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Heated Storage
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Houses for Rent
Spacious 3+ bedroom, 2-bath updated home with washer-dryer, deck and half-acre. Great Room, Family Room and Dining Room. Hamlet of Middlefield. $750 per month + utilities. References. Call 607-547-8130.
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3 or 4 BR 3 bath, Fly Creek Valley, newly renovated, 5 acres, 2 car attached garage. $1800/mo plus utilities. 547-200 or 435-3971
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Cooperstown Village 4 BR, 3.5 baths, centrally located, fireplace, LR, DR, modern Kitchen, garage, $1,600 a month + utilities,. Call Hubbell’s Real Estate 547-5740.
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Village of Cooperstown house rental, 4bed, 2.5bth on very desirable street. Newly remodeled kitchen/baths/floors. $1600/mon +utilities Broker owned. 607 435 1202.
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Fly Creek house for rent. 5 bedrooms, garage. $1200 + utilities. Contact Mike Swatling (607) 435-6454
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Village House For Rent: 3 bedroom, 2 bath, laundry, newly renovated, well insulated, large yard, garage, central Cooperstown village house. Pets OK. $975/month plus utilities. Rob Lee (607) 434-5177.
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Apartments for Rent
One bedroom apartment, heat, garbage and water. 175 Main Street. $550 a month. 607-547-2466
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Short walk to village of Cooperstown. Close to hospital. Spacious apartment. Skylights, modern kitchen & bathroom. Great condition. $800/month plus utilities. 908-642-8314.
Ask for Fran.
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Oaksvile upstairs 2 bd-new paint and carpet-parking-yard $550 inc utilities-lease required-John Mitchell Real Estate Dave LaDuke
547-8551
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Coop 1st floor- 2 bd, yard, parking, $750 all utilities-lease required- John Mitchell Real Estate Dave LaDuke 547-8551
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For Sale
Well cared for BOAT FOR SALE:
* 17-foot Starcraft WV171 (OMC V6, Stringer drive)
* 1981 model with recently redone interior
* Used only on Otsego Lake
* Stored and maintained annually at Sam Smith’s boatyard
* Asking price: $2000
* Boat used this season and can be seen at Sam Smith’s Boatyard, where it has been stabilized and fogged.
Call Susan R. Hughson, 543-9700 or 433-1847
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Dachshunds AKC puppies longhair & short silver & red dapples. De-wormed & shots. Females $400, males $350. 12 weeks old. Parents on premises. Two 6 month old puppies 1 female & 1 male $250. 607-488-4047.
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Business for Sale
Cooperstown Village, turnkey, great inventory and lease, 2000 sf, off-street parking Serious, interested parties only
607-435-7960
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Business Opportunity
Commercial Office Space Available for rent in a fine location. Call Dick
Cavanagh of ERA
Cavanagh-Wright Real Estate at 607-432-9700 ext. 321 for more details.
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Adoption
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Home Improvement
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Houses For Sale
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Land For Sale
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Real Estate
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In Memoriam
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Freda A. Scavo, 75; New York Telephone Retiree
Freda A. Scavo, 75, of Oneonta, passed away on Sunday, Sept. 27, 2009, at the Otsego Manor Nursing Home, Cooperstown.
Freda was born on Aug. 16, 1934, in Oneonta, the daughter of Harold A. and Ruth (Singleton) Stenson.
She married Bruno A. Scavo on Feb. 21, 1954, in Oneonta.
She worked for 30 years as a studies clerk for New York Telephone in Oneonta until retirement in 1984.
She was a member of the Telephone Pioneers. She was an avid golfer and a member of the Oneonta Country Club.
Freda was a loving and caring wife, mother, grandmother and sister.
She will be fondly remembered for her everlasting smile and the hugs she gave her friends.
Freda is survived by her husband; her sons, Victor L. Scavo and his wife, Tina, of Spotsylvania, Va., and John A. Scavo and his wife, Mary, of Benicia, Calif. Also, grandchildren Elizabeth Scavo of New York City, and Catherine and Kathleen Scavo of Benicia; her sisters, Grace McDowell of Florida, Frances (Martin) Northrup of Oneonta, Janice (Allan) Coulter of Laurens, Sandra Berger of Oneonta, Sharon Shaver of Mount Vision, and Nadine (Terry) Stenson Fitz-Henry of Oneonta; her brother, Harold W. Stenson of North Carolina, as well as several nieces, nephews and cousins.
Freda was predeceased by her parents, and a sister, Amelia Shearer Rukan
The funeral service was planned at 11 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 1, at the Lester R. Grummons Funeral Home, 14 Grand St., Oneonta, with Rev. Joseph Benintende, pastor of St. Mary’s Church, officiating.
The family wishes to thank the staff of Otsego Manor, especially Julie Miller for the loving care given to Freda.
Memorial contributions in lieu of flowers may be made the Serenity Place Patients Activities Fund, c/o The Otsego Manor, 128 Phoenix Mills Road, Cooperstown, NY 13326.
Arrangements are by the Lester R. Grummons Funeral Home of Oneonta.
Ruth Davidson, 90; Taught Home Ec
Ruth M. Davidson died peacefully on Sept. 24, 2009, at Iroquois Nursing Home in Jamesville after an extended illness.
She was born Feb. 20, 1919, in West Delhi to parents Arthur and Edith Morrison.
Ruth married Calvin Davidson on July 11, 1942. They made their home in Treadwell for most of their lives.
She began her education in the one-room West Delhi District School 7 and graduated from A. L. Kellogg Central School in Treadwell in 1935. She graduated from Delhi Ag & Tech in 1937 and from Syracuse University College of Home Economics & Education in 1941. She received her masters in home economics education from SUNY Oneonta in 1954.
“Mrs. D” taught home economics at Canajoharie, A. L. Kellogg and Unatego and supervised student teachers from SUNY Oneonta. She retired in 1974.
She was active in the Treadwell United Methodist Church, Delta Kappa Gamma, Delaware County Historical Association, Delaware County Cooperative Extension,
Treadwell Community Improvement Club and various bridge clubs. She loved gardening and antiques.
She is survived by her husband, Calvin, who continues to live at Iroquois Nursing Home; sister Marjorie Smith; son Richard and his wife, Shirley; daughter, Nancy; grand-children, Joel Bassani, Jeffrey Bassani, Laura Tedesco.
Graveside services were Monday, Sept. 28, at the Croton Union Cemetery in Treadwell with Rev. Kenneth Baldwin, officiating. A memorial service followed at the Treadwell United Methodist Church.
Arrangements are by the Kenneth L. Bennett Funeral Home.
Dorothy Jones, 82; Farmed With Husband
Dorothy D. Jones, 82, of Oneonta, passed away on Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2009, at the A. O. Fox Nursing Home.
Dorothy was born on Sept. 5, 1927, in Oneonta the daughter of Arthur and Ida (Eggler) Dykeman. She married Thomas L. Jones, Sr. on Sept. 22, 1945.
Dorothy was a quality control coordinator for 20 years for the ECD Bendix in Sidney; she retired in 1970.
For 43 years she and her husband operated a farm in the Town of Meredith.
Dorothy is survived by her husband of 64 years; her three children, Thomas Jones, Jr. and his wife, Shelly, of Ingells, Ind., Richard Jones and his wife, Chris, of Oneonta, and Margaret Robinson and her husband, Roy, of Otego. She is also survived by 15 grandchildren, seven great-grandchildren and three step great-grandchildren.
Arrangements are by the Lester R. Grummons Funeral Home, Oneonta.Labels: 10-02-09, In Memoriam, Obituaries |
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Natty Bumppo To Sam Spade
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BOOK REVIEW
One of the more enjoyable aspects to novels like this one is their historicity.
Guys like Hap and Leonard descend from a long line of fictional, Adamic American antiheroes going back to the 18th-century novels of James Fenimore Cooper.
Cooper’s “Leatherstocking” protagonist Natty Bumppo was an antihero who lived by his own code and traveled wildernesses guided by his own moral compass.
The same can be said for Dashiell Hammett’s Sam Spade – and Mr. Lansdale’s Texas toughs.
They do not eschew violence. But their word is their bond, they say what them mean and them mean what they say.
they are not the sorts of touchie-feelie heroes common to much of today’s action fiction. Far from it.
But they do, after the battle, sometimes philosophize in a macho sorta way about masculine identify, the ramifications of what they do, what they’ve done and what it all means.
“Vanilla Ride,” By Joe R. Lansdale, as reviewed in the Washington TimesLabels: 10-02-09, Book Review, Guest Column, Hometown Views |
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Moms Go On The Road
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SAM GOODYEAR
ART BEAT
So you thought there was no life after summer? O, ye of little faith!
Sure the festival mania is behind us, but this is Otsego County, our very own bucolic Florence, and the artistic pulse here never slows:
We spoke a couple of weeks ago about the Catskill Symphony Orchestra’s season now under way.
There’s the Cooperstown Concert series to note on your calendar.
The Oneonta Concert Association will soon be in full swing.
Orpheus Theatre is revving up as we speak (write).
And let’s not forget the new excitement at Foothills Performing Arts Center, where Executive Director Jennifer McDowall has engaged a hot new rock concert musical to perform Thursday-Saturday, Oct. 1-3.
It’s called “MoM” and was a sensation at the New York International Fringe Festival this past summer, subsequently selected to move on to the Encore Series.
Written and directed by Richard Caliban (artistic director for 14 years at NYC’s Cucaracha Theatre), “MoM” tells the story of a group of middle-aged suburban mothers in the Midwest who put together a band, just for laughs, and play at a fund-raiser at their children’s high school.
Ha ha. The laugh is on them as they find themselves thrust into unexpected limelight and embark on fulltime, big time rock band tours.
Hopes spawned in the constrictions of domestic life suddenly become realities, but not without struggle and serious challenges to their marriages and family life.
We hesitate to quote our out-of-town competition, but the Village Voice proclaimed that the show’s “songs are a terrific mix of styles, and the lyrics… aim for humor and genuine emotion, often inspiring both… A life for ‘MoM’ post-Fringe is undeniable.”
And so it has proved, and here is your opportunity to be in on it. Sound like a plan?Labels: 10-02-09, Art Beat, Sam Goodyear, The City of the Hills |
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Weekend's Best Bets
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Homecoming At Oneonta, Cooperstown
Hometown games are upon us at Oneonta City and Cooperstown Central high schools.
Oneonta’s game is 1:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 3, when the Yellowjackets face Unatego.
Cooperstown’s game is at 7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 2, when the Redskins face Frankfort Schuyler.
QUILTS APLENTY: Quilting enthusiasts have been looking forward to “Rainbows of Color,” the annual quit show 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Friday-Sunday, Oct. 2-4, at the Major’s Inn, Gilbertsville.
BLESSING: All pets – and friends – are welcome at the annual blessing of the animals at 5:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 2, at St. Mary’s Church, Oneonta.
ANNUAL LUNCH: The Cooperstown Native Daughters’ annual luncheon is noon Saturday, Oct. 3, at The Otesaga. To be a daughter, you must be at least 50 and have been born within a 10-mile radius of Cooperstown, or lived there 50 years.
ART EVERYWHERE: Eugene Lissandrello and Dan Friend open at UCCCA’s Wilber Mansion at 5 p.m. Friday, Oct. 2; “Catskill Landcapes,” 4-8 p.m. Saturday, at the B. Sharp Gallery, Route 28, Franklin Mountain; and nine artists will exhibit 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Sunday at the Unadilla Historical Society’s annual show.
SHOP EARLY: A Christmas shopping party is planned 3:30-6 p.m. Sunday at The Zone Community Center, Ann Street, Richfield Springs.
CANCER CHECKS: Bassett Healthcare’s new Mobile Cancer Screening Coach will be at the Fly Creek Cider Mill’s “Big Squeeze” weekend 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 3. Sunday, breast examinations and digital mammography will be provided 11 a.m.-4 p.m..Labels: 10-02-09, The City of the Hills, weekend's best bets |
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Drogen's Your Store For The Home For 60 Years
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At 60, Otsego County Retailing Mainstay Still Avows Success-Yielding Principles
By JIM KEVLIN
ONEONTA
The first store, 60 years ago, was shared with a shoe-repair shop at Main and Broadway.
Any evidence of it is beneath Kim Muller Plaza.
The second store, a half-dozen years later, was at Main and Luther, near the Golden Guernsey.
Any evidence of it was obliterated by I-88.
That said, at age 60 there’s no lack of evidence that Drogen’s is still here, and thriving.
The Southside store – pioneer Paul Drogen correctly anticipated what would happen to the neighborhood when he moved there 31 years ago – has been expanded over the years to the size of a football field.
On River Street, a former disposable-diaper factory now houses Drogen’s electrical and lighting outlet, the company warehouse and the corporate offices.
Both properties provide plenty of space for expansion.
So, in an interview as the store’s 60th anniversary arrived, Arnie Drogen, Paul and Muriel’s son, reflected with some satisfaction that the retailer is positioned for success for a long time to come.
With “good prices, good quality, good service” – Drogen’s words – why not?
Together, the Southside and River Street properties provide 160,000 square feet of space, a long way from the 200 square feet in the original location.
Back from World War II, Paul Drogen, an electrician before the war, looked north from New York City, seeking a quieter lifestyle in a good community to raise a family.
“He came here one day and fell in love with Oneonta,” said his son.
That was the hey-day of downtowns nationwide, and Oneonta’s was no different.
Every storefront was filled. That said, “it was an era where there were not a lot of options for people to buy electrical products,” said Drogen.
So Paul made a deal with the cobbler, divided the store in half and got started, primarily serving electrical contractors.
By the time he moved to the corner of Luther five years later, he was selling small appliances – toasters, percolators – as well as major appliances.
By this time, young Arnie had arrived on the scene, and would spend much of the next two decades at the various Drogen’s locations.
Until just a few years ago, old-time customers would tell him, “I remember when your mother would bring you in in a baby carriage.”
By the time he was 4 or 5, Arnie Drogen was greeting customers. As he grew, he worked behind the counter, in the warehouse, driving delivery trucks, doing pretty much everything.
He graduated from OHS, then Union College, where he studied English, theater and foreign languages, then went off for a year at the Sorbonne in heady 1968. He still speaks French well.
Returning to The States, Drogen spent the next several years at Berkeley, obtaining an advanced degree in theater, producing avante garde plays and absorbing the atmosphere.
He would walk by Alice Waters’ famed Chez Panisse on the way to campus, and would often stop in for a bite, meeting many of the celebrities who flocked to the birthplace of “California Cuisine.”
Arnie returned to the family business in 1978, about the time the Southside store opened as a full-range home-products and furnishing emporium, and the city was abuzz.
“Mr. Drogen has lost his mind,” people were saying, “putting up a building on Southside, in the middle of nowhere.”
Said Paul’s son, “It was rather courageous.”
It was also visionary, given everything that’s happened there since.
Back home, the younger Drogen refocused his theater training on showmanship in marketing and promotion. He organized the first tent sale. He developed the anniversary sale – the 60th is going on now – as the crown jewel on Drogen’s promotional calendar.
“We’ve made it a point to go all out,” he said, “to make it our biggest promotion.”
To compete with the Big Boxes, Drogen’s affiliated with BrandSource, a coop that buys $8-10 billion annually for independent stores, assuring they can match anyone’s prices.
“We buy at the same level as any of the so-called big guys,” said the president and CEO.
Another strategy has been treating employees well, said Drogen, who concluded that salespeople treat customers they way they are treated.
“People who work with Drogen’s and for Drogen’s” – 70 in all – are our family,” he said. “There is a lot of good feeling here and a lot of love.”
That’s evident in the longevity of much of the staff.
Marilyn Hillis, who joined the company right out of high school a half-century ago and still works part-time, is legendary in that regard.
But Dale Bullock, co-manager, Drogen Electric Supply, has been with the company 31 years. The other co-manager, Chris Puerile, has been there a decade.
(Drogen’s other key manager is Arnie Levy, at the Southside retail store; Jim Morris is Levy’s deputy.)
In addition to promotion and human relations, the owner credits the company’s continuing success to “a lot of grace. A lot of good fortune.”
But let’s back up a minute to promotion.
tED – the Electrical Distributor magazine – singled out Drogen’s “Field of Dreams” promotion in its “Best Practices” section of the August 2008 issue.
Drogen’s partnered with Crescent/Stonco, the lighting company, inviting their best customers to a reception, tours and dinner at the National Baseball Hall of Fame.
A sales contest ensued, with the winner of five divisions hosted at Crescent/Stonco’s box seats behind home plate at Yankee Stadium.
By the time it was done, related business had gone up 35-40 percent.Labels: 10-02-09, Drogen's, The City of the Hills |
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Stinging The Sabers
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CHRIS McSWIGGIN
SPORTS BEAT
The Yellow Jackets came into their second home game of the season fired up, with a purpose. They’d lost to Maine Endwell and Johnson City, but then found a way to beat Owego with a new no-huddle offense.
1-2 was their mark coming into Lloyd F. Baker field on that cold Friday night, Sept. 25, and a new-look offense to match their aggressive defense was simply too much for newly added division rival Susquehanna Valley. Oneonta was a well oiled machine this night, as they rolled 41-22.
The Jackets got the ball rolling early, as they jumped all over the Sabers from the first whistle. The crowd was in place too, as the pee-wee teams who were recognized at half time and pre-game provided a screeching 12th-man factor.
The players on the sideline were pumped up as well, as junior offensive lineman Ben Coe provided a jubilant vocal re-enforcement among other players dressed in the blue and gold.
Something is going right for the Yellow Jackets as they’ve scored at least 40 points in their second straight game, having beaten Owego 40-21 the week before.
Oneonta hadn’t put up 40 points all of last season, so this new-look offense which features the no-huddle is doing a bang-up job. Dan Broe threw three touchdowns (all to Mike Gilmore). Doug DiMartin, Zack Vaccaro and Cory Hunter all added a TD on the ground. DiMartin also had an interception.
Oneonta takes on local rival Unatego at 1:30 p.m. this Saturday, Oct. 3. It is the Jackets only home day game of the season and being 2-2 and 1-0 in their division with a big time game at arch rival Norwich coming up on Oct. 9, Oneonta has a better chance than ever to make a run at the division crown.
Come out and support the blue and gold as they try to bring glory back to the city of the hills. They certainly have the talent, now all they need is the support.Labels: 10-02-09, Hometown Sports, Sports Beat |
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Hometown History
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125 Years Ago
The dedication of the new Catholic Church, corner of Main and Grand Streets, will take place on Sunday next at 12 o’clock noon. There will be two special trains to Oneonta on that day, from Albany and from Binghamton, bringing the Right Rev. Bishop Francis McNierney of Albany, the clergy of the cities named, and some of Father Maney’s friends. Rev. Jno. Walsh, chancellor and secretary of the diocese and rector of the Cathedral of Albany, will preach on the occasion. Father Maney will give to all citizens of Oneonta who contribute the sum of one dollar the privilege of having their names recorded among the documents of the corner stone.
October 1884
100 Years Ago
There is a rumor afloat in Oneonta that Bert Palmer, formerly a hotel and saloon keeper in this city, but who left a few years ago following a prosecution for gambling, has met with a violent death in Arizona. The statement, which is given for what it is worth, is that some time ago Palmer and another man had trouble in a card game, and that in a gun play, Palmer was wounded. Palmer recovered and upon meeting his adversary on the street, killed him; whereat the public took a hand, lynching Palmer. It is also said that the body will be brought here for burial.
October 1909
80 Years Ago
Preliminary arrangements have been completed for next year’s visit of the 27th Division U.S. Army veterans to the battlefields of France and Belgium, with a reunion in London, it has been announced by Major General John F. O’Ryan, commander of the division during the World War. The tentative date for departure has been set for May 13th from New York, on the liner Republic, which as the President Grant of the U.S. Army transport service, transported most of the division to Europe during the war. After a four-day reunion in London the division will go to Brussels and on to Ypres and neighboring battlefields. It plans to observe Memorial Day on the site of the Hindenburg Line between Cambral and St. Quentin where the division was in heavy action in September 1918.
October 1929
60 Years Ago
“The major job facing education today is to eliminate ignorance in the field of human relations,” Dr. Ethel J. Alpenfels, professor of anthropology of New York University, told more than 900 teachers assembled at Oneonta State Teachers College yesterday afternoon for the general session of the Tri-County Teachers Conference. “Mere facts and knowledge are not enough to educate the youth of today’s world,” the speaker declared. “What we need is a rebirth of good old fashioned moral, ethical and spiritual values. These, combined with a fourth asset – intellectual courage – will enable us to stand up and fight for what we believe”
October 1949
40 Years Ago
More than 30 Hartwick College students are actively involved this fall in an international relations club. With the term in its third week the members have already met with C. Burke Elbrick, U.S. Ambassador to Brazil, and have made plans to bring United Nations Indian representative Petrevu Raj Ramdass to the campus in conjunction with United Nations Day ceremonies on October 24. Last week Hartwick President Adolph G. Anderson met with the International Relations Club and expressed his strong interest in international education. Anderson cited a need for more international flavor on campus and suggested that an exchange of both foreign students and professors might be a step for the college to consider. “Americans tend to be provincial in their opinions of the rest of the world,” Anderson said.
October 1969
20 Years Ago
Opportunities for Otsego’s Rape Crisis Program is sponsoring a Mock Rape Trial at the Otsego County Courthouse on October 25. This is an opportunity to observe, and perhaps participate, in a condensed version of a criminal trial. This program is being presented to provide first-hand knowledge of how the criminal justice system works and to increase community awareness of the many social issues involved in a sexual offense trial. The Hon. Judge Joseph Mogavero will preside. Attorneys Michael Coccoma and William Schebaum are prosecuting and defense attorneys.
October 1989
10 Years Ago
Census takers around the globe affirm that in 1999 the sixth billionth baby will be born into the world. We could debate whether or not this is too many people. But this isn’t the real issue. Our concerns should be with the individuals behind the number. In a world of six billion, will everyone have access to health care, including reproductive health services? Will she grow up with both parents, or will her mother die delivering another unplanned child? Will he live to be five or 85? October 12 marks the official observance of the Day of Six Billion.
Deb Marcus, Executive Director, Planned Parenthood
of Delaware & Otsego Counties.
October 1999Labels: 10-02-09, Columns, Hometown History |
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Letters To The Editor
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Erik Miller Walks The Walk
To the Editor:
It is not a mystery that the City of Oneonta has far more Democrats than Republicans.
If you examine the voter registration tables, it will become clear that running as a Republican in the city puts a candidate at a huge disadvantage.
But, even with the tough terrain, Erik Miller has thrown himself into the campaign, leading through example and action.
Maybe you are a conservative who thinks the Republican Party has moved too much to the left: You can vote the Conservative Party line because that party has endorsed Erik, too.
Maybe you are a member of the Republican Party: You can vote the Republican Party line because the GOP endorsed Erik.
Maybe you don’t wed yourself to political parties: You can vote the Independence Party line because that party has endorsed Erik.
Maybe you consider yourself progressive, but don’t identify with the Democratic Party: You can vote the Working Families Party line; it has endorsed Erik.
Are you seeing a pattern?
Political parties from Conservative to the liberal Working Families have endorsed Erik because he has led through example.
One candidate shakes hands at the Grand & Glorious Garage Sale, while Erik Miller builds a playground at a local school.
One candidate talks about going green, while Erik Miller runs an environmental non-profit and has saved taxpayers money by making the city government more energy efficient.
One candidate wants to start as mayor with no political experience, while Erik Miller has political experience and has taken the time to learn the city government.
This election is the tale of two candidates: one who talks the talk and one who walks the walk. I ask you, on Election Day, to please keep that in mind.
JORDAN SHEPARDSON
Chairman
Oneonta Republican Committee
Noise-Makers Try To Shout Obama Down
To the Editor:
Some in this country are trying to have President Obama a Muslim.
Others of similar mindset have compared him to Hitler as a great speechmaker.
The intent of all these people is to demonize Obama in order to block his programs.
Hitler’s message was all about hate and war. Those previously in power in Germany of the 1930s either supported him or caved in to his aggressiveness. Obama’s message is of hope, goodwill and peace, the war in Iraq and Afghanistan, a war not of his making aside.
The noise-makers who attempt to shout him down and disrupt his meetings are backed and funded by some of the powers-that-be in this country.
Long before Obama or Hitler, there was a man whose message was one of peace and goodwill for all humanity. According to surviving accounts he was opposed, and eventually destroyed by powers-that-be of that time and those who will always go along with those in power.
Barack Obama may not be the man who can preserve, maintain what’s left of our national integrity, “help regain” our good standing in the world; he has said he can’t do it without the help of other people of good will. He is, however, our best hope of doing so, if not our last hope.
Certainly those who oppose him have no such agenda, whatever principles they publicly claim. The “prophet” they believe in does not have a cross for a symbol but a dollar-sign.
William F. Roberts
OtegoLabels: 10-02-09, Hometown Views, Letters to the Editor, Opinion |
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Bresee’s Renovation Promises So Much, Patience Is Difficult
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What a surprise to find the bids – in the $200,000 range – to remove the 1950s facade from Bresee’s were perhaps double what City Hall hoped to pay?
In this economic climate – improving as it certainly is – contractors around the state still have been low-balling bids, just for the cash flow.
At the other end of Otsego County, the Town of Richfield Springs replaced its collapsing Hyde Street Bridge for about half the cost it had anticipated.
Maybe bidders will have second thoughts when they resubmit.
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That said, it’s hard for people not to see dollar signs when it comes to the Bresee’s redevelopment.
City Hall’s success – and Mayor Nader’s, and Joe Fournier’s, and Carolyn Lewis’ – in putting together the necessary financing has been astonishing.
As in much of community redevelopment, market forces alone are insufficient. In the case of Bresee’s, the anticipated rents were only sufficient to pay off a private investment of $1.2 million or so.
The $2.2 million Restore NY grant announced by Governor Paterson’s office Sept. 2 raised the total available for Bresee’s to $7 million.
That $7 million – $5.8 million in public money, plus the do-able private piece – is sufficient to allow the project to encompass a Wall Street redo, and renovation of challenged buildings on the west side of Dietz Street.
The core concept alone – a renovated anchor building with 20 market-rate housing units and retail space – is exciting enough, and may spark a renewal to that whole section of Main Street.
Plus, the architect City Hall has recruited to the project recently finished a big project in downtown Ithaca that included a movie house.
Already, it seems, the architect has been chatting with Tom Cormier of Burlington Flats, new owner of the Oneonta Theatre. Exciting (potential) synergy.
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What’s happened so far has been the result of hard work by dedicated public officials. The bumps in the road are inevitable, even on the straightest of highways to the most desireable destinations.Labels: 10-02-09, Editorial, Hometown Views, Opinion |
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City Of The Hills
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 REGISTER NOW: There’s still time to register for the Otsego County Chamber’s 10th annual Small Business Banquet Oct. 8 honoring architect Jim Jordan and Ioxus, the super-capacitator manufacturer. Call 432-4500 or e-mail pam@otsegocountychamber.com
HISTORY HAPPENS: John Carney is expected to be elected president at the Greater Oneonta Historical Society’s annual meeting at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 7, at the Unitarian-Universalist Church, 12 Ford Ave. Outgoing president Bob Brzozowski, who must rotate off the board, is due to be named part-time executive director, a new position.
CELEBRATE: The Artisan’s Guild will be celebrating their 10th anniversary with a party from 5-8 p.m. Friday, Oct. 2 at their Main Street location. The public is invited to join the celebration.
FOCUS: UCCCA will be conducting three Thursday night focus groups in October to discuss the best use of its resources during a down economy. Different target groups will meet from 5:30 -7 p.m. on October 1, 8 and 15 at the Wilber Mansion. Call 432-2070 for info or to RSVP.Labels: 10-02-09, City of the Hills, Front Page |
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United Way Begins 40th Drive For Delaware, Otsego Counties
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By LAURA COX
Forty years ago, it was the Community Chest.
Then it was the United Way of Oneonta.
More recently, it’s become the United Way of Delaware & Otsego Counties.
It’s come a long way, baby, Terry Capuano, United Way executive director told the kickoff of this year’s drive Thursday, Sept. 24, at the National Soccer Hall of Fame.
“We are happy to celebrate our 40th year,” she said.
About 70 people were there, from local businesses and agencies that participate in United Way fundraising or are supported by the result.
This was the first year in a while where the event was hosted in the afternoon. Lately, it’s been a breakfast. But with more representatives from Delaware County participating, Capuano thought the new time meant people wouldn’t have to travel in the wee hours to get there.
The kickoff event honored businesses/organizations whose contributions improved over last year’s such as A.O. Fox Hospital and SUNY Oneonta to name a couple, new organizations who are being funded by United Way and some volunteers.
“Last funding cycle we had to deny 15 requests for funding due to a lower than expected fundraising campaign” said Capuano in a prepared statement. “The Board of Directors is committed to doing their best to increase this year’s campaign so that we can address the additional unmet needs in the Delaware/Otsego County region.”
Capuano indicated they raised $343,000 last year, $20,000 short of their goal. This year the drive wants to raise more than last year, but hasn’t specified how much.
Local agencies that have been funded by United Way in the past include, SUNY Oneonta’s Children’s Center, Opportunities for Otsego, Girls on the Run, Delhi Campus Child Care Center, Salvation Army, Planned Parenthood and many more.
To learn how to donate to the campaign or how to enroll in their payroll reduction program, contact the United Way at 432-8006, or visit their website, www.helpuwaydo.com.Labels: 10-02-09, Front Page, United Way |
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Honorees: From General To Songwriter
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A rear admiral expert in seismology and geophysical engineering.
A songwriter whose “Candy Girl” took Frankie Valli to the top of the charts.
A basketball player who started every varsity game from his freshman year to the end of his senior year.
A man who stayed in his hometown, where his efforts resulted in the construction of five new schools.
These are among the outstanding Oneonta High School graduates who are being honored at 9 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 3, with induction on the Wall of Distinction and Athletic Hall of Fame.
But that’s just one piece of the fun and nostalgia sweeping through the City of the Hills on OHS Alumni Weekend 2009.
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Marathoner, 74, Seeks 668th Prize At Pit Run: Dillon Maier’s Life Is Running
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By LAURA COX
Thirteen Pit Runs, 192 Marathons, 667 races, more than 50,982 miles and a national title in power lifting, all feats of just one 74-year-old man.
It DID take 42 years.
And at 10:45 a.m. Sunday, Oct. 4, from Neahwa Park, Oneonta’s Dillon Maier will run his 14th Ricky “Pit” Parisian Pit Run and thus add one more race to his register.
“It’s in my blood,” said Maier, who completed his first marathon, the Boston Marathon, at age 31 in 1967. He was a high school shop and phys-ed teacher in Massena, and was interested in doing something to keep in shape.
He heard about the marathon, and thought, “Why not?”
Maier trained for the year leading up to the marathon; by race’s end, he was hooked. There were not many marathons around at the time, but when he heard about one, he would run it.
In 1972, he ran his personal best: 2 hours, 44 minutes and 55 seconds in the Plattsburgh Marathon.
“I did 2:26 at the Boston Marathon a month before that, so I knew I would do well, but I could have done better, the finish line came too early,” said Maier. “That was the only race where I had energy left over.”
That same year, Maier ran 21 marathons, the most he has ever done in a single year.
Maier does not stick just to marathons. He sees 5Ks, 10Ks and half marathons as opportunities to train and keep in shape, and he sees every finish line as an accomplishment, even 667 races later.
“I like the Pit Run because it only costs $25 and I have to train for it. Also, it’s here and I don’t have to drive to it,” said Maier.
A lot of his friends are runners, so he sees many of them at the Pit Run, as well as students from years past, sometimes with their own kids in tow.
Every certificate, medal, award and trophy play makes up his living room décor. He has affixed each acknowledgment to the wall or ceiling. He figures he may have to start moving them into the kitchen before he quits.
“My goal is to run 200 marathons, and then quit and go to half marathons. The marathon really gets to me, and I like my half marathons,” said Maier, whose last goal to run a total 50,000 miles he met in the summer of 2008.
“I read once that only 2 percent of people run marathons, so I think it is just a privilege to finish,” he said.
Maier started keeping stringent records of his training in 1967 when he started running. He has more than 300 pages of statistics for each training session and run he has ever done. In the records are his times, the temperature, what distance he ran. Now that he has a Garmin chronograph, which tracks his pace, heart rate, calories burns and other statistics, he includes those.
“I can print out my records and compare one 10-mile run to the next,” said Maier.
For training, Maier has found the perfect “God Provided” route to run.
He starts on Route 23 in front of his house, goes up Southside Road and comes back on 23. The location allows for a three-mile-run turning point, a five-mile turning point, and a seven-mile route, so if he wants, he can cut it short. To run a practice marathon he runs the eight-mile course three times, and then a three mile. On the way around he can stop at his house for a quick drink or snack instead of having to carry it with him and bog him down.
He typically runs three days a week instead of the five days he ran in his younger days. Once a week he does a distance run, once a speed run and a third a mediocre run. On his days “off” he can be found lifting at the Boys and Girls Club or riding his bike around down.
He rarely drives his car. He has only put 43,000 miles on it in the eight years he owned it. Much of that has been an annual trip down to Florida, where he lives in the winter. In the six months he is in Oneonta he calculates he puts about 2,500 miles on his bike. In the six months he is in Florida, he puts about 3,000 miles on because the weather is nicer.
Watch for Dillon Maier at the Pit Run start and finish lines this weekend. He’ll be there with a smile on his face, ready to run.Labels: 10-02-09, Dillon Maier, Front Page |
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