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by Eli King for Saratoga TODAY SARATOGA SPRINGS — Saratoga Springs City Council will petition the Department of Environmental Conservation and the State Thruway Authority for localized information on the proposed Pilgrim Pipeline, including the volume of train traffic expected to carry volatile crude oil containers along the interstate and through Saratoga Springs.

A presentation made Tuesday, July 5, at the City Council meeting by Sustainable Saratoga’s Climate and Energy Committee Chair, Bill Boehmke,

outlined how the railway through Saratoga would carry oil to supplement the proposed pipeline from Albany to New Jersey. Now in SEQRA review, the application by Pilgrim raises concerns about the potential impact of the pipeline on local residents and resources.

“Within the one-mile emergency evacuation zone of this rail route, Saratoga Springs has four public schools, Saratoga Hospital, Skidmore College and many city residences and businesses...this increase in potentially dangerous crude oil train traffic through our city and its potential impact on our safety have not been addressed in Pilgrim’s application or in the draft

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Man on the Street “Pick your favorite: SPAC or track?”

“SPAC. You lose all your money at the track!” – Pete Arnold, from Farmington, Connecticut

“SPAC. We went to Phish last weekend.” –Dianne Johnson (left), from Dorset, Vermont “SPAC, of course.” – Michelle Nelson, from Saratoga Springs

“Track. We go there quite often.”

– Robin Johnson (right), from Dorset, Vermont

“Track. It’s exciting. I go quite a bit. It’s interesting not only because of the horses, but for sightseeing as well.”

– Olga Holowach, from Saratoga Springs

“Track. We’re going there for a visit today.” – Jordan Juzdowski, from West Seneca

“SPAC. I love the music.” – Ali Genevich, from Saratoga Springs

“Track. I worked there for many years as an exercise rider. I had a really positive experience.”

– Diane Rothman, from Saratoga Springs

“SPAC. My family and I were just there to enjoy the scenery.

I graduated from Skidmore in 1992, and I’m here now with my family to show them around.” – Ursina Amster, from Salem, Massachusetts

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Saratoga’s Got Talent!

SARATOGA SPRINGS — Hearty, Hearty congratulations to our friend Steven Brundage, who received a unanimous yay on Tuesday, July 5 from Howie, Mel, Heidi and Simon – thereby advancing to the next round of NBC’s America’s Got Talent! Now the world knows what we told you last August. You go Steve! Here he is pictured watching his win at Caroline St. Pub - with one happy mom. Kudos!

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OSI Protects Forest Property GREENFIELD — The Open Space Institute has officially purchased and protected a piece of undeveloped property in Saratoga County as of Tuesday, July 5. The OSI purchased a nearly 300-acre parcel of the Greentree Lake property for around $1 million.

The property is crucial to the protection of drinking water resources and to the 13-mile recreational trail

envisioned to connect Moreau Lake and the Saratoga Spa State Parks.

The trail has been coined as the “Palmertown Ridge Trail” and one of its key linkages is the Greentree Lake property. It also is one of the highest-priority acquisitions within the county for climate change, helping to increase the county’s ability to absorb floods and other weather events associated with climate change.

Greentree Lake’s connectivity with the surrounding landscape and its diverse natural features make it an area where different wildlife species can thrive and adapt to a changing climate. OSI has been around for 40 years, and has been taking part in conservation and protecting land within the region for decades. The Institute will hold onto the property until the state acquires it.

City Council Discusses Ban on Gun Shows SARATOGA SPRINGS — The Saratoga Springs City Council discussed the recent call for the prohibition of gun shows in Saratoga Springs at its meeting on Tuesday, July 5.

The Saratoga Springs Democratic Committee has been advocating for the shutdown of the semi-annual gun shows at the Saratoga Springs City Center after the Committee’s unanimous resolution vote on Saturday, June 25.

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Florida. The City Center ultimately decides what events are held in the building, due to its lease from the city. The City Council, however, could pass a resolution that supports the ban.

The NewEastCoast Arms Collectors Associates gun show is next scheduled at the City Center on Saturday, August 20 and Sunday, August 21. Gun show presenter David Petronis, in a statement released to the media, said, “Yes, we now have reasonable gun laws in place, and I worked with the NYS

Attorney General’s Office on those pertaining to our Gun Shows, but we still had to give up some portion of our rights; especially here in New York State. And Republicans in Congress see that there is still a problem with terrorism and with those who wish to practice it on us Americans. With thoughtful conversations we can figure it out. But not with …Saratoga Springs Democrats trying to ban my right to earn a living and banning my right … and yours … to buy and sell guns. Gun Ban ... not on my watch!”

Degos Disease Global Summit Held in Saratoga Springs SARATOGA SPRINGS — Physicians and researchers joined with patients and families from around the world affected by the rare Degos Disease for the Degos Disease Global Summit held in Saratoga Springs at the National Museum of Dance on Thursday, June 30.

The international summit was the largest gathering in the world of individuals with this extremely rare disease. It was presented by the Steffens Scleroderma Center in partnership with the Patient Experience Project of Saratoga Springs. The summit was organized by local doctor and expert Lee Shapiro, MD, of the Steffens Scleroderma Center at the Center for Rheumatology, and celebrated the visit of Judith Calder, a Degos patient from the United Kingdom who single-handedly developed a website which has become the unifying world center for all

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those with the disease or seeking information about the disease, DegosDisease.com The disease was first discovered in the 1940s; however, the cause is still unknown and treatments are limited. The summit explored advancing research development, enhancing treatment access, raising awareness and educating those living with the illness. Degos Disease is an extremely rare condition that causes a person’s blood vessels to inflame and swell, restricting blood flow and leaving spots or lesions on the skin.

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COURTS: Michael J. Tanner, 28, of Stillwater was sentenced on Friday, June 24 to 15 days in jail and five years of probation, after pleading guilty to the felony charge of driving while intoxicated and circumvention of interlock device.

Kenneth A. Ford Jr., 26, of Troy was sentenced on Friday, June 24 to five years in prison and five years of post-release supervision, after pleading guilty to the felony charge of assault in the second degree.

Robert A. Fisher, 22, of Greenfield pled on Friday, June 24 to grand larceny in the fourth degree. Sentencing is scheduled August 26.

Brandon P. Fisher, 21, of Galway pled on Friday, July 1 to the felony charges of assault in the first degree, two counts of assault in the second degree and the misdemeanor charge of criminal possession of a weapon in the fourth degree.

Sentencing is scheduled for September 23.

aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle in the third degree and one equipment violation.

two counts of petit larceny and two counts of criminal possession of stolen property in the fifth degree.

Christopher A.M. Favero, 33, of Greenfield was arrested on Thursday, June 23 and charged with aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle in the second degree and unlawful possession of marijuana.

Steven W. Harris, 45, of Saratoga Springs was arrested on Saturday, June 25 and charged with open container.

Shawn M. Johnson, 33, of Saratoga Springs was arrested on Thursday, June 23 and charged with open container.

Colin B. Neal, 30, of Saratoga Springs was arrested on Thursday, June 23 and charged with criminal mischief in the fourth degree.

Shannon S. Perkins, 28, of Ballston Spa was arrested on Thursday, June 23 and charged with petit larceny.

Keira A. Clark, 44, of Ballston Spa was arrested on Thursday, June 23 and charged with driving while intoxicated and driving with a BAC more than .08 of .1 percent.

James D. Reed, 32, of Schenectady was sentenced on Tuesday, July 5 to one and a half to three years in prison, after pleading guilty to the felony charge of grand larceny in the fourth degree.

Randi L. Santollo, 34, of Saratoga Springs was arrested on Friday, June 24 and charged with aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle in the third degree.

John V. Vardine, 46, of Ballston Spa was sentenced on Tuesday, July 5 to one and a half to three years in prison, after pleading guilty to the felony charge of grand larceny in the fourth degree.

Martin D. Chader, 62, of Golden, CO was arrested on Friday, June 24 and charged with aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle in the third degree and the traffic violation of a vehicle entering stop or yield intersection.

Jeremy A. LaParl, 34, of Watervliet pled on Tuesday, July 5 to the felony charge of criminal contempt in the first degree. Sentencing is scheduled for September 6.

ARRESTS: Armand A. Laforest, 32, of Troy was arrested on Wednesday, June 22 and charged with the felony charge of criminal contempt in the first degree.

Curtis E. Nobles, 37, of Albany was arrested on Thursday, June 23 and charged with

Danielle C. Longinetti, 22, of Porter Corners was arrested on Friday, June 24 and charged with arson in the fifth degree and the felony charge of criminal mischief in the third degree.

Shannon J. Dempsey, 21, of Saratoga Springs was arrested on Saturday, June 25 and charged with the felony charges of grand larceny in the fourth degree and criminal possession of stolen property in the fourth degree, and the misdemeanor charges of

Augustus A. J. Balsamo, 32, of Saratoga Springs was arrested on Saturday, June 25 and charged with criminal trespass in the third degree.

Bryan R. Dunlap, 32, of Reddick, FL was arrested on Saturday, June 25 and charged with driving while intoxicated, driving with a BAC more than .08 of .1 percent, criminal possession of a weapon in the fourth degree, unlawful possession of marijuana, and the traffic violations of failure to keep right and speeding.

Nicholas R. Luca, 21, of Stillwater was arrested on Saturday, June 25 and charged with the felony charge of criminal possession of a controlled substance in the fifth degree.

Jared M. MacMurray, 21, of Stillwater was arrested on Sunday, June 26 and charged with driving while intoxicated, aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle in the third degree, driving with a BAC more than .08 of .1 percent, and the traffic violation of speeding.

Thomas C. Whalen, 25, of Porter Corners was arrested on Sunday, June 26 and charged with the felony charge of criminal possession of a controlled substance in the fifth degree.

Shandall E. Scott, 26, of Troy was arrested on Sunday, June 26 and charged with aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle in the first degree, driving while ability impaired, and two equipment violations.

Dustin T. Wilkins, 30, of Delanson was arrested on Monday, June 27 and charged with criminal mischief in the third degree.

Rodrigo Huertacazales, 28, of Saratoga Springs was arrested on Monday, June 27 and charged with criminal possession of a weapon in the fourth degree, endangering the welfare of a child, criminal mischief in the fourth degree and the felony charge of assault in the second degree.

Samuel P. Hazell, 32, of Irvine, CA was arrested on Tuesday, June 28 and charged with driving while intoxicated, driving with a BAC more than .08 of .1 percent, the traffic violation of operating an unregistered motor vehicle on the highway, and one equipment violation.

Bradford C. Bayer, 29, of Greenfield Center was arrested on Wednesday, June 29 and charged with assault in the third degree, criminal mischief in the fourth degree, endangering the welfare of a child, coercion in the second degree and obstruction of breathing or blood circulation.

6 Jeffrey D. Cross SARATOGA SPRINGS — Jeffrey D. Cross, 55, died Monday, July 4, 2016 at Saratoga Hospital, following a heroic battle with Multiple Myeloma.

Born on July 16, 1960, in Plattsburgh, he is a son of Patricia (Donoghue) Cross and the late Roy Cross. He attended St. Peter’s Elementary School and High School, graduating with the class of 1978. He attended Johnson and Wales College graduating with a degree in Culinary Arts and Business Management. Jeff ’s early career included several sales-based opportunities, yet his passion was always food. His culinary career encompassed many areas, primarily as a Chef. He had owned and managed catering businesses and work in food management for several years and has spent the past nine years at Longfellows Restaurant. He was a member of the VFW, Italian-American (ITAM) Post and was an active member of the Saratoga-Wilton B.P.O. Elks Lodge 161. A generous and giving individual, he donated much of his time and talents in fundraisers for the benefit of others. Jeff had an infectious sense of humor, loved to pick on people and make them laugh. He enjoyed athletic sports, especially golf, and of course, the horses.

In addition to his mother of Saratoga Springs, he is survived by his loving companion, Linda Ortiz, his three beautiful daughters, Samantha, Jessica and Sydney and their mother, Sandra Cross, his brother and sister-in-law, Gregg and Debbie Cross and their two children, Erica and Kevin.

Our thanks and gratitude to Dr. David Mastrianni and Dr. Edward Leibers, along with their wonderful staff; also for the loving care Jeffrey received from the nurses and staff at Saratoga Hospital and A3, who loved him and his sense of humor. A special thank-you is also extended to Steve Sullivan and Lou Maggiore.

The family also wishes to sincerely thank all of Jeff ’s many friends for their wonderful support, generosity, thoughts and prayers.

Relatives and friends may call from 4 to 7 p.m.

Sunday, July 10, 2016 at the William J. Burke and Sons/Bussing and Cunniff Funeral Homes, 628 North Broadway in Saratoga Springs.

Members of the Elks will meet at 5 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home for services.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at

OBITUARIES 10 a.m., Monday, July 11 in the historic Church of St. Peter, 241 Broadway in Saratoga Springs by the Rev. Thomas H. Chevalier, pastor. Burial will follow in St. Peter’s Cemetery, West Ave. also in Saratoga Springs.

Memorials may be made in his name to the Saratoga Hospital Foundation, 211 Church St. Saratoga Springs, the Church of St. Peter, 241 Broadway, Saratoga Springs, NY 12866 or to the American Cancer Society.

Online remembrances may be made at www. burkefuneralhome.com.

Annelore Elisabeth Lehr SARATOGA SPRINGS — Annelore Elisabeth Gertrude Rudolph Lehr, 75, passed away on Thursday, June 30, 2016 at Saratoga Hospital after a brief and courageous battle against cancer.

Born on June 14, 1941 in Penzig, Germany, she was the only child of the late Martin and Elisabeth (Tschierschke) Rudolph. She and her parents moved to Duren, Germany in 1946 where she met and married the love of her life, Russell, in 1962. After being relocated by the Air Force many times, both stateside and abroad, the couple settled in Saratoga Springs in 1978. Known as Anne to her many American friends, she never lost her accent or her love of Germany, though she did become a U.S. citizen in 2004.

Annelore had an immense capacity for love, and for the wonder of the natural world. She would excitedly report on each new bird species or wildflower she saw. Throughout her life she made use of skills she learned, even as a child, to turn natural objects into art. Working timelessly to make those around her happy, she always enjoyed her family and many friends, good food and laughter.

Survivors include her husband of fifty-four years, Russel Lehr of Saratoga Springs; her daughter Tanja (Joe) deMauro and their son Seamus of Franklin; son Jason (Lindsey) Lehr of Scotia, cousins Peter (Heidi) Tschierschke of Berlin, Germany, Wilfried (Anita)Tschierschke of Altdorf, Germany and Rosalie Walke of Rheine, Germany. All are heartbroken by her loss.

At Annelore’s request, there will be no services held. She asked that her family and friends hold her memory dear and close, loving one another always.

Many thanks to the caring and kind nursing and medical staff at Saratoga Hospital.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in her name to the Cornell Cooperative Extension of Saratoga County, 50 West High St. #1, Ballston Spa, NY 12020 for the 4-H Training Center.

Arrangements are under the direction of the

Week of July 8 – July 14, 2016 William J. Burke & Sons/Bussing & Cunniff Funeral Homes of 628 North Broadway, Saratoga Springs (584-5373).

Online remembrances may be made at www. burkefuneral home.com.

Patricia Smith Ryall SARATOGA SPRINGS — Patricia Smith Ryall of Webster Street, died peacefully at her home of 66 years, on Tuesday, June 28, 2016. She was 88.

Born on April 11, 1928 in Saratoga Springs, she was the daughter of the late Harold and Mary (Jordan) Smith of Jumel Place. A graduate of St. Clement’s Elementary School, Saratoga Springs High School and the Eastman School of Dental Hygiene, she was married to the late Owen J. Ryall for 53 years, until his passing on May 21, 2002.

Employed for several years as a dental hygienist for the late Dr. Leo W. Roohan, Jr., she also worked for the Saratoga Springs City School District. A proud mother for her four sons, Patricia was a member of the Katrina Trask Garden Club, the SaratogaWilton B.P.O. Elks Lodge 161 Ladies Auxiliary and Court McLaughlin #422 Catholic Daughters of the Americas. Having taken pottery classes at Skidmore College, she created many beautiful pieces of art and as an avid fan of the Saratoga Race Course, she enjoyed her days spinning there each summer.

In addition to her parents and late husband, she is predeceased by one son, Joseph Ryall; her sister, Shirley Garnsey and two brothers, Jack and Jerry Smith.

Survivors include three sons, James (Stephanie) Ryall, Patrick Ryall and John (Patricia) Ryall; her brother and sister-in-law, Michael and Beverly Smith; five grandchildren, including Benjamin who helped care for his grandmother in her final years; nine great-grandchildren and several nieces, nephews and cousins.

The family wishes to thank Dr. Desmond DelGiacco for his unwavering care and support. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made in her name to Community Hospice of Saratoga, 179 Lawrence St., Saratoga Springs, NY 12866.

Relatives and friends gathered to remember her on Tuesday, July 5, 2016 at the William J. Burke and Sons/Bussing and Cunniff Funeral Homes, 628 North Broadway in Saratoga Springs.

A Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated on Wednesday, July 6 in St. Clement’s Church in Saratoga Springs. Burial followed at the Gerald B.H. Solomon Saratoga National Cemetery, Duell Rd., Schuylerville.

Week of July 8 – July 14, 2016 Online remembrances may be made at www. burkefuneralhome.com.

Shirley Silver Black SARATOGA SPRINGS — Shirley Silver Black (nee Hankin) passed away on Sunday, July 3, 2016 at Saratoga Hospital surrounded by her loving family.

She was born in Brooklyn on September 11, 1923 to the late Beatrice and Sam Hankin.

She married Aaron J. Silver in 1945 and lived in New York City until they moved to Saratoga Springs in 1955 so Aaron could continue to work at Espey Manufacturing. Shirley was an assistant Brownie Leader in the mid 50’s and an active member in the League of Women Voters. After Aaron’s untimely passing in 1971, she went back to work, first at Berkowitz Jewelers then on to Espey until she retired. She met and married Robert A. Black in 1976 and they enjoyed 20 happy years together until Bob’s death in 1996. Shirley had a wealth of good humor and kindness, loved her family and friends well, and was loved in return. A paragon of good taste, creative and optimistic, she lived a long, full and happy life. She enjoyed the fine arts and was a gifted painter herself.

She is survived by her loving family who shall miss her greatly: brother Sheldon Hankin of Seattle, WA, daughters Lynn Leslie Silver of Springfield, NJ, Sandie Perone and son-in-law Louis (Chip) Perone of Queensbury, grandsons Alexander Perone, George Perone and his wife Alexandria Perone, great-grandchildren Sophia Lynn and Noah Mario Perone, nephews Mark Hankin and his wife Denice Kerr, Miles Hankin, niece Sanda Kurtz and her husband Hugh Moore as well as a step-daughter, Gaye Mara and her husband Andy.

Shirley was predeceased by her parents, her husbands and sister Phyllis Kurtz.

Donations may be made in Shirley’s memory to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, 262 Danny Thomas Pl, Memphis, TN 38105 Arrangements are under the direction of Compassionate Funeral Care, Inc., 402 Maple Ave., Saratoga Springs, NY 12866.

If you wish to express your online condolences or view the Obituary, please visit our website at www. c omp a s s i on ate f u n e r a l c are. com

Vincent J. Smith GREENFIELD — Vincent J. Smith, Sr. 92, of Deland, FL, passed into heaven June 24, 2016, to embrace his loving wife of 69 years, Jean E. Perry.

He was born on January 23, 1925 in Passaic, NJ to James and Anne (Petrick) Smith, Sr. He is predeceased by his brother James Smith Jr. (Rose), brother Thomas Smith (Florence). He is survived by his sister Theresa Sullivan and brother-in-law, William Perry. He is also survived by his daughters, Linda Vrooman

OBITUARIES 7 (David); Karen Strickland (Tom); and son Vincent “Buzz” Smith (Denise), as well as his grandchildren David Vrooman (Stacy); Darryl Vrooman (Justin Bowman); Kimberly Vrooman James (Mark); Leslie Smith; Heather Jarvis (Jamie); and Joshua Smith (Andrea); and his great-grandchildren.

Vincent worked at Millman and Hall Lumber Company, NYS Forestry, and various tile and carpentry work. He was a talented gardener and wood worker, and has made dollhouses with furniture, whittled canoes, made angels and wooden shoes and more.

May he find peace in joining grandsons Billy Perkins and Vincent “Shawn” Smith in heaven.

Graveside services will be held July 23 at 10 a.m. at Middle Grove Cemetery.

Patricia Corning Stanley SARATOGA SPRINGS — On Tuesday, June 14, 2016, Patricia Corning Stanley entered heaven and is now eternally with the Lord. Pat was born in Ballston Spa, to Frank and Ruth Corning. Her 40-year career as a language teacher gave her delight in teaching

and mentoring young people.

Pat touched the lives of students and staff members out of her love of God, which was at the very center of her heart. She selflessly looked after the needs of family members, friends and even strangers, never expecting anything in return.

Pat is survived by her loving husband, William Stanley; her sisters: Suzanne LeMere (husband Terry) and Joan McDonough both of Saratoga Springs, Martha McGraw of Georgia, VT; her brothers: Michael Corning (wife Karen) of Ponte Vedra, FL and Joseph Corning (wife Melissa) of Wethersfield, CT. She was beloved ‘Aunt’ Pat to 15 nieces and nephews and ‘great-Aunt’ to 12 great-nieces and nephews. The family thanks all of the medical staff and caregivers with whom she interacted.

A celebration of Pat’s life was held on Monday, June 20, 2016 at Abundant Life Church located at 2325 Rte 50 ( at Hutchins Rd.), in Saratoga Springs.

At Pat’s request, in lieu of flowers, please send donations directly to the American Cancer Society, the Community Hospice of Saratoga Springs, NY or the SPCA of Upstate NY.

Service Academy Applications SARATOGA COUNTY — Congressman Paul D. Tonko (D-NY) announced the opening of his office’s annual service academy nomination process for students interested in applying to one of four service academies: the Air Force, Army, Merchant Marines, and the Navy. The nomination process opened last week and completed application forms are due

by Friday, October 28.

General requirements include an applicant be between 17-23 years

old, a citizen of the United States, and at least a senior in high school.

Tonko’s service academy nomination portal can be found online at http://bit.ly/TonkoSAN. There, potential cadets can view a checklist of required items and actions in the nomination process, frequently asked questions, and the nomination form required to be completed and submitted by the above deadline.

To be considered for admission to one of these academies,

an individual must have a nomination through a Member of the United States Senate or the United States House of Representatives, or through a military service connection. Members of the House of Representatives, like Tonko, can only nominate those who live inside the Congressional district they represent. Applicants can seek a nomination from both of their U.S. Senators and their Member of Congress.

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Dog Day Downtown We had the official Take Your Dog to Work Day on Friday, June 24 – and so, to celebrate the Impressions crew (Pupa, Cookie, Smitty and Smalls - as well as their humans Mare, Maddy and

Dave) joined forces with Winston and McKenzie, along with Dave Bigler of Dave Bigler’s Photos and Films to stage a little impromptu enjoyment of our fair city’s new sidewalk ordinance at our

local Post Office to celebrate.

That’s Megan Brennan on line 2, folks. Meanwhile, please give Mr. Bigler some business – he may need some help with the monthly puppy chow budget! Photo by Sharon Castro.

Who Ya’ Gonna Call?

So we were walking to our neighborhood postal box to pay firstof-the-month bills, and even though I had been there several times – I almost walked by it. Now, we love our horticulture and this does look nice – just wondering where the responsibility lies to make sure things don’t grow

completely out of hand… would it be DPW to trim the foliage that’s in the street? NYS DOT might be somewhat involved, seeing as how the vines are encroaching onto the ‘all way’ portion… or maybe a visit from Ms. Megan Brennan, Postmaster General of the United States is in order? We at

BUZZ say: leave it alone. Declare it a shrine to government in inaction and move along. Note: It appears someone did trim the portion of the stop sign vegetation since these photos were taken… perhaps Big Brother spotted our Buzz-eratzzi and his camera? Hmmm….

Ooh, Baby, Baby!

Well well – say welcome to the neighborhood to Ms. Emma Rae Iuliucci from all of us at Buzz! Ms. Emma Rae was a recent arrival courtesy of Glens Falls Hospital by way of proud parents Ashleigh and Andrew. This is their first

child, and Emma Rae popped out at 8 pounds, 5 ounces and measured 18.5 inches!

Congratulations to everyone in the family, and a special tip of the hat to a very proud Auntie Baileigh P. for providing these sweet pics and details.

Baby, Baby, Ooh Baby!

We have a treasure trove of babies this week – keep ‘em coming, folks! Here we have Ms. Charley Harper Dingeman, a patriotic 7-weekold who is enjoying her First

July 4th Parade in downtown Saratoga Springs!

Congrats to parents Brandon and Brianne, and of course to “Granny Franny” for sending this in.

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An Udder Success Holsteins Command Hefty Price

by Maureen Werther Saratoga TODAY SARATOGA SPRINGS — The Saratoga Springs City Center was host to 75 male and female calves and more than 1,300 attendees last week for the National Holstein Association’s annual conference. These animals were not your average heifers. In fact, the cows in attendance were literally outstanding in their field.

Holsteins are the top breed in the dairy industry, and breeding and bloodlines are just as important to dairy farmers as they are with thoroughbreds. Similarities to the Fasig-Tipton yearling sales don’t end there. After a week of education, entertainment, business conferences and sight-seeing, attendees geared up for the real reason they were here: to buy and sell the bovine “cream of the crop.”

A preview of the high-class heifers was held on Thursday at 4 p.m., and the Holstein auction went from 7 p.m. Thursday to

Friday at 1 p.m. In addition to live bidding, online bidding was also available for buyers from other states and other countries.

On the night of the sale, attendance swelled to more than 2,000 people from 40 states and 8 different countries, according to Saratoga Springs City Center president, Mark Baker.

The cattle were kept in airconditioned tents in one half of the City Center’s parking lot on Maple Avenue during the convention, where they were fed, bathed, groomed and generally pampered in preparation for their entrance into the auction hall. The other half of the parking lot housed their feed, bedding, grooming supplies and heavy-duty transportation vehicles. Total sales for the event were $1.8 million.

According to Jeff King of King’s Ransom Farm in Schuylerville and co-chair of the convention with his wife, Rebecca, the highest priced calf at the auction came from another

Schuylerville farm. Clear-Echo Modesty 3817-ET, a female, was consigned by Kevin Peck and family of Clear-Echo Farm in Schuylerville and purchased by Peak Genetics from Wisconsin for $180,000.

Other local farms that sold cattle at auction include Kyle Getty, partner of Cookie Cutter Holsteins at Ideal Dairy Farms in Hudson Falls, whose female calf, “Handwrit,” sold for $36,000.

National Holstein Association headquarters is in Brattleboro, Vermont and the week-long convention is held in a different city each year. Baker noted that the bidding process to bring the event to Saratoga Springs took place four years ago.

“That’s very typical for national conventions,” said Baker.

The convention was in Chicago last year and will be in Washington State in 2017. “We must wait another four years before being eligible to bid again to get them back into town,” he said.

One of the many Holsteins at auction. Photo by Randy Blodgett, courtesy of Holstein Association USA.

There is good reason to bring the conference back to Saratoga County. According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Saratoga County is home to 34 dairy farms, most of them family-owned and operated, that produce nearly $40 million annually in milk sales.

The Holstein convention took over the entire City Center and

adjacent Hilton hotel. Attendees also stayed at the Hampton, Marriott, Holiday Inns and other local motels. Convention-goers went on frequent off-site visits to the Saratoga Battlefields, Great Escape and Splashwater Kingdom, Saratoga Polo Club, as well as participating in tours of the Oklahoma track and historic homes of downtown Saratoga.

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Housing Authority Receives High Marks SARATOGA SPRINGS — The Saratoga Springs Housing Authority properties were recently inspected by contracted professional housing inspectors as part of the Department of Housing and Urban Development’s Public Housing Assessment System. The Real Estate Assessment Center is the HUD component that is responsible to ensure that housing authorities are maintaining safe and decent housing for their residents.

The Housing Authority received a score of 88 percent at the Jefferson/Vanderbilt Terrace location and 94 percent for the Stonequist Apartments.

“These are considered high scores in the industry which has been decimated by severe funding cuts over the last decade,” said Paul Feldman, executive director of the Saratoga Springs Housing

Photos by MarkBolles.com.

Authority, “and is truly a testament to the staff of the housing authority for their dedication to ensuring residents have quality places to live.”

Feldman, who has been in his position for a little over a year, also implemented a no-smoking policy in all 339 of the authority’s housing units, and limit smoking elsewhere on its properties, beginning May this year.

“We are proud to take this important step in protecting the health and safety of our residents, employees and visitors,” said Feldman. “Whether it’s second-hand smoke filtering into neighboring apartments or common areas through doorways and ventilation systems, or the fire dangers associated with cigarettes, smoking presents risks that needed to be addressed.”

Feldman said the policy was discussed and developed over the past year in collaboration with Glens Falls Hospital’s Health Promotion Center, through its state-funded Living Tobacco-Free Initiative. In conjunction with the policy, staff members from the Living Tobacco-Free Initiative have provided Housing Authority residents with educational information about quitting smoking.

Feldman said he has heard from some residents that they are planning to use the policy as an incentive to quit.

The Saratoga Springs Housing Authority is a federally funded, New York State-chartered government agency founded in 1952 for the purpose of providing safe, decent and affordable housing to low- and moderate-income individuals and families.

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SEDC Projects Estimated at $18.68M in New Payroll SARATOGA COUNTY — According to a report released by the Saratoga Economic Development Corporation on July 6, in the first half of the year SEDC assisted six new or existing businesses with projects that are projected to create 291 new jobs.

The mid-year economic development performance data released Wednesday also show that the six approved projects will: • create a projected $18.68 million in new annual payroll, with an average salary of $64,192 — 26 percent above the average pay for the region (according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, average pay in the region is $50,880); • retain 117 local jobs (408 total jobs will be created and retained); and • generate $28.9 million in new investments in the county.

“These are solid halfyear results that demonstrate the health of the Saratoga County economy, and Capital Region economy,” said Dennis Brobston, president of SEDC, the county’s private-sector

economic development organization. “Companies are growing. They’re confident in our business climate, and they’re ready to invest in the future.”

The companies working with SEDC through the first half of the year ranged from a mechanical contractor to logistics companies to an innovative agricultural supplier, including: Arnoff Global Logistics in Malta; Ace Hardware in Wilton; AgroChem in Saratoga Springs; Core Tech Industrial Group in Ballston Spa; J.W. Danforth in Halfmoon; and 14 Fairchild Square in Clifton Park.

“There are years when we might have one marquee project,” Brobston said. “Economic development isn’t always about that one dominant project, though. While it’s always great to attract big, visible players, our local economy wins when we have a range of investments and a range of new jobs across several industries. The companies that have worked with SEDC so far this year are one indication that our economy is diverse and strong.”

The 291 new jobs pledged through the first half of the year exceed the full-year totals from 2015, when SEDCrelated projects pledged to create 212 jobs. Those jobs from 2015 carry an annual payroll of $15.7 million.

As SEDC looks to the second half of the year, the organization is in talks with nearly 50 companies interested in

investing in Saratoga County.

Over the course of its 38-year history, SEDC has assisted with more than 200 successful business attraction, retention and expansion projects. Those 200-plus projects account for more than 17,500 new jobs, $34 million in annual tax revenue for Saratoga County and $13 billion in new investments.

SEDC is a private-sector, non-profit consulting firm with a central focus on business and a mission to create jobs, diversify the tax base and improve the quality of life for the residents of Saratoga County.

Established in 1978, SEDC serves more than 350 privatesector investors and members.

For more information, visit www.saratogaedc.com.

Prevention Council Gains $1.75 Million SARATOGA SPRINGS — The Prevention Council of Saratoga County is one of six agencies to receive $10.5 million in combined NYS funding over five years to support communities across New York. The nonprofit plans to set up a network of Recovery Community and Outreach Centers to serve the Southern Adirondack/Capital region in New York State.

The new centers, funded by the New York State Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Services (OASAS), will provide health, wellness and other critical support for individuals and families who are recovering from a

substance use disorder or are seeking recovery services.

Prevention Council’s Executive Director Janine Stuchin said, “We have extensive support and enthusiasm across our communities to create a unique and comprehensive recovery support service. Our existing recovery community is engaged and ready to contribute as well.”

The Prevention Council collaborated with the HFM Prevention Council, public health services across several counties, county mental health services, RAIS (Recovery Advocacy in Saratoga), Friends of Recovery - Warren, Washington, Young People in Recovery and many other community health agencies.

“This network of recovery community centers will assist families and individuals living with the chronic illness of addiction in much the way the American Lung Association, American Diabetes Association assists those living with diabetes and lung disease or cancer,” said Stuchin. “These are all chronic conditions that require changes for individuals and families. The support, resources and services provided by these associations increase

the chance for success and a healthy life. We plan to do the same for those living with the disease of addiction. It is a treatable condition, there are many people living in our communities in long-term recovery. Our anticipated services will increase the number of those doing so and improve the quality of life for individuals, families and our communities.”

The Recovery Community and Outreach Centers project will be funded for 5 years for a total of $1.75 million and will serve six counties: Fulton, Hamilton, Montgomery, Saratoga, Warren, and Washington.

It is anticipated that the region will have on-site services located at three locations across the area, with services to be operating within six months of contracts signed.

The Prevention Council has worked for more than 30 years to give young people the skills to choose healthy behaviors, provide families with the tools to foster positive child development, help communities build familyfriendly environments, and help schools build supportive climates for students. To learn more about the Prevention Council please visit http://preventioncouncil.org.

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Sewage Spill in Oil Transport “Environmental Insult” Saratoga Lake Contained City Raises Safety Concerns Continued from front page.

Environmental Impact Statement,” said Boehmke during Tuesday’s presentation.

City Council officials unanimously passed a resolution to address some of these questions in a scoping letter to the DEC and Thruway Authority,

“There’s a shift in senior living and how [seniors] choose to be active and live right where the action is happening,” said one speaker during public comment, “meaning having access to senior centers, stores, grocery stores, etc.”

The speaker further noted that the Saratoga Senior Center

“From my standpoint, this is an environmental insult to the northeast.” ~ Commissioner of Public Safety, Chris Mathiesen who have lead agency status, when the window for comments is opened. That period has not yet been announced, but could begin any day and last only a month. The council agreed to take a proactive approach on behalf of Saratoga residents.

“You’re looking at a really long-term commitment to this kind of transport of oil through the area,” said Commissioner of Public Safety, Chris Mathiesen, “I think this is an insult to the northeast, frankly. From my standpoint, this is an environmental insult to the northeast.”

The rest of the council meeting included standard city business, as well as discussions about Saratoga’s senior population, with approximately half the attendees showing in support of the Saratoga Senior Center and the city’s efforts to service the growing demographic.

currently gets by using one vehicle for a membership base of now over 1,000, and voiced hopes that grant funding could improve transportation for their multitude of programs and trips.

But according to the Center’s Executive Director, Lois Celeste, 2016 has been the hardest year for grants since the beginning of her tenure in 2010 with three declined applications for funding so far. City funding for the center has remained flat at 15 percent since she took over the role.

“They’ve been incredibly helpful,” said Celeste, “but we are certainly looking for more support for our programs.” Celeste indicated that the Board of Directors for the agency shares the concern, and are “definitely worried” about sustainability given the current conditions.

Seventy percent of the seniors

serviced by the center are residents of Saratoga Springs who rely on programs like volunteer matching to fill voids where funding falls short.

Also noted at the council meeting was a recent twoday string of compliance checks and sting operations that resulted in 30 documented attempts of underage alcohol purchases being denied by local businesses like Stewart’s and Rite Aid in an effort to combat underage drinking.

An announcement was made recognizing Saratoga Springs’ rank as having one of the top ten Main Streets in the country, with Broadway placing seventh out of ten in a recent USA Today Readers’ Choice poll.

Meeting minutes and the city’s upcoming meeting schedule can be found at saratogasprings.org. For more on the Saratoga Senior Center and its programs, visit www.saratogaseniorcenter.org.

STILLWATER — On Monday July 4, a check valve at Saratoga County Sewer District’s Pump Station #4 failed resulting in the release of 5,000 gallons of untreated sewage. Much of the sewage reached a nearby stream that flows into Saratoga Lake.

According to David Winchell, a spokesperson for the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, sewer district staff responded promptly to prevent any further release of sewage and began repairs of the valve. In addition a vacuum truck was used to remove sewage on the ground and lime was spread to kill any pathogens.

Dan Rourke, executive director for Saratoga County Sewer District #1 in Mechanicville, said the check valve failure occurred at Lake Station #, located at 726 Route 9P. “It was purely residential waste water, whatever goes down your drains sinks, toilets, showers – we’re not talking

about toxic chemicals or anything,” said Rourke. “The lake is 33 billion gallons, and the spill 5,000 gallons. I would consider it a nonimpact for anyone fishing in the area.”

DEC staff have investigated the matter and determined that the Sewer District responded promptly and correctly. DEC is working with the sewer district to determine placement of additional alarms outside of the pump station to minimize the release of sewage if a similar failure occurred in future.

“I was really proud of our guys,” said Rourke. “I commended our crews who went out there on the Fourth of July and had it all buttoned up within six hours.”

No significant environmental impacts were observed and any impacts are expected to dissipate through normal biological activity. As of publication deadline, the NYS Department of Health had not responded to inquiries.

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by Megin Potter for Saratoga TODAY

We wait for it all year long; the season of scrumptious, sun-ripened foods.

Their sweetness is dimmed only by the lingering question; “What to do with those extra beauties still left out on the vine?” It’s a common question of those able to grow, while those who are not are still left wanting.

To balance and connect the excess of some, with the scarcity experienced by others, is the Plant-a-Row for the Hungry program. Since 1995, this national initiative has provided more than 80 million meals. It has proven a valuable

addition to the Wilton Food pantry since it opened in 2011.

“Fresh produce is always an issue, we can never have

too much, and locally grown is that much better,” said founding member Dennis Towers.

It is a program fueled by the

food donations from larger farms such as Vincek Farms in Wilton, and those from backyard gardeners looking to

Franklin Community Center Food Pantry Coordinator Julie Slovic and volunteer gardener SueAnn DuBois are excited to provide more fresh produce donations this year.

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Dehn’s Flowers and Gifts on Beekman St. is partnering up with the Plant a Row for the Hungry program.

expand their giving circle.

For those who decide to give, it can be an opportunity to teach children to get their hands dirty, where food comes from, and how to prepare it, all while building their sense of social responsibility.

It’s never too late to sign up, and all it takes to get involved is a simple phone call or quick email stating your intention to participate.

“People can donate as little or as much as they want,” said SueAnn DuBois, a gardener and volunteer who has now helped to add this program to all that the Franklin Community Center Food Pantry has to offer. Whether it’s two tomatoes, a few cucumbers, or an extra batch of green beans; they are needed.

“Any produce that’s coming in, they are so grateful,” said DuBois. Food pantries don’t just need canned and boxed items with extended shelf lives, but these fresh items that provide so many health benefits.

There’s no need to worry if the produce is a little misshapen either. This

“homegrown character” as she calls it, is welcome, as well. For 22 years, DuBois has worked with her husband running Chip’s Landscaping, and six years ago she began focusing on education through her Garden Goddess Sense and Sustainability blog and workshops. Plant a Row for the Hungry is a program that syncs up with her gardening

philosophy of low maintenance and high yield, she said.

“This is the style of program where you can get some skin in the game to feed the hungry in the area,” she said.

If you have anything extra from your garden and would like to donate, contact SueAnn DuBois at 518-390-9138 or email sue@chipslandscaping.net

Plant A Row: Feed Our Saratoga Community Are you planning and planting a veggie garden this season? How about joining us to help feed the hungry in our community? We have registered with the nationally based Garden Writers Association Plant A Row Program for 2016. A partnership to collect and distribute fresh produce to those in need has been launched with the Franklin Community Center Food Pantry here in Saratoga Springs. Be counted as part of this national initiative, share your bounty and support our local community. Here’s what to do: 1. Take a Plant A Row packet that includes the project information brochure and garden bed tag 2. Register your produce commitment. Send your name, email address (if no email Telephone number )to: Sue Ann DuBois: Local PAR Coordinator Garden Goddess Sense and Sustainability sue@chipslandscaping.net 518-390-9138 or Julie Slovic Franklin Community Center Food Pantry Coordinator julie@franklincommunitycenter.org 518-587-9826 ext. 224 3. Watch your garden grow this season and send Sue Ann updates/ photos on your progress, as we will post these on our social media outlets and report to the national foundation our local community efforts! Let us know if you wish to have your name included on these submissions.

4. At harvest time drop off your fresh produce: The Franklin Community Center Food Pantry 10 Franklin Street Saratoga Springs Hours of Operation MTW 9am-2 pm Thurs 2-7pm 5. When you drop off your produce we will ask you to log in your donation along with your name for our seasonal count 6. Be a part of our first season participants and help us review and plan for next year!

Additional registry packets can be picked up through our program partners

Our 2016 Partners:

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Baker Adds a Sweet and Sassy Touch to Saratoga Farmers’ Market

Saturdays, 9 to 1 Wednesdays, 3 to 6 High Rock Park

by Sarah Morin for Saratoga TODAY “I can’t play favorites with my sweets,” confesses Julie Paul.

“Everyday it changes. If something isn’t a favorite, I work tirelessly to make it that way.”

Paul is the owner of Sweet and Sassy Confections, one of the newest vendors at the Saratoga Farmers’ Market.

She bakes homemade cookies, biscotti, buttercream cookie sandwiches, and mini cakes out of her home, and sells the items at the farmers’ market on Saturdays. She also will be part of the Taste NY group of vendors at the Saratoga Racetrack during the track season, and fills orders via her web site, sweetsassyconfections.com.

As someone who grew up in the area, she says she always

has loved the Saratoga Farmers’ Market, and strives to offer her customers the highest quality of products possible. She bakes in small batches from scratch ,and does not use processed ingredients, preservatives or premade mixes or fillings. Paul also uses fresh and local products whenever possible.

“People that visit the market appreciate the quality of product they find there and the time spent producing it,” said Paul, adding that Saratoga is an area where she’d like her business to grow.

Paul says she began baking as therapy. “It started as just an outlet for stress while I was in school and quickly became an obsession,” she said. She began Sweet and Sassy Confections in

Cherry Almond Scones Ingredients Recipe courtesy of Julie Paul Makes 8 scones *Ingredients found at the Saratoga Farmers’ Market

2010, and is licensed to bake out of her home. As her business continues to grow, she continues to love the fact that she gets to be creative every day and taste

Scones: 2 cups flour 1/3 cup sugar 1 Tbsp baking powder 1/2 tsp salt 4 oz cold unsalted butter, cut into chunks 1 cup fresh Farmers’ Market cherries, pitted and cut into quarters * (measured after cut) 1/2 cup sliced almonds (and more for topping) 11/4 cup heavy cream * 2 tsp almond extract Glaze: 1/2 cup confectioner’s sugar 2 Tbsp water 1 tsp Almond Extract

all of the finished products to satisfy her sweet tooth.

“I love how happy a sweet treat can make people,” Paul says. “As someone with a huge sweet tooth, I know how just a single cookie or piece of cake can brighten your day.

That’s why dessert is always used in celebration, I loved being a part of that for people.”

Even if Paul refuses to play favorites with her sweets, she does have a recommendation for first-time customers: One of her cookies, an item she calls the “World’s Best Chocolate Chip!” “I’ve been told it’s the best people have ever had,” said Paul, adding that she gave the item its name for that reason.

The Saratoga Farmers’ Market is open 3-6 p.m.

Wednesdays and 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturdays May through October at High Rock Park.

Directions Combine flour, sugar, baking powder and salt in a medium sized mixing bowl. Cut in butter with a pastry blender or by hand until it resembles a very coarse meal, with large chunks of butter still remaining.

Mix in cherries and almonds and place bowl in the freezer for 10 minutes.

Sprinkle some flour on a wooden surface and remove mix from the freezer. Combine heavy cream and almond extract in a measuring cup. Add 1 cup to the mix. Combine with a fork until it comes together, dough will be sticky.

Using your hands, form the dough into a large ball and place on the floured surface. Sprinkle a little more flour on top and form into a large flat disk with your hands.

Using a large knife or bench scraper, cut into 8 equal triangles. Place on a parchment lined baking sheet and brush with remaining cream.

Bake at 450 degrees for 12 minutes. Cool completely.

Whisk together confectioner’s sugar with water and almond extract until it is a thick drizzle (may need more water), drizzle over scones.

Enjoy!

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A Pressing Matter you begin cooking and place the press on top of the meat.

Crispy hash browns are delicious for both breakfast and as a side dish for entrees. Make crispy hash browns by placing 3 tbsp. of oil in a pan on medium heat, add the bacon press inside while the pan heats.

Once the pan heats up toss your potatoes in and place the heated bacon press on top. Cook until the hash browns are golden brown. For desserts, use a bacon press on bar cookies pressing gently to flatten the bar cookie and crispy rice treats.

by John Reardon for Saratoga TODAY Hello Foodie Friends!

Summer is a great time to cook outdoors or to make some of the delicious salads that we tend to avoid during the winter months.

Both my wife and I love Cobb Salads made with diced tomatoes, avocado, chicken, cheese, diced egg, and crispy bacon or adding bacon to potato salads. A familiar problem with cooking bacon is the bacon curling up on you and not crisping evenly. This is where a bacon press comes in allowing you to flatten your bacon and cooking it to perfection. Bacon presses come in several shapes and styles; circular, rectangular, or shaped as a pig. The press is made of heavy cast iron construction with heat

resistant wood handles. The large surface allows for pressing multiple strips of bacon at once.

There are also various other uses for the bacon press. You can use it as a tortilla press by putting the dough ball between two sheets of plastic wrap and pressing down with the bacon press with all of your might. Then, cook the tortilla in the skillet. Or, you can use it to make a quesadilla by placing a heated bacon press on top of the tortilla to ensure even melting and browning.

Another use for the bacon press is turning your next sandwich into a Panini by heating a seasoned skillet and placing the press inside to heat up. After building your sandwich, place the sandwich into the heated skillet and under the heated press, pressing slightly leaving your sandwich golden brown. A bacon press can be used on the outdoor BBQ grill to quick cook burgers or steaks on both sides at the same time. Heat the press up on the grill before

8th Annual Taste of Malta Announces Participating Restaurants

Proceeds to benefit the Ballston Spa Partnership for Innovation in Education Fund MALTA, N.Y. — The Malta Business and Professional Association continues to plan their 8th Annual Taste of Malta on Tuesday, Jul. 19, 2016, 5:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. at Hudson Valley Community College’s TEC-SMART, 345 Hermes Rd., Malta.

While the final restaurant list isn’t complete, attendees can expect to sample items from Campagna Restaurant, Jimmy’s Pizza and Pasta, Dock Brown’s Lakeside Tavern, Dunning Street Station, Lake Ridge, Panza’s Restaurant, Leah’s Cakery and many more!

As in the past, there will once again be a cash bar offering wine, beer and soda to attendees.

Other activities at this

year’s event include the very well-received Dinner For A Year Raffle which includes gift certificates from 12 local eateries being awarded to one lucky winner! Last year’s winner, Stephanie Landy, recently shared that they have been “having a blast with their gift cards from the 2015 Taste of Malta! They said. “It has been just amazing and we still have 2 more to go! We are looking forward to this year’s event!”

The ever popular Gift Basket raffle table will return with some great new raffle items as will local talent, Walt Adams, who will be Emceeing this year’s event.

Proceeds from the event support the Ballston Spa Partnership for Innovation

in Education Fund. Through business and individual sponsorships and donations, entrance fees to the event, and funds raised from raffles held at the event, we have been able to give over $13,000 to the fund which supports several Ballston Spa Central School District’s most innovative initiatives, including the Clean Technologies and Sustainable Industries Early College in High School (Clean Tech ECHS) held at the HVCC’s TEC-SMART facility in Malta.

For the most up-todate event information visit http://MaltaBPA.com/TOM. HVCC’S TEC-SMART campus is located at 345 Hermes Road in Malta east off Exit 12 of the Adirondack Northway.

The bacon press is truly a versatile tool! At Compliments to the Chef located at 46 Marion Avenue in Saratoga Springs, we carry both the round and rectangle bacon presses. Stop by Saratoga Springs’ true kitchen essentials store to help you with your culinary needs. Have fun with using the bacon press to assist with those culinary “pressing matters”. Remember: “Life Happens in the Kitchen”.

Take care, John and Paula

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A Picnic, a Paddle, a Ride Down the Slide

by Cindy Wian for Saratoga TODAY Just 15 minutes east of Saratoga, on the banks of a mighty river, is a little park

with a big presence. With dedication of a hundred volunteers (or more!), it has risen artfully from the neglected state lands that nestle as an island between the Hudson River and the Champlain Canal at Lock 5, just north of the village of Schuylerville.

What begins as a curious turn off Rt. 4/32 North to see an operating lock up close becomes a delightfully unique peek at a relatively undiscovered play space for all ages, including canine family members. Upon crossing over the lock bridge, visitors must push through a moment of doubt, hesitating about whether there is any more to see. Undaunted, you will round the bend to see

the majestic upswing of the distinctive picnic pavilion. With a parking lot nearby, you have arrived at the perfect place to dine al fresco while the children scamper over the natural play garden slides, a slate labyrinth, underhill tunnels and hillside lookouts. Bluebirds swoop, pileated woodpeckers zoom, Baltimore orioles flit in the high branches and bald eagles are likely to soar by high above, on their way to the river’s fish.

If like the eagle you are drawn to the water, bring your kayak. At the end of Hudson Crossing Park’s riverwalk sensory trail, designed with special features for those with mobility and visual

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impairments, there is a kayak launch that provides access to the quieter stretch of the river just above the southern end of the lock. Put in here and journey down to the beach at Fort Hardy Park, pull out and take a short walk for a meal at Clark’s Steakhouse or Amigos Cantina, then return for a sunset paddle back to Hudson Crossing Park.

For those who prefer to admire the water with solid ground underfoot, there are multiple trails on the Hudson Crossing Park island, including one that travels north to look out over the

Northumberland Dam Falls.

These trails are lightly sprinkled with interpretive signs and public art installations, but are most often enjoyed for the immersive experience they provide with woods and water all around.

Hudson Crossing Park is open to the public, free of charge, from dawn to dusk every day, all year long. For more information, including directions and an extensive list of additional amenities and events hosted by the park, please visit www.

HudsonCrossingPark.org.

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Deadheading and Feeding Your Gardens

by Peter Bowden for Saratoga TODAY As summer rolls along, we can begin to enjoy the fruits of our spring labor.

Finally our flowering plants are leaping into life. It would seem that there is little to do now but enjoy the show. While that’s true, there are a couple of easy things we need to do now to keep the show going... deadheading and feeding.

Deadheading is simply

snipping off spent flowers and the seed pod that form after the flower. The main reason for deadheading it is to prevent the plant from wasting energy producing seeds.

Producing seeds is the highest priority of an annual since it is their only chance at reproduction, so the plant pours all the energy it can muster into those seeds. Any energy it puts into seeds is energy that could go toward more buds and flowers.

This is where we need to step in and remove the seed pods... deadheading.

You would think that there would be no need to deadhead perennials since they come back from their roots every year. Perennials are ‘low maintenance’ but you still should deadhead them.

The obvious reason is a neater appearance of the plant but the real reason is to improve the plant’s vigor. Even though perennials return from their roots, they still pour lots of

energy into their offspring.... seeds. When we deadhead perennials, we’re redirecting the energy the plant produces into more leaves which produce even more energy that it uses to expand its root system.

Our perennials will mature more quickly and produce even more flowers next year if we remove the seed pods.

Daffodils, allium and others grow from hardy bulbs that were planted in the fall.

By now the petals have fallen away and we are left with these clusters of ripening seeds. If we let them continue, they prevent the bulb from storing as much energy as they could. Once the seed pods are removed the bulb has no choice but to store the energy produced by the leaves and roots. Now the bulb will grow larger as it stores lots of extra energy. We can expect many more flowers next year if we snip away the seeds now. More flowers...nothing wrong with that idea.

Even flowering shrubs benefit from deadheading.

Just as with the perennials, I can expect more flowers next year if I take a little time now to snip off those seed pods.

Lilacs form next year’s flower buds during what remains of this growing season, so the sooner I remove those energyrobbing seed pods, the better the show will be next year.

Just a few minutes spent deadheading produced this batch of seed pods that are on their way to the compost pile...no need to waste all those nutrients stored in those seed pods. Deadheading not only makes your gardens look neater but will pay a dividend of more flowers and healthier plants...not a bad reward for

such little effort.

Now that we’ve stopped our plants from wasting energy on seeds it is time to add energy by feeding. To get the most flowers from your annuals, you can feed them with a soluble plant food.

Soluble plant food is absorbed by the plant very quickly but only lasts a short time...especially when rain washes it

away. This means that we need to use soluble plant food every couple of weeks for continuous feeding.

There are a lot of soluble plant foods to choose from so it is important to pick the one that will promote the most flowers. Phosphorus stimulates root growth and flower production.

Phosphorus is represented by the middle

number of the tree you’ll find on soluble plant foods like my favorite, Jack’s Blossom Booster. That’s it! A little effort now (along with some sun and dry weather, please) will ensure that our gardens look their best for the rest of the season and beyond.

Thanks for the read.

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Week of July 8 – July 14, 2016

BALLSTON SPA 1145A Route 50, $125,000. Mark Katz sold property to 224 Land Management LLC. 171 Kingsley Rd., $260,000. David and Kelly Walker sold property to Michael Fox. 20 Saddlebrook Blvd., $378,900.

Legacy Custom Homes LLC sold property to William and Dianne Rudolph.

56 Beacon St., $244,558.

Traditional Builders Ltd. sold property to Wenchao Jiang and Wenle Gao. 71 Lancaster Ct., $278,261.

Traditional Homebuilders and Development Inc. sold property to Hank Gintof.

5 Horseshoe Bend (Lot 92), $517,732. Legacy Custom Homes LLC. sold property to Guna Rukmane and Scot Green.

44 Sycamore St., $330,000.

Brookfield Relocation Inc. sold property to Giovanni Lleonart and Maria Hyzinkski.

421 Hop City, $190,500. Yedat Singh sold property to Constance Schmitz.

21 Mourningkill Dr., $210,000.

Richard Solosky sold property to Andrew and Katherine Szczesny.

17 Apple St., $210,000. Lisa Zacchio sold property to Jacki Hill.

MALTA Lot 2 Maiden Circle, $351,198.

John Luke Development Co. LLC sold property to Bruce and Kelly Pilkey.

Lot 49 Maiden Circle, $472,246.

John Luke Development Co. LLC sold property to Gregory Mohr.

25 Thistle Dr., $300,000. Jerry and Nipapun Kappmeier sold property to Zachary and Laura Weiland.

2889 Route 9, $150,000. Sunsmiles Group Inc. sold property to Louis and Maximilian Faraone.

25 Gleneagles Blvd., $292,000.

John and Tarryn Rainis sold property to Giuseppe and Lauren Salvioli.

1 Skipperhill Lane, $395,000.

Patrick and Stephanie Wade sold property to Luke Kjelland and Cassandra Boucher-Kjelland.

15 Hillman Loop, $331,082.

Farone Amedore LLC sold property to Brett and Jennifer Potts.

97 Arrow Wood Place, $164,900.

Meagan Nestleroad sold property to Christine Cusano.

Route 67, $600,000. Luther Forest Technology Campus Development Corporation sold property to Stewarts Shops Corp.

15 Janes Ave., $250,000. Jeffrey Lynch sold property to William and Cody Simpson.

30 Snowberry Rd., $167,500.

Timothy O’Rourke sold property to Marilyn Charles.

114 Fourth St., $310,000. Matthew McLoughlin sold property to Brent and Abbey Barker.

11 Settlers Ridge South, $449,900.

Jeannine and Paul Gasparini sold property to Ryan and Subrina Jendrasiak.

263 Malta Ave., $278,000. Abbey and Brent Barker sold property to Frank Raponi and Sheryl Ciotola.

81 Arrow Wood Place, $149,000.

Veronica Wildermuth sold property to Kathryn Kos. 66 Lake Shore Dr., $845,000. Linda Rowlands and Richard Gifford sold property to Todd and Jill LaPointe.

139 Van Aernem Rd., $358,000.

Karen Webley and David Montville sold property to Tatiana Hart and Steven Bristol.

SARATOGA SPRINGS 15-2 Ellis Ave., $285,000. Paul Zanella and Kelly QuinnZanella sold property to Josiah Jenks.

9 Sarazen St., Rear, $179,400.

Herbert Chesbrough (by Exec) sold property to Kathleen Chesbrough.

Bensonhurst Ave., $265,000.

Constance and Martin Holtby sold property to Rejuvenation Homes Inc. 13 Elizabeth Lane, $314,000.

Arlen Dahlquist (Trustee) sold

Property Transactions property to Kathryn Douville.

13 Horizon Dr., $535,000. David and Joan Powers sold property to Da Peng Sun and Fan Li. 61 Second St., $265,000. Sean Mahoney sold property to Buckland Management LLC. 27 Concord Dr., $230,000. Derek Harrison sold property to Gerard McGowan and Brandy Ritz.

55 Phila St., $100,000. 47 Phila Inc. sold property to 55 Phila LLC. 111 Van Dam St., $275,000.

William and Linda Krone sold property to Patrick and Lina Dillon.

11 Saddlebrook Dr., $1,150,000.

Lincoln and Margaret Miller (Co-Trustees) sold property to Dmitriy and Domenique Yermolayev.

84 Tompion Lane, $210,000.

Terrence and Debbie Finley and McMahon Properties Inc. sold property to Etienne Alembong.

WILTON 76 Damascus Dr., $325,000. Carol Moore sold property to John and Erica Whittaker.

19 Timberlane Dr., $255,000. John Brooks sold property to Henry Brosnan.

80 Edie Rd., $629,000. James and Maria Lucchese (by Agent) sold

property to Adam and Carol Madkour.

1 Dandelion Dr., $314,777. David and Michelle Pitaniello sold property to Courtney Adams and Matthew Van Pelt.

11 Rose Terrace, $160,000. Pine Brook Landing LLC sold property to Scott and Susan Wertans.

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BUSINESS

Week of July 8 – July 14, 2016

The Station: Your New Destination

by Norra Reyes Saratoga TODAY

MALTA — Bob McKenna, co-owner of Lake Ridge Restaurant in Round Lake, and his business partner, executive chef Scott Ringwood, decided it was time to take their casual fine dining talents deeper into casual territory. So they purchased a bit of history and, with their combined talent for creating a successful dining enterprise, they opened Dunning Street Station last week on Wednesday, June 29 with a ribbon cutting and samples of its eclectic bar and grill menu.

The business partners, who will have worked together 15 years in September, were familiar with the bright silver diner at 2853 U.S. Route 9, which has hosted Quintessence and other establishments, but were delighted to learn the full history of 63-year-old restaurant. It was once

famous for the filming there of the 1979 movie, “My Old Man,” starring Warren Oates and a young Kristy McNichol, about a cantankerous horse trainer and his jockey daughter.

“It really is a historical place, believe it or not. It’s like a landmark,” said McKenna.

The 19-employee facility has been completely renovated and boasts 16 beers on tap, an extensive wine list, and full bar. The Station’s head chef Vic Clavell [formerly of Maestros] and Lake Ridge’s Ringwood put their own special take on the menu of classic bar food such as burgers, wings and pizza, including delightfully unusual items such as Duckwich Sliders, comprised of house-made duck confit topped with seared foie gras, fig jam, arugula and balsamic drizzle; and a Pastrami Burger, featuring an 8 ounce patty topped with grilled pastrami, sautéed

Photos by MarkBolles.com.

onions, tomato and Swiss cheese, Dijon peppercorn mayo.

There’s a marshmallow jalapeno dipping sauce, a Shrimp and Lobster roll with 6 ounces of butter-poached shrimp and lobster meat; and a gluten-free Korean Chicken Pasta made of pan-seared chicken with carrots, bell peppers, onion and spinach, finished with garlic, sesame and soy.

“People are raving about the menu, and that’s a testament to Vic and Scott taking the time to create it thoughtfully,” said McKenna. “Their creativity with the unbelievable ingredients from the sauces to the presentation, it’s phenomenal. The lobster and shrimp roll, people are already coming back for that and it’s only been just a week!”

McKenna was quite clear, though, that Lake Ridge Restaurant will continue its excellent service, undisturbed by the addition of Dunning Street Station.

“We’ve won all these awards,” said McKenna, “but the one that has made us most proud is ‘consistent greatness.’ You have to be consistent every hour of the day. We talked about this while training the Station’s staff. We take good care of our property, our servers do a great job, and the food and quality are

consistently great. And that’s our mission at Dunning Street Station, to win that award.”

Recognizing an industry need for quality, quick yet relaxed dining, no reservations are required at the Station. For more information, call 518-587-2000 or visit www.dunningstreetstation.com.

Bar staff Marnie Vollmer, Ethan Quinlan, Mary DeSantis, Ryan Manning.

The specialty coffee menu is just one of the perks at the new restaurant.

Executive Sous Chef Victor Clavell plates up.

Korean Chicken stars on the restaurant's eclectic menu.

Kelly Gennoy, daughter of the restaurant's co-owner Bob McKenna, with family and friends Jordan, Abby, Ella and Lily.

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Week of July 8 – July 14, 2016

Saturday: Stewart’s Grand Opening

JIMAPCO Under New Leadership

BALLSTON SPA — On Saturday, July 9, Stewart’s Shops is holding a Grand Opening Celebration at its original store located at 170 Church Avenue.

At 10 a.m., the Dake family arrives in a helicopter, followed by ribbon cutting and check presentations to the Ballston Area Recreation Commission (BARC) and Reita Park. From 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. there will be helicopter rides given to selected contest winners, and then at 3 p.m. will be pint ice cream eating contests (6-17 years old and 18+).

The store will be offering half price deals all day on eggwiches, coffee, Stewart’s refreshers, deli dogs, subs, pizza, and ice cream counter items: cones, sundaes, shakes and more! Plus, 10¢ off a gallon, all grades of gas. (Church Avenue location only).

ROUND LAKE — When JIMAPCO President Dave Fisk’s father, Jim Fisk, started a new speculative map-making venture in 1966, neither of them had any idea that the company would still be in business 50 years later.

“In those days, we’d split $60 at the end of the day, and consider the day a success”, said Dave Fisk. “Now the company is 50 years old, and still synonymous with premiere mapmaking – including custom, retail, online, mobile, and digital production. But my wife and I are ready to retire, so it’s time for some changes.

Fortunately our long-time employees want to keep JIMAPCO moving into the future, so we are delighted to report that the business will essentially continue – just at different locations and under different leadership.”

On July 8, JIMAPCO will close its flagship building on Route 9 in Round Lake and decentralize its operations.

Paul Hein, JIMAPCO’s Cartographic and Production manager will assume ownership of the cartography division, continuing the creation of the company’s wellknown retail and custom mapping operations, while Sherri Odell, who helped manage the retail operation, will absorb JIMAPCO’s brick and mortar store function as part of her new retail store, Wilderness, Water, & Woods, in Parkwood Plaza, 1758 Rt. 9, Clifton Park, NY. The JIMAPCO online store and house accounts will remain with JIMAPCO, Inc., managed by Odell. The DSD (direct store delivery) operation was sold in 2013 to Jimapco Distribution Services, an independent company, and that also continues.

Exhibitor Deadline Saturday BALLSTON SPA — The 175th Annual Saratoga County Fair opens on Tuesday, July 19, and runs through Sunday, July 24, from 9 a.m. to midnight daily. The Fair is looking for entries, exhibitors, and participants. The 2016 Saratoga County Fair Exhibitor Handbook is available online at www.saratogacountyfair. org. Deadline for entries is July 9.

Departments and shows include cattle, draft and saddle horses, goats, farm produce, flowers, culinary, home arts, fine arts, antiques, talent show, sheep, fair pageants, education, Grange, 4-wheel-drive pull, and conservation.

All Fair information, admission, directions, daily schedules, and the necessary applications for each department are available on the Saratoga County Fair web site or call the Fair office for more information at 518-885-9701.

Simplicity Grand Opening SARATOGA SPRINGS – The salon, Simplicity, is celebrating the grand opening of its new location at 86

Congress Street, Embassy Suites Hotel, on July 14 from 6 to 8 p.m.

Free gift for the first 50 people. Be sure to check out the new and gently used hats, owned by Margie Rotchford, being sold to benefit Medical Missions for Children. The new location features more space, beautiful natural light, and plenty of free parking. Consultations are free.

For more information, visit www. simplicityasalon.com.

Hats Off Festival SARATOGA SPRINGS — The Saratoga County Chamber of Commerce, along with presenting sponsor, NYRA, and major sponsor, Druthers, will host the 2016 Hats Off Festival on Friday, July 22 and Saturday, July 23. Both events will run from 7 to 11 p.m. and will take place throughout downtown Saratoga Springs. The Hats Off Music Festival is a celebration of the opening weekend of the Saratoga Race Course. With tens of thousands of people expected, the festival proves to be one of the longest running events in the community. This year, bands will consist of a wide range of genres ranging from blues and rock to chorus, solos, and instrumentals.

Band locations will be: The Savory Pantry; The Adirondack Trust Company; Caroline Street; Division Street; Saratoga Tea & Honey; and Ben & Jerry’s.

Call for Leadership Saratoga Project Proposals SARATOGA COUNTY — Each year, the Leadership Saratoga Advisory Board selects four projects to be included in the curriculum of the upcoming Leadership Saratoga program. These projects, selected from submissions from our Chamber member nonprofit organizations, provide hands-on experience for the class participants.

Project proposals are currently

being accepted. The deadline to submit a project proposal is August 1.

Proposals should be submitted from a Saratoga County based Chamber member organizations. Ideal projects will require approximately 150 hours of volunteer time to complete.

They cannot include fundraising.

Past successful projects include: trail design, cutting, mapping, educational programming and community engagement outreach; a marketing assessment, redesign and production of collateral; a website redesign and implementation; an awareness campaign using research analysis and creation of collateral; organization and hosting of a special anniversary celebration event and the appropriate marketing and promotion to accompany the event; and a food pantry redesign, build out and food drive.

More project examples can be viewed at www.leadershipsaratoga. org/explore-program/previous-projects/. For more information about Leadership Saratoga and project proposals, contact Kathleen Fyfe, kfyfe@ saratoga.org, 518-584-3255.

Business-to-Business Expo SARATOGA SPRINGS — The Saratoga County Chamber of Commerce will host its largest event of the year, the 2016 Saratoga County Business-to-Business Expo, on Thursday, October 6. The event will take place from 3:30 to 7 p.m. at the Saratoga Springs City Center, 522 Broadway.

There will be 145 member exhibitors, comprised of over 40 industries from all over the Capital Region. There will be over 10 local restaurants serving food, various activities throughout the expo, various cash bars, and giveaways at member booths. Average attendance ranges between 1,500-2,000 people, with a majority coming from the business community.

For more information or to sign-up as an exhibitor, visit www. saratoga.org. For any additional questions, or if you are a restaurant vendor, please contact Keith VanVeghten, kvanveghten@saratoga.org or call 518-584-3255.

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EDUCATION

Week of July 8 – July 14, 2016

Saratoga Welcomes Fresh Air Kids SARATOGA SPRINGS — On June 30, 29 smiling New York City children boarded buses for the Saratoga County area, to reunite with their host families at the bus arrival in Saratoga Springs.

“I’m excited to go swimming and to watch the stars at night. I can’t see them at night in the city!” said ten-year-old Tyrone about his Fresh Air experiences.

Ten children were warmly welcomed at the PBA fields in Saratoga Springs to spend time with volunteer host families in Ballston Spa, Glenville, North Creek, Saratoga Springs, Bennington, Schenectady, Corinth, and Schuylerville.

Volunteer host families share their summers for up to two weeks with Fresh Air children, ages seven to 18, who leave behind the city streets to run barefoot in the grass or see the stars at night. Some children are leaving home for the first time, while others are returning to visit the same host families for consecutive summers.

This summer, close to 4,000 children will enjoy a summer outside of

the city with volunteer host families in suburban, rural and small town communities along the East Coast from North Carolina to Maine and Southern Canada through The Fresh Air Fund’s Friendly Towns Program.

The Fresh Air Fund, an independent, not-for-profit agency, has

Photos by Francesco D’Amico.

provided free summer experiences to more than 1.8 million New York City children from low-income communities since 1877. For more information about hosting a Fresh Air child, call Melissa Nicolaysen at 518-3206736 or visit www.freshair.org.

Brian from the Bronx reunites with the Casey family.

First time host Jonathan Adams welcomes Jamir Barns from Brooklyn.

Local families welcome children from New York City to share their homes for a couple weeks each summer.

The Johnson family welcomes Queens native Aaliyah.

Long Time Fresh Air Fund bus driver Mohammad Bashqoy and Patty LeRoy.

The Post family greets Brooklyn native Alwazir.

EDUCATION BRIEFS

Week of July 8 – July 14, 2016

SRYMCA Preschoolers Graduate

SARATOGA SPRINGS – Teachers handed out diplomas to 138 happy children at the Saratoga Regional YMCA Preschool and UPK Graduation on June 20.

Parents and families filled the Saratoga Springs High School auditorium, taking photos and cheering on their little ones as they crossed the stage with huge grins on their faces.

“We are so thrilled with the growth and development of this program”, said Colleen Girvin, Preschool Director, who has been working in the SRYMCA’s Preschool department for the last 30 years.

“Every year, we add activities and lessons to the curriculum to make sure our students are well-rounded and ready for Kindergarten.”

All of that hard work has paid off, earning the SRYMCA

Preschool yet another award in 2016 as one of the top Preschools in the area. A more expansive list of programs and classes can be found at www. srymca.org.

Slots for the 2016 school year are filling up fast. Register online or for more information, contact Colleen Girvin at 518583-9622, ext. 114 or colleen. girvin@srymca.org.

Adult Machine Tool Technology Students Graduate HUDSON FALLS — A graduation ceremony and reception was held for the third graduating class of the Adult Machine Tool Technology Training Program. Graduates and their families were honored by the employers who helped craft the program, along with the directors and counselors of the Saratoga, Warren, Washington Counties Workforce Investment Board, and the WSWHE BOCES. Of the 12 students originally enrolled in the program, five are looking to advance at the company where they are already employed and three have already secured employment as a result of this training.

The 500-hour program was developed to address the current and anticipated need for machinists in Advanced Manufacturing and in specialty machine shops across the region. Classes were held at the Southern Adirondack Education Center.

The customized training was funded in part through a $3 million federal Workforce Innovation Fund grant. The three-year WIF grant was awarded to a consortium of four Capital Region WIBs specifically to build awareness of careers offered in STEM occupations (science, technology, engineering and math) and to fund STEM training initiatives. These training initiatives are designed to meet the growing

Computer Training for 6th Graders SARATOGA SPRINGS — On August 31, during the 6th grade walk-through, Maple Avenue Middle School is offering a 1-hour IT training class for incoming 6th grade students and any middle school students new to the District. There are four sessions to choose from and seating is limited.

Training covers the following: logging onto the computer

(different than elementary school log in); logging into and the basics of Office365 (email, calendar, OneDrive); logging into and the basics of SchoolTool for students; and other programs if time allows.

Students can register to attend online at www.saratogaschools.org/mstraining6

demand for skilled workers in STEM related industries including nanotechnology, energy, biotechnology, and advanced manufacturing.

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SSCSD Receives Phish Funds SARATOGA SPRINGS — The Saratoga Springs City School District has received a grant of $1,500 for its music program from the Mockingbird Foundation, a fan foundation of the band Phish.

The Foundation is a volunteer fan-run nonprofit and is sending its donations to a music education program in each of the fifteen cities and in which Phish will perform this summer. Phish performed at SPAC July 1 through 3.

The $22,500 in new grants include the 300th Mockingbird grant and bring the Foundation’s

total disbursements to just over one million dollars in 47 states. These grants help bring music from the Phish community to the local community, and are one of many ways fans contribute to the areas in which the band performs.

Funds for grant making are generated through donations from a loyal base of fans, as well as through books, recordings, artwork, merchandise, and special events. The Foundation has been operated entirely by volunteer fans of the band, without any salaries or paid staff, since its inception in 1996.

Student Art at County Fair

BALLSTON SPA — The Ballston Spa Central School District’s annual display of student artwork and projects will be installed at this year’s county fair on July 14 from 10 a.m. to noon.

The fair opens to the public July 19 through 24 at the Saratoga County Fairgrounds in Ballston Spa. Stop by and view work from all of our schools

and see who wins this year’s prizes.

All the student artwork and projects are displayed in the Education Exhibit (under the Grandstand).

A list of awards and honors will be posted before the fair opens. The final awards ceremony is on July 24 at 4 p.m. in the Talent Building.

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

Adirondack Friends Meeting 27 Saratoga Ave, South Glens Falls 793-3755 | adirondackfriendsmeeting.org Regina Baird Haag, Pastor Services: Sunday 10:30 a.m.

Assembly of God Faith Chapel 6 Burgoyne St, Schuylerville 695-6069 | Rev. Jason Proctor Services: Sunday 10:45 a.m.

Assembly of God Saratoga 118 Woodlawn Ave, Saratoga Springs 584-6081 | Services: Sunday Worship 10 a.m.

Bacon Hill Reformed Church* 560 Route 32N, Bacon Hill | 695-3074 Rev. Janet Vincent | Services: Worship service 10 a.m.; Sunday School 10 a.m.

Baha’i Community of Saratoga Springs 584-9679; 692-7694 | usbnc.org Ballston Center Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church 58 Charlton Road, Ballston Spa | 885-7312 ballstoncenterarpchurch.org Services: Sunday Worship, 10:30 a.m.

Ballston Spa United Methodist Church 101 Milton Ave, Ballston Spa 885-6886 | Services: Sunday 10 a.m.

Bethesda Episcopal Church* 41 Washington Street, Saratoga Springs Bethesdachurch.org | 584-5980 The Very Rev’d Marshall J. Vang Services: Sunday 8:00AM & 10:00AM Calvary Capital District 17 Low Street, Ballston Spa | Pastor Andrew Holt Services: Sunday 10 am | calvarycd.com Church of Christ at Clifton Park 7 Old Route 146, Clifton Park 371-6611 | cliftonparkchurchofchrist.com Services: Sunday 10:30 a.m.

Christ Community Reformed Church 1010 Route 146, Clifton Park | 371-7654 ccrc-cpny.org | Services: Sunday 10 a.m.

Christ Episcopal Church Routes 50 & 67, Ballston Spa | 885-1031 Services: Sunday 8 & 10 a.m.

Christian Restoration Ministries Saratoga Senior Center 5 Williams St, Saratoga Springs 796-4323 | Pastor Pat Roach Services: Sunday 10 a.m.; 6:30 p.m.

Christian Science Church 107 Circular St, Saratoga Springs 584-0221 | Services: Sunday 10 a.m.

Community Alliance Church 257 Rowland St, Ballston Spa 885-6524 | Services: Morning Worship 10:30 a.m.

Congregation Shaara Tfille* 84 Weibel Avenue, Saratoga Springs 584-2370 | saratogasynagogue.org Services: Saturday 10 a.m.

Corinth Free Methodist Church 20 Hamilton Ave, Corinth 654-9255; 792-0271 Services: Sunday 10 a.m.

Corinth United Methodist Church 243 Main Street, Corinth 654-2521 | cfumc@cnyconnect.net Services: Sunday 10:30 a.m.

Cornerstone Community Church 516 Park Ave., Mechanicville | 664-5204 mycornerstonechurch.org | Pastor Frank Galerie Services: Sunday 10:30 a.m.

Corpus Christi Roman Catholic Community 2001 Route 9, Round Lake 877-8506 | ccorpusc@nycap.rr.com Services: Saturday 4 p.m.; Sunday 8:30 & 10:30 a.m.;

RELIGION Eastern Orthodox — Christ the Savior 349 Eastline Road, Ballston Spa 786-3100 | xcsavior@yahoo.com.

Services: Sunday 9:30 a.m.

First Baptist Church of Saratoga Springs 45 Washington St, Saratoga Springs 584-6301 | Services: Sunday 11 a.m.

First Baptist Church of Ballston Spa 202 Milton Ave, Ballston Spa 885-8361 | bspabaptist.org Services: 10:30 a.m. worship, 9 a.m. Sunday School (all ages) First Presbyterian Church of Ballston Spa 22 West High St, Ballston Spa 885-5583 | Services: Sunday 10 a.m.

Full Gospel Tabernacle 207 Redmond Road, Gansevoort 793-2739 | Services: Sunday 10 a.m.

Galway United Methodist Church 2056 East St, Galway | 882-6520 galway-united-methodist-church.com Services: Sunday 9:30 a.m.

(9 a.m. in July and August) Grace Fellowship Saratoga 165 High Rock Ave, Saratoga | 691-0301 saratoga.gracefellowship.com Pastor: Mike Adams Services: Sundays 9 & 11 a.m.

Grace Brethren Church* 137 W. Milton Road, Ballston Spa 587-0649 | Rev. Dan Pierce Services: Sunday 10 a.m.

Greater Grace Community Church Pastor David Moore | 899-7777 thechurch@ggccmalta.org Services: Sunday 10 a.m.

Greenfield Center Baptist Church 30 Wilton Road, Greenfield Center | 893-7429 Services: Sunday School for all ages - 9:45 a.m.; Church Service - 11 a.m.

Highway Tabernacle Church 90 River Road, Mechanicville | 664-4442 Services: Sunday 10:30 a.m.

Hope Church 206 Greenfield Ave, Ballston Spa 885-7442 | Services: Sunday 10 a.m.

Jonesville United Methodist 963 Main St, Clifton Park 877-7332 | Services: Sunday 8:30 & 10:30 a.m.

Sunday School 9:30 a.m.

Living Springs Community Church 59 Pine Road, Saratoga Springs 584-9112 | Services: Sunday 10:30 a.m.

Living Waters Church of God 4330 State Rt. 50, Saratoga Springs 587-0484 | livingwaterscog.us Services: Sundays 10 a.m.

Malta Presbyterian Church Dunning Street, Malta 899-5992 | Services: Sunday 10 a.m.

Malta Ridge United Methodist Church 729 Malta Ave. Ext, Malta 581-0210 | Services: Sunday 10:30 a.m.

Middle Grove United Methodist Church* 581-2973 | Pastor Bonnie Bates Services: Sunday 9 a.m.

Mt. Olivet Baptist Church Corner of Jefferson St. & Crescent St. Saratoga Springs | 584-9441 Rev. Dr. Victor L. Collier, Pastor New Horizon Church 150 Perry Road, Saratoga Springs 587-0711 | Services: Sunday 9:30 a.m.

New Life Fellowship 51 Old Gick Road, ­­Saratoga Springs 580-1810 | newlifeinsaratoga.org.

Services: Sunday 10:30 a.m.

NorthStar Church Gowana Middle School, Clifton Park 371-2811 | northstarchurch.com Services: Sunday 9:30 a.m. & 11:15 a.m.

Old Saratoga Reformed Church* 48 Pearl St., Schuylerville oldsaratogareformedchurch.org Services: Sunday 10 a.m.

Old Stone Church (American Baptist) 159 Stone Church Road, Ballston Spa 583-1002 | Services: Sunday 9 a.m.; Adult Sunday School 9 a.m.; Service 10:30 a.m.

Our Lady of Grace Roman Catholic Church* 73 Midline Road, Ballston Lake 399-5713 | Services: Saturday 5 p.m.

Sunday 8:15 & 10:15 a.m.

Presbyterian-NE Congregational Church 24 Circular St, Saratoga Springs 584-6091 | pnecchurch.org Services: Sunday 10:45 a.m.

Quaker Springs United Methodist Church* 466 Route 32 South, Quaker Springs 695-3101 | qsumc.com Pastor Al Johnson Services: Sunday 9 a.m.

River of Hope Fellowship 100 Saratoga Village Blvd, Malta Cmns, Ste. 3 | 881-1505 riverofhopefellowship.com Services: Sunday 10 a.m.

Roman Catholic Church of St. Peter 241 Broadway, Saratoga Springs 584-2375 | Services: Saturday 5 p.m.; Sunday 7:30, 9 and 11 a.m.

St. Clement’s Roman Catholic Church 231 Lake Ave, Saratoga Springs 584-6122 | Services: Saturday 4 p.m.; Sunday 8, 9:30, 11:15 a.m. and 5 p.m., 1 p.m. Spanish Service St. George’s Episcopal Church 912 Route 146, Clifton Park 371-6351 | stgeorge@csdsl.net Services: Saturday 4:30 p.m.; Sunday 8 & 9:30 a.m.

St. Joseph’s Roman Catholic Church* 3159 Route 9N, Greenfield Center 893-7680 stjosephschurchgreenfieldcenter.org Services: Saturday 4 p.m.; Sunday 10:30 a.m.

St. Mary’s Roman Catholic Church* 167 Milton Ave, Ballston Spa 885-7411 | stmarysbsta.org Services: Saturday 4 p.m., Sunday 8:30 a.m., 10:30 a.m., Noon.

St. Paul’s Roman Catholic Church* 771 Route 29, Rock City Falls 893-7680 | sjoegctr@nycap.rr.com Services: Sunday 8:30 am.

St. Paul’s Evangelical Lutheran Church 149 Lake Ave, Saratoga Springs 584-0904 | Services: Saturday 5 p.m.; Sundays 8:30 & 11 a.m.

St. Peter Lutheran Church 2776 Route 9, Malta | 583-4153 Services: Sunday 8:30 & 10:30 a.m.; Sunday School at 9:15 a.m.

St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church 1 Grove Street, Schuylerville 695-3918 | Rev. Donna J. Arnold Services: Sunday 8 & 9 a.m.

St. Thomas of Canterbury 242 Grooms Road, Halfmoon st-thomas-of-canterbury.org Services: Sunday 10 a.m.

Saratoga Abundant Life Church 2325 Route 50 South, Saratoga Springs 885-5456 | SALChurch.org Services: Sunday 9:30 a.m.

Week of July 8 – July 14, 2016 Saratoga Chabad 130 Circular St, Saratoga Springs 526-0773 | saratogachabad.com Saratoga Friends Meeting (Quaker) Rts. 32 and 71, Quaker Springs 587-7477; 399-5013 Services: Sunday 10 a.m.

Saratoga United Methodist Church* Henning Road, Saratoga Springs 584-3720 | saratogaumc.com Services: Sunday 9 & 10:45 a.m.

Saratoga Seventh-Day Adventist Church 399 Union Ave, Saratoga Springs 882-9384 | saratogasda.org Services: Sabbath School: 10 a.m. Worship Service: 11:30 a.m.

Schuylerville United Methodist Church* 51 Church St, Schuylerville 695-3101 | sumethodist.org Services: Worship at 11am Shenendehowa United Methodist 971 Route 146, Clifton Park 371-7964 Services: Sunday 9 & 10:30 a.m.

Simpson United Methodist Church Rock City Road, Rock City Falls 885-4794 Services: Sunday 10:45 a.m.

Soul Saving Station for Every Nation Christ Crusaders of America 62 Henry St, Saratoga Springs Services: Sunday 10 a.m. www.SOULSAVINGSTATIONCHURCH.COM Stillwater United Church (Presbyterian U.S.A.) 747 Hudson Avenue, Stillwater | 664-7984 stillwaterunitedchurch.org Services: Sunday 9:30 a.m.

Temple Sinai* 509 Broadway, Saratoga Springs 584-8730 | saratogasinai.org Shabbat Services: Friday 6 p.m. or 8p.m. (rotating schedule) Saturdays: 10:30a.m.

Terra Nova Church* 45 Washington St, Saratoga Springs 833-0504 | terranovachurch.org Services: Sunday 5:30 p.m.

The Salvation Army/ Worship, Service & Community Center 27 Woodlawn Ave, Saratoga Springs 584-1640 Services: Sunday School 10 a.m.; Praise & Worship 11 a.m.

Trinity United Methodist Church 155 Ballard Road, Gansevoort 584-9107 | tumcwilton.com Rev Keith Mann Services: Sunday 10 a.m.

Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Saratoga Springs 624 North Broadway, Saratoga Springs 584-1555 | uusaratoga.org Services: Sunday 10 a.m.

Unity Church in Albany 21 King Ave., Albany 453-3603 Services: Sunday 9 a.m. & 11 a.m.

West Charlton United Presbyterian Church 1331 Sacandaga Road, West Charlton 882-9874 | westcharltonupc.org Rev. Thomas Gregg, Pastor Services: Sunday 10:30 a.m.

Wilton Baptist Church 755 Saratoga Road, Wilton 583-2736 wiltonbaptistchurch.com Services: Sunday 11 a.m.

* — Handicap Accessible

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RELIGION

Week of July 8 – July 14, 2016

Congregation Shaara Tfille hosts the documentary film “Carvalho’s Journey” as part of The 2016 Saratoga Jewish Cultural Festival

Congregation Shaara Tfille will present the exceedingly well-reviewed documentary “Carvalho’s Journey” at 7pm on Monday, July 18th as part of the 2016 Saratoga

Jewish Cultural Festival. Held at Bow Tie Criterion Cinemas, located at 19 Railroad Place in Saratoga Springs, the movie will be followed by Questions and Answers with Steve Rivo,

Pro du c e r / D i re c t or / Wr it e r.

A real life 19th-century American western adventure story, “Carvalho’s Journey” tells the extraordinary story of Solomon Nunes Carvalho (1815-1897), an observant Sephardic Jew born in Charleston, SC, and his life as a groundbreaking explorer and artist. “Carvalho’s Journey” has been featured at the San Francisco, Portland, Salt Lake City, Las Vegas, Tucson, New York City, Palm Beach, Atlanta, San Diego, Denver, Washington DC, Boulder, Cherry Hill, Charleston, Princeton, Philadelphia, Boston and Baltimore Jewish Film Festivals.

“Carvalho’s Journey” was created by The National Center for Jewish Film which was the fiscal sponsor.

The evening is part of the 2016 5th Annual Saratoga Jewish Cultural Festival which include family-oriented, funfilled events intended to foster community, enhance Jewish identity and raise awareness of Jewish cultural arts. Open to the public, their event is

sponsored by a generous grant from the Jewish Federation of Northeastern NY. Tickets are $10. To make reservations, contact the Synagogue at 584-2370.

Congregation Shaara Tfille – Gates of Prayer is a liberal Conservative congregation located at 84 Weibel Avenue, Saratoga Springs, NY that welcomes all Jews, interfaith families and the LGBTQ

community. The Synagogue holds Monday and Thursday morning services at 7:30am, third Friday Family Shabbat evening at 7:30pm, Saturday Shabbat morning services at 10:00am. In addition to regular religious program, the Congregation offers a Hebrew School, Adult Education programs, ‘Live 92nd Street Y’ broadcast series, Men’s Club and Sisterhood.

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THE SOCIETY PAGE BROUGHT TO YOU BY CARRIE ROWLANDS JOHNSON & ALICE COREY OF the blogging bar

People’s Choice winner, The Iron Roost!

Linnaea DiNallo, Jessica Mayette and Erin Rourke

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Honorary Committee, First Taste of Summer

“Iron” Rules the Roost!

Fifth Annual Chef ’s Challenge Benefits Big Brothers, Big Sisters

ARATOGA SPRINGS – The salt on the rim was the perfect compliment to the sweet of the watermelon and bite of tequila. Brad Smith mixed and poured as he gushed about the recent opening of his new restaurant, Blue Agave, now filling the space Leon’s left behind after a move to Ballston Spa. Smith’s restaurant was one of about a dozen that donated their time and fare for this Fifth Annual Chef ’s Challenge and First Taste of Summer held at Excelsior Springs.

More than two hundred sipped and nibbled before voting for their favorite cocktail and tapas.

The highlight of the evening was a head-to-head cook-off requiring chefs to incorporate a secret ingredient in an appetizer, entree and dessert before the clock ran out.

All monies raised benefit Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Capital Region. According to Event Coordinator Elena Kyprianou Marosek, the 200 people were in attendance that evening, enabled them to easily reach their $45,000 goal, which will pay for matches between forty young people and their Skidmore big brothers or big sisters.

Tiffany Hogben, Josh Lochner

People’s choice went to The Iron Roost in Ballston Spa for their Lemon Mascarpone. Murmurings about the combination of whipped cream, strawberries, lemon and Iron Roost waffles filled the air with nearly as much sweetness as the dish they referenced.

- Carrie Rowlands Johnson Carrie Rowlands Johnson and Alice Corey are co-owners of the blogging bar, a Saratoga-based start-up offering blogging, social media management, and photography services to small to medium-sized businesses. Together they cover the social scene in Saratoga, offering you a sneak peek inside charity galas and fundraising parties. If you’d like your event featured, email us at thebloggingbar@gmail.com.

Blue Agave owner Brad Smith mixes a Watermelon Margarita for thirsty tasters

Heather and Brian Straughter

George Fricke, Scott Peterson, Josh Nemer, Arin Wright, James Caracci

All photos by Alice Corey Photography

29 PULSE Turning 50 Makes SPAC Want to DANCE!

Week of July 8 – July 14, 2016

50th Anniversary of SPAC’s Opening Night - Friday, July 8, Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater returns after 36 years!

SARATOGA SPRINGS — On Friday, July 8, SPAC will celebrate the 50th Anniversary of its historic Opening Night ­July 8, 1966 with a Community Picnic on the SPAC lawn from 5 to 6:45 p.m.

Admission to the picnic event is complimentary for ticket holders to the 8 p.m. performance

by Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater. Guests at the event will enjoy complimentary hot dogs, chips, soda, and ice cream, as well as entertainment by The Racing City Chorus, Saratoga Soundtrack

Chorus, The Smile Lounge Photo Booth, magicians, balloon artists, and more!

Highlighting the picnic event will be the debut of a new SPAC education program, entitled, The Performance Project: Youth in Motion. Sixty local children from the Capital District and Saratoga Regional YMCAs will join thirty New York City children in a dance performance on SPAC’s storied stage at 7 p.m. The Performance Project is presented in collaboration with National Dance

Institute (NDI), a non-profit arts education organization founded in 1976 by ballet star and former New York City Ballet principal dancer Jacques d’Amboise.

The evening will culminate in a performance by Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater.

Returning to SPAC for the first time since 1980, the company will present a mixed bill of recent and classic works including founder Alvin Ailey¹s iconic Revelations, the most widely seen modern dance in the world.

Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater in Alvin Ailey's Revelations. Photo by Christopher Duggan

Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater's Rachael McLaren. Photo by Andrew Eccles

National Dance Institute

AAADT's Linda Celeste Sims and Glenn Allen Sims in Alvin Ailey's Revelations. Photo by Andrew Eccles.

AAADT's Akua Noni Parker and Demetia Hopkins-Greene in Alvin Ailey's Revelations. Photo by Gert Krautbauer Zurich

AAADT's Jacqueline Green in Alvin Ailey's Revelations. Photo by Paul Kolnik.

PULSE The People’s Lawn

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“What is your favorite SPAC memory?”

“My best memory was when we went to the ballet last year. We had good seats and it was a really nice day.” – Piper Lutbak (right), from Saratoga Springs, and Lauren (left), from Saratoga Springs

“My favorite memory from SPAC is my internship. I’ve been a design intern here since May.” – Ann Van Vorst, from Schaghticoke

“I saw Pink Floyd here on their Dark Side of the Moon tour in 1972.” – Chris Cahill (left), from Stony Creek “I went to the Jazz Festival in the 1980s.” – Mary Cahill (right), from Stony Creek

“Watching my daughter perform here is my best memory. She performed with the New York State Summer School of the Arts.” – Andrea Chen (right), from Ballston Lake and Melanie Chen (left), from Ballston Lake

MARK ROCK

by Mark Bolles for Saratoga TODAY

news of the touring bands in the early eighties, I’d blast their songs at volume 11; AC/DC, RUSH, Editor’s Note: On SPAC’s 50th STYX, Journey, Van Halen, just to Birthday, we give a special show- name a few. This was spurred by case to the man who has led our my discovery of FM radio.

In this frequency I received an photo team’s efforts for years. Pure and simple – it says here: Mark education in music appreciation.

Around the dial I’d spin someBolles ROCKS! times landing on jazz, other times

- Arthur Gonick classical. In the NYC metro listening area there were great punk and SARATOGA SPRINGS — Pages metal broadcasts as well.

Considering my love of of Cream and Circus plastered the walls of my adolescence. I music, SPAC is a dream come idolized the rockers portrayed in true. It all happened here. Now, those music mags. Poring over I’m helping to make the pages.

Stevie Nicks: It was a like a dream photographing the Rock Goddess sing Dreams.

At a 2014 Alice Cooper show, I fell in love with the lead Nita Strauss. It would never have worked, I'm happily married and she clearly loves her guitar most of all.

Alice Cooper: I'm not worthy, I'm not worthy...

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The People’s Lawn “What is your favorite SPAC memory?”

“I saw Eric Clapton in the 70s.” – Linda English (right), from Albany “I came with my granddaughter to the final performance of the New York City Ballet last year.” – Ben English (left), from Albany

“I saw Arthur Mitchell in the New York City Ballet’s performance of Slaughter on 10th Avenue. He was the first black member of the NYCB.” – Joy King, from Saratoga Springs

“This is our first time here, but it’s been great so far!!” – Bri McCabe (left) from Ohio, Ryan Cassidy (middle) from Philadelphia and Mark Ashin (right) from Washington D.C.

“I saw Beethoven’s Ninth here 50 years ago.” – Clem Crowe, from Cambridge

Def Leppard: These guys ruled the 80s with STYX: Rockin' their Paradise Theater hit Too Much Time On My Hands. I had their smashes Pyromania and Hysteria. Still Rick Nielsen posed for me while playing one of my all time faves I Want You to Want Me. outstanding members of my vinyl collection. that on 8 Track.

A total throwback from my youth, back to back concerts on the 3rd and 4th of July 2009 featured Cheap Trick, Def Leppard, 38 Special, REO Spedwagon and STYX

Bush: For a time during the summer of 2012 it sounded like the nineties again.

I banged on the drums for a stint in the mid to late eighties. Nearly every young aspiring rock drummer wanted to be Neil Peart, myself included. Glad I traded my drumsticks for a camera to capture the iconic Rush drummer in action.

Slayer: My favorite heavy metal band of all time.

Few have engaged audiences with as many hit songs over so many decades. It is always great fun to see Tom Petty.

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LOCAL BRIEFS

Coming in July Second Hand Rose Thrift Shop, 116 Broad St., Schuylerville announces; “Coming In July:” Beginning the week of 7-5-16; all Tuesdays in July, 50% off of all Dishes, all Wednesdays in July, 50 percent off of all Books, all Thursdays in July, 50 percent off of all Vases and Planters, all Fridays in July, 50 percent off of all Linens and Curtains and all Saturdays in July, 50 percent off of all Clothing, Shoes and Belts.

These special sales will continue as long as supplies last and end on Saturday, 7-30-16. The Shop is open Tuesday through Saturday, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Volunteers are needed and appreciated. Our proceeds after expenses, are given back to Community Service Organizations.

For more information, please call Second Hand Rose Thrift Shop at (518) 695-4640.

Car Wash Fundraiser The Hands and Feet Ministry at Saratoga Abundant Life Church, located at the Corner of Hutchins Rd., and Route 50 in Saratoga Springs, will be having a car wash to raise money for the Hands and Feet Ministry for service projects that bless the community. Cost is $8 for a car wash or $16 for exterior detailing. Refreshments will also be available to purchase. For more information, email abundant.life@ salchurch.org.

Genealogy and Local History Heritage Hunters of Saratoga County will meet on Saturday, July 16 at 1pm at the Town of Saratoga Town Hall, corner of Rt. 4 and Rt. 29 in Schuylerville. John Gearing, Lawyer and a trustee of the Schenectady County Historical Society, will be the program leader.

The topic will be, “Using Legal Records in Genealogical Research.”

John’s experience includes several years at a title insurance firm, resulting in hundreds of land record searches in various New York State counties. Useful organizational handouts will be available. Public is welcome. For information call (518) 587-2978.

Trip to Corning Museum of Glass Serendipity Arts Studio announces an adventure for all ages to the Corning Museum of Glass in Western New York on Sunday, July 17. The Museum displays the world’s best collection of art and historical glass. Learn about the science and technology behind innovations in glass through hands-on exhibits and demonstrations in the teaching studios. Trip includes a glass blowing class to make your own glass ornament. The trip is open to adults and children at $99 per person.

The tour coach departs from the Congress Plaza parking lot in Saratoga Springs parking lot at 7:30 a.m. and returns at approximately 10:30 p.m. Price includes round trip bus fare, driver tip, glass making class and shipping of your finished piece to Serendipity Arts Studio for pick up. The following expenses are not included and may be purchased at the Museum: meals (ranging in price between $8 and $18) and museum admission which is $18 for adults and free for children under 17. Admission for adults ages 55 and over, college students, active military and AAA members is $15.30. For full details and to register, visit www.

SerendipityArtsStudio.com or stop at our studio, located just off Broadway, on Congress St. in Congress Plaza behind CVS. Call (518) 886-9553.

Havurah Vatik – The Worm in the Core: The Role of Death in Life In a long-awaited return engagement, Professor Sheldon Solomon will share his insights into the effects on individual and social behavior of the uniquely human awareness of death. From noble achievements to ignominious affectations, the fear of death and the quest for immortality have been pervasive throughout the history of human cultures. Sheldon Solomon is Professor of Psychology at Skidmore College. His studies of the effects of human awareness of death were featured in the award-winning documentary film, Flight from Death: the Quest for Immortality.

He is co-author of In the Wake of 9/11: The Psychology of Terror and The Worm in the Core: On the Role of Death in Life. He is the recipient of numerous awards in the field of psychology. A catered lunch will follow. Please call the Temple Sinai reservation line at (518) 584-8730 ext. 4 by July 13. This event will be

held on July 19, 11 a.m. – 1 p.m. at Congregation Shaara Tfille located at 84 Weible Ave., in Saratoga Springs.

All Saratoga area seniors, 55 plus are welcome.

Friends Advantage Sale Friends of Saratoga Springs Public Library’s Book Shop has a Friends Advantage Sale from July 16 through July 24. The Friends Book Shop accepts cash, credit card and check and is located on the 1st floor of the Saratoga Springs Public Library located on 49 Henry St. in Saratoga Springs. These sales are for Members Only. Become a member of the Friends of the Library at the Shop’s register to take advantage of Members-Only sales. Friends of the Library’s reusable canvas grocery totes (“horse reading a book” logo) for sale for $10 plus tax, a fundraiser for our not-for-profit organization. Great for gifts with a horse-theme. Friends Book shop hours are Monday – Thursday (10 a.m. - 8 p.m.), Friday (10 a.m. – 5 p.m.), Saturday (10 a.m. - 4 p.m.) and Sunday (1 – 4 p.m.). For more information, call (518) 584-7860, ext. 233.

Free Outdoor Theater Saratoga Shakespeare Company is celebrating the 16th summer season of free outdoor theater in beautiful Congress Park in downtown Saratoga Springs. We’ve added more additional programming in our continuing partnership with Skidmore College. Cyrano opens July 19. This free production in Congress Park runs through July 30. Romeo and Juliet will open in Congress Park on August 2 and runs through August 7. Performances are at 6 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday and 3 p.m. on Sunday.

Flower Show The Schuylerville Garden Club will present its annual National Garden Club Standard Flower Show entitled “Prose, Poetry and Posies” on Saturday, July 23 from 1 - 5 p.m. and Sunday, July 24 from Noon-4 p.m. in the Saratoga Town Hall, corner of Spring and Broad St in Schuylerville. There will be Floral Design, Horticulture and Photograph divisions. The floral and horticulture divisions will be judged by trained judges. The photos will be judged by the people attending the show. All divisions reflect a “Book Titles” theme. The show will also include plant, glove and bake

Week of July 8 – July 14, 2016 sales, prizes from a benefit table, youth and special exhibits and a “Floral Design” Demonstration on Sunday at 2:30 p.m. by Tim Healey, floral designer who will use designs to portray popular story book titles.

Admission and refreshments are free. For more information, go to www.schuylervillegardenclub.org.

4th Annual Hay, Oats and Spaghetti Please join us as an official sponsor of the 4th Annual Hay, Oats and Spaghetti, a very special evening of casual dining and cocktails with friends on Monday, July 25. Building from the huge success of prior years, the event will take place at Bravo!, 3246 S. Broadway, Saratoga Springs, and will kick off the Saratoga racing meet by welcoming horse industry friends old and new back to town. The entire evening has been generously donated by the owners of Bravo! and Mama Mia’s Restaurant, Lauren and Giuseppe Grisio. All proceeds will support the Thoroughbred Retirement foundation and the compassionate aftercare it provides to retired racehorses. By becoming a sponsor you will give back to these beautiful animals who give so much to us. For more information and to purchase tickets, please visit: www.trfinc.org.

Saratoga Friends New Saratoga Friends is a social group for baby boomers who are new to the Saratoga area and are interested in making new friends to socialize with. We also welcome folks who are not new to the area but want to make new friends. This is NOT a dating or “singles” group!

Couples and singles are welcome and there is no membership fee. Group members plan social activities based on their interests.

You are welcome to join us in the Susman Room at the Saratoga Springs Public Library on Tuesday, July 26 from 6:30-7:30 p.m. For more info or questions contact newsaratogafriends@gmail.com or join our New Saratoga Friends Meetup group (also free; go to www.

Meetup.com).

Horses, History and Handicapping Sponsored by Thorofan. The Academy for Lifelong Learning presents a special 4-week summer program Tuesday evenings at Longfellows Conference Center located at 500 Union Avenue,

Saratoga Springs. July 26, August 2, 16 and 23, 7:00-8:30pm 7/26: Matt Muzikar - jockey agent , 8/2: Gary Contessa – trainer. 8/16: Chad Summers - handicapper and manager, 8/23: Teresa Genaro - turf writer. With special appearances from handicapper Tom Amello Open to the Public. Admission includes assorted cookies, soft drinks, milk and water. General Public Admission: $55 for all 4 sessions or $15 per session at the door, Academy or ThoroFan Member Admission: $50 for 4 sessions or $15 at the door.

Registration is required for 4-session package by July 19. For more information or to become a member ($60), contact the Academy office vera.kasson@esc.edu or 587-2100 x2415. Seating is limited.

Picnic Honoring All Military and Veterans On July 31, Saratoga-Wilton Elks Lodge #161, located at 1 Elks Lane, Saratoga Springs is honoring all military and veterans, active and retired in the local area with a family-oriented picnic at our lodge from Noon to 4 p.m. Military and veterans are invited to bring your family members with you, kids of all ages too. Fun activities for everyone.

Lunch will be served from Noon until 3 p.m. Activities: Horseshoe tournament, dream ponies and zoo will be there for pony rides and petting zoo from 1 – 3 p.m. DJ Patty Reynolds with music and kid’s entertainment, cake walk. Please call the lodge at (518) 584-2585 or Debbie Gerber (518) 791-1025 to let us know how many from your family or group will be attending.

Walk with Compassion Capital Region Walk with Compassion is the walk to end child poverty.

Compassion International’s new fundraising walk series, Walk with Compassion, was created to address the challenges of vulnerable children around the world that go beyond what monthly sponsorship covers.The money we raise together helps to fund critical needs such as: medical emergencies, disaster relief, HIV/AIDS response, caring for unsponsored children, clean water, and much more. The walk will take place at the Halfmoon Town Hall on August 27 at 9:30 a.m.

For more information, visit www. walkwithcompassion.com.

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

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Week of July 8 – July 14, 2016 Annual Curtis Lumber Car and Truck Show

Family Friendly Event

Friday, July 8 Annual Garage and Bake Sale Galway United Methodist Church, Corner of Rte. 147 and County Rte. 45, Galway, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. and Saturday, July 9 from 9 a.m. – 3p.m.

The garage sale is a multi - family event which is held indoors come rain or shine. Community members are welcome to participate.

Saturday, July 9 Freestyle Dancing, Food and Fun Saratoga Hilton, 534 Broadway, Saratoga Springs, 10 a.m. – 2 p.m.

“Dancing with the Docs 2016” combines ethnic dance workshops and our 4th Annual Dinner/Dance Fundraiser that evening where there will be freestyle dancing to two live dance bands until midnight.

This event celebrates the weight lost by those participants from ethnic groups with the highest rates of obesity but the least amount of financial resources to pay for obesity treatment. Ethnic Dance Workshops: $30.00 Dinner/Dance: $65.00 combined $85.00 Tickets now on sale at: www.GlobesityInc. com.

Sunday, July 10 Dharma Meditation with Pierre Zimmerman One Big Roof, Center for Mindful Practices, 538 Maple Avenue, Saratoga Health and Wellness Building, Saratoga Springs, 9-10:15 a.m.

Weekly meditation followed by short discussion. All contemplative traditions honored. By donation.

For more information call (413)9927012 or visit www.oneroofsaratoga. com.

Curtis Lumber, Rt. 67, Ballston Spa, 11 a.m. – 3 p.m.

All makes of cars, trucks, customs, and tuners welcome (no cut-off years). Free wooden dash plaque and gift with each $15 registration.

Spectators are free. All Jeep owners and enthusiasts are invited to play in our “Logs n’ Rocks n’ Lumber Crunchies” Jeep playground and demo area courtesy of Upstate NY Jeeps. Music by DJ Andy Narzynski, giveaways, free face painting by JoJos Fabulous Faces, 50/50 raffle to benefit The Mighty 73 Civil Air Patrol, great food, and more. Fun family event, leashed pets also welcome. www.

CurtisLumberCarShow.com or call Jennifer Stickney at (518) 490-1441 for more info.

22nd Annual Secret Gardens Tour 10 Private Gardens in Saratoga Springs, 11 a.m. - 5 p.m.

The self-guided tour, presented

by Soroptimist International of Saratoga County (SISC), includes a semi-formal English garden, a butterfly house, assorted water features, within a mix of expansive rural sites and creative urban environments. SISC is a 501(c) (3) non-profit organization that supports domestic violence victim services and other local and global initiatives that benefit women, girls and the broader community. Tickets are $20 in advance and $25 on the day of the tour. To learn more about the tour and Soroptimists, email secretgardensinfo@gmail.com, visit soroptimistsaratoga.org or call (518) 581-1201, x 4184.

Skidmore Summer Jazz Institute: Student Concert Arthur Zankel Music Center, Ladd Hall, 1 p.m.

Free admission. For more information call (518) 580-5546.

Monday, July 11 Sewing Camp for Kids Saratoga Springs High School, 5 Blue Streaks Blvd., Saratoga Springs, 9 a.m. – Noon Grades 3 – 6 learn to sew simple projects that emphasize the mastery of basic skills. Projects include sunglasses case, felt

headbands, string tote, and pull-on skirt or shorts. Sewing machine provided. Registration is $60, material fee $15. Sewing camp for grades 7 – 12 will make a patchwork pillow, beach tote and sleeping shorts.

Sewing Machine provided.

Registration is $11, material fee $20. Both camps run July 11 – 14. Register online at district website, community continuing education. For questions call (518) 583-4782 or email continuing_education@ saratogaschools.org.

Tuesday, July 12 Continuing Education Classes MacFadden Administration Building o Saratoga Springs High School, various times “Eggstatic For Eggs”, SSHS 10 a.m. - Noon – Make topnotch egg dishes. Registration $11, material fee $6. “Build a Bluebird House”, MacFadden Admin. Bldg., 6 – 7 p.m. Kids bring an adult to this workshop.

Learn to build your own birdhouse. Registration $11 (includes both child and adult), material fee $20. “Get Your Glam On”, MacFadden Admin.

Bldg., 6 – 9 p.m. Learn about makeup application, skin types, do’s and don’t’s. Bring your own skin care and makeup products.

Registration $11, materials fee $5. Register online at district website, community continuing education. For questions call (518) 583-4782 or continuing_ education@saratogaschools.org.

Pieroghi Sale Christ the Savior Parish, 349 Eastline Rd., Ballston Lake, Pick up 11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.

Potato/cheese, sauerkraut, Farmer’s cheese may be ordered.

Call (518) 363-0001 to order.

Training for Intervention Procedures (TIPS) 125 High Rock Avenue, Saratoga Springs, call for time The Prevention Council is sponsoring TIPS for retail and package store staff and restaurant and bartenders informing them of the critical responsibilities involved in the sale of alcohol. Certification

lasts 3 years. For times and other information, please contact Janet at office@preventiocouncil.org or call (518) 581-1230 x3633.

Wednesday, July 13 Scholastic Summer Reading Road Trip Congress Park (rain location: The Saratoga Springs Public Library), 2 – 5 p.m.

Join us for an amazing afternoon celebration of reading, presented in partnership with the Saratoga Springs Public Library and Scholastic Books. Visit with Geronimo Stilton and Clifford, pose for pictures in our moving photo booth, participate in fun activities, meet children’s book authors and spin to win incredible prizes. For more information, visit www. northshire.com.

Turkey Dinner Saratoga Wilton Elks Club, 1 Elks Lane, Saratoga Springs, 4:30 – 6:30 p.m.

Donation Requested: Adults $12, Seniors and Military (Active/Retired with ID Card) $11, Children 5—12 $8, Under 5 Free, Take-outs $12. Call (518) 584-2585 for more information.

Bicycle Tour Saratoga National Historical Park (the Battlefield), Route 4 and State Route 32, Stillwater, 6 – 8 p.m.

A free, ranger-guided 5-mile bike tour of Saratoga Battlefield.

Scenic views of the historic grounds, knowledgeable staff and volunteer guides with unique stories of the park. Meet in the parking lot. In case of inclement weather, bike tour will be cancelled. Bring your bike, water, and insect repellent.

Helmets required. For more information about these or other events at Saratoga National Historical Park, call the Visitor Center at (518)670-2985.

Ballston Area Seniors Pickins’ Session Milton Community Center, 310 Northline Rd., Ballston Spa, 7 – 9:30 p.m.

Admission is free, open to the public, ample free parking Amateur musicians

to professionals, members or non- members, young or notso-young, are invited to come and recapture the joy of playing.

Bring your guitar, banjo, fiddle, harmonica or whatever you use to make music – or just come.

Please bring finger foods to share. For more information, call (518) 884-9563.

Thursday, July 14 Interfaith Prayer Meeting Courtyard of Longfellows Restaurant, 500 Union Ave. Saratoga Springs, 7:15 a.m.

The Meeting begins at 7:30 a.m. and concludes no later than 8:30 a.m. Sign-in and continental breakfast begins at 7:15 a.m. There are no charges or donations. All are welcome. For more information call (518) 4501615.

Free Concert in the Park Wiswall Park, Front St., Ballston Spa, 6 – 8 p.m.

The concert series is free to the public. This week’s concert features, The Road Kings (Classic Rock/ Modern Country). For more information, visit www. ballston.org.

Prosperity Wheel Workshop Woodlawn Commons, 156 Lawrence Street, Saratoga Springs, 6:30 p.m.

Albany-Saratoga Spiritual Adventures is hosting a workshop on Prosperity Wheel. Have some creative fun making a tool to help you express more abundance in your life, developed by Catherine Ponder, author of The Dynamic Laws of Prosperity. Bring scissors.

Materials fee: $2; suggested donation for workshop: $20.

RSVP required ensuring enough materials for everyone in attendance. For more information, visit www. newthoughtnewyork.org or call (518) 366-9918.

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

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Handicapping the Field: Part One Fifth Annual Finest Fillies & Some Colts – Wednesday, July 20

by Arthur Gonick Saratoga TODAY Note: The Finest Fillies and Some Colts field has been drawn, and an all-star prodigious slate of entries awaits your bets – all to benefit Jake’s Help from Heaven (JHFH – visit: www.JakesHelpFromHeaven. org). This is a field so incredible that it will take two issues to sort through this lineup. To help with this supreme test of handicapping acumen, we enlisted the aid of JHFH’s Heather and Brian Straughter. Heather provided great color commentary about some participants whom I was not familiar with; Brian’s primary role was to smile and giggle at our remarks – a role he filled quite excellently!

SARATOGA SPRINGS – AG: Welcome to the festivities.

We have quite a task before us.

We need to handicap this field so people can make their bets on their favorites intelligently – and of course, help Mr. Tom Durkin, a new MC for these proceedings, understand just what he has gotten into.

HS: Uh-oh!

AG: Well, no worries. We will sort it out for him, and have some fun along the way. Let’s start off by saying that any of the nine entrants – each team with a “racer” and a trainer – can win this. And in fact, they are ALL winners for putting themselves out there for Jake’s…

HS: Amen!

AG: So Heather, before we handicap the field – and today we are going to do post positions 1-4; and 5-9 next week – tell us a little about the game itself.

HS: The game that people will see on event night (Wednesday, July 20, from 7-9 p.m. at Vapor Nightclub) is quite similar to Wheel of Fortune. In addition to Tom being MC, I will play the role of Vanna…

AG: I see – excellent casting all around. And will who provide “Vanna’s” wardrobe?

HS: Natalie…

AG: That would be Natalie Sillery of Saratoga Trunk – who is a former MC of the Finest Fillies, and lo and behold – “racer” number 8! Hmmm – well, that

Expect Tom Durkin’s Jaw to be in Dropped position often on July 20!

PP 1: Not only is Beth NOT playing games here, but she’s also bestie’s with ‘Vanna’! Plus, she’s got Lars! (Who has his own Vanna-for-life/wife - Andrea Staepel).

Colleen’s (PP 4) got a hot hand with home field, two heavy-hitting trainers and class!

Michael and Todd (PP 3) hope Colt 45 keeps working every time!

Bet Early – Bet Often!

Upcoming Pre-event Fundraisers As of Press Time: - Ongoing: “Jakes Crazy Cardinal Cocktail” at Hattie’s… $10 cocktail with all proceeds going to JHFH to support Beth and Lars (PP 1)… Also an internal competition among Hattie’s staff for whomever can sell most drinks.

- Monday, July 11, 3:30-7 p.m.: Natalie Sillery’s (PP 8) “Porch Party” at Circular Manor - Monday, July 11, 5-5:45 p.m.: Mike and Todd’s (PP 3) “Colt 45 - It works every time!” Event at Gaffney’s.

- Friday, July 15, -6 p.m.: Car Wash Party at Nemer Chrysler Jeep Dodge Ram of Saratoga held by Katie Nemer and Angela Amedio (PP 2)… Katie and Angela will wash cars for $5 and Nemer will match every donation.

- Saturday, July 16 – 10:30 a.m.: “Rooftop Karma Spin & Yoga” on top of Washington Building, 422 Broadway. Angela Amedio (PP 2). A complimentary class, donations accepted to benefit JHFH.

adds another layer of interesting dimension – and we’ll get to her team next week. But meanwhile…

HS: If I spin your number, your team advances one position.

The first to the end wins – but wait, there’s more!

AG: I bet we’ll be saying that a lot today…

HS: In addition, all the teams

are competing for most money “bet” or pledged to them. And this is where it gets interesting…

So you know, these people aren’t in the habit of losing.

AG: Indeed…

HS: So, many of the teams are having early-bird fundraising events to up their totals (see side box), and this where some really

Katie and Angela (PP 2) have plans to put everyone through their own personal wash and spin cycle!

creative, fun stuff is happening!

AG: OK, that’s a good short course. As we said, all these teams are winners for participating. Having said that, let’s analyze their strategy, chances and maybe rip them a little as the situation warrants … let’s start with postposition 1.

HS: Beth Alexander. Third

consecutive Finest Filly. Won the game last year. Looking for her first $$ raised title. Making a Major statement here.

AG: Indeed. I know this team. And Beth is not fooling around, with her drink special at Hattie’s – nor, in her trainer! One Continued on pg 38.

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Saratoga Children’s Theatre to Perform High School Musical SARATOGA SPRINGS — The Saratoga Children’s Theatre announces live performances of Disney’s High School Musical at St. Clement’s School, 231 Lake Avenue, Saratoga Springs, on Friday, July 8 at 1 and 6 p.m.

Local children ranging in age from 10-13 will be starring in the musical, which has been directed

by Alyssa Jones along with music director Ben Richards. Tickets are $10 for Adults, $5 for ages 11-18, and Kids 10 and under are FREE. Refreshments will be available.

In H.S. Musical, the Jocks, Brainiacs, Thespians and Skater Dudes find their cliques,

recount their vacations, and look forward to the new year.

Basketball team captain and resident jock Troy discovers that the brainy Gabriella, a girl he met singing karaoke on his ski trip, has just enrolled at East High. They cause an upheaval when they decide to audition for the high school musical, led by Ms. Darbus. Although many students resent the threat posed to the “status quo,” Troy and Gabriella’s alliance might just open the door for others to shine as well.

For more information, visit saratogachildrenstheatre.org

Photos by MarkBolles.com

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Tang Teaching Museum’s Liz Collins Energy Field Features Guest Artist E.V. Day New work a direct response to tragedy in Orlando SARATOGA SPRINGS — The Frances Young Tang Teaching Museum and Art Gallery at Skidmore College announced the inclusion of new work by acclaimed artist E.V. Day in Liz Collins’ long-term lounge/ installation Energy Field.

Day’s piece is a direct response to the recent tragedy in Orlando.

Stretching across the large window of the Tang’s mezzanine in a custom steel frame and constructed out of fishnet body suits, elastic cords and hardware, Perpetual Motion, 2016, deals with visibility, inclusion, and defiant expression.

Liz Collins’ installation is designed for congregation, conversation, and study. Expanding on its role as a space for conversations and connections, Collins has invited a series of fellow artists to re-imagine the space in dialogue with her.

In formal and conceptual works, E.V. Day transforms clichés about fashion, femininity, and feminism.

She was recently awarded the prestigious Rome Prize for Visual Arts by the American Academy in Rome. In recent years, Day has used fishnet in her work as a visual rendering and volumizing device akin to wire frame and 3-D modeling.

Energy Field is an ongoing installation that has transformed the

Tang’s mezzanine into a lounge and community space for visitors. Since opening in October 2015, Energy Field has hosted dialogues, the Tang Student Advisory Council meetings, an improvisational dance performance, a Creation Myth Story Circle, and numerous museum guests who can sit back and become

re-energized.

Liz Collins is a New York Citybased artist and designer known for her textiles, installations, and KNITTING NATION, her live labor and site-specific installation project. She was also an artist in residence at the Museum of Arts and Design in New York through the

Photos by MarkBolles.com

end of January 2016 and created a massive woven installation for the staircase in the lobby there in March 2016. Her solo exhibitions have been at Heller Gallery, NY; AMP Gallery, Provincetown, MA; Occidental College, LA; Textile Arts Center, NY; AS220, Providence, RI; and the Knoxville Museum of Art.

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Summer Reading Road Trip!

Northshire Bookstore and Saratoga Springs Public Library Host Scholastic Books in Congress Park SARATOGA SPRINGS — On Wednesday, July 13 from 2 to 5 p.m.. Northshire Bookstore and the Saratoga Springs Public Library will team up to host the Scholastic Summer Reading Road Trip in Congress Park in Saratoga Springs. The rain location for this event is the Saratoga Springs Public Library, 49 Henry Street.

The Scholastic Summer Reading Road Trip is a nationwide RV tour, presenting reading festivals designed to inspire a love of reading in children - from babies through age twelve. The Scholastic RV is visiting thirty-five towns across America between May and July of 2016.

The reading festival in Congress Park on July 13

will include the decorated Scholastic Summer Reading RV, appearances by costumed characters Clifford, The Big Red Dog and Geronimo Stilton, as well as crafts and activities, giveaways, a moving photo booth and more.

Four popular children’s book authors will be signing books at the event: Eric Luper, Sandra Magsamen, K.E. Rocha and Tracy West.

This event is free and open to the public, and is presented locally by Northshire Bookstore and the Saratoga Springs Public Library.

For more information on these or other events, call 518682-4200 or visit northshire. com.

Fifth Annual Finest Fillies & Some Colts – Wednesday, July 20 Continued from pg 35.

Lars Huus-Skladzinksi … Oy! Talk about a first round draft pick out of stud-muffin central casting!

Server at Hattie’s / Associate at Julie & Co Realty… Gee, Heather – as we sit here today, who is leading in the fund-raising to date?

HS: Them… and they have no intention of being headed.

AG: Yes, we’ll see… but if form holds, and, as Mr. Durkin would say, the rail is good – this could be over!

HS: Except…

AG: Exactly. So let’s consider PP #2: Two first-time starters with outstanding pedigree… Angela Amedio and Katie Nemer. I know Angela – but tell me about Katie – all I know is that she probably drives a really nice car…

HS: Katie is also at Julie & Co, as is Angela…they’ve got two fundraisers on the schedule and I don’t think they feel like rookies…

AG: So the Julie stable entry is pretty impressive, much like herself… and let me say this about Angela, who owns Saratoga Cycling Studio as well. She is a fierce warrior…

HS: Yes, as game as game can be!

AG: …and if this were a real race, she would dust everyone!

Probably circle the game board 58 times before some of these go one lap! The only question I see is experience – but these two could be anything – so therefore, it couldn’t be classified as an upset if they pull off either win. On the

other hand…

HS: Uh-oh!

AG: Well, what do we have here at #3? An all-colt entry, again first-timers… Michael Billok, trained by Todd Shimkus. Tell me about Michael’s pedigree…

HS: Attorney. Partner at Bond, Schoeneck & King, PLLC. AG: I see… well, hopefully I won’t get sued, but I have a little question about strategy here… I like that they’re doing an event, but Colt 45? For 45 minutes?

Seriously?

HS: Yeah…

AG: And, of course Todd – well, I’m a Todd guy most of the time. He’s always there when you ask, and always comes up with creative stuff, so maybe there’s some alchemy that I’m not getting… but OK I’ve had enough.

They pay me to have an opinion here, and in this case, I feel that the fillies – all of them – experienced and otherwise – are going to carve these guys into finger sandwiches… and, then guess what they’re gonna do…

HS: Oh, no!

AG: Yes, in every race, someone’s gotta be last – and I say this is it. Sorry… in fact, I’ll go further… It may be controversial, but it comes down to this: Todd roots for every WRONG sports team on the planet! All this New England/ Red Sox stuff – outta here! No, I’ve been waiting, and the Evil Empire is throwing his hex on these blokes… Not only last - I see a possible DNF: I have a vision of a bad future here… I

predict Michael, probably a nice guy, halfway through the proceedings, throwing his hands up and exclaiming: “I’ve been had!”

HS: Oh, boy…

AG: We will drink their beer though – I hear it’s great for washing down finger sandwiches.

Next!

HS: Post 4. Colleen Carlson.

Trained by Mary Gavin.

AG: OK, Colleen. Saratoga TODAY Woman of Influence.

Former “Vanna” in earlier Finest Fillies, when she was “Plinko Queen.” JHFH Board Member.

And, home field advantage at Vapor. Wow! Stand back! How about Mary?

HS: Vice President at Gavin and Lavigne, Inc., Healthcare Capital Financing Specialists.

Married to Jim LaVinge, who was my former trainer when I was a filly.

AG: So really, if I understand – Colleen has set herself up with a training TEAM… HS: Essentially. And both of them support this event strongly They reach out to everyone they know – and I think they know every one! So this is the epitome of a contender!

AG: Agreed… well, the producer’s waving to us. Time to wrap up for today… but we still have the second half, and a lot of strong entries to cover next week… So, any final thoughts?

HS: Yes – thank you for playing. Bet early and often! See you at all these great events… Bye!

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week of 7/8-7/14 friday, 7/24:

sunday, 7/26:

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Maurizio Russomano, 3 pm @ Harvey’s — 583.0003

Elizabeth Woodbury Kaisus + HEARD, 7 pm @ Caffè Lena — 583.0022

Live Jazz Brunch, 10 am @ Primetime Ultra Lounge — 583.4563

Missmatched, 7 pm @ Carson’s Woodside Tavern — 584.9791

Hot Club Of Saratoga, noon @ The Merry Monk — 584.6665

Dirt Cheap, 10 pm @ Caroline St. Pub — 583.9400

The Shames, 4 pm @ The Parting Glass — 583.1916

The Wallies, 9 pm @ Druthers — 306.5275

Jeff Brisbin, 3 pm @ The Saratoga Winery — 584.9463

Captain Squeeze + The Zydeco Moshers, 9 pm @ Gaffney’s — 587.7359 The American Longboarders, 9:30 pm @ Harvey’s — 583.0003 Dos Amigos, 6 pm @ Nanola — 587.1300 Just Looking Band, 8 pm @ Nanola — 587.1300 Steve Lambert Quartet, 9 pm @ 9 Maple Avenue — 583.2582 Joe Finn, 6 pm @ One Caroline — 587.2026

monday, 7/27: Jeff Brisbin, 6:30 pm @ Brook Tavern — 871.1473

tuesday, 7/28: Rich Ortiz, 10 pm @ Caroline St. Pub — 583.9400 Open Mic w/ Rick Bolton, 8 pm @ Gaffney’s — 587.7359

Graham Tichy Trio, 9 pm @ One Caroline — 587.2026

wednesday, 7/29:

Emily Teller, 7 pm @ Peabody’s — 886.8673

Hot Club of Saratoga, 8 pm @ Hamlet + Ghost — 450.7287

Candy Ambulance, 9:30 pm @ Putnam Den — 584.8066 Velmas, 9 pm @ The Rusty Nail — 371.9875 Rich Ortiz, 6 pm @ The Saratoga Winery — 584.9463 Rob Aronstein, 7 pm @ Wishing Well — 584.7640

saturday, 7/25: Ryan Montbleau, 7 pm @ Caffè Lena — 583.0022 In Spite of Ourselves, 7 pm @ Carson’s Woodside Tavern — 584.9791 The Late Shift, 10 pm @ Caroline St. Pub — 583.9400

The Masters of Nostalgia, 8:30 pm @ One Caroline — 587.2026 Celtic Session, 7 pm @ The Parting Glass — 583.1916 Karaoke, 9 pm @ The Rusty Nail — 371.9875

thursday, 7/30: Pat Decker, 7 pm @ Bailey’s — 583.6060 Open Mic, 7:30 pm @ Caffè Lena — 583.0022 Matty Finn, 6 pm @ Carney’s Tavern — 952.7177

Sugar Pill, 9 pm @ Druthers — 306.5275

Open Mic, 10 pm @ Circus Café — 583.1106

Foldin’ Money, 9 pm @ Gaffney’s — 587.7359

Michael Louis.Smith + Friends, 9 pm @ Druthers — 306.5275

The Schmooze, 10 pm @ Harvey’s — 583.0003 Benjamin Franklin, 8 pm @ Nanola — 587.1300 Rob Lindquist Group, 9 pm @ 9 Maple Avenue — 583.2582 Rush Hour, 9 pm @ Peabody’s — 886.8673 Mallett Brothers w/ North + South Dakotas, 8:30 pm @ Putnam Den — 584.8066 Get Up Jack, 8 pm @ The Parting Glass — 583.1916 The Pretty Reckless, 3 pm @ The Saratoga Winery — 584.9463 Rob Aronstein, 7 pm @ Wishing Well — 584.7640

Rich Clements Band, 8 pm @ Gaffney’s — 587.7359 Morning Line Favorite, 8 pm @ Harvey’s — 583.0003 Hot Club of Saratoga, 7 pm @ Mouzon House — 226.0014 Chris Carey + Mike O’Donnell, 8 pm @ One Caroline — 587.2026 Michelle Shocked, 8:30 pm @ Putnam Den — 584.8066 Celtic Session, 7 pm @ The Parting Glass — 583.1916

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Puzzles Across 1 D.C. sports group 5 Hit the roof 15 School acronym 16 Dating term usually abbreviated 17 MSNBC anchor Wagner 18 Specialty brokers 19 Head 20 The Whiffenpoofs of a cappella fame 21 Finely contoured 22 Only fair 24 Sherry type 26 Swap magazines 27 Outback order 28 No-brainer?

29 Gifts for aficionados 33 VIP of the USAF 34 Chess grandmaster Spassky 35 Span. title 36 Joint support 39 Disastrous 41 Come (from) 42 They’re assembled at bars 43 Player in eight Super Bowls 46 Herbal beverage 47 Then, in Rennes 48 Boring, maybe 49 Punch line, say 50 Like some sirens 53 Kyrgyzstan border range 54 “Block-Heads” co-star, 1938 55 Temporary place to stay 56 Project planning datum 57 Crimp-haired critters Down 1 Bit of cleverness 2 Admitted 3 “Every Breath You Take” band 4 Pack leader?

5 It’s not a complex number 6 Happy way to walk 7 Temporary places to stay 8 City served by Ben-Gurion airport 9 Author LeShan 10 Husky follower

See puzzle solutions on page 46

See puzzle solution on page 46

11 They’re filled and folded 12 Like some brick walls 13 Join 14 Touch-and-go 20 Dakota du Sud, e.g.

23 __ Canals 24 “Angry” adversary in Enid Blyton’s “Faraway Tree” series 25 Dogfish Head products 27 Pressure 29 Sound off 30 Passing legislation?

31 Business identifier 32 They go with chips 34 Vivacity 37 Hoop, for one 38 Take offense

39 Venom source 40 Flying fig.

42 Unattached 43 L.A.-based brewery 44 Prince Valiant’s bride 45 “Path __”: 2002 LBJ biopic 46 “Woman With a Parasol” painter 48 Pre-euro currency 51 Monopoly token that replaced the iron 52 Cabinet dept. created under LBJ 53 One on the links

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: A while, Awhile A while, a noun phrase, is used as the object of the prepositions for and in. Tom and Linda have decided to stay for a while in Otego. In a while, Tom and Linda leave Otego for good.

Awhile is an adverb that means for a time. Tom and Linda are deciding whether to stay awhile in Otego.

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 davedowling59@yahoo.com

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Pat Summitt - The Game She Couldn’t Win!

by Damian Fantauzzi for Saratoga TODAY When Pat Summitt became head coach of the University of Tennessee’s Lady Vols in 1974, at the age of 22 – barely older than some of her players – the NCAA did not even formally recognize women’s basketball. Summitt had to drive the team van to road games herself. In her 38 years at Tennessee, Summitt won eight national titles and 1,098 games – the most by any Division 1 basketball coach, male or female. Her teams made an unprecedented 31 consecutive appearances in the NCAA Tournament.

The passing of Pat Summitt came five years after she was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease.

She was 64.

Summitt battled the disease with “fierce determination just as she did with every opponent she ever faced,” her son, Tyler Summitt, said. “Even though it’s incredibly difficult to come to terms that she is no longer with us, we can all find peace in knowing she no longer carries the heavy burden of this disease,” Tyler Summitt said.

The news of her disease broke in 2011, Summitt sitting alongside her son, Tyler, talking about taking on the biggest fight of her life. Summitt was larger than life, an unprecedented icon in the sport of college basketball – she accomplished just about everything she set out to do. If just for a moment, she seemed capable of conquering a new opponent, even one that doesn’t play fair.

I took an interest in Summitt basketball in 1999, when I took over the girls’ basketball program at Saratoga Springs High School. During that time people

compared her to Bobby Knight, and called her the Bobby Knight of women’s basketball. I researched her background and knowledge, and did not see her as a female Coach Knight. She was her own person and despite her critics, labels and comparisons, she had a vast knowledge of the game.

The old cliché that’s used over and over for woman who have worn a path into the so called “man’s world,” is that Pat Summitt broke the “glass ceiling.” When she got into coaching, it was an era that became a new beginning for women in sports, “Title IX” came into effect in 1972, when the ladies got equal consideration with and for having “legitimate” teams in sports at both the scholastic and college levels. As noted earlier, Summitt became the women’s head basketball coach at Tennessee in 1974, so her career fell into a perfect time for women’s basketball. It was fate.

Little is known about her estranged husband, R.B. Summitt, they divorced in 2008, after 27 years of marriage. Pat Summitt filed for divorce in August 2007, a week before their 27th wedding anniversary. The couple had been separated since March of that year and they finalized their divorce on April 28, 2008, according to USA Today.

At the time of the divorce, their son Tyler was 17 years old and custody wasn’t an issue. He was already living with his mother.

R.B. Summitt was also a graduate of Tennessee and began his career at Sevier County Bank in 1978. Prior to that, he worked for Tennessee Department of Financial Institutions for four years straight out of college, according to his LinkedIn profile. During his time at Sevier County Bank, he served multiple positions including president, and remained on the board of directors after his retirement.

Their only child, son Tyler, born on September 21, 1990, grew up in the gym and on the road with his mother, and later became a student assistant coach for her at UT. He got his first official assistant coaching job for the women’s team at Marquette University before taking the head-coaching job at Louisiana Tech.

Patricia Summitt’s loyalty to the University of Tennessee is

likened to Jim Boeheim’s Syracuse connection. A rare marriage in these times. In the modern era of college basketball, coaches come and go, but there are few like Summitt and Boeheim. Mike Krzyzewski has been at Duke for 36 years, but he did not play for Duke (West Point) like Summitt did at UT and Boeheim at Syracuse.

There is another consideration about Pat Summitt, with women’s teams; there are a fair amount of male coaches in the profession. Summitt very successfully butted heads with her male counterparts, something I think is noteworthy.

Her fame will always be an important part of her legacy, and women’s basketball, but more than anything her accomplishments are inspiring, her career will always be a signature for young women who want to coach.

My mentioning of her private life is an important asterisk for what all coaches deal with, it’s more than just the game

and, or the team, it’s part of the life of a mentor. A balance that can sometimes get lopsided and learning to keep it balanced might be one of the biggest challenges for any coach.

The fans and those who desire to become coaches sometimes don’t see the whole picture.

People like Pat Summitt, who played and coached, are wired to take things as they come and then deal with it the best they know how. Sometimes

a coach’s family and personal life could become collateral damage and those like the late Patricia Summitt did, through athletics, understood that sometimes you can’t win but you must move on and prepare for the next game. That surely was part of the life of an American icon- the winningest college basketball coach in the history of the game. Patricia “Head” Summitt has paved a legacy that will live forever!

Coach Rich Johns Visits Echo Lake Camp WARRNESBURG — Coach Rich Johns reports that he “had the honor to speak to the ‘Leaders In Training’ at Camp Echo Lake in Warrensburg, bringing the Act With Respect Always mission and speaking about the “Ingredients Needed to a Great Leader.”

Stressing one’s ‘99’ on a daily basis and being accepting of others differences, accepting the ‘1’.”

Turner Strikes Silver in El Salvador SAN SALVADOR, EL SALVADOR — Athletes from the Glenville- based Jason Morris Judo Center enjoyed a great deal of success at the El Salvador World Cup, Saturday, July 2. Alex Turner (23) led the way winning a silver medal making it all the way to the 73kg final losing an extremely tight match to Eduardo Barbosa (Brazil).

This represents a triumphant return for Turner as he has been out almost a year due to surgery to repair his torn labrum. Turner now jumps up to a career high #120 on the world rankings. Turner’s JMJC teammate, Brad Bolen (27) had a good day in his maiden international event at 73kg since moving up from 66kg taking a bronze. Bolen, who reached a career high #27 at 66kg enters the

world rankings in 73kg at the #161 slot. Bolen also lost a close battle with the eventual champ, Barbosa. Bolen and Turner are now ranked #1 and #2 respectively in the USA. Hannah Martin (28) reached the podium for the twelfth time at a world cup, taking a bronze in 63kg. Martin lost to eventual champ Alexia Castilhos

from Brazil, 2-1 (on penalty points.).

Martin boosted her world ranking 3 spots up to #30. The JMJC young gun on the trip, Burnt Hills High School Junior, Quentin Cook gained some valuable experience for the future taking 5th place in 66kg. Cook currently sits at #185 on the worldranking list.

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HIGHLY UNDOMESTICATED!

Labatt Blue Brings First-Ever Undomesticated Summer Games to Spa State Park SARATOGA SPRINGS — Labatt USA has announced that it will host the Labatt Undomesticated Games at the Columbia Pavilion, Saratoga Spa State Park, on Saturday, August 6.

The event features five games including Human Bowling, Oversized Slingshot and Keg-O-War. Fifty teams, made of 300 people will compete for a chance to become “team legend” at the Labatt Undomesticated Games. Participating teams have registered online, and there are just a few remaining spots open.

Fans can watch the games, enjoy music, backyard games, food, prizes and ice cold Labatt Blue throughout the day. Saratoga Springs is one of

it. Jump in and turn yourself into a human bowling ball, just like the Labatt Blue commercial. Knock down as many pins as possible to score points.

Oversized Slingshot - Teams take aim with a bear-sized slingshot at a series of targets. Each team’s crew needs to relay the balls back to the slingshot to get off as many chances as possible before time runs out.

Roller Dash - In a game of who wants it more, teams face off directly.

Featuring groups of three, teams must out-hustle their opponents to gather as many balls as possible to win.

Undomesticated ChallengeTeams must weave their way through

“This is ridiculous fun at its best” — Lisa Texido

five cities around the Northeast and Great Lakes chosen to host the Labatt Undomesticated Games.

According to Lisa Texido, Labatt Brand Manager, Saratoga Springs was chosen to celebrate the connection both the local community and the brand have with the outdoors. “We hope to draw thousands of people to the Columbia Pavilion to participate in our Undomesticated Games. For a full day, participants will transform into human bowling balls, slip and slide through obstacle courses and go head-to-head with giant slingshots. This is ridiculous fun at its best,” said Texido.

Games will include: Human Bowling: Pin it to win

a series of six obstacles with a slip and slide finish. Teams can’t miss a step through this relay or they lose points.

Keg-O-War - It’ll take total teamwork to move four kegs of varying weights across the finish line.

The faster the time, the more points earned.

Teams are comprised of six players, with at least two female participants. All players must be 21 years or older to compete. Teams play at one of two sessions on August 6 at 11 a.m. or 2 p.m. Team registration started in May and there are a limited number of spots left to register. The cost to register is $125 per team.

To register to participate, please go to http://www.labattgames.com.

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COMMUNITY SPORTS BULLETIN Saratoga Springs Recreation 2016 Summer Clinics and Programs The Saratoga Springs Recreation Department will again be offering an extensive and varied list of programs and clinics for summer 2016. Choose from boys and girls basketball, volleyball, baseball, field hockey, tennis, boys and girls lacrosse, soccer, cheerleading, skateboarding, softball, track, running, sandlot baseball, flag football and ice skating lessons.

2016 Fall Soccer Registration Has Begun Follow your goals with the Saratoga Springs Recreation Department’s 2016 Fall Soccer program.

This program is open to children grades Pre K-12 and will run September 10-October 29. Players will be separated by grade and exposed to skill development based on age and skill level. Register before August 15 in order to receive the Early Bird Discount.

Two volunteer coaches per team are needed at all levels.

Registration fee is waived for the child of each coach who registers by August 15.

Sign up at the Saratoga Springs Recreation Center at 15 Vanderbilt Avenue. For additional information or to

download forms go to www.

SaratogaRec.com. Questions?

Call 518-587-3550 x2300 or email recreservations@saratoga-springs.org.

1 Blue Streak Blvd.

Saratoga Springs, NY 12866 Ph: 587-6690, ext. 33304

and raffle prizes afterwards.

Grand prizes for best times for all 5 events, continual improvement and most family members. For more information visit www.saratogastryders.org or email laura@saratogastryders.org

Blue Streak Boys Basketball Camp

Summer 2016 Recreation Center Hours

Boys entering grades 3-10 are invited to this summer’s Blue Streak Boys Basketball Camp, July 11-15 at Saratoga Springs High School.

Morning Session: 8-11 a.m. for boys entering grades 3-6 Afternoon Session: Noon – 3 p.m. for boys entering grades 7-10 Cost is $125.

Email Matt Usher at m_ usher@saratogaschools.org if you are interested or have any questions. First day registration forms will be accepted at the HS.

Camp Saratoga 5K Trail Series The Camp Saratoga 5K Trail Series will be held on Mondays, July 11, July 25, August 8 and August 22, at 6:15 p.m. at Camp Saratoga, Wilton Wildlife Preserve and Park. The races are open to all and registration is $5 at the door. Proceeds benefit the Wilton Wildlife Preserve and the Saratoga Spa State Park. Refreshments

The Saratoga Springs Recreation Department’s summer hours at the Recreation Center will be (through October 9) will be MondayFriday 8 a.m. – 8 p.m. and Saturday 11:30 a.m. - 5 p.m.

The Recreation Center will also be closed Monday, July 4 and Monday, September 5.

For additional information, call 518-587-3550 x2300 or visit www.SaratogaRec.com.

Join us on the ice this summer for Intro to Ice Skating. This Saratoga Springs Recreation Department program will introduce skaters ages 3 through adult to the exciting world of ice skating. Already know the basics?

This program will build upon skills already learned. A strong foundation can produce a lifetime of pleasure on the ice.

Sign up at the Saratoga Springs Recreation Center at 15 Vanderbilt Avenue For additional information or to download forms visit www.

SaratogaRec.com. Questions?

Call 518-587-3550 x2300 or email recreservations@saratoga-springs.org.

Zumba at Gavin Park Ditch the workout, and join the PARTY! This Latin inspired workout program is not your typical workout. This workout will get you moving to music, while actually enjoying yourself.

Pre-registration is required at least one business day prior. No drop-ins allowed (pre-registration required).

BTW, Our gym has air conditioning! Fee per session: Wilton Res. - $45; Saratoga School Dist.- $55; Other- $60. Sessions are on Mondays from 5:45 - 6:45 p.m. from July 11 ­August 15.

Register at Gavin Park or online: https:// ac t ivenet018.ac t ive.com/ wiltonrecreation/

2016 SUMMER BREAK TRIPLE THREAT BASKETBALL CAMP

Have some fun, make some friends, learn some basketball!

OPEN TO ALL CHILDREN AND RUN BY COACH TONY DEVIZZIO (cell-932-1525) (home-584-8092) THIS IS NOT A SARATOGA RECREATION PROGRAM, see sign-up information below.

-SARATOGA SPRINGS EAST SIDE RECREATION COURTS; MONDAY, JULY 25 – FRIDAY, JULY 29, 2016 8:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. AGES: 5-14 DIVISIONS FOR BOYS/GIRLS – (DEPENDENT ON READINESS LEVEL) -SKILL-DRILLS AND COMPETITIONS FOR SHOOTING, DRIBBLING, PASSING, ETC. 1 on 1, 2 on 2, 3 on 3 TOURNEY GAMES - FREE FREEZE-POPS EACH DAY, YOU SHOULD BRING SOMETHING TO DRINK AND ADDITIONAL SNACKS. CHAMPIONSHIP FRIDAY (ALL CONTESTS AND TOURNAMENT GAMES) - AWARDS CEREMONY – 11:30-11:45 a.m. - FRIDAY (LASTS 15 MINUTES - EVERYONE GETS SOMETHING!) $70 fee and form due before/or on first day. (checks made to: Tony Devizzio, 743 Malta Ave. Ext, Ballston Spa, NY 12020)

Puzzle solutions from pg. 40 Send your sports stories or briefs to Arthur Gonick, Sports Editor at arthur@saratoga publishing.com

Summer Intro to Ice Skating Registration

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3,000+ at Firecracker 4!

Kids line up at the start of the Firecracker 4¹s new ³Sparkler² Fun Run for ages 14 and under. The half-mile untimed run went from the City Center to Congress Park. Photos by Deborah Miles Czech.

SARATOGA SPRINGS — As the Firecracker 4 held its 10th annual road race on Monday, July 4 the beloved community event added some new activities that made the morning especially memorable. A platoon of more than 30 runners affiliated with the Veterans Business Council of the Saratoga County Chamber of Commerce stood at attention in front of the starting

line and then ran in formation over the course, honoring the soldiers who have fought for the freedom and independence America celebrates on the Fourth of July.

More than 3,000 runners registered for the main race, with 2,784 finishing, and 275 children ages 14 and under signed up for the first “Sparkler” Fun Run, a half-mile untimed event from

the City Center to Congress Park.

The winners of the four-mile race were Ben Fazio, age 21, an RPI senior from Troy, who finished in 19 minutes, 43 seconds, and for the women, Greenfield’s Kelsey Chmiel, age 14, a rising sophomore at Saratoga Springs High School, who came in at 22:23.

Complete race results are available online at www.greenleafracing.com/results/.

This young girl did at least 11 chin-ups, cheered on by the crowd!

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Firecracker4. See page 47. Photo by Deb Czech.

Highly Undomesticated

… and Coming at ‘Ya this August!

Civilization – Meet the Keg-O-War… One of several events in the Labatt Undomesticated Games which will occur at the Columbia Pavilion, Saratoga Spa State Park, on Saturday, August 6. All the undomesticated details are available for you on page 45.