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Blue Streaks Undefeated, 5-0 by Lori Mahan Saratoga TODAY SARATOGA SPRINGS — The Saratoga Springs Varsity Golf Team only has ten golfers, but they’re already 5-0 this season. The team is the defending champion of the Section II title and they are aiming to hang on to that title. Coach Mike Hall, only in his second season coaching, says he has a very strong team this season, even with a “few new guys” and six returners. “Our new guys have worked their way into the lineup very well See Story pg. 37

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Hanging Up His Horn

PRIMARY DAY

Sam the Bugler Retires After 25 Years

WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW by Thomas Dimopoulos Saratoga TODAY

Sam “the Bugler” Grossman with his last call to the post on Monday Sept. 3, 2018. Photo by SuperSource Media. See Story pg. 10

SARATOGA SPRINGS — New York gubernatorial candidate Cynthia Nixon visited the Spa City Sunday afternoon in advance of primary day, which this year will take place Thursday, Sept. 13. Nixon announced her campaign for Governor of New York in March, challenging Democratic incumbent Gov. Andrew Cuomo.

“I’m running for governor because I believe we can have a New York that works for all of us,” Nixon told a group of about 125 people at Saratoga Arts on Sunday. She spoke for approximately 20 minutes. “I voted for Andrew Cuomo eight years ago, because I remembered his dad and because I believed he was a Democrat the way he said he was, but since taking office he has governed like he was a Republican,” Nixon told the crowd. She suggested Cuomo See Story pg. 11

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Week of September 7 – September 13, 2018

Snippets of Life from Your Community

INTERVIEW & PHOTO BY: Lori Mahan

Who: Wanda Weber Where: Geyser Crest Q. What are you visiting the area for right now? A. I came for my first granddaughter’s birthing of my first greatgranddaughter. So, we have four generations here this week! Q. How long are you in town for? A. I came for two weeks this time to make sure that if the baby came early or late, I wanted to be here. I come every year to visit. Q. How long did you live here for before you moved? A. We moved here in 1971, so I was here about 30 years [before moving back to Kentucky.] Q. How many grandchildren do you have? A. Oh my goodness, I have nine. They don’t all live in Saratoga Springs because my second husband is from Kentucky and I’m counting his grandchildren, too. But I have four granddaughters that live right here. And now a great-granddaughter! I also have three daughters, so it’s all girls here. Girl power! Q. What’s your favorite part of Saratoga? A. I love the track, I love the people, I love the surroundings. Q. If you could have dinner with anyone, dead or alive, who would you choose? A. Oh gosh, if I could have dinner… Let’s see… I have a couple icons that I love. Elvis would be one, please don’t laugh at that. We had tickets for Elvis in Syracuse and he died the week that we were going to go. That was 1977. But alive? I would love to have dinner with Michelle and Barack Obama.

Week of September 7 – September 13, 2018

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THE WESLEY FOUNDATION TO HOST 2nd ANNUAL NATIONAL GRANDPARENT’S DAY CELEBRATION Photos provided.

by Marissa Gonzalez Saratoga TODAY

SARATOGA SPRINGS — On Sept. 9 National Grandparent’s Day will be celebrated by the Wesley Foundation, the philanthropic arm of The Wesley Community, at the Saratoga City Center. The event will honor grandparents and greatgrandparents by providing an opportunity for family members of all ages to spend time together on National Grandparents Day. It’s the second annual Saratoga Grandparents Day celebration hosted by the foundation. “Most of the people who live here are great-grandparents so we’re creating a day of intergenerational fun for all of the different individuals that we serve here at Wesley,” Katelynn Donovan said, marketing and advancement associate at the Wesley Community. Attendees can enjoy carnivalstyle games, a silent auction, face painting, balloon art, a magician, a raffle, a book reading of Lucky’s

Adventure in Saratoga by author Elizabeth Macy and her dog Lucky, amongst other activities. The first 250 grandparents to enter will receive a special giveaway. “You probably know what you do on Mother’s Day and on Father’s Day but we thought, what do you do on Grandparents Day,” Donovan said. “Our grandparents here didn’t know it was a national holiday so we ran with that idea to really create a celebration and make it so that our residents have something to do with their families and then the whole community because we service the demographic and grandparents are of all ages,” she added. The celebration is free and open to the public. Fees will apply for select activities and items for sale with proceeds to support the renovation of the Resident Activities Room at The Wesley Health Care Center. The residence caters to older adults who may have significant, chronic medical needs requiring daily assistance.

The resident activities room serves as a social hub for these residents, providing a venue for performances, religious services and other social gatherings. Major event sponsors are Marshall and Sterling Insurance, Ellms Family Farm and Angerame Architects. According to Donovan, the event has gained traction in the Saratoga community; this year the Wesley Foundation is reaching out to different organizations that provide services to grandparents. “There’s a lot of excitement, it’s slowly building to what we really want the day to turn into,” Donovan said. The National Grandparent’s Day celebration will begin at 1 p.m. and end at 4 p.m. at the Saratoga Springs City Center located at 522 Broadway. The event is free and open to the public, Wesley residents are also welcomed to attend, and encourage family to bring residents that would need to be checked out of the center to attend. The Wesley Foundation will also provide transportation for the independent residents.

NEWS BRIEFS Rebuilding Together Saratoga County Receives $25,000 from PresbyterianNew England Congregational Church

Week of September 7 – September 13, 2018

St. Peter’s Health Group Opens Urgent Care in Saratoga Springs

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SARATOGA COUNTY — Rebuilding Together Saratoga County has announced that they received $25,000 in support from the Presbyterian-New England Congregational Church towards their Together We Transform Capital Campaign. Rebuilding Together launched this campaign in 2017 with the goal of raising $750,000 over three years in order to purchase and renovate 132 Milton Avenue in Ballston Spa. The purchase of the building and opening of the store at

Rebuilding Together helps provide funding for home repair projects for homeowners in need Grant applications can be obtained from the Church office: PNECC, 24 Circular Street - PO Box 582, Saratoga Springs, NY 12866 or by calling the Church office at 518-584-6091. Applications received by December 31, 2018 will be considered. Beginning in 2019, applications must be received by May 31st to be considered for that calendar year.

Saratoga Hospital named a “Best Regional Hospital” by U.S. News & World Report SARATOGA SPRINGS — U.S. News and World Report has named Saratoga Hospital a “Best Regional Hospital” in northeastern New York for 2018 to 2019. Of the more than 4,500 U.S. hospitals and medical centers evaluated, 520— less than 12 percent—earned the Best Regional Hospital designation. Saratoga Hospital also was rated “high performing” in three specialties, procedures and conditions; orthopedics, heart failure and chronic obstructive

pulmonary disease, and ranked 23rd among nearly 220 New York hospitals for high-quality care. For the 2018 to 2019 rankings, U.S. News and World Report evaluated hospitals nationwide in 25 specialties, procedures and conditions. Ratings are based largely or entirely on objective measures, such as risk-adjusted survival and readmission rates, volume, patient experience, patient safety and quality of nursing, as well as other care-related indicators.

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SARATOGA SPRINGS — On Aug. 13 St. Peter’s Urgent care located at 377 Church Street in Saratoga Springs began seeing patients, a ribbon cutting ceremony was held on Aug. 29. Available services include lacerations and wound care, foreign body removal, abscess drainage, fracture and injury

care, intravenous hydration and medication administration, and tetanus and influenza immunization. St. Peter’s Urgent Care is open seven days a week, 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday through Friday, and 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. For more information call 518-430-2757.

Saratoga Hospital Receiving $278,500 Gift from Millennium Medical Imaging SARATOGA SPRINGS — Millennium Medical Imaging, a specialty physician practice, recently pledged a charitable gift of $278,500 to support Saratoga Hospital’s Cardiovascular Interventional Suite expansion as well as multiyear sponsorships of the hospital’s signature events. Millennium has been Saratoga Hospital’s medical imaging provider since 2000 and was instrumental in launching the hospital’s varicose vein program and recruiting interventional oncologists to expand cancer services. The practice also advises the hospital on technology purchases and, with hospital staff, helps train radiology

student-interns. The pledge includes $170,000 for renovations that have created a second state-of-the-art interventional lab, new pre-and post-procedure space, as well as registration, waiting and staff areas. The remaining $108,500 will support multiyear sponsorships of the hospital’s signature events, including the Cantina Kids Fun Run earlier this summer to support children’s healthcare; The 36th Annual Gala on August 1 to benefit Saratoga Community Health Center; and the Saratoga Hospital Golf Invitational set for September 12 to support the Nursing Scholarship Program.

Week of September 7 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; September 13, 2018 COURT David E. Lamar, 47, of Malta, pleaded Aug. 30 to vehicular assault in the first-degree, a felony. Sentencing Oct. 18. Emily C. Strobel, 33, of Greenfield, pleaded Aug. 29 to felony DWI in Saratoga Springs. Sentencing Oct. 25. Alexander M. Rand, 33, of Hudson Falls, pleaded Aug. 29 to felony aggravated DWI. Sentencing Oct. 24. Clifford C. Colvin, Jr., 58, of Galway, pleaded Aug. 29 to felony aggravated DWI in Saratoga Springs. Sentencing Oct. 24. POLICE Shan M. Shaffe, age 21, Wilton, was charged Aug. 28 with criminal possession of a controlled substance 7th- misdemeanor. Jacques R. Primeau, age 72, Beauharnois, PQ, was charged Aug. 28 with aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle 2nd/3 or more suspensions- misdemeanor; speeding - posted zone. Steven W. Harris, age 47, Saratoga Springs, was charged Aug. 28 with criminal contempt second degree/ disobedience- misdemeanor. Timothy W. Smith, age 59, Saratoga Springs, was charged Aug. 28 with petit larceny- 3 counts/ misdemeanor. Matthew J. McGovern, age 21, Glens Falls, was charged Aug. 28 with leaving the scene of an auto accident; operating motor vehicle impaired by drugs 1st offensemisdemeanor; fail to keep right. Joshua R. Tucker, age 34, Ballston Spa, was charged Aug. 28 with equipment (headlights); aggravated unlicensed operation third degree- misdemeanor.

Lorie A. Savage, age 52, Saratoga Springs, was charged Aug. 27 with assault in the third degree/intent physical injury- misdemeanor. John P. Valentin, age 23, Saratoga Springs, was charged Aug. 26 with criminal contempt first degree- felony; assault in the third degree/intent physical injury- misdemeanor; resisting arrest- misdemeanor; obstruction of breathing or blood circulation- misdemeanor. Jonathan M. Licata, age 46, Lake Luzerne, was charged Aug. 26 with criminal possession of a controlled substance 7th- misdemeanor. Jonathan M. Foley, age 24, Schenectady, was charged Aug. 26 with harassment second degree - physical contact. Preston A. Mina, age 18, Saratoga Springs, was charged Aug. 26 with criminal possession of marijuana fifth degree- misdemeanor; possession of alcohol under-21. William P. McGarry, age 30, Ballston Spa, was charged Aug. 25 with aggravated unlicensed operation third degree- misdemeanor; registration plate display violation; unlawful use of mobile phones in motor vehicle. Christopher L. Hall, age 23, Cincinnatus, was charged Aug. 25 with forcible touchingmisdemeanor; sexual abuse second degree/factor other than age- misdemeanor. Deanna M. Desantis, age 24, Watervliet was charged Aug. 25 with driving while intoxicatedmisdemeanor. Michael T. Foley, age 25, Longmeadow, was charged Aug. 25 with disorderly conduct; resisting arrest- misdemeanor. Christopher J. Watro, age 37, Ballston Spa, was charged Aug. 25 with driving while

BLOTTER 5 intoxicatedmisdemeanor; fail to signal turn; equipment (headlights); unlawful possession of marijuana; aggravated driving while intoxicatedmisdemeanor; refuse pre-screen test. Randy L. Jones, age 51, Saratoga Springs, was charged Aug. 24 with criminal possession of marijuana fifth degree- misdemeanor. Irving J. Jenkins, age 40, Saratoga Springs, was charged Aug. 24 with aggravated driving while intoxicatedmisdemeanor; equipment (rear lights) manuf. after 1952. Eric R. Paul, age 36, Gloversville, was charged Aug. 24 with aggravated unlicensed operation third degree- misdemeanor; following motor vehicle too closely. Timothy J. Everhardt, age 25, Amsterdam, was charged Aug. 24 with disorderly conduct; resisting arrest- misdemeanor.

Ryan E. Bloomfield, age 30, Castleton, was charged Aug. 19 with driving while intoxicatedmisdemeanor; criminal possession of a controlled substance 7th- misdemeanor.

Gregory M. Kruckeberg, age 38, Amsterdam, was charged Aug. 18 with speeding; driving while intoxicatedmisdemeanor.

Alexandra G. Calderon, age 27, Schenectady, was charged Aug. 19 with criminal possession of a controlled substance 7th- misdemeanor.

Kimberly M. Nacy, age 48, Saratoga Springs, was charged Aug. 18 with operating mv impaired by drugs 1st offensemisdemeanor; unsafe lane change; fail to keep right.

Amani N. Tabona, age 25, Albany, was charged Aug. 19 with criminal possession of controlled substance 5th- felony.

Andrew T. Walsh, age 60, Oyster Bay, was charged Aug. 18 with criminal mischief in the third degree- felony.

Daniel J. Damours, age 34, Monson, Mass., was charged Aug. 19 with disorderly conduct; criminal possession of a controlled substance 7th- misdemeanor.

Susan H. Haswell, age 53, Saratoga Springs, was charged Aug. 18 with assault in the third degree/intent physical injury.

Anthony J. Lofranco, age 36, Saratoga Springs, was charged Aug. 19 with assault in the third degree/intent physical injury- misdemeanor.

Michael A. Heritage, age 54, Ballston Spa, was charged Aug. 17 with criminal trespass in the second degree- misdemeanor.

6 Raymond Patrick McGuirk CHATHAM, NJ — Raymond Patrick McGuirk passed away on July 18, 2018. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at St. Patrick Church, 85 Washington Ave., Chatham, NJ on Saturday, September 8, 2018 at 11:15 a.m. Online remembrances may be made at burkefuneralhome.com.

OBITUARIES / NEWS Ralph Grotto SARATOGA SPRINGS — Ralph Grotto passed away early Wednesday, August 29, 2018. Ralph was buried with his parents in a graveside service on Tuesday Sept. 4 in St. Peter’s Cemetery, West Ave. Arrangements were under the direction of Burke/Bussing Funeral Homes. Online remembrances may be made at burkefuneralhome.com.

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Week of September 7 – September 13, 2018

City 9/11 Remembrance Ceremony on Tuesday, Sept. 11

SARATOGA SPRINGS — The city’s annual 9/11 Remembrance Ceremony will be held at 8:30 a.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 11 at the Tempered by Memory sculpture in High Rock Park. The ceremony will be hosted by Saratoga Springs Mayor Meg Kelly and include a welcome from Commander Christopher J. Tejeda, Commanding Officer of the US Naval Support Activity in Saratoga Springs, a color guard from the Saratoga Springs Police Department, Saratoga Springs Fire Department and U.S. Navy.

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A moment of silence at 8:46 a.m. will symbolize when the first plane hit the North Tower of the World Trade Center on Sept. 11, 2001. The National Anthem will be sung by Keri Alonzo, and other music will be provided by Rick and Sharon Bolton. The keynote speech will be delivered by Shawn J. Patrick - brother of James Matthew Patrick, a bond broker at Cantor Fitzgerald who was killed at the age of 30 while working at the Trade Center. The Tempered by Memory sculpture is comprised of five

pieces of metal from the World Trade Center. Four of the pieces came from the North Tower and one steel beam came from the South Tower. Commissioned by Saratoga Arts, the contemporary sculpture was created by artists Noah Savett and John Van Alstine. In December 2011, after lengthy debate regarding its potential placement, the City Council unanimously approved High Rock Park as the permanent location to site a 25-foot-tall sculpture.

TO THE EDITOR

A+ Community Newspaper You Can Be Proud Of The Saratoga TODAY has become my go to paper to read in Saratoga. Once again your team has gone way above the norm in being the community newspaper in Saratoga County. The sports department, especially Lori Mahan has been doing such a great job with community sports. I oversee the Saratoga Regional YMCA/ Saratoga Honda Youth Basketball League for over 22 years and I know how much your reporting our weekly scores mean to our sponsors, parents but mostly the 160 boys and girls who play in our summer and winter youth basketball leagues. Players and parents come into the YMCA looking for your publication so they can see their names in print. It’s nice when I ask for team or division sponsors and they already know about the league from reading about it in the Saratoga TODAY. I hope you realize how important your paper is to our community because the community does. The Saratoga TODAY is an A+ publication that you and the community can be very proud of.

- MIKE LAUDICINA SRYMCA Basketball League Coordinator

Week of September 7 – September 13, 2018

Fairy Gathering at Pitney Meadows Engagement Announcement SARATOGA SPRINGS — On September 22, from noon to 3 p.m. the Pitney Meadows Community Gardens will hold a fairy gathering for children of all ages. The fairy gathering will include 30 fairy houses created by Girl Scouts. At noon, the

fairy houses will be judged and ribbons awarded. At 2 p.m. the 63 sunflowers grown by community children for the contest this summer will be measured. The tallest and the one with the biggest flower will be awarded prizes. For more information contact Natalie.Walsh@pitneymeadows.org.

Thomas Kukuk of Clifton Park proposed to Megan Maffett of Spencerport, NY on Aug. 4 in Ireland.

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Dunkin’ Donuts Donates 119 Pounds of Coffee to Backstretch Employee Service Team SARATOGA SPRINGS — Dunkin’ Donuts presented more than 100 pounds of Dunkin’ Donuts coffee to the Backstretch Employee Service Team (B.E.S.T.) at Saratoga Race Course on Sept. 3, closing day of the 2018 racing season. The coffee donation is based on a pledge from Dunkin’ Donuts to supply B.E.S.T. with one pound of coffee for every win by the leading owner, trainer and jockey during the 2018 Saratoga meet. Klaravich Stables was the meet’s leading owner with 21 wins.

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Chad Brown captured the H. Allen Jerkens training title, breaking his own Saratoga record for wins with

46 victories. Jockey Irad Ortiz, Jr. clinched his second Angel Cordero, Jr. riding title with 52 wins.

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FIRE FEAST 2018

Week of September 7 – September 13, 2018

Canadian Duo Honoring Service and Sacrifice in Saratoga Springs by Marissa Gonzalez Saratoga TODAY

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SARATOGA SPRINGS — Pitney Meadows Community Gardens has announced the second 2018 Fire Feast. The 2018 Family Fire Feast will take place on Oct. 13 from noon to 4 p.m. There will be family activities and entertainment, the next generation of local chefs cooking locally

sourced food. Tickets cost $40. The 2018 Main Fire Feast will take place on Oct. 16 beginning at 5 p.m. and ending at 9 p.m. with international guest chefs teamed with local chefs and mixologists. Tickets are $225. All donations and proceeds from the Fire Feast will support

maintenance and enhancement of the iconic farm structures and essential infrastructure; accelerate program development including educational and entertaining events; a children’s garden; trails development; introduction of farm animals and more. To buy tickets visit exploretock.com/firefeast.

SARATOGA SPRINGS — On Aug. 30 two Canadians, both members of the Canadian Armed Forces, Honorary Colonel Kevin McCormick and Lieutenant Colonel Michael Motyl, visited the Military Museum and Veterans Research Center located at 61 Lake Ave. to honor and preserve the service and sacrifice of members of the United States Armed Forces by locating historic US military pieces and repatriate them with family members, military museums, educational platforms and/or communities. The pair also traveled to Utica and Rochester to do the same later on in the day. “There seems to have been a gap on Ebay or other online sites. You find a lot of memorabilia but it tends to just be purchased up by collector then put back into drawers. Our goal is to make sure these things were coming from out of the shadows and research was being done to make sure we could track down the proper owners and bring it to the forefront so we could make sure that these things were honored and preserved. It was a challenge but we saw a gap and we’re just trying to fill that. We see it as a honorable way to bring these things back to light,” Motyl said. The project is called the Service and Sacrifice Initiative. Both Motyl and McCormick have already completed it for Canada and when looking to expand, the first place they thought of was the United States. “Canada and America have been close friends and allies for a long time. The close bond that

we have currently, as well as in our past, in Korea and Vietnam there were actually Canadians there as well and in both World Wars Canada and America were staunch allies and fought together in many battles,” Motyl said. The goal is to encompass all 50 states in the initiative as well as all the military branches, service members, both male and female, and cover all major conflicts and wars. At the Saratoga stop, Motyl and McCormick were trying to track family members that may be related to a letter from the Civil War era. Although they could not find direct lineage, they did find a museum to accommodate the letter, New York State Military Museum and Veterans Research Center in Saratoga Springs. Postcards that dawn World War I art history that is also associated with some of the armories in the area were brought to museums as well. Motyl’s most interesting piece of memorabilia that he has come across since starting the U.S. arm of the project is love letters from World War II, a correspondence between a private and his wife. “We managed to find the individual in Pratt, South Dakota. He’s 101 years old and living in a senior’s home and we arranged to have those letters returned to him and we’re going to make sure there’s a request that those letters be given to the Pratt’s Military Museum,” Motyl said. Motyl and McCormick have a larger goal. The two encourage everyone, if they’re interested in this sort of work, to find these pieces, do the research, and find a place of honor to put them into whether it is the owner, their affiliation or a museum.

Week of September 7 – September 13, 2018

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Forno Bistro Petitioning for a Visit by Zac Brown Band Photos provided.

by Marissa Gonzalez Saratoga TODAY

SARATOGA SPRINGS — Forno Bistro located at 541 Broadway is petitioning to have Zac Brown of the Zac Brown Band to attend a Z Alexander Backyard Barbeque Tailgate Party at the restaurant on Sept. 29, the day of the Zac Brown Band concert at Saratoga Performing Arts Center (SPAC). In trying to gain Zac Brown Band’s attention, Bill Gathen, Director of Marketing and Michael Ruggiero, Marketing Manager of DZ Restaurants made a music video sampling lyrics from popular Zac Brown Band songs to entice the band. DZ Restaurants is the restaurant group that encompasses Chianti il Ristorante, Boca Bistro and Forno Bistro. The Backyard Barbeque Tailgate Party is a wine and food pairing that will feature Zac Brown’s line of wines called, Z. Alexander Brown. The “Uncaged” line of wines will be paired with a barbeque fair featuring a mac and cheese bar, pulled pork sandwiches, fried chicken, cornbread and more. “When we saw Zac Brown Band was coming, we said lets see if we can get Zac to come... So we did a video, wrote a song using lyrics and song titles from all of his songs, we went out to a farm that our Vice President owns and we just shot the video. The guy in the video is Matt Richardson who is our chef over at Forno,” Gathen said. “We’re just hoping maybe they’ll bring the tour bus through or a pick-up or something and they just kind of stick their heads in, who knows… It would be the greatest thing ever,” he added. However this isn’t the first time DZ Restaurants petitioned for a SPAC performer to visit the restaurant. In 2017 DZ Restaurants invited Dave Matthews to a wine and food pairing with Matthew’s wine called Dreaming Tree at Boca Bistro. In an effort to promote that dinner, a music video was made as well that garnered over 25,000 views on Facebook. It did end up reaching Dave Matthew’s himself; however, he did not attend the event but did give backstage passes to Gathen and the others that contributed to the making of the video. “I’ve got a marketing manager that works with me and we’ve done hundreds of videos together. Mike

(Ruggiero) is a great videographer; he also has a background in music. I have a background in music and writing. So typically what happens is I’ll write the song, Mike will lay down the music, we’ll bring in the talent which is one of our chefs, someone who is very eccentric, and then we’ll shoot the video and it all comes together… Everyone’s got a contribution, when Mike and I started working together it was like ‘Wow I do this and you do that?’ It’s kind of like chocolate and peanut butter, it’s perfect,” Gathen said. “So we’re hoping to catch lightening in a bottle again… It would be the greatest thing ever to not only feature his wines but also be able to give that experience to the people… We want our guests to walk away from this like ‘Wow, that was amazing’ even if he doesn’t show up,” Gathen added. Gathen and Ruggiero make other content for DZ Restaurants too. Recurring shows on Youtube like “The Pair” showcases a menu item paired with a wine or beer. Tickets for the Z Alexander Backyard Barbeque Tailgate Party are $45 per person and can be purchased by calling Forno Bistro or visiting fornobistro.com. The ticket includes both the food and wine pairing. The event takes place at Forno Bistro beginning at 1 p.m. and ending at 3 p.m.

Zac Brown’s wine, Z. Alexander Brown - Uncaged.

Forno Bistro Chef Matt Richardson pictured in the music video created to Invite Zac Brown Band.

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Week of September 7 – September 13, 2018

Hanging Up His Horn SAM THE BUGLER RETIRES AFTER 25 YEARS by Thomas Dimopoulos Saratoga TODAY

SARATOGA SPRINGS — For a quarter-century, you could set your watch by his actions. Many of the world’s great equine athletes did: the easy saunter across the race course accompanied by a clanging bell; the casual stroll into the Winner’s Circle; the fussing with his horn’s mouthpiece, the adjustment of the microphone stand and then finally, the swift hoisting of the

bugle to his mouth and sounding for all to hear his call to the post. It is a routine Sam “the Bugler” Grossman performed many times a day and several times a week over the period of 25 years. With the conclusion of the 2018 season at Saratoga on Sept. 3, Sam the Bugler sounded his horn one last time. “I love the beautiful vibrant people here and the people at Belmont as well,” Grossman mused while standing in the winner’s circle and surveying the crowd

on the final weekend before his retirement. “I’ll miss the people, but you know what? Every gig has a certain life, no matter what it is. And when you’re a musician you wake up one day and you know when the gig is over.” The New York Racing Association, for whom he worked, celebrated Grossman’s long tenure by naming Labor Day’s fifth race in his honor and presenting him with a commemorative bugle and plaque.

“I had never gone to a horse race in my whole life, but somehow, I knew I would get the job...” The Long Island native began playing the trumpet at the age of six. He studied music at the University of Miami, where he earned both his bachelor’s degree and a master’s degree in music education. Grossman began his career with NYRA at Aqueduct Racetrack in the spring of 1993. “I had never gone to a horse race in my whole life, but somehow, I knew I would get the job,” he explained. He says some of his fondest memories were watching Rachel Alexandra win the Woodward in 2009 at Saratoga and witnessing Jerry Bailey on Cigar

Sam “the Bugler” Grossman with his last call to the post on Monday Sept. 3, 2018. Photo by SuperSource Media.

- the thoroughbred nicknamed “America’s Horse” and whose popularity earned him a police escort down Seventh Avenue en route to his retirement party at Madison Square Garden in 1996. “You know, it’s kind of a weird thing being a trumpet player from Long Island, but when one of your friends wins the Derby – like when ‘Chop-Chop’ won the Derby (jockey Jorge Chavez, 2001), I had just been playing ping-pong with him the day before. He said: I’m going to win the Derby tomorrow. And he did, on Monarchos. So, that’s just a really weird element of my life.” With his red jacket, black hat and clutching his omnipresent horn, Grossman could often be found in between races among

the crowds. “I walk all around the facility and entertain anyone who wants some entertainment: play a song, take a photo, tell a story. I usually make the stories up,” he says with a laugh. Following his retirement from full-time duties with NYRA, Grossman will relocate to Florida, where he will reside with his wife, Laura. In 2005, his image was immortalized in the form of a 7-inches tall bobblehead doll, which was distributed to racecourse patrons. “Unreal,” he recalled, standing in the winner’s circle and gazing up at the throng awaiting his bugle call. “How would you feel if you looked up to see people holding up 30,000 dolls with your head on them?”

Week of September 7 – September 13, 2018

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P R I M A RY D AY Primary Day is Thursday Sept. 13; Gubernatorial candidate Cynthia Nixon visits Spa City continued from front page... allowed Republicans to draw their own districting maps and “hand(ed) over to the Republican Party of New York the ability to block almost every progressive piece of legislation we have had in this state,” campaign finance reform, the N.Y. Dream Act and fully funded schools being among them. Nixon, perhaps best known for her portrayal of Miranda Hobbes in the HBO series “Sex and the City,” is running on a platform that includes ensuring more affordable housing - all new housing projects to include a percentage of affordable units; proactively responding to climate change - setting the state on a track to achieve 100 percent renewable energy within 30 years - tending to

immigration issues – including abolishing ICE, passing the Dream Act and seeking to make New York a Sanctuary state, as well as advocating for LGBT rights and legalizing, taxing and regulating the recreational use of marijuana. State primaries will be held noon to 9 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 13. The traditional voting day would have been Tuesday Sept. 11. Due to conflicts with the Jewish holiday Rosh Hashanah and the anniversary of the 2001 terror attacks, the primary was changed to take place two days later. In a primary election, only voters registered with a party may vote to nominate their party’s candidate. Registered Democrats

in Saratoga County may choose one candidate for the following offices: Cynthia Nixon or Andrew Cuomo for Governor; Kathy Hochul or Jumaane Williams for Lt. Governor; Sean Maloney, or Letitia James or Leecia Eve or Zephyr Teachout for Attorney General. There are just under 41,000 registered Democrats in Saratoga County, according to the most recent report posted by the state Board of Elections. Registered Republicans in Saratoga County may choose: Karen Heggen or Gerard Amedio for the District Attorney. There are just under 60,000 registered Republicans in Saratoga County. In the 43rd and 49th Senate District, each of which

run through different areas of Saratoga Springs, the Reform Party primary lists Nancy Sliwa or Mike Diederich of Christopher Garvey for Attorney General in each district, as well as James Tedisco unopposed for State Senator in the 49th District. The town of Ballston Conservative Party primary lists Keith Kissinger or John Fantauzzi for Town Justice. Polling places may be found at the Saratoga County Board of Election website, at: www.saratogacountyny.gov. Note, the Saratoga Springs City Center polling place for districts 3,4,8,9 and 25 in the city has been relocated from the City Center to the adjacent Hilton, ballrooms 1 and 2. The General Election takes place Nov. 6.

New York gubernatorial candidate Cynthia Nixon speaking at the Saratoga Arts Center on Broadway, Sept. 2, 2018. Photo by Thomas Dimopoulos.

12 TOWN OF BALLSTON 20 Knottingley Place, $410,000. Ronald and Karen Sacks sold property to William and Debra Christiana. 7 Ramble Lane, $283,000. Richard Agar (as Trustee) sold property to Christina and Randal Frazier, II. 7 Sherman Lane, $367,500. Ryan and Kristen Lynch sold property to Quoc Pham and Trang Trinh. 45 Cypress St., $329,407. Heritage Builders Group LLC sold property to Catherine McGuire.

CHARLTON 47 Maplewood Dr., $190,000. Betty Altamari (by Agent) sold property to Justin and Sarah Lynam. 21 Pine Hollow Dr., $117,500. Garry and Judith Heflin sold property to Heflin Builders Inc. 762 Charlton Rd., $214,900. Donald Letendre sold property to John Warholic and Rosemarie Mager.

PROPERTY TRANSACTIONS 15 Maplewood Dr., $199,995. Jeffrey Gutshall and Jacqueline Saint Onge sold property to Logan Mancari. 372 Root Rd., $550,000. Keith Jones, Jr. sold property to Stephanie Stanislowsky. 752 Swaggertown Rd., $235,000. Gary and Brenda Parks sold property to Richard and Lora Bonaker.

CORINTH 219 Palmer Ave., $145,000. James Dunbar sold property to David Drywy. 25 Folts Rd., $159,000. Barbara Butz (by Admin) sold property to Daniel Gipe. 11 Spotswood Dr., $30,000. Heath Road Plus LLC sold property to Driftwood Contracting Inc. 11 Spotswood Dr., $300,610. Driftwood Contracting Inc. sold property to Matthew Fogarty. 39 Heath St., $139,000. Gina Ghent sold property to Kyle Harris.

21 Pine Hollow Dr., $362,000. Heflin Builders Inc sold property to Joshua and Angela Longo.

228 Maple St., $140,000. Timothy and Kathryn LaFave sold property to Sandra Tooker.

0 Stage Rd., $115,000. Andrew and Michael LaPatra sold property to Daniel and Elizabeth Minersagen.

17 Ryans Ridge Rd., $239,200. Babson Homes LLC sold property to Matthew and Holly Armbruster.

4723 Route 9N, $100,000. Jaqueline Burnham sold property to Bobs Bait LLC. 102 Antone Mountain Rd., $92,000. Citimortgage Inc. (by Atty) sold property to Kyle Trombley.

GALWAY 2620 May Rd., $206,000. Edward and Edna Baker sold property to Cheryl Cawley. 5800 Lake Rd., $392,000. Kevin Kuebler and Marie Tremblay sold property to Eric and Patricia Stevens. 5192 Bliss Rd., $150,000. Michael and Elaine Vandenburgh sold property to Michael Vandenburgh. 5856 Lake Rd., $60,000. David Kolodzie (by Exec) sold property to Aaron Cotugno. Diamond Point Rd., $3,750. Carolyn Tranter sold property to Linda and Michael Isabella. 3082 Parkwood Dr. West, $133,000. Philip and Ellen Nash (as Trustees) sold property to Thomas and Susanna Schreck. 9120 Nassel Dr., $140,000. Joanna Iosue sold property to David and Laura Foster.

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GREENFIELD 214 Bockes Rd., $70,000. Bockes Rd. LLC sold property to Michael and Kimberly Montelone. 120 Middle Grove Rd., $440,000. PLP Development LLC sold property to Richard and Gay Jarvis.

MALTA 12 Glade Mallow Rd., $204,000. Wayne and Elaine Borek sold property to Kathleen Morroni. 3 Summit Park, $324,900. John and Darcy Powell sold property to Sean Chadwick. 24 Weston Way, $329,389. Barbera Homes Malta Springs LLC sold property to Kathleen Harkins and Donna Nevulis. 37 Plum Poppy South, $437,077. Marini Land II Inc. sold property to Christina Ferlise Clark. 20 Vettura Court, $365,400. DeGraff Bloom Custom Builders Inc. sold property to Michael and Margaret Dinneen.

Bryon Kunkel, and Kimberly Sharp sold property to Nathan and Rebecca Reynolds. 67 Bayberry Dr., $437,500. Zachary and Heather Farrar sold property to Alicia and Gert Visser.

MILTON 22 Carriage Way, $292,000. James and Eileen Sack sold property to Christopher and Katelyn Cittadino. 27 East North St., $20,000. Elizabeth King sold property to Charles, Bryan and Michael Eddy. 19 Eastern Ave., $290,000. Lois Radke sold property to Kristen Okosky. 43 Red Oak Lane, $244,900. Joanne Wagner sold property to Kathleen Biittig and Marc McCune. 102 Deer Run Dr., $188,500. Patricia Ryan sold property to Thomas Welch, Jr. and Autumn Oest. 38 Woodtrush Court, $272,000. Michael and Jeannine Dubiac sold property to Stacey Marshall.

1137 Raymond Rd., $350,000. Maria Johnson (as Trustee) sold property to Ryan and Maria Messier.

3 Poe Court, $355,000. Matthew and Barbara Bourke sold property to James and Kathryn Stair.

11 Wake Robin Rd., $180,000. Sherryel Kunkel (by Personal Representative), Karen Hergenreder, Jamie Sloan,

96 East Grove St., $315,000. Ronald Murphy, Daniel Munn, and Antonio Mariotti sold property to Suzanne Rogers.

Week of September 7 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; September 13, 2018 48 Hyde Blvd., $254,000. Patrick Peluso sold property to Nicholas Baish. 76 Saratoga Ave., $100,000. Clare Goossens sold property to James Koines. 90 East Grove St., $264,000. Ronald Murphy, Antonio Mariotti and Daniel Munn sold property to Brandon Cohen and Miranda Needham. 241 Milton Ave., $350,000. Alfonse, Claudia and Pamela Funiciello sold property to Moutasem and Ranan Akari. 3687 Galway Rd., $143,300. Casperd Enterprises LLC sold property to Sanford Johnson. 12 Stone Creek Court, $366,500. John Driscoll, Jr. sold property to RAC Closing Services LLC. 12 Stone Creek Court, $366,500. RAC Closing Services LLC sold property to Deborah and Amanda Gabrione. 819 Rock City Rd., $27,000. Anthony and Harriet Peschieri sold property to Schuyler LLC. 336 Meadowlark Dr., $270,000. Lisa Andrews Stark sold property to Hiu and Hing Yeung. 274 Rowland St., $218,000. Tammy Devine sold property to Cynthia and Reinhart Schroeder III.

PROPERTY TRANSACTIONS

269 Rowland St., $150,000. Jennifer Wood and Melissa Collins (Co-Trustees) sold property to Katherine Richiazzi.

TOWN OF SARATOGA 158 Broad St., $200,000. Stewarts Shops Corporation sold property to 158 Broad St. LLC. 793 County Route 70, $40,000. Tammac Holdings Corporation sold property to Christian and Holly Thrane. 29 Myers Lane, $169,000. Jillian and Gregory Casler sold property to Nicholas Hladik.

SARATOGA SPRINGS 7 Bemis Heights Rd., $325,000. Sean and Wendi Kerls sold property to Angela Cangemi. 10 Sherwood Trail, $415,000. Augusta Tobin sold property to Rajat Ghoshal and Amy Cramer. 7 Beacon Hill Rd., $1,700,000. Todd and Laura Smith sold property to Dan and Jessica Iftiger. 115 Meadowbrook Rd., $231,320. Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas (as Trustee, by Atty) sold property to 115 Meadowbrook LLC. County Road 67, $9,000. County of Saratoga sold property to Skidmore College. 7 Sultana St., $440,000. David and Isabel Kubikian sold property to Kenneth Baer.

8 Brookwood Dr., $290,000. Steven Elsey sold property to Christopher Malley. 3 Gick Rd., $325,000. Denis Jacobson and Brenda Litke sold property to Laura and Sajan Dogra. 15 Liz Ann Dr., $715,000. George Boukarim (Ind and as Agent) and Fida Toubia (by Agent) sold property to Joseph and Gail Pelli. 1 Doten Ave., $285,000. Patricia Sere Feiss sold property to Jean Mahoney. 44 Preakness Way, $275,000. Colleen Mahar (as Trustee) sold property to Helen Atwell. 482 Grand Ave., $270,000. Linda Nowosielski sold property to Sarah Petersen.

STILLWATER 68 Colonial Rd., $225,000. Linda Barber sold property to John Konifka and Kelsy Nevins. 259 Hudson Ave., $179,000. Jeffrey and Jamie Jesmain sold property to Ashley and Louis Ball. 11 High St., $225,000. John and Sheila Givson sold property to Edmund and Susan Singleton. 42 McDermott Rd., $314,500. Anthony and Elaine Sgambati sold property to Joshua and Noel Gibeault.

WILTON 6 Christina Court, $230,000. Mohammad Moeini Feizabadi and Maryam Amjadi sold property to Randi Armstrong. 100 Damascus Dr., $356,000. Roger and Linda Maitan sold property to Christopher Dunn and Kimberly Goral. 10 Whirlaway Blvd., $329,999. Daniel Canty sold property to Nicholas and Chanel Pavoldi. 10 Mountain Lane, $209,250. Diane Matuszewski sold property to Lawrence White and Carol Thornhill.

13 98 Ruggles Rd., $40,000. Nicholas Palmateer (by Exec) sold property to Mary Lou Pakatar. 20 Gailor Rd., $350,000. Mark and Joan Decaro sold property to Joseph Shirk. 18 Sheffield Rd., $428,000. William and Tracey McQuay sold property to David and Michelle Pitaniello. 5 Apple Tree Lane, $305,000. Stephen and Kristin Newton sold property to Jessica and Robert Turner. 7 Mahogany Rd., $339,000. Suzette and Earl Rayner, Jr. sold property to Trevor Black.

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BUSINESS

Week of September 7 – September 13, 2018

GlobalFoundries Plans to Lay Off 455 Employees by Marissa Gonzalez Saratoga TODAY

CAPITAL REGION — On Aug. 27 GlobalFoundries, located in Malta, announced plans to “reshape it’s technology portfolio, and intensify focus on a growing demand for differentiated offerings” according to a press release. On Aug. 28 GlobalFoundries notified the state’s Department of Labor that it will lay off 424 employees and that the expected date of the first separation of employees is Nov. 28 of this year. Typically a Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) must be filed with the state and requires businesses to give early warning of closing and layoffs. According to the WARN GlobalFoundries filed, the reason for dislocation is noted as “shifting their technology development

focus from advanced research to differentiated technologies.” An additional 31 employees will be laid off at SUNY Polytechnic Institute research center in Albany, making total lay offs 455. “Demand for semiconductors has never been higher, and clients are asking us to play an ever-increasing role in enabling tomorrow’s technology innovations,” Tom Caulfield said in a prepared statement. Caulfield is the CEO of GlobalFoundries and was appointed in March of this year. “The vast majority of today’s fabless customers are looking to get more value out of each technology generation to leverage the substantial investments required to design into each technology node. Essentially, these nodes are transitioning to design platforms serving multiple waves of applications, giving each node greater longevity. This industry dynamic has resulted in fewer fabless clients designing into the outer limits of Moore’s Law. We are shifting our resources and focus by doubling down on our investments in differentiated technologies across our entire portfolio that are most relevant to our clients in growing market segments,” he added.

According to the press release “Lifting the burden of investing at the leading edge will allow GF to make more targeted investments in technologies that really matter to the majority of chip designers in fast-growing markets such as RF, IoT, 5G, industrial and automotive,” said Samuel Wang in a prepared statement. Wang is the research

vice president at Gartner, a research company located in Stamford, CT. “While the leading edge gets most of the headlines, fewer customers can afford the transition to 7nm and finer geometries. 14nm and above technologies will continue to be the important demand driver for the foundry business for many years to come. There is significant room for innovation on these nodes to fuel the next wave of technology.” Steve Grasso, Senior Counsel at GlobalFoundries said, “we aren’t providing any further details on the regional impact. However, a significant number of our top technologists will be redeployed on our differentiated offerings, which include the 14/12nm derivatives that are made here in Malta.” Gary Patton, Chief Technology Officer at GlobalFoundries is slated to deliver the opening keynote address at the inaugural GSA Silicon Summit – East, that will be held on Oct. 9 in Saratoga Springs. The event will promote collaboration and regional growth opportunities to advance semiconductor technology and business. Patton is responsible for GlobalFoundries’ semiconductor technology roadmap, operations and execution. His address will discuss “Market Drivers for Moore and Beyond Moore Semiconductor Technologies.”

Week of September 7 – September 13, 2018

BUSINESS BRIEFS 15

Glens Falls Hospital and Hudson Headwaters Health Network Announce Inpatient Hospital Care Transition GLENS FALLS — Glens Falls Hospital and Hudson Headwaters Health Network have announced a joint decision to realign resources to reflect each organization’s core focus. Beginning on Oct. 1 several health care providers from Hudson Headwaters Health Network specifically trained to navigate the hospital setting, called hospitalists, will transition to become employed providers of the hospitalist program of Glens Falls Hospital. The majority of Hudson Headwaters’ Health Network providers will shift their focus back to outpatient care,

after providing inpatient care for their own patients during stays at Glens Falls Hospital since the early 1980s. This will improve patient navigation through the Emergency Department to an inpatient status, work to decrease the amount of time someone is an inpatient at the hospital and improve consistency and continuity of care during a hospital stay. Inpatient care at Glens Falls Hospital will be uninterrupted during this transition. As part of this planned transition, Hudson Headwaters

Health Network will also provide an expanded palliative care hospital‐based consultative service for patients struggling with symptoms related to advanced chronic disease. Hudson Headwaters will also expand primary care appointment availability at many of its 15 sites that serve Glens Falls and surrounding towns, add to services it offers in multiple local nursing homes, and pilot a new post‐hospital care team to help ensure that patients complete the recovery process initiated in the hospital.

Saratoga Center for the Family Welcomes New Counselor SARATOGA SPRINGS — Sheri Fortin has recently joined Saratoga Center for the Family as a licensed mental health counselor. Her background includes working with persons as young as preschool to elementary age to adults of various ages with mental health diagnoses, trauma, and other personal and environmental challenges. For the past three years, Fortin worked with adolescent girls at a residential facility. These diverse experiences have given Fortin a holistic perspective into the developmental needs of clients across the lifespan and how they intersect with available mental health services, schools, and other community agencies. Fortin earned her A.A.S. in Early Childhood Education

from Hudson Valley Community College; her B.A. in Human Behavior from Skidmore College, and her M.S. in Education: Mental Health Counseling from The College of Saint Rose. She has received training in Usui Shiki Ryoho Reiki Level I and II; Safe TALK-Tell Ask Listen KeepSafe; Assist-Applied Suicide Intervention Skills; Mental Health First Aid USA; Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy with Youth and their Non-Offending Caregivers; and Core Essential Skills for Experienced Caseworkers. In her free time, Fortin enjoys spending time with her adopted dog and cat, family and friends, kayaking, being in nature, and knitting.

Sheri Fortin. Photo provided.

Adirondack Trust Company Hires New Vice President, Wealth Management Advisor

New Doctor Joins Saratoga Hospital’s Ear and Sinus Surgery Practice

Dr. Peter Van der Riet. Photo provided.

Timothy Fontain. Photo provided.

SARATOGA SPRINGS — Timothy Fontaine has joined the Adirondack Trust Company as Vice President, Wealth Management Advisor. Fontaine is responsible for managing relationships with individual clients, trusts and non-profit organizations. As a Certified Financial Planner (CFP), Fontaine employs his extensive expertise, coupled with over a decade of wealth management experience, to provide comprehensive financial planning for clients. Fontaine earned his Bachelor of Science Finance degree from Siena College, graduating Cum Laude. Besides being a CFP, he is a NYS licensed Life Insurance agent. Lastly, Mr. Fontaine currently serves as Treasurer for a local non-profit organization, the Hawley Foundation for Children.

SARATOGA SPRINGS — Dr. Peter Van der Riet is the latest ear, nose and throat specialist (otolaryngologist) to join Saratoga Hospital Medical Group – Ear, Nose and Throat. Other members of the growing practice are Drs. Mark J. Levenson and Ramez Awwad. Their practice is located in the recently expanded space in Saratoga Surgery Center on Saratoga Hospital’s Wilton campus. Dr. Van der Riet comes to Saratoga Hospital from the Bassett Healthcare Network in Cooperstown. He has more than 15 years of experience treating conditions that affect the ears, nose, sinuses, throat, face, jaws and other head and neck systems. Dr. Van der Riet earned his medical degree from Leiden University in the Netherlands and completed an internship and residency at Duke University Medical Center. He is board certified by the American Board of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery. To make an appointment with Dr. Van der Riet, call 518-587-2300.

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Week of September 7 – September 13, 2018

EDUCATION 17

Adirondack Trust Company Sponsors Digital Financial Literacy Program, Banzai, in Local Schools by Lori Mahan Saratoga TODAY

SARATOGA SPRINGS — In the 2017 – 2018 academic year, nine Saratoga and Warren County middle and high schools implemented a free, digital financial education program called Banzai. The Adirondack Trust Company sponsored this program with Banzai, a free, online financial literacy program that teaches students about adult financial situations. The program reached more than 950 students through nine different school programs. Adirondack Trust Company’s Executive Vice President, Charles Wait, Jr. said, “Our company is proud to provide local students with the essential tools and skills they need to make sound financial decisions. Financial education is a critical part of a young person’s education. It is increasingly important for everyone to understand topics such as budgeting, savings, and investing in order to be successful throughout their lives.” Students’ understanding of key financial topics rose by an average of 20 percent based on pre- and post-assessment scores.

Among the valuable topics covered were savings, banking, investing, renting versus owning, credit scores, financing higher education, and consumer protection. One teacher from the Mechanicville City School District, said, “I want to thank the Adirondack Trust Company for providing this program for my students to use. Financial literacy is just one of the many necessary skills students should learn before they leave high school, and many don’t. This program has meaning, and students find it challenging at first, then very rewarding.” The Adirondack Trust Company’s partnership with Banzai brings the program to local students at no cost to the schools or to the taxpayer. Banzai features three financial literacy courses: Banzai Junior, for elementary-age students, Banzai Teen, for junior and senior high schools and Banzai Plus, a new, advanced course for high schoolage students. The program is flexible and is designed to fit the teacher’s schedule. Teachers are also provided with the Teacher’s Edition of Life Scenarios, which contains additional resources to expand the curriculum, while students complete the activities

online. Local schools or school administrators can reach out to the bank directly to learn more about participating in the program. The Adirondack Trust Company is an independent, locally owned and operated, community bank offering a wide variety of business and personal financial services. The bank has more than $1 billion in assets and 12 branch offices. The bank offers banking, wealth management services, insurance, and originates real estate mortgages, both residential and commercial, and commercial business loans throughout its primary market area. The bank is a Bauer 5-Star Rated Superior Bank. The bank’s website is AdirondackTrust.com Banzai is an online financial literacy program to help students become better stewards of their money. Banzai Junior covers topics such as running a lemonade stand, managing their profit, how to save, etc. Banzai Teen incorporates real-life scenarios such as paying rent, auto

insurance, saving for unexpected accidents, college, etc. Banzai Plus, the adult program, features subjects like qualifying and saving for a down payment on a home, maintaining good credit, and protecting your identity. Banzai

emphasizes learning by doing and gives students a first-hand experience in managing an adult budget. Banzai partners with local banks and credit unions to make this tool completely free for teachers and students.

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EDUCATION BRIEFS

Week of September 7 – September 13, 2018

Information Session for Adult Machine Tool Training Program To Be Held September 13 SARATOGA COUNTY — An information session for the Adult Machine Tool Technology training program will be held at the Southern Adirondack Education Center on September 13 from 7-9 p.m. in the Multipurpose Room, Building C. Interested adults will learn about careers in machining, what the training involves, the outlook for employment and potential earnings in the region, funding sources for the program tuition, and the admission process. Local employers will be on hand to talk about what the work is like and what it takes to be successful. Representatives from the Saratoga-Warren-Washington Workforce Development Board will explain the application process and how to qualify for free tuition. Attendees will also tour the training lab and see the types of equipment they will be using. The Adult Machine Tool

Technology training classes will take place Monday through Thursday from 5-9 p.m. as well as every other Saturday at the Southern Adirondack Education Center, 1051 Dix Avenue, Hudson Falls. Classes will begin October 9, 2018 and continue through May 2019. Anyone interested in attending this free information session must call to register/ reserve a seat. To register, please contact Melissa Briggs at WSWHE BOCES at 518-581-3716. The 500-hour Adult Machine Tool Technology training program was developed to address the current and anticipated need for machinists in specialty machine shops across the region as well as in companies engaged in advanced manufacturing. Local employers designed the program in collaboration with the Saratoga-Warren-Washington Workforce Development

Board and WSWHE BOCES. Support is being provided by the Workforce Development Institute, a statewide organization dedicated to developing and supporting regional solutions to the challenges posed by workforce, economic, and community development. The Workforce Development Board is a private sector lead board which is charged with facilitating and implementing training programs designed to address workforce needs by developing a more skilled workforce. The Adult Machine Tool Technology training program is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE) training program and just one of the many training initiatives designed to meet the growing demand for skilled workers in STEM-related industries including nanotechnology, energy, biotechnology, and advanced manufacturing.

WSWHE BOCES serves over 38,000 students of all ages and abilities in 31 rural and city/ suburban districts, in a five-county region. The Career and Technical Education Division provides training to high school students who are interested in careers in such fields as automotive, carpentry, conservation and forestry, cosmetology, culinary, HVAC, horse care, horticulture,

nursing and advanced technology. The Exceptional Learners Division provides a continuum of services for special needs students, including those with autism and social deficits, from Pre-K through age 21. School Support Services offers a range of services for districts including data analysis, technology support and communication and public relations services.

Donna Ng Appointed Vice President for Finance and Administration and Treasurer SARATOGA SPRINGS — Donna Ng, a senior financial and administrative executive with extensive experience in higher education and non-profit organizations, has been appointed Skidmore’s next vice president for finance and administration and treasurer, effective Oct. 1. Ng, who was selected after a national search, is currently the senior vice president for finance and administration at Simmons College in Boston, Massachusetts and previously was vice president for business affairs and treasurer at Scripps College in Claremont, California. Her experience includes overseeing accounting, budgets, investments, purchasing, human resources, facilities, grounds, public safety, real estate, emergency preparedness, dining services and information technology. “I am eager to continue ensuring Skidmore’s financial stability and fully implementing the strategic plan through collaboration with the entire community, while working closely with the president, the cabinet, my team, and the board of trustees,” Ng said. Prior to joining Simmons and Scripps, Ng served as senior associate provost for budget and planning at Wellesley College

Donna Ng. Photo provided.

in Wellesley, Massachusetts, and budget director at Babson College, also in Wellesley. She also served as director of finance and chief information officer for a hospital network and controller for a hospital and an energy services company. She began her professional career at KPMG, a national public accounting firm, and received a certified public accountant (CPA) license. Ng earned a master’s degree in business administration from Babson College and a bachelor’s degree in accounting from Boston College. Ng will succeed Michael D. West, who retired on Aug. 31 after 14 years at Skidmore.

Week of September 7 – September 13, 2018

EDUCATION BRIEFS

Storybook Academy Accepting Students

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BALLSTON SPA — Storybook Academy is accepting students on a rolling, first-come, first-serve, basis. Classes begin in September and run for 40 weeks, offering children ages three and four a pre-kindergarten

experience at only $60/week. If you are interested in learning more or registering your child for Storybook Academy, call 518-587-0707 or email Melanie Edwards at Melanie@ storybookacademy.net.

Local Schools to Offer Free and Reduced Meals BALLSTON SPA/ SARATOGA SPRINGS — Saratoga Springs City School District (SSCSD) and Ballston Spa School District have recently announced a free and

reduced-price meal policy for area school children. The scale that determines eligibility for both school districts can be found by visting bcsd.org and saratogaschools.org.

Saratoga Springs City School District’s Continuing Education Program SARATOGA SPRINGS — Saratoga Springs City School District’s Continuing Education Program is presenting the Fall 2018 Brochure offering several new and returning classes beginning September 17, 2018, with the exception of Dog Obedience classes on September 11, 2018.

Only online and mail-in registrations will be accepted beginning August 25. Please visit www.saratogaschools.org/ ceregistration to download and submit the registration form or mail-in to Office of Continuing Education, 3 Blue Streak Blvd., Saratoga Springs, NY 12866.

Home Made Theater Fall 2018 Children and Teen Acting Classes SARATOGA SPRINGS — Home Made Theater announces fall acting classes for children and teens ages 7-16 starting in September and running into October. All classes are held on Saturdays, September 15, 22, and 29 and October 6, and 13 at the Spa Little Theater in the Saratoga Spa State Park and are taught by Kate Starczewski. Discovering Theater for students ages 7-8: Students will be encouraged to think on their feet while developing characters from their own imaginations, forming a foundation for future work with scripted material. Discovering Theater meets from 9:30-10:30 a.m. and costs $70. Elements of Acting for students ages 9-11: Students will begin the process of developing an acting "technique” in order to

begin building characters. Acting for Teens meets from 10:45 a.m. 12 p.m., and costs $75. Acting for Teens for students ages 12-16: Exploring various methods of acting, students will begin to make choices about what works best for them in the development of an acting technique and approach to character development. Acting for Teens meets from 12:15-1:45 p.m., and costs $80.

Registrations are accepted over the phone, online at HMT’s web site, www.homemadetheater. org, or by mail. Class size is limited to 12 students, and reservations are accepted in the order they are received. Visit www.homemadetheater.org to obtain the Fall 2018 class flyer and registration form. Call 518587-4427 for further information or to receive a flyer by mail.

Food

Week of September 7 – September 13, 2018

Wandering to the Washington County Cheese Tour

High Rock Park Wednesdays | 3 - 6 p.m. Saturdays | 9 - 1 p.m.

by Mary Pratt for Saratoga TODAY Photos by Pattie Garrett.

SEPTEMBER is a relaxing month to wander through farm country to the Washington County Cheese Tour, a selfdriving, free event. The land is full of maturing corn fields, the greenest hay fields, and livestock grazing the lush pastures. On Saturday Sept. 8 and Sunday, Sept. 9 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. you can visit four farms that also participate in the Saratoga Farmers’ Market: Argyle Cheese, Moxie Ridge, Dancing Ewe, and Battenkill Creamery. While you visit, tour the farms, sample and purchase products, and enjoy demonstrations. Dave and Marge Randles,

Argyle Cheese Farm, make yogurt and cheeses on their family’s dairy farm, which dates to 1860. In addition to NYS Fair prize winner Amazing Grace, they offer more cheese, gelato, buttermilk, and yogurt smoothies. Try breakfast, grilled cheese sandwiches, and deep-fried cheese curds. Moxie Ridge Farm, the newest Tour cheesemaker is also in Argyle. In 2016 Leah Hennessy bought her farm from Liza and Dave Porter, former Market vendors. Today Leah continues to make goat cheese, and will debut an aged cheese. Watch hand milking, and meet the goats. While Jody Somers, Dancing Ewe Farm, was in veterinary school, his family bought a farm in Granville. Soon he switched and studied sheep milk cheeses in Tuscany, where he met Luisa. When she came to the US and visited Dancing Ewe, she never left. Today they produce Italian style cheeses and cured meats. You can make lunch or dinner reservations. This year, Battenkill Valley Creamery, Salem, has joined the Tour. Don and Seth McEachron produce delicious milk, cream and ice cream. In 2010 they won a prize

Moxie Ridge Farm & Creamery.

for best milk in New York State. In addition to Farmers’ Market members, other places to visit are: Consider Bardwell Farm, Eastern Washington County and West Pawlet, Vermont. Angela Miller and Russell Glover produce cheese from goat and cow milk. Learn the history of the 1860 cheese cooperative; see cheese making demonstrations.

Battenkill Valley Farm & Creamery.

Victory View Vineyard, Easton. A perfect compliment to the cheeses are red wines handcrafted from their marquette, maréchal foch, frontenac, and other grapes. RS Taylor and Sons Brewery, Misty Bleu Farm, Hebron. The Taylors built their tap room in 2015. Three generations of the family live, brew, and cook there.

Argyle Cheese Farmer, Dave Randles and his grandson.

For more information on the Washington County Cheese Tour visit thecheesetour.com. The Saratoga Farmers’ Market is open from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. on Wednesdays, and 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturdays at High Rock Park. Find us on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram, and check us out on the FreshFoodNY app. Email friends@ saratogafarmers.org to volunteer.

Farmers’ Market Cheese Board by Pattie Garrett · for Saratoga TODAY A cheese board is easy and quick to make. Using local products and a little creativity, make an impressive display of colors and flavors.

Cheese Board ingredients in the photo: Dancing Ewe’s Pecorino Fresco, Argyle Cheese Farmer’s Glory and Basil and Garlic Cheese Curds, Moxie Ridge’s Herbes de Provence Chèvre, bread from Rock Hill Bakehouse, fresh melon from Burger’s MarketGarden, cherry tomatoes from Scotch Ridge Berry Farm, Grapes from Butternut Ridge Farm.

CHEESE: Arrange cheese from different milks, cow, goat, and sheep, with a variety of texture such as soft, semi-soft, and hard. Include cheeses with different colors and cut them into shapes, cubes, wedges. Put crumbly cheeses in a small crock or ramekins. Some cheeses are best at room temperature and may need to be taken from the refrigerator an hour before serving. PAIRS: Although cheeses can stand alone, it's always nice to offer some pairings such as neutral flavored crackers and baguettes.

EXTRAS: Fill in the gaps with favorites like fresh fruit, jam, or cured meat. Even granola, bite sized cookies, and chocolate may work. PUT IT TOGETHER: Find a large wooden cutting board, marble or slate tray, even a fancy platter. The surface shouldn’t absorb the moisture from the cheese. Remember to include small spreaders, spoons, knives, and toothpicks. Leave enough space for your guests to pick from the items on the board. Add some garnishes, herb, or edible flowers. Let your cheese board show your creative side.

Food

Week of September 7 – September 13, 2018

“It all comes of liking honey so much.” -A.A. Milne, Winnie-the-Pooh

by John Reardon for Saratoga TODAY

Hello

my Foodie Friends. The movie Christopher Robin was out this past August. The story of Christopher Robin and Winnie the Pooh brings back some of the most precious memories I have of my children being very young. One of my favorite songs (that I also play in the store) is “Return to Pooh Corner” by Kenny Loggins. Each time that song plays it pulls me back to the magical times of my children being little and saw all of the tiny little miracles that we seem to overlook as we get older. One of the reasons I often think of Winnie the Pooh is that he loves “hunny.” Pooh Bear is nothing if not consistent. He gets stuck in honey pots. He falls in honey pots. He knocks over honey pots. When he is hungry for honey, his stomach rumbles loudly so

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that everyone is aware. And then, watch out because he will stop at nothing to get that honey; even if it’s from a tree full of bees. That is commitment and a huge reason why we love Pooh. As I reminisce about reading stories about Winnie the Pooh and Christopher Robin to my children, I think about the books that first make us fall in love with reading and stay with us forever. I often think about the impact of Pooh on my love for honey. My wife puts honey in her coffee each morning and uses it for many recipes throughout the year. With the kids back to school and the mornings full of energy to get out of the house, honey is a wonderful treat to put in your morning oatmeal or on top of your favorite muffin. At Compliments to the Chef, we offer a beautiful way to store and quickly serve your honey. The stylish Kilner honey pot comes complete with a beech wood dipper that is ideal for storing and serving your honey. It is also versatile for preserving and pickling any fruits and vegetables. This Honey pot features a clip top lid ad rubber seal for freshness and has a 0.35L capacity. Honey isn’t just for afternoon tea. From a glazed ham to a caramelized pudding, there are so many recipes that are the perfect excuse to get your fingers a little sticky. Stop by Compliments to the Chef located at 33 Railroad Place to

MONDAY

RICE PUDDING WITH FRESH PEARS & HONEY INGREDIENTS • 1 cup bomba or arborio rice • ¼ teaspoon kosher salt • 5 cups whole milk • ½ teaspoon orangeflower water

INSTRUCTIONS get your special “hunny” something to help with their culinary needs. We are never too old to re-read some of our own childhood favorite stories and to make magical memories with our family. Create traditions and draw upon those times that make you most happy. Remember my Foodie Friends, “Life Happens in the Kitchen.”

Take Care, John & Paula “You’re braver than you believe, stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think - Christopher Robin” -A.A. Milne, Winnie-the-Pooh SAVE THE DATE: “Pasta Making: Past and Present” Join us for a Pasta Making Demo at Compliments to the Chef on September 29 from 12-3 p.m. with Professor/Chef Rocco Verrigni.

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

• Tuna Salad (Cold Plate) • Macaroni Salad • Marinated Vegetable Salad • Peaches

• Chicken • Seafood Cacciatore Newburg over Rice • Pasta with Sauce • Carrots • Wax Beans • Dinner Roll • Yogurt • Mandarin Oranges

• ½ cup sugar • 1 pear, sliced • 1/3 cup chopped unsalted, roasted pistachios • Honey (for serving)

WEDNESDAY

THURSDAY

• Pasta with Meatballs • Green Beans • Chocolate Pudding with Whipped Topping

• Roast Beef with Gravy • Mashed Potatoes • Peas • Plum Fruit

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

1. Bring rice, salt, and 1½ cups water to a boil in a medium saucepan. Reduce heat, partially cover, and simmer until water is almost completely absorbed, 6–8 minutes. 2. Add milk, return to a simmer, and cook, stirring occasionally, until rice is tender and milk is thickened,

30–35 minutes. 3. Add sugar and orangeflower water and cook, stirring, until sugar is dissolved, about 1 minute longer. Let cool slightly. 4. Serve rice pudding topped with sliced pears and chopped pistachios and drizzled with honey.

LOCAL BRIEFS

Garage Sale Space As part of the Town Wide Garage Sale scheduled for September 15, the Schuylerville United Methodist Church has tables to rent for $10 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., located at 51 Church St., Schuylerville. Please contact Pat at 518-695-6855 for further details. Breakfast and bake sale also available that day. Saratoga Veterans Chorus The newly-formed Saratoga Veterans Chorus welcomes male and female veterans, including active, Guard and Reserve service members, to experience the camaraderie of a cappella singing in an informal setting each Monday beginning on September 17 at American Legion Post 70, located at 34 West Ave., Saratoga Springs from 7 - 9 p.m. Instruction by a professional choral director. No public singing required although there will be opportunities for those interested in community performances. Free. Contact Amy Hughes at 518-8844999 or email at veteranpeers@ gmail.com for more information. UU Fundraiser: Brooks BBQ On Friday, September 21, we will be dishing up BBQ for a take-out dinner. Brooks BBQ of Oneonta and Unitarian Universalist Church, located at 624 Broadway, Saratoga Springs, are partnering together for a delicious fundraiser. There are 2 dinner options: Brooks BBQ Chicken Dinner, or a Gourmet Black Bean Burger Dinner. Both meals come with sides. Each dinner is $12, and meals must be pre-ordered by September 12. There will be no extra dinners available to purchase at the event. Stop by the church between 5:30-7 p.m. on September 21 to pick up your dinner. Dine in the sanctuary or take it home with you. To order tickets, visit: uusaratoga.org/ brooks. Open to the public. One Woman Art Exhibit Local artist Eva Marie Loucks announced her solo art exhibition at the UnCommon Grounds, Saratoga through September 30.

This exhibit will feature over 80 works. Loucks’ images come to life in vibrant color. This exhibit includes original serigraph prints, acrylic on canvas, watercolor paintings and photography. UnCommon Grounds is located at 402 Broadway, Saratoga Springs. For more information call UnCommon Grounds at 518581-0656. For more information on Eva Marie Loucks visit evamarieloucks.com Taylor’s Heroes Open Enrollment Taylor’s Heroes offers a free program for kids 8-18 in fitness and nutrition. Classes run 14 weeks and are held in Saratoga Springs. Kids learn about fitness by trying out a variety of sports and exercise programs. They learn, with parents, about healthy foods, meal planning and cooking techniques. For more information go to taylorsheroes. org or call Leslie Forbert Miller at 518-683-8425. Southern Saratoga Art Society SSAS member and Mechanicville native, Rebecca Jenkins, will be exhibiting at the Center Gallery, Clifton Park Senior Community Center for the month of September. Rebecca has an A.A.S. degree in Photography from Sage College. Her artwork reflects her views as she travels both locally and abroad. For more information about SSAS, visit southernsaratogaartist.com. Call for Singers: A Concert for Peace - Burnt Hills Oratorio Society The Burnt Hills Oratorio Society welcomes all singers for its October concert to celebrate the 100th Anniversary of Armistice, “A Concert for Peace.” The featured work, Haydn’s “Mass in Time of War,” will be united with other patriotic selections to celebrate the end of WWI hostilities and to honor U.S. veterans. Pop into one of our Tuesday rehearsals to experience this friendly and talented group. Here is your opportunity to perform a powerful choral masterpiece, and to collaborate with the finest professional orchestral and vocal soloists in the area. We rehearse 7 p.m. Tuesday nights at the BH-BL

High School Choral Room, 88 Lakehill Road, Burnt Hills. Walk-ins and observers are welcome. For more information or questions, www.bhos.us, or 518-416-4060. Call for Fine Artists Nacre Dance Company in conjunction with Saratoga City Ballet is seeking fine artists to create backdrop art for the performance of The Nutcracker. Artists who are selected will be assigned 1-2 scenes depending on availability and interest. We are looking for scenes for the second act of the ballet as the main character travels to the land of the sweets. We are looking for a fantasized version of natural landscapes with a touch of mysticism. Interested applicants should send a one-page cover letter and resume and examples of work/Portfolio or Portfolio site by September 4. Artists will receive a brief biography in the program, a stipend of $100 per piece and 2 complimentary tickets. For further questions, please contact Beth Fecteau at 518-817-3833 or Beth@Nacredance.com. Annual Art Show Entries Southern Saratoga Art Society will hold its annual art show, Autumn Jewels, from October 1 to November 1 at the Clifton Park Senior Community Center. The show is open to the public and prizes will be awarded. Entry forms are available on the organization’s website: southernsaratogaartist.com. The deadline for entries is Monday, September 17. Fees are $15 for SSAS members and $20 for nonmembers. For more information, contact show chairperson Richard Kitchen at rkfineart@gmail.com. Nature Fest The Friends of Moreau Lake State Park will be hosting the annual Nature Fest on Saturday, September 15, from 10 a.m. until 3 p.m. (rain date Sunday, September 16). The event will bring together a host of environmentalists, conservationists and naturalists to educate and stimulate the community. All activities will be at the park. Bring your questions, your interests and your families to this free funfilled family day of interactive

Week of September 7 – September 13, 2018 nature-related activities, live animals, information and crafts. We are working toward being a Zero-Waste event so BYOB (water bottle and bag) and get a free pin or magnet. There will be wagon rides and music, fun crafts and activities for the kids like birdhouse building, face and pumpkin painting. Food is available that day as well as a silent auction and tours of the nature center. Attendees are encouraged to bring their home compost material to add to the Park collection. All donations collected will go to The Friends of Moreau Lake (non-profit). For further information call the park at 518-793-0511 or check out Friendsofmoreaulake.org. Adirondacon 2 Tabletop gaming convention is coming to the Aviation Mall at the Party Palace in Queensbury on September 15 from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. and September 16 from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. There will be board games, card games, miniatures games, vendors, open gaming, large lending library, door prizes, raffles and much more. The convention will feature a space dedicated to local area game designers, playtesting and running demos. Quigley’s Cakes from Albany will be selling cup-cakes. Local gaming stores Cooper’s Cave Games and Paintball and The Freakopolis Geekery will be returning with games and related merchandise for sale. Adirondacon will also be selling some convention merchandise and a few more local vendors will be on hand. Help us raise money for our chosen charity, Extra Life, to benefit the Bernard and Millie Duker Children’s Hospital at Albany Medical Center. For more information, visit www. adirondacon.com. Feast of the Fields Join Saratoga Plan on Thursday, September 20 from 5:30-9 p.m. at Saratoga National Golf Club for the 13th annual Feast of the Fields, an event that promises to be a fun-filled, delicious evening featuring top chefs preparing small plates from fresh ingredients harvested by local farms, along with enticing products and drinks from local producers. A silent auction filled

with items and experiences from local businesses and artisans will round out the night. Purchase your tickets at www.saratogaplan. org/2018-feast-fields-form. Bus Trip to Log Cabin, Holyoke MA The Old Saratoga Seniors is hosting a bus trip to Log Cabin, Holyoke, MA on Thursday, September 20. It is a Sox Hop featuring the 50’s, 60’s, 70’s. Can sit and listen or get up and dance the afternoon away. Lunch is included. Bus leaves 8 a.m. and returns approximately 6 p.m. Cost is $52 per person. Should be lots of fun. Contact Pat Temple, 518-338-2329. Mail check to Old Saratoga Seniors, PO Box 60, Schuylerville, NY 12871. Ghost in the Yaddo Gardens Experience the spirits of the Gardens. Feel the energy and creativity of the forces of the Earth. Share in the spiritual intrigue from Native Americans, Edgar Allan Poe, the Trask family and other contemporary visitors. Ghosts in the Yaddo Garden Tours’ will be held on Friday and Sunday evenings at 5 p.m., September 21 through October 28. Docent led tours begin at the Yaddo Garden parking lot and last for approximately one hour. This tour is of the Yaddo Gardens and does not include the Yaddo Mansion. Cost is $10 per person (children under 12 are free). Private docent led ghost tours may be arranged at a day convenient to your group. Contact Yaddo at 518-584-0746 or vist the website at yaddo.org for more information. 7th Annual Autumn Leaves Chicken Barbecue Racing City Rotary Club and VFW Post 420 Auxiliary will sponsor the barbecue on September 22 at the VFW Post 420 Pavilion located at 190 Excelsior Ave., Saratoga Springs from 2 – 5 p.m. The menu will include half chicken, baked potato, corn on the cob, roll, cole slaw, dessert and cash bar. Cost is $10 per person, take-out or eat in. For tickets or information call Tom or Linda at 518-584-8211. All Proceeds to Benefit Community and Veterans Projects of the Racing City Rotary Club and VFW Post 420 Auxiliary.

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

Week of September 7 – September 13, 2018 points of interest. Lunch will be provided for all participants and will be available to spectators and support crews for a small fee. For additional information, visit www. kayadeross.org.

9th Annual Malta 5K

family friendly FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 7 Fundraiser Fall Yard Sale Gateway House of Peace, 479 Rowland St., Ballston Spa 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. | Furniture, household items, jewelry, toys, clothes and much more. All proceeds go to Gateway House of Peace. Gateway House is a donor-driven, end-of-life home that cares for local resident and families during loved one’s final days. The sale will be held September 7, 8 and 9.

Movie in the Park and First Friday Wiswall Park, Village of Ballston Spa 8 p.m. | The Ballston Spa Business and Professional Association will be screening the family film “Coco.” Attendees are encouraged to bring lawn chairs or blankets to sit on. Snacks will be available. The movie is free to the public. Come early to enjoy the First Friday activity “Chalk Walk and Sidewalk Sales.” The public is encouraged to create their own chalk art on the sidewalks (chalk provided) at participating venues. Visit ballston.org for more information.

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 8 Bike the Kayaderosseras Brookhaven Golf Club, Alpine Meadows Rd., Greenfield, 8:30 a.m. Follow the Creek as it grows and winds its way past the green bridges, the river plains, and the historic mills in Rock City Falls. Take in the sights and the sounds as you hug the Creek along Creek Road. Enjoy the natural beauty of the Creek and the fellowship of a bike tour on a 14, 30, or 50-mile ride. All routes will begin and end at Brookhaven Park Pavilion. Rest stops to include water, snacks and

HVCC TEC Smart, NYSERDA Saratoga Technology and Energy Park, 345 Hermes Rd. Malta 8:30 a.m. | All participants will finish their 9/11 tribute under a giant American flag hoisted by the Round Lake Fire Department. Participants are encouraged to stick around after the event to enjoy post-race food provided by Hannaford. Proceeds from the race benefit Vet Help and First Responders. Cash prizes provided by Fleet Feet Malta to our overall male and female winners. There will be over 54 award categories of all ages donated from local companies. Interested participants can register from 3-8 p.m. on September 7 at Fleet Feet in Malta and the day of at TEC Smart at 7:30 a.m. Anyone registering the day of the race is urged to arrive at TEC Smart no later than 8 a.m.

Defensive Driving Class First Baptist Church, 45 Washington St., Saratoga Springs, 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. New York State approved. Save 10 percent on your base auto insurance for the next three years and receive up to 4 points off your driving record according to New York State Department of Motor Vehicle guidelines. Fee $35. Bring a friend and fee is $30 each. A portion of the fee goes to First Baptist Church. Registration required and can be made by calling Ray Frankoski at 518-286-3788.

30th Annual Malta Community Day Shenantaha Creek Park, off Eastline Rd., Malta, 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. An annual family fun event sponsored by the Town of Malta. Free activities for kids, vendors, musical entertainment and food for purchase. Call 518-899-4411 for further information.

Free Lunch Malta Ridge United Methodist Church, 729 Malta Ave. Ext., Malta Ridge, 11:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. Lunch will be served at no charge. All are welcome. For additional information or directions please call the Church at 518-581-0210.

CALENDAR Chicken BBQ and Pie Sale Middle Grove United Methodist Church, 429 Middle Grove Rd., Middle Grove, 3 – 6 p.m. Dinner includes: 1/2 BBQ chicken, baked potato, coleslaw, roll, drink, cookie. Ticket prices are $12. Eat in or take out. There will also be a homemade pie sale. Pies will sell for $14 each. Check out our basket fundraiser table with a wide variety of baskets filled from local businesses.

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 9 Monthly Breakfast Fish Creek Rod and Gun Club, Route 32 south of the village of Victory, 8 – 11 a.m. 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: Adult $8, Child $4. Everyone welcome.

Curtis Lumber Car, Truck and Jeep Show Curtis Lumber, 885 Rt. 67, Ballston Spa, 11 a.m.-3 p.m. All makes of cars, trucks, jeeps, customs, and tuners welcome. $15 per registered vehicle includes a free goodie bag, dash plaque and gift. The event is free for spectators. All Jeep owners are welcome to play in our Jeep Playground. Drive over logs, rocks, and more, and prepare to get muddy. Music, giveaways, 50/50 raffle to benefit the WTEN Pet Connection. Awesome food trucks, free face painting, and more. Leashed pets are welcome. For full details, visit www. CurtisLumberCarShow.com.

Ballston Area Senior Monthly Dance Milton Community Center, 310 Northline Rd. Ballston Spa, 7 – 10 p.m. | There is a $5 entrance fee for non-member. The dance is open to the public and there is ample free parking. Member are asked to bring a snack to be shared. Peaceful Country Band will be providing the music. Come and enjoy the fun and dance the night away. Check out our web page, www. ballstonareaseniors.com.

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 10 Members Monday Morning The Children’s Museum, 69 Caroline St., Saratoga Springs, 9:30 a.m. – Noon To show our appreciation for our members, The Children’s Museum at Saratoga is open the second Monday morning of every month for members to enjoy an exclusive playtime at the Museum. Join us at 10 a.m. for story time and a craft in celebration of Roald Dahl’s Birthday month. Free for museum members.

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 11 Joe the Monkey Saves for a Goal Saratoga Public Library, 49 Henry St., Saratoga Springs, 4:30 – 5:30 p.m. | Recommended for ages 5-8, using the book, Joe the Monkey Saves for a Goal by John Lanza, participants will make decisions about how to spend, share and save money. Following reading and discussion, children will create their own save jar that they will keep using for their own established financial goals. Registration required. Please visit sefcu.com then click on financial education to reserve your seat today.

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 12 Volkswalk for Fun, Fitness and Friendship Start point: Food Court at the Clifton Country Mall, Clifton Park, Registration: 9:30 a.m. Group walk starts at 10 a.m. A volkswalk is a recreationally-paced, pre-mapped walk in a culturally or historically interesting area. They are planned with safety in mind and are great opportunities for exercise and sociability. Registration for each event starts ½ hour prior to the walk and the cost is $2. Further information is available at www.walkescv.org

Information Meeting/Slide Show: Trip to Spain Saratoga Springs Public Library, Susman Room, 6 p.m. The very first international trip is planned for April 2019. The Novelties of Northern Spain will depart for Barcelona on April 25

and will end in Madrid on May 5. The days will be filled with explorations of Pamplona, San Sebastián, Bilbao, Burgos and Salamanca. Highlights will be La Sagrada Familia, Guggenheim Museum, Burgos Cathedral and the Prado Museum. To RSVP or for more information contact Rhona Koretzky at rkoretzky@ yahoo.com or 518-505-1303.

Pickin’ Sessions Milton Community Center, 310 Northline Rd., Ballston Spa, 6:30 – 9:30 p.m. | Amateur and professional musicians are invited to play solo, background or join up with a group. We are having a fun season with extemporaneous, off-the-cuff music by local talented musicians. Free to the public and ample free parking. Please bring a snack to share. Check out our web page, www.ballstonareaseniors.com.

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 13 Korean War Veterans Association Luncheon Peppermill Restaurant, Midtown Shopping Center, Rt. 9, S. Glens Falls, 11:30 a.m. Members will be ordering from the menu. Hosts are Patti and Gene Slavin. For a reservation or further directions, please contact the Slavins at 518-793-2368 by Sept. 11. All veterans who served during the Korean War, in Korea at any time, spouses, widows, family and friends are all invited to attend. Annual dues are $10 for veterans and $5. for associates. For further information or an application to become a member, please contact Comm. Roger Calkins at 518-584-3037.

Upcoming Meetings

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 10 Saratoga Retired Teachers Meeting Longfellows Restaurant, 500 Union Ave., Saratoga Springs | Noon

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 11 Local Magicians S.W. Pitts Hose Co. of Latham, 226 Old Loudon Rd., Latham 7:30 p.m.

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

RELIGION

Week of September 7 – September 13, 2018

PLACES OF WORSHIP Adirondack Christian Fellowship

Charlton Freehold Presbyterian Church

Full Gospel Tabernacle

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

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

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

Adirondack Friends Meeting

Christ Community Reformed Church

Galway United Methodist Church

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

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

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

Assembly of God Faith Chapel

Christ Episcopal Church*

Grace Fellowship Saratoga*

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

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

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

Assembly of God Saratoga

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

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

Christian Restoration Ministries

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

Bethesda Episcopal Church*

Corpus Christi Roman Catholic Community

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

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

Burnt Hills United Methodist Church*

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

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

Eastern Orthodox — Christ the Savior

First Baptist Church of Saratoga Springs 45 Washington Street, Saratoga Springs Contact: 518-584-6301 | fbcsaratoga.org Services: Sunday Noon First Baptist Church of Ballston Spa 202 Milton Avenue, Ballston Spa Contact: 518-885-8361 | bspabaptist.org Services: 10:30 a.m. (9 a.m. in July and August) Sunday School: 9 a.m. (all ages) First Presbyterian Church of Ballston Spa 22 West High Street, Ballston Spa Contact: 518-885-5583 Services: Sunday 10 a.m.

Greater Grace Community Church 100 Saratoga Village, Building 17, Ballston Spa Contact: 518-899-7777 | thechurch@ggccmalta.org Pastor David Moore Services: Sunday 10 a.m. Greenfield Center Baptist Church 30 Wilton Road, Greenfield Center Contact: 518-893-7429 Services: 11 a.m. Sunday School: 9:45 a.m. (all ages) Highway Tabernacle Church 235 Hudson Avenue, Mechanicville Contact: 518-664-4442 Services: Sunday 10:30 a.m.; Sunday School: 9:30 a.m. Hope Church 206 Greenfield Avenue, Ballston Spa Contact: 518-885-7442 Services: Sunday 10 a.m.; Sunday School: 9 a.m. Jonesville United Methodist 963 Main Street, Clifton Park Contact: 518-877-7332 Services: Sunday: 8:30 and 10:30 a.m. Sunday School: 10:30 a.m. Living Springs Free Methodist Church 59 Pine Road, Saratoga Springs Contact: 518-584-1003 Services: Sunday 10:30 a.m. Living Waters Church of God 4330 State Route 50, Saratoga Springs Contact: 518-587-0484 | livingwaterscog.us Services: Sunday 10 a.m. Malta Presbyterian Church 118 Dunning Street, Malta Contact: 518-899-5992 Services: Sunday 10 a.m. Malta Ridge United Methodist Church 729 Malta Avenue Extension, Malta Contact: 518-581-0210 Services: Sunday 10:30 a.m. Middle Grove United Methodist Church* 429 Middle Grove Road, Middle Grove Contact: 518-581-2973 Pastor Jason Proctor Services: Sunday 9 a.m. Mt. Olivet Baptist Church 100 Cresent Street, Saratoga Springs Contact: 518-584-9441 Rev. Dr. Victor L. Collier Services: 10 a.m.

Week of September 7 – September 13, 2018 RELIGION

PLACES OF WORSHIP Perry Road Baptist Church*

St. Joseph’s Roman Catholic Church*

Simpson United Methodist Church

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

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

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

New Life Fellowship* 51 Old Gick Road, Saratoga Springs Contact: 518-580-1810 | newlifeinsaratoga.org. Services: Sunday 10 a.m. Northway Church 770 Pierce Road, Clifton Park Contact: 518-899-1200 | northwaychuch.tv Services: 9:30 and 11 a.m. Old Saratoga Reformed Church* 48 Pearl Street, Schuylerville Contact: oldsaratogareformedchurch.org Services: Sunday 10 a.m. Old Stone Church (American Baptist) 159 Stone Church Road, Ballston Spa Contact: 518-583-1002 Services: 10:30 a.m. Olde Liberty Baptist 600 Route 67, Malta Contact: oldelibertybaptist.com Services: Sunday 10, 11 a.m., and 2 p.m.; Wednesday 7 p.m. Our Lady of Grace Roman Catholic Church* 73 Midline Road, Ballston Lake Contact: 518-399-5713 Services: Saturday 5:30 p.m.; Sunday 10:30 a.m. Porter Corners United Methodist Church* 512 Allen Road, Porter Corners Service: Sunday 8:45 a.m. Followed by Fellowship Arlene Schmidt, CLM Presbyterian-NE Congregational Church* 24 Circular Street, Saratoga Springs Contact: 518-584-6091 | pnecchurch.org Services: Sunday 10:45 a.m. Quaker Springs United Methodist Church* 466 Route 32, Schylerville Contact: 518-695-3101 | qsumc.com Pastor Ben Lalka Services: Sunday 9 a.m. River of Hope Fellowship 100 Saratoga Village Boulevard, Malta Commons, Suite 3 Contact: riverofhopefellowship.com Services: Sunday 10 a.m. Roman Catholic Church of St. Peter 241 Broadway, Saratoga Springs Contact: 518-584-2375 Services: Saturday 5 p.m.; Sunday 7:30, 9 and 11 a.m. St. Clement’s Roman Catholic Church* 231 Lake Avenue, Saratoga Springs Contact: 518-584-6122 Services: Weekdays 8 a.m.; Saturday 8 a.m. and 4 p.m.; Sunday 8, 10 a.m., and 5 p.m.; Spanish Mass 1 p.m. St. George’s Episcopal Church

St. Mary’s Roman Catholic Church*

Soul Saving Station for Every Nation Christ Crusaders of America

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

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

St. Paul’s Roman Catholic Church*

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

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

Starpoint Church

Stillwater Christian Fellowship Meeting at Liberty Ridge Farm: 29 Bevis Road, Schaghticoke Contact: 518-288-8802 Services: 10 a.m. Stillwater United Church (Presbyterian U.S.A.) 747 Hudson Avenue, Stillwater Contact: 518-664-7984 | stillwaterunitedchurch.org Services: Sunday 10:30 a.m. Temple Sinai* 509 Broadway, Saratoga Springs Contact: 518-584-8730 | saratogasinai.org Shabbat Services: Friday 6 or 8 p.m. (rotating schedule); Saturday 10:30 a.m. Terra Nova Church* 45 Washington Street, Saratoga Springs Contact: 518-833-0504 | terranovachurch.org Services: Sunday 9 a.m. The Salvation Army/ Worship, Service & Community Center 27 Woodlawn Avenue, Saratoga Springs Contact: 518-584-1640 Services: Praise and Worship 11 a.m. Sunday School: 10 a.m. Trinity United Methodist Church 155 Ballard Road, Gansevoort Contact: 518-584-9107 | tumcwilton.com Rev. Keith Mann Services: Sunday 10 a.m. Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Saratoga Springs* 624 North Broadway, Saratoga Springs Contact: 518-584-1555 | uusaratoga.org Services: Sunday 10 a.m. Unity Church in Albany

175 Fifth Avenue, Saratoga Springs Contact: 518-584-3720 | saratogaumc.com Services: Sunday 10 a.m.

21 King Avenue, Albany Contact: 518-453-3603 Services: Sunday 9 and 11 a.m. Sunday School: 11 a.m.

Saratoga Seventh-Day Adventist Church

West Charlton United Presbyterian Church

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

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

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

Schuylerville United Methodist Church

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

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

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

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

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6 th ANNUAL

St. Jude Gala

GALA TO BENEFIT LIFESAVING MISSION OF ST. JUDE CHILDREN’S RESEARCH HOSPITAL SARATOGA SPRINGS — The 6th Annual St. Jude Gala was held Aug. 30 at Saratoga National Golf Club. The evening of live music, food and desserts, and silent and live auctions was to benefit the lifesaving mission of St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. All photos by SuperSource Media.

Meredith Crandall, Tracy Wronoski, Nicole Spath Regional Managing Director St. Jude, Chris Wronoski & Robert Crandall.

Ludmlia Kalinina, Leah Slocum & Laura Petrovic.

Deb, Ernie & Debbie Wein.

Ryan & Beth O’Grady.

Joe Ferrone, Frances Pickles & Leah Ferrone.

Welcome message by Paul Harding.

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Entertainment

Plein Art Festival: TWO DAYS OF ART IN ROUND LAKE SEPT. 14-15

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MALTA — The second annual Plein Art Festival – a twoday outdoor art event designed for all ages and levels of experience – will take place Sept. 14-15 in the village of Round Lake. The festival provides each participant the opportunity to select from a variety of professional artists to work with. Mono printmaking workshops and a free Malta

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History presentation take place Friday, Sept. 14. Saturday’s slate includes a variety of workshops in various media led by master artists, and an art sale and reception. Outdoor events are centered at the Round Lake Auditorium, 2 Wesley Ave. For more information about the event, or to register visit: www.maltaleagueofarts.org.

Saratoga Springs Heritage Area Visitor Center: Fall 2018 Brown Bag Lunch Lecture Series SARATOGA SPRINGS — The Saratoga Springs Heritage Area Visitor Center, in partnership with the Saratoga Springs Public Library, will launch on Sept. 13 the Fall 2018 Brown Bag Lunch Series, an annual educational program meant to highlight the rich history, culture and traditions of Saratoga Springs. Thursday, Sept. 13: “Stories of Old Saratoga” presented by dynamic duo Charlie Kuenzel and Dave Patterson. Thursday, Oct. 11: “Eunice Newton Foote – 19th Century Suffragist, Scientist, Inventor and Saratogian” presented by Samuel McKenzie. Thursday Nov. 8: “Universal Preservation Hall: The Road to Opening Night and Beyond” presented by Ms. Teddy Foster, Campaign Director, UPH. Thursday, Dec. 13: “Echoes from the Mill” presented by Maryann Fitzgerald, Saratoga Springs City Historian.

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All Brown Bag Lunch Lecture programs are free and open to the public – no registration is required. The programs take place from noon to 1 p.m. and meet in the H. Dutcher Community Room, Saratoga Springs Public

Library, 49 Henry St. For more information, contact the Saratoga Heritage Area Visitor Center, 297 Broadway at 518-587-3241, or visit the website at www. saratogaspringsvisitorcenter.com.

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A Bronx Tale - Broadway Hit New Musical Plays Proctors in October SCHENECTADY — “A Bronx Tale,” the new musical featuring a book by Academy Award nominee Chazz Palminteri, with music by Alan Menken, and lyrics by Glenn Slater, will play an engagement at Proctors, Oct. 23-28. Directed by Robert De Niro and four-time Tony Award winner Jerry Zaks, with choreography by Tony nominee Sergio Trujillo, “A Bronx Tale” opened on Broadway at the Longacre Theatre on Dec. 1, 2016, and ended its Broadway run Aug. 5, 2018, having played 700 performances and is the second

longest running show in the history of the Longacre Theatre. Based on the one-man show that inspired the film, this streetwise musical takes to the stoops of the Bronx in the 1960s—where a young man is caught between the father he loves and the mob boss he’d love to be. Featuring an original doo-wop score, this is a tale about respect, loyalty, love, and above all else: family. Tickets for “A Bronx Tale,” starting at $20, are on sale at the Box Office at Proctors, 432 State St.; by phone at 518-346-6204; and online at proctors.org.

Adirondacon 2 Comes to Aviation Mall QUEENSBURY — Adirondacon 2 - Tabletop Gaming Convention will take place Sept. 15-16 at the Aviation Mall. The convention will feature prizes and a raffle, a space dedicated to local area game designers playtesting demos, as well as vendors with gaming merchandise for sale. The event takes place 10 a.m.10 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 15 and 11 a.m. – 6 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 16.

Attendees can sign up for structured time slots featuring a variety of board games, card games, and role-playing games or enjoy a large open gaming space and borrow from the lending library of over 200 games. Admission is $12 adults, $6 kids 5-12 on Saturday, $6 adults and $3 kids on Sunday. Weekend passes and family rates are also available. For more details and updates, visit: www.adirondacon.com.

NYRA Breaks Ground on New Building at Saratoga Race Course SARATOGA SPRINGS — Less than 24 hours after the conclusion of the 2018 meet at Saratoga, NYRA executives gathered with construction project contractors and architects at the racecourse for a ceremonial groundbreaking for the 1863 Club - a permanent, new building to be developed at the site of the current At the Rail Pavilion. The new building will replace the seasonal tent and trailers at the end of the Clubhouse with a 36,000-square foot, three-story, climate-controlled building featuring a variety of hospitality options. The building will also be equipped with a full-service kitchen. A banquet area will be featured on the first floor, a dining club and bar on the second level. The third floor will feature “true luxury boxes with a great view of the entire track,” said NYRA President and CEO Chris Kay during Tuesday’s event. Kay specifically noted the secondfloor rooms will suit large groups such as college alumni and horsecentered organizations. Developers and contractors are tasked with completing the job in nine months. Jim Dawsey,

NYRA President and CEO Chris Kay, wearing a white helmet, at ceremonial groundbreaking for the new 1863 Club, which is scheduled to open at the racecourse next year. Photo by Thomas Dimopoulos.

president of MLB Construction Services, said the project was on his mind while attending local services at the Church of St. Peter during the weekend. “I said: Lord grant me two things in my life: a dry fall, and a snow-less winter.” The 1863 Club is named in honor of the year of the first organized thoroughbred race meeting in

Saratoga, which took place over the course of four days in August 1863 at a trotting track that was located across the street of the current racecourse site, on Union Avenue. A two-minute video depicting a rendering of the new building may be viewed at: www. youtube.com/watch?v=2cLxEvgU OHY&feature=youtu.be.

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“Once In A Lifetime” Bugatti Parade Bethesda Episcopal Down Broadway on Saturday Church Publishes

Parish History; Book Signing and Open House Sept. 21

“A History of Bethesda Episcopal Church, Worship and Healing in Saratoga Springs, New York” book cover.

A 1936 Bugatti Type 57SC Atlantics – worth approximately $40 million, and a life-size cutout of Boston Red Sox legend David “Big Papi” Ortiz, at the Saratoga Automobile Museum this week. The real Ortiz will be in Saratoga Springs Friday for a dedicated appearance and special VIP Meet and Mingle event during this weekend’s Saratoga Wine & Food Festival. Photo by Thomas Dimopoulos.

SARATOGA SPRINGS — A convergence of 160 drivers and 80 luxury Bugatti automobiles will descend on the Saratoga Spa State Park this weekend from every corner of the globe. The rally comes to the U.S. only once every 10 years and this visit marks the first to New York State. Kicking-off at 4:30 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 8 with remarks from Saratoga Springs Mayor Meg Kelly, the “Bugatti Parade” will serve as the finale to the Saratoga Wine and Food Festival’s Grand Tasting and an invitation for the community at-large to join the festivities. As part of SPAC’S redesigned Saratoga Wine and Food Festival,

the International Bugatti Tour will lead a “Bugatti Parade” in downtown Saratoga Springs giving the community the opportunity to witness 80 luxury Bugatti cars in addition to the ultra-rare, $40 million-plus 1936 Bugatti Type 57SC Atlantics. “Experiencing the beauty of 80 Bugatti cars is truly a oncein-a-lifetime opportunity for our Saratoga Springs community and for lovers of fine cars,” said SPAC President and CEO Elizabeth Sobol, in a statement. The procession of Bugattis will begin at the Avenue of the Pines, led by the only two 1936 Bugatti Type 57SC Atlantics in existence, owned by Mullin

Automotive Museum and fashion mogul Ralph Lauren. Traveling east on Avenue of the Pines, the vehicles will assemble side-byside to parade north on Broadway to Ellsworth Jones Place, adjacent the Saratoga Springs City Center. In addition to the automobiles of the International Bugatti Tour, the 2018 festival will feature an Adirondack Road Tour and Luncheon, Friday’s Fired Up! Grill Competition, Saturday’s Grand Tasting, and brunch with Colin Cowie and Todd English on Sunday. Proceeds from the festival benefit education programming at SPAC and the Museum. For more information, visit: spac.org.

SARATOGA SPRINGS — Bethesda Episcopal Church has published a history of the parish from its founding in 1830, revealing never-beforepublished details of the historic personalities and the parish's role in the community over nearly 190 years. Editors and chapter authors will host a launch reception from 4 to 6 p.m. Friday Sept. 21 at the church, 26 Washington St. Copies of “A History of Bethesda Episcopal Church, Worship and Healing in Saratoga Springs, New York” will be available for public sale at the reception. Among the newly discovered and rediscovered facts included in the book: How Rockwell Putnam, who sold the land to the church on which the building now stands at an exorbitant price, and, while serving on the Vestry, nearly forced the church

into foreclosure. There are also biographical sketches of clergy, including Rev. Irving Granville Rouillard, Rev. John Henry Hobart, Jr., Rev. Thomas T. Parke and others. Also included is the record of the family of Denton Crocker Jr., whose death in Vietnam was a major feature of Ken Burns's historical public television series in 2017. Crocker’s mother, Jean Marie Crocker, is a member of Bethesda and contributing author in the book. Harry Burleigh, David Hyde Pierce and Katrina Trask are profiled in the music history of the parish. Proceeds from the sale of the book will be applied to the development of the parish archive and library in the new parish house Bethesda is developing adjacent to the church on Washington Street.

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week of 9/7-9/13 friday, 9/7:

monday, 9/10:

Otis Mountain Get Down, 2 p.m. @ Otis Mountain

Open Mic Night, 7 p.m. @ Caffè Lena — 518.583.0022

The Gibson Brothers Trio, 8 p.m. @ Caffè Lena — 518.583.0022 Darren Lyons Trio, 9 p.m. @ 9 Maple Avenue — 518.583.2582

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Fri - sun: 11:10 aM, 2:00, 4:50, 7:40, 10:30 Mon - thu: 2:00, 4:50, 7:40, 10:30

oPeration Finale (PG-13)

Fri - sun: 10:20 aM, 1:20, 4:20, 7:20, 10:10 Mon - thu: 1:20, 4:20, 7:20, 10:10

the haPPytiMe Murders (r)

Fri - thu: 12:30, 3:10, 5:40, 8:10, 10:50

crazy rich asians (PG-13) BlackkklansMan (r)

Fri - sun: 10:40 aM, 1:50, 4:40, 7:30, 10:40 Mon - thu: 1:50, 4:40, 7:30, 10:40 Fri - sun: 9:40 aM, 12:40, 3:50, 6:50, 9:50 Mon - thu: 12:40, 3:50, 6:50, 9:50

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Fri - sun: 10:50 aM, 2:10, 5:00, 8:00, 11:00 Mon - thu: 2:10, 5:00, 8:00, 11:00

Mission: iMPossiBle - Fallout (PG-13)

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Fri - sun: 11:30 aM, 3:00, 6:20, 9:30 Mon - Wed: 3:00, 6:20, 9:30 thu: 3:00 PM

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Fri - sun: 10:20 aM, 1:10, 3:50, 7:00, 9:40 Mon - thu: 1:10, 3:50, 7:00, 9:40 Fri - sun: 10:00 aM, 12:40, 3:20, 6:40, 9:20 Mon - thu: 12:40, 3:20, 6:40, 9:20 Fri - sun: 11:00 aM, 1:40, 4:20, 7:40, 10:20 Mon - thu: 1:40, 4:20, 7:40, 10:20 Fri - sun: 10:40 aM, 1:20, 4:10, 7:20, 10:00 Mon - thu: 1:20, 4:10, 7:20, 10:00 Fri - thu: 9:10 PM Fri - sun: 10:30 aM, 1:30, 4:30, 7:10, 10:30 Mon - thu: 1:30, 4:30, 7:10, 10:30 Fri - sun: 9:50 aM, 12:50, 3:30, 6:30 Mon - thu: 12:50, 3:30, 6:30 Fri - sun: 10:10 aM, 1:00, 4:00, 6:50, 9:50 Mon - thu: 1:00, 4:00, 6:50, 9:50

Super Dark Monday: 6th Circle / Blood Blood Blood / Kite Person, 9:30 p.m. @ Desperate Annie’s — 518.587.2455

Bear Trend, 9:30 p.m. @ Putnam Place — 518-886-9585

tuesday, 9/11:

saturday, 9/8:

Brubeck Brothers, 7 p.m. @ Caffè Lena — 518.583.0022

The Gibson Brothers Trio, 3 p.m. @ Caffè Lena — 518.583.0022

wednesday, 9/12:

Obituary/ Exmortus/ Balor/ Dirt Church/ Hate the Adversary, 7 p.m. @ Upstate Concert Hall — 518.371.0012

Brubeck Brothers, 7 p.m. @ Caffè Lena — 518.583.0022

That ‘80s Band, 8 p.m. @ Putnam Place – 518-886-9585

Open Mic Night, 9:30 p.m. @ Putnam Place – 518-886-9585

Arch Stanton Quartet, 9 p.m. @ 9 Maple Avenue — 518.583.2582

sunday, 9/9: Duke Robillard Band, 7 p.m. @ Caffè Lena — 518.583.0022

thursday, 9/13: Jonathan Edwards, 7 p.m. @ Caffè Lena — 518.583.0022 The Wheel: Grateful Dead Tribute, 8:30 p.m. @ Putnam Place – 518-886-9585

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Puzzles Across 1 Read the riot act 6 Like tightrope walkers 11 D-backs, on scoreboards 14 Physics Nobelist Schrödinger 15 Attendance count 16 Soft slip-on 17 Strapped 20 Baja bear 21 Two piece? 22 Paycheck abbr. 23 “Carefree Highway” singer 28 Seasoned cookers 29 Golfer McIlroy 30 Eastern noodle 32 Clued in 34 What might make a ewe turn? 37 Island on which much of “Jaws” was filmed 41 Many a prof 42 In base eight 43 First name in jazz 44 Con 45 Free ride 47 Grin 54 “Do or do not. There is no try” speaker 55 Hyatt competitor 56 Informal British address 57 Finishes a task, and a hint to hidden words in this puzzle’s four other longest answers 62 SEALs’ org. 63 Baron Cohen’s Kazakh journalist 64 “... bombs bursting __” 65 High pts. 66 Bends with the breeze 67 __ pitch Down 1 Obscure 2 Playground comeback 3 Censor’s target 4 Up to, in ads 5 City SSW of Wichita, KS 6 Source of opera financing 7 “The Teflon Don” 8 “More or less” equivalent 9 Casual wear biggie 10 Debatable power

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See puzzle solution on page 38 11 Test that examines fetal DNA, briefly 12 “Fidelio” jailer 13 Phased-out Apple messaging software 18 They have their orders 19 Questionable 24 “Cut that out!” 25 Holy __ 26 38-Down source 27 Back into a corner, in a way 30 One with a stay-at-home job? 31 Code word 32 Sean of “Rudy” 33 Penn. neighbor 34 Device that debuted in Detective Comics in 1942 35 Knack 36 Org. concerned with securing crowns 38 26-Down sound

39 Dramatic start 40 Respectful rural response 44 Small power sources 45 Discouraging words 46 “Given the circumstances ... “ 47 Quaint words of resolve 48 Place to rule 49 Paradises 50 “No more procrastinating!” 51 Passes over 52 Florida’s Port St. __ 53 ‘50s-’60s civil rights activist 58 “Angie Tribeca” airer 59 Methodology word 60 Period 61 Santa __, California

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: Indiscreet, Indiscrete Indiscreet means not showing prudent or good judgment. His open discussion of their financial problems was indiscreet. Indiscrete means not divided or divisible into separate parts. The soil consisted of indiscrete layers of sand, dirt, and gravel. Dave Dowling is the author of The Wrong Word Dictionary and The Dictionary of Worthless Words. Both books are available from many book retailers, and signed copies can be obtained by contacting Dave at dave.dowling65@gmail.com

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MOVING SALE: 7 Dorchester Dr., Stillwater, NY 12170. September 1 – 22. For more information call 518-664-8334

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PETS Curley’s Doggie Daycare For small dogs. Located in Malta (off the lake). Now taking new friends, full time or half day care. Lots of TLC. Feeding, bathing, training. Call 716-930-3735.

SAWMILLS from only $4397.00- MAKE & SAVE MONEY with your own bandmill- Cut lumber any dimension. In stock ready to ship! FREE Info/DVD: www.NorwoodSawmills.com 800 567-0404 Ext.300

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HELP WANTED JOB OPPORTUNITY: $17 P/H NYC - $14.50 P/H LI. If you currently care for your relatives or friends who have Medicaid or Medicare, you may be eligible to start working for them as a personal assistant. No Certificates needed. (347) 462-2610 (347) 565-6200 Cleaners Needed $500/ Weekly. Two Days Weekly: Monday & Friday Time Schedule: 10 AM -12PM. Email: job881@outlook.com AIRLINE CAREERS Start Here- Get trained as FAA certified Aviation Technician. Financial aid for qualified students. Job placement assistance. Call AIM for free information 866-296-7094.

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MISC FOR SALE Wall-Away Sofa, Reclines on both ends. Very good cond. Raspberry/Burgundy color. $375/obo. Matching dlb. Rocker Recliner, $250. Sold together $500 for both. Cash only. 518-584-8367 Lift Chair – hardly used. Very good cond. Reclines and lifts. Hunter Green color. $300/obo. Cash only 518-584-8367

Lot for Sale - Saratoga Springs, Ruggles Rd. 250 x 300. Natural Gas. Call 518-459-4278

SPORTS

Ballston Spa Boys Soccer BALLSTON SPA — Utica-Proctor visited Ballston Spa on Friday, August 31. The first goal was scored by Utica-Proctors Somow. Ballston came back with a goal by Brayden Box assisted by Ethan Waters to tie it 1-1. In the second half Ethan Cook scored to make it 2-1. Final score 2-1 Ballston.

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SRYMCA/Saratoga Honda Summer Youth Basketball League

Whitesboro visited Ballston Spa on Saturday, September 1. Whitesboro scored two goals in the first half by Stuhlman and Gorgas. Ballston scored one goal by Ethan Waters. In the second half Whitesboro scored with a goal by Williams. Final score 3-1 Whitesboro.

Shaker at Saratoga Field Hockey

2018 SRYMCA/Saratoga Honda Youth Basketball League Jr. Division Champions – CUDNEY’S LAUNDERERS BACK ROW L to R – Ian O’Rourke, Channing Adriance, Bryant Savage, Antone Robbens, Amiah Love, Coach Kristy Savage. FRONT ROW L to R – Bryson Lewis, Berkeley Thate, Stephon Lindsey, Nick Scalo. Photo provided. Photo provided.

SARATOGA SPRINGS — Shaker at Saratoga (at the Dome) First Half: Toga 2 v. Shaker 0 Lindsey Frank-1 Olivia Vukelic from Dani Geils Second Half: Lindsey Frank-2 goals Kylie Folts from Lindsey Frank Grace Sablich from Lindsey Frank Final Score Toga 6 v. Shaker 0

Corners: Toga-24 | Shaker -2 Shots: Toga 28 | Shaker 2 Toga Goalies: Kristen Rodecker and Emma Piccirillo - 2 saves Shaker Goalies: Kassie Egan and Davin Testo - 13 saves Toga 1-0 | Shaker 0-1

JUNIOR DIVISION CHAMPIONSHIP GAME: Cudney’s Launderers 33 v. PJ’s BAR-B-QSA 24 After falling behind in the first half, the Cudney’s Launderers Team got a scoring burst and pulled away from the PJ’s BAR-B-QSA for a 33 to 24 win in the 2018 championship game. Cudney’s was led by Channing Adriance with 10 points, teammates

Bryant Savage had eight points, Antone Robbens, Nick Scalo and Ian O’Rourke rounded out the scoring with five points apiece. PJ’s got 11 points from Christian Mello along with five points from Sam Chaucer, four points from Jacob Bader and three points from Jacob Hernandez.

2018 SRYMCA/Saratoga Honda Youth Basketball League Sr. Divison Champions Berkshire Hathaway Blake Realtors BACK ROW L to R – Coach Aiden Glynn, Andrew Masten, Logan Bevan, Jamie Cohen, Tom Villano. FRONT ROW L to R – Aiden Bevan, Niko VanValis, Stephen Bebee, Jacob Armer. Photo provided.

SENIOR DIVISION CHAMPIONSHIP GAME: Berkshire Hathaway Blake Realtors 46 – Saratoga PBA 44 This game lived up to the hype and we got the championship game we had all hoped for, a twopoint victory. The game was nip and tuck the whole time with many leader changes throughout the game. The Realtors finished their season undefeated but had their hands full with PBA. The victors got

scoring from Niko VanValis 15 points, Logan Bevan 11 points, Tom Villano and Stephen Bebee eight points apiece, four points Jacob Armer and Gabe Berube with two points. PBA was led by Aiden Dunn, Alex Cutler and Trey Stanislowski 11 points each, Connor Johnson had eight points, Alexander Savage two points and Neil Graber with one point.

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SARATOGA BLUE STREAKS FOOTBALL ... LET THE GAMES BEGIN ... by Lori Mahan Saratoga TODAY

SARATOGA SPRINGS — The Saratoga Blue Streaks varsity football team kicked off their 2018-2019 season on August 13, heading straight into practice. There are no try-outs or cuts for this team, anyone who shows up is put to work. That means all 48 players hit the field. “We have some great kids back and we beat one of our rivals, Christian Brothers Academy, last week and we’re getting ready for Albany this week,” explained Terry Jones, head coach. Last season, the Blue Streaks’ record was 9-1, losing to Troy in the Section II finals. Troy went on to win their second state championship. “Jake Williams is taking over as quarterback;

he was a sophomore last year, but he wasn’t our starting quarterback. He’s taken over the reins as our quarterback and we’re excited about what he brings to the table,” Jones said. Wes Eglintine was quarterback last year and graduated. “We feel good about the kids that we have. Jake was with us last year and saw a lot of time. It’s the high school process, kids graduate and move on and the next group must step up. Jake played a great game Friday night and we expect great things out of him this year,” Jones complimented. This is Jones’ 28th coaching year overall and 12th year as head coach for the Blue Streaks. Check out the Sports at a Glance page for information on all upcoming games.

TERRY JONES: HEAD COACH RICH LOFINK: ASST COACH | JON COONS: ASST COACH BOB BAKER: ASST COACH | ERIC HAYDEN: ASST COACH

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FALL SPORTS SEASON IS HERE!

League games and matches begin this week and are as follows: Football

■ Schuylerville (Boys) vs. Schalmont 2 p.m. at Schalmont

■ Ballston Spa (Girls) vs. BH-BL 4:15 p.m. at BH-BL

FRIDAY, 9/7

■ Spa Catholic (Girls) vs. Albany 10 a.m. at Saratoga High School

■ Schuylerville (Girls) vs. Hudson Falls 4:30 p.m. at Hudson Falls

MONDAY, 9/10

■ Spa Catholic (Boys) vs. Stillwater 4:15 p.m. at Chaze Dake Field

■ Ballston Spa vs. Gloversville 7 p.m. at Ballston Spa ■ Schuylerville vs. Averill Park 7 p.m. at Schuylerville

■ Schuylerville (Boys) vs. South Glens Falls 7 p.m. at Schuylerville

■ BH-BL vs. Scotia-Glenville 7 p.m. at Scotia-Glenville

■ Spa Catholic (Girls) vs. Hoosic Valley 4:15 p.m. at Hoosic Valley

SATURDAY, 9/8

TUESDAY, 9/11

■ Saratoga Springs vs. Albany 1:30 p.m. at Albany High ■ South Glens Falls vs. Hudson Fall 1:30 p.m. at Hudson Falls

Soccer

■ Saratoga Springs (Boys) vs. BH-BL 4:15 p.m. at Saratoga High School ■ Saratoga Springs (Girls) vs. BH-BL 4:15 p.m. at BH-BL ■ Ballston Spa (Boys) vs. Christain Brothers Aacademy 4:15 p.m. at CBA ■ Schuylerville (Girls) vs. South Glens Falls 4:30 p.m. at Schuylerville

FRIDAY, 9/7 ■ Schuylerville (Girls) vs. Amsterdam 4:30 p.m. at Amsterdam ■ Spa Catholic (Boys) vs. Cambridge 4:15 p.m. at Chaz Dake Field

SATURDAY, 9/8 ■ Saratoga Springs (Boys) vs. Albany 7 p.m. at Albany ■ Saratoga Springs (Girls) vs. Albany 10 a.m. at Saratoga High School ■ Ballston Spa (Boys) vs. Bethlehem Central 4:15 p.m. at Bethlehem Central ■ Ballston Spa (Girls) vs. Bethlehem Central 4:15 p.m. at Bethlehem Central

■ Spa Catholic (Boys) vs. Hoosic Valley 4:15 p.m. at Hoosic Valley ■ Spa Catholic (Girls) vs. BH-BL 4:15 p.m. at BH-BL

WEDNESDAY, 9/12 ■ Schuylerville (Boys) vs. Hudson Falls 4:30 p.m. at Hudson Falls

THURSDAY, 9/13 ■ Saratoga Springs (Boys) vs. CBA 4:15 p.m. at Saratoga Springs ■ Ballston Spa (Boys) vs. BH-BL 4:15 p.m. at Ballston Spa

Volleyball FRIDAY, 9/7 ■ Saratoga Springs (Boys) vs. Shaker 4:15 p.m. at Saratoga Springs ■ Spa Catholic vs. Mechanicville 4:15 p.m. at Mechanicville

MONDAY, 9/10 ■ Spa Catholic vs. Cambridge 4:15 p.m. at Spa Catholic

TUESDAY, 9/11 ■ Saratoga Springs (Girls) vs. BH-BL 4:15 p.m. at BH-BL

WEDNESDAY, 9/12 ■ Saratoga Springs (Boys) vs. Bethlehem High 4:15 p.m. at Bethlehem High ■ Spa Catholic vs. Tamarac 4:15 p.m. at Tamarac

THURSDAY, 9/13 ■ Ballston Spa vs. BH-BL 4:15 p.m. at BH-BL

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*All information subject to change due to weather.

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Blue Streaks Undefeated 5-0

Saratoga Varsity Golf Team. Photo provided.

continued from front page... and that makes us even stronger,” Hall complimented. Try-outs began on August 13 and Hall ended up with three seniors, three juniors, three sophomores, and one freshman. “To be honest, with golf, it’s 98 percent the kid’s talent and 2 percent coaching, at best,” he laughed. “I tell the boys on day one that they are all significantly

better golfers than I am. My main job is to get them organized, get them to where they need to be, and help them focus on the game,” Hall explained. He started golfing his freshman year of college, about 24 years ago. “That’s the one nice thing about why these guys are so strong, they started at such a young age. They get a chance to naturally develop their swing. The big thing

with golf, especially, is it’s one of those sports that no matter what kind of athlete you are, you have to commit the time to be good at it. Very few people just pick up a golf club and are consistently good. Even the best golfers in the world aren’t very good unless they’re out playing a ton,” Hall explained. The team is constantly at class and golf lessons together, which has led to a very tight-knit group.

“It’s interesting that on the course they can talk and give each other advice out there because they know each other’s game so well,” he said. Their home course is McGregor Links where they are accompanied by Bob Cain, the pro at the club. Anders Mattson is Cain’s counterpart at Prime, where he runs Anders Academy, a lesson program the entire team

also attends together. Hall commends the team on all of the effort and investment they and their families put into the game, citing that as the reason the team is so strong. “I joke with them that I could play my best and their worst for us to be about even,” Hall chuckled. For a schedule of the golf teams’ matches, check out our Sports at a Glance page.

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COMMUNITY SPORTS BULLETIN Saratoga Springs Friends of Recreation is Hosting a Golf Tournament SARATOGA SPRINGS — On Sunday, September 9 from 12-6 p.m. at McGregor Links Country Club, the event will include golf carts for players, lunch raffles, longest drive and closest to pin competition, postmatch award ceremony, and more. All proceeds from the event benefit the Saratoga Springs Department Playground Initiative. Tickets are being sold through Eventbrite. Single player tournament entry is $110. Individual Hole Sponsorship is $225.

iRun LOCAL Launches Local Ladies Run Squad: 7 Week Stroller Friendly Running Group SARATOGA SPRINGS — iRun LOCAL recently announced it will launch a new program for women and women with young children called “LOCAL Ladies Run Squad” on September 11. This 7-week program

will meet Tuesday and Thursdays at 9:15 a.m. at iRun LOCAL. The program’s goal is to create a small group of women interested in encouraging each other to improve their running abilities. Certified run coach Katie Brown will lead each of the fourteen sessions through creating a unique group workout. Participants can expect one-on-one tips and coaching based on their running abilities and goals. The program includes educational clinics and a private Facebook page. The cost for the 7-week, 14 session group is $75 and signup is available now at www. irunathleticwear.com. “I cannot fully express in words just how grateful I am to have found a group of women who came together with the sole purpose of being part of something; to be lifted, challenged and supported. I wasn’t sure I would ever run again, but here I am doing it with some amazing women who I may have never known on the level I do now...” says Colleen Taliaferro who participated in the most recent group with her son. iRun LOCAL - the area’s premier running and walking specialty store offers the latest in shoes, gear, and

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Dottie Pepper Headlines New York State Golf Association Hall of Fame Class of 2018 PORTER CORNERS — The New York State Golf Association (NYSGA) Hall of Fame Committee has elected four individuals to the New York State Golf Association’s Hall of Fame, Class of 2018. The elected individuals are: Walter Hagen of Rochester – Professional (1892 – 1969) Dottie Pepper of Saratoga Springs – Amateur, Professional, Television Golf Broadcaster Gene Sarazen of Harrison – Professional (1902 – 1999) Willie Turnesa of Elmsford – Amateur (1914 – 2001) This is the fourth Class to be elected to the NYSGA Hall of Fame. The inaugural class was inducted in

November of 2012 at Oak Hill Country Club in Rochester. and includes Donald Allen, Ray Billows, Frederick Box, Betty Deeley, Grantland Rice and William Tryon. The second Class was inducted in October of 2015 at the Country Club of Rochester and includes John Konsek, Thomas Reidy, Donald Ross, Lancy Smith and Sam Urzetta. The third Class was inducted in October of 2017 at Bellevue Country Club in Syracuse and includes Virginia Guilfoil Allen and Alan Foster. The formal induction will take place on Saturday, November 2, 2018 at Brookhaven Golf Club in Porter Corners. Information will be released later this month regarding the induction dinner and ceremony, as well as where tickets may be purchased to attend the special occasion.

Section II Refs Wanted SARATOGA SPRINGS — Section II is looking for those interested in becoming a women’s basketball official. Classes begin in early September and run through early November. For additional information contact Jim Perkins at Ref4bball@gmail.com.

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Malta 5K MALTA — On Saturday, September 8, the Roundabout Runners Club, will host its’ 9th annual 5K road race, starting at 8:30 a.m., in Malta’s two technology parks: NYSERDA’s Saratoga Technology and Energy Park and Luther Forest Technology Campus. GLOBALFOUNDRIES is proud to be the title sponsor of this event which last year raised well over $37,500 to support the VetHelp and Malta’s emergency first responders. The event starts at Hudson Valley Community College TEC Smart located within NYSERDA’s Saratoga Technology & Energy Park (STEP). The course then takes participants south though Luther Forest Technology Campus (LFTC). Once through LFTC, participants get the privilege of going through the Global Foundries campus. Almost

1 mile of the 3.1 miles will be on Global Foundries campus. All participants will finish their 9/11 tribute under a giant American flag hoisted by the Round Lake Fire Department. Participants are encouraged to stick around after the event to enjoy post- race food provided by Hannaford. Fleet Feet Malta is our official prize sponsor and is providing cash prizes to our overall male and female winners. There will be over 54 award categories of all ages donated from local companies. The 1st 750 runners/joggers/ walkers are guaranteed a longsleeve shirt. Interested participants can register from 3-8 p.m. on September 7th at Fleet Feet in Malta and the day off at TEC Smart at 7:30 a.m. Anyone registering the day of the race is urged to arrive at TEC Smart no later than 8 a.m. to ensure an on time start.

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SARATOGA SPRINGS — Starting at 11 a.m. on Saturday, September 29, the inaugural Care 4 Cora Golf Tournament will be taking place at Airway Meadows Golf Club. Cora Gargano, a four-year-old in dire need of a kidney transplant, is the guest of honor for this event. “Cora doesn’t really understand. Once she’s there she’ll know it’s a party. She doesn’t really understand that she’s sick. We don’t talk about it. It’s the only thing she knows, it’s her normal,” said Cora’s mom, Kelly Gargano. The tournament organization is being spearheaded by six of Gargano’s friends and Richard Snyder, Anthony Gargano’s lifelong friend.

“I grew up with Anthony, Cora’s daddy, and we’ve been lifelong friends. He was my best man at my wedding and I was in his wedding and we’ve just grown up together and stayed friends. We’re both raising families, and this was an opportunity to help out. Cora is a sweet girl, and this is going to be great for her,” Snyder explained. “Our friends are going completely above and beyond; the effort is insane. We’re so appreciative. We don’t even know what the future holds for Cora,” Gargano said. Snyder became involved due to his lifelong friendship with Mr. Gargano and his expertise in the marketing field, he is the Vice President of Communications at the Saratoga County Chamber of Commerce. He is helping to

raise sponsorships, marketing the event, and working the social media for the tournament. He credits Mrs. Gargano’s friends for their hard work, explaining they “all have their roles.” “I’m a poor golfer,” he laughed, “so on the day of the tournament I will be cooking hot dogs.” The tournament is close to being half-way sold out. If you’re interested in golfing for Cora, you can register by phone at 518-7924144 or by check via mail at 262 Brownville Road Gansevoort, NY 12831. Checks must be payable to Airway Meadows Inc. Registration ends on Saturday, September 15. There will also be an after party from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Local musician Dylan Moran will provide the entertainment along with face painters, a bouncy house, food from Spring

Street Deli, and shaved ice provided by Leftfield. Beer will also be provided by Druther’s, Decrescente, and Saratoga Eagle. As of now, the family is still looking for a kidney donor. Email

care4cora@yahoo.com for more information. For any inquiries on the tournament, email care4cora@ gmail.com. If you’re unable to golf, you can donate at www.gofundme. com/54vw4n-care-for-cora.