Saratoga TODAY December 10-16, 2021

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Proposed plans for the development of a new 6-story commercial/retail building just north of St. Peter’s Academy and at 269 Broadway are under review by the city’s Land Use Boards - where multiple project designs are under consideration. Image provided. See Story pg. 8

Paul Neubauer, who will perform with the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center featuring the music of Mozart, and Dvorak in Saratoga Springs on June 12. The Saratoga Performing Arts Center has announced the summer 2022 return of the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center for 6 programs and 12 performances in a series of Sunday shows at Pitney Meadows Community Farm’s open-air High Tunnel greenhouse. Pop music and comedy shows featuring STYX, R.E.O. Speedwagon, Dispatch,

O.A.R., and John Mulaney, which will take place on the big stage at SPAC, were also announced this week. (Photo: Tristan Cook). For details, see pages 35-38.

SCHOOL DISTRICT DEI COMMITTEE NOT VERY DIVERSE

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From The Air – A public hearing will take place Dec. 15 regarding proposed new construction and an extended lease regarding operations at Saratoga County Airport. Photo provided. See Story pg. 9

Photo by Quinn Dombrowski, modified from flickr.com. See Story pg. 15

History

OF SARATOGA A President, an Assassin, and a Lawyer

by Russ VanDervoort | Sponsored by The Saratoga County History Roundtable

Contact The Saratoga County History Roundtable at: saratogacohistoryroundtable@gmail.com

The 20th President of the United States, James Garfield, was born in a log cabin in Ohio and was mule driver on the Ohio & Erie Canal. A graduate of Williams College, he later became an attorney and a skilled orator, and was elected to Congress in 1862. He then served as a Major General during the Civil War. In the 1880 election Garfield conducted a Front Porch Campaign and narrowly defeated another Civil War General and Gettysburg hero, Winfield Scott Hancock.

Charles Julius Guiteau was an American writer and attorney. Guiteau felt, falsely so, that his actions had contributed to Garfield’s successful campaign and sought a consulship position to either Vienna or Paris. Failing in his pursuit of this honor he decided to shoot Garfield, which he did, wounding him, on July 2, 1881. Garfield succumbed to the wound on September 19, 1881.

John K. Porter was a Waterford, New York attorney. Born in Waterford on January 12, 1819, he was educated in both the Waterford and Lansingburgh Academies, later graduating from Union College in 1837. Upon his death, the Albany Law Journal stated; In our opinion, Mr. Porter comes nearer to being a genius than any other man in our bar. How did destiny bring together this former Ohio canaller, a crazed and disgruntled office seeker, and a near-genius Waterford native and lawyer?

John’s father, Dr. Elijah Porter, wanted John to follow in his footsteps. John was not interested in becoming a doctor but made a deal with his father that he would study medicine for six months. If he did not show a talent for it, his father would permit him to study law. At the end of that period John’s father said; “Son I don’t know what kind of lawyer you will make, but you’ll make a mighty poor physician, so I will let you study law.”

In 1846 John Porter, at the age of 27, was among those chosen to represent Saratoga County at the New York State Constitutional

Convention. John became a leading lawyer in Waterford with a remarkable intellect, who was able to practice, in nearly every branch of the law. His skills soon made it possible for him to play on a larger stage.

In early 1865, Porter was appointed to the New York Court of Appeals to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Henry R. Selden. In November 1865, he was elected on the Republican ticket to the remaining six years of Selden’s term, but resigned on December 31, 1867, and returned to private practice, now in New York City. His record as an attorney would have made Dr. Porter proud. Son John successfully defended Horace Greeley, editor of the New York Tribune, in a libel case brought by the Assembly Speaker DeWitt C. Littlejohn.

In 1875, he represented Henry Ward Beecher in his case against Theodore Tilton, who, in one of the most scandalous cases of the post-civil war era, accused Beecher of adultery with Tilton’s wife. The jury could not reach a verdict. In February 1876, Porter defended Grant’s military secretary Orville E. Babcock, who had been indicted during the prosecution of the Whiskey Ring frauds. Babcock was acquitted.

In 1876, two weeks after voters went to the polls to choose between Rutherford B. Hayes and Samuel J. Tilden, the New York State Bar Association was founded, and Porter became the Association’s first president. He challenged the new organization to “exercise a collective and permanent influence” on the great issues of the day.

At this point in our story, late 1881, President Garfield was in Lake View Cemetery in Ohio, Guiteau is in a Washington D.C. jail awaiting trial, and the Honorable John K. Porter was retired, back home in Waterford.

The National Park Service reported the following on the trial of Charles J. Guiteau; At trial, the assassin Guiteau stated that “I did not kill the President. The doctors did that. I merely shot him.”

The trial lasted nearly two months

and often had a circus-like atmosphere. The U. S. Attorney General, Wayne MacVeagh, put together a 19th-century dream team to prosecute Guiteau, among them John Porter of Waterford.

Porter was not a specialist, he was a laborious, keen, strongly-equipped man in nearly every branch of the law. He was a formidable crossexaminer and a trustworthy counselor. Arthur and MacVeagh deemed him necessary to the team. On cross-examination, prosecutor Porter tried to suggest to jurors that what the defense claimed was evidence of insanity was instead only evidence of sin. He forced Guiteau to concede that he thought the assassination would increase sales of his autobiography. He demanded to know whether Guiteau was familiar with the Biblical commandment, “Thou shalt not kill.” Guiteau responded that in this case “the divine authority overcame the written law.” He insisted, “I am a man of destiny as much as the Savior, or Paul, or Martin Luther.”

Judge Porter’s cross-examination of Guiteau was so effective in defeating Guiteau’s insanity defense that Francis L. Wellman gave it a chapter in his classic work The Art of Cross-Examination. In its December 2, 1881, headline, the New York Times characterized the cross-examination as “Guiteau’s Day of Torture.”

As a result of the trial, the prosecution team won a conviction after Guiteau went through a series of defense attorneys, most arguing an insanity defense. Guiteau was found guilty in January 1882 and met the hangman on June 30, 1882. By that time John Porter had returned to his retirement in Waterford. According to The New York Times obituary, Porter’s “devotion to this case wore out his energy, and after its conclusion, he almost wholly gave up the practice of law.” Porter died on April 11, 1892, in Waterford.

Russ Vandervoort is the Waterford Town Historian and leader of the Waterford Canal and Towpath Society and can be reached at russvandervoort@gmail.com.

Does Compassion Have a Season?

by Duane J. Vaughn, Executive Director Shelters of Saratoga for Saratoga TODAY

It’s that time of year again when the focus shifts to the Code Blue Emergency Shelter for individuals experiencing street homelessness. Code Blue is a New York State mandate that says when the “Real Feel” temperature drops to 32 degrees, emergency, low barrier shelter for homeless individuals must be provided. In December of 2013, Nancy Pitts passed away in the freezing night which sparked a call to action to begin Code Blue operations in Saratoga Springs.

Frankly, the whole philosophy of Code Blue has often left me baffled. Why is it that we must hit a certain temperature before we take care of those who are most in need? Do we need the thermometer to tell us when we show compassion, kindness, and empathy?

I have seen homeless individuals from ages 1 to well into their 80’s. I have seen veterans, persons with masters and Ph.D. degrees, daughters, sons, mothers, fathers, and even grandparents.

Maybe if we understood our homeless a bit more, that philosophy might change. Homelessness is not just a Saratoga problem; it has been an issue in our country

and across the world for decades. There are many reasons why homelessness is such an issue. The contributing factors around homelessness are poverty, lack of affordable housing, addiction/ substance use, and mental health challenges. In today’s society, we look at those who are suffering and instinctively assume that homelessness is of their own creation. Many people have been let down by our societal systems, and overcoming homelessness requires a support system many do not have. I can assure you that no person aspires to be homeless or at a Code Blue shelter.

Please, don’t get me wrong.

I’ve been working at Shelters of Saratoga and in this wonderful community for 15 months. What I’ve seen since my arrival would make anyone proud. I’ve seen our businesses, city and county government officials want to be part of a solution. I’ve witnessed how much our community truly cares about some of today’s most controversial issues. Most notably are the dedicated staff and volunteers that give up their evenings and early mornings so that they can provide a hot meal, a warm cot,

and more importantly, dignity and hope to our neighbors that have lost so much.

Last year we sheltered an average of 33 people a night at Code Blue, serving a total of 215 people for the season. Our volunteers served over 5,000 meals that were generously donated by local restaurants and community organizations. Code Blue is currently in full swing at our

temporary Adelphi Street location and we are already on par to eclipse last year’s numbers.

There are multiple agencies working diligently to solve homelessness. Code Blue is a life-saving strategy, but not the answer to homelessness. We must work together on proven solutions to bring this human issue into the forefront of our minds and hearts. It’s time we discard

the “thermometer philosophy” and take the next steps to expand year-round services at the navigation center and designate a permanent location for Code Blue. With these resources we can forge better pathways out of the despair of homelessness.

To learn more about Shelters of Saratoga’s work to end homelessness, please visit: sheltersofsaratoga.org

Code Blue Shelter in Saratoga. Photo courtesy of Bonacio Construction Inc.

Jennifer Nicole Conroy (Green)

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Jennifer Nicole Conroy (Green), devoted wife of Mark Christopher Conroy and loving mother of Donovan Thomas James Conroy, entered into eternal life on Monday, Nov. 29, 2021. Calling hours were Dec. 5 at Burke Funeral Home. Mass took place Dec. 6 at St. Clement’s followed by interment at St. Peter’s Cemetery. www. burkefuneralhome.com

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William Andrew LeRoux Jr.

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William “Bill” Andrew LeRoux Jr., 82, passed November 25, 2021. Calling hours 9:30, Saturday, December 11 at Church of St. Peter followed by Mass at 10 a.m. and burial at St. Peter’s Cemetery. Memorial donations to Tunnels to Towers Foundation, 2361 Hylan Blvd, Staten Island, NY 10306. www. burkefuneralhome.com

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Maggie M. Hillman

SARATOGA SPRINGS — Maggie M. Hillman, 93, passed away Friday, November 26, 2021, at the Hospice Inn at St. Peter’s in Albany. A private service was held on Wednesday, December 1, 2021, officiated by Fr. Marty Fisher. Maggie is buried in Park Cemetery on Sacandaga Rd. in Scotia, NY. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to The Community Hospice of Saratoga County, 179 Lawrence St, Saratoga Springs, NY, 12866. For online condolences visit tunisonfuneralhome.com.

Gina Scala Bachner

Elizabeth N. Ponessa

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Elizabeth “Betty” N. Ponessa, 89, passed December 3, 2021 surrounded by her loving family. Calling hours 9-10:30 a.m. at Burke Funeral Home, Friday December 10, followed by Mass of Christian Burial 11 a.m. St. Clements Church, and burial St. Peter’s Cemetery. Memorial donations to Community Hospice of Saratoga. burkefuneralhome.com

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SARATOGA SPRINGS — Mrs. Gina Scala Bachner, 94, passed away peacefully in Saratoga Springs on December 1, 2021, where she had been a resident for the past six years. She was predeceased by her brothers, C. George Scala and James M. Scala, who passed away in November 2007 and January 2021, respectively.

Gina Maria Scala was born on June 8, 1927, in Utica, the only daughter and middle child of the late Carmine George and Mary Jane (Ferlo) Scala. Raised in Clinton, NY, Gina spent her childhood with many extended family members from the surrounding areas of Rome and Utica. She graduated from Clinton High School in 1945, and in 1949, received her BS degree from the State University of New York (SUNY) Oswego (formerly known as Oswego State Teachers College) where she was an active member of the Arethusa Sorority, and excelled in field hockey, soccer, basketball, and softball. Wanting to make a difference in the lives of young children, Gina was thrilled at the prospect of becoming a teacher. During

her senior year of college, she accepted a first-grade teaching position at the former Kingsboro Elementary School in Gloversville, NY. Gina remained in Gloversville, raised four children, and returned to teaching full time, initially at Park Terrace Elementary and subsequently at McNab Elementary School. She was an active member of the Gloversville PTA, Troop Leader for both the Brownies and Girl Scouts, member of St. Mary’s Church, Sacred Heart Church, and the Church of the Holy Spirit. She served as a tutor and mentor for many children of various ages during her tenure as a schoolteacher.

Gina retired from her teaching career in 1989. In retirement, she became an adoring “Nana” to her ten grandchildren, and three great-grandchildren, whom she loved and cherished above all.

Gina was devoted to college and professional basketball, football, and youth baseball, and any sport in between season. Regular visits and phone calls from her children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren were the highlight of her life.

Gina touched the lives of many with her compassion, care, and kindness. An accomplished athlete and avid sports fan, especially anything related to Syracuse basketball, she was a talented knitter, seamstress, and needle pointer, leaving behind many treasures for future generations to enjoy. She was a devout Catholic, who placed her faith in God above all. Gina is to be forever remembered for her wisdom, indomitable spirit, spunk, sense of humor, positive, optimistic, and cheerful disposition, and most importantly, her willingness

to offer her physical, mental, and emotional help and support to those in need, including her former students, her many friends, and her beloved family.

Gina’s spirit lives on through her four children and their spouses, including her son Mark (Karen) Bachner of Cicero, NY, and daughters, M. Lynn Bachner of Saratoga Springs, Suzanne Bachner (Hugh Davis) of Saratoga Springs, and Amy Hartwell of Billerica, MA; her ten wonderful grandchildren, Jonathan and Timothy Bachner, Jameson and Cameron Toole, Peter and John Davis, and Sara (Aubert) Ndjolba, Bobby, Kelsey, and Abigail Hartwell; three great-grandchildren, Olivia, Amelia, and Isaiah Ndjolba; as well as many cherished nieces, nephews, cousins, and friends.

Mass of Christian Burial will be held at The Historic Church of Saint Peter, located at 241 Broadway, Saratoga Springs on Friday, December 10, 2021, at 10 a.m. The Rev. Thomas H. Chevalier will be the celebrant. Interment will take place at St. Mary’s Cemetery located in Clinton, NY in the spring.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital at www.stjude.org/ give.html, Rheumatoid Arthritis Foundation at www.helpfightra. org, or Rheumatology Research Foundation at www. rheumresearch.org.

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COURT

Georgios N. Kakavelos was sentenced Nov. 30 in Saratoga County Court to life in prison without the possibility of parole, following his conviction of murder in the firstdegree by a trial jury in June, according to a statement issued by the Saratoga County District Attorney’s Office. The trial lasted for more than six weeks with jury hearing from more than sixty witnesses and considering more than 700 items of evidence. Kakavelos had been convicted for the October 2019 murder of Allyzibeth A. Lamont in Johnstown. Lamont, 22, worked for Kakavelos at his deli shop. Lamont had challenged Kakavelos’ illegal activities of “paying employees under the table” and not complying with employment laws, First Assistant District Attorney Alan Porembo said, during the sentencing process, adding that it was because she stood up for her fellow employees that Kakavelos set into motion a plan to kill her. The jury found Kakavelos hired employee James Duffy to assist him with the murder and removal of the victim to a grave site in the town of Malta. Kakavelos was found guilty by the jury on ten counts, including: murder

in the first-degree, conspiracy in the second-degree, two counts concealment of a human corpse (which takes into account the transportation, and burial of, the victim’s body), and six counts of tampering with physical evidence.

Zachary L. Rosebrook, 22, of Waterford, was sentenced Dec. 1 to 2 years’ incarceration, and 6 years post-release supervision, after pleading to rape in the second-degree, in connection with an incident in Halfmoon originally charged in August 2020.

Bryan M. Brust, 31, of Saratoga Springs, pleaded Nov. 29 to felony burglary, in Ballston Spa. Sentencing Jan. 31.

Jackie McGonigle, 37, of Clifton Park, was sentenced Nov. 23 to 3 years’ incarceration, and 5 years post-release supervision, after pleading to second degree assault, and 1 year incarceration after pleading to second degree criminal contempt. Sentences to run concurrently.

Thomas J. Dingmon, 30, of Saratoga Springs, was sentenced Nov. 23 to 4-1/2 years’ incarceration and 1-1/2 years post-release supervision, after pleading to criminal possession of a controlled substance in the fourthdegree, a felony, in Galway.

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Lloyd W. Kelone, 36, of Mechanicville, pleaded Nov. 23 to attempted criminal sale of a controlled substance in the third-degree, a felony, in Saratoga Springs. Sentencing Feb. 7.

Yasuan Cureton, 26, of Albany, pleaded Nov. 23 to criminal possession of a weapon in the third-degree, a felony, in Saratoga Springs. Sentencing Jan. 27.

Samuel Brown, 44, of Mechanicville, pleaded Nov. 23 to felony DWI. Sentencing Jan. 27.

Jason T. Palmieri, 34, of Mechanicville, was sentenced Nov. 30 to 1 to 3 years’ incarceration after pleading to felony assault, and 1 to 3 years after pleading to felony DWI. Sentences will run consecutively.

Nikki J. Atanasio, 46, of Troy, pleaded Nov. 30 to two felony counts criminal contempt in the first-degree, in connection with charges filed Aug. 3 in Clifton Park. Sentencing Feb. 1.

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Kenneth Hunter, 32, of Saratoga Springs, was charged Nov. 17 with misdemeanor criminal

possession of a weapon, and felony assault.

Dylan Capone, 21, of Malta, was charged Nov. 18 in Saratoga Springs with four misdemeanor counts criminal contempt and one misdemeanor count stalking.

Bryan Stickles, 35, of Saratoga Springs, was charged Nov. 19 with one misdemeanor count and one felony count criminal contempt.

Dushawn Griffith, 40, of

Gloversville, was charged Nov. 20 in Saratoga Springs with misdemeanor DWI, and two vehicle violations.

Brent Thibodeau, 31, of Saratoga Springs, was charged Nov. 21 with assault, and criminal obstruction of breathing.

Raphael Germain, 31, of Saratoga Springs, was charged Nov. 22 with criminal trespass, resisting arrest, and obstruct governmental administration. All three charges are misdemeanors.

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The Saratoga County Sheriff’s Office’s Second Chance overdose program recently conducted its 500th post-overdose follow-up. The Sheriff’s Office became an Opioid Overdose Prevention Program certified by the New York State Department of Health in 2018. Substance use disorder is a scientifically documented medical condition listed in the

Diagnostic and Statistic Manual of Mental Disorders. It is not limited to opioid use.

The program, which began in 2017, aims to ensure victims of overdoses and their families/ significant others are aware of and able to use services that are available to them. Follow-up is attempted by the Sheriff’s Office with every victim as soon as possible after the event, in an effort to

connect them with assistance.

Currently, there are members on every shift who carry extra naloxone (Narcan) kits to train and dispense to civilians on-the-spot.

Since the inception of the program, the Sheriff’s Office has dispensed 1,032 naloxone kits to both civilians and law enforcement.

To date, the Sheriff’s Office has responded to 88 overdose calls, 12 of which were fatal. Naloxone

was used in 58 of these events.

If you or someone you know suffers from substance use disorder, contact department partners at Healing Springs Recovery and Outreach Center in Saratoga Springs at 518-306-3048 for non-emergency assistance. The Sheriff’s Office communications division may be contacted to arrange for Narcan training at 518-885-6761.

New Acquisition to Provide Recreational & Habitat Connection Between Saratoga County and Adirondack Park

MOREAU — The Open Space Institute announced last week a land protection success that will, for the first time, provide a direct recreational and habitat connection between Saratoga County, Moreau Lake State Park and, ultimately, the Adirondack Park. The newly protected land completes OSI’s yearslong goal of creating the corridor of protected land in one of the fastestgrowing regions in the state.

OSI purchased the newly protected, 60-acre “Moreau Lake Connector” property from Margie French, who owned the land for

adjacent to Ralph Road State Forest and more than 1,260 acres of OSI’s “West Mountain” acquisition to the north and Moreau Lake State Park, which OSI has more than doubled in size, to the south.

The property is located at the north end of the southern Palmertown Range and is part of OSI’s ongoing work in the area to connect the southern Palmertown near Saratoga Springs to the Adirondack foothills.

With several existing access roads running throughout the property, the forested land has the potential to expand visitor access and recreational use of Ralph

ern side of Moreau Lake State Park. In the future, the property may be considered for additional

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trail creation and for the potential creation of a parking area and trailhead along Call Street.

The acquisition furthers OSI’s goal of establishing trails between the Saratoga Spa State Park, Moreau Lake State Park, and the Adirondack Park Preserve to better welcome and disperse new and existing visitors to the area.

This property, and the properties it connects to, are home to a diversity of wildlife. The Moreau Lake Connector property is one of eight significant properties, including the Spier Falls addition which doubled the size of Moreau Lake State Park, Big Bend, Ellsworth and Kenison (together known as Greentree Lake), Hudson Pointe, Faith Bible Church, and West Mountain, together totaling more

than 7,000 acres, that OSI has protected in the area in support of creating a connected, green corridor in the Palmertown Range.

The property is anticipated to be added to Ralph Road State Forest, along with OSI’s 1,260-acre West Mountain property. Once the transfers are complete, OSI will have helped the Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) more than triple the size of Ralph Road State Forest.

The centerpiece of the Palmertown Strategy will be the development of a landscape scale, 50-mile-long multi-use trail system called the Sarah B. Foulke Friendship Trails System. A yearlong master planning process for an inclusive trail network was completed this summer.

December and January

Moonlight Hikes at Wilton Wildlife Preserve & Park

WILTON — Are you interested in traversing the trails of Wilton Wildlife Preserve & Park at night? View nature in a new light, or lack thereof, as we walk the trails under the full moon.

The group will cover approximately 1.5 miles of trail. The December Moonlight Hikes are scheduled for Friday and Saturday, Dec. 17-18, both

beginning promptly at 5:30 p.m. This is a free program guided by an environmental educator. Registration is required. Space is limited. To register please visit wiltonpreserve.org and click on the “Public Programs.” For more information, please contact the Preserve & Park office at 518450-0321 or via email at info@ wiltonpreserve.org.

Holiday Match Update: Over $516k Going to Local Charities

SARATOGA COUNTY —

The Stewart’s Holiday Match Program customer donations have reached over $258,983 as of Thursday, Dec. 2. That’s over $516,000 with the Stewart’s match so far, and there’s over three weeks left to collect.

The Stewart’s Holiday Match Program has no administrative fees and donates 100% of donations received to charities in their market areas. Stewart’s Shops matches each donation penny for penny and dollar for dollar and has been doing so for the past 35 years, raising over $32 million for local charities.

These donations stay local and support local nonprofits; funding may go to a little league team, a local food pantry or an arts program at the library. Each week, a different Holiday Match recipient is highlighted; this week,

Crossroads Center for Children, a nonprofit school serving children diagnosed with autism is featured. While many other fundraising efforts spend 30% or more on overhead expenses, Stewart’s has no administrative fees and covers all the expenses. This means 100 percent goes to local nonprofits.

Holiday Match funds are collected from Thanksgiving to Christmas Day in each of the 354 shops. Local children’s organizations are encouraged to apply for funding online. The deadline for submission is January 31, 2022. All groups applying must be locally based, benefit children under 18, and be a qualified, charitable 501c3 organization. To apply and to view a listing of all the local organizations that received funds last season visit www.stewartsshops.com/holiday-match/ holiday-match-overview.

Saratoga County History Center Announces Public History Award Winners

BALLSTON SPA — James Richmond - founder and coordinator of the Saratoga County History Roundtable, and Carol Godette - a former educator and freelance writer, were announce as winners of the inaugural annual Saratoga County Public History Award.

The Saratoga County Public History Award seeks to raise awareness of the efforts of individuals and associations in the greater Capital District who devote endless hours and dollars to the preservation or dissemination of local, regional, and national histories.

Richmond is the founder and coordinator of the Saratoga County History Roundtable, a group dedicated to investigating and discussing local history.

Godette is a former educator and freelance writer. Her dozens of essays in Simply Saratoga Magazine have ranged in topic from architecture to fashion to popular personalities.

The recipients were selected by a committee that included: Ronald Schorpp, social studies department chair at Saratoga Springs High School; Lisa Kissinger, social studies academic administrator for Shenendehowa CSD; Heather Mazurowski, social studies department chair at Ballston Spa High School; Heidi Hill, Historic Site Manager at the Schuyler Mansion State Historic Site; Samantha Bosshart, Executive Director of

Carol Godette’s year-long series in Simply Saratoga Magazine (about to start her 6th!) has done much to shape public perception of our local history which were kicked-off with “The Original Mom & Pops,” which uncovered the stories behind bygone local businesses, and has played an integral role in preserving local history. Image from Simply Saratoga Winter 2016.

the Saratoga Springs Preservation Foundation; and Saratoga County History Center Trustee Isobel Connell, and Center Chairperson Michael Landis.

An award ceremony will be held at Brookside Museum at 7 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 21 and will be shown via a live Zoom and Facebook broadcast.

Carol Godette. Photo by Susan Blackburn Photography.

James Richmond. Photo provided.

Saratoga County Announces Opening of COVID Testing Site in Malta

by Thomas Dimopoulos Saratoga TODAY

MALTA — A large-scale community COVID-19 testing site opened on Monday in Malta, Saratoga County Board of Supervisors Chairman Theodore Kusnierz announced at a morning press conference.

“One of the things we committed to in January of this year is we would make Saratoga County’s response to COVID our number one priority. And this is an extension of that effort,” said Kusnierz. “The opening of this testing site is another example of how Saratoga County has made fighting the pandemic our number 1 priority.”

The site, located off the Northway Exit 12 at 100 Saratoga Boulevard in Malta can accommodate up to 1,000 COVID-19 testing appointments per week. It is part of a publicprivate partnership with Syracusebased Quadrant Biosciences.

Kusnierz said the reason behind the opening of testing site is “to take the load off our health care providers and urgent care providers” around the region. During the past week, from Nov. 28 – Dec. 4, there were nearly approximately 18,900 COVID tests performed across Saratoga County. Just over 1,350 people, resulting in a 7.2% positive average was returned over that 7-day period.

Just over 72% of the Saratoga

County population is fully vaccinated, according to the county health department. “As Dr. Kuhles (Commissioner of Saratoga County Public Health Services) has repeatedly said, vaccination is the best way to combat COVID,” Kusnierz said Monday. The county is hosting a handful of vaccination/booster clinics in the upcoming weeks. That information may be found at: www.saratogacountyny.gov/covid/ covid-19-vaccines-and-boosters/. The Saratoga County Board of Supervisors - the legislative and executive authority of County government - has not issued any mask-wearing or vaccine mandates, as some other communities in New York State have done.

“This is another effort by Saratoga County to be proactive and to be ready for the holidays coming up – Christmas, New Year’s – we know that families will be getting together in close proximity and there is the anticipation that we will see a continued rise and one of the ways we can be proactive is to have this program up and ready before that time.”

The site will not provide vaccinations and is to be used only by people who are having symptoms.

Testing will be done using the Clarifi COVID-19 Saliva Test. Results will be available within 24-48 hours of testing. Those using the Malta testing site are required to create an account at app.clarificovid-19.com to access their results. Appointments may be made 8 a.m. – 4 p.m. Mondays through Fridays. For more information or to make an appointment, go online to quadrantbiosciences. com/covidtesting or www. saratogacountyny.gov/COVID.

UNDER DEVELOPMENT

by Thomas Dimopoulos Saratoga TODAY

SARATOGA SPRINGS — A variety of development projects are under consideration this month by the city’s three Land Use Boards. Meetings of the three Land Use Boards - Planning Board, Design Review Commission, and Zoning Board of Appeals are held at Saratoga Springs City Hall. Note that submitted plans and meeting agendas are subject to change. For the most current information, visit the city website at: saratoga-springs.org.

• Demolition. Property

Address: 120 South Broadway.

Proposal: demolish and remove a 9,000 square foot building in its entirety along the southern border and approximately 2,100 square foot portion of the building along the eastern border. Applicant: Stephen Ether.

Owners: Strategies LLC. Current application consideration at Design Review Commission.

• New Broadway mixed-use.

Property Address: 269 Broadway. Located just north of St. Peter’s Academy, and directly across the street of Park Place Condominiums. Currently a vacant lot. Seeking: Historic Review of a new 6-story commercial/retail building with on-site, underground parking. Current application consideration at Design Review Commission.

• Saratoga Hospital Medical Office Campus. Project location: Corner of Myrtle Street and Morgan St, 1 Morgan St. and 55 Myrtle St. Seeking: coordinated SEQRA review for a phased project totaling 105,000 square foot medical office use and associated site work in the Office Medical Business and Urban Residential districts.

• Stewart’s Shops Corp.

Property Address: 34 Marion Ave. Stewart’s Marion Avenue/ Route 9 and Maple Dell. Seeking: consideration of deferral of lead agency status for coordinated SEQRA review for establishment of a PUD (Planned Unit Development). Proposal: seeking to establish a PUD that will facilitate the construction of a new store with gas pumps, car wash, four residential units and professional office space, among other things. Applicant owns several parcels (6.14 acres) along Maple Avenue and Maple Dell which contain a multitude of existing uses and vacant land. Current consideration at Planning Board.

• Caroline Street. Property Address: 172 Caroline St.

Applicant/ Purchaser under contract: James Stockwell. Owner: Estate of Jack Paston. Proposal: 0.36 acres subdivided into two lots. Sketch plan review of a proposed two-lot subdivision. Current consideration at Planning Board.

Demolition proposal at 120 South Broadway. Photo provided.

Ballston Spa Comprehensive Plan Steering Committee Meets Dec. 16

BALLSTON SPA — The Village of Ballston Spa’s Comprehensive Plan Steering Committee will meet 7 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 16 at the Saratoga County Office Building at 50 West High St.

The committee will be exploring potential actions to address village infrastructure concerns that were discussed during the Dec. 2 meeting. The meeting is open to the public, in-person attendance or via Zoom. Zoom link will be available prior to the meeting at villageofballstonspa. org/comprehensive-plan-steeringcommittee.

The Comprehensive Plan Steering Committee has been formed to work in conjunction with a professional planning consultant to identify and study several topics over the course of the next year in order to create a final plan for approval by the Village board of trustees.

All meetings are open to the public and Zoom accessible. For more information, contact steering committee chairperson Karen Martell at karenmartell27@ gmail.com or the Village Office at 518-885-5711, villageclerk@ villageofballstonspa.org.

New 60-Unit Affordable and Supporting Housing Development Apartments Underway in Ballston

BALLSTON — Construction is underway of an affordable and supporting housing development in the town of Ballston. The $21 million project at Dominic Hollow Apartments will create 60 homes, half of which will be reserved for adults in need of supportive services.

“Saratoga County is one of the fastest-growing counties in New York, and the Dominic Hollow Apartments will help fulfill the rising need for affordable housing,” NY Gov. Kathy Hochul said, in a prepared statement released Nov. 30. “As we continue to emerge from the pandemic, my administration will continue to prioritize investments that allow New Yorkers to find safe, secure, and sustainable housing so they can live healthy and successful lives in the communities they love.”

Dominic Hollow Apartments will be affordable to households earning at or below 60 percent of the Area Median Income, or AMI. The town of Ballston is home to nearly residents – up from just under 10,000 a decade ago, according to recent census data. The median household income in 2019 dollars is $95,000, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. Sixty percent or below of that annual household income is $57,000 and under.

State financing for Dominic Hollow Apartments includes Federal Low-Income Housing Tax Credits that will generate $11.5 million in equity and $4.6 million in subsidy from New York State

Public Hearing Scheduled for New Airport Hangar, County Board Meeting Dec. 15.

by Thomas Dimopoulos Saratoga TODAY

BALLSTON SPA —

The Saratoga County Board of Supervisors will hold their monthly meeting at 4 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 15. It is the last regularly scheduled Board of Supervisors meeting of the calendar year and will take place at 40 McMaster St., Ballston Spa.

The meeting will be preceded by a Public Hearing at 3 p.m. regarding the proposed development of a new aircraft hangar at Saratoga County Airport.

North American Flight Services (NASF), which has been the Fixed Base Operator at the

county airport for 22 years, proposed that it would privately fund the design and construction of the 22,500 square foot hangar –estimated at $6 million to $7 million - and would pay taxes and retain ownership of it following its construction.

NASF currently holds two leases at the airport with a term through April 2028 on which

it currently pays approximately $7,000 per month. With the potential addition of a new hangar, the company is requesting the term of the lease be modified to extend to 2061, with a sliding incremental increase in monthly payments that would conclude at just over $9,600 per month in the final five years of the proposed lease extension, from 2056-2061.

Homes and Community Renewal. OMH is providing debt service on Community Preservation Corporation’s bank loan of $3.9 million and a $106,500 Program Development Grant. NYSERDA will provide $56,000 in support. JP Morgan Chase provided $9.6 million in construction financing and the Richman Group is the tax credit syndicator.

Thirty apartments will be reserved for adults who will receive on-site services provided by RISE Housing and Support Services. RISE is also the project’s developer with CSD Housing in a consulting role.

Services and rental subsidies for 18 supportive units will be funded by the Empire State Supportive Housing Initiative and 12 supportive units will be funded by the New York State Office of Mental Health. OMH is providing $416,000 annually in operating expenses for the 18 ESSHI units, as well as $477,000 annually for the 12 supportive units.

Dominic Hollow Apartments is part of the state’s unprecedented $20 billion, five-year Housing Plan to make housing accessible and to combat homelessness by building or preserving more than 100,000 affordable homes and 6,000 homes with supportive services. Since 2011, New York State Homes and Community Renewal has invested more than $490 million in the Capital Region, which has created or preserved over 5,500 affordable homes.

Photo provided.

A Fresh Twist on a Breakfast Favorite

by Jaynie Ellis Saratoga TODAY

SARATOGA SPRINGS —

Malta’s new breakfast spot, The Twisted Bagel Company, is baking up some fresh twists on a staple breakfast food.

The Twisted Bagel Company, owned by David Samora and managed by Patty Ernst, opened in late August and is located in The Shops of Malta at 15 Kendall Way. The bagel shop recently held a ribbon cutting in November with the Saratoga County Chamber of Commerce.

On the menu at The Twisted Bagel Co. is a wide variety of

made-from-scratch bagels, homemade cream cheese, breakfast sandwiches, and lunch options.

In addition to the traditional bagel flavors, The Twisted Bagel Co.’s unique creations are becoming quite popular, like the jalapeno cheddar bagel and the bacon, egg, and cheese bagel (the bacon, egg, and cheese is not on the bagel, but baked right into the dough!). They have seasonal items too, like their pumpkin bagel for the fall and a cranberry eggnog twist bagel that will be on the menu soon. They also offer gluten-free bagels for those with a gluten sensitivity.

And, who said bagels can only be eaten for breakfast? The Twisted

Bagel Co. even comes up with lunch creations like a tuna fish sandwich or a burger on a bagel.

“I just want to make good food, get to know my customers, and make people laugh,” said Ernst, who helped Samora open The Twisted Bagel Co. because she simply wanted to have her own business as a means to express her creativity.

Name a better way to start your day than a good laugh and a good bagel from The Twisted Bagel Company.

You can see their daily specials and what they come up with next on their Facebook page, www.facebook.com/

TheTwistedBagelCompany, or their Instagram @twistedbagelco.

Hours are Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday, 6:30 a.m. to

2 p.m., and Saturday and Sunday, 6:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Contact the shop at 518-80-TWIST or 518808-9478. Website coming soon!

Drive-Thru Food Pantry Offered at BSNB

BALLSTON SPA — The next community free food distribution will be held on Dec. 13 starting at 9:30 a.m. at the Ballston Spa National Bank (BSNB) at 990 State Route 67, Ballston Spa. All families/community members are invited to enter the parking lot and remain in their care while volunteers load the free food/supplies into their car.

The event is open to the public and free of charge. Patrons will receive food on a first-come, firstserve basis, while supplies last. All volunteers will follow CDC guidelines by wearing appropriate masks and gloves while actively practicing social distancing. The drive-thru food pantry is

sponsored by the Regional Food Bank and BSNB.

Thanks to the Regional Food Bank, an anticipated 18,000 lbs. of food will be distributed by BSNB volunteers at the event. Items distributed include fresh produce, dairy, frozen meats, and non-perishable food items. Since the spring of 2020, food pantries hosted by BSNB have distributed 306,000 lbs. of food benefiting nearly 16,000 people within Albany and Saratoga counties.

In addition to volunteer support, a series of matching campaigns initiated by the bank have already generated donations from community members totaling nearly $35,000. Coupled

with $85,000 in support from BSNB, the Regional Food Bank has received nearly $120,000 to date to help those challenged with food insecurity in our region. BSNB invites the community to join them in providing financial support to the Regional Food Bank. From now through Dec. 13, 2021, the bank will match up a total of $5,000 in new donations. Members of the public wishing to support the Regional Food Bank under BSNB’s matching campaign may donate directly via the Regional Food Bank’s donation site, selecting ‘BSNB Matching Campaign’ as the donation designation. For more information visit regionalfoodbank. net or bsnb.com.

The Twisted Bagel Company at 15 Kendall Way in the Shops of Malta.

Photo by Jaynie Ellis.

Fingerpaint Acquires MedThink

SARATOGA SPRINGS — Fingerpaint, biopharma’s global commercialization partner for analytics-enabled integrated solutions, announced that it has acquired MedThink, a North Carolina-based company that empowers healthcare providers through medical communications. Details of the transaction were not disclosed.

The acquisition of MedThink will bring extensive medical communications capabilities to Fingerpaint through 2 distinct

divisions: MedThink SciCom, which will harness deep scientific knowledge and extensive industry experience to develop solutions for medical affairs, medical communications and publications groups; and MedThink Communications, which provides medical education and marketing services that influence perception and change the behavior of healthcare professionals to commercial teams of all sizes.

MedThink joins integrated Fingerpaint firms Leaderboard

Branding, a leading global naming and branding business; 1798, a market access and commercialization firm that specializes in healthcare consulting services, including patient and provider access services, and Photo 51, a consultancy focused solely on advanced therapeutics, such as gene and cell therapies.

Scott Goudy, president of MedThink, will continue to lead day-to-day operations. GP Bullhound, Inc. acted as financial advisor to MedThink.

Forcivity Advances to Crest Status Within Salesforce Partner Program

SARATOGA SPRINGS and MANCHESTER, NH —

Forcivity, a leader in business and technology consulting centralized in service, has announced that it has achieved Crest (formerly known as Gold) partner status within the prestigious and competitive Salesforce Partner Program. This achievement comes in the fourth quarter of a tremendous growth year for Forcivity, which ranked in the top 10% of Inc 5000’s list of fastest growing companies in 2021.

Forcivity is a member of the Salesforce Partner Program as a consulting and implementation partner, and also sells two proprietary apps on the Salesforce App Exchange. Advancing in the program requires dedication to guidelines and principles set by Salesforce, including variety of projects completed, customer satisfaction rating, innovation, and corporate responsibility. Within the program, Forcivity currently maintains a 5 out of 5 customer satisfaction score for total projects completed this year and reviewed by the customer.

Additionally, the Forcivity team has been hard at work earning individual certifications, with several team members passing exams related to specific disciplines and clouds within the Salesforce platform. The exams often require weeks to months of studying to master the material. Passing these exams is essential for advancement within the program and ensuring that the teams

are well-educated and experts at what they do.

Forcivity’s strength and advancement has been driven by a close partnership with Salesforce account executives and leadership teams. Forcivity has positioned itself as a trusted partner, especially in the Northeast, and has been described as instrumental in acquiring new customers and expanding existing customer footprints for the CRM provider.

It is impressive for a firm this size, just over 30 full time

employees to date, to excel so rapidly through the program, a feat that Forcivity President & Chief Growth Officer Steve Baines attributes to the work ethic of the team.

Forcivity and Jolt Consulting Group merged in March 2021. The firm doubled in size and continues to seek open positions across the company including account management, project management, solution architecture, and business analysis. Forcivity is based in Saratoga Springs, and maintains an office in Manchester, NH.

‘Miss Hattie’s Homework Hour’ for Teen Employees

SARATOGA SPRINGS —

A new initiative at Hattie’s Restaurant allows teen staff to come straight to Hattie’s from school, punch in an hour before their shift, work on homework, and be fed.

Investing in people is at the core of Business for Good’s mission, and Hattie’s Restaurant is doing just that. In an effort to help teenage employees balance having a job and staying on top of their education, “Miss Hattie’s Homework Hour” was born.

“Hattie Moseley Austin, our matriarch, was an extremely charitable woman,” said Hattie’s Restaurant Executive Chef, Jasper Alexander. “If she saw someone outside hungry, she would bring them in, sit them down, and feed them. If she saw someone who needed a job, she’d bring them in and make sure their time was being used for something constructive. The Homework Hour is yet another way for Hattie’s

Restaurant to continue its longtime focus on truly caring for employees.”

Teen staff have the Homework Hour option at the two-yearround Saratoga Springs BEG Owned™ Hattie’s locations: 45 Phila St. and 3057 Rt. 50 in Wilton. When Hattie’s opens another location on Madison Ave. in Albany next spring, the Homework Hour will be offered there too.

“A lot of our staff ride the bus home from school, only to have to turn right around and get a ride from their parents to work,” added Beth Alexander. “We really rely on this generation of workers, as they are willing and able to work. We want to support them in any way we can. They are the backbone of our restaurant.”

For more information visit www.businessforgood.org. For more information about Hattie’s Restaurant, visit www. hattiesrestaurant.com.

Homeowner Funding enables families to make necessary energy efficient home repairs who:

• ARE UNABLE TO PAY CASH FOR NECESSARY HOME REPAIRS.

• CANNOT AFFORD HIGH OR ADDITIONAL MONTHLY PAYMENTS.

• HAVE BEEN TURNED DOWN FOR FREE STATE OR GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS.

BALLSTON

Traditional Home Builders and Developers LLC sold property at 7 Mallory Way to Mohammed Repin for $426,390.

Christopher Pelton sold property at 159 Charlton Rd.to Rita Pelton for $455,000.

Eastline Holdings LLC sold property at 17 Timber Creek Dr to Tammy Street for $462,617.

Rosetti Acquisitions sold property at 36 Pasture Pl to Richard Miller for $360,206

James Splain sold property at 2 Morningdale Ct.to Christopher Rench for $430,000.

Gary Reynolds sold property at 39 Church Ave to Leslie Nestor for $340,000.

Kristina Townsend sold property at 18 Anthony Pl to Roberta Marsden for $280,000

William Serba sold property at 11 Morningdale Ct to Amanda Rabbitt for $490,000

CORINTH

Gregory Deuel sold property at 7 Ogden Dr.to Vanessa Ross for $185,000.

Judith Humprey sold property at 14 Sherman Ave.to Joshua Fox for $122,000.

Colleen Shannon sold property at 17 Heath St.to Jeremy Gibson for $167,000.

James Dalpe sold property at 316 Main St.to Robert Shippee for $153,700.

GALWAY

Timothy Radigan sold property at 942 NYS RT 29 to Mary Katherine McChesney for $180,000

Shawn Talbot sold property at 2123 East St to Thomas Millington for $250,000

GREENFIELD

Middlegrove LLC sold property at 30 Old Stone Ridge Rd to James O’Hanlon for $600,000.

Vincent Walsh sold property at 32 Hyspot Rd to Andrea Cole for $260,000.

MALTA

James Yarbor sold property at 7 Copper Ridge Dr to Paulsen Family Trust for $517,500.

Gina Gizzi sold property at 249 Thimbleberry Rd to Rock Solid Real Estate LLC for $180,375.

Abele Builders Inc sold property at 37 Cooper Ridge Dr to Abele Homes LLC for $115,000.

Abele Builders LLC sold property at 37 Cooper Ridge Dr to Marie Aufiero for $421,265.

Farone Amedore LLC sold property at 47 Ordelia Lane to Debra Brogna for $373,350.

Christopher Battiste sold property at 69 Wake Robin Rd to Colleen Johansen for $196,500

Ann Marie Castellano sold property at 4 Oak Ave to Allen Hogue for $100,000.

Jacqueline Traver sold property at 2147 Rowley Rd to Colleen Johansen for $196,500

Elizabeth Lansing sold property at 207 Van Aernem Rd to Evan Sobel for $340,000.

Sambit Pattnaik sold property at 255 Thimbleberry Rd to Karen Follett for $215,000

Ramsey Kuo sold property at 42 Village Circle South to Luke Therrein for $659,999.

21 Patricia Lane Saratoga • $296,250

SARATOGA SPRINGS

Michael Gemerek sold property at 24 Vichy Dr to Kalley Matthews for $320,000

Ben Ford as trustee sold property at 59 Railroad Pl Unit 602 to Nicholas Rutherford for $975,000

Joseph Gullion sold property at 32 Greenfield Ave to RAS Closing Services LLC for $2,005,000.

RAS Closing Services sold property at 32 Greenfield Ave to William Spurgeon for $2,005,000.

Marion Walworth Realty LLC sold property at 10 Marion Pl to Bradley Green for $350,000

Russell Tharp sold property at 4 North Circular St to North Circular Capital LLC for $295,500.

David Smith sold property at 205 Circular St to Alexander Pettigrew for $420,000.

Mark Sonday sold property at 2 Waterbury St to Brandon Orszulak for $415,000.

Progressions LLC sold property at 86 Wagon Wheel Trail to Mitchell Rubin for $335,000.

Miranda Realty Corp sold property at 446 Broadway to Saratoga Collection LLC for $2,375,000.

James Hicks sold property at 7 Birch Run Dr to Greskins Properties LLC for $639,000.

4 Glenwood Dr LLC sold property at 4 Glenwood Dr to Paul Young for $264,000.

Robert Howard sold property at 268 Broadway #305 303 to Charles Mackey for $1750,000.

MELH LLC sold property at 104106,108-114 Congress St to David Harmon for $780,000.

Marilyn Kletter sold property at 28 Moore Ave to Gary Paplow for $285,000.

Lewis Benton sold property at 70 Railroad Pl to Karl Denfeld for $601,000.

1560 Skyline Dr sold property at 18C Cherry St to Joseph Abed for $765,000.

Morris Home Builders sold property at 38 Quevic Dr to Dragos Minciunescu for $320,000.

Karen Hefter sold property at 21 Patricia Lane to Ryan Cason for $300,000.

Sukhdev Singh sold property at 44 Jefferson St to Joseph Moore for $155,000.

WILTON

Philip Stillman sold property at 1 Overlook Dr to Jeremy Goard for $529,000.

Steven Theiss sold property at 37 Cherry Tree Lane to Harold Carter for $495,000.

Peter Coseo as exec. sold property at 41 Pheasant Ct to Henrietta Moore for $193,800.

Mariela Milanova sold property at 11 Briar Lane to Christine Cannata for $462,000.

Frederick Bollman sold property at 30 Corinth Mountain Rd to Timothy Zagar for $555,000.

Trevor Westcott sold property at 89 Traver Rd to Crystal Lapoint for $347,777.

SSCSD BOARD OF EDUCATION MEETING: UPDATES AS OF DEC. 7

SARATOGA SPRINGS —

The Saratoga Springs City School District held a Board of Education meeting on Dec. 7. Superintendent of Schools Dr. Michael Patton gave a district health & safety update, and the Transportation Department gave their annual report. To view the full meeting and the annual report on district transportation, visit www.youtube. com/watch?v=j4DiZ5odXow.

During the public comment period, several district residents spoke to garner support for a new capital project that would include an indoor pool on school grounds. They stated that the varsity and modified swim/dive teams rely on the Saratoga Regional YMCA and Skidmore College for pool time. A pool would save the district money and generate revenue, as well as provide opportunities to host meets and tournaments and for grade schoolers to take swimming lessons.

Health & Safety Updates

Superintendent Dr. Michael Patton announced that the sevenday rolling average for positivity rate in Saratoga County is at 7.2%, and that increase in positive

COVID cases are consistent with other regions across the state. Since the beginning of the 2021-22 school year SSCSD has had 284 cases of COVID among students and staff, and 105 are currently in quarantine.

By encouragement of the County and State Departments of Health, school districts are asked to continue offering vaccination clinics. As long as there is a high demand for the vaccinations in the district, including for the next eligible age group of 5- to 11-yearolds, SSCSD will be scheduling additional clinics in January.

Dr. Patton was also able to provide and update on South Glens Falls “Test to Stay” pilot program. Over three weeks, they have tested 1,000 students, and those tests have saved over 900 instructional days for kids who would otherwise be quarantined.

Due to the supply chain demand, there is currently an issue in getting these rapid tests, but local school district officials were scheduled to have a meeting on Dec. 8 to discuss the potential of implementing the “Test to Stay” protocols across Saratoga County.

THINK BIG shop small

BSCSD BOARD OF EDUCATION MEETING: UPDATES AS OF DEC. 1

BALLSTON SPA — The Ballston Spa Central School District held a Board of Education meeting on Dec. 1 to award the latest round of grants from the Ballston Spa Education Foundation, give updates on the CTE programs and curriculum, and appoint a new board member.

Ballston Spa Education Foundation Grants

The Ballston Spa Education Foundation is celebrating 25 years of “supporting the innovation and creativity of teachers” in the district. This latest round of grants brings the total donation to the district to nearly half a million dollars over these past 25 years.

This fall, two grants were presented for a total of $4,607.92. The first grant of $3,679.92 went to Brian Retersdorf, BSCSD K-12 Music Coordinator, to purchase ukuleles for the elementary school. The second grant of $928 dollars went to Tracy Larocque and Marissa Bongo, high school social studies teachers, to purchase collaboration station whiteboards for their selfpaced learning classrooms.

The spring grant cycle opens prior to spring recess. Any interested staff employed by the district is encouraged to submit an application. Stay tuned for Ballston Spa Education Foundation events in the spring celebrating their 25th year. For more information, visit www.bspaedfoundation.com.

CTE (Career & Technical Education) Programs

The relocation of underused computer labs has been in the works for two years. At the meeting, it was officially announced that a computer lab has been fully converted into a state-of-the-art TV studio to expand upon student-run

communications. The studio is also being used for the weekly morning news show that is broadcasted throughout the building.

In addition, the district is in the process of developing a new Digital Multimedia department with CTE programs such as Media and Arts Technology, Video Production and Editing, Advanced Broadcasting, and Visual Effects and Motion Graphics. The Video Production and Editing will be a CHS class with SUNY Adirondack.

BSCSD currently has 4 CTE programs approved by NYSED. There are 102 students enrolled in Business Management/Entrepreneurship, 83 students enrolled in Marketing, 120 students enrolled in Building Sciences, and 145 students enrolled in Pre-Engineering.

Also announced, this 202122 school year, the News program was converted into a SkillsUSA Chapter. For the 2022-2023 school year, there are plans to add a DECA Chapter (Distributed Education Clubs of America) for Business and Entrepreneurship.

CTE or CDOS (Career Development and Occupational Study) can now also be an endorsement on Regents Diplomas.

Curriculum

The district has adopted a tiered social and emotional learning curriculum for grade levels K-5. Implementation began in the fall of 2020, and has helped students through the pandemic. The curriculum is intended to teach students self-regulation, perspective taking, building and managing positive relationships, and navigating through conflict to help them benefit even more from classroom instruction. Elementary school counselors (there is at least

one in every building) provide weekly in-person lessons to all classrooms, and teachers follow up with smaller lessons each day throughout the week.

The district is in Year 3 after implementing changes to other areas of their curriculum. In the ELA, or literacy, curriculum, students have a set routine for learning, with content that grows with them as they move up to the next grade level. Students have 3, 45-minute instructional blocks a day, and all students now have access to and are reading at grade-level or above. In the math curriculum, the use of pre-assessments has helped teachers notice gaps in learning in certain grades levels and can now address what skills they are lacking as a result of virtual learning during the pandemic. And in the science curriculum, students are now receiving more hand-on learning, rather than memorization.

Addressing the social studies curriculum is the next step in Year Four. In Year Five, the data will be reviewed and refined then implemented and developed. In Year 6, the curriculum will continue to be monitored for effectiveness and adjusted as necessary.

Appointment of New Board Member

Following a board member’s resignation on Nov. 3, Lawrence Ryan was appointed to fill the vacancy during the Dec. 1 Board of Education meeting. Ryan will hold office for the remainder of the term, until June 30, 2022 and the next regular school election. He will be a sitting board member at the next meeting on Dec. 15. For more information on Ryan and the other BOE members, please visit www.bscsd.org/domain/19.

SSCSD’s DEI Committee Not Very Diverse

SSCSD Launching Arts Discovery Program Through WSWHE BOCES

& SPAC School of the Arts

SARATOGA SPRINGS —

In collaboration with the SPAC School of the Arts, the Saratoga Springs City School District has announced a new after school enrichment opportunity for Saratoga Springs students in grades 2nd–5th. The Arts Discovery Program is designed to introduce students to a variety of art forms with an emphasis on building creativity, curiosity, emotional awareness, and self-expression. Students will be grouped by age and rotate through art forms every few weeks.

This 11-week program mixes in theatre, music, and dance while building toward a collaborative performance piece. Space is limited and students will be placed on

by Jaynie Ellis Saratoga TODAY

SARATOGA SPRINGS

—

The Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion (DEI) Committee of the Saratoga Springs City School District has picked four new community members to join the board, while parents’ concerns about the committee are still not being addressed.

In an email sent out to members of the district, and at the Nov. 22 DEI Committee meeting, the names of the four individuals picked to join the committee were announced. Over 60 parent/community member interest forms were received, but applicants heard nothing about the progress of their applications until the announcement.

Amy, a parent who applied for the DEI Committee confirmed that after submitting her interest form, she received no further correspondence from the committee regarding her application status.

“The committee is not being transparent,” said Amy.

DThe first element from the NYSED DEI Framework, which the Saratoga Springs City School District had adopted, is governance – “Establish a district Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee that is representative of all stakeholders.”

Brian, a conservative parent from a minority family, applied for the DEI Committee and was not selected. He can attest that this governance element is not closely followed.

“The committee is not representative of the conservative district members,” said Brian.

Michael, another minority parent who is conservative, also submitted an application. He expressed similar concerns to Brian’s.

“There is not an equal an opportunity for a diversity of races to be on the committee,” said Michael.

According to Superintendent of Schools Dr. Michael Patton, “A subcommittee (student, staff member, two community members, and two building administrators) volunteered to review the interest

IEforms to select four new members. This subcommittee reviewed each individual’s response of why they were interested in serving on the committee and their personal or professional experiences that will assist the work of the committee.”

Although Amy added that from a parent’s perspective, “there is no real mission statement.”

Board of Education (BOE) President Anjeannette Emeka added that the board trustees on the committee serve by invitation, just like any other stakeholder.

Parents in the SSCSD have real concerns about DEI/CRT, as do countless other parents across the country. All DEI Committee meetings are available to the public and can be watched via WebEx; meeting links can be found on the events calendar on the district’s website: www.saratogaschools.org. At the BOE Workshop on Oct. 26, Dr. Patton announced the possibility of an open forum with community members to address their concerns about the DEI policies, but no further information has been posted.

a first come basis. Register online at forms.gle/rC8sJo3L6BLbqCaa7 by Dec. 17.

All courses will be held at the SPAC School of Arts in Saratoga Springs (99 South Broadway) on Tuesdays from 4:15 p.m. to 5:15 p.m. Program dates are Jan. 4, 11, 18, 25; Feb. 1, 8, 15; March 1, 8, 15, 22 (snow date: March 29).

Tuition is $220 per student (make checks payable to Saratoga Springs City School District). Mail tuition checks to WSWHE BOCES, 267 Ballard Rd., Suite 5, Wilton NY 12831. Transportation to the SPAC School of the Arts will be provided; parents are responsible for pick up (must sign student out). For more information visit www.saratogaschools.org.

OChristmasTree (in the TV room?!)

“MOTHERING BOYS”

by Katherine Morna Towne for Saratoga TODAY

Every time I hear the song “I’ll Be Home for Christmas,” I wonder about the “presents on the tree” part. On the tree? What does that mean? How would that work? I finally googled it recently and discovered that, indeed, presents used to be hung on the tree or nestled in its branches, but they were small things like dolls and cookies, and for a time there were even containers sold for the express purpose of hanging on the tree with small gifts inside. A holdover from that time is the animal crackers box with its string — it was originally made that way as a Christmas promotion, specifically to be hung on the tree! (If you want to read more, check on the great article “Hanging Gifts ON the Tree” at www.twelvedays.com/ blogs/news/7040100-hanging-gifts-on-the-tree.)

Of course, my mind immediately went to “how on earth would that work with small children in the house??” but then I reminded myself that it’s not actually a thing we need to worry so much about anymore anyway, which is just another in a long list of ways my children are growing up and our household is looking so different from how it did even just last year. Not only are “presents on the tree” not as terrifying an idea as it would have been previously, but even the location of our Christmas tree is evidence of the absence of babies and toddlers. For the vast majority of

the last seventeen years, figuring out where to put our Christmas tree has been a no-brainer: it goes in the room that the little ones aren’t allowed in.

In our first house, where my oldest two came home to after being born, we had a front room that the front door opened into, and a back sunroom that my grandmother had added on when she’d lived there. The back room was the kids’ playroom and our general living room; the front room was for the nice loveseat and the Christmas tree.

In our current house, where we’ve lived ever since we moved from my grandmother’s house, we also have a front room that our front door opens into, and my ideal is that it stays nice, like a sitting room or parlor, where we and guests can sit in relative peace and order (it almost never works out that way, but the intention is there). All the rest of the first floor is living space, where my children have free rein, but I always had a baby gate in the doorway into the front room when I had very small little ones so that there was some effort to keep it nice. Clearly, it was the only place for the Christmas tree.

It’s a perfect room for it too — it has a nice big window that looks out onto the street, which is ideal for a Christmas tree, and every year I sigh with happiness when I drive up to our house at night and see the pretty Christmas tree in the front window.

But this year, I’m not sure where the tree should go! Because of the shutdown and everyone working and schooling from home, it became very obvious to me that we didn’t have adequate workspaces for everyone, so Santa generously brought desks for the boys last year. Figuring out where to put them was a task, let me tell you. But we figured it out, and it’s been great, except that two of the desks are in our already very small front room — the “nice” room — and now there’s no room for the Christmas tree.

I’m sure I could figure out some way of reconfiguring the room for the month or less that we’d have the Christmas tree up, but I’ve actually been thinking about doing something different — I’ve been thinking about maybe putting it in the TV room, which is also in the front of the house, on the other side of a wall from the “nice” front room. It also has a window that looks out on the street — a much smaller window, but still. And this is the big thing, the thing that made me think to write about it for this column: my youngest is three, and while there will definitely be a learning curve for him about what he can and cannot do in regard to a Christmas tree in his living space, I actually think it’s not impossible like it would have been even last year, or any of the other previous almost seventeen years. Look how far we’ve come!

There are so many things about these kids growing up that make me sad, like how more than half of them are now wise to the ways of Christmas. I have always loved helping create the mystery and magic of Christmas, and while it’s still wonderful with big boys, and I still do have three little ones who are wide eyed with wonder, and I will always do what I can to help with the mystery and magic, there was something so special about all of our children watching the sky for Santa’s sleigh. But there are also a lot of things about the kids growing up that I’m not hating at all, like having the freedom to put the Christmas tree in a different spot. Look at us with our gateless house and our Christmas tree in our TV room! We could probably even hang some presents on the tree without worrying that Mr. Three-Year-Old would ruin it all. (Well … maybe not just yet.) A very Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you all!

Kate and her husband have seven sons ages 17, 15, 13, 11, 9, 7, and 3. Follow her at www.facebook.com/ kmtowne23, or email her at kmtowne23@gmail.com.

The Second Foundation of Fitness:

Mobility

Today is the third article in our series exploring the foundations of fitness.

My last article reviewed the principle of stability. Improving stability will help you sharpen your ability to adapt to new activities, maintain balance, and react to new movements. Today, we will look at mobility and why it may be important to your fitness.

by Robert Rehberger PT, DPT, OCS for Saratoga TODAY

Mobility is our body’s ability to move freely, efficiently, and under control. Mobility allows us to move correctly and effectively with minimal restriction or difficulty. It is a crucial part of our fitness affecting all individuals and activities.

A mobile joint taken through its full range of motion daily will be a healthier joint. We must incorporate it into our daily activities or sport, like the person who has to get down to play with grandkids and then reach overhead into the cupboard. If we don’t perform our mobility positions daily, it won’t be easy to do those movements when the time comes, basically, “use it or lose it.”

Over the last few years, mobility and stretching have been controversial in the fitness world—claims about what works and what doesn’t seem to change week to week.

This controversy raises the questions:

• What stretching or mobility routine is the best?

• How long should I hold a stretch for?

• Should I stretch before or after participating in an activity?

• Do I even need to stretch?

• Does stretching help prevent injury?

Unfortunately, there is no one right answer, and there is no one-size-fits-all program.

THREE MYTHS ABOUT YOUR MOBILITY:

1. STRETCHING REDUCES INJURY

The evidence for stretching reducing injury is inconclusive. Prepping your body with some active movements/stretches can only be a good thing.

2. STRETCHING IMPROVES

ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE

Dynamic stretching and sport-specific warmup movements are ideal. Try to keep your warmup around 5-15 minutes.

Static stretching (i.e., stretching held for more than 30 seconds) has been shown to reduce strength, power, and performance!

3. STRETCHING IMPROVES

BODY COMPOSITION

Stretching does not make muscles appear longer and leaner. Lean-looking muscles come from diet and activity...NOT stretching.

THERE ARE NO DETRIMENTAL OR HARMFUL EFFECTS OF STRETCHING.

• Taking our joints through their entire available range of motion helps lubricate them and move the surrounding tissue and joint fluid.

• You will improve your range of motion after stretching, but it will be temporary. Stretching simply does change the physical length of tissue.

• There is a strong mind-body connection and stressrelieving properties achieved with some forms of mobility/stretch training.

• Mobility work with specific injuries or post-surgery can be helpful to decrease pain and sensitivity.

• Particular movements or athletic positions that require a specific amount of joint motion can benefit from targeted mobility work.

HOW DO WE TRAIN MOBILITY

EFFICIENTLY AND EFFECTIVELY?

Remember, there isn’t a one size fits all program. But what I call “strength stretching” and dynamic warmups will serve you best in the most timeefficient manner. Strength stretching (aka loaded stretching) is a method to help simultaneously lengthen tissue (muscle, joints, ligaments) while developing strength and control through the full range of motion.

This way of performing mobility differs from traditional stretching by incorporating a weight over a more extended period. Strength stretching provides the benefits of strengthening and stretching at the same time!

Below are a couple of examples of ‘strength stretches’ you can perform.

CALF RAISES TO HEEL DROP:

Stand tall with your knees straight and heels hanging off of a bottom stair or a solid piece of wood. Hold onto the wall or railing for support. Start with your heels below the surface you’re standing on. Rise up, pushing your toes into the object that you are standing on.

Slowly lower yourself (over 5-10 seconds) until your heels feel tight or restricted. Perform 2-3 sets of 5-10 reps three times per week. You can make this less challenging by standing on a shorter surface or with more hand support. To make this harder, try on one foot or hold a weight in one hand.

DEEP CHAIR SQUATS:

Find a chair, sofa, or stool that is relatively low. Load up a backpack with several weights/books. (Start with 5-20 pounds). Next, drive your heels into the ground, lean slightly forward, and quickly rise out of the chair. You may need to use your hands a bit to help yourself up. After coming to a tall standing posture, slowly, with control, lower yourself down into the chair over 5 seconds. Repeat 2-3 sets of 8-12 more repetitions per session three times per week. Remember to always perform the movements in a range that you feel under control over and go slowly. Also, it is normal to have some poststretch soreness.

Mobility is a vital component of long-term fitness that helps you freely and efficiently for an active, healthy life. Any movement is better than no movement, so find a routine you like and stick with it!

In my following two articles, we will be looking at power and strength and how you can participate and improve in each area!

Dr. Robert Rehberger PT, DPT, OCS, is a physical therapist at Goodemote Physical Therapy. He is a Board-Certified Orthopedic Specialist and a Board Certified Spine Fellow.

Call 518-306-6894 to set up an appointment with one of our highly trained PTs.

Saratoga Senior Center Calendar

5 WILLIAMS STREET, SARATOGA SPRINGS • 518-584-1621

What’s Happening at the Center in December!

HOLIDAY GIVING FROM CDPHP! FREE PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES FOR DECEMBER

Our friends from CDPHP have done it again. In the spirit of the holiday season, CDPHD is covering all members monthly activity fees and special event fees. Perfect time to try something new. Excludes trips, holiday party and dinners!

Holiday Festivities:

SPEND THE DAY!

Friday, December 10 • 1-3 p.m.

Gift wrapping. Bring in your gifts. Skidmore students and Wellcare Representatives will wrap for you! The event with also feature live music with Rick Bolton & Jackie Dugas and Ice Cream Social.

MONDAY IS “MAKE A HOLIDAY GIFT”

Monday, December 13 10 a.m. - 12 p.m. • Paint a ceramic ornament. 2 p.m. • Create a beaded bracelet.

MEMBER HOLIDAY PARTY

Tuesday, December 14 • 1:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.

$5. Please RSVP. Let’s celebrate the holidays together by mixing and mingling while enjoying live entertainment, food and friends! RSVP required. Call the Front Desk. Sponsored by Highmark BlueShield of NENY and Herzog Law.

• Live music by Michael Panza & Friends.

• Guest appearance by Kelsey Dodd

• Buffet prepared by Prime at Saratoga National

• Holiday Punch with a “punch.”

DISCUSSION ABOUT LONG TERM CARE

Thursday, December 16 • 11 a.m.

Facilitated by Renee Birnbaum and Melonie Pratt of Choice Connections. Please sign up. Enjoy a continental breakfast and learn all the updated information long term care. Topics include: Understand home care options; cost, levels of care. Understand senior housing; cost, amenities, levels of care. Review funding options available for care. Other care options and resources available in the community. Healthy snacks provided.

DANCING WITH THE SENIORS

Monday, December 20 • 2 p.m.

Facilitated by Monica Stoeher. Get your swing on! Learn the basic steps of dancing and listen to great music. No experience required. Let’s have fun!

BOOK

CLUB AT THE CENTER

Tuesday, December 28 • 3 p.m.

“Lady in the Lake” by Laura Lippman. NEW MEMBERS WELCOME! In 1966, Baltimore is a city of secrets that everyone seems to know— except Maddie Schwartz. Last year, she was a happy pampered housewife. This year, she’s bolted from her 20 year marriage determined to make good on her youthful ambi- tions to live a passionate, meaningful life. Drawing on her own secrets, she helps police find a murdered girl. This leads to a job at the city’s newspaper. Working at the Star, Maddie has the opportunity to make her name, and she has found just the story to do it: Cleo Sherwood, a missing woman whose body was discovered in the fountain of a city park lake.

TAROT CARD READINGS

Last Thursday of the month • 10-2 p.m. Facilitated by Mary Shimp. $5 donation. Do you have some unanswered questions about your life? A tarot card reading provides guidance to gain an insight into what the future holds. Call to make a 15 minute appointment.

TAI CHI

Mondays • 9 - 10 a.m. • Tai Chi with Frank Fridays • 9 - 10 a.m. • Silver Sneakers Ener Chi with Shelia

Two chances to practice the ancient art of Tai Chi

Tai chi is a series of gentle physical exercises and stretches. Each posture flows into the next without pause, ensuring that your body is in constant motion. It is sometimes described as meditation in motion because it promotes serenity through gentle movements — connecting the mind and body.

CONVERSATIONAL SPANISH FRIDAYS

Fridays • 10:15 - 11 a.m.

Hola! Speaking in Spanish is now being offered at the center! Come and join Skidmore intern, Alejandra, if you would like to learn, practice or just converse in Spanish.

NEW! BRIDGE GAME

Fridays • 12 - 4 p.m.

Sanctioned Duplicate Bridge. Bridge is in the house! Players welcome to join the group. Call the front desk for details.

ALZHEIMER’S CAREGIVER SUPPORT GROUP

2nd Friday of every month • 11 a.m. - 12 p.m. Being a caregiver can present exhausting challenges and take a significant toll on your health. Our support group can give you the assistance you need.

Food Programs

OFFICE FOR THE AGING LUNCHES ARE BACK!

Monday - Friday • 12 p.m.

Participants must be age 60 or older. Participants must sign up at least one day in advance by 12 p.m. by calling OFA or in person with the meal Site Manager. An individual must have a reservation to be served a congregate meal. Lunch is served at 12 p.m. Call Office for the Aging at 518-884-4100 for details.

SIMPLY FOOD BY MAURA

$11 per dinner. Dinners sponsored by Home of the Good Shepherd & Humana.

Tuesday, December 21: Spiral Ham, Scalloped Potatoes and Broccoli. To Go dinner only 3-4:30 p.m., curbside pick up.

HOT HOLIDAY BREAKFAST!

Wednesday, December 29 • 8:30-10:30 a.m. Ring in the new year with friends and food! Eggs, sausage, coffee, pastries. Please sign up!

VAN TRIPS

SCHENECTADY FESTIVAL OF TREES

Friday, December 17

Leave the Center at 10:30 a.m. Celebrate the season with galleries filled with lighted fir trees! Decorated from classic to kooky Christmas styles, the Festival of Trees glows with the enchantment of the holidays. Enjoy a lunch at More Porecco’s after. Pay $10 at sign up. Bring $6 for admission and money for lunch.

LUNCH BUNCH AT THE SILO

Monday, December 20

Leave the Center at 10 a.m. Set in a transplanted barn, this daytime cafe offers country fare, fudge & a shop with local crafts. Pay $10 at sign up. Please bring additional money for lunch and shopping.

The Saratoga Senior Center will be CLOSED December 24 & 31.

Year-End Financial Planning

THE END OF ANOTHER YEAR IS RAPIDLY APPROACHING, AND JUST AS YOU CROSS ITEMS OFF YOUR CHECKLIST AND PREPARE YOUR HOME FOR THE WINTER, IT’S ALSO IMPORTANT TO COMPLETE MAINTENANCE ITEMS TO PREPARE YOUR FINANCES TO CLOSE-OUT 2021.

The first order of business is to make sure you’ve made the Required Minimum Distribution (RMD) from your IRAs and other retirement plans for the year. Congress gave a reprieve in 2020, but did not extent that for 2021. If you’re age 72 or older, or have certain inherited retirement accounts, you will need to make minimum distribution by year’s end. The penalty for non-compliance is 50% of the amount you should have distributed, so you’ll want to steer clear of that!

by Stephen Kyne, CFP Sterling Manor Financial for Saratoga TODAY

If, like many, you don’t need the RMD to make ends meet, and would prefer not to take any distribution at all, consider donating it to a charity of your choice. The IRS allows you to distribute funds directly from your IRA to a charity, and not pay taxes on the distribution, even if you aren’t eligible to itemize deductions on your federal taxes.

It’s important to note that distributions must go DIRECTLY from your IRA to the charity. In other words, you cannot distribute to yourself, and then write a check to the charity. This can be a great option even if you aren’t subject to RMDs, but are charitably inclined and not eligible to itemize deductions!

The next piece of financial housekeeping will be to begin to gather documents you’ll be needing just after the new year to prepare your taxes. Compile receipts for medical bills, tuition payments, child care and charitable contributions, among others. While many of us will no longer be able to itemize deductions due to recent tax law changes, there are credits for things like child care and education expenses which you may still be eligible for. For those with large medical bills, mortgage interest, or who have been particularly philanthropic this year, you may still be able to itemize, so it is important to have those receipts handy.

Of note: many families which are accustomed to, and depend on, large tax refunds in the spring may be shocked to find out that those checks may be much smaller than they are used to. This is because Congress changed how child tax credits are paid this year.

Usually, this credit is received at tax time, for the prior year. This year, however, families have been receiving checks each month. No doubt this extra income has been helpful, especially for lower-income families. We feel, though, that the government has done a TERRIBLE job of communicating to these families that their refunds will be lower as a result, and wonder at the net impact on these families’ finances.

When it comes to planning for your retirement, this is the perfect time to evaluate your contribution levels to your retirement plans at work. If you have the ability, and you’re not yet contributing to the maximum levels allowed, consider topping these

accounts off to take advantage of the possible tax deduction this year, as well as the ability to simply squirrel as much away for the future as possible. Even if you can’t contribute to the maximum, be sure to at least contribute enough to take advantage of any employer matching contributions.

You may not be aware, but once you reach age 50, you are eligible for higher contribution levels than in prior years. So, if you’ve turned 50 this year, consider increasing your contributions. For 401(k) and 403(b) plans, you can contribute an additional $6,500 to a max of $26,000 from $19,500 for those under 50. For SIMPLE plans, you get to contribute an additional $3,000, up to a max of $16,500. Take advantage of this opportunity to catch-up on contributions you may not have been able to make when you were younger.

The end of the year is a perfect time to review your various forms of insurance, including your home and auto. Take note of various coverage limits and deductibles. If you can, consider a higher deductible in order to save on premium expenses.

Ensure that your homeowners coverage amounts reflect the value of your home. Your home has probably appreciated since you purchased it, but have you increased your coverage limits to keep pace?

An often-overlooked task is to review your beneficiary declarations each year. Families grow, as new members are added, and shrink with death and divorce, which means that beneficiary and Transferon-Death declarations can easily become outdated and no longer reflect your true wishes.

Since these declarations are a matter of contract, they will overrule what your Will may say. So, even if you’ve updated your will to exclude an ex-spouse, but you left them as beneficiary on your IRA, your new spouse won’t be able to inherit those assets, but the ex will, and it can’t be challenged in probate.

“The end of the year is a perfect time to review your various forms of insurance, including your home and auto. Take note of various coverage limits and deductibles. If you can, consider a higher deductible in order to save on premium expenses.”

Your Certified Financial Planner® professional is perfectly suited to help you mark most of these items off your list. Review your beneficiaries, gather tax documents, maximize funding of your various retirement plans, take required distributions, and review your insurance coverage with your advisor each year, to help ensure that your financial plan is well-tuned as you prepare to turn the page on 2021.

Stephen Kyne CFP® is a Partner at Sterling Manor Financial, LLC in Saratoga Springs and Rhinebeck.

Securities offered through Cadaret, Grant & Co., Inc. Member FINRA/ SIPC. Advisory services offered through Sterling Manor Financial, LLC, or Cadaret Grant & Co., Inc., SEC registered investment advisors. Sterling Manor Financial and Cadaret, Grant are separate entities.

Dr. Hyung Rin Kim

QUEENSBURY — Dr. Hyung

Rin Kim, 94, peacefully passed away on December 4, 2021, with his family by his side. Dr. Kim (as most knew him) fought a long fight against Alzheimer’s. Every day of this fight, his wife of 65 years, Eleonora Pallante Kim, was at his side. His last words to her were “I love you.” Their devotion to each other is everlasting.

Dr. Kim, born on October 30, 1927, in Pyungannam-Do, Korea, was the son of Ki Woo and Num Ei Kim. His parents, his younger sister, Hyung Sook Kim, who he believed predeceased him during the chaos of the Korea War, were all medical doctors. He carried on this legacy of medical care when he graduated in 1949 from Severance Union Medical College, aka Yonsei University Medical School.

While he was completing his surgical residency, the Korean War broke out and he served from 1950 to 1953 as a battlefield surgeon, attached to the 101st Army Division of the Republic of Korea (South). During his service, he was taken prisoner by Chinese troops, but eventually was able to escape. In 1953, Dr. Kim immigrated to the United States, eventually becoming an American citizen on December 21, 1961. Dr. Kim was a general surgeon for more than 50 years, many of those at Glens Falls Hospital and the former Corinth Hospital. He was a fellow of both the American College of Surgeons and International College of Surgeons. He loved his work taking care of people, healing them when he could and consoling them when medicine and science were inadequate.

Dr. Kim is survived by his wife, Eleonora Pallante Kim, his children: Paul (Sandy) of Paris, VA, Ron (Jennifer) of Saratoga Springs, Ellen “Ellie” of Corinth, Andrew (Rebecca Riley) of Los Angeles, CA and Beverly (Jim) Turner of Hudson, NY. His pride and joy were his grandchildren: Harrison (Kayla) Kim of Austin, TX, Melissa (Brandon) Whitehead of Reston, VA, Rebecca (Jake Griffin) Kim of Boston, MA, Elizabeth (Shawn DePasquale) Kim of Los Angeles, CA, Stephen Kim of Saratoga

Springs, Riley Kim and Carlo Kim of Los Angeles and Jordan Turner, New York, NY and Jenna Turner, Guilderland, NY.

Relatives and friends gathered to remember him Wednesday, December 8, 2021, at the Singleton Sullivan Potter Funeral Home at 407 Bay Road, Queensbury, NY, 518-793-4459.

A Mass of Christian Burial was held Thursday, December 9, 2021, at Our Lady of the Annunciation, 448 Aviation Road, Queensbury, followed by a graveside service at Pine View Cemetery, 21 Quaker Road, also in Queensbury. The family would like to thank Dr. John Myers, Lowanna Ayers, Maura Huntz and the entire staff of High Peaks Hospice for their support and compassion over the months and years.

In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to Highs Peaks Hospice and Palliative Care, Inc. 454 Glen Street, Glens Falls, NY at www.higpeakshopisce.org

Those who wish may make online condolences by visiting sbfuneralhome.com.

Carmen Estrada Contento

school system during Mayor John Lindsay’s administration in the 1960s, teaching both dance and Latin culture. She even performed in a few NYC nightclubs. Eventually she became a naturalized US Citizen. Carmen performed with her husband at the Saratoga Springs Public Library, Crandall Library, and Ballston Spa High School, and they had a year-long exhibit at the National Museum of Dance: Dance Culture of Guatemala.

SARATOGA SPRINGS —

Carmen Estrada Contento

(nee Maria de Carmen Estrada

Aceituno) died on September 25, 2021 at home in Saratoga Springs with her devoted husband Ed at her side. Carmen was born October 15, 1936 in Palin, Guatemala. The only girl among three brothers, she grew up caring for others.

She came to the US in her twenties to work as an au pair to the family of a professor at Purdue University in Indiana. Then she went to New York City to work in the fashion industry as a hatter, dress designer, and Jill of all trades. Carmen studied at the Fashion Institute of Technology but was unable to graduate due to lack of funds. Sewing continued to be a way to express her delight in colors and fabrics both for herself and for others.

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Carmen began her dance studies in Guatemala and continued in NYC. She studied all forms of dance: ballet, tango, belly, flamenco, but mostly folk dances of Central and South America, the Middle East, Spain, Africa and India. At one point she studied with Alicia Alonso, the prima ballerina from Cuba.

Carmen loved dancing and worked in all kinds of venues. She worked for the NYC

Carmen was a multi-talented person in dance, textile, cooking, and loving her fellow humans. She was a selfless person who would give a stranger shelter, food, clothing, and Christian love, never thinking of her own needs. Her powerful Christian faith was both strength and solace for her. Chapter 53 of the Book of Isaiah was her favorite. Travel with her husband to Europe, China and Central America filled vacations, but Carmen and Ed particularly enjoyed visiting her family in Guatemala. She even smuggled Bibles into China when they were forbidden.

Carmen will be painfully missed by all who knew her. She is survived by her husband, Edward Contento; a brother, Carlos Aceituno, as well as many nephews and nieces in Guatemala; nephews and nieces in the States; and several godchildren. Please do not send flowers to mourn her. Celebrate her life! If you wish, please donate in Carmen’s name to the Alzheimer’s Association.

Online remembrances may be made at burkefuneralhome.com

Adirondack Christian Fellowship

8 Mountain Ledge, Wilton

518-587-0623 | acfsaratoga.com

Services: Sunday 8 and 10 a.m.

Adirondack Friends Meeting

27 Saratoga Avenue, South Glens Falls

518-793-3755 | adirondackfriendsmeeting.org

Services: Sunday 10:30 a.m.

All Saints on the Hudson Roman Catholic Church

St Peter’s: 895 Hudson Ave., Stillwater: Sunday 8:30 a.m.

St. Paul’s: 52 William St. Mechanicville

Mass: Saturday 4 p.m., Sunday 10:30 a.m.

518-664-3354 | allsaintsny.net

Assembly of God Faith Chapel

6 Burgoyne Street, Schuylerville | 518-695-6069

Rev. Scott Cutting | Services: Sunday 10 a.m.

Assembly of God Saratoga

118 Woodlawn Avenue, Saratoga Springs

518-584-6081 | Services: Sunday 10 a.m.

Bacon Hill Reformed Church*

560 Rte 32N, Bacon Hill | 518-695-3074 | Rev. Janet Vincent

Services: 10 a.m.; Sunday School: 10 a.m.

Baha’i Community of Saratoga Springs

518-692-7694 | 518-885-0876

1-800-22UNITE bahai.org

Public Meetings: 1st Tuesdays 7 p.m.

Ballston Center Associate

Reformed Presbyterian Church

58 Charlton Road, Ballston Spa | 518-885-7312

ballstoncenterchurch.org | Services: Sunday 10:30 a.m.

Ballston Spa United Methodist Church*

101 Milton Avenue, Ballston Spa | 518-885-6886

ballstonspaumchurch.org | Services: Sunday 10 a.m.

Barkersville Christian Church

7200 Barkersville Road, Middle Grove

518-764-2851 | barkersvillechristianchurch.com

Pastor Rick McKeever | Services: Sunday 10:30 a.m.

Bethesda Episcopal Church*

26 Washington Street, Saratoga Springs

518-584-5980 | bethesdachurch.org

Services: Saturday 5 p.m.; Sunday 7:20, 8 and 10 a.m

Burnt Hills Baptist Church

193 Kingsley Road, Burnt Hills

518-399-5740 | burnthillsbaptistchurch.org

Pastor Mark Dorr | Services: Sunday 10 a.m.

Adult Bible Study: Sunday 9 a.m.

Burnt Hills United Methodist Church*

816 Route 50, Burnt Hills | 518-399-5144

nybhumc.com | Pastor Holly Nye | Sunday 9 & 10:30 a.m.

Calvary Capital District

5 Williams Street, Saratoga Springs | calvarycd.com

Pastor Andrew Holt | Services: Sunday 10 a.m.

Charlton Freehold Presbyterian Church

768 Charlton Road, Charlton | 518-399-4831

charltonfreehold.org | Services: Sunday 10 a.m.

Christ Community Reformed Church

1010 Route 146, Clifton Park | 518-371-7654

ccrc-cpny.org | Services: Sunday 10 a.m.

Christ Episcopal Church*

15 West High Street, Ballston Spa | 518-885-1031

christepiscopalballstonspa.com | Sunday 8 a.m., 10 a.m.

Christian Restoration Ministries

Saratoga Senior Center: 5 Williams Street, Saratoga Springs | 518-796-4323 | Pastor Pat Roach

Saturday 7-9 p.m.; | Bible Study: Friday 7-8 p.m.

Christian Science Church

107 Circular Street, Saratoga Springs

518-584-0221 | Services: Sunday 10 a.m.

Church of Christ at Halfmoon

250 Pruyn Hill Road, Mechanicville

518-670-3005 | cliftonparkchurchofchrist.com

Services: Sunday 10:30 a.m.

Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints

1 Glenmore Ave, Saratoga Springs | 518-587-4796

churchofjesuschrist.org | Services: Sunday 10 a.m

Community Alliance Church

257 Rowland Street, Ballston Spa | 518-898-0859

Ballstonspaalliance.org | Services: Sunday 10:30 a.m.

Congregation Shaara Tfille*

84 Weibel Avenue, Saratoga Springs

518-584-2370 | saratogasynagogue.org

Services: Monday 7:30 a.m., Thursday 7:30 a.m., Saturday 10 a.m., 3rd Friday Shabbat 7:30p.m.

Corinth Free Methodist Church

20 Hamilton Avenue, Corinth

518-654-9255 | Services: Sunday 10 a.m.

Corinth First United Methodist Church

243 Main Street, Corinth | 518-654-2521 | umc.org

Services: Sunday 10:30 a.m.

Cornerstone Community Church

100 Saratoga Village Boulevard, #8, Ballston Spa

518-664-5204 | mycornerstonechurch.org

Pastor Frank Galerie | Services: Sunday 10 a.m., 6 p.m.

Corpus Christi Roman Catholic Community

2001 Route 9, Round Lake

518-877-8506 | CorpusChristiChurch.net

Services: Saturday: 4 p.m. Sunday: 8, 11 a.m.

Eastern Orthodox — Christ the Savior

349 Eastline Road, Ballston Lake

518-212-7845 | xcsavior.org | Services: Sunday 9:30 a.m.

Faith Chapel Assembly of God

6 Burgoyne Street, Schuylerville | 518-695-6069

faithchapelschuylerville.org | Sunday 10 a.m.

First Baptist Church of Saratoga Springs

45 Washington Street, Saratoga Springs | 518-584-6301 fbcsaratoga.org | Services: Sunday 12 p.m.

First Baptist Church of Ballston Spa

202 Milton Avenue, Ballston Spa

518-885-8361 | bspabaptist.org

Services: 10:30 a.m.

First Presbyterian Church

203 Palmer Avenue, Corinth

Contact: 518 -654-9432 | corinthfirstpres.org

Services: Sunday 10 a.m.

First Presbyterian Church of Ballston Spa

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

Full Gospel Tabernacle

207 Redmond Road, Gansevoort

518-793-2739 | Services: Sunday 10 a.m.

Galway United Methodist Church

2056 East Street, Galway | 518-882-6520

Galwayumc.com | Sunday 9:30 a.m. (9 a.m. July/August)

Grace Episcopal Church

34 Third Street, Waterford

518-237-7370 | GracechurchWaterford.com

Services: Sunday 7:30 and 9:30 a.m.

Grace Fellowship Saratoga*

165 High Rock Ave, Saratoga Springs | 518-691-0301 gracefellowship.com | Services: Sundays 9, 11 a.m.

Greater Grace Community Church

100 Saratoga Village, Suite 17, Ballston Spa

Contact: 518-899-7777 | GreaterGraceCC.org

Services: Sunday 9 a.m. and 11 a.m.

Greenfield Center Baptist Church

30 Wilton Road, Greenfield Center | 518-893-7429 gfcbc.com | Services: 9 a.m.

Highway Tabernacle Church

235 Hudson Avenue, Mechanicville | 518-664-4442

Highwaytabernacle.net | Sunday 10:30 a.m.

Hope Church

206 Greenfield Avenue, Ballston Spa | 518-885-7442

Hopechurch.us | Services: Sunday 10 a.m.

Jonesville United Methodist

963 Main Street, Clifton Park | 518-877-7332 Jonesvilleumc.org | Services: Sunday 9:30 a.m.

Living Waters Church of God

4330 State Rte 50, Saratoga Springs | 518-587-0484 lw-cog.com | Services: Sunday 10 a.m.

Malta Presbyterian Church 118 Dunning Street, Malta | 518-899-5992

Maltapresbyterianchurch.org | Sunday 10 a.m.

Malta Ridge United Methodist Church

729 Malta Ave. Extension, Malta | 518-581-0210

Services: Sunday 10:30 a.m.

Middle Grove United Methodist Church*

429 Middle Grove Rd, Middle Grove | 518-581-2973

Services: Sunday 8:30 a.m.

Mt. Olivet Baptist Church

100 Cresent St, Saratoga Springs | 518-584-9441

Rev. Dr. Victor L. Collier | Services: 10 a.m.

New Life Fellowship*

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

Next Level Church

Comedy Works: 388 Broadway, Saratoga Springs 518-306-7133 | nextlevel.church/saratoga-ny-church

Pastor Joe | Services: Sunday 10 a.m.

Northway Church

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

Old Saratoga Reformed Church*

48 Pearl Street, Schuylerville | 518-695-3260

old-saratoga.rcachurches.org | Sunday 10 a.m.

Old Stone Church (American Baptist)

159 Stone Church Road, Ballston Spa 518-583-1002 | Services: 10:30 a.m.

Olde Liberty Baptist

600 Route 67, Malta | 518-885-4211

oldelibertybaptist.com | Sunday 11 a.m, 6 p.m.

Our Lady of Grace Roman Catholic Church*

73 Midline Road, Ballston Lake 518-399-5713 | olgchurchbl.org

Services: Sunday 10:30 a.m.

Perry Road Baptist Church*

150 Perry Road, Saratoga Springs | 518-587-0711 prbcny.org | Services: Sunday 10 a.m.

Pine Grove Community Church*

59 Pine Road, Saratoga Springs | 860-942-7359

Thegrovess.com | Pastor Mark Kehrer

Services: Sunday Worship 10 a.m.

Porter Corners United Methodist Church*

512 Allen Road, Porter Corners 518-893-2289 | Services: Sunday 9 a.m.

Presbyterian-NE Congregational Church*

24 Circular Street, Saratoga Springs | 518-584-6091 pnecchurch.org | Services: Sunday 11 a.m.

Prince of Peace Lutheran Church (ELCA)

4 Northcrest Drive, Clifton Park | 518-371-2226

poplutheranchurch.org | Services: Sunday 8 a.m.

Quaker Springs United Methodist Church*

466 Route 32, Schylerville | 518-695-3101 qsumc.com | Services: Sunday 9 a.m.

River of Hope Fellowship

100 Saratoga Village Blvd, Malta Commons, Suite 3 riverofhopefellowship.com | Sunday 10 a.m.

Roman Catholic Church of St. Peter*

241 Broadway, Saratoga Springs | 518-584-2375 Stpetersaratoga.com | Saturday 5 p.m.; Sunday 8 and 10 a.m.

St. Clement’s Roman Catholic Church*

231 Lake Ave, Saratoga Springs | 518-584-6122 stclementschurch.com | Weekdays 8 a.m.; Saturday 4 p.m.; Sunday 8, 10, 11:30 a.m., 5 p.m.

St. George’s Episcopal Church

912 Route 146, Clifton Park | 518-371-6351 stgeorgescp.org | Saturday 4:30 p.m.; Sunday 9 a.m.

St. Isaac Jogues Roman Catholic Church

716 Route 9P, Saratoga Lake

518-664-3354 | allsaintsny.net | Services: Summer Only

St. Joseph’s Roman Catholic Church*

3159 Route 9N, Greenfield Center 518-893-7680 | stjosephschurchgreenfieldcenter.org

Services: Saturday 4 p.m.; Sunday 10:30 a.m.

St. Luke’s on the Hill

40 McBride Rd., Mechanicville 518-664-4834 | stlukesonthehill.org

Services: Saturday 4 p.m., Sunday 8 and 10 a.m.

For Summer Worship Schedule visit our website.

St. Mary’s Roman Catholic Church*

167 Milton Avenue, Ballston Spa

518-885-7411 | stmarysballstonspa.org

Services: Saturday 4 p.m.; Sunday 8 a.m., 10 a.m., 12 p.m.

St. Paul’s Roman Catholic Church*

771 Rte 29, Rock City Falls | 518-885-4677

518-893-7680 | StJosephsChurchGreenfieldCenter.org

Services: Sunday 8:30 a.m.

St. Paul’s Lutheran Church*

149 Lake Avenue, Saratoga Springs

518-584-0904 | SpaLutheran.org

Services: Sunday 10 a.m.

St. Peter Lutheran Church*

2776 Route 9, Malta

518-583-4153 | Services: Sunday 9 a.m.

St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church

1 Grove Street, Schuylerville | 518-695-3918

ststephens-schuylerville.com | Sunday 8:30 a.m.

St. Therese Chapel (RC)

1 Wilton-Gansevoort Road, Gansevoort

518-792-2276 | Services: Sunday 10 a.m.

St. Thomas Anglican Church

242 Grooms Road, Halfmoon

518-348-0842 | StThomasAnglicanHalfmoonNY.com

Services: Sunday 9 a.m.

Saratoga Abundant Life Church

2 Hutchins Road, Saratoga Springs | 518-885-5456

salchurch.org | Sunday 8:20 a.m. and 10:30 a.m.

Saratoga Chabad

130 Circular Street, Saratoga Springs

518-526-0773 | saratogachabad.com

Saratoga Friends Meeting (Quaker)

571 Route 32, Quaker Springs | 518-863-4041 | 518-2259493 | Services: First Sunday 10 a.m.

Saratoga United Methodist Church*

175 Fifth Avenue, Saratoga Springs | 518-584-3720

SaratogaspringsUMC.org | Sunday 10 a.m., 7 p.m.

Saratoga Seventh-Day Adventist Church

399 Union Ave, Saratoga Springs | 518-587-6951 saratogaspringsny.adventistchurch.org

Services: Saturday 11:15 a.m.

Schuylerville United Methodist Church

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

Shenendehowa United Methodist

971 Route 146, Clifton Park

518-371-7964 | Services: Sunday 9 a.m.

Simpson United Methodist Church

1089 Rock City Road, Rock City Falls

518-885-4794 | Services: Sunday 11 a.m.

Soul Saving Station

62 Henry Street, Saratoga Springs

518-584-3122 | soulsavingstationchurch.com

Services: Sunday 10 a.m.

Starpoint Church

410 21st Century Park Dr, Clifton Park | 518-371-2811 starpoint.church | Services: 9 a.m. and 11 a.m.

Stillwater Christian Fellowship

Liberty Ridge Farm: 29 Bevis Rd, Schaghticoke

518-288-8802 | stillwaterchristianfellowship.org

Services: 10 a.m.

Stillwater United Church (Presbyterian U.S.A.)

747 Hudson Avenue, Stillwater | 518-664-7984 stillwaterunitedchurch.org | Sunday 10:30 a.m.

Temple Sinai*

509 Broadway, Saratoga Springs

518-584-8730 | saratogasinai.org | Services: Friday 6 or 8 p.m. (rotating schedule); Saturday 10:30 a.m.

Terra Nova Church*

45 Washington St, Saratoga Springs | 518-833-0504 terranovachurch.org | Services: Sunday 9 a.m. & 10:30 a.m.

The Salvation Army/ Worship, Service & Community Center

27 Woodlawn Ave, Saratoga Springs | 518-584-1640

Services: Worship 11 a.m. | Sunday School: 10 a.m.

Trinity United Methodist Church

155 Ballard Road, Gansevoort | Rev. Jeff Stratton 518-584-9107 | tumcwilton.com | Services: Sunday 10 a.m.

Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Saratoga Springs*

624 North Broadway, Saratoga Springs

518-584-1555 | uusaratoga.org

Services: Sunday 10 a.m. online; details on website United Church of God

Saratoga Senior Center: 5 Williams St, Saratoga Springs

216-337-2773 | Ucg.org | One Saturday/Month 11:30 a.m.

Unity Church in Albany

21 King Avenue, Albany | Contact: 518-453-3603

Sunday 9 and 11 a.m.; Sunday School: 11 a.m.

West Charlton United Presbyterian Church

1331 Sacandaga Road, West Charlton 518-882-9874 | westcharltonupc.org

Sunday 10:30 a.m.; Sunday School: 10:30 a.m.

Wilton Baptist Church

755 Saratoga Road, Wilton | 518-583-2736 wiltonbaptistchurch.com | Services: Sunday 10 a.m.

Zen Buddhist Sitting Group

Wilson Chapel, Skidmore College, Saratoga Springs

518-421-2155 | Services: Wednesdays 6:30 p.m.

Holiday Worship Services

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Holiday GUIDE

Holiday GUIDE

Holiday GUIDE

Food

Home for the Holidays Calls for Local Decorations

Peak-of-the-Season Salad with Walnut Oil Vinaigrette

SATURDAYS

by

The cold, dark month of December calls for bright, warm decorations to make all that time spent indoors cozier and more enjoyable. At the Saratoga Farmers’ Market, local farmers and artists bring Christmas greenery and other seasonal decorations that you can cherish through the winter season.

If you celebrate Christmas, Scotch Ridge Berry and Tree Farm should be your first stop at the market. Charles Holub sets up outside the Wilton Mall and has tabletop trees, wreaths, kissing balls, and door swags available every Saturday through December 18. Their Norwegian and blue spruces, noble fir, and white pine varieties are naturally grown at their farm in Duanesburg.

For a less traditional wreath, Lovin’ Mama Farm offers ones made from dried flowers they grow on their land. “We plant rows of flowers interspersed between our veggies for diversity and pollinator habitat and bring fresh bouquets to summer markets and our handmade dried wreaths during the holidays,” says owner Corinne Hansch.

To brighten up any room, stop by Feathered Antler’s stand. Gretchen’s colorfully painted items include wooden ornaments to go in your tree, cards and stockings you can display on your mantle, and decorative throw pillows for on your sofa. Or grab a painted plant pot and add a poinsettia plant from J. Adkins Cultivation.

Lastly, add some smaller items to spruce up your home during the holiday season. Ballston Lake Apiaries makes candles from their beeswax in shapes like bears and Faberge eggs. Gather around their warm light on a dark night. Saratoga Suds ‘n’ Stuff’s

holiday soaps, including snowflakes, gingerbread men, and many more options, will add some holiday cheer to your bathroom.

The Saratoga Farmers’ Market offers three more opportunities to shop local before Christmas: on Saturday, December 11th and 18th, markets will run as usual. On Wednesday, December 22nd, a special market will run from 1:30 pm until 5:30 pm for a last-minute grocery and gift shop.

The Saratoga Farmers’ Market is open on Saturdays from 9:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. in the Wilton Mall Food Court. The CDTA’s routes 450 (from Schenectady) and 452 (from Skidmore College via downtown Saratoga) run to the Wilton Mall on Saturday mornings. Find us online at www. saratogafarmersmarket.org, where you can sign up for our weekly newsletter, and follow us on Facebook and Instagram @SaratogaFarmersMarket.

YIELDS: 6-8 servings | PREP & COOK TIME: 25 min

INGREDIENTS:

*Ingredients currently available at the farmers’ market

FOR THE VINAIGRETTE:

• 1 1/2 Tbs. sherry vinegar

• 2 small shallots*, finely diced

• salt and freshly milled pepper

• 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard

• 6 Tbs. roasted walnut oil or a mixture of walnut and olive oils

FOR THE SALAD:

• Local, seasonal baby greens, such as baby lettuce*, radicchio*, arugula*, or mesclun*

• Microgreens* or shoots*

• Assorted radishes*, including watermelon radish, sliced

• grated carrots*

• sliced cabbage*

• crumbled goat cheese* (optional)

FOR THE TOASTED WALNUTS:

• 1/2 cup walnuts

• 1 tbs butter*

INSTRUCTIONS

:

1. To make the vinaigrette, combine vinegar, shallots, and 1/4 tsp salt in a bowl and let stand for 15 minutes. Stir in the mustard, then add the oil. Whisk well until the dressing is thick and smooth. Season with salt and pepper.

2. To make the toasted walnuts, warm a heavy-bottom skillet and melt the butter. Add the walnuts and stir until coated in the melted butter and slightly browned. Watch closely as they can burn easily!

3. Assemble the salad in the largest bowl you have. First toss the greens, microgreens, and shoots together, then top with grated carrot, sliced cabbage, and slices of radishes. Add crumbled goat cheese (optional) and toasted walnuts, then drizzle the dressing on top and serve!

Recipe shared by Lovin’ Mama Farm.

Photos by Pattie Garrett.

Emily Meagher for Saratoga TODAY

“The holiday season for our farm family has come to mean celebrating local bounty. Enjoy my recipe for the most delicious, nourishing, seasonal salad for the winter holidays!” -Corinne Hansch

Lovin Mama Farm

Scotch Ridge Berry Tree Farm

Feathered Antler

by John Reardon for Saratoga TODAY

"COOKIES ARE MADE OF Butter & Love”

- NORWEGIAN PROVERB

Hello my Foodie Friends!

It is officially the holiday season. What better way to celebrate and get into the spirit than to share your baked treats with family and friends. Nothing gets you in the holiday spirit quite like making a mess in the kitchen with sugar, flour, and all of the sprinkles. Each year around this time, my mother would stock up on bags of flour and sugar to begin the process of making her treasured holiday cookies and goods. They were always a special treat in our family. Many of her recipes were handed down through generations before. Worn index cards have been handed down and shared with my siblings with recipes written in her perfect cursive, I am reminded of the winter days where we would watch her drop heavy balls of dough onto the floured counter in the kitchen and vigorously roll out the sticky batter until it was thin enough for cookie cutters. Santa’s, candy canes, Christmas trees, holiday bells, reindeers, snowmen, gingerbread men and women, and stars had to be carefully lifted from the thin layer of dough.

As my wife and I exchanged childhood memories of making cookies, Paula shared that one year as a teenager, she made 72 dozen cookies. My stories were a bit more adventurous (due to five siblings trying to share a kitchen and help make cookies). In an effort to keep each of us focused, my mother would give each of us a specific duty that ultimately created the end result of a cookie recipe. My sisters were given the task of gathering, measuring, and putting the ingredients into a bowl; my youngest brother would stand on a chair and help my mother mix the ingredients. I was the keeper of the rolling pin and had the responsibility of scooping the dough (based on what recipe we were making), while my other brother would select which cookie cutter we were going to use. The assignments did not always result in a well oiled machine. Usually, heated words over who gets to stand closest to the mixing bowl would end with powdered sugar poofing all over the floor. Power struggles would occur between each of us on who would crack the egg, who got to hold the rolling pin, and who would do the dough-scooping (just try to pry that cookie scoop out of my hands). By the time the first batch came out of the oven, my bothers and I would wander off to play, while my excited sisters stayed around to help sprinkle sugar on warm cookies. How my Mom put up with us, I’ll never know. However, the cookies were so good that five children would be very quiet in order to receive a child’s handful of warm cookies! One of my favorite movie lines is from the movie “The Matrix:” “Take a cookie. I promise, by the time you’re done eating it, you’ll feel right as rain.” Still a good remedy for most stressful situations. Thanks Mom!

Decorated Christmas

Cut-out Cookies

INGREDIENTS

• 3/4 cup butter, softened

• 1 cup sugar

• 2 large eggs, room temperature

• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

INSTRUCTIONS

• 2-3/4 cups all-purpose flour

• 1 teaspoon baking powder

• 1/2 teaspoon salt

• Tinted frostings, colored sugars, edible glitter and nonpareils

1. In a large mixing bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs and vanilla; mix well. Combine the flour, baking powder and salt; gradually add to creamed mixture and mix well. Chill until firm, 1 hour.

2. On a lightly floured surface, roll out dough to 1/4-in thickness. Cut out with Christmas cookie cutters of your choice. Using a floured spatula, transfer cookies to greased baking sheets. Bake at 375° until lightly browned, 8-10 minutes. Cool completely on wire racks.

3. Decorate cookies with frosting and colored sugars.

This holiday season, use the secret weapon of cookies to win over your family. Stop in to see us at Compliments to the Chef, your Neighborhood Kitchen and Cutlery store located at 33 Railroad Place, Saratoga Springs. We have a large assortment of cookie cutters and baking supplies to help with making everyone happy. Remember my Foodie Friends, “Life Happens in the Kitchen.”

Take Care, John & Paula

Events upcoming

Monthly

Fundraiser Dinner

To benefit the building fund. Friday, December 17, from 5 – 7 p.m. at the Principessa Elena Society located at 11 – 13 Oak St., Saratoga Springs. Menu: Pasta with sauce, meatballs with sauce, sausage with sauce, salad, Italian bread and butter. Curbside pickup only. Cost is $10. Open to the public.

29th Annual Holiday Cookie Sale

The Galway United Methodist Church will hold its annual cookie sale on Saturday, December 18. Cookies must be pre-ordered and paid for in advance. Cookies will be boxed in 1-pound assortments and pick up will be available for drive through only in the church parking lot at the corner of Rte.147 and CR45 in the Village of Galway between the hours of 10 AM and noon. Contact Sharyn Kalinkewicz at 518-9280179 for information, placement of orders and/or payment.

A Winter Musical Interlude Saratoga Chamber Players return for an exciting 35th season on Sunday, December 19 at 3 p.m. at the Saratoga Springs United Methodist Church, located at 5th Avenue & Henning Road with works of Haydn, Martinū and Beethoven. For tickets: www. eventbrite.com/e/winter-musicalinterlude-tickets-167626901575. Plan to arrive at least 15 minutes prior to start of concert to have time for covid screening. Concertgoers are encouraged to purchase and print tickets before the day of the performance to facilitate screening. For everyone’s health, all attendees must show proof of vaccination or a negative COVID test and agree to wear a mask throughout the performance. All seating will be socially distanced. For questions, please contact us at: info.saratogachamberplayers@ gmail.com

Galway Photography Club

Held on the last Wednesday of each month, providing a safe, relaxed and friendly atmosphere for those interested in photography. Share your photographs and learn how to improve their technical and artistic skills. Our next meeting will be held on Wednesday,

December 29, at 6 p.m. at the Galway Public Library. At this meeting club member Maria Goldsmith will be speaking about photographs from her portfolio and members of the group will be sharing their photographs from our recent photo walk at Camp Brookledge in Middle Grove. Following CDC guidelines, masks and social distancing are required in the library building. For more information contact: Dave Waite, davewaitefinearts@gmail.com.

Southern Saratoga Art Society Member Exhibits

Frank Coletta will be exhibiting during December in the Lobby of Clifton Park Town Hall, 1 Town Hall Plaza, Clifton Park. Valerie Wolf will be exhibiting at the Mechanicville Library, 190 N. Main St, Mechanicville. Valerie’s Show includes a colorful collection of styles. The Zion Lutheran Church, 153 Nott Terrace, Schenectady, will host four amazing artists, Cheryl Birmingham, Carol Winterton, Rita Helie and Jack Morgan. The Gallery of the Clifton Park Senior Community Center, 6 Clifton Common Blvd., Clifton Park will be exhibiting in a Themed Show, “Nature.” Visit these venues and support the arts in Southern Saratoga County. For more information, visit: southernsaratogaartist.com.

Santa Claus is Coming to Town!

The Saratoga Springs Downtown

Business Association is bringing Santa to the children of Saratoga Springs!

Catch a glimpse of Santa in your neighborhood as he travels through Saratoga Springs atop a Tower Ladder Fire Truck provided by King Enterprises

Saturday, December 11

Starts at 2 p.m. Geyser Crest Area

Friday, December 17

Starts at 5 p.m. Woodlands & Meadowbrook Area

Sunday, December 19

Starts at 2 p.m. South Side Jefferson Street & Union Ave South Area & East Side

Follow Santa LIVE on Facebook @downtownsaratogasprings

Learn more at saratogaspringsdowntown.com

Getting Married?

GriefShare “Surviving the Holidays”

This Week’s Events: Dec. 10-16

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 10

Posture and Balance with Kristin Brenner

Zoom Presentation | Noon – 1 p.m.

The health of the spine plays a vital role in wellness. There are many challenges to a healthy spine during this stay-at-home quarantine: computer and cell phone use, television viewing, and low activity levels. Join us in exploring yoga postures as an antidote. Please register online at Saratoga Springs Public Library, www.sspl.org.

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 11

Christmas Pop-up Shop

Greenfield Community Center

25 Wilton Rd., Greenfield Center | 9 a.m. – 3 p.m.

Sponsored by the Town of Greenfield Lions Club, will feature local vendors and lunch with fresh homemade hot soups or chili with crackers and beverages. Bring a non-perishable food item to donate for the Greenfield Food Pantry. For more information email vplummer122@gmail.com or call Lion Vera Plummer at 518-605-6105.

Defensive Driving Class

Saratoga Springs United Methodist Church

175 Fifth Avenue, Saratoga Springs | 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. New York State approved Defensive Driving Class. Save 10% on your base auto insurance for the next three years & receive up to 4 points off your driving record according to New York State Department of Motor Vehicle guidelines. Fee: $35 per person. Bring a friend fee is $30 each. Portion of fee goes to the Church. Registration required and can be made by calling Ray Frankoski at 518-286-3788. As we are social distancing, a mask is required if you are not vaccinated, and your temperature will be taken upon entry. Class size is limit.

Holiday Gift Making Workshop for Kids +6

The Galway Public Library, 2112 East St., Galway 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. | A Holiday Gift Making Workshop for kids ages 7-16. Participants must register at 518-882-6385 for a 1-hour time slot in advance. All materials will be provided, and volunteers will be on hand to help. This program is provided with support from the Galway PTSA, Mrs. Kinne’s Family and Consumer Sciences classes, and the Saratoga County Youth Bureau. Details are available on the website: www.galwaypubliclibrary.org. Masks and social distancing are required in the library.

Protect Yourself from Identity Theft

Ballston Spa Public Library

21 Milton Ave., Ballston Spa | 11 a.m.

Did you know 1 in 3 adults have fallen victim to identity theft? Come to learn how to protect yourself. You’ll learn about such topics as Social Security Number Theft, Medical Identity Theft,

family friendly

Criminal Identity Theft, Financial Identity Theft and Driver’s License Theft. This free, informational program is presented by Senior Services of North America. Call 518-885-5022 to sign up today.

Saratoga Arts Holiday Market

Saratoga Arts, 320 Broadway, Saratoga Springs Noon – 4 p.m. | Come find the perfect gift from dozens of local artisans at the holiday market.

Oompa Loompas Come to Malta

Malta Community Center, One Bayberry Dr., Malta

2 p.m. and 7 p.m. | Malta Spotlighter’s Theatre

Troupe presents Willy Wonka TYA. Tickets can be purchased at the Malta Community Center or www.maltaparksrec.com. General admission seats are $15 for adults and $10 for children under 18. Free children’s tickets are available with paying adult courtesy of Stewart’s Holiday Match grant. Call Malta Community Center for more details at 518-899-4411. Also showing on Sunday, December 12 at 2 p.m. House opens 30 minutes before show and may be purchased at the door if seats are still available. Willy Wonka TYA is produced through special arrangement of Musical Theatre International, and directed by Malta’s Artistic Director, Elyse Young.

Annual Celebration of Jane Austen’s Birthday

Inn at Saratoga, 231 Broadway, Saratoga Springs

1:30 – 4:30 p.m. | Festivities include a free raffle ticket for Austen-related items and an Afternoon High Tea with scones, biscotti, finger sandwiches, green salad, fresh strawberries and cream, and, of course, Jane’s Birthday Cake, followed by a talk by Jane Cleland on her novel The Lost Letters of Jane Austen. The cost is $36 for the High Tea. Please reserve your place before December 1. Make check payable to JASNA NYS Capital Region and send to: JASNA, NYCR, c/o Nancy Duell, 56 Fifth Street, Glens Falls, NY 12801. For additional information, contact Nancy 518-321-1887 or jasnanycaptitalregion@gmail.com

SUNDAY, DECEMBER 12

All You Can Eat Breakfast

Ballston Spa Elks Lodge, 10 Hamilton St., Ballston Spa 8 – 11 a.m. | Eggs, home fries, pancakes, French toast, omelets to order, juice, and coffee. Adults $7, Seniors $6, kids $5. For more information call 518-885-1149.

Monthly Breakfast

The Fish Creek Rod and Gun, 123 Rte 32, Schuylerville 8 – 11 a.m. | Menu: Eggs cooked to order, bacon, sausage, toast (white or wheat), pancakes (regular, blueberry, buckwheat, apple cinnamon), French toast, home fries, orange juice, coffee, tea, hot chocolate. Cost: $10 Adult, $5 Child. EVERYONE will be welcome to join us. 581-695-3917.

South Glens Falls United Methodist Church, 15 Maplewood Parkway, South Glens Falls | 1:30 p.m. | For people who are grieving a loved one’s death. In it you will learn: How to deal with many emotions you’ll face during the holidays. What to do about traditions and other coming changes, helpful tips for surviving social events; How to discover hope for your future. To register call the Church office Monday-Thursday 8:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. or email sgfumc1@gmail.com.

MONDAY, DECEMBER 13

Holiday Ornament Kit

Saratoga Springs Public Library, 49 Henry St., Saratoga Springs All Day Event | Beginning today, the Children’s Room will have free holiday ornament kits available for children ages 5-11, while supplies last. Visit www.sspl.org for more events.

Nature On the Move Walk

Wilton Wildlife Preserve and Park, 80 Scout Rd., Wilton | 10:30 – 11:30 a.m.

Registration is required at least one business day in advance. Space is limited. Our outdoor programs are weather-dependent and may be cancelled during bad weather. For more information or to register for a program, please visit this following link: Register Here and fill out the registration form in its entirety. You will receive an email confirmation once your registration has been confirmed. If the program is already full, you will also be notified that your registration could not be completed. This make take up to 24 hours to receive.

TUESDAY, DECEMBER 14

Pierogi Sale

Christ the Savior Church, 349 Eastline Rd., Ballston Lake 11:30 a.m. – 1 p.m. | Potato/cheese, sauerkraut, and farmer’s cheese pierogies. All pierogi orders are $10/dozen. Call 518-363-0001 to place your order. We expect quite a few orders for holidays so order early.

Jane McCrea: A Revolutionary Martyr and an Early American Family Story

Virtual Zoom Event | 7 p.m. | Learn about Jane McCrea with Blake Grindon, Ph.D. candidate at Princeton University. She will explore and examine the life and legacy of Jean McCrea. Best remembered as the focus of anti-Indian and anti-British Patriot propaganda that followed her death during the Saratoga Campaign in 1777, further investigation reveals her role in an interconnected world of colonial wars and Native politics stretching back long before the American Revolution. Tickets are available at brooksidemuseum. networkforgood.com/events/36235-experts-next-door-17

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 15

Meatloaf Dinner

1 Elks Lane, Saratoga Springs | 4:30 – 6 p.m.

For curbside pickup only. Menu: meatloaf, mashed potatoes, vegetable, salad, roll, gravy. Dinner for 2 / $25. (Cash only). To place an order call 518-584-2585 Monday or Tuesday between 10 a.m. – 12 p.m..

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 16

December Meeting/Luncheon

The Ch. 50 Korean War Veterans Assoc. will be holding their December Meeting/Luncheon at 12 p.m. at the Embassy Hotel on Congress St., Saratoga Springs. Reservations should be made no later than Dec. 14, to Carole Waldron at 518-584-4362 or Louise Finan at 518-584-1293. Veterans who served anywhere during the Korean War or in Korea at any time, spouses, widows, friends, and relatives are all invited to attend. New members always welcome. Annual dues for veterans are $10 and $5 for all others. For an application to join the organization or any other questions, please contact Comm. Paul O’Keefe at 518-603-4186.

Puzzles

See puzzle solutions on page 46

Writing the Right Word by Dave Dowling

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

This Week: Deductive, Inductive (concerning types of reasoning)

Deductive means to reason from the general to the specific (top-down approach).

Example: All people need water to survive; Bob is a person; Bob needs water to survive.

Inductive means to reason from the specific to the general (bottom-up approach).

Example: Bob needs water to survive; Bob is a person; all people need water to survive.

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

In the Name of Doing It Differently: Artists Hosts “A Gifted Art Show” Dec. 11

SARATOGA —

Rhianna Leigh will host an art show 5 – 8 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 11 at Fish Creek Marina, located at Saratoga Lake.

“In the name of doing it differently,” she says, the show is titled “Reciprocity,” which the artist defines as: a cultivation of genuine interaction and love rather than the old story of consumerism.

“It’s an opportunity to come see if anything moves you, and

engage with the art and myself in the unusual dance of finding an amount that feels good, rather than me choosing a price and you deciding if you want to pay that price. Together we will leave the scarcity behind, in favor of a more co-created and interesting way of interacting with art, money, and each other. Let’s reclaim what we value in a more authentic way.”

For more information about the happening and the artist, go to: rhiannaleigh.com.

Empire State Youth Orchestra

Takes A Magic Sleigh Ride Dec. 19

SCHENECTADY —

Empire State Youth Orchestra, known regionally and nationally for engaging young musicians from upstate New York and western Massachusetts in a joyful pursuit of musical excellence, announced its 2021 Holiday Spectacular, Sleigh Ride. The family-friendly holiday concert, scheduled for 3 P.M. on Sunday, Dec. 19, at Proctors in Schenectady, features a sleigh full of talent, including ESYO’s flagship ensemble Symphony Orchestra conducted by former ESYO Music Director Helen Cha-Pyo, the newly formed ESYO Chamber Orchestra, and the ESYO Youth Jazz Orchestra. National recording artist and 2019 American Idol finalist Madison VanDenburg returns home for the holidays to premiere the orchestral version of her new single, “The Light of Christmas,” with ESYO.

The concert program weaves together a seasonal story by Children’s Moonbeam Book award-winning author Vicki Addesso Dodd with sparkling holiday favorites, Christmas carols, and inspired Symphonic classics.. After finding themselves aboard Santa’s sleigh, audiences travel the world seeing the holidays through the eyes of a child and the sounds of music. Accompanying each scene is music like Leroy

Sleigh Ride, Waldteufel’s Skaters

Waltz, “Troika” by Prokofiev, and a jazzy arrangement of We Wish You a Merry Christmas. Also featured on the program is the famed holiday classic (There is No Place Like) Home for the Holidays by Glenville-native Robert Allen. Exhausted from their sleigh ride, the children fall asleep and wake

up on Christmas morning to hear the orchestral premiere of Madison VanDenburg’s new hit single. In the finale, the audience is invited to join VanDenburg for a traditional carol sing-along.

For tickets to Sleigh Ride/ An ESYO Holiday Spectacular, call Proctors Box Office at 518-3466204 or buy online at esyo.org/ tickets. Tickets are $25.

Styx at SPAC with REO Speedwagon

SARATOGA SPRINGS — Styx and REO Speedwagon co-headlining U.S. summer tour with Loverboy will stage their show Aug. 17 at Saratoga Performing Arts Center. Tickets for the “Live & Unzoomed" show go on sale Friday, Dec. 10 at Livenation.Com

Styx on stage at Uncasville, Connecticut on July 5, 2015. Photo: styxworld.com.

Anderson’s iconic Christmas jingle

Photo: “Reciprocity,” local art show by Rhianna Leigh on Saturday.

Opera Saratoga Presents Free Concert at UPH On New Year’s Eve

SPAC Announces Saratoga Springs Return of Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center in 2022

SARATOGA SPRINGS — Saratoga Performing Arts Center announced Dec. 9 that it has once again partnered with Pitney Meadows Community Farm to bring back the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center for its annual Saratoga Springs residency in 2022.

Opera Saratoga has announced the company will stage a live free concert at Universal Preservation Hall on New Year’s Eve.

SARATOGA SPRINGS —

Opera Saratoga and Proctors

Collaborative will present a free concert on New Year’s Eve at Universal Preservation Hall.

The show features opera star Zachary James with pianist Laurie Rogers and will place at 7 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 31. The presentation will include a variety of popular, Broadway, and classical favorites.

Bass Baritone Zachary James recently performed in the title role in Opera Saratoga’s production of Man of La Mancha on the SPAC Amphitheater Stage.

Rogers has served as associate conductor with LA Opera and has prepared productions for San Francisco Opera, Houston Grand Opera, Dallas Opera, among others.

Tickets are free, but seating is limited, and advance reservations are highly recommended.

They are available online at www.operasaratoga.org or www. universalpreservationhall.org. All attendees will be required to show proof of full vaccination against COVID-19 to enter UPH and must remain masked at all times in the venue, which is located on Washington Street, downtown Saratoga Springs.

Opera Saratoga, formerly known as Lake George Opera, began with a production of Die Fledermaus at the Diamond Point Theatre on July 5, 1962. The company now calls Saratoga Springs home and performs for more than 25,000 people annually.

Slated for Sunday, June 12, through Sunday, Aug. 21, the popular “CMS at the Meadows” series will return for six programs and twelve performances in Pitney Meadows Community Farm’s beautiful, open-air High Tunnel greenhouse.

“One of the highlights of this past summer’s programming was the glorious confluence of stunning music-making in a magnificent natural setting as CMS took the stage in the High Tunnel at Pitney Farm. Thanks to our partners at The Farm, we are excited to be going back there for the summer 2022 season,” SPAC President and CEO Elizabeth Sobol said, in a prepared statement.

The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center’s 2022 season at SPAC (June 12- Aug. 21) will feature masterpieces from Beethoven’s “Archduke” Trio to Dvořák’s “American” Quintet, to lesser known gems of the chamber repertoire by an international cast of composers such as Reicha, Schoenfield, Poulenc, and

Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center returns to Pitney Meadows in 2022. Dohnányi. In addition, a special Juneteenth concert will feature SPAC debuts by BIPOC composers Jessie Montgomery, Florence Price, and William Grant Still.

Artists appearing include Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center Co-Artistic Directors David Finckel and Wu Han, and the acclaimed Escher String Quartet.

Subscriptions to all six programs, at either 3 p.m. or 7 p.m., will be available to purchase at spac. org beginning on Dec. 10 for SPAC members. Member presales are tiered by level, and members will

receive their presale start time via email. Subscriptions will be available to the general public beginning December 17. Subscription packages will be $300-$360 depending on seating location. Single performance tickets will be available to purchase in early March, and will be $55-$65 each.

The series will take place rain or shine at Pitney Meadows Community Farm, under the High Tunnel greenhouse, a large outdoor event space. Performances will all be 90 minutes long with no intermission. Visit spac.org for additional show details.

Saratoga Jewish Community Arts Host ‘Kippur’ Virtual Film Discussion Dec. 12

O.A.R., Dispatch, G-Love to Stage SPAC Show Next Summer

SARATOGA SPRINGS — Dispatch and O.A.R will hit the road together this summer for a 37-stop North American coheadline tour, which is scheduled to kick off on July 15 in Arizona and conclude Sept. 10 in Texas.

The bands will stage a show at Saratoga Performing Arts Center Aug. 21, when they will be joined by G. Love.

Tickets go on sale to the general public on Friday, December 10.

SARATOGA SPRINGS —

Saratoga Jewish Community Arts, presents a zoom discussion of the 2000 film Kippur by Israeli director Amos Gitai, at 7 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 12.

The film is both a blood-churning war movie and a mind-stirring antiwar movie, focusing not on guts and glory, but on the stark realities of real battlefield experience.

The classic Hollywood war film establishes one side’s mastery over the other, a formula often represented as gaining control of terrain. Gitai served in the 1973 Yom Kippur war as a member of a helicopter rescue unit and was badly wounded when his copter was hit by a Syrian missile. Kippur is drawn from his experiences.

The precipitous war from the Israeli perspective began when Syria and Egypt attacked Israel on the holiest day of the Jewish calendar.

“Newspapers and public officials,” said Phyllis Wang, Coordinator of SJCA, “represent war in terms of nations, movements, maneuvers, and negotiations. It’s the systemic dehumanizing of violent conflict that we require to proceed with our daily lives. Gitai humanizes in clever and unexpected ways, using cinematic language, relying on light, silence, and space. His attention to the awfulness of war is the film’s great strength. However, the numbing horror of it all may also shut down our emotions and may leave us detached.”

The film is available on Prime Video and YouTube. The program was made possible with a generous grant from the Jewish Federation of Northeastern NY and sponsored by Temple Sinai. Registration is required. Go to: sjca.sjcf@gmail.com.

“Dispatch has always been a name on our white-board wishlist for bands we wanted to tour with,” said O.A.R.’s sax player Jerry DePizzo, in a prepared statement. “It’s almost as if we’ve existed in parallel universes. We both came up through the ranks and cut our teeth playing colleges and small clubs throughout the Northeast and Midwest. It’s taken a few years, but the stars have finally aligned. We’re looking forward to this because we feel both audiences will be excited as well. We should have done this a long time ago.”

Dispatch was formed by Chadwick Stokes and Brad Corrigan while in college in Vermont. The band has gone on to become one of biggest success stories in independent music history, selling out three nights at Madison Square Garden and drawing over 100,000 fans to a massive outdoor show in their adopted hometown of Boston without any traditional radio or

major label support. The band recently released their eighth studio album, “Break Our Fall.”

O.A.R, who hail from Rockville, Maryland, has sold out Madison Square Garden

multiple times, filled Red Rocks Amphitheater on countless nights, earned platinum and gold plaques across 11-full-length albums and lit up the Times Square New Year’s Eve celebration.

Coming to Saratoga Springs in the summer of 2022.

Kippur. Film discussion presented via Zoom Dec. 12.

Call for Special Exhibitions, Installations, Mixed Media Presentations, and Performance Art

Entertainment & Arts John Mulaney at SPAC in June

SARATOGA SPRINGS — Writer, actor, and comedian, John Mulaney will appear at Saratoga Performing Arts Center June 10 as part of 33-city tour in 2022.

In 2018, Mulaney traveled the U.S. with sold out Kid Gorgeous tour, which was later released as a Netflix stand-up special and won the Emmy for Outstanding Writing in a Variety Special; in 2015, he released The Comeback Kid, and in 2012, his Comedy Central special New In Town.

The Lake George Arts Project invites regional, national, emerging and established artists to submit exhibition proposals to the Courthouse Gallery. Preference is given to experimental or non-traditional work created in the last two years.

We welcome proposals for

special exhibitions, installations, mixed media presentations, and performance art.

The postmark deadline is Jan. 31, 2022. Please visit: www. lakegeorgearts.org/annual-call. htm for guidelines. Questions? call LGAP at 518-323-5499, or laura@lakegeorgearts.org

Solidifying himself as a fan favorite, John Mulaney has been invited to host Saturday Night Live four times. He began writing for SNL in 2008 and created memorable characters such as ‘Stefon’ with Bill Hader and appeared as a “Weekend Update” correspondent. He has written for IFC’s Documentary Now! and

Netflix’s Big Mouth, on which he voices the character of Andrew.

In December 2019, the critically acclaimed and Emmy nominated musical variety special John Mulaney & The Sack Lunch Bunch debuted on Netflix. It was recently

announced that festivities will continue with a pair of holiday themed Sack Lunch Bunch specials coming to Comedy Central in the near future.

Tickets on sale via Ticketmaster.com.

Lifelong Capital Region Resident Publishes Debut Novel

SARATOGA — Stephen Conroy has lived his entire life in the Capital Region. He has just published his debut novel, incorporating some local ties within the story, which he says began to form while listening to his dad tell campfire stories during the family’s summer vacations.

“Panic Through the Pines,” a 180-page psychological thriller, was published by Austin Macauley this week.

“Watching the fog rise off the lake simultaneously with steam rising from the coffee was my once beloved morning ritual. I look out onto the lake and ask myself a simple question: What do I do next? It was a gradual

transition, from being motivated to remain sociable and pleasant throughout the course of the days and weeks then the once joyous cheers by the nightly fire turned slowly into a new level of solitude and anger.”

Protagonist James Marshall rides an exciting rollercoaster through life, and his journey comes with many a twist and turns and dark tunnels. The view of the mountains and tall pines nestled in the heart of the Adirondacks become a permanent second home to create countless memories and family joy. Life in the woods brings challenges, excitement, and even murder.

For more information about

“Panic Through The Pines,” go to: www.austinmacauley.com/us/ book/panic-through-pines.

John Mulaney on stage in Saratoga Springs in 2022.

LAKE GEORGE —

Photo provided.

“Panic Through the Pines” by Stephen Conroy.

NOTICE TO BIDDERS

The Purchasing Department of Saratoga County will receive sealed bids until 11:00 a.m.

Wednesday, December 15, 2021 at which time bids will be publicly opened and read aloud for Chemical for Alkalinity/PH Management for Wastewater Treatment, as per specification 21-SDCAPM-1B.

Bid forms and instructions are available at the Purchasing Office, 50 W. High Street, Ballston Spa, NY between 9:00 a.m. & 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday (telephone - 518-8852210) or at the Empire State Purchasing Group website (www. empirestatebidsystem.com)

Saratoga County, through its Purchasing Department, reserves the right to reject parts of any or all bids.

JOHN T. WARMT, Director of Purchasing Saratoga County

12/10, 108745

NOTICE TO BIDDERS

The Purchasing Department of Saratoga County will receive sealed bids until 11:00 a.m. Thursday, December 16, 2021 at which time bids will be publicly opened and read aloud for Snow Plow Equipment, as per specification 22-PWSPE-40R. Bid forms and instructions are available at the Purchasing Office, 50 W. High Street, Ballston Spa, NY between 9:00 a.m. & 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday (telephone - 518-8852210) or at the Empire State Purchasing Group website (www. empirestatebidsystem.com)

Saratoga County, through its Purchasing Department, reserves the right to reject parts of any or all bids.

Notice of formation of ADIRONDACK POWER & ELECTRIC LLC. Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of New York on 09/02/2021 Office:

Saratoga County. SSNY has been designated as the LLC’s agent upon whom process against it may be served. A copy of process should be mailed to the LLC at:

6 CLARK ST, MIDDLE GROVE NY 12850. Purpose: Any lawful purpose. 12/10, 12/17, 12/24, 01/07, 01/14, 01/21. 108811

Notice of formation of Ki Anu LLC Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of New York on 11/02/2021Office:

Saratoga County. SSNY has been designated as the LLC’s agent upon whom process against it may be served. A copy of process should be mailed to the LLC at:

42 Barney Road, Clifton Park, NY 12065 Purpose: Any lawful purpose. 12/10, 12/17, 12/24, 01/07, 01/14, 01/21. 108763

NOTICE OF FORMATION of MAGNOLIA BLUFFS CASINO LLC. Articles of Organization filed with Secretary of State of NY (SSNY) on 12/01/2021. Office location: Saratoga County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to: The LLC, 342 Jefferson Street, Saratoga Springs, NY 12866 12/10, 12/17, 12/24, 01/07, 01/14, 01/21. 108732

Saratoga Springs, NY 12866. Purpose: Any lawful purpose. 12/10, 12/17, 12/24, 01/07, 01/14, 01/21. 108726

Notice of formation of UPSTATE NY HANDYMAN SERVICES LLC. Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of New York on 11/17/2021 Office: Saratoga County. SSNY has been designated as the LLC’s agent upon whom process against it may be served. A copy of process should be mailed to the LLC at: 104 Van Aernem Rd., Malta, NY 12020. Purpose: Any lawful purpose. 12/10, 12/17, 12/24, 01/07, 01/14, 01/21. 108716

Notice of formation of Nicole Starr, LLC. Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of New York on 12/01/2021 Office: Saratoga County. SSNY has been designated as the LLC’s agent upon whom process against it may be served. A copy of process should be mailed to the LLC at: 48 Sherwood Trail, Saratoga Springs, NY 12866. Purpose: Any lawful purpose. 12/10, 12/17, 12/24, 01/07, 01/14, 01/21. 108710

Notice of formation of Porch Screen Medics, LLC. Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of New York on 11/08/2021. Office: Saratoga County. SSNY has been designated as the LLC’s agent upon whom process against it may be served. A copy of process should be mailed to the LLC at: 26 Murray Ave., Waterford, NY 12188. Purpose: Any lawful purpose. 12/03, 12/10, 12/17, 12/24, 01/07, 01/14. 108638

NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY. First Step Wealth Planning, LLC. Articles of organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on September 3, 2021. Office location: Saratoga County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of the process to the LLC, 96 Cobble Hill Dr Wilton NY 12831.

Purpose: For any lawful purpose.

12/03, 12/10, 12/17, 12/24, 01/07, 01/14. 108625

4, 2021. Office location: Albany County. The SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC. The SSNY shall mail a copy of any process to the LLC, at 23 Cloverfield Drive, Loudonville, New York 12211. The purpose of the LLC is to engage in any lawful purposes. 12/03, 12/10, 12/17, 12/24, 01/07, 01/14. 108597

NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY FOR MABEY’S RECORD STORAGE AND DOCUMENT DESTRUCTION, LLC. Articles of Organization filed in the Secretary of State of New York on November 10, 2021, Office location: Saratoga County, Secretary of State of New York is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. Secretary of State may mail a copy of any process to the LLC to Gregory Blass, 9 Morris Lane, Clifton Park, New York 12065, who is the registered agent of the LLC. Latest date to dissolve – LLC is perpetual, Purpose: for all legal purposes. 12/03, 12/10, 12/17, 12/24, 01/07, 01/14. 108585

JOHN

T. WARMT Director of Purchasing Saratoga

County

12/10, 108722

Notice of Qualification of Agency Hero Insurance Services, LLC. Authority filed with the Secretary of State of New York on 12/01/2021. Office: Saratoga County. SSNY has been designated as the LLC’s agent upon whom process against it may be served. A copy of process should be mailed to: Harker & Assoc., PLLC, 36 Long Alley,

NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY. NAME: SHOPPOLLAMA LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 10/28/2021. Office location: SARATOGA COUNTY. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to the LLC, 16 INNISBROOK DR., CLIFTON PARK, NY 12065-2909.

Purpose: For any lawful purpose. 12/10, 12/17, 12/24, 01/07, 01/14, 01/21. 108704

Notice of Qualification of Valon Insurance Agency, LLC. Authority filed with the Secretary of State of New York on 11/19/2021. Office: Saratoga County. SSNY has been designated as the LLC’s agent upon whom process against it may be served. A copy of process should be mailed to: Harker & Assoc., PLLC, 36 Long Alley, Saratoga Springs, NY 12866.

Purpose: Any lawful purpose.

12/03, 12/10, 12/17, 12/24, 01/07, 01/14. 108603

Notice of formation of 9 BRIARWOOD PLACE, LLC, a limited liability company (the “LLC”). Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of NY (the “SSNY”) on November

NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY FOR MABEY’S TRUCK SERVICE, LLC. Articles of Organization filed in the Secretary of State of New York on November 10, 2021, Office location: Saratoga County, Secretary of State of New York is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. Secretary of State may mail a copy of any process to the LLC to Steven Mabey, Jr., 9 Morris Lane, Clifton Park, New York 12065, who is the registered agent of the LLC. Latest date to dissolve – LLC is perpetual, Purpose: for all legal purposes. 12/03, 12/10, 12/17, 12/24, 01/07, 01/14. 108579

SPACE RESERVATION DUE: Monday | 5 p.m.

PUBLICATION DAY: Friday

AD COPY DUE: Wednesday | Noon

NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY

COMPANY Name: The Twisted Timber Farm Co., LLC. Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on October 22, 2021.

Office location: Saratoga County. SSNY is designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to: The LLC, 5209 Armer Road, Ballston Spa, NY 12020. Purpose: Any lawful act or activities. 12/03, 12/10, 12/17, 12/24, 01/07, 01/14. 108551

NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LLC 405 Hudson River Road, LLC. Art. of Org. Filed with NYS Dept. of State 11/23/2021. Office Location: Saratoga Co. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to: The LLC, 405 Hudson River Road, Waterford, NY 12188. Any lawful purpose. 12/03, 12/10, 12/17, 12/24, 01/07, 01/14. 108545

Notice of Formation of an LLC: SECSIP, LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on November 19, 2021. Office location: Saratoga County. The Secretary of State is designated as agent of the limited liability company upon whom process against it may be served. The address within or without this state to which the Secretary of State shall mail a copy of any process against the limited liability company served upon him or her is: SECSIP, LLC, c/o Schopf Law, PLLC, 28 Corporate Drive, Suite 103, Clifton Park, NY 12065. 12/03, 12/10, 12/17, 12/24, 01/07, 01/14. 108406

Notice of Formation of MIPETO, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with NY Dept. of State on

11/15/21. Office location: Saratoga County. Sec. of State designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served and shall mail process to: 553 Crescent Ave., Saratoga Springs, NY 12866.

Purpose: all lawful purposes.

11/24, 12/3, 12/10, 12/17, 12/24, 01/07. 108392

Notice of Formation of a Domestic Limited Liability Company (LLC) Under Section 206 of The Limited Liability Company Law. The name of the LLC is Huna Way, LLC. The Articles of Organization were filed with the NY Secretary of State on April 8, 2021. The purpose of the LLC is to engage in any lawful act or activity. The office of the LLC is to be located in Saratoga County. The Secretary of State is designated as the agent of the LLC upon whom process against the LLC may be served. The address of which the Secretary of State shall mail a copy of any process against the LLC is 2 Jean Lane, Malta, New York 12020. 11/24, 12/3, 12/10, 12/17, 12/24, 01/07. 108381

NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY

COMPANY Pursuant to the Limited Liability Company Law of the State of New York, notice is hereby given that the limited liability company with the name “SARATOGA FIRE

EXTINGUISHER, LLC,” has been formed. The Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of the State of New York (SSSNY) on November 11, 2021. The office of the LLC is to be located in Saratoga County, New York. The SSSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. The post office address to which the SSSNY shall mail a copy of any process served is: SARATOGA FIRE

EXTINGUISHER, LLC, 831 NY 67 Bldg. 28C, Ballston Spa, New York 12020. The nature of the business of the LLC is to engage in any lawful act or activity for which limited liability companies may be organized under the Limited Liability Company Law. 11/19, 11/24, 12/3, 12/10, 12/17, 12/24. 108368

Notice of formation of Eagle Eye Painting and Fine Finishing LLC. Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of New York on 11/02/2021 Office: Saratoga County. SSNY has been designated as the LLC’s agent upon whom process against it may be served. A copy of process should be mailed to the LLC at: 331 Grand Avenue, Saratoga Springs, NY 12866. Purpose: Any lawful purpose. 11/19, 11/24, 12/3, 12/10, 12/17, 12/24. 108324

Notice of formation of PROPERTY ALLIANCE LLC. Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of New York on 06/24/2021 Office: Saratoga County. SSNY has been designated as the LLC’s agent upon whom process against it may be served. A copy of process should be mailed to the LLC at: 212 REVERE DR., BALLSTON SPA NY. Purpose: Any lawful purpose. 11/19, 11/24, 12/3, 12/10, 12/17, 12/24. 108316

Notice of Formation of Ram Haulage LLC: filed with SSNY on 10/31/2021 Saratoga County. SSNY designated agent for process and shall mail to 5693 Lake Rd., Galway, NY 12074. Company is organized for any lawful purpose. 11/19, 11/24, 12/3, 12/10, 12/17, 12/24. 108279

Notice of Formation of MIMIR LLC. Articles of Org. filed with Sec. of State (SOS) on 10/13/2021. Office location: Saratoga County. SOS is

designated as agent of LLC for service of process. SOS shall mail copy of process to the LLC, 90 Lakeshore Dr, Ballston Spa, NY 12020. Purpose: Any lawful act or activity. 11/12, 11/19, 11/24, 12/3, 12/10, 12/17. 108244

Notice of Formation of SHEDS PLUS, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 11/08/2021. Office location: Saratoga County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 3 Packetboat Ct., Waterford, NY 12188. Purpose: any lawful activity. 11/12, 11/19, 11/24, 12/3, 12/10, 12/17. 108238

Notice of formation of 1777 Enterprises LLC. Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of New York on 10/29/2021 Office: Saratoga County. SSNY has been designated as the LLC’s agent upon whom process against it may be served. A copy of process should be mailed to the LLC at: 12 Warren St., Apt. B, Saratoga Springs, NY 12866. Purpose: Any lawful purpose. 11/12, 11/19, 11/24, 12/3, 12/10, 12/17. 108250

Notice of Formation of Limited Liability Company (LLC).

Name of the LLC is: EAGLES NEST AT LAKE CLEAR, LLC. Articles of Organization filed with Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on October 29, 2021. Office Location: 240 Fitch Road, Saratoga Springs, NY 12866, County of Saratoga. Under section 203 of the Limited Liability Company Law. The secretary of state is designated as agent of the limited liability company upon whom process against it may be served. The post office address within or without this state to which the secretary of state shall mail a

copy of any process against the limited liability company served upon him or her is: 240 Fitch Road, Saratoga Springs, NY 12866, The purpose of the Company is to engage in any lawful act or activity for which limited liability companies may be organized under the LLCL. 11/12, 11/19, 11/24, 12/3, 12/10, 12/17. 108219

Notice of formation of North Country Marketplace LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of N.Y. (SSNY) on 11/02/2021. Office location: Saratoga County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon which process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the LLC, 1254 Route 9P, Saratoga Springs, NY 12866. Purpose: Any lawful activity. 11/12, 11/19, 11/24, 12/3, 12/10, 12/17. 108200

Notice of Formation of Enlisted for Life LLC. Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 11/4/2021. Office location: County of Saratoga. SSNY is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to: LLC, PO Box 3514, Saratoga Springs, NY 12866. Purpose: any lawful purpose. 11/12, 11/19, 11/24, 12/3, 12/10, 12/17. 108184

Notice of formation of CLG Construction LLC. Articles of organization filed with the Secretary of State of New York on 10/18/2021 Office: Saratoga County SSNY has been designated as the LLC’s agent upon whom process against it may be served. A copy of process should be mailed to the LLC at 16 Davis Drive Waterford,NY 12188. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose. 11/12, 11/19, 11/24, 12/3, 12/10, 12/17. 108213

NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY

COMPANY, NAME: 10-12 Pine Street LLC (LLC). Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on November 5, 2021. Office location: Saratoga County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to: LLC, c/o Michael Testa, 110 Henry Street, Saratoga Springs, New York 12866. Purpose: For any lawful purpose. 11/12, 11/19, 11/24, 12/3, 12/10, 12/17. 108167

Notice of formation of Emily Cicardi Therapy, PLLC. Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of New York on 04/30/2021 Office: Saratoga County. SSNY has been designated as the PLLC’s agent upon whom process against it may be served. A copy of process should be mailed to the PLLC at: 19 Barney Rd Clifton Park, NY 12065. Purpose: Any lawful purpose. 11/12, 11/19, 11/24, 12/3, 12/10, 12/17. 108160

Notice of Formation of an LLC: So Fetch, LLC Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on August 9, 2021. Office location:  Saratoga County. The Secretary of State is designated as agent of the limited liability company upon whom process against it may be served.  The address within or without this

state to which the Secretary of State shall mail a copy of any process against the limited liability company served upon him or her is:  So Fetch, LLC, 2 Vista Court, Clifton Park, NY 12065. 11/12, 11/19, 11/24, 12/3, 12/10, 12/17. 108151

NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY TAKE NOTICE of the formation of Fratelli Fabrication LLC. The Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State on May 13, 2019. The office location of the Company is in the County of Saratoga, NY. The Secretary of State is designated as agent of the Company for service of process and shall mail copy of such process to the Company at 2112 Donnan Road, Galway, NY 12074. The Company is formed for any lawful activity for which limited liability companies may be organized under Section 206 of the New York Limited Liability Company act. 11/05, 11/12, 11/19, 11/24, 12/3, 12/10. 108101

NOTICE OF FORMATION OF SUMMIT EHS, LLC

The name of the Limited Liability Summit EHS, LLC. The Articles of Organization were filed with the New York State Secretary of State on August 12, 2021. The office of the LLC is located in Saratoga County, New York. The Secretary of State is designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

The Secretary of State shall mail a copy of such process to Summit EHS, LLC, 63 Putnam Street, Saratoga Springs, NY 12866. The LLC is organized to engage in any lawful act or activity within the purposes for which limited liability companies may be organized pursuant to New York State Limited Liability Company Law provided that the limited liability company is not formed to engage in any act or activity requiring the consent or approval of any state official, department, board, agency, or other body without such consent or approval first being obtained. 11/05, 11/12, 11/19, 11/24, 12/3, 12/10. 108094

Notice of formation of Green Witch Redemption LLC. Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of New York on 06/03/2021. Office: Saratoga County. SSNY has been designated as the LLC’s agent upon whom process against it may be served. A copy of process should be mailed to the LLC at: 1156 NY-29, Greenwich, NY 12834. Purpose: Any lawful purpose. 11/05, 11/12, 11/19, 11/24, 12/3, 12/10. 108069

Notice of formation of Solar Engine #1 LLC. Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of New York on 10/28/2021 Office: Saratoga County. SSNY has been designated as the LLC’s agent upon whom process against it may be served. A copy of process

should be mailed to the LLC at: 18 Pasture Place, Ballston Lake, NY 12019. Purpose: Any lawful purpose. 11/05, 11/12, 11/19, 11/24, 12/3, 12/10. 108063

Notice of Formation of SaBiCoach, LLC. Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of New York on 10/27/2021. Office: Saratoga County. SSNY has been designated as the LLC’s agent upon whom process against it may be served. A copy of process should be mailed to: Harker & Assoc., PLLC, 36 Long Alley, Saratoga Springs, NY 12866.

Purpose: Any lawful purpose. 11/05, 11/12, 11/19, 11/24, 12/3, 12/10. 107987

NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION

FOR A NEW YORK LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY PURSUANT TO NEW YORK LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY LAW SECTION

206(c). The name of the

Limited Liability Company is THE 2021 BRENNAN’S WAR THOROUGHBRED CLAIMING, LLC. The date of filing of the Articles of Organization with the Department of State was October 4, 2021. The county in New York in which the office of the company is located is Saratoga. The principal place of business for the Limited Liability Company is 32 Furlong Street, Saratoga Springs, NY 12866. The Secretary of State has been designated as agent of the company upon whom process may be served, and the Secretary of State shall mail a copy of any process against the company served upon him or her to DANIEL F. COLLINS, 32 Furlong Street, Saratoga Springs, NY 12866. The business purpose of the company is to engage in any and all business activities permitted under the Laws of the State of New York. 11/05, 11/12, 11/19, 11/24, 12/3, 12/10. 107957

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VARSITY UPCOMING LEAGUE GAMES AND MATCHES: SARATOGA, SPA CATHOLIC, BALLSTON SPA

Basketball

FRIDAY, 12/10

• Saratoga (Girls) v. Schenectady

6 p.m. at Pat Riley Sports Center

• Saratoga (Boys) v. Schenectady

7 p.m. at Saratoga Springs High School

• Ballston Spa (Boys) v. Averill Park

6 p.m. at Averill Park High School

• Ballston Spa (Girls) v. Averill Park

6 p.m. at Ballston Spa High School

SATURDAY, 12/11

• Saratoga (Girls) v. Our Lady of Lourdes

3:15 p.m. at Our Lady of Lourdes

MONDAY, 12/13

• Spa Catholic (Boys) v. Mayfield

5:30 p.m. at Saratoga Central Catholic

TUESDAY, 12/14

• Saratoga (Girls) v. Averill Park

6 p.m. at Averill Park High School

• Saratoga (Boys) v. Averill Park

7 p.m. at Saratoga Springs High School

• Ballston Spa (Girls) v. Shenendehowa

6 p.m. at Ballston Spa High School

• Ballston Spa (Boys) v. Shenendehowa

7 p.m. at Shenendehowa High School

WEDNESDAY, 12/15

• Spa Catholic (Boys) v. Berlin-New Lebanon

6 p.m. at Saratoga Central Catholic

Wrestling

SATURDAY, 12/11

• Saratoga v. Shenendehowa, Colonie, Shaker, Amsterdam, Hudson Falls

9 a.m. at Impact Athletic Center

WEDNESDAY, 12/15

• Saratoga v. Schenectady

6 p.m. at Pat Riley Sports Center

• Ballston Spa v. Shenendehowa

6 p.m. at Ballston Spa High School

Cross Country Skiing

SATURDAY, 12/11

• Saratoga (Boys & Girls) v. Johnstown, Queensbury, Glens Falls

10 a.m. at Gore Mountain

Ice Hockey

SATURDAY, 12/11

• Saratoga (Boys) v. Queensbury

4 p.m. at Weibel Avenue Ice Rink

TUESDAY, 12/14

• Ballston Spa v. Niskayuna/Schenectady/ Amsterdam

5:30 p.m. at Union College Messa Rink

WEDNESDAY, 12/15

• Saratoga (Boys) v. Glens Falls

6:45 p.m. at Weibel Avenue Ice Rink

Bowling

MONDAY, 12/13

• Saratoga (Girls) v. Schenectady

4:15 p.m. at Saratoga Strike Zone

• Ballston Spa (Girls) v. Bethlehem

4:15 p.m. at Del Lanes

TUESDAY, 12/14

• Saratoga (Boys) v. Troy

4:15 p.m. at Saratoga Strike Zone

• Ballston Spa (Boys) v. Guilderland

4 p.m. at Town N Country Lanes

WEDNESDAY, 12/15

• Saratoga (Girls) v. Colonie

4:15 p.m. at Spare Time Latham

• Ballston Spa (Girls) v. Averill Park

4:15 p.m. at East Greenbush Bowling Center

THURSDAY, 12/16

• Saratoga (Boys) v. Albany

4:15 p.m. at Albany High School

• Ballston Spa (Boys) v. Troy

4:15 p.m. at Saratoga Strike Zone

Swimming/Diving

TUESDAY, 12/14

• Saratoga (Boys) v. Shenendehowa

4:30 p.m. at Skidmore College

• Ballston Spa (Boys) v. Schenectady

4:30 p.m. at Ballston Spa High School

THURSDAY, 12/16

• Saratoga (Boys) v. Ballston Spa 4:15 p.m. at Skidmore College

Hundreds of Toys Delivered Following Holiday Hockey Classic

SARATOGA SPRINGS —

On Nov. 20, the Saratoga Springs Firefighters hosted the Saratoga Springs Police Benevolent Association in the annual Saratoga Springs Fire & Police Holiday Hockey Classic benefiting the Franklin Community Center. The PBA “Finest” was able to hold on to an early lead for a 9-6 win over the “Bravest.”

The event was once again a great success as hundreds of toys were collected and will go directly to local families this Christmas season.

As in years past, representatives from both the Fire and

Police Departments loaded up a fire engine and multiple police patrol cars and paraded through Downtown Saratoga Springs spreading Christmas joy and delivering the toys to the Franklin Community Center.

The toy delivery took place on Monday, Dec. 6 with an approximate delivery time of 11:30 a.m. at the Franklin Community Center. The fire engine and patrol cars were loaded with toys at the PBA Range on Weibel Avenue, from there they traveled down Lake Avenue to Broadway and from there to the Franklin Community Center.

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GAVIN PARK JR. NBA Scores & Top Scorers - Week 4

DIVISION 1

HORNETS VS. 76ERS

Hornets-22: Mason Jones 12, Trey Ordon 6

76ers-6: Sullivan Barber 4, Giovanni Bonitatibus 2

KNICKS VS. WARRIORS

Knicks-34: Colton Barbaro 18, Bobby Fitch 8

Warriors-2: Landon Dross 2

DIVISION 2

BUCKS VS. WARRIORS

Bucks-38: Jude Miller 16, Dylan Davis 12

Warriors-6: Maja Pomainville 2, Ayla Hubbs 2

NETS VS. LAKERS

Nets-28: Jameson Doyle 12, Connor Day 8

Lakers-19: Chase Warren 10, Cesidio Bonitatibus 5

76ERS VS. CELTICS

76ers-26: Nicholas Cameron 10, Lee Lockrow 4

Celtics-18: Ethan Hammer 6, Colby Phelps 6

DIVISION 3

BUCKS VS. LAKERS

Bucks-28: Jojo Birnby 8, Chase Hubbs 6

Lakers-22: Nicholas

Humowitz 20, Dylan Wright 1

GRIZZLIES VS. ROCKETS

Grizzlies-32: Rowan Lincoln 12, Bryce Phelps 10

Rockets-22: Landon Lockrow 9, Ronan Doyle 5

WIZARDS VS. SUNS

Wizards-25: Palmer Tomkinson 8, Damon Kelly 8

Suns-12: Jake Marcantonio 8, Chase Merlow 2

DIVISION 4

WARRIORS VS. SUNS

Warriors-31: Landon Seguin 9, Eugene Conroy 8

Suns-22: Peyton Keegan 8, Luke Manuel 5

CELTICS VS. NETS

Celtics-34: Henry Hanrahan 9, Jackson Howell 8

Nets-30: Mason Swistak 12, Jake Barbaro 6

*All information subject to change due to weather.

Toga Faces Off Against St. Mary’s, Williamsville North in Don Kauth Tournament

SARATOGA SPRINGS —

Saratoga Springs Varsity Ice Hockey’s season began this past weekend with the memorial Don Kauth Hockey Tournament.

Saratoga fell to St. Mary’s, 2-5, on Saturday, Dec. 4 and fell to Williamsville North, 2-6, on Sunday, Dec. 5.

Goals for the Blue Streaks versus St. Mary’s were scored by Jake Badar and Huck Patton; Ty Bolster recorded an assist. Goals for the Blue Streaks versus Williamsville North were scored by Payton Borak and Matt Rissetto.

Between both games, Goalie Ryan McNeil had 51 saves – 24 against St. Mary’s and 27 against Williamsville North.

Photos: Don Kauth Hockey Tournament. Photos by Super Source Media.

Local Athletes Named to All Region at Fredonia

Varsity Girls Basketball

SAINTS’ SEASON OPENER

Saratoga Central Catholic Girls Varsity Basketball Team started their season with a 52-43 win. They tipped off against Waterford on Friday, Dec. 3 in a Wasaren League matchup.

The Saints had strong second and third quarters, scoring a combined 35 of their 52 points. Allison Motler was the lead scorer of the game with 17 points. Following her for the Saints were Ashley Upson and Katie Cronin both with 14 points. Cronin hit two threes for 6 of her 14 points.

Leading the scoring for Waterford was Sophia Belonga with 13 points, followed by Maddy

Atwood with 10, and Natalie Rich with 9.

SARATOGA CENTRAL CATHOLIC V. CORINTH

Corinth defeated the Saints 72-32 in a home game for the Saints on Dec. 6.

Ashely Upson was the lead scorer for Saratoga Central Catholic with 13 points. Allison Motler followed with 8 points, and Katie Cronin added 6. Emily Dingmon was the lead scorer of the game with 20 points. Also, for the Tomahawks, Maddie Delisle scored 17 points, and Alexis Crossman added 8. Each player for the Tomahawks scored at least one basket to contribute to their win.

Saratoga Springs Recreation Youth Basketball League

DEC. 2 HIGHLIGHTS, BOYS GRADE 4/5 DIVISION

Henry Street Taproom: 30

Points: Gavin Spickler 10, Cole

Cefalu 6, Mason Veil 8, Hayden Sutliff 4, Ryland Marvin 2

Rebounds: Cole Cefalu 4, Gavin Spickler 2, James Hancock 2, Mason Veil 2, Hayden Sutliff 1, Ryland Marvin 1

Assists: Mason Veil 4, Cole Cefalu

2, Hayden Sutliff 1, Ryland Marvin 1

AFSCO Fence: 16

Points: Thomas Armstrong 6, Henry Root 4, Matthew Franck 2, John Franck 2, Owen DeMarco 2

Rebounds: John Franck 6, Thomas Armstrong 4, Owen DeMarco 4, Henry Root 3, Oscar London 3, Lucas Degonzague 2, Matthew Franck 1

Assists: Matthew Franck 1, John Franck 1

DEC. 4 HIGHLIGHTS, BOYS GRADE 4/5 DIVISION

AFSCO Fence: 16

Points: Shiloh Parker 6, Owen DeMarco 6, Thomas Armstrong 2, John Franck 2

Rebounds: Owen DeMarco 5, John Franck 3, Shiloh Parker 2, Thomas Armstrong 2, Lucas Degonzague 2, Henry Root 1, Matthew Franck 1

Assists: Thomas Armstrong 1 Henry Street Taproom: 15

Points: Gavin Spickler 6, Cole Cefalu 5, Hayden Sutliff 2, James Hancock 2

Rebounds: Cole Cefalu 5, James Hancock 3, Hayden Sutliff 2, Gavin Spickler 1, Ethan Fournier 1, Nolan Frasier 1

Assists: Gavin Spickler 1, Cole Cefalu 1, Hayden Sutliff 1

FREDONIA, NY —

Izzy Audette (Ballston Spa) and Gabby Alston (Niskayuna), both juniors at the State University of New York at Fredonia, have been named to the United Soccer Coaches Region III All Stars following a 10-7-3 season for the Fredonia State women’s soccer team.

Audette, named to the Second Team, was also a First Team All SUNYAC selection. She was a Third Team All SUNYAC selection following the 2019 season.

Alston, named to the Third Team, was also a Second Team All SUNYAC selection. She led the Blue Devils this season with seven goals,

three being game-winning scores, and was second with three assists.

“It is a well-deserved honor for both of them,” said Head Coach Chris Case. “They both had great seasons. Both of them have so much talent and it is great to see them display it each day throughout the Fall season.”

Izzy Audette. Photo provided. Gabby Alston. Photo provided.

Community SPORTS BULLETIN

SARATOGA SPRINGS RECREATION CENTER

Pickleball Workshops

New to pickleball or want to enhance your skills? Learn pickleball fundamentals or build up your skills. Register for the Saratoga Springs Recreation Department’s Dec. 14 workshops. Visit www. SaratogaRec.com and click Programs, Pickleball Workshops for complete information and to register.

Get In The Ring with the Boxing Program

This non-contact camp is co-sponsored with Saratoga Youth Boxing and teaches proper boxing technique and conditioning. Camp will be held Feb 21-25 from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Saratoga Youth Boxing Gym at 30 Weibel Avenue. Visit www.SaratogaRec. com and click Programs, Boxing for complete information and to register.

Serve Up Your Best with the Volleyball Program

This volleyball program is starting off the new year with an expanded age range and enhanced programming. The program will run Wednesdays from Jan. 5 – Feb. 9. Two sessions will be offered, one for ages 7-11 from 5:30 – 6:30 p.m., and another for ages 12-16 from 6:45 to 7:45 p.m. The program for ages 7-11 will focus on volleyball

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fundamentals, while the program for ages 12-16 will combine skill development and game play. Visit www.SaratogaRec.com and click Programs, Volleyball for complete information and to register.

Learn to Skate

Learn the basics of ice skating and build upon skills already learned with the Saratoga Springs Recreation Department’s Intro to Ice Skating Program. Registration is open for the winter session. Children ages 3 and up, as well as adults, are welcome. Choose from Tuesday or Saturday classes. Masks are required regardless of vaccination status. Visit www.SaratogaRec. com and click Programs, Ice Skating Lessons for complete information and to register.

Join the Rec Department at the Ice Rinks!

The Saratoga Springs Ice Rinks at 30 Weibel Avenue is currently offering Open Figure, Open Adult (17+ and 55+) Hockey, Family Skate, Open Public, Family Stick, and Open Stick sessions. A City or non-City Rec Card is required for Open Figure, Open Adult (17+ and 55+) Hockey, Family Stick, and Open Stick sessions. A City Rec Card is required in order to obtain the City discount for Family Skate and Open Public sessions. Masks

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are required regardless of vaccination status. Visit www.SaratogaRec.com, and click the ice skate for the schedule, information, and to register for your City or non-City Rec Card.

Drop In Sessions

The Saratoga Springs Recreation Center at 15 Vanderbilt Avenue is currently offering Open Adult (18+) Basketball, Open Gym, and Pickleball sessions. A City or non-City Rec Card is required in order to participate. Masks are required regardless of vaccination status. Visit www.SaratogaRec.com and click the basketball for schedule, information, and to register for your City or non-City Rec Card.

Racquetball Rentals

Reservations for court times at the Saratoga Springs Recreation Center can be made through Community Pass. Fees are $5 for City residents with a verified Community Pass account and $8 for all others. Reservations and fees are per person/ per hour. Participants must register for a Rec Card prior to coming. Participants must bring a racquet, racquetballs, and appropriate footwear. Masks are required regardless of vaccination status. Visit www.SaratogaRec.com and click Programs, Rec Center Drop In Sessions for additional information and to reserve a court.

Sports Sports

Registration for Spring 2022 Little League Season Now Open!

Schuylerville Falls to Chenango Forks in the Superbowl

SARATOGA

SPRINGS

—

Registration is now open for the Saratoga Springs Little League (SSLL) Spring 2022 season.

Sign up before March 1 to take advantage of the early bird pricing. Registration fee is $80 for Majors, Minors AAA, and Minors AA prior to March 1, and $90 thereafter. Registration is $40 for Bantam and Challenger prior to March 1, and $50 thereafter. Registration is $25 for T-Ball. Maximum registration fee is $135 for families who are registering multiple children.

Kids ages 4-13 of all abilities and residents of Saratoga Springs City School District are welcome. The Spring 2022 Division Levels are as follows:

T-BALL – ages 4 to 6. An entry level division for players League Age 4-6, in Kindergarten, or younger. Players must be 4 years old before May 1, 2022, in order to register for T-Ball. This division is designed for children with little or no experience.

BANTAM – ages 6 to 7 (Coach Pitch). An instructional division for players League Age 6-7, typically in Kindergarten, or 1st grade. Players age 5 who are in Kindergarten and

have on year of T-Ball experience may play in this division.

MINORS AA – ages 7 to 8 (Machine Pitch). An instructional division for players who are League Age 7-8 and in 2nd or 3rd grade. Players who are League Age 9 can play in this division upon request and with the approval of the Player Agent.

MINORS AAA – ages 9 to 10 (Player Pitch). A competitive division for players who are League Age 9-10 and in 3rd, 4th, or 5th grade. Players age 8 with at least one year of experience at the Minor League AA level may be eligible to play in this division based on enrollment, player safety, and player ability. Under certain circumstances (ability, experience), players age 11 can play in this division with the approval of the Player Agent.

MAJORS – ages 11 to 12. A competitive division for players who are League Age 11-12, and in 5th, 6th, and 7th grade. Players age 10 may be eligible to play in this division based on enrollment, player safety, and play ability.

CHALLENGER – ages 4 to 18. The Little League Challenger

Program is Little League’s adaptive baseball program for individuals with physical and developmental challenges. The goal of this division is to provide the opportunity for the developmentally and/or physically disabled to enjoy the full benefits of little league participation in an environment structured to their abilities. Rules for this division will be flexible to meet the program’s needs. League ages will also be flexible for this division, determined by the Board of Directors on a yearly basis based on division registrations.

Teams can generally expect to play one game during the week (starting at 6 p.m.) and one game on Saturday (between 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. for younger divisions, between 11 a.m. and 7 p.m. for older divisions) from late April through early June. All games are played at West Side Recreation in Saratoga Springs.

Please visit the program page at saratogaspringslittleleague. org/program for more detailed information. Email saratogaspringslittleleague@ gmail.com with questions.

SYRACUSE — At the Carrier Dome in Syracuse on Friday, Dec. 3, Chenango Forks captured the Class C State Football Championship title over Schuylerville – the 7th State Football Championship for the Blue Devils. Final score: 21-0.

To lead Chenango Forks to victory, Z. Arnold had a 21 yd. TD run in the second quarter and D. Haqq had a 28 yd. TD run and 7 yd. TD run in the third and fourth quarters. D. Hogan was 3 for 3 on extra points.

Chenango Forks had 304 total yards. Lead rushers were Haqq with 20 carries for 133 yds. and 2 TDs, Arnold with 22 carries for 107 yds. and 1 TD, and G. Stark with 6 carries for 20 yds. Passing, QB Stark

was 3 for 6 for 41 yds. Haqq had 2 receptions for 30 yds. and Arnold had 1 reception for 11 yds.

Schuylerville had 127 total yards. Top rusher for the Black Horses was L. Sherman with 11 carries for 25 yds. Passing, QB O. Sherman was 12 for 28 for 117 yds. R. Dow had 6 receptions for 57 yds., L. Sherman had 1 reception for 28 yds., Z. Bowen and Otto Bolduc both had 2 receptions for 13 yds., and Ollie Bolduc had 1 reception for 6 yds.

Schuylerville finishes their season 13-1; this is the Black Horses second lost to Chenango Forks in the Championship. Their record is 31-3 over the past three years, being undefeated in the regular season.

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Caroline Street Elementary Penny Drive to Benefit SNACPack

SARATOGA SPRINGS — Caroline Elementary participated in a Penny Drive during the month of November to benefit the SNACPack program. Mrs. Pipino and her math students have been keeping a tally. The last day for the penny drive was Nov. 24, and they announced the final donation amount and the grade-wide winner on Wednesday, Dec. 1.

Kindergarten raised $356.20; 1st Grade raised $193.94; 2nd Grade raised $443.05; 3rd Grade raised $301.42; and 5th Grade raised $193.94 as well. The 4th grade won, raising an impressive $533.46 in pennies. The school total raised was $1,953, all going to benefit SNACPack. The students had fun helping the community through the Penny Drive!

Photo provided.