Linden Avenue. CINDY & ORLO BURCH Hartwick
To the Editor: I am writing in support of Tabetha Rathbone in the upcoming Cooperstown Central school Board election. Tabetha possesses several unique qualifications for the position: First, she is a Certified Public Accountant. As a CPA she has the ability to quickly review and evaluate district financial statements. Secondly, she has been able to apply her financial
training in her current job as chief financial officer of a prominent local corporation. This company has a budget several times that of the school district and has almost 200 employees. Most importantly, she and her husband have two children who attend Cooperstown Elementary School and are vitally interested in the future of the system. In summary, Tabetha Rathbone possesses the
education, skills, experience and personal involvement to represent the citizens of the district well. It is time to face the challenges that confront the district, and she is the best person to do that. I urge you to vote for her on May 19 when the polls are open, 7 a.m. to 8 p.m., at the high school. JIM HOWARTH Cooperstown
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To the Editor: We support Tabetha Rathbone and Laurie Williams as the candidates most committed to help bring change to the Cooperstown Central school board, change that would empower the voices of teachers, parents and other community members. Williams and Rathbone understand the need for the board to revise its structures and methods of governance to enhance a two-way flow of influence on the board’s decisions, rather than sustaining the current top-down structure. Evidence of this commitment can be found in Rathbone’s and Williams’ early, vocal support for test refusal as a strategy for opposing Governor Cuomo’s recent education proposal,
which would have counted standardized tests toward 50 percent of teacher evaluations. Rathbone and Williams understood how such measures would increase “teaching to the test” and thereby degrade our students’ education. While the school board, the administration, faculty, and parents were all shocked by the governor’s proposal, Rathbone and Williams understood the need to do more than just write letters to our elected officials. They understood the usefulness of test refusal as part of a grassroots movement refusing such a dictatorial power grab from Albany. Their courage to take a stand against Albany and to advocate for local autonomy helped lead 61
percent of Cooperstown parents of students in grades 3-8 to join the movement, along with 200,000 parents across New York State (compared to 60,000 last year). Other concerns these candidates have been vocal about include the need for greater community and faculty input on the BOE’s decisions related to the creation of new administrative positions, the conduct of administrative searches and reviews, and curriculum development. A vote for Rathbone and Williams is a vote for the voices of community and faculty. GEORGE HOVIS & KIM JASTREMSKI Cooperstown
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Advertisement – Lost in this village a few days since, a calico thread case, containing a few shillings in silver, together with a number of notes – 1 from E.B. Morehouse
to Lansing Ray for eighty-eight dollars and a few cents; 1 from Jas. Peaselee to the same; 2 from Charles Hand to Hannah Ray; 1 from John Hamlin to the same; also some other papers. All the makers are notified not to pay the same, and the people cautioned against receiving them. Whoever may hear of them, will confer a favor upon the owner, and receive a suitable compensation by leaving word at this office or at Dr. Spafard’s. May 11, 1840
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Bass fishing in Otsego Lake – For a long time, indeed until quite recently, it was regarded as a fact that Otsego bass could not be taken by hook and line – a theory within the past year thoroughly exploded, as they have been caught in large numbers in that manner. Some local fishermen think this is the result of placing the whitefish of the northern lakes in Otsego Lake; but we have yet to find one who can tell the two fish apart – to pick out a bass or a whitefish from a score of specimens. And we doubt whether anyone can tell the difference after they are cooked. Mr. Elihu Phinney of this village – who has given much careful study and examination to the subject – has a long article in “Forest and Stream” relating to line fishing for bass in Otsego Lake. He says that at least 1,000 of these bass were last winter taken with hook and line. May 9, 1890
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The nation is recovering slowly from the shock and horror caused by the sinking of the steamship Lusitania of the Cunard Line, off the Irish coast, a few miles outside of Queenstown harbor. The loss of more than 1,400 lives, 140 of whom were American men, women and children, and all of whom were noncombatants has caused one of the greatest sensations of modern times. The submarine which caused the catastrophe is believed to be one of the powerful “U” Class craft of the German Navy. Among the Americans lost were Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt, heir to vast millions, Charles Frohman, the greatest of theatrical managers, and Elbert Hubbard, the noted writer and lecturer. May 12, 1915
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The Spaulding Estate situated at the head of Otsego Lake was sold on May 1st to Mrs. F. Ambrose Clark by Elbridge Gary Spaulding and Stephen Van Rensselaer Spaulding, executors of the estate of the late Samuel Strong Spaulding. The estate includes about 160 acres of land. The property was originally part of the Croghan grant that was obtained from the Crown by Croghan and ninety-nine others. That grant was of 100,000 acres. This part was owned by Col. Richard Cary and went to M. Springer Gray from Col. Cary’s daughter, Ann Sary. In 1897, the land was bought by Mr. Spaulding who erected the house now on the property.
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An open house and tea will be held for the nearly completed First Presbyterian Church House in Cooperstown on this coming Sunday afternoon, May 16, from 3 to 5 o’clock. All who are interested in seeing the improved and expanded facilities of the church are cordially invited to visit the building during those hours. The Church House is the former Brewer House originally located at 25 Chestnut Street before it was moved on May 26 last year to 25 Church Street and placed upon a new foundation May 12, 1965
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Members of the Cooperstown high school band and choir traveled to New York City and Long Island on April 29 to sing and perform with another high school and attend a Broadway musical. The students visited North Shore High School in Roslyn Heights, Long Island, to perform with that school’s band and choir, and for each other. Instructors Tom Ives and Sal Salvaggio organized the trip. May 9, 1990
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Susan Miosek’s second-grade class watched as Village of Cooperstown Street Department member Shawn Mulligan straightened the annual Arbor Day tree on Walnut Street last Friday. The students were joined by Cooperstown Elementary School Principal Teresa Gorman, Village Tree Committee Chair Giles Russell and Mayor Carol Waller for the ceremony. A Bradford pear tree was selected for the planting ceremony, a tradition begun by Susan Miosek. May 6, 2005
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firmly against granting a variance: “The law is the law; we don’t give a variance just because somebody wants it. We ask for reasons. I ask for compelling reasons – that’s what I’m asking for now.” Only John Sansevere seemed firmly for it, ready to cast a vote that evening. ZBA member Frank Leo was among the ambivalent, saying, “If they don’t get the height, the project’s not a deal.” (Tom Lagan, partner in BTF Cooperstown, the developers, said so at the village Planning Board meeting April 21.) “It’s dead as presented,” said Zoning Enforcement Officer Tavis Austin. The partners could then come back with a smaller-scale concept, he said. Snell opened the hearing at 5:21 p.m., and rapid-fire testimony followed. Ted Feury, 4 Chestnut, worried about “things coming off the roof,” where a pool, bar and restaurant area planned. Former village trustee Milo Stewart said, “The variances, it seems, are way too many … I say, lamb boo.” The Landmark Inn’s Fred Schneider said, “The pie is
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not growing, we’re just slicing it.” Said Ellen Pope, Otsego 2000 executive director, “It really dwarfs the rest of the block.” Village Trustee Jim Dean, noting the 42-foot height requirement has been in place since 1963, said, “There has never been a variance granted in all of those 52 years,” suggesting one shouldn’t be granted now. Paula Wikoff, Lakefront Hotel proprietor, said she sympathizes with the developers, but recalled she was only allowed 10 feet in height when she proposed renovations, and it took her 18 months to get through the village regulatory process. “Whatever the law is, it should be good for everybody,” Wikoff said. Former Planning Board chair Charlie Hill urged caution, noting that, once approved, “variances go with the land” in perpetuity. Connie Haney,
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Cooperstown Distillery Creating Hub In Former Augur’s For Beverage Industry HUB/From A1 when a required probationary period is complete later this year. “We’ve had a meeting with all the members and they are all enthusiastic about the opportunity,� said Harris, who said mini-vans will transport local-beverage fans from Main and Pioneer across the county for tours of the breweries and wineries. In the evenings, a sliding wall will cover the retail displays, the lights will dim, a combo may begin to play jazz, and The Exchange will turn into an enticing night spot. A “mixologist� has been recruited to man the bar, mixing 5-6 “signature cocktails� using
Cooperstown Distillery labels. “We’re not just a bar,� said Marra. “We don’t want to be a bar. We’re going to attract a whole different element.� He isn’t ready to reveal all the particulars, but did let on one of the cocktails is the gin-based “Fenimore Flyer,� based on “The Aviator,� an avantgarde potion that’s become popular nationwide in the past year. The storefront is on the “money side� of Main Street, which is passed by all foot traffic between the Doubleday Field parking lot and the Baseball Hall of Fame. A plaque on the building said Augur’s was established there in 1899,
but it is thought the bookstore, founded by Monroe Fenton Augur, dates back 15 years earlier. While still in high school, Richard D. Carr began working in the store, and bought it in the mid-1960s. In 1990, he sold the Augur’s business, but not the building, to Alice and Gus Pfeiffer, who sold the business to Becky Davidson in 1998. When Carr passed away in 2006, the building was left to his only survivors, two nieces: Susan Roberts of Clinton and Nancy Orilio of Utica. Davidson and Rene Lafond, who sublet space for her Little Bo’tique, vacated the first floor last August. Attorney John Orilio,
Nancy’s husband, who has been marketing the space, said, “We had a good number of inquiries, and this was the right fit. You have local people selling local products.� While the village’s $2 million sidewalk project is underway out front, the owners installed new gas, water and sewer lines, Orilio said. Outside, the trim was painted. And the vacant upper floors, occupied for decades by the Orison B.
Curpier Co., a sales agency for magazines, (and previously, were law offices of George S. Kepner, a district attorney), are being restored, including removing drop ceilings to reveal the original fancy tin ceilings. “We’re kind of excited about it,� Orilio said. While it’s commonly thought Richard Carr’s will required books always be sold in the Augur’s space, the lawyer said that wasn’t specified, but the nieces have sought
to do so in their uncle’s memory. No matter, since the Cooperstown Distillery is already selling some threedozen different books, according to Gene Marra’s wife and business partner Montell, as she placed a copy of “Tequila Mockingbird� on the Liquor Library shelf at the 11 Railroad Ave. plant and retail store, (which will remain as is, with tours directed there from Main and Pioneer.)
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Mount Fuji owner Jay Song, left, and associate Peter Ni examine progress at 134 Main St. Ian Austin/The Freeman’s Journal
Sushi, Tacos, Vietnam Cuisine Arrive On Main Street ETHNIC/From A1 Alex Webster. “They’re starting to branch out to different food profiles, and restaurants are trying to fill that demand.� Lucy Townsend, Firehouse Market & Catering owner, just opened Food Truck at 54 Main, a takeout restaurant that offers worldly cuisine – with a twist. “I saw a bunch of food trucks in LA and thought, ‘wow, what an awesome thing to bring to Cooperstown’!� Cooperstown law prohibits actual food trucks, so she designed the storefront to look like a food truck, with waffled aluminum inside and a truck tire logo. “It’s a food truck with no wheels!� she said. Menu items change weekly, but she’s offered a variety of tacos, a turkey meatball bahn mi – a Vietnamese sandwich – and a pressed Cuban inspired by the Jon Favreau film “Chef.� Her vivid menu is part of a new trend in Cooperstown cuisine; trying to steer away from the classic hot dogs and pizza to bolder
flavors and ethnic flair. “People are getting interested in different cultures,� said Townsend. “They want something different, not just American.� In Ted Hargrove’s former Stables at 134 Main Street, Oneonta’s Mount Fuji is opening a sushi and hibachi restaurant. “A few tourists were coming to our restaurant in Oneonta from Cooperstown, so we’re trying to catch the market,� said employee Peter Ni. “This will be slightly different, based on tourist needs.� “Maybe we’ll make a ‘Cooperstown Roll,’� said owner Jay Song. “We’ll have to figure out how to make baseball-shaped sushi, maybe have chicken tempura as the bat!� But there will still be plenty for locals to eat. “In the winter, we’ll do specials for the locals,� said Song. The restaurant, which has an anticipated opening towards the end of May, will feature a sushi bar and an open kitchen so diners can watch their hibachi chefs work.
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