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g0.\ JigglBS isem te onthai.” hainnan I about a t vain tliat @st tndus- ese noted /sued dial t’s about it seems to b effon to tourism or sablic par* going to use passed with Reps, ster Lord. Trask and [lei M ^ie; gue^ Me; of asn i^it tmnained e.lofd dadc iMe,Bsna sanas night, jaiby g(K5 ■ge Olsen aiby also Russell assing away a D«. 16. French of , and Mrs. r. Dec. 28. s girifriend, tn and Bob enjoyed and Mrs. r. Dan and ipper guests palby goes nNontmof seiaway sgoout sdioal sat- iopls in the ts also com* scholaisilip nthepubii- pol! o f t« n istrihbted to IStOoileges. ie tibmies witless who liter fcsifi ’ totMy s ^ s rik ti» FBI inotiistitl^ d© parL\ sed the eta©* s \who sad mw In and M© the body Jiosecutor hi be ‘M g a e d Ms enoits © s/e Investiga* Dwerfiil must at really hap- icent Foster: on. call the Center at i s is syndical- y Amrica’s educMtional 'ed to the ee-entetpirUe 'nthml Jptir\ ore mformd- JfulUff, f$O0 )4l6$J05 Or H . \ : N wi., , , , ccTiffmwM ^&Chenami)Comti0$ Corvette museum sold to Wilber Bank Mamgemmi will ml change hands .ByB/ya-SBEEIDAN' Editor HAETWICK $ E « A R Y - After foar years o f stfuggling with low attendmtce, and with plans eo buiM a Itbrasy a n i mshlves bn die works* the Corvette Araerirana Hali cif Fame and Museum has been sold to Wilber National Bank, aceonlang to papers filed with die Otsego County Clerk Tuesday. The sale, ascoiding to Wilber Narional Bank Fresideni Allred S. Wliittet. went through last week* although the paperwork was not hied until Ian. 9. Interview with the Fmman [s Journal last year that he began ;eoUecitog Corvettes when he was 18, bnyiaga useJ ‘^Yette for about $1,800. Since dtattime, ^ e museunt has at^acted the a|tendcmf o f the Intemadonal Assoctoion of Sports Museums and Halls of Fame, many of those members visiting the spot on Route Itseostoiners.” Schery bad an outstanding mortgage on the Biuseam with Wilber, hut it was not deter- 28 itt Hnriwlck Seminary white here for a con> 1! o f 1994. two ediooJs with Morris Ceniral 304-274 o»u« aM- ^-.SouthNew Berlin 2 4 4 - m C C S w U lcU m ■ -'COOPERSTOWN - Coop- ’^ t o w n Bs^ Sotepl;:WilI''te* '■^jlosed fdr tegulnr daeses tm- '■■Mcsiris w a w a s iee ^ E 'a s ^ ' r i s -1990 vri&'ilie Giflieffbvilk Uptoft KriJoob, wsd, •Ihit^nse-wtied i^aiustite-nMai-, -ec .364-97. New Berlin vousrs . Cooperstown M iMe Sehool willbe closed on Jan. 24 only. Regular classes will resume on Oneotita s late holiday parade .' CHKMTA-FofftfiWto • town will, b» iriii of, This will twaaeveuEduwhi^h every wofkfeg m i to wH be & « , ■ , M mdsaidaftaciBws. ‘ - : T f e e l4 teC ^ r ^ 1 ® . tWrtYi' atwnfiW wisbbw to Allen S c h ^ , listed as v i ^ president and secretary, built tlm museum four yemis ago, using seven of liis own Corvettes. He said in an vention in the fad! o f 11 - . Sehei^ also told Hre Freeman's Journal last summer that be had plans to build a Corvette Lihmry and Archives using the same architect who ^signed the BaseMdl M bf Fame lihrmry. Just this fall, Schery said diat the plans were being drawn up for t ^ t library. He furdier, said, during a Corvette show at the museum this fall, that he had plans to build a Dodger Museum, with die ^ i g n of the building to mimic diat of old Ehbetts Field. \It’s not our policy to discuss transac tions,” said Whittet, “between the bank and tidned if fliat mortgage became forfeit. “There will be no changes,\ Whittet said of the caanagemeiu of the museum. “I expect the cunent managemexit to stay ooMt witi open and operate as It has in the past.” Carol B. Donohue, Hartwick town supervi sor, said that she had not heard of the txansac- tion as of Thursday, and did not know if it would’affect die tax base of the town, although she did note that the builduig is still there. Schery, in Florida, could not be reached for The Corvette Americana Hall of Fame includes a “time tunnel,\ featuring each year of die Corvette’s construction in separate rooms. Within each o f those rooms plays a constant recycling of hit music from that year, television videos cif shows plying that year and walls of Americana. Also included are two ntovie theaters, one of which played “Death Race 2000” and the other “Corvette Summer.” Next to die bleach er seating at each theater is the actual Corvette starring in die filrri. Another room held pace ears for Indianapolis 509 races with a screen showing various o f the events. There is also a Ckuvette shoWroom, where in each year General Motors has lent two priceless Corvettes to the museum for display. Schery has put on automobile shows each year, this past year including the firat ever national Corvette show, drawing ear owners and enthusiasts from around the counby. He also put on a \muscle” car show this year. According to the records. Wilber paid $450,000 for the museum, located on a 6.9 acre plot of land. The warehouse exterior - which belied the interior - measures 27J00 square feet. Budget cute will affect county FD ByiyANSMERIDAN ALBANY - IMien Gov. Geoi^Bt Pateki slashed an appostioiiment of $822,()€0 for the PabUe Defense Backup Center, he msy have also cat into tite coffern of fwblic defeiMeis throtighous the state. The FDBC is a {mirately own«l orpoizailcm run by die New York State Defenttem As»>eralion which serves as n cleasiog house for a mnttitiiffa o f fegtd decision, meioo* random and Rtgal Riseasch d ^ t is The only noticeable thing that public defenders* offices would lose are a few newsletters. ured extemiiwely coun^ public 6tefeadem* coonsel and legtddd^iaiis^.-' ■ Mare thaii'^ paMfedefemder officials tit the slatetMve tadedi together to try ai^ mmvlmte FaiiM M ^ s te! MeEwan ritefo^giB^esmte budgci. Testimony given by the NYSPA executive director. IryinlliaTi E , gtraifes.'a OQ T u C ^ y in front of ihejoim Senate Fmasce and Assembly Ways a t^ Means CnnrnijttCT joined te^imony serrE in pub& dsfense ofrices mid die New ¥ojk Assoelalitm o f Counries, all seekini! issUDn^oh o f ^ e ffltids. “fit swres us a lotof tirae nm hav- onae itt thsa years, t&sy may see AmollKr concern for the county. E o tag ip lM W M ^ is tfist ffie option for ^ loblic defeif&r’s ofriof,jomeoiie con.victedat tia? \It has been abig, b ig help to Otsego Goiin^ ” s a i d ^ c h a ^ A. RotlKimekOtsegaCounw P«hSe defender. T m notaure* but it would be my ^ e $ s fiat it u s mrmh more valQ.abksto smalter contuies to i a i g w o i K s \ o f c o u l^ i \®(^s a Btde bit scaty,” t» said, '^eejdst wifliout liieia? ¥es*1lfetfl(twetiave the same efE»teiiess to sendee to our c!icnB?Ko,” Bilctoel McEwmi* s^kesman for the Ccmtections Gffitte, to wMdfilhe governor’s office relayed calls, ssdd that it was a practical hear' 'ftom ^ P • - ' Ttor m telp ___ _ _____ _ ‘liiess is no|usdfic^on.j ■htegs i v e^QHlckt. We c « t ask is s&My available at a nuiaber of ihetofor^M iIS a i, and it will ^ a soufcr^iseladtog anyonewlih a , cQupto#l»ite,(K- 4 C(Hiptodftjsa£ mcdeta, 0 ’tcomptoeJ;TI»on!^^ E o t o l d i d , ’^ a a i r i l s o d e » ® i i l p T O t o . ” ' .p iso n w itit^b t^ aitd^ti^triog p n ^ pioitosed bud- The joint exercise. rf c . A . s m ©f E ictiS R i m d R u s s i a n p e a c e k e e p i n g ex e r c i s e ed i t e d h a d t r a i n e d o n U n i t e d S ta t e s s o i . out k ^ m Var M o roation. c e W t S©ve .Zokaitis, :fwdgi ''Committee Local participates in U.S.- Eussian nulitary exercises Richfield Springs business destroyed ™ ssssss-ssss FDRI' RILEYKANSAS • For t o e |ust different sHe o f soldiettog - keeping the peace. tardt drh/er with tire 2 ^ ekh R J R f B M ? . KANSAS . F^ t e j l i s l p i f f i i l g soldi,dag.keepingttepeiice. IN S I W ^ « Y E A R ‘''REVIEW Around the towns,™ Opinion RegloMlNeyps,™ SodaL.. Sporia, B s m h - m M c m A ffte oear(jbep& % Iot efl»aireeoftt»^^ ^ still sosolderiag huildiag l^e Friday iriDmtog* ^The^nowtoaric^waei ilw* sfeirtfid Thureday night, and the mero dsnwge tcithe one cad than ' subsequent, pwblems caused by wbal ^he Sre did, Beesu^ Of flic heavy snow on parte of the roof, ; Sec FlRE onFsgc 12 resulted in majoir clam- . ......................... .. — age'toGcaovese’a Fandty'Rsstaurentand . — V- lounge, located on Rowe 28 in Richfield Springs. ' , Accordiiig to Neil Vficsema, chief o f the Richfield Springs Fire Department, tire bust ness is a total t e . \We were called here sbonlj before midnight, the place was engulfed Hre destroyed Genovese's Family , iiffidin, Kcstaaiant a id Lounge tete Ihuisday. e S I - 1 ..: sssasssssa’SES sa-SKSSSw;; ssffisss.’sssa:-*-; G e ^ D lw E R r ^ ^ ^ o/fagatorth^^ S k s S S s S latest in a series of cxere&es between the two coumries- ® designed to train both side.s in peacekeeping tacdl» Amsterdam, High School graduate. prottKJte ttu.st andcooperation between fmldicrsfrow hotti For Deutech andtas.vnit* n m n in g ^ tom ess a&usami coontries. A similar exerd.se was held in Russia last year, back m Germany ttdtes o'n a .sofnewnat d iffe^t tone. This .exercise brought Americans and Russians ‘'Back in Schweinfurt, wc take our tanks to p im cry together to, conduct a combined peacekeeping operation twice a year and maneuver training once ^ year,” he where a buffet zone was set up between two op|>osing, «aid, “Each traMng exercise, is about a month long, factions split by civil war. As Rmssiari and Ameficao soldiers continue to train H«, role of the peacekeeping terce wax to conduct together, old Cold \^ai stereotypes are beginning to dis> fcconnaissimce and security patrols, operate cheek* solve, and a nevv ora and role of the American soldier as potots, mike sure humataitariam,atdvc as property rich V* .peacekeeper is stariingtoemcrge.. cred, help clear areas o f mind fietds ajid react ta civil, Rich Umanec fe a writer for the Amy andAtr Fmce HmhetownNewsSmice^ m ■1 i r\
