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10th Annual Cornell Cooperative Extension Golf Tournament and Silent Auction WARRENSBURG Please join us on August 24, 2019 for the 10th Annual Cornell Cooperative Extension Golf Tournament and Silent Auction at Cronin’s Golf Resort in Warrensburg, NY. All proceeds from this event will be used to help financially support Cornell Cooperative Extension’s educational programs. Sign up early and save. Prepay by August 9th and the cost is only $95.00 per person.

Cost per person on the day of the event is $100.00.

Fee includes: green fees, cart, barbecue, goodie bag, awards and prizes.

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Draper High School Class of 1959 60th Class Reunion CAPITAL DISTRICT Draper High School class of 1959 is celebrating their 60th class reunion at the Turf Tavern Banquet Hall, 40 Mohawk Avenue, Scotia, New York on Saturday, August 17, 2019 at 6pm. Please join us for dinner and memories. If interested, please contact Carol DeSilva at cadesilva@outlook.com

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Farewell to the ‘Queen of Saratoga’ Socialite known for kindness, charity and horse racing success, dies at 93

By DAVID LOMBARDO AND TIM WILKIN

SARATOGA SPRINGS - Marylou Whitney — the socialite, philanthropist and horse racing enthusiast who injected new life into Saratoga Springs — died last Friday at age 93 after an extended illness.

“The queen has left us,” said thoroughbred trainer Nick Zito in response to the news that was delivered over the public address system at Saratoga Race Course on Friday afternoon. It was followed by a moment of silence.

After a brief stay in Saratoga Hospital, Whitney died at Cady Hill, the family estate near the

Route 50 entrance to the Saratoga Performing Arts Center.

Her imprint in the community extended far beyond the world of racing, which she helped preserve in Saratoga Springs with her second husband Cornelius Vanderbilt “Sonny” Whitney, and included generous support for Saratoga Hospital, contributions to the founding of SPAC in 1966 and donating time and money to the track’s backstretch workers.

“There was nobody like her,” said Jeannette Jordan, a former reporter for the Saratogian, who enjoyed more than three decades of friendship with Whitney. “You didn’t have to have money to be a friend of hers. She loved everybody and was kind to everybody.”

Saratoga Springs residents Mike and Linda Toohey, who knew Whitney for 40 years, said she touched countless lives with “selfless, ran-

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Marylou Whitney waves to fans on the day of the 2013 Whitney Stakes at Saratoga Race Course.

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Team helps industry’s ‘backbone’ Hard-working backstretch employees rely on BEST for most of their health care needs

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SARATOGA SPRINGS - While horse racing fans lined up waiting to flood the gates of the Saratoga Race Course, across

the road past the barns, Juan Torres walked into a free health clinic for backstretch workers to get a bag of fruit.

The 54-year-old from Mexico has been a groom for 10 years. The long hours and hard labor take a toll on his body — hot and cold water stinging his fingers, movements to brush horses straining his shoulders, kneeling to clean hooves hurting his Please see BEST 6

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The 17th Annual “The Way We Were” Car Show is Coming in October!

BALLSTON SPA - The Ballston Spa Business & Professional Association (BSBPA) is pleased to announce plans for the 17th Annual “The Way We Were” Car Show to be held Sunday, October 13, 2019 from 9 am-4 pm on Front Street in Ballston Spa. The rain date will be October 20. We invite the public to come stroll our historic village, check out the hundreds of cars and trucks on display, and enjoy the live music, vendors and downtown businesses. It’s a great day for the whole family.

The car show is a judged show and several trophies will be awarded, including Best of Show, Mayor’s Choice, Best Engine, Best Paint, Best Stock, Oldest Vehicle plus the top 3 in specified categories.

Judging begins at 9 am with trophies awarded at 3:30 pm. The event is free

to spectators. Exhibitors can pre-register by September 30, 2019 for $15 per car or $20 the day of show. All proceeds will benefit BSBPA community activities. Dash plaques will be given to the first 400 cars registered and the first 200 cars registered will receive car show souvenirs. Pre-registration can be completed online at www.ballston.org. A printable, mail in registration form will also be available on the website. Sponsorship and vendor opportunities for the event are also available at ballston.org.

For more information, contact the Car Show committee at bspacarshow@ ballston.org or the BSBPA at 518 885-2772, info@ ballston.org.

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Columbia High School Class of 1964 55th Class Reunion Save the Date CAPITAL DISTRICT - Friday, September 6, 2019 at Quigleys Restaurant, East Greenbush. 6 to 11pm. Call Valerie Figel Femia 518-477-7839 or Sharon DeJong Romer 518-477-6619.

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CAPITAL DISTRICT Crafter and vendor table space is available for the 41st annual Carrot Festival scheduled for Sunday, September 8 from 10:00 a.m. until 4:30 p.m., rain or shine. It will be held at Congregation Agudat Achim, located at 2117 Union Street, Niskayuna. The Carrot Festival also includes: entertainment throughout the day including a special afternoon concert by The Refrigerators, an extensive children’s area, food and “famous” carrot cakes, a farmer’s market with

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Rochmon Record Club Listening Party – Billy Joel – “The Stranger”

SARATOGA SPRINGS On Tuesday August 20 at 6:30 The Rochmon Record Club will converge to listen and learn about Billy Joel’s 5thth album 1977’s “The Stranger” at Caffe’ Lena, 47 Phila Street in Saratoga Springs. The Billy Joel Listening Party begins at 7pm with a live audio & video presentation by Chuck Vosganian aka “Rochmon”.

A Rochmon Record Club Listening Party is meant to inform and deepen our understanding of the history of the individual performers, songs and the stories that went into the making of this classic album. By listening together, we get to hear the music again for the first time. We’ll listen to “Night Moves” on Caffe’ Lena’s state of the art sound system. Tickets are available at caffelena.org.

For our schedule of events please check rochmon.com or text 518-792-2711.

The Racing City Chorus Entertains Summer Crowds in Downtown Saratoga Springs During Summer Season!

SARATOGA SPRINGS - The Racing City Chorus returns to Broadway, Saratoga Springs for six consecutive Thursday evenings through August 29 during Racing Season to entertain summer crowds with their A Cappella “Barbershop-style” singing.

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The first time he visited the clinic a decade ago he had an ear infection. The next time he returned for a colonoscopy. In March, he was rushed from the clinic to Saratoga Hospital for hernia surgery.

“It means a lot because they give us help,” said Torres on Thursday inside the clinic run by nonprofit organization Backstretch

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During peak racing season at Saratoga, there are more than 2,000 backstretch workers at the track — almost all foreign workers from Central and South America, many returning every year on seasonal visas. In the past two years under President Donald Trump’s administration, it’s become harder for employers to get visas to hire foreign workers and less safe for those who are undocumented as federal immigration enforcement increases.

To support workers, BEST runs clinics, provides substance abuse counseling and mental health therapy, offers translation and transportation, and hosts a “sober cafe.” The organization also recently started running English lessons and citizenship classes so that eligible workers can become Americans, Executive Director Paul Ruchames said.

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“If you look at farms and restaurants, they don’t have access to care like we’ve been able to provide and to grow the program, so I think the collaboration and the continued support of the backstretch and the industry is really impressive,” said Nancy Underwood, BEST’s Saratoga program director.

It was a worker who originally saw the needs.

When Rudy Rios arrived as an exercise rider at Belmont Park from Argentina in 1964, he didn’t speak English, hadn’t finished high school, and struggled with alcohol addiction, he told the Times Union Thursday.

Rios went through recovery and, encouraged by his wife, wanted to help others struggling with alcohol abuse. He went around the barns to connect other workers with treatment. Later that year, he and five other volunteers were helping close to 1,000 people.

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He didn’t see him again Health concerns aren’t after that season, but got only physical, though. a call from the recovered “They’re not always worker two years ago that sick,” said Mercado-Frehe was doing well. und of the workers served “I feel that I made a difby BEST. “Sometimes ference,” Pantoja said. they just need to talk to As BEST celebrates somebody because they’re 30 years, it plans to keep missing family.” growing and get more Judy Beck, BEST’s involved with the commusocial worker also licensed nity, Ruchames said. by the state to provide psy“BEST couldn’t exist chotherapy, sees at least without large commu100 patients a year, some a nity support and staydozen times. ing flexible to meet the They are suffering ever-changing needs of the from depression, anxiety, backstretch,” he said. psycho-social stressors, @ mallory.moench timebipolar and sleep disorsunion.com • 518-454-5092 ders, and grief and loss, • @mallorymoench

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This hike is about 2+ miles and has some beautiful views of the Lake. Keep your eyes peeled and you will see some lovely rock outcroppings and maybe some neat wildlife.

Registration is required with 24 hours advanced notice, please call 518-7930511. Please meet and pay at the park office. Rating: Beginner

Turtle Time

GANSEVOORT - July 28, 2019. 1:00p.m.2:00p.m. Harrelson and Daryl are our two resident terrestrial turtles that we care for here at the park.

Come and spend some time learning about their habits, habitat, diet and what life would look like in the wild. Afterwards we will take a little walk with them on the beach. Reservations are required with 24 hours advanced notice, 518-793-0511. Please stop at the office first to pay for the event. Children and seniors are $1, everyone else is $2.

Moreau Kayak Trip GANSEVOORT - July 31, 2019. 9:00a.m.11:00a.m. Summer is here, come learn kayaking with us! This wonderful summer time paddle is a wonderful way to learn a new fun way to spend time outside. The Park Naturalist will lead this beginner’s paddle around the lake pointing out signs of spring and other wonderful sights that are more enjoyable from an up-close perspective given by a kayak.

Reservations are required with 24 hours advanced notice, please call 518-7930511. Please meet and pay

at the park office, $2 for adults, $1 for children and seniors. If you need to rent it will be $15.

Fish Filleting GANSEVOORT - July 31, 2019. 1:00p.m. Have you ever wondered how to perfectly filet a freshly caught fish? Come and have a lesson from the Park Naturalist, who has mastered the skill. No reservation necessary. This event is free.

Wednesday - Friday 8am - 6pm Saturday - Sunday 8am - 4pm Closed Monday & Tuesday

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Everyone age 3-Adult is welcome. Visit SaratogaRec.com and click Programs for additional information and to download forms. Contact the Recreation Department at (518) 587-3550 x2300 or email recreservations@ saratoga-springs.org with questions.

Beat the Heat this Summer at the Saratoga Springs Ice Rink SARATOGA SPRINGS - Visit SaratogaRec.com and click on the ice skate for the schedule. Contact the ice rink at (518)-583-

3462, or the Recreation Department at (518) 5873550 x2300 or recreservations@saratoga-springs. org with questions.

Camp Saradac Registration Has Begun SARATOGA SPRINGS - Mark your calendars for another summer of fun at Camp Saradac! Everyone age 5-12 is welcome. For over 70 years Camp Saradac has offered exciting field trips, creative recreational and educational programs, and intriguing arts & crafts. This summer there will also be daily trips to the East Side Rec to take advantage of the wide open outdoor spaces, playgrounds, and interactive spray fountain. Visit SaratogaRec.com and click Summer Camps for additional information and to download forms. Contact the Recreation Department at (518) 587-3550 x2300 or email recreser-

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Summer Fun Awaits with the Saratoga Springs Recreation Department SARATOGA SPRINGS - A variety of engaging sporting activities are available, including baseball, boys and girls basketball, boxing, field hockey, ice skating, running, skateboarding, soccer, tennis, and volleyball. Visit SaratogaRec.com and click Programs for additional information and to download forms. Contact the Recreation Department at (518) 587-3550 x2300 or email recreservations@ saratoga-springs.org with questions.

Spend Your Fall on the Pitch with the Saratoga Springs Recreation Department SARATOGA SPRINGS - Early Bird Registration for Fall Soccer has begun for Kickers and League Play. Everyone age 3-Adult is welcome. Visit SaratogaRec.com and click Youth and Adult Soccer for additional information and to download forms. Contact the Recreation Department at (518) 587-3550 x2300 or email recreservations@saratoga-springs. org with questions.

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Van Rensselaer Class of 1946 Annual Luncheon CAPITAL DISTRICT On Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2019 The Van Rensselaer Class of 1946 will hold their annual luncheon at Muscatella’s Restaurant.

99 N. Greenbush Rd., Troy.

From 12 noon-2:30pm.

Reservations are not needed since we order from the menu. All graduates from 1940-1949 are welcome.

Questions? Contact Mike Storonsky at mwspfs@ aol.com - Subject: Urgent Reunion.

Saratoga/Wilton Elks Lodge #161 Presents a Roast Beef Dinner SARATOGA/WILTON - Tossed Salad, Soup, Roast Beef, Mashed Potatoes, Seasonal Vegetables, Des-

sert, Rolls & Butter, Coffee, Tea. Wednesday, August 28, 2019. 4:30 - 6:30 PM. Donation Requested: Adults $12.00; Seniors and Military (Active/Retired with ID Card) $11.00; Children 5-12 $8.00, Under 5 Free. Takeouts $12.00 .

Cash Bar Available. 1 Elks Lane, Saratoga Springs.

Stillwater Class of 1969 50 Year Reunion CAPITAL DISTRICT - Stillwater Class of 1969 is hosting a 50 year reunion, September 14, 2019 at Embassy Suites, Saratoga,NY. All are welcome. Dinner, music,drinks,memories. For more information contact: Joanne Ford 24 Dick Lynch Rd. Stillwater, NY 12170 or Beverly Dunn, 37 Yachtmans Way, Malta, NY 12020.

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Yaddo Garden Tours SARATOGA SPRINGS Garden tours only include sharing the history of the Trask family, the mansion and the history of Yaddo Gardens. The aura, spirituality and creative energy that permeates Yaddo is discussed.

Docent-led Tours begin at 11a.m., Saturdays and Sundays through September 1, 2019 and on Tuesdays during the racing season. (No Tours on Travers Day) Meet at the main fountain near the entrance

to the garden. Tours last about one hour/cost is $10 per person. Private docent-led garden tours may be arranged at a date and time convenient to a group.

For more information, contact Yaddo at 518-5840746 or at www.yaddo.org

Largest Flea Market in the Town of Niskayuna CAPITAL DISTRICT - The 43rd Annual Flea Market at the Niskayuna Reformed Church, 3041 Troy Schenectady Road

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St. Mary’s Waterford Giant Garage Sale Save the Date WATERFORD - St. Mary of the Assumption Church, Waterford is once again planning their Giant Garage Sale in conjunction with the Village of Waterford Sell-out, on Saturday, September 14.

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Riches or Rubbish an Antique Appraisal Show MALTA - Antique expert Mark Lawson of Mark Lawson Antiques and sponsor of Antiques Road Show will be doing an evaluation of your antiques and other items of interest at the Malta Community Center. This special event will take place on Saturday, September 14th 10am-12pm.

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dom acts of kindness.”

“Although the public saw her at elegant parties and fund-raisers, she reveled in living a simpler life, whether it was breathing the crisp cool air of the Adirondacks, feeding carrots to the horses on her farm in Kentucky, or enjoying a quiet moment at Sunday chapel in Saratoga with her family and friends,” the Tooheys said.

Her first marriage, to John Deere heir Frank Hosford, ended in divorce.

Sonny Whitney, who she wed in 1958, died in 1992 at age 93. She married John Hendrickson, then a top aide to the governor of Alaska, in 1997.

She had five children, all of whom survive her: two boys, Frank and Henry, and two girls, Heather and Louise, with Hos-ford, and a daughter, Cornelia, with Whitney.

Whitney came from humble beginnings in Kansas City, Mo., where she was born Marie Louise Schroeder on Christmas Eve 1925. She attended the University of Iowa and began working as an actress, with appearances on radio, movies and television.

It was at her insistence that Saratoga Springs became home following her wedding to Sonny Whitney. He had been planning to sell Cady Hill, one of his nine residences, but she fell in love with the property upon first sight.

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Gov. George Pataki, right, gives the Belmont trophy to Birdstone’s trainer Nicholas Zito and owners Marylou Whitney and John Hendrickson after Birdstone won the 136th Belmont Stakes on June 5, 2004 at Belmont Park in Elmont. Whitney later apologized for Birdstone’s role in breaking up Smarty Jones’ Triple Crown bid.

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Marylou Whitney with her second husband, Cornelius Vanderbilt “Sonny” Whitney, one of racing’s blue bloods, watch the races from their box at Saratoga Race Course on Aug. 16, 1969. The couple’s horse, Chompion, won the 1968 Travers Stakes.

And while she described the city as a “ghost town” upon arriving in 1958, Adirondack Trust Chairman and CEO Charlie Wait credited her with leading the city’s eventual “resurrection.”

Marylou became a public figure at the urging of Sonny, according to family friend Maureen Lewi. “He kind of pushed her to be the out-front person,” she said.

Lewi said the pair shared a desire to invest in the Saratoga Springs community, and every Christmas he would present his young wife with checks to distribute to local charities. For decades, Marylou was named as the honor-

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ee at countless summer fundraisers because her presence was a draw for attendees and she could be counted on to lend her support.

When the operation behind the Winter Olympics at Lake Placid in 1980 didn’t have the funds to make payroll, it was Marylou who came to the rescue with a check for $100,000.

“It seemed like she was always riding in on her horse and saving places,” Lewi said.

Marylou donated $1 million to Saratoga Hospital’s radiation oncology center, funded the swimming pool named in her honor at the Saratoga YMCA, donated the landmark statue

of thoroughbred Native Dancer outside of Congress Park on Union Avenue and bankrolled much of the race course’s 150th anniversary celebrations in 2013.

In recent years, Whitney and Hendrickson turned their attention away from glamorous parties and spent their summers in Saratoga focusing on the track’s backstretch workers. They funded a full calendar of events during the meet, including bingo and movies, and could often be found in attendance.

“I saw the deplorable conditions where the people over there lived and it bothered me terribly,” Whitney told the Times Union in 2013.

Her relationship with Hendrickson, who was nearly four decades her junior, initially raised eye-

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brows, but their bond was clear to anyone who spent time with them.

“No one thought so in the beginning, but it was a match made in heaven,” Lewi said. “They both know how to have fun and they both have such generous hearts.”

“I don’t think anyone her age could have stayed up with her,” she added. As Whitney’s health declined in recent years, including a stroke in 2006, Hendrickson was her dutiful, full-time caretaker.

In her younger years, Lewi said Whitney was “on fire morning, noon and night.” She recalled numerous celebrities visiting Saratoga Springs and ending up in the pool at Cady Hill, including a 1 a.m. dip by then-Gov. Hugh Carey.

As a widow, she got involved in dog sledding in Alaska and visited the South Pole.

Most Saratoga Springs residents only knew Whitney from afar, seeing her — often in pink and with a large hat — at Saratoga Race Course or while making a prominent arrival for her annual summer bash at the Canfield Casino.

And despite marrying twice into extraordinary wealth and taking on the role of the city’s social queen, she remained grounded and maintained

a sense of humor, including about herself.

More than 20 years ago, when local radio show hosts put on a Marylou Whitney lookalike contest, she attended the event, recounted Wait. After the winner was awarded a small prize, she announced that her doppelganger would also get to attend the Kentucky Derby with her.

“She turned that whole crowd into Marylou Whitney fans,” Wait said.

For seven decades Marylou was inextricably linked to thoroughbred racing, as Sonny was one of racing’s blue bloods and she eventually opened her own stable.

After it was announced she would join the Racing Hall of Fame this year, Marylou said, “Horse racing has always given more to me than I could ever give to the sport.”

“I have always felt most alive and at home with the people involved with racing,” she added. “They are my family.”

David O’Rourke, president and CEO of the New York Racing Association, called her “one of thoroughbred racing’s greatest ambassadors.” In 2010 she received the Eclipse Award of Merit, one of the highest distinctions in thoroughbred racing.

In 2004, Whitney rocked the world of racing when her horse, Birdstone, defeated Smarty Jones at the Belmont Stakes. Zito, Birdstone’s trainer, said Whitney apologized to the owners of Smarty Jones for depriving him of the Triple Crown.

He also recalled Birdstone’s Travers win, which was followed immediately by a torrential rainstorm.

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SARATOGA COUNTY Adult Community. Minumum 55 years old. Mohican Hill Apts.

Ballston Spa. Spacious 1 BR, walkin closets, storage $750. Washer, dryer hkups. Low heat costs. No pets. (518) 885-4232

NEED HOME IMPROVEMENT? Services from facelifts to remodels, also custom design cabinets, builtins, and storage solutions to fit your exact space and needs. Handyman services, painting, tile work, flooring, moldings, drywall repair.

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No tanks to refill. No deliveries. The All-New Inogen One G4 is only 2.8 pounds! FAA approved! FREE info kit: 1-855-839-1738 PROFESSIONAL PAINTER Interior/ exterior. 25 years experience. Insured, references. Free Estimates. (518) 373-7982 SHADES OF GREEN Specializes in hosta & perennials for shade. Tues-Fri. 10a-4p. 2036 Cook Rd. Charlton. (518) 882-5433. lotsahosta.com

Waterfront $529,999, Halfmoon, 89 Canal Rd, 3BR, 2BA, 2200 sqft passive solar, .86acres, private, quiet with 900 sqft 2BR carriage house. Mint condition, low maintenance, boat, docks. View on YouTube 89 Old Canal Rd, Halfmoon, NY. Call builder/owner (518) 522-2645

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Food Vendors Needed CAPITAL DISTRICT - Town of Malta Parks & Recreation is seeking food vendors to participate in their 1st Annual Malta Cultural Arts Festival. This new event, featuring Alex Torres and his Latin Orchestra and Asian Chinese Dance Troupe, celebrates cultural diversity in Malta and surrounding areas. Seeking indoor food vendors and food trucks, the festival will take place at the Malta Community Center, 1 Bayberry Drive, Malta on Saturday, October 5 from 11:00am-5:00pm. Contact Elyse Young, Artistic Director at theater@malta-town. org or (518) 368-3987 for additional information or an application to participate!

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*Prices include all available rebates. You may qualify for additional rebates & incentives. Must finance through Chrysler Capital. **Leases through Chrysler Capital include all available rebates and are based on 10,000 miles a year with $2999 cash down; 1st payment, taxes and DMV fees due at inception; security deposit waived for well-qualified buyers; disposition fee $395; 25¢ a mile overage. Lessee is responsible for maintenance and repairs. Chrysler Pacifica lease is for 5,000 miles a year. Pictures for illustration purposes only. Offer ends 7/31/19.

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