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Grandmom Margaret Savoie helps her grandsons Nate, 8, and Christopher, 5, after the boys found more than 220 dogbiscuit filled plastic eggs to win the Hounds of Hyde Hall event Sunday, July 28/
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CAMP BURNS: A Peggs Bay camp caught fire Wednesday, July 25, and burned in a spectacular nighttime fire seen up and down Otsego Lake/PHOTO, A8
WORK PENDING: The Village Board meets at 2 p.m. Monday, Aug. 6, to possibly award bids on upgrading Chestnut Street from the village line to the railroad track, and the west end of adjoining Walnut Street. AT KITE FEST: Cherry Valley Artworks is looking for vendors for the fourth Cherry Valley Kite Festival planned Saturday, Sept. 22. Call 264-3080.
BY LIBBY CUDMORE hey know about post-bike “Jello legs,” mid-swim panic attacks and the chafed armpits. But at the end, Otsego County triathletes will tell you, it’s INSIDE: worth it. Three HartPaula Huntswick College man, who grads are brought Girls Paula Huntsman, competing on on the Run to right, says “Jello water polo Otsego County legs” follows bike teams/A7 in 2001, had just race. She’s with fellow triathlete come in from Amy Van Kampen. running a triathlon on Sunday, July 29. “I feel good!” she said. “And if another one comes up, I’ll do that one!” And when she and other triathletes back home watch Cooperstown native Sarah Groff compete in the London Please See TRIATHLETES, A7
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Locally, Commiseration: Jello Legs, Panic Attacks Part Of Grueling Ordeal
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Samantha Becker and Rachel Murello of Laurens get their world tunred upside down on Air Force One.
Libby Cox of Milford makes a new friend in the livestock exhibits.
Oneonta’s Crystal Hotaling shows daughter Devon Blush how to capture a duck and win a prize as the Otsego County Fair got underway Tuesday, July 31 in Morris/SCHEDULE, A5
“I love this,” said Fred Miller of Cooperstown, who has been working at the fair since the 1980s. This year he’s overseeing a new ride, “The Cobra.”
“I knew it was the sport for me.” After they graduated colate Hendricksonlege – Kate from William Smith and Kim from SUNY Borg and Kim Griswold knew Oneonta – they both moved each other at Oneonta High separately to California, School, but after where they found graduation, inthey didn’t live stead of keeping too far apart. in touch through They began to postcards and compete on the phone calls, they same circuits, met each other such as Olympic out on the lake. Fest. “Kate and I “It’s like a started paddling mini-Olympics,” at the same time,” Kim said. “They said Kim. “(OHS have the opening cross-country ceremonies and coach) Dan Murn people are fussing took me out and over you—it’s I felt like I was Kate HendricksonPlease See flying,” she said. Borg in training for KAYAKS, A7 By LIBBY CUDMORE
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ust when you think all the economic news is bad, suddenly a 1,200-square-foot addition starts rising, as one is now at Haggerty Ace Hardware’s story just south of the village. “For the most part,” said proprietor Jeff Haggerty, who also operates Ace Hardwares in Delhi and Walton, “it’s to make the store more shoppable.” Until now, the local store has accommodated Ace Hardware’s 10,000-squarefoot floor plan in 8,700 square feet, so the store will feel roomier, although some pet care lines will also be added in part of the expansion. The addition, due for completion by early August, is being done by Morton Builders, which did the original building in 1992 and the first expansion, in 1998. Part of the addition will Cheryl Clough/The Freeman’s Journal
for repairs.” The addition also has room for storage; the extra space in the existing building will be freed up by shifting storage space there. That will allow reconfiguration of the existing space, which will be done next January, which is a little less busy than the rest of the year, Haggerty said.
Writer Niles Eggleston discusses his “Eva Coo, Murderess,” at the latest meeting of the Hartwick Literary and Zucchini Soup Society. He is flanked by society members Russ Jay and Julia Derr.
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Exultant Cooperstown Little League All-Stars show off their championship trophy after defeating host Milford, 5-1, in the championship game Sunday, July 29, at Milford. Front, from left, are Logan Haney, Andrew Poole-Wellman, Nick Santoro, Jack Lambert, Sam Bonderoff and Kyle Santello. Back row, from left, are Dante Wellman-Poole, Tyler Bertram and Ted Mebust.
Leel Stockwell, Carol Robinson and Elaine Bresee, at left, of the Leatherstocking Women’s Golf Association, present a $1,430 check Tuesday, July 24, to the Cooperstown Food Bank’s co-directors, at right, Ellen St. John and Audrey Murray. The money was raised at the LGWA’s MemberGuest Tournament Tuesday, July 24, at the Leatherstocking Golf Course.
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et’s cast our minds back to 2007, when the Otsego County Board of Representatives approved a budget with a 2.2 percent tax increase, then discovered – horrors! – that the tax increase was actually 22 percent. A couple of culprits were soon identified in the public mind. One was Ron Feldstein, DOtego, then board vice chair and chairman of the Ways & Means Committee, which had – innovatively, with an eye toward the future – bought a new computer system that, insufficiently understood, was one root of the problem. While Feldstein had many sterling qualities – and still does; he continues as a successful realtor in Oneonta – he took the hit and was defeated for reelection that fall. In fact, the Democrats, who had cobbled together a majority by allying with Don Lindberg, R-Worcester, lost the majority in a Republican sweep. That’s called accountability. The second was county Treasurer Myrna Thayne, a Republican, who after the 2007 fiasco was
ineffective. She constituents than completed her fourhe might have been year term, but was otherwise. Same defeated in the Rewith state Rep. Bill publican primary in Magee, the Demo2009 by Ed Keator, crat from Nelson, with Democrat Dan which is 48 miles Crowell winning a from Oneonta and four-year term that 46 from CooCounty Rep. Ron Feldfall. perstown; geostein and county TreaDemocracy graphically distant, surer Myrna Thayne worked. The Magee is nonethetook the blame for the Democratic major- 2007 budget fiasco and less attentive, as ity and Republican lost their seats. the two-year term treasurer blew it on requires him to be. a critical issue, and were replaced. If state senators and assembly• men can learn their jobs in the This is worth remembering as much more complex environment county Rep. Rich Murphy, Dof Albany, flourish and be reOneonta, proposes that two-year elected – and congressmen, even county board terms be extended moreso – how much easier must from two years to four. Murphy it be for county reps, who already is arguing county reps need more know their districts intimately, and time to learn the job, and that run- the county as a whole pretty well? ning every two years is a distracHarkening back to 2007, twotion. year terms allowed the voters’ retWell, state Sen. Jim Seward, ribution to be swift and definitive. R-Milford, has to run every two And if Thayne had a two-year years, and has 13 times now. That term, she would have been retired hasn’t prevented him from learnswiftly and definitively as well. ing the job. If anything, it has In light of 2007, it might make kept him more in touch with his more sense, rather than extend
county rep terms from two to four years, to reduce the terms of all county officers from four years to two. The county board was due to act at its monthly board meeting Wednesday, Aug. 1, on Rich Murphy’s idea but, whatever the outcome, the good news is any change of term length would have to be on the November ballot and approved by voters. Voters, prepare yourselves to vote nay. • An attentive and responsive county board is particularly important because of the contentious issues upcoming. Foremost is the future of Otsego Manor. There are cost issues, but they may resolve themselves to great degree when the economy rebounds, as it always does, after the presidential election. Beyond the cost issues, the county has a first-rate facility that is superbly serving our most atrisk and deserving population segments: Our grandparents, parents, and elderly friends and neighbors. Their security must not be put at risk, and a county board tied to
the electorate by two-year terms is one way to ensure the public’s will won’t be sidetracked. When push comes to shove, it’s hard to believe the electorate will support degrading Otsego Manor, and two-year terms make it more likely the county board will be responsive to that view. More generally, there is a need for the county board to be more proactive. What do we want Otsego County to be five, 10 and more years from now, and how do we get there? But right now, that question doesn’t seem to be part of the dialogue. Perhaps county representatives better protected from controversial decisions if they had four-year terms would be more likely to push the envelope. But if potentially controversial decisions – a county manager, reforming sales-tax distribution, creating a more business-friendly climate – aren’t going to be dealt with anyhow, what’s in it for the electorate to provide the reps with more shelter?
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‘Celebrate Cooperstown’ May Be Launched In Fall To the Editor: The mayor and trustees have been working on an idea tentatively called “Celebrate Cooperstown.” Our vision is that on the Saturday and Sunday after Columbus Day (Oct. 13-14) the village takes two days to celebrate itself. Some of the specifics being worked on now include: 1. Opening Doubleday Field both days free of charge to all Cooperstown and surrounding area residents. If two teams want to play baseball, they can have a slot using the same rules as a regular applicant. Also, the outfield would be available for touch football games, Frisbee, informal catches and more. 2. A “Taste of Cooperstown,” where Cooperstown and immediately surrounding (meaning, for example, Fly Creek) area restaurants can sell signature dishes to ticket holders who have purchased in advance. This event is heavy in details which are still being worked out. We would, however, love to get a sense of interest in such an event. If you
are a restaurant, please send an email letting me know if you would be interested in participating. 3. A Main Street “open house.” All businesses interested would simply welcome Cooperstown residents enthusiastically into their shops to show their wares to the many who may have never entered their establishments. With Christmas only two months after Celebrate Cooperstown weekend, this would be a great opportunity to introduce yourself to new customers. 4. Dinner on Main Street, organized by Growing Community. As we work through the details of this new event, and add new ones, we would love to hear your input on the ideas mentioned above, and any other thoughts you have to make the first Celebrate Cooperstown a huge success for us all. Please check the new village website for updates: http://www. cooperstownny.org/ JEFF KATZ Mayor Cooperstown
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Gilbert Stuart’s portrait of Judge Cooper is in The Fenimore Art Museum
Lynn Marsh, Roseboom, holds the award she received as 2012 Lake Citizen from the Otsego Lake Association at its annual meeting Saturday, July 28. Association directors are, from left, Carolyn Mook, Carl Good, Scottie Baker, Paul Lord, President Wayne Bunn, Mary Crouthamel, Martin Tillapaugh. Paul Donnelly/The Freeman’s Journal
New Threat To Lake, Hydrilla, Worse Than Zebra Mussels To the Editor The SUNY Oneonta Biological Field Station reports a water chestnut was found growing in Otsego Lake again this year. That is at least the fourth time that water chestnuts have been found – and removed – from Otsego Lake. If only zebra mussels could be controlled so easily. There is a new threat to our lakes and to our recreation in them and to the value of our properties around them. This threat could potentially make water chestnut and zebra mus-
sels look like minor irritants. This threat regularly costs Floridians hundreds of millions of dollars per year to control so that they can use Florida’s lakes and rivers. This threat, the aquatic plant hydrilla, could potentially choke our lakes from their shorelines out to depths of 17 feet or more. Hydrilla is now present in Upstate New York. Hydrilla is growing in the Cayuga Lake Inlet. If it moves from there into Cayuga Lake, it will spread from there to Seneca Lake, to Lake
Ontario, and to the Erie Canal (which is in our backyard). It is not feasible to remove hydrilla from Cayuga Lake or from Seneca Lake once it enters those extensive waterbodies. We must stop it in the Cayuga Inlet. PAUL H. LORD Cooperstown Editor’s Note: This matter was discussed Saturday, July 28, at the annual meeting of the Otsego Lake Association.
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‘Natural Gas Bounty’ Part Of Larger Solution
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see no sign of Mitt Romney being ready for such a “Roberts moment.” I still have hope for Obama. He’s entitled to a victory lap for daring to go big – ignoring his advisers – to bring health care to the whole country. It’s a huge achievement. But he needs to go just as big on the economy if he wants the Affordable Care Act to be something we can actually afford. That requires economic growth. Yet Obama’s campaign has been all small-ball wedge issues, trying to satisfy enough micro-constituencies to get 50.1 percent of the vote. Listen to the broad reaction to Roberts. Look at the powerful wave he has unleashed for big, centrist, statesmanlike leadership. That all tells me that people are also hungry for a big plan from the president to fix the economy, one that will bite and challenge both parties at the scale we need, fairly share the burdens and won’t just be about “balancing the budget,” but
about making America great again. The opportunity for such a plan is hiding in plain sight. America today is poised for a great renewal. Our newfound natural gas bounty can give Thomas Friedman us long-term access to cheap, cleaner energy and, combined with advances in robotics and software, is already bringing blue-collar manufacturing back to America. Web-enabled cellphones and tablets are creating vast new possibilities to bring high-quality, low-cost education to every community college and public school so people can afford to acquire the skills to learn 21st-century jobs. Cloud computing is giving anyone with a creative spark cheap, powerful tools to start a company with very little money. And dramatically low interest rates mean we can borrow to build new infrastructure – and make
money. “We are at a transformational moment in terms of our potential as a country, and we have two candidates playing rope-a-dope,” said David Rothkopf, author of “Power, Inc.” If we can just get a few big things right today – a Simpson-Bowles-like grand bargain on spending and tax reform that unleashes entrepreneurship, a deal on immigration that allows the most energetic and smartest immigrants to enrich our country and a plan on energy that allows us to tap all these new sources in environmentally safe ways – no one could touch us as a country. Connect the dots for people, Mr. President – be the guy taking the risk to offer that big plan for American renewal, and Romney will never be able to touch you. This is an excerpt from a column by Thomas Friedman that appeared Sunday, July 1, in the New York Times’ Sunday Review.
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BOUND VOLUMES Compiled by Tom Heitz from Freeman’s Journal archives, courtesy of the New York State Historical Association Library
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Advertisement: List (partial) of letters addressed to recipients remaining at the post office in Cooperstown – John Abbey, Flavel Beadle, Chester E. Badger, Cyrus Clark, Cyrenus Clark, Calvin Day, James Divine, John Earl, Holden Eldred, Jonathan Fisk, Joseph Grovenor, William Hyslop, Ebenezer Ingals, Jeremiah Jones, Hugh McKinzie, Lydia Lisk, Amasa Mudge, Aaron Norton, Robert Odle, Oliver Peck, Reuben Root, Eliphalet Spencer, James Steward, Ira Tanner, Robert Van Schaick, Nancy Whipple, and Levi Warner. August 1, 1812
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Professor Roswell Park of the University of Pennsylvania (a native of nearby Burlington), proposes to deliver a lecture in the Universalist Church in Cooperstown, on Thursday evening, 3rd August, commencing at 8 o’clock. The subject of the lecture will be an analysis and classification of the whole extent of Human Knowledge, with some remarks on the relations and uses of the different branches. It will be shown that they may all be comprehended under 14 departments; 6 of Literature, 4 of Science, and 4 of Arts; furnishing a new and, it is believed, a natural system for the arrangement of libraries or miscellaneous collections. Tickets for the lecture may be obtained at the book store of Mssrs. H. & E. Phinney. Single tickets 25 cents; or, for a gentleman and two ladies, 50 cents. July 31, 1837
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On Sunday, Mass was celebrated in the Catholic Church of this village, by Rev. Father Mcloglin, of Little Falls, and a beautiful and appropriate sermon preached by the Rev. Father Daly of Utica; there were present also in the Sanctuary, Very Rev. J.J. Conroy, V.G. Rev. Quino of New York, Rev. Father Hogan of New Jersey, and the Pastor, Rev. Father Carrall. On Monday, the Very Rev. J.J. Conroy, accompanied by the above gentlemen, consecrated a beautiful plot of ground situated about one-half mile west of this village. Notwithstanding the inclemency of the day, it was very edifying to witness the concourse of people who united their prayers with those of the Church, to consecrate the place where their remains are to repose until the Archangel’s trumpet shall summon them to arise. August 1, 1862
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We had occasion to step into the telephone office with a friend on Sunday last, when to our surprise we found counselor Brooks in charge. He was busily engaged in pulling
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This summer Arthur J. Telfer will celebrate his fiftieth year as a professional photographer in Cooperstown. To make this even more unusual, he is still doing business in the same building in which he started. Mr. Telfer was born in Cooperstown on April 23, 1859, on Elm Street, but soon afterwards with his family, moved to Burlington where he spent his boyhood. When he was 21 years old he learned the trade of photography in Hoboken, N.J. Shortly after that he returned to live with his parents in Burlington where he August 5, 1987 set up his first skylight studio and started to earn his livelihood. He photographed nearly everyone in the surrounding out some stops and shoving in others, occasionally shouting territory, and people came for miles to undergo the operation of having their pictures taken. “Hello!” and trying to hold a conversation with some party August 4, 1937 who must have thought that lightning had played the mischief with the wires near Cooperstown. It was very warm in the office, and the new operator sweat like a man hoeing corn. He explained by saying: “Brady has stepped out for Bonnie Boyd and Joanne Winnie, both of Fly Creek, a few minutes and left me in charge.” After another inefwere chosen as the two 4-H girls from Otsego County to fectual effort to find out “what the other fellow wanted,” he participate in the New York State Exposition Dress Revue discontinued operations by shouting back: “If you are not on August 31. The girls participated in a Dress Revue at the drunk at that end of the line, just hold on about five minutes Farmers’ Museum Junior Show last week which drew 105 longer, and your wants will receive attention.” We have girls over 12-years-old. The highlight of the evening was a warning for our friend, in the following extract from an the selection of the two State Exposition participants. exchange: “The operator in the central telephone exchange August 1, 1962 at Lansingburg has been obliged to resign on account of ill health, engendered by constant talking through the telephone. The larynx is affected.” The Cooperstown Pony League’s squad of 15-year-olds August 5, 1887 stormed through the regular season, going undefeated and claiming Otsenango League Division A title before dropping their final game against the Bainbridge Braves by an Charles Mason and Charles Root, general manager and 11-8 score. “They were a wonderful bunch of kids to coach office boy respectively of the Otsego Lake Transit Compathese last few years,” Coach Jim Knodel said. Eddie Bauer, ny were at work Sunday afternoon in the company’s offices Rob Knodel, Brad Kukenberger and Ian McGillivray were at the foot of Fair Street when the telephone rang vigorAll-Stars. ously. It was Lakewood Cemetery explaining that someone August 2, 2002 was in danger of drowning near the east shore. Mason and
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Root hurried out of the office and started for the area in the Wah-ta-wah. Approaching the new cemetery dock they saw a rowboat in the trough of the waves. Drawing nearer they saw body of a man lying in the bottom of the boat, which was almost half full of water. Mason jumped into the rowboat and paddled it ashore; the stranger lay apparently dead in the bottom of the craft. In pulling the body out of the boat onto the shore Mason detected a faint odor of liquor. Root arrived on the scene and together they endeavored to bring the stranger to consciousness (they were Boy Scouts in their younger days). At last their efforts were rewarded by a grunt and a little later the man turned and opened his eyes. July 31, 1912
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ternate for the 1996 Atlanta Games, but due to a different selection process, did not travel with the team. She took a few years off from kayaking and served as an athletic adviser for the US Olympic Committee in 1996-2000, then focused on helping to found the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency. “It’s equally as fulfilling as the Olympics,� she said. She served on the board of di-
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Hendrickson-Borg lives in Charleston, S.C., with her husband and two daughters, Kirra and Malia. She’s an environmental consultant for Advent Environmental. She recently completed her first 6-mile SUS (standup surfboard) race, The Holland Outpost, on Lake Michigan. “It’s a one-anda-half mile down the coast and you surf the waves. It’s two loops, and then you run up the sand,� she explained. She came in third. And both still tune into the games to cheer on the USA Kayakers. “Watching the Olympics now, I know that feeling of giving it your all in a place that inspires greatness,� said Griswold.
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As Spectators, Local Triathletes Expect To Feel Sarah’s Pain TRIATHLETES/From A1 Olympics triathlon at 4 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 4, (broadcast on NBC), they’ll understand every step of the race. “Running on ‘Jello legs’ is a different beast,” Huntsman said. “But after the first half mile or so, my body gets into running mode. The bike is my favorite part. I’m scared of the swimming. I once had a panic attack in the water.” Triathletes may vary in their highs, lows and routines, but they all agree on one thing – triathlons are addictive. The second annual Cooperstown Sprint Triathlon Sunday, May 27, had to add an extra hundred spots to the starting line to accommodate all the runIan Austin/HOMETOWN ONEONTA & The Freeman’s Journal ners and their friends. Dan Forbes revs up his racers at the First Annual RatSnake Triathlon in Huntsman was inspired honor of his friend, the late Dr. Ken Stalter, this spring at Gilbert Lake State to run the race by her friend Park. Kathleen Galland-Bennett. “She said, ‘If I can do it, setting out to try and beat workout routine. “Running Triathlon, do what they call you can do it!’ She shamed Sarah Groff’s 1985 record. is a new thing,” he said. “brick” workouts – two me into it ... She’s my inspi- “All the kids on the swim “And swimming doesn’t re- events to practice the transiration.” team want to do it now,” he ally help train for the biking tion. “We do a bike/swim David Bonderoff, a Coosaid. “Once I swam it, they and running. Next year, I’ll or a bike/run to get used to perstown Central 2011 grad- wanted to do it too.” be way more ready.” the feeling of running after uate, said he got “hooked” For the Otsego Lake “I try to go out running swimming or a long bike after running the 2011 swim, he said he had to coat almost every day,” said Sal- ride,” she explained. “I’m Cooperstown Triathlon on his arms and legs in Vasely Trosset, council director not a super-fast swimmer, a team with David Bertram line to keep from chafing for the Central New York so I’m working on that.” and Peter Edmonds. over the 9.2 mile swim. Chapter of Girls on the Run. Trosset is currently using The champion swimmer, Though he’s on the Divi- “I’m a social runner.” her training to prepare for who swam Otsego Lake sion I swim team at SUNY Trosset and her friends, the Irongirl Althleta sprint, a in 5 hours, 12 minutes in Stonybrook, he’s adding who recently convinced 600 meter swim, an 18 mile 2010, will once again be biking and running to his her to try the Cooperstown bike ride and a 5K run.
Triathlete David Bonderoff is congratulated by friends and co-swimmers from Exeter, N.H., after conquering Otsego Lake. They are Amy Hage Delli-Coli, left, and Emily Kerr.
But it’s not just biking, swimming and running that helps athletes train. Chris Eldred of Oneonta, a personal trainer at Clark Sports Center, says a lot of triathletes hit the weight room. “It gives them a crosstraining effect,” he said. “Running, swimming and biking can result in overuse injuries, so lifting makes the muscles bigger, more resilient.” He also says therapeutic modalities help keep a triathlete in shape. “Ice baths and packs, proper
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days a week and bikes 20 miles a day on weekends. She is also training for the 2020 Olympic gymnastics team. Remembering Ken Stalter OHS cross-country coach Dan Forbes honors a friend by triathlons. In May, he founded the RatSnake Run – an 18K trail run, a 29K bike ride and a 26-yard swim through Gilbert Lake State Park – in honor of the late Dr. Kenneth Stalter.
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This 4,500 square foot center hall colonial home was built in 1988 in the middle of an 83 acre parcel, at the property’s highest point (1800 ft elevation), and overlooks the entire twelve mile length of Otsego Lake. While providing a total sense of privacy, this lovely residence is located less than 6 miles from the center of the historic village of Cooperstown, New York. The setting is approached by a mile-long private road and driveway that winds through forest and open fields, emerging at the top to a private world of woods, fields, and breathtaking views of the lake and distant hills. The current owner has created walking/running trails through the fields and woods overlooking the lake. This property is located in the Cooperstown School District. This handsome 11 room home is in move-in condition and includes: MAIN LEVEL: A spacious kitchen with breakfast area, surrounded on 3 sides with floor-to-ceiling windows, cathedral ceiling, and French doors to an adjoining flagstone terrace. Kitchen cabinetry is by Crystal, Corian countertops, tile floor. The sunken living room features 10 ft. ceilings, 4 sets of French doors to two flagstone terraces, floor-to-ceiling cabinets and bookcases. Completing the picture is a handsome Rumford fireplace (propane conversion) built into a raised paneled enclosure with window seats. The family room is complete with built-in bookcases and cherry floors. A pretty powder room completes the first level. SECOND LEVEL: There are four bedrooms on the second level. The master suite includes private dressing room and spacious master bath with whirlpool tub overlooking the lake. Laundry room is located on the second level. There is an additional full bath on this level. THIRD LEVEL: This level features two spacious rooms and a full bath. These rooms can be utilized in a number of ways‌..current owners are using one as a sewing room and the other as a workout/exercise room. There is a full basement and an attached two-car garage. DETACHED BUILDINGS: A “winterizedâ€? playhouse with full bath. Two-stall parking garage with loft and attached heated workshop. IMPROVEMENTS: Andersen Windows, New roof, A whole house generator, Rinnai hot water system, New industrial furnace, Walking/running trails through the property overlooking the lake. This distinguished home, on 83 acres overlooking Otsego Lake, is truly one-of-a-kind. This property is being offered EXCLUSIVELY by Lamb Realty and can be seen by appointment only. Priced to Sell at $895,000. Call 607-547-8145 to schedule your private appointment. Listing # C-0187
Miller
29 Pioneer St., Cooperstown, NY
ASHLEY
CONNOR
607-547-4045
Patricia Ashley – Licensed Real Estate Broker/Owner
R E A LT Y New ListiNg CLose to the ViLLage This home is located in Fly Creek, just outside the village of Cooperstown. It boasts a newer main floor master suite with jacuzzi tub, walk-in closet and french doors leading to decking overlooking the Countryside. Eat-in kitchen with open shelving for extra storage. Laundry room and mudroom area. Gas fireplace warms the 21’ X 14’ living room with a cozy office adjacent. Formal dining room with tin ceiling and 1/2 bath complete this level. Upstairs are three bedrooms, attic space, sitting room/office and full bath. Systems have been updated. Newer heating system, well, siding, front porch, back deck are among the improvements. Summer rental with private entrance in basement. Must see to appreciate! Offered CO-exClusively by Ashley-COnnOr reAlty fOr $329,900 Visit us on the Web at www.ashleyconnorrealty.com • Contact us at info@ashleyconnorrealty.com
For APPoiNtmeNt: Patti Ashley, Broker, 544-1077 • Jack Foster, Sales Agent, 547-5304 •
Nancy Angerer, Sales Agent, 435-3387 Donna Skinner, Associate Broker, 547-8288 • Amy Stack, Licensed Sales Agent, 435-0125
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4914 St. Hwy 28, CooperStown (607) 547-5933 75 Market Street, oneonta (607) 433-1020
new LIStInG - MLS#85578 - Location, seclusion & beautiful views makes this solid comtempory ideal for working living & playing in the Cooperstown area. Within minutes of dreams park, Otsego lake & the baseball hall of fame. $259,000 Call Adam Karns 607-244-9633 E ! IC CED R P DU RE
MLS #84325 – 19 Bronk St., Oneonta. Well maintained center-city 3 family home! Includes lots of room to spread out & original details not MLS#85087 – Harpersfield – Never lived in!! Brand new home, brand often found in rental units – beautiful wood moldings, & high ceilings. new everything on 10+ acres. $259,000 Current COC & separate utilities make this a great find! $239,900 Call or text Sharon Teator @ 607-267-2681 Call David for more information @ (607) 435-4800 !
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MLS#84581 - Hillside Drive – Beautiful home in one of the most sought after neighborhoods in Oneonta. Built in pool, garages, landscaped, stone fireplace. $350,000 Call or text Sharon Teator @ 607-267-2681
MLS#84923 - 257 Stannard Hill Road, Cherry Valley NY - Renovated 3 BR, 2 ½ bath farmhouse on 3.2 acres. Country kitchen w/stainless appliances, formal dining rm, 2 firplaces. Fencing, run-in shed & barn for horses or livestock. $275,000 Call Michelle @ (518) 469-5603
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MLS#84651 - 404 Balantic Hill – Owner motivated. Come look at this well maintained home on 17+ acres. Barn, pastures, views and peaceful. $210,000 Call or text Sharon Teator @ 607-267-2681
MLS#84749 - 279 Moxley – Move in ready, stonewalls, babbling brook with bridge, awesome yard. This GREAT 2 bedroom home with a family room and workshop. $119,500 Call or text Sharon Teator @ 607-267-2681
MLS#84304 - COZY 1880 FARMHOUSE ON 2.8 ACRES w/beautiful views. All the pleasures of country living yet minutes to the center of Richfield. 2 bd, 1 ½ baths, living rm w/fireplace, formal dining rm, eat-in country kitchen, & an 8x18 enclosed front porch. 2 car attached garage, 33x11 workshop w/electricity, a storage building & a 20x20 woodshed. $168,500 Call Rod & Barb @ 315-520-6512
MLS#83229 - Business opportunity to own piece of Cooperstown. Your very own motel only minutes to the National Baseball Hall of Fame, Fenimore Art Museum, Farmers Museum, or Dreams Park. Nine renovated & fully furnished units featuring flat screen tv’s, newer carpeting, beds, & bedding. Newer roof, windows and paint as well. Seperate office & laundry room with a complete water filtration system. Great investment potential. Come take a look. $299,000 Call Chris @ (607) 376-1201
MLS#84567 - Contemporary Chalet Style home, 3 car garage, 2 pole barns, pond & 3 Tax Parcels of almost 50 Acres w/gorgeous views! This 1990 Black Forest home w/3300 Sqft & 3 flrs of living space is being offered for sale by original owner. Tucked privately in the hillsides of Otsego County, just 12 miles from Cooperstown. Please call for the extensive list of exceptional quality details & your private showing! $649,000 Call Kathy @ (607) 267-2683
MLS#84527 - Pierstown 74.43 acres & charming Log Cabin w/3 or 4 bedrms & 2 full bathrms. Stone fireplace, 1st flr bedrm w/entrance to a mahagony side deck, 32’x8’ front deck/balcony & finished walkout basement w/stone patio, & stocked pond. Otsego Rural electric & has both electric & gas heat, along w/a Jotul gas fireplace & a brand new Rinnai tankless hot water heater, & newer energy efficient appliances. 2 tax parcels inlcude 3.28 Acres w/home & a 26’x34’Garage, & a 71+/- Acres w/2 Barns, & about 40 acres of woods. $424,900 Call Kathy @ (607) 267-2683
MLS#82403 – County Highway 38 – Beautiful log home with new hickory floors, views, hot tub, garages. Property is like new. $225,000 Call or text Sharon Teator @ 607-267-2681
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new LIStInG - MLS#85370 - Fly Creek Village Home w/3300+/-SqFt & 5.25
acres. 5 bedrm, 2 full & 2 half baths, 2 car garage w/finished 2nd flr, & original post & beam barn. Kitchen w/granite island & countertops, stainless appliances, cherry wood-mode cabinetry, ceramic tile, built-ins throughout kitchen & familyrm, 2 fireplaces, library, cherry flrs, formal livrm & master bedrm/bath & screened porch. Minutes to Cooperstown. $469,000 Call Kathy @ (607) 267-2683
MLS#83226 – COOPERSTOWN, 3000+/- SQFT, w/4bdrm & 2 ½ baths. 1st flr has open flr plan w/birch flrs, original wood columns, LRm w/gas fireplace, DRm, kitchen w/built-ins, center island w/gas cook top, FmRm w/radiant heat leads to back deck, ½ bath, laundry rm/pantry/mudrm w/seperate entrance! 2nd flr w/master suite w/full bath & walk in closet, 3 lrg bdrms, 2nd full bath & a bonus rm. Stairs to 3rd flr for storage. Basement w/finished family/recrm & workshop. Oversized 1 car garage w/electric door & stone patio, all on almost a ¼ acre!! $475,000 Call Kathy @ (607) 267-2683
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Custom, 4 bdrm, 2 bath ranch home in a lovely neighborhood. Complete renovation including new kitchen, brand new hardwood floors in living room, dining room, and entry and new lower level bedroom and family room. Master bedroom suite has been renovated with brand new bath and closet expansion. Private backyard with covered patio. You will love the peace and quiet of this dead-end street. $224,900. MLS#85121 Unique contemporary, 3 bdrm, 2 1/2 bath ranch has been carefully recreated. New kitchen features ceramic tile floor, cherry stained cabinets, stainless steel appliances, granite countertops, and peninsula with accent lighting.
MLS#83479 - SEE NOTE BELOW! Well maintained Ranch within walking distance of stores, medical facilities & churches. Hardwood flrs, lrg attached garage w/attic storage. Driveways are all paved. Beautiful treed lot w/access on Prospect St. & Lakeview Ave. NOTE: NEW FURNANCE & HOT WATER HEATER OR $5,000 GIVEN TO BUYER TO USE TO REPLACE BOTH W/EQUIPMENT OF THEIR CHOICE. $99,900 Call Rod & Barb @ (315) 520-6512
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MLS#84218 - LOCATION LOCATION. Ranch home with over ½ acre of beautiful new LIStInG - MLS#85283 - Prime hunting land w/cleared lawn on a corner on quiet residential street in Richfield Springs. This 6 yr old front area for building your house or cabin. With 900’ deeded gravel driveway, bring in your electric & cable or keep it natural & enjoy the wildlife, great home with 3 bdr, 2 baths and open kitchen/living room floor plan is in mint place for deer & turkey. $38,900 Call Adam Karns 607-244-9633 condition and ready to move into. $159,900 Call Rod & Barb @ (315) 520-6512
New hardwood floors at extra wide entry and great room which features lots of glass and views to a serene and private backyard. All bedrooms have new hardwood floors, and the master and hall bathrooms have been redone. Brand new high efficiency heat+ central a/c unit just installed. Call today to see this like new home. $239,900. MLS#85121
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MLS#84305 - 2437 County Route 31 - Charming 3BR, 2 bath country home on lrg lot w/renovated rms & systems. New metal roof, replacement windows, upgraded electric. DR-LR-Eat-in kitchen, family rm & office. Freestanding workshop & barn/garage. Owner financing available or rent to own. $132,500 Call Michelle @ (518) 469-5603
oneontarealty.com Unique greek revival awaiting restoration, original woodwork, pine floors, 4 BRs, 2 baths, 6 acres, dairy barn, pole barn, more!! $135,000 #85337
Great repair shop with concrete floor, insulated & heated office space, 3 overhead doors, good village location. $139,000 #84986
LAMB REALTY 20 Chestnut St., Cooperstown, NY
This wonderful, custom built center hall colonial home has 3-5 bedrooms, 2 full baths (with a third all plumbed and ready to be finished). Fireplace and wood stove – cherry kitchen cabinets – 2 car garage/barn, expansive lawns, view of Otsego Lake and a 10 minute walk to Glimmerglass State Park. You couldn’t ask for more. Priced at $365,000, call today for your private showing. Secluded, but in a neighborhood of similar country homes close to Cooperstown. A home to raise your family in, have room for guests and as an added bonus, separate living space over the garage. Ten acres gives you room for horses, kids to play or just wander in the woods. Huge Price Reduction $399,000.
Lizabeth Rose, Broker/Owner Cricket Keto, Lic. Assoc.Broker John Mitchell, Lic. Assoc. Broker Stephen Baker,Lic. Assoc. Broker Peter D. Clark, Consultant
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ChARming histoRiC home in the LoVeLy ViLLAge of CoopeRstown, CiRCA 1840. This charming home provides ample space for living and entertaining with a large inviting foyer, handsome living room, formal dining room, eat-in kitchen and den/bedroom on the first level. On the second level you will delight to an attractive master bedroom, two guest bedrooms, a central den/library with plenty of shelves for your reading material, a sunny work room/office, and a laundry room. There is a full bath on the second level and a half bath on the lower level. Special features include wide pine floors, tin ceiling in the dining room, front and back staircases, a private manicured yard in the rear, and an inviting side porch for relaxing. Cooperstown’s Lakefront Park is located across the street and there are pretty lake views from the living room. The detached two-story carriage barn/garage provides off-street parking as well as storage.Heating and electrical systems have been updated, with all systems in excellent condition. The new roof and clapboard siding are in excellent condition The current owner has had a structural inspection completed at his expense and will share it with prospective buyers. Enjoy the village lifestyle! The newly landscaped lot provides private space for outdoor entertaining, yet is small enough for ease of maintenance. All conveniences, Bassett Hospital, Village Library, Post Office and Shopping are within walking distance to this pristine, historic home. A Lamb Realty exclusive: $439,900. Listing # V-113
20 Chestnut St., Cooperstown, NY • 547- 8145 • www.lambrealty.net
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