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HOMETOWN ONEONTAamp The Otsego-Delaware Dispatch

HOMETOWN ONEONTA OTSEGO COUNTYrsquoS LARGEST CIRCULATION NEWSPAPER2010 WINNER OF The Otsego County ChamberKEY BANK SMALL BUSINESS AWARD

Volume 6 No 16

City of The Hills

Ian AustinHOMETOWN ONEONTANative Oneontan Norma Anderson home for the holidays watches daughter Linneah sled behind OHS after a re-cent snow After below zero temperatures in recent days a high of 45 was predicted this weekend

Cooperstown May-or Jeff Katz joined Oneonta Mayor Dick Miller on dais

Joe Sutaris senior vice presi-dent for Community Bank which sponsored the State of the State breakfast welcomes 120 attendees

Bob Hanft a member of the county IDA board questions the delegation about mu-nicipal consolidations

Scott Davis partner in Country Club Automotive is recognized as the new chair of the Otsego County Chamber board With him is wife Kathy

Two leading anti-fracking activists retired Mobil executive vice president Lou Allstadt and Dallas oilman Chip

Northrup have concluded there is too little natural gas beneath Otsego County to make the controversial gas-extraction method viable

The two will outline their findings which are controversial among fracking opponents at 7 pm Thursday Jan 17 at Foothills Public welcome For a report after the presentation visit

WWWALLOTSEGOCOM

FRACKING FOES FINDINGSSTIR ACTIVISTSrsquo ANTIPATHY

EfficiencyEmbracedBy County

Jim KevlinHOMETOWN ONEONTA

State Sen Jim Seward R-Milford

addresses 120 busi-nesspeople gath-

ered at the Otsego County Chamberrsquos State of the State

breakfast Tuesday Jan 7 at Foothills

Others are from left Mayors Dick Miller

Oneonta and Jeff Katz Cooperstown Assemblymen Pete Lopez and Bill Ma-

gee and Congress-man Chris Gibson

Rick Hulse

ATTENTION ALL BRIDESTO PREPARE FOR WEDDING EXPO 2014 AT FOOTHILLS SEE B2-3

By RICHARD WHITBY

This year will be a big one for economic develop-ment Otsego Countyrsquos

state delegation and US Rep Chris Gibson R-19th told 120 business and community leaders Tuesday Jan 7 at the Otsego County Chamberrsquos annual State of the State Breakfast at Foothills Performing Arts Center

Congressman Gibson was joined by state Sen James Seward R-Milford Assembly-

men Bill Magee D-Nelson and Peter Lopez R-Schoha-rie and Mayors Dick Miller of Oneonta and Jeff Katz of Cooperstown Each made opening remarks before sitting as a panel to answer questions from the audience

To begin Chamber Presi-dentCEO Barbara Ann Heegan detailed the organizationrsquos ldquopublic policy agendardquo for the year which contained four ldquocore initiativesrdquo improving the regulatory environment and

Please See BREAKFAST A7

PROSPERITY HERE WE COMEGood Things Await In 2014 Countyrsquos Politicians Tell State Of State Breakfast

OWL Presi-dent Aaron Sorensen paints the walls of the former Palace Cigar with the color Free donated by Sherwin Williams preparing a ldquoplay spacerdquo to open Sat-urday Jan 19

Ian AustinHOMETOWN ONEONTA

Youngsters Due In Palace Cigarndash But Itrsquos Not What You Think

lsquoOwlrsquos Nestrsquo Aims To Challenge Youngsters To Learn Grow

By LIBBY CUDMORE

Peek inside the big front win-dows of former Palace Cigar Store at 277 Main St and

you wonrsquot see wire racks of maga-zines or rows of cigar boxes

Instead the walls are bright pink

with green carpeting laid down and children cutting old ldquoShazamrdquo and ldquoMistyrdquo comics into collages and artwork You might even see a few kids curled up right there in the win-dow reading quietly among books and pillows

Opening Saturday Jan 18 the Please See OWL A6

Consultant To ApplyLessons Of BusinessTo Local Government

34 Pioneer St middot 547-9611wwwtunnicliffinnnet

HaPPy Hour luncH 11 to 4pm$495each Six great entreacutees only $495 eachSoda and coffee $1 each

Our SpecialsAll Winter LongFri and Sat SPecialS 4 to 10 pm$1495eachlobster Filet Mignon amp Scampi or Prime rib

12 off all drinKS

KidS Menu$495 each available all day

$2295each Surf amp turf Fri amp Sat 1 lb whole lobster and your choice 8 oz filet mignon or 10 oz prime rib with baked potato

tueSday SPecial 4 to 9pm$6 dinnerS Six entrees to choose fromFri amp Sat 4 to 10pm

In ldquoThe Pitrdquo under the Tunnicliff Inn

By JIM KEVLIN

COOPERSTOWN

Rick Hulse Jr R-Fly Creek a business consultant turned

Otsego County representa-tive uses terms like ldquofunc-tional process maprdquo and ldquocontinuous improvementrdquo

That may sound dis-sonant to the untutored but itrsquos music to the ears of Kathy Clark R-Otego who was unanimously reelected county board chair at the reorganization meeting Tuesday Jan 2

So harmonious with her larger goals in fact that Clark has created a Government Efficiency Committee and named the fresh-man Hulse who in his private life is manag-ing director of Xonitek Consulting Group to chair it

ldquoYoursquove got this talent NOW Yoursquove got Please See HULSE A6

WEST ONEONTA

The Democrats took control of the Oneonta Town Board in the

Nov 5 elections but the impacts are mixed so far

Mon-day Jan 6 Democrat Joe Camara-ta took over the chair-manship of the Plan-ning Board replacing long-time

Republican chair Kellie Place according to Town Supervisor Bob Wood

But when the Town Board met Wednesday Jan 8 it planned to name a Republi-can Trish Riddell Kent to the vacancy created when Republican Janet Hurley Quackenbush was elected to the county board

ESSAY CONTEST The OCCA is sponsoring an essay contest for middle-schoolers on the question ldquoWhat does lsquothink global act localrsquo mean to yourdquo Nine winners go to DECrsquos weeklong Environmental Education Camp next sum-mer For details e-mail adminoccainfoorg or call 547-4488

RepublicanDemocrat FillTown Posts

Trish Kent

A-2 HOMETOWN ONEONTA

HOMETOWN PeopleFRIDAY JANUARY 10 2014

HVCC HONORS Keshia Robinson of Oneonta a Bereavement Studies major is on the Presidentrsquos List at Hudson Valley Community College for the fall semester

FRIENDS SURPRISE DEB TAYLOR ON LAST DAY WITH COUNTY TOURISM

Ian AustinHOMETOWN ONEONTADeb Taylor in red blouse arrived late at her Oneonta office from a meet-ing on Friday Dec 27 to find friends and well-wishers waiting to surprise her on her retirement as county tourism director and to bid her best in her role at the newly privatized Tourism Bureau in Cooperstown Next to Deb is county Rep Betty Anne Schwerd R-Edmeston Standing from left are Foothills President Carol Blazina Amy Lieberman Stacey Michael John Maney Bruce Hodges Marcy Birch Leigh Eckmair and Jean Lyon

Ian AustinHOMETOWN ONEONTAWith their parts kit in hand members of the RoboKronos the Otsego 4H FIRST Robotics Team 4203 ndash Gavin Smith Linda Zheng Josh Grimm Chase Thomas Meg Naraparajo and Benji Black-well ndash work at brainstorming ideas for how theyrsquoll build this yearrsquos robot during their second meet-ing at the Oneonta Masonic Lodge on Sunday Jan 5 This yearrsquos robot must be able to catch an inflatable ball move and shoot the ball through a hoop The team has six weeks to build their robot before competing in the regional competition March 13-15 in Troy

ROBOKRONOS START YOUR ROBOTSenate CommitteeNames Drugovich To Task Force OnHigher Education

Hartwick College President Dr Mar-garet L Drugovich

has been appointed to US Senate bipartisan task force on government regulation of higher education

Created in November by the Sen-ate Com-mittee on Health Education Labor and Pensions the task force will review federal regulations and reporting requirements affecting col-leges and universities and suggest ways of streamlining to Congress

Drugovich

Roger PeltzmanA talented classical pianist who has performed six solo recitals at Carnegie

Hall Roger Peltzman comes to Cooperstown for a very special showJanuary 11 at 730 pm

The Otesaga Resort Hotel Cooperstown

Upcoming eventRedline

Saturday February 8The Otesaga Resort Hotel

MoreyrsquosFamily RestaurantRoute 7 (East End) Exit 16 off I-88 Oneonta

607-432-6664 bull moreysfamilyrestaurantcom

10 dinner specialsRoast turkey wdressing

Roast pork loin wdressing

Baked Virginia hamChopped sirloin

Homemade meatloafliver bacon and onionsgrilled chicken breast

pork chopsstir-fried chickenvegetarian garlic

herb pasta

Monday-Friday4 to 8 pm

$795 Includes

potato or rice pilaf

tossed salad country toast

Our fabulous salad bar for

only $2 moreTake-outs available

Specializing in natural wines from small vineyards

Gift cards available

6 Dietz Street Oneonta (where Dietz meets Wall Street)

607-267-4791Tuesday-Friday 2 to 7 pm bull Saturday 10 am to 7 pm

Sustainable CommunitiesCreating a Durable

Local EconomyWednesday January 15 at 7 pm

Otsego County Courthouse193 Main Street Cooperstown

Lecture by author

Bruce Seifer

Seiferrsquos lecture will be based primarily on his recent book Sustainable Communities

Creating a Durable Local Economy reflecting his 30 years as an economic consultant

in VermontThe lecture will examine a framework for local sustainable economic development

Sponsored by Sustainable OtsegoCo-sponsored by Otsego 2000 OCCA and

The Freemanrsquos JournalHometown Oneonta

PuBLiCweLCome

AllOTSEGOdiningampentertainment

FRUIT TREEPRUnIng

45 years experienceAll Fruit Trees

GrapevinesBlueberries

607-746-3365Bobrsquos Tree Service

A Night in

CasablancaA Moroccan-themed dinner to benefit the

Childrenrsquos Tumor Foundation

February 1 at 5 pmTempleton Hall Cooperstown

Silent Auction and 5050 Raffle

Tickets $45 per personE-mail

amyvankampgmailcomor call 607-282-0075

Advance purchase required

Chef Alex Webster Cooks

an Ever-Evolving Menu of Personal Favorites and Fresh Ideas Served in

the Intimate Tatintarte Dining Room Upstairs at Alex amp Ika Restaurant Every Friday and Saturday Night

For Reservations Please Call 607 547 4080Check Us Out and See a Sample Menu at

T a t i n t a r t e c o m

HOMETOWN ONEONTA A-3FRIDAY JANUARY 10 2014

Body Mind Spiritamp

A Special Thank-You From The Friends Of Bassett Healthcare Network

The Friends of Bassett Healthcare Network gratefully acknowledges the following sponsors of Queen of Hearts the 20th annual Bassett New Yearrsquos Eve Gala The Friends thanks these leaders for their support of Bassettrsquos

vision mission and values and for joining us in our commitment to serve our community

Lead SponsorNYCM Insurance

Corporate SponsorsApple Converting Inc

Atrion Networking CorporationBrewery Ommegang

Drogen Electric SupplyFidelis Care New York

Supporting SponsorsKPMG LLP

The Morgan McReynolds Group at Morgan StanleyThe New York Susquehanna amp Western Railway Corp

Northern Eagle BeveragesPreferred Mutual Insurance Co

StatStaff ProfessionalsParticipating SponsorsBank of Cooperstown

Casella Waste Systems IncCommercial Investigations LLC

Cooperstown Dreams Park KeyBank

McCarthy Building Companies IncME Engineering PC

Medtronic IncMirabito Energy Products

Rose amp Kiernan IncThe Shipping Room

St Jude MedicalTallman Enterprises Tree Service

Thuillez Ford Gold Butler amp Monroe LLPTurnpike amp OneontaCooperstown Pennysavers

VestraCare - Susquehanna Nursing amp Rehabilitation Center

Special ThanksCarr Printing

All Items In Store 75cent

STORE

CLOSING

SALE

Many Items are 2 amp 3 for 75centCome Early For Best Selection

TOTAL LIQUIDATIONEVERYTHING MUST GO

SALE STARTS FRIDAY 110 Price Chopper Plaza Richfield Springs NY

Winter Ski SaleWater Street Oneonta 607-432-0556 Open January T - Th 11 am to 4 pm Sat 10 am to 1 pm

Downhill SkisRossignol Exp 83 wBindingsReg $800 NOW $49995Rossignol Temptation wBindingsReg $600 NOW $400

Cross Country PackagesRossignol Glade wNNN BindingReg $375 NOW $265Alpina Touring wNNN Binding(Limited sizing) NOW $195

Odds and Ends Sale (in-stock only)Kahru No Wax (Sizes 195 200) $30Snowboards (Jr amp Adult) $75 amp upNew amp Used Jr Adult Boots $30 amp up

50 off Ice SkatesWomenrsquos Girlrsquos Boyrsquos Hockey Skates(Limited sizes)

Beautiful Healthy Pain-Free LegsAre Only Minutes Away

If your legs have pain aching throbbing heaviness swelling itching rashes cramping neuropathynumbness restless legs skin discoloration or ulcers

THEN itrsquos probably a vein problem that can be fixed in the office in only minutes Dr Eric Dohner at the New York Skin amp Vein Center is sponsoring a complimentary

leg-pain evaluation and ultrasound screening on

Saturday January 25th from 9 am to 3 pmCall 607-431-2525 NOW and receive a FREE set of support hose

OR a bottle of leg moisturizer at your appointmentFind out if you have a leg vein problem that could lead to further problems and how to treat them

Dr Dohner is the arearsquos only board-certified varicose vein specialist (ABVLM) He has treated thousands of people and can help YOU Almost all treatments covered by insurance Other dates are also available

New York Skin amp Vein Center 6 Country Club Road Oneonta 607-431-2525

ldquoI have much more energy since having my varicose veins done I

can even run up stairs right behind my 19-year-old daughter and I

can wear dresses again Itrsquos great Dr Dohner and his staff are very attentive and friendly I highly

recommend themrdquo-JEAN OXFORD-

Adult Medicine 431-5290

Pediatrics 432-5600

Womenrsquos Health 432-3711

Fox Physician PracticesSame day sick appointments dedicated

amp experienced care team convenient location

Now accepting new patients at the

FoxCare Center

One FoxCare Drive Oneonta New York 13820

Same day amp Next day Sick appoiNtmeNtS available

Call today

FridayJanuary 10

DEADLINE -- Last day to reg-ister for 4-H Veterinary Science series starting Jan 29 $20 for members $30 non-members Class size is limited to 15 Info registration (607) 547-2536

MEETING -- 6 pm Adiron-dack Grazers Cooperative meet with regional beef producers to discuss marketing Registra-tion required Cornell Coop-erative Extension 123 Lake St Cooperstown Info registration (607) 547-2536 ext 0

ART OPENING -- 5-7 pm Christine Alexander presents ldquoWorld of Colorrdquo Upstairs The-ater Foothills Performing Arts Center 21 Market St Oneonta Info wwwfoothillspacorg

PIZZA amp POTTERY -- 6-9 pm Make and glaze bowls for the CANO chili bowl Pizza snacks provided BYOB optional Carriage House 11 Ford Ave Oneonta Info (607) 435-8718 wwwcanoneontacom

FILM SERIES -- 7 pm ldquoA Place in the Sunrdquo (NR) Part of the Cabin Fever Film Series Fenimore Art Museum 5798 Rte 80 Cooperstown Info (888) 547-1400

SQUARE DANCE -- 730-10 pm Doubleday Dancers West-

ern Square Dance Club Winter Dance Ray Taylor calls Main-stream and Plus dances Elma Taylor cues $5 per person pay-able at the door At Cooperstown Elementary School Walnut St Cooperstown Info (607) 264-8128 (607) 547-8665

SaturdayJanuary 11

SNOW TUBING -- 11 am- 4 pm Snow tubing at Glimmerglass Warm-ing tent tubes provided $5 Glimmerglass State Park 1527 Cty Hwy 31 Cooperstown Info (607) 547-8662

WORKSHOP -- 1-3 pm ldquoDesign For Your Home Gardenrdquo workshop taught by Otsego County Master Gardeners $5 register by Jan 9 Cornell Coop-erative Extension 123 Lake St Cooperstown Info registration (607) 547-2536 ext 0

BEER DINNER -- 7 pm Chef Evan Brown presents a ldquoGreat Beer Deserves Great Foodrdquo Dinner Tickets $75 Brewery Ommegang 656 Cty Highway 33 Cooperstown Info John Tuchowski 544 1800 X-813

CONCERT -- 730 pm Roger Peltzman plays solo piano Cooperstown Concert Series at The Otesaga 60 Lake St Cooperstown Info tickets (607)

547-1812 Sunday

January 12SOUP -- 11 am-2 pm

ldquoSecond Sunday Souprdquo serving homemade hot soup All wel-come donations appreciated At the Polly House (next to the Fire House) Schuyler Lake

SNOW TUBING -- 11 am- 4 pm Snow tubing at Glimmerglass Warm-ing tent tubes provided $5 Glimmerglass State Park 1527 Cty Hwy 31 Cooperstown Info (607) 547-8662

BRIDAL EXPO -- Noon Foot-hills annual Bridal Expo featuring vendors fashion show and more Foothills Performing Arts Center 21 Market St Oneonta Info registration wwwfoothillspacorg

LECTURE -- 3 pm Professor emeritus Paul Conway discusses ldquoQuestions About Courage Raised by Research in Rwanda and Elsewhererdquo Cooperstown Li-brary 22 Main St Cooperstown Info Hilda Wilcox (607) 547-9725

TuesdayJanuary 14

SPAGHETTI -- 11 am-1 pm Spaghetti and meatballs with salad and bread Eat in or take out 6th Ward Athletic Club 22 West Broadway Oneonta Info

(607) 436-9136WednesdayJanuary 15

LECTURE -- 7 pm Bruce Seifer talks on the subject of his book ldquoSustainable Communities Creating a Durable Local Econo-myrdquo Otsego County Courthouse 193 Main St Cooperstown

ThursdayJanuary 16

MEETING -- 7 pm Patrick MacGregor Farmersrsquo Museum pharmacist gives a presentation on medical practices from the 1800s Town of Hartwick Histori-cal Society 3140 Cty Hwy 11 Hartwick Info hartwickhistori-

calsocietygmailcomHEARING -- 7 pm First Town

of Oneonta 2014 Comprehensive Plan open hearing held at Town of Oneonta Town Hall 3966 St Hwy 23 West Oneonta Full report available wwwtowno-foneontaorg in Town clerkrsquos office and at Huntington Public Library Chestnut St Oneonta Info (607) 432-2900

FridayJanuary 17

LECTURE -- 7 pm Lou Allstadt James Northrup Jerry Acton and Brian Brock discuss the limited gas resources in New York State Foothills Perform-ing Arts Center 21 Market St

Oneonta Info wwwoccainfoorgFILM SERIES -- 7 pm ldquoThe

Avengersrdquo (PG-13) Part of the Cabin Fever Film Series Grand-stand Theater Baseball Hall of Fame 25 Main St Cooperstown Info (888) 547-1400

FUNK BAND -- 7 pm door 8 pm show New York Funk Exchange plays soul and funk Oneonta Theatre 47 Chestnut St Oneonta Info wwwoneonta-theatrecom

SaturdayJanuary 18

HIKE -- Noon Snowshoe hike through Riddell State Park up to Mud Lake Gersoni Rd just off I-88 exit 17 Info (607) 282-4087

HAPPENINrsquo OTSEGO

A-4 HOMETOWN ONEONTA

HOMETOWN ViewsFRIDAY JANUARY 10 2014

MEMBER OFNew York Press Association bull The Otsego County Chamber

Published weekly by Iron String Press Inc21 Railroad Ave Cooperstown NY 13326

Telephone (607) 547-6103 Fax (607) 547-6080E-mail infoallotsegocom bull wwwallotsegocom

Jim Kevlin Editor amp Publisher

Tara Barnwell MJ Kevlin

Advertising Director Business Manager

Thom Rhodes bull Susan Straub Area Advertising Consultants

Libby Cudmore bull Richard Whitby Ian Austin Reporters Photographer

Kathleen Peters bull Dan Knickerbocker Tom Heitz Graphics Consultant

HOMETOWN ONEONTAamp The Otsego-Delaware Dispatch

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR WELCOME bull E-MAIL THEM TO infoAllOTSEGOcom

EDITORIAL

LETTERS

To the EditorA few weeks ago a young college student was killed

in an automobile accident on I-88 when he swerved to avoid a deer

Last weekend a woman and her child were nearly killed when she tried to avoid a deer and likely would have died but for the efforts of a dedicated local EMS person

These stories are not unique to Otsego County They are occurring in many states in the country

Canrsquot the nanny-state that tries to protect us from large cups of soda do something to protect us from these deadly pests

ROBERT J POULSON JrCooperstown

To the EditorFrom the headline of Tom Heitzrsquos

article ldquoDoubleday Field Paved Way For Hallrdquo which appeared in one of your newspapers Jan 2 it would seem the article was going to be a straight-forward history piece Unfortunately it seems to have actually turned out to be an opinion piece And the opinion that Mr Heitz reached namely that the Abner Doubleday story needs to be put aside for good certainly must be open to debate

At this point in time it seems highly unlikely that there is anyone who would claim the Doubleday myth to be

true In fact at one time absolutely years ago a visit to the Hall of Fame included an explanation that the story was indeed a myth which nonethe-less was a myth that always seemed to explain why the Hall of Fame is here in Cooperstown

Of course in addition to this myth there is also the theory that was put forth once upon a time that there was actually someone in Fly Creek named Abner Doubleday no relation to the general who played baseball early on Of course this explanation might well be no more valid than the long ac-cepted myth

Nonetheless it does seem troubling that there seems to be a push afoot to get rid of the Doubleday myth To do so would seem to be revisionist history at best And at worst it might well be right out there with getting rid of the noon whistle Might there be hope that history will prevail realizing it might be a good idea to keep what has been referred to in the past as the Hall of Fame creation myth After all with-out the myth that Cooperstown was the birthplace of baseball why would the Hall of Fame be here at all

CATHERINE LAKE ELLSWORTHCooperstown

To hear a chairman of the Otsego County Board of Representa-

tives talk about ldquooperational excellencerdquo is a novelty and a welcome one

But engage Kathy Clark R-Otego in con-versation ndash she was unani-mously reelected board chair at the orga-nizational meeting Tuesday Jan 2 ndash and terms like ldquocon-tinuous

improvementrdquo are frequent and repeated

Shersquos got the cred to talk that way The ldquothree Mrdquo challenges facing the county in recent years ndash The Manor MOSA and microwave ndash are about to be resolved

The county Health Facili-ties Corp set up to privatize The Manor plans to chose between two private nursing home operators ndash Vestra-Care of Johnson City or Focus Ventures of Airmont ndash on Monday Jan 27

MOSA the public author-ity that has been expen-sively handling the countyrsquos garbage may be dissolved as soon as April 30 allow-ing private contractors to compete for your business

And in an interview in the days after being affirmed

in the chairmanship Clark vowed to resolve the years-long decisionmaking associ-ated with a new emergency communication system in a way that maximizes the benefit of fast-changing technology

bullBut thatrsquos not the end of

the good newsIn the past freshman

representatives have been assigned to committees that have nothing to do with their particular strengths or interests The idea is that they should work their way up through the ranks

Clark dismisses that idea Between the Nov 5 elec-tion and the reorganization vote she met individu-ally with each county rep Republican and Democrat alike to sound them out on their strengths and personal goals

One exciting outcome was the selection of Ed Frazier R-Unadilla just elected to a second term as vice chair of the board and chair of the important Administration Committee (the local equivalent of Con-gressrsquo agenda-setting Way amp Means Committee)

Frazier ndash like Clark actu-ally ndash is one of those people who donrsquot say much but when they do itrsquos worth stopping and listening Clark also chose him for his experience running his own contracting firm reasoning ldquoHe knows what itrsquos like to survive hererdquo Amen

While the Republicans came out of the elections with a commanding ma-jority that didnrsquot keep Democrats out of commit-tee chairmanships Two Oneonta Democrats who are key Clark allies Linda Ro-winski and Kay Stuligross

will chair Solid Waste and Otsego Manor respectively Plus the enthusiastic Gary Koutnik D-Oneonta heads Human Services

The Republican war-horses Don Lindberg of Worcester and Jim Powers of South New Berlin have chairmanships ndash Health amp Education and Public Safety respectively ndash as they should But a fresh-man Craig Gelbsman R-Oneonta chairs Telecom-munication key given this yearrsquos priorities

Betty Anne Schwerd R-Edmeston whose dogged

insistence on reforming economic development was expected to bear fruit as soon as Thursday Jan 9 remains Intergovernmental Affairs chair which focuses on those matters

bullMost interesting ndash excit-

ing really ndash are Clarkrsquos plans for Rick Hulse Jr R-Fly Creek who succeeds Democrat John Kosmer as Cooperstownrsquos county rep After conferring with Hulse (at retiring rep Pauline Korenrsquos new Coffee Cup diner in Milford) Clark cre-ated a whole new committee ndash Government Efficiency ndash to take full advantage of the new reprsquos strengths

Hulse is managing direc-tor of the Park-Avenue-based Xonitek Consulting Group advising companies around the country in ldquothe pursuit of achieving op-erational excellencerdquo by providing ldquostrategic advice tactical training logistical organization and leadership support for organizations to create a corporate culture of change and improvementrdquo

A culture of change and improvement Who doesnrsquot like the sound of that But how rare is it for a gov-ernmental entity to seek it aggressively And how exciting to face the future with new ideas and fresh approaches

As the 2014 governmen-tal year dawns therersquos a lot to look forward to

Jim KevlinHOMETOWN ONEONTACounty Judge Brian Burns swears in the Otsego County Board of Representatives Thursday Jan 2 From left are Craig Gelbsman R-Oneonta Rick Hulse Jr R-Fly Creek Gary Koutnik D-Oneonta Linda Rowinski D-Oneonta Vice Chair Ed Frazier R-Unadilla Janet Hurley Quackenbush R-Town of Oneonta Kay Stuligross D-Oneonta Beth Rosenthal D-Roseboom and Chair Kathy Clark R-Otego

Reelected chair Kathy Clark pre-pares to take the dais

Seeking County Government Efficiency And Much More

To the EditorMy mom has been a

resident of Otsego Manor for nearly five years She is receiving the most wonder-ful care by the staff in a clean environment

As the date on choosing a new owner approaches for a final decision to be made I want the best for my mom the other residents and the staff

It is obvious to me after researching the two finalist that the four-star VestraCare should become the new owner over one-star Focus in Utica

VestraCare owns

two nursing homes Susquehanna Nursing amp Rehab Center LLC with a four-star rating and Golden Hill Health Care Center

with a five-star ratingFocus owns one nursing

home Focus Rehabilitation amp Nursing Center in Utica with a one-star rating

Since VestraCare owns two nursing homes with a four- and a five-star rating and Focus owns one nurs-ing home with a one-star rating it only makes ldquocom-mon senserdquo that VestraCare should be the new owner of Otsego Manor

If Focus has only a one-star rating how would they be able to handle owning a second nursing home

What is BEST for the Otsego Manor residents and staff The answer is very simple VestraCare

RENA LULLCooperstown To the Editor

As we ring in the New Year I would like to sincere-ly thank all of my neighbors in District 8Town of Otsego who turned out this past election day to cast their vote for county representa-tive

I would like to once again sincerely genuinely and publicly thank everyone who worked so hard to help spread the word through their conversations phone calls e-mails social media and lawn signs

Most importantly I am looking forward to repre-senting and listening to the ldquoVoice of the Customerrdquo ndash YOU my fellow friends neighbors and acquaintances who live work and own businesses in our unique and beautiful district

Please reach out to me of-ten with your ideas sugges-tions and questions as I will be doing the same to you

RICK HULSE JRFly Creek

County RepresentativeDistrict 8

Save Abner Doubleday Myth It Explains Why Hall Is Here

Protect Us From Deadly Deer

lsquoVoice Of The Customerrsquo Matters

Letrsquos Pick Best-Rated Buyer For Otsego Manor

To the EditorOtsego Manor watchers

beware There is only one clear

choice for purchase of The Manor VestraCare which operates not only the Susquehanna Nursing amp Rehabilitation Center in Johnson City but the

Golden Hill Nursing Home in Kingston

Both of these facilities according to medicaregov have far superior ratings when compared to the Focus Rehabilitation amp Nursing Center in Utica Of a pos-sible five stars for overall rating Focus receives only

one star while the two owned by VestraCare re-ceived four and five stars for overall performance

At the Focus facility there are various and often serious REPEAT deficien-cies

The Manor we know is so clean throughout the living areas comfortable

and homelike the workers kind diligent and caring Two CNAs spent the night with my mother as she was dying

To keep The Manor we know and love there is but one choice VestraCare

NANCY GOODNOUGHCooperstown

One-Star Contender For Manor Had lsquoSerious Repeat Deficienciesrsquo

The decision on the sale of Otsego Manor is planned Monday Jan 27

HOMETOWN ONEONTA A-5

Compiled by Tom HeiTz with resources courtesy of The New York State Historical Association Library

FRIDAY JANUARY 10 2014

HOMETOWN History30 Years ago

January 1984

125 Years agoFrank Howard a fireman on the railroad was hunting

on the Baker farm about one-half mile south of the vil-lage Monday afternoon Frank was accompanied by two dogs one big one the other somewhat undersized While wandering through the woods the big dog started up a huge wildcat which furiously sprang at the dog and in a few mo-ments put him to flight The little dog was made of better stuff and engaged the cat in a fight to the death While the fight was in progress Frank walked up to within a few feet of the pair and drove a charge of shot into the catrsquos head terminating the fight The animal was brought to this village and found to measure nearly four feet from the end of the nose to the tip of the tail In connection with this we learn that WA Lakin and Charles Wilcox were hunting over this same ground several days ago when they were startled by a succession of piercing long-drawn screams which they were at a loss to account for It sounded like the scream of a panther and local sportsmen think that perhaps there is a menagerie in the Baker woods

January 1889

100 Years agoThe first paper of the year 1914 was read before the

Fortnightly Club of Oneonta on Tuesday by Rev Gran-ville Rathbun at the home of WF Eggleston on Maple Street About 25 members of the club were present The theme was ldquoLifersquos Idealsrdquo in which the speaker protested against life of the present age with the prominence which it gives to the acquisition or possession of wealth and the concurrent evils of undue attention to the merely physical pleasures of life Among these he instanced the joys of the palate and table the lighter forms of drama and the picture plays fashion and many another like thing which in large measure minister to the grosser instincts He questioned whether the definite good which is the outcome of all this modern spirit of restlessness is in any way commensurate with the price we pay There is no suggestion of repose or tranquility in what we call modern life and Americans excel all other peoples in this possibly pernicious form of activity ndash this striving after wealth and ordinary pleasures for the gamersquos sake and the consequent failure to take the necessary time for rest and for that meditation which tends to enlargement of the soul

January 1914

80 Years agoBowlers in the Oneonta City League are still follow-

ing the lead of Harry Lambros of the Oneonta Depart-

ment Store team whose average is 200-36 this week In 48 games Lambros has tipped over 9636 pins scored 253 strikes 212 spares 14 perfect games and 23 games of 200 scores The ODS is setting the pace in the championship race having won 33 games and lost 15 for a winning per-centage of 688

January 1934

60 YEARS AGOIn near-zero weather an eight-month-old German police

dog last night blockaded a business building for an hour driving off all comers with warning growls and flashing teeth

The dog held the line in front of Chrisler Tire amp Battery Co 9 Elm Street until his master found him via phoned appeals to police The case began at 729 pm when Hugh Moore 31 Main Street phoned Sergeant James Fawcett that his silver and black German shepherd dog was AWOL Mr Moore said the dog answered to the name of Duke About that time the dog had established his picket line as Raymond H Gifford 56 Maple Street employed by the Chrisler firm went to the Elm Street location to turn up the thermostat

The dog wouldnrsquot let him enter the place After Mr Gif-fordrsquos second attempt was rebuffed with snarls and bared

teeth he returned home Eventually Oneonta patrolman HR ldquoBobbyrdquo Wenck arrived but Duke wasnrsquot impressed with the uniform Eventually Mr Moore was notified and arrived to pick up his pet

January 1954

40 YEARS AGOThe Common Council has voted unanimously to use five

acres of park land in Neahwa Park for its Department of Public Works Garage At the same time the Council passed a $145000 appropriation for the development of 10 acres of barren park land near Damaschke Field After two years of debating locations for the garage the Council deter-mined to use five acres east of the Grand Street interchange and south of the Millrace for the structure City officials believe most of the cost for a new garage will be covered when it collects money owed by the State of New York The City is in the process of converting the 10 acres of land east of Gas Avenue into park land The improvements will include three softball fields (one lighted) a basketball court green areas and a sand box

January 1974

20 Years agoAdministrators of area schools say that most of their

snow days have already been used Before this school year the Oneonta School District allotted four contingency days for students to stay home in case poor weather kept buses off the roads As of last week three of those days had been taken If all the snow days are used up the school may have to take days away from either its February or April vaca-tions In Oneonta there has been at least a trace of addition-al snow for the first twelve days of 1994 including a storm that dumped 89 inches on the area

January 1994

10 Years agoOneonta High School students will be on stage in coming

days to perform ldquoUp the Down Staircaserdquo The OHS Drama Club International Thespian Troupe 2092 will present the comedy based on Bel Kaufmanrsquos book of the same title about her experiences as a first-year teacher at a New York City public school Performers include Chelsea Nattrass as Sylvia Barrett Chad Bowker as Joe Ferone and Katrina Rabeler as Alice Blake Katie Lishansky plays the role of Bea Schachter Sylviarsquos mentor and Nico Meyering is JJ McHabe Sylvia Barrettrsquos motto copied from Chaucer is ldquoGladly would he learn and gladly teachrdquo

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This chalet-style home on over 150 acres offers 2-3 BRs with the master BR having a private frac12 bath Wood-burning fireplace in the LR wspacious loft Large finished basement has sliding glass doors leading out to a beautifully manicured lawn wmagnolia tree apple tree weeping willow and pond wretaining wall and large Koi Huge 2-car garage has storage room underneath and paved driveway Wrap-around deck overlooks the pond with views of the Oneonta Country Club Plenty of room for gardens and outdoor activities $179000 MLS90551 locally owned and operated

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29 Pioneer Street Cooperstown NY 607-547-4045

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Move Right In mdash Located just a few miles from town in the hamlet of Toddsville Sitting on 30 of an acre wlarge back yard and attached 2-car plus garage home offers large kitchen wnew appliances DR wbay window large LR wfaux mantle den or breakfast room large mudroom entry and new frac34 bathroom Upstairs are 3 bedrooms laun-dry room and new bath Fir maple and pine floors Lovely open staircase sunny bright rooms cozy get away spaces There is deck at the rear with a private backyard for play

Offered Exclusively by Ashley-Connor Realty $249000

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MLS89813Middlefield $275000Enjoy country living with outstanding views in this well maintained raised ranch Plenty of room for the whole family w4 BRs 2 full baths and a sunny kitchen waccess to large deck Dining area whardwood floor has a brick fireplace wwood-burning stove for chilly nights This home rests nicely on 17 acres of park-like countryside wperennial gardens and pond Detached newer garage has plenty of room for workshop and stor-age Privacy plus on this quiet country road just minutes from Cooperstown A 282-acre separate deeded parcel may be included with this home for an additional $10000

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MLS 90678County Route 59 HartwickOffered at $324900 This is a lovely family home in a park-like setting 4 BRs 3 full baths LR DR family room laundry porch Property includes woodsstream and pondmdashgreat for outdoor activity Newly con-structed 3-car garage is ideal for a shop or to park your extra toys Just minutes from Cooperstown

HULSEFrom A1to use it NOWrdquo said Clark who also named freshman Craig Gelbsman R-Oneonta Telecom-munications Committee chair

So whatrsquos this all about As an example Hulse talks about how a ldquolarge public transportation authorityrdquo embraced VMI (vendor managed inventory) through a process shepherded by Xonitek

It was the rank and file ndash mostly unionized workers ndash that identified inventory getting the right spare parts promptly as needed as an is-sue to be addressed The resulting system implemented ldquojust in timerdquo concepts and the authority only paid for the spare parts when they crossed the counter

Looked at one way buying parts today for possible future use is ldquocapital acquisitionrdquo said

Hulse ldquoYou put things on a shelf Itrsquos the same thing as putting bags of money on the shelfrdquo Plus the parts may be obsolete by the time you need them

How might this thinking apply to county government What if just for instance Hulse said the Information Technology Depart-ment created a single platform for all county computer and tech purchases Could there be savings in bulk purchases Could there be efficiencies in seamless internal communications

Hulse uses that example be-cause hersquos been having conversa-tions with Brian Pokorny a pal since boyhood who heads the countyrsquos info-tech effort But he emphasizes itrsquos just an example For this kind of effort to be sus-tainable it canrsquot ldquopushed downrdquo

from the county board to the de-partments Just the opposite

Still a first result might be a better process for procurement It might be ldquoa better technology roadmaprdquo It might be a single shared service between depart-ments

The Government Efficiency Committee ndash so far it includes Gelbsman and Don Lindberg R-Worcester ndash meets for the first time at 9 am Tuesday Jan 17

But one of the first steps will be to create an advisory board of county department heads familiar with the day-to-day and larger challenges to ldquopush uprdquo ideas to the county board To work the process has to be ldquotransparentrdquo so Hulsersquos goal is to keep his col-leagues fully in the loop

ldquoFunctional process mappingrdquo

is the initial step figuring out who does what If a service overlaps or if it might be better performed in another department then an adjustment can be made An objective process encourages buy-in and ldquotakes the emotion out of decisionmakingrdquo

A ldquovalue stream maprdquo used in private enterprise may be a help too The idea said Hulse is ldquoto remove anything thatrsquos not of value in the eyes of the customer If itrsquos extra steps just for the sake of extra steps it goes If the per-son receiving that service doesnrsquot consider that valuable then you remove itrdquo

Certainly the Government Effi-ciency Committee should have in-puts by the end of 2014 when the 2015 budget is prepared But the public may not have to wait that

long to see results If an action-able idea surfaces Hulse a SUNY Oneonta economics grad with 15 years study in the ldquoschool of real liferdquo will present it to the county board for discussion and action

So far Hulse report feedback has been positive

ldquoA lot of people ndash theyrsquore all earsrdquo said Hulse ldquoTheyrsquore very interested in standardizing pro-cess which is refreshing They want to help

ldquoItrsquos not Republican or Demo-crat Itrsquos getting work done A lot of people Republican and Demo-crat are coming up to me and saying lsquoI want to helprsquordquo

ldquoContinuous improvementrdquo is just that Therersquos a beginning but therersquos no endrdquo said Hulse ldquo This is an elephant and itrsquos been a bite at a timerdquo

OWLFrom A1Owlrsquos Nest Oneonta World of Learningrsquos new ldquoplay-spacerdquo will feature ldquoa conglomerationrdquo of activi-ties and open play for kids 12 and under ldquoWe saw a need and wersquore filling that needrdquo said board member Caitlyn Davey ldquoIt will help families socialize and beat cabin feverrdquo

For the five years since its inception OWL has ex-isted as a ldquomuseum without wallsrdquo setting up temporary playspaces at SUNY Oneon-tarsquos Science Discovery Center the Oneonta Boys amp Girls Club and the ARC Oneonta

When Palace Cigar closed last March the store sat empty until OWL arranged a temporary winter lease

ldquoItrsquos an exciting oppor-tunity for usrdquo said OWL president Aaron Sorensen ldquoItrsquos important that people understand the value of playrdquo

A building station a science library and reading

corner as well as an infant play area are all part of the new museum Craft kits for popular OWL activities like their kid-favorite ro-botic bugs will be available behind the counter so kids can come up and ask for the project they want

ldquoWe felt like the time was rightrdquo said board member Rachel Rissberger ldquoWinterrsquos here and kids are boredrdquo

It took some work con-verting the once adults-only space into a kid-friendly playroom ldquoThe laminate flooring was all warped and buckled so we ended up tearing it out and putting in rugsrdquo said Rissberger

Palace Cigar had several photographs of old Oneonta on the walls and OWL plans to set up a chronologi-cal display of the photos at the building station inviting children to ldquorecreaterdquo Main Street based on the pictures above them

They also found a handful of kid-friendly comic books in the walls which they plan to put into the collage kits ldquoThey might be worth some moneyrdquo Rissberger laughed holding up a bat-tered copy of ldquoShazamrdquo from 1974

But the extensive col-lection of cigar boxes the owners left behind wonrsquot go into the dumpster Daveys has been distributing them to local artists to decorate as ldquotreasure boxesrdquo and auction off in April as a fundraiser ldquoJust so long as the tobacco logos donrsquot showrdquo she said

Admission to the Win-ter Playspace will be $5 per child ldquoGrown-ups are freerdquo said Rissberger

OWL will also be selling memberships through its website wwwoneontaworl-doflearningorg Though the space will be open on a temporary lease until April memberships will be hon-ored for all OWL activities throughout the remainder of the year

ldquoOne of the things wersquod like to set up is a buy oneget one membershiprdquo said Davey ldquoIf you buy one membership wersquoll give one to a low-income family We want to make sure that everyone can come playrdquo

The Owlrsquos Nest will be open every Saturday and OWL is currently in the pro-cess of recruiting volunteers so more hours can be added throughout the week ldquoItrsquos an experiment to see if the community will support a playspacerdquo said Davey

Clark Names Freshman Hulse To Chair New Government Efficiency Committee

Photos From Inside Palace Cigar WallsWill Help OWL Youngsters Learn History

HOMETOWN ONEONTA A-7FRIDAY JAN 10 2014

Foothills Performing Arts amp Civic Center invites applications for the position of Executive DirectorThe candidate must provide visionary community-oriented and proactive leadership Strategic and long-term planning will guide the

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bull Ultimately responsible for the care and safety of the physical plant ensuring that the building and its assets are maintained secured and in compliance with all laws codes and rules

Required Qualifications A proven track record of leadership to include supervision and leadership of staff budget management contract negotiation and grants Management experience in the arts business event planning andor entertainment fields

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BREAKFASTFrom A1business climate environ-ment and energy health care and education and workforce development

A goal included support-

ing a ldquostrong quality of life

in Otsego Countyrdquo a senti-ment echoed by Joe Sutaris Community Bank senior vice president and a member of the chamberrsquos executive com-mittee The bank sponsored

the breakfast

ldquoWe all have a common goalrdquo Sutaris said after point-ing out that the audience was made up of people from sev-eral constituencies ldquoAnd the goal is quality of life We all

look at it a little differently We measure it differently But I think we need to recognize as a community that even though we have dialogue sometimes disagreements on how to get there the goal is common and thatrsquos quality of liferdquo

Sutaris then listed the

challenges the county faces out-migration tight public budgets property taxes hous-ing stock an aging infra-structure and energy issues Ultimately though the issue boils down to obtaining and retaining capital he said

Miller picked up that theme pointing out that the chamber had taken a leading role in ldquosupporting the reten-tion and growth of existing businessesrdquo

ldquoThat is the single most-important thing that we can be doingrdquo he said

Miller proposed tongue firmly in cheek that the fall election be canceled But behind the absurd proposal was a point ldquoImagine if at the federal level the money spent on campaigns was used to reduce the deficitrdquo he said ldquoImagine if the postur-ing whether Obamacare (the Affordable Care Act) is good or bad if that effort was put into making some form of national health system workrdquo

Katz set his sights a bit lower than ldquoa complete overhaul of our democratic systemrdquo focusing instead on specific initiatives the village has made to remain attractive to tourists such as helping to bring the Cooperstown Dis-tillery to Railroad Avenue

He cited establishment of a development committee tax abatements and reviews of the village zoning law as among its efforts to remain

vital He also said the village was working on revisions to its outdoor-dining and street-vending laws to attract more visitors

ldquoCooperstownrsquos myth is great but its reality is even betterrdquo he said

Lopez rattled off a list of issues facing Otsego County but said ldquoWersquore losing track of the main focusrdquo

ldquoOur focus has to be on vesting everyone in the premise of creating jobsrdquo he added

Magee longtime chairman of the Assembly Agriculture Committee singled out prop-erty tax relief as a priority of the upcoming legislative session calling it ldquothe most unfair tax we haverdquo

Seward who has held sev-eral economic-development meetings around the county said he is optimistic based on local cooperation and by what hersquos hearing in Albany

ldquoThe discussion is centered on the needs of upstate New York on tax cuts and wersquore dealing with a surplus rather than a huge deficitrdquo he said

He advocated broad-based cuts especially for businesses and industry rather than the targeted cuts of the recent past

ldquoIrsquom not going to give up on mandate relief for local governmentsrdquo he added

Seward also he planned to work on wider distribu-tion of high-speed broadband Internet access saying that progress had been made in this area but describing it as piecemeal

Gibson a Republican said he had been working with Seward to improve conditions for small businesses He also described his position in an ad hoc House group called No Labels whose bipartisan membership is working to break Washington gridlock

For answers to this weekrsquos crossword go to allotsegocom

Across1 Salad ingredient7 Voting groups12 Hole in the head14 Info about onersquos education

and work history16 Rice cooked in broth17 Irate18 Sightseeing excursions19 The ldquoLrdquo of XXL21 ldquoDear oldrdquo guy22 ldquo or ___rdquo23 Fast talk24 Flimsy as an excuse25 ldquoComprenderdquo26 Certain print27 Molecule consisting of two

identical simpler molecules28 Bar offering29 Men in Spain30 Manned artificial satellites

(2 wds)33 Low indistinct continuous

sound34 Laugh-a-minute folks35 Ishmaelrsquos people36 Get a wife37 Impede with ldquodownrdquo40 Ancient Andean41 Rice ___42 Honey43 ldquoWelcomerdquo site44 Library device45 Poisonous substance in a

snake bite46 Territory ruled by an Islamic

chieftain48 Run50 Without doubt51 Associate52 Botherer53 ldquoThe English Patientrdquo setting

Down1 Rich cakes in Austria2 Brooks Robinson eg3 Treat badly4 Prior to old-style5 Small songbirds6 Columbus Day mo7 ldquoThatrsquos itrdquo8 Balcony section9 ldquo___ to Billie Joerdquo10 Indian herb having

aromatic seeds11 Soft-shell clams13 Crude stone artifacts14 Trash hauler15 Venomous Old World snakes20 Westerly wind above the

tropical prevailing wind23 ___-guided24 A floor covering (shortened

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LOST amp FOUNDFOUND CAT -- Grey long-hair cat with cream markings on face and chest Friendly well cared for Foun Dec 15 in oneonta on Gardner Place Any info on own-ers please call (607) 316-8341

OFFICE SPACE FOR RENTOffice space available at beauti-ful historic Railroad Avenue in Cooperstown Off-street parking available Call Tim at 607-435-9859TFN

Oneonta Office SpacesFor Lease Great central location close to downtown with great parking Spaces range in size so call for details Ask about getting 2 months FREE rent Contact Ben-son Agency Real Estate and Ask for Becky Thomas 607-432-4391 X-2023Class

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HOMES FOR RENTCooperstown Village Home Wonderfully Updated amp Fully Furnished Two Bedrooms Two Baths Large Center Island Kitchen and Dining Area Living Room with Fireplace Fenced in Yard Overlooking 5th Green At Leatherstocking Golf Course and Otsego Lake This home is easy walking distance to Bassett and Main Street Available Oct 1 $170000 per month Plus Utilities Annual Lease Available

References Required 1 Months Securityamp Realtor Fee ~No Smok-ing No Pets~ Call or Text Laura Coleman John Mitchell Real Estate 607-437-4881 TFN

HOUSE FOR RENT VILLAGE OF COOPERSTOWN Large 4 bedroom 1 12 bath with new kitchen hardwood floors nice 2nd level deck and goodsize back yard Close to all ameni-ties $1800 per month including all utilities Tenant is responsible for phone andinternet only Offered by John Mitchell Real Estate Contact Mi-chael Swatling (607) 264-3954TFN

Rental ad Cooperstown just south of the village 3 bedroom 2 12 bath single story home garage nice yard $85000 plus utilities No smoking no petsDave LaDuke John Mitchell Real Estate 547 8551TFN

APARTMENTS FOR RENT Apartment for Rent - 1 Bedroom in Otego Security references no pets unfurnished (607) 988-27133ClassJan24

Apartment for Rent2 bedroom 1 bath newly renovated in house laundry off street parking 5 minutes to Cooperstown $900month incudes Electric snow lawn and garbage Call Rob Lee Benson Agency Real Estate 434-51773ClassJan17

Cooperstown One-Bedroom Apartments for rent Tenants wanted for large apt 1 bedroom Kitchen full bath off-street park-ing $57500 plus utilities smaller apt $52500 No smoking pets can be discussed Info (845) 674-04383Class Jan17

Two Bedroom Furnished Apt Laurens Area $800 per mo includes Heat amp Electric Annual Lease No Pets No Smoking1st Last Month Rent + Security Ref required Call- Laura Cole-man 607-437-4881 LauraCole-man1224gmailcomJohn Mitchell Real EstateTFN

Cooperstown Apartment for rent 2nd floor 1 bedroom garage laundry and a deck over look-ing back yard $75000 plus utilities wonderful location close to downtown No Smoking No pets Call Dave LaDuke John Mitchell Real Estate (607) 547-8551 or (607) 435-2405 TFN

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Registered Mortgage Broker Matt Schuermann NYS Banking DeptLoans arranged by a 3rd party lender

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New Purchases and refinances bull Debt Consolidation Free Pre-Qualification bull Fast Approvals bull Low Rates

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4914 State Hwy 28 CooperStown 607-547-593375 Market Street oneonta 607-433-1020

MLS91517 - Queen Anne Victorian in Cooperstown is tastefully renovated 5 BRs 4 baths foyer grand staircase formal parlor and library Eat-in kitchen wbutlerrsquos pantry laundry area Large master BR wfireplace bath wJacuzzi radiant floor heat

Full basement wrap-around deck carriage barn wstorage area and 2 BR 1 bath apt above

$797000 Call Kristi J Ough 607-434-3026 (cell) or Donna A Anderson 607-267-3232 (cell)

MLS84923 - Renovated 3BR 2frac12 bath farmhouse on 32 acres Country kitchen wSS appliances LR and

formal DR wfireplaces large master suite Fencing run-in shed and barn for horses or livestock

$250000 Call Michelle Curran 518-469-5603

MLS90624 - Amazing opportunity Donrsquot miss out Buy now for future investment on this prime location on the busy Southside corridor This quickly growing

area is full of opportunity$495000 Call Linda Wheeler 607-434-2125 (cell)

MLS87366 ndash 3 BR 1 bath 19th-century farmhouse wsome renovations 18 acres wtrout stream and pond Close to Baseball Hall of Fame and Otsego

Lake Cooperstown Schools Large rooms woodshed detached garage barn wlrg horse enclosure

$142500 Call Adam Karns 607-244-9633 (cell)

MLS92185 - 3 BR 1 bath renovated home on a double lot in Burlington Flats Radiant floor heat updated kitchen new sheetrock vinyl siding and windows Wood floors nice-sized first-floor BR

2 BRs upstairs and nice hall area for office $95000 Call Kristi J Ough 607-434-3026 (cell)

MLS85578 ndash Perfectly situated on over 26 acres this solid contemporary home is within minutes of Cooperstown Village Hot tub deck Property also includes 200rsquo additional road frontage and well on

County Rte 33 Poured concrete foundation could be finished for additional living space

$189000 Call Adam Karns 607-244-9633 (cell)MLS91066 - Charming 6+ BR 3 bath farmhouse 3 miles from Cooperstown Eat in kitchen has maple floors and solid butcher-block countertops Great

room w2 sets of French doors Double-sided fireplace in kitchengreat room Large formal DR

$269999 Call Donna A Anderson 607-267-3232 (cell)

MLS86798 - Villa Isidoro Restaurant Bar and BampB in Richfield Springs Start your new business today

$575000 Call James Vrooman 603-247-0506 (cell)

MLS90345 - Great location close to I-88 Turn-of-the-century classic farmette offers hardwood floors

woodstove and the craftsmanship of yesteryear Large outbuilding was once a wood-working shop $142500 Call Adam Karns 607-244-9633 (cell)

MLS91047 - Move-in condition 4 BR 2 bath home on over 12 acres in Fly Creek Large LR wwood floors

family room wpocket doors Entry room wwood stove leads to DR and kitchen Large landing wbuilt-in shelves Spacious master wprivate entry to balcony all BRs have nice closets Perennials covered porches fire pit large barn open fields going to Oaks Creek $369900 Call Kristi J Ough 607-434-3026 (cell)

MLS84430 - Some of the last vacant lots available on Gifford Hill Rd Includes 4 other parcels to be sold

together Close to Oneonta and Cooperstown Enough road frontage for 10 lots if subdivided

$199900 Call Linda Wheeler 607-434-2125 (cell)

MLS84525 - 2 BR 1 bath quaint cottage Country living New roof new kitchen

$69900 Call Gabriella Vasta 607-267-1792 (cell)

MLS89912 ndash 104 acres wpanoramic views of the Mohawk Valley and Adirondack Mountains Fields for livestock or crops woods for hunting and recreation

excellent sites to build your dream home Easy commute to Albany or Cooperstown

$249000 Call Michelle Curran 518-469-5603 (cell)

MLS91996 - Energy-efficient 3 BR 1frac12 bath Greek Revival on 31 acres wpond Spacious rooms country

kitchen wbreakfast room formal LR and DR family room Solar electric 3-zone oil or coal heat

replacement windows new well vinyl siding wood trim Can be purchased wless acreage

$250000 Call Michelle A Curran 518-469-5603 (cell)

MLS92238 - Spacious center-city 4-5 BR home has updated kitchen and bath Beautiful family room

leads to private yard Competitively priced$139900 Call David Brower 607-435-4800 (cell)

MLS91760 - Renovated 1880s farmhouse on 11+ acres wpond trails Newer 2-car garage guest

house wprivate bath spacious back deck Renovated kitchen wgranite countertops cherry cabinets Open concept LRDR maple floors pellet stove

Master suite wprivate bath cathedral ceiling gas stove New roof new windows high-efficiency gas

furnace on-demand hot water blown-in insulation Cooperstown schools Priced below assessed value

$364000 Call James Vrooman 603-247-0506 (cell)

MLS87502 - 4 BR 1 bath move-in condition ranch is perfect for full-time residence or weekend getaway Walking distance to Catskill Scenic Mountain Trails $99900 Call Gabriella Vasta 607-267-1792 (cell)

MLS89145 - Historic Victorian Italianate limestone mansion features 14rsquo ceilings deep moldings

hardwood floors large windows and 9 fireplaces 7 BRs formal DR library solarium country kitchen wbutlerrsquos and storage pantry 2 parlors servantsrsquo wing and housing in attic More acreage available

$875000 Call Michelle Curran 518-469-5603 (cell)

for complete listings visit us at realtyusacom

Lizabeth Rose BrokerOwner

Cricket Keto Licensed Assoc Broker

Peter D Clark Consultant

Paula George Licensed Real Estate Agent

Happy New Year

from Oneonta RealtyIf yoursquore thinking of listing your home

nowrsquos the time

Come list with us

Don Olin37 Chestnut st Cooperstown bull phone 607-547-5622 bull Fax 607-547-5653

wwwdonolinrealtycom PARKING IS NEVER A PROBLEM

Make yourself at home on our website wwwdonolinrealtycom for listings and information on unique and interesting propertiesWell bring you home

For Appointment Only CallM Margaret Savoie BrokerOwner ndash 547-5334Marion King Associate Broker ndash 547-5332Eric Hill Associate Broker ndash 547-5557Don DuBois Associate Broker ndash 547-5105Tim Donahue Associate Broker ndash 293-8874Cathy Raddatz Sales Associate ndash 547-8958Jacqueline Savoie Sales Associate ndash 547-4141Carol Hall Sales Associate ndash 544-4144Michael Welch Sales Associate ndash 547-8502

Don OlinREALTY

Make yourself at Home on our website httpwwwdonolinrealtycom for listings and information on unique and interesting properties Well bring you Home

For reliable honest answers to any of your real estatequestions Don Olin Realty at 6075475622or visit our website wwwdonolinrealtycom

Welcome Home in 2014

Lakeland Shores Ranch HomeExclusively offered at $360000

Just at the edge of the downtown Cooperstown village you find this very nice home amongst a 35 house development The house offers 3 bedrooms + master 1 frac34 baths formal living room with fireplace formal dining room galley kitchen with skylights family room master suite with bath walk-in closet and private deck The lower floor has a second familyentertainment room and storage A large 2 car attached garage provides easysafe access to the house There is a membership in the association owned lakefront parcel that offers swimming boat dock and picnic area all within walking distance from the home This colony of houses is a short walk from downtown Cooperstown

Village VictorianExclusively offered at New price $439000

This centrally located village home has been tastefully renovated and maintained Roof plumbing wiring heat system wadded central air conditioning have all been redone The kitchen wroom for family dining has cherry cabinets granite countertops tiled floor and stainless steel appliances There is a conveniently located laundrypantry and a rear mudroom with a tiled frac34 bath off of it LR sitting room and DR on 1st floor are bright and airy and have been recently painted Refinished pine floors down and carpeted floors up 4 BRs and a renovated tiled bath on the 2nd floor Covered front and rear porches The current price is below the assessment making it a great home buy Yoursquoll build family memories in this village home607-547-5740bull607-547-6000 (fax)

157 Main StreetCooperstown NY 13326

E-Mail infohubbellsrealestatecom Web Site wwwhubbellsrealestatecom

HUBBELLrsquoS REAL ESTATE

Newer Family Home (7440) Fascinating 3 BR 2+ bath home enriched by valley views on 2+ acres Custom kitchen DR LR

wgas fireplace large familyrec room master BR wwalk-in closet Large

yard large deck cement-board siding 3-car garage hot-water heat Close to Cooperstown Cooperstown Schools

Hubbellrsquos Exclusivemdash$289900

(7732) Superbly kept 3 BR expanded Cape Cod is situated on the only boulevard in town Center hall layout whardwood floors 6-panel doors gracious LR

wfireplace formal DR custom kitchen wcherry cabinets eating area large windows and skylights Patio deck

finished basement garage large private yard Hubbellrsquos Exclusivemdash$395000

CooperstowN ClassiC

CooperstowN ComFort(7589) Partake of the delights in

this superbly kept 3 BR home The many extras include formal dining room hardwood flooring modern

kitchen garage rocking-chair front porch Near shops lake and golf course Will capture your fancy

Cooperstown Schools Hubbellrsquos Exclusivemdash$285000

AUTO bull HOME bull LIFEBUSINESS

Since 1947 our personal service has

always beenthere when you need

it most With comprehensive

coverage for all your

insurance needs

Hours M-F 8am-5pm Phone 607-432-2022

22-26 Watkins Ave Oneonta NY 13820

RayKRone

COMMERCIAL SPACE IN ONEONTA

Great opportunity to owner occupy lease free and let 3 existing tenants pay the mortgage Rent the 4th unit and this becomes a solid investment property located in the busy downtown district Off street parking for 5-6 cars All new windows and doors and new outdoor awnings make this an attractive place to do business All separate utilities Smart investment

property and priced to sell

Priced to sell at $125000 MLS91805

B-6 HOMETOWN ONEONTA FRIDAY JAN 10 2014

LegaL notice

American Storage Systems will sell at Public Auction all the personal prop-erty stored byKathleen Dilena in Room B22 and Mark Bailey in Rooms M22 and M23 att 10am Monday January 202014 at the premises of American Stor-age Systems 330 Pony Farm Road Oneonta NYFor directions and further information call 607-432-7870

LegaL notice

MANTAKA HOMES LLC

Articles of Org filed NY Sec of State (SSNY) 12272013 Of-fice in Otsego Co SSNY design Agent of LLC upon whom process may be served SSNY shall mail copy of process in care of Trosset Group Attorneys to 6432 State Highway 28 Fly Creek NY 13337 Purpose Any Lawful pur-pose6LegalFeb13

LegaL notice

NOTICE OF FORMATION OF

LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY

The name of the en-tity is Silver Spoon Dairy LLC for which the Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State on November 14 2013 The office of said entity is to be located in Otsego County New York The Secretary of State has been designated as agent of the limited li-ability company upon whom process against it may be

served and the post office address within this State to which the Secre-tary of State shall mail a copy of any process against it served upon him is 4241 State Hwy 51 Garrattsville NY 13342 The purpose of the busi-ness of such limited liability company is to engage in any lawful act or activi-ty for which limited liability companies may be organized under the Limited Liability Company Law6legalFeb13

LegaL notice

NOTICE OF FORMATION

OF LIMITED

LIABILITY COMPANY

The name of the entity is Eaglersquos Lookout LLC for which the Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State on October 7 2013 The office of said entity is to be located in Otsego County New York The Secretary of State has been designated as agent of the limited li-ability company upon whom process against it may be served and the post office address within this State to which the Secre-tary of State shall mail a copy of any process against it served upon him is 4 Hargenhan Court Bedford NY 10506 The purpose of the busi-ness of such limited liability company is to engage in any lawful act or activi-ty for which limited liability companies may be organized under the Limited Liability Company Law6legalFeb13

LegaL notice

PUBLICSERVICE NOTICE

The first Town of Oneonta 2014 Comprehensive Plan open hearing will be held on Thursday Janu-ary 16 2014 at the Oneonta Town Hall 7 PM All town residents are encouraged to participate The Oneonta Town Board will con-sider the proposed Comprehensive Plan for adoption in February The full report is now avail-able on the Town of Oneontarsquos websitewwwtownofoneon-taorg Hard copies are also located in the town clerkrsquos office at the Oneonta Town Hall and at the Huntington Public Library on Chestnut St in Oneonta For additional ques-tions please call the Town Hall at 607- 432- 29003legalJan16

LegaL notice

Notice is hereby given that a license number not yet assigned for beer wine and liquor has been applied for by the undersigned to sell beer wine and liquor at retail in a restaurant under the Alcoholic Bever-age Control Law at 76 Chestnut Street City of Oneonta County of Otsego for on premises consumption

Viatosca II IncDBA Toscana 2LegalJan9

LegaL notice

Notice of Conver-sion of a Partner-ship to a New York Limited Liability Company pursuant to New York Lim-ited Liability Com-

pany Law Section 1006 Name HAY-DENDALE LLC Articles of Orga-nization filing date with the Secretary of State (SSNY) was 26 November 2013 Certificate of Conversion filing date with the SSNY was 10 Decem-ber 2013 Office location Otsego County SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served and SSNY shall mail copy of process to 7890 State Highway 80 Springfield Center NY 13468 Purpose is to engage in any and all business activities permitted under NYS laws6LegalFeb6

LegaL notice

Notice of Forma-tion of Unadilla Diner LLC Arts of Org filed with Secy of State of NY (SSNY) on 122413 Office location Otsego County SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY shall mail process to The LLC The Miller Bldg 441 North Fifth St Philadel-phia PA 19123 Purpose any lawful activities6LegalFeb6

LegaL notice

Notice of For-mation of a NY Limited Liability Company Name Heartsease Hill LLC Articles of Organization filing date with Secretary of State (SSNY) was December 9 2013 Office loca-tion Otsego Coun-ty SSNY has been designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served and

SSNY shall mail copy of process to 217 Pritchard Road West Winfield NY 13491 Purpose is to engage in any and all business activities permitted under NYS laws6legalFeb6

LegaL notice

Notice of Qualifica-tion of Carpenter Trade LLC App for Auth filed with Secy of State of NY (SSNY) 122013 Office location Otsego County LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 12913 SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY shall mail process to Scott Carpenter 69 Main Street Cherry Valley NY 13320 DE address of LLC 874 Walker Road Ste C Dover DE 19904 Arts of Org filed with DE Secy of State 401 Federal St Ste 4 Dover DE 19901 Purpose any lawful activity6LegalFeb6

LegaL notice

Notice of Qualifica-tion of VANDER-BILT ASSOCI-ATES OWNER LP

Authority filed with Secy of State of NY (SSNY) on 121213 Office location Otsego County LP formed in Delaware (DE) on 050813 SSNY designated as agent of LP upon whom process against it may be served SSNY shall mail process to co Corporation Service Co 80 State St Albany NY 12207-2543 Name and addr of each general partner are available from SSNY DE addr of LP 2711 Center-

ville Rd Ste 400 Wilmington DE 19808 Arts of Org filed with DE Secy of State Federal amp Duke of York St Dover DE 19901 Purpose Any law-ful activity6LegalJan30

LegaL notice

SEABURY HOLD-INGS LLC Articles of Org filed NY Sec of State (SSNY) 1292013 Office in Otsego Co SSNY desig agent of LLC upon whom process may be served SSNY shall mail copy of process to 3281 St Hwy 23 West Oneonta NY 13861 which is also the principal business location Purpose Any law-ful purpose6LegalJan30

LegaL notice

Notice of Forma-tion of Oneonta Coin Company LLC Arts Of Org Filed with Secy of State of NY (SSNY) on 10162013 Office Location Otsego Co SSNY designat-ed as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY shall mail process Robert A Gouldin Esq 93 Main Street Oneonta New York 13820 Purpose any lawful activities6LegalJan16

LegaL notice

Notice of Organiza-tion of SOSH LLC under Section 203 of the Limited Liability Company Law

1 The name of the limited liabil-ity company is SOSH LLC

2 Articles of Organization of

SOSH LLC were filed with the Secretary of State on Novem-ber 27 2013

3 The county within this state in which the of-fice of the limited liability company is to be located is Otsego County

4 The Secretary of State is des-ignated as agent of the limited liability com-pany upon whom process against it may be served The address within or without this state to which the Secretary of State shall mail a copy of any pro-cess against the limited liability company served upon him or her is SOSH LLC PO Box 489 Worcester NY 12197

5 The Company is organized to carry on all law-ful activities6LegalJan9

LegaL notice

Notice of Forma-tion of Northern Sky Builders LLC Arts Of Org Filed with Secy of State of NY (SSNY) on 10162013 Office Location Otsego Co SSNY designat-ed as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY shall mail process Robert A Gouldin Esq 93 Main Street Oneonta New York 13820 Purpose any lawful activities6LegalJan9

LegaL notice

Notice of For-mation of a NY Limited Liability Company Name COOPERSTOWN HOP ON TOURS

LLC Articles of organization filing date with Secretary of State (SSNY) was 26 November 2013 Office loca-tion Otsego Coun-ty SSNY has been designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served and SSNY shall mail copy of process to 543 Pleasant Valley Road Milford NY 13807 Purpose is to engage in any and all business activities permitted under NYS laws6LegalJan9

LegaL notice

Notice of For-mation of a NY Limited Liability Company Name COOPERSTOWN EAGLES LLC Articles of organi-zation filing date with Secretary of State (SSNY) was 26 November 2013 Office location Otsego County SSNY has been designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served and SSNY shall mail copy of process to 157 Main Street Cooperstown NY 13326 Purpose is to engage in any and all business activities permitted under NYS laws6LegalJan9

LegaL notice

Notice of For-mation of a NY Limited Liability Company Name HUBBELLrsquoS COVE LLC Articles of organi-zation filing date with Secretary of State (SSNY) was 26 November 2013 Office location Otsego County SSNY has been designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served and SSNY shall mail

copy of process to 157 Main Street Cooperstown NY 13326 Purpose is to engage in any and all business activities permitted under NYS laws6LegalJan9

LegaL notice

Notice of For-mation of a NY Limited Liability Company Name WEBSTER FARM LLC Articles of organization filing date with Secretary of State (SSNY) was 26 Novem-ber 2013 Office location Otsego County SSNY has been designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served and SSNY shall mail copy of process to 7890 State Highway 80 Springfield Center NY 13468 Purpose is to engage in any and all business activities permitted under NYS laws6LegalJan9

LegaL notice

NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY

NAME GIFFORD HILL PROPER-TIES LLC Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 102513 Office location Otsego County SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY shall mail a copy of process to the LLC Gifford Hill Properties LLC 484 Gifford Hill Rd Oneonta NY 13820 Purpose For any lawful purpose 6LegalJan9

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LEGALS

Computer RepairFRee estimates607-432-7700

392 Chestnut St Oneonta

tritownComputers

since 1999

COOPERSTOWN ndash Grace Annamay Carlsen Lettis 85 whose gardens were the subject of many paintings and photographs passed away Sunday afternoon Jan 5 2014 at Albany Medical Center

Born May 13 1928 in Lindenhurst on Long Island Grace was the fourth child of Ole Gustove and Anna Nicole Nelson Carlsen Both her parents had im-migrated from Norway in the early part of the 20th century

When she was a teenager Gracersquos family moved to Brooklyn where she at-tended Washington Irving High School After World War II the family moved to Oneonta where she worked as a telephone operator and later at Breseersquos Department Store

It was during this time that she met her future husband Donald Robert (Bob) Lettis They were married in Oneonta in 1947 and in 1950 they moved to Worcester where Bob taught school

In 1956 Bobrsquos profes-sion took the family to Cooperstown While living in Cooperstown Grace was employed at the Smart Shop

and Nick Sterlingrsquos Ski Shop both in Cooperstown and Konstantyrsquos Ski Shop in Oneonta

In 1964 the fam-ily moved to New Jersey where Grace served as a long-distance operator while her husband did graduate work at Pratt Institute in New York City In 1966 the family moved to Hingham Mass where they lived for 36 years

While in Massachusetts Grace received her bach-elorrsquos from the University of Massachusetts in Boston and her masterrsquos in social work from Simmons Col-lege She became a licensed social worker and worked at the South Shore Mental Health Clinic in Quincy she was with the Hingham Visiting Nurses Association when she retired in 1987

Her greatest pleasure were her gardens She had three at ldquoShipcoterdquo the Lett-isesrsquo historic home on Ship Street in Hingham The most beloved was a rose garden she maintained along the white picket fence pass-ersby would photographer the roses and artists would set up their easels and paint them

She was a long-time

member of The First Parish Church in Hingham Unitar-ian Universalist (ldquoOld Ship Churchrdquo) Locally she was a member of the Womenrsquos Club of Cooperstown

Grace leaves her husband of 66 years Bob Lettis of Cooperstown three chil-dren Charlotte Richardson and her husband Kirk of Portland Ore Paula Bed-ford and her husband Jim of Northville Mich and Daniel Lettis of Clayton NM six grandchildren Briget Bent Nicole Meyer Jacob Meyer Daniel Meyer Sam Richardson and Henry Richardson three great-grandchildren Tanner Bent Jillian Bent and Katelyn Torres and one niece Carol Kruitz and her husband Frank

She was predeceased by her parents two sisters Thelma Fryberg and her husband Ernest and Maude Soltys and her husband Walter and one brother Norman Carlsen and his wife Jean Also her dear friend and mother-in-law Charlotte Hall Lettis

Calling hours are 2-4 pm Friday Jan 10 at the Connell Dow amp Deysen-roth Funeral Home The funeral service will be at

4 pm with the Rev Elsie Armstrong Rhodes pastor First Presbyterian Church officiating

All are welcome at a re-ception immediately follow-ing at the Cooperstown Art Association 22 Main St

Burial will be at a later date in the Lettis Family Plot in Lakewood Cemetery

Memorial gifts may be made to The Charlotte Hall Lettis Nursing Scholarship Fund co Cooperstown Central School District 39 Linden Ave Cooperstown NY 13326 or to The Friendship Fund for The Friends of The Old Ship Meeting House 55 Main St Hingham MA 02043

Arrangements are en-trusted to Connell Dow amp Deysenroth Funeral Home

Grace Annamay Carlsen Lettis 85 Prized Gardens Became Works of Art ONEONTA ndash Elizabeth

A Crean 77 a former secretary for the New York City Police Chaplain passed away on Thursday Jan 2 2014 at the Fox Nursing Home

She is survived by her children Michael Wil-liam and Daniel Crean and Jacqueline Vitacco 12 grandchildren a brother James Coghlan her daugh-ters-in-law Debra Diana and MaryAnn Crean and a son-in-law William Vitacco

Friends may call from 6

- 8 pm on Friday Jan 10 at the Lester R Grummons Funeral Home 14 Grand St Oneonta A funeral mass will be offered at 1045 am on Saturday Jan 11 at St Maryrsquos Church 39 Walnut St Oneonta with the Rev Scott VanDerveer parochial vicar officiating

Inurement will be later in Mt Calvary Columbarium Crypt

Arrangements are en-trusted to the Lester R Grummons Funeral Home Oneonta

Elizabeth A Crean 77 Survived By Four Children

IN MEMORIAM

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A-2 HOMETOWN ONEONTA

HOMETOWN PeopleFRIDAY JANUARY 10 2014

HVCC HONORS Keshia Robinson of Oneonta a Bereavement Studies major is on the Presidentrsquos List at Hudson Valley Community College for the fall semester

FRIENDS SURPRISE DEB TAYLOR ON LAST DAY WITH COUNTY TOURISM

Ian AustinHOMETOWN ONEONTADeb Taylor in red blouse arrived late at her Oneonta office from a meet-ing on Friday Dec 27 to find friends and well-wishers waiting to surprise her on her retirement as county tourism director and to bid her best in her role at the newly privatized Tourism Bureau in Cooperstown Next to Deb is county Rep Betty Anne Schwerd R-Edmeston Standing from left are Foothills President Carol Blazina Amy Lieberman Stacey Michael John Maney Bruce Hodges Marcy Birch Leigh Eckmair and Jean Lyon

Ian AustinHOMETOWN ONEONTAWith their parts kit in hand members of the RoboKronos the Otsego 4H FIRST Robotics Team 4203 ndash Gavin Smith Linda Zheng Josh Grimm Chase Thomas Meg Naraparajo and Benji Black-well ndash work at brainstorming ideas for how theyrsquoll build this yearrsquos robot during their second meet-ing at the Oneonta Masonic Lodge on Sunday Jan 5 This yearrsquos robot must be able to catch an inflatable ball move and shoot the ball through a hoop The team has six weeks to build their robot before competing in the regional competition March 13-15 in Troy

ROBOKRONOS START YOUR ROBOTSenate CommitteeNames Drugovich To Task Force OnHigher Education

Hartwick College President Dr Mar-garet L Drugovich

has been appointed to US Senate bipartisan task force on government regulation of higher education

Created in November by the Sen-ate Com-mittee on Health Education Labor and Pensions the task force will review federal regulations and reporting requirements affecting col-leges and universities and suggest ways of streamlining to Congress

Drugovich

Roger PeltzmanA talented classical pianist who has performed six solo recitals at Carnegie

Hall Roger Peltzman comes to Cooperstown for a very special showJanuary 11 at 730 pm

The Otesaga Resort Hotel Cooperstown

Upcoming eventRedline

Saturday February 8The Otesaga Resort Hotel

MoreyrsquosFamily RestaurantRoute 7 (East End) Exit 16 off I-88 Oneonta

607-432-6664 bull moreysfamilyrestaurantcom

10 dinner specialsRoast turkey wdressing

Roast pork loin wdressing

Baked Virginia hamChopped sirloin

Homemade meatloafliver bacon and onionsgrilled chicken breast

pork chopsstir-fried chickenvegetarian garlic

herb pasta

Monday-Friday4 to 8 pm

$795 Includes

potato or rice pilaf

tossed salad country toast

Our fabulous salad bar for

only $2 moreTake-outs available

Specializing in natural wines from small vineyards

Gift cards available

6 Dietz Street Oneonta (where Dietz meets Wall Street)

607-267-4791Tuesday-Friday 2 to 7 pm bull Saturday 10 am to 7 pm

Sustainable CommunitiesCreating a Durable

Local EconomyWednesday January 15 at 7 pm

Otsego County Courthouse193 Main Street Cooperstown

Lecture by author

Bruce Seifer

Seiferrsquos lecture will be based primarily on his recent book Sustainable Communities

Creating a Durable Local Economy reflecting his 30 years as an economic consultant

in VermontThe lecture will examine a framework for local sustainable economic development

Sponsored by Sustainable OtsegoCo-sponsored by Otsego 2000 OCCA and

The Freemanrsquos JournalHometown Oneonta

PuBLiCweLCome

AllOTSEGOdiningampentertainment

FRUIT TREEPRUnIng

45 years experienceAll Fruit Trees

GrapevinesBlueberries

607-746-3365Bobrsquos Tree Service

A Night in

CasablancaA Moroccan-themed dinner to benefit the

Childrenrsquos Tumor Foundation

February 1 at 5 pmTempleton Hall Cooperstown

Silent Auction and 5050 Raffle

Tickets $45 per personE-mail

amyvankampgmailcomor call 607-282-0075

Advance purchase required

Chef Alex Webster Cooks

an Ever-Evolving Menu of Personal Favorites and Fresh Ideas Served in

the Intimate Tatintarte Dining Room Upstairs at Alex amp Ika Restaurant Every Friday and Saturday Night

For Reservations Please Call 607 547 4080Check Us Out and See a Sample Menu at

T a t i n t a r t e c o m

HOMETOWN ONEONTA A-3FRIDAY JANUARY 10 2014

Body Mind Spiritamp

A Special Thank-You From The Friends Of Bassett Healthcare Network

The Friends of Bassett Healthcare Network gratefully acknowledges the following sponsors of Queen of Hearts the 20th annual Bassett New Yearrsquos Eve Gala The Friends thanks these leaders for their support of Bassettrsquos

vision mission and values and for joining us in our commitment to serve our community

Lead SponsorNYCM Insurance

Corporate SponsorsApple Converting Inc

Atrion Networking CorporationBrewery Ommegang

Drogen Electric SupplyFidelis Care New York

Supporting SponsorsKPMG LLP

The Morgan McReynolds Group at Morgan StanleyThe New York Susquehanna amp Western Railway Corp

Northern Eagle BeveragesPreferred Mutual Insurance Co

StatStaff ProfessionalsParticipating SponsorsBank of Cooperstown

Casella Waste Systems IncCommercial Investigations LLC

Cooperstown Dreams Park KeyBank

McCarthy Building Companies IncME Engineering PC

Medtronic IncMirabito Energy Products

Rose amp Kiernan IncThe Shipping Room

St Jude MedicalTallman Enterprises Tree Service

Thuillez Ford Gold Butler amp Monroe LLPTurnpike amp OneontaCooperstown Pennysavers

VestraCare - Susquehanna Nursing amp Rehabilitation Center

Special ThanksCarr Printing

All Items In Store 75cent

STORE

CLOSING

SALE

Many Items are 2 amp 3 for 75centCome Early For Best Selection

TOTAL LIQUIDATIONEVERYTHING MUST GO

SALE STARTS FRIDAY 110 Price Chopper Plaza Richfield Springs NY

Winter Ski SaleWater Street Oneonta 607-432-0556 Open January T - Th 11 am to 4 pm Sat 10 am to 1 pm

Downhill SkisRossignol Exp 83 wBindingsReg $800 NOW $49995Rossignol Temptation wBindingsReg $600 NOW $400

Cross Country PackagesRossignol Glade wNNN BindingReg $375 NOW $265Alpina Touring wNNN Binding(Limited sizing) NOW $195

Odds and Ends Sale (in-stock only)Kahru No Wax (Sizes 195 200) $30Snowboards (Jr amp Adult) $75 amp upNew amp Used Jr Adult Boots $30 amp up

50 off Ice SkatesWomenrsquos Girlrsquos Boyrsquos Hockey Skates(Limited sizes)

Beautiful Healthy Pain-Free LegsAre Only Minutes Away

If your legs have pain aching throbbing heaviness swelling itching rashes cramping neuropathynumbness restless legs skin discoloration or ulcers

THEN itrsquos probably a vein problem that can be fixed in the office in only minutes Dr Eric Dohner at the New York Skin amp Vein Center is sponsoring a complimentary

leg-pain evaluation and ultrasound screening on

Saturday January 25th from 9 am to 3 pmCall 607-431-2525 NOW and receive a FREE set of support hose

OR a bottle of leg moisturizer at your appointmentFind out if you have a leg vein problem that could lead to further problems and how to treat them

Dr Dohner is the arearsquos only board-certified varicose vein specialist (ABVLM) He has treated thousands of people and can help YOU Almost all treatments covered by insurance Other dates are also available

New York Skin amp Vein Center 6 Country Club Road Oneonta 607-431-2525

ldquoI have much more energy since having my varicose veins done I

can even run up stairs right behind my 19-year-old daughter and I

can wear dresses again Itrsquos great Dr Dohner and his staff are very attentive and friendly I highly

recommend themrdquo-JEAN OXFORD-

Adult Medicine 431-5290

Pediatrics 432-5600

Womenrsquos Health 432-3711

Fox Physician PracticesSame day sick appointments dedicated

amp experienced care team convenient location

Now accepting new patients at the

FoxCare Center

One FoxCare Drive Oneonta New York 13820

Same day amp Next day Sick appoiNtmeNtS available

Call today

FridayJanuary 10

DEADLINE -- Last day to reg-ister for 4-H Veterinary Science series starting Jan 29 $20 for members $30 non-members Class size is limited to 15 Info registration (607) 547-2536

MEETING -- 6 pm Adiron-dack Grazers Cooperative meet with regional beef producers to discuss marketing Registra-tion required Cornell Coop-erative Extension 123 Lake St Cooperstown Info registration (607) 547-2536 ext 0

ART OPENING -- 5-7 pm Christine Alexander presents ldquoWorld of Colorrdquo Upstairs The-ater Foothills Performing Arts Center 21 Market St Oneonta Info wwwfoothillspacorg

PIZZA amp POTTERY -- 6-9 pm Make and glaze bowls for the CANO chili bowl Pizza snacks provided BYOB optional Carriage House 11 Ford Ave Oneonta Info (607) 435-8718 wwwcanoneontacom

FILM SERIES -- 7 pm ldquoA Place in the Sunrdquo (NR) Part of the Cabin Fever Film Series Fenimore Art Museum 5798 Rte 80 Cooperstown Info (888) 547-1400

SQUARE DANCE -- 730-10 pm Doubleday Dancers West-

ern Square Dance Club Winter Dance Ray Taylor calls Main-stream and Plus dances Elma Taylor cues $5 per person pay-able at the door At Cooperstown Elementary School Walnut St Cooperstown Info (607) 264-8128 (607) 547-8665

SaturdayJanuary 11

SNOW TUBING -- 11 am- 4 pm Snow tubing at Glimmerglass Warm-ing tent tubes provided $5 Glimmerglass State Park 1527 Cty Hwy 31 Cooperstown Info (607) 547-8662

WORKSHOP -- 1-3 pm ldquoDesign For Your Home Gardenrdquo workshop taught by Otsego County Master Gardeners $5 register by Jan 9 Cornell Coop-erative Extension 123 Lake St Cooperstown Info registration (607) 547-2536 ext 0

BEER DINNER -- 7 pm Chef Evan Brown presents a ldquoGreat Beer Deserves Great Foodrdquo Dinner Tickets $75 Brewery Ommegang 656 Cty Highway 33 Cooperstown Info John Tuchowski 544 1800 X-813

CONCERT -- 730 pm Roger Peltzman plays solo piano Cooperstown Concert Series at The Otesaga 60 Lake St Cooperstown Info tickets (607)

547-1812 Sunday

January 12SOUP -- 11 am-2 pm

ldquoSecond Sunday Souprdquo serving homemade hot soup All wel-come donations appreciated At the Polly House (next to the Fire House) Schuyler Lake

SNOW TUBING -- 11 am- 4 pm Snow tubing at Glimmerglass Warm-ing tent tubes provided $5 Glimmerglass State Park 1527 Cty Hwy 31 Cooperstown Info (607) 547-8662

BRIDAL EXPO -- Noon Foot-hills annual Bridal Expo featuring vendors fashion show and more Foothills Performing Arts Center 21 Market St Oneonta Info registration wwwfoothillspacorg

LECTURE -- 3 pm Professor emeritus Paul Conway discusses ldquoQuestions About Courage Raised by Research in Rwanda and Elsewhererdquo Cooperstown Li-brary 22 Main St Cooperstown Info Hilda Wilcox (607) 547-9725

TuesdayJanuary 14

SPAGHETTI -- 11 am-1 pm Spaghetti and meatballs with salad and bread Eat in or take out 6th Ward Athletic Club 22 West Broadway Oneonta Info

(607) 436-9136WednesdayJanuary 15

LECTURE -- 7 pm Bruce Seifer talks on the subject of his book ldquoSustainable Communities Creating a Durable Local Econo-myrdquo Otsego County Courthouse 193 Main St Cooperstown

ThursdayJanuary 16

MEETING -- 7 pm Patrick MacGregor Farmersrsquo Museum pharmacist gives a presentation on medical practices from the 1800s Town of Hartwick Histori-cal Society 3140 Cty Hwy 11 Hartwick Info hartwickhistori-

calsocietygmailcomHEARING -- 7 pm First Town

of Oneonta 2014 Comprehensive Plan open hearing held at Town of Oneonta Town Hall 3966 St Hwy 23 West Oneonta Full report available wwwtowno-foneontaorg in Town clerkrsquos office and at Huntington Public Library Chestnut St Oneonta Info (607) 432-2900

FridayJanuary 17

LECTURE -- 7 pm Lou Allstadt James Northrup Jerry Acton and Brian Brock discuss the limited gas resources in New York State Foothills Perform-ing Arts Center 21 Market St

Oneonta Info wwwoccainfoorgFILM SERIES -- 7 pm ldquoThe

Avengersrdquo (PG-13) Part of the Cabin Fever Film Series Grand-stand Theater Baseball Hall of Fame 25 Main St Cooperstown Info (888) 547-1400

FUNK BAND -- 7 pm door 8 pm show New York Funk Exchange plays soul and funk Oneonta Theatre 47 Chestnut St Oneonta Info wwwoneonta-theatrecom

SaturdayJanuary 18

HIKE -- Noon Snowshoe hike through Riddell State Park up to Mud Lake Gersoni Rd just off I-88 exit 17 Info (607) 282-4087

HAPPENINrsquo OTSEGO

A-4 HOMETOWN ONEONTA

HOMETOWN ViewsFRIDAY JANUARY 10 2014

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR WELCOME bull E-MAIL THEM TO infoAllOTSEGOcom

EDITORIAL

LETTERS

To the EditorA few weeks ago a young college student was killed

in an automobile accident on I-88 when he swerved to avoid a deer

Last weekend a woman and her child were nearly killed when she tried to avoid a deer and likely would have died but for the efforts of a dedicated local EMS person

These stories are not unique to Otsego County They are occurring in many states in the country

Canrsquot the nanny-state that tries to protect us from large cups of soda do something to protect us from these deadly pests

ROBERT J POULSON JrCooperstown

To the EditorFrom the headline of Tom Heitzrsquos

article ldquoDoubleday Field Paved Way For Hallrdquo which appeared in one of your newspapers Jan 2 it would seem the article was going to be a straight-forward history piece Unfortunately it seems to have actually turned out to be an opinion piece And the opinion that Mr Heitz reached namely that the Abner Doubleday story needs to be put aside for good certainly must be open to debate

At this point in time it seems highly unlikely that there is anyone who would claim the Doubleday myth to be

true In fact at one time absolutely years ago a visit to the Hall of Fame included an explanation that the story was indeed a myth which nonethe-less was a myth that always seemed to explain why the Hall of Fame is here in Cooperstown

Of course in addition to this myth there is also the theory that was put forth once upon a time that there was actually someone in Fly Creek named Abner Doubleday no relation to the general who played baseball early on Of course this explanation might well be no more valid than the long ac-cepted myth

Nonetheless it does seem troubling that there seems to be a push afoot to get rid of the Doubleday myth To do so would seem to be revisionist history at best And at worst it might well be right out there with getting rid of the noon whistle Might there be hope that history will prevail realizing it might be a good idea to keep what has been referred to in the past as the Hall of Fame creation myth After all with-out the myth that Cooperstown was the birthplace of baseball why would the Hall of Fame be here at all

CATHERINE LAKE ELLSWORTHCooperstown

To hear a chairman of the Otsego County Board of Representa-

tives talk about ldquooperational excellencerdquo is a novelty and a welcome one

But engage Kathy Clark R-Otego in con-versation ndash she was unani-mously reelected board chair at the orga-nizational meeting Tuesday Jan 2 ndash and terms like ldquocon-tinuous

improvementrdquo are frequent and repeated

Shersquos got the cred to talk that way The ldquothree Mrdquo challenges facing the county in recent years ndash The Manor MOSA and microwave ndash are about to be resolved

The county Health Facili-ties Corp set up to privatize The Manor plans to chose between two private nursing home operators ndash Vestra-Care of Johnson City or Focus Ventures of Airmont ndash on Monday Jan 27

MOSA the public author-ity that has been expen-sively handling the countyrsquos garbage may be dissolved as soon as April 30 allow-ing private contractors to compete for your business

And in an interview in the days after being affirmed

in the chairmanship Clark vowed to resolve the years-long decisionmaking associ-ated with a new emergency communication system in a way that maximizes the benefit of fast-changing technology

bullBut thatrsquos not the end of

the good newsIn the past freshman

representatives have been assigned to committees that have nothing to do with their particular strengths or interests The idea is that they should work their way up through the ranks

Clark dismisses that idea Between the Nov 5 elec-tion and the reorganization vote she met individu-ally with each county rep Republican and Democrat alike to sound them out on their strengths and personal goals

One exciting outcome was the selection of Ed Frazier R-Unadilla just elected to a second term as vice chair of the board and chair of the important Administration Committee (the local equivalent of Con-gressrsquo agenda-setting Way amp Means Committee)

Frazier ndash like Clark actu-ally ndash is one of those people who donrsquot say much but when they do itrsquos worth stopping and listening Clark also chose him for his experience running his own contracting firm reasoning ldquoHe knows what itrsquos like to survive hererdquo Amen

While the Republicans came out of the elections with a commanding ma-jority that didnrsquot keep Democrats out of commit-tee chairmanships Two Oneonta Democrats who are key Clark allies Linda Ro-winski and Kay Stuligross

will chair Solid Waste and Otsego Manor respectively Plus the enthusiastic Gary Koutnik D-Oneonta heads Human Services

The Republican war-horses Don Lindberg of Worcester and Jim Powers of South New Berlin have chairmanships ndash Health amp Education and Public Safety respectively ndash as they should But a fresh-man Craig Gelbsman R-Oneonta chairs Telecom-munication key given this yearrsquos priorities

Betty Anne Schwerd R-Edmeston whose dogged

insistence on reforming economic development was expected to bear fruit as soon as Thursday Jan 9 remains Intergovernmental Affairs chair which focuses on those matters

bullMost interesting ndash excit-

ing really ndash are Clarkrsquos plans for Rick Hulse Jr R-Fly Creek who succeeds Democrat John Kosmer as Cooperstownrsquos county rep After conferring with Hulse (at retiring rep Pauline Korenrsquos new Coffee Cup diner in Milford) Clark cre-ated a whole new committee ndash Government Efficiency ndash to take full advantage of the new reprsquos strengths

Hulse is managing direc-tor of the Park-Avenue-based Xonitek Consulting Group advising companies around the country in ldquothe pursuit of achieving op-erational excellencerdquo by providing ldquostrategic advice tactical training logistical organization and leadership support for organizations to create a corporate culture of change and improvementrdquo

A culture of change and improvement Who doesnrsquot like the sound of that But how rare is it for a gov-ernmental entity to seek it aggressively And how exciting to face the future with new ideas and fresh approaches

As the 2014 governmen-tal year dawns therersquos a lot to look forward to

Jim KevlinHOMETOWN ONEONTACounty Judge Brian Burns swears in the Otsego County Board of Representatives Thursday Jan 2 From left are Craig Gelbsman R-Oneonta Rick Hulse Jr R-Fly Creek Gary Koutnik D-Oneonta Linda Rowinski D-Oneonta Vice Chair Ed Frazier R-Unadilla Janet Hurley Quackenbush R-Town of Oneonta Kay Stuligross D-Oneonta Beth Rosenthal D-Roseboom and Chair Kathy Clark R-Otego

Reelected chair Kathy Clark pre-pares to take the dais

Seeking County Government Efficiency And Much More

To the EditorMy mom has been a

resident of Otsego Manor for nearly five years She is receiving the most wonder-ful care by the staff in a clean environment

As the date on choosing a new owner approaches for a final decision to be made I want the best for my mom the other residents and the staff

It is obvious to me after researching the two finalist that the four-star VestraCare should become the new owner over one-star Focus in Utica

VestraCare owns

two nursing homes Susquehanna Nursing amp Rehab Center LLC with a four-star rating and Golden Hill Health Care Center

with a five-star ratingFocus owns one nursing

home Focus Rehabilitation amp Nursing Center in Utica with a one-star rating

Since VestraCare owns two nursing homes with a four- and a five-star rating and Focus owns one nurs-ing home with a one-star rating it only makes ldquocom-mon senserdquo that VestraCare should be the new owner of Otsego Manor

If Focus has only a one-star rating how would they be able to handle owning a second nursing home

What is BEST for the Otsego Manor residents and staff The answer is very simple VestraCare

RENA LULLCooperstown To the Editor

As we ring in the New Year I would like to sincere-ly thank all of my neighbors in District 8Town of Otsego who turned out this past election day to cast their vote for county representa-tive

I would like to once again sincerely genuinely and publicly thank everyone who worked so hard to help spread the word through their conversations phone calls e-mails social media and lawn signs

Most importantly I am looking forward to repre-senting and listening to the ldquoVoice of the Customerrdquo ndash YOU my fellow friends neighbors and acquaintances who live work and own businesses in our unique and beautiful district

Please reach out to me of-ten with your ideas sugges-tions and questions as I will be doing the same to you

RICK HULSE JRFly Creek

County RepresentativeDistrict 8

Save Abner Doubleday Myth It Explains Why Hall Is Here

Protect Us From Deadly Deer

lsquoVoice Of The Customerrsquo Matters

Letrsquos Pick Best-Rated Buyer For Otsego Manor

To the EditorOtsego Manor watchers

beware There is only one clear

choice for purchase of The Manor VestraCare which operates not only the Susquehanna Nursing amp Rehabilitation Center in Johnson City but the

Golden Hill Nursing Home in Kingston

Both of these facilities according to medicaregov have far superior ratings when compared to the Focus Rehabilitation amp Nursing Center in Utica Of a pos-sible five stars for overall rating Focus receives only

one star while the two owned by VestraCare re-ceived four and five stars for overall performance

At the Focus facility there are various and often serious REPEAT deficien-cies

The Manor we know is so clean throughout the living areas comfortable

and homelike the workers kind diligent and caring Two CNAs spent the night with my mother as she was dying

To keep The Manor we know and love there is but one choice VestraCare

NANCY GOODNOUGHCooperstown

One-Star Contender For Manor Had lsquoSerious Repeat Deficienciesrsquo

The decision on the sale of Otsego Manor is planned Monday Jan 27

HOMETOWN ONEONTA A-5

Compiled by Tom HeiTz with resources courtesy of The New York State Historical Association Library

FRIDAY JANUARY 10 2014

HOMETOWN History30 Years ago

January 1984

125 Years agoFrank Howard a fireman on the railroad was hunting

on the Baker farm about one-half mile south of the vil-lage Monday afternoon Frank was accompanied by two dogs one big one the other somewhat undersized While wandering through the woods the big dog started up a huge wildcat which furiously sprang at the dog and in a few mo-ments put him to flight The little dog was made of better stuff and engaged the cat in a fight to the death While the fight was in progress Frank walked up to within a few feet of the pair and drove a charge of shot into the catrsquos head terminating the fight The animal was brought to this village and found to measure nearly four feet from the end of the nose to the tip of the tail In connection with this we learn that WA Lakin and Charles Wilcox were hunting over this same ground several days ago when they were startled by a succession of piercing long-drawn screams which they were at a loss to account for It sounded like the scream of a panther and local sportsmen think that perhaps there is a menagerie in the Baker woods

January 1889

100 Years agoThe first paper of the year 1914 was read before the

Fortnightly Club of Oneonta on Tuesday by Rev Gran-ville Rathbun at the home of WF Eggleston on Maple Street About 25 members of the club were present The theme was ldquoLifersquos Idealsrdquo in which the speaker protested against life of the present age with the prominence which it gives to the acquisition or possession of wealth and the concurrent evils of undue attention to the merely physical pleasures of life Among these he instanced the joys of the palate and table the lighter forms of drama and the picture plays fashion and many another like thing which in large measure minister to the grosser instincts He questioned whether the definite good which is the outcome of all this modern spirit of restlessness is in any way commensurate with the price we pay There is no suggestion of repose or tranquility in what we call modern life and Americans excel all other peoples in this possibly pernicious form of activity ndash this striving after wealth and ordinary pleasures for the gamersquos sake and the consequent failure to take the necessary time for rest and for that meditation which tends to enlargement of the soul

January 1914

80 Years agoBowlers in the Oneonta City League are still follow-

ing the lead of Harry Lambros of the Oneonta Depart-

ment Store team whose average is 200-36 this week In 48 games Lambros has tipped over 9636 pins scored 253 strikes 212 spares 14 perfect games and 23 games of 200 scores The ODS is setting the pace in the championship race having won 33 games and lost 15 for a winning per-centage of 688

January 1934

60 YEARS AGOIn near-zero weather an eight-month-old German police

dog last night blockaded a business building for an hour driving off all comers with warning growls and flashing teeth

The dog held the line in front of Chrisler Tire amp Battery Co 9 Elm Street until his master found him via phoned appeals to police The case began at 729 pm when Hugh Moore 31 Main Street phoned Sergeant James Fawcett that his silver and black German shepherd dog was AWOL Mr Moore said the dog answered to the name of Duke About that time the dog had established his picket line as Raymond H Gifford 56 Maple Street employed by the Chrisler firm went to the Elm Street location to turn up the thermostat

The dog wouldnrsquot let him enter the place After Mr Gif-fordrsquos second attempt was rebuffed with snarls and bared

teeth he returned home Eventually Oneonta patrolman HR ldquoBobbyrdquo Wenck arrived but Duke wasnrsquot impressed with the uniform Eventually Mr Moore was notified and arrived to pick up his pet

January 1954

40 YEARS AGOThe Common Council has voted unanimously to use five

acres of park land in Neahwa Park for its Department of Public Works Garage At the same time the Council passed a $145000 appropriation for the development of 10 acres of barren park land near Damaschke Field After two years of debating locations for the garage the Council deter-mined to use five acres east of the Grand Street interchange and south of the Millrace for the structure City officials believe most of the cost for a new garage will be covered when it collects money owed by the State of New York The City is in the process of converting the 10 acres of land east of Gas Avenue into park land The improvements will include three softball fields (one lighted) a basketball court green areas and a sand box

January 1974

20 Years agoAdministrators of area schools say that most of their

snow days have already been used Before this school year the Oneonta School District allotted four contingency days for students to stay home in case poor weather kept buses off the roads As of last week three of those days had been taken If all the snow days are used up the school may have to take days away from either its February or April vaca-tions In Oneonta there has been at least a trace of addition-al snow for the first twelve days of 1994 including a storm that dumped 89 inches on the area

January 1994

10 Years agoOneonta High School students will be on stage in coming

days to perform ldquoUp the Down Staircaserdquo The OHS Drama Club International Thespian Troupe 2092 will present the comedy based on Bel Kaufmanrsquos book of the same title about her experiences as a first-year teacher at a New York City public school Performers include Chelsea Nattrass as Sylvia Barrett Chad Bowker as Joe Ferone and Katrina Rabeler as Alice Blake Katie Lishansky plays the role of Bea Schachter Sylviarsquos mentor and Nico Meyering is JJ McHabe Sylvia Barrettrsquos motto copied from Chaucer is ldquoGladly would he learn and gladly teachrdquo

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HULSEFrom A1to use it NOWrdquo said Clark who also named freshman Craig Gelbsman R-Oneonta Telecom-munications Committee chair

So whatrsquos this all about As an example Hulse talks about how a ldquolarge public transportation authorityrdquo embraced VMI (vendor managed inventory) through a process shepherded by Xonitek

It was the rank and file ndash mostly unionized workers ndash that identified inventory getting the right spare parts promptly as needed as an is-sue to be addressed The resulting system implemented ldquojust in timerdquo concepts and the authority only paid for the spare parts when they crossed the counter

Looked at one way buying parts today for possible future use is ldquocapital acquisitionrdquo said

Hulse ldquoYou put things on a shelf Itrsquos the same thing as putting bags of money on the shelfrdquo Plus the parts may be obsolete by the time you need them

How might this thinking apply to county government What if just for instance Hulse said the Information Technology Depart-ment created a single platform for all county computer and tech purchases Could there be savings in bulk purchases Could there be efficiencies in seamless internal communications

Hulse uses that example be-cause hersquos been having conversa-tions with Brian Pokorny a pal since boyhood who heads the countyrsquos info-tech effort But he emphasizes itrsquos just an example For this kind of effort to be sus-tainable it canrsquot ldquopushed downrdquo

from the county board to the de-partments Just the opposite

Still a first result might be a better process for procurement It might be ldquoa better technology roadmaprdquo It might be a single shared service between depart-ments

The Government Efficiency Committee ndash so far it includes Gelbsman and Don Lindberg R-Worcester ndash meets for the first time at 9 am Tuesday Jan 17

But one of the first steps will be to create an advisory board of county department heads familiar with the day-to-day and larger challenges to ldquopush uprdquo ideas to the county board To work the process has to be ldquotransparentrdquo so Hulsersquos goal is to keep his col-leagues fully in the loop

ldquoFunctional process mappingrdquo

is the initial step figuring out who does what If a service overlaps or if it might be better performed in another department then an adjustment can be made An objective process encourages buy-in and ldquotakes the emotion out of decisionmakingrdquo

A ldquovalue stream maprdquo used in private enterprise may be a help too The idea said Hulse is ldquoto remove anything thatrsquos not of value in the eyes of the customer If itrsquos extra steps just for the sake of extra steps it goes If the per-son receiving that service doesnrsquot consider that valuable then you remove itrdquo

Certainly the Government Effi-ciency Committee should have in-puts by the end of 2014 when the 2015 budget is prepared But the public may not have to wait that

long to see results If an action-able idea surfaces Hulse a SUNY Oneonta economics grad with 15 years study in the ldquoschool of real liferdquo will present it to the county board for discussion and action

So far Hulse report feedback has been positive

ldquoA lot of people ndash theyrsquore all earsrdquo said Hulse ldquoTheyrsquore very interested in standardizing pro-cess which is refreshing They want to help

ldquoItrsquos not Republican or Demo-crat Itrsquos getting work done A lot of people Republican and Demo-crat are coming up to me and saying lsquoI want to helprsquordquo

ldquoContinuous improvementrdquo is just that Therersquos a beginning but therersquos no endrdquo said Hulse ldquo This is an elephant and itrsquos been a bite at a timerdquo

OWLFrom A1Owlrsquos Nest Oneonta World of Learningrsquos new ldquoplay-spacerdquo will feature ldquoa conglomerationrdquo of activi-ties and open play for kids 12 and under ldquoWe saw a need and wersquore filling that needrdquo said board member Caitlyn Davey ldquoIt will help families socialize and beat cabin feverrdquo

For the five years since its inception OWL has ex-isted as a ldquomuseum without wallsrdquo setting up temporary playspaces at SUNY Oneon-tarsquos Science Discovery Center the Oneonta Boys amp Girls Club and the ARC Oneonta

When Palace Cigar closed last March the store sat empty until OWL arranged a temporary winter lease

ldquoItrsquos an exciting oppor-tunity for usrdquo said OWL president Aaron Sorensen ldquoItrsquos important that people understand the value of playrdquo

A building station a science library and reading

corner as well as an infant play area are all part of the new museum Craft kits for popular OWL activities like their kid-favorite ro-botic bugs will be available behind the counter so kids can come up and ask for the project they want

ldquoWe felt like the time was rightrdquo said board member Rachel Rissberger ldquoWinterrsquos here and kids are boredrdquo

It took some work con-verting the once adults-only space into a kid-friendly playroom ldquoThe laminate flooring was all warped and buckled so we ended up tearing it out and putting in rugsrdquo said Rissberger

Palace Cigar had several photographs of old Oneonta on the walls and OWL plans to set up a chronologi-cal display of the photos at the building station inviting children to ldquorecreaterdquo Main Street based on the pictures above them

They also found a handful of kid-friendly comic books in the walls which they plan to put into the collage kits ldquoThey might be worth some moneyrdquo Rissberger laughed holding up a bat-tered copy of ldquoShazamrdquo from 1974

But the extensive col-lection of cigar boxes the owners left behind wonrsquot go into the dumpster Daveys has been distributing them to local artists to decorate as ldquotreasure boxesrdquo and auction off in April as a fundraiser ldquoJust so long as the tobacco logos donrsquot showrdquo she said

Admission to the Win-ter Playspace will be $5 per child ldquoGrown-ups are freerdquo said Rissberger

OWL will also be selling memberships through its website wwwoneontaworl-doflearningorg Though the space will be open on a temporary lease until April memberships will be hon-ored for all OWL activities throughout the remainder of the year

ldquoOne of the things wersquod like to set up is a buy oneget one membershiprdquo said Davey ldquoIf you buy one membership wersquoll give one to a low-income family We want to make sure that everyone can come playrdquo

The Owlrsquos Nest will be open every Saturday and OWL is currently in the pro-cess of recruiting volunteers so more hours can be added throughout the week ldquoItrsquos an experiment to see if the community will support a playspacerdquo said Davey

Clark Names Freshman Hulse To Chair New Government Efficiency Committee

Photos From Inside Palace Cigar WallsWill Help OWL Youngsters Learn History

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BREAKFASTFrom A1business climate environ-ment and energy health care and education and workforce development

A goal included support-

ing a ldquostrong quality of life

in Otsego Countyrdquo a senti-ment echoed by Joe Sutaris Community Bank senior vice president and a member of the chamberrsquos executive com-mittee The bank sponsored

the breakfast

ldquoWe all have a common goalrdquo Sutaris said after point-ing out that the audience was made up of people from sev-eral constituencies ldquoAnd the goal is quality of life We all

look at it a little differently We measure it differently But I think we need to recognize as a community that even though we have dialogue sometimes disagreements on how to get there the goal is common and thatrsquos quality of liferdquo

Sutaris then listed the

challenges the county faces out-migration tight public budgets property taxes hous-ing stock an aging infra-structure and energy issues Ultimately though the issue boils down to obtaining and retaining capital he said

Miller picked up that theme pointing out that the chamber had taken a leading role in ldquosupporting the reten-tion and growth of existing businessesrdquo

ldquoThat is the single most-important thing that we can be doingrdquo he said

Miller proposed tongue firmly in cheek that the fall election be canceled But behind the absurd proposal was a point ldquoImagine if at the federal level the money spent on campaigns was used to reduce the deficitrdquo he said ldquoImagine if the postur-ing whether Obamacare (the Affordable Care Act) is good or bad if that effort was put into making some form of national health system workrdquo

Katz set his sights a bit lower than ldquoa complete overhaul of our democratic systemrdquo focusing instead on specific initiatives the village has made to remain attractive to tourists such as helping to bring the Cooperstown Dis-tillery to Railroad Avenue

He cited establishment of a development committee tax abatements and reviews of the village zoning law as among its efforts to remain

vital He also said the village was working on revisions to its outdoor-dining and street-vending laws to attract more visitors

ldquoCooperstownrsquos myth is great but its reality is even betterrdquo he said

Lopez rattled off a list of issues facing Otsego County but said ldquoWersquore losing track of the main focusrdquo

ldquoOur focus has to be on vesting everyone in the premise of creating jobsrdquo he added

Magee longtime chairman of the Assembly Agriculture Committee singled out prop-erty tax relief as a priority of the upcoming legislative session calling it ldquothe most unfair tax we haverdquo

Seward who has held sev-eral economic-development meetings around the county said he is optimistic based on local cooperation and by what hersquos hearing in Albany

ldquoThe discussion is centered on the needs of upstate New York on tax cuts and wersquore dealing with a surplus rather than a huge deficitrdquo he said

He advocated broad-based cuts especially for businesses and industry rather than the targeted cuts of the recent past

ldquoIrsquom not going to give up on mandate relief for local governmentsrdquo he added

Seward also he planned to work on wider distribu-tion of high-speed broadband Internet access saying that progress had been made in this area but describing it as piecemeal

Gibson a Republican said he had been working with Seward to improve conditions for small businesses He also described his position in an ad hoc House group called No Labels whose bipartisan membership is working to break Washington gridlock

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Across1 Salad ingredient7 Voting groups12 Hole in the head14 Info about onersquos education

and work history16 Rice cooked in broth17 Irate18 Sightseeing excursions19 The ldquoLrdquo of XXL21 ldquoDear oldrdquo guy22 ldquo or ___rdquo23 Fast talk24 Flimsy as an excuse25 ldquoComprenderdquo26 Certain print27 Molecule consisting of two

identical simpler molecules28 Bar offering29 Men in Spain30 Manned artificial satellites

(2 wds)33 Low indistinct continuous

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snake bite46 Territory ruled by an Islamic

chieftain48 Run50 Without doubt51 Associate52 Botherer53 ldquoThe English Patientrdquo setting

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aromatic seeds11 Soft-shell clams13 Crude stone artifacts14 Trash hauler15 Venomous Old World snakes20 Westerly wind above the

tropical prevailing wind23 ___-guided24 A floor covering (shortened

pl)26 Slimy protective secretion27 Pan eg28 Brazilian dance29 Alibi30 Called by a family identifier

such as Smith31 ldquo___ makes perfectrdquo32 Delivery by parachute33 Injured36 Bred37 ___ split38 ___ dictum39 Family subdivisions41 Eucharistic plate42 Space for a ship to dock44 Carpenterrsquos groove45 Actress Miles47 Backboard attachment49 ___ de deux

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Now Booking Weddings Birthdays Anniversary Parties Corporate Events Sweet 16rsquos and School Dances

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For your insurance needsPartnering together to serve you better

Gary JenninGs insurance4773 State Hwy 28 Suite 7Cooperstown NY 13326607-547-9319(between Cooperstown and Milford)

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bull all lines of insurance bull Many years of experience

bull representing many different companies

bull The best coverage at the best rate

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Get a renewable energy system while you can still

take advantage of the following incentives

State Incentive money available thru 2015 bull State and Federal Income Tax Credits available thru 2016

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Call to arrange a FREE site evaluation and

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Attention high school students

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Flexible scheduling Affordable rates

Learn the skills you needGet the scores you want

Call Lauren at 607-376-6540

ITEMS FOR SALE20th Annual Citrus Sale Oneonta First United Methodist Church California large Navel Oranges 23 for $10 Other quantities available also Florida pink seedless grapefruit Order by January 28th for February 13th and 14th pickup Free delivery Oneonta area 432-4102 or 431-90293ClassJan25

Great New Store for affordable furniture in Oneontarsquos West End Luxury mattresses 50 off Twin $89 In store no cost payment plan New and used real wood furniture We make deals happen Oneonta Discount Furniture 457 Chestnut St 607-431-9870 or 607-643-26823ClassJan25

LOST amp FOUNDFOUND CAT -- Grey long-hair cat with cream markings on face and chest Friendly well cared for Foun Dec 15 in oneonta on Gardner Place Any info on own-ers please call (607) 316-8341

OFFICE SPACE FOR RENTOffice space available at beauti-ful historic Railroad Avenue in Cooperstown Off-street parking available Call Tim at 607-435-9859TFN

Oneonta Office SpacesFor Lease Great central location close to downtown with great parking Spaces range in size so call for details Ask about getting 2 months FREE rent Contact Ben-son Agency Real Estate and Ask for Becky Thomas 607-432-4391 X-2023Class

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 Gar-bage are included in the asking price of $1800 per month Offered by John Mitchell Real Estate Contact Michael Swatling (607) 264-3954

HOMES FOR RENTCooperstown Village Home Wonderfully Updated amp Fully Furnished Two Bedrooms Two Baths Large Center Island Kitchen and Dining Area Living Room with Fireplace Fenced in Yard Overlooking 5th Green At Leatherstocking Golf Course and Otsego Lake This home is easy walking distance to Bassett and Main Street Available Oct 1 $170000 per month Plus Utilities Annual Lease Available

References Required 1 Months Securityamp Realtor Fee ~No Smok-ing No Pets~ Call or Text Laura Coleman John Mitchell Real Estate 607-437-4881 TFN

HOUSE FOR RENT VILLAGE OF COOPERSTOWN Large 4 bedroom 1 12 bath with new kitchen hardwood floors nice 2nd level deck and goodsize back yard Close to all ameni-ties $1800 per month including all utilities Tenant is responsible for phone andinternet only Offered by John Mitchell Real Estate Contact Mi-chael Swatling (607) 264-3954TFN

Rental ad Cooperstown just south of the village 3 bedroom 2 12 bath single story home garage nice yard $85000 plus utilities No smoking no petsDave LaDuke John Mitchell Real Estate 547 8551TFN

APARTMENTS FOR RENT Apartment for Rent - 1 Bedroom in Otego Security references no pets unfurnished (607) 988-27133ClassJan24

Apartment for Rent2 bedroom 1 bath newly renovated in house laundry off street parking 5 minutes to Cooperstown $900month incudes Electric snow lawn and garbage Call Rob Lee Benson Agency Real Estate 434-51773ClassJan17

Cooperstown One-Bedroom Apartments for rent Tenants wanted for large apt 1 bedroom Kitchen full bath off-street park-ing $57500 plus utilities smaller apt $52500 No smoking pets can be discussed Info (845) 674-04383Class Jan17

Two Bedroom Furnished Apt Laurens Area $800 per mo includes Heat amp Electric Annual Lease No Pets No Smoking1st Last Month Rent + Security Ref required Call- Laura Cole-man 607-437-4881 LauraCole-man1224gmailcomJohn Mitchell Real EstateTFN

Cooperstown Apartment for rent 2nd floor 1 bedroom garage laundry and a deck over look-ing back yard $75000 plus utilities wonderful location close to downtown No Smoking No pets Call Dave LaDuke John Mitchell Real Estate (607) 547-8551 or (607) 435-2405 TFN

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AllOTSEGOopportunities

SuzannersquosUnisex Salon

Hairdresser andor Nail Technician Wanted

Suzannersquos Unisex Salon 52 Academy St in Oneonta is seeking an experienced hairdresser andor nail

technician for our busy salon Add to your client list

Call Suzanne at 607-432-0584 or apply within

The Arc Otsego is a multi-faceted organization offering a variety of services and supports to individuals with developmental disabilities throughout Otsego County

CAREER OPPORTUNITIES

Direct Support Providers up to $15hr Depending on experience and certification Multiple locations and

shifts evenings days overnights and weekends

Transition Specialist F-T Bus Driver F-T ~ Bus DriverMechanic F-T

Community Services Provider P-T Medicaid Service Coordinator F-TResidential Home Coordinator F-T

Residential Home Manager F-T The Arc Otsego offers competitive wages excellent benefits comprehensive training amp career advancement opportunities

To Apply Download an application at wwwarcotsegoorg or send re-sume to The Arc Otsego Attn Human Resources PO Box 490 One-onta NY 13820 or apply in person at 35 Academy St Oneonta NY

Many Hands Many Skills One Purpose Assisting Individuals with Developmental

Disabilities to Realize Their Dreams

wwwarcotsegoorg The Arc Otsego is an Equal Opportunity Employer EOE

Chamber Forum Bullish About 2014

THURSDAY-FRIDAY JAN 9-10 2014A-8 THE FREEMANrsquoS JOURNAL amp HOMETOWN ONEONTA

AllOTSEGOhomes

AllOTSEGO

homesCALL 607-547-6103

TO ADVERTISE IN

REGIONrsquoS LARGEST

REALTY SECTION

MORE LISTINGS

ON PAGE A-6

AllOTSEGOhome REALTORS FOLLOW THE BANNER AD AT ALLOTSEGOCOM

TO VISIT THE LISTINGS OF

31 Pioneer Street Cooperstown(directly next door to Stagecoach Coffee)

Registered Mortgage Broker Matt Schuermann NYS Banking DeptLoans arranged by a 3rd party lender

LGROUPSTNYRRCOM wwwleatherstockingmortgagecom

607-547-5007 (Office) 800-547-7948 (Toll Free)

New Purchases and refinances bull Debt Consolidation Free Pre-Qualification bull Fast Approvals bull Low Rates

Thinking of RemodelingThink of Refinancing

4914 State Hwy 28 CooperStown 607-547-593375 Market Street oneonta 607-433-1020

MLS91517 - Queen Anne Victorian in Cooperstown is tastefully renovated 5 BRs 4 baths foyer grand staircase formal parlor and library Eat-in kitchen wbutlerrsquos pantry laundry area Large master BR wfireplace bath wJacuzzi radiant floor heat

Full basement wrap-around deck carriage barn wstorage area and 2 BR 1 bath apt above

$797000 Call Kristi J Ough 607-434-3026 (cell) or Donna A Anderson 607-267-3232 (cell)

MLS84923 - Renovated 3BR 2frac12 bath farmhouse on 32 acres Country kitchen wSS appliances LR and

formal DR wfireplaces large master suite Fencing run-in shed and barn for horses or livestock

$250000 Call Michelle Curran 518-469-5603

MLS90624 - Amazing opportunity Donrsquot miss out Buy now for future investment on this prime location on the busy Southside corridor This quickly growing

area is full of opportunity$495000 Call Linda Wheeler 607-434-2125 (cell)

MLS87366 ndash 3 BR 1 bath 19th-century farmhouse wsome renovations 18 acres wtrout stream and pond Close to Baseball Hall of Fame and Otsego

Lake Cooperstown Schools Large rooms woodshed detached garage barn wlrg horse enclosure

$142500 Call Adam Karns 607-244-9633 (cell)

MLS92185 - 3 BR 1 bath renovated home on a double lot in Burlington Flats Radiant floor heat updated kitchen new sheetrock vinyl siding and windows Wood floors nice-sized first-floor BR

2 BRs upstairs and nice hall area for office $95000 Call Kristi J Ough 607-434-3026 (cell)

MLS85578 ndash Perfectly situated on over 26 acres this solid contemporary home is within minutes of Cooperstown Village Hot tub deck Property also includes 200rsquo additional road frontage and well on

County Rte 33 Poured concrete foundation could be finished for additional living space

$189000 Call Adam Karns 607-244-9633 (cell)MLS91066 - Charming 6+ BR 3 bath farmhouse 3 miles from Cooperstown Eat in kitchen has maple floors and solid butcher-block countertops Great

room w2 sets of French doors Double-sided fireplace in kitchengreat room Large formal DR

$269999 Call Donna A Anderson 607-267-3232 (cell)

MLS86798 - Villa Isidoro Restaurant Bar and BampB in Richfield Springs Start your new business today

$575000 Call James Vrooman 603-247-0506 (cell)

MLS90345 - Great location close to I-88 Turn-of-the-century classic farmette offers hardwood floors

woodstove and the craftsmanship of yesteryear Large outbuilding was once a wood-working shop $142500 Call Adam Karns 607-244-9633 (cell)

MLS91047 - Move-in condition 4 BR 2 bath home on over 12 acres in Fly Creek Large LR wwood floors

family room wpocket doors Entry room wwood stove leads to DR and kitchen Large landing wbuilt-in shelves Spacious master wprivate entry to balcony all BRs have nice closets Perennials covered porches fire pit large barn open fields going to Oaks Creek $369900 Call Kristi J Ough 607-434-3026 (cell)

MLS84430 - Some of the last vacant lots available on Gifford Hill Rd Includes 4 other parcels to be sold

together Close to Oneonta and Cooperstown Enough road frontage for 10 lots if subdivided

$199900 Call Linda Wheeler 607-434-2125 (cell)

MLS84525 - 2 BR 1 bath quaint cottage Country living New roof new kitchen

$69900 Call Gabriella Vasta 607-267-1792 (cell)

MLS89912 ndash 104 acres wpanoramic views of the Mohawk Valley and Adirondack Mountains Fields for livestock or crops woods for hunting and recreation

excellent sites to build your dream home Easy commute to Albany or Cooperstown

$249000 Call Michelle Curran 518-469-5603 (cell)

MLS91996 - Energy-efficient 3 BR 1frac12 bath Greek Revival on 31 acres wpond Spacious rooms country

kitchen wbreakfast room formal LR and DR family room Solar electric 3-zone oil or coal heat

replacement windows new well vinyl siding wood trim Can be purchased wless acreage

$250000 Call Michelle A Curran 518-469-5603 (cell)

MLS92238 - Spacious center-city 4-5 BR home has updated kitchen and bath Beautiful family room

leads to private yard Competitively priced$139900 Call David Brower 607-435-4800 (cell)

MLS91760 - Renovated 1880s farmhouse on 11+ acres wpond trails Newer 2-car garage guest

house wprivate bath spacious back deck Renovated kitchen wgranite countertops cherry cabinets Open concept LRDR maple floors pellet stove

Master suite wprivate bath cathedral ceiling gas stove New roof new windows high-efficiency gas

furnace on-demand hot water blown-in insulation Cooperstown schools Priced below assessed value

$364000 Call James Vrooman 603-247-0506 (cell)

MLS87502 - 4 BR 1 bath move-in condition ranch is perfect for full-time residence or weekend getaway Walking distance to Catskill Scenic Mountain Trails $99900 Call Gabriella Vasta 607-267-1792 (cell)

MLS89145 - Historic Victorian Italianate limestone mansion features 14rsquo ceilings deep moldings

hardwood floors large windows and 9 fireplaces 7 BRs formal DR library solarium country kitchen wbutlerrsquos and storage pantry 2 parlors servantsrsquo wing and housing in attic More acreage available

$875000 Call Michelle Curran 518-469-5603 (cell)

for complete listings visit us at realtyusacom

Lizabeth Rose BrokerOwner

Cricket Keto Licensed Assoc Broker

Peter D Clark Consultant

Paula George Licensed Real Estate Agent

Happy New Year

from Oneonta RealtyIf yoursquore thinking of listing your home

nowrsquos the time

Come list with us

Don Olin37 Chestnut st Cooperstown bull phone 607-547-5622 bull Fax 607-547-5653

wwwdonolinrealtycom PARKING IS NEVER A PROBLEM

Make yourself at home on our website wwwdonolinrealtycom for listings and information on unique and interesting propertiesWell bring you home

For Appointment Only CallM Margaret Savoie BrokerOwner ndash 547-5334Marion King Associate Broker ndash 547-5332Eric Hill Associate Broker ndash 547-5557Don DuBois Associate Broker ndash 547-5105Tim Donahue Associate Broker ndash 293-8874Cathy Raddatz Sales Associate ndash 547-8958Jacqueline Savoie Sales Associate ndash 547-4141Carol Hall Sales Associate ndash 544-4144Michael Welch Sales Associate ndash 547-8502

Don OlinREALTY

Make yourself at Home on our website httpwwwdonolinrealtycom for listings and information on unique and interesting properties Well bring you Home

For reliable honest answers to any of your real estatequestions Don Olin Realty at 6075475622or visit our website wwwdonolinrealtycom

Welcome Home in 2014

Lakeland Shores Ranch HomeExclusively offered at $360000

Just at the edge of the downtown Cooperstown village you find this very nice home amongst a 35 house development The house offers 3 bedrooms + master 1 frac34 baths formal living room with fireplace formal dining room galley kitchen with skylights family room master suite with bath walk-in closet and private deck The lower floor has a second familyentertainment room and storage A large 2 car attached garage provides easysafe access to the house There is a membership in the association owned lakefront parcel that offers swimming boat dock and picnic area all within walking distance from the home This colony of houses is a short walk from downtown Cooperstown

Village VictorianExclusively offered at New price $439000

This centrally located village home has been tastefully renovated and maintained Roof plumbing wiring heat system wadded central air conditioning have all been redone The kitchen wroom for family dining has cherry cabinets granite countertops tiled floor and stainless steel appliances There is a conveniently located laundrypantry and a rear mudroom with a tiled frac34 bath off of it LR sitting room and DR on 1st floor are bright and airy and have been recently painted Refinished pine floors down and carpeted floors up 4 BRs and a renovated tiled bath on the 2nd floor Covered front and rear porches The current price is below the assessment making it a great home buy Yoursquoll build family memories in this village home607-547-5740bull607-547-6000 (fax)

157 Main StreetCooperstown NY 13326

E-Mail infohubbellsrealestatecom Web Site wwwhubbellsrealestatecom

HUBBELLrsquoS REAL ESTATE

Newer Family Home (7440) Fascinating 3 BR 2+ bath home enriched by valley views on 2+ acres Custom kitchen DR LR

wgas fireplace large familyrec room master BR wwalk-in closet Large

yard large deck cement-board siding 3-car garage hot-water heat Close to Cooperstown Cooperstown Schools

Hubbellrsquos Exclusivemdash$289900

(7732) Superbly kept 3 BR expanded Cape Cod is situated on the only boulevard in town Center hall layout whardwood floors 6-panel doors gracious LR

wfireplace formal DR custom kitchen wcherry cabinets eating area large windows and skylights Patio deck

finished basement garage large private yard Hubbellrsquos Exclusivemdash$395000

CooperstowN ClassiC

CooperstowN ComFort(7589) Partake of the delights in

this superbly kept 3 BR home The many extras include formal dining room hardwood flooring modern

kitchen garage rocking-chair front porch Near shops lake and golf course Will capture your fancy

Cooperstown Schools Hubbellrsquos Exclusivemdash$285000

AUTO bull HOME bull LIFEBUSINESS

Since 1947 our personal service has

always beenthere when you need

it most With comprehensive

coverage for all your

insurance needs

Hours M-F 8am-5pm Phone 607-432-2022

22-26 Watkins Ave Oneonta NY 13820

RayKRone

COMMERCIAL SPACE IN ONEONTA

Great opportunity to owner occupy lease free and let 3 existing tenants pay the mortgage Rent the 4th unit and this becomes a solid investment property located in the busy downtown district Off street parking for 5-6 cars All new windows and doors and new outdoor awnings make this an attractive place to do business All separate utilities Smart investment

property and priced to sell

Priced to sell at $125000 MLS91805

B-6 HOMETOWN ONEONTA FRIDAY JAN 10 2014

LegaL notice

American Storage Systems will sell at Public Auction all the personal prop-erty stored byKathleen Dilena in Room B22 and Mark Bailey in Rooms M22 and M23 att 10am Monday January 202014 at the premises of American Stor-age Systems 330 Pony Farm Road Oneonta NYFor directions and further information call 607-432-7870

LegaL notice

MANTAKA HOMES LLC

Articles of Org filed NY Sec of State (SSNY) 12272013 Of-fice in Otsego Co SSNY design Agent of LLC upon whom process may be served SSNY shall mail copy of process in care of Trosset Group Attorneys to 6432 State Highway 28 Fly Creek NY 13337 Purpose Any Lawful pur-pose6LegalFeb13

LegaL notice

NOTICE OF FORMATION OF

LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY

The name of the en-tity is Silver Spoon Dairy LLC for which the Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State on November 14 2013 The office of said entity is to be located in Otsego County New York The Secretary of State has been designated as agent of the limited li-ability company upon whom process against it may be

served and the post office address within this State to which the Secre-tary of State shall mail a copy of any process against it served upon him is 4241 State Hwy 51 Garrattsville NY 13342 The purpose of the busi-ness of such limited liability company is to engage in any lawful act or activi-ty for which limited liability companies may be organized under the Limited Liability Company Law6legalFeb13

LegaL notice

NOTICE OF FORMATION

OF LIMITED

LIABILITY COMPANY

The name of the entity is Eaglersquos Lookout LLC for which the Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State on October 7 2013 The office of said entity is to be located in Otsego County New York The Secretary of State has been designated as agent of the limited li-ability company upon whom process against it may be served and the post office address within this State to which the Secre-tary of State shall mail a copy of any process against it served upon him is 4 Hargenhan Court Bedford NY 10506 The purpose of the busi-ness of such limited liability company is to engage in any lawful act or activi-ty for which limited liability companies may be organized under the Limited Liability Company Law6legalFeb13

LegaL notice

PUBLICSERVICE NOTICE

The first Town of Oneonta 2014 Comprehensive Plan open hearing will be held on Thursday Janu-ary 16 2014 at the Oneonta Town Hall 7 PM All town residents are encouraged to participate The Oneonta Town Board will con-sider the proposed Comprehensive Plan for adoption in February The full report is now avail-able on the Town of Oneontarsquos websitewwwtownofoneon-taorg Hard copies are also located in the town clerkrsquos office at the Oneonta Town Hall and at the Huntington Public Library on Chestnut St in Oneonta For additional ques-tions please call the Town Hall at 607- 432- 29003legalJan16

LegaL notice

Notice is hereby given that a license number not yet assigned for beer wine and liquor has been applied for by the undersigned to sell beer wine and liquor at retail in a restaurant under the Alcoholic Bever-age Control Law at 76 Chestnut Street City of Oneonta County of Otsego for on premises consumption

Viatosca II IncDBA Toscana 2LegalJan9

LegaL notice

Notice of Conver-sion of a Partner-ship to a New York Limited Liability Company pursuant to New York Lim-ited Liability Com-

pany Law Section 1006 Name HAY-DENDALE LLC Articles of Orga-nization filing date with the Secretary of State (SSNY) was 26 November 2013 Certificate of Conversion filing date with the SSNY was 10 Decem-ber 2013 Office location Otsego County SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served and SSNY shall mail copy of process to 7890 State Highway 80 Springfield Center NY 13468 Purpose is to engage in any and all business activities permitted under NYS laws6LegalFeb6

LegaL notice

Notice of Forma-tion of Unadilla Diner LLC Arts of Org filed with Secy of State of NY (SSNY) on 122413 Office location Otsego County SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY shall mail process to The LLC The Miller Bldg 441 North Fifth St Philadel-phia PA 19123 Purpose any lawful activities6LegalFeb6

LegaL notice

Notice of For-mation of a NY Limited Liability Company Name Heartsease Hill LLC Articles of Organization filing date with Secretary of State (SSNY) was December 9 2013 Office loca-tion Otsego Coun-ty SSNY has been designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served and

SSNY shall mail copy of process to 217 Pritchard Road West Winfield NY 13491 Purpose is to engage in any and all business activities permitted under NYS laws6legalFeb6

LegaL notice

Notice of Qualifica-tion of Carpenter Trade LLC App for Auth filed with Secy of State of NY (SSNY) 122013 Office location Otsego County LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 12913 SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY shall mail process to Scott Carpenter 69 Main Street Cherry Valley NY 13320 DE address of LLC 874 Walker Road Ste C Dover DE 19904 Arts of Org filed with DE Secy of State 401 Federal St Ste 4 Dover DE 19901 Purpose any lawful activity6LegalFeb6

LegaL notice

Notice of Qualifica-tion of VANDER-BILT ASSOCI-ATES OWNER LP

Authority filed with Secy of State of NY (SSNY) on 121213 Office location Otsego County LP formed in Delaware (DE) on 050813 SSNY designated as agent of LP upon whom process against it may be served SSNY shall mail process to co Corporation Service Co 80 State St Albany NY 12207-2543 Name and addr of each general partner are available from SSNY DE addr of LP 2711 Center-

ville Rd Ste 400 Wilmington DE 19808 Arts of Org filed with DE Secy of State Federal amp Duke of York St Dover DE 19901 Purpose Any law-ful activity6LegalJan30

LegaL notice

SEABURY HOLD-INGS LLC Articles of Org filed NY Sec of State (SSNY) 1292013 Office in Otsego Co SSNY desig agent of LLC upon whom process may be served SSNY shall mail copy of process to 3281 St Hwy 23 West Oneonta NY 13861 which is also the principal business location Purpose Any law-ful purpose6LegalJan30

LegaL notice

Notice of Forma-tion of Oneonta Coin Company LLC Arts Of Org Filed with Secy of State of NY (SSNY) on 10162013 Office Location Otsego Co SSNY designat-ed as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY shall mail process Robert A Gouldin Esq 93 Main Street Oneonta New York 13820 Purpose any lawful activities6LegalJan16

LegaL notice

Notice of Organiza-tion of SOSH LLC under Section 203 of the Limited Liability Company Law

1 The name of the limited liabil-ity company is SOSH LLC

2 Articles of Organization of

SOSH LLC were filed with the Secretary of State on Novem-ber 27 2013

3 The county within this state in which the of-fice of the limited liability company is to be located is Otsego County

4 The Secretary of State is des-ignated as agent of the limited liability com-pany upon whom process against it may be served The address within or without this state to which the Secretary of State shall mail a copy of any pro-cess against the limited liability company served upon him or her is SOSH LLC PO Box 489 Worcester NY 12197

5 The Company is organized to carry on all law-ful activities6LegalJan9

LegaL notice

Notice of Forma-tion of Northern Sky Builders LLC Arts Of Org Filed with Secy of State of NY (SSNY) on 10162013 Office Location Otsego Co SSNY designat-ed as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY shall mail process Robert A Gouldin Esq 93 Main Street Oneonta New York 13820 Purpose any lawful activities6LegalJan9

LegaL notice

Notice of For-mation of a NY Limited Liability Company Name COOPERSTOWN HOP ON TOURS

LLC Articles of organization filing date with Secretary of State (SSNY) was 26 November 2013 Office loca-tion Otsego Coun-ty SSNY has been designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served and SSNY shall mail copy of process to 543 Pleasant Valley Road Milford NY 13807 Purpose is to engage in any and all business activities permitted under NYS laws6LegalJan9

LegaL notice

Notice of For-mation of a NY Limited Liability Company Name COOPERSTOWN EAGLES LLC Articles of organi-zation filing date with Secretary of State (SSNY) was 26 November 2013 Office location Otsego County SSNY has been designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served and SSNY shall mail copy of process to 157 Main Street Cooperstown NY 13326 Purpose is to engage in any and all business activities permitted under NYS laws6LegalJan9

LegaL notice

Notice of For-mation of a NY Limited Liability Company Name HUBBELLrsquoS COVE LLC Articles of organi-zation filing date with Secretary of State (SSNY) was 26 November 2013 Office location Otsego County SSNY has been designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served and SSNY shall mail

copy of process to 157 Main Street Cooperstown NY 13326 Purpose is to engage in any and all business activities permitted under NYS laws6LegalJan9

LegaL notice

Notice of For-mation of a NY Limited Liability Company Name WEBSTER FARM LLC Articles of organization filing date with Secretary of State (SSNY) was 26 Novem-ber 2013 Office location Otsego County SSNY has been designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served and SSNY shall mail copy of process to 7890 State Highway 80 Springfield Center NY 13468 Purpose is to engage in any and all business activities permitted under NYS laws6LegalJan9

LegaL notice

NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY

NAME GIFFORD HILL PROPER-TIES LLC Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 102513 Office location Otsego County SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY shall mail a copy of process to the LLC Gifford Hill Properties LLC 484 Gifford Hill Rd Oneonta NY 13820 Purpose For any lawful purpose 6LegalJan9

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Computer RepairFRee estimates607-432-7700

392 Chestnut St Oneonta

tritownComputers

since 1999

COOPERSTOWN ndash Grace Annamay Carlsen Lettis 85 whose gardens were the subject of many paintings and photographs passed away Sunday afternoon Jan 5 2014 at Albany Medical Center

Born May 13 1928 in Lindenhurst on Long Island Grace was the fourth child of Ole Gustove and Anna Nicole Nelson Carlsen Both her parents had im-migrated from Norway in the early part of the 20th century

When she was a teenager Gracersquos family moved to Brooklyn where she at-tended Washington Irving High School After World War II the family moved to Oneonta where she worked as a telephone operator and later at Breseersquos Department Store

It was during this time that she met her future husband Donald Robert (Bob) Lettis They were married in Oneonta in 1947 and in 1950 they moved to Worcester where Bob taught school

In 1956 Bobrsquos profes-sion took the family to Cooperstown While living in Cooperstown Grace was employed at the Smart Shop

and Nick Sterlingrsquos Ski Shop both in Cooperstown and Konstantyrsquos Ski Shop in Oneonta

In 1964 the fam-ily moved to New Jersey where Grace served as a long-distance operator while her husband did graduate work at Pratt Institute in New York City In 1966 the family moved to Hingham Mass where they lived for 36 years

While in Massachusetts Grace received her bach-elorrsquos from the University of Massachusetts in Boston and her masterrsquos in social work from Simmons Col-lege She became a licensed social worker and worked at the South Shore Mental Health Clinic in Quincy she was with the Hingham Visiting Nurses Association when she retired in 1987

Her greatest pleasure were her gardens She had three at ldquoShipcoterdquo the Lett-isesrsquo historic home on Ship Street in Hingham The most beloved was a rose garden she maintained along the white picket fence pass-ersby would photographer the roses and artists would set up their easels and paint them

She was a long-time

member of The First Parish Church in Hingham Unitar-ian Universalist (ldquoOld Ship Churchrdquo) Locally she was a member of the Womenrsquos Club of Cooperstown

Grace leaves her husband of 66 years Bob Lettis of Cooperstown three chil-dren Charlotte Richardson and her husband Kirk of Portland Ore Paula Bed-ford and her husband Jim of Northville Mich and Daniel Lettis of Clayton NM six grandchildren Briget Bent Nicole Meyer Jacob Meyer Daniel Meyer Sam Richardson and Henry Richardson three great-grandchildren Tanner Bent Jillian Bent and Katelyn Torres and one niece Carol Kruitz and her husband Frank

She was predeceased by her parents two sisters Thelma Fryberg and her husband Ernest and Maude Soltys and her husband Walter and one brother Norman Carlsen and his wife Jean Also her dear friend and mother-in-law Charlotte Hall Lettis

Calling hours are 2-4 pm Friday Jan 10 at the Connell Dow amp Deysen-roth Funeral Home The funeral service will be at

4 pm with the Rev Elsie Armstrong Rhodes pastor First Presbyterian Church officiating

All are welcome at a re-ception immediately follow-ing at the Cooperstown Art Association 22 Main St

Burial will be at a later date in the Lettis Family Plot in Lakewood Cemetery

Memorial gifts may be made to The Charlotte Hall Lettis Nursing Scholarship Fund co Cooperstown Central School District 39 Linden Ave Cooperstown NY 13326 or to The Friendship Fund for The Friends of The Old Ship Meeting House 55 Main St Hingham MA 02043

Arrangements are en-trusted to Connell Dow amp Deysenroth Funeral Home

Grace Annamay Carlsen Lettis 85 Prized Gardens Became Works of Art ONEONTA ndash Elizabeth

A Crean 77 a former secretary for the New York City Police Chaplain passed away on Thursday Jan 2 2014 at the Fox Nursing Home

She is survived by her children Michael Wil-liam and Daniel Crean and Jacqueline Vitacco 12 grandchildren a brother James Coghlan her daugh-ters-in-law Debra Diana and MaryAnn Crean and a son-in-law William Vitacco

Friends may call from 6

- 8 pm on Friday Jan 10 at the Lester R Grummons Funeral Home 14 Grand St Oneonta A funeral mass will be offered at 1045 am on Saturday Jan 11 at St Maryrsquos Church 39 Walnut St Oneonta with the Rev Scott VanDerveer parochial vicar officiating

Inurement will be later in Mt Calvary Columbarium Crypt

Arrangements are en-trusted to the Lester R Grummons Funeral Home Oneonta

Elizabeth A Crean 77 Survived By Four Children

IN MEMORIAM

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HOMETOWN ONEONTA A-3FRIDAY JANUARY 10 2014

Body Mind Spiritamp

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FridayJanuary 10

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ART OPENING -- 5-7 pm Christine Alexander presents ldquoWorld of Colorrdquo Upstairs The-ater Foothills Performing Arts Center 21 Market St Oneonta Info wwwfoothillspacorg

PIZZA amp POTTERY -- 6-9 pm Make and glaze bowls for the CANO chili bowl Pizza snacks provided BYOB optional Carriage House 11 Ford Ave Oneonta Info (607) 435-8718 wwwcanoneontacom

FILM SERIES -- 7 pm ldquoA Place in the Sunrdquo (NR) Part of the Cabin Fever Film Series Fenimore Art Museum 5798 Rte 80 Cooperstown Info (888) 547-1400

SQUARE DANCE -- 730-10 pm Doubleday Dancers West-

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SaturdayJanuary 11

SNOW TUBING -- 11 am- 4 pm Snow tubing at Glimmerglass Warm-ing tent tubes provided $5 Glimmerglass State Park 1527 Cty Hwy 31 Cooperstown Info (607) 547-8662

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547-1812 Sunday

January 12SOUP -- 11 am-2 pm

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TuesdayJanuary 14

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LECTURE -- 7 pm Bruce Seifer talks on the subject of his book ldquoSustainable Communities Creating a Durable Local Econo-myrdquo Otsego County Courthouse 193 Main St Cooperstown

ThursdayJanuary 16

MEETING -- 7 pm Patrick MacGregor Farmersrsquo Museum pharmacist gives a presentation on medical practices from the 1800s Town of Hartwick Histori-cal Society 3140 Cty Hwy 11 Hartwick Info hartwickhistori-

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FridayJanuary 17

LECTURE -- 7 pm Lou Allstadt James Northrup Jerry Acton and Brian Brock discuss the limited gas resources in New York State Foothills Perform-ing Arts Center 21 Market St

Oneonta Info wwwoccainfoorgFILM SERIES -- 7 pm ldquoThe

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HAPPENINrsquo OTSEGO

A-4 HOMETOWN ONEONTA

HOMETOWN ViewsFRIDAY JANUARY 10 2014

MEMBER OFNew York Press Association bull The Otsego County Chamber

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HOMETOWN ONEONTAamp The Otsego-Delaware Dispatch

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR WELCOME bull E-MAIL THEM TO infoAllOTSEGOcom

EDITORIAL

LETTERS

To the EditorA few weeks ago a young college student was killed

in an automobile accident on I-88 when he swerved to avoid a deer

Last weekend a woman and her child were nearly killed when she tried to avoid a deer and likely would have died but for the efforts of a dedicated local EMS person

These stories are not unique to Otsego County They are occurring in many states in the country

Canrsquot the nanny-state that tries to protect us from large cups of soda do something to protect us from these deadly pests

ROBERT J POULSON JrCooperstown

To the EditorFrom the headline of Tom Heitzrsquos

article ldquoDoubleday Field Paved Way For Hallrdquo which appeared in one of your newspapers Jan 2 it would seem the article was going to be a straight-forward history piece Unfortunately it seems to have actually turned out to be an opinion piece And the opinion that Mr Heitz reached namely that the Abner Doubleday story needs to be put aside for good certainly must be open to debate

At this point in time it seems highly unlikely that there is anyone who would claim the Doubleday myth to be

true In fact at one time absolutely years ago a visit to the Hall of Fame included an explanation that the story was indeed a myth which nonethe-less was a myth that always seemed to explain why the Hall of Fame is here in Cooperstown

Of course in addition to this myth there is also the theory that was put forth once upon a time that there was actually someone in Fly Creek named Abner Doubleday no relation to the general who played baseball early on Of course this explanation might well be no more valid than the long ac-cepted myth

Nonetheless it does seem troubling that there seems to be a push afoot to get rid of the Doubleday myth To do so would seem to be revisionist history at best And at worst it might well be right out there with getting rid of the noon whistle Might there be hope that history will prevail realizing it might be a good idea to keep what has been referred to in the past as the Hall of Fame creation myth After all with-out the myth that Cooperstown was the birthplace of baseball why would the Hall of Fame be here at all

CATHERINE LAKE ELLSWORTHCooperstown

To hear a chairman of the Otsego County Board of Representa-

tives talk about ldquooperational excellencerdquo is a novelty and a welcome one

But engage Kathy Clark R-Otego in con-versation ndash she was unani-mously reelected board chair at the orga-nizational meeting Tuesday Jan 2 ndash and terms like ldquocon-tinuous

improvementrdquo are frequent and repeated

Shersquos got the cred to talk that way The ldquothree Mrdquo challenges facing the county in recent years ndash The Manor MOSA and microwave ndash are about to be resolved

The county Health Facili-ties Corp set up to privatize The Manor plans to chose between two private nursing home operators ndash Vestra-Care of Johnson City or Focus Ventures of Airmont ndash on Monday Jan 27

MOSA the public author-ity that has been expen-sively handling the countyrsquos garbage may be dissolved as soon as April 30 allow-ing private contractors to compete for your business

And in an interview in the days after being affirmed

in the chairmanship Clark vowed to resolve the years-long decisionmaking associ-ated with a new emergency communication system in a way that maximizes the benefit of fast-changing technology

bullBut thatrsquos not the end of

the good newsIn the past freshman

representatives have been assigned to committees that have nothing to do with their particular strengths or interests The idea is that they should work their way up through the ranks

Clark dismisses that idea Between the Nov 5 elec-tion and the reorganization vote she met individu-ally with each county rep Republican and Democrat alike to sound them out on their strengths and personal goals

One exciting outcome was the selection of Ed Frazier R-Unadilla just elected to a second term as vice chair of the board and chair of the important Administration Committee (the local equivalent of Con-gressrsquo agenda-setting Way amp Means Committee)

Frazier ndash like Clark actu-ally ndash is one of those people who donrsquot say much but when they do itrsquos worth stopping and listening Clark also chose him for his experience running his own contracting firm reasoning ldquoHe knows what itrsquos like to survive hererdquo Amen

While the Republicans came out of the elections with a commanding ma-jority that didnrsquot keep Democrats out of commit-tee chairmanships Two Oneonta Democrats who are key Clark allies Linda Ro-winski and Kay Stuligross

will chair Solid Waste and Otsego Manor respectively Plus the enthusiastic Gary Koutnik D-Oneonta heads Human Services

The Republican war-horses Don Lindberg of Worcester and Jim Powers of South New Berlin have chairmanships ndash Health amp Education and Public Safety respectively ndash as they should But a fresh-man Craig Gelbsman R-Oneonta chairs Telecom-munication key given this yearrsquos priorities

Betty Anne Schwerd R-Edmeston whose dogged

insistence on reforming economic development was expected to bear fruit as soon as Thursday Jan 9 remains Intergovernmental Affairs chair which focuses on those matters

bullMost interesting ndash excit-

ing really ndash are Clarkrsquos plans for Rick Hulse Jr R-Fly Creek who succeeds Democrat John Kosmer as Cooperstownrsquos county rep After conferring with Hulse (at retiring rep Pauline Korenrsquos new Coffee Cup diner in Milford) Clark cre-ated a whole new committee ndash Government Efficiency ndash to take full advantage of the new reprsquos strengths

Hulse is managing direc-tor of the Park-Avenue-based Xonitek Consulting Group advising companies around the country in ldquothe pursuit of achieving op-erational excellencerdquo by providing ldquostrategic advice tactical training logistical organization and leadership support for organizations to create a corporate culture of change and improvementrdquo

A culture of change and improvement Who doesnrsquot like the sound of that But how rare is it for a gov-ernmental entity to seek it aggressively And how exciting to face the future with new ideas and fresh approaches

As the 2014 governmen-tal year dawns therersquos a lot to look forward to

Jim KevlinHOMETOWN ONEONTACounty Judge Brian Burns swears in the Otsego County Board of Representatives Thursday Jan 2 From left are Craig Gelbsman R-Oneonta Rick Hulse Jr R-Fly Creek Gary Koutnik D-Oneonta Linda Rowinski D-Oneonta Vice Chair Ed Frazier R-Unadilla Janet Hurley Quackenbush R-Town of Oneonta Kay Stuligross D-Oneonta Beth Rosenthal D-Roseboom and Chair Kathy Clark R-Otego

Reelected chair Kathy Clark pre-pares to take the dais

Seeking County Government Efficiency And Much More

To the EditorMy mom has been a

resident of Otsego Manor for nearly five years She is receiving the most wonder-ful care by the staff in a clean environment

As the date on choosing a new owner approaches for a final decision to be made I want the best for my mom the other residents and the staff

It is obvious to me after researching the two finalist that the four-star VestraCare should become the new owner over one-star Focus in Utica

VestraCare owns

two nursing homes Susquehanna Nursing amp Rehab Center LLC with a four-star rating and Golden Hill Health Care Center

with a five-star ratingFocus owns one nursing

home Focus Rehabilitation amp Nursing Center in Utica with a one-star rating

Since VestraCare owns two nursing homes with a four- and a five-star rating and Focus owns one nurs-ing home with a one-star rating it only makes ldquocom-mon senserdquo that VestraCare should be the new owner of Otsego Manor

If Focus has only a one-star rating how would they be able to handle owning a second nursing home

What is BEST for the Otsego Manor residents and staff The answer is very simple VestraCare

RENA LULLCooperstown To the Editor

As we ring in the New Year I would like to sincere-ly thank all of my neighbors in District 8Town of Otsego who turned out this past election day to cast their vote for county representa-tive

I would like to once again sincerely genuinely and publicly thank everyone who worked so hard to help spread the word through their conversations phone calls e-mails social media and lawn signs

Most importantly I am looking forward to repre-senting and listening to the ldquoVoice of the Customerrdquo ndash YOU my fellow friends neighbors and acquaintances who live work and own businesses in our unique and beautiful district

Please reach out to me of-ten with your ideas sugges-tions and questions as I will be doing the same to you

RICK HULSE JRFly Creek

County RepresentativeDistrict 8

Save Abner Doubleday Myth It Explains Why Hall Is Here

Protect Us From Deadly Deer

lsquoVoice Of The Customerrsquo Matters

Letrsquos Pick Best-Rated Buyer For Otsego Manor

To the EditorOtsego Manor watchers

beware There is only one clear

choice for purchase of The Manor VestraCare which operates not only the Susquehanna Nursing amp Rehabilitation Center in Johnson City but the

Golden Hill Nursing Home in Kingston

Both of these facilities according to medicaregov have far superior ratings when compared to the Focus Rehabilitation amp Nursing Center in Utica Of a pos-sible five stars for overall rating Focus receives only

one star while the two owned by VestraCare re-ceived four and five stars for overall performance

At the Focus facility there are various and often serious REPEAT deficien-cies

The Manor we know is so clean throughout the living areas comfortable

and homelike the workers kind diligent and caring Two CNAs spent the night with my mother as she was dying

To keep The Manor we know and love there is but one choice VestraCare

NANCY GOODNOUGHCooperstown

One-Star Contender For Manor Had lsquoSerious Repeat Deficienciesrsquo

The decision on the sale of Otsego Manor is planned Monday Jan 27

HOMETOWN ONEONTA A-5

Compiled by Tom HeiTz with resources courtesy of The New York State Historical Association Library

FRIDAY JANUARY 10 2014

HOMETOWN History30 Years ago

January 1984

125 Years agoFrank Howard a fireman on the railroad was hunting

on the Baker farm about one-half mile south of the vil-lage Monday afternoon Frank was accompanied by two dogs one big one the other somewhat undersized While wandering through the woods the big dog started up a huge wildcat which furiously sprang at the dog and in a few mo-ments put him to flight The little dog was made of better stuff and engaged the cat in a fight to the death While the fight was in progress Frank walked up to within a few feet of the pair and drove a charge of shot into the catrsquos head terminating the fight The animal was brought to this village and found to measure nearly four feet from the end of the nose to the tip of the tail In connection with this we learn that WA Lakin and Charles Wilcox were hunting over this same ground several days ago when they were startled by a succession of piercing long-drawn screams which they were at a loss to account for It sounded like the scream of a panther and local sportsmen think that perhaps there is a menagerie in the Baker woods

January 1889

100 Years agoThe first paper of the year 1914 was read before the

Fortnightly Club of Oneonta on Tuesday by Rev Gran-ville Rathbun at the home of WF Eggleston on Maple Street About 25 members of the club were present The theme was ldquoLifersquos Idealsrdquo in which the speaker protested against life of the present age with the prominence which it gives to the acquisition or possession of wealth and the concurrent evils of undue attention to the merely physical pleasures of life Among these he instanced the joys of the palate and table the lighter forms of drama and the picture plays fashion and many another like thing which in large measure minister to the grosser instincts He questioned whether the definite good which is the outcome of all this modern spirit of restlessness is in any way commensurate with the price we pay There is no suggestion of repose or tranquility in what we call modern life and Americans excel all other peoples in this possibly pernicious form of activity ndash this striving after wealth and ordinary pleasures for the gamersquos sake and the consequent failure to take the necessary time for rest and for that meditation which tends to enlargement of the soul

January 1914

80 Years agoBowlers in the Oneonta City League are still follow-

ing the lead of Harry Lambros of the Oneonta Depart-

ment Store team whose average is 200-36 this week In 48 games Lambros has tipped over 9636 pins scored 253 strikes 212 spares 14 perfect games and 23 games of 200 scores The ODS is setting the pace in the championship race having won 33 games and lost 15 for a winning per-centage of 688

January 1934

60 YEARS AGOIn near-zero weather an eight-month-old German police

dog last night blockaded a business building for an hour driving off all comers with warning growls and flashing teeth

The dog held the line in front of Chrisler Tire amp Battery Co 9 Elm Street until his master found him via phoned appeals to police The case began at 729 pm when Hugh Moore 31 Main Street phoned Sergeant James Fawcett that his silver and black German shepherd dog was AWOL Mr Moore said the dog answered to the name of Duke About that time the dog had established his picket line as Raymond H Gifford 56 Maple Street employed by the Chrisler firm went to the Elm Street location to turn up the thermostat

The dog wouldnrsquot let him enter the place After Mr Gif-fordrsquos second attempt was rebuffed with snarls and bared

teeth he returned home Eventually Oneonta patrolman HR ldquoBobbyrdquo Wenck arrived but Duke wasnrsquot impressed with the uniform Eventually Mr Moore was notified and arrived to pick up his pet

January 1954

40 YEARS AGOThe Common Council has voted unanimously to use five

acres of park land in Neahwa Park for its Department of Public Works Garage At the same time the Council passed a $145000 appropriation for the development of 10 acres of barren park land near Damaschke Field After two years of debating locations for the garage the Council deter-mined to use five acres east of the Grand Street interchange and south of the Millrace for the structure City officials believe most of the cost for a new garage will be covered when it collects money owed by the State of New York The City is in the process of converting the 10 acres of land east of Gas Avenue into park land The improvements will include three softball fields (one lighted) a basketball court green areas and a sand box

January 1974

20 Years agoAdministrators of area schools say that most of their

snow days have already been used Before this school year the Oneonta School District allotted four contingency days for students to stay home in case poor weather kept buses off the roads As of last week three of those days had been taken If all the snow days are used up the school may have to take days away from either its February or April vaca-tions In Oneonta there has been at least a trace of addition-al snow for the first twelve days of 1994 including a storm that dumped 89 inches on the area

January 1994

10 Years agoOneonta High School students will be on stage in coming

days to perform ldquoUp the Down Staircaserdquo The OHS Drama Club International Thespian Troupe 2092 will present the comedy based on Bel Kaufmanrsquos book of the same title about her experiences as a first-year teacher at a New York City public school Performers include Chelsea Nattrass as Sylvia Barrett Chad Bowker as Joe Ferone and Katrina Rabeler as Alice Blake Katie Lishansky plays the role of Bea Schachter Sylviarsquos mentor and Nico Meyering is JJ McHabe Sylvia Barrettrsquos motto copied from Chaucer is ldquoGladly would he learn and gladly teachrdquo

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HULSEFrom A1to use it NOWrdquo said Clark who also named freshman Craig Gelbsman R-Oneonta Telecom-munications Committee chair

So whatrsquos this all about As an example Hulse talks about how a ldquolarge public transportation authorityrdquo embraced VMI (vendor managed inventory) through a process shepherded by Xonitek

It was the rank and file ndash mostly unionized workers ndash that identified inventory getting the right spare parts promptly as needed as an is-sue to be addressed The resulting system implemented ldquojust in timerdquo concepts and the authority only paid for the spare parts when they crossed the counter

Looked at one way buying parts today for possible future use is ldquocapital acquisitionrdquo said

Hulse ldquoYou put things on a shelf Itrsquos the same thing as putting bags of money on the shelfrdquo Plus the parts may be obsolete by the time you need them

How might this thinking apply to county government What if just for instance Hulse said the Information Technology Depart-ment created a single platform for all county computer and tech purchases Could there be savings in bulk purchases Could there be efficiencies in seamless internal communications

Hulse uses that example be-cause hersquos been having conversa-tions with Brian Pokorny a pal since boyhood who heads the countyrsquos info-tech effort But he emphasizes itrsquos just an example For this kind of effort to be sus-tainable it canrsquot ldquopushed downrdquo

from the county board to the de-partments Just the opposite

Still a first result might be a better process for procurement It might be ldquoa better technology roadmaprdquo It might be a single shared service between depart-ments

The Government Efficiency Committee ndash so far it includes Gelbsman and Don Lindberg R-Worcester ndash meets for the first time at 9 am Tuesday Jan 17

But one of the first steps will be to create an advisory board of county department heads familiar with the day-to-day and larger challenges to ldquopush uprdquo ideas to the county board To work the process has to be ldquotransparentrdquo so Hulsersquos goal is to keep his col-leagues fully in the loop

ldquoFunctional process mappingrdquo

is the initial step figuring out who does what If a service overlaps or if it might be better performed in another department then an adjustment can be made An objective process encourages buy-in and ldquotakes the emotion out of decisionmakingrdquo

A ldquovalue stream maprdquo used in private enterprise may be a help too The idea said Hulse is ldquoto remove anything thatrsquos not of value in the eyes of the customer If itrsquos extra steps just for the sake of extra steps it goes If the per-son receiving that service doesnrsquot consider that valuable then you remove itrdquo

Certainly the Government Effi-ciency Committee should have in-puts by the end of 2014 when the 2015 budget is prepared But the public may not have to wait that

long to see results If an action-able idea surfaces Hulse a SUNY Oneonta economics grad with 15 years study in the ldquoschool of real liferdquo will present it to the county board for discussion and action

So far Hulse report feedback has been positive

ldquoA lot of people ndash theyrsquore all earsrdquo said Hulse ldquoTheyrsquore very interested in standardizing pro-cess which is refreshing They want to help

ldquoItrsquos not Republican or Demo-crat Itrsquos getting work done A lot of people Republican and Demo-crat are coming up to me and saying lsquoI want to helprsquordquo

ldquoContinuous improvementrdquo is just that Therersquos a beginning but therersquos no endrdquo said Hulse ldquo This is an elephant and itrsquos been a bite at a timerdquo

OWLFrom A1Owlrsquos Nest Oneonta World of Learningrsquos new ldquoplay-spacerdquo will feature ldquoa conglomerationrdquo of activi-ties and open play for kids 12 and under ldquoWe saw a need and wersquore filling that needrdquo said board member Caitlyn Davey ldquoIt will help families socialize and beat cabin feverrdquo

For the five years since its inception OWL has ex-isted as a ldquomuseum without wallsrdquo setting up temporary playspaces at SUNY Oneon-tarsquos Science Discovery Center the Oneonta Boys amp Girls Club and the ARC Oneonta

When Palace Cigar closed last March the store sat empty until OWL arranged a temporary winter lease

ldquoItrsquos an exciting oppor-tunity for usrdquo said OWL president Aaron Sorensen ldquoItrsquos important that people understand the value of playrdquo

A building station a science library and reading

corner as well as an infant play area are all part of the new museum Craft kits for popular OWL activities like their kid-favorite ro-botic bugs will be available behind the counter so kids can come up and ask for the project they want

ldquoWe felt like the time was rightrdquo said board member Rachel Rissberger ldquoWinterrsquos here and kids are boredrdquo

It took some work con-verting the once adults-only space into a kid-friendly playroom ldquoThe laminate flooring was all warped and buckled so we ended up tearing it out and putting in rugsrdquo said Rissberger

Palace Cigar had several photographs of old Oneonta on the walls and OWL plans to set up a chronologi-cal display of the photos at the building station inviting children to ldquorecreaterdquo Main Street based on the pictures above them

They also found a handful of kid-friendly comic books in the walls which they plan to put into the collage kits ldquoThey might be worth some moneyrdquo Rissberger laughed holding up a bat-tered copy of ldquoShazamrdquo from 1974

But the extensive col-lection of cigar boxes the owners left behind wonrsquot go into the dumpster Daveys has been distributing them to local artists to decorate as ldquotreasure boxesrdquo and auction off in April as a fundraiser ldquoJust so long as the tobacco logos donrsquot showrdquo she said

Admission to the Win-ter Playspace will be $5 per child ldquoGrown-ups are freerdquo said Rissberger

OWL will also be selling memberships through its website wwwoneontaworl-doflearningorg Though the space will be open on a temporary lease until April memberships will be hon-ored for all OWL activities throughout the remainder of the year

ldquoOne of the things wersquod like to set up is a buy oneget one membershiprdquo said Davey ldquoIf you buy one membership wersquoll give one to a low-income family We want to make sure that everyone can come playrdquo

The Owlrsquos Nest will be open every Saturday and OWL is currently in the pro-cess of recruiting volunteers so more hours can be added throughout the week ldquoItrsquos an experiment to see if the community will support a playspacerdquo said Davey

Clark Names Freshman Hulse To Chair New Government Efficiency Committee

Photos From Inside Palace Cigar WallsWill Help OWL Youngsters Learn History

HOMETOWN ONEONTA A-7FRIDAY JAN 10 2014

Foothills Performing Arts amp Civic Center invites applications for the position of Executive DirectorThe candidate must provide visionary community-oriented and proactive leadership Strategic and long-term planning will guide the

executive directorrsquos decision-making The successful candidate will demonstrate a forward-thinking vision for Foothills that will allow it to sustainably serve the communityrsquos needs

The executive director is bull Responsible for marketing and public relations

bull The primary fundraiser and will develop and maintain relationships with stakeholdersbull The team leader of staff and is actively and substantively involved with producing relevant events at the center

bull Ultimately responsible for the care and safety of the physical plant ensuring that the building and its assets are maintained secured and in compliance with all laws codes and rules

Required Qualifications A proven track record of leadership to include supervision and leadership of staff budget management contract negotiation and grants Management experience in the arts business event planning andor entertainment fields

Preferred Qualifications Management experience in a non-profit arts organization

Please send to resumefoothillspacorg by 2314 deadline 1) cover letter 2) completed application form (see wwwfoothillspacorg) and 3) resume

Foothills Performing Arts Center Inc is an Equal Opportunity Employer dedicated to a policy of non-discrimination in employment practices

busy localinsurance

agency needs licensed

csr for PT 3 days a week opportunity

with flexibility call 865-384-9884

for details

BREAKFASTFrom A1business climate environ-ment and energy health care and education and workforce development

A goal included support-

ing a ldquostrong quality of life

in Otsego Countyrdquo a senti-ment echoed by Joe Sutaris Community Bank senior vice president and a member of the chamberrsquos executive com-mittee The bank sponsored

the breakfast

ldquoWe all have a common goalrdquo Sutaris said after point-ing out that the audience was made up of people from sev-eral constituencies ldquoAnd the goal is quality of life We all

look at it a little differently We measure it differently But I think we need to recognize as a community that even though we have dialogue sometimes disagreements on how to get there the goal is common and thatrsquos quality of liferdquo

Sutaris then listed the

challenges the county faces out-migration tight public budgets property taxes hous-ing stock an aging infra-structure and energy issues Ultimately though the issue boils down to obtaining and retaining capital he said

Miller picked up that theme pointing out that the chamber had taken a leading role in ldquosupporting the reten-tion and growth of existing businessesrdquo

ldquoThat is the single most-important thing that we can be doingrdquo he said

Miller proposed tongue firmly in cheek that the fall election be canceled But behind the absurd proposal was a point ldquoImagine if at the federal level the money spent on campaigns was used to reduce the deficitrdquo he said ldquoImagine if the postur-ing whether Obamacare (the Affordable Care Act) is good or bad if that effort was put into making some form of national health system workrdquo

Katz set his sights a bit lower than ldquoa complete overhaul of our democratic systemrdquo focusing instead on specific initiatives the village has made to remain attractive to tourists such as helping to bring the Cooperstown Dis-tillery to Railroad Avenue

He cited establishment of a development committee tax abatements and reviews of the village zoning law as among its efforts to remain

vital He also said the village was working on revisions to its outdoor-dining and street-vending laws to attract more visitors

ldquoCooperstownrsquos myth is great but its reality is even betterrdquo he said

Lopez rattled off a list of issues facing Otsego County but said ldquoWersquore losing track of the main focusrdquo

ldquoOur focus has to be on vesting everyone in the premise of creating jobsrdquo he added

Magee longtime chairman of the Assembly Agriculture Committee singled out prop-erty tax relief as a priority of the upcoming legislative session calling it ldquothe most unfair tax we haverdquo

Seward who has held sev-eral economic-development meetings around the county said he is optimistic based on local cooperation and by what hersquos hearing in Albany

ldquoThe discussion is centered on the needs of upstate New York on tax cuts and wersquore dealing with a surplus rather than a huge deficitrdquo he said

He advocated broad-based cuts especially for businesses and industry rather than the targeted cuts of the recent past

ldquoIrsquom not going to give up on mandate relief for local governmentsrdquo he added

Seward also he planned to work on wider distribu-tion of high-speed broadband Internet access saying that progress had been made in this area but describing it as piecemeal

Gibson a Republican said he had been working with Seward to improve conditions for small businesses He also described his position in an ad hoc House group called No Labels whose bipartisan membership is working to break Washington gridlock

For answers to this weekrsquos crossword go to allotsegocom

Across1 Salad ingredient7 Voting groups12 Hole in the head14 Info about onersquos education

and work history16 Rice cooked in broth17 Irate18 Sightseeing excursions19 The ldquoLrdquo of XXL21 ldquoDear oldrdquo guy22 ldquo or ___rdquo23 Fast talk24 Flimsy as an excuse25 ldquoComprenderdquo26 Certain print27 Molecule consisting of two

identical simpler molecules28 Bar offering29 Men in Spain30 Manned artificial satellites

(2 wds)33 Low indistinct continuous

sound34 Laugh-a-minute folks35 Ishmaelrsquos people36 Get a wife37 Impede with ldquodownrdquo40 Ancient Andean41 Rice ___42 Honey43 ldquoWelcomerdquo site44 Library device45 Poisonous substance in a

snake bite46 Territory ruled by an Islamic

chieftain48 Run50 Without doubt51 Associate52 Botherer53 ldquoThe English Patientrdquo setting

Down1 Rich cakes in Austria2 Brooks Robinson eg3 Treat badly4 Prior to old-style5 Small songbirds6 Columbus Day mo7 ldquoThatrsquos itrdquo8 Balcony section9 ldquo___ to Billie Joerdquo10 Indian herb having

aromatic seeds11 Soft-shell clams13 Crude stone artifacts14 Trash hauler15 Venomous Old World snakes20 Westerly wind above the

tropical prevailing wind23 ___-guided24 A floor covering (shortened

pl)26 Slimy protective secretion27 Pan eg28 Brazilian dance29 Alibi30 Called by a family identifier

such as Smith31 ldquo___ makes perfectrdquo32 Delivery by parachute33 Injured36 Bred37 ___ split38 ___ dictum39 Family subdivisions41 Eucharistic plate42 Space for a ship to dock44 Carpenterrsquos groove45 Actress Miles47 Backboard attachment49 ___ de deux

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Now Booking Weddings Birthdays Anniversary Parties Corporate Events Sweet 16rsquos and School Dances

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For your insurance needsPartnering together to serve you better

Gary JenninGs insurance4773 State Hwy 28 Suite 7Cooperstown NY 13326607-547-9319(between Cooperstown and Milford)

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bull all lines of insurance bull Many years of experience

bull representing many different companies

bull The best coverage at the best rate

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Get a renewable energy system while you can still

take advantage of the following incentives

State Incentive money available thru 2015 bull State and Federal Income Tax Credits available thru 2016

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Call to arrange a FREE site evaluation and

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Attention high school students

SAT and ACT TutoringExperienced tutor Proven strategies

Flexible scheduling Affordable rates

Learn the skills you needGet the scores you want

Call Lauren at 607-376-6540

ITEMS FOR SALE20th Annual Citrus Sale Oneonta First United Methodist Church California large Navel Oranges 23 for $10 Other quantities available also Florida pink seedless grapefruit Order by January 28th for February 13th and 14th pickup Free delivery Oneonta area 432-4102 or 431-90293ClassJan25

Great New Store for affordable furniture in Oneontarsquos West End Luxury mattresses 50 off Twin $89 In store no cost payment plan New and used real wood furniture We make deals happen Oneonta Discount Furniture 457 Chestnut St 607-431-9870 or 607-643-26823ClassJan25

LOST amp FOUNDFOUND CAT -- Grey long-hair cat with cream markings on face and chest Friendly well cared for Foun Dec 15 in oneonta on Gardner Place Any info on own-ers please call (607) 316-8341

OFFICE SPACE FOR RENTOffice space available at beauti-ful historic Railroad Avenue in Cooperstown Off-street parking available Call Tim at 607-435-9859TFN

Oneonta Office SpacesFor Lease Great central location close to downtown with great parking Spaces range in size so call for details Ask about getting 2 months FREE rent Contact Ben-son Agency Real Estate and Ask for Becky Thomas 607-432-4391 X-2023Class

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 Gar-bage are included in the asking price of $1800 per month Offered by John Mitchell Real Estate Contact Michael Swatling (607) 264-3954

HOMES FOR RENTCooperstown Village Home Wonderfully Updated amp Fully Furnished Two Bedrooms Two Baths Large Center Island Kitchen and Dining Area Living Room with Fireplace Fenced in Yard Overlooking 5th Green At Leatherstocking Golf Course and Otsego Lake This home is easy walking distance to Bassett and Main Street Available Oct 1 $170000 per month Plus Utilities Annual Lease Available

References Required 1 Months Securityamp Realtor Fee ~No Smok-ing No Pets~ Call or Text Laura Coleman John Mitchell Real Estate 607-437-4881 TFN

HOUSE FOR RENT VILLAGE OF COOPERSTOWN Large 4 bedroom 1 12 bath with new kitchen hardwood floors nice 2nd level deck and goodsize back yard Close to all ameni-ties $1800 per month including all utilities Tenant is responsible for phone andinternet only Offered by John Mitchell Real Estate Contact Mi-chael Swatling (607) 264-3954TFN

Rental ad Cooperstown just south of the village 3 bedroom 2 12 bath single story home garage nice yard $85000 plus utilities No smoking no petsDave LaDuke John Mitchell Real Estate 547 8551TFN

APARTMENTS FOR RENT Apartment for Rent - 1 Bedroom in Otego Security references no pets unfurnished (607) 988-27133ClassJan24

Apartment for Rent2 bedroom 1 bath newly renovated in house laundry off street parking 5 minutes to Cooperstown $900month incudes Electric snow lawn and garbage Call Rob Lee Benson Agency Real Estate 434-51773ClassJan17

Cooperstown One-Bedroom Apartments for rent Tenants wanted for large apt 1 bedroom Kitchen full bath off-street park-ing $57500 plus utilities smaller apt $52500 No smoking pets can be discussed Info (845) 674-04383Class Jan17

Two Bedroom Furnished Apt Laurens Area $800 per mo includes Heat amp Electric Annual Lease No Pets No Smoking1st Last Month Rent + Security Ref required Call- Laura Cole-man 607-437-4881 LauraCole-man1224gmailcomJohn Mitchell Real EstateTFN

Cooperstown Apartment for rent 2nd floor 1 bedroom garage laundry and a deck over look-ing back yard $75000 plus utilities wonderful location close to downtown No Smoking No pets Call Dave LaDuke John Mitchell Real Estate (607) 547-8551 or (607) 435-2405 TFN

AllOTSEGOclassifieds

AllOTSEGOopportunities

SuzannersquosUnisex Salon

Hairdresser andor Nail Technician Wanted

Suzannersquos Unisex Salon 52 Academy St in Oneonta is seeking an experienced hairdresser andor nail

technician for our busy salon Add to your client list

Call Suzanne at 607-432-0584 or apply within

The Arc Otsego is a multi-faceted organization offering a variety of services and supports to individuals with developmental disabilities throughout Otsego County

CAREER OPPORTUNITIES

Direct Support Providers up to $15hr Depending on experience and certification Multiple locations and

shifts evenings days overnights and weekends

Transition Specialist F-T Bus Driver F-T ~ Bus DriverMechanic F-T

Community Services Provider P-T Medicaid Service Coordinator F-TResidential Home Coordinator F-T

Residential Home Manager F-T The Arc Otsego offers competitive wages excellent benefits comprehensive training amp career advancement opportunities

To Apply Download an application at wwwarcotsegoorg or send re-sume to The Arc Otsego Attn Human Resources PO Box 490 One-onta NY 13820 or apply in person at 35 Academy St Oneonta NY

Many Hands Many Skills One Purpose Assisting Individuals with Developmental

Disabilities to Realize Their Dreams

wwwarcotsegoorg The Arc Otsego is an Equal Opportunity Employer EOE

Chamber Forum Bullish About 2014

THURSDAY-FRIDAY JAN 9-10 2014A-8 THE FREEMANrsquoS JOURNAL amp HOMETOWN ONEONTA

AllOTSEGOhomes

AllOTSEGO

homesCALL 607-547-6103

TO ADVERTISE IN

REGIONrsquoS LARGEST

REALTY SECTION

MORE LISTINGS

ON PAGE A-6

AllOTSEGOhome REALTORS FOLLOW THE BANNER AD AT ALLOTSEGOCOM

TO VISIT THE LISTINGS OF

31 Pioneer Street Cooperstown(directly next door to Stagecoach Coffee)

Registered Mortgage Broker Matt Schuermann NYS Banking DeptLoans arranged by a 3rd party lender

LGROUPSTNYRRCOM wwwleatherstockingmortgagecom

607-547-5007 (Office) 800-547-7948 (Toll Free)

New Purchases and refinances bull Debt Consolidation Free Pre-Qualification bull Fast Approvals bull Low Rates

Thinking of RemodelingThink of Refinancing

4914 State Hwy 28 CooperStown 607-547-593375 Market Street oneonta 607-433-1020

MLS91517 - Queen Anne Victorian in Cooperstown is tastefully renovated 5 BRs 4 baths foyer grand staircase formal parlor and library Eat-in kitchen wbutlerrsquos pantry laundry area Large master BR wfireplace bath wJacuzzi radiant floor heat

Full basement wrap-around deck carriage barn wstorage area and 2 BR 1 bath apt above

$797000 Call Kristi J Ough 607-434-3026 (cell) or Donna A Anderson 607-267-3232 (cell)

MLS84923 - Renovated 3BR 2frac12 bath farmhouse on 32 acres Country kitchen wSS appliances LR and

formal DR wfireplaces large master suite Fencing run-in shed and barn for horses or livestock

$250000 Call Michelle Curran 518-469-5603

MLS90624 - Amazing opportunity Donrsquot miss out Buy now for future investment on this prime location on the busy Southside corridor This quickly growing

area is full of opportunity$495000 Call Linda Wheeler 607-434-2125 (cell)

MLS87366 ndash 3 BR 1 bath 19th-century farmhouse wsome renovations 18 acres wtrout stream and pond Close to Baseball Hall of Fame and Otsego

Lake Cooperstown Schools Large rooms woodshed detached garage barn wlrg horse enclosure

$142500 Call Adam Karns 607-244-9633 (cell)

MLS92185 - 3 BR 1 bath renovated home on a double lot in Burlington Flats Radiant floor heat updated kitchen new sheetrock vinyl siding and windows Wood floors nice-sized first-floor BR

2 BRs upstairs and nice hall area for office $95000 Call Kristi J Ough 607-434-3026 (cell)

MLS85578 ndash Perfectly situated on over 26 acres this solid contemporary home is within minutes of Cooperstown Village Hot tub deck Property also includes 200rsquo additional road frontage and well on

County Rte 33 Poured concrete foundation could be finished for additional living space

$189000 Call Adam Karns 607-244-9633 (cell)MLS91066 - Charming 6+ BR 3 bath farmhouse 3 miles from Cooperstown Eat in kitchen has maple floors and solid butcher-block countertops Great

room w2 sets of French doors Double-sided fireplace in kitchengreat room Large formal DR

$269999 Call Donna A Anderson 607-267-3232 (cell)

MLS86798 - Villa Isidoro Restaurant Bar and BampB in Richfield Springs Start your new business today

$575000 Call James Vrooman 603-247-0506 (cell)

MLS90345 - Great location close to I-88 Turn-of-the-century classic farmette offers hardwood floors

woodstove and the craftsmanship of yesteryear Large outbuilding was once a wood-working shop $142500 Call Adam Karns 607-244-9633 (cell)

MLS91047 - Move-in condition 4 BR 2 bath home on over 12 acres in Fly Creek Large LR wwood floors

family room wpocket doors Entry room wwood stove leads to DR and kitchen Large landing wbuilt-in shelves Spacious master wprivate entry to balcony all BRs have nice closets Perennials covered porches fire pit large barn open fields going to Oaks Creek $369900 Call Kristi J Ough 607-434-3026 (cell)

MLS84430 - Some of the last vacant lots available on Gifford Hill Rd Includes 4 other parcels to be sold

together Close to Oneonta and Cooperstown Enough road frontage for 10 lots if subdivided

$199900 Call Linda Wheeler 607-434-2125 (cell)

MLS84525 - 2 BR 1 bath quaint cottage Country living New roof new kitchen

$69900 Call Gabriella Vasta 607-267-1792 (cell)

MLS89912 ndash 104 acres wpanoramic views of the Mohawk Valley and Adirondack Mountains Fields for livestock or crops woods for hunting and recreation

excellent sites to build your dream home Easy commute to Albany or Cooperstown

$249000 Call Michelle Curran 518-469-5603 (cell)

MLS91996 - Energy-efficient 3 BR 1frac12 bath Greek Revival on 31 acres wpond Spacious rooms country

kitchen wbreakfast room formal LR and DR family room Solar electric 3-zone oil or coal heat

replacement windows new well vinyl siding wood trim Can be purchased wless acreage

$250000 Call Michelle A Curran 518-469-5603 (cell)

MLS92238 - Spacious center-city 4-5 BR home has updated kitchen and bath Beautiful family room

leads to private yard Competitively priced$139900 Call David Brower 607-435-4800 (cell)

MLS91760 - Renovated 1880s farmhouse on 11+ acres wpond trails Newer 2-car garage guest

house wprivate bath spacious back deck Renovated kitchen wgranite countertops cherry cabinets Open concept LRDR maple floors pellet stove

Master suite wprivate bath cathedral ceiling gas stove New roof new windows high-efficiency gas

furnace on-demand hot water blown-in insulation Cooperstown schools Priced below assessed value

$364000 Call James Vrooman 603-247-0506 (cell)

MLS87502 - 4 BR 1 bath move-in condition ranch is perfect for full-time residence or weekend getaway Walking distance to Catskill Scenic Mountain Trails $99900 Call Gabriella Vasta 607-267-1792 (cell)

MLS89145 - Historic Victorian Italianate limestone mansion features 14rsquo ceilings deep moldings

hardwood floors large windows and 9 fireplaces 7 BRs formal DR library solarium country kitchen wbutlerrsquos and storage pantry 2 parlors servantsrsquo wing and housing in attic More acreage available

$875000 Call Michelle Curran 518-469-5603 (cell)

for complete listings visit us at realtyusacom

Lizabeth Rose BrokerOwner

Cricket Keto Licensed Assoc Broker

Peter D Clark Consultant

Paula George Licensed Real Estate Agent

Happy New Year

from Oneonta RealtyIf yoursquore thinking of listing your home

nowrsquos the time

Come list with us

Don Olin37 Chestnut st Cooperstown bull phone 607-547-5622 bull Fax 607-547-5653

wwwdonolinrealtycom PARKING IS NEVER A PROBLEM

Make yourself at home on our website wwwdonolinrealtycom for listings and information on unique and interesting propertiesWell bring you home

For Appointment Only CallM Margaret Savoie BrokerOwner ndash 547-5334Marion King Associate Broker ndash 547-5332Eric Hill Associate Broker ndash 547-5557Don DuBois Associate Broker ndash 547-5105Tim Donahue Associate Broker ndash 293-8874Cathy Raddatz Sales Associate ndash 547-8958Jacqueline Savoie Sales Associate ndash 547-4141Carol Hall Sales Associate ndash 544-4144Michael Welch Sales Associate ndash 547-8502

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Make yourself at Home on our website httpwwwdonolinrealtycom for listings and information on unique and interesting properties Well bring you Home

For reliable honest answers to any of your real estatequestions Don Olin Realty at 6075475622or visit our website wwwdonolinrealtycom

Welcome Home in 2014

Lakeland Shores Ranch HomeExclusively offered at $360000

Just at the edge of the downtown Cooperstown village you find this very nice home amongst a 35 house development The house offers 3 bedrooms + master 1 frac34 baths formal living room with fireplace formal dining room galley kitchen with skylights family room master suite with bath walk-in closet and private deck The lower floor has a second familyentertainment room and storage A large 2 car attached garage provides easysafe access to the house There is a membership in the association owned lakefront parcel that offers swimming boat dock and picnic area all within walking distance from the home This colony of houses is a short walk from downtown Cooperstown

Village VictorianExclusively offered at New price $439000

This centrally located village home has been tastefully renovated and maintained Roof plumbing wiring heat system wadded central air conditioning have all been redone The kitchen wroom for family dining has cherry cabinets granite countertops tiled floor and stainless steel appliances There is a conveniently located laundrypantry and a rear mudroom with a tiled frac34 bath off of it LR sitting room and DR on 1st floor are bright and airy and have been recently painted Refinished pine floors down and carpeted floors up 4 BRs and a renovated tiled bath on the 2nd floor Covered front and rear porches The current price is below the assessment making it a great home buy Yoursquoll build family memories in this village home607-547-5740bull607-547-6000 (fax)

157 Main StreetCooperstown NY 13326

E-Mail infohubbellsrealestatecom Web Site wwwhubbellsrealestatecom

HUBBELLrsquoS REAL ESTATE

Newer Family Home (7440) Fascinating 3 BR 2+ bath home enriched by valley views on 2+ acres Custom kitchen DR LR

wgas fireplace large familyrec room master BR wwalk-in closet Large

yard large deck cement-board siding 3-car garage hot-water heat Close to Cooperstown Cooperstown Schools

Hubbellrsquos Exclusivemdash$289900

(7732) Superbly kept 3 BR expanded Cape Cod is situated on the only boulevard in town Center hall layout whardwood floors 6-panel doors gracious LR

wfireplace formal DR custom kitchen wcherry cabinets eating area large windows and skylights Patio deck

finished basement garage large private yard Hubbellrsquos Exclusivemdash$395000

CooperstowN ClassiC

CooperstowN ComFort(7589) Partake of the delights in

this superbly kept 3 BR home The many extras include formal dining room hardwood flooring modern

kitchen garage rocking-chair front porch Near shops lake and golf course Will capture your fancy

Cooperstown Schools Hubbellrsquos Exclusivemdash$285000

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Great opportunity to owner occupy lease free and let 3 existing tenants pay the mortgage Rent the 4th unit and this becomes a solid investment property located in the busy downtown district Off street parking for 5-6 cars All new windows and doors and new outdoor awnings make this an attractive place to do business All separate utilities Smart investment

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Priced to sell at $125000 MLS91805

B-6 HOMETOWN ONEONTA FRIDAY JAN 10 2014

LegaL notice

American Storage Systems will sell at Public Auction all the personal prop-erty stored byKathleen Dilena in Room B22 and Mark Bailey in Rooms M22 and M23 att 10am Monday January 202014 at the premises of American Stor-age Systems 330 Pony Farm Road Oneonta NYFor directions and further information call 607-432-7870

LegaL notice

MANTAKA HOMES LLC

Articles of Org filed NY Sec of State (SSNY) 12272013 Of-fice in Otsego Co SSNY design Agent of LLC upon whom process may be served SSNY shall mail copy of process in care of Trosset Group Attorneys to 6432 State Highway 28 Fly Creek NY 13337 Purpose Any Lawful pur-pose6LegalFeb13

LegaL notice

NOTICE OF FORMATION OF

LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY

The name of the en-tity is Silver Spoon Dairy LLC for which the Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State on November 14 2013 The office of said entity is to be located in Otsego County New York The Secretary of State has been designated as agent of the limited li-ability company upon whom process against it may be

served and the post office address within this State to which the Secre-tary of State shall mail a copy of any process against it served upon him is 4241 State Hwy 51 Garrattsville NY 13342 The purpose of the busi-ness of such limited liability company is to engage in any lawful act or activi-ty for which limited liability companies may be organized under the Limited Liability Company Law6legalFeb13

LegaL notice

NOTICE OF FORMATION

OF LIMITED

LIABILITY COMPANY

The name of the entity is Eaglersquos Lookout LLC for which the Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State on October 7 2013 The office of said entity is to be located in Otsego County New York The Secretary of State has been designated as agent of the limited li-ability company upon whom process against it may be served and the post office address within this State to which the Secre-tary of State shall mail a copy of any process against it served upon him is 4 Hargenhan Court Bedford NY 10506 The purpose of the busi-ness of such limited liability company is to engage in any lawful act or activi-ty for which limited liability companies may be organized under the Limited Liability Company Law6legalFeb13

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PUBLICSERVICE NOTICE

The first Town of Oneonta 2014 Comprehensive Plan open hearing will be held on Thursday Janu-ary 16 2014 at the Oneonta Town Hall 7 PM All town residents are encouraged to participate The Oneonta Town Board will con-sider the proposed Comprehensive Plan for adoption in February The full report is now avail-able on the Town of Oneontarsquos websitewwwtownofoneon-taorg Hard copies are also located in the town clerkrsquos office at the Oneonta Town Hall and at the Huntington Public Library on Chestnut St in Oneonta For additional ques-tions please call the Town Hall at 607- 432- 29003legalJan16

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Notice is hereby given that a license number not yet assigned for beer wine and liquor has been applied for by the undersigned to sell beer wine and liquor at retail in a restaurant under the Alcoholic Bever-age Control Law at 76 Chestnut Street City of Oneonta County of Otsego for on premises consumption

Viatosca II IncDBA Toscana 2LegalJan9

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Notice of Conver-sion of a Partner-ship to a New York Limited Liability Company pursuant to New York Lim-ited Liability Com-

pany Law Section 1006 Name HAY-DENDALE LLC Articles of Orga-nization filing date with the Secretary of State (SSNY) was 26 November 2013 Certificate of Conversion filing date with the SSNY was 10 Decem-ber 2013 Office location Otsego County SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served and SSNY shall mail copy of process to 7890 State Highway 80 Springfield Center NY 13468 Purpose is to engage in any and all business activities permitted under NYS laws6LegalFeb6

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Notice of Forma-tion of Unadilla Diner LLC Arts of Org filed with Secy of State of NY (SSNY) on 122413 Office location Otsego County SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY shall mail process to The LLC The Miller Bldg 441 North Fifth St Philadel-phia PA 19123 Purpose any lawful activities6LegalFeb6

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Notice of For-mation of a NY Limited Liability Company Name Heartsease Hill LLC Articles of Organization filing date with Secretary of State (SSNY) was December 9 2013 Office loca-tion Otsego Coun-ty SSNY has been designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served and

SSNY shall mail copy of process to 217 Pritchard Road West Winfield NY 13491 Purpose is to engage in any and all business activities permitted under NYS laws6legalFeb6

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Notice of Qualifica-tion of Carpenter Trade LLC App for Auth filed with Secy of State of NY (SSNY) 122013 Office location Otsego County LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 12913 SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY shall mail process to Scott Carpenter 69 Main Street Cherry Valley NY 13320 DE address of LLC 874 Walker Road Ste C Dover DE 19904 Arts of Org filed with DE Secy of State 401 Federal St Ste 4 Dover DE 19901 Purpose any lawful activity6LegalFeb6

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Notice of Qualifica-tion of VANDER-BILT ASSOCI-ATES OWNER LP

Authority filed with Secy of State of NY (SSNY) on 121213 Office location Otsego County LP formed in Delaware (DE) on 050813 SSNY designated as agent of LP upon whom process against it may be served SSNY shall mail process to co Corporation Service Co 80 State St Albany NY 12207-2543 Name and addr of each general partner are available from SSNY DE addr of LP 2711 Center-

ville Rd Ste 400 Wilmington DE 19808 Arts of Org filed with DE Secy of State Federal amp Duke of York St Dover DE 19901 Purpose Any law-ful activity6LegalJan30

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SEABURY HOLD-INGS LLC Articles of Org filed NY Sec of State (SSNY) 1292013 Office in Otsego Co SSNY desig agent of LLC upon whom process may be served SSNY shall mail copy of process to 3281 St Hwy 23 West Oneonta NY 13861 which is also the principal business location Purpose Any law-ful purpose6LegalJan30

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Notice of Forma-tion of Oneonta Coin Company LLC Arts Of Org Filed with Secy of State of NY (SSNY) on 10162013 Office Location Otsego Co SSNY designat-ed as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY shall mail process Robert A Gouldin Esq 93 Main Street Oneonta New York 13820 Purpose any lawful activities6LegalJan16

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Notice of Organiza-tion of SOSH LLC under Section 203 of the Limited Liability Company Law

1 The name of the limited liabil-ity company is SOSH LLC

2 Articles of Organization of

SOSH LLC were filed with the Secretary of State on Novem-ber 27 2013

3 The county within this state in which the of-fice of the limited liability company is to be located is Otsego County

4 The Secretary of State is des-ignated as agent of the limited liability com-pany upon whom process against it may be served The address within or without this state to which the Secretary of State shall mail a copy of any pro-cess against the limited liability company served upon him or her is SOSH LLC PO Box 489 Worcester NY 12197

5 The Company is organized to carry on all law-ful activities6LegalJan9

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Notice of Forma-tion of Northern Sky Builders LLC Arts Of Org Filed with Secy of State of NY (SSNY) on 10162013 Office Location Otsego Co SSNY designat-ed as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY shall mail process Robert A Gouldin Esq 93 Main Street Oneonta New York 13820 Purpose any lawful activities6LegalJan9

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Notice of For-mation of a NY Limited Liability Company Name COOPERSTOWN HOP ON TOURS

LLC Articles of organization filing date with Secretary of State (SSNY) was 26 November 2013 Office loca-tion Otsego Coun-ty SSNY has been designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served and SSNY shall mail copy of process to 543 Pleasant Valley Road Milford NY 13807 Purpose is to engage in any and all business activities permitted under NYS laws6LegalJan9

LegaL notice

Notice of For-mation of a NY Limited Liability Company Name COOPERSTOWN EAGLES LLC Articles of organi-zation filing date with Secretary of State (SSNY) was 26 November 2013 Office location Otsego County SSNY has been designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served and SSNY shall mail copy of process to 157 Main Street Cooperstown NY 13326 Purpose is to engage in any and all business activities permitted under NYS laws6LegalJan9

LegaL notice

Notice of For-mation of a NY Limited Liability Company Name HUBBELLrsquoS COVE LLC Articles of organi-zation filing date with Secretary of State (SSNY) was 26 November 2013 Office location Otsego County SSNY has been designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served and SSNY shall mail

copy of process to 157 Main Street Cooperstown NY 13326 Purpose is to engage in any and all business activities permitted under NYS laws6LegalJan9

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Notice of For-mation of a NY Limited Liability Company Name WEBSTER FARM LLC Articles of organization filing date with Secretary of State (SSNY) was 26 Novem-ber 2013 Office location Otsego County SSNY has been designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served and SSNY shall mail copy of process to 7890 State Highway 80 Springfield Center NY 13468 Purpose is to engage in any and all business activities permitted under NYS laws6LegalJan9

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NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY

NAME GIFFORD HILL PROPER-TIES LLC Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 102513 Office location Otsego County SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY shall mail a copy of process to the LLC Gifford Hill Properties LLC 484 Gifford Hill Rd Oneonta NY 13820 Purpose For any lawful purpose 6LegalJan9

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COOPERSTOWN ndash Grace Annamay Carlsen Lettis 85 whose gardens were the subject of many paintings and photographs passed away Sunday afternoon Jan 5 2014 at Albany Medical Center

Born May 13 1928 in Lindenhurst on Long Island Grace was the fourth child of Ole Gustove and Anna Nicole Nelson Carlsen Both her parents had im-migrated from Norway in the early part of the 20th century

When she was a teenager Gracersquos family moved to Brooklyn where she at-tended Washington Irving High School After World War II the family moved to Oneonta where she worked as a telephone operator and later at Breseersquos Department Store

It was during this time that she met her future husband Donald Robert (Bob) Lettis They were married in Oneonta in 1947 and in 1950 they moved to Worcester where Bob taught school

In 1956 Bobrsquos profes-sion took the family to Cooperstown While living in Cooperstown Grace was employed at the Smart Shop

and Nick Sterlingrsquos Ski Shop both in Cooperstown and Konstantyrsquos Ski Shop in Oneonta

In 1964 the fam-ily moved to New Jersey where Grace served as a long-distance operator while her husband did graduate work at Pratt Institute in New York City In 1966 the family moved to Hingham Mass where they lived for 36 years

While in Massachusetts Grace received her bach-elorrsquos from the University of Massachusetts in Boston and her masterrsquos in social work from Simmons Col-lege She became a licensed social worker and worked at the South Shore Mental Health Clinic in Quincy she was with the Hingham Visiting Nurses Association when she retired in 1987

Her greatest pleasure were her gardens She had three at ldquoShipcoterdquo the Lett-isesrsquo historic home on Ship Street in Hingham The most beloved was a rose garden she maintained along the white picket fence pass-ersby would photographer the roses and artists would set up their easels and paint them

She was a long-time

member of The First Parish Church in Hingham Unitar-ian Universalist (ldquoOld Ship Churchrdquo) Locally she was a member of the Womenrsquos Club of Cooperstown

Grace leaves her husband of 66 years Bob Lettis of Cooperstown three chil-dren Charlotte Richardson and her husband Kirk of Portland Ore Paula Bed-ford and her husband Jim of Northville Mich and Daniel Lettis of Clayton NM six grandchildren Briget Bent Nicole Meyer Jacob Meyer Daniel Meyer Sam Richardson and Henry Richardson three great-grandchildren Tanner Bent Jillian Bent and Katelyn Torres and one niece Carol Kruitz and her husband Frank

She was predeceased by her parents two sisters Thelma Fryberg and her husband Ernest and Maude Soltys and her husband Walter and one brother Norman Carlsen and his wife Jean Also her dear friend and mother-in-law Charlotte Hall Lettis

Calling hours are 2-4 pm Friday Jan 10 at the Connell Dow amp Deysen-roth Funeral Home The funeral service will be at

4 pm with the Rev Elsie Armstrong Rhodes pastor First Presbyterian Church officiating

All are welcome at a re-ception immediately follow-ing at the Cooperstown Art Association 22 Main St

Burial will be at a later date in the Lettis Family Plot in Lakewood Cemetery

Memorial gifts may be made to The Charlotte Hall Lettis Nursing Scholarship Fund co Cooperstown Central School District 39 Linden Ave Cooperstown NY 13326 or to The Friendship Fund for The Friends of The Old Ship Meeting House 55 Main St Hingham MA 02043

Arrangements are en-trusted to Connell Dow amp Deysenroth Funeral Home

Grace Annamay Carlsen Lettis 85 Prized Gardens Became Works of Art ONEONTA ndash Elizabeth

A Crean 77 a former secretary for the New York City Police Chaplain passed away on Thursday Jan 2 2014 at the Fox Nursing Home

She is survived by her children Michael Wil-liam and Daniel Crean and Jacqueline Vitacco 12 grandchildren a brother James Coghlan her daugh-ters-in-law Debra Diana and MaryAnn Crean and a son-in-law William Vitacco

Friends may call from 6

- 8 pm on Friday Jan 10 at the Lester R Grummons Funeral Home 14 Grand St Oneonta A funeral mass will be offered at 1045 am on Saturday Jan 11 at St Maryrsquos Church 39 Walnut St Oneonta with the Rev Scott VanDerveer parochial vicar officiating

Inurement will be later in Mt Calvary Columbarium Crypt

Arrangements are en-trusted to the Lester R Grummons Funeral Home Oneonta

Elizabeth A Crean 77 Survived By Four Children

IN MEMORIAM

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HOMETOWN ViewsFRIDAY JANUARY 10 2014

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HOMETOWN ONEONTAamp The Otsego-Delaware Dispatch

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR WELCOME bull E-MAIL THEM TO infoAllOTSEGOcom

EDITORIAL

LETTERS

To the EditorA few weeks ago a young college student was killed

in an automobile accident on I-88 when he swerved to avoid a deer

Last weekend a woman and her child were nearly killed when she tried to avoid a deer and likely would have died but for the efforts of a dedicated local EMS person

These stories are not unique to Otsego County They are occurring in many states in the country

Canrsquot the nanny-state that tries to protect us from large cups of soda do something to protect us from these deadly pests

ROBERT J POULSON JrCooperstown

To the EditorFrom the headline of Tom Heitzrsquos

article ldquoDoubleday Field Paved Way For Hallrdquo which appeared in one of your newspapers Jan 2 it would seem the article was going to be a straight-forward history piece Unfortunately it seems to have actually turned out to be an opinion piece And the opinion that Mr Heitz reached namely that the Abner Doubleday story needs to be put aside for good certainly must be open to debate

At this point in time it seems highly unlikely that there is anyone who would claim the Doubleday myth to be

true In fact at one time absolutely years ago a visit to the Hall of Fame included an explanation that the story was indeed a myth which nonethe-less was a myth that always seemed to explain why the Hall of Fame is here in Cooperstown

Of course in addition to this myth there is also the theory that was put forth once upon a time that there was actually someone in Fly Creek named Abner Doubleday no relation to the general who played baseball early on Of course this explanation might well be no more valid than the long ac-cepted myth

Nonetheless it does seem troubling that there seems to be a push afoot to get rid of the Doubleday myth To do so would seem to be revisionist history at best And at worst it might well be right out there with getting rid of the noon whistle Might there be hope that history will prevail realizing it might be a good idea to keep what has been referred to in the past as the Hall of Fame creation myth After all with-out the myth that Cooperstown was the birthplace of baseball why would the Hall of Fame be here at all

CATHERINE LAKE ELLSWORTHCooperstown

To hear a chairman of the Otsego County Board of Representa-

tives talk about ldquooperational excellencerdquo is a novelty and a welcome one

But engage Kathy Clark R-Otego in con-versation ndash she was unani-mously reelected board chair at the orga-nizational meeting Tuesday Jan 2 ndash and terms like ldquocon-tinuous

improvementrdquo are frequent and repeated

Shersquos got the cred to talk that way The ldquothree Mrdquo challenges facing the county in recent years ndash The Manor MOSA and microwave ndash are about to be resolved

The county Health Facili-ties Corp set up to privatize The Manor plans to chose between two private nursing home operators ndash Vestra-Care of Johnson City or Focus Ventures of Airmont ndash on Monday Jan 27

MOSA the public author-ity that has been expen-sively handling the countyrsquos garbage may be dissolved as soon as April 30 allow-ing private contractors to compete for your business

And in an interview in the days after being affirmed

in the chairmanship Clark vowed to resolve the years-long decisionmaking associ-ated with a new emergency communication system in a way that maximizes the benefit of fast-changing technology

bullBut thatrsquos not the end of

the good newsIn the past freshman

representatives have been assigned to committees that have nothing to do with their particular strengths or interests The idea is that they should work their way up through the ranks

Clark dismisses that idea Between the Nov 5 elec-tion and the reorganization vote she met individu-ally with each county rep Republican and Democrat alike to sound them out on their strengths and personal goals

One exciting outcome was the selection of Ed Frazier R-Unadilla just elected to a second term as vice chair of the board and chair of the important Administration Committee (the local equivalent of Con-gressrsquo agenda-setting Way amp Means Committee)

Frazier ndash like Clark actu-ally ndash is one of those people who donrsquot say much but when they do itrsquos worth stopping and listening Clark also chose him for his experience running his own contracting firm reasoning ldquoHe knows what itrsquos like to survive hererdquo Amen

While the Republicans came out of the elections with a commanding ma-jority that didnrsquot keep Democrats out of commit-tee chairmanships Two Oneonta Democrats who are key Clark allies Linda Ro-winski and Kay Stuligross

will chair Solid Waste and Otsego Manor respectively Plus the enthusiastic Gary Koutnik D-Oneonta heads Human Services

The Republican war-horses Don Lindberg of Worcester and Jim Powers of South New Berlin have chairmanships ndash Health amp Education and Public Safety respectively ndash as they should But a fresh-man Craig Gelbsman R-Oneonta chairs Telecom-munication key given this yearrsquos priorities

Betty Anne Schwerd R-Edmeston whose dogged

insistence on reforming economic development was expected to bear fruit as soon as Thursday Jan 9 remains Intergovernmental Affairs chair which focuses on those matters

bullMost interesting ndash excit-

ing really ndash are Clarkrsquos plans for Rick Hulse Jr R-Fly Creek who succeeds Democrat John Kosmer as Cooperstownrsquos county rep After conferring with Hulse (at retiring rep Pauline Korenrsquos new Coffee Cup diner in Milford) Clark cre-ated a whole new committee ndash Government Efficiency ndash to take full advantage of the new reprsquos strengths

Hulse is managing direc-tor of the Park-Avenue-based Xonitek Consulting Group advising companies around the country in ldquothe pursuit of achieving op-erational excellencerdquo by providing ldquostrategic advice tactical training logistical organization and leadership support for organizations to create a corporate culture of change and improvementrdquo

A culture of change and improvement Who doesnrsquot like the sound of that But how rare is it for a gov-ernmental entity to seek it aggressively And how exciting to face the future with new ideas and fresh approaches

As the 2014 governmen-tal year dawns therersquos a lot to look forward to

Jim KevlinHOMETOWN ONEONTACounty Judge Brian Burns swears in the Otsego County Board of Representatives Thursday Jan 2 From left are Craig Gelbsman R-Oneonta Rick Hulse Jr R-Fly Creek Gary Koutnik D-Oneonta Linda Rowinski D-Oneonta Vice Chair Ed Frazier R-Unadilla Janet Hurley Quackenbush R-Town of Oneonta Kay Stuligross D-Oneonta Beth Rosenthal D-Roseboom and Chair Kathy Clark R-Otego

Reelected chair Kathy Clark pre-pares to take the dais

Seeking County Government Efficiency And Much More

To the EditorMy mom has been a

resident of Otsego Manor for nearly five years She is receiving the most wonder-ful care by the staff in a clean environment

As the date on choosing a new owner approaches for a final decision to be made I want the best for my mom the other residents and the staff

It is obvious to me after researching the two finalist that the four-star VestraCare should become the new owner over one-star Focus in Utica

VestraCare owns

two nursing homes Susquehanna Nursing amp Rehab Center LLC with a four-star rating and Golden Hill Health Care Center

with a five-star ratingFocus owns one nursing

home Focus Rehabilitation amp Nursing Center in Utica with a one-star rating

Since VestraCare owns two nursing homes with a four- and a five-star rating and Focus owns one nurs-ing home with a one-star rating it only makes ldquocom-mon senserdquo that VestraCare should be the new owner of Otsego Manor

If Focus has only a one-star rating how would they be able to handle owning a second nursing home

What is BEST for the Otsego Manor residents and staff The answer is very simple VestraCare

RENA LULLCooperstown To the Editor

As we ring in the New Year I would like to sincere-ly thank all of my neighbors in District 8Town of Otsego who turned out this past election day to cast their vote for county representa-tive

I would like to once again sincerely genuinely and publicly thank everyone who worked so hard to help spread the word through their conversations phone calls e-mails social media and lawn signs

Most importantly I am looking forward to repre-senting and listening to the ldquoVoice of the Customerrdquo ndash YOU my fellow friends neighbors and acquaintances who live work and own businesses in our unique and beautiful district

Please reach out to me of-ten with your ideas sugges-tions and questions as I will be doing the same to you

RICK HULSE JRFly Creek

County RepresentativeDistrict 8

Save Abner Doubleday Myth It Explains Why Hall Is Here

Protect Us From Deadly Deer

lsquoVoice Of The Customerrsquo Matters

Letrsquos Pick Best-Rated Buyer For Otsego Manor

To the EditorOtsego Manor watchers

beware There is only one clear

choice for purchase of The Manor VestraCare which operates not only the Susquehanna Nursing amp Rehabilitation Center in Johnson City but the

Golden Hill Nursing Home in Kingston

Both of these facilities according to medicaregov have far superior ratings when compared to the Focus Rehabilitation amp Nursing Center in Utica Of a pos-sible five stars for overall rating Focus receives only

one star while the two owned by VestraCare re-ceived four and five stars for overall performance

At the Focus facility there are various and often serious REPEAT deficien-cies

The Manor we know is so clean throughout the living areas comfortable

and homelike the workers kind diligent and caring Two CNAs spent the night with my mother as she was dying

To keep The Manor we know and love there is but one choice VestraCare

NANCY GOODNOUGHCooperstown

One-Star Contender For Manor Had lsquoSerious Repeat Deficienciesrsquo

The decision on the sale of Otsego Manor is planned Monday Jan 27

HOMETOWN ONEONTA A-5

Compiled by Tom HeiTz with resources courtesy of The New York State Historical Association Library

FRIDAY JANUARY 10 2014

HOMETOWN History30 Years ago

January 1984

125 Years agoFrank Howard a fireman on the railroad was hunting

on the Baker farm about one-half mile south of the vil-lage Monday afternoon Frank was accompanied by two dogs one big one the other somewhat undersized While wandering through the woods the big dog started up a huge wildcat which furiously sprang at the dog and in a few mo-ments put him to flight The little dog was made of better stuff and engaged the cat in a fight to the death While the fight was in progress Frank walked up to within a few feet of the pair and drove a charge of shot into the catrsquos head terminating the fight The animal was brought to this village and found to measure nearly four feet from the end of the nose to the tip of the tail In connection with this we learn that WA Lakin and Charles Wilcox were hunting over this same ground several days ago when they were startled by a succession of piercing long-drawn screams which they were at a loss to account for It sounded like the scream of a panther and local sportsmen think that perhaps there is a menagerie in the Baker woods

January 1889

100 Years agoThe first paper of the year 1914 was read before the

Fortnightly Club of Oneonta on Tuesday by Rev Gran-ville Rathbun at the home of WF Eggleston on Maple Street About 25 members of the club were present The theme was ldquoLifersquos Idealsrdquo in which the speaker protested against life of the present age with the prominence which it gives to the acquisition or possession of wealth and the concurrent evils of undue attention to the merely physical pleasures of life Among these he instanced the joys of the palate and table the lighter forms of drama and the picture plays fashion and many another like thing which in large measure minister to the grosser instincts He questioned whether the definite good which is the outcome of all this modern spirit of restlessness is in any way commensurate with the price we pay There is no suggestion of repose or tranquility in what we call modern life and Americans excel all other peoples in this possibly pernicious form of activity ndash this striving after wealth and ordinary pleasures for the gamersquos sake and the consequent failure to take the necessary time for rest and for that meditation which tends to enlargement of the soul

January 1914

80 Years agoBowlers in the Oneonta City League are still follow-

ing the lead of Harry Lambros of the Oneonta Depart-

ment Store team whose average is 200-36 this week In 48 games Lambros has tipped over 9636 pins scored 253 strikes 212 spares 14 perfect games and 23 games of 200 scores The ODS is setting the pace in the championship race having won 33 games and lost 15 for a winning per-centage of 688

January 1934

60 YEARS AGOIn near-zero weather an eight-month-old German police

dog last night blockaded a business building for an hour driving off all comers with warning growls and flashing teeth

The dog held the line in front of Chrisler Tire amp Battery Co 9 Elm Street until his master found him via phoned appeals to police The case began at 729 pm when Hugh Moore 31 Main Street phoned Sergeant James Fawcett that his silver and black German shepherd dog was AWOL Mr Moore said the dog answered to the name of Duke About that time the dog had established his picket line as Raymond H Gifford 56 Maple Street employed by the Chrisler firm went to the Elm Street location to turn up the thermostat

The dog wouldnrsquot let him enter the place After Mr Gif-fordrsquos second attempt was rebuffed with snarls and bared

teeth he returned home Eventually Oneonta patrolman HR ldquoBobbyrdquo Wenck arrived but Duke wasnrsquot impressed with the uniform Eventually Mr Moore was notified and arrived to pick up his pet

January 1954

40 YEARS AGOThe Common Council has voted unanimously to use five

acres of park land in Neahwa Park for its Department of Public Works Garage At the same time the Council passed a $145000 appropriation for the development of 10 acres of barren park land near Damaschke Field After two years of debating locations for the garage the Council deter-mined to use five acres east of the Grand Street interchange and south of the Millrace for the structure City officials believe most of the cost for a new garage will be covered when it collects money owed by the State of New York The City is in the process of converting the 10 acres of land east of Gas Avenue into park land The improvements will include three softball fields (one lighted) a basketball court green areas and a sand box

January 1974

20 Years agoAdministrators of area schools say that most of their

snow days have already been used Before this school year the Oneonta School District allotted four contingency days for students to stay home in case poor weather kept buses off the roads As of last week three of those days had been taken If all the snow days are used up the school may have to take days away from either its February or April vaca-tions In Oneonta there has been at least a trace of addition-al snow for the first twelve days of 1994 including a storm that dumped 89 inches on the area

January 1994

10 Years agoOneonta High School students will be on stage in coming

days to perform ldquoUp the Down Staircaserdquo The OHS Drama Club International Thespian Troupe 2092 will present the comedy based on Bel Kaufmanrsquos book of the same title about her experiences as a first-year teacher at a New York City public school Performers include Chelsea Nattrass as Sylvia Barrett Chad Bowker as Joe Ferone and Katrina Rabeler as Alice Blake Katie Lishansky plays the role of Bea Schachter Sylviarsquos mentor and Nico Meyering is JJ McHabe Sylvia Barrettrsquos motto copied from Chaucer is ldquoGladly would he learn and gladly teachrdquo

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Mike Swatling607-547-8551

Brian Guzy607-547-7161

Joe Valette607-437-5745

John LaDuke607-547-8551

Madeline K Woerner607-434-3697

MLS89813Middlefield $275000Enjoy country living with outstanding views in this well maintained raised ranch Plenty of room for the whole family w4 BRs 2 full baths and a sunny kitchen waccess to large deck Dining area whardwood floor has a brick fireplace wwood-burning stove for chilly nights This home rests nicely on 17 acres of park-like countryside wperennial gardens and pond Detached newer garage has plenty of room for workshop and stor-age Privacy plus on this quiet country road just minutes from Cooperstown A 282-acre separate deeded parcel may be included with this home for an additional $10000

Call John Mitchell at 607-435-4093JohnMitchbrokergmailcom

wwwcooperstownrealtynet

salespeople and brokers resources welcome

John J Mitchell RealtorResidential bull Commercial bull Land bull Farm

Over 35 years of local experience

MLS 90678County Route 59 HartwickOffered at $324900 This is a lovely family home in a park-like setting 4 BRs 3 full baths LR DR family room laundry porch Property includes woodsstream and pondmdashgreat for outdoor activity Newly con-structed 3-car garage is ideal for a shop or to park your extra toys Just minutes from Cooperstown

HULSEFrom A1to use it NOWrdquo said Clark who also named freshman Craig Gelbsman R-Oneonta Telecom-munications Committee chair

So whatrsquos this all about As an example Hulse talks about how a ldquolarge public transportation authorityrdquo embraced VMI (vendor managed inventory) through a process shepherded by Xonitek

It was the rank and file ndash mostly unionized workers ndash that identified inventory getting the right spare parts promptly as needed as an is-sue to be addressed The resulting system implemented ldquojust in timerdquo concepts and the authority only paid for the spare parts when they crossed the counter

Looked at one way buying parts today for possible future use is ldquocapital acquisitionrdquo said

Hulse ldquoYou put things on a shelf Itrsquos the same thing as putting bags of money on the shelfrdquo Plus the parts may be obsolete by the time you need them

How might this thinking apply to county government What if just for instance Hulse said the Information Technology Depart-ment created a single platform for all county computer and tech purchases Could there be savings in bulk purchases Could there be efficiencies in seamless internal communications

Hulse uses that example be-cause hersquos been having conversa-tions with Brian Pokorny a pal since boyhood who heads the countyrsquos info-tech effort But he emphasizes itrsquos just an example For this kind of effort to be sus-tainable it canrsquot ldquopushed downrdquo

from the county board to the de-partments Just the opposite

Still a first result might be a better process for procurement It might be ldquoa better technology roadmaprdquo It might be a single shared service between depart-ments

The Government Efficiency Committee ndash so far it includes Gelbsman and Don Lindberg R-Worcester ndash meets for the first time at 9 am Tuesday Jan 17

But one of the first steps will be to create an advisory board of county department heads familiar with the day-to-day and larger challenges to ldquopush uprdquo ideas to the county board To work the process has to be ldquotransparentrdquo so Hulsersquos goal is to keep his col-leagues fully in the loop

ldquoFunctional process mappingrdquo

is the initial step figuring out who does what If a service overlaps or if it might be better performed in another department then an adjustment can be made An objective process encourages buy-in and ldquotakes the emotion out of decisionmakingrdquo

A ldquovalue stream maprdquo used in private enterprise may be a help too The idea said Hulse is ldquoto remove anything thatrsquos not of value in the eyes of the customer If itrsquos extra steps just for the sake of extra steps it goes If the per-son receiving that service doesnrsquot consider that valuable then you remove itrdquo

Certainly the Government Effi-ciency Committee should have in-puts by the end of 2014 when the 2015 budget is prepared But the public may not have to wait that

long to see results If an action-able idea surfaces Hulse a SUNY Oneonta economics grad with 15 years study in the ldquoschool of real liferdquo will present it to the county board for discussion and action

So far Hulse report feedback has been positive

ldquoA lot of people ndash theyrsquore all earsrdquo said Hulse ldquoTheyrsquore very interested in standardizing pro-cess which is refreshing They want to help

ldquoItrsquos not Republican or Demo-crat Itrsquos getting work done A lot of people Republican and Demo-crat are coming up to me and saying lsquoI want to helprsquordquo

ldquoContinuous improvementrdquo is just that Therersquos a beginning but therersquos no endrdquo said Hulse ldquo This is an elephant and itrsquos been a bite at a timerdquo

OWLFrom A1Owlrsquos Nest Oneonta World of Learningrsquos new ldquoplay-spacerdquo will feature ldquoa conglomerationrdquo of activi-ties and open play for kids 12 and under ldquoWe saw a need and wersquore filling that needrdquo said board member Caitlyn Davey ldquoIt will help families socialize and beat cabin feverrdquo

For the five years since its inception OWL has ex-isted as a ldquomuseum without wallsrdquo setting up temporary playspaces at SUNY Oneon-tarsquos Science Discovery Center the Oneonta Boys amp Girls Club and the ARC Oneonta

When Palace Cigar closed last March the store sat empty until OWL arranged a temporary winter lease

ldquoItrsquos an exciting oppor-tunity for usrdquo said OWL president Aaron Sorensen ldquoItrsquos important that people understand the value of playrdquo

A building station a science library and reading

corner as well as an infant play area are all part of the new museum Craft kits for popular OWL activities like their kid-favorite ro-botic bugs will be available behind the counter so kids can come up and ask for the project they want

ldquoWe felt like the time was rightrdquo said board member Rachel Rissberger ldquoWinterrsquos here and kids are boredrdquo

It took some work con-verting the once adults-only space into a kid-friendly playroom ldquoThe laminate flooring was all warped and buckled so we ended up tearing it out and putting in rugsrdquo said Rissberger

Palace Cigar had several photographs of old Oneonta on the walls and OWL plans to set up a chronologi-cal display of the photos at the building station inviting children to ldquorecreaterdquo Main Street based on the pictures above them

They also found a handful of kid-friendly comic books in the walls which they plan to put into the collage kits ldquoThey might be worth some moneyrdquo Rissberger laughed holding up a bat-tered copy of ldquoShazamrdquo from 1974

But the extensive col-lection of cigar boxes the owners left behind wonrsquot go into the dumpster Daveys has been distributing them to local artists to decorate as ldquotreasure boxesrdquo and auction off in April as a fundraiser ldquoJust so long as the tobacco logos donrsquot showrdquo she said

Admission to the Win-ter Playspace will be $5 per child ldquoGrown-ups are freerdquo said Rissberger

OWL will also be selling memberships through its website wwwoneontaworl-doflearningorg Though the space will be open on a temporary lease until April memberships will be hon-ored for all OWL activities throughout the remainder of the year

ldquoOne of the things wersquod like to set up is a buy oneget one membershiprdquo said Davey ldquoIf you buy one membership wersquoll give one to a low-income family We want to make sure that everyone can come playrdquo

The Owlrsquos Nest will be open every Saturday and OWL is currently in the pro-cess of recruiting volunteers so more hours can be added throughout the week ldquoItrsquos an experiment to see if the community will support a playspacerdquo said Davey

Clark Names Freshman Hulse To Chair New Government Efficiency Committee

Photos From Inside Palace Cigar WallsWill Help OWL Youngsters Learn History

HOMETOWN ONEONTA A-7FRIDAY JAN 10 2014

Foothills Performing Arts amp Civic Center invites applications for the position of Executive DirectorThe candidate must provide visionary community-oriented and proactive leadership Strategic and long-term planning will guide the

executive directorrsquos decision-making The successful candidate will demonstrate a forward-thinking vision for Foothills that will allow it to sustainably serve the communityrsquos needs

The executive director is bull Responsible for marketing and public relations

bull The primary fundraiser and will develop and maintain relationships with stakeholdersbull The team leader of staff and is actively and substantively involved with producing relevant events at the center

bull Ultimately responsible for the care and safety of the physical plant ensuring that the building and its assets are maintained secured and in compliance with all laws codes and rules

Required Qualifications A proven track record of leadership to include supervision and leadership of staff budget management contract negotiation and grants Management experience in the arts business event planning andor entertainment fields

Preferred Qualifications Management experience in a non-profit arts organization

Please send to resumefoothillspacorg by 2314 deadline 1) cover letter 2) completed application form (see wwwfoothillspacorg) and 3) resume

Foothills Performing Arts Center Inc is an Equal Opportunity Employer dedicated to a policy of non-discrimination in employment practices

busy localinsurance

agency needs licensed

csr for PT 3 days a week opportunity

with flexibility call 865-384-9884

for details

BREAKFASTFrom A1business climate environ-ment and energy health care and education and workforce development

A goal included support-

ing a ldquostrong quality of life

in Otsego Countyrdquo a senti-ment echoed by Joe Sutaris Community Bank senior vice president and a member of the chamberrsquos executive com-mittee The bank sponsored

the breakfast

ldquoWe all have a common goalrdquo Sutaris said after point-ing out that the audience was made up of people from sev-eral constituencies ldquoAnd the goal is quality of life We all

look at it a little differently We measure it differently But I think we need to recognize as a community that even though we have dialogue sometimes disagreements on how to get there the goal is common and thatrsquos quality of liferdquo

Sutaris then listed the

challenges the county faces out-migration tight public budgets property taxes hous-ing stock an aging infra-structure and energy issues Ultimately though the issue boils down to obtaining and retaining capital he said

Miller picked up that theme pointing out that the chamber had taken a leading role in ldquosupporting the reten-tion and growth of existing businessesrdquo

ldquoThat is the single most-important thing that we can be doingrdquo he said

Miller proposed tongue firmly in cheek that the fall election be canceled But behind the absurd proposal was a point ldquoImagine if at the federal level the money spent on campaigns was used to reduce the deficitrdquo he said ldquoImagine if the postur-ing whether Obamacare (the Affordable Care Act) is good or bad if that effort was put into making some form of national health system workrdquo

Katz set his sights a bit lower than ldquoa complete overhaul of our democratic systemrdquo focusing instead on specific initiatives the village has made to remain attractive to tourists such as helping to bring the Cooperstown Dis-tillery to Railroad Avenue

He cited establishment of a development committee tax abatements and reviews of the village zoning law as among its efforts to remain

vital He also said the village was working on revisions to its outdoor-dining and street-vending laws to attract more visitors

ldquoCooperstownrsquos myth is great but its reality is even betterrdquo he said

Lopez rattled off a list of issues facing Otsego County but said ldquoWersquore losing track of the main focusrdquo

ldquoOur focus has to be on vesting everyone in the premise of creating jobsrdquo he added

Magee longtime chairman of the Assembly Agriculture Committee singled out prop-erty tax relief as a priority of the upcoming legislative session calling it ldquothe most unfair tax we haverdquo

Seward who has held sev-eral economic-development meetings around the county said he is optimistic based on local cooperation and by what hersquos hearing in Albany

ldquoThe discussion is centered on the needs of upstate New York on tax cuts and wersquore dealing with a surplus rather than a huge deficitrdquo he said

He advocated broad-based cuts especially for businesses and industry rather than the targeted cuts of the recent past

ldquoIrsquom not going to give up on mandate relief for local governmentsrdquo he added

Seward also he planned to work on wider distribu-tion of high-speed broadband Internet access saying that progress had been made in this area but describing it as piecemeal

Gibson a Republican said he had been working with Seward to improve conditions for small businesses He also described his position in an ad hoc House group called No Labels whose bipartisan membership is working to break Washington gridlock

For answers to this weekrsquos crossword go to allotsegocom

Across1 Salad ingredient7 Voting groups12 Hole in the head14 Info about onersquos education

and work history16 Rice cooked in broth17 Irate18 Sightseeing excursions19 The ldquoLrdquo of XXL21 ldquoDear oldrdquo guy22 ldquo or ___rdquo23 Fast talk24 Flimsy as an excuse25 ldquoComprenderdquo26 Certain print27 Molecule consisting of two

identical simpler molecules28 Bar offering29 Men in Spain30 Manned artificial satellites

(2 wds)33 Low indistinct continuous

sound34 Laugh-a-minute folks35 Ishmaelrsquos people36 Get a wife37 Impede with ldquodownrdquo40 Ancient Andean41 Rice ___42 Honey43 ldquoWelcomerdquo site44 Library device45 Poisonous substance in a

snake bite46 Territory ruled by an Islamic

chieftain48 Run50 Without doubt51 Associate52 Botherer53 ldquoThe English Patientrdquo setting

Down1 Rich cakes in Austria2 Brooks Robinson eg3 Treat badly4 Prior to old-style5 Small songbirds6 Columbus Day mo7 ldquoThatrsquos itrdquo8 Balcony section9 ldquo___ to Billie Joerdquo10 Indian herb having

aromatic seeds11 Soft-shell clams13 Crude stone artifacts14 Trash hauler15 Venomous Old World snakes20 Westerly wind above the

tropical prevailing wind23 ___-guided24 A floor covering (shortened

pl)26 Slimy protective secretion27 Pan eg28 Brazilian dance29 Alibi30 Called by a family identifier

such as Smith31 ldquo___ makes perfectrdquo32 Delivery by parachute33 Injured36 Bred37 ___ split38 ___ dictum39 Family subdivisions41 Eucharistic plate42 Space for a ship to dock44 Carpenterrsquos groove45 Actress Miles47 Backboard attachment49 ___ de deux

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Now Booking Weddings Birthdays Anniversary Parties Corporate Events Sweet 16rsquos and School Dances

CrossworD

For your insurance needsPartnering together to serve you better

Gary JenninGs insurance4773 State Hwy 28 Suite 7Cooperstown NY 13326607-547-9319(between Cooperstown and Milford)

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bull all lines of insurance bull Many years of experience

bull representing many different companies

bull The best coverage at the best rate

Great Brook SolarCapturing free energy for 35 years

Get a renewable energy system while you can still

take advantage of the following incentives

State Incentive money available thru 2015 bull State and Federal Income Tax Credits available thru 2016

607-847-6366 bull wwwgreatbrooksolarcom

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Call to arrange a FREE site evaluation and

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Attention high school students

SAT and ACT TutoringExperienced tutor Proven strategies

Flexible scheduling Affordable rates

Learn the skills you needGet the scores you want

Call Lauren at 607-376-6540

ITEMS FOR SALE20th Annual Citrus Sale Oneonta First United Methodist Church California large Navel Oranges 23 for $10 Other quantities available also Florida pink seedless grapefruit Order by January 28th for February 13th and 14th pickup Free delivery Oneonta area 432-4102 or 431-90293ClassJan25

Great New Store for affordable furniture in Oneontarsquos West End Luxury mattresses 50 off Twin $89 In store no cost payment plan New and used real wood furniture We make deals happen Oneonta Discount Furniture 457 Chestnut St 607-431-9870 or 607-643-26823ClassJan25

LOST amp FOUNDFOUND CAT -- Grey long-hair cat with cream markings on face and chest Friendly well cared for Foun Dec 15 in oneonta on Gardner Place Any info on own-ers please call (607) 316-8341

OFFICE SPACE FOR RENTOffice space available at beauti-ful historic Railroad Avenue in Cooperstown Off-street parking available Call Tim at 607-435-9859TFN

Oneonta Office SpacesFor Lease Great central location close to downtown with great parking Spaces range in size so call for details Ask about getting 2 months FREE rent Contact Ben-son Agency Real Estate and Ask for Becky Thomas 607-432-4391 X-2023Class

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 Gar-bage are included in the asking price of $1800 per month Offered by John Mitchell Real Estate Contact Michael Swatling (607) 264-3954

HOMES FOR RENTCooperstown Village Home Wonderfully Updated amp Fully Furnished Two Bedrooms Two Baths Large Center Island Kitchen and Dining Area Living Room with Fireplace Fenced in Yard Overlooking 5th Green At Leatherstocking Golf Course and Otsego Lake This home is easy walking distance to Bassett and Main Street Available Oct 1 $170000 per month Plus Utilities Annual Lease Available

References Required 1 Months Securityamp Realtor Fee ~No Smok-ing No Pets~ Call or Text Laura Coleman John Mitchell Real Estate 607-437-4881 TFN

HOUSE FOR RENT VILLAGE OF COOPERSTOWN Large 4 bedroom 1 12 bath with new kitchen hardwood floors nice 2nd level deck and goodsize back yard Close to all ameni-ties $1800 per month including all utilities Tenant is responsible for phone andinternet only Offered by John Mitchell Real Estate Contact Mi-chael Swatling (607) 264-3954TFN

Rental ad Cooperstown just south of the village 3 bedroom 2 12 bath single story home garage nice yard $85000 plus utilities No smoking no petsDave LaDuke John Mitchell Real Estate 547 8551TFN

APARTMENTS FOR RENT Apartment for Rent - 1 Bedroom in Otego Security references no pets unfurnished (607) 988-27133ClassJan24

Apartment for Rent2 bedroom 1 bath newly renovated in house laundry off street parking 5 minutes to Cooperstown $900month incudes Electric snow lawn and garbage Call Rob Lee Benson Agency Real Estate 434-51773ClassJan17

Cooperstown One-Bedroom Apartments for rent Tenants wanted for large apt 1 bedroom Kitchen full bath off-street park-ing $57500 plus utilities smaller apt $52500 No smoking pets can be discussed Info (845) 674-04383Class Jan17

Two Bedroom Furnished Apt Laurens Area $800 per mo includes Heat amp Electric Annual Lease No Pets No Smoking1st Last Month Rent + Security Ref required Call- Laura Cole-man 607-437-4881 LauraCole-man1224gmailcomJohn Mitchell Real EstateTFN

Cooperstown Apartment for rent 2nd floor 1 bedroom garage laundry and a deck over look-ing back yard $75000 plus utilities wonderful location close to downtown No Smoking No pets Call Dave LaDuke John Mitchell Real Estate (607) 547-8551 or (607) 435-2405 TFN

AllOTSEGOclassifieds

AllOTSEGOopportunities

SuzannersquosUnisex Salon

Hairdresser andor Nail Technician Wanted

Suzannersquos Unisex Salon 52 Academy St in Oneonta is seeking an experienced hairdresser andor nail

technician for our busy salon Add to your client list

Call Suzanne at 607-432-0584 or apply within

The Arc Otsego is a multi-faceted organization offering a variety of services and supports to individuals with developmental disabilities throughout Otsego County

CAREER OPPORTUNITIES

Direct Support Providers up to $15hr Depending on experience and certification Multiple locations and

shifts evenings days overnights and weekends

Transition Specialist F-T Bus Driver F-T ~ Bus DriverMechanic F-T

Community Services Provider P-T Medicaid Service Coordinator F-TResidential Home Coordinator F-T

Residential Home Manager F-T The Arc Otsego offers competitive wages excellent benefits comprehensive training amp career advancement opportunities

To Apply Download an application at wwwarcotsegoorg or send re-sume to The Arc Otsego Attn Human Resources PO Box 490 One-onta NY 13820 or apply in person at 35 Academy St Oneonta NY

Many Hands Many Skills One Purpose Assisting Individuals with Developmental

Disabilities to Realize Their Dreams

wwwarcotsegoorg The Arc Otsego is an Equal Opportunity Employer EOE

Chamber Forum Bullish About 2014

THURSDAY-FRIDAY JAN 9-10 2014A-8 THE FREEMANrsquoS JOURNAL amp HOMETOWN ONEONTA

AllOTSEGOhomes

AllOTSEGO

homesCALL 607-547-6103

TO ADVERTISE IN

REGIONrsquoS LARGEST

REALTY SECTION

MORE LISTINGS

ON PAGE A-6

AllOTSEGOhome REALTORS FOLLOW THE BANNER AD AT ALLOTSEGOCOM

TO VISIT THE LISTINGS OF

31 Pioneer Street Cooperstown(directly next door to Stagecoach Coffee)

Registered Mortgage Broker Matt Schuermann NYS Banking DeptLoans arranged by a 3rd party lender

LGROUPSTNYRRCOM wwwleatherstockingmortgagecom

607-547-5007 (Office) 800-547-7948 (Toll Free)

New Purchases and refinances bull Debt Consolidation Free Pre-Qualification bull Fast Approvals bull Low Rates

Thinking of RemodelingThink of Refinancing

4914 State Hwy 28 CooperStown 607-547-593375 Market Street oneonta 607-433-1020

MLS91517 - Queen Anne Victorian in Cooperstown is tastefully renovated 5 BRs 4 baths foyer grand staircase formal parlor and library Eat-in kitchen wbutlerrsquos pantry laundry area Large master BR wfireplace bath wJacuzzi radiant floor heat

Full basement wrap-around deck carriage barn wstorage area and 2 BR 1 bath apt above

$797000 Call Kristi J Ough 607-434-3026 (cell) or Donna A Anderson 607-267-3232 (cell)

MLS84923 - Renovated 3BR 2frac12 bath farmhouse on 32 acres Country kitchen wSS appliances LR and

formal DR wfireplaces large master suite Fencing run-in shed and barn for horses or livestock

$250000 Call Michelle Curran 518-469-5603

MLS90624 - Amazing opportunity Donrsquot miss out Buy now for future investment on this prime location on the busy Southside corridor This quickly growing

area is full of opportunity$495000 Call Linda Wheeler 607-434-2125 (cell)

MLS87366 ndash 3 BR 1 bath 19th-century farmhouse wsome renovations 18 acres wtrout stream and pond Close to Baseball Hall of Fame and Otsego

Lake Cooperstown Schools Large rooms woodshed detached garage barn wlrg horse enclosure

$142500 Call Adam Karns 607-244-9633 (cell)

MLS92185 - 3 BR 1 bath renovated home on a double lot in Burlington Flats Radiant floor heat updated kitchen new sheetrock vinyl siding and windows Wood floors nice-sized first-floor BR

2 BRs upstairs and nice hall area for office $95000 Call Kristi J Ough 607-434-3026 (cell)

MLS85578 ndash Perfectly situated on over 26 acres this solid contemporary home is within minutes of Cooperstown Village Hot tub deck Property also includes 200rsquo additional road frontage and well on

County Rte 33 Poured concrete foundation could be finished for additional living space

$189000 Call Adam Karns 607-244-9633 (cell)MLS91066 - Charming 6+ BR 3 bath farmhouse 3 miles from Cooperstown Eat in kitchen has maple floors and solid butcher-block countertops Great

room w2 sets of French doors Double-sided fireplace in kitchengreat room Large formal DR

$269999 Call Donna A Anderson 607-267-3232 (cell)

MLS86798 - Villa Isidoro Restaurant Bar and BampB in Richfield Springs Start your new business today

$575000 Call James Vrooman 603-247-0506 (cell)

MLS90345 - Great location close to I-88 Turn-of-the-century classic farmette offers hardwood floors

woodstove and the craftsmanship of yesteryear Large outbuilding was once a wood-working shop $142500 Call Adam Karns 607-244-9633 (cell)

MLS91047 - Move-in condition 4 BR 2 bath home on over 12 acres in Fly Creek Large LR wwood floors

family room wpocket doors Entry room wwood stove leads to DR and kitchen Large landing wbuilt-in shelves Spacious master wprivate entry to balcony all BRs have nice closets Perennials covered porches fire pit large barn open fields going to Oaks Creek $369900 Call Kristi J Ough 607-434-3026 (cell)

MLS84430 - Some of the last vacant lots available on Gifford Hill Rd Includes 4 other parcels to be sold

together Close to Oneonta and Cooperstown Enough road frontage for 10 lots if subdivided

$199900 Call Linda Wheeler 607-434-2125 (cell)

MLS84525 - 2 BR 1 bath quaint cottage Country living New roof new kitchen

$69900 Call Gabriella Vasta 607-267-1792 (cell)

MLS89912 ndash 104 acres wpanoramic views of the Mohawk Valley and Adirondack Mountains Fields for livestock or crops woods for hunting and recreation

excellent sites to build your dream home Easy commute to Albany or Cooperstown

$249000 Call Michelle Curran 518-469-5603 (cell)

MLS91996 - Energy-efficient 3 BR 1frac12 bath Greek Revival on 31 acres wpond Spacious rooms country

kitchen wbreakfast room formal LR and DR family room Solar electric 3-zone oil or coal heat

replacement windows new well vinyl siding wood trim Can be purchased wless acreage

$250000 Call Michelle A Curran 518-469-5603 (cell)

MLS92238 - Spacious center-city 4-5 BR home has updated kitchen and bath Beautiful family room

leads to private yard Competitively priced$139900 Call David Brower 607-435-4800 (cell)

MLS91760 - Renovated 1880s farmhouse on 11+ acres wpond trails Newer 2-car garage guest

house wprivate bath spacious back deck Renovated kitchen wgranite countertops cherry cabinets Open concept LRDR maple floors pellet stove

Master suite wprivate bath cathedral ceiling gas stove New roof new windows high-efficiency gas

furnace on-demand hot water blown-in insulation Cooperstown schools Priced below assessed value

$364000 Call James Vrooman 603-247-0506 (cell)

MLS87502 - 4 BR 1 bath move-in condition ranch is perfect for full-time residence or weekend getaway Walking distance to Catskill Scenic Mountain Trails $99900 Call Gabriella Vasta 607-267-1792 (cell)

MLS89145 - Historic Victorian Italianate limestone mansion features 14rsquo ceilings deep moldings

hardwood floors large windows and 9 fireplaces 7 BRs formal DR library solarium country kitchen wbutlerrsquos and storage pantry 2 parlors servantsrsquo wing and housing in attic More acreage available

$875000 Call Michelle Curran 518-469-5603 (cell)

for complete listings visit us at realtyusacom

Lizabeth Rose BrokerOwner

Cricket Keto Licensed Assoc Broker

Peter D Clark Consultant

Paula George Licensed Real Estate Agent

Happy New Year

from Oneonta RealtyIf yoursquore thinking of listing your home

nowrsquos the time

Come list with us

Don Olin37 Chestnut st Cooperstown bull phone 607-547-5622 bull Fax 607-547-5653

wwwdonolinrealtycom PARKING IS NEVER A PROBLEM

Make yourself at home on our website wwwdonolinrealtycom for listings and information on unique and interesting propertiesWell bring you home

For Appointment Only CallM Margaret Savoie BrokerOwner ndash 547-5334Marion King Associate Broker ndash 547-5332Eric Hill Associate Broker ndash 547-5557Don DuBois Associate Broker ndash 547-5105Tim Donahue Associate Broker ndash 293-8874Cathy Raddatz Sales Associate ndash 547-8958Jacqueline Savoie Sales Associate ndash 547-4141Carol Hall Sales Associate ndash 544-4144Michael Welch Sales Associate ndash 547-8502

Don OlinREALTY

Make yourself at Home on our website httpwwwdonolinrealtycom for listings and information on unique and interesting properties Well bring you Home

For reliable honest answers to any of your real estatequestions Don Olin Realty at 6075475622or visit our website wwwdonolinrealtycom

Welcome Home in 2014

Lakeland Shores Ranch HomeExclusively offered at $360000

Just at the edge of the downtown Cooperstown village you find this very nice home amongst a 35 house development The house offers 3 bedrooms + master 1 frac34 baths formal living room with fireplace formal dining room galley kitchen with skylights family room master suite with bath walk-in closet and private deck The lower floor has a second familyentertainment room and storage A large 2 car attached garage provides easysafe access to the house There is a membership in the association owned lakefront parcel that offers swimming boat dock and picnic area all within walking distance from the home This colony of houses is a short walk from downtown Cooperstown

Village VictorianExclusively offered at New price $439000

This centrally located village home has been tastefully renovated and maintained Roof plumbing wiring heat system wadded central air conditioning have all been redone The kitchen wroom for family dining has cherry cabinets granite countertops tiled floor and stainless steel appliances There is a conveniently located laundrypantry and a rear mudroom with a tiled frac34 bath off of it LR sitting room and DR on 1st floor are bright and airy and have been recently painted Refinished pine floors down and carpeted floors up 4 BRs and a renovated tiled bath on the 2nd floor Covered front and rear porches The current price is below the assessment making it a great home buy Yoursquoll build family memories in this village home607-547-5740bull607-547-6000 (fax)

157 Main StreetCooperstown NY 13326

E-Mail infohubbellsrealestatecom Web Site wwwhubbellsrealestatecom

HUBBELLrsquoS REAL ESTATE

Newer Family Home (7440) Fascinating 3 BR 2+ bath home enriched by valley views on 2+ acres Custom kitchen DR LR

wgas fireplace large familyrec room master BR wwalk-in closet Large

yard large deck cement-board siding 3-car garage hot-water heat Close to Cooperstown Cooperstown Schools

Hubbellrsquos Exclusivemdash$289900

(7732) Superbly kept 3 BR expanded Cape Cod is situated on the only boulevard in town Center hall layout whardwood floors 6-panel doors gracious LR

wfireplace formal DR custom kitchen wcherry cabinets eating area large windows and skylights Patio deck

finished basement garage large private yard Hubbellrsquos Exclusivemdash$395000

CooperstowN ClassiC

CooperstowN ComFort(7589) Partake of the delights in

this superbly kept 3 BR home The many extras include formal dining room hardwood flooring modern

kitchen garage rocking-chair front porch Near shops lake and golf course Will capture your fancy

Cooperstown Schools Hubbellrsquos Exclusivemdash$285000

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Great opportunity to owner occupy lease free and let 3 existing tenants pay the mortgage Rent the 4th unit and this becomes a solid investment property located in the busy downtown district Off street parking for 5-6 cars All new windows and doors and new outdoor awnings make this an attractive place to do business All separate utilities Smart investment

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Priced to sell at $125000 MLS91805

B-6 HOMETOWN ONEONTA FRIDAY JAN 10 2014

LegaL notice

American Storage Systems will sell at Public Auction all the personal prop-erty stored byKathleen Dilena in Room B22 and Mark Bailey in Rooms M22 and M23 att 10am Monday January 202014 at the premises of American Stor-age Systems 330 Pony Farm Road Oneonta NYFor directions and further information call 607-432-7870

LegaL notice

MANTAKA HOMES LLC

Articles of Org filed NY Sec of State (SSNY) 12272013 Of-fice in Otsego Co SSNY design Agent of LLC upon whom process may be served SSNY shall mail copy of process in care of Trosset Group Attorneys to 6432 State Highway 28 Fly Creek NY 13337 Purpose Any Lawful pur-pose6LegalFeb13

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NOTICE OF FORMATION OF

LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY

The name of the en-tity is Silver Spoon Dairy LLC for which the Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State on November 14 2013 The office of said entity is to be located in Otsego County New York The Secretary of State has been designated as agent of the limited li-ability company upon whom process against it may be

served and the post office address within this State to which the Secre-tary of State shall mail a copy of any process against it served upon him is 4241 State Hwy 51 Garrattsville NY 13342 The purpose of the busi-ness of such limited liability company is to engage in any lawful act or activi-ty for which limited liability companies may be organized under the Limited Liability Company Law6legalFeb13

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NOTICE OF FORMATION

OF LIMITED

LIABILITY COMPANY

The name of the entity is Eaglersquos Lookout LLC for which the Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State on October 7 2013 The office of said entity is to be located in Otsego County New York The Secretary of State has been designated as agent of the limited li-ability company upon whom process against it may be served and the post office address within this State to which the Secre-tary of State shall mail a copy of any process against it served upon him is 4 Hargenhan Court Bedford NY 10506 The purpose of the busi-ness of such limited liability company is to engage in any lawful act or activi-ty for which limited liability companies may be organized under the Limited Liability Company Law6legalFeb13

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The first Town of Oneonta 2014 Comprehensive Plan open hearing will be held on Thursday Janu-ary 16 2014 at the Oneonta Town Hall 7 PM All town residents are encouraged to participate The Oneonta Town Board will con-sider the proposed Comprehensive Plan for adoption in February The full report is now avail-able on the Town of Oneontarsquos websitewwwtownofoneon-taorg Hard copies are also located in the town clerkrsquos office at the Oneonta Town Hall and at the Huntington Public Library on Chestnut St in Oneonta For additional ques-tions please call the Town Hall at 607- 432- 29003legalJan16

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Notice is hereby given that a license number not yet assigned for beer wine and liquor has been applied for by the undersigned to sell beer wine and liquor at retail in a restaurant under the Alcoholic Bever-age Control Law at 76 Chestnut Street City of Oneonta County of Otsego for on premises consumption

Viatosca II IncDBA Toscana 2LegalJan9

LegaL notice

Notice of Conver-sion of a Partner-ship to a New York Limited Liability Company pursuant to New York Lim-ited Liability Com-

pany Law Section 1006 Name HAY-DENDALE LLC Articles of Orga-nization filing date with the Secretary of State (SSNY) was 26 November 2013 Certificate of Conversion filing date with the SSNY was 10 Decem-ber 2013 Office location Otsego County SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served and SSNY shall mail copy of process to 7890 State Highway 80 Springfield Center NY 13468 Purpose is to engage in any and all business activities permitted under NYS laws6LegalFeb6

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Notice of Forma-tion of Unadilla Diner LLC Arts of Org filed with Secy of State of NY (SSNY) on 122413 Office location Otsego County SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY shall mail process to The LLC The Miller Bldg 441 North Fifth St Philadel-phia PA 19123 Purpose any lawful activities6LegalFeb6

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Notice of For-mation of a NY Limited Liability Company Name Heartsease Hill LLC Articles of Organization filing date with Secretary of State (SSNY) was December 9 2013 Office loca-tion Otsego Coun-ty SSNY has been designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served and

SSNY shall mail copy of process to 217 Pritchard Road West Winfield NY 13491 Purpose is to engage in any and all business activities permitted under NYS laws6legalFeb6

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Notice of Qualifica-tion of Carpenter Trade LLC App for Auth filed with Secy of State of NY (SSNY) 122013 Office location Otsego County LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 12913 SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY shall mail process to Scott Carpenter 69 Main Street Cherry Valley NY 13320 DE address of LLC 874 Walker Road Ste C Dover DE 19904 Arts of Org filed with DE Secy of State 401 Federal St Ste 4 Dover DE 19901 Purpose any lawful activity6LegalFeb6

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Notice of Qualifica-tion of VANDER-BILT ASSOCI-ATES OWNER LP

Authority filed with Secy of State of NY (SSNY) on 121213 Office location Otsego County LP formed in Delaware (DE) on 050813 SSNY designated as agent of LP upon whom process against it may be served SSNY shall mail process to co Corporation Service Co 80 State St Albany NY 12207-2543 Name and addr of each general partner are available from SSNY DE addr of LP 2711 Center-

ville Rd Ste 400 Wilmington DE 19808 Arts of Org filed with DE Secy of State Federal amp Duke of York St Dover DE 19901 Purpose Any law-ful activity6LegalJan30

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SEABURY HOLD-INGS LLC Articles of Org filed NY Sec of State (SSNY) 1292013 Office in Otsego Co SSNY desig agent of LLC upon whom process may be served SSNY shall mail copy of process to 3281 St Hwy 23 West Oneonta NY 13861 which is also the principal business location Purpose Any law-ful purpose6LegalJan30

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Notice of Forma-tion of Oneonta Coin Company LLC Arts Of Org Filed with Secy of State of NY (SSNY) on 10162013 Office Location Otsego Co SSNY designat-ed as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY shall mail process Robert A Gouldin Esq 93 Main Street Oneonta New York 13820 Purpose any lawful activities6LegalJan16

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Notice of Organiza-tion of SOSH LLC under Section 203 of the Limited Liability Company Law

1 The name of the limited liabil-ity company is SOSH LLC

2 Articles of Organization of

SOSH LLC were filed with the Secretary of State on Novem-ber 27 2013

3 The county within this state in which the of-fice of the limited liability company is to be located is Otsego County

4 The Secretary of State is des-ignated as agent of the limited liability com-pany upon whom process against it may be served The address within or without this state to which the Secretary of State shall mail a copy of any pro-cess against the limited liability company served upon him or her is SOSH LLC PO Box 489 Worcester NY 12197

5 The Company is organized to carry on all law-ful activities6LegalJan9

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Notice of Forma-tion of Northern Sky Builders LLC Arts Of Org Filed with Secy of State of NY (SSNY) on 10162013 Office Location Otsego Co SSNY designat-ed as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY shall mail process Robert A Gouldin Esq 93 Main Street Oneonta New York 13820 Purpose any lawful activities6LegalJan9

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Notice of For-mation of a NY Limited Liability Company Name COOPERSTOWN HOP ON TOURS

LLC Articles of organization filing date with Secretary of State (SSNY) was 26 November 2013 Office loca-tion Otsego Coun-ty SSNY has been designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served and SSNY shall mail copy of process to 543 Pleasant Valley Road Milford NY 13807 Purpose is to engage in any and all business activities permitted under NYS laws6LegalJan9

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Notice of For-mation of a NY Limited Liability Company Name COOPERSTOWN EAGLES LLC Articles of organi-zation filing date with Secretary of State (SSNY) was 26 November 2013 Office location Otsego County SSNY has been designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served and SSNY shall mail copy of process to 157 Main Street Cooperstown NY 13326 Purpose is to engage in any and all business activities permitted under NYS laws6LegalJan9

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Notice of For-mation of a NY Limited Liability Company Name HUBBELLrsquoS COVE LLC Articles of organi-zation filing date with Secretary of State (SSNY) was 26 November 2013 Office location Otsego County SSNY has been designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served and SSNY shall mail

copy of process to 157 Main Street Cooperstown NY 13326 Purpose is to engage in any and all business activities permitted under NYS laws6LegalJan9

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Notice of For-mation of a NY Limited Liability Company Name WEBSTER FARM LLC Articles of organization filing date with Secretary of State (SSNY) was 26 Novem-ber 2013 Office location Otsego County SSNY has been designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served and SSNY shall mail copy of process to 7890 State Highway 80 Springfield Center NY 13468 Purpose is to engage in any and all business activities permitted under NYS laws6LegalJan9

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NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY

NAME GIFFORD HILL PROPER-TIES LLC Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 102513 Office location Otsego County SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY shall mail a copy of process to the LLC Gifford Hill Properties LLC 484 Gifford Hill Rd Oneonta NY 13820 Purpose For any lawful purpose 6LegalJan9

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COOPERSTOWN ndash Grace Annamay Carlsen Lettis 85 whose gardens were the subject of many paintings and photographs passed away Sunday afternoon Jan 5 2014 at Albany Medical Center

Born May 13 1928 in Lindenhurst on Long Island Grace was the fourth child of Ole Gustove and Anna Nicole Nelson Carlsen Both her parents had im-migrated from Norway in the early part of the 20th century

When she was a teenager Gracersquos family moved to Brooklyn where she at-tended Washington Irving High School After World War II the family moved to Oneonta where she worked as a telephone operator and later at Breseersquos Department Store

It was during this time that she met her future husband Donald Robert (Bob) Lettis They were married in Oneonta in 1947 and in 1950 they moved to Worcester where Bob taught school

In 1956 Bobrsquos profes-sion took the family to Cooperstown While living in Cooperstown Grace was employed at the Smart Shop

and Nick Sterlingrsquos Ski Shop both in Cooperstown and Konstantyrsquos Ski Shop in Oneonta

In 1964 the fam-ily moved to New Jersey where Grace served as a long-distance operator while her husband did graduate work at Pratt Institute in New York City In 1966 the family moved to Hingham Mass where they lived for 36 years

While in Massachusetts Grace received her bach-elorrsquos from the University of Massachusetts in Boston and her masterrsquos in social work from Simmons Col-lege She became a licensed social worker and worked at the South Shore Mental Health Clinic in Quincy she was with the Hingham Visiting Nurses Association when she retired in 1987

Her greatest pleasure were her gardens She had three at ldquoShipcoterdquo the Lett-isesrsquo historic home on Ship Street in Hingham The most beloved was a rose garden she maintained along the white picket fence pass-ersby would photographer the roses and artists would set up their easels and paint them

She was a long-time

member of The First Parish Church in Hingham Unitar-ian Universalist (ldquoOld Ship Churchrdquo) Locally she was a member of the Womenrsquos Club of Cooperstown

Grace leaves her husband of 66 years Bob Lettis of Cooperstown three chil-dren Charlotte Richardson and her husband Kirk of Portland Ore Paula Bed-ford and her husband Jim of Northville Mich and Daniel Lettis of Clayton NM six grandchildren Briget Bent Nicole Meyer Jacob Meyer Daniel Meyer Sam Richardson and Henry Richardson three great-grandchildren Tanner Bent Jillian Bent and Katelyn Torres and one niece Carol Kruitz and her husband Frank

She was predeceased by her parents two sisters Thelma Fryberg and her husband Ernest and Maude Soltys and her husband Walter and one brother Norman Carlsen and his wife Jean Also her dear friend and mother-in-law Charlotte Hall Lettis

Calling hours are 2-4 pm Friday Jan 10 at the Connell Dow amp Deysen-roth Funeral Home The funeral service will be at

4 pm with the Rev Elsie Armstrong Rhodes pastor First Presbyterian Church officiating

All are welcome at a re-ception immediately follow-ing at the Cooperstown Art Association 22 Main St

Burial will be at a later date in the Lettis Family Plot in Lakewood Cemetery

Memorial gifts may be made to The Charlotte Hall Lettis Nursing Scholarship Fund co Cooperstown Central School District 39 Linden Ave Cooperstown NY 13326 or to The Friendship Fund for The Friends of The Old Ship Meeting House 55 Main St Hingham MA 02043

Arrangements are en-trusted to Connell Dow amp Deysenroth Funeral Home

Grace Annamay Carlsen Lettis 85 Prized Gardens Became Works of Art ONEONTA ndash Elizabeth

A Crean 77 a former secretary for the New York City Police Chaplain passed away on Thursday Jan 2 2014 at the Fox Nursing Home

She is survived by her children Michael Wil-liam and Daniel Crean and Jacqueline Vitacco 12 grandchildren a brother James Coghlan her daugh-ters-in-law Debra Diana and MaryAnn Crean and a son-in-law William Vitacco

Friends may call from 6

- 8 pm on Friday Jan 10 at the Lester R Grummons Funeral Home 14 Grand St Oneonta A funeral mass will be offered at 1045 am on Saturday Jan 11 at St Maryrsquos Church 39 Walnut St Oneonta with the Rev Scott VanDerveer parochial vicar officiating

Inurement will be later in Mt Calvary Columbarium Crypt

Arrangements are en-trusted to the Lester R Grummons Funeral Home Oneonta

Elizabeth A Crean 77 Survived By Four Children

IN MEMORIAM

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HOMETOWN ONEONTA A-5

Compiled by Tom HeiTz with resources courtesy of The New York State Historical Association Library

FRIDAY JANUARY 10 2014

HOMETOWN History30 Years ago

January 1984

125 Years agoFrank Howard a fireman on the railroad was hunting

on the Baker farm about one-half mile south of the vil-lage Monday afternoon Frank was accompanied by two dogs one big one the other somewhat undersized While wandering through the woods the big dog started up a huge wildcat which furiously sprang at the dog and in a few mo-ments put him to flight The little dog was made of better stuff and engaged the cat in a fight to the death While the fight was in progress Frank walked up to within a few feet of the pair and drove a charge of shot into the catrsquos head terminating the fight The animal was brought to this village and found to measure nearly four feet from the end of the nose to the tip of the tail In connection with this we learn that WA Lakin and Charles Wilcox were hunting over this same ground several days ago when they were startled by a succession of piercing long-drawn screams which they were at a loss to account for It sounded like the scream of a panther and local sportsmen think that perhaps there is a menagerie in the Baker woods

January 1889

100 Years agoThe first paper of the year 1914 was read before the

Fortnightly Club of Oneonta on Tuesday by Rev Gran-ville Rathbun at the home of WF Eggleston on Maple Street About 25 members of the club were present The theme was ldquoLifersquos Idealsrdquo in which the speaker protested against life of the present age with the prominence which it gives to the acquisition or possession of wealth and the concurrent evils of undue attention to the merely physical pleasures of life Among these he instanced the joys of the palate and table the lighter forms of drama and the picture plays fashion and many another like thing which in large measure minister to the grosser instincts He questioned whether the definite good which is the outcome of all this modern spirit of restlessness is in any way commensurate with the price we pay There is no suggestion of repose or tranquility in what we call modern life and Americans excel all other peoples in this possibly pernicious form of activity ndash this striving after wealth and ordinary pleasures for the gamersquos sake and the consequent failure to take the necessary time for rest and for that meditation which tends to enlargement of the soul

January 1914

80 Years agoBowlers in the Oneonta City League are still follow-

ing the lead of Harry Lambros of the Oneonta Depart-

ment Store team whose average is 200-36 this week In 48 games Lambros has tipped over 9636 pins scored 253 strikes 212 spares 14 perfect games and 23 games of 200 scores The ODS is setting the pace in the championship race having won 33 games and lost 15 for a winning per-centage of 688

January 1934

60 YEARS AGOIn near-zero weather an eight-month-old German police

dog last night blockaded a business building for an hour driving off all comers with warning growls and flashing teeth

The dog held the line in front of Chrisler Tire amp Battery Co 9 Elm Street until his master found him via phoned appeals to police The case began at 729 pm when Hugh Moore 31 Main Street phoned Sergeant James Fawcett that his silver and black German shepherd dog was AWOL Mr Moore said the dog answered to the name of Duke About that time the dog had established his picket line as Raymond H Gifford 56 Maple Street employed by the Chrisler firm went to the Elm Street location to turn up the thermostat

The dog wouldnrsquot let him enter the place After Mr Gif-fordrsquos second attempt was rebuffed with snarls and bared

teeth he returned home Eventually Oneonta patrolman HR ldquoBobbyrdquo Wenck arrived but Duke wasnrsquot impressed with the uniform Eventually Mr Moore was notified and arrived to pick up his pet

January 1954

40 YEARS AGOThe Common Council has voted unanimously to use five

acres of park land in Neahwa Park for its Department of Public Works Garage At the same time the Council passed a $145000 appropriation for the development of 10 acres of barren park land near Damaschke Field After two years of debating locations for the garage the Council deter-mined to use five acres east of the Grand Street interchange and south of the Millrace for the structure City officials believe most of the cost for a new garage will be covered when it collects money owed by the State of New York The City is in the process of converting the 10 acres of land east of Gas Avenue into park land The improvements will include three softball fields (one lighted) a basketball court green areas and a sand box

January 1974

20 Years agoAdministrators of area schools say that most of their

snow days have already been used Before this school year the Oneonta School District allotted four contingency days for students to stay home in case poor weather kept buses off the roads As of last week three of those days had been taken If all the snow days are used up the school may have to take days away from either its February or April vaca-tions In Oneonta there has been at least a trace of addition-al snow for the first twelve days of 1994 including a storm that dumped 89 inches on the area

January 1994

10 Years agoOneonta High School students will be on stage in coming

days to perform ldquoUp the Down Staircaserdquo The OHS Drama Club International Thespian Troupe 2092 will present the comedy based on Bel Kaufmanrsquos book of the same title about her experiences as a first-year teacher at a New York City public school Performers include Chelsea Nattrass as Sylvia Barrett Chad Bowker as Joe Ferone and Katrina Rabeler as Alice Blake Katie Lishansky plays the role of Bea Schachter Sylviarsquos mentor and Nico Meyering is JJ McHabe Sylvia Barrettrsquos motto copied from Chaucer is ldquoGladly would he learn and gladly teachrdquo

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HULSEFrom A1to use it NOWrdquo said Clark who also named freshman Craig Gelbsman R-Oneonta Telecom-munications Committee chair

So whatrsquos this all about As an example Hulse talks about how a ldquolarge public transportation authorityrdquo embraced VMI (vendor managed inventory) through a process shepherded by Xonitek

It was the rank and file ndash mostly unionized workers ndash that identified inventory getting the right spare parts promptly as needed as an is-sue to be addressed The resulting system implemented ldquojust in timerdquo concepts and the authority only paid for the spare parts when they crossed the counter

Looked at one way buying parts today for possible future use is ldquocapital acquisitionrdquo said

Hulse ldquoYou put things on a shelf Itrsquos the same thing as putting bags of money on the shelfrdquo Plus the parts may be obsolete by the time you need them

How might this thinking apply to county government What if just for instance Hulse said the Information Technology Depart-ment created a single platform for all county computer and tech purchases Could there be savings in bulk purchases Could there be efficiencies in seamless internal communications

Hulse uses that example be-cause hersquos been having conversa-tions with Brian Pokorny a pal since boyhood who heads the countyrsquos info-tech effort But he emphasizes itrsquos just an example For this kind of effort to be sus-tainable it canrsquot ldquopushed downrdquo

from the county board to the de-partments Just the opposite

Still a first result might be a better process for procurement It might be ldquoa better technology roadmaprdquo It might be a single shared service between depart-ments

The Government Efficiency Committee ndash so far it includes Gelbsman and Don Lindberg R-Worcester ndash meets for the first time at 9 am Tuesday Jan 17

But one of the first steps will be to create an advisory board of county department heads familiar with the day-to-day and larger challenges to ldquopush uprdquo ideas to the county board To work the process has to be ldquotransparentrdquo so Hulsersquos goal is to keep his col-leagues fully in the loop

ldquoFunctional process mappingrdquo

is the initial step figuring out who does what If a service overlaps or if it might be better performed in another department then an adjustment can be made An objective process encourages buy-in and ldquotakes the emotion out of decisionmakingrdquo

A ldquovalue stream maprdquo used in private enterprise may be a help too The idea said Hulse is ldquoto remove anything thatrsquos not of value in the eyes of the customer If itrsquos extra steps just for the sake of extra steps it goes If the per-son receiving that service doesnrsquot consider that valuable then you remove itrdquo

Certainly the Government Effi-ciency Committee should have in-puts by the end of 2014 when the 2015 budget is prepared But the public may not have to wait that

long to see results If an action-able idea surfaces Hulse a SUNY Oneonta economics grad with 15 years study in the ldquoschool of real liferdquo will present it to the county board for discussion and action

So far Hulse report feedback has been positive

ldquoA lot of people ndash theyrsquore all earsrdquo said Hulse ldquoTheyrsquore very interested in standardizing pro-cess which is refreshing They want to help

ldquoItrsquos not Republican or Demo-crat Itrsquos getting work done A lot of people Republican and Demo-crat are coming up to me and saying lsquoI want to helprsquordquo

ldquoContinuous improvementrdquo is just that Therersquos a beginning but therersquos no endrdquo said Hulse ldquo This is an elephant and itrsquos been a bite at a timerdquo

OWLFrom A1Owlrsquos Nest Oneonta World of Learningrsquos new ldquoplay-spacerdquo will feature ldquoa conglomerationrdquo of activi-ties and open play for kids 12 and under ldquoWe saw a need and wersquore filling that needrdquo said board member Caitlyn Davey ldquoIt will help families socialize and beat cabin feverrdquo

For the five years since its inception OWL has ex-isted as a ldquomuseum without wallsrdquo setting up temporary playspaces at SUNY Oneon-tarsquos Science Discovery Center the Oneonta Boys amp Girls Club and the ARC Oneonta

When Palace Cigar closed last March the store sat empty until OWL arranged a temporary winter lease

ldquoItrsquos an exciting oppor-tunity for usrdquo said OWL president Aaron Sorensen ldquoItrsquos important that people understand the value of playrdquo

A building station a science library and reading

corner as well as an infant play area are all part of the new museum Craft kits for popular OWL activities like their kid-favorite ro-botic bugs will be available behind the counter so kids can come up and ask for the project they want

ldquoWe felt like the time was rightrdquo said board member Rachel Rissberger ldquoWinterrsquos here and kids are boredrdquo

It took some work con-verting the once adults-only space into a kid-friendly playroom ldquoThe laminate flooring was all warped and buckled so we ended up tearing it out and putting in rugsrdquo said Rissberger

Palace Cigar had several photographs of old Oneonta on the walls and OWL plans to set up a chronologi-cal display of the photos at the building station inviting children to ldquorecreaterdquo Main Street based on the pictures above them

They also found a handful of kid-friendly comic books in the walls which they plan to put into the collage kits ldquoThey might be worth some moneyrdquo Rissberger laughed holding up a bat-tered copy of ldquoShazamrdquo from 1974

But the extensive col-lection of cigar boxes the owners left behind wonrsquot go into the dumpster Daveys has been distributing them to local artists to decorate as ldquotreasure boxesrdquo and auction off in April as a fundraiser ldquoJust so long as the tobacco logos donrsquot showrdquo she said

Admission to the Win-ter Playspace will be $5 per child ldquoGrown-ups are freerdquo said Rissberger

OWL will also be selling memberships through its website wwwoneontaworl-doflearningorg Though the space will be open on a temporary lease until April memberships will be hon-ored for all OWL activities throughout the remainder of the year

ldquoOne of the things wersquod like to set up is a buy oneget one membershiprdquo said Davey ldquoIf you buy one membership wersquoll give one to a low-income family We want to make sure that everyone can come playrdquo

The Owlrsquos Nest will be open every Saturday and OWL is currently in the pro-cess of recruiting volunteers so more hours can be added throughout the week ldquoItrsquos an experiment to see if the community will support a playspacerdquo said Davey

Clark Names Freshman Hulse To Chair New Government Efficiency Committee

Photos From Inside Palace Cigar WallsWill Help OWL Youngsters Learn History

HOMETOWN ONEONTA A-7FRIDAY JAN 10 2014

Foothills Performing Arts amp Civic Center invites applications for the position of Executive DirectorThe candidate must provide visionary community-oriented and proactive leadership Strategic and long-term planning will guide the

executive directorrsquos decision-making The successful candidate will demonstrate a forward-thinking vision for Foothills that will allow it to sustainably serve the communityrsquos needs

The executive director is bull Responsible for marketing and public relations

bull The primary fundraiser and will develop and maintain relationships with stakeholdersbull The team leader of staff and is actively and substantively involved with producing relevant events at the center

bull Ultimately responsible for the care and safety of the physical plant ensuring that the building and its assets are maintained secured and in compliance with all laws codes and rules

Required Qualifications A proven track record of leadership to include supervision and leadership of staff budget management contract negotiation and grants Management experience in the arts business event planning andor entertainment fields

Preferred Qualifications Management experience in a non-profit arts organization

Please send to resumefoothillspacorg by 2314 deadline 1) cover letter 2) completed application form (see wwwfoothillspacorg) and 3) resume

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BREAKFASTFrom A1business climate environ-ment and energy health care and education and workforce development

A goal included support-

ing a ldquostrong quality of life

in Otsego Countyrdquo a senti-ment echoed by Joe Sutaris Community Bank senior vice president and a member of the chamberrsquos executive com-mittee The bank sponsored

the breakfast

ldquoWe all have a common goalrdquo Sutaris said after point-ing out that the audience was made up of people from sev-eral constituencies ldquoAnd the goal is quality of life We all

look at it a little differently We measure it differently But I think we need to recognize as a community that even though we have dialogue sometimes disagreements on how to get there the goal is common and thatrsquos quality of liferdquo

Sutaris then listed the

challenges the county faces out-migration tight public budgets property taxes hous-ing stock an aging infra-structure and energy issues Ultimately though the issue boils down to obtaining and retaining capital he said

Miller picked up that theme pointing out that the chamber had taken a leading role in ldquosupporting the reten-tion and growth of existing businessesrdquo

ldquoThat is the single most-important thing that we can be doingrdquo he said

Miller proposed tongue firmly in cheek that the fall election be canceled But behind the absurd proposal was a point ldquoImagine if at the federal level the money spent on campaigns was used to reduce the deficitrdquo he said ldquoImagine if the postur-ing whether Obamacare (the Affordable Care Act) is good or bad if that effort was put into making some form of national health system workrdquo

Katz set his sights a bit lower than ldquoa complete overhaul of our democratic systemrdquo focusing instead on specific initiatives the village has made to remain attractive to tourists such as helping to bring the Cooperstown Dis-tillery to Railroad Avenue

He cited establishment of a development committee tax abatements and reviews of the village zoning law as among its efforts to remain

vital He also said the village was working on revisions to its outdoor-dining and street-vending laws to attract more visitors

ldquoCooperstownrsquos myth is great but its reality is even betterrdquo he said

Lopez rattled off a list of issues facing Otsego County but said ldquoWersquore losing track of the main focusrdquo

ldquoOur focus has to be on vesting everyone in the premise of creating jobsrdquo he added

Magee longtime chairman of the Assembly Agriculture Committee singled out prop-erty tax relief as a priority of the upcoming legislative session calling it ldquothe most unfair tax we haverdquo

Seward who has held sev-eral economic-development meetings around the county said he is optimistic based on local cooperation and by what hersquos hearing in Albany

ldquoThe discussion is centered on the needs of upstate New York on tax cuts and wersquore dealing with a surplus rather than a huge deficitrdquo he said

He advocated broad-based cuts especially for businesses and industry rather than the targeted cuts of the recent past

ldquoIrsquom not going to give up on mandate relief for local governmentsrdquo he added

Seward also he planned to work on wider distribu-tion of high-speed broadband Internet access saying that progress had been made in this area but describing it as piecemeal

Gibson a Republican said he had been working with Seward to improve conditions for small businesses He also described his position in an ad hoc House group called No Labels whose bipartisan membership is working to break Washington gridlock

For answers to this weekrsquos crossword go to allotsegocom

Across1 Salad ingredient7 Voting groups12 Hole in the head14 Info about onersquos education

and work history16 Rice cooked in broth17 Irate18 Sightseeing excursions19 The ldquoLrdquo of XXL21 ldquoDear oldrdquo guy22 ldquo or ___rdquo23 Fast talk24 Flimsy as an excuse25 ldquoComprenderdquo26 Certain print27 Molecule consisting of two

identical simpler molecules28 Bar offering29 Men in Spain30 Manned artificial satellites

(2 wds)33 Low indistinct continuous

sound34 Laugh-a-minute folks35 Ishmaelrsquos people36 Get a wife37 Impede with ldquodownrdquo40 Ancient Andean41 Rice ___42 Honey43 ldquoWelcomerdquo site44 Library device45 Poisonous substance in a

snake bite46 Territory ruled by an Islamic

chieftain48 Run50 Without doubt51 Associate52 Botherer53 ldquoThe English Patientrdquo setting

Down1 Rich cakes in Austria2 Brooks Robinson eg3 Treat badly4 Prior to old-style5 Small songbirds6 Columbus Day mo7 ldquoThatrsquos itrdquo8 Balcony section9 ldquo___ to Billie Joerdquo10 Indian herb having

aromatic seeds11 Soft-shell clams13 Crude stone artifacts14 Trash hauler15 Venomous Old World snakes20 Westerly wind above the

tropical prevailing wind23 ___-guided24 A floor covering (shortened

pl)26 Slimy protective secretion27 Pan eg28 Brazilian dance29 Alibi30 Called by a family identifier

such as Smith31 ldquo___ makes perfectrdquo32 Delivery by parachute33 Injured36 Bred37 ___ split38 ___ dictum39 Family subdivisions41 Eucharistic plate42 Space for a ship to dock44 Carpenterrsquos groove45 Actress Miles47 Backboard attachment49 ___ de deux

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Call Gerry or Laura607-434-3702gerry_olinmaccomwwwcosmiccombomusiccom

Now Booking Weddings Birthdays Anniversary Parties Corporate Events Sweet 16rsquos and School Dances

CrossworD

For your insurance needsPartnering together to serve you better

Gary JenninGs insurance4773 State Hwy 28 Suite 7Cooperstown NY 13326607-547-9319(between Cooperstown and Milford)

HuGHson amp bensonassociates326 Main StreetOneonta NY 13820607-432-6900

bull all lines of insurance bull Many years of experience

bull representing many different companies

bull The best coverage at the best rate

Great Brook SolarCapturing free energy for 35 years

Get a renewable energy system while you can still

take advantage of the following incentives

State Incentive money available thru 2015 bull State and Federal Income Tax Credits available thru 2016

607-847-6366 bull wwwgreatbrooksolarcom

Let us show you how to lower your electric and

heating bills with solar or geothermal

Call to arrange a FREE site evaluation and

estimate for your home or business

Attention high school students

SAT and ACT TutoringExperienced tutor Proven strategies

Flexible scheduling Affordable rates

Learn the skills you needGet the scores you want

Call Lauren at 607-376-6540

ITEMS FOR SALE20th Annual Citrus Sale Oneonta First United Methodist Church California large Navel Oranges 23 for $10 Other quantities available also Florida pink seedless grapefruit Order by January 28th for February 13th and 14th pickup Free delivery Oneonta area 432-4102 or 431-90293ClassJan25

Great New Store for affordable furniture in Oneontarsquos West End Luxury mattresses 50 off Twin $89 In store no cost payment plan New and used real wood furniture We make deals happen Oneonta Discount Furniture 457 Chestnut St 607-431-9870 or 607-643-26823ClassJan25

LOST amp FOUNDFOUND CAT -- Grey long-hair cat with cream markings on face and chest Friendly well cared for Foun Dec 15 in oneonta on Gardner Place Any info on own-ers please call (607) 316-8341

OFFICE SPACE FOR RENTOffice space available at beauti-ful historic Railroad Avenue in Cooperstown Off-street parking available Call Tim at 607-435-9859TFN

Oneonta Office SpacesFor Lease Great central location close to downtown with great parking Spaces range in size so call for details Ask about getting 2 months FREE rent Contact Ben-son Agency Real Estate and Ask for Becky Thomas 607-432-4391 X-2023Class

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 Gar-bage are included in the asking price of $1800 per month Offered by John Mitchell Real Estate Contact Michael Swatling (607) 264-3954

HOMES FOR RENTCooperstown Village Home Wonderfully Updated amp Fully Furnished Two Bedrooms Two Baths Large Center Island Kitchen and Dining Area Living Room with Fireplace Fenced in Yard Overlooking 5th Green At Leatherstocking Golf Course and Otsego Lake This home is easy walking distance to Bassett and Main Street Available Oct 1 $170000 per month Plus Utilities Annual Lease Available

References Required 1 Months Securityamp Realtor Fee ~No Smok-ing No Pets~ Call or Text Laura Coleman John Mitchell Real Estate 607-437-4881 TFN

HOUSE FOR RENT VILLAGE OF COOPERSTOWN Large 4 bedroom 1 12 bath with new kitchen hardwood floors nice 2nd level deck and goodsize back yard Close to all ameni-ties $1800 per month including all utilities Tenant is responsible for phone andinternet only Offered by John Mitchell Real Estate Contact Mi-chael Swatling (607) 264-3954TFN

Rental ad Cooperstown just south of the village 3 bedroom 2 12 bath single story home garage nice yard $85000 plus utilities No smoking no petsDave LaDuke John Mitchell Real Estate 547 8551TFN

APARTMENTS FOR RENT Apartment for Rent - 1 Bedroom in Otego Security references no pets unfurnished (607) 988-27133ClassJan24

Apartment for Rent2 bedroom 1 bath newly renovated in house laundry off street parking 5 minutes to Cooperstown $900month incudes Electric snow lawn and garbage Call Rob Lee Benson Agency Real Estate 434-51773ClassJan17

Cooperstown One-Bedroom Apartments for rent Tenants wanted for large apt 1 bedroom Kitchen full bath off-street park-ing $57500 plus utilities smaller apt $52500 No smoking pets can be discussed Info (845) 674-04383Class Jan17

Two Bedroom Furnished Apt Laurens Area $800 per mo includes Heat amp Electric Annual Lease No Pets No Smoking1st Last Month Rent + Security Ref required Call- Laura Cole-man 607-437-4881 LauraCole-man1224gmailcomJohn Mitchell Real EstateTFN

Cooperstown Apartment for rent 2nd floor 1 bedroom garage laundry and a deck over look-ing back yard $75000 plus utilities wonderful location close to downtown No Smoking No pets Call Dave LaDuke John Mitchell Real Estate (607) 547-8551 or (607) 435-2405 TFN

AllOTSEGOclassifieds

AllOTSEGOopportunities

SuzannersquosUnisex Salon

Hairdresser andor Nail Technician Wanted

Suzannersquos Unisex Salon 52 Academy St in Oneonta is seeking an experienced hairdresser andor nail

technician for our busy salon Add to your client list

Call Suzanne at 607-432-0584 or apply within

The Arc Otsego is a multi-faceted organization offering a variety of services and supports to individuals with developmental disabilities throughout Otsego County

CAREER OPPORTUNITIES

Direct Support Providers up to $15hr Depending on experience and certification Multiple locations and

shifts evenings days overnights and weekends

Transition Specialist F-T Bus Driver F-T ~ Bus DriverMechanic F-T

Community Services Provider P-T Medicaid Service Coordinator F-TResidential Home Coordinator F-T

Residential Home Manager F-T The Arc Otsego offers competitive wages excellent benefits comprehensive training amp career advancement opportunities

To Apply Download an application at wwwarcotsegoorg or send re-sume to The Arc Otsego Attn Human Resources PO Box 490 One-onta NY 13820 or apply in person at 35 Academy St Oneonta NY

Many Hands Many Skills One Purpose Assisting Individuals with Developmental

Disabilities to Realize Their Dreams

wwwarcotsegoorg The Arc Otsego is an Equal Opportunity Employer EOE

Chamber Forum Bullish About 2014

THURSDAY-FRIDAY JAN 9-10 2014A-8 THE FREEMANrsquoS JOURNAL amp HOMETOWN ONEONTA

AllOTSEGOhomes

AllOTSEGO

homesCALL 607-547-6103

TO ADVERTISE IN

REGIONrsquoS LARGEST

REALTY SECTION

MORE LISTINGS

ON PAGE A-6

AllOTSEGOhome REALTORS FOLLOW THE BANNER AD AT ALLOTSEGOCOM

TO VISIT THE LISTINGS OF

31 Pioneer Street Cooperstown(directly next door to Stagecoach Coffee)

Registered Mortgage Broker Matt Schuermann NYS Banking DeptLoans arranged by a 3rd party lender

LGROUPSTNYRRCOM wwwleatherstockingmortgagecom

607-547-5007 (Office) 800-547-7948 (Toll Free)

New Purchases and refinances bull Debt Consolidation Free Pre-Qualification bull Fast Approvals bull Low Rates

Thinking of RemodelingThink of Refinancing

4914 State Hwy 28 CooperStown 607-547-593375 Market Street oneonta 607-433-1020

MLS91517 - Queen Anne Victorian in Cooperstown is tastefully renovated 5 BRs 4 baths foyer grand staircase formal parlor and library Eat-in kitchen wbutlerrsquos pantry laundry area Large master BR wfireplace bath wJacuzzi radiant floor heat

Full basement wrap-around deck carriage barn wstorage area and 2 BR 1 bath apt above

$797000 Call Kristi J Ough 607-434-3026 (cell) or Donna A Anderson 607-267-3232 (cell)

MLS84923 - Renovated 3BR 2frac12 bath farmhouse on 32 acres Country kitchen wSS appliances LR and

formal DR wfireplaces large master suite Fencing run-in shed and barn for horses or livestock

$250000 Call Michelle Curran 518-469-5603

MLS90624 - Amazing opportunity Donrsquot miss out Buy now for future investment on this prime location on the busy Southside corridor This quickly growing

area is full of opportunity$495000 Call Linda Wheeler 607-434-2125 (cell)

MLS87366 ndash 3 BR 1 bath 19th-century farmhouse wsome renovations 18 acres wtrout stream and pond Close to Baseball Hall of Fame and Otsego

Lake Cooperstown Schools Large rooms woodshed detached garage barn wlrg horse enclosure

$142500 Call Adam Karns 607-244-9633 (cell)

MLS92185 - 3 BR 1 bath renovated home on a double lot in Burlington Flats Radiant floor heat updated kitchen new sheetrock vinyl siding and windows Wood floors nice-sized first-floor BR

2 BRs upstairs and nice hall area for office $95000 Call Kristi J Ough 607-434-3026 (cell)

MLS85578 ndash Perfectly situated on over 26 acres this solid contemporary home is within minutes of Cooperstown Village Hot tub deck Property also includes 200rsquo additional road frontage and well on

County Rte 33 Poured concrete foundation could be finished for additional living space

$189000 Call Adam Karns 607-244-9633 (cell)MLS91066 - Charming 6+ BR 3 bath farmhouse 3 miles from Cooperstown Eat in kitchen has maple floors and solid butcher-block countertops Great

room w2 sets of French doors Double-sided fireplace in kitchengreat room Large formal DR

$269999 Call Donna A Anderson 607-267-3232 (cell)

MLS86798 - Villa Isidoro Restaurant Bar and BampB in Richfield Springs Start your new business today

$575000 Call James Vrooman 603-247-0506 (cell)

MLS90345 - Great location close to I-88 Turn-of-the-century classic farmette offers hardwood floors

woodstove and the craftsmanship of yesteryear Large outbuilding was once a wood-working shop $142500 Call Adam Karns 607-244-9633 (cell)

MLS91047 - Move-in condition 4 BR 2 bath home on over 12 acres in Fly Creek Large LR wwood floors

family room wpocket doors Entry room wwood stove leads to DR and kitchen Large landing wbuilt-in shelves Spacious master wprivate entry to balcony all BRs have nice closets Perennials covered porches fire pit large barn open fields going to Oaks Creek $369900 Call Kristi J Ough 607-434-3026 (cell)

MLS84430 - Some of the last vacant lots available on Gifford Hill Rd Includes 4 other parcels to be sold

together Close to Oneonta and Cooperstown Enough road frontage for 10 lots if subdivided

$199900 Call Linda Wheeler 607-434-2125 (cell)

MLS84525 - 2 BR 1 bath quaint cottage Country living New roof new kitchen

$69900 Call Gabriella Vasta 607-267-1792 (cell)

MLS89912 ndash 104 acres wpanoramic views of the Mohawk Valley and Adirondack Mountains Fields for livestock or crops woods for hunting and recreation

excellent sites to build your dream home Easy commute to Albany or Cooperstown

$249000 Call Michelle Curran 518-469-5603 (cell)

MLS91996 - Energy-efficient 3 BR 1frac12 bath Greek Revival on 31 acres wpond Spacious rooms country

kitchen wbreakfast room formal LR and DR family room Solar electric 3-zone oil or coal heat

replacement windows new well vinyl siding wood trim Can be purchased wless acreage

$250000 Call Michelle A Curran 518-469-5603 (cell)

MLS92238 - Spacious center-city 4-5 BR home has updated kitchen and bath Beautiful family room

leads to private yard Competitively priced$139900 Call David Brower 607-435-4800 (cell)

MLS91760 - Renovated 1880s farmhouse on 11+ acres wpond trails Newer 2-car garage guest

house wprivate bath spacious back deck Renovated kitchen wgranite countertops cherry cabinets Open concept LRDR maple floors pellet stove

Master suite wprivate bath cathedral ceiling gas stove New roof new windows high-efficiency gas

furnace on-demand hot water blown-in insulation Cooperstown schools Priced below assessed value

$364000 Call James Vrooman 603-247-0506 (cell)

MLS87502 - 4 BR 1 bath move-in condition ranch is perfect for full-time residence or weekend getaway Walking distance to Catskill Scenic Mountain Trails $99900 Call Gabriella Vasta 607-267-1792 (cell)

MLS89145 - Historic Victorian Italianate limestone mansion features 14rsquo ceilings deep moldings

hardwood floors large windows and 9 fireplaces 7 BRs formal DR library solarium country kitchen wbutlerrsquos and storage pantry 2 parlors servantsrsquo wing and housing in attic More acreage available

$875000 Call Michelle Curran 518-469-5603 (cell)

for complete listings visit us at realtyusacom

Lizabeth Rose BrokerOwner

Cricket Keto Licensed Assoc Broker

Peter D Clark Consultant

Paula George Licensed Real Estate Agent

Happy New Year

from Oneonta RealtyIf yoursquore thinking of listing your home

nowrsquos the time

Come list with us

Don Olin37 Chestnut st Cooperstown bull phone 607-547-5622 bull Fax 607-547-5653

wwwdonolinrealtycom PARKING IS NEVER A PROBLEM

Make yourself at home on our website wwwdonolinrealtycom for listings and information on unique and interesting propertiesWell bring you home

For Appointment Only CallM Margaret Savoie BrokerOwner ndash 547-5334Marion King Associate Broker ndash 547-5332Eric Hill Associate Broker ndash 547-5557Don DuBois Associate Broker ndash 547-5105Tim Donahue Associate Broker ndash 293-8874Cathy Raddatz Sales Associate ndash 547-8958Jacqueline Savoie Sales Associate ndash 547-4141Carol Hall Sales Associate ndash 544-4144Michael Welch Sales Associate ndash 547-8502

Don OlinREALTY

Make yourself at Home on our website httpwwwdonolinrealtycom for listings and information on unique and interesting properties Well bring you Home

For reliable honest answers to any of your real estatequestions Don Olin Realty at 6075475622or visit our website wwwdonolinrealtycom

Welcome Home in 2014

Lakeland Shores Ranch HomeExclusively offered at $360000

Just at the edge of the downtown Cooperstown village you find this very nice home amongst a 35 house development The house offers 3 bedrooms + master 1 frac34 baths formal living room with fireplace formal dining room galley kitchen with skylights family room master suite with bath walk-in closet and private deck The lower floor has a second familyentertainment room and storage A large 2 car attached garage provides easysafe access to the house There is a membership in the association owned lakefront parcel that offers swimming boat dock and picnic area all within walking distance from the home This colony of houses is a short walk from downtown Cooperstown

Village VictorianExclusively offered at New price $439000

This centrally located village home has been tastefully renovated and maintained Roof plumbing wiring heat system wadded central air conditioning have all been redone The kitchen wroom for family dining has cherry cabinets granite countertops tiled floor and stainless steel appliances There is a conveniently located laundrypantry and a rear mudroom with a tiled frac34 bath off of it LR sitting room and DR on 1st floor are bright and airy and have been recently painted Refinished pine floors down and carpeted floors up 4 BRs and a renovated tiled bath on the 2nd floor Covered front and rear porches The current price is below the assessment making it a great home buy Yoursquoll build family memories in this village home607-547-5740bull607-547-6000 (fax)

157 Main StreetCooperstown NY 13326

E-Mail infohubbellsrealestatecom Web Site wwwhubbellsrealestatecom

HUBBELLrsquoS REAL ESTATE

Newer Family Home (7440) Fascinating 3 BR 2+ bath home enriched by valley views on 2+ acres Custom kitchen DR LR

wgas fireplace large familyrec room master BR wwalk-in closet Large

yard large deck cement-board siding 3-car garage hot-water heat Close to Cooperstown Cooperstown Schools

Hubbellrsquos Exclusivemdash$289900

(7732) Superbly kept 3 BR expanded Cape Cod is situated on the only boulevard in town Center hall layout whardwood floors 6-panel doors gracious LR

wfireplace formal DR custom kitchen wcherry cabinets eating area large windows and skylights Patio deck

finished basement garage large private yard Hubbellrsquos Exclusivemdash$395000

CooperstowN ClassiC

CooperstowN ComFort(7589) Partake of the delights in

this superbly kept 3 BR home The many extras include formal dining room hardwood flooring modern

kitchen garage rocking-chair front porch Near shops lake and golf course Will capture your fancy

Cooperstown Schools Hubbellrsquos Exclusivemdash$285000

AUTO bull HOME bull LIFEBUSINESS

Since 1947 our personal service has

always beenthere when you need

it most With comprehensive

coverage for all your

insurance needs

Hours M-F 8am-5pm Phone 607-432-2022

22-26 Watkins Ave Oneonta NY 13820

RayKRone

COMMERCIAL SPACE IN ONEONTA

Great opportunity to owner occupy lease free and let 3 existing tenants pay the mortgage Rent the 4th unit and this becomes a solid investment property located in the busy downtown district Off street parking for 5-6 cars All new windows and doors and new outdoor awnings make this an attractive place to do business All separate utilities Smart investment

property and priced to sell

Priced to sell at $125000 MLS91805

B-6 HOMETOWN ONEONTA FRIDAY JAN 10 2014

LegaL notice

American Storage Systems will sell at Public Auction all the personal prop-erty stored byKathleen Dilena in Room B22 and Mark Bailey in Rooms M22 and M23 att 10am Monday January 202014 at the premises of American Stor-age Systems 330 Pony Farm Road Oneonta NYFor directions and further information call 607-432-7870

LegaL notice

MANTAKA HOMES LLC

Articles of Org filed NY Sec of State (SSNY) 12272013 Of-fice in Otsego Co SSNY design Agent of LLC upon whom process may be served SSNY shall mail copy of process in care of Trosset Group Attorneys to 6432 State Highway 28 Fly Creek NY 13337 Purpose Any Lawful pur-pose6LegalFeb13

LegaL notice

NOTICE OF FORMATION OF

LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY

The name of the en-tity is Silver Spoon Dairy LLC for which the Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State on November 14 2013 The office of said entity is to be located in Otsego County New York The Secretary of State has been designated as agent of the limited li-ability company upon whom process against it may be

served and the post office address within this State to which the Secre-tary of State shall mail a copy of any process against it served upon him is 4241 State Hwy 51 Garrattsville NY 13342 The purpose of the busi-ness of such limited liability company is to engage in any lawful act or activi-ty for which limited liability companies may be organized under the Limited Liability Company Law6legalFeb13

LegaL notice

NOTICE OF FORMATION

OF LIMITED

LIABILITY COMPANY

The name of the entity is Eaglersquos Lookout LLC for which the Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State on October 7 2013 The office of said entity is to be located in Otsego County New York The Secretary of State has been designated as agent of the limited li-ability company upon whom process against it may be served and the post office address within this State to which the Secre-tary of State shall mail a copy of any process against it served upon him is 4 Hargenhan Court Bedford NY 10506 The purpose of the busi-ness of such limited liability company is to engage in any lawful act or activi-ty for which limited liability companies may be organized under the Limited Liability Company Law6legalFeb13

LegaL notice

PUBLICSERVICE NOTICE

The first Town of Oneonta 2014 Comprehensive Plan open hearing will be held on Thursday Janu-ary 16 2014 at the Oneonta Town Hall 7 PM All town residents are encouraged to participate The Oneonta Town Board will con-sider the proposed Comprehensive Plan for adoption in February The full report is now avail-able on the Town of Oneontarsquos websitewwwtownofoneon-taorg Hard copies are also located in the town clerkrsquos office at the Oneonta Town Hall and at the Huntington Public Library on Chestnut St in Oneonta For additional ques-tions please call the Town Hall at 607- 432- 29003legalJan16

LegaL notice

Notice is hereby given that a license number not yet assigned for beer wine and liquor has been applied for by the undersigned to sell beer wine and liquor at retail in a restaurant under the Alcoholic Bever-age Control Law at 76 Chestnut Street City of Oneonta County of Otsego for on premises consumption

Viatosca II IncDBA Toscana 2LegalJan9

LegaL notice

Notice of Conver-sion of a Partner-ship to a New York Limited Liability Company pursuant to New York Lim-ited Liability Com-

pany Law Section 1006 Name HAY-DENDALE LLC Articles of Orga-nization filing date with the Secretary of State (SSNY) was 26 November 2013 Certificate of Conversion filing date with the SSNY was 10 Decem-ber 2013 Office location Otsego County SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served and SSNY shall mail copy of process to 7890 State Highway 80 Springfield Center NY 13468 Purpose is to engage in any and all business activities permitted under NYS laws6LegalFeb6

LegaL notice

Notice of Forma-tion of Unadilla Diner LLC Arts of Org filed with Secy of State of NY (SSNY) on 122413 Office location Otsego County SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY shall mail process to The LLC The Miller Bldg 441 North Fifth St Philadel-phia PA 19123 Purpose any lawful activities6LegalFeb6

LegaL notice

Notice of For-mation of a NY Limited Liability Company Name Heartsease Hill LLC Articles of Organization filing date with Secretary of State (SSNY) was December 9 2013 Office loca-tion Otsego Coun-ty SSNY has been designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served and

SSNY shall mail copy of process to 217 Pritchard Road West Winfield NY 13491 Purpose is to engage in any and all business activities permitted under NYS laws6legalFeb6

LegaL notice

Notice of Qualifica-tion of Carpenter Trade LLC App for Auth filed with Secy of State of NY (SSNY) 122013 Office location Otsego County LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 12913 SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY shall mail process to Scott Carpenter 69 Main Street Cherry Valley NY 13320 DE address of LLC 874 Walker Road Ste C Dover DE 19904 Arts of Org filed with DE Secy of State 401 Federal St Ste 4 Dover DE 19901 Purpose any lawful activity6LegalFeb6

LegaL notice

Notice of Qualifica-tion of VANDER-BILT ASSOCI-ATES OWNER LP

Authority filed with Secy of State of NY (SSNY) on 121213 Office location Otsego County LP formed in Delaware (DE) on 050813 SSNY designated as agent of LP upon whom process against it may be served SSNY shall mail process to co Corporation Service Co 80 State St Albany NY 12207-2543 Name and addr of each general partner are available from SSNY DE addr of LP 2711 Center-

ville Rd Ste 400 Wilmington DE 19808 Arts of Org filed with DE Secy of State Federal amp Duke of York St Dover DE 19901 Purpose Any law-ful activity6LegalJan30

LegaL notice

SEABURY HOLD-INGS LLC Articles of Org filed NY Sec of State (SSNY) 1292013 Office in Otsego Co SSNY desig agent of LLC upon whom process may be served SSNY shall mail copy of process to 3281 St Hwy 23 West Oneonta NY 13861 which is also the principal business location Purpose Any law-ful purpose6LegalJan30

LegaL notice

Notice of Forma-tion of Oneonta Coin Company LLC Arts Of Org Filed with Secy of State of NY (SSNY) on 10162013 Office Location Otsego Co SSNY designat-ed as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY shall mail process Robert A Gouldin Esq 93 Main Street Oneonta New York 13820 Purpose any lawful activities6LegalJan16

LegaL notice

Notice of Organiza-tion of SOSH LLC under Section 203 of the Limited Liability Company Law

1 The name of the limited liabil-ity company is SOSH LLC

2 Articles of Organization of

SOSH LLC were filed with the Secretary of State on Novem-ber 27 2013

3 The county within this state in which the of-fice of the limited liability company is to be located is Otsego County

4 The Secretary of State is des-ignated as agent of the limited liability com-pany upon whom process against it may be served The address within or without this state to which the Secretary of State shall mail a copy of any pro-cess against the limited liability company served upon him or her is SOSH LLC PO Box 489 Worcester NY 12197

5 The Company is organized to carry on all law-ful activities6LegalJan9

LegaL notice

Notice of Forma-tion of Northern Sky Builders LLC Arts Of Org Filed with Secy of State of NY (SSNY) on 10162013 Office Location Otsego Co SSNY designat-ed as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY shall mail process Robert A Gouldin Esq 93 Main Street Oneonta New York 13820 Purpose any lawful activities6LegalJan9

LegaL notice

Notice of For-mation of a NY Limited Liability Company Name COOPERSTOWN HOP ON TOURS

LLC Articles of organization filing date with Secretary of State (SSNY) was 26 November 2013 Office loca-tion Otsego Coun-ty SSNY has been designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served and SSNY shall mail copy of process to 543 Pleasant Valley Road Milford NY 13807 Purpose is to engage in any and all business activities permitted under NYS laws6LegalJan9

LegaL notice

Notice of For-mation of a NY Limited Liability Company Name COOPERSTOWN EAGLES LLC Articles of organi-zation filing date with Secretary of State (SSNY) was 26 November 2013 Office location Otsego County SSNY has been designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served and SSNY shall mail copy of process to 157 Main Street Cooperstown NY 13326 Purpose is to engage in any and all business activities permitted under NYS laws6LegalJan9

LegaL notice

Notice of For-mation of a NY Limited Liability Company Name HUBBELLrsquoS COVE LLC Articles of organi-zation filing date with Secretary of State (SSNY) was 26 November 2013 Office location Otsego County SSNY has been designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served and SSNY shall mail

copy of process to 157 Main Street Cooperstown NY 13326 Purpose is to engage in any and all business activities permitted under NYS laws6LegalJan9

LegaL notice

Notice of For-mation of a NY Limited Liability Company Name WEBSTER FARM LLC Articles of organization filing date with Secretary of State (SSNY) was 26 Novem-ber 2013 Office location Otsego County SSNY has been designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served and SSNY shall mail copy of process to 7890 State Highway 80 Springfield Center NY 13468 Purpose is to engage in any and all business activities permitted under NYS laws6LegalJan9

LegaL notice

NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY

NAME GIFFORD HILL PROPER-TIES LLC Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 102513 Office location Otsego County SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY shall mail a copy of process to the LLC Gifford Hill Properties LLC 484 Gifford Hill Rd Oneonta NY 13820 Purpose For any lawful purpose 6LegalJan9

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392 Chestnut St Oneonta

tritownComputers

since 1999

COOPERSTOWN ndash Grace Annamay Carlsen Lettis 85 whose gardens were the subject of many paintings and photographs passed away Sunday afternoon Jan 5 2014 at Albany Medical Center

Born May 13 1928 in Lindenhurst on Long Island Grace was the fourth child of Ole Gustove and Anna Nicole Nelson Carlsen Both her parents had im-migrated from Norway in the early part of the 20th century

When she was a teenager Gracersquos family moved to Brooklyn where she at-tended Washington Irving High School After World War II the family moved to Oneonta where she worked as a telephone operator and later at Breseersquos Department Store

It was during this time that she met her future husband Donald Robert (Bob) Lettis They were married in Oneonta in 1947 and in 1950 they moved to Worcester where Bob taught school

In 1956 Bobrsquos profes-sion took the family to Cooperstown While living in Cooperstown Grace was employed at the Smart Shop

and Nick Sterlingrsquos Ski Shop both in Cooperstown and Konstantyrsquos Ski Shop in Oneonta

In 1964 the fam-ily moved to New Jersey where Grace served as a long-distance operator while her husband did graduate work at Pratt Institute in New York City In 1966 the family moved to Hingham Mass where they lived for 36 years

While in Massachusetts Grace received her bach-elorrsquos from the University of Massachusetts in Boston and her masterrsquos in social work from Simmons Col-lege She became a licensed social worker and worked at the South Shore Mental Health Clinic in Quincy she was with the Hingham Visiting Nurses Association when she retired in 1987

Her greatest pleasure were her gardens She had three at ldquoShipcoterdquo the Lett-isesrsquo historic home on Ship Street in Hingham The most beloved was a rose garden she maintained along the white picket fence pass-ersby would photographer the roses and artists would set up their easels and paint them

She was a long-time

member of The First Parish Church in Hingham Unitar-ian Universalist (ldquoOld Ship Churchrdquo) Locally she was a member of the Womenrsquos Club of Cooperstown

Grace leaves her husband of 66 years Bob Lettis of Cooperstown three chil-dren Charlotte Richardson and her husband Kirk of Portland Ore Paula Bed-ford and her husband Jim of Northville Mich and Daniel Lettis of Clayton NM six grandchildren Briget Bent Nicole Meyer Jacob Meyer Daniel Meyer Sam Richardson and Henry Richardson three great-grandchildren Tanner Bent Jillian Bent and Katelyn Torres and one niece Carol Kruitz and her husband Frank

She was predeceased by her parents two sisters Thelma Fryberg and her husband Ernest and Maude Soltys and her husband Walter and one brother Norman Carlsen and his wife Jean Also her dear friend and mother-in-law Charlotte Hall Lettis

Calling hours are 2-4 pm Friday Jan 10 at the Connell Dow amp Deysen-roth Funeral Home The funeral service will be at

4 pm with the Rev Elsie Armstrong Rhodes pastor First Presbyterian Church officiating

All are welcome at a re-ception immediately follow-ing at the Cooperstown Art Association 22 Main St

Burial will be at a later date in the Lettis Family Plot in Lakewood Cemetery

Memorial gifts may be made to The Charlotte Hall Lettis Nursing Scholarship Fund co Cooperstown Central School District 39 Linden Ave Cooperstown NY 13326 or to The Friendship Fund for The Friends of The Old Ship Meeting House 55 Main St Hingham MA 02043

Arrangements are en-trusted to Connell Dow amp Deysenroth Funeral Home

Grace Annamay Carlsen Lettis 85 Prized Gardens Became Works of Art ONEONTA ndash Elizabeth

A Crean 77 a former secretary for the New York City Police Chaplain passed away on Thursday Jan 2 2014 at the Fox Nursing Home

She is survived by her children Michael Wil-liam and Daniel Crean and Jacqueline Vitacco 12 grandchildren a brother James Coghlan her daugh-ters-in-law Debra Diana and MaryAnn Crean and a son-in-law William Vitacco

Friends may call from 6

- 8 pm on Friday Jan 10 at the Lester R Grummons Funeral Home 14 Grand St Oneonta A funeral mass will be offered at 1045 am on Saturday Jan 11 at St Maryrsquos Church 39 Walnut St Oneonta with the Rev Scott VanDerveer parochial vicar officiating

Inurement will be later in Mt Calvary Columbarium Crypt

Arrangements are en-trusted to the Lester R Grummons Funeral Home Oneonta

Elizabeth A Crean 77 Survived By Four Children

IN MEMORIAM

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A-6 HOMETOWN ONEONTA FRIDAY JAN 10 2014

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This chalet-style home on over 150 acres offers 2-3 BRs with the master BR having a private frac12 bath Wood-burning fireplace in the LR wspacious loft Large finished basement has sliding glass doors leading out to a beautifully manicured lawn wmagnolia tree apple tree weeping willow and pond wretaining wall and large Koi Huge 2-car garage has storage room underneath and paved driveway Wrap-around deck overlooks the pond with views of the Oneonta Country Club Plenty of room for gardens and outdoor activities $179000 MLS90551 locally owned and operated

single and multi-family homescommercial property and landoneontarealtycomoffice 6074417312fax 607432758099 Main Street Oneonta

Home of the Week

Lizabeth Rose BrokerOwner middot Cricket Keto Licensed Assoc Broker middot Peter D Clark Consultant middot Paula George Licensed Real Estate Agent

ASHLEY CONNORREALTY

29 Pioneer Street Cooperstown NY 607-547-4045

Patricia Ashley ndash Licensed Real Estate BrokerOwner

Visit us on the Web at wwwashleyconnorrealtycom Contact us at infoashleyconnorrealtycom

For APPoiNtmeNt Patti Ashley Broker 607-437-1149 bull Jack Foster Sales Agent 607-547-5304 Donna Skinner Associate Broker 607-547-8288

Amy Stack Sales Agent 607-435-0125 bull Chris Patterson Sales Agent 518-774-8175

Move Right In mdash Located just a few miles from town in the hamlet of Toddsville Sitting on 30 of an acre wlarge back yard and attached 2-car plus garage home offers large kitchen wnew appliances DR wbay window large LR wfaux mantle den or breakfast room large mudroom entry and new frac34 bathroom Upstairs are 3 bedrooms laun-dry room and new bath Fir maple and pine floors Lovely open staircase sunny bright rooms cozy get away spaces There is deck at the rear with a private backyard for play

Offered Exclusively by Ashley-Connor Realty $249000

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Now in Springfield CenterDouglas H

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Representing Individual Corporate amp Municipal

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John Mitchell Real Estate216 Main Street Cooperstown bull 607-547-8551 bull 607-547-1029 (fax)wwwjohnmitchellrealestatecom bull infojohnmitchellrealestatecom

Dave LaDuke Broker607-435-2405

Mike Winslow Broker607-435-0183

Laura Coleman607-437-4881

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MLS89813Middlefield $275000Enjoy country living with outstanding views in this well maintained raised ranch Plenty of room for the whole family w4 BRs 2 full baths and a sunny kitchen waccess to large deck Dining area whardwood floor has a brick fireplace wwood-burning stove for chilly nights This home rests nicely on 17 acres of park-like countryside wperennial gardens and pond Detached newer garage has plenty of room for workshop and stor-age Privacy plus on this quiet country road just minutes from Cooperstown A 282-acre separate deeded parcel may be included with this home for an additional $10000

Call John Mitchell at 607-435-4093JohnMitchbrokergmailcom

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salespeople and brokers resources welcome

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Over 35 years of local experience

MLS 90678County Route 59 HartwickOffered at $324900 This is a lovely family home in a park-like setting 4 BRs 3 full baths LR DR family room laundry porch Property includes woodsstream and pondmdashgreat for outdoor activity Newly con-structed 3-car garage is ideal for a shop or to park your extra toys Just minutes from Cooperstown

HULSEFrom A1to use it NOWrdquo said Clark who also named freshman Craig Gelbsman R-Oneonta Telecom-munications Committee chair

So whatrsquos this all about As an example Hulse talks about how a ldquolarge public transportation authorityrdquo embraced VMI (vendor managed inventory) through a process shepherded by Xonitek

It was the rank and file ndash mostly unionized workers ndash that identified inventory getting the right spare parts promptly as needed as an is-sue to be addressed The resulting system implemented ldquojust in timerdquo concepts and the authority only paid for the spare parts when they crossed the counter

Looked at one way buying parts today for possible future use is ldquocapital acquisitionrdquo said

Hulse ldquoYou put things on a shelf Itrsquos the same thing as putting bags of money on the shelfrdquo Plus the parts may be obsolete by the time you need them

How might this thinking apply to county government What if just for instance Hulse said the Information Technology Depart-ment created a single platform for all county computer and tech purchases Could there be savings in bulk purchases Could there be efficiencies in seamless internal communications

Hulse uses that example be-cause hersquos been having conversa-tions with Brian Pokorny a pal since boyhood who heads the countyrsquos info-tech effort But he emphasizes itrsquos just an example For this kind of effort to be sus-tainable it canrsquot ldquopushed downrdquo

from the county board to the de-partments Just the opposite

Still a first result might be a better process for procurement It might be ldquoa better technology roadmaprdquo It might be a single shared service between depart-ments

The Government Efficiency Committee ndash so far it includes Gelbsman and Don Lindberg R-Worcester ndash meets for the first time at 9 am Tuesday Jan 17

But one of the first steps will be to create an advisory board of county department heads familiar with the day-to-day and larger challenges to ldquopush uprdquo ideas to the county board To work the process has to be ldquotransparentrdquo so Hulsersquos goal is to keep his col-leagues fully in the loop

ldquoFunctional process mappingrdquo

is the initial step figuring out who does what If a service overlaps or if it might be better performed in another department then an adjustment can be made An objective process encourages buy-in and ldquotakes the emotion out of decisionmakingrdquo

A ldquovalue stream maprdquo used in private enterprise may be a help too The idea said Hulse is ldquoto remove anything thatrsquos not of value in the eyes of the customer If itrsquos extra steps just for the sake of extra steps it goes If the per-son receiving that service doesnrsquot consider that valuable then you remove itrdquo

Certainly the Government Effi-ciency Committee should have in-puts by the end of 2014 when the 2015 budget is prepared But the public may not have to wait that

long to see results If an action-able idea surfaces Hulse a SUNY Oneonta economics grad with 15 years study in the ldquoschool of real liferdquo will present it to the county board for discussion and action

So far Hulse report feedback has been positive

ldquoA lot of people ndash theyrsquore all earsrdquo said Hulse ldquoTheyrsquore very interested in standardizing pro-cess which is refreshing They want to help

ldquoItrsquos not Republican or Demo-crat Itrsquos getting work done A lot of people Republican and Demo-crat are coming up to me and saying lsquoI want to helprsquordquo

ldquoContinuous improvementrdquo is just that Therersquos a beginning but therersquos no endrdquo said Hulse ldquo This is an elephant and itrsquos been a bite at a timerdquo

OWLFrom A1Owlrsquos Nest Oneonta World of Learningrsquos new ldquoplay-spacerdquo will feature ldquoa conglomerationrdquo of activi-ties and open play for kids 12 and under ldquoWe saw a need and wersquore filling that needrdquo said board member Caitlyn Davey ldquoIt will help families socialize and beat cabin feverrdquo

For the five years since its inception OWL has ex-isted as a ldquomuseum without wallsrdquo setting up temporary playspaces at SUNY Oneon-tarsquos Science Discovery Center the Oneonta Boys amp Girls Club and the ARC Oneonta

When Palace Cigar closed last March the store sat empty until OWL arranged a temporary winter lease

ldquoItrsquos an exciting oppor-tunity for usrdquo said OWL president Aaron Sorensen ldquoItrsquos important that people understand the value of playrdquo

A building station a science library and reading

corner as well as an infant play area are all part of the new museum Craft kits for popular OWL activities like their kid-favorite ro-botic bugs will be available behind the counter so kids can come up and ask for the project they want

ldquoWe felt like the time was rightrdquo said board member Rachel Rissberger ldquoWinterrsquos here and kids are boredrdquo

It took some work con-verting the once adults-only space into a kid-friendly playroom ldquoThe laminate flooring was all warped and buckled so we ended up tearing it out and putting in rugsrdquo said Rissberger

Palace Cigar had several photographs of old Oneonta on the walls and OWL plans to set up a chronologi-cal display of the photos at the building station inviting children to ldquorecreaterdquo Main Street based on the pictures above them

They also found a handful of kid-friendly comic books in the walls which they plan to put into the collage kits ldquoThey might be worth some moneyrdquo Rissberger laughed holding up a bat-tered copy of ldquoShazamrdquo from 1974

But the extensive col-lection of cigar boxes the owners left behind wonrsquot go into the dumpster Daveys has been distributing them to local artists to decorate as ldquotreasure boxesrdquo and auction off in April as a fundraiser ldquoJust so long as the tobacco logos donrsquot showrdquo she said

Admission to the Win-ter Playspace will be $5 per child ldquoGrown-ups are freerdquo said Rissberger

OWL will also be selling memberships through its website wwwoneontaworl-doflearningorg Though the space will be open on a temporary lease until April memberships will be hon-ored for all OWL activities throughout the remainder of the year

ldquoOne of the things wersquod like to set up is a buy oneget one membershiprdquo said Davey ldquoIf you buy one membership wersquoll give one to a low-income family We want to make sure that everyone can come playrdquo

The Owlrsquos Nest will be open every Saturday and OWL is currently in the pro-cess of recruiting volunteers so more hours can be added throughout the week ldquoItrsquos an experiment to see if the community will support a playspacerdquo said Davey

Clark Names Freshman Hulse To Chair New Government Efficiency Committee

Photos From Inside Palace Cigar WallsWill Help OWL Youngsters Learn History

HOMETOWN ONEONTA A-7FRIDAY JAN 10 2014

Foothills Performing Arts amp Civic Center invites applications for the position of Executive DirectorThe candidate must provide visionary community-oriented and proactive leadership Strategic and long-term planning will guide the

executive directorrsquos decision-making The successful candidate will demonstrate a forward-thinking vision for Foothills that will allow it to sustainably serve the communityrsquos needs

The executive director is bull Responsible for marketing and public relations

bull The primary fundraiser and will develop and maintain relationships with stakeholdersbull The team leader of staff and is actively and substantively involved with producing relevant events at the center

bull Ultimately responsible for the care and safety of the physical plant ensuring that the building and its assets are maintained secured and in compliance with all laws codes and rules

Required Qualifications A proven track record of leadership to include supervision and leadership of staff budget management contract negotiation and grants Management experience in the arts business event planning andor entertainment fields

Preferred Qualifications Management experience in a non-profit arts organization

Please send to resumefoothillspacorg by 2314 deadline 1) cover letter 2) completed application form (see wwwfoothillspacorg) and 3) resume

Foothills Performing Arts Center Inc is an Equal Opportunity Employer dedicated to a policy of non-discrimination in employment practices

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BREAKFASTFrom A1business climate environ-ment and energy health care and education and workforce development

A goal included support-

ing a ldquostrong quality of life

in Otsego Countyrdquo a senti-ment echoed by Joe Sutaris Community Bank senior vice president and a member of the chamberrsquos executive com-mittee The bank sponsored

the breakfast

ldquoWe all have a common goalrdquo Sutaris said after point-ing out that the audience was made up of people from sev-eral constituencies ldquoAnd the goal is quality of life We all

look at it a little differently We measure it differently But I think we need to recognize as a community that even though we have dialogue sometimes disagreements on how to get there the goal is common and thatrsquos quality of liferdquo

Sutaris then listed the

challenges the county faces out-migration tight public budgets property taxes hous-ing stock an aging infra-structure and energy issues Ultimately though the issue boils down to obtaining and retaining capital he said

Miller picked up that theme pointing out that the chamber had taken a leading role in ldquosupporting the reten-tion and growth of existing businessesrdquo

ldquoThat is the single most-important thing that we can be doingrdquo he said

Miller proposed tongue firmly in cheek that the fall election be canceled But behind the absurd proposal was a point ldquoImagine if at the federal level the money spent on campaigns was used to reduce the deficitrdquo he said ldquoImagine if the postur-ing whether Obamacare (the Affordable Care Act) is good or bad if that effort was put into making some form of national health system workrdquo

Katz set his sights a bit lower than ldquoa complete overhaul of our democratic systemrdquo focusing instead on specific initiatives the village has made to remain attractive to tourists such as helping to bring the Cooperstown Dis-tillery to Railroad Avenue

He cited establishment of a development committee tax abatements and reviews of the village zoning law as among its efforts to remain

vital He also said the village was working on revisions to its outdoor-dining and street-vending laws to attract more visitors

ldquoCooperstownrsquos myth is great but its reality is even betterrdquo he said

Lopez rattled off a list of issues facing Otsego County but said ldquoWersquore losing track of the main focusrdquo

ldquoOur focus has to be on vesting everyone in the premise of creating jobsrdquo he added

Magee longtime chairman of the Assembly Agriculture Committee singled out prop-erty tax relief as a priority of the upcoming legislative session calling it ldquothe most unfair tax we haverdquo

Seward who has held sev-eral economic-development meetings around the county said he is optimistic based on local cooperation and by what hersquos hearing in Albany

ldquoThe discussion is centered on the needs of upstate New York on tax cuts and wersquore dealing with a surplus rather than a huge deficitrdquo he said

He advocated broad-based cuts especially for businesses and industry rather than the targeted cuts of the recent past

ldquoIrsquom not going to give up on mandate relief for local governmentsrdquo he added

Seward also he planned to work on wider distribu-tion of high-speed broadband Internet access saying that progress had been made in this area but describing it as piecemeal

Gibson a Republican said he had been working with Seward to improve conditions for small businesses He also described his position in an ad hoc House group called No Labels whose bipartisan membership is working to break Washington gridlock

For answers to this weekrsquos crossword go to allotsegocom

Across1 Salad ingredient7 Voting groups12 Hole in the head14 Info about onersquos education

and work history16 Rice cooked in broth17 Irate18 Sightseeing excursions19 The ldquoLrdquo of XXL21 ldquoDear oldrdquo guy22 ldquo or ___rdquo23 Fast talk24 Flimsy as an excuse25 ldquoComprenderdquo26 Certain print27 Molecule consisting of two

identical simpler molecules28 Bar offering29 Men in Spain30 Manned artificial satellites

(2 wds)33 Low indistinct continuous

sound34 Laugh-a-minute folks35 Ishmaelrsquos people36 Get a wife37 Impede with ldquodownrdquo40 Ancient Andean41 Rice ___42 Honey43 ldquoWelcomerdquo site44 Library device45 Poisonous substance in a

snake bite46 Territory ruled by an Islamic

chieftain48 Run50 Without doubt51 Associate52 Botherer53 ldquoThe English Patientrdquo setting

Down1 Rich cakes in Austria2 Brooks Robinson eg3 Treat badly4 Prior to old-style5 Small songbirds6 Columbus Day mo7 ldquoThatrsquos itrdquo8 Balcony section9 ldquo___ to Billie Joerdquo10 Indian herb having

aromatic seeds11 Soft-shell clams13 Crude stone artifacts14 Trash hauler15 Venomous Old World snakes20 Westerly wind above the

tropical prevailing wind23 ___-guided24 A floor covering (shortened

pl)26 Slimy protective secretion27 Pan eg28 Brazilian dance29 Alibi30 Called by a family identifier

such as Smith31 ldquo___ makes perfectrdquo32 Delivery by parachute33 Injured36 Bred37 ___ split38 ___ dictum39 Family subdivisions41 Eucharistic plate42 Space for a ship to dock44 Carpenterrsquos groove45 Actress Miles47 Backboard attachment49 ___ de deux

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ITEMS FOR SALE20th Annual Citrus Sale Oneonta First United Methodist Church California large Navel Oranges 23 for $10 Other quantities available also Florida pink seedless grapefruit Order by January 28th for February 13th and 14th pickup Free delivery Oneonta area 432-4102 or 431-90293ClassJan25

Great New Store for affordable furniture in Oneontarsquos West End Luxury mattresses 50 off Twin $89 In store no cost payment plan New and used real wood furniture We make deals happen Oneonta Discount Furniture 457 Chestnut St 607-431-9870 or 607-643-26823ClassJan25

LOST amp FOUNDFOUND CAT -- Grey long-hair cat with cream markings on face and chest Friendly well cared for Foun Dec 15 in oneonta on Gardner Place Any info on own-ers please call (607) 316-8341

OFFICE SPACE FOR RENTOffice space available at beauti-ful historic Railroad Avenue in Cooperstown Off-street parking available Call Tim at 607-435-9859TFN

Oneonta Office SpacesFor Lease Great central location close to downtown with great parking Spaces range in size so call for details Ask about getting 2 months FREE rent Contact Ben-son Agency Real Estate and Ask for Becky Thomas 607-432-4391 X-2023Class

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 Gar-bage are included in the asking price of $1800 per month Offered by John Mitchell Real Estate Contact Michael Swatling (607) 264-3954

HOMES FOR RENTCooperstown Village Home Wonderfully Updated amp Fully Furnished Two Bedrooms Two Baths Large Center Island Kitchen and Dining Area Living Room with Fireplace Fenced in Yard Overlooking 5th Green At Leatherstocking Golf Course and Otsego Lake This home is easy walking distance to Bassett and Main Street Available Oct 1 $170000 per month Plus Utilities Annual Lease Available

References Required 1 Months Securityamp Realtor Fee ~No Smok-ing No Pets~ Call or Text Laura Coleman John Mitchell Real Estate 607-437-4881 TFN

HOUSE FOR RENT VILLAGE OF COOPERSTOWN Large 4 bedroom 1 12 bath with new kitchen hardwood floors nice 2nd level deck and goodsize back yard Close to all ameni-ties $1800 per month including all utilities Tenant is responsible for phone andinternet only Offered by John Mitchell Real Estate Contact Mi-chael Swatling (607) 264-3954TFN

Rental ad Cooperstown just south of the village 3 bedroom 2 12 bath single story home garage nice yard $85000 plus utilities No smoking no petsDave LaDuke John Mitchell Real Estate 547 8551TFN

APARTMENTS FOR RENT Apartment for Rent - 1 Bedroom in Otego Security references no pets unfurnished (607) 988-27133ClassJan24

Apartment for Rent2 bedroom 1 bath newly renovated in house laundry off street parking 5 minutes to Cooperstown $900month incudes Electric snow lawn and garbage Call Rob Lee Benson Agency Real Estate 434-51773ClassJan17

Cooperstown One-Bedroom Apartments for rent Tenants wanted for large apt 1 bedroom Kitchen full bath off-street park-ing $57500 plus utilities smaller apt $52500 No smoking pets can be discussed Info (845) 674-04383Class Jan17

Two Bedroom Furnished Apt Laurens Area $800 per mo includes Heat amp Electric Annual Lease No Pets No Smoking1st Last Month Rent + Security Ref required Call- Laura Cole-man 607-437-4881 LauraCole-man1224gmailcomJohn Mitchell Real EstateTFN

Cooperstown Apartment for rent 2nd floor 1 bedroom garage laundry and a deck over look-ing back yard $75000 plus utilities wonderful location close to downtown No Smoking No pets Call Dave LaDuke John Mitchell Real Estate (607) 547-8551 or (607) 435-2405 TFN

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SuzannersquosUnisex Salon

Hairdresser andor Nail Technician Wanted

Suzannersquos Unisex Salon 52 Academy St in Oneonta is seeking an experienced hairdresser andor nail

technician for our busy salon Add to your client list

Call Suzanne at 607-432-0584 or apply within

The Arc Otsego is a multi-faceted organization offering a variety of services and supports to individuals with developmental disabilities throughout Otsego County

CAREER OPPORTUNITIES

Direct Support Providers up to $15hr Depending on experience and certification Multiple locations and

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Transition Specialist F-T Bus Driver F-T ~ Bus DriverMechanic F-T

Community Services Provider P-T Medicaid Service Coordinator F-TResidential Home Coordinator F-T

Residential Home Manager F-T The Arc Otsego offers competitive wages excellent benefits comprehensive training amp career advancement opportunities

To Apply Download an application at wwwarcotsegoorg or send re-sume to The Arc Otsego Attn Human Resources PO Box 490 One-onta NY 13820 or apply in person at 35 Academy St Oneonta NY

Many Hands Many Skills One Purpose Assisting Individuals with Developmental

Disabilities to Realize Their Dreams

wwwarcotsegoorg The Arc Otsego is an Equal Opportunity Employer EOE

Chamber Forum Bullish About 2014

THURSDAY-FRIDAY JAN 9-10 2014A-8 THE FREEMANrsquoS JOURNAL amp HOMETOWN ONEONTA

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31 Pioneer Street Cooperstown(directly next door to Stagecoach Coffee)

Registered Mortgage Broker Matt Schuermann NYS Banking DeptLoans arranged by a 3rd party lender

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New Purchases and refinances bull Debt Consolidation Free Pre-Qualification bull Fast Approvals bull Low Rates

Thinking of RemodelingThink of Refinancing

4914 State Hwy 28 CooperStown 607-547-593375 Market Street oneonta 607-433-1020

MLS91517 - Queen Anne Victorian in Cooperstown is tastefully renovated 5 BRs 4 baths foyer grand staircase formal parlor and library Eat-in kitchen wbutlerrsquos pantry laundry area Large master BR wfireplace bath wJacuzzi radiant floor heat

Full basement wrap-around deck carriage barn wstorage area and 2 BR 1 bath apt above

$797000 Call Kristi J Ough 607-434-3026 (cell) or Donna A Anderson 607-267-3232 (cell)

MLS84923 - Renovated 3BR 2frac12 bath farmhouse on 32 acres Country kitchen wSS appliances LR and

formal DR wfireplaces large master suite Fencing run-in shed and barn for horses or livestock

$250000 Call Michelle Curran 518-469-5603

MLS90624 - Amazing opportunity Donrsquot miss out Buy now for future investment on this prime location on the busy Southside corridor This quickly growing

area is full of opportunity$495000 Call Linda Wheeler 607-434-2125 (cell)

MLS87366 ndash 3 BR 1 bath 19th-century farmhouse wsome renovations 18 acres wtrout stream and pond Close to Baseball Hall of Fame and Otsego

Lake Cooperstown Schools Large rooms woodshed detached garage barn wlrg horse enclosure

$142500 Call Adam Karns 607-244-9633 (cell)

MLS92185 - 3 BR 1 bath renovated home on a double lot in Burlington Flats Radiant floor heat updated kitchen new sheetrock vinyl siding and windows Wood floors nice-sized first-floor BR

2 BRs upstairs and nice hall area for office $95000 Call Kristi J Ough 607-434-3026 (cell)

MLS85578 ndash Perfectly situated on over 26 acres this solid contemporary home is within minutes of Cooperstown Village Hot tub deck Property also includes 200rsquo additional road frontage and well on

County Rte 33 Poured concrete foundation could be finished for additional living space

$189000 Call Adam Karns 607-244-9633 (cell)MLS91066 - Charming 6+ BR 3 bath farmhouse 3 miles from Cooperstown Eat in kitchen has maple floors and solid butcher-block countertops Great

room w2 sets of French doors Double-sided fireplace in kitchengreat room Large formal DR

$269999 Call Donna A Anderson 607-267-3232 (cell)

MLS86798 - Villa Isidoro Restaurant Bar and BampB in Richfield Springs Start your new business today

$575000 Call James Vrooman 603-247-0506 (cell)

MLS90345 - Great location close to I-88 Turn-of-the-century classic farmette offers hardwood floors

woodstove and the craftsmanship of yesteryear Large outbuilding was once a wood-working shop $142500 Call Adam Karns 607-244-9633 (cell)

MLS91047 - Move-in condition 4 BR 2 bath home on over 12 acres in Fly Creek Large LR wwood floors

family room wpocket doors Entry room wwood stove leads to DR and kitchen Large landing wbuilt-in shelves Spacious master wprivate entry to balcony all BRs have nice closets Perennials covered porches fire pit large barn open fields going to Oaks Creek $369900 Call Kristi J Ough 607-434-3026 (cell)

MLS84430 - Some of the last vacant lots available on Gifford Hill Rd Includes 4 other parcels to be sold

together Close to Oneonta and Cooperstown Enough road frontage for 10 lots if subdivided

$199900 Call Linda Wheeler 607-434-2125 (cell)

MLS84525 - 2 BR 1 bath quaint cottage Country living New roof new kitchen

$69900 Call Gabriella Vasta 607-267-1792 (cell)

MLS89912 ndash 104 acres wpanoramic views of the Mohawk Valley and Adirondack Mountains Fields for livestock or crops woods for hunting and recreation

excellent sites to build your dream home Easy commute to Albany or Cooperstown

$249000 Call Michelle Curran 518-469-5603 (cell)

MLS91996 - Energy-efficient 3 BR 1frac12 bath Greek Revival on 31 acres wpond Spacious rooms country

kitchen wbreakfast room formal LR and DR family room Solar electric 3-zone oil or coal heat

replacement windows new well vinyl siding wood trim Can be purchased wless acreage

$250000 Call Michelle A Curran 518-469-5603 (cell)

MLS92238 - Spacious center-city 4-5 BR home has updated kitchen and bath Beautiful family room

leads to private yard Competitively priced$139900 Call David Brower 607-435-4800 (cell)

MLS91760 - Renovated 1880s farmhouse on 11+ acres wpond trails Newer 2-car garage guest

house wprivate bath spacious back deck Renovated kitchen wgranite countertops cherry cabinets Open concept LRDR maple floors pellet stove

Master suite wprivate bath cathedral ceiling gas stove New roof new windows high-efficiency gas

furnace on-demand hot water blown-in insulation Cooperstown schools Priced below assessed value

$364000 Call James Vrooman 603-247-0506 (cell)

MLS87502 - 4 BR 1 bath move-in condition ranch is perfect for full-time residence or weekend getaway Walking distance to Catskill Scenic Mountain Trails $99900 Call Gabriella Vasta 607-267-1792 (cell)

MLS89145 - Historic Victorian Italianate limestone mansion features 14rsquo ceilings deep moldings

hardwood floors large windows and 9 fireplaces 7 BRs formal DR library solarium country kitchen wbutlerrsquos and storage pantry 2 parlors servantsrsquo wing and housing in attic More acreage available

$875000 Call Michelle Curran 518-469-5603 (cell)

for complete listings visit us at realtyusacom

Lizabeth Rose BrokerOwner

Cricket Keto Licensed Assoc Broker

Peter D Clark Consultant

Paula George Licensed Real Estate Agent

Happy New Year

from Oneonta RealtyIf yoursquore thinking of listing your home

nowrsquos the time

Come list with us

Don Olin37 Chestnut st Cooperstown bull phone 607-547-5622 bull Fax 607-547-5653

wwwdonolinrealtycom PARKING IS NEVER A PROBLEM

Make yourself at home on our website wwwdonolinrealtycom for listings and information on unique and interesting propertiesWell bring you home

For Appointment Only CallM Margaret Savoie BrokerOwner ndash 547-5334Marion King Associate Broker ndash 547-5332Eric Hill Associate Broker ndash 547-5557Don DuBois Associate Broker ndash 547-5105Tim Donahue Associate Broker ndash 293-8874Cathy Raddatz Sales Associate ndash 547-8958Jacqueline Savoie Sales Associate ndash 547-4141Carol Hall Sales Associate ndash 544-4144Michael Welch Sales Associate ndash 547-8502

Don OlinREALTY

Make yourself at Home on our website httpwwwdonolinrealtycom for listings and information on unique and interesting properties Well bring you Home

For reliable honest answers to any of your real estatequestions Don Olin Realty at 6075475622or visit our website wwwdonolinrealtycom

Welcome Home in 2014

Lakeland Shores Ranch HomeExclusively offered at $360000

Just at the edge of the downtown Cooperstown village you find this very nice home amongst a 35 house development The house offers 3 bedrooms + master 1 frac34 baths formal living room with fireplace formal dining room galley kitchen with skylights family room master suite with bath walk-in closet and private deck The lower floor has a second familyentertainment room and storage A large 2 car attached garage provides easysafe access to the house There is a membership in the association owned lakefront parcel that offers swimming boat dock and picnic area all within walking distance from the home This colony of houses is a short walk from downtown Cooperstown

Village VictorianExclusively offered at New price $439000

This centrally located village home has been tastefully renovated and maintained Roof plumbing wiring heat system wadded central air conditioning have all been redone The kitchen wroom for family dining has cherry cabinets granite countertops tiled floor and stainless steel appliances There is a conveniently located laundrypantry and a rear mudroom with a tiled frac34 bath off of it LR sitting room and DR on 1st floor are bright and airy and have been recently painted Refinished pine floors down and carpeted floors up 4 BRs and a renovated tiled bath on the 2nd floor Covered front and rear porches The current price is below the assessment making it a great home buy Yoursquoll build family memories in this village home607-547-5740bull607-547-6000 (fax)

157 Main StreetCooperstown NY 13326

E-Mail infohubbellsrealestatecom Web Site wwwhubbellsrealestatecom

HUBBELLrsquoS REAL ESTATE

Newer Family Home (7440) Fascinating 3 BR 2+ bath home enriched by valley views on 2+ acres Custom kitchen DR LR

wgas fireplace large familyrec room master BR wwalk-in closet Large

yard large deck cement-board siding 3-car garage hot-water heat Close to Cooperstown Cooperstown Schools

Hubbellrsquos Exclusivemdash$289900

(7732) Superbly kept 3 BR expanded Cape Cod is situated on the only boulevard in town Center hall layout whardwood floors 6-panel doors gracious LR

wfireplace formal DR custom kitchen wcherry cabinets eating area large windows and skylights Patio deck

finished basement garage large private yard Hubbellrsquos Exclusivemdash$395000

CooperstowN ClassiC

CooperstowN ComFort(7589) Partake of the delights in

this superbly kept 3 BR home The many extras include formal dining room hardwood flooring modern

kitchen garage rocking-chair front porch Near shops lake and golf course Will capture your fancy

Cooperstown Schools Hubbellrsquos Exclusivemdash$285000

AUTO bull HOME bull LIFEBUSINESS

Since 1947 our personal service has

always beenthere when you need

it most With comprehensive

coverage for all your

insurance needs

Hours M-F 8am-5pm Phone 607-432-2022

22-26 Watkins Ave Oneonta NY 13820

RayKRone

COMMERCIAL SPACE IN ONEONTA

Great opportunity to owner occupy lease free and let 3 existing tenants pay the mortgage Rent the 4th unit and this becomes a solid investment property located in the busy downtown district Off street parking for 5-6 cars All new windows and doors and new outdoor awnings make this an attractive place to do business All separate utilities Smart investment

property and priced to sell

Priced to sell at $125000 MLS91805

B-6 HOMETOWN ONEONTA FRIDAY JAN 10 2014

LegaL notice

American Storage Systems will sell at Public Auction all the personal prop-erty stored byKathleen Dilena in Room B22 and Mark Bailey in Rooms M22 and M23 att 10am Monday January 202014 at the premises of American Stor-age Systems 330 Pony Farm Road Oneonta NYFor directions and further information call 607-432-7870

LegaL notice

MANTAKA HOMES LLC

Articles of Org filed NY Sec of State (SSNY) 12272013 Of-fice in Otsego Co SSNY design Agent of LLC upon whom process may be served SSNY shall mail copy of process in care of Trosset Group Attorneys to 6432 State Highway 28 Fly Creek NY 13337 Purpose Any Lawful pur-pose6LegalFeb13

LegaL notice

NOTICE OF FORMATION OF

LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY

The name of the en-tity is Silver Spoon Dairy LLC for which the Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State on November 14 2013 The office of said entity is to be located in Otsego County New York The Secretary of State has been designated as agent of the limited li-ability company upon whom process against it may be

served and the post office address within this State to which the Secre-tary of State shall mail a copy of any process against it served upon him is 4241 State Hwy 51 Garrattsville NY 13342 The purpose of the busi-ness of such limited liability company is to engage in any lawful act or activi-ty for which limited liability companies may be organized under the Limited Liability Company Law6legalFeb13

LegaL notice

NOTICE OF FORMATION

OF LIMITED

LIABILITY COMPANY

The name of the entity is Eaglersquos Lookout LLC for which the Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State on October 7 2013 The office of said entity is to be located in Otsego County New York The Secretary of State has been designated as agent of the limited li-ability company upon whom process against it may be served and the post office address within this State to which the Secre-tary of State shall mail a copy of any process against it served upon him is 4 Hargenhan Court Bedford NY 10506 The purpose of the busi-ness of such limited liability company is to engage in any lawful act or activi-ty for which limited liability companies may be organized under the Limited Liability Company Law6legalFeb13

LegaL notice

PUBLICSERVICE NOTICE

The first Town of Oneonta 2014 Comprehensive Plan open hearing will be held on Thursday Janu-ary 16 2014 at the Oneonta Town Hall 7 PM All town residents are encouraged to participate The Oneonta Town Board will con-sider the proposed Comprehensive Plan for adoption in February The full report is now avail-able on the Town of Oneontarsquos websitewwwtownofoneon-taorg Hard copies are also located in the town clerkrsquos office at the Oneonta Town Hall and at the Huntington Public Library on Chestnut St in Oneonta For additional ques-tions please call the Town Hall at 607- 432- 29003legalJan16

LegaL notice

Notice is hereby given that a license number not yet assigned for beer wine and liquor has been applied for by the undersigned to sell beer wine and liquor at retail in a restaurant under the Alcoholic Bever-age Control Law at 76 Chestnut Street City of Oneonta County of Otsego for on premises consumption

Viatosca II IncDBA Toscana 2LegalJan9

LegaL notice

Notice of Conver-sion of a Partner-ship to a New York Limited Liability Company pursuant to New York Lim-ited Liability Com-

pany Law Section 1006 Name HAY-DENDALE LLC Articles of Orga-nization filing date with the Secretary of State (SSNY) was 26 November 2013 Certificate of Conversion filing date with the SSNY was 10 Decem-ber 2013 Office location Otsego County SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served and SSNY shall mail copy of process to 7890 State Highway 80 Springfield Center NY 13468 Purpose is to engage in any and all business activities permitted under NYS laws6LegalFeb6

LegaL notice

Notice of Forma-tion of Unadilla Diner LLC Arts of Org filed with Secy of State of NY (SSNY) on 122413 Office location Otsego County SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY shall mail process to The LLC The Miller Bldg 441 North Fifth St Philadel-phia PA 19123 Purpose any lawful activities6LegalFeb6

LegaL notice

Notice of For-mation of a NY Limited Liability Company Name Heartsease Hill LLC Articles of Organization filing date with Secretary of State (SSNY) was December 9 2013 Office loca-tion Otsego Coun-ty SSNY has been designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served and

SSNY shall mail copy of process to 217 Pritchard Road West Winfield NY 13491 Purpose is to engage in any and all business activities permitted under NYS laws6legalFeb6

LegaL notice

Notice of Qualifica-tion of Carpenter Trade LLC App for Auth filed with Secy of State of NY (SSNY) 122013 Office location Otsego County LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 12913 SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY shall mail process to Scott Carpenter 69 Main Street Cherry Valley NY 13320 DE address of LLC 874 Walker Road Ste C Dover DE 19904 Arts of Org filed with DE Secy of State 401 Federal St Ste 4 Dover DE 19901 Purpose any lawful activity6LegalFeb6

LegaL notice

Notice of Qualifica-tion of VANDER-BILT ASSOCI-ATES OWNER LP

Authority filed with Secy of State of NY (SSNY) on 121213 Office location Otsego County LP formed in Delaware (DE) on 050813 SSNY designated as agent of LP upon whom process against it may be served SSNY shall mail process to co Corporation Service Co 80 State St Albany NY 12207-2543 Name and addr of each general partner are available from SSNY DE addr of LP 2711 Center-

ville Rd Ste 400 Wilmington DE 19808 Arts of Org filed with DE Secy of State Federal amp Duke of York St Dover DE 19901 Purpose Any law-ful activity6LegalJan30

LegaL notice

SEABURY HOLD-INGS LLC Articles of Org filed NY Sec of State (SSNY) 1292013 Office in Otsego Co SSNY desig agent of LLC upon whom process may be served SSNY shall mail copy of process to 3281 St Hwy 23 West Oneonta NY 13861 which is also the principal business location Purpose Any law-ful purpose6LegalJan30

LegaL notice

Notice of Forma-tion of Oneonta Coin Company LLC Arts Of Org Filed with Secy of State of NY (SSNY) on 10162013 Office Location Otsego Co SSNY designat-ed as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY shall mail process Robert A Gouldin Esq 93 Main Street Oneonta New York 13820 Purpose any lawful activities6LegalJan16

LegaL notice

Notice of Organiza-tion of SOSH LLC under Section 203 of the Limited Liability Company Law

1 The name of the limited liabil-ity company is SOSH LLC

2 Articles of Organization of

SOSH LLC were filed with the Secretary of State on Novem-ber 27 2013

3 The county within this state in which the of-fice of the limited liability company is to be located is Otsego County

4 The Secretary of State is des-ignated as agent of the limited liability com-pany upon whom process against it may be served The address within or without this state to which the Secretary of State shall mail a copy of any pro-cess against the limited liability company served upon him or her is SOSH LLC PO Box 489 Worcester NY 12197

5 The Company is organized to carry on all law-ful activities6LegalJan9

LegaL notice

Notice of Forma-tion of Northern Sky Builders LLC Arts Of Org Filed with Secy of State of NY (SSNY) on 10162013 Office Location Otsego Co SSNY designat-ed as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY shall mail process Robert A Gouldin Esq 93 Main Street Oneonta New York 13820 Purpose any lawful activities6LegalJan9

LegaL notice

Notice of For-mation of a NY Limited Liability Company Name COOPERSTOWN HOP ON TOURS

LLC Articles of organization filing date with Secretary of State (SSNY) was 26 November 2013 Office loca-tion Otsego Coun-ty SSNY has been designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served and SSNY shall mail copy of process to 543 Pleasant Valley Road Milford NY 13807 Purpose is to engage in any and all business activities permitted under NYS laws6LegalJan9

LegaL notice

Notice of For-mation of a NY Limited Liability Company Name COOPERSTOWN EAGLES LLC Articles of organi-zation filing date with Secretary of State (SSNY) was 26 November 2013 Office location Otsego County SSNY has been designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served and SSNY shall mail copy of process to 157 Main Street Cooperstown NY 13326 Purpose is to engage in any and all business activities permitted under NYS laws6LegalJan9

LegaL notice

Notice of For-mation of a NY Limited Liability Company Name HUBBELLrsquoS COVE LLC Articles of organi-zation filing date with Secretary of State (SSNY) was 26 November 2013 Office location Otsego County SSNY has been designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served and SSNY shall mail

copy of process to 157 Main Street Cooperstown NY 13326 Purpose is to engage in any and all business activities permitted under NYS laws6LegalJan9

LegaL notice

Notice of For-mation of a NY Limited Liability Company Name WEBSTER FARM LLC Articles of organization filing date with Secretary of State (SSNY) was 26 Novem-ber 2013 Office location Otsego County SSNY has been designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served and SSNY shall mail copy of process to 7890 State Highway 80 Springfield Center NY 13468 Purpose is to engage in any and all business activities permitted under NYS laws6LegalJan9

LegaL notice

NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY

NAME GIFFORD HILL PROPER-TIES LLC Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 102513 Office location Otsego County SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY shall mail a copy of process to the LLC Gifford Hill Properties LLC 484 Gifford Hill Rd Oneonta NY 13820 Purpose For any lawful purpose 6LegalJan9

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Computer RepairFRee estimates607-432-7700

392 Chestnut St Oneonta

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COOPERSTOWN ndash Grace Annamay Carlsen Lettis 85 whose gardens were the subject of many paintings and photographs passed away Sunday afternoon Jan 5 2014 at Albany Medical Center

Born May 13 1928 in Lindenhurst on Long Island Grace was the fourth child of Ole Gustove and Anna Nicole Nelson Carlsen Both her parents had im-migrated from Norway in the early part of the 20th century

When she was a teenager Gracersquos family moved to Brooklyn where she at-tended Washington Irving High School After World War II the family moved to Oneonta where she worked as a telephone operator and later at Breseersquos Department Store

It was during this time that she met her future husband Donald Robert (Bob) Lettis They were married in Oneonta in 1947 and in 1950 they moved to Worcester where Bob taught school

In 1956 Bobrsquos profes-sion took the family to Cooperstown While living in Cooperstown Grace was employed at the Smart Shop

and Nick Sterlingrsquos Ski Shop both in Cooperstown and Konstantyrsquos Ski Shop in Oneonta

In 1964 the fam-ily moved to New Jersey where Grace served as a long-distance operator while her husband did graduate work at Pratt Institute in New York City In 1966 the family moved to Hingham Mass where they lived for 36 years

While in Massachusetts Grace received her bach-elorrsquos from the University of Massachusetts in Boston and her masterrsquos in social work from Simmons Col-lege She became a licensed social worker and worked at the South Shore Mental Health Clinic in Quincy she was with the Hingham Visiting Nurses Association when she retired in 1987

Her greatest pleasure were her gardens She had three at ldquoShipcoterdquo the Lett-isesrsquo historic home on Ship Street in Hingham The most beloved was a rose garden she maintained along the white picket fence pass-ersby would photographer the roses and artists would set up their easels and paint them

She was a long-time

member of The First Parish Church in Hingham Unitar-ian Universalist (ldquoOld Ship Churchrdquo) Locally she was a member of the Womenrsquos Club of Cooperstown

Grace leaves her husband of 66 years Bob Lettis of Cooperstown three chil-dren Charlotte Richardson and her husband Kirk of Portland Ore Paula Bed-ford and her husband Jim of Northville Mich and Daniel Lettis of Clayton NM six grandchildren Briget Bent Nicole Meyer Jacob Meyer Daniel Meyer Sam Richardson and Henry Richardson three great-grandchildren Tanner Bent Jillian Bent and Katelyn Torres and one niece Carol Kruitz and her husband Frank

She was predeceased by her parents two sisters Thelma Fryberg and her husband Ernest and Maude Soltys and her husband Walter and one brother Norman Carlsen and his wife Jean Also her dear friend and mother-in-law Charlotte Hall Lettis

Calling hours are 2-4 pm Friday Jan 10 at the Connell Dow amp Deysen-roth Funeral Home The funeral service will be at

4 pm with the Rev Elsie Armstrong Rhodes pastor First Presbyterian Church officiating

All are welcome at a re-ception immediately follow-ing at the Cooperstown Art Association 22 Main St

Burial will be at a later date in the Lettis Family Plot in Lakewood Cemetery

Memorial gifts may be made to The Charlotte Hall Lettis Nursing Scholarship Fund co Cooperstown Central School District 39 Linden Ave Cooperstown NY 13326 or to The Friendship Fund for The Friends of The Old Ship Meeting House 55 Main St Hingham MA 02043

Arrangements are en-trusted to Connell Dow amp Deysenroth Funeral Home

Grace Annamay Carlsen Lettis 85 Prized Gardens Became Works of Art ONEONTA ndash Elizabeth

A Crean 77 a former secretary for the New York City Police Chaplain passed away on Thursday Jan 2 2014 at the Fox Nursing Home

She is survived by her children Michael Wil-liam and Daniel Crean and Jacqueline Vitacco 12 grandchildren a brother James Coghlan her daugh-ters-in-law Debra Diana and MaryAnn Crean and a son-in-law William Vitacco

Friends may call from 6

- 8 pm on Friday Jan 10 at the Lester R Grummons Funeral Home 14 Grand St Oneonta A funeral mass will be offered at 1045 am on Saturday Jan 11 at St Maryrsquos Church 39 Walnut St Oneonta with the Rev Scott VanDerveer parochial vicar officiating

Inurement will be later in Mt Calvary Columbarium Crypt

Arrangements are en-trusted to the Lester R Grummons Funeral Home Oneonta

Elizabeth A Crean 77 Survived By Four Children

IN MEMORIAM

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HOMETOWN ONEONTA A-7FRIDAY JAN 10 2014

Foothills Performing Arts amp Civic Center invites applications for the position of Executive DirectorThe candidate must provide visionary community-oriented and proactive leadership Strategic and long-term planning will guide the

executive directorrsquos decision-making The successful candidate will demonstrate a forward-thinking vision for Foothills that will allow it to sustainably serve the communityrsquos needs

The executive director is bull Responsible for marketing and public relations

bull The primary fundraiser and will develop and maintain relationships with stakeholdersbull The team leader of staff and is actively and substantively involved with producing relevant events at the center

bull Ultimately responsible for the care and safety of the physical plant ensuring that the building and its assets are maintained secured and in compliance with all laws codes and rules

Required Qualifications A proven track record of leadership to include supervision and leadership of staff budget management contract negotiation and grants Management experience in the arts business event planning andor entertainment fields

Preferred Qualifications Management experience in a non-profit arts organization

Please send to resumefoothillspacorg by 2314 deadline 1) cover letter 2) completed application form (see wwwfoothillspacorg) and 3) resume

Foothills Performing Arts Center Inc is an Equal Opportunity Employer dedicated to a policy of non-discrimination in employment practices

busy localinsurance

agency needs licensed

csr for PT 3 days a week opportunity

with flexibility call 865-384-9884

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BREAKFASTFrom A1business climate environ-ment and energy health care and education and workforce development

A goal included support-

ing a ldquostrong quality of life

in Otsego Countyrdquo a senti-ment echoed by Joe Sutaris Community Bank senior vice president and a member of the chamberrsquos executive com-mittee The bank sponsored

the breakfast

ldquoWe all have a common goalrdquo Sutaris said after point-ing out that the audience was made up of people from sev-eral constituencies ldquoAnd the goal is quality of life We all

look at it a little differently We measure it differently But I think we need to recognize as a community that even though we have dialogue sometimes disagreements on how to get there the goal is common and thatrsquos quality of liferdquo

Sutaris then listed the

challenges the county faces out-migration tight public budgets property taxes hous-ing stock an aging infra-structure and energy issues Ultimately though the issue boils down to obtaining and retaining capital he said

Miller picked up that theme pointing out that the chamber had taken a leading role in ldquosupporting the reten-tion and growth of existing businessesrdquo

ldquoThat is the single most-important thing that we can be doingrdquo he said

Miller proposed tongue firmly in cheek that the fall election be canceled But behind the absurd proposal was a point ldquoImagine if at the federal level the money spent on campaigns was used to reduce the deficitrdquo he said ldquoImagine if the postur-ing whether Obamacare (the Affordable Care Act) is good or bad if that effort was put into making some form of national health system workrdquo

Katz set his sights a bit lower than ldquoa complete overhaul of our democratic systemrdquo focusing instead on specific initiatives the village has made to remain attractive to tourists such as helping to bring the Cooperstown Dis-tillery to Railroad Avenue

He cited establishment of a development committee tax abatements and reviews of the village zoning law as among its efforts to remain

vital He also said the village was working on revisions to its outdoor-dining and street-vending laws to attract more visitors

ldquoCooperstownrsquos myth is great but its reality is even betterrdquo he said

Lopez rattled off a list of issues facing Otsego County but said ldquoWersquore losing track of the main focusrdquo

ldquoOur focus has to be on vesting everyone in the premise of creating jobsrdquo he added

Magee longtime chairman of the Assembly Agriculture Committee singled out prop-erty tax relief as a priority of the upcoming legislative session calling it ldquothe most unfair tax we haverdquo

Seward who has held sev-eral economic-development meetings around the county said he is optimistic based on local cooperation and by what hersquos hearing in Albany

ldquoThe discussion is centered on the needs of upstate New York on tax cuts and wersquore dealing with a surplus rather than a huge deficitrdquo he said

He advocated broad-based cuts especially for businesses and industry rather than the targeted cuts of the recent past

ldquoIrsquom not going to give up on mandate relief for local governmentsrdquo he added

Seward also he planned to work on wider distribu-tion of high-speed broadband Internet access saying that progress had been made in this area but describing it as piecemeal

Gibson a Republican said he had been working with Seward to improve conditions for small businesses He also described his position in an ad hoc House group called No Labels whose bipartisan membership is working to break Washington gridlock

For answers to this weekrsquos crossword go to allotsegocom

Across1 Salad ingredient7 Voting groups12 Hole in the head14 Info about onersquos education

and work history16 Rice cooked in broth17 Irate18 Sightseeing excursions19 The ldquoLrdquo of XXL21 ldquoDear oldrdquo guy22 ldquo or ___rdquo23 Fast talk24 Flimsy as an excuse25 ldquoComprenderdquo26 Certain print27 Molecule consisting of two

identical simpler molecules28 Bar offering29 Men in Spain30 Manned artificial satellites

(2 wds)33 Low indistinct continuous

sound34 Laugh-a-minute folks35 Ishmaelrsquos people36 Get a wife37 Impede with ldquodownrdquo40 Ancient Andean41 Rice ___42 Honey43 ldquoWelcomerdquo site44 Library device45 Poisonous substance in a

snake bite46 Territory ruled by an Islamic

chieftain48 Run50 Without doubt51 Associate52 Botherer53 ldquoThe English Patientrdquo setting

Down1 Rich cakes in Austria2 Brooks Robinson eg3 Treat badly4 Prior to old-style5 Small songbirds6 Columbus Day mo7 ldquoThatrsquos itrdquo8 Balcony section9 ldquo___ to Billie Joerdquo10 Indian herb having

aromatic seeds11 Soft-shell clams13 Crude stone artifacts14 Trash hauler15 Venomous Old World snakes20 Westerly wind above the

tropical prevailing wind23 ___-guided24 A floor covering (shortened

pl)26 Slimy protective secretion27 Pan eg28 Brazilian dance29 Alibi30 Called by a family identifier

such as Smith31 ldquo___ makes perfectrdquo32 Delivery by parachute33 Injured36 Bred37 ___ split38 ___ dictum39 Family subdivisions41 Eucharistic plate42 Space for a ship to dock44 Carpenterrsquos groove45 Actress Miles47 Backboard attachment49 ___ de deux

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Now Booking Weddings Birthdays Anniversary Parties Corporate Events Sweet 16rsquos and School Dances

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Gary JenninGs insurance4773 State Hwy 28 Suite 7Cooperstown NY 13326607-547-9319(between Cooperstown and Milford)

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Learn the skills you needGet the scores you want

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ITEMS FOR SALE20th Annual Citrus Sale Oneonta First United Methodist Church California large Navel Oranges 23 for $10 Other quantities available also Florida pink seedless grapefruit Order by January 28th for February 13th and 14th pickup Free delivery Oneonta area 432-4102 or 431-90293ClassJan25

Great New Store for affordable furniture in Oneontarsquos West End Luxury mattresses 50 off Twin $89 In store no cost payment plan New and used real wood furniture We make deals happen Oneonta Discount Furniture 457 Chestnut St 607-431-9870 or 607-643-26823ClassJan25

LOST amp FOUNDFOUND CAT -- Grey long-hair cat with cream markings on face and chest Friendly well cared for Foun Dec 15 in oneonta on Gardner Place Any info on own-ers please call (607) 316-8341

OFFICE SPACE FOR RENTOffice space available at beauti-ful historic Railroad Avenue in Cooperstown Off-street parking available Call Tim at 607-435-9859TFN

Oneonta Office SpacesFor Lease Great central location close to downtown with great parking Spaces range in size so call for details Ask about getting 2 months FREE rent Contact Ben-son Agency Real Estate and Ask for Becky Thomas 607-432-4391 X-2023Class

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 Gar-bage are included in the asking price of $1800 per month Offered by John Mitchell Real Estate Contact Michael Swatling (607) 264-3954

HOMES FOR RENTCooperstown Village Home Wonderfully Updated amp Fully Furnished Two Bedrooms Two Baths Large Center Island Kitchen and Dining Area Living Room with Fireplace Fenced in Yard Overlooking 5th Green At Leatherstocking Golf Course and Otsego Lake This home is easy walking distance to Bassett and Main Street Available Oct 1 $170000 per month Plus Utilities Annual Lease Available

References Required 1 Months Securityamp Realtor Fee ~No Smok-ing No Pets~ Call or Text Laura Coleman John Mitchell Real Estate 607-437-4881 TFN

HOUSE FOR RENT VILLAGE OF COOPERSTOWN Large 4 bedroom 1 12 bath with new kitchen hardwood floors nice 2nd level deck and goodsize back yard Close to all ameni-ties $1800 per month including all utilities Tenant is responsible for phone andinternet only Offered by John Mitchell Real Estate Contact Mi-chael Swatling (607) 264-3954TFN

Rental ad Cooperstown just south of the village 3 bedroom 2 12 bath single story home garage nice yard $85000 plus utilities No smoking no petsDave LaDuke John Mitchell Real Estate 547 8551TFN

APARTMENTS FOR RENT Apartment for Rent - 1 Bedroom in Otego Security references no pets unfurnished (607) 988-27133ClassJan24

Apartment for Rent2 bedroom 1 bath newly renovated in house laundry off street parking 5 minutes to Cooperstown $900month incudes Electric snow lawn and garbage Call Rob Lee Benson Agency Real Estate 434-51773ClassJan17

Cooperstown One-Bedroom Apartments for rent Tenants wanted for large apt 1 bedroom Kitchen full bath off-street park-ing $57500 plus utilities smaller apt $52500 No smoking pets can be discussed Info (845) 674-04383Class Jan17

Two Bedroom Furnished Apt Laurens Area $800 per mo includes Heat amp Electric Annual Lease No Pets No Smoking1st Last Month Rent + Security Ref required Call- Laura Cole-man 607-437-4881 LauraCole-man1224gmailcomJohn Mitchell Real EstateTFN

Cooperstown Apartment for rent 2nd floor 1 bedroom garage laundry and a deck over look-ing back yard $75000 plus utilities wonderful location close to downtown No Smoking No pets Call Dave LaDuke John Mitchell Real Estate (607) 547-8551 or (607) 435-2405 TFN

AllOTSEGOclassifieds

AllOTSEGOopportunities

SuzannersquosUnisex Salon

Hairdresser andor Nail Technician Wanted

Suzannersquos Unisex Salon 52 Academy St in Oneonta is seeking an experienced hairdresser andor nail

technician for our busy salon Add to your client list

Call Suzanne at 607-432-0584 or apply within

The Arc Otsego is a multi-faceted organization offering a variety of services and supports to individuals with developmental disabilities throughout Otsego County

CAREER OPPORTUNITIES

Direct Support Providers up to $15hr Depending on experience and certification Multiple locations and

shifts evenings days overnights and weekends

Transition Specialist F-T Bus Driver F-T ~ Bus DriverMechanic F-T

Community Services Provider P-T Medicaid Service Coordinator F-TResidential Home Coordinator F-T

Residential Home Manager F-T The Arc Otsego offers competitive wages excellent benefits comprehensive training amp career advancement opportunities

To Apply Download an application at wwwarcotsegoorg or send re-sume to The Arc Otsego Attn Human Resources PO Box 490 One-onta NY 13820 or apply in person at 35 Academy St Oneonta NY

Many Hands Many Skills One Purpose Assisting Individuals with Developmental

Disabilities to Realize Their Dreams

wwwarcotsegoorg The Arc Otsego is an Equal Opportunity Employer EOE

Chamber Forum Bullish About 2014

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AllOTSEGOhomes

AllOTSEGO

homesCALL 607-547-6103

TO ADVERTISE IN

REGIONrsquoS LARGEST

REALTY SECTION

MORE LISTINGS

ON PAGE A-6

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TO VISIT THE LISTINGS OF

31 Pioneer Street Cooperstown(directly next door to Stagecoach Coffee)

Registered Mortgage Broker Matt Schuermann NYS Banking DeptLoans arranged by a 3rd party lender

LGROUPSTNYRRCOM wwwleatherstockingmortgagecom

607-547-5007 (Office) 800-547-7948 (Toll Free)

New Purchases and refinances bull Debt Consolidation Free Pre-Qualification bull Fast Approvals bull Low Rates

Thinking of RemodelingThink of Refinancing

4914 State Hwy 28 CooperStown 607-547-593375 Market Street oneonta 607-433-1020

MLS91517 - Queen Anne Victorian in Cooperstown is tastefully renovated 5 BRs 4 baths foyer grand staircase formal parlor and library Eat-in kitchen wbutlerrsquos pantry laundry area Large master BR wfireplace bath wJacuzzi radiant floor heat

Full basement wrap-around deck carriage barn wstorage area and 2 BR 1 bath apt above

$797000 Call Kristi J Ough 607-434-3026 (cell) or Donna A Anderson 607-267-3232 (cell)

MLS84923 - Renovated 3BR 2frac12 bath farmhouse on 32 acres Country kitchen wSS appliances LR and

formal DR wfireplaces large master suite Fencing run-in shed and barn for horses or livestock

$250000 Call Michelle Curran 518-469-5603

MLS90624 - Amazing opportunity Donrsquot miss out Buy now for future investment on this prime location on the busy Southside corridor This quickly growing

area is full of opportunity$495000 Call Linda Wheeler 607-434-2125 (cell)

MLS87366 ndash 3 BR 1 bath 19th-century farmhouse wsome renovations 18 acres wtrout stream and pond Close to Baseball Hall of Fame and Otsego

Lake Cooperstown Schools Large rooms woodshed detached garage barn wlrg horse enclosure

$142500 Call Adam Karns 607-244-9633 (cell)

MLS92185 - 3 BR 1 bath renovated home on a double lot in Burlington Flats Radiant floor heat updated kitchen new sheetrock vinyl siding and windows Wood floors nice-sized first-floor BR

2 BRs upstairs and nice hall area for office $95000 Call Kristi J Ough 607-434-3026 (cell)

MLS85578 ndash Perfectly situated on over 26 acres this solid contemporary home is within minutes of Cooperstown Village Hot tub deck Property also includes 200rsquo additional road frontage and well on

County Rte 33 Poured concrete foundation could be finished for additional living space

$189000 Call Adam Karns 607-244-9633 (cell)MLS91066 - Charming 6+ BR 3 bath farmhouse 3 miles from Cooperstown Eat in kitchen has maple floors and solid butcher-block countertops Great

room w2 sets of French doors Double-sided fireplace in kitchengreat room Large formal DR

$269999 Call Donna A Anderson 607-267-3232 (cell)

MLS86798 - Villa Isidoro Restaurant Bar and BampB in Richfield Springs Start your new business today

$575000 Call James Vrooman 603-247-0506 (cell)

MLS90345 - Great location close to I-88 Turn-of-the-century classic farmette offers hardwood floors

woodstove and the craftsmanship of yesteryear Large outbuilding was once a wood-working shop $142500 Call Adam Karns 607-244-9633 (cell)

MLS91047 - Move-in condition 4 BR 2 bath home on over 12 acres in Fly Creek Large LR wwood floors

family room wpocket doors Entry room wwood stove leads to DR and kitchen Large landing wbuilt-in shelves Spacious master wprivate entry to balcony all BRs have nice closets Perennials covered porches fire pit large barn open fields going to Oaks Creek $369900 Call Kristi J Ough 607-434-3026 (cell)

MLS84430 - Some of the last vacant lots available on Gifford Hill Rd Includes 4 other parcels to be sold

together Close to Oneonta and Cooperstown Enough road frontage for 10 lots if subdivided

$199900 Call Linda Wheeler 607-434-2125 (cell)

MLS84525 - 2 BR 1 bath quaint cottage Country living New roof new kitchen

$69900 Call Gabriella Vasta 607-267-1792 (cell)

MLS89912 ndash 104 acres wpanoramic views of the Mohawk Valley and Adirondack Mountains Fields for livestock or crops woods for hunting and recreation

excellent sites to build your dream home Easy commute to Albany or Cooperstown

$249000 Call Michelle Curran 518-469-5603 (cell)

MLS91996 - Energy-efficient 3 BR 1frac12 bath Greek Revival on 31 acres wpond Spacious rooms country

kitchen wbreakfast room formal LR and DR family room Solar electric 3-zone oil or coal heat

replacement windows new well vinyl siding wood trim Can be purchased wless acreage

$250000 Call Michelle A Curran 518-469-5603 (cell)

MLS92238 - Spacious center-city 4-5 BR home has updated kitchen and bath Beautiful family room

leads to private yard Competitively priced$139900 Call David Brower 607-435-4800 (cell)

MLS91760 - Renovated 1880s farmhouse on 11+ acres wpond trails Newer 2-car garage guest

house wprivate bath spacious back deck Renovated kitchen wgranite countertops cherry cabinets Open concept LRDR maple floors pellet stove

Master suite wprivate bath cathedral ceiling gas stove New roof new windows high-efficiency gas

furnace on-demand hot water blown-in insulation Cooperstown schools Priced below assessed value

$364000 Call James Vrooman 603-247-0506 (cell)

MLS87502 - 4 BR 1 bath move-in condition ranch is perfect for full-time residence or weekend getaway Walking distance to Catskill Scenic Mountain Trails $99900 Call Gabriella Vasta 607-267-1792 (cell)

MLS89145 - Historic Victorian Italianate limestone mansion features 14rsquo ceilings deep moldings

hardwood floors large windows and 9 fireplaces 7 BRs formal DR library solarium country kitchen wbutlerrsquos and storage pantry 2 parlors servantsrsquo wing and housing in attic More acreage available

$875000 Call Michelle Curran 518-469-5603 (cell)

for complete listings visit us at realtyusacom

Lizabeth Rose BrokerOwner

Cricket Keto Licensed Assoc Broker

Peter D Clark Consultant

Paula George Licensed Real Estate Agent

Happy New Year

from Oneonta RealtyIf yoursquore thinking of listing your home

nowrsquos the time

Come list with us

Don Olin37 Chestnut st Cooperstown bull phone 607-547-5622 bull Fax 607-547-5653

wwwdonolinrealtycom PARKING IS NEVER A PROBLEM

Make yourself at home on our website wwwdonolinrealtycom for listings and information on unique and interesting propertiesWell bring you home

For Appointment Only CallM Margaret Savoie BrokerOwner ndash 547-5334Marion King Associate Broker ndash 547-5332Eric Hill Associate Broker ndash 547-5557Don DuBois Associate Broker ndash 547-5105Tim Donahue Associate Broker ndash 293-8874Cathy Raddatz Sales Associate ndash 547-8958Jacqueline Savoie Sales Associate ndash 547-4141Carol Hall Sales Associate ndash 544-4144Michael Welch Sales Associate ndash 547-8502

Don OlinREALTY

Make yourself at Home on our website httpwwwdonolinrealtycom for listings and information on unique and interesting properties Well bring you Home

For reliable honest answers to any of your real estatequestions Don Olin Realty at 6075475622or visit our website wwwdonolinrealtycom

Welcome Home in 2014

Lakeland Shores Ranch HomeExclusively offered at $360000

Just at the edge of the downtown Cooperstown village you find this very nice home amongst a 35 house development The house offers 3 bedrooms + master 1 frac34 baths formal living room with fireplace formal dining room galley kitchen with skylights family room master suite with bath walk-in closet and private deck The lower floor has a second familyentertainment room and storage A large 2 car attached garage provides easysafe access to the house There is a membership in the association owned lakefront parcel that offers swimming boat dock and picnic area all within walking distance from the home This colony of houses is a short walk from downtown Cooperstown

Village VictorianExclusively offered at New price $439000

This centrally located village home has been tastefully renovated and maintained Roof plumbing wiring heat system wadded central air conditioning have all been redone The kitchen wroom for family dining has cherry cabinets granite countertops tiled floor and stainless steel appliances There is a conveniently located laundrypantry and a rear mudroom with a tiled frac34 bath off of it LR sitting room and DR on 1st floor are bright and airy and have been recently painted Refinished pine floors down and carpeted floors up 4 BRs and a renovated tiled bath on the 2nd floor Covered front and rear porches The current price is below the assessment making it a great home buy Yoursquoll build family memories in this village home607-547-5740bull607-547-6000 (fax)

157 Main StreetCooperstown NY 13326

E-Mail infohubbellsrealestatecom Web Site wwwhubbellsrealestatecom

HUBBELLrsquoS REAL ESTATE

Newer Family Home (7440) Fascinating 3 BR 2+ bath home enriched by valley views on 2+ acres Custom kitchen DR LR

wgas fireplace large familyrec room master BR wwalk-in closet Large

yard large deck cement-board siding 3-car garage hot-water heat Close to Cooperstown Cooperstown Schools

Hubbellrsquos Exclusivemdash$289900

(7732) Superbly kept 3 BR expanded Cape Cod is situated on the only boulevard in town Center hall layout whardwood floors 6-panel doors gracious LR

wfireplace formal DR custom kitchen wcherry cabinets eating area large windows and skylights Patio deck

finished basement garage large private yard Hubbellrsquos Exclusivemdash$395000

CooperstowN ClassiC

CooperstowN ComFort(7589) Partake of the delights in

this superbly kept 3 BR home The many extras include formal dining room hardwood flooring modern

kitchen garage rocking-chair front porch Near shops lake and golf course Will capture your fancy

Cooperstown Schools Hubbellrsquos Exclusivemdash$285000

AUTO bull HOME bull LIFEBUSINESS

Since 1947 our personal service has

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Hours M-F 8am-5pm Phone 607-432-2022

22-26 Watkins Ave Oneonta NY 13820

RayKRone

COMMERCIAL SPACE IN ONEONTA

Great opportunity to owner occupy lease free and let 3 existing tenants pay the mortgage Rent the 4th unit and this becomes a solid investment property located in the busy downtown district Off street parking for 5-6 cars All new windows and doors and new outdoor awnings make this an attractive place to do business All separate utilities Smart investment

property and priced to sell

Priced to sell at $125000 MLS91805

B-6 HOMETOWN ONEONTA FRIDAY JAN 10 2014

LegaL notice

American Storage Systems will sell at Public Auction all the personal prop-erty stored byKathleen Dilena in Room B22 and Mark Bailey in Rooms M22 and M23 att 10am Monday January 202014 at the premises of American Stor-age Systems 330 Pony Farm Road Oneonta NYFor directions and further information call 607-432-7870

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MANTAKA HOMES LLC

Articles of Org filed NY Sec of State (SSNY) 12272013 Of-fice in Otsego Co SSNY design Agent of LLC upon whom process may be served SSNY shall mail copy of process in care of Trosset Group Attorneys to 6432 State Highway 28 Fly Creek NY 13337 Purpose Any Lawful pur-pose6LegalFeb13

LegaL notice

NOTICE OF FORMATION OF

LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY

The name of the en-tity is Silver Spoon Dairy LLC for which the Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State on November 14 2013 The office of said entity is to be located in Otsego County New York The Secretary of State has been designated as agent of the limited li-ability company upon whom process against it may be

served and the post office address within this State to which the Secre-tary of State shall mail a copy of any process against it served upon him is 4241 State Hwy 51 Garrattsville NY 13342 The purpose of the busi-ness of such limited liability company is to engage in any lawful act or activi-ty for which limited liability companies may be organized under the Limited Liability Company Law6legalFeb13

LegaL notice

NOTICE OF FORMATION

OF LIMITED

LIABILITY COMPANY

The name of the entity is Eaglersquos Lookout LLC for which the Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State on October 7 2013 The office of said entity is to be located in Otsego County New York The Secretary of State has been designated as agent of the limited li-ability company upon whom process against it may be served and the post office address within this State to which the Secre-tary of State shall mail a copy of any process against it served upon him is 4 Hargenhan Court Bedford NY 10506 The purpose of the busi-ness of such limited liability company is to engage in any lawful act or activi-ty for which limited liability companies may be organized under the Limited Liability Company Law6legalFeb13

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PUBLICSERVICE NOTICE

The first Town of Oneonta 2014 Comprehensive Plan open hearing will be held on Thursday Janu-ary 16 2014 at the Oneonta Town Hall 7 PM All town residents are encouraged to participate The Oneonta Town Board will con-sider the proposed Comprehensive Plan for adoption in February The full report is now avail-able on the Town of Oneontarsquos websitewwwtownofoneon-taorg Hard copies are also located in the town clerkrsquos office at the Oneonta Town Hall and at the Huntington Public Library on Chestnut St in Oneonta For additional ques-tions please call the Town Hall at 607- 432- 29003legalJan16

LegaL notice

Notice is hereby given that a license number not yet assigned for beer wine and liquor has been applied for by the undersigned to sell beer wine and liquor at retail in a restaurant under the Alcoholic Bever-age Control Law at 76 Chestnut Street City of Oneonta County of Otsego for on premises consumption

Viatosca II IncDBA Toscana 2LegalJan9

LegaL notice

Notice of Conver-sion of a Partner-ship to a New York Limited Liability Company pursuant to New York Lim-ited Liability Com-

pany Law Section 1006 Name HAY-DENDALE LLC Articles of Orga-nization filing date with the Secretary of State (SSNY) was 26 November 2013 Certificate of Conversion filing date with the SSNY was 10 Decem-ber 2013 Office location Otsego County SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served and SSNY shall mail copy of process to 7890 State Highway 80 Springfield Center NY 13468 Purpose is to engage in any and all business activities permitted under NYS laws6LegalFeb6

LegaL notice

Notice of Forma-tion of Unadilla Diner LLC Arts of Org filed with Secy of State of NY (SSNY) on 122413 Office location Otsego County SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY shall mail process to The LLC The Miller Bldg 441 North Fifth St Philadel-phia PA 19123 Purpose any lawful activities6LegalFeb6

LegaL notice

Notice of For-mation of a NY Limited Liability Company Name Heartsease Hill LLC Articles of Organization filing date with Secretary of State (SSNY) was December 9 2013 Office loca-tion Otsego Coun-ty SSNY has been designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served and

SSNY shall mail copy of process to 217 Pritchard Road West Winfield NY 13491 Purpose is to engage in any and all business activities permitted under NYS laws6legalFeb6

LegaL notice

Notice of Qualifica-tion of Carpenter Trade LLC App for Auth filed with Secy of State of NY (SSNY) 122013 Office location Otsego County LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 12913 SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY shall mail process to Scott Carpenter 69 Main Street Cherry Valley NY 13320 DE address of LLC 874 Walker Road Ste C Dover DE 19904 Arts of Org filed with DE Secy of State 401 Federal St Ste 4 Dover DE 19901 Purpose any lawful activity6LegalFeb6

LegaL notice

Notice of Qualifica-tion of VANDER-BILT ASSOCI-ATES OWNER LP

Authority filed with Secy of State of NY (SSNY) on 121213 Office location Otsego County LP formed in Delaware (DE) on 050813 SSNY designated as agent of LP upon whom process against it may be served SSNY shall mail process to co Corporation Service Co 80 State St Albany NY 12207-2543 Name and addr of each general partner are available from SSNY DE addr of LP 2711 Center-

ville Rd Ste 400 Wilmington DE 19808 Arts of Org filed with DE Secy of State Federal amp Duke of York St Dover DE 19901 Purpose Any law-ful activity6LegalJan30

LegaL notice

SEABURY HOLD-INGS LLC Articles of Org filed NY Sec of State (SSNY) 1292013 Office in Otsego Co SSNY desig agent of LLC upon whom process may be served SSNY shall mail copy of process to 3281 St Hwy 23 West Oneonta NY 13861 which is also the principal business location Purpose Any law-ful purpose6LegalJan30

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Notice of Forma-tion of Oneonta Coin Company LLC Arts Of Org Filed with Secy of State of NY (SSNY) on 10162013 Office Location Otsego Co SSNY designat-ed as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY shall mail process Robert A Gouldin Esq 93 Main Street Oneonta New York 13820 Purpose any lawful activities6LegalJan16

LegaL notice

Notice of Organiza-tion of SOSH LLC under Section 203 of the Limited Liability Company Law

1 The name of the limited liabil-ity company is SOSH LLC

2 Articles of Organization of

SOSH LLC were filed with the Secretary of State on Novem-ber 27 2013

3 The county within this state in which the of-fice of the limited liability company is to be located is Otsego County

4 The Secretary of State is des-ignated as agent of the limited liability com-pany upon whom process against it may be served The address within or without this state to which the Secretary of State shall mail a copy of any pro-cess against the limited liability company served upon him or her is SOSH LLC PO Box 489 Worcester NY 12197

5 The Company is organized to carry on all law-ful activities6LegalJan9

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Notice of Forma-tion of Northern Sky Builders LLC Arts Of Org Filed with Secy of State of NY (SSNY) on 10162013 Office Location Otsego Co SSNY designat-ed as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY shall mail process Robert A Gouldin Esq 93 Main Street Oneonta New York 13820 Purpose any lawful activities6LegalJan9

LegaL notice

Notice of For-mation of a NY Limited Liability Company Name COOPERSTOWN HOP ON TOURS

LLC Articles of organization filing date with Secretary of State (SSNY) was 26 November 2013 Office loca-tion Otsego Coun-ty SSNY has been designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served and SSNY shall mail copy of process to 543 Pleasant Valley Road Milford NY 13807 Purpose is to engage in any and all business activities permitted under NYS laws6LegalJan9

LegaL notice

Notice of For-mation of a NY Limited Liability Company Name COOPERSTOWN EAGLES LLC Articles of organi-zation filing date with Secretary of State (SSNY) was 26 November 2013 Office location Otsego County SSNY has been designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served and SSNY shall mail copy of process to 157 Main Street Cooperstown NY 13326 Purpose is to engage in any and all business activities permitted under NYS laws6LegalJan9

LegaL notice

Notice of For-mation of a NY Limited Liability Company Name HUBBELLrsquoS COVE LLC Articles of organi-zation filing date with Secretary of State (SSNY) was 26 November 2013 Office location Otsego County SSNY has been designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served and SSNY shall mail

copy of process to 157 Main Street Cooperstown NY 13326 Purpose is to engage in any and all business activities permitted under NYS laws6LegalJan9

LegaL notice

Notice of For-mation of a NY Limited Liability Company Name WEBSTER FARM LLC Articles of organization filing date with Secretary of State (SSNY) was 26 Novem-ber 2013 Office location Otsego County SSNY has been designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served and SSNY shall mail copy of process to 7890 State Highway 80 Springfield Center NY 13468 Purpose is to engage in any and all business activities permitted under NYS laws6LegalJan9

LegaL notice

NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY

NAME GIFFORD HILL PROPER-TIES LLC Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 102513 Office location Otsego County SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY shall mail a copy of process to the LLC Gifford Hill Properties LLC 484 Gifford Hill Rd Oneonta NY 13820 Purpose For any lawful purpose 6LegalJan9

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Computer RepairFRee estimates607-432-7700

392 Chestnut St Oneonta

tritownComputers

since 1999

COOPERSTOWN ndash Grace Annamay Carlsen Lettis 85 whose gardens were the subject of many paintings and photographs passed away Sunday afternoon Jan 5 2014 at Albany Medical Center

Born May 13 1928 in Lindenhurst on Long Island Grace was the fourth child of Ole Gustove and Anna Nicole Nelson Carlsen Both her parents had im-migrated from Norway in the early part of the 20th century

When she was a teenager Gracersquos family moved to Brooklyn where she at-tended Washington Irving High School After World War II the family moved to Oneonta where she worked as a telephone operator and later at Breseersquos Department Store

It was during this time that she met her future husband Donald Robert (Bob) Lettis They were married in Oneonta in 1947 and in 1950 they moved to Worcester where Bob taught school

In 1956 Bobrsquos profes-sion took the family to Cooperstown While living in Cooperstown Grace was employed at the Smart Shop

and Nick Sterlingrsquos Ski Shop both in Cooperstown and Konstantyrsquos Ski Shop in Oneonta

In 1964 the fam-ily moved to New Jersey where Grace served as a long-distance operator while her husband did graduate work at Pratt Institute in New York City In 1966 the family moved to Hingham Mass where they lived for 36 years

While in Massachusetts Grace received her bach-elorrsquos from the University of Massachusetts in Boston and her masterrsquos in social work from Simmons Col-lege She became a licensed social worker and worked at the South Shore Mental Health Clinic in Quincy she was with the Hingham Visiting Nurses Association when she retired in 1987

Her greatest pleasure were her gardens She had three at ldquoShipcoterdquo the Lett-isesrsquo historic home on Ship Street in Hingham The most beloved was a rose garden she maintained along the white picket fence pass-ersby would photographer the roses and artists would set up their easels and paint them

She was a long-time

member of The First Parish Church in Hingham Unitar-ian Universalist (ldquoOld Ship Churchrdquo) Locally she was a member of the Womenrsquos Club of Cooperstown

Grace leaves her husband of 66 years Bob Lettis of Cooperstown three chil-dren Charlotte Richardson and her husband Kirk of Portland Ore Paula Bed-ford and her husband Jim of Northville Mich and Daniel Lettis of Clayton NM six grandchildren Briget Bent Nicole Meyer Jacob Meyer Daniel Meyer Sam Richardson and Henry Richardson three great-grandchildren Tanner Bent Jillian Bent and Katelyn Torres and one niece Carol Kruitz and her husband Frank

She was predeceased by her parents two sisters Thelma Fryberg and her husband Ernest and Maude Soltys and her husband Walter and one brother Norman Carlsen and his wife Jean Also her dear friend and mother-in-law Charlotte Hall Lettis

Calling hours are 2-4 pm Friday Jan 10 at the Connell Dow amp Deysen-roth Funeral Home The funeral service will be at

4 pm with the Rev Elsie Armstrong Rhodes pastor First Presbyterian Church officiating

All are welcome at a re-ception immediately follow-ing at the Cooperstown Art Association 22 Main St

Burial will be at a later date in the Lettis Family Plot in Lakewood Cemetery

Memorial gifts may be made to The Charlotte Hall Lettis Nursing Scholarship Fund co Cooperstown Central School District 39 Linden Ave Cooperstown NY 13326 or to The Friendship Fund for The Friends of The Old Ship Meeting House 55 Main St Hingham MA 02043

Arrangements are en-trusted to Connell Dow amp Deysenroth Funeral Home

Grace Annamay Carlsen Lettis 85 Prized Gardens Became Works of Art ONEONTA ndash Elizabeth

A Crean 77 a former secretary for the New York City Police Chaplain passed away on Thursday Jan 2 2014 at the Fox Nursing Home

She is survived by her children Michael Wil-liam and Daniel Crean and Jacqueline Vitacco 12 grandchildren a brother James Coghlan her daugh-ters-in-law Debra Diana and MaryAnn Crean and a son-in-law William Vitacco

Friends may call from 6

- 8 pm on Friday Jan 10 at the Lester R Grummons Funeral Home 14 Grand St Oneonta A funeral mass will be offered at 1045 am on Saturday Jan 11 at St Maryrsquos Church 39 Walnut St Oneonta with the Rev Scott VanDerveer parochial vicar officiating

Inurement will be later in Mt Calvary Columbarium Crypt

Arrangements are en-trusted to the Lester R Grummons Funeral Home Oneonta

Elizabeth A Crean 77 Survived By Four Children

IN MEMORIAM

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THURSDAY-FRIDAY JAN 9-10 2014A-8 THE FREEMANrsquoS JOURNAL amp HOMETOWN ONEONTA

AllOTSEGOhomes

AllOTSEGO

homesCALL 607-547-6103

TO ADVERTISE IN

REGIONrsquoS LARGEST

REALTY SECTION

MORE LISTINGS

ON PAGE A-6

AllOTSEGOhome REALTORS FOLLOW THE BANNER AD AT ALLOTSEGOCOM

TO VISIT THE LISTINGS OF

31 Pioneer Street Cooperstown(directly next door to Stagecoach Coffee)

Registered Mortgage Broker Matt Schuermann NYS Banking DeptLoans arranged by a 3rd party lender

LGROUPSTNYRRCOM wwwleatherstockingmortgagecom

607-547-5007 (Office) 800-547-7948 (Toll Free)

New Purchases and refinances bull Debt Consolidation Free Pre-Qualification bull Fast Approvals bull Low Rates

Thinking of RemodelingThink of Refinancing

4914 State Hwy 28 CooperStown 607-547-593375 Market Street oneonta 607-433-1020

MLS91517 - Queen Anne Victorian in Cooperstown is tastefully renovated 5 BRs 4 baths foyer grand staircase formal parlor and library Eat-in kitchen wbutlerrsquos pantry laundry area Large master BR wfireplace bath wJacuzzi radiant floor heat

Full basement wrap-around deck carriage barn wstorage area and 2 BR 1 bath apt above

$797000 Call Kristi J Ough 607-434-3026 (cell) or Donna A Anderson 607-267-3232 (cell)

MLS84923 - Renovated 3BR 2frac12 bath farmhouse on 32 acres Country kitchen wSS appliances LR and

formal DR wfireplaces large master suite Fencing run-in shed and barn for horses or livestock

$250000 Call Michelle Curran 518-469-5603

MLS90624 - Amazing opportunity Donrsquot miss out Buy now for future investment on this prime location on the busy Southside corridor This quickly growing

area is full of opportunity$495000 Call Linda Wheeler 607-434-2125 (cell)

MLS87366 ndash 3 BR 1 bath 19th-century farmhouse wsome renovations 18 acres wtrout stream and pond Close to Baseball Hall of Fame and Otsego

Lake Cooperstown Schools Large rooms woodshed detached garage barn wlrg horse enclosure

$142500 Call Adam Karns 607-244-9633 (cell)

MLS92185 - 3 BR 1 bath renovated home on a double lot in Burlington Flats Radiant floor heat updated kitchen new sheetrock vinyl siding and windows Wood floors nice-sized first-floor BR

2 BRs upstairs and nice hall area for office $95000 Call Kristi J Ough 607-434-3026 (cell)

MLS85578 ndash Perfectly situated on over 26 acres this solid contemporary home is within minutes of Cooperstown Village Hot tub deck Property also includes 200rsquo additional road frontage and well on

County Rte 33 Poured concrete foundation could be finished for additional living space

$189000 Call Adam Karns 607-244-9633 (cell)MLS91066 - Charming 6+ BR 3 bath farmhouse 3 miles from Cooperstown Eat in kitchen has maple floors and solid butcher-block countertops Great

room w2 sets of French doors Double-sided fireplace in kitchengreat room Large formal DR

$269999 Call Donna A Anderson 607-267-3232 (cell)

MLS86798 - Villa Isidoro Restaurant Bar and BampB in Richfield Springs Start your new business today

$575000 Call James Vrooman 603-247-0506 (cell)

MLS90345 - Great location close to I-88 Turn-of-the-century classic farmette offers hardwood floors

woodstove and the craftsmanship of yesteryear Large outbuilding was once a wood-working shop $142500 Call Adam Karns 607-244-9633 (cell)

MLS91047 - Move-in condition 4 BR 2 bath home on over 12 acres in Fly Creek Large LR wwood floors

family room wpocket doors Entry room wwood stove leads to DR and kitchen Large landing wbuilt-in shelves Spacious master wprivate entry to balcony all BRs have nice closets Perennials covered porches fire pit large barn open fields going to Oaks Creek $369900 Call Kristi J Ough 607-434-3026 (cell)

MLS84430 - Some of the last vacant lots available on Gifford Hill Rd Includes 4 other parcels to be sold

together Close to Oneonta and Cooperstown Enough road frontage for 10 lots if subdivided

$199900 Call Linda Wheeler 607-434-2125 (cell)

MLS84525 - 2 BR 1 bath quaint cottage Country living New roof new kitchen

$69900 Call Gabriella Vasta 607-267-1792 (cell)

MLS89912 ndash 104 acres wpanoramic views of the Mohawk Valley and Adirondack Mountains Fields for livestock or crops woods for hunting and recreation

excellent sites to build your dream home Easy commute to Albany or Cooperstown

$249000 Call Michelle Curran 518-469-5603 (cell)

MLS91996 - Energy-efficient 3 BR 1frac12 bath Greek Revival on 31 acres wpond Spacious rooms country

kitchen wbreakfast room formal LR and DR family room Solar electric 3-zone oil or coal heat

replacement windows new well vinyl siding wood trim Can be purchased wless acreage

$250000 Call Michelle A Curran 518-469-5603 (cell)

MLS92238 - Spacious center-city 4-5 BR home has updated kitchen and bath Beautiful family room

leads to private yard Competitively priced$139900 Call David Brower 607-435-4800 (cell)

MLS91760 - Renovated 1880s farmhouse on 11+ acres wpond trails Newer 2-car garage guest

house wprivate bath spacious back deck Renovated kitchen wgranite countertops cherry cabinets Open concept LRDR maple floors pellet stove

Master suite wprivate bath cathedral ceiling gas stove New roof new windows high-efficiency gas

furnace on-demand hot water blown-in insulation Cooperstown schools Priced below assessed value

$364000 Call James Vrooman 603-247-0506 (cell)

MLS87502 - 4 BR 1 bath move-in condition ranch is perfect for full-time residence or weekend getaway Walking distance to Catskill Scenic Mountain Trails $99900 Call Gabriella Vasta 607-267-1792 (cell)

MLS89145 - Historic Victorian Italianate limestone mansion features 14rsquo ceilings deep moldings

hardwood floors large windows and 9 fireplaces 7 BRs formal DR library solarium country kitchen wbutlerrsquos and storage pantry 2 parlors servantsrsquo wing and housing in attic More acreage available

$875000 Call Michelle Curran 518-469-5603 (cell)

for complete listings visit us at realtyusacom

Lizabeth Rose BrokerOwner

Cricket Keto Licensed Assoc Broker

Peter D Clark Consultant

Paula George Licensed Real Estate Agent

Happy New Year

from Oneonta RealtyIf yoursquore thinking of listing your home

nowrsquos the time

Come list with us

Don Olin37 Chestnut st Cooperstown bull phone 607-547-5622 bull Fax 607-547-5653

wwwdonolinrealtycom PARKING IS NEVER A PROBLEM

Make yourself at home on our website wwwdonolinrealtycom for listings and information on unique and interesting propertiesWell bring you home

For Appointment Only CallM Margaret Savoie BrokerOwner ndash 547-5334Marion King Associate Broker ndash 547-5332Eric Hill Associate Broker ndash 547-5557Don DuBois Associate Broker ndash 547-5105Tim Donahue Associate Broker ndash 293-8874Cathy Raddatz Sales Associate ndash 547-8958Jacqueline Savoie Sales Associate ndash 547-4141Carol Hall Sales Associate ndash 544-4144Michael Welch Sales Associate ndash 547-8502

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Make yourself at Home on our website httpwwwdonolinrealtycom for listings and information on unique and interesting properties Well bring you Home

For reliable honest answers to any of your real estatequestions Don Olin Realty at 6075475622or visit our website wwwdonolinrealtycom

Welcome Home in 2014

Lakeland Shores Ranch HomeExclusively offered at $360000

Just at the edge of the downtown Cooperstown village you find this very nice home amongst a 35 house development The house offers 3 bedrooms + master 1 frac34 baths formal living room with fireplace formal dining room galley kitchen with skylights family room master suite with bath walk-in closet and private deck The lower floor has a second familyentertainment room and storage A large 2 car attached garage provides easysafe access to the house There is a membership in the association owned lakefront parcel that offers swimming boat dock and picnic area all within walking distance from the home This colony of houses is a short walk from downtown Cooperstown

Village VictorianExclusively offered at New price $439000

This centrally located village home has been tastefully renovated and maintained Roof plumbing wiring heat system wadded central air conditioning have all been redone The kitchen wroom for family dining has cherry cabinets granite countertops tiled floor and stainless steel appliances There is a conveniently located laundrypantry and a rear mudroom with a tiled frac34 bath off of it LR sitting room and DR on 1st floor are bright and airy and have been recently painted Refinished pine floors down and carpeted floors up 4 BRs and a renovated tiled bath on the 2nd floor Covered front and rear porches The current price is below the assessment making it a great home buy Yoursquoll build family memories in this village home607-547-5740bull607-547-6000 (fax)

157 Main StreetCooperstown NY 13326

E-Mail infohubbellsrealestatecom Web Site wwwhubbellsrealestatecom

HUBBELLrsquoS REAL ESTATE

Newer Family Home (7440) Fascinating 3 BR 2+ bath home enriched by valley views on 2+ acres Custom kitchen DR LR

wgas fireplace large familyrec room master BR wwalk-in closet Large

yard large deck cement-board siding 3-car garage hot-water heat Close to Cooperstown Cooperstown Schools

Hubbellrsquos Exclusivemdash$289900

(7732) Superbly kept 3 BR expanded Cape Cod is situated on the only boulevard in town Center hall layout whardwood floors 6-panel doors gracious LR

wfireplace formal DR custom kitchen wcherry cabinets eating area large windows and skylights Patio deck

finished basement garage large private yard Hubbellrsquos Exclusivemdash$395000

CooperstowN ClassiC

CooperstowN ComFort(7589) Partake of the delights in

this superbly kept 3 BR home The many extras include formal dining room hardwood flooring modern

kitchen garage rocking-chair front porch Near shops lake and golf course Will capture your fancy

Cooperstown Schools Hubbellrsquos Exclusivemdash$285000

AUTO bull HOME bull LIFEBUSINESS

Since 1947 our personal service has

always beenthere when you need

it most With comprehensive

coverage for all your

insurance needs

Hours M-F 8am-5pm Phone 607-432-2022

22-26 Watkins Ave Oneonta NY 13820

RayKRone

COMMERCIAL SPACE IN ONEONTA

Great opportunity to owner occupy lease free and let 3 existing tenants pay the mortgage Rent the 4th unit and this becomes a solid investment property located in the busy downtown district Off street parking for 5-6 cars All new windows and doors and new outdoor awnings make this an attractive place to do business All separate utilities Smart investment

property and priced to sell

Priced to sell at $125000 MLS91805

B-6 HOMETOWN ONEONTA FRIDAY JAN 10 2014

LegaL notice

American Storage Systems will sell at Public Auction all the personal prop-erty stored byKathleen Dilena in Room B22 and Mark Bailey in Rooms M22 and M23 att 10am Monday January 202014 at the premises of American Stor-age Systems 330 Pony Farm Road Oneonta NYFor directions and further information call 607-432-7870

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MANTAKA HOMES LLC

Articles of Org filed NY Sec of State (SSNY) 12272013 Of-fice in Otsego Co SSNY design Agent of LLC upon whom process may be served SSNY shall mail copy of process in care of Trosset Group Attorneys to 6432 State Highway 28 Fly Creek NY 13337 Purpose Any Lawful pur-pose6LegalFeb13

LegaL notice

NOTICE OF FORMATION OF

LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY

The name of the en-tity is Silver Spoon Dairy LLC for which the Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State on November 14 2013 The office of said entity is to be located in Otsego County New York The Secretary of State has been designated as agent of the limited li-ability company upon whom process against it may be

served and the post office address within this State to which the Secre-tary of State shall mail a copy of any process against it served upon him is 4241 State Hwy 51 Garrattsville NY 13342 The purpose of the busi-ness of such limited liability company is to engage in any lawful act or activi-ty for which limited liability companies may be organized under the Limited Liability Company Law6legalFeb13

LegaL notice

NOTICE OF FORMATION

OF LIMITED

LIABILITY COMPANY

The name of the entity is Eaglersquos Lookout LLC for which the Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State on October 7 2013 The office of said entity is to be located in Otsego County New York The Secretary of State has been designated as agent of the limited li-ability company upon whom process against it may be served and the post office address within this State to which the Secre-tary of State shall mail a copy of any process against it served upon him is 4 Hargenhan Court Bedford NY 10506 The purpose of the busi-ness of such limited liability company is to engage in any lawful act or activi-ty for which limited liability companies may be organized under the Limited Liability Company Law6legalFeb13

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PUBLICSERVICE NOTICE

The first Town of Oneonta 2014 Comprehensive Plan open hearing will be held on Thursday Janu-ary 16 2014 at the Oneonta Town Hall 7 PM All town residents are encouraged to participate The Oneonta Town Board will con-sider the proposed Comprehensive Plan for adoption in February The full report is now avail-able on the Town of Oneontarsquos websitewwwtownofoneon-taorg Hard copies are also located in the town clerkrsquos office at the Oneonta Town Hall and at the Huntington Public Library on Chestnut St in Oneonta For additional ques-tions please call the Town Hall at 607- 432- 29003legalJan16

LegaL notice

Notice is hereby given that a license number not yet assigned for beer wine and liquor has been applied for by the undersigned to sell beer wine and liquor at retail in a restaurant under the Alcoholic Bever-age Control Law at 76 Chestnut Street City of Oneonta County of Otsego for on premises consumption

Viatosca II IncDBA Toscana 2LegalJan9

LegaL notice

Notice of Conver-sion of a Partner-ship to a New York Limited Liability Company pursuant to New York Lim-ited Liability Com-

pany Law Section 1006 Name HAY-DENDALE LLC Articles of Orga-nization filing date with the Secretary of State (SSNY) was 26 November 2013 Certificate of Conversion filing date with the SSNY was 10 Decem-ber 2013 Office location Otsego County SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served and SSNY shall mail copy of process to 7890 State Highway 80 Springfield Center NY 13468 Purpose is to engage in any and all business activities permitted under NYS laws6LegalFeb6

LegaL notice

Notice of Forma-tion of Unadilla Diner LLC Arts of Org filed with Secy of State of NY (SSNY) on 122413 Office location Otsego County SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY shall mail process to The LLC The Miller Bldg 441 North Fifth St Philadel-phia PA 19123 Purpose any lawful activities6LegalFeb6

LegaL notice

Notice of For-mation of a NY Limited Liability Company Name Heartsease Hill LLC Articles of Organization filing date with Secretary of State (SSNY) was December 9 2013 Office loca-tion Otsego Coun-ty SSNY has been designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served and

SSNY shall mail copy of process to 217 Pritchard Road West Winfield NY 13491 Purpose is to engage in any and all business activities permitted under NYS laws6legalFeb6

LegaL notice

Notice of Qualifica-tion of Carpenter Trade LLC App for Auth filed with Secy of State of NY (SSNY) 122013 Office location Otsego County LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 12913 SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY shall mail process to Scott Carpenter 69 Main Street Cherry Valley NY 13320 DE address of LLC 874 Walker Road Ste C Dover DE 19904 Arts of Org filed with DE Secy of State 401 Federal St Ste 4 Dover DE 19901 Purpose any lawful activity6LegalFeb6

LegaL notice

Notice of Qualifica-tion of VANDER-BILT ASSOCI-ATES OWNER LP

Authority filed with Secy of State of NY (SSNY) on 121213 Office location Otsego County LP formed in Delaware (DE) on 050813 SSNY designated as agent of LP upon whom process against it may be served SSNY shall mail process to co Corporation Service Co 80 State St Albany NY 12207-2543 Name and addr of each general partner are available from SSNY DE addr of LP 2711 Center-

ville Rd Ste 400 Wilmington DE 19808 Arts of Org filed with DE Secy of State Federal amp Duke of York St Dover DE 19901 Purpose Any law-ful activity6LegalJan30

LegaL notice

SEABURY HOLD-INGS LLC Articles of Org filed NY Sec of State (SSNY) 1292013 Office in Otsego Co SSNY desig agent of LLC upon whom process may be served SSNY shall mail copy of process to 3281 St Hwy 23 West Oneonta NY 13861 which is also the principal business location Purpose Any law-ful purpose6LegalJan30

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Notice of Forma-tion of Oneonta Coin Company LLC Arts Of Org Filed with Secy of State of NY (SSNY) on 10162013 Office Location Otsego Co SSNY designat-ed as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY shall mail process Robert A Gouldin Esq 93 Main Street Oneonta New York 13820 Purpose any lawful activities6LegalJan16

LegaL notice

Notice of Organiza-tion of SOSH LLC under Section 203 of the Limited Liability Company Law

1 The name of the limited liabil-ity company is SOSH LLC

2 Articles of Organization of

SOSH LLC were filed with the Secretary of State on Novem-ber 27 2013

3 The county within this state in which the of-fice of the limited liability company is to be located is Otsego County

4 The Secretary of State is des-ignated as agent of the limited liability com-pany upon whom process against it may be served The address within or without this state to which the Secretary of State shall mail a copy of any pro-cess against the limited liability company served upon him or her is SOSH LLC PO Box 489 Worcester NY 12197

5 The Company is organized to carry on all law-ful activities6LegalJan9

LegaL notice

Notice of Forma-tion of Northern Sky Builders LLC Arts Of Org Filed with Secy of State of NY (SSNY) on 10162013 Office Location Otsego Co SSNY designat-ed as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY shall mail process Robert A Gouldin Esq 93 Main Street Oneonta New York 13820 Purpose any lawful activities6LegalJan9

LegaL notice

Notice of For-mation of a NY Limited Liability Company Name COOPERSTOWN HOP ON TOURS

LLC Articles of organization filing date with Secretary of State (SSNY) was 26 November 2013 Office loca-tion Otsego Coun-ty SSNY has been designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served and SSNY shall mail copy of process to 543 Pleasant Valley Road Milford NY 13807 Purpose is to engage in any and all business activities permitted under NYS laws6LegalJan9

LegaL notice

Notice of For-mation of a NY Limited Liability Company Name COOPERSTOWN EAGLES LLC Articles of organi-zation filing date with Secretary of State (SSNY) was 26 November 2013 Office location Otsego County SSNY has been designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served and SSNY shall mail copy of process to 157 Main Street Cooperstown NY 13326 Purpose is to engage in any and all business activities permitted under NYS laws6LegalJan9

LegaL notice

Notice of For-mation of a NY Limited Liability Company Name HUBBELLrsquoS COVE LLC Articles of organi-zation filing date with Secretary of State (SSNY) was 26 November 2013 Office location Otsego County SSNY has been designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served and SSNY shall mail

copy of process to 157 Main Street Cooperstown NY 13326 Purpose is to engage in any and all business activities permitted under NYS laws6LegalJan9

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Notice of For-mation of a NY Limited Liability Company Name WEBSTER FARM LLC Articles of organization filing date with Secretary of State (SSNY) was 26 Novem-ber 2013 Office location Otsego County SSNY has been designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served and SSNY shall mail copy of process to 7890 State Highway 80 Springfield Center NY 13468 Purpose is to engage in any and all business activities permitted under NYS laws6LegalJan9

LegaL notice

NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY

NAME GIFFORD HILL PROPER-TIES LLC Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 102513 Office location Otsego County SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY shall mail a copy of process to the LLC Gifford Hill Properties LLC 484 Gifford Hill Rd Oneonta NY 13820 Purpose For any lawful purpose 6LegalJan9

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Computer RepairFRee estimates607-432-7700

392 Chestnut St Oneonta

tritownComputers

since 1999

COOPERSTOWN ndash Grace Annamay Carlsen Lettis 85 whose gardens were the subject of many paintings and photographs passed away Sunday afternoon Jan 5 2014 at Albany Medical Center

Born May 13 1928 in Lindenhurst on Long Island Grace was the fourth child of Ole Gustove and Anna Nicole Nelson Carlsen Both her parents had im-migrated from Norway in the early part of the 20th century

When she was a teenager Gracersquos family moved to Brooklyn where she at-tended Washington Irving High School After World War II the family moved to Oneonta where she worked as a telephone operator and later at Breseersquos Department Store

It was during this time that she met her future husband Donald Robert (Bob) Lettis They were married in Oneonta in 1947 and in 1950 they moved to Worcester where Bob taught school

In 1956 Bobrsquos profes-sion took the family to Cooperstown While living in Cooperstown Grace was employed at the Smart Shop

and Nick Sterlingrsquos Ski Shop both in Cooperstown and Konstantyrsquos Ski Shop in Oneonta

In 1964 the fam-ily moved to New Jersey where Grace served as a long-distance operator while her husband did graduate work at Pratt Institute in New York City In 1966 the family moved to Hingham Mass where they lived for 36 years

While in Massachusetts Grace received her bach-elorrsquos from the University of Massachusetts in Boston and her masterrsquos in social work from Simmons Col-lege She became a licensed social worker and worked at the South Shore Mental Health Clinic in Quincy she was with the Hingham Visiting Nurses Association when she retired in 1987

Her greatest pleasure were her gardens She had three at ldquoShipcoterdquo the Lett-isesrsquo historic home on Ship Street in Hingham The most beloved was a rose garden she maintained along the white picket fence pass-ersby would photographer the roses and artists would set up their easels and paint them

She was a long-time

member of The First Parish Church in Hingham Unitar-ian Universalist (ldquoOld Ship Churchrdquo) Locally she was a member of the Womenrsquos Club of Cooperstown

Grace leaves her husband of 66 years Bob Lettis of Cooperstown three chil-dren Charlotte Richardson and her husband Kirk of Portland Ore Paula Bed-ford and her husband Jim of Northville Mich and Daniel Lettis of Clayton NM six grandchildren Briget Bent Nicole Meyer Jacob Meyer Daniel Meyer Sam Richardson and Henry Richardson three great-grandchildren Tanner Bent Jillian Bent and Katelyn Torres and one niece Carol Kruitz and her husband Frank

She was predeceased by her parents two sisters Thelma Fryberg and her husband Ernest and Maude Soltys and her husband Walter and one brother Norman Carlsen and his wife Jean Also her dear friend and mother-in-law Charlotte Hall Lettis

Calling hours are 2-4 pm Friday Jan 10 at the Connell Dow amp Deysen-roth Funeral Home The funeral service will be at

4 pm with the Rev Elsie Armstrong Rhodes pastor First Presbyterian Church officiating

All are welcome at a re-ception immediately follow-ing at the Cooperstown Art Association 22 Main St

Burial will be at a later date in the Lettis Family Plot in Lakewood Cemetery

Memorial gifts may be made to The Charlotte Hall Lettis Nursing Scholarship Fund co Cooperstown Central School District 39 Linden Ave Cooperstown NY 13326 or to The Friendship Fund for The Friends of The Old Ship Meeting House 55 Main St Hingham MA 02043

Arrangements are en-trusted to Connell Dow amp Deysenroth Funeral Home

Grace Annamay Carlsen Lettis 85 Prized Gardens Became Works of Art ONEONTA ndash Elizabeth

A Crean 77 a former secretary for the New York City Police Chaplain passed away on Thursday Jan 2 2014 at the Fox Nursing Home

She is survived by her children Michael Wil-liam and Daniel Crean and Jacqueline Vitacco 12 grandchildren a brother James Coghlan her daugh-ters-in-law Debra Diana and MaryAnn Crean and a son-in-law William Vitacco

Friends may call from 6

- 8 pm on Friday Jan 10 at the Lester R Grummons Funeral Home 14 Grand St Oneonta A funeral mass will be offered at 1045 am on Saturday Jan 11 at St Maryrsquos Church 39 Walnut St Oneonta with the Rev Scott VanDerveer parochial vicar officiating

Inurement will be later in Mt Calvary Columbarium Crypt

Arrangements are en-trusted to the Lester R Grummons Funeral Home Oneonta

Elizabeth A Crean 77 Survived By Four Children

IN MEMORIAM

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B-6 HOMETOWN ONEONTA FRIDAY JAN 10 2014

LegaL notice

American Storage Systems will sell at Public Auction all the personal prop-erty stored byKathleen Dilena in Room B22 and Mark Bailey in Rooms M22 and M23 att 10am Monday January 202014 at the premises of American Stor-age Systems 330 Pony Farm Road Oneonta NYFor directions and further information call 607-432-7870

LegaL notice

MANTAKA HOMES LLC

Articles of Org filed NY Sec of State (SSNY) 12272013 Of-fice in Otsego Co SSNY design Agent of LLC upon whom process may be served SSNY shall mail copy of process in care of Trosset Group Attorneys to 6432 State Highway 28 Fly Creek NY 13337 Purpose Any Lawful pur-pose6LegalFeb13

LegaL notice

NOTICE OF FORMATION OF

LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY

The name of the en-tity is Silver Spoon Dairy LLC for which the Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State on November 14 2013 The office of said entity is to be located in Otsego County New York The Secretary of State has been designated as agent of the limited li-ability company upon whom process against it may be

served and the post office address within this State to which the Secre-tary of State shall mail a copy of any process against it served upon him is 4241 State Hwy 51 Garrattsville NY 13342 The purpose of the busi-ness of such limited liability company is to engage in any lawful act or activi-ty for which limited liability companies may be organized under the Limited Liability Company Law6legalFeb13

LegaL notice

NOTICE OF FORMATION

OF LIMITED

LIABILITY COMPANY

The name of the entity is Eaglersquos Lookout LLC for which the Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State on October 7 2013 The office of said entity is to be located in Otsego County New York The Secretary of State has been designated as agent of the limited li-ability company upon whom process against it may be served and the post office address within this State to which the Secre-tary of State shall mail a copy of any process against it served upon him is 4 Hargenhan Court Bedford NY 10506 The purpose of the busi-ness of such limited liability company is to engage in any lawful act or activi-ty for which limited liability companies may be organized under the Limited Liability Company Law6legalFeb13

LegaL notice

PUBLICSERVICE NOTICE

The first Town of Oneonta 2014 Comprehensive Plan open hearing will be held on Thursday Janu-ary 16 2014 at the Oneonta Town Hall 7 PM All town residents are encouraged to participate The Oneonta Town Board will con-sider the proposed Comprehensive Plan for adoption in February The full report is now avail-able on the Town of Oneontarsquos websitewwwtownofoneon-taorg Hard copies are also located in the town clerkrsquos office at the Oneonta Town Hall and at the Huntington Public Library on Chestnut St in Oneonta For additional ques-tions please call the Town Hall at 607- 432- 29003legalJan16

LegaL notice

Notice is hereby given that a license number not yet assigned for beer wine and liquor has been applied for by the undersigned to sell beer wine and liquor at retail in a restaurant under the Alcoholic Bever-age Control Law at 76 Chestnut Street City of Oneonta County of Otsego for on premises consumption

Viatosca II IncDBA Toscana 2LegalJan9

LegaL notice

Notice of Conver-sion of a Partner-ship to a New York Limited Liability Company pursuant to New York Lim-ited Liability Com-

pany Law Section 1006 Name HAY-DENDALE LLC Articles of Orga-nization filing date with the Secretary of State (SSNY) was 26 November 2013 Certificate of Conversion filing date with the SSNY was 10 Decem-ber 2013 Office location Otsego County SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served and SSNY shall mail copy of process to 7890 State Highway 80 Springfield Center NY 13468 Purpose is to engage in any and all business activities permitted under NYS laws6LegalFeb6

LegaL notice

Notice of Forma-tion of Unadilla Diner LLC Arts of Org filed with Secy of State of NY (SSNY) on 122413 Office location Otsego County SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY shall mail process to The LLC The Miller Bldg 441 North Fifth St Philadel-phia PA 19123 Purpose any lawful activities6LegalFeb6

LegaL notice

Notice of For-mation of a NY Limited Liability Company Name Heartsease Hill LLC Articles of Organization filing date with Secretary of State (SSNY) was December 9 2013 Office loca-tion Otsego Coun-ty SSNY has been designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served and

SSNY shall mail copy of process to 217 Pritchard Road West Winfield NY 13491 Purpose is to engage in any and all business activities permitted under NYS laws6legalFeb6

LegaL notice

Notice of Qualifica-tion of Carpenter Trade LLC App for Auth filed with Secy of State of NY (SSNY) 122013 Office location Otsego County LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 12913 SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY shall mail process to Scott Carpenter 69 Main Street Cherry Valley NY 13320 DE address of LLC 874 Walker Road Ste C Dover DE 19904 Arts of Org filed with DE Secy of State 401 Federal St Ste 4 Dover DE 19901 Purpose any lawful activity6LegalFeb6

LegaL notice

Notice of Qualifica-tion of VANDER-BILT ASSOCI-ATES OWNER LP

Authority filed with Secy of State of NY (SSNY) on 121213 Office location Otsego County LP formed in Delaware (DE) on 050813 SSNY designated as agent of LP upon whom process against it may be served SSNY shall mail process to co Corporation Service Co 80 State St Albany NY 12207-2543 Name and addr of each general partner are available from SSNY DE addr of LP 2711 Center-

ville Rd Ste 400 Wilmington DE 19808 Arts of Org filed with DE Secy of State Federal amp Duke of York St Dover DE 19901 Purpose Any law-ful activity6LegalJan30

LegaL notice

SEABURY HOLD-INGS LLC Articles of Org filed NY Sec of State (SSNY) 1292013 Office in Otsego Co SSNY desig agent of LLC upon whom process may be served SSNY shall mail copy of process to 3281 St Hwy 23 West Oneonta NY 13861 which is also the principal business location Purpose Any law-ful purpose6LegalJan30

LegaL notice

Notice of Forma-tion of Oneonta Coin Company LLC Arts Of Org Filed with Secy of State of NY (SSNY) on 10162013 Office Location Otsego Co SSNY designat-ed as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY shall mail process Robert A Gouldin Esq 93 Main Street Oneonta New York 13820 Purpose any lawful activities6LegalJan16

LegaL notice

Notice of Organiza-tion of SOSH LLC under Section 203 of the Limited Liability Company Law

1 The name of the limited liabil-ity company is SOSH LLC

2 Articles of Organization of

SOSH LLC were filed with the Secretary of State on Novem-ber 27 2013

3 The county within this state in which the of-fice of the limited liability company is to be located is Otsego County

4 The Secretary of State is des-ignated as agent of the limited liability com-pany upon whom process against it may be served The address within or without this state to which the Secretary of State shall mail a copy of any pro-cess against the limited liability company served upon him or her is SOSH LLC PO Box 489 Worcester NY 12197

5 The Company is organized to carry on all law-ful activities6LegalJan9

LegaL notice

Notice of Forma-tion of Northern Sky Builders LLC Arts Of Org Filed with Secy of State of NY (SSNY) on 10162013 Office Location Otsego Co SSNY designat-ed as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY shall mail process Robert A Gouldin Esq 93 Main Street Oneonta New York 13820 Purpose any lawful activities6LegalJan9

LegaL notice

Notice of For-mation of a NY Limited Liability Company Name COOPERSTOWN HOP ON TOURS

LLC Articles of organization filing date with Secretary of State (SSNY) was 26 November 2013 Office loca-tion Otsego Coun-ty SSNY has been designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served and SSNY shall mail copy of process to 543 Pleasant Valley Road Milford NY 13807 Purpose is to engage in any and all business activities permitted under NYS laws6LegalJan9

LegaL notice

Notice of For-mation of a NY Limited Liability Company Name COOPERSTOWN EAGLES LLC Articles of organi-zation filing date with Secretary of State (SSNY) was 26 November 2013 Office location Otsego County SSNY has been designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served and SSNY shall mail copy of process to 157 Main Street Cooperstown NY 13326 Purpose is to engage in any and all business activities permitted under NYS laws6LegalJan9

LegaL notice

Notice of For-mation of a NY Limited Liability Company Name HUBBELLrsquoS COVE LLC Articles of organi-zation filing date with Secretary of State (SSNY) was 26 November 2013 Office location Otsego County SSNY has been designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served and SSNY shall mail

copy of process to 157 Main Street Cooperstown NY 13326 Purpose is to engage in any and all business activities permitted under NYS laws6LegalJan9

LegaL notice

Notice of For-mation of a NY Limited Liability Company Name WEBSTER FARM LLC Articles of organization filing date with Secretary of State (SSNY) was 26 Novem-ber 2013 Office location Otsego County SSNY has been designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served and SSNY shall mail copy of process to 7890 State Highway 80 Springfield Center NY 13468 Purpose is to engage in any and all business activities permitted under NYS laws6LegalJan9

LegaL notice

NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY

NAME GIFFORD HILL PROPER-TIES LLC Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 102513 Office location Otsego County SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY shall mail a copy of process to the LLC Gifford Hill Properties LLC 484 Gifford Hill Rd Oneonta NY 13820 Purpose For any lawful purpose 6LegalJan9

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LEGALS

Computer RepairFRee estimates607-432-7700

392 Chestnut St Oneonta

tritownComputers

since 1999

COOPERSTOWN ndash Grace Annamay Carlsen Lettis 85 whose gardens were the subject of many paintings and photographs passed away Sunday afternoon Jan 5 2014 at Albany Medical Center

Born May 13 1928 in Lindenhurst on Long Island Grace was the fourth child of Ole Gustove and Anna Nicole Nelson Carlsen Both her parents had im-migrated from Norway in the early part of the 20th century

When she was a teenager Gracersquos family moved to Brooklyn where she at-tended Washington Irving High School After World War II the family moved to Oneonta where she worked as a telephone operator and later at Breseersquos Department Store

It was during this time that she met her future husband Donald Robert (Bob) Lettis They were married in Oneonta in 1947 and in 1950 they moved to Worcester where Bob taught school

In 1956 Bobrsquos profes-sion took the family to Cooperstown While living in Cooperstown Grace was employed at the Smart Shop

and Nick Sterlingrsquos Ski Shop both in Cooperstown and Konstantyrsquos Ski Shop in Oneonta

In 1964 the fam-ily moved to New Jersey where Grace served as a long-distance operator while her husband did graduate work at Pratt Institute in New York City In 1966 the family moved to Hingham Mass where they lived for 36 years

While in Massachusetts Grace received her bach-elorrsquos from the University of Massachusetts in Boston and her masterrsquos in social work from Simmons Col-lege She became a licensed social worker and worked at the South Shore Mental Health Clinic in Quincy she was with the Hingham Visiting Nurses Association when she retired in 1987

Her greatest pleasure were her gardens She had three at ldquoShipcoterdquo the Lett-isesrsquo historic home on Ship Street in Hingham The most beloved was a rose garden she maintained along the white picket fence pass-ersby would photographer the roses and artists would set up their easels and paint them

She was a long-time

member of The First Parish Church in Hingham Unitar-ian Universalist (ldquoOld Ship Churchrdquo) Locally she was a member of the Womenrsquos Club of Cooperstown

Grace leaves her husband of 66 years Bob Lettis of Cooperstown three chil-dren Charlotte Richardson and her husband Kirk of Portland Ore Paula Bed-ford and her husband Jim of Northville Mich and Daniel Lettis of Clayton NM six grandchildren Briget Bent Nicole Meyer Jacob Meyer Daniel Meyer Sam Richardson and Henry Richardson three great-grandchildren Tanner Bent Jillian Bent and Katelyn Torres and one niece Carol Kruitz and her husband Frank

She was predeceased by her parents two sisters Thelma Fryberg and her husband Ernest and Maude Soltys and her husband Walter and one brother Norman Carlsen and his wife Jean Also her dear friend and mother-in-law Charlotte Hall Lettis

Calling hours are 2-4 pm Friday Jan 10 at the Connell Dow amp Deysen-roth Funeral Home The funeral service will be at

4 pm with the Rev Elsie Armstrong Rhodes pastor First Presbyterian Church officiating

All are welcome at a re-ception immediately follow-ing at the Cooperstown Art Association 22 Main St

Burial will be at a later date in the Lettis Family Plot in Lakewood Cemetery

Memorial gifts may be made to The Charlotte Hall Lettis Nursing Scholarship Fund co Cooperstown Central School District 39 Linden Ave Cooperstown NY 13326 or to The Friendship Fund for The Friends of The Old Ship Meeting House 55 Main St Hingham MA 02043

Arrangements are en-trusted to Connell Dow amp Deysenroth Funeral Home

Grace Annamay Carlsen Lettis 85 Prized Gardens Became Works of Art ONEONTA ndash Elizabeth

A Crean 77 a former secretary for the New York City Police Chaplain passed away on Thursday Jan 2 2014 at the Fox Nursing Home

She is survived by her children Michael Wil-liam and Daniel Crean and Jacqueline Vitacco 12 grandchildren a brother James Coghlan her daugh-ters-in-law Debra Diana and MaryAnn Crean and a son-in-law William Vitacco

Friends may call from 6

- 8 pm on Friday Jan 10 at the Lester R Grummons Funeral Home 14 Grand St Oneonta A funeral mass will be offered at 1045 am on Saturday Jan 11 at St Maryrsquos Church 39 Walnut St Oneonta with the Rev Scott VanDerveer parochial vicar officiating

Inurement will be later in Mt Calvary Columbarium Crypt

Arrangements are en-trusted to the Lester R Grummons Funeral Home Oneonta

Elizabeth A Crean 77 Survived By Four Children

IN MEMORIAM

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