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Here Today, Gone Tomorrow

COOPERSTOWN—It took just over 24 hours to completely raize Bocca Osteria on State Route 28 this week. “We realized we needed to demolish and renovate the current building. We didn’t realize we needed to take it all the way down, but it was the right decision,” said Joe Vezza, owner. The building will look different on the inside and outside, Vezza said. “I don’t want to take the charm and warm cozy feel we had away, but I want to brighten it up. One of the big changes will be the outdoor seating with a covered timber frame patio. It will be great,” he said. Look for the reopening in the spring of 2024. And don’t worry, the menu will not change.

Event Fetes Local Chefs, Foods

COOPERSTOWN he bounty of the Cooperstown Farmers’ Market and the talent of area chefs will be showcased from 5-7 p.m. this Sunday, October 15 at Otsego 2000’s Local Foods Local Spirits party. This fundraiser for the market shines a spotlight on local chefs who will be creating savory and sweet tapas-style tasting bites made with local meat, dairy, and produce from CFM vendors. The event will be held at the market at 101 Main Street Continued on page 7 Continued on page 9

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ONEONTA elios Care has announced a new award honoring founder and former volunteer medical director Dr. Yoshiro Matsuo.

Forty years ago, Dr. Matsuo and three other community leaders met at A.O. Fox Hospital to discuss the need for hospice services within the region. In a matter of months, this group founded and organized Catskill Area Hospice, known today as Helios Care.

Dr. Matsuo was not only one of the organization’s original founders but served as its medical director on a volunteer basis for 25 years. Prior to beginning his medical career in the Oneonta area, Dr. Matsuo served on active duty in the U.S. Army. He was stationed at Valley Forge Army Hospital, where he primarily treated wounded combat veterans returning from Vietnam. Upon discharge from active duty, Dr. Matsuo remained in the U.S. Army reserves for 20 years, retiring as a colonel.

At the same time that he was bringing hospice care to the area and serving his country, Dr. Matsuo practiced as a respected physician in the Oneonta area for more than 50 years.

In recognition of Dr. Matsuo’s commitment to the presence of hospice care within our area, his service to the country and his provision of medical care to countless citizens in our regional communities for over half a century, Helios Care has established in his honor the “Yoshiro Matsuo Compassionate Care Award.”

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By DARLA M. YOUNGS OTESGO COUNTY hanks to an influx of letters to the editor, and a “first look” at the candidates published on September 7 (https://www.allotsego.com/basile-bentonopen-up-about-themselves-co-clerk-position/), readers of “The Freeman’s Journal,” “Hometown Oneonta” and AllOtsego. com are well aware by now of the race for Otsego County clerk between current Deputy Clerk Jennifer Basile (REP, CON) and MacGuire Benton (DEM, CSE).

With Election Day less than a month away, there’s no time like the present to take a look at what other choices voters will have to make at the polls this year.

Out of the 14 Otsego County representative positions up for election, only one is a contested race. That would be District 11 (Oneonta City-Wards 1 and 2), where Nora Mendez, a Democrat, is running against Republican Paul Ahearn to fill the seat being vacated by Democrat Clark Oliver.

The City of Oneonta has four active races for its eight council member positions. In Ward 3, Shannon McHugh (DEM) is running against Daniel Rorick (REP) to fill the seat currently held by David Rissberger; in Ward 5, Donald Garrison Jr. is running against incumbent Leonard Carson Jr. (REP, BGO); in Ward 7, Bryce Wooden (DEM) is facing off against Sean Dwight (REP) for the seat now held by Edmond Overbey; and in Ward 8, James

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Hartwick Resident Reflects on Muddy, Fulfilling Burning Man celebrities and tech entrepreneurs. Still, it maintains a wide range of participants and activities.

PERSHING COUNTY, NV Kaltenbach was invited to attend he 2023 Burning Man festival after donating a kidney to a festival in Nevada’s Black Rock Desert organizer. became international news after heavy rainfall caused flash flooding “I never had any intention of going and stranded thousands of vehicles in to something like this, but it was a gift thick, sticky alkaline mud. from my recipient,” she recalled. “It was his tenth year going, and he said, ‘this is Among the attendees was first-time something I want to gift to you. This is Burner and Cooperstown-area dental my community, my people.’ I wanted to hygienist Maria Kaltenbach, who honor that by going this year.” shared her story of an exciting week She stayed in a camp of about 45 only moderately dampened by bad people that has been established for 17 weather.

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Each camp is self-sufficient with The festival, the 35th annual Burning Maria Kaltenbach and veteran Burner Marlon Williams visit its supplies and offers some kind of Man, drew more than 70,000 people an art installation at the 2023 Burning Man festival. event, workshop or hospitality to other to a dry lakebed in northwest Nevada Burners who visit.

Unlike many of the shops or attractions to other participants. from Sunday, August 27 to Monday, simpler camps, this one offered cold-water September 4. Burning Man is dedicated to Despite its original reputation as the peak showers in addition to two meals a day. art, community, self-expression, and self- of counterculture, many have criticized the The temporary metropolis of Black Rock reliance; attendees must bring their own festival in recent years as it has ballooned in food, water, and supplies, and offer work- size and become a destination for wealthy Continued on page 7

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Former Colorado Rockies Manager Clint Hurdle assists Gavin Beckwith with his glove during the skills clinic at historic Doubleday Field, Cooperstown.

Retired relief pitcher Dickie Noles, who helped the Phillies win the 1980 World Series, works with Pathfinder Village athletes on fielding.

Frank Seminara is all smiles as Pathfinder Village athlete Theresa Clark refines her pitching.

Pathfinder Athletes Enjoy Skills Clinic with Former MLB Players COOPERSTOWN he Pathfinder Village All-Stars showed heart and hustle on Tuesday, August 29 at Doubleday Field.

For the third summer, members of the Major League Baseball Players Alumni Association hosted a skills clinic at the game’s storied field to benefit people with Down syndrome and other disabilities.

Progressing through fielding, pitching, and batting stations, Pathfinder’s athletes brought their A-game and listened intently as the former big leaguers made recommendations and offered encouragement. The universal appeal of the National Pastime was unmistak-

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able, and the “plink” of bats hitting balls, accomplished smiles, and enthusiastic cheers filled the afternoon.

The clinic included more than 60 players from Pathfinder Village.

This year’s MLBPAA coaches included Clint Hurdle, the former manager of the Colorado Rockies and Pittsburgh Pirates; Tom Carroll, a retired pitcher with the 1974-75 “Big Red Machine” Cincinnati Reds; Jonah Bayliss, a past relief pitcher for Kansas City and Pittsburgh; Gary Holle, a former first baseman and pinch hitter for the Texas Rangers; Frank Seminara, a past starting pitcher for the San Diego Padres and New York

Mets; Dickie Noles, the 11-season player whose relief pitching in Game 4 helped the Phillies win the 1980 World Series; and Evan Scribner, the right-handed pitcher who played for San Diego, Oakland, and Seattle.

Rick Bernardo, an AllAmerican first baseman who played on three College World Series teams for the University of Maine and played for the Rangers’ farm teams and the Taiwan Lions, also joined in on the coaching duties.

“This clinic we host for the residents of Pathfinder Village has become one of my favorite days of the year,” said Hurdle.

“To collaborate with our small group, and to watch and make the day

happen puts a smile on everyone’s heart.”

“All the MLBPAA members who volunteer their time had their hearts tugged in as well,” he added. “In baseball terms…it was a five-run home run!”

Along with MLBPAA members, the skills clinic was organized by dedicated volunteers, spearheaded by Monica Clark of Pathfinder Village and Dr. Joe Dutkowsky of Cooperstown, a pediatric orthopedic surgeon with Bassett Healthcare Network, who has spent his career creating opportunities for people with disabilities. Other volunteers at Doubleday included Dan and Cindy Codi of Marlboro; Karla and Christian Hurdle

of Anna Maria Island, Florida; Dr. Michael and Carole Lachance of Cooperstown; Dan Jason of Schenectady; and Brandon and Brayman Clark of Edmeston, among others.

“It’s almost magical when these special athletes play baseball with former major league players,” said Dr. Dutkowsky. “It’s transformative, a judgementfree zone where those who have achieved at the highest-level share with persons with Down syndrome and other disabilities the fundamental joys of what human beings can do with a ball, a bat, and a glove.”

“The annual clinic with the former elite

players has grown each year,” said Pathfinder’s President and Chief Executive Officer Paul C. Landers. “There’s a real affinity between these men who have played baseball at its most competitive level, and Pathfinder’s residents, who show the same love and commitment to the game.”

Each Pathfinder athlete received a personalized jersey courtesy of Baseball Fantasy Camps for Kids, specially created by the NOVUS Clothing Company of Latham. The athletes also received autographed balls and will have personalized baseball cards created to commemorate their 2023 Doubleday experience.

Iron String Press Extends Subscription Drive Benefitting NFPs

By DARLA M. YOUNGS

OTSEGO COUNTY ince August, new subscribers to “The Freeman’s Journal” newspaper and to the AllOtsego.com website have had the opportunity to assist their choice of one of four area charitable organizations

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by donating $5.00 of the fee when they subscribe annually.

Thanks to the favorable results of this special offer, parent company Iron String Press Inc. has extended its “Putting the Community Back Into the Newspaper” subscription drive through the month of October.

Now through October 31, Iron String Press will continue to partner with the Community Arts Network of Oneonta, Cooperstown Art Association, Helios Care and the Susquehanna Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.

New subscribers can earmark $5.00 of their payment to one of these

nonprofits when signing up online, by mail or via e-mail at info@allotsego. com.

“This subscription drive is just one of the ways in which Iron String Press publications are working hard to put the community back into the newspaper,” said Publisher Tara Barnwell.

“Our readers will notice we are covering far more human interest stories in our publications these days—whether in the hard-copy newspapers or on AllOtsego. com—as well as the many community events held by local organizations and civic groups,” Barnwell added.

The new website, launched on June 27, is also part of the Iron String Press content revamp.

Today’s AllOtsego. com is visually attractive, easy to navigate, and organized in such a way that both news and advertising content is easy to access. Website analytics suggest the changes have been well received. Web designer Xander Moffat reports that, since its launch, AllOtsego.com has had 93,000 unique visitors to the site and 275,000 total page views—about 900 new visitors and 2,600 page views each day, on average.

In addition to the website and content additions and weekly news, readers of Iron String Press publications can enjoy columns from wellrespected local writers including Terry Berkson, Rachel Frick Cardelle, and Dick deRosa, entertaining feature articles from contributing writers Teresa Winchester and Monica Calzolari, and

insightful commentaries from experts across Otsego County on a wide variety of timely topics. News Editor Wriley Nelson also provides a recap of local high-school sports.

“On any given week, you can read about hundreds of Otsego County residents and businesses in the pages of our newspapers and online, many of whom are your friends and neighbors,” Barnwell said.

“And we’re currently looking for community correspondents to cover their home towns, along the lines of our new ‘From the Heart of Otsego’ monthly column on Hartwick town and hamlet happenings.”

Iron String Press also has a standing invitation to all town supervisors and mayors, whereby they can send in “Town Talk” entries to better inform residents on municipal initiatives and events.

Subscribers can choose to have “The Freeman’s Journal” mailed weekly, which includes unlimited access to AllOtsego.com, or they can subscribe to the website alone, which features exclusive content each week. Visit https://www.allotsego. com/summer-subscription-drive/ to learn more.

Darla M. Youngs is the general manager and senior editor of Iron String Press Inc.

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League Sets Candidates Debate for Town of Hartwick Council HARTWICK he League of Women Voters of the Cooperstown Area will hold a debate for candidates for Town of Hartwick Council on Thursday, October 19 from 7-9 p.m. at Creek Side Station, 3193 State Route 205, Hartwick. The event is open to the public. Three of the four candidates running for the two open seats on Hartwick’s Town Council, Jason Blaske (REP), Thomas J. Murphy (REP), and Pat Ryan (PRY), will be at the debate; candidate Bryan LoRusso (CON) was invited to participate but declined. At the polls, registered voters from Hartwick will vote for up to two candidates for Town Council.

The League also invited both candidates for Town of Hartwick Supervisor to attend the debate. Dylan Arnot, (VPO) was willing to debate, and Robert O’Brien (REP) declined to participate. The League only conducts

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a debate when there are at least two candidates from opposing parties for each race. Since only one candidate for town supervisor agreed to attend the debate, there will be no debate for town supervisor.

“The League is a non-partisan political organization,” noted Maureen Murray, co-president of the LWV of the Cooperstown Area, “and we believe that providing a forum where citizens can meet and engage in dialog on local issues with the candidates is important to democracy and an informed citizenry.”

A League member will moderate the debate. Candidates will make timed opening and closing statements and the audience may submit written questions at the event or pose questions directly from the floor. The League of Women Voters, a non-partisan political membership organization, believes that Continued on page 9

Church Displays New Banner

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COOPERSTOWN—The First Presbyterian Church of Cooperstown recently hung a new banner to display its participation in One Home One Future. This is a multi-faith seven-year campaign to strengthen connections and build vibrant communities across generations in local congregations around the country. It is a coalition effort of U.S. faith denominations and organizations for visible and collective care by faith leaders to educate, activate, and support clergy, congregants, youth and all spiritual people—beyond just climate advocates—in meaningful and just climate solutions at the local, regional, and national level. For more information, visit https://www.onehomeonefuture.org/. Information on First Presbyterian Church and its community efforts can be found at https://www. cooppres.org/ or on their Facebook page.

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Resurrect WQCC, Please

he Otsego County Water Quality Coordinating Committee was established in 1992 as a sub-committee of the Otsego County Soil and Water Conservation District. WQCC membership was ad hoc and open to any agency, organization or individual demonstrating an interest in non-point source water pollution and source water protection.

According to the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, the Clean Water Act was amended in 1987 (Section 319) “to address nonpoint sources of pollution, such as rainwater that collects contaminants as it runs over streets, parking lots, and farms, ultimately ending up in a nearby stream or lake.

Congress chose not to address nonpoint sources of pollution through a regulatory approach, like it did for wastewater point sources. Rather, it created a federal grant program that provides money to states, tribes, and territories to develop and implement nonpoint source management plans. Under this program, DEC receives annual grants that support a variety of activities, including technical assistance, training, and monitoring to assess the success of nonpoint source pollution reduction projects.”

The formation of WQCCs across New York State was in response to Section 319 seed money passed through DEC and given in turn to the New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets. Initially, Ag and Markets invited WQCCs to develop water quality strategies specific to their counties in order to receive mini-grant funds.

At the same time, DEC realized that an effective nonpoint source reduction program required local input and guidance, further solidifying the need for counties to identify and address their local water quality issues in a coordinated effort.

Pass-through of CWA Section 319 mini-grants ended in 2004. In order to better satisfy the educational component of its mission, the Otsego County WQCC restructured its monthly meetings in 2010 to include free public information sessions which were well attended and covered regularly by local media. In 2019 or thereabouts, the Otsego WQCC stopped meeting. Prior to that, the group was gathering on a regular basis to both collaborate and educate. Its members had technical expertise and valuable knowledge to share, and they were committed to working to improve and maintain the quality of water in Otsego County through the reduction of nonpoint source pollution within its boundaries. Representatives from the county’s various lake organizations (Arnold, Canadarago, Goodyear and Otsego), conservation organizations (Otsego County Conservation Association, Otsego Land Trust, Otsego 2000), and county entities (OCSWCD, Natural Resources Conservation Service, Otsego County Planning Department) sat down regularly with DEC and Department of Health officials to provide updates and develop strategies to mitigate nonpoint source pollution. The SUNY Oneonta Biological Field Station, the Village of Richfield Springs Wastewater Treatment Plant, the Otsego Lake Watershed Supervisory Committee, Cornell Cooperative Extension, the Village of Cooperstown and what is now Southern Tier 8 were among the active WQCC members as well.

From 2010-2016, the WQCC was arguably at its most active. It sponsored the popular Otsego Lakes Festival, now defunct. WQCC-organized educational presentations to the public included such topics as microplastics, the Goodyear Lake Management Plan, water quality programs offered by NRCS and DEC’s Trees for Tribs riparian buffer program. The committee awarded mini-grants to such entities as Friends of Glimmerglass State Park and the Canadarago Lake Improvement Association through a competitive application process. Business meetings kept member organizations up to date on all things water-quality related, including aquatic invasive species control, boat steward/inspection efforts, the Otsego Lake septic system management program and so much more. Back in October of 2013, then-head of Otsego County SWCD Scott Fickbohm was even in discussion with representatives of the Environmental Protection Agency, who were considering using the Otsego County WQCC as a model for others to follow.

Why did the WQCC disband? It doesn’t matter. What does matter is that the same water quality concerns exist today that were being addressed in the WQCC’s “Otsego County Nonpoint Source Water Quality Strategy” document– introduction of invasive species, runoff of nutrient sediments from construction and agriculture, on-site wastewater, storage and application of deicing agents, etc. And now, with the growing prevalence of harmful algal blooms on everyone’s radar, we think the time has come to resurrect the WQCC. This group has done so much good work for Otsego County water resources in the past. Surely reformation of the WQCC deserves consideration as we look to the future.

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There’s More to County Population Decline Than Meets the Eye...

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chool has recently begun and, if you are of a certain age, you may be wondering where all the students went. Back in the day, I graduated from CCS with a class of 107; last year it was, well, a lot less. The long-term trend is similar across the county, with public school enrollment dropping by over 25 percent as shown in the table. What’s happening?

To start, we need to look to demographics, specifically the oddity of how the New York metro area is expanding. In 1950, the New York City suburbs were largely contained within Westchester and Rockland Counties, but since have expanded well into upstate New York. In 2003, Ulster County was classified as part of the New York Combined Statistical Area, which is fancy census-speak for telling you that when you get out of the car in Kingston, Saugerties, or Woodstock you are in the metro area.

One measure of this growth is contiguous townships with at least 10,000 residents, roughly the size of Oneonta or Herkimer, and in the last census (2020) that zone had expanded as far north as Liberty. In the 1960s, Liberty was part of the famed “Catskills” resort land north of the city, but today it is an exurb and the zone of tourist towns and recreational housing has pushed farther north. In some areas of Delaware and Schoharie counties, half or more of all housing units are classified “seasonal/recreational.”

In contrast, we around Cooperstown have it comparatively good.

Nonetheless, the dearth of available housing units has resulted in higher housing costs.

The increase in housing prices would be more manageable with a larger variety of good-paying jobs. Since the mid-20th century, the region between Oneonta and Utica of which Cooperstown is part has lost tens of thousands of jobs in manufacturing and transportation, part of a larger trend of such loss across the Northeast and Great Lakes. The shift to such services as healthcare, education, and tourism has helped this picture but not fully replaced what has been lost. The result of both increased housing costs and the demise of industry resulted in a decades-long trend of stagnation and even decline in population as former residents flee to regions that have benefited from upstate New York’s malaise. Faced with a stagnant population (read: market), the region has failed to attract the types of investment in housing and jobs prevalent in the Sun Belt and, for that matter, the New York Metropolitan Area. The result is a vicious cycle that results in more disinvestment and population stagnation.

Of course, people who no longer live here can’t send their kids to school here, but only 67 percent of the population loss is outmigration. The decline in fertility rates accounts for about a third of the loss: in 2019, the average woman in the county had only 1.3 children, which was the lowest fertility rate in New York that year. Since it takes two to have a child, that doesn’t even replace the people it took to have the child. To be fair, about 12 percent of the county’s population is college students, and they tend to move elsewhere before they have kids.

Declines in local school enrollments are the end result of decades of changing economic and social patterns, and thus turning them around requires a systematic approach that acknowledges the complexity of the issues involved.

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Letters to the editor … In their opinion

Benton Is Choice for County Clerk We are writing this letter in support of MacGuire Benton.

My husband and I enthusiastically support Mr. Benton in his run for Otsego County clerk. We’ve been registered Republicans for over 25 years.

However, in this race for County Clerk, we’re choosing Mr. Benton.

We’ve had the opportunity to listen to him speak about his ideas, qualifications, experience and why we cares so much about public service at several forums across Otsego County.

The message from his opponent that he isn’t qualified and doesn’t understand the department couldn’t be farther from the truth.

His loyalty, dedication, and desire to listen throughout his campaign has proven to us that he is an amazing young man and the right person for the job. We know he’s for the people of Otsego County. He wants to work for US. He has shown his commitment to the job throughout his campaign by showing up in every community and listening, by

canvassing neighborhoods, and participating in many local events. We hope more young people commit themselves to public service and go to work for their communities. These are some of the reasons that we are so proud of MacGuire Benton and have chosen to vote for him in this election.

Join us in doing the same.

Sherri and Patrick Bartleson Springfield

Basile Deserving of Clerk Position Experienced, knowledgeable, dedicated, personable, helpful…all of these words describe Jennifer Basile, the Republican candidate for Otsego County clerk.

Jennifer has worked in the Clerk’s Office for 14 years— over seven as deputy county clerk. She knows how things work. Jennifer loves her job and the people she deals with on a regular basis.

As a representative on the Otsego County Board, I highly recommend Jennifer Basile as the only candidate for the position.

As the county clerk, we need

an experienced person, not just someone walking in off the street. Jennifer definitely has my complete support and my vote on election day.

Rick Brockway Otsego County Representative for District 3 (covering Laurens and Otego)

Candidate To Run for Mayoral Post In the City of Oneonta, it is safe to say that the municipality needs a progressive-minded mayor that will help turn the city around to help make progress. The city has underfunded employees such as the police and firefighters, bus drivers, and other public workers who aren’t in the official position.

We have sidewalks and roads that need to be repaired and parking spaces that need to be accessible to all. We also have a huge significant housing crisis and a drug epidemic that needs to be addressed as well other issues. As an oldfashioned progressive mindset Democrat like FDR, I hereby announce my candidacy for mayor of the City of Oneonta.

I would like to see the City of Continued on page 9

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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 12, 2023 news from the noteworthy

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What You Don’t Know Can Hurt You Compiled by Tom Heitz/SHARON STUART with resources courtesy of The Fenimore Art Museum Research Library

135 YEARS AGO

As the result of numerous inquiries among businessmen in Wall Street and elsewhere, a reporter of the New York Times reaches the conclusion that businessmen are, as a rule, less bibulous than were their predecessors a quarter of a century ago, and that it has ceased to be good form for a man to rush off to a saloon and close each transaction with a drink.

The character of the drink has also changed, and wine and beer and even ginger ale, and other non-alcoholic drinks have now largely taken the place of spirits among those who adhere to old customs. Some of the above remarks in the Times article are applicable to this village. There is very little of that vice seen among our residents in these days. There has been a decrease within the past quarter century or more.

Public sentiment is strong against it, and is steadily working a reform.

October 12, 1888

85 YEARS AGO

A valuable addition was made last week to the collection of mementos at the National Baseball Museum came from Tyrus R. Cobb, first of the immortals to be elected to a place in the Hall of Fame. Mr. Cobb writes from his home at Menlo Park, California, that the gift includes the best of what he has left of the mementos of his days of glory on the diamond with Detroit and the Philadelphia, Athletics.

There is a sweater, jacket, shirt, pants and stockings, and a pair of shoes and sliding pads he used for many years. The Cobb items are being displayed for the present in a case with other immortals of the game.

October 12, 1938

60 YEARS AGO

This year marks the 150th anniversary of the establishment of a residence in Cooperstown by the Clark family, although the first member of the family to live here was not a Clark, but a Jordan. Jordan Cottage, still standing on the northwest corner of Main and Chestnut Street, was the home of Ambrose L. Jordan, a native of Columbia County, who arrived in Cooperstown to practice law in 1813. Mr. Jordan practiced law here until 1820. During Jordan’s time in Cooperstown, his eldest daughter Caroline was born and received her early education. Caroline later married Edward Clark, her father’s law partner and the couple purchased the Apple Hill property on River Street in 1856, now known as Fernleigh.

October 9, 1963

35 YEARS AGO

U.S. astronaut and shuttle commander Robert “Hoot” Gibson, 42, will take a piece of Cooperstown, a baseball inside a cube, on board the Atlantis spacecraft when NASA’s next flight is launched in November.

Gibson, who was born here, spent his early years in Fly Creek, but moved away in 1948. Astronauts have been taking small packages, known as “personal preference kits” into space with them which contain small objects such as medallions. Upon return, they are not allowed to sell the items. Generally, the items are presented to public officials, museums, or kept by the astronaut and family members.

October 12, 1988

20 YEARS AGO

“Without a doubt, this has been the fastest five years of my life,” Suzanne “Polly” Renckens said.

“There’s a lot to be said for ‘time flies when you’re having fun.’” This summer Renckens marked five years as the director of the Cooperstown Chamber of Commerce. Since moving to the Cooperstown area with her husband James, 30 years ago, Renckens has been the owner of the Hickory Grove Inn on State Route 80 and of Country Memories in Springfield Center. She also served as director of Otsego 2000 before taking the reins of the chamber in 1998.

October 10, 2003

Solution: “A Boy and his Watchamacallit” (September 28)

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hat women don’t know won’t hurt them.

That turn of phrase arose from people being cautioned about maintaining plausible deniability. If you don’t know that a wrong or unethical thing is happening, then you can’t be held responsible. It seems that the alcohol industry has made a collective decision to remain conspicuously silent about the increased risk women face when it comes to alcohol consumption.

What we don’t know can’t hurt us, right?

Let me back up just a bit here.

I selected this topic because October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month.

Breast cancer is important and deserves our attention, not just for one month, but year round.

But, for one month a year, thanks to the commercialization of the issue, everything turns pink; including alcoholic beverages, drink specials and alcohol-related fundraisers.

That becomes a larger issue that you might think. Alcohol is a Group 1 Carcinogen, meaning is it known to cause cancer in humans; seven different kind of cancers, to be exact. It even has the distinction of being the number one most preventable cause of breast cancer. I try to provide this information in nearly every discussion I give on the harms associated with alcohol because there are always several women who were never

exposed to this knowledge.

Women should know so that they can make informed decisions.

Our society simply doesn’t talk about it. We don’t really acknowledge that there are preventable risk factors related to breast cancer, especially when it comes to alcohol. It is likely due to the lingering outsized focus that has been placed on the “health benefits” of wine.

(The earlier research about heart health that the alcohol industry seized on doesn’t hold up under continued review.)

In a study by the Boston School of Public Health, they found that 6,000 U.S. women die each year from alcohol-attributable breast cancers (15 percent of the total cases). And, although more alcohol equals more risk, multiple studies have shown that there is absolutely no safe level of alcohol consumption for female breast tissue. That is a startling bit of information. No safe amount.

If you were to guess, what percentage of women do you think know that about alcohol and breast cancer for a fact? I do not have research on this question. However, my experience over the last 10 years tells me that the majority of women do not know. And, this is not because they’re disinterested, uneducated or willfully ignorant. It is because they have not been informed by those who have a financial stake in remaining silent.

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A&E, She Wrote…

Arts and entertainment, but not in the usual sense ACROSS 1 Sigma follower 4 Postal unit 9 Lech’s land: abbr.

12 Heart outlet 17 An A of A&E 19 An E of A&E 21 An E of A&E 22 An A of A&E 24 Resort of a sort 25 Playwright Akins 26 Yahoo! rival 28 East, in Essen 29 Fine cut 30 Page of music 32 Major weight 34 One of eight Eng. kings 36 Addams Family cousin 39 Salty expanse 40 Legal thing 42 Lothario 44 Golfer Sam 46 An A of A&E 50 An A of A&E 55 Brit. Airways, once 56 Word heard in “Come Together” 57 Gaucho’s rope 58 Moola 59 An A of A&E 61 Swelling reducer 62 Pt. of NAFTA 64 Fly high 65 Creature 66 Card game 69 An E of A&E 71 Rodgers and Hart’s “Ten Cents ___” 73 Cash register key 75 An E of A&E 79 Hooked up, in space 81 Mouthlike opening 86 Author Anita 87 Law sch. hurdle 89 Treasure Island auth.

90 An E of A&E 92 ___ Douce 94 Orchestra string 96 Kin of “mac” 97 Be stubborn 98 An E of A&E 100 An A of A&E 102 Shun 103 Reindeer raisers 105 Everything 106 Wager 109 Work unit 110 Mr. Chaney 111 Was ahead 113 Cowboy’s rope

117 Bible book 119 Care org.

121 Beatles tune, “___’s Leaving Home” 123 Nature’s prefix 125 “With it” 126 An A of A&E 130 An E of A&E 133 An A of A&E 134 An A of A&E 135 Emulate Ekaterina 136 “This ___ test” 137 Old despots 138 Compass pt.

DOWN 1 Cigar city 2 Up 3 Salt Lake City player 4 Ricelike pasta 5 Yet to be rented 6 Born 7 Rostand hero 8 Big name in gas 9 Soup variety 10 Classic western, The ___ Incident 11 1980s Fords 12 Curve 13 Giant slugger 14 Reformer Jacob 15 Equipment 16 Hall of fame?

18 Nelson and Smith

20 Excursion 21 Brain claim 23 Depot: abbr.

27 Less trusting 31 Ceasefires 33 Approximately 35 Dumb girl?

37 Threadlike plant part 38 Author Hoag 41 Whisky amount 43 Moved in step 44 Cat variety 45 Thick 46 Rhyme scheme 47 Extra 48 Cinema vamp Theda 49 P uts on the throne, oldstyle 51 ___ standstill 52 Broadway lights 53 Gillette’s ___ II 54 Smarting 60 Attempt 61 Org. in The Hague 63 Dodgers 67 Not rescued 68 Seize and hold 70 Pictured in words: abbr.

72 Expander 74 Approves 75 Mr. Wiesel 76 Chromosome choice 77 Main webpage

78 “On a cloud ___ child” (Blake) 80 Joan, the Maid of ___ 82 ___ rasa 83 Aussie gem 84 Dissolve 85 Queries 88 “___ the season ...”

91 Slugger Sammy 93 As it happens 95 Icy capital 96 Bottom 99 Dark times?

101 Designates 104 Solar ___ 106 Sheep’s sound 107 Peel and Goldman 108 Russian city 110 Diving birds 112 Design scheme 114 Blacksmith concerns 115 Meaning 116 Photo ___ 118 S ite of Esther’s story, in the Bible 120 Nvmber of Nights plvs 2 122 Police, slangily 124 Latté needs 127 Singer Cole 128 East End verb ending 129 Covert org.

131 Airport abbr.

132 Grafton’s ___ for Innocent

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LOCALS: PEOPLE, BUSINESSES IN THE NEWS Huntsman Receives Walter A. Franck Physician Excellence Award COOPERSTOWN expertise, and surgical r. W. Thomas skills, Dr. Huntsman’s Huntsman, nomination describes division chief how, after starting of plastic and reconas the only plastic structive surgery at surgeon at Bassett Bassett Healthcare Medical Center, he has Network, is the recipexpanded the Plastic ient of the 2023 Walter Surgery Division to A. Franck Physician include six attending Excellence Award. surgeons.

What’s “When I heard more, his leadership that I was selected Photo provided has been indispensfor this award, I was DR. W. THOMAS HUNTSMAN able to making that profoundly humbled,” division a cohesive Dr. Huntsman said. “I personally team that provides patients with the know all the previous recipients, best care possible. and to be considered in the same “There is not a more committed company of those fabulous folks is member of our practitioner group, quite the honor.” in my mind, than Tom,” said The Franck award is among the one colleague. “He is constantly most prestigious recognitions awarded educating students, residents and

by Bassett Healthcare Network to its new staff members in our division. caregivers. It recognizes a physician, As a colleague he has supported me nominated by peers, who exempli- from when I started and is always fies excellence in the areas of clinical a phone call away for any difficult care, scholarship and citizenship. It cases or patients I may have.” was established to honor rheumatolo“I came to Bassett with the expecgist Dr. Walter A. Franck, a rheuma- tation that I could practice medicine tologist who provided exceptional where the patients come first, and my care for more than four decades and responsibility was to do my best,” served as senior associate dean at reflected Dr. Huntsman. “After 32 Bassett’s Columbia Medical School years here, I can confidently say that program until his retirement in 2014. I’ve been able to fulfill that expectaIn addition to citing his work ethic, tion. That has been such a blessing.”

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UNITED KINGDOM TOUR: Professor Daniel Petrone led 12 students from his “Philosophy of Life and Death” class at SUNY Oneonta on a three-week tour of England, Scotland and Wales from May 24 to June 13. Starting in London, the group visited historic galleries, museums, temples, gardens, theaters, and other sites while discussing the meaning of life, the ethics of euthanasia, the rights of the terminally ill, the possibility of life after death, and more. The itinerary allowed the students to trace the history of wars, plagues and executions. They held a class on the ethics of spectator violence in the ruins of a Roman gladiator arena. The group visited Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre and Stonehenge. A visit to the British Museum afforded an opportunity to discuss the ethics of returning the Elgin Marbles and Benin Bronzes to their cultures of origin. Short-term, faculty-led programs incorporate coursework, cultural experiences and service learning. “Faculty-led programs are wonderful because they allow our students a mini study abroad, if you will,” said Office of Global Education Director Michelle Lopez. Local students on the trip included Delaney Williams (front row, second from left) and Laine Johnson (back row, third from left), both of Oneonta. (Photo provided) event donors and sponsors, and all golfers who came out to play,” said Haynes.

“Because of your participation, everyone’s a winner, especially animals in need SNHU STANDOUTS: Christy Crabtree of Springfield, Jennifer Race of throughout our region. Together, we make a difference in the lives of each animal Worcester, and Tinasia Knowles and Elizabeth Dixon of Oneonta are among those we are privileged to help.” (Photos provided) named to the Southern New Hampshire University President’s List for the summer 2023 term. The summer semester extends from May to August. Students who mainSTEPPING DOWN AND STEPPING UP: Community Bank System Inc. tain full-time status and earn a grade point average above 3.7 are eligible for the list. announced recently that Mark E. Tryniski will retire as the company’s president and chief executive officer, effective December 31. Tryniski has served as the SERVICE PROMOTION: Tyler Ives of Sidney received a promotion to the president, CEO, and director of CBS and Community Bank NA since August rank of specialist on Monday, August 21. Ives is assigned with the 206th Military 2006. The Board of Directors has selected Dimitar A. Karaivanov, CBS executive Police Company of the New York Army National Guard. Promotions are based vice president and chief operating officer, to succeed Tryniski effective January on a soldier’s overall performance, demonstrated leadership abilities, profession- 1, at which time Tryniski has agreed, if nominated, to serve as a director of the alism and future development potential. company and the bank until December 31, 2024. In addition, the board will expand to 13 directors and appoint Karaivanov as a director of the company and PUPPY-RAISING PAIR: Hartwick College students Roselyn DuMerville the bank effective, January 1, 2024. and Gerald Ludwig are current volunteers for Guiding Eyes for the Blind, a nonprofit organization that creates and supports life-changing connections between CORPORAL RHODES: Samuel Thomas Rhodes, the son of Thomas and people with vision loss and exceptional guide dogs, all at no cost to the recipi- Elsie Rhodes of Cooperstown, has attained the rank of corporal in the United ents. DuMerville, a rising junior at Hartwick, is the Puppy Raising Club’s new States Marine Corps. Congratulations, Samuel! president this fall. According to Guiding Eyes, she feels that raising a puppy has truly helped her interpersonal skills and forces her to open up. Ludwig, also be BUFFALO BOUND: Madeline Hansen of Oneonta and Jazmin Lapilusa of a junior in the fall, comes from a family who puppy-raises as well. Guiding Eyes Mount Vision are enrolled in the University at Buffalo Honors College for the for the Blind’s puppy raisers are responsible for nurturing a puppy to prepare it 2023-24 academic year. The University at Buffalo Honors College supports and for guide dog training. Puppy raisers look after, care for, and provide hours of challenges academically gifted students to strengthen their studies and explore patient teaching and numerous socialization journeys over a 14 to 18 months their interests across the disciplines. Currently, 1,661 of UB’s 19,118 underperiod, before they return a well-socialized young adult dog to Guiding Eyes graduate students are enrolled in the Honors College. The college welcomed 587 training staff. To learn more, visit www.guidingeyes.org. first-year students for fall 2023—the largest and most diverse Honors class yet.

Honors scholars must maintain a 3.300 undergraduate grade point average during GOLF GREATS: Congratulations the first year and at least a 3.500 undergraduate GPA in each successive year to to Ken Johnson (left) and Mary graduate with an overall GPA of 3.500.

Diefendorf (below, third from left) for winning the men’s and women’s VIVA VICTORIA: Victoria Villaverde of Oneonta is low gross scores at the Susquehanna one of 13 SUNY Oneonta students whose artwork was SPCA’s Robert B. Schlather Golf displayed recently in the Jean Parish Scholarship: 2022Weekend, held at the Otsego Golf 2024 exhibition in the Project Space Gallery. Villaverde’s Club August 11-13. Mary is pictured work featured two mixed media pieces and a print piece. with her playing partners from the Faculty Emerita Jean Parish enjoyed a lengthy teaching event—from left, Carol Moylan, career at SUNY Oneonta, leaving behind a gift to provide financial assistance to Karen Nellis, Diefendorf and Steven students studying art. One of the two endowed funds she set in place supports the Bell)—and Ken is seen accepting Jean Parish Scholarship, distributed by the Art Department through a competitive his award with SQSPCA Executive process every fall semester. Villaverde also designed the promotional piece for Director Stacie Haynes. Almost 60 the show (above right). golfers hit the links to raise nearly $13,000.00 for the SQSPCA. “Thank TERRIFIC TRIP: Thomas Pondolfino of New Berlin (front row, third from you to the family of Bob Schlather, left) was one of 12 SUNY Oneonta students who participated in this year’s “GEOFYRST” trip, an immersive outdoor experience for incoming students.

Geologic Experience Outdoors: First-Year Regional Summer Trip is a week-long one-credit, pre-semester fall course exploring New York and the Northeast. From August 17-23, students traveled throughout the region to experience a variety of geologic materials, landscapes and field techniques. They camped, swam and hiked in addition to exploring Adirondack geology. The annual trip, which first ran in 2007, is open to all first-year students regardless of major. Before any other students move onto campus, GEOFYRST students are immersed and engaged in the outdoors, building friendships and connections, and gaining an appreciation of geology and, in turn, the Earth. (Photo provided)

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Continued from page 1 Peter Deandra (REP) is running against incumbent Emily Falco (OUP).

In the 24 town races, 14 have slates of candidates who are running entirely uncontested.

Six municipalities have seven positions with no candidates at all: Decatur, supervisor and two council members; Edmeston, town justice; Exeter, clerk/collector; Pittsfield, clerk/collector (unexpired term); and Westford, town justice.

Countywide, there are only 10 contested races in just eight of the county’s two dozen towns.

In Decatur, Richard Sawyer (BSA) and Jason Hornbeck (BSA) are facing off for the role of superintendent of highways. Johnathn Button (REP) and Joseph Chesebro (BRO) are running for superintendent of highways for the Town of Edmeston and Steven A. Baker (REP) and Randy S. Brooker (CON, BRK) are seeking that position in the Town of Exeter. All highway superintendent positions are up for grabs, as the current highway superintendents chose not to run again.

The Town of Hartwick has two contested races— current Supervisor Robert J. O’Brien (REP) is being challenged by Dylan Arnot (VPO), while Jason Blaske (REP), Bryan F. LoRusso (CON), Pat Ryan (PRY) and Thomas J. Murphy (REP) are running to fill two council member seats. In New Lisbon, incumbent Supervisor Edward T. Lentz (DEM, FRE) is facing Bruce J. Page Jr. (BPA).

The Town of Otsego has three candidates vying for two town justice positions— newcomer Lauren Cady Glynn (DEM, ILO) is up against current justices Jesse Torruella (REP) and Gary Kuch (DEM, ILO). Pittsfield has four candidates running for two council member spots: Lisa Jackson (REP), Kaylee Weidman (WEI), Clifford Carl Tice (REP) and Justin Weidman (WEI).

There are two races to watch in the Town of Richfield, as Larry Frigault (REP, RRI) and Paul Palumbo (CON) battle for supervisor and four hopefuls have thrown their hats in the ring for two council member spots—Frederick Eckler (REP, CON), outgoing supervisor Dan Sullivan (RRI), Edward T. Bello Jr. (REP, CON) and Penny Simonds-Tibbits (RRI).

Two proposals being voted upon next month in Otsego County, both amendments to Article 8 of the Constitution.

Proposal Number One concerns the removal of small city school districts from special constitutional debt limitation.

“The proposed amendment to Article 8, section 4 of the Constitution removes the special constitutional debt limitation now placed on small city school districts, so they will be treated the same as all other school districts.”

Proposal Number Two is to extend sewage

project debt exclusion from debt limit: “The proposed amendment to Article 8, section 5 of the Constitution extends for ten years the authority of counties, cities, towns, and villages to remove from their constitutional debt limits debt for the construction of sewage facilities.”

Last but not least, voters will choose either Deirdre Hay (DEM) or Cheryl Insinga (REP) as Supreme Court justice for the Sixth Judicial District, which encompasses all of Broome, Chemung, Chenango, Cortland, Delaware, Madison, Otsego, Schuyler, Tioga and Tompkins counties.

The winner will fill the vacancy created by the pending retirement of Broome County-based State Supreme Court Justice Jeffrey Tait.

For those unfamiliar with some of the less commonly used party affiliations listed above, BGO is Better Government, OUP is Oneonta Upwards, BSA is Buzz Saw, CSE is Customer Service, BRO is Better Roads, BRK is Brooker, VPO is Vox Populi, PRY is Pat Ryan, FRE is Freedom, BPA is Bruce Page, ILO is I Love Otsego, WEI is Weidman, and RRI is Renew Richfield.

To run for office on a line other than an official party line, a candidate must file an independent nominating petition. Any registered voter, who has not already signed a petition, and who is qualified to vote for that office, may sign an independent petition for that office. All independent candidates must file a Certificate of Acceptance. According to Commissioner of Elections Michael Henrici, independent bodies can become constituted parties by nominating a candidate for governor or president who gets at least two percent of the total votes cast, or 130,000 votes, whichever is greater. The current constituted parties in New York State are the Democratic, Republican, Conservative andWorking Families parties.

Election Day is November 7. Early voting begins October 28 and ends November 5.

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Continued from page 1 City is laid out as a huge semicircle with a diameter of about three miles.

Directions are given in terms of a clock face, with the eponymous flammable effigy in the center. Many events and speeches take place in the center of the camp, with art installations scattered around the “playa,” the area opposite the camp.

Music venues are distributed around the city.

Farther from the center, Black Rock City sprawls in a suburban collection of camps ranging from simple tents to extravagant glamping setups with luxurious amenities.

“Veteran Burners will tell you the festival is a social experiment,” Kaltenbach said. “It’s a whole city put up and taken down in a matter of weeks. People who haven’t been will tell you it’s about the drugs and the sex, but I’ve never felt safer. Once you’re past that gate, people dress how they want; you’ll see everything from nudity to regular streetwear.”

Attendees participate in workshops offered by each camping group, such as meditation, yoga or exercise classes and spiritual workshops. Nearly all the offerings are free and open; they are considered offerings to the festival spirit of community and mutual understanding.

Kaltenbach showed off the festival app, which featured a detailed map of the campsites and venues and their respective events.

“All the videos I took, no matter where I was, had music in the background,” she said. “It’s everywhere, mostly electronic and house music.”

Kaltenbach flew into Reno and took a dedicated bus to the festival.

There are occasional shuttles around the site but most people travel by foot, bicycle or e-bike.

Despite the harrowing stories that made it into the news, Kaltenbach said her own experience was not bad. She was delayed by only a few hours by the mud and resulting 10lane traffic jam because she intended to leave on Monday anyway. Earlier departures were delayed by days. However, she lost a pair of shoes to the muck and spent much of the last days wandering around the camp picking up litter left behind by evacuees.

“The man didn’t burn until Monday night, so I missed that, unfortunately,” she said. “The temple didn’t burn until Tuesday. But we had tickets for a 10 a.m. bus and got out without incident.”

Kaltenbach enjoyed the festival, but noted that many old-timer attendees commented on the changing culture of Burning Man. “I met a veteran who was on her 24th or 25th year,” she recalled. “She said that the festival has grown exponentially from only about 600 people her first year and that the culture has changed a great deal since alcohol was introduced. There’s been an increase in rape and fights, a lot more

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Cooperstown Girls Crush Waterville WATERVILLE—Cooperstown girls soccer rolled to an 8-0 shutout of Waterville on Monday, October 9, led by a hat trick by senior and offense star Sophia Hotaling. Senior Rory Nelen and Sophomore Cecilia Franck scored twice each and junior Annelise Jensen contributed a goal and an assist. Brenna Seamon made eight saves to earn another clean sheet. The Hawkeyes moved to 10-3-1 for the season and 3-3 in their division.

Tri-Valley League Soccer Playoffs Begin OTSEGO COUNTY—Tri-Valley League girls soccer playoff games were played on Monday, October 9. Milford defeated Franklin 4-2 just days after losing to them 3-2 in Oneonta. Delaney Maison scored for Milford less than a minute into the game and Kara Mertz put together a hat trick. Shannon Kingsbury and Haylee Taggart each scored for Franklin in the final 15 minutes of the game. Edmeston/Morris came from behind to beat Laurens 2-1 after Eowyn Chickerell scored for Laurens in the first half. Hannah Wist made a goal and an assist for E/M and Maiya King netted the game winner with six minutes to go. E/M will face Milford in the title game on Saturday, October 14. Cherry Valley-Springfield beat Richfield Springs 2-0, led by Morgan Huff with a goal and an assist. Lily Competiello scored four times to lead Schenevus to a 5-0 shutout of Sharon Springs. Worcester beat GilbertsvilleMount Upton 2-1 thanks to a two-goal second half by Hailey Shalor.

Junior Rowing Team Has Debut Performance SCOTIA—Otsego Area Rowing sent its junior team to the Mohawk Fall Classic Regatta in Scotia on Sunday, October 1. More than 180 entries from 20 clubs participated in the Regatta, which is sanctioned by U.S. Rowing.

OAR’s junior team has athletes from Oneonta and Cooperstown high schools and is coached by Whitney MacDonald, Lang Keith and Andrea Thies. The regatta is a time-trial style event covering 2.3 miles of the Mohawk River.

Polly Kennedy of Cooperstown finished sixth in junior girls singles. Creighton Williams of Cooperstown finished fourth in the junior boys singles with a personal record. OAR fielded a junior girls quad team for the first time in more than six years and it finished seventh. The junior boys doubles team of Williams and Cooperstown’s Theo Feury placed sixth and the girls doubles squad of Charlotte Feury and Oneonta’s Iz Dudek finished ninth. OAR’s junior team will compete in several more events this fall.

More Local Sports Updates Available Online OTSEGO COUNTY—Visit AllOtsego.com for additional high school sports updates, as well as sports news from Hartwick College and SUNY Oneonta.. violence, that wasn’t there when it was just psychedelics.”

Despite this somber note, Kaltenbach said she would be interested in attending again.

“It was quite humbling to do this, and it felt very connective,” she said.

“You meet people who are complete strangers to you and in a matter of hours, they become fast friends.

It’s hard to get a sense of how that was without being a part of it.”

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Call (607) 547-6103 for more details.

Are there Harmful Algal Blooms (“HABs”) in Otsego Lake?

Use the QR code below for up-to-date results from the SUNY Oneonta Biological Field Station: For context: the New York State Department of Health opens swimming areas at regulated beaches when testing results in a total microcystin level below 4 µg/L and there are no HABs visible for at least a day

Testing will now continue year-round, thanks to the support of the Clark Foundation and many generous Cooperstonians, which will allow *citizens to make rational decisions about when and how to use the lake *and scientists to gather the high-quality, long-term data necessary for any future HAB remediation efforts

But more help is needed so if you’re able please consider making a tax-deductible contribution to this effort

https://suny.oneontaalumni.com/g/give/ scroll to "Couldn’t find the fund you’re looking for?” and type "BFS Account” into the “Enter Fund Name” field

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Rural Innovation Council Six-month Progress Report Impressive

By DAN SULLIVAN ONEONTA s we all know, six months can fly by startlingly quickly. It can be difficult to achieve concrete objectives in so short a time span, but the newly formed Rural Innovation Council has managed to make significant gains in its first half-year of existence. On Wednesday, September 27, SUNY Oneonta President Alberto Cardelle hosted the RIC membership on campus to go over the achievements of the group to date.

And, immediately following the report, he invited attendees to a breakout session to look for more opportunities to collaborate and innovate. So much for taking a breather!

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Legal nOtice PUBLIC NOTICE OF LAW NOTICE is hereby given that the Board of Representatives of the County of Otsego at a meeting thereof held on the 4th day of October, 2023, duly adopted a Local Law entitled: A Local Law opting out of Real Property Tax Law section 487.

The intent of the Local Law is to opt out of Real Property Tax Law section 487.

The full text of this Local Law is available for inspection in the Clerk of the Board’s Office in the County Office Building, Cooperstown, New York during regular business hours and is also available on the County’s website.

Dated: October 12, 2023 Carol D. McGovern Clerk of the Board of Representatives Otsego County, New York Legal nOtice NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING The Village of Milford will hold a Zoning Board of Appeals Public Hearing regarding a land use variance for 68 South Main Street on Tuesday October 17th at 6:30 pm at the Fire Hall 64 S Main St., Milford, NY All are encouraged to attend.

Legal nOtice NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Board of Trustees of the Village of Cooperstown

The RIC was conceived jointly by SUNY Oneonta President Cardelle and his counterpart at Hartwick College, Darren Reisberg. As newlyinaugurated leaders of their institutions, both saw the need for relevant, deep connection to the community outside the traditional academic relationship. The RIC was launched in March of this year, and it has drawn together a diverse, creative group of stakeholders from across Otsego County.

These individuals have populated the six stakeholder groups defined by the RIC: K-12 Education; Public Officials; Businesses; Healthcare; Human Services, and Colleges and Universities.

In the short span of six months, the groups have

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will hold the following public hearings in the Village Office Building, 22 Main Street, Cooperstown, New York on Monday, October 23, 2023 at 7:00 p.m. or as soon thereafter as can be heard, to discuss the following: Special Use Permit Application- 1 Beaver Street- renovation of and addition to building for an employee daycare as an accessory use to a medical facility and accompanying addition of 5 parking spaces and playground Special Use Permit Application- 51 Pioneer Street- two-family dwelling located in the business district Zoning Law Updates- changes to address transient rentals, waterfront development overlay district, site development plan review, special permitted uses, parking requirements, definitions, and arcade prohibition Any resident of the Village of Cooperstown is entitled to be heard upon said special use permit applications and Zoning Law updates at such public hearing. Disabled citizens, who require assistance in attending said public hearing, or in furnishing comments or suggestions, should contact the Village Clerk to request assistance. A copy of the proposed applications are available for inspection at the Village Clerk’s office, 22 Main Street, Cooperstown, New York during normal business hours Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Dated: October 3, 2023

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By order of the Village Board Village of Cooperstown 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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conceptualized and begun to implement initiatives designed to improve outcomes for county residents in several areas. These initiatives include STEP, a Springbrook program for efficient and effective training and education; the One-Hart nursing program, a SUNY-Hartwick collaboration designed to streamline nursing education; community development and planning internships, which will help rural communities in budgeting and land use planning; the Rural Education Collaborative, aimed at improving student enrichment, teacher training, and career development; and an energy and entrepreneurship program, looking to bring electronics manufacturing back to Central New York.

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NOTICE SUPREME COURT OF NEW JERSEY

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Docket No. FM-02-1392-23

3RD SUPPLEMENTAL CITATION

To: Robert Kirchhoefer By order of the Superior Court of New Jersey, in a cause of action for divorce seeking dissolution of the marriage pending before the Superior Court of New Jersey, Chancery Division, Family Part, Bergen County, wherein a complaint has been filed where you Mr. Robert Kirchhoefer are the Defendant, and Ms. Emely Kirchhoefer is the Plaintiff. You are requested to answer the Plaintiff’s Complaint on or before November 17, 2023 to Laterra & Hodge, LLC, located at 45 Essex Street, Suite 200, Hackensack, New Jersey 07601 by filing with proof of Service in duplicate with the Clerk of the Superior Court, Family Part, Bergen County Courthouse, located at 10 Main Street, Hackensack, New Jersey 07601. Failure to answer will result in a judgment being entered against you. If you are unable to obtain an attorney, you may communicate with the Bergen County Lawyer Referral Service (201) 488-0044.

If you cannot afford an attorney

File No. 2022-162 Filed: Sept. 25, 2023 Schoharie County Surrogate’s Court To: Luke Shaul A petition having been duly filed

by Ian Joshua Shaul, who is domiciled at 523 Mill Valley Road, Middleburgh, NY 12122.

You Are Hereby cited to show cause before the surrogates cour, Schoharie County, at 290 Main Str., Schoharie, New York, on Friday, December 1, 2023, at 1:30 p.m. in the afternoon of that day, why a decree should not be made in the estate of Gertrude K. Shaul a/k/a Gertrude H. Shaul, lately domiciled at 523 Mill Valley Road, Middleburgh, NY 12122 admitting to probage a Will dated June 28, 2011 a copy of which is attached, as the Will of Gertrude K Shaul a/k/a Gertrude H. Shaul, deceased, relating to real and personal property and directing that Letter Testamentary issue to Ian Joshua Shaul.

Date, Attested and Sealed: September 25, 2023. /s/ Hon. Ryan T. McAllister, Surrogate

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Michael L. Breen Attorney for Petitioner (518) 827-4320 109-1 Railroad Avenue, PO Box 982, Middleburgh, NY 12122 (Note: This citation is served upon you as required by law.

You are not required to appear. If you fail to appear it will be assumed you do not object to the relief requested.

You have a right to have an attorney appear for you.)

Legal nOtice Notice of Formation of CITY OF THE HILLS AIRCRAFT, LLC Articles of Organization were filed with the NY Secretary of State on 9/5/23.

The office of the LLC is to be located in Otsego County.

The Secretary of State has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

The Secretary of State shall mail a copy of any process against the LLC served upon him to: The LLC, 4 Overlook Dr., Oneonta, NY 13820.

The purpose of the LLC is to engage in any lawful act or activity.

6LegalNov.9 Legal nOtice Notice of Formation of CUTTING EDGE PAINTING & FINISHING LLC Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 9/7/23.

Office Location: Otsego County.

SSNY Designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail

With these and several other projects launched and in varying stages of implementation, the group wasted no time in discussing a new round of ideas. For a very productive 45 minutes, these ideas were floated and discussed and recorded. A list of these was not available at press time, but will be soon.

So, how was the RIC able in such a short time to have a measurable impact? Much credit must go to the vision and energy of Presidents Cardelle and Reisberg and their staffs, notably Danielle McMullen, Dr. Cardelle’s chief of staff. The other key element in the group’s success is its organization. Ideas and plans flow in two directions within the three-tiered structure. The Core Committees

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copy of process to the LLC, 1033 County Highway 18, South New Berlin, NY 13843.

Purpose: Any lawful purpose.

6LegalNov.9 Legal nOtice Notice of Formation of MAPLE ISLAND TREES, LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the NY Secretary of State on 9/25/23.

The office of the LLC is to be located in Otsego County.

The Secretary of State has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

The Secretary of State shall mail a copy of any process against the LLC served upon him/her to: The LLC, 438 Mansfield Ave., Levittown, NY 11756.

The purpose of the LLC is to engage in any lawful act or activity.

6LegalNov.9 Legal nOtice Notice of Formation of LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY NAME: MONKEY MAN TREE SERVICE, LLC LLC Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on June 2, 2023.

Office location Otsego County.

SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail a copy of Process to the LLC at 7345 State Highway 51, West Winfield, NY 13491 PURPOSE: For any lawful Purpose 6LegalNov.9

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Legal nOtice Notice of Formation of LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY NAME: HIBBARD FARMS, LLC LLC Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on June 2, 2023.

Office Location Otsego County.

SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail a copy of Process to the LLC at 7345 State Highway 51, West Winfield, NY 13491.

PURPOSE: For any lawful Purpose 6LegalNov.9 Legal nOtice Notice of Formation of 185-187 MAIN STREET WORCESTER, NY, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 08/31/23.

Latest date to dissolve: 12/31/2123.

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 Anthony Gaudio, 7 Polonia Court, Monroe Twp, NJ 08831.

Purpose: Any lawful purpose.

6LegalNov.2 Legal nOtice Notice of Formation of 177 LIPPITT DEVELOPMENT LLC Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 09/14/23.

Office location: Otsego County.

consist of community leaders from key anchor institutions across Otsego County, such as Bassett Healthcare Network, the Community Foundation of Otsego County, the two colleges, and Springbrook, to name a few. Next are the steering groups that help shape ideas into feasible initiatives and projects to pass on to the working groups, who then refine the projects into actionable programs.

The organization is fluid and flexible, and so far it’s working well. As Dr. Cardelle put it in remarks last week, “We are creating a space in which the community can come together and, through collaboration and synergy, make good things happen for us all.”

So far, so good!

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Princ. office of LLC: 177 Lippitt Development Rd., Cooperstown, NY 13326. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail process to the LLC at the addr. of its princ. office.

Purpose: Any lawful activity.

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Art. of Org. filed with Secretary of State of NY (SSNY) 03/02/2023.

Office Location: Otsego County.

SSNY designated as agent upon whom process against may be served & shall mail a copy of process to 36 Elm Street, Cooperstown NY 13326, Any lawful purpose.

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Notice of Formation of

Notice of Formation of

Gatehouse Coffee LLC

TEAMANDA HOLDINGS LLC

Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 7/21/23.

Office Location: Otsego County.

SSNY Designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail copy of process to 203 County Highway 8, Morris, NY 13808 Purpose: Any lawful purpose.

6LegalNov.2 Legal nOtice Notice of Formation of JAMIE REEVES, CONDUCTOR LLC. Filed 7/4/23.

Office: Otsego Co. SSNY desig. as agent for process & shall mail to: 11 Westridge Rd, Cooperstown, NY 13326.

Registered Agent: United States Corporation Agents, Inc., 7014 13th Ave, Ste 202, Bklyn, NY 11228.

Purpose: General.

6LegalOct.26 Legal nOtice Notice of Formation of Lauren Glynn Law PLLC

Articles of Org. filed NY Sec. of State (SSNY) 9/5/23.

Office in Otsego Co. SSNY desig. agent of LLC whom process may be served.

SSNY shall mail process to 5001 Route 23, Ste. 3, #166, Oneonta, NY 13820, which is also the principal business location.

Purpose: Any lawful purpose.

6LegalOct.19 Legal nOtice NOTICE OF FORMATION OF A LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY NEW YORK NIGHTMARE PRODUCTION, LLC filed Articles of Organization with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on JUNE 6, 2023.

Office location: Otsego County.

SSNY designated as agent upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of any process served upon him or her to: 1967 Wehrle Drive, Suite 1086, Buffalo, NY 14221.

Purpose: Any lawful act or activity.

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Letters

Continued from page 4 Oneonta make progress and not have it decline as it currently is, and I want to help fix the situations and the problems to the best of my abilities.

John Gordon Hamill IV City of Oneonta

Basile Has the Experience The Otsego County clerk’s roll requires two most important things: knowledge and experience. With this everchanging state and county, you must have those two “key” attributes.

To run a smooth office, you need to have someone that knows hands down how to retrieve deeds, titles, abstracts and who knows every other aspect of the job. Most of the time the County Clerk’s Office is under pressure to research for attorneys, residents and all others that come in and need that deed, title or abstract, as they are going to a closing, or someone might have passed away and they need to finalize that property. That is where the “key” words come in to play.

You want a county clerk with a knowledgeable staff behind them to go get these things done as efficiently and quickly as possible. In today’s environment, people don’t have time to wait long for much needed important papers. That is where Jennifer Basile and her staff will be the right choice. Again, experience and knowledge is the “key” to this job. Not to mention the pressure of DMV— again, experience and knowledge is the “key” to making DMV operate smoothly. It will always be a challenge to run DMV as it is—a staterun division that falls under the Otsego County clerk’s role to oversee.

You can have great ideas for running DMV, but to make them a reality is another issue.

If you want a county clerk who can listen, help, and manage all of the day-to-day tasks which require the “key” words—experience and knowledge—then Jennifer Basile is your next county clerk.

To be the best county clerk you can be, you need to apply for the vacant openings when available in order to learn the job from within and move up in position to be clerk. Experience and knowledge is the key to success in this job.

Deborah Wengert Covert Burlington Town Clerk

Benton Is Best for City Future It is with pleasure that I am writing in support of MacGuire Benton’s candidacy for Otsego County clerk. My name is Emily Falco, and I serve as a Common Council member in Oneonta, representing the city’s downtown district. As an Independent, my priorities for local government do not favor partisan politics. I support ideas that make for healthier and stronger communities, regardless of party

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affiliation. And for the future of our city, I feel it is more important to evaluate proposals based on up vs. down than left vs right.

In my conversations with him, MacGuire Benton has shown that sensibility. He has expressed his desire to keep taxpayer money in the county and to provide more services for the people here. He is enthusiastic to collaborate with the City of Oneonta and is committed to bringing back a DMV office for our city.

His ideas and energy are fresh and he is passionate about public service, bringing several years of experience in local government already to the table. He has the kind of common sense leadership that we need to help propel the future of Otsego County upward.

I hope you will join me in voting for MacGuire Benton on November 7th.

Emily Falco 8th Ward City Council Member Oneonta

Basile Has the Experience As a Town of Oneonta resident and Town Board member, I am writing in support of MacGuire Benton for Otsego County clerk. As I’ve gotten to know him, it is clear to me that he has the people of Otsego County at the heart of all of his decisions.

His plan to reopen the Oneonta DMV and add a mobile DMV component to provide access all across the county are just a couple of his energetic and services oriented ideas. His experience in local and county government combined with his small business background is exactly what the County Clerk’s Office needs.

Kim Fierke Oneonta

Jen Basile Has Proven Record I highly recommend Jennifer Basile for Otsego County clerk.

With her extensive experience and proven track record of efficiency, attention to detail, and dedication to public service, I am confident that she will excel in this role and ensure that Otsego County residents will receive the best possible service.

Jennifer Mickle Otsego County Board Representative, District 6

Support for Mac Benton MacGuire Benton will hit the ground running as our next Otsego County clerk. He has the right combination of customer service, business and

local government experience needed to deliver for the people of Otsego County. His energy, commitment to service and vision for the County Clerk’s Office and DMV is second to none. He will serve the people of Otsego County effectively, efficiently and respectfully. I’m proud to support Mr. Benton.

Gary Herzig Former Mayor of Oneonta

Benton Will Serve Well I’m wholeheartedly supporting MacGuire Benton to be our next Otsego County clerk.

Mr. Benton has a solid record of public service and both government and business experience.

Coupled with his common sense, sound judgment and amiable but serious nature, his experience makes him the right candidate for this position. Otsego County will be well served when he is elected.

Edward Lentz Town of New Lisbon Supervisor New Lisbon

Deputy Clerk Best Choice In numerous past village elections, the contest was between two qualified candidates, but such is not the case with the present election for the Otsego County clerk.

This letter is written for the absolute endorsement for the candidacy of Jennifer Basile. Having spent 14 years in the Otsego County Clerk’s Office, seven of those as deputy county clerk, there is no question of her qualifications and experience. Further, she has the endorsements of the current chief county clerk, Sheriff Richard Devlin, the District Attorney John Muehl, Jim Seward and other local officials.

If one reads the letters of support for her opponent, one reads multiple bromides of little substance of the issue in question. This office entails working with attorneys seeking records, recording documents and making court filings, none of which should be in the hands of a rank amateur.

Frankly, this election clearly falls within the conclusion of Eddie Arcaro’s first law: “If you are riding on a clear winner, don’t jump off.”

Roger MacMillan Cooperstown

Go-getter for Clerk Needed Tenacity and creativity are what is needed to move Otsego County forward. I’m writing in support of MacGuire

leWiS, HurleY & pietrobono

Benton for Otsego County clerk.

I’m supporting him because I know he’s a go-getter, who not only has the ideas to make things better, but the strategies and determination to see them through. I look forward to working together to enhance services for the residents of Oneonta and Otsego County.

Kaytee Lipari Shue Oneonta

Another Nod for Basile As Otsego County Representative for District 4, covering the Town of Oneonta, I would like to give my endorsement to Jennifer Basile for county clerk.

Jennifer Basile has been with the county Clerk’s Office for over 14 years and has the experience and knowledge to lead this team into the future. Jennifer has firsthand knowledge of the operations of the office, as she has served as deputy county clerk for the past seven years.

Jennifer is motived and hardworking and will make changes to the office that bring efficiencies and improvements in customer transactions.

I know Jennifer is the right person for the job as our next county clerk.

Michelle Catan Otsego County Representative, District 4

Chefs

Continued from page 1 in Pioneer Alley.

Chefs include Chloe Ford from Chloe’s Bakeshop, Tim Searles from Doubleday Café, Jeneé Rasmussen from Crumhorn Coffee House, Nawang Gurung from Norbu, Q Kashaei from the Empire House, Anthony Leberto from Brimstone Bakery, and Alexandra Gunther from Mel’s at 22. Some featured chefs are also CFM vendors: Pam DiLiberto from By the Handful and Jesse Pascale from Rock Hill Farm. In addition, Alex Webster, the farmers’ market manager, will be putting his chef’s cap on for this event.

Each chef will select ingredients from three CFM vendors, which include Arabeth Farm, Black Willow Pond Farm, Byebrook Farm, Chatty Wren Coffee Roasters, Cooperstown Maple Works, Empire Natural Foods, Gaia’s Breath Farm, Heller’s Farm, Lapps Produce, Middlefield Orchard, Mill Hollow Maple, Mountain View Dairy, Nectar Hills Farm, Pail Shop Vineyards, Painted Goat Farm, RevSpirits, Rock Hill Farm, Straight from the Hive, and Uncommon Kin Cidery.

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“We are excited to bring back this popular celebration of local foods and the farms that produce them—we have an incredible abundance and diversity of local foods at the Cooperstown Farmers’ Market, all produced within 50 miles of Cooperstown by the folks who sell them every week,” said Ellen Pope, executive director of Otsego 2000, which founded the market in 1991.

Fast Friends will perform and there will be a raffle of items from the farmers’ market.

Tickets are $40.00 each and available at www. otsego2000.org or by calling (607) 547-8881.

All proceeds benefit the Cooperstown Farmers’ Market.

Debate

Continued from page 3 providing a forum for citizens to meet and engage in dialogue on local issues is important to democracy and an engaged citizenry.

Election Day is November 7. Early voting runs from Saturday, October 28 to Sunday, November 5 at two locations—Foothills Performing Arts and Civic Center, 24 Market Street, Oneonta and Meadows Office Complex, 140 County Highway 33W, Cooperstown.

Early voting hours are from noon to 8 p.m. on Tuesday and Thursday and 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. the other days.

The last day to register to vote is October 28. Further information is available at www.lwvcooperstownarea.org or by calling (607) 547-2853 or e-mailing coopmurray@msn.com.

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Continued from page 5 What we do know can at least hurt us less. This article is not intended to create fear or to wag a finger at any who enjoys a drink. This article is about

the belief that an informed population has the greatest opportunity to base health choices on the best available knowledge given the current research. I find that people don’t talk to women very often about alcohol and their health.

I always enjoy having the opportunity to do so.

Although this article is not an advertisement, I would be delighted to come to your group to talk about it. (julie@leafinc.org) If you are interested in doing a bit of your own research (I encourage it!), try Googling the following: • World Health Organization: Alcohol and Cancer • Alcohol and Breast Cancer Risks • Breast Cancer Prevention If you’re anything like me, you’ll be down the research rabbit hole in no time. Here’s to your health, ladies. Now what you do know can help you!

Julie Dostal is executive director of the LEAF Council on Alcoholism & Addictions, Oneonta.

Town To Hold Clean-up Day OTSEGO—The Town of Otsego will sponsor a clean-up day for town residents from 8 a.m. to noon on Saturday, October 14. Acceptable items include up to 10 car tires with no rims and metal items. Electronics and items with refrigerants, such as freezers and air conditioners, will not be accepted. Refuse can be left at the Town Highway Barn on Cemetery Road in Fly Creek. For more information, contact Town Clerk Pamela Deane at (607) 547-5631.

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Continued from page 1 be an annual award made up of both a generous cash award as well as perpetual recognition on a plaque on display in the Helios Care offices. The award has been established in recognition of Dr. Matsuo’s compassion, kindness, leadership, benevolence and selfless service to the residents of local communities.

Any person who lives or works in Delaware, Otsego or Schoharie counties and strives to assist people in need in any capacity, and who consistently demonstrates the qualities exhibited by Dr. Matsuo, is eligible for nomination. The award recipient can serve people in any discipline.

The first winner of the Yoshiro Matsuo Compassionate Care Award will be announced in December of this year as part of the 40th anniversary celebration of Helios Care. Helios Care is seeking nominations of persons who consistently work to help other people and do so in a compassionate and selfless manner.

There is a one-page nomination form which must be completed. It can be found on the Helios Care website, www.

Helioscare.org.

Those wishing to receive the nomination form can also contact Kathryn Dailey at Helios Care at (607) 432–6773, extension 212, or via e-mail at Kathryn. dailey@helioscare.org.

Completed nomination forms can be mailed to Kathryn Dailey, Director of Development, Helios Care, 297 River Street Service Road, Oneonta, New York 13820, sent electronically to Kathryn. dailey@helioscare.org, or dropped off at the Helios Care offices during regular hours.

The deadline for completed nomination forms is October 31.

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Continued from page 4 economic development with community development should aim toward stitching together a regional economy that will incentivize our children to stick around. In terms of our low fertility rate, there are perhaps some things that don’t need to be discussed in a family newspaper like this one.

Alex Thomas is professor of sociology and executive director of the PLACES institute at SUNY Oneonta.

If you would like more information, read the report “Adapting to Change: The Challenges of Population Change and Educational Programming” at places.oneonta.edu.

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Responsibilities/Duties incluDe but not limiteD to: • Maintain up to date knowledge of federal and state employment and compliance requirements.

• Collaborate with supervisors with workplace accident investigations.

• Responsible for all document filing, preparing employee files and job site packets.

• Maintain DMV updates and employee boards.

• Assist with coordinating open enrollment, changes, and training for employee benefit programs.

• Assist with leaves of absences, grievance matters, etc.

• Enter, maintain, and process benefit related information into perspective systems.

• Complete mid-year and annual benefits compliance testing.

• Track, make changes and verify 401k and HRA related reports.

• Support HR/Finance audits by providing records, reports and other documentation as needed.

• Assist/coordinate employee incentive programs, quarterly gatherings, and company outings.

• Act as back-up to Payroll Specialist.

• Maintain the highest standards of accuracy, discretion, and confidentiality.

• Report to supervisor: updates/ changes/issues that may need addressing.

• Perform other duties as assigned.

REquIREd quALIFIcATIONS/ SkILLS: • Excellent communication/ interpersonal skills, ethics, and cultural awareness.

• Resourceful problem-solving aptitude and understanding of HR best practices/ regulations.

• Ability to complete tasks in an efficient manner in a deadline-driven environment.

• Must be able to communicate effectively at all levels within the organization.

• Proficient in Microsoft Office applications; HRIS systems helpful but not required.

• Strong analytical, mathematical, and problem-solving skills.

• Self-motivated with the ability to proactively make decisions.

• Familiar with payroll software.

ExPERIENcE/EducATION: • Associate degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or similar field.

Will consider 2 year’s hands on experience in lieu of; preferably in a manufacturing environment.

Salary DOE, great benefit package includes but not limited to; health, dental, vision, 401(k), Flexible Spending, life insurance and paid time off.

To apply, submit application online at www.sportsfield.com, apply in person at 41155 St. Hwy 10, fax your resume to (607) 746-3107 or mail to Human Resources, P.O. Box 231, Delhi, NY 13753.

Sportsfield Specialties, Inc. is an Affirmative Action, Equal Opportunity Employer.

Authorization to work in the U.S. is a precondition of employment. We do not sponsor employment visas.

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On Stage: Performing Arts at our Oneonta Campuses

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Rich Dance-Theatre Heritage To Be Celebrated at Hartwick

T

he next performing arts offering at Hartwick College brings Kathakali to the Slade Theatre. If you know what Kathakali is, you’re a step ahead of where I was when Professor Barbara Kahl told me about this upcoming event. Rather than you having to hop on a search engine to look it up, let me share with you what I have learned from my conversation with Professor Kahl and some background information she shared with me.

Kathakali is a classical dance theater form that originates from Kerala, India, dating back to the 17th century. The literal translation of Kathakali is “story-play” and involves highly stylized, elaborate make-up and costumes, and the retelling of great Indian

epics through dance.

That is as much as you need to know to enjoy this performance, as the first half hour of the evening will be a presentation from V. Kaladharan explaining the Kathakali performance the audience is about to see. The last hour and a half will be a Kathakali demonstration by Kalamandalam Manoj Kumar, who spent six years studying the dance form. The make-up and costume Manoj will have on for the performance here will reportedly take four hours or more to put on!

This criticallyacclaimed pair, Kaladharan and Manoj, have come from Indian and are touring throughout the country. Professor Kahl has worked hard to bring this performance to Oneonta. In

her introductory theater courses, she includes theater traditions beyond Western civilization to provide students with a richer understanding of this art form. In the Asian traditions, her students may study Japan’s Kabuki, Noh, or Bunraku traditions, China’s Beijing Opera, or India’s Kutiyattam or Kathakali theater.

But it is one thing to study these traditions and another to see them performed.

So when Barby heard positive reviews from a colleague at another college about this Kathakali troupe, and that the pair were coming back to the U.S., she applied for a small grant from Hartwick College’s Foreman Institute of Creative and Performing Arts to bring them here.

Fortunately for those

of us living in the area, we can also attend this performance—free of charge—offering us all the opportunity to further both our pursuit of lifelong learning and entertainment. The lecture and performance begins at 7 p.m. on Thursday, October 12 at the Slade Photo provided Theatre in Yager Hall on Kathakali is a classical dance theater form that originates the Hartwick Campus. from Kerala, India, dating back to the 17th century.

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Artists Callahan, Whitten To Lead Exhibit Tour COOPERSTOWN—Artists Nancy Callahan and Richard Whitten will lead a private after-hours tour of their exhibition, “A Cabinet of Curious Matters: Work

by Callahan and Whitten,” at Fenimore Art Museum on Friday, October 13 at 5 p.m. The artists will guide guests through the gallery, discussing their work and the ways in which their contributions relate to one another. Tickets are $15.00 for members and $20.00 for non-members. The exhibition is a visual dialogue between the works of the two artists, who share an interest in dreams, antique scientific and medical instruments, mythologies, and mysteries. Tickets may be purchased at fenimoreart.org.

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Tractor Supply 4-H Paper Clover Campaign. Continues through 10/15. Tractor Supply, 6396 State Highway 23, Oneonta.

(607) 431-9791.

BOOK SALE—8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Find your next good read and support the library community programs. Continues 10/14, 9-5, and 10/15 9-noon.

Kinney Memorial Library, 3140 County Route 11, Hartwick. (607) 2936600.

HERITAGE MONTH— 2-3:30 p.m. Celebrate Hispanic Heritage month with pop-up experience. Baseball Hall of Fame, 25 Main Street, Cooperstown. (607) 5477200.

FESTIVAL—3-6 p.m.

“Belonging in Oneonta

Festival.” Celebrate the diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives spanning SUNY Oneonta and Hartwick College and the broader city. Lee Hall, SUNY Oneonta Center for Racial Justice & Inclusive Excellence, 81 East Dormitory Road, Oneonta.

(607) 436-2083.

FUNDRAISER—5 p.m.

“Dine Out For A Cause.”

Enjoy a meal and have a percentage of the proceeds go to support Helios Care programs.

The Tulip and The Rose, 435 Main Street, Franklin. (607) 829-4040.

GHOST TOURS—5:30 p.m. “Things That Go Bump In The Night.”

Learn about the mysteries and ghostly happenings that have occurred in the historic village.

Tours leave each half hour, 5:30-8. Tickets,

INCREDIBLE ECLECTIC UNRESERVED AUCTION Saturday, Oct. 21, 2023 - 10:00 am Preview Oct. 20 • 10:00-4:00 and from 8 am day of sale

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$20/non-member. The ►Saturday, Oct. 14 Farmers’ Museum, what’s 5775 State Highway 80, haPPENIN’ SOLAR ECLIPSE—Anin OtsegO COunty Cooperstown. (607) 547nual eclipse visible from 1450. parts of North America.

GHOST TOURS— Approx. 20% coverage in 6 p.m. “Hyde & Shriek!

New York. Visit greataCandlelight Ghost Tours.” mericaneclipse.com/octoTickets, $25. Tours ber-14-2023 leave every half hour FALL FEST—9 a.m. to 7:30. Hyde Hall, 267 to 3 p.m. “Pumpkin Fest Glimmerglass State Park & Craft Fair” featuring Road, Cooperstown. (607) an everything-pumpkin 547-5098. bake sale, kids crafts and THEATER—8 p.m. crafters market. Butternut “Deathtrap” by Ira Levin.

Valley Grange, 7 Bloom The story of a washed up Street, Gilbertsville. playwright desperate for DEMOCRATIC CLUB— another shot at great9 a.m. “Breakfast with ness. Presented by Bigger the Mayor.” Mayor Mark Dreams Productions.

Drnek will be on hand to Tickets, $20/adult. Condiscuss parking, hometinues 10/14 at 8 p.m. lessness, climate change, with matinee production more. Bring questions, held 10/15 at 2 p.m. Pro- ideas and comments. duction Center, Foothills Get Fresh On The Main Performing Arts and Civic café, 254 Main Street, Center, 24 Market Street, Oneonta. RSVP to garyOneonta. maffei@gmail.com.

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American Legion Hall, 22 Union Street, Sidney.

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ONLY 20 FT. 1907 RUSHTON “BIG CHIEF” CANOE KNOWN • SPORTING • TOBACCIANA • MASONIC • TOYS & GAMES • FURNITURE •GAMBLING & BAR WARE • FISHING FLIES & LURES • LOTS OF BAKELITE • TAXIDERMY • HIGHWAYMAN ART • FOLK ART • CAP GUNS & HOLSTERS • FIREFIGHTING • CIGAR STORE INDIAN • CERAMICS • TEXTILES • COWBOY• MID- CENTURY MODERN

EstatE auction SESSION 2 OF THE HISTORIC EMMONS FARM (Woodchuck Knoll) of Oneonta

This will be a really FUN sale!

conducted by Edward Schillaci & John Shultis of Two Feathers Antiques & Auction Services – This sale will provide a wonderful opportunity to acquire many fine Antiquities, Art and Collectibles and well worth your attention.

Never before have we sold so MANY DIFFERENT CATEGORIES at one time! A true old-fashioned auction; NO INTERNET bidding; 15% BP. Cash or good check. All sales final. Everything must be removed day of sale.

Inquiries: Buzz Hesse 607-287-5320.

October 21st, 2023 at 11AM (EST) Old Masonic Lodge 710 Columbia Turnpike (Rte. 9&20), East Greenbush, NY 12061.

Further Details: check Auctionzip.com (our ID # is 36033) and LiveAuctioneers.com where more detailed pictures exist for on-line bidding.

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BAKE SALE—10 a.m. until sold out. 1st annual bake sale with Laurens Fire Dept. Auxiliary. Delicious donuts, cookies, pies, brownies, more.

Laurens Fire Department, 34 Main Street, Laurens.

(607) 433-2906.

APPRECIATION— 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. “Teacher Appreciation Weekend.” Free admission for teachers. Includes corn maze, pumpkin patch, hayrides, games and activities. Creekside Corn Maze & Pumpkin Patch, 463 Pegg Road, Morris.

(607) 325-7555.

VIEWING PARTY— 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Partial Solar Eclipse Viewing Party. Day of family-friendly space activities, outdoor eclipse viewing, more.

Head inside for full eclipse livestream. First 1,000 receive free eclipse glasses.

Free, open to the public. A. J. Read Science Discovery Center and SUNY Oneonta Planetarium, 96 Ravine Parkway, Oneonta. (607) 436-2011.

FUNDRAISER— 10 a.m. “Dine Out For A Cause.” Enjoy a meal and have a percentage of the proceeds go to support Helios Care programs.

The Tulip and The Rose, 435 Main Street, Franklin. (607) 829-4040.

RUMMAGE SALE— 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Support Super Heroes Humane Society. Everything from furniture and pet supplies to toys and books.

Continues 10/15, 10-1.

Super Heroes Human Society, 160 Pony Farm Road, Oneonta. (607) 441-3227.

EARLY TECHNOLOGY— 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Learn about early technologies.

Watch and participate in the process of flint knapping, make fire, create cordage, throw a spear with an atlatl, and try your hand at early archery.

Think you’ve made a find? Get it identified by the museum’s experts.

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Iroquois Museum, 324 Caverns Road, Howes Cave. (518) 296-8949.

STORYTIME & CRAFTING—11 a.m. to noon.

Staff read stories and lead crafting projects to complement the exhibition “Frog and Toad & Other Friends: The World of Arnold Lobel.” Scriven Gallery, Fenimore Art Museum, 5798 State Highway 80, Cooperstown.

(607) 547-1400.

KEYNOTE PRESENTATION—11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. “From Concept to Bookshelf: The History of the Delaware and Hudson, from Research to Publication.” Brooks BBQ, 5560 State Highway 7, Oneonta. Visit garbelypublishing.com/events/ oneonta2023 OPEN MIC—Noon to 1 p.m. “Uplifting Storytelling, Poetry, Singer/Songwriter.” Free. The Green Earth Natural Foods & Café, 4 Market Street, Oneonta. Connect@ orangecowboy.com WRITERS GROUP— 1:30 - 3:30 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 FARM TOUR—2-4 p.m. 2-hour in-depth Fall Farm Tour. Walk through the food forest and learn about the natural building projects. Includes Q&A session on agroforestry, permaculture design, eco-construction, more.

Unadilla Community Farm Education Center, 5937 County Highway 18 West Edmeston. unadillacommunityfarm@gmail.com.

SHOCKTOBERFEST— 3 p.m. to midnight. Festival featuring “The Rocky Horror Picture Show” film screening, live theater, pro pumpkin carving, horror makeup FX, food, craft beer and cider, and more.

Foothills Performing Arts and Civic Center, 24 Market Street, Oneonta. (607) 0431- 2080.

CONCERT—3-5 p.m.

“Aeolian Dance” presented by the Fenimore Chamber Orchestra.

Featuring music by Saint-Saëns, Mozart, more. Tickets, $40. Christ Church Episcopal, 46 River Street, Cooperstown.

Visit fenimoreco.org FALL FEST—3-7 p.m.

Celebrate the season with the Eastern Otsego Farmers’ Market, featuring vendors, food, games, the carousel, cotton candy, more. Provided by the Schenevus Fire Department. Town of Maryland.

(607) 638-1924.

NIGHT SHOOT—5:30 p.m. “3D Archery Night Shoot.” Practice archery skills and enjoy hamburger or hot dog dinner. $20/ adult. Food served 5:307:30 with archery starting at 8. Bring headlamps.

Gilbertsville Rod and Gun Club, 158 Gun Club Road, South New Berlin. (607) 859-2393.

►Visit allotsego.com/ otsego-county-events-calendar/ for the full calendar

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