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Bassett To Shift 40 Jobs To Downtown Utica By JIM KEVLIN
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assett Healthcare has located a five-story building in downtown Utica, and plans to
City Hall Promises 125 Parking Spaces To New Employer move 40 “non-treatment” tech-support positions there from Cooperstown in the next year. That may expand to 125 over the next five
years, according to Bassett’s spokesperson. The 50,000-square-foot M&T Bank annex was part of a complex that includes
the landmark “Gold Dome” building, but that’s not part of the real-estate Bassett obtained, according to spokesperson Karen Huxtable.
The decision on the building was announced in recent days and heralded by Utica Mayor Robert Palmieri, who said, “This is another exciting day for the Please See BASSETT, A7
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Realtor Margaret Savoie poises by the wreath her Don Olin Realty donated to the Cooperstown Art Association’s annual AdornA-Door fundraiser Saturday, Nov. 29. The wreath brought a $175 bid, the highest.
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ounty Rep. Ed Lentz, D-New Lisbon, was expected to force a vote for bed-tax revenues to be shared with Cooperstown, Oneonta and Hartwick when the county Board of Representatives voted Wednesday, Dec. 3, on its $103 million budget for 2015. This edition went to press Tuesday evening, so for details, check WWW.ALLOTSEGO.COM GROFF BEST: Cooperstown native Lauren Groff’s story “At Round Earth’s Imagined Corners” joins Joyce Carol Oates and Charles Baxter on the pages of the 2014 “Best American Short Stories,” edited by Jennifer Egan, author of “A Visit from the Goon Squad.” CHECK IT OUT: To mark World AIDS Day, Family Planning of South Central New York is offering free, confidential and rapid AIDS testing and counseling daily, 9 a.m-4 p.m., through Friday, at 37 Dietz St.
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Christmas About To Become Ugly – For Fun Of It By LIBBY CUDMORE Jim Kevlin/The Freeman’s Journal
Fresh off his book tour for his newly published “Santa’s Second Home,” recounting his year-’round adventures in Cooperstown, Santa and the missus arrive Friday, Nov. 28, at Pioneer Park, where they will hold court until Christmas. The Marietta sisters and their friend, Ella McGown, in top photo, react with surprise as a fire truck escorting Santa blasts its horn.
Husband Dedicates Mel’s To Wife’s Memory By LIBBY CUDMORE COOPERSTOWN
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pening Mel’s at 22 was not just a dream come true for Brian Wrubleski – it was a chance to honor his wife, MaryEllen, who died
Dec. 21, 2013, at age 53. “It had been a goal of ours for a long time,” he said as he stirred a batch of his homemade clam chowder in preparation for a Monday lunch crowd. “After she passed away, we found this location. She always said, ‘When it’s Please See MEL’S, A6
Daughter Alex and her husband Steve are participating in Brian Wrubleski’s venJim Kevlin/The Freeman’s Journal ture.
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att Hazzard still thinks fondly on the Ugly Sweater That Got Away. “It had Winnie the Pooh and Tigger in Christmas hats next to a tree,” he said. “It was Hazzard gets in fantastic.” the spirit. It didn’t survive the trip from Colorado to Cooperstown, but it is in that Please See UGLY, A6
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r. Brian White, an osteopathic physician and physiatrist at the Bassett Spine Care Institute, served as course director for a session titled “Obesity and Musculoskeletal Pain” at the 2014 annual meeting of the American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (AAPMR) in San Diego. White was also selected at this meeting to the position
of at-large representative to the Musculoskeletal Council of the AAPMR. White also serves as an inDr. White structor for the International Spine Intervention Society, teaching several courses around the country annually on interventional spinal treatments.
IN ARGENTINA: During Union College’s winter break, Hans Kjolhede of Fly Creek will be in Argentina, studying social movements, human rights and other issues while traveling throughout the country. IN SYMPHONY: Josh Olmstead of Cooperstown will play viola with SUNY Potsdam’s Crane Symphony Orchestra when it performs at the New York State School Music Association Winter Conference in Rochester on Thursday, Dec. 4.
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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 92nd 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 12 (to allow the elves time for wrapping and loading). Gifts may be dropped off at the offices of The Freeman’s Journal, 21 Railroad Avenue, Cooperstown, or at the Salvation Army Chapel, 25 River Street, Oneonta.
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EYE ON THE WEATHER Editor’s Note: David Mattice, National Weather Service observer in the Oneonta area for the past 30 years, is providing monthly and annual summaries of local weather as a public service.
november 2014 Highest Temperature...............................................65°F (Nov.25) Lowest Temperature.............................12°F (Nov. 19, 20, 29) Average Maximum Temperature..........................................42.4°F Average Minimum Temperature...........................................26.4°F Monthly Mean Temperature.................................................34.4°F Precipitation Total.....................................................................2.94″ Most Precipitation in One Day................................0.76” (Nov. 18) Thunderstorms........................................................0 (18 for 2014) Snow.............................................................15.1” (66” for 2014) Most Snow in One Day..............................................7.2”(Nov. 27) YTD Precipitation....................................................................40.77” Number of Days at or below 0°F...........................0 (20 for 2014 ) Number of Days at or below 32°F.....................23 (143 for 2014)
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Experience again prevailed over youth, 5-2, when CCS soccer alumni vied once again at the Thanksgiving Day Legends Game. Participants included, first row, from left, Lucas Spencer, Jack Donnelly, Kevin Huggins, Ryan Huggins, Chris Gulotta, Brock Bell, Isaac Huntsman, Jimmy Donnelly, Matt Frevele, Jake Chase. Second row, from left, Coach Frank Miosek, Tim Hayes, Stefanie Wilcox, Mike Moakler, Wes Lippitt, Park Summers, Chad Welch, Mike Rowley, Jordan Manikas. Third row, from left, Matt Washburn, Nate Wilcox, Kevin Frevele, Josh Pearlman, Sam Bowen, Nick Summers, Bob Bauer, Will Dykstra, Edmund Donnelly, Rachel Kuch, Karl Dykstra. Fourth row, from left, Liam Hennegan, Doug Cannon, David Zoltick, Ryan Miosek, Matt Grady, Ed Bauer, Matt Schuermann, Ben Savoie. Standing, from left, are Brett Wilhelm, Liam Dolan, Dan Crowell, Chris Grady, Matt Hazzard, Matt Spencer. Bren Miosek, Michael Crampton played, but were not in the photo.
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Peace and happiness to all this Christmas & Holiday Season. Thank you for your patronage. God bless our troops!
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i, it’s me the “Grinch”! You guessed it, November was much colder than normal, not only here in the greater Oneonta/ Cooperstown area, but in all of the northeastern United States. The mean temperature for the month was a gnarly 4.0° below the norm; that’s cold! Our daily maximum high temperatures averaged 42.4° for November, that’s just a degree above the normal for today, Dec. 1! I’m sorry to report that the score for 2014 now stands at: nine months with belowDAVID normal temperatures and two months with above-normal temperatures! Remember, I MATTICE can’t change a thing, I can just tell you about it! The area was just a scant 0.48 inches short of the average liquid precipitation for November, but we are 4.53 inches above the normal year to date precipitation with 40.77 inches. We saw 15.1 inches of snow fall during November, (with some higher elevations receiving more); the normal is 5.9 inches. We are right on the mark for year-to-date snowfall, with 66 inches for 2014, just 3.7 inches above normal. The cold and snowy weather around the Thanksgiving holiday wasn’t all bad news, as holiday shopping was brisk and lots of folks took advantage of fun in the snow! I know I haven’t reported a lot of good news to you this year, but I hope I might make your holiday shopping list. OK, your card list, All right, a friendly “hi Dave” will be fine if we see each other out and about as we shop locally this December. It’s such a festive time of year and there are tons of activities for all of us to enjoy, so make sure to get out and have lots of fun! As the holidays approach with resounding speed, make sure to pay attention to forecast and warnings and please take them seriously. Please err on the side of caution and safety. In early January I will have the summary for December and I will also give you a very detailed look back at 2014. So until then, get outside and take advantage of this great time of year, remember again, shop locally and have a wonderful and safe holiday season...and as always, Keep Your Eye On The Weather!
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County Bed-Tax Windfall Should Be Everybody’s Windfall
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here seems to be a consensus emerging on one thing: Otsego County’s government, which benefits to the tune of $1.4 million a year in bedtax revenues, should share some of that with communities that host the bulk of the 500,000 people who visit here each summer. Those communities are the city and town of Oneonta, which together generate 30 percent of bedtax revenues, the Town of Hartwick (25 percent) and the Village of Cooperstown (23 percent). The disagreement is over how and how much. • By the time you read this, the question will be settled for the 2015 budget year. The county Board of Representatives was scheduled to vote Wednesday morning, Dec. 3, on its 2015 spending plan. There may have been fireworks: County Rep. Ed Lentz, D-New Lisbon, planned to make a motion to allocate $150,000 in tourism-impact aid -- it’s only 10.7 percent – to locali-
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ties, and wasn’t sure how the vote would go. Check www.allotsego.com. Regardless, everybody at the Monday, Dec. 1, hearing on the budget seemed to be saying some bed-tax revenue should be distributed. As you might expect – this has been a longtime issue with him – Cooperstown Mayor Jeff Katz asked for funding ($50,000). “The money’s there, now,” said Katz, noting that, with Otsego Manor’s sale, the county board intended to reduce the
tax levy by $170,000. The very few dollars that return to individual taxpayers make it no more than a symbolic gesture, while there’s real work to be done. The mayor was quite pointed in noting that county Rep. Rick Hulse, R-Fly Creek, is the first rep in recent memory who has not supported impact aid for Cooperstown. Democrat John Kosmer did so, and so did Republican Jim Johnson. • But both Hulse and
county board Chair Kathy Clark, R-Otego, agreed there should be tourism-impact aid, but opposed a nostrings-attached giveaway. Their idea is to set aside an annual allocation – similar to the $35,000 in bed-tax money used for in-county events promotion – for tourism-related projects. When deliberations on the 2016 budget begin late next summer, “people should come to the board with specific projects,” said Clark. The county reps can then assess the merits of each idea and support the ones they like best. At the mention of $35,000, Katz called that “absurd.” And a few thousand dollars could accomplish very little. Plus, he said, the village’s commitment for the next 2-3 years is completing renovation of downtown sidewalk on Pioneer as well as Main; that’s where any money would be going. Still, it’s encouraging to find that there is agreement on the concept: Taxpayers in Oneonta, Hartwick and Cooperstown, which bear
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nother entry in the discussion: County Treasurer Dan Crowell supports dividing tourism-impact aid among municipalities according to the amount of revenue they generate. That, he believes, would encourage mayors and town supervisors to help the county with bed-tax collections. Right now, it’s hit or miss. If Crowell notices different cars with out-of-state plates parked in a particularly driveway, he can initiate enforcement. But he can’t be in one city, 24 towns and 10 villages at once. Certainly, proportionate enforcement would be fair, as well as reinforcing enforcement. But most municipalities would receive so little as to be of little benefit or impact. Still, it’s an option worth considering. the brunt of the costs of serving tourists, should get some help in doing so. • Asking the municipalities to make specific requests is sensible, too. Tourism-impact money should be used for true tourism impacts, not just diverted to local tax relief. Preferably, it should be used for projects that will encourage tourism and, therefore, more bedtax revenues. That turns an expenditure into an investment. The quick-witted mayor countered, “You don’t get
to say yes by saying no,” and he’s got a point. Still, the county board, like any public body, has a responsibility to ensure its money is well-spent. More to the point is, how much? The $150,000 Lentz is proposing seems like enough to accomplish fairly major undertakings. But the amount can be argued and agreed upon – and, then, if advisable, adjusted. The point is that the bedtax windfall is everybody’s windfall, and should be used to the benefit of all.
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Oneonta, Cooperstown County Reps Should Support Sharing Bed-Tax Revenue To the Editor: Thank you to your newspapers for the repeated suggestion that the county Board of Representatives should reform the occupancy or “bed tax.” It is inexplicable that the board seems set on ignoring this commonsense appeal, including several representatives whose own districts will suffer greatly. Tourism is one of the primary industries of our County and is led by Cooperstown, the city and town of Oneonta, and the towns of Otsego and Hartwick. Those communities collect the overwhelming majority of the tourism-related bed tax and they also
suffer the majority of the wear and tear and stresses associated with this increased tourism. It makes sense that a greater portion of the bed tax should be returned to these communities to repair their roads or otherwise expend the funds as their residents see fit. Over the past several months, the reform effort was primarily led by Mayors Miller and Katz of Oneonta and Cooperstown and Supervisor Wood from the Town of Oneonta. The initial suggestion was to increase the bed tax from 4 percent to 6 percent with the new funds being returned to the communities that generate it. This in-
crease likely would not have been noticed by our visitors and would not have taken any funds from County coffers. It was rejected by the board. The latest reform effort would abandon the bed-tax increase but still require the county to return a share of the funds to the local communities. Both plans would benefit residents of Oneonta and Cooperstown and I am at a loss as to why their representatives would reject these proposals. The Town of Oneonta government has petitioned its Representative, Janet Hurley Quackenbush, regarding the need for bed-tax
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ready to reject any proposals to reform the bed tax, purely along partisan lines. This should not be a Republican or Democratic issue. I strongly urge Representatives Hulse and Quackenbush to represent the interests of your constituents and not just your party. To the readers, please contact your county representative to encourage reasonable tax reform. This conversation will likely continue into next year. ANDREW STAMMEL Member Oneonta Town Board
48 Units Too Intense For Silver Creek To the Editor: I am very concerned about Housing Visions’ planned development of the Silver Creek properties. I’ve always favored reasonable development of this area, but I have serious misgivings about the construction of 48 housing units there. First, I worry about the stability of the hillside. Can it physically support this much construction? We
know what heavy construction of the Wilber Park Apartments did to that hillside, resulting in a massive landslide into Wilber Park, much to the detriment of that park. I fear that the hillside above Silver Creek is similarly unstable and will result in another massive landslide. Second, I am concerned about the greater volume of traffic 48 housing units
will produce, both on the steep climb from the units up to Monroe, and on the traffic on Clinton, a dangerous street in the wintertime. And Monroe east of Clinton has a narrow, one-way bottleneck. Third, because the cow path from SUNY-O onto upper Clinton provides students, faculty and city Please See SCHEELE,A6
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To the Editor: In talking with friends and neighbors this fall, every one of them commented on what a poor job the village has done in picking up leaves this year. Comments ranged from “just plain terrible; very disorganized” to “it was poorly managed and haphazard!” At three homes across the street from my house there were five piles of leaves that just sat there for over a month. I became so disgusted that I picked up and discarded all my leaves myself. Then, when it snowed, the village plowed the street and left a big pile of leaves on my curbside lawn.
reform but has so far not received a positive response. The Town of Oneonta would stand to receive in the neighborhood of $40,000 annually from bed-tax reform. While this may not sound like a lot in the grand scheme of things, this sum would allow for a reasonable increase in funds to the Town Highway Department with ZERO property tax increase to local residents. Oneontans would experience better road quality with no increased tax burden. It’s win-win for them. The final county budget workshop was held this past Monday the 3rd, and the Board appears
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Mom’s Service Built A Family, And A Community Editor’s Note: Family and friends of Joan Moyer, the former Oneonta school board president and civic leader who passed away July 28, gathered over Thanksgiving for a memorial mass. This is an excerpt from the eulogy delivered by her son, Scott, raised in Oneonta but now living with his family in San Mateo, Calif.
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ne of my favorite memories from my childhood involves my dad driving the boat and my mom on the waterskis. Mom was not a daredevil or a thrill seeker, she was a person who saw something that looked fun and said, I’ll give it a try. She taught me that life is about enjoying our time together, the joy of the opportunities we’re given, and about wonders that we find around every
interesting than it actually was. What I came to realize was that mom didn’t see my life as I did. Mom saw possibility and potential in me long before I was able to see it for myself. Like God, my mom was loving me into the person I was created to be. She never settled for the limits of my imagination. As I moved out into the world, I learned that God’s love and my mom’s love is not limited by time and space. God loves each one of us individually in every moment, and it is that love that literally holds us in existence. My mom shared that love by letting me know that she was always remembering me and loving me. How many of us received a handwritten note or a newspaper clipping that my mom Please See APPRECIATION, A6
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corner. In my teenage years, I’m sad to admit, I didn’t understand my mom at all. I’d come home from school, and she would have a million questions about my day. She seemed to mistakenly think that my life was far more
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Compiled by Tom Heitz with resources courtesy of The New York State Historical Association Library
200 YEARS AGO
Martial Hymn by Wm. Ray – Arm! Sons of freedom arm! The British legions come! Blow loud the trumpet of alarm, And roll the thund’ring drum! Fly to repel the foe! Your dearest rights to save – Crush the dire monster at a blow, Ye spirits of the brave! Shall Britons, drunk with blood, Your peaceful shores invade? Shall the fell despots of the flood, Your conquerors be made? Forbid it mighty God! My country, O forbid! No, let us nail them to the sod, As our forefathers did, December 1, 1814
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50 YEARS AGO
Residents of the Hartwick community may become owners of their own water distribution system if current plans work out to form a water district to take over the privately-owned firm which now supplies the community. The privately-owned Hartwick Water Works Company, headed by Orlo G. Burch of Hartwick village, was organized in 1896. It currently has about 150 patrons who pay a flat rate of a dollar a month for service. Its supply source, until it dried up, was a lake about a half mile east of the village on Barney Gulf Creek. Another source is a driven well and a spring southeast of Hartwick. A 150,000 gallon reservoir, in a state of disrepair, is used for storage. Treatment facilities consist of a pressure chlorinator and an electric chlorinator. December 2, 1964
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General Sherman’s orders for the march of his Army (through Georgia) were issued on November 9. General Sherman is described by a captain “as a man who has a gaunt look – about as if he got hungry when a boy and never got over it. A nervous man, never quiet, pulling his whiskers or buttoning his coat, or twisting a string or rubbing a finger – never quiet, but with a kind of look in his face that reminds one of a panther if he gets angry – fiery, keen, powerful and a genius.” December 2, 1864
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C. Hudson Smith – The father of this man, residing in Worcester, Massachusetts, writes a local paper pronouncing the San Francisco dispatches as “false.” He adds: “We have caused a thorough search by detectives, and are positive that my son has not been in San Francisco since his last disappearance. Those who have the right to think they know from ample evidence in their possession have no doubt of his fate.” It scarcely seems likely that those newspaper correspondents concocted the story published in San Francisco, as they could have had no motive. There was a fair-sized congregation at the Presbyterian Church, unpleasant weather considered, on Thanksgiving Day. The topic of Rev. Mr. Denniston’s discourse was “local attachments,” treated generally and locally in a very interesting and instructive manner. He pointed out the manifold blessings enjoyed by Cooperstown people, and the reasons which should move them to prize the attractions of their surroundings. Mr. E.A. Potter, as leader of the choir, afforded the audience a fine musical treat on this occasion, vocal and instrumental. December 6, 1889
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The Union Thanksgiving services at the Methodist Episcopal Church were very largely attended, the attendance being twenty percent greater than last year, when it was double that of the preceding year. The offering for
about the first of the year with elaborate ceremonies. The cast will include Ralph Cress as interlocutor, and end men Leslie “Sambo” Bishop, Kitty “Bones” Usinn, Edson “Rastus” Wood. Forrest “Molasses” Siegel, Thomas “Amos” Donahue, and Etta, “Amy” Rogers. Prices are 40 cents for adults and 25 cents for children under 14. December 6, 1939
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Only a few families are left to be adopted from The Freeman’s Journal Christmas Fund. Taking care of five chilDecember 2, 1839 dren is hard enough, but Christmas is a real hardship. New outfits for the children would be greatly appreciated. Ginny, Thanksgiving Hospital amounted to $11.59. The sermon by age 6 and size 6 needs tights and T-shirts; Patty, age 9, size the Rev. Edward C. Petrie of the Presbyterian church was 8-10 girls, also needs tights and T-shirts; Nancy, age 7, size the feature of the occasion. Mr. Petrie said in part: “It may 7 would like a new pink dress with tights; Tony, age 2, size be of interest to know that the first Thanksgiving service in 4T and Bobby, 8 months, size 12-18 really need new outfits. Cooperstown was held 119 years ago today, on November Some books or games would be a big surprise. 26, 1795 in the old log courthouse, the only public building December 6, 1989 in the village which stood on the corner now occupied by the Augur Bookstore. There was at that time no church edifice nearer than the Fort Herkimer Dutch Reformed church. Like Santa Claus bearing early Christmas gifts, State The first Thanksgiving sermon was preached by a PresbyteSenator James Seward brought a sack of large checks to rian minister, the Rev. Elisha Morley, who was engaged in the Cooperstown Fire Station Tuesday morning. All told, 1795 to preach for six months in Cooperstown.” the seven grants to six local organizations totaled $266,000 December 2, 1914 in state funds. Receiving grants ranging from $10,000 to $100,000 were the Cooperstown Volunteer Fire Department, the Cooperstown Chamber of Commerce, the Town On Thursday and Friday nights this week, Clark F. of Otsego, the New York State Historical Association, Simmons Post No. 579, American Legion, is sponsoring the Brookwood School and the Cook Foundation which the appearance of the Mohawk Valley Minstrels, with a oversees Brookwood Gardens. The grants will enhance the cast of twenty, made up of old-time minstrels from in and quality of life in Cooperstown, help build the community around Herkimer and Little Falls. All funds derived from and improve the local economy, Seward said. the entertainment will go toward furnishing the Post’s new December 3, 2004 headquarters which have been set up in the Hyde Building on Main Street, recently purchased by the Legionnaires. The entire building has been renovated and will be opened
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THURSDAY, DECEMBER 4, 2014
Mom’s Service Built Family, Community APPRECIATION/From A4 sent just because she was thinking of us. She cherished every relationship, when you were apart you knew you were not forgotten; when you were together, you knew there was no where else she wanted to be. ...My mom’s service was a quiet service, not seeking recognition or reward. Whether it was driving us kids around town for countless activities, or making dad a
smoothy, or planning a family reunion, or making a dish for the bereavement committee, or working for the Executive Service Corp, or gathering her book club. We were all on the receiving end of her service. It was a service that drew us in, made us feel at home, made us feel valued, made us feel special. It was a service that built family and community. A service that bound us together in love.
Can Silver Creek Property Handle 48 Housing Units? SCHEELE/From A4 residents convenient walking access to and from the campus, Clinton has lots of foot traffic, a considerable portion LETTER of which is on the street itself because upper Clinton lacks sidewalks. The result is that pedestrians’ only choice once leaving the cowpath is to walk on Clinton for the first 150 yards to Monroe, and many continue on Clinton below Monroe (where the increased traffic from the Housing Visions project will be traveling), both because they’ve started IN THE STREET and find it convenient to continue IN THE STREET. That’s a problem now for those of us driving Clinton. Increased traffic from the proposed project will exacerbate that problem, especially in the winter when the sidewalks that do exist are often not shoveled or are icy and thus more dangerous than the street because the street is usually plowed and sanded. Fourth, the ClintonSpruce neighborhood is one of Oneonta’s finest because it is quiet and peaceful.
Forty-eight housing units are as many units as now exist on Clinton and Monroe. That many new units are going to more than disturb that peace and quiet – for many, it will make residents’ lives at least uncomfortable and for some miserable. Why build so many units in such a quiet area, especially when other vacant and abandoned property is available in the city? Oneonta needs new housing and the taxes from it. However, we do not need 48 new units above Silver Creek! Twenty or 24 would be a much more reasonable number. Moreover, there are many other vacant lots in Oneonta crying out for construction. In fact, there’s one right next to my house. The city could also negotiate with SUNY-O to buy the property at 109 Clinton with its abandoned six-plex apartment house. Those excellent one-bedroom apartments might be refurbished, or the building could be replaced with a reasonable number of units there. These would be reasonable housing developments. PAUL SCHEELE Oneonta
Ugly Sweaters May Help Make Spirits Bright UGLY/From A1 holiday spirit that the Cooperstown Chamber of Commerce and the Clark Sports Center have teamed up for the Rockin’ Around Cooperstown Ugly Sweater Walk/Run and Downtown Celebration on Saturday, Dec. 6 – aka St. Nick’s day. “Ugly sweaters have come back into style,” he said. “It’s a retro thing. We all have them, and now we have an opportunity to put them to good use.” He’d heard of similar races, but after doing some research, he saw the nearest one was in New York City. The four-mile run and two-mile walk will start at 12:30, (and Main Street will be closed from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. to encourage pedestrian activity.) Participants will each get a Santa
hat and bells, “So they can jingle all the way around Cooperstown!” said Hazzard. Participants also get a coupon for a free coffee or hot chocolate from Stagecoach Coffee or a free Ommegang beer from Cooley’s. “It helps brings supporters to local businesses and restaurants,” he said. More than 100 have already registered for the race, but Hazzard expects more will register the day of. And when the race is over, there’s still plenty to do, including sleigh rides, a pooch kissing booth benefiting the SSPCA, music by Bourbon & Branch and Scattered Flurries, and the annual Pathfinder Village bell choir concert at the Baseball Hall of Fame. But don’t think you can take off
that ugly sweater when the race is run – the Ghosts of Christmas Past, Present and Future, taking time off from their performances of “A Christmas Carol” at the Farmers’ Museum, will be on hand to judge who’s sweater reigns supreme. “We had Santa last weekend and Light Up Cooperstown the weekend after,” said Hazzard. “Having this means we have three wonderful weekends to celebrate the holiday season here in Cooperstown.” But he has a tough choice to make this Saturday. “I’ve got an ugly sweater, but I also have an entire one-piece pajama outfit!” he said. “I’ve got an important decision to make.”
Mel’s, Tribute To Chef’s Wife, Is A Family Enterprise MEL’S/From A1 the right time, it’s the right time.’ I guess now was the right time.” The restaurant, in the space that once housed Sherry’s, a legendary Cooperstown soda shop, opened in early November and in the three weeks, Wrubleski’s cuisine – including specialties like fried pork belly, grilled salmon with Asian-inspired glaze and Southwest-inspired chicken – have drawn rave reviews and a packed dining room. “It’s good, classic American fare with an ethnic flair,” he said. Wrubleski, a former Webster, Mass., police officer who graduated second in his culinary class from Johnson & Wales, is Bassett’s former head of dining, and worked two years as the head chef at the Otsego Country Club. “My parents were bakers,” he said. “I’m trying to use lots of local foods, and I make almost everything from scratch.” And it’s a family affair. Daughters Natalie and Alex manage, hostess and serve, while son-in-law Steve Gunther works behind the bar. “Steve and I were living in North Carolina and
I was working in an office, but secretly, I’ve always wanted to do something like this,” said Alex. “When it came around for my dad, I felt like it was right!” But he also shares his kitchen knowledge with staff who aren’t blood relatives. “I try to show my team everything I know about hard work,” he said. “I put in 12 to 16 hour days, but the end result is that I get watch people enjoy my food.” And even more than a restaurant, it’s a chance for Wrubleski to join in the community. “My biggest passion is when I see people at the store or at the gym, and they tell me they love this place. They’ve given me so much support in this endeavor.” It’s part of the reason he makes good food at reasonable prices. A 12-ounce sirloin steak with three sides costs $23, his specialty fried haddock costs $15. “I want to take care of the locals,” he said. “I don’t want anyone to say, ‘It was good, but I can’t afford to eat there again’.” He’s also starting to offer more gluten-free and vegetarian options. MaryEllen was the chair-
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woman of the annual food drive for the Cooperstown Food Pantry, and with the one-year anniversary coming up, Wrubleski plans to honor her memory by making sure everyone in the community has enough
good food to eat. “I’m going to volunteer down at one of the food pantries on Christmas,” he said. “I realized I have to give back some of what I’ve had to those less fortunate.”
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Picturesque setting overlooking Otsego Lake. Deeded 201' of lake frontage. Many unique details such as the fossil-embedded countertop on the kitchen island. The home is well maintained and move-in ready. Come for a visit…you’ll be glad you did! ProPErty DEtaiLS —7.30 acres —Private setting —201' of deeded lake frontage —Beautiful lake views —Perennial flower beds —Raised garden beds —Asphalt paved driveway —Exterior detached garage —Well, septic —Cooperstown School District
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intErior FEaturES —2,990 sq ft —Open kitchen, dining area —Entry foyer —Living room, family room, den/office, media room —Master BR w/walk-in closet —En suite master bath —Pine, carpet, tile floors —Excellent storage —3 BRs, 3 baths
—Local fieldstone wood-burning fireplace
For Appointment Only Call: M. Margaret Savoie, Real Estate Broker/Owner – 547-5334 Marion King, Associate Real Estate Broker – 547-5332 Eric Hill, Associate Real Estate Broker – 547-5557 Don DuBois, Associate Real Estate Broker – 547-5105
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buiLDing DEtaiLS —Custom-built by well known local builder —2 stories —2 porches across each level —Cedar siding —Full concrete foundation —All mechanicals maintained and in good working order 37 Chestnut street · Cooperstown · 607-547-5622 · 607-547-5653 (fax) parking is never a problem!
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Mike Winslow, Broker 607-435-0183 Laura Coleman 607-437-4881
MLS#97683 Cooperstown PRICE IMPROVED! $89,500 Affordable well maintained 3 BR, 2 bath Fly Creek home is ready for new owners, or could be a Dreams Park rental. Comfortable 1-floor living and handicap access. 2-car detached garage w/plenty of storage! Minutes from Cooperstown and Bassett Hospital.
Bim Ashford 607-435-3971 Madeline K. Woerner 607-434-3697
MLS#89813 Middlefield $249,900 Enjoy country living w/outstanding views in this well maintained raised ranch on 17 acres. 4 BRs, 2 full baths, bright kitchen w/access to large deck. Dining area has brick fireplace w/wood-burning stove. Detached garage. Minutes from Cooperstown and Bassett Hospital.
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Authentic 1850s farmhouse features kitchen w/butcher-block counters, loft overlooking DR, exposed beams, skylights, wood floors, and large deck in the back near the babbling brook. Home was stripped to the beams, rewired, spray-foamed, and renovated in a contemporary Adirondack style. Residency includes access to Springfield boat launch and docks. Springfield — $279,000 — MLS#91862
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216 Main Street, Cooperstown • 607-547-8551 • 607-547-1029 (fax)
Dave LaDuke, broker 607-435-2405 Laura Coleman 607-437-4881 Mike Winslow, broker 607-435-0183 Bim Ashford 607-435-3971 Brian Guzy 607-547-7161
John LaDuke 607-547-8551 Madeline K. Woerner 607-434-3697
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THURSDAY-FRIDAY, DECEMBER 4-5, 2014
Action Expected On Broadband In County BROADBAND/From A1 The feasibility study’s findings were outlined Tuesday, Dec. 2, by Peter Rasmusson, CEO/Partner of FARR Techologies, based in Sioux City, Iowa, who said the company has conducted similar studies that resulted in successful projects in the upper Midwest, as well as projects in New York State and the West Coast. Later that afternoon, state Sen. Jim Seward, R-Milford, announced he has obtained a $250,000 grant as “seed money” to Ian Austin/HOMETOWN ONEONTA get the initiative through its Sandy Mathes discusses funding options for first steps. He called highbroadband. speed broadband “required technology for emergency – employing larger antennas services, economic develop- and other apparati – would ment and everyday life,” eventually reach the remainwhose lack has hindered the ing unserved 16 percent. county’s progress. It would be a “10 megaFARR’s researchers, bit down, one megabit up” Rassmusson related, found system, the next generation decades-long “dramatic of service being considered underinvestment” in broadby the FCC (Federal Comband locally by “incumbent munications Commission). carriers.” The standard now is “four To overcome this, he down, one up,” Rassmusson outlined a $30.3 million said. network that would use fiber The FARR study outlines to connect 13 “commua “three-ring” workscope. nity centers” and a wireless Construction of the first service to extend into the phase, covering the southcounty’s most rural areas. west half of the county The network will require 25 – Oneonta and Cooperstown towers in all – about a dozen included – should begin by now exist – plus 210 miles 2016, but might get started of additional fiber in addilate next year. tion to 120 miles that exists The second “ring” or and can be leased. phase would bring the The “initial network,” eastern part of the county, when complete, would proroughly from Schenevusvide broadband to 19,800 Worcester to Cherry Valley, locations, or 84 percent of onto the system the folthe county. The “build out”
lowing year. The third and final phase would include the Richfield Springs and Edmeston areas. The public-private partnership to make this happen would include four components: The County of Otsego; the Otsego Electric Cooperative, which is eager to bring its maintenance and construction crews to the table; the IDA, with its PILOTs and access to lowcost financing, and, finally, a telecom, a privately run company already in the business. At the briefing for local officials and the press on the fifth floor of 189 Main, Sandy Mathes, IDA president, said an RFQ – request for quotations – has been circulated, and discussions are to the point that the IDA it ready to act on that piece. Rasmusson said the plan – it may be viewed at www. allotsego.com – is structured to ensure the financial viability of the undertaking. The three-phase roll out helps ensure this, bringing ratepayers aboard more quickly. Mathes said grants may be available through Connect NY as soon as February, and the U.S. Farm Bill and USDA programs are seeking to extend broadband to rural area. The FARR study, however, was required before applications could be submitted; and now it is in hand.
From one landmark – the Cupola at One Atwell – 125 Bassett workers will be moving next to another, the dome of the former “Gold Dome” bank on Utica’s Genesee Street.
Bassett Moving 125 Jobs To Utica Over 5 Years BASSETT/From A1 City of Utica. Having reputable regional companies like Bassett wanting to grow and expand in Utica speaks volumes of how far the City of Utica has come over the past three years.” “The mayor agreed to give us 125 parking spaces, which was important,” said Huxtable. Huxtable said the mayor dedicated 125 parking spaces in the vicinity for use by Bassett employees. If Palmieri was elated, Cooperstown Mayor Jeff Katz was pensive. “I would like Bassett to remain focused on Cooperstown,” he said. “The absence of Bassett would be a crushing blow to the village.” “That’s ‘the game,’” he said of the news. “Any other place is going to welcome it. Some people in Cooperstown will say,
‘Fine, let them go.’ That’s not a good vision for the future.” This is Bassett’s first foray into Utica, although it has a clinic in Clinton, which is also in Oneida County, and it had been negotiation an affiliation with Rome General Hospital, on the other side of the city, but the negotiations fell apart earlier this year. According to the official announcement, Bassett had been looking at office space in Utica for the past year. Huxtable said six sites were considered before this one was chosen. A Utica location, she said, is as conve-
nient as Cooperstown for many of Bassett’s employees who live in northern Otsego County and the Mohawk Valley. The location will also allow Bassett to develop connections with SUNY/IT in Marcy and Utica College to help fill the healthcare system’s hiring needs, Huxtable said. Bassett’s new president/ CEO, Vance Brown, called the new location part of “an exciting partnership” with the City of Utica. “We’re very appreciative of the support of Mayor Palmieri and his team.”
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MLS#97606 $119,000 Quaint 3 BR, 1½ bath home in Oneonta’s east end features fenced yard, deck, nicely finished inside. Call Adam Karns @ 607-244-9633 (cell) Virtual Tour: www.realestateshows.com/745532
MLS#97599 $139,000 3 BR, 2 bath farmhouse sits on nearly 1 acre of fenced land. New roof, new floors, new paint. Call Adam Karns @ 607-244-9633 (cell) Virtual Tour: www.realestateshows.com/745530
MLS#97402 Rare Cooperstown Area Land! Owner must liquidate! 138 spectacular wooded and open acres w/views. Call Lynn Lesperence @ 607-434-1061 (cell) Virtual tour: www.cooperstownland.com
MLS#96160 $275,000 Across the Street from Dreams Park! Mint 1.4 acres. As rental, solid 8% R/R for the 13 weeks. Call George (ROD) Sluyter @ 315-520-6512 (cell) Virtual Tour: www.rodshousetour.com
MLS#97018 $249,900 2.3+ acre lawn, lake access right next door. 2-3 BRs, 2 baths, LR w/wood-burning fireplace, family room w/ pellet stove, garage/workshop. Move in immediately. Call George (ROD) Sluyter @ 315-520-6512 (cell)
MLS#93004 $224,900 Selling Under Value! 25-acre horse farm in Morris. 3-BR, 2-bath ranch, large barn, fenced pasture. Call Lynn Lesperence @ 607-434-1061 (cell) Virtual Tour: www.morrishorsefarm.com
MLS#89932 $59,900 2 BR, 1 bath quaint cottage! Country living! New roof, new kitchen. Call Gabriella Vasta @ 607-267-1792 (cell)
MLS#96011 $395,000 10 Minutes to Cooperstown! New in 2007, 3+ acres, 4 BRs, 3½ baths, finished basement, AC. Call George (ROD) Sluyter @ 315-520-6512 (cell) Virtual Tour: www.leatherstockinghomes2.com
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MLS#87446 $600,000 Restaurant – Start your own business in this turn-key business on State Highway 28, Cooperstown. Call James Vrooman @ 607-441-6619 or 603-247-0506 (cell)
MLS#93225 $86,000 Adam Karns 607-244-9633 (cell) MLS#95966 $199,900 Unique Tudor! Short walk to HS or SUCO campus. Spacious BR, 2 bath houseceilings, is close tohardwood I-88. Largefloors. 4+ BRs, 34baths, cathedral backyard, workshop/garage, small shed.(cell) Make your Call William Vagliardo @ 607-287-8568 appointment today. Priced to go this week! Virtual Tour: www.otsegocountyliving.com Virtual Tour: www.RealEstateShows.com/708598
MLS#97173 $349,000 Fly Creek colonial is a newer home with 3 BRs, 3 baths. House and barn on 1.95 acres. Call James Vrooman @ 607-441-6619 or 603-247-0506 (cell)
MLS#94912 $149,900 63.2 acres in Delaware County w/gorgeous views. Over 3,464’ of road frontage! Build that dream house, develop the land or use for recreational purposes! Call Suzanne Darling @ 607-563-7012 (cell)
MLS#93420 $169,000 Amazing Price for 71 acres in Bovina. Cabin and pond adjoining NYS land. Call Suzanne Darling @ 607-563-7012 (cell) Virtual Tour: www.RealEstateShows.com/710752
MLS#94172 $225,000 Super Low Price for this mountain top retreat in the Catskills. Call Gabriella Vasta for showing @ 607-267-1792 (cell) Virtual Tour: www.Realestateshows.com/720421
MLS#97618 $1,250/mo Unadilla - 4 BR house. Credit check and security deposit required. Call Sharon Teator @ 607-267-2681 (cell)
Peace and Quiet! Attractive Colonial on double lot of 1.75 acres. Plenty of privacy, but less than a mile from Main Street. Covered patio leads to in-ground pool w/deck, entertaining area, flower gardens, firepit. 4 BRs, 2½ updated baths, master BR w/private bath, large closet. Stylish kitchen has cherry cabinets, Corian countertops, SS appliances. Family room w/wood-burning FP, skylights and sliders to patio/pool. Formal DR w/pocket doors to spacious LR w/bay window. Partially finished basement, attached 2-car garage. Call today! $249,900 MLS#94204
MLS#96570 $239,900 Investment Potential! Positive Cash Flow! Pristine lakefront home w/4 BRs, 2 baths is Cooperstown Village home. Seller pays closing costs (up completely renovated and furnished. to w/acceptable Call$3,000 William Vagliardo @offer). 607-287-8568 (cell)
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MLS#94184 $850/mo Oneonta - 2 BR apartment includes heat, hot water. Security required, no pets, credit check. Call Sharon Teator @ 607-267-2681 (cell)
MLS#97332 $1,000/mo Oneonta - 2 BR, 2 bath apartment, everything included. Security required, no pets, credit check. Call Sharon Teator @ 607-267-2681 (cell)
Affordable New Listing!Country farmhouse set back from the road and relatively private. Nice wideplank floors upstairs with 3 BRs and a full bath. Main floor has a large eat-in kitchen, DR, LR, another BR, bath and laundry. This will make an affordable starter home with room to expand for the growing family. Short drive to Oneonta or Cooperstown. Possible use for a baseball rental?
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