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ABOVE, CCS rising juniors and members of the National Honor Society served as ushers for the ceremony; top row, from left, that’s Ethan Kukenberger, Bryson Whitaker, and J.J. Kiuber, bottom row from left, Talie Hanson, Braeden Victory, and Delaney Merwin were among the teams on duty; at RIGHT, CCS ‘22 Senior Class President Grant Crowson leads his classmates as they line up for their procession to the graduation ceremony; and BELOW, members of the CCS faculty and Board of Education proceed into the tent to a rousing round of applause from the crowd.

ABOVE, from left, CCS Class of 2022 students Madison Hayes, Ashlyn Wolfe, Henry LeCates, Quinn Lytel, Ireland Gable, and Gabrielle Woeppel celebrate their achievements before receiving their diplomas; family and friends keep watch for their loved ones as students enter the tent on the grounds of Fenimore Art Museum for the June 26 graduation ceremony.; and at RIGHT, Lowell WIllsey and Jackie Riavez take a moment for a snapshot before the big event.

INSIDE ►BASSETT WELCOMES NURSING CHIEF: Dr. Angela Belmont is the network’s new chief nursing officer, page 3. ►A FEW THOUGHTS ON IMPORTANT THINGS : This week, Oneonta Mayor Mark Drnek rallies residents, Terry Berkson finds some baseball relics; letters to the editor tackle Roe, God, and guns, we have to think about the long game, and let’s hear it for graduates all across Otsego County, pages 4, 5, and 6. ►THIS WEEK’S ‘SUMMER DREAMS’: Our what’s happening insert this week offers best bets, good eats, and walks through the history of Oneonta in the 1960s through the eyes of the Greater Oneonta Historical Society and area residents. Plus we climb the stairs to the third floor of The Smithy in Cooperstown for a look at Otsego County in 1937. . Follow Breaking News On

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Oohs, aahs, parades, and festivities for holiday weekend Spectators across Otsego County have plenty of opportunities to ooh and ahh this holiday weekend, as local fire departments, historical societies, museums, and other civic groups host parades, concerts, ceremonies, and, above all (literally!), fireworks displays to mark our nation’s Independence Day celebrations. Many of the events on tap are the first in-person festivities since 2019 — and here are the notices we’ve received at press time. The Cooperstown Fire Department hosts its fireworks display on Friday, July 1, with a Cooperstown Community Band concert at Lake Front Park beginning at 8 p.m. and fireworks beginning at dusk. They’ll be shooting the noisy colors into the sky from Fairy Springs, so everyone at the park, the Otesaga, and along the shore will get a great show. Rain date: July 8. The village of Laurens hosts its parade on Saturday, July 2, with a celebration to follow at Gilbert Lake State Park featuring a band concert, crafts, and an evening bonfire with s’mores. Davenport Center hosts fireworks on Sunday, July 3 beginning at 8:45 p.m., and our readers in and around Richfield Springs can head to

Canadarago Lake on July 3 for a picnic dinner and concert beginning at 6 p.m., with fireworks to follow at dusk. Oneonta has a big day planned for Monday, July 4, featuring a parade down Main Street beginning at 1 p.m., entertainment, activities, and vendors in Neahwa Park from 2 p.m. until 11 p.m., fireworks at 9:30 p.m., and concert presentations from Hanzolo and Driftwood. Events include tours of the historic Red Caboose from the Greater Oneonta Historical Society from 2 p.m. until 6 p.m. The Town of Springfield hosts its big parade on July 4, stepping off at 11 a.m., leading to a barbeque, quilt show, concert by the Cooperstown Community Band, and historical displays – including a new timeline created by the Springfield Historical Society tracing the history of the town, including displays in the museum covering the ‘Gilded Age’ of grand estates along the shores of Otsego Lake. The day concludes with a free concert at Glimmerglass State Park by The Council Rock Band beginning at 7:30 p.m. The evening closes with a fireworks display over the north end of Otsego Lake.

July 4 at The Farmers’ Museum brings a traditional 1840s celebration from 10 a.m. until 5 p.m., featuring a dramatic reading of the Declaration of Independence, barbecued food, and family fun activities. Starting at noon, watch as the Declaration of Independence is read aloud on the Bump Tavern Green. Take part in the 13 celebratory toasts as our Founding Fathers did with lemonade made from an 1840s recipe. Sit for an old-fashioned tintype portrait (weather permitting, $30 per 4 x 5 tintype). 19th-century children’s games will be provided for family play on the Bump Tavern Green; events unless otherwise noted are free with paid museum admission. July 4 celebrates America’s Pastime at the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum commemorating not just the country’s 246th birthday, but also the 83rd anniversary of Lou Gehrig’s famous farewell speech with a Gallery tour, artifact spotlight, and guided tour of the Hall, all free with paid admission Please contact your localities or museums for more information about these and other events that are not listed here.

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Salute to Oneonta’s Dollars for Scholars O neonta Dollars for Scholars Board of Directors honored scholarship winners recently. Eighty-one scholarships to fifty seven students were presented. Over the last 31 years, more than $840,000 has been given to support local students. The Dollars for Scholars program seeks to financially assist local students with the increasing costs of higher education and lessen theamount of debt from their respective schools.

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Hannah Ashe SUNY College of Environmental Science Walter J. & Anna H. Burchan Scholarship

Sasha Dudek Robert Squires Memorial Scholarship Gettysburg College — Oneonta Rotary Breuninger/ Forman Scholarship

Julia Babieradzki Frank G. & Ethel E. Becker Memorial Scholarship SUNY ESF

Ethan Dugan William & Esther Fink Memorial Scholarship Norwich University — Forgiano Family Leadership Award

Stephen Baker Bruno and Vera Talevi Scholarship University of Virginia Alyse Bechtold Oneonta Rotary Community Service Scholarship Cazenovia College

Carleen Erbe Oneonta Dollars for Scholars Founders Scholarship Montana State University

Jaden Bellissimo C. James & Lois S. Herrick Memorial Scholarship SUNY Delhi — PDQ Service and Supplies Scholarship

Maximilian Gelbsman Bruno and Vera Talevi Scholarship Penn State University Park Molly Germain Frederick A. Puritz Memorial Scholarship SUNY Delhi

Eliza Bernardo Pasquale & Mary Leone Memorial Scholarship SUNY Cortland First Responders Scholarship

Timothy Ghiorse Robert W. and Joan Moyer Trust Scholarship SUNY Oneonta

Anna Bischoff Margaret Getman Bagnardi and Margaret Lynch Getman Nursing Scholarship SUNY University at Stony Brook

Sophie Gilmore Oneonta Teachers Association Scholarship Finger Lakes Community College — Walter J. & Anna H. Burchan Vocational/Technical Scholarship

Emma Bitterman Clifford A. & Elizabeth P. McVinney Memorial Scholarship Northeastern University

Jeb Goff Future for Oneonta Foundation, Inc. Scholarship Cape Fear Community College — Oneonta Rotary Scholarship in honor of Selean “Sam”Koury

Liam Blair Margaret W. Ouimette Memorial Scholarship Plymouth State University Elizabeth Brantley Angie Bertuzzi Memorial Scholarships Cornell University

Annalise Grant Dolores Noonan Scholarship Roberts Wesleyan College

Caitlin Brislin Lindsay Marie Harvey Memorial Scholarship SUNY University at Stony Brook

Jack Gustafson George A. & Isabelle L. Niles Scholarship SUNY University at Albany — Anthony and Marcella Drago Scholarship

Brooke Burrows The Daily Star Scholarship Marist College Robert R. Warner Memorial Scholarship Jack Caruso Dr. Rudolph & Gwen L. Schuster Scholarship Utica College Seamus Catella Steven A. Lutz Memorial Scholarship SUNY Cobleskill Veronica Coe Thomas M. Hughson Scholarship SUNY Delhi — First Responders Scholarship

Valerie LaRocca Steven A. Lutz Memorial Scholarship SUNY Oneonta Emma Lau The Zuretti Family Scholarship Utica University

Vincent Ruisi Oneonta Dollars for Scholars Scholarship Undecided Emma Scanlon James & Carol Baker Family Scholarship SUNY Oneonta

Karri Lawrence Samuel Bertuzzi Memorial Scholarship Herkimer Community College

Nathan Tessitore Samuel Bertuzzi Memorial Scholarship SUNY Delhi

Simon Lowe Winifred Marcley Scholarship Hartwick College

Natalie Thompson James C. & Mary Louise Austin Memorial Scholarship SUNY Potsdam — Josiah and Mary Louise Lawson Memorial Scholarship

Carter Mackey Eugene Francis Murphy Memorial Scholarship Castleton University Angeline McGraw Robert W. & Joan F. Moyer Scholarship Hartwick College — Jared S. Trotti Memorial Scholarship Logan Monroe William R. Pirone Scholarship SUNY Delhi — Douglas Parsons Memorial Scholarship

Dillon Turley Brooks’ Bar-B-Q Charitable Foundation Scholarships Brigham Young University — Reverend Richard H. Frye Memorial Scholarship

Carter Neer Frances E. Rowe Scholarship Alfred State Ava Nunez The Hon. Robert A. Harlem Scholarship Binghamton University Randy Odago John K. Miller Memorial Mathematics Scholarship Cornell University — Anonymous Donor

Madeline Hansen Walter J. & Anna H. Burchan Scholarship SUNY University at Buffalo Brent Hathaway Charles T. & Doris B. Gallagher Memorial Scholarship Herkimer Community College

Makenzie Pierce Daniel & Jean Rothermel Memorial Scholarship SUNY Polytechnic Institute

Gwendolyn Hilson Sixth Ward Athletic Club Association, Inc. Scholarship Vassar — Nancy Weeks Memorial Scholarship

Gabriella Ragozzine The Willies Family Foundation Scholarship SUNY Oneonta

Skye Lambrecht Alice S. Clark Memorial Scholarship SUNY Oneonta

Bailey Roy Dolores O. and Daniel G. Noonan Family Scholarship SUNY Purchase

Sarah Lawrence Samuel Bertuzzi Memorial Scholarship SUNY Delhi — Walter J. & Anna H. Burchan Vocational/Technical Scholarship

Emma Peeters Stan & Linda Syvertsen Family Scholarship SUNY New Paltz — Anonymous Donor

Shayanna Couse Richard A. Murphy Memorial Scholarship SUNY Brockport — John and Catherine Gallagher Memorial Scholarship

Liv Robinson Edward and Florence Ostrowski Memorial Scholarship SUNY Oswego — George H. Lambros Memorial Scholarship

Julia Rissberger The Patricia Pantaleoni Memorial Music Scholarship Rochester Institute of Technology — Helen Stam Memorial Scholarship

Haley Utter Shane Robert Marmet Memorial Scholarship University of New Haven — The Jim Konstanty Memorial “That’s a Good Start” Scholarship Xander Vancott Oneonta Dollars for Scholars Scholarship University of New Hampshire Ardell Wellman Brooks’ Bar-B-Q Charitable Foundation Scholarships Undecided — Anonymous Donor Leah Woertendyke Susan Remillard Memorial Scholarship Nazareth College Christine M. Schermerhorn Memorial Scholarship Marilyn Woodcock Janice “Denny” Lennox Memorial Scholarship SUNY Oneonta Emily Zeh Bruce Rowe Memorial Scholarship Russell Sage College — Fran and Jean N. Harris Family Scholarship

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— announced that she will challenge Sen. Oberacker in the primary. New York’s state Senate and Congressional primary races shifted to late August after courts rejected election district lines. Next week’s edition of The Freeman’s Journal/ Hometown Oneonta will carry coverage of primary results due and available after the June 28 contests.

Dr. Angela Belmont will begin her tenure as Bassett Healthcare Network’s chief nurse executive in August, bringing more than 30 years of experience in nursing administration to the organization. Dr. Belmont most recently served as chief nursing officer and vice president of patient care services at Cooley Dickenson Health Care in Massachusetts. Dr. Belmont has deep roots in Central New York, having served from 2014 to 2017 as vice president of nursing for Mohawk Valley Health system, where she led efforts to significantly improve patient care services and outcomes across the system’s two hospital campuses. She has also worked in various positions at Faxton

— St. Luke’s Hospital in Utica for more than 20 years. “Dr. Belmont will be a wonderful addition to Bassett,” said Dr. Tommy Ibrahim, Bassett Healthcare Network President and CEO. “She is a highly accomplished nurse and administrator, and her expertise, energy, and vision will help propel Bassett forward in many ways, including on its journey to Magnet designation and work to become a national leader in creating healthy rural communities.” In addition to Dr. Belmont’s appointment, Bassett Healthcare Network announced several key leadership changes as the organization continues initiatives surrounding strategic integration and growth. First, Dr. Reginald Q. Knight, who currently serves as chief hospital executive of A.O. Fox Hospital, has accepted a new position as chief integration officer; Jeff Joyner, executive vice president and chief operating officer of Bassett Healthcare Network, will return to A.O. Fox Hospital to serve as chief hospital executive; Dr. Henry Weil, senior vice president, chief clinical and academic officer, will take on the supplemental role of chief operating officer of Bassett Medical Center. Dr. Weil will be assisted by Henry Knoop, PA, who has been named associate chief clinical officer for the network in addition to his duties as chief advanced practice officer. Finally, Deanna Charles, who currently serves as vice president of operations for Bassett Medical Group, has been promoted to senior vice president, chief ambulatory and transformation officer for the network.

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The value of the long game

An editorial page shout-out this week to every high school senior across Otsego County earning his, her, or their diploma. We won’t try to trip over words echoing what you heard at your respective ceremonies except to congratulate you doubly for your endurance, perseverance, and durability. High school is already the world’s longest automatic carwash — you’re pelted with punishing jetstreams of water, slapped around by those rotating sheets of chamois, doused in hot wax, rinsed off with more of those jetstreams, then forced through superheated drying lamps and discombobulating high-speed fans. They’re all giant obstacles along the way blocking one’s would-be progress through life. But like your fellow alumni from the classes of 2020 and 2021 — and as your future fellow alum from graduating classes yet to come — you’ve had to face the one-two punch of all things COVID. Addressing the school’s 143rd Commencement on Sunday, Cooperstown Central School District Superintendent Sarah Spross congratulated the students for withstanding two years of what she called “remote learning, then hybrid remote and in-person learning, masks on, masks off, masks back on, masks off but on voluntarily.” No one need be reminded of the see-sawing regulations, but her words were a fitting punctuation to her earlier praise for the class’s resiliency. Students in their black gowns and mortarboards — some with honor cords and other earned adornments — lined up in the hot sun to receive their diplomas and be awarded some 60 different awards and scholarships. Friends and family applauded as their sons, daughters, and siblings entered the tent covering the ceremony on the back lawn of the Fenimore Art Museum; all stood and gave a rousing cheer for the faculty members joining the procession into the ceremony. Every student and teacher there — just like every student and teacher lining up for the processions at every school district in our county — earned that applause and more. They plunged through a rigorous academic gauntlet while withstanding a social environment changed dramatically by a pandemic. In spite of COVID (and we do mean in spite of), we think the challenge underpinning the Class of 2022’s academic and social achievements will lead to amazing achievements ahead. They’ve done the book-learning and passed all the academics, but that always-elusive real-world training that once awaited us only after we collected our high school diplomas became a huge part of earning a diploma over the past two years. Along with algebra, science, history, and grammar, they’ve had to learn new societal norms — some dictated not only by COVID, but by a general social upheaval affecting so many in our country and county. They’ve had to adjust and adapt in ways that haven’t always been a part of life inside high school walls. They’ve had to learn new technological skills. They’ve had to learn how to think fast and adapt not just because a textbook said so, but because life demanded they do so. They learned how to follow new rules by helping to create those new rules. These all are lessons that one does not get from a textbook, and all are attributes that will never fail them. We hope every student is able to take a few moments to reflect on the accomplishment measured not by grade point average or plans for future study, but by how you stood up and won the challenge. Our heartiest congratulations to each and every one.

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Here’s how I picture Mitch McConnell in his college days: “Hey Mitch!” call his pals. “There’s a big protest march down in the quad. Posters, bullhorns, and everything! C’mon!” “Nah,” says Mitch. “You guys go on ahead and have fun. I’m gonna stay in and study this book I found by a guy called Machiavelli.” A few years later, there’s Mitch McConnell, local lawyer and burgeoning politician. “Mitch,” says his local party boss. “Rally down at the town square. Press is gonna be there, I think it’ll be a good photo op for you. Hold up a sign and make people think you’re actually doing something about their problem.” “No thanks,” Mitch says. “I’ve got this book about the rules of the United States Senate and I’m really into it. I’m staying in to read.” Then, like water does, when he got elected to the Senate in 1984 he assumed the shape of his container and started to become the Senate. He played the long game masterfully. It’s the only way to take effective reins in a Congress where everyone wants to be in charge but few have the patience necessary to win the prize. You’re plotting every move five or more years in advance, nudging the dominoes to fall in the direction you need but always based on the rules. As with any long game, there will be setbacks and disappointments along the way, some of them soul-crushing. Sometimes you have to force a hand or two, but if you want to stick around, you can’t make yelling into a bullhorn, posting pithy Twitter tweets, or attending rally after rally to be your bread and butter. You have to put in the boring work that no one sees. Hence the decisions handed down in the last week by the Supreme Court

of the United States. Pure long-game strategy brought to stunning fruition thanks to any number of factors; a fragile domino chain whose building blocks historians may one day trace back to the Reagan administration when SCOTUS members started to age out or die. One at a time. On a schedule no one could predict, but everyone was watching — some more intently than others. The uh-oh got louder as the century unfolded — people looking around and thinking, “Some of these folks are getting pretty old.” Then, just as President Obama nominated Merrick Garland to fill the vacancy left by Antonin Scalia’s death, in swooped Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, the unrivaled Mr. Universe of Procedure. Because McConnell had the granular details of obtuse procedure running through his veins, he could take a quantum-sized leap ahead in his long game and give a hefty shove to that first domino. Those leaning on the cross-thefingers-and-hope-they-don’t-die strategy in the Trump years were sorely disappointed by the Grim Reaper’s unwelcomed visit to RBG and Anthony Kennedy’s “decision” to retire, which, along with the Garland Block, gave the Trump/McConnell tagteam a once-in-a-generation chance to redirect the federal court system from the top down. Here’s another big part of that longgame strategy, one potent enough to carry the victory march much farther into the future – Messrs. Trump and McConnell appointing and confirming more than 200 judges to the federal bench, including powerful federal appeals court judges – in the Trump administration’s four-year lifespan. Don’t forget McConnell’s exhortation to then-President Trump during a campaign rally; referring to openings on various federal courts, McConnell

shouted, “You keep appointing ‘em and we’ll keep confirming ‘em!” This strategy took decades to sow and take root to yield the bonanza conservative harvest from this year’s SCOTUS decisions. These aren’t decisions that happened overnight or because of a social media campaign with a lot of somber-faced people holding up placards with one platitude or another. The SCOTUS walls are impervious to public protests and outrage. One of the core issues of my 30something years as a lobbyist for the retail industry was leveling the proverbial playing field between brick-andmortar stores and online merchants. New York was the first to successfully capture that revenue stream with our 2008 law that withstood every court challenge, but it took at 2016 South Dakota law to make it all the way to SCOTUS for a ruling that now pretty much requires us all to pay sales tax on anything we purchase from an online merchant. The 2018 ruling was the culmination of work tracing back to the early 1960s when door-to-door salesmen and mail-order catalogs started competing in tax-free earnest with brick-and-mortar merchants. Congress wouldn’t do anything to advance new rules, so retailers concocted and pushed a state law up the judicial chain to make things happen. The point here is that to overturn prior SCOTUS rulings unfriendly to brick-and-mortar, it took the long game. Decades of frustration, patience, strategy, disappointment, failure. No shortcut worked, no #hashtag campaign, no heart-rending appeals from mom-and-pop stores put out of business by the likes of Amazon et al. It took a state law, a series of lower court challenges, and a Supreme Court willing to take up the case. A long game.

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Roe ruling presents opportunity for states to protect women The Supreme Court has afforded states a unique opportunity to further women’s rights by granting them primary control over the protection of a woman’s body. By ruling that decisions regarding reproductive rights are within the purview of the states and not the federal government, the Court has empowered all states to enact legislation to protect women from male predators who perpetrate acts leading to an unwanted pregnancy. States can start by enacting legislation making a young girl’s or woman’s grandfather, father, brother, stepbrother, uncle, cousin, family friend, high school or college sweetheart, who engages in sexual intercourse resulting in an unwanted pregnancy, criminally liable. The appropriate penalties should include castration, imprisonment, and financial support of the unwanted child until it reaches age 21. New York State can lead by passing such legislation in the special session of the Legislature contemplated in response to another egregious Supreme Court decision this week which overturned New York’s 100year-old concealed carry law. The U.S. Catholic Church and Protestant Evangelical sects, who were instrumental in leading the charge to overturn Roe v. Wade, can use this moment to do something positive for women for a change by supporting such legislation. John A. Rudy Cooperstown

Identity. What is in a name, a word? What is the relationship between thought, word, and object? What was a maple tree before it was called a maple tree, a cloud before it was called a cloud? What would everything be if it did not have a name, would it be? The word in front of our eyes is a neutral canvas, upon which we paint the reality of our own personal beliefs. Only we can see the picture painted by our own hand. It exists only with our permission. If reality could be defined as thought supported by belief, then it would seem to follow that reality could be changed by changing or withdrawing belief. Before we are Christians, Muslims and Jews, we are human beings, and before we are human beings we are, and we remain, life itself. The further we descend the endless spiral of assigned personal identities, the more we break up our world into smaller and smaller pieces, and the more opportunities we create for separation and alienation. Fear is the force that breaks the world up into little pieces, and love is the force that tries to put the pieces back together again. Each and every human being alive today is connected, through the unbroken thread of life, to the beginning. If we are looking for Jesus, Moses or Muhammad, we will have to dig in the ground somewhere on the other side of the world; but if we are

Have at it, New York: the door is open for better gun regulation When we first moved here, I looked into getting a permit to carry a gun like I have in Texas. The New York law required asking local law enforcement for permission, which the Supreme Court just struck down. I am all for sane gun laws, but the Supremes rightfully determined that there are better ways to regulate who can carry a gun than asking your local sheriff for a nice letter. Justice Thomas rightly noted in his opinion that the state can require a surety bond on gun owners, it can require a proficiency test, a rigorous background check, it can require liability insurance — all of which would be more effective requirements for responsible gun ownership than the antiquated requirement of a note from the local constabulary. New York now has the opportunity to lead the way in adopting 21st century gun permit requirements. They can use Justice Thomas’s opinion in New York State Rifle and Pistol Association v. Bruen as a guideline. Have at it. Chip Northrup Cooperstown

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Governor Hill has signed an important bill with reference to the distribution of public school moneys. The new bill leaves the distribution by the State, based on the number of teachers employed, just as it is, that the weaker districts may not be discouraged; but it provides that the portion distributed by the school commissioners shall no longer be divided, but shall be apportioned on the basis of aggregate attendance of scholars during the preceding school year. School population will no longer have anything to do with it. All will depend upon attendance, and in the calculation every day will count. The new law does not take effect till the apportionment of 1889, which will be based on attendance reports from the school year ending in August 1888. July 1, 1887

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The graduating class of the Cooperstown High School opened the week with the baccalaureate sermon given by the Rev. Frank S. Squyer at the school’s assembly hall on Sunday afternoon. Mr. Squyer said in part: “The graduates of our high school are among the choicest young people. In our public school system the higher the grade the fewer the pupils. Out of 100 pupils who enter public schools only 25 stay long enough to learn to read and write; only 20 out of 100 stay longer than the fifth grade; less than one out of 100 who enter our public schools graduate from high school.” June 26, 1912

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Richard Archbold’s seventeen-ton flying boat in which he intends to explore the interior of New Guinea, rested at anchor at North Beach airport, New York City, on Saturday, after a non-stop flight across the United States. Mr. Archbold’s mother, Mrs. John F. Archbold, who has taken the Spaulding estate at the head of Otsego Lake for the summer, is now with her son in New York City and is expected to arrive here on Thursday. The trip of the young scientist from San Diego was completed in 17 hours, 3 minutes and was the first transcontinental trip of a flying boat. Mr. Archbold is a research associate of the American Museum of Natural History. Mr. Archbold’s New Guinea trip, to be taken in about two months, is to be over the Pan American clipper ship route via the Hawaiian Islands, Midway Island and Guam. While news dispatches from San Diego stated that he planned to fly from New York City to Canadarago Lake, local people are wondering if in fact he will land in Otsego Lake, which is at his mother’s doorstep here. June 30, 1937

45 YEARS AGO

The “Roosevelt Special,” a traveling museum filled with artifacts, memorabilia and photographs of the FDR era, is in Cooperstown through Thursday of this week and is available to the public free of charge from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. The museum’s contents were selected from the collections of the Roosevelt Library and National Historic Site in Hyde Park. Additional items have been donated by family members. June 30, 1982

Solution: ‘‘Great Expectations” (June 23)

Howdy, Pardner. You will be hearing that a lot in these next 3-plus years that I’m Mayor of Oneonta. Lots of folks know me, but for those who don’t, here’s a quick introduction. I’ve been a lifelong mover from one creative pursuit to another, one challenge to the next. An illustrator, a radio host, a writer and publisher, a media creative, an enabler of vocational success, a manager, and a community organizer. And always a salesman and cheerleader. Typically, I’ve been a group leader. And in that role, it’s been my policy to engage multiple voices in respectful dialogue and creative problem solving. I’m proud that there’s a popular perception that I enjoy working shoulder-to-shoulder to get things done. That reputation makes it easier to recruit new people to take on big projects. And success breeds success. Nothing compares to the spark of new ideas and the crackle of the group’s excitement at what can be accomplished. (I’ll sign up for that every day.) I know that is the way. Working together, creating partnerships, and strategically addressing challenges and opportunities. In this critical moment, this is the

mindset that will help us “survive and thrive” – to borrow a phrase. We have many issues, but we have just as many potential strengths. Most are flip sides of the same coin. And it’s the coin of the realm. Oneonta is my city. But Otsego County has been my sweet home for years. So, one of my first acts in office was to reach out to Cooperstown Mayor Tillapaugh and Milford Mayor Pokorny. We share the same problem - as does most of New York State - a dwindling population. Together we are determined to address this trendline and turn it to our advantage. And we can. Think about your last vacation. Remember how enamored you were with the landscape, the quaint towns, the friendly people? Did you ever for a moment think, “What a nice place to live…”? (And what better place to live than here?) Our area’s unique strength is our vital and expanding baseball tourism industry and all the many families from across the country and the world that they attract. The potential of those visitors to become new residents, with connective employment or entrepreneurial ambitions, has gone untapped. But the “3 Mayors,” together with the Otsego County Chamber, OtsegoNow and Destination Marketing are on this.

We’ve created a brochure and website, and we’re distributing it widely. Social media and video will follow. So will the addition of more partners. This is the first step of many to solve our population challenge and create an oasis in upstate for young families and nimble businesses. To be clear, this is not our only challenge, and success in one area will need to be matched by successes in many more. New residents will energize our economy. They will ensure a continuation of the many events and services that so enhance our quality of life. They will reduce our individual slices of the tax burden. But they will require housing and infrastructure. Both are concurrent concerns, and they will require many heads and hands to solve. Our collective future is at stake. I know that it will take an unprecedented commitment to collaboration and the entertainment of new strategies to forge the necessary path forward. It will take new partners, and a reconnection to old allies. It’ll require the respectful entertainment of diverse opinions. It will be messy, and there will be compromise. But it will be glorious. And we will achieve great things. I’m happy and honored to play my part.

BY Merl Reagle

Let It Snow…A few tough words but you should be able to shovel through ACROSS 1 Slippery escapee 7 Numero primero 10 Kissed free time goodbye 17 Understand 21 Spanish sherry 22 Deteriorating 24 ___ gland 25 In the past 26 Really ready 27 Incredulous words 29 In the past 30 Teachers’ grp. 31 Middleman’s verb 33 Sit (for a portrait) 34 Roscoe of old movies 35 Cantaloupe kin 36 Aussie avians 38 With 47 Down, a sport 40 Classify 43 Remote target? 45 Vying fiercely 48 Muslim scholars (anagram of A MULE) 49 Sleep destination 52 Respect 53 Mussolini, Il ___ 54 Egg ___ yung 55 Gift for an angler 56 Munich’s river 58 Bitingly ironic 59 “We has met the enemy, and it ___” (Walt Kelly) 60 Symbol of humble beginnings 62 Follower’s finish 64 ___ to go (“stoked”) 66 Rollercoaster sensation 68 Padre’s sister 69 A conjunction 70 Weekly sports show, Inside ___ 72 The end 73 Certain pig 74 TV’s Father Sarducci 76 WWII battle site 77 Stick (out) 78 Great liner, for short 80 Not square 82 As well 83 Duck type 84 “The joke’s ___” 86 Counteracting agents 89 Cold-weather wear 90 Ironside sergeant 92 Private meeting, partly 93 Does a grammar chore 94 Zhivago’s love

95 Pennsyl. Ave. addressee 96 Financially solvent 99 Duration 101 Spice Girl Halliwell 103 Thorns 104 Phone trio 107 Bat or Spider follower 108 4 o’clock preparation 111 Little louse 112 Nobelist Wiesel 113 “___ questions ...” 115 1984 Streep-De Niro film 118 Become more declivitous 119 Rebuff 120 Boater makers 121 It means “equal” 122 Los Alamos experiments, in headlines DOWN 1 Incite 2 Spaghetti western guy 3 New York city 4 Accomplished 5 Like Dickens: abbr. 6 Most bloodshot 7 Vase 8 Nothing, to Nero 9 “For the heck ___” 10 The nanny et al. 11 “My good man” 12 Ripped

13 Common verb 14 Co-star of The Loved One 15 L argest tributary of the Missouri 16 String ties 18 Marine Band leader 19 Urkel type 20 Nursing skill, briefly 23 Island visited by Gulliver 28 Rejections 31 ___ avis 32 Like some bloomers 34 It means “height” 35 Enters 36 Salinger girl 37 The U.S., metaphorically 39 Cheers? 40 Check from the IRS? 41 Source of bribe money 42 Source of comfort 44 Game show celeb 45 Hosp. bracelets 46 Kellogg morsel 47 See 38 Across 49 Anyone, to Bugs 50 Rummages through 51 Word on a hot dog label 54 Artificial 57 Cinema droid 61 Country band, Diamond ___ 63 Old French coin

65 Boot up again 67 Totter sauce? 71 Albright and Falana 75 7 Across follower 77 Mr. DiMaggio 79 Mr. Fleming 81 March time 85 Algerian port 87 GATT subject 88 Salty drop 89 Big name in egg-dyeing kits 91 Cart driver 93 Segment 95 In favor of 97 Some Scandinavians 98 Psycho star 99 Runaway hit 100 Lunch for Luigi 102 Some jackets 103 Juggling things 104 Trudges 105 Fasten firmly 106 Prophets 108 Stinky Le Pew 109 Breath mint, part 2 110 The Time Machine race 112 Fashion mag 114 Ran into 116 Uniting words 117 Source of oil

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Library’s annual book sale a big draw The Village Library of Cooperstown’s 2022 Book Sale continues through this weekend with the famous ‘$5 bag’ sale (see ‘Best Bets’ in our Summer Dreams insert), but reading fans of all ages have spent the week browsing the tables and finding bargains and treasures galore. At RIGHT, Stephanie Marcus and her son, Theo Shestakofsky, seem to have found a book that captures Theo’s interest while BELOW, siblings Willa, Ada, and Elias MacLeish (from left to right) tackle the titles at the table for young adult readers (as their sister, Tess, browsed nearby). Below RIGHT, Lynne Mebust (right) chair of the fundraiser, and T’Nette Kuzminski (left) were among the many Friends of the Village Library volunteers who spent the week on Fair Street helping customers and restocking the tables so book lovers could find plenty from which to choose, no matter what day they showed up! The sale runs through Sunday, July 3, on the Fair Street side of the library at 22 Main Street in Cooperstown.

Terry Berkson

Life Sketches

Who’s “The Man?” One spring morning about 20 years ago I headed for my camp on Canadarago Lake with a chain saw, some shingles and other material I would need to make a repair to the roof. A tree had fallen on it allowing melting snow and rain to flood the attic and kitchen below. While surveying the damage, I came across two pieces of cardboard lying face down on the attic floor. It looked like they had been used to cover a small vent window nearby. When I turned them over they appeared to be identical, showing pictures of baseball players — eight of them. The portraits were the size of baseball cards. I recognized one of the names, Stanley Musial, a great outfielder who in his heyday had been known as “Stan the Man.” Coincidentally, my dad had bought me a Rawlings PMM Stan Musial baseball glove when I was in the eighth grade and I still have it — but I had never heard anybody call Stan, Stanley. It must have been when he was a rookie. Also printed on the cardboard in bold letters was the brand name Hunter Hot Dogs. A caption read, “Kids, cut these pictures out to make a collection!” If folded, it looked like the 12” by 16” sheets would form a box that housed a dozen hot dogs. Baseball and hot dogs! I thought I had found a valuable collectable but when I asked my friend Charlie, who is an expert in these matters, he said, “nah.” I had to respect his opinion because once, when we were in Bouckville, an antique dealer commented on Charlie’s knowledge by referring to him as “The Man.” Nevertheless, I ignored my friend’s pooh-poohing of my find, and put Stanley Musial and his buddies in storage. A couple of months went by. During that time I visited a base-

ball card shop and described to the owner what I had found. His response was about the same as Charlie’s. I still had my doubts about their appraisal and one day asked Charlie to post my find on eBay. He was bothered by the “foolish request” but said, “Okay, we’ll split fifty-fifty on whatever it brings.” A week later I get a call from an excited Charlie saying, “The hot dog box went for $220!” That was a hundred and ten dollars apiece, plus my sweet feeling of knowing better than the experts. “You want to sell the other one?” Charlie asked. “This time I’ll only take fifteen percent,” he said sounding a bit guilty. “Let’s wait a while,” I told him. Several months later I gave Charlie the green light to unload the remaining Stanley and then boarded a plane to Florida. A week later my cell phone rang with so much energy it almost jumped out of my pocket. It was an excited Charlie telling me, “The cardboard went for five hundred and fifty dollars!” “That helps pay for Florida,” I said in a forced matter-of-fact tone. “Did I tell you I get fifty percent — or fifteen percent?” he asked chuckling. “You said fifteen,” I returned. “Who knew?” he said disgusted. Now, briefly, in the area of collectibles, like Stan, I was “The Man.” “You gotta get back to your camp and into that attic,” Charlie said. “There might be more.” I did revisit the attic — but the hot dog cards, like old Stanley, had left the ball park.

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David J. Peevers, 73

August 5, 1932 – June 19, 2022

Oneonta – Barbara I. Brandow, 89, passed away June 19, 2022 at her home. She was born August 5, 1932 in Maplecrest, the daughter of David Bell and Lucy (Crandell) Irish. Barbara graduated from Windham Ashland Jewett Central School, Valedictorian of the Class of 1950. She marriedAlton “Dutch” Brandow on September 19, 1952. Barbara was the co-owner and operator of a dairy farm in Fergusonville from 1960 to 1986. She and her husband were the founding owners for Feed & Seed in Oneonta from 1991 to 2005, at that time transitioning to their grandson, Scott Brandow, the current owner of Brandow’s Feed & Seed. She enjoyed camping and spending the winters in Florida with close friends Richard and Andrea Hodges. Barbara has resided at St. James Manor for the last 6 years accumulating many close friends. She is survived by her children, Marylee and husband, Dwayne Hill of Harpersfield, Glen Brandow of Standish, Maine, and Mark Brandow of Davenport; 7 grandchil-

dren; 7 greatgrandchildren; and several nieces and nephews. She was predeBarbara I. ceased by Brandow husband, Dutch on March 31, 2011; her son, William Brandow and her sister, Doris (Irish) Garvey. A graveside service will be held 2 p.m., July 5, 2022, at the Davenport Cemetery, with the Rev. Dorothy Morris, officiating. The cemetery is located behind the school and gas station on State Highway 23, Davenport, N.Y. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Davenport Fire Department, PO Box 77, Davenport, NY 13750 or to the WAJ Alumni Association, PO Box 244, Hensonville, NY 12439. Online condolences, stories and photos may be shared at, www.lhpfuneralhome.com, the website of Oneonta’s only family owned funeral home, Lewis, Hurley & Pietrobono at 51 Dietz Street.

April 6, 1949 - June 20, 2022

COOPERSTOWN David James Peevers was a spirited adventurer who loved sailing blue-water ships, guiding whitewater rivers, diving in the Galápagos Islands and the Great Barrier Reef and biggame fishing off the coast of Baja California. In his early career, he acted in films, TV and on stage, wrote poetry and the lyrics and music for Klaus Rascal and the Squivetts, a children’s musical which was fully staged in Seattle. One of the songs, “Laughin’ is Good for the Soul”, was published by Hal Leonard. In 1987, he founded Peevers Creative Services, a company that supplied writing, photography, marketing and consulting services to clients worldwide — most notably Santa Monica College, the Los Angeles Business Journal and the German National Tourist Office — for over 25 years. A master wordsmith and raconteur, David had a deep passion for traveling and capturing the essence of a destination in words and images for national

and international Here’s David in advance good causes.” publications. His his own words: Son of Arthur Peevers and partnership with “I’m an envi- Doris (Dee) Smith Peevers, the love of his life, r o n m e n t a l i s t David is survived by his Andrea, brought and believer in wife Andrea, sisters Susan him great joy as education and the Goettel and Sandra Peevers, their escapades Global Village brother Alan Peevers, as writers and concept. But I’m daughter Aura Herrmann, photographers also equal parts nieces Carly Goettel and for Lonely Planet David J. Peevers Dr. Hunter S. Julia Peevers, and nephews Guidebooks Thompson and Wesley Bernegger, Quinn took them to countries and Inspector Clouseau and Bernegger, and Owen cultures all over the world. you’ll find their influences Peevers. Among his favorite places in my travel rantings. I No public service is were France, Spain, Baja write funny, but I also write planned at this time. California and Tahiti. to inspire thinking and to David had a commanding presence and lit up any gathering with his stories and outrageous humor and wit. He was a generous and gracious man who cared deeply for those he loved. He was particularly proud Grandma loved her farm, her family, of organizing a gathering of global friends and family to and playing her old guitar. ring in the new millennium Lester R. Grummons Funeral Home will take the time in a medieval village in the to find out what made your loved one special. south of Spain. Whether it’s finding just the right flowers, or finding David was the devoted a musician to play her favorite tunes on her old guitar, husband of Andrea Schultewe’ll do what’s necessary to make her service as Peevers for 32 years, living unique as she was. for many years in Los Angeles before finally Lester R. Grummons Funeral Home settling in Berlin, where he 14 Grand Street, Oneonta • 607-432-6821 died peacefully at home on www.grummonsfuneralhome.com June 20 with Andrea by his side.

Lawrence D. Richards, 67 September 11, 1954 – June 10, 2022

COOPERSTOWN – Lawrence Dale “Lannie” Richards, a longtime resident of the Cooperstown area, passed away unexpectedly Friday, June 10, 2022, at his home on Van Yahres Road. He was 67. Born September 11, 1954, in Westfield, Mass., Lannie was one of five sons of Harold P. and Kathryn M. (Walrath) Richards. Raised in Cooperstown, he graduated with the Class of 1973 from Cooperstown Central School. On June 26, 1976, Lannie

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married Shari L. Nelson in Middlefield. Shari passed away unexpectedly June 16, 2011. After working at Bassett Hospital, he owned and operated Groundskeepers, providing property maintenance to many individuals and businesses in the Cooperstown area. Throughout his life, Lannie was an avid hunter and enjoyed attending classic car shows and camping at the West Canada Creek with Priscilla. As a lifelong resident, Lannie knew many

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people and had a great many more connections. He went out of his way for friends and clients, had a giving personality, and will be missed. Lannie is survived by his companion, Priscilla J. Preston (née Weller) of Cooperstown; a son, Lawrence P. “Larry” Richards of Cooperstown; a daughter, Jennifer Richards of Middlefield; two brothers, Harry R. Richards of Cooperstown and Harry M. Richards and wife, Jeanie of Okeechobee, Fla. and a sister-in-law, Dee Richards

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CFOC sends grant for Cooperstown Food Pantry picks CGP grad United Way relief Will Kleffner as its new executive director The Community Foundation of Otsego County announces a $7,500 award to United Way of Delaware and Otsego Counties, in support of United Way assistance to employed local residents who may be in need of temporary financial aid. “The Otsego Micro Loan Program was created in response to a pressing need for ALICE (Asset Limited, Income Constrained, Employed) programming for our communities,” said Elizabeth Monaco, Executive Director of United Way of Delaware and Otsego Counties. “We are grateful to the Community Foundation for this award and excited to be rolling out the Otsego Micro Loan Program.” Many people in these communities are above the poverty line yet still live paycheck to paycheck. They have little or no savings and a sudden illness, medical expense, car or home repair can be difficult to recover from. The Micro Loan program offers loans intended for such unexpected emergencies, to gain or maintain employment, for a business start-up or expansion, or for tuition assistance. Micro Loans are for up to $2,000, with zero interest for up to two years, and for Otsego County residents. “Our mission is to improve the lives of our fellow Otsego County residents,” said Jeff Katz, Executive Director of the Foundation. “The Micro Loan program does that. It’s an honor to work with United Way to help our neighbors.” Potential Micro Loan clients will fill out an application and be paired with a caseworker to coach them through the process. United Way has eleven Otsego County caseworkers at partner organizations: the Family Services Association, Helios Care, Bassett Community Health Navigation, Opportunities for Otsego, and Otsego County Department of Social Services. Potential loan recipients must be 18 years of age or older and will be screened to verify the loan purpose and the ability to repay it. OFFICE SPACE FOR RENT Call United Way at 607373-0297 to receive the Beautifully remodeled three Micro Loan application or room suite in the heart of download it at: www.unitedDowntown Cooperstown. waydo.org. Annual lease: $1800/mo.

The Cooperstown Food Pantry has named Will Kleffner as its new executive director, succeeding Mary Kate Kenney, who relocated to the Ithaca area. “I am absolutely thrilled to continue my involvement with the Cooperstown Food Pantry,” Mr. Kleffner said. “I am truly honored to work with an organization that is so communitydriven and led by such a passionate group of volunteers who provide excellent services and educational opportunities to our neighbors in need throughout northern Otsego County.” Mr. Kleffner is an alum of the Cooperstown Graduate Program (CGP), Class of 2022. As a student, he concentrated his studies in nonprofit development and administration while taking advantage of the program’s varied course offerings. In his time at CGP, Mr. Kleffner acted as student co-director for the New York State History Day contest hosted by CGP and SUNY Oneonta, and interned for the Delta Blues Museum in Clarksdale, Mississippi, The Museum at Bethel Woods in Bethel, New York, and most recently, the Slate Valley Museum in Granville, New York, focusing on grant writing and development. He also worked for the ARC Otsego as a direct support professional, providing care and assistance to those with developmental disabilities. He first joined the Food Pantry as a volunteer in January 2022.

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The Pantry, located at 25 Church Street in Cooperstown, is open six days a week: Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Fridays from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m., Thursdays from 1 p.m. until 5 p.m., and Saturdays from 10 a.m. until noon. Anyone in northern Otsego County in need of food is encouraged to call the Pantry at 607-547-8902. Pantry volunteers will take orders over the phone and pack them for curbside pickup. Due to the size of the Pantry space and the continuing Covid-19 pandemic, walk-ins to the Pantry will be asked to wait on the porch, and food and supplies will be brought outside. For more information and updates, see cooperstownfoodpantry.org and the Pantry’s Facebook page, https://www.facebook. com/CooperstownFoodPantry.

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THURSDAY, JUNE 30, 2022

AllOTSEGO.homes New York Trophy Properties Selling Quality Country Homes, Land, and Recreational Properties in Otsego County and the Cooperstown Area Lake Living! This year-round home sits on a double corner lot directly across from one of Goodyear Lake’s public access points w/incredible lake views and a place to dock your boat, fish and swim! The 2-BR, 2-bath contemporary home has open layout and many custom built-in features. Attached building includes flex space w/living and sleeping areas, kitchenette, bath, 2-car garage and workshop. Boathouse has storage, second-floor bunk area. Level lawn, large deck w/awning. MLS#135396 $299,000

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607-435-1530

Justin Rogers, Broker www.nytrophyproperties.com

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99 Main Street, Oneonta office 607.441.7312 fax 607.432.7580 www.oneontarealty.com

Inventory is low and buyers’ interest is at an all-time high! Call today! Our professional team of Realtors is excited to help you start the new year right by listing with Oneonta Realty and the Scanlon Homes Team.

166 Main Street, Suite 1 Oneonta | 607.433.2873 oneontarealty.com

Lizabeth Rose, Broker/Owner Cricket Keto, Licensed Assoc. Broker Peter D. Clark, Consultant

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