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, I ,, JJ , \ « . v,t '» '. t ., I*-- ■> ■?'- ■^Wm w a l e o m e t e t t e r s : Do you have an opinion or thought you would Bke to express? Fee! t e 10 §eni| your lettei^ to the editor and guest editoslals to> the Doopetslown Independent, Box ?90, Gooperstown, NF, 13836. l A l e a t h e r v y l i i i u i s y merlmfss the $arien # ^^ery Artwm’ks. I Photo &y Fiat Golflstidn Building wdiiOs “Fd like mjoiii the church,” s|ie says. Great. I notify the p^tor and introduce her to some members. ''I don’t have a Bible.” I buy her one of those with explanations and back- ponni matoiial. “It*s too heavy to hold up.” fm getting suspioiois, but my husband builds her a stand to put on anyway. She does attend the confirmation classes (bat not the services which follow directly after) and on the desig nated day, she stands before the conpegation to repeat her vows. We never see her again. What is the point? iipiiii like to sing as well as Barbara L Loitseh they do,” he says, “would you help nie?” Sure. He has a good voice, with some training, should be a com munity asset, so I ask how much he’s willing to com mit. He gives the right answer, “Whatever it takes,” hut Fm not convinced, and shortly it becomes evident we have diifeient perceptions of commitment Not that he tellOae he’s nor^jendiiif tnudtdm e r ^ ^ a s a thousand excuses: IBs throat is constructed difterently than any odier in the whole woihl, his toague moves difterently than any body else’s, his mouth won’t open as wide as others’. Now, I’ve been at this too many years not to recognize the pover ty of a value system, cloaked in rationalization. That isn’t new. Through the years Fve seen hundreds of “ho%to-go” students who fizzled for lack of a well established value system. A value system, in any undertaking, is more than just desire, although that’s an impomnt inpedient There must be wilUngness to devote time and eftort and even more siginficant, proper motivation. Why do you want to do fins? The answer to that is often die key to success or f^ure. A weft aligned value system looks outward to acMevemeni and how it can be used for good, but for many the moiivatioB isms mwafd to self. Shorty after my ckmch Mend*s confirmation, she mails a healthy contffhution, tima tells me she’s scheduled for minor suigeiy, about which she’s somewhat unreason^ly ^vous. Does she really believe that her name being pen- ci!c»l in on a li^t in a church file cabinet or a one-fliiie check for $50 Is die itdsei for a su^essftd sinpiy? My singing firiend, soon aftmr sia^ng lessons, began ilioto by Pat OoMsteto Flower power _____ Mr. mid Mrs. SiepMn (MUins, omem/epera&iT^ of the BasseM Erne inn on Fair St, mere repeat award winners for M r bemdifwatim efforts in a busktm seUit^. See page 8 for other awards. Past & The Scott Centennial, ascefcbmied at 'ttiee MIe Point on Tuesday last, was a most deeided snocess; Ihe Bteamers were crowded at evei^ nip, and htmimds neigh boring towns In carriages. Music was by the Cooperstown Band and the Scotch Bag Pipes. Hon. Wm. W^^Gai^bei, of Cherry Valley was Orator of the 4ay^ « S a a d t e s was replete with interestiii^ facts in regard to SI® Walter Scott and Scotch histoiy. After die address, , the Highland Fling was dmiced on die platfoim by a tail andpacefui Scot to music by the bag-pipe. The Scotch Gaines In the after- hoon were quite spirited. 4 Aug. !7, lB7i One Hundred Years Ago A Handsome Structure, built of stone to be t^en ftom the John Wood quarry on the east side of the L ^ e near this village, is to be erected on die vacant lot opposite the present S o u n d m i m m b y l a a r t o i i h r o p h y Things of beauty Once again, Coopemiown's very best gardens, plantings and ioral displays have been honored by the Clark Foundaion. Ike wlnnem received wilien eomiaendaiions ftom lane Foibes O a r^ presideiil of Clark Foundation, a Y:MX:.A buildiBg by h f e Alfted Oim fei C S mid her son Edward S. Clark, the work tb conimon^e M oace. Ibis large and commodious butlSiig w ii be a noticeable improvement on MmaBtreet.^ and fedeei an attmctive fea ture for the Village. It will be used lii p ^ for ^ e accommo dation of the Y.M.C.A. Asscmiaion, and a Circulating Library. Hie bnildiiig now used by die Y.M.C.A. is to be enlarged and some changes made In iie intoitor, d l to be put ai petfeal repair, to be used as die offices for die “estates of Edward Clark and Allred Connng Claik.” Employment will be glvmi for several months to many of am village m scli^cs md laborers. Aug. 13,1896 Seventy iWe ¥eai^ Home-made wine for home consumption is all right if made ftom fiiill juices and a goveminmil pemilt to m^u- See iJOfiSCR on B^e 7 M W e r n m r n ^ ii^ioom s for rnmmt puttmutfsn m $ k m ^ m me Woofiemom, M m $ 0 m m nm^er. l i e neaupieaBon eitons m t mis. top prizes were, as usa^, die resrill of M (i oreaive ini& ig and hard work. Even die gmimmg npidce is t a n d m ac^owledge dial such msulls am not pBeyond die in^iied gas^B plan lies weeHs i i i ©eniis of ongoing effort. We eelebiafe die wlaaeis for their superb work. And, In fee barg^a, we wlslrio boiiiipiri^nt e v ^ boms and busi- tmss owner who tirnig up a plant or planted a fiswer bed, seeded and weeded, fm h e d , mowed arid matched-aft m fee ^ o it tO 'm ^ eteCool^M wa t e a even moiebmihll.\ obtained from fee intern^ levenue office. lie receipts of fee lawn pariy at Biookwood Thuisday for fee benc^i of dm Si^vallon ^ m y were about $700. Aug. 10, m i li% ¥ eai^A g o Mk F. Ambrose C tekhas-Ofeed^apMonof fee former Otsego Oiiiiify F a k G feun#on'W a si S e r t as;a-p^sible site for a new seioolbnitfeni s h o u i i i t t e o t e t t ^ s ^ ^ to buSd'-om-^e. offer -Is-'g^ for^ seven years. A sp^ia! scidoi © ^^gwfilbeheld aexl%esday to vote on aecept- teV O L I I H ^ o a f a g c ? CiSEES^EIZQuISSI Boot of the problem to me of fee smaller type, I insisted; won by jasi a few votes. 1 le^stei^ mid voted in 5^ mid mi^y times later t wls&^ I bad festered mid voted sooner. T o f e e i i t e : We have received mai^ letters, phone c^ls mid comments regarding oar CGQperst&wn indepen^m » bofe pro and con - t e Icmifess I was baffled as to w% ^.fee smffler size M ■ ' fee iow m of fee newspaper has changed from toifehctet to tabloid, and fee design is amrkedly difterent, fee body copy is one element feat remained anchanged from feat of fee FmemmCs Jmrm t - limes Eomah, 10 Wife a leading (space betsvi^ feeliites^ o f I I points. Witen bofe our publisher, Lou Sumner, amiour F^t^oldstein, made menfion ■ GfcoiiiseJ'Bow©m®'tefe^i^to|f.Mili dte size of fee body copy on our pages ^ fee same-one yery.mipoitantdian^ Imoccmed. Iriordertomeetfeetequlmmeats te say, I have eoriidtei fee oveteipl'le^rmfeg wife this issued. tedoction Dkeeter, bidepadeat A rmninto to vote To fee Editor: 1 would ike to rernind everyone to regis ter as soon as possible, for it is easy to do, and vote in fee ptimafy and In Novemlier. As you know, last year many eanfedtes To the Editor: . : I mas Sony to find ^atAm^Pmemm*s Mum&l was m longef'liteg toJerpiib- lished. I am also sony.ta say that fee new format of tW€mpmmwkinBejpBMem Is a poor excuse as its teplaceinent. T ie tabloid format, not to mention fee size of fee piiut. Is less thm acctej^ble. For fee good of fee order. Sincerely, H.'^IiiamSmifeJr. Morwieh To fee Mtof As omrgQBoy sqmd wWtel was at my Job ©a Simfty^.lUly ? !, I heard fee call for an emergency Ut Sam Smiiil Boat Yard on fee 1M6 Road for a water r ^ a e .,! mom anxious, as fur- feer information reported feat fee -victim was unconscious and not breathing. I knew patehed m Mofeer oail and‘was on feat scene and oui tebulance would not le able to respond to Sam Smife^s Boat Yard. Quick atteiitte: by Cooperstown 1st Lieutenant Bev Hargrove, wife tile assis- tattce of squad member Bonnie Kmdo and Coopemtowffs Chief, David Tabor, sent a Bee XaTTEilS 0^^ 7 .■:Rl CaopCTgtoton Snlttpenlieitt M ltaiter: Loti^ B. Stimtter PnbUn&edBHdi® EO. grtd Elco^ Cooprstowu, N.Y 181^6 ■ 1 ' f - BdftiiK Bab iliilfesteiii'- Directors DarluM. Youngs Editors Blft '-B^ancte POSTMASTER , send address changes to: m m t m Go^l3towiivW« •'jsaa; s a s i Pabiy»d tel^tos/year m m m t m m w s t o e e r Second-Class Postage Paidst. feW .... Blow aliited. se t e Peafn wppa Satnii gf?.I msm W K edby Th. Ffc Unite Frc Chur Sale
