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Volume 204, No. 10 Cooperstown, New York, Thursday, March 8, 2012
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COOPERSTOWNAND AROUND
The Freeman’s JournalGrace Kull, the former village trustee, makes her choice at the Empty Bowls luncheon Sat-urday, March 3, at the Cooperstown Vets’ Club to benefit the Food Bank. Grace confessed she’ll be 90 on March 20, although she’s spry-er than most people 20 years younger. (More photos, A2)
COOPERSTOWN
A Candidates Night for incoming village board members is
planned 7-9 p.m. Thursday, March 15, in the 22 Main meeting room, sponsored by the League of Women Voters and The Freeman’s Journal.
“Although the seats are not contested, the League of Women Voters believes that providing a forum for citizens to meet and engage in dialogue around village issues is important,” said the League’s Maureen Murray, who is moderating.
The Democratic slate – Jeff Katz for mayor, and James Dean and Cindy Falk for the two trustee vacancies – is assured election in the March 20 balloting.
No Contest, ButCandidates WillAddress Public
Wounded Warriors To Play Locally This Memorial Day
Cold Nights, Warm syrup
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cherry Val-ley’s Mark Cornwell
pops one of those delicious pancakes from The Farmers’ Museum “Sug-aring Off Sun-day” into son Marcus’ mouth. “Sugaring Offs” continue Sun-days through-out the month. With them is mom/wife Chris-tine. Below, CGP student Laura Lauben-thal tends a sap ketter; volunteer Molly Kara-man, Sherburne, serves up the sweet break-fasts.
CCS Athlete In Hazing Case Shines At Sectionals
Firefighters,Police To PlayTeam Of Vets
BUDGET DIPS: CCS Supt. of Schools C.J. Hebert planned to present a 2012-13 proposed budget at 7 p.m. Wednesday, March 7, that drops about $200,000, from $16.9 million to $16.7 mil-lion. “Budgeting For Our Future: A Community Fo-rum,” is planned at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 14, in the middle/high school cafeteria.
WINNING SPELLER: Cooperstown’s Kristin Ratliff, 14, won the 10th an-nual Regional Spelling Bee Saturday, March 3, at SUNY Oneonta’s Goodrich Theater. (Details, A2)
125 RegisteredIn Advance ForSeward Summit
COOPERSTOWN
At press time, 125 people had already registered for state
Sen. Jim Seward’s Economic Development Summit, and registration will continue at 7:30 a.m. Thursday, March 8, at The Otesaga. The program begins at 7:45.
To register in advance, call 432-8871 or e-mail [email protected].
For the first reports on the outcome, check www.allot-sego.com that morning.
By JIM KEVLIN
COOPERSTOWN
As two players facing hazing-related charges in Hartwick Town Court move into the
state tournament with the CCS varsity
basketball team, the NYSPHSAA executive director says that governing body of high school athletics has no provisions to intervene in such a situa-tion.
“School districts are not required to report violations of their codes of conduct,” said Nina Van Erk, whose organization sanctions the Section
3 championship the Redskins won, 72-58, against Beaver River Satur-day, March 3, at the Carrier Dome in Syracuse.
Even when the New York State Public High School Athletic Associa-tion became aware of situations like Cooperstown’s – two players facing
Please See ATHLETES, A9
By LIBBY CUDMORE
COOPERSTOWN
Cooperstown police and firefighters may want to take advan-
tage of the warming weather and get out the bats and gloves, because they’ll be taking on the nearly undefeated Wounded Warrior Amputee Softball Team on Memorial Day weekend – at 1 p.m. Sunday, May 27, at Doubleday Field.
“They beat the FBI team at Quantico,” said co-chair Ed Greene, the Binghamton-based promoter who was in the village in recent days. “The weekend before the Super Bowl, they took on the NFL All-Stars in a flag football game and beat them by 21 points.”
Please See GAME, A9
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Jim Kevlin/The Freeman’s JournalCooperstown Central School’s Kristen Ratliff, 14, won the 10th annual Otsego-Delaware re-gional Spelling Bee Saturday, March 3, in com-petition at SUNY Oneonta’s Goodrich Theater, spelling “guillotine” in the 18th round. With her are parents Christopher and Janet, brother Steve and sister Julie. Kristen will travel to Washington D.C., May 27-June 1 to compete in the Scripps National Spelling Bee.
KRISTEN RATLIFF SPELLS “GUILLOTINE,” WINS SPOT IN NATIONAL BEE IN D.C.
Ghaleb, Sutaris Join SUNY Delhi College Council
Jhilmil Ghaleb of Coo-perstown and Joseph E. Sutaris of Oneonta
have been appointed to the SUNY Delhi College Coun-cil by Governor Cuomo.
Jill Ghaleb has been an attorney for over 20 years and a solo practitioner with an office in Richfield Springs since 1994. Su-
taris is Community Bank’s senior vice president and regional banking executive in Oneonta.
Ghaleb holds an account-ing degree from Utica Col-lege and a juris doctor from New York Law School. She practiced in Utica before moving to Otsego County. She was appointed Otsego
County judge by Governor Patterson in 2008.
Sutaris joined Communi-ty Bank in April 2011 when is acquired Wilber National Bank, where he had worked
for 16 years. He holds a master of
business administration and a bachelor’s in economics from Rutgers.
Jim Kevlin/The Freeman’s JournalWayne Weir, who is retiring as CCS modified wrestling coach after 30 years, received a plaque honoring his service from members of his team during the annual wrestling banquet Tuesday, March 6, at the school. From left are junior Kevin Segit (195 pounds), senior William Murphy (182 pounds), Weir, junior Michael Boyle (113 pounds) and varsity coach Macaiah Abts. Weir re-tired from teaching last year but continues to substitute. The high point of his wrestling career came when his CCS team won the Center State Conference title in 1986. His goal: “To build the program and develop young men.”
WRESTLERS HONOR WEIR FOR 30 YEARS OF SERVICE
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Lauren Groff, New York Times bestsell-ing author of “Mon-
sters of Templeton,” was part of the “Villains and Killers and Criminals, Oh My: Representing Evildoers in Literary Fiction” panel on Thursday, March 1, at the 2012 Association of
Writers & Writing Programs Conference in Chicago.
There, among the 9,000 writers and aspiring writers, Lauren ran into Libby Cud-more, Freeman’s Journal reporter.
Groff, who lives in Florida, will be back in her native Cooperstown later this month to launch “Arca-dia” in her hometown.
Tom Heitz/The Freeman’s JournalA City of the Hills’ Sweet Adeline quartet – Kate Brooker-Milano, Dorcas Ross, Karen Adolphsen and Jan McGrath – performed Tuesday, March 6, for the Cooperstown Rotary Club at The Otesaga. Crowd-winning numbers included “I Don’t Know Why (I Love You Like I Do)” and “God Bless America.” At left is Rotarian Angie Erway, local man-ager, SEFCU. Bill Glockler, the club’s past president, arranged for the Oneonta-based singers to perform for his colleagues. Richard Daley, the Springfield town justice, was recently inducted as the club’s new-est member.
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Best-selling novel-ist and Cooperstown native Lauren Groff, right, and Libby Cud-more ran into each other at a Chicago conference.
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Cooperstown’s Newspaper
• FOUNDED IN
1808 BY JUDGE WILLIA
M C
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For 203 Years
Friends, we hate to break the news to you, but this is still the
United States of America, not the People’s Republic of Cooperstown or the County of Soviet Socialist Towns.Notwithstanding Rush Lim-baugh, we’re still allowed to have opinions, however wrong-headed, and express them freely.
We’re restating this in the context of the Well-Regu-lated Militias of Thought Police that seem to be ranging freely among us in recent months.
•Example One, proposed
sign law revisions in the Village of Cooperstown.
Since some folks objected to “Save Anthony” signs on privately owned lawns, the village Planning Board has been twisting itself into a pretzel looking for a regulatory way to tell people whose messages other people don’t like to shut up.
Charlie Hill, the very methodical Planning Board chair, said his board thinks it has a formula: When an issue surfaces – be it a political campaign or anti-fracking – the candidate or advocate has the right to put a sign on his/her lawn. When the campaign is over or the issue is resolved, then he/she must remove it.
But who decides when?When is a campaign
over? If a losing or winning candidate wants to leave a political sign up to raise his/her name recognition for the next campaign, who are Cooperstown’s Central Planners to tell him/her not to? Who’s to decide when
the fracking issue is over?Particularly egregious is
the “Save Anthony” mat-ter: People who don’t want to “Save Anthony” – the Pacherille boy has been con-signed to New York State’s equivalent of the Gulag for the next decade – simply want the boy’s family and friends to stop talking about it. Anthony will need “sav-ing” until he is back in the bosom of his family, and probably well beyond.
These signs aren’t like crying “fire” in a crowded theater: This is exactly a situation the Founding Father intended the First Amendment to the Bill of Rights – “Congress shall make no law ... abridging the freedom of speech” – to cover.
The village Planning Board should drop any ef-fort to prevent people from expressing themselves – that simply is not government’s business.
•Example Two, attempts to
muzzle Bill Mirabito.The Oneonta Town Board
member is a significant stockholder in Mirabito Energy Products, which
– for decades, without con-troversy or challenge – has been providing propane gas to homes and businesses in Otsego County and the Southern Tier.
The veteran town coun-cilman favors a five-month moratorium on fracking in the town instead of a 12-month one, and this has caused the town’s Con-cerned Citizens group to call for him to recuse himself, meaning he would not par-ticipate in debate or vote on fracking-associated issues.
Look, Bill Mirabito and anyone else who has come to the conclusion that frack-ing is more beneficial than not to the county may be wrong, but being wrong shouldn’t exclude him or anyone else from the public square.
That would be like saying that the new Town Board member, David Jones, who ran on an anti-fracking ticket, shouldn’t be allowed to debate or vote on frack-ing-related issues because his property values would be protected if his neighbors can’t frack in fields around his house.
Conflict-of-interest poli-
cies are intended to prevent officials from participating in debate or a vote on a specific issue – concretely, not if this, then that – if they will directly benefit finan-cially from the outcome.
At some point, fracking in, specifically, the Town of Oneonta – if it ever hap-pens – may benefit Mirabito Energy (particularly if a pipeline is built through the town, and the company is an investor in it) and, thus, may eventually benefit Bill Mi-rabito. But that’s if, when and not for now.
If the Citizens don’t want Bill Mirabito on the Town Board, get organized and vote him out. Meanwhile, let him do the job he was elected to do.
•Example Three, “frac-
tivist” censoring of Chip Northrup.
After a state Supreme Court judge issued a rul-ing affirming the Town of Middlefield’s ban on fracking, James “Chip” Northrup, a Dallas oilman (with a summer place at the mouth of the Susquehanna) who has been recruited to the anti-fracking cause, put a tart posting about Jennifer Huntington, who had sued to overturn the ban, on Sus-tainable Otsego’s listserve. It’s reprinted, upper right, just to give you an idea of what people consider objec-tionable these days.
Chip Northrup has a repu-tation as sharp of tongue and pen – so did Thomas Paine and Sam Adams, who infuriated our British then-commissars of 1776. Short of libel, he’s entitled
to be so; (Paine and Adams weren’t so entitled, and thus the American Revolution).
Norwich’s Peter Hudi-burg, who wrote one of many responses on the list-serv, had it just right: “How does one or why would anyone want to censor such a creative and funny as well as extremely knowledgeable and tireless activist advocate as Chip has been?”
Short of libel, listserv par-ticipants – Jennifer Hunting-ton is not excluded: Anyone can join at www.sustain-ableotsego.org – should be free to have their say.
•In a society where the
CCS school board feels it is prohibited from sharing matters of compelling pub-
lic concern with the public that elects board members, it’s important to remind ourselves of the basic (and threatened) values of our republic. In an era when air (to fill your tires) can cost a quarter, let’s ensure we keep free speech free.
If you disagree with any of this, write a Letter to the Editor (to [email protected]) and say so: It’s your right – until we hear other-wise.
A final word on Rush: He proves the point. Freedom (of speech) isn’t free. He’s paid a price for his much-publicized unrestrained remarks. But he’s allowed to pay that price, and we Americans should take some satisfaction from that.
Bill Mirabito, Chip Northrup and the friends of An-thony Pacherille should be praised for participat-ing in the public debate, not stifled.
Editor’s Note: This is the text of the posting that got James “Chip” Northrup kicked off the Sustainable Otsego listserv.
Jennifer “Anschutz” Huntington will decide soon on whether to appeal her lawsuit against Middle-field, as soon as she hears from Born Again
Billionaire Phil Anschutz. (“Anschutz” is German for “frack off”).
Reclusive Frackmeister Anschutz, who bankrolled the Dryden lawsuit, “recycled” that suit against Middlefield.
His lawyer, Frackin’ Tom West, just happens to also represent Ms. Huntington ... for “free.” (“Huntington” is a contraction of “hunting town”; the town being hunted = Middlefield)
If Anschutz-Huntington does not appeal, it will be the “kiss of death” for their lawyer Tom West. Or at least the end of the gravy train ...
(West refers to his client Anschutz by his code-name: “Gravy Boat” )
A decision is expected shortly from Anschutz head-quarters in Denver. Denver – where drillers are at the mercy of the city’s zoning laws. And other sorts of local laws. Imagine that.
Too Strong For Sustainable Otsego
Welcome To The Land Of The Mute, Home Of The Inoffensive
To the Editor:The most often heard
excuse for not voting in an election is “my one little vote won’t make a differ-ence.” Yet history is full of instances proving the enormous power of one single vote. In many cases, the course of nations has been changed because one individual ballot was cast — or not cast – depending upon your point of view.
In 2010, 37 percent of 218,054,301 eligible voters turned out for Election Day. What does all that mean? It means 15 percent of 310 million citizens elected some portion of 536 people.
The solution is very simple. We must start to acknowledge the correlation between widespread lack
of participation and the rise of dysfunctional partisan government that is often not working for the people. Start by getting informed, follow our link www.manyvoicesonevillage.com and learn about your local elected officials.
The League of Women Voters, in association with The Freeman’s Journal, will be sponsoring a question and answer forum with all the candidates 7-9 p.m. Thurs-day, March 15, in village office. Please come out and hear the candidates’ views and positions. Please voice your opinions to me on our party’s choices, and who you would like to see on the ballot in our next election.
Additionally, look up your governor, congressman and
state representatives; find out who may be running against them in the next election. Get organized, and join campaigns where people going door to door can defeat the big money candidates who waste hun-dreds of thousands of dollars on negative campaigns.
Start by getting involved in your local elections, come out and vote on March 20, and support our candi-dates for the village elec-tion. I believe the village residents owe it not only to themselves, but also to the men and woman who died protecting our right to vote. Please call or e-mail me to get involved.
RICHARD D. ABBATEVillage Democratic
Chairman, Cooperstown
ATTEND MEET-THE-CANDIDATES FORUM
7-9 P.M., THURSDAY, MARCH 15, AT 22 MAIN
JEFF KATZ FOR COOPERSTOWN MAYOR JIM DEAN, CINDY FALK FOR VILLAGE TRUSTEE
MAUREEN MURRAY, MODERATOR
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Voting Is The Duty Of Every AmericanMain Street Vital To Village’s FutureTo the Editor:
As my one-year position as trustee comes to a close, I very much appreciate the nomination of the Cooper-stown Democratic Party and the opportunity to run again for village trustee.
I have enjoyed this expe-rience and I hope that I have earned sufficient confidence of village residents to ask for your votes to continue for three more years.
We are going into a rap-
idly changing world and we need to be a more proactive and involved community on many fronts. We do not live in a vacuum. Environ-mental issues will drive all future decisions as we move from a country of waste and poor health to a country of sustainable living and good health. Clean water is the number one concern of everyone’s future.
Economic issues will drive the future as we need
to do more with less of ev-erything. Agricultural issues will drive the abundance of healthy food or lack of it. Technology will determine if we can live in the past and the future at the same time. Cooperation will determine if we can accomplish the many lofty goals that we have set out for ourselves and the preservation of what we already have to enjoy.
As a trustee, I have always tried to make the choices that were in the best interest of the village first. As chairman of the Envi-ronmental Conservation Committee, which has many interested members, I am open to discuss all new and innovative ideas to
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THE FREEMAN’S JOURNAL A-5
BOUND VOLUMESCompiled by Tom HeiTz from Freeman’s Journal archives, courtesy of the New York State Historical Association Library
100 YEARS AGO
March 6, 1912
200 YEARS AGOFor Sale, A Stout Healthy Negro Wench,
thirty years of age. She understands all kinds of house work and is an excellent cook, sold only for want of employment. For terms, apply to the Editor, or to the subscriber. James Dietz, Milford, February 29, 1812.
March 7, 1812
175 YEARS AGONewspaper readers – How endless is the
variety of newspaper readers and how hard it is to satisfy their wants. Mr. A. believes he shall discontinue his paper, because it contains no political news. Mr. B. is decid-edly of opinion that the same sheet dabbles too freely in the political movements of the day. C. doesn’t take it because it is all on one side. D., whose opinions it gener-ally expresses, does not like it because it is not severe enough upon the opposition. E. thinks it does not pay due attention to fash-ionable literature. F. will not suffer a paper to be upon on his table which ventures an opinion against slavery and G. never patron-izes one that lacks moral courage to expose the evils of the day. And, H. declares he does not want a paper filled with the hodge-podge proceedings and doings of congress and the legislature.
March 13, 1837
150 YEARS AGONo foreign Elephants! The King of Siam,
in his letter accompanying valuable pres-ents, says “elephants are regarded as the most remarkable of the large quadrupeds by the Americans, so that if anyone has an elephant’s tusk of large size, and will deposit it in any public place, the people come by thousands, crowding to see it, say-ing it is a wonderful thing.” For this, and other things, he offers to send elephants to be let loose, to increase and multiply in the Continent of America. The President, in his reply, remarks: “This government would
not hesitate to avail itself of so generous an offer if the object were one which could be made practicably useful in the present condition of the United States. Our politi-cal condition, however, does not favor the multiplication of the elephant, and steam on land, as well as on water, has been our best and most efficient agent of transportation in internal commerce.”
March 7, 1862
125 YEARS AGOOn Saturday last two sleigh loads of
Cooperstowners started a few miles apart for Hyde Hall about the time in the evening when it commenced to snow, and after “go-ing it blind” for some time without see-
ing any indication of having reached their destination, took an observation, and found that they had been traveling in a circle, one load being between three and five mile points, and the other just opposite Wood’s stone quarry! They reached home after an absence of two or three hours. It has since been learned that one party was actually within five minutes drive of the Hall! A man who lives a few miles up the lake, and who attempted to go home at the same time, also lost his way.
March 12, 1887
75 YEARS AGOStanley Nagorick, aged 23 years, em-
ployed as a bus boy at the Knox School narrowly escaped drowning in Otsego Lake Friday morning. Nagorick decided to drive his car on the ice to the fishing shanty of a friend. A short distance from shore south of the country club the ice sheet cracked and a big hole opened under him. The car sank into the frigid depths, until it was wholly submerged with the exception of a portion of the rear. The windows and doors were closed. Having discovered that escape from the front was impossible, Nagorick jumped into the rear seat and broke out a window with his hands and escaped through the opening. He was taken to Mary Imogene Bassett Hospital at once where his cuts were treated and he was able to return to work in the Knox dining room by noon.
March 10, 1937 50 YEARS AGO
The body of William Gruby, one of Cooperstown’s oldest residents, was found late Monday afternoon in his home on South Avenue where he had been living alone in recent months. Mr. Gruby was generally believed to have been 101 years old but census records indicate he was 91. Death was due to natural causes. Mr. Gruby was born November 22, 1870 in a house which stood near the Delaware & Hudson Railroad freight house on Railroad Avenue.
He was the son of William and Angeline Gruby. His father was a German immigrant and his mother was of Schoharie Dutch and Mohawk Indian ancestry.
Mr. Gruby married Miss Anna Josephine Crossway in 1889. Mrs. Gruby died in 1918. They had 17 children, 13 of whom are living, including nine sons and four daugh-ters. Mr. Gruby was a member of Christ Episcopal Church and a prominent member of the Cooperstown Fire Department for nearly 75 years.
March 7, 1962
25 YEARS AGOWhere Nature Smiles – We would like
to thank the League of Women Voters of the Cooperstown Area for sponsoring the recent Candidates’ Night during which three of the individuals who ran for the Village Board shared their perceptions of the problems facing Cooperstown. We are fortunate indeed that Cooperstown has such dedicated citizens willing to serve on the Village Board, even though board mem-bers are often held up to scorn and ridicule when performing a basically thankless job. Thus, we thank Charles Dimick, Tom Heitz, Dutchy Lewis and Jim Woolson for having run and extend our congratulations to the winners, Dutchy Lewis and Jim Woolson.
March 11, 1987
10 YEARS AGOA solid season at forward landed Rachel
Bliss a spot on the Center State Conference first team. Bliss was the leading scorer on the varsity girls’ basketball squad, averaging 12.3 points per contest. Her 7.7 per game rebounding average was the second highest for the Lady Redskins. In addition to Bliss, three other Lady Redskins – Liz May, Anne Kennedy and Rebekah Saxer – earned hon-orable mention for their play this season. “They each contributed key performances,” Lady Redskins’ coach Frank Miosek said.
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RICHFIELD SPRINGS – Mary Louise Kohler Weiss, 56, who taught kindergarten at Richfield Springs Cen-tral School, passed away Sunday, March 4, 2012, at Bassett Hospital.
Mary was born on Jan. 20, 1956, in Queens, the daughter of the late Alex-ander Kohler and Marie Seibert Kohler. Most of her education was in the Hun-tington area. She graduated from high school in New Hartford, attended Mohawk Valley Community College and received bachelor’s and master’s degrees at SUNY
Oneonta.On May
31, 1980, she married George W. Weiss at St. Joseph Cath-olic Church. They made their home in Richfield
Springs, where she resided for more than 32 years.
In addition to teaching, she home-schooled all four of her children. She taught Sunday school and was on the board at Christian As-sembly of Schuyler.
In her leisure time, she made hand drawn cards and pictures with Bible verses and enjoyed working in her flower gardens.
Surviving besides her husband include her daugh-ter, Elyse Kane and her husband, Matthew, of Ilion; three sons, Charles G., Robert J., and Michael D. and his wife, Meaghan, all of Richfield Springs; along with her grandchildren, Katelyn and Abigail Kane and Isabelle Weiss. Also, a brother and three sisters; her mother-in-law, Bernice Folts Weiss of Richfield Springs,
and other inlaws.In addition to her parents;
she was preceded in death by her brother, Rick Kohler; and her father-in-law, Peter F. Weiss Jr.
Funeral services will be at noon Thursday, March 8, at the Enea Family Funeral Home, 4309 Acme Road, between Ilion and Frank-fort, with Pastor Bob Burge of Christian Assembly of Schuyler officiating.
Calling hours are 4-8 Wednesday and 10 a.m.-noon before the funeral.
Interment is in the spring in Lakeview Cemetery,
ONEONTA – Willis “Bill” Calvin Dailey Jr., 88, owner of one of Oneonta’s first laundromat, passed away on Friday, March 2, 2012, at Otsego Manor.
He was born Feb. 10, 1924, in Oneonta, son of Willis Catlin Dailey and Helen Coleman Dailey.
Mr. Dailey graduated from Binghamton Central High School in 1942, and went to work for IBM. In 1943, he was drafted in to the Navy, serving aboard the destroyer escort USS Hopping during World War II, as a radar man first class, achieving the rank of petty officer. He received the Vic-tory Medal upon discharge in 1946.
He then went to work with his father, opening the Oneonta Family Cleaners at 22 Main St., which he oper-ated until his retirement in
1989. He built U-Totem, one of the first laundromats, on Chestnut Street.
He married Barbara Ann Cummings on July 24, 1949,
at the First United Methodist Church.
He was a member of the Elks, the Masons and Ki-wanis. Also, the Hartwick College Citizens Board and the Oneonta Concert Associ-ation, supported many non-profits and held subscrip-tions to SPAC, Proctor’s in Schenectady and the Stanley Center for the Arts in Utica.
Local survivors include his daughter, Kathryn Jean Dailey Sason and her hus-band, Raphael Rousseau Sa-son, of Oneonta, and sister Shirley Baker of Oneonta.
ONEONTA – Mabel “Arlene” Murphy, 86, who operated Murphy’s Shoe Repair with her late hus-band, Arthur, passed away on Friday, March 2, 2012.
She was born on Nov. 1, 1925, in Sidney Center, the daughter of the late Roscoe C. and Eva P. Wilber.
On Nov. 2, 1947, she mar-ried Arthur Joseph Murphy Sr. The two were married for 39 years. He predeceased her in 1987.
She was a member of St. Mary’s Catholic Church, and was an active member of its Rosary Society and the Italian American Club.
She is survived by her children, Arthur Joseph Murphy Jr. and his wife, Deborah, of Oneonta, and Doloris A. Kusmierz and her husband, Peter, of Morris;
six grand-children, Marci Logan, Carrie Lynn Murphy, Jo-seph Murphy, Jared Logan, Matthew Murphy, Rosemarie
Kusmierz; four great-grand-children, Daden R. Logan, Devin Jean Grace, Shane Magner and Kayden Grace; two brothers, Earl (Alice) Wilber and Halsey (Donna) Wilber of Unadilla; and several nieces, nephews and cousins.
She was also predeceased by seven brothers and a sister.
Lester R. Grummons Funeral Home was entrusted with the arrangements.
ONEONTA – Dr. Swee Chee Wong, 92, a former physician with the Homer Folks T.B. Hospital, passed away on Sunday, March 4, 2012, at his residence.
He was born on Aug. 28, 1919, in Perak, Malaysia, the son of Kuan and Hoek Wong. He married Lorana Reid on Aug. 4, 1959.
Dr. Wong worked retired from Homer Folks in 1974. Prior to that, he worked for several state run medical facilities. As a physician, he held memberships in medi-cal societies, including the College of Chest Physicians.
In addition to his wife of 52 years, he survived by his children, Dr. Ruth Liang and
her husband, Raymond, of Wayne, N.J., James Wong and his wife, Patricia, of Honolulu, Robert Wong of Oneonta, John Wong and his wife,
Renee, of South Glens Falls, and Lisa Wong and her husband, Jeff Gershman, of Wooster, Ohio; his step-daughter, Mimi Fitzgerald of Southhampton, N.J., and grandchildren Kayla Wong, Ares Jordan and Jordan Tyler Wong, Lauren and Elizabeth Liang, Sara, Cory, Jordan and Thomas Wong.
Bill Dailey
Bill Dailey, 88; Ran U-Totem, Early Laundromat In Oneonta
‘Arlene’ Murphy, 86; Ran Shoe Repair Store
Mrs. Murphy
Dr. Wong, 92; Homer Folks M.D.
oBituaries
Mary Louise Weiss, 56, Richfield Springs; Taught Kindergarten
Mary Louise Kohler Weiss
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Hubbell’s Exclusive. Reduced Now $257,500
otsego lake tempter(7032) Refresh your spirit in this nearly-new
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a Cozy haVen(7340) Explore the many virtues of this superbly-kept
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5+ Acres Hunting Lodge(7516) Private small hunting cabin and 3 sheds, gas cook-stove, wood stove w/stainless chimney, some wiring (for generator), 2 small fields, mostly wooded w/ pine trees & some hardwood, good hunting with county land (Forest of
the Dozen Dads) across the road which can be hunted.Hubbell’s Exclusive $43,900
greek reViVal on 22+ aCres(7499) Secluded 5BR/2BA Susquehanna riverside
Greek Revival on a country dead-end road plus rolling hills view. Historic 1830’s home replete
with large rooms and formal dining room. 2 fireplaces. Center entry, back staircase, bookcased
library. Sunporch, beamed ceiling, many built-ins. Oak and pine flooring, large eat-in country kitchen. Two-car garage, large front porch, out
building. 1 1/2 miles south of Cooperstown. Coo-perstown Schools. Hubbell’s Exclusive. $295,000
Charming Near Cooperstown(7550) Live comfortably in this well-maintained 4BR/3BA Ranch-type featuring country scenery
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Cooperstown Village Warmth(7451) Cherish this superbly-kept 3BR/2BA home on
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Cooperstown Schools. Hubbell’s Exclusive. $257,500
Cooperstown Village Cape(7497) Begin and end your search with this
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Garage, useful workshop, partially finished basement. Enclosed porch. Here is a home that is tops for value! Hubbell’s Exclusive. $299,000
Dynamic Otsego Lakefront(7353) Treat yourself to this terrific, 3-bedroom home with panoramic lake views on a full acre
w/100’ of private lakefrontage. Nicely-kept, one-owner residence providing a bright open
floorplan, den and woodstove, lower level base-ment. Modern kitchen w/oak cabinets. Laundry room, Sliding glass doors to large wrap-around
covered deck, metal dock, storage shed. It shows off beautifully! Hubbell’s Exclusive. $625,000
Contemporary Cape on 3.9 Acres(7535) Everyone applauds this nicely-kept 5BR/3+BA Contempo
on a pastoral site on 3.90 acres. Appealing Cape highlighting spacious living room, family room, wide plank and hardwood flooring. Formal dining room, Eat-in Kitchen w/oak cabinets, built-in bookcases and finished basement. Woodstove, active solar. Energy efficient. Two-car garage, large view deck, back
porch. Stocked pond, hot tub, 2 story barn. No comfort overlooked! Cooperstown School. Hubbell’s Exclusive. $525,000
19+ Acres(7416) Christian Hill area near Cooperstown.
Open, wooded-hillside. 2927’ of road frontage. Good neighborhood. Owner financing possible.
Cooperstown Schools. REDUCED Hubbell’s Exclusive $65,000
5+ Acres Hunting Lodge(7516) Private small hunting cabin and 3 sheds, gas
cookstove, wood stove w/stainless chimney, some wiring (for generator), 2 small fields, mostly wooded w/ pine
trees & some hardwood, good hunting with county land (Forest of the Dozen Dads) across the road which can be
hunted.Hubbell’s Exclusive $43,900
This charming 1886 Victorian three story home is centrally located, in the Cooperstown village, on a tree lined street. Convenient to the Leatherstocking golf course, the Otesaga Hotel and all village locations.
It is set back from the street with a large front and rear yard. There are lovely ash, cherry and pine wood floors throughout the house. The large wrap around porch is perfect for dining, entertaining or for relax-ing. A double parlor features built in bookcases and pocket doors. The bright and spacious kitchen was completely renovated in the 90’s with cherry cabinets and a ceramic tiled floor. There is also a breakfast
room. The second floor has four spacious bedrooms with three full baths and a third floor with two bedrooms and a bath with a view of Lake Otsego. Many charming original details are integrated into the house to create a feeling of welcome and comfort. All the mechanics have been updated and the property
has been well maintained. Since 1993 the property has operated as a very successful B&B. A large detached barn provides ample storage space.
A family home…B& B… the possibilities are endless!
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Unique Craftsman structure, located just outside the village of Cooperstown – original 1822 cottage with large addition added after 1993. The original house consists of a front
parlor with wood burning stove, a 3/4 bath and an “Arts and Crafts” kitchen with oak cabinets, plate rack, tiled floor and countertops, an antique center island with seating, deep copper sink, period hardware, and private staircase to the upstairs studio/bed-room. Quality construction, wonderful period lighting, period details and hardwood
floors throughout. The 1992 addition offers a lovely dining room with lighted shelving, door to a private deck, open staircase, unique lighting and a step down into the large,
but cozy, living room with attractive gas fireplace. French doors lead to the pretty private back yard that extends into the Red Creek, an active trout stream that flows year
round and is a tributary of the Susquehanna River. Upstairs there are two bedrooms and two baths. A screened breezeway attaches a detached two car garage.
Cedar siding and a picket fenced front yard complete the picture. This property must be seen to be fully appreciated.
When looking for a house, it’s tempting to consider only newly built homes. The clean, fresh appearance of a new house of a new house and neighborhood can be hard to resist. But an existing home has
some advantages. With an existing home, the neighborhood is established… you know who your neighbors are and whether the
area is kept up. In addition, mature landscaping can add much to the desirability of the location. Homes in older neighborhoods may have
design qualities you find attractive that are hard to find in new housing. “Character” is an indefinable quality often found in older
homes, especially where each was individually built. Only your own tastes can determine the right choice for you!
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Lovely family home in park-like setting; woods, stream, and
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29 Pioneer St., Cooperstown, NY 607-547-4045
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Renovated 1840’s GReek Revivallocated just three miles
from the village of Cooperstown in the hamlet of Toddsville. Beginning in 2005 this charming home has been lovingly restored maintaining its historical
essence.The first floor has a front foyer that leads into the
parlor with a bay window. The living room boasts an original mantel with faux
fireplace, original wide pine floors and moldings. A mudroom/office space
leads to the attached two car garage with workshop. The dining room, off the kitchen, is carpeted. Upstairs are three bedrooms and a new full
bath. New thermal windows with half screens and new rain gutters. Maple, fir and pine floors throughout. New large sun filled deck overlooking the very pretty tree lined backyard with annuals and perennials.
offered Co-exclusively by Ashley Connor realty $249,999.00
Brand new to the market, this delightful home offers just over 2,000 square feet of living space
and is in a walk-to-everything location. Lovingly restored, this
property offers a main floor consisting of a pretty entryhall
with open staircase and stained glass window, parlor with
French doors, a formal dining room with pass through original
cupboards to the nicely renovated kitchen, plus a library/den and half bath.
Chestnut woodwork, hardwood floors and true
Victorian features throughout. Upstairs are three nicely sized
bedrooms, a hallway nook area as well as a full bath. The
walk-up attic is ready to convert to more living space. All systems have been replaced. The basement houses the heating system, etc. as well
as the laundry area with standing sink. All appliances are new including the 5-burner propane cook stove. The wrap around front porch is charming and there are two sweet porches tucked in at either side of the kitchen. The carriage house offers parking but also has underground electric and water from the house offering the
possibility of studio space. This very nice home is in move-in condition and we are delighted to be offering it
Village Victorian
Offered Exclusively by Ashley-Connor Realty $287,000.
LETTER/From A4move Cooperstown forward and to shoulder our com-munity responsibilities as citizens of the world.
We need to continue upgrading our village to make it an even more at-tractive place to visit, live, work and invest. The face of Main Street is especially very important to the future of Cooperstown. Bringing new families and businesses to our village is essential for our economic sustainability.
I fully support our Main Street sidewalk and lamp-post project for which the engineering (only) is being done at this time. I initiated, and I fully support, seasonal paid parking on Main Street
to help pay for this approxi-mately half-million-dollar project (local area residents will be able to apply for special passes for two hour parking). We fully intend to move cautiously forward with this project to keep costs and timing under con-trol. Roads and sidewalks are upgraded yearly as funds permit.
The library building at 22 Main Street is one of our finest village structures and centers of village life. This building is again call-ing upon us for some much needed attention. This will be high on our agenda in the near term. Friends of 22 Main are also waiting to play a part in this effort with
our cooperation. I would like to run again,
without hesitation, in large part because of my fellow trustees who have contrib-uted so much to my posi-tive experience. I also fully support Jeff Katz as mayor. I have worked with Jeff for this past year and I have found him to be an ex-tremely intelligent, knowl-edgeable, hard working and fair person with the best interests of the Village as his number one concern. He is a calm and measured thinker who navigates the complexi-ties of issues towards the most appropriate solution.
I would also look forward to working with Cindy Falk. Cindy is a very bright, orga-
nized, well educated young woman who has already devoted six years to serv-ing the village on various boards. She is already an invaluable resource for our village, and fortunately is willing to continue to serve.
I hope that Village residents will come out in force this March 20 to support Jeff Katz for mayor and Cindy Falk and me for trustees. We all real-ize that all possible slates have not been filled but a strong showing would give all of us a great start going forward.
Thank you for your con-sideration.
JAMES DEANCooperstown
To the Editor:Cooperstown Concert
Series ended its 42nd season on Saturday night, March 3, as Eilen Jewell and her band wowed the 300 people packed into the sold out Otesaga ballroom.
On behalf of our Board of Directors, we wish to thank all of our patrons, sponsors, subscribers and all others who attended our concerts this season. We simply could not bring the talented artists we’ve had this past year without your generous help and support.
As an all-volunteer orga-nization, the Concert Series’ mission is to provide great entertainment to our com-munity in the fall and winter months, when we all need it the most.
For us, it’s always nice to see so many familiar and friendly faces in attendance
on concert nights. Our search committee has
been hard at work develop-ing the schedule for next season, our 43rd!
The 2012-13 season will embrace some exciting new ideas and changes which we hope will make your concert experience even better.
Remember, the latest information is always avail-able on our web site, www.cooperstownconcertseries.org, or on our Facebook page.
Check in often for news and please join our email list by contacting us at [email protected].
Again, our heartfelt thanks on joining us for an-other memorable season.
JIM HILL & JEFF KATZCo-Directors
Cooperstown Concert Series
Thanks For the Memories,More To Come In 2012-13 Seasonal Parking Will Pay For Main Street Upgrade
LETTERS
To the Editor:The Plains at Parish
Homestead makes its mark as a resource for families that are effected by Al-zheimer’s Disease with the opening of the area’s first “Alzheimer’s Café.”
To quote Trudy Claudy, executive director: “Often caregivers feel uncomfort-able bringing people with Alzheimer’s to public events. These cafés are
designed to give both the caregivers and person with Alzheimer’s an enjoyable time with people who un-derstand their situation.”
Timeless: The Plains at Parish Homestead Alzheim-er’s Café opens 4-6 p.m. Wednesday, March 14, at The Plains, located off Exit 13 of I-88. It is a monthly café style open-house with refreshments and socializing followed by a program or
performance. This month will feature a traditional Irish sing-along with Carol Mandigo and friends.
Alzheimer’s Cafés were started by a Dutch psy-chiatrist in 1997 to offer a non-judgmental environ-ment for people dealing with the disease. In the past couple years, the cafés have been sprouting up through-out the United States and have proven to be incredibly
useful “oasis” for families, organizers say.
The café, is scheduled 4-6 p.m. on the third Wednesday of each month. For more information, call 607-267-4013 or visit www.plain-satparish.com.
BARBARA ANN HEEGANMarketing Director
Plains At Parish HomesteadOneonta
Timeless Café First Of Kind In Otsego County
THE FREEMAN’S JOURNAL A-9THURSDAY, MARCH 8, 2012
Oneonta Veterinary Hospital
front row, l-r: Vickie Maraglio with Mr. Missy the cat, Lisa Perez with Murphy the cat, and Dr. Joan Puritz with Munsy the Dog, Top row (l-r): Stacy Long, Dr.
Mathew Zeh, Jody Roberts, Josh Whitaker, and Stefan Marikovics.
We specialize in both small and large animals. We also treat
birds, rodents and reptiles.
We offer 24/7 on callemergency services.
Crescent Pet Lodge still offers dog and cat boarding.
NEW LOCATION:At Former Site of
Polar Scoops & Burger King
Oneonta Veterinary Hospital525 Main Street, Oneonta, NY 13820
Phone: (607) 432-8570; Fax: (607) 267-4088
Don’t Worry!
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WINES FROM “DOWN UNDER”? NO WORRIES, MATE!Sample Wines From New Zealand and Australia Friday, March 16th • Uncorks at 5:00PM • Templeton Lounge
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GAME/From A1His event co-chair Carol Clin-
ton said simply, “They’re competi-tive.”
The team is made up of 17 sol-diers and Marines who underwent amputations for injuries sustained in the Afghanistan and Iraq wars. The goal of the WWAST was to prove soldiers could “rise above any challenge” through extensive rehabilitation and athletic training.
Though they’ve won 20 of the 35 games they’ve played, coach David Van Sleet insists that it’s not about winning. “These guys have already won,” he said. Van Sleet formed the team a year ago after two years in the Army, college and 30 years with the Department of Veteran’s Affairs, specializing in prosthetics. “I put all three of my passions together,” he said.
The team has received national coverage, including stories on ESPN and in Sports Illustrated. Louisville Slugger donated $35,000 worth of equipment, and Sterling Athletics prints the team’s logo onto their softballs. Singer Jimmy Buffett is a fan, and the team was invited onstage to join Buffett in making the world’s largest Margarita, as listed in the Guinness Book of World Records, last year in Las Vegas.
“When you see someone like Josh Wege, who lost both his legs below the knee at 19, get up and get out there, it’s such an inspira-tion,” said Clinton.
Despite these injuries, some
of the team members are still on active duty. “It’s a revelation in determination,” Greene said.
The team members were select-ed from over 480 applicants and fitted with $2 million in prosthet-
ics. “A lot of these guys played ball in high school and college,” said Clinton. “We wanted to help them get back that kind of normal life.”
Clinton got involved when she
saw a video of the team playing and contacted their coach, Dave Van Sleet. “They were playing in Oklahoma City, but I wasn’t headed out that way ... so I asked Dave to let them come here. Syra-
cuse tried to get them too, but we got them first.”
The team will play two Up-state games, one in Binghamton on Saturday, May 26, against the Broome County law officers and the Cooperstown one the follow-ing day, complete with a military fly-over and a V.I.P .tour of the Baseball Hall of Fame. Tickets will be $6, with all proceeds going to the Wounded Warrior Project.
“This is their only appearance in upstate New York,” said Greene. “It took some serious arm twist-ing.”
Trustee Jeff Katz, chair of Village Board’s Doubleday Field Committee, is looking forward to welcoming the team. “Since the moment they contacted us, we’ve been thrilled to participate,” he said. “We’ll do whatever we can to make it work. We want to make this a big deal.”
Greene is hoping to involve the community further by seeking volunteers to man concessions, souvenir tables and for businesses to serve as ticket outlets. “It will bring true public awareness to the dedication and sacrifice these guys showed for their country.”
“I wanted to share this team with this area,” Clinton said. Coo-perstown is an old town with that apple pie image, and that’s what these guys have. They have a lot of pride, and Cooperstown has that. You get a warm feeling when you come to this town – it’s the American Pie of New York.”
ATHLETES/From A1charges in the football case continue to play on the var-sity basketball team – there is nothing in its policy to address it, she said.
To date, said Van Erk, the NYSPHSAA, has limited its role to providing “educa-tional opportunities to assist school districts is combating hazing.”
Foremost has been the development of a webinar – the one CCS coaches were required to watch when al-legations of hazing against the football team surfaced in November.
A live webinar was held three times last August, and twice in November. It may also be viewed at http://www.nysphsaa.org/; click on the “safety & research” button on the lower left of the page.
As it happens, one of the two athletes facing charges, Jeff Flynn, was high scorer on the team in the game against Beaver River, now goes on with Derek Liner, who has seen less play-ing time, to the first round of state tournament play against Section 4 champ Elmira Notre Dame Sat-urday, March 10, in Glens Falls.
Supt. of Schools C.J. Hebert and school board President Tony Scalici said they’ve had no second thoughts about allowing the boys, who have an April 11 court date on the harassment charges, to continue playing varsity sports or to represent CCS.
Hebert replied to the question, “I sent you my response, so print that again, please. That is the same response I have sent to you numerous times, so print that again.” He was appar-ently referring to a school board statement released last month saying that the dis-trict would take no further
disciplinary action against the boys, whatever happens.
Said Scalici of one of the boys, “He was disciplined by the school. He served out the consequence of that, and he’s playing basketball.”
In the weeks ahead, he continued, policy changes will be surfacing at school board meetings that re-spond to the hazing situa-tion, including changes in the coaches’ handbook and adjustment to the sports program generally, some in response to a state Education Department initiative rather than the local situation.
The Anti-Defamation League’s anti-bullying program, “World of Differ-ence,” will also be rolled out by the district’s Character Development Committee appointed in December. The committee is expected to hear a presentation on the program when it meets the week of March 19.
David Van Sleet photoThese are among the members of the Wounded Warrior Project softball team that will be competing at Doubleday Field on Memorial Day Weekend.
Wounded Warrior Softball Team To Play At Doubleday Field
NYSPHSAA Has LimitedRole In Overseeing Teams
Brian HoreyJeff Flynn had a 22-point game at the Car-rier Dome.
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ExclusivEly offErEd at thE NEw PricE $475,000 Located within minutes of the village of Cooperstown, this historic building is situated on twelve acres that offers the possibility for future growth and parcel offers the possibility for future growth and development. The current owners purchased the Inn several years ago and have operated a successful Bed and Breakfast business since 2003. A total redecoration of all rooms was undertaken with an eye to historical color and period furnishing. The result is a warm and inviting atmosphere for the owners and their guests. The Inn offers three guest rooms with private baths and air-conditioning as well as a first floor two room suite for families. A full breakfast is served in the charming “Tavern room” where the original bar is still in place.
There is wireless Internet access available for guest use and a guest computer is also available. The gathering room provides a friendly atmosphere for relaxing after a day of activity and the wood-stove
provides welcome warmth on a cool day. The large parking area makes access a very simple process. The Owners’ Quarters, on the second and third floors are private, with an outside staircase entry as well as a second story private porch. There are two bedrooms, an open living /dining kitchen area, and a private bath. The Main bedroom, on the third floor, has a vaulted ceiling and is extremely private. The Phoenix
Inn presents the rare opportunity to have a combination home and bed and breakfast while not sacrificing privacy for
yourself or for your guests. This is the perfect opportunity to have your home work for you!
37 Chestnut St, Cooperstown •547-5622• www.donolinrealty.com
The Phoenix innHome of the Week
www.johnmitchellrealestate.com • [email protected]
Dave LaDuke Broker 435-2405; Mike Winslow Broker 435-0183; Tony Gambino 516-384-0095; Rob Lee 434-5177; Mike Swatling 435-6454; Joe Valette 437-5745; Laura Coleman 437-4881
First time on the market!Own a lovely 2 family home in Cooperstown. Priced to
sell, this could ALSO easily be converted back to a 1 family home. Each offer eat in kitchens, 2 BR, Lri, and baths. The downstairs apartment has access to a deck and fenced in back yard. Located on quiet Irish Hill, an easy walk to
downtown. Fabulous rental history, short distance to the Baseball Hall of Fame, Bassett Hospital and shopping. Good
investment opportunity or live in one, rent the other. MLS#: 80002 Offer by John Mitchell Real Estate $159,500
Located in Pierstown , 4 miles from Cooperstown, this 3 BR, 2 BA Ranch style home has the charm of
country living. An oversized 2 car garage has a small workshop, electric & heat, plus storage above. It’s nestled on almost an acre with Maple & Pine Trees and raised perennial gardens. The kitchen & dining room, large living room and den allow for country entertaining. The spacious master bedroom and
master bath has a walk-in closet. The well groomed back yard has room for kids to run and play. This
home is a perfect start, must see! MLS#: 81289 Offer by John Mitchell Real Estate $169,000
Good starter home. Needs TLC. All systems up and running. MLS#: 81924
Offer by John Mitchell Real Estate $79,000
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Newly listed 4 unit has great income producing potential. All units have 1 bedroom and updates include newer
roof, 5 new electric services and new hot water heaters. Located on
corner lot within walking distance to downtown. Priced to sell quickly at
$129,900. MLS#83310.
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31 Pioneer Street, Cooperstown(directly next door to Stagecoach Coffee)
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Nice four bedroom village home with large back yard and new rear deck. New addition including master bedroom on the 1st level. $98,000 #83128
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