Wiawaka Fundraiser July 23 Celebrates Retreat’s History

LAKE GEORGE — Step back in time to celebrate Wiawaka Center for Women’s 120th year with the “History of Fashion Show.”

Re-enactors portraying Wiawaka founders Katrina Trask (1853-1922) and Mary Fuller (1862-1943) will welcome guests from 2 to 4 p.m. July 23 to celebrate the evolution of women’s fashions from the philanthropists’ era.

Spend the afternoon at the newly renovated Fort William Henry Carriage House, mingling with actresses portraying Trask, Fuller, iconic artist Georgia O’Keeffe (1887-1986), intrepid journalist Nellie Bly (1864-1922), abolitionist Harriet Tubman

(1822-1913), education activist Emma Willard (1787-1870) and several of their peers — all dressed in the fashion of their time.

Victorian jewelry will be available for purchase, with 10 percent of proceeds benefiting Wiawaka. Wiawaka Center for Women is located at 3778 Route 9L.

Tickets — which are $65 and include a luncheon of light sandwiches, scones, sweets and iced tea, lemonade, and a special signature drink. Tickets are available at wiawaka.org or by calling 518-668-9690. For more information, contact Executive Director Doreen Kelly at wiawakadirector@gmail.com.

SARATOGA SPRINGS —

Saratoga Casino Hotel is teaming up with the American Red Cross to host a blood drive 12 to 6 p.m. on Monday, July 24 inside the hotel ballroom.

Schedule an appointment to give blood by using the Red Cross Blood Donor app, visiting RedCrossBlood.org and enter sponsor code SARATOACASINO, calling 1-800-RED CROSS (1-800733-2767) or enabling the Blood Donor Skill on any Alexa Echo.

Saratoga Springs Democrats Retain

Montagnino Endorsement, Issue Letter Of Concern

SARATOGA SPRINGS —

At its July 15 meeting, the Saratoga Springs Democratic Committee considered - but rejected - a motion to rescind its endorsement of Public Safety Commissioner James Montagnino for re-election.

The committee instead voted to issue a Letter of Concern over actions that have “caused unnecessary ill will,” said city Democratic Committee chairperson Otis Maxwell. “These are real concerns, and we hope the Commissioner takes them to heart. We had a frank discussion and listened to the serious issues our members had raised, then we took a vote. The result is an example of democracy at work, and I think our committee is stronger and more united after going through this debate.”

The Letter of Concern sent to Montagnino specifically cited “the aggressive way you have handled confrontations with members of Black Lives Matter in Saratoga Springs and with other members of the City Council,” in causing “unnecessary ill will” and running counter to SSDC’s mission of promoting “open and inclusive governance,” according to the Democratic Committee’s letter.

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