Saratoga Today Newspaper November 19, 2010

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It has been quite a week for Shelters of Saratoga (SOS).

As it approaches their 20th anniversary year, SOS has marked National Hunger and Homeless Awareness Week (November 15-20)

with an array of local activities, including a candlelight vigil and food drive at Congress Park last Wednesday evening, November 17.

Simultaneously, it launched a major awareness and marketing

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TRAILBLAZERS YMCA Celebrates BOCES Students Complete County Trail Project

A new recreational trail is now available to the community thanks to a unique partnership Photo Provided between Saratoga A ceremony on Friday, November 12 marked County officials and a group of local students. the official opening of the Kalabus-Perry Trail

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and the culmination of the students’ handson curriculum in BOCES Career and Technical Education program

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Classifieds pg 20-21

It may be just the regular month of November for people like you and me, but for the folks at the College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering (CNSE) at the University at Albany, the month is affectionately referred to as NANOvember – when the college

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Education pg 16-17

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Roller Skates and Pizza What more could you ask for?

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On Monday, November 15, the Schuylerville Elementary School's first grade class threw off their sneakers and strapped on their roller skates for an after school roller skating extravaganza. Though there were a few spills and tumbles throughout the roller skating party, it was all smiles by the end of the afternoon (thanks in a large part to the required-helmet-rule).

Numbering over 30 students in attendance, the first graders gathered in the school's cleared-out cafeteria for the event. There, with the help of teachers, friends and parent chaperons, the children were let loose to skate

around the open space along with the music.

The lucky first graders who attended were also treated to a drink and pizza, included in the $5 admission price.

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Kids circle the cafeteria during their roller skating party

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Upcoming Events in the Town of Malta ACC Timberwolves Winter Basketball Camp The Malta Community Center will be offering a four-day basketball camp of skills, games and contests for boys and girls entering grades 4-11 during the holiday break. Skills such as shooting, defense, passing, team play, rebounding, quickness and agility, and ball handling will be taught to those who attend.

Everyone will receive a free T-shirt.

The session runs from December 27 through December 30 from 9 am to noon. There will be a charge of $64 for Malta residents and $70 for non-residents.

The program is directed by Tim Balcom, Assistant Head Coach of the Adirondack Community College's Timberwolves.

Please call the community center for more information at (518) 899-4411. Registration required by December 13.

Winter Golf Camp for Beginners The Malta Community Center will be offering a four-day golf instructional camp for boys and girls between the ages of 8 and 17 during the holiday break. The program consists of four lessons, taking the students’ form grip, stance, posture and etiquette and using them to teach the student an effective golf swing using the T-Golf teaching method.

The session runs from December 27 through December 30 from 10 am to 11 am. There will be a $56 fee to participate for Malta residents and a $62 fee for non-residents.

The program is directed by Terry Minsch of Golf World Driving Range. Please call the community center for more information at (518) 899-4411. Registration is required by December 22.

Town of Malta Holiday Decoration Contest 2010 The Town of Malta has announced “Decorate for the Holidays 2010,” which is open to all Malta residents and businesses that love to light and trim their homes and work establishments throughout the holiday season. Awards are given in six categories: Amazing Lights, Fun for Kids, Hammer and Nails, Most Unique, Best in Business (Malta businesses only), and Best Overall. No registration fee is required.

Entry forms can be obtained at the Malta Community Center, or online at www.malta-town.org. Deadline for entries is Thursday, December 9. Judging will take place on Saturday, December 11 and Sunday, December 12. Please call (518) 899-4411 for further information.

Keith J. Older, 38, of 242 Sand Hill Rd., Greenfield, pleaded guilty to a charge of driving while intoxicated, a class-E felony. He was arrested in Greenfield on October 25 and will return to court for sentencing on January 10.

Paul A. Moss, 42, of 22 Andrea Court, Clifton Park, pleaded guilty to a charge of third-degree rape, a class-E felony. Moss was arrested on February 17 in Halfmoon. He was sentenced to two years in State Prison and five years of post release supervision.

Richard Carson, 41, of Stillwater, was charged with criminal mischief, a misdemeanor. Carson was arrested on November 11 in Stillwater and is scheduled to return to court at a later date.

Michelle R. Tornabeni, 38, of 4 Cemetery Rd., Apt. 17B, Halfmoon, pleaded guilty to a charge of fourth-degree grand larceny, a class-E felony. Tornabeni was arrested in Clifton Park on June 24 for incidents which occurred from January until June 24. She has been sentenced to time served and five years of probation.

Anthony T. Lisinicchia, 36, of 3A Century Ct., Clifton Park, was resentenced by Judge Jerry J.

Scarano to one to three years of State Prison, probation terminated. Lisinicchia was originally convicted on July 5, 2006 of driving while intoxicated, a class-E felony, and sentenced to time served plus five years of probation. He was resentenced on November 16.

Timothy F. Stephenson, 29, of 7 Halfmoon Dr., Halfmoon, was resentenced by Judge Jerry J. Scarano to continued probation.

Stephenson was originally convicted of possessing an obscene performance by a child, a class-E felony, on December 4, 2008, and sentenced to ten years of probation. He was resetenced on November 16.

Jennifer Borge, 40, of Hoosick Falls, was charged with operating a motor vehicle with a suspended registration, a misdemeanor.

Borge was arrested on November 14 in Stillwater, and is scheduled to return to court at a later date.

Nathan J. Smith, 45, of 1639

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Route 9, Halfmoon, pleaded guilty to a charge of driving while intoxicated, a class-E felony. He was arrested in Halfmoon on January 14 and has been sentenced to time served and five years of probation, to include drug treatment court.

Jason S. Halter, 36, of 18B Warwick Ave., Albany, pleaded guilty to a charge of seconddegree criminal possession of a forged instrument, a class-D felony. Halter was arrested in Malta on May 25 and has been sentenced to time served and five years of probation, to include drug treatment court.

Scott O. Simmons, 46, of Glowgee Drive, Ballston Spa, was charged with third-degree criminal posession of a weapon, a felony, third-degree criminal mischief, a felony, and unlawful possesion of marijuana, a violation.

He was arrested in Saratoga Springs on November 3, and is scheduled to return to court at a later date.

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WEEK IN REVIEW

Scallions Restaurant burglarized Police are currently investigating a burglary at Scallions Restaurant that occurred on Thursday night, November 11 after a Veteran's Day benefit was held at the downtown Saratoga Springs eatery. The event was a fundraiser for the David Taylor Miller Scholarship Fund.

None of the money collected for the scholarship was affected by the burglary. "Most people paid by credit card," said Scallions' owner, Michele Morris, who indicated that the investigation is still ongoing. A safe locat-

ed at the restaurant and money from a cash register was stolen during the theft. "Really, the biggest loss was a loss in security," Morris said, speaking of the burglarized safe.

The burglary occurred overnight and was reported to police late the Friday morning, November 12.

Police have processed the crime scene and have already conducted several interviews, but are unable to comment on the examination at this time. Police will not comment on the extent of the loss but can confirm that a safe was reported stolen from the restaurant.

Woman drives car into Wilton Storefront A woman drove her Subaru Outback into a cellular retailer storefront in Wilton on Thursday early afternoon, November 11. She was attempting to park in front of CR Wireless, an AT&T store located on Route 50, and accidentally drove over the curb and into the building.

Although the glass front door was destroyed, the driver, patrons and employees inside the store were unharmed.

Holiday Shoppe opens at Brookside Museum Brookside Museum, home of the Saratoga County Historical Society, opened its 14th annual Holiday Shoppe on Friday, November 12.

The Holiday Shoppe features local, handcrafted gift items and will be open through December 24, Monday through Saturday from 10 am to 4 pm and Sunday's from noon to 4 pm.

Proceeds from the Holiday Shoppe help fund Brookside's education programs, which benefit thousands of school children each year.

Brookside Museum is a non-profit organization located at 6 Charlton Street in the historic Village of Ballston Spa. For more information, visit www.brooksidemuseum.org or call (518) 885-4000.

California library named after Saratoga Native A ceremony on Saturday, November 13 in Los Angeles, California, dedicated the opening of the new Paul Schrade Library at

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Robert F. Kennedy Community Schools for his commitment to education.

Schrade, 85, is a Saratoga Springs native and was one of the five people wounded the night of Kennedy's assassination on June 5, 1968 at the Ambassador Hotel after the California Democrat delivered his presidential primary victory speech.

Located on the site of the Ambassador Hotel, the library sits on a 24-acre complex with six schools for over 4,000 students in grades kindergarten through 12 - most of which come from low income families. Schrade was dedicated to the project, and worked against resistance from a variety of businesses interested in obtaining the property for commercial use.

City police recover stolen vehicle emblems Saratoga Springs City Police have identified six juveniles responsible for stealing over 20 vehicle emblems and hubcap covers from parked vehicles.

Police received over 25 reports of such thefts occurring in the overnight hours between August 15 and September 3.

According to the police report, the juveniles used a small pry bar to remove the emblems from a variety of vehicles parked on the street, or in private driveways located on both the east and west sides of the City. Some of the vehicle sustained minor damage as a result of the emblems being pried off. The value of the stolen items and damages has not yet been determined.

The individual’s names will not be released; however, their cases will be handled in Family Court.

Police are asking anyone who may have been the victim of one of these thefts and have not yet reported the incident to police to do so by calling the department at (518) 584-1800 or visiting www.saratogapolice.org.

County Administrator announces retirement Saratoga County Administrator David A. Wickerham announced on Monday, November 15 his plans to retire, ending his 26-year term. His retirement is effective on December 28. Wickerham served the county for a total of 34 years, beginning his career in 1977 as personnel tech trainee; he also worked as personnel director before assuming his Administrator post. The County Board of Supervisors is responsible for handling his replacement.

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"Buckle Up New York" On Monday, November 15 the New York State Thruway Authority and the New York State Police Troop T launched "Buckle Up New York," a state-wide seatbelt enforcement initiative that will continue through Sunday, November 28.

During the 14-day awareness campaign, enforcement officials will staff safety belt checkpoints and patrol the 570-mile New York State Thruway ensuring seatbelt compliance.

In 2009, State Police Troop T issued approximately 18,000 tickets to motorists not wearing their seat belts while traveling the Thruway.

Drivers and front-seat passengers who are 16 and older may be fined up to $50 for failing to buckle up.

Drivers who fail to have children properly secured may be fined $100, and receive three points on their license.

"It only takes seconds to buckle up," Troop T Commander Major Robert C. Meyers said. "Each year, State Police are called to respond to accident scenes where injuries and fatalities may have been prevented if someone buckled their seatbelt.

Using seatbelts clearly saves lives."

Bruno may face new trial Federal prosecutors are looking to bring former state Senate Majority Leader Joseph L. Bruno back to trial on corruption charges, while his attorneys are pursuing an appeal for his earlier conviction.

According to a letter sent to 81year-old Bruno's attorney in October and released to the media on Tuesday, November 16, the United States Supreme Court admits that the defendant's conviction could be reversed due to the fact that instructions given to the jury during the trial conflicted with requirements later applied to the case. In the letter, federal prosecutors state that "reversal is appropriate as a result of the instructional error," but that the evidence was sufficient for convicting Bruno, therefore allowing a retrial on "proper jury instructions" that Bruno cannot challenge with "double jeopardy."

The letter offers Bruno's defense team two options: to push forward with the appeal, which could lead to an acquittal, or agree with the assessment (that "evidence presented at trial was sufficient to sustain a conviction ‌under the applicable standard") and return to court "for prompt further proceedings."

If Bruno chooses to accept the assessment, he'll likely face a new trial within a year.

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Saratoga Springs City Council

by Arthur Gonick Saratoga TODAY The City Council meeting on Tuesday, November 16 was preceded by four public hearings. Three of the subjects (new fire inspection fees, revisions to the City’s taxi ordinance and a new dog licensing ordinance) were held open until the next regularly scheduled meeting on December 7.

However, there is likely to be an additional meeting before the end of this month as the Council is required by charter to either pass a revised budget by then, or have the 2011 Comprehensive Budget as currently proposed become adopted by default. As of now, that meeting is not formally scheduled, but there is a budget workshop that is on the calendar for next Tuesday, November 23 at 6 pm in the music hall on the 3rd floor of City Hall.

Tuesday’s public hearing on the 2011 Comprehensive Budget came after a workshop the evening before. The comments at this public hearing suggested a wide variety of ideas to lower the property tax increase as scheduled in the Comprehensive Budget - an increase of 8.48 percent.

Opinions were expressed about possible cost savings and revenue enhancements on subjects as diverse as the potential transfer of City dispatcher responsibilities to the County, parking permits and other increased fees. It remains to be seen whether any alternative to the 2011 Comprehensive Budget will be offered.

There were spirited com-

ments during a discussion regarding the City’s decision not to renew its annual agreement with the School District to maintain the East and West Side recreation fields. The comments concerned the issue of not being notified in advance of the announcement.

Commissioner of Accounts John Franck noted that “while this may be a good thing for the City, it will be bad for City residents” if School taxes are raised. County Supervisor Joanne Yepsen said that “the public needs to be heard” on this issue and it was formally noted on the record that the next School Board meeting would take place on Tuesday, December 14 at 7:30 pm at Meade Auditorium at the Saratoga Springs High School.

Mayor Scott Johnson and Commissioner of Public Works Anthony Scirocco spoke to the fiscal realities leading up to the decision not to renew the agreement, while pledging to smoothly transition the maintenance responsibilities. The exact amount of labor cost savings in the 2011 budget is still to be determined.

The City had received $50,000 for maintenance and an additional $25,000 for capital projects from the School District in 2010.

Commissioner Franck received approval on a vote to combine two positions’ responsibilities into a position called Accounts Department Assistant, a result of one City Employee opting for early retirement. Although there were questions raised by Mayor Johnson as to why this resulted in a raise for the employee in the combined position, the matter passed unanimously.

Commissioner of Public Safety Richard Wirth announced the City’s participation in the Statewide “Buckle Up New York” campaign for seatbelt enforce-

ment. There will be dedicated patrols through November 28.

Commissioner Wirth recognized the role of City Police Officer Justin Ahigian and his role in a November 3 traffic stop which resulted in a subsequent discovery and arrest for several pounds of marijuana.

County Supervisors Joanne Yepsen and Matthew Veitch each reviewed the tentative 2011 County budget. A public hearing on that budget is scheduled for Tuesday, November 30 at 5:30 pm in the Board of Supervisors room which is in Building 1‚ 40 McMaster Street‚ Ballston Spa. The $294 million budget does not contain any property tax increases or layoffs, although there may be some new hires as a result of some County employees taking early retirement.

Supervisor Yepsen detailed some of the plans to celebrate Sustainable Saratoga’s 2nd Anniversary, with many events planned in the month of December. She also reported that the County had received matching funds from the State under the “I Love New York” program.

Supervisor Veitch announced updates on a contract granted for the County’s reverse 911 alert system which will have the ability to incorporate email, cell phone and text message services as many families do not use landline phones.

Supervisor Veitch also announced that annual grants totaling $25,987 had been awarded through the Saratoga Gaming and Raceway Foundation to not-for-profit organizations providing services to benefit residents of Saratoga County.

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Wilton budget: $6.7 million

by Daniel Schechtman Saratoga TODAY After hours of public comment and testimony, numerous budgetary workshops and preliminary hearings, it took only ten minutes during the Wednesday night special meeting for the Wilton Town Board to unanimously approve the adoption of its $6.7 million budget for 2011.

For the 29th consecutive year, the budget will not require any local town taxes to be levied against residents for the town's income.

One of the more contentious changes to this year's budget however, one which brought residents and town employees in the hundreds to argue against it during previous public hearings and meetings, was the change in healthcare plans for retired and active town employees. The new healthcare coverage will require all employees to pay into the plan for the first time in the town's history, along with those hired after 1997, who already have been paying into their plans.

While previous hearings on the budget were packed to capacity, the November 17 meeting was witnessed by only a couple of dozen, who in stark contrast to what came before, silently witnessed the passage of the 2011 budget.

"I think we ended up with a fiscally responsible budget for the town," said Supervisor Arthur Johnson. "I think it's a good budget. However, I think we could have provided a healthcare package that wouldn't have put a financial burden on our employees."

"One regret I have," said Councilman Robert Pulsifer, "I wish we had a little more time to work with [the budget]. The insurance concerns came up late, and I wish we had more time to look at them." Pulsifer then added, "I think we really could have done a better job of communicating with our employees." - a regret that the rest of the board seemed to share.

Depending on when the employees were hired, the prescription drugs needed and the size of their family, employees will be expected to pay between $72 and $3,120 for their healthcare coverage for the year.

Despite protests from many active and retired town employees, the board rationalized that the change in plan was necessary, one that if not addressed this year, would certainly have had to be seen to in the very near future. By asking employees to pay into their plans, the town believes it can avoid levying a town tax for at least several more years, if not longer.

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NANOvember at the YMCA continued from Page 1 makes a concentrated effort to engage and educate the public about the building process, application and benefits of nanotechnology. This year marks the third annual return of NANOvember for CNSE, but the first in which the college has partnered with local YMCA’s to reach out to the community.

“We’re delighted to have the opportunity to partner with the CNSE,” Director of Marketing for the YMCA Erin Breslin said. “It’s a great organization, and it’s a great chance for us to let our own mem-

bers get involved and grow.”

The CNSE is built around three guiding principals: education, research and development, and economic outreach and growth. While education is the key component to the three – providing undergraduate and undergraduate programs (masters and PhD’s) for its students, the college has also made it its mission to reach out to other members in the community to educate them about the opportunities associated with nanotechnology.

“The education piece really extends beyond the undergraduate and graduate level to also include partnerships with community colleges in terms of education and workforce training for associates degrees. We also have a number of programs that engage elementary, middle and high school students,” said Steve Janack, Vice President for Marketing and Communications and the Director of Communications Services of CNSE. “The partnership with the Y is very exciting because

the YMCA represents a very active and engaged group of people who are not only open to new ideas and new opportunities to learn, but are also supportive of some of the changes in the community that are being brought about by nanotechnology.”

A total of seven different YMCA locations hosted “Nano at the Y” last Saturday, November 13, including Albany, Bethlehem, Glenville, Greenbush, Guilderland, Southern Saratoga and Troy. Topics ranged from nanoelectronics and nanobioscience demonstrations to nanoeconomics, nanomaterials, nanoenergy and more. While typically these topics deal with very complex ideas and concepts, the demonstrations were designed to be engaging and informative for children and adults alike.

“Many of the activities that were set up were very simple and were designed to illustrate concepts of nanotechnology, and there were many hands-on activities,” Janack said.

“...the YMCA represents a very active and engaged group of people who are not only open to new ideas and new opportunities to learn, but are also supportive of some of the changes in the community that are being brought about by nanotechnology.”

Steve Janack VP for Marketing & Communications of CNSE

Presentations, such as the ones at the Glenville and Southern Saratoga locations, used LEGO to represent various aspects of nanoscale technology, along with simple experiments involving silicon wafers and computer chips.

“People know generally that nanotechnology is important, but there are many people who don’t know what it really is,” Breslin said. “We find that by providing hands on activities and demonstrations for kids, that the kids and their parents learn a lot. They learn in a way that is encouraging and interesting for both parties.”

Beyond simply educating the public on nanotechnology, Janack indicated that NANOvember, combined with the college’s community outreach throughout the entire year, has a secondary objective as well.

“The second piece, which is just as important, is to make it clear that there are many opportunities not only for the education of young people, but opportunities for jobs for those who are already in the workforce. A key piece of that is to engage young people and to get them excited about what the future holds,” Janack said. “The idea [when partnering with the YMCA] was to really be able to talk about the excitement and the opportunities that

are being driven by nanotechnology, and to really go where people are to give them a chance to experience this first hand.”

“Many people think that in order to participate in nanotechnology, you need a four year degree, and that’s not true,” Breslin said. “There are many two year degrees that you can get that are a great segue into nanotechnology. A lot of the challenges that other parts of the country are facing with regards to property values going down and high unemployment – we’ve been somewhat insulated, thanks in large part to all the high-tech jobs that are being attracted to the area.”

Companies like GlobalFoundries and Tokyo Electron in Malta (both of which have research and development teams on the CNSE campus) have redefined the area, making it one of the leading regions in technological development.

“The challenge is to make sure that we’re producing students that can be future employees. It’s everyone’s responsibility, because we are tech-valley, to help kids who are growing up here and being educated here to understand what that means,” Breslin said, adding that if we can train local people to work for the area’s technology companies, the implication is that less people will have to leave New York state to look for work, as has been the current trend.

The CNSE is continuing NANOvember with several more events, including a presentation on “Nanotechnology and the Videogame Revolution,” this Saturday, November 20, and a lecture on the educational impact of nanotechnology on Monday, November 22, both located on the college’s campus. For more information about CNSE, you may visit their website at http://cnse.albany.edu.

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Kalabus-Perry Trail complete

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continued from Page 1 WSWHE BOCES students in Dennis Flynn’s Conservation and Forestry program recently completed the Kalabus-Perry Trail, located in the Town of Northumberland.

As the third Saratoga Country Trails Initiative project completed since 2009, the now open 3.5-mile trail is a community asset in a multitude of ways, specifically for the 50 local students in Flynn’s class who gained valuable life experience through the making of Kalabus-Perry.

The project provided a number of wide-ranging and valuable experi-

ences: “the students look at the projects as real life work,” Flynn said.

Beginning last spring, Flynn’s students worked the land themselves, reforesting, harvesting timber, clearing brush and trees, and installing culverts.

Using topographic maps, the students developed navigational skills.

They sketched the trail location on the map and transferred the coordinates into GPS units, which they used to physically lay out the trail system on the ground. Throughout the scope of work, they applied everything from their safety training to learned management practices and heavy equipment

operation.

“If they were not given the opportunity to participate in the project they would not get to see what goes on beginning to end, and all the applications that need to be addressed,” Flynn said.

The hands-on experience doesn’t end here: the students will continue overseeing Kalabus-Perry throughout the year, fulfilling the trail maintenance component of their curriculum.

The County and the F. Donald Myers Education Center have had a long standing contract in place for

the Environmental Conservation & Forestry Program that was formed in the 1980’s.

The Kalabus-Perry Trail runs through a parcel of county land that has served as an extension of Flynn’s classroom. Through the agreement, WSWHE students practice forestry on the property for a number of years; water conservation, wildlife and nature studies, thinning and pruning and natural stand improvement.

According to Jason Kemper, head of the Saratoga County Planning Department, they even harvested timber, acquiring logging experience and bringing in revenue for the county.

Students in the forestry program also had a part in developing the recreation fields (using surveying and differential leveling equipment) at Bertha E. Smith Park in Northumberland and Fort Hardy Park in Schuylerville.

“This is a unique relationship that is a great learning tool and represents the best use of county dollars,” Northumberland Town Supervisor Bill Peck said, emphasizing that the partnership is an excellent model for other aspects of public service.

“The best partnerships take the skills sets of various organizations to accomplish a goal, and you get the greatest results,” Peck said.

Saratoga Springs Supervisor Matt Veitch, who is responsible for

spearheading the County trails initiative, also emphasized how the partnership between the county and WSWHE BOCE proved to be mutually-beneficial: “It truly worked out great for both sides.”

With the completion of the Kalabus-Perry Trail and the colder months approaching, Veitch said the County Trail Committee is taking a break until 2011, when he hopes to begin another two recreation projects.

The committee is working with the Saratoga Mountain Bike Association to design and build a multi-use trail geared toward mountain biking. Work will begin next year on a parcel of land located off of Taylor Road in Northumberland.

Veitch’s goal is to establish a total of ten to 12 trails on county forest land.

Such projects enhance the community and the quality-of-life in Saratoga County.

“It allows people that don’t have access to large areas of land the opportunity to go out and hike, enjoy the forest and the tranquility and get exercise as well,” Peck said.

“We’re trying to utilize the property in a way that can benefit the community and the public at large, and we were able to do that in cooperation with Dennis Flynn.”

“The trail was built 100 percent by the BOCES forestry program,” Veitch said. “The credit goes to them.”

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Area Businesses Reduce Costs with Group Energy Program

by Yael Goldman Saratoga TODAY When it comes to reducing overhead costs, a little goes a long way.

More than 300 area business owners are saving an average of eight percent on their utility costs through Energy Next's group buying program.

Energy Next, a Saratoga Springs based company that offers cost-saving solutions through the Saratoga County Chamber of Commerce, provides lower rates on electricity and gas through "aggregation" - using strength in numbers to increase competition in the energy market and deliver reduced rates.

Saratoga Chamber was the first organization to partner with Energy Next, and now more than 20 chambers of commerce across the Northeast are benefiting from the program.

Gordon Boyd, president of Energy Next, and his partner, Gene Salerni, go directly to the suppliers on behalf of participating Saratoga Chamber members and solicit proposals for supply costs to work out better rates on electricity and natural gas.

According to Todd Shimkus, Chamber of Commerce President, the program is a "highlight on the organization's menu of services for members," because utilities costs can be a troubling line item to business owners.

"The best part about the program is that businesses that participate can save money and certainly anything we can do these days to lower utility costs helps local companies to succeed, grow and provide," Shimkus said. "The only catch, if there is one at all, is you do have to be a member of the Chamber to participate."

While reduced overhead costs are beneficial to any business owner, Shimkus explained how certain businesses are likely to save the most money through the program.

Anyone with a second or third shift, multiple locations (which means multiple bills), on-site refrigeration (hotels and restaurants), heavy appliance use (laundromats), or a significant number of parking lots lengths (car dealers) stand to benefit the most.

"Those parking lot lights are on all the time; you'd be surprised how quickly the utility bill for each light fixture adds up," he said.

Shimkus also explained how many common operational issues attract business owner to the program, such as heating large spaces or utilizing a facility where doors are constantly opening and closing.

The benefits of participating in the

group buying program aren't strictly financial. Energy Next services extend to the informational and technical aspects of energy consumption; everything from monitoring the markets to evaluating individual customer's consumption.

Chamber member John Baker, owner of Gaffney's restaurant in Saratoga Springs, has been participating in the program for over ten years, and credits Energy Next for providing him with peace of mind.

"They also give you advice and are a wealth of information," Baker said. "I had a problem with one of my bills and unsuccessfully spent days on the phone trying to resolve what was a $5,000 error. But Gordon and Gene took over and straightened it out for me."

Energy Next (www.energyallianceny.com) launched a new blog this week to keep their customers

informed about the latest developments in the markets, seasonal concerns, and everything else that could affect their consumption and overhead costs.

"We want to keep our customers educated and also make it easier for them to look at pricing," Boyd said.

Although the blog is in its infancy, Boyd is confident it will become a valuable resource for his customers.

Baker said he's likely to take advantage of the blog, considering how helpful the rest of Energy Next's services have been thus far.

"I highly recommend their services," he said. "If the chamber gives a 'thumbs up,' I'm all in favor."

For more information about Energy Next's group buying program offered through the Saratoga County Chamber of Commerce, visit www.energynext.com or www.saratoga.org.

Local Business Bulletin Saratoga National Bank announces food and coat drive Saratoga National Bank and Trust Company is holding its fourth annual food and coat drive at its Jones Road Branch from November 22 to January, 7, 2011.

The food drive will benefit the

Saratoga County Economic Opportunity Council's food pantry and the coat drive will benefit the Franklin Community Center of Saratoga Springs. Cudney's Dry Cleaners will be cleaning all of the coats donated to the bank before they are distributed.

Bring canned goods, dry box goods and nonperishable food items, as well as coats and outerwear in good condition (all sizes are needed) to the Saratoga National Bank office at Jones Road and Route 50 in Wilton during normal banking hours. For more information, contact Carole Schiraldi, Branch Manager, at (518) 587-8484.

Semiconductor Manufacturing Conference The 22nd Annual IEEE/SEMI Advanced Semiconductor Manufacturing Conference will take place at the Saratoga Springs City Center from May 15 to 18, 2011.

As a high-tech international trade association event hosted by SEMI, ASMC is attended by chief technical officers, process engineers, product managers and others interested in advanced semiconductor manufacturing. Participating companies include the major semiconductor device manufacturers such as IBM and Intel and their suppliers, as well as members of the academic community.

Expected to draw over 200 attendees, the bureau estimates more than 380 guest rooms being occupied over the course of the conference.

"We are excited to host this event and look forward to rolling out the red carpet to SEMI and their delegates as they arrive here from around the world,� Todd Garofano, SCTB President, said.

To learn more about SEMI and this conference, please visit their website at www.semi.org.

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James K. Galligan Saratoga Springs, NY – James K. Galligan, formerly of Caroline Street, passed away Sunday morning, November 14, 2010, at the NYS Veterans Home in Batavia.

He was 86.

Born on July 8, 1924 in Saratoga Springs, he was the son of the late Edward J. and Beatrice A. (Millis) Galligan. A 1942 graduate of Saratoga Springs High School, he was president of both his junior and senior class. A US Army veteran of World War Two, he served with the 15th I n f a n t r y Regiment in the 3rd Infantry

division as a rifleman and awarded two Bronze Service Stars for the EAME (European) campaign. He was also a recipient of the Purple Heart for severe wounds received on the Anzio beachhead at age 19.

A life member of the Disabled American Veterans and Gurtler Bros. Post 420 Veterans of Foreign Wars, he was a member of American Legion Adirondack Post 70 and the Saratoga-Wilton B.P.O. Elks Lodge 161. A longtime member of the Saratoga Springs Friendly Sons of Saint Patrick and their Board of Governors, he served as President in 1975 and was chairman of the publicity

committee for many years.

Employed by the city of Saratoga Springs, he worked in the office of the Department of Public Works for 38 years and retired on December 1, 1985. Jim also worked for the American Totalisator Company for 20 years and at the mutual department for 10 years, both at the former Saratoga Harness Raceway. He was a communicant of St. Clement’s Roman Catholic Church and the Society of the Third Division.

In addition to his parents, he was predeceased by his wife of over 55 years, Shirley (Hill) Galligan,

Fay Bell Saratoga Springs – Fay Bell, 81, a resident of Sparrow Court, passed away Sunday, Nov. 7, 2010 at her home.

Born on December 3, 1928 in Brooklyn, she was the daughter of the late Jacob and Sarah Cohen Satinberg. Fay was a loving mother and homemaker. After raising her family, she worked as an administrative secretary for the township of New Castle, NY, retiring after fifteen years of service. She was a past president for the Sisterhood of the Temple in Yorktown Heights, NY and secretary for Temple Sinai in Saratoga Springs. Fay loved to volunteer her time to many local organizations, including SPAC, Saratoga Springs Public Library, Saratoga Arts Council and the Saratoga Dance Museum.

She truly loved living in Saratoga Springs and visiting New York City.

Fay was famous for her scrabble game, never losing a one.

In addition to her parents, she was

predeceased by her husband Marvin L. Bell, her brother Daniel Cohen and her son, Brian K. Bell.

She is survived by two daughters, Audrey N. Bell of Teaneck, NJ and Jacqueline A. Owens of Round Lake, NY; eight grandchildren, Dana, Max, Merrily, John, Joe, Sarah, Madelyn and Michael; two sisters, Ray Feldman of Utica, and Ann Weber of Long Island and several nieces and nephews.

Services were conducted on Wednesday, Nov. 10, 2010 at the William J. Burke and Sons/Bussing & Cunniff Funeral Homes of Saratoga Springs. Burial followed at the Temple Sinai Cemetery in Moreau, NY. Memorial donations may be made to Hadassah or Shriners Hospital for Children.

Online remembrances may be made at www.burkefuneral home.com.

William “Bill” J. Greene Saratoga Springs - William “Bill” J. Greene, of White Street, passed away suddenly on Tuesday, November 9, 2010 at his residence.

He was 59.

Born on April 18, 1951 in Saratoga Springs, he was a son of the late Almon Greene, who died in 1986, and Mary Reed Greene, who died in 2004.

A lifelong resident of Saratoga Springs, he attended St. Clement’s Elementary School and was a graduate of the former St. Peter’s Academy on Broadway (Saratoga Central Catholic High School). Employed for many years as a firefighter for the Saratoga Springs Fire Department, he retired as Captain following his disability. He was also a member of the International Association of Fire

Fighters (IAFF) Local 343.

Survivors include his son, Matthew Greene; two granddaughters, Isabella and Sophia; his sister and brother-inlaw, Kathryn and Lee Sanders; his brother and sister-in-law, James and Lyn Greene and several nieces and nephews.

Funeral services were conducted at 6 pm Tuesday, November 16, 2010 at the William J. Burke and Sons/ Bussing & Cunniff Funeral Homes in Saratoga Springs. Interment will be private at the convenience of the family, for which there are no calling hours.

Memorials may be made in his name to a charity of one’s choice.

Online remembrances may be made at www.burkefuneral home.com.

whom he married on August 29, 1948 and who died July 15, 2004 and a son-in-law, Gary Root.

Survivors include three daughters, Maureen G. Root of Geneseo, Paula J. (Thomas) Morsch of Rochester, NY and Jamie M. (James) Cullen of Monmouth Junction, NJ; five grandchildren, Meghan (Joe) Bucci, Erin (Andrew) Hall, Dr. Rene Miller, Gregory Morsch, Ryan Cullen and five great-grandchildren.

Relatives and friends gathered from 4 to 7 pm Tuesday, November 16, 2010 at Our Lady’s Chapel in the Parish Center of St. Clement’s Church.

A Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated at 11 am on Wednesday in St. Clement’s Church, 231 Lake Avenue, by the Rev. Neil DravesArpaia. Burial with military honors followed in St. Peter’s Cemetery, West Ave. Arrangements were under the direction of the William J. Burke & Sons/Bussing & Cunniff Funeral Homes in Saratoga Springs.

In lieu of flowers memorials may be made in his name to your local VFW or Disabled Veterans Association.

Online remembrances may be made at www.burkefuneral home.com.

Henry C. Galant Saratoga Springs – Henry C. Galant, professor emeritus and founding chair of the Department of Government at Skidmore College, died November 16, 2010, from complications of pneumonia. He was 92.

Born August 1, 1918, in Youngstown, Ohio, Henry was the son of the late Mary and Walter Galant. The family lived in Chicago during Henry’s youth.

Henry started college at Illinois College in Jacksonville, Ill., and then transferred to the University of Illinois. He earned an A.B. degree in history in 1940.

After four years in the U.S. Naval Reserve in a variety of locations abroad and one year in China with the United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration, Henry resumed his studies. He earned a Licence ès Sciences Politiques from the University of Geneva in 1948. He returned to the U.S. and enrolled at Harvard University, where he earned a master’s degree in 1950 and a doctorate in comparative government in 1953.

Henry was a keen student of French government and wrote a seminal study on the French Social Security system that was published in 1955 in Paris. He also wrote numerous articles on French society, including the political party system.

He spent a year as a Fulbright Fellow in France in the early 1950s and also received research grants from the Société de Démographie Médicale, the American Philosophical Society, and the Danforth and Mellon foundations, as well as Skidmore

College.

In 1985 he was invited to Paris to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the French Social Security system, where he was recognized for his contributions to this area of French social policy.

He was a member of professional and academic organizations including the American Political Science Association, the American Academy of Political Science, the International Political Science Association, the Conference Group on French Politics, and the New York Political Science Association.

In addition to his professional interests, Henry also was active locally, serving a two-year term on the Saratoga Springs City Charter Commission.

He began his teaching career at Connecticut College in 1953, and a year later he joined the faculty of Skidmore College in Saratoga Springs, N.Y., where he worked until his retirement in 1986. Henry is credited with starting Skidmore’s Department of Government and helping it to grow and flourish during the 25 years that he served as chair. He and his late wife, Eleanore, were favorites of Skidmore stu-

dents—they often hosted dinners and parties for the government majors.

Skidmore’s Alumni Association recognized Henry in 1984 with an Outstanding Service Award, noting, “he is truly the model from which later generations of faculty members were molded—deeply committed to teaching, to scholarship, to learning for its own sake, to helping in the creation of educated people whose lives and work, whatever their professions, are enriched by their experience with liberal education.”

Skidmore’s faculty honored Henry in 1966 by selecting him to deliver the Faculty Research Lecture, a presentation titled “The French Doctor and the State.” In 1995, the Henry and Eleanore Galant Reading Area was designated in Skidmore’s Lucy Scribner Library.

Henry was predeceased by his wife Eleanore, Skidmore’s longtime director of publications. They were married 64 years.

Relatives and friends may call from 9 to 11 am Friday, November 19, 2010 at the William J. Burke & Sons/Bussing & Cunniff Funeral Homes in Saratoga Springs. Funeral services will follow at 11 am at the funeral home.

Burial will be in Crown Point Cemetery, Kokomo, IN at the convenience of the family.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Henry and Eleanore Galant Endowed Scholarship Fund, c/o Skidmore’s Gift Planning Office, 815 N. Broadway, Saratoga Springs, N.Y. 12866.

Online remembrances may be made at www.burkefuneral home.com.

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Saratoga Springs - Anne M. Winters died unexpectedly of natural causes Wednesday, November 10, 2010 at Saratoga Hospital.

Anne was the daughter of the late Thomas and Ellen (Moran) Gilchrist.

Survivors include her husband of 42 years, Glenn Winters of Saratoga Springs; two daughters, Abby Winters-Bona and her husband Steven of Glenville and Sarah Winters of Saratoga Springs; one son, Nathan Winters and his wife Juniper of Portland, OR; five grandchildren, Brent and Shane Coffey, Gabriel, Aidan and Finn WintersBona as well as nieces, nephews, cousins and other loving family

members.

Relatives and friends paid their respects from 6 to 8 pm Monday, November 15, 2010 at the William J. Burke & Sons/Bussing & Cunniff Funeral Homes in Saratoga Springs.

A Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated at 9:30 am Tuesday, November 16, 2010 at St. Clement’s Church, 231 Lake Ave. Saratoga Springs.

Donations may be made in her name to the Saratoga County Animal Shelter, 6010 County Farm Rd., Ballston Spa, NY 12020.

Online remembrances may be made at www.burkefuneral home.com.

Sophie Barber S a r a t o g a Springs, NY Sophie Barber, of Spa Drive, died peacefully S a t u r d a y, November 13, 2010, at Mary’s Haven. She was 86.

Born on September 13, 1924 in Bruck an der Glocknerstrasse, Austria, she was the daughter of the late Johann Pimper and Anna Traxler. A Saratoga Springs resident since 1967, Sophie began her work career as a shorthand typist in Lend, Austria, and then as office manager in the D.P. Hospital, Hofgastein, Austria, before becoming a dedicated homemaker to her family and husband, the late Edward L. Barber.

An active bowler until age 85, she was a volunteer worker for MealsOn-Wheels and served as a lay Eucharistic Minister for her beloved St. Peter’s Church in Saratoga Springs. Above all, Sophie dedicated her life to her family and was an especially caring and generous friend and neighbor to all who had the pleasure of knowing her.

Survivors include a daughter, Marianne Barber and her fiancé, Marc Roman of Saratoga Springs; a son, Sigmund J. Barber and his wife, Judith of Grinnell, Iowa; three

granddaughters, Olivia Roman of Saratoga Springs, Melissa Ford and her husband David of Grinnell, Iowa and Jessica Kite and her husband, Seth of Grinnell Iowa; three great grandchildren, Annika Ford, Emery Ford, and Evan Kite of Grinnell, Iowa; two nieces, Kristina Berente and Britta Hämel of Germany and a nephew, Torsten Hofmeister of Germany.

Relatives and friends may call from 9 to 11 am Friday November 19, 2010 at the Chapel of The Church of St. Peter, 241 Broadway.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 11 am in the church, by the Very Rev. Dominic S. Ingemie, pastor.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests that contributions be made to Mary’s Haven, 35 New St., Community Hospice of Saratoga, 179 Lawrence St., or the Church of Saint Peter, 241 Broadway, Saratoga Springs, NY 12866.

Arrangements are under the direction of the William J. Burke & Sons/Bussing & Cunniff Funeral Homes of Saratoga Springs.

Online remembrances may be made at www.burkefuneral home.com.

Please send your obituaries to Anne Proulx at aproulx@saratogapublishing.com.

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Kathleen (Kay) V. Clark

Wilton, NY - Kathleen (Kay) V. Clark of Timberlane Drive, passed away Friday, November 12, 2010 at the Saratoga Care Nursing Home.

She was 77.

Born on January 12, 1933 in Saratoga Springs, she was the daughter of the late Stuart E. and Mae B. Betts Whipple. Kay was a Girl Scout, Cub Scout Den Leader and Den Leader Coach of Pack 14 for 12 years. She worked for The Saratogian newspaper for 17 years in the mail room and at ARC and Burham’s Hand laundry. Kay was a proud member of American Legion Adirondack Post 70 Ladies Auxiliary, where she served as the secretary and president of the NY Girls State program. She was a lifelong member of Bethesda Episcopal Church and attended Saratoga Springs High School.

In addition to her parents, she was predeceased by five brothers, Frederick E., Arthur R., Leroy, Sylvester and Thomas Whipple; one

sister Addie Whipple and one nephew, Frederick J. Whipple Sr. Survivors include her husband of 59 years, Gorman W. (“Porky”) Clark; four sons, John W. Clark of Hudson Falls, NY, Bruce W. Clark of Fergus Falls, MN , Brian K. Clark of Poestenkill, NY and Kim G. Clark of Rowlett, Texas; five grand children, three great-grand children, several Godchildren and many nieces and nephews.

Relatives and friends paid their

respects from 2 to 6 pm Sunday, November 14, 2010 at the William J. Burke & Sons/Bussing & Cunniff Funeral Homes, Saratoga Springs.

Funeral services were conducted at 10 am Monday at the Bethesda Episcopal Church, on the corner of Broadway at Washington Street, where the Liturgy of the Word was celebrated by The Rev. Canon Thomas T. Parke, rector.

Burial followed at Maplewood Cemetery, Weibel Ave., Saratoga Springs.

The family would like to extend a special thanks to the staff at Saratoga Care Nursing Home and requests in lieu of flowers, that memorials may be donated to the American Cancer Society, 260 Osborne Road, Loudonville, NY 12211.

Online remembrances may be made at www.burkefuneral home.com.

Division Street Elementary Teachers are TEC-SMART Faculty from the Division Street Elementary School learned more about the high-tech educational and career opportunities that will be available locally to their students during a recent before-school "field trip" to Hudson Valley Community College's new Malta-based TEC-SMART (Training and Education Center for Semiconductor Manufacturing and Alternative and Renewable Technologies).

Jessica Shahda of TEC-SMART gave the teachers and Dr. Greer Miller, principal, a tour of the facility and its labs, and explained the building's energy conservation features. Dr. Miller said the trip provided a valuable introduction for teachers to the training and jobs their students may experience in the future. TECSMART, a joint initiative between HVCC and the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority, is located next to the Luther Forest Technology Campus, the home of GlobalFoundries' new computer chip plant.

Melanie Foundation donates $6,500 to Saratoga Hospital The Melanie Foundation presented a $6,500 check to Saratoga Hospital on Thursday, November 18 to support the inpatient mental health unit at the hospital. Proceeds from the 2010 Saratoga Palio Melanie Merola O'Donnell Memorial Race made the donation possible, as the Foundation's goal is to expand Melanie's tremendous legacy of helping others by reaching out to non-profit community organizations.

Melanie Merola O'Donnell Photo provided died on January 5, 2006, in Pictured from left to right: George O'Donnell, President, The Melanie Saratoga Springs. She was 33 Foundation; Harvey Turner, Program Director, Mental Health Unit, Saratoga years old and in the midst of a Hospital; Dr. Edmond Amyot, Medical Director, Mental Health Unit, doctoral program in clinical Saratoga Hospital; Karen Bigelow, Clinical Coordinator, Mental Health Unit, psychology at Antioch Saratoga Hospital; and Susan Martin, Recreational Therapist, Mental University New England, in Health Unit, Saratoga Hospital Keene, NH. Family and friends decided to honor Melanie's inspirational life, and what started as a run to honor her tremendous contributions to society has since grown into a national scholarship fund supported by a half-marathon and 5K run/walk.

The Melanie Foundation was established as a tax-exempt charity that awards an annual scholarship to a candidate pursuing a doctoral or master's degree in the mental health field.

"We're thrilled to help Saratoga Hospital this year with a donation of $6,500," said George O'Donnell, President of The Melanie Foundation.

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upcoming town meetings Town of Ballston: Ballston Town Hall 323 Charlton Road 885-8502 www.townofballstonny.org 11/24: Planning Board agenda meeting, 7 pm 11/24: Planning Board meeting, 7:30 pm Village of Ballston Spa: 66 Front Street 885-5711 www.ballstonspany.org 11/22: Board of Trustees meeting, 7:30 pm 11/24: Zoning Board of Appeals meeting, 7:30 pm Town of Malta: 2540 Route 9 899-2818 www.malta-town.org 11/22: Town Board workshop, 6 pm The Board will be conducting interviews with qualified consultants who have responded to the RPF for the Town of Malta Government Facilities Master Plan. The workshop is open to the public.

Town of Saratoga: 12 Spring Street, Schuylerville 695-3644 www.townofsaratoga.com 11/22: Planning Board workshop, 5 pm 11/22: Zoning Board of Appeals meeting, 7 pm 11/23: Design Review Commission workshop, 5 pm 11/23: Budget workshop, 6 pm 11/23: Planning Board meeting, 7 pm City of Saratoga Springs: 474 Broadway 587-3550 www.saratoga-springs.org 11/22: Zoning Board of Appeals meeting, 7 pm Village of Schuylerville: 35 Spring Street 695-3881 www.villageofschuylerville.org 11/22: Dissolution Study Committee meeting, 7 pm Town of Stillwater: 66 East St., Riverside Mechanicville, NY 12118 www.stillwaterny.org 11/22: Zoning Board meeting, 7:30 pm Town of Wilton: 22 Traver Road 587-1939 www.townofwilton.com 11/24: Zoning Board meeting, 7 pm

local briefs Chocolate Initials Just in time for Schuylerville’s “Evening with St. Nicolas” celebration: Saturday, December 4, 2010.

Orders for Chocolate Letters are now being taken for delivery in the first week of December and throughout the holiday season.

Chocolate Letters, in either dark, milk or sugarless chocolate, 3 x 4 inches in size, come individually packaged in a festive box. The cost is $6 each and can be ordered by calling or emailing Marie Foster: (518) 695-5609 or fostermr@verizon.net. Make checks payable to the Schuylerville Area Chamber of Commerce and mail your order to PO Box 9, Schuylerville, NY 12871.

Holiday toy and clothing drive Galway Wine and Spirits is collecting donations of new clothing and toys for children ages newborn to 18. The gifts will be distributed to children in need in the Galway School District. We ask that the gift NOT be wrapped. Wrapping paper, tape and boxes also needed. For every item donated, the donors name will be entered in a drawing for a basket of cheer. Donations appreciated by December 6. For more information, call Marybeth Lucia at (518) 882-1358.

Retired teachers meeting The Saratoga Springs Retired Teachers Association will hold its monthly meeting at 12 noon on December 6 at Longfellow’s Restaurant, 500 Union Avenue in Saratoga Springs. The group is open to retired educators who taught in and/or live in Saratoga County. For new member information and luncheon reservations, call (518) 587-5356.

Firefly Store Sale The Holiday Sale at The Waldorf School Early Childhood Center, located on Lake Avenue in Saratoga Springs, is December 4 from 10 am to 3 pm, December 5 from noon to 3 pm, and December 16 from 3 to 6 pm. The Firefly Store features natural and handmade old-fashioned toys.

The Malta Ballet Company presents The Nutcracker Performances to be held at The Egg on Friday, December 3 at 10:30 am and 12:15 pm, and Saturday, December 4 at 2:30 and 7:30 pm.

13 Saturday’s performances feature Rebecca Krohn and Amar Ramasar from the NYC Ballet Company. For ticket information, call The Egg Box Office at (518) 473-1845 or The Malta Ballet Company at (518) 899-6664.

Lights of Love Lights of Love, a Saratoga Hospital tradition, is an event in which a loved one or friend can be remembered. Memorializing or honoring someone special, celebrating a new birth, or passing on a “thinking of you” message are all reasons to add lights to the tree. By making a donation of $5.00 or more, one light on a holiday tree will be designated for the honoree. The tree will be located at the main entrance of the hospital and will be up during the holiday season. For more information, call (518) 583-8447.

Skidmore professor seeks help with survey Crystal Dea Moore, director of Skidmore’s Social Work Program, is launching a study of alcohol use among older residents. Data will be collected through a survey mailed to a random sample of 1,000 adults over the age of 65 in the Saratoga Springs zip code. Moore hopes that residents who receive the mailing will take a few minutes to assist with the project.

The brief survey contains a number of quality-of-life questions regarding such topics as self-perceived health status, life satisfaction and depression. Participation is voluntary and anonymous—respondents will not be asked for any information that will identify them.

Anyone answering and returning the survey is asked NOT to affix a personal address label, as that will render the survey useless to the researcher. Moore will use the data collected when she travels to Sweden in late February as Skidmore College’s first STINT fellow to travel to Sweden. Her fellowship is provided by the Swedish Foundation for International Cooperation in Research and Higher Education. For three months, Moore will be based in the Department of Social Medicine at Gothenburg University where she will work on projects that involve the promotion of health and well being of older adults. Data collected from the survey will be compared with similar data collected on older Swedes.

Additional support for Moore’s research is provided by Skidmore’s Responsible Citizenship Task Force.

Adopt an Angel The Make-A-Wish Foundation of Northeast New York announces its Adopt An Angel campaign. All proceeds will benefit the chapter’s wish-granting program. All of the funds stay local and are used in only the 518 area code. Adopt An Angel features the stories of six children and teens whom have had their wish granted, or will be granted, by Make-A-Wish. Each child ambassador’s story is told on a paper angel that resembles an ornament. Angels are available for a $3 donation at Aviation Mall, Colonie Center, Crossgates Mall, Rotterdam Square, Wilton Mall and every branch of First Niagara Bank. Angels are also available at local schools and businesses. They may also be ordered by mail or phone at (518) 782-4673 for $3.75 each (includes shipping and handling) through the Make-AWish Foundation of Northeast New York office. To make an online contribution, please visit us at www.neny.wish.org.

Auditions Saratoga Children’s Theatre is holding Auditions for “Into The Woods, Jr.” This production is for students in grades 6 through 12.

Auditions will be held by appointment on Friday, December 3 at St. Peter’s School Auditorium. Email Erika Hebert at erikahebert@gmail.com to make an appointment. If cast in a role, a fee of $195 is due at the first rehearsal.

The performance will be held on January 21 and January 22, 2011 at 7 pm each night. The roles available

include: Baker, Baker’s Wife, Cinderella, Cinderella’s Father, Cinderella’s Mother/Granny, Cinderella’s Stepmother, Florinda, Lucinda, Jack, Jack’s Mother, Little Red Riding hood, Milky White, Mysterious Man, Narrator, Rapunzel, Cinderella’s Prince, Rapunzel’s Prince, Steward, Witch and Wolf.

Festival of Trees The 15th Annual Saratoga Festival of Trees kicks off this holiday season on Wednesday, December 1 and will run through Sunday, December 5 at the Saratoga Springs City Center. The Festival opens with the Preview Reception, where guests receive a first peek and opportunity to purchase decorated trees and other holiday delights while taking in the sights and sounds of the festival. The Saratoga Festival of Trees is an annual fundraiser benefiting Catholic Charities of Saratoga, Warren and Washington counties. For more information visit www.saratogafestivaloftrees.com or call (518) 5875000.

Buddhist Classes for Everyday Life Transform your day-to-day life with Buddhist monk Kelsang Wangden. Classes will be held at the Franklin Community Center, 10 Franklin St., Saratoga Springs on Thursdays from 7 to 8:30 pm from December 2 through December 16.

Students $10, seniors $5 per drop-in class. Everyone welcome!

HELPING HANDS Organization

After the Fire Mission We are a non-profit group of volunteers that provides assistance to families that are victims of a fire. We donate our time to help the victims through a difficult time and assure them that they are not alone. We provide emotional support, information and referrals to resources, personal hygiene products, clothing and a place to spend the night. Our members respond to calls for help 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year.

How to Help After The Fire, Inc. operates completely from donations received from fire districts, civic organizations and the public. Monetary donations are always needed. For those who cannot donate monetarily, we can use personal care items such as toothpaste, toothbrushes, soap, shampoo, pacifiers and baby bottles. Due to space constraints we cannot accept furniture, clothing or household items. Volunteers are always needed. We especially need volunteers who are willing to provide direct (on-site) response to our fire victims.

This involves answering pages from fire control and responding directly to the fire scene to interview the victims. Training for this position is provided.

New volunteers are paired with a trained volunteer for their first few responses.

Contact Our phone number is (518) 435-4571. Please leave a voice mail and we will get back to you. Our e-mail is Joseph12020@cs.com.

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Friday, November 19 Organ Concert

Saratoga Springs United Methodist Church, 175 Fifth Ave. At 7:30 pm Christopher Houlihan will play the works of J.S. Bach, Mendelssohn, and Mozart, as well as Sweelinck and Vierne. While there is no admission charge for the event, a free-will donation is encouraged. For more information, call (518) 584-3720.

Elks of Greenwich Henderson Pizza Night “Henderson Pizza”every Friday night from 5 to 8 pm. Call (518) 692-2061 to place your order. Pick up or eat in. The public is invited.

Saturday, November 20 Saratoga Farmers’Market Division St. School, 220 Division St., Saratoga Springs. From 9 am to 1 pm. For more information, call (518) 638-8530.

Library Babies and Family Story Hour

Saratoga Springs Public Library, 49 Henry St. Library Babies, from 10 to 11 am, is an informal playgroup for babies under 24 months with a parent or caregiver. Story Hour, from 11:30 am to Noon, is for children ages 2 to 5 years, with a parent or caregiver. Siblings welcome too! No registration necessary for either program.

Tang Museum Family Saturdays From 2 to 2:30 pm. A brief tour of a current Tang exhibition followed by a hands-on art activity. The museum is located on Skidmore Campus.

Free and open to the public. Ages 5 and up with adult. For reservations and information, call (518) 580-8080

Fall Landscape Art Show Flores Fine Art Gallery, Broadway From 6:30 to 9:30 pm, join us for viewing of these spectacular pieces of art.

Sunday, November 21 Community Ecumenical Thanksgiving Service The service will be held at 3 pm at St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church in Schuylerville. Rev. John Kettlewell and other local pastors will officiate.

The offering will go to Schuylerville Area Food and Emergency Relief.

Food items for the pantry will also be accepted. All are welcome!

Greenfield Grange Breakfast Grange Hall, Grange Rd, off 9N From 8 to 11:30 am, the members of the Grange will be serving breakfast.

Adults $6, seniors $5. A complete

menu will be offered with special featured items. Open to the public.

For more information, call (518) 5849078

All-You-Can-Eat Breakfast Saratoga’s Racing City Rotary presents their monthly all-you-can-eat breakfast this morning from 8:30 to 11 am at the Senior Citizen’s Center at 5 Williams Street. $6 adults, $5 seniors and children 5 to 12 years of age. Complete menu!

All-You-Can-Eat Breakfast at the Elks Saratoga-Wilton Elks Lodge #161, 1 Elks Lane, Route 9, Saratoga Springs.

Let us do the cooking this morning with a delicious breakfast. From 8:30 to 11 am. Adults $7, seniors and military with ID $6, children ages 5 to 12 $5, children under 5 are free. Take-out $8.

China Day National Museum of Dance, South Broadway, Saratoga Springs From 10 to 3:30 pm. Come celebrate Chinese culture, food and dance at the museum! The Skidmore College Asian Cultural Awareness club will be presenting information about China and its provinces, food, customs and holidays. Admission $5, free for museum members and kids under 12.

“Close to Home”Cartoonist John McPherson Saratoga Springs Public Library, 49 Henry St. From 2 to 4 pm. Cartoonist and humor writer John McPherson, whose “Close to Home” comic appears in 700 newspapers around the globe, will be a guest speaker. Admission is free, and seating is on a first-come, first-served

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Wednesday, November 24 Saratoga Springs Public Library closes at 5 pm today and will re-open at 9 am on Friday.

Community Bingo

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Saratoga-Wilton Elks Club, 1 Elks Lane, Saratoga. An evening of fun for old and young every Monday at 7 pm. Doors open at 4 pm.

Refreshments will be available. Call (518) 584-2585 for more information.

The Knights of Columbus, Pine Road, Saratoga . Community bingo each Wednesday at 7 pm.

Doors open at 5 pm, with refreshments available. Call (518) 584-8547 for more information.

English Spoken Here beginner class Saratoga Springs Public Library 49 Henry St. A class for adults from other countries to improve their spoken English. Held from 9:30 to 11:30 am. Free and open to the public. Register with Literacy NENY at (518) 583-1232.

Volunteer Expo Saratoga Hilton, Broadway From 1 to 6 pm. Giving back to your community is a great way to help ensure the success of where you live!

This expo is free of charge to the exhibitors, open to the public and free to attend. Come and find out how you can get involved and make a difference in your community.

Tuesday, November 23 Pet rock Thanksgiving turkey craft Saratoga Spa State Park, South Broadway. At 4 pm. Make a pet rock turkey or three to bring cheer to your Thanksgiving table! They look great as place markers or as a centerpiece for the kids’table. $3 covers all materials and as many pet rock turkeys as you and your child can make. Please call (518) 584-2000, ext. 116.

Tuesday for Tots Children’s Museum at Saratoga, 69 Caroline St. This is a special time for our littlest visitors. Join us anytime between 10 am and noon for play dough, crafts, games and friends!

After the Fire meeting After The Fire’s monthly meeting will be Tuesday, November 23 at 7 pm at the Halfmoon Town Hall. New members are urgently needed, and are welcome to attend the meeting to find out more about the organization and how to help neighbors in need. For additional information, leave a message at (518) 435-4571.

Thursday, November 25 Happy Thanksgiving!

Saratoga Turkey Trot Saratoga City Hall, Saratoga At 8:30 am. Don’t miss the Annual Turkey Trot 5k run / walk on Thanksgiving morning in Saratoga Springs to benefit The Christopher Dailey Foundation.

Upcoming Schuylerville craft fair The Schuylerville United Methodist Church is hosting its 11th Annual Craft Fair on Saturday, November 27 from 9 am to 4 pm at American Legion Post 278 located on Clancy Street in Schuylerville. Lunch will be served from 11 am to 1 pm. There will be many beautiful crafts, delicious baked goods and a silent auction.

Victorian Tea Saratoga Wilton Elks, 1 Elks Lane, Rt. 9, Saratoga Springs On November 28, join the Ladies Auxiliary from 1 to 4 pm for this festive day with light fare and desserts, craft tables and more. $10 donation at the door.

Helpful holiday hints for caregivers Wesley Evergreen Adult Day Services, an affiliate of The Wesley Community in Saratoga Springs, will host an informational seminar for caregivers at its new location, 357 Milton Avenue in Ballston Spa, on Monday, November 30 from 3 to 4 pm. The discussion, led by the Alzheimer’s Association, will help caregivers who may be anxious about the upcoming holidays and caring for their loved ones. Family and friends can create a joyful, safe holiday season by being prepared in advance.

Come see how. Space is limited.

Please contact Jamie at (518) 8674999, ext. 209 or email Jamie.mitchell@alz.org to register.

Send your calendar items to Kim Beatty at kbeatty@saratogapublishing.com before 5 pm on Monday for Friday publication.

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Reading Program a success at Lake Avenue

FREE This page is dedicated to you, the families who live, work and play in our great region. It is your opportunity to boast about your kids, announce your engagement or tell people about your accomplishments.

It’s baby’s first birthday!

An international program has been proven successful to improve children’s reading and communication skills by employing a powerful method: reading to a dog. But not just any dog. Reading education assistance dogs are registered therapy animals who volunteer with their owner/handlers as a team, going to schools, libraries and many other settings as reading companions for children.

The program is popular at Lake Avenue Elementary School, where students in the 2nd grade spend some time reading to one of four therapy dogs each week. Here, students Luca Bonacio, Jake Antonez, Kathryn Olson and Anne Toia are spending time with Kate, a golden retriever, who is a new addition to the program this year.

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Tooth fairy club Take a look at this week’s new club members

Amanda, age 5

Woodlawn Commons commemorates Veterans Day

Jazmine Rose Ellis, daughter of Jamie and Gene Ellis of Ballston Spa, will be celebrating her first birthday on Wednesday, November 24. Hope it’s a fun day, honey!

On Thursday, November 11, Woodlawn Commons celebrated Veterans Day with a luncheon in the Saratoga room.

A total of 24 veterans participated; those from Woodlawn Commons were Alberta Feyman, Vincent Yaeger, Sue Shepherd, Jean Beaubriand, Norman Fox, Edward Barringer, Paul Calhoun, Bill Doyle, Henry Meindl, Phil Launer, Phill Poukish, Elmer J. Schwartz, Emma Lou Hamilton, George Moline and Don Salls.

The Korean War Honor Guard veterans presented the colors, and the lunch of Chicken Ala King on biscuit and pecan pie was served. There was a great deal of reminiscing as war-time stories and good conversation were exchanged. In the Commons library many photos of Woodlawn’s veterans have been on display during this week.

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Skidmore may add new, unique minor

by Yael Goldman Saratoga TODAY Skidmore College administrators are currently working to add a new, interdisciplinary minor to the school's already multifarious repertoire.

David Howson, the inaugural Arthur Zankel Director of Arts Administration, is currently building an Arts Administration minor, a new program that will combine Skidmore's two strongest disciplines: business and the arts.

Since his arrival at the College in January, Howson has already added two courses to prepare students for "creative lives and management positions" in visual arts, dance, theater and

the non-profit sector.

"We have a lot of students interested in the arts but they don't necessarily want to be professional artists; this gives them a way to stay involved with the arts from the management side," Howson said.

Starting this semester with a course titled Foundations of Arts Administration and introducing Philanthropy and the Arts next spring, Howson feels he is well on his way to expanding the program offerings and getting the course selections approved as a minor.

The 35 students currently enrolled in Foundations of Arts Administration have benefitted from a "Management Issues Forum" included on the syl-

labus, which brings guest lecturers from the local and college communities into the classroom.

So far, the local speakers have included Linda Toohey from the Saratoga Chamber of Commerce; Phillip Morris, President of Proctors; Shane Williams-Nass, the Director of Marketing and Development for SPAC; and from the Skidmore community: Mary Solomons (Director of Donor Relations), John Champlan (Director of Leadership Gifts), Paul Calhoun (a faculty member in the business department) and Scott Mulligan (who discussed intellectual property and copyright).

Many Skidmore graduates find a practical application for their artistic propensity through careers in philanthropy and fundraising, which is why Howson chose next semester's Philanthropy and the Arts as the focus of next semester's course.

"We're going to look at the effects of

philanthropy and philanthropic organizations in the United States, and talk specifically about different fundraising campaigns and the reasons why people give to non-profits," he said.

Fundraising is a vital component.

Arts organizations typically obtain 40 percent of their income through fundraising, so a background in relative management is important for students looking to establish a career in such fields.

Aside from the direct benefit (knowledge) gifted to students currently enrolled, it seems the new program offering could also prove effective in attracting new students who otherwise might not have selected Skidmore.

"It's unique for a small liberal arts school to offer the field of management in arts administration at the undergrad level," Howson said, explaining that the program is often reserved for graduate programs and large state schools with extensive business departments. "There aren't many small liberal arts schools offering it."

If all goes as planned, Skidmore will officially add the minor to its collection, allowing Howson to reach his goal of providing Skidmore students with a background in arts administration.

"Artists and arts organizations need smart people with artistic sensibilities and business savvy to help them navigate the world outside of the studio or the rehearsal hall‌ My hope is that we are preparing students with the

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Education Briefs St. Clements Early Childhood Registration St. Clements is now accepting registrations for our Early Childhood, Pre-K and Jr.-K Programs. For more information or a school tour, please call their office at (518) 584-7350.

Waldorf School Tour The Waldorf School of Saratoga Springs invites prospective students and community members to come in and see how the curriculum keeps children engaged in learning during an open house and tour on Wednesday, December 1 from 8:15 to 9:15 am. The school is located at 62 York Avenue in Saratoga Springs. For more information, call the admissions office at (518) 5872224 or email admissions@saratogawaldorf.org.

Saratoga Bridges opens Autism Resource Center Saratoga Bridges celebrated the opening of the new McDonald Family Resource and Discovery Center on November 12. The new center, located at 16 Bridges Blvd. in Saratoga Springs, will house valuable educational resources for families, parents and children diagnosed with autism spectrum disorders. knowledge and tools to make a difference and support the artistic enterprise," he explained in an interview" published on the business department's blog page (www. academics.skidmore.edu/blogs/fivequestions).

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Classroom Waldorf School book program benefit The Gateway Books Program, which is in its third year, allows teachers at The Waldorf School of Saratoga Springs in grades one through eight to purchase books for their classroom libraries.

This year, Waldorf School is continuing to expand its literacy outreach, and will be holding a Book Fair at Barnes & Noble in Saratoga to benefit the Gateway Books Program on Friday, November 19. Those interested in supporting this program and obtaining a voucher should visit the school's website: www.waldorfsaratoga.org.

Area students participate in Skills USA Conference in Syracuse Eight students from F. Donald Myers Education Center (WSWHE BOCES) and seven from Southern Adirondack Education Center recently participated in the Skills USA Fall Leadership Conference in Syracuse.

The three-day event took place from November 7 to 9, and groomed and inspired the next set of student leaders for Skills USA, a national nonprofit organization devoted to rewarding students for excellence in their career training.

Selected by their teachers, the Washington-Saratoga-WarrenHamilton-Essex BOCES students who attended were: Jeremy Chiera, Information

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Technology, of Saratoga Springs; Patrick De Lacruz, Cosmetology, of Hartford; Dominic Figueroa, Auto Technology, of Bolton; Katie Mae Horn, Graphic Arts, of Lake Luzerne; Jacob Labrum, HVAC/R, of Hudson Falls; Tessa Leddick, Health Occupations, of North Warren; Carrie McAnally, Early Childhood, of Hudson Falls; Rachael Merrithew, Criminal Justice, of South Glens Falls; Ryen Phillips, Criminal Justice, of Argyle; Desiny Smith, Criminal Justice, of Queensbury; Ciara Tabor, Health Occupations, of Queensbury; Breanna Toleman, Cosmetology, of Mechanicville; Victoria Vrooman, Criminal Justice Studies, of Fort Ann; Cassandra Wilmot, Early Childhood, of Saratoga Springs; and Robert Yawman, Culinary Arts, of Schuylerville.

BSPA middle school drama club celebrates 10 years Ballston Spa Middle School's drama club, known as The Launching Pad, is celebrating its history and success with a tenth anniversary gala and silent auction on Saturday, November 20.

The event will be held at the Ballston Spa Elks Lodge, 10 Hamilton Street, on November 20, from 6 to 9 pm. Tickets to the event are $30 per person, which includes dinner by Creative Caterers.

Included in the menu will be a carving station with roasted turkey and baked ham, a pasta station and a

chocolate fountain for dessert. The auction will have many great items from local businesses. Many teachers in the district are also contributing to the auction through donations of artwork, jewelry and quilts. A group of Launching Pad alumni will also be performing during the evening.

To make reservations, contact Catrina Kohl by e-mail: ckohl@bscsd.org or by phone: (518) 884-7200, ext. 4305.

CBA holds annual craft fair Christian Brothers Academy will hold its 13th Annual Craft Fair on Saturday, November 20, from 9 am to 4 pm. The Craft Fair is one of the largest in the area and will host 130 vendors.

Food and beverages will be available throughout the day and there will be many drawings and great prizes to enjoy. Admission is free and a post-shopping shuttle is available to accommodate shoppers.

The renowned CBA Mothers Association Bake Sale boosts a wide variety of special baked goods available for purchase. The public is welcome to join the thousands of shoppers who already enjoy the craft fair.

Saratoga Reads announces 2010 book of choice A public vote determined The Housekeeper and the Professor by contemporary Japanese author Yoko Ogawa as this year's winner. For more information about Saratoga Reads, visit www.saratogareads.org.

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Operation Students for Soldiers!

A group of local teen and adult volunteers for Operation Students for Soldiers met at the Ballston Area Community Center on Friday, November 12 to put together holiday packages for the troops.

Representing Saratoga Springs and Ballston Spa, ten teens and six adults spent their evening blasting tunes, filling out mailing labels, weighing supplies and filling boxes with donations to send to the troops overseas.

In total, the group gathered 232 pounds of supplies in their first week of collecting. Packages filled with magazines, shampoo, hand lotion, toothbrushes, toothpaste, DVDs, CDs, gum, cookies, nuts and candy will be sent to a Women's M.A.S.H. Unit and a Top Gun Unit for the holidays.

Children in the BACC's after school program are also sending cards to the soldiers with colorful illustrations for some added holiday cheer.

Operation Students for Soldiers will be collecting items for the next two weeks. Community members are encouraged to drop off donations at the BACC, located at 20 Malta Avenue in Ballston Spa. For more information, contact Mike at (518) 885-3261, ext. 17 or baccteens@nycap.rr.com.

Mark Bolles • Saratoga Today

Nell Schmitz, Mari Leigh, Shawna Woodcock Sammi Lane and Makaylee Dowd were among the Ballston Spa and Saratoga Springs teens taking part in the packaging party.

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Shelters of Saratoga plans future continued from Page 1 campaign entitled “He’s not here.

Because we are.” that was developed

by Palio Communications and encompassed print media Public Service Announcements (see them placed throughout this edition of Saratoga TODAY), video, brochures and other marketing materials that favorably compare to any national product. In addition to this, guerilla marketing vehicles such as chalk figures have been drawn on sidewalks throughout Downtown Saratoga Springs to indicate places where a homeless person might be sleeping this evening if it were not for SOS’s activities.

As a result of these efforts, SOS has been the deserving recipient of major media coverage, which comes at a critical time on several levels: as the only adult homeless shelter in Saratoga, Warren and Washington Counties, the need becomes more acute as the weather turns colder. The lagging economy continues to put more people in jeopardy, and even more of those who are employed today are but one paycheck away from being out on the street.

Certainly, the current impressive array of services that SOS provides

to its clients will be aided by the events of this week. But the not-forprofit organization which has helped over 500 individuals each year with shelter, food, clothing, employment, transportation assistance and case management since 1981 is gearing up to do even bigger things in the near future – and the activities of the past week are major steps on the road to achieving an even more ambitious goal: to construct a larger shelter facility that can more efficiently serve a greater number of people in need of emergency and/or transitional housing while being a contributing agent for further development and revitalization of the neighborhood where the SOS sites are located – at 14 and 20 Walworth Street.

A wide-ranging discussion with Cindy Harrington, SOS’s Director of Development and Marketing, Case Managers Shaun Cox and Ginny Stoliker and Housing Administrator Peter Whitten focused on the challenges and opportunities that lie ahead, as SOS simultaneously works towards its future while providing the lifeline services every day for so many in need.

A client may come to SOS through a variety of referrals: from the County Department of Social

Photos by Mark Bolles • Saratoga Today

Scenes from candlelight vigil and food drive in Congress Park last Wednesday Services (DSS), hospitals, charities or they walk in themselves.

Currently, the Shelter has 13 men and six women staying there. There are also 4 people in transitional housing at 20 Walworth. It is adults only.

Families with emergency housing needs are placed by DSS in one of a number of motels. Shaun and Ginny meet with each house resident twice a week to review progress on individual goals which might involve finding employment, treatment for substance abuse or other needs.

While in the house, residents are

assigned tasks on a daily “chore chart” that is designed to increase self-reliance and keep costs down.

They are also expected to conform to a zero-tolerance policy as well as adhere to a curfew of 10:30 pm Sunday through Thursday; 11 pm of Friday and Saturday.

There are generally three residents to each room, with one bunk bed. They are filled nearly every night;

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rarely does an opening last more than a day or two.

“The thing people need to realize is that this could happen to anyone,” said Ginny Stoliker, “it’s not just the unemployable. We’ve had people in here with PhD’s. So many people are living paycheck to paycheck. And when that’s gone…”

For Cindy Harrington, a major goal of this latest campaign will be to make people aware of the wide range of services that SOS provides, and of course the concurrent need for community support. This includes the management of two buildings elsewhere in the City with a total of seven apartments that provide affordable housing opportunities for families and individuals with low-tomoderate incomes.

Shaun Cox cited the need for increased awareness of SOS’s Mobile Outreach program, designed to build relationships with chronically homeless individuals that have not come to the shelter for a variety of reasons. Making contact with the homeless on the street enables SOS to provide services such as nourishment, counseling, relief from the cold weather, in addition to counseling and encouragement to utilize the shelter and/or alternatives that could lead to stabilizing their lives. This SOS mobile unit makes a regular stop every Tuesday from 11:45 am to 12:45 pm at the EOC soup kitchen at Presbyterian-New England Congregational Church, located at 24 Circular Street in Saratoga Springs.

All referred to an incredible multiplicity of ways to make a contribution and a difference: the on-going need for volunteers, food and monetary donations are critical every day for the operation and maintenance of an asset that someone close to you, or you yourself might someday need.

SOS can be reached at (518) 5811097; a current list of needs for new and unused items is updated at www.sheltersofsaratoga.org.

While continuing to make a difference every day, SOS is beginning to implement plans that will increase its ability to positively affect even more lives in the future.

The artist’s rendering and site plan shown in this article were developed as part of a Community Block Development Grant (CDBG) that SOS received from the City of Saratoga Springs in 2009, according to Peter Whitten. When completed, it will unite the area between 14 and 20 Walworth with a total of 8 efficiencies for transitional housing, increase the number of beds for emergency shelter for both adult men and women in addition to upgrading the

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Site plan and aerial photograph of Shelters of Saratoga site incorporate future objectives to serve more clients. internal facilities to allow for increased disabled access and beautifying the exterior. It was estimated that the construction will cost well over $2 million.

A team project that was undertaken by Leadership Saratoga to study the development of SOS future needs recommended the need to raise awareness about SOS to a greater level as a very important step to achieve before undertaking any capital campaign in the community.

In this context, the awareness campaign that was just launched should prove to play a crucial role. And even though this marketing campaign is just in its beginning phases, there have been other positive steps, with presumably many more to come.

There have been grant requests recently filed with the State Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance (ODTA) under their Homeless Housing Assistance Program as well as other funding sources. SOS will also begin its annual appeal around Thanksgiving. A Development committee has been formed that will meet for the first time next week to begin discussions regarding budgets and fundraising strategies involved in a campaign for this ambitious

building project.

While many of the specifics have yet to be finalized, Cindy Harrington noted that there are plans for a January, 2011 fundraiser at Scallions Restaurant, and that the First Annual Gala on behalf of SOS has been

scheduled for next April 7 at Longfellows Restaurant.

It’s hardly objective journalistically to say this, but I am looking forward to sharing both the details of upcoming events and future triumphs for SOS as they emerge. It’s not hard

to root that there will be many things to celebrate. An organization like Shelters of Saratoga represents the true quality of a community in the purest sense – a reason to be proud...

A reason to be proud to call this our home.

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22 Words to know: vicissitude: n, Sudden or unexpected changes often encountered in one’s life or surroundings.

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ACROSS 1 “When I __ kid ...”

5 Colorado NHLers 8 They may be surrounded at parties 14 Set up: Abbr.

15 Acqua Di __: Armani cologne 16 Like a maelstrom 17 19 Cash in Nashville 20 Rolls to the gate 21 Colorful cats 22 Pitts of early cinema 24 Retired New York senator Al D’__ 25 Hi-__ 28 30 Second degree?

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44 O3 45 Unlock’d 46 49 Place for flock members 50 “I __ your long lost pal”: Paul Simon lyric 52 Salon sound 54 Given, as custody 56 Baseball div.

60 Mel Gibson persona 61 Like five answers in this puzzle, literally and figuratively 63 Ring of color 64 “Popeye” surname 65 Shell’s shell, e.g.

66 Aquarium denizens 67 “Bottle Rocket” director Anderson 68 Colony workers DOWN 1 Showed relief, in a way

Top Video Rentals 1. Grown Ups 2. Toy Story 3 3. Jonah Hex 4. Get Him to the Greek 5. The Karate Kid

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3 Vintage R&B record label 4 Madison Ave. symbolizes it 5 Court star with the autobiography “Open” 6 Sundial number 7 One learning about the birds and the bees?

8 Kind of party 9 Get away from the others 10 In the slightest 11 12 “Yes __?”

13 Stallone and Stone 18 Set 21 Stand offerings 23 Odd, as a sock 25 1980 DeLuise film 26 “Can you dig it?” response 27

Broom Hilda 6. Robin Hood 7. How to Train Your Dragon 8. Splice 9. A Nightmare on Elm Street 10. Lost Boys: The Thirst

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29 “Wayne’s World” cohost 31 Shouldered 32 Out of line 34 Golfer’s concern 37 ___ Affair: 1798-1800 France/USA dispute 42 Hindu meditation aid 44 “Swan Lake” maiden 47 Wild goats with recurved horns 48 Makes void 51 Gladiator’s defense 53 Window-making giant 54 Word in a basic Latin conjugation 55 Tupper ending 57 Many millennia 58 Certain NCO 59 General __ chicken 61 Tipping target, so it’s said 62 Drano component

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Thanksgiving options – simple and easy!

by Suzanne Voigt Saratoga TODAY Thanksgiving was my mother’s favorite holiday. She was a great cook, a great hostess and she loved parties - especially her own!

Thanksgiving was her annual “shinning moment” and she would pull out all the stops.

Invitations started in September and by November friends, family near and far, “stray” visiting foreign students and UN dignitaries who wanted to “experience” and American Thanksgiving were all told to make their way to the Carreker house on the last Thursday in November, 2 o’clock sharp!

It took us days to get ready. There were the framed family recipes from yesteryear to hang, turkey dishes for condiments to unpack, silver vegetable bowls to polish, special table adornments, owl and goose salt and pepper shakers to fill, the Thanksgiving table cloth and napkins to put out and the seating cards to calligraphy and place. The nonculinary preparations fell to my two sisters and I, while my mother cooked and my father assisted. It was a great undertaking, but we all

loved the results! A house full of no less than 15 and upwards of 20 people would gather around a table that resonated love, family, heritage and beheld unbelievable food.

Creamed onions, spinach casserole, pumpkin bread, sweet potatoes with marshmallows, turnip-potato mash, giblet gravy, green beans almandine, and of course, a large fresh local turkey stuffed in front with my father’s famous Alabama corn bread dressing and in the back with my mother’s English oyster dressing. Dessert followed, after a long walk to help make room for more food! My mother’s famous pumpkin ice cream pie, Dad’s southern pecan pie, mince pie (for the traditionalists) and good old American pie all optionally topped with homemade vanilla ice cream made up the dessert options.

Thanksgiving was THE holiday and to this day I look upon it as the true American Slow Food experience.

This year however, is going to be a challenge. I have no sink and no oven. Our kitchen has been gutted and won’t be operational until well into December. I had to cancel the annual family gathering, but I am determined to still have a Thanksgiving meal for my husband

and myself. The turkey will be smoked on the grill (yummy) and I can do the gravy on the side burner.

I cooked the pumpkin bread prior to “the gutting” and it is waiting in the freezer. We can skip some things, after all it’s just the two of us, but not the sweet potatoes or spinach… so some creative thought has gone into mastering these two dishes without an oven. I have discovered a great recipe for local sweet potatoes in a crock pot and fresh spinach with wild rice in an electric fry pan.

These recipes are so good and easy, I offer them as great choices to use regardless of whether you have a working oven or not. For good measure I also include an acorn squash recipe - cooked entirely in a microwave! Have a wonderful, happy Thanksgiving, with a table overflowing with great, fresh, local food.

CROCK POT SWEET POTATOES (serves 8) 1. Lightly grease the insides of the cooker bowl.

2. In a large bowl, blend 5 sweet potatoes, boiled, drained and mashed, 1/3 cup melted butter, 2 Tbsp. brown sugar.

FOOD 3. Mix together 1 Tbsp. orange juice, 2 beaten eggs, 1/2 cup milk.

4. Transfer mixture into the cooker bowl.

5. In a small bowl stir together 1/3 cup chopped pecans, 1/3 cup brown sugar, 2 Tbsp. all purpose flour, 2 tsp. melted butter.

6. Spread mixture over the sweet potato mixture.

7. Cover the cooker bowl and cook in crock pot on High for 3-4 hours.

SPINACH AND RICE CASSEROLE 1. Cook 1 cup of long grain white rice, 1 cup wild rice.

2. In an electric fry pan sauté in butter until tender 1 cup chopped onion, 2 cloves minced garlic.

3. Add 1-2 lbs. fresh chopped spinach and cook 2 minutes.

4. Stir in cooked rice and add 1 cup low fat milk, 1 1/2 cups cheese, shredded, 2 Tbsp. soy sauce, 5. Mix well and cover. Cook at 250 for 20 minutes. Be sure to check for burning and stir if needed.

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FRUIT GLAZED ACORN SQUASH Ingredients 2 medium acorn squash 1 medium apple, sliced 8 Tbsp. peach preserve 2 Tbsp. honey 2 Tbsp. water 1/4 tsp. ground nutmeg 1 Tbsp. butter Directions 1. Halve the squash and remove seeds. Place squash, cut side down, in a microwaveable dish.

2. Microwave, uncovered, on high for 15 minutes - or until tender.

3. Meanwhile, combine peach preserver, honey, water and nutmeg.

4. Turn squash to cut side up.

Spoon in the fruit mixture to squash cavities.

5. Dot with butter and cover with waxed paper. Microwave for 5-6 minutes or until fruit is hot.

The Saratoga Farmers’ Market is going strong each Saturday from 9 am to 1 pm at Division Street Elementary School. This Saturday will be the last one before Thanksgiving so be sure to stock up for the Holiday! (The market will be open the Saturday after Thanksgiving).

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Photo Provided Robert Longo, Pictures for Music

Saratoga Arts is partnering with soundBarn and Albany Sonic Arts Collective (ASAC) to present the full length version of Rhys Chatham’s “Guitar Trio.”

The performance will be on Saturday, November 20, at 8 pm in the theater at The Arts Center, 320 Broadway, Saratoga Springs. Admission is $5.

Written in 1977, “Guitar Trio” is Rhys Chatham’s signature composition. “Guitar Trio” created a new type of urban music. Raucous and ecstatic, the sound energized the downtown New York scene throughout the late 1970’s and early 1980’s.

Accompanying the performance is the original visual projection Pictures for Music, created for the piece in 1977 by internationally known visual artist Robert Longo.

The “Guitar Trio” ensemble includes: Thomas Lail, Tara Fracalossi, Patrick Weklar, Matt Ernst, Holland Hopson and Ray Hare, guitars; Eric Hardiman, bass and Matt Weston, drums.

The performance is the latest in a series of experimental and underground concerts Saratoga Arts has presented since 2007, when it received a large seed grant from the New York State Music Fund.

The fall 2010 Mainstage production of Carlo Goldoni’s “The Servant of Two Masters” will be presented by the Skidmore College Theater department at the Janet Kinghorn Bernhard Theater.

This reworking of “The Servant of Two Masters” is a cross between traditional Italian artistic comedy and postmodern vaudeville.

Goldoni’s classic pits the madcap servant, Truffaldino, against masters, mistresses, lovers, lawyers and multiple plates of meatballs!

This is a fast-moving comedy, complete with acrobatics, juggling, audience participation and a liberal dose of adlibs.

Performances are Friday to Sunday, November 19 to 21 and December 2 to 5.

Friday and Saturday performances are at 8 pm; Sunday matinees are at 2 pm. Tickets are $12 general admission, $8 students and senior citizens. For reservations or information, call the Skidmore Theater Box Office at (518) 580-5439 or email boxoffice@skidmore.edu .

Photo by Grace Troxell Tristan Schaffer-Goldman and Elly Smokler

Reserve now for Festival of Trees’ Family Day Activities with Santa Catholic Charities and its volunteers are busy making preparations for the 15th Annual Saratoga Festival of Trees slated to be held

at the Saratoga Springs City Center from December 2 to 5.

Parents are encouraged to call early to ensure a seating reservation for the

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Children enjoying Santa’s Workshop at the Saratoga Festival of Trees (circa 2002).

popular Family Day events Breakfast with Santa and Sundaes with Santa on Saturday, December 4.

This year there are three Breakfast with Santa seating’s at 8, 9:30 and 11 am. There is also a Sundaes with Santa seating that begins at 12:30 pm. All seating’s require prior reservations (adults must accompany children). Tickets to each seating are $8 per person. A ticket includes admission to ‘Breakfast’ or ‘Sundaes,’ a festival tour and a photo with Santa.

“The 9:30 am Breakfast with Santa seating is almost sold out,” reports Sister Charla Commins, Director of Catholic Charities, “and we are filling up quickly on the other available time slots.”

A favorite part of Family Day is Santa’s Workshop where children can enjoy Santa, Frosty, Rudolph, and other costumed characters and a variety of holiday craft activities and goodies. Admission is free to Santa’s Workshop. Tickets to craft activity booths are $1. Santa’s Workshop is open 8 am to 2 pm.

The Saratoga Festival of Trees is an annual fundraiser benefiting Catholic Charities of Saratoga, Warren and Washington counties.

For more information, make a reservation or to volunteer for the Saratoga Festival of Trees, please call Catholic Charities at (518) 587-5000 or log onto www.saratogafestivaloftrees.com

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Nacre Dance’s “Christmas Oratorio” at UPH On Sunday, December 12, Universal Preservation Hall (25 Washington Street, Saratoga Springs) will host performances of “Christmas Oratorio” by the Nacre Dance Company of Albany at 1 and 4 pm. This is an opportunity to see a beautiful work of art, music and dance which only a few select dance companies have performed.

The origins of this stunning work date back to the compositions of Johann Sebastian Bach, who wrote the original “Oratorio” for the Christmas season of 1734 to tell the story of the Nativity.

Nacre Dance’s production is based on Charles Weidman’s later version of “Christmas Oratorio,” which opened in New York City in 1961 to wide critical acclaim and has remained a much-loved classic work of modern dance. In this rendition of the work, Weidman focuses on feelings and emotions such as joy, compassion and friendship in

this dance of rejoicing. Dancers move in wonderment and reverence and their hands are often clasped in prayer or raised in exultation.

Sensitive portrayals of biblical figures and Bach’s passionate music combine to make this a moving and unforgettable experience.

Tickets for both shows are $25

general admission, $20 for seniors, students with ID and ages 18 and under. There is also a group discount of $5 off per ticket for groups of 20 people or more. For more information, call Universal Preservation Hall at (518) 584-2627 or visit www.universalpreservationhall.org.

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“Christmas Oratorio”

Meet Cast Members from HMT’s “Ramona Quimby” at Children’s Museum The Children’s Museum at Saratoga will host a meet-and-greet with the cast from Home Made Theater’s production of “Ramona Quimby” from 2 to 3 pm on Sunday, November 21. This event will be held at The Children’s Museum at Saratoga, located at 69 Caroline St., Saratoga Springs.

Children are invited to meet the cast members from the upcoming “Ramona Quimby” production and

hear a selection from Beverly Cleary’s Ramona books read aloud!

This program is recommended for all ages, and is free with Museum admission ($6 per person, children age 1 and younger free).

For more information, call the Museum at (518) 584-5540.

The Children’s Museum at Saratoga is committed to providing positive opportunities for children to learn about science, history, community living and the arts.

Interactive exhibits, special events and workshops are designed to encourage children to learn by making discoveries for themselves. The Museum is also committed to fostering active parent involvement in children’s learning, to serving as a resource for school districts in the area, and to ensuring that its programs and services are accessible to all children.

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21st annual Candlelight house tour rings in the Holiday season

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73 Union Avenue On Friday, December 3, the Saratoga Springs Preservation Foundation will celebrate our city's unique architecture by touring eight festively decorated homes in the historic Circular Street neighborhood, including the Batcheller Mansion and Stone Abbey condos.

A gala reception and silent auction will follow the tour at the Saratoga Golf and Polo Club, where food, drinks and live entertainment are provided, in addition to a fundraising auction. This year's auction is packed with exclusive Holiday gifts, including a weekend stay at Mirror Lake Inn, Glimmerglass Opera tickets, passes to Disney World and VIP box seats at Saratoga Race Course.

Houses are open for touring from 5:30 to 9 pm and the gala reception is from 7:30 to 11 pm.

Tickets for the Candlelight house tour are $40 for members, $50 non-members.

For the tour and reception, admission is $75 members, $85 non-members. Tour-only tickets can be purchased the night of the event at 120 Circular Street, but it is recommended that you reserve reception tickets now as they are limited.

To make reservations or for more information, contact Becky Codner, Membership and Programs Director at (518) 587-5030 or rcodner@saratoga preservation.org.

Funds raised at this event support the Foundation’s ongoing educational programs and advocacy efforts to preserve the unique architectural, landscaped and cultural history of Saratoga Springs.

The Saratoga Springs Preservation Foundation is a private, not-for-profit membership organization that has been the leading advocate of preserving and protecting the architectural, cultural, and landscaped heritage of Saratoga Springs since 1977. For more information please visit www.saratogapreservation.org.

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Telethon talent auditions announced Singers, dancers, vocal groups, musicians and novelty acts are invited to get in touch with their inner performer, showcase their talent and audition for the 51st Center for Disability Services Telethon.

Open auditions are on Saturday, December 18 from 1 to 4 pm at the Center’s main site, located at 314 South Manning Boulevard, Albany.

Performers may audition one piece with a three minute limit.

Those selected through the audition process will perform during the telethon broadcast on FOX23 News, live from the Holiday Inn Albany on Wolf Road. The 51st Center for Disability Services Telethon will be held on January 30, 2011.

The telethon is the largest fundraiser for the Center for Disability Services, known as the place where people get better at life. The Center has served the Capital Region as a not-for-profit organization for 68 years. The Center’s mission is to enable and empower people, primarily those with disabilities, to lead healthy and enriched lives. This goal is pursued in a variety of ways, including making medical, dental, therapy, educational, job training, residential, pediatric and young adult skilled nursing, specialized medical equipment, recreational, respite and transportation services available to 15,000 consumers and their families each year.

Call (518) 944-2120 or email solini@cfdsny.org to schedule an audition.

Visit www.cfdsny.org for information.

CHRISTMAS MADRIGAL FEAST AT UNITED METHODIST CHURCH

A sumptuous dinner, elaborate costumes, beautiful music, and medieval Christmas traditions will delight attendees of the Saratoga Springs United Methodist Church's (Fifth Avenue and Henning Road, Saratoga Springs) Christmas Madrigal Feast on Friday, December 3 at 7 pm, and Saturday, December 4 at 4 and 7:45 pm. Over 100 members of the church, including lords and ladies, musicians, sprites, stagehands, chefs and servers will participate in hosting the three performances.

Tickets are $35 per person for the two-hour dinner performance, with a special rate of $250 for a table of 8 offered for the Saturday night dinner only. Tickets for the event can be ordered by calling (518) 584-3720, ext. 17 or by email to lmkellas@nycap.rr.com.

The performers in the Madrigal event entertain guests with singing, juggling, courtly manners, and comedy. Some of the Medieval and Renaissance music includes traditional English songs of the season, such as "Here We Come aWassailing" and "The Holly and the Ivy." The music is performed while guests dine on a multi-course meal, including traditional roast beef or a vegetarian entree. Dessert includes the presentation of a flaming Christmas pudding.

First started in 1986, the biennial Madrigal is now being staged for the thirteenth time. "It's an elaborate event to stage and practice," notes this year's event chair, Peter Thorgersen. "We are fortunate at this church to have many members with talents in music, theatre, culinary arts and history."

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Irish singing legend Derek Warfield at Parting Glass

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After a summer and early fall devoted to Irish music festivals throughout Ireland, the United States and Germany, legendary singer and songwriter Derek Warfield and the Young Wolfe Tones will perform at The Parting Glass (40-42 Lake Avenue, Saratoga Springs) on Friday, November 19 during their latest tour of America.

Warfield, almost as well known as an historian, author and lecturer as for his music, was a founding member of the internationally acclaimed Wolfe Tones and performed with the group, named after one of Ireland’s most revered patriots, for nearly four decades In recent years, the Dublin native has toured with the Young Wolfetones, a group of talented musicians anchored by All-Ireland banjo champion Damaris Woods, bringing stirring rebel anthems and traditional Irish ballads to audiences

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around the world.

The cover charge for this show is $15, and reservations are required for seating. Call (518) 583-1916 for more information.

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Community Sports Bulletin Adirondack Sports & Fitness Winter Expo at Saratoga Springs City Center Don't miss the Capital Region's only all-winter sports, health/fitness and travel marketplace!

The third annual Adirondack Sports & Fitness Winter Expo will be on Saturday and Sunday, November 20 and 21, 2010 from 10 am to 6 pm at the newly renovated Saratoga Springs City Center. Admission is free.

The Adirondack Sports & Fitness Winter Expo provides consumers with 90 exhibits featuring winter sports such as alpine skiing/snowboarding, snowshoe running, cross-country skiing, winter hiking, and more to kick off the winter recreation season.

Attendees are invited this weekend to discover what's new for 2011 and to take part in interactive show features. Ski/board retailers, manufacturers and clubs will offer sales, product demos and membership opportunities. Health and fitness professionals will share their expertise and encouragement, and travel exhibitors will present day trips and family adventures.

Demos and activities will take place all weekend. Climb up the 25-foot rock wall from Electric City Rock Gym, try ice climbing on the simulated wall from Cornerstone Climbing, take a ride on a wheel- equipped sled from U.S. Luge and enjoy delicious food from Esperanto.

The U.S. Luge Association will bring its traveling luge ramp and accompanying sleds on wheels, where it will offer luge rides to boys and girls, men and women, free of charge.

"Luge races at the Olympics are among the most exciting with thousands watching," said Fred Zimny, U.S. Luge coach and recruiter. "But with so few tracks (just four in North America), we are bringing ourselves to the masses. The Winter Expo will draw big crowds at the very start of the new season. It's our goal to introduce ourselves to many new fans, and maybe future Olympians will emerge from the weekend."

Visit adksports.com for more details, or contact Mona Caron at (518) 877-8788 or mona@adksports.com.

Send your sports stories and briefs to Daniel Schechtman, Sports Editor at sports@saratoga publishing.com

Racing at the BACC

Photo provided by Cory Russell Sam Place, who finished 2nd overall in the state championship x-country race

Saratoga falls shy of Cross Country State Championship On Sunday, November 13, the Saratoga Springs girls cross country team gathered at Lakeside Park for the state champion race.

The class-AA girls’ team fell just short of the title, coming in second behind No. 1 nationally ranked Fayetteville-Manlius.

Keelin Hollowood was the first finisher for Saratoga at tenth place.

For the boy’s race, the championship was awarded to the class-AA Shaker team.

Saratoga’s Sam Place finished second overall.

Saratoga Springs High School recognizes future Division I athletes

Victory for Saratoga Youth Hockey Bantam B team After defeating Clifton Park 6-3 and Oswego 5-1, the Saratoga Youth Hockey Bantam B team faced off against Troy-Albany during the Saratoga Bantam Home Tournament last weekend. After losing 4-1 on Saturday night, the teams faced off once again during Sunday morning’s rematch. With the game tied at 3-3, Saratoga’s Josh Dagle stepped it up in overtime. On a breakaway to the net, Dagle was knocked flat on his stomach. But with victory close at hand Dagle kept his wits, and while lying on the ice managed to throw the puck into the back of the net for the winning goal. Saratoga was awarded the championship for their solid team effort at the tournament.

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On Thursday, November 18 at 3 pm in the main lobby at Saratoga Springs High School, the athletic department took the time to recognize their fall athletes who have signed on or will be signing a National Letter of Intent to play Division I sports at the collegiate level next year. Among those honored during the ceremony was Mackenzie Jones of the girl's lacrosse team, who is planning to attend George Mason University next fall.

Julia Sirianni, another member from the girl's lacrosse team, will be moving on to Division I at the University of Albany.

Tristan Sperry of the boy's lacrosse team was also recognized. Sperry is set to attend Fairfield University and continue his dedication to the sport.

Congratulations to all those honored and heading off to Division I next year.

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The Ballston Area Community Center is hosting a night of radio controlled car racing on November 19 at 7 pm. Those with radio controlled cars are encouraged to bring them, but there will be a few cars availble for interested parties to try out.

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Polar Plunge The fourth annual Lake George Polar Plunge is taking place Saturday, November 20 at Shepard’s Cove.

Registration begins at 9 am. Proceeds are being used to help fundraise for Special Olympics New York. There will also be a pre-Plunge Warm-up Party on Friday, November 19 at Shepard’s Cove Restaurant.

Hoop-Shoot Saratoga-Wilton Elks Lodge No. 161 will hold its annual Hoop Shoot basketball free throw shooting competition on Saturday, November 20, from 9 am to noon at the new Saratoga Springs Recreation Center at 15 Vanderbilt Avenue, Saratoga Springs.

This event is free and open to boys and girls ages 8 to 13. Boys and girls will be divided into separate divisions and by age groups of 8 to 9 year olds, 10 to 11 year olds, and 12 to13 year olds. Participants' ages will be determined as of their age on April 1, 2011.

For more information, contact Elks Hoop-Shoot Director Steve Dorsey at (518) 587-7471.

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Indians reach final four

by Daniel Schechtman Saratoga TODAY The Glens Falls Varsity Field Hockey team has earned its chance at redemption, defeating MaineEndwell 1-0 in last Saturday's ClassB regional finals game and moving on to the State Field Hockey Tournament against Lakeland.

Last year the Indian's suffered defeat against the strong Lakeland team, but this year's group of girls is looking to change all that come the Friday, November 19, 3:30 pm game at Cicero-North Syracuse.

"We're all pretty excited," said head coach Michele Venditto. "Most of [the players] were here last year

when we got that shellacking from Lakeland, so I think they're pretty happy to be able to have a second opportunity to face them again."

Leading the charge will be Glens Falls' stellar midfield, made up of Kate Gillespie, Emily White and Pauline Searles, who together with Jade Davis and the rest of the backfield allowed only one attempted shot on goal during the entire game against Maine-Endwell.

"In my ten years here, I've certainly had highly skilled players in the midfield, but never three players that are consistently working hard the entire game. They're just solid kids. They're blue collar- they work hard in there," Venditto said.

Venditto admits that even she is a little surprised at the kind of success her team has experienced this year, in part because the team is a young one.

"I was expecting maybe for us to come out next year, when a majority of our players will be seniors, but it's been a really great year," Venditto said. "Our entire team has been tremendous, [and it's] been a real team effort to get us here."

Jade Davis, a junior leading the backfield, "came out of nowhere last year," said Venditto, while junior Baileigh Padasak, playing her first season in goal, has already registered an impressive number of shutouts for the season.

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The 2010-2011 Glens Falls Varsity field hockey team Together, the young team looks to prove itself against Lakeland this Friday, where the team hopes to

Saratoga wraps-up historic season Varsity Boys’ soccer puts forth strong effort in defeat against Baldwinsville

by Daniel Schechtman Saratoga TODAY It was an historic season for the Saratoga Springs Varsity Boys’ soccer team this year, one that unfolded in dramatic fashion and brought the team to its first regional semifinal game in over 20 years of play.

“It was an amazing feeling for us to make history. The boys worked so hard this season for that moment,” said second-year head coach Jeff Geller.

To get to the semifinals, the Blue Streaks first had to prevail against the equally superb team from Ballston Spa, who proved

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themselves quite a challenge in the quarterfinal match-up.

Through 90 minutes and two overtimes, the teams ended the game tied 1-1, and it was only after 16 sudden death penalty shots that Saratoga was finally able to advance to the semifinals.

But the semifinals against Baldwinsville, a Section III team, proved a different sort of challenge for the Section II Blue Streaks. Within the first 15 minutes of play, Saratoga found itself down 2-0, a deficit the team had rarely seen during the regular season.

“We haven’t had to come from behind many times this year, let alone come back from 2-down,” Geller said. “We came out a little slow – perhaps the bus trip and the new environment had something to do with it. Baldwinsville was very organized and had us chasing a lot for the first half.”

But Saratoga didn’t work to progress all the way to the regional semifinals simply to roll over when down on the scoreboards. If the first-half saw a team struggling to come to grips with a new and unknown challenge, the second-half re-awakened the team with a sense of purpose and urgency.

“I was unsure how the boys would handle the situation,” Geller said of the 2-0 deficit, “but they stepped up and surprised us all. [They] showed a lot of character.”

It took one more unanswered

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Saratoga warms up before their match against Baldwinsville goal from Baldwinsville, the third of the night, to jumpstart the Streak’s offense. Within 29 seconds of each other, Saratoga’s Ercan Kilic and Morgan Smith each scored a goal, bringing the game within reach with just over 21 minutes left to play.

But the early lead by Baldwinsville proved a little too much for Saratoga, who valiantly fought on to defeat, 3-2. Still, Geller pointed out that there’s much to be pleased with after this year’s season.

“I’m very proud of what the boys accomplished,” Geller said.

“They were striving for a Sectional plaque and they went out there and got it. Hopefully the underclassmen and the future Varsity players feed off the success of this year’s team.”

During the off-season,

Saratoga will lose 13 seniors as they graduate and head off to college, where many of them will continue play. That leaves Saratoga with a young and mostly new team for next season, but not one without its experienced leaders.

“Next year we’ll be looking forward to Morgan Smith and Eli Sterngass to help guide our young team. These players went

have what it takes to bring home the State Championship for the first time since the 2000 season. to the finals with us last year, and helped us win it all this year.

They will provide some valuable experience,” Geller said, adding he expects Schuyler Lockwood, Ben Cummings and Alex Watkins to also be major contributors next fall season.

“My goal next year will be to put out a team that can compete, but also to build the program from the bottom to the top. We’re trying to build a tradition of success,” Geller said. “The players have to want to be here. They have to want to work hard, not only for themselves, but for their teammates, their school and their community.”

As the season comes to a close for the Saratoga Blue Streaks and the team disbands, it seems only appropriate to reflect, even if for just a moment, on how far the team has come.

“I wish all of the graduating seniors the best of luck in all of their future academic and athletic endeavors,” Geller said. “They may not realize it now, but they will be talking about this season for the rest of their lives.”

As for the returning and new players next year, the message is clear: the Streaks have only just begun.

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Skidmore Field Hockey Championship Bound

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The Thoroughbreds celebrate after their win against Eastern University Annie Rosencrans scored with 2:41 remaining to help send the Skidmore College field hockey team to a 4-3 quarterfinal win over Eastern University at Thoroughbred Field on Sunday afternoon, earning a match-up with Bowdoin College in this weekend’s final four at Christopher Newport University.

The Thoroughbreds improve to 20-1, extending their program record winning streak to 19 games.

The Eagles finish the 2010 season with a 20-3 record.

The Eagles got off to a quick start when Brittany Moyer deflected a pass from Yvonne Herbster past Skidmore keeper Liz Catinella, scoring first at the 2:27 mark.

But the Thoroughbreds were not to be outdone. Less then six minutes later, Senior Christine Kemp answered right back at the 8:09 mark, stealing the ball at midfield and sprinting past the defense.

After a skillful move on the goalie, Kemp scored on an empty net to tie

the game 1-1. The goal was Kemp’s 28th of the season.

Less than four minutes later, Brittany O’Brien gave the Thoroughbreds the lead as she took a pass from Kemp in front of the goal to make it 2-1 before the end of the first half.

Early into the second half, Jess Jaindl of the Eagles scored from the top of the circle to bring the game once again to a tie, 2-2. The moment was short-lived, however, when minutes later Skidmore retook the lead on Rosencrans’ second goal of the game, her eighth of the season.

The back and forth continued, when once again momentum favored the Eagles. Two minutes after Rosencrans’ goal, Eastern’s Kelby Bolton scored on a shot off Christin Haas’ pass from the penalty corner.

With the game winding down and only three minutes to go, the Thoroughbreds knew they needed

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to dig deep if they were advance to the final four.

“We hadn’t lost a game at home this season. We weren’t going to go down without a fight,” said Skidmore head coach, Beth Hallenbeck.

And fight they did. With their season on the line, the Thoroughbreds looked to their star players for one more power performance. Rosencrans answered the call, redirecting O’Brien’s shot and scoring the game-winning goal, sending the Thoroughbreds to their second semifinal game in program history.

“We came in with a ‘refuse to lose’ mentality,” said Hallenbeck, adding, “It was the last game on this field for our nine seniors. We dug down deep and found a way to win a game full of so many momentum changes and move on.

Defensively, Liz Catinella, Claire Superak, Julia Sarni and Jess Dankner all played solid throughout. Offensively, Christine Kemp was stellar and Brittany O’Brien came through in a big way for us today.”

Catinella finished with seven saves for Skidmore, while Ressler made 10 stops in the losing effort.

With her assist in the first half, Kemp set the program single-season record for assists with 22 this season. She also became the first player in Thoroughbred history with 200 career points.

The Thoroughbreds held a slight advantage in both corners and shots, out-shooting Eastern 19-16 and recording 14 corners to 12 by the Eagles.

This year a total of 46 prospects tried out for the Saratoga Springs Boys' Varsity Hockey team, a team which last year had to say goodbye to 12 graduating seniors.

"We had 46 kids try out this year, so it was very competitive," said third-year head coach, Mike Ricupero. "It was a hard process as far as cutting kids, because I had to look towards the future of the program. I didn't want to make it a senior-junior only team. We needed some underclassmen that know the philosophy of the team coming up; that know what to expect."

This year's team, made up of seven seniors, ten juniors, six sophomores and one freshman, is hoping to have the same kind of success they experienced last year, when Saratoga became the Section II champs for the first time in ten years.

"Everyone asks me, now that we've lost 12 seniors, how are we going to be this year? And I just tell them, plain and simple, we're going to be pretty good," said Ricupero.

Although the team had to say goodbye to last year's senior captain, Cody Nizolek - described by Ricupero as a leader on and off the ice, a player for the underclassmen to look up to, and one of the higher point leaders for the team - he

believes captains Luke Fauler and Dan Going, both seniors this year, can lead the Saratoga boys on to great things.

"I tell my captains - this is your team, you take them where you want to go," Ricupero said. "And as well as we did last year, I think the kids that were on the team want to repeat that."

Defense will be a key component to the team's success.

It's an area where the team is both well experienced, but admittedly, also a bit green in the net.

"I think I can say that this is the most skilled defensive core I've had since I've been a high school coach, way back when I was assisting at CBA," said Ricupero. "But we had three senior goalies graduate last year, and we now have three junior goalies...one who was a practice player, and the other two who are new."

"I'm looking for a strong effort this year. There are going to be a lot of teams in this league that are going to be hunting us, and we're going to be hunting them," Ricupero said.

Saratoga begins their season at home on November 26 at 6:45 pm, when they take to the ice against GuilderlandMohonasen.

Spartans on the war path

by Daniel Schechtman Saratoga TODAY The Section II Class-A champions are at it again - this time with a convincing win over the Potsdam Sandstoners, 42-0.

The Burnt Hills varsity football team, ranked No. 3 in the state, is on an 11-0 roll this season, and after their win against Potsdam during the state quarterfinals, the team looks almost unstoppable.

The team looks to take on the Section I champs from Harrison (91) at Dietz Stadium in Kingston, NY on Friday, November 19 at 8 pm. Harrison is coming off of their quarterfinal victory against Walkill, with a final score of 35-13.

Burnt Hills has made an appearance in the last two state champi-

onship games, both in 2008 and 2009. If they are successful against Harrison, the team will look to bring home its first state championship win in the school's history.

The Spartans got off to a fast start last Friday against Potsdam, quickly running up a 28-0 score by halftime.

Five minutes into the third quarter, the team cemented their lead with two rushing touchdowns, giving them the 42-0 advantage that would carry them the rest of the game.

With over 35 plays made by the offense, Burnt Hills totaled a whopping 390 yards for the game, averaging over 11 yards per play.

Potsdam, who ran 43 plays for their offense, was limited to only 156 yards.

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