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See Winner’s Circle pg. 19
SARATOGA SPRINGS— The Saratoga Race Course opens today, as summer truly gets underway for Saratoga Springs. 2014 marks the final season of legendary announcer Tom Durkin, as the 151st meet at the track welcomes back familiar names and is sure to bring about its fair share of surprises. Admission gates open July 18 at 7 a.m. with the first race post time scheduled for 1 p.m. In this week’s Saratoga TODAY “Winner’s Circle” section, Brendan O’Meara takes a closer look at what to expect on Day One and Marilyn Lane sheds light on the world of mailman Patrick Mansfield, who has had a lifetime of memories with the track community.
Photo by MarkBolles.com
SARATOGA SPRINGS— The Hats Off Music Festival returns to Downtown Saratoga Springs to welcome back the World’s greatest racing fans on opening weekend. Music plays from 7 to 11 p.m. on Friday, July 18 and Saturday, July 19. See page 17 for this year’s lineup.
Two-time Breeders’ Cup Mile winner Wise Dan (right) will be going for another victory at this year’s Fourstardave Handicap, which will be August 9, at the Saratoga Race Course. He arrived at the track on Monday, July 14. Photo by NYRA.
Track Parking Made Easy
Space Derby Is Your Online Solution
The Dog Days of Summer New Dog Walking Business Helps Furry Friends Enjoy Saratoga
by Arthur Gonick Saratoga TODAY SARATOGA SPRINGS—For years, decades even the real race has always preceded the races on the historic Saratoga Race Course oval. The race for a decent parking space. Where will I find one? Will I find one? And how much am I going to pay? The tension and uncertainty surrounding these questions have been as much a part of the Saratoga Race See Space Derby pg. 7
See Dog Days pg. 9
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Week of July 18 – July 24, 2014
SPAC and AngioDynamics Collaborate to make Aria’s Dream Come True SARATOGA SPRINGS— On Friday, July 11, Saratoga Performing Arts Center (SPAC) and sponsor AngioDynamics surprised 8-year-old ballet fan and St. Jude patient, Aria VanDreason, with an opportunity to meet the dancers of New York City Ballet. Aria, a North Syracuse native who loves ballet dancing, participated in a NYCB Children’s Workshop on the Lawn, experienced a live NYCB performance, and met with dancers backstage.
“We are excited to welcome Aria VanDreason to her first New York City Ballet performance at SPAC,” said Marcia White, SPAC’s President and Executive Director. “SPAC has always played a key role in introducing upstate New York children to the performing arts. We are proud that for many young people, their first experience with live ballet is at SPAC during the summer residency of the world-renowned New York City Ballet.”
Emily Kitka of the NYC Ballet shows how it is done. Aria VanDreason (right) is getting the hang of it.
Those shoes were made for dancing. Aria VanDreason receives a gift of pointe shoes from NYCB dancer Emily Kitka. Photos by MarkBolles.com.
Aria was diagnosed with a juvenile brainstem tumor. Through her treatment at St. Jude, she has had her tumor removed
and has not needed to undergo any further treatment. She continues to visit St. Jude every six months for checkups.
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Community Invited to Celebrate 16th Annual Solomon Northup Day A celebration of freedom featuring scholars, historians, films, activities and more David Blight, Civil War historian and Yale professor, will be the keynote speaker for the 16th annual Solomon Northrup Day. Photo Provided.
by Stephanie Hale-Lopez Saratoga TODAY SARATOGA SPRINGS —The 16th annual Solomon Northup Day, an afternoon of activities inspired by a powerful memoir of enslavement and eventual freedom, will take place on Saturday, July 19 from 12:30 to 6 p.m. in Filene Recital Hall at Skidmore College. The story of Solomon Northup, a local African-American man abducted into slavery in 1841 and transported to Louisiana, is now known internationally thanks to the acclaimed 2013 film based on Northup’s autobiography, Twelve Years a Slave. But a grassroots effort to raise awareness of this compelling story has been going on for the past 15 years, particularly through Solomon Northup Day -- an annual event launched in 1999 by Saratoga Springs resident and Skidmore College alumna, Renee Moore. This year’s event will feature presentations, panel discussions, music, children’s activities, film clips, and more. A large number of Northup descendants are expected to be in attendance, as well as descendants of Samuel Bass, the Canadian carpenter who assisted in Northup’s rescue by contacting the captive’s friends back home in upstate New York. Among those giving opening remarks will be event founder Renee Moore and Saratoga Springs Mayor Joanne Yepsen. The keynote speaker will be Civil War historian and Yale professor David Blight, who is director of Yale’s Gilder Lehrman Center for the Study of Slavery, Resistance, and Abolition. Other speakers will include actress Devyn Tyler, who plays Northup’s grown daughter in the film 12 Years a Slave. Tyler will give a personal account of her experiences in making the movie. A panel of four scholars who have researched Northup’s life will respond to the keynote presentation. The panel includes David
Devyn Tyler, an actress who plays Northrup’s daughter in 12 Years a Slave, will be a guest speaker. Photo Provided.
Fiske, Clifford Brown, and Rachel Seligman—co-authors of the book Solomon Northup: The Complete Story of the Author of Twelve Years a Slave. Joining them will be Paul McCarty, town historian of Fort Edward, N.Y., and director of the town’s Old Fort Museum. There will also be a panel on slave history that will include Don Papson, founder and past president of the North Country Underground Railroad Historical Association; Paul Stewart, co-founder of the Underground Railroad History Project; Brooke Hathaway, manager of anti-trafficking programs at the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center; and Joshua Woodfork, former faculty member in Skidmore College’s American Studies Department and now
executive director of the President’s Office at Skidmore. Given that Solomon Northup was a gifted violinist, music will play a key role in the day’s activities. Performers will include internationally acclaimed jazz saxophonist T.K. Blue; violinist Henrique Prince, who leads the New York City-based Ebony Hillbillies, one of the last black string bands in the country; and local musician Dan Hubbs and friends. A youth program will take place from 2 to 3:45 p.m. in adjoining rooms and will feature arts and crafts, poetry readings, storytelling, and singing. Exhibitors and vendors will be on hand. Items for sale will include books, audiobooks, memorabilia, and DVDs of film clips. Event founder Moore’s vision
statement for Solomon Northup Day states that the goal is to “bring to light all of the people involved in the struggle for freedom in the Americas and to encourage a better understanding of freedom and justice through the eyes of the African-American experience past and present; and to encourage youth participation in the struggle for freedom throughout the world.” On the evening prior to the
event, Friday, July 18, the public is invited to a showing of the 1984 documentary The Solomon Northup Odyssey, directed by noted photographer, musician, and film director Gordon Parks. The screening will take place at 7 p.m. in Skidmore College’s Filene Recital Hall. For more information on Solomon Northup Day, visit www. skidmore.edu/solomon-northup-day
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week in Review Ribbon Cutting for The Wright Family Foundation Pavilion
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SARATOGA SPRINGS — Saratoga Bridges held a ribbon cutting ceremony for The Wright Family Foundation Pavilion on Thursday, July 10 with more than 40 people in attendance. Located at their Wilton Day Program at 690 Route 9, the pavilion is a sheltered area that will allow people to experience and enjoy the natural surroundings of
the property without concern for insects, precipitation or temperature. Organizers say it also provides an ideal setting in which to increase emotional, psychological and physical opportunities. The new pavilion was made possible through a combination of a $30,000 grant from The Wright Family Foundation and the hard work of staff and volunteers.
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SSUMC Welcomes New Pastors SARATOGA SPRINGS — Saratoga Springs United Methodist Church has two additions to its parish. The church recently announced the arrival of Senior Pastor, Reverend Heather Williams, who joins the SSUMC from the Immanuel United Methodist Church in Camillus, New York. She is married with two children
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Ninth-grade students from nine different high schools committed to the program and are planning to participate in all six years as they complete their high school education, as well as a two-year degree.
Modifications Made to Saratoga Race Course Giveaways Policy
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Ninth Graders Begin P-TECH Program in Malta
MALTA — Over 70 students from throughout the region joined together this week to begin the P-TECH program at the Clean Technologies & Sustainable Industries Early College High School in Malta.
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– a daughter in college and a son in high school. She has also served a variety of congregations over the past 15 years and is a board member for the United Methodist Publishing House. SSUMC also announced the arrival of Associate Pastor, Reverend Andrew “Drew” Sperry.
SARATOGA SPRINGS — Outlining changes to ensure that more guests are able to participate in Saratoga Race Course’s popular giveaways, The New York Racing Association announced its 2014 giveaway policy. As in the past, all Saratoga Race Course guests visiting on giveaway days will receive one voucher with paid admission upon entry. This voucher can be redeemed for a premium item, while supplies last. Guests seeking to purchase additional vouchers will be permitted to purchase two at a time by utilizing the multiple admissions line beneath the grandstand, near the Saratoga Styles boutique. Previously, guests could purchase up to five vouchers at a time. Consistent with this modification, guests are now able to redeem up to three vouchers at a time at Saratoga Race Course’s giveaway redemption areas, located near the Big Red Spring and the Top of the Stretch. This number includes the original voucher guests automatically
Malta Woman Charged With Assaulting Two Officers WILTON – Two police officers were injured after a young woman became “combative” and kicked them as they responded to a call at a home on Route 50, according to authorities. 18-year-old Victoria L. Taylor was charged with two felony counts of second-degree assault and a misdemeanor
charge of obstructing governmental administration. Authorities say the two officers sustained minor injuries and were treated at Saratoga Hospital and released. Taylor was arraigned in Wilton Town Court and sent to Saratoga County Jail for failure to post bail.
receive with their paid admission. There was no limit to the number of vouchers which could be redeemed at a time in prior years. Additionally, the New York Racing Association will no longer count vouchers that are purchased at the multiple admissions line as part of its daily attendance on giveaway days. All giveaways are free with paid admission, while supplies last. Saratoga Season pass holders, who are entitled to one admission per day, will receive one voucher each on giveaway Sundays that may be redeemed for a giveaway, while supplies last. The 2014 giveaway schedule is as follows: BASEBALL CAP GIVEAWAY: Sunday, July 20 The first giveaway of the 2014 season will pay tribute to the millinery theme of opening weekend with a free Saratoga baseball cap. PILSNER GLASS SET GIVEAWAY: Sunday, July 27 Racing fans will raise a toast to Saratoga’s second giveaway of the 2014 meet: a set of Saratoga Race Course pilsner glasses. TOYOTA TOTE BAG GIVEAWAY: Sunday, August 10 Racing fans will receive their own Saratoga Toyota tote bag. SHORT SLEEVE T-SHIRT GIVEAWAY: Sunday, August 31 Enjoy a day at the races in a commemorative short sleeve T-shirt.
BLOTTER
Week of July 18 – July 24, 2014 Matthew G. Brough, 27, of Havertown, Pennsylvania, was arrested July 3 and charged with unlawful possession of marijuana. Thomas J. Szklarz, 34, of Clarence, was arrested July 5 and charged with criminal possession of a controlled substance and criminal possession of a hypodermic instrument. William D. Erickson, 33, of Haymarket, Virginia, was arrested July 5 and charged with criminal possession of a controlled substance and unlawful possession of marijuana. Louis Carta, 29, of Meriden, Connecticut, was arrested July 5 and charged with criminal possession of a controlled substance, unlawful possession of marijuana, criminal sale of a controlled substance and criminal possession of a controlled substance. Christopher E. Hansen, 26, of Gansevoort, was arrested July 9 and charged with unlawful possession of marijuana. Moore
Tyrone T. Moore, 50, of Brooklyn, was arrested July 9 and charged with grand larceny. The arrest stems from the January, 2014 theft from Saratoga Saddlery. Robert H. Graves, 39, of Gansevoort, was arrested July 9 and charged with DWI, being ability impaired by drugs and failure to keep right. Lucas Robert Coseo, 23, of Porter Corners, was arrested July 9 and charged with riding a bicycle on the sidewalk. Kamdyn J. Bishop, 23, of Saratoga Springs, was arrested July 10 and charged with criminally using drug paraphernalia and criminal possession of a hypodermic instrument. Kevin Johnson, 46, of Saratoga Springs, was arrested July 10 and charged with criminal contempt. James Dean, 50, of Saratoga Springs, was arrested July 10 and charged
with burglary. Dean was arrested at 11:55 a.m. It is alleged that, just prior to the arrest, Dean had gone into the Empire State College building, located at 1 Union Avenue. While inside, he allegedly went into an area reserved for employees and stole U.S. currency. Dean is not, and has not ever been, an employee of the college. Jeanpierre Jacas, 30, of Saratoga Springs, was arrested July 10 and charged with disorderly conduct, obstructing governmental administration and criminal trespassing. Jamie J. Gagne, 26, of Gansevoort, was arrested July 11 and charged with DWI, aggravated unlicensed operation of a vehicle and improper headlights. Michael Felix, 52, of Troy, was arrested July 11 and charged with speeding, DWI, improper equipment and BAC more than .08 percent. Lisa
M. Youngman, 47, of Voorheesville, was arrested July 12 and charged with criminal trespassing.
Daniel L. Jones, 36, of Saratoga
Springs, was arrested July 12 and charged with criminal mischief and criminal possession of a controlled substance. Ryan N. Tucker, 23, of Troy, was arrested July 12 and charged with criminal possession of a controlled substance. Samuel M. Carpenter, 20, of Saratoga Springs, was arrested July 13 and charged with unlawful possession of marijuana, possession of alcohol under the age of 21 and improper vehicle equipment.
involved in a property damage hit-an-run accident on Kirby Road prior to the arrest. Christopher J. Rogers, 25, of Watervliet, was arrested July 13 and charged with assault and criminal trespassing. It is alleged that Rogers assaulted a security officer at the Vapor night club. Paul E. Siegel, 64, of New York, N.Y., was arrested July 13 and charged with DWI, BAC more than .08 percent, failure to keep right and an improper right turn.
Adam E. Doin, 22, of Ballston Lake, was arrested July 13 and charged with not controlling his dog.
Jeffrey A. Zepperi, 25, of Saratoga Springs, was arrested July 14 and charged with robbery.
Christopher M. Weeks, 28, of Ballston Lake, was arrested July 13 and charged with operating a vehicle without safety seats and belts, DWI, unlawful possession of marijuana and BAC more than .08 percent.
Christopher M. Decker, 32, of Ballston Spa, was arrested July 14 and charged with robbery. Both Decker and Zepperi were arrested at about 2:15 a.m. It is alleged that, while in the parking
Eric W. Croft, 21, of Amherst, Mass., was arrested July 13 and charged with DWI, an unsafe lane change, BAC more than .08 percent and leaving the scene of an auto accident. He had allegedly been
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lot of Congress Plaza, the two acted together to forcibly steal a backpack from a 55-year-old male. The victim did sustain minor injuries (lacerations to the head) during the robbery. The incident took place just prior to the arrests.
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obituaries
Mary Theresa Williams Ryan
SARATOGA SPRINGS — Mary Theresa Williams Ryan, 73, of Trottingham Road, passed away Wednesday, July 9 at Saratoga Hospital. Born on May 13, 1941 in Troy, she is a daughter of the late George C. and Mary C. (O’Brien) Williams, Sr. A graduate of Catholic Central High School in Troy, she attended the Russell Sage Evening Division. Employed by the Saratoga Springs Public Library for 23 years, she retired
11 years ago as Supervisor of the Circulation desk. Mary enjoyed spending time with her family, including her six grandchildren, and SHEwas a member of St. Mary’s Church in Ballston Spa. In addition to her parents, she is predeceased by two brothers, George C. Williams Jr. and John R. Williams. Survivors include her husband of 51 ½ years, Joseph J. Ryan, whom she married on December 15, 1962; four children, Deborah M. (husband, Joseph) Sorrentino of Buffalo and Michael (wife, Holly) Ryan, Kristin A. Ryan and Jill S. (husband, Brian) McCoskey, all of Saratoga Springs; six grandchildren, Amanda and Sarah Ryan, Blade and Chase Sorrentino and Megan and Ryan McCoskey; two sisters-in-law, Lois Williams and Kathy Ryan; one brotherin-law, James Ryan and many nieces and nephews.
Daniel J. Manning Daniel J. Manning passed away Friday, July 11 at his home. Born January 8, 1990, in Troy, he was the son of John D. and Karen A. (Reuter) Manning. He was a 2008 graduate of Ballston Spa High School, attended Elmira College and was recently attending SUNY Adirondack. Dan loved the outdoors. He enjoyed all kinds of sports and animals, especially his pets, Clancy, Tony and Chloe.
He was predeceased by his loving grandparents, Mary Reuter and Helen and John Manning. Dan is survived by his parents; his grandfather, Edward Reuter of Queensbury; his sister, Corey Stalter (Brian) and their daughter, Peyton, of Poughkeepsie; two aunts, Jean (Paul) Calogerakis, of Charlotte, North Carolina, and Barbara (Ed) Manning, of Omaha, Nebraska; along with numerous loving cousins and friends.
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George Arthur Musolff SAR ATO GA S P R I N G S — George Arthur Musolff passed away Friday, July 11 at Saratoga Hospital. He was 87. Born on August 20, 1926 in Amsterdam, he was the son of the late George Otto and Lillian (Smith) Musolff. George graduated from Amsterdam High School in 1944 and served in the U.S. Army from 1944-46. After the service, George went to work at Mohasco Industries for many years as a general foreman. George had a great love for horses and dogs. He was a harness horse trainer and driver, having trained and driven Hall of Fame horse Whitey’s Fella. George also enjoyed golfing, sailing, jogging, biking, walking, motorcycling, hockey and playing the guitar.
In addition to his parents, George was predeceased by his sons-in-law Jeffrey Felton and Richard Murray. Survivors include his wife, Carmel; children, Judith (Samuel) English, Linda Felton, Diane Murray, Susan (Jon Perry) Simser and George (Charlene) Musolff; step-children, Patrick Gautier and Renee Fred; 14 grandchildren; nine greatgrandchildren; one sister, Janet Morano and several nieces and nephews. He is also survived by his beloved beagles Biscuit and Jack. Funeral services will be at 11:30 a.m., Friday, July 18 at the Pine Knolls Alliance Church, 614 Gansevoort Road, South Glens Falls. Burial with military honors will follow at 1:30 p.m. at the Gerald B.H. Solomon Saratoga National Cemetery, Duell Road, Schuylerville.
Roger James Lerch SARATOGA SPRINGS — Roger James Lerch, 59, passed away unexpectedly in his home Sunday, July 13. Born on May 6, 1955 to Roger James Lerch Sr. and Maxine Finnell of Painesville, Ohio, Jim attended Lucas High school near Mansfield, Ohio, where he set a long standing record in track and field for a mile event. Though accepted at the U.S. Air force Academy, Jim chose to serve his country by enlisting in the U.S. Navy at the age of 19. Jim travelled abroad as a Submariner/Diver aboard the USS SCAMP (SSN 588). It was through this service that Jim found love with Lourdes Maria Azera while stationed in San
Francisco, California. Only two months after meeting, the two knew they were meant to be, and wed. Within the next two years, their family was cemented with two sons. Through the course of his career Jim rose through the rates of the enlisted to the rate of Senior Chief Petty Officer before transitioning as a Mustang into the Limited Duty Officer Program, being commissioned as an Ensign and achieving the rank of Commander before retirement. He was selected to serve in the Naval Reactors Program under Admiral Hyman Rickover. Jim retired in January of 2009 after 35 years in the service. Survivors include his wife, Lourdes; two sons, Jeffrey C. Lerch (Shannon) and Jeremy Lerch (Susan); grandchildren, Allison, Cadence, and Jaxon; his mother, Maxine Shopell; one sister, Linda (Jim) Sgamballone and nieces and nephews. Jim was predeceased by his father Roger Sr.
Elizabeth Baldwin MIDDLE GROVE — Elizabeth Baldwin, 56, passed away peacefully in her sleep on Saturday, July 12 at her home. Born in Boston, Massachusetts, from the moment “Liz” entered this world, she was a firecracker— lively and lighting up the lives of those around her. Liz was a graduate of Saratoga Springs High School. When you met Liz, you loved Liz. She was audacious; her personality was infectious and welcoming. She was loved by everyone— a constant
light to every room. With a big heart, Elizabeth shared compassion, love and laughter with all her children and grandchildren. A skilled cook, thoughtful caretaker and devoted mother and grandmother, her world was her family. Elizabeth is survived by sons, daughters and grandchildren, mother (Elizabeth), father (Clifton), brother and sisters. Relatives and friends may call from 2-3 p.m. Friday, July 18 at the William J. Burke & Sons/ Bussing & Cunniff Funeral Homes, 628 North Broadway, Saratoga Spring (518) 584-5373. Funeral services will follow at 3 p.m. at the funeral home and burial will be private at the convenience of the family.
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Week of July 18 – July 24, 2014
Space Derby
stress and a more fulfilling experience. Sounds like a beginning of a winning day to me. You also have flexibility. You can reserve for any day of the meet, book a number of adjacent spaces (Tailgate!), pay for a client’s parking and even cancel with 24 hours notice. Theisen, an entrepreneur who has participated in five previous start-ups is launching this one solo. He has been talking to downtown entities, and has plans to expand this concept to major
Winning the Space Derby is as simple as search, point and click. You pick a desired date, examine options and amenities, pay and receive an online or mobile receipt. Show up to your chosen lot and park happy! Front page logo by Random Access Continued from page 1
Course experience as the walking ring and the Big Red Spring. Until today. Thanks to Saratoga Springs native Hans Theisen, you now have a solution at your fingertips: on your smart phone or any computer device. Behold SpaceDerby.com – an online solution that makes finding and securing parking around the track (and soon, downtown and other areas) as simple as ordering a pizza or as Hans puts it “Think of it like booking a hotel.” “Research has shown,” Theisen said, “that nearly twothirds of same day hotel bookings are on a mobile device. We are just adapting it to parking.” It really is so simple; your child could do it while you driving up the Northway. Once logged onto their site, you choose a date, and various options (locations and prices appear.) Click, book, pay online and receive an email or mobile receipt in seconds with your license plate number. For instance, if you wanted to book a parking space for track opening day, July 18, you search on that date, and in this case, options ranging from $5 to $34 will appear. For Travers Day (August 23) the range is from $15 to $42, while a post-Travers weekday might be in the $5-$29 range. Each location has a little profile page, showing a map and picture of your destination, which could be very helpful for firsttime visitors, as well as various amenities (such as available restroom facilities) and even, in some cases, promotional incentives. For instance, at the Mexican
Connection, a complimentary “Park-a-Rita” (a $6 value) is waiting for you inside and for your $7 parking fee at the Horseshoe Inn on opening day, you also get a 15 percent discount off your food bill that night. Well, you do the math. Less
markets like NYC, Boston and Los Angeles, where the appeal would be obvious, though certainly the logistical challenges would be greater. “But I wanted to launch it here,” He said of his hometown. “I’m still here every August, and
I am aware of the unique situation we have in this market every year.” Parking locations are still being added as of press time. If you have a location and want to
be a part of the Space Derby, contact hans@spacederby.com. For more information, or to book your next parking space at the track, visit SpaceDerby.com.
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Week of July 18 – July 24, 2014
Remembrance Day at Grant Cottage Photos by Bill Underhill
by Tim Welch For Saratoga TODAY WILTON – July 23, 1885 is the day that the 18th president of the USA died in Saratoga County. The anniversary of that date is particularly poignant this year, because it is three days before the adjacent Mt. McGregor Prison will close. And even though the prison is closing, the volunteers at Grant Cottage in Wilton will continue to provide tours of the rooms where Ulysses S. Grant spent the last six weeks of his life. Grant Cottage gets all of its water, electricity and security services from the prison. So the volunteers and the NYS Department of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation are scrambling to find alternatives. The images on this page were taken during last year’s Remembrance Day, when volunteers dress in their Victorian finest to note the passing of the “Man who Saved the Union.” General Grant was suffering from
terminal throat cancer when he arrived at Mt. McGregor by train to finish writing the history of his role in the Mexican and Civil War. He finished the manuscript on the porch of the Cottage and died three days later. Remembrance Day is just
one of dozens of special programs Grant Cottage volunteers stage on the mountain, which is open to visitors Wednesday through Sunday until Labor Day, and on weekends through Columbus Day. For more information, visit
GrantCottage. org -Submitted by Tim Welch, president of the Board of Trustees of Grant Cottage.
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Week of July 18 – July 24, 2014
The Dog Days of Summer
New Dog Walking Business Helps Furry Friends Enjoy Saratoga by Stephanie Hale-Lopez Saratoga TODAY SARATOGA SPRINGS – At just about midday, every day, you can spot Tim Pink somewhere in Saratoga Springs. He’s not hard to miss. He’s the guy holding about a dozen leashes, happily walking a perfectly well-trained and obedient pack of dogs – rain or shine. Pink has made a name for himself and his business, appropriately branded “Saratoga Dog Walker,” mostly from passersby who stare in awe at the pack walking together in unison, and snap an occasional photo or two, and through client recommendations. It all started three years ago when Pink decided to give up
A midday walk lets dogs enjoy Saratoga Springs while their owners are at work. Photo by MarkBolles.com
From large dogs to small ones, Pink’s pack is diverse with a variety of personalities
his career as a professional poker player and transition into something completely different. “I’ve always had dogs, I’ve always loved dogs, I’ve always worked with dogs,” said Pink. “It was a lifestyle change from a career that was all about money to one that’s all about being happy.” What makes a person happier than spending the day with man’s best friend? Pink decided he’d start a business to help dog owners give their furry companions the veterinarian-recommended 30 minutes of daily exercise. He said life’s dayto-day routine of work, family and other commitments can make it difficult for pet owners to exercise their pooches. “It’s targeted at people who work a 9-5 shift and want to give their dog a chance to get out, socialize, exercise, go potty and get some loving,” said Pink. Dogs were born to work and lead active lives, but the most common job for today’s companion
dogs is being a couch potato. Pink says a daily, midday walk gives dogs an outlet for physical and mental exercise and helps improve their mood and behavior. “Once the dogs get into pack mode, it’s awesome,” said Pink. “They all stick together, they keep pace, and they follow me. It’s so much fun. I switch up the routes – I like to give the dogs different sights, scents and sounds, just to keep them working.” Pink has around 50 clients and splits them up into different packs. When new dogs join the walk, Pink starts them off in a smaller pack. After about one or two walks, Pink says the dogs fit right in and get moved to a larger pack when they’re more comfortable. “I run a tight ship, I have structured walks,” said Pink. “It’s a powerful way for dogs to learn. When we’re out on a walk, we’ll stop every 10 or 15 minutes for a potty break and they can sniff each other or do whatever they want;
but when we’re walking, they have to stay focused. Dogs thrive on that – you give them a job and they love it. They get happy and proud of themselves and they feel like they’re part of something.” For $14 per walk, Pink picks up dogs in his crated utility van and walks them for 30 minutes, 7 days a week. Aside from midday walks, Pink also offers pet sitting, pet boarding, and waste clean-up and removal. He also has a dog walking
course, where he teaches pet owners and their pooches how to make walking on a leash more enjoyable. “I see so many people getting dragged around by their dogs,” laughs Pink. “With some basic changes in a matter of hours, we can make a walk so much more enjoyable. The secret to dog walking is making a connection with your dog. People expect their dog to do what they see other dogs doing and they expect them to be good, but they don’t know how to tell them how to behave. The dog wants to do what we want them to do; it’s just a matter of communicating.” To schedule a consultation for your pet or for more information, call Pink at (518) 390-8613 or find him on Facebook at www.Facebook.com/ SaratogaDogWalker.
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BUSINESS
Week of July 18 – July 24, 2014
Major Real Estate Brokerage to Become Independent Firm Firm to Complete Term with Keller Williams, Become Equitas Realty by Stephanie Hale-Lopez Saratoga TODAY SARATOGA SPRINGS – A major real estate brokerage in Saratoga Springs will be leaving the franchise world and turn into an independent firm in just a few weeks. With more than 50 agents and the 12th highest sales volume in the Capital Region, Keller Williams Realty will become Equitas Realty – an independent brokerage firm, in August. “It took careful thought and consideration, but it seemed like the right decision because becoming an independent firm gives us greater opportunities to grow and expand in the marketplace,” said Janet Besheer, owner of the brokerage. “We can now serve southern Saratoga County and north of Saratoga Springs. There are no geographic restrictions.” Besheer, an award-winning agent turned broker and owner, opened the firm as a Keller Williams franchise in 2008 and grew the brokerage into the second largest in the Saratoga Springs market by agent count; vying for fourth in total revenue with several of the other major franchise offices. Besheer says she hopes to continue
the success with Equitas Realty. “I’ve been in this business in Saratoga for 14 years and I was new back then,” said Besheer. “I started at Roohan Realty and then in 2008 the opportunity with KellerWilliams came and within five years we went on to become one of the top companies in Saratoga Springs starting from our second year and continuing on through today. We became a face and our agents became known. Switching to an independent model will be interesting. We’ll have more opportunity to be seen and expand offices.” Choosing to not renew its franchise term with Keller Williams will also give the brokerage the ability to reinvest the hundreds of thousands of dollars spent annually in franchise fees, back into the brokerage to support marketing and technology to better serve clients. “We’ll have a lot of freedom,” said Besheer. “We can be at the cutting edge of technology. The real estate business is shifting right now and we can expect significant changes in the next four to five years. It’s hard to quickly change things within a large corporation. By becoming independent, we can move quickly and adapt to changes moving our way.”
Janet Besheer is pictured at her listing, 102 Fifth Ave., Saratoga Springs.
In 2013, Besheer recruited Justin White, who brings extensive management experience in the software industry with innovators such as Microsoft and years of experience in the real estate business. White will serve as managing director of Equitas Realty. “Our strategy is a win-win-win architecture,” said White. “Equitas Realty agents will receive the most generous compensation package in the market with access to our cutting edge technology and training platform; seller clients will have an exciting new brand that stands out from the ‘same-old’ franchise brands; and our brokerage can grow beyond the Saratoga Springs area. This is the right move at the right time and we are looking forward to the change.” The firm will be staying in the same location at 38 High Rock Avenue and will undergo a makeover to reflect the new Equitas Realty brand. Eventually, Besheer says she would like to see the firm expand to 75-80 agents, include four offices throughout the Northway, and become the brokerage of choice for all agents wanting to embrace the “new way of real estate and internet lead syndicators.” As for the firm’s new name, Equitas Realty, the word equitas, Latin for fairness, is the root for the English word equity, and echoes equine and equanimity – and Besheer said it was the perfect match. “We wanted to have a name that reflected professional and
Besheer has selected Justin White to serve as managing director of Equitas Realty
Equitas Realty will be open in August
personal values,” said Besheer. “If you put fairness and equity together, that should be the main objective for any real estate brokerage. Our company is a company
where what you see is what you get. The opportunities here are real, the management team is out for your best interest – what you’re seeing is what you’re getting.”
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Week of July 18 – July 24, 2014
Lord & Taylor Set Up Shop At Saratoga Pavilion
SARATOGA SPRINGS – Lord & Taylor, a division of Hudson’s Bay Company, will begin its Capital Region reentry by becoming a fixture at the historic Saratoga Race Course for this summer’s racing season. Lord & Taylor will host Fashion
Saturday from 10:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. beginning Saturday, July 19 and concluding Saturday, Aug. 30. Fashion Saturday features a pop-up shop at the Saratoga Pavilion offering a selection of hats, t-shirts, sunglasses and cosmetics, with an area for ladies to enjoy a makeup touch-up or reapplication. Each Saturday, track-goers are encouraged to join in Lord & Taylor’s on-track contest where guests will be photographed against a co-branded backdrop from 12 p.m. to 2 p.m. Then, each participant will be entered to win a Lord & Taylor $250 gift card. One male and one female will be chosen and the winners will have the opportunity to present a trophy for a Saturday or Sunday race.
Rotary Club Donates $16K to Saratoga WarHorse
Saratoga Springs Rotary Club President-Elect, Craig Gould, presents Saratoga WarHorse founder, Bob Nevins, with a $16K donation.
SARATOGA SPRINGS – The Saratoga Springs Rotary Club presented Saratoga WarHorse Project with a $16,090 donation for the purchase of a four-horse trailer. The trailer will reduce the organization’s transportation expenses, and help expand the program’s nocost assistance for veterans who are struggling to adjust to life after their military service, with its focus on alleviating post-traumatic stress disorder and preventing suicides. “We are so grateful to receive
this gift from the Saratoga Springs Rotary Club, allowing us to lower costs and improve the services to veterans who participate in our program,” said Founder and Executive Director of Saratoga WarHorse Project, Bob Nevins. The equine assisted experience provides an effective, alternative method for healing veterans’ emotional wounds and offering horses rewarding and meaningful work after their racing careers have ended.
Focus on Humanity Café, Gift Shop Closes After Four Years SARATOGA SPRINGS – Focus on Humanity café and gift shop at Saratoga Springs’ Amtrak train station has closed its doors after four years of business. The shop, located at 26 Station Lane and operated by Lady Myah Brown, catered to travelers and
assisted in outreach efforts to help community members in need. A portion of the proceeds from the shop were given to Focus on Humanity, a nonprofit providing disaster relief, recovery services, and other charitable work.
Halfmoon Cellars Opens Tasting Room in Saratoga
Halfmoon Cellars recently opened its tasting room in downtown Saratoga Springs.
SARATOGA SPRINGS – Downtown Saratoga has welcomed another business to its bar and restaurant scene – Halfmoon Cellars. The Halfmoon-based company recently opened its tasting room at 24 Caroline Street, where people can sample wines and purchase bottles. Halfmoon Cellars currently offers chardonnay, cabernet sauvignon, merlot and Riesling, all 2013. Owners Alison Bauder and
John Reyes say they’re excited to expand into Saratoga Springs and hope people stop by before heading to the racetrack.
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MALTA – GlobalFoundries and Samsung will begin producing the 14-nanometer A9 processor for Apple beginning next year, according to a DigiTimes report. The processor is expected to be used in Apple’s iPhone and iPad models starting in 2015. The DigiTimes report indicates the 14nm chips will be created in GlobalFoundries’ Fab 8 factory in Malta, where Samsung will also create Apple’s A-series chips.
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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: Ecology, Environment Ecology refers to relationships between organisms and their environment. Last semester the class studied the ecology of the jungle. Environment refers to conditions that surround an organism. Many fear that nuclear waste can hurt our environment. Dave Dowling is the author of The Wrong Word Dictionary and The Dictionary of Worthless Words. Both books are available from many book retailers, and signed copies can be obtained by contacting Dave at davedowling59@yahoo.com
Week of July 18 – July 24, 2014
Light Up the Night Gala Raises a Record-Setting $270,000 to Benefit Albany Med’s Emergency Department Photos by Alice Corey Photography
ALBANY— Light Up the Night, the summer’s premiere gala, raised a record-setting $270,000 to benefit Albany Medical Center’s Department of Emergency Medicine, the region’s only statedesignated Level 1 trauma center. Held at Saratoga National Golf Club on Friday, July 11, the event drew 550 guests who enjoyed cuisine prepared by Prime at Saratoga National, a fireworks display by Alonzo Fireworks, and music by the Soul Session. For the eighth consecutive year, MVP Health Care was the title sponsor of the event. “The generosity of our sponsors and those in attendance at Light Up the Night gala shows a great understanding of the critically important work done by our emergency medicine team,” said
Vincent P. Verdile, M.D., executive vice president of health affairs at Albany Medical Center, dean at Albany Medical College and a cohost of this year¹s event. Albany Med’s Emergency Department is open 24 hours a day, seven days a week, to respond to the emergent health care needs of the community. With 70,000 patient visits and more than 12,000 patient transfers from community hospitals each year, Albany Meds Emergency Department is the busiest trauma center in in New York State, according to a New York State Department of Health study. Albany Med physicians also see patients at Malta Med Emergent Care located just off Northway Exit 12 the result of a collaboration between Albany Med and Saratoga Hospital.
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Renowned Artist Brian Fox to Show at Siro’s
SARATOGA SPRINGS — Brian T. Fox is an artist whose commissioned subjects have run the range between sports (New England Patriots, MMA figures and Olympics heroes, including Michael Phelps) to rock stars (Steven Tyler, Gene Simmons and Jim Morrison) and portraits of actors Kevin Bacon, Jim Caviezel, Kevin Chapman and Mark Wahlberg.
His command of the canvas takes place when he finds the eye of his subject—thence, the spirit. This is no less-true when Fox paints famous Thoroughbred racehorses. Every horse is as different as is every human—and once he has the eye, the rest of the horse reveals himself to the masterful artist. Brian has been painting horses such as Funny Cide, Secretariat, Rachel Alexandra and
Seattle Slew for almost 10 years, and announces that five new limited edition, artist’s proof giclees will hang on the historic wall at Saratoga’s most famous dining establishment, Siro’s. Fox is no stranger to Siro’s, the Saratoga landmark restaurant that has played host to horseracing’s most well-known names and characters since the 1920s. For several years, the Boston-based artist has been affiliated with the legendary eatery. This is an inspired relationship: as Siro’s patrons dine on world-class fare, they are surrounded by worldclass artworks, enhancing their total experience. This year marks the second year that the restaurant’s beautiful Green Room will host Fox’s works. The Champion horses which will grace the walls are: Curlin, Street Sense, Zenyatta and Ghostzapper, all placed around Horse of the Year, Wise Dan. The combination of colors, talents and spirits of the extraordinary horses will create an exciting feast for the eyes and the spirit. The artwork in Siro’s is curated by Saratoga Springs’ own gifted artist, Rumara Jewett, and will be open for viewing on Opening Night at Siro’s – Friday, July 18.
Week of July 18 – July 24, 2014
Saratoga Steps Into The Closet!
Skyler Eaton, Eliza DeRocker, Emma Norris, Tiffany Leigh Bellow and Jeanette Natale-Sims. Photos by MarkBolles.com
SARATOGA SPRINGS — A bright new star on the local fashion boutique scene burst into existence last Wednesday, July 9 as Saratoga Closet, at 38 Van Dam Street was welcomed into the downtown community. Following a ribbon cutting led by Mayor Joanne Yepsen (top photo) the excited crowd of models and bargain hunters excitedly perused the store’s racks and shelves, looking for that one
perfect “this” to go with their “that.” Owner Eliza DeRocker’s second shoppe opening in less than two years will be focused on hard to find, new and once loved luxury designer clothing at deep discounts. The boutique will accept designer consignment pieces and regional designer clothing and accessories. For more information, visit TheSaratogaCloset.com
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Week of July 18 – July 24, 2014
Hats Off to Saratoga Festival 2014 Music Lineup Photos by MarkBolles.com
upstreet, down and dirty old school Chicago, to today’s searing, riveting, epic blues!
1. Ellsworth Jones Place Bluz House Rockers (Friday) A long time Hats Off favorite, the Bluz House Rockers band will have you dancing and singing along to classic rock, Motown and R & B favorites. Resonators (Saturday) “The Resonators has Saratoga Springs jumping with the best in Classic Electric Blues and Rock ‘n Roll.” 2. Collamer Building Parking Lot MaryLeigh and the Fauves (Friday) MaryLeigh Roohan’s style shifts seamlessly from sunny indie pop to sultry jazz crooning to heartfelt Americana reminiscent of Neko Case, with influences ranging from Joni Mitchell to Etta James. Blues Sanctuary (Saturday) New England based Blues Sanctuary is an exciting, dynamic, and remarkably talented blues band, playing styles from
3. Post Office Better By Morning Better By Morning is a Saratoga-based Alternative Rock Band. Jake Brooks, Johnny Gravitt, Kyle Squires, and Brad Paquet produce innovative and relevant original music for an audience of all ages. 4. Adirondack Trust Bob Warren Bob Warren along with Tony Markellis on bass, Danny Whelchel on drums, Don Warren on guitar, Matt Donnelly on keys and Joy MacKenzie vocals and percussion, the band kicks it up a notch. 5. Caroline Street The El Dorados The El Dorados blast out the red-hot rockabilly sound of rock ‘n’ roll artists such as Elvis Presley, Gene Vincent and Roy Orbison. 6. Division Street Sirsy Indie Pop and Rock duo chock full of soul and sincerity with just the right amount of sass.
7. Eddie Bauer Racing City Chorus (Friday) The Racing City Chorus, Saratoga’s Ambassadors of Barbershop Harmony, will present their uptunes, ballads and show tunes in four-part a cappella style to the streets of Saratoga for Hats Off to Saratoga Festival. Alan Darcy (Saturday) Known for always putting on an electrifying show, Darcy combines an appealing blend of pop and jazz that truly showcases his impressive saxophone, flute skills and smooth vocals. 8. Ben & Jerry’s Marc Berger Trio Marc performs songs from his critically acclaimed American Western album, RIDE, accompanied by his guitar wizard amigo, Rich DePaolo.
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Week of July 18 – July 24, 2014
The Once And Future Kings
The Fitch Brothers Bring A Winning Hand To The Table Photos by MarkBolles.com
“We intend to be open seven days a week.” Patrick Fitch said. “Forever.” The New Kings on Union Avenue: Jason, Adam and Patrick Fitch.
by Arthur Gonick Saratoga TODAY SARATOGA SPRINGS— By the time most of you read this, the official ribbon cutting will have occurred, and the newly renovated Kings Tavern, at 241 Union Avenue, Saratoga Springs will be in full-tilt mode serving racing fans that are coming in from literally everywhere. The result of nearly non-stop labor – from carpentry to cleaning;
from restoring original wood and stonework to dealing with mountainous paperwork – since acquiring the keys to the “Kings-dom” on May 1, came to fruition on Tuesday, July 8 when the owners of the Saratoga City Tavern – brothers Jason, Adam and Patrick Fitch – received the official licensure to their second tavern – a formerly underutilized plum a mere leisurely 30-second walk from the main gate of the Saratoga Racecourse. Well, if one thing is certain, the The staff enjoying a well-deserved breather during the calm before the racing season storm. Front row: Tom, Kelly and Delia. Back: Patrick, Jackie, Adam, Jason and Marisa
You can buy a “six-pack to go” from Jackie Fitch on your way to the races and the insulated cooler pack will keep them chilled until the last race.
word “underutilized” will never apply to Kings again. “We intend to be open seven days a week.” Patrick Fitch said. “Forever.” The three brothers will rotate responsibilities at the new Kings, fully confident in the management team they have in place at the City Tavern. And it must be pointed out that
getting Kings Tavern ready involved more than the 10-weeks of intense work of the three siblings. Right up to the last few days before their ribbon cutting on the afternoon of Thursday, July 17 you saw Fitch spouses, fiancés and even an Uncle Mike or two here and there, getting a million tasks done. Plus an extended family: staff that can’t
wait to serve you. “By and large, we were able to bring in mostly new, experienced staff.” Patrick said. “Although we do have a few key people that we brought over. People might recognize Steve Southwell, Meghan Layden and Brent Hunter from the City Tavern. So much of the effort has been geared up to getting ready for track season—opening day has been like their finish line—that many of their promotional plans have been tabled. But that doesn’t mean that they haven’t been thought about. “Let’s sit down again in October, and we’ll have a whole array of things going on.” Patrick said. “Ultimately, our goal is to be the corner bar for the East Side. I’m actually looking forward to the offseason, taking care of locals and regulars in the same manner we have built a loyal clientele year-round at the City Tavern.” But in the meantime, track season is here, and in this regard the philosophy is simple: “We never raise our prices during track season – here or downtown. Our motto is ‘pay like a local, drink like royalty.’ We’d like everyone to come and enjoy the place, the atmosphere and not feel like you have to pay a premium to do so.” Patrick said. One of the City Tavern’s claims to fame is a large number (100) of draft lines. “Here, we are starting with 15, and think that 30 will be the right number to build out to sometime in the fall.” Patrick said. For those who like to bring their beer into the Racecourse, Kings will have both 64-ounce plastic growlers, as well as an insulated six-pack cooler that you can easily wear on your shoulder and build a custom “pick six,” mixing and matching your favorite brands from their extensive inventory. The cooler can be refilled and you only pay for the cans on subsequent visits. It comes down to this: even a suit made of the finest material doesn’t have much value if it doesn’t fit well. “We had been looking for a second location for awhile,” Patrick said, “we even had three of four business plans drawn up in advance, looking for the right spot. But, at each place we visited, one of us had some nagging objection with this or that, some skepticism. As brothers, you learn to trust each others instincts.” “By when we first came in here, we all knew. Within minutes, each of us was looking at each other, saying ‘this is the one.’” It says here that Kings fits the Fitch’s like a glove. And if you can say that five times fast, I bet anyone on the staff will buy you your next one. And THAT’s the spirit that is going to make Kings Tavern work.
Week of July 18 – July 24, 2014
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Stars Come to Saratoga, but Saratoga Also Makes Stars
by Brendan O’Meara for Saratoga TODAY Season 151 at Saratoga kicks off today. There’s always a special vibe to Day One, especially as the opening call to the post approaches. That’s when Tom Durkin, the famed and soon-to-be-retired race caller urges the crowd to join him in saying, “And they’re off at SARATOGA!” Everybody cheers then Durkin gets to work. It’s the most excited anyone will be for a $25,000 claiming race all season, maybe all year. But that’s not the point. The point is that Saratoga’s racing season is the last great push of the summer. It’s the late kick we’ve seen in great racehorses like Zenyatta, Curlin and the one-hit wonder Mine That Bird. Saratoga is the bridge between midsummer and the new school year. It’s a ladies first kind of weekend with the Grade III Schuylerville Stakes for juvenile fillies leading the charge, as it were. Saratoga is known
for many things, but one of its lynchpins, especially among those in the know (and, let’s face it, since you’re reading this, you are in the know) is 2-year-old racing. This is where many of tomorrow’s race stars cut their teeth. This is where Todd Pletcher, perennial leading trainer, unleashes his stable of young, precocious horses that all have eyes on next year’s Triple Crown. In 2007, Big Brown (the 2008 Kentucky Derby winner) won his maiden (on the grass) by a smashing margin. Orb, the 2013 Kentucky Derby winner, was a respectable third in a highly touted maiden special weight. Stars come to Saratoga, but Saratoga also makes stars. That could be the case come Race 3 today when the field for the Schuylerville breaks. In recent memory, the Schuylerville has run as the feature race late in the card, but this year it starts early. Breaking from Post 4 is the very familiar combination of Pletcher and Hall of Fame jockey John Velazquez. The filly is Fashion Alert, the heavy 3-5 favorite on the morning line. The Pletcher/Velazquez combination makes most horses an underlay, but in this case, she’s a worthy favorite.
She broke her maiden in the Astoria Stakes at Belmont Park winning by an impressive 4 ¾ lengths. She covered the 5 ½ furlongs in 1:04.01 and now she makes just her second start here in a Grade III. “She’s special,” said George Bolton, owner of Fashion’s Alert. “Obviously, Todd thought enough of her to start her off in a stakes. I hadn’t seen her since March, and she’d grown up since then. From the way she gallops out and the Tiznow side, we’re hoping distance won’t be an issue for her this year.” Fashion Alert broke a bit slow in the Astoria, rushed to the front three wide and kicked clear of the field. While Fashion Alert leads the 2-year-old fillies, Cinco Charlie, a horse trained by Steve Asmussen, heads up the juvenile colts. Cinco Charlie is 2-1 on the morning line breaking from Post 9 in a ninehorse field. Cinco Charlie, a son of Indian Charlie, is unbeaten in two starts including a win in the Grade III Bashford Manor Stakes at Churchill Downs. He put in an easy four-furlong breeze at Saratoga in 51.23 seconds. Not blazing by any stretch, but just a tune up by a heavy favorite. On top of that, Pletcher has yet another young contender in Nonna’s
Boy. This son of Empire Maker set blazing fractions in his maiden win in the mud at Belmont Park and opened up to win by 5 ½ lengths. He goes off as the 2-1 second-choice against Cinco Charlie. Both colts went to the lead in their last races but the way in which Nonna’s Boy hit the front, he’ll be the likely speed. “He’s doing very well,” said Pletcher. “He’s training well and we’re very happy with the progress he’s made. We’ll let him run out of the gate and see how the race unfolds.” Big Trouble, trained by Tony Dutrow, broke his maiden by 4 ½ lengths. He whipped through five furlongs in a minute flat on the main track at Saratoga signifying he’s dead fit. “He’s doing really, really good,” said Dutrow. “He’s still a bit immature. Some of the 2-year-olds are mature, focused horses, and he’s not one of them. I breezed him over the [Saratoga] main track and he went [five furlongs] in a minute, and it takes a pretty good horse to be able to do that.” Rounding out the field of the Sanford Stakes are Chocolate Wildcat, Silverhill, Souper Colossal, Mr. Z, Less Than Perfect
and Bessie’s Boy. Not to be outdone are some of the older fillies and mares. Joining the Sanford on Saturday is the Grade I $500,000 Diana Stakes run at 1 1/8th miles on the grass. And it’s Mechanicville native Chad Brown who sends out two quality mares to try and steal a Grade I. Alterite is the favorite at 3-1 on the morning line and Stephanie’s Kitten is the 6-1 third-choice on the morning line for Brown. Alterite comes in off a long layoff once a bone chip in her ankle was discovered after the Breeders’ Cup. She’s breezed three times on the Saratoga turf leading up to the Diana. It’s a tall order asking this filly to make her 2014 debut in this spot. “I’m not running unless I think I have a chance to win,” he added, “but, she’s a filly with a ton of ability and a ton of class, so we’ll see what happens.” Frankie Dettori, a world famous jockey who does most of his riding in Europe, makes his Saratoga debut aboard Brown’s Stephanie’s Kitten in the Diana. Closing out the weekend will be the 3-year-old fillies in the Grade I $300,000 Coaching Club American Oaks.
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A Forever Fan
by Marilyn Lane for Saratoga TODAY
The remarkable thing about horse racing is its widespread appeal and that was brought to light in a conversation with my mailman the other day. Patrick Mansfield has manned the route around Saratoga Race Course for most of his 29 years with the U.S. Postal Service. He was born and raised in Saratoga and claims he doesn’t remember becoming a race fan. His story is proof in the pudding. Patrick Mansfield tells his story to Marilyn Lane.
I was always a fan. My grandmother owned a home on Nelson Avenue and every season she rented her place and came to stay with us. Jean Cruguet lived there the summer after he won the Triple Crown on Seattle Slew. My grandmother would have parties and every year I got to know more track people. My first job at the track, I worked as a sweeper. My day started cleaning the pit, that’s the area between the apron of the grandstand and the track. It would be filled with discarded tickets and we’d work with our eyes peeled, but thank God they paid a salary because finding a live ticket didn’t happen very often. I’m a big fan of Jerry Bailey. Cigar is my all-time favorite horse and Jerry’s signed every one of his win pictures for me. Frank and Linda Alexander have always been so nice to me. They’ve been on my route for years. I’ll never forget when they won with that Dogwood horse, Slambino. I was alive with my Pick 6 but I didn’t have him because Frank told me he didn’t have a chance. Slambino trailed the field all the way around there and in the last 100 yards he exploded and got up for the win at 88 to 1! Frank Alexander trained horses for 42 years. His was victorious in 74 stakes races. His
Patrick Mansfield delivers the mail and a smile to the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame Tuesday, July 15. Born and raised in Saratoga Springs, Mansfield has held his delivery route around the Saratoga Race Course for a majority of his 29 years with the U.S. Postal Service. Photo by MarkBolles.com
richest win was with Cherokee Run in the 1994 Breeders’ Cup Sprint. The fast bay was voted sprint champion that same year. In all, Cherokee Run made 28 starts and visited the winner’s circle 13 times. The Florida-bred champion earned a whopping $1,531,818 and went on to be a successful sire. He’s the perfect poster boy to kick off Saratoga Today’s 2014 Winner’s Circle. Frank and his wife, Linda, have maintained a home in Saratoga since 2000. “The best thing about our years in the game were our great owners,” Linda said. “People like Cot Campbell of Dogwood
Stables and the Robinson’s (owners of Cherokee Run) really cared for their horses, they always allowed Frank to do right by the horse and that’s what mattered most to us.” Mike Smith signed a picture of Holy Bull for me back in ’98. That afternoon he had that Godawful spill on the turf. All these years later he’s one of the most elite riders to ever come along and he’s just as nice as he’s always been. Richard and Evelyn Pollard are such terrific people. I remember how much I hurt for them when their good horse, Saratoga County, got that bad batch of
medicine and died. I have a picture of Funny Cide in my living room. I love racing and go as often as I can. I always take Travers week off and a bunch of my buddies come up for the races, it’s the highlight of my year. I try to get to Florida at least once or twice a winter. Saratoga Day at Tampa Bay Downs is something I try not to miss. It’s always the first Sunday in March and a lot of fun. I went to the Kentucky Derby one time. It cost me $50 to park and an infield pass was another $30 and I saw nothing. It was so frustrating. I’ve been to Keeneland and loved it. I’ll go back there. I’ve gone to the Kentucky Horse Park a couple of times to see Cigar and then the last time I was there I got to see Funny Cide too. That was really nice. It’s funny the things I remember, like the year my parents were putting in a pool. They went out to check on the workers and no one was there. Affirmed and Alydar were pitted against each other in the Travers that day and everyone went to the races, including the pool guys! The Spring Street Deli is on my route and one of my favorite stops. Dale Romans brings a table full of people there almost every day during the season and on any given day you’re going to meet a lot of backstretch people
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Photo by MarkBolles.com Frank Alexander and Patrick trying to decide who’s going to give this jock a leg-up.
stopping by to enjoy the great food. It’s just such great energy. Louie Olah, the silks guy, was one of my favorites. He had a condo on Union Avenue. Sometimes he’d call me even in the winter and when he was here he always invited my family to come to the Jocks’ Room. He loved his job and made every one around him happy. You ask what it is I like about racing; well it’s a million things, the guys at the feed store, stopping by the museum every day or Ken Ramsey inviting me to join him in the winner’s circle.
The Whitney Viewing Stand is the best thing to happen to Saratoga racing in a long time. Now a guy like me can go to see the morning workouts and I love it. I especially enjoy watching the kids, the way they thrill to see the horses and how they warm up to all the friendly people. There’s no broader smile than that of an exercise rider on his or her favorite horse, unless it be a kid looking up to them. I think it does people good to see how hard all those people on the backside work and to feel the respect they have for the animals.
My youngest daughter has ridden since she was 5. Dressage is her thinShe rides a Thoroughbred. His name is Jasper, but his racing name was Kristi. He was purchased right here at Fasig-Tipton, raced for five years and won in the United States, France and Canada. Calvin Borel rode him and when Calvin was here for Rachel (Alexandra) he was on my route. I got to go
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loved how he’d end every session with, “May the horse be with you.” We’re lucky to live in Saratoga and have the horses! They’ll always be with me.
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Hoofprints Walk Of Fame Inductees Unveiled SARATOGA SPRINGS — The New York Racing Association, Inc. and the Saratoga 150 Committee unveiled the two newest inductees to the Hoofprints Walk of Fame on July 10 at Saratoga Race Course: champion mare Gallorette and steeplechase champion Zaccio. Modeled after the Hollywood Walk of Fame, the Hoofprints Walk of Fame was installed outside the clubhouse gates to Saratoga Race Course in 2013 in conjunction with the sesquicentennial celebration of the first organized race meeting in Saratoga Springs. The Hoofprints Walk of Fame honors the most prolific and notable horses to compete at Saratoga Race Course during its illustrious history. The additions of Gallorette and Zaccio bring the total number of inductees to 32. Saratoga 150 Committee Chair Charles Wait, Honorary Chair John Hendrickson and Selection Committee Chair Michael Veitch
were joined on Thursday for the announcement by several of the honorees’ connections. The new bronze plaques, which have been replaced and upgraded, prominently feature the Thoroughbred’s name alongside the names of its sire, dam, owner, trainer, and jockey. The plaques also feature the horse’s year of birth and signature wins at Saratoga Race Course. The cost of the upgrades was funded exclusively by Hendrickson and Marylou Whitney. “We are delighted to welcome these two worthy new additions to the outstanding class of thoroughbreds who make up the Hoofprints Walk of Fame at Saratoga Race Course,” said Saratoga 150 Honorary Chair John Hendrickson, who conceptualized the project in conjunction with the Saratoga 150 committee. “These equine athletes are certainly to be credited for the excitement and thrill that make a day at the races so enticing
and memorable. The Hoofprints Walk of Fame honors the real stars of the sports while providing a unique and educational retrospective of our history.” Inducted into the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame in 1962, Gallorette was the nation’s champion older female in 1946. During her career, she won such prominent races as the Metropolitan, Brooklyn and Carter Handicaps. The mare’s signature wins at Saratoga Race Course include the Wilson Handicap in both 1947 and 1948 and the Whitney Handicap in 1948. Gallorette was owned by W. L. Brann and trained by E. A. Christmas. “I am tremendously honored to be here today on behalf of my father to see Gallorette make even more history at Saratoga Race Course,” said Edward Christmas, son of Gallorette trainer E.A. Christmas. Zaccio, also a member of the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame following his induction in 1990, was the Eclipse Award-winning national steeplechase champion for three years in a row from 1980 to 1982. His signature wins at Saratoga Race Course include the Lovely Night in 1980 and the New York Turf Writers Cup in 1980 and 1982. He also won such important events as the Colonial Cup and Temple Gwathmey. Zaccio was owned by Mrs. Lewis C. Murdock and trained by W. Burling Cocks. “It is truly thrilling to see our steeplechase champion recognized amongst these outstanding Thoroughbreds, especially at a venue as spectacular and historic as Saratoga,” said Mrs. Lewis C. Murdock, owner of Zaccio. The Hoofprints Walk of Fame selection committee is led by acclaimed racing historian and life-long Saratoga Springs resident Michael Veitch.
Saratoga 150 Honorary Co-Chairs Marylou Whitney (left) and John Hendrickson (center) join Selection Committee Chair Michael Veitch (right) to look at the new plaques honoring the 2014 Hoofprints Walk of Fame inductees Gallorette and Zaccio outside the Clubhouse entrance at Saratoga Race Course on Thursday, July 10. The Hoofprints Walk of Fame honors the most prolific and notable horses to compete at Saratoga Race Course during its illustrious history. The additions of Gallorette and Zaccio bring the total number of inductees to 32.
Gallorette. Photo by The New York Racing Association, Inc.
Veitch also serves as a trustee of the National Museum of Racing. “It is an honor for the Hoofprints Walk of Fame to welcome Hall of Fame champions Zaccio and Gallorette to the list of thoroughbreds who have made a historic mark at Saratoga Race Course,” said Veitch. The selection committee is
Zaccio. Photo by Milt Toby/ Blood-Horse.
also comprised of racing historian Ed Bowen, a trustee of the National Museum of Racing and author of several books on racing and breeding; and Allan Carter, who serves as historian of the National Museum of Racing. Horses are considered for the Hoofprints Walk of Fame based on their accomplishments in major stakes races at Saratoga Race Course, throughout its history of more than 150 years. The selection committee considers additional horses for the Walk of Fame on an annual basis. Among the notable thoroughbreds inducted as part of the inaugural class to the Walk of Fame include Affirmed, Man o’ War, Native Dancer and Secretariat.
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23rd Annual Hat Contest Featured at Opening Weekend Photo by NYRA.com
SARATOGA SPRINGS — Hundreds of contestants will don creative and fashionable millinery to compete in what has become a staple of opening weekend at Saratoga Race Course: the Hat Contest on Sunday, July 20—now in its 23rd year and presented for the first time by Lord & Taylor. Registration for the Hat Contest will begin at noon under the Saratoga grandstand. The competition will take place after the second, third and fourth races
on the track apron when contestants parade in front of the judges for the chance to win a variety of Saratoga Race Course prizes. Participants are invited to compete in three distinct categories: Uniquely Saratoga; Fashionably Saratoga; and Kreative Kids. Kreative Kids marks the first category of the afternoon and is reserved for those 18 and under. Participants will vie for the first place prize of a Saratoga Race Course-themed chocolate bar.
Second and third place winners will receive various Saratoga Race Course merchandise. The Fashionably Saratoga category invites contestants to don elegant and stylish hats after the third race. The first place winner will receive a silver trophy frame and a $100 gift certificate to Lord & Taylor. The second and third place winners will receive $75 and $25 Lord & Taylor gift certificates, respectively. Following the fourth race, the most original artisans will compete in the Uniquely Saratoga category. The first place winner will receive a silver trophy frame and a $100 gift certificate to Lord & Taylor. The second and third place winners will receive $75 and $25 Lord & Taylor gift certificates, respectively. The Hat Contest is one element of a season-long partnership with Lord & Taylor, which also includes the all-new Lord & Taylor Fashion Saturdays at Saratoga Race Course. Lord & Taylor will host a pop-up shop at the Saratoga Pavilion each
Hay, Oats & Spaghetti Offers Lots of Goodness
SARATOGA SPRINGS — On Monday, July 21, Mama Mia’s will host its second annual “Hay, Oats & Spaghetti” benefit for the Saratoga Springs-based Thoroughbred Retirement Foundation. The Grisios will offer a buffet from 6-9 p.m. at their popular restaurant, located at 185 Ballston Ave., in the Price Chopper/Taft Shopping Center. Tickets are $75 per person, and all proceeds will go to the TRF, which is now in its 31st year of finding decent homes and second careers for former Thoroughbred racehorses. Don’t let the event’s name
fool you. There is a lot more than spaghetti on the menu. There are Italian and Italian/American specialties that reflect Grisio’s vast experience that took him from his mother’s deli in his native Puglia, Italy across Europe and
finally to Saratoga Springs, where he opened his hit restaurant 11 years ago. For more information or to purchase tickets for “Hay, Oats & Spaghetti” please visit www. trfinc.org/mamamias.
Saturday of the meet from 10:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. Additionally, each Saturday, track patrons will be invited to dress their best for the chance to be crowned Most Fashionable at Saratoga. Two winners every week will each receive a $250 Lord & Taylor gift card and have the opportunity to present a trophy in the winner’s circle. The opening Sunday of the Saratoga season will also include the first giveaway – a Saratoga baseball cap, free with paid admission, while supplies last, sponsored by Saratoga Casino & Raceway. Track patrons will also enjoy the 2014 debut of Taste NY: Food and Artisans, where guests can sample and shop from approximately 19 vendors offering products made exclusively in New York. Additionally, Sunday will feature the running of the Grade 1 Coaching Club American Oaks at Saratoga Race Course. Opening weekend marks the return of the annual Hats Off to Saratoga Festival, presented by The Saratoga County Chamber
of Commerce and The New York Racing Association. The downtown music festival celebrates the arrival of the summer racing season with live performances along Broadway in downtown Saratoga Springs on Friday, July 18 and Saturday, July 19. For more information about Saratoga Race Course, call (518) 5846200 or log onto www.nyra.com. For additional information about events at Saratoga Race Course, visit www.nyra. com/saratoga.
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Wilton’s ParkFest Day – Saturday, July 12 Photos by MarkBolles.com
Sylvia Fletcher Scrambled Alexa, Maddie and Lily
Foehser family cools off with Grasso’s Italian Ice
Magic Dan shows his hand to an astounded Baird family
Cameron hits new heights
Park Fest goes out with a bang
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Living in the Solution: How to Problem Solve Effectively
by Meghan D. Lemery, LCSW-R for Saratoga TODAY How are you feeling these days? Are you stressed out and overwhelmed? Do you find yourself annoyed and frustrated at the same people, places and things over and over and over again? Does anyone remember the movie Groundhog Day with Bill Murray? He lives the same day over and over and over and over, well; you get it, AGAIN, in frustration, anger and exhaustion. When he finally comes to accept the circumstances of his life and confront the problem, he begins to enjoy his life and POOF, he wakes up to a NEW DAY. I think, for most of us, we all have a little bit of Groundhog Day within us. Rather than fix the problem, we want to dwell in the circumstances that
bring us down and keep us anchored in unhappiness. Let’s face it, dwelling in our problems and never focusing on the solution keeps the drama alive and well. I say, STOP THE MADNESS! Let’s live in TODAY, the day of SOLUTIONS rather than problems. If you are ready to let go of your problem and move forward, read on! If you are not sure, put this article down and kvetch your heart out. Step I. Identify the Problem It’s the same scenario every year; your mother-in law shows up at the latest family gathering and makes friendly “suggestions” about your cooking skills. You go to bed with your mind racing of all the things you will say to her next time you have the Father’s Day BBQ and call every friend on the block to let them know how offended and hurt you are by your mother-in-law’s actions. You are assured and convinced that SHE is the problem and you are safe from the land of dysfunction-junction. The biggest step in identifying the problem is this: THERE IS ONE! If you feel anxious, frustrated, upset and drained, my dear friends, there is a PROBLEM! Be clear about the problem and take responsibility for your feelings about the PROBLEM!
Give yourself five minutes to be emotional and vent and move on to effective problem solving. Step II. Know Your Options Your mother-in-law is who she is, and the truth is, you have three options to work with. • Accept her for who she is and make a personal decision to not let her rattle your cage. • Confront her in a calm, clear, honest and direct way to let her know how you feel about her “suggestions”. • Continue the cycle of insanity in which you react with complete surprise and horror when she dishes out her suggestions. Then, complain to all of your family and friends and continue the drama over and over and over again, aka GROUNDHOG DAY! The great thing about solving a problem is there are always options. Once you identify the problem, give yourself room to sort out the options and trust your instincts to lead you in the right direction. What works for some may not work for others so pick the option that works best for YOU. Step III. Actions This is where the rubber meets
the road. You’ve identified the problem and listed your options and now it’s time to take action. This is the hardest step. The truth is, most of us like the drama of our problems and the thought of actually moving forward and addressing our issues can make us feel like we will lose our victim identity. If you patch things up with Mammasitta, what will you talk to your best friend about? Sometimes we keep our problems close to us because they give us an identity and lots of attention. If you start to move on to the action phase of solutions and feel anxious, recognize that this is very normal and a part of the process. Talk it out
with someone you trust and let them know how uncomfortable you are about taking action. Get the support you need to step out of Groundhog Day and into drama-free land. Resist the urge to go back to step one and dwell on the problem. This only creates drama and increased anxiety. Don’t live in Groundhog Day one more minute! You deserve to be happy and free of the drama in your life. Identify the problem, know your options and take action! Wishing you a Groundhog free summer! For more information email meghanlemery@yahoo.com or visit meghanlemery.com
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ADULT PROGRAMS The Track at Saratoga America’s Grandest Race Course Monday, July 21 7-8:45 p.m. Come celebrate the 150th anniversary of the Saratoga Race Course with the WMHT documentary The Track at Saratoga, America’s Grandest Race Course, narrated by David Hyde Pierce. Producer Patricia Lane will be joined by turf writer Teresa Genaro, National Racing Museum historian Allan Carter, and Saratoga Springs Preservation Foundation’s Executive Directory Samantha Bosshart, to provide insight into the marking of the documentary and answer questions. No registration required. (H. Dutcher Community Room).
the lovely Rosina away from her would-be husband, Dr. Bartolo. In The Marriage of Figaro, Beaumarchais continues their story. The Count has married Rosina but their marriage has gone sour because of his philandering. Figaro has quit barbering and is engaged to Susanna, who is Countess Rosina’s maid – and the Count’s intended conquest. Old Bartolo is back to seek revenge on Figaro for taking Rosina away from him. Adding to the fun are an amorous teenager, a scheming old maid, a drunken gardener, and a silly young girl. Much happens on a single “folle journee” – a crazy day. Light refreshments will be served. No registration required. (H. Dutcher Community Room).
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Friday Movies:
Hubbard Hall Opera Theater Cost is only $2 / members and Presents Highlights from The $4 / non-members including snacks! Please call 584-1621 for Marriage of Figaro Thursday, July 31 Noon – 1 p.m. The Hubbard Hall Opera Theater presents highlights from Mozart’s hilarious Mariage of Figaro sung by their main stage and conservatory cover artists and accompanied by piano. In Barber of Sevill, Count Almaviva, with help from Figaro, wooed and won
details or stop by the Center to sign up. Fri. July 25 at 1 p.m.: “Gravity”
Saratoga Paint & Sip is Back!
They will be here monthly! Bring your own “sip” and unleash your inner artist! Create a beautiful ink drawing on tissue paper with
3D gem embellishments. Wed., July 30 at 1 p.m. Cost is $10. Please sign up. Members only.
Painting Classes: Meet Marion Ross who will be offering art workshops each month! This month, a two-day painting workshop. Monday, July14 and Monday, July 21 from 10:45 a.m. - Noon. Create a still life in the style of modern painters like Picasso. Open to beginners & experienced alike! Cost is $10. Please sign up. Members only.
Join us for Trips and Excursions! Sign up today for fun, friendship and exploration! The Senior Center is sponsoring the upcoming • Friday, July 18: Lake George Youth Theater Presents “Into the Woods”: A fun play with a fairytale list of characters. Leave the center at 8 a.m., see 9:30 a.m. play & stop at the famous Georgian for a lakeside lunch. Return 2:30 - 3. Pay $20 at sign up & bring lunch money ($20+ tip). Some walking. SIGN UP BY JULY 7. • Wednesday, July 23 or Tuesday, July 29: Farmer’s Market: Enjoy the Saratoga Farmer’s Market on the 23. OR the 29th, depending on what day the coupon is good for. Leave Center at 2:30 p.m. and return at 4 p.m. Bring
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spending money with you. • Thursday, July 24: Byron & Peggy Evans House Trip: See Byron & Peggy’s extensive collection of music boxes & ivory from the 17 & 1800’s— and much more! Enjoy lemonade and cookies while you view museum quality antiques. Pay $1 at sign up. Leave Center at 2 p.m. and return at 4:30 p.m. • Friday, July 25: Double M Rodeo: Enjoy the rodeo and some delicious BBQ! Pay $32 at sign up. Bring spending $ with you. Leave Center at 5:30 p.m. and return at 10:30 p.m. • Tuesday, September 2: Mohonk Mountain House “Music on the Mountain”: Visit this stunning Victorian castle on the banks of a pristine lake. Enjoy a full day lunch, a concert and strolling the beautiful gardens. Leave in the am and return in the evening. Details to follow. SIGN UP BY AUGUST 5TH.
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Register Now for Fall Classes at Saratoga Springs Academy for Lifelong Learning
Fall class registration at the
Academy for Lifelong Learning (A.L.L.) starts now! With 23 classes and 3 speakers’ series starting the week of September 15 and running through November 13, there is something for everyone! A sampling of classes— which typically meet for two hours once a week and are led by volunteers who have a passion for teaching and the topics they present—include: Great Decisions 2014: Current World Events; Enjoying Poetry: Writing and Reading; The Times They Are A’ Changing: Remembering the 1960s; and Interpretive Hikes at Moreau Lake State Park. The popular speakers’ series has been expanded from two days a week to three and will meet for two hours once a week for eight weeks, featuring a different subject each week. A sampling of topics include: History of Saratoga Springs: The Early Years 1771-1865; Saratoga in the Victorian Era; Third World Dental Missionary Work; Antiques in Today’s Marketplace; Wilderness Cure-Tuberculosis in the Adirondacks; Himalayas/ Tibetan Children’s Village; Missile Boats; Through Our Eyes: Vietnam 50 Years On; Volunteer Experiences in Uganda; and Herbs for Health. Look for the new Annual Membership Application and Fall Term Class Registration in area libraries, the Academy office at 111 West Avenue or on the website at www.esc. edu/all. Annual membership (July through June) is $50. The first two eight-week classes or speakers’ series are $50 each with each additional class $25.
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New Friends on the Beach-Keeping Your Independence
by Clare Colamaria, Founder of A Senior’s Choice for Saratoga TODAY I was visiting friends in Rhode Island a couple weeks ago who were participating in a free diving, spearfishing tournament off of Gooseberry Beach. It was a beautiful Sunday morning, sun bright, water calm. I watched them gear up in their wet suits and prepare their spear guns, other equipment and head out onto the ocean in their kayaks. What a site! Now I would find my place on this intimate gorgeous beach to relax, take in the sites and await their return at 2 p.m. It gave me plenty of time to reflect and observe the patterns of the surrounding people. There was the couple to my left in their ’50s who had been there since 7 a.m. when we arrived which you could tell were there to soak up as much sun as possible, barely spoke to one another, they were together but I sensed they could have easily been alone. They were there. Then along came a younger family of five, three children, two girls and a boy. They quickly came on the beach and plopped down about 10 feet in front of me. They spoke loudly and aggressively toward one another. The dad was in charge and acted like he was done with the whole process already, he was clearly agitated and did not want to be asked one more question from his son who was stuck to him like glue. They settled in, the girls went straight to the water, mom, dad and boy stayed at their site. However, with no consideration for anyone else sharing the beach on this peaceful Sunday morning they yelled back and forth to the girls in the water, about 40 yards away, continuously about staying off “ the rock”. They thought they were funny and amusing, they were the only ones who felt that way! The son asked the dad if he could sit on his lap and the dad
snapped back with “no, go play, will you.” It saddened me to hear those words from a father to a son, especially as I lay there missing my children and wishing they were next to me. He will one day be wishing for the same. Unfortunately that was a rude interruption to my reflecting and peaceful observing. It was now around 10 a.m. and I had plenty of time to spare. I thought to myself, should I relocate or, this too shall pass. Then along came three elderly folks who I am guessing where Russian and spoke no English. It was a husband, wife and male best friend. If I had to guess I am pretty sure they were in there ’80s. The woman walked with a cane on one side and her adoring husband on the other. Their friend had a cooler in tow with a beach bag and towels. They set up to my right giving the cooler to the woman as a seat and the men used the towels. It was apparent the woman needed assistance walking in the sand. She was dressed in shorts, a T-shirt and cap whereas, the gentlemen were both wearing speedo swimsuits, ready for the water. I felt a feeling of happy compassion from them, they were a tight team, looking after one another. I couldn’t help but watch them and take pictures of them enjoying their time together. They were a peaceful distraction from the “noisy crew” in front of me. The men would periodically
walk down to the water and cool themselves while the woman sat on the cooler and enjoyed the ocean. They had packed lunch and fruit and conversed with one another with smiles and laughter the whole time. They were living in the moment, embracing the day. Several times the men would escort their beloved wife and friend to the water for a short walk along the wet shore then back up to their spot where the sand meets the beach roses and wispy grasses. It made my heart smile. I decided I would go for a run on the beach in hopes of returning to find the “noisy crew” had packed up for the day. I had a great run, barely anyone on the beach and I felt great. I strolled back about an hour and a half later to find nothing had changed except for a few more
parties of joyful people and pups. I lay down and the noise from up front is still present, I take some deep breaths and shortly thereafter I hear them gathering things and heading off the beach. You could see other people watching them depart with relief. I look over at my elderly friends and we all smiled. The husband had gone to the water and climbed on “the rock” to sit and enjoy the beautiful surroundings, he was smiling, content and happy as was his wife and friend. I grabbed my phone and walked over to them and asked in hand gesture lingo and a smile, if I could take her husband’s picture on “the rock.” They nodded and smiled and were so excited – they were so cute! I went down to the water and the husband began posing, took his hat off and gave me the biggest
smile. It truly was a special moment for me and probably amusing for them as well. On my way back to my spot I stopped and took some pictures of the wife on the cooler, she shared a great big smile. I know this isn’t my typical writing style however, it absolutely demonstrates the power of independence and quality of life as we age. As well as, how we treat the ones we love, how you make others feel and how we look after one another. I am an Eldercare Consultant, founder of A Senior Choice, LLC. I help families navigate through Care Transitions, a Placement Specialist and library of In Home Care resources. Please call me directly at (518) 424-2527 or visit my website at www.aseniorschoiceonline.com. Let me help you! Clare Colamaria
Week of July 18 – July 24, 2014
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Between Too Much and Not Enough
by Kate Towne Sherwin for Saratoga TODAY I recently had a bad morning. I barely scraped out a breakfast for the boys and then turned the TV on for them so I could sit at the table and…stare. That’s all I had the energy for. I was in the middle of a fast from coffee—I often go through times when I feel like I have to go off coffee for a couple days to re-set my system—but after sitting at the table like that for too long, internally beating myself up the whole time for being the kind of mother who has bad mornings and feeds her kids cheese crackers and goldfish for breakfast and turns PBS on for its entire morning lineup, I decided I had to do something to try to pull myself out of it. So I made a pot of coffee, and then noodled around on the internet while I let the caffeine do its thing. I knew I was feeling better when I felt inspired to write for a minute, and what I chose to write were odes to coffee, limerick-style. (See poem at end) Crazy, I know, but every single word I wrote was completely true, and I was so grateful to feel like I could manage again. Once I finished my cup, I helped the boys get dressed to go outside and play, then got a big load of laundry going, and generally felt as if I’d returned to the land of
the moms-who-can-function. I remember that particular bad morning so well because of the silly poems I wrote, but I have had many similar days before and since. I know I’m not the only mom who has days like this, or even seasons like this. Not feeling well (physically, mentally, emotionally) can wreak such havoc on our abilities to cope, can’t they? My mood seems nearly totally dependent on how I’m feeling. But some difficulties—like those due to pregnancy and illness—can be easily forgiven. What about feeling poorly because of bad decisions I make? I don’t know about you, but how I’m feeling on any given day is almost always directly related to the decisions I’ve made in the last twenty-four hours regarding what I’ve eaten, how much sleep I’ve gotten, how much coffee I’ve had, and whether or not I’ve exercised. And it’s not only not doing something I should do (like sleeping when I can), it’s also doing too much of something that in moderation would be fine (like overeating, especially the things that I know make me feel horrible. Basically, all my favorite foods). It wouldn’t matter so much I guess, except the ones who suffer the most are my children. When I’m feeling good (which is less often than I’d like), I’m much more likely to be the kind of mom I sincerely want to be. When I’m feeling good, I’m full of energy and ideas: let’s read together! Let’s go for a walk! How about I make your favorite food for dinner, and you can help me in the kitchen? Sure we can have a long conversation about your favorite Ninjago character. Sure I’ll play a few rounds of Connect Four with you. In my mind, these should not be big deals—to me, this is what being present to and patient with my boys looks like. But when I’m not feeling
well? When my stomach is killing me because I couldn’t say no to that ice cream, despite my struggle with lactose intolerance? When I can barely lift my head off the table because I had to have that second heaping bowl of pasta at lunch despite knowing that I’m sensitive to too many carbs? When I’m feeling foggy because of trying to manage without coffee or, on the flip side, having had too much coffee already and I’m feeling jittery? When I’m feeling shaky and weird because I haven’t taken the time to feed myself a good meal? These are all the kinds of scenarios that contribute to me feeling impatient and cranky and like I’m barely keeping it together. These are the times when, I’m sorry, but I just can’t hear about your day right now, I’m too tired. Or, if you talk about Lego Batman one more time I might scream. Or, bedtime’s going to be early tonight because Mama needs some quiet time. These are the times when I really don’t like myself. But then, as soon as I’m feeling well again, the sun shines and the birds sing and I feel like I have so much more to give. And it almost all hinges on whether I make the right decisions or not regarding how I take care of myself. It’s an easy fix, right? Just make the right decisions? Just stop being selfish and gluttonous and lazy? Well, those are ageold human problems, aren’t they? Remembering so helps me not to beat up on myself too much, as does the fact that I know, for sure, without a doubt, that even with all my flaws, my boys would never really want another mom than me. So I’m continuing to work on it, focusing on the balance between too much and not enough of everything so that it’s easier to be the mom I want my boys to have, and trying to overcome my propensity for giving in
to my bad moods when I’m in the midst of not feeling well. In the meantime, I’ll hope that my boys are learning that sometimes this is what sharing a life together looks like—that love doesn’t end just because things get tough, and that sometimes giving what you can—even when it’s not as much as it should be—is better than giving nothing at all. Kate Towne Sherwin is a stay-athome mom (SAHM) living in Saratoga Springs with her husband and their sons Thomas (9), Gabriel (7), John Dominic (6), Xavier (4), Thaddeus (2), and Charles “Gus” (3 months). She can be reached at sksherwin@hotmail. com.
O coffee, my love is so true. Without you I sit here unglued. I cry like a child, My children run wild Until I pour out some strong brew. And O coffee! You know me too well. Your siren song rings like a bell. I sit and I stare, For nothing I care, Until your strong odor I smell. And They want to go out in the snow. I’m tired, can’t help with the clothes. I fill up a mug, Two sips and I’m good. Without you the day’s just too low. And I’ve tried to quit you, a thousand times. To do so seems healthy and wise. Then the house falls apart Without my head start; Re: coffee’s damage—all lies? And The laundry is backed up to here. Boys out of control, little dears. I pray for the strength And find it at length In my glorious hot mug of cheer.
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The Importance of Sleep
by Matthew Goodemote for Saratoga TODAY It is not always that easy to determine the most appropriate course of action we should take when dealing with an injury or physical ailment. I am as guilty as anyone for believing misinformation that I have heard in the past or read on the internet. Most times the information has come from good intentions, but unfortunately we tend to take what others say as truth without fully digesting what they are saying and without questioning them either. I know there are a lot of people reading this that struggle with sleeping and mixed in the struggles are confusing beliefs about sleeping postures, pillows and mattresses. I am often asked about my recommendations for the best pillow and/or type of mattress that is “good for you and the health of your spine. I have also been told, by my patients, that they are certain positions we sleep in that are “bad” for us. Last week one of my patients asked me about the best pillow to sleep with and informed me that she already knew sleeping on her stomach was “about the worst thing
she could do for her neck.” This is why I am writing this article today. My typical response to my patients regarding sleep related issues is as follows, “if you fix the day, most times the night will fix itself.” Sleep is precious, but consider the possibility that what you are doing at night is not the main issue. Most of my patients report their pain starting during the day and now that their back or neck hurts sleeping has become difficult or painful, not the other way around. What frustrates me at times is the myth that is perpetuated regarding the “dangers” of activities and positions that are in and of themselves perfectly safe. So when my patient told me she was told by a practitioner she had seen in the past for her neck pain that sleeping on her stomach was, “one of the worst thing she could do for her neck!” Really? The “worst” thing you can do for your neck sure seems to me to be far more intense than a position you sleep in at night. Worse yet this myth is perpetuated to such an extent that some will think that I am the one that is misinformed. At the time of this writing I have been unable to find any solid evidence that supports this myth and although I am sure there are times when changing how we sleep may be healthy, the likelihood of “injury” or “damage” from sleeping simply makes no sense to me and how resiliant the spine is under far more stressful situations. Before I get into too much trouble for bringing this up, I am aware that there are people that will have pain from ANY prolonged position and I am in no way suggesting that anyone should intentionally get into a position to sleep in that they feel pain from or brings any other symptom that
“prevents” them from sleeping. My point is quite the other way of looking at this scenario. If you have NO pain while sleeping in a particular position, including but not limited to your stomach, and you have no “new” symptom as a result of the position that lasts more than a few minutes (because let’s face it, if you fall asleep with your arm in a weird place, you may wake up with it tingling because it “feel asleep.”) Maybe what we are doing during the day is causing the pain and sleeping is difficult only because the neck hurts first during the day... not the other way around. The point is that sleeping is NOT dangerous and there is no physiological way that I am able to think of that would make a particular position “harmful” to the spine. I trust the body far more than I trust an opinion...even an expert opinion. If/when the body is sleeping and you are in a position it doesn’t like you will either move while sleeping, or wake up so you can change positions. So, again, you may have pain but the positions are not what “causes” injury or damage. There are far too many variables to blame the sleeping position as the “worst” thing you can do. In fact, if you asked me, I would say sitting for hours on a computer slouched causes far more issues for the neck than the position you sleep in at night. But even slouched sitting isn’t the worst thing I can think of to hurt the neck, it’s more likely to produce neck pain (or lower back pain) in my opinion. So, when this patient asked me about what pillow to use, I first asked if she was having difficulty sleeping due to neck pain. She said no. So I said the pillow you are using is fine. She was shocked that I didn’t think the ergonomic pillow was more helpful. What matters is what works for you individually. So my recommendation is to find what you like and stick with that. And IF you are going to try a new pillow, please keep your old style just in case so you can go back to it if/when the new one doesn’t help like you hoped. When I first started my career I treated a patient that was 65 years
Week of July 18 – July 24, 2014 old suffering from her first episode of lower back pain. This was unusual because lower back pain often affects us earlier in life. Anyway, she told me how her kids, in an effort to help prevent back pain (which remember she had never ever had in her 65 years of life) bought her a new “firm” mattress because “firm” is good for your back... right? In her case, NO, it was not good. Worse yet they threw out her old lumpy mattress so she was not able to go back to the old bed even though she hated the new mattress. Fortunately she had a couch and she was able to get some sleep on until she found a mattress that would work. About 10 years after this episode, I read a study that was conducted in Europe regarding the “best mattress” style to sleep on. Interestingly the best mattress turns out to be the one you like the best as an individual. There were a lot of people that liked firm mattress, just like there were people that slept better on soft mattresses. Surprisingly (not really) most preferred a medium firmness. Just like Goldilocks said about the Three Bears’ beds she liked the one that was, “not too hard and not to soft, but...just right!” If a person sleeps through the night without pain and wakes in the morning without pain, why would we need to change the position, pillow or mattress style? If a person with neck or lower back pain had no difficulty sleeping before their issues started, why do we now believe the position is the issue, the mattress is the issue, or the pillow is the issue? I will acknowledge that the possibility exists that people only have night pain and during the day their pain and mobility are normal, but this is extremely rare and in 18 years of working as a PT, I have never seen it happen. But possible? Sure. And for those folks I would like still try to find a way to help them alleviate their pain in the middle of the night without trying to change their mattress, pillow or sleeping posture. My next question is, “What person stays in the exact same position throughout the night.” As far as I know when we fall asleep our body moves into several different positions throughout the
night. This is not something we do on purpose, it is more that our body does it while we are sleeping. So just because you start on your side, does not mean you will stay on your side (or back or stomach). If you have any doubts check out the videos from sleep labs. People move in all different directions and get into all kinds of positions. I have never seen evidence that people literally don’t move or change positions at night. So the obvious question is, how can it matter what position we fall asleep in, if we are changing positions throughout the night? My recommendation is to fall asleep in whatever position is most comfortable and if you wake up, then find a position that is comfortable to fall asleep in, no matter what it looks like. I often recommend exercises for people to try to alleviate their pain so they are able to fall back asleep. This seems far more beneficial because it is something they can do no matter where they are and no matter what bed they are sleeping with and no matter what pillow they are given. The bottom line is: The best position for you is the one you sleep the best in. The best surface is the one you sleep best in. And the best pillow is the one you sleep best with. It is kind of silly to think that every person, every body type, every neck or every back will benefit from the exact same approach. If this was the case then every person would respond to the same exact treatments...which we know is absolutely ridiculous. We are all unique and should look at the situation from a unique perspective. Hopefully this will hit home for some of you out there and if you are struggling with your nights look for solutions during the day. If you never had a problem with your position, pillow or surface before your neck pain started, perhaps the issue is not at night as much as your night is a problem now that your neck hurts during the day. I remain confident in our ability to find relief because for most of my patients this is the case. It is necessary at times to trust our bodies ability to guide us, but in order to do this we need to learn how to listen to it!
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Mid-Year 2014
by Steve Kyne for Saratoga TODAY As Saratogians, we live in a bit of a bubble, wherein the year doesn’t really start until it’s already half over. In the rest of the world, the second quarter has just ended so it’s time for a mid-year economic checkup. We expected a market correction this year, and we got it. Almost immediately as the year began, we watched stock indices dip about 5 percent due to a number of factors. In part, we saw investors waiting until the New Year to take profits in order to delay tax payments for another year. With the S&P up 30 percent in 2013, many investors were eager to realize gains and redeploy their capital. Doing this in December would have meant paying taxes on these gains only a few months later, in April. Waiting until the calendar turned over allows those investors to pay those taxes in April 2015 instead. This also means that they’re able to continue investing the actual dollars that they would have otherwise paid to the government, for another year. Results for the first quarter of the year were less than stellar. The report of negative real GDP for Q1 has been largely dismissed as a result of an absolutely brutal winter. As Q2 figures begin to be announced, we’ll find out if the weather was to blame or if something more profound is happening. Rising stock indices indicate that the market believes the former is true. Today we see a stock market which has more than rebounded, and sits currently near record highs. We feel that U.S. equities continue to be fairly valued, indicating that we are not in the middle of a stock “bubble”. As companies continue reporting their second-quarter earnings, we expect this to be further validated. So far this year we’ve also seen unemployment figures
continue to improve, with unemployment at 6.1 percent. The end of extended, 99-week unemployment benefits in December is partly to thank, by forcing some people to look for work and others, who were de facto retired but still collecting benefits, to finally leave the workforce. In May of this year, we had officially gained back same number of jobs as had been lost during the recession. Additionally, we’re also seeing the “quit rate” increase, which means that people are quitting jobs they currently have to take better jobs. This can be seen as a sign that confidence is returning to the employment landscape. One area of concern we’re watching on the horizon is inflation. As the Fed winds down quantitative easing (QE), we have concerns about inflation becoming a potential problem in 24-36 months. The Fed has been signaling that it may be looking to hold on to a lot of the $4.25T currently on its balance sheet. This is contrary to the way many have been expecting the Fed to “unwind” QE and eliminate excess reserves. If banks begin to withdraw and lend a substantial portion of the $2.6T currently in excess reserves at the Fed, we could see inflation tick up. However far from a certainty, it’s still something to keep an eye on. Perhaps just a product of election year politics, with stock indices setting new records, unemployment continuing to decline, and most economic indicators pointing to fair skies ahead, it’s strange that nobody seems to want to take
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Adirondack Trust Company Hires New VP, Investment Officer credit. Regardless of the leaning of the various media outlets, they all seem to be peddling gloom and doom. The left takes this stance to argue for more spending and legislation, and the right takes it to dismiss the policies of the left. Neither side is winning the argument, and the result has been political gridlock. Maybe things are improving precisely because nobody is getting their way! When we wrote our forecast in January, we expected the S&P to garner a return of about 15 percent in 2014. Halfway through the year, we sit at just above 7 percent. Our expectation is that the last half of the year will be markedly better than the first. Please remember that these are all forward-looking statements which are based on the information available today. Any new information could cause a dramatic shift in our projections, making it crucial that you work closely with your independent financial advisor to ensure that your investment strategy reflects your goals. As true in investing as it is in horse racing, past performance is not indicative of future results. Stephen Kyne is a partner at Sterling Manor Financial in Saratoga Springs and Rhinebeck. He can be contacted at (518) 5834040 or at smk@sterlingmanorfinancial.com. Securities and investment advisory services are offered solely through Cadaret, Grant & Co., Inc. Member FINRA/SIPC. Sterling Manor Financial and Cadaret, Grant are separate entities.
SARATOGA SPRINGS — The Adirondack Trust Company recently announced the new hire of Christopher J. Rose, Vice President, Investment Officer. Rose joined the company in June 2014, and is responsible for the portfolio management of various personal trusts, investment management, employee benefit and institutional accounts. He has more than 25 years of investment management experience and is a graduate of St. Bonaventure University with a Bachelor of Arts in History. Rose also received his M.B.A in finance in 2002 at the College of St. Rose.
Christopher J. Rose joined the Adirondack Trust Company in June 2014.
Glens Falls National Bank Appoints V.P. Investment Officer
Michael Mihaly, newly appointed Vice President and Investment Officer for Glens Falls National Bank and Trust Company.
GLENS FALLS — Glens Falls National Bank and Trust Company has appointed Michael Mihaly to Vice President and Investment Officer.
Mihaly will serve as a portfolio manager for individual and corporate retirement plans, personal trust, investment management accounts, foundations, and not-for-profit relationships. He joins the company with more than 15 years of investment and portfolio management experience in the Capital Region. A Wilton resident, Mihaly has a bachelor’s degree in industrial and commercial accounting from St. John Fisher College. He earned an Accredited Fiduciary Investment Manager certification from the Cannon Investment School and has taken Certified Financial Planner classes, as well as American Banker Institute and New York State Bankers Association courses.
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Rarefied Air last week my first date with Paula included wine and we still love it today. We are not experts but try to stock the best tools we can find. Do you ever want just one glass of wine, but worry that the rest will be wasted unless you finish the bottle? You need the Air Cork.
by John Reardon for Saratoga TODAY Hello my Foodie Friends! We have a fun new gadget for you to try! Now, foodies that know me know that I don’t often leave much in a bottle of wine once I open it but these days I seem to be slowing down and we have had some half bottles left. As I told you
Why it Works: • Air Cork is intuitive, simple and easy to use. It just plain works. • It provides an airtight seal no matter how much wine is left in the bottle. • You can see that it’s working from outside of the bottle. • No more of these annoying work-arounds: • No More: Pumping to try to create a ‘vacuum’ and losing beautiful
aromatics. • No More: Gas on or in your wine. • No More: Pouring into smaller bottles to try to eliminate excess air. • No More: Freezing and thawing wine. The balloon is manufactured in the United States of a Natural Rubber Latex (biobased elastomer) material. All ingredients in the balloon meet U.S. FDA Standards for food contact. Air Cork will not alter the taste of your wine. The Air Cork is intended to inhibit oxidation and keep your wine at its peak. After inflating the balloon until 1-1/2 inches is pressed to the bottle side, it will typically last 3 days. The beauty is that you can give the pump a couple more squeezes before it loses its seal if you need a couple of extra days. Your wine can be kept at room temperature, vertically in your temperature-controlled cellar or vertically in a refrigerator. We recommend enjoying your wine within Three days. (Note: If you choose to store your wine in the refrigerator, the balloon
Week of July 18 – July 24, 2014 will not immediately return to its original size once the air is released. The balloon stays slightly larger and it should be gently removed from the bottle. It will return to its original size when it is rinsed or warms on its own.) We recommend pumping the balloon until you can see it seal against the side of the bottle and then just 1 or 2 more pumps until approximately 1 1/2 inches of balloon is pressed to the side of the bottle. The Air Cork is designed for standard wine bottles only, 750ml
bottles or smaller. They are designing a larger balloon for larger format bottles. We will let you know when they are available. • Air Cork protects your wine from oxidation allowing you to enjoy your wine tonight…and tomorrow. Take your time, and enjoy your wine! Have fun my Foodie Friends and Remember: “Life Happens in the Kitchen” Take Care, John and Paula
Dyer’s Farm & Greenhouse: An Original Market Vendor Written by Abby Zlotnick, a summer intern for Saratoga Farmers’ Market and Saratoga Springs native. SARATOGA SPRINGS — It seems that as each year goes by, Saratoga Springs gets larger and busier, downtown is booming, and national retail chains flood the nearby areas. There are several hardware stores now and each sells blooming flowers. However, the loyalty of local consumers to Mom and Pop operations has kept places like Dyer’s Farm
& Greenhouse in business for 40 years. Owner Sherri Dyer says that her favorite part about her job is that she truly gets to meet the nicest people and that her customers have turned into friends. Sherri and Jack Dyer started their operation in Mechanicville in 1969 in a small 10 x 12 foot greenhouse that Jack built himself. Now the farm is booming on 15,000-square -feet and contains six greenhouses. Five children and nine grandchildren
have been raised on this land. Sherri Dyer is very thankful for her five children—Mary Anne, Zach, Tim, Lisa and John—who have all helped develop the farm and without whom, she says, “The farm surely would not be as great of a success.” One look at Dyer’s hanging baskets verifies why the farm has been successful for so long: thriving plants, beautiful colors, in stunning combinations. Dyer’s Farm & Greenhouse sells hanging baskets, annuals, perennials, shrubs, vegetable plants and also does landscaping work. The farm’s products are available at the Saratoga Farmers’ Market on Saturdays 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on High Rock Avenue along the sidewalk at the corner of the south pavilion. Dyer’s Farm & Greenhouse is one of the original vendors of the Saratoga Farmers’ Market. As Sherri Dyer recollects, the market used to be held in the Spring Street parking
lot where about 20 vendors sold their goods. Since then, the market has moved to its current location on High Rock Avenue, tripled in size, and contains a wider variety of vendors. Some have changed throughout the years, with a few of the original sellers still present. Dyer notes, “The Farmers’
Market has remained constant in the sense that it has always been a social event. From 1978 to 2014 the market has been a place where you can support local businesses, talk to friends and vendors, and take a nice stroll outside.” Below is one of Sherri Dyer’s own recipes for Zucchini Bread.
Zucchini Bread *Items available at the market
Ingredients
1 1/3 cup sugar 3 eggs* 1 cup oil 1 Tbsp. vanilla 3 cups flour 1 Tbsp. cinnamon 1 tsp. baking soda 1 tsp. baking powder 2 cups grated zucchini* 1 cup chopped nuts
Directions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a large bowl, beat sugar, eggs and oil. Add vanilla. Sift together dry ingredients: flour, cinnamon, baing soda and baking powder.
Combine all above ingredients. Add zucchini and nuts. Pour batter into two greased loaf pans. Bake in oven for 1 hour. Makes 2 loaves.
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Chef John Is Movin’ On Wheatfields Owners Adding
Chef John LaPosta
SARATOGA SPRINGS — On Monday, July 14, the food blog Table Hopping reported that John LaPosta, who has been the chef and co-owner of Maestro’s at the Van Dam, 353 Broadway, Saratoga Springs since he took it over in 2006 and moved it to it’s current larger space three years ago, has sold his interest in the restaurant to his financial backer, Bill Donovan. LaPosta will remain executive chef through September,
Donovan said, to ensure continuity through the busy track season. He was quoted as saying that that he was thrilled by the development and are looking for “new opportunities and challenges.” He says, “It was time to do something else, to be freed from the responsibility of being in the restaurant every day.” Bill Donovan said he would conduct a national search for a new executive chef, stating, “I do not anticipate any significant changes to the menu or dining experience. When John LaPosta passes the baton to a new “Maestro,” I expect our entire staff will continue to orchestrate the best dining experience in Saratoga Springs without missing a beat.” Donovan is also co-owner of Harvey’s Irish Pub & Restaurant, which earlier this year took over the former Irish Times at 14 Phila Street, Saratoga Springs.
Third Restaurant To Their Roster
Tim and Colleen Holmes
SARATOGA SPRINGS – The Saratoga County Chamber of Commerce announced that the 2014-15 Dining Guide, sponsored by Saratoga Spring Water Company, is completed and being distributed throughout the County.
beers, boutique wines, handtossed pizzas, a full-service bar and a three-season outdoor patio with fire pits. It will be open for lunch, dinner and carryout service. The couple runs Wheatfields Restaurant and Bar at 440 Broadway, which opened in 2004. In 2009, they opened Wheatfields Bistro & Wine Bar at The Crossings in Clifton Park. The Springs has more than 300 residents plus commercial tenants.
Crown Grill and Circus Café Receive 2014 Wine Spectator Awards of Excellence SARATOGA SPRINGS — The Crown Grill, 390 Broadway, has announced that they have earned Wine Spectator’s 2014
Saratoga County Chamber of Commerce Distributes Annual Dining Guide The Saratoga County Chamber of Commerce produces the Dining Guide every year. In previous years, member restaurants would pay a small fee to be a part of the guide. This year, Saratoga Spring Water has sponsored guide, allowing all 140+ Saratoga County Chamber member restaurants to be showcased in what may be the most comprehensive local Dining Guide available. The member restaurants that serve Saratoga Spring Water are noted in the guide by a Saratoga Water bottle badge next to the restaurant listing and description. The guide, which includes restaurants listed by category or type of food is a must for not only tourists but locals as well who are seeking to quickly identify local dining options to suit their needs and tastes. The guide is available through the Saratoga County Chamber of Commerce, the Saratoga County Chamber information booth located on Broadway, just outside Congress Park. If you are a hospitality-related business and would like to distribute the guide,
SARATOGA SPRINGS — The owners of two Wheatfields restaurants are opening a third food business, BWP Local Grille, at The Springs, a mixed-use development in Saratoga Springs. Owners Tim and Colleen Holmes said that they would open the new, 3,800-square-foot restaurant in September at The Springs, a development by Bonacio Construction at 74 Weibel Ave. near Northway Exit 15. The restaurant will offer craft
contact Bianka Krueger at (518) 584-3255. “We believe in pulling out all of the stops to bring tourists in to Saratoga County and many of them come here to enjoy our amazing array of restaurant options,” said Todd L. Shimkus, President of the Saratoga County Chamber of Commerce. “Thanks to the support of The Saratoga Spring Water Company, the Chamber this year is promoting a record number of restaurants in our dining guide and we’re able to do this free of charge for these small, often family owned local businesses. Best of all, the vast majority of these restaurants also serve Saratoga Spring Water ensuring that this cooperative promotion is of benefit to everyone.” The Saratoga Spring Water Company has been providing premium spring water for over 140 years. Their bottles have always been highly regarded for their beauty and craftsmanship, and their spring water is said to be amongst the crispest and cleanest tasting available. For more information on the Saratoga County Chamber of Commerce visit saratoga.org or call (518) 584-3255.
Award of Excellence for wine list. This follows a similar award to Owners Christel and Colin MacLean’s adjacent sister restaurant, the Circus Café at 392 Broadway. “As a newer business in downtown Saratoga Springs we are extremely honored and proud of this prestigious recognition,” The Crown Grill reported in a July 15 release. The Circus Café’s award followed an extensive upgrade of its wine offerings, a process that began in earnest last winter.
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Week of July 18 – July 24, 2014
SPAC Ballet Gala – A Tribute to Great Britain – July 12
Photos by Deborah Neary
SARATOGA SPRINGS – On Saturday, July 12, Saratoga Performing Arts Center (SPAC) hosted its annual New York City Ballet (NYCB) Gala, “A Tribute to Great Britain.” This special one-time-only program featured NYCB principal dancer Wendy Whelan in her last SPAC performance before her retirement from City Ballet after 30 years with the Company. The Gala was actually two parties in one. While some opted for the black-tie banquet in the Hall of Springs, others chose the Gala Lawn Party, featuring dancing with live music by City
Rhythm, wild British-oriented fashions from Barnaby Street and the go-go era of the Fab Four in their heyday! Themed décor from across the pond dominated various tents throughout the lawn. The judge’s winning lawn tent decoration awards went to: Amy Adams, Chanel Dessormeau and Evan VanDyk
1. Modern Mix (Jacob Hopper) 2. Melissa Zieker (A SPAC Action Council Member) 3.Wendy Lawrence
Ed and Maureen Lewi
Team Tent Zieker enjoys a breakdancer’s skill
Seth and Sequoyah Finkell
Arlette St. Romain and Deborah Otto-Jones Bagpipers Bruce MacKay and Tom McCartney
Brett Van Etten and Gretchen Tisch
Christine and Eric Goodness
Natasha Yates and Deborah Tanski
LOCAL BRIEFS
Week of July 18 – July 24, 2014 at (518)695-5609 or fostermr@ verizon.
One Big Roof Class and Workshop Located at 433 Broadway, Suite 302 (3rd floor, above Putnam Market), One Big Roof is a sanctuary for contemplative and restorative care through workshops and meditation. Highlights of the upcoming schedule include a “Yoga & Meditation Workshop for Teens” (7-8:30 p.m.) on July 25. For a complete calendar of classes and workshops visit www. oneroofsaratoga.com/home/ workshops. If Wishes Were Horses If Wishes Were Horses takes place Tuesday, July 29 at Olivia Vineyards (Route 4 between Schuylerville and Fort Edward. The event benefits ACTT NATURALLY, which re-trains Thoroughbreds using natural methods. Tickets are $35. Single Parents Meetup Calling single parents ages 30s–70s (with young or adult children), Parents Without Partners (PWP) meets 6:45 p.m., August 2 for our singles Orientation and Open House at the Shenendehowa Adult Community Center at Clifton Commons. You are invited to meet other singles from the Capital District, Saratoga and surrounding areas. PWP brings singles together in a fun, supportive, social environment through a variety of monthly activities for parents alone and/ or with their children. Children’s activities are subsidized through chapter funds. Learn more at www.meetup.com/PWP796 or call us at (518) 348-2062. NYS Boater Safety Course A NYS Boater Safety Course on Saturday, August 2. This course is mandatory in New York State to certify and license anyone who operates a power boat or jet ski. The eight hour class will take place in the Church hall located beneath Notre Dame – Visitation Church, 19 Pearl St. in Schuylerville, beginning at 8 a.m. The cost is $41. Preregistration is necessary by calling or emailing Capt. Foster
Farmer’s Market Wednesdays Simpson United Methodist Church, 1089 Rock City Road, Rock City Falls is once again hosting Farmer’s Market Wednesdays in August (6, 13, 20, and 27) from 3-6 p.m. Fare includes locally grown vegetables and herbs, homemade pies, stuffed breads, brown bread, eggplant parmesan, and whole wheat bread. Donations of vegetables and baked goods will be graciously accepted. All in the community are welcome to help with preparations Tuesday and Wednesday mornings. Call Dorothy at (518) 584-9078 with any pre-orders or questions. Clam Steam The Fish Creek Rod and Gun Club will have its annual Clam Steam on Saturday, August 9, starting at noon and going until 9 p.m. Tickets: $40. Full Steam Menu: steamed clams, raw clams, potato, sweet potato, corn on the cob, sausage, chicken, watermelon, open bar (soda, water, beer), entry into raffle, also from the kitchen sausage with peppers/onion, and roll, clam chowder, hot dogs, hamburgers and roll $35 chicken (no raw clams), $30 chicken only no clams, No entry into raffle. For tickets or information call Bill at (518) 378-2208 or the club house at (518) 695-3917. Hudson River Piecemakers Quilt Show The Hudson River Piecemakers Quilt Show will be August 9 (9 a.m.-4 p.m.) and August 10 (9 a.m.-2 p.m.) at the Hadley Luzerne High School. Admission is $6 or $5 with a canned good for the local food pantry. Although this group meets in Lake Luzerne, it has members who live all over Saratoga County. Homemade Boat Race A Homemade Boat Race day will take place at Tinneys Tavern, Lake Desolation on Sunday, August 10. Racers sign in starts at 10 a.m. Race begins at 11:30 a.m. All racers must preregister by Wednesday, July 30. Fee is $20 per boat payable in advance. Live Music, food, vendors. Great family activity. Contact Melissa Capone @ at (518) 863-3023 or go to Tinneys Facebook for information, rules and regulations. The fundraiser will
benefit Estherville animal shelter, a “No Kill” rescue in Greenfield Center. Benefit To Aid Ballston Spa Native Knights of Columbus Council 246 will host a benefit at 50 Pine Road in Saratoga Springs from 5-8 p.m. Sunday, August 10 to support an alcoholism treatment facility in South America that was founded by Ballston Spa native Rev. William Tracy. Tracy, who graduated from Ballston Spa High School in 1946 and celebrated his first Mass at St. Mary’s Roman Catholic Church in the village in 1955, established the New Life Community – or Associacao Communidad Vida Nova – in Curitiba, Brazil in the early 1980s after receiving treatment for his own addiction to alcohol. Tickets to the benefit are $15 each and may be purchased at the door or after masses at local Roman Catholic churches, including St. Mary’s in Ballston Spa. Reservations may also be secured by calling Sir Knight Rich Gorman at (518) 885-3810 or Sir Knight Vern Utter at (518) 584-0034. Champlain Canalway Trail Annual Bicycle Tour This 28-mile bicycle tour between Stillwater and Mechanicville will follow the scenic Hudson River and stop at sites that highlight the natural, historical, cultural and recreational resources of our region. On August 10, bicyclists will meet at the Saratoga National Historical Park, (648 Route 32, Stillwater). The tour will go from 9:30 a.m.-4 p.m. Preregister by August 8 by visiting www.HudsonCrossingPark.org/ cctbiketour/. There is a preregistration fee of $12, or $15 at the event. Terrain is flat to rolling with one climb. Fundraiser to Support Our Troops Fundraiser to Support Our Troops – Donny “Elvis” Romines will be hosted by Carol Pingelski Hotaling “Yellow Ribbon Lady” and the Saratoga –Wilton Elks on August 15. Doors open at 6 p.m. at 1 Elk Lane in Saratoga Springs at 7 p.m. Admission is $10 per person, no advance reservations. To benefit Capital Region NY 2 Blue Star Mothers of America, Inc. to send Freedom Boxes to our deployed troops in Afghanistan and around the world. 50/50 and
raffle items will be available. For more information contact Blue Star Mother Janet Moran bsmjanet@ gmail.com or call (518) 399-7341. Health, History and Horses Charity Gala The Health, History and Horses Charity Gala will be held Thursday, August 21 from 6-9 p.m. to support community charity programs in Saratoga, Washington and Warren Counties. The event will take place at Longfellow’s Restaurant. Complimentary beer and wine will be available the first hour, live music, hot and cold food stations, a silent auction and 4 Seasons basket raffle. Costs: $60 per person payable to Ladies of Charity. Tickets: www. ladiesofcharitysaratoga.com. Contact Carol at (518) 584-7496 Saratoga Polo: Anniversary Cup Tourney Saratoga Polo’s Anniversary Cup Tournament will take place at Whitney Field. Cost is $20-$50. Polo matches are played on the historic Whitney Field or on adjacent fields, every Friday and Sunday evening at 5:30 p.m. – just five minutes from downtown Saratoga Springs. 2014 Polo season runs from July 11 to August 31. National Museum of Dance Free Admission The National Museum of Dance is now offering free admission into the museum every Tuesday and Wednesday. The museum hosts a wide variety of exhibits including the Hall of Fame, Dance Culture of Guatemala and Dance Magic. The museum’s interactive Children’s Wing is a popular attraction for young and old alike. For more information visit www. dancemuseum.org or call (518) 584-2225. Free Home Bible Study Home Bible Study offers a great way to study through the Bible at your convenience. Exciting and informative study that could change your life, compliments of Free Spirit Fellowship. For more information call (518) 885-3149. Lionel Richie with Special Guest Ceelo Green Lionel Richie with Special Guest Ceelo Green will be performing at the Saratoga Performing Arts Center on Friday, July 25, starting at 7:30 p.m.
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Pilates for Mediation Matters Pilates for Meditation Matters will be Saturday, July 26 from 10-11 a.m. at 18 Division Street Suite 203 in Saratoga Springs. This is a 50-minute Pilates Mat Class suitable for all levels. There is no fee for the class. Donations will be accepted for a different nonprofit organization each week. 100 percent of the donations will be given to the non-profit. Donations must be made in the form of cash or check made out to the nonprofit. No credit cards accepted for this class. Christmas in July Shopping Event A special Christmas in July Shopping Event will be Saturday, July 26 from 11 a.m.-3:30 p.m. at the Milton Community Center. Join Livilu & Temesa’s Boutique as they host local crafters, vendors, and small businesses for a local shopping event. In addition to local crafters, vendors and small businesses there will be a 50/50 and a Chinese auction. Stop by and start your back to school and Christmas shopping done early or simply pick a little something up for yourself. Sunday Summer Stroll Historic Fifth and Madison Avenues Join the 2014 SSPF Summer Interns to discover the unique history of two of Saratoga’s grand residential streets, both lined with elegant Victorian and Craftsman houses. Learn more about the architecture and historical development of this important Race Track-adjacent neighborhood in the Sunday Summer Stroll on Sunday, July 27 from 10:30 a.m. to noon. The tour will meet at the Northeast corner of Nelson and Fifth Avenues. Costs is $5 for members and $8 for nonmembers. 23rd Annual Craft Marketplace in Congress Park The 23rd Annual Craft Marketplace takes place rain or shine in Congress Park, starting the morning of Tuesday, July 29 at 10 a.m. The event will go until 4 p.m., benefiting the Saratoga Springs History Society. The Craft Marketplace has over 25 exhibitors of unique and often one of a kind gifts. Rain or shine, the event is free.
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Seniors. Tickets will be available at the door. All proceeds benefit the Saratoga Springs Youth Orchestra programs.
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Town of Ballston: Ballston Town Hall 323 Charlton Road (518) 885-8502 www.townofballstonny.org Village of Ballston Spa: 66 Front Street (518) 885-5711 www.ballstonspany.org Town of Greenfield: 7 Wilton Road (518) 893-7432 www.townofgreenfield.com Town of Malta: 2540 Route 9 (518) 899-2818 www.malta-town.org Town of Milton: 503 Geyser Road (518) 885-9220 www.townofmiltonny.org City of Saratoga Springs: 474 Broadway (518) 587-3550 www.saratoga-springs.org Town of Saratoga: 12 Spring Street, Schuylerville (518) 695-3644 www.townofsaratoga.com Village of Schuylerville: 35 Spring Street (518) 695-3881 www.villageofschuylerville.org Town of Stillwater: 881 N. Hudson Avenue Stillwater, NY 12170 (518) 664-6148 www.stillwaterny.org Town of Wilton: 22 Traver Road (518) 587-1939 www.townofwilton.com Saratoga County Board of Supervisors: 40 McMaster St, #1 Ballston Spa, NY 12020 (518) 885-2240 www.saratogacountyny.gov
Family Friendly Event
Friday, July 18 Story Time with Healthy Living Northshire Bookstore, 424 Broadway, Saratoga Springs, 10:30 a.m. Friday mornings through July, join our Children’s Booksellers for Storytime on our Children’s Floor. This week Northshire Bookstore welcomes Healthy Living Market, which will provide a free healthy snack for Storytime attendees. For more information visit www. northshire.com.
Saratoga Race Track Opening Day Union Avenue, Saratoga Springs, 11 a.m. The gates open at 11 a.m. and first race post time is 1 p.m.
American Girl Club Barnes and Noble, 3029 Route 50, Saratoga Springs, 6:30 p.m. Let’s take a walk through history. We’ll be talking about Marie-Grace, Cecile, Kirsten and Addy. Imagine yourself as a girl during the mid1800’s as an immigrant or fugitive slave. Recommended for ages 8 and up. For more information call (518) 583-7761 or visit http:// store-locator.barnesandnoble.com/ store/2019 for a listing of events.
Concert: The Neapolitan Renaissance II: The Neapolitans are Coming! Saratoga Springs United Methodist Church, 175 Fifth Avenue, Saratoga Springs, 7 p.m. Join the Award winning Saratoga Springs Youth Orchestra (SSYO) under the direction of Maestro Gioacchino Longobardi for their final concert in the USA, before departing for Italy to perform in the International Festival of Youth Orchestras, Florence Italy. Send SSYO off to Italy with a show of support from the Saratoga Community by attending this unique concert of beautiful music. Tickets are reasonably priced at: $10 Adults; $8
Tang Museum Rooftop Patio, Skidmore Campus, .7 p.m. “Hot Club of Saratoga” a gypsy jazz quintet perform on the Tang Museum rooftop. Rain location is inside the museum. For more information call (518) 580-8080.
Hubbard Hall Presents William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet Haupt Pond, Skidmore College, 7 p.m. Free admission. For more information call (518) 580-5598.
Saturday, July 19 18th Annual Silks and Satins 5k East Avenue and George Street, Saratoga Springs, 6 a.m. Registration will be on the corner of East Avenue and George Street in Saratoga Springs. Cost: Pre-Register $25; Day of Entry $30. The run, which benefits Special Olympics New York, takes runners on a tour of beautiful Saratoga Springs.
Saratoga Sevens Rugby Invitational Saratoga Rugby Grounds, 5 Clement Ave. Saratoga Springs, 8 a.m. The future Olympic sport of rugby sevens is coming to Saratoga Springs and will attract top-level club teams from the United States and internationally to coincide with the opening weekend of horse racing. The 24-team tournament is part of the bureau’s efforts mark Saratoga Springs as a burgeoning sport destination. Saratoga Sevens Rugby Invitational tournament will have a festive atmosphere, with live music, a DJ, local food vendors, kid’s activities and rugby merchandise for sale. For more information call (518) 584-9125.
16th annual Solomon Northup Day Filene Recital Hall, Skidmore College, 12:30 – 6 p.m. An event commemorating Solomon Northup and celebrating his release from slavery. Northup was an AfricanAmerican man who was abducted into slavery from Saratoga Springs in 1841 and remained in captivity for 12 years. His memoir, Twelve
Week of July 18 – July 24, 2014 Years a Slave, was made into a major motion picture in 2013. The day’s program will include presentations on the life of Solomon Northup, slavery in the U.S., and related topics, as well as musical performances, film clips, and more. The program will include participation by descendants of Solomon Northup. Open to the public free of charge. Reception to follow. For more information visit www.skidmore.edu/solomonnorthup-day or call (518) 580-5744.
Heritage Hunters of Saratoga County Town of Saratoga Town Hall, corner of Rt. 4 and Rt. 29, Schuylerville, 1p.m. Matt Farina, past president of the Capital District Civil War Round Table, will be the speaker. He will talk about Elmer Ephraim Ellsworth, the law clerk, personal friend, and bodyguard for President Lincoln. Dr. Farina has much to tell about Ellsworth and promises that “truth is stranger than fiction.” Public is welcome. For information call (518) 587-2978.
Meet the Creek Kelly Park, Ballston Spa, 4 – 7 p.m. Catch a fish, touch a turtle, or become a droplet in the Water Cycle Game at the Friends of the Kayaderosseras annual “Meet the Creek” event. All of the activities are suitable for the whole family. They are so much fun, kids will never suspect they’re educational. There will be live reptiles, games and activities, and a free cookout supper. This year there will also be a oneof-a-kind Puppet Show at 5:00pm, by the Ivy Vine Players. For more information: www.kayadeross.org.
Tang Museum Summer Opening Celebration Tang Atrium, Skidmore College, 5:30 – 7 p.m. Join us for a day of art, art-making and music at our Summer Opening Celebration starting at noon. Family-friendly events will include performances by singer-songwriters, a scavenger hunt, a special hands-on art-making activity, a screen printing workshop and artist talks in the galleries. Many of these activities will occur outside, weather permitting. These events will be followed by a public reception. For more information call (518) 580-8080.
5th Annual Kickoff Cocktail Party The Saratoga Golf & Polo Club, 301 Church St., Saratoga Springs, 7 p.m.
The fundraiser is to benefit the retired thoroughbred racehorses of Old Friends at Cabin Creek. We proudly welcome back Rosie Napravnik, renowned jockey as our Honorary Guest. Tickets are now on sale, $100 each and can be purchased online at www. oldfriendsatcabincreek.com, or by calling JoAnn Pepper at (518) 6982377, and at the farm on Saturday tour days. 100% of proceeds go to the care and keeping of our “Old Friends”. The party features a buffet dinner provided by the Saratoga Golf & Polo Club, dancing to music by DJ Joseph Shaver, TapSnap photo booth, a live auction with one-of-a-kind items and surprise guests. For more information please visit our website at www. oldfriendsatcabincreek.com or call JoAnn at (518) 698-2377.
Sunday, July 20 Sunday Summer Stroll Meet at: South Franklin Street (Gideon Putnam Cemetery Entrance), 10:30 - Noon Saratoga’s Historic West Side Stroll leader Susan Brooks will lead guests through the restored historic West Side, also known as Little Dublin. Tour-goers will learn about Saratoga’s Irish and Italian immigrants who helped shaped the history of this unique district. Tours are rain or shine. Allow 90 minutes. Requires walking & standing and covers varied terrain. Cost is $5 for members and $8 for non-members. Pre-registration preferred; please call us at (518) 587-5030 or email Sarah Kaplan, Membership & Programs Coordinator at skaplan@ saratogapreservation.org to reserve your spots. (518) 587-5030.
Jazz in July War Memorial, at Congress Park, Saratoga Springs, 7 – 8:30 p.m. Terry Gordon Quintet - Standard jazz repertoire and original compositions. A blend of straightahead jazz with blues, ballads, samba and funk. All concerts are weather permitting. In the case of inclement weather forecasts, please call (518) 587-3241 after 5:00 pm the evening of the concert for more information.
Monday, July 21 Berkshire Family Mondays: Puppet People Saratoga Pavilion, Saratoga Race Course, Noon – 4 p.m. Family Mondays at the Saratoga
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Week of July 18 – July 24, 2014 Race Track are all-new for 2014. The first ever Berkshire Bank Family Monday invites you to participate in a puppet building workshop with The Puppet People. Admission to the race course is free for children under 12 when accompanied by an adult any day of the meet throughout the season. For more information call (518) 584-6200.
Dinner and a Movie with the Minister 2 Imperial Lane, Charlton, 5:30 p.m. New Thought New York Center for Spiritual Living is hosting dinner and movie with the minister. Bring a dish to share and then see the movie “Broken Hill,” set in the Outback and starring Timothy Hutton. See what happens when you let go of the outcome. Followed by discussion. For more information, call ?(518) 423-3569 or visit newthoughtnewyork.org.
Second Annual Hay, Oats and Spaghetti Mama Mia’s, 185 Ballston Avenue, Saratoga, 6 p.m. The Thoroughbred Retirement Foundation will host this event to aid its mission of rescuing former Thoroughbred racehorses from abuse, neglect and even slaughter. Tickets are $75 and are available at http://www.trfinc. org/mamamias.
Tuesday, July 22 23rd Annual Craft Marketplace in Congress Park Congress Park, Saratoga Springs, 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. The event benefits the Saratoga Springs History Society. The Craft Marketplace has over 25 exhibitors of unique and often one of a kind gifts. Rain or Shine. For more information call (518) 4398379.
Second Hand Rose Thrift Shop 116 Broad St., Schuylerville, Tuesday – Saturday, 11 a.m. – 4 p.m. Open during renovations. Second Hand Rose Thrift Shop is a not-forprofit shop that gives back to the community. Accepting donations during shop hours only. For more information, please call the shop at (518) 695-4640.
Wednesday, July 23 Volkswalk: Ballston Spa, NY Start point: County Parking Lot, RT 67, Ballston Spa, 9 a.m. and 6 p.m. A ‘volkswalk’ is a leisurely walk (typically 10k or 6.2 miles. A 3
mile route is also offered) through a scenic and or historic area over a pre-marked trail. Info is available at www.ava.org. ESCV www. walkescv.org.
Malta Summer Concert Series Shenantaha Creek Park, Ballston Lake, 4:30 – 6:30 p.m. Free family concert in conjunction with our Family Night in the Park. Live music of Robanic Reggae Band. (518) 899-4411.
Saratoga Springs’ Snack Food: The History of the Saratoga Chip The Saratoga Springs History Museum, Canfield Casino, Congress Park, 7 p.m. Alan Richer is an expert on the history of the chip and one of the country’s foremost collectors of memorabilia related to the chip. He will discuss the history of this tasty treat and how it has become one of the nation’s most popular snack foods. This program is free and open to the public. For more information visit www. saratogahistory.org.
Thursday, July 24 Concert in the Park: Family Dances with Peter, Paul, & George Congress Park, Saratoga Springs 10 – 11 a.m. Peter, Paul, and George present community dancing and an eclectic variety of music. Songs from different cultures are performed and participatory dancing is encouraged. Free, for all ages. Rain/Heat Location: H. Dutcher Community Room at
Saratoga Springs Public Library. For more information call (518) 584-7860.
23rd Annual Hat Contest Saratoga Race Course, 267 Union Avenue, Saratoga Springs, Noon The fancy hat tradition dates back to the Victorian era and, in Saratoga, signals the start of the summer meet. Don your favorite hat piece in one of the following categories: Kreative Kids is for youngsters 18 and under. Fashionably Saratoga invites contestants to don their most beautiful hats and Uniquely Saratoga are, well, unique. Past efforts in this category have even included a battery operated horse race atop a hat. Registration is at noon. Prizes are awarded to the top three contestants in each category.
Open Mic - All Ages at Caffe Lena
Caffe Lena - 47 Phila St. Saratoga, 7 – 9 p.m. This open mic is for all styles of music and spoken word performance, including poetry, comedy, and storytelling. Most of what you’ll hear is original songs on acoustic instruments, but we warmly welcome whatever you have to offer. Performer registration is from 7 to 7:25 PM. Performances start at 7:30. No advance registration by phone is permitted. Participants play two songs or speak for 10 minutes. Excessive profanity and vulgarity are strongly discouraged. Please bear in mind that Caffè Lena is not a bar and often has children in the audience. No advanced ticket sales. Tickets may be purchased at the door for $3.00. For more information call (518) 583-0022.
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LOCAL GIGS friday, 7/18: Jim Wilson Quartet, 9 pm @ 9 Maple Avenue - 583.2582 Sugar Pill, 9 pm @ Bentley’s - 899.4300 Kings English, 10 pm @ Caroline St. Pub - 583.9400 Happy hour w/ Jeff Walton + Rick Bolton, 5 pm @ Gaffney’s - 587.7359 Erin Harkes Band, 9 pm @ Gaffney’s - 587.7359 Gravity, 9 pm @ Icehouse - 216.1766 (6 p.m.) Steve Candlen/OTTER, 9:30 pm @ Harvey’s - 583.0003 The Audiostars, 6 pm @ Horseshoe Inn - 587.4909 Jeff Brisbin, 7 pm @ Maestros - 580.0312 Megan Houde/(10: 30 p.m.) The Schmooze, 7 pm @ Nanola - 587.1300 Gusto, 9 pm @ Peabody’s - 886.8673 George Giroux / Garland + Chris Dollard, 6:30 pm @ Primelive Ultra Lounge - 583.4563 High Peaks Band, 9 pm @ Putnam Den- 584.8066 Seth Warden Trio, 6 pm @ The Saratoga Winery - 584.9463 Get Up Jack, 8 pm @ The Parting Glass - 583.1916 The Refrigerators, 8 pm @ Vapor - 792.8282 The Accents, 9 pm @ The Mill - 899.5253 Total Soul, 6 pm @ Siro’s (Main Stage) - 584.4030 Radio Junkies, 6 pm @ Siro’s (Funny Cide Bar) - 584.4030
saturday, 7/19: New Regime, 9 pm @ 9 Maple Avenue - 583.2582 Karaoke, 10 pm @ Circus Cafe’ - 583.1106 Megan Houde, 9 pm @ Cantina - 587.5577 Acoustic Circus, 9 pm @ Gaffney’s - 587.7359 Soul Session, 6 pm @ Horseshoe Inn - 587.4909 Acoustic Circus, 9 pm @ Gaffney’s - 587.7359 ILL Funk Ensemble, 9 pm @ Icehouse - 216.1766 Children at Play, 9:30 pm @ Harvey’s - 583.0003
The Ideal Situation, 9 pm @ Javier’s - 871.1827 Joe Nacco Band, 9 pm @ Nanola - 587.1300 Vivid, 6:30 pm @ Paddock Lounge - 330.2426 Andy Iorio/2 Girls + a Grand, 6:30 pm @ Primetime Ultra Lounge - 583.4563 Seth Yacovone Band, 9 pm @ Putnam Den - 584.8066 Dirt Cheap, 6 pm @ Siro’s (Main Stage) - 584.4030 Radio Junkies, 6 pm @ Siro’s (Funny Cide Bar) - 584.4030 Hair of the Dog, 8 pm @ The Parting Glass - 583.1916
sunday, 7/20: Bernice Lewis, 7 pm @ Caffè Lena - 583.0022 Al Bruno, 9 pm @ Crown Grill - 583.1105 Sirsy, 8 pm @ Gaffney’s - 587.7359 Kings English, 6 pm @ Horseshoe Inn - 587.4909 Ubuntu, 5 pm @ Nanola - 587.1300 Dan Sherwin, 6:30 pm @ Primetime Ultra Lounge - 583.4563 The Refrigerators, 3 pm @ The Mill - 899.5253 Cherry Suadel, 6 pm @ Siro’s (Main Stage) - 584.4030 James Hood, 6 pm @ Siro’s (Funny Cide Bar) - 584.4030 Crossroads, 3 pm @ The Saratoga Winery - 584.9463
monday, 7/21: Gwen + Jim Tracy, 8 pm @ Gaffney’s - 587.7359 Jeff Walton, 6 pm @ Horseshoe Inn - 587.4909 Chris Carey/ Tim Wechgelaer, 7 pm @ One Caroline - 587.2026 George Giroux, 6:30 pm @ Primetime Ultra Lounge - 583.4563 Chris Dollard, 6 pm @ Siro’s (Funny Cide Bar) - 584.4030
tuesday, 7/22: Rich Ortiz, 10 pm @ Caroline St. Pub - 583.9400 Open Mic with Rick Bolton, 9 pm @ Gaffney’s - 587.7359 Jeff Brisbin, 7 pm @ Maestros - 580.0312 Chris Dollard, 6:30 pm @ Primetime Ultra Lounge - 583. Thunder From Down Under, 7 pm @ Vapor - 792.8282 4563
Week of July 18 – July 24, 2014
week of 7/18-7/24 wednesday, 7/23: Acoustic Blues Open Mic, 7 pm @ Caffè Lena - 583.0022 Sean McGraw, 10 pm @ Caroline St. Pub - 583.9400 Fresh, 7 pm @ Crown Grill - 583.1105 Woodstone, 8 pm @ Gaffney’s - 587.7359 Big Medicine, 6 pm @ Horseshoe Inn - 587.4909 Masters of Nostalgia, 9 pm @ One Caroline - 587.2026 George Giroux/Jay Yager, 6:30 pm @ Primetime Ultra Lounge - 583.4563 Melvin Seals w/ JGB/Acoustically Speaking/Gubbulidis, 9 pm @ Putnam Den - 584.8066 Austin Barosi, 6 pm @ Siro’s (Funny Cide Bar) - 584.4030 Rock, Inc, 6 pm @ Siro’s (Main Stage) - 584.4030 Celtic Session, 7 pm @ The Parting Glass - 583.1916 Erin Harkes, 6 pm @ The Mill - 899.5253
thursday, 7/24: Al Bruno, 8 pm @ Seven Horse Pub - 581.0777 DJ Dragonette, 8 pm @ Cantina - 587.5577 Open Mic, 10 pm @ Circus Cafe’ - 583.1106 Jeff Brisbin, 7 pm @ Crown Grill - 583.1105 Cole Broderick, 6 pm @ Fifty South - 884.2926 Soul Session, 8 pm @ Gaffney’s - 587.7359 Dirt Cheap, 6 pm @ Horseshoe Inn - 587.4909 Beach Party Express, 7 pm @ Harvey’s - 583.0003 Rattail Jimmy, 8 pm @ Icehouse - 216.1766 Knot Dead, 9 pm @ Nanola - 587.1300 Matt McCabe + Rick Bolton, 6 pm @ Old Bryan Inn - 587.2990 Rich Ortiz/Lustre Kings, 6:30 pm @ Primetime Ultra Lounge - 583.4563 Toga Boys, 6 pm @ Siro’s (Funny Cide Bar) - 584.4030 Big Fez + The Surfmatics, 6 pm @ Siro’s (Main Stage) - 584.4030 At the Post - Live Radio Show, 7 pm @ The Parting Glass - 583.1916
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Get Ready To Place Your Bets On Saratoga’s Finest Fillies! Laugh Your Bridle Off While Helping A Great Cause Jake’s Help From Heaven! Advance tickets and bets can be purchased at: http://www.jakeshelpfromheaven.com/2014/06/12/1395/ Tickets can also be bought at the door the night of the event (cash, check or charge) and bets can be placed up to 8 p.m. The first 125 people to preregister will also be automatically entered to win a VIP Box at Saratoga Race Course, donated by Scott and Julie Johnson. If you want more flavor about the good-natured competitive mayhem that ensued last year, I would like to refer you to the accounts of
Don’t let the beauty, frills and dazzling smiles fool you – Saratoga’s Finest Fillies mean business! Photo by Studio Di Luce
by Arthur Gonick Saratoga TODAY SARATOGA SPRINGS – I’m very fortunate. I get to attend a lot of events and galas. This is one I would panhandle to get the money to go to. All by which is to say that the public is invited to attend the Third Annual Please Saratoga’s Finest Fillies event, to be held on Thursday, July 24 from 7-9 p.m. at Vapor Nightclub (inside Saratoga Casino and Raceway). The proceeds will benefit Jake’s Help From Heaven foundation. Modeled after horse racing, this event casts a fun group of women as “Saratoga’s Finest Fillies,” complete with their own trainers. This year’s Fillies & Trainers include: Beth Alexander, trained by Chef Jasper Alexander Johanna Friedman, trained by Alison Robbens Kelly Hite, trained by Susan Halstead Julie Johnson, trained by Brian Straughter Elaine Sillery, trained by Katrina Lucas Christianne Smith, trained by Jacob Hopper Heather Straughter, trained by Jim LaVigne Jenny Witte, trained by Robin Dalton Melissa Zieker, trained by Traci Jersen For those new to the event, here how the party gets starts. Each filly and trainer will be lobbying for bets. Guests place bets (in increments of $10) on the filly of their choice (or, for those who like to hedge and/or play exotic combos on more than
one filly to increase their odds of winning.) For every bet that is placed, guests receive a raffle ticket to be placed in the box representing the filly of their choice and the chance to win some fabulous prizes – which this year includes: - Two nights at the Crowne Plaza Times Square in Manhattan - Two nights at the Crowne Plaza in Lake Placid (includes two rounds of golf for two as well) - An overnight with breakfast at Saratoga Arms Post Positions are pulled from a hat at 7:15 and betting closes promptly at 8 p.m. when the game begins. Colleen Carlson will once
again use the game Plinko to have fillies move forward. The first filly to make 10 steps and finish first is the winner. If you bet on the filly that “wins,” “places” or “shows,” you could win one of the awesome prizes above! Natalie Sillery and Skip Carlson will have play-by-play and hilarious commentary as the race progresses – I assure you that this aspect is worth the price of admission alone! Tickets are $50/person and include plenty of food and dessert. There is a cash bar and a signature drink - the “Sweet Jake,” where a percentage of sales from the Sweet Jake will be donated to
two of my colleagues - both fabulous fillies as well in there own right, I say: - Lisa Miller photo-chronicled the event via Studio Di Luce. Visit studiodiluce.com/p109951432 - And Trina Lucas’ “post-race” account for Saratoga TODAY had me laughing out loud from another time zone! Visit issuu.com/saratogapublishing/docs/st_080213_ full/15?e=2012074/4265535 For more information about Jake’s Help From Heaven, visit jakeshelpfromheaven.org or facebook. com/jakeshelpfromheaven
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Week of July 18 – July 24, 2014
A New Energy To Fill The Air At EQUIDAE
Four Great Artists To Enhance Holiday Inn Gallery by Arthur Gonick Saratoga TODAY SARATOGA SPRINGS — For well over a dozen years, Ms. Terry Lindsey held down the fort. Venturing in from Vermont during racing season and setting up shop at a gallery called EQUIDAE inside the Holiday Inn (232 Broadway, Saratoga Springs) that was primarily centered around her equine paintings and sculpture. This year, coinciding with the hotel’s 50th anniversary and also due to Ms. Lindsey’s taking over the reins last January at the Tilting at Windmills Gallery in Manchester Center, VT, she decided that she alone could not give EQUIDAE the care and loving attention it so deserves, so she invited some esteemed local partners to join her. Beginning next Wednesday, July 23 and running through racing season, the public can enjoy the artwork of an impressively
credentialed lineup that Ms. Lindsey has assembled. In addition to enjoying some of her select works, the public can view artwork from: - Frankie Flores, of Flores Fine Art Gallery, 328 Broadway Saratoga Springs - Rebecca Kane, a featured artist at this year’s SaratogaArtsFest for her collection of local mineral springs photograph series entitled “Living Waters” - Eric Laffer, of The Laffer Gallery, 96 Broad Street, Schuylerville. Beginning next Wednesday, the EQUIDAE gallery will be open seven days a week through racing season from 9 a.m. through 8 p.m. A featured date to note is Friday, August 8, when there will be a champagne reception with healthy snacks, live music and a chance to meet the artists. While Frankie Flores’ and Eric Laffer’s works need little introduction to discerning art lovers, Rebecca Kane, fresh off her ArtsFest and Art in the Park
appearances, appears poised to be an eye-opener to many visitors to the gallery, with many new works being made available for public viewing for the first time. She noted about her inspiration that: “My works portray a pure and enlightened fluid source energy that flows through me, my lens and is then captured onto the platform. My life as an artist is an organic process that only occurs when I step out of the way and let the uninhibited enlightened energy flow. “It is not by chance that the “Healing Waters” of Saratoga is the subject I’ve been given. The heartbeat of the living waters and mine are one. The kaleidoscope of color is my white light and the layering of textures represents the contrast I’ve lived. “The medicinal qualities of drinking and smelling the sacred waters are legendary. And now, through art, the visual stimulation completes the circle. I am truly blessed to share these sacred times with you.”
Rebecca Kane: Living Waters - Congress Spring Silver Light Collection 2014
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Week of July 18 – July 24, 2014
Under The Radar by Arthur Gonick Saratoga TODAY
Greetings to all – visitors and residents alike. As your A&E editor, it’s often tempting at this time of year to go with the tried and true recommendations. Certainly you can never go wrong with the track and SPAC. But I feel I’m best doing my job when I uncover a lesser-known nugget or someone that might otherwise slip under the radar (UTR) and give it a wider showcase. It’s easy to tout you to go to Hats Off (see page 17.) You’ll be among thousands who will do so. But how many of you have circled Mark Berger, a Brooklyn-born songwriter who will be making his Saratoga Springs debut, on your dance card this weekend? It says here that you should. “We are so lucky to have him!” said Susan Farnsworth, Hats Off Festival organizer. She’s in a position to know, since she’s the one who’s been handing out the checks for over 10 years. Consider that right now, you could walk into any Starbucks worldwide and hear Marc’s music. Not to mention radio stations all over. His CD Ride has not only offered up a mega-dose of tasty original music inspired by his travels through the American West since the 70s, but as a pure songwriter, his song The Last One was a staple on Richie Havens’ playlist for over 25 years. Need more? Fine, let’s say that he has been a featured artist at both the prestigious Kerrville and South by Southwest music festivals. More? His band opened for Bob Dylan and other national acts. I’m certainly not saying that you should avoid your favorite Hats Off performers this weekend, just that you consider broadening your horizons a bit. Plus he’s got some world-class ice cream 50 feet from his door. On a completely different note, but one that proves the point of looking beyond the big crowd favorite all the time has me touting you to look beyond our city’s borders sometimes. Sitting about 15 miles northwest of here is an entity called the Luzerne Music Center (LMC). Now is a great time to know them, or perhaps revisit. Luzerne is in full-flower this month, both with a robust performance and camp schedule. A week from this Sunday, on July 27 at 4:30 p.m. they will have their fourth annual Red and Gold Gala, in which the NYC based Salome` Chamber Orchestra will perform, as will the LMC Student Symphony
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Orchestra. For details and information, visit LuzerneMusic.org. Sitting at the helm as Artistic Director is the estimable Elizabeth Pitcairn, whose own career as the caretaker of the red Stradivarius violin continues apace; Elizabeth made her debut at Carnegie Hall last February, played in China in March and you can fly out to Los Angeles on August 10 to see her at the Walt Disney Concert Hall, where she will be backed by the California Philharmonic. You can visit RedViolin.com for more highlights. But as fantastic as all these things are, Ms. Pitcairn takes the greatest pride in her accomplishments at LMC. Since taking the reins from Founders Bert and Toby Blumenthal four years ago, Ms. Pitcairn has put her own stamp on the economic development at LMC. She instituted both the Gala and a 5K run (in which she’s an annual participant BTW) and has in this short time increased the student scholarship fund by over 50 percent. This is no small accomplishment. For instance, the 15-18-yearold’s camp begins next week; a group of local and international teens for a 4-week camp at a cost of about $1,000/ week. “Over 65 percent of our students receive some financial assistance, which makes fundraising crucial.” She noted. But for Elizabeth it’s personal. A Philadelphia native, she first came to LMC as a student herself as a 14-yearold. She knows what the experience could mean to the next Elizabeth Pitcairn, and is driven to avail the experience to as many as possible. Two talents. Each one could not be less similar. Their common thread is excellence, and the fact that perhaps for you they are UTR no more.
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RELIGION
Week of July 18 – July 24, 2014 Adirondack Christian Fellowship
Corinth United Methodist Church
8 Mountain Ledge, Wilton 587-0623; acfsaratoga.com Services: Sunday 8 a.m. & 10 a.m.
243 Main Street, Corinth 654-2521 cfumc@cnyconnect.net Services: Sunday 10:30 a.m. Cornerstone Community Church
Adirondack Friends Meeting 27 Saratoga Ave., S. Glens Falls 793-3755; AdirondackFM@nycap. rr.com; www.adirondackfriendsmeeting. org, Regina Baird Haag, pastoral minister. Services: 10:30 a.m. Sunday The Alliance Church 257 Rowland St., Ballston Spa 885-6524 Services: Morn. Worship 10:30 a.m. Assembly of God Faith Chapel 6 Burgoyne St., Schuylerville 695-6069. Rev. Jason Proctor. Services: Sunday 10:45 a.m. Assembly of God Saratoga 118 Woodlawn Ave., Saratoga Springs 584-6081 Services: Sunday Worship 10 a.m., coffee served at 9:45 a.m. Bacon Hill Reformed Church 560 Route 32N, Bacon Hill 695-3074, Rev. Janet Vincent Services: Worship service 10 a.m. Sunday School 10 a.m., All are welcome. Handicapped accessible. Baha’i Community of Saratoga Springs 584-9679; 692-7694; usbnc.org. Ballston Center Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church 58 Charlton Road, Ballston Spa 885-7312; ballstoncenterarpchurch.org Services: Sunday Worship Service, 10:30 a.m. Ballston Spa United Methodist Church 101 Milton Ave., Ballston Spa 885-6886, Services: Sunday 10 a.m. Ballston Spa Alliance Church 257 Rowland St, Ballston Spa NY 518-793-7101 Service Sunday: 10:30 am Bethesda Episcopal Church 41 Washington St., Saratoga Springs 584-5980 Services: Sunday 6:30, 8 & 10 a.m. Church of Christ at Clifton Park 7 Old Route 146 371-6611; cliftonparkchurchofchrist.com Services: Sunday 10:30 a.m. Christ Community Reformed Church 1010 Route 146, Clifton Park 371-7654; ccrc-cpny.org. Services: Sundays 10 a.m. Christ Episcopal Church Routes 50 & 67, Ballston Spa 885-1031 Services: Sunday 8 & 10 a.m. Christian Restoration Ministries Saratoga Senior Center 5 Williams St., Saratoga Springs 796-4323 Pastor Pat Roach Services: Sunday 10 a.m.; 6:30 p.m. Congregation Shaara Tfille 84 Weibel Avenue, Saratoga Springs 584-2370; saratogasynagogue.org Services: Saturday 9:30 a.m., (1st Sat. also 10:30) Monday & Thursday 7:30 a.m., third Friday each month 7:30 p.m. Handicapped Accessible Corinth Free Methodist Church 20 Hamilton Ave., Corinth 654-9255; 792-0271 Services: Sunday at 10 a.m.
516 Park Ave., Mechanicville 664-5204 Pastor Frank Galerie mycornerstonechurch.org Services: Sundays at 10:30 a.m. Corpus Christi Roman Catholic Community 2001 Route 9, Round Lake 877-8506, ccorpusc@nycap.rr.com Services: Saturday 4 p.m.; Sunday 8:30 & 10:30 a.m.; Weekday Masses: MondayFriday 9 a.m. Eastern Orthodox— Christ the Savior 349 Eastline Road, Ballston Spa 786-3100; xcsavior@yahoo.com. Services: Sunday: 9:30 a.m. First Baptist Church of Saratoga Springs 45 Washington St. 584-6301 Services: Sunday: 11 a.m. First Baptist Church of Ballston Spa 202 Milton Ave., Ballston Spa 885-8361; bspabaptist.org Services: 10:30 a.m. worship 9 a.m. Sunday School (all ages) First Presbyterian Church of Ballston Spa 22 West High St., Ballston Spa 885-5583 Services: Sunday at 10 a.m. Full Gospel Tabernacle 207 Redmond Road, Gansevoort 793-2739 Services: Sunday 10 a.m.; Bible Study: Thursday 6:30 p.m. Galway United Methodist Church 2056 East Street (at intersection of Route 147), Galway 882-6520 www.galway-united-methodist-church. com Services: Sunday 9:30 a.m. (9 a.m. in July and August) Grace Brethren Church 137 W. Milton Road, Ballston Spa 587-0649 Rev. Dan Pierce Services: Sunday 10 a.m. Handicapped accessible. Grace Fellowship Saratoga 165 High Rock Ave 518-691-0301 Website: http://saratoga.gracefellowship. com/ Pastor: Mike Adams Service Times: Sundays 9 & 11 a.m. Greater Grace Community Church Pastor David Moore 100 Saratoga Village Blvd. #17 899-7777; thechurch@ggccmalta.org www.ggccmalta.org Services: Wednesday 7:30 p.m. Good Times Restaurant, Lake Rd. 2nd floor; Friday 7:30 p.m. Saratoga Chapel, Eastline & Lake Rds; Sunday 10 a.m. - Glenville Senior Center, 32 Worden Rd. Greenfield Center Baptist Church 30 Wilton Rd., Greenfield Center 893-7429 Services: Sunday School for all ages - 9:45 a.m. Church Service - 11 a.m. Prayer Meeting - Wednesday 6:30 p.m. Highway Tabernacle Church 90 River Rd., Mechanicville 664-4442 Services: Sunday 10:30 a.m. Hope Church 206 Greenfield Ave., Ballston Spa
885-7442 Services: Sunday 10 a.m. Jonesville United Methodist 963 Main St., Clifton Park 877-7332 Services: Sunday 8:30 & 10:30 a.m. Sunday School 9:30 a.m. Living Springs Community Church 59 Pine Road, Saratoga Springs 584-9112 Services: Sunday 10:30 a.m. Living Waters Church of God 4330 State Rt. 50, Saratoga Springs 587-0484; livingwaterscog.us Services: Sundays 10 a.m. Malta Presbyterian Church Dunning Street, Malta 899-5992 Services: Sunday 10 a.m. Malta Ridge United Methodist Church 729 Malta Ave., Ext., Malta 581-0210 Services: Sunday 10:30 a.m. Middle Grove United Methodist Church 581-2973 Pastor Bonnie Bates Services: Sunday 9 a.m. Handicapped accessible New Horizon Church 150 Perry Road, Saratoga Springs 587-0711 Services: Sunday 9:30 a.m. New Life Fellowship 51 Old Gick Road, Saratoga Springs 580-1810; newlifeinsaratoga.org. Services: Sunday 10:30 a.m. Childcare is available at all services. NorthStar Church Gowana Middle School , Clifton Park 371-2811; northstarchurch.com Services: Sunday 9:30 a.m. + 11:15 a.m. Old Saratoga Reformed Church 48 Pearl St., Schuylerville oldsaratogareformedchurch.org Services: Sunday 10:30 a.m. Handicapped accessible. Old Stone Church (American Baptist) 159 Stone Church Road, Ballston Spa 583-1002 Services: Sunday 9 a.m.; Adult Sunday School 9 a.m.; Service 10:30 a.m. Coffee and Fellowship in Living Stone Hall; Wednesday: noon potluck luncheon; 1 p.m. choir rehearsal; 2 p.m. Bible Study Group Our Lady of Grace Roman Catholic Church 73 Midline Road, Ballston Lake 399-5713 Services: Saturday 5 p.m. Sunday 8:15 & 10:15 a.m. Handicapped accessible. Presbyterian-NE Congregational Church 24 Circular St., Saratoga Springs 584-6091; pnecchurch.org Services: Sunday 10:45 a.m. Quaker Springs United Methodist Church 466 Route 32 South, Quaker Springs
695-3101; qsumc.com Pastor Al Johnson Services: Sunday 9 a.m. Handicapped accessible. River of Hope Fellowship 100 Saratoga Village Blvd. Malta Cmns., Ste. 3, Malta 881-1505; riverofhopefellowship.com Services: Sunday 10 a.m. Roman Catholic Church of St. Peter 241 Broadway, Saratoga Springs 584-2375 Services: Eucharistic Celebrations: Saturday 5 p.m.; Sunday 7:30, 9 & 11 a.m. St. Clement’s Roman Catholic Church 231 Lake Ave., Saratoga Springs 584-6122 Services: Saturday 4 p.m.; Sunday 8, 9:30, 11:15 a.m. & 5 p.m., 1 p.m. Spanish Service St. George’s Episcopal Church 912 Route 146, Clifton Park 371-6351; stgeorge@csdsl.net Services: Saturday 4:30 p.m.; Sunday 8 & 9:30 a.m. St. Joseph’s Roman Catholic Church 3159 Route 9N, Greenfield Center 893-7680; sjoegctr@nycap.rr.com; www.stjosephschurchgreenfieldcenter. org Services: Saturday 4 p.m.; Sunday 10:30 a.m. Handicapped accessible St. Mary’s Roman Catholic Church 167 Milton Ave., Ballston Spa 885-7411; stmarysbsta.org Services: Saturday 4 p.m., Sunday 8:30 a.m., 10:30 a.m., noon. Handicapped accessible St. Paul’s Roman Catholic Church 771 Route 29, Rock City Falls 893-7680; sjoegctr@nycap.rr.com; www. stjosephschurchgreenfieldcenter.org Services: Sunday 8:30 am. Handicapped accessible. St. Paul’s Evangelical Lutheran Church 149 Lake Ave., Saratoga Springs 584-0904 Services: Saturday 5 p.m. with Holy Communion. Sundays 8:30 & 11 a.m. with Holy Communion. St. Peter Lutheran Church 2776 Route 9, Malta 583-4153 Services: Sunday 8:30 & 10:30 a.m. Sunday School at 9:15 a.m. St. Thomas of Canterbury 242 Grooms Road, Halfmoon st-thomas-of-canterbury.org Services: Sunday 10 a.m. Saratoga Abundant Life Church 2325 Route 50 South, Saratoga Springs 885-5456; saratogaabundantlife.org Services: Sunday 9:30 a.m. Saratoga Chabad 130 Circular St., Saratoga Springs 526-0773; saratora@aol.com; saratogachabad.com Saratoga Friends Meeting (Quaker) Rts. 32 and 71 Quaker Springs 587-7477; 399-5013 Services: Sunday 10 a.m. Saratoga United Methodist Church Henning Road, Saratoga Springs 584-3720; saratogaumc.com. Services: Sunday 9 & 10:45 a.m.
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Handicapped accessible. Saratoga Seventh-Day Adventist Church 399 Union Ave., Saratoga Springs 882-9384; saratogasda.org Services: Sabbath School: 10 a.m. Worship Service: 11:30 a.m. Shenendehowa United Methodist 971 Route 146, Clifton Park 371-7964 Services: Sunday 9 & 10:30 a.m. Simpson United Methodist Church Rock City Road, Rock City Falls 885-4794 Services: Sunday 10:45 a.m. Soul Saving Station for Every Nation Christ Crusaders of America 62 Henry St., Saratoga Springs 584-3122 Services: Sunday 10 a.m. & 6:30 p.m. St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church 1 Grove St., Schuylerville 695-3918 Services: Sunday 8a.m. & 9 a.m. (Sunday School at 9:00 also) episcopalchurch-schuylerville.org Temple Sinai 509 Broadway, Saratoga Springs 584-8730 www.saratogasinai.org Shabbat Services: Friday 6 p.m. Preceded by 5:30 p.m. Oneg. Handicapped Accessible. Terra Nova Church 45 Washington St., Saratoga Springs 833-0504; terranovachurch.org saratogaquestions@terranovachurch. org, Services: Sunday 5:30 p.m. Childcare: six months–four years and expanding. Handicapped accessible. The Salvation Army Worship, Service & Community Center 27 Woodlawn Ave., Saratoga Springs 584-1640; Mail-P.O. Box 652 Captain Aaron A. Boone, Sr.; Captain Amber S. Boone Commanding Officers/Ministers Services: Sunday School 10 a.m.; Praise & Worship 11 a.m. Trinity United Methodist Church 155 Ballard Road, Gansevoort 584-9107; tumcwilton.com Rev. Robert Kersten Services: Sunday 11 a.m. Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Saratoga Springs 624 North Broadway, Saratoga Springs 584-1555; uusaratoga.org Services, Nursery Care, and Religious Education: Sundays 10 a.m. Youth Group: Sundays 11:30 a.m. Unity Church in Albany 21 King Ave., Albany 453-3603 Services: Sunday 9 a.m. & 11 a.m. West Charlton United Presbyterian Church 1331 Sacandaga Road, West Charlton 882-9874 westcharltonupc.org Rev. Thomas Gregg, Pastor Services: Sunday 10:30 a.m. Wilton Baptist Church 755 Saratoga Road, Wilton 583-2736; wiltonbaptist@gmail.com; wiltonbaptistchurch.com Services: Sunday Service 11 a.m.
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SPORTS
Week of July 18 – July 24, 2014
Information you can understand and apply to play better golf everyday.
by Fred Fruisen for Saratoga TODAY If you’re like most golfers, you spend most of your practice time on the range, and finish up with a few quick minutes on the practice green. I believe everyone should reverse that and spend the majority on practice or warm up time on the practice greens and less time beating balls. If you look around your club, you’ll notice that the best players hang out around the practice greens a lot. If you want to be one of the best players at your club, I would suggest you do the same. At least half of your shots during a round come from on or around the green. Most of the time it’s the quality of the Little Shots that determine the quality of your score. You could improve half of your game simply
and quickly by improving your skills around the green—without going through swing changes or investing money in lessons or equipment! Many years ago, my wife and I spent our honeymoon in Scotland, the birthplace of golf. We drove from town to town seeing the sites and enjoying the Scottish culture. Almost every evening, almost everywhere we went, we noticed townspeople of all ages practicing putting and chipping. Practicing your short game is a great after-dinner activity. I find it very relaxing. Late afternoon and evening is the most beautiful time of day, and there usually aren’t many people around to distract you, so you can get in some quality practice. It beats sitting on the couch, or trying to squeeze in a quick nine and being frustrated by poor play. Try investing time instead of spending time. Here are two great drills that will help your short game. You only need a dozen balls and if you spend an hour or two a week doing these drills you’ll see real results. I know these drills will help you enjoy your rounds more. Fred Fruisen is the coachofgolf. Fruisen is a PGA Professional and the golf coach at Skidmore College in Saratoga Springs, New York. For more lessons go to coachofgolf.com. For private instruction call (518) 565-7350.
Blue Streak Tennis School ‘Acts With Respect’ S A R A T O G A SPRINGS — The Blue Streak Tennis School was held recently and Coach Rich Johns shared his Act With Respect Always mission to the players, encouraging all to take time, each day, to “make a difference” in their world and strive to reach their 99 percent character. Tennis School Director Coach Tim O’Brien is at the right.
SPORTS
Week of July 18 – July 24, 2014
Community Sports Bulletin Ballston Spa Soccer Club Tryouts BALLSTON SPA — The Ballston Spa Soccer Club will be hosting tryouts/player evaluations on July 22 at 6 p.m. at the BARC fields on Eastern Avenue in Ballston Spa. The tryouts are for all
age groups except U8; however, those in the U8 age group are still encouraged to come and participate and meet the coaches. Registration is free and helps us keep track of numbers.
Register at www. sportssignup.com/BallstonSpa-S o ccer-Club-OnlineRegistration.start. Any questions can be directed to Ryan McKinley at ryan.mckinley.bssc@gmail.com.
Register For Blue Streak Boys Basketball Camp
SARATOGA SPRINGS — The 2014 Blue Streak Boys Basketball Camp will be held July 21-25 at the Saratoga Springs
High School gymnasium. Session One will go from 8-11 a.m. for boys entering Grades 3-6. Session Two will be noon-3 p.m. for boys entering Grades 7-10. The camp will focus on fundamentals and work to develop the skills of shooting form, ball handling, defense, triple threat position, screening/using screens and rebounding. Registration forms need to be
filled out and handed in by July 15. Cost is $125 per player. Checks can be made payable to “Saratoga Boys Basketball Booster Club” and mailed to coach Matt Usher at 41-F Horicon Ave., Glens Falls NY 12801. Each player will receive a camp T-shirt and a concession stand will be open for food and drinks. For more information email Usher at m_usher@saratogaschools.org.
Sign Up For Triple Threat Basketball Camp
SARATOGA SPRINGS — The Triple Threat Basketball Camp at East Side Rec. in Saratoga Springs gwill be July 21-25. For both boys and girls, and for ages 7-13, all days will go from 8:30-11:30 a.m. Skill drills and competitions will take place for shooting, dribbling and other facets of the game. There will also be scrimmages and practice games mixed in with multiple break times for
freeze pops (bring other snacks and drinks, as needed). Friday will be championship day before the awards ceremony from 11:30-11:45 a.m. The fee for the camp is $70, which is due before or on the first day. If a child attended any previous camps, call to see if the form is on file. Checks can be made out to Tony Devizzio, 251 Greenfield Ave. #1, Ballston Spa. Home Phone: (518) 885-0596. Cell: (518) 932-1525.
Register for Skidmore Girls’ Basketball Camp SARATOGA SPRINGS — Skidmore College is hosting a girls’ basketball camp July 21-25. From that Monday to Friday, the camp will go from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. every day. Early drop off is available
at 8:30 a.m. through Friday with late pickup being 4:30 p.m. through that Thursday. Cost is $245. Register at Skidmore Athletic Summer Camps or call (518) 580-5363 for more information.
Sevens Rugby Invitational Headed for Saratoga SARATOGA SPRINGS — The Saratoga Sevens Rugby Invitational will be held Saturday, July 19. The 24-team tournament will go all day on the Skidmore soccer field and Saratoga Rugby field at 5 Clement Ave., starting at 8-9 a.m. Games will be played constantly until around 5-6 p.m.
The event will comprise of an 8 Team Women’s Elite NRU National Qualifier (competing for the Schuyler Cup), an 8 Team Men’s NERFU Cup Series (competing for the Saratoga Cup) and an 8 Team Men’s Open Division (competing for the Harpoon Cup). Following the event, there will be a post-tournament
party at the official partner of Saratoga Rugby. Beer will be provided by official team and tournament sponsor Harpoon Brewery. There will also be awards presented to the winning teams, live music and specially designed menu for ruggers, as well as plenty of other surprises. Saratoga Rugby Clubs’ Rob Michelin
Send your sports stories or briefs to Brian Cremo, Sports Editor at brian@saratoga publishing.com
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Week of July 18 – July 24, 2014
Capital District Basketball Hall of Fame
by Damian Fantauzzi for Saratoga TODAY This past Sunday, at the Hilton Gardens Hotel in Troy, was the induction ceremony for the Capital District Basketball Hall of Fame. Two Saratogians are members of the class of 2014, which inducted 16 new members. There was a large crowd, including many well-known former players, coaches, referees and sports writers of the Albany area. The event was lengthy, but very well done, particularly under the direction of Saratoga native Rene Leroux, who kept the program moving along. There was personal pride for me, during this event, because one of my former high school basketball
stars was inducted as a member of the Hall of Fame. Robert “Buddy” Clarke played on one of the best basketball teams in the history of Saratoga Springs High School—the only unbeaten team in the school’s history (regular season), in 1977-78. That team lost, in the finals of the Section II Class AA championship to the eventual 1978 class AA state champions, Niskayuna High School, 63- 62. Buddy was a junior in 1978, and in 1979, his senior year, he was considered one of the top players in the area (Channel 13 All-Star). He averaged 21 points and 10 rebounds a game. Oddly enough there weren’t many schools with scholarship offers chasing Buddy. He stood 6-foot-1 and I played him as a small forward because of his exceptional jumping ability. I felt he could serve the team best at that position, while also realizing that colleges might say he was too small to play at that level as a forward. So, I decided to write letters, mainly to D-II colleges. Of course this was all before computers became part of our lives, so there were no email addresses. One of the schools that responded to my letters was Springfield College, in Springfield Massachusetts. To make
a long story short, Buddy went to Springfield College, which was a Division II school, at the time. Buddy had an outstanding career at Springfield: He scored 1,760 points (second best in the school’s history) in his junior year (1982). He was also named to the D-II All-American team. He had many other honors while playing for Springfield: three years AllLeague, player of the year, All-New England and more. Last Sunday, when Buddy spoke, he made the point to mention his high school teammates and how, in 1978, all five starters averaged double figures. He also expressed his gratitude to his coaches, throughout his career, including yours truly. Buddy was with his wife, Amy, along with the support of his siblings: sisters, Donnie and Karen; and brother, Bruce. He fondly mentioned the influence of his late mother, Barbara, and late maternal grandmother, Gladys. Buddy was very gracious in his talk and expressed the honor he felt for being selected by the Upstate New York Basketball Hall of Fame. The other local recipient was Bill Stanley, a retired Saratoga Springs High School health teacher, basketball coach and tennis coach, who later became a well-known basketball official. Mr. Stanley has quite the athletic background. Bill, originally from Amsterdam, played his high school basketball at the now defunct St. Mary’s Institute of Amsterdam. Back then, St. Mary’s played in the, also defunct Diocesan League, which consisted of much larger schools than SMI. In his senior year, at St. Mary’s, the school moved into the Parochial League with schools that were comparable in size. A league where Stanley dominated the game! Bill received a basketball scholarship to LeMoyne College in Syracuse, where he starred in basketball and baseball. He is a member of the LeMoyne Hall of Fame. He also played for a while with a local pro team, the Schaefer Brewers, but later opted out of the semi-pro game when he began coaching and teaching. Before coming to Saratoga, Coach Stanley had a brief coaching stint as the Siena College freshman men’s basketball coach. At last Sunday’s ceremony, Bill Stanley was accompanied, and supported, by his wife, Patricia. A short story: when I first came
A well-known animated basketball referee, Bill Stanley was also a teacher and coach. After his high school basketball career at St. Mary’s Institute of Amsterdam, he earned a scholarship to LeMoyne College in Syracuse, where he would later be inducted into the school Hall of Fame. Inducted into the Capital District Basketball Hall of Fame Class of 2014, Robert “Buddy” Clarke was part of the 1977-78 Saratoga Springs basketball team that had an undefeated regular season and made it to the Section II Class AA final. He continued his basketball career at Springfield College, where he went on to become a Division II AllAmerican.
to Saratoga, in the fall of 1972, I had the opportunity to coach the boys’ JV basketball team. Bill Stanley was the varsity coach at that time. I got to know him pretty well. I think very highly of him as an icon in the local sports community, especially with basketball. An outstanding basketball official for 30 years, Bill was quite animated in his calling of the game, and because of his delivery, he made the game exciting. I played some basketball against Bill and was a difficult challenge for
anyone who had to guard him. He was strong and powerful around the basket, and could shoot well from the outside. This community should be proud of these two men. They represent the Saratoga community athletic tradition with class and dignity. Both are deserving of their honor as inductees to the Upstate New York Basketball Hall of Fame. My congratulations to Bill and Buddy. It is an honor for me to have been associated with the both of them.
SPORTS
Week of July 18 – July 24, 2014
Saratoga American All-Stars Begin Group Play BALLSTON — The Saratoga American Little League (SALL) 9U All-Stars captured the Cal Ripken Eastern New York North District Championship July 9 after completing district group play with a perfect 5-0 record. It was a total team effort, as the Saratoga All-Stars yielded only 15 total runs while scoring 50 through the five games, including wins over Clifton Park B, Queensbury, BurntHills/Ballston Lake, Clifton Park A and Wilton. The SALL team advances to the Cal Ripken Eastern New York State
9U Championship tournament as the North District No. 1 seed. Group play begins at the host site in Niskayuna today, July 18. First through third seeds from the Capital District, Utica/Rome and the lower Hudson Valley districts will compete with the North District SALL champions. The state championship game is scheduled for Tuesday, July 22. This marks the second consecutive Cal Ripken North District championship for this group of SALL All-Stars, having captured the 8U District title in 2013.
(l-r) Assistant coach Kevin Holmes, Myles Pleasants, Will Willard, Owen Goodridge (back), Ryan Buck, Ethan Straughter (back), Kyle Holmes, head coach Tim Willard (back), Davis Oliver-Goodwin, Max Hamilton-Jones, Zander Teator, assistant Coach Bill Teator (back) and Jack Galvin. Not pictured, All-Stars Jackson Reynolds and Noah Friedman. Photo by Charlie Goodridge
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