The Freeman's Journal 07-06-23

SW Barn Project Moving Forward

By DARLA M. YOUNGS

ONEONTA

At its meeting on Thursday, June 29, the City of Oneonta’s Common Council Finance and Human Resources Committee expressed support for the proposed Swart-Wilcox Barn Project.

David and Penny Wightman of Wightman’s Lumber had donated a barn on the family’s Crumhorn Mountain property to Oneonta’s Swart-Wilcox House Museum in response to a call for assistance last October. There had been a barn on the museum complex grounds from the 1790s until 1968, when the structure was burned down by the city as a firefighting exercise.

“It is now felt that a barn would help tell the story of the early settlers, who were mainly farmers,” wrote Helen K.B. Rees, president of the Friends of Swart-Wilcox in the museum’s October 2022 newsletter in an article titled “To Barn or Not to Barn…That is the Question,” which was reprinted that month in Iron String Press publications.

Swart-Wilcox has been a chartered house museum with the New York State Education Department since 2004.

“The next step is to obtain our IRS nonprofit status for the Swart-Wilcox House Museum. This 501c3 nonprofit status will allow us to solicit funds through grants and other private sources,” Rees explained.

The barn project itself will be done in two phases, according to Rees. Phase I involves preparing the site, laying the foundation and erecting the barn shell. Phase II will complete the interior of the barn and utilities, as well as install the climate controlled storage area for the collection. Each phase will be done as

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Special Counsel in Trump Case is SUNY O Grad

By WRILEY NELSON

ONEONTA

Justice Department Special Counsel

Jack Smith, selected in November to prosecute the classified documents case against former President Donald Trump, graduated from SUNY Oneonta in 1991. Smith grew up in Clay, outside of Syracuse, and earned his Doctor of Law degree at Harvard Law. He started his career as a prosecutor in the Manhattan District Attorney’s office before moving to the U.S. attorney’s office in Brooklyn. Smith eventually rose to lead the Justice Department’s Public Integrity Unit and oversaw cases against Senator Robert Menendez (D-NJ) and former Representative Rick Renzi (R-AZ). Before returning to the Justice Department, Smith spent several years prosecuting war criminals at the Kosovo Specialist Prosecutor’s Office in The Hague, Netherlands.

Smith has kept a low profile throughout his career, often preferring to work in the background and out of the spotlight. He has given few public statements and has proved so elusive that—according to an article in “The New York Times”—an appearance in a Subway restaurant for lunch became news in the Justice Department headquarters across town. It appears that he will use his mysterious reputation to keep opposing counsel guessing. No current SUNY Oneonta political science professor taught Smith.

“The men and women of the United States intelligence community and our armed forces dedicate their lives to protecting our nation and its people,” Smith said in his most recent

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Public Participation in NY Forward Process Now Possible

By Darla M. Youngs COOPERSTOWN

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The Village of Cooperstown held its first Local Planning Committee meeting on May 24 in conjunction with the $4.5 million NY Forward grant it was awarded on March 2. Building on the momentum of New York State’s successful Downtown Revitalization Initiative, the $100 million NY Forward program adopts the same “Plan-then-Act” strategy as the DRI to support a more equitable downtown recovery for New York’s smaller and rural communities.

Department of State Project Manager Stefan Lutter introduced the state team and discussed their roles and responsibilities.

The presentation that followed outlined roles and responsibilities, program goals, Cooperstown’s NY Forward application, and an overview of the planning process— including public engagement and an open call for projects.

Next steps can be viewed at https://www.cooperstownny. org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/ Cooperstown-NYF_LPC-1.pdf.

Mayor Ellen Tillapaugh welcomed those gathered and members of the LPC introduced themselves. Nicole Allen of the Laberge Group reviewed the meeting agenda and introduced the consultant team, and New York State

Cooperstown

Adriana Beltrani led a SWOT (Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, Threats) exercise, during which LPC members had an opportunity to offer their perspectives. Strengths included new sidewalks, street lights, rain gardens, and other Main Street improvements, as

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Graphic courtesy of the Village of Cooperstown

According to project materials, the

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area includes the Village Hall with the Village Library and the Cooperstown Art Association, the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum, numerous businesses as well as several vacant or underutilized buildings, two municipal parks, Doubleday Field, the Otsego County courthouse and office complex, and parts of Railroad Avenue and Grove Street with room for greater commercial and residential growth.

Regional Film Commission Announces New Name, Expanded Mission

OTSEGO COUNTY

In addition to helping bring entertainment industry shoots to Otsego County and the surrounding area, the region’s new film commission, Film Otsego, also provides support for local high-school students pursuing film or art studies in college.

This summer, four graduating seniors from Otsego

County were awarded Film Otsego scholarships: Crystal Castle, Cooperstown Central School; Tanner Jennings, Oneonta City School District; Emma Klehr, Unatego Central School; and Ryan VanValkenburg, Otsego Northern Catskills BOCES.

“The schools pick the winners based on their scholarship procedures,” explained Otsego County Film Commi-

ssioner Greg Klein.

Film Otsego scholarship candidates must be planning to study film or other performing arts in college and/or seeking to pursue a career in the arts, Klein said.

Film Otsego replaces the Cooperstown, Oneonta, Otsego County Film Partnership Inc., more commonly known as Film COOP.

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The Violence Intervention Program at Opportunities for Otsego offers support to victims, survivors and families impacted by violent crime such as domestic violence, sexual assault, physical assault, elder abuse, stalking, hate crimes, motor vehicle assault and homicide.

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“Our new mission is focused on providing education and support for the arts in Otsego County,” Film Otsego Board President Korey Rowe said. “We are excited to bring attention to the many new and innovative ideas we have for creating jobs and generating revenue in the region, and we are committed to building upon these ideas to bring about positive change.”

Film Otsego is the official film commission for Otsego County, including the Village of Cooperstown and the town and city of Oneonta. However, since the new Film Otsego is a 501c3, contributions are tax deductible. Otsego County Film Commissioner Greg Klein said the change helps in more ways than one.

“Film Otsego is truth in advertising about who and where we are, and the new organization gives us the opportunity to do more industry building, job training, and job creation,” Klein said.

Film Otsego plans to build on Film COOP’s work in the region, with continued film screenings and Women in Film programming in addition to the scholarship program.

Shocktober Film Festival will return for its second year on Saturday, October 14, this time at Foothills

Performing Arts and Civic Center in Oneonta. “Ouija Witch” will make its Oneonta debut at the festival. The movie—filmed by Rowe’s Otsego Media company and produced by Oneonta native Cuyle Carvin—was shot in Oneonta in 2022, with the City of the Hills doubling for Salem, Massachusettes.

“The Monkey,” directed by Laurens Central School graduate Spencer Sherry, will screen at the festival as well.

Film Otsego will also be part of a region-wide Mohawk Valley Film Festival in 2024.

The recently passed state budget includes expanded tax credits for the entertainment business in New York and Upstate.

“The state film commis-

sion has told me several times they think the business will be booming Upstate in the next few years,” Klein said. “Film Otsego gives us the tools and branding we need to continue to build the industry here and take advantage of that boom.”

As a 501c3 instead of a 501c6, Film Otsego will be able to take tax-deducible donations and qualify for grants and other donations from which it was previously excluded. Although Film Otsego will continue to function as the region’s film commission office, job training and industry building will become a bigger part of the organization’s mission.

“This is basically phase two of our buildout,” Klein said. “I think the changes give us the best tools to grow our business here and the timing is perfect.”

“Our goal is to make Otsego County a hub of creativity and economic growth,” Rowe said, “and we invite everyone to join us on this exciting journey.”

Next ‘Welcome Home’ Gathering is July 11

COOPERSTOWN

Welcome Home Cooperstown will host a Community Meet and Greet on Tuesday, July 11 at 5:30 p.m. at the Village Hall, 22 Main Street. This is the third in a series of monthly gatherings designed to bring together new area residents with longtime community members. The goal of the monthly events is to welcome area newcomers and assist them in building connections to established residents and institutions and encourage them to make our community their permanent home. Information about community events will be available, and refreshments will be served. Refreshments at the July 11 event are provided through the generosity of the Friends of Bassett.

All members of the community are welcome, including newcomers to the area and longtime residents who would like to meet and welcome others. In general, events will take place on the first Tuesday of each month—July 11, August 1, September 5, October 3, November 7 and December 5.

Members of the Welcome Home Cooperstown committee include interested citizens and representatives from the Village of Cooperstown, Bassett Healthcare, Cooperstown Central School, and the Cooperstown Chamber of Commerce, with support from the Friends of the Village Library. All members of the community are welcome to attend and participate in the work of building a stronger, more diverse and welcoming community.

ONC BOCES Receives Rachael Ray Foundation Grant

GRAND GORGE—The Rachael Ray Foundation awarded the ONC BOCES’ Northern Catskills Occupational Center in Grand Gorge a $5,000.00 grant to support its ProStart culinary arts and restaurant management program. Culinary Arts Instructor Chef Jody Albano shared that she “love[s] seeing students get excited about something they create. Nothing is better than when students ask, ‘Can I take a picture?’ They want to share their dish/creation with friends and family on social media. Having students feel pride is an infectious feeling.”Grant funds will be used to purchase equipment such as mixers, pans, scales, molds, and other implements for the baking and pastry arts program. “The daily investment that ProStart educators make in their classroom as they teach and mentor the next generation of culinary and restaurant management leaders is extraordinary,” said Rachael Ray. “We are optimistic that these grants will give teachers some fresh opportunities to capture the imagination of their students and teach them why our industry is a place where they can build a career.” The National Restaurant Association Educational Foundation estimates that this year’s Ray grants will benefit more than 3,500 students nationwide during the 2023-2024 school year.

Richfield Springs Park Concerts Are Now Underway

Important Emmons Farms Historic Woodchuck Knoll Estate Sale

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RICHFIELD SPRINGS—The Richfield Springs “Concerts in the Park” tradition will return this summer at 7 p.m. on Wednesdays in Spring Park on Route 20. The free concerts are sponsored by the Richfield Springs Area Chamber of Commerce. They are held rain or shine, either in the historic central bandstand or under the pavilion. The scheduled lineup is as follows: July 12, Dirt Road Express, country and 1950s/1960s classics; July 19, Helen’s Dixielanders, variety; July 26, The Nelson Brothers, classic country; August 2, The Oldies Show Band, 1950s-1970s; August 9, Double Chase-Matt and Thelma, variety; August 16, Saxalicious Sax Quarter; August 23, New Horizons Barbershop Chorus and Individual Quartets; August 30, Salt City Brass, variety.

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Flying Boat, 30 Families Join OLA Parade

By WRILEY NELSON COOPERSTOWN

The Otsego Lake Association held its annual “We Love

Our Lake” Boat Parade at 3 p.m. on Monday, July 3. At least 30 boats participated in the decoration contest, with many more joining for part of the route or observing from the sidelines. This year’s parade had a special guest participant, Geoff Nye, who flew in to follow the lineup in his flying boat, “The Buccaneer.” The parade lined up near Three Mile Point and processed slowly past Sam Smith’s Boatyard, the Otsego Sailing Club and the Cooperstown Country Club before ending near Lakefront Park.

Nye was one of five winning participants to receive a bag of OLA merchandise for their efforts. Robert Nelson and Van Ramsey, the Tom and Kathy Chase family, the Ed and Joan Bagley family, and Barbara Lecourt also won. All of them are Cooperstown or Town of Otsego residents. Each participating boat received a bag of candy and boat decontamination kit to prevent the spread of invasive species.

Competition judges led the parade in the SUNY Oneonta Biological Field Station barge, the Anodontoides. The barge, named for a genus of freshwater mussels, is the BFS’ primary craft for research and public service. It was piloted by Lt. Col. Paul Lord, a SUNY Oneonta biology lecturer and BFS

researcher and dive master. Lord has five decades of experience on Otsego Lake and reflected on diving challenges, underwater archaeological finds and ongoing ecological threats throughout the outing.

“I was a college intern with [long-serving BFS Director] Bill Harman in 1972 when we built this,” he recalled, gesturing to the barge’s Aframe pulley apparatus for taking samples. “He had me carry this redwood lumber down to the dock with no explanation, then sat down and built this thing in an afternoon with no instructions or plans. We’ve only had to replace one piece.”

The barge stopped en route to examine the automated lake monitoring buoy. This research station, overseen by Dr. Kiyoko Yokota, collects 46 weather and water-quality measurements, ranging from the surface to the full 160-foot depths at the lake’s deepest point. Data are collected at 15-minute intervals 24 hours a day throughout the openwater season.

“We installed the full station for the entire season starting in 2017, with help from the National Science Foundation,” Yokota said after checking the buoy. “Most of our data collection is weekly or less often. This high-frequency data is absolutely critical to understanding water movement and it’s become a big part of our HAB tracking project.”

“Unfortunately, the NSF only covered installation,” Yokota continued. “The

university’s departmental budgets are annual, so it’s very difficult to cover any kind of major repair or maintenance job. We’ve mostly been relying on donations to or through the OLA.”

Lord, who oversees the dive teams that install and remove the no-wake zone buoys surrounding the lake, can point out the depth of each buoy and provide an anecdote about its installment from memory. BFS has run the no-wake program for more than 15 years. Vessels must slow to five miles per hour when they are within 200 feet of the shore; wakes that disturb lakeside soil are an easily-preventable source of excess nutrients that cause harmful algal blooms. Despite the major dive-team work to install the reminder buoys, Lord noted that many boaters ignore them due to the negligible law enforcement presence on the lake.

“When we started the buoy program, many people intentionally tried to sink them,” he recalled. “They ran them over, tried to puncture them with tools, painted them, taped up the warning lights.”

Over the course of the parade, several BFS and OLA members had to gently remind participant and spectator boats about the nowake zone.

The BFS researchers spoke in somber tones about the lake’s future. Another largescale HAB is very likely this season and all but certain to recur in the next few years.

“We predicted for over five years that Otsego Lake could

start suffering from HABs if [invasive] quagga mussels were introduced. That’s exactly how it went in the Great Lakes and Finger Lakes,” Lord said. “We found the first one in 2019. In 2021, I measured 40 quaggas in a square meter. Last year it was 250. This year, I expect they’ll be beyond counting; I’ll be talking in terms of percentage of the study area covered.”

“Each of those mussels is filtering a gallon of water a day,” he explained. “A lot of people say they like the clearer water, but they’re literally sucking the life out of the lake. They selectively spit out the harmful [HABcausing] cyanobacteria while removing all the competing species.”

Lord touched on the threat of inadequate sewage treat-

ment, a major source of excess nutrients.

“Canadarago Lake has a much longer history with HABs and a lot more harmful species than Otsego,” he said. “There are all the camps over there with private septic tanks that flood like clockwork every spring and fill the lake with sewage. I had thought that meeting last month to propose a public sewer line was pro forma and

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that it would be approved, but there was a lot of pushback on tax concerns. They should know that they’re running their existing wastewater plant at a massive loss because it’s so far under capacity. A new line could save a lot of unnecessary personnel costs.”

Well over 100 people participated in the parade directly and large crowds

Photo by Wriley Nelson

Paul Lord of the BFS prepares to throw prizes to the Ed and Joan Bagley family for their winning entry “Glimmer Glam.” Behind, the Rotary Club of Cooperstown boat, piloted by Tom Russo, returns home.

EDITORIAL

Independent Thoughts

We have just celebrated the Fourth of July, surrounded by Canadian smoke, threatening heat waves and heavenly rain. As usual, the Cooperstown Fire Department outdid itself, sending up noisy multi-colored rockets and shooting stars, to the amusement and appreciation of us all, except, of course, our dogs. Oneonta’s Hometown Fourth of July Festival is underway as we go to press.

Independence Day, as this day is called nationally, is a federal holiday. It commemorates the Declaration of Independence, which was ratified by the Second Continental Congress on July 4, 1776, establishing the United States of America. It began as a resolution of independence proposed in June 1776 by Richard Henry Lee of Virginia, which declared the United States—that is, the Thirteen Colonies—free, united and independent states, independent from King George III and Great Britain’s rule.

The Lee resolution was passed by the Second Continental Congress on July 2, approving independence and legalizing a separation of the colonies from Great Britain. It was adopted as the Declaration of Independence, a statement that explained the decision, two days later.

Thomas Jefferson was the principal author of the Declaration, in extensive consultation with the other four members of the Committee of Five—John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, Robert Livingston and Roger Sherman. It was written between June 11, 1776, and June 28, 1776, in Philadelphia, where the Second Continental Congress met.

On June 28, the document was presented to the Congress, and the vote was recorded at 6:26 p.m. A second reading occurred on July 2 and a third on July 3. But for two passages in the draft, the declaration was accepted.

Those two passages included a critical reference to King George and the English people and a denunciation of the slave trade and of slavery itself. Both passages were removed.

Although the revisions were completed on July 3, the formal adoption of the Declaration of Independence was voted on by Congress on July 4. The Committee of Five then met to complete the revisions, which were published in a broadside to the public on July 5. John Hancock’s signature stands out, as he was the president of the Continental Congress and, although all members of the congress were signatories, only Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, and Benjamin Franklin ever stated that they had signed the document on July 4; the others could not recollect which day they had signed. The durable myth of one grand ceremonial signing, on July 4, 1776, has stood unchallenged—and unresolved—to this day.

In 1777, 13 shots were fired, once in the morning and then in the evening, in Bristol, Rhode Island. There was a 13shot volley in Philadelphia, along with an official dinner for the Continental Congress, music, parades, troop reviews and fireworks. Ships in the harbor were decorated with red, white and blue bunting. The following year, on July 4, General George Washington offered his soldiers a double ration of rum. In 1781, the Massachusetts General Court recognized July 4 as a state celebration; Salem, North Carolina claimed its celebration with a music program in 1783 was the first public July 4 event. In 1870 the U.S. Congress made Independence Day an unpaid holiday for federal employees, and in 1938 it was changed to a paid one.

(Both Thomas Jefferson and John Adams, at times good friends and at other times at each others’ throats, died on July 4, 1826, 50 years after the Declaration of Independence. James Monroe also died on July 4, in 1831, and Calvin Coolidge was born on July 4, 1872.)

The Fourth of July this year brought record numbers of travelers and revelers together on this historic day. May this offer a faint glimmer of hope that we Americans might once again come together every day.

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BASSETT AT 100

Programs Connecting People with Assistance

Dear Friends, Neighbors, and Colleagues, Recent national news reports have called into question annual charity care spending at nonprofit hospitals across the U.S. despite rising operating profits and cash reserves. Charity care, which is free or discounted medical services that hospitals and health systems offer to patients who otherwise cannot afford treatment, includes inpatient and emergency room care. Some people with medical insurance also qualify for charity care services if their hospital bills are not fully covered.

The Affordable Care Act requires nonprofit hospitals to provide charity care to uphold their nonprofit status with the Internal Revenue Service. Hospitals have the liberty of establishing their own criteria for who qualifies for this assistance—and how much charity care they ultimately offer annually. Nonprofit hospitals are obligated to share and distribute information about the charity services they offer in different ways—throughout Bassett Healthcare Network, we display details about our programs in lobbies, waiting areas, at registration desks, in examination rooms, and in other public spaces.

Charity care is an essential part of the health services we offer. However, while it is important to engage in conversations about national trends in charity care spending in the context of community health needs, circulating criticism of perceived decreases in this spending at hospitals is ultimately short-sighted. There are many more programs and services that hospitals coordinate to connect populations with assistance and resources as part of their deep commitment to community health and wellness.

At Bassett Healthcare Network, our programs dedicated to community needs are vast. Here are a few examples that make a difference every day:

• Bassett’s School-Based Health Program, which provides more than 7,000 children annually with medical, dental, and mental health services at no cost across 17 school districts and 21 schools.

• Bassett’s New York Center for Agricultural Medicine & Health, which offers medical care, mental health care, wellness education, and farm safety equipment to agricultural workers through state and federally-funded grants across 12 states (including the installation of more than 3,250 rollbars on tractors to prevent rollovers totaling over $5,200,000.00 over three decades—at no cost to farmers across Central New York).

• Bassett’s mobile cancer coach, in partnership with

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the Cancer Services Program, provides no cost mammograms, clinical breast exams, Pap tests, pelvic exams, and take-home FIT (Fecal Immunochemical Test) kits for uninsured and underinsured individuals 40 and over. CSP mobile coach pop-up events take place across the region served by Bassett, including in Otsego, Delaware, Schoharie, Herkimer, Madison, and Oneida counties.

• Bassett’s in-hospital food pantries that supply nonperishable goods to patients and community members experiencing food insecurity.

Many other Bassett programs, funded by grants and donations, provide transportation to patients in rural areas (including patients receiving cancer treatments), assistance with prescription drug costs, and support community education related to trauma prevention and awareness, birthing preparation and car seat safety, CPR, and much more.

While surface-level financial reviews of hospitals across the country may appear to reveal alleged decreases in charity care related to overall cash flow, there is much more to the story. In fact, Bassett Healthcare Network’s charity care spending increased between 2021 and 2022 by nearly 40 percent across all five of its hospitals. This, notwithstanding unprecedented challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic, reflects our organization’s ongoing efforts to optimize resources and create sustainable care in a changing healthcare environment.

I urge all community members and healthcare consumers to consider a global perspective related to charity and subsidized care in hospitals as you research assistance options—a June 2022 report from the American Hospital Association (https://www.aha. org/system/files/media/file/2022/06/aha-2019-scheduleh-reporting.pdf) illustrates that nonprofit hospitals in the U.S. provided more than $110 billion in total benefits to their communities between 2019 and 2021 alone.

Hospitals and healthcare systems are in the business of providing care and healing—our communities depend on us. No two community assistance programs are alike— especially in a rural service area like Bassett’s—and we are proud to offer needed resources to our populations in both traditional and nontraditional settings, as we have done for more than a century. It is a privilege to serve you.

Sincerely,

Dr. Tommy Ibrahim President & CEO Bassett Healthcare Network

Friendly Cooperation Protects Lake Way of Life

Susquehanna Bass Association hosted a fishing tournament at Canadarago Lake on Sunday, June 25 in memory of Joe Kosina. This was a big outing, with 33 boats participating, which—from the lake association perspective—means a lot of work for its watershed protection stewards. The job of the stewards is to check boats and protect the lake by helping anglers ensure watercraft entering and leaving the water are clean. Ultimately, the anglers and stewards want the same thing, which is to ensure Canadarago Lake can continue to be enjoyed in the same way by themselves as well as future generations of their families in the years to come.

The stewards work May through October at the launch to check boats inside and out and wash them when necessary. Inspecting and washing the boats both before and after use of the lake is key in order to ensure that obvious, easy-to-see plant and animal matter is removed as well as the microscopic larval forms. The microscopic forms are best decontaminated by high heat (140 degrees Fahrenheit) pressure washing, treatment with potassium chloride and/or vinegar, and drying for an extended multi-day period without rain or additional moisture being added. This includes all exterior and interior areas of the boats where moisture can be contained, such as bilges, live wells, and ballasts. Water protection steward efforts are led by staff and supported with funding from the Canadarago Lake Improvement Association, the SUNY Oneonta Biological Field Station, and the Catskill Regional Invasive Species Partnership.

where, afterward, the stewards reported that anglers participating in the tournament were very polite and friendly to work with in ensuring that their boats were compliant with “clean, drain, dry” principles.

Hydrilla is also known as “water thyme” and originated in Asia. It was introduced to the United States through the home aquarium industry, often by individuals disposing of their home aquarium contents directly into waterbodies. NYSDEC highlights that hydrilla “is one of the most difficult aquatic invasive species to control and eradicate in the United States.” This is due to its extremely rapid growth rate and its ability to outcompete other species as well as thrive in varying depths and water conditions. Due to the tremendous threat posed to recreation, tourism and the local environment, the federal government prohibits both foreign trade of hydrilla and its transport amongst the states. New York prohibits all sale or possession of the plant.

Hydrilla breaks apart easily, attaches to trailers and gear, and is then transported accidentally from waterbody to waterbody. A fragment as small as one inch can sprout roots and lay the foundation for a whole new bed of the invasive plant. Two high-traffic waterbodies nearby in which hydrilla can be found are Cayuga Lake and the Erie Canal.

The danger of hydrilla is even more heightened in a relatively shallow lake such as Canadarago where, if not found early, it could easily grow from lake bed to surface in almost all parts of the lake, choking out fish and cutting off recreational use of nearly the entire lake.

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Early last fall, Susquehanna Bass Association, CLIA, BFS, and the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation worked together to overcome differences between anglers and stewards that developed at a fishing tournament at the same launch, which had made it difficult to ensure all boats were adequately cleaned prior to launching. At the time, this led to a scare—the results of which are yet to be determined—involving the potential that hydrilla (Hydrilla verticillata), an invasive species, may have been introduced to the lake. Boats and trailers of anglers who had not been compliant with watershed protection steward efforts had been found to be contaminated with hydrilla.

The organizations listed above corresponded after the incident, expressing concerns and frustrations, and to their great credit the Susquehanna Bass Association stood by the environmental concerns and made it known to their membership that non-compliance with the watershed protection stewards was unacceptable behavior and conduct unbecoming of their membership. All efforts should be made to work together in a friendly manner in the future with the watershed protection stewards, association officials said. The fruits of those collaborative efforts were evident at the tournament this past Sunday

Hydrilla is also poisonous to eagles, an apex predator of which we have all been thrilled to see a resurgence in the region, and a key representation of the health of the local food web and ecosystem.

Ongoing efforts are being made, and will continue to be made by CLIA and CRISP, in monitoring and proactively searching for the first sign of hydrilla in Canadarago Lake so that—if detected—it can be fought back early, before the growth rate can make the costs of remediation prohibitive. These efforts involve monthly searches around the entire shoreline of the lake, as well as possibly employing environmental DNA sampling to identify any traces of hydrilla that may be present in the water column even before it can be identified by the human eye.

Hydrilla is frequently mistaken for more common and native forms of elodea, which look very similar, both growing in a similar whorl or circular leaf pattern. The native elodea rarely, if ever, exceeds a three-leafed whorl pattern, whereas hydrilla can grow in whorls of four or more leaves. Another key difference between hydrilla and elodea is that hydrilla has serrated leaf margins and a spiked midrib if you look closely at the individual leaves, whereas the native elodea has smooth leaves.

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Mr. Fenimore Cooper has a letter from Mr. Greenough, the sculptor, of a date as late as May 6, 1838, in which that gentleman, speaking of the statue for the rotunda of the Capitol, says: “The statue of Washington, after cruel delays, from Cholera, quarantines and the state of the roads, is now in full progress. The marble promises well and we are near the surface. The block weighed 130,000 pounds when we commenced on it. It is fast losing its chips.”

July 2, 1838

160 YEARS AGO

Summary of News: The Seminary—The success with which Miss Butts has for several terms conducted the Musical Department at the Seminary, and her popularity as a teacher was acknowledged by the large audience at the concert on Tuesday evening last. The exercises reflected credit alike on the young ladies who participated and their instructor. Some of the pieces were exceedingly well-executed and even the youngest scholars in the class showed considerable proficiency in Music. When three pianos, six hands, are played in correct time, by young Misses, the evidence of good training is conclusive. The examination of classes occupied two days, and the Exhibition came off on Wednesday evening.

July 3, 1863

Five Freedoms Help Ensure Independence for Animals

This is the week we all celebrate, and are grateful for, our independence. Happy Independence Day! There is no more appropriate time to talk about how we ensure independence for the animals under the care of the Susquehanna Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals and beyond.

The SQSPCA—along with many leading organizations, including national institutions such as the ASPCA and the Humane Society of the United States—believe in the Five Freedoms for animals. In our new shelter, the animals in our care are granted those Five Freedoms.

Encompassing both the mental and physical well-being of animals, the Five Freedoms we follow today originated with the U.K. Farm Animal Welfare Committee in 2009, have been accepted by the Association of Shelter Veterinarians, and are globally recognized as the gold standard in animal welfare.

Those Five Freedoms are:

• Freedom from Hunger and Thirst: By ready access to fresh water and diet to maintain health and vigor.

• Freedom from Discomfort: By providing an appropriate environment including shelter and a comfortable resting area.

• Freedom from Pain, Injury or Disease: By prevention or rapid diagnosis and treatment.

• Freedom to Express Normal Behavior: By providing sufficient space, proper facilities and company of the animal’s own kind.

• Freedom from Fear and Distress: By ensuring conditions and treatment which avoid mental suffering.

Our new shelter facility, which we celebrate two

By MERL REAGLE

135 YEARS AGO

If the politicians would stop their war cries long enough to study the real needs of the country they might find better material for their campaign tracts than now fills the sheets sent out broadcast over the land. Here is a man with stout lungs crying out for “protection to home manufactures,” when anyone not wholly blind ought to be able to see that what manufactures need most is a wider market. There is not a leading industry in the United States that cannot, under a very moderate tariff compete successfully on our soil with any foreign producer of similar goods. It is not more protection, but rather more customers that is the crying want of American producers of all classes.

July 6, 1888

110 YEARS AGO

Thomas Mulgrove of New York, the professional golf player, is at the Cooperstown Country Club for the summer, in order to teach players the more difficult golf strokes and to give exhibitions of professional golf. He has also built a court golf course on the grounds of the O-te-sa-ga, and is making a complete golf course with the correct space allowed to the nine holes at the Country Club. This is done by filling in a large part of the swamp to the south of the club. During the winter he gives professional exhibitions of golf throughout the popular southern resorts.

July 2, 1913

20 YEARS AGO

years in later this month, was designed with the Five Freedoms in mind. The Five Freedoms, in fact, are used as the basis in writing animal care protocols and expectations, and New York State legislation passed in December of 2022 provides comprehensive standards of care for municipal shelters, notfor-profit humane societies, SPCAs and animal shelters, and not-forprofit animal rescues. Those standards take effect in three years.

We were, of course, always able to provide the animals in our care with freedom from hunger and thirst. However, in our old shelter the other four freedoms were difficult to attain, if not impossible.

I am so proud to say that the SQSPCA now recognizes, embraces, and implements all Five Freedoms, and the animals we care for are provided with the independence these freedoms afford them every single day. Our new shelter is designed to ensure they receive the very best in comfort, medical care, space and mental wellbeing. This is all possible and thanks to our amazing supporters. As a charitable 501c3 organization that does not receive any government support for operations, we rely solely on the kindness and generosity of businesses, foundations, and individuals in our region.

This week, and every week, we at the shelter celebrate our own independence, and that of the animals in our care. The Susquehanna SPCA promises to keep working non-stop, around the clock, to make sure as many companion and farm animals in need as possible are granted their independence, too.

Stacie Haynes is the executive director of the Susquehanna Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.

Self-Help and Beyond… Books with something extra

July 4, 2003

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

Photo provided sqspca staff member noah mickels cradles a pug during a recent animal rescue.

DIGGING DEEP: In late May, Michael Jerome, a member of the Rotary E-Club of Global Trekkers, was joined by other volunteers in planting trees and shrubs on a parcel of land bordering the Susquehanna River just below Otsego lake. The plantings included black willow, ninebark, red osier dogwood and silky dogwood. last year, Jerome and other volunteers planted more than 200 trees along a nearby creek. The Susquehanna River, the longest river on the East Coast of the United States, begins its 444-mile southerly flow to the Chesapeake Bay in Maryland at the outlet of Otsego lake in Cooperstown. The Susquehanna and its tributaries in the states of New York, Pennsylvania, and Maryland drain over 27,000 square miles, contributing one-half of the fresh water flowing to the Chesapeake Bay. Trees for Tributaries, a program of the New York State Department of Conservation, provides trees and shrubs to plant along creeks, streams, and rivers across New

The job scene

To place effective employment ads, call 607-547-6103

PARKS SUPERVISOR OPENING

The Village of Cooperstown has an opening in the position of Parks Supervisor. Requirements include good knowledge of park construction and maintenance activities; ability to supervise the work of others; ability to follow oral and written instructions; ability to keep records and make reports; reliability; physical strength and endurance; physical condition commensurate with the demands of the position.

Graduation from high school or possession of a high school equivalency diploma and two years full time paid experience in parks and/or recreation¬al facility and building maintenance. Possession of a valid Class D or greater NYS Driver’s license is required for employment.

This position also requires plowing snow and sanding in a non-CDL required vehicle.

This is a full-time position with competitive wage and attractive benefits. Applicants must be a resident of Otsego County. For further information regarding the position and to obtain an application please contact the Village Clerk’s Office at 607-547-2411 or send your resume and cover letter to: Village Clerk, Village of Cooperstown PO Box 346, Cooperstown, NY 13326

York. These buffers help reduce bank erosion, increase flood protection and control sediment deposition. Other members of the Rotary E-Club of Global Trekkers also participated in planting native trees and flora in their respective countries to help preserve the environment. Rotary E-Club of Global Trekkers, based in North Carolina, features a diverse membership of professionals, entrepreneurs, academics and changemakers from other U.S. states and countries. Their numerous service projects align with Rotary International’s Seven Areas of Focus to improve the lives of people in the U.S. and around the globe. The club meets weekly on Monday at 6 p.m. Eastern Time (U.S. and Canada) via Zoom. Visit https://www.rotaryglobaltrekkers.org/ to learn more. Jerome is pictured with Marianne Bez, setting a stake near a newly planted tree along the Susquehanna River. (Photo provided)

YOUNG AT ART: On Saturday, June 10, teachers, families, and community members gathered at Fenimore Art Museum in Cooperstown to celebrate the achievements of young artists in Central New York. More than 300 artists in grades 6-12 participated in the museum’s annual “Young at Art!” Regional Youth Art Contest. The artworks of 38 young artists were selected to comprise the exhibition, “Young at Art! Visions of Identity,” on view at Fenimore Art Museum through July 23. Gallery viewing, artmaking activities, and a live performance by the little Delaware Youth Ensemble under the direction of Uli Speth preceded a keynote address by Nicole Condon-Shih, dean of the School of Pratt Munson, and the announcement of winners by Michelle Bosma, manager of youth programs at Fenimore Art Museum. Special awards were given to Braeden Victory of Cooperstown Central School, whose painting, “Facets,” illustrates the diverse identities that comprise a community. The Grand Prize Award was presented to Kyra Cornelia of Cherry Valley-Springfield Central School, whose digital painting, “Compulsory Assimilation,” invites us to consider how digital technologies shape our identities. The award for Outstanding Participation was presented to young artists from Owen D. Young Central School District under the instruction of Mr. John Gardner. More than 22 school districts participated in “Young at Art!” in 2023, its third year. “Young at Art!” is sponsored in part by Bank of Cooperstown, NYCM Insurance, the Black Family Foundation and Stewart’s Holiday Match.

CAMPAIGN KICKOFF: More than 65 supporters joined MacGuire Benton, candidate for Otsego County clerk, on Saturday, June 17 at Oneonta’s Maffei Manor to kick start his campaign. Guests dined on hamburgers, hot dogs and salads, played yard games, rode on a paddle boat, and listened to some political speeches. Among those in attendance were Oneonta Mayor Mark Drnek, Nora Mendez, candidate for county board, Don Garrison, candidate for Oneonta City Council, and Dylon Arnot, candidate for Hartwick town supervisor. Benton stated, “I am so grateful to everyone who helped make the event a success and to everyone who came. The energy is tangible. United behind a vision for the county clerk’s office and DMV, we will win in November, for all of Otsego County.”

CHEMIST CONGRATS: Jacob Keough-Villanti of Oneonta graduated from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute with a BS in chemistry on May 20. Many graduates will continue their studies after graduation at RPI and universities such as Columbia University, Stanford University, and Cornell University. Others will begin professional positions with companies such as Dow Jones, Rockstar Games, NASA Jet Propulsion laboratory, Pfizer, Volvo Group, Boston Children’s Hospital, Edwards lifesciences, Mastercard, Consigli and Wl Gore.

ENVIRONMENTAL DEFAULT EXPLORED: “Pricing the Priceless: The Financial Transformation to Value the Planet, Solve the Climate Crisis, and Protect Our Most Precious Assets” is the latest book by renowned environmental strategist and writer Paula DiPerna. World traveler DiPerna brings a unique voice and optic to de-mystify and unveil today’s most fascinating financial disruption—pricing the priceless to flip conventional ideas of how we value natural assets and why. She asks the provocative question long ignored: Why do we value the indispensable atmosphere at zero, but dispensable

production in the trillions? She digs into alternatives, with real-life examples from around the globe of fascinating and pioneering financial innovations—controversial and paradoxical, but essential. With a traveler’s voice, an explorer’s eye and a journalist’s quest for the facts, DiPerna journeys from rainforests to Wall Street, board rooms to the Vatican, coral reefs to mangroves to China’s carbon markets. DiPerna is a resident of Middlefield and Manhattan when not traveling, and was instrumental for a number of local initiatives as a founding member of Otsego 2000. She is a pioneer and leader at the forefront of finance and climate policy, from the Oval Office to Antarctica, coral reefs to carbon markets. She served as president of CCX International, the world’s first expansive emissions trading system to address global warming; president of the Joyce Foundation; and writer for underwater hero JacquesYves Cousteau. Currently, she is special advisor to CDP, the world’s only integrated environmental disclosure system.

A&M ACHIEVERS: Rileigh Mae Mumbulo of Edmeston and Bryan Ozobiani Abanonu were among the 1,100 students who graduated from West Texas A&M University in May. Mumbulo received a master’s degree in agriculture and Abanonu a bachelor’s degree in digital communications and media. WT is located in Canyon, Texas on a 342-acre residential campus. Established in 1910, the University has been part of The Texas A&M University System since 1990.

UA GRADUATE: New Berlin’s Ashley Harrington has received a Master of Public Health degree from The University of Alabama. UA awarded over 5,885 degrees during its spring commencement ceremonies. The University of Alabama, part of The University of Alabama System, is the state’s flagship university and provides numerous opportunities for service and growth to help prepare future generations through its educational, cultural, and social experiences.

$17/hour starting wage

$1500* sign-on bonus

LUCKY DUCKS: On Monday, June 12, representatives of the lucky Duck golf tournament presented Helios Care with a check for $2,500.00 to be used for the Camp Forget-Me-Not Program. The lucky Duck golf tournament, now in its 17th year, chooses to help local people or organizations that they determine can use a “helping hand.” The tournament began as a fun event and grew to include giving back to the community. Tournament funds have helped fix roofs, helped with transportation costs for a family, given the course keepers a much-needed reward for all their hard work, and more. “At first, we didn’t know how the golfers would respond to the idea, but they have been delighted to help the community,” said Karen Sullivan who, along with husband Mike, has been organizing this tournament for years. “It is so wonderful to be able to help,” Sullivan said. The unrestricted funding will be

used to support Helios Cares’ Camp Forget-Me-Not in July, a one-day camp for kids 5-18 who are coping with the loss of a family member. The professional Helios Care social workers, bereavement counselors, and staff teach techniques to help the participants with their grief through art, games, fun activities, and small group sessions. “We are so grateful to community groups and individuals whose donations allow us to provide this important camp free of charge,” said Helios President Dan Ayres. “This camp has been held 49 times and we are so grateful when the community helps support the costs for this very important program. We have seen how this can help change lives. Thank you,” Ayres added. To register for the free Camp ForgetMe-Not Program, call (607) 432-6773. Pictured above from left: Mike Jastremski; Connie Jastremski, past chair of the board; Mike Sullivan and Karen Sullivan, lucky Duck tournament founders; Helios Care President and Chief Executive Officer Dan Ayres; and Jeff Woeppel, chair of the board. (Photo provided)

Delhi Fair on the Square to Return

DELHI—The annual Delhi Fair on the Square celebrates its 50th anniversary this year. The event began as a community fundraiser in 1973 after a major flood. Held in Courthouse Square from 5-9 p.m. each Friday in July, the fair features children’s activities, live music, local food and drink, and craft and artisan vendors. The first night, Friday, July 7, will feature a parade and fireworks at dusk. Although the full schedule has not been set, the annual soapbox derby will take place on Friday, July 28. For more information, visit the Delhi FOTS Facebook page.

Festival Offering Special events

SPRINGFIELD—Glimmerglass Festival has announced two special summer events with world-famous artists. Multi-platinum-selling American singer-songwriter and producer Natalie Merchant will join Grammy-winning Glimmerglass Artist-in-Residence Anthony Roth Costanzo for a one-night world-premiere concert, “Cantico,” on Sunday, July 30. It will feature music from Merchant’s 40-year career as well as unreleased work and reimagined pieces. Jamie Bernstein, daughter of Leonard Bernstein, will return to Glimmerglass for the first time since 2018 on Tuesday, August 15. “A Candid Conversation with Jamie Bernstein” will explore the life and legacy of Leonard Bernstein, composer of “Candide,” and feature performances of his music by Glimmerglass Young Artists.

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NOTICE OF ADOPTION OF RESOLUTION SUBJECT TO PERMISSIVE REFERENDUM

NOTICE IS

HEREBY GIVEN that the Board of Trustees of the Village of Cooperstown, Otsego County, New York at a meeting thereof held on the 26th day of June, 2023, duly adopted pursuant to section 6-C of the General Municipal Law, a resolution subject to permissive referendum, the purpose and effect of which is to authorize an appropriation of $11,000 from Village Equipment Reserve, to A-5110200 for the purchase of a 2023 Ford F-550.

BY ORDER OF THE VILLAGE

BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE VILLAGE OF COOPERSTOWN, NEW YORK

Jenna L. Utter Village Clerk Village of Cooperstown 22 Main Street Cooperstown, NY 13326 (607) 547-2411 (phone) jutter@cooperstownny.org (email)

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NOTICE OF FORMATION OF ABILENE ACRES, LLC.

Arts. of Org. filed with Secy of State of NY (SSNY) on 03/29/23.

Office location: Otsego County.

SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 633 Dimock Hollow Rd, Morris N.Y. 13808.

Purpose: any lawful activities.

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NOTICE OF FORMATION OF 45 CEDAR STREET LLC.

Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 06/28/23. Office: Otsego County.

SSNY designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to the LLC, c/o Michael F. Galella, 76 Hunter Avenue, Yonkers, NY 10704.

Purpose: Any lawful purpose.

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NOTICE OF FORMATION OF Beautiful Beginnings Pregnancy & Birth Services LLC

Articles of Org. filed NY Sec. of State (SSNY) 6/21/23.

Office located in Otsego Co.

SSNY designated agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: LaurieAnn Norwood, 189 Nersesian Road, Hartwick, NY 13348.

Purpose: any lawful activity.

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NOTICE OF FORMATION OF Hawkeye’s Bluff LLC

Articles of Org. filed NY Sec. of State (SSNY) 5/4/2023. Office in Otsego Co.

SSNY designated Agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to Hawkeye’s Bluff, LLC, 50 W 85th Apt 13, New York, NY 10024

Purpose: Any Lawful purpose.

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NOTICE OF FORMATION OF BUTTERNUT VALLEY HERITAGE FARM LLC.

Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 06/20/23.

Office: Otsego County. SSNY designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to the LLC, 533 Dimmock Hollow Road, Morris, NY 13808.

Purpose: Any lawful purpose.

group Beautifies Post Office

COOPERSTOWN—Following a suggestion by member Antoinette Kuzminski, the Community Garden Discussion Group partnered with Carefree Gardens to plant and mulch five hydrangeas in front of the Cooperstown Post Office on Monday, June 26. Formerly known as the Cooperstown Garden Discussion Group, the organization has more than 50 members and promotes local horticulture. It generally meets on the third Thursday of the month from April through December. The next Community Garden Discussion Group meeting, featuring a lecture on ginger cultivation, will be held at the Pierstown Grange at 1 p.m. on Thursday, July 13. For more information, contact m.j.joeydier@gmail.com. (Photo by Wriley Nelson)

Soccer Board to train Officials

ONEONTA—The Delaware-Otsego Soccer Board will hold classes for new officials for the upcoming fall high school season. They will begin at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, July 11 in Morris Hall, SUNY Oneonta, and continue through August 1. To learn more or register, contact Rick Shaw at healthandsafety69@yahoo.com or (607) 437-5364.

tickets for Bananas game

on Sale

COOPERSTOWN—The National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum will host the Savannah Bananas in a Banana Ball game on Saturday, September 16 at Doubleday Field. It will be the last contest of the Bananas’ 2023 world tour. The Savannah Bananas began play in the Coastal Plain League in 2016 before launching Banana Ball, which is played under modified rules, in 2020. Banana Ball features a two-hour time limit, no stepping out of the batter’s box or mound visits and no bunting, as well as an out when a fan catches a batted foul ball. The team has sold out every game at Grayson Stadium in Savannah for six straight years. At Doubleday, the Bananas will face off against their rivals, the Party Animals. The Bananas and Party Animals rosters will be filled by independent professional players who have been scouted, tried out, and signed contracts for the 2023 Banana Ball World Tour. Tickets are available for Cooperstown-area fans beginning July 3 and for HoF members on July 5. They are limited to four per customer. Tickets will be available to the general public on July 17.

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NOTICE OF FORMATION OF Susquehanna Spirit LLC.

Art. of Org. filed

Sec’y of State (SSNY) 6/14/23. Office location: Otsego Co.

SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY shall mail process to: c/o Bradley Tillbrooks, 2831 Marsala Court, Orlando, FL 32806.

Purpose: any lawful activities.

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NOTICE OF FORMATION OF

Name of LLC: Mountain Side Contracting LLC

Date of filing of Articles of Organization with the NY Department of State: April 30, 2023

Office of the LLC: Otsego County

The New York Secretary of State has been designated as the agent upon whom process may be served. The Secretary of State may mail a copy of any process to the LLC at: Mountain Side Contracting LLC at 107 Briar Hill Road, Cooperstown, NY 13326.

Purpose of the LLC: Any Lawful Purpose

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ARTICLES OF ORGANIZATION OF N Smith Transport LLC Under Section 203 of the Limited Liability Company Law

First: The name of the limited liability company is: N Smith Transport LLC

Second: The county, within this state, in which the office of the limited liability company is to be located is OTSEGO.

Third: The Secretary of State is designated as agent of the limited liability company upon whom process against the limited liability company

may be served. Th post office address to which the Secretary of State shall mail a copy of any process against the limited liability company served upon the Secretary of State by personal delivery is: NATIONAL REGISTERED AGENTS, INC., 28 LIBERTY ST., NEW YORK, NY 10005

I certify that I have read the above statements, I am authorized to sign this Articles of Organization, that the above statements are true and correct to the best of my knowledge and belief and that my signature typed below constitutes my signature. Neil Smith, ORGANIZER (signature), NEIL SMITH ORGANIZER, 1518 CO RT 20, EMESTON, NY 13335 Filed by: NEIL SMITH, 1518 CO RT 20, EDMESTON, NY 13335

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NOTICE OF FORMATION OF Weinberg Wealth LLC.

Articles of Organization filed with NYS Dept. of State (SSNY) on 06/17/2023.

Office location:

Otsego County SSNY has been designated as agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of any process to: 95 Pioneer St Cooperstown, NY 13326.

Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose.

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NOTICE OF FORMATION OF AZ Residential Properties LLC

Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on May 24, 2023.

Office Location: Otsego County. SSNY Designated as agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail process to 21 E James St, Richfield Springs, NY 13439.

Purpose: Any lawful activity.

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NOTICE OF FORMATION OF Joe’s Buds LLC.

Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) 6/6/23.

Office location: Otsego Co. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY shall mail process to: 29 Miller Street, Oneonta, NY 13820.

Purpose: any lawful activities.

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NOTICE OF FORMATION OF A NY LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY

Name:

FANCY FARM 1962 LLC. Articles of Organization filing date with Secretary of State (SSNY) was 13 June 2023. Office location: Otsego County. SSNY has been designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served and SSNY shall mail copy of process to 6141 South 2175 East, Ogden, UT 84403. Purpose is to engage in any and all business activities permitted under NYS laws.

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NOTICE OF ORGANIZATION OF 3692 COUNTY

HIGHwAY 35 LLC UNDER SECTION 203 OF THE LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY LAw.

1. The name of the limited liability company is 3692 County Highway 35 LLC.

2. Articles of Organization of 3692 County Highway 35 LLC were filed with the New York Secretary of State on June 5, 2023.

3. The county within this state in which the office of the limited liability company is to be located is Otsego

County.

4. The street address of the principal business location of the limited liability company is: 215 Tuscan Road, Worcester, NY 12197.

5. The Secretary of State is designated as agent of the limited liability company upon whom process against it may be served. The post office address within or without this state to which the Secretary of State shall mail a copy of any process against the limited liability company served upon him or her is: 3692 County Highway 35 LLC, 215 Tuscan Road, Worcester, NY 12197.

6. The limited liability company is organized to carry on all lawful activities.

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1. The name of the limited liability company is Dangca LLC.

2. Articles of Organization of Dangca LLC were filed with the New York Secretary of State on May 26, 2023.

3. The county within this state in which the office of the limited liability company is to be located is Otsego County.

4. The street address of the principal business location of the limited liability company is: 257 Townline Road, Laurens, NY 13796.

5. The Secretary of State is designated as agent of the limited liability company upon whom process against it may be served. The post office address within or without this state to which the Secretary of State shall mail a copy of any process against the limited liability company served upon him or her is: Dangca LLC, 257 Townline Road, Laurens, NY 13796.

6. The limited liability company is organized to carry

on all lawful activities.

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NOTICE OF ORGANIZATION OF CLAPPER’S MAPLE RIDGE RANCH LLC

UNDER SECTION 203 OF THE LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY LAw.

1. The name of the limited liability company is Clapper’s Maple Ridge Ranch LLC.

2. Articles of Organization of Clapper’s Maple Ridge Ranch LLC were filed with the New York Secretary of State on April 10, 2023.

3. The county within this state in which the office of the limited liability company is to be located is Otsego County.

4. The street address of the principal business location of the limited liability company is: 184 Reservoir Road, Oneonta, NY 13820.

5. The Secretary of State is designated as agent of the limited liability company upon whom process against it may be served. The post office address within or without this state to which the Secretary of State shall mail a copy of any process against the limited liability company served upon him or her is: Dana Clapper, 184 Reservoir Road, Oneonta, NY 13820.

6. The limited liability company is organized to carry on all lawful activities.

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NOTICE OF FORMATION OF Culture Rally, LLC.

Articles of organization filed with SSNY on June 5, 2023.

Location: Otsego County. SSNY is designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to 16 Hazel St., Oneonta, NY 13820.

Purpose: any lawful activity.

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NOTICE OF FORMATION OF Kato En LLC.

Filed 1/16/23.

Office: Otsego Co. SSNY desig. as agent for process & shall mail to: Kato Family, 266 Copes Corners Rd, South New Berlin, NY 13843. Registered Agent: Hiroaki Kato, 266 Copes Corners Rd, South New Berlin, NY 13843.

Purpose: General.

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NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY CORPORATION

Melissa Fallon-Korb LLC

filed with the Secretary of State of NY (SSNY) on 5/10/23. Office location: Otsego County. NYSS is designated as agent of this LLC upon whom process may be served and SSNY will mail process to 53 Fair St, Otego NY 13825.

Purpose: any lawful activity.

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NOTICE OF FORMATION OF FAITHFUL CARE AT HOME LLC

Filed 5/25/23

Office: Otsego Co. SSNY designated as agent for process&shall mail to: 33 North St, Edmeston, NY 13335

Purpose: all lawful

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NOTICE OF FORMATION OF MALLOCH MANAGEMENT, LLC, a domestic Limited Liability Company (LLC)

Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State on May 25, 2023; The office location within New York is in Otsego County. The Secretary of State is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served.

The Secretary of State shall mail a copy of any process against the LLC served upon him/her to c/o THE LLC, 4485 County Highway 18, New Berlin, New York 13411.

Purpose: acquire, own, hold, develop, lease, manage, operate real property or to engage in any lawful act or activity.

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NOTICE OF FORMATION OF Hoppin Hogs LLC

Arts of Org. filed SSNY 5/23/23, Otsego Co. SSNY design agent for process & shall mail to Zenbusiness Inc. 41 State St #112 Albany, NY 12207 General Purpose 6LegalJul.13

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NOTICE OF FORMATION OF K & A Roofing & Construction, LLC, a NY limited liability company (LLC). Arts. of Org. filed with NY Sec. of State (NYSS) on 04/11/2023.

Office: Otsego County. NYSS designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. NYSS shall mail process to: K & A Roofing & Construction, LLC, 149 Weeks Road, Springfield Center, New York 134682313.

Purpose: Any lawful purpose.

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NOTICE OF FORMATION OF AUSTIN ELECTRIC NY LLC

Articles of Org. filed NY Sec. of State (SSNY) 5/23/23.

Office in Otsego Co. SSNY desig. agent of LLC whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail process to PO Box 446, Oneonta, NY 13820.

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well as Otsego lake, walkability, a growing diversity of businesses, and a younger generation of business ownership. Weaknesses listed included parking, seasonal businesses on Main Street that do not remain open year round, affordable housing and lack of public transportation.

Among the opportunities identified were co-working space, Cooperstown as a “bucket list” destination, the village’s close association with Major league Baseball, and applying the Cooperstown brand beyond baseball. Threats included county-wide perceptions of affluence, harmful algal blooms on the lake strip development on State Route 28 that draws people out of the village.

Cooperstown’s first NY Forward public workshop has been set for Tuesday, July 11 from noon to 8 p.m. in the Cooperstown High School cafeteria, and the village website already offers opportunities for public input.

Those who run businesses and/or own property in downtown Cooperstown are invited to share ideas to improve their business that could provide wider community benefits by submitting a NYF Project Form. The form can be accessed at https://www. cooperstownny.org/wpcontent/uploads/2023/06/ DRI_NYF_ProjectsForm_

Cooperstown-6.30.2302.pdf. Project proposals must be received by 5 p.m. on August 2.

Evelyn M. Benjamin 1927-2023

NORTHPORT—Evelyn

M. Benjamin of Northport passed away on June 19, 2023 at Huntington Hospital in Huntington, New York. She was born on May 14, 1927 in Oneonta, the daughter of Myron M. Wiest and Elsie V. (Grant) Wiest.

Evelyn graduated from Oneonta High School, Class of 1944, before going on to State Teacher’s College at SUNY Oneonta, Class of 1948. She taught elementary school for 30 years, retiring after 25 years at Pulaski Road School, East Northport, New York. She started a tradition of musicals at the school and enjoyed mentoring new teachers.

Evelyn was baptized, confirmed and married at Atonement lutheran Church, Oneonta. She was a long-time member of St. Paul’s lutheran Church, East Northport, where she was a Sunday school teacher, sang in the choir and filled in as an organist. She started the bell choir at the church.

Evelyn sang in the Northport Chorale, which was started by her husband, Carlton, 41 years ago. After retirement, she and her husband spent winters in southwest Florida, where she enjoyed staging musical reviews in their retirement

There is also an online survey, accessible at https:// www.surveymonkey.com/ r/Cooperstown) by which the public can weigh in with their thoughts on Downtown Cooperstown and topics such as business establishments they would like to see more of and enhancements most needed to encourage new investment and economic growth.

Cooperstown’s lPC continues to work on a Strategic Investment Plan that will examine local assets and opportunities to identify projects that align with the community’s vision and that are poised for implementation. Funding will be awarded for selected projects from the Strategic Investment Plan that have the greatest potential to jumpstart revitalization and generate new opportunities for long-term growth.

The next lPC meeting is set for Wednesday, August 16. All lPC meetings are open to the public.

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funds become available.

According to Rees, the original barn was most likely an English swing arm threshing barn.

“This barn had been built by lawrence Swart in the late 1790s after he had built his cabin, but before he built his house in 1807. Then, in his 1874 diary, Henry Wilcox records the process of moving the barn from the field behind the house,” Rees wrote in the October newsletter.

The donated barn dates back to the early 1800s,

with hand-hewn beams and wooden nails.

“It is still a solid upright structure and, when moved, will be both a meeting room and a storage area for the Swart-Wilcox collection,” said Rees.

Additional topics discussed by the Finance and Human Resources Committee at the June 29 meeting include a staffing update, Gardner Place reconstruction, Oneonta Public Transit contracts and Wilber Park improvements, among others. Recordings of many City of Oneonta Common Council and committee meetings can be viewed on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/@ CityOfOneonta/streams.

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public statement, on June

9. “Our laws that protect national defense information are critical to the safety and security of the United States and they must be enforced. Violations of those laws put our country at risk.”

According to a recent report from “Slate,” Smith will attempt to speak to Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger about his infamous phone call with former president Trump shortly after the 2020 election. Smith’s team has also reportedly examined an alleged “fake electors” scheme in seven swing states. At least two fake electors have testified before grand juries in exchange for limited immunity. In a rare move, Trump lawyer Rudy Giuliani volunteered to be inter-

viewed by Smith’s office as part of a proffer agreement, in which a defendant agrees to provide information on the understanding that it will not be used against them.

It is typically used “with a target’s decision that he or she does not believe they can win at trial and therefore must make a deal,” Former federal prosecutor Robert Katzberg explained.

The special prosecutor has also reportedly interviewed at least two dozen Secret Service agents. The collection of cases Smith oversees is complex. Despite the Southern District of Florida’s reputation for quick, efficient action, many commentators are pessimistic about his chances of finishing the proceedings before the 2024 election heats up. As a New York real estate developer, Trump has decades of experience in delaying and thwarting legal action. In this case, he has a definitely-set clock to run out. However the investigation plays out, Oneonta students will have a heavy-hitting alumnus in the news to keep an eye on.

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looked on from the Country Club and lakefront. Wayne Bunn, chairman of the OlA Boat Parade Committee, thanked the Otsego County Sheriff Department’s Marine Patrol for remaining on standby for safety concerns. The parade was a great show of support and appreciation for an endangered lake and its beauty. Whether that appreciation is strong enough for

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communities. Evelyn’s beautiful voice and joyful disposition will be missed by all who knew her.

She is survived by her daughters and their husbands: Elaine (Rich Rosner) of Vestal; Pam (Don Woods) of Northport; June (George Hart) of Punta Gorda, Florida; six grandchildren: Christopher and Heather, Jessica (liam), Kellie (Jonathan), Sara (Stephen), and Katie (Zack); and four great-grandchildren: Sierra, Ava, Sterling, and Aria; as well as many friends and former colleagues.

In 2013, Evelyn was predeceased by her husband, Carlton, with whom she shared 65 happy years. She was also predeceased by her sister and brother-in-law, Violet and Willard “Bill” Hanson.

Calling hours are at 11:00 a.m. on July 7, 2023 at Atonement lutheran Church, 1 Center Street, Oneonta, followed by the funeral service at 11:30 a.m. Burial will be at 10 a.m. at Oneonta Plains Cemetery.

In lieu of flowers, donations in her memory may be made to Atonement lutheran Church, 1 Center Street, Oneonta, NY 13820; the Northport Chorale, PO Box 55, Northport, NY 11768; or a charity of one’s choice.

Torre Joins HoF Board

COOPERSTOWN

Joe Torre has been appointed to the Board of Directors for the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum, bringing the total number of directors to 17 for the nonprofit educational institution.

“Joe Torre’s seven-decade career in baseball—as an All-Star player, Hall of Fame manager and revered member of baseball’s leadership team—has made him a singularly respected voice of our National Pastime, and we are thrilled to welcome him to the Museum’s Board of Directors,” said Jane Forbes Clark, chairman of the Board of the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum. “Since his induction in 2014, Joe’s passion and dedication to the Hall of Fame has been steadfast, and his knowledge and insight will help guide the Museum into its future.”

Born July 18, 1940, in Brooklyn, Torre signed with the Milwaukee Braves in 1959. A little more than a year later, he was in the big leagues. By 1963, Torre had earned the fulltime job behind the plate in Milwaukee and was named to the first of nine All-Star Games.

Torre won the 1971 National league Most Valuable Player Award with the Cardinals and finished his playing career with a .297 batting average, 252 home runs and 2,342 hits. He managed the Mets for five seasons starting in 1977 and later skippered the Braves and Cardinals. Then following the 1995 season, Torre took over as manager of the Yankees, leading New York to four World Series titles from 1996 to 2000. The Yankees qualified for the Postseason in each of Torre’s 12 seasons as manager, winning 10 Al East titles and six Al pennants to go along with the four World Series championships.

After 12 seasons as manager of the Yankees, Torre skippered the Dodgers for three years from 2008 to 2010, leading l.A. to two Nl West crowns. His final total of 2,326 wins ranks fifth all-time, and his four World Series wins are tied for fourth. Following his managerial career, Torre joined Major league Baseball’s front office, where he served in several roles as one of baseball’s most trusted voices. He was elected to the Hall of Fame in 2014.

boaters, taxpayers, property owners and municipalities to lift a finger in its defense is anyone’s guess.

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The Canadarago lake community is thankful for—and looks forward to

seeing—further friendly cooperation between anglers and watershed protection stewards in ensuring that boats, trailers, and gear are “cleaned, drained, and dried” to ensure that future generations get to experience this and other lakes the same way people do today, no matter what form of recreational enjoyment that may be.

Arrangements are by Bookhout Funeral Home of Oneonta. To send an online condolence, please visit www. bookhoutfuneralhome.com.

Barbara Jean Marikovics

1924-2023

ONEONTA—Beloved wife, mother and grandmother Barbara Marikovics died of natural causes on June 17, 2023. She failed to attain her goal of living to 100 by a mere eight months but was never unhappy with the life she had.

Born on January 21, 1924 in Detroit, Michigan to her parents, Volney lincoln Groves of Winston Salem, North Carolina and Maren Mogensen of Jutland, Denmark, she married Charles Marikovics of New York City during World War II, whom she met while serving as a hostess at a USO dance. She bore two sons, Donald Charles and William Jay Marikovics.

She is survived by her son, Donald, daughter-inlaw Roni, and grandchildren Christoph Bela, Sonja Fely, Stefan Donald and Corey Dawn. She was predeceased by her husband of 37 years, Charles, her brother, Volney Jr., and her son, William Jay.

During the war, Barbara

worked as a riveter assembling the tail sections of PBY aircraft. later she would become a bookkeeper and office manager at typography and printing companies in Manhattan.

During her youth she experienced the bad times of the Great Depression as well as the good times of VJ Day, the loss of a child, and the joy of a long, happy marriage, but throughout it all she was an unwavering beacon of compassion, dignity, grace, and principle. Her dedication to a life of self-reliance and love will always be an enduring example for family and friends who survived her.

Barbara was a very selfsufficient and independent person who valued honesty and family, and while she never imposed her will upon others, she was never hesitant to tell you her opinion.

She loved to dance and when still in her 70s she added tap and line dancing to her repertoire of swing and jitterbug.

Barbara participated in the Pennsylvania Senior Olympics every year until her late 80s, when she moved to Oneonta, and never failed to win medals in a wide variety of events including swimming, horseshoes, pool, and shuffleboard, among others.

She spent the final months of her life at Fox Nursing

Home Unit One under the excellent care and direction of Chief Nurse Margaret Wikoff and her staff.

Barbara was an active parishioner at St. Mary’s Roman Catholic Church in Oneonta. She will be interred with her husband in July in a private ceremony at the National Cemetery in Farmingdale, New York.

Arrangements are with the lester R. Grummons Funeral Home, Oneonta.

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

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

Lester R. Grummons Funeral Home 14 Grand Street, Oneonta • 607-432-6821 www.grummonsfuneralhome.com

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Dignity, Respect, Tradition

Dignified and Caring Service since 1925 Peaceful grounds. Home-like atmosphere. Suitable for large or small gatherings. Peter A. Deysenroth 82 Chestnut Street, Cooperstown | 607-547-8231 www.cooperstownfuneralhome.com

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►Friday, July 7

RIBBON CUTTING 11:30

a.m. Social Eats Café Project 607 one-year anniversary.

Social Eats Café Project 607, 546 Main Street, Oneonta. (607) 267-4369.

EXHIBIT TOUR 2 p.m.

“Otsego: A Meeting Place.”

Join a museum educator to learn the rich history of the Otsego Region, explore the Otsego Lake shoreline, learn about the early inhabitants of this area and visit the reproduction Mohawk Bark House and the Seneca Long House. Included with museum admission. The Fenimore Art Museum, Cooperstown. (607) 547-1400. Also held 7/8.

CRAFTY FRIDAY 3:30 p.m. DIY gift tags. All ages welcome. Free; pre-registration required. WorcesterSchenevus Library, 168 Main Street, Worcester. (607) 397-7309.

OPENING RECEPTION

5-7 p.m. 88th Annual National Juried Exhibition. Includes awards and preview party, fea-

turing local food and music. Cooperstown Art Association, 22 Main Street, Cooperstown. (607) 547-9777.

OPENING RECEPTION

5-8 p.m. “Behind The Trail” Exhibit by 12 artists featured in the Cherry Valley Sculpture Trail during the First Friday events. 25 Main Collective, 25 Main Street, Cherry Valley. (607) 264-5340.

FIREPIT FRIDAY—7-10 p.m. Music, a bonfire and some beer. This week, enjoy hot country and classic rock performed by Tailor Made. Brewery Ommegang, 656 County Highway 33, Cooperstown. (607) 544-1800.

OPENING 7 p.m. The Cherry Valley Sculpture Trail opens for 2023. Meet the sculptors, enjoy live music, taste delicious hors d’oeuvres and raise a glass to the arts. Maps of the trail will be available. Star Theater, 44 Main Street, Cherry Valley. Presented by Cherry Valley Artworks. (607) 264-3080.

TOUR 7 p.m. Get lit! Sample delicious historic cocktails

on a guided tour that explores the history of various lighting technologies. Hyde Hall, (607) 547-5098. Also held 7/8.

THEATRE 7:30 p.m.

Orpheus Theatre presents

“The Little Mermaid Jr.”

Tickets, $15/adult. Foothills Performing Arts and Civic Center, 24 Market Street, Oneonta. (607) 431-2080. Also showing 7/8 and at 3 p.m. on 7/9.

OPENING NIGHT 7:30 p.m. The Glimmerglass Festival presents “La Boheme” by Puccini. Alice Busch Opera Theater, 7300 State Highway 80, Cooperstown. (607) 5472255.

CONTRADANCE 7:30-

10:30 p.m. Join your friends for a fun, social dance with the Otsego Dance Society, featuring music by “Mandigo Blue” with Peter Stix calling the dances. Suggested donation, $8/adult. Cornfield Hall, 655 Co. Rd. 26, Fly Creek. Visit otsegodancesociety. weebly.com

►Saturday, July 8

FARMERS MARKET

8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Richfield Springs Farmers Market. Local produce, eggs, meat, flowers, plants, dairy products, honey, maple products, more. Spring Park pavilion, Richfield Springs. (315) 858-2703.

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9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Fresh vegetables, local meats, hand-made crafts, more. Cooperstown Farmers’ Market, 101 Main Street, Pioneer Alley, Cooperstown. (607) 547-8881.

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laundry room and bonus room currently being used as a gym/artist studio. Visit family and friends preparing gourmet meals in the galley kitchen and connected dining seating area. You can continue entertaining on the spacious back deck. The side deck is perfect for a quiet morning coffee. There is a spacious two car garage. The property features a myriad collection of trees, shrubs and perennials. A must see. An easy walk to The Otesaga Resort Hotel, Leatherstocking Golf Course, the Farmers’ Market and Main St. shopping and dining, this home is a convenient oasis with all the amenities. $825,000

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Otsego Farmers Market.

SUNY Cobleskill Carriage House Café and General Store, 126 Schoharie Parkway North, Cobleskill.

PADDLE & PULL 9 a.m. to noon. Help control the invasive water chestnut in local waterways. Bring your own canoe/kayak or reserve one for use from the Otsego County Conservation Association. Meet at fishing access site on State Highway 28, Portlandville. (607) 547-4488.

MUSIC 11 a.m. “Green Golly and her Golden Flute.” A funny Rapunzel story giving kids an introduction to classical music. Written and performed by Keith Torgan and Barbara Stesel. Strawberry Hall, 174 Main Street, Worcester. (607) 397-7309. OUTDOOR THEATRE 11 a.m. “Dinosaur Invasion” by Dandelion Stage. In this interactive experience, children will help save the world from time-traveling dinosaurs. Separate programs are scheduled for children ages 3-6, and ages 7-12. Fortin Park, 101 Youngs Rd., Oneonta. Presented by Oneonta World of Learning—to purchase tickets or for more information, (607) 353-9503. Also held 7/9.

RAILROAD TALK 1 p.m. “Trouble Ahead, Trouble Behind: Strikes and Strife on the D&H, 1910-1922.” Dr. John Nader will examine early Delaware and Hudson Railroad labor relations. Oneonta History Center, 183 Main Street, Oneonta. Free; RSVP to directormm@oneontahistory.org or (607) 432-0960 by July 7.

Pioneer Park, Main Street, Cooperstown. (607) 5479983. WRITERS GROUP 1:30 p.m. Join online group to work on writing prompts, share current work, and get some feedback. Presented by the Huntington Memorial Library, Oneonta. Register at hmlwriters@gmail.com

SCHOLAR TALK 2 p.m. Learn about the impact of the Seneca Arts Project (1935-1941) and the work of Ernie Smith with scholar Dr. Scott Manning Stevens of the Akwesasne Mohawk. Dr. Stevens is the director of the Native American and Indigenous Studies program at Syracuse University and serves on the advisory board of the Skä-noñh Great Law of Peace Center and the board of the Adirondack Experience.

Admission, $8/adult. Iroquois Museum, 324 Caverns Road, Howes Cave. (518) 2968949.

COUPLES POTTERY 5:30-

7 p.m. Partners, family and besties are invited for a fun evening of throwing on the potter’s wheel. Includes instruction, glazing and firing of creations. BYOB, no glass. Cost, $110/couple.

The Smithy Clay Studio, 55 Pioneer Street, Cooperstown. (607) 547-8671.

POTLUCK 6:30 p.m.

“Picnic & Pictionary!” Second Saturday Community Potluck. Bring a tasty picnicy dish to pass. Guaranteed good food and good company. Everyone is welcome! Fly Creek United Methodist Church, 852 County Highway 26, Fly Creek.

HOME GAME 7 p.m.

sale, and get to know the local makers & farmers. Curry Park, 3898 State Highway 28, Milford. LIVESTOCK SHOW 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Visit the 2023 Junior Livestock Show featuring the best livestock and youth exhibitors from a nine-county region. The Farmer’s Museum, Cooperstown. (607) 547-1450. Also held 7/10 & 7/11.

INFLATABLES

11 a.m. to 5 p.m. “1st Annual Oneonta Inflatables Day.” A fun-filled event for the kids, featuring various inflatables for bouncing, face painting, food trucks, a bake sale and other vendors. Cost, $10 all day for children aged 6+; $7 all day for children under 5. Fortin Park, 101 Youngs Road, Oneonta. (607) 376-3299.

AUTHOR PRESENTATION 2 p.m. “Farming with

Dynamite: The Forgotten Stone Boom in Schoharie County, 1890-1905” by Dana Cudmore. Learn about how Schoharie County supplied millions of tons of cut stone to help build New York in the days before modern concrete. The Cave House Museum of Mining and Geology, 139 Blowing Rock Road, Howes Cave. Visit facebook.com/ cavehouse/ ►Monday, July 10

9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Eastern

MUSIC ON MAIN 1-3 p.m. Heaven’s Back Door.

Oneonta Outlaws vs. the Glens Falls Dragons, featuring happy hour before the game from 5-6 p.m. Admission, $5/adult. Damaschke Field, 15 James Georgeson Avenue, Oneonta. (607) 432-6326.

OPENING NIGHT

7:30 p.m. The Glimmerglass Festival presents “Candide” by Bernstein, based on the novel by Voltaire. Alice Busch Opera Theater, 7300 State Highway 80, Cooperstown. (607) 547-2255.

►Sunday, July 9

FARMERS’ MARKET

10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Find local produce, arts and crafts for

KIDS CLAY CLASS 9-11:30 a.m. Little Smithy Clay Camp. Children aged 6-8 learn the essentials of clay construction. Cost, $170. Materials included. Held Monday, Wednesday, Friday through July 21. The Smithy Clay Studio, 55 Pioneer Street, Cooperstown. (607) 547-8671.

EXERCISE CLASS 10 a.m. Get moving in Low-Impact Exercise Class. Designed for seniors but all are welcome. Held each Monday and Thursday in July. Worcester-Schenevus Library, 170 Main Street, Worcester. (607) 397-7309. CONCERT 5:30 p.m. Crushing Midnight performs in the Pathfinder Village Summer Concert Series. Free, concessions available for purchase. Pavilion, Pathfinder Village, 3 Chenango Road, Edmeston. (607) 965-8377.