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Featured Stories

Malta: Growth That Works See Story pg. 10

Summer Summer Camps Camps

SOS Youth Outreach Drop-In Center Provides Services For Young Adults In Need

See Story pg. 16,17

Inside TODAY Blotter 3 When Crystal Swinton ties the green bandana; the SOS Drop-In Center is open. Photo by MarkBolles.com

See Drop In pg. 7

Saints Upset Lake George, March On To Finals

Spa Catholic’s Luke Spicer (left) gives the Saints the lead with 1:15 seconds left in Wednesday’s semifinal win over Lake George. Photo by Mark.Bolles.com

by Brian Cremo Saratoga TODAY GLENS FALLS — Taking on Lake George in the Section II Class C semifinal at the Glens Falls Civic Center, Saratoga Central Catholic had an obvious goal: contain Section II leading See Basketball pg. 31

Malta Med Campus Set For Expansion

by Colette Linton Saratoga TODAY

SARATOGA SPRINGS – When Saratoga Hospital bought the 140acre lot located in Malta near exit 12 of the Northway, there was a bigger picture in mind that went beyond the Malta Med Emergent Care facility: the goal of establishing ‘community-level’ health care.

The Malta Med Emergent Care facility opened in May last year, and Calbone said that he’s hoping to build or at least initiate the process

of building the medical office and find a provider for the long-term care operation within the next two years.

“From the very beginning, we did have a vision of certain services ultimately coming on to the property; specifically, long-term care and a medical office as well as the emergent care center that we have now,” Angelo Calbone said, the CEO of Saratoga Hospital, which co-owns the Malta medical facility with Albany Medical Center.

See Malta Care pg. 14

Homeshow 5 Obituaries 6 Business 8,9 Education 15 Pulse 22-24

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SPAC Winter Ball 2014 Those who attended SPAC Junior Committee’s fundraiser and fourth annual winter ball were transported to a place of iconic fur-lined hats (“shapkas”), dumplings, sour cream and vodka. “A Russian Whiteout” at the Hall of Spring was a fundraiser for classical programming at the Saratoga Performing Arts Center.

-Colette Linton

Photos By Lawrence White

Week of February 28 – March 6, 2014

Week of February 28 – March 6, 2014 Elliot Q. Ruggles, 21, of Plum Court in Gansevoort, was arrested February 20 and charged with speeding and aggravated unlicensed operation of a vehicle.

Daniel J. Dalpiaz, 37, of Ruhle Road in Ballston Spa, was arrested February 20 and charged with refusing a prescreen test, not properly using a court-ordered interlock device and DWI. Dalpiaz was arrested at 1:35 a.m. after being involved in a property damage accident.

Ryan Thomas, 21, of Mosby Place in Fort Riley, Kansas, was arrested February 20 and charged with improper equipment and aggravated unlicensed operation of a vehicle.

Steve Balgobin, 23, of Goldfield Lane in Rexford, was arrested February 21 and charged with failure to keep right, failure to signal a turn, DWI and aggravated unlicensed operation of a vehicle.

Michael J. Nutting, 26, of Kaatskill Way in Ballsotn Spa, was arrested February 21 and charged with speeding, refusing a prescreen test, BAC and DWI. Christopher M. Zabel, 28, of Kilmer Road in Middle Grove, was arrested February 21 and charged with assault. Zabel was arrested at 10:47 p.m. following an assault complaint.

Lindsay K. Camp, 22, of Sunburst Circle in East Amherst, was arrested February 21 and

charged with failure to keep right and unlawfully dealing with a child. Camp was arrested at 7:15 p.m. It is alleged that she purchased alcoholic beverages (beer) for two people under the age of 21.

James R. Wright, 22, of Tiffany Place in Saratoga Springs, was arrested February 22 and charged with an unsafe lane change, DWI and BAC more than .08 percent. Wright was arrested at 10:06 p.m. after allegedly being involved in a property damage accident.

James M. Caronwilliams, 19, of Kaydeross Avenue West, was arrested February 22 and charged with possessing alcohol under that age of 21 and unlawful possession of marijuana.

Thomas R. Morris, 22, of Hyde Street in Saratoga Springs, was arrested February 22 and charged with DWI and a BAC more than .08 percent.

Jordan D. Patregnani, 27, of Union Avenue in Saratoga Springs, was arrested February 22 and charged with improper head lamp equipment, failure to stop at a stop sign, refusal of a prescreen test, DWI, BAC more than .08

BLOTTER 3 percent and aggravated DWI. Joshua L. Ruggiero, 23, of Avenue B in Schenectady, was arrested February 22 and charged with improper vehicle equipment, aggravated unlicensed operation of a vehicle and operating an unregistered motor vehicle on the highway.

Christopher A. Kinney, 21, of County Route 132 in Hagaman, was arrested February 23 and charged with aggravated unlicensed operation of a vehicle and improper vehicle equipment (tinted side wing windows).

Alexis E. Kim, 22, of Pheasant Run in Niskayuna, was arrested February 23 and charged with speeding, an unsafe lane change, failure to keep right, DWI and BAC more than .08 percent.

Joel F. Pascuzzi, 29, of South River Street in Coxsackie, was arrested February 23 and charged with assault. Pascuzzi was arrested at 2:15 a.m. following a domestic complaint.

William H. Sullivan, 58, of Lake Shore Drive in Lake George, was arrested February 23 and charged with DWI, BAC more than .08 percent, aggravated DWI and

aggravated unlicensed operation of a vehicle.

Robert A. Pratt, 44, of South Federal Street in Saratoga Springs, was arrested February 24 and charged with assault. Pratt was arrested at

1:40 p.m. on a warrant.

Marion J. Wescott, 67, of Ryan Road in Greenwich, was arrested February 24 and charged with issuing a bad check. Wescott was arrested on a warrant at 9:45 a.m.

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week in Review

Six Felony Charges For Blogger

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CLIFTON PARK – John Tighe, 67, of Milton was arraigned in Clifton Park Town Court on Wednesday, February 26, on a total of six felony counts.

Three counts were on the charge of possession of a sexual performance by a child; three counts were on the change of promoting a sexual performance by a child.

The charges arose out of the seizure of Tighe’s computer by state police in October, after an investigation led to the execution of a search warrant for Tighe’s residence. This investigation was prompted by a

complaint that was filed in April of 2012 by NXIVM involving unauthorized access to NXIVM computers.

Tighe had written extensively about NXIVM in his blog, “Saratoga in Decline,” alleging many financial and legal misdeeds by the organization. The blog itself was often vilified for it’s abrasive style, name-calling and vulgarity. It has been inactive since the computer seizure last October 23.

Tighe will next appear in Milton Town Court next Monday, March 3.

Week of February 28 – March 6, 2014

Major Heroin Bust In Stillwater STILLWATER— The Stillwater Police Department made three arrests in what was one of the largest drug busts they have ever handled.

Three Stillwater residents were arrested on Friday, February 21, for selling heroin and a total of thirteen felonies.

The arrests took place at 8 Birch Lane in the Saratoga Hills Mobile Home Park where police confiscated heroin, money and a weapon.

Basil E. Smith, 55, Brenda J. Smith, 59, and Michael G. Wescott, 38, were each charged with multiple counts of third-degree criminal sale of a controlled substance and third-degree criminal possession

of a controlled substance both of which are felonies as well as seventh-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance, a misdemeanor.

The three offenders were indicted in Stillwater Town Court and later were transferred to Saratoga County Jail and where they were held without bail.

The investigation is on going as police continue to determine any additional charges.

The Saratoga County Sheriff ’s Narcotics Unit, the New York State Police CNET Capital and SORT units, and Saratoga County Probation assisted the Stillwater Police Department in the investigation.

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Local McDonalds employees star in new commercials promoting breakfast. L to R: Corinna Collins and Brian Carter of Mechanicville are joined by Heather Beaulieu of Maine and Joshua Hulett of the Ballston Spa McDonald’s.

ALBANY — McDonald’s recently revealed their new advertising campaign, Good Morning Albany, which captures local residents being surprised with a breakfast served by local McDonald’s restaurant crewmember. Employees from both the Mechanicville and Ballston Spa restaurants are featured in two thirty-second television advertisements.

In one commercial, pedestrians encounter a McDonald’s menu board on the corner of State and Lodge Streets in downtown Albany only to be surprised when it produces a voice requesting their order. Corinna Collis, an employee from the Mechanicville McDonald’s, soon after arrives on a scooter to deliver their fresh, hot meals. In the second ad, real people in real situations are being delivered McDonald’s breakfast items thanks partly to Joshua Huelett, Crew Trainer at the Ballston Spa McDonald’s and Brian Carter, Crew Trainer of the Mechanicville McDonald’s.

Week of February 28 – March 6, 2014

HOme and lifestyle show

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Get Ready For Spring At Saratoga Home And Lifestyle Show 120 Exhibitors Plus Wine Tasting Cooking Demo And Fun For Kids

SARATOGA SPRINGS — The Saratoga Home & Lifestyle Show, organized by the Saratoga Springs Rotary Club takes place this weekend, February 28-March 2, at the Saratoga Springs City Center. Show hours are Friday, 5-9 p.m.; Saturday, 9 a.m. to 7 p.m.; and Sunday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Among the displays from the show’s 120 exhibitors will be landscaping and outdoor living, home improvement, storage and organization, home décor and furnishings, builders and contractors, elder care, legal, financial services and more.

The show also features hourly door prizes, a major prize of an exterior home washing, and the grand prize of a 50” flat-panel TV. A scavenger hunt will also give participants additional chances to win valuable items.

Admission is $6 for adults, $1 for kids 5-12, under 5 free. Adults with a Buy Local rewards card will receive $2 off admission. A discount coupon for $1 off adult admission is available at www.rotaryhomeshow. com. All proceeds support Saratoga Rotary’s charitable donations, youth scholarships, and humanitarian aid.

New This Year Friday: Wine Tasting

From 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. on Friday, the Saratoga Winery will offer complimentary tastings of several of its hand crafted varieties including Chardonnay, Saratoga White, Cabernet Franc and Steeplechase. Wine by the glass and bottle will be available for purchase.

Saturday: Cooking

Demonstrations

Executive Chef James Frese of Pasta Pane Rustic Italian Bistro in Clifton Park (at right) will demonstrate how to make fresh fettuccine pasta with pomodoro sauce. Pasta Pane is part of the DZ Restaurants family, which includes Saratoga’s Boca Bistro, Chianti Ristorante and Forno Bistro. Demonstrations will be held at noon, 1 and 2 p.m.

Sunday: Kids Day

The show will admit kids under age 17 for free all day on Sunday.

JoJo’s Face Painting and Balloon Gal Jenny will entertain between 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. Also, the Saratoga Springs Police Department’s child safety and fingerprinting table will be present throughout the entire weekend.

Local Sponsors Support Club’s Efforts Several local businesses sponsor the show, which is the Rotary Club’s largest fundraising event each year: The Adirondack Trust Company (major sponsor), Allerdice Ace Building Supply (door prizes), Champion Window (grand prize), Granite & Marble Works (supporting sponsor), The Saratogian (advertising sponsor), Saratoga TODAY (magazine sponsor), BuyLocalDeals.com (digital media sponsor), and Saratoga Springs City Center (community sponsor).

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obituaries Susan A. Cherry

SARATOGA SPRINGS — Susan A. Cherry, 63, passed away at Saratoga Hospital Monday, February 17 with her loving son and bother by her side.

Born August 28, 1950, in Glens Falls, she was the daughter of the late Kenneth and Rena (Colomb) Drake.

Susan was retired from Verizon, where she worked as a customer relations representative, and worked part time as an assigner for a local communication company in retirement. Susan’s

recreational activities included boating, swimming and visiting her favorite casinos.

Susan was predeceased by her beloved husband of 27 years, Malcolm Cherry.

Survivors include her son, Christopher Drake of Saratoga Springs; brother and sister-in-law, Kenneth and Virginia Drake of Oneida; two stepsons, Gregory and Wayne Cherry of Saratoga Springs, two nephews, two nieces and several cousins.

Louise G. Landry GREENWICH — Louise G. Landry, 79, passed away Monday, February 24 at Saratoga Hospital.

Louise was born on September 17, 1934 in Reading, Pennyslvania, the daughter of the late Charles L. and Ruth Miller Gordon of Reading.

Following her graduation from Reading High School, Louise attended Albright College and was co-founder of The Hassler Home in Reading when she was married to Dr. Ralph Hassler.

Louise later operated the Bohemia House B&B in Chesapeake City, Maryland with her present husband of 41 years, Harry L. Landry.

Survivors include her husband Harry “Chip” Landry; 10 children, Gordon Landry of Chesapeake City, Virginia, Emma Tygert of Virginia Beach, Virginia,

Gavin Landry of Brooklyn, Bianca Landry of Elkton, Maryland, Treva Weaver of Westerville, Ohio, Richard Landry of Greenwich, Tory Landry of Menands, Johanna Landry of Fayetteville, North Carolina, Jesse and Melissa Landry, both of Schuylerville; her sister, Susan Schmehl; 17 grandchildren and one great-grandchild.

As a Board Member of the Hudson Crossing Park, Louise was very active in the creation of the foundation and ongoing development of the park. In this regard, the family would appreciate that donations be made in her honor, in lieu of flowers. Information about the park may be found at www.hudsoncrossingpark.org. Donations to the Hudson Crossing Park can be sent to Hudson Crossing Park, P.O. Box 144, Schuylerville, NY 12871.

Hattie Louise Myers SARATOGA SPRINGS — Hattie Louise Myers, 101, passed away Sunday, February 23 at Wesley Health Care Center.

Born on February 9, 1913 in Pratt City, Alabama, she is the daughter of the late Joseph and Annie (Whitlow) Bell and resided in Saratoga Springs since 1960.

An employee for 32 years with the Bulova Watch Company, she also worked for nine years as a presser with Faris Bros. Company in New York. A member of the Saratoga Springs Senior Citizens Center and AARP, she was a longtime member of Court McLaughlin 422 Catholic Daughters of the

Americas and a devoted communicant of the Church of St. Peter on Broadway.

In addition to her parents, she is predeceased by one son, Ruppert LeRoy Fox, Jr.; two sisters, Rena Mae Emerson and Minnie Delle Norwood; a brother, Louis J. Bell and her husband, Thomas Myers.

Survivors include one brother, Thomas H. Bell of New Jersey; four grandchildren; her nieces and nephew, including Sharon Burwell of Brooklyn, Joyce Jenkins of Marlboro, New Jersey and Alton Norwood of New York, and her close friend Julianne Ward.

To view the full version of the obituaries vist the archive section of SaratogaTODAYonline.com It is the policy of Saratoga Today to publish Obituarires as a service to our readers.

Please send your obituaries to obits@saratogapublishing.com

Week of February 28 – March 6, 2014

Michael R. Gulli

GANSEVOORT — Michael R. Gulli, 21, passed away peacefully into God’s hands after a long courageous battle with cancer on February 20, surrounded by his loving family.

Michael was born September 23, 1992 in Niskayuna and was raised in Gansevoort. He was a graduate of Schuylerville High School and a communicant of St. Clements Church.

Michael especially enjoyed his time at the Double H Ranch where he met so many great

people who touched his life, and he touched theirs.

He later made many new friends at HOPE Club, where his life was enriched by so many wonderful people whom he could relate to.

Michael was an avid Yankees fan, along with his grandfather. They enjoyed their trips to Yankee Stadium. Michael never missed a game on TV and enjoyed “rivaling” with Red Sox fans. He enjoyed his Sunday football days out watching the games with his close friends.

Michael enjoyed his family trips regardless where the destination was. He always found a way to make the most out of life and his experiences. He cherished his family parties and spending time with his cousins and great-cousins, whom he loved with all his heart.

Michael is the son of his beloved parent’s, Michael and Janice Marchese Gulli; his beloved sister, Cassie Gulli; and loved by his dog, Doc. He is the cherished grandson of Joseph and Loretto Marchese of Clifton Park, Audrey Reed of Wynantskill, stepgrandmother Patricia Gulli of Troy and the late Nicholas Gulli. He is also survived by many aunts, uncles, cousins, great-cousins and many friends.

Elizabeth Isabelle (Main) Chandler

REXFORD — Elizabeth Isabelle (Main) Chandler of Rexford, 94, formerly of Framingham Center and Wayland, Massachusetts, passed away

on February 23.

Born on February 14, 1920 in Norwich, Connecticut, Elizabeth was the daughter of the late Oscar and Nettie Karoli Main.

She was a graduate of Connecticut College, class of 1941, and New London (Connecticut) Business College in 1942. She worked at Wellesley College for several years, retiring in 1982 as Associate Director of Admission.

In addition to her parents, she was predeceased by her husband of 64 years, A. Minot Chandler, Jr. and a sister, Barbara Noyes of Groton Long Point, Connecticut.

Elizabeth is survived by two daughters, Elizabeth M. (William) Sutton of Saratoga Springs and Barbara K. Chandler of Boston.

Jane C. Johnson SARATOGA SPRINGS — Jane C. Johnson, 86, peacefully passed away Tuesday, February 25 at home and surrounded by all of her five children.

Jane was born June 5, 1927, in Teaneck, New Jersey, the daughter of William and Jane Strohmeyer. She was married to Pete Johnson and John Torani, both deceased.

A resident of Saratoga Springs since 1958, she was well known as a longtime employee of the Holiday Inn in its early years.

A devout Catholic, she was a communicant at St. Peter’s and St. Clement’s Churches. Jane was always active socially, including service as President of the Dominick Smaldone ITAM Ladies Auxiliary, President of the Principessa Elena Ladies Society and later as a dedicated Red Hatter.

Survivors include her five children, Dennis Johnson and his companion, Sandy Gehring, of Saratoga Springs, Brian Johnson and his wife,

Pamela, of Pittsfield, Massachusetts, Keith Johnson and his wife, Marilyn, of Weston, Massachusetts., Scott Johnson and his wife, Julie, of Saratoga Springs and Judy Richards and her companion, Gary Dlugas, of Amsterdam; nine grandchildren and four great grandchildren.

She is predeceased by her sister, Virginia Stevenson, and brother, Edward Strohmeyer, and survived by her brothers, William, James and Kevin Strohmeyer of New Jersey.

Jane’s dear friends are many, including Nancy Corsale and Doris Stahl.

Calling hours are Friday, February 28 from 4-7 p.m. at William J. Burke & Sons/ Bussing and Cunniff Funeral Homes.

A Mass celebrating Jane’s life will be conducted on Saturday, March 1 at 12:30 p.m. in St. Clement’s Church, 231 Lake Avenue by Rev. Neil Draves-Arpaia. Burial will be later in spring at Greenridge Cemetery.

Week of February 28 – March 6, 2014

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Drop -In Center Serves Young Adults In Need continued from page 1

by Arthur Gonick Saratoga TODAY SARATOGA SPRINGS— The Shelters of Saratoga (SOS) Youth Outreach Drop-in Center at 20 Walworth Street is completing its fourth month of operation and is making an impact in a variety of ways.

The Drop-in Center, which is open on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., serves an important demographic: young adults, ages 16 to 21. The services provided are diverse and can make a difference on both the quality of a young person’s day-to-day life as well as providing increased potential for their futures.

On any given day, the clients and their individual needs determine the services provided. As SOS Youth Outreach Coordinator and Case Manager Crystal Swinton puts it:

Crystal Swinton receives a weekly donation of healthy lunches and snacks from Mimi’s Café. Photos By MarkBolles.com

“You never know what the flavor of the day will be.”

But the Drop-in Center appears quite ready for anything.

A new client, or first-time visitor might be very surprised by the array of services available here. The basic necessities we often take for granted, such as a shower or laundry facility with materials provided, or a healthy lunch or snack is always available (provided weekly from Sweet Mimi’s Café on Phila Street. Two volunteers from St. Peters youth group coordinate this: Tori Los and Max Liebers).

But a client can also get educational help or job search guidance including resume writing assistance, all designed to improve a client’s work readiness. Those without a physical address can utilize the SOS P.O. Box. A computer and printer are available with Internet access. Once a week, Siobahn A’Hearn, a nutrition program educator from Cornell Cooperative Extension’s “Eat Smart New York” program is in-house to provide nourishment guidance and techniques. Public health nurses visit regularly also.

“The small group of volunteers we have are extremely resourceful,” Ms. Swinton notes, “We are fortunate to have most everything we need.” Although, she notes that there is an ongoing need for bottled water (should someone wish to drop off a case or two during the week, please note that it should be clearly marked

Siobahn A’Hearn, Nutrition Program Educator for Eat Smart New York shows Erika some knife techniques while detailing the nutritional value of ingredients.

for the youth drop-in center so it gets to the right destination). Ms. Swinton cited one need for consistent transportation down to the CAPTAIN Youth and Family Center in Clifton Park twice a week so that clients could take advantage of CAPTAIN’s high school diploma programs.

There are also outreach activities to stimulate the mind and body, said Ms. Swinton, such as a recent rock-climbing trip, with other offsite activities planned as the weather

brightens.

But it is obvious that there is never a day with anything less than a warm and sunny atmosphere, combined with several rays of hope, on any day one visits the Youth Drop-In Center. Crystal Swinton, her volunteers and the SOS staff make sure of that.

To learn more about the services at the SOS Youth Drop-in Center, contact Crystal Swinton at (518) 321-8239.

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BUSINESS

Roohan Realty Announces Top Performers Of 2013 SARATOGA SPRINGS – Roohan Realty announced its top 12 sales agents of 2013.

In total, these realtors achieved over $70 million in real estate property sales last year.

Roohan Realty has been serving the community’s residential and commercial property needs since 1969 and is celebrating its 45th anniversary.

Located at 519 Broadway in Saratoga Springs, Roohan Realty is

the largest locally based and familyowned real estate company in the area with over 50 professionally licensed agents.

Week of February 28 – March 6, 2014

Business in Brief

SRI: Capital Region CEO Confidence In Comparison To Other Regions SARATOGA SPRINGS – The largest chambers in Capital Region met Tuesday morning to hear and discuss the findings of Siena College Research Institute’s (SRI) survey which included the perceptions of CEO confidence in the overall New York economic marketplace, both in terms of their present assessment as well as for a year ahead, at the State of the Region Breakfast meeting.

Polling for the study began in the fall of 2007 across the state of New York and questioned CEOs of private for-profit companies with sales from $5 million to $200 million. There were 157 respondents from the Capital Region.

“I’m very happy to come to you, to my home area, the Capital Region today because I’ve been out to Buffalo this year, to Rochester, I’ve been to Syracuse and really the best news this year, is here in the Capital Region,” SRI Director Don Levy said.

State of the Region Breakfast, meeting of Capital Region Chamber Leaders.

“Where we see CEOs across Upstate (New York) are at about a break even perspective here in the Capital Region, we see that the majority of CEOs feel as though things are improving, that the economy is getting better in NY State as far as our Capital Region CEOs see it,” Levy said.

Presidents of local chambers were in attendance including Todd Shimkus of The Saratoga County Chamber. To see the full survey, visit www. siena.edu/sri and scroll down for the project “CEO Confidence Up; Cautiously Optimistic on Revenue, Profit Growth; Capital Region Strongest Region”.

Saratoga Chamber Sets Course For Abu Dhabi, Dubai March 1 – 9

SARATOGA SPRINGS – The Saratoga County Chamber of Commerce is leaving for their second trip to the United Arab Emirate (UAE) on March 1-9 for a trip that has been customized specifically for business and community members highlighting the connections between there and Saratoga County through the

semiconductor industry, nanotechnology, clean and ‘green’ energy, and the thoroughbred industry.

The itinerary includes meeting with the Abu Dhabi American Chamber of Commerce, a reception at Abu Dhabi’s Advanced Technology Investment Company (ATIC) headquarters – the owner of GlobalFoundries controlled by

Abu Dhabi state investment fund Mubadala, a tour of Masdar City, cultural destinations, the Burj Khalifa (the tallest building in the world), and an afternoon at the Meydan Race Course for the second largest day of horse racing in the UAE. For updates and posts, follow The Saratoga County Chamber’s page on facebook.

Phinney Design Hits the Big Ten SARATOGA SPRINGS — Phinney Design Group is a local multidisciplinary architecture, interior design and green building consulting and construction management firm located at 142 Grand Avenue in Saratoga Springs who recently celebrated their 10th year in business.

Founder and Principal, Micheal Phinney, is a native of Lake George who discovered his passion for environmentally friendly architecture while attending Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute’s School of Architecture.

Since having founded the group

in 2003, Phinney has been committed to integrating the group’s sustainable and environmentally friendly philosophies into almost every project.

Phinney and his staff of 16 employees have been successful in creating custom distinct spaces for commercial, residential, municipal and hospitality clients while incorporating new ecological and green technologies that have developed a reputation that is continuously growing throughout the Northeast.

The firm’s portfolio includes some of the area’s more popular attractions such as the Sagamore Hotel’s

Resort in Lake George, the Whitney Viewing Stand at the Saratoga Race Course, the Bio Building at the Wild Center/Natural History Museum of the Adirondacks and Double H Hole in the Woods Ranch on Lake Luzerne as well as countless private residences.

The company has been commended with multiple awards for their success including the Preservation Recognition Award, Adirondack Park Excellence in Design Award, Business Review’s 40 under 40, New York State American Institute of Architects Merit Award and Small Business Excellence Award.

Week of February 28 – March 6, 2014

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Hat in Hand: ‘Hat sational’ Crosses Year-One ACO Property Advisors, Inc. Announces Relocation Mile Marker On Broadway

by Colette Linton Saratoga TODAY SARATOGA SPRINGS – A guestbook on the black marble checkout counter is testament that the color, crowns, brims, feathers, top hats, derbies, porkpies, fedoras and buckets, which adorn “Hat sational’s” interior appeal to national and international tastes with local flare.

However, hats are not just an accessory, said “Hat sational” owner Joyce Locks. If Locks had it her way, they would be a part of everyday life.

“It completes the outfit”, she said.

Locks started selling hats four years ago as a home-based business and previously had set up shop at Saratoga Raceway, at home parties, and at shows.

Locks adornes custom-made hats.

The move into a brick and mortar venue became ideal with the need to expand, and it would also allow her to maintain the custom of letting customers see, touch and feel the personality, pomp and the poofs that adorn her hats as opposed to engaging customers solely online.

When customers take their time, sometimes hours, trying on hats, “I love that”, she said. “And you can’t get that online.”

Locks will be starting a new initiative this spring offering resizing, steaming and cleaning services.

Looking back, she has spent the year doing what she loves to do, which is sell hats, she said.

“It’s been a wonderful year,” said Locks. “I can’t believe it went by this fast.”

SARATOGA SPRINGS –Alan Oppenheim and Curt Kolakowski announced the relocation of ACO Property Advisor’s offices to 178 Elm Street in Saratoga Springs earlier this week.

The company is now located on the west side of Saratoga Springs in a mixed use, multi-tenanted

building with both residential and commercial tenants. The building was purchased and renovated by ACO over ten years ago from a former industrial use.

ACO Property Advisors provides commercial real estate advisory, investment and management services with a focus on Saratoga County.

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Week of February 28 – March 6, 2014

Growth That Works Stewart’s Seed Money To Make It Happen in Maltaville

MALTA— The town of Malta has been challenged with coping with some of Saratoga County’s greatest growth issues arising out of the as a result of the siting of GlobalFoundries at the Luther Forest Technology Campus.

Often the results have been regarded as haphazard: either overreaching or inadequate – a dozen roundabouts (with potent i a l l y more on the horizon) and the retail vacancies in the Ellsworth

the entire area in a comprehensive way to avoid individual “spot zoning” of parcels in this key gateway area to the GlobalFoundries plant.

This will be a developing story for quite a while, but there is a situation in process currently that, if adopted, can illustrate how growth and development can have multiple positive outcomes.

It may come as no surprise that this situation sprang forth from -Tom Lewis the private sector.

The Stewart’s Shops Corporation is advocating the formation of a Planned Development District and the Town Board has heard presentations by Mr. Tom Lewis, who is now a consultant but formerly was the company’s Real Estate Representative. Stewart’s has

“The optimist in me says this is going to happen.”

Commons project being two visible examples.

The Town Board, to its credit, has attempted to take a fresh approach. At the February 3 town meeting, they established a Route 9 South/Route 67 Rezoning Committee, which is charged with looking at

an option on a key parcel (see aerial map) along the roundabout located on route 67 and Luther Forest Boulevard – a key entranceway to GlobalFoundries and the LF Tech Park. It would like a building permit to construct a shop that would have gas pumps.

The desirability to Stewart’s to have this site is obvious; also obvious is the desirability of having a convenient gas/convenience store for the thousands who will be passing by to and from work at Fab8 and other sites.

Stewart’s would be able to hook up to an existing water main. As part of an incentive to receive a building permit for the site, they have offered the town the sum of $200,000 as seed money for the purpose of extending water lines along old Route 67 and Dugan Hill Road in a neighborhood known as

Maltaville. Mr. Lewis had a representative from Saratoga Water Services verify that for that amount of seed money, a 10” water main could be extended 1000 feet, which includes lateral connections to individual (both existing and future) parcels as needed.

This could be the spur needed to stimulate future residential development in a desirable location that is very close to the Technology Campus.

After this, the water lines could be extended further in the neighborhood by residential developers.

The next stages are to develop the final legislative language. There are some minor issues to be settled, such as the Saratoga County Water Authority taking ownership of the parcel upon which a water tower would sit. The water authority needs that provision

in order to borrow money for the tower. Mr. Lewis also indicated that he was willing to accept a contingency that Stewart’s would receive a building permit after the pipes were in the ground.

Once the legislation is finalized, an item can be put on the town board’s agenda that would schedule a public hearing. It appeared that everyone was going to push to finalize the language in time for this item to be on the next meeting’s agenda, which takes place on Monday, March 3, with a public hearing at the April meeting.

This could be an example of growth that works—a win/win for everyone concerned.

As noted above, Stewart’s option on the parcel is contingent upon receiving a building permit but “the optimist in me says this is going to happen,” Tom Lewis said.

Week of February 28 – March 6, 2014

11 The Capital District of NY Chapter of the Association United States Army

A Voice For Veterans: Vietnam War Commemoration Presents

by Jackie Kingsland For Saratoga TODAY

Setting aside political views and personal perspectives involving the Vietnam War era, let’s focus on those individuals for their service and sacrifice to our nation—leaving loved ones behind for a tumultuous unknown—and honor our Vietnam War veterans and their families as the 50th Anniversary to the war’s end approaches.

Since decided upon by the Saratoga Springs City Council in the fall of 2013, to commemorate the ending of the Vietnam War, a committee was established with its goal to honor those veterans.

In doing so, on Saturday, March 29 from 1-3 p.m., a Vietnam War commemoration will be held at the NYS Military Museum located at 61 Lake Avenue.

This tribute is sponsored by the Capital District of New York Chapter (CDNY) of the Association of the U.S. Army (AUSA). It will incorporate a discussion from the Panel of Vietnam War Veterans, conveying their personal stories and experiences from theirs tour(s) in Vietnam and answering questions from the audience.

There will also be a presentation to the NYS Military Museum.

It will be the first time the Panel will be together as a group, as it was created solely for this March 29 event.

It is one of many events the organization will be planning for the future (for further information regarding the Capital District of NY Chapter of the Association of the U.S. Army, visit www.ausacdny.com for details).

Also highlighted is a Proclamation

by Mayor Joanne Yepsen as well as the presentation of Jungle Warriors— Service and Sacrifice, a spectacular celebratory print offered to the Museum by artist and photographer, Jim Ryan, who is an executive with Media Solutions, Ratheon Technology Services Group. Mr. Ryan incidentally creates a painting each year capturing the very essence of our military fighting forces and has received numerous awards in recognition of his paintings.

Nicholas M. Laiacona, President of the Northern NYS Chapter of the Association of the U.S. Army (AUSA) and retired Lieutenant Colonel (LTC), with over 24 years of service in the U.S. Army, served from October 1968 to October 1969 as a First Lieutenant in Vietnam.

Barry Hartman, who served 31 years in the U.S. Army and 14 years in the New York Guard, is a retired Brigadier General (BG) who also served his country with two tours

in Vietnam (August 1967 to August 1968 and June 1972 to March 1973) and Vice President Retiree & Veterans Affairs of the Capital District of NY Chapter of the AUSA. The AUSA is a private, non-profit educational organization that meets monthly and supports all aspects and ranks of America’s Army—from active Army to National Guard and Reserves, to retired and wounded soldiers as well as their family members. This organization has 125 chapters throughout the United States, five in New York State, and there are 308 members within the Capital District of NY Chapter, consisting entirely of dedicated volunteers working tirelessly to provide recreation and educational opportunities to soldiers and their families.

Another important factor of the organization is providing support to deployed soldiers as well as their family members who are left home, enduring the daily challenges from having a loved one overseas. The AUSA’s mission is straight forward and their vision and core values are equally as important, representing soldiers and families, from being their voice when lobbying in Congress to advocating support for these service members.

Becoming the Premier voice of all components of America’s Army and fostering public support, LTC Nick Laiacona and BG Barry Hartman affirm harmoniously.

LTC Laiacona recites, “The AUSA represents every American soldier by being the voice of all components of America’s Army, fostering public support of the Army’s role in national security, providing professional educational and information programs. Our main interest is supporting soldiers directly and their families.”

BG Hartman agrees, “Yes, we are here for the families of those soldiers, too. Supporting the families is an important part of the AUSA.” This non-profit organization accomplishes its mission to its members and the community by fostering public support through the various chapters located within the state, as well as nationwide, by their Institute of Land Warfare, Industry Affairs meetings and events and through the Government Affairs Office.

For example, a local fundraising event held at the Glens Falls Civic Center is being sponsored by the AUSA. On the evening on March 29, a Military Appreciation Night with a Gongshow hockey game between the Phantoms and the Springfield Falcons begins at 7 p.m. with giveaways throughout the entire game.

For further information and

cost for this specific event contact the Phantoms Office (518) 480-3355 or visit Phantomshockey.com.

Turning back to the main event and panel discussion, March 29 is a date specific and intentional, reflective of Vietnam War Commemoration Day. It was that particular date in 1973 that the last U.S. Forces left the Republic of Vietnam (RVN).

As one will recall in a very brief overview, Vietnam was a French colony. Vietnamese rebelled for independence, destroying occupying French forces. In 1962-63, the United States provided “military advisors” to oppose North Vietnam from imposing a communist system over that entire nation.

It slowly developed into war and was fully engaged in 1965. Fighting continued until the Fall of Saigon in 1973.

“I have many memories, some From 1PM to 3PM more vivid than others,” BG Hartman ruminates. “The salient memory a Long Range Recon Patrol (LRRP). I with their various chapters nationwide General Admission) for this event is that I was the last escorted his body back(Free to pay tribute to these veterans. to the United American to leave Hue (January 28, States; he was 21 years old.”

For more information 1973) and on the last plane out of Da As the country approaches this about the Association of the U.S. Nang (March 29, 1973) and the next significant date, March 29, and the Army, visit the national web61Anniversary Lake Ave, Saratoga New to last plane out of the Republic of 50th www.AUSA.org.

ForYork furof the ending of site Springs, Vietnam, which will be the essence of the U.S. Military involvement in the ther details regarding the United my remarks on the Panel.”

Vietnam War Vietnam War, the From 1PM toAUSA 3PMhas collabo- States of America From 1PM to 3PM LTC Laiacona’s memories of his rated with the City of Saratoga Springs Commemoration, contact (877) tour are more unrefined.

(Free or General email vnwar50th@ andGeneral the NYS Admission) Military Museum to 387-9951 (Free Admission) “I remember my first combat honor our nation’s Vietnam War wso.whs.mil or visit www.vietnamoperation and seeing green tracer Veterans and family members for their war50th.com for additional details. bullets flying over my head…The US service and sacrifice, which wasn’t as Please take a moment to honor Army uses red61 tracer bullets, ” LTC our Vietnam veterans and their family recognized back during war time and Lake Ave, Saratoga Springs, New Ave, York Saratoga 61 Lake Springs, Laiacona said. “Another vivid mem- the years following shortly thereafter. members, and as always, we thank all ory is finding out my best friend from The CDNY Chapter of the AUSA of our veterans and their families for Infantry Officer Candidate School will continue with its quest to honor all that you do.

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Wilton Youth Baseball, Softball Registration Registration is now open for the spring season of Wilton Youth Baseball and Girls Softball. Baseball is open to Town of Wilton residents ages 5-12. Softball is open to girls from all locations ages 7-12.

For more information and to register online visit www. wiltonyouthbaseball.org.

Substance Abuse Prevention Council Seeks Volunteer Speakers The Alcohol and Substance Abuse Prevention Council is looking for volunteer speakers for its monthly Victim Impact Panel. The purpose of the panel is to put those convicted of driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs face to face with those who have experienced this tragedy first hand. Speakers include: crash victims or their family members, first responders and others. If you are interested in learning more about this volunteer opportunity please contact Robin Lyle at (518) 581-1230, ext. 3610 or robinlyle@preventioncouncil.org.

Schuylerville Youth Program The Youth Center is seeking Volunteer Junior Mentors to work with the tween program. All volunteers will be required to complete a training course that is currently under development.

Training is tentatively planned to begin in March. Contact the Youth Center at (518) 695-6100 and leave your contact information and the best time to call you. Visit www.facebook.com/ greaterschuylervilleyouthprogram for more information.

Irish Family Festival The Irish Family Festival at the Saratoga-Wilton Elks lodge (1 Elk Lane) will be Sunday, March 9 from 2-7 p.m. Tickets are $10.

Children under 12 are free.

Veteran Hiring Conference The Saratoga County’s Veterans Employment Task Force will hold its first Veteran Hiring Conference on March 12 from 9 a.m.–4 p.m. at 113 West Ave., Saratoga Springs. Each employer will be able to interview up to 10 candidates specifically matched for available opportunities. This is a free event. For more information contact lsaccia@saratogacountyny. gov or (518) 884-4170.

Breifs Post 358 St. Patty’s Day Dinner Join VFW Post 358 for the annual St. Patrick’s Day Dinner in Ballston Spa on March 15. Corned beef, potatoes, carrots and cabbage will be available for $10 per person at 68 East North Street. Eat in or take out is available from 1-6 p.m.

League of Women Voters: Sojourner Truth Sojourner Truth will be visiting the Holiday Inn in Saratoga Springs on Saturday, March 22.

As part of the League of Women Voters of Saratoga County’s Famous Person Fundraiser, D. Colin will share how one woman’s history changed one nation’s history. The cost is $40 per person, including a full course breakfast buffet starting at 9 a.m. The program will conclude by noon. For more information visit the League’s website at www. lwvsaratoga.org or call (518) 7280237. Reservations and a check made out to LWVNY Education Fund should be mailed to Mary Lou Classen at 4 Blue Spruce Lane, Ballston Lake, 12019 prior to March 15.

Acoustic Performers Sought Looking for talented soloists, duos or small acoustic bands to perform in this year’s Café Malta on Saturday, March 22. Only three to four acts will be selected and each group will perform a 15-20 minute set. Also seeking specialty acts including comedians and/or dancers to perform on an intimate stage at the Malta Community Center, 1 Bayberry Drive, Malta.

Auditions are by appointment only. Contact Elyse Young, Artistic Director at (518) 899-4411, ext.

305 or email theater@malta-town. org for more details or an audition appointment.

Donate to Simpson UMC’s Annual Flea Market Consider putting aside your unneeded and usable housewares, tools, toys, crafts, puzzles and antiques (no clothing, electronics, computers or TVs) to donate to Simpson United Methodist Church, 1089 Rock City Road, Rock City Falls, for the annual Flea Market and Bake Sale on Saturday, April 5 from 8 a.m.-3 p.m.

Donations are currently being accepted every Wednesday and daily beginning Sunday, March 23. Leave items on the side porch if needed. Any questions call Laura at (518) 288-5922 or Welna at (518) 885-9316.

Gateway House of Peace Looking For Volunteers The Gateway House of Peace in Ballston Spa is searching for compassionate and caring resident care volunteers as the opening of the charitable hospice.

The next hospice training session will take place Saturday, March 29 from 9 a.m.–noon at the Gateway House, located at 479 Rowland Street in Ballston Spa. Call Patti Veitch at (518) 584- 8641 or email her at volunteercoordinator@ gatewayhouseofpeace.org to learn more about how you can help.

Wonderland! Auditions Announced Malta’s Spotlighter’s Theatre Troupe, celebrating 25 years of Community Theatre in 2014, announces the first show of the anniversary season. Wonderland!, a silly, adaptation of Lewis Carroll’s “Through the Looking Glass” will wow audiences with its upbeat music and interesting set of characters. Dozens of actors, actresses, singers and dancers ages 8 through adult are being sought for June 14 and 15 performances.

Auditions are by appointment and by age group on Sunday, April 6 and Monday April 7. Please contact Artistic Director Elyse Young at (518) 899-4411, ext. 305 or email theater@malta-town.org for an appointment.

A Night Remembering Sinatra Dinner Show The Clifton Park Elks Ladies Auxiliary presents “A Night Remembering the Music of ‘The Chairman of the Board,’” a dinner show featuring the music of Sinatra performed by Chris Jason. The event will be held at 6:30 p.m. on Friday, April 11 at the Clifton Park Elks Lodge, 695 MacElroy Road in Ballston Lake. Dinner is a choice of Sirloin Steak or Crab Stuffed Haddock. Tickets are $35 per person.

Seating is limited, only pre-paid reservations accepted. Reservations and payment must be received by April 4. To reserve tickets, send a check payable to Clifton Park Elks Ladies’ Auxiliary, P.O. Box 872, Clifton Park, NY 12065. For additional information, contact Johanna Mrochko at (518) 371-1451.

Annual Polka Benefit The Annual Polka Benefit at the Saratoga Knights of Columbus, 50 Pine Road will be April 13 from Noon to 6 p.m. The 25th Anniversary Palm Sunday Polka Benefit will feature all-star polka musicians from the past 25 years, alternating with polka country musicians. For reservations

Week of February 28 – March 6, 2014 contact Steve or Cathy Coblish by calling (518) 899-3061 or emailing scoblish@nycap.rr.com. Tickets are $15. Seating is limited.

Third Annual Autism Awareness Information Fair The third annual Autism Information Fair will be April 27 at the Saratoga Springs City Center from noon to 3 p.m.

Exhibitors include recreational programs, camps, technological apps for autism, school programs (pre-K through college) and therapeutic programs. Art exhibit, games, crafts and a bounce house will also be on site.

Malta Spring Activities Brochure Available The Town of Malta’s Department of Parks, Recreation and Human Services Spring Activities Brochure is now available on at www.maltaparksrec.com. Create your new household account today so you can register for your favorite activities with no convenience fees. Classes, new sports programs and special events are scheduled to begin in March. Call the Malta Community Center at (518) 8994411 for more information.

Saratoga County Office for the Aging The Saratoga County Office for the Aging is in urgent need of volunteers to help deliver meals to homebound seniors in the City of Saratoga Springs. This program helps many seniors remain independent in their own homes.

Nutritious meals are prepared, packed and ready for transport.

Delivery takes between 30 minutes and one hour. Call Billie Jo or Denise at The Office for the Aging at (518) 363-4020 or (518) 8844100 for more information.

Saratoga County Chamber Workshop The Saratoga County Chamber will host a three part workshop with Ray Patterson of the Stakeholders, Inc. to provide additional information to nonprofits about recruiting, training, supporting evaluating and celebrating their volunteers.

This training series is in addition to the many workshops, seminars and collaborative meetings regularly held for area nonprofit management staff and will be brought to the Chamber members free of charge. The sessions will be held on the second Thursday in February and April from 8–10 a.m. at

Saratoga Bridges. Reservations can be made directly through the Chamber at www.saratoga.org.

Saratoga County Chamber.

Gavin Park Pickleball Indoor Pickleball at Gavin Park runs from now until April. Players of any experience level can participate on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays from 9:15 a.m.–11:15 a.m. Three to six courts will be available each session. Participants may bring their own equipment or may use the park’s.

Players must register, in person, at the Gavin Park Office, 10 Lewis Drive, Wilton. Doors open at 9 a.m. No regular commitment is required. Cost per person, per day, is $3. For more information call (518) 584-9455.

Youth Center Seeking Junior Mentors The Youth Center is seeking Volunteer Junior Mentors (grades nine through 12) to work with the tween program. Some of these volunteer positions may grow into summer jobs. All volunteers will be required to complete a training course that is currently under development. Training is tentatively planned to begin in March. Contact the Youth Center at (518) 695-6100 and leave your contact information and the best time to call you.

Round Lake/Malta Youth Baseball The Round Lake/Malta Youth Baseball League is accepting registrations for boys and girls interested in T-ball (ages 4-5) and all divisions for ages 6-12 for Recreation Spring Baseball. If interested, email roundlakebaseball@ gmail.com, visit www.Leaguelineup. com/roundlakebaseball for a registration form or call (518) 899-7819 for more information.

Applications can also be found at the Malta Community Center.

There are a limited number of spots so sign up early.

Seeking Grant Applicants The Karen & Gary Dake Foundation for Children has announced their pledge to issue over $30,000 in grants for local children with disabilities in 2014. Members of the community who know or provide care for a child or children with disabilities are encouraged to apply for funding on their behalf.

Applicants/providers should reside within a 50-mile radius of Saratoga Springs. Applications and additional instructions for funding are available on the Foundation’s website at www.dakefoundation. org or by calling the Foundation at (518) 226-0252.

Week of February 28 – March 6, 2014 heron rookeries, and the grand black gum trees, some of which predate colonial settlement. Open to the public and free, donations are greatly appreciated. This event is capped at 20 participants so please RSVP with your name, phone number, and address to agillcrist@saratogaplan.org.

Family Friendly Event

Friday, February 28 Kundalini Yoga in the Park Spa State Park, The Lincoln Baths, Saratoga Springs, Every Friday 9:30–11 a.m. Taught by Yogi Bhajan with Kim Rossi, Spa Director at The Roosevelt Baths & Spa. This class is open to everyone with or without yoga experience. Class cost for local guests is by donation, $20 for all others guests. For more information call (518) 321-5660.

Fish Fry Friday Fish Creek Rod and Gun Club, Route 32, Village of Victory, 5–7 p.m.

Fried Fish-$8.50, Fried Clams- $8.50, Fried Chicken Tenders-$8.50, Clam Chowder at $5.00 a quart. Eat in at our club house or call ahead for takeout, (518) 695-3917. Ongoing each Friday, through March 28.

Home and Lifestyle Show Saratoga Springs City Center, 5:30–9 p.m. The Saratoga Home & Lifestyle Show, an annual community event organized by the Saratoga Springs Rotary Club, will take place February 28– March 2, 2014; Saturday hours 9 a.m.–7 p.m. and Sunday hours, 10 a.m.–4 p.m. The show will feature approximately 120 exhibitors, with a wide range of home improvement, outdoor living and landscaping, family recreation, and lifestyle products and services.

Great prizes, wine tasting, and cooking demonstrations. Funds raised from the show support the Rotary Club’s donations to community charities and youth scholarships. For more information and a discount coupon for $1 off adult admission visit www. rotaryhomeshow.com.

Saturday, March 1 Guided Hike Lincoln Mountain State Forest, Greenfield Center, 10 a.m.–1 p.m.

Saratoga PLAN will host its second guided walk in a series of hikes led by intern, Andrew Gillcrist.

Participants will meander through a serene hardwood forest on an old logging road and hike into the woods towards the picturesque wetlands off the trail. Here you’ll discover beaver mounds, great blue

calendar scrambled eggs, eggs benedict, juice, coffee, tea. Donation requested, Adults $8, Seniors and military (ID required) $7, Children 5–12 $6, Under 5 Free, Take-outs $8. For more information call (518) 584-2585.

Dr. Seuss Pajama Party

Temple Sinai, 509 Broadway, Saratoga Springs, 6–8:30 p.m.

Join us at Temple Sinai for a light dinner, close Shabbat and Havdalah and experience a fun evening of Jewish themed stories told to you by five fabulous storytellers. Stay for a question and answer between storytellers and audience. $5 donation requested.

For more information call (518) 584-8730, opt. 2.

Northshire Bookstore, 424 Broadway, Saratoga Springs, 11 a.m. to noon. In honor of Read Across America Day and Dr. Seuss’ Birthday, children of all ages, and their favorite grownups, are invited to wear their pajamas to the bookstore to hear some of our bookseller’s favorite Dr. Seuss books.

Snacks will be served, and attendees will be invited to draw their own Dr. Seuss inspired party hats. For more information on this or other events, call (518) 682-4200 or 1-855-3395990, or visit www.northshire.com.

Parents Without Partners Orientation and Open House

‘Walk the Red Carpet’ Cocktail Party

Shenendehowa Adult Community Center, Clifton Commons, Clifton Park, 6:45 p.m. You are invited to meet other singles from the Capital District, Saratoga and surrounding areas in a fun, supportive, social environment through a variety of monthly activities for parents alone and/or with their children. Children’s activities are subsidized through chapter funds. Learn more at: www. meetup.com/PWP796 or call us at (518) 348-2062.

Merry Monk, 84 Henry St., Saratoga Springs, 6–8 p.m. In celebration of its 21st year, the Saratoga Film Forum is rolling out a new kind of fundraiser. Hearty Belgian appetizers will be served, with great drinks to wash them down, including the fine draft beers for which the Merry Monk is renowned. Guests can stay on and watch the Oscars with on the Merry Monk’s big screens, or set out for home to watch from the comfort of the couch. Tickets are $50 per person. To get an invitation call, (518) 584-FILM or email films@ saratogafilmforum.org.

Storytelling Saratoga Jewish Community Arts

Concert: Stabat Mater Spa Little Theater, 19 Roosevelt Drive, Saratoga Springs, 7:30 p.m.

Nacre, Saratoga Springs’ Modern Dance Company, will present a sparkling array of dance and musical accompaniment. This concert will premiere Artistic Director, Beth Fecteau’s, Stabat Mater set to music by the same name performed live by Octavo Singers of Schenectady under the Artistic Direction of Curtis Funk.

An ensemble of 26 dancers creates a dramatic setting with strong movement and complex partnering reflecting the grandeur of the music. Tickets are $20 for general admission and $15 for students and senior citizens. Additional performance will be on March 2 at 2:30 p.m. For more information and to purchase tickets, please visit www.nacredance.com or call (518) 817-3833.

Sunday, March 2 Breakfast Buffet Saratoga-Wilton Elks Lodge, 1 Elks Lane, Saratoga Springs, 8:30–11 a.m.

Fruit Cocktail, French toast, pancakes, potatoes, breakfast sausage and ham, corned beef hash,

Metaphysical Book Discussion Woodlawn Commons, 156 Lawrence St., Saratoga Springs, 6 p.m.

New Thought New York Center for Spiritual Living is hosting a discussion of the book Rescuing the Bible From Fundamentalism by John Shelby. For more information, visit www.newthoughtnewyork.org or call (518) 423-3569.

Monday, March 3 Saratoga Springs Retired Teachers Meeting Longfellows Restaurant, 500 Union Avenue (Route 9P), Saratoga Springs, Noon. Membership is open to retired educators who taught and/or live in Saratoga County. For membership information call (518) 587-5356.

Friends of Kayaderosseras Annual Meeting The Gideon Putnam Room, State Administration Building, Saratoga State Park, 7 p.m. Learn about different ways to keep watersheds like the Kayaderosseras Creek robust and healthy, both as a natural and a

community resource by attending the Friends of the Kayaderosseras annual meeting. Free refreshments and snacks will also be available at the meeting.

Tuesday, March 4 1st Annual Veteran Hiring Conference Pre-Event Kick Off 152 West High St., Room B-204, Ballston Spa, 9:30 a.m.–4 p.m.

Saratoga County Employment and Training will offer mock interviews, a resume review and plenty of career advice.

Pancake Supper Fundraiser Schuylerville United Methodist Church, 51 Church St., Schuylerville, 4:30 – 6:30 p.m. The Little Angels Nursery School of the Schuylerville United Methodist Church will be hosting the fundraiser and a bake sale at the church. Cost is a free will offering.

.22-Caliber Rifle Competition Fish Creek Rod and Gun Club, Route 32, Village of Victory, 7 p.m.

Everyone welcome, bring your own .22-caliber rifle and ammunition.

Ongoing, each Tuesday, through March 18. For more information, contact Tim (518) 728-7098.

Wednesday, March 5 Poetry Reading Caffè Lena, 47 Phila St., Saratoga Springs, 7:30 p.m. Poetry readings by Cara Benson & Colie Collen. An open reading will follow. Doors open for sign-ups at 7 p.m. The host for the event will be Carol Graser. Cost is $5. For more information call (518) 583-0022 or visit, www.cafelena.org.

Thursday, March 6 The Casino Blues Bash Putnam Den, 63 Putnam St., Saratoga Springs, 7 p.m.

Celebrate our communities stand against casino expansion.

Come out in your red to show your support, donate your cash and party with some of the best bands in town. Presented by Save Saratoga. Cost is $10, Students $5.

For more information, visit www. savesaratoga.org.

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Upcoming Town Meetings Town of Ballston: Ballston Town Hall 323 Charlton Road (518) 885-8502 www.townofballstonny.org 3/5: Zoning Board, 7 p.m.

Village of Ballston Spa: 66 Front Street (518) 885-5711 www.ballstonspany.org 3/10: Board of Trustees, 7:30 p.m.

3/13: Town Board, 7:30 p.m.

Town of Greenfield: 7 Wilton Road (518) 893-7432 www.townofgreenfield.com 3/11: Planning Board, 7 p.m.

Town of Malta: 2540 Route 9 (518) 899-2818 www.malta-town.org 3/3: Town Board, 7 p.m.

Town of Milton: 503 Geyser Road (518) 885-9220 www.townofmiltonny.org 3/5: Town Board, 7 p.m.

3/12: Planning Board, 7 p.m.

City of Saratoga Springs: 474 Broadway (518) 587-3550 www.saratoga-springs.org 3/4: City Council, 7 p.m.

3/12: Planning Board, 7 p.m.

Town of Saratoga: 12 Spring Street, Schuylerville (518) 695-3644 www.townofsaratoga.com 3/10: Town Board, 7 p.m.

Village of Schuylerville: 35 Spring Street (518) 695-3881 www.villageofschuylerville.org 3/12: Board of Trustees, 7 p.m.

3/17: Planning Board, 6:30 p.m.

Town of Stillwater: 881 N. Hudson Avenue Stillwater, NY 12170 (518) 664-6148 www.stillwaterny.org 3/3: Planning Board, 7 p.m.

Town of Wilton: 22 Traver Road (518) 587-1939 www.townofwilton.com 3/6: Town Board, 7 p.m.

Saratoga County Board of Supervisors: 40 McMaster St, #1 Ballston Spa, NY 12020 (518) 885-2240 www.saratogacountyny.gov

Irish Saints Saratoga Wilton Elks Lodge, 1 Elks Lane, Saratoga Springs, 7 p.m.

The Saratoga Ancient Order of Hiberians will welcome March with a program on Irish Saints. All are welcome to brush up on their Saint knowledge to prepare for St. Patrick’s Day.

Blood Drives February 28, 1 p.m. - 6 p.m.

20 Old Gick Rd., Saratoga Springs

Send your local briefs to calendar@saratogapublishing.com before Monday at 5 p.m. for Friday publication.

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Week of February 28 – March 6, 2014

Preventative Care Incentives Spur ‘Community-Level’ Health Services Away From Traditional Hospitals

continued from page 1 The idea to put in a long-term care facility was the result of anticipating the growth of the community as it continues to develop with more folks seeing the community as a place to live, work and retire, Calbone said.

A question that Calbone has fielded many times recently is whether a full-fledged hospital will eventually be placed on the lot. Calbone, however, is thinking

in another direction: one that will require adapting to the current trends challenging traditional health care operations.

The focus in the healthcare field has gradually shifted to an emphasis on community-level care, where services are not as costly to an insurer as opposed to a traditional hospital or a visit to the emergency room.

“I don’t think anyone would build a hospital today to look and

function the way traditional hospitals look and function,” Calbone said. “We have intentionally tried not to talk about building a hospital at this point in time because I think a lot needs to be learned about how some things are going to shake out, how these forces are going to recreate and re-craft healthcare systems before we would attempt to recreate a hospital that looks and functions like a traditional hospital.”

According to a research brief published in July 2013, by the Center for Studying Health System Change, based in Washington, D.C., over 9,000 urgent care facilities, like the emergent care facility in Malta, had been established with their expansion attributed to offering an alternative to long wait times for primary care appointments, crowded emergency departments and patient demand for more accessible care, including after-hours appointments.

These preferences are changing the way healthcare is delivered and how people are expected to access health care, he said adding that there are incentives and programs aimed at care that is more effectively managed at the primary care level in order to avoid hospital admission.

Saratoga Hospital has experienced a decrease in the utilization of certain services in the last few years with additional factors such as insurance companies incentivizing preventative care measures.

For example, a service isn’t as costly to an insurer if an individual chooses to go to the emergent care center in Malta, as it would be if the person visited a traditional hospital, Calbone said.

Saratoga Hospital has

responded to the changing environment by providing a network of primary care physicians that are a part of the hospital throughout the community.

“We see that it is as an important part of who we need to be for the community, not just a provider of institutional care but providing care all across the spectrum starting with community-based primary care up to and including the hospital if you need it.”

On the other side, at Insurance Agency Group of New York, LLC., MBA – Agency Principal Patrick Phillips said that more clients are now more willing to pay upfront for something requiring a hospital visit, deciding to take higher deductibles in a changing environment that is incentivizing preventative care measures.

“We never used to encourage high deductibles, now we have to do a financial analysis,” Phillips said.

Traditional deductibles are phasing out, he said as people are opting for the higher deductibles.

“What I’d like to reinforce is that it’s about getting into the community and prevention,” Phillips said. “So anything that prevents, is an investment, and it’s dividends in the long term.”

Week of February 28 – March 6, 2014

Education

Science Night at Maple Environmental Activist Visits Skidmore Avenue Middle School

SARATOGA SPRINGS – Sticky gummy goo, colorful chemical reactions and parents sharing small desks and chairs with their STEM-inquisitive students at Parent University at Maple Avenue Middle School

Tuesday night were involved in simple activities to explain larger ideas in the field of science.

The event was hosted by Skidmore College Honors Forum and Maple Avenue Science Club. Students in grades sixth-eight were invited to participate in activities such as exploring the back of an ambulance with Wilton EMT; “Grasping for Gases” – activities with dry ice, and “Color Changing Chemistry”; and “Strawberry Snot: DNA Extraction” – an activity that concluded with a clear slimy string of strawberry DNA.

SARATOGA SPRINGS — Environmental activist Rod Coronado will present “A Voice in the Wild: Citizen Action to Save the Wolf... Again” at 7:30 p.m. on Monday, March 3, in the Davis Auditorium

of Palamountain Hall on Skidmore College campus. Admission is free and open to the public.

Skidmore’s Environmental Studies Program and Sociology Department are sponsoring the program.

Students explored the back of a Wilton EMS ambulance.

Environmental Activist Rod Coronado. Photo Provided.

Adirondack, Saint Rose Community College Expand Opportunities To Earn Full Bachelor’s Degrees

“Grasping for Gases”: Students were introduced to frozen carbon dioxide, or dry ice.

“Strawberry Snot: DNA Extraction”. Students were taught how to find DNA in a strawberry.

QUEENSBURY – A new transfer agreement between The College of Saint Rose and Adirondack Community College (SUNY Adirondack) in Queensbury will expand opportunities for North Country students who want to turn two-year degrees into full four-year bachelor’s degrees.

The “articulation agreements” enable SUNY Adirondack students that earn an associate degree in business administration to transfer into the Bachelor of Science in business administration or accounting programs at Saint Rose.

The agreements detail the courses that students should complete at SUNY Adirondack and their equivalents at Saint Rose. Students may transfer a maximum of 62 credits from SUNY Adirondack, and graduates of the SUNY Adirondack

business administration program are guaranteed entrance into Saint Rose with junior status.

For more information about these and other transfer agreements, visit www.strose.edu/ transfer or contact the Office of Undergraduate Admissions at 518-454-5150 or e-mail capognad@strose.edu.

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Ballston Spa’s Clean Tech Early College Info Session MALTA – The Ballston Spa Central School District and Hudson Valley Community College are holding an information night to acquaint parents, students, teachers and school district leaders with a program that is intended to provide advanced technology education for area high school students.

Now in its third year, the Clean Technologies & Sustainable Industries Early College High School is seeking new 11-grade students from across the Capital Region to enroll for the fall.

The program allows students to earn up to 25 college credits during their junior and senior years while completing their high school diplomas.

The public is invited to attend this free and informative event, which takes place from 6:30 - 8 p.m. on March 18 at the Training and Education Center for Semiconductor Manufacturing and Alternative and Renewable Technologies at 345 Hermes Road in Malta. The site is located in NYSERDA’s Saratoga Technology + Energy Park®.

Additional information, tours of the facility and student presentations will also be available at the conclusion of the program. Registration and additional information is available on the Clean Technologies & Sustainable Industries ECHS website at www. bscsd.org/cleanTech, or contact ECHS Coordinator Diane Irwin for the Ballston Spa Central School District at dirwin@bscsd.org or 884-7150.

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Week of February 28 – March 6, 2014

This Week’s SPOLIGHT

Saratoga YMCA Camp Starhitch goes E.P.I.C. (Exciting Play-filled Interactive Camp) at our Saratoga Springs Branch! E.P.I.C. runs for 8 oneweek sessions, June 30-August 22, 2014. This camp is for children entering 1st grade through entering 5th grade. Campers will participate in games, sports, archery, art projects, team building, nature activities, trips, swimming and more! Experienced counselors will supervise children and a ratio of 1:10 ensures a safe, quality camping experience. All camp staff are CPR and First Aid certified. Campers must bring a nourishing nutfree lunch and drink each day in an insulated bag with an ice pack. Each camper should also bring a swimsuit, towel and knapsack. All items should be labeled. For more information, contact Taraya Ostwald, E.P.I.C. Director, at 518-583-9622, ext.

120 or Paige Minear, Registrar/ Recreation Director, at ext. 116.

Or join us for an adventurepacked summer at Travel Camp!

This program provides campers entering fifth grade through tenth grade an opportunity to travel every day to fun-filled locations. Campers have a chance to explore different summer activities: amusement and water parks, outdoor sports, fairs, and horseback riding. Travel Camp conducts 8 one-week sessions, June 30-August 22, 2014. Join us for one week or for all; this is your choice. For more information, contact Patti Laudicina, Travel Camp Director, at 5839622, ext. 110 or Paige Minear, Registrar/Recreation Director at ext. 116.

Registration is accepted on a first-come, first-serve basis.

You can register in person at the Saratoga Springs Branch beginning Tuesday, February 4, 2014 at 9:00 am. Please visit our website at www.saratogaregionalymca. org for more information.

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Week of February 28 – March 6, 2014

Sign Up Now For Your Share Of A Farm

SARATOGA SPRINGS – Even when a glance outside confirms it is still winter, farmers are already thinking about spring and planning ahead. If you are seeking a closer connection to how your food is grown and produced this year, this is a good time to consider signing up for a share of a farm’s harvest.

While it may fit your lifestyle perfectly to visit the farmers’ market each week, selecting your purchases from the various vendors you see that day, some customers are interested in deepening their understanding of their food’s production. In that case, joining a CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) program can be a terrific choice: the customer’s advance payment to a farm buys a share of the harvest over several months, and creates a relationship between the customer and the farm/farmer

throughout the season.

There are CSA-type arrangements for a variety of farms and products. At Saratoga Farmers’ Market, for example, you can often find farm CSAs that include various combinations of vegetables, eggs, meat, flowers, fruit and baked goods.

CSA programs vary in the amount of products offered; some are scaled for one or two eaters while others are family-sized. It isn’t always the size of your household that matters most in determining the program best for you.

Sometimes your rate of consumption matters more. Some households find that a CSA program, combined with additional purchases from other market vendors, is convenient and provides variety.

Almost always with a CSA relationship, you’ll expand your food horizons by receiving in your weekly “share” a vegetable or other farm product with which you aren’t well acquainted. You can stretch your food knowledge in this way, learning to prepare and eat foods that have not previously been everyday staples in your home.

Many are concerned about the risks of investing up front in the farm, before the growing season even begins. Yet typically, even in times of difficulty, farms work to keep their CSA customers as

happy as possible. The cash inflow generated through CSA memberships in the early part of the year is important to farms, as they help to cover the investments in seeds, soil enhancements and machinery at the beginning of the growing season. And, the moral support that CSA members offer the farm during the season, particularly in times of trouble, can boost the farm crew’s spirits as they handle hardships.

Often, a farm offering a CSA program shares educational materials with its CSA customers about farm happenings, perhaps via an e-newsletter or blog. Recipes and preparation tips are sometimes available as well. Occasionally, special farm tours or events invite CSA customers for a visit and let them put their hands in the dirt. (Some CSAs even offer the option to work on the farm as partial payment.)

Another benefit of joining a CSA is that you will learn to eat seasonally. This also happens if you shop regularly at the farmers’ market, but a CSA will really connect you with the rhythm of a given farm’s production as you receive your share of the weekly harvests.

For information about CSA programs, stop by the main information table at Saratoga Farmers’ Market, or look for related literature on the tables of the various farms as you shop.

Onions Have Layers

by John Reardon for Saratoga TODAY Hello my Foodie Friends! I want to tell you about my first job in a restaurant when I was 16 years old. The manager brought me to the back of the restaurant and said to me “son” we are going to make you a “boss” - the boss of onions!

I was so happy and I couldn’t wait to tell my mom! He told me that they needed me to peel, cut

and chop onions for my entire shift.

Yes, life was going my way! I got my driver’s license the week before a new job and after my shift, I was going on my first date with Anna - the prettiest cheerleader my high school had ever seen - in my used 1966 Ford Mustang with factory air, 8-track tape player with a reverberator and a 289 engine!

The manager handed me a knife that, to me, seemed two feet long and said now “have at it.” I was nervous but I was a superstar “Boss of Onions” so, no problem! I believe that they last sharpened this knife in 1922 so I thought hey it’s safe. So, peeling was no problem for boss man because I peeled a mountain of them.

Now it was time cut the onions in half! I steadied my “Crocodile Dundee” knife and pressed down on the onion. Did you ever try that

with a dull Knife? Well, onion juice proceeded to squirt everywhere and, you guessed it, right into my baby hazel eyes! Down goes boss man and wow that stings but no problem I could just rub them and I would be fine. It wasn’t working the way that I had hoped and soon I was looking like “Rocky Balboa.”

I knew I had a job to do so I carried on, but by now the tears were like waterfalls and was wondering if I would be victorious over the onions. But by the end of my shift the mountain was sliced and chopped. Yep, I did it and the manager told me I was great but suggested I take a long shower before my big date.

When I got home my mother screamed and called my Dad in to see his oldest son. I had onion hair gel and my clothes were covered with juice and pieces of onions.

My eyes were very puffy and I had

The blackboard at the Kilpatrick Family Farm table announces the week’s CSA red potatoes selection and the additional number of items its CSA customers can choose.

Potato Cabbage Leek Casserole *Ingredients are available at the market

Ingredients

6 pork loin chops*, one inch thick 2 Tbsp. butter 1 medium onion*, chopped 1 large clove garlic*, minced 1 ½ cups rye bread* crumbs ¾ tsp. salt ½ tsp. caraway seeds ¼ cup chopped parsley* 1 egg*, slightly beaten 3 Tbsp. water 1 cup stock or water 2 Tbsp. flour

Directions • Preheat oven to 375°F. Melt butter in a large ovenproof pan. Add meat (if using) and cook, stirring occasionally, until cooked through and browned.

• Peel off outer few leaves of cabbage and discard. Cut cabbage in half lengthwise, remove and discard core, and chop remainder. Peel onion and cut in half, then slice. (If using a leek, trim ends, cut in half and fan under water to wash out any grit. Then chop.)

• Add cabbage and onion or leek to pan and cook, stirring occasionally, until leaves are wilted, about 5 minutes.

• Meanwhile, peel and chop potatoes into small bite-size pieces. Add to pan.

• Stir cream or broth, mustard and pepper to combine. Add to pan and mix well. Sprinkle mixture with cheese, cover and bake 15 minutes.

• Uncover and cook until bubbling and browned, about 10 more minutes.

about seven Band-Aids on my fingers. Ah yes, my hands were now permanently yellow and it was one hour to Anna. Mom you have to help me! I am a walking onion! I could not come within 20 feet of anyone without someone saying: “whew, you reek!” I took my shower but it didn’t help. Mom and my two sisters went into full date prep mode… Patty grabbed the lemon juice; CarolAnn stole Dad’s Hai Karate cologne and mom grabbed a nailbrush and called me to the kitchen table work with the lemon juice to rid me of yellow hands. She also had Patty hold ice cubes on my eyes, which worked! She wasn’t going to let her son mess up his first date! The yellow and smell did not go away but Anna was very nice and said it made her think of salad and the Hai Karate smelled good.

Why do onions make us cry?

When onions are cut, an

enzyme called sulfoxide lyase and sulfuric compounds are released from the broken cells. When exposed to air, they react with one another to form a vapor called thiopropanal sulfoxide. As this vapor evaporates, it irritates our eyes and causes us to cry. Kitchen folklore remedies such as burning candles or matches, slicing onions under water and freezing the onions before cutting are comical at best.

The two methods proven most effective in preventing onion-cutting tears are wearing goggles or contact lenses. Onion goggles are a unisex design and fit most adults.

So find your color and start chopping! Oh, and have a little lemon juice ready for your hands.

So remember my foodie friends that “Life Happens in the Kitchen.”

Take care, John and Paula

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31 1983 Streisand film 33 “From __ to shining ...”

34 Has-__ 35 Common pump choice 39 Early garden 40 La-Z-Boy room 41 Very unpleasant, weather-wise 42 Country south of Turk.

43 Costly cracker-topper 44 35-Across, e.g.

46 Boxer’s stat 47 Gnarly one on the waves 50 “Beat it, kid!”

53 “I’m serious!”

56 “Star Wars” droid, and a hint to letters shared by 17-, 22-, 35- and 47-Across 58 Eyelid trouble 59 Taxi fixture 60 Clothier Strauss 61 Traffic sound 62 Glimpse 63 Lose sleep (over) 64 Mario Brothers console Down 1 Stout servers 2 Unruly kid 3 Holden Caulfield creator 4 Cable stations, e.g.

5 Vintage sitcom stepfamily 6 Vegged out

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See puzzle solution on page 28 7 Ambient music pioneer Brian 8 Assisted through a tough time, with “over” 9 Caltech grad, often: Abbr.

10 Hose holder 11 Race nickname 13 West Point letters 15 “Deathtrap” playwright Ira 18 Disclose 20 Suave shelfmate 23 “So true!”

24 Funereal piles 25 Like some rye bread 28 Comedian who ended his show with “... and may God bless” 29 Make arrangements for 30 Raggedy dolls 32 Winery cask

33 Baltimore daily 34 Cry from a flock 36 Loved to pieces 37 Scuba spot 38 Come after 43 Gossip fodder 44 Vinyl record feature 45 Cleverly skillful 47 “Here, piggies!”

48 “It’s open!”

49 Imprecise cooking measure 50 Pool or polo 51 Raw rocks 52 Web address opening 54 Harp kin 55 Strong urges 57 Pixie

Writing the Right Word by Dave Dowling Accuracy in word choice is a key to effective communication. This quick weekly tip will help you filter the confusion in some of our daily word choices.

Abnormal, Subnormal Abnormal means deviating from the average.

Subnormal means less than normal or below the average.

Her abnormal powers of concentration enable her to score well. His SAT scores are subnormal and not as high as he expected.

Dave Dowling is the author of the The Wrong Word Dictionary and The Dictionary of Worthless Words. Signed copies are available for purchase at the gifts and home goods store, Homessence on Broadway in Saratoga Springs.

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Tim Olsen Quartet, 9 pm

Folk DJ Showcase, 11 am

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Millie, 9 pm

@ Bailey’s - 583.6060

Collette + The Mudcats, 9 pm @ Ravenswood - 371.8771

Sugar Pill, 9 pm @ Bentley’s - 899.4300

Tailspin, 10 pm @ Caroline St. Pub - 583.9400

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Three To Get Ready (5:30)/Twisted, 10:30 pm @ JP Bruno’s - 745.1180

Toga Boys, 9 pm @ The Mill - 899.5253

Just Nate, 6:30 pm

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Seth Warden Trio, 6 pm @ The Saratoga Winery - 584.9463

Eastbound Jesus/Waylon Speed, 9 pm @ Putnam Den - 584.8066

Dan Sherwin, 8:30 pm @ The Rusty Nail - 371.9875

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Jazz Night, 10 pm @ Circus Cafe’ - 583.1106

The Blackouts, 9 pm @ Gaffney’s - 587.7359

Megan, 8:30 pm @ Irish Times - 583.0003

Street Talk, 10:30 pm @ JP Bruno’s - 745.1180

Shelters Of Saratoga Fundraiser w/Mike Perkins Proj. + People’s Blues Of Richmond, 8 pm @ Putnam Den - 584.8066

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Poetry Open Mic, 7 pm @ Caffè Lena - 583.0022

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Celtic Session, 7 pm @ The Parting Glass - 583.1916

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Chris Carey/Tim Wechgelaer, 7 pm

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Erin Harkes Duo, 9 pm @ Gaffney’s - 587.7359

Jeff Brisbin, 7 pm @ Crown Grill - 583.1105

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Steve Candlen, 7 pm

Open Mic w/Rick Bolton, 9 pm

Rich Ortiz, 6:30 pm

George Muscatello Quartet, 9 pm

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Mike LaPoint, 9 pm

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SAVE Rally, 7 pm @ Putnam Den - 584.8066

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Saratoga Beer Summit

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Sassy Brass Quintet Explores Love In Free Concert Friday

SARATOGA SPRINGS— Members of the Skidmore-based Sassy Brass Quintet are ready to welcome the public to their concert on Friday, February 28 at 8 p.m. at Skidmore’s Filene Recital Hall. Members are (L to R) Betsy and Sarah Baker from Queensbury High School; Ben Cope, Roslyn Wertheimer and Schuyler Borden from Skidmore College. The concert’s theme is “Exploring Love”; admission is free and a reception will follow the performance.

The event marks the debut performance for the program, which features a series of transcriptions about love in all its variations (familial, fraternal, parental, romantic, unrequited, love of place and love of nature) built around Jack Gale’s eightmovement adaptation of Leonard Bernstein’s music from West Side Story. The program also includes several tunes made famous by Sergio Mendez’s Brazil ’66 such as “Girl from Ipanema” and “Mas Que Nada.”

Week of February 28 – March 6, 2014

Pianist Jon Kimura Parker To Perform Stravinsky Masterpiece - The Rite Of Spring

SARATOGA SPRINGS — One of the world’s top pianists, Jon Kimura Parker, will celebrate the centenary of Stravinsky’s The Rite of Spring in concert Sunday, March 2, at Skidmore College’s Arthur Zankel Music Center. Part

of Skidmore’s Sterne Virtuoso Series, the event begins at 2 p.m.

Tickets for the performance are $8 adults, $5 seniors/ Skidmore community, free for students and children. For advance reservations visit www.

skidmore.edu/zankel or call the Zankel box office (518) 5805321 for more information. The Zankel Music Center is wheelchair accessible and offers listening devices for the hearing impaired.

Middletown Comes To Black Box

L to R: Lily Donahue ‘15, Zac Uslianer ‘14. Photo by Madi Ellis ’14

SARATOGA SPRINGS – The Skidmore College Department of Theater will have its Spring black box production, Middletown,

by Will Eno. This production is directed by Daniel Shure.

Performances are February 28-March 5. All shows are in the Janet Kinghorn Bernhard Theater at 8 p.m., except for a Sunday matinee at 2 p.m.

In Middletown playwright Will Eno has created seemingly everyday characters with an extraordinary ability to articulate the deepest truths about being

human: the clawing anxieties we cover up, the hopes and fears we cultivate and the desperate need for connection with others. The touching and often hilarious interactions overlay a deeper fascination with how incredible it is to exist on this planet, in this universe.

Seating is very limited, so reservations are a must! Call the Skidmore Theater Box Office at (518) 580-5439 or email boxoffice@skidmore.edu. Tickets are $12 general admission and $8 for students and senior citizens.

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Scouts Lead Congregation In Worship

Take a look at this week’s newest club members!

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BALLSTON SPA — A Scout is Reverent is one of the points of the Boy Scouts of America’s Scout Law. The scouts of Troop 1, Troop 54 and Pack 1 demonstrated that by leading the Ballston Spa United Methodist Church Sunday worship service. Every part of the service, from the Call to Worship to the Benediction, was led by a scout.

The youth message was created and delivered by Christian Canham called “What is in Your Pack?”

Canham related how the items in your backpack that Front Row: (l-r) Andrew Roby, Brandon Reid, Joshua Parlapiano, Evan Picitelli, Justin Sanders and Greg Wilson. Back Row: (l-r) Brennan Coffey, James Sanders, help you “Be Prepared” (Scout Christian Canham, Jonathan Blake, James Bonga and Nathaniel Coffey.

Motto) relate to the elements in the church that help you live “The Gift of Scouting.” citizen and developed a deep faith. a good life.

He shared how his scoutThe Ballston Spa United Jonathan Blake wrote and ing experience have helped him Methodist Church has sponsored delivered the morning sermon, develop his character, be a better Troop 1 for 101 years.

Brownie Troop Gathers To Support Local Children And Families

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Evan Tooth Fairy Club is sponsored by:

Nicole M. Byrne, D.M.D Pediatric Dentistry 659 Saratoga Road Gansevoort, New York 12831 (518) 226-6010

(l-r) Theresa Prehn, Maggie Pendergast, Anna Sheinkin, Zoe Shapiro and Avery Stockamore).

On Tuesday, February 18, Brownie Troop 3126 made a large donation of clothing, household wares, games and books to Franklin Community Center to assist local children and families in need.

Troop 3126 is a dedicated group of 2nd graders at Division Street Elementary School who are striving to make a difference in the community.

All items were delivered by the troop to Franklin Community Center’s “Free Store” on 101 Washington Street.

Week of February 28 – March 6, 2014 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., S. Glens Falls 793-3755; AdirondackFM@nycap. rr.com; www.adirondackfriendsmeeting.org Regina Baird Haag, pastoral minister Services: 10:30 a.m. Sunday The Alliance Church 257 Rowland St., Ballston Spa 885-6524 Services: Morn. Worship 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., coffee served at 9:45 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.

All are welcome.

Handicapped accessible.

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 Service, 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 St., Saratoga Springs 584-5980 Services: Sunday 6:30, 8 & 10 a.m.

Church of Christ at Clifton Park 7 Old Route 146 371-6611; cliftonparkchurchofchrist.com Services: Sunday 10:30 a.m.

Christ Community Reformed Church 1010 Route 146, Clifton Park 371-7654; ccrc-cpny.org.

Services: Sundays 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.

Congregation Shaara Tfille 84 Weibel Avenue, Saratoga Springs 584-2370; saratogasynagogue.org Services: Saturday 9:30 a.m., Monday & Thursday 7:30 a.m., third Friday each month 7:30 p.m.

Handicapped Accessible Corinth Free Methodist Church

20 Hamilton Ave., Corinth 654-9255; 792-0271 Services: Sunday at 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 Pastor Frank Galerie mycornerstonechurch.org Services: Sundays at 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.; Weekday Masses: Monday-Friday 9 a.m.

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. 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 at 10 a.m.

Full Gospel Tabernacle 207 Redmond Road, Gansevoort 793-2739 Services: Sunday 10 a.m.; Bible Study: Thursday 6:30 p.m.

Galway United Methodist Church 2056 East Street (at intersection of Route 147), Galway 882-6520 www.galway-united-methodistchurch.com Services: Sunday 9:30 a.m.

(9 a.m. in July and August) Grace Brethren Church 137 W. Milton Rd., Ballston Spa 587-0649 Rev. Dan Pierce Services: Sunday 10 a.m.

Handicapped accessible.

Greater Grace Community Church Pastor David Moore 100 Saratoga Village Blvd. #17 899-7777; thechurch@ggccmalta.org www.ggccmalta.org Services: Wednesday 7:30 p.m. Good Times Restaurant, Lake Rd. 2nd floor; Friday 7:30 p.m. Saratoga Chapel, Eastline & Lake Rds; Sunday 10 a.m. - Glenville Senior Center, 32 Worden Rd. Greenfield Center Baptist Church 30 Wilton Rd., Greenfield Center 893-7429 Services: Sunday School for all ages - 9:45 a.m.

Church Service - 11 a.m.

Prayer Meeting - Wednesday 6:30 p.m.

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

Hope Church 206 Greenfield Ave., Ballston Spa 885-7442

RELIGION 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 Rd., 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.

Handicapped accessible New Horizon Church 150 Perry Road, Saratoga Springs 587-0711 Services: Sunday 9:30 a.m.

New Life Fellowship 51 Old Gick Rd., ­­ Saratoga Springs 580-1810; newlifeinsaratoga.org.

Services: Sunday 10:30 a.m.

Childcare is available at all services.

NorthStar Church Shenendehowa High School West Auditorium, Clifton Park 371-2811; northstarchurch.com Services: Sunday 10 a.m.

Old Saratoga Reformed Church 48 Pearl St., Schuylerville oldsaratogareformedchurch.org Services: Sunday 10:30 a.m.

Handicapped accessible.

Old Stone Church (American Baptist) 159 Stone Church Rd., Ballston Spa 583-1002 Services: Sunday 9 a.m.; Adult Sunday School 9 a.m.; Service 10:30 a.m. Coffee and Fellowship in Living Stone Hall; Wednesday: noon potluck luncheon; 1 p.m. choir rehearsal; 2 p.m. Bible Study Group 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.

Handicapped accessible.

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.

Handicapped accessible.

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

Roman Catholic Church of St. Peter 241 Broadway, Saratoga Springs 584-2375 Services: Eucharistic Celebrations: Saturday 5 p.m.; Sunday 7:30, 9 & 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. & 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; sjoegctr@nycap.rr.com; www.stjosephschurchgreenfieldcenter.org Services: Saturday 4 p.m.; Sunday 10:30 a.m. Handicapped accessible 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.

Handicapped accessible St. Paul’s Roman Catholic Church 771 Route 29, Rock City Falls 893-7680; sjoegctr@nycap.rr.com; www.stjosephschurchgreenfieldcenter.org Services: Sunday 8:30 am.

Handicapped accessible.

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

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

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

Saratoga Chabad 130 Circular St., Saratoga Springs 526-0773; saratora@aol.com; 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.

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Handicapped accessible.

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.

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 584-3122 Services: Sunday 10 a.m. & 6:30 p.m.

St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church 1 Grove St., Schuylerville 695-3918 Services: Sunday 8a.m. & 9 a.m.

(Sunday School at 9:00 also) episcopalchurch-schuylerville.org Temple Sinai 509 Broadway, Saratoga Springs 584-8730 www.saratogasinai.org Shabbat Services: Friday 6 p.m.

Preceded by 5:30 p.m. Oneg.

Handicapped Accessible.

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

Childcare: six months–four years and expanding.

Handicapped accessible.

The Salvation Army Worship, Service & Community Center 27 Woodlawn Ave., Saratoga Springs 584-1640; Mail-P.O. Box 652 Captain Aaron A. Boone, Sr.; Captain Amber S. Boone Commanding Officers/Ministers Services: Sunday School 10 a.m.; Praise & Worship 11 a.m.

Trinity United Methodist Church 155 Ballard Rd., Gansevoort 584-9107; tumcwilton.com Rev. Patti Molik-Pastor Services: Sunday 9 and 11 a.m.

Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Saratoga Springs 624 North Broadway, Saratoga Springs 584-1555; uusaratoga.org Services, Nursery Care, and Religious Education: Sundays 10 a.m. Youth Group: Sundays 11:30 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 Rd., West Charlton 882-9874 westcharltonupc.org Rev. Thomas Gregg, Pastor Services: Sunday 10:30 a.m.

Wilton Baptist Church 755 Saratoga Rd, Wilton 583-2736; wiltonbaptist@gmail.com; wiltonbaptistchurch.com Services: Sunday Service 11 a.m.

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Week of February 28 – March 6, 2014

Community Sports Bulletin Burnt Hills Students help JMJC Claim 12 Medals Adirondack Sports & Fitness

Summer Expo Starts March 8

(l-r) The Jason Morris Judo Center’s Quentin Cook, Jimmy Valetin, Amanda Barone, Jack Hatton, Joe Martinez, Alex Turner, Nick Irabli, Maria Dhami, Eric Skylar and Haley Meara.

North Bergen, N.J. — Athletes from the Jason Morris Judo Center in Glenville captured 12 total medals, including six gold at the Tech Judo Open Sunday, February 23.

Among those was Burnt Hills graduate, Jack Hatton, 18, who won the 90kg division and $350 first prize for the men’s

competition, beating JMJC teammate and Burnt Hills Senior, Eric Skylar, 17, in the final. Skylar picked up $150 for winning the silver and he also won the 90kg brown belt crown.

The JMJC’s newest member, Burnt Hills freshman Quentin Cook, 15, was impressive and took a silver in the 66kg weight

class to collect $150.

Burnt Hills Junior, Nick Irabli, 17, continued to improve as he won a silver medal in the Plus-100kg division.

Burnt Hills senior Haley Meara, 17, won a silver in 48kg.

Amanda Barone won a bronze medal in the 48kg weight class to close out the JMJC medal count.

Blue Streaks Ousted By Plainsmen

SARATOGA SPRINGS — After upsetting Schenectady in the first round of the Section II Class AA basketball tournament, the Blue Streaks came up short for the third time this season to Shenendehowa.

Saratoga Springs dropped a 70-51 game to the No. 1 seed at Hudson Valley Community College on Saturday, February 22.

Send your sports stories or briefs to Brian Cremo, Sports Editor at brian@saratoga publishing.com

Junior Sean Grecco stepped up with four three-pointers in the game and a Blue Streaks team-high 15 points, but Shen’s Jake Hicks had the hot hand with four threes of his own and a game-high 28.

For the third time this season (all against Shen), Saratoga Springs’ Noah Arciero was held to single-digit scoring. His eight points in the game put his final

season average at 21.1 points per game.

Seniors Arciero and big man teammate Jesse Alexander helped the Blue Streaks win their first sectional game since 2007, as the team finished 12-8 overall and 9-7 in the Suburban Council North Division.

Look for guard Chris Byno to shine as a senior next season for the Blue Streaks.

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CLIFTON PARK —The ninth annual Adirondack Sports & Fitness Summer Expo, presented by Steiner’s Ski & Bike, is happening at the Saratoga Springs City Center on Saturday-Sunday, March 8-9. Come to the Capital Region’s running, cycling, triathlon, paddling, hiking, healthy living and travel show featuring 125 exhibitors, great sales on summer and winter gear/clothing, paddling demos, seminars and fun family activities. This year’s show will have prizes and giveaways valued at $5,000 for races, events, products and services.

Door prizes to local 5Ks, halfmarathons, triathlons, hiking packages, weekend getaways, a kayak, scuba course and more will be given away over the weekend.

The Expo also includes sales with a mix of retailers and organizations selling and marketing their products and services, including great sales from presenting sponsor Steiner’s Ski & Bike (skis/bikes), where you can visit their “store” with winter and summer merchandise 30-50 percent off.

Most outdoor sports and recreation clubs in the area will be represented, including Adirondack Mountain Club, Albany Running Exchange, Capital District Triathlon Club, Hudson-Mohawk Road Runners Club, Saratoga Triathlon Club, Mohawk-Hudson Cycling Club and more.

On-water demos will take place all weekend in the 20-by32-foot pool, featuring kayaking, canoeing, and stand-up paddleboarding. Demos and clinics, led

by Adirondack Mountain Club and local paddling experts, include capsize recovery, rescue and rolling, whitewater paddling and “Try Paddling” sessions for kids.

Damien’s Rock Wall will be there with their 25-foot rock wall to challenge kids and adults, and many exhibitors will have interactive booths all weekend. The Regional Food Bank of Northeastern New York will be on hand to collect food and monetary donations over the weekend. Attendees with donations increase their chances of winning Expo prizes.

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Torres: ‘We Ran Into A Tough Shen Team’

by Brian Cremo Saratoga TODAY

SARATOGA SPRINGS — After giving up six goals in seven straight victories heading into the Section II Division I championship game, the Saratoga Springs ice hockey team gave up five goals Tuesday night in an eliminating loss to Shenendehowa, 5-0.

Being the defending state champions, the Blue Streaks (14-63) had the big target on their backs all season.

“It’s a huge target,” Blue Streaks head coach Dave Torres said. “If you’re not used to it, you really don’t know how to react to it and how to prepare for it. We came a long way this season with a young team.”

After four straight sectional championships, the Blue Streaks found themselves in an unfamiliar position: taking the bus ride home after losing at Union College.

“I’m proud of the guys and proud of what they accomplished,” Torres said. “No one expected us to be in that final this year, but we overcame a lot of midseason injuries and came back reunited as a unit and accomplished some good things.”

The Streaks responded to a season-low three-game losing streak

with a seven-game winning streak heading into Tuesday’s title game.

“Things worked out for us, but unfortunately we ran into a tough Shen team the other night and they played a lot better than we did,” Torres said. “They deserved to win.”

Junior Shen forward and Player of the Year Peter Russo had a goal and an assist in the win, while teammate and fellow Section II All-Star Kyle Marr had a goal and two assists. Plainsmen goalie Ben Farstad had 22 saves in the shutout.

After the loss, Torres recalled the presence in the locker room.

“It was tough,” Torres said of being in the locker room after the loss. “It was very emotional for the boys and me. It’s not a place we’re used to being in. You have to learn from that. You learn from your wins, you learn from your losses. We had a great season and I reminded them of that and the outgoing seniors that you’re going out state champs. No one will ever take that away from you.”

The young team will be returning a core group, as this year’s seniors depart having left a lasting legacy on the program with a state championship under their belt.

One of those seniors is Section II First Team All-Star and co-captain Drew Patterson.

Saratoga TODAY's Star Athlete

Jared Cordero – Motocross No. 549 Saratoga Springs freshman and high honor roll student Jared

Cordero received two championship trophies for his accomplishments in motocross at the MSC Awards Banquet on February 16.

He was also awarded a check from Fly Racing as part of their contingency program. Jared finished second overall in the Open Mini class, in which he raced a Kawasaki kx 112. He also finished third overall in the Senior Mini class, riding a Kawasaki kx 85.

Despite suffering a severe meniscus tear and surgery, Jared is working hard to get back on his bike and attempt to qualify for the National Loretta Lynn’s race, as bikes hit the dirt for the start of the 2014 season in March.

Jared would like to say thank you to all of his supporters and sponsors: Deft Family, 100 Percent, O’neal, Hollytek, Ron and Michelle, Tom Cannon, Parker MX, Mike Migliore and his Mom and Dad.

“[Patterson]’s come a long way the last three years,” Torres said.

“He’s grown into a mature young man and a true leader on this team.

The kids really respect him. He was probably our MVP this year the ultimate team player. He took the loss the hardest out of anyone on the team. He’s just a fine young man who will do great things in the future. “ The Blue Streaks will also be losing defenseman and co-captains Nick Conchieri and Matt Klingbeil. “[Matt]’s just an all-around hockey player,” Torres said of the player who has been with him in his three years as head coach. “He started out as a forward and last year was moved to defense when we needed him. He moved back to forward, his natural position, this season. Tuesday night, he was moved to defense because Cam McCall went down with injury. He’s the ultimate—he’s like vice grips. You can use vice grips for anything. He’s our vice grips. He’s a utility man.”

Grayson Rieder, who finished tied for third on the team with goals (12) is also in his senior season, as is goaltender Zack Jones, who Torres said took sophomore goalie Danny Hobbs under his wing.

But the Blue Streaks will also be bringing back 10 of this year’s

Saratoga Springs’ Elliot Hungerford (right) battles for the puck against Shenendehowa, Tuesday. Photo By MarkBolles.com

sophomores, including Hobbs, sophomore All-Section Honorable Mention Elliot Hungerford and team-leading goal scorer and Section II First Team junior JT Rafferty (15 goals).

“JT grew as a role player last year, not getting a lot of ice time, to being one of our top guys,” Torres said. “He’s a tremendous young man and I can’t wait to see what he does next year. He played with a serious injury all season long and no one would know it (torn labrum). He put surgery off so he could get this hockey season in. No one really knew he was injured and you would never know from his play.”

Returning defensemen McCall, Ian Frey, Austin Patterson and Section II Second Team member Brendan Coffey played big minutes this year as well.

As declared by Saratoga Springs Mayor Scott Johnson last March, “Saratoga Hockey Day” will be celebrated on March 10 to honor the 1999 and 2013 state championships.

Torres is anticipating the 10th, but is focused on regrouping this weekend, getting kids in the weight room and preparing for next year.

“We’ll be back,” Torres said.

“We’ll definitely be back, no doubt.

It’s a learning experience for everybody. Our team is not used to losing. We’re used to being on the top.”

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They’re Only Human

by Damian Fantauzzi for Saratoga TODAY One of the most unappreciated jobs in the world of sports is being an official, or referee. Sometimes I wonder why anyone would want to do the job, but where would we

be without these unsung figures in sports?

Last Saturday, Syracuse University head basketball coach Jim Boeheim went ballistic on official Tony Greene with 10.4 seconds remaining in the game—the score 60-58 in favor of the Duke Blue Devils.

Greene made a judgment call against Orangemen CJ Fair, as Duke’s Rodney Hood stepped in Fair’s path to draw an offensive foul.

Boeheim ran onto the floor and his out-of-character antics charged him with two technical fouls.

He was ejected from the game, as the Blue Devils defeated Syracuse 66-60 at Cameron Indoor Stadium.

Here is the question that has been flying around in ink, from the press and the TV media: Did

Coach Boeheim’s tantrum cost the Syracuse Orangemen the game?

Some of Syracuse’s players squeaked out a yes, with the thought that they still had a chance to win because at that time they were only down by two points.

Boeheim said after the game that he had no regrets. His point, and I don’t disagree with him, was that according to the new rules of the current NCAA basketball season, what Hood did should have been called a blocking foul.

The new rules, supposedly, benefit in favor of the person with the ball.

“That was the game-decider right there,” Boeheim said. “I would have been happy with a nocall, let the players finish the game and see what happens. But it was a great game, tremendously well officiated, I just disagree with that last call.”

Here’s a no-win situation for the men and women in the striped shirts!

The hypothetical scenario is, if there are 2,000 people at a game, the given equal is that there are a thousand fans cheering for each of the two teams involved. The refs will be hearing a thousand cheers and a thousand boos, on practically any given call. It’s obvious where I am going with this, and I don’t think that scenario will ever change. So now comes the 21st century technology into play with some team sports: video replay.

Professional and college football, and certain parts of basketball, have adopted the video

replay. In Major League Baseball this spring, the video replay will be used, but in an experimental stage for spring training games, as a solution for questionable calls during the preseason of the Grapefruit League.

Do sports need video replay to overrule the officials and maybe make them look incompetent? I feel something is getting lost with that idea. Athletics is about action and reaction in game situations.

The officials are human beings who are part of that reaction and judgment calls, which in my opinion are part of the game.

Coach Boeheim made a judgment, a decision to fly out onto the basketball court in protest of Greene’s call. Forcing Greene into making another decision and judgment call that resulted in two technical fouls and the ejection of Boeheim.

That kind of thing happens in games. There is no time for DNA testing. It is what it is. It’s what makes the design of sports part of the human character. There is no such thing as perfection in sports, just a quest for competition on a playing field. There will be mistakes and good plays. It’s to be expected.

Was coach Boeheim wrong?

Sure, hindsight always has 20/20 vision. Or, did Greene make a bad call?

What happened on the floor at Cameron is what makes college basketball as unpredictable as it should be, which is probably the biggest part of any sport. It’s a game, and that can’t have a script

because a game is when a group of human beings are demonstrating how imperfect sports can be.

Never is there a definitive outcome. The mathematics don’t add up. In team sports, or any sport, the answer will never fit the equation because, unlike math, the answer is never going to be the same.

In the sports world, what evolves is generally from the judgment and roles of those who are taking part in the process. Why change that? This is what makes it exciting; Boeheim and Greene’s interaction has been part of this scenario since the beginning of mankind’s hunger to compete.

Let the chips fall where they may. Sporting events have always been about the human experience. There will always be pros and cons with bias opinions, during and after a game.

Athletics will always evolve as games of chance and because of that, no matter what the odds might be, anybody, or any team, can win.

We don’t need playbacks to change the results. We need the results to be unchanged— it’s a game, you can’t go back to change what has already happen. There is no time travel in the world of sports, at least not to create a change for a different result.

Game over!

What was the result of the Duke/Syracuse game? Duke 66, Syracuse 60, ref ’s calls, baskets made, coaches’ rants, fans reactions. Yes, that’s the way it’s meant to be.

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scorer Joel Wincowski.

The Saints did just that on Wednesday night.

Wincowski, who averages 28.8 points per game, was limited to 20 points. Shooting 7-21 from the field with one threepoint basket, Wincowski missed a chance for the win when the standout guard missed a three as time expired and the Saints pulled the comeback, upset victory 51-49.

Wincowski also missed four free throws in the pivotal fourth quarter.

“The misconception about Joel Wincowski is you determine how good he is by how he shoots the ball,” Saints head coach Ken Mantia said. “He is a deflection machine on defense, a great offensive rebounder, has tremendous court vision and then, oh by the way he also usually tosses in 30 points per game.

A great player. To hold him to nine below his average and to hold them to four points (in the fourth quarter) says a ton about the heart of our kids and their commitment to defense.”

Lake George (19-2) was held to 17 second half points and was outscored 12-4 in the fourth.

“All year we have outscored teams we played with winning records by almost 10 points per game in the second half,” Mantia said. “We take pride in our conditioning and style of play, which has helped us win huge second halves against Canjo, Rensselaer, almost Mekeel and then tonight.

The momentum shifted because we were the fresher team.”

The Saints, who play nine deep, have pressured teams for an entire 32 minutes for most of the season.

That pressure in the fourth quarter helped make the difference.

After a steal at the 1:15 mark, Mike Naughton was able

to outlet to Luke Spicer for a fast break layup and the Saints’ first lead of the game (50-48) since the opening minutes of the first quarter.

Heading into halftime down 32-19, Mantia made the message for the second half clear in the locker room.

“At halftime we said, ‘If we do not get the ball inside and drive to the basket you are coming out, no matter who it was,’” Mantia said.

One player who listened was sophomore Evan Pescetti, who dropped in 14 of his team-high 18 points in the third quarter— all of them coming from driving to the rim.

“Evan wanted no part of coming out and took it upon himself to attack the rim,” Mantia said. “He is a special player for sure, as a sophomore having a 25 and 18-point game in the sectionals.”

Spicer and teammate Brian Hall hit consecutive three pointers with about three minutes left in regulation to help close the lead, as the Saints continued playing man-to-man defense with Michael Naughton on Wincowski.

After starting the first half with full court pressure and a 2-3 zone, the Saints (18-3) kept the pressure in the second but went to a man defense with the 6-foot-4 Naughton trying to wreak havoc on Wincowski.

“We felt the key to defending Wincowski in the game was to wear him down with pressure,” Mantia said. “He is a great player who can score in transition, on drives, offensive rebounds and jumpers. However, even great players get tired and eventually it takes a toll. Michael Naughton did a great job on Joel. Due to his length, he was able to square him up and challenge all shots without fouling. Michael was huge for us.”

The Saints set the tone in

the third and responded to Lake George’s 22-point second quarter with a 20-point third quarter of their own.

“Getting the ball inside set the tone and picking up a team that had been pressed the entire first half man to man set even more of a tone,” Mantia said.

“And of course once we hit shots, the enthusiasm picks up quite a bit. But in the locker r o o m , e v e r y one really believed we would make a big run.”

After taking down No. 2 Lake George, the No. 3 Saints will now play top seeded Hoosic Valley.

In the sectional final for the first time since 2006, the Saints will be up against a Hoosic Valley team led by Mike Pierre (21.9 PPG) and John Rooney (19.5 PPG).

“Valley is a great team,” Mantia said.

“I have seen them like eight times, so we know what they do— stopping it is another matter. They have two legit college prospects, good role players and a great coach. No secrets, we must move the ball, value the ball, rebound and force turnovers. We have total respect for Valley, but playing teams like Bishop Maginn, Mekeel, Rensselaer and Lake George have been great for us leading into a huge challenge.”

The Indians (17-3) beat No.

4 Greenwich on Wednesday and have won 15 of their last 17, only losing to Class B Hoosick Falls during that stretch (43-42 on January 10, 49-47 on February 7).

In the season for the late Mike Beson, the Saints were given some pre-game words from Elly Beson, Mike’s wife, the day before playing Lake George.

“M r s .

Beson talked to the team and told them how proud coach would be,” Mantia said. “This team really reflects Coach Beson. Talk about a person with all heart. He and I pushed these guys as juniors last year and they did not always love it, but they are loving the payoff now.”

On Saturday, the Saints look to add another win for Coach Beson and a Section II title, starting at 3:45 p.m. at the Glens Falls Civic Center.

“In the locker room, everyone really believed we would make a big run.”

-Ken Mantia on the Saints’ attitude at halftime, trailing Lake George 32-19

Saints’ senior Keegan Murphy goes up for a shot in Wednesday’s game against Lake George. Photo by MarkBolles.com

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See Hockey pg. 31 Saratoga Springs ice hockey dropped a 5-0 decision to Shenendehowa in Tuesday night’s Section II Division I championship game at Union College. For the first time in five seasons, the Blue Streaks will not continue playing past the sectional round. Photo by MarkBolles.com