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Signs Of Drilling To Come Emerge In Crumhorn Glen

Thursday, August 27, 2009

By JIM KEVLIN

MARYLAND

About a quarter-mile past the Boy Scout Camp, Walling Camp Road forks to the left.
As you cross from the Town of Milford into the Town of Maryland, the dirt track turns into Shutter Road.
Another quarter mile on the left, a dirt driveway – it looks freshly cut, and is – snakes up a hillside.
Over there, attached to a wooden post, is a 8 1/2-by-11 sheet of paper titled, “Permit to Drill,” from the state Department of Environmental Conservation, issued to Covalent Energy, Arlington, Va.
It had been raining over the weekend, and the mud was thick Monday, Aug. 10. Halfway up the half-mile entry road, recently logged trees were piled on one side. A drain was in place to diffuse the runoff.
The tracks indicated heavy equipment had been moving back and forth.
At the top of the hill was a red pickup truck. The lettering on the side read Barber & Deline, a drilling company from Tully.
Beyond it was a wide circle of open space. If you didn’t know otherwise, you might mistake what you’ve seen so far for a hillside condo development.
But John Ferris of Cortland, the drilling supervisor at the scene, pointed out orange surveyor’s tape in the middle of the circle.
That’s where, in early September, Barber & Deline plans to make the initial drilling on what may be the first or second natural-gas well in Otsego County.
“The is the first one in the whole area; in the whole region,” said Ferris, noting that since the DEC began developing its GEIS – generic environmental impact statement – a year ago, almost no permits have been issued.
This property is leased from Ronald and Alberta Ross and the well is called Ross #1.
Ferris said Ross, who is a subcontractor, got the contract to clear the site and build the road, something the company likes to do if a landowner is in that line of work.
The plan had been to begin drilling by now, the supervisor said, but this summer’s heavy rains slowed progress.
Barber & Deline’s role, he said, is to drill the initial hole, about 1,000 feet deep, below the water table. The company will line the boring with concrete and cap it.
For now, this is a traditional vertical well, designed to hit a pocket and allow gas to come to the surface; until a GEIS is approved, horizontal hydro-fracking – the big concern of gas-driling foes – can’t happen, although vertical wells can be converted down the road.
Once Barber & Deline’s work is done, Gastem USA, a Montreal-based natural-gas driller – it subcontracts Barber & Deline and, in turn, is subcontracted to Covalent – will extend the drilling another 4,000 or 5,000 feet.

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Hometown People

WINNING DUO: Alison Black and Jane Miller (elementary education and reading) are co-winners of the Ashok Kumar Malhotra Seva Faculty Award and will
deliver this year’s lecture, “Literacy Opening Doors to the Community and to the World,” at 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 8 in Craven Lounge.

VISITING PROF: Professor Mofang Ji from the College of Foreign Languages, Shanxi University, Taiyuan, Shanxi Province of the People’s Republic of China will be a visiting scholar at SUNY Oneonta this year. . An associate professor of English and associate dean, Professor Ji’s specialty is in translation.

INVITED SPEAKER:SUNY Oneonta librarian Nancy Cannon was an invited speaker at the Meredith Historical Society on the topic, “Native Americans of the Delaware County New York area 10,000 years before the present to 1500 AD.” The event took place on Aug. 6, at the Charlotte Valley Presbyterian Church, East Meredith.
• Cynthia G. Falk, Cooperstown Graduate Program, worked for a week in July as part of a team

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They call it starting the year on a high note: As 2009-10 was about to begin, word was received that U.S. News & World Report has ranked SUNY Oneonta

They call it starting the year on a high note: As 2009-10 was about to begin, word was received that U.S. News & World Report has ranked SUNY Oneonta’s master’s programs 45th in the northern U.S.
Most encouraging, SUNY Oneonta was 83rd in this category three years ago, 57th two years ago and 49th last year.
That’s called progress.
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It’s worth noting, as the nearly 6,000 students return to campus, that increased quality is the gift that keeps on giving.
As the years go on and the rankings, we can only anticipate, continue to improve, that will continue to increase the opportunity and leverage for all alumni as they progress through their careers.
The locality benefits, too, as a growing reputation for quality increases the quality of students drawn here, and is already happening: More incoming freshmen were in the top quarter of their high school classes than ever before, and their GPAs and SATs are higher than ever before.
SUNY Oneonta’s on a roll.
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Given the relatively low tuition costs of the SUNY system, no doubt some students are being drawn here as a result of our national belt-tightening.
That takes nothing away from the long-term benefits that will devolve anyhow.
Quality students will increase the reputation further, which will attract more quality students, which will ...
You get it. Ever onward!

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Servers In Chef Hats, Pan-Asian Delicacies Dining Hall Novelties

By LAURA COX

‘Lettuce Entertain You.”
The Chicago-based restaurant chain coined it for its 75 restaurants nationwide.
Now, SUNY Oneonta’s Auxiliary Services (OAS) has adapted it as the motto of the new dining services initiative, to be launched as students arrived in the past few days for the 2009-10 academic year.
The new motto comes with a new dining plan and revamped dining halls.
“With these changes, we have been able to lower our dining plan costs by 4 percent in a time where food prices are astronomical, and most universities are increasing by 4 to 8 percent,” said Diane Williams, executive director of the non-profit OAS, which also runs the bookstore and laundry service.
Even better for young people with healthy appetites: The savings comes with unlimited dining.
Students on the dining plan can eat in any of three dining halls any time of the day, and as many times a day as they wish, with no worry of running out of food money by semester’s end.
At Wilsbach and Mills halls, the standard salad bar, grill and deli lines are now “restaurant branded stations,” where food is prepared fresh – to order in most cases – right in front of the customers.
One station is called Wild Mushroom, which caters to vegan and vegetarian students who don’t want to see meat anywhere near their veggies.
The Flying Star Diner serves comfort food and breakfast all day.
And Magellan’s adds to cuisine diversity by serving up Pan Asian food and other flavors from around the world.
Men and women dressed in formal chefs coats and hats stand behind the counters.
It screams everything but university cafeteria.
One of the most exciting updates to the dining options is “My Kitchen.”
Renovations in the dining facility in Mills Hall allowed for the addition of a new venue where students will have the opportunity to do their own homecooking.
A wall full of cooking stations, sinks, a refrigerator filled with ingredients, a wide selection of spices and access to many pre-cooked ingredients such as meats and rice are intended to entice students to do a little cooking of their own.
“This presents opportunities for individuals or groups to prepare their meals according to their dietary needs and interests,” said Williams.
OAS will staff My Kitchen with an attendant to help students with their cooking if they have any questions, and the kitchen will be stocked with recipes and ideas.
My Kitchen features an exhibition kitchen when Sodexo Global Chefs will give cooking demonstrations. Plus, groups can reserve the space for special meals.
My Kitchen is not fully completed yet, but is anticipated to be opening for use next month.
“All of our changes were data driven and have been well received thus far,” said Williams, whose OAS has surveyed and worked with many student groups to find out what students want and what works best in dining.
Other objectives OAS is working to meet include containing the cost of resident dining plans, expanding on green initiatives, promoting diversity of students’ cultures through cuisine diversity, addressing special diets needs – vegetarian, allergies, religious practices and medical conditions, shifting from fast to fit foods and promoting the concept of “community dining.”

Starbucks, Space-Age Laundry Among $45 Million In Upgrades

By LAURA COX

What’s SUNY Oneonta’s facilities staff up to while the students are away?
Try 40 projects worth $45 million, and another $8 million worth of renovations will begin this fall.
Topping the list were rehabilitation of Tobey Hall, the freshman dorm, and upgrades and additions to part of the Fine Arts Building.
Twenty-two miles up Route 28, the building housing SUNY’s Cooperstown Graduate Program in Museum Studies and offices for its Biological Field Station underwent a gut rehab. Lab, classroom, gallery and storage space are being added.
At the Fine Arts Building, additional studio space and costume storage is complete, but construction on new foundry and ceramic kiln continues into the fall. Work will also begin on a new music wing to include more recording, rehearsal and practice space.
Tobey Hall, under renovation for a year, on Sunday, Aug. 23, was filled with smiling freshmen faces again.
“The building now features a computer lab, a seminar room, a kitchenette on each floor, more lounge space, upgraded restrooms, an all new state of the art laundry facility, and a fitness center,” said Tom Rathbone, SUNY Oneonta’s associate vice president for facilities, during a tour before students moved in.
The previously two-wing, three-level building was flat-roofed and was connected only at the ground floor. A pitched roof now gives the new fitness center a more airy feeling inside and architectural appeal out, and the buildings are connected at three levels for added convenience.
There’s room for 52 more beds, including a half-dozen triples.
The updates were made with sustainability in mind, such as floor coverings which are more sustainable than the old vinyl ones, new lights, and laundry machines which don’t require as much detergent or water as the old ones.
In the laundry, the machines are linked to a Web site, “LaundryView.” From their rooms, students can check to see if a washer or dryer is available, or how far along a machine is in its cycle.
When a load is done, the machine will send you an e-mail alert.
The laundry machines are not in a dark basement, but on a middle-level floor with a window. Students no longer have to lug around bags of quarters; instead, they use student IDs to deduct cash from their accounts.
A project coming this fall is the conversion of the snack bar in the Hunt Student Union to a Starbucks.
While these projects are the most noticeable to students and community members alike, there are many smaller ones that are all important efforts in maintaining the infrastructure, said Rathbone.
Some of these projects include a new roof top on Bugbee Hall – copper now covers the peaks, concrete work on some of the 10.4 miles of sidewalk, replacement of a steam line, the rebuilding of retaining walls, installation of sprinkler systems, work on air conditioning and ventilation systems and updates to make more of the 36 major campus buildings ADA compliant.
“We’re ready for show time,” is how Rathbone describe the state of the facilities.

Soccer Champs Lead Exciting Sports Season

By CHRIS McSWIGGIN

There’s no football, so SUNY Oneonta fans don’t usually get really pumped up – especially with arch-rival Hartwick – until November and the start of basketball.
But soccer starts right away, and there’s a strong swimming program as well.
The women’s soccer team – many players are returning – had a magnificent season in 2008, winning the 2008 SUNYAC Tournament and competing in the NCAA Division III tournament as well, going 14-6-2, including a tie with Hartwick.
The only lost three players, midfielders Laura Pierino, Elizabeth Cherry and Christine Marra. This leaves the entire middle of the field wide open, but head coach Liz McGrail has had much recruiting success, so that void should be quickly filled.
The men’s soccer team is a strong program that is rich in tradition as well, and both of these teams look to be top contenders in the home stretch. The men’s program does not play Hartwick, but does compete in a very tough SUNYAC division.
Another one of the Red Dragon’s super successful and tradition filled programs is volleyball, which looks to provide some excitement for the red and white this year.
And, judging from the past, the cheerleading squad usually fells all competition in meets and events. The cheerleaders and dance team are one of the staples of Oneonta athletics, especially during basketball season.
Watch out for tennis, too, both genders and swimming and diving, track and field.
Oneonta is competitive in all sports, and in great facilities: Alumni Fieldhouse, Red Dragon’s Soccer Field, All College Field, the pool, tennis courts and even in Chase Gymnasium.

Education Division Adds Master’s In Special Ed, Foreign Languages

By JIM KEVLIN

There’s an advisory group of students and professionals. Teachers from around the region get advanced degrees there. And student teachers are placed “across the state.”
“So we’re pretty well wired into trends and needs,” said Walter F. Wagor, SUNY Oneonta’s dean of Behavioral and Applied Science, which includes the Education Division. (His associate dean for education is Joanne M. Curran.)
Last school year, the result was a master’s of science in education, aimed at training educational technology specialists.
When classes start in the next few days, two more MSEDs are being introduced, the only two new degrees campus-wide this year.
One is in special education, including a K-6 track and a Grade 7-12 track. “In many respects,” said Wagor, “all kinds of teachers need to know about students with disabilities and handicaps, becausee they are going to have to deal with them.”
The second is in foreign-language teaching. “This is for people who are already proficient in a foreign language – Spanish, Russian,” said the dean, “and now they are saying, I think I’d like to teach.”
Like last year’s new degree – technology specialists are seeking to integrate tools young people are already using; Podcasting, for instance – this year’s respond to needs in the teacher marketplace.
Mainstreaming has created challenges for teachers at every level; foreign-language teachers in our multi-cultural world are much in demand, said Wagor.
When looking to expansion, it also makes sense for SUNY Oneonta to go with its strengths: The Education Division has the most majors – 700 undergrads, 500 seeking advance degrees.
More than any other department, Wagor said, the Education Division is a “hybrid.”
The foreign-language teachers, for instance, also collaborate with the individual foreign-language departments, the technology specialists with IT, history teachers with the history department.
Wagor’s division delivers the specific training, “they’re delivering all the content,” he said.

Rick Heil, Student Association President

While most students arrived on campus just days ago, senior Rick Heil has been busy at SUNY Oneonta all summer long.
Not only is he the operations manager of the college radio station WONY 90.9 FM, a technology support consultant at the information technology helpdesk, a summer orientation leader, and admissions tour guide, but on top of all that last spring he was voted in as president of the Student Association, a position he takes very seriously.
“My role as the president is largely one as a figurehead of the students, most especially when advocating with administrators. Having a president allows faculty, staff, and administrators a stable contact point who can represent the views of all the students at the college,” Heil said by email the other day.
A music industry major and audio arts production minor, Heil said his favorite place on campus is his desk at the SA office, other than that, he spends time hanging out with friends at the WONY studios and in the Hunt Union.
According to Heil, must-attend events this year include “a special Fall-edition of WONYPalooza that will be featuring live art and Consider the Source; any of the comedians the College Union Activities Council brings to campus, and of course Lupe Fiasco in a few weeks.”
As far as advice for new students, Heil says “Be yourself. You might have had a specific image or set of criteria to meet (socially) in high school, but at college you get to make your own rules and find a crowd where you can really be you. That, and pack extra socks for the winter.”

Larry Guzy, Distinguished Professor

A current resident of Oneonta, SUNY Oneonta Distinguished Teaching Professor of Psychology Larry Guzy grew up in Ohio, got his Ph.D. in Buffalo and has worked at SUNY Oneonta for 36 years, starting as an assistant professor.
He teaches a variety of psychology courses including, Intro to Psychology, Research Methods, Sensation and Perception and a handful more.
His favorite is the introductory class, “In the past I have found that when a student takes Intro they realize college is much more than just clinical psychology and studying people with problems. Seventeen percent of our majors come in from Intro to Psych.”
While intro is his favorite course to teach, research is really what he loves to do. “Anytime someone has a research idea suggestion, I really get excited no matter what it is,” said Guzy.
Each semester Guzy works with a myriad of students on independent study projects, some of which have included the study of mystery hills where there is illusion of water running uphill, studies of traffic lights and people’s responses to different types of traffic light bulbs, and a study on dehydration with SUNY Oneonta’s Athletic department.
In addition to student research Guzy has done a lot of work with NASA and the Wright-Patterson Air Force Base. Some of this research has included studies on the “Graveyard Spin” illusion, an illusion where pilots don’t realize they have put their planes into a spin and when their instruments tell them they are in one they try to correct it but vestibular systems feel they have put themselves into a spin in the other direction and so they correct once more putting themselves into the original spin, inevitable spinning to their death. Guzy’s research demonstrates how pilots had be informed of this illusion and trained to trust their instruments over their brain.
For students taking his classes, Guzy says each semester he hopes they leave with the ability to evaluate research. “Research is not black and white, but nothing but varying shades of grey. I hope students learn about causality and correlation, how to critically evaluate research and to ask questions.”

NANCY KLENIEWSKI

THE PRESIDENT’S PERSPECTIVE

I have just completed my first year as president of SUNY College at Oneonta, a distinctive campus community where students, faculty and staff can accomplish extraordinary things. I am pleased to have this opportunity to report a few recent highlights as we open our fall semester.

Recognition for Excellence
Just last week, U.S. News and World Report ranked the college 45th in the top tier among all public and private “universities master’s-north” in its 2010 rankings of “America’s Best Colleges.”
Our rankings have improved steadily, from 83rd three years ago to 57th two years ago to 49th last year, and now to 45th. Within the subset of public institutions in the category, SUNY Oneonta ranks 10th. This is a significant recognition of the high quality of education that students receive on our campus.

Student Quality
Applications to SUNY Oneonta continue to increase.
For this year’s freshman class, we received an all-time record 12,571 applications and maintained a highly selective acceptance rate under 39 percent. Our freshman class includes approximately 1,050 students.
The mean combined SAT score in this year’s freshman profile is 1,134 and mean high school GPA is 90.3. We have clearly established SUNY Oneonta as a top choice in SUNY.

New Graduate Programs
Last summer, we initiated a Master’s degree in dietetics. This program, which is fully online with the exception of a one-week residency at the beginning of the course of study, has attracted a total of 33 highly qualified and motivated students from all over the United States.
During the past year, we received approval for three new Master’s degrees: Educational Technology, Foreign Language Instruction, and Special Education. These programs will serve many teachers in our area.

College Advancement
Despite global economic challenges, the college continues to receive outstanding support from both internal and external communities.
The Fund for Science and Technology has made significant progress towards its goal of $4 million with the addition of a recent $900,000 federal grant to support students training to be science teachers. We will offer over 1,000 scholarships this year with a total value of more than $1.75 million.
During the past year, the College at Oneonta Foundation received its largest gift ever from a graduate – $2.6 million from the estate of Dorothy Anderson Wemple ’36 – which will fund more than 40 scholarships for students majoring in English or studying to be English teachers.

Building a Better Campus
Furthering our reputation as a signature campus within SUNY, we celebrate the re-opening of Tobey Hall, one of our oldest residences. It has been beautifully rehabilitated and now houses 46 additional students and a new fitness center.
The reconstruction of Wilber Hall, another older residence, has already begun.
The renovation of the Fine Arts Building, which will be completed later in the fall, includes the construction of a new music wing, the renovation of the visual arts wing, and the rehabilitation of the wardrobe and costume areas in the theater wing.
We also constructed a new road that links Ravine Parkway directly to Morris Conference Center and installed an exhibition kitchen (think “Iron Chef”) in Mills Dining Hall in partnership with our food service, Sodexo Corp.

Finances and Planning
Through a combination of efficiencies and effective use of resources, the college overcame a substantial decrease in state financial support in 2009 without significant impacts to positions or programs.
During the 2009-10 year we are undertaking a major strategic planning effort. Through careful planning and fiscal responsibility, we plan to meet future budgetary challenges and continue to strengthen our college.
In conclusion, we want you to know that the college is a resource to the community with many free programs and activities. Please visit our web site at www.oneonta.edu to learn more about our offerings.

Dr. Kleniewski recently completed her first year as SUNY Oneonta president.

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Hometown History

125 Years Ago
Home & Vicinity – At the Metropolitan roller skating rink Monday and Tuesday evenings, Miss Hattie Harvey, who is called the champion of New England, gave exhibitions. Her skating was marked by grace and ease of motion not before seen in Oneonta, and the many different evolutions gone through with on the rollers evinced a thorough mastery of the art. John Atkins of Delhi indulged in an unseemly flirtation with an Oneonta girl Tuesday night after he had indulged in too much drink, and he was nabbed by officer Wilber and locked up.
August 1884

100 Years Ago
“Polly of the Circus,” Margaret Mayo’s famous American play, that brought fame and fortune to Frederic Thompson, and genuine delight to hundreds of thousands of theatre goers who have witnessed it, will be given in this city at the Oneonta Theatre on Saturday afternoon and night. Miss Mayo’s drama is a story as refreshing as it is original, capturing the part of Polly, the pretty little circus rider and the doings in the mystic lands behind the scenes in the big tent, as well as the remarkable pictures of daily events in a small village in the Middle West. Polly is severely injured in a fall from her horse and carried into the parsonage adjoining the circus lot. Her recovery of health under the supervision of the village preacher forms the basis for one of the prettiest love stories given to the stage in many a day. The company engaged in its presentation is unusually competent, and in every way the production is the most expensive to maintain of any attraction that has been seen in Oneonta for several years.
August 1909

80 Years Ago
A huge air meet involving 30 planes with many noted pilots, a program of stunting, parachute jumping, racing, bombing, and freak tricks is planned at Georgia Field, between Oneonta and Colliers for August 31 and September 1. In these two days many thrills will be provided for spectators, and if flying conditions are favorable passenger flights will be available in the Ford Tri-Motor plane, which was brought here by the Oneonta Sales Company, a number of weeks ago. On both days there will be a bombing contest in which about 10 pilots will be given three bombs each, and three planes at a time will aim their missiles at a target drawn in the center of the field. Other thrills for the spectator include a looping the loop contest in which the winner is the pilot completing the greatest number of loops in five minutes. There will be a triangular race of 24 miles and balloon bursting contest in which the pilot releases a rubber balloon about two feet in diameter and attempts to break it with his machine.
August 1929

60 Years Ago
Rededication of Oneonta’s Masonic Temple will take place at ceremonies to be held there at 7:30 p.m. Thursday night of this week. Many members of Otsego Lodge, No. 138, F. & A.M., are planning to attend the event. The program will include the unveiling of a plaque at the temple and a reading of a history of the Lodge by Fred M.H. Jackson of Oneonta, assistant Grand Lecturer of the Otsego-Schoharie Masonic District.
August 1949

40 Years Ago
The three Head Start program centers of Otsego County will open on Thursday, September 4. The two Oneonta centers will be in new locations. This year they will be housed in the Unitarian-Universalist Church and in the St. James Episcopal Church. Mrs. Donald Barker will be the teacher at the Unitarian-Universalist site. Her aide will be Mrs. Julia Kolts. Mrs. Ramona Currie will be the part-time aide and Mrs. Millicent DeSilva is the cook. Mrs. Ann Loucks will be the teacher in the St. James center. Mrs. Beatrice Obergefell will be the part-time aide, Mrs. Sally Collins, the full-time aide and Mrs. Marjorie Cook, the cook.
August 1969

20 Years Ago
One of the most controversial issues surrounding the Vietnam veteran is probably that of Agent Orange, a defoliant chemical and proven carcinogen employed by American forces in the Vietnam War. According to recent estimates up to 100 million gallons of the substance were used in Vietnam between 1962 and 1971. Andy Wilkinson, a member of the New York State Agent Orange Victims Network spoke about Agent Orange as part of Vietnam Awareness Week. “Veterans of the Vietnam War have more health problems than veterans of any other war,” Wilkinson said.
August 1989

10 Years Ago
During the past two seasons much media attention has been devoted to the pasteurization of fresh juice products. The issue is a bacteria called E.coli 015:H7 which has now adapted to life in high acidity fruit juices as well as most fresh vegetables, and under-cooked meat and fish. Heat pasteurization is one way to reduce the level of E.coli in juices, however, there is a potential change in the product’s taste and character with this method.
August 1999

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In Memoriam

Pamela Ann Olmstead, 63, Dies After Long Illness

OTEGO – Pamela Ann (Lundy) Olmstead, 63, of Otego, passed away Friday, Aug. 21, 2009, in her home surrounded with her family following an extended illness.
She was born Jan. 18, 1946. She was the daughter of the late Richard Anthony and Sarah Ester (Harris) Lundy. Pam spent her younger years in the Johnstown-Gloversville area.
She moved to Oneonta in 1963. Soon after, she met and on Dec. 11, 1965, married Arthur W. Olmstead. They were married for 43 years.
Pamela worked for the Oneonta Dress Factory, Great American and Busy Bee Convenience Store until it was purchased by Red Apple. She retired from Red Apple in 2007.
She is survived by her husband, her two daughters, Christine Konu and her husband Douglas, of Oneonta, and Teresa Olmstead of Otego; and her three grandchildren, Mike and Adrienne Konu of Orland, Calif., and Sarah Konu of Oneonta; her brother, Brian “Bud” Lundy, and his wife, Noreen; sister-in-law Anita Lundy; in-laws Mary Miller, Janice Simonds, Edith and Paul Schrull, Gary and Linda Olmstead, Paul and Pam Olmstead and Richard and Susan Olmstead; as well as many nieces, nephews and cousins.
She was preceded by her sister, Sally Lundy, who died at birth; and a brother, Richard J. Lundy, who passed in 1992.
Pamela received much joy from her granddaughter, Sarah. There were many “sleep-overs” on the weekends. As Sarah walked to school on Friday mornings, she would smile as she told her parents that she was going to have a sleep-over with Nammy, knowing she was always welcome. With retirement, Pamela and her “Sweetest of Little Hearts” would spent much of their time amusing each other. Pamela and Sarah shared a very special love, that only comes from grandparents and grandchildren.
The family would like to extend their many thanks to the caring nurses, therapists and support staff that contributed to making her extended stays in Bassett Hospital as comfortable as possible. In addition, they would also like to thank the At-Home Care and Catskill Area Hospice staff for their care and support. The many cards and notes received from the staff gave Pamela much encouragement while she was at home and reminded her of the extended family they had become.
Calling hours were Monday, Aug. 24, at the Bookhout Funeral Home,, Otego.
Funeral services were the following day at the funeral home with Father Ronald Green of St. Joseph’s Roman Catholic Church, Worcester, officiating. Interment followed.

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