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MEET DIRECTOR: Meet Virginia Kennedy, new Otsego Land Trust executive director, at a Cooperstown Chamber Business After Hours 5-7 p.m. Thursday, April 4, at the Land Trust office, Pioneer Alley. STUDYING COOPER: Papers on “Cooper at Sea” are sought by April 15 for the 19th International Cooper Conference July 8-13 at SUNY Oneonta.
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Church Rebuilt, Cindy Falk’s Work Is Done quake-proof “rubble houses.” Year two, 650 neighbors and volunteers, including the CGP professor and village trustee, started digging a new church’s foundation by hand in the hot Haitian sun. And earlier this month, Falk joined 650 neighbors and volunteers at Sunday service at the
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rebuilt church in the City of Grand Goâve. “It was pretty fantastic to attend a church service with hundreds of people that lasted three hours,” said Falk on her return to Cooperstown. Ninety percent of the city 40 Please See HAITI, A2
or the next year, riders in 1,000plus vehicles a day – county workers at The Meadows, visitors to Ommegang Brewery and riders on Oneonta Public Transit – will be inconvenienced. But looking ahead, the cloud that settled on Route 11C between Routes 28 and 33 Wednesday, March 20, when a too-tall truck slammed into a too-low truss on the 150-foot bridge over the Susquehanna, has a The Freeman’s Journal silver lining. Under the For one thing, mangled truss, Cooperstown county Highway firefighters are Superintendent relieved: Three of Ron Tiderencel their fire engines double checks the spans length. were too big to pass under the truss of the 1932 iron span; that would have slowed response if any serious blaze had broken out on the river’s east side. The replacement will be like the recent Please See BRIDGE, A3
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n the Appalachian Trail since March 1, former county planning director Terry “Blue Moon” Bliss discovered at the end of one day’s hike that the journal he’s keeping had fallen out of his pocket. Three young hikers caught up with him, and he found they had picked up his journal. Regrettably, they had torn out the first eight pages to start a fire. As of Sunday, March 24, Terry was at Clingman’s Dome, Tennessee, at 6,655 feet the AT’s highest point, 237.2 miles into his 2,180-mile hike. He’s been updating his blog every Sunday. Follow the link from www.allotsego.com
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U.S. Rep. Chris Gibson, R-19, stopped by the Richfield Springs Veteran’s Club Saturday, March 23, to support the Sons of the American Legion BBQ fundraiser. From left are vet Tom Goodale, Gibson, American Legion Post Commander Leo Mackin and Pack Leader Scott Kessler, whose Cub Scouts helped the SAL. Gibson himself is a retired Army colonel, a combat veteran with 24 years active duty.
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Falk Returns Three Times to Rebuild Haitian Village HAITI/From A1 miles outside of Port Au Prince was destroyed in the catastrophic, 7.0-magnitude earthquake that struck Jan. 12, 2010. The church was so badly damaged it had to be demolished. In 2011, Rev. Kurt Funke of the Gilbertsville Baptist Church organized a group to help with the cleanup and start reconstruction. “I volunteered to go along,â€? said Falk. Working with Conscience International, Falk and the others assisted Haitian crews A worshipper enters constructthe new church at ing so-called Grand Goâve. “rubble homesâ€? – houses made from debris built to be earthquake- and hurricane-proof. The Otsego County volunteers were directed by a translator who converted the construction bosses’ Creole into English for Canadians, British and American on site. Conscience International, a West African human-rights organization that reached out to Haitians after the quake, paid Haitian crews to do the work. “So we were helping, but they weren’t taking their jobs,â€? said Falk. Last year, Falk returned to Grand Goâve with Claudette Newman of Gilbertsville and Jake, Luke and Dakota Palumbo, Cherry Valley-Springfield students. “We were there Easter Sunday,â€? said the professor. “And on Monday, we started digging
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and work must end on Oct. 31. The best Tiderencel expects is the concrete abutments on each side of the river will be in place by season’s end, so the new beams can be laid in place the following June 15. After that, the bridge’s completion shouldn’t take long. Larry Bennett, Ommegang’s director of communications, said, even though truck traffic was permitted over the bridge, the brewery encouraged truck drivers to approach the facility on Route 33, north from Milford or south from Cooperstown. The brewery had even asked DOT to rule 11C
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between Index and Route 33 off-limits for trucks, but that never happened. With the tourist season about to begin, Tiderencel said he plans to route all truck traffic away from crowded Cooperstown for the summer. Northbound or southbound, all trucks, whether headed to the brewery, county jail or other sites, will be diverted through Milford. As for this truck, Tiderencel heard the driver had simply been following his GPS, which guided him right into the mishap. This bridge is the last of three that spanned the Susquehanna between Cooperstown and Milford. Tiderencel has been with the department 27 years, and he remembers the closing of the one at Phoenix Mills, due to instability, but also due to the narrow, windy approach from the west. It is still in place, but as a pedestrian bridge, most used by spectators at the annual General Clinton Regatta on Labor Day weekends. The Chase Mills bridge, halfway between Phoenix Mills and Milford, was removed well before that.
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n Ron Johnson’s defense, J.C. Penney’s $7 all-cotton tennis shirts are a terrific value, everyone who’s tried them attests. No doubt there are many others. That said, James Surowiecki’s column rarely fails to provide fodder for rumination, as did the one excerpted at right, published as Oneonta’s first city manager, Mike Long, delivered his first State of the City speech. Contrary to Johnson’s approach – fire, ready, aim – which so far has been a disaster (Penney lost $1 billion in the past year), Long has spent the six months since he joined City Hall last September trying to figure the City of Oneonta out. His State of the City speech shows he has accomplished that: He shows full understanding of the forces beyond City Hall’s control and within its control, that brought us to where we are, essential knowledge to moving sure-footedly ahead. Foremost, Long confirmed that Oneonta’s Mayor Dick Miller grasped the essentials when he looked at the P&L on taking office in 2010: Revenues were not rising as fast as expenses. That understanding, combined with Miller’s five-year projections, has put Oneonta among only nine solvent cities (out of 61) in New York State.
for the 2008 stock market crash. The city’s contribution rose from $617,000 to $1.5 million in four years. • While the state was imposing all these new costs, aid to localities dropped, although marginally. The city is only solvent due to a combination of luck and pluck. In the first years of the last decade, while the economy was rebounding from the Internet crash of 2000, Common Council built up the surplus, which is now being drawn down in bad times. Payroll, the city’s largest expense by far – most everybody’s, really – has been reduced incrementally by 7 percent, from 139 to 129, when people resign or retire. • Understanding what happened to us (step one) allows us to do something about it, and Mike Long has already begun to focus on that (step two that will lead to steps three, four, five, etc.): One, he connected with Cornell prof Michael Tomlan, an old acquaintance. Last fall, Tomlan and his Design Connect graduate students began planning what they call the River Corporation Commerce Park – the redevelopment of the former D&H yards between Fonda Avenue north and Fonda avenue
Penney’s Ron Johnson, left, misstepped, but Oneonta’s Mike Long has been surefooted.
The rest are broke. • In his speech, delivered to a packed Common Council chambers Tuesday, March 19, Long identified the forces that made this happen, forces that also have buffeted Otsego County’s government and the municipalities and school districts within its boundaries. Here are some of the highpoints: • Since 2008, when the national and state economic downturns began, sales-tax revenue, interest income, mortgage fees, home values and the ability of residents to pay property taxes have dropped. • Governor Cuomo’s 2percent tax cap “has significantly limited all municipal and governmental organizations from raising additional revenues.” • State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli “significantly raised” localities’ contributions to the state retirement funds to make up
“The biggest problem with (J.C. Penney CEO Ron) Johnson’s strategy is simple: He misread what Penney’s customers wanted. Doing away with constant markdowns was, on the face of it, sensible ... But Johnson failed to see how attached customers were to markdowns. ”..The way Penney implemented its plan also hurt. For one thing, Johnson didn’t test his pricing strategy – perhaps because of his experience at Apple, where market research has always been anathema.
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south. Tomlan’s students will be back over the summer to take the concept a step further. Two, he has begun conversations with Syracusebased Housing Visions, which assumes ownership of distressed properties, renovates them and sells them back on the private market, (a next step that dovetails with the conclusions of Mayor Miller’s Housing Task Force). This could be a $13 million undertaking. Three, he fast-tracked the Johnson Controls initiative, instead of rolling it out over five years, to recapture savings from energy-efficient streetlights that much more quickly. Also in the energy area, he’s seeking a grant to use methane produced by
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ompanies, especially big ones, are sometimes referred to as evil or greedy in spite of the fact that most publicly held companies strive to be good corporate citizens. Why is that? One possible explanation is that many of us don’t really understand what motivates them. A publicly held company is one that issues stock and that folks like you
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the waste-water treatment plant to generate electricity. Four, grants are being sought for a facadeimprovement program downtown. Plus, with the Bresee’s initiative reaching conclusion this year, it’s likely – fingers crossed – that developer Chip Klugo can be enticed to hopscotch into another project, and another, and ... Even something that’s received as mixed a reception as Newman Development Corp.’s 325-student housing complex on Blodgett Drive may be a blessing in disguise. Might the infrastructure upgrade that Newman requires help solve flooding problems that have bedeviled that neighborhood for
decades? Might freeing up student housing downtown allow multi-student residences to be recaptured for single-family housing, reversing the erosion of once-and-future delightful residential neighborhoods near the city’s center? We can only hope. • A full understanding of forces buffeting Oneonta (and all our local governments) is essential, but essential only as a jumpingoff point toward what’s to come. What’s the goal? A prospering, growing community that balances the needs of the colleges and the community at large? A downtown-Southside Mall collaboration that is an everstronger regional magnet for shoppers? A cultural and recreational center? As Otsego County’s first professional governmental executive, Mike Long’s success is essential to all our local governments. He’s trailblazing. If what he does works, the rest will follow. The first six months in any job are treacherous, when missteps can sour (and thus, limit) all that follows. That Mike Long has proceeded sure-footedly, evidenced in his State of the City speech – Ron Johnson, despite his vaunted credentials, didn’t – is good news for us all.
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new study finds that it is technically and economically feasible to convert New York’s all-purpose energy infrastructure to one powered by wind, water and sunlight (WWS). The plan, scheduled for publication in the journal Energy Policy, shows the way to a sustainable, inexpensive and reliable energy supply that creates local jobs and saves the state billions of dollars in pollution-related costs. Mark Z. Jacobson, a senior fellow with the Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment and the Precourt Institute for Energy, co-authored the study with scientists from Cornell University and the University of California-Davis. “Converting to wind, water and sunlight is feasible, will stabilize costs of energy and will produce jobs while reducing health and climate damage,” said Jacobson, a professor of civil and environmental engineering. The study is the first to develop a plan to fulfill all of a state’s transportation, electric power, industry, and heating and cooling energy needs with renewable energy, and to calculate the number of new devices and jobs created, amount of land and ocean areas required, and policies needed for such an infrastructure change. It also provides new calculations of air pollution mortality and morbidity impacts and costs based on multiple years of air quality data. The study concludes that while a WWS conversion may result in initial capital cost increases, such as the cost of building renewable energy power plants, these costs would be more than made up for over time by the elimination of fuel costs. The overall switch would reduce New York’s end-use power demand by about 37 percent and stabilize energy prices, since fuel costs would be zero, according to the study. It would also create a net gain in manufacturing, installation and technology jobs because nearly all
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the state’s energy would be produced within the state. According to the researchers’ calculations, New York’s 2030 power demand for all sectors (electricity, transportation, heating/cooling, industry) could be met by: • 4,020 onshore 5-megawatt wind turbines • 12,770 offshore 5-megawatt wind turbines • 387 100-megawatt concentrated solar plants • 828 50-megawatt photovoltaic power plants • 5 million 5-kilowatt residential rooftop photovoltaic systems • 500,000 100-kilowatt commercial/government rooftop photovoltaic systems • 36 100-megawatt geothermal plants • 1,910 0.75-megawatt wave devices • 2,600 1-megawatt tidal turbines • Seven 1,300-megawatt hydroelectric power plants, of which most exist According to the study, if New York switched to WWS, air pollution–related deaths would decline by about 4,000 annually and the state would save about $33 billion – 3 percent of the state’s gross domestic product – in related health costs every year. That savings alone would pay for the new power infrastructure needed within about 17 years, or about 10 years if annual electricity sales are accounted for. The study also estimates that resultant emissions decreases would reduce 2050 U.S. climate change costs – such as coastal erosion and extreme weather
damage – by $3.2 billion per year. Currently, almost all of New York’s energy comes from imported oil, coal and gas. Under the plan that Jacobson and his fellow researchers advance, 40 percent of the state’s energy would come from local wind power, 38 percent from local solar and the remainder from a combination of hydroelectric, geothermal, tidal and wave energy. All vehicles would run on batteryelectric power and/or hydrogen fuel cells. Electricity-powered air- and ground-source heat pumps, geothermal heat pumps, heat exchangers and backup electric resistance heaters would replace natural gas and oil for home heating and air conditioning. Air- and ground-source heat pump water heaters powered by electricity and solar hot water preheaters would provide hot water for homes. High temperatures for industrial processes would be obtained with electricity and hydrogen combustion. “We must be ambitious if we want to promote energy independence and curb global warming,” said study co-author Robert Howarth, a Cornell University professor of ecology and environmental biology. “The economics of this plan make sense,” said Anthony Ingraffea, a Cornell engineering professor and a co-author of the study. “Now it is up to the political sphere.” To ensure grid reliability, the plan outlines several methods to match renewable energy supply with demand and to smooth out the variability of WWS resources. These include a grid management system to shift times of demand to better match with timing of power supply, and “over-sizing” peak generation capacity to minimize times when available power is less than demand. The study’s authors are developing similar plans for other states, including California and Washington. They took no funding from any interest group, company or government agency. Rob Jordan is the communications writer for the Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment.
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THE FREEMAN’S JOURNAL A-5
BOUND VOLUMES Compiled by Tom Heitz from Freeman’s Journal archives, courtesy of the New York State Historical Association Library
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Improved Scalping Knives – A person not long since, who was permitted to proceed to Montreal on domestic business, and back to the United States, reports that he passed through one of the Indian encampments and that he saw their scalping knives, the handles of which were richly studded with Mother of Pearl, & silver mounted. They were lately imported from England and no doubt exhibited at the Tower as an improvement in the style of warlike implements put into the hands of savages to defend the bulwark of our religion. March 27, 1813
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The Mary Imogene Bassett Hospital has received the praise of State Police and a Utica Human Society official for its help in the investigation of what they suspect is a fairly widespread dog-snatching racket centered in Oneida and Herkimer counties. A dozen dogs acquired by Bassett Hospital’s research laboratories as blood donors for other dogs have been turned over to authorities after 10 of them were suspected of having entered legitimate trade channels illicitly. March 27, 1963
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Excerpts from an editorial: Mr. Cambreleng’s Report – This succinct, lucid, and ably reasoned document, embodied in our columns this week, will be read with high satisfaction by all who anxiously regard the entire separation of the fiscal operations of the general government from those of banks of every description as essential to the well-being of the business interests and political welfare of the nation. So simple, yet effective, is its presentation of the principal points of argument and objection that a careful perusal will hardly fail, we think, to carry an entire conviction of the truth and reasonableness of the positions of the report to every unprejudiced mind. And it will have this happy effect: it will increase the estimate of the manly integrity of the President, and the wisdom of his patriotic recommendations, in the minds of those who were before prompt to accord to both a high share of praise. Its important and interesting facts are undeniable; and being so, its conclusions will be ratified by the emphatic affirmative voice of the nation. William Lusk Crandal, Editor Pro Tem. April 2, 1838
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Advertisement – Spring Term of Cooperstown Seminary – Opens March 27, 1863. Pupils from a distance are expected to board in the Institution unless special arrangement is made with the Principal by the Parents or Guardian. Terms for Board: Washing, Fuel, Furnished Room and Tuition, in Common English, $40 per Term of 14 weeks. Tuition in Primary Department, or in Reading, Spelling, Arithmetic, Grammar and Geography: $4.00; Tuition in Higher English, including Common English, $7.00; Tuition in Latin and Greek, including Higher English, $8.00; Tuition in Piano Music and Vocalization, each $12.00; Use of Instrument, $3.00; Tuition in Guitar Music, $7; Tuition in French and German, each, $6.00; Tuition in Oil Painting, $11.00; Tuition in Penmanship and Book Keeping,
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March 30, 1888 A Wednesday afternoon conference series at the Mary Imogene Bassett Hospital was recently announced by single and double entry, $2; Tuition in Commercial Course, David S. Svahn, M.D., Chair of the hospital’s Continu$12.00. Address R.C. Flack, Cooperstown, N.Y. March 27, 1863 ing Medical Education Committee and Charlotte L. Hoag, Medical Education Coordinator. The programs are held from 12 noon to 4 p.m. at the Bassett Hall Conference Center, 31 Beaver Street, Cooperstown. All eight programs Excerpts from a paper titled “Our Boys” read by Mrs. W.G. Cortright of Cooperstown before the State Universal- are open to physicians, physician’s assistants, nurse pracist Sunday School Association: “How I rejoice when I learn titioners and other interested health care providers in the region. The series will begin with “Focus of the Special of a church that has cast off its fetters and entered the race Health Problems of Women” on April 6, coordinated by to overtake its young people. There is much each church can do. Let her form societies under her auspices for physi- Carol K. Beechy, M.D. March 30, 1988 cal culture. What greater need has the developing boy than of systematic physical training? Who can chaperone it better than the church? Let her have tennis courts, baseball During a fun-filled evening at the National Baseball Hall nines, rowing, skating rinks and moving picture shows of Fame and Museum, the Cooperstown Boys Varsity Basfor her young, and all the amusements possible. Some of ketball team was honored for its spectacular 26-1 season. you draw the line at the thought of the moving picture in Following a private banquet held in the Hall of Fame’s connection with the church. But, do you realize the power plaque gallery, the siblings, friends and family members of a picture? I believe, if rightly directed and supervised gathered with the team and cheerleaders in the Grand by the church, the motion picture can be made the greatest Stand Theater. Basketball coaches Dave Bertram and Todd stepping stone toward the Christian life of our childhood. Murdock, and cheerleading coach Doreen Dohlun thanked For too long, we have made the mistake of thinking these the community for its tremendous support throughout the things are the open doors to an evil life.” March 26, 1913 season. “We worked hard as a team all year long,” Coach Bertram said, “and I’m not just talking about the players. I’m talking about everyone – the cheerleaders, the fans, the parents, the community and the players.” Movie man Ted Where Nature Smiles – Good music by Ted Yale and his Spencer wrapped up the evening with a sports film tribute. Sons of Swing for a good crowd was reported at the dance March 28, 2003 held Friday evening of last week at the Fly Creek Grange
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Hall. The event was held for the benefit of the Cooperstown firemen’s uniform fund. In addition to the proceeds of the dance, the Fly Creek Grange has donated the sum of ten dollars to the fund. The Pierstown Grange has also offered the use of its hall for a dance for the fund. March 30, 1938
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A-6 THE FREEMAN’S JOURNAL
What Motivates Companies? CITIZENS/From A4 to reduce the risk to you by not putting all their “eggs” in one basket. The large institutional investors can have a significant impact on the way a company behaves. For example, state Comptroller DiNapoli just negotiated an agreement with Cabot Energy requiring Cabot to divulge what chemicals are used in its fracing fluids in exchange for keeping the State’s investment in Cabot’s stock. Having worked in a Fortune 50 and a Fortune 500 company, I can say from experience that most of the people who populate those companies’ work force were honest and ethical. They want to succeed just like we do. However, they are under tremendous pressure to produce results or profit. Where does that “pressure” come from? About 20 years ago, companies spent considerable time developing strategic plans and setting near-term and long-term goals. CEOs were rewarded based how well they met those goals. Today, there is no emphasis on the future. Stock analysts from Wall Street and institutional investors who manage the assets of things like government retirement plans only care about results for the quarter just past. CEOs meet with those analysts, often much younger and narrowly focused than the CEOs, on a quarterly basis and they live in fear that their short-term results will be deemed unacceptable by the analysts. That’s where the pressure comes from and the factors that impact upon those results are often beyond the CEOs’ control. The current debate over whether
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or not to allow fracking in New York State is a good example. Companies like Chesapeake Energy invested millions of dollars in the purchase of leases to drill and five years have elapsed with zero return on that investment. That situation, coupled with a drop in the price of natural gas, led to a 50 percent drop in the value of Chesapeake’s stock in 2012. That drop in stock value has led to dissatisfaction on the part of Boards of Directors, individual shareholders and the folks from Wall Street who aren’t happy about that scenario. Failure to produce the expected results or profit may be one of the reasons why the CEO of Chesapeake Energy retired early. The Oneonta School District faced about a $700,000 shortfall in the non-teachers and teachers’ retirement fund contributions this year. That deficit arose largely due to the underperformance of the stocks that comprise those two Funds. As a result, the school district will make up that difference. Unless the tooth fairy bails us out, this will absolutely force us to lay off staff and this will impact programs for kids. In short, it will have a very negative impact on every local school in New York State. Based upon the stock market’s recent performance, there should not be a shortfall next year – but that’s a risk we take as a society and as individuals when we invest in stocks. Contact Mike Zagata at citizenvoices@hotmail.com
To the Editor: I wish to correct an error The Freeman’s Journal made on the front page of its March 14 edition. In the first paragraph of an article entitled “Goodbye to “Redskins,” it erLETTERS roneously stated: The “Redskins nickname will be no more.” Nothing could be farther from the truth. The “Redskins” will live in the hearts and minds of thousands of alumni for the remainder of our lives. No actions by any board can erase 100 years of tradition and honor. I spent 12 years at CCS, as did both of my children. My athletic director in my early years was “Red” Bursey. In all those years I never, not once, heard a de-
rogatory connotation to the name Redskins. I believe said name offends only those who want and freely choose to be offended. The few who must alter the culture, traditions and history of the many. The whiners who must crusade for the current cause célèbre. I find It most interesting that when we talk diversity, inclusion, and so on, it always seems to apply to the few. Consideration of the few must dominate the many. The majority must be subjugated by the vocal minority. There used to be an axiom, “majority rules.” Apparently not so at CCS. A board member was quoted as saying a few students were offended by the nickname so we must change. What about the many, myself included, who are
greatly offended by dropping the name. Offending us apparently is OK. I believe the school board itself knew it was acting shamefully and dishonorably. The first resolution passed by the board, unanimously, honored the Redskins nickname as “giving form and substance to the competitive nature, institutional pride and indomitable spirit that characterized the student body, past and present.” The need for such a mea maxima culpa gives obvious testimony to their guilt. Shame on the board, shame on the administration. Long live the CCS Redskins. A. FRED LEMISTER CCS Class of 1964
To the Editor: My letter is in response to Mary Anne Whelan’s letter to repeal the Second Amendment. I, too, was at the March county board meeting voicing my concern over the new so called SAFE Act. The point that was trying to be made was that, given the current trend that you and your other Constitution killers would like to take this state and country is: What’s next? The sportsmen and women as a whole contribute a hefty sum of money to this state and country, far more than any leftist group ever thought of doing, and voluntarily, I might add. Further restrictions or fees imposed on law-abiding gun own-
ers is unfair and unwarranted. You mention the numbers of people who died from gunrelated incidents, but I didn’t see any numbers of the people who die from hammers, baseball bats, knives or cigarettes. Every year in the United States about 450,000 people die from cigarettes and another 60,000 from second-hand smoke – and alcohol related deaths, 13,000. You also missed the entire point about how these laws were passed. If these new laws were so good, why are almost all of the counties in New York opposing them? Not to mention all of the sheriffs who are not on board. Are we all wrong? I accept the Constitution in
its entirety and believe that the Founding Fathers got it right. So I suggest to you if you want to live in a country where there are no firearms and no Constitution, there are always China, Russia, and any other country whose government thinks they know what was best for you, and move there. If a law-abiding person legally owns a firearm, why is your job to regulate what he or she should be able to own? The reason the Founding Fathers wrote the Second Amendment is in case the government ever forgets that there is a First Amendment. Argue that. JOSEPH ROTOLO, JR. Oneonta
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Rev. John Clark Young, 69; Pastor In Burlington Green, Schuyler Lake BURLINGTON FLATS – Rev. John Clark Young, 69, pastor at the Burlington Green Baptist Church and the Universal Unitarian Church in Schuyler Lake from 1986 until retiring in 2006, passed away Friday afternoon, March 22, 2013, in the woods near his home. John was born Jan. 9, 1944, in Somerset, N.J., the son of John S. and Elizabeth H. (Richvalsky) Young. He graduated from the Bridgewater Raritan (N.J.) High School, Class of 1963, then joined the Air Force and served at New Amsterdam Air Force Base in Holland as an automotive repairman in support of forces providing air defense for the NATO countries. He was honorably discharged in 1967 and served with the Reserves until 1969. Upon his return to New Jersey,
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John was employed by Somerset Valley Construction as a heavy equipment mechanic until 1973. He then moved to Burlington Flats, where he met Irene C. Banner. They were married June 11, 1977, at the Cooperstown United Methodist Church . John was employed at Skinner & Damulis in Richfield Springs from 1976 until 1983. Since 1987, John had owned and operated John Young Repair on Angel Hill Road. While attending the Schuyler Lake United Methodist Church in the late 1970s, John was called to the ministry. His passion was preaching The Word and he served as a lay pastor for the Schuyler Lake and Wells Bridge United Methodist churches from 1984 until 1986, when he began his pastorate at Burlington Green and
helping hand, and was the master at fixing anything. In addition to his wife of 35 years, he is survived by his children, Holly E. Dodd and her husband Douglas of Burlington Flats, Sara J. Young of Gloucester, Mass., Margaret L. Young of Richfield Springs and Joshua John Young of Burlington Flats; his grandchildren, twins Alex E. and Ashley C. Peretin, Petra N. Peretin, Clark Z. Young and Douglas C. Dodd; his brothers, Richard C. Young and his wife Renee of Debary, Fla., Frederick A. Young and his wife Jacqueline and Stephen Bruce Young, all of Burlington Flats; sisters and brothers-in-law, Judy and Bruce Brown of Oneonta and Janet and Robert Adam of Lady Lake, Fla.; and several nieces, nephews and cousins.
In addition to his parents, John was predeceased by his daughter, M. Petra Young, on Oct. 30, 1992, and his grandson, Raymond Peretin, Jr. on Aug. 11, 1990. The funeral service will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday, March 27, at the Church of Christ Uniting, 14 Church Street, Richfield Springs, with John’s brother, Richard C. Young, officiating. Memorial contributions may be made to First Baptist Church of Burlington, 281 County Highway 16, Burlington Flats, NY 13315 or Family Worship Center Church for the distribution of Bibles to Third World nations in their own language at Box 262550, Baton Rouge, LA 70826. Funeral arrangements are entrusted to Connell, Dow & Deysenroth Funeral Home.
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RIVERDALE – Wilbur Davis, 101, who donated the land that became the Betty and Wilbur Davis State Park in Westford, passed away on March 19, 2013. He was born in 1911, in Kentucky, to Mildred and Ernest Davis. He was married to Betty Yancovich Davis for 76 years. She passed away in 2012. They had lived in Brooklyn and in Riverdale. Wilbur was employed as a funeral director with Fairchild & Sons Funeral Homes in Brooklyn for 43 years. He was an avid sportsman, and shot his last deer at the age of 99 years. He was an accomplished taxidermist. Betty and Wilbur enjoyed and maintained 190 acres of land in the Town of Westford, which they shared with family and friends that frequently hunted and fished
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HOUSE FOR RENT VILLAGE OF COOPERSTOWN. Large 4 bedroom, 1 1/2 bath with new kitchen, hardwood floors, nice 2nd level deck and good size back yard. Close to all amenities. $1800 per month including all utilities. Tenant is responsible for phone and internet only. Offered by John Mitchell Real Estate. Contact Michael Swatling (607) 264-3954 TFN House for rent: Newly remodeled 4 bedroom, 2 bath. Country setting, great views, 3 acres. Laundry. No smoking. Pet possible. Cooperstown schools. $1,400 a month. Available immediately. Contact Rob at 607 434-5177, Benson Real Estate. TFN
House for Rent: 4 bedroom, 2 bath, 2000 sq. ft, laundry, walk to everything, hospital, grocery stores, main st. Available now through May 31, ‘13, $1,000/mon. plus heat. Contact Rob at 607 434-5177, Benson Real Estate. TFN Central Cooperstown Village House for Rent: 5 bedroom, 2.5 bath, laundry, garage, large lawn area, walk to everything. $1600/month plus util. Contact Rob Lee, 607- 434-5177, Benson Agency Real Estate. TFN Lovely three bedroom home in immaculate condition with top of the line appliances, attached one car garage, fireplace, two bathrooms, excellent closet and storage space, in the Village near the lake with spectacular lake views. For lease at $1900. per month
plus utilities, snow removal, garbage removal and lawn care. References required. Please call Ashley-Connor Realty at 607-547-4045. TFN RETAIL SPACE FOR RENT 2000 SQ FT COMMERCIAL SPACE FOR RENT. Located in Cooperstown on Railroad Avenue. Wide open floor plan with phone, high speed internet and power connections spread throughout the space. Electric, Heat and Garbage are included in the asking price of $1800 per month. Offered by John Mitchell Real Estate. Contact Michael Swatling (607) 264-3954 TFN Commercial rental; Near the only stop light in Cooperstown. Plenty of off street parking for clients and employees. Newly renovated. 1/2 bath. 1,400 sq ft.
Call Hubbell’s Real Estate for details. 607-547-5740. TFN FOR RENT: Main Street business location in the village of Cooperstown........525 square feet of space....$750.00 per month.....includes heat, water, trash removal. Two year lease required. Call Lamb Realty at 607-547—8145 for additional information. TFN Turn-key Greek/American restaurant at busy State Routes 7/23 location. Seating for 20 and brisk takeout and delivery in place now. Lease will be $1,200 per month with tenant purchase of equipment. Plenty of storage space. Low overhead. Contact Rodger Moran at Benson Agency Real Estate. 607-287-1559. TFN
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‘Game Of Thrones’ Inspires Ommegang ALE/From A1 viewers with the show’s fantasy world. (Separately, HBO commissioned a blood-orange energy drink for “Tru Blood,” a vampire show.) “They thought we would be a good fit for this project,” said Capozza. “It’s not just a brew-for-license beer. We didn’t just make a beer and slap an HBO label on it.” The ale’s inspiration is the Lannister family, which at the end of season two controlled the Iron Throne of Westeros, the fictional land. They’re fair-haired, thus the blond ale. They’re devious, too, hence “Grains of Paradise,” a complex and peppery spice. “The brewing staff” – Justin Forsyth was staff brewer on the project – had conversations with the producers about the themes and nuances of the show and tweaked the recipe until it was just right,” said Capozza. The show has been recognized for quality: Peter Dinklage, as scheming cousin Tyrion Lannister, won an Emmy. “Worldclass beer for world-class programming,” said Capozza. “We’re a good fit.” The beer debuted March 8 at the Alamo Drafthouse’s Mondo Gallery in Austin, Texas, in conjunction with a “Game of Thrones” art show, featuring original, series-inspired portraits and screen prints by over 30 artists. Locally, Iron Throne Ale was the star of the brewery’s monthly “Great Beer Deserves Great Food” dinner on March 15, paired with the first course offerings of smoked goose breast, deviled quail eggs, Hennepin mustard, pickled
grapes and figs, gone, it’s gone. and brown bread. IF YOU WATCH: A second “Game of Thrones” beer is in the “Tickets were third season pregone almost imworks for mieres at 9 p.m. mediately,” said later this year, Sunday, March 31, Steve Hamilton, but Capozza on HBO. assistant events is sworn to coordinator. “It’s secrecy as to the most highly anticipated which family will take the event we’ve had.” Ommegang throne. But she Some 26,000 gallons of would say, “There’s somethe beer were brewed, 30 thing about Ommegang percent more than initially that’s pure magic.” planned. But when it’s
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2012 Cub Cadet LX410 4WD w/ldr–30 hrs; (5) Cub Cadet EX2900/3200 4WD tractors w/ldrs like new w/very low hrs; Cub Cadet 8404 4WD tractor w/ldr–420 hrs; (4) Cub Cadet SC2400 4WD w/ldr and very low hrs; (4) Cub Cadet 5252 4WD; Cub Cadet EX450 w/ldr; Cub Cadet SX3100 w/cab and snowblower-like new; Cub Cadet 5254 4WD w/cab ldr and snoblower; Cub Cadet 5234; Cub Cadet 7260; Cub Cadet EX2900 w/front blade-low hrs; JD2305 4WD w/ldr, backhoe and snowblower-259 hrs!!; (2) JD 2310 4WD w/ldr and mwr–low hrs; Mahindra 3215 4WD w/ldr and backhoe; Mahindra 4110; IH Cub LoBoy 185; 2011 AMF Max II 6-wheel amphibious UTV; JD 4x4 Gator w/cab; Polaris Sportsman 500; Polaris Sportsman 450; Yamaha450 4x4; Cub Cadet Big Country 2x4; JD Gator 2x4; More traded by auction day!
50+ CUB CADETS
(10) Cub Cadet 3000 series 16-25 hp w/mowers, power steering and some w/snowblowers; (4) Cub Cadet Super garden tractors; (25) Cub Cadet 2000 series 16-25 hp-many like new; (15) Cub Cadet 1000 series 10-18hp; Several older Cub Cadets including a 100; 129 and more traded in by auction day.
COMMERCIAL MOWERS
2012 Cub Cadet Tank SZ60; (10) Late model Cub Cadet Zero-Turn mowers including Tank; M series; and Z Force series 44-, 48-, 54-, 60-inch; Toro 4500D commercial mower; Toro Groundsmaster; JD 525; Goosen G350 Vac; and more coming in!
50+ TRACTORS OTHER BRANDS
(28) John Deeres 8-25 hp including 330 diesel; 325; 345 liquid; 265; and many others; Plus at least 25 more tractors various brands including Kubota; Toro; Wheel Horse; Case and other various brands; plus others not listed.
FARM TRACTORS and CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT
JD450J dozer; JD450C dozer; JD675B skid steer; Ford 800; Ford 640; IH340; Nuffield; Case VAC; AC190 dsl w/ ldr; more traded daily
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(10) new 3-pt rototillers; (10) new 3-pt finish mowers; (10) new 3-pt bush hogs; (10) new 3pt stone rakes; (10) new 3pt blades; (20) new 3-pt ballast boxes; (10) new chainsaws; (20) new hedge trimmers; (10) new baggers; (10 ) new spin spreaders; (30) Briggs engines new in the box ; (10) sets compact tractor tires; 20 pallet lots misc new equipment
100+ PCS MISCELLANEOUS NEW and USED EQUIPMENT
Tillers; dump carts, push mowers, chippers, baggers, generators; log splitter; 3-pt hitch implements including mowers, blades, york rakes, (5) 3-pt snowblowers including 84 in; 78 in; 72 in and 48 in; (10) pallet lots of misc. parts, owners manuals, parts equipment row and much more!!!
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NOTE: The best selection of clean Cub Cadets anywhere! Auction under big tent, rain or shine. All tractors will drive through the tent. This auction features top quality equipment and you set the price!! These tractors are all reconditioned and ready to mow. Many have snowblowers, tillers, cabs, etc. Iver says business has been good and it is again time to clean house for a big spring season. Plan to attend, it’s a great opportunity!!!
Selling 10 AM SHARP!!! TERMS: Cash or good check only! All items sold “as is.” List is subject to change.
Owner: Springfield Tractor 315-858-2578 Auctioneers: MacFadden & Sons, Inc. Rt. 20 Sharon Springs, NY 518-284-2090
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4914 State Hwy. 28, CooperStown 607-547-5933 75 Market Street, oneonta 607-433-1020
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New Listing! MLS#88291 - Great building lot! 9+ acres w/extensive road frontage on both sides. Only a few minutes from Cooperstown and all its amenities. $65,900 Call Donna Anderson @ 607-267-3232
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Land listing! MLS#86611 - Shared lake access to Canadarago Lake w/dock. Excellent views of the lake w/treed protection of north side of this excellent building lot. Easy access to hwy. $29,900 Call Rod and Barb @ 315-520-6512
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MLS#87990 - 45+/- acres, 1800+/- ft road frontage, open, rolling hillside, views. Prime land on country road between Fly Creek and Cooperstown. $175,000 Call Kathy Fistrowicz @ 607-267-2683
E ! IC CED R P DU RE Land listing! MLS#87725 - Price is negotiable! Make an offer on this scenic place! Owner is anxious! Nearly 3.5 acres of building lot w/great views of Canadarago Lake. Private lane access, water access, dock, and low taxes. $79,000 Call Rod and Barb @ 315-520-6512
MLS#82266 - Perfect picture for your new home. 19 acres of total privacy in Danube. Possible owner financing. $45,500 Call Bobbie @ 518-265-0645
MLS#84000 - Log cabin, 4-car garage, 5 acres. State land nearby. $186,900 Call Carol Olsen @ 607-434-7436
New listing! MLS#87961 - 3 BR, 2½ bath home features oak floors, kitchen and dining area w/island, LR w/woodburning stove, den w/french doors and access to side deck. Upstairs master BR w/large closets and private bath. Wrap-around porch, covered breezeway, 2-car garage w/ woodstove and second story. Cooperstown School District. $339,000 Call Kristi Ough @ 607-434-3026
New listing! MLS#87476 - Beautiful location! Well maintained 3 BR, 2 bath ranch on 1½ acres, close to downtown Oneonta. Features hardwood floors, modern kitchen, large DR, large master suite. Full basement is ready to finish. Motivated sellers. $128,500 Call Tom Platt @ 607-435-2068
MLS#84612 – Location, seclusion, views on 10.8 acres! Close to Oneonta and Delhi, this secluded location is convenient to schools, hospitals and shopping. $199,000 Call Adam Karns @ 607-244-9633
MLS#84743 – Close to the city, this raised ranch offers privacy, 3 BRs, 2 baths, kitchen, DR, family room, LR. Rooms are bright and sunny. Home is well maintained. $185,000 Call Linda Wheeler @ 607-434-2125
MLS#87005 - Farmhouse, barn, 20 acres, for one low price. $159,000 Call Carol Olsen @ 607-434-7436
New listing! MLS#88326 - In Cooperstown Village (Irish Hill), this well maintained and upgraded home has open floorplan LR/DR, wood-burning fireplace, newer cherry floors and pellet stove. Property is being sold below assessed value. Cooperstown School district. $265,000 Call Jim Vrooman @ 603-247-0506
New listing! MLS#86980 - Solid 4 BR apt over commercial office space or storefront. Home features hardwood floors throughout, spacious rooms w/high ceilings, built-in cupboards and shelves, Wood-Mode kitchen, walk-up attic, 2-car attached garage, and 4-bay detached garage. $189,900 Call Tom Platt @ 607-435-2068
MLS#86909 - Cedar raised ranch w/4 - 5 BR, 3 full baths, open DR and LR w/fireplace, family room, kitchen and bath w/skylights, 3 decks, 2 patios, 4+ car insulated, heated garage w/water, barn, pool, 2 tax parcels. Close to Cooperstown and Oneonta w/Milford schools. $289,000 Call Kathy Fistrowicz @ 607-267-2683
New Listing! MLS#88323 - Charming Craftsman Cape features 3 BRs, 2 wood-burning fireplaces, window seat, leaded glass windows, built-in cabinets and shelving, hardwood floors, kitchen w/Jenn-Air appliances. Deck overlooks ½-acre backyard and 2-story carriage barn. $149,900 Call Tom Platt @ 607-435-2068
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Great commercial opportunity! Building has 2 offices, bathroom, large open space w/concrete floor, high ceilings, loading dock and 2 drive-in bays with overhead doors. Over 2 acres of land for equipment storage or parking. New metal roof on front part of the building. Easy access to Interstate 88 and plenty of room for large trucks to drive in and out if needed.
$159,900 MLS #87371
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New Listing MLS#87635 - Great location, close to Chobani and NYCM, this 3 BR ranch is also close to great trout fishing and the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown. $149,000 Call Adam Karns @ 607-244-9633
Charming turn-of-the-century home features hardwood floors, 3 open living spaces, formal DR, kitchen and ½ bath on first floor. Great space w/separate entrance—perfect play room, office or den. Second floor has 4 BRs, full bath, and laundry. Give us a call today to see this great home. $149,000. MLS#88300
Lizabeth Rose, Broker/Owner
New listing! MLS#86056 - 3 BR, 2 bath ranch w/attached garage is set on 11 acres w/beautiful views. Solid home w/ wood-burning fireplace, master BR suite, spacious rooms, deck, and dry basement. Close to Oneonta, Cooperstown, and Norwich. Aggressively priced below full market value. $169,900 Call Tom Platt @ 607-435-2068
New listing! MLS#88107 - Move-in ready 3 BR, 2 bath home on 10 acres offers large eat-in kitchen w/island, LR w/woodstove, master suite w/walk-in closet, garden tub & shower. Outside deck to view pond, stream, and wildlife. $149,900 Call Kristi Ough @ 607-434-3026
Charming Stone Home on 31 Acres
Tabor Road Westford $229,000 MLS#88198
This wonderful stone cottage will transport you to the English countryside. Handcrafted by an artisan, this home has beautiful character. It is completely self-sufficient, able to create its own electricity from a hydro-electric power source. Includes tons of space and storage for vehicles. A perfect summer getaway or year-round home.
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(7668) Welcoming 4 BR/2 bath remodeled home offers large rooms, office, formal DR, gas woodstove, newer windows, modern kitchen, laundry room, garage, newer roof, newer electric, rocking-chair front porch. Cooperstown Schools. Hubbell’s Exclusive—$249,000
(7546) Nearly new 3 BR/2 bath lakefront home features butternut flooring, hand-hewn beamed ceilings, custom kitchen w/oak cabinets, fireside benefits. Welcoming 1 BR separate Gothic-inspired guest house, large deck w/hot tub, shed w/electric, 2 boat lifts, dock for 9 boats, concrete sea wall, parking for 4 cars. Cooperstown Schools. Hubbell’s Exclusive—$595,000
(7434) This 6 BR/2 bath residence is just 8 miles from Cooperstown. Original millwork, eat-in kitchen, woodstove, 2 new furnaces, spacious layout, den, replacement windows, plank flooring, wrap-around front porch. 2-story barn, pole barn, plus a 1 BR cottage, completely remodeled. Richfield Schools. Hubbell’s Exclusive—$189,900
60 open And Wooded Acres
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(7608) Well-kept 3 BR/3 bath chalet offers wrap-around deck, den, open floorplan, gas fireplace. Main-level master suite w/access to deck, modern kitchen, DR, lake privileges, 2-car garage. Park-like setting with mature gardens and trees. Cooperstown Schools. Hubbell’s Co-Exclusive—$419,000
(7452) Tucked away on a well-maintained dead-end road. Good for building lots or your own private getaway. Just 4 miles to Cooperstown. Possible owner financing. Cooperstown Schools. Hubbell’s Exclusive—$149,000
Three 5+ Acres LoTs
(6474) Private, quiet road. Wooded. Owner financing. Pierstown area, 3 miles from Cooperstown. Cooperstown Schools. Buy all 3 at a great price! Hubbell’s Exclusive—$110,000 for each lot
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(7046) This 3 BR residence is sited on 1.5 acres. Enticing home offers knotty pine eat-in kitchen, LR w/hardwood flooring, convenient breezeway, garage w/overhead storage. Near Dreams Park. Milford Schools. Hubbell’s Exclusive—$109,000
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This is the original 1880 Fly Creek 3-room schoolhouse with the original school bell on the roof. The building has been carefully renovated and converted into a home with a studio apartment. The high-ceiling LR is open to the kitchen and dining area. There are 3 BRs and bath on the second floor; studio apt w/full bath on main floor; and family room, bath/laundry and guest BR on lower level. An attached 2car garage and a workshop/barn complete this unique property. exclusively offered by Don Olin Realty at $749,000 For reliable, honest answers to any of your real estate questions, Don Olin Realty at 607.547.5622 or visit our website www.donolinrealty.com For Appointment Only Call: M. Margaret Savoie – Broker/Owner – 547-5334 Marion King – Associate Broker – 547-5332 Don Olin – Associate Broker – 547-8782 Eric Hill – Associate Broker – 547-5557 Don DuBois – Associate Broker – 547-5105 Tim Donahue – Associate Broker – 293-8874 Cathy Raddatz – Sales Associate – 547-8958 Jacqueline Savoie -Sales Associate -547-4141 Carol Hall - Sales Associate -544-4144
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