Saratoga TODAY October 14-20, 2022

Wesley

of the Saratoga Battlefield

by Paul Perreault for Saratoga TODAY

Saturday, October 8, 1927, was a great day for a burglar in Ballston Spa. The Saratogian news paper announced that “Ballston Spa closed down shop this noon and went to the Saratoga Battlefield celebration. Scores of Ballstonians, many of them taking part in the pageant, went to the historic bat tlefield this morning, but the great exodus did not take place until early

this afternoon. Stores, mills, offices and shops closed at noon and throughout the forenoon there was a hustle and bustle of people getting ready to go to the celebration.” The early 1920s was a period of intense growth in the Rotary movement in Saratoga County. On May 1, 1922, the Ballston Spa Club was chartered, followed by the Mechanicville and Saratoga Springs Clubs in 1924.

History OF SARATOGA Creation of the Saratoga Battlefield

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With the energy and enthusiasm of recent converts, they looked around for “big” projects to tackle to demonstrate their commitment to the ideals of Rotary. The upcom ing sesquicentennial anniversary of the Battle of Saratoga, scheduled to take place in 1927, appealed to the “live wires’ of the nearby Rotary Clubs who quickly became a part of a movement which included citizens of Vermont and New England (whose ancestors fought at the Battle of Bennington and Saratoga).

Two men; Adolph Ochs, owner of the New York Times and George O. Slingerlands, Mayor of Mechanicville and founding member of the Mechanicville Rotary Club soon emerged as the movement leaders. Because of Ochs’ social status, he is often cited as being the prime mover in the effort, but this is what Ochs said of Slingerlands’ role “My interest in the Battlefield of Saratoga is due to the enthusiasm, self-sacrifice and patriotism of Mayor George O. Slingerlands of Mechanicville. He is the man who brought me to the field.”

On September 18 and 19, 1925, over 400 Rotarians and their wives from New York, Vermont and Massachusetts gathered at the site of the Battlefield, which at that time was privately owned. They passed a resolution calling on Rotarians to work for a sesqui centennial commemorative event and urged support for permanent recognition of the Battlefield by either the State or Federal govern ment. Spurred on in large part by Slingerlands, this grassland cam paign took root and blossomed.

In 1926, the State of New York approved the purchase of four farms and created a State Historic Preserve which became known as the Saratoga Battlefield. Slingerlands was appointed the first Superintendent. One of his first duties was to begin planning for the upcoming sesquicenten nial celebration scheduled for October 8, 1927. Judging by the numbers involved, the celebration

was a great success. An estimated crowd of 100,000 spectators and participants viewed the pageants and heard speeches from the governors of New Hampshire, Massachusetts, and Governor Al Smith, of New York. The 25,000 automobiles that tried to get to the event overwhelmed the prim itive road system and many were still in long lines at the close of the day’s program. Crowd control was handled by a 200-member contingent of State Troopers and logistics by units the New York National Guard.

The pageant was directed by Percy Burrell the “king” of pageants. Each of the 6,200 participants was provided with a four-page set of instructions which covered every thing from the time and place of assembly to what to do about their costumes and such items as chewing gum, wrist watches and glasses – all prohibited.

The pageant started at 2 p.m. but was preceded by a 150-gun salute at 9 a.m., the dedication of the New Hampshire monument at 10 a.m. and speeches by the three governors at 11 a.m. The show was described as “(a) gigantic historical pag eant depicting in dance, song, and

drama the opening scenes of the American Revolution, and more particularly the striking events and episodes in the Battle of Saratoga.” Participants included musicians, choristers, dancers, and volun teers costumed as soldiers, farmers, Indians, and women and children. After the excitement of the ses quicentennial celebration, Superintendent Slingerlands began working toward including the Battlefield in the National Park System. Although he did not live to see it, (dying in 1932) in 1938, with the help of former Governor and later President Franklin Roosevelt, the Saratoga Battlefield became part of the National Park System, as it remains today.

Paul Perreault has been the Malta Town Historian since 2009. He served as principal in the Ballston Spa School District from 1978 until 1998 and as a history teacher at Shenendehowa High School from 1967 until 1975. He is a member of the Association of Public Historians of New York State, the Saratoga County History Roundtable and the Ballston Spa Rotary Club. Paul can be reached at historian@ malta-town.org

George Slingerlands, First Superintendent, Saratoga Battlefield. Photo provided by The Saratoga County History Roundtable.

Saratoga County Sheriff Zurlo Presented with Seven Seals Award

100 Years Of Grace: A Musical Celebration of Parish Centennial

BALLSTON LAKE —

On Sunday, Oct. 16, parishio ners from four area churches will gather for a musical cele bration of the centennial of Our Lady of Grace.

The event takes pace 2 p.m. Sunday at Our Lady of Grace, a Catholic Community, 73 Midline Road, Ballston Lake and includes parishioners from Our Lady of Grace, St. Joseph’s Church, Scotia; Immaculate Conception, Glenville; and St. Augustine’s Church, Lansingburgh.

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ALBANY — Saratoga County Sheriff Michael Zurlo was presented with the ‘Seven Seals Award’ Oct. 4 in the Assembly Chamber.

The “Seven Seals Award” recognizes a significant individ ual or organizational achieve ment and initiatives that promote the ESGR mission including the

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efforts of more than 3,600 volun teers across the country.

ESGR is a Department of Defense office that develops and promotes supportive work envi ronments for Service members in the Reserve Components through outreach, recognition, and educational opportuni ties that increase awareness of

applicable laws. It also provides assistance in resolving conflicts between the Service members and their employers.

The event includes 37 voices and 15 instrumentalists present ing an inspiring collection of music and readings to celebrate the seasons of the church year, directed by Patty Neumann, Director of Musical Ministries at Our Lady of Grace and St. Joseph’s Church.

All are welcome and there will be a free will donation. Gourmet desserts will be offered for $5 a slice. Finger desserts will

also be offered. The fundraiser will support Centennial activi ties and the archiving of historical photos and documents.

Saratoga County Under Sheriff Rick Castle, Hy Taylor, Tom Mitchell of the New York State Sheriff’s Association, Sheriff Zurlo, Emil Baker, Chief Glen Sheehy and Captain Kevin Herrick of the Saratoga County Sheriff’s Department.

John F. Dolansky

SARATOGA SPRINGS — John F. Dolansky, age 70, passed away on Thursday, Sept. 22, 2022, at the Granville Center. A graveside service will be held at 3 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 7, 2022, in Greenfield Cemetery, 78 Wilton Rd, Greenfield Center. Visit compassionatefuneralcare.com

Jason Ellnor

WILTON — Jason Ellnor died on Wednesday, September 28, 2022, at Saratoga Hospital. A funeral service was held Tuesday, October 4, 2022, at Compassionate Funeral Care. Visit www. compassionatefuneralcare.com

Betteann Rice

SARATOGA SPRINGS — Betteann Rice died on September 20. A funeral service was held on October 5 at Compassionate Funeral Care. An interment with military honors was held following the service. Visit: compassionatefuneralcare.com

Alexandru Brumusescu

SARATOGA SPRINGS — Alexandru Brumusescu died September 27, 2022, at home.

A funeral service was held on Saturday, October 1, 2022, at Compassionate Funeral Care. Visit compassionatefuneralcare.com

Patricia Bialahoski

SCHUYLERVILLE — Patricia, Pat, Patty, Bialahoski, 80, passed on Sept. 27, at Saratoga Hospital surrounded by her family. A Remembrance of Pat’s life will be held in the spring for family and friends. Visit www. compassionatefuneralcare.com

Andrew M. Keefe

FT. LAUDERDALE, FL —

Andrew Michael Keefe, known and loved as Mike Keefe, age 61, passed away on September 21, 2022 at The Bruce W. Carter VA Medical Center, Miami, FL.

He was born in Selkirk, NY on June 7, 1961. He was the son of the late Andrew E Keefe and Julia Sheila (Lithgow) Keefe.

Mike grew up in Niantic, CT, was a Veteran of the US

Coast Guard and resided in Ft. Lauderdale, FL.

Mike looked forward to his trips with his sons to Saratoga Springs, NY to see family and the racetrack. His sense of humor and his gift of telling a story, along with the love for his family will be missed but forever cherished.

He is survived by his sons, Nile Keefe and Nathaniel Keefe, his sister, Patricia Keefe (Ted Hidde), longtime girlfriend Lisa, his Aunt Joan Miller and many cousins.

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On behalf of Mike's family, a special thank you to all of the Hospice staff for their kindness and care.

To honor Andrew’s wishes there will be no formal services held.

For online condolences, visit compassionatefuneralcare.com

Donald Heaton

SARATOGA SPRINGS — Donald Heaton age 63, passed away on Monday, October 3, 2022, following a short illness.

He was born on March 4, 1959, in Amsterdam, NY the son of the late Donald E. Heaton and Barbara Ann Stangle.

Donald worked at TRIP in the Troy area doing home repair for the elderly and disabled, The Housing Authority in Saratoga Springs, NY and for Burns Management as a property manager.

Donald was a loving, compassionate man with a good heart who loved to help others. He loved his friends and to travel around with them to shows and hanging out with those of like minds and interests. He was an avid concert goer of Classic Rock, Reggae, Jam Band and all other forms of music. Now he has returned to jamming in the name of the Lord with arms reaching thru the clouds of purple Haze and ascended the stairway to heaven.

Donald is survived by his friends and caregivers, Lisa Marshall and Nancy Engastrom; sisters, Laurie Lawton (Paul) and Mary Jo Schrader (Alan), many uncles, aunts, cousins, nephews and nieces; one great nephew and one great-great nephew, and many many friends.

He is preceded in death by his brother, Jeffrey Heaton.

A memorial service will be held at 4 p.m. on Saturday, October 15, 2022, at the First Baptist Church of Saratoga, 45 Washington St., Saratoga Springs. A gathering will be held at the Strike Zone, 32 Ballston Ave, Saratoga Springs, immediately following the service.

Arrangements are under the direction of Compassionate Funeral Care, Inc, 402 Maple Ave., Saratoga Springs.

For online condolences, visit compassionatefuneralcare.com

SARATOGA COUNTY COURT

Jason M. Benson, 41, of Corinth, was sentenced Sept. 30 to 1.5 years incarceration and 1.5 years post-release supervision, after pleading to attempted criminal sale of a controlled substance in the third-degree.

Beatriz A. Garcia, 42, of Mechanicville, pleaded Sept. 30 to attempted assault in the sec ond-degree. Sentencing Dec. 7.

Frederick J. Paul, Jr., 50, of Troy, pleaded Sept. 30 to fel ony DWI, first charged in Stillwater. Sentencing Dec. 2.

Jordan Garafalo, 39, of Saratoga Springs, pleaded Sept. 30 to assault in the second-degree, first charged Aug. 14-15, 2021 in Saratoga Springs. Sentencing Dec. 8.

NY STATE POLICE

On Oct. 4, State Police of Wilton arrested Michelle Wilson, 33, of Greenfield, for criminal mischief in the third-degree, two counts of menacing in the

second-degree, two counts of criminal possession of a weapon in the fourth-degree and harassment in the sec ond-degree, in connection with a domestic dispute. It is alleged that during a verbal argument, Wilson displayed a knife and an axe, threatened harm and used both weapons to cause damage to the home and belongings inside.

On Oct. 1, State Police in Wilton arrested Matthew S. Kingsley, 52, of Corinth for aggravated DWI and other vehicle and traffic laws violations, after Troopers responded to the area of Stark Road in Corinth, for reports of a two-car crash. The investigation determined a vehicle was stopped on the shoulder of the roadway and occupied by two people. Kingsley is suspected of strik ing the vehicle head-on and leaving the scene. Kingsley has a previous DWI con viction in the past 10 years, according to police. He was transported to SP Wilton for processing, where he recorded a 0.19% BAC. No one was injured in the crash.

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Charles Pavia, 32, was charged Oct. 3 with petit larceny, crim inal possession of stolen prop erty, and false personation.

Caitlyn Mount, 23, of Gansevoort, was charged Oct. 3 with aggravated unlicensed opera tion of a motor vehicle, and registration suspended.

Avery Zulio, 25, of Lake George, was charged Oct. 1 with harass ment in the second-degree, and disorderly conduct.

Daniel Clarke, 62, of Saratoga Springs, was charged Oct. 1 with menacing, and criminal possession of a weapon.

John Lavada, 32, of Saratoga Springs, was charged Oct. 1 with petit larceny.

Anthony Gordon, 29, of Saratoga Springs, was charged Sept. 30 with two counts criminal tam pering, two counts menacing, and single counts harassment. Resisting arrest, and assault in the third-degree.

James Maas, 24, of Saratoga Springs, was charged Sept. 28 with DWI, and no license.

Steven Bodnar, 32, of Halfmoon, was charged Sept. 28 with DWI, and refusal to take breath test.

Justin Nielsen, 26, of Saratoga Springs, was charged Sept. 27 with criminal mischief.

Amanda Homsey, 33, of Greenwich, was charged Sept. 27 with criminal mischief.

Joseph Fiddemon, 34, of Albany, was charged Sept. 27 with criminal trespass.

Kevin Cavanagh, 56, was charged Sept. 27 with burglary in the third-degree, and petit larceny.

Padraic Decker, 36, of Saratoga Springs, was charged Sept. 27 with DWI, aggravated DWI, moved from lane unsafely, failed to obey traffic device, and leaving the scene of a property damage accident.

Joshua Salak, 35, of Ballston Spa, was charged Sept. 27 with resisting arrest, obstruct gov ernmental administration,

and criminal possession of a controlled substance.

Theresa Merchant, 47, of Saratoga Springs, was charged Sept. 25 with DWI, leaving the scene of an accident, unsafe back ing of vehicle, and refusal to take a breath test.

Mico De Los Santos, 30, of Rensselaer, was charged at 3:09 a.m. on Sept. 24 with resisting arrest, criminal obstruction of breathing, and disorderly con duct, on Caroline Street.

Daniel Valastro, 26, of Liverpool, NY, was charged at 12:07 a.m. Sept. 24 with obstructing governmental administra tion, and disorderly conduct, on Caroline Street.

Jacob Laudenslager, 54, of Saratoga Springs, was charged Sept. 23 with DWI, aggravated DWI, leaving the scene of an accident, and driving on the sidewalk.

Amber Logan, 35, of Argyle, was charged Sept. 23 with aggra vated unlicensed operation, and insufficient tail lamps vehicle violation.

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NEMER FAMILY HELPS SARATOGA HOSPITAL’S GROWING DEMAND FOR EMERGENCY MONITORING

SARATOGA — The Nemer Motor Group and the Nemer fam ily have once again stepped up to support cardiac care at Saratoga Hospital—this time, with equip ment to help meet increased demand for cardiac monitoring in the Hospital’s Alfred Z. Solomon Emergency Center.

Saratoga Hospital set records for Emergency Department patients in April, May and June, including many who required cardiac monitoring.

“Chest pain is the sec ond most frequent complaint of Emergency Department patients worldwide,” said Lisa West,

administrative director of emer gency and urgent care services at Saratoga Hospital. “Thanks to the Nemers’ generosity, we now have an additional cardiac moni tor — an invaluable tool for giv ing patients the best chance for a positive outcome.”

The monitor is the Nemer family’s third cardiac-related gift to Saratoga Hospital in recent months. Since March 2021, the family has donated $56,000 to pro vide the Emergency Department monitor, fund four neonatal car diac monitors, and underwrite the Hospital’s subscription to the emergency LifeNet System.

LifeNet transmits electro cardiogram and other criti cal patient information to the Emergency Department while the ambulance is en route. “Three to four patients each month benefit from this service, which allows us to read their EKG and start planning treatment before they even arrive at the Hospital,” said Robert Donnarumma, MD, chair of the Hospital’s Department of Emergency Medicine. “We’re not just saving time. We’re saving hearts and lives.”

Nemer Motor Group owns four dealerships, including Nemer Chrysler Jeep Dodge Ram

of Saratoga. Several family mem bers live in Saratoga Springs. All three Nemer family gifts were prompted by their love for the Saratoga region and a family med ical history of cardiac conditions. Saratoga Hospital Foundation is the philanthropic arm of Saratoga Hospital, a member of the Albany Med Health System. The founda tion secures, manages and distrib utes charitable gifts exclusively to support the mission of Saratoga Hospital. To date, the foundation has raised more than $70 million for Saratoga Hospital programs and facilities, all of which benefit the people of the Saratoga region.

FOREST BATHING, INDIGENOUS PEOPLES’ CELEBRATION AMONG UPCOMING EVENTS AT MOREAU LAKE STATE PARK

SARATOGA COUNTY —

On Saturday, Oct. 15, from noon to 2 p.m. an Indigenous Peoples’ Celebration will take place at Moreau Lake State Park. There will be a presentation from an Indigenous person, spring water tasting, food, stories, a game and a craft in a learning session about the Native People who first inhab ited the Saratoga Watershed. No registration is required, there is no charge, and all are welcome.

Sunday, Oct. 16, at 9 a.m. Forest Bathing: Coined shin rin-yoku in Japan in the 1980’s, forest bathing is the ecothera peutic practice of spending time

immersed in nature, absorbing it with all the senses. The physio logical and psychological benefits last for days afterward with the additional benefit of a new appre ciation of our precious wood land and its inhabitants. This is a beginner- rated walk along the Nature Trail with long pauses to sit and enhance our aware ness of our surroundings and it is approximately a 2-hour pro gram. A small mat is beneficial to ensure a dry seat. Pay $5 per adult (cash or check) at the office upon arrival. Registration is required at least 24 hours in advance; call or text 518-917-2174.

Sunday, Oct. 16 at 1 p.m.

Learn to Fish: This is a begin ner program for kids of all ages to learn fishing basics, and prac tice right here in our lake. Pay $5 per adult and $1 per child (cash or check) at the office.

Registration is required at least 24 hours in advance; call or text 518-917-2174.

Tuesday, Oct. 18 at 10 a.m.

Knee High Naturalist. Knee High Naturalist is a program for ages 2-5 and their caretaker(s). We will read a story or two and then go outside for a short nature hike. Dress for the weather! The cost is $1 per child, this can be paid in

cash or by check at the office upon arrival. Registration is required at least 24 hours in advance; call or text 518-917-2174.

Friday, Oct. 21 at 8 a.m. Wiggly Wanderers. Wiggly wan derers is a new program that is offered to walking toddlers, car riable babies and their caregiv ers. This will be a beginner’s hike/ wander series for toddlers who are ready to move and caregivers who are willing and able to baby wear and/or carry their toddler if their legs get too tired. This pro gram has limited sign up avail able, please pre-register. Call 518-917-2174. Fee is 1$ per child.

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Campfire Concerts at Wilton Wildlife Preserve & Park

WILTON — Wilton Wildlife Preserve & Park will be hosting a fun and warming day of campfire concerts on Saturday, Oct. 22, from 1-4 p.m. While the focus will be on live music, there will also be refresh ments, roasting marshmallows, a fall scavenger hunt and more... all while warming up by the campfire.

In keeping with their work with the endangered Karner blue

butterfly the musical perform ers will feature “blue”grass and the “blues.” The Red Spruce Band and Thomasina Winslow will be the featured artists. At last year’s concert, Winslow collected infor mation from the audience about the Karner blue butterfly and she will be performing her Karner Butterfly Blues for the first time in front of an audience.

This is a free program. Saratoga Arts made this program possi ble with a Community Arts Grant funded by the New York State Council on the Arts with the sup port of the Governor and the New York State Legislature. For more information about the program or to register, contact the Preserve & Park Office at 518-450-0321 or email info@wiltonpreserve.org.

The Life of U.S. Grant Exhibit at Brookside Museum

BALLSTON SPA —

To celebrate the Bicentennial of Ulysses S. Grant’s Birthday, the Presidential Library at Mississippi State University has created a trav eling exhibit about Grant’s life.

Banners describe his life from his humble beginnings until his accession to the United States presidency.

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The exhibition will be presented at the Brookside Museum at the Saratoga County History Center as part of a special agreement between Friends of Grant Cottage. The exhi bition runs to Nov. 11 during regular business hours (Thursday-Sunday from 1-5 p.m.).

The SCHC Brookside Museum is located at 21 Fairground Avenue in Ballston Spa. Admission to the museum is free and donations

are appreciated. More informa tion about Brookside Museum can be found on the website at www. brooksidemuseum.org.

“Sunset from the Nubble, Adirondacks” Photo by Tony Oehler

Grant Bust and Death Mask. A traveling exhibit about U.S. Grant’s life is on exhibit in Ballston Spa. Photo provided.

Historic Saratoga Church Kicks Off Organ Replacement Drive

by Thomas Dimopoulos Saratoga TODAY

SARATOGA SPRINGS —

The First Baptist Church of Saratoga was established in October 1793. Saratoga Springs’ oldest church has provided ser vices at 45 Washington St. since 1855. This weekend, the church is kicking off a drive aimed at replac ing its near 50-year-old organ.

“We always celebrate our birthday in some unique way - to let people know we’re here, that we’re excited do our ministry for our congregation as well as the community, and to help those around us,” said Doris Seagrave, chair of the board of Deacons at the church.

On Sunday, Oct. 16, organist Farrell Goehring will feature the music of Bach, Mendelssohn and others in a fundraising event that

begins at 2 p.m.

“This marks the start of the organ fund, and on Sunday there will be a good will offering after the concert,” said Seagrave. The church has begun reaching out to the community and will be pur suing donations and potential grants during its drive to replace the organ, which Seagrave esti mated at a minimum cost of approximately $50,000.

Over the past few years,

renovation projects on-site have resulted in restoring some of the church’s stain glass win dows, after being awarded grants from The Saratoga Springs Preservation Foundation, the New York Landmarks Conservancy, and the Alfred Z. Solomon Testamentary Trust.

The mission of the First Baptist Church in Saratoga focuses on three areas: homeless students and homeless adults,

families subjected to domestic violence, and migrant workers at local dairy farms and racetrack.

“We’ve been a very active in the community and we do a lot of ministry with the homeless shel ter, with Wellsprings, and many of the other organizations in the area,” Seagrave said.

For more information about First Baptist Church, go to: fbcsaratoga.org, or email: firstbaptistsaratoga@gmail.com.

The view from the balcony inside The First Baptist Church of Saratoga. Photo by Thomas Dimopoulos.

The current organ, approaching 50, inside The First Baptist Church of Saratoga. Photo by Thomas Dimopoulos.

City Budget 2023: Employee Salaries, Benefits & Insurance Costs Account for 84% of City Expenses

SARATOGA SPRINGS —

Finance Commissioner Minita Sanghvi proposed a $54.2 million 2023 spending plan for Saratoga Springs during the city’s initial Comprehensive Budget presenta tion on Oct. 6.

While similar to the $54.1 million 2022 budget, next year’s proposal accounts for 7 percent more in revenues, as the 2022 bud get contains $3.9 million of ARPA monies received from the Federal Government, Sanghvi explained.

The main sources of revenue were property tax, sales tax, mort gage tax, State aid, and VLT aid, accounting for 75 percent of the city’s revenue.

Employee salaries, benefits and insurance costs account for 84 percent of the city’s expenses, with the rising cost of healthcare, retirement benefits, and insur ance being the main sources of strain on next year’s expenses.

The budget includes the addition of 16 new fire fighters for the 3rd EMS/ Fire Station under development on Henning Road. While these new additions will be paid for by a Federal SAFER grant, the grant only pays for personnel and benefits costs and would not

cover the day-to-day operations, uniforms, medical exams, equip ment, and other various costs of the fire station, Sanghvi said.

To balance these costs Sanghvi proposed raising Real Property Tax from $6.43 to $6.67 for the Inside District, and from $6.37 to $6.61 for the Outside District; an average increase of 3.72 percent.

“This means if your house is assessed at $200,000 you will pay $4 a month more on your property tax. If your house is assessed at $300,000 you will pay $6 a month more on your property tax. If your house is assessed at $400,000 you will pay $8 a month more on your property tax,” Sanghvi said.

A series of workshops –one for each city department –are scheduled to take place this month at City Hall. Upcoming workshops include: Public Works & Recreation (11 a.m., Oct. 17); Public Safety (3 p.m., Oct. 24); Capital Budget (4 p.m., Oct. 26), and Summary of Amended Budget (3 p.m. Oct. 28).

The public will have the oppor tunity to comment on the bud get during a 2023 Comprehensive Budget Public Hearing at 6:45 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 18.

Presentation of Saratoga Springs’ proposed 2023 Comprehensive Budget at City Hall on Oct. 6, 2022. Photo by Thomas Dimopoulos.

Wesley Community Celebrates 50th Anniversary

by Thomas Dimopoulos Saratoga TODAY

SARATOGA SPRINGS —

The Wesley Community cele brated its 50th Anniversary at the Saratoga Springs City Center last month with a fundraising dinner attended by about 150 people.

“It was a nice crowd with some folks who dated back quite a bit and it was a wonderful eve ning of reminiscing and acknowl edging what Wesley has meant to the community,” said CEO J. Brian Nealon. “We got to catch up with a lot of board members from some years ago and also see some folks we don’t see enough of.”

Original board member Bill Dake spoke about the community’s earliest days and the trials and trib ulations involved getting the proj ect off the ground, Nealon said. The nonprofit organization has sup ported seniors in the community

since opening its doors in 1972.

In 1966 a motion approval established what was called the Saratoga Retirement Center. Groundbreaking for the Embury Apartments took place in 1969 and the doors opened in 1972. Mrs. Selma Ogden was its first resident. The Victoria Building expansion came in 1985, the Wesley Health Care Center opened in 1973, an 80-bed expansion - the Hathorn building – was added 21 years later. Woodlawn Commons opened with 60 independent and 40 assisted liv ing apartments in 1999.

In all, the Wesley Community is a 37-acre, not-for-profit agency which serves the needs of the elderly, as well as active seniors, adults and pediatrics. It is comprised of Wesley Health Care Center - the nursing home, Embury Apartments – sub sidized senior apartments, and Woodlawn Commons - assisted liv ing and market-rate senior housing.

“All told, that’s 11 buildings. A little over 600 folks live on cam pus,” said Nealon, who first began working in the community in the mid-1980s. He became the orga nization’s third CEO after suc ceeding Neil Roberts in 2003.

An aging population across the country has resulted in changes in both needs and services over the past half-century since the Wesley Community first opened its doors.

The life expectancy 50 years ago was just over 71 years of age in America, the National Center for Health Statistics reported. In the prepandemic year of 2019, life expec tancy had increased to nearly 79.

Citing declining fertility and aging baby boomers by the year 2034 older adults are projected to outnumber children for the first time in U.S. history, according to a 2019 U.S. Census report titled “The Graying of America.”

“As one of the largest

generations in the country, boom ers leave a substantial imprint on the population. They swelled the ranks of the young when they were born and then the work force as they entered adulthood,” according to the report. By 2060, it is anticipated nearly one in four Americans will be 65 years and older, the number of 85-plus will triple, and the country will add a half million centenarians.

A larger number of people living longer is coupled with peo ple expressing the desire to live on their own to a greater age.

“People are living at home lon ger and that’s a significant change,” Nealon said. “Now, folks are typi cally older and more frail than we were seeing 40 or 50 years ago. That’s also a trend nationally, and I do think that trend will continue as boomers want to be as indepen dent as possible,” he added. “In housing at Woodlawn, an average

move-in age is in the mid-80s, at Embury it’s a little bit younger, I would say mid-70’s, and the nurs ing home tends to be older.”

The continuum-of-care cam pus provides independent and assisted living for seniors, afford able independent senior hous ing, short-term rehabilitation and long-term care, as well as home care services and outpatient thera pies available for people of all ages.

The organization is looking at meeting the changing needs of modern-day and future popula tions, which includes expanding certain practices, remodeling exist ing buildings and exploring services it can provide to help people remain independent as long as possible.

In conjunction with its 50th anniversary, a commemorative book and video that chronicle Wesley Community’s journey have been issued. For more infor mation, go to: www.wesley50.org.

Embury residents on a bus trip to Blue Mountain Lake in 1974. Photo provided.

Planning Meeting for Saratoga Retirement Center. Photo credit: Bob Mayette.

Wesley historic image, 1971. Photo provided.

Saratoga Skatepark Finally Gains Approval from the City

SARATOGA SPRINGS —

Built in 1989, the East Side Recreation Skatepark is the old est municipal skatepark in New York State. Now, more than three decades after its installation, the skatepark is finally getting a proper upgrade - something that has been lobbied to the city for nearly a decade. “It’s one of the most used facilities at East Side Rec,” said Mayor Ron Kim. In the last City Council meeting, a vote was finally pushed through to hire a concrete

service, Artisan Concrete Inc., to fully renovate the park, which as of now has out-date-features and rusted metal ramps.

The goal is to make the park’s features fully concrete - the mod ern standard for skateparks. This will allow the features to last lon ger, and make for a quieter skate, something that will benefit those that live in nearby houses. The cost to the city is an estimated $405,100 for the project, accord ing to released documents from

City Hall - though an exact date on when the renovations will start still hasn’t been set. Nonetheless, it’s a start. And it’s an act of trans parency from the city, which is something that organizers like Benj Gleeksman of ON DECK Saratoga (a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization under the umbrella of the Saratoga Institute) have been asking for for years. “We’re pretty stoked,” Gleeksman told Saratoga TODAY.

The renovations to the park were initially projected to cost $265,000 when the plans were first unveiled – and the city coun cil unanimously approved the project. However, due to supply chain disruptions and the everrising price of materials dur ing the fallout of the COVID-19 pandemic, the cost to the city increased by $140,000. So, ON DECK took matters into their own hands. Using the power of grassroots fundraising and help from local businesses, the organi zation raised over $70,000 for the new skatepark – covering half of the unforeseen expenses. On June 7, 2022, the city approved the new expenses, and the project was seemingly green-lit, but it wasn’t until September 30 that the full scope of the project was approved, the contractor was named and the documents were released to

public record.

It has been a long time com ing for the skateboarding scene in Saratoga, and some, like Benj Gleeksman, think this will only add to the tourism the town feeds off of if the park is done right.

According to Gleeksman, “[ON DECK] has been working on this for years, really since 2012, which is when we had our first skate deck show to kick off our fundraising efforts. We're super excited to get the new park. For out-of-town families whose kids participate in wheeled sports, it will offer a possible vacation destination

since, it sounds almost crazy to say, but skateparks are now attractions to traveling fami lies. For locals, it will offer much more variety for kids of all levels.” Importantly, this was all made possible through local event orga nizers, campaigners, businesses and families that support the local scene that worked hand-in-hand with Mayor Kim’s administration. While the exact date is not set, soon one of East Side Rec’s old est attractions will be full of new faces, new features and new ways to continue to enjoy the sport that many in our community love.

Photo provided.

South Broadway’s Homewood Suites Purchased by DelMonte Hotel Group

SARATOGA — According to documents filed with the Saratoga County clerk’s office on September 27, the DelMonte Hotel Group out of Rochester has purchased the Homewood Suites by Hilton on South Broadway. The hotel, which includes over 100 rooms, is the firm's second acquisition in the commu nity in the past year. The property was purchased for $15.25 million.

Alex DelMonte, chief execu tive of the hotel group, acquired the hotel from Turf Hotels of Latham and Pioneer Cos.

This acquisition follows the group’s previous purchase of the Hampton Inn & Suites hotel in downtown Saratoga Springs in December 2021. DelMonte bought that property from Turf Hotels and developer Frank Parillo for

$28.25 million. That deal included the real estate, a two-story parking garage, the business, plus furniture and equipment. The DelMonte Group, whose portfolio includes hotels in three different states, has expanded its presence in th region over the past few years. The com pany now has six Marriott and Hilton properties in Albany, Troy and Saratoga Springs.

Sixth Generation Strings Hosts Saratoga County Chamber of Commerce for a Ribbon Cutting

SARATOGA — On Friday, Oct. 14, the Saratoga County Chamber of Commerce will visit Sixth Generation Strings for an official ribbon cutting ceremony.

Sixth Generation Strings, located at 480 Broadway, will officially be cutting their ribbon at 12 p.m.

Sixth Generation Strings is a local music hub for the Saratoga Region and beyond. They offer rental instruments and accessories, six generations of family traditions in violin making and repair, a care fully curated selection of string instruments and a wide variety of used vinyl records.

Sixth Generation Strings is the work of Thomas Dunn, who carries with him six generations of violin making that traces back to the mid 1800s in Hungary. The oldest of a musical family of 9, Thomas was raised on a farm in Fort Plain from age 11. He

developed manual labor skills and built many model tall ships as a teen, which sparked his love for crafting and woodworking. Combining his passions for music and woodworking with his love of science and physics, Thomas decided to continue in the family tradition of violin making.

Violin making is something that combines knowledge, skill, artistry, science, and even philosophy, according to Dunn. For more information on Sixth Generation Strings, visit their website, sixgviolin.com, or their Facebook page, www.facebook. com/sixgviolin.

“SAIL” Relocates to Wilton Mall

WILTON — Southern Adirondack Independent Living (SAIL) relocated its Saratoga County office to 3065 NY-50, inside Wilton Mall. “Wilton Mall offers SAIL and the community we serve an accessible and innova tive new location, more centrally located to the heart of Saratoga County,” said Tyler Whitney, dep uty executive director of SAIL, a nonprofit organization that pro vides services to help people living with disabilities achieve the great est level of independence possible.

With offices in Saratoga, Queensbury and Plattsburgh, SAIL provides an array of ser vices, including a free medical equipment loan program, health insurance enrollment services including Medicaid and Medicare, home assistance and help with filling out community resource

applications, among others. “This new space provides a warm envi ronment in which our staff can continue to assist our community members on their journey toward independent living,” Whitney said. “We find that repurposing a location once used for retail is a trailblazing idea that can bring new life to shopping centers.”

Founded as Glens Falls Independent Living Center in 1988, SAIL opened offices in Saratoga in 1994 and Plattsburgh in 2013. The organization was renamed in 2007 to better reflect its commitment to providing services throughout the North Country, Glens Falls and Saratoga regions. The nonprofit organiza tion is funded through donations and grants. To support SAIL and its services, visit their website: www.sailhelps.org.

Photo by Tyler Murray.

BALLSTON

Alexandra Talarico sold property at 13 Everson Way to Patrick Holmes for $715,000

Kenneth Clark sold property at 139 Hop City Rd to Seven Acre Farms LLC for $200,000.

Michael Busone sold property at 276 Lake Rd to Charles Ayotte for $435,000.

Michaels and Larway Holdings LLC sold property at 6 Summerhill Dr to Diane McNamara for $438,335.

Thomas Burke sold property at 5 Timber Creek Dr to Eric Hanley for $549,000.

Michael Moy sold property at 11 Red Barn Dr to National Residential Nominee Services Inc for $492,500.

National Residential Nominee Services Inc sold property at 11 Red Barn Dr to Joseph Plantz for $492,500.

Timothy Mack sold property at 181 Goode St to mark Humphrey for $380,000

MALTA

Jeffrey Debus sold property at 5 Albany Ave to Shannon Higgins for $290,000

Patrick Sheridan sold property at 12 Basswood Ct to Haley McDougall for $480,000

Katie Speanburg sold property at 15 Kozy Lane to Lindsey Speach for $515,000

Kyle Holzhauer sold property at 62 Pepperbush Place to Zachary Ahrerns for $247,000

SARATOGA

Seth Merrill sold property at 5 Crow St to Michael Demers for $170,000

Joseph Mack sold property at 1059 Cty Rt 70 to 1059 County Route 70 LLC for $975,000.

Anthony White sold property at 56 Gates Ave to Kekoakamalani Comeaux for $130,000.

SARATOGA SPRINGS

Christopher Malley sold property at 8 Brookwood Dr to Wu Chen Xun for $360,000

Richard King sold property at 143 Caroline St to Michael Morriseey & Jan Faiola Trust for $325,000

Patricia Lambrecht sold property at 14 Ellis Ave to Charles Walz for $450,000

Linda Gioia sold property at 2 Beach Ct to Michelle Hykin for $775,000

Michael Messier sold property at 70 Railroad Pl to Jane Loftus for $790,000.

West End Girls Rental LLC sold property at 17 Alger St to Lucy White for $295,000.

Regatta View LLC sold property at 3 Dartmouth Way to Charylann Maas for $578,478

This home at 8 Wineberry, Malta listed by Tamara Valentine at Roohan Realty sold for $350,000.

Ronald Tucker sold property at 208 Lake Ave to Peter Bevan for $600,000.

Eugene Salerni sold property at 37 Preakness Way to Lance law for $316,000.

Candace Krueger sold property at 46 Union Ave #206 to C Springs Union LLC for $1,300,000

128 Henry Building LLC sold property at 128 Henry St Unit 401 toDeCrescente Family Irrevocable Trust for $1,262,942

WILTON

Charlene Hord sold property at 45 Cardinal Court to Katherine Camarota for $301,000.

Sonoma Grove LLC sold property at 47 Berkeley Way to Kenneth Shapiro for $841,961

Cottage Hill Townhomes LLC sold property at 10 Eastridge Dr to James Morgan for $261,000

Joseph McClements sold property at 20 Fenimore Pl to Janine Fitzer for $535,000

Bizzaro Jerry and the Fed

As far as Jerome Powell and the Fed seem to be concerned, we’re living in a world where up is down, down is up, good news is bad news, and bad news is great. It’s Bizzaro World!

The economy continues to be a difficult one for investors, as the Fed remains insistent upon increasing interest rates, at any cost. While many, including us, have been sounding the alarm about inflation since the stimulus spending spree of ’20 and ’21, the Fed only acknowledged it may be an issue earlier this year.

by Stephen Kyne, CFP Sterling Manor Financial for Saratoga TODAY

As a result, the Fed has been compensating for being asleep at the wheel through a series of massive and rapid interest rate hikes in an attempt to bring inflation back to its target of 2%. Considering inflation has averaged 3.3% since 1914, a 2% target becomes an onerous demand to place on the economy, especially given all of the other headwinds.

This ham-handed strategy has meant that the Fed is reading otherwise positive metrics as harbingers of doom. For example, the economy is currently at full employment, with new jobs in manufacturing, hospitality, and other sectors being created throughout the year. This otherwise good news is being interpreted by the fed as a sign that the economy is not slowing down.

Estimates are that GDP for the third quarter will be positive by as much as 3% annualized. After two quarters of negative growth, one can only wonder at the Fed’s reaction to economic expansion.

Most of the information that the Fed is using to make decisions about rate changes are lagging economic indicators.

Most of the information that the Fed is using to make decisions about rate changes are lagging economic indicators. Consequently, the Fed won’t know it’s gone too far, until it’s gone too far. This compounds the difficulty around reining in inflation without sending the economy into a recession.

To make matters worse, the Fed needlessly unsettles markets by telegraphing today what it thinks it might do in the future, based on information from the past. It’s bizarre.

Year to date, US indices are down as much as 32% (as of Oct 10).

So, where do we go from here?

1. We expect the Fed to continue raising interest rates, although any slowdown in the pace of these increases should be positive for the markets.

2. While rates have increased, it’s important to keep in mind that they are still not historically high.

3. The dollar continues to be very strong, which makes the cost of commodities, like grain and oil, which are priced in dollars on the world market, relatively less expensive to US consumers. Conversely this hurts our European friends.

4. Unemployment rates continue to be extremely low, signaling full employment. Recessions do not typically happen during these periods. We, and the Fed, will continue to monitor this metric.

5. We fully expect markets to continue to be volatile during the remainder of the year as economic and geopolitical factors remain at the forefront.

6. According to Reuters, fund companies are sitting on a mountain of cash. In fact, they are holding more cash than they’ve held in any year since 2001, as fund managers seek opportunities. We continue to watch this as an indication of what the “smart money” is doing.

In light of economic and geopolitical headwinds, tactically overweighting cash and cash equivalents while you, too, seek opportunities, may make a lot of sense depending on your circumstances. As always, work closely with with your Certified Financial Planner® Professional to help ensure that your portfolio accurately reflects your individual needs, as well as the ever-changing market landscape.

Stephen Kyne CFP® is a Partner at Sterling Manor Financial in Saratoga Springs, and Rhinebeck. Securities offered through Cadaret, Grant & Co., Inc. Member FINRA/ SIPC. Advisory services offered through Sterling Manor Financial, LLC, or Cadaret Grant & Co., Inc, SEC registered investment advisors. Sterling Manor Financial and Cadaret, Grant are separate entities.

Planning Techniques for Blended Families

How To Protect Everyone’s Interests

is calculated includes not only assets in your name, but also socalled “testamentary substitutes,” such as assets held in trust.

This spousal elective share right prevents a spouse from totally disinheriting their spouse in their Will; in some cases, spouses in a second marriage do, however, give up this right if they sign a pre-nup tial agreement which releases it.

there is little the child/stepchild can do to challenge that.

If there is a desire to treat the children and stepchildren differ ently, then there are several plan ning techniques to accomplish that. I will review two common examples in order to give you a sense of the options available.

by Matthew J. Dorsey for Saratoga TODAY

As an estate planning attor ney, I often work with what has become known as “blended fam ilies.” Blended families often include married couples who have children from prior mar riages or relationships. These fam ilies can present unique planning challenges when it comes to what should be left to the spouse, the children, and the stepchildren.

One challenge is that each spouse may have assets they have accumulated during their life prior to their current marriage. For example, they may have a lake house that was a favorite vacation spot for their children growing up. When they remarried later in life, however, they may now have step children for whom that lake house holds no memories or connections.

Another challenge is that spouses in second marriages may or may not have strong relation ships with their stepchildren. In some cases, they may have known the stepchildren since a young age and essentially raised them as their own. In other cases, the stepchil dren may be adults with children of their own living across the country, and the stepparent may have little or no connection with them.

One thing to remember at the outset is that there is no legal requirement that you leave any of your estate to your children or stepchildren. The only person that can potentially elect against your Will and seek a legal share is your spouse. Generally speaking, your spouse has the right to inherit one-third of your estate. The “estate” on which this one-third

When it comes to children and stepchildren, you are free to give them whatever you want. If you make no provision for them in your Will, they will have no legal right to challenge it. With the exception that your children may have the ability to challenge it in limited circumstances where a challenge is generally available, i.e., in cases where you lacked capacity or were under undue influence. Such challenges are rare and often unsuccessful.

So – with all this said – how do you handle your estate planning if you have a blended family? One option is to treat the children and stepchildren the same. This is more often the case where the stepchil dren have been with the stepparent from an early age. In those cases, the stepparent may think of those stepchildren as their own children.

This does not mean, how ever, that all children and step children will be treated equally. As is unfortunately sometimes the case, the parent and stepparent may be estranged from one of the children and both the parent and stepparent may choose to leave that child nothing. That is their right, and as I mentioned before,

First, you can make particu lar general bequests or specific bequests or devises (gifts of real property). A general bequest can be a gift of a particular amount of money, i.e. “I give $10,000 to my stepson Robert.” A specific bequest can be a gift of a particular asset, i.e. “I give my all my musical instru ments to my stepdaughter Amy.” A specific devise can be a gift of a par ticular piece of real property, i.e. “I give my lake house at Caroga Lake to my sons, in equal shares.”

These types of gifts can be tailored to meet your particular needs, and as soon as they do not impact a surviving spouse’s elec tive share right, they can be set up however you desire. This cus tomization of gifting may lead to uneven shares among children and stepchildren, but that is entirely permissible and may be appropri ate for your circumstances.

Second, you can also consider the use of trusts. A common plan ning technique with second mar riages, is to leave some amount of assets in trust for a surviving spouse. That trust will often require that income is payable to the sur viving spouse and that principal may be payable to them for their health, maintenance, and support, in the discretion of the trustee.

This allows the first spouse to make sure the second spouse is taken care of for the rest of their lifetime, but it also allows the first spouse to direct the distribution of the remaining trust assets after the second spouse later dies. In some cases, the remaining assets are distributed to the children of the first spouse. Such a trust can also direct that the second spouse have use of the marital home for a specific period of time or for the rest of their life, in order to pre vent them from being displaced.

As you might imagine, each family is unique and what is

appropriate for one family may be entirely wrong for another. In order to ensure you properly con sider all options, it is advisable to consult an experienced estate planning attorney in your area.

Matthew J. Dorsey, Esq. is a Senior Partner with O’Connell and Aronowitz, 1 Court Street, Saratoga Springs. Over his twenty-five years of practice, he has focused on the areas of elder law, estate planning, and estate administration. Mr. Dorsey can be reached at 518-584-5205, mdorsey@oalaw.com and www. oalaw.com

Saratoga Senior Center Calendar

October Events at the Center!

SARATOGA SENIOR CENTER FALL OPEN HOUSE

Saturday October 22 • 10 a.m. - 1 p.m. Free and open to the public.

• 10 a.m. -1 p.m. Healthy Food & Nutrition with Siobhan from Cornell Cooperative Extension

• 10:30 a.m. - 1 p.m. Healing Touch Sessions. (Reiki)

• 10 a.m. -1 p.m. Member Art Show

• 10 a.m. - until gone: Regional Food Bank

• 10 a.m. -1 p.m. Tarot Card Reading

• 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Make your own Stewart’s Sundae & Hot Dogs

• Membership Specials $10 for the remainder of 2022

• Tech Assistance

MEDICARE ADVANTAGE INFORMATION SESSIONS

If you’re dreaming of retirement or about to turn 65, it’s time to make sure you know what to do as you become eligible for Medicare. Join this educational event facilitated by a licensed agent.

AETNA: Monday, October 17 10-11 a.m. Information Table. 11 a.m.-12 p.m. Medicare Advantage Presentation MVP: Wednesday, October 19. 1 p.m. CDPHP: Tuesday, October 25. 1-3 p.m

WATERCOLOR WORKSHOP

facilitated by Susan Peters Monday, October 17 • 10:30 a.m. Please sign up, seating is limited. $5 material fee. No experience necessary. Choose adorable giraffes, pumpkins or breathtaking flowers. Perfect for beginners and experienced alike.

DINNER & A DRINK!

WITH OLD BRYAN INN

Tuesday, October 18 • 5:30 p.m. $12 per dinner. Beef Bourguignon Braised chuck roast, pearl onions, carrots, mushrooms. Served with mashed potatoes. Please sign up, seating is limited. To go dinners may be available if sit down is not sold out.

WINE & CHEESE PAIRING facilitated by Jennifer Harvey, Touching Hearts at Home Monday, October 24 • 3:30 - 4:30 p.m. One marriage no one can object to is the mouthwatering combination of wine and cheese. Join Jennifer and learn about and try some unique pairings. Must RSVP as seating is limited.

TRIVIA NIGHT!

Monday, October 24 • 5:15 p.m.

Bring your own beverage. Join us for prizes, snacks, fun, and friendly competition! Complimentary soup prepared by The Pines of Glens Falls. Please sign up, seating is limited.

DIABETES EDUCATION SEMINAR

facilitated by Barbara Bentley, Lions Club Wednesday, October 26 • 1:30 p.m. Lions Clubs not only focus on vision, but also diabetes, the number one cause of blindness. Saratoga Springs Lion Barbara Bentley, an ADCES

Certified Diabetes Paraprofessional, will be joining us to help raise awareness on the importance of checking if you are prediabetic and steps you can follow to take yourself off that path.

JAMES BRUHAC RETURNS

TO THE SENIOR CENTER

Thursday, October 27 • 2 p.m.

Sponsored by the Albany Guardian Society. Award winning author and Native American storyteller James Bruchac, will be sharing a mix of Native legends, drum songs and regional Native histories.

James is also the director of the local nonprofit Ndakinna Education Center in Greenfield Center.

Ice Cream Social: 1:30 p.m. $5

NEWCOMER’S SOCIAL HOUR

Thursday, October 20 • 2-3 p.m.

Calling all new members! And our regular members! Join us for a fun, friendly social hour where you can meet other new members. Conversation, fun, and laughs. Snacks provided. Please sign up.

BOOK CLUB AT THE CENTER

October Book - “The Paris Library“ by Janet Skeslien Charles

Tuesday, October 25 • 3 p.m.

Based on the true World War II story of the heroic librarians at the American Library in Paris, this is an unfor- gettable story of romance, friendship, family, and the power of literature to bring us together. A powerful novel that explores the consequences of our choices and the relationships that make us who we are. The Paris Library shows that extraordinary heroism can sometimes be found in the quietest of places.

HALLOWEEN PARTY

Lite Fare, Music, Spooky Times And The Paranormal Monday, October 31 • 1-3 p.m. • $10

Trick or Treat at the Center! Bob and Carol from the Cohoes Paranormal Society return to tell us more ghost stories. Come in costume if you dare! Please sign up. Homemade Soup complimentary of The Pines of Glens Falls.

SAVE THE DATE! DINNER

WITH PENNELL’S RESTAURANT

Tuesday, November 1 • 5:30 p.m. $12 per dinner. Details coming. Please sign up.

Revolutionary New Technology For Eye Examinations & Retinal Disease Detection

by Susan E Halstead, ABOC, FNAO for Saratoga TODAY

After nearly 30 years at Family Vision Care Center, I am still impressed and wowed by advances in technology that improve patient care.

We are now able to map patients’ retinas and show a 200 degree digital image of the inside of the eye without dilation aiding in the detection and diagnosis of serious eye conditions such as dia betic retinopathy, retinal detach ments, macular degeneration and other pathologies like melanomas.

Prior to Optos Mapping the doctor would dilate the patient and take a slow careful look around at the back of the eye, much like peering through the keyhole of a door to see around a room.

Optos opens the door and the doctor can now examine the image in its entirety and zoom in or out, change colors to enhance views to find hard to see abnor malities and compare the images annually to monitor for subtle signs of disease progression.

THE BENEFITS OF AN OPTOMAP EYE EXAM

Optomap is the only technol ogy that can show up to 200⁰ of the retina which will facilitate early detection of eye health diseases, but it can also help protect you or your loved ones from developing a preventable eye health disease in the first place, since early warning signs can be more easily detected and rectified.

Getting an Optomap image is fast, painless, and comfortable. Nothing touches your eye at any time, making it suitable for your

whole family. During the exam, you’ll look into the device one eye at a time and a comfortable flash of light will let you know the image of your retina has been taken.

The capture takes less than half a second, and images are immediately available for review. You’ll be able to see the whole retina – exactly what your eye care provider sees – even in a 3D animation!

NO MORE PUFF TEST!

We recently added a new glau coma test which does not “puff” at your eyes and does not require eye drops. Another modern miracle of technology, the device is small, handheld and thereby portable making pressure taking much eas ier to acquire on very young and elderly patients and as a result is extremely accurate.

CORNEAL TOPOGRAPHER

As the name implies, this equipment maps each individual cornea (outside surface of the eye)

No puff glaucoma test

and from those topographical maps we use highly sophisticated software to custom design and make individual contact lenses fit specific to only your eyes. These lenses can be used to treat eye diseases such as keratoconus and assist in myopia control.

These unmatched advance ments in technology are

revolutionizing eye care for the whole family.

Susan Halstead is a NYS and Nationally Licensed Optician and owner of Family Vision Care Center for over 25 years. Susan can be reached for comments or questions by texting or calling 518584-6111 or via email: Susan@ familyvisioncarecenter.com

Corneal topography

Optos Mapping

Youth Sports Injury Prevention Tips

Highly competitive sports such as football, gymnastics and wrestling follow rigorous training schedules that can be potentially dangerous to an adolescent or teenager. The best advice for par ents who have young athletes in the family is to help them prepare their bodies and to learn to protect themselves from sports-related injuries before they happen.

by Dr. Matt Smith for Saratoga TODAY

In today’s age of health and fitness, more and more kids are involved in sporting activities. Although being part of a foot ball, soccer or Little League team is an important rite of passage for many children, parents and their children could be overlooking the importance of proper nutrition and body-conditioning needed for preventing injuries on and off the playing field.

Without proper preparation, playing any sport can turn into a bad experience. There are struc tural and physical developmental issues that need to be taken into consideration before children undertake certain sports.

Proper warm-up, stretch ing and weight-lifting exercises are essential for kids involved in sports, but many kids learn improper stretching or weightlifting techniques, making them more susceptible to injury. Young athletes should begin with a slow jog as a general warm-up, fol lowed by a sport-specific warmup. They should then stretch all the major muscle groups.

Proper nutrition and hydra tion are also extremely vital. While an ordinary person may need to drink eight to ten 8-ounce glasses of water each day, athletes need to drink even more than that for proper absorption. Breakfast should be the most important meal of the day. Also, eating a healthy meal two to four hours before a practice or a game and another within one to two hours after a game or practice allows for proper replenishment and refuels the body.

The following tips can help ensure your child does not miss a step when it comes to proper fit ness, stretching, training and rest that the body needs to engage in sporting activities.

Encourage your child to:

• Wear the proper equip ment. Certain contact sports, such as football and hockey, can

be dangerous if the equipment is not properly fitted. Make sure all equipment, including helmets, pads and shoes, fit your child or adolescent. Talk to your child’s coach or trainer if the equipment is damaged.

• Eat healthy meals. Make sure your young athlete is eating a well-balanced diet and does not skip meals. Avoid high-fat foods, such as candy bars and fast food. At home, provide fruit rather than cookies, and vegetables rather than potato chips.

• Maintain a healthy weight. Certain sports, such as gymnas tics, wrestling and figure skating, may require your young athlete to follow strict dietary rules. Be sure your child does not feel pres sured into being too thin and that he/she understands that proper nutrition and caloric intake is needed for optimal performance and endurance.

• Drink water. Hydration is a key element to optimal fitness. Teenage athletes should drink at least eight 8-ounce glasses of water a day. Younger athletes should drink five to eight 8- ounce glasses of water.

• Avoid sugar-loaded, caf feinated and carbonated drinks. Sports drinks are a good source of replenishment for those kids engaged in long duration sports, such as track and field.

• Take vitamins daily. A multi-vitamin and Vitamin C are good choices for the young athlete. Vitamin B and amino acids may help reduce the pain from contact sports. Thiamine can help promote healing. Also consider Vitamin A to strengthen scar tissue.

• Avoid trendy supple ments. Kids under the age of 18 should avoid the use of perfor mance-enhancing supplements, such as creatine. Instead, they should ask their coach or trainer to include weekly weight training and body-conditioning sessions in their workout.

• Get plenty of rest. Eight hours of sleep is ideal for the young athlete. Lack of sleep and rest can decrease performance. Sluggishness, irritability and loss of interest could indicate that your child is fatigued.

CHIROPRACTIC

CARE CAN HELP

Doctors of chiropractic are trained and licensed to treat the entire neuromusculoskeletal sys tem and can provide advice on sports training, nutrition and injury prevention to young athletes.

Dr. Matt Smith has been a Chiropractor in Saratoga Springs for 36 years. He and his daugh ter Dr. Kevy Smith Minogue can be reached at 518-587-2064 or at MySaratogaChiropractor.com.

New Adventure in Motherhood

“MOTHERING BOYS”

Though I’ve always hoped that the stories I share here are entertaining to you all, I’ve had a special hope that reading about the challenges and joys I’ve experienced as a mom are helpful to other moms — maybe helpful in showing you that you’re not alone, maybe helpful in sharing interesting lessons I learned the hard way, maybe helpful in giving you a laugh on a bad day. I’ve also thought that reading how our family life has changed over the years might help moms of little ones to see what’s ahead, and moms of older ones to “remember those days.”

Our life as a family feels like it’s changed rapidly and drastically in the past year or so with my oldest graduating high school and going away to college, which you might remember having read about (a few times!).

by Katherine Morna Towne for Saratoga TODAY

Another thing that’s been a big change for us is that I started working at an outside-the-house job last year, which is what I want to write about today.

When I first started writing this column fourteen years ago and for many years after, I titled it “Saratoga SAHM,” with “SAHM” standing for “stay-at-home mom.” Several years ago I changed it to “Mothering Boys,” in part due to the fact that the “SAHM” part felt a little misleading — though I thought of myself as a stay-at-home mom, I meant it in the sense that I had no outside-the-house responsibilities that weren’t connected to the kids, and that almost any non-mom thing I spent time doing could be dropped in a second to tend to the kids.

But I was starting to feel like “WAHM” was a more accurate acronym for me — “work-at-home mom” — since I had always spent quite a bit of time working on professional things: mostly writing (always writing! Many of which have been opportunities with the Saratoga TODAY family of publications, which I’ve loved), some editing/proofreading, and I even had a small ministry/business for several years doing baby name consultations for expectant parents. These things were all extremely flexible — things I could work on as I was able, in between diaper changes and nursing the baby, school drop-offs and pick-ups and baseball games and swimming lessons, making dinner and doing laundry, while sitting on the couch in the middle of the kids in clothes that had been spit up on.

These were things I spent time doing in large part because I enjoyed them. Knowing that I had the capability of doing non-baby things kept me sane on bad days, and my babies also inspired me — this column, for example, has been such a gift to me, as it requires me, on a monthly basis, to record some aspect of our family life as it currently is, and going back to read through articles I wrote years ago never fails to make me laugh and cry and remember things I’d forgotten. But I also knew that keeping up with these professional pursuits helped me keep a foot in the door for the time when I would almost certainly be going back to work outside the home.

That time came last year — I found a job that was absolutely perfect for me and my family: it’s parttime and flexible, and it’s tailor-made for my professional background and experience. When I started, I was able to work three evenings a week, which worked out really well in terms of continuing to do school drop-offs and pick-ups and figure out after-school sports and other extra-curricular activities, as well as schedule all the kids’ doctor and dentist appointments, and keep them home without stress when they were sick (also: we were still deep in COVID). My job is down near Albany, so three evenings a week I piled the boys into the van and drove there, where my husband would meet me coming from work in Albany; we’d switch vehicles and he’d bring the boys home and take care of dinner and bedtime while I went to work. I was so pleased that I could continue doing all the mom things, and also be able to spend some time working and contributing to the family in a new way. The biggest downside was probably the fact that my then threeyear-old would often fall asleep on the drive down at 5:30, which wasn’t great, since he’d then be up until 11:00, but then again, I’d get home at 10:15 so I’d be able to see him and put him to bed. Not too bad!

This year, I had the ability to switch to mostly daytime hours and to work a bit more, which I was excited about. It involved making a switch for my littlest guy’s schooling — his brothers never attended fullday school until Kindergarten, but I took advantage of the option for my youngest for his three-day-aweek program. Fortunately, he seems far readier for it than any of his brothers did at that age, and he has been loving it!

One major challenge we’ve had this year, though, has been figuring out how to deal with our annual months-long Sick Season. Ohmygoodness. Trying to figure out how to properly care for sick kids who need to stay home from school when both parents work at in-person daytime jobs is a task!

Especially now, at the tail end of the pandemic, where even very mild symptoms are still being taken seriously and remote work isn’t as possible as it used to be. My husband and I have found ourselves trying to plan ahead as much as possible for different scenarios that involve little kids who can’t be left home alone for any amount of time (big kids are a bit more flexible this way) and symptoms that are mild enough that my mom could possibly be asked to provide some care or oversight (depending on the severity), while taking into account the demands and preferences of our jobs (which change depending on the day of the week). It’s not even November and we’ve already had several kids home sick for varying amounts of days. Ohmygoodness. If we come up with a good system, I may write about it in the future in case it’s helpful to any of you (and if any of you have good tips or strategies that you’ve found helpful in this regard, please feel free to email me!).

These bumps in the road remind of other such times of often hard and stressful adjustment that we’ve gone through — good things like adding a new baby into the family; sad things like caring for my dying motherin-law; new things like my oldest going to college — all of it necessary, all of it requiring patience and perseverance, all of it part of the fabric of family life. Things always shake out and settle down again and the “new” becomes the “normal.” It’s sometimes hard to believe that when you’re going through it, but it’s true!

Kate and her husband have seven sons ages 18, 16, 14, 12, 10, 8, and 4. Email her at kmtowne23@gmail.com.

Youth Helping Youth to Host Book Drive

“Classroom on Wheels” Aims to Combat Skilled Labor Shortage

SCHENECTADY —

SARATOGA SPRINGS —

On Saturday, October 22, Youth2–Youth Helping Youth will be host ing a Community Care PopUp -“Books for a Better World.” The Book Drive will take place at the

112 Spring Street in the parking lot. The drive will begin at 12 p.m. and continue until about 2 p.m., rain or shine.

The youth group are looking to collect teen and children's books surrounding themes of diversity, positive racial relations, peace/conflict resolution, community building, women's rights, LGBTQIA + rights, environmental action and banned or challenged books. Although, any children/teen books with positive messages are appreciated. For more information on the drive, or on Youth Helping Youth visit www.youthsquared.org or their Facebook page at www. facebook.com/YouthSquared.

SUNY Schenectady will bring education and training in manu facturing and healthcare directly to students and local employers through two mobile units. The col lege received funding in 2021 to procure two mobile units, “class rooms on wheels” that can travel to partner sites to conveniently pro vide on-site training for the future workforce. The college has begun the work of building the units and is looking to partner with regional advanced manufacturing compa nies and healthcare providers to ensure that training and equip ment available on the units reflects the “shop floor needs” of indus try. SUNY Schenectady has also initiated a funding campaign to develop support for operational expenses of both units. National Grid is the first industry partner to provide funding to support the advanced manufacturing unit with a generous donation of $25,000.

SUNY Schenectady’s Workforce Development and Community Education Division will use the labs to bring educa tion/training opportunities into the community, providing careerfocused learning opportunities in technical, professional and inter personal competencies to meet the needs of today’s employers.

“Our new mobile classrooms are an exciting avenue for us to bring healthcare and manufac turing education and training wherever it’s needed in our com munity,” said school President Dr. Steady Moono. “Already, we provide customized training for local employers and now, we can take that a step further by pro viding focused training on site for students and employers in the Capital Region. We are extremely grateful to National Grid for investing in SUNY Schenectady

by funding the advanced manu facturing mobile unit.”

Both units will consist of state-of-the-art classrooms which will seat 12 students, and will be self-powered, climate controlled, and Wi-Fi enabled. The Advanced Manufacturing unit will include an AutoCAD; 3D Printer; MiniLathe; Collaborative Robot; Amatrol Skill Boss; Lock Out/Tag Out, and computer workstations. The units will also have modular training equipment that can be swapped out to fit the need of the class being taught.

Through these units, the col lege will have the capability to offer healthcare training in: phlebotomy; EKG; CPR; leadership; and com munication, along with essential healthcare skills; documentation; trauma informed care; healthcare integration; safety/ergonomics for healthcare workers; anatomy and

physiology and medical coding; and social determinants of health. Manufacturing workshops and training could include those in: cyber security awareness; customer service suite; leadership in business; and supply chain/logistics.

“As the energy landscape changes we need tools that will bring new ideas and groundbreak ing innovation to get us to a more sustainable future,” said Laurie Poltynski, National Grid Regional Director. “This new mobile SUNY Schenectady classroom will sup port those new ideas and attract the workforce needed to shape the future of energy in the Capital Region and beyond.”

The mobile classrooms, trucks, and equipment will be housed in a garage on the SUNY Schenectady campus. The college expects to begin using the units in Spring 2023.

Sarah Wilson-Sparrow, Vice President of Workforce Development and Community Education, SUNY Schenectady; Laurie Poltynski, Regional Director, National Grid; and Dr. Steady Moono, President, SUNY Schenectady Photo provided.

Youth2 leader and book drive organizer, Riley.

Building for the Future: “Women in Trades” Shed Build Success at the 2022 Showcase of Homes

Students worked with women from local construction companies to complete sheds during the build-a-thon. All six sheds are up for auction with proceeds benefitting local charities.

SARATOGA — On October 8, female students in 9th and 10th grade from six different high schools gathered at the 2022 Saratoga Builders Association’s Home Showcase to show off their building skills. The girls built 4’ x 8’ lean-to-sheds, which were then auctioned off with the proceeds donated to two charities and the Workforce Development Coalition.

The construction trades present great opportunities today for all students, including those who may not have considered pursuing a construction-related career, like women. The building teams at the event were led by area females in the building industry with the support of local construction professionals. The participating schools included: Corinth, Greenwich, Mechanicville, Northville, Schuylerville and Stillwater.

The 2022 Saratoga Showcase of Homes is continuing this weekend, October 15 and 16. Now celebrating its 26th year, this annual community event has contributed over $1.4 million

dollars to local charities. Proceeds from the Saratoga Showcase of Homes benefit Rebuilding Together Saratoga County (www. rtsaratoga.org) and Habitat for Humanity of Northern Saratoga, Warren and Washington Counties (www.glensfallshabitat. org). For more details on the 2022 Saratoga Showcase of Homes event, please visit www. saratogashowcaseofhomes.com, or check them out on Facebook.

The Saratoga Builders Association, Inc. (SBA) is a specialized professional trade association representing an industry basic to the wellbeing and economy of the people of Saratoga County. Its membership includes residential and commercial builders, developers, remodelers, building material suppliers, subcontractors, financial institutions, architects, engineers, realtors, attorneys and other industry professionals. SBA is committed to the continued growth, prosperity and quality of life in Saratoga County. For more information, visit saratogabuilders.org.

Photo courtesy of Curtis Lumber.

Chicories ’ bitter edge offsets richness of fall dishes

HIGH ROCK PARK

by Himanee Gupta for Saratoga TODAY

Thick soups, hearty meats, cheese, and rustic bread. For a lot of us, these are the foods of fall. They’re warming, flavorful, and rich – and sometimes perhaps a bit too rich to easily digest.

However, pairing these fall favorites with such seasonal chicories as Italian dandelion greens, radicchio, frisée, escarole, and Belgian endive can help. These beautifully colored, glossy leafy vegetables all offer meals a bitter taste. That taste helps break up the fat and can be quite pleasing to the palate.

“Bitterness is valued by many culinary traditions around the world,” says Andrea Grom of Green Jeans Market Farm. “In French and Italian food traditions, bitter greens are typically paired with rich foods because they aid digestion.”

Grom first encountered chicories in 2009 while volunteering on organic farms in Italy and Germany through a program known as World Wide Opportunities on Organic Farms, or WWOOF, which young farmers often tap to gain experience and exposure to different regenerative agricultural practices. At a farm in Tuscany, she fell in love with salads made with radicchio and Italian dandelion greens that her hosts prepared as well as a creamy risotto that included shredded radicchio. Later in southern Bavaria in Germany, she got acquainted with sugarloaf radicchio, a fall staple for Green Jeans, for several years. Her hosts created salads with radicchio, toasted walnuts, and chopped apple.

Longtime New Yorkers make escarole a part of Greens & Beans, a dish featuring cannellini beans, sausage, and a green. Many of my customers introduced me – a transplant – to what has become one of my favorite dishes.

Grom notes that chicories grow best in fall and spring. They are packed with nutrients and fall crops and can be wrapped tightly and stored in refrigerators for several weeks.

Green Jeans is among the many Saratoga Farmers Market vendors offering chicories this season. Look for the frilly leaves of frisée, curly escarole heads, deep red and purple radicchios, plus the green Sugar Loaf. Also, check out the spiked leaves that define Italian dandelion – not quite the wild leaf and yellow flower that fills our backyards and woods in early spring but still related. All of these, says Grom, “are vibrant, healthful greens that are wonderful as salads and in comfort foods.”

The Saratoga Farmers’ Market is open Wednesdays from 3 to 6 p.m. and Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at High Rock Park. The farmers’ market will move to the Wilton Mall on November 5. Find us online at www.saratogafarmersmarket.org and follow us on Facebook and Instagram.

Five Flavors Chicory Salad

INGREDIENTS:

FOR THE SALAD:

FOR THE DRESSING:

Plunge the chopped radicchio in cold water for 5 minutes to leech out some of the bitter juices. Spin dry with a salad spinner. Use what you need for the salad and put the rest in a plastic zipper bag. Add the remaining ingredients and toss with the

Recipe provided by Andrea Grom of Green Jeans Market Farm

Photos provided by Green Jeans Market Farm

Chicories, Green Jeans Market Farm

by John Reardon for Saratoga TODAY

PASS THE Frying Pan

Hello my Foodie Friends!

There are so many “must haves” in the kitchen. As I was cooking with Paula the other day, I found myself using the term “pass the frying pan” and using it more than once. I realized that the frying pan (skillet) is one of my most used cookware tools. A frying (skillet) pan is a flat-bottomed, shallow pan with a slanted side and long handles. It is designed for sautéing or for shallow-fry foods. Frying pans come in various sizes from 8” to 12” (with some at 7,

and 11”). There are a variety of surfaces that include ceramic, non-stick, stainless steel, carbon steel, and cast iron.

The frying pan can be considered an essential for any kitchen. They are easy to use and offer the ability to create a surface that heats up quickly. They are a versatile tool to use from frying to browning, searing, oven finishing using for pan sauces, or for making eggs in. With the frying pan being an integral part of the kitchen, care of the frying pan is very important to keep in mind based on what they are made of. Frying pans such as cast iron and carbon steel ones require seasoning upkeep. Frying pans with ceramic and non-stick surfaces require proper care with the types of tools used within the pan, how they are cleaned, and the temperature they are cooked with. An important point to know about frying pans is the way you use the heat.

Stainless steel frying pans are a work horse. The multi-ply pan comes with an aluminum or copper core with stainless steel coated on the inside and outside of the pan. The multi-ply pan functions as a heat conductor. You can cook practically anything in a stainless- steel frying pan. They can tolerate higher levels of heat than a non-stick pan and are typically safe to put in the oven (of course use an oven mitt when taking it out of the oven since the handle will be hot). They are great for menu items that require high sears and oven finishes like steak, chicken, and pork. When cleaning a stainless-steel pan, cool the pan first. You may need to soak it. Use an item like Bar Keepers Friend as a mild and safe product to scrub your pan back to its beautiful stainless finish. We encourage hand washing versus putting in the dishwasher.

When using a non-stick frying pan, keep in mind that the non-stick coating can be compromised from excessive heat. The non-stick pan is best for delicate foods like eggs, fish, crepes, or various sauces that require low to medium heat. Acidic foods can also wear away the coating. Most non-stick pans require the use of wood, silicone, nylon, or rubber utensils. There are many new non-stick pans that now permit the use of metal tools. It is not recommended to put non-stick pans in the dishwasher as the surfaces usually cannot handle the dishwasher heat. The most important part of caring for your non-stick fry pan is to not go above medium heat.

Cast iron and carbon steel frying pans are heavy and very versatile. They can be used from cooking eggs, to frying, searing, and baking. You can use higher temperatures with cast iron. However, cast iron and carbon steel pans need to be seasoned and properly maintained. There are coated cast iron pans that are glazed with an enamel coating that makes it easier to clean.

Pan Fried Chicken Thighs

INGREDIENTS

INSTRUCTIONS

the chicken thighs on a plate and evenly season them with salt, onion powder, garlic powder, and oregano.

Place the butter in a frying pan and turn the heat up to medium-high. Once the butter has melted, add the chicken and sear for 5 minutes on each side.

• After the 10 minutes of searing, add the chicken broth and cover the pan with a lid. Turn the heat down to medium-low, allowing it to cook for 20 minutes. Flip the chicken thighs halfway through.

• After the 20 minutes of cooking, it’s ready to serve.

Recipe courtesy of SUSAN OLAYINKA AND TASTING TABLE STAFF

The bottom line is you need to determine what your cooking style is and what you wa.nt to use the frying (skillet) pan for to choose the right kind of pan. You may need several for various foods that you are cooking.

Stop by Compliments to the Chef, your Neighborhood Kitchen and Cutlery store located at 33 Railroad Place to round out your kitchen with the tools you need to create your best possible culinary collection. Remember my Foodie Friends, “Life Happens in the Kitchen.”

Take Care, John & Paula

This Week’s Events: Oct. 14-20

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 14

Fall Wetland Walk

Bog Meadow Preserve, Wilton Wildlife Preserve 80 Scout Rd., Wilton | 10:30 a.m. Join our interns for a walk at the Bog Meadow Trail and learn about the fascinating role that beavers play in the health and biodiversity of wetlands. Discover how animals in wetlands are preparing for the winter. Registration required at least one day in advance by calling 518-450-0321 or at www. wiltonpreserve.org.

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 15

Fly-In Breakfast

Empire State Aerosciences Museum 250 Rudy Chase Dr. Glenville | 8:30 – 10:30 a.m. Enjoy pancakes, French toast, eggs, sausage, potatoes, juice, coffee, tea and more! Open to the public. At 10 a.m. Barbara Jones, Professor of Aviation Science at Schenectady County Community College speaks about the Aviation Industry Shortage and Rising Salaries. Fly-In if you would 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.

7th Annual Soup-er Saturday Vender Blender

South Glens Falls United Methodist Church 15 Maplewood Pkwy, South Glens Falls | 9 a.m. – 2 p.m. This year we will be back inside with vendors. We will start serving soup at 11 a.m. We will be making 6-7 different types of soup in our kitchen. Customers will get unlimited soup plus bread, dessert & beverage. The price will be $10. We will be taking pre-orders. Our phone # is 518-793-1152.

Genealogy Talks

Zoom Program | 10 a.m. Heritage Hunters of Saratoga County will offer a series of 4 genealogy talks in one day, featuring certified genealogist Nancy Lo at 10 to 11 a.m. Beyond Ancestry: Essential Portals for Genealogy; 11:15 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. Successful Genealogy Sources and Citations; 1:15 to 2:15 p.m. Discovering European Immigrant Ancestors; 2:30 to 3:30 p.m. Picture This: Cataloging Digital Photos. Nancy E. Loe is a professional archivist and genealogist. Call Ginny Humphrey, 518-885-9309 to register. Her website is www.sassyjanegenealogy.com. $20 for members, $35 for non-members (includes new membership).

Jump Into Fall

Pitney Meadows Community Farm 223 West Ave, Saratoga | 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. Jump Into Fall with Pitney Meadows & the Waldorf

School Rain or Shine! Jump Into Fall is an outdoor celebration to benefit both the Waldorf School and Pitney Meadows Farm. Join us for interactive activities for children, music & stories throughout the day, sheep shearing, felting, a drum circle, a scavenger hunt, hay jump and much more! Cider pressing and healthy snacks from local restaurants. Admission is free, just pay-to-park! $12 preregistration / $15 day of the event.

Travel with The Academy for Lifelong Learning to Spain

Homewood Suites

3368 South Broadway, Saratoga Springs | 1 p.m.

The Academy for Lifelong Learning invites you to a trip overview of its tour “Spain: A Treasure Chest of Wonders”. Explore one of Spain’s best kept secrets on this trip. A special bonus is an overnight in one of Spain’s paradors, a historic building transformed into a hotel. For more details, go to www.goedventures. com or contact goedventures@gmail.com.

Turkey Dinner

Ballston Spa Elks Lodge #2619 10 Hamilton St., Ballston Spa | 4 – 6 p.m. Eat in or take out. Menu includes roast turkey, mashed potatoes and gravy, stuffing, veggies, cranberry sauce, roll and dessert. The cost is 2 for $25 or $15 each (cash only). Preorders strongly encouraged. To order, email: dinners2619@gmail. com or call 518-885-1149, October 13 and 14 - 4 - 6 p.m. Limited quantities available at the door. Proceeds support Elks Charities.

Free Community Open House & Pig Roast

Wilton Volunteer Fire Department

270 Ballard Road, Wilton | 4:30 – 6:30 p.m. The community is invited for a free Pig Roast. Join us for our open house and touch a truck, see demos, and enjoy a free meal. Sign up on Facebook.

Remembered Geometries Artist Talk

Spring Street Gallery, 110 Spring St., Saratoga Springs 7 p.m. | Remembered Geometries presents works based on traditional housetop quilt patterns. The technical use of fabrics and thread, color, line, and texture contribute to the overall complexity and magnetism of the exhibit. Van der Laan shares her craft with brilliant, sophisticated simplicity. For more information, visit springstreetgallerysaratoga. org or email springstreetgallerylist@gmail.com.

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 16

Auditions: A Christmas Story the Musical

Spa City Theatre, 615 Maple Ave., Saratoga Springs

10 a.m. - 1 p.m. | Great roles for both children and adults! Performers should prepare approximately 32 bars of a contemporary musical theatre song.

Singing from the show is encouraged, but not required. Online video submissions accepted, as well. Callbacks held by appointment, Thursday, October 13. If case, a tuition fee of $250 will be required for students to participate. Adult actors do not need to pay tuition.

Scholarships available. Performances will take place December 2, 7 p.m., December 3, 2 and 7 p.m., December 9 and 10, 7 p.m. and December 11, 2 p.m. in our Black Box Theater at 615 Maple Ave.

Autumn Sunday Stroll, “Brandtville Boogie.”

Meet: 29 Doten Avenue, Saratoga Springs | 10:30 a.m.

Join Carol Daggs for a walking tour of the Saratoga Springs neighborhood historically known as Brandtville. Dating back to the 1800s, this historically African American rural farming community is located at the southeastern edge of the city, highlighting Crescent Street and Doten Avenue. All Sunday morning strolls last approximately 90 minutes and require walking and standing on varied terrain. Tours will be limited to 30 people and tickets must be purchased in advance. The cost per tour is $15 for SSPF members and $20 for non-members. Members who have received complimentary stroll passes must contact the Foundation directly to reserve their space.

229th Birthday Celebration Concert

The First Baptist Church of Saratoga Springs 45 Washington St., Saratoga Springs | 2 p.m. Celebrating their 229th Birthday with an uplifting, musical experience by organist, Farrell Goehring. Music of J.S Bach, Mendelssohn and C.M. Widor and others will be featured. Join us after the concert for cake, coffee, and fellowship. The concert will be presented without charge to the public. Donations toward the organ fund will be gratefully accepted. With your generous help, we will be able to continue to provide organ music for services, concerts, weddings, and funerals.

100 YEARS OF GRACE: A Musical Celebration of our Parish’s Centennial

Our Lady of Grace, 73 Midline Road, Ballston Lake | 2 p.m. 37 voices and 15 instrumentalists presenting an inspiring collection of music and readings to celebrate the seasons of the church year by parishioners from Our Lady of Grace, St. Joseph’s Church, Scotia; Immaculate Conception, Glenville; and St. Augustine’s Church, Lansingburgh, directed by Patty Neumann, Director of Musical Ministries at Our Lady of Grace and St. Joseph’s Church A “gourmet” Dessert Bar! Delectable gourmet desserts, worthy of the best restaurants, will be offered for $5 a slice. Finger desserts will also be offered. This is a fundraiser to support our Centennial activities and the archiving of our historical photos and documents. Free will donation.

MONDAY, OCTOBER 17

Surrender Day Commemoration

Fort Hardy Beach Park, Ferry Street/Route 29, Schuylerville | 9:30 a.m. In Recognition of the 245th Anniversary of the American Victory at the Battles of Saratoga, America's Turning Point. Join the community and school children for the 244th anniversary of the Battles of Saratoga surrender with cannons, patriotic speeches, wreath laying, reenactments and the traditional a13 toasts. State Historian Devin Lander will be the keynote speaker.

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 18

Pierogi Sale

Christ the Savior Church, 349 Eastline Rd., Ballston Lake

11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. | We will have potato/cheese, sauerkraut, and farmer's cheese pierogies. All pierogi orders are $10/dozen. Stuffed clams will be available as well. Please call 518-363-0001.

This Week’s Events: Oct. 14-20

family friendly

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 18 continued...

Town of Greenfield Historical Society Meeting

Greenfield Community Center, 25 Wilton Road, Greenfield Center 7 p.m. | Program: Mystery Door. When Greenfield Historical Society member Justin Thomas stripped the paint from an old green door found in his garage/ shop in Greenfield Center, he uncovered a collection of names, dates, and random writings dating through the decade of the 1920s. The pencil markings are a curious time-capsule that coincide with the years of prohibition. Is there a connection? Justin and his door will be present at the meeting in hopes the community can help solve this Greenfield mystery. Admission is free. All are welcome.

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 19

Olde Saratoga Seniors Meeting

Town Hall, 12 Spring St., Schuylerville | Noon It will be a sandwich luncheon. Dessert will be provided. Speaker from the Library will be giving a presentation. New members and guests are welcome. For more information contact Pat Temple, 518-338-2329.

Roast Beef Dinner

Saratoga Wilton Elks, 1 Elks Lane, Saratoga Springs | 4:30 – 6 p.m. Take out only. Call Monday or Tuesday between 10 a.m. – Noon to place an order. 518-584-2585. Menu: Roast beef, roasted redskin potatoes, vegetable, salad, roll, gravy. Dinner for 2 / $30. (cash only).

Managing Money: A Caregiver’s Guide to Finances

Clifton Park Halfmoon Public Library, 475 Moe Rd., Clifton Park 6:30 p.m. | It’s never too early to put financial plans in place if you or someone you know is facing Alzheimer’s disease, dementia, or another chronic illness. Join us to learn tips for managing someone else’s finances, how to prepare for future care costs, and the benefits of early planning. Presented by Alzheimer's Association Northeastern NY. Registration required. 518-371-8622. www.cphlibrary.org

BINGO

Knights of Columbus #246, 50 Pine Rd., Saratoga Springs | 7 p.m. Every Wednesday evening. The doors open at 4:30 p.m., the kitchen window (which is staffed by the Catholic Daughters) opens at 5:30 p.m., games go on sale at 6 p.m. and the first game starts at 7 p.pm. Every week, there is $1,500 in guaranteed prize money. Join us for an evening out and help to support our activities within the community.

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 20

Owl Prowls

Wilton Wildlife Preserve, 80 Scout Rd. Wilton | 6 – 7 p.m. Join us for a nighttime hike to look and listen for owls. Learn about their amazing adaptions that make the fantastic nighttime predators. Following the program, take home an owl pellet to dissect and discover the diet of an owl and identify bones of its prey. Group sizes are limited. This program is intended for ages 5 and up. To register call the library at 518-584-7860 ext 303. This program is also held on October 21, 27 and 28.

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

mark your CALENDAR

Events upcoming

Saratoga Book Festival

Start your festival experience on Friday, October 21 at the 2022 opening night event with the Pulitzer Prize winning poet Peter Balakian in conversation with WMAC’s Joe Donahue at the Saratoga Music Hall. Join us at this year’s Main Festival Day and Literary Marketplace (October 22) for more than 20 programs and events throughout the day in five venues in downtown Saratoga. Sessions start at 9:30 a.m. Saturday, the Info Desk opens at the Saratoga City Center at 9:00 am. Festival Sunday (October 23) festivities include SBF’s first-ever “Kidnote” with Lauren Tarshis, author of the bestselling I Survived series and the presentation of the Friends of the Saratoga Springs Public Library’s Literary Champions Awards. Both events will be held at the Saratoga Springs Public Library. For details visit https:// saratogabookfestival.org/

Annual Dinner

The Adirondack Mountain Club Glens Falls-Saratoga Chapter will be having its annual dinner on October 21, featuring a presentation by Saratoga Springs naturalist Jackie Donnelly titled "Mother Nature's Waterside Garden: Wildflowers of the Upper Hudson." This event will take place at the Great Escape Lodge, 89 Six Flags Dr., Queensbury, beginning at 6 p.m. Please visit www.adk-gfs.org to register.

Carnegie Hall Ensemble Connect Residency at Skidmore

A group of the finest young professional classical musicians based out of Carnegie Hall, celebrates its 16th year at Skidmore on October 21 at 7 p.m. Skidmore College, Arthur Zankel Music Center, 815 N. Broadway, Saratoga Springs. For full details, visit https://www. skidmore.edu/zankel/index.php

Fall Stop & Shop Vendor and Craft Show

Held on October 22, from 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. at the Wilton/ General Schuyler Rescue Squad

Emergency Building on Route 29, outside of Schuylerville. Raffles and concession with many vendors will be there. For further information and an application to rent a table, contact Jennie McReynolds at 518-338-2709 or by e-mail jlt100211@yahoo.com.

PopUP - “Books for a Better World”

Youth2– Youth Helping Youth (www.youthsquared.org) will host a Community Care PopUP“Books for a Better World.” The Book Drive will take place at the 112 Spring Street parking lot, Saratoga Springs. The Drive will begin at noon and go to 2 p.m. on October 22. COVID safe drop off. We are looking to collect teen and children's books surrounding themes of diversity, positive racial relations, peace/conflict resolution, community building, women's rights, LGBTQIA + rights, environmental action and banned or challenged books. Although, any children/teen books with positive messages are appreciated.

Turkey Dinner Trinity United Methodist Church, 155 Ballard Road, Gansevoort, NY will hold a take-out only Turkey Dinner on Saturday, October 22, from 4:00 to 6:00 p.m. Price is $13 each or $25 for 2. Dinner by pre-order only. To place an order, please call 518-683-8195 between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. Monday-Friday. Cut-off date for orders is October 19, 2022.

On 10/22, please arrive at Trinity UMC, remain in your car, and have exact payment. A Trinity UMC volunteer will take your payment and bring your dinners. Thank you.

Monthly Indoor Craft and Garage Sale

On Sunday, October 23 from 11 a.m. - 3 p.m. the popular Elks Ladies Auxiliary Indoor Craft and Garage Sale will be held at the Saratoga-Wilton Elks Club on Elks Lane. Admission is free. Over 40 vendors, great parking, crafts galore, and lunch. Household items, hand-made items, clothing, fabrics, food treats, body lotions, and just about anything you can imagine. New vendors signing-up every month. A fun activity the entire family enjoys. All proceeds go to

local charities. 8’ table and chairs $15; Call Debbie at 518-885-6506 or email dozolins@nycap.rr.com for information or to sign up for a table(s).

A Bridal Affair Network Saratoga presents A Bridle Affair Wedding Event at the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame, located at 191 Union Ave., Saratoga Springs on Sunday, October 23 from 11 a.m. – 3 p.m. There will be a select group of vendors collected in this one-of-a-kind location to offer the services and advice you need to plan all the details of your wedding day. You won't want to miss this opportunity to see the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame's newly renovated Hall of Fame Gallery event space. Come and enjoy food tastings, fabulous grand prizes, giveaways, and fun! Admission is complimentary. Engaged couples can register for the event online at abridleaffairsaratoga.com. For more information call 518-3653459.

Reimagining Jewish Life in the Middle East and North Africa, 1800-Present

A lecture by Lior Sternfeld delivered as part of the Jacob Perlow Series. To be held on Monday, October 24 at 7 p.m. in Davis Auditorium, Palamountain Hall, Skidmore College, 815 N. Broadway, Saratoga Springs. Lior Sternfeld is an associate professor of history and Jewish Studies. He is a social historian of the modern Middle East with particular interests in the histories of the Jewish people and other minorities of the region. Free and open to the public. Reception to follow. Attendees must adhere to Skidmore’s current COVID-19 safety guidelines. All visitors to campus are required to be fully vaccinated, including booster.

Stop the Bleed Course

The Town of Malta CERT is presenting the first “Stop the Bleed” course. The Saratoga County Sheriff's Office is joining the Town to present this lifesaving training class. Minutes count! Take the course and become empowered to make a life-or-death difference when a bleeding emergency occurs. Stop the Bleed®. Save a Life! This hands-on, free course will be offered to Malta residents on

A Guide to October Mischief

FESTIVALS, CORN MAZES, SPOOKY TOURS AND MORE

GREAT PUMPKIN CHALLENGE

Saratoga Bridges 22nd Annual Great Pumpkin Challenge will be held on October 15 at 9:30 a.m. at Columbia Pavilion in the Saratoga Spa State Park. 5K, 10K and Kids Fun Run (12 yrs. old and younger). Registration fee is $25. For more information, visit www.saratogabridges.org.

HOLLOWED HARVEST

Experience the spooky family-fun of Halloween at the Hollowed Harvest! The Hollowed Harvest brings to life more than 7,000 incredible Jack-O’-Lanterns creating stunning landscapes and larger-than-life displays designed to amaze audiences of all ages in a fun walkthrough experience! Alternatively, the Hollowed Harvest: Wicked Labyrinth features 1,000 intricately carved JackO’-Lanterns, a beloved fall tradition that’s sure to delight and surprise! Thursday through Sunday of each week through October, with additional dates added the week of Halloween. Show dates, times and ticket information are available HollowedHarvest.com.

HAUNTED CORN MAZE

Every twist and turn in the haunted corn maze will hold a new surprise for you. As you navigate your way through with just a flashlight to guide your way anticipation and fear will build inside of you. There are demons and ghouls around every bend, masked men with chainsaws following behind you, and haunted buildings within the maze to pass through... and many more surprises that will make you laugh and cry. The Haunted Maze is a unique experience that will have you coming back year after year. The Haunted Corn Maze is open every Friday and Saturday night in October. Haunting is from Dusk until 10 p.m. (last ticket sold 9:15 p.m., no exceptions). For more info visit us on Facebook or on our website www.schuylerfarms.com.

ZOMBIE ZIPS

Mountain Ridge Adventure, 300 Weatherwax Rd., Schenectady This tour is not for the faint of heart. Your nightmare begins with a corpse-guided tour along a serial killer infested forest to then be hauled into the trees among complete, utter horror. Once in the trees you will be launched in complete darkness... alone, afraid, and vulnerable... along a screaming steel cable hundreds of feet along Mountain Ridge Adventure’s awesome Zip Line Park. The terror occurs every Friday and Saturday night in the month of October from 7-10 p.m. WARNING: This is not for kids or the faint of heart. For more information, visit mountainridgeadventure.com or Facebook.

NIGHTMARES AT LIBERTY RIDGE FARM

The Capital Region’s most terrifying haunted houses and mazes. At Nightmares at Liberty Ridge Farm, you will find 5 haunted attractions at one location. Each attraction is scarier

than the one before, and they’re sure to leave everyone who enters trembling with fear. Featuring: Farmers’ Haunted House, Field of Screams, Underground Tunnel, 3D McCobb Manor, and the Forest of Fear. Nightmares is open Saturdays in October with bonus Fridays on October 21 and 28. Last ticket sold at 9:45 p.m. Get your tickets at the gate or online at libertyridgefarmny.com/things-to-do/nightmares. Liberty Ridge Farm is located at 29 Bevis Rd., Schaghticoke.

FIELD OF HORRORS

Field of Horrors, located at 100 Farrell Rd., Troy, The Field of Horrors is BACK with a NEW ATTRACTION!

Come face the “Walking Trail of Terror” where you will creep into the sadistic slaughterhouse of a deranged madman, only to be led out deeper into the field where you may encounter vicious killers on the loose or even his victims! Get ready for more of the best scares in the Capital Region! We’re bigger, better and more frightening than ever before! The Field of Horrors has been voted the #1 Haunted Attraction in the Capital Region year after year. Not recommended for children under 10 years old. Strobe lights are in use throughout the premises. All fog machine liquid is water-based. We are not accessible to people with a disability. For times, and more information and frequently asked questions, visit fieldofhorrors.com.

HAUNTED HAYRIDE AND HAUNTED HOUSES

Double M Haunted Hayrides has been creating fear for over 30 years in Upstate New York! We are the Capital District’s #1 Haunted Attraction. The Haunted Hayrides operate on a reservation system. The haunted hayride lasts approximately 30-40 minutes. Your total time with the ride and walk-through attractions is roughly one hour. This year’s walk-through attractions include Brutality, Blood Moon Farm, The Last Inn, Fear All Year and Slaughter Swamp. Enjoy our midway Feartainment featuring interactive creatures, music, concession stand, souvenir stand, and photo booth. General admission, which includes all attractions, is $39.95. Double M is located at 678 Route 67 in Ballston Spa. For more information or to buy tickets, visit doublemhauntedhayrides.com.

FRIGHT FEST

Fright Fest is back and spookier than ever! Dare to enter the Halloween event of the season, featuring familyfriendly attractions during the day... and thrills once the sun goes down. Open until October 31. For days, times and ticket information, visit www.sixflags.com/ greatescape/events/fright-fest.

YADDO GARDEN GHOST TOURS

Yaddo Parking Lot, 312 Union Ave., Saratoga Springs 4 p.m. | Ghost tour drop-in tours of the Gardens at Yaddo are offered on Fridays and Sundays, through October 30.

Tours are $10 per person. Cash or checks only. Docentled ghost tours for private groups may be arranged by contacting Yaddo www.yaddo.org/yaddo-gardens/contact. Garden-only ghost tours include historic information about Yaddo, the gardens, and ghost sightings. Our Gardens are the only area open to the public. We ask that you respect the privacy of our artists in residence, and not go beyond the Gardens during your visit.

SARATOGA YMCA TRUNK OR TREAT

Get dressed up in your Halloween best and come to the YMCA located at 290 West Ave. in Saratoga Springs to enjoy some family fun at our 4th Annual Trunk or Treat family event. Members of the community, businesses, YMCA staff along with local police and fire will decorate their cars for a safe and accessible trick or treat experience for everyone. Free and open to the public! Decorate your trunk and bring candy to share with all our families who’ll be trunk or treating (families decorating their trunk are asked to provide their own candy). Please register in advance if you plan to decorate your trunk online or by calling 518-583-9622.

2022 SARATOGA FALL FESTIVAL

Saturday, October 22 from Noon – 4 p.m. and 6 - 8 p.m. in downtown Saratoga Springs. Children and their parents are welcome to dress up in costume and come trick or treating at participating businesses from noon – 4 p.m. There will be several other activities planned as well. The DBA is planning a mystery movie to be played at a TBD location downtown. In addition, the DBA is hosting a Great Saratoga Pumpkin Hunt that will run from October 15 - 30, 2022. This is a two-week scavenger hunt that will involve solving riddles and finding all the pumpkins hidden inside participating businesses in downtown Saratoga. The winner of the scavenger hunt will be announced on Halloween and receive a special prize. Learn more: www.saratogaspringsdowntown.com/ single-post/fall-fest-the-great-saratoga-pumpkin-hunt

SIGNATURE GHOST TOURS

OF THE CANFIELD CASINO

The Saratoga Springs History Museum, located at 1 East Congress St. The Canfield Casino in Congress Park, Saratoga Springs is hosting ghost tours of the Canfield Casino, Friday, October 28, 5 – 7 p.m. Tours last 1 hour and continue every 20 minutes with the last tour beginning at 6:40 p.m. The tour is not handicap accessible. Tours are led by guides who tell about their personal paranormal experiences and show actual evidence of ghosts in the Canfield Casino. The Canfield Casino was featured on Ghost Hunters in 2010 and on the Travel Channel’s America’s Most Terrifying places in 2019.Cost is $25 in advance. For more information, call 518-5846920 or www.saratogahistory.org/ghost-tour.

The Blues Project Staging Saratoga Show Oct. 30 at Caffe Lena

Saratoga Book Festival at Multiple Venues Set to Stage Oct. 21-23

SARATOGA SPRINGS– The Saratoga Book Festival (SBF) has announced the program lineup for its second annual communitywide celebration of books.

SARATOGA SPRINGS —

The Blues Project will be celebrat ing its first new album in 42 years, entitled Evolution, with a perfor mance at Caffe Lena on Oct. 30.

The Blues Project was formed in Greenwich Village in the mid-’60s by guitarist Danny Kalb (who had played sessions for various Elektra folk and folk-rock albums), Steve Katz (a guitarist with Elektra’s Even Dozen Jug Band), flutist/bass ist Andy Kulberg, drummer Roy Blumenfeld, and singer Tommy Flanders. Al Kooper, in his early twenties a seasoned vet of rock sessions, joined after sitting in on the band’s Columbia Records audition, although they ended up signing to Verve, an MGM subsidiary.

After the release of their debut live album, the band recorded their second album

Projections in the fall of 1966. Kooper and Katz soon left the band and in 1968 joined forces to form jazz-rock icons Blood, Sweat & Tears. Katz also went on to pro duce Lou Reed’s live Rock ‘n’ Roll Animal LP, as well as its studio follow-up Sally Can’t Dance.

The Blues Project, with a modified line-up, reformed briefly in the early 1970s, releas ing three further albums: 1971’s Lazarus, 1972’s Blues Project, and 1973’s The Original Blues Project Reunion in Central Park.

Original members Roy Blumenfeld (drums/vocals) and guitarist/vocalist Steve Katz reunited in 2021 and lead a pow erful new lineup that also includes Chris Morrison on lead guitar, Scott Petito on bass, and Ken Clark on keyboards and vocals.

For ticket info, go to: caffelena.org.

The schedule includes 26 live, in-person sessions that will take place Oct. 21-23 at various venues throughout downtown Saratoga Springs - The Saratoga Springs Music Hall, Saratoga Springs City Center, Saratoga Springs Public Library, Caffè Lena, Saratoga Arts Dee Sarno Theater, Northshire Bookstore, and the Walt & Whitman Brewing Co., among them.

FESTIVAL HIGHLIGHTS:

• “What the Death of Local Newspapers Mean to Us All,” will feature a discussion with Ken Tingley - former editor of The PostStar in Glens Falls and author of The Last American Newspaper and The Last American Editor- and WAMC’s Joe Donahue. Also joining the panel will be Mark Mahoney, Editorial Page Editor (Daily Gazette) and Will Doolittle (Post-Star). The session will discuss the impact hometown papers have on their communities and what happens when they shut their doors.

• Keynote with Gregory Maguire, the bestselling author of the series that inspired the block buster musical, Wicked, and forth coming film based on Wicked.

• Keynote with Meg Wolitzer, the New York Times bestselling author of The Interestings, The Wife, and The Female Persuasion and host of the radio show and podcast Selected Shorts joins Susan Kress in conversation about the former’s acclaimed fiction and current projects.

• Dog Meets World features Alexandra Horowitz, New York Times bestselling author of Inside of a Dog and The Year of the Puppy.

• Bestselling author Francine Prose joins SBF in a book chat about her new novel, The Vixen. She also joins a session with noted historians of the ancient world Barry Strauss, James Romm, and Emily Katz that examines the ancient histories of Greek, Romans and Egyptians.

• Peter Balakian--The Pulitzer Prize winning poet and acclaimed nonfiction author joins WMAC’s Joe Donahue in an exploration of the themes of Balakian’s latest poetry collection No Sign.

• The Greatest Evil is War. The Pulitzer Prize winning for mer New York Times war corre spondent Chris Hedges talks with WAMC’s Joe Donahue about the hidden costs of war.

• Kid Note Presentation with Lauren Tarshis, The New York Times bestselling author of the I

Survived series of historical fic tion books delivers a rollicking first Kid Note on Sunday, Oct. 23.

• Kid Zone: Story Hour, pop-up read alouds, visits by Moose, Lucky, and other Storybook Characters, graphic novel and bookmark mak ing workshops, and children’s ses sions with Ira Marcks, Nancy Werlin, and Ellen Kushner, and more.

More to Explore: Literary Death Match, an international book series hosted by Adrian Todd Zuniga; Literary Marketplace showcases more than 75 authors, artisans, publishers, businesses, and nonprofits at the Saratoga City Center; Interviews with acclaimed fiction authors, including Dahlma Llanos-Figueroa, Jung Yun, Jessica Winter, Elizabeth Brundage, and Jennifer Fawcett, and other events.

The Saratoga Book Festival is an event of the Friends of the Saratoga Springs Public Library.

Ticket info: Keynote Pass: If you wish to attend one or both Keynote events, you will need to purchase a Keynote Pass for $20. Opening Session with Peter Balakian: Tickets are free but must be reserved in advance. Children’s Programs: There is no charge for children’s programs, how ever, spaces must be reserved in advance due to limited seating. Go to: emamo.com/event/SBF2022.

Original members Roy Blumenfeld and Steve Katz lead The Blues Project to Caffe Lena Oct. 30.

Arts Home Made Theater Holds Open Auditions for “Lifespan of a Fact”

SARATOGA SPRINGS — Home Made Theater has announced open auditions for their February production of Lifespan of a Fact, written by Jeremy Kareken, David Murrell, and Gordon Farrell. This production will be directed by Laurie Larson.

The auditions will be held Tuesday, Oct. 18 and Wednesday, Oct. 19 starting at 6:30 at Home Made Theater’s headquarters at the Wilton Mall (near JCPenney).

The cast consists of two men, and one woman, ages 25-plus.

Lifespan of a Fact is based on a real-life essay, What Happens

There, written by John D’Agata, that took seven years to be factchecked. This piece was com missioned for and rejected by Harper’s Magazine, but later picked up by Believer Magazine

with the condition that Jim Fingal complete a fact check of D’Agata’s essay. The thrust of the play is the summary of discussions, argu ments, negotiations, and revisions that took place over this sevenyear period. Lifespan of a Fact invites the audiences to consider the deadly serious but briskly entertaining debate of the ethics of factual truth vs. the beauty of literary dishonesty.

To audition: bring a current photo (cannot be returned) and a resume. Auditions will be from the script (sides will be provided). No appointment necessary.

Rehearsals start in January and Performance dates are in February. For a detailed flyer with character descriptions visit Home Made Theater’s website, www. homemadetheater.org

Dead Raise Final Curtain: Two Shows at SPAC in June 2023 Mark Farewell Tour

SARATOGA SPRINGS —

Dead & Company is launching its 2023 summer tour May 19 in Los Angeles and will conclude in San Francisco July 15.

Along the way, the band will stage multiple shows at Wrigley Field in Chicago, Fenway Park in Boston, and Citi Field in Queens.

The 2023 summer tour, pro duced by Live Nation, will be the band’s final tour since forming in 2015.

Dead and Company will stage two shows at Saratoga Performing Arts Center- on Saturday, June 17 and Sunday, June 18 – after which they will perform at six different venues across the country, before calling it a day.

Dead & Company was formed in 2015 when the Grateful Dead’s Mickey Hart, Bill Kreutzmann, and Bob Weir joined forces with artist and musician John Mayer, Allman Brothers’ bassist Oteil Burbridge, and Fare Thee Well and RatDog keyboardist Jeff Chimenti.

Since its formation, the band has completed seven tours and has held 164 concerts, performed 143 unique songs and has played to nearly four million fans.

For ticket information, go to: deadandcompany.com, or www. livenationentertainment.com.

Caffe Lena to host Free Health Clinic for Uninsured Musicians Oct. 23

SARATOGA SPRINGS —

On Oct. 23, Saratoga Springs music venue Caffe Lena will offer Musicians’ Health and Wellness Outreach, a free pop-up clinic for uninsured and under-insured musicians from the Capital District and Lower Adirondack region. Volunteer medical professionals will be on site in the venue’s his toric performance space to provide testing, evaluation, health and well ness education, as well as assistance obtaining access to ongoing care.

According to recent sur veys, 43% of professional musi cians in the United States have no health insurance. Among full-time

musicians with no other employ ment, the percentage without insurance is even higher. “I don’t know if these numbers hold true locally, but I know that lack of healthcare is a very big issue for regional artists,” said Jill Burnham, a full-time registered nurse at Malta Medical Emergency Care Center and a blues vocalist with duo Mark & Jill Sing the Blues.

“I knew nurses who would be happy to volunteer their time to do some basic health screenings for musicians. When I started talking about this with Caffe Lena, and connecting with other medical professionals, the idea just grew

and grew,” Burnham said.

The pop-up event is receiv ing funding and staffing from Saratoga Hospital Community Health Center, Hudson Headwaters Health Network, and Caffe Lena. “Taking care of this community is what we do—and we are proud of it,” said Renee Rodriguez-Goodemote, MD, medical director of Saratoga Community Health Center.

The clinic will include cus tom-fitted earplugs for onstage hearing protection, blood pressure screening, dietician consultation, HEP-C/HIV screening, insurance navigator consultation, Tai Chi meditative wellness, and kits for those aged 45-64 to self-adminis ter a colorectal cancer screening.

The Musicians’ Health and Wellness Clinic will be held from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Caffe Lena.

Pre-registration is strongly rec ommended in order to receive the custom ear plugs, valued at $220, that will be available for free to the first forty registrants thanks to donations from Allerdice Building Supply, the Kate Cashel Fund of the Community Fund of the Great Capital Region and JEM Inc.

Online pre-registration is available by going to caffelena. org. Walk-ins are also welcome.

Dead & Company final tour will visit Saratoga Springs for two dates in June.

Theatre Program Stages Soccer Play: “The Wolves”

ALBANY — The Theatre Program of the University at Albany’s Department of Music and Theatre presents Sarah DeLappe’s The Wolves, a hit sen sation in 2016 with its New York premiere and a finalist for the 2017 Pulitzer Prize for Drama.

Six public performances will take place at the UAlbany

Performing Arts Center on the uptown University at Albany cam pus from Oct. 19 to 23. The sched ule includes performances on Wednesday and Thursday, Oct. 19 & 20 at 8 p.m.; Friday, Oct. 21 at 3 p.m.; Saturday, Oct. 22 at 2 p.m. & 8 p.m.; and Sunday, Oct. 23 at 2 p.m.

The play is DeLappe’s first professionally produced work

and was written while she was still a graduate student getting her MFA in Playwriting at Brooklyn College. Its acclaimed OffBroadway premiere production won an Obie Ensemble Award and a special Drama Desk Award for its acting ensemble. It was also nominated for Lucille Lortel and Drama League awards for

Best Play. Currently in cinemas, DeLappe’s most recent work is as the screenwriter for the indie film Bodies, Bodies, Bodies. Advance tickets are $17 for the general public and $12 for stu dents, seniors and UAlbany fac ulty-staff. Tickets purchased on the day of the show (pending availabil ity) are $22 for the general public

and $17 for students, seniors and UAlbany faculty-staff. All tickets must be purchased on-line from the UAlbany Performing Arts Center’s site at www.albany.edu/ pac. Information and assistance can be obtained by contacting the UAlbany Performing Arts Center’s main office at 518-442-3995 or PAC@albany.edu.

SECTION 1 -

SEWER CHARGES IMPOSED

Pursuant to County Law §266(1)(a), Saratoga County Sewer District No. 1 hereby imposes sewer charges for 2023 upon all premises and real property, within or without District boundaries, connected to, the District’s sewer system.

SECTION 2ESTABLISHMENT AND CONFIRMATION OF SEWER CHARGES

Subject to confirmation by the County Board of Supervisors, this scale of charges may, from time to time, be amended by the District’s Commission.

SECTION 3CRITERIA FOR ESTABLISHING SEWER USER CHARGES

The scale of sewer user charges shall use the following criteria:

(a) A user is defined as any piece of land upon which a building or buildings stand and is connected to an interceptor, trunk or collector sewer served by the District.

(b) The annual cost of debt service, administration, operation and maintenance for the District’s treatment facilities will be generally allocated to all users.

(c) The annual cost of debt service and operation and maintenance associated with the interceptor sewer, will be generally allocated to all users connected to and/or discharging into the system.

(d) The annual cost of debt service and operation and maintenance associated with each major trunk sewer system will be generally allocated to all users connected to and/or discharging into the system.

(e) A connection unit is defined as a singlefamily dwelling unit. Units include, but are not limited to, a single family house, each apartment unit (e.g. an apartment building with six apartments is six units), each half of a duplex, a cottage, a camp, a mobile home, and each unit of a condominium or townhouse. A “unit” as used for billing purposes will be 200 gallons per day of sewer discharge, or any portion thereof. No user will be rated at less than one unit. Users will be rated in terms of whole connection units. Each tenant with sanitary facilities within a commercial complex will be defined as an individual user.

(f) For all users, including single-family dwelling units, equivalent connection units (E.C.U.) will be determined based on the following schedule which accommodates peak demand and potential flow needs:

USER CHARGES:

Single parcel:

A. Vacant - no charge unless a lateral was requested and installed. If lateral

B. Occupied - Residential

(1) Single Family Residence

a. 1 user, 1 collector as applicable.

(2) Multiple Family Residence – Each separate dwelling unit in a two family, three family or multiple dwelling, which is not an apartment a. 1 user per dwelling unit b. 1 collector per dwelling unit as applicable (3) Apartments

a. Each dwelling unit is assigned 1 user and 1 collector as applicable

b. Subsidized senior housing - For complexes receiving Federal, State or municipal rent subsidies for dedicated senior housing, each 2 dwelling units will be assigned 1 user and 1 collector as applicable

c. Proof of entitlement to the designation as senior subsidized housing will need to be provided by the user and will be subject to approval of the Sewer Commission; confirmation of continuance of the subsidy will need to be provided to the Sewer District by September 1st of each year. (4) Trailer Parks a. 1 user for each approved trailer site (5) Condominiums

a. Each unit is assigned 1 user and 1 collector as applicable b. Charges will commence upon issuance of a Certificate of Occupancy by the local municipality for those units that the New York State Department of Law has authorized to be offered for sale. Common area facilities will be assessed to the owner of record as determined under provisions of Commercial Users.

C. Occupied - Commercial (1) 1 Collector for each user

COMMERCIAL USERS

A. Restroom is defined as 1 toilet, sink and/ or urinal to be adjusted proportionately for additional facilities

B. Commercial, non-food

User - 400 GPD/restroom, or 0.1 GPD/sq. ft., whichever is greater.

Collector - 1 collector per each user

C. Other commercial, food/gas, etc. (e.g., convenient store)

User - 2 per restroom, or 0.1 GPD/sq. ft., whichever is greater.

D. Misc. — GPD

Beauty/Barber shop (per chair): 100 plus 2 units for sanitary facilities

Bowling alley (per lane, no food): 75 plus restaurant facility (see below)

Camps, day (per person): 15 - 20 resort: 65 - 75 Country club (per member): 25

Hotels/Motels (per room) no kitchen: 120 (per room) with kitchen: 150 plus dining facilities (see below) Day worker (per shift) 15 - 35

Dental office

Apply A (SEE ABOVE) -

Hospital (per bed): 250 - 350

Institutions other than hospitals (per bed): 125

Bed and Breakfast - 2 units per bathroom: 400 Schools

Day (per student)/day care(per adult and child): 10 cafeteria, add: 10 showers, add: 5 Boarding (per student): 100 Service station (per restroom): 400 Self-service laundry (per machine): 400 Shopping center .05/sq. ft (plus restaurant, see below) 1 collector per each user

Swimming pool/beach with bathhouse (per person): 10

Theatre indoor (per seat): 3 drive-in (per car space): 5 Public assembly (per person): 3 - 10 Car wash (per bay): 400 Campground (per site) w/facilities: 100

Seasonal Use (6 months or less), per site: 50 Food Service:

Ordinary restaurant ** (per seat): 35 24-hour restaurant (per seat): 50 restaurant on freeway (per seat): 70 tavern (little food service) (per seat): 20 curb service (per car space): 50 catering/banquet facilities - per seat: 20 carryout food service (minimum of 3 users)

**This assumes a minimum of 7 GPD/per person and turnover of 5x/day/seat Office building .1/sq. ft. or 2 units per restroom (whichever is more) Warehouse - storage floor space only .02/sq. ft.

For all commercial users: where actual sewer flow is measured, that flow (one year’s record data) shall be used for determining an E.C.U. count with adjustments for discharge strength and content. The data is to provide cumulative and daily peak flow volumes; the methodology is subject to approval of the Executive Director.

Users generating higher annual sewer flows than above schedule, the following rate table applies:

Consumption (gallons) — Connection Units

Up to 112,500 gal. — 1 unit 112,501 - 187,500 gal. — 2 units 187,501 - 262,500 gal. — 3 units 262,501 - 337,500 gal. — 4 units 337,501 - 412,500 gal. — 5 units For each additional 75,000 gallons or any part thereof, the number of connection units shall be increased by one.

(g) When there is a substantial increase in sewer flows during the current year, the District may adjust the number of connection units charged and bill the user directly for that additional sum pursuant to Section 8.

(h) Saratoga Spa State Park will be charged

based on their 2022 measured waste expressed in E.C.U.’s discharged to District facilities.

(i) Wastewater from wet processing and other operations is subject to the restrictions, prohibitions and surcharges outlined in the District’s rules and regulations covering the discharge of sewage, industrial waste and other waste into the Saratoga County sewer system and all sewers tributary thereto.

(j) A user discharging B.O.D. or T.S.S. to the District facilities exceeding the amount allowed in the District’s rules and regulations will be charged $700 per dry ton for that excess per conditions of their discharge permit.

(k) All costs of the District’s pretreatment and spill response program including, but not limited to, laboratory testing, labor, equipment, materials, consultants and sub-consultants, contractors and subcontractors, and fines, shall be reimbursed by the individual or user.

(l) Outside non-residential users will be charged two and one-half times the rate established for the trunk system servicing that user, residential housing will be one and one-half times that rate.

(m) Users of collection sewers turned over to the District will be charged for that portion of the District facilities utilized and at the same rate as the other users of the particular system.

SECTION 4SCALE OF CHARGES

The following is the 2023 scale of charges for the trunking and treatment of sewage.

(a) The cost of the treatment facilities and interceptor sewer lines is allocated among the 23 trunk systems. The units for those trunks and the portion of the 2023 user charges based on those units are as follows:

2023 SEWER CHARGES:

UNITS — CHARGE — REVENUE (thousands)

Ballston Spa - Village 3,300 units $250.50 charge $826,650.00

revenue

Ballston - Town 1,927 units $250.50 charge $482,713.50 revenue

Clifton Park 15,847 units $268.50 charge $4,254,919.50 revenue

Country Knolls - Clifton Park 1,148 units $260.50 charge $299,054.00 revenue

Country Knolls North - Malta 1,998 units $250.50 charge $ 500,499.00 revenue

Halfmoon 10,292 units $284.50 charge $2,928,074.00 revenue

Mechanicville

3,145 units $247.50 charge $778,387.50 revenue

Pruyn Hill - Halfmoon

659 units $257.50 charge

$169,692.50 revenue

Riverside - Stillwater 1,185 units $324.50 charge $384,532.50 revenue

Round Lake - Village 430 units $295.50 charge $127,065.00 revenue

Saratoga State Park 117 units $271.50 charge $31,765.50 revenue

Saratoga Springs 17,493 units $254.50 charge $4,451,968.50 revenue

Saratoga Lake - Saratoga, Stillwater 1,141 units $353.50 charge $403,343.50 revenue

Wilton

5,149 units $282.50 charge $1,454,592.50 revenue Greenfield 550 units $284.50 charge $156,475.00 revenue

Milton - Town 2,464 units $250.50 charge $617,232.00 revenue Malta

6,151 units $294.50 charge $1,811,469.50 revenue

Cascade Service - Halfmoon 1,946 units $247.50 charge $481,635.00 revenue

NYSERDA Service - Malta 84 units $268.50 charge $22,554.00 revenue

Hemstreet Park - Outside, residential 239 units $346.00 charge $82,694.00 revenue

Saratoga County Water Authority 30 units $282.50 charge $8,475.00 revenue

Cold Springs Road - Stillwater 15,250 units $257.50 charge $3,926,875.00 revenue

TOTAL 90,545 units $24,200,667.00 revenue

(b) The total user money needed in 2023 for debt service, maintenance and operation is $24,200,667.00.

(c) The property owners served by the Sewer District will pay the established rate per connection unit listed above.

(d) Property owners within the other trunks will pay the following connection charges based on E.C.U.’s: Saratoga Spa State Park $31,765.50 Saratoga County Water Authority $8,475.00 City of Saratoga Springs, including Geyser Crest, Crescent Avenue, Geyser Road, Floral Estates Saratoga Lake (within city limits) $4,451,968.50

(e) Outside non-residential users will pay two and one-half times the established rate.

(f) Outside residential housing units will pay one and one-half times the established rate.

is installed, a collector fee shall be charged for each lateral.

SECTION 5 -

COLLECTOR SEWER SYSTEM

Collector sewer rates are generally based on the overall construction costs of the collector system together with debt service or operation and maintenance costs of the collector system. The number of collector units charged per E.C.U. is defined under the “USER RATES”

The District’s collector sewer charges, exclusive of any trunk and treatment charges are as follows:

SUMMARY OF COLLECTOR SEWER RATES

Does Not Include Trunk and Treatment Charge

Description — Total Charge

Ballston $50.00

Clifton Park systems served by Clifton Park/Halfmoon Trunk $50.00

Country Knolls system - Clifton Park $50.00

Pruyn Hill system $50.00

Halfmoon systems served by Clifton Park/ Halfmoon trunk $50.00

Country Knolls North – Malta $50.00

Saratoga Springs (includes Kirby Road, Loughberry Lake, Crescent Avenue, Saratoga Lake portion of collection system, Floral Estates) $60,050.00

Sherwood Forest - Clifton Park $50.00

Riverside system – Stillwater $50.00

Saratoga Lake (towns) $50.00

Wilton $50.00

Greenfield $50.00

SECTION 6 -

PAYMENT OF SEWER USER CHARGES

All sewer charges, excepting those for Saratoga Springs, Saratoga Spa State Park, Town of Schaghticoke, Saratoga County Water Authority, NYSERDA and GLOBALFOUNDRIES shall be collected pursuant to Real Property Tax Law Article 11. The assessor of each municipality utilizing the town and county tax bills for the collection of taxes shall properly code the assessment roll as to the number of connection units for each particular property and for those properties utilizing the collector system. The assessor shall use the District’s formula to determine the units for multiple dwellings and commercial users of the trunk and collector systems.

The City of Saratoga Springs, which includes the Geyser Crest, Geyser Road and a portion of the Saratoga Lake trunk sewer systems; as well as the Kirby Road, Loughberry Lake, Crescent Avenue and a portion of the Saratoga Lake collector systems shall each be considered as a single-bulk user and shall be so billed by the District. The city’s collecting officer shall determine the appropriate method of assessing and collecting its sewer user charge. This single-bulk user charge may be passed on to city residents as a city sewer rent and enforced pursuant to General Municipal Law §452.

City payments shall be due quarterly by March 31, June 30, September 30 and December 31, 2023. A late payment charge of one percent (1%) per month shall be added for each month or portion thereof until paid.

The District shall bill Saratoga Spa State Park their 2023 user charges payable no later than May 1, 2023.

The Town of Schaghticoke shall be billed by the District for service to the Hemstreet Park area of the Town on a semi-annual basis in accordance with the terms of the District’s Inter-municipal Agreement with the Town.

GLOBALFOUNDRIES and Saratoga

County Water Authority will be billed on a monthly basis based on flows discharged the preceding month per terms of their Industrial Discharge Permits.

Payments by single-bulk users shall be made to the County Treasurer who shall reject any untimely or insufficient payment.

The postmark date of a payment shall be evidence of payment.

SECTION 7PENALTIES FOR LATE PAYMENTS

Sewer charges shall be subject to the same penalties and interest applicable to County taxes generally.

SECTION 8PAYMENT OF SEWER CHARGES NOT ON TOWN/COUNTY TAX ROLLS

The District shall bill directly those users of the collector sewer system and the trunk sewer system not appearing on the town and county tax rolls. Payments shall be made to the District and forwarded to the County Treasurer. Partial payments will not be accepted and will be returned.

The District shall also bill directly those users that have had an increase in connection units during the year.

The County Treasurer shall prepare and transmit to the Board of Supervisors, on or before December 1, a list of District residents or property owners within the District who are in arrears in the payment of such trunk or collector charges for a period of 30 days or more. The list shall contain a brief description of the properties for which the services were provided, the names of the persons or corporations liable to pay for same and the amount chargeable to each including penalties and interest computed to December 31.

The Board of Supervisors shall levy such sums against the properties liable and shall state the amount thereof in a separate column in the annual tax rolls of the various municipalities under the name of “county sewer charges”. Such amounts, when collected by the several municipal collectors or receivers of taxes, shall be paid over to the County Treasurer. All of the provisions of the tax laws of the State of New York covering the enforcement and collection of unpaid taxes or assessments for special improvements not inconsistent herewith shall apply to the collection of such unpaid charges. Such amounts, when received by the County Treasurer, shall be credited to the County Sewer District fund for the District’s exclusive use.

SECTION 9 - PROCEDURES

This proposed scale of charges shall be considered by the District’s Commissioners. The adopted rates shall be published in accordance with Resolution No. 174 of 1977 as amended by Resolution No. 174-09.

The County Board of Supervisors shall thereafter act upon the proposed scale of charges and upon all appeals in one of the following ways: (a) By confirming the scale of charges by a general resolution; (b) By amending the scale of charges and confirming the amended scale by a general resolution; or (c) By committing the scale of charges to the Sewer District Commission for further study and consideration.

By Order of the Saratoga County Sewer District Commission

WAYNE A. HOWE, Chairman

LEGALS

NOTICE TO BIDDERS

The Purchasing Department of Saratoga County will receive sealed bids until 11:00 a.m. on the following dates at which time bids will be publicly opened and read aloud: October 25, 2022 Guide Railing, specification 22-PWGR-24R November 03, 2022 Structural Steel, specification 22-PWSS-8R Bid forms and instructions are available at the Purchasing Office, 50 W. High Street, Ballston Spa, NY between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday (telephone - 518-885-2210) or at the Empire State Purchasing Group website (www. empirestatebidsystem.com).

Saratoga County, through its Purchasing Department, reserves the right to reject parts of any or all bids.

JOHN T. WARMT, Director of Purchasing Saratoga County 10/14/2022, 114815

Notice of formation of Railroad Avenue Eatery LLC. Articles of Org. filed with NY Secretary of State (NS) on April 08, 2021, office location: Saratoga County, NS is designated as agent upon whom process may be served, NS shall mail service of process (SOP) to Railroad Avenue Eatery LLC @ 55 Railroad Avenue, Saratoga Springs, NY 12866, purpose is any lawful purpose. 10/14, 10/21, 10/28, 11/04, 11/11, 11/18/2022. 114896

Notice of formation of Devino CPA, PLLC. Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of New York on 09/22/2022 Office: Saratoga County. SSNY has been designated as the PLLC’s agent upon whom process against it may be served. A copy of process should be mailed to the PLLC at: 3F Kings Isle Lane Mechanicville, NY 12118. Purpose: Any lawful purpose. 10/14, 10/21, 10/28, 11/04, 11/11, 11/18/2022. 114886

Notice of formation of Human Resources Essentials LLC. Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of New York on 09/19/2022 Office: Saratoga County. SSNY has been designated as the LLC’s agent upon whom process against it may be served. A copy of process should be mailed to the LLC at: 10 Tracey Court Clifton Park, NY 12065. Purpose: Any lawful purpose. 10/14, 10/21, 10/28, 11/04, 11/11, 11/18/2022, 114861

NOTICE OF ORGANIZATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY PURSUANT TO NEW YORK LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY LAW SECTION 206(c) The name of the Limited Liability Company is ADIRONDACK EXHAUST SPECIALIST LLC. The Articles of Organization were filed with the New York Secretary of State (NYSOS) on October 5, 2022.The Company maintains an office located in 9 Grant Road, South Glens Falls, Saratoga County, New York 12803. NY SOS has been designated as an agent for service of process against the company and NYSOS shall mail process to ADIRONDACK EXHAUST SPECIALIST LLC, c/o Gerald B. Chadwick, 9 Grant Road, South Glens Falls, New York 12803. The business purpose of the Company is to engage in any lawful act or activity for which a limited liability company may be formed. 10/14, 10/21, 10/28, 11/04, 11/11, 11/18, 2022. 114854

NOTICE is given that a license, number Pending, for LIQUOR, WINE, BEER & CIDER has been applied for by DEL MONTE HOTEL MANAGEMENT LLC dba HAMPTON INN & SUITES to sell LIQUOR, WINE, BEER & CIDER at retail in a HOTEL located at 25 LAVE AVE., SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY 12866,

COUNTY OF SARATOGA, State of New York, under the Alcoholic Beverage Control Law for on premises consumption. 10/14, 10/21/2022, 114852

Notice of Formation of a Domestic Limited Liability Company (LLC) Under Section 206 of The Limited Liability Company Law. The name of the LLC is Saratoga Charities, LLC.

The Articles of Organization were filed with the NY Secretary of State on October 3, 2022. The purpose of the LLC is to engage in any lawful act or activity. The office of the LLC is to be located in Saratoga County. The Secretary of State is designated as the agent of the LLC upon whom process against the LLC may be served.

The address of which the Secretary of State shall mail a copy of any process against the LLC is 250 Excelsior Avenue, Saratoga Springs, New York 12866. 10/14, 10/21, 10/28, 11/4, 11/11, 11/18, 2022. 114834

Notice of Formation of a Domestic Limited Liability Company (LLC) Under Section 206 of The Limited Liability Company Law. The name of the LLC is MAG Realty Holdings II, LLC. The Articles of Organization were filed with the NY Secretary of State on October 3, 2022. The purpose of the LLC is to engage in any lawful act or activity. The office of the LLC is to be located in Saratoga County. The Secretary of State is designated as the agent of the LLC upon whom process against the LLC may be served. The address of which the Secretary of State shall mail a copy of any process against the LLC is 250 Excelsior Avenue, Saratoga Springs, New York 12866. 10/14, 10/21, 10/28, 11/4, 11/11, 11/18, 2022. 114828

Notice of Formation of a Domestic Limited Liability Company (LLC) Under Section 206 of The Limited Liability Company Law. The name of the LLC is Your Garage, LLC The Articles of Organization were filed with the NY Secretary of State on September 29, 2022. The purpose of the LLC is to engage in any lawful act or activity. The office of the LLC is to be located in Saratoga County. The Secretary of State is designated as the agent of the LLC upon whom process against the LLC may be served. The address of which the Secretary of State shall mail a copy of any process against the LLC is 250 Excelsior Avenue, Saratoga Springs, New York 12866. 10/14, 10/21, 10/28, 11/4, 11/11, 11/18, 2022. 114822

Notice of formation of Miami Breeze Heating / Cooling llc. Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of New York on 10/03/2022. Office: Saratoga County. SSNY has been designated as the LLC’s agent upon whom process against it may be served. A copy of process should be mailed to the LLC at: 101 4th St., Waterford, NY12188. Purpose: Any lawful purpose. 10/7, 10/14, 10/21, 10/28, 11/4, 11/11, 2022. 114779

RELIEF 164 LLC Art of Org. filed with the SSNY on 09/09/2022. Office: SARATOGA County. SSNY designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to the LLC, SAKIRALI SAIYAD 164 SARATOGA AVE, WATERFORD, NY, 12188. 10/7, 10/14, 10/21, 10/28, 11/4, 11/11, 2022. 114773

LEGAL NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LLC. Notice of formation of limited liability company (LLC). Name: CNK Content Creators LLC. The Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of the State of New York (SSNYS) on 7/25/2022, pursuant to Section 203 of the New York Limited Liability Company Law. The

company office is located in Saratoga County. The SSNYS has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. The SSNYS shall mail a copy of process to: CNK Content Creators LLC, 129 Brookline Road, Ballston Spa, NY 12020. The purpose of the company is to engage in any lawful business for which LLCs may be organized under the New York LLC law, or any successor statute. 10/7, 10/14, 10/21, 10/28, 11/4, 11/11, 2022. 114743

ROOM FOR ACTIVITIES LLC Notice of Formation of Limited Liability Company. Articles of Organization for ROOM FOR ACTIVITIES LLC (LLC) were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on August 15, 2022. Office location: Saratoga County. SSNY is designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY may mail a copy of any process to the LLC at P.O. Box 2318, Wilton, NY 12831. LLC does not have specific date of Dissolution. Purpose: All legal purposes. Alan R. LeCours, Esq., P.O. Box 2318, Wilton, NY 12831. 10/07, 10/14, 10/21, 10/28, 11/04, 11/11, 2022. 114735

Notice of formation of Horicon Solutions, LLC. Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of New York on 08/08/2022 Office: Saratoga County. SSNY has been designated as the LLC’s agent upon whom process against it may be served. A copy of process should be mailed to the LLC at: address: 3035 State Route 50 #1039, Saratoga Springs, NY 12866. Purpose: Any lawful purpose. 10/07, 10/14, 10/21, 10/28, 11/04, 11/11, 2022. 114729

Notice of formation of HERKENHAM LAW, PLLC. Articles of Organization were file with the NYS Department of State on 09/02/2022. The county within this state in which the office of the professional service limited liability company is to be located is Saratoga. The Secretary of State is designated as agent of the professional service limited liability company upon whom process against it may be served. The address within or without this state to which the Secretary of State shall mail a copy of any process against the professional service limited liability company served upon him or her is: 18 Division Street, Suite 306, Saratoga Springs, NY 12866. Purpose: any lawful purpose. 10/07, 10/14, 10/21, 10/28, 11/04, 11/11, 2022. 114660

Notice of Formation of Limited Liability Company. The name of the limited liability company is: HIGH TECH HEALING, LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the NYS Department of State on 09/23/2022. The county, within the state, in which the office of the limited liability company is to be located is SARATOGA. The Secretary of State is designated as agent of the limited liability company upon whom process against it may be served. The address within or without this state to which the Secretary of State shall mail a copy of any process against the limited liability company served upon him or her is: HIGH TECH HEALING, LLC, PO BOX 46, CLIFTON PARK, NY 12065. The limited liability company designates the following as its registered agent upon whom process against it may be served within the State of New York is: DANIEL J. PERSING, HERZOG LAW FIRM, P.C., 7 SOUTHWOODS BLVD., ALBANY, NY 12211. The limited liability company is to be managed by one or more members. The purpose of the limited liability company is to engage in any lawful act or activity for which limited liability companies may be organized. 10/07, 10/14, 10/21, 10/28, 11/04, 11/11. 114654

Notice of formation of Strategic Training Concepts, LLC. Articles of Organization filed with Secretary of State of New York on 9/20/2022. Office location: Saratoga County. NYS Secretary of State is designated as the LLC’s agent upon whom process against it may be served. A copy of process should be mailed to the LLC at 8 Turner Drive, Saratoga Springs, New York 12866. Purpose: any lawful purpose. 09/30, 10/07, 10/14, 10/21, 10/28, 11/04. 114635

Notice of formation of Ranger Objective, LLC. Articles of Organization filed with Secretary of State of New York on 9/20/2022. Office location: Saratoga County. NYS Secretary of State is designated as the LLC’s agent upon whom process against it may be served. A copy of process should be mailed to the LLC at 1 Maxwell Drive, Saratoga Springs, New York 12866. Purpose: any lawful purpose. 09/30, 10/07, 10/14, 10/21, 10/28, 11/04. 114629

Notice of formation of Main Mill Group, LLC. Articles of Organization filed with Secretary of State of New York on 9/20/2022. Office location: Saratoga County. NYS Secretary of State is designated as the LLC’s agent upon whom process against it may be served. A copy of process should be mailed to the LLC at 31 Wedgewood Way, Porter Corners, New York 12859. Purpose: any lawful purpose. 09/30, 10/07, 10/14, 10/21, 10/28, 11/04. 114623

Notice of Qualification of Xchange Re Underwriting Agency LLC. Authority filed with the Secretary of State of New York on 09/15/2022. Office: Saratoga County. SSNY has been designated as the LLC’s agent upon whom process against it may be served. A copy of process should be mailed to: Harker & Associates, PLLC, 36 Long Alley, Saratoga Springs, NY 12866. Purpose: Any lawful purpose. 09/30, 10/07, 10/14, 10/21, 10/28, 11/04. 114616

Notice of formation of Limited Liability Company. Name of the LLC is: GROW FARMS, LLC Articles of Organization filed with Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on September 20, 2022. Office Location: Post Office Box 11043 State Route 40, Easton, NY 12154. Under section 203 of the Limited Liability Company Law The secretary of state is designated as agent of the limited liability company upon whom process against it may be served. The post office address within or without this state to which the secretary of state shall mail a copy of any process against the limited liability company served upon him or her is: 13 Anthony Lane, Saratoga Springs, New York 12866. The purpose of the Company is to engage in any lawful act or activity for which limited liability companies may be organized under the LLCL. 09/30, 10/07, 10/14, 10/21, 10/28, 11/04. 114606

Notice of qualification of Raise Your Glass Bar LLC. Application of Authority filed with NY Secretary of State on September 1, 2022. Office location: Saratoga County. Designated agent: Corporation Service Company is designated as agent upon whom process may be served. Please mail service of process to Corporation Service Company @ 80 State Street, Albany, NY 12207. Purpose: any lawful. 09/30, 10/07, 10/14, 10/21, 10/28, 11/04. 114586

Notice of qualification of Charleia’s Crumb Cakery LLC. Application of Authority filed with NY Secretary of State on July 5, 2022. Office location: Saratoga County. Designated agent: Corporation Service Company is designated as agent upon whom process may be served. Please mail service of process to Corporation Service Company @ 80 State Street, Albany, NY 12207. Purpose: any lawful. 09/30, 10/07, 10/14, 10/21, 10/28, 11/04. 114580

Notice of formation of Tantra Rising LLC. Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of New York on 8/17/2022. Office: Saratoga County. SSNY has been designated as the LLC’s agent upon whom process against it may be served. A copy of process should be mailed to the LLC at: 26 Fairway Blvd., Gansevoort NY 12831.

Purpose: Any lawful purpose. 09/30, 10/07, 10/14, 10/21, 10/28, 11/04. 114560

NOTICE OF ORGANIZATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY PURSUANT TO NEW YORK LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY LAW SECTION 206(c) The name of the Limited Liability Company is MAL’S PALS DAYCARE LLC.

The Articles of Organization were filed with the New York Secretary of State (NYSOS) on August 24, 2022. The Company maintains an office located in 29 Nolan Road, South Glens Falls, Saratoga County, New York 12803. NY SOS has been designated as an agent for service of process against the company and NYSOS shall mail process to MAL’S PALS DAYCARE LLC, c/o Mallory L. Normandin, 29 Nolan Road, South Glens Falls, New York 12803. The business purpose of the Company is to engage in any lawful act or activity for which a limited liability company may be formed. 09/23, 09/30, 10/07, 10/14, 10/21, 10/28. 114538

Notice of formation of Lunch-Thyme, LLC. Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of New York on 05/16/2022 Office: Saratoga County. SSNY has been designated as the LLC’s agent upon whom process against it may be served. A copy of process should be mailed to the LLC at: 166 Kingsley Rd Burnt Hills NY 12027.

Purpose: Any lawful purpose. 09/23, 09/30, 10/07, 10/14, 10/21, 10/28. 114525

LEGALS

Notice of formation of The Hive 518, LLC. Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of New York on 06/28/2022. Office: Saratoga County. SSNY has been designated as the LLC’s agent upon whom process against it may be served.

A copy of process should be mailed to the LLC at: 6 CLARK ST, MIDDLE GROVE NY 12850. Purpose: Any lawful purpose. 09/23, 09/30, 10/07, 10/14, 10/21, 10/28. 114513

Notice of formation of Adirondack THC, LLC. Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of New York on 06/23/2022. Office: Saratoga County. SSNY has been designated as the LLC’s agent upon whom process against it may be served.

A copy of process should be mailed to the LLC at: 6 CLARK ST, MIDDLE GROVE NY 12850. Purpose: Any lawful purpose. 09/23, 09/30, 10/07, 10/14, 10/21, 10/28. 114507

Notice of Formation of a Domestic Limited Liability Company (LLC) Under Section 206 of The Limited Liability Company Law - The name of the LLC is 565 Route 9P, LLC The Articles of Organization were filed with the NY Secretary of State on September 15, 2022. The purpose of the LLC is to engage in any lawful act or activity. The office of the LLC is to be located in Saratoga County. The Secretary of State is designated as the agent of the LLC upon whom process against the LLC may be served. The address of which the Secretary of State shall mail a copy of any process against the LLC is 3 Wood Duck Place, Mechanicville, New York 12118. 09/23, 09/30, 10/07, 10/14, 10/21, 10/28. 114498

Notice of formation of Truliance LLC. Articles of Organization filed with New York State Dept. of State on 09/08/2022. The County within this state in which the office of the limited liability company is located in is Saratoga. The Secretary of State is designated as agent upon whom process against it may be served. The address to which the Secretary of State shall mail process to is the limited liability company at 7 Christina Ct., Saratoga Springs, NY 12866, USA. Company is organized for conducting any lawful business for which limited liability companies may be organized under the laws of the state of New York. 09/23, 09/30, 10/07, 10/14, 10/21, 10/28. 114492

Notice of formation of NashCo LLC.

Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of New York on 08/31/2022 Office: Saratoga County. SSNY has been designated as the LLC’s agent upon whom process against it may be served. A copy of process should be mailed to the LLC at: 8 Dutch Lane Mechanicville NY 12118. Purpose: Technology Consulting. 09/23, 09/30, 10/07, 10/14, 10/21, 10/28. 114466

Marge Holdings LLC Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of New York on 07/19/2022. Office located in Saratoga County and the Secretary of State has been designated as the agent upon whom process may be served. The Post Office address which the Secretary of State shall mail a copy of any process is 1382 Hermance Road, Galway, NY 12074. Marge Holdings LLC is engaged in any lawful business activity. 09/23, 09/30, 10/07, 10/14, 10/21, 10/28. 114451

NOTICE OF ORGANIZATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY. The name of the Limited Liability Company is Decker Masonry LLC (hereinafter referred to as the “Company”). The Articles of Organization of the Company were filed with the New York State Secretary of State on September 12, 2022. The County within New York in which the office of the Company is to be located is Saratoga. The Secretary of State has been designated as agent upon whom process against the Company may be served. The post office address to which the Secretary of State shall mail process is c/o LLC, 599 Grand Avenue, Saratoga Springs, New York 12866. The purpose of the business of the Company is to engage in any lawful act or activity for which limited liability companies may be organized under the Limited Liability Company Law. 09/23, 09/30, 10/07, 10/14, 10/21, 10/28. 114436

Notice of formation of Limited Liability Company. Name: HH Managing Member, LLC (“LLC”). Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of the State of New York (“SSNY”) on September 9, 2022. NY office location: Saratoga County. The SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. The SSNY shall mail a copy of any process to HH Managing Member, LLC, 235 Bear Hill Road, Suite 400, Waltham, MA 02451. Purpose/character of LLC is to engage in any lawful act or activity. 09/16, 09/23, 09/30, 10/07, 10/14, 10/21. 114404

NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY.

NAME: DARK 617, LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 06/23/2022 Office location: Saratoga County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to the LLC, PO Box 332, Mechanicville, NY 12118. Purpose: For any lawful purpose. 09/16, 09/23, 09/30, 10/07, 10/14, 10/21. 114398

NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY.

NAME: ADVANCED DATA DEVICES, LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on

02/15/2022. Office location: Albany County. SSNY has been Designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to the LLC, 555 CLIFTON PARK CENTER RD., CLIFTON PARK, NY, 12065. Purpose: For Any lawful purpose. 09/16, 09/23, 09/30, 10/07, 10/14, 10/21. 114392

Notice of formation of Adirondack Illumination, LLC. Articles of organization filed with the State of New York on September 8, 2022. Office: Saratoga County. SSNY has been designated as the LLC’s agent upon whom process may be served. A copy of the process can be mailed to the LLC at 142 West Milton Road #24, Ballston Spa, NY 12020. Purpose: Any lawful purpose. 09/16, 09/23, 09/30, 10/07, 10/14, 10/21. 114386

Notice of Formation of Saratoga Website Designs LLC, a domestic limited liability company (LLC). Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of NY (SSNY on September 7, 2022. Office Location: Saratoga County. Principal business location: 138 Deer Run Dr., Ballston Spa, NY 12020. Purpose: website design service, and any other purpose. 09/16, 09/23, 09/30, 10/07, 10/14, 10/21. 114367

NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LLC 1059 COUNTY ROUTE 70 LLC Art. Of Org. Filed with NYS Dept. of State 08/26/2022. Office location: Saratoga Co. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to: The LLC, 1059 County Route 70, Stillwater, NY 12170. Any lawful purpose. 09/09, 09/16, 09/23, 09/30, 10/07, 10/14. 114343

Notice of Formation of LLC. Articles of Organization for Eteannette Seymour LLC were filed with the Secretary of State of New York on August 31, 2022. Office Located in 10 Underwood Drive, Saratoga Springs, New York 12866 in Saratoga County. The Secretary of State has been designated as agent upon which process may be served and a copy of process shall be mailed by the Secretary of State to the LLC at 10 Underwood Drive, Saratoga Springs, New York 12866. Purpose: for any lawful activity for which limited liability companies may be formed under the law. 09/09, 09/16, 09/23, 09/30, 10/07, 10/14. 114284

Notice of Formation of VS Saratoga Springs OPCO, LLC. App. for Auth. filed with SSNY on 8/29/2022. Office location: Saratoga Co. SSNY has been designated for service of process and shall mail a copy of any process served against the LLC to c/o ValStone Asset Mgmt., 260 E. Brown Ave., Ste 250, Birmingham, MI 48009. Purpose: any lawful act or activity. 09/09, 09/16, 09/23, 09/30, 10/07, 10/14. 114278

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Seeking Volunteers - The Saratoga Senior Center is seeking volunteers for both in-house activities and to go out in the community through their Community Connections program. In-house volunteers may help at a dinner, staff our front desk, greet members, help at our food bank, and in other ways. Community Connections volunteers are matched with seniors in need of assistance in the community. The volunteers help with transportation, friendly visits, telephone check-ins, assistance with grocery shopping, household chores, light repair projects, errands, and other services. If you are interested in volunteering or know someone in need, please contact the Center at 518-584-1621.

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Seeking Tax Assistance Volunteers - Tax-Aide, the free income tax assistance program sponsored by the AARP Foundation and the IRS, is seeking volunteers for the upcoming tax season at various sites in Saratoga, Washington and Warren Counties. You do not need to be an AARP member to volunteer. Tax-Aide volunteers answer questions and prepare returns for low to moderate income taxpayers and seniors from February 1st to April 15, 2023. No experience is required, but computer experience is helpful for tax counseling. Free training is given. For more information contact Lorna Olivo at 518-309-8530 or AARPTaxAideSaratoga@gmail.com.

Lawrence Lynn Hanson

BALLSTON SPA — Lawrence Lynn Hanson, age 68, passed away on Saturday, September 24, 2022, at home. An interment with military honors was held Wednesday, October 5, 2022, at Gerald B.H. Solomon Saratoga National Cemetery, 200 Duell Rd. Schuylerville. Visit compassionatefuneralcare.com

Jane Anderson Costello

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On Friday, 9/23/2022, God called Jane Anderson Costello home to her reward and rest in heaven.

Calling hours 10/17/22, 4-7 p.m. at Burke Funeral Home. Mass 10/18/22, 10 a.m.: St. Clement’s Church, burial following at 11:30 a.m. at GBH Saratoga National Cemetery. Memorial donations to Birthright (Ballston Spa). burkefuneralhome.com

Mary Millar Campbell

SARATOGA SPRINGS — Mary Millar Campbell (nee Bell), 97, passed at home, October 6, 2022. Visitation and funeral home service were 10/12/22 at Burke Funeral Home. Burial followed at the Saratoga National Cemetery. Memorial donations to Christian Missions in Many Lands (CMML), P.O. Box 13, Spring Lake, NY 07762. www. burkefuneralhome.com

Yvonne Gehring Farley

SARATOGA SPRINGS — Yvonne Gehring Farley, 95, passed away peacefully on October 7, 2022 in her home. Calling hours 10/15/2022 from 10-11 at Church of St. Peter followed by Mass at 11am. Burial is private. Memorial donations to Community Hospice or the Regional Food Bank of Northeastern New York. www. burkefuneralhome.com.

Barbara Haner

SARATOGA SPRINGS — Barbara Haner, 90, died peacefully 10/6/2022. Visitation and Mass of Christian Burial was 10/11/2022 at The Church of St. Peter followed by burial at the Chatham Center Rural Cemetery. Memorial donations to “Saratoga Community Garden c/o The Wesley Foundation,” 131 Lawrence Street, Saratoga Springs, NY 12866. www. burkefuneralhome.com.

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BOWIE, MD – Benjamin G. Straus, 86 formerly of Saratoga Springs, passed September 27, 2022. Calling hours are Monday, October 17, 2022 from 11 a.m. –1 p.m. at Burke Funeral Home followed by 1 p.m. funeral home service. Burial to follow at 2:30 p.m. at the GBH Saratoga National Cemetery. Please visit www.burkefuneralhome.com

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Adirondack Thunder Gears Up for New Season

GLENS FALLS —

The Adirondack Thunder, proud ECHL affiliate of the New Jersey Devils and Utica Comets, has recently announced their 2022-23 promotional schedule.

In addition to theme nights, Friday home games will feature $3 Labatt Blue and Saturday home games will be $4 Bud Light cour tesy of Saratoga Eagle.

“We are excited to announce our 2022-23 Promotional Schedule and have been preparing for our home opener on October 29th for some time now,” said team president Jeff Mead. “Youth jersey giveaway, red glow sticks, and a ‘red out’ of the arena will kick off our season and we are thrilled to have Peter MacArthur lead us into a new era of Thunder hockey.”

Other popular nights return ing to the Cool Insuring Arena include Military Appreciation Night, Teddy Bear Toss, New Year’s Eve Celebration, Nickelodeon Double Dare Night, Law Enforcement Night, Kid’s Day Game, Stick it to Cancer Weekend, and Fan Appreciation Night.

“Many of our biggest games of the season also allow us to give back to our community that supports us so well,” added Mead. “Military Appreciation Night, Law Enforcement Night, and Stick it to Cancer Weekend are always great events to help

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numerous local organizations.”

Specialty jerseys return this season for Military Appreciation Night, Nickelodeon Double Dare Night, Law Enforcement Night, Stick it to Cancer Weekend, and Fan Appreciation Night. New this season, the Thunder will introduce Miracle on Ice Night with special 1980 USA Hockey-themed jerseys.

The Thunder host the Worcester Railers in the home opener at Cool Insuring Arena on Saturday, October 29 at 7 p.m. Fans can cash in on the opening night 4-pack. Get four tickets, a Thunder hat, and an additional flex ticket for just $75 by visit ing the Thunder front office or by calling 518-480-3355.

Season tickets for the 202223 season are also on sale now.

For more information on ticket packages, call the front office at 518-480-3355 or visit www. ECHLThunder.com/tickets. For all the latest Adirondack Thunder news, follow the team on all social media @ECHLThunder.

Saratoga Bridges’ 22nd Annual Great Pumpkin Challenge

SARATOGA SPRINGS —

Saratoga Bridges, one of the larg est non-profit organizations in Saratoga County devoted to pro viding services and programs to people with developmental dis abilities, is inviting the Saratoga community to join them in a walk, run or roll at their 22nd Annual Great Pumpkin Challenge held on Saturday, October 15 at 9:30 a.m.

After two years of being virtual due to the pandemic, the popular 5K & 10K and Kids Fun Run will start and finish at the Columbia Pavilion in the Saratoga Spa State Park and is NET Chip timed.

The fundraiser benefits Saratoga Bridges’ essential non-funded or underfunded services like art programs and covers the cost of materials for the unanticipated expenses incurred by COVID 19.

Walking this weekend will be step-sisters Shannon Fernett and Heather Williams. Shannon and Heather are a part of the Saratoga Bridges’ “Bridges Buddies” pro gram. The “Buddies” program helps those with disabilities to better enjoy life through help with transportation, programs and activities like arts and crafts, kara oke, bingo, and of course- as the case with Shannon and Heather - walking! Shannon has been Heather’s personal assistant for over three years now and has been with Saratoga Bridges for 15 years, starting her career in 2007. Their connection through Saratoga

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Bridges has only strengthened their bond, “Buddies ‘til the end. We are always together,” said Shannon, the younger of the sis ters. When asked about their rela tionship with one another and the “Buddies” program, Shannon said, “Just the term ‘buddies’ really describes what we do, we help them just as much as they help us. It’s a teamwork thing.”

This weekend, their team work will be on full display as Shannon will push Heather along the 5k course and eventually to the finish line at the Columbia Pavillion. In the past two years, the Pumpkin Challenge has been virtual due to the pandemic, so the two sisters are excited to finally partake in the in-person event on Saturday. “As long as the weather is on our side - we are out walking” said Shannon.

Individuals, friends, families, coworkers and corporate teams can register at saratogabridges.org. The $25 entrance fee for the 5K & 10K is $25 and Kids Fun (12 and under) is $10. The first 1,500 reg istered will receive a long-sleeve moisture wicking shirt. Prizes will be awarded to 1st, 2nd and 3rd placed males and females in each age group. There will be give-aways, homemade refreshments, donated food and beverages from Hixny, Uncommon Grounds, Bimbo Bakeries USA, Hannaford, DeVoe’s Rainbow Orchard and Healthy Living as well as favor ite pumpkin and costume con tests. For more information about the event, contact Kelly Armer at karmer@saratogabridges.org or 518-587-0723 ext. 1266 or Laura Kenny at lkenny@saratogabridges. org or 518-587-0723 ext. 1242.

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SCC Girls Golf Wraps Up Most Successful Season in Program History

Girls on the Green: Section II Championships Conclude at Edison Club

SARATOGA SPRINGS —

In 2020, the first year of program history, the Spa Catholic girls golf team did not register a single win. In 2021, it took them until the last match of the season to claim a single victory. This year, with only two returning members to the team, the outlook for the fall season was uncertain.

Saratoga TODAY spoke with Heather Bott, the head coach for the Saints golf team. Heather in her second year of coaching, attributed the newfound suc cess to the girls’ dedication. “This year the team went 6-8, far sur passing any goal that we had for wins. The girls worked hard all season practicing and trying to improve their game. They never gave up, and they were always willing to put in extra time. Their dedication to their sport was impressive.” Heather continued, “With the success of our team this year, we have raised aware ness for other female studentathletes who are showing interest in golf here at SCC.”

The Saints play their home matches at Pioneer Hills Golf Club, who welcomed the girls with open arms. This follows a new trend in the game of golf - the game is getting younger and becom ing more inclusive as both men and women fall in love with the sport. “The future of girls golf is bright!” said Bott. “We've already seen an increase in girls golf teams this year throughout Section II. I believe we've had an increase of 21% participation over last year.”

Looking forward, the Saints will be able to keep all five girls on the team for next year. Their ros ter is one of the youngest in the area for a varsity team. Aila Cartier (10th grade), Chloe Lawrence (10th grade), Lily Norton (9th grade), Maddison Norton (8th grade) and Eva Nucera (8th grade) make up the squad. The Saints finished strong this year, winning four out of their last five, with wins over Emma Willard (2), Mohonasen and Troy. So, continued success could be on the horizon for the Saints golf pro gram in the years to come.

REXFORD — On Sunday, October 9, the Edison Club hosted the Section II team champion ships for the Suburban Council’s varsity girls golf season. It was a sunny fall day and the teams were in full swing.

Taking home first place was the powerhouse of the 2022

season, Albany Academy for Girls.

Academy shot a remarkable gross score of 298, just 10 over par com bined. In second was Saratoga High School. The Bluestreaks came into the clubhouse with a combined score of 402 (+114) to solidify their place on the podium with a silver medal. In third was

Guilderland. The Guilderland girls scored a 412 (+124) to take home third place. Fourth, fifth and sixth were Shaker, Shenendehowa and Bethlehem, respectively.

The individual champi onship, which was hosted a week prior, was won by Albany Academy’s Samantha Von Rohr.

Albany Academy for Girls take the win for the Section II team championships. Photos provided.

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