The Freeman's Journal 05-18-23

Community Now Must Do Its Part

ONEONTA

By WRILEY NELSON

The Oneonta Family YMCA is moving forward with plans to take over operation of Bassett Healthcare Network’s FoxCare Fitness Center. The Y will formally take control of the fitness center at the beginning of June, but staff members started working at FoxCare on May 15. The new operation will be called YMCA Specialty Fitness @ FoxCare. According to a release, the facility will be operated separately from the Y with its own resources and membership. Specialty Fitness will operate basic FoxCare services for a trial period while YMCA staff consider and develop new special programming.

“Our first goal was to keep the doors open, to keep the center from closing at the beginning of June, and we’re excited to have accomplished that,” said YMCA Executive Director Frank Russo. “We have done six months of work in six weeks and we are very appreciative of Bassett and their flexible, solutions-oriented approach to making this happen.”

YMCA staff have worked to maintain the same services and facilities that FoxCare members enjoy. Members will have access to both pools, the fitness and cardio areas, and classes in the studio. Although many local businesses and institutions are suffering

from staff shortages, Russo said that Specialty Fitness has been able to retain most of FoxCare’s employees.

“People will be able to return to the gym space they’re used to and they’ll see mostly familiar faces,” he said.

However, the new facility does have a shortage of lifeguards and spin class instructors. Russo asked the community to consider applying for these positions.

In light of strong staff retention and community interest, Russo was sanguine about Specialty Fitness’ financial prospects.

“It was evident there was a passion to keep this gym open and now we need the people to sign up and keep that positive energy in motion,” he said.

“That passion is going to be key: FoxCare has about 800 members and people really cared deeply when it seemed like the facility was going to close. We have done our part to keep it open. It’s now the community’s turn to do their part. We need to bring in old members and new ones,” Russo concluded.

The initial announcement that Bassett was closing FoxCare caused widespread dismay in the Oneonta community. “The Freeman’s Journal,” “Hometown Oneonta” and other publications received literally dozens of letters to the editor protesting the move.

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NGOs Discuss Algal Bloom Response

By WRILEY NELSON COOPERSTOWN

Otsego 2000, Otsego Land Trust and the Otsego County Conservation Association convened a stakeholders meeting on Tuesday, May 9 to coordinate a response to harmful algal blooms. More than 30 people attended, including

environmental scientists and representatives from municipalities, non-governmental organizations, volunteer groups, and county agencies. The conference was facilitated by Otsego 2000 and Dr. Gina L. Keel, professor of political science at SUNY Oneonta. Attendees had extensive table discussions on messaging content and media, and shared

their activities and findings. The group reached a consensus on the need for a unified, large-scale media strategy to notify local residents and visitors about HAB safety and mitigation.

The SUNY Oneonta Biological Field Station presented water testing proposals and a summary of current testing protocols.

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By TERESA WINCHESTER TREADWELL

Bright Hill Literary Center hosted its first art opening since the COVID-19 pandemic began in March 2020 on May 6, with some 30 people in attendance. Appropriately, the featured artist was Bertha Rogers, who, with late husband Ernest Fishman, founded Bright Hill Press in 1992.

The exhibit, in the center’s Word and Image Gallery, features 68 stunning illuminations inspired by poetic riddles from “The Exeter Anthology of Old English Verse,” a 10th-century collection of Old English poetry donated to England’s Exeter Cathedral

by Bishop Leofric in the 11th century, known as the “Exeter Book.”

Rogers has translated all of the 95 “Exeter Book” riddles into English from Anglo-Saxon, the earliest recorded form of the English language.

“Anglo-Saxon is a wonderful language. The sounds are so wonderful,” said Rogers, who wrote in the introduction to her anthology that Anglo-Saxon is rich with images, alliteration and two-word, hyphenated phrases known as kennings.

It is generally believed that medieval monks, who were literate, transcribed the riddles told by peasants, who were universally illiterate, said Rogers,

Dr. Tommy Ibrahim, president and chief executive officer of Bassett Healthcare Network, has announced the appointment of Staci Thompson, MHA, FACMPE, as executive vice president, chief operating officer, and Jeffrey Morgan, MBA, CPA, FACHE, FHFMA, as senior vice president, chief financial officer of Bassett Healthcare Network.

Morgan began his tenure on May 8. Thompson’s position is effective May 22.

“Staci and Jeff will be remarkable additions to Bassett,” said Dr. Ibrahim. “They are both highly accomplished leaders in healthcare administration, each bringing critical areas

of expertise to our health system. As Bassett continues its journey as a national leader in rural health, Staci and Jeff’s knowledge, energy, and collective visions will help propel our organization forward at a time when innovation, creativity, and

commitment to serving rural communities is pivotal.”

Thompson arrives at Bassett from The Guthrie Clinic in Sayre, Pennsylvania, where she has held progressive leadership positions for more than 27 years. Since 2013, she has

served as the executive vice president and chief operating officer for Guthrie Medical Group. She also served, concurrently, from 2019 to 2021 as executive vice president of The Guthrie Clinic’s Performance Improvement Office. Prior to these assignments, Thompson held vice president positions at the system level, in medical group operations, and for The Guthrie Clinic’s oncology service line.

As executive vice president, chief operating officer, Thompson will oversee the operations of Bassett Healthcare Network. This includes executive leadership of all hospital operations, including direct leadership of Bassett Medical Center and A.O. Fox Hospital,

providing an important administrative presence at each of these facilities. She will also provide oversight of Bassett’s Critical Access Hospital division leadership teams and operations at Cobleskill Regional Hospital, Little Falls Hospital, and O’Connor Hospital in Delhi.

Thompson earned a bachelor’s degree in biology from Gannon University in Erie, Pennsylvania. She completed a master’s degree in healthcare administration from Pennsylvania State University. She has also served as a board member for United Way, Guthrie Federal Credit Union and Guthrie’s Emergency Operations Center.

Jeff Morgan joins Bassett as chief financial officer after

Photography by Mark Stodl Poet and visual artist Bertha Rogers speaks with an attendee at the opening for an exhibit of illuminations created for her 2019 publication, “Uncommon Creatures: The Anglo-Saxon Riddle-Poems From the Exeter Book.” The event took place at Bright Hill Literary Center’s Word and Image Gallery on May 6.

Photo provided STACI THOMPSON

Photo provided JEFFREY MORGAN

Chamber Announces Winners for Spring Awards Dinner

ONEONTA

Next Wednesday, may 24, the Otsego County Chamber of Commerce will present community awards to businesses, organizations, and individuals who have given back to their communities and have enhanced the overall “quality of place” in Otsego County. The chamber’s Annual Spring Dinner and Awards Presentation event will take place at Dewar Arena at Alumni Field House on the campus of SUNY Oneonta.

Nominations for these awards were submitted by area citizens through a form on the chamber website. Those nominations were reviewed by the chamber staff and three finalists in each award category were presented to the OCCC Board of Directors for a final round of voting, resulting in the 2023 winner’s list:

• Business of the Year: Casella Waste management

• Breakthrough Award: Creekside Industries—A Division of The ARC Otsego

• Eugene A. Bettiol, Jr. Distinguished Citizen of the Year: Geoff Doyle

• Volunteer of the Year: Connie Herzig

• Leadership Otsego Distinguished Alumnus: Dan Buttermann

For more information about the Annual Spring Dinner and Awards Presentation event, call (607) 432-4500.

Business of the Year: Casella Waste Mgmt.

The Otsego County Chamber of Commerce Business of the Year recipient is Casella Waste ManageMent

In order to be eligible, nominees were required to have at least one location in Otsego County, 11 or more employees, and must have demonstrated a sustained commitment to community involvement that benefits the citizens of Otsego County as well as provide a healthy and rewarding work environment for employees.

“I am humbled and honored to accept this award on behalf of the 40 employees that work for Casella and continue to provide exceptional service throughout Otsego County,” said Lonnie O’Bryan, division manager, Oneonta Hauling,

Otsego and Schoharie Transfer Stations. “It is their commitment to Casella’s core values every day that makes this award possible. So, a big thank you to all of them, and to the Otsego County Chamber of Commerce for this award.”

Casella Waste Systems, Inc. and its predecessor companies were founded in 1975 as Casella’s Refuse Removal in Rutland, Vermont by Doug Casella and his brother, John. According to the website, the brothers built the company’s first—and the state’s first—recycling facility in Vermont in 1977. “It was an inspired vision, one that anticipated the opportunities around resource renewal as well as viewing waste management as an integrated set of services—collection, recycling, transfer, and disposal,” their history reads.

In 1997, having built an unparalleled waste and resource management infrastructure throughout the northeastern U.S., the brothers took their company public. Casella’s initial public offering became one of the most successful in industry history. The company is now publicly traded on the NASDAQ exchange under the symbol “CWST.”

Since 2000, Casella has moved more aggressively to supplement traditional waste management services with its expertise in resource renewal and sustainability.

“Our service in Oneonta dates back more than 25 years and we are committed to serving our customers and communities throughout Otsego County,” O’Bryan said. “We believe that our communities thrive when businesses like ours can create and share value throughout many different avenues.

“Whether it is our CDL drivers’ school—which has graduated more than 100 new drivers (three are from the Oneonta area) at no cost to the student—our new diesel mechanic training program, which will be opening soon, or any of the local organizations we support through the donation of time, funds, or service, we are committed to strengthening Otsego County through much more than our service offerings,” O’Bryan added.

O’Bryan offered her sincere congratulations to all of the other winners, who she said “represent a shining example of what makes our community so special.”

“And a final thank you once again to the Otsego County Chamber of Commerce for representing the business community and helping to drive continued growth, prosperity and economic success for the residents of Otsego County,” she said.

Breakthrough Award: Creekside Industries

The Otsego County Chamber of Commerce Breakthrough Award is being presented this year to Creekside industries, a division of The ARC Otsego. In order to be considered, nominees for this award must be a business enterprise or non-profit organization with at least one location in Otsego County that has demonstrated an innovative and entrepreneurial approach to their operation while bringing creative solutions that benefit their employees and our communities in exciting new ways.

Creekside Industries strongly aligns itself with The Arc Otsego’s mission by providing a work location that supports the individual needs of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities through the development and strengthening of lifelong job skills and encourages employees to achieve meaningful employment outcomes—whether that means staying with at Creekside for a lifelong career, or moving on to a competitive position within the open labor market. Starting out as the Vocational Training Center of the Arc Otsego, Creekside Industries has provided employment services to individuals with IDD for more than 30 years.

“Until recently, Creekside Industries has been a hidden gem in Oneonta, only known by very few local businesses and community members,” said Erin Seeley, senior director of community programs and affirmative business. “Over the past few years, we have put a great deal of time, effort, and energy into rebranding ourselves, gaining exposure, and to be considered an active partner within the local community. It is incredibly heartening to receive this recognition. This affirms that we are on the map as a business in the Oneonta community.”

Creekside has established a footprint in the community by building relationships with local businesses including TS Pink, Vêsucré, Catskill Craftsmen (Delaware County), the Great Crayon Project, Saratoga Eagle, Corning, and several others. They strive to find unique solutions for businesses of all sizes to help meet their needs. This could be with sourcing materials, warehousing materials, product assembly, machining, packaging, product breakdown, recycling of materials, order fulfillment, shipping of product, etc.

“What is unique about Creekside is that we will work with businesses to understand their areas of need and then we develop our business services around those needs,” explained Seeley. “Creekside also offers a variety of products that community members and local businesses can purchase, such as cleaning products and PPE. We are always looking to offer additional products that are not only needed by the community, but that will provide new job opportunities for our employees.”

In partnership with local organizations including Opportunities for Otsego, Catholic Charities, and the Cooperstown Food Pantry, Creekside is dedicated to making its infant, feminine, and adult care products broadly accessible at affordable prices to members of the community, Seeley added.

“Creekside is also the site of a monthly food drive for community members connected to The Arc Otsego,” said Faith Tiemann, chief marketing officer. “In partnership with the Edmeston Community Cupboard, more than 160 families are fed each month through this drive, staffed by volunteers from Creekside Industries and The Arc Otsego, in an effort to combat food insecurity in our community.”

Citizen of the Year: Geoffrey Doyle

The Eugene A. Bettiol Jr. Distinguished Citizen of the Year is geoffrey doyle, executive director at the Foothills Performing Arts and Civic Center in Oneonta. Doyle moved to Oneonta in 2000 to attend SUNY Oneonta’s music industry program. He has been working at Foothills since 2007, and has been an active participant, supporter, and patron of the arts in Oneonta, and the greater Otsego County area, for most of his life.

Doyle is experienced in all facets of event planning, event production, promotion and venue management. Over the course of his career, he has accumulated 20+ years of hands-on experience in concert production, audio recording, theatrical productions, and management of all varieties of performance based and civic events.

A previous member of The Arc Otsego board of directors, Doyle is currently on the board of Film Otsego (formerly Film COOP). He is also an active supporter of the Otsego Pride

We congratulate all of the award winners!

Dan

HeliosCare.org

Buttermann • Geoff Doyle • Connie Herzig Casella • Creekside Industries

Photo provided GEOFFREY DOYLE

Alliance and was awarded the 2018-19 OPA Outstanding Ally Award. Additionally, he is involved with the Otsego Refugee Resettlement Coalition, and through his work at Foothills has had the pleasure of working and building relationships with innumerable performing arts groups, fellow non-profits, charitable organizations, and community-based groups throughout Otsego County.

Volunteer of the

Year: Connie Herzig

Upon her retirement from Cooperstown Central School in 2018, it is possible Connie Herzig found herself even busier than she was before. Herzig, who taught physical education at CCS for 27 years and coached girls track for 26 of those years, is being honored by the Otsego County Chamber of Commerce as “Volunteer of the Year.” Nominees for this award must: live or work

in Otsego County; have performed volunteer service without monetary compensation between January 1 and December 31, 2022; have made a significant impact on their effort(s) of choice, and; have brought significant positive value to the lives of Otsego County residents.

Since 2018, she became a member of the Otsego Sailing Club’s board and serves as treasurer. She also acts as social chair and has taken over the duties of the director

of the Sailing School. She was also elected to the board of the City of the Hills Chorus of the Sweet Adelines Inc., an organization of which she been a member for nearly 30 years, and joined the Hill City Celebrations board, serving as treasurer.

Herzig volunteered at Cooperstown and milford schools in 2021 and 2022, coaching track.

“In milford, I worked with high jumpers, guiding their best jumper to a fifth place finish in the New York State Championship in 2022.

In Cooperstown, I worked with the junior high athletes, teaching them proper form and techniques in the field events,” Herzig explained.

Herzig volunteered for the Red Hot Ropers Jump Rope Club in 2021-22 and 2022-23, assisting with after-school practices and performances.

“This is a club I founded in

1992 at the elementary school and ran for 26 years before retirement. In 2021, it was revived by a staff member and I volunteered to help bring it back from the ashes. This year, we had nearly 100 students participating from grades 3-6,” she said.

most recently, Herzig became a certified track and field official and began to supervise student teachers in physical education for SUNY Cortland.

She continues to substitute occasionally within the Cooperstown Central School system and teaches sailing for children ages 5-10 at the Otsego Sailing Club in the summer.

“All of these activities are paid, a little,” she added. “I like to stay busy.”

LO Distinguished Alumnus:

Dan Buttermann

Candidates for the Leadership Otsego Distinguished Alumnus award must have graduated from the OCCC Leadership Otsego program and then gone on to impact the greater Otsego County community through their work, volunteerism, impact, and commitment to the principles of ethical and transformative leadership.

This year’s winner, Dan Buttermann, works at NYCm Insurance in the casualty claims department.

Dan and his wife, Ana Laura, moved to Oneonta in 2011. They have three daughters— malena, Layla and Nadia.

Dan and Ana Laura are both

musicians and got involved with local music right away by joining the Catskill Valley Wind Ensemble, and then the Oneonta Community Concert Band, and have since performed with the Catskill Symphony Orchestra, as well. Both are also union

Photo provided CONNIE HERZIG

Photo provided DAN BUTTERMANN

What Do May Flowers Bring?

The old rhyme about spring—April showers bring May flowers—was most likely intended to buoy the soggy human sprits of those last muddy weeks of winter, especially in places like Otsego County, where there have historically been only two seasons: winter and Fourth of July.

Now it seems that Otsego County may be more representative of the school-kid joke that followed up on the rhyme—April showers bring May flowers, what do May flowers bring?” Pilgrims.

While the fast-approaching Memorial Day weekend is officially the “unofficial start of summer,” in Otsego County it is certainly when the first wave of pilgrims splashes onto our roads and throughout our towns and villages. The early ones come back to worship their summer retreats and are soon followed by the hundreds of thousands who worship the multitude of blessings the county offers.

Some of these blessings can be found in other places, but very few have such riches all in one place. There is, of course, the altar of baseball to which they flock, from its world-renowned Cooperstown shrine to the expansive ball parks in Hartwick and Oneonta that draw tens of thousands of aspiring young players. They come to the hallowed halls of the county’s wide-ranging array of museums, art galleries, opera and performing arts centers, and to the scattered golf courses and tennis courts, public lakes and parks, restaurants and pubs, and to the abundant availability of shopping, shopping, and more shopping. And as a heavenly backdrop, the unfettered and perhaps unmatched natural beauty of Otsego County and its carefully protected environment is a revelation to every pilgrim.

These pilgrims are welcomed here. They bring offerings. We looked up some things we did not specifically know about our Otsego pilgrims. In 2021, the year in which tourist spending in Otsego County slipped the bonds of the pandemic by surpassing the level of spending in 2019, our Otsego County pilgrims laid out just under $222 million directly to anyone or any place that charges for this brand of worship. On top of that, their spending led to close to $99 million in wages to local workers employed by those places, along with $13 million in state taxes and nearly $15 million in local taxes. So they come, they go, and they leave about $350 million behind. Do we love them? Maybe not entirely, but surely we should appreciate them.

So hold on to your hats—the beginning is near! Be patient, be kind and be thankful that so many do so much for our little slice of heaven on earth.

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR POLICY

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Saving Main Street Possible with NY Forward

The $4.5 million NY Forward grant is another great accomplishment by the Village of Cooperstown’s Mayor Ellen Tillapaugh, Deputy Mayor Cindy Falk, the village board and administration, and other major, local, participants.

The sustained, upward trajectory of multiple multi-million dollar grant accomplishments began when Jeff Katz was first elected mayor of Cooperstown in 2012. Village trustees Ellen Tillapaugh and Cindy Falk were there from day one of Cooperstown’s new beginning with Jeff’s mayoral leadership, and the momentum continues now with Ellen and Cindy’s leadership.

The development of the Strategic Investment Plan to develop and revitalize the downtown area is a major requirement for the intended use of the grant money and that plan formulation is under way.

Main streets and retail storefronts are the face of every community, but how does a retail concept and experience—that has been in place and relatively unchanged for centuries—get revitalized? Paint and signage and a movie set ambiance will go a long way, but it will not substantially change the existing tourist, retail, and local economic matrix of income vs. expenses.

We cannot have change without change, or more income without more income.

Sometimes the problem, and the solution we have been looking for, to transform the Main Street experience, has been right in front of our eyes.

I am talking about the storefront

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Survey Shows Project To Be Very Unpopular

The Town of Columbia survey results for the proposed Columbia Solar Project and Battery Storage Facility conducted by mail in March and April are in and have been tabulated. At the request of the Columbia Town Board, the survey was conducted by the Columbia Planning Board to better understand the opinions of the residents and property owners about the proposed solar project that developer EDF Renewables has been pitching in the towns of Columbia, Litchfield and Winfield (Herkimer County) since 2019. Of those that responded with an opinion (oppose or favor the project), 83 percent were opposed. Below is a summary of results:

• Oppose project: 78% (577 out of 736 respondents)

• Favor project: 16% (116 out of 736 respondents)

• No opinion of project: 6% (44 out of 736 respondents)

• Return rate: 47% (346 surveys replied out of 731 mailed)

Maureen Culbert, Richard deRosa, Caspar Ewig, Daniel Francis, Ian Kenyon, Joel J. Plue, Tom Shelby, Dan Sullivan, T. Stephen Wager, Teresa Winchester, Jamie Zvirzdin

Web Architect Ivan Potocnik Historian Tom Heitz/Sharon Stuart Legal Counsel Jill Ann Poulson

Editorial Board

Tara Barnwell, Faith Gay, Michael Moffat, Elinor Vincent, Darla M. Youngs

The overwhelmingly unpopular proposed 350 MW and 20 MW battery storage facility project is being pushed by EDF Renewables, headquartered in France. To date, approximately 3,000 acres—which represents 13 percent of the land within the Town of Columbia— are under 40-year leases, giving the foreign-owned company the rights to develop prime farmland, pasture and woods for the proposed industrial solar project. To date, more than half of the land the project developer is proposing to develop is considered prime farmland. The proposed project does not comply with Columbia’s Comprehensive Plan or its local laws.

The capacity factor for solar photovoltaic units is largely a function of weather, climate, and latitude, and varies significantly from state to state. New York State has one of the lowest capacity factors in the country, which seemingly makes the proposed solar project an unreliable energy source, and one that will fall well short of projected numbers that are being marketed by the project developer. The electricity would not be utilized locally, but instead transmitted down-

I am proposing changing all of the glass in the Main Street retail storefronts to anti-reflective “invisible glass,” to transform the retail experience for the tourists and the business owners alike, and to bring the primitive practice of the static window display dependent on walk-in retail experience into the 21st century.

glass that is part of every retail business.

The problem is that we cannot see through storefront glass very well because it is always full of reflections. When we look through a storefront window we often see ourselves, others on the sidewalk, the moving traffic behind us, and the buildings in back of us, on the other side of the street.

What we do not see is the inside of the store, restaurant, or business that we are facing, so the viewer is denied the full experience of the products or services offered inside. The business owners are denied potential sales because they are unable to fully communicate their full range of offerings to the possibly interested sidewalk viewers. It is almost an adversarial relationship.

As a separate issue, it is also fair to say that most storefront businesses generally look closed all of the time,

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state, meaning the actual usable electricity would be lessened even more by the time it reaches its end-use point, due to the transmission distance. Most people in Columbia have serious concerns that the proposed project would take prime, tillable and pasturable farmland off the table in a time where food production is becoming more challenging than ever. There are concerns about the threats that it would bring to the environment, soil, drinking water, wildlife, and degradation of the ecosystem in general, along with the health and safety concerns that come with it. And then there is the negative visual impact it would have on the area. All things considered, the negative issues related to a solar and battery storage project of this size and scale far outweigh the positives that people may perceive there to be. Once the farmland and woodlots are developed, they’ll be gone forever. This is ultimately a choice between food production, the environment, and our health, or an unreliable energy source along with all the negatives that come with it.

Nathan Seamon Richfield Springs

Climate Action Plan Not Widely Discussed

Is there some kind of media blackout around the Climate Action Council’s activities? The New York State government (Legislature and governor), passed a law in 2019 called the Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act (Climate Act). That act set a goal of “net-zero carbon emissions for the entire state economy by 2050.”

In order to implement that goal, the legislation commissioned a Climate Action Council to develop a draft Action Plan and then a Final Action Plan. In January 2022, the draft action plan was published and public hearings were subsequently held across New York State. If this is news to you, I expect you are in the majority of citizens of New York State. When I heard about the public hearing in Syracuse, it was only a couple of days before hearings were to be held and I had seen nothing on the news or in newspapers about them. I heard about it on a local Saturday morning radio program

because they are so poorly illuminated on the inside, or the window glass is not allowing the interior light to get out, and the pedestrians have to struggle to see if the business is open (see the link to my earlier “Saving Main Street USA” Freeman’s Journal/All Otsego column below).

The default position of pedestrians, when faced with any visual resistance, is to turn away and to keep walking. Ordinary window glass is reflective by construction, and costs retailers in lost sales every minute of every day, as potential customers on the sidewalk quickly lose interest in a store, and what it may be selling, for want of being given a reason to walk inside.

Tourists do not walk in to local stores because they need to buy something. They walk into local stores for the experience of visiting new places while away from home. Capturing the customer, offering what the customer wants, and making the sale, is the point of owning and operating a storefront retail business, but most businesses fall way short of their full sales and profit potential.

Not only does the retail store lose money when it fails to capture the customer, but the tourists also suffer from less than the best experiences while visiting Cooperstown. This daily lose-lose experience for the tourists and the merchants alike is not a plan for a community’s long-term growth and success.

So what is my plan to radically transform the Main Street retail experience?

I am proposing changing all of the glass in the Main Street retail store-

discussing how to maintain your home. I got online and researched what they were talking about and couldn’t believe what I was reading. I labored about what to do, if anything, and finally decided to go to the public hearing and express my deep concerns for what they were proposing. Imagine my surprise when I got to the only public hearing in Central New York to find there was not a single news crew covering the event. Maybe there was a reporter there (I didn’t see one), but no one was filming for television or interviewing any of the presenters, as far as I could see. You know how these things usually are, reporters crowding around fighting to ask questions or get a quote for a story they are writing.

After waiting for more than three hours, I got to make my two-minute presentation. Many of the other people were from universities or environmental advocacy groups. There were a few people from business or unions there advising caution, but the vast majority of presenters were supportive of the state’s climate initiative.

When I got home, I watched the local news and saw not a word about the hearing that had just finished up regarding one of the most consequential plans to affect New York State since the Erie Canal. CRICKETS!!

Over the following weeks, I saw no reports about any of the other hearings, either. How is that possible?

After the hearings, there was an opportunity to provide written comments, so I sent in a six-page document elaborating on my twominute presentation at the hearing. I still heard nothing in news programs about the Climate Action Plan. So, I decided to send my written comments to local and national news outlets and commentators. I received no response from any of them, nor was there any report about the plan, the council or the comments. The closest I got was a brief acknowledgement on the Saturday morning radio program that had started me on my journey. To their credit, they have continued to talk about the plan off and on. But beyond them….very little recognition of the building tyranny.

Gary R. Schoonmaker Marcellus

210 YEARS AGO

Havre de Grace [Maryland]—This morning, a little after the break of day, a British armed force, under cover of armed vessels which anchored in front of this town in eleven large barges, landed below a small breast work which had been roughly thrown up, and in which were one nine and two four pounders, manned by 50 militia. The vessels in front of the town threw 8 Congreve rockets, one of which passed through a frame house without further damage; another struck a Mr. Webster on the left side of the head, and killed him on the spot. The attack was a surprise, and there was neither an organized resistance nor defence. About six o’clock, a few of the militia, who had occupied the small redoubt, evacuated it and abandoned the town; the enemy possessed themselves of the nine pounder and two four pounders, and afterwards proceeded with torches and other combustibles prepared for the purpose to conflagrate several of the houses. Two taverns and thirteen other houses were burnt to the ground; two stables and several stacks of hay were also burnt. They plundered all of the inhabitants whom they found, ripping open feather beds and throwing the feathers to the wind and taking with them the ticking. They burnt every vessel here except one which lay sunk on the east side of the Susquehanna.

May 15, 1813

185 YEARS AGO

Hospice Nurses Are Innovators in a Changing Field

As we close out National Nurses Week, I would like to recognize a very special discipline of nursing, hospice nurses. While all nurses are special—I know, I’m married to one—I think hospice nurses are special in many unique ways.

I often tout that Helios Care has innovation in our DNA, and that is because of the way our nurses approach each and every day. Not unlike postal carriers, they will not be deterred by rain, nor snow, nor dark of night as they bring comfort and compassion to our patients and families in their time of need. Hospice nurses provide care, for the most part, in the patient’s or family’s homes. They meet the need of the patient and families on their terms; each patient, one-on-one, with their individual needs.

The hospice nurse needs to work at the top of their scope of practice. They are the eyes and ears of the physician or practitioner who oversees the patient’s care. Their nursing skills are completely holistic and comprehensive, and their clinical judgement sound. Healthcare has been in upheaval since the pandemic and, while some advances have been forced upon providers, the need to improve upon population health and more efficient delivery models are necessary. Exacerbating the challenge has been the loss of nurses from the workforce and the fact that we, as a nation, are not producing enough new nurses to replace an aging workforce. Meanwhile, the demand of the baby-boomer population, now entering their senior years, is increasing. Layer on top of that the prevalence of one or more chronic diseases and a population that is living longer.

There are not enough hospital and nursing home beds to support the aging population in our area or in our state. The local population is aging faster than the national norm due to the exodus of our younger population to more urban and warmer locations in search of

By MERL REAGLE

160 YEARS AGO

May 14, 1838

Excerpts from a letter penned by Sgt. R.G. Firman describing action at the Battle of Fredericksburg under General Hooker in early May, 1863: “We were ordered to take Fredericksburg and the heights, which we did with perfect success. Then we marched on, the 121st in advance, with the exception of a line of skirmishers. We approached a long line of woodland and shrubbery, and the enemy commenced firing again on us. We were ordered to charge while a heavy fire was opened upon us through the lines. At the second volley, our Captain, T.S. Arnold, was killed. The third, Lieutenant U.F. Doubleday was shot through the head, the ball piercing his forehead, and coming out upon the back side of his head. He fell instantly, exclaiming to his company, “Go on boys, you are driving them.” He stood at his post until the last moment—had his sword drawn and was urging on his men. He has died for his country; has done his duty as a soldier and an officer. He was beloved by his company and his regiment.”

May 15, 1863

135 YEARS AGO

Local—A copper coin dated 1786 was last week found in Pierstown on the site of the old log dwelling built by Ezekiel Kellogg in that year. The centennial of the occupation of the farm by his descendants and of the settlement of that locality was celebrated two years ago, on that farm.

The debt which rested upon Christ Church is provided for and will soon be paid; the fund for the new rectory now reaches about $4,000. Mr. and Mrs. H.C. Bowers contributed $250 to each of those objects. It is expected that an amount sufficient to build the rectory will be in hand before next spring.

May 18, 1888

jobs. This also impacts the social support our aging, sicker population needs in order to live at home.

There is a movement afoot to create a healthcare delivery system to provide care in the home and for aging in place.

Governor Hochul has signed an Executive Order to create a Master Plan for Aging to become the first “age friendly” state in the nation. New York has the fourth-largest population of older adults in the country. The number of residents on Medicare is quickly approaching 25 percent. Among the Governor’s initiatives is a $10 billion investment in healthcare infrastructure to increase the availability of communitybased options that allow older adults to age in place.

In addition to hospice services, Helios Care has been providing palliative care services, which is the management of chronic disease symptoms while still receiving curative care. The Medicare hospice benefit is palliative care but does not include curative treatments. The Helios Care Palliative Care Service is currently funded through a grant from the Mother Cabrini Health Foundation. Through this grant, Helios Care has been able to reduce acute care utilization of those who frequent the emergency department, or are admitted to the hospital, by 70 percent. That is the future of care in the home and supports aging in place. And our hospice nurses are, or are in the process of becoming, palliative care certified. They are on the leading edge, innovating in a changing healthcare landscape.

We are growing in preparation for the new healthcare delivery system. If you are an RN, an LPN or a direct care provider interested in one-on-one care and are excited about the future of care in the home, come join us at Helios Care.

Dan Ayres is president and chief executive officer of Helios Care.

Labor Day Made Simple…

Compiled by Tom HeiTz/SHARoN STUART with resources courtesy of The Fenimore Art museum Research Library

members and have been members of the union’s executive committee.

Buttermann has served on numerous communityfocused committees and boards. He currently serves as a board member for Opportunities for Otsego, commissioner for the City of Oneonta Civil Service Commission and board member for the Oneonta Concert Association.

Buttermann was named one of “20 under 40” by “The Freeman’s Journal,” “Hometown Oneonta” and AllOtsego.com in 2015. He has previously served on the Oneonta Town Planning

Board, the Oneonta City Schools Board of Education and as president of the Oneonta Rotary Club. He teaches at Hartwick College as a guest lecturer in the business department, and artist in residence in the music department. In 2017, Buttermann cofounded TEDxOneonta with the goal of connecting people and ideas. The program has grown each year and welcomed speakers from around the world to share their ideas on the TEDxOneonta stage. Inspired by the success of TEDxOneonta, he co-founded the Upstate Leadership Conference Inc. in 2019 to serve leadership needs of the public, private, and civil sectors of local economies through events and activities like TEDxOneonta.

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serving as interim CFO since march of this year. Prior to arriving at Bassett in march, morgan had been serving as interim regional chief finanserving as interim CFO since march of this year. Prior to arriving at Bassett in march, morgan had been serving as interim regional chief financial officer for PeaceHealth in Vancouver, Washington.

He has nearly 30 years of experience in healthcare executive level leadership and finance, including as treasurer and chief financial officer at Finger Lakes Regional Health System in Geneva, New York, and as vice president of finance and chief financial officer at Brooks-TLC Hospital System in Dunkirk, New York. morgan attained a Bachelor of Business Administration from Florida Atlantic University, where he specialized in accounting. He earned a master of Business Administration from the University of miami with a certificate in healthcare administration.

Developer Holds Public meeting

ILION

By DAN SULLIVAN

Last Tuesday, may 9, solar developer

EDF (Electricite de France) Renewables hosted one of the meetings the company is required to hold under the rules established by the State Office of Renewable Energy Siting, known as ORES. Public outreach is a necessary component for developers who hope to build large, utility-scale projects in New York. The framework for these projects is laid out in the Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act, a 2019 executive law passed under the Cuomo administration. Section 94-c of this law allows developers to request exemption from local land-use laws if the developer can prove these local laws to be “overly burdensome” to the effort to meet the state’s Climate Action goals. EDF’s ambitious 2,000 acre-plus project far exceeds the Town of Columbia’s law; thus, the company plans to apply through ORES, having secured leases with several landowners in the town.

The meeting was a carefully orchestrated affair. The first hour was a kind of meet and greet, with snacks available, and EDF personnel present to interact with residents, of whom nearly 100 showed up. The second hour consisted of a PowerPoint presentation highlighting aspects of the project. much was made of the investment that EDF was making in the community in the form of scholarships

and donations. The third hour was devoted to a question and answer session. All questions had to be submitted on index cards beforehand; the company then answered selected questions.

The format of the meeting drew reactions from residents who attended. Several stated that their questions were not answered, leading many to conclude that EDF chose only to answer the “easy” ones. Several residents engaged the EDF personnel in the first hour of the meeting, questioning the feasibility of the project, the concerns about water quality and wetland protection, and impacts on the local wildlife. many attendees reported receiving conflicting answers from different employees. It is important to note that, in a town-wide survey conducted recently, 78 percent of town residents oppose the project outright. A local election is coming in November, and there are reportedly many anti-project candidates slated to be on the ballot.

This scenario is playing out across the state, but Columbia is located just north of Otsego in southern Herkimer County. Organizations such as Otsego 2000 and the Otsego County Conservation Association are watching closely. While all agree carbon emissions must be reduced, there are many who argue that foisting huge projects on upstate communities may not be the best way to meet the state’s energy goals. Stay tuned.

Mayor Comments on Budgetary Measures, Development Strategies

By WRILEY NELSON

ONEONTA

Oneonta mayor mark

Drnek discussed new city revenue sources at the Common Council meeting on may 2. Drnek had raised the issue of unsupported spending in a November council meeting; the city could not spend enough to meet its goals without breaching its tax cap or drawing from its general fund.

“The continuing escala-

tion of costs in health-care insurance, fuel, equipment purchases, maintenance, and staffing will require a choice to either cut services or to finance (in the short-term) through our general fund… this is not a sustainable course,” Drnek said in November. He proposed to return in may with plans for raising an extra $1.2 million.

Drnek said that many of the proposals are still being negotiated and cannot yet be discussed in public.

However, he noted that a Health Care Taskforce, led by City Administrator Greg mattice, is pursuing membership in a health-insurance consortium to lower the cost of employee benefits.

He mentioned a Parking Strategies Taskforce that is developing a paid parking system. In addition, Drnek discussed creation of a business improvement district, partnership between the city and Cooperstown All-Star Village, formation of a local development corporation, and ongoing requests for

state aid.

“We cannot run the city on that money we currently collect,” Drnek concluded. “We cannot borrow from our General Fund as a practice. It’s not sustainable. And we will not be able to maintain our current level of staffing and of services without an increase in funds collected. This is serious. The status quo is NOT an option.”

Full recordings of Common Council meetings may be found at https:// www.youtube.com/@ CityOfOneonta/streams.

Mayor Drnek To Address Networking Group

ONEONTA—Community Conversations, a networking forum for people interested in Oneonta’s past, present and future, will celebrate its tenth anniversary on Tuesday, may 23 at 8 a.m. at Green Earth Health market. Oneonta mayor mark Drnek will provide a special address recognizing the group, which meets informally on Tuesdays from 8-9 a.m. Green Earth is located at 4 market Street, Oneonta. For more information or to join the conversation, call (607) 287-8483.

County DoH Warns Against Tick-borne Disease

OTSEGO COUNTY—The Otsego County Department of Health issued a public service announcement on Tuesday, may 9 urging residents to protect themselves and others, including pets, from tick bites and tick-borne diseases. “As we are already seeing cases of Lyme disease, Rocky mountain spotted fever and babesiosis in Otsego County, we expect the number of cases to exceed that of 2022 due to the mild winter we have had,” the PSA reads. “The most common tick-borne disease we see within our community is Lyme disease. There were 520 cases reported in 2022. As the weather is warming up and residents are beginning to spend more time outside, it is important to follow simple precautions to prevent tick bites and reduce the risk of tick-borne diseases.” These precautions include wearing tick repellent, keeping grass cut short, wearing long sleeves and pants when possible, and conducting tick checks after spending time outdoors, especially in wooded locations or in areas where the grass is tall or thick.

Fishing, Heritage Day is Saturday, May 20

SOUTH OTSELIC—The Otselic Valley Fishing & Heritage Association will hold its 14th annual Fishing & Heritage Day on Saturday, may 20. This all-day, family event is free and includes fishing clinics and programs for young anglers, along with arts, crafts and antique vendors, food, music, special exhibits, presentations, and more. There will also be a live music performance by the Four Corners String Band and an art demonstration by Adam Schmidt. This event is made possible with public funds from the Statewide Community Regrants Program, a regrant program of the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature, and administered by The Earlville Opera House. For a complete schedule of activities, visit www.ovfish.org.

Writers Salon Welcomes Celebrated Author

ONEONTA—Award-winning cultural critic Anne Elizabeth moore will read from her collection of essays, “Body Horror: Capitalism, Fear, misogyny, Jokes,” on Thursday, may 18 at 7:30 p.m. at Community Arts Network of Oneonta. moore’s book has been released in an expanded edition this spring from Feminist Press; the public is invited at no charge to hear moore’s smart, funny, terrifying takes on institutional crisis, structural inequality, and other things gross and cruel. CANO is located in the Wilber mansion at 11 Ford Avenue. This event is part of CANO’s Writers Salon. For more information, visit https://www.canoneonta.org/writers-salon.

Fallen CWO3 Christopher Eramo To Be Honored

ONEONTA—The late Chief Warrant Officer 3 Christopher Robert Eramo will be honored this year on memorial Day in Oneonta. A main Street parade will precede the commemoration ceremony in Oneonta’s Neahwa Park on the morning of may 29. CWO3 Shawn Hubner, who serves in the deceased’s unit, will hand carry the battalion colors from Fort Wainwright to Oneonta and march in the honor guard. For the first time in 50 years, the parade will include a riderless horse as a solemn salute to fallen soldiers. Community groups are welcome to take part in the parade. Lineup is at 9 a.m. in front of the Foothills Performing Arts and Civic Center, 24 market Street; the parade steps off at 10 o’clock sharp. A ceremony of remembrance will be at 11 a.m. in Neahwa Park’s Veterans memorial Walkway.

Cooperstown Will Hold First Pride Weekend

COOPERSTOWN—Otsego Pride Alliance and local Cooperstown businesses will present the first-ever Cooperstown Pride Weekend on June 1-4. Cooperstown will celebrate Pride month with the raising of the Pride flag at the Village Hall on June 1 at 8:30 a.m. There will be a Pride Celebration at Brewery Ommegang’s Fire Pit Friday on June 2. The main Otsego County Pridefest block party will take place on main Street in Oneonta on June 3, and Barnyard Swing will host a Family Pride Day from noon to 3 p.m. on June 4 with support from The Landmark Inn.

Garden Club of Richfield Hosting Plant, Bake Sale

RICHFIELD SPRINGS—The Garden Club of Richfield Springs will hold its annual Plant and Bake Sale in the Richfield Springs Public Library parking lot from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on June 3. Indoor and outdoor plants will be available for purchase. According to a release, the Garden Club was founded in 1938 to beautify and enrich the village and town. This year, the club will continue its Curb Appeal program and may begin working near the arzeski at (315) 868-6599.

Drapery Project Results Revealed

The early days of Hyde Hall were uncertain. There was no initial funding or plans for its recovery, and the structure was nearly demolished in the 1960s. However, the building was miraculously saved by a small, devoted group of friends. Over the last 60 years, support has grown, and Hyde Hall staff, its Board of Trustees, its supporters, the Clarke family, and the New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation have worked tirelessly in their efforts to ensure the historic site’s future.

The mansion is one of the finest examples of neoclassical country houses in the United States and remains a rare example of Anglo-American architecture. It tells the story of wealth and power in early America, but it also represents more than 200 years of our local history.

In 19th-century Central New York, Hyde Hall connected many aspects of our area’s fascinating agricultural, economic and social history.

Executive Director Jonathan maney and members of the Board of Trustees drafted plans in 2017 for the dining room drapery project that

would develop into a sixyear odyssey and grow to include local artists, craftspeople, and textile historians.

Decades ago, the dining room was an empty shell. Today, the room is teeming with artifacts and boasts a majority of the original furnishing, historic china, family portraits, and a reproduction of the first carpet. The draperies, however, were absent.

Fortunes changed when the Humes family of Cherry Valley generously donated the original red worsted wool draperies to Hyde Hall. With the originals as a model, Rabbit Goody and her team at Thistle Hill Weavers were able to reproduce more than 100 yards of figured damask wool material.

There are no photos or illustrations of how the draperies were installed in the 1830s and therefore the team needed to rely on other sources. Evidence in the room, period examples and illustrations, and the original garniture were used in order to piece it all together. The project required extensive research, investigation and experimentation to complete the final look. Using the talents of Wayne and Catherine Nark of Cobleskill and designs

from Janet Rigby and the late Jill maney, the team was able to devise a plan of how to install the draperies as they would have most likely been in the period.

In late October, at the tail-end of the 2022 season, Rabbit and the Narks installed the elegant draperies in the dining room. This achievement underscores significant momentum at the site but it also tells us something very special about our community; it shows that our region is extremely attractive to scholars and artists, and this community project is a source of local pride for Otsego County and Central New York. Hyde Hall is extremely grateful to everyone who contributed to this project. It could not have happened without our generous donors and supporters, and the talents and hard work of our area’s scholars and historians. The draperies are unlike anything else in the country and there are no surviving examples that remain in America. Visitors can enjoy the floor-to-ceiling continuous draperies, reproduced in the French style, when Hyde Hall opens on may 27. John Aborn is the marketing manager of Hyde Hall.

many groups of loving friends, including her painting buddies, SQSPCA Thrift Shop friends, Pyramid Lake companions, Yellowstone traveling gang, and former colleagues, to name a few.

aria is predeceased by her brother, Costas Kontinou, and is survived by her loving husband, Wendell, as well as her oldest son, Robert Zamelis, his wife Christan (Hood) and their daughter madelyn; her son Douglas Zamelis, his wife Cheryl (Pratt), their daughter Ariadne and her

husband Alex Wright, and their son Nicholas and his companion Lauren Perry. maria is also survived by Wendell’s children, Dana Peeters, her husband martin, her daughter Stefanie and her husband, Kyllan Brindle, and their children, Tolba, Carmella, and Aoife; mariaRosa Konopka, her companion Robert Verklas, and her daughter Giuliana, and her son Andrew Konopka and his daughter Vivianne; Nancy morris and her husband Dan, and their children Olivia and Leland;

and Robert Tripp, his wife Angela, and their children Samantha and John. maria will be remembered fondly for her boundless love for her family and friends, her keen sense for beauty in life, music, art, and nature, and her willingness to tell you exactly what she thought.

In lieu of flowers, contributions in maria’s memory may be made to the Cooperstown Art Association.

Alexander Shields Memorial Service COOPERSTOWN—A service in remembrance of the late Alexander Shields of Richfield Springs is scheduled to be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, may 20 at Christ Episcopal Church, 46 River Street, Cooperstown. All are welcome to lunch following the service.

Grandma loved her farm, her family, and playing her old guitar.

Lester R. Grummons Funeral Home will take the time to find out what made your loved one special. Whether it’s finding just the right flowers, or finding a musician to play her favorite tunes on her old guitar, we’ll do what’s necessary to make her service as unique as she was.

Lester R. Grummons Funeral Home

14 Grand Street, Oneonta • 607-432-6821 www.grummonsfuneralhome.com

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Peaceful grounds. Home-like atmosphere. Suitable for large or small gatherings.

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hyde hall board of Trustees Chair Gilbert vincent, executive Director Jonathan Maney, rabbit Goody and Catherine nark discuss the original draperies in 2019 at Thistle hill weavers.

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NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE

STATE OF NEW YORK COUNTY COURT, OTSEGO COUNTY

INDEX NO. 2021-794

In the matter of the Foreclosure of Tax Liens by Proceeding in Rem pursuant to Article Eleven of the Real Property Tax Law by Otsego County

PLEASE TAKE

NOTICE that on the 7th day of march, 2023, the Otsego County Treasurer, hereinafter the Enforcing Officer of Otsego County, hereinafter the “Tax District “, pursuant to law filed with the Otsego County Clerk a PETITION AND NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE (“Petition”) against various parcels of real property for unpaid taxes. Such Petition pertains to the following

The Estate of myrtle Shepherd 166

295.00-1-37.22

2381 Co Hwy 20

Ruffles Farrell; Lommler Kenneth V; The Estate of Diane Davis-Lommler

62.00-1-24.00

2125 Co Hwy 20

Jaggers Helen R; Lund Wesley L Town of Exeter 288

304.00-1-12.03 Butternut Rd Letson Terry Sr Town of Cherry Valley

D’Antoni marta; The Estate of D’Antoni Sergio

D’Antoni marta; The Estate of D’Antoni Sergio

30.00-1-52.00

Springville Rd D’Antoni marta; The Estate of D’Antoni Sergio

Baxter Rd The Estate of Donald E Quicksell; The Estate of Son Chin

Wild Animal

35.00-2-3.03 371 Carson Rd

The Estate of Raymond Wilson; The Estate of Doris

Heissan matthew K

284.00-2-12.03

Taylor Rd marino Remedies; marino Jahmai; Anderson Ishael

158

293.00-1-31.32

Estate of George E Hackett Jr;

Katherine

Kaywood

Timothy J; Kaywood Priscilla

132.00-1-22.05 Saddlebrook St Ferrara Joseph A

132.00-1-22.08 Saddlebrook St Freehafter Peter B; Freehafter michelle m

132.00-1-24.00

781 Co Hwy 52 The Estate of William A Bonnel

133.00-1-31.21 944 Whiteman Rd Dornburgh Travis; Dornburgh Jessica 541

147.00-1-40.01 420 Sibley Gulf Rd

130 Cliffside Cir

Frohrib Dorothea m

649

277.00-1-56.03

148.00-1-10.05 Co Hwy 35 Andrews mark m; Andrews Phillip m

148.00-1-30.00 Cornish Hill Rd Owner Unknown

164.00-1-12.01 237 Norton Cross Rd Vandusen Lee Ann

179.00-1-32.06

Eggleston Hill Rd Cabrera Ivan; Cabrera Elvira 569

85.00-1-37.01 Ottaway Rd Graner Lawerence K; Graner mary Jo Village of Milford

194.20-1-7.02

N main St Ford and Hill Hold-

210.08-1-7.00 23 S main St Skillen Edward Nelson Jr; The Estate of Susan Christine Drake-Skillen Town of Milford

194.00-2-7.00 168 Chlorinator Rd Hosnedl Carlie

moffre Rd Davis Brett 650

277.00-1-56.211

117 Castle Lake Estate Ln Davis Brett 651

277.00-1-56.212

moffre Rd Davis Brett 652

277.00-1-56.22

moffre Rd Davis Brett 653

277.00-1-60.00

6479 St Hwy 7

Kropp Dennis; Kropp Amy 655

277.00-2-30.00

6492 St Hwy 7

Currie Robert L; The Estate of meta W Currie Village of Morris

659

221.17-1-11.00

104 main St

The Estate of Peter Kertzman; The Estate of Linda

Kertzman Town of Morris

664

204.00-2-17.05 St Hwy 51

Sieck Richard K; Sieck Dawn C

668

221.00-1-57.00

2009 St Hwy 23

The Estate of Robert Schacht

674

236.00-1-17.00

133 Peet Rd

Stroh Graham mc

Kay Leslie; Stroh

Sarah Bingham

677

253.00-1-13.00

110 Bailey Rd U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee for manufactured Housing

Contract Senior/ Subordinate PassThrough Certificate Trust 2000-1

679

253.00-1-18.21

Bailey Rd

Zachow Josh Town of New Lisbon

681

141.00-2-22.00 nka

914 Co Hwy 17

The Estate of Dorothea Friedman; martin George T;

141.00-2-22.01

Zebick James J Jr; & 141.00-2-22.02

Watson Joseph m; Watson Christopher;

683

142.00-2-18.22

173 Quinlog Rd

O’Brien Sean

686

143.00-1-6.00

Goddards Rd Greenberg David 692

158.00-1-13.03

734 Jones Rd

Lovett Richard 699

173.00-1-20.02

St Hwy 51

Schaffer Richard Allen; Pierce michael

K

174.00-1-23.00

341 S Welcome Rd

Schaffer Richard 705

174.00-1-27.05

490 Bardin Rd

Bullock Robert; Bullock Jennifer 708

189.00-1-21.00

3632 St Hwy 51

The Estate of Dorothea

Friedman

713

189.00-1-39.00

1700 Co Hwy 12

martin George 718

190.00-1-3.03

Co Hwy 14

Seymour Thomas E; Seymour Penny A 719

190.00-1-39.01

125 Edwards Rd

The Estate of Robert K Koster; The Estate of Judith A Koster

720

190.00-1-46.04

164 Gardner Town Rd

The Estate of Paul K Pfeiffer

721

190.00-1-48.02

Co Hwy 12

The Estate of Robert K Koster; The Estate of Judith A Koster 723

190.00-1-9.04

418 Wheat Rd Bradley Jennifer Lee Town of Oneonta 727

274.00-2-19.00

977 St Hwy 205 Goodrich Family Trust 728

276.00-1-18.02

Cemetery Hill Rd Saint Innocent

Orthodox mission

730

286.00-3-11.00

St Hwy 23

The Estate of Anton michelitsch ; michelitsch

mary 732

287.00-1-35.01

St Hwy 205 Heros of Baseball Wax Galleries, LLC

734

287.15-1-9.00

232 Winney Hill Rd Icthus Properties LLC 738

287.19-1-51.00

28 Spencer Dr michelitsch Helmut J; michelitsch Anton R 739

288.00-2-19.00 Cemetery Hill Rd Sheldon Nathan 743

289.00-1-16.01

5539 St Hwy 7 Rotolo Anthony 746

289.00-1-88.04 Co Hwy 58

The Estate of Robert Polley

753

301.00-1-4.00

132 Co Hwy 47 Emmons Farms Corporation 764 309.00-1-64.01 Co Hwy 48 Nissen matthew Town of Otego 38 324.00-1-19.00 2763 St Hwy 7 mcElroy James C; mcElroy Carole A 773 272.00-1-60.01 2150 Co Hwy 8 Clemente Domenico 777 273.00-2-41.00

352 Hell Hollow Rd Cornwell W Scott 789

286.00-1-35.81

136 Forest Way Strickland Wayne R; Strickland Rose m 798

306.00-1-9.00

31 Carson Kenneth A Jr; Carson Kay m Village of Unadilla

334.14-1-19.00

Clifton St

The Estate of Jeffrey m VanCott; VanCott Bobette E

334.15-1-5.00 135 Co Hwy 3 Archambault Lori

334.18-1-34.00

161 main St Hamlin Justin Thomas 1093

334.18-2-63.00

1 Fellows St Rubera Dystinee

334.19-1-41.00

188 main St Hatzidakis Gustave;

LEGALS

Savino Hildegard; Savino Benjamin A

1179

336.02-1-73.00

378 St Hwy 7

Eastman Johnny N Town of Westford

1191

150.00-1-38.02 Co Hwy 34

Duncan Derek Lee

1197

180.00-2-16.03

2572 Co Hwy 35

Renwick Christopher T; Renwick Thomas J; Renwick Barbara m

1199

180.00-2-25.14

Sisson Hill Rd The Estate of Alfred Vilardi; Vilardi

Sisson Hill Rd

Jared

Robert Williams Rd

Andrew N

Co Hwy 3 The Estate of merv-

322.00-1-34.02 Co Hwy 3

Barry D

323.00-1-15.01

merriman Hill Rd

323.00-1-15.10 Co Hwy 3A Brandenburg Delores 1135

323.00-1-29.00 226 Sisson Hill Rd Clark Elaine B 1137

324.03-1-10.00 Co Hwy 4 Grigsby Edwin; Grigsby Debra A 1138

324.03-1-15.00 Co Hwy 4 Grigsby Edwin; Grigsby Debra A 1139

327.00-1-21.21 101 Hutchinson Hill Rd The Estate of Frederick H Seymour 1142

328.00-1-13.00 415 Co Hwy 2 Archibald Peter 1143

328.00-1-39.00 248 Lockwood Hill Rd White Daniel 1144

329.00-1-1.01 876 Co Hwy 2 Ryan Randy R; Ryan Tonya L; Ryan Jeffrey A; Ryan Kimberlee Lynn 1146

329.00-1-13.22 142 Hardknocks Rd Brownell Cale; Brownell Gloria 1153

330.00-1-37.00 St Hwy 7 Brown Amy Kullmann 1154

330.00-1-4.07 130 Ledgewood Acres Dr Schusteritsch Edward A 1159

330.03-2-5.00 1762 St Hwy 7 Podlaski Barbara 1161

332.00-1-83.21 342 Co Hwy 1 Kipps Hill Road

1053 Stanley Roseboom Rd Jewell Howard C

1202

182.00-1-3.00

309 Greenbush Rd

Biggie John P; Biggie

John P; Biggie

John A

1205

183.00-1-8.01

476 Co Hwy 36

Rosa Joann; Rose Salvatore Town of Worcester

1212

169.00-2-33.00

226 Alvord Rd Hayden Vincent 1216

184.00-1-32.00

969 West Hill Rd Norton William; Norton Rita

1221

185.13-1-33.00

86 main St

Suydam Brian T

1222

185.13-1-46.00

3 maple St E

Keever Kenneth W; Keever Tammy

1226

185.13-1-8.00

49 main St

Gaio Anthony

1232

199.00-1-48.01

Brighton Rd Stannard Daniel; Stannard Volneta; Kelley Velma

1233

199.00-1-49.00

1583 Co Hwy 36

Siegner Robert 1239

199.18-1-61.00

143 main St

Palyun michael H 1243

199.19-1-12.00

345 main St Stannard Daniel; Stannard Volneta; Kelley Velma

1249

201.00-1-22.00

177 American Way

Gavett Richard R 1253

215.00-1-20.00

1275 Co Hwy 39 Popolizio Frank; F Pops Property Inc

1254

215.00-1-29.311

1082 Co Hwy 39

Kisiolek malgorzata

D 1260

216.00-1-22.02

654 Smith Rd Flemm James K

1267

248.00-1-18.01

522 Hall Rd

F Pops’ Property Inc

1268

248.00-1-18.22 Hall Rd

F Pops’ Property Inc

1272

264.00-2-5.00

South America Rd

The Estate of mary Beth Franzese Fasciano; Franzese Wohr Suzanne; Franzese marsche-

siello

Patricia

Effect of filing: All persons having or claiming to have an interest in the real property described in such Petition are hereby notified that the filing of such Petition constitutes the commencement by the Tax District of a proceeding in the court specified in the caption above to foreclose each of the tax liens therein

described by a foreclosure proceeding in rem.

Nature of proceeding: This proceeding is brought against the real property only and is to foreclose the tax liens described in such Petition. No personal judgement will be entered herein for such taxes or other legal charges or any part thereof.

Persons affected: This notice is directed to all persons owning or having or claiming to have an interest in the real property described in such Petition. Such persons are hereby notified further that a duplicate of such Petition has been filed in the Office of the Otsego County Treasurer and will remain open for public inspection up to and including the date specified as the last day for redemption.

Right of redemption:

Any person having or claiming to have an interest in any such real property and the legal right thereto may on or before said date redeem the same by paying the amount of all such unpaid tax liens thereon, including all interest and penalties and other legal charges which are included in the lien against such real property, computed to and including the date of redemption. Such payment shall be made to Allen Ruffles, Otsego County Treasurer, 197 main Street, Cooperstown, N.Y. 13326. In the event that such taxes are paid by a person other than the record owner of such real property, the person so paying shall be entitled to have the tax liens affected thereby satisfied of record.

Last day for redemption: The last day for redemption is hereby fixed as the 30th day of June, 2023.

Service of answer: Every person having any right, title or interest in or lien upon any parcel of real property described in such Petition may serve a duly verified answer upon the Attorney for the Tax District setting forth in detail the nature and amount of his or her interest and any defense or objection to the foreclosure. Such answer must be filed in the Office of the County Clerk and served upon the Attorney for the Tax District on or before the date above mentioned as the last day for redemption. Failure to redeem or answer: In the event of failure to redeem or answer by any person having the right to redeem or answer, such person shall be forever barred and foreclosed of all his or her right, title and interest and equity of redemption in and to the parcel described in such Petition and a judgement in foreclosure may be taken by default.

Enforcing Officer:

Allen Ruffles Otsego County Treasurer Attorney for Tax District: Phillips Lytle LLP Richard J. Evans, Jr., Esq. 28 East main St, Ste. 1400 Rochester, New York 14614 (585) 238-2000

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NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a license, Number 2237156 for Beer, Cider, Liquor and/or Wine has been applied for by monthang, LLC dba Norbu to sell Beer, Cider, Liquor and/or Wine, at retail in a Restaurant under the Alcoholic Beverage Control Law at 149 main Street, Village of Cooperstown, County of Otsego, State of New York for on premises consumption. monthang, LLC dba Norbu

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Turner Electric, LLC

Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 4/14/2023.

Office Location: Otsego County. SSNY Designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to 333 State Highway 7 Sidney, NY 13838.

Purpose: Any lawful purpose.

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NOTICE Of fORmaTION Of Chestnut Hill Estates, LLC.

Articles of Organization were filed with the NY Secretary of State on 7/6/2021. 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 to: The LLC, 832 Winney Hill Rd., Oneonta, NY 13820. The purpose of the LLC is to engage in any lawful act or activity.

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LegaL nOtice NOTICE Of fORmULaTION Of a LImITED LIaBILITY COmPaNY

Name:

BRETT JOHNSON CONSTRUCTION LLC.

Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of NY (SSNY) on march 5th, 2023. 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 230 murdock Rd.

Cooperstown, NY 13326.

Purpose is to engage in any and all business activities permitted under NYS laws.

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NOTICE Of fORmaTION Of a NY LImITED LIaBILITY COmPaNY

Name: Uncommon Threads LLC.

Articles of Organization filing date with Secretary of State (SSNY) was 16 April 2023.

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 The LLC, 158 Camp Rd, New Berlin, NY 13411.

Purpose: any lawful purpose.

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NOTICE Of fORmaTION Of 114 WOODVIEW LLC, filed with the Secretary of State on 04/25/2023.

Principal Business and Office Location: 211 main Street, Cooperstown, N.Y. 13326, Otsego County, N.Y. The Secretary of State is designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. The Secretary of State shall mail process to 211 main Street, Cooperstown, N.Y. 13326.

Purpose: any lawful activity.

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NOTICE Of fORmaTION Of Pufftopia, LLC.

Filed 4/20/23.

Cty: Otsego. SSNY desig. for process & shall mail 5381 St Hwy 7, Oneonta, NY 13820.

Purp: any lawful.

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NOTICE Of fORmaTION Of

Work of Art Construction LLC.

Filed 3/29/23. Cty: Otsego. SSNY desig. for process & shall mail 4276 St Hwy 28 S, Oneonta, NY 13820. Purp: any lawful.

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NOTICE Of fORmaTION Of a NY LImITED LIaBILITY COmPaNY (LLC).

Name:

Silver Creek Contracting LLC.

Articles of Organization filing date with Secretary of State (SSNY) was march 10, 2023.

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 c/o Erik Beckley 24 Ceperley ave, Oneonta, New York, 13820.

Purpose: To engage in any and all business for which LLCs may be formed under the New York LLC Law.

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NOTICE Of fORmaTION Of GLEASON mOUNTAIN LLC

Articles of Org. filed NY Sec. of State (SSNY) 4/27/23. Office in Otsego Co. SSNY desig. agent of LLC whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail process to 434 Berry Hollow Rd., Schenevus, NY 12155, which is also the principal business location.

Purpose: Any lawful purpose.

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NOTICE Of fORmaTION Of ZBeck’s Family Ranch LLC.

Arts. of Org. filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 04-192023.

Office: Otsego County. SSNY desig. as agent for process & shall mail to United States Corporation Agents, Inc., 7014 13th Avenue, Suite 202, Brooklyn, NY 11228.

Purpose: all lawfu.

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NOTICE Of fORmaTION Of Rose Property Services LLC.

Articles of Organization filed with Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 03/23/2023. Office location: Otsego County. SSNY is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 1080 mill Creek Road, Otego NY 13825

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NOTICE Of fORmaTION Of SOUTHSIDE VETERINARY CLINIC PLLC

Filed 3/31/23

Office: Otsego Co. SSNY designated as agent for process & shall mail to: 2353 Swart Hollow Rd, Oneonta, NY 13820

Purpose: Veterinary medicine

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NOTICE Of fORmaTION Of 141 IRISH HOLLOW ROAD LLC

Filed 2/15/23

Office: Otsego Co. SSNY designated as agent for process & shall mail to: 127 Irish Hollow Road, Cherry Valley, NY 13320

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NOTICE Of fORmaTION Of 121 IRISH HOLLOW ROAD LLC

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NOTICE Of fORmaTION Of Good Kitty LLC

Otsego Co. SSNY designated as agent for process & shall mail to 29 Pioneer St, Cooperstown, NY 13326 Purpose: all lawful

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NOTICE Of fORmaTION Of RUSSO RENTALS LLC

Articles of Org. filed NY Sec. of State (SSNY) 1/17/23. Office in Otsego Co. SSNY desig. agent of LLC whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail process to 5 Parish Ave., Oneonta, NY 13820, which is also the principal business location.

Purpose: Any lawful purpose.

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FREEmaN’S JOURNaL & HOMETOWN ONEONTA

SPORTS SNIPPeTS Compiled by Wriley Nelson

OHS teams Fourth in conference

ONEONTa—The State University of New york athletic Conference track and field championships came to an end on may 6 with both SUNy Oneonta teams in fourth place. Six Oneonta women and seven men were named to all-conference honors. SUNy Geneseo won the team title in both the men’s and women’s competitions. On the women’s side, junior Isabella Fabrizio claimed the shot put title and first-team all-Conference honors with a mark of 13.32 meters. Sophomore Sage douglass won the javelin event. Junior Ella dePhillips placed fourth in the 1,500m finals with a personal record of 4:48.91. Junior Jonthomas Bierman broke the meet record in the men’s 3,000m steeplechase to win the gold. Junior aidan Kelly finished third in decathlon, third in discus, second in the pole vault, third in the 1,600m and first in javelin. Junior Richard mangoga won the pole vault. Junior Luke Jarski placed third in the 800m with a personal record time of 1:53.05. Kelly and freshman alex Ordonez placed second and third in the high jump. Junior Zoncent Zheng finished third in the shot put. Freshman Sawyer Eckberg, of the Town of maryland, took second place in the discus.

coop girls Win Meet, Boys third

COOPERSTOWN—The Cooperstown Central School girls track and field team won the don Howard Invitational, one of the most beloved annual Cooperstown athletic events, on may 6. CCS finished with 159 points, miles ahead of the other 11 teams. Senior Claire Jensen set a new don Howard record in the 200m, finishing with a New york State high school top-50 time of 26.01. She was named athlete of the meet. Junior Riley Green won the shot put, sophomore annelise Jensen won the 800m, junior margaret Raffo won the 3,000m, and senior Braeden Victory won the high jump. Cooperstown also won the 4x100m, 4x400m and 4x800m relays. The CCS boys finished third of 14 schools. Sophomore Cooper Bradley won the 110m hurdles, and junior Cooper Hodgson won the pole vault. athlete of the meet went to Walton Central School’s Ransom dutcher, who placed first in the 200m and 400m.

coop trounces Waterville

COOPERSTOWN—The CCS softball team celebrated its seniors with a blowout 29-2 victory over Waterville on may 10. Katie Crippen hit 6 RBI. Sophia Hotaling drove in 5 runs, and Emmy Lippitt hit 5 RBI. Senior dani Seamon earned the win with five strikeouts in two innings. She also stole three bases. another senior, Savannah Kirkby, pitched for the first time and faced off against 15 batters. Brenna Seamon contributed four runs.

ccS Baseball Defeats Waterville

COOPERSTOWN—Cooperstown Central School baseball defeated Waterville 6-1 on may 10. Kalen dempsey threw his second consecutive complete game, tying a school record of 17 strikeouts. His brother, Brenin dempsey, went 3-for-3 to lead the Hawkeyes offensively.

Oneonta Softball tops norwich

ONEONTa—Oneonta High School softball defeated Norwich 16-6 in a Southern Tier athletic Conference victory on may 9. madie dening threw eight strikeouts. abbie Platt hit a double and two triples.

coop Beats Sauquoit Valley

COOPERSTOWN—Cooperstown tennis honored its nine seniors with a 3-2 victory over Sauquoit Valley on may 9. First singles Gunter Weldon, first doubles Henry ayers and albert Caulier, and second doubles alexis Wolfe and Charlie Lambert each defeated their opponents. The Cooperstown seniors included Caulier, Captain Natalie Hanson, Lilly Grady, Sofia Ingalls, maya Pandit, Nina Vasquez, Colby diamond, P.J. Kiuber and Oliver Wasson.

OHS Baseball Beats Windsor

ONEONTa—Oneonta baseball beat Windsor 6-1 at home to win the STaC East division title on may 9. Nolan Stark earned the win after throwing a three-hitter.

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Notice of formatioN of SWEETS & CRaFTy CREaTIONS LLC.

arts. of Org. filed 03/11/2023.

Office: Otsego Co. SSNy desig. as agent for process & shall mail to: 559 Saunders Gulf Rd. West Winfield, Ny 13491.

Purpose: any lawful

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who expressed an appreciation for those originally devising the riddles.

“I like the way people were examining the world and enjoying their riddles. These people were very funny,” she said, adding that riddles must be both accurate and mysterious to be effective.

“Some are funny, and some are serious,” she said.

Rogers’ translations of the riddles comprise her 2019 publication, “Uncommon Creatures: The anglo-Saxon Riddle-Poems from the Exeter Book,” published by Six Swans artist Editions.

On the odd-numbered pages, it features each riddle-poem in anglo-Saxon followed by its translation into modern English. On each evennumbered page is a print of the illumination illustrating the riddle. as part of her presentation, Rogers read riddle-poem 8:

“I am a speaker of many voices, skilled sounds, plagiarized tunes. my head is full of noises, bell-loud. Wise guardian, I own the melody. Eminent evening shaper, I bring to men bliss in their towns, where they bow their heads, sit still in the court, summon shouts at my command. Say who I am, welcome me, declare me world mime. Clamor for my play!” The answer to the riddle is a jay, mockingbird or starling.

To create her illuminations, Rogers used a variety of mediums: pencil, ink, watercolor, acrylic, copper leaf and a great deal of gold leaf. The riddles are incorporated within the illuminations, sometimes in anglo-Saxon, sometimes in English, and sometimes featuring a combination of both the medieval and modern languages. The answers to each riddle-poem appear at the end of the book.

Rogers translated the poems before creating the accompanying illumination. animals, nature, water and ships are common subjects.

“The riddles are very direct. They tell you what to draw. The more I worked at it, the more interesting it got. I was obsessed,” she said, also noting that it took 20 years to complete her work on the riddle-poems.

“Her word-to-image graphic skills are through the roof. These works are just amazing,” said mark Stodl, a professional artist and photographer.

“This is the work of a lifetime. you hardly know where to look. Everything is so

stunning,” said poet Sharon Ruetenik, former international student advisor and part-time instructor at SUNy delhi.

“Uncommon Creatures” will be on view through June 3 by appointment only, made by contacting the center at info@brighthillpress.org or calling (607) 829-5055. Rogers’ book and her original illuminations will be for sale at the Word and Image Gallery. a portion of all proceeds will benefit Bright Hill Literary Center.

The center will host a Riddle-Poem Workshop by donation on Saturday, may 20 from 2-4 pm. Preregistration is requested by e-mailing info@brighthillpress.org to reserve a seat.

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many of the letters emphasized FoxCare’s different member base, noting that it drew older clients with a stronger interest in recoveryand maintenance-centered exercise than other local gyms. It is now incumbent on FoxCare members to keep their facility open.

“The ymCa is looking forward to working with everyone as we continue to provide services to promote everyone’s overall wellbeing, no matter where they are on their journey toward better health,” the release said. “When people feel their best

and have fulfilling lifestyles, our community becomes stronger, too!” ymCa staff are on-site at scheduled times for membership registration. applicants should bring a completed membership application, photo Id and payment information. more information and a membership registration link can be found at https:// www.oneontaymca.org/. Questions regarding the new Specialty Fitness center may be sent to ySFwelcome@ oneontaymca.org.

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1. The name of the professional service limited liability company (“LLC”) is Connect Physical Therapy of Ny, PLLC.

2. The date of filing of the articles of Organization with the Secretary of State is march 21, 2023

3. The County within the State of New york in which the principal office of the professional service LLC is to be located is Otsego County.

4. The Secretary of State of the State of New york is hereby designated as agent of the professional

service LLC upon whom process against it may be served. The post office address to which the Secretary of State shall mail a copy of any process against the professional service LLC served upon him or her is: 107 Winney Hill Rd #5B, Oneonta, Ny 13820.

5. The character or purpose of the business of the professional service LLC is any purpose allowed by law.

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Filed 1/31/23. Cty: Otsego. SSNy desig. for process & shall mail POB 203, Cherry

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Name: THE LUSK BaRN LLC.

articles of Organization filing date with Secretary of State (SSNy) was 30 march 2023. 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 507 Cty Hwy 50, Cherry Valley, Ny 13320. Purpose is to engage

in any and all business activities permitted under NyS laws.

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Name:

dOUBLE R SOLUTIONS LLC.

articles of Organization filing date with Secretary of State (SSNy) was 30 march 2023. 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 308 mcShane Rd, Richfield Springs, Ny 13439.

Purpose is to engage in any and all business activities permitted under NyS laws.

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Name:

7 OLd maIdEN LaNE, LLC. articles of Organization filing date with Secretary of State (SSNy) was 31 march 2023. 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 PO Box 108, Fly Creek, Ny 13337.

Purpose is to engage in any and all business activities permitted under NyS laws.

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Name:

6 OLd maIdEN LaNE, LLC.

articles of Organization filing date with Secretary of State (SSNy) was 31 march 2023.

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 PO Box 108, Fly Creek, Ny 13337.

Purpose is to engage in any and all business activities permitted under NyS laws.

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Name: LINdENWOOdNS LLC.

articles of Organization filing date with Secretary of State (SSNy) was 31 march 2023.

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 473 County Highway 40, Worcester, Ny

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fronts to anti-reflective “invisible glass,” to transform the retail experience for the tourists and the business owners alike, and to bring the primitive practice of the static window display dependent on walk-in retail experience into the 21st century.

Anti-reflective glass will

reduce the visual and physical barriers between the sidewalk and the interior of the main Street businesses.

Anti-reflective glass is an ultra-clear glass that fully opens the interior of storefront businesses to public view, as a real time interactive experience, as though the glass was not there. Changing the storefront glass to anti-reflective—in conjunction with additional, creative LED interior

lighting and product placement—will change every storefront’s outward presentation from a static, dusty, same-old worn out picture to real time animated views of the activity and products inside the retail business. The interior of the store now becomes the main attraction as viewed from the outside. main Street Cooperstown goes from static to dynamic, from reactive to interactive, from sleepy to leading edge.

The new anti-reflective glass must be kept very clean and free from any obstructions of the full open interior view for maximum benefit to the outside viewer and the business owner alike. Business owners, immediately realizing the increased sales from this new active retailing environment, will now reconfigure their interiors to be better illuminated, and more attractive, as viewed from the sidewalk.

The appearance of interior illuminated stores, through anti-reflective glass,

is even more spectacular after dark. If all of the main Street storefront businesses could agree to keep their store lights on until about 9:00 or 10:00 in the evening during the tourist season, main Street would sparkle while people patronize main Street restaurants and stroll to view the interior business displays. LED lighting makes this small additional lighting expense very affordable, and the evening viewers can return the next day to purchase items viewed the night before.

Viewing the main Street storefront interiors from the sidewalk will become a major attraction on its own, and visitors will spread the word about what they have seen and experienced on main Street in Cooperstown, New York.

Village government officials and business owners from around the country will come to see how the Village of Cooperstown has revolutionized and transformed the centuries-old main

Street retail experience and improved every aspect of community life in the process.

I bring this proposal up now because replacing that much glass would be a major logistical undertaking that could only be accomplished with widespread village, business and building owner support, cooperation, coordination, and planning.

It would also require substantial financial support and backing that can only come from a major financial grant, for such a specific purpose as revitalizing the village’s downtown, as from NY Forward. I realize that it is an expensive undertaking, but there is a fixed upside limit to the one-time financial costs. Unfortunately, there is no downside limit to the existing, accumulating, unknown daily financial losses.

There are many suppliers of anti-reflective glass. Basic information on anti-reflective “invisible

glass” can be found at https://tinyurl.com/AGCPvideo, https://tinyurl. com/AGC-video, https:// tinyurl.com/GuardianAR and https://tinyurl. com/Guardian-Clarity.

To read my first column on Saving main Street USA, addressing interior store lighting for main Street businesses—published in “The Freeman’s Journal” and on AllOtsego.com on April 21, 2022—enter “Saving main Street” in the allotsego.com search box or go to https://tinyurl. com/SavingmainStreetUSA.

At the time of that first writing, I was aware of the storefront glass problem, but that solution was too expensive and too large a project to be considered, so I focused on the interior lighting as the next best solution.

James R. Dean has been a resident of Cooperstown since 1977 and served on the Village Board of Trustees from 2011-2021.

►Thursday, May 18

DINE FOR A CAUSE Eat out at the restaurants of Otsego County and a percentage of the proceeds will go to raise awareness of and support for local non-profit Helios Care. This week, dine at Unadilla Diner, 198 Main Street, Unadilla. (607) 432-6773.

BOOK SALE 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Find your next great read at the Ronald F. Williams Library, Herkimer College, 100 Reservoir Road, Herkimer. (315) 866-0300 Ext. 8272.

MAKER CLUB 10 a.m. Bring art, crochet, sewing, knit or other handwork project to chat, share and enjoy making. Springfield Library, 129 County Road 29A, Springfield Center. (315) 858-5802.

CONNECTIONS Noon to 2 p.m. The community is invited for the “Get Out & Go Fair.” Learn about local places where community members can socialize and get involved as visitors or volunteers. Held at the Clark Sports Center, Cooperstown. Visit facebook. com/otsegocountyOFA/

T ZONE 4-6 p.m. Teens aged 12-15 are invited for this after-school program to de-stress, enjoy a nutritious snack and play games with their peers in a safe environment. Held Tuesdays and Thursdays at the Richfield Springs Community Center, 6 Ann Street, Richfield Springs. Visit richfieldspringscommunitycenter.org/programs/

PASTA DINNER 5-7 p.m.

Enjoy a delicious pasta dinner to support Catholic Charities of Delaware, Otsego & Schoharie counties. Includes a buffet, 50/50 raffle. Admission, $10. Held at Quality Inn, 5206 State Highway 23, Oneonta. (607) 432-4071.

NIGHT OF THE NO-

TABLES 6:15 p.m. The Class of 2027 presents their

research on a notable historical figure by becoming that character for the evening and answering questions in character. Cooperstown High School. (607)547-8181.

FLY CREEK FIRE DIS-

TRICT 7 p.m. The community is invited to attend monthly meeting of the Fly Creek Fire District Board of Fire Commissioners. Held the third Thursday of the month at the Fly Creek Fire House, 832 County Road 26, Fly Creek. Visit flycreekfire.com for info.

►Friday, May 19

RUMMAGE SALE 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Rummage through two rooms of clothes, homeware, books and much more at affordable prices. Church of Christ Uniting, 22 Church Street, Richfield Springs. (315) 858-1553 or visit www. rschurchofchristuniting.com

EXHIBITIONS OPEN-

ING 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Three exhibits open at the art association. 32nd Annual Regional Juried Art Exhibit featuring artists from across NY State; “When Heart Connects to Sculpting Hands” by Carol Adamec; and a fine art show by the members of the Leatherstocking Brush & Palette Club. Exhibits run through June 21. Cooperstown Art Association, 22 Main Street, Cooperstown. (607) 547-9777.

CRAFTY FRIDAY 3:304 p.m. Decorate a wooden bird house. Free, supplies provided. Registration required. Worcester-Schenevus Library, 170 Main Street, Worcester. (607) 397-7309.

CLOSING RECEPTION

6-9 p.m. View the exhibit, “Fragments,” by NYC-based Valentine Louafi. Free, open to the public. Light refreshments will be served. 4Elements Studio, Inc., 1607

Genesee Street, Utica. (315) 765-6923.

YOUTH ZONE 7-10 p.m. Students in grades 7-12 are invited for a fun night of games and activities each Friday. Games range from air hockey to Xbox games to board games, with arts and crafts, baking, movie nights, and more also offered. Held at The Richfield Springs Community Center, 6 Ann Street, Richfield Springs. Visit richfieldspringscommunitycenter. org/the-zone/

FILM SOCIETY 7 p.m. The Cooperstown Film Society presents “Little Murders” (1971), directed by Alan Arkin, a black comedy about a dysfunctional family in a typical New York City summer in the 1970s, full of crime, rusty pipes, garbage strikes, and more. The screenplay was by Jules Feiffer, who will be on hand for discussion of the film. Held at Fenimore Art Museum, Cooperstown. FilmSocietyCooperstown@ gmail.com.

AUDUBON SOCIETY

7:30 p.m. Join DelawareOtsego Audubon Society for a presentation from Dr. Pam Lea on her February 2022 travels to Antarctica. Held at the Elm Park United Methodist Church, 401 Chestnut Street, Oneonta. (607) 397-3815.

THEATER 7:30 p.m. Join the Catskill Community Players for presentation of “Office Hours,” a biting look at how people get by in the modern world and the struggles of 16 characters intent on keeping their lives together by denying reality. General admission, $20. Presented in the Wieting Theatre, 144 Main Street, Worcester. Also held May 20 at 2 & 7:30 and on May 21 at 2 p.m. Get your tickets at catskillplayers.org

►s aTurday, May 20

SACRED SITES Explore local sacred sites on Sacred Sites Open House Weekend, when many houses of worship will be open to the public. Take the time to explore and learn more about the role they play in the community.

Check with locations individually for visiting hours and to confirm participation:

• First Presbyterian Church, Pioneer Street and Elm Street, Cooperstown

• Holy Trinity Russian Orthodox Monastery, 1407 Robinson Road, Jordanville (open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily)

• Temple Beth El, 83 Chestnut Street, Oneonta

BIRD COUNT—All day. See how many birds you can locate in a single day, by yourself or with friends, and report to Big Day Bird Count Coordinator Charlie Scheim. Call (607) 434-4880.

MORNING BIRDS

7-9 a.m. Enjoy a morning stroll and discover the variety of avian life flitting around in the morning with Becky Gretton, co-president of the DelawareOtsego Audubon Society. Suitable for all birding skill levels. Dress for the weather and wear shoes that can handle wet grass. Hosted by Otsego County Conservation Association at Mohican Farm, 7207 State Highway 80, Cooperstown. (607) 547-4488.

PANCAKE BREAKFAST

7:30-11:30 a.m. Enjoy all-you-can-eat pancakes, eggs, maple syrup, sausage, beverages and more to support the Middlefield Volunteer Fire Department. Cost, $9/adult. Cooperstown/ Westville Airport, Route 166, Cooperstown. CLEAN SWEEP 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Residents of Hartwick are invited to dispose of old household furniture, yard trash, green waste and scrap metal at the Town Hall. Contact Town Clerk Andrea Vazquez to arrange pick-up if needed (cost $30). No household garbage or hazardous waste. Televisions, electronics, mattresses, tires and more may also be disposed of for the usual county fee. Also, find usable items at the Clean Sweep Yard Sale. Town Hall, 103 Town Dr., Hartwick. (607) 547-8070. SPLASH PATH 8:30 a.m. Enjoy a fun 5K run through the splash path and get covered in colors to support Pathfinder Village, 3 Chenan-

go Road, Edmeston. (607) 965-8377.

RIPARIAN STEWARD-

SHIP 9 a.m. to noon. Join the Butternut Valley Alliance and the Upper Susquehanna Coalition for a volunteer workday to maintain the riparian buffer in the Butternut Creek Watershed. Be ready for hiking, digging and otherwise messy work. Registration required. Counts toward the Otsego Outdoors Spring Octet. Meet at the corner of State Route 23 and County Route 51outside the Village of Morris. Visit otsegooutdoors.org/event/butternut-creek-riparian-stewardship-day/ for info.

PLANT SALE

9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Pick up locally-started flowers, herbs, vegetables and more for your spring planting from the Otsego County Master Gardeners. Cornell Cooperative Extension Education Center, 123 Lake Street, Cooperstown. (607) 547-2536.

EXHIBIT OPENS 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. View new exhibit, “Day to Night: Photographs by Stephen Wilkes,” featuring photographs of some of the most recognizable places in the world as they move from day to night. Fenimore Art Museum, Cooperstown. (607) 547-1400.

PLANT & POTTERY SALE

10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Find plants and pottery for your indoor or outdoor garden. Proceeds go to support the animals cared for by Super Heroes Humane Society. Held at 160 Pony Farm Road, Oneonta. (607) 441-3227.

SPRING CARNIVAL

10 a.m. to noon. Join the staff at the Head Start program for a fun morning of games, activities, treats and safety resources. Held at the 6th Ward Booster Club Field, Scrambling Avenue, Oneonta. (607) 433-8055.

ART SHOW 11 a.m. to

1 p.m. Celebrate the opening of the Worcester-Schenevus High School Art Show. Worcester-Schenevus Library, 170 Main Street, Worcester. (607) 397-7309.

EXHBIT FINALE 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Last chance to visit the exhibit, “Color Immersion/ Explosion,” featuring works by Terry Slade and Louis Sherry—one formally trained, the other self-taught; one painting

on wood, the other working in clay and glass. What they share is that they are thinkers and makers, and their works express that. Free admission. Reservations requested. The Art Garage, 689 Beaver Meadow Road, Cooperstown. (315) 941-9607.

CLOTHING SWAP Noon to 4 p.m. Add to your summer wardrobe or declutter your closet. Come to the community clothing swap and find clean, gently used clothing items. Bring your own clean and gently-used clothing to donate. Hosted by Bread & Roses Vintage and Community Arts Network of Oneonta, 11 Ford Avenue, Oneonta. (607) 432-2070.

OPERA 12:55 p.m. View a performance of the Metropolitan Opera streaming live in Oneonta. This week, the Met presents “Don Giovanni” by Mozart. Cost, $20/adult.

Lunch available for purchase separately from Soda Jerks. Showing at the Foothills Performing Arts and Civic Center, Oneonta. (607) 431-2080.

PAINT ‘N SIP 1-3 p.m.

Join instructor Aja Correll to learn how to paint swans at sunset in the Strawberry Hall next door to the library. Tickets, $30, include supplies. A portion of the proceeds will go to support the library. Registration required. Worcester-Schenevus Library, 170 Main Street, Worcester. (607) 397-7309.

EXHBIT RECEPTION

1-4 p.m. Celebrate the exhibit “Art of New York: Annual Juried Art Show,” explore the museum and see which artist takes home the awards. Arkell Museum, 2 Erie Boulevard, Canajoharie. (518) 673-2314.

WRITERS GROUP 1:30 p.m. Join online group to work on writing prompts, share current work and get some feedback. Presented by the Huntington Memorial Library, Oneonta. Register at hmlwriters@gmail.com

See full calendar on AllOtsego.com

HaBs

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Oneonta associate Professor and limnologist Kiyoko yokota spoke briefly on the state of new HaB research.

“algal blooms are just a symptom of a much larger imbalance in the lake’s ecosystem,” dr. yokota said. “There is no magic bullet to fix this. No chemical or mechanical cleanup solution is available, although many companies are starting to sell products they claim will work. It’s dishonest; they’ll report that their products cleaned up a bloom, but they don’t tell you it was on a oneacre reservoir.”

Other group members indicated that it could take many years to return Otsego, Canadarago, Goodyear and arnold lakes to ecological stability.

The organizations resolved to form a combined strategy for public safety and environmental messaging, research, and mitigation. attendees were asked to leave a few notes on their organizations’ involvement with the HaB problem. These notes will be used to delegate tasks, eliminate redundancy and facilitate cooperation between more than a dozen stakeholder organizations.