Saratoga TODAY 1.4.19

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January 4 – January 10, 2019

New “Spa Hotel”

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Airbnb Generates $6.1 Million in Saratoga County CAPITAL REGION — Airbnb, a community-driven hospitality company, announced on Dec. 31 that its Capital Region host community earned approximately $28 million in total supplemental income while welcoming approximately 187,700 guest arrivals to the region in 2018.

• Saratoga County: there are now approximately 830 hosts who share their homes via Airbnb, typically earning about $6,600 annually in supplemental income.

The county also saw 35,800 total guest arrivals in 2018 and $6.1 million in total host income.

• Albany County: there are approximately 260 hosts who share their homes via Airbnb, typically earning about $4,300 annually in supplemental income.

• Columbia County: there are approximately 390 hosts who share their homes via Airbnb, typically earning about $10,800 annually in supplemental income.

• Greene County: there are approximately 510 hosts who share their homes via Airbnb, typically earning about $9,300 annually in supplemental income.

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Deciding the City’s Future Kindergarten Round-Up insideTODAY Land Use Boards – what they do and how you can play a role

by Thomas Dimopoulos Saratoga TODAY SARATOGA SPRINGS — There are three Land Use boards in the city, its members comprised of local citizens, who are privy to and make recommendations regarding the architectural changes, designs and developments in Saratoga Springs. As 2019 gets underway, city Mayor Meg Kelly is looking to appoint new members throughout the year to each of the three boards.

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“The Land Use boards are established by volunteer citizens - who are on each of the three boards. Their job is to review applications before them and make the best, most comprehensive decisions that progresses all the ideas the City Council has already adopted,” explains Saratoga Springs City Administrator Bradley Birge, who specifically advises the Design Review Commission.

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Food

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Arts & Entertainment 26-29 Classified Fun & Games See Story pg. 16

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Week of January 4 – January 10, 2019

New Year’s Resolutions

from some of our team at Saratoga TODAY!

Anne Proulx

Chad Beatty

Robin Mitchell

Jim Daley

To walk every day.

To be less selfish and more selfless.

To save more and spend less.

To be more organized.

Marisa Scirocco

Marissa Gonzalez

Lori Mahan

Chris Bushee

To dance more.

To eat out less.

To have more patience.

To say ‘yes’ more often to the fun stuff.

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• Rensselaer County: there are now approximately 100 hosts who share their homes via Airbnb, typically earning about $6,800 annually in supplemental income.

• Schenectady County: there are approximately 90 hosts who share their homes via Airbnb, typically earning about $2,600 annually in supplemental income.

• Warren County: there are now approximately 430 hosts who share their homes via Airbnb, typically earning about $7,500 annually in supplemental income.

• Washington County: there are approximately 120 hosts who share their homes via Airbnb, typically earning about $4,500 annually in supplemental income.

“2018 was another great year for Airbnb in the Capital Region, with more local residents and small businesses able to benefit from the economic opportunities created

by home sharing than ever before,” said Josh Meltzer, Head of Northeast Public Policy.

“As we reflect on this past year and celebrate the beginning of a new one, we are proud to have played a small role in countless memories and cultural exchanges across the Capital Region - from summer trips to leaf peeping to the holiday season. We look forward to continuing to help New York families earn extra income while allowing countless communities to enjoy the tourism economy in 2019.”

Throughout 2018, the home sharing community has provided significant value to Capital Region communities during big events, such as the summer tourism boom and ski season. With Airbnb, local families have been able to tap into increased demand by opening up their home and making some extra income, while ensuring visiting guests will have access to affordable accommodations.

In addition to the new income going into the pockets of Capital District Airbnb hosts, counties across the region are generating new revenue through tax agreements that allow Airbnb to collect and remit local taxes on behalf of its hosts. Airbnb has reached such agreements with two counties in the Capital Region, Rensselaer County and Schenectady County, and has remitted more than $2.7 million in local taxes statewide.

Saratoga Casino Hotel to Host Blood Drive with the American Red Cross amid National Blood Shortage SARATOGA SPRINGS — (January 2, 2019) – Saratoga Casino Hotel is teaming up with the American Red Cross to host a Blood Drive on Jan. 7. Members of the local community are urged to join dozens of Saratoga Casino Hotel team members to give blood at noon to 6 p.m. inside the hotel ballroom.

January can be a difficult time to collect enough blood and platelet donations to meet patient needs because of many donors’ busy holiday schedules, blood drive cancelations due to inclement weather and seasonal illnesses causing some donors to temporarily be unable to give. The Red Cross asks eligible donors to give now to ensure that patients don’t have to worry about the availability of blood this winter.

“At the beginning of a new year, many make resolutions,” remarked Patty Corvaia, Communications Manager for the New York – Penn Blood Services Region. “This year, we hope people resolve to give more life by donating blood.

Without community partners and donors, we could not fulfill our lifesaving mission.”

To date, Saratoga Casino Hotel has collected over 1,200 blood donations at their biannual blood drives. The collections have gone on to directly help over 3,600 patients in need.

“Our team members and community always respond with tremendous generosity to our blood drives,” said Alex Tucker, General Manager at Saratoga Casino Hotel. “We consider ourselves lucky to be in the position to act as a donation site for the Red Cross as we try and help them out during their shortage.”

All presenting donors at this year’s Blood Drive will receive a $10 voucher to Perks Café, located in the hotel lobby. They will also receive a $5 Dunkin’ Gift Card via email as a thank you for helping save lives.

Donors are encouraged to make an appointment prior to the Jan. 7 blood drive. To schedule a time, call 518-581-5774 or visit www.redcrossblood.org.

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BALLSTON SPA — The Ballston Area History Roundtable will begin it’s 2019 programs with a event on Jan. 17 at 7 p.m. at Brookside Museum in Ballston Spa entitled “Exploring Old Newspapers.” Attendees will

receive copies of 19th century local newspapers, explore the articles, advertisements and editorials, and discuss differences from newspapers of today.” In addition, the BAHR will be expanding it’s history initiatives in 2019.

League of Women Voters Event SARATOGA SPRINGS — The League of Women Voters Saratoga County along with Sustainable Saratoga will sponsor a public event on climate change on Jan. 16, from 7 until 9 p.m.

The Meet Up will be held in the Community Room of the Adirondack Trust Building located at 31 Church St. in Saratoga Springs. Entrance is off the top level of the adjacent

parking garage. There is no charge for this event.

Stephen Danna, dean of SUNY Plattsburgh, Queensbury, will speak about climate change proactive solutions, and specifically what individuals and organizations can do to encourage businesses, schools, communities and government to help reverse global warming.

For more information, contact Cherie Grey at Cjgrey1@juno.com.

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Saratoga Bridges hires Kelly Armer as Development and Foundation Director SARATOGA SPRINGS — Saratoga Bridges has hired Kelly Armer as their Development and Foundation Director. In her role, Armer will be responsible for developing and implementing an annual Development Plan that maximizes their revenue streams and continues to build a strong foundation. This incorporates planning, organizing and directing their Major Gifts Program, Annual Fund, Planned Giving, Special Events and Capital Campaigns while increasing the community’s awareness of the vital services they provide to individuals with developmental disabilities and their families.

Armer was with the Saratoga Regional YMCA (SRYMCA) for nearly 30 years. She began working as their Child Care Director in 1989 after obtaining a Bachelor of Science in Human Service and a Master of Science in Administration from Springfield College, Springfield, MA. In 1999, Armer was promoted to their Senior Program Director/ Associate Executive Director

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position, which involved her supervising multi-sites, became the Chief Operating Officer in 2003 and served as Interim Chief Executive Officer in 2002 and 2015. During her tenure, Armer raised nearly $15 million for the SRYMCA’s programs and capital projects; created budget surpluses; increased memberships; built new facilities and oversaw infrastructure renovations: established policies, procedures, trainings and curriculum; expanded fitness, nutrition and childcare programs; cultivated donors; negotiated contracts; wrote grants; executed philanthropy efforts including a Golf Tournament, Annual Support Campaign and First Night Saratoga; and fostered a team-building culture.

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COURT Tammera E. Brown, 52, of Wilton, pleaded Dec. 18 to attempted assault, in Northumberland.

Sentencing scheduled Feb. 13.

Samuel Tyrel, 20, of Greenfield, was sentenced Dec. 20 to six months in jail, after pleading to disseminating indecent materials to minors in the first-degree.

Veronica V. Barkevish, 38, of Broadalbin, was sentenced Dec. 20 to six months in jail on each charge to run concurrently, after pleading to felony grand larceny and felony falsifying business records, in Ballston.

Savannah L. Myers, 25, of Greenfield Center, was sentenced Dec. 20 to eight months in jail, after pleading to attempted criminal possession of a controlled substance, a felony, in Saratoga Springs.

POLICE Richard S. Gilman, age 52, Mechanicville, was charged Dec. 20 with grand larceny third degree- felony.

Zaye D. McKenzie, age 18, Saratoga Springs, was charged Dec. 20 with aggravated harassment in the second degree- misdemeanor.

Faber S. Kelly, age 38, Port Henry, was charged Dec. 20 with criminal trespass third degree/building or property – misdemeanor; obstructing governmental administration second- misdemeanor.

Katheryn A. Fasano, age 44, Saratoga Springs, was charged Dec. 20 with aggravated criminal contempt- felony; assault in the third degree/

intent physical injury- felony; criminal mischief fourth degree/intend damages propertymisdemeanor; endangering the welfare of a child- misdemeanor.

Gianni D. Russo, age 31, Troy, was charged Dec. 20 with criminal possession of a controlled substance 7th- misdemeanor/ 2 counts.

Evan F. Schettini, age 22, Saratoga Springs, was charged Dec. 19 with unlawful possession of marijuana; speeding posted zone; aggravated unlicensed operation third degree- misdemeanor.

Heather R. Mineau, age 36, Saratoga Springs, was charged Dec. 18 with criminal mischief fourth degree/inten damages property- misdemeanor. pl 240.26-1 - harassment second degree - physical contact.

James J. Argus, age 55, Saratoga Springs, was charged Dec. 18 with unsafe backing; aggravated unlicensed operation third degree- misdemeanor.

Timothy A. Thomas, age 34, Ballston Spa, was charged Dec. 17 with unlawful possession of marijuana; speeding posted zone; aggravated unlicensed operation third degree- misdemeanor.

Matthew G. Smith, age 24, Elizaville, was charged Dec. 15 with assault in the third degree/intent physical injury- misdemeanor.

Nicholas A. Barto, age 24, Hudson, was charged Dec. 15 with assault in the third degree/intent physical injurymisdemeanor; attempted criminal mischief 4th degree/intent damages property- misdemeanor.

BLOTTER 5 Paul C. Zaroba, age 45, Saratoga Springs, was charged Dec. 15 with driving while intoxicatedfelony; refuse pre-screen test; failed to stop at stop sign; failed to signal a turn - last one hundred feet; aggravated unlicensed operation 1st degree/under influence- felony.

Latasha C. Thomas, age 26, Saratoga Springs, was charged Dec. 15 with harassment second-degree.

Stephan W. Rubaszek, age 30, Saratoga Springs, was charged Dec. 14 with petit larceny- misdemeanor.

David A. Saxby, 43, of Schenectady, was charged Dec. 15 with aggravated DWI, DWI-drugs, endangering the welfare of a child – a misdemeanor, reckless driving – a misdemeanor, leaving the scene of a property damage accident, and failure to maintain lane. Saxby is accused

of operating a motor vehicle on Route 50 in the town of Ballston while intoxicated, at a time when there was a child less-than 15 years-of-age in the vehicle with him. He is also charged with striking two mailboxes with his vehicle and failing to stop to report the damage as required, according to the Saratoga County Sheriff ’s Office.

Sylvia R Kool, age 24, Clifton Park, was charged Dec. 18 with

burglary first degree - felony; criminal contempt first degree2 counts/ felony; assault in the second degree/deadly weaponfelony; criminal mischief in the third degree- felony; criminal possession of a weapon fourth degree- misdemeanor.

The charges are in connection with an alleged incident on Leonards Road, Saratoga Springs. Kool was arraigned and sent to Saratoga County Jail in lieu of $25,000 cash, or $50,000 bond.

6 Helen Ann Christopher SARATOGA SPRINGS — Helen Ann Christopher, 66, died on Thursday, December 13, 2018.

Funeral services were conducted Saturday, December 22, 2018 at Burke Funeral Home, 628 North Broadway (518-584-5373). Burial followed in the family plot at St. Peter’s Cemetery, BurkeWest. & Ave. Bussing Visit burkefuneralhome.com.

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OBITUARIES Rosemary Chiddo

Patricia A. Duval

SARATOGA SPRINGS — Rosemary Elizabeth (Field) Chiddo died peacefully on Dec. 13, 2018.

Calling hours were Wednesday, December 26, 2018 at Burke Funeral Home. A Mass of Christian Burial followed and interment was at the Gerald B.H. Solomon Saratoga National Cemetery on Thursday December 27, 2018.

Online remembrances may be Burke & Bussing made at burkefuneralhome.com.

SARATOGA SPRINGS — Patricia A. Duval is finally at peace. She passed away on December 26, 2018 after a threeyear battle with cancer.

Calling hours were Wednesday January 2, 2019 at Burke Funeral Home, North Broadway, Saratoga Springs.

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Roland M. Morris

SCHUYLERVILLE — Susan Lanfear passed away December 19, 2018.

Calling hours were Friday, December 21, 2018 at Burke Funeral Home, North Broadway, Saratoga Springs. A funeral service was celebrated Saturday December 22, 2018, United Methodist Church, Saratoga Springs and burial followed at Maplewood Burke Cemetery. & Bussing Visit burkefuneralhome.com.

MIDDLE GROVE — Roland M. Morris passed away December 22, 2018.

Calling hours were Friday, December 28, 2018, St. Joseph’s Church, Greenfield Center. A Mass of Christian Burial followed. Burial was at Saratoga National Cemetery, Schuylerville. Arrangements under the direction of Burke Funeral Home, Saratoga Springs.

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CORINTH — John David Smith “Jay” died Saturday, December 22, 2018.

Relatives and friends may call from 6 to 7 p.m. Friday, January 4, 2019 at Burke Funeral Home, 628 North Broadway, Saratoga Springs. Funeral services will follow and burial will be private.

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BALLSTON SPA — Kristen Laine Shinebarger, born March 25, 2002 died peacefully December 20, 2018.

Calling hours were Sunday December 23, 2018 at the Burke Funeral Home, North Broadway, Saratoga Springs.

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William Tyler Hinckley Sr.

GREENFIELD CENTER — William Tyler Hinckley Sr., 92, left this earth to join his Lord and Savior in heaven on December 22, 2018. William (Bill) was married to Florence Bassett Hinckley for 69 years.

She was the love of his life, his companion and the mother of his 7 children. Together they journeyed through all of the ups and downs that life gave them and set an example of faithfulness to God and the importance of family that all of their children have embraced. They were known for their prayers and for always holding hands, including up to the moment when God called Bill home.

Bill, born on December 19, 1926, to Kenneth and Alice (Tyler) Hinckley, spent his entire life in Saratoga Springs and Greenfield Center. His employment history included bookkeeping/office manager for Stewart’s Ice Cream Co. and Wells Pharmacy. Bill, when a father of five and in his thirties, enrolled at SUNY Albany because he thought he should set an example for his children to follow. He earned his teaching

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degree and taught Math, English and 6th grade for a total of 24 years in the Saratoga Springs City School District (School #4, the Junior High School and Geyser Road Elementary).

In addition to teaching, Bill was a founding member of the Saratoga Teachers Federal Credit Union and worked as its treasurer for 15 years.

Faith was extremely important to Bill. He had been a lifelong active member of both the Saratoga Springs and Ballston Spa First Baptist Churches, serving as a deacon, elder, Sunday School teacher and choir member. He has served as a Gideon and shared his love for the Lord with many people.

One of his favorite Bible verses is Joshua 24:15: “As for me and my house, we will serve the Lord.”

Bill loved woodworking of all types. He spent many hours in his workshop lovingly hand crafting gifts for family members.

Bill fully renovated the family farmhouse, then constructed his own house on the property they called “The Woodlot” in Greenfield Center. He was also known for his love of planes, popcorn, production of maple syrup, travelling, and mastery of the English language. Bill liked to write humorous poetry, letters and stories, some of which are found in the memoir he wrote called “Bird Droppings.”

Music had an important place in Bill’s life. He enjoyed singing and playing the trumpet and while in high school was invited to join the Skidmore College Symphony, which he did. As an adult Bill also learned how to play the baritone horn and sang

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barbershop harmony with the Racing City Chorus.

Bill is survived by his loving wife Florence, his seven children, Pat Gordon (Leon), Carol Gerbing (Dale), Nancy Stevens (Tim), Diane Loviza (Bob), William T. Hinckley Jr., Daniel Hinckley (Julie) and Mary Beth O’Connell (Jim). Bill is also survived by 15 grandchildren, 12 greatgrandchildren and many nieces and nephews. The family would like to thank all of those who helped and treated Bill during his illnesses this year. Their kindness and compassion for dad, mom and the family at these locations was overwhelming: Saratoga Hospital, Wesley Rehab, The Pines, the Home of the Good Shepherd in Saratoga and Malta, and the Community Hospice.Bill was predeceased by his parents and his sister Ann Marie McGourty.

A celebration of life service will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, January 5 at the First Baptist Church of Ballston Spa, 202 Milton Ave., Ballston Spa. The family will receive friends beginning at 10 a.m. Donations in Bill’s name can be made to the City Mission of Schenectady, 425 Hamilton Street, Schenectady; Smile Train, www.mysmiletrain. org; The Community Hospice Foundation, 310 South Manning Boulevard, Albany, or the First Baptist Church of Ballston Spa, 202 Milton Ave., Ballston Spa. Online condolences may be made at compassionatefuneralcare.com.

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Richard Freeman Douglas Harrington Ward SARATOGA SPRINGS — Douglas Harrington Ward passed away unexpectedly on Dec. 30, 2018.

A celebration of Doug’s’ life will be Saturday, Jan. 5, 2019, 1 p.m., Canfield Casino, 25 East Congress Street, Saratoga Springs.

Arrangements under direction of Burke Funeral Home, 628 North Broadway, Saratoga Springs (518-584-5373).

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SARATOGA SPRINGS — Richard H. Freeman, 86, passed away on Sunday, December 9, 2018 at home after a valiant battle with lung cancer.

Richard was born August 10, 1932, in Clearfield PA, to Charles Freeman and Clara Wise Freeman.

He lost his mother at age seven and spent his early years living with various relatives and in foster homes.

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Lillian Douglas

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WILTON — Miss Lillian “Momma” Douglas passed away Sunday, December 23, 2018.

Calling hours were Friday, December 28, 2018 at Burke Funeral Home, 628 North Broadway, Saratoga Springs. A funeral home service followed and burial was private.

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SARATOGA SPRINGS — Joseph Wilson passed away on December 18, 2018.

A funeral service was held on December 22, 2018 at the Burke and Bussing Funeral Home, North Broadway, Saratoga Springs, followed by burial at the Greenridge Cemetery.

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OBITUARIES 7 He told many fascinating stories of growing up during the depression in the coal mining communities of western PA. At the age of 13, Richard left foster care to live with his brother who had just finished his service in the Navy during WWII. In 1951, he followed in his brother’s footsteps and enlisted in the US Navy. He was a tin can sailor, serving aboard the USS Stoddard until his discharge in 1955.

After working for several years in the Niagara Falls and Massena areas, Richard began a career in Consumer Finance, first with Household Finance, and later with Signal Financial Corp, subsidiary of Corestates Financial. In 1967, he relocated with his family to Ballston Spa, to manage the Albany office located at Colonie Center and later Computer Drive. He was active in the Ballston Spa Lions Club, serving as past President, Deputy District Governor, and 20Y2 District News Editor. Upon his retirement in 1992 from Signal Corp. as Assistant Vice President/Senior Manager, he became a driver for Home Delivered Meals, serving clients on the Saratoga Lake/Malta route for 13 years. He began spending winters on Anna Maria Island, FL, and purchased a second home there in 2002 where he enjoyed the company of other retirees playing tennis, biking, welcoming family and friends to enjoy the sun and beautiful beach.

In addition to his parents, Richard was predeceased by two brothers, Charles R. Freeman of

Sanborn, NY, Russell Freeman, Saratoga Springs and a sister, Virginia Wactor, of Richmond, VA. Survivors include his wife of almost 40 years, Evelyn; three daughters; Holly Jones, (Dennis) of Shelburne VT, Crista Cron (Stefan) of Zurich, Switzerland, and Mary Kurzon of Albany; two sons; Jeffrey Freeman (Eleanor) of Seattle, WA, Mark Freeman (Chelsea MA) and their mother, Mary C. Freeman, of Albany; two stepsons; Scott Hays (Susan) of Greenfield Center and Timothy Hays (Virginia) of Gansevoort.; 15 grandchildren and four greatgrandchildren, with a 5th due in May. Relatives and friends gathered to remember him on Tuesday, December 18 at the William J. Burke and Sons Funeral Home, 628 North Broadway, Saratoga Springs (518584-5373). Funeral services were held Wednesday, December 19, at the funeral home followed by burial with military honors at Gerald H. Solomon National Cemetery, Schuylerville.

Donations are appreciated by the family to Bugles Across America NFP, c/o Tom Day, Founder, 1824 S. Cuyler Ave., Berwyn IL, 604022052, or St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105 or Stjude.org; or a charity of one’s choice.

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Stone Soup Ministry Wants to End Homelessness

by Marissa Gonzalez Saratoga TODAY

SARATOGA SPRINGS — For the last year Wilton resident Julie Borden has been cooking meals for the homeless, once a week, in her own kitchen and distributing the food on the porch of the New England Congregation Presbyterian Church in Saratoga Springs. This month and just over a year later, Borden’s “Stone Soup Ministry” will be now cooking

out of the kitchen the Saratoga Springs Methodist Church.

Previously Borden cooked in her small kitchen for roughly 50 to 70 people every week.

“We just hope to be a big support for Shelters of Saratoga and Code Blue so that we can end homelessness,” Borden said.

Stone Soup Ministry works in conjunction with Shelters of Saratoga and Code Blue, both organizations that aim to assist the homeless in Saratoga and the surrounding area.

“I kind of had that idea in the back of my head… I just kept getting these nudges, feeling like I was supposed to be working for the homeless and then as things unfolded, everything fell into place,” said Borden, who is a hairdresser and also going to school for psychology.

Her work began in 2017 when a friend received a free turkey but had already had one for Thanksgiving. Borden had suggested that they make a turkey soup to serve to the homeless. Soon after Borden had agreed to make meals for Code Blue on Monday nights because they were in need of meals. When Code Blue closed, Borden then got permission to continue serving food at the New England Congregation Presbyterian Church.

Through her time serving meals, Borden says she has gained trust of the people she helps and began assisting in more ways than one. Borden also mentors these individuals, provides clothing, tents and connects the homeless to housing.

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“All of us coming together with a little can really make a huge difference in the lives of many...”

-Julie Borden

“My motivation is that there’s so many of us that have an extra can of this or an extra bag of rice and I thought well if we could all come together and just take a little extra of what each of us have we could all be fulfilled... All of us coming together with a little can really make a huge difference in the lives of many,” Borden said The name Stone Soup Ministry comes from the folk story about a small town that bands together to feed its hungry residents.

Borden has roughly five volunteers and is always looking for donations whether it be monetary, clothing tents or sleeping bags.

Borden hopes to be fully moved in to the new kitchen by Jan. 4. To find out how you can help Stone Soup Ministry Julie Borden can be reached by phone at 518-480-9814 or email at rockstarhair7@yahoo.com.

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New England Convenient Store Chain has Plans for Malta

by Marissa Gonzalez Saratoga TODAY

MALTA — At a Dec. 18 Malta Planning board meeting, a popular convenient store chain in New England, Alltown, proposed a new store location in the town.

The chain has over 70 locations in the New England region. This is the second Alltown planned for the Capital Region.

Alltown proposed a 4,800 square-foot convenient store and gas station on the corner of Old Post Road and County Route 9.

The store is on roughly 4.74 acres of and on two parcels according to Jaime O’Neill, the Building and Planning Coordinator for the town of Malta.

So far there are no cost projections because the Town of Malta does not require cost estimates for any application.

“They just made a concept plan to the Planning Board, so there’s no formal application in. They were just laying out what they thought they would like to do on the site

and get a read from the planning board as to if it was positive or negative before they generated an application,” O’Neill said.

According to O’Neill, the traffic is robust at this intersection. She says it is one of the busiest intersections in Malta, if not, the busiest.

Previously at this location was a mobile gas station and Dunkin Donuts, which it will be replacing.

“They got a positive feedback from the Planning Board.

Everyone thought that it would be a good way to update that existing site because the buildings are aged and so they gave them the nod to go ahead and start pursuing additional engineering aspects,” O’Neill said.

However, the property is in a low-lying wet area, so according to O’Neill there are some concerns about that. She expects the board will not see more from Alltown until February, because the application deadline for January was on Dec. 28.

Alltown is part of the Global Partners family of brands that

also includes Xtramart and Honey Farms. Global Partners has a portfolio of approximately 800 owned or supplied gas stations under brands including Mobil, Exxon, Shell, Sunoco, Gulf, CITGO and Global. Alltown carries all typical convenient store items including cooked hot meals as well.

Alltown was contacted in regards to the location and said, “at this time, it is too early in the process for Global Partners to disclose information regarding this location.”

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NEWS

Week of January 4 – January 10, 2019

SOS Names New “Spa Hotel,” New Director City Town Houses

Up for Discussion

New SOS Executive Director Karen A. Gregory. Photo provided.

SARATOGA SPRINGS — Shelters of Saratoga’s (SOS) board of directors announced it will begin the new year with a new executive director.

Karen A. Gregory, a veteran of nonprofit leadership for the Columbia-Greene Domestic Violence Program, has been hired to serve as the agency’s executive director, filling the position vacated by Michael

Finocchi in 2018.

Gregory has excelled in public and private sector roles throughout her career of more than 20 years, according to a statement released by SOS. In addition to her nonprofit experience, Gregory served as a law enforcement officer for five years. Most recently, she served in an operational leadership role for Target Corporation.

Building concept for The Spa Hotel at The Adelphi. Dominick Ranieri Architect.

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SARATOGA SPRINGS — A concept presentation regarding a new five-story spa hotel on Washington Street is slated for discussion by the Design Review Commission, which meets 7 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 9 at the Recreation Center, 15 Vanderbilt Ave.

Concept designs for The Spa Hotel at The Adelphi, a building proposed for development at 19 and 23 Washington St., include a total of 58 rooms which would be spread across floors two through five. The first-floor plan calls for a 3,900 square foot ballroom with a dance floor and table space for

about 234 people, a 1,200 square foot lounge, and a spa.

The meeting is also anticipated to feature a discussion regarding the Townhouses for Ballston Ave – a proposal for the development of 18 townhouses at the intersection of Ballston Ave and Finley Street.

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Deciding the City’s Future Land Use Boards – what they do and how you can play a role continued from front page...

The DRC, Planning Board, and Zoning Board of Appeals make up the three boards.

“So, how do we develop as a city? Large-scale that’s done through the Comprehensive Plan.

You’ve got the larger objectives of wanting to encourage growth downtown, and we want to protect the natural resources in the outer areas. Applications come before the board for a project and they go through one, two, or sometimes all three of these Land Use boards,” Birge explains. “The Comprehensive Plan provides the policy goals, the objectives. The Zoning ordinance is the law that implements and causes the Comprehensive Plan goals to occur.”

Planning Board – Meets 1st & 3rd Thursday of every month at 6 p.m. The Saratoga Springs Planning Board is a 7-member citizen board appointed by the Mayor to 7-year staggered terms. The City Council gives the Planning Board the following independent authorities to review development activities within city boundaries: Floodplain Variances, Site Plan Review, Soil Erosion and Sediment Control, Special Use Permits, Subdivision Review.

Kate Maynard, Saratoga Springs Principal Planner, advises the Planning Board: “Typically, the Planning Board will see almost any application of any development that is proposed.

As a citizen it really gives you a central spot and view into what’s coming in as a proposed development in the community.

It’s very diverse, and very busy in terms of volume with applications coming through.

Private, residential, managing things such as Open Space conservation…

You have goals such as how the lots are laid out, and a really important thing is the context: how it ties into the community as a whole. So, the Planning Board is very comprehensive in terms of what it looks at.

“We’re seeing a lot of proposals for mixed-use, or commercial applications or concentrated residential. We’ve seen a lot of growth in our transect districts – areas the city has slated for special development, really where new neighborhoods are being formed. An example of that would be Weibel Avenue, another is Excelsior Avenue.”

Design Review Commission Meets 1st and 3rd Wednesdays each month at 7 p.m. The Saratoga Springs Design Review Commission is a 7-member citizen board appointed by the Mayor to 5-year staggered terms.

The City Council gives the Design Review Commission the following independent authorities to review development activities within city boundaries: Historic Review, Architectural Review.

In general, their role pertains to building exterior.

Bradley Birge: “Good board members need to be analytical.

They need to understand it’s not their personal preferences of whether they like or dislike a particular project or builder.

They need to look and say: how does this application meet the zoning law. It’s the City Council who passes the zoning laws. It’s the zoning laws that indicate how you develop within the city of Saratoga Springs. They need to understand they’re not there on behalf of themselves.

They’re there on behalf of the community and to ensure council-approved laws are followed. All board members get training. Our job is to get new members up to speed.”

Zoning Board of Appeals – Meets 2nd and 4th Monday of every month at 7 p.m. The Saratoga Springs Zoning Board of Appeals (ZBA) is a quasijudicial 7-member citizen board appointed by the Mayor to 7-year staggered terms. State regulations require communities to have a Zoning Board of Appeals to review the following types of requests for waivers from any

of the regulations in the zoning ordinance: Use Variances, Area Variances, Interpretations.

Susan Barden, Saratoga Springs Senior Planner, advises the ZBA: “We do have several attorneys on the board, or those who have been educated in law.

That’s beneficial. It might be helpful to have some technical expertise: landscape engineers, architects. I think it’s helpful to understand how to read plans.

Again, we do educate the board and have training opportunities, but that’s helpful knowledge.”

In general, the boards also provide advisory services, or referrals for advisory opinions to the City Council as well as other boards, agencies and departments in the city. Experience-wise, a diverse representation of the city is key, Maynard says.

“In general, what we really stress is representation of the community - whether it’s age, whether it’s what part of the city you reside in, whether it’s expertise you may have regarding your personal background or skills...”

“In general, what we really stress is representation of the community - whether it’s age, whether it’s what part of the city you reside in, whether it’s expertise you may have regarding your personal background or skills. So, generally speaking having that diversity and ensuring the representation of

the community is one thing that’s very important.”

Residents interested in applying for either of the three city Land Use Boards may do so via an application form posted on the city’s website. Go to www. saratoga-springs.org, and see section: Applications for Boards and Commissions.

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BUSINESS

Week of January 4 – January 10, 2019

Alpin Haus Wins Top 50 RV Dealers in North America SARATOGA — Alpin Haus, the Northeast’s largest, familyowned outdoor recreation retailer, has been named one of the top 50 RV dealers in North America

by RVBusiness magazine. Alpin Haus owns and operates RV stores in Amsterdam, Saratoga, and Port Jervis, NY. Representatives from Alpin Haus accepted the designation at the 2018 RV Dealers Association International Convention/Expo at the Paris Las Vegas on Nov. 7.

“The Alpin Haus team is thrilled be recognized as one of the RV industry’s leading dealers by RVBusiness magazine,” said Andy Heck, president of Alpin Haus.

Alpin Haus’ new showroom in Saratoga. Photo by SuperSource Media, LLC.

“Alpin Haus is honored to continue helping families find the right outdoor recreation vehicle for their needs and we are proud to provide them with outstanding

customer service and a full lineup of state-of-the-art vehicles,” he added.

Alpin Haus has been in business for more than 50 years and deals, rents and services everything from recreational vehicles (RV), snowmobiles, skis, boats, pools and spas. In June, Alpin Haus celebrated the ending of a multi-year project, which created a brand new sales office and customer lounge at Alpin Haus RV of Saratoga. The expansion added 3,600-square-feet and cost close to $500,000. The Expansion follows

President of Alpin Haus, Andy Heck. Photo by SuperSource Media, LLC.

a 68 percent growth in RV sales since 2014.

To identify the list, RVBusiness magazine began harvesting qualified nominees in early

summer from RV manufacturers who nominated dealer partners based not just on sales volume but whom they felt exemplify RVB Top 50 qualities and practices.

Those dealers were invited to complete the program’s extensive application and an expanded panel of independent industry insiders met in early September to review all the applications and select the RVB Top 50.

RVBusiness Publisher Sherm Goldenberg said the RVB Top 50 award continues to gain momentum and value among North American dealers, contributing to the program’s mission to elevate the industry as a whole.

“We’re pleased with the increased recognition that these awards are garnering in both the U.S. and Canadian recreation vehicle markets, and it also provides a unique benchmarking tool for a wide array of retailers to examine their own operations and see how they measure up to industry standards and their own expectations on the brink of the 2019 model year,” said Goldenberg.

“For their laudable achievements and ongoing excellence, we congratulate this year’s RVB Top 50 dealers.”

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DZ Restaurants Helping Restaurants Helping January Networking Handz Beer to Benefit to Local Non-Profits Breakfast in Ballston Spa

SARATOGA SPRINGS — DZ Restaurants is launching a new charitable giving program in all three of its Saratoga Springs Restaurants. In collaboration with Chatham Brewery in Chatham, the DZ Restaurant team created their own unique brew: Helping HanDZ

Amber Ale. The beer will be on tap in all three DZ Restaurant locations; Chianti il Ristorante, Forno Bistro and Boca Bistro, as of Jan. 2. $1 from each pint sold will benefit a different local charity each month.

For the month of January, proceeds will benefit the Albany

Medical Center. The team at Albany Medical Center holds a special place in the hearts of the DZ family. The doctors, nurses and specialist staff has provided exceptional care to members of the DZ team and as well as their family and friends.

BALLSTON SPA — The Ballston Spa Business and Professional Association will be sponsoring a Networking Breakfast on Jan. 8, from 7:30 a.m. until 8:30 a.m., hosted by Brookside Nursery, at 824 Route 67 in Ballston Spa.

Cost for the breakfast is $5 with advance reservation, prepayment available at www. ballston.org or RSVP to info@ ballston.org and pay at the door.

Non-reserved walk-ins that morning are $10. Business and community members are welcome.

Saratoga National Bank Welcomes Mortgage Originator SARATOGA SPRINGS — Saratoga National Bank and Trust Company has announced that Philip Carr has joined the residential lending team.

In his role as Residential Mortgage Originator, Carr will help clients with their mortgage needs and guide them through the application process. Carr is based in the Clifton Park office and serves Southern Saratoga County and the greater Capital District.

Carr has more than five years of experience in mortgage

processing and earned a degree in business administration from Hudson Valley Community College in Troy. Originally from Shandaken, N.Y., he currently lives in Stillwater.

Saratoga National Bank, celebrated its 30th anniversary in 2018, provides banking, wealth management and insurance through 10 locations across the Capital Region. In early 2019, it will open an 11th location in Rotterdam. To learn more, visit saratoganational.com.

New President and CEO of the Center for Disability Services

Philip Carr. Photo provided.

Saratoga Partnership Strengthens Economic Development Team With the Addition of Jennifer Kelley MALTA — The Saratoga County Prosperity Partnership, Saratoga County, NY’s economic development corporation, today announced the addition of Jennifer Kelley to its professional team. As assistant economic developer, she will provide support for a host of programs and services designed to promote Saratoga County as a prime location to attract new jobs and businesses, and to enable the retention and expansion of existing companies.

Kelley joins the Saratoga Partnership following an

internship at C.T. Male Associates, where she assisted with a variety of business development and marketing initiatives. She was an integral member of the team that prepared and submitted two projects that were each honored by the American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC) as part of its annual Engineering Excellence Awards.

She received her master’s degree in international affairs and African studies at Boston University. As part of her program, she travelled extensively throughout

Jennifer Kelley. Photo provided.

Africa, learning about different governance structures, cultures, communities and local traditions.

SARATOGA SPRINGS — Gregory J. Sorrentino will be the new President and CEO of the Center For Disability Services.

Sorrentino has been an executive at the Center for 25 years, serving most recently as its President and Chief Financial Officer, and prior to that, as Chief Operating Officer. He is licensed as a New York State Certified Public Accountant and is a New York State Licensed Nursing Home Administrator. He succeeds Alan Krafchin, who is retiring after 43 years of distinguished service in the field of human services and nearly two decades as President

and CEO at the Center.

The Center is the largest integrated health care and education services organization in Upstate New York dedicated to serving individuals with developmental and intellectual disabilities.

It provides specialized health care, skilled pediatric and young adult nursing care, residential, respite and education services for 12,000 individuals with disabilities and support for families. The Center provides services at 80 locations in the Capital and Saratoga/ Lake George regions and has 2,400 employees.

14 TOWN OF BALLSTON 44 Cypress St., $340,838. Heritage Builders Group LLC sold property to Swathi Ramolla.

32 Cypress St., $333,938. Heritage Builders Group LLC sold property to Barbara Doane.

7 Silver Lane, $260,000.

Robert and Patti Sicluna sold property to Thomas and Amy Thackeray.

1475 Route 50, $250,000. Bob and Ginger Cannon Bailey Foundation Inc. sold property to 1475 Route 50 LLC.

PROPERTY TRANSACTIONS 109 Middleline Rd., $78,500. Next Move Development LLC sold property to ER Design Build LLC.

39 Cornerstone Dr., $250,100. BDC Cornerstone LLC sold property to Joseph and Judith Spadaro.

3 Sherman Way, $399,900.

Nancy Hart sold property to James and Michele Roth.

486 Devils Lane, $32,000. Mark and Sandra Dionne sold property to Daniel and Carolyn Keating.

24 Lots, $1,968,000. Traditional Builders LTD sold property to JKM Builders LLC.

1 Firemans Lane, $47,500.

Kurt Randall sold property to Jacob Goslin.

0 Route 50 Rear, Peter Schrader (as Trustee) sold property to 850W Saratoga Road LLC.

41 Cornerstone Dr., $259,900.

BDC Cornerstone LLC sold property to Luann Silvestri (as Trustee).

561 East Line Rd., $230,000. Shelley and Ted Willette, Sr., sold property to Rachel and Ted Willette, Jr.

CHARLTON 810 Swaggertown Rd., $330,000.

Cynthia Zak sold property to Jennifer and Paul Cirincione.

15 Florence Ave., $221,000.

Gary Bojarski and Bonny Boice sold property to Joseph Krok and Laura Falkowitz.

69 Crooked St., $237,000. Peter and Patricia Van Keuren sold property to Lauren Pahls and David Griekspoor, Jr. 874 Charlton Rd., $96,600.

Deutsche Bank National Trust Company (as Trustee, by Atty) sold property to Kimberly Concilla and Michael Armer.

Week of January 4 – January 10, 2019

CORINTH 44 Clothier Rd., $123,500.

MTGLQ Investors (by Atty) sold property to Seth Ingalsbe.

141 County Route 10, $32,000.

Leonard, Jeffrey and Jerry Dodge sold property to Leonard and Jeffrey Dodge.

5 Heather Lane, $25,000. Terre Holdings LLC sold property to Foothills Builders LLC. 5 Heather Lane, $240,000.

Foothills Builders LLC sold property to Jarrett Dumoulin.

331 Angel Road and Angel Road Rear, $135,000.

James Parker sold property to David Kirchoff.

GALWAY 5823 Sacandaga Rd., $225,000.

James Cunningham sold property to Galway Plaza LLC. 1061 Perth Rd., $285,000.

Sylvia and Bradley Epranian (Co-Trustees) sold property to Lael Dickinson.

1004 NYS Rt 29, $140,000.

Lois Armer sold property to Ryan Armer.

4761 Sacandaga Rd., $235,000.

Melodee Kopa and Laurence Denham sold property to James and Christine Yattaw.

9100 Nassel Dr., $135,000. Thomas and Mary Morkta sold property to Patricia and Daniel McCarty.

6041 Hillcrest Rd., $200,000.

Edmund Adamkiewicz (as Trustee) sold property to Stephen Pollack, III.

GREENFIELD 4001 NYS Route 9N, $220,000.

Donald and Krystal Coulter sold property to Ariel and Kimberly Delgado.

146 Medbury Rd., $395,000.

Roberta Nahill sold property to Kelly Reinhart and Renee Gerard.

14 Malloy Rd., $224,000. Richard and Susan Zutterling sold property to Mark Waldek and Rachel Priest.

250 Grange Rd., $80,000. Linell Lands Inc. sold property to 112 Spring Street LLC. 63 Pepper Lane, $377,380.

Irma and James Mahar (CoTrustees) sold property to Kenneth and Shelley Wolf.

433 Wilton Road Rear, $17,500.

Zena Halpern (as Heir,

by Exec) sold property to Skidmore College.

MALTA 14 Pinewood Dr., $219,000.

David and Roxanne Heath sold property to Vincent Barbaro.

13 Candlewood Dr., $330,000.

Na Cai (by Agent) sold property to Matthew Buonanno and Amanda Wing.

21 Ordelia Lane, $332,948.

Farone Amedore LLC sold property to Michael and Susan McCabe.

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57 Village Circle North, $505,122.

Belmonte Properties LLC sold property to Russell Castaneda.

52 Admirals Way, $437,654.

Malta Land Company LLC sold property to Shirley Ramsey.

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39 Yachtsmans Way, $500,256.

Malta Land Company LLC sold property to James and Vincenza Phelps.

56 Admirals Way, $478,406.

Malta Land Company LLC sold property to Robert and Dortha Loughran.

Week of January 4 – January 10, 2019 33 Plum Poppy Court, $391,637.

Marini Land II Inc. sold property to Gerardo Balajadia.

75 Thimbleberry Rd., $150,000.

Edward Giroux sold property to Brooke Mahoney.

7 Cherry Court, $421,803. Marini Land II Inc. sold property to Kellie and Allie Jenkins III. 69 Ordelia Lane, $308,000.

Farone Amedore LLC sold property to Patricia Buttner.

14 Lupine Dr., $275,000.

Cecelia Kimmey (Ind. and as Trustee) sold property to Lydia Kownack.

16 Snowberry Rd., $209,999.

Jenness Clairmont sold property to Thomas Bouleris.

21 Essex St., $331,852. Barbera Homes Malta Springs LLC sold property to Arthur and Roseanne Viscusi.

MILTON 30 Liberty Dr., $360,000. David and Susan Ziobrowski sold property to Christian Card and Amanda Dealoe.

529 Leahy Lane, $185,500.

Michael and Renee Patterson sold property to Luke Caban and Jaclyn Kulls.

279 Greenfield Ave., $149,900.

Timothy Mitchell (by Atty) sold property to Levo Brackett.

181 South St., $165,000. Donna Rudzinski (as Trustee) sold property to Andrew and Juliann Lapolt.

TOWN OF SARATOGA 2, 4, 6, 11 Anthony Lane, $400,000.

Saratoga Builders LLC sold property to Stephen Reutter.

Lot 2F Coville Rd., $115,000.

Walter and Lisa Taras sold property to Patrick Rubin and Connie Brancato.

12 Andrew Dr., $100,000.

Thomas Miller and Carissa Millerwurst sold property to Nathan and Carissa Millerwurst.

1209 NYS Rt 9P, $900,000.

Shelia Bennett sold property to Christopher Pfister.

17 Jay St., $144,000. Shirley Young (by Exec) sold property to Lisa Kane and Michael Eldred.

PROPERTY TRANSACTIONS

SARATOGA SPRINGS 30 Quevic Dr., $229,900. Gerald VonStetina sold property to Risa Bubonia.

28 Sarazen St., $345,000. Maura Castle (as Trustee) sold property to Lisa and Gary Mann.

73 Railroad Pl., Unit 104, $720,000. Mary Lou Karipides sold property to Joseph and Sheila Flanagan.

21 Lexington Rd., $349,000.

Shay Yasharzade sold property to Kasey and Rachel Lemos.

2 Cassidy Dr., $425,000. Donald Wood sold property to Walt Pazderski and Janet Lilley.

147 Gronczniak Rd., $315,000.

Danny Whitney sold property to Kathleen Delaney.

Lot 7, Shaw Dr., $175,000. DGD Holdings LLC sold property to Richard Bult and Christine Sipperly Bult.

8 Able Rd., $334,245. James Doyle sold property to Philip and Ashley Carr.

18 Division St., Unit 204, $505,000.

Arthur and Lidia Pasquariello sold property to BSN Holdings LLC. 156 Kaydeross Park Rd., $500,000.

Roger and Mary Calkins sold property to Eugene Terry.

STILLWATER

14 Carpenter Place, $245,000.

Edward Coon sold property to Peter and Jennifer Miller.

WILTON 4 Cheyenne Court, $285,000.

Barbara DiBenedetto (by Guardian and Conservator) sold property to Brian McGrath.

18 Division St., Unit 506, $660,000.

Mary and William Becker sold property to Alexander and Ekaterina Glozman.

21 Morgan Court, $75,000. Camelot Associates Development LLC sold property to Camelot Associates Corporation.

7 Kendrick Hill Rd., $44,500.

Rose Laskey Joint Venture sold property to Steven and Diane Thorne.

8 Richard Ave., $445,000.

Robert and Linda Pommerer sold property to Todd Terpak.

21 Morgan Court, $351,033.

Camelot Associates Corporation sold property to Vickey Sabo.

16 Maya Dr., $280,000. Joyce Butler sold property to Thomas Brooks and Patricia Desrocher.

15 13 Heather Dr., $441,500.

Charles and Rose Fennessey sold property to James and Aiee Keho.

13 Apple Tree Lane, $295,777.

David and Anne Marie Soltis sold property to Daniel and Nancy Kelly.

11 Berkeley Loop, $556,184.

Sonoma Grove LLC sold property to Ronald Piracci.

149 Edie Rd., $55,000. Robert Dawson sold property to LaFemme Home Builders Inc. 16 Damascus Dr., $110,000.

Jeanne Tompkins (by Agent) sold property to Robert and Mary Lou Drouin.

30 Dandelion Dr., $280,000.

Keith Sidway sold property to Kaitlin and Andrew Davis.

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EDUCATION

Kindergarten Round-Up REGISTRATIONS NOW UNDERWAY SARATOGA SPRINGS — Kindergarten registration will be conducted in the Registrar’s office at the Saratoga Springs City School District for age eligible children entering school in Sept. 2019.

Children must be five years of age on or before Dec. 1, 2019 to be eligible for kindergarten in Sept. 2019.

To begin the process, please visit the Saratoga Springs City School District’s web page at www.saratogaschools.org and under Quick Links, click on student registration to view requirements and complete the online registration forms.

Once the online registration has been completed and submitted,

the information will be sent to the Registrar’s e-mail. The forms will then be reviewed and you will be contacted by the Registrar’s Office to schedule an appointment.

Parents/guardians must bring an original or certified copy of the child’s birth certificate, health/ immunization records, proof of residence, photo ID of both parents and custody papers, if applicable, to their registration appointment.

To better ensure that your child will be screened at the school they are zoned for, registration target dates are indicated below.

If possible, please submit your online registration during your corresponding timeframe.

Please note that the Target Window Timeline indicates when you will be called to schedule your appointment. Additional questions may be directed to the Registrar’s office at 518-583-4789.

WINDOW TO SUBMIT ONLINE REGISTRATION

REGISTRAR APPOINTMENTS SCHEDULED

KINDERGARTEN SCREENING DATES

Division Street

January 7-25

January 9- February 1

March 19-20

Greenfield

January 21- February 8

January 28- February 15

March 21-22

Dorothy Nolan

February 4- March 1

February 11- March 22

April 9-10

Caroline Street

February 25- March 15

March 18- April 5

April 11-12

Geyser Road

March 11- March 29

March 25- April 12

April 15-16

Lake Avenue

April 1- April 18

April 15- May 3

May 21-22

SCHOOL

Week of January 4 – January 10, 2019

Educators Awarded Grants from the Ballston Spa Education Foundation

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BALLSTON SPA — The Ballston Spa Education Foundation (BSEF) recently presented over $7,900 in Fall 2018 grant awards to educators in the Ballston Spa Central School District for educational enrichment projects throughout the district. The recent fall cycle included the following grants: $586 for the SeaPerch Robotics program at the Ballston Spa Middle School (BSMS), $2,328 to purchase materials for a MakersSpace at Wood Road, $2,500 to acquire trail camera for use at the High School and Wood Road, $2,145 for speech devices

to be used districtwide and $341 for instructional carpets at the Malta Avenue School.

With these latest grant awards, the BSEF has, since its inception in 1996, funded over $371,000 in enrichment grants to the school district. The Ballston Spa Education Foundation is a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization with an all-volunteer board made up of community members whose mission is to raise and distribute resources for educational enrichment opportunities outside the realm of the daily operational needs of the Ballston Spa Central School District.

For more information, please contact the BSEF at P.O. Box 276, Ballston Spa, NY 12020, or visit the website at www. bspaedfoundation.com.

Week of January 4 – January 10, 2019

EDUCATION BRIEFS

Ballston Spa Schools Receive Support of GLOBALFOUNDRIES-Town of Malta Foundation

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Coach Rich Johns Speaks to Maple Ave Middle School

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BALLSTON SPA — The Ballston Spa schools were among the community organizations selected to receive funding from the GLOBALFOUNDRIES-Town of Malta Foundation as they announced their awards for 2018.

The district received $3,500 in funding for the annual Tech Valley Robot Rumble Off-Season Robotics Competition held at the High School in the fall. The Ballston Spa FIRST Robotics Team #3044 was awarded a $4,000 grant to support the team’s participation in regional competitions.

Additional organizations in the district receiving grants include $2,790 to the Malta Avenue PTA and $2,000 to the Gordon Creek Elementary School PTA to provide Arts-In-Education programs in the schools.

The Ballston Spa Middle School’s Launching Pad Productions received $2,500 to support their performance of HONK! The Musical in February.

The Ballston Spa High School’s Student Book Club received $2,056 to purchase books and support club activities, the Young Adult Reading Project received $750 for books,

while the Senior Short Story class received $1,247 to fund a field trip to theatrical performances. The High School’s Outdoor Club received $2,500 to purchase essential outdoor equipment (snow shoes, microspikes or mountain bikes).

The Ballston Spa High School PTSA was awarded a $4,000 grant to help with Arts-In-Education programs and the annual AfterProm activities implemented by the parent organization each spring.

“We are thrilled to receive the support of the GLOBALFOUNDRIES-Town of Malta Foundation to enhance our programs throughout the district,” said Superintendent Ken Slentz of the Ballston Spa CSD. Further, “We appreciate their ongoing investment in providing the best learning experiences and opportunities for students.”

The GLOBALFOUNDRIESTown of Malta Foundation recently presented its 2018 slate of grants totaling over $165,450, benefiting 46 local organizations and community projects. The Foundation was developed to fund organizations, programs and projects that provide tangible benefits of a

Schuylerville Students Donate to Community Food Pantry SCHUYLERVILLE — Schuylerville Central School District students in all three school buildings worked together to help make sure no one in the community went hungry this holiday season. On Monday, Dec. 10 the entire kindergarten class walked to the Schuylerville Area Food and Emergency Relief to donate hundreds of food items they collected from the elementary student body. After making their donation, kindergarten students

toured the SAFER facility and learned that it’s up to volunteers and generous donations to keep the food pantry up and running for those in need. The food pantry is located at 12 Spring Street and is open from 9 a.m. to noon on Mondays and Fridays for use by residents of the Schuylerville Central School District. SAFER also accepts food and monetary donations during those hours. For more information, call the pantry at 518-507-6043.

public nature to diverse groups serving the citizens of the Town of Malta, including not-forprofit corporations, charitable organizations, community arts and theater groups, community historical sites, special events, education programs, and sports and recreation activities. For more information, visit the Foundation’s website online at www.sites.google.com/site/ gfmaltafoundationorg/home.

For more information on school programs, please visit the Ballston Spa Central School District website at www.bscsd. org or call the District Office at 518- 884-7195.

Photo provided.

SARATOGA SPRINGS — "Maybe Someone Needs You Now" was the topic of Coach Rich Johns Act with Respect Always (AWRA) presentation to eighth graders of Hathorn Springs, Maple Avenue Middle School.

His emotional and inspiring talk brought many wonderful responses to Coach Johns from the students and teachers. One

of the most inspiring notes came from Annabel Groseclose.

She expressed herself with these powerful words of appreciation: "Thank you for speaking of an important topic in our community today, making me feel like you were speaking directly to me and being so amazing and welcoming, not only to me, but anyone in need of someone."

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Week of January 4 – January 10, 2019

Week of January 4 – January 10, 2019

Baby Boy, Milo, First Born in 2019 at Saratoga Hospital

Milo James McChesney, the first baby born in 2019 at Saratoga Hospital, with proud parents Alyx Harrington and Kyle McChesney. Photo provided.

SARATOGA SPRINGS — Alyx Harrington and Kyle McChesney of Galway, NY began the new year by welcoming a baby boy, Milo James McChesney.

Milo James, 7 pounds, 9 ounces, was the first

baby born in 2019 at Saratoga Hospital, arriving at 5:04 a.m. on Jan. 2. Congratulations to the new parents, grandparents Mary and Steve McChesney, Linda Lee, and Tom Harrington and to the entire family.

Cudney’s Cleaners Makes Generous Donation

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SARATOGA SPRINGS — At a recent Saratoga Rotary meeting Cudney’s Cleaners donated $4,000 to seven local

organizations. Cudney’s made the donation to Code Blue, Salvation Army, and local churches and places of worship.

Glens Falls Hospital Welcomes Region’s First Baby of 2019 CAPITAL REGION — The first baby born in the Capital Region in 2019 was delivered at Glens Falls Hospital to parents

Reiva Ashline and Shawn Ballard from Hampton, N.Y. Baby boy Ballard was born at 1:40 a.m. in the Joyce Stock Snuggery.

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RELIGION

Week of January 4 – January 10, 2019

PLACES OF WORSHIP *Wheelchair Accessible

Adirondack Christian Fellowship

Charlton Freehold Presbyterian Church

First Presbyterian Church of Ballston Spa

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

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

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

Adirondack Friends Meeting

Christ Community Reformed Church

Full Gospel Tabernacle

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

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

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

Assembly of God Faith Chapel

Christ Episcopal Church*

Galway United Methodist Church

6 Burgoyne Street, Schuylerville Contact: 518-695-6069 Rev. Scott Cutting Services: Sunday 10 a.m.

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

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

Assembly of God Saratoga

Christian Restoration Ministries

Grace Fellowship Saratoga*

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

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

118 Woodlawn Avenue, Saratoga Springs Contact: 518-584-6081 Services: Sunday 10 a.m.

Bacon Hill Reformed Church* 560 Route 32N, Bacon Hill Contact: 518-695-3074 Rev. Janet Vincent Services: 10 a.m.; Sunday School: 10 a.m.

Ballston Center Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church 58 Charlton Road, Ballston Spa Contact: 518-885-7312 | ballstoncenterarpchurch.org Services: Sunday 10:30 a.m.

Ballston Spa United Methodist Church 101 Milton Avenue, Ballston Spa Contact: 518-885-6886 Services: Sunday 10 a.m.

Baha’i Community of Saratoga Springs Saratoga Springs Public Library, Glasby Room Contact: 518-692-7694 | 518-885-0876 1-800-22UNITE | bahai.org Public Meetings: 1st Tuesdays 7 p.m.

Barkersville Christian Church 7200 Barkersville Road, Middle Grove Contact: 518-882-6437 | barkersvillechristianchurch.com Pastor Pat Atwell Services: Sunday 10:30 a.m.

Vacation Bible School: Aug. 6 - 1, 6-8:30 p.m.

Registration 5:30 p.m.

Christian Science Church 107 Circular Street, Saratoga Springs Contact: 518-584-0221 Services: Sunday 10 a.m.

Community Alliance Church 257 Rowland Street, Ballston Spa Contact: 518-885-6524 Services: Morning Worship 10:30 a.m.

Congregation Shaara Tfille* 84 Weibel Avenue, Saratoga Springs Contact: 518-584-2370 | saratogasynagogue.org Services: Monday 7:30 a.m., Thursday 7:30 a.m., Saturday 10 a.m., 3rd Friday Shabbat 7:30p.m.

Corinth Free Methodist Church 20 Hamilton Avenue, Corinth Contact: 518-654-9255 | 518-792-0271 Services: Sunday 10 a.m.

Corinth United Methodist Church 243 Main Street, Corinth Contact: 518-654-2521 | cfumc@cnyconnect.net Services: Sunday 11 a.m.

Cornerstone Community Church 100 Saratoga Village Boulevard, #8, Ballston Spa Contact: 518-664-5204 | mycornerstonechurch.org Pastor Frank Galerie Services: Sunday 10 a.m. and 6 p.m.

Bethesda Episcopal Church*

Corpus Christi Roman Catholic Community

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

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

Burnt Hills United Methodist Church*

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

816 Route 50, Burnt Hills Contact: 518-399-5144 | nybhumc.com Pastor Holly Nye Services: Sunday 9 and 10:30 a.m.

Sunday School: 10:30 a.m.

Calvary Capital District 5 Williams Street, Saratoga Springs Contact: calvarycd.com Pastor Andrew Holt Services: Sunday 10 a.m.

Church of Christ at Clifton Park 7 Old Route 146, Clifton Park Contact: 518-371-6611 | cliftonparkchurchofchrist.com Services: Sunday 10:30 a.m.

Eastern Orthodox — Christ the Savior

Faith Chapel 6 Burgoyne Street, Schuylerville Contact: 518-695-6069 | faithchapelschuylerville.org Services: Sunday 10 a.m.

First Baptist Church of Saratoga Springs

Greater Grace Community Church 100 Saratoga Village, Building 17, Ballston Spa Contact: 518-899-7777 | thechurch@ggccmalta.org Pastor David Moore Services: Sunday 10 a.m.

Greenfield Center Baptist Church 30 Wilton Road, Greenfield Center Contact: 518-893-7429 Services: 11 a.m.

Sunday School: 9:45 a.m. (all ages) Highway Tabernacle Church 235 Hudson Avenue, Mechanicville Contact: 518-664-4442 Services: Sunday 10:30 a.m.

Sunday School: 9:30 a.m.

Hope Church 206 Greenfield Avenue, Ballston Spa Contact: 518-885-7442 Services: Sunday 10 a.m.

Sunday School: 9 a.m.

Jonesville United Methodist 963 Main Street, Clifton Park Contact: 518-877-7332 Services: Sunday: 8:30 and 10:30 a.m.

Sunday School: 10:30 a.m.

Living Waters Church of God 4330 State Route 50, Saratoga Springs Contact: 518-587-0484 | livingwaterscog.us Services: Sunday 10 a.m.

Malta Presbyterian Church 118 Dunning Street, Malta Contact: 518-899-5992 Services: Sunday 10 a.m.

Malta Ridge United Methodist Church 729 Malta Avenue Extension, Malta Contact: 518-581-0210 Services: Sunday 10:30 a.m.

Middle Grove United Methodist Church*

45 Washington Street, Saratoga Springs Contact: 518-584-6301 | fbcsaratoga.org Services: Sunday Noon

429 Middle Grove Road, Middle Grove Contact: 518-581-2973 Pastor Jason Proctor Services: Sunday 9 a.m.

First Baptist Church of Ballston Spa

Mt. Olivet Baptist Church

202 Milton Avenue, Ballston Spa Contact: 518-885-8361 | bspabaptist.org Services: 10:30 a.m. (9 a.m. in July and August) Sunday School: 9 a.m. (all ages)

100 Cresent Street, Saratoga Springs Contact: 518-584-9441 | Rev. Dr. Victor L. Collier Services: 10 a.m.

Week of January 4 – January 10, 2019 RELIGION

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PLACES OF WORSHIP *Wheelchair Accessible

Perry Road Baptist Church*

St. Isaac Jogues

Shenendehowa United Methodist

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

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

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

New Life Fellowship*

St. Joseph’s Roman Catholic Church*

Simpson United Methodist Church

51 Old Gick Road, ­­Saratoga Springs Contact: 518-580-1810 | newlifeinsaratoga.org.

Services: Sunday 10 a.m.

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

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

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

Old Saratoga Reformed Church* 48 Pearl Street, Schuylerville Contact: oldsaratogareformedchurch.org Services: Sunday 10 a.m.

Old Stone Church (American Baptist) 159 Stone Church Road, Ballston Spa Contact: 518-583-1002 Services: 10:30 a.m.

Olde Liberty Baptist 600 Route 67, Malta Contact: oldelibertybaptist.com Services: Sunday 10, 11 a.m., and 2 p.m.; Wednesday 7 p.m.

Our Lady of Grace Roman Catholic Church* 73 Midline Road, Ballston Lake Contact: 518-399-5713 Services: Saturday 5:30 p.m.; Sunday 10:30 a.m.

Porter Corners United Methodist Church* 512 Allen Road, Porter Corners Service: Sunday 8:45 a.m.

Followed by Fellowship Arlene Schmidt, CLM Presbyterian-NE Congregational Church* 24 Circular Street, Saratoga Springs Contact: 518-584-6091 | pnecchurch.org Services: Sunday 10:45 a.m.

Quaker Springs United Methodist Church* 466 Route 32, Schylerville Contact: 518-695-3101 | qsumc.com Pastor Ben Lalka Services: Sunday 9 a.m.

Revelation Church* 59 Pine Road, Saratoga Springs Contact: 860-942-7359 | myrevolationchurch.com Pastor Mark Kehrer | Services: Sunday Worship 10 a.m.

River of Hope Fellowship 100 Saratoga Village Boulevard, Malta Commons, Suite 3 Contact: riverofhopefellowship.com Services: Sunday 10 a.m.

Roman Catholic Church of St. Peter 241 Broadway, Saratoga Springs Contact: 518-584-2375 Services: Saturday 5 p.m.; Sunday 7:30, 9 and 11 a.m.

St. Clement’s Roman Catholic Church* 231 Lake Avenue, Saratoga Springs Contact: 518-584-6122 Services: Weekdays 8 a.m.; Saturday 8 a.m. and 4 p.m.; Sunday 8, 10 a.m., and 5 p.m.; Spanish Mass 1 p.m.

St. Mary’s Roman Catholic Church*

Soul Saving Station for Every Nation Christ Crusaders of America

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

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

St. Paul’s Roman Catholic Church*

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

771 Route 29, Rock City Falls Contact: 518-885-4677 | sjoegctr@nycap.rr.com Services: Sunday 8:30 a.m.

St. Paul’s Evangelical Lutheran Church 149 Lake Avenue, Saratoga Springs Contact: 518-584-0904 | office@spalutheran.org Services: Saturday 5 p.m.; Sunday 8:30 and 11 a.m.

St. Peter Lutheran Church 2776 Route 9, Malta Contact: 518-583-4153 Services: Sunday 9 a.m.

St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church 1 Grove Street, Schuylerville Contact: 518-695-3918 Rev. Donna J. Arnold Services: Sunday 8 and 9 a.m.

St. Therese Chapel (RC) 1 Wilton-Gansevoort Road, Gansevoort Contact: 518-792-2276 Services: Sunday 10 a.m.

St. Thomas Anglican Church 242 Grooms Road, Halfmoon Contact: 518-348-0842 | stthomasanglicanhalfmoonny.com Father John Bassett | Services: Sunday 10 a.m.

Saratoga Abundant Life Church 2 Hutchins Road, Saratoga Springs Contact: 518-885-5456 | salchurch.org Services: Sunday 8:20 a.m. and 10:30 a.m.

Saratoga Chabad 130 Circular Street, Saratoga Springs Contact: 518-526-0773 | saratogachabad.com Saratoga Friends Meeting (Quaker) 571 Route 32, Quaker Springs Contact: 518-587-7477 | 518-399-5013 Services: Sunday 10 a.m.

Saratoga United Methodist Church* 175 Fifth Avenue, Saratoga Springs Contact: 518-584-3720 | saratogaumc.com Services: Sunday 9 a.m. and 10:45 a.m.

Saratoga Seventh-Day Adventist Church

Starpoint Church

Stillwater Christian Fellowship Meeting at Liberty Ridge Farm: 29 Bevis Road, Schaghticoke Contact: 518-288-8802 Services: 10 a.m.

Stillwater United Church (Presbyterian U.S.A.) 747 Hudson Avenue, Stillwater Contact: 518-664-7984 | stillwaterunitedchurch.org Services: Sunday 10:30 a.m.

Temple Sinai* 509 Broadway, Saratoga Springs Contact: 518-584-8730 | saratogasinai.org Shabbat Services: Friday 6 or 8 p.m. (rotating schedule); Saturday 10:30 a.m.

Terra Nova Church* 45 Washington Street, Saratoga Springs Contact: 518-833-0504 | terranovachurch.org Services: Sunday 9 a.m.

The Salvation Army/ Worship, Service & Community Center 27 Woodlawn Avenue, Saratoga Springs Contact: 518-584-1640 Services: Praise and Worship 11 a.m.

Sunday School: 10 a.m.

Trinity United Methodist Church 155 Ballard Road, Gansevoort Contact: 518-584-9107 | tumcwilton.com Rev. Keith Mann Services: Sunday 10 a.m.

Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Saratoga Springs* 624 North Broadway, Saratoga Springs Contact: 518-584-1555 | uusaratoga.org Services: Sunday 10 a.m.

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

West Charlton United Presbyterian Church

St. George’s Episcopal Church

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

Sabbath School: 10 a.m.

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

Sunday School: 10:30 a.m.

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

Schuylerville United Methodist Church

Wilton Baptist Church

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

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

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Week of January 4 – January 10, 2019

FRIEND THE MARKET!

Honey Lemon Chicken

Lincoln Baths Building at the Spa State Park Saturdays | 9 a.m. - 1 p.m.

by Kristin Cleveland for Saratoga TODAY Photos by Pattie Garrett.

Connecting with community, supporting local agriculture and small businesses, and discovering new foods and recipes — that’s what motivates the Friends of the Market. The Friends organization was created in 2011 to support vendors and customers of the Saratoga Farmers’ Market and to help educate the larger community about the benefits of locally sourced food.

Alexandra Morgan, one of the original Friends, recalls “My favorite memory is of helping a vendor who was overwhelmed with customers. That situation led to a valued friendship. To be able to step into a situation and help out is very gratifying.”

Chris Toole, another longtime Friend, encourages others to volunteer for this “ambassadorlike” position, particularly if they love meeting and helping people.

She explains, “the joking and camaraderie of the vendors is a joy. I’ve made wonderful friends in all of the people here. They

Volunteer & Vendor Camaraderie at the Saratoga Farmers’ Market.

make me laugh and I’m always learning things.”

Often these lessons are about new foods to try. Toole describes, “The best new food I ever heard about here, from Pura Vida Fisheries, was for Blowfish Tails. I sautéed them in butter and garlic and they were marvelous!” Since Toole found that Blowfish Tails are only available seasonally, she now asks the Pura Vida folks for other recommendations depending on the season. Another Friend, Sally Willse, also loves a recipe she learned from a market vendor, The Vermont Spätzle Company, which combines their glutenfree spätzle with local Brussels sprouts, bacon and maple syrup.

Friends help out in various ways depending on their talents and interests. Tasks include greeting customers and answering questions, helping people transport purchases to

their cars, covering vendor stalls while the farmers and chefs take breaks, taking photos for use in social media and educational presentations, and teaching people of all ages about cooking and local food. Willse describes her favorite market experiences, “The times I help with kids’ activities. Once the kids were drawing vegetables at the market, it was fun to see and hear their perspectives about their favorite foods.”

Darlene McGraw sums up her reason for becoming a Friend this way: “I volunteer because I love to support local small businesses. I celebrate ‘Small Business Saturday’ every week!”

To learn about joining the Friends of the Market, e-mail friends@saratogafarmersmarket. org or come to the Saratoga Farmers’ Market, currently at its winter home in the Lincoln Baths on Saturdays, 9 am - 1 pm.

YIELDS: 4 SERVINGS INGREDIENTS:

• 1 Tablespoon olive oil

*Ingredients currently available at the farmers’ market

• 1 garlic clove*, minced

CHICKEN: • 1 pound skinless, boneless chicken breasts (about 2 breasts)* • Salt and pepper to taste • ¼ cup flour, with 1 teaspoon reserved

• ¾ cup chicken broth/stock • 1 teaspoon flour from the chicken coating • 2 Tablespoons water • ¼ cup honey* • ¼ cup fresh lemon juice

SAUCE: • 1½ Tablespoons butter

• parsley* and lemon slices, for garnish

INSTRUCTIONS: 1. Pound each breast to 2/5 inch thick. Sprinkle each side generously with salt and pepper. Place flour in shallow dish. Coat the chicken in flour, shaking off the excess flour.

2. Place butter and oil in a skillet over medium high heat until butter is melted and hot. Add chicken and cook for 2 minutes or until golden brown. Turn and cook the other side until golden brown, then transfer onto a plate to rest.

3. Add garlic to the skillet and stir for 20 seconds or until golden.

Add chicken broth and bring to a simmer. Use a spatula to scrape the brown bits from the bottom of the pan into the liquid.

4. Mix 1 teaspoon of reserved flour with 2 Tablespoons of water.

5. Add honey, lemon juice, and flour/water mixture into the skillet.

Mix and bring to a simmer for 2 to 3 minutes until thickened into a syrup. Add salt and pepper to taste.

6. To serve, pour sauce over chicken and garnish with parsley and lemon slices.

Volunteering with children program.

Chris Toole helps sell vegetables.

Alexandra Morgan tracks attendance.

Recipe adapted from Tin Eats.

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Week of January 4 – January 10, 2019

LUCKY NEW YEAR’S FOOD BLACK-EYED PEAS & HAM HOCKS

by John Reardon for Saratoga TODAY

Hello

my Foodie Friends. It’s that time again for us here at Compliments to the Chef to thank all the wonderful acquaintances that have helped us throughout the year. As Clarence said to George Bailey, “No man is a failure who has friends.” We have foodie friends which is even better! So many great people have come through our door with questions and some with suggestions. We believe that we have a great extended family who shares in our joy of cooking and creating our own masterpiece meals. As we welcome in the New Year and begin 2019, memories of some New Year traditions come to mind. Upon meeting my wife Paula, I had the opportunity to be exposed to some of the southern traditions her mother made based on her

Original recipe makes 10 servings

INGREDIENTS father’s background growing up in Virginia. The serving of blackeyed peas on New Year’s Day has been considered a lucky New Year’s food that dates back almost 1500 years. The tradition arrived in America during the 1930’s in Georgia and spread after the Civil War. In the Southern states, the tradition of eating blackeyed peas on New Year’s Day is considered good luck to bring prosperity to the New Year. The traditional meal includes collards, turnips, or mustard greens, and ham. The swelling of the blackeyed peas symbolizes prosperity; the greens symbolize money; the ham represents positive motion.

Here is a great recipe that includes all of the ingredients we hope brings good luck to you for 2019.

We have beautiful round cast iron Dutch ovens from Le Creuset, Staub, and Lodge that

can help you with this wonderful dish. Stop by Compliments to the Chef, your Neighborhood Kitchen and Cutlery store at 33 Railroad Place to pick up your cool tools for cooks to help with your culinary preparations.

“Although the nights could be dark The days are almost always bright I want that your life Constantly be full of the glowing light Of a Gifted “New Year” So here is wishing you and your nearest and dearest A Very Happy New Year 2019.”

Remember my Food Friends: “Life Happens in the Kitchen!”

Make magical memories.

Take Care, John & Paula

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New Year’s Special

• Meat & Cheese Lasagna • Sonoma Blend Vegetables • Garlic Roll • Frosted Cake

• 1 pound dry black-eyed peas

• 1 pound smoked ham hocks

• 2 tablespoons olive oil

• 1 (14.5 oz.) can diced tomatoes

• 1 large yellow onion, diced

• 5 pepperoncini peppers

• 2 cloves garlic, minced

• 1 bay leaf

• 2 (32 oz.) cartons chicken broth

• 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder

• 8 cups water

• salt and pepper to taste

• 1/4 teaspoon ground thyme

INSTRUCTIONS 1. Place the black-eyed peas into a large container and cover with several inches of cool water; let stand 8 hours to overnight. Drain and rinse before using.

2. In a large stock pot over medium heat, cook and stir onion and garlic in olive oil until onion becomes translucent, about 5 minutes.

3. Pour in the chicken broth and 8 cups water, bring to a boil, and reduce heat to a simmer.

4. Stir in soaked black-eyed peas, ham hocks, tomatoes, pepperoncini, bay leaf, garlic powder, thyme, and salt and pepper.

5. Cover and simmer until peas are tender, ham meat is falling off the bones, and the broth is thickened, about 3 hours.

MONDAY

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

WEDNESDAY

THURSDAY

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8

9

10

• Chicken Divan • Rice • Spinach • Pears

• Baked Fish with Tarragon Sauce • Oven Browned Potatoes • Mixed Vegetables • Yogurt

• Eggplant Rollatini with Meat Sauce • Pasta with Marinara Sauce • Wax Beans • Chocolate Cookies

• Meatloaf with Gravy • Mashed Potatoes • Peas • Fruit Jello with Whipped Topping

Menu Subject to Change. Coffee, tea and butter are served daily. The suggested contribution is $2/meal.

There is a $6 fee for guests under the age of 60. Please make checks payable to: Northeast Dining and Lodging, c/o Saratoga County Office for the Aging, 152 West High Street, Ballston Spa, NY 12020

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LOCAL BRIEFS like. Pilots: Tower Frequency 121.3; Ground 121.9. Land at Schenectady County Airport and taxi to Richmor Aviation North.

Tell them you are going to ESAM.

Fish Fry Fridays Begins Fish Creek Rod and Gun Club will start Fish Fry Fridays on Friday, January 11, at 4:30 - 7 p.m. Fish Fry will continue every Friday through April 19.

All are welcome, members and non-members. Menu: Fish Fry, Chicken Fry, Clam Fry, Popcorn Shrimp Fry, Buffalo Shrimp, Chowder, ask about our extras and beverages. You are welcome to eat in at our club house or call ahead for take-out. 518-695-3917.

Hattie’s 19th Annual Mardi Gras Benefit It is hard to believe but the final Hattie’s Mardi Gras is quickly approaching. The Grand Finale will benefit Jake’s Help from Heaven and the celebration will begin at 6 p.m. on Saturday, January 12 at the Canfield Casino. Hattie’s Annual Mardi Gras party began in 2001 and has donated almost a million dollars to non-profits in our community. Help us cross the million-dollar mark with the success of this Final Mardi Gras. As in years past, we plan to transform the Canfield Casino into “New Orleans of the North.” Guests will enjoy the culinary expertise of Chef Jasper Alexander, dance the night away to the sounds of Soul Session and Garland Nelson, and a silent auction of unique and wonderful items donated by many local businesses. Sponsorship and Honorary Committee opportunities available now. Cost is $100-200.

Fly-in Breakfast The Empire State Aerosciences Museum, located at 250 Rudy Chase Dr. Glenville will be hosting its monthly all you can eat breakfast on Saturday, January 19 from 8:30 – 10:30 a.m. Enjoy pancakes, french toast, eggs, sausage, potatoes, juice, coffee, tea and more. At 9:30 a.m. Fred Lee, President and Founder of Professional Training International, a flight school for aircraft owners and ESAM Board Member will speak on the “Serious Confessions of a Traveling Flight Instructor.” Mr. Lee has logged over 35,000 hours. Fly-In if you would

Saratoga County Chamber of Commerce Annual Dinner We’d like to invite you to celebrate our 2019 Annual Dinner with an evening of networking and dinner on Thursday, January 24 from 6 - 9:30 p.m. at the Saratoga Springs City Center, 522 Broadway, Saratoga Springs. We will honor and thank Brian Straughter, of Turf Hotels, Jake’s Help from Heaven, and the 2018 Chair of the Board, for his year of volunteer leadership to the Chamber and our community.

In addition to recognizing Mr. Straughter, we will welcome 2019 Chair of the Board, Theresa Agresta, from Allegory Studios and Culture Talk and award Tom Roohan with the Joseph Dalton Community Service Award. Cost is $125 per person. Sponsorship available.

For more information, visit www. saratoga.org.

21st Annual Saratoga Chowderfest Saturday, February 2, 11 a.m.

– 4 p.m. is Saratoga’s Annual Chowderfest, one of the area’s most highly anticipated events of the year.

Family-friendly, fun and utterly delicious, Chowderfest features more than 80 vendors—including Saratoga County’s best restaurants and caterers—who open their doors to the public and serve hot bowls of chowder to event goers. If you’d like to participate in or sponsor Chowderfest, contact Connie or call 518-584-1531.

Repair Café Join us Saturday, February 9 from Noon - 3 p.m. at the Saratoga Springs Public Library in the Harry Dutcher Community Room.

Sustainable Saratoga and the Saratoga Springs Public Library are hosting another Repair Café.

Repair Café is a free community event with the goals of repairing broken objects to extend their life, keeping things out of landfills, and fostering an appreciation for the art of repairing things. We cannot guarantee we can fix everything, but we are pretty sure you will have a good time interacting with your neighbors. Bring what you can carry (limit of 2 items). You are welcome to actively participate

in fixing your item and you must remain present during the repairs.

If you are handy and would like to be a repair coach, please email wendy@sustainablesaratoga.org for more information. For more information, including more details on what types of things we can likely help you fix, visit http:// www.sustainablesaratoga.org/ projects/zero-waste/repair-cafesaratoga-springs/ or learn more about the Repair Café Foundation at www.repaircafe.org Lego® Americana Roadshow Some of America’s most famous landmarks are temporarily moving to Crossgates – or at least, their LEGO replicas are. The LEGO Americana Roadshow, presented by MVP Health Care, is a free traveling roadshow stopping at Crossgates on February 9-24, marking its first Upstate New York appearance for the 17-day interactive exhibit. The all-ages event will be open to the public, taking place throughout the upper and lower level of the mall, with a LEGO Play Area, from 10 a.m. – 9:30 p.m. on Monday through Saturday and 11 a.m. – 6 p.m. on Sundays. Anchoring the festivities are ten large-scale replicas of iconic American buildings, including The White House, U.S. Capitol, The Statue of Liberty, The Liberty Bell, and The Lincoln Memorial. LEGO Brickscapes will be placed throughout Crossgates and will feature an intricate level of detail and creativity in these six themed landscapes, such as Mount Rushmore and Duplo Castle. A LEGO Play Area is presented by MVP Health Care, where people of all ages can build whatever their heart desires. A scavenger hunt and activity map, where guests can answer questions while visiting each landmark and receive a free LEGO Americana collective card pack. For more details visit www. shopcrossgates.com.

Southern Saratoga Art Society Exhibits Artists and members of SSAS will be exhibiting during January and February at various venues throughout the area. Stop in, enjoy the work of these local artists and support art in Southern Saratoga County. Mechanicville Public Library, 190 N. Main Street will feature the works of watercolorist, Jean Skanes. Clifton Park artist, Frank Coletta, will be

Week of January 4 – January 10, 2019 featured at two different venues, Zion Luthern Church, 153 Nott Terrace, Schenectady for January and Feburary and at the Clifton Park Senior Community Center, 6 Clifton Common Court for the month of January. CatskillHudson Bank, Halmoon Branch will host artist Jane Morrison and the Malta Branch will host artist Allison Croote for the months of January and February.

Volunteer for VITA The Saratoga County EOC is looking for volunteers for its Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program, which offers free tax help to eligible low and moderate income taxpayers, including filing their taxes electronically without fees. VITA is a program of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). Volunteers provide free basic income tax return preparation with electronic filing to qualified individuals. Last year, Saratoga County EOC helped over 200 families receive nearly $400,000 in state and federal tax refunds during the last tax season. By volunteering, you’ll make a critical difference in the lives of struggling families and make a difference in the local economy. We’ll work around your schedule as well as offer a training and orientation. Are you interested in getting involved?

Please email our Angelo Calbone, our community services director, at a.calbone@saratogaeoc.org or visit saratogaeoc.org/volunteer-for-vita.

Wanted: Folks 55+ If you’re over 55, a long-time or new resident in the area and looking to meet “young” seniors, check out the Ballston Area Senior Citizens (BASC.) BASC sponsors many activities at The Milton Community Center located at 310 Northline Road, Ballston Spa. Residents from the Town of Milton, Village of Ballston Spa, Town of Ballston and other area municipalities are welcome to join. Programs and activities include festive dinners, dances, Pickin’ Sessions, bus trips, pot luck luncheons, crafts, movies, chorus, cards, bingo, billiards, Osteo Busters and Stretch and Fit exercise classes. Over 75 members attend the weekly Thursday pot luck luncheons which are often followed by speakers or other entertainment. Stop in around 11 a.m. any Thursday. Be our guest for your first pot luck lunch and learn more about BASC.

Yearly membership fee is $10. Call Barb Broderson, Membership Chair 518-885-4229 or visit our website at www.ballstonareaseniors.com for additional information and to view our newsletter.

The Saratoga Veterans Chorus Male and female veterans, active, guard and reserve service members are invited to enjoy the camaraderie of a cappella harmony in a relaxed, informal setting. No auditions or public singing required. Instruction by a professional choral director.

Free. Every Monday, 7 to 9 p.m., American Legion Post 70, 34 West Ave., Saratoga Springs.

Contact Amy Hughes at 518-8844999 for more information.

Seeking Tax Assistance Volunteers TaxAide, the free income tax assistance program sponsored by the AARP Foundation and the IRS, is seeking volunteers for the coming tax season. TaxAide volunteers answer questions, prepare and file returns for low to moderate income taxpayers and seniors from February 1 to April 15 at various sites in the Capital District.

One day per week, with flexible schedules. No experience required, computer experience is helpful for tax counseling. Volunteers also needed to greet taxpayers, review documents, confirm appointments by phone, or assist with computer hardware/software matters.

Training is provided. Volunteers may be reimbursed for a moderate level of necessary travel expenses.

For further information, contact www.nytaxaide.org Lions Bottle Drive Help the Lions Club continue to serve the needs of the Saratoga Springs community with special emphasis on sight, hearing and diabetes and help the environment by taking part in our year-long bottle drive/fundraiser. Bring all your bottles and cans to the user-friendly Minogue’s Beverage Centers with 4 convenient locations: 16 West Ave. and 624 Maple Ave. in Saratoga Springs, 2421 State Route 9 in Malta and 266 Quaker Rd. in Queensbury and donate your receipt to The Lions Club account at the checkout counter. Do Good, Feel Good!

Thanks for your support.

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FRIDAY, JANUARY 4 Wellness Series: Movement for Life Saratoga Springs Public Library, H. Dutcher Community Room 10:30 – 11:30 a.m.

Participants will be guided through physical movement common within all cultures combining posture, balance and coordination. Enjoy multicultural musical accompaniment while you get moving. Each session is designed to build a sense of community which is essential to longevity and mental health.

All abilities welcome. Register thorough our online calendar by visiting www.sspl.org or by calling 518-584-7860, ext. 304.

SATURDAY, JANUARY 5 Eagle Watch Moreau Lake State Park Nature Center, 9:30 a.m. – Noon Grab a pair of binoculars and join park naturalist on his weekly Bald Eagle survey. Moreau Lake State Park’s section of the Hudson is home to wintering bald eagles. It is important for us to monitor their population and health; please come and help us.

Registration is necessary, please call 518-793-0511. $1 for 62+ and children, $2 for everyone else.

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TUESDAY, JANUARY 8 Guided Mindful Meditation

Breakfast Buffet

Saratoga Springs Public Library, Susman Room, 2:30 – 4 p.m.

Join Margaret Pearson, library volunteer and professor emerita, History, Skidmore, for this “life changing” six week course. Learn how to build a sound portfolio and to live a cost-effective lifestyle. Ms. Pearson is not a finance professional, but a fellow saver and citizen who enjoys sharing what she has learned. No registration required.

Saratoga-Wilton Elks, 1 Elks Lane, Rt. 9, Saratoga Springs, 8:30 – 11 a.m.

Now featuring eggs to order, fruit cocktail, French toast, pancakes, potatoes, breakfast sausage and ham, corned beef hash, sausage gravy and buiscuits, scrambled eggs, eggs benedict, juice, coffee and tea. Donation Requested: Adults $10, Seniors and Military (Active/Retired with ID card) $9, Children 5-12 $8, Under 5 free, Take-outs $10. Call 518-584-2585 for more information.

MONDAY, JANUARY 7 Eastern Ridge Hike Moreau Lake State Park Nature Center, 10 a.m. – 2 p.m.

We will be starting this long, roughly 5.5+ mile hike at the Spring Overlook parking area.

We will hike the Eastern Ridge trail all the way to where it meets the Cottage Park Trail. We will connect onto the Western Ridge trail making a big loop. This will be about a 5.5-6 mile hike. Please bring plenty of water, snacks and a lunch. Reservations are required with 24-hour advanced notice, please call our office at 518-793-0511. You will meet and pay at the park office.

Open Mic Night Fundraiser Caffe Lena, 47 Phila St., Saratoga Springs, 7 – 10 p.m.

Every Monday, all ages, all styles.

Originals encouraged but not required. Free. Please leave a $3 donation for our non-profit organization if you’re able to.

Sign-up is 7-7:25 p.m. Show starts at 7:30 p.m. Two songs or 10 minutes. Sign up is first come first serve.

Fix Your Finances

Free Narcan Training Healing Springs Community and Outreach Center, 125 Highrock Ave., Saratoga Springs, 6 – 7 p.m.

For all community members, regardless of level of understanding and knowledge about opioid overdose. Learn the signs and symptoms of heroin and opioid overdose. Learn how to use Nalozone (Narcan) nasal spray to respond to an overdose situation.

Receive a free Intranasal Naloxone Kit. To register or for more information call 518-306-3048.

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 9 2019 Winter Storytellers Series Continues SUNY Empire State College, 2 Union Ave., Room 126, Saratoga Springs, Noon – 1 p.m.

The Academy for Lifelong Learning presents the eleventh annual storytellers series every Wednesday through February 20. January 9 features storyteller Kate Dudding with “Kindness of Strangers.” Sponsored by Prestwick Chase at Saratoga.

Free and open to the public.

Postponed if Saratoga Springs city schools are closed or delayed.

For more information, call the Academy at 518-587-2100, ext.

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Saratoga Springs Public Library, Susman Room, 12:30 – 1:30 p.m.

Take a break from the daily grind and clear your mind with guided Mindful Meditation led by professionals from One Roof Holistic Health Center. Sessions are free and open to the public and will be held on the first and third Wednesday of each month.

Everyone is welcome. For more information, please call 518584-7860, ext. 205.

Italian Dinner Saratoga-Wilton Elks, 1 Elks Lane, Rt. 9, Saratoga Springs, 4:30 – 6:30 p.m.

Soup, antipasto salad, fettuccine alfredo, baked ziti, chicken riggies, meatballs, Italian sausage and peppers, garlic bread and butter, dessert, coffee and tea. Donation Requested: $12 adults, $11.

Seniors (62 years) and Military (Active or Retired) with ID card, $8 Children 5-12. Children under 5 free, $12 all take-outs. Cash bar available. Call 518-584-2585 for more information.

THURSDAY, JANUARY 10 Korean War Veterans’ Association Luncheon C & R Restaurant, 1396 Rt. 29 West, Galway, Noon Hosts are Bill and Lillian Reid.

Please sign up at the meeting or call the Reids at 518-885-1414 by January 8. Veterans who served anywhere during the Korean War, in Korea at any time, spouses, widows and friends are all invited to attend. New members are always welcome.

to grow their work force or brush up your resume and interview skills. Participating recruiters include BOCES Adult Education and Employment Training for Adults, ESPEY, Quad Graphics, Saratoga County Prosperity Partnership, Skidmore College and more. Apply for jobs on the spot. The library computer lab will be open for resume help. All are welcome. No registration required.

Cancer Support Group Saratoga Hospital, 211 Church St., Saratoga Springs Noon – 1 p.m.

The cancer support group is a safe container to explore common physical, financial, emotional, cognitive, developmental, familial and spiritual issues. Pierre Zimmerman, who facilitates this group, has been working with people who have cancer for the last 12 years, leading support groups, mindfulness-based stress reduction programs and spiritual retreats. Pierre is a survivor of stage 4 cancer, diagnosed in 2001 and given a few months to live. He has been dedicating a large part of his life since then to supporting people on their journeys with cancer. Call Pierre at 413-992-7012 to register and confirm, as schedule may be subject to change.

Upcoming Meetings

MONDAY, JANUARY 7 American Legion Auxiliary Meeting Henry Cornell Post 234 23 Pleasant St., Ballston Spa 7 p.m.

Mini Job Fair

Saratoga Retired Teachers Meeting

Saratoga Springs Public Library, H. Dutcher Community Room, Noon – 3 p.m.

Meet representatives from several local businesses who are searching

Longfellows Restaurant, 500 Union Ave., Saratoga Springs Noon | For membership information and luncheon reservations, call 518-587-5356.

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Two Different Festivals to be Staged to Mark the 50th Anniversary of Woodstock: One at the original site, another staged by original producer

by Thomas Dimopoulos Saratoga TODAY

BETHEL — The Bethel Woods Center for the Arts – located at the site of the 1969 Woodstock festival – will

celebrate the golden anniversary of the historic music festival with a three-day event this summer.

The lineup of artists and tickets prices have yet to be announced, but the event is being billed as a “three-day festival of

Bethel Woods Festival 2019 poster.

Woodstock Festival marker at original site in Bethel.

music, culture and community,” to feature “live music, TED-style talks and special exhibits.” Events will take place Aug. 16-18.

Joining forces to produce the Bethel Woods Music and Culture Festival is INVNT – a brand communication agency, and Live Nation Concerts – the organization which books the pop music acts at Saratoga Performing Arts Center every summer.

The site is located approximately 150 miles southwest of Saratoga Springs and includes an 800-acre campus with a Pavilion Stage amphitheater with seating for 15,000, an intimate 440-seat indoor Event Gallery, the Museum at Bethel Woods, and a Conservatory for arts education programming. Since Bethel Woods’ announcement last week confirming a three-day event will take place in August, many hotels and other accommodations in Sullivan County have already sold out, according to CBS New York.

Meanwhile, Michael Lang, producer and co-creator of the original Woodstock Festival in 1969, issued a statement to announce he is producing the official anniversary, but not at Bethel Woods.

“While the original site in Bethel remains close to our hearts, it no longer has the capacity to hold a real Woodstock Festival...”

-Michael Lang

Poster announcing original festival in 1969.

“While the original site in Bethel remains close to our hearts, it no longer has the capacity to hold a real Woodstock Festival.

I’m delighted that Bethel Woods is doing events in the coming year to celebrate what we brought to life in 1969.”

Lang said he will be announcing his plans for the official Woodstock 50th Festival during the next few weeks.

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Springsteen Drummer Max Weinberg, The Phantom

The Egg Adds

2019 Concert: Steve

Tollbooth at Proctors This Week Earle, Robert Cray, SCHENECTADY — Fresh off the hugely successful 2016–2017 Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band “The River” Tour, drummer Max Weinberg launched a new touring concept for small venues he calls Max Weinberg’s Jukebox.

A truly interactive experience, Weinberg invites the audience to create, in real time, the set list he and his crack four-piece group play that night.

Performing songs from the glory days of rock and roll, audiences thoroughly embrace the idea of picking and calling out requests from a video menu of over 300 songs.

The New Jersey native brings Max Weinberg’s Jukebox to the GE Theatre at Proctors, 7:30 p.m.

Friday, Jan. 11. Tickets, $55–$170 (VIP Meet and Greet includes photo opportunity with Weinberg and one autograph on up to three

personal items of your choice).

Norton Juster’s classic, The Phantom Tollbooth returns to Proctors, 7 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 9, beginning the New Year with a fantasy-filled family entertainment. Tickets for this show are $20–$40.

All tickets are available at the Box Office at Proctors, 432 State Street, Schenectady; by phone at 518-346-6204; and online at proctors.org.

Guitar Legend Albert Lee to Stage Show in Hudson Falls Wednesday HUDSON FALLS — Guitar legend Albert Lee, who first came to prominence during a 1964-68 stint in British Blues and R & B stalwarts Chris Farlowe’s Thunderbirds, will perform Jan. 9 at The Strand Theatre, 210 Main St., in Hudson Falls.

Lee’s session work has included appearances on “The London Bo Diddley Sessions” for Chess and Jerry Lee Lewis’ “The London Sessions,” and the debut album of Jackson Browne. Lee joined Joe Cocker’s band in the mid-70s, a time that included recordings for the April 1976 release “Stingray,” and performed and recorded with Emmylou Harris in the late ‘70s.

An invitation around the Christmas season in 1978 led to a five-year adventure in Eric Clapton’s band. He appears on the live album “Just One Night,” as well as “Another Ticket,” “Time Pieces Vol 2-Live in the 70s)” and “Money and Cigarettes.” When the Everly Brothers reunited in 1983 at London’s Royal Albert Hall, Lee was on hand as guitarist and musical director. He continued in that role for over 20 years

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until the Brothers retired.

The Albert Lee Band includes John Thomas, aka “J.T,’ on keyboards. J.T.’s musical resume includes 23 years with Bruce Hornsby, as well as work with Emmylou Harris, Don Henley, Sparks, Tracy Chapman and a

host of others. Bass player Will MacGregor has worked with the Pretenders, Pat Boone, Exene Cervenka, and more.

Tickets for the show are $25 General Admission. Call 518832-3484 or online through Brown Paper Tickets.

and Joan Osborne

ALBANY — The Egg has added performances by Steve Earle (Feb. 28), Robert Cray and Joe Louis Walker (March 13) and Joan Osborne (June 22) to its 2019 “American Roots and Branches” concert series.

Details are as follows: An Evening with Steve Earle - Thursday, Feb. 28, 7:30 p.m., $45, $55. Steve Earle has turned many musical corners - as a folk troubadour, a rockabilly raver, a contemplative bluesman, a honkytonk rounder, a snarling rocker and a bluegrass practitioner. A definitive Americana artist who has won three Grammy Awards, Steve Earle will perform music from all aspects of his illustrious career in this solo acoustic concert.

The Robert Cray Band with special guest Joe Louis Walker - Wednesday, March 13, 7:30 p.m., $44.50, $38.50, $34.50.

Two contemporary blues masters bring their soulful vocals, stinging guitar solos and smoking hot bands to The Egg for this electrifying double bill! Robert Cray has been bridging the lines between blues, soul and R&B for the past four decades, with five Grammy wins, a Blues Hall of

Fame inductee, recipient of the Americana Lifetime achievement award, countless tours and over 20 acclaimed albums. The boundary-pushing powerhouse of modern blues Joe Louis Walker opens the show.

Joan Osborne – Sings the Songs of Bob Dylan. Saturday, June 22, 8 p.m., $38.50. Joan Osborne burst on the scene over 20 years ago with the album “Relish” and the smash hit "One Of Us," scoring seven Grammy nominations.

She has since demonstrated her versatility as a singer with recordings of blues, soul, rock and country music - touring with Mavis Staples, The Funk Brothers, The Dead, and Trigger Hippy.

Now the artist who has been acclaimed as “the most gifted vocalist of her generation and a singer who understands the nuance of phrase, time, and elocution.” accentuates her emotionally evocative soulful songcraft with her acclaimed show - Joan Osborne Sings the Songs of Bob Dylan.

Tickets are available at The Egg Box Office at the Empire State Plaza and by telephone at 518-473-1845.

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2019 : Two New Major Exhibitions Open at The Tang in February

Week of January 4 – January 10, 2019

World Premiere of Agatha Christie's “The Stranger” Opens at Dance Museum Jan. 25

by Thomas Dimopoulos Saratoga TODAY

SARATOGA SPRINGS — A pair of new exhibitions highlights the early 2019 at The Frances Young Tang Teaching Museum and Art Gallery at Skidmore College.

Set to open Feb. 9 is a special exhibition devoted to the life, legend, and legacy of Padmasambhava, a tantric master who is an iconic figure in Tibetan culture celebrated as “The Second Buddha.”

Padmasambhava is known for bringing Buddhism to Tibet and is believed to have concealed lessons for future discovery called “treasure teachings.” The exhibition explores the visual and material world centered on Padmasambhava through sculpture, Tibetan scroll paintings (thangkas), textiles, and manuscripts from the 13th to the 20th century.

Legend holds that Padmasambhava was an enlightened being, capable of seeing through time to predict troubled times in the future. In order to aid future generations, he hid his teachings, known as hidden treasure teachings (terma), throughout the Tibetan lands for his disciples to discover.

The exhibition will be on view through May 19.

The programs include tours and talks with numerous visiting artists and scholars, including Pema Namdol Thaye, a renowned Tibetan painter; Janet Gyatso, Harvard Professor of Buddhist Studies.

Performance artist and practicing Buddhist Laurie Anderson is slated to take part in a Dunkerley Dialogue with Skidmore Professor of Asian Studies Ben Bogin on April 17.

The latter is part of “Bardo Now” – a three-day series at 6 p.m. each night - from Tuesday, April 16 to Thursday, April 18, which explores the Tibetan Buddhist

SARATOGA SPRINGS — iTheatre Saratoga presents a special world premiere production of Agatha Christie's “The Stranger,” at the National Museum of Dance's Riggi Theater. The thriller confronts themes of feminine vulnerability and the seduction of the trope “love at first sight.” Tickets: Adults $25; Students $15.

SPAC Awarded $1.695 Million for New Concessions Julia Jacquette: Two-Tiered Cookie Platter (1997), enamel on wood panel, Tang Museum.

concept of the bardo, most often understood as the intermediate space between death and rebirth in contemporary literature, art, and music.

LIKE SUGAR The exhibition “Like Sugar,” which runs from Feb. 9 through June 9, explores the problematic and the joyful aspects of sugar, complicating our view of how this multi-layered substance affects us.

Visitors will encounter midcentury advertisements for candy, sugar and soda; tools used in the cutting and processing of sugar cane; historical stereoscopic images of workers in sugarcane fields; and artwork by contemporary artists such as Maria Magdalene Campos-Pons, Will Cotton, Tim Davis, Julia

Jacquette, Beatriz Milhazes, Vik Muniz, Zineb Sedira, Laurie Simmons, Kara Walker and others. The exhibition will raise questions and provide a space for dialogue about sugar in our lives.

Events include a March 4 panel discussion on Food Futures: Food Justice, Sustainability, and Well-Being, moderated by Tang Curator-at-Large Isolde Brielmaier and featuring Anthony Hatch, author of “Blood Sugar: Racial Pharmacology and Food Justice in Black America,” and Leah Penniman, an educator, farmer, writer, and food justice activist from Soul Fire Farm in Grafton, New York; and a March 26 brown bag lunch with foodblogger, culinary historian, and author Michael Twitty, whose book “The Cooking Gene,” won the 2018 James Beard Foundation Book Award for Book of the Year as well as the category for writing.

The museum’s spring opening reception takes place 5 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 9.

Plaza, Marketing Campaign SARATOGA SPRINGS — Saratoga Performing Arts Center was awarded $1.695 million in economic and community development funding by the Regional Economic Development Council (REDC) Initiative. Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced the award as part of the 2018 REDC Awards, which granted $763 million in funds throughout New York State.

SPAC’s awarded funds have been allocated to two different projects: $195,000 for a multimedia marketing campaign designed to increase cultural tourism to the region, and $1.5 million to demolish the old concessions area and transform the space into a new concessions area plaza.

The updated facilities will feature upgraded restrooms, new programming and educational spaces, and new concessions areas. In 2020, SPAC plans to completely replace the concession’s bathrooms, which currently only operate at 60 percent capacity, due

to aging plumbing.

Last year, SPAC was awarded $1 million from Empire State Development and $500,000 through the Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation to support SPAC Improvement Project.

In all, REDC awarded $67 million to support 95 projects in the Capital Region – which includes Albany, Columbia, Greene, Rensselaer, Saratoga, Schenectady, Warren and Washington counties. Other local project awards include: $94,752 to Wesley Health Care Center- to provide training to individuals seeking employment as certified nurse aides, and $49,500 to Lakes To Locks Passage, Inc., for “Why the World Needs to Know About the Champlain Canal” - a multimedia experience celebrating the unique canal heritage and identity, which includes a story-filled audio tour, canal-themed exhibit at the Visitors Center in Schuylerville, and online gallery.

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Northshire Bookstore Announces January Events SARATOGA SPRINGS — Events are free and open to the public and will take place at Northshire Bookstore Saratoga, 424 Broadway.

Friday, January 11 at 6 p.m. Jack Kelly - The Edge of Anarchy: The Railroad Barons, The Gilded Age, and the Greatest Labor Uprising in America. Author & historian Jack Kelly will share stories from his new book - a vivid account of the greatest uprising of working people in American history - a boycott of Pullman sleeping cars by hundreds of thousands of railroad employees.

Saturday, January 12 at 7 p.m.

- Todd Snyder - 12 Rounds in Lo’s Gym: Boxing and Manhood in Appalachia. Questions of class and gender in Appalachia have moved to the forefront of national conversations about politics and culture. The author, a first-generation college student turned college professor, will

share a passionate commentary on these themes as presented in his family memoir set in West Virginia coal country.

Friday, January 18 at 6 p.m. Edward Lazellari - Blood of Ten Kings. Edward Lazellari will share the long-awaited conclusion to his Aandor trilogy.

Saturday, January 19 at 7 p.m.

- Virginia Sole-Smith - The Eating Instinct: Food, Culture, Body Image and Guilt in America. The author will share her book - an exploration, both personal and deeply reported, of how we learn to eat in today’s toxic food culture.

Saturday, January 26 at 7 p.m. - Tori Telfer - Lady Killers: Deadly Women Throughout History. The author will discuss her thrilling and entertaining compendium of female serial killers and their crimes through the ages.

Sunday, January 27 at 4 p.m.

- Harry Rosenfeld - Battling

Editor: The Albany Years. Former Times Union editor Harry Rosenfeld will share stories from his remarkable second memoir.

In 1978, he left the Washington Post, where he oversaw the paper’s standard-setting coverage of Watergate, to take charge of the Albany Times Union and the Knickerbocker News.

For more information on these or other events, please call 518-682-4200, or visit the Northshire Bookstore website at www.northshire.com.

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Puzzles Across 1 Stage segments 5 Apiece 9 Fur fighters, initially 13 Revealed 15 Slushy treat 16 Lumberjack 17 “Lone Survivor” actor Hirsch 18 Strike site 20 LBJ, for one 21 Champs-Elysees sights 23 Shady garden denizen 24 Go through again 26 Counter alternatives 27 Strike site 30 Signature scent since 1968 31 Place for an anvil 32 Works at Museo del Prado 36 Sailor’s pronoun 37 Company with a crocodile logo 41 Pitching stat 42 Banks on some magazine covers 44 Golfer Woosnam 45 Spikes 47 Strike site 51 Insect that may live for 17 years 54 Live-in helper 55 Psychologist May 56 Date bk. listings 58 Peeples of “Walker, Texas Ranger” 60 Strike site 62 Unspoiled spots 64 Vikings’ home: Abbr.

65 Opinion 66 Mournful music 67 Get too much sun 68 Hand-me-down 69 It’s often spoken with one hand at the edge of one’s mouth Down 1 Retired 2 Resisting being taken?

3 Academic term 4 Poivre’s tablemate 5 Statue of Liberty architect 6 One of 640 in a square mile 7 Top suits 8 Tom’s mate 9 Lummox

See puzzle solutions on page 38

See puzzle solution on page 38 10 Live and breathe 11 Mahler’s last symphony 12 Fields 14 Loudness measure 19 God with a hammer 22 Co-star of Burt in “The Killers” 25 Author Harper 26 D.C. : Metro :: S.F. : __ 27 Nonpareil 28 Téa of “Madam Secretary” 29 Strasbourg step 33 They’re often found in dens 34 Forest age indicators 35 “Duck soup!”

38 Electronics brand relaunched in 2015 39 19-time All-Star Ripken 40 Went by

43 Rock-clinging mollusk 46 __ carte 48 Have too much, briefly 49 Took a snooze 50 Inner, as a feeling 51 Bit of Hansel’s trail 52 Land of ancient Asia Minor 53 Toast-making sound 56 Cries of discovery 57 Elbow 59 “I’d hate to break up __” 61 Good name for a cook?

63 Guacamole, e.g.

Writing the Right Word by Dave Dowling

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

This Week: Bathos, Pathos Bathos is insincere or overdone sentimentality.

The play was just so much bathos that it became annoying.

Pathos is that element in literature that stimulates pity or sorrow.

The film captured all the pathos of their situation.

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

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Recreation Saratoga Frozen Department Springs Classic Happenings Saratoga Springs Recreation Department Intro to Basketball This parent/child class for 3-5 year olds introduces participants to basketball through a variety of engaging games and activities.

The program runs Jan 5-Feb 9.

Saratoga Springs Recreation Volleyball Learn the rules and skills necessary to become a successful volleyball player and move into team play. Everyone age 8-14 is invited to join in on the fun January 9-February 13.

Saratoga Springs Recreation Boxing Meet at the ring for the Saratoga Springs Recreation Department’s Boxing Clinic Jan 7-Feb 11.

Everyone age 8-15 is welcome.

This clinic introduces participants to proper boxing technique.

Visit SaratogaRec.com and click Programs for additional information and to download forms.

Ice Rinks are Open!

Visit SaratogaRec.com and click on the ice skate for the schedule.

Intro to Ice Skating Learn the basics or build your skills with us! Everyone age 3 and up is invited. Adults are welcome.

Spring Programs Early Bird registration begins January 14. Our lineup will include fan favorites Intro to Ice Skating, Jr. Sluggers, Soccer, Tiny T-ball, and Youth Boxing.

Visit SaratogaRec.com and click Programs, to download forms and for additional information. Contact the Recreation Department at 518-587-3550, ext. 2300 or email recreservations@saratoga-springs. org with questions. Celebrate Weibel’s 25th Silver Anniversary on Sunday, January 27 from 2:30 to 5:30 p.m. Featuring on ice and boxing demonstrations, free public skating, and food.

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by Lori Mahan Saratoga TODAY

SARATOGA SPRINGS — Winterfest, an annual event in Saratoga Springs brings the spirit of winter to the Spa City for a full week of events and entertainment. Each year draws big crowds, for everything from the beer samplings to the pond hockey tournament.

Saratoga Frozen Springs Classic Pond Hockey Tournament kicks off on Friday, February 8 and concludes on Sunday, February 10 in Saratoga Spa State Park.

Hockey games will take place on all three days. Games are played four-on-four, round robin style. They shall be 40 minutes long consisting of two 20-minute halves with a 2-minute break between halves.

Team entry fee is $400. Single registrants ($100pp) will be placed on a Free Agent List.

Payment of the entry fee is required by February 4. Teams/ Free Agents will not be officially accepted into the tournament until full payment of the entry fee is received. If payment is not received by the due date, the team will forfeit its position and an alternate team will be selected.

Teams who do not show up for the tournament, forfeit, or are otherwise disqualified, will not be refunded any portion of the entry fee.

In the event of bad weather, no games will be rescheduled.

Tournament officials reserve the right to determine schedule and competitive divisions based upon age, player ability, experience, or other factors.

Winterfest continues with the Wilton Wildlife Preserve and Park on Saturday February 9 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Camp Saratoga, 80 Scout Road in Gansevoort.

Admission is free with $5 snowshoe rentals.

Wilton Wildlife Preserve and Park will be hosting a day of fun activities to celebrate getting outdoors in winter. The events will all take place at Camp Saratoga on Scout Road in Wilton.

The day kicks off with an 8k Snowshoe race. There will be a bonfire at the Fire Circle by the Winter Lodge where participants can warm up by the bonfire with hot cocoa and s’mores.

Snowshoes and Cross-Country Skis will be available for rental from the Information Cabin in Parking Lot #1.

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FALL SPORTS SEASON SCHEDULE League games and matches this week are as follows:

Basketball

Basketball

Bowling

FRIDAY, 1/4

FRIDAY, 1/11

THURSDAY, 1/10

■ Saratoga (Boys) vs. Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake 7 p.m. at Saratoga Springs

■ Saratoga (Boys) vs. Niskayuna 6:30 p.m. at Niskayuna

■ Saratoga (Girls) vs. Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake 6 p.m. at Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake

■ Saratoga (Girls) vs. Niskayuna 5 p.m. at Niskayuna

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

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

■ Ballston Spa (Boys) vs. Christian Brothers Academy 7 p.m. at Christian Brothers Academy

■ Ballston Spa (Boys) vs. Mekell Christian 6:30 p.m. at Mekell Christian

■ Ballston Spa (Girls) vs. Bethlehem 6 p.m. at Ballston Spa

■ Spa Catholic (Girls) vs. Tamarac 7:30 p.m. at Spa Catholic

■ Spa Catholic (Girls) vs. Stillwater 7:30 p.m. at Stillwater

■ Spa Catholic (Boys) vs. Tamarac 7:30 p.m. at Spa Catholic

■ Spa Catholic (Boys) vs. Stillwater 7:30 p.m. at Spa Catholic

Bowling

MONDAY, 1/7

FRIDAY, 1/4

■ Schuylerville (Girls) vs. Amsterdam

■ Schuylerville vs. Johnstown 4:30 p.m. at Johnstown

7 p.m. at Amsterdam

TUESDAY, 1/8 ■ Saratoga (Boys) vs. Christian Brothers Academy 7 p.m. at Saratoga Springs ■ Schuylerville (Boys) vs. Amsterdam 7:30 p.m. at Schuylerville ■ Ballston Spa (Boys) vs. Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake 7 p.m. at Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake ■ Ballston Spa (Girls) vs.Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake 7 p.m. at Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake

THURSDAY, 1/10 ■ Schuylerville (Girls) vs. South Glens Falls 7:30 p.m. at Schuylerville

MONDAY, 1/7 ■ Schuylerville vs. Scotia-Glenville 4:30 p.m. at Scotia-Glenville

TUESDAY, 1/8 ■ Saratoga vs. Christian Brothers Academy 4:15 p.m. at Saratoga Springs ■ Ballston Spa vs. Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake 4:15 p.m. at Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake

WEDNESDAY, 1/9 ■ Schuylerville vs. Amsterdam 4:30 p.m. at Amsterdam

■ Saratoga vs. Niskayuna 4:15 p.m. at Saratoga Springs

Wrestling WEDNESDAY, 1/9 ■ Saratoga vs. Shaker 6 p.m. at Shaker ■ Schuylerville vs. Hudson Falls 6 p.m. at Hudson Falls ■ Ballston Spa vs. Averill Park 6 p.m. at Averill Park

Ice Hockey SATURDAY, 1/5 ■ Saratoga vs. Christian Brothers Academy 6 p.m. at Christian Brothers Academy

WEDNESDAY, 1/9 ■ Saratoga vs. LaSalle Institute 6:45 p.m. at Saratoga

Swimming TUESDAY, 1/8

■ Saratoga vs. Albany 4:30 p.m. at Albany ■ Ballston Spa vs. Niskayuna 4:30 p.m. at Niskayuna

*All information subject to change due to weather.

Send YOUR game schedules to sports@saratogapublishing.com

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Blue Streaks Hockey Alumni Game SARATOGA SPRINGS — Saratoga High School hockey alumni celebrated the 20th anniversary of the 1998-1999 State Championship, with a hockey game on Saturday, December 29 at the Weibel Ice Rink. The Alumni game started at 1 p.m. and precede

the Varsity game against Pelham at 2 p.m. The Alumni game featured players from both Saratoga HS Championship teams (1999 and 2013), and the teams were coached by the State Championship coaches, Bob Santamoor, Dave Torres and Tim Grande.

The Saratoga Blue Streaks played the Pelham Memorial High School Pelicans in a game at 2 p.m. on December 29 at the Weibel Ice Rink. After three periods of play, the games were scoreless. The Blue Streaks then went on to win 1-0 in overtime, outshooting the Pelicans 41-10.

Jay's Bar & Grill Tuesday Night Memorial Open 8 Ball Tournament WEEK #14 - DECEMBER 18 1st - Van Herbert 2nd - Steve Rhodes 3rd - Dave Zembrowski DFL - Cheryl Sharadin POINTS STANDINGS: Mark Sharadin – 35 Jim Brooks – 33 Marc Roggen – 30 Sue Brooks – 19 Cheryl Sharadin – 13

Spa Catholic Girls Basketball SARATOGA SPRINGS — Saratoga Catholic lost a very physical battle at Whitehall on Friday, December 21, 34 to 24.

Whitehall made 5 or 7 free throws in the last minute to secure the victory. Lauren Maher led the offense with 8 points and Ryleigh O’Connell had 9 rebounds.

Saratoga Catholic was cold from the line in the first quarter going 0-6 and falling behind by 11. They cut it to 4 in the 3rd

quarter but could Corinth put up 7 unanswered points to close out the quarter. Grace O’Reilly played a great all around game with 6 points and 6 rebounds.

Corinth: Alex Carney: 2 0 0 4 Miran Dadockum: 3 0 0 6 Anika Parnell: 2 0 1 5 Maddie Delisle: 2 2 0 10 Caitlin Person: 2 0 0 4 Allison McFarlane: 1 1 0 5 Alexa Abbatantouno: 2 0 2 6

Totals: 14 3 3 40 Quarter scores: 13 9 8 10 Saratoga Catholic: Ashely Upson: 0 0 2 2 Katie Cronin: 0 0 1 1 Ria Walsh: 0 0 1 1 Grace O’Reilly: 2 0 2 6 Faith McKenna: 0 0 0 0 Lauren Maher: 3 0 0 6 Anne McKenna: 0 0 0 0 Molly O’Reilly: 2 0 2 6 Totals: 8 0 8 24 Quarter scores: 2 10 6 6

Saratoga Gymnastics Bests Guilderland SARATOGA SPRINGS — Saratoga gymnastics won their third dual meet of the season (3-0) by defeating Guilderland 173.05 – 157.50 on Friday night at the Wilton YMCA. Saratoga secured 8 out of the top10 all-around scores led by Ava Dallas (1st all-around; 36.15) followed by Laura Eberlein (2nd all-around; 34.90), Sophia Damiano (3rd all-around;

34.40), Molly Russell (6th allaround; 33.30), Olivia Allen (7th all-around; 32.60), Meghan Wishart (8th all-around; 32.20), Kate DellaRatta (9th all-around; 32.10) and Olivia Allen (10th allaround; 31.70). Guilderland’s top all-around performers were Rachel Drislane (4th all-around; 34.15) and Allison Rem (5th all-around; 33.40).

Saratoga gymnasts captured the top spot

in each of the four individual events with Ava Dallas winning the beam (9.55) and the bars (8.80), Laura Eberlein winning the floor exercise (9.30), and Kate DellaRatta winning the vault (8.75).

For more information, contact head coach Deb Smarro (dsmarro@bscsd.org) or assistant coach Tiffany Hogben (tiffany. hogben@gmail.com).

WEEK #15 - JANUARY 1 1st - Steve Rhodes 2nd - Mark Sharadin 3rd - Marc Roggen DFL - Van Herbert POINTS STANDINGS: Mark Sharadin – 38 Jim Brooks – 34 Marc Roggen – 32 Sue Brooks – 20 Cheryl Sharadin – 14 Steve Rhodes – 14

New Fitness Classes at School of the Arts Mary Anne Fantauzzi, owner of Total Body Trifecta, will teach two new fitness classes at the School of the Arts at the National Museum of Dance, 99 South Broadway, Saratoga Springs: SOLE SYNTHESIS Tuesdays 12:15-1 p.m. from January 8-February 26. A barefooted standing fusion of fitness and yoga. All levels welcome. 8 sessions for $68.

BEGINNER BARRE AND BALANCE Wednesdays 2-3 p.m. from January 9-February 27. A combination of gentle ballet and body sculpting. 8 sessions for $68.

Both classes develop core stabilization, muscular endurance, balance and fluidity.

Registration and information: school@dancemuseum.org or Totbtri@aol.com

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COMMUNITY SPORTS BULLETIN Saratoga Arts First Night 5k

Saratoga Winterfest 5K

When: December 31, 5:30 p.m.

Where: Skidmore College Registration: $30 ($35 after Dec. 23) If you have questions about registration or volunteering or would like more information, please contact Patrick at firstnight5K@saratoga-arts.org or visit www.saratoga-arts.org/firstnight/5krun.

SARATOGA SPRINGS — The Saratoga Winterfest 5K Snowshoe Run/Walk will be held on Sunday, February 3 at 11 a.m. in the Saratoga Spa State Park. Camp Saratoga 8k Snowshoe Race will be held on Saturday, February 9 at Wilton Wildlife Preserve and Park at 10:30 a.m. Go to www.saratogastryders. org to download an application or link to online registration at www.active.com. A limited supply of Dion Snowshoes will be available at a $5 rental charge.

Email Laura Clark at laura@saratogastryders.org to reserve a pair or phone 518-581-1278. For information about the entire Dion Snowshoe Series and for snow updates visit www.dionwmacsnowshoe.com.

Fleet Feet Frozen 5K Series PLATTSBURGH — Fleet Feet Sports and Adirondack Coast Events are proud to continue the annual Fleet Feet Frozen 5k Race Series to be held around the region this winter.

The race series consists of four different runs from December to March. Runners accrue points for their finish in each race, and at the end of the series one male and one female runner will become the race series champion. The first 75 race series registrants will receive a limited edition Adirondack Coast Events five-year anniversary running t-shirt.

Remaining races include: • January 12 - The Snowman Scramble at Peter Blumette Park • February 10 - Frostbite 5K Run at the Rouses Point Fire Station • March 17 - Shamrock Shuffle 5K at Valcour Brewing Company Each race benefits a different charity, including the North Country Food Shelf, the SPCA and CVPH Foundation. Registration fee will be $45 for the remaining three races. Registration can be completed at adirondackcoastevents.com. Runners can register for the series as a whole or for each individual event until the night before. Same day registration will also be available. For inquiries, contact Adirondack Coast Events at info@adirondackcoastevents.com.

Adult Sports and Fitness at the Ballston Spa Schools BALLSTON SPA — The Ballston Spa Community Education Program is currently offering two adult sports opportunities from 8-10 p.m. with Co-ed Indoor Soccer held on Mondays and Men’s Basketball on Wednesdays. The next 10-week session begins the week of January 2 and requires a $30 fee for district residents.

The popular Walk About program continues throughout the winter months and provides a safe, indoor walking course for those interested in a low impact fitness activity. A $15 registration fee is required for this program and non-residents are charged $18 to participate. Walkers may join the program at any time throughout the session.

Pre-registration is required and fees are due at the beginning of each course. Those interested may register for courses by mail or in-person at the District Office, 70 Malta Avenue. Additional information regarding any of the courses offered is available online at www.bscsd. org or by calling 518-884-7195, ext. 1329.

Puzzle solutions from pg. 32 Send your sports stories or briefs to Sports@Saratoga Publishing.com

The Ballston Spa Athletic Hall of Fame Requests Nominations for 2019 BALLSTON SPA — The Ballston Spa Athletics Hall of Fame Committee requests nominations for its 2019 induction class. Online nomination forms may be submitted at www.ballstonspaathleticshalloffame. com until January 15, 2019. The ceremony will take place on Saturday, May 4, 2019 at the Ballston Spa High School auditorium (220 Ballston Avenue). For more information, please visit our website at www. ballstonspaathleticshalloffame.com.

Saratoga Recreation Department Happenings • Intro to Basketball: This parent/child class for 3-5-year olds introduces participants to basketball through a variety of engaging games and activities.

The program runs Jan 5-Feb 9. Visit SaratogaRec.com and click Programs for additional information and to download forms.

• Volleyball: Learn the rules and skills necessary to become a successful volleyball player and move into team play. Everyone age 8-14 is invited to join in on the fun Jan 9-Feb 13. Visit SaratogaRec.com and click Programs for additional information and to download forms.

• Boxing: Meet at the ring for the Saratoga Springs Recreation Department’s Boxing Clinic Jan 8-Feb 12.

Everyone age 8-15 is welcome. This clinic introduces participants to proper boxing technique. Visit SaratogaRec.com and click Programs for additional information and to download forms.

• Intro to Ice Skating: Learn the basics or build your skills with us! Everyone age 3-Adult is welcome. Visit SaratogaRec.com and click Programs, Ice Skating Lessons to download forms and for additional information.

Contact the Recreation Department at 518-587-3550, ext. 2300 or email recreservations@saratoga-springs.org.

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Siena Women’s Basketball Team Visits Residents at the Wesley Community to Celebrate the New Year SARATOGA SPRINGS — Players and coaches from the Siena women’s basketball team celebrated the New Year with seniors during an ice cream social at The Wesley Community on Wednesday, January 2.

During the visit, the Siena women’s basketball team spent time with residents from across the continuum of care campus, shared stories and enjoyed ice cream in the Embury Café at the Embury Apartments.

“It’s really wonderful to spend time visiting with these young women,” said Wesley Community resident Maria Seneta. “We love the opportunity to connect with these remarkable student athletes who not only stay in great shape but also succeed in the classroom.

They are terrific role models in our community.”

The Embury Apartments offers affordable independent housing for seniors age 62 or older on the campus of The Wesley Community. The senior community offers a daily schedule of activities and social events, breakfast and lunch available daily at the Embury Cafe, transportation for shopping, conveniently located on the CDTA bus route, and many other services available.

“It’s important to get our players out in the community and this was a fantastic opportunity for the team to spend quality time with some of their biggest fans,” said Siena Women’s Basketball head coach Ali Jaques. “It also helps bridge the generational gap which allows our players to grow and learn from those who have experienced different

things in life. We look forward to these types of visits where our players can interact with fans on a personal level.”

The Siena women’s basketball team will travel to Saint Peter’s for the start of Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference play on Friday, January 4.

The Saints will return home for three straight games at the Alumni Recreation Center beginning Sunday, January 6 against Iona, followed by the annual Kid’s Day game on Friday, January 11 at 11 a.m. against Manhattan. The Saints will conclude their home stand against Rider on Sunday, January 13 at 2 p.m.

Tickets for all Siena women’s basketball games start at just $8 for adults and seniors and $5 for children 12 and under. Tickets and information for all Siena

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women’s home games are available at sienasaints.com/tickets The Wesley Community is a 36-acre, non-profit agency in Saratoga Springs. The Wesley Community’s unique continuum of care community provides market rate and affordable

housing for independent seniors, assisted living apartments for seniors who desire additional support, in-home health care services, short-term rehabilitation and long-term nursing care, as well as outpatient therapies for people of all ages.

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Hellcat Maggie performing at First Night Saratoga. Photo provided.

First Night 2019 was a roaring success. The night began with 1200 5K roadracers at Skidmore College and the musical acts opened at 6pm as people queued up at Saratoga Arts, Lake Ave School and the City Center. Popular acts were Sawyer Fredericks and Professor Louie on the mainstage, and SIRSY in the smaller room at the City Center. Wunderle's BigTop Adventures and Arm of the Sea puppet theater were both packed with enthusiastic kids. The comedians, the Comic Hypnotist and Shakespeare Approves had a huge draw for theater lovers, and dancers enjoyed showed off their linedancing and waltzing. A good time was had by all and despite the rain, the fireworks went off without a hitch! Saratoga Arts wishes everyone a safe and happy 2019! Thank you.

First Night Saratoga 2019 Let’s Celebrate!

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Deja Vu performing at First Night Saratoga. Photo provided.

Sawyer Fredericks. Photo by Holly Tutor Photography.

Silent Wing Raptors. Photo provided.