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A*-.; ^ !•; * . . V- ^ - ... .>• ><\ 2 □ aaiiiiafy at, 19as □ FRBiaSAW*S journal Regional News Gooperstown still HOF weekend site By DAN SHERIDAN Editor COOPERSTOWN - Despite the fact that the Baseball Writers Association did not elect anyone for induction into the National Baseball Hall of Fame this year, Cooperstown officials still hold out hope for a suc cessful Hail of Fame Weekend. Last year, an estimated record 28.000 people - mostly Philadelphia Phillies fans - showed up to heap praise on Mike Schmidt, the only player elected by the baseball writ ers, and Richie Ashbum. elected by the Veterans Committee, This year, however, the economy and the wnters ballots have combined to slow down what is the biggest monetary weekend in the village. Bill Guilfoile, vice president of the Hall of Fame, noted that there will be some sort of program even if no one is eleded from the Veterans Committee. VVe actually are comfortable w ith the results of the election.\ said Guilfoile \What 1 think it does is to underscore just how difficult it is to be elected to the Hall of Fame and ht)w prestigious it is to be elected,\ Guilfoile noted that it will still be Hall of Fame Weekend, and make the announcement for the first time that ihe Mali of Fame Game will fse the Calitom ia .Angels ss the .Montreal Expos, that at 2 p in Monday. .Aug S The pregame, including the home run hitting >.on- test, will start at I The Veterans Committee will meet March S. and (iuilfoile noted that that committee can pick up to t< >ur people for induction It It happens that no one is elect ed. he said, \we will still have a Mall o( Fame Weekend There are u I -WI Hall of Famers that come back each year for the reunion Actually. Hall ot- Fame Weekend is to honor Ihe membership as welt as to induct new people We'U have 10-40of the greatest players of all time with no admission charge Thai s really what ihe fans come to see \ He noted that if no one is selec ted l< >r induction, there will still he \a pn ► Spellman, executive director of the Cooperstown Chamber of Commerce, “we feel that there are still avenues that can be pursued when the Veterans Committee meets to vote. If that pans out to be there is no decision, we will still have Hall of Fame Weekend. \There are the old timers aiming, and there are usually 20-30 of them that come each year. They will be a draw as they have been in the past Though there will not be the crowd that there was last year, in other years there have been lesser crowds arid it has bwn a succes.sful Hall of Fame Weekend, it doesn’t dqpend as much as on the Hall of Fame as it does on the economy. Not only in Cooperstown. but all over New York state, the economy is off.\ Spellmen estimated that Cooperstown will play host to 10.000 to 15.000 visitors for the Hall of Fame Weekend, slated for Aug 3-? with the induction creremo- n> Aug 4 and the Hall of Fame Game Aug. 5 \We have a lot of repeat visitors because o f the Hall of Fame with the game and the ceremony. They come regardless of who is inducted.\ Spellman said Rolvrt Robinson, executive direc S m B I ' Good for the goose Pboto by Dan Sieiidao After the heavy rains of Friday and the melting snow, this goose found the water had banked about 10 feet from Route 28 in Portlandville. Know a teenager? Keep this resolution Commerce, commented. \With the lack lit a vt)te. there was initial disap pointment. bul i don’t think that ii s By G E O R GIA M E E T E R Special to the Freeman’s Journal COOPERSTOWN - New Year’s resolutions . ugh. pleare no They don’t work for you’’ Certainly, some must last beyond January. Here’s one not to pass up • ti inding that the (Tiamber will do improve your understar todas ’s leenagi thouight gram of some kind that we II come up with,I. andnd it milil tre enterrammgnterrami ' said Helen a If m lx e \In my opinion.\ sf«ciai pmm»)tions and advertising in Cleveland and Atlanta, which won die \korld Senes last year, and will al.so do some advertising in Philadelphia again thi.s year to try and draw fans who did not make it last year The vote I w a.s a concern o f ours, hut our faith rests in the Veterans Committee They have a good selec tion m F.ari Weaver o r Jim Bi who is now a senator. “Weaver would he a great draw because of his years with Baltimore We ve had <i lot of inquines from VVa.shington. .Normally after the announcement. Ihe phones start nnging. but because of the non vote, it hasn’t this year ” losing weight ah fhe best results And ' was hard enough fh e best results with a resolution come from a “Yes, I need this\ plus team support. Anyone who is linked to a teenager, including teen grandchildren, is invited to join a team of parents for a three-week class based on the very helpful and humorous book, “Get (Jut of My Life, But First tunning. Could You Drive Me and CheiyI to the Mall.\ by Anthony Wolf. PhD. The class will be held at 7 p.m, on consecutive Tuesdays beginnir the heltwdv of Wa.shingt Baliirnure and Philadelphia mg Jan. 30 in the Clark Sports Center Community Room. The first series IS geared for high school teen issues, followed by the middle school teens after the winter break. been there Before you make a quick judg ment - “Too busy.\ “I’m coping okay*' or “There’s no hope - just take me eo the mall,” please read on There are good reasoms why every adtilt will benefit from sever al parent education classes in the course off a year. Few are offered in Cooperstown. so perhaps we are all overdue for this preventive medi cine. Nome o f us will forget the alarm that went out following the drug incident in August. Meetings followed beginning with a forum at the high school open house night. As die meetings went on. attendance dwindled. W hy? Sesme concluded the drug issues are test left up to the police, counselors and \the individual fam ilies.*’ Affter all. a committee cara’t “slop” the use of drugs. Other teen related topics and needs were brought up. But it) tfiie process <too slow for somej'of ^ hearing everyone and trying to g et volunteer leadership and participa tion o f our students, we lost more parents. Ironically, at the meetirag with the most students, we had the least parents. 1 d o not think we have “lost\ the parents, hut it is hard to rally us together. Five o r six parents have held o n to coining bo the planning meetings. Each of «is has volunteered to pursue • a big task takes tinre and fundinig. And do consider w h ^ you can help. I iMlie^e we, the parents, need to teg in with ourselves, review our parenting skills, develop a breaker camaradene and support for one another, and cooperate as a commu nity with the new needs of our teens. The best way to begin this is with a group designed for the.se goals. Most importantly, as we start a new year and consider the needs o f t»ur children, there are three signifi cant reasons why we e n courage a big turnout for this new series. You won’t be under any pressure to talk about your child. 'Your presence, nevertheless, will benefit: 1) You: Some aspect of the class w ill increase your joys (and patience) and prepare you for unknown challenges that are ahead. 2) Your child; Today’s teen is in a different world than ours. Listen to good counsel and hear what other parents are experiencing. Your presence can help another parent and teen. 3) Our community Any issue big o r small affects uv all. Small issues often create bigger ones. And then we are alarmed * Your participation will foster our community’s ongoing canng Uir one another, and the preservation o( our values, plus new understanding for today’s children. Ready to commit to this resolu tion for our teenagers’’ Circle your calendar. Try to buy the book Next book and the class agenda Georgia Meeter is a parent and one o f the leaders of the parent/teen community group Assessor appointed RICHFIELD SPRINGS - A fter last year’s fiasco regarding the alleged resignation o f the three asses sors on the Richfield Town Board o f A.sses.sora. the town decided to go with a sole assessor this year. At its reorganizational meeting held Thursday. Jan. 11. the town board split a 3-2 vote in favor o f appointing Margaret W otslrow as the town assessor. Last year, prior to the sigping of (he tax warrants, the three assessors in the village. John Garbera 111, Steve Knight and Woodrow prof fered their resignations, citing o p p o sition to the way in which the town and county have been practicing their assessment policies. While it was widely reported (hat the three had. indeed, resigned, that is not the case, and there was never any danger that the state would bring a lawsuit against the town for failure to sign the tax warrants. O f Ihe three m em bers of the Board of Assessment, two would have been required to sign. Woodrow, said James Kuikowski. town supervisor, \is well fantiiliar with all the records. She has been the chairman of the Board of Assessors for 7-8 years. “We had three, bul this year we decided to go with a sole assessor, as many towns have There was a little discrepancy among the tmard. bul we voted 3-2 in tavor \There were never actually any resignations. ” he added in responite to articles appearing in an area pub lication \VNe had Ihe resignations sitting on m>- desk, but they were never accepted ’ Kurkowski said that all three assessors were just a telephone call away, and ihcv would come in and w ork when needed He also said that there was never any danger o f not having the lax warrant signed ”Thcv said that they weren’t going to let the town get sued by the slate for not signing,' he said, adding that Knight finally did resign because of a move to Herkimer In other town new • Peter MacBlain was ap{mtntol dog control officer to r e p l ^ the fmmer officer, now a judge MacBlain. who serves as dog con trol officer and code enforcement officer for the village of Rictifieid Springs, was also appointed the town’s land use enforcement officer ■ Monica H am s was appointed town clerk, registrar o f vital statis tics and town hisionan. • Boanl member Shirley Franciu was appointed deputy supervisor. 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