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Rte. 28 Dollar General OK’d Hartwick Planners OK 9,100-SF Building By JIM KEVLIN HARTWICK SEMINARY

ollar General, the national discount retailer, is planning

Joe Sperry, Oneonta, recounts how he’s lived 33 years with a transplanted kidney as the Northeast Kidney Foundation’s 5K Donor Dash was about to begin Sunday, Nov. 10. Steve Bieritz, a foundation board member, is marking his 20th year/OTHER

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approved Tuesday, Nov. 5, by the Town of Hartwick Planning Board. The building, which is estimated to be twice the size of the Family Dollar in Cooperstown Commons, Please See STORE, A6

This is an artist’s rendering of the 9,100square-foot stores Dollar General is building nationwide.

Ted Peters, former submariner and Bassett researcher, salutes during the National Anthem.

Film Fest Sells Out All Flicks By LIBBY CUDMORE

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Village Joins In Candlelight Evening’s Fun

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uminaria will line village streets during The Farmers’ Museum’s Candlelight Evening this year, thanks to the Lake & Valley Garden Club. The club and museum are collaborating, in part to help draw some of the Saturday, Dec. 14, revellers into the village. The Evening is 4-7 p.m. To order luminaria, go to www.lvgca.org. FRACKING FORUM: The OCCA has agreed to sponsor a repeat of the Oct. 30 forum at Cornell, where Cooperstown’s Lou Allstadt and Chip Northrup detailed their conclusion that there is simply too little gas to frack in Otsego County. No time or place had been set as of press time.

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Carrying the colors during Cooperstown’s Veterans Day commemoration at 11 a.m. on 11/11 are, from foreground, Doug Robertson, Dan Naughton, Jack Henson and Frank Capozza, members of the Cooperstown Vets Club. The parade marched to the World War I monument at Pine Boulevard and Lake Street for a flag-disposal ceremony.

Susan Gage, accompanied by dachshunds Koko and Java, is driving along the parade route by dad Jerry Goodspeed.

The CCS marching band included, from back, James Johnson, Michael Kern, Sean Mebust, Michaela Marmorato, Gillis Summers, Kyle Amsden.

Chambers Unite On ‘Local First’ Yule Promotion By LIBBY CUDMORE COOPERSTOWN

hen it comes to THINK economic deLOCAL FIRST velopment, Pat Szarpa, executive director of the Cooperstown Chamber of Commerce, believes the old adage, “the more, the merrier.” “Thinking locally is not just about our Please See LOCAL, A7 wn rsto Coope

TRIO ON TV: Cooperstown’s Native Sons Jazz Trio – Tim Iversen (piano), Orion Palmer (drums) and Will Green (bass) – will perform on WSKG TV’s “Expressions” show to be aired at 8 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 21.

hen Ellen Pope found herself standing at the back of the room during the Friday, Nov. 8, showing of “Drums Along The Mohawk,” she knew the Glimmerglass Film Days was a hit. “We had to set up more The Freeman’s Journal chairs,” said the Otsego Organizer Ellen Pope wel2000 executive direc- comes viewers tor. “The committee to films at the had to give up seats to Cooperstown accommodate people.” Distillery. All of the weekend’s showings were sold out. Mayor Jeff Katz described lines out the door of the Smithy and Templeton Hall, Please See FLICKS, A3

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Leading the Northeast Kidney Foundation’s 5K Donor Dash & Kidney Walk Sunday, Nov. 10, at the Clark Sports Center were, from left, Carrie Carney, Cooperstown; Kaitlyn Graham, Cherry Valley, Maureen Kuhn, Cooperstown and Jody Utter, Cherry Valley. Behind Kaitlyn is Steve Bieritz, a Kidney Foundation trustee and, as of April, a 20-year kidney-transplant recipient.

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at the Christmas Cottage Pioneer Park Each year Cooperstown is transformed into an enchanting “Christmas Village” for the holidays. Local families converge on Main Street to decorate a favorite lamppost, the whole community turns out to greet Santa as he arrives in his festive sleigh, and throughout the season, Santa is in residence in his cottage to greet hundreds of children. With the generous support of local businesses, a group of volunteers from the community, the Chamber of Commerce and the Lake and Valley Garden Club spend countless hours setting into motion the numerous tasks required to bring this magical holiday transformation to our village. Since the entire project is funded through private donations and coordinated by volunteers, we rely on your individual contributions for our budget. Your generous donation of $35 or more will help light our community with the spirit of Christmas. Any donation you can make will be greatly appreciated. Please make check payable to: C.C.C.C., PO Box 428, Cooperstown, NY 13326.

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he OCCA has appointed interim program director Jeff O’Handley staff director. As interim program director since August, O’Handley led OCCA’s stewardship programs, including water chestnut eradication efforts on Goodyear Lake and the Oneonta swamp, and highway cleanup along State HighO’Handley way 80 in the Town of Springfield as per OCCA’s Adopt-a-Highway agreement. O’Handley was also tasked with making OCCA Oktoberfest a reality – securing funds, vendors and exhibitors; coordinating logistics; and organizing publicity. Previously, O’Handley with wife Susan has operated the Wildlife Learning Company, rehabilitating raptors and using permanently injured ones in classroom presentations.

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Local Film Fest A Hit, All Agree

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he Village of Cooperstown has issued a statement thanking the Scriven Foundation for providing a $38,900 grant to replace the roof at 22 Main St. (It was previously reported here that Leatherstocking Corp. paid for the work.) In the statement, Mayor Jeff Katz reported progress on 22 Main, including a new porch deck, repointing of two chimneys, funding approved to repair the stone steps, and grants received to plan how to best utilize the building. Grants like the Scriven one are “great encouragement,” said Katz. The Scriven grant was awarded in honor of Elizabeth Scriven Clark, who in donating the building envisioned it becoming “the municipal hub of Cooperstown,” according to her great-granddaughter Jane Forbes Clark, Scriven Foundation president. “Over the last 117 years, her vision became a reality,” said Miss Clark, “and we are delighted that the village trustees are committed to properly maintaining the building, and ensuring that residents and visitors can utilize it for many years to come.”

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‘Slow Democracy’ May Be Fast Way To Solve Problems Together

t was a long way back for Portsmouth, N.H., after Pease Air Force Base closed in 1991, eliminating 2,500 jobs. A decade later, the 20,000-population city on the Piscataqua River that separates New Hampshire from Maine was still struggling to rebound. The loss and shifts of population after Pease AFB closed distorted enrollment at the city’s three elementary schools. In two of the schools, there were empty classrooms; a third, in a prosperous neighborhood, was holding classes in broom closets. Any attempt to adjust was met with rancorous protests, until a decade ago, when the city school district happened on Study Circles. The circles – described as “a safe, civil space where I can have a conversation” – brought together 105 citizens who, first, spent time learning about the three school’s challenges on site. Then, a half-dozen citizens per table, they began to discuss solutions in a fact-based way. When they were done, they had crafted a $10 million plan of school renovations. With 105 ambassadors spreading the word, voters approved the plan which, in the end, resulted in the transfer of only 65 students. Susan Clark, co-author of the recently published “Slow Democracy: Rediscovering Community, Bringing Decision Making Back Home,” told this story to a full house of students and local municipal officials Thursday, Nov. 7, at SUNY Oneonta’s Cooperstown Graduate Program in Museum Studies. “Portsmouth spanned

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Co-author Susan Clark discusses “Slow Democracy” with Springfield Town Supervisor Bill Elsey. In the background, Cooperstown Village Trustees Cindy Falk and Bruce Maxon review the evening’s offerings.

a gap that for a decade seemed unbridgeable,” she said. Don’t all communities seem to have a few. • Since, the process has evolved into an organization called Portsmouth Listens, and the Study Circle concept has been duplicated on multiple issues, winning the city on the Piscataqua the prestigious international Reinhard Mohn Prize in 2011 (Kofi Annan won it this year). Since, visitors have been arriving from around the world to find out how Portsmouth is making democracy work. As you can imagine, it was hard to sit there the other night, listening, without many local examples springing to mind. The local officials also sitting there – among

them Cooperstown trustees Ellen Tillapaugh Kuch, Cindy Falk and Bruce Maxon, CCS School Superintendent C.J. Hebert and board member Andrew Marietta, and Springfield Town Supervisor Bill Elsey and board member Fred Culbert – must have been ruminating too. Portsmouth specifically tackled bullying and, yes, paid parking. (Attention, Cooperstown!) It has used “participatory budgeting” to build consensus for school spending, and has addressed affordable housing, downtown renewal and promoting historical and cultural attractions. Big picture, it has developed a community vision, the basis for a master plan now under development. With state Sen. Jim Seward’s

second “Economic Development Summit” about to happen (Thursday, Nov. 14, at Foothills), you can see how this kind of process might help build consensus on numerous pocketbook issues. With the Allstadt-Northrup Manifesto – that there’s too little natural gas here for fracking to be profitable – are Study Circles a way to reach consensus on the county’s postfracking energy future? In Oneonta, could the Study Circle process build a foundation for forming a single municipality from the town and city? More immediately, could it help the two municipalities agree on how to share the city’s under-utilized water system in place of building an expensive, duplicative plant in Emmons? Could it bring together the city’s many, many competing arts organizations? • Locally today, there’s little effort at a community conversation. Many municipal boards – following the lead of school boards that some PR strategist dreamed up in Albany – now decline to answer an questions during required public-comment periods. In social settings, that would be considered impolite, perhaps passive-aggressive, but yet it’s becoming standard practice. Elected officials, look out in the audience at your next meeting: If, routinely, nobody’s there, regardless of how significant the issue, you’re falling short. If people do show up and they’re angry and disruptive, you’re likewise falling short. Maybe there’s an answer in “Slow Democracy.”

According to Clark, “leaders need to be on board” for “Slow Democracy” to percolate. Certainly that would be preferable, (although perhaps not essential.) “Slow Democracy” is slow because, first, trust must be built. One participatory-budgeting effort was building around pie. Yes, pie, as in “let’s eat pie and talk about money.” Start low-key. “Slow Democracy” conversations also need to be cast in an inclusive way. Instead of simply “climate change,” which would turn off people who don’t believe it exists, one so-called “Livingroom Conversation” in Chicago expanded the topic to “energy independence/climate change.” The local-control aspect of this movement appeals to conservatives; the small-is-beautiful aspect, to liberals, Clark said. Where to from here? First, go out and buy the book. Michelle Barry at Oneonta’s Green Toad Bookstore should have a couple in stock by Friday, Nov. 15. Beyond that, there would certainly be value in inviting Susan Clark back. You can see how valuable it would be to remove rancor from the public dialogue and agree, as a community, on a few priority goals and how to reach them. Susan Clark reported three unexpected outcomes. One, economic strength, as more people invested locally; two, resilience from a new “civic infrastructure” and, three, increased citizen responsibility. Of course, the more people feel they belong, the more they care about where they live. What’s not to like about that?

LETTERS

What Farming, Manufacturing, Distribution Make Sense For Resurgent Otsego County? needs to govern from the middle, not the far left or right. Those of us who belong to Citizen Voices have been accused of being willing to sacrifice our air, water, wildlife and quality of life in order to achieve economic development. Nothing could be further from the truth. We either grew up here and/or lived here all our adult lives and call this home. Many were born in the local hospital, went to the local schools, are members of the local churches, support local organizations and have invested our lives in this community. We made this choice because of our love of the area and the quality of life. Our goal is to insure that our children will have R

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To the Editor: The election is over: Congratulations to the victors and thank you to their opponents. Debate is good, it makes us think and discuss the issues so the electorate can make an educated choice. Now is the time to put our differences aside and gather together all participants seeking consensus, formulating a plan of action that all can rally around and proceed forward with a unified force whose sole purpose is to provide increased employment opportunities while increasing the tax base. This can only be done by working together to achieve consensus. We must remember that a public official represents all the people and

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Fracking Is All About Water: Pure Or Impure

To the Editor: Reading about the frackthe same opportunities that ing issue can be confusing. Each side pads their our parents provided to us viewpoints with tons of and unless we adapt to the standards of the 21st century facts that they claim are scientific. Unless you have this will not be the case. a lot of time and are good at There are formidable researching it’s hard to tell challenges ahead of us. who is exactly right. And Whatever your position is on hydraulic fracturing, one then there are times I think has a hard time understand- both sides are right. So what to do…? ing how a state can take What scares me the most five years to decide, yet is about the whole issue of consider it a victory when fracking is how much water casino gambling is offered and approved as a source of is needed for the process. long-term economic devel- The bottom line is “water.” opment, especially with the We cannot live without water. We are using up all social/economical issues of our clean water supplies. associate with gambling. There is not much left that Gambling creates nothing, is pure. it provides false hope and You may not think it’s the only guarantee is that an issue after this summer. money is funneled from the populace to the govern- But that means you are only thinking in your own backment’s coffers. The lottery yard and not looking at the was originally set up to fund education and reduce the property tax and we all know how well that worked. It should be noted that the proposition for casino gambling was not approved in many Upstate cities, To the Editor: including Syracuse, RochTo those who voted in ester, Buffalo and Saratoga, Hartwick, Milford and New just to list a few. Yet these Lisbon last week, thank are the regions where the you for electing me to the casinos may be built. Otsego County Board of Now is the time for Representatives. I am honaction. The future of the ored and humbled. Special region depends on our thanks to all of you who ability to craft a plan that worked on my campaign. will enable us to build our It was a team effort and I economy. Our goal is to could not have done this create jobs that add value and produce what the public without you. I also wish to thank and needs or wants. We need commend Pauline Koren for to explore what types of having served our district farming, manufacturing, well as our county represendistribution and industry are tative these past two years. compatible with our reI hope I can do as well and I sources and work together to wish her the best in her new ensure their success. endeavors. ROBERT HARLEM JR. Although campaigning Oneonta

bigger picture around the whole United States. Actually, the whole world. Think about how important clean water is the humans. I understand in Fairbanks, Ala., water is now brought in by tankers, as the gas drilling has ruined the water for that area. Alaska is supposed to be the last clean wilderness. Nope! You can divide the fracking issue into two sides. One group believes everything on the earth is ours to use and do with however we like. They use up resources then when they are exhausted, they move on to something different. The second group beliefs that we are guests or stewards in this world, and it is important to live in harmony an balance with the earth. They think about the next generations when they

do things. You are either in one category or the other category. So what kind of environment do you want to live in, a quiet rural setting or an industrial active setting? That is the bottom line. How much do you want to gamble for money and profits? Once you chose that, then you figure out how to make it work. You just have to think “outside the box”. R. SCOTT DUNCAN Hartwick Forest

Sponsors Helped Raise $10K For Kidney Research

To the Editor: This past Sunday, Nov. 10, the Northeast Kidney Foundation sponsored a walk to raise money and awareness for patients, donor families, and the community at large about kidney disease. With an attendance at 50 or more supporters, this event raised $10,000. As a 20-year transplant was hard work, I enjoyed recipient I can appreciate meeting so many of you in the cause and would like to person and hearing directly thank the community and from you what your conthe following local company cerns and ideas are. These sponsors who graciously interactions will be of great donated towards this event: value to me as I begin my Bassett Healthcare, Bank of term on Jan. 1. Cooperstown, Clark Sports I invite District #5 resiCenter, Bieritz Insurance, dents to get in touch with Baseball Hall of Fame, me, in person, by telephone Stagecoach Coffee, Fly (263-5425) or by e-mail Creek Cider Mill, NYCM (edlentz@mac.com) if they Insurance, Community Bank have questions, suggestions and Allstate Insurance. or comments of any kind Funds raised from this regarding me or our county event will go back into government. I promise I the local communities that will listen and give careful NEKF serve. A big Thank and open-minded consider- You for all who participated. ation to all points of view. STEVE BIERITZ ED LENTZ Cooperstown Garrattsville Trustee for NEKF

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Compiled by Tom Heitz from Freemanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Journal archives, courtesy of the New York State Historical Association Library

175 YEARS AGO

Election in Otsego County â&#x20AC;&#x201C; The official canvass of the votes given in this county at the recent general election, shows a majority of 867 for Governor Marcy, 831 for Lt. Governor Tracy, 837 for Senator Clark, 508 for Prentiss for Congress, and an average of 733 for the Democratic Assembly Ticket. In 1836, there were 6,982 votes polled for Governor, -- this year 9,025 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; making an increase of 2,043. In 1836, there were 7,013 votes polled for Congress, -- this year 8,940, -- making an increase of 1,927, of which latter number the Democratic candidate received 940, increasing his whole vote to that amount over his vote in 1836. (Ed. Note: The Democratic candidate for Congress was John H. Prentiss the editor and publisher of The Freemanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Journal) November 17, 1838

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at Chickamunga Park, Tennessee, and at Richfield Springs. Several spear heads were found in the collection as are some of the copper arrowheads. Also found in the collection are beads used in barter and as ornaments of dress, as well as bone awls with which the Indians bored holes, and a number of bone drills which are in an excellent state of preservation. November 12, 1913

75 YEARS AGO

The Board of Trustees of Cooperstown, by unanimous action, has leased to the New York State Historical Association the building known as the Village Club & Library. Immediate possession will be given, subject to commitments with groups already occupying the quarters. The lease was signed by Cooperstown Mayor Theodore R. Lettis and clerk John J. Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Connell on behalf of the village. Signing for the historical association was Dixon Ryan Fox, President of Union College who is also president of the association and Frederick B. Richards of Glens Falls, secretary of the association. The office of Dr. Edward P. Alexander, director of the association, will be sited in the new quarters. Dr. Alexander will edit the associationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s quarterly magazine â&#x20AC;&#x153;New York State Historyâ&#x20AC;? which goes out to the associationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 2,000 members. November 9 & 16, 1938

150 YEARS AGO

A fine improvement â&#x20AC;&#x201C; We spent an hour one pleasant morning last week in looking over the important village and neighborhood improvement, present and prospective, going on in the south part of the village, which contemplates the extension of West Street to the new Iron bridge, just beyond the corporation line, the opening of a very desirable road from near Hinmanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s tannery to a point on Fifth Street and the extension of Walnut Street crossing Elm, to a point intersecting the latter. If fully carried out as we presume it will be, the building of the road in question, and the extension of Walnut and West Streets will open up to easy access a number of desirable building lots and fine sites for firstclass residences, which will be for sale; and, an easier and shorter route to the place will be afforded a large number of farmers and others living in a portion of Middlefield and towns lying east and south. The new road runs for the most part through the farm of Mr. Russell; and, at a large expense, he has erected a substantial iron bridge across the Susquehanna. November 13, 1863

125 YEARS AGO

Young men â&#x20AC;&#x201C; In accordance with the request made by the Y.M.C.A., several of the Pastors of the Cooperstown churches on Sunday morning last preached to and in behalf of Young Men. The sermon to which we listened pointed out the most prominent needs and the temptations of that class, and spoke of the work of the Association. The preacher depicted in plain terms the evil of bribery at elections, as illustrated in his sight at the polls held in Cooperstown on

50 YEARS AGO November 13, 1813 the 6th inst., when young men, perhaps casting their first Presidential ballots, were tempted by open and shameless bribery. November 16, 1888

100 YEARS AGO

Over 800 relics of Indian times have been presented to the museum at the Village Club by Dr. James C. Ferguson of St. Paul, Minnesota, a former resident of Cooperstown. The specimens are now being catalogued by Manager George N. Smith and will soon be on exhibition. Three hundred of the specimens were picked up along the Susquehanna River and the shores of Otsego Lake. Many of the remaining relics were found near Ontario, Canada,

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Asked if the company aimed to get the store built by the next tourist season, Ghassemi said, “We want to assure the community that we are interested in serving our customers year ’round.” Despite the lingering national downtown, she said Dollar General continues to expand. It is now in 40 states, recently opened its 11,000th show, and plans to move into California.

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THURSDAY, NOV. 14, 2013

THE FREEMAN’S JOURNAL A-7

United, Chamber Directors Promoting ‘Local First’ Idea

Szarpa, Heegan collaborate on promotion.

LOCAL/From A1 members,” she said. “It’s inclusive of all the businesses and communities in our region.” Szarpa and Barbara Ann Heegan, Otsego County

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Chamber president/CEO, are launching the “Local First!” campaign in early December, designed to remind Otsego County shoppers to look to Main Street “first” as they begin holiday shopping. “It creates an awareness of what’s in our own backyard,” said Heegan. “Instead of clicking on amazon.com or going to Binghamton or Albany, we can keep more of that money local.” “It’s surprising what people don’t know they can get,” said Szarpa. “I get complimented on my shoes all the time – they’re from Village Cobbler. Bruce Hall has a Radio Shack inside. And you wouldn’t think that you’d find a really nice set of wine glasses at the Cooperstown General Store.” The kick-off event will target Springbrook. “They’re a huge local employer,” said Heegan. “They pay their bills to local utilities, they pay their employees, who can go spend money at local merchants,” added Szarpa. “It keeps that money in the county.” And though the kick-off is still in the early stages, the chambers hope to also put together a panel of local merchants to discuss what Otsego County has to offer. “It’s a good time to begin the conversation,” said Szarpa. “Everyone is right in front of the stores.” Heegan was also inspired by the “No Farms, No Food” bumper sticker campaign, and is hoping to get a similar “Local First” program in place next year. But it’s not just Cooperstown and Oneonta working together. The chambers have been reaching out to other local chambers and including events in Cherry Valley, Hartwick and others. “It’s a reciprocal world,” said Heegan. “We’re all working in the same direction.” The chambers are also working with interns from both Hartwick and SUNY Oneonta to engage college students to “think local” during their four year studies. “There’s an info gap,” said Szarpa. “Some of them had no idea that we have a winter carnival, or they can bring their parents to our museums or the lake.” In an attempt to close that gap, student volunteers at the Cooperstown Chamber organized a “cash mob” at Tin Bin Alley last spring, and both chambers are hoping they’ll plan more events at other shops throughout the region. “It’s not just a Cooperstown/Oneonta thing,” said Heegan. “It’s everything.”

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Celebrate the Spirit of Christmas

The OTSEGO Newspapers — The Freeman’s Journal and Hometown Oneonta — are joining with The Salvation Army to make a joyful Christmas for area families through its Angel Tree Program. This tradition dates back to 1921 with the creation of The Freeman’s Journal Christmas Fund by Editor & Publisher, Rowan D. Spraker Sr., as a way for neighbors to help others enjoy a happy holiday. This week marks the 91st year of this community tradition, partnering this year with The Salvation Army. The Salvation Army has gathered Christmas wish lists on this Christmas tree, grouped by family. Embrace one individual or an entire family, every gift is appreciated. Shop by yourself or with friends and colleagues. The more the merrier! Gifts should be both new and unwrapped (price tags removed please), and received no later than December 11 (to allow the elves time for wrapping and loading). Gifts may be dropped of at the offices of The Freeman’s Journal, 21 Railroad Avenue, Cooperstown, or at the Salvation Army Chapel, 25 River Street, Oneonta. Questions? Call Santa’s elf, MJ Kevlin, at 607-547-6103, or e-mail ads@allotsego.com (Monday-Friday, 9 am to 5 pm)

Happy Holidays to all!

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MLS#89145 - One-of-a-kind Victorian Italianate limestone mansion w/14’ ceilings, deep moldings, hardwood floors, floor-to-ceiling windows, 9 fireplaces, 7 BRs, formal DR, library, solarium, large country kitchen w/butler and storage pantry, 2 parlors, servants’ workroom wing and staff housing in attic. More acreage available. $875,000 Call Michelle Curran @ 518-469-5603 (cell)

MLS#90906 - 3-4 BRs, 3 baths, 4+/- acres, 2-car garage, paved driveway, Cooperstown Schools! Woodburning fireplace, sunroom w/skylights and pellet stove, 1st floor laundry, central air, covered stone patio and deck. Finished basement, fenced yard. $189,900 Call Katherine L. Fistrowicz @ 607-267-2683 (cell)

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MLS#87451 - Country home w/open concept feeling. Improvements include new windows, siding, heating system, coal stove and insulation. Cooperstown school district. Very motivated seller. $110,000 Call Jim Vrooman @ 603-247-0506

MLS#91760 - Renovated 1880s farmhouse w/2-car garage, 11+ acres w/ pond, trails, and guest house. Renovated kitchen w/granite countertops, open concept DR/LR, w/maple floors and pellet stove. Master suite w/private bath, cathedral ceiling. New roof, new tilt-in windows, high-efficiency gas furnace, on-demand hot water, blown-in insulation. Spacious back deck. Cooperstown schools. $369,000 Call James Vrooman @ 603-247-0506 (cell)

MLS#90097 - Waterfront, Cooperstown schools, 7 acres, back river, near Dreams Park. Beautiful building site. 300’ riverfront. $69,900 Call Thomas Spychalski 607-434-7719 (cell)

MLS#90728 – Cute affordable! 1-floor living, 2 bedrooms, 1 full handicapped-accessible bath. Don’t pay rent when you can own a home at this price!! $63,000 Call Carol A Olsen @ 607-434-7436 (cell) MLS#91609 - 3 BR, 3½ bath home w/78+/- acres. Great room and family room w/built-in shelves, gas fireplace, granite kitchen w/SS appliances. Radiant floor heat, hot tub, grill, generator. Wired for internet, TV, phone, built-in speakers and lighting. Covered porch entrance, screened porch, heated patio, pergola, 2-car attached garage. Minutes to Cooperstown. $549,000 Call Katherine L. Fistrowicz @ 607-267-2683 (cell)

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Margaret Childs Armstrong, 87; Pastor’s Mother to travel, taking their young family all over the United States, and in later years leading groups Margaret C. of friends Armstrong on many international tours. She also accompanied Dick on his speaking and teaching engagements throughout North America and abroad. She will be missed by friends all over the world. On Pearl Harbor Day, Dec. 7, 1941, Margie joined the First Presbyterian Church (now Nassau Presbyterian Church) of Princeton, N.J., where she remained a member, except for periods when she identified with the churches where her husband was serving as pastor. Margie’s mother-in-law said that with her soft brown eyes and her radiant smile she would always be beautiful. She was. In addition to her devoted husband of nearly 66 years,

Margie is survived by her daughter and son-in-law Ellen and Michael Kanarek, her son and daughter-in-law Andrew and Caroline Armstrong, her son and daughter-in-law William (Woody) and Christine Armstrong, her daughter and son-inlaw the Reverend Elsie and Thomas Rhodes, her grandson Derek Kanarek and his wife Rebecca, her grandson Graham Kanarek and his wife Marnie, her grandson Orion Kanarek, her granddaughters Alyssa and Olivia Armstrong, her grandsons Seth Olsen and Samuel Rhodes, her great-grandsons Charlie, Will, Gabriel, and Julian, and by her sister and brother-in-law Martha and L. Edwin Sproul. She was predeceased by her older sister Elizabeth Ann Rowse Graham and by her first son

Richard Stoll Armstrong, Jr. The burial was private. Friends were able to visit the family at Princeton Windrows, 2000 College Road West Saturday, Nov. 2. A memorial service will be at 2 p.m. Monday, Nov. 18, in the Princeton University Chapel. In lieu of flowers contributions may be made to the Willa and Harwood Childs Memorial Scholarship Fund at the Princeton Theological Seminary, P.O. Box 821, Princeton, N.J. 08542-0803, or to the Richard S. Armstrong, Jr. Scholarship Fund at the American Boychoir School, 75 Mapleton Road, Unit 4, Princeton, N.J. 08540. Arrangements are under the direction of The MatherHodge Funeral Home, Princeton.

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PRINCETON, N.J. – Margaret Childs Armstrong, 87, mother of the Rev. Elsie Armstrong Rhodes, pastor, Cooperstown Presbyterian Church, died at home Wednesday, Oct. 30, after a courageous battle with leukemia. Born in Williamsburg, Va., on March 21, 1926, she was the second child of Willa Whitson Childs and Harwood Lawrence Childs. Her father was a long-time professor of political science at Princeton University and founder of the journal Public Opinion Quarterly. Margie, as she was known to her friends, grew up in Princeton, and was a graduate of Princeton High School, where she was a member of the girls’ tennis team and played the flute in the orchestra. An outstanding student, she won prizes for the highest four-year average of those heading to college, the highest threeyear average in French, and the highest average in science. She represented Princeton High School in a conference of New Jersey secondary schools at Rutgers University, speaking on the subject of “Radio Is Part of My English Curriculum.” At her graduation, she was the concluding student speaker on the topic “Freedom from Want.” She was runner-up for class president, and was voted by her classmates “Most Attractive” and “The Girl “Most Likely to Succeed,” and was runner-up for “Most Talented Girl” and “Most Popular Girl.” At Wellesley College, she was a political science major, and was the coxswain of the freshman crew. During World War II, she spent her summers and vacation periods in Washington, D.C., working at the Library of Congress and for the War Production Board. As a Wellesley alum she was asked to serve as president of her class, but declined because of her church and family obligations. She agreed, however, to serve in the less demanding role of vice president. What is unusual about this is that her two sisters, Betty Ann and Martha, were serving as vice presidents of their respective Wellesley classes at the same time! That may never have happened before or since at any college. As a young girl Margie was very involved in the theater. Her high school performance as Emily in “Our Town” was talked about for years afterward. She played the part of Blossom in McCarter Theatre’s premiere production of “Susan and God,” with Ilka Chase. She was invited to be in the Broadway production of the same play, but her parents did not want her to embark on a stage career at such a young age. Margie also appeared in other plays, including the history-making production of Shakespeare’s “Othello,” starring Paul Robeson, Jose Ferrer, and Uta Hagen. In January 1948, Margie married Richard Stoll (Dick) Armstrong (Princeton ’46) and together they embarked on his exciting career as a baseball front office executive. When, following the 1955 season, Dick resigned from the Baltimore Orioles to enter Princeton Theological Seminary, Margie devoted herself to joining her husband in his new calling. As a pastor’s wife she was compassionate, intelligent, creative, calm, organized, a wonderful cook, an artistic hostess. When Dick later joined the faculty of Princeton Seminary, she entertained hundreds of his students. Above all else she loved God, her husband and her family. Margie and Dick loved

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of William Truslow Hyde of the Glimmerglen Estates), the couple retired here. Bill became a regular volunteer at William H. Ryland the National Baseball Hall of Fame. Bill is survived by his beloved wife of 53 years; a daughter, Ann Ryland Beightol (David) of Chevy Chase, Md.; two sons, John Ryland (Karen) of Cooperstown and David Ryland (Lori) of Battle Creek, Mich.; eight grandchildren who called him “Bear,” a nickname from his football days, and a sister, Katherine Ryland Williams (Lee) of Irvington, Va. A memorial service is at 1 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 16, at Christ Episcopal Church, with the Rev. Paul Hunter, curate, officiating. There will be no visiting hours. Memorial contributions may be made to the SSPCA, 4841 State Route 28, Cooperstown, NY 13326 Arrangements are with to Tillapaugh Funeral Service.

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Charles A. Coleman, Jr., 85; Revered Native Son

COOPERSTOWN – Charles A. Coleman, Jr., known by just about everyone as “Chuck” or “Pappy,” died early Saturday morning, Nov. 9, 2013, at Otsego Manor. He was 85. Chuck was born at Bassett Hospital on May 30, 1928, a son of Charles Alfred Coleman, Sr. and Anita Belle née Morgan Coleman. He was an altar boy at St. Mary’s “Our Lady of the Lake” Catholic Church, sang in the choir while his mother was church organist. He appeared with several other local singers on “Arthur Godfrey’s Talent Scouts,” and continued to sing throughout his life. A three-letter man who

won many swimming trophies, he graduated from Cooperstown High School, Class of Charles A. 1946, then Coleman attended Hartwick College on a football scholarship. On Dec. 3, 1948, Chuck married the former Dolores Maxine Snyder at a ceremony in St. Mary’s rectory, with Father Patrick Whelan officiating. Dolores and Chuck settled into their home on Beaver Street and raised three boys. For four years, Chuck

worked as an installer for Western Electric, then eight years on the counter at Otsego Wholesale Electric Co., Oneonta. After further employment as an installer with New York Telephone Company, a salesman for Singer Sewing Machines and a manager for Buchanan Howe, he settled in to a career as a printer, with The Freeman’s Journal, The Otsego Farmer, Lennon Litho and, ultimately, Barton-Butler Graphics. In retirement, Chuck was a security guard at The Fenimore House & Museum, and a shuttle bus driver for Bassett and The Otesaga. A Native Son, Pappy truly loved his village, serving on the village’s Watershed

Committee and as a trustee. He was devoted to the Cooperstown Fire Department, especially Mechanic’s Hook & Ladder Co. No. 5, where he was foreman and chief. He co-chaired the committee that organized the celebration the company’s 110 years of service, and was president of the department for two terms. Chuck loved the water, and at various points was taught swimming and boating, and swam the length of Otsego Lake twice. He hunted, fished, was an accomplished bowler and, in recognition of his pool playing skills, the Charles “Pappy” Coleman Pool Tournament is still a regular event at the Winter Carni-

THURSDAY, NOV. 14, 2013 val. Most especially, Chuck loved family get-togethers. He is survived by his wife of 65 years, Dolores; their three sons and their wives, Charles A. “Skip” Coleman III and Laura, Carter F. Coleman and Katie, and Clifford S. Coleman and Colleen, all of Cooperstown. Also, eight grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren: Brandi and Ross Valvo and their two children, Amanda and Rich Coleman and their child, Jill and Marc Giberson and their three children, Melissa and Dan Croft and their three children, Maegan and Scott Whiteman and their two children, McKenzie Coleman, Lindsay and Tim Hayes and their two children, and Clifford and Meagan Coleman, Jr. and their two children. Also,

one sister and brother-inlaw, Morganna and Michael Garbera of Richfield Springs, a sister-in-law, Betsy J. Snyder of Latham, and many, many nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by one brother, Roger A. Coleman and his wife, Carol, and two sisters, Josephine C. Taugher and her husband, Stuart, and Jane A. Reich and her husband, Robert. After the funeral Wednesday, Nov. 13, the fire department’s 1952 Mack Fire Truck bore Chuck’s casket through village streets, culminating with the Final Alarm at the Fire Hall on Chestnut Street. Arrangements are entrusted to Connell, Dow & Deysenroth Funeral Home.