Saratoga TODAY October 2-8, 2020 by Saratoga TODAY

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October 2 – October 8, 2020

life legacy

Ballston Spa’s Most Famous Citizen

Photograph of George West and his family: (seated, left to right) Louisa, Florence, and George; (standing) Walter, George Jr. and his wife Emily. The identity of the baby is not known. Photo provided. See Story pg. 3

LET’S GO FOR A

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Roger Goldman, motorcycle enthusiast and owner of Saratoga Motorcycle Center. Photo by SuperSource Media. See Story pg. 30

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Open Air Classes

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CALENDAR

This Week’s Events: OCT. 2 - 8 FRIDAY, OCTOBER 2 Fall Pond Discovery Wilton Wildlife Preserve, 80 Scout Rd., Wilton 10 a.m. – Noon | Catch and identify aquatic animals with environmental educators! Registration is required. Call 518-450-0321 or email info@wiltonpreserve.org. Participants limited so that we can follow proper social distancing. Staff will sanitize all equipment.

13th Annual Cantina Kids Fun Run Congress Park, 268 Broadway, Saratoga Springs Virtual athletic event for kids up to age 12. Participate in a fun, healthy activity that supports our community and our pediatric emergency medical services at Saratoga Hospital. Complete your run at your convenience anytime between Friday, Oct. 2 and Sunday, Oct. 4. Grab your swag bag from presenting sponsor, New Country Motor Car Group race weekend. Proudly wear your downloadable Cantina Kids Fun Run bib to represent the run! Please follow social distancing ordinances to stay safe. For more information or to register, visit www.saratogahospital. org/classes/events/cantina-kids-fun-run

Fish Fry Friday Take-Out Knights of Columbus, 50 Pine Rd., Saratoga Springs 5 – 8 p.m. | Council 246 will be hosting a takeout only Fish Fry Friday. Menu: Fried or Baked Haddock or Fried Clam Strips, each served with fries, cole slaw, tartar sauce, and cocktail sauce. For an additional charge, there will be Shrimp Roll Special (fries, and cole slaw) for $10, New England Clam Chowder, Mac and Cheese, and choice of dessert. Orders may be placed by calling 518-5848547 on Friday between 1 – 3 p.m. Pickups will be from the main entrance (please wear mask to enter building), or have your order brought to your car by calling from the parking lot with your name and a description of your vehicle. Open to the public.

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 3 Craft and Garage Sale Saratoga-Wilton Elks, 1 Elks Lane, Saratoga Springs 11 a.m. -3 p.m. | The Elks Ladies Auxiliary Craft and Garage Sale will be held outside in the parking lot due to the pandemic. There will be over 30 vendors and bargains galore. Free admission. People must wear masks and adhere to socially distancing guidelines. We

offer household items, sports equipment, hand-made items, clothing, jewelry, food treats, and just about anything you can imagine. Rain date: Sunday, Oct. 4. All proceeds go to local charities. Call Linda at 518289-5470 for information.

Week of October 2 – October 8, 2020 springs, and other facets of Saratoga. Tickets must be purchased in advance. Due to limited space, members who have received complimentary Stroll passes will have those honored for their value of $10 and will be required to pay the difference of $5. Cost is $20 for non-members. Please contact the Foundation to purchase a ticket with your stroll pass at 518-587-5030. Everyone is required to wear a mask and social distancing is encouraged.

MONDAY, OCTOBER 5

Saratoga Showcase of Homes

Parents: How to Stay Grounded in Difficult Times

WRGB, Channel 6 | 1:30 – 2:30 p.m. Due to public health and safety concerns from the COVID pandemic, this year’s Showcase of Homes “live” tour event was cancelled - but they are bringing the Showcase right into your home! Please tune in to WRGB Channel 6 or the CW Channel 15 on Saturday at 12:30 – 1:30 p.m. to see this year’s amazing builders’ homes and interviews, plus meet the two important charities that normally benefit from this event’s ticket sales. Please contribute to Rebuilding Together Saratoga County and Habitat for Humanity Northern Saratoga Warren and Washington Counties. They need your help more than ever. Go to SaratogaShowcaseOfHomes.com/Donate.

Saratoga Springs Public Library Zoom Presentation | 6 – 7:30 p.m. Join Kristin Brenner, yoga and mindfulness teacher, to explore ways to guide your family in these uncertain times, while learning how to be the calm at the center of the storm. Please register. Registration with an email is required to receive information on how to connect. The email will be sent three hours prior to the scheduled start time of the program. To register, visit sspl.org and click on the event.

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 6 Fall Nature Arts Hour

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 4

Wilton Wildlife Preserve, 80 Scout Rd., Wilton | 10 – 11 a.m. Join under the pavilion for Leaf Creature Lanterns. The arts projects are designed for school-aged children to do with their caregivers. Please use Parking Lot #1 located on Scout Road directly across from Delegan Pond. Registration required, call 518-450-0321.

Car Show

Grief Share

Liberty Ridge Farm, 29 Bevis Rd., Schaghticoke 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. | Open to all cars, trucks, and bikes. Registration: $15 Day of Show. See the cars and enjoy the farm. Spectator admission is a Liberty Fun Pass. This pass includes unlimited access to: the corn maze, tunnel slide, giant gerbil wheels, jumping pillows, pedal karts, corncob express, farm animals, trolley rides, pumpkin cannon show, pig races, and access to the U-pick pumpkin patch and more. Only $19.95. Order online at LibertyRidgeFarmNY.com. Use promo code CAPCARSHOW to save $3 on each ticket. Face masks and social distancing required.

South Glens Falls United Methodist Church 15 Maplewood Parkway, South Glens Falls | 6 – 8 p.m. GriefShare seminars and support groups are meant to help you recover from your loss and look forward to rebuilding your life. You don’t have to go through the grieving process alone. The group is for anyone who has lost a loved one and is grieving. We will meet for 13 weeks. For more information, call 518-793-1152.

SSPF Autumn Stroll: Historic Congress Park & Canfield Casino Congress Park and Canfield Casino, Saratoga Springs 10:30 a.m. | Join the Saratoga Springs Preservation Foundation this fall for their Autumn Stroll Series of historic walking tours throughout various neighborhoods in Saratoga Springs. Tickets are limited and must be purchased in advance. Join Charlie Kuenzel, President of the Saratoga Springs History Museum, for a tour celebrating the 150th anniversary of the Canfield Casino while exploring the historic landscape architecture of Congress Park, the early

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 7 Meatloaf Dinner Saratoga-Wilton Elks, 1 Elks Lane, Rt. 9, Saratoga Springs | 4:30 – 6 p.m. For curbside pickup only. Menu: meatloaf, mashed potatoes, vegetable, salad, roll, gravy. Dinner for two $25 (cash only). Call Monday or Tuesday between 10 a.m. and noon to place an order, 518-584-2585.

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 8 Teen/Adult Acting Classes Malta Community Center, One Bayberry Dr., Malta | 6 – 7 p.m. Ages 14-Adult; classes will run once of week, limited to 10 students, and conclude with a virtual performance. Additional information including more Covid-19 protocols and online registration can be found at www.maltaparksrec.com or by calling Malta Parks and Recreation at 518-899-4411.

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HISTORY 3

life legacy

THE LIFE OF GEORGE WEST Ballston Spa’s Most Famous Citizen

by Timothy Starr

for Saratoga TODAY Perhaps the most famous and successful citizen in the history of Ballston Spa passed away 119 years ago this week. Here on this anniversary of the death of George West, we look back at his life and the legacy he left behind. West was born in the English village of Kentisbeare on March 2, 1822. He was the sixth of nine children born to George Sr. and his wife Jane. As soon as he was old enough, West followed in his father’s footsteps and began working at a local paper mill. After marrying his life-long partner Louisa and learning much about the paper making trade, West moved his young family to America in 1849 to seek a better life. He spent time in New Jersey and Massachusetts managing several paper mills before moving to the town of Milton in 1861. There he obtained a management position at the Pioneer Paper Mill in West Milton. His employer Coe Buchanan was also a partner in an idle mill in nearby Rock City Falls called the Empire. When Buchanan’s partner Harlow Kilmer was killed in a tragic machinery accident, Buchanan offered West the chance to purchase the mill. After some consideration, West took possession of it the following year. At the time, cotton shortages stemming from the Civil War made producing paper from cotton rags expensive. Paper mill owners and inventors were

scrambling to find alternate methods of manufacturing paper. West’s neighbor Chauncey Kilmer perfected a method which used rye straw that could be used for newsprint paper. However, West decided to use manila hemp imported from the Philippines to produce manila paper. West also decided that rather than limit his product line to various grades of manila paper, he would use some of it to create paper bags. Grocers’ and millers’ bags were in short supply due to the ongoing cotton shortage. If a paper bag could be produced from his manila paper, West reasoned, he would be able to sell them at a much lower price than any other bag manufacturer in the country. At first West’s bags were made by hand at the Union Store in Ballston Spa, but demand soon far outpaced his ability to supply them. He therefore erected a bag factory next door to the Empire Mill and in 1866 built a second paper mill next door, which he named the Excelsior. By 1875 West’s mills were manufacturing five and a half tons of manila paper per day. Half of this output was sent to his bag factory, while the other half was sent in equal parts to Chicago and St. Louis for his business partners to use in manufacturing their own bags. Eight teams of horses were kept busy delivering raw materials to the mills and finished paper from Rock City Falls to the railroad freight station in Ballston Spa five miles

away. Total sales approached $65,000 per month, equivalent to $1.2 million today. For about ten years, Rock City Falls could lay claim to the largest manila paper bag operation in the world. West added to his paper empire by purchasing two mills in Middle Grove, Pioneer Mill in West Milton, and Eagle Mill near Factory Village. In 1875 he completed his largest acquisition: the former Jonas Hovey estate in Ballston Spa, consisting of several mills, a mansion, tenement houses, and a large tract of land. A year later West refitted one of the former Hovey mills into a modern bag factory and moved all bag-making operations out of Rock City Falls. His Ballston Spa mills, consisting of the Union, Glen, and Island mills, became the center of his operations, although six other paper mills along the Kayaderosseras Creek continued to churn out tons of manila paper as well. West became ill in 1898, just as paper bag factories around the country were being consolidated into giant corporations. Unable to run his huge operation singlehandedly like he did for so many

West family photograph including (seated) Louisa, Florence, and George; (standing) Walter, George Jr. and his wife Emily. The identity of the baby is not known. Photo provided.

years, he sold his mills to the Union Bag and Paper Company. In January 1901 his wife of 56 years passed away. Already ill from Bright’s disease, West passed away just months later on September 28, leaving behind a fortune that would be valued at $75 million in today’s dollars. Today large portions of the Empire Mill still stand in Rock City Falls, along with the stone foundations of the Excelsior Mill and his 23 room mansion that now serves as a bed and breakfast. His Union mill and bag factory building complex on Prospect Street in Ballston Spa survives as mixed-use buildings, with the “Geo. West” name still etched in the stonework for all to see.

Tim is an independent historian working in the nonprofit field. In 1997 he moved to the Town of Milton and from 2003 to 2013 served as the Treasurer of the Saratoga County Historical Society (Brookside) Board of Trustees. In 2014 he moved to Glenville to be closer to work. He has written 18 books, some self-published and others published by Arcadia Press, which include histories of local industries, railroads, and inventions. He has also published a biography of George West with help from one of West’s descendants, Douglass “Tim” Mabee of Saratoga Springs. Tim can be reached at tstarr71@gmail.com Sponsored by the Saratoga County History Roundtable.

4 Thomas A. Gucciardo LATHAM — Thomas A. Gucciardo, 70, passed away peacefully September 25, 2020 at home. Calling hours were September 30 at Burke Funeral Home. Mass of Christian Burial Friday, October 2 at 10:30 a.m. at Mary’s Nativity - St. Ann Parish, Queens. Burial in Mount Funeral Homes St Mary’s Cemetery, Queens. Memorial donations to The Community Hospice.Visit burkefuneralhome.com.

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SARATOGA SPRINGS — Mary Rose Roberts peacefully passed away on July 7, 2020 of natural causes. She was 90 years young. Graveside service will be held Saturday, October 3 at 12 p.m. in the North Milton Cemetery. Social distancing will be followed, face masks/face coverings must be worn. Visit burkefuneralhome.com.

SCHENECTADY — On Monday, September 28, 2020, Donald R. Lawton, loving father of four children, passed away at the age of 85 of Parkinson’s Disease. Calling hours were October 1 at Burke Funeral Home followed by a funeral home service and burial at Greenridge Cemetery. Visit burkefuneralhome.com.

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1945 in Brodhead, Wisconsin, the son of the late Roy St John and Mary St John. Jim was a supervisor in the Food Service Department at Skidmore College for many years prior to retiring. Jim was an avid Golfer; he was a Charter Member of the Old Firehouse Golf League that was started in 1985. He was League Champion Golfer in 1986. He loved going to the racetrack, but his 15 years living in Key West were the most fun and memorable times he cherished. Jim will be forever remembered for his caring heart and unconditional strength for 34 years while dealing with health issues. Jim is survived by his beloved wife of 38 years, Nanci St John;

brother, Bill St John (Carol); sister Jane St John; many nieces, nephews and friends who will miss him dearly. At the family’s request there will be a private Celebration of Life for Jim at a later date. In lieu of flowers, donations in memory of Jim can be made to the Estherville Animal Shelter, 100 Russell Rd, Greenfield Center, NY 12833. To send flowers to the family or plant a tree in memory of Jim St John, please visit www. compassionatefuneralcare.com.

SARATOGA SPRINGS — Jeanne Anne Crooks, 78, of Lakewood Drive passed away on September 23, 2020 with her husband, James, by her side. A Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated on September 29, 2020 at St. Clement’s Church by the Very Reverend James Ebert. Visit burkefuneralhome.com

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COURT Kelly A. Leonardi, 47, of Saratoga Springs, was sentenced Sept. 25 to 1.5 to 4.5 years in state prison, after pleading to vehicular manslaughter in the second-degree, and two misdemeanor counts of assault in the third-degree, in connection with charges initiated July 14, 2019 in Malta. Edwyn M. Snyder, of Cohoes, pleaded Sept. 23 to attempted rape in the second-degree, in Saratoga Springs. Sentencing Nov. 18. Matthew T. Washburn, 31, of Hudson Falls, pleaded Sept. 23 to attempted strangulation in the second-degree, in Saratoga. Sentencing Oct. 26.

POLICE David D. Everetts, age 33, of Canaan, NY, was charged Sept. 28 with two felony counts of burglary in the third-degree, and the misdemeanors: criminal mischief, intent to damage property, petit larceny, and possession of burglar tools. According to Saratoga Springs Police, Everetts is accused of having committed two separate commercial burglaries on Aug. 11, 2019 in the downtown area of Saratoga Springs. One burglary was on Broadway and the other was on Lake Avenue. A 26-year-old Clifton Park man has been charged with sexual abuse in the first-degree and

assault in the second-degree in connection with an incident that allegedly occurred on the Zim Smith Trail in Malta on Sept. 25. Tyler J. Gaston is accused of attacking a female jogger and “subjecting her to sexual contact by forcible compulsion,” according to the Saratoga County Sheriff ’s Office. The victim suffered facial injuries and was treated on scene by Malta EMS. Gaston was arraigned and sent to Saratoga County Jail in lieu of bail or bond, “to await further proceedings on the matter,” according to authorities. Anthony E. Deschaine, 27, was charged Sept. 27 with second degree assault in connection with an alleged incident that occurred inside the Saratoga County Jail on Sept. 14. Phillip C. Ramsey, 46, of Ballston Spa, was charged Sept. 25 in Saratoga Springs with 2 felony counts criminal sale of a controlled substance in the third-degree; 3 felony counts criminal possession of a controlled substance in the thirddegree, and one misdemeanor count criminal possession of marijuana. Ramsey is suspected of selling cocaine in and around the city of Saratoga Springs on more than one occasion during the earlier part of 2020, according to police. The investigation was conducted by members of the Saratoga Springs Police Department’s Special Investigations Unit.

BLOTTER 5 Daijon Griffin, 23, of Saratoga Springs, was charged Sept. 18 with criminal possession of a controlled substance, and criminal possession of marijuana – both misdemeanors. Amanda Preece, 30, of Saratoga Springs, was charged Sept. 19 with aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle, and failure to stop at a stop sign. John Moran, 60, of Saratoga Springs, was charged Sept. 19 with aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle. David Lolik, 50, of Saratoga Springs, was charged

Sept. 19 with criminal trespass misdemeanor. Kara Montville, 29, of Saratoga Springs, was charged Sept. 19 with harassment in the second-degree, and resisting arrest – both misdemeanors. Michael Gilliard, 52, of Saratoga Springs, was charged Sept. 19 with criminal mischief, and obstruct governmental administration – both misdemeanors. Leana Jarratt, 32, of Middle Grove, was charged Sept. 20 in Saratoga Springs with misdemeanor DWI and

aggravated DWI, criminal possession of a controlled substance, and three driving/ vehicle related violations. Kathryn Cartini, 41, of Saratoga Springs, was charged Sept. 20 with misdemeanor DWI, unlawful possession of marijuana, and two driving violations. Shane Dingman, 19, was charged Sept. 10 with criminal contempt in the second-degree. Terrance Rudes, 29, of Saratoga Springs, was charged Sept. 21 with criminal trespass, a misdemeanor.

SSPD STATEMENT ON SEPT. 25 PROTEST SARATOGA SPRINGS — The Saratoga Springs Police Department released the following statement in connection with a protest Sept. 25 coordinated by the group by All Of Us and with the hashtag focus #justice4breonataylor. The statement: In regards to the protest event which took place the evening of Friday, Sept. 25, in downtown Saratoga Springs, as we have fielded several questions; Prior to this past Friday, the Saratoga Springs Police Department became aware of an “All of Us” protest scheduled for 5:30 p.m. in Congress Park. The group gathered in Congress Park around the time posted and several speakers went on to address

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the crowd which had gathered. At around 6:45 p.m. the group went mobile and took to marching around our downtown streets. It was around then that we posted such activity on our Twitter account. Marked police units, which had been pre-staged in case this took place, then began to detour vehicle traffic around the area(s) where the group was marching or stopped at. These

actions continued until about 9 p.m., which is when the group returned to Congress Park and ended their event. We then sent out a follow-up message on Twitter. There were no arrests or known negative interactions between law enforcement and any of the protesters during the event. In addition, we would like to thank the traveling public for their patience during the event.

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WILTON — “Yoga at Delegan Pond” will be a flow style yoga class that is great for every type of yogi – first-time and more practiced students are all welcome. It will be of moderate intensity, but breaks and variations are encouraged. Hosted by certified instructor Lauren Winkler, this program takes place 2 to 3 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 7, and on Wednesday, Oct. 14.

Kids yoga will take place noon to 1 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 5. Registration is required. Face masks are expected to worn throughout the duration of the program. Participants should park in Parking Lot #1 located on Scout Road, town of Wilton. This parking lot is directly across from Delegan Pond. An Autumn Discovery Hike,

presented by Wilton Wildlife Preserve & Park will take place 11 a.m. on Oct. 11 on the trails of the Neilmann Parcel. During the nature walk, participants will learn about the transformative autumn months and how plants and animals adapt and prepare for the winter season. The walk covers about one mile of gently rolling terrain

and will not take place if there is rain. The group will meet at the kiosk at Neilmann Parcel, located off of Ruggles Road. Face masks are expected to be worn for the duration of the entire program. Registration is required. For more information on these events or to register, contact the Preserve & Park office at 518-4500321 or info@wiltonpreserve.org.

Soroptimist International of Saratoga County Seeks Applicants for $5,000 Soroptimist “Live Your Dream” Award SARATOGA SPRINGS — Women who provide the primary source of financial support for their families are encouraged to apply for the Soroptimist “Live Your Dream” Award. Soroptimist International of Saratoga County, an international volunteer organization for business and professional women, is offering a $5,000 grant to be used for expenses related to education. In addition to being the primary wage earner, applicants must: Demonstrate financial need, be accepted or enrolled in an undergraduate or vocational skills training program, be a resident of any of the locations where there is a Soroptimist Club, not have previously been a recipient of this award. Soroptimist members are ineligible.

The Saratoga County Chapter provides a $5,000 cash grant to its award recipient, who is then eligible for additional monetary awards at the regional and international Soroptimist levels. These funds can be used for tuition, books, childcare, transportation expense or any other education-related expense. If you meet these criteria and wish to apply for this grant, go to www.soroptimistsaratoga.org. Under “Awards” select “Live Your Dream.” This will take you to the online application. Deadline is Nov. 15. For individual assistance with the application process, you can contact the Saratoga County Soroptimist Club by e-mailing liveyourdreamsaratoga@gmail. com to request a mentor.

Soroptimist International of Saratoga County is part of an international organization with 95,000 members in 120 countries and territories. Soroptimist uses its international voice and official

status with the United Nations to advocate on behalf of women’s issues. For more information, visit www.soroptimistsaratoga.org or the International website at www. soroptimist.org.

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Saratoga PLAN: Photo WEEK fal l 2020 Two New Trails to Open Soon OF THE

PHOTO BY CLAIRE MARCINO Now is your chance to get your photos published! Submit your “Photo of the Week” to possibly be included in the print edition of Saratoga TODAY Newspaper. One photo will be published each week. All submissions will be added to our website: saratogaTODAYnewspaper.com/galleries. Email your photo to: Design@SaratogaPublishing.com

GALWAY — Two new Saratoga PLAN trails in the Town of Galway are being readied to open to the public. They are: Barkersville Trails, in the hamlet of Barkersville, and Glowegee Creek North and South Trails. The winding Barkersville trail system was previously grounds for sled-dog training and is a now-conserved 168 acre area. After a season of trail development, from scouting to clearing to trail marking, Barkersville Trails awaits a bridge installation and kiosk information. Glowegee Creek Trails, meanwhile, will connect a northern entrance on Old Mill Road to a southern entrance on Route 45. The trail crosses three parcels of conserved land thick with hemlocks, ferns, and wildflowers and winds alongside Glowegee Creek for a portion

Glowegee Creek. Photo provided.

of the way. The South entrance parking lot awaits a final trash haul, kiosk, and parking lot

access. Both Barkersville and Glowegee Creek locations are awaiting entryway signage.

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WORLD-WEARY & STRESSED:

You Are Not Alone

“This has been an unusually stressful year, not just for our community, but for the world. Sometimes the weight of it all may feel inescapable. People are struggling with job loss and grief, addiction, isolation, and just being able to talk without antagonizing each other. Today, we are introducing a series of guest articles that we hope will bring some relief, help, and optimism into our community.” - Chad Beatty, Publisher of Saratoga TODAY

by Janice Prichett,

LCSW-R, Executive Director of Behavioral Health, Saratoga Hospital

ou may be feeling worried or profoundly sad right now. For yourself, for your family, for the world. Or you may be feeling stressed. Lonely. Anxious. Even frustrated beyond endurance, yet helpless to do anything about it.

These days, six out of every 10 Americans are right there with you, increasingly stressed and depressed, according to a COVID Impact for Saratoga TODAY Survey by NORC at the University of Chicago. In fact, the American Psychological Association is warning that mental health concerns will be serious and long-lasting across the nation due to the pandemic, falling economy, and social unrest. Before this all started, you could probably just shake off any troubles that came up. You could move out of your sadness and anger by talking with a friend, focusing on the positive, directing your hands to a project, or watching an uplifting movie. Here are some great coping tips from the Centers for Disease Control that can also help in these difficult times: • Manage your isolation by helping others. Make time for regular phone calls or video chats. • Take care of your body. Eat healthy, exercise, get plenty of sleep, and avoid alcohol and drugs. • Take a break from the news. Once a day is plenty. Get what you need from reliable sources, then turn it off. • Limit screen time. Give your eyes, mind, and body a break by doing something else. • Maintain normalcy. Keep the regular routine for you and your family as much as possible. But don’t be surprised if none of these work as well as they once did. In 2020, we are all being rattled by one national or global event after another. The news seems to get darker every day. Job opportunities seem further out of reach. The isolation, the worry about making ends meet, and the grief for ill or lost family members—all may feel heavier than you can bear. First, let me assure you, we will get through this. Our community has been through other pandemics, as well as natural disasters, market crashes, 9/11, and World Wars. Our resilience is indomitable. That said, there is nothing wrong with taking some time to react, work through the stress, and let someone else take care of us for a little while, like a therapist or counselor. That’s just being human. If you sprain your ankle, you see a doctor, right? Mental health care is no different.

The reality of it is, this world may be our new norm for a while. We just don’t know. Given the heightened stress people are feeling due to COVID-19 and current events, now is the time for people to let go of any stigma they may feel around seeking a psychiatrist, therapist, or other mental health provider. And if your emotional pain has worsened, please remember: no matter how deep the despair, how immobilizing the hopelessness, there is reason for life, and there are many resources to help you find it. At Saratoga Hospital, we offer behavioral health services through our Primary Care practices, medication management and counseling at Saratoga Community Health Center, Inpatient Mental Health services (for those at risk of harming themselves or others), as well as substance abuse and behavioral health counseling through our Addiction Medicine services. Whatever your worry, your fear, or your pain, we are here to help you choose to go on. You are not alone. Learn more at SaratogaHospital.org.

If your stress or anxiety is keeping you from getting through your day for longer than a week, or you cannot shake serious feelings of sadness and depression, call your healthcare provider right away. You can also call: • SAMHSA Disaster Distress Helpline: 1-800-985-5990

• NYS Domestic Violence Hotline: 1-800-942-6906

• Suicide Prevention Coalition of Saratoga County: 1-800-273-8255

• Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Helpline: 1-800-662-HELP (4357)

• NYS Child Abuse Hotline: 1-800-342-3720

• Saratoga County Crisis Line Hotline: 1-518-584-9030

• National Suicide Prevention Hotline: 1-800-273-8225

• Samaritans Suicide Prevention Center Hotline: 1-518- 689-4673

• Wellspring Domestic Violence Hotline: 518-584-8188

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NEWS 9

NY Terrorism Prevention Grant to Provide Funds for Local Law Enforcement this Election Season by Thomas Dimopoulos Saratoga TODAY

BALLSTON SPA — Election Night coverage. A portion of a Terrorism Prevention Program grant this year will afford Saratoga County law enforcement funding to providing for the potential security of polling places and other election related matters. In total, the $69,500 grant is via the New York State Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Services, for a

2020 State Law Enforcement Terrorism Prevention Program (SLETPP) Grant. SLETPP is a sub-grantee of the Homeland Security Grant Program (HSGP). The funds pay for enhanced counter terrorism and response programs that include things like training programs, night vision equipment, and unmanned aerial systems equipment. A portion of the grant $14,000 - will specifically target operation overtime for security of polling places and “election related matters” for the county

Voter Registration DriveThru at SPAC on Sunday SARATOGA SPRINGS — The League of Women Voters of Saratoga County and Saratoga Spa State Park will be holding a Drive-Thru Voter Registration in the SPAC main parking lot on Route 50 in Saratoga Springs from 1 to 4 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 4. Residents can learn where to find information about polling places, information about registration, answers to general voting questions and pick

up voter registration forms to fill out and return to the volunteers or take home. Forms taken home will need to be filled out and mailed to the County Board of Elections. Requests for Absentee Ballot forms will also be available. The League will conduct one last Voter Registration event before the deadline for voter registration, which will be held from 3 to 6 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 7 at the Saratoga Springs Farmers Market.

City Meetings This Week MONDAY, OCT. 5 City Council Pre-Agenda Meeting | 9:30 a.m. at City Hall Zoning Board of Appeals Workshop | 6 p.m. Virtually via Zoom.

TUESDAY, OCT. 6 City Council Meeting | 7 p.m. at City Hall

WEDNESDAY, OCT. 7 Design Review Commission | 6:30 p.m. Virtually via Zoom.

THURSDAY, OCT. 8 Planning Board Meeting | 6 p.m. Virtually via Zoom.

Sheriff ’s Department that begins with this election season and goes through Aug. 31, 2023. “That’s brand new and the $14,000 is for three years,” Saratoga County Sheriff Michael Zurlo said regarding the election-related component. “I don’t know why it’s in there - the state came up with that so I have no idea - but it was a pre-requisite for the grant, so if we need to utilize extra personnel, we can do that and utilize the monies that were put in the grant.” At its most recent meeting, the Saratoga County Board of Supervisors introduced a resolution authorizing

an agreement with the NYS Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Services to accept the $69,500 state law enforcement terrorism prevention program grant. Willard Peck of Northumberland, John Lant of Wilton, John Lawler of Waterford, Darren O’Connor of Malta, Jean Raymond of Edinburg, Matthew Veitch of Saratoga Springs and Arthur Wright of Hadley were the supervisors who introduced the resolution. The agreement is subject to the approval of the County Attorney. In the past, the Sheriff ’s

Department has been involved in things such as picking up and delivering absentee ballots from rural areas to the county Board of Elections on occasion. “We’ll work with our Board of Election here to see what they need on Election Night. This is new so were in the planning stages at this time,” Zurlo said. “We’ll see what type of plan they come up with - if we need to go to polling places throughout the county, it may be ballots being picked up. I’m waiting to hear from them to see what type of plan they have in place and then that’ll tell me how many people I need.”

NEWS

Week of October 2 – October 8, 2020

Saratoga By The Numbers Horseracing Safety

Bill Passes in House

SARATOGA — According to the NYS Department of Labor, the rate of unemployment in Saratoga County – by county of residence – was 7.8% for the month of August. In comparison, neighboring counties were: 8.5% Warren County; 7.9% Washington County, 8.4% Rensselaer County; 10.3% Schenectady County; 9.0% Albany County. The August figures were released this week and September figures are anticipated

for release Oct. 20, according to the state. This week, the Saratoga County Chamber of Commerce reported: • January through August 2020, Saratoga County has collected $78.2 million dollars in sales taxes, down 5.4% from the same period in 2019. • Sales tax collections in the City of Saratoga Springs are down 14.3% or $1.2 million for this 8-month period in 2020

versus 2019. • Saratoga County, year to date through August 2020, hotel occupancy is down 31% vs the same time in 2019. • Saratoga Springs hotel occupancy is down 26.5% percent for the same time frame. While demand for hotels in the City and the County was up in January and February, it was down every month since, according to the Chamber of Commerce.

WASHINGTON D.C. — Congressman Paul Tonko’s bipartisan national horse racing reform bill passed the U.S. House of Representatives Sept. 29. The bill - the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Act – would designate the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority to design and implement uniform national horse racing medication and racetrack safety standards. “After nearly six years working to advance this bipartisan legislation to modernize horseracing in the United States, we are at long last rounding the final turn,” Tonko, a Democrat who represents the 20th District, said in a statement. “(The) Act puts the health and well-being of our equine athletes and jockeys firmly at the center of the sport, and delivers commonsense medication and track safety standards that will lift this noble sport to higher standards of integrity and safety. These long overdue reforms will help restore public trust in the sport and put it on a path to a long and vital future, supporting countless jobs and driving economic activity in communities across our nation,”

Tonko said. The Act was co-sponsored by Republican Congressman Andy Barr of Kentucky, and the bi-partisan vote garnered the support of 21st District Congresswoman Elise Stefanik (R-Schuylerville). “The passage of the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Act in the U.S. House of Representatives paves the way for a uniform, national approach to medication control and anti-doping across the sport. Thanks to Rep. Paul Tonko and Rep. Andy Barr today’s bi-partisan vote leaves no doubt as to the importance of this legislation in securing the future of horse racing in the United States,” said New York Racing Association President and CEO Dave O’Rourke. “NYRA urges the U.S. Senate to quickly consider and pass the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Act.” The bill approved by the House also has companion Senate legislation introduced recently by U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) and U.S. Senators Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), Martha McSally (R-AZ), and Dianne Feinstein (D-CA).

Week of October 2 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; October 8, 2020

BALLSTON Edward Bushey sold property at 31 Buell Ave to Edward Dwworakowski for $166,000. Brewster LLC sold property at 104-105 Seeley Dr to Anthony Torres for $340,000. Rosetti Acquisitions sold property at 8 Pasture Pl to Olivia Fedigan for $319,497. James Baggetta sold property at Manning Rd to Frank Volpe for $190,000. Mark Schewe sold property at 1321 West High St to Anthony Ruscio for $150,000.

MALTA Phillip Keigley sold property at12 Little Dr to Eric Warren for $465,000. Anthony Orlando sold property at 1168 Laurel Lane to Brendon Brogan for $256,000

PROPERTY TRANSACTIONS

National Transfer Services LLC sold property at 57 Glade Mallow Rd to Andrea Caietta for $305,000 Thomas Brown sold property at 1184 Laural Lane to Amber Sanzone for $242,000. Bradley Martin sold property at 54 Arrowwood Pl to Marcus Pritchard for $185,000 Margaret Nestuk sold property at 4 Gates Rd to Brian Johnson for $285,000 Pamela Spataro sold property at 1 May Apple Way to Lawrence Lieberman for $310,000. Barbera Homes Malta Springs LLC sold property at 33 Essex St to James Nuttall for $311,539.

SARATOGA Robert Macaioni sold property at 9 Sweet Rd to Emanuel Aydin for $579,000

Carolyn Fallon sold property at 43 Washington Ave to Robert Stout for $250,000.

Cerrone Construction Inc sold property at 107 Schuyler Hills Dr to Victoria Dicesare for $493,000.

Barbara Homes Malta Springs sold property at 3 Weston Way to Frank Barbera for $295,000.

ANW Holdings Inc sold property at Chapman Hill Rd to Chapman Hill LLC for $500,000.

Ashley Boye sold property at 57 Glade Mallow Rd to National Transfer Services LLC for $305,000

SARATOGA SPRINGS Jane Quinn sold property at 15 Tompion Lane to Mark Krusik for $257,000

David Moen sold property at 136 Hathorn Blvd to Jeffrey Hayes for $284,500

Abbie Archibald sold property at 43 Second St to Frederick Ostrander for $415,000.

James Yarter property at 51 Claire Pass to Mark Griswold for $394,000.

Marion Skowronek sold property at 30 Jaipur to Patrick Sofarelli for $274,900.

Mathew Giffin sold property at 12 Wampum Dr to Alissa Cottrel for $236,000.

McPadden Builders LLC sold property at 2 Easton Ct to Bonnie Grolley for $529,871

77 Van Dam LLC sold property at 77 Van Dam #304 to Ivan Edelson for $380,300.

Geraldine Eberlein sold property at 42 Ruggles Rd to Joshua Ellithorpe for $815,000

Raymond Apy sold property at 25 Kendrick Hill to Bradley Bridge for $1,390,000.

Downton Walk LLC sold property at 6 Downton Walk to David Bradley for $2,158,410. Karen Dancho sold property at 19 Walter Dr to Lesa Farrell for $230,500. Lorraine Torgesen sold property at 258 Caroline St to Sandra Chase for $381,000. Andrianna Walraven sold property at 289 Jefferson St #20 to Mark Lentini for $250,000. Mary Beth Flaherty sold property at 9 Saddle Brook Dr to Kona LLC for $1,440,000 Gina Toner sold property at 27 Jenee Way to Chen Xiaoxiao for $397,500. John Grady sold property at 25 Joseph St to Jeffrey Levi for $326,700. Schmidt Management LLC sold property at 107 Meadowbrook Rd to Brian Larrabee for $288,000

WILTON Steven Perue sold property at 22 Parkhurst Rd to Weichert Workforce Mobility Inc for $190,000. Weichert Workforce Mobility Inc sold property at 22 Parkhurst Rd to Richard St Amand for $190,000.

Sonoma Grove LLC sold property at 8 Monterey Ct to Michael Bleznyk for $669,913 Christopher Marcotte property at 706 Wilton Gansevoort Rd to GLenn Allen for $197,900. Sonoma Grove LLC sold property at 14 Berkley Ct to Kyle Willmott for $554,900

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp sold property at 17 Christina Ct to South Bronx Developers LLC for $166,000.

Tillman Nechtman sold property at 177 Parkhurst Rdl to Andrew Spano as trustee for $435,000.

Mark Smitkin sold property at 47 Fairway Blvd to Kyle Marsciano for $314,900

James Delaney sold property at 81 Ingersoll Rd to Ronald Delaney for $180,000.

BUSINESS

Week of October 2 – October 8, 2020

Stewart’s/Dake Family Supports Academy for Lifelong Learning with COVID-19 Relief Donation SARATOGA SPRINGS - The Academy for Lifelong Learning is the recipient of a $3,500 grant from the Stewart’s/Dake Family. The funds will be used to convert in-person educational classes and social activities to virtual offerings through Zoom. “In March, we were forced to cancel our spring term eliminating 32 classes for retired seniors in our community. We took a hit financially and fundraising came to a halt,”

Executive Director, Jeff Shinaman, said in a statement. “Thankfully, this grant is allowing us to purchase Zoom licenses and training for our volunteer study group leaders as we continue to inform and educate our 500 members.” Twenty classes, most by Zoom, are currently offered during the Academy’s fall semester and continue through early November. A first-ever winter term is also being planned to start Jan. 11 with

registration in November. A spring term will begin in early April. Annual membership through June 30, 2021 is $65. Eight-week classes are offered at $50 and four-week classes are $25. Founded in 1992, the Academy is a nonprofit, membership organization whose members share a love of learning. For more information, contact the Academy office at 518-587-2100 ext. 2390 or go to www.esc.edu/all.

Trading with Canada? What You Need to Know SCPP Free Webinar Oct. 7 The Saratoga County Prosperity Partnership has announced a free and informative webinar to be held at 10 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 7 for those interested in learning about the new U.S.-Mexico-Canada trade Agreement (USMCA) and how they can benefit by importing and exporting to Canada. The USMCA provides a strong incentive for businesses in neighboring countries to find new customers across our borders through exports while supporting jobs here in the United States.

New York state exported almost $73.3 billion in 2019 and $84.7 billion in 2020, with 19.4% and 19.8% respectively going to Canada. The next closest market is Hong Kong at 8.9% and 10.2% respectively. NY small business exports contributed $49.22 billion to the economy and supported 394,350 jobs. If small businesses better utilized current access to global markets and gained additional opportunities through improved policy environments (i.e., new

market-opening agreements), it could increase the GDP of New York by $7.34 billion and add 58,162 new jobs based on a 2019 report by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and Google. Shelby Schneider, President of SCPP, will host and Mary Ryckman, Advisor, Business Retention, Expansion + Global Markets will moderate the panel on the USMCA. To register, go to: www.eventbrite.com/e/unitedstatesmexicocanada-agreementregistration-118950978579.

ESD: Previously Ineligible Small Businesses Can Receive Low-Interest Working Capital Loans The Empire State Development announced last week that Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) recipients are now eligible to receive low-interest loans from the New York Forward Loan Fund (NYFLF). This conditional change will provide the Fund’s network of lenders and financial institutions with greater flexibility and enable them to provide more small businesses with working capital to cover expenses associated with reopening. “The coronavirus pandemic was an unprecedented challenge to the state’s business community, of which 98% are small businesses,” ESD Acting Commissioner, and President and CEO-delegate Eric Gertler said in a statement. “Providing assistance and opportunity – particularly to our state’s minority- and women-owned businesses – to help them reopen is essential toward revitalizing our economy and building New York back better.” When the NYFLF launched

in May, the goal was to help small businesses that did not receive PPP funding with flexible working capital to reopen and adapt to postCOVID needs. Companies with 20 employees or less make up 90% of New York’s business community, and it was critical to provide a funding lifeline to those businesses shut out of federal assistance. However, some NYFLF applicants who needed assistance were deemed ineligible because they had already received PPP funds. NYFLF Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFIs) have begun contacting previously ineligible applicants to determine if they are still interested in funding and begin the underwriting process. This is limited to small businesses who received $50,000 or less in PPP assistance. The fund is prepared to process the new applications from this change while also working with existing applicants. Small business who did not receive any federal assistance

are still eligible and encouraged to apply. Additionally, the program goal of providing at least 60% of loans to Minority- and WomenOwned Business Enterprises (MWBEs) remains, and that goal will not change due to the newly expanded eligibility. Eligible small businesses and small residential landlords can apply for a 60-month, no-fee loan with a 3% fixed interest rate; while eligible non-profits can apply for a 60-month, no-fee loan at 2% fixed interest. The maximum loan amount is $100,000. Loan funds can be used for working capital including payroll, operating and emergency maintenance, property taxes, utilities and costs associated with refitting physical space to follow social distancing guidelines. More information is available online at nyloanfund.com. For more information on Regional Councils and Empire State Development, go to: www.regionalcouncils.ny.gov and www.esd.ny.gov.

Week of October 2 – October 8, 2020

BUSINESS 13

Bernard & Millie Duker Children’s Hospital Receives $30K Donation from Dunkin’ ALBANY — The Bernard & Millie Duker Children’s Hospital at Albany Med received a donation of approximately $30,000 from Dunkin’ via a recent Iced Coffee Day campaign. During the one-day event on August 26, Dunkin’ franchisees donated $1 from every cup of Iced Coffee sold at participating

Dunkin’ restaurants to the children’s hospital. Since its inception in 2012, Iced Coffee Day has now generated more than $275,000 for the Bernard & Millie Duker Children’s Hospital at Albany Med. The Bernard & Millie Duker Children’s Hospital at Albany Med is a 125-bed facility devoted exclusively to the medical needs

of infants, children and adolescents and is the referral center for all seriously ill and injured children from 25 counties in upstate New York and western New England. It is staffed by 140 physicians trained in 40 subspecialties and more than 400 pediatric nurses, therapists, social workers and child life specialists.

Seeley Office Systems Hires Ashtin Givens to their Business Development Team GLENS FALLS — Seeley Office Systems hired Ashtin Givens as a Business Development Specialist. Givens brings with her nearly six years of experience in business development and client management. She has worked in many different industries and has helped support organizations both big and small. Givens holds a B.S. in Human Development & Family Relations from SUNY Plattsburgh.

During that time, Givens was heavily involved in community involvement and engagement. In her roles prior to joining Seeley Office Systems, Givens was responsible for cultivating new business relationships in the greater Capital Region. Her focus on brand awareness and her ability to create meaningful partnerships have contributed to her successes throughout her career. For more information go to: www.seeleyoffice.com.

Ashtin Givens. Photo provided.

Dr. Sidharth Jogani Joins Saratoga Hospital SARATOGA SPRINGS — Dr. Sidharth Jogani has joined Saratoga Hospital Medical Group – Pulmonology and Sleep Medicine. He specializes in treating breathing-related conditions and providing inpatient critical care. Demand for pulmonologists, or lung doctors, has long been on the rise due, in part, to a growing senior population. The need has become even greater during the pandemic because COVID-19 is a serious lung disease. Jogani comes to Saratoga

Hospital from Northwest Medical Center in Bentonville, Arkansas. After earning a medical degree from Rural Medical College of Pravara Medical Trust in India, he completed an internship and residency at SUNY Upstate Medical University in Syracuse and a fellowship at Albany Medical Center. Jogani is board certified in internal medicine with subspecialty certifications in critical care medicine and pulmonary disease. He sees patients at 19 West Avenue in Saratoga Springs and at

Dr. Sidharth Jogani. Photo provided.

Saratoga Medical Park at Malta. For an appointment, call 518-6934635. To learn more, go to www. saratogahospital.org.

Adirondack Trust Company Recognized as ‘Thriving In The Face Of Adversity’ SARATOGA SPRINGS — The Adirondack Trust Company has secured a 5-Star rating from BAUERFINANCIAL, the Nation’s Premier Bank Rating Firm. A five-star rating indicates the bank excels in areas of capital adequacy, profitability, asset quality and much more. Earning and maintaining this top rating for 57 consecutive quarters puts Adirondack Trust in the most prestigious bracket as an Exceptional Performance Bank.

“The Adirondack Trust Company is proof that some banks are able to thrive even in the face of substantial adversity,” BAUERFINANCIAL President Karen Dorway said, in a statement. “We know the secret. As your local, community bank, The Adirondack Trust Company has a deep understanding of the needs and conditions of this area, perhaps better than anyone.” The Adirondack Trust Company is an independent,

locally owned and operated, community bank offering a wide variety of business and personal financial services. The bank has more than $1 billion in assets and 13 branch offices. The bank offers banking, trust, insurance, and wealth management services, and originates real estate mortgages, both residential and commercial, and commercial business loans throughout its primary market area. The bank’s website is AdirondackTrust.com.

Pitney Meadows Community Farm Welcomes New Executive Director SARATOGA SPRINGS — Pitney Meadows Community Farm welcomes its new Executive Director, Lynn Trizna, who began shortly after Labor Day. An experienced farm manager well -versed in organic and sustainable farm practices, Lynn has a passion for preserving farmland, strengthening local farms, and inspiring communities to grow their own food. Photo provided.

EDUCATION

Week of October 2 – October 8, 2020

Open Air Classes

Photos above, top right: Waldorf School of Saratoga

by Megin Potter for Saratoga TODAY • Photos provided. SARATOGA SPRINGS — Students throughout Saratoga are spending more class time outside this year. Open-air classrooms were utilized more than a century ago as a way to prevent the spread of tuberculous and are being reintroduced this year as a healthy way to adhere to social distancing guidelines. When Fred McNeary, a Saratoga Springs High School alum and the CEO of Prestwick Chase at Saratoga, saw that NYRA loaned 175 picnic tables to the Saratoga Springs School District for courtyard seating, he got an idea. This week, Prestwick Chase donated 75 Adirondack chairs to the district to further expand their outside seating options. The chairs were left over from an outdoor event the retirement community held on Mother’s Day this year. “With the pandemic, everyone’s changing how they are having classes. We were happy to do it and the kids were happy to have them,” said John Rowe, Prestwick Chase Marketing Director.

Saratoga Independent School.

Being Outdoors Becomes Second Nature For the children at Saratoga Independent School, being outside more is already becoming second nature. “We’ve always incorporated some outdoor learning in our classes. We have this beautiful 60-acre campus with trails through the woods, so there are always things for students to see and learn outside. Now, we’re increasing our time outside and having it on a more regular basis for a lot of classes,” said Lisa Brown, Principal of Saratoga Independent School. Under the school’s three large shade sails, students sit in a circle on foam pads or beach towels for morning meetings, language arts, snack, lunch and more. There are picnic tables, portable easels and whiteboards set up, as well. The school purchased microphones and speakers so remote students could connect with the outdoor classrooms, and for Kindergarteners, sitting inside hula hoops serves as a visual and tactile social distancing solution. “One of the best things that’s come from this whole experience is that the kids are taking it very seriously. Our school motto is to take care of ourselves, each other and the community. This allows the kids to be independent. Kids really do want to do the right thing,” said Brown.

Prepared for Prevention Grounded in the philosophy of hands-on learning, the Waldorf School of Saratoga Springs was already running an all-outdoor Forest Kindergarten and is adding another following the same outdoor model. Waldorf ’s 1st through 7th grade students are now spending 75 percent of their school day outside, said Waldorf teacher and Faculty Chair, Astrea Ravenstar. High school students are outdoors for half the day studying English, foreign languages and the practical arts. Folding chairs equipped with supplies and even cushioned tree stumps have been set up to create outdoor classroom spaces. As the weather cools, the school will be setting up tents and heaters, as well. When the weather is too wet, classes will be inside but the school’s big windows will remain open for increased ventilation. “Kids need to dress in layers with hats on. They need to be a little more prepared to stay outside as much as possible. That, combined with the sanitation processes we have in place, really will help keep COVID at bay,” said Ravenstar.

Week of October 2 – October 8, 2020

EDUCATION BRIEFS

Skills for Parents & Guardians Virtual Event SARATOGA SPRINGS — On Oct. 5, the Saratoga Springs School District will host a virtual event for parents and guardians “Skills for Parents & Guardians to Recognize and Support Stress & Trauma in Their Kids” with Monica Raminger Amorosi, M.S. Ed., LMHC, CATP.

This will be a virtual event held from 6:30-7:30 p.m. A webex link will be available as the event gets closer. This part of an ongoing effort to support the mental health and wellness of students and families in the District. For more information, go to www.saratogaschools.org

Virtual Courses for Kids WILTON — BOCES Enrichment Resource Center, area children’s museums, and the Wilton Wildlife Preserve are teaming up to offer hands-on, interactive online activities for kids this fall. Elementary students in grades 3-5 can choose to solve engineering dilemmas in “Build it Up,” design something fun to read in “Anatomy of a Comic Book,” explore multi-dimensional masterpieces in “Environmental Art,” or learn about conservation through games, crafts, and by managing their very own bee

hotels in “Project Pollinator.” Exercise the development of their individual voices with different styles of reflective writing activities in “Art of Journaling” (designed for children in 6th to 8th grade). The one-hour sessions will begin at 4 p.m. on Tuesdays or Thursdays, and run for six weeks. Register online by Oct. 2. Tuition is $80 per course (includes supplies). For more information, go to www.wswheboces.org/enrichment, email giftedresources@wswheboces. org or call 518-581-3585.

Prestwick Chase Donates Chairs to Saratoga High

On Sept. 25 Saratoga Springs High School received a donation of 75 Adirondack chairs from Prestwick Chase at Saratoga. The chairs will be placed in the outdoor courtyard of the high school to increase the amount of socially distanced seating. Photos provided.

4-H Homeschool Outreach ProgramTake Home Kits SARATOGA COUNTY — The Saratoga County 4-H School Outreach Educator, Mrs. Julie Curren, has readapted the 4-H program to offer “kits” through socially-distanced drop-offs supplemented with LIVE lessons through online platforms. Kits are now available to all

Saratoga County families through the inaugural launch of the 4-H Homeschool Outreach Program. Beginning in October and rolling out throughout the school year, current offerings include “Eat a Rainbow” snacks, “Think Your Drink” beverages, “Label Literacy” with the MyPlate guide, taking a

walk and building a birdhouse with “Bluebirds of NY” and building a plastic bottle rocket with “Rockets Away” kits. Prices are $5 - $15/ each. For more information go to ccesaratoga.org/ccesaratoga-andcovid-19/4-h-school-outreachhomeschool-hub or call Kim Wilbur at 518-885-8995.

2020 National Merit Semifinalists and Commended Students Named SARATOGA SPRINGS — Saratoga Springs High School students Cristina DeMeo, Nathan Krackeler, Lily Rosan, and Julian Silva-Forbes have been named National Merit Semifinalists. More than 1.5 million juniors in about 21,000 high schools entered the 2021 National Merit Scholarship Program by taking the 2019 Preliminary

SAT Test (PSAT). Semifinalists, representing less than one percent of U.S. high school seniors, include the highestscoring entrants in each state. Semifinalists have the opportunity to compete in the National Merit Scholarship competition. In addition, Jonathan D'Alonzo, Jackson Ellnor, Wesley Griffiths, Kara Hausam, Ava

Herzog, Nicholas Leanza, Joseph Mergen, Joseph Prostick, Jason Schwartz, Vania Sih, Alexander Ucci, and Jason Zheng have been named as Commended Students in the National Merit program. Commended Students are also recognized for the exceptional academic promise demonstrated by their outstanding performance on the qualifying test.

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Builder’s Corner by Lou Galarneau,

President of Galarneau Builders

for Saratoga TODAY

Does Your Kitchen Pass the Timeless Test?

Timeless vs. Trendy Styles in Kitchens

Photo by Eleanor Linda Design & Photography.

Builders and housing market experts know that kitchens and bathrooms sell homes. With more people working and learning from home, many are taking the time to upgrade or restyle their kitchens. But how can you be sure that your investment will maintain its value over time? Your best bet is to invest in timeless designs and high-end materials instead of trends that may fade in a few years. Things like stainless steel appliances and fixtures never go out of style. The same goes for granite and quartz surfaces, they stand up to the test of time. In fact, quartz has been surging in popularity for years and is taking over granite.

Here are 4 kitchen trends that are going away and will be considered passé in 2021.

A desk space in the kitchen was all the rage for about a decade because much of family life does revolve around the kitchen. Now with so much working and learning from home there is a real temptation to work at the kitchen counter. The problem is that a kitchen desk just ends up stacked with papers and clutter that you do not want to see in your dream kitchen. Avoid this dated trend and instead invest in creating a household home office/learning center.

Tile countertops recently made a brief resurgence in more minimalist designs. They are less expensive than granite and other solid natural countertop surfaces. But regardless of tile size and design, it is a maintenance headache because they can chip and break easily. It is also difficult to keep them clean where the grout lines get full of crumbs.

Minimal backsplashes are out. Splatters do not have aim. Therefore, the top where the backsplash ends inevitably ends up stained. Go for installing ceramic subway tile, or a colored glass backsplash that goes all the way from the counter to the cabinets. Or for a really high-end finish, add a solid countertop material for the backsplash. These designs are much easier to keep clean and are aesthetically more pleasing.

Bright appliances have been a popular style trend and were being used as a way to break up the old standard stainless steel that’s been a staple for years. But turquoise stoves and mint refrigerators are destined to be dated very quickly. Invest in stainless steel which is timeless.

How does your kitchen stack up? Here is the list of Timeless vs Trendy

s s e l e m Ti

• Stainless steel appliances • Inside counter storage • Traditional doors • Granite and quartz countertops

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• Bright colored appliances • Pot racks • Barn Doors • Marble, tile, wood

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planting in fall garden

for Spring

Written & Photographed by Peter Bowden for Saratoga TODAY

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othing cheers us up in spring more than the appearance of the first flowers from the bulbs we plant in fall.

Think of these small bulbs as rechargeable batteries. They don’t store electricity but “growth energy.” Daffodils, tulips and all the Dutch bulbs offered for sale in the fall must be planted before winter. These bulbs need eight weeks of chilling to stimulate them into their next flowering cycle. Chilling in the ground over winter causes an enzyme change within the bulb. Without that chill, the bulb won’t be ready to grow in spring. Timing is everything. It’s always best to seek out the highest quality bulbs. When you buy bulbs, they’re all “charged up” for you by the producer in Holland. The Dutch have been producing

Crocus

Tulips

flower bulbs since the 1500’s so they have a wealth of experience. When given a choice, choose the largest bulbs you can find. A bigger bulb is closer to becoming two bulbs, so there is an advantage to being picky. On each package you’ll see bloom times listed as “early spring, mid spring, late spring, and early summer.” The next bit of information you’ll need is flower height. This will help you avoid putting taller plants in front of shorter ones that bloom at the same time. Height information is also handy when mixing bulbs into established perennial flowerbeds. The rule of thumb for planting bulbs is to dig the hole two to three times as deep as the bulb is tall. Don’t be too fussy though since bulbs will actually reposition themselves at the proper depth as they grow over time.

Daffodil

Bulbs are most impressive when mass planted. I consider five bulbs to be a minimum group. Larger groups are even more impressive. Roots start growing right away, and they’ll gain a little extra energy for the spring flowering cycle. Those roots will help anchor the bulbs in the soil so winter frost won’t heave them upward. That’s it…pretty simple really. If you take time this fall to plant bulbs, you’ll thank yourself when they emerge after a long winter to announce the arrival of spring. All the beautiful flowers I grow in summer can’t give me the same thrill I get when I discover the first snowdrop or crocus emerging as the last of the winter’s snow retreats from the gardens.

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Food

Week of October 2 – October 8, 2020

Farmers’ Market

WILTON MALL Wednesdays | 3 - 6 p.m. Saturdays | 9 - 1 p.m.

by Madison Jackson and Emily Meagher for Saratoga TODAY

Photo by Madison Jackson.

Saratoga Suds 'n' Stuff. Photo by Emily Meagher.

efore the farmers’ market moves back indoors, we spend one last month with our tents up and our coats on to share fresh, local products with our community. Summer produce makes way for the fall harvest; a time for comforting food and drinks and festive seasonal products. Here are ten fall favorites you can find at our markets in October.

1 orchards. Try their fresh apples, pressed apple cider, hard cider, and cider donuts. A real Upstate NY treat! Pumpkin Pandemonium Peanut Butter: The name says it all. This Saratoga Peanut Butter Company 2 creation is chock-full of rich pumpkin and peanut flavors. A guilt-free treat at only 2 grams of sugar per

How to Make Felt Balls with Wool Roving

Apple Cider and Cider Donuts: Saratoga Apple and Slyboro Cider House both operate their own

serving, it’s great on sandwiches, apples, ice cream, and more.

3 Hot Chocolate Cheesecake: Grandma Apple’s Cheesecakes’ flavors vary with the season. Our current favorite 4 is hot chocolate cheesecake. It’s perfect for when you have company, but perfectly acceptable to eat all by Hand-Painted Hats: Artist Gretchen Tisch, owner of Feathered Antler gives hats a fall makeover. Pick up a leaf-accented fedora or hand-knit beanie at the market.

yourself! Also available are apple and pumpkin cheesecakes and cheesecake filled apples dipped in chocolate.

Apple Cider Fromage Frais: Nettle Meadow does cheesemaking with a creative touch, and it shows with their seasonal favorites. Back at the market are the soft apple cider fromage frais, pumpkin spice and maple chevre, and the brie-like Early Snow.

6 the market. Pick up a fleece to do some cozy fall crafting! Spooky Soaps: At Saratoga Suds ‘n’ Stuff, no shape of soap is too crazy. Their fall mineral soap collection 7 includes ghosts, pumpkins, black cats, acorns, leaves, and owls. Ornamental Corn: Fresh summer corn is making way for ornamental fall corn. Pick up some calico or 8 broom corn from local farms for fresh seasonal home decor. Hand-Ground Cinnamon: Saratoga Spicery’s fresh-ground spices and spice mixes include hand-ground 9 cinnamon. Give your baked goods an extra fresh flavor!

Local Wool: Elihu Farm’s sheep produce award-winning wool, sold as washed and unwashed fleeces at

Pumpkins! Farmers’ markets in October wouldn’t be complete without fresh gourds and winter

squash. Local farms have a variety of colors, shapes, and sizes in stock - you can even find some hand-painted mini pumpkins. Saratoga Farmers’ Market runs at Wilton Mall 3-6 p.m. Wednesdays and 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturdays. Follow us on Facebook and Instagram. Subscribe to our newsletter www. saratogafarmersmarket.org/ weekly-newsletter

Felted balls can be used to make a variety of craft projects like festive garlands, jewelry, mobiles, wreaths, and much more. The combination of heat, water, soap, and friction allows the fibers to mend together to create the ball. The entire process takes about 3 minutes.

SUPPLIES: *Items currently available at the farmers’ market

• A selection of wool roving*

• Dish soap • Warm water

INSTRUCTIONS: 1. Rip the wool roving into small pieces (never cut the wool roving as the raw edges mend together easier). 2. Next, roll the small pieces of wool roving into a ball, overlapping each piece. This won’t be a perfect ball, just a rough ball or spherical shape. Be sure to make the ball of roving larger than you want the final ball to be because the ball will shrink as it comes together. 3. Now it is time to drop the ball of wool roving into a bowl of hot, soapy water. You only need to use a small drop of dish soap. 4. Let the ball soak for 5-10 seconds and then remove the ball from the bowl and begin rolling it between the palms of hands. Roll gently at first, just like you would roll a ball of play dough. 5. After rolling the ball around a few times, place your hand, with the ball, under hot running water…as hot as you can handle. Continue rolling the ball in your palms and placing it under hot water until it reaches the size and density that you want. The wool will bind together and shrink down. 6. When the ball has reached the size that you like, set the felt balls aside to dry out thoroughly. Once the felt balls are dry and firm you can use them as you like. Instructions from the Kitchen Counter Chronicles.

Week of October 2 – October 8, 2020

Food

“Life is a Combination of Magic and Pasta”

~Federico Fellini

by John Reardon

Hello my Foodie Friends !

Autumn is here and the cooler weather often triggers our desire for pasta. There is something about eating carbohydrates, creamy sauces, and earthy autumnal vegetables that makes the autumn season ideal for pasta consumption. No matter what they contain, fall pasta dishes must be warm, they must be hearty, and, above all, they must be deeply satisfying. My love for pasta stems from growing up in an Italian-American household where pasta was always a staple in many of the meals we had. I often times reflect on the joys of growing up with an Italian family such as: when your friends came over they were asked no fewer than six times if they wanted something to eat; Frank Sinatra or Dean Martin played in the background while everything was being cooked; leftovers were stored in Polly O ricotta containers; and, yes, we were all guilty of talking with our hands. One of my favorites is remembering when I was little, mine, and my four other siblings favorite way to help was making home made pasta with Nonni (my grandmother). After we washed our hands we were allowed to help if we were quiet and didn’t fight with each other. Very hard! The luckiest kid got to guide the pasta as Nonni rolled the pasta through the machine. Stirring her secret pasta sauce with the wooden spoon was a close second. I am certain you can visualize what the kitchen smelled and looked like during this process. Once the pasta was made, the dish created and all were seated, it was always a struggle getting Nonni to actually join the table and eat. I’ve tried to carry on these traditions with my own children.

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Making homemade pasta is a fun event to get the entire family involved with. One important tool to have when making homemade pasta is a Pasta machine. A pasta machine is used to create laminated pasta. They typically consist of two stainless-steel rollers with adjustable settings, which knead and stretch the pasta dough. Pasta machines are often sold with an additional removable cutter that creates pasta shapes such as spaghetti and linguini. There are also many different attachments available, from different-shaped cutters to attachable motors. Consider pasta as a meal that brings you together as a family from start to finish. We’ve learned from our older generations and teach our younger generations. No matter what you’re looking for, pasta and noodles

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INGREDIENTS • 2 sweet potatoes

• 8 ounces goat cheese

• 1 bunch sage

• ½ pound lasagna noodles (homemade)

• ¼ cup butter

• Salt and pepper to taste

INSTRUCTIONS 1. Bring two pots of water to boil, meanwhile scrub the potatoes and stab them with a knife. Once the water is boiling toss in the potatoes and cook until easily impaled. This should take around 20 minutes. 2. Once the potatoes are done remove them from the heat, for a quick cool down run cold water over them. Put the lasagna noodles in the other pot of boiling water and set the time for about 10 minutes 3. Once the potatoes are cooled pinch off their skin. Cut them into small pieces and mash them up with the goat cheese. (Note if you want them creamy heat them up a little while you are doing this). Salt to taste. 4. In a sauce pan heat the butter on medium-low. Add the sage and cook until browned, about 4-5 minutes. 5. Drain the lasagna noodles. Place a few noodles on a plate and scoop some of the sweet potato mixture around them. Repeat this until all the noodles and mix are used up. 6. Crack some pepper on top and devour!

have become entwined with culture, history, and more importantly in our lives and families. Stop by Compliments to the Chef, your Neighborhood Kitchen and Cutlery Store located at 33 Railroad Place in Saratoga Springs. We carry all types of tools to assist you with making your pasta: Pasta machines, pasta drying racks, ravioli stamps and forms, pasta rollers, pastry cutters, pasta pots, and so much more. Remember my Foodie Friends: “Life Happens in the Kitchen.” Make those magical culinary moments happen.

RELIGION

Week of October 2 – October 8, 2020

Adirondack Christian Fellowship 8 Mountain Ledge, Wilton | 518-587-0623 acfsaratoga.com | Services: Sunday 8 and 10 a.m.

Corinth United Methodist Church 243 Main Street, Corinth | 518-654-2521 cfumc@cnyconnect.net | Services: Sunday 11 a.m.

Northway Church 770 Pierce Road, Clifton Park | 518-899-1200 northwaychurch.tv | Services: 9:30 and 11:15 a.m.

St. Therese Chapel (RC) 1 Wilton-Gansevoort Road, Gansevoort 518-792-2276 | Services: Sunday 10 a.m.

Adirondack Friends Meeting 27 Saratoga Avenue, South Glens Falls 518-793-3755 | adirondackfriendsmeeting.org Services: Sunday 10:30 a.m.

Cornerstone Community Church 100 Saratoga Village Boulevard, #8, Ballston Spa 518-664-5204 | mycornerstonechurch.org Pastor Frank Galerie | Services: Sunday 10 a.m., 6 p.m.

Old Saratoga Reformed Church* 48 Pearl St, Schuylerville | Services: Sunday 10 a.m. 518-695-3260 | old-saratoga.rcachurches.org

St. Thomas Anglican Church 242 Grooms Road, Halfmoon 518-348-0842 | thomasanglican.com Father John Bassett | Services: Sunday 10 a.m.

Assembly of God Faith Chapel 6 Burgoyne Street, Schuylerville | 518-695-6069 Rev. Scott Cutting | Services: Sunday 10 a.m.

Corpus Christi Roman Catholic Community 2001 Route 9, Round Lake 518-877-8506 | office@corpuschristichurch.net Services: Saturday 4 p.m.; Sunday 8 and 11 a.m.

Assembly of God Saratoga 118 Woodlawn Avenue, Saratoga Springs 518-584-6081 | Services: Sunday 10 a.m. Bacon Hill Reformed Church* 560 Route 32N, Bacon Hill 518-695-3074 | Rev. Janet Vincent Services: 10 a.m. | Sunday School: 10 a.m.

Eastern Orthodox — Christ the Savior 349 Eastline Road, Ballston Lake | 518-212-7845 xcsavior.org | Services: Sunday 9:30 a.m. Faith Chapel 6 Burgoyne St., Schuylerville | 518-695-6069 faithchapelschuylerville.org | Sunday 10 a.m.

Baha’i Community of Saratoga Springs 518-692-7694 | 518-885-0876 | 1-800-22UNITE bahai.org | Public Meetings: 1st Tuesdays 7 p.m.

First Baptist Church of Saratoga Springs 45 Washington St., Saratoga Springs | 518-584-6301 fbcsaratoga.org | Services: Sunday 12 p.m.

Ballston Center Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church 58 Charlton Road, Ballston Spa 518-885-7312 | ballstoncenterarpchurch.org Services: Sunday 10:30 a.m.

First Baptist Church of Ballston Spa 202 Milton Avenue, Ballston Spa | 518-885-8361 bspabaptist.org | Services: 10:30 a.m. (9 a.m. in July and August); Sunday School: 9 a.m. (all ages)

Ballston Spa United Methodist Church* 101 Milton Avenue, Ballston Spa 518-885-6886 | ballstonspaumchurch.org Services: Sunday 10 a.m. Barkersville Christian Church 7200 Barkersville Road, Middle Grove 518-882-6437 | barkersvillechristianchurch. com Pastor Pat Atwell | Sunday Worship: 10:30 a.m. Bethesda Episcopal Church* 26 Washington St., Saratoga Springs | 518-584-5980 bethesdachurch.org | Rev’d Charles Wallace Services: Wed. 12 p.m., Sat. 5 p.m., Sun. 8 a.m. & 10 a.m., Mid-day Prayer: Monday-Friday 12 p.m. Burnt Hills Baptist Church 193 Kingsley Rd., Burnt Hills | 518-399-5740 burnthillsbaptistchurch.org | Pastor Mark Dorr Sunday 10 a.m.; Adult Bible Study: Sunday 9 a.m. Burnt Hills United Methodist Church* 816 Route 50, Burnt Hills | 518-399-5144 nybhumc.com | Pastor Holly Nye Sunday 9, 10:30 a.m. | Sunday School: 10:30 a.m. Calvary Capital District 5 Williams Street, Saratoga Springs | calvarycd.com Pastor Andrew Holt | Services: Sunday 10 a.m. Charlton Freehold Presbyterian Church 768 Charlton Road, Charlton | 518-399-4831 charltonfreehold.org | Services: Sunday 10 a.m. Christ Community Reformed Church 1010 Route 146, Clifton Park | 518-371-7654 ccrc-cpny.org | Services: Sunday 10 a.m. Christ Episcopal Church* 15 West High Street, Ballston Spa | 518-885-1031 Services: Sunday 8, 10 a.m., and 5 p.m. Christian Restoration Ministries Senior Center: 5 Williams St., Saratoga Springs 518-796-4323 | Pastor Pat Roach Services: Saturday 7 p.m.; Bible Study: Friday 7 p.m. Christian Science Church 107 Circular Street, Saratoga Springs 518-584-0221 | Services: Sunday 10 a.m. Church of Christ at Halfmoon 250 Pruyn Hill Rd., Mechanicville | 518-670-3005 cliftonparkchurchofchrist.com | Sunday 10:30 a.m. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints 1 Glenmore Ave. Saratoga Springs | 518-587-4796 churchofjesuschrist.org | Services: Sunday 10 a.m. Community Alliance Church 257 Rowland Street, Ballston Spa 518-885-6524 | Services: 10:30 a.m. Congregation Shaara Tfille* 84 Weibel Avenue, Saratoga Springs 518-584-2370 | saratogasynagogue.org Services: Monday 7:30 a.m., Thursday 7:30 a.m. Saturday 10 a.m., 3rd Friday Shabbat 7:30 p.m. Corinth Free Methodist Church 20 Hamilton Avenue, Corinth | 518-654-9255, 518792-0271 | Services: Sunday 10 a.m.

First Presbyterian Church of Ballston Spa 22 West High Street, Ballston Spa 518-885-5583 | Services: Sunday 10 a.m. Full Gospel Tabernacle 207 Redmond Road, Gansevoort 518-793-2739 | Services: Sunday 10 a.m. Galway United Methodist Church 2056 East Street, Galway | 518-882-6520 galway-united-methodist-church.com Services: Sunday 9:30 a.m. (9 a.m. in July-Aug.) Grace Church 34 Third Street, Waterford | 518-237-7370 gracewaterford.com | Rev. Kathy Alonge-Coons Services: Sunday 7:30 and 9:30 a.m. Adult Christian Education Program: 8:30 a.m. Grace Fellowship Saratoga* 165 High Rock Avenue, Saratoga Springs 518-691-0301 | saratoga.gracefellowship.com Pastor: Mike Adams | Services: Sundays 9, 11 a.m. Greater Grace Community Church 100 Saratoga Village, Building 17, Ballston Spa 518-899-7777 | thechurch@ggccmalta.org Pastor David Moore | Services: Sunday 10 a.m. Greenfield Center Baptist Church 30 Wilton Road, Greenfield Center | 518-893-7429 Services: 11 a.m.; Sunday School: 9:45 a.m. (all ages) Highway Tabernacle Church 235 Hudson Avenue, Mechanicville | 518-664-4442 Services: Sunday 10:30 a.m. Sunday School: 9:30 a.m. Hope Church 206 Greenfield Avenue, Ballston Spa | 518-885-7442 Services: Sunday 10 a.m. | Sunday School: 9 a.m. Jonesville United Methodist 963 Main Street, Clifton Park | 518-877-7332 Sunday 8:30, 10:30 a.m.; Sunday School: 10:30 a.m. Living Waters Church of God 4330 State Rte 50, Saratoga Springs | 518-587-0484 livingwaterscog.us | Services: Sunday 10 a.m. Malta Presbyterian Church 118 Dunning Street, Malta 518-899-5992 | Services: Sunday 10 a.m. Malta Ridge United Methodist Church 729 Malta Avenue Extension, Malta 518-581-0210 | Services: Sunday 10:30 a.m. Middle Grove United Methodist Church* 429 Middle Grove Rd., Middle Grove | 518-581-2973 Pastor Jason Proctor | Services: Sunday 9 a.m. Mt. Olivet Baptist Church 100 Cresent Street, Saratoga Springs | 518-584-9441 Rev. Dr. Victor L. Collier | Services: 10 a.m. New Life Fellowship* 51 Old Gick Road, Saratoga Springs | 518-580-1810 newlifeinsaratoga.org. | Services: Sunday 10 a.m. Next Level Church Comedy Works: 388 Broadway Saratoga Springs 518-306-7133 | nextlevel.church/saratoga-ny-church Pastor Joe | Services: Sunday 10 a.m.

Old Stone Church (American Baptist) 159 Stone Church Road, Ballston Spa 518-583-1002 | Services: 10:30 a.m. Olde Liberty Baptist 600 Route 67, Malta | oldelibertybaptist.com 518-885-4211 | Sunday 10, 11 a.m., 2 p.m.; Wed. 7 p.m. Our Lady of Grace Roman Catholic Church* 73 Midline Road, Ballston Lake | 518-399-5713 Services: Saturday 5:30 p.m.; Sunday 10:30 a.m. Perry Road Baptist Church* 150 Perry Road, Saratoga Springs | 518-587-0711 Pastor Thomas Van McClain | Sunday 10 a.m. Pine Grove Community Church* 59 Pine Road, Saratoga Springs 860-942-7359 | Thegrovess.com Pastor Mark Kehrer | Services: Sunday 10 a.m. Porter Corners United Methodist Church* 512 Allen Rd., Porter Corners 518-893-2289 | Service: Sunday 9 a.m Presbyterian-NE Congregational Church* 24 Circular Street, Saratoga Springs | 518-584-6091 pnecchurch.org | Services: Sunday 10:45 a.m. Prince of Peace Lutheran Church (ELCA) 4 Northcrest Drive, Clifton Park | 518-371-2226 poplutheranchurch.org | Sunday 8 a.m., 10:30 a.m.; Contemporary Worship: 1st, 3rd Sundays 10:30 a.m.; Sunday School: 9:15-10:15 a.m. (Sept.-June); ReachChristian Education for Adults 9:30-10:15 a.m. Quaker Springs United Methodist Church* 466 Route 32, Schylerville | 518-695-3101 | qsumc.com Pastor John Iseman | Services: Sunday 9 a.m. River of Hope Fellowship 100 Saratoga Village Blvd., Malta Commons, Ste. 3 riverofhopefellowship.com | Services: Sunday 10 a.m. Roman Catholic Church of St. Peter* 241 Broadway, Saratoga Springs | 518-584-2375 Services: Saturday: 5 p.m.; Sunday: 7:30, 9, 11 a.m. St. Clement’s Roman Catholic Church* 231 Lake Ave., Saratoga Springs 518-584-6122 | www.stclementschurch.com Weekdays: 8 a.m.; Saturday: 8 a.m. and 4 p.m.; Sunday: 8, 10, 11:30 a.m. and 5 p.m. St. George’s Episcopal Church 912 Route 146, Clifton Park | 518-371-6351 stgeorge@csdl.net | stgeorgescp.org Saturday 4:30 p.m.; Sunday 7:30, 9, 11:30 a.m. St. Isaac Jogues RC Chapel 716 Route 9P, Saratoga Lake | 518-813-5090 Father Patrick Rice | Services: Sunday 10 a.m. (Open Memorial Day to winter) St. Joseph’s Roman Catholic Church* 3159 Route 9N, Greenfield Center | 518-893-7680 stjosephschurchgreenfieldcenter.org Services: Saturday 4 p.m.; Sunday 10:30 a.m. St. Luke’s on the Hill 40 McBride Rd., Mechanicville Contact: 518-664-4834 | stlukesonthehill.org Dave Haig, Rector | Services: Saturday 4 p.m., Sunday 8 & 10 a.m. | For Summer Worship Schedule please visit our website. St. Mary’s Roman Catholic Church* 167 Milton Avenue, Ballston Spa | 518-885-7411 stmarysbsta.org | Services: Saturday 4 p.m. Sunday 8:30, 10:30 a.m., Noon St. Paul’s Roman Catholic Church* 771 Route 29, Rock City Falls | 518-885-4677 sjoegctr@nycap.rr.com | Services: Sunday 8:30 a.m. St. Paul’s Evangelical Lutheran Church* 149 Lake Ave., Saratoga Springs 518-584-0904 | office@spalutheran.org Saturday 5 p.m.; Sunday 8:30 and 11 a.m. St. Peter Lutheran Church* 2776 Route 9, Malta | 518-583-4153 | Sunday 9 a.m. St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church 1 Grove St., Schuylerville | Services: Sunday 8:30 a.m. 518-695-3918 | ststephens-schuylerville.com

Saratoga Abundant Life Church 2 Hutchins Road, Saratoga Springs | 518-885-5456 salchurch.org | Services: Sunday 8:20, 10:30 a.m. Saratoga Chabad 130 Circular Street, Saratoga Springs 518-526-0773 | saratogachabad.com Saratoga Friends Meeting (Quaker) 571 Route 32, Quaker Springs | 518-587-7477 518-399-5013 | Services: Sunday 10 a.m. Saratoga United Methodist Church* 175 Fifth Avenue, Saratoga Springs | 518-584-3720 saratogaumc.com | Services: Sunday 9, 10:45 a.m. Saratoga Seventh-Day Adventist Church 399 Union Avenue, Saratoga Springs 518-587-6951 | saratogasda.org Services: Worship: 11 a.m.; Sabbath School 10 a.m. Schuylerville United Methodist Church 51 Church Street, Schuylerville | 518-695-3101 sumethodist.org | Services: Sunday 11 a.m. Shenendehowa United Methodist 971 Route 146, Clifton Park 518-371-7964 | Services: Sunday 9 and 10:45 a.m. Simpson United Methodist Church 1089 Rock City Road, Rock City Falls 518-885-4794 | Services: Sunday 10:45 a.m. Soul Saving Station for Every Nation Christ Crusaders of America 62 Henry Street, Saratoga Springs 518-584-3122 | soulsavingstationchurch.com Services: Sunday 10 a.m. Starpoint Church 410 21st Century Park Drive, Clifton Park 518-371-2811 | starpoint.church Services: 9, 10:30 a.m. and Noon Stillwater Christian Fellowship Liberty Ridge Farm, 29 Bevis Road, Schaghticoke 518-288-8802 | Services: 10 a.m. Stillwater United Church (Presbyterian U.S.A.) 747 Hudson Avenue, Stillwater | 518-664-7984 stillwaterunitedchurch.org | Sunday 10:30 a.m. Temple Sinai* 509 Broadway, Saratoga Springs | 518-584-8730 saratogasinai.org | Shabbat Services: Friday 6 or 8 p.m. (rotating schedule); Saturday 10:30 a.m. Terra Nova Church* 45 Washington St., Saratoga Springs | 518-833-0504 terranovachurch.org | Services: Sunday 9 a.m. The Salvation Army/ Worship, Service & Community Center 27 Woodlawn Avenue, Saratoga Springs 518-584-1640 | Services: Praise & Worship 11 a.m. Sunday School: 10 a.m. Trinity United Methodist Church 155 Ballard Road, Gansevoort | 518-584-9107 tumcwilton.com | Rev. Jeff Stratton | Sunday 10 a.m. Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Saratoga Springs* 624 N. Broadway, Saratoga Springs | 518-584-1555 uusaratoga.org | Services: Sunday 10 a.m. Unity Church in Albany 21 King Avenue, Albany | 518-453-3603 Services: Sunday 9, 11 a.m.; Sunday School: 11 a.m. West Charlton United Presbyterian Church 1331 Sacandaga Rd.,West Charlton | 518-882-9874 westcharltonupc.org | Rev. Thomas Gregg Sunday 10:30 a.m.; Sunday School: 10:30 a.m. Wilton Baptist Church 755 Saratoga Road, Wilton | 518-583-2736 wiltonbaptistchurch.com | Sunday 11 a.m., 6 p.m. Zen Buddhist Sitting Group Wilson Chapel, Skidmore College, Saratoga Springs 518-421-2155 | Services: Wednesdays 6:30 p.m * Handicap Accessible

Week of October 2 – October 8, 2020

LOCAL BRIEFS 21

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afternoon session. Register by October 20: reg.cce.cornell. edu/RecipeForSuccess_241, or contact CCE at 518-885-8995 or event coordinator, Diane Whitten, at dwhitten@cornell. edu. For more information visit www.ccesaratoga.org under Events tab.

BRIEFS

Movies in the Pumpkin Patch Three nights of drive-up family fun movies projected onto four of the world’s largest inflatable movie screens each with 2000 watt sound system. All the fun will take place at the Washington County Fairgrounds parking area located at 392 Old Schuylerville Rd, Greenwich on Columbus Day weekend starting at 7 p.m. each night. Fairground gates will open at 4:30 p.m. Movie schedule is as follows: Jurassic Park – Friday October 9, Hotel Transylvania - Saturday October 10 and Ghostbusters - Sunday October 11. Tickets are $20 per vehicle each night. Premium vehicle parking passes for first two rows from the screen along with discounts for multiple night parking passes are available at https://app.mobilecause.com/e/ HlEh2A?vid=bc536 or on the Facebook page of either The Salvation Army of Glens Falls or the Washington County Fair Grounds. Face masks required when not in vehicle. Each vehicle will be safely spaced to ensure social distancing.

Cow Plop Bingo Schuyler Hose Company will be hosting the fundraiser on October 10 in Fort Hardy Park, Schuylerville, at 1 p.m. There will be an area of 400 squares fenced off. Whoever has the lucky square where the cow makes its plop will win $500 and $250 where the calf plops. You can purchase a square for $20 by contacting any member of Schuyler Hose Company, messaging us on Facebook or sending and email to shccowplop@gmail.com.

Wellspring’s Pooch Parade Wellspring is hosting thie annual Pooch Parade virtually on Oct. 16-18. This event raises awareness and funds for Wellspring’s Safe Pet Partnership Program, which assists victims of domestic violence by providing safe, temporary placement of family pets through a network of volunteer pet “foster homes” while our clients transition to safe housing. This year, instead

of gathering to parade around Congress Park we are inviting community members and their pooches to register online with Wellspring and then plan a walk around their neighborhood, park, home – wherever works! – sometime on October 16, 17, or 18. For more information about this year’s event and to register please visit www.wellspringcares. org/pooch-parade.

Recipe for Success: A Workshop for Food Entrepreneurs Offered by Cornell Cooperative Extension of Saratoga County on Wednesday, Oct. 21, 8:30 a.m. -4:30 p.m., virtually via Zoom. If you are thinking of selling a favorite recipe, or if you have a small food business, the presenters of this program can give you guidance. Their experience and expertise in licensing a food product, processing, packaging, marketing, pricing, and selling are an invaluable resource. Current or potential food entrepreneurs are encouraged to attend. The workshop will include speakers from Cornell University Food Venture Center, NYS Department of Agriculture & Markets, NY Kitchen Company Food Consultant, SCORE Business Marketing and Counseling, and more. Fee: $50 for the full day, or $30 for morning or

Saratoga Recycles Day Keeping it out of the landfill. The event will be held on October 24 in the SPAC parking lot, west side of Route 50, from 9 a.m. until noon. Cost is $5 per vehicle, $20 each for TVs and Monitors (please bring exact change to minimize the handling of money). Find full details at protocols: www. sustainablesaratoga.org/projects/ zero-waste/recycles-day.

Game of Logging Chainsaw Safety Training The Agricultural Stewardship Association (ASA) is pleased to offer four levels of the highly sought-after Game of Logging Training. Levels 1 and 2 will be held on October 17 and 18. Levels 3 and 4 will be held on October 24 and 25. Game of Logging is widely acknowledged as the premier chainsaw safety training program in the country. The trainings will be taught by David Birdsall from Northeast Woodland Training. A limited number of scholarships are available for landowners and farmers in Washington and

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Rensselaer counties who can commit to completing all four levels this year. Space is limited. For details and to register online, visit www.agstewardship.org, by emailing janet@agstewardship.org or by phone at 518-692-7285.

Fall Flea Market Space Available The Flea Market will be held November 14 at the Elks Lodge, located at 130 Bulson Rd., Greenwich, from 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. in the banquet parking lot, rain or shine. Limited spaces available. Call for an application today. You must bring your own set up. Sponsored by the BPOE Elks Auxiliary and proceeds donated back to our community by donations, scholarships, or friends in need. Please contact Donna Blair at 518-692-2347 or eccdb@verizon.net or Annette Arnold at 518-692-9387 for your application or details.

JR Rangers Program For ages 5 – 10. This introductory program will teach your child the basic skills of skating, stick-handling, passing and shooting through (10) one-hour lessons. In addition, they will learn the importance of hard work, teamwork and sportsmanship. Best of all, your child’s registration includes a free brand new set of head to toe CCM hockey equipment custom fitted by Pure Hockey. Past participants are welcomed to join Learn to Play for another season or all three! However, they will not receive a set of equipment if they have participated in the program before. Fee is $250. Begins Oct. 10 at the Wiebel Ice Rink. For more information visit NewYorkRangers. com or email questions to learntoskatelearntoplaysyhi@ gmail.com

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A Guide to October Mischief

ZOMBIE EXTRAS WANTED

festivals, corn mazes, spooky tours and more

All ages needed. Zombie Extras $30 production fee includes: Makeup and Costume Class (zoom). October 1 at 5-6 p.m. Movement class (zoom) October 2 at 5-6 p.m. filming in person, October 3 and Professional Zombie photo taken on location. The show will be prerecorded and streamed. No live audience performance. The streaming link available to purchase for $10. Register at saratogachildrenstheatre.org/shop/#!/Zombie-ExtraNight-of-the-Living-Dead/p/233503032/category=0

HOLLOWED HARVEST

The Hollowed Harvest will be held at the Altamont Fairgrounds, located at 129A Grand St., Altamont. It features 7,000 incredible Jack O’Lanterns creating stunning landscapes and larger-than-life displays, some towering as tall as 3 stories, and spanning more than 60 feet in length! From dinosaurs to zombies, sea creatures to medieval castles, all made from Jack-O’-Lanterns. Thursday through Sunday of each week through the beginning of November with additional dates added the week of Halloween. Show dates, times and ticket information are available HollowedHarvest.com.

PUMPKIN GLOW & LIGHT SHOW DRIVE THRU

An enchanting Halloween experience at Ellms Family Farm, located at 448 Charlton Rd., Ballston Spa that features a pumpkin wonderland with thousands of hand carved illuminated Jack O’Lanterns. Please join us on the farm to be immersed in the magic from the safety and comfort of your own vehicle. From single pumpkin carvings to larger than life dazzling light displays, our master carvers are bringing all the Halloween spirit to life. In addition to marveling at the masterpieces created by our talented artists, you will also be able to select and pre-pay for tasty fall themed treats, food & beverages to be enjoyed from your vehicle. Providing everyone with fall fun while maintaining social distance protocols and CDC guidelines. Pumpkin Glow & Light Show Drive-Thru is a great event for families, couples, and young adults alike. There is something for everyone to enjoy at this truly magnificent fall spectacular – perfect for all ages! To purchase tickets, visit. ellmsfarms.com.

ZOMBIE ZIPS

Mountain Ridge Adventure, 300 Weatherwax Rd., Schenectady This tour is not for the faint of heart. Your nightmare begins with a corpse-guided tour along a serial killer infested forest to then be hauled into the trees among complete, utter horror. Once in the trees you will be launched in complete darkness … alone, afraid, and vulnerable … along a screaming steel cable hundreds of feet along Mountain Ridge Adventure’s awesome Zip Line Park. The terror occurs every Friday and Saturday night in the month of October from 7 - 10 p.m. WARNING: This is not for kids or the faint of heart. If you have been to those silly Disney-esque kiddy haunted hayrides and found them even remotely scary then we caution you – Mountain Ridge Adventure’s ZOMBIE ZIPS will stop your heart. For more information visit our Facebook page.

NIGHTMARES AT LIBERTY RIDGE FARM

At Nightmares at Liberty Ridge Farm, you will find a variety of haunted attractions, all full of the scariest monsters and creepiest creatures you can dream up. Each attraction is scarier than the one before, and they’re sure to leave everyone who enters trembling with fear. Featuring: Farmers’ Haunted House, Field of Screams, Underground Tunnel, 3D McCobb Manor, and the Forest of Fear. Nightmares is open 7 -10 p.m. on October 3, 10, 16, 17, 23, 24, and 30. Get your tickets at the gate. Liberty Ridge Farm is located at 29 Bevis Rd., Schaghticoke.

FIELD OF HORRORS

Field of Horrors, located at 100 Farrell Rd., Troy, offers several different attractions for the price of one! Check out Return of the Mummy’s Curse, Death Trap, Insanity, Condemed Manor and Dr. Morbid’s Haunted House. Every Friday and Saturday through October 31 and two Sundays, October 11 and 25. Not recommended for children under 10. Strobe lights are in use throughout the premises. All fog machine liquid is water based. This is not a handicap accessible facility. General admission is $28. For times, and more information and frequently asked questions visit fieldofhorrors.com.

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while still enjoying the laughs, thrills and chills of the Halloween season and snacking on cider and donuts! Open Thursday through Sunday nights in October at 7 p.m. Tickets must be purchased online in advance; we will not be selling tickets at the gate. Limited space available each night. We will be taking all necessary precautions to keep our customers and staff safe. We will be following specific guidelines set forth by New York State. Double M is located at 678 Route 67 in Ballston Spa.

GHOST TOURS OF CANFIELD CASINO

The Canfield Casino is one of Saratoga Springs’ most historic and haunted buildings. The Casino was featured on the SYFY Network’s television show Ghost Hunters in 2010, and in 2019 was named number 4 in the top 10 of America’s Most Terrifying Places on the Travel Channel. Tours are scheduled for October 15-17, 22-24 and 2931. Tours last about 1 hour and will be led by actual eyewitnesses to paranormal events that have been recorded in the last few years at the Historic Canfield Casino. Come learn the stories, the legends, and the lore of this great building in a small, intimate group. Tickets are $20. Time slots begin at 6 p.m. and tours run every 20 minutes with the last tour stepping off at 7:40 p.m. each evening. Reservations are required as each tour is limited to 6 people. Reservations can be made online at saratogahistory. org. Face masks and social distancing are required.

VIRTUAL GREAT PUMPKIN CHALLENGE

Due to the limited number of people who can congregate, we decided to sadly have our 20th Annual Great Pumpkin Challenge virtually. This popular community event features 5K and 10K with proceeds benefitting Saratoga Bridges’ essential programs and services. By being virtual, the 5K and 10K you can run or walk at your convenience between October 17-31. As we will not have an official course this year, choose your own or stay on ours in the Saratoga State Park. Mile markers will be posted in the Park during our 2-week event. Otherwise, we recommend www.mapmyride.com to locate an option in your area and encourage you to drive the route first to check on a safe course with good shoulders and sight lines. During your run/walk, please continue to follow social distancing policies and requirements. Once you have finished your race, please report your time. These need to be submitted by October 31. Our $25 registration fee garners you a long-sleeve moisture wicking shirt. Register at zippyreg.com/online_reg/?e=1448

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The Sembrich Features Local Artisans in Online Shop BOLTON LANDING — The Sembrich is featuring unique gifts by local artisans in its new online gift shop. The shop offers gifts including unique handmade jewelry, one of a kind home décor items, original greeting cards, and more. Visitors to the online shop can find the perfect gift while supporting The Sembrich and local artisans. “In this time of COVID19 we wanted to find a way to continue fostering an appreciation for the arts and promote the local

arts community,” says Executive Director Suzanna M. Bernd. “Our new online giftshop offers visitors the opportunity to support The Sembrich and local artisans, as well as share the gift of the arts with their loved ones.” Local artisans featured in the Sembrich’s online gift shop include Susan Cacici, Brenda-Jean Rider, and Dr. Jacquiline Touba. For more information or to browse The Sembrich’s online giftshop, visit TheSembrich.org/shop.

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Who’s got the spookiest house?! GLENS FALLS — The Glens Falls Collaborative announced a Halloween House Contest will be held during the month of October. City residents are asked to decorate their homes for the Halloween season. Friends and neighbors will vote for their favorite display at: glensfallscollaborative.com. The competition is limited to houses in Glens Falls. The Collaborative asks that the displays be “PG-13” and suitable for most audiences. Judging will

only include the portion of a yard or house that is visible from the driveway or street. The display and voting period runs through Oct. 30. The winner will be announced on a Facebook Live stream on the Downtown Glens Falls Page at 10 a.m. on Halloween morning. The event is a follow-up to the success of last year’s holiday window display competition in December. Visit glensfallscollaborative. com to register for the contest and to vote.

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SUZANNE VEGA CELEBRATES NEW RELEASE WITH LIVESTREAM CONCERT In celebration of her justreleased, career-spanning album, “An Evening of New York Songs and Stories,” Suzanne Vega will play two globally livestreamed concerts from New York City’s iconic Blue Note Jazz Club in Greenwich Village. The first will go live on Oct. 7 at 9 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time for North American fans and the second will go live on Oct. at 3 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time, to accommodate U.K. and European audiences. In a gesture of support for the independent live music industry, currently facing the existential threat of the ongoing COVID19 crisis, Vega has partnered on the shows with more than

80 independent venues and promoters in the United States and additional promoters and major festivals in Europe The full-band set will feature the album’s New York-centric repertoire, honoring Vega’s long

musical relationship with her hometown. She will be joined on the Blue Note stage by longtime guitarist Gerry Leonard, bassist Jeff Allen and keyboardist Jason Hart. For tickets and more information, go to: bochcenter.org.

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Hayne Bayless, three bowls. Photo provided.

SCHUYLERVILLE — Saratoga Clay Arts Center’s Schacht Gallery presents CLAYFEST, a national invitational exhibition celebrating the holiday season with a compilation of incredible functional pots and decorative works by twentyone established clay artists from across the country. The exhibition opens on Saturday, Nov. 21 with a VIP Members-only preview from 5-6 p.m. followed by a public opening from 6-8 p.m. and runs through

Jan. 16, 2021. Details for the exhibition can be found online at www.saratogaclayarts.org. The exhibition is a diverse exhibition of functional and decorative pottery – cups, mugs, bowls, teapots, pitchers, vases as well as some fabulous ceramic jewelry and holiday ornaments. Participating artists include Jen Allen, Nolan Baumgartner, Hayne Bayless, Ted Camp, Adam Chau, Bethany Cohen, Dawn Dishaw, Alexandra Fitzgerald, Kenyon Hansen, Steven Hill,

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Tang Announces “Never Done: 100 Years of Women in Politics” SARATOGA SPRINGS — The Frances Young Tang Teaching Museum and Art Gallery at Skidmore College announces a series of public events — including pre-date primers, artist talks, and family programs — held conjunction with the election-year exhibition Never Done: 100 Years of Women in Politics and Beyond. Never Done: 100 Years of Women in Politics and Beyond, co-curated by Rachel Seligman, Tang Museum Malloy Curator, and Minita Sanghvi, Assistant Professor of Management, Marketing, and Business, Skidmore College, is a celebration, conversation, and critique of the journey women have taken and have yet to take in the struggle for equality and representation in the U.S. The exhibition online features images of 100 artworks by women and non-binary artists along with statements by each artist that reflect on their work in relation to women’s rights, representation, justice, and the legacy of the suffrage movement. These images will be presented alongside new curatorial writing, student reflections, a list of feminist readings and online resources, and more. All events will take place online via Zoom and are free and open to the public. For

information on how to access the events, please visit the Tang website at http://tang.skidmore. edu. For questions, please call the Visitor Services Desk at 518-5808080 or email tang@skidmore. edu. COMING UP IN OCTOBER: Vice Presidential Debate Pre-Debate Primer: Wednesday, Oct. 7, 7:30 p.m.: Minita Sanghvi, Assistant Professor of Management, Marketing, and Business, and Lucia Hulsether, Assistant Professor of Religion, both of Skidmore College, will discuss gender and race in politics in a primer ahead of the debate between Vice President Mike Pence and Senator Kamala Harris, the Democratic vice-presidential candidate. Presented by the Tang Teaching Museum and the Political Science Department. Never Done Artist Talk with Sonya Clark: Friday, Oct. 16, noon: Sonya Clark is a textile and social practice artist known for using hair, combs, beads, and other everyday materials to explore history, race, culture, and class. In conversation with Rachel Seligman and Minita Sanghvi, Never Done exhibition co-curators. Never Done Curators’ Tour: Friday, Oct. 30 at noon: Rachel Seligman and Minita Sanghvi lead an online tour.

Albany Symphony Returns to Concerts with Reimagined Season featuring Classics and Premieres ALBANY — The Albany Symphony unveiled its reimagined 2020-2021 season, which will include world premieres and concertos with brilliant soloists, as well as iconic masterworks. Curated by conductor David Alan Miller, the season brings to life an array of new and recent works by a panoply of living composers forging new ways to create art reflecting our time and place, with major masterpieces by Beethoven, Debussy, Rachmaninoff, and others, and dazzling solo performances by artists including Inon Barnatan, Melissa White, Karen Hosmer and Grace Shryock. The newly reimagined season will be presented virtually. As restrictions are lifted, live audiences will be invited back into the concert hall. All concerts will be performed live, in real time, on Capital Region stages, by Albany Symphony musicians conducted by Music Director, David Alan Miller. “When we developed our original 2020/2021 season, we planned a season that celebrated composers whose artistry reflected their triumph over adversity,” Music Director David Alan Miller said, in a statement. ”Our newly reimagined season continues along those lines and is an affirmation of creativity. We will continue to trace

heroic journeys by great composers of the past and by a very diverse group of the most exciting composers of our own time. I’m particularly thrilled by the many gorgeous new and recent works we’ll be introducing this season.” The season kicks off Oct. 24, with a program featuring Michael Daugherty’s This Land Sings: Inspired by the Life and Times of Woody Guthrie. The 2020-2021 season features a collection of new works, including seven world premieres, by an assortment of extraordinary composers, including Andre Myers, Viet Cuong, Jessie Montgomery, Caroline Shaw, Tyson Davis, Tanner Porter, Michael Torke, George Tsontakis, Carlos Bandera, Nina Shekhar, Clarice Assad, Molly Joyce, Chris Theofanidis, and Alexis Lamb. The season also features iconic works by great composers of the past. Rachmaninoff ’s Piano Concerto No. 3 will feature soloist Inon Barnatan. The orchestra will perform symphonies by Haydn and Schubert, and Brahms’ Serenade No. 1 in its exquisite, seldom-heard original version. Debussy’s Afternoon of a Faun and Mahler’s Symphony No.4 will be presented in beautiful chamber orchestra versions. The 2020-2021 season runs from October through the

American Music Festival in June. An Albany Symphony subscription includes all streamed events and in-person concerts once they can safely resume. Because of social distancing, seating will be available only to subscribers. Purchasing a subscription will guarantee tickets for in-person concerts. Subscriptions are available by calling the Albany Symphony Box Office at 518-6943300. For more information about the Albany Symphony and the 2020-2021 Season Reimagined, visitwww.albanysymphony.com. 2020-2021 REIMAGINED SEASON PROGRAMS Oct. 24: Michael Daugherty, This Land Sings: Inspired by the Life and Times of Woody Guthrie Nov. 14: Claude Debussy, Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun; Andre Myers, New Commission; Gustav Mahler, Symphony No. 4 (chamber orchestra version). Dec. 12: Ludwig Van Beethoven, Creatures of Prometheus, Overture and Finale; Michael Torke, Ash; Viet Cuong, Extra(ordinarily) Fancy - Double Oboe Concerto; Karen Hosmer, Grace Shryock, oboes; Ludwig Van Beethoven, Symphony No. 1. Additional performances run through June 2021. Go to: www. albanysymphony.com.

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by Thomas Dimopoulos Saratoga TODAY SARATOGA SPRINGS — 5G. AI. Blockchain. The possible eradication of disease and abolishment of poverty. The potential wiping out of your job. So many questions. A free, city-based “Lunch and Learn” event with a focus on artificial intelligence will take place Thursday, Jan. 24 at the Saratoga Springs City Center.

“The AI Opportunity: Developing an AI Ecosystem in Upstate New York” will include a panel discussion, and a Q & A session: What is artificial intelligence? Why does AI matter? What opportunities does it present locally and regionally? Panelists will share ideas, experiences, and viewpoints about AI technology, research and development, ethics, and policies and will be moderated by Michele Madigan, city Commissioner of Finance and chair of the Saratoga Springs Smart City Commission.

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Adirondack Film Festival Announces New Festival Experience: “Film Festival in a Box” by Thomas Dimopoulos Saratoga TODAY

GLENS FALLS — Adirondack Film Festival, in its fifth year of operation, has invented a new way to bring the film festival experience into patrons’ homes. “Most festivals are going digital at this point, which is imperative, but that leaves the audience missing arguably the best part of the whole festival: the experience,” says Producing Artistic Director, Chad Rabinovitz, who announced what he calls “the world’s first Film Festival in a Box.” The program will be available Oct. 15-18. “In addition to more than 100 short and feature-length films to choose from, you’ll also receive everything you need to recreate the exciting atmosphere that has become synonymous with AFF,” Rabinovitz says. “Your box comes with items like your festival lanyard, killer AFF swag, 3D glasses (you may just need them), and even a rope to cordon off your room from those pesky housemates who don’t meet your VIP status. We’ll provide you with some of the best new films on the planet – along with all the popcorn you’ll need to get through the weekend – and so much more.”

Unlike most digital festivals that allow the viewer to choose when they want to watch it, the AFF films will be shown at specific times, exactly as it would be with the in-person festival. Filmgoers will be given a full schedule and must recreate the experience of choosing which films to see and when. The schedule will replace the traditional AFF venues with rooms in the home. So, a patron may find themselves finishing up a movie in the bedroom and then racing to their living room to catch the next film on their list. This “film fest experience” schedule will exist from Thursday through Saturday. For those wanting to watch whatever they want, whenever they want it, the full catalogue of films will be available “on demand” for Sunday. Filmgoers will vote on their favorites through a live voting app and an awards ceremony will be held via Zoom, with AFF trophies mailed to the filmmakers after the festival. The 2020 film selection was curated by Programming Director Jessica Levandoski, and includes the headliners: First Cow, Saint Frances, We Don’t Deserve Dogs, VHYES, Freeland, and After Midnight. Special screenings include: Bacurau, Benny Love You, and a 3D block of short films. In

“Saint Frances,” a film by Alex Thompson & Kelly O'Sullivan, is among the headliners of this year’s Adirondack Film Festival, which will take place this month in a unique format.

total, AFF is screening 16 featurelength films and 105 short films divided into 22 blocks). Each film will have a very brief pre-recorded introduction by the filmmaker in lieu of a Q&A. Films will be screened via a Netflix-style platform which can be viewed either on a computer or a TV.

VIP passes are $79 and include full access to all films and the total festival experience box complete with AFF swag. Basic passes are $49 and include access to most films (excludes headliners) – no box is included. Prices will increase closer to the event. For more information about

the films, go to: adkfilmfestival.org and www.intheboxentertainment. com. Tickets may also be purchased by calling the Wood Theater Box Office at 518-480-4878. Audiences will vote on their favorite films in various categories with the winners being revealed live over Zoom on Sunday at 7 p.m.

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Week of October 2 – October 8, 2020

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Writing the Right Word by Dave Dowling

Accuracy in word choice is a key to effective communication. In your daily writing and speaking, try to make sure you use the right word in the right place with the right spelling. By doing so, its effect will affect your communication in a positive way. This quick weekly tip will help you filter the confusion in some of our daily word choices. This Week: Passable, Passible

Passable means barely satisfactory or able to be passed. We sat through a passable performance of “Hamlet” last night. Whether the roads are passable depends on the weather. Passible, a theological term, means capable of feeling or suffering. Some believe that God does suffer and is therefore passible.

Dave Dowling is the author of The Wrong Word Dictionary and The Dictionary of Worthless Words. Both books are available from many book retailers, and signed copies can be obtained by contacting Dave at dave.dowling65@gmail.com

Puzzle Solutions

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Week of October 2 – October 8, 2020

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“Life’s better with your knees in the breeze.” The colorful leaves scurry behind your tires when you take a ride through the North Country in fall. “That’s the great thing about where we live; we’re surrounded by great places to ride,” said Roger Goldsmith, owner of Saratoga Motorcycle Center. It’s a beautiful ride to Sacandaga Lake, said Goldsmith. Another nice trip is around Saratoga Lake, going through Stillwater, Schuylerville, and into Washington County. “It doesn’t matter if you’re going for an hour or for the whole day, it’s all right here for you. My friend commented once after he just moved up here, ‘I can’t believe it, I just pull out of my garage and it’s beautiful countryside everywhere I go’,” he said.

the town shutdown construction for six weeks to prevent possible COVID transmission. The 8000 sq. ft. building was finally completed this fall. It includes a 3,000 sq. ft. retail shop and service center as well as a 2,000 sq. ft. RB1zoned retail space still available for lease.

CRAFTING A BUSINESS

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Roger Goldsmith is a motorcycle enthusiast who grew up riding. Although his favorites are the Japanese bikes from the 1980’s, he’s experienced Harley Davidsons, Ducati’s and more.

Already getting good traction and seeing a steady flow of customers, Saratoga Motorcycle Center is a retail shop selling motorcycle and ATV parts and accessories. They also provide installation and other services.

“I tend to keep more than I should. I love them all,” he said.

It hasn’t come without a few bumps in the road, however.

Now is a good time to get a general check of fluids, brakes and to pick up stabilizer before storing your bike for the season, advised Goldsmith. If you have a project in mind, like adding extended handlebars or installing saddlebags, the fall is a much better time to do it than in the spring when you’re raring to get out on the road.

After receiving a building permit on January 10th this year, the anticipated April shop opening was pushed back when

On September 23rd, the official ribbon cutting for Saratoga Motorcycle Center was held with the Saratoga Chamber

Goldsmith was the original owner of the Crafter’s Gallery on Broadway. After 24 years, he sold it in 2017 to pursue his hobby. Now, he’s turned that hobby into a business, the Saratoga Motorcycle Center.

of Commerce and others in attendance. Certificates of Recognition from Senator Daphne Jordan and Assemblywoman Carrie Woerner were handed out.

GRAND OPENING CELEBRATION On Saturday, October 3, from 9 a.m. until 4 p.m. stop into the Saratoga Motorcycle Center, 4284 NY Route 50, Saratoga Springs for their Grand Opening Celebration. Enter to win giveaways from Parts Unlimited, Drag Specialties, Western Powersports, Hard Drive, and Power Racing. Sweet Caroline’s Pies will be offering pie and pastry samples and sales. From 12 to 3 p.m., grilled hot dogs, snacks and desserts will be served. Live music will be performed by Jeff Brisbin. This event is FREE and COVID compliant. Please wear masks and maintain social distancing. For more information, find Saratoga Motorcycle Center on Facebook or call 518-886-8319.

Week of October 2 – October 8, 2020

13th Annual Cantina Fun Run Goes Virtual SARATOGA SPRINGS —The finish line may be different this year, but the Cantina Fun Run’s mission to support children’s healthcare is unwavering. Interested kids (up to age 12) can register online and complete their run anytime this weekend between Friday, Oct. 2 & Sunday, Oct. 4. This is a fun, healthy way to help others. Since its founding in 2008, the Cantina Fun Run has raised more than $560,000. For more information and to sign-up, go to www.saratogahospital.org/classes/events/ cantina-kids-fun-run.

Wilton Wildlife Preserve & Park Preschool Nature Hour On Monday, Oct. 12 at 10:30 a.m., kids ages (3 to 6) are invited to join Wilton Wildlife Preserve & Park’s Preschool Nature Hour to go on a brief nature walk and learn about why trees change color and drop their leaves. A nature craft will follow. Face masks are expected to be worn throughout the duration of the programs. Registration is required for all programs. For more information, please call the Wilton Preserve office at 518450-0321 or email info@wiltonpreserve.org.

Saratoga Springs Recreation Department Happenings

Sports

Saratoga Rec Youth Soccer League’s First Game of 2020 The first Youth Soccer games of the season were played Saturday, September 26.

The Sounders played the Red Bulls, winning with a score of 5 to 2

GRADE 3/4 DIVISION

GRADE 5-7 DIVISION

Galaxy played United, winning with a score of 4 to 1

AC Milan played Chelsea, winning with a score of 7 to 2

Goals made by: Grayson McCann (1), Jack Carberry (2), Campbell Simmons (1) for Galaxy. Dominic Peter scored (1) for United.

Goals made by: Daniel Sansone, Ryan Pickett, and Wes Perry for AC Milan. Cooper Mead and Connor Macaluso scored for Chelsea.

Saratoga Youth Hockey Jr. Rangers Program Your child (ages 5-10) will learn the basic skills of skating, stick-handling, passing, shooting, and teamwork through ten weeks of 1-hour lessons when they become a part of the Saratoga Youth Hockey Learn to Play Jr. Rangers program. Kids will receive instruction alongside professional NY Rangers staff and alumni. The $250 registration fee includes a complete set of new, custom-fitted

• Go for the Goal - Kickers Program & Soccer League: Program runs through Oct. 31. Ages 3-Grade 12 welcome. Kickers programs introduce basic soccer skills through games and activities and guides you into team play. League is separated into grade appropriate divisions to expose players to skills based upon level of play. Kickers registration fees are city $65, non-city $85. League registration fees are city $80, non-city $75. • It’s Batter Up with Fall Baseball: Program runs through Oct. 21. Ages 3-5 and Grades K-3 welcome. Participants in parent/child Tiny T-Ball program for ages 3-5 learn basic hitting, throwing, and base running. Participants in Jr. Slugger Grades K-3 program are introduced to the skills necessary to move into team play. Registration fees are city $75, non-city $85. • Drive Up Your Skills with the Field Hockey League: Program runs through Oct. 24. Ages 8-14 welcome. Skill development for team play is taught through practice and scrimmages. Registration fees are city $75, non-city $85. • Serve Up Your Best with the Volleyball Program: Program runs Sept. 30-Nov. 4. Ages 8-14 welcome. Develop your skills and learn the rules and strategy to be a successful volleyball player. Registration fees are: city $75, non-city $85. • Ace the Court in the Pickleball League: Program runs through Nov. 19. Ages 18+ welcome. Pickleball League follows a ladder style system. Players will play a double round-robin with others of similar skill level in a recreational setting. Registration fees are city $60, non-city $70. The Recreation Center is currently closed to the public. Registration is available online only at www.saratoga-springs.org/184/Programs. Visit SaratogaRec.com for more information. Contact 518-587-3550, ext. 2300 or recreservations@saratoga-springs.org with questions.

Sign-up by Oct. 5 to have equipment in time for the first practice on October 10 at the Weibel Avenue Ice Rink in Saratoga Springs. To register or for any questions learntoskatelearntoplaysyhi@gmail.com

The Saratoga Recreation Department is accepting online registrations for a number of youth activities. Fall program offerings include Youth Soccer, Intro to Ice Skating, Field Hockey, Tiny T-Ball, Jr. Sluggers Baseball, and Volleyball. • Form a New Skate of Mind with Intro to Ice Skating: Learn ice skating basics or improve your skills. Ages 3-Adult welcome. Early Fall fees after Sept. 29 are city $85, non-city $105. Fees for the Fall session through Oct. 31 are city $60, non-city $80. Early Fall fees after Oct. 31 are city $85, non-city $105

CCM hockey skates and equipment (no loaner equipment will be available). Full and partial scholarships will be awarded based on need.

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Saratoga Bridges Fundraiser Nets More than $50K SARATOGA SPRINGS — Saratoga Bridges’ virtual White Party with “A Splash Of Color” raised more than $50,000 net in sponsorship dollars and via an online Silent Auction held on Friday, Sept. 25. Saratoga Bridges has provided services and programs to people with developmental disabilities and their families for

more than 60 years by promoting their abilities and achievements in every aspect of community life. The organization says the funds raised are crucial and will assist the agency with the unanticipated expenses incurred by the COVID-19 pandemic as well as generating support for their non-funded or underfunded programs.

Justin Joyner performs for Saratoga Bridges’ White Party, which was held Sept. 25. The event featured nearly 100 guests picking up their Bridges Boxes at Hattie’s, a participatory live stream, and a silent auction. Photo provided.