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Library patron Eileen Schatzel, Burlington Flats, passes under the banner gracing the front entrance of the Village Library of Cooperstown. It was placed there by the village Library Board and the Friends of the Village Library after voters June 8 approved a dedicated source of funding for the library by an 80-20 margin.
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Susan Bruce hopes that Olli’s at Chestnut and Main will be a community gathering place as well as a restaurant and pastoral market.
CCA’s “What’s In Our Water?” program has found, one, drinking water is “very good” locally and, two, there is now a “legally defensible baseline” of data that allows contamination to With Summer, Starts-Ups be detected. Multiply On Main Street OCCA contracted with Community Science InBy LIBBY CUDMORE stitute in August 2013 to conduct the study. Findings will be released at COOPERSTOWN the Otsego Lake Festival Saturday, July 12, in Lakeor Alex Webster, owner of Alex & front Park. Ika here and Cantina de Salsa in Cherry Valley, the taste of a cornVOICES HEARD: The dog was the taste of Village Board Monday, June vacation. 23, moved to allow park“I grew up in ing on Beaver Street and England, where they expand notification of zondidn’t have corndogs,” ing changes after residents he said. “I would go complained. visit my grandma in California, and I have INJURED VETS: World very strong, happy T.E.A.M. Sports Can-Am memories of getting a Veterans’ charity ride is in corndog.” Cooperstown Wednesday, Beginning in July, June 25, en route to march Webster will share Jessamee in the Fourth of July parade Sanders those happy memories in Washington D.C. paints Omme- with other vacationing gang’s logo at families with the the brewery’s Please See pop-up shop DOWNTOWN, A6
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Final Piece Completes Circle On Revival Of Historic Crop By JIM KEVLIN Alex Webster, above, polishes the window at Cooperstown Corndog Co., 149 Main. At left, Lucy Townsend’s Farmhouse Market has expanded at 29 Pioneer.
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Gelbsman May Replace Embattled Schwerd As County Rep On IDA Board By JIM KEVLIN
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Farm Industrial Park. He would replace county Rep. Betty Anne Schwerd, R-Edmeston, who District Attorney John Muehl said is under investigation for misuse of campaign funds following a complaint by her former employer, state Sen. Jim Seward, R-Milford. The idea of replacing Schwerd with Gelbsman surfaced at the
Friday, June 20, meeting of the county board’s Administration Committee. But its chairman, Ed Frazier, R-Unadilla, said no resolution appointing Gelbsman was drafted and he believes board chair Kathy Clark, R-Otego, can simply make the appointment if she wishes. If the Gelbsman appointment goes forward, it will be the
first result of reports earlier this month, confirmed by Muehl, that Schwerd is under investigation. The D.A. said he had referred the matter to the county Sheriff’s Department, but “no arrest has been made” as of Tuesday, June 24. While IDA liaison serves at the pleasure of the county board chair, Schwerd is also chair of the county board’s Inter-Govern-
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ll of a sudden, there’s some pretty futuristic thinking going on around here, of a scope not seen since, perhaps, Harvey Baker and his Oneonta cohorts brought rail and roundhouse to Oneonta, or Stephen C. Clark envisioned the Hall of Fame and NYSHA museums. This latest round of CFA submissions – CFAs are the applications required by the Mohawk Valley Regional Economic Development Commission to get state funds – contain eye-popping concepts for both the City of Oneonta and Village of Cooperstown. “Big ideas,” to use one of Oneonta Mayor Dick Miller’s favorite catch phrases. Eye-popping, and potentially transformative. • The Oneonta concept is built around what Miller called “the Clinton triangle” – aka, the Upper Susquehanna Regional Agriculture Center – on the southeast corner of Clinton Plaza, the building that formerly housed Oneonta Ford.
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The former Oneonta Ford building at Chestnut and Market streets in Oneonta is envisioned as an Upper Susquehanna Regional Agriculture Center in an $11 million CFA grant package.
The city is seeking $11 million in CFAs to convert the building, now owned by The Twelve Tribes sect that also operates the Yellow Deli, into a farmers’ market beyond local imaginings heretofore. Yes, it will have produce, but also a community kitchen (to process ag products from Otsego and Delaware counties), speciality food shops, perhaps even an additional floor for apartments. The goal is to help meet the $1 billion – yes, $1 billion – in New York City’s
unmet demand for valueadded – i.e., quality, natural, artisanal – food products. Associated with the “triangle” would be a spruced up parking deck and, in the vacant lot between Foothills Performing Arts Center and Ristorante Stella Luna, a “boutique hotel” developed around a food and beverage theme. The idea is to create a compelling magnet to complete the downtown Oneonta renaissance that began with the Clarion and Muller Plaza, continued
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In Cooperstown, the Railroad Avenue neighborhood, which includes the vacant Where It All Began warehouse and, in the background, the Delaware Otsego Corp., will be examined as part of a $90,000 CFA grant.
with the Bresee’s renovation, and will move further with the implementation of a streetscape master plan (via another CFA grant). • While you were no doubt reeling from all this good stuff, it surfaced that Cooperstown is likewise using the CFA process for its own set of “Big Ideas.” The village, in collaboration with the county Industrial Development Agency, has asked for a $90,000 planning grant for community visioning, to tap public
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possible and use insect repellant that contains DEET. After any outdoor activities be sure to do a thorough and complete tick check, as it takes 24 hours of skin attachment for the tick to pass on Lyme disease. Congressman Gibson’s bill also focuses on testing, treatment and healthcare coverage. With this legislation here will be stricter and more extensive research done by the National Institute of Health(NIH) and the Centers for Disease Control(CDC) on the most effective prevention and diagnostic methods. It will also provide guidelines for insurance companies to be the most effective in giving patents the best care, while being affordable for everyone. It is vital that we take these initial steps in order to combat this growing epidemic. By focusing on awareness, tick suppression, testing, treatment and healthcare coverage we can create long-term solutions. Nancy Seekamp Preston Hollow
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To the Editor: Too often does Lyme disease goes undiagnosed and untreated. With the warm weather of Spring and Summer, comes the risk of contact with ticks. Deer ticks can spread Lyme disease, and unfortunately our area has a high population of deer, thus creating a high concentration of deer ticks. Congressman Chris Gibson is currently in the process of passing legislation in Congress to help us with the burdens of Lyme disease. Congressman Gibson’s bill focuses on five main areas of Lyme disease. Two of these are awareness and tick suppression. There are certain measures and precautions an individual can engage in, in order to prevent direct contact with deer ticks. The first and foremost method is by being aware of the presence of deer ticks. Before you go on a hike, work in your garden or your lawn, be sure to ask yourself if you will be within proximity of possible Lyme disease transmitters. If the answer is yes, wear clothing covering as much skin as
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aspirations – dreams of a better Cooperstown, if you will – for economic revival. Mayor Jeff Katz and Trustees Allstadt and Falk have been in conversations with Sandy Mathes, IDA president and “single point of contact” for economic development in the county, and have identified seven nodes for ec-dev attention. Foremost is the Railway Avenue neighborhood, where the Where It All Began warehouse has been rumored for a Marriott, from which guests in 100 rooms
would inject new life downtown and revive upper Main Street. Why not aim a brew pub at Mike Manno’s renovated hops barn? There’s much, much more. The visioning piece is intriguing; Cooperstown – any community, really – would benefit from a consensus on where it wants to go. Equally necessary is the data – on demographics, income, real-estate trends – required for Mathes to make a case to investors and developers. • The IDA has been central in the development of both these concepts, which is what its gutsy board – chair, Sharon Oberriter; vice chair, Bob Hanft, plus Joe Bernier, Hugh Henderson, Jim Jordan, Jeff Lord, Len Marsh and Jim Salisbury – intended in bringing Mathes aboard in January and committing $3 million over the next three years to turn-around our 50-year brain (and jobs) drain. These are first steps, certainly, but exciting ones. Per aspera ad astra is a pretty good starting point.
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What Does Abner Doubleday Story Mean? LAST WEEK’S EDITORIAL URGING COOPERSTOWN TO AGAIN EMBRACE BASEBALL’S CREATION MYTH BROUGHT FORTH COUNTER-ARGUMENTS CONTAINED IN THE EXCERPTS BELOW. WHAT DO YOU THINK? E-MAIL LETTERS TO THE EDITOR TO INFO@ALLOTSEGO.COM This excerpt is from “The Man Who Didn’t Invent Baseball,” by Victor Salvatore, published in American Heritage, 1983
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n the middle of his plans for the baseball centennial, Baseball Commissioner Kenesaw Mountain Landis was jolted by a letter that brought into serious question the propriety of holding such a celebration at all. The letter came from Bruce Cartwright, who pointed out that it was his grandfather, Alexander Cartwright, Jr., a charter member of the Knickerbocker Club of New York, and not Doubleday, who drew the first baseball diamond. He also pointed to the rules that Cartwright and his committee had written for modern baseball in 1845. (Diagram and rules are on file today in the National Baseball Museum library.) Alexander Cartwright and not This is from“The Creation Myths of Cooperstown,” by Stephen Jay Gould, Natural History, 1989
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f you have to have an American hero, could anyone be better than the man who fired the first shot (in defense) of the Civil War? Needless to say, this point was not lost on the members of Mills’s committee. Spalding, never one to mince words, wrote to the committee when submitting Graves’s dubious testimony: “It certainly appeals to an American pride to have had the great national game of base ball created and named by a Major General in the United States Army.” This excerpt is from last week’s editorial:
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hese days, you often hear the term, “Abner Doubleday Myth,” and it’s meant dismissively. But it’s wrong to equate “myth” with “untruth.” Myths – creation myths, for instance, that are found in every society on earth – are indicators of a deeper truth about the societies from which they emerge. So it is with the Abner Doubleday
Doubleday, he said, should be honored as the originator of the modern game of baseball. It is not clear whether the startled Judge Landis ever showed Cartwright’s letter to the major league owners. It is clear that Cartwright was on firm ground in making his claim. The documentation of Alexander Cartwright’s accomplishments in organizing the game of baseball as it is played today is all a matter of record. The first game of baseball under the Cartwright committee rules was played on June 19, 1846, on the old cricket grounds at Elysian Fields, a summer resort in Hoboken, New Jersey. Scorecards of this game, on file in the library of the National Baseball Museum, show that the Knickerbockers lost to the New York Baseball Club, 23 to 1, in a four-inning game. This is history, not the surmise of a “reputable gentleman” who ended his
days in an insane asylum after giving his testimony. Frick, who was eventually to succeed Landis as commissioner, and the crusty old judge were out on a limb after the Cartwright letter arrived. Frick had committed himself completely to the Cooperstown myth. Landis, as the final authority on professional baseball, had not done his historical homework. They had a bomb on their hands that could explode any day. But it never did. Bruce Cartwright died a few weeks later, and the letter went into a file cabinet. An “Alexander Cartwright Day” was quickly appended to the centennial program, and Cartwright was among the first to be honored with a plaque in the new Hall of Fame of the museum as a “Father of Modern Baseball.” Too much money and prestige had been committed to do more than that.
Mills then concluded in his report: “Perhaps in the years to come, in view of the hundreds of thousands of people who are devoted to base ball, and the millions who will be, Abner Doubleday’s fame will rest evenly, if not quite as much, upon the fact that he was its inventor . . . as upon his brilliant and distinguished career as an officer in the Federal Army.” And so, spurred by a patently false creation myth, the Hall of Fame stands in the most incongruous and inappropriate locale of a charming little town in central New York. Incongruous and inappropriate, but somehow wonderful. Who needs another museum in the
cultural maelstroms (and summer doldrums) of New York, Boston, or Washington? Why not a major museum in a beautiful and bucolic setting? And what could be more fitting than the spatial conjunction of two great American origin myths – the Cardiff Giant and the Doubleday Fable? Thus, I too am quite content to treat the myth gently, while honesty requires ’fessing up. The exhibit on Doubleday in the Hall of Fame Museum sets just the right tone in its caption: “In the hearts of those who love baseball, he is remembered as the lad in the pasture where the game was invented. Only cynics would need to know more.” Only in the hearts; not in the minds.
story. The “facts” were always in doubt, so it’s interesting that they were embraced, held to fast, for generations. It’s only been in the last quarter-century that the literalists gained the upper hand. Lovers of baseball, let’s take the story back. It’s time to understand the deeper truth in the Doubleday story. And, happily, no community has greater access to people who understand the meaning of “folklore,” if you will,
than Cooperstown. The Cooperstown Graduate Program and The Farmers’ Museum, certainly, have access to resources to explain why baseball’s creation myth is as powerful as any. There’s a profound thesis there, or symposium, or study. As powerful as any, and it’s ours. Let’s not run away from it, as we’ve been doing. Let’s understand the Doubleday story and celebrate it once again.
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Letter to the Editor: A resolution appeared in your paper last week, purporting to have been passed by the Presbytery of Otsego, at its semi-annual meeting held at Westford, June 10, 1839. The undersigned, members of the Presbytery, deem it due to themselves and to their Churches, that the facts in the case should be distinctly known. While we would say that we have reason to believe that all the members of Presbytery regard slavery as a great moral and political evil, still it was well known that there was a diversity of opinion in reference to the plans of the Abolitionists, some approving their course, and others regarding the subject of slavery as having become political in its character, and opposed to any action on the part of the Presbytery in reference to it. June 24, 1839
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50 YEARS AGO June 28, 1929 Tuesday evening next for the sale of Ice Cream, Strawberries, Cake, Fancy Articles, &c. The patronage of a liberal and friendly public is solicited. The proceeds of the Fair will be given in aid of a fund for painting the Baptist Church. June 24, 1864
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The gymnasium building now being erected by Mr. Alfred C. Clark on the southwest corner of Main and Fair streets, will be a handsome and very substantial brick structure, 32 feet wide and 85 feet deep, two stories, and full height of three story building on the west. Charles J. Tuttle is doing the mason work, and the carpenter work will be done by Charles L. Root. June 28, 1889
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New Downtown: Ommegang Outlet, Restaurant, Corndog Stand, Fish Market, Baseball Boutique DOWNTOWN/From A1 Cooperstown Corndog Co., opening in the Alex & Ika’s front window at 149 Main. “All the restaurant dining is in the back; people don’t want to sit in the window,” he explained. “It’s a shame not to use it.” Offerings will range from the classic corndog to the more adventurous, including jalapeño and chocolate chip. “It’s surprisingly good,” he said. “Don’t knock it until you try it!” The Freeman’s Journal Cooperstown Corn Dog isn’t the only new restaurant Baseballism assistant manager Ryan Rivino downtown. shows off an offering. Olli’s at Red Light At 22 Chestnut, Susan gathering, showcasing small Bruce is putting the finishfarms and local agriculture. ing touches on Olli’s, a “This isn’t just a restaurant,” farm-to-table restaurant and she said. “We want to host pastoral market featuring workshops, we want this to local meats and Beekman become a hub of community 1802 cheeses, eggs and activity.” fresh-squeezed juices. Ommegang In Town “We want to show the At 134 Main, the finishbucolic side of country living touches are being put on ing,” she said. “This isn’t Ommegang’s Prohibition about a farm with 10,000 Store, a pop-up mercantile. acres – we might want to “It’s a way of reaching showcase a farmer who has out into the community at four rare goats or someone large,” said Sean Bolger, the who has written an artisan brewery’s store manager. cookbook.” “Right now it’s just for the In addition to serving summer, but if it’s success“simple and fresh” modern ful, it could extend into the American fare, the dining holiday season,” he said. room, she hopes, will beThe store will feature come a space for community apparel, glassware, local
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food items and barware, and although beer will not be available for sale, the brewery plans on hosting special event tastings. “No beer, just gear,” said Bolger. They’ve also partnered with the village’s trolley system to take visitors to and from the brewery for tours, lunch and tastings. “It’s an ambassadorship for the brewery.” BASEBALL BOUTIQUE But for a slightly faster pace of life, apparel shop Baseballism across the street at 131 Main aims to bring a new NYC boutique feel to a Cooperstown staple. “We want to be the Ralph Lauren of Baseball,” said associate manager Ryne Rivino. The store manager is Ben Atkinson. Their American-made, vintage-feel T-shirt line started as the souvenir of the Baseballism baseball camp in Portland, Ore. The shirts sold so well that they expanded the shop off their headquarters, and then set about looking for a new location. “We thought, why not Cooperstown?” said Rivino. “You can’t find shirts like this anywhere else.” Baseballism is run by four partners, Kalin Boodman, Travis Chock, Jonathan Loomis and Jonathan Jwayad, who played baseball together in college. Chock had brought a team to Cooperstown Dreams Park, and when the company began thinking of a second
story, this one made sense.” “Cooperstown is the center of the baseball universe,” said Boodman. And since it opened in May, the store keeps almost running out of shirts, especially the “6+4+3=2” equation. “It stands for shortstop, second base, first base equals two outs,” he said. “When we explain it to people, they love it.” FRESH FISH And at 29 Pioneer, The
Farmhouse Market, which opened on Pioneer Street last summer, has a new location – and new items on the menu. “People in the village drive all the way to Oneonta to get fresh fish,” said owner Lucy Townsend. “But now, they can get it here.” The rustic, butcher-paper menu lists all the to-go specials for the day, and their hand-cut cheese section has
expanded, including Painted Goat, Cooperstown Cheese Company and other New York State cheeses. “We really stress picnics and outdoor entertaining,” she said. The store, with its checkered floor tiles shelves packed with kitchen gadgets and gifts, has a “European feel,” said Townsend. “It’s like being in a big city market here in this little village.”
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Having moved to Florida, Russell Taylor has commissioned us to sell his real estate located on NYS Rte 23 (3.3 miles east of Wal-Mart; 1 mile west of Pindars Corners) at absolute public Auction. Very nice 14 X 70 Holiday Deluxe mobile home plus 43 X 28 pole barn on 1.1 +/- acre landscaped lot on NYS Rte 23. This property is SUPER clean, well landscaped, and includes recent updates to improvements. The home has two bedrooms, 1 ½ baths, large open kitchen/ living area w/ addition, built in wood burning fireplace, air conditioner, enclosed rear porch, open front porch, nice cabinetry, washer & dryer, updated HW baseboard oil heat, and blacktop parking area.The 1200 square feet shop features (2) 10 X 10 fiberglass overhead doors, concrete floor, and a new 200 amp electric service with generator hookup and switch. Don’t miss this rare opportunity, as it ABSOLUTELY SELLS TO THE HIGHEST BIDDER REGARDLESS OF PRICE!! Terms: $10,000 down payment due the day of the auction by the successful bidder, Balance Due at closing in about 45 days. No contingencies. We urge you to visit lambrechtauction. com for a “Bidder Packet” which includes a copy of the purchase contract, maps, taxes, and other important information.
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MLS#95051 Middlefield $189,000 Enjoy country living in this 3+ BR, 2 bath ranch w/a separate 1-BR apt for the grandparents or rent it out and help pay the mortgage! Apartment previously rented for $750 per month. This nicely landscaped home sits on 3 acres only 8 miles from Cooperstown and Bassett Hospital. The home offers glorious views, 2 ponds and an attached 2-car garage. Finished basement has extra storage and room for a man cave.
Joe Valette 607-437-5745 John LaDuke 607-547-8551 Madeline K. Woerner 607-434-3697
Fly Creek Colonial —This 1,806+/sq ft home is nestled in the hamlet of Fly Creek. Built about 1846, it retains much of the original detail w/wainscotted half-walls, pine and hardwood floors, some original doors w/original hardware. Large country kitchen w/dining space and possible office nook, plus laundry area and back door opening to private deck. DR, large LR, downstairs BR and full bath. Upstairs are 3 BRs, full bath and walk-in attic. There is a sweet front porch sitting nicely off the street w/pretty traditional plantings and a side driveway entrance. Detached 1-car garage. Newer roof, septic, heating system, mostly replacement windows, new hot-water heater. Stainless steel appliances, washer and dryer convey. Priced to sell. Offered Exclusively by Ashley Connor Realty $249,900 Visit us on the Web at www.ashleyconnorrealty.com Contact us at info@ashleyconnorrealty.com For APPoiNtmeNt: Patricia Bensen-Ashley, Broker, 607-437-1149
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CFA Sought For Visioning, Market Data Analysis VISION/From A1 as August, funded by $28,000 in IDA funding and, it is hoped, a $90,000 CFA – an economic development grant – being sought through the Mohawk Valley Regional Economic Development Commission. The grant application was part of the round submitted Monday, June 16. The idea of a plan and strategy emerged from discussions over the past few months among Mayor Jeff Katz, Trustees Lou Allstadt and Cindy Falk on the Village Board’s Economic Sustainability Committee, and Sandy Mathes, IDA president and “single point of contact” for economic development in the county. “The idea is to be proactive, not reactive,” said the mayor. “That’s what we want to do.” Added Mathes, “The end result will be driven by the community.” Mathes said he will ask the IDA board at its July meeting to approve the initial allocation to allow the process to start. Whether the CFA is a go will not be known until perhaps October, and the money would not be available until perhaps January, but both he and Katz, in a combined
SUMMER RENTALS INDUCTION WEEK CANCELLATION; Don’t Hesitate! Furnished cottage 1/2 hr. from Cooperstown. Sleeps 4 adults+. Weekly rental @$100/day. ONLY payment in full will hold your reservation. (607) 638-5145 after 6 p.m. COOPERSTOWN only 1/2 hour away. Weekly rental furnished cottage, $100/day. Only payment in full will hold reservation. Some weeks still available in July & August. (607) 638-5145, after 6 p.m.
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Initial ideas for Cooperstown contained in the CFA application include: 1. Enhance business district streetscape; 2. Model reuse for parking, stores and common area around Doubleday Field; 3. Create visual, physical breaks to help unite upper and lower Main; 4. Enhance link from upper Main to Railroad; 5. Repurpose Railroad Avenue as mixed-use neighborhood; 6. Enhance walkways parks on waterfront; 7. Planned Otesaga
interview, said they would like to get started. A first step would be to contract with Elan, a planning firm in Saratoga Springs that participated in that community’s heralded revival, to guide the process here. The “proposed scope of services” calls for formation of a public-private “advisory committee”
to oversee Elan’s development of a detailed market analysis, including demographics, consumer spending, tourism and real-estate trends. That will result in a “physical enhancement strategy” in seven subdistricts (see chart, Page A7), encompassing pedestrian safety (crosswalks, light-
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HOMES FOR RENT House for rent Cooperstown 4 bedroom 3 bath walk to everything center of village 2 car garage fireplace $1750 plus utilities. John Mitchell Real Estate. (607) 547-8551. Three BR, 2 bath ranch near Hartwick, LR w/FP, woodstove, laundry. Long term lease available 5/1/14. $1300. per month
Public Forum Thursday, June 26 7 pm Hartwick Town Hall (Cty Rte 11, Hartwick)
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Featuring County Treasurer Dan Crowell
County Representative Ed Lentz Town Supervisor Dave Butler
Meet your elected officials. Speak your mind. Ask your questions! Everyone is invited! For more information, contact Ed Lentz at lentze@otsegocounty.com or 607-263-5425
Cooperstown eCumeniCal VaCation BiBle sChool 2014
At First Presbyterian Church in Cooperstown July 7 – 11 from 9 am to Noon Inspired by the organization Living Waters for the World and led by creative people in our community celebrating God’s gift of water through Bible stories, art, music and movement. This program is intended for pre-school children (ages 3-4 years) through those entering grade 5.
Registration forms are available at First Presbyterian Church, 25 Church St. and online at www.planetreg.com/cooperstownVBS2014 * 607-547-8401
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plus utilities. No pets, smoking. Ashley-Connor Realty 547-4045.
APARTMENTS FOR RENT Apartment for rent, 2 bedroom, 1 bath, off-street parking. Fly Creek, 5 minutes to Cooperstown. Includes heat, snow removal, lawn care, garbage pick-up. $725/month.: pets possible, one month security. Available July 15. Call Rob Lee, Benson Agency Real Estate, (607) 434-5175. Cooperstown 1 BR apt. for rent. $550, heat not included. Kitchen, full bath, off-street parking. No smoking; pets can be discussed. Info 845-674-0438. One-bedroom apartment, partially furnished, just 3 blocks from everything in Cooperstown...Main street, the lake, hospital, restaurants, groceries. Available July; year-round lease. Sorry, no pets. $850/mo includes utilities, except
ing), public amenities (parks, landscaping, benches, signage) and parking. That will feed into “vision and goal development” and recommendations, which will be the basis for a draft revised comprehensive master plan and a downtown revitalization strategy. The whole process will be punctuated with opportunities for public input. “Having the support of residents and business owners will ensure its long-term success and may unearth a wealth of ideas and resources that could prove critical to the future of the village,” according to the scope of services document. “The whole community – whoever wants to – will participate in the process,” Mathes said. An early part of this would be a “charrette week” – a charrette is defined as “an intense period of design or planning” – where Elan would solicit “thoughts, ideas and concerns” about Cooperstown’s future. The week would begin with a public “ideas workshop” and end with a “work-inprogress presentation.” Other ways to involve the public, including a “consumer intercept survey,” will be planned throughout
for cable, and one off-street parking space. Deborah (607) 643-1931. Apartment for rent 3 bedroom close to hospital $950 plus utilities John Mitchell Real Estate. (607) 547-8551.
the process. In the interview with Katz and Mathes at Village Hall, the mayor said the village’s future prosperity involves changing a common “why bother, they’re going to say ‘no’” perception of the village. “That’s the mindset we want to break out of,” he said. “That is a destructive attitude everywhere.” The village’s economy is fine during the summer, he continued, but this strategy would seek to revive a year-‘round economy in the village, with a variety of businesses and stores. “I can tell you, from my experience, it’s been pretty nice working up here 12 months a year,” he said. For his part, Mathes said “there are no projects in the back pocket.” In fact, the information this planning process would yield is essential to attracting development here. “You have to show a legitimate business plan backed up by a market analysis,” he said. Since joining the IDA in January, Mathes said he has ranged the county, meeting key players and trying to gauge the temperatures of individual communities. “The atmosphere here is very positive,” he said. “Without that atmosphere, it’s hard to justify the investment of time necessary.”
2 Harvesters Make Hops Better Bet HOPS/From A1 The final pieces are two refurbished Wolf Harvesters, purchased in April and imported from Poland for Hager’s Hops, owned by Anheuser-Busch heir Lou Hager Jr. of Cooperstown and affiliated with his Oneonta distributorship, Northern Eagle Beverage. “This is exactly what farmers here have to have,” said George Allen, Northern Eagle president, who was at the scene and has been Hager’s point man, not just with the recent acquisition of Cooperstown Brewing, but in the development of a 200-plant hops farm in Pierstown. The harvesters complete the circle – from hops growing, to harvesting, to pelletizing, to brewing. Hops are time consuming to harvest. The Wolf Harvesters, available on a contract basis, can harvest 170 “binds” – strings of hops – per hour, and the harvested seed cones can then be pelletized at Northern Eagle’s current plant on Railroad Avenue in Oneonta, Allen said. Northern Eagle is breaking ground on a new distributorship and plant in West Oneonta in the next few weeks, the executive said, where additional space will be set aside for processing hops.
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BUS DRIVER F-T. Hartwick, NY. You will transport individuals various sites throughout the county. Required: CDL driver’s license; be certified under Article 19A or be eligible for certification; pass a DOT drug test; have a clean driving record and the ability to lift 50 lbs.
Oneonta Office Spaces For Lease! Great central location close to downtown with great parking. Spaces range in size so call for details. Ask about getting 2 months FREE rent!! Contact Benson Agency Real Estate and Ask for Becky Thomas. 607-4324391, X-202.
RESIDENTIAL HOME MANAGER: F-T. Oneonta, NY. Management position working as a key team member at a residence for individuals with developmental disabilities. Provide fiscal management, program system reviews, and staff training and leadership development. Must be well organized, mature, responsible, and creative in planning activities for residents and staff. Proficiency in recordkeeping and computer skills a must. Required: HS diploma and/or Associate’s degree, minimum 1 yr. supervisory experience, 1 yr. experience working with individuals with developmental disabilities, experience with Microsoft Office, valid NYS driver license, ability to lift 50 lbs. Must be available nights, weekends and holidays.
Office space available at beautiful historic Railroad Avenue in Cooperstown. Off-street parking available! Call Tim at 607-4359859.
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VOCATIONAL COUNSELOR: F-T. Works as part of a team in a light manufacturing environment to develop, implement and assess person-centered plans that assist individuals to realize their employment goals. Required: BA or BS in psychology, sociology, education, human services, or related field; valid NYS driver license; ability to lift 50 lbs. Preferred: min. one yr. experience working with adults with developmental disabilities; experience working in vocational/industrial settings. DIRECT SUPPORT PROVIDERS: F-T, P-T; day, evening, overnight & weekend shifts available; multiple locations throughout Otsego County. Work as part of a team to provide support, encourage community involvement and assist individuals living in a residential setting with daily life activities . Required: High School diploma, GED or CNA, ability to lift up to 50 lbs., valid NYS driver license. Up to $15/hr. to start depending on experience and certification.
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The Arc Otsego offers competitive wages, excellent benefits, comprehensive training & career advancement opportunities. To Apply: Download an application at www.arcotsego.org or send resume to: The Arc Otsego, Attn: Human Resources, PO Box 490, Oneonta, NY 13820 or apply in person at 35 Academy St., Oneonta, NY. Completed applications an/or resumes can also be sent to hr@arcotsego.org
Baseball Hall of Fame Inductee events in Cooperstown July 26. Experienced bartenders and servers needed. Apply at www.lmtownsendcatering.com
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TRUST OFFICER Oneonta Community Bank N.A. is seeking qualified applicants to provide trust administration and estate planning services to clients of the Trust Services Division, working out of its Oneonta location. Job responsibilities also include the participation in new business development efforts. Salary is commensurate with experience. The ideal candidate will have a Bachelor’s degree with emphasis in Business, Accounting, Economics, Finance, or a related field of study and at least two years experience in a business related position. A background in tax, investment and/or insurance is a plus. Candidate must be willing to travel, have strong PC and interpersonal and communicative skills and strong attention to documentation detail. This position offers a professional work environment and a competitive salary and benefits package. Please send a letter of interest and resume along with completed and signed CBNA application printed from: www.CommunityBankNa.com to: Community Bank, NA Attn: Human Resources 245 Main Street Oneonta, New York 13820 Or Employment@CommunityBankNa.com An Equal Opportunity Employer M/F/Disabled/Veterans
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MLS#91958 $275,000 148 acres Once a dairy farm on a dead-end street next to 1,100 acres of State land. Call James Vrooman @ 603-247-0506 (cell)
MLS#89409 $100,000 Incredible Price! New $7k septic and leach, boiler and roof under 10 years, and $30k 2-stall garage. Call george (ROD) Sluyter @ 315-520-6512 Virtual tour: www.rodshousetour2.com
MLS#91135 $134,900 Priced to sell! Overlooking the lake on almost 8 acres. Quality-built 3-BR, 2-bath home, w/2-stall garage. Call george (ROD) Sluyter @ 315-520-6512 VIRTUAL TOUR: www.rodshousetour3.com
MLS#93358 $88,000 wonderful views! 4-BR, 2-bath home features newer flooring, plenty of space, larger rooms. Splitlevel deck. Some cosmetic work needed. Call or text Sharon P. Teator @ 607-267-2681 (cell)
MLS#94816 $220,000 fantastic farmhouse on 55+ private acres on a town-maintained road. Hunting, hiking, swimming… Call or text Sharon P. Teator @ 607-267-2681 (cell)
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MLS#94594 $265,000 tranquility awaits! Secluded 3-BR, 2-bath home w/cathedral ceiling, hardwood floors, stone fireplace on 30.98 acres. Large barn/garage. Nature at its best. Call Pamela V. Andela @ 315-717-1907 (cell)
MLS#93140 $195,000 beech street, Cooperstown Move-in ready 3-BR, 2-bath home with large deck. Call James Vrooman @ 603-247-0506 (cell)
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MLS#93225 $86,000 Adam Karns 607-244-9633 (cell) MLS#94701 $199,900 furnished Lake Camp! lakefront. Spacious 4 BR, 2 bath house60’ is close to I-88.Beautiful Large views, sunsets. Fieldstone wood-burning fireplace, backyard, workshop/garage, small shed. Make your woodshed, pump summer appointment today.house. PricedClassic to go this week!camp! Call george (ROD) Sluyter @ 315-520-6512 (cell) Virtual Tour: www.RealEstateShows.com/708598
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MLS#93758 $549,999 otsego Lake house w/guest cottage, garage, off-street parking, docks, gas storage, year-round home, summer home, rental home. Endless views. Call Donna A. Anderson @ 607-267-3232 (cell)
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MLS#93743 $165,000 Custom-built Ranch on 1 acre. 3 BRs, 2½ baths, open floorplan w/kitchen, family room w/fireplace, LR/DR. Full lower level, attached 2- car garage, covered porch. Call Pamela V. Andela @ 315-717-1907 (cell)
MLS#94278 $575,000 Cooperstown/Pierstown Custom-built 4-BR, 3-bath country home on 22 acres. Call James Vrooman @ 603-247-0506 (cell)
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MLS#94889 $309,500 have It all today! New custom home overlooking the water on 43 gorgeous acres. Trails, creek, 2 ponds. Call Kimberley Anne Thornton @ 607-222-8571 (cell) Virtual tour: www.realestateshows.com/722103
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MLS#90733 $295,000 138 acres w/trout stream is 10 minutes to Cooperstown. Orchards, views, timber, 2000’ frontage. Call Lynn Lesperence @ 607-434-1061 (cell) Virtual tour: www.cooperstownland.com
MLS#90624 $495,000 amazing opportunity! Buy now for investment on this rapidly expanding prime location on Southside. Call Linda B. Wheeler @ 607-434-2125 (cell) or Sharon P. Teator @ 607-267-2681 (cell)
Wonderful Oneonta Location! Newly renovated 3-BR, 2-bath home w/hardwood floors throughout, gas fireplace, newer roof, newer furnace, newer hot-water heater, all new appliances. Bonus room on third floor. Don’t miss this one! $139,900 MLS#94607
MLS#93140 $219,000 James Vrooman 603-247-0506 (cell) MLS#94917 $169,000 best deal! 50’ lakefront. Furnished. Off the road, DRY in 2006 (100-year flood), great condition, new Cooperstown pays closing costs (up roof, 130’ well.Village Can behome. usedSeller year-round. to w/acceptable offer). Call$3,000 george (ROD) Sluyter @ 315-520-6512 (cell)
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MLS#95003 $169,500 3-BR, 1½ bath home has wood floors, updated eat-in kitchen, formal DR, huge LR w/woodstove. Level yard. Call Suzanne A. Darling @ 607-563-7012 (cell) Virtual tour: www.realestateshows.com/723024
MLS#94895 $150,000 Move-In Ready! 3 BR, 2 bath home in superior condition has full basement, 2 garages. Comfort, beauty, and peacefulness on 5.24 acres. Call or text Sharon P. Teator @ 607-267-2681 (cell)
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MLS#95107 $27,500 two beautiful building Lots in Jefferson with breathtaking views. Meadow in the front, wooded in the back w/stone walls. Minutes to Stamford. Call Lynn Lesperence @ 607-434-1061 (cell)
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MLS#94586 $99,950 2 Catskill properties! Rare and exceptional buying opportunity! 15+ level acres on one of the highest points in Delaware County. Call Lynn Lesperence @ 607-434-1061 (cell)
MLS#94824 $79,900 great views! Close to State land, this chalet has 3 BRs w/one on the first floor. 1½ stories, heated garage and heated workshop. 0.35 acre. Call Suzanne A. Darling @ 607-563- 7012 (cell)
MLS#90345 $119,000 Reduced! 3-BR, 2-bath country house w/farm charm. Wood-burning fireplace, garage, great barn, shop. Call Adam Karns @ 607-244-9633 (cell) Virtual tour: www Adam Karns.com
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(7851) This perfect starter home is close to school and hospital. 3 BRs, 1,500 sq ft, vinyl siding. Entry, mud room, laminate flooring, newer wiring, insulated, shed. You will enjoy this sterling find. Cooperstown Schools. Hubbell’s Exclusive—$135,000
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This amazing picturesque setting has a hill behind and Otsego Lake front and center. Deeded 187΄ lake frontage. One-owner home was custom-built by a local builder w/great attention to detail. Open floorplan has LR/DR/kitchen bright w/natural light and beautiful local stone fireplace. Upper level has 3 large BRs, 2 baths, entry foyer, many closets and storage areas. Lower level offers 2 family rooms, study/guest room, workshop. No wasted space in this very functional house which does not sacrifice comfort or design. Fossil-embedded countertop on kitchen island. Detached 2-car garage, front deck, lower patio. Raised beds for flowers and vegetables. This is a 4-season home!
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For Appointment Only Call: M. Margaret Savoie, Real Estate Broker/Owner – 547-5334 Marion King, Associate Real Estate Broker – 547-5332 Eric Hill, Associate Real Estate Broker – 547-5557 Don DuBois, Associate Real Estate Broker – 547-5105 Tim Donahue, Associate Real Estate Broker – 293-8874 Madeline Sansevere, Real Estate Salesperson – 435-4311 Cathy Raddatz, Real Estate Salesperson – 547-8958 Jacqueline Savoie, Real Estate Salesperson – 547-4141 Michael Welch, Real Estate Salesperson – 547-8502
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