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Ballston Spa Hannaford Approved Proposed elevation of the Hannaford store in Ballston Spa submitted to the Town for site plan approval. Photo provided by Hannaford.

by Marissa Gonzalez Saratoga TODAY BALLSTON — After a tumultuous 15 years for the Rossi family, and their 76-acre property in Ballston, it was decided that their land will finally see a Hannaford supermarket. At a Nov. 28 planning board

meeting, Hannaford Supermarkets received approval to build on the Rossi’s property, off Rt. 50/67 (Church Avenue) in Ballston. Construction is expected to begin in the spring, according to Frank Rossi II. Rossi is the son of property owners Frank Rossi, Sr. and Rose Marie Rossi. “The entire history of the

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first Walmart project through the approval of the Hannaford project has been about 15 years in the making. Obviously, with my parents celebrating their 80th birthdays in the past couple years, it’s been a very tough on them during the lows, but they are optimistic that they’ll finally see something built on the property

in their lifetime,” Rossi said. Fifteen years ago the initial plans were to build a Walmart on the property, but in Nov. 30, 2016, Walmart had walked away from the project. According to Rossi, that same day just hours later he received a phone call saying Hannaford was interested. See Story pg. 12

Local Woman Reflects on Border Crossing Then and Now by Thomas Dimopoulos Saratoga TODAY Diana Barnes has been a regular visitor to the US-Mexico border since the time she was a child, a half-century ago. She plans to return by month’s end, this time with her own daughter by her side. “As a young child, I regularly crossed into Mexico at Tijuana,” says Barnes, who teaches US/ Mexico border studies and Spanish language and Literature at Skidmore College and is a member of the Saratoga Immigration Coalition. Tijuana is the busiest land border in

the Western hemisphere, if not the entire world. The purpose was to visit her grandfather, a U.S. citizen who emigrated from England to Canada, then to the U.S., and then later in life, to Mexico. “We would pack up our red VW bus and head south for an adventure in San Carlos, Sonora, Mexico. At the border, I loved the sounds, the lights, the colors, the smells, the bustle, and the important-looking uniformed men ushering the cars through to one side or the other,” Barnes recalls. See Story pg. 11

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Neighbors: INTERVIEW & PHOTO BY: Lori Mahan

Who: Dawn Oesch Where: Saratoga Candy Company Q. How long have you been working here? A. I own it, this is my 21st Christmas here.

Q. Where are you from? A. Lake Placid.

Q. Wow! How have the last 21 years been? A. Love it! Couldn’t ask for more, I love our little neighborhood candy store and we wouldn’t be here without support of our locals because everyone thinks this is a tourist town. I mean it’s great for the summer, but we pride ourselves on being a locally driven store.

Q. Why did you decide to come here? A. I love Lake Placid. I wanted something on a bigger scale. I visited Saratoga many times and one time I just looked down the street and I went, “I could totally see myself living here,” and I’ve lived here longer than I lived in Lake Placid. They are very similar but what I love about Saratoga is that it is closer to things, so it still has a big city feel in a small community.

Q. Do you make all of the candy? A. We make 65 percent of things, chocolate things anyhow. Q. What’s your favorite piece of candy here? A. My personal favorites are maple creams, licorice any type, and this time of year I’d say chocolate Santas or gum drops. Takes you back to your childhood. Q. How long have you lived in Saratoga? A. I’ve lived here since 1996.

Q. What do you think about the movie Willy Wonka? A. First one is freaky. I love Gene Wilder but I’m not really happy with the grandparents and Charlie, he is freaky. Second one, love it. I could watch Johnny Depp all the time. It’s funny though, Willy Wonka is male, so we know this is definitely a female driven store. So, we’ll say it’s Wilhelmina Wonka, let’s have a sequel.

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Snippets of Life From Your Community

Week of December 14 – December 20, 2018

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HUNDREDS OF TOYS COLLECTED BY SSPD AND SSFD FOR FAMILIES IN NEED Photos by SuperSource Media, LLC

SARATOGA SPRINGS — On Dec. 7 Saratoga Springs Police Department and Fire Department delivered over two-hundred toys to Franklin Community Center located at 10 Franklin St. in Saratoga Springs. Toys collected came from a charitable hockey game held at Saratoga Springs Ice Skating Rink on Dec. 1. Saratoga Springs Police Department played the Saratoga Springs Fire Department and collected toys during the free event. Toys that were collected will go to the center’s holiday assistance program for families in need.

Franklin Community Center Executive Director Kari Cushing has her hands full while helping to unload the generous toy donations.

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Week of December 14 – December 20, 2018

Winter Parking Law Capital Region Toys for Tots Embarks on 2018 Run

WILTON — Pursuant to Local Law No.5 of 1985, the parking of vehicles is prohibited on all highways and roads within the Town of Wilton, including the paved portion and shoulder, between Nov. 15 and April 1.

Any vehicle parked on a highway or road during said restricted period may be removed and stored at the owner’s expense. Your cooperation in this regard will be greatly appreciated.

Malta’s Citizen Preparedness Corps MALTA — On Jan. 16 Malta residents can take part in a free course presented by members of the New York Army National Guard and sponsored by Malta’s Community Emergency Response Team (CERT). The Citizen Preparedness Corps is a program created by the Governor’s Office as a result of Hurricane Sandy and is led by the New York State Division of

Homeland Security and Emergency Services (DHSES). The program will offer basic principles of emergency preparedness, response, and recovery. Other lessons include developing a family emergency plan, building a “go bag,” active shooter scenarios and more. The course will begin at 6 p.m. and end at 7:30 p.m. More information can be found by visiting maltaparksrec.com.

Saratoga County Water Authority Public Hearing BALLSTON — Saratoga County Water Authority (SCWA) will meet on Dec. 20 at the Saratoga Municipal Complex located at 40 McMaster St. in Building one in Ballston Spa. The meeting is a public hearing relating to the proposal to increase the applicable municipal water charge under the subject contract by 1.5 percent from

$2.276 per 1,000 gallons to $2.31 per 1,000 gallons and to increase the industrial/commercial water charge under the subject contract by 3 percent from $3.188 per 1,000 gallons to $3.283 per 1,000 gallons. People may also submit written views in advance of the meeting to the SCWA at 260 Butler Rd. in Gansevoort.

Dunkin’ Integrated Marketing Manager Eric Stensland and a U.S. Marine Corps Reserve member delivering toys in Saratoga Springs. Photo provided.

SARATOGA SPRINGS — The Capital Region Toys for Tots Northern New York Sheriffs Coalition Road Train, powered by Dunkin’ and Upstate Transit of Saratoga, hit the road on Dec. 9 the road to deliver holiday cheer to children across New York. The holiday convoy was made possible by a $30,000 contribution from Dunkin’ to the Toys for Tots Foundation and escorted by the Saratoga County Sherriff ’s Office. The convoy, comprised of six tractor trailers carrying thousands of toys, kicked-off in Saratoga Springs, and included stops in

Fort Edward, Ticonderoga, Lewis, Keeseville and Rouses Point. Dunkin’ franchisees and volunteers joined U.S. Marine Corps Reserve volunteers as they traversed the state to deliver toys and winter coats to children in need, which were purchased with the $30,000 donation from Dunkin’. Thousands of toys were delivered at each stop to local non-profit organizations and children in need. Since beginning its support of the holiday toy collection drive in 2009, Dunkin’ has donated nearly $300,000 to the Capital Regionbased Toys for Tots Foundation.

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COURT Timothy A. Martin, 40, of Ballston Spa, was sentenced Dec. 6 to 2 to 4 years in state prison, after pleading to felony burglary. John R. Bellon, 25, of Porter Corners, pleaded Dec. 6 to criminal possession, and criminal sale of a controlled substance, in Malta. Sentencing scheduled Jan. 30. Scott F. Luciano, 32, of Galway, and Shane A. Nadolny, 41, of Ballston Spa, each pleaded Dec. 5 to robbery in the firstdegree, admitting that they forcibly stole money from a man in Saratoga Springs on July 9, 2018. Sentencing is scheduled Jan. 30, 2019. Isaiah M. Robinson, 23, of Saratoga Springs, pleaded Dec. 4 to felony burglary. Sentencing scheduled Jan. 29. Aaron Brinkley, 31, of Saratoga Springs, was sentenced Dec. 6 to two years in jail, after being convicted in a jury trial of aggravated animal cruelty, in connection with an incident that occurred in Saratoga Springs in 2017.

POLICE Ivan M. Erchak, age 44, of Saratoga Springs was charged Dec. 6 with felony burglary, six misdemeanor counts petit larceny, two misdemeanor counts criminal possession of a controlled substance, criminal impersonation, criminal possession stolen property - three counts,

unauthorized use of a vehicle and aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle. It is alleged Erchak was involved in numerous theft offenses on the west side of the city in October. Bailey M. Turney, age 22, Ballston Spa, was charged Dec. 5 with aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle third degreemisdemeanor; following motor vehicle too closely; operating motor vehicle with suspended registration. Connor J. Pressley, age 19, Saratoga Springs, was charged Dec. 5 with criminal possession of marijuana third degreefelony. Joseph J. Sesselman, age 31, Saratoga Springs, was charged Dec. 4 with assault in the third degree/intent physical injurymisdemeanor; criminal mischief fourth degree/ intent damages property misdemeanor; criminal mischief fourth degree/prevent assistance- misdemeanor. Angela M. Grimaldi, age 49, South Glens Falls, was charged Dec. 4 with petit larcenymisdemeanor. James M. Caron Williams, age 24, Saratoga Springs, was charged Dec. 4 with refuse pre-screen test; driving while intoxicatedmisdemeanor; passed a red traffic signal light. Sheila Ahearn, age 54, Saratoga Springs, was charged Dec. 4 with driving while intoxicatedmisdemeanor; failed to signal a turn.

BLOTTER 5 George J. Carter Thompson, age 40, Saratoga Springs, was charged Dec. 4 with criminal obstruction of breathing/blood circulationmisdemeanor; assault in the third degree/recklesslymisdemeanor; criminal mischief fourth degree/ intent damages propertymisdemeanor; menacing third- misdemeanor.

Cynthia A. Riley, age 63, Schenectady, was charged Dec. 2 with following motor vehicle too closely; aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle 2nd/three or more suspensions- misdemeanor.

Christopher J. Sprague, age 39, Saratoga Springs, was charged Dec. 2 with disorderly conduct; criminal tampering in the third degreemisdemeanor; harassment second degree physical contact- 2 counts.

Kamdyn J. Bishop, age 25, Saratoga Springs, was charged Dec. 1 with petit larcenymisdemeanor; criminal possession of a controlled substance 7th- misdemeanor/ 3 counts; unlawful possession of marijuana.

Vanessa E. Valenzuela, age 38, Clifton Park, was charged Dec. 2 with aggravated unlicensed

Amy N. Fogarty, age 37, Mechanicville, was charged Nov. 30 with aggravated

operation of a motor vehicle third degreemisdemeanor; one-way street.

unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle. third degreemisdemeanor; following motor vehicle too closely. Tiana I. Robinson, age 18, Saratoga Springs, was charged Nov. 30 with criminal possession of marijuana fifth degreemisdemeanor. Katie E. Barton, age 36, Saratoga Springs, was charged Nov. 30 with driving while intoxicatedmisdemeanor; aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle first degreefelony; failed to keep right; failed to signal a turn. Cassandra R. Barden, age 33, Lake George, was charged Nov. 30 with assault in the second degree/prevent nurse- 2 counts/felony.

NEWS / OBITUARIES

Local Grad Remembered SARATOGA SPRINGS — On Friday, December 7, local native Scott Krulcik passed away inside of Google’s Manhattan headquarters where he was a software engineer. His body did not show signs of trauma and he did not have a history of medical conditions or substance abuse problems. Krulcik was a Saratoga Springs student and Carnegie Mellon grad. After graduating in May, he was hired on by Google. Krulcik was a martial artist, educated at N’dakinna Education Center by Jim Bruchac, who had many nice things to say about him.

“Scott was a very talented individual, a true and really solid martial artist. He worked with kids in our education center and our youth camp, he always gave 100 percent at everything that he did. He was a very passionate and caring young man with just loads of potential for the future and was a second degree blackbelt and before he went away to college he had just started training in Brazilian ju-jitsu as well. Scott went to my youth camps since he was around 8-years-old and worked as an instructor at my camps in his teenage years right up to college. He joined us on

one of our Yellowstone trips years ago. He was just an exceptional young man and with a bright future that was obviously cut way too short. In the spring time, we are going to be dedicating a trail to him at N’dakinna and we will most likely be creating a scholarship fund in his honor as well, to honor his work. A bunch of our staff that have worked with him are putting together a time capsule that we're going to bury on that trail with memories and notes and pictures of him. That will be on that trail and a plaque in his name at N’dakinna," said Bruchac.

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Scott R. Krulcik

Frank Max, Sr.

SARATOGA SPRINGS — Scott R. Krulcik passed away Friday, December 7, 2018. Calling hours 2-4 p.m. and 6-8 p.m. Friday, December 14, Burke Funeral Home, North Broadway, Saratoga Springs. Mass of Christian Burial at 10 a.m. Saturday, December 15, Church of Saint Peter, Broadway; burial at Greenridge Cemetery, Lincoln Ave. Visit burkefuneralhome.com.

SARATOGA SPRINGS — Frank Max, Sr. passed away on Saturday, December 8, 2018. There will be no public visitation and services will be private at the convenience of the family. Arrangements are under the direction of Burke Funeral Home, located at 628 North Broadway, Saratoga Springs (518-584-5373). Online remembrances may be made at burkefuneralhome.com.

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WILTON — William E. Donnelly passed away Friday, December 7, 2018. Calling hours were Wednesday, December 12, 2018 at the Church of St. Peter, 241 Broadway followed by a Mass of Christian Burial. Burial with military honors was in St. Peter’s Cemetery, Saratoga Springs. Visit burkefuneralhome.com.

SARATOGA SPRINGS — Richard H. Freeman died December 9, 2018. Calling hours 4-7 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 18, Burke Funeral Home, 628 N. Broadway. Funeral services 10 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 19 at the funeral home. Burial with military honors at Gerald BH Solomon Saratoga National Cemetery. Visit burkefuneralhome.com.

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Week of December 14 – December 20, 2018

Breast Cancer Support Group What is Saratoga? SARATOGA SPRINGS — On Dec. 18 Saratoga Hospital will host a breast Cancer Support Group beginning at 5:30 p.m. until 6:30 p.m. To Life!, in partnership with the Mollie Wilmot Radiation

Oncology Center of Saratoga Hospital, offers a monthly support group for women affected by breast cancer, as well as interested family members and caregivers. Attendees can share their story,

listen to others, and form new and lasting friendships. Group meetings include enjoyable activities, onsite and offsite, as well as guest speakers. For more information, call Jennifer Baldwin at 518-886-5648.

Foal Patrol Season 2 SARATOGA SPRINGS — On Dec. 28 a family-friendly celebration of Foal Patrol Season 2 will take place at the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame. The Museum will also unveil the new Foal Patrol Education Site. There will be snacks, giveaways and a variety of fun activities featuring the educational concepts of Foal Patrol. Some special activities include: • A guided exploration of the foal patrol website on iPads. • A chance to meet a real a mare and foal. • Interactive stations on horse care, foal naming and more. • Healthy snacks fit for a horse.

Photo by Mark Bolles.

SARATOGA SPRINGS — Saratoga Springs was featured as an answer on an episode of Jeopardy airing on Dec. 10. In a category called “springs” for $400 “A thoroughbred race

Photo provided.

Foal Patrol Season 2 will also launch online on Dec. 28. The event

is free and open to the public. It will begin at 10 a.m. until noon.

track is located in this N.Y. ‘Springs’ city near Revolutionary War battle sites” was answered by 3rd place winner Staci Huffman a certified public accountant from Nine Mile Falls, WA.

NEWS

Week of December 14 – December 20, 2018

The Ballston Spa Holiday Parade Photos by SuperSource Media, LLC

BALLSTON SPA — The Ballston Spa Holiday Parade took place on Dec. 7. The parade step off was at 6:30 p.m. and ended on Front St. with Santa Claus lighting the tree. The tree was decorated with hand-painted “village of friends” gingerbread characters. The parade is a hometown-style holiday tradition, with fire trucks, floats, animals, kids and Santa parading down the main street of the village. The parade highlighted the Toys for Tots campaign, in partnership with the Ballston Spa Community Emergency Corps, Saratoga County Sheriff

Department and U.S. Marine Corps. Volunteers from these organizations were on hand to collect the donations of new, unwrapped toys from spectators. Ballston Spa Community Emergency Corps is still collecting unwrapped gifts for the Toys for Tots drive until Dec. 15. They are seeking toys for all age groups but are in need of toys for children in the 10-to-15-year age group. Toys can be dropped off at the Ballston Spa Community Emergency Corps located at 78 Thompson St. in Ballston Spa at any time. For more information call 518-885-1478.

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Week of December 14 – December 20, 2018

Saratoga Springs REPORT: THE LOCAL IMPACT OF HISTORIC PRESERVATION Citizens’ Advisory Board SARATOGA SPRINGS — Saratoga Springs has long been identified as a leader of historic preservation in the state of New York, with 1,250 properties listed on the National and State Registers of Historic Places. Of those 1,250 properties, 700 are located in the local historic districts and require that all exterior changes, demolition, and new construction be approved by the Design Review Commission. While studies of other cities have demonstrated that property values do not suffer because of this additional local oversight and, in fact, they are enhanced an economic analysis has never been done in Saratoga Springs. Earlier this month, the Saratoga Springs Preservation Foundation, in partnership with the city of Saratoga Springs, hosted nationally recognized economic analyst and author, Donovan Rypkema of PlaceEconomics, who presented “Saratoga Springs: Enhancing the Values through Historic Preservation.” The 38-page report is charged to provide analytical data rather than

recommendations. The report notes, however, that the findings may provide a foundation for Saratoga Springs’ future historic preservation policies. Among the findings: • Saratoga Springs has 8 local historic districts that collectively cover 6 percent of the land area and 9 percent of the properties within city limits. • 11 percent of the population lives and 22 percent of the jobs are located in historic districts. Historic districts house 31 percent of all jobs at small firms and 46 percent of jobs at young firms. • The 6 percent land area in historic districts contributes 14 percent of the total assessed value of the city. Based on the most recent Zillow estimates, houses in historic districts average slightly over $800,000 or about 75 percent more than houses not within districts, which have an average value of $466,000. Regarding average value per square foot, houses in local historic districts reflect higher values - $265 per square foot to $230 per square foot – when compared to houses not in local historic districts,

according to the report. • The historic districts are more racially and economically diverse than the city as a whole. According to 2016 US Census data, while the overall population of Saratoga Springs is 90 percent white, the report states “the city’s historic districts have greater diversity among African American, Asian, and other minority populations.” The specific percentage depicting diversity is not provided in the report. The study was funded through a Certified Local Government grant through the New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation and by The Community / Land Preservation and Planning Fund of The Community Foundation for Greater Capital Region. Founded in 1977, the Saratoga Springs Preservation Foundation is a private, not-forprofit organization that promotes preservation and enhancement of the architectural, cultural and landscaped heritage of Saratoga Springs. For more information, go to: www.saratogapreservation.org.

Holds First Meeting

SARATOGA SPRINGS — Commissioner of Public Safety Peter Martin announced that the Saratoga Springs Citizens’ Advisory Board held its first meeting on Nov. 27, 2018. The Citizens’ Advisory Board was formed by Commissioner Martin to provide the Saratoga Springs Police Department with civilian recommendations on policy and operational matters. The board consists of 10 members of the community. The meeting was attended by Martin, Deputy Commissioner John Daley and Chief of Police Greg Veitch. A variety of issues were discussed, according to a statement issued by the city DPS, police-community relations and improving department operations being chief among them. In addition to the previously mentioned city officials, the board consists of: Padraig H.S. Bond – Activist and senior at Saratoga High School; Charles Brown – Longtime community activist; John

E. Carter, Jr. – Attorney and Chair of the Governor’s Juvenille Justice Advisory Group; Maggie Fronk – Executive Director of Wellspring; Catherine Hamilton – Co-Owner of Putnam Market; Kendall Hicks – Retired Army veteran, Exalted Ruler of Frederick Allen Elks Lodge; Joy King – Longtime community activist; Chad Radock – Community organizer and founder of Local Progress NY; William Stanley – Provider of services to individuals with disabilities and longtime member of the Frederick Allen Lodge; Dr. Nedra R. Stimpfle – Educator, community volunteer and founding member of the Mayor’s Senior Advisory Committee. The Board will meet quarterly on an ongoing basis to facilitate conversation between the community and our police department on policy and operation matters. Questions should be directed to Deputy Commissioner Daley at 518-5873550, ext. 2631.

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Local Woman Reflects on Border Crossing Then and Now continued from front page... “In the 1960s, crossing to visit my grandfather, or crossing to watch my father race his bicycle in a Mexican/American bike race, was a predictable process that I looked forward to. “That Tijuana crossing is a busy, busy crossing. But I’ve been to many crossings, including the one in McAllen (Texas) into (the Mexican city of) Reynosa. They’re all really different,” she says. “You cannot go to the border and say, ‘I know the border,’ even if you spent as much as month in one place,” she notes of a borderland she says is complex as the millions of people who live on either side of the 2,000-mile line that stretches from Texas to California. “If you live on the US-Mexico border, you’re sort of part of this area that’s considered the borderland – not necessarily a US culture strictly, or a Mexico culture strictly, but really a borderland culture, where there is a sense of a hybrid society.” Barnes remembers the crossing as being pretty fluid, absent of any sense sense of fear, or a feeling of being shut out. Today, there’s still the hustle and bustle but a lot has changed. “It’s sadder,” she says. Big changes in September 1993, after a border security increase practice called Operation Blockade was instituted in the El Paso sector. Undocumented workers who had previously crossed the border for day work as nannies or busboys or in agriculture were no longer permitted to do so. “The workforce in El Paso may have been largely undocumented

and people would just come across for the day and then go home,” Barnes says. “It was fairly fluid. Well, Operation Blockade stopped all that, abruptly.” The method of enforced border security grew along the Texas, Chihuahua border, at the California, Sonora crossing and along the other main points of legal entry and served to funnel migrants into the deadliest parts of the desert, where some have been victimized by everyone from drug cartels to allegedly corrupt Border Patrol agents. “Before the fortified fence was put up, it was very different. People would cross without documentation and go back. Border patrol would know who the kids were coming across, and they would wave and say: going to McDonald’s, and they’d go to McDonald’s and then go back,” Barnes says. “Now, you cannot just walk across the border. It’s very well protected. There are places in the desert that are not - but I would say the deterrents there are greater than any wall anybody could put up would be; not just the natural deterrents of the heat or the cold, but it’s also dangerous in the desert.” In 2000, Barnes visited the McAllen/Reynosa border with her then-12-year-old son, Andrew, as chaperone for students from the Saratoga Central Catholic High School. “It was a phenomenal experience,” she says. “Children don’t see borders. They don’t understand them. It’s an artificial construct. Their eyes are clear. They got to see a reality they did not know existed. They got to see people and children living in conditions that

were hard for them to believe.” During the trip, there were visits to small, quiet border towns that were home to American-owned factories that produced tariff-free goods for the U.S. through the North American Free Trade Agreement. “They were making $40 to $45 a week. They lived in shacks made of shipping crates, in really poor communities without paved roads, no potable water. The kids talked everyday about what was revealed to them,” she says. “The kids were told, ‘We don’t want a lot of money, we just want our children to go to school. We want a life with dignity, that’s all we ask.’ And they could not get it working in NAFTA factories. continued to pg. 33...

Part of the wall separating the border. Photo by Diana Barnes.

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Week of December 14 – December 20, 2018

Ballston Hannaford, Finally Approved

Proposed elevation of the Hannaford store in Ballston Spa submitted to the Town for site plan approval. Photo provided by Hannaford.

continued from front page... The supermarket will be approximately 38,000 squarefeet in size and will take up 22 of 76-acres. Rossi is working with Tom Savino of CBRE to market the remainder of the property. “We’re optimistic that with the development of the Hannaford store, it will drive interest from other users,” says Rossi. Highway improvements will also have to be made and will begin around the same time as construction. According to Sophia Morruso, Senior Planner for Ballston, part of the Rossi Planned Unit Development District (PUDD) requires the construction of a loop road so that it will immediately be serving Hannaford.

According to a press release from Hannaford, the new location could bring between 100-110 full time and part-time jobs. The Ballston store will be located between existing Hannaford supermarket

locations in Milton and Malta. Hannaford supermarkets operate 181 stores in the Northeast located in Maine, New York, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Vermont, with 51 stores in New York, alone.

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TOWN OF BALLSTON 7 Currie Court, $135,000. Anne Dunbar (by Exec) sold property to John Welch. 650 Goode St., $280,000. Jean Walsh (as Trustee) sold property to Andrew Travaly and Carla Welch.

PROPERTY TRANSACTIONS

SARATOGA SPRINGS 125 & 165 High Rock Ave., $10,200,000. Thomas Roohan and Alfio Bonacio, Jr. sold property to 519 Broadway LLC. 37 White St., Unit A, $865,300. Moore Hall LLC sold property to Mary Obryan Seidman.

9 America Way, $416,294. Briarwood Brooks Development LLC sold property to Michael and Deborah Caschera.

15 Tiffany Place, $423,000. John and Tara Venditte sold property to Timothy and Katrina Jaques.

80 McLean St., $307,500. Eric and Danica Andersen sold property to Thad and Andrea Smith.

69 Old Schuylerville Rd., $705,000. Peter Schleif sold property to Shannon Kete.

151 Lake Hill Rd., $340,000. David and Tara DeLuke sold property to Michael Hazard. 335 Schauber Rd., $712,000. Frank and Denise Volpe sold property to Peter and Tammy Kalker.

MALTA 30 Cooper Ridge Dr., $487,002. Abele Builders sold property to Dale and Bryan Kelley. 47 Vettura Court, $353,913. DeGraff Bloom Custom Builders Inc. sold property to Michael and Margaret Endres. Silver Beach Rd., $7,000. Thomas and Cheryl Kirbey sold property to Cathy Panza. 24 Oak Rd., $150,000. Thomas and Cheryl Kirbey sold property to Cathy Panza.

TOWN OF SARATOGA 109 Hill St., $163,000. Wilame Piteri sold property to Peggy MacMillan and Charlotte Morrill. 47 Louden Rd., $305,000. Stephanie Hodgson sold property to Bruce and Jennifer Steinberg. 44 Trombley Rd., $125,000. Lance Ingmire sold property to David Chew Living Trust. 24 Palmer Heights, $309,000. Salvatore Fusco sold property to Ryan and Elizabeth Larson. 1226 NYS Route 9P, $235,000. Michael Sekerich (by Atty) sold property to Carhack LLC. 138 Broad St., $80,000. Dwight and Nora Jepson sold property to Alan and Leslie Lant.

25 Joseph St., $185,000. Earl and Deborah Billings sold property to John Grady and Robert Moore. 5 Laura Lane, $500,000. Jason Thorud sold property to David and Randee Wolfanger. 3 Sultana St., $647,000. George and Patricia Wilson sold property to Marc and Jill Smith. 216 East Ave., $280,000. Barbara Lynaugh sold property to Dane Pfeiffer. 12 Tiffany Place, $305,000. Muriel Hughes sold property to Michael and Sally Planko. 7 Oak Brook Blvd., $655,000. Patricia Bruder sold property to Keeley Peckham and Mykola Ianchenko. Jenna Jo Ave., $1,680,000. Oak Ridge Development LLC sold property to Luciano Properties LLC.

10 Spa Circle, $319,900. Tyler Lafountaine sold property to William and Suzanna Purcell.

2 Finish Line Court, $315,000. Craig and Paola Hoover sold property to Lloyd Vandenburg.

5 Huckleberry Finn Court, $289,315. McPadden Builders LLC sold property to Margaret and Gerald Verrigni, Jr.

15 Cleveland St., $355,000. Denise Donlon sold property to Courtney Stewart.

53 Grace Moore Rd., $295,000. John Murray sold property to Robert Kocis.

36 Bog Meadow Run, $435,000. Michael and Holly Ryan sold property to Joseph and Susan Gentile.

47 Brightman Rd., $382,000. Matthew and Jennifer Johnson sold property to Daniel McKeon.

29 Rolling Hills Dr., $240,000. Timothy and Erin Wascavage sold property to Brookfield Relocation Inc.

30 Tyler Dr., $585,000. Donna and David Carr, Jr. sold property to Ryan and Elizabeth Chartrand. 17 Sunset Dr., $185,000. Brent and Bruce Hall sold property to Caitlin Sheldon. 189 Lake Ave., $379,000. Katie B LLC sold property to Stephen Hutton and Teresa Villarrubia.

STILLWATER 20 Creek Bend Dr., $345,000. Moonlighting Consultants LLC sold property to Daniel and Karen Fais. 43 Lakepointe Way, $400,300. Mason Street LLC sold property to Rebecca Buswell and John Stroud. 10 Secretariat Lane, $300,000. Lynne Ingenito (as Trustee) sold property to Alan and Judith Ross. 702 NYS Route 9P, $610,000. Hey Rae Dachille sold property to Terry Forrester and Suzanne Hermitage.

WILTON 11 Santee Dr., $275,000. Manfred Eller sold property to Brendon Wormley and Jennifer Parrish. 362 Ruggles Rd., $75,000. ER Design Build LLC sold property to Alex and Diane Marin.

29 Rolling Hills Dr., $240,000. Brookfield Relocation Inc. sold property to Angelina Tallman. 20 Harvest Lane, $540,000. Sandra Beattie sold property to Darren and Kirsten Drabel. 8 Eastridge Dr., $200,000. Cottage Hill Townhomes LLC sold property to Stefan and Kathleen Beck. 13 Berkeley Loop, $660,517. Sonoma Grove LLC, Lester and Deborah Crimmins.

BUSINESS

Week of December 14 – December 20, 2018

Local Ski Shop in Running for Top Shop in Northeast

Alpine Sports Shop. Photos provided.

by Marissa Gonzalez Saratoga TODAY

SARATOGA SPRINGS — Alpine Sport Shop located at 399 Clinton St. in Saratoga Springs has been selected as one of the “Top Shops” in the Northeast by Freeskier magazine. One out of these 10 shops will be crowned top shop of the Northeast and will continue on as a contender to win the top shop in North America title. The contest, which began a little after Thanksgiving, selected 10 ski shops in the Northeast; the top shop is selected based on how many votes they receive from the general public online through Freeskier’s website. Alpine Sport Shop has been in business since 1941, 77 years. It has been at their current location for

almost 50 years. The shop, which is reminiscent of a ski chalet complete with a working fireplace, was built by the father of current owner Cathy Hay and her husband Jack Hay. The shop is a full service ski shop selling everything from skis, snowboards and related equipment, snowshoes and winter apparel. The store provides a variety of services to ski and snowboard equipment, including ski tuning, boot repairs and more. Customers can also rent skis and snowboards and plan ski trips through Alpine Sport Shop. The shop has outfitted generations of skiers according to Terri-Lynne Pellegri, an employee of Alpine Sport shop for more than 20 years.

“We’re in the business of selling fun,” she says. “And it’s pretty wild because you have generations of people that shop here. There are people that come here, that came in as kids and now they’re outfitting their grandchildren with skis here,” she added. Alexandra Norton, another employee of Alpine Ski Shop, suspects the store appeared on Freeskier’s radar through word of mouth. Throughout the contest Alpine Sport Shop has posted promotional videos with over 5,000 views combined on their Facebook page. The most viewed with 3.1 K views compares Alpines years in business to others such as Cheerios and M&M’s, all 77 years old as well. “It’s a really fun way to get the word out there about Alpine Sport Shop and it’s also a nice way for customers to recognize a place where they love to shop and like to come to,” Pellegri said about the contest. Alpine Sport Shop currently holds seventh place in the top 10 shops in the Northeast with almost 1400 votes. Other regions include the Southeast, Midwest, Southwest, West, the Rocky Mountains and Canada. Voting closed on Dec. 13.

Week of December 14 – December 20, 2018

BUSINESS BRIEFS 15

Plastic Surgeon Trained in Microsurgery Joins Saratoga Hospital Medical Team SARATOGA SPRINGS — Dr. Casian Monaco, a plastic and reconstructive surgeon with fellowship training in microsurgery, is now a member of the Saratoga Hospital medical team. He is one of a growing group of physicians who provide highly specialized care at Saratoga Hospital because of its affiliation with Albany Med. At Saratoga Hospital, he works primarily with Dr. Patricia Rae Kennedy, breast surgeon and clinical director of the hospital’s Center for Breast Care, to meet the needs of breast cancer patients. The addition of Dr. Monaco enables Saratoga Hospital to offer advanced microsurgical options for breast reconstruction

and relief from lymphedema, a common side effect of cancer treatment. Dr. Monaco also is skilled in facial reconstruction, head and neck reconstruction and cosmetic plastic surgery. Dr. Monaco earned his medical degree from NYU School of Medicine in New York City and completed residencies in general surgery and plastic surgery at NYU Langone Medical Center. He went on to complete fellowship training in microvascular surgery at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA in Los Angeles. Dr. Monaco sees patients at Saratoga Hospital Center for Breast Care on the hospital’s Wilton campus and on the main

BALLSTON SPA — Darryl Purinton, the internal controls officer for Ballston Spa has resigned. In September Purrinton resigned from three of his four positions which included the village’s deputy treasurer, personnel officer, and compliance officer; however, he kept his title as the internal control officer. His position as internal control officer had a salary over $65,000.

Dr. Casian Monaco. Photo provided.

campus of Albany Med. To make an appointment at Saratoga Hospital Center for Breast Care, call 518-580-2170.

Saratoga Landscape Architect & Construction Firm wins Two CRBRA Awards GANSEVOORT — Redbud Development located at 2 Commerce Park Dr. in Gansevoort was named a winner of the Most Innovative in the Remodeler category and the Best Outdoor Living Space in the Kitchens, Hardscape and Pool Area category at the Capital Region Builders and Remodelers Association’s (CRBRA) 2018 Best in Building Awards. The 6th annual Best in Building Awards honored

excellence and innovation in residential building, remodeling, design and marketing. The CRBRA Best in Building Awards is the Capital Region’s premier award program recognizing creativity, ingenuity and advancement in residential building. Through the Best in Building Awards competition, CRBRA builder, remodeler and industry-related associate members enter their best projects

Another Resignation for Ballston Spa

from kitchens and baths to floor plan and home features. Honors were presented in seven categories: marketing; associate; builder – new construction; remodeler; green building; and outdoor living. Entries are judged by expert professionals from across the country who specialize in home building, remodeling and design. From the submissions, 52 awards were announced from 42 sub-categories.

Purrinton’s final resignation follows an audit conducted by the New York State Comptroller’s office that cited faulty record keeping by the treasurer and named Purrinton in the report as well. According to a spokesperson from the NYS State Comptroller’s office, “our office is questioning the value of this position given the audit findings.”

North Country Orthopedics joins Glens Falls Hospital’s Medical Group GLENS FALLS – Glens Falls Hospital has announced a major expansion in orthopedic and surgical services for the region. Privately-owned North Country Orthopedics has joined the Glens Falls Hospital Medical Group and is now an employed physician practice of Glens Falls Hospital. The surgeons and physician assistants from North Country Orthopedics will be collaborating with Glens Falls Hospital’s Orthopedic Specialists of Glens Falls. North Country Orthopedics is a well-established group of board certified orthopedic surgeons and allied health professionals, which has been part of the community for more than 30 years. The fellowship trained surgeons

specialize in joint replacement, ACL reconstruction, Carpal Tunnel release, arthroscopic knee and shoulder surgery, and all aspects of fracture care. North Country Orthopedics will continue to practice at their current office located at 25 Willowbrook Rd., Suite 2, in Queensbury. Then in mid2019, they will be relocating to Glens Falls Hospital’s new 14 Hudson location in Glens Falls and become part of the integrated Surgical Specialists of Glens Falls Hospital team. At that time, Surgical Specialists of Glens Falls Hospital will expand to include orthopedics, general surgery, urology, and thoracic services all in one convenient location.

EDUCATION

Week of December 14 – December 20, 2018

UPCOMING PARENT UNIVERSITY PROGRAMS SARATOGA SPRINGS — Parenting and educating our students is one of life’s most important and demanding pursuits. The Saratoga Springs City School District continues its community-focused mission of supporting our families and community members through Parent University, a series of free, informative programs. Parent University recognizes that behind each successful student are supportive families, teachers, school staff and community members who actively participate in a student’s education. No matter what role you play in our school community. Programs are generally designed with parenting adults in

mind, but teens may also benefit from attending certain sessions. 2018-2019 PROGRAMS: Tuesday, January 15: “More than Sad” presented by the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention. This program will be held in the Maple Avenue Middle School Large Group Instruction room (on the second floor) at 6:30 p.m. “More Than Sad” teaches parents and staff how to recognize signs of depression and other mental health problems, initiate a conversation about mental health with their child, and get help. This is a free program based on funds raised by the Capital Region Chapter of the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP). Students are

invited to attend this program with their parents/guardians. Tuesday, January 22: (Snow date of January 23) Screenagers film showing. This program will be held in the Maple Avenue Middle School Large Group Instruction Room at 6:30 p.m. Screenagers probes into the vulnerable corners of family life, including the director’s own, and depicts messy struggles, over social media, video games, academics and internet addiction. In addition, Skidmore College Assistant Professor Aarathi Prasad, Ph.D will share insight and answer questions about data management and privacy practices when using Internet-connected devices. Students are invited to

attend this program with their parents/guardians. Tuesday, February 5: “The New Discipline Plan: How to Gain Control of Your Home” presented by Dr. Cale. This program will be held at Caroline Street Elementary School at 9:30 a.m. Thursday, February 7: “Mind Your Stress” presented by Laurie Newcomer. Details TBD. Wednesday, February 13: “Escalation: Understanding Signs of Relationship Abuse” presented by Wellspring. Follow a young couple through the very sweet beginnings of their relationship and observe how unhealthy behaviors can escalate into abuse. After watching the short film Escalation, dive into a discussion

guided by a trained facilitator about the early warning signs of relationship abuse and what resources are available in your community. This program will be held at the Saratoga Springs High School Library at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 13: “Transition Planning for Students with Disabilities” presented by Charmaine M. Handler, Community Employment Specialist. This program will be held at the Saratoga Springs High School Library at 6:30 p.m. Learn about ACCES-VR services and other resources to help you plan a seamless transition from high school to post-secondary success! Students are invited to attend this program with their parents.

Week of December 14 – December 20, 2018

EDUCATION BRIEFS

Ballston Spa Students Explore Science & Engineering with RPI Ambassadors

Photos provided.

Academic High Honors and Honor Roll HIGH HONOR 12th Grade: Aidan Anderson, Zoe Andrews, Taylor Berrigan, Calvin Bordas, Annika Brown, Tristan Brown, Nicholas Budesheim, Justin Carte, Ajay Deyoe, Ashley Dooley, Lindsey Fish, Kaylee Foster, Myranda Gale, Austin Gardner, Troy Gardner, Paul Harshbarger, Sarah Lamodi, Grace PelletierHoblock, Sierra Rechak-Lacomba, Ayrton Reulet, Colette Stone, Luke Tompkins, Trevor VanArnum, Abigail Welsh, Rosemarie Zullo 11th Grade: Sydney Alexanian, Sebastian Calo, Olivia Cartwright, Meghan Clark, Abigail DeLor, Eva Drohobycky, Devon Dunkle, Kaela Ellis, Michael Gale, Brooke Keefer, Hannah Klingebiel, Hunter Phillips, Tyler Senecal, Audrey Sickles, Sydney Sliva 10th Grade: Cody Belden, Lauren Bilinski, Camilla Brown, Lulu Burkowski, Liam Claus, Delaney Goldenberg, Micaela Lynch, Samuel McGarrahan, Patrick McGloine, Emily Oakes, Livia Sorgie, Olivia Stortz, Molly Vianese, Cameron Wian, Ryan Yocum 9th Grade: Ian Baker, Anna Belden, Rebecca Brandt, Ava Brophy, Maeve Buff, Abigail Caron, Victoria Cooper, Makenzie Harrington, Hannah Kochendorfer, Anastasia Koumanis, Sarah McMahon,

Aubrie Methven, Tara Murphy, Claire Pelletier-Hoblock, Katie Pelletier-Hoblock, Taylor Petroski, Isabel Reitano-Stayer, Clare Sacks, Mark Solan, Jr., Megan Stadel, Sadie Tavares

HONOR 12th Grade: Sydney Barber, Jocelyn Benware, Lauren Blackwood, Phoebe Bonjukian, Alexandra Cappelletti, Catherine Claps, Jenna Colvin, Justin Decker, Cade DeLisle, Hope DeLorme, Max Dwyer, Emily Ellis, Emma Fort, Maggie Gill, Owen Greene, Ricciann Keesecker, Thomas Kelly, Lily LaBounty, Michael Lanfear, Jillian Lebowitz, Sam Levin, Madeline Maggiore, Rachel McInerney, Maggie McShane, Lily Neher, Lindsay Orologio, Jillian Peek, Ava Phoenix, Katelyn Reynolds, Alexa Rion, Olivia Saddlemire, Peter Schwartz, Krista Shaw, Stratton Sherman, Jasmine Sirois, Kelsey Spencer, Ashlynne Stark, Jennifer Steele, Riley Tavares, Jared Thivierge, Emma Tyler, Rachael VanKeuren, Emily Wagner, Lucas Welch, Jessica White 11th Grade: Devin Brimmer, Emma Brizzell, Morgan Brown, Kyle Burnham, Cassandra Cooper, Molly Elder, Brady Eugair, Madison Eugair, Haleigh Eustis, Amber Flynn, Lillian Gardner,

Hannah Koval, Sunni LaBounty, Charles Luzadis, Matthew McCarthy, Brody Parillo, Dominic Pompilio, Nathan Preston, Sydney Quinn, Cayden Renner, Marcus Richardson, Nicholas Rowinski, Zachary Saddlemire, Ethan Sowle, Reese Tavares, Brooke Thomas, Dahlia Thomas, Alexander Vallee, Ryan Viele, Sydney Warmt, Ian Winchell, Sarah Yule 10th Grade: Breana Babinski, Jada Clarke, Emily Crouth, Liam Claus, Asa Dupras, Jack Dwyer, Ivan Fernandez, Cody Fitzgerald, Colin Garry, Stephen Geiling, Carson Griffin, Raegan Hutchinson, Corey Lane, Liam Leddy, Bella Macchi, Caleb Max, Kayleen Moran, Mary-Frances Richardson, Amanda-Nicole Ross, Dallas Salls, Olivia Schultz, Troy Soriano, Rachael Stortz, Gian-Luca Ubillo, Anya Vautrin, Abigail Zajesky, Angel Zapien-Hurtado 9th Grade: Liam Armstrong, Samuel Badali, Chloe Bartholomew, Eliza Barton, Abigail Beaulac, Zachary Bowen, Christian Calo, John Coffinger, Jillian Coger, Ryan Dow, Daniel Farbaniec, Aubrey French, Jack Gulick, Kohlby Himelrick, Caitlin Keating, Jeffrey Long, Natalie Myers, Molly Nastacie, Allison Peek, Ryan Piteri, Morgan Rabideau, Nicholas Risenhoover, Owen Sherman, Amber Sisson, Emily Walbroehl, Carleigh Yager

BALLSTON SPA — The Ballston Spa Middle School recently welcomed the Rensselaer Engineering Ambassadors into the school to share research topics that they have studied at RPI and to inspire the students about the role of engineering and technology in society. Over 600 Middle School students participated in the science and engineering program during their science or technology classes. The college-aged ambassadors taught the younger students an engineering or science lesson and provided a demonstration or a hands-on design activity. The Rensselaer Engineering Ambassadors are a group of RPI engineers devoted to inspiring younger students with what they are doing in their chosen major, the newest technological breakthroughs in their field, and the obstacles yet to be overcome. This year’s topics that were presented to the different classes included Humanitarian Logistics,

Designing an Athlete, Nuclear Powered Spaceflight, Chemical & Engineering Processes, Tissue Engineering and Roller Coasters. Ballston Spa Middle School invites the Rensselaer Engineering Ambassadors to visit each year to allow students to identify careers they can pursue as well as for them to learn what they will need to do over the next several years to achieve their goals. The Ambassadors provide invaluable perspectives and serve as great role models for the students. The Ambassadors offer these hands-on demonstrations and short presentations at no cost to school districts due to the generosity of Rensselaer Schools of Engineering and Science and corporate sponsors such as United Technology Corporation, CHA Companies, and Rise High. For additional information, please visit the RPI Engineering Ambassadors program website at engineeringambassadors. union.rpi.edu.

Week of December 14 – December 20, 2018

Puzzles Across 1 Illusions in a stage act, collectively 6 Muslim leaders 11 Place for a massage 14 Twist 15 French Revolution radical 16 Put a strain on 17 *Cost of shares on the exchange 19 Tip jar denomination 20 Miffed 21 Gizmos 23 __ buco: veal dish 26 Director Lee 28 Student’s workplace 29 Guttural “Psst!” 30 Wedding vows 32 Condemn 34 Most rational 36 Nobel Peace Prize city 38 Jack-in-the-box sound 40 Drips in the ICU 41 *U.S./USSR conflict 43 Give it a go 44 Witness 45 Yankee slugger, to fans 46 Area of expertise 48 Sound from Leo 50 Twist, as water-damaged floorboards 52 Sharpen 53 World Cup soccer org. 55 “__-hoo!” 56 1946 N.L. RBI leader Slaughter 57 Part of a chess match when most of the pieces are off the board 60 “__ the mornin’!” 62 Sch. run by Mormons 63 United stand ... and what the first part of the answers to starred clues literally can have 68 Track transaction 69 Wabbit-hunting Fudd 70 Fragrant wood 71 Pig’s home 72 Officials who have their faculties 73 Hit hard, biblically Down 1 Leo is its logo 2 California’s Santa __ River 3 Long-jawed fish

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See puzzle solution on page 46 4 Annoying 5 Egyptian queen, familiarly 6 Loom on the horizon 7 St. Patrick’s mo. 8 Very dry 9 Sprayed in defense 10 Longshoreman 11 *Element in an executive compensation package 12 Window glass 13 Lumberjacks’ tools 18 Double agent 22 Prefix with metric and bar 23 Desert retreat 24 Norelco product 25 *Drive to do the responsible thing 27 *”So long” 31 U-turn from NNE

33 Rita with an Oscar, Emmy, Tony and Grammy 35 Like Al Capone 37 Ridicule satirically 39 Combustible funeral piles 42 Under a quarter-tank, say 47 Geometry proposition 49 Bailed-out insurance co. 51 Copter blades 54 Whac-__: arcade game 57 Diminishes 58 Russian denial 59 Actress Stone of “Birdman” 61 Low-ranking GIs 64 Guys 65 Prefix with meter 66 __ King Cole 67 Italian three

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: Abstruse, Obtuse Abstruse means complex, deep, or difficult to understand. To the average person, Einstein’s theory of relativity is abstruse. Obtuse means dull witted, not too sharp, or slow to understand. Sorry if I’m being obtuse, but I do not understand the point. 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

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Holiday Gift Guide

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RELIGION

Week of December 14 – December 20, 2018

In Our Own Hands: The Hidden Story of the Jewish Brigade in World War II

SARATOGA SPRINGS — “We came as an angel of life to the Jewish people. Soldiers are supposed to fight, kill, or be killed, and what we did as soldiers, we found dead people, and we helped them go back to life.” The story of the Jewish Brigade of World War II comes to Saratoga Springs this December. Saratoga Jewish Community Arts, through generous grants provided by the Jewish Federation of Northeastern New York and the Golub Corporation, presents the film In Our Own Hands: The Hidden Story of the Jewish Brigade in World War II, directed by Chuck Olin, on December 16, at 7 pm, at Temple Sinai, Saratoga Springs. The Jewish Infantry Brigade Group, or the Jewish Brigade, was a military formation of the British Army composed of Jews from the Palestine Mandate (later the state of Israel), commanded by British-Jewish officers that served in Europe during World War II. The British, fearful of Jewish rebellion in the Mandate, fought its creation until late in 1944. The Brigade fought the Germans in Italy. Then their real work began. At the end of World War II, the Brigade was stationed at the border triangle of Italy, Yugoslavia, and Austria. They searched for holocaust survivors, provided survivors with aid, and secretly assisted in the survivors’ immigration to the British Mandate of Palestine. The Brigade played a key role in efforts to help Jews escape Europe for Palestine, a role many of its members were to continue after the Brigade disbanded. Among its projects was the education and care of surviving children. In July 1945, the Brigade moved to Belgium and the Netherlands.

Not only did the Palestinian Jews prove to the world that Jewish boys could fight, but they also had a tremendous psychological effect on the Jewish refugees in Europe. This included those who somehow survived the concentration camps and those who had been in hiding, as recalled by a Jerusalem attorney and an organizer in the effort. “The remnants of Jewish communities, broken physically and emotionally, that the Brigade encountered saw the uniforms with the Magen David insignia and it became something of a symbol of hope,” says Phyllis Wang, Coordinator of Jewish Community Arts. Even before the war was over, the Jewish soldiers saw, as part of their mission, to assist those surviving Jews. The Brigade soldiers confiscated and gave out food, blankets, clothes, and medicine, and once even “borrowed” 34 British Army trucks to move refugees to safer parts of the continent. They found Jewish children hidden in monasteries and

convents and brought them back to their heritage. When special DP (Displaced Persons) camps were established for Jews, the Jewish Brigade soldiers began organizing classes in Hebrew, Jewish history, Land of Israel geography, and even army maneuvers. They gradually organized a mass movement of these refugees to Mediterranean ports and shipped them to Palestine right under the noses of their British officers, despite the British blockade. Amidst the chaos of postwar Europe and hidden in plain sight of the occupying Allied armies, the young Jewish soldiers masterminded one clandestine operation after the next: forming secret vengeance squads to assassinate Nazi officers in hiding and engineering the rescue and illegal movement of Holocaust survivors to the Palestine Mandate. When the British became suspicious of their activities, they disbanded the Brigade. A daring plan was devised

to replace the soldiers with young DPs who would adopt identities and pretend to be soldiers about to be demobilized. The DPs had their names changed and were trained by those who stayed behind to continue the refugee work. Later in 1948, Brigade veterans once again helped organize and lead the fledgling Israel Defense Forces in their new country’s War of Independence. From the trenches of Northern Italy to the refugee camps of wartorn Europe, In Our Own Hands

unravels the tale of young Jewish soldiers who carried the weight of a people on their shoulders. In Our Own Hands: The Hidden Story of the Jewish Brigade in World War II will be shown on December 16, at 7 p.m., at Temple Sinai. Panel discussion and dessert reception to follow. $5 donation requested. For further information or reservations please call 518-584-8730 option 2 or www.jewishculturalfestival.org or Facebook

Week of December 14 – December 20, 2018 RELIGION

Holiday Worship Services

SUNDAY, DECEMBER 16 A Community Festival of Carols with Four Choirs First Presbyterian Church, 400 Glen St., Glens Falls, 4 p.m. The Burnt Hills Oratorio Society chorus invites you to gather your family and friends for a community festival to herald the Holiday Season. Great for all ages, this celebration includes many of your seasonal favorites and opportunities to sing along. Experience the excitement of lifting your voice with others, accompanied by brass, organ, and percussion. Joining Burnt Hills Oratorio Society will be members of First Presbyterian Church Chancel Choir of Glens Falls, Immaculate Conception Choir of Glenville, and special guest, Auriel Camerata. General admission $25, senior (65+) $20, teen (13-19) $15, children 12 and under free. Tickets will be available at the door the day of the performance. To learn more or to purchase your tickets ahead of time, go to the Burnt Hills Oratorio Society website: bhos.us. For questions call 518-416-4060 or find us on Facebook.

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 21 Christmas Carol Sing at Simpson United Methodist Church, 1089 Rock City Road, Rock City Falls, 5 p.m. Simpson United Methodist Church (.4 mi south of Rt 29) is hosting a Christmas Carol Sing. Even if you have the bahhumbugs, come catch the holiday spirit by sharing your voice while singing joyous Christmas music, and then enjoy some hot chocolate and goodies with family and community! “Blue Christmas” Service at Round Lake United Methodist Church, 34 George Avenue, Round Lake, 6 p.m. This service is for those that are feeling loss or grief during the holiday season. Round Lake United Methodist Church is located off I-87 Exit 11.

MONDAY, DECEMBER 24 Traditional Christmas Eve Service at Round Lake United Methodist Church, 34 George Avenue, Round Lake, 5:30 p.m. Please join us for this beautiful worship service! Christmas Eve Candle Light Service at Charlton Freehold Presbyterian Church, 768 Charlton Rd., Ballston Lake, 7 p.m. Located in the historical hamlet of Charlton, historic Charlton Freehold provides the perfect setting to come and celebrate Jesus, the reason for the season! The community is invited to join us. If you're looking for a church home, come to worship on Sundays at 10 a.m. then stay for coffee, tea, with goodies and meet others.

RELIGION

Week of December 14 – December 20, 2018

PLACES OF WORSHIP *Wheelchair Accessible

Adirondack Christian Fellowship

Charlton Freehold Presbyterian Church

First Presbyterian Church of Ballston Spa

8 Mountain Ledge, Wilton Contact: 581-587-0623 | acfsaratoga.com Services: Sunday 8 and 10 a.m.

768 Charlton Road, Charlton Contact: 518-399-4831 | charltonfreehold.org Services: Sunday 10 a.m.

22 West High Street, Ballston Spa Contact: 518-885-5583 Services: Sunday 10 a.m.

Adirondack Friends Meeting

Christ Community Reformed Church

Full Gospel Tabernacle

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

1010 Route 146, Clifton Park Contact: 518-371-7654 | ccrc-cpny.org Services: Sunday 10 a.m.

207 Redmond Road, Gansevoort Contact: 518-793-2739 Services: Sunday 10 a.m.

Assembly of God Faith Chapel

Christ Episcopal Church*

Galway United Methodist Church

6 Burgoyne Street, Schuylerville Contact: 518-695-6069 Rev. Jason Proctor Services: Sunday 10:30 a.m.

15 West High Street, Ballston Spa Contact: 518-885-1031 Services: Sunday 8 and 10 a.m.

2056 East Street, Galway Contact: 518-882-6520 | galway-united-methodist-church.com Services: Sunday 9:30 a.m. (9 a.m. in July and August)

Assembly of God Saratoga

Christian Restoration Ministries

Grace Fellowship Saratoga*

Saratoga Senior Center: 5 Williams Street, Saratoga Springs Contact: 518-796-4323 | Pastor Pat Roach Services: Sunday 6:30 p.m.

165 High Rock Avenue, Saratoga Springs Contact: 518-691-0301 | saratoga.gracefellowship.com Pastor Mike Adams Services: Sundays 9 and 11 a.m.

118 Woodlawn Avenue, Saratoga Springs Contact: 518-584-6081 Services: Sunday 10 a.m. Bacon Hill Reformed Church* 560 Route 32N, Bacon Hill Contact: 518-695-3074 Rev. Janet Vincent Services: 10 a.m.; Sunday School: 10 a.m. Ballston Center Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church 58 Charlton Road, Ballston Spa Contact: 518-885-7312 | ballstoncenterarpchurch.org Services: Sunday 10:30 a.m. Ballston Spa United Methodist Church 101 Milton Avenue, Ballston Spa Contact: 518-885-6886 Services: Sunday 10 a.m. Baha’i Community of Saratoga Springs Saratoga Springs Public Library, Glasby Room Contact: 518-692-7694 | 518-885-0876 1-800-22UNITE | bahai.org Public Meetings: 1st Tuesdays 7 p.m. Barkersville Christian Church 7200 Barkersville Road, Middle Grove Contact: 518-882-6437 | barkersvillechristianchurch.com Pastor Pat Atwell Services: Sunday 10:30 a.m. Vacation Bible School: Aug. 6 - 1, 6-8:30 p.m. Registration 5:30 p.m.

Christian Science Church 107 Circular Street, Saratoga Springs Contact: 518-584-0221 Services: Sunday 10 a.m. Community Alliance Church 257 Rowland Street, Ballston Spa Contact: 518-885-6524 Services: Morning Worship 10:30 a.m. Congregation Shaara Tfille* 84 Weibel Avenue, Saratoga Springs Contact: 518-584-2370 | saratogasynagogue.org Services: Monday 7:30 a.m., Thursday 7:30 a.m., Saturday 10 a.m., 3rd Friday Shabbat 7:30p.m. Corinth Free Methodist Church 20 Hamilton Avenue, Corinth Contact: 518-654-9255 | 518-792-0271 Services: Sunday 10 a.m. Corinth United Methodist Church 243 Main Street, Corinth Contact: 518-654-2521 | cfumc@cnyconnect.net Services: Sunday 11 a.m. Cornerstone Community Church 100 Saratoga Village Boulevard, #8, Ballston Spa Contact: 518-664-5204 | mycornerstonechurch.org Pastor Frank Galerie Services: Sunday 10 a.m. and 6 p.m.

Bethesda Episcopal Church*

Corpus Christi Roman Catholic Community

41 Washington Street, Saratoga Springs Contact: 518-584-5980 | bethesdachurch.org The Very Rev’d Marshall J. Vang Services: Sunday 8 a.m and 10 a.m.

2001 Route 9, Round Lake Contact: 518-877-8506 | office@corpuschristichurch.net Services: Saturday: 4 p.m. Sunday: 8 and 11 a.m.

Burnt Hills United Methodist Church*

349 Eastline Road, Ballston Lake Contact: 518-212-7845 | xcsavior.org Services: Sunday 9:30 a.m.

816 Route 50, Burnt Hills Contact: 518-399-5144 | nybhumc.com Pastor Holly Nye Services: Sunday 9 and 10:30 a.m. Sunday School: 10:30 a.m. Calvary Capital District 5 Williams Street, Saratoga Springs Contact: calvarycd.com Pastor Andrew Holt Services: Sunday 10 a.m. Church of Christ at Clifton Park 7 Old Route 146, Clifton Park Contact: 518-371-6611 | cliftonparkchurchofchrist.com Services: Sunday 10:30 a.m.

Eastern Orthodox — Christ the Savior

Faith Chapel 6 Burgoyne Street, Schuylerville Contact: 518-695-6069 | faithchapelschuylerville.org Services: Sunday 10 a.m. First Baptist Church of Saratoga Springs

Greater Grace Community Church 100 Saratoga Village, Building 17, Ballston Spa Contact: 518-899-7777 | thechurch@ggccmalta.org Pastor David Moore Services: Sunday 10 a.m. Greenfield Center Baptist Church 30 Wilton Road, Greenfield Center Contact: 518-893-7429 Services: 11 a.m. Sunday School: 9:45 a.m. (all ages) Highway Tabernacle Church 235 Hudson Avenue, Mechanicville Contact: 518-664-4442 Services: Sunday 10:30 a.m. Sunday School: 9:30 a.m. Hope Church 206 Greenfield Avenue, Ballston Spa Contact: 518-885-7442 Services: Sunday 10 a.m. Sunday School: 9 a.m. Jonesville United Methodist 963 Main Street, Clifton Park Contact: 518-877-7332 Services: Sunday: 8:30 and 10:30 a.m. Sunday School: 10:30 a.m. Living Waters Church of God 4330 State Route 50, Saratoga Springs Contact: 518-587-0484 | livingwaterscog.us Services: Sunday 10 a.m. Malta Presbyterian Church 118 Dunning Street, Malta Contact: 518-899-5992 Services: Sunday 10 a.m. Malta Ridge United Methodist Church 729 Malta Avenue Extension, Malta Contact: 518-581-0210 Services: Sunday 10:30 a.m. Middle Grove United Methodist Church*

45 Washington Street, Saratoga Springs Contact: 518-584-6301 | fbcsaratoga.org Services: Sunday Noon

429 Middle Grove Road, Middle Grove Contact: 518-581-2973 Pastor Jason Proctor Services: Sunday 9 a.m.

First Baptist Church of Ballston Spa

Mt. Olivet Baptist Church

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

100 Cresent Street, Saratoga Springs Contact: 518-584-9441 | Rev. Dr. Victor L. Collier Services: 10 a.m.

Week of December 14 – December 20, 2018 RELIGION

PLACES OF WORSHIP *Wheelchair Accessible

Perry Road Baptist Church*

St. Isaac Jogues

Shenendehowa United Methodist

150 Perry Road, Saratoga Springs Contact: 518-587-0711 | Pastor Thomas Van McClain Services: Sunday 10 a.m.

716 Route 9P, Saratoga Lake Contact: 518-813-5090 | Father Patrick Rice Services: Sunday 10 a.m. (Open Memorial Day to winter)

971 Route 146, Clifton Park Contact: 518-371-7964 Services: Sunday 9 and 10:45 a.m.

New Life Fellowship*

St. Joseph’s Roman Catholic Church*

Simpson United Methodist Church

51 Old Gick Road, Saratoga Springs Contact: 518-580-1810 | newlifeinsaratoga.org. Services: Sunday 10 a.m.

3159 Route 9N, Greenfield Center Contact: 518-893-7680 stjosephschurchgreenfieldcenter.org Services: Saturday 4 p.m.; Sunday 10:30 a.m.

1089 Rock City Road, Rock City Falls Contact: 518-885-4794 Services: Sunday 10:45 a.m.

Northway Church 770 Pierce Road, Clifton Park Contact: 518-899-1200 | northwaychuch.tv Services: 9:30 and 11 a.m. Old Saratoga Reformed Church* 48 Pearl Street, Schuylerville Contact: oldsaratogareformedchurch.org Services: Sunday 10 a.m. Old Stone Church (American Baptist) 159 Stone Church Road, Ballston Spa Contact: 518-583-1002 Services: 10:30 a.m. Olde Liberty Baptist 600 Route 67, Malta Contact: oldelibertybaptist.com Services: Sunday 10, 11 a.m., and 2 p.m.; Wednesday 7 p.m. Our Lady of Grace Roman Catholic Church* 73 Midline Road, Ballston Lake Contact: 518-399-5713 Services: Saturday 5:30 p.m.; Sunday 10:30 a.m. Porter Corners United Methodist Church* 512 Allen Road, Porter Corners Service: Sunday 8:45 a.m. Followed by Fellowship Arlene Schmidt, CLM Presbyterian-NE Congregational Church* 24 Circular Street, Saratoga Springs Contact: 518-584-6091 | pnecchurch.org Services: Sunday 10:45 a.m. Quaker Springs United Methodist Church* 466 Route 32, Schylerville Contact: 518-695-3101 | qsumc.com Pastor Ben Lalka Services: Sunday 9 a.m. Revelation Church* 59 Pine Road, Saratoga Springs Contact: 860-942-7359 | myrevolationchurch.com Pastor Mark Kehrer | Services: Sunday Worship 10 a.m. River of Hope Fellowship 100 Saratoga Village Boulevard, Malta Commons, Suite 3 Contact: riverofhopefellowship.com Services: Sunday 10 a.m. Roman Catholic Church of St. Peter 241 Broadway, Saratoga Springs Contact: 518-584-2375 Services: Saturday 5 p.m.; Sunday 7:30, 9 and 11 a.m. St. Clement’s Roman Catholic Church* 231 Lake Avenue, Saratoga Springs Contact: 518-584-6122 Services: Weekdays 8 a.m.; Saturday 8 a.m. and 4 p.m.; Sunday 8, 10 a.m., and 5 p.m.; Spanish Mass 1 p.m.

St. Mary’s Roman Catholic Church*

Soul Saving Station for Every Nation Christ Crusaders of America

167 Milton Avenue, Ballston Spa Contact: 518-885-7411 | stmarysbsta.org Services: Saturday 4 p.m.; Sunday 8:30, 10:30 a.m., and Noon

62 Henry Street, Saratoga Springs Contact: 518-584-3122 | soulsavingstationchurch.com Services: Sunday 10 a.m.

St. Paul’s Roman Catholic Church*

410 21st Century Park Drive, Clifton Park Contact: 518-371-2811 | starpoint.church Services: 9, 10:30 a.m. and Noon

771 Route 29, Rock City Falls Contact: 518-885-4677 | sjoegctr@nycap.rr.com Services: Sunday 8:30 a.m. St. Paul’s Evangelical Lutheran Church 149 Lake Avenue, Saratoga Springs Contact: 518-584-0904 | office@spalutheran.org Services: Saturday 5 p.m.; Sunday 8:30 and 11 a.m. St. Peter Lutheran Church 2776 Route 9, Malta Contact: 518-583-4153 Services: Sunday 9 a.m. St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church 1 Grove Street, Schuylerville Contact: 518-695-3918 Rev. Donna J. Arnold Services: Sunday 8 and 9 a.m. St. Therese Chapel (RC) 1 Wilton-Gansevoort Road, Gansevoort Contact: 518-792-2276 Services: Sunday 10 a.m. St. Thomas of Canterbury 242 Grooms Road, Halfmoon Contact: 518-348-0842 | st-thomas-of-canterbury.org Services: Sunday 10 a.m. Saratoga Abundant Life Church 2 Hutchins Road, Saratoga Springs Contact: 518-885-5456 | salchurch.org Services: Sunday 8:20 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. Saratoga Chabad 130 Circular Street, Saratoga Springs Contact: 518-526-0773 | saratogachabad.com Saratoga Friends Meeting (Quaker) 571 Route 32, Quaker Springs Contact: 518-587-7477 | 518-399-5013 Services: Sunday 10 a.m. Saratoga United Methodist Church* 175 Fifth Avenue, Saratoga Springs Contact: 518-584-3720 | saratogaumc.com Services: Sunday 9 a.m. and 10:45 a.m. Saratoga Seventh-Day Adventist Church

Starpoint Church

Stillwater Christian Fellowship Meeting at Liberty Ridge Farm: 29 Bevis Road, Schaghticoke Contact: 518-288-8802 Services: 10 a.m. Stillwater United Church (Presbyterian U.S.A.) 747 Hudson Avenue, Stillwater Contact: 518-664-7984 | stillwaterunitedchurch.org Services: Sunday 10:30 a.m. Temple Sinai* 509 Broadway, Saratoga Springs Contact: 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 Street, Saratoga Springs Contact: 518-833-0504 | terranovachurch.org Services: Sunday 9 a.m. The Salvation Army/ Worship, Service & Community Center 27 Woodlawn Avenue, Saratoga Springs Contact: 518-584-1640 Services: Praise and Worship 11 a.m. Sunday School: 10 a.m. Trinity United Methodist Church 155 Ballard Road, Gansevoort Contact: 518-584-9107 | tumcwilton.com Rev. Keith Mann Services: Sunday 10 a.m. Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Saratoga Springs* 624 North Broadway, Saratoga Springs Contact: 518-584-1555 | uusaratoga.org Services: Sunday 10 a.m. Unity Church in Albany 21 King Avenue, Albany Contact: 518-453-3603 Services: Sunday 9 and 11 a.m.; Sunday School: 11 a.m. West Charlton United Presbyterian Church

St. George’s Episcopal Church

399 Union Avenue, Saratoga Springs Contact: 518-587-6951 | saratogasda.org Services: Worship 11 a.m. Sabbath School: 10 a.m.

1331 Sacandaga Road, West Charlton Contact: 518-882-9874 | westcharltonupc.org Rev. Thomas Gregg Services: Sunday 10:30 a.m. Sunday School: 10:30 a.m.

912 Route 146, Clifton Park Contact: 518-371-6351 | stgeorge@csdsl.net Services: Saturday 4:30 p.m.; Sunday 7:30, 9, and 11:30 a.m.

Schuylerville United Methodist Church

Wilton Baptist Church

51 Church Street, Schuylerville Contact: 518-695-3101 | Sumethodist.org Services: Sunday 11 a.m.

755 Saratoga Road, Wilton Contact: 518-583-2736 | wiltonbaptistchurch.com Services: Sunday 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.

Food

Week of December 14 – December 20, 2018

Jam Makers Preserve a Sweet Tradition

Lincoln Baths Building at the Spa State Park Saturdays | 9 a.m. - 1 p.m.

by Himanee Gupta-Carlson for Saratoga TODAY Photos by Pattie Garrett.

HOMEMADE JAMS are a longtime staple of the Saratoga Farmers’ Market. These treats – made from fruits grown and harvested spring through fall – gleam like jewels in glass jars. They are rich in fruit flavor, and thick with sweetness. They fill holiday stockings, they sit on breakfast tables, and they work great in holiday recipes. Two vendors – Laurie Kokinda of Kokinda Farm and Anna Mae Clark of Clark’s Dahlia Gardens & Greenhouses – offer jam. For both, jam-making runs in the family.

Anna Mae Clark’s holiday jams.

Summer flavors preserved.

“My mother taught me how to make jam as a young child,” says Kokinda. “We would go picking fruit at ‘pick your own’ farms and gather wild huckleberries in Luther’s Forest.” “Then,” Kokinda recalls, “as a teen, I started making it by myself.” Her mother had had a horse accident and had broken her wrist. Kokinda joined the farmers’ market in 1997. Since then, she has sold jam under the name of Laurie’s Jams, alongside produce, eggs, and handmade items. She makes jam once a week, in between driving a school bus

and caring for horses, chickens and dogs. She grows raspberries, currants, gooseberries, blackberries, apples, pears, rhubarb and grapes. She obtains other fruits such as cherries, plums, blueberries, and apricots from other local growers. Of particular pride is her favorite, peach jam, made from peaches from her own trees. Clark was a Saratoga Farmers’ Market vendor when the market started in 1978. She began selling jam around 1998 when, she recalls, she had “a freezer filled with fruit that wasn’t being used.” But she has made jam for 50 years. She inherited the tradition from her mother and grandmothers. “We all made jam,” says Clark. “We had to at the farm, or you wouldn’t have any.” Clark perfected her jammaking through 4-H and Cornell Cooperative Extension classes. She grows most of her fruit, though relies on others for products she cannot grow herself such as oranges and cranberries. She goes through a pallet of sugar a year. Jams, insists Clark, need sugar. Sugar brings out a fruit’s flavor in a way that other sweeteners cannot. Many of Anna Mae Clark’s recipes come from her mother and grandmothers. They create “older flavors” that people enjoy, and can’t always find outside of farmers’ markets. The Saratoga Farmers’ Market is 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturdays at the Lincoln Baths Building in the Saratoga Spa State Park. Follow us on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and on the FreshFoodNY app.

Laurie Kokinda makes a wide variety of jams.

Jelly Donut Cake INGREDIENTS: *Ingredients currently available at the farmers’ market

FOR CAKE: • ¾ cup jam* (any flavor) • 2 cups all purpose flour • 1¼ cup sugar • 1½ teaspoons baking powder • 1 teaspoon kosher salt • 1 teaspoon nutmeg

• ¾ cup whole milk* • ½ cup plus 2 Tablespoons unsalted butter, melted • 2 large eggs* • ½ teaspoon vanilla FOR TOPPING: • ¼ cup unsalted butter, melted • ½ cup sugar • 1 teaspoon cinnamon

INSTRUCTIONS: 1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. 2. Spray an 8-inch round cake pan with baking spray, sprinkle on flour, and line with parchment paper. 3. In large bowl whisk together flour, sugar, baking powder, salt, nutmeg. 4. In another bowl, whisk together milk, melted butter, eggs, and vanilla. 5. Add milk mixture to flour mixture, stirring until just combined. 6. Pour half of the batter into prepared pan. Spoon a ring of the remaining batter around the inside edge of the pan. Spoon the jam into center of the ring. Spoon the rest of the batter on top of jam and smooth with an offset spatula. 7. Bake until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean, 45 minutes to 1 hour, covering with foil in the last 30 minutes of baking to prevent excess browning, if necessary. 8. Let cool in pan for 10 minutes. Run an offset spatula around edge of pan to loosen cake before turning out. Turn cake back over so dome is on top. 9. For topping: Brush top and sides of cake with melted butter. In a small bowl, stir together sugar and cinnamon. Sprinkle top with sugar mixture and press onto sides of cake. Adapted from Bake from Scratch Magazine.

Food

Week of December 14 – December 20, 2018

A GIFT WORTH GIVING

by John Reardon for Saratoga TODAY

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my Foodie Friends. The stress of the holiday season is often compounded by the task of finding that special gift for that someone who has everything. I recall one of my family members mentioned that she and her husband keep their knives very dull so as to minimize the potential of injury. I noted that this has become a problem that requires a solution, but they’ve arrived at the wrong one. Even the finest knives will dull with regular use, but periodic sharpening will restore the blade’s keen edge. A dull knife requires greater force, tears at food, tires the hand and increases the odds of cutting yourself. Dull knives cause infinitely worse and more frequent injuries than sharp ones for a few reasons. Dull knives require more pressure to use, which can make them prone to

slipping. And if they do, they hit with that much more force, and result in a more ragged, much harder to heal injury than one a sharp knife would make. Yes, it’s possible to sharpen and hone your knives at home, and it’s something everyone should do to preserve the integrity of your blades (and, again, stay safe) but here in the thick of the holidays, forestalling kitchen bloodshed should be one of your priorities. If you have your knives sharpened by a professional once or twice a year, you can maintain them without too much hassle. So, let me set your knife edge to factory sharp so you can concentrate on other holiday matters. It’s OK to be kind to yourself sometimes. You can tell when your knife is dull, but a good rule of thumb is to try to slice through a tomato or a piece of paper. If the blade goes through anything but easily, it’s time to sharpen or have them sharpened by John. Once you get your knives professionally sharpened, it is important to keep them sharp. I will go into brands when you stop in and share a cup of Joe with me on some cold winter’s day. The best advice I can give is that a good knife is the one that best fits your hand and is sharp! You could own the most expensive knife in the world but if it’s dull it’s not as good as a sharp $10 knife. Even a good knife will lose some of its sharpness with time. However, sharpening a knife is easy if you have

the right tool and know how to use it. Great tools help yield great results. A steel or a hand sharpener can help make your knives last a lifetime. Here are some options on how to keep your knife sharp once they are sharpened by a Pro (me): WITH A HONING STEEL: Generally three different materials are being used for Honing steels. •Chromium-plated honing steel: Sharpening steels with a chromium-plated, grooved surface deliver a good re-sharpening result and are relatively immune to damages (my favorite). •Ceramics: Sharpening steels with a ceramics blade sharpen gently and carefully. However, the ceramics blade is sensitive to shock. A fall can easily damage it. •Diamond: Honing steels with a diamond coating of the blade deliver a particularly fine re-sharpening result. The average life span is shorter, though, because the coating tends to wear off with time. HOW TO SHARPEN KNIVES CORRECTLY: •Place the knife blade against the tip of the sharpening steel at an angle of approximately 20 degrees and 15 degrees for Asian style knives. •Pull the knife down and across the steel, describing a slight arc. •Repeat this action on the back of the steel to sharpen the other side of the blade. •Repeat steps 2 and 3 five to ten times, alternating the left and right side of the blade.

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It is very important to maintain the angle of 20 or 15 degrees and to run the full length of the cutting edge along the steel from the hilt to the tip of the knife. The speed of the movement is not important. Use finesse not brute force! WITH A TWO STAGE HAND SHARPENER: •Place your sharpener on a flat surface. Hold the sharpener with one hand and the knife handle with the other. Insert knife blade fully into the slot. •Apply moderate downward pressure (remember finesse) on the blade while pulling the knife toward you through the appropriate notch. •Repeat this action, always pulling from heel to tip (never back and forth) through the carbide or the ceramic notch. The first stage carbide (coarse) sharpens dull edges. The second stage ceramic (fine)

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provides a polished, razor sharp edge. A reasonably sharp knife may only require light honing. Not sure what to give this holiday season? Find that unique, unexpected gift for the person who already has everything and give the gift of professionally sharpened knives. It is a gift worth giving. At Compliments to the Chef, your neighborhood kitchen and cutlery store located at 33 Railroad Place, we professionally sharpen knives. Stop in and ask me any questions you may have. A great knife is in the hand of the beholder and a sharp knife is up to you. Remember my Foodie Friends: “Life Happens in the Kitchen.”

Take Care & Happy Holidays! John & Paula

Office for the Aging Lunch Program Served at the Saratoga Senior Center TUESDAY

• Creamy Chicken Vegetable Stew • Broccoli • Warm Biscuit • Peaches

• Macaroni & Cheese • Apple Glaze Pork • Stewed Tomatoes • Mashed Sweet Potatoes • Brussels Sprouts • Cabbage • Yogurt • Dinner Roll • Pineapple

WEDNESDAY

THURSDAY

20 Christmas Special

• Italian Style Meatloaf • Garlic Mashed Potatoes • Zucchini & Squash • Fruit Jello

• Stuffed Chicken Florentine • Stuffing • Peas & Onions • Dinner Roll • Red Velvet Cake

Menu Subject to Change. Coffee, tea and butter are served daily. The suggested contribution is $2/meal. There is a $6 fee for guests under the age of 60. Please make checks payable to: Northeast Dining and Lodging, c/o Saratoga County Office for the Aging, 152 West High Street, Ballston Spa, NY 12020

LOCAL BRIEFS Contra Dance

Holiday Thrift Shop Sale

Second Hand Rose Thrift Shop, located at 116 Broad St., Schuylerville announces a 50 percent off Holiday Sale on Toys, Christmas Decorations and Punch Bowls. Expanded hours for the Christmas season are Tuesday – Sunday from 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. For further information, please call Second Hand Rose Thrift Shop at 518-695-4640. Second Hand Rose Thrift Shop is a not-for-profit shop that gives back to the community.

Foal Patrol Kids

Join us on Friday, December 28 at the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame from 10 a.m. – Noon, for a special familyfriendly celebration of Foal Patrol and the unveiling of the new Foal Patrol Education Site. There will be snacks, giveaways and a variety of fun and educational activities featuring the educational concepts of Foal Patrol: Guided exploration of the Foal Patrol website on iPads to learn all about the new educational site including our partner, Godolphin Kids; Free Godolphin guides plus coloring and craft project; Explore interactive stations on horse care, foal naming, and more. Meet the REAL miniature horse, Upset and attend a book reading inspired by this horse. Locate the farms that will be participating in Foal Patrol season two at the geography and map station. View a loop of videos on the career paths of horses from our partner, Godolphin. Free admission. The museum is located at 191 Union Ave in Saratoga Springs.

Foal Patrol. Photo provided.

On December 29 there will be an evening of contras, circles, squares and waltzes. In the community spirit of American contra dance, this series will feature talented local callers and musicians. Live music. Caller Joan Savitt with music by the Up Front Session Band. All dances taught (except waltzes). No need to bring your own partner. Please wear sneakers or other shoes with clean, soft soles and non-marking heels (preferably not worn outdoors). Free contradance instruction for beginners at 6:40 p.m., Dance from 7-10 p.m. Admission is $11 for adults; $10 Dance Flurry Organization members or seniors (65+); $9 YMCA members; $8 High School or College students with ID; $7 Dancers under age14. The dance will be held at the Southern Saratoga YMCA, 1 Wall St., Clifton Park.

First Night Saratoga 2019

First Night Saratoga is New York’s largest New Year’s event outside of NYC. As one of the oldest and largest First Night celebrations in the country, First Night is the most affordable, accessible, familyfriendly, safe and exciting way to spend New Year’s Eve in the region. Join over 15,000 revelers as Saratoga Arts hosts dozens of regional and touring performing groups in thirty venues throughout Historic Downtown Saratoga Springs on Monday, December 31 from 5:30 p.m. to midnight. Starting with the 5K road race at Skidmore College at 5:30 p.m., culminating with the fireworks in Congress Park at midnight, and packed full of live music, dance, comedy and magic in between, this event will be a highlight of your outgoing year.

New Year’s Eve Free Cab Ride Home

Free cab ride home in Albany, Saratoga Springs, Schenectady, Troy, and more on Monday, December 31 – Tuesday, January 1. Free Cab Ride Home program is a service that has been provided for over a decade, in an effort to reduce the incidents of drinking and driving in the communities they serve, especially during celebratory times. Martin, Harding and Mazzotti, LLP provides free cab rides home to those who have been drinking, on a “no-questions asked” basis. This service has provided thousands of safe rides home since its inception and will continue to keep our communities safe this New Year’s Eve. Free Cab Ride Home Areas: Albany, Schenectady, Troy, Saratoga Springs, Amsterdam, Fulton and Montgomery County, Utica, Plattsburgh, NY, Burlington, VT and Springfield, MA. To get your free cab ride home simply call the toll-free number 1-800LAW-1010 or 1-800-529-1010.

Hattie’s 19th Annual Mardi Gras Benefit

It is hard to believe but the final Hattie’s Mardi Gras is quickly approaching. The Grand Finale will benefit Jake’s Help from Heaven and the celebration will begin at 6 p.m. on Saturday, January 12, 2019 at the Canfield Casino. Hattie’s Annual Mardi Gras party began in 2001 and has donated almost a million dollars to non-profits in our community. Help us cross the million-dollar mark with the success of this Final Mardi Gras. As in years past, we plan to transform the Canfield Casino into “New Orleans of the North.” Guests will enjoy the culinary expertise of Chef Jasper Alexander, dance the night away

First Night. Photo by John Seymour.

Week of December 14 – December 20, 2018 to the sounds of Soul Session and Garland Nelson, and a silent auction of unique and wonderful items donated by many local businesses. Sponsorship and Honorary Committee opportunities available now. Cost is $100-200.

Wanted: Folks 55+

If you’re over 55, a long-time or new resident in the area and looking to meet “young” seniors, check out the Ballston Area Senior Citizens (BASC.) BASC sponsors many activities at The Milton Community Center located at 310 Northline Road, Ballston Spa. Residents from the Town of Milton, Village of Ballston Spa, Town of Ballston and other area municipalities are welcome to join. Programs and activities include festive dinners, dances, Pickin’ Sessions, bus trips, pot luck luncheons, crafts, movies, chorus, cards, bingo, billiards, Osteo Busters and Stretch & Fit exercise classes. Over 75 members attend the weekly Thursday pot luck luncheons which are often followed by speakers or other entertainment. Stop in around 11 a.m. any Thursday. Be our guest for your first pot luck lunch and learn more about BASC. Yearly membership fee is $10. Call Barb Broderson, Membership Chair 518-8854229 or visit our website at www. ballstonareaseniors.com for additional information and to view our newsletter.

The Saratoga Veterans Chorus

Male and female veterans, active, guard and reserve service members are invited to enjoy the camaraderie of a cappella harmony in a relaxed, informal setting. No auditions or public singing required. Instruction by a professional

First Night. Photo by Gretchen Henniger.

choral director. Free. Every Monday, 7 to 9 p.m., American Legion Post 70, 34 West Ave., Saratoga Springs. Please contact Amy Hughes at 518-884-4999 for more information.

Seeking Tax Assistance Volunteers TaxAide, the free income tax assistance program sponsored by the AARP Foundation and the IRS, is seeking volunteers for the coming tax season. TaxAide volunteers answer questions, prepare and file returns for low to moderate income taxpayers and seniors from February 1 to April 15 at various sites in the Capital District. One day per week, with flexible schedules. No experience required, computer experience is helpful for tax counseling. Volunteers also needed to greet taxpayers, review documents, confirm appointments by phone, or assist with computer hardware/ software matters. Training is provided. Volunteers may be reimbursed for a moderate level of necessary travel expenses. For further information, contact www.nytaxaide.org

Lions Bottle Drive

Help the Lions Club continue to serve the needs of the Saratoga Springs community with special emphasis on sight, hearing and diabetes and help the environment by taking part in our year-long bottle drive/ fundraiser. Bring all your bottles and cans to the user-friendly Minogue’s Beverage Centers with 4 convenient locations: 16 West Ave. and 624 Maple Ave. in Saratoga Springs, 2421 State Route 9 in Malta and 266 Quaker Rd. in Queensbury and donate your receipt to The Lions Club account at the check-out counter. Do Good, Feel Good! Thanks for your support.

Hattie’s Mardi Gras Benefit. Photo provided.

Send your local briefs to calendar@saratogapublishing.com two weeks prior to the event.

Week of December 14 – December 20, 2018 Eagle Watch

family friendly FRIDAY, DECEMBER 14 TED Talk Discussion: Life Unsheltered – Homelessness Saratoga Springs Public Library, Susman Room, 49 Henry St., Saratoga Springs, 10 – 11 a.m. Join us for a morning of listening and thoughtful discussion inspired by TED Talks. The theme this month is “Life Unsheltered: Homelessness.” TED Talks are short, powerful talks about “ideas worth sharing.” We will view and discuss a TED Talk (or two) from TED.com to learn and explore new ideas. No registration required.

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 15 National Remembrance Day Ballston Spa Library in the Community Room, 21 Milton Ave., Ballston Spa, 10 a.m. – Noon The public is invited to view a display of World War I items that included a plaque from Christ Episcopal Church with the names of the men from the church that went to war. November 11, 2018 was the 100th Anniversary of the end of the great war. Attendees are encouraged to bring pictures, artifacts and stories to share. At 11 a.m. a wreath will be laid at the Soldiers Monument and people are encouraged to pay their respects. Refreshments will be served.

Moreau Lake State Park, 605 Old Saratoga Rd, Gansevoort, 9:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Grab a pair of binoculars and join a park naturalist on his weekly Bald Eagle survey. Moreau Lake State Park’s section of the Hudson is home to wintering bald eagles. It is important for us to moni-tor their population and health, please come and help us! Registration is necessary, please call 518-793-0511. $1 for 62+ and children, $2 for everyone else.

SUNDAY, DECEMBER 16 Emma’s Breakfast Waldorf School, 122 Regent St., Saratoga Springs, 7:30 – 11 a.m. This is Emma’s breakfast date but also the date we celebrate her birth: twenty-nine years agoDecember 21, 1989. This breakfast is in honor of Emma’s birth and the holiday season: there will be no charge. Donations only will be accepted but not expected. Special to the menu will be Inger’s Holiday Wraps, Rebecca’s Crepes and Eric’s Aebleskivers. To contact The Emma Foundation, located at 204 Old Schaghticoke Rd., Schaghticoke, you can email theemmafoundation@earthlink. net or call 518-248-6676

Stay Fit During the Holidays and Support UPH Saratoga Peak Performance, 30 Gick Rd., Building B, Saratoga Springs, 8 – 9 a.m. or 9 – 10 a.m. Universal Preservation Hall invites you for a fitness class with Saratoga Peak Performance. Pick your class - 8-9 a.m. with Bryan Briddell, PhD or 9 - 10 a.m. with Nate and Tonya Robinson. Cost is $20 per person, ages 14 years and up. All levels and experience welcome. Wear comfortable clothing and athletic shoes. Please arrive 15 minutes prior to class to complete paperwork. Call

Soldiers Monument, Ballston Spa. Photo provided by Saratoga Historical Society & Brookside Museum.

CALENDAR or email Mary Beth McGarrahan to reserve your spot, 518-5842627 or email mmcgar-rahan@ universalpreservationhall.org with your name, class choice and email address. 100 percent of all proceeds go to UPH.

for women in STEM.” Plan to arrive by 6 p.m. to get your drink. Admission is free but tickets are required due to space limitations. For tickets, go to tinyurl.com/ yccahtqh or search “science on tap saratoga” at Eventbrite.com.

MONDAY, DECEMBER 17

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 19

Annual Member’s Show

Guided Mindful Meditation

Saratoga Arts – The Arts Center Gallery, 320 Broadway, Saratoga Springs, 9 a.m – 5 p.m. Saratoga Arts presents The Annual Members’ Show! This ever-popular, year-end exhibition includes over 250 artists displaying artworks ranging from painting, drawing and printmaking to sculpture, ceramics, and photography, showcasing the many talents of our established and emerging member artists from the region and beyond. The Arts Center Gallery is always free to visit. For additional days and times and other events, visit www.saratoga-arts.org.

Saratoga Springs Public Library, Susman Room, 12:30 – 1:30 p.m. Take a break from the daily grind and clear your mind with guided Mindful Meditation led by professionals from One Roof Holistic Health Center. Sessions are free and open to the public and will be held on the first and third Wednesday of each month. Everyone is welcome. For more information, call 518584-7860 ext. 205.

TUESDAY, DECEMBER 18 Science on Tap Artisanal Brew Works, 41 Geyser Rd., Saratoga Springs, 6:30 p.m. Sustainable Saratoga, The Environmental Studies and Sciences Program at Skidmore College, and Artisanal Brew Works invite you to join us for the next in the series of Science on Tap - Saratoga Springs Chapter. Come for delicious craft beer and informal talks and discussion led by regional scientists and researchers. Monthly talks will address a diverse array of contemporary scientific research topics and debates. Our next speaker is Dr. Corinne Moss-Racusin from Skidmore’s Psychology Department. Dr. Moss-Racusin will talk about “The biases that blind us: how gender stereotypes limit opportunities

Eagle Watch. Photo provided.

Roast Beef Dinner Saratoga-Wilton Elks, 1 Elks Lane, Rt. 9, Saratoga Springs, 4:30 – 6:30 p.m. Tossed Salad, soup, roast beef, mashed potatoes, seasonal vegetables, roll and butter, dessert, coffee and tea. Donation Requested: $12 adults, $11 seniors (62 years) and military (active or retired) with ID card, $8 children 5-12. Children under 5 free, $12 All take-outs. Cash bar available. Call 518-584-2585 for more information.

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 20 Special Holiday Meal for Seniors Senior Dining Sites throughout Saratoga County, Noon Menu is as follows: Stuffed Chicken Florentine, stuffing, peas and onions, dinner roll, red velvet cake with cream cheese frosting, and milk/coffee. The Senior Meal program is for people age 60 and over. A one-day reservation

Saratoga in Winter. Photo by Kacie Cotter-Sacala.

is required, by noon, to place a meal order. Lunch is served at noon. No food/drinks can be taken to go. ll participants are required to complete an annual registration form and will receive a contribution statement in the mail—suggested contribution is $2 per meal for those over age 60. There is a $6 fee for guests under 60, payable at the meal site. Senior Dining sites are Ballston SpaDoubleday Woods Apartments, Clifton Park Senior Community Center, Corinth Senior Center, Galway Town Hall, Greenfield Community Center, Hadley Senior Community Center, Halfmoon Senior Center, Malta Community Center, Mechanicville Senior Center, Moreau Community Center, Saratoga Senior Center, Schuylerville Town Hall, Charlton at Ballston Town Hall, Waterford Senior Center, and Edinburg Community Center. Please call the Home Delivered Meals Program at The Office for the Aging for more information at 518-363-4020.

Upcoming Meetings

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 15 Monthly Meeting at the American Legion Adirondack Post 70, 34 West Ave., Saratoga Springs | 10.a.m.

Parkinson’s Support Group Meeting Wesley Health Care Center, Woodlawn Commons, 2nd floor, 156 Lawrence St., Saratoga Springs 2 p.m. | Guest speaker Rachelle Smith-Scallan of the National Museum of Dance will have a presentation on dancing and Parkinson’s therapy. The meeting is free and open to people living with Parkinson’s disease, their caregivers, family, and anyone interested in learning about the disease. Contact: Kevin McCullough 528-222-4247

Saratoga in Winter. Photo by Gail Stein.

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FRIDAY, DECEMBER 14

Christmas Food Drive & Open House

Sunshine Ballroom, 418 Geyser Rd., Ballston Spa, 7 – 10 p.m. | Come join us for a fun night out to support Franklin Community Center in Saratoga. Drop off a donation at any time and stay for yummy refreshments, showcases, mini-lessons and open dancing. Free admission.

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 14, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 15 & SUNDAY, DECEMBER 16 CBS 6 Melodies of Christmas at Proctors

432 State St., Schenectady, 7 p.m. Celebrating 39 years, CBS 6 Melodies of Christmas is the Capital Region’s premiere holiday extravaganza! Featuring the Empire State Youth Orchestra and Youth Chorale with special guests Grand Central Station, Professor Louie and the Crowmatix, The Northeast Ballet and Orlando’s School of Dance. Net proceeds benefit the Melodies Center for Childhood Cancer and Blood Disorders at the Bernard and Millie Duker Children’s Hospital at Albany Medical Center. Additional show times are on Saturday, December 15 at 7 p.m. and Sunday, December 16 at 3 p.m.

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 15 Breakfast with Santa Claus

American Legion, 23 Pleasant St., Ballston Spa, 8 – 10:30 a.m. | Join us for a hot breakfast with Santa Claus hosted by the American Legion Auxiliary Unit #234. Children 12 and under are welcome. Event is open to the community.

Holiday Cookie Sale

Galway United Methodist Church, Corner of Rte. 147 and CR 45, Galway, 10 a.m. The public is invited to purchase a variety of cookies and treats. The sale will continue until sold out. Various craft items will be available for purchase as well.

8th Annual Saratoga SantaCon

6 Caroline St., Saratoga Springs, Noon Once a year all the good little boys and girls of Saratoga Springs get dressed and full of cheer, because they know Saratoga SantaCon is here! Join us for the Biggest Pub Crawl in the Capital District. We will be dressed up in our festive Santa Gear for a day of Santa, shenanigans, and beer. The registration fee will be 5 or more non-perishable food items which will all go directly to the Franklin Community Center. Last year we raised over 2,000 pounds of food! First 300 Santas to register will receive a special gift from Pabst Brewing Company. There will be drink specials at each stop.

Holiday Folk Show

includes many of your seasonal favorites and opportunities to sing along. Experience the excitement of lifting your voice with others, accompanied by brass, organ, and percussion. Joining Burnt Hills Oratorio Society will be members of First Presbyterian Church Chancel Choir of Glens Falls, Immaculate Conception Choir of Glenville, and special guest, Auriel Camerata. General admission $25, senior (65+) $20, teen (13-19) $15, children 12 and under free. Tickets available at the door the day of the performance. To learn more or to purchase your tickets ahead of time, go to the Burnt Hills Oratorio Society website: bhos.us. For questions call 518-416-4060 or find us on Facebook.

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 15 & SUNDAY, DECEMBER 16

Blue Christmas Tribute Event

Caffé Lena, 47 Phila St., Saratoga Springs, 8 p.m. | It’s that magical time of year again! The time when festive folks across the region come to Caffe Lena to enjoy a sweet, sentimental and silly celebration of the season complete with swanky décor, audience participation, and loads of lovely songs. Our cast members are John Kirk, Trish Miller, David Kiphuth, Addie and Olin and Sara Milonovich. Sing-alongs, fiddle, guitar, mandolin, banjo, flute, concertina, horns and percussion played by talented folks who click like only old friends can. Selections are performed with harmony, peace and goodwill towards all! $20 general admission.

Breakfast with Santa

The Hilton Garden Inn, 125 South Broadway, Saratoga Springs, 8 – 10 a.m. | We will be collecting donations for Toys for Tots. Feel free to bring an unwrapped new toy for less fortunate children at Christmas and meet our local Marine Corps Reserve members. Cost is $25 per person, children under 3-years old are free. $99 overnight package includes holiday movie party night and VIP Breakfast with Santa. Call 518-583-6854 to book your stay.

The Elves and the Shoemaker

Malta Community Center, 1 Bayberry Dr., Malta, 2 p.m. Produced and directed by Elyse Young, this is an upbeat and fast-paced telling of the beloved fairy tale. Just in time for the holiday season, this musical is full of fun and wacky characters and heartwarming music perfect for the whole family. Saturday, December 15 there will also be a 7 p.m. performance. Seats are $10 advanced and $15 after December 14 and at the door. A few free children’s tickets are still available, with a paying adult, through a grant from Stewarts Holiday Match. Contact Town of Malta Parks and Recreation Department at 518-899-4411 for additional information, stop in to the Malta Community Center to purchase tickets or online at MaltaParksRec.com.

SUNDAY, DECEMBER 16 Breakfast with Santa

Saratoga-Wilton Elks, 1 Elks Lane, Rt. 9, Saratoga Springs 8:30 – 11 a.m. | Now featuring eggs to order, fruit cocktail, French toast, pancakes, potatoes, breakfast sausage and ham, corned beef hash, sausage gravy and biscuits, scrambled eggs, eggs benedict, juice, coffee and tea. Donation Requested: Adults $10, Seniors and Military (Active/Retired with ID Card) $9, Children 5—12 $8, Under 5 Free, Take-outs $10. Call 518-584-2585 for more information.

A Community Festival of Carols with Four Choirs First Presbyterian Church, 400 Glen St., Glens Falls, 4 p.m. The Burnt Hills Oratorio Society chorus invites you to gather your family and friends for a community festival to herald the Holiday Season. Great for all ages, this celebration

Panza’s Restaurant, 510 Route 9P, Saratoga Springs, 6 p.m. Showcasing the King’s hits from the 50s through the 70s, this concert will cover Elvis’s heartwarming Christmas tunes and many fan favorites, too. Matthew Boyce has performed professionally since the age of eight. He has competed at Elvis festivals throughout the U.S. and Canada and recently placed first at the Lake George Elvis Festival. He says he was “bit by the Elvis bug early,” under the influence of his grandmother and aunt, who were huge Elvis fans. This show also features, Spencer Boyce, the 2017 Images of the King Youth WORLD CHAMPION as well as special guest Michael Panza! Tickets for the show only are $20. Doors open at 5 p.m. for light fare and bar (separate tab). Get your tickets now at www. matthewboyceastheking.com or call 518-618-7999.

A Saratoga Christmas with The McKrells

Home Made Theater at The Spa Little Theater, 19 Roosevelt Dr., Saratoga Springs, 7 – 8:30 p.m. Home Made Theater continues their tradition of hosting Christmas shows with Kevin McKrell and his merry musicians. Join HMT for an evening of Christmas favorites, Kevin’s trademark sound, and their popular rendition of A Visit from St. Nick (‘Twas the Night Before Christmas). Tickets are $18 for adults and $12 for children 12 and under.

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 22 Holiday Party

Ballston Spa Public Library, 21 Milton Ave., Ballston Spa 10 a.m. | Kids ages 4 – 10 will watch a holiday movie, make crafts and have yummy snacks. This event is free, but registration is required, limited to 20. To register stop in or call 518-885-5022. Parking lot is behind the building on Low Street.

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 29 Wilton Bicentennial Holiday Dinner

Saratoga Wilton Elks Lodge #161, 1 Elks Lane, Saratoga Springs, 6 – 9 p.m. | The community is invited to gather and enjoy dinner, dancing and a cash bar for $20.18. Entertainment will be provided by Richie Phillips and food by Waterford Banquets. Enjoy an evening of fun with friends and neighbors as we celebrate the beginning of 2019 together and the close of a historic and memorable Bicentennial year.

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continued from pg. 11... The kids were fabulous. And it had a wonderful effect on my relationship with my son, because we shared something that was so unique. And it really changed my trajectory and what I wanted to teach and focus on, personally.” Since the trip in 2000, Barnes has regularly traveled to different places along the border line, sometimes multiple times a year. The border is a complex place, she explains, every stretch of it distinct, and no single border city like another border city. “You will find people along the border with very contrary ideas about immigration. Yes, there are people on the border who feel very strongly they do not believe that anybody who wasn’t born in this country should come here, and that they should come the legal way,” Barnes says. “The problem is as soon as you mention ‘Legal,’ or ‘Illegal,’ people shut down. And that’s where the divisiveness comes in,” she says. “Illegality is an act. It’s not a human being. It’s so strong and it’s in our minds: you broke the law, there’s no going back, there’s no forgiveness.” Currently, just over 6,000 people in a caravan of migrants from Honduras have made their way to the border town of Tijuana, Mexico where asylum officers are processing between 40 and 100 claims a day, according to multiple published reports. In 2016, the United States admitted 84,989 refugees, according to the U.S. Department of State (see attached box for more detail). “We can and we do accommodate asylum seekers. And we always have,” Barnes says. “You have to go through a process of asylum. We have to find if there is criminality other than crossing the border. You have a credible fear and a (credible fear) interview.” Since the start of the 21st century, on average, approximately 1,050,000 foreign nationals annually have been granted lawful permanent residence in the U.S. overall – that is, immigrants who have received a “green card,” have been admitted as temporary nonimmigrants, granted asylum or refugee status, or are naturalized, according to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE: TRENDS AND CHARACTERISTICS OF REFUGEES A refugee is a person outside his or her country of nationality who is unable or unwilling to return to his or her country of nationality because of persecution or a well-founded fear of persecution on account of race, religion, nationality, membership in a particular social group, or political opinion. An asylee is a person who meets the definition of refugee and is already present in the United States or is seeking admission at a port of entry. Refugees are required to apply for Lawful Permanent Resident (“green card”) status one year after being admitted, and asylees may apply for green card status one year after their grant of asylum, according to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.

In our article "The Nutcracker" on page 19 of last week’s editions of Saratoga TODAY, we included several photographs which were not images of the School of the Arts. We mistakenly ran images of the Northeast Ballet. We apologize for any confusion this may have caused.

Trey Anastasio to Stage Show at The Palace

In 2016, the United States admitted 84,989 refugees, an increase of approximately 15,000 from each of the previous three years. The U.S. Refugee Admissions Program (USRAP) establishes processing priorities that identify individuals and groups who are of special humanitarian concern to the United States and who are eligible for refugee resettlement consideration. Upon referral, a Resettlement Support Center, working under a cooperative agreement with the U.S. Department of State (DOS), conducts pre-screening interviews with the applicants. An officer then interviews the applicants to determine eligibility and admissibility for resettlement in the United States. Multiple security checks must be completed before applications are approved. Upon approval, the refugee applicants must also undergo a medical exam. Annual refugee arrivals declined during the 1990s, and the refugee program’s focus shifted to more diverse populations across the world. Admissions decreased to a low point in 2002, due in part to security procedures and admission requirement changes after September 11, 2001. Refugee arrivals subsequently increased and reached a post2001 peak of 76,600 in 2009. After a brief decrease from 2009 to 2011, refugee admissions began to increase sharply again in 2012. The ceiling increased to 85,000 in 2016, including 10,000 refugees from Syria. Data presented in this report is from the Worldwide Refugee Admissions Processing System (WRAPS) of the U.S. Department of State Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration. Over that same period of time, on average, approximately 910,000 “alien apprehensions” have occurred annually, as described by the DHS. The largest number of apprehensions in the nation’s history occurred during the 1990s, when, on average, 1.4 million apprehensions occurred every year, according to the DHS. In recent years, the largest number of apprehensions by the Border Patrol occurred at Rio Grande Valley, Texas. “The problem is that no one’s addressing the issue. The issue really shouldn’t be: look at all these people coming across,” says Barnes. “It is an absolutely polarizing issue and a contrived issue I believe to be polarizing. I think it is fed by racism, frankly. And it is poison,” says Barnes, who is headed back to the border this month, to visit El Paso for two weeks with her daughter, a

college senior. “The issue should be: What is driving the push factor? Why are people coming in and how can that be resolved? We need a comprehensive immigration policy overhaul if we ever want to dispel the fear that has taken hold of our country right now.”

ALBANY — Phish front man Trey Anastasio has selected the Capital Region as one of six announced locations to stage “Ghosts Of The Forest.” The local show – featuring Jon Fishman, Jennifer Hartswick, Celisse Henderson,

Saratoga native Tony Markellis and Ray Paczkowski – takes place April 9. Tickets are $45 - $75 and are available online at LiveNation. com, Ticketmaster.com, the Palace Box Office, or Charge By Phone at 1-800-745-3000.

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Elks Lodge Celebrates Wilton Bicentennial Year SARATOGA SPRINGS — An evening of fun with friends and neighbors to close the town of Wilton’s Bicentennial year will be staged at 6 p.m. on Dec. 29 at Saratoga-Wilton Elks Lodge 161, 1 Elks Lane, Saratoga Springs. The event features dinner, dancing, live entertainment, and a cash bar for $20.18.

Concerts at The Egg: Rickie Lee Jones, George Winston, Joshua Redman in 2019

Hozier to Stage Show at Palace ALBANY — Multi-Platinum singer/songwriter Hozier will embark on the Wasteland Baby! Tour this spring. The 26-date run kicks off March 10 and plays Albany’s Palace Theatre March 11. Also appearing is special guest Jade Bird. Tickets are $59.50, $49.50, $39.50 and are on sale at the Palace Theatre Box Office, 19 Clinton Ave., via Ticketmaster Charge-byPhone at 800-745-3000 or online at ticketmaster.com. Every ticket purchased online will include a CD copy of Hozier’s forthcoming album “Wasteland, Baby!” Visit hozier.com for tickets and more information.

Live Lettuce: Miles Davis Gets Modern Beats at Upstate Concert Hall

George Winston will perform at The Egg on March 17.

ALBANY — The Egg has added performances by Rickie Lee Jones (March 1), George Winston (March 17), Joshua Redman Quartet (March 29), Harry Allen with the Michael Benedict Trio (April 26) and Janis Ian and Livingston Taylor (Aug. 18) to its 2019 “American Roots and Branches” concert series. Tickets, which vary in price specific with each show, are on sale at The Egg Box Office at the Empire State Plaza, or by telephone at: 518-473-1845. For ticket prices and more information regarding the shows, go to: theegg.org.

Two-time Grammy winner Rickie Lee Jones will perform at The Egg on March 1. Photo provided.

Lettuce comes to Clifton Park. Photo by Alex Varsa.

CLIFTON PARK — Lettuce will bring their psychedelic sonics, blissful grooves, jazz rhythms and hiphop inspired beats to Clifton Park on Saturday, Jan. 12 at Upstate Concert Hall with support from Ghost Note.

Lettuce’s latest album, “Witches Stew,” is the sextet’s contemporary jazz fusion tribute to Miles Davis. Recorded live at the 2016 Catskill Chill, the album is an interpretive take on the historically experimental and lauded “Bitches Brew” era.

Known for their incendiary live shows over a two-decade career, Lettuce brings forth a new vitality to classic funk music. Tickets for the 16+over show are $26. For more information, call 518-371-0012 or go to: upstateconcerthall.com.

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Tedeschi Trucks Band Wheels of Soul Tour Rolls Into SPAC in 2019

UPH Campaign Underway Performance Space Eyes 2020 Opening

Tedeschi Trucks Band. Photo by SuperSource Media, LLC. SARATOGA SPRINGS — Tedeschi Trucks Band’s Wheels of Soul tour returns to the road in 2019, kicking-off June 29 in Jacksonville, Florida and staging a show at Saratoga Performing

Arts Center July 14 with special guests Blackberry Smoke, and Shovels and Rope. The 12-member Tedeschi Trucks Band is led by the husband and wife team of guitarist Derek

Trucks and vocalist/guitarist Susan Tedeschi. Ticket price: $19.50 - $125. Tickets available at LiveNation.com, Ticketmaster.com or Charge By Phone at 1-800-745-3000.

Capital Repertory Theatre Producing Artistic Director Maggie MancinelliCahill, Proctors Collaborative CEO Philip Morris and UPH Campaign Director Teddy Foster share a laugh inside Universal Preservation Hall on Dec. 6, 2018, when a public campaign was held to announce construction was officially underway at the 19th century Victorian building on Washington Street. Following the completion of the $9.4 million project, UPH is slated to re-open as a state-of-the-art 700-seat in-the-round performance space in the spring 2020. Photo by Thomas Dimopoulos.

SPAC Announces 2019 “Sneak Peek” of NYCB, Classical Season PRINT DEMANDS ATTENTION.

SARATOGA SPRINGS — At its quarterly meeting at the Hall of Springs on Dec. 6, the Saratoga Performing Arts Center Board announced programming highlights for the 2019 classical season. Among the events: the New York City Ballet’s residency will include four distinct programs over seven performances - from July 16-20, highlighted by the story ballet Coppélia. Considered one of the greatest comic ballets of the 19th Century, Coppélia first premiered at and was partially commissioned by SPAC in 1974. Coppélia will be staged July 18-20.

For the first time, The Philadelphia Orchestra’s threeweek residency, from July 31 – Aug. 17, will showcase Wynton Marsalis playing in his Swing Symphony with the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra performing side-by-side with the full force of The Philadelphia Orchestra. Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Music Director of The Philadelphia Orchestra and the new Music Director of the Metropolitan Opera, will return to SPAC for two weeks as part of the residency. The conductor will lead the orchestra in Mozart’s Requiem

featuring renowned vocalists and the Albany Pro Musica as the finale to the classical season on the amphitheater stage. Freihofer’s Saratoga Jazz Festival returns for shows June 29 – 30 and Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, from Aug. 4 –20. From 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. on Dec. 15, SPAC’s Holiday Box Office opens. The regular Holiday Collection discount will apply with a one-day-only discount for purchases of the Classical Season Flex Pass (available for $150, in person only) and no processing fees or facility fees.

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Justin Charles, 7 p.m. @ Putnam Place — 518.886.9585 That 70’s Metal Show: Led Zeppelin and Black Sabbath Tribute, 7 p.m. @ The Strand Theatre — 518.832.3484 Jewel, 7 p.m. @ The Palace Theater — 518.465.4663 Padraic Decker, 8 p.m. @ Bailey’s — 518.450.1305 Ana Egge Album Release, 8 p.m. @ Caffè Lena — 518.583.0022 The Accents, 8 p.m. @ Saratoga Casino Chuck Lamb Quartet, 9 p.m. @ 9 Maple Avenue — 518.583.2582

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Holiday Folk Show Matinee, 3 p.m. @ Caffè Lena — 518.583.0022

monday, 12/17: Open Mic Night, 7 p.m. @ Caffè Lena — 518.583.0022 Super Dark Monday: Gustaf/ Gesserit/ Stuyedyed/ Cindy Cane, 9:30 p.m. @ Desperate Annie’s — 518.587.2455

tuesday, 12/18: Rochmon Record Club: Aretha Franklin “Selected Retrospective”, 7 p.m. @ Caffè Lena — 518.583.0022

wednesday, 12/19: Bluegrass Jam with Schroon River String Band, 7 p.m. @ Caffè Lena — 518.583.0022 Hot Club of Saratoga, 7 p.m. @ Hamlet & Ghost — 518.450.7287 Irish Celtic Session, 7 p.m. @ Parting Glass — 518.583.1916

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A SPECTACULAR CHAMPION Photos provided.

by Joseph Raucci

for Saratoga TODAY THE DECADE It was the 1970s. This was the decade that the racing gods rained superstars onto the Kentucky blue grass. The immortal Secretariat was the first to arrive. He needs no introduction here. His exploits are legendary. From the same crop came the handicap monster Forego. He became the last of the great weight carriers. Imposts of 130 pounds and more were the norm for this beast. Next up Seattle Slew. He became the second Triple Crown winner of the seventies. A year later it was the great Affirmed. He would be the third Triple Crown champion of the decade at the expense of bridesmaid Alydar. There would be one more to add to this list of great champions. A SPECTACULAR BID Grover G Delp, better known as “Buddy” was relatively unknown as far as major league racing was concerned. He plied his trade on the less lucrative Mid Atlantic circuit. There he had built a solid reputation. Year in and year out, he could be found among the top trainers in that racing venue. A once-in-a-lifetime racehorse was about to catapult Buddy Delp to the forefront of the American Racing establishment. It was the fall of 1977. Keeneland was the scene of their annual fall yearling sale. Harry Meyerhoff, owner of Hawksworth Farm, bid 37,000 dollars on a dark gray yearling. Soon he would look at this as the smartest investment he had ever made. He gave the handsome colt the name Spectacular Bid. In the summer of 1978, Bud Delp unleashed the Bid at his old stomping grounds, Pimlico racetrack. Ronnie Franklin, a relatively unknown jockey and protege of Delp had the mount. The Bid took the maiden race easily. In his next start it was more of the same, only this time he equaled the Pimlico mark for five and a half furlongs. After a couple of disappointing performances, he

began to roll. He decimated a sevenhorse field at Atlantic City in the World’s Playground Stakes. Bid was fifteen lengths clear of the rest at the finish line. Then it was on to Belmont for the important Champagne Stakes. He toyed with the field and added another notch to his growing resume. His conquests were beginning to befit his name. Bid’s efforts were becoming Spectacular. He headed back home to Maryland for the Laurel Futurity. Brilliant was the word that late fall day as Bid demolished a track record for a mile and a sixteenth by a full second. Racing fans across the country were now wondering. Will he be the fourth Triple Crown winner of the decade? It would not take long to find out. SOPHOMORE SEASON Buddy Delp decided to take the South Florida route to prep Bid for his appointment in Louisville. He easily took all three of Gulfstream Park’s Derby preps. Bid’s victory in Florida is a testimony to his incredible talent. His young, inexperienced rider, Ronnie Franklin, took his mount on a sightseeing tour of the racecourse. In what has to be the worst ride a horse of Bid’s caliber ever endured, Franklin made every conceivable mistake that can be imagined. The only place he didn’t end up was in the auxiliary parking lot. Despite this the Bid turned it on and unbelievably drew clear to an easy five length win. To the surprise of the racing public, Bud Delp had no intention of changing jockeys for the upcoming Kentucky Derby. Ronnie Franklin had dodged a bullet. He was heading to Churchill Downs with a horse that looked like a mortal cinch to take the Triple Crown. The Derby was all Bid. He took an early lead and never looked back. Then it was on to Pimlico for the Preakness. This was Grover Delp’s home turf. He was not to be denied where he had won so many races over the years. Bid was happy to oblige with another easy score. Belmont Park was next up. It was a foregone

conclusion. Bid was about to take the Belmont Stakes and become the twelfth Triple Crown champion. Or was he? The night before the race the unthinkable happened. Spectacular Bid stepped on a safety pin that had been used to bandage his leg. The pin was dislodged. Then the horse stepped on it causing a one-inch incision in his hoof. The wound was intensely worked on overnight. The next day the horse seemed okay. Bud Delp made the decision to run him. The Belmont Stakes at a mile and a half requires a masterful trip from a seasoned rider to get the job done. Unfortunately for Spectacular Bid, Ronnie Franklin was ill-equipped for the task ahead. Young, inexperienced, and stressed from the nationwide coverage, Franklin succumbed to the pressure. When the bell rang, he chased a long shot who had no chance at winning the race. The foolish move most likely caused Bid to tire midway down the stretch. He slogged home a well beaten third. Spectacular Bid had seen the last of Ronnie Franklin. Bud Delp was rightfully disappointed. His Triple Crown dream had been shattered. Was it the safety pin incident or Franklin’s poor ride the reason that he lost the race? Maybe it was a combination of both. We will never know for sure. We do know that Bud Delp made an overdue call shortly after the Belmont loss. He named one Bill Shoemaker to replace Franklin as Bid’s jockey. There would be no more excuses or second guessing. A world-renowned race rider was now in charge of Spectacular Bid’s fortunes. He would not disappoint. Delp decided to give his charge a breather. He took three months off. Rested and fresh he was ready to rumble. He did just that on a late August afternoon at Delaware Park. Under the mild urging of his new-found rider, he cruised to an easy seventeen length victory and a new track record for the mile and a sixteenth. The Bid was back. Next up, the important Marlboro

Bid in retirement. He would soon take on a pure white coat.

Cup and another easy romp. What would be the race of the year was about to test the Bid to his limits. The Jockey Club Gold Cup at Belmont Park was in that time frame the most important event of the racing season. The Triple Crown winner from the previous year Affirmed was entered in the race. Horse of the Year honors were at stake. Affirmed at age four was at the top of his magnificent form. In the early stage of the race he took the lead. Shoemaker aboard the Bid stayed with him the entire race. At the finish Affirmed got it by a slim three quarters of a length. Bid had taken it on the chin from one of the all-time greats. He would never taste defeat again. CALIFORNIA HERE I COME Spectacular Bid’s connections decided to open his last campaign at California’s premier racing facility, Santa Anita Park. The rich winter stakes races offered there were the perfect calling cards to attract the Bid. The Malibu came first. On February 5 Bid demolished the track record for seven furlongs when he jogged home by five open lengths. Then he took the San Fernando easily. The Charles H. Strub Handicap was his crowning achievement in the series. Spectacular Bid lit the Santa Anita racing surface on fire. In a stunning performance, he broke the existing World’s record for the classic distance of a mile and a quarter. It is a record that has stood the test of time. He was not finished with the Golden State. He romped in the west coast’s most important event, the Santa Anita Handicap. At Hollywood Park he carried 130 pounds to victory in the Mervyn LeRoy Handicap and another track record demolished. Next up, the Californian and yet again a record-breaking performance. Heading back east he jogged home in Chicago’s Washington Park Handicap. Then more of the same at Monmouth Park’s Haskell. He was

now the megastar that Bud Delp had foretold. There was nothing left to prove. He would make just one more appearance. The Woodward stakes was to be his Swan’s song. On September 25, 1980 an eerily quiet crowd watched Spectacular Bid and jockey Bill Shoemaker. prance onto the Belmont Park racing surface. They were alone on the track. Spectacular Bid was now horse racing royalty. No one dared threaten his Kingdom. In horse racing terms it is known as a walkover. There is something majestic about these seldom seen events. A great race horse is poised at the top of his game defying anyone to question his prowess. The race was run as a formality. Shoemaker showcased him around the oval. The crowd watched in awe as Bid came down the stretch to the finish line. His career was over. He had taken twenty six of his thirty lifetime starts, breaking existing track records in seven of them. Bid had prevailed in no less than fourteen Grade One events. He thrilled fans across the country, winning events at no less than fifteen racetracks. Finally, he was named both two and three-year-old colt of the year. He gathered his third Eclipse Award with the coveted Horse of the Year honors for the 1980 season. Grover G. Delp may have been somewhat partial when he stated that Spectacular Bid was “The greatest horse to ever look through a bridle.” Yet in retrospect he was not very far off the mark. Few have ever matched the thunder and fury that Spectacular Bid brought to the forefront of the American racing scene. In an interview I conducted with Hall of Fame trainer Nick Zito, he summed it up best. When speaking of Bid, he had this to say. “A great, great champion, the horse was from another planet.” The immortal Spectacular Bid.

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WINTER SPORTS SEASON SCHEDULE THURSDAY, 12/20 continued

Basketball

■ Ballston Spa (Boys) vs. Bethlehem 7 p.m. at Ballston Spa

FRIDAY, 12/14

■ Ballston Spa (Girls) vs. Bethlehem 6 p.m. at Bethlehem

■ Ballston Spa (Boys) vs. Niskayuna 7 p.m. at Ballston Spa ■ Ballston Spa (Girls) vs. Niskayuna 7:30 p.m. at Niskayuna

■ Schuylerville (Girls) vs. Broadalbin-Perth 7:30 p.m. at Schuylerville

■ Schuylerville (Boys) vs. Gloversville 7:30 p.m. at Schuylerville

FRIDAY, 12/21 ■ Saratoga (Girls) vs. Our Lady of Lourdes 6:30 p.m. at Our Lady of Lourdes

■ Spa Catholic (Boys) vs. Cambridge 7:30 p.m. at Spa Catholic

■ Schuylerville (Boys) vs. Broadalbin-Perth 7:30 p.m. at Broadalbin-Perth

■ Spa Catholic (Girls) vs. Cambridge 7:40 p.m. at Cambridge

Wrestling FRIDAY, 12/14 ■ Saratoga vs. Whitehall 3:30 p.m. at Whitehall

SATURDAY, 12/15 ■ Saratoga vs. Whitehall 9 a.m. at Whitehall

WEDNESDAY, 12/19 ■ Saratoga vs. Guilderland 6 p.m. at Guilderland ■ Ballston Spa vs. Schenectady 6 p.m. at Ballston Spa

MONDAY, 12/17

■ Schuylerville (Girls) vs. Ravena-Coeymans 6 p.m. at Schuylerville

■ Schuylerville (Girls) vs. Johnstown 6 p.m. at Johnstown

Bowling

TUESDAY, 12/18

MONDAY, 12/17

Ice Hockey

■ Schuylerville vs. Queensbury 4:30 p.m. at Queensbury

SATURDAY, 12/15

■ Saratoga (Boys) vs. Ballston Spa 7 p.m. at Saratoga ■ Saratoga (Girls) vs. Ballston Spa 6 p.m. at Ballston Spa

■ Spa Catholic vs. Hoosic Valley 4 p.m. at Saratoga

■ Schuylerville (Boys) vs. Johnstown 7:30 p.m. at Schuylerville

TUESDAY, 12/18

■ Spa Catholic (Girls) vs. Hoosic Valley 7:30 p.m. at Spa Catholic

WEDNESDAY, 12/19 ■ Spa Catholic (Boys) vs. Hoosic Valley 7:30 p.m. at Hoosic Valley

THURSDAY, 12/20 ■ Saratoga (Boys) vs. Albany 7 p.m. at Albany ■ Saratoga (Girls) vs. Albany 7 p.m. at Saratoga

■ Saratoga vs. Ballston Spa 4:15 p.m. at Saratoga

WEDNESDAY, 12/19 ■ Schuylerville vs. South Glens Falls 4:30 p.m. at Schuylerville

THURSDAY, 12/20 ■ Saratoga vs. Albany 4:15 p.m. at Albany ■ Ballston Spa vs. Bethlehem 4:15 p.m. at Ballston Spa

■ Schuylerville vs. Scotia-Glenville 6 p.m. at Scotia-Glenville

■ Saratoga vs. Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake 7:30 p.m. at Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake

WEDNESDAY, 12/19 ■ Saratoga vs. Shenendehowa 7:30 p.m. at Shenendehowa

FRIDAY, 12/21 ■ Saratoga vs. Albany Academies 7 p.m. at Albany Academies

Swimming SATURDAY, 12/18

■ Saratoga vs. Schenectady 4:30 p.m. at Saratoga ■ Ballston Spa vs. Shenendehowa 4:30 p.m. at Shenendehowa

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D E V I N CR OW E : ATHLETE OF THE WEEK Photo provided.

by Lori Mahan Saratoga TODAY SARATOGA SPRINGS — Devin Crowe, a 17-year-old senior at Saratoga Springs High School has been wrestling since the fifth grade. “I got involved because my cousins were wrestling, and I just decided that I wanted to do it. A lot of the kids in the program made me decide to stick with it. Brant Robinson was wrestling at the same time and so we all just started together on modified and then we just kept going,” Crowe explained. Crowe is a co-captain this year with Brant Robinson and Doug Cooper. “I like being captain. I like showing the younger guys what

is expected of you, how to carry yourself in school, and also how to help the team out when you need it. Maybe when you’re not necessarily supposed to win a match, you’ll still go out there and you’ll fight the entire match. Just don’t have a quitting attitude no matter what the situation is,” Crowe stated. Crowe was also a captain on the football field where he plays right tackle and defensive end. “Wrestling definitely helps me with a lot of balance and footwork and stuff like that. During the off season we’re lifting for football so that helps me get a lot stronger. The only thing it doesn’t help you with is getting bigger,” he laughed. “You’re trying to be bigger for football and smaller for wrestling,” he explained.

Crowe manages it all by only focusing on one sport at a time. He isn’t mid-football and thinking about what weight he needs to be to wrestle. “You just take it one sport at a time and go with it,” Crowe said. Crowe manages his wrestling weight, 182, by not eating constantly and not snacking as often. His favorite go-to snack when he can pig out is ice cream. So far this season, he is 8-2. “Obviously with football, it doesn’t matter how you’re feeling for that individual day. You’ve got to get the whole team on the same page but when it comes to wrestling, you’ve got to get everyone just to have a goal. You have to have a goal in mind for every match and then if you can

get everyone to think of that and put their best foot forward, that’s all you can ask them to do. Obviously, you want to win as a team, but you can’t always dictate what the other guys do,” Crowe said, stating the difference between football and wrestling season. Crowe loves both sports but does have a preference for football, simply because, “you can eat as much as you want all the time,” he laughed.

He is considering playing football in college and is thinking of studying mechanical engineering. His “senioritis” hasn’t hit him yet, he’s averaging a 93 for the school year so far. His biggest support system is his parents, Mike and Cindy, and his grandpa, Dave Gougler. To catch Crowe in action, check out Sports at a Glance game schedules on page 42.

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Week of December 14 – December 20, 2018

Spa Catholic Girls Basketball SCC-34 v. North Warren-54 Ryleigh O'Connell led the way with 7 points and 8 rebounds. Ashley Upson did a great job on the point with 6 points and 4 steals. Saratoga Catholic: Overall 1-2, Conference 0-0 Ashley Upson: 3 0 0-0 6 Katie Cronin: 0 1 0-0 3 Ryleigh O'Connell: 3 0 1-4 7 Ria Walsh: 1 0 0-0 2

Grace O'Reilly: 2 0 0-0 4 Faith McKenna: 1 0 0-0 2 Sarah Custer: 0 0 0-0 0 Lauren Maher: 1 0 1-2 3 Anne McKenna: 1 0 0-0 2 Molly O'Reilly: 2 0 1-2 5 Totals: 14 1 3-8 34 Ashley Upson led Saratoga Catholic with 7 points, Katie Cronin had 8 rebounds and Ryleigh O'Connell was 6-6 from the foul line.

Saratoga Catholic: Ashley Upson: 3 0 1 7 Katie Cronin: 0 0 0 0 Emy Murray: 0 0 0 0 Ryleigh O'Connell: 0 0 6 6 Grace O'Reilly: 1 0 0 2 Faith McKenna: 0 0 2 2 Lauren Maher: 2 0 0 4 Anne McKenna: 0 0 0 0 Molly O'Reilly: 0 0 0 0 Totals: 6 0 9 21

Saratoga Blue Knights Bantam Team

(Left to right) Caitlyn Harley, Madison Dallas, & Brenna Hart. Photo provided.

SYRACUSE — Three recent graduates of Suburban Council schools will be on the sidelines December 28 in Orlando, Florida cheering on the Syracuse University football team as they take on West Virginia in the Camping World Bowl (5:15 p.m. on ESPN). Madison Dallas (Saratoga Springs - Class of 2017), Brenna Hart (Shenendehowa - Class of 2017) and Caitlyn Harley (Shaker – Class of 2016) are all members of the Syracuse University Coed Cheer Team. The trio made the team, which cheers for the Orange for both football and men’s basketball seasons, during tryouts held in May. This is Caitlyn’s third season on the squad and the second for both Madison and Brenna. All three girls cheered for their respective high school during their time in the Capital District with Madison and Brenna also cheering for the

private cheer gym Cheer Intensity in Green Island. In addition to their cheer responsibilities during Syracuse football and basketball seasons, the team also gets the opportunity to appear at special events and at Syracuse area fundraisers. They were part of the opening ceremonies at the New York State Fair this past summer and attended events benefitting the Make-A-Wish Foundation of Central New York, the United Way and the Upstate Golisano Children’s Hospital to name a few. Madison, Brenna and Caitlyn were also recently chosen to be members of the cheer team that will represent Syracuse University at the UCA College Cheerleading and Dance Team National Championships held in Orlando, Florida on January 18-20, 2019. Direct any questions to Madison Dallas at (mpdallas@syr.edu)

Photo provided.

SARATOGA SPRINGS — Saratoga Blue Knights Bantam A Team won the CHE Bantam Hockey Tournament held December 7-9. They defeated Ajax Knights from Ajax, Ontario 4-2. Saratoga Blue Knights player, Julia Amodio, was named MVP for the tournament.

Saratoga Blue Streaks Hockey SARATOGA SPRINGS — The Saratoga Blue Streaks Varsity hockey team opened their season with two games played at the Ice Hutch in Mount Vernon, NY winning both. The Saratoga Blue Streaks played the John Jay Indians in a game at 8:30 p.m. on November 30. After going down 2-0 just past midway through the First Period, and then trailing 4-2 in the Third Period, the Blue Streaks tied the game 4-4, and then went on to win 5-4 in Overtime. The Saratoga Blue Streaks played North Rockland in a game at 3:30 p.m. on December 1. There were no goals scored

by either team in the first period. The Blue Streaks opened up a 3-0 lead in the second period and went on to win 5-1. The Saratoga Blue Streaks Varsity hockey team played their first of two games in the Don Kauth Memorial Tournament at 12:30 p.m. on December 8 at the Weibel Ice Rink. The Blue Streaks trailed 2-1 after 2 periods and rallied back to go ahead 3-2 with 5-1/2 minutes left in the third period, and then score an empty net goal for a final score of 4-2. The game results are below. The Saratoga Blue Streaks will play their second game of the tournament against Williamsville

North at 2 p.m. on December 9 at the Weibel Ice Rink. The Saratoga Blue Streaks Varsity hockey team played their second game in the Don Kauth Memorial Tournament against Williamsville North at 1:45 p.m. on December 9 at the Weibel Ice Rink. The Blue Streaks went down early in the first period on an even strength goal and gave up a second goal later in the period to a Williamsville North power play. Although the Blue Streaks outshot Williamsville North 35-23, the Blue Streaks suffered their first loss of the season 5-0. Saratoga’s Xavier Clarke was named defensemen of the tournament.

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Spa Catholic Bowling SARATOGA SPRINGS — On Wednesday, Dec. 5, Spa Catholic took on Stillwater, winning 3-1. For Spa Catholic, Micaela Barbolt took the lead

with 633 with Tim Barrett following closely behind with 615. For Stillwater, Cody Julian led the team with 642 with Brandon Dyer coming in second with 589.

Saratoga Regional YMCA/Saratoga Honda Youth Basketball League ROTARY JR. DIVISION Saratoga PBA 41 v. Cudney’s Launderers 40 In a game that was a battle from the opening tip off, Saratoga PBA got a last second basket to pull out a 41 to 40 thriller over Cudney’s Launderers. PBA was led by John Gerardi with 17 points along with 10 points apiece from Jared Arpey and Riley Waterhouse and 2 points each from Makenna DiCaprio and Brycen Panis. Cudney’s got 20 points from Tom Maurer, 9 points from Alex Cutler, 8 points from Sam Chaucer in the loss. Pashley Contracting 41 v. Village Photo 26 With the help of Connor Johnson’s game high 24 points and teammates Isaac Ryan who had 10 points, Blake Connery with 2 points, Pashley Contracting defeated Village Photo 41 to 26. The winners got an 8 point first half lead and opened it up in the second half. Kemauri Johnson 9 points, Finn Kelly 6 points, 5 points from Carter Wood and 4 points from Wyatt Wood.

LION’S CLUB SR. DIVISION Synergy Promotions 42 v. Barrelhouse 35 Using a smothering defense in the first half Synergy had a 27 to 12 lead at the end of the first half but the Barrelhouse never gave up and came back in the second half just to fall a little short 42 to 35. Elijah Woods led his team in scoring with 16 points while teammates Pat Deschaine and Thomas Kelly had 6 points each. Noah Rourke had 16 points and Collin Edwards had 10 points in the loss. Raloid Tools 55 v. Saratoga Honda 36 Raloid Tools had a 15 point lead at the end of the first half as they coasted to a 55 to 36 win over Saratoga Honda. Ian Fisk dropped in 17 points to lead his team and teammates Shane Richardson and Paul Steves had 12 points each, Seth Mattice and Will Sambrook each contributed 8 points in the victory. Noah Joly poured in 13 points along with 11 points for Stephen Bebee and Lucas Welch had 9 points for Saratoga Honda.

Saratoga Regional YMCA Over 50 Basketball League WEEK FOUR SCORES - WEDNESDAY, NOV. 28 GAME ONE: Nemer - 53 v. Gennaros - 60 Ed Benway led all scorers with 31, and Jim Doern added 14 has Gennaros overcame a half-time deficit to knock off Nemer. Mike Bentley had 27 and Phil “Fitz” Fitzpatrick scored 19 in the losing campaign. Gennaros - 60: Ed Benway (31), Jim Doern (14) Nemer - 53: Mike Bentley (27), Phil Fitzpatrick (19) GAME TWO: Waltons - 71 v. West Side - 82 Kevin Reilly had 31 points, John Mooney poured in 30 and Paul Aspland added 10 to lead West Side over Waltons. Bobby Hanson had a game and league high 37 and Tom Kelly had 11 for Waltons. West Side - 82: Kevin Rielly (31), John Mooney (30), Paul Aspland (10) Waltons - 71: Bobby Hanson (37), Tom Kelly (11) GAME THREE: Post Time - 67 v. D’Andreas - 62 Post-Time defeated D’Andreas led by Patrick Reidy with 28 points in a double-overtime affair. Pat Correa had 20 and Tony Catalano had 15 for the winning effort. Post-Time scorers included Tom Welch with 22, David Wolf with 18, Greg Greico adding 11 and Don Davis with 10. Post Time - 67: Pat Reidy (28), Pat Correa (20), Tony Catalano (15) D’Andreas - 62: Tom Welch (22), David Wolf (18), Greg Greico (11), Don Davis (10) GAME FOUR: Mama Mia’s - 64 v. Village Photo - 50 Mark Hixson had a game high 22, with Mark Sohl adding 15, Mike McCamy and John Bishop each with 10 for Mama Mia. Village Photo was paced by Charlie Maurer with 19 and Steve Rucinski with 10 points. Mama Mia’s - 64: Mark Hixson (22), Mark Sohl (15), Mike McCamy (10), John Bishop (10) Village Photo - 50: Charlie Maurer (19), Steve Rucinski (10)

WEEK FIVE SCORES - WEDNESDAY, DEC. 5 GAME ONE: Mama Mias - 62 v. West Side - 56 Mama Mia’s led by Mark Hixson with 34 points was victorious over West Side. Mark Sohl had 17 and John Bishop 10 for the winning squad. For West Side, Kevin Reilly had 26 and John Mooney added 20. Mama Mia’s - 62: Mark Hixson (34), Mark Sohl (17), John Bishop (10) West Side - 56: Kevin Reilly (26), John Mooney (20) GAME TWO: Post Time - 55 v. Gennaros - 48 Post Time Wine and Spirits posted 55 points in a complete team effort with Pat Reidy leading the way with 23 points. Alex Marin had 13, Mike Lander 11, and Tony Catalano had 10 for the winning squad. Ed Benway led all scorers with 30 while Any Sephas had 12 and Wayne Cherry chipped in for 10 for Gennaros. Post Time - 55: Pat Reidy (23), Alex Marin (13), Mike Lander (10), Tony Catalano (10) Gennaros - 48: Ed Benway (30), Andy Sephas (12), Wayne Cherry (10) GAME THREE: Waltons - 86 v. D’Andreas - 67 Bobby Hanson crested the half century mark with 53 points while Joe Twomey added 16 points as Waltons downed D’Andreas. D’Andreas was led by Dave Wolf with 27 points and Tom Welch with 26 points. Waltons - 86: Bobby Hanson (53), Joe Twomey (16) D’Andreas - 67: Dave Wolf (27), Tom Welch (26) GAME FOUR: Village Photo - 57 v. Nemer - 48 Village Photo took down Nemer with three players in double digits, Lamont Williams 19 points, Mike Sanlon 17 points and Steve Rucinski adding 12. Phil Fitzpatrick led the losing squad with 22 points and Mike Bentley had 11 points. Village Photo - 57: LaMont Williams (19), Mike Scanlon (17), Steve Rucinski (12) Nemer - 48: Phil Fitzpatrick (22), Mike Bentley (11)

Jr. NBA Scores Town of Wilton Recreation Saturday, Dec. 8, 2018

DIVISION 1 CAVS VS. WARRIORS Cavs-18: Connor Corigan-6, Sean Finnegan-6 Warriors-11: JL Whitman 4

CELTICS VS. KNICKS Celtics-27: Tommy Driver-13, Brady Moore-8 Knicks-7: Chris Sheft-3

THUNDER VS. BULLS Thunder-27: Brady Girard-14, Dustin Russell-6 Bulls-11: Ryder Skilling-4, Mason Baker-3

DIVISION 2 WARRIORS VS. SPURS Warriors-24: Aaron Sturt-8, Aiden Faulkner-6 Spurs-21: Jake Shafer-7, Abilash Jugannathan-4

CAVS VS. THUNDER Cavs-14: Braden Stone-8, Nicholas Max-2 Thunder-13: Jackson Dunbar-2, Chase Palmer-2

CELTICS VS. KNICKS Celtics-27: Bobby Morris-16, Sam Corp-2 Knicks-17: Owen Fear-8, Jacob Welch-2

HEAT VS. MAVS Heat-22: Kaiden Moore-5, Griffin Fowler-4 Mavs-17: Michael Monroe-4, Patrick Firehock-4

LAKERS VS. BULLS Lakers-22: Nick Horowitz-10, Colton Baker-4 Bulls-14: Dylan Trouther-6, Sammy Bagon-6

DIVISION 3 NETS VS. CELTICS Nets-17: Caleb Huchro-5, Gianni Delgad-4 Celtics-3: Hudson Shaw-2, Tyler Gilboy-1

HEAT VS. SPURS Heat-17: Jackson Howell-6, Easton Engelhard-4 Spurs-12: Beck Weaver-6, Elliot Brayden-2

WARRIORS VS. THUNDER Warriors-43: Matthew Leonard-6, Christin Bixler-4 Thunder-14: Toby Duilio-10, Tyler Weygand-9

DIVISION 4 PACERS VS. WARRIORS Pacers-30: Nathan Krackeler-10, Riley Mc Glynn-6 Warriors-26: Andrew Blaha-7, Joshua Smith-7

SPURS VS. CAVS Spurs 29: Tanner Wilson-18, Clayton Wilhem-11 Cavs-14: Jordan Quintal-8, Trey Stanislawsky-6

CLIPPERS VS. THUNDER Clippers-21: Arieon Rose-9, Ethan Casavant-8 Thunder-19: Evan Barthelmoe-5, Hogan Myers-5

SPORTS

Week of December 14 – December 20, 2018

COMMUNITY SPORTS BULLETIN Saratoga Arts First Night 5k When: December 31, 5:30 p.m. Where: Skidmore College Registration: $30 ($35 after Dec. 23) If you have questions about registration or volunteering or would like more information, please contact Patrick at firstnight5K@saratoga-arts.org.

Winter Edition of “The Guide” MALTA — “THE GUIDE,” a listing of winter activities offered by the Town of Malta’s Department of Parks, Recreation and Human Services is available online at www.maltaparksrec.com. It is available at the Malta Community Center; register for winter classes and programs. New classes, sports programs and special events are scheduled for December. Please call the Malta Community Center at 518-899-4411 for more information.

Gavin Park Open Gym SARATOGA SPRINGS — Gavin Park will have a free drop-in program for the community. The basketball gym will be open from 3 - 5 p.m. MondayFriday for anyone to use. Children under age 11 must be accompanied by an adult. Gavin Park is located at 10 Lewis Drive, Wilton. For more information, please call 518-584-9455.

Therapy Dogs Needed at Lake Avenue School

engaging games and activities. The program runs Jan 5-Feb 9. Visit SaratogaRec.com and click Programs for additional information and to download forms.

SARATOGA SPRINGS — Lynn O’Rourke, a reading specialist at Lake Avenue School, runs a reading program with therapy dogs in her classroom. With only two dogs this year, O’Rourke is looking for more that are certified to read with the students. Contact Lynn O’Rourke at l_orourke@saratogaschools.org or please call 518-584-3678.

• Volleyball Learn the rules and skills necessary to become a successful volleyball player and move into team play. Everyone age 8-14 is invited to join in on the fun Jan 9-Feb 13. Visit SaratogaRec.com and click Programs for additional information and to download forms.

The Ballston Spa Athletic Hall of Fame Requests Nominations for 2019 BALLSTON SPA — The Ballston Spa Athletics Hall of Fame Committee requests nominations for its 2019 induction class. Online nomination forms may be submitted at www.ballstonspaathleticshalloffame. com until January 15, 2019. The ceremony will take place on Saturday, May 4, 2019 at the Ballston Spa High School auditorium (220 Ballston Avenue). For more information, please visit our website at www. ballstonspaathleticshalloffame.com.

Saratoga Recreation Deptartment Happenings • Intro to Basketball This parent/child class for 3-5-year olds introduces participants to basketball through a variety of

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• Boxing Meet at the ring for the Saratoga Springs Recreation Department’s Boxing Clinic Jan 8-Feb 12. Everyone age 8-15 is welcome. This clinic introduces participants to proper boxing technique. Visit SaratogaRec.com and click Programs for additional information and to download forms. • Saratoga Springs Ice Rinks are Open! Visit SaratogaRec.com and click on the ice skate for the schedule. • Intro to Ice Skating Learn the basics or build your skills with us! Everyone age 3-Adult is welcome. Visit SaratogaRec.com and click Programs, Ice Skating Lessons to download forms and for additional information. Contact the Recreation Department at 518-587-3550, ext. 2300 or email recreservations@saratoga-springs.org with questions.

SPORTS

Week of December 14 – December 20, 2018

WEST MOUNTAIN OPENING DAY 2019 SKIDMORE WINTER QUEENBURY — Due to inclement weather expected on Saturday, West Mountain Ski Area will be opening for the 2018-2019 season on Sunday, December 16 from 8:30 a.m.- 4:30 p.m. Fourhour lift tickets will be sold at a discounted rate of $18. Come help the West Mountain family break in the brand-new quad Face chairlift at our ribbon cutting ceremony that will be taking place at 8 a.m. The lift will begin turning at 8:30 a.m., be one of the first to grab a ride up to the top! Make sure to stop by the West Mountain Bar and Eatery, open from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., and say hello to new head chef Scott Bender. You will be impressed with the restaurant’s new look! With brand new furniture, carpeting, and fresh paint, West Mountain Bar and Eatery is a great place to get comfortable and enjoy a meal and drinks with friends and family. Food and drink specials will be available,

BASEBALL CLINIC HELD AT SKIDMORE COLLEGE SPORTS CENTER

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as well as live music. Skiers and riders can get warm and toasty by our fire. Raffles will be available for purchase all day ($5 for 5 - $10 arm length - $15 wingspan). Season pass holders will receive one free raffle entry (show your pass to the front desk to receive your ticket). Prizes include: • 6 Pack anytime 2-hour Tubing Tickets • 6 Pack anytime

4-hour Lift Tickets • One Mid-week Pass (Ski or Ride) • One Full Season Pass (Ski or Ride) • One Five-Punch Tuning Card • One Group Lesson • West Mountain Hoodie Please visit westmtn.net or call us at 518-636-3699 if you have any questions. We look forward to seeing you on opening day!

Date: Tuesday, January 15 and Wednesday, January 16 Time: 6 – 8:30 p.m. Cost: $90 Ages: 6-13. Players will be divided according to age Featuring: These clinics are designed to teach the basic fundamentals of hitting, fielding, base running, catching and pitching as well as advanced skills and techniques. This is a great opportunity to tune-up for the upcoming season. Each night we will also finish with game competition. The Staff: Ron PlourdeHead Baseball Coach Skidmore College, Mike McFerran, and Matt Pisani – Assistant Coaches Focus: Each day will consist of different aspects of the aforementioned skills. Players

should bring their own gloves and bats. Please contact Ron Plourde, Head Baseball Coach for clinic waiver form. Skidmore College 815 N. Broadway Saratoga Springs, NY 12866 Please make checks payable to: Skidmore College Athletics For more information call 518-580-5380. There are no refunds. Registration fills up quickly (first 50).