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Farewell Jupiter, Introducing?

Local Students to Name New Officer

by Thomas Dimopoulos Saratoga TODAY

Charles Harrison at his home in Mechanicville riding Most Fun Yet in August 2016.

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Zegers Gunning for Assembly

80 New Jobs in Malta

by Norra Reyes Saratoga TODAY

Morgan Zegers on Saratoga Lake.

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MALTA — Arnoff Global Logistics/ Arnoff Moving and Storage, Inc., is beginning operations in its new Malta location and expects construction and renovations to be fully complete in time for a grand opening in mid-May. “Construction is in its final push, not phase, getting ready to move in,” said Mike Arnoff, president of the company. “We’re starting to wind down; the office furniture was delivered last week – that was very exciting. Something

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Arnoff Expansion is Just the Beginning

by Larry Goodwin Saratoga TODAY MALTA — The 2018 elections are 21 months from now.

Still, when she flies in a plane, takes a train, or hauls her stuff between home in Malta and the nation’s capital in her dad’s Ford pickup truck, Morgan Zegers is busy developing her strategy to win a seat as a Republican in the New York State Assembly.

At present, that seat is occupied by Assemblywoman Carrie Woerner, a Democrat who recently won her second two-year term representing

SARATOGA SPRINGS — In a city known for its horses, it is still a sight to behold: standing about fiveand-a-half feet tall, weighing 1,800 pounds and steadied atop four sturdy legs, they represent the city’s most unique police officers.

The Saratoga Springs Police Department initiated the use of a mounted patrol in 2000, following in a long tradition first documented when London’s Bow Street Police established its horse-mounted branch more than 250 years ago.

This week, Public Safety Commissioner Chris Mathiesen announced one of the longest serving members of Saratoga Springs’ mounted division will be, well, stepping down.

“Jupiter is 23 years old and ready for retirement,” Mathiesen explained.

The standard-bred gelding, originally named Jo Jo Geronimo, was donated to the police department in 2003, and has patrolled the city for more than a decade.

Jupiter became the city’s third

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as simple as the paper towel holders arriving on a big pallet – everything is exciting. It’s been a dream starting to come to fruition.”

The 93-year-old, five generation

Business 16-17

See Arnoff pg. 13

Obituaries 6 Education 18-19 A+E 36-39 Sports 43-47

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Neighbors: Lorie Wies I’m the local history librarian. I’ve been here in the Saratoga Public Library - and mostly in the Saratoga Room - for about 18 years.

I’m from Massachusetts, the Berkshires. I was working here in the mid-‘80s and then moved here in the early ‘90s. I was a social worker.

I used to run Kaydeross House Group Home for Transitional Services and decided I needed to do something else, so I went to library school. And, here I am. I just retired from Union College. I was there for 15 years as a librarian.

In the Saratoga Room, we collect anything that has to do with Saratoga Springs. We collect a lot of

information about the people, about the businesses. We have genealogists and business people coming in. We have house hunters, authors and preservationists. Once someone came in looking for old restaurant menus because they wanted to use the old styles in their new restaurant menus, so that was kind of cool.

When Frank Sullivan passed, he gave his personal papers to the historical society, his professional papers to Cornell – where he went to school - and we got his library. So, we have some wonderful books written by his friends and some of them that are signed to him by his friends.

Today I’m working on some paperwork that librarians here can use. We’re building metadata for digital objects, so we can get them up on the web. We have Robert Joki’s stereoscopic collection. The images are absolutely stunning. We have over 1,400 stereoscopic images, many of them unique. We’ve got it digitized and now want to get it up on the web in a way that’s useful for people.

Brush with Fame: being pulled over by Stockbridge police chief William Obanhein, who once arrested singer Arlo Guthrie and became famous as “Officer Obie” in Guthrie’s song “Alice’s Restaurant Massacree.”

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Week of February 10 – February 16, 2017

Saratoga Chowderfest draws 35,000 Photos by markbolles.com

Some of the 35,000 people who attended Saratoga Chowderfest 2017. Photos by Mark Bolles.

Friends chow-down chowder and engage in chatter on Broadway during Chowderfest 2017.

Christina Karney and Katie Lamb.

Mother daughter day out at Chowderfest: Kate and Marianne Sesselman.

Steamin' hot chowder served up at the Circus Café.

SARATOGA SPRINGS – Thirtyfive thousand people took to the streets during the 19th annual Saratoga Chowderfest on Saturday, Feb. 4.

The event included 87 outlets, 17 first-time Chowderfest contestants and 120,000 bowls of chowder served, according to the Saratoga Convention & Tourism Bureau.

The winners-by vote of the chowder consumers themselves - People’s Choice:

Thirsty Owl Bistro, seafood chowder; Best On Broadway: Thirsty Owl Bistro, seafood chowder; Best Off-Broadway: Gaffney’s Restaurant, Southwest shrimp corn chowder; Best Non-Downtown: PJ’s Bar-BQSA, veggie corn chowder w/ optional choice of BBQ meat; Best Newcomer: Dunning Street Station Bar & Grill, shrimp and lobster chowder; Best Dessert Chowder: Sweet Mimi’s Café.

Photos by Mark Bolles.

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Week of February 10 – February 16, 2017

Local Youth Advocates Google Photographer To Return Meet with State Lawmakers on Tobacco SCHUYLERVILLE — Glens Falls Hospital’s Living Tobacco-Free staff and Schuylerville Reality Check youths Mikhail Hailu, Grace Sirianni and Skye Haye, met with several state lawmakers in Albany on February 7 to discuss the important work they are doing locally to reduce tobacco use.

Annually, the group visits the New York State Capitol to educate lawmakers about the success of established tobacco control programs and opportunities to further reduce the burden of tobacco addiction on New Yorkers. They described the valuable work being done locally to reduce smoking rates and to keep youth from starting smoking, which begins at 13 years old, on average.

“Reality Check doesn’t just help us educate our peers, it allows us to help change the future for the better,” said Schuylerville student Grace Sirianni, age 16.

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New York State (NYS) Tobacco Control Programs (TCP) have been proven to reduce youth smoking and help current smokers quit, which saves lives and millions of state tax dollars. However, smoking rates in Saratoga (17.7 percent), Warren (18.7 percent) and Washington (21 percent) counties continue to be higher than the NYS smoking rate (15.6 percent). Across New York State, disparities persist in individuals with less than a high school education (22.4 percent), income less than $25,000 a year (22.2 percent) and those with poor mental health (27.2 percent).

The New York State Tobacco Control Program uses a policy-driven, populationbased approach designed to prevent youth from smoking and to motivate adult smokers to quit. The efforts are leading the way toward a tobacco-free society. For more information, visit TobaccoFreeNYS.org

SARATOGA SPRINGS — The Google Street View photographer for the Saratoga County Chamber of Commerce will be back in the area on February 21.

This member benefit program provides participating businesses with a custom

Virtual Reality/Virtual Tour of local businesses for use on websites and social media pages, and is also added to Google Maps and Search listings to make companies stand out against local competition.

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Fire Damage Temporarily Closes B-Spa Middle School BALLSTON SPA — The Ballston Spa Middle School will remain closed for cleaning and repairs due to a fire on Sunday afternoon, Feb. 5. The fire in a mechanical room on the north end of the Middle School building (tennis court entrance) was quickly extinguished by first responders, preventing any further damage. Fire investigators have now determined that the cause of the fire was from a battery in one of the floor cleaning machines.

However, as the fire was in a mechanical room, there was significant damage to mechanical controls and systems that

operate the entire building.

There was also smoke damage in common areas in the north end of the building. Since Sunday afternoon, the district has been working on assessing the damage, cleaning up and establishing a timeline for reopening the building. It has now been decided to keep the Middle School closed for the remainder of this week through Friday, February 10, and the building will reopen to staff and students on Monday, February 13.

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The district issued a statement thanking the emergency responders for their quick response and also thanking everyone in the school community for their patience and cooperation. Updated information will be provided on the district website at www.bscsd.org or on Twitter @BSCSD or @BSpaSupt.

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COURTS Vanessa A. French, 45, of Halfmoon, was sentenced on Jan. 26 to five days in jail and five years of probation, after pleading to Aggravated DWI – Leandra’s Law. Stephen E. Wrobel, 41, of Troy, was sentenced on Jan. 26 to five days in jail and five years of probation, after pleading to felony DWI. Reinaldo A. Torres, 53, of Ballston Spa, was sentenced on Jan. 27 to three years in state prison and 15 years of post-release supervision, after pleading to felony Rape in the second degree.

Joshua L. Hunt, 26, of Victory, was sentenced on Jan. 27 to six months in jail and five years of probation, after pleading to felony DWI and circumventing an interlock device.

Dwayne E. Rivers, 30, of Hudson Falls, pleaded on Jan. 27 to felony DWI. Sentencing scheduled for March 30.

Justin A. Miller, 24, of Stillwater, was sentenced on Jan. 23 to 1.5 to 2 years in state prison, after pleading to attempted criminal sale of a controlled substance.

Caroline R. Garrity, 21, of Saratoga Springs, was sentenced on Jan. 23 to 1 to 3 years in state prison, after pleading to attempted criminal possession of a forged instrument.

Justin D. Garrison, 28, of Milton, pleaded on Jan. 20 to felony DWI. Sentencing is scheduled for March 27.

James S. Dilollo, Jr., 34, of Lake George, pleaded on Jan. 23 to felony DWI. Sentencing is scheduled for March 9.

Edward J. Zinzow, 45, of Ravena, pleaded on Jan. 24 to felony DWI. Sentencing is scheduled for March 28.

Emily R. Latalladi, 32, of Saratoga Springs, was sentenced on Jan. 24 to five years probation, after pleading to

third-degree attempted burglary, a felony.

Christopher B. Melton, 31, of Ballston Spa, was sentenced on Jan. 25 to six months in jail and five years probation, after pleading to attempted criminal sale of a controlled substance.

Jodi A. Lant-Truett, 43, of Saratoga springs, was sentenced on Jan. 25 to 2 years in state prison and 1.5 years post release supervision, after pleading to attempted criminal sale of a controlled substance.

Adam J. Ross, 35, of Greenfield Center, pleaded on Jan. 25 to felony DWI. Sentencing is scheduled for March 29.

Anna Finkina, 30, of Albany, pleaded on Jan. 25 to attempted burglary in the third degree, a felony.

Sentencing is scheduled for March 29.

POLICE Jonathan J. Cyphers, 36, of Ballston Spa, was charged on Feb. 2 with felony burglary, in connection with an alleged incident that occurred in the town of Greenfield. Cyphers was sent to Saratoga County Jail in lieu of $15,000 cash, or $30,000 bond.

Christopher M. Bristol, 17, of Gansevoort, and Michael R. Kennedy Jr., 17, of South Glens Falls, were each charged on Jan. 30 with one count second-degree assault, following the alleged assault of a 65-year-old Moreau man after a “road rage” incident occurred Jan. 23 in the town of Moreau. The victim sustained serious injuries to his face and both suspects were released to Saratoga County Probation Pre-Trial Services, according to the Saratoga County Sheriff ’s Office.

Corey R. Brown-Baker, 33, of Pittsfield, Massachusetts, was charged on Jan. 27 with assault in the third degree.

Frederick B. Lewis, 33, of Malta, was charged on Jan. 26 with aggravated

BLOTTER 5 unlicensed operation in the third degree, and operating a motor vehicle without a license.

Frederick M. Bond, 77, of Saratoga Springs, was charged on Jan. 26 with assault in the third degree.

Bond was subsequently released on an appearance ticket.

Rachael E. Labrozzi, 25, of Mechanicville, was charged on Jan. 26 with unlawful possession of marijuana, criminal possession of a controlled substance- a misdemeanor, and operating an unregistered motor vehicle on highway.

Zachary M. Olmo, 22, of Saratoga Springs, was charged on Jan. 26 with two counts criminal sale of marijuana in the fourth degree.

Matthew J. Raia, 27, of Saratoga Springs, was charged on Jan. 26 with misdemeanor DWI, aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor

vehicle, and failing to signal a turn.

governmental administration, and resisting arrest.

Steven W. Harris, 46, of Saratoga Springs, was charged on Jan. 23 with disorderly conduct, and resisting arrest- a misdemeanor.

Andy H. Shadich, 28, of Brooklyn, was charged on Jan. 22 with misdemeanor DWI, and two driving infractions.

Nolan J. Stanley, 19, of Granville, was charged on Jan. 22 with unlawful possession of marijuana, and criminal possession of controlled substance.

Richard H. Tooley, 30, of Stillwater, was charged on Jan. 21 with aggravated unlicensed operation in the third degree, and speeding.

Kathleen M. Schechner, 41, of Wilton, was charged on Jan. 22 with criminal trespass in the third degree.

Rachel M. Gammons, 42, of Saratoga Springs, was charged on Jan. 22 with assault in the third degree.

Tyler S. Victoria, 21, of Albany, was charged on Jan. 22 with disorderly conduct, and resisting arrest.

Terron S. Victoria, 27, of Clifton Park, was charged on Jan. 22 with obstructing

Austin D. Germadnik, 21, of Mechanicville, was charged on Jan. 21 with misdemeanor DWI. Christopher L. Tuttle, 26, of Schenectady, was charged on Jan. 21 with disorderly conduct, harassment, obstructing governmental administration second degree, and resisting arrest.

Barry W. Connor, 26, of Greenfield, was charged on Jan. 21 with criminal possession of a controlled substance.

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Obituaries Bryan LaFreniere, Jr GANSEVOORT — Bryan LaFreniere, Jr., 30, passed away unexpectedly on Friday, Feb. 3, 2017. Bryan was born on May 30, 1986 in Saratoga Springs.

A funeral service was held on Wednesday, Feb. 8, at Compassionate Care Funeral Home in Saratoga Springs.

Daniel J. Hewitt TOWN OF SARATOGA — Daniel J. Hewitt, 84, passed away on Feb. 4, 2017.

A funeral Mass will be celebrated 10:30 a.m. on Friday, Feb. 10 at Notre-Dame Visitation Church in Schuylerville.

Online remembrances in his name may be made to www.flynnbrosinc.com.

Diane Q. Lisi BALLSTON SPA — Diane Q. Lisi, 37, passed away peacefully on Thursday, February 2, 2017 surrounded by the ones she loved.

Relatives and friends gathered on Wednesday, February

8, 2017 at the Burke and Bussing Funeral Homes of Saratoga Springs. Burial will be at the convenience of the family.

Judy Rae Banker SARATOGA SPRINGS — Judy Rae Banker, 77, passed away on February 2, 2017 at Wesley Health Care Center.

Services were held on Monday, Feb. 6, 2017 at Compassionate Care Funeral Home in Saratoga Springs.

Contributions in her name may be made to Community Hospice, 179 Lawrence St., Saratoga Springs. NY 12866.

Mark Y. Oppenheim SARATOGA SPRINGS — Mark Y. Oppenheim, 70, died quietly in his sleep on Friday, Feb. 3, 2017.

A memorial service was held Thursday, Feb. 9, 2017 at the William J. Burke and Sons/ Bussing and Cunniff Funeral Homes of Saratoga Springs.

Roland J. LaFarr SARATOGA SPRINGS — Roland J. LaFarr, 81, died peacefully with his family by his side on Tuesday, January, 31, 2017 at Saratoga Hospital.

There were no public calling hours.

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

Stanley “Stan” E. Dworak WILTON — Stanley “Stan” E. Dworak, 79, passed away Thursday, February 2, 2017 after a long illness.

Relatives and friends gathered in his name on Monday, Feb. 6, 2017 at the Burke & Bussing Funeral Homes of Saratoga Springs.

William A. Ryall, Jr SARATOGA SPRINGS — William A. Ryall, Jr., 69, passed away Monday, Jan. 30, 2017.

A gathering of family and friends will begin at 3 p.m.

Friday, Feb. 17, 2017 at the ITAM Post 35 in Saratoga Springs.

Arrangements are under the direction of the Burke and Cunniff Funeral Homes of Saratoga Springs.

Week of February 10 – February 16, 2017

Hometown vs. Heroin & Addiction HUDSON FALLS — January 31, 2017 — The WashingtonSaratoga-Warren-HamiltonEssex BOCES will host a community forum about prescription drug and heroin abuse and dependence.

The event, Hometown vs.

Heroin & Addiction, will take place Wednesday, February 15, 2017 4:30 – 8:00p.m. in the Building D Gym at the Southern Adirondack Education Center, 1051 Dix Avenue, Hudson Falls. The event is free and open to the public.

This epidemic impacts us all. Participants will learn how to create change in our communities. They will also learn more about possible prevention and treatment options.

The forum will feature a panel of individuals to provide information and answer questions with representatives from the judicial system, health care industry, substance abuse treatment field, concerned parents, people in recovery, as well as representatives from local agencies to provide resources.

The forum is divided into two parts. The public is invited to attend any part or all of the event: 4:30-5:30 p.m. Heroin/ Opioid Overdose Prevention Training (Narcan Training): each trained individual will receive an Intra-nasal Naloxone (Narcan) kit. Please RSVP for this portion of

the training to ensure there are enough kits and certificates for participants. (518746-3470 or kcarpenter@ wswheboces.org).

6:00-8:00 p.m. Community Forum: with Speaker and Master of Ceremonies, Washington County District Attorney, Tony Jordan Refreshments will be provided.

WSWHE BOCES serves over 40,000 students of all ages and abilities in 31 rural and city/suburban districts, in a five-county region.

The Career and Technical Education Division provides training to high school students who are interested in careers in such fields as automotive, carpentry, conservation and forestry, cosmetology, culinary, HVAC, horse care, horticulture, nursing and advanced technology. The Alternative and Special Education Division provides a continuum of services for special needs students, including those with autism and social deficits, from Pre-K through age 21.

School Support Services offers a range of services for districts including data analysis, technology support and communication and public relations services.

FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT: Maribeth Macica Public Information Specialist, WSWHE BOCES ph: 518-810-4948

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Girl Scouts Sing and Dance

Local girl scouts harmonizing. Photo by Jackie Albanese.

SARATOGA SPRINGS — On January 30, at the Knights of Columbus hall, Girl Scout organizer Diane White and the Saratoga Soundtrack Chorus helped 4th and 5th grade girls from Saratoga and Schuylerville Junior Troops earn their Young Women in Harmony Girl Scout Activity Patch.

The All In quartet, consisting of Cheryl Springer, Terry Bradway, Lisa Fedele, and Kimberly Van Orman, demonstrated singing techniques and were assisted by the event’s organizers, Jackie Albanese, Wendy Camilli, and Sue Pidgeon. A total of 27 girls participated in a Sweet Adeline International’s music program, consisting of 9 activities that were chosen from 3 categories: Discover, Connect and Take Action.

In the Discover activity, the Junior Troops learned about different styles of music. Singing rounds and understanding the beat of music was practiced in the Connect activity. The girl scouts exhibited how to Take Action by actually performing a round, four-part harmony for an audience of family and new friends.

The scouts had an opportunity to hear Saratoga Soundtrack Chorus perform Barbershop music as well as sing a song with the entire chorus. Patches were presented at the end of the evening.

Saratoga Soundtrack Chorus is an award-winning women’s a cappella group, singing four-part harmony. Performing everything from standards and jazz to ballads and contemporary songs, the chorus has been entertaining since 2008 under the direction of Master

Director Nancy Faddegon. Their music is visually enhanced through characterization and choreography.

Through the years, this musical group has delighted local audiences at many popular events and venues: Congress Park, Saratoga Race Course, and First Night.

Saratoga Soundtrack Chorus is a not-for-profit chartered chorus of Sweet Adelines International, a worldwide organization of women singers committed to advancing the musical art form of barbershop harmony through education and performance. The group rehearses Monday nights at the Knights of Columbus, 50 Pine Road in Saratoga Springs.

For more information. visit the website www.saratogasoundtrack.org or the group’s Facebook page, www.facebook. com/SaratogaSoundtrack.

USO-Styled Fundraiser SARATOGA SPRINGS — The Friends of the New York State Military Museum, a volunteer organization, is holding a USOthemed fundraiser on Saturday, February 25 at 61 Lake Avenue in a repeat of past programs that delighted hundreds of guests.

The show features a live performance by the American Bombshells from New York City as they re-create the look and sound of shows that helped lift troop morale during the 1950s and 1960s.

The event supports the ongoing mission of the Military Museum to preserve New York State’s military

heritage by raising needed funds to create new exhibits and maintain or improve others.

The program kicks off at 1 p.m. and runs to 4 p.m. and includes refreshments similar to those served at USO ‘Cantinas.’ Advance tickets are $30, or $35 at the door. Active military rate is $25. Tickets can be purchased at the Museum gift shop or online.

For more information, contact the Friends of the New York State Military Museum at 518-226-0490 or visit the website at www.friendsofthenysmilitarymuseum.com.

For A Century of Women’s Suffrage SARATOGA SPRINGS — The League of Women Voters of Saratoga County will host a gathering on February 15 to celebrate the 100th anniversary of women’s suffrage in New York State as well as the birthday of Susan B. Anthony, who was born on that date in 1820.

The meeting will begin at 7 p.m. in the Community Room of the Adirondack Trust building

on Church Street and Woodlawn Avenue. The entrance to the community room is on the top floor of the parking garage off Walton Street. Anyone interested in learning more about the League is invited to celebrate the occasion.

Additional information can be found on the League of Women Voters website, www.lwvsaratoga. org, or by calling 518-728-5201.

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Week of February 10 – February 16, 2017

Jupiter to Most Fun Yet Continued from front page.

equine officer, following the initial experiment in 2000 of a horse on loan from the state Park Police, and a 17-hand standard-bred gelding named Of Course I Can - later renamed Zeus- who served the department for three years, until his death as the result of West Nile virus. More recently, Jupiter was joined on the equine staff by the 1,800-pound black Percheron named King Tut. A healthy Standardbred horse will usually live to the age of about 25, and Jupiter’s golden years will be spent in the familiar surroundings of a farm just off Route 29 where

the police horses are boarded.

“We have somebody who is going to care for him,” said Assistant City Police Chief John Catone.

“He’ll retire and be able to play on the farm with all of his friends.”

Serendipitously, horse owner Charles “Chuck” Harrison on Jan. 30 penned a letter to the city police department, offering to donate his 11-year-old Standardbred, named Most Fun Yet, to the mounted division of the department.

“I claimed him back in 2011 and he’s always been a pleasure to be around. I wanted to find a real good home for him,” Harrison said.

“He’s a special horse. His personality makes him special and he’s as

Jupiter drawing a crowd of kids at the Saratoga Race Course last summer. Photo by Thomas Dimopoulos.

easygoing as they come. In the barn, we call him ‘Fat Boy,” Harrison laughed. “Now we call him ‘Officer Fat Boy.’ Most Fun Yet had been a frequent competitor at Saratoga Casino Hotel. He was foaled on Feb. 25, 2006 in Thornville, Ohio and sired by Full of Fun. The bay gelding had 223 starts overall - finishing in the money 87 times, winning 19 races outright and earning more than $190,000.

“He actually raced until the end of the meet here in December,” said Most Fun Yet trainer Scott Mongeon. “He’s still viable as a race horse and could still race, but he is getting up there in age. Chuck thought it would be better off finding him a home, as long as it’s the right home.“ Most Fun Yet is being readied for training. The process is expected to take four to five weeks and if all goes well, he could be ready to serve by early May.

The equine officers are employed in Saratoga Springs year-round and are a visual magnet for area children and out-of-town visitors alike. They patrol the racecourse in the summer, attend special citywide events, and bear witness to the occasional mayhem that can ensue downtown.

“During fight calls, if there is a fight between two people, I can put a horse between them and that’s it - the fight’s over,” SSPD mounted patrol officer Glenn Barrett said in 2015.

“Most Fun Yet will be trained and become one of our police horses, and Most Fun Yet will probably have a lot of fun at four o’clock in the morning on Caroline Street,” Commissioner Mathiesen said with a laugh.

The city’s newest equine officer, its fifth overall, is expected to undergo a name change prior to being put into service and plans are underway to host a contest among area schoolchildren to rename the horse.

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Notes from City Hall: Council Clears Hurdle for Eminent Domain Deputy Commissioner of Finance.

Dugan-Armstrong has served as the city’s Website Content Coordinator and was responsible for the design and implementation of the City’s Smartphone Application “Saratoga Mobile.” She will fill in for Deputy Commissioner of Finance Lynn Bachner, who is on leave.

DPW Names New Deputy

Geyser Road Trail project map. Photo: Saratoga Springs.

by Thomas Dimopoulos Saratoga TODAY The council unanimously approved to accept the determination and findings of the New York Eminent Domain Procedure Law as it relates to the Geyser Trail project.

By voting to accept the findings, the council reserved its right to the eminent domain procedure and to subsequently seize private land, should it need to do so.

The two-mile long Geyser Trail would create a continuous, non-motorized connection linking the town of Milton/ Saratoga Springs city line with the Saratoga Spa State Park.

The trail, which would be for seasonal and not year-round use, passes by large residential developments, the Geyser Road Elementary School, Veteran’s Memorial Park, the Grande Industrial Park, and a handful of parcels privately owned that the city would take over.

The development of the trail would include portions of nine properties, seven property owners. Two of those property owners are, thus far, opposed to the development, and an opposing petition citing safety and cost concerns has garnered nearly 100 signatures.

“We certainly don’t want to proceed with eminent domain proceedings if we don’t have to,” Mayor Joanne Yepsen said, adding she was hopeful an agreement may be made with the two opposing land owners. “I don’t think an

eminent domain has happened in the city…ever.”

By law, the city is required to provide just compensation to the owners of the properties to be taken, and up to $80,000 has been appropriated for that purpose.

The findings stated, among other things, that the project serves a specific public benefit available to a broad number of city residents, and that it would not have a sufficiently negative impact on the aesthetics or the environment.

The four steps in the right-ofway acquisition process include: holding an initial meeting with each property owner, a real property appraisal, establishing just compensation and negotiating a settlement and transferring title to the city. The Geyser Trail project has been in the works for more than a decade.

To Uber or Not to Uber?

The City Council voted 4-1 in a resolution to support bringing ride-sharing services such as Uber to upstate New York.

“It provides more options for tourists as well as residents,” Mayor Joanne Yepsen said. DPC Commissioner Chris Mathiesen voted against the resolution. Any measure to bring such services upstate requires approval from the state legislature.

Finance Department Appoints Acting Deputy Commissioner Finance Commissioner Michele Madigan announced the appointment of Susan Dugan-Armstrong as Acting

Department of Public Works Commissioner Anthony “Skip” Scirocco last week appointed 20-year DPW veteran Frank Coppola, Jr. as Deputy Public Works Commissioner.

A 1977

graduate of Saratoga Springs High School and native Saratogian, Coppola began working for DPW in 1994 as a laborer in the Water Utilities Department. In 2005 he was promoted to Working Supervisor and managed important water infrastructure projects in Saratoga Springs.

“Frank has been involved in a multitude of major infrastructure projects and will be extremely valuable in our continued work to improve our city’s infrastructure and manage the DPW workforce,” Scirocco. said, in a statement.

Coppola has also led a hall of fame career as a driver

and trainer at the Saratoga Raceway. He was raised in the harness business, started his own stable at the age of 23 and was inducted into the Saratoga Harness Hall of Fame in 2011. Throughout his career, Coppola has won over 5,000 races and has a career purse winnings of $17,038,430.

Upcoming Meetings: The Zoning Board of Appeals will hold a meeting 7 p.m.

Monday, Feb. 13 at City Hall.

Design Review Commission will hold a meeting 7 p.m.

Wednesday, Feb. 15 at City Hall.

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Be Suspicious of Special Elections Not again.

After protesting in New York City last week, I came home to Saratoga Springs and found that unbeknownst to me and most of Saratoga, Pat Kane’s charter-change group is at it again calling for a special election to sneak through a new type of city government.

I’m always suspicious of the words “special election,” which in many cases is a way to bring controversial and unpopular propositions before a limited number of people at a time when they do not traditionally vote.

Special elections are usually done for the explicit purpose of trying to pass something before the public is even aware that there is to be a vote.

And this non-emergency special election is the third attempt in the past 10 years to scuttle our successful Commission form of government.

I am a very progressive person who welcomes change if it is beneficial, but why change something that works so well for our taxpayers to an unproven concept dreamed up by a small group with almost no input from citizens?

People are moving into Saratoga Springs because it is a wonderful place to live and raise a family. Let’s keep it that way. Vote to keep the Commission form of government at their so-called special election.

Carol Joyce Saratoga Springs

Week of February 10 – February 16, 2017

Praise for Saratoga Hospital At the end of this month, ‘God willing and the creek doesn’t rise too high,’ as the old saying goes, I will be gathering with friends and family in sunny Florida to celebrate my 70th birthday. It’s been a great ride, filled with triumph as well as tragedy, accomplishment as well as disappointment. All along the route, I have tried to remember how important it is to maintain health and balance.

An old friend of mine has often said, “If you have no time for your health today, you will have no health for your time tomorrow.” The availability of good, easily accessible health care is critical, especially in the advancing years.

That point hit home with me last weekend as I was hospitalized for four days with what first appeared to be pneumonia. I presented myself to the emergency room at Saratoga Hospital in somewhat dire straits on January 28 and was released February 1.

I am a widower, and I had spent the previous two weeks traveling in California, visiting two of my four daughters (one in Los Angeles, the

other in San Francisco) and an old friend in Palm Springs. The weather was cold and wet. The plane rides were long, stuffy and packed, and by the end of the trip I was done-in with coughing and wheezing, and literally too weak to walk more than a city block.

I have had three different occasions to use the hospital since moving to Saratoga Springs four years ago. The first two were for minor maladies. This last time was serious stuff. On all three occasions, I found that I was treated courteously, respectfully, and that health care was delivered promptly, professionally, and efficiently.

Saratoga is my retirement community of choice. I am a native of (and indeed former Mayor of) Oswego, NY but chose to live here after my retirement from state service, having already relocated to the Capital District. Saratoga has a lot to offer: Health, history, horses, great restaurants, a wonderful live music scene, events aplenty, and a downtown vitality that is the envy of any small or medium-sized city.

But without a good community hospital, Saratoga would be lacking an essential element, which makes for an outstanding quality of life here.

Fortunately, I can personally testify to the breadth and quality of care that is available locally at Saratoga Hospital.

It is certifiably first rate.

From the moment I showed up, weak and dispirited, I was promptly and professionally attended to by a caring and competent staff. I was ushered into several diagnostic procedures, and was eventually admitted with a tentative diagnosis of double pneumonia.

Once admitted overnight, I found a bright and caring staff willing to go above and beyond the call of duty, and that continued for the next four days. I am particularly grateful to the nursing staff and to Stacey, Lexi, Mary, Nick and others. The doctors in the Cardiac Care unit were outstanding as well as the hospitalist and the pulmonary medical staff. They answered my Continued on page 13.

Week of February 10 – February 16, 2017

Praise for Saratoga Hospital Continued from page 12.

questions, and most of all they listened. They really listened, compassionately and intently.

That made all the difference.

It helps that my tests were largely negative, and that I was confirmed to have no blockages or need for stenting, and ultimately it was determined that I was run down, had severe bronchitis, and as a result was retaining water in my chest and lungs and that this condition was mimicking congestive heart failure, which was not the true case. I will get better. But, the point being, I didn’t have to get transferred to a larger medical facility in Albany to find that out. Due to competent, well trained physicians, stateof-the-art facilities, and high tech modern equipment, everything I needed was right here in Saratoga, in my community hospital. That is not always the case in other small city hospitals where they often just stabilize and transfer.

We are very fortunate to have such a first rate hospital in this community, and my hat is off to the staff, the Board, and whoever else has played a role in making Saratoga Hospital the outstanding facility it is today.

Thank you Saratoga Hospital, and thank you Saratoga for supporting such a wonderful community hospital in my new hometown. It made all the difference. Hats off to Saratoga Hospital.

John T. Sullivan Jr. Saratoga Springs

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR/NEWS

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80 New Jobs in Malta

Arnoff Expansion is Just the Beginning Continued from front page.

company began the relocation process last year to the former Racemark International location in Malta. (See “More Jobs Heading to Saratoga County” on the cover of Saratoga TODAY’s May 27, 2016 issue.) The company expects to add another 80 jobs to its payroll this year, with future growth expected.

Arnoff’s provides logistical services, moving and storage for everything from dietary supplements to auto repair parts to semiconductor components to fine art. The company can move anything from a small box to an entire Fortune 500 firm. They have a substantial direct consumer focus, and can move a family from Clifton Park to Wilton, or out to Aspen, Colorado, for example. The new business center will operate as an Upper Hudson Valley counterpart to Arnoff’s longstanding headquarters location in Dutchess County.

The new 100,000+ square foot warehouse and state-of-the-art distribution facility is the first building on the 40-acre land, and it features eight loading docks, two drive-in doors, 40 trailer parking positions, 30 straight truck and tractor parking positions, temperature and humidity controlled storage areas, and high security. In addition, nearly 20,000 square feet of class A office space will be available to serve customers with temporary and/or permanent work

space, close to their logistics or fulfillment operations.

“They are a good company,” said Dennis Brobston, president of the Saratoga Economic Development Corporation (SEDC). “Arnoff was looking at future growth on those 40 acres, to not only develop a property for themselves, but also ancillary businesses that complement their work. For a family-owned organization that really stresses good partnerships with their employees and good benefits, they are the class of company you like to work with. To do what they do in the world is great, but they are also good community members and good employers.”

Arnoff takes deep, personal pride in the company’s reputation as a good employer.

“We’ve been in a hiring mode to build staff for the new facility,” said Arnoff, “and we recently hired the granddaughter of a very longtime employee. That is the cultural root of our company, not only looking at the Arnoff blood family, but the family feeling that has evolved to our employees. It’s a culture we’re very proud of, and it makes us who we are. There’s just that one little bit of more pride in the job we do, in each task we get from each customer. What would grandpa say?

It’s not just me asking that question. Now this young woman in our finance department is asking it, too.”

Arnoff had nothing but praise for Brobston, as well. “I see him

as a major asset to the county and the community, and I know firsthand how he has helped us. He has great knowledge of the people and the components of economic development.”

And there’s plenty of that in the company’s future given its ability to develop several facilities on those 40 acres. Arnoff said companies have already been in touch with him, interested in the property.

“Here’s our dilemma and what our team is evaluating now,” said Arnoff. “Our business is growing at a substantial rate, and there’s no crystal ball. We can’t sell off land that we might need in future. It’s an exciting problem to have, and this 100,000-square foot building is not a lot of room for growth, so what’s the next building that Arnoff is going to need to effectively service our customers?”

Arnoff does have one answer to that question that is currently

in the works. Although he was not prepared at the time of the interview to give all the facts about it, he did say that the company is planning to introduce out of this facility a very specific storage for people’s personal affects.

“We call it the Arnoff vault,” said Arnoff. “We do it now in the lower Hudson Valley, and this building will allow us to introduce this service to the Saratoga County community.

“It’s an alternative to traditional self-storage. A secure, temperaturecontrolled, insect- and rodent-controlled environment. Look for more information by end of April.

“Our goal is to have a grand opening, ribbon cutting midMay. Our family likes parties, and Dennis has been great to us, the community has welcomed us with open arms, so we want to do something really nice.” For more information, visit arnoff.com.

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Week of February 10 – February 16, 2017

Zegers Gunning for Assembly Continued from front page.

the 113th Assembly District by a margin of nearly 8,000 votes, according to state election records. The district straddles portions of Saratoga and Washington counties.

In an email response to questions about the distant 2018 race, Zegers, a 20-year-old junior at American University in the District of Columbia, explains that “a big team of volunteers” is already supporting her efforts. “Considering my age,” she says, “we plan to keep this campaign creative, but also use classic campaign strategy” by organizing fundraisers and buying airtime for

commercials. “It’s not about negativity,” she added.

Reached for comment this week, Woerner confirmed that she plans to seek a third term. But in the midst of a productive Assembly session, Woerner was more focused on one of the first bills she co-sponsored: a set of comprehensive ethics reform measures that could deny pensions to state lawmakers convicted of crimes. The pension revocation must be approved by New York voters in a statewide referendum.

“Elected officials are not above the law,” Woerner said in a statement. “These measures are important steps in

the process of reigning in the corruption that has plagued the legislature for too long.”

Zegers, who gained much of her political experience as a college intern in the office of Republican U.S. Rep. Elise Stefanik, claims that social media and modern technology can aid all lawmakers in their maintenance of “full transparency.”

Stefanik “has given me great advice,” Zegers says, “and I’m very thankful to be able to see such a strong woman leading in my own backyard.”

“When you go to my website, you get a clear view of what I’m all about as a community member and as a candidate,” Zegers continued.

On the front page of that site ( w w w. m or g a n z e g e r s . c om ) , there’s a colorful picture of her holding a shotgun that she uses for hunting, over the bolded words “Our rights shall not be infringed.”

Her primary focus issues are listed as education, economic freedom, agriculture and defending gun rights.

Zegers says her grandfather, a Vietnam veteran who passed away last year, initially inspired her political ambition.

While attending Ballston Spa High School, Zegers formed a bond with him serving as an officer in a VFW post, which led to her involvement in various other clubs.

“This brought me to search for where my values in conservatism and where my passion for my community align with a public office,” Zegers said, adding that the seat she now aims for in the New York State Assembly “matched up” with those values.

To date, more than $6,000 has been raised for her 2018 campaign. Saratoga Springs socialite Michele Riggi, who Zegers says is devoted to “the empowerment of young

women,” has made the largest single donation.

“Morgan is a very impressive young woman,” offered Steve Bulger, chairman of the Saratoga County Republican Committee.

“She’s smart, she’s focused…and those are exactly the types of people we want involved in the process.”

According to Bulger, no other Republicans have announced plans yet to seek the party’s nomination next year.

Woerner’s most recent Republican challenger, Christopher Boyark, had won a party primary last September in which only 1,600 total votes were cast. Zegers said Boyark’s eventual loss to Woerner was the final impetus, causing her to start “thinking I should grab this opportunity.”

“I’m ready to run,” Zegers said, even if her graduation from American University in May 2018 must come first.

Week of February 10 – February 16, 2017

BALLSTON SPA

PROPERTY TRANSACTIONS

Jones and Matthew Hall.

sold property to Hordorowski Holdings LLC.

67 West High St., $330,330. 67 west High Street Holdings LLC sold property to Mattison Coffey and Tina Mangino-Coffey.

11 Brampton Lane, $323,400. MJP Property Development Inc. sold property to Brian and Alison Dewey.

50 Webster St., $380,000. Lisa Symons-Burke sold property to Ronni Rosenfeld.

20 Chapel Blvd., $395,275.

Todd and Melissa Pikor sold property to N.P. Dodge Jr. and Leslie Delperdang (as Trustees).

114 Forest Dr., $117,500. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development sold property to David Prehoda.

18 Elizabeth Lane, $227,000. James Collins, Jr. (as Trustee) sold property to Joseph and Mary Spadaccini.

GREENFIELD $148,802. 503 Middle Grove Rd., Thomas Dorazio sold property to Christopher Stanton and Sarah Osborne.

253 Plank Rd., $50,000. Alberta Kahl sold property to Justin Goodson.

4 Lower Meadow Lane, $665,000.

Christopher Coccio (as Trustee) sold property to Judd Krier and Jennifer Chapin.

416 NYS Rt 9 and Hillside Ave., $325,000. Sandra Durkin and Stephen Didziulis sold to BMA Acquisitions LLC. 54 Lake Desolation Rd., $165,000. Judson Kilmer (by Exec) sold property to Dominick Viscusi.

MALTA 208 East High St., $442,900.

Michael and Brenda Tholin sold property to David and Maria Adams.

90 Woodfield Blvd., $288,000.

Michaels Group Holdings LLC sold property to Held Properties LLC. 8 Arrow Wood Place, $174,000.

Danny Varone sold property to Denise Sieber.

MOREAU 434 Fortsville Rd., $123,900.

Elaine Moore sold property to Andrew Rich.

2 Grover Ave., $155,000.

Bayview Loan Servicing LLC sold property to Hank and Christina White.

17 Harrison Ave., $132,000.

James and Heather Sullivan sold property to William and Susannah Amiteye.

NORTHUMBERLAND 25 Putnam Rd., $194,000.

Steven and Nancy Helenek sold property to Melissa

SARATOGA NYS Route 9P, $273,000. Mary Ann Campbell (by Agent) sold property to Eric Grassi and Jessica Sautter.

16 Green St., $85,000. Joseph and Colleen McCarty sold property to Lucian and Amanda McCarty.

SARATOGA SPRINGS 40 Benedict St., $95,000. DGD Holdings LLC sold property to Stephen and Erin Bell.

36 Wagon Wheel Trail, $182,500.

Paul Bittner sold property to Kylie McKeighan and Cameron Pilkey.

9 West Fenlon St., $165,000. Fenlon Cottage LLC sold property to Bonnie Himmerlreich.

246 West Ave., & West Ave. Rear, $675,000. Saratoga West LLC

16 Liz Ann Dr., $740,000.

James Paratore sold property to Michael and Christina Pilkington.

334 Caroline St., $275,000. Wayne and Moira Hawk sold property to Michael Lazorchak and Kristen Thomas-Lazorchak.

42 Preakness Way, $222,500.

Joseph Nolan sold property to Daniel and Josephine Brackle.

30 Whistler Court, Unit 116, $207,000. Lisa, Sylvia and Augustine Giuffre sold property to Henry and Jeannine Wysocki.

STILLWATER County Road 76, $65,000. RR Depot LLC sold property to Stillwater Elgen LLC. 436 County Route 76, $254,400.

William Sanchez sold property to Michael Sanchez.

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49 Russell Dr., $242,000. Judith Forino sold property to Edward and Karen Ryan.

42 Castleberry Dr., $288,400.

Brendan Collins sold property to Brett Strom and Ashleigh Nolan.

39 Elmore Robinson Rd., $238,000.

Mary Bryan, Douglas Robinson and Michele Sgambati (CoTrustees and Dist.) sold property to Jeffrey Paulsen.

4 Sunshine Dr., $224,965. Gregg Crannick sold property to Timothy Doherty and Joann Evans.

WILTON 271 Dimmick Rd., $340,000. Bethel Brake sold property to Stephen and Deborah Kohanek.

416 NYS Rt 9 and Hillside Ave. $325,000. Sandra Durkin and Stephen Didziulis sold property to BMA Acquisitions LLC.

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BUSINESS

Week of February 10 – February 16, 2017

A New Life for Many at The Grove Saratoga Photos by MarkBolles.com.

by Larry Goodwin Saratoga TODAY SARATOGA SPRINGS — For Tim Barr, the decision to enjoy his retirement years at The Grove Saratoga was an easy one. The impressive architectural detail inside the building “makes me feel peaceful and calm,” explained the former Rotterdam resident and state worker, who has lived at The Grove since last August.

During a recent visit, Barr was joined by another resident, Barbara Miller, who had lived in Canandaigua, NY before searching for the right place to retire in Saratoga Springs, closer to her son. She found it nearly a year ago at 233 Lake Avenue, home of The Grove. “Saratoga is a happening place and it’s fun to be a part of it,” offered Miller.

An available high-end apartment at The Grove.

According to Carol Buckley, property manager at The Grove, a majority of its several dozen current residents hail from places far beyond Saratoga Springs and are drawn to the city by its social life and lively arts scene. The

average age of residents at The Grove is 72, and they seem to be inspired by the clean environment and stress-free atmosphere nurtured by Buckley, concierge Marie Curpier and other staff members.

“We’re really, simply, a beautiful apartment building,” Buckley said, adding that it’s “an honor” for her to be given this opportunity to “create the community.”

At The Grove, there are a total of more than 70 apartments and ample parking, now that interior renovations and construction of the new East and West wings have been completed. About 50 apartments are located in the new sections, Buckley said.

The apartments range in monthly rents from $1,900 for a one bedroom up to $3,900 for a two bedroom.

They all have spacious rooms and dining areas, while many are full of natural light pouring in through oversized windows. Each apartment also

Mercedes Larsen (left) and Michael Cowan (with her Cavalier King Charles spaniel Charlotte) relax in the Great Hall at The Grove.

Mary Racette sets the mood with some Bach in the Great Hall.

has full-size laundry machines conveniently situated in closets with large doors.

Aside from gas and electric costs, Buckley said that all amenities The Grove has to offer are factored into the rents. These include Internet, cable, indoor pools, a movie theater, storage units and garages, an esthetician and masseuse on site, plus a shuttle service to bring residents shopping downtown

anytime or to the Saratoga Race Course in season.

“There is a trend of homeowners who want to relieve themselves of the responsibility of owning a home. They want to travel and enjoy life without worrying about a house,” Buckley explained.

Mercedes Larsen concurred, having relocated to The Grove in October 2015 after deciding to sell her property on Horseshoe Drive. For many years before living in Saratoga Springs, Larsen had called western Pennsylvania and Long Island home.

“I’m pretty much a rolling stone,” Larsen said, as she reflected on her various moves.

Her house on Horseshoe Drive became too difficult to maintain, and her three children have busy lives of their own.

So starting anew at The Grove, Larsen added, was the next logical step. “You don’t downsize in stages,” she said. “You go all the way.”

Week of February 10 – February 16, 2017

Correction In the February 3-9 issue, the address for Augie’s Family Style Italian Restaurant in the Village of Ballston Spa was mistakenly identified as Bath Street. The correct address is 17 Low Street. That restaurant’s website is www.augiesrestaurant.com and its phone number is 518-884-8600.

February Networking Breakfast in Ballston Spa BALLSTON SPA — The Ballston Spa

Business and Professional Association will sponsor a Networking Breakfast on Tuesday, February 21.

The event will be held from 7:30 to 8:30 a.m. at Firefly Landing & Company at 22 Washington Street.

The cost for the breakfast is $5 with advance reservation or $10 that morning, both payable at the door.

Pre-paid reservations can be made at www.ballston.org or unpaid RSVP to info@ballston.org. Business and community members are welcome.

Attendees do not need to be BSBPA members.

The Ballston Spa Business and

New Venue Coming to Maple Avenue

Hilary Morrison in front of 17 Maple Avenue. Photo provided.

SARATOGA SPRINGS — It was right around Christmas in 1925, during the era of federal alcohol Prohibition, that the original Sinclair restaurant and bar in Manhattan was closed down by authorities.

“We’re committed to bringing that back to life,” said Hilary Morrison, explaining how she and her husband, Alex Straus, had decided it was time to revive—in one bold move—both his great-grandfather’s Big Apple memory and the vacant building at 17 Maple Avenue in Saratoga Springs.

This summer, Morrison plans to open Sinclair Saratoga, which will offer patrons a wide variety of craft beers from around New York state as well as nostalgic entertainment in the form of coin-operated pinball and arcade games. For the outdoor patio, Morrison said she envisions a garden that “will be so beautiful.”

Chef Rory Moran from the Comfort Kitchen has agreed to provide consultation on the culinary offerings, according to a press release.

Morrison says her business will have a “German-inspired, locally-sourced menu with a playful take on bar food

classics.”

By combining “many different elements,” Morrison hopes whole families will clamor to spend an evening at Sinclair Saratoga. “I really hope this caters to the community as a whole,” the mother of two said.

Morrison noted how she is the daughter-in-law of Betty and Mark Straus, owners of the Marketplace on Broadway. She added that progress on her own business project will be updated on social media and at www. sinclarsaratoga.com.

Morrison’s original home state is Ohio. In recent weeks, she and her husband completed a move with their two young children from California, where Morrison had obtained experience managing entertainment venues in Los Angeles.

Pending the required permits and approvals from city officials, Morrison said the demolition and renovation at the Maple Avenue site will be “very cosmetic.” She is aiming for a grand opening of Sinclair Saratoga at the start of the summer season.

“Hopefully, we can be rocking out by June,” Morrison said.

BUSINESS BRIEFS 17 Professional Association, established in 1983, is a nonprofit organization committed to making the Village of Ballston Spa a great place to live, work and visit. To learn more, visit www. ballston.org.

Hunger Campaign Success CAPITAL REGION — Price Chopper and Market 32’s annual Check Out Hunger campaign, held from mid-November to mid-December 2016, raised over $43,000 and 28 tons of food for 15 local food banks and pantries in Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, Pennsylvania and Vermont.

The campaign gave shoppers the chance to add a small monetary donation to their bill through the Round Your Change Up program and/or set-price Food Package, a $5, $10 or $15 selection of food pantry essentials. Price Chopper and Market 32 matched all donations up to $5,000.

New Online Store For Toddlers BALLSTON SPA — Kids Love Decor, an online boutique that sells decor items for babies, kids and the home, has launched its website www.kidslovedecor.com. The site features a variety of handpicked items from around

the world, including designs and creations by founder Alba Fort. For more information, visit the website or contact Fort at hello@kidslovedecor.com.

Sweet Deal SARATOGA SPRINGS — For Valentine’s Day, Stewart’s Shops is offering single-scoop ice cream cones for 50 cents. On February 14, treat yourself or your sweetheart.

A full list of ice cream flavors can be found at stewartsshops.com/ specials-flavors/ice-cream/. For more information, call 518-581-1201 ext.

2110 or email mdamelia@stewartsshops.com.

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EDUCATION

Week of February 10 – February 16, 2017

$2.7m Headed to Saratoga Schools

by Norra Reyes Saratoga TODAY SARATOGA SPRINGS — Saratoga Springs City School District is one of 65 districts across the state most recently sharing in the $2 billion Smart Schools Bond Act fund that was approved by voters in November 2014.

The district is receiving $2,738,126 to provide infrastructure, security, and classroom information technology updates for both public and non-public schools within the District.

According to Joseph Greco, K-12 Director of Math, Science, and Technology Integration, the person really behind the win was David L’Hommedieu, Assistant Superintendent for Information Technology and Operational Innovation, who oversaw the application process, but overall it was a team effort.

“It’s a pretty grueling process, as with any grant,” said Greco. “It took a couple of turns to get state approval. Lot’s of t’s to cross and i’s to dot, and a strong team led by Dave making sure all necessary stakeholders were involved.”

The District has begun the ordering process of the selected items and is looking forward to the positive impact this plan will have on our school community.

“These technology updates will improve the District’s wireless network and security systems, as well as provide a significant number of student technology devices to support best practices of instruction,” said L’Hommedieu.

Greco said the security includes an increase in internal and external security cameras and shatterproof glass at the main entrance, for example. The vast majority of the funds, however, is for instructional technology.

“We want to make sure as we get more devices with Internet in the classroom,” said Greco, “we are upping the game, to improve skills in the classroom such as collaboration, communication, critical thinking, and problem solving. Enhance what’s going on in the classroom, not just digitize it. Really, what we’re looking for is teaching students not just to consume, but also to create.”

Greco also has perceived that “digital natives” who have grown up with technology don’t have a large

understanding of it because they are naturals at consuming it.

“It’s similar to me with cars,” he said. “Yes, I can drive a car, but if something went mechanically wrong with it, I would be at a loss.

The technology has changed so rapidly that we haven’t been as responsive as we could so students can become self-sufficient.”

So the district will be introducing more devices and tablets into the elementary schools. For secondary, there will be more tablets and Chromebooks with the idea there to start working toward individual devices for each student through middle and high school.

Part of the learning will include teaching students to use technology responsibly, learning how to be a digital citizen so they can take those devices home. Additionally, the downsizing of the desktops would enable the district to eliminate most computer labs and repurpose the space; provide places for the students to be able to tinker and create at some point down the road.

“We’re already starting to replace smart boards with smart flat screen TVs, so you won’t have the projector any more,” said Greco.

“There’s still a touch screen interactive flat panel, and the student devices will be able to interact with the smart screen devices. We could both edit the Google doc together and project their stuff out into a presentation and lead class discussions based on information they are creating.”

According to Greco, the district is currently in the process of following NYS regulations regarding quotes and bids for purchasing various devices, with the hope that by Fall 2017 they will be in the hands of students.

“There is a portion of the funds, too, that is being spent on infrastructure,” added Greco, “making sure there is wireless throughout the district, increasing some of our server size, and making sure our infrastructure can handle the additional traffic.”

According to a statement released by the district, additional thanks go to the Board of Education, SSCSD staff, and the community for their support throughout this process. For more information about the district’s specific Smart School plan, visit www. saratogaschools.org/smartschools.

Students and staff utilize smartboard technology in the Project Based Learning Center at Saratoga Springs High School.

Photo provided.

Spa Catholic Brings History to Life Students and Teachers Reenact Aspects of WWI

Lieutenants (teachers in hats/costumes) were giving orders and handing out rations to the troops (students). Mr. Curry wore full costume. Ms. Izzo, Mrs. Holmes, Mr. Hills, Coach Simpson and Coach Lambert donned hats for the reenactment event. Photo provided.

SARATOGA SPRINGS – In Mr. Curry’s 10th grade AP World History class at Saratoga Central Catholic High School, students are gaining an up-close perspective of World War I. In order to learn about the generation that fought the war, students role-played as an individual from that time period, and followed their development into adulthood.

On Friday, February 3, students were “sent” to war by reenacting the

first day of the Battle of the Somme (July 1, 1916). They experienced trench life, weapons, and conditions of the soldiers’ daily lives. British army rations were cooked for the students to eat, which included biscuits and tea. The program finished off with a grand assault on the German trenches, and suffered massive casualties, simulating the Battle of the Somme. Students were assigned numbers, and if their number was

called, they became a casualty. Those students in the class who got their numbers called lost their character, and the person they role-played for a week died.

Other classes were invited to join in, including Mrs. Holmes’s 8th grade English class, Coach Simpson’s 7th grade Physical Education class, Mr. Hill’s 11th grade US History, and Coach Lambert’s 8th grade physical education class.

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Week of February 10 – February 16, 2017

Handling Controversial Current Events in the Classroom

by Norra Reyes Saratoga TODAY SARATOGA SPRINGS — In a landmark tie-breaker, the controversial appointment of Betsy DeVos as Secretary for the U.S. Department of Education has been confirmed. What this means for education nationally is yet to be determined, but it is one of many headlines bringing national politics into local classrooms, including in Saratoga Springs.

Such current events are among many that are used by educators to facilitate learning. According to Freya Mercer, Director for K-12 Humanities Integration at the Saratoga Springs School District, current events are used in social studies, English, and other subjects, to enhance critical thinking and analysis, reading comprehension, and other skills.

Given that the news cycles have been unusually politically charged since the November elections, how do school districts handle class handouts and assignments on current events to a student body widely diverse in political viewpoints, culture, socioeconomic status, and a host of other factors?

And when do current events cross the line from topical news to personal opinion? For example a video that went viral in January shows a Dallas teacher, shooting a toy water gun at a video of President Trump on Inauguration day, in front of her class.

She has since been suspended.

Locally, a number of fifth grade parents were unhappily surprised when their children recently brought home a handout of an article about the new U.S. President that seemed to the parent to be inappropriately slanted. One section read,

“His victory was a blast of fresh air for millions of people. For millions of others, it was a disgrace.”

Another section mentioned people refusing to attend the inauguration.

Other handouts spoke of protestors and a concern of the lack of diversity in his cabinet appointments.

These handouts were from

for academic intervention services (reading), enrichment and gifted and talented programming, arts-in-education, and implementation of the Common Core literacy standards.

“The fifth grade curriculum includes studying the rain forest, and then the next unit is the universal declaration of human rights,”

allowed to “express (but not promote!) their personal opinions on controversial political and social issues. Primary constraints on these academic freedoms are that they must be exercised within the confines and relevance of the course and subject matter being taught.”

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“There’s a lot of meaty content that our fifth graders are wrestling with. We have to be fair and balanced.” ~ Freya Mercer, Director for K-12 Humanities Integration, SSCSD NewsELA, one of a handful of generally accepted sources of current events news for primary and secondary education, and an often-used source for teachers nationwide.

Whether these are the only materials handed out, or whether there were any that were unfavorable to the President’s former opponent, is unclear in this case, but it raises the question, how do schools regulate handouts and assignments on current events?

According to Mercer, the Saratoga Springs City School District is clear that the current events must be fair and balanced.

“Teachers have a lot of leeway when it comes to supplemental reading,” she added.

“Obviously, it has to be ageappropriate and relevant to the curriculum, but there’s no way anyone would want to micromanage every piece of text that gets used in a classroom. Most of our buildings use Scholastic materials, but NewsELA is an Internet resource that all teachers will use to pull things to support student learning and reading.”

Mercer’s office is responsible for state and local English Language Arts (ELA) student assessments. In addition, the office is responsible

said Mercer. “They will also look at whether migrant farm workers are legal or illegal, and they will be learning how to relate it to literature and sometimes current events. They will also be going into Jackie Robinson and figures in sports history. There’s a lot of meaty content that our fifth graders are wrestling with. We have to be fair and balanced.”

But defining how to meet that standard has been a longstanding educational concern still under debate.

In the New York State School Boards Association’s (NYSSBA) “On Board Online” September 24, 2012 edition, there is an article by Cathy Woodruff titled, “Political Expressions in School Can Be ‘Gray’ Area.” In the article, Woodruff paraphrases NYSSBA General Counsel Jay Worona as saying, “Even if a teacher does not intend or expect to influence the developing political views of students, the expression of a partisan political view can raise legitimate concerns about the neutrality of the educational environment.”

On the other hand, according to a summary of court cases provided in an ERIC Digest through the U.S. Department of Education on “Academic Freedom in the Public Schools,” teachers are generally

Information Center (ERIC) is an online library of education research and information, sponsored by the Institute of Education Sciences of the U.S. Department of Education, now run by DeVos.] Basically, students develop necessary critical thinking and other skills by being exposed to controversial topics that are ageappropriate and relevant to their curriculum, but educators have

to do so in a way that recognizes these young minds are a captive audience and provide multiple views to ensure balance.

Mercer emphasized that materials have to be taken in whole when assessing whether it is balanced, that a sentence or a handout can be pulled out of context. If that’s not the case, or anytime there is a concern the district wants to hear from parents. She said the best thing for a concerned parent to do is reach out to the teacher and get all the facts.

“If they don’t feel comfortable talking to the teacher,” she said, “then go straight to the principal, and then I will be looped in.”

What are your thoughts on teaching current events in the classroom? Saratoga TODAY welcomes your letters to the editor, Facebook comments and Tweets.

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Finding Gifts of Love at the Farmers’ Market Red Beet Chocolate Cake Saturdays, 9 to 1 Lincoln Baths Saratoga Spa State Park

by Julia Howard for Saratoga TODAY

Gifts of Love by Pattie Garrett.

What do the Saratoga Farmers’ Market and Valentine’s Day have in common?

Love. Love that is colorful, flavorful, sweet and savory, hearty and light, decadent, delightful and healthy.

This Saturday, we invite you to share the love and use the farmers’ market as your venue for creating the best valentines on the planet.

I did it myself last Saturday.

I created a few valentines for a few of my loved ones – my mother, my partner Sean, and my 2-1/2-year-old daughter Taiga.

My mother has everything she needs. But what does she want?

Chocolate, for starters. I snagged a few milk chocolate heart-shaped stir sticks from Something’s Brewing, along with a ceramic ring holder from Zoe Burghard and a bottle of Northern Cross Vineyard’s Oak

Marquette. Oak leaves from this vineyard help create the earthy taste of this red wine, a romantic twist that appeals to my mother’s artistic side.

Next up was Sean, the epitome of practicality. Give him a hammer and gloves and he’s happy. But he’s got a soft spot for infused spirits, and so I chose a maple moonshine from Springbrook Hollow Farm and Distillery. They use New York grains and Adirondack spring water to create their small batch spirits. To Sean’s valentine, I added a loaf of Murray Hollow Bake House bread and basil and garlic cheese curds from the Argyle Cheese Farmer. Practical, right?

And finally, Taiga, the love of my life. I can’t shower her with enough gifts, so I had to practice self-restraint.

I thought about a honey crisp apple from Saratoga Apple and a basket of

Taiga wearing Feathered Antler

cherry tomatoes from Shushan Valley Hydro Farm. Ultimately, I went with a flannel shirt from Feathered Antler that featured a moose hand-painted by artist and owner Gretchen Tisch.

For Taiga, I also tucked in a jar of Slate Valley Farm’s beeswax-based Sugar Maple lotion and an oatmeal raisin cookie from Rock Hill Bake House.

As market director, I often am too busy running the market to shop for myself, let alone others. But Valentine’s Day creates an excuse to indulge in some love. Shopping for others was a gift to myself. I invite you to give yourself that gift at our market every week.

The Saratoga Farmers’ Market is 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturdays at the Lincoln Baths building in the Saratoga Spa State Park.

Zoe Burghard Ceramics by Pattie Garrett

Ingredients

Directions

* Ingredients can be found at the market

1. Wrap beets in aluminum foil and roast at 375 degrees F for 45-60 minutes or until tender.

Allow to cool, then peel and puree. Set aside 2. Preheat oven to 350 and grease 13 x 9 x 2-inch baking pan.

3. Sift together the flour, baking soda, cocoa powder, and salt; set aside.

4. Combine sugar, eggs, and oil in a mixing bowl.

5. Beat with an electric mixer set at medium speed for 2 minutes.

6. Beat in the beets, cooled chocolate, and vanilla.

7. Gradually add dry ingredients, beating well after each addition.

8. Pour into prepared baking pan and bake for 25 minutes or until cake tests done.

9. Cool in pan on rack.

If desired, cover and let stand overnight to improve flavor.

10. Sprinkle with confectioners’ sugar.

- 1 3⁄4 cups unbleached flour, sifted - 1 1⁄2 teaspoons baking soda - 1/2 cup unsweetened Dutch-process cocoa powder - 1⁄2 teaspoon salt - 1 1⁄2 cups sugar - 3 large eggs* - 1 cup coconut oil, melted (or substitute vegetable oil) - 1 -1 1⁄2 cup beet, pureed (3-4 medium beets, roasted, cooled, peeled) * - 4 ounces unsweetened chocolate (melt and cool the 4, 1 oz. squares of baking chocolate.)

- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract - confectioners’ sugar, sifted

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The Women in the Family French oven or a Lodge Dutch oven So what is the difference between a French and Dutch oven?

Dutch ovens and French ovens are essentially the same thing: tall, heavy pots with tight-fitting lids. They are used primarily for slow-cooking methods such as braising and stewing. “Dutch oven” is the generic term for these pots.

1. Function

by John Reardon for Saratoga TODAY Hello my Foodie Friends!

Guess what weekend this is! Yes it’s the weekend before Valentine’s Day and I know the quickest way to someone’s heart is great cooking!

I grew up in an Italian/ Irish household (passionate mix). My fondest childhood memories were of all of my Aunts and Uncles coming over with my cousins. The house was full of activity, laughter, and of course, tons of food. The women in our family would conjure up traditional family recipes for all of us to devour while the men in the family chatted about politics, sports, and general life issues. As time has passed, many of our older family members have passed. This past week, I lost my Aunt Rosie who was the last of the Aunts in my blood line. My Aunt Rosie was very special to me. She loved to make people happy with her incredible smile, love for cooking, and her true love in listening to Engelbert Humperdinck sing. We actually made sure our band played a Humperdinck song for her at our wedding “Spanish Eyes”.

One of my mom’s and Aunt Rosie’s precious cooking tools was the cast iron Dutch oven! I can recall the smells of sauce, stews, and soups being made in this versatile vessel. They were in every one of my friends kitchens also. It was one of my favorites as head dishwasher in the family because it was the easiest pot to clean since there was no soap used and just hot water and a stiff brush and you were done! When mom said to get the Dutch oven out of the cabinet and put it on the stove we knew we were in for a great meal!

I have had many customers stop in and talk about how they love their Dutch ovens and how they use it for just about everything. One piece that many folks have discussed is how they bake bread in their LeCreuset

• The often rustic all-iron Dutch ovens can be used both on stove tops and in ovens, and some can be used over and under coals.

• The more stylish French ovens specifically are known for their ability to go from the stove top-for quick starting techniques such as browning--straight into the oven for the longer cooking process.

2. History • Dutchmen were making what would be called Dutch ovens in the early 1600s using a Dutch method of sand casting that produced smoothsurfaced pots.

• In 1925, a new cookware foundry called Le Creuset started manufacturing their famous enameled cast iron pots, or “Cocottes,” which would also be called “French ovens.”

3. Types • Dutch ovens (Lodge) are typically made of iron, but they can be made of aluminum, stoneware (Emile Henry) or stainless steel (All-Clad).

French ovens are known for their sturdy enamel coating and “designer color” exteriors.

• The Dutch oven may have gotten its name not from the Dutchspecific casting process, but because it was sold by traveling Dutch traders who’d sell the pots from their peddling wagons.

• The French oven, more straightforwardly, is called so because it’s made by French cookware companies.

So who wins, the Dutch or the French? Well, whether you like Dutch or French you will love the way they cook your food and how easy they are to clean and keep looking beautiful! When you are working together to bake or cook, there is a bond and a kind of excitement that you don’t receive when you work by yourself.

I do wonder though how I would have gotten through my teen years without helping mom out in the kitchen! The women in our families are there for us as we grow up and even through our adult years. The women in our family work through and answer the questions about the biggest secret in the universe, women! I know there are many who don’t like Valentine’s Day but my mom loved it! She would bake cookies and bread like it was Christmas! There were three boys in my family and every year we would give her a card and a present.

Recently my sister passed me some of my mom’s personal items that she kept in perfect condition. One of them was a beautiful Valentine’s Day card from me! It was full of beautiful words that I underlined about her, while adding my own thoughts to the card. I was proud that I had done that because when you lose someone you always feel like you could have done more and said more. So when you get a card and some flowers and maybe some chocolate for your wife, husband or sweetheart, please remember your mom, because she’ll appreciate it! Stop by Compliments to the Chef, located at 46 Marion Avenue and pick up your own French or Dutch oven and bake some love with your sweetheart! Sing “Spanish Eyes” to the one that has your heart.

Have a wonderful Valentine’s Day and remember to say “I love you” to those who are special to you.

Remember my Foodie Friends “Life Happens in the Kitchen!” Eat, sing, and treasure the moments you have with family and friends.

Take Care, John and Paula.

Olive Parmesan Bread INGREDIENTS 4 cups flour 1 teaspoon dry active yeast 1 teaspoon salt 1 1/2 cups warm water 1 cup grated Parmesan, plus 1/4 cup finely grated, divided 7 ounces Kalamata olives, halved Olive oil INSTRUCTIONS Preheat oven to 450 F. In a stand mixer fitted with the bread hook attachment, combine flour, yeast, salt and 1 cup water. Mix briefly. Once combined, add remaining water, 1 cup grated

Parmesan and olives. Mix until dough is thoroughly combined. It should not be sticky.

Form the dough into a round with your hands, and place in a bowl that has been brushed with olive oil and dusted with flour. Cover with plastic wrap and let rise in a warm place until tripled in size and dough springs back when touched, about 3 – 4 hours.

Brush the Dutch oven with olive oil or butter. Place dough round in the center. Brush the top with olive oil and sprinkle with the remaining Parmesan. Cover and bake 30 minutes.

Reduce heat to 375°F. Bake until golden brown and internal temperature is 200°F. Allow the bread to rest in the Dutch oven for 20 minutes. Remove to a cooling rack before slicing.

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New Preschool Answers the Question: Who are the People in Your Neighborhood?

by Megin Potter for Saratoga TODAY SARATOGA SPRINGS — At the new Community Roots School on Beekman Street, they teach preschoolers a sense of community

by connecting with it.

Founded this year by Kristin Marshall and Jenna Eddy, the curriculum incorporates play-based learning and kindergarten preparation with real-life experiences.

“We do not use the word “empathy” because it is a word they do not understand. We tell them everyone has different struggles, everyone is different. If you help other people, other people will help you in return – it’s a mutual kindness,” said Marshall.

This is the discussion they have when they’re putting on their jackets to go to the park to play, but also something they feel first-hand when the class visits the shelter nearby twice-a-month.

The school was formed with the help of a GoFundMe campaign

that raised $7,580 for start-up fees and supplies. Teaching together locally even before opening the new school, their multi-faceted approach has successfully prepared children both academically and socially for public school.

It combines active outside time, trips, and classroom exploration with time to sit, focus, and be still, whether looking at a book on

their own, or with the guidance of a yoga teacher that comes in once a week.

Monthly trips to the Division Street Elementary School familiarize the children with the public school setting they will be entering into. Other field trips have included making challah bread at Continued on page 25.

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the Temple Sinai, and to a textile studio to see how fabric is made on a loom.

“We really try to stay out of it when we take them places. The kids engage on their own. At this age, they’re learning how to be little human beings,” said Marshall.

Knowing their neighbors helps the children become

comfortable in the community, overcome shyness, the importance of manners, and how to safely navigate in their environment.

There are two adults looking after the ten children, with a third adult to supervise when outings involve taking public transportation. They are equipped with first-aid supplies and emergency contact information.

“They love sitting, riding,

and looking out the window on the bus,” said Eddy.

If a behavioral issue occurs, talking it out is often accompanied with acting it out. The teachers perform a playback for the child, engaging in role-play to practice how to avoid conflicts, said Eddy.

Daily communication sheets for parents share the child’s specific activities, including what

they ate from tasting time and from the lunches provided by the Beekman St. Café.

Implementing innovative education at the Community Roots School means offering it at a comparable price: approximately $60/day. They currently have a rolling registration deadline and are willing to work with families for scheduling and school tours.

Community Roots School Summer Camp is open to 3-to5-year-olds and plans to include lots of outside time; gardening in the backyard, and trips to the sprinkler park.

“We’re just going to have a lot of fun.”

For more information go to https://www.communityrootschool.com/

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Mid-Winter Recess Calendar It’s already vacation time again for area students; mid-winter recess is here! It’s a chance to learn something new and have a bit of fun.

Curious about the opportunities happening around town this week? Whether you are looking for a full-week immersion camp, an interesting activity to fill a few hours, or a discounted rate at a family-favorite place, here are some ideas to inspire kids to get out there and make memories happen.

(For more information and event details, please call or visit organizations online.)

DAY CAMPS Olde Saratoga Farms Mid-Winter Horse Camp 522 Route 32 North, Schuylerville 518-577-0449 Email: gcommanda@me.com Wed.-Fri., Feb. 22 - 24 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. $70/day or $210 for all 3 days Interact with horses and learn horse safety, natural horsemanship skills, handling, care, grooming and riding techniques. Make new friends while playing games, enjoying crafts, and learning about farm life all under the supervision of an RN. Ages 5 -18 Saratoga Arts Council 320 Broadway, Saratoga Springs, 518-584-4132 http://www.saratoga-arts.org/education/artcamps Mon.-Fri., Feb. 20-24, 9 to 4p.m. Prices range from $210 members or $225/non-members. Space is limited.

The full-day Camp Creativity, for 8 to 14-year old’s, young artists can complete their own masterworks. In the full-day theater camp for 6 to 12-year old’s, they experience the essentials involved in producing their own play by weeks’ end!

West Mountain Ski Resort Holiday Stay and Play Camps 59 West Mountain Road, phone: 518-636-3699 x336 http://www. westmtn.net/ 9:30 a.m. until 2:30 p.m. $240 for 2 days or $360 for 3 days Play on the snow with 2 (Sat. and Sun.) and 3 (Tues, Wed. and Thurs.) day camps that include lessons, lift tickets, lunch, and activities. Fully Supervised Ages 4-14

Photo provided by West Mountain Ski Area

ACTIVITIES Saratoga Children’s Museum 69 Caroline St. Saratoga Springs, 518 584-5540 www.cmssny.org President’s Day Party, Monday, February 20, 10 – 12 p.m. $8 pp.

Drop in to make President’s Day Crafts, learn some facts about our founding fathers, and make a patriotic snack! Come dressed for the occasion in Red, White and Blue.

National Museum of Dance and Hall of Fame 99 South Broadway, Saratoga Springs, 518 584-2225 ext. 3001, www.dancemuesum.org Free Event but Reservations Required.

Frozen Dance Party, Tuesday, February 21, 10 – 12 p.m.

Sing Along and Story time with most life enchanted sisters.

Make your own Frozen Princess Crown and Olaf. Be sure to wear your favorite Princess Costume.

Cookies and Juice will be served.

Serendipity Arts Studio 26 Congress St. Congress Plaza, Saratoga Springs 518 8869553 http://www.serendipityartsstudio.com/ Registration is Required for Classes.

Times and Prices for Classes Vary

A full calendar of culinary expeditions wait for kids interested in cooking in the kitchen; from the Kid’s Cooking ages 7+, to the Jr. Chef ages 9 -15 class, these courses end with the reward of eating what you create. Arts and crafts are also on the menu of offerings at the studio, Kids Art ages 8+.

Northshire Bookstore, 424 Broadway, Saratoga Springs, 518.682.4200 http://www. northshire.com/ February 20 11-3 p.m. Kid’s Project Cameron’s Story Party February 23 11 a.m. Super Hero Party February 24 10:30 a.m. Elephant and Piggie Story Time The Frances Young Tang Teaching Museum and Art Gallery at Skidmore College 815 North Broadway, Saratoga Springs, 518-580-8080 https://tang. skidmore.edu/ Admission is FREE. Reservations are required.

Family Day Sat. Feb. 23, 10 am.

Take a tour of the gallery and then make a special and unique mouse themed craft. All materials will be provided. For ages 5 and up, accompanied by their

adult companions.

age 16 must be supervised.

Saratoga Public Library

Flurry Festival

49 Henry Street, Saratoga Springs 518-584-7860, ext. 305 https://www.sspl.org/ All events are FREE. Registration required for most events.

Programs this week include a guided hike to look for Animal Tracks around Congress Park.

Campfire Stories, Songs and S’mores and Saratoga Paint and Sip.

Festival Headquarters: Saratoga Hilton and City Center, 534 Broadway, Saratoga http:// www.flurryfestival.org Fri.-Sun., Feb. 17-19 Prices vary, kids ages 5 or under FREE. Dance * Workshops * Singing * Concerts * Jamming Performance * Family Events * Storytelling * Vendors and More.

SPECIAL DISCOUNTS

RECREATION

Bow Tie Cinemas

Saratoga Spa State Park

Criterion Cinemas, 19 Railroad Pl., Saratoga 518-306-4205 Wilton Mall, 3050 NY-50, Saratoga 518-306-4707 http://www.bowtiecinemas.com/ Super Tuesday (Every Tuesday, all day) $6 tickets for all regular movies

19 Roosevelt Drive, Saratoga Springs, 518- 584-2000 ext. 116 http://www.nysparks.com/parks/ saratogaspa Ages, prices, and times vary.

Registration is Required.

CANdelight Ski and Snowshoe Event Friday, February 24, 6 – 8:30 p.m.

Free Fishing Weekend in New York State Sat, Feb. 18 and Sun, Feb 19 Why not dip a line in?

Residents and visitors age 16 and older will be able to fish the fresh or marine waters of New York State without a license. Children under

Saratoga Strike Zone 32 Ballston Avenue, Saratoga Springs 518-584-6460 http://saratogastrikezone.com/

Day-Off Special

Mon. – Fri., Feb. 20-24, 9 a.m. to 11 a.m.

Enjoy 2 hours of bowling, shoe rental, 2 slices of pizza, soda, bumper car rides, and ballocity usage for only $13/person.

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Resources for the Hidden Grief of Miscarriage

by Katherine Morna Towne

for Saratoga TODAY I recently read this quote, attributed to author Barbara Kingsolver: “A miscarriage is a natural and common event. All told, probably more women have lost a child from this world than haven’t. Most don’t mention it, and they go on from day to day as if it hadn’t happened, so people imagine a woman in this situation never really knew or loved what she had. But ask her sometime: how old would your child be now? And she’ll know.”

What a true statement! My lost little one would be turning ten this spring, and I’m not exaggerating when I say I still think of him (I’ve always felt he was a boy) every day.

I still remember so clearly how it was when it happened—it was an unseen, hidden devastation that no one would know about if I didn’t tell them. It was an early miscarriage, so I hadn’t started showing yet and didn’t have any of the morning sickness I had with my other pregnancies. To the outside world, I was just going about life as if I hadn’t just experienced the death of a child. On the one hand, I was grateful to be able to mourn in private; on the other

hand, I was amazed at how many of my friends shared that they, too, had lost babies, once I told them about my miscarriage. Like Kingsolver said in the above quote, I’m sure it’s accurate that “more women have lost a child from this world than haven’t.”

Because of the hiddenness of the baby—unknown to everyone except those to whom his or her mother have chosen to tell, and even then, no one else had any kind of relationship with the baby—I think it’s easy for women who have miscarried to be reluctant to seek or ask for help.

But mamas—if you need help, please ask! And for those who’d like to help a friend who has miscarried but aren’t sure how, read on.

I asked several friends who have miscarried what kind of support that they would have liked during that difficult time, and these were their responses: • Meals. I can totally attest to the helpfulness of having a meal delivered at dinnertime, especially if you have other children to care for but all you want to do is curl up in bed and cry.

• Helping watch the other kids. This will vary from mom to mom—not every mother is comfortable having someone take her kids for a while; other moms would be totally thrilled for a few hours alone.

For the former, even just being in the house and playing with the kids, feeding them lunch, changing diapers, etc. could be just the thing that would allow the grieving mama to rest a while without worrying about her other children. For the latter, a few-hour outing or play date or even just hunkering down at your home to watch a movie instead of their own home would provide the grieving

mama some much needed rest.

• Household chores. Doing and folding laundry and putting it away, washing the dishes, walking the dog, taking care of the kitty litter, going to the grocery store, shoveling the snow/ other yard work—all these things would be a huge help.

• Mama care. Post-miscarriage mama care is so important: making sure she gets a shower, has a chance to rest, is eating well, and helping her make sure she’s healing well too, emotionally as well as physically. Be there if she wants to talk about the baby and/or about how she’s doing. Find resources for grief counseling if you think she might like that information.

• Funeral and/or burial information. Many families would like the option of a funeral and burial for their lost baby; sometimes cemeteries have places for even early losses. Finding out that information, and offering to help with associated costs, could provide so much peace for a family in mourning.

If you’ve suffered a miscarriage yourself and would like help, here are the local resources I found: • St. Clement’s Church in Saratoga Springs has a safe and confidential Miscarriage Support Group.

Call Mary Beth Wing at 518-5842299 for more information.

• St. Peter’s Hospital in Albany has a Pregnancy and Infant Loss Support Group called CARES, which also offers monthly Memorial Services. Visit http://www.sphcs.org/ perinatal-bereavement or call 518525-1388 for more information.

• The Angel Names Association has an annual Memorial Walk during October (Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month) to provide

comfort to grieving families and increase public awareness of the issues surrounding pregnancy loss and infant death. Visit http:// angelnames.org/annual-memorial-walk/ for more information.

Suffering alone can make it that much harder—I hope this

information is helpful to any of you who might need it. If you know of any other resources for those affected by miscarriage, please feel free to email me.

Kate and her husband have six sons ages 12, 10, 8, 6, 5, and 2. She can be reached at kmtowne23@gmail.com.

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Life After Adultery, Is Healing Possible?

by Meghan Lemery Fritz, LCSW-R

for Saratoga TODAY One of the biggest reasons people seek counseling is to help them let go and forgive past hurts and offenses caused by the loved ones in their life. I often see people who have gone through adultery in their marriage and while they want to heal the relationship and move forward, they find it hard to forgive their partner for going outside of the relationship.

The anger, betrayal, hurt and confusion take over and while their partner may be remorseful and ready to heal the relationship, the person who was cheated on can’t let the offense go.

The fact is, when someone cheats in the relationship it has very little to do with their partner and everything to do with their character. It takes courage and vulnerability to let your partner know that you are no longer invested in the relationship.

To face this fact can seem overwhelming and terrifying and most people seek an escape through a fling or affair rather than confront the root of the problem.

Cheating is not the root of the problem, rather it is a symptom of a bigger problem that speaks to the disconnect in the relationship, and more importantly the disconnect to yourself and your conviction.

The only way you can truly heal and move forward is to recognize that the crisis taking place is a crisis in character, not the relationship.

I hear the phrase “I hate confrontation” often in my work.

Many people who look outside the relationship have massive difficulty confronting problems in their life. Rarely is this difficulty limited to relationships but it also seeps over into other areas of their life such as disappointment about their career, stress over finances or deep hurts rooted in a dysfunctional childhood.

Escape can come in many forms such as alcohol, drugs, porn, Facebook or another relationship. All of these things provide a numbing and escape from facing our problems. This escape provides us relief from the nagging feeling that something is very wrong in our lives. Rather than confront the problem, people seek ways to escape and numb the hurt. Adultery is one of the most common ways people seek to avoid the problems in their life.

Many people who have been

the victim of adultery blame themselves for the situation. “I should have listened more, I knew we were disconnected, I didn’t try hard enough.” While all of these things may be true, you cannot be responsible for the actions of another person. You can only own your actions and your contribution to the disconnect of the relationship. When someone goes outside the relationship, that is their choice and action. Do not make the mistake of blending the two together. This will only lead to self loathing and confusion.

Each party in the relationship must own their actions separately without blurring the act of adultery as equal blame.

It is possible to move beyond adultery but only when both parties are willing to take the steps necessary to heal the relationship and change the dysfunctional patterns that led to the demise of the relationship.

The first step is honesty. You have to search your heart and spirit and ask yourself if you want the relationship to work. If you are certain you want out, have the courage to honor that certainty with yourself and your partner.

I see way too many couples who panic after an affair and both immediately enter a honeymoon phase to make things work. This action is almost always based out of fear, not love. Decisions made from the basis of fear are always poor decisions. Have the courage to be honest with your partner about where you stand in committing to make things work. You hurt your spouse much more by pretending to make things work than if you let them know you

cannot continue the relationship.

You also hold your spouse back from finding a partner who loves them and wants to share a committed partnership. When people say “I don’t want to hurt my spouse by leaving” what they really mean is “I’m afraid to be honest with myself and my spouse.”

This fear of confrontation only leads to more hurt and great pain for you and your family.

Before you make any decisions about your relationship, be honest about where your heart is.

Even if you feel confused and are not sure if you can make it work, be honest about that confusion and take the space you need to be certain about what you want.

Once you are clear about where you stand, make a plan.

Many couples go through the crisis of adultery, enter a honeymoon period to make things work and go back to the normal routine.

This is a recipe for disaster. The only way you can get through this process is to work with a trained professional to help you both deal with your feelings and help you get to higher ground. Making promises that you will never hurt your partner again are unrealistic and immature. Take a step back and formulate a specific plan of how you will move through the healing process.

It is possible to heal and move forward but only when both partners are equally invested in continuing the relationship.

I often see couples who decide to stay together for the sake of the children. The fact is your children will be screwed up if you stay and screwed up if you leave. Take the path that makes

you the best person you can be.

Being miserable in a marriage and staying for your children only models dysfunction, anger and misery. Even if you are “faking it,” children intuitively know what the state of the marriage is.

You are not helping your kids by modeling disrespect and a lack of warmth, love and affection in your relationship.

I have worked with many couples who have survived adultery. The model for their success is the same in each success story.

The person who was cheated on refused to take responsibility for the act itself. They admitted their fault in the relationship but did not blame themselves for their spouse’s actions. The spouse who cheated admitted wrongdoing, remorse and clarity in wanting to move forward and heal the relationship.

Both chose to forgive and made a pact to move forward without dwelling on the past hurts and grievances.

I have worked with couples who fell in love again and moved forward stronger than they ever were. It is possible.

I have also worked with couples who sought help after adultery and were unable to reconcile.

This is usually because one partner is certain they don’t want to continue the relationship and fail to be honest about this decision.

You can’t help two people move forward when they are not on the same page. Do not make the mistake of forcing things to work if they are beyond repair.

Make a mutual decision that you are not on the same page and make a plan for an amicable split.

No matter what you decide to do, know that we are all worthy of love, acceptance, honesty and commitment. Choose the path that will honor and value this basic human need. Know that you are resilient and capable of forgiveness and healing.

Recognize that you are stronger and more courageous than you know. Even on your darkest day, the sun rises every single morning providing us with a chance to live each day anew.

Meghan Fritz is a psychotherapist practicing in State College, PA.

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Travel Attention Deficit Disorder

by Tony Mariotti for Saratoga TODAY As I planned an outline and researched for relevant content to compose this article, I was having issues focusing on my writing. Let me explain. This article was supposed to highlight the awesome local travel opportunities that we have within a 2 hour drive of Toga: this winter wonderland that many of us have come to love and embrace. The issue I was having was that, as I was preparing to write about this topic, I was packing my bags for a week long yoga / adventure in Belize. Now as I sit on this flight halfway to my destination: a small resort on the beach 2 1/2 hours north of Belize City. I helped plan this trip for a group of 30 people, mostly from the Saratoga region. The owners of the inn relocated to Belize from Saratoga County six years ago.

We discovered the Crimson Orchid Inn via a mutual friend that lives in Saratoga.

The owners are part of a growing trend of “ex-Pat” retirees that are migrating to countries where they can stretch their retirement income (usually in paradise). The attraction of Belize to many is that English is the spoken word and official language. The country gained independence from Great Britain in 1981 and has strong ties to Latin American and Caribbean cultures. It boarders Mexico and Guatemala on the Caribbean side of Central America. Belize is a beach lover’s paradise with amazing snorkeling and diving.

Divers from around the world

Photo taken by Tony Mariotti in Belize.

travel to explore the diverse marine life and reefs such as the Lighthouse Reef which feature The Great Blue Hole.

This giant circular sink hole is nearly 1000’ in diameter and over 350’ deep.

Most certified divers who have completed 100 dives are capable of safely exploring to a depth of about 60’. That being said, snorkeling above the shallow reef is an amazing experience in itself.

As my attention returns to the original theme of this article, I want to point out that there are some fantastic winter activities to keep us busy at home this February, With winter carnivals, ice palaces, ice bars, winter sports

and world class competitive events. Saratoga has a lot to offer with several quality restaurants, micro breweries, gyms and yoga studios.

Spa State Park will be hosting the Saratoga Frozen Springs Classic ice hockey tourney as well as a fat bike rally this weekend. The snow cover is good.

Snow shoe enthusiasts and skiers are thrilled to be able to trek through Spa Park or the Wilton Preserve.

Nearby Saranac Lake is having their winter carnival. This celebration dates back to 1897 when the community was best known for logging as well as a research and treatment center for tuberculosis patients.

The festivities this weekend

include a parade at noon on February 11.

Also be sure to visit the ice palace which is a work of art that will melt back into the lake this spring.

On February 25, the World Snowshoe championship will be in Saranac Lake. Other great destinations for a day or weekend getaway include Lake George, Lake Placid, North Creek/Gore, Vermont, NYC, Boston and Montreal.

I’m sorry but my mind is back to Central America. This crowded plane that I sit on doesn’t even exist at this moment. Once I sanitized the space around my plane seat with a couple of Clorox wipes (travel tip), my thoughts are lost in the anticipation of beach chairs, snorkeling, paddle

boarding, kayaks, and yoga on the beach! While in Belize we are planning to take some day trips that will include a hike to Mayan Ruins. I will also take one of the bicycles from the inn and explore the nearby villages.

It is paramount for me to meet the locals and embed myself in the local culture. I will ask how to find hidden beaches, waterfalls, trails and foods that only the locals know about. We have a group snorkel / dive expedition scheduled that will require a 2 hr. boat ride to the reef.

Regardless of where you are this February, take advantage of your surroundings and embrace the destinations around you, including the great place we call home.

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Senior Calendar…

Adult and Senior Center of Saratoga 5 Williams St, Saratoga Springs, NY 12866 (518) 584-1621 WHATS NEW NEW! DINNERS TO GO – OPEN TO THE PUBLIC! EVERY MONDAY NIGHT– Prepared by Village Pizzeria at the Saratoga Senior Center. Pick up or drive through at the Senior Center. Portion of the proceeds to benefit the Center.

Orders must be placed and paid by the Wednesday before. $14/serves 2 $24/ serves 4 Take out schedule: 2/20: Pasta Rosa Maria tossed in vodka sauce and tender chunks of sweet roasted peppers, salad, bread (Order by 2/15)

2/27 - Penne Aglio Olio: sausage, broccoli, red peppers, sauteed with olive oil, garlic and herbs, salad and bread (Order by 2/22)

FEBRUARY HAPPENINGS

Feb. 10, Scarves with Kallie, 1 P.M. FREE Learn how to make a fashionable scarf out of a t-shirt. Bring your own plain, seamless shirt (Fruit of the Loom makes a great one!) No skill required.

Feb. 10, Speed Friending and Ice Cream, 1:30-3 FREE Like speed dating, but for making friends! This is the perfect opportunity to step

outside your comfort zone and meet someone new in a non-intimidating environment. Ice cream served at 2:30.

Feb. 17, New Year, New You with Siohban – 10-11AM, FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC Small changes for a healthy lifestyle. Healthy meal options for you to taste.

Feb. 17, Chuck Oaks: Tracks, Trails and Treasures, 2-3 P.M, $2 members / $5 non-members Feel the “Spirit of the Old West” in this sampler of ghost towns, steam boats and steam trains with Chuck Oaks. Chuck shares personal stories of visiting haunted saloons and riding authentic steam trains in a multi-media program consisting of music, video and stories. OPEN TO THE PUBLIC. Feb. 23, Veterans Group, 9:15-10:15 – FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC Talk, share and discuss senior veteran needs. Light refreshments will be served.

Feb. 23, Storytime with Apple Blossom Day Care, 11-11:30AM Apple Blossom Day Care will visit the center on Thursday Feb. 26 from 11-11:30AM for story time and other activities. Members please come and share this time with our youngest “Saratogians.”

Feb. 24, Medicare 101 by MVP Healthcare, 1PM – FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC Learn the ins and outs of Medicare, followed by a QandA. Feb. 24, Charles Kuenzel, 2 P.M. – FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC Join Charles Kuenzel

for a presentation on former Saratoga socialite, Lillian Russell and businessman Diamond Jim Brady.

Sponsored by Zieker Eye. TUESDAYS AARP TAX APPOINTMENTS, FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC Every Tuesday of the month starting Feb. 7 and ending April 18. Call the center to schedule an appointment at 518-584-1621.

Feb. 28, Monthly Breakfast, 8:30 A.M. $5 – MEMBERS ONLY We will now be offering a monthly buffet style hot breakfast held on the last day of every month from 9 A.M. to 10 A.M. This is a member’s only event. Admission will be $5.

Alzheimer’s Support The Alzheimer’s Association will be at the center every Thursday to host a variety of programs, groups and office hours. To schedule an individual appointment, call Kym Hance at 518- 888-5368.

Schedule: • 1st Thursday of every month: Educational Discussion • 2nd and 4th Thursday of the month: Memory Café • 3rd Thursday of the month: Caregiver Support

SENIORS ON THE GO! TRIPS One Day Bus Trips WEST POINT AND BROTHERHOOD WINERY - April 5 - $78 member / $103 non-member **includes lunch and tour** NYC – June 7 40$ member/$65 non-member Mohonk Mountain House Music Week – Sept. 6 $93 member/$115 non-member

**includes lunch** NYC – Dec. 6 $40 member/ $65 non-member Multi-Day Bus Trips Lancaster Sight and Sound Theatre – May 22-26 $620 Great Gatsby Gold Coast – June 20-22 $540 Chicago – Sept. 10-16 $665 Excursions CUBA, A CULTURAL EXPLORATION March 16-24, 2017 DISCOVER CROATIA, SLOVENIA AND THE ADRIATIC COAST March 25-April 5, 2017 CANADIAN ROCKIES and GLACIER NATIONAL PARK FEATURING THE CALGARY STAMPEDE July 10 -17, 2017 SOUTH PACIFIC WONDERS October 24 -November 7, 2017

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COMING THIS MARCH… Legacy Writers Do you suffer from memory loss? In this course, you will exercise your brain by writing down memories from your past and present. Each week, you will share your memories with the group.

Held on Thursdays from 12:30-1:30, beginning on March 9. Presented by the Alzheimer’s Association.

COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS Your free hour could change a senior’s life.

Volunteers needed! Do you have an hour to assist with visiting, transportation, shopping and more? Please contact Kris at 518-584-1621 ext. 208. Do you need help with transportation, respite, home visits, etc.? Please call 584-1621 ext. 202.

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An Updated Approach Recovering From an Injury

by Matthew Goodemote PT

for Saratoga TODAY Sprains and strains are some of the most common injuries people suffer through all age ranges. There is no way to prevent all injuries but there are things you can do to minimize the recovery if/when it happens.

The popular expression R. I. C. E. is no longer the best advice!

Back in 1978, in The Sports Medicine Book, Dr. Gabe Mirkin coined the term RICE which stands for Rest Ice Compression Elevation Dr. Mirkin, the creator of RICE, published an article that directly debunked his own theory and exposed the lack of benefits that come from icing injured tissue.

Dr. Mirkin went on to say: “Coaches have used my RICE guideline for decades, but now it appears that both ice and complete rest may delay healing, instead of helping.”

Like Dr. Mirkin I have changed my view on using ice.

Rather than use ice I recommend compression. There are several reasons for my recommendation including: 1. You can wear the compression for hours.

2. It minimizes swelling accumulation 3. It encourages blood flow which brings the ingredients for healing and encourages the removal of debris from the injury.

Ice is not something that you can use for hours. In fact, the typical recommendation is 20 minutes at a time. It’s difficult to stay mobile while icing but using compression allows you to be active. I encourage my patients to wear compression as often as they can and to move often as well.

Ice slows blood flow but does not reduce swelling. In the early stages, ice may have an effect on minimizing the swelling, but once there is swelling ice does not reduce it.

Ice does slow blood flow to the area but if slowing blood flow does not mean reduce swelling. And, it’s not always the best strategy to reduce blood flow if you are trying to get the swelling to move and when trying to encourage healing.

Ice is an analgesic and can reduce pain levels so I am not totally against it, I just don’t think it works as well as compression and therefore if I was choosing the “most” effective strategy I would choose compression.

Resting is no longer considered the most effective strategy for a rapid recovery either. For years, I recommended movement rather than rest because in rehabilitation the thing I have found to help people more than anything else it restoring mobility. This applies to joints and soft tissue (i.e., muscles) One of the things I emphasize most in the beginning is restoring a patient’s motion. I often prioritize it above pain control because I have found improving mobility leads to less pain and the sooner we restore mobility the more rapid the recovery.

Rather than REST, Dr. Mirkin recommends MOBILIZE. Mirkin says, “Mobilization, when possible, is crucial to the recovery process. If you have sprains, strains, pulls, bumps and bruises, try to keep the region as mobile as possible by taking the nearest joint(s) through its full range of motion to the best of your ability.”

When mobility is too painful or simply impossible, activation is a great next step. Activation can be manual where the muscle around the joint is precisely triggered by hand to promote activation.

At my clinic, manual therapy is used in conjunction with all other forms of rehabilitation.

The results of manual practices for improving function rapidly are unmistakable. This is best performed by a physical therapist or other medical practitioner including Chiropractors and Massage Therapist and can be taught to someone able to help at home.

If that is too painful, try another activation technique in Physical Therapy like the TENS Unit, which stimulates surrounding muscles without causing direct pain.

The only remaining letters of Dr. Mirkin’s RICE is the C and E. The C, for compression, is here to stay. Ideally, you want to compress the area and mobilize it while it is compressed. This was my point earlier because compression can be worn for hours and has more impact than icing for a few minutes at a time. A simple wrap or ace bandage will make a big difference in recovery. I often recommend compression sleeves and in some cases compression garments.

I also recommend elevation...but elevation as high as you can. For example, if you injure your ankle or foot, I recommend propping the foot up as high as you can. On the back of the couch or exercise ball works.

After injury, it is important to hydrate the body. Water is essential for nearly every function of the human body.

Dehydration can increase joint pain, muscle soreness and slow down the lymphatic process.

Staying hydrated will ensure that everything is functioning properly. Make sure you are getting water when you’re injured. I recommend adding up to 24 ounces to whatever total you usually aim for.

Observation is the last (but not least) step. Your body gives you continual feedback during

the recovery process. It’s your job to observe and react to it.

How does the affected area feel?

• Are you still in pain?

• Has the issue become worse?

• Is there bruising?

• Is your inflammation decreasing on its own?

Learn to listen to the feedback your body provides you and use it to your advantage rehabilitating the injury.

Follow the recommendations above and you will start your rehabilitation on the right path to a quick recovery. It is important to remember that the body is working to heal and ignoring symptoms does NOT help the process go faster. Too often patients think something should get better and by ignoring it actually makes the condition last longer.

If you have any questions or would like to be assessed for your injury, you can contact Matthew Goodemote PT for screening at 518-332-4614 or goodemotept@gmail.com

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Raise Your Glass to the Perfect Heart Healthy Wine!

by Lisa Canfield for Saratoga TODAY The month of February is dedicated to matters of the heart.

Saratoga Wine and Spirits owners Lisa Canfield and Gerard Moser are ready to assist! They are excited to share their love and knowledge of wine, food and hospitality with their neighbors and valued customers.

The Heart Foundation suggests that small amounts of regular alcohol consumption (1/2 to 1 drink per day for women and 1-2 drinks per day for men) can reduce the risk of heart disease. Research shows that in addition to antioxidants in red wine, it may also raise levels of HDL (“good”) cholesterol.

Saratoga Wine and Spirits can help you raise your glass to the

perfect heart healthy wine! The shop has boutique flair, and in the era of big box anonymity, the store offers consistent, personable and personalized attention. The selection of wines and spirits, such as scotch, bourbon and gins, are appraised with care before being offered to their customers. We are proud to say that “We offer good wines at all price points.”

We enjoy guiding both novice and seasoned wine drinkers to join customer and wine with occasion. As former store manager, Lisa brings deep knowledge of trends and perennial favorites. Gerard brings 30 years in the restaurant, hotel and hospitality business, and a solid sense of how wine and food best complement.

Let us not forget that Valentine’s Day is around the corner. Everyone knows that the perfect gifts for the day are a bouquet of flowers, a box of chocolates, and a fantastically paired bottle of wine. But how do you pair wine with chocolate? Let us share a few tips, helped along by the webzine, “The Nibble:” *The chocolate should never be sweeter than the wine you are pairing it with. The wine will taste bitter. *The darker the chocolate, the darker the wine. The red wine you choose should have soft, roundedtannins. This is important when pairing with the creamy, smoothness of chocolate. (Always use quality

chocolate when pairing with wines.)

For example: * WHITE CHOCOLATE: Try a Moscato d’Asti, Sherry or a fruity Chardonnay. These wines will pick up the buttery, fatty tones of the white chocolate. * MILK CHOCOLATE: Try a beautiful dessert wine, Merlot, Pinot Noir or Riesling. Champagne is also a natural match for milk chocolate.

The crisp, dry flavor of the bubbly contrasts perfectly with the creaminess of a simple milk chocolate. * DARK CHOCOLATE: (50 percent to 70percent): Pair this with more robust wines, such as a Port, Zinfandel or a Cabernet Sauvignon. * B I T T E R S W E E T

CHOCOLATE: (70 percent to 100 percent): This chocolate is bitter with a deep intensity.

Good choices include Bordeaux, Shiraz, Port, Malbec and Zinfandel. * Try champagne or sparkling wine with all chocolate types. It is a variety that compliments many flavors. Many fortified dessert wines work well across the chocolate spectrum as well.

Stop in for more ideas, to browse the inventory, and say hello.

You will see that Saratoga Wine and Spirits cultivates and values ongoing relationships with their loyal customers. As a graduate of the Culinary Institute in Hyde Park, Gerard is happy to discuss food and

wine pairings with customers for an upcoming event or dinner party, and Lisa is ready to share a recipe for a fun mixed drink or suggest a new wine. It is all part of the fun of sharing their expertise with their neighbors.

As one customer commented on YELP, walking into Saratoga Wine and Spirits is like walking into “Cheers” - “Everybody knows your name.”

SARATOGA WINE and SPIRITS offers attractive, custom made wine and spirit baskets upon request. Free local delivery service is also available.

Saratoga Wine and Spirits, 556 Maple Ave. (Rt.9), Wilton, NY, 518-871-1302

Q: What’s the Outlook for the Stock Market in 2017?

A: Before we Look Forward, It’s Helpful to Look Back

by John D. Fox, CFA for Saratoga TODAY The writer is the Chief Investment Officer at Fenimore Asset Management headquartered in Cobleskill, NY with a branch office in Albany.

2016 The stock market experienced a number of ups and downs during the last year, but finished strongly producing a double-digit gain for 2016. The year began poorly with stocks declining through the second week of February; however, initial concerns over a global recession proved to be unfounded and the market rebounded. Election results had a major influence on stock markets around the world.

In June, a surprise vote by the United Kingdom was the catalyst for a quick market decline

of -5 percent. The even more surprising U.S. elections led to a major rally with the U.S. stock market increasing by almost +5 percent from Election Day through year-end.

2017 Given the number of surprises in 2016, the only thing I am sure of is that there will be more surprises in 2017. The startling election of Donald Trump caused a reappraisal by investors about the future prospects for a variety of businesses. The major economic items from the Republican platform appear to be lower corporate and individual tax rates, increased spending on infrastructure, and less government regulation.

Investors are anticipating these potential changes will lead to higher growth, inflation, and interest rates. In response, after the election, interest rate sensitive stocks underperformed the market while stocks that will benefit from lower taxes and higher interest rates outperformed.

Despite the political change, the economy looks very familiar.

Overall, growth has maintained a modest pace, unemployment continues to decline, housing is recovering, and, despite the recent increase, interest rates are low by historical standards.

Meanwhile, Corporate America continues on its recent

course. Most managements are forecasting low, singledigit, organic growth rates in 2017 and a continued focus on increasing profit margins. I also expect growth in dividends per share and stock repurchases.

Consequently, this could be a record year for corporate earnings. I should point out that the stock market has already anticipated this good news. The price-to-earnings ratio on the S&P 500 Index is the highest in more than a decade and many individual stocks that I look at are trading at, or above, my estimate of fair value.

Despite the ever-changing landscape, I am sticking with my time-tested investment approach. Last year, I visited or talked to numerous companies and met with managers, competitors, and customers in pursuit of knowing these companies as well as possible. I believe this in-depth research — a persistent pursuit of highquality businesses with great management teams — combined with patient, price-sensitive portfolio management, is the best way to preserve and grow wealth over the long term. It benefited me greatly in the past, including 2016, and it should continue to help me despite the surprises we will all certainly face in 2017.

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The Importance of Safeguarding Your Digital Assets How to Protect Yourself from a Security Breach

by Kurt Bratten, Esq for Saratoga TODAY News reports of cyberattacks and breaches that expose Americans’ personal information are now commonplace. Over 3 million records are compromised daily and 974 breaches were reported in the first half of 2016 alone. Most troubling of all, identity theft attacks accounted for 64 percent of these breaches. With this growing threat to our personal information, people are seeking ways to protect themselves. Fortunately, there are effective steps you can take to protect yourself from identity theft. Below are some tips that everyone should consider: • Password Security – Make a point to periodically change your passwords and usernames for email, financial and social media accounts. If your information was exposed in a breach, immediately change your logins and passwords. Account credentials can be further strengthened by enabling 2-step verification on all accounts.

• Account Monitoring – Ensure that you regularly monitor activity on your credit and financial accounts. Any suspicious or fraudulent transactions should be reported immediately to your financial institutions.

• Identity Protection If your data was involved in a breach and you have been offered identity protection and/or credit monitoring because of the breach, you should take advantage of it.

Despite your own best efforts and those of your

financial institutions, you may still become the victim of a security breach. If you become the victim of a breach or have reason to be concerned about identity theft, consider taking the following steps: • Order a Credit Report – Order a credit report from all three national credit reporting agencies. These agencies must provide you free copies of your credit report, at your request, once every 12 months. Credit reports can be obtained online or by phone from Equifax (800-525-6285), TransUnion (800-680-7289), and Experian (888-397-3742).

• Consider a Credit Freeze - A credit freeze is one of the best ways to prevent identity theft because it restricts access to your credit report, making it difficult for identity thieves to open new accounts in your name. While it does not protect existing accounts, it usually stops new accounts from being opened because your credit will be inaccessible, and most companies will not extend credit without access to a credit report. Since a credit freeze essentially locks down your credit, no one, including you, can open a new credit account in your name while it is in place.

• Implement a Fraud Alert - A fraud alert is available to identity theft victims and warns anyone checking your

credit report that you may have been a victim of identity theft. Thus, anyone applying for credit in your name will

be highly scrutinized, and you will likely be contacted before credit is extended.

With the advent of the information age, we face new challenges in securing our digital assets. Those challenges also extend to businesses, which have an ever-growing responsibility to protect sensitive client and customer information. If you are a business owner, it is advisable to consult with a professional to ensure your company has a plan in place to address data security breaches if they occur.

Kurt Bratten, Esq. is a Partner at O’Connell and Aronowitz, and he is responsible for managing the firm’s Cybersecurity and HIPAA Compliance practice. Kurt regularly counsels health care providers and other institutional clients regarding data security requirements and practices, HIPAA, and how to respond to security breaches.

Mr. Bratten can be reached at 518-584-5205, kbratten@oalaw. com and www.oalaw.com.

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The Flurry Festival Shake off the winter blues. It’s time to dance, sing, jam, and more. The 30th Flurry Festival will run from February 17-19, 2017, at the Saratoga Springs City Center located at 522 Broadway, Saratoga Springs.

Dancers can participate in a variety of workshops and programs designed for all levels of experience, from beginner to advanced. The festival also includes an array of performances, singing, concerts, jamming, storytelling, vendors, and more. It’s the perfect event to bring your dancing and nondancing friends with you. For more information, visit www. flurryfestival.org.

Flurry Festival Sing Around On Friday, February 17 at 8:30 p.m. the Flurry’s finest inaugurate the new Caffe Lena in a relaxed sing-around evening featuring, but not limited to, Kim & Reggie Harris, Quickstep (John Kirk, Trish Miller, Katie Martucci, Ed Lowman) and Waxwing Four (Stefan Amidon, Brendan Taaffe, Adam Simon, Wheaton Squier).

Free admission with Flurry Wristband or $10 for general admission.

Beginning Genealogy A free class open to all, will be offered on Saturday, February 18 from 10 a.m. to noon at the Town of Saratoga Town Hall, located at the corner of Rt. 4 and Rt. 29 in Schuylerville.

Pat Peck, past president of Heritage Hunters, will teach basic research skills including the use of vital records, census records, deeds, wills and online research. Basic genealogy forms and other materials will be provided.

Please call 518-584-4129 to reserve a spot. Note: Bring a sandwich if you intend to stay for the monthly meeting of Heritage Hunters at 1 p.m.

Genealogy and Local History Heritage Hunters of Saratoga County will meet on Saturday, February 18, at 1 p.m. at the Town of Saratoga Town Hall, corner of Rt. 4 and Rt. 29 in Schuylerville. “Lost Landmarks of Saratoga County” will be the program topic by speaker, Anne Clothier. Anne has been the Director of Education for Brookside Museum in Ballston Spa for 5 years and has a background in Museum Studies. Her presentation, which Anne says is a continually expanding subject, will include once thriving hotels, industries, amusement parks, mineral springs that have dissipated and even buildings that have found new purposes. Public is welcome. For information call 518-587-2978. Preceding the meeting at 10 a.m. will be a class on Beginning Genealogy. Call to register at 518-584-4129.

Winter Fun Festival Enjoy Sledding and Tobogganing on Bath St. in Ballston Spa (snow permitting) from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday, February 18.

There will also be family activities at Ballston Spa Elks beginning at 5 p.m. Crafts, games, food and music.

Sponsored by the Village of Ballston Spa and the Town of Milton. For Information or to volunteer, call 518-885-5711.

Church Pieroghi Sale Christ the Savior parish, located at 349 Eastline Rd., Ballston Lake will hold its monthly pieroghi sale on Tuesday, February 21.

Potato/cheese, sauerkraut and farmer’s cheese pieroghis may be ordered. Also, a limited supply of stuffed clams are available.

Call 518-363-0001. Please get you orders in as soon as possible.

Pick-up is on Tuesday between 11:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m.

Frozen Dance Party Sing a-long and story-time with most-liked favorite enchanted sisters at the Frozen Dance Party on Tuesday, February 21 and Thursday, February 23, held at the National Museum of Dance and Hall of Fame, located at 99 South Broadway, Saratoga Springs, from 10 a.m. to Noon. Make your

own Frozen Princess Crown & Olaf. Be sure to wear your favorite princess costume. Cookies and juice will be served. Admission is free. Reservations required by calling 518-584-2225 ext. 3001.

An Affirmative Prayer Workshop Albany-Saratoga Spiritual Adventures is hosting An Affirmative Prayer Workshop on Tuesday, February 21, 6:30-8 p.m. at Woodlawn Commons, 156 Lawrence St., Saratoga Springs.

This workshop gives attendees an in-depth look at the process of writing a powerful, creative affirmative prayer as developed by visionary and teacher Ernest Holmes. Suggested donation is $20. For more information, visit www.newthoughtnewyork.org or call 518-366-9918.

Southern Adirondack Audubon Society Gerry Lemmo will present a talk “Exploring Albany’s Pine Bush”, on Wednesday, February 22, as part of the monthly program. The Albany Pine Bush is where the endangered Karner blue butterfly still survives, though surrounded by human development. Gerry Lemmo is a professional photographer, naturalist and lecturer specializing in wildlife, natural history and travel images from around the globe.

The program will be held in the Christine L. Mc Donald Community Room on the lower level of the Crandall Library in downtown Glens Falls. The program will begin at 7p.m. and is free and open to the public.

For more information visit www. southernadirondackaudubon.org.

Free Beginner Dance Lessons with Spa City Swingers Come check out different styles of partner dances on Friday, February 24, from 7 to 8 p.m., and see what makes it so much fun. No partner is necessary.

Pre-registration is required. Call 518-899-4411 or log-on www. maltaparksrec.com to reserve your spot. For ages 12+.

Rummage and Bake Sale Ballston Spa United Methodist Church will be holding a Rummage and Bake Sale on Saturday, March 4 from 8 a.m. -

Week of February 10 – February 16, 2017 4 p.m. in the Fellowship Room (in the back of the church).

We will be offering a variety of furniture, linens, sporting goods, collectibles, games, housewares, clothing and books.

Plus delicious baked goods. The church is located at 101 Milton Ave in Ballston Spa. Brighter Days, Shelters of Saratoga 2017 Gala Please join Shelters of Saratoga at its 2017 Brighter Days Gala on Thursday, March 23, 2017 from 6-9 p.m. at Longfellows Restaurant on Union Ave. in Saratoga Springs. This annual fundraising gala provides critically needed support to over 700 individuals facing homelessness in our region each year. Guests will be treated to an evening cocktail style reception, dancing, silent auction and the core reason for its existence; providing help, hope and humanity to those most in need.

Reservations: $100 per person.

This year we will be honoring Saratoga Springs Police Chief, Greg Veitch with the Help, Hope and Humanity Award for his outstanding dedication of service to our community. For more information, visit www. sheltersofsaratoga.org.

Babysitting Course Adirondack Health & Safety will once again be presenting a child and babysitting course at Gavin Park. This course is open to girls and boys, ages 10 and up.

Participants will learn the basics of CABS (Child and Babysitting Safety), along with CPR and first aid. The course runs from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. on Saturday, March 25. Pre-registration and bag lunch is required. Cost for Wilton Residents is $60, Saratoga Springs School District Residents is $65, and all others is $70. Registration can be done online, by mail or in person at Gavin Park, Monday-Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Questions may be answered by calling the park office at 518-584-9455.

Craft/Vendor Show The General Schuyler Rescue Squad, located at 901 Route 29 in Saratoga Springs is hosting another Craft/Vendor Show on Saturday, March 25. We have over 35 spaces, refreshments,

raffles and fun. Reserve your space for $25. by March 1.

Call Jennie at 518-390-1357 or respond by e-mail. Please support your local rescue squad.

The event will be held from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

The Ballston Area Community Center 19th Annual Gala Flannel up for some fun (attire) on Saturday, March 25, 6:30 p.m. at Milton Community Center located at 310 Northline Rd. Cocktails and Silent Auction, Dinner, Dancing with Hersh Productions, and Silent Auction.

RSVP by March 11. RSVP’S received before March 4 will be entered in “The-Early-BirdGets-The-Worm” Drawing.

Let the games begin. Embrace your Inner Lumber Jack www. ballstonareacc.org.

Fighting for Mya Fundraiser The American Legion Post 234, located at 23 Pleasant Street in Ballston Spa, will host a fund raiser for 15-year-old sophomore, Mya, who was recently diagnosed with stage 4 Hodgkin’s Lymphoma. This benefit will take place on April 29, 2017 at 2p.m. All support will be greatly appreciated.

Senior Nutrition Program Saratoga County Office for the Aging sponsors the program in Saratoga County. Persons age 60 and over can participate in a meal that is served at noon at several meal sites throughout Saratoga County.

Meal sites are located in Ballston Spa, Charlton, Clifton Park, Corinth, Edinburg, Galway, Greenfield, Hadley, Halfmoon, Malta, Mechanicville, Moreau, Saratoga, Schuylerville, and Waterford. This nutritious lunch is served Mondays-Fridays.

Reservations are required at least one day in advance by noon. A registration form must be completed annually.

No food/drink items can be taken to go. Participants will receive monthly contribution letter. The suggestion donation is $2.00 per meal. For more information and contact phone numbers of locations, please call Billie Jo at the Office for the Aging, 518-884-4996.

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Week of February 10 – February 16, 2017

Saturday, February 11 10th Annual Ice Fishing Tournament

Family Friendly Event

Friday, February 10 Fish Fry Fridays Fish Creek Rod and Gun Club, Route 32 south of the village of Victory, 4:30 – 7 p.m.

Fish Fry Friday will continue each Friday of the month.

Menu: fried fish, fried clams, fried chicken tenders, popcorn shrimp, buffalo shrimp, and clam chowder by the bowl or by the quart. Eat in at our club house or to call ahead for take-out 518-6953917. Everyone is welcome.

The Wizard of Oz Maple Avenue Middle School, Trombley Auditorium, 7 p.m.

Maple Avenue Middle School Musical Club presents, “The Wizard of Oz”. All tickets are available at the door. Doors open 30 minutes before show time. Showing on Saturday, February 11 at 1 p.m. and 7 p.m.

Tango Fusion February Open House Newberry Music Hall, 388 Broadway, Saratoga Springs, 7 p.m.

New students may take one complimentary class that best suits them. No partner or experience necessary.

Beginning at 7 p.m. - All levels Salsa Rueda (Salsa in the round), 8 p.m. - Beginner Salsa and Intermediate Salsa.

Students may stay after class and dance to a DJ and enjoy drinks and food from the bar. For more information go to www.tangofusiondance. com or call 518-932-6447 to reserve your spot or e-mail stepdl.aol.com.

The Quaker Volunteer Fire Department will host the 10th Annual Fire Department Ice Fishing Tournament on Saturday, February 11 on the Cove section of the Hudson River (based at Kim’s) at 882 Route 4 South of Schuylerville starting at 7 a.m. Registration starts at 5:30 a.m. The tournament is from 7 a.m. – 3 p.m. There is a $20 entry fee.

Preregistration is encouraged to be guaranteed a fishing spot.

Please contact Kim Wilbur at 518-956-3516. Cash prizes for pike, perch and crapies.

Door prizes and a 50/50 raffle.

Hot food and drinks will be available. For more information, visit www.qsfd.com.

Annual Moonlight Ski and Snowshoe Camp Saratoga, Scout Rd., Gansevoort, 6 – 9 p.m.

Join us for the popular and highly anticipated Annual Moonlight Ski and Snowshoe.

Luminaries will glow along 2.5 miles of groomed trails. Along the way you will find fields and forests, warming bonfires, and plenty of hot chocolate.

The terrain is suitable for all levels and ages and includes a smaller 1 mile loop. Participants can drop-in anytime during the evening; no registration is needed. Snowshoes and crosscountry skis will be available on a first-come first-serve basis in the I.P. Winter Lodge off of Parking lot #2. The rental fee is $5/ person for non-members.

Parking will be directed by WWPP. This event is weather permitting. Please call or email for more information or if you are interested in volunteering for this event, 518-450-0321; info@wiltonpreserve.org.

Tang Family Saturdays Tang Museum, Skidmore Campus, Saratoga Springs, 2 – 3:30 p.m.

Suitable for children ages 5 and up with their adult companions.

Programs include a brief tour of a current Tang exhibition

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Cabin Fever BBQ Knights of Columbus, 50 Pine Road, Saratoga Springs, 5 – 8 p.m.

Cash Bar will be available prior to the event at 4 p.m. The menu includes: Ribs, Chicken, Salad and Dessert for $15 per ticket. All tickets must be purchased in advance at the Knights of Columbus Council Home. Please call to make arrangements to pick up tickets.

518-584-8547.

Sunday, February 12 Monthly Breakfast Fish Creek Rod and Gun Club, Route 32 south of the village of Victory 8 – 11 a.m.

Will be cooking breakfast and will continue on the second Sunday of each month all year.

Eggs cooked to order, bacon, sausage, toast (white or wheat), pancakes (regular, blueberry, buckwheat, apple cinnamon), French toast, home fries, orange juice, coffee, tea, hot chocolate.

Cost: Adult $8, Child $4.

Everyone will be welcome. 518695-3917.

Dharma Meditation with Pierre Zimmerman One Big Roof, Center for Mindful Practices, 538 Maple Avenue, Saratoga Health & Wellness Building, Saratoga Springs, 9-10:15 a.m.

Weekly meditation followed by short discussion. All contemplative traditions honored. By donation. For more information call 413-992-7012 or visit www.oneroofsaratoga. com.

Valentine Party Northshire Bookstore, 424 Broadway, Saratoga Springs, 11 a.m.

Join beloved board book author and illustrator Sandra Magsamen for a Valentine’s Day Party. After a special story time with the author, enjoy a scavenger hunt

and make a craft with our booksellers. Magsamen is the author and illustrator of many popular books for children, including I Love You Hugs and Kisses, and I Ruff You Very Much. For more information visit www. northshire.com.

Monday, February 13 Family Time Science Saratoga Springs Public Library, Crawshaw Story Room, 6:30 – 7:30 p.m.

Families are welcome for hands-on science projects and storybook read alouds.

All ages 4 - 11 and caregivers welcome. Register each child through our online calendar or by calling the Children’s Room at 518-584-7860, ext.

305.

Tuesday, February 14 Valentine Special – Senior Nutrition Program Call for locations in Saratoga County, Noon Lasagna, zucchini and yellow Squash, garlic bread, red velvet cake w/cream cheese frosting and beverages.

Suggested donation $2. For more information and contact phone numbers of locations, please call Billie Jo at the Office of the Aging, 518-8844996.

Korean War Veterans Association Luncheon Ambrosia Restaurant, Queensbury, 11:30 a.m.

Hosts are Gene and Patti Slavin.

Korean War veterans who served anywhere during the Korean conflict or in Korea at any time, spouses, widows, family and friends are all invited to attend. For further information or to make a reservation to attend, please call the Slavin’s at 518-793-2358 by Feb. 12. To obtain an application to join the organization, please contact Comm. Roger Calkins at 518584-3037.

Wednesday, February 15 Olde Saratoga Seniors Meeting Schuylerville Town Hall, 12 Spring St., Schuylerville, Noon It will be a sandwich luncheon.

Entertainment will be provided.

New members always welcome.

Call Pat 518-331-2978. Money will be due for the Turning Stone trip in March.

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

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

For more information, call 518584-7860 ext. 205.

2017 Winter Storytellers Series SUNY Empire State College, 2 Union Ave., Room 126, Saratoga Springs, Noon – 1 p.m.

The Academy for Lifelong Learning presents the ninth annual storytellers series every Wednesday through March 1.

February 15 features storyteller Siri Allison with “All’s Fair in Love and War” Sponsored by Prestwick Chase at Saratoga.

Free and open to the public.

Postponed if Saratoga Springs city schools are closed. For more information, call 518587-2100 ext. 2415. www.esc. edu/all

Thursday, February 16 Craft at your Library Schuylerville Public Library, 52 Ferry St., Schuylerville, 6 p.m.

Cozy up in the library. You bring the people; we bring the supplies. We will learn the art of paper quilling. Open to teens and adults, registration required by calling 518-6956641.

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20th Annual Bartenders’ Ball Saratoga to Benefit Captain Youth and Family Services SARATOGA SPRINGS — On Saturday, Feb. 11, over 700 guests are expected to attend the 20th Annual Bartenders’ Ball at the Saratoga Springs City Center. The event benefits CAPTAIN Youth and Family Services, Anchors Away!

“Cruise with CAPTAIN” will feature food provided by Holiday Inn Saratoga Springs, drinks, live music by Grand Central Station, dancing,

and more. Tickets are $60 per person; tables of 10 are encouraged.

The winner of the annual ‘Most Valuable Bartender’ contest will be announced at the Ball. With votes calculated through an active Facebook poll, the MVB contest comprises 35 bartenders from 20 participating Saratoga County establishments.

This year’s winner will receive a Celebrity

Saratoga Arts Seeks Artists for Art in Public Places Exhibit SARATOGA SPRINGS — Saratoga Arts is seeking artists to exhibit in Art in Public Places 2018. All artists are encouraged to exhibit in Saratoga Arts’ Art in Public Places program.

Exhibitions are held monthly at a variety of locations throughout the Saratoga region. Locations include: Saratoga Arts Member’s Hall; Saratoga Arts Reception Area Gallery; Saratoga Springs Train Station (bi-monthly site); Saratoga Springs Public Library; Saratoga Springs Visitor’s Center; Clifton Park-Halfmoon

Public Library; The Brookside Museum, Ballston Spa (available July-October).

For more information about the Art in Public Places program, and for guidelines, including site specifications, visit: http://www. saratoga-arts.org/.

Art in Public Places exhibitions are scheduled on a first-come, first-serve basis. To schedule your exhibit, please contact Emma Huneck, Exhibitions Coordinator, at ehuneck@saratoga-arts.org with your top two choices of location and month.

NorthCountryARTS 'Visions 2017: A Juried Art Exhibition' GLENS FALLS — NorthCountryARTS will be accepting entries for their Spring juried exhibition, Visions 2017, until Feb. 19.

The show runs from March 29 to April 29, with an opening reception and awards ceremony to be held on Saturday, April 8.

The show will be held at the Shirt Factory Gallery located in the Shirt Factory building at 71 Lawrence St., Glens Falls, NY 12801. The juror for this year’s exhibit is sculptor and Professor of Art at Skidmore College, Victoria Palermo.

Awards for the exhibit include Gold, Platinum, and Silver levels with prizes of $750, $500, and $250 respectively. There will be additional awards for Peoples’ Choice.

A maximum of two pieces may be submitted at www. onlinejuriedshows.com. Please search for NorthCountryARTS Visions 2017. There is a jurying fee of $25 for NCA Members and $35 for NonMembers. Artists may contact NorthCountryARTS at info@ northcountryarts.org for more information.

Cruise for two to the Caribbean, courtesy of Yankee Trails; a second cruise for two will be raffled off at the event. Second and third place winners will receive gift certificates to a number of local establishments.

Now in its 20th year, the Ball has generated over $500,000 for local charities, while honoring the individuals who make the $120 million/year Saratoga County hospitality industry happen.

In addition to the youth shelter, CAPTAIN has numerous programs and services dedicated to helping youth, individuals and families in Saratoga County navigate their journeys to personal growth and self-sufficiency. These include but are not limited to a food pantry, street outreach services, family development programs, youth leadership programs, a next-to-new shop, a community

outreach center providing services such as Homework Help and a free summer meal program, and the newest issue at hand, human trafficking.

Tickets are available online at www.captaincares.org under News and Events, by sending a check made out to CAPTAIN Youth and Family Services to 5 Municipal Plaza, Suite 3, Clifton Park, NY 12065, or by calling CAPTAIN at 518-371-1185.

Saratoga Springs Featured in New National Video SARATOGA SPRINGS — A film crew from Vice Media visited Saratoga Springs in mid-December and have produced a five-minute video titled “Born From Failure: The World’s Tastiest Mistake.”

Local scenery depicted in the clip include a snowdraped Saratoga Race Course, the Congress Park carousel, a table discussion with the “Potato Chip Committee,” and an interview with city historian Maryann Fitzgerald, who talks about Saratoga Springs’ connection to the potato chip.

It is not clear when or where the clip will be publicly

Saratoga Springs City Historian Maryann Fitzgerald in front of the Saratoga Springs Heritage Area Visitor Center. Photo: Video screenshot via Vice.com.

available for review, but the organization’s website may be

viewed at: https://www.vice. com/en_us.

Home Made Theater to Hold Open Auditions for Spring Production SARATOGA SPRINGS — Home Made Theater will hold open auditions on Feb. 12-13 for the spring production of Larry Shue’s comedy, “The Foreigner.” The cast consists of five men and two women, ranging in age from late teens to early 70s.

The synopsis: a fishing lodge in rural Georgia visited by Froggy LeSeuer, a British demolition expert who occasionally runs training sessions at a nearby army base.

Froggy has brought along a friend, a pathologically shy young man named Charlie, who is overcome with fear at the thought of making

conversation with strangers. Froggy tells all who have assembled that Charlie is from an exotic foreign country and speaks no English.

Once alone the fun really begins, as Charlie overhears more than he should - the evil plans of a sinister, two-faced minister and his redneck associate; the fact that the minister’s pretty fiancée is pregnant, and many other damaging revelations made with the thought that Charlie doesn’t understand a word being said - which sets up a funny climax during which things go uproariously awry for the “bad guys,” and the “good guys” emerge triumphant.

Auditions will be held 6 to 8 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 12 and 6 to 7:30 p.m. Monday, February 13. at the Spa Little Theater in Saratoga Spa State Park. Actors should bring a current photo and resume. Photos cannot be returned. Auditions will be from the script. Rehearsals begin March 12. No appointments are necessary for the audition.

Directed by Patrick White, “The Foreigner” will be staged weekends, April 22 – May 7. For more information, contact HMT at 518-587-4427, or visit: homemadetheater.org.

Week of February 10 – February 16, 2017

Manhattan Transfer, Suzuki Company of Toga, Japan Coming to Skidmore College SARATOGA SPRINGS — Skidmore College has announced a lineup of premier music and arts events to be staged this year as part of the Stewart’s Signature Series.

A concert by The Manhattan Transfer will take place Saturday, May 13 at the Arthur Zankel Music Center. The American a cappella, jazz fusion/pop music group was founded in 1969 and has released nearly 30 albums. Tickets are $55 and $45.

On Friday, June 2 and Saturday, June 3, Suzuki Company of Toga, Japan, presents “The Trojan Women,” at Bernhard Theater. Named for its founder, Tadashi Suzuki, the Suzuki Company of Toga (SCOT) marked its 50th anniversary in 2015. Since their first overseas

Volunteers hang art works in advance of Friday’s opening exhibit at Spring Street Gallery.

benefits Code Blue Saratoga. A suggested donation of $2 or more goes to helping Saratoga’s homeless find a safe place to sleep on the coldest nights of the year.

Readings and performances will take place March 18. The gallery is located at 110 Spring St.

Authors Preview New “Proctors at 90” Book at UPH SARATOGA SPRINGS — Musician Michael Eck, photographer Richard Lovrich, and Universal Preservation Hall Campaign Manager Teddy Foster host a talk, slideshow and book signing in celebration of “Encore: Proctors at 90,” at noon on Friday, Feb. 10 at

Dave Matthews’ Tour Partner Tim Reynolds Live at Putnam Den on Sunday

performance at the Théâtre des Nations Festival in Paris in 1972, the company has performed in more than 84 cities and 31 countries. Tadashi Suzuki was the founder of Japan’s first international theater festival (Toga Festival), and the creator of the Suzuki Method of actor training.

Additional series events includes a special performance

by Stephen Petronio Company at Arthur Zankel Music Center on June 15, and “Selected Shorts” – a program to coincide with the New York State Summer Writers Institute at Skidmore, on July 22.

For more information, visit: www.skidmore.edu/zankel, www. skidmore.edu/summertheater or call 518-580-5321.

Spring Street Gallery Exhibit/ Code Blue Benefit Opens Friday

SARATOGA SPRINGS — Spring Street Gallery hosts an opening reception for the annual opencall themed art and performance exhibition from 6 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 10.

The exhibit features the work of more than 100 artists and

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Universal Preservation Hall.

The authors will present an exclusive image preview from the new coffee table photo book, and will discuss behind-the-scenes images and tell stories from Proctors’ illustrious history.

UPH is located at 25 Washington St.

Tim Reynolds will perform at Putnam Den on Sunday. Photo provided.

SARATOGA SPRINGS — Two weeks before kicking off a global tour with Dave Matthews that will land the duo at the Saratoga Performing Arts Center in June, Tim Reynolds will stage a show Sunday night, Feb. 12 at Putnam Den to showcase tunes from his latest album, “That Way.” “These songs are personal stories of my life that have meaning to me; some happy, some secret, some silly,” the

guitarist said, in a statement.

“I just want people to hear the voice of the guitar tell each story through the melodies. even though there are no lyrics.”

Reynolds’ inspiration for “That Way” came from years of absorbing parts of many different genres of music. “I love rock ‘n’ roll, especially 70s rock.

When I listen to the Beatles, Genesis, and Yes, I want to hear how all the different parts

play: not just the guitars. I’ve also been listening to classical music—Bartok since the 70s— and lately, 20th century string quartets, who I feel, are the most interesting and creative.”

Doors open 6 p.m. and showtime is at 7. Tickets are $30 for the 18+ show, and there is a $5 surcharge for those under 21. Putnam Den is located just off Putnam Street, opposite the Saratoga Springs Public Library.

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ENTERTAINMENT

South High Marathon Dance Set to Kick Off 40th Anniversary SOUTH GLENS FALLS — From a small event first imagined in 1977, to a community wide effort that raised over $760,000 in 2016 for people in need, the South High Marathon Dance will celebrate its 40th year on March 3.

The annual event features students at South Glens Falls High School, grades 9-12, who gather to raise money and to dance for 28 consecutive hours straight, all in the name of local people and charities who need help.

The first dance drew about 50 dancers who raised $1,500.

In 2016, more than 750 dancers raised over $762,000.

In the 39 years that the

dance has been held, the students and the community have raised over $5.6 million dollars and donated money to more than 400 causes and individuals. More than 80 percent of the school’s population dances in the Marathon Dance.

This year’s dance takes place from 7 p.m. on March 3 to 10:30 p.m. on March 4 at 42 Merritt Road, South Glens Falls. The event is open to the public from 6 to 10 p.m.

Friday and re-opens 6:30 a.m.

Saturday, and includes raffles, sales of SHMD apparel and live and silent auctions. For more information on the dance, go to: http://shmd.org/.

Capital Region Heart Ball at Hall of Springs SARATOGA SPRINGS — The Capital Region Heart Ball will take place 6 p.m. to 11 p.m.

Saturday, Feb. 25, at the Hall of Springs, 108 Ave. of the Pines.

Heart Ball is one of the premier American Heart Association fundraising events both locally and across the nation. The evening celebrates the lives saved and improved because of everyone’s countless efforts.

Dan Pickett, CEO of nfrastrucure, and Jennifer Pickett will co-chair the Heart Ball.

Dr. Joy Lucas of Upstate Animal Medical Center will share her story of heart disease, and CBS6 anchor Liz Bishop will act as event emcee.

Tickets are $250.

For information, visit CapitalRegionNYHeartBall. heart.org or call 518-626-8754 or email Sharon.Horton@heart.org.

30th Annual Flurry Festival Kicks Off Feb. 17 SARATOGA SPRINGS — The 30th annual Flurry festival takes place Feb. 17 – 19 and will feature more than 400 performers, four venues, and over 250 events.

Along with the traditional weekend filled with non-stop contra and swing, programming all weekend long will include dance styles such as Tahitian, Flamenco, Bulgarian, African, Chinese, Irish, Yiddish, Scottish, Greek, Hip Hop, tap, and more.

Instruction is available for beginner level on up.

The weekend includes

music instruction workshops, concerts, storytelling, demonstrations, dance performances and live concerts including: the Vanaver Caravan World Dance production, Urban Dance performance, stories and songs by Folk Gospel legends Kim and Reggie Harris, The Strawberry Hill Fiddlers, and more.

Advance tickets are available online until Friday, Feb 10. Tickets will also be available at the door the weekend of the festival. To see a full schedule of events and learn more about the festival, visit: http:// www.flurryfestival.org

“The Game’s Afoot” Opens at HMT

The Game’s Afoot opens at HMT Feb. 11. Photo provided.

SARATOGA SPRINGS — Home Made Theater continues its 32nd season with Ken Ludwig’s comedy, “The Game’s Afoot.” The show runs weekends Feb. 11-26 at the Spa Little Theater in Saratoga Spa State Park.

It’s December 1936 and Broadway star William Gillette, admired the world over for portraying Sherlock Holmes, has invited his fellow cast-mates to his Connecticut castle for the weekend. But when one

of the guests is stabbed to death, the festivities quickly turn dangerous.

It’s then up to Gillette himself, as he assumes the persona of his beloved Holmes, to track down the killer before there’s another victim.

Performances are Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30 p.m., Feb. 11, 17, 18, 24, 25. Matinees are Sundays at 2 p.m., Feb. 12, 19, 26. An optional dinner package is available at The Gideon Putnam prior to evening

performances and a brunch package prior to matinees for an additional $27 per person plus tax and gratuity.

Tickets for the show are $27 and $24, and can be purchased online at the HMT web site, www. homemadetheater.org, in person during box office hours, or by calling HMT at 518- 587-4427.

Dining reservations for The Gideon Putnam should be made by calling HMT at 518-587-4427.

Gathering Our Hearts at Standing Rock Film Screening with Director Fidel Moreno SARATOGA SPRINGS — Saratoga Arts at The Arts Center, in conjunction with the Flurry Festival will present a screening of the 63-minute film “Gathering Our Hearts at Standing Rock at 8 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 18.

The screening will be followed by a discussion with Director Fidel Moreno and Hunkpapa Sioux Chairman Cedric Goodhouse and family.

Filmmakers Fidel Moreno and Rick Kariolic asked the water protectors of Standing Rock what they want to tell the world about their initiative to stop the Dakota

Access Pipeline from crossing the Oglala Aquifer and being installed under the Missouri River where it forms the Lake Oahe reservoir, which provides the tribe’s drinking water. A small group of Sioux youth started this encampment, dedicated to peaceful action to protect the water. Heeding their call, people from across the US and around the world have joined them in singing, dancing, praying and marching peacefully together asserting: Water is Life.

Culled from 18 hours of interviews with 33 people at Standing Rock -- including

youth, mothers, grandmothers, grandfathers, First Nation people and non-Indian supporters – Gathering Our Hearts at Standing Rock is an ongoing documentary project, still being shot on location, chronicling the story of the protesters at Standing Rock and their connection to the history of the American Indian Movement on their treaty-given lands of the American west.

Admission is free, but donations will be gratefully accepted to support the ongoing action against DAPL and the completion of the film.

Booknotes: Crime and Poetry at Northshire Bookstore This Month SARATOGA SPRINGS — Scottish crime writer Ian Rankin celebrates 30 years of his wildly popular Detective Rebus books, at 7 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 10. Rankin is an internationally #1 bestselling novelist and the recipient of an Edgar Award, a Gold Dagger

for fiction, and the ChandlerFulbright Award.

At 7 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 17, Jay Rogoff celebrates his latest collection, “Enamel Eyes, a Fantasia on Paris, 1870: Poems.” Rogoff, who teaches at Skidmore College, has published five previous books of poetry. His poetry and criticism

appear widely, and he writes about dance for the Hopkins Review and Ballet Review.

Northshire Bookstore Saratoga is located at 424 Broadway. For more information, call 518-6824200 or 1-855-339-5990, or visit the Northshire Bookstore website at www.northshire.com.

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Trio of Country Music Shows Announced at SPAC

SARATOGA SPRINGS — Concert promoter Live Nation has announced a “Country Megaticket” for three upcoming shows at the Saratoga Performing Arts Center will go on sale Friday, Feb. 10.

Tickets will go on sale for the individual shows at a later date.

The concerts feature: Brad Paisley with Dustin Lynch, Chase Bryant & Lindsay Ell on May 18; Florida Georgia Line with Nelly & Chris Lane on July 23, and Luke Bryan with Brett Eldredge & Craig Campbell on Aug. 26.

Ticket packages include: Gold:

$399 – secure the same reserved seat to all three shows in sections 1-7 & 15-18, one premier parking pass per show; Silver: $299 – secure the same reserved seat to all three shows in sections 8-14; lawn: $89.

Tickets available at megaticket.com.

Nickelback Returns to SPAC This Summer Nickelback will return to the Saratoga Performing Arts Center during their “Feed The Machine Tour” this summer,

with special guests Daughtry, and Shaman’s Harvest. The show will take place July 10.

Tickets are $125, $89, $69,

$40, and lawn - $25, and go on sale Saturday, Feb. 11 online at LiveNation. com, Ticketmaster.com or Charge By Phone at 1-800-745-3000.

week of 2/10-2/16 friday, 2/10:

sunday, 2/12:

Warren B. Hall, 7:30 pm @ Comedy Works — 275.6897

Girl Blue, 7 pm @ Caffè Lena — 583.0022

Sheen with special guest The Jonathan Newell Prog Trio, 8 pm @ Hudson River Music Hall — 832.3484

Tim Reynolds (solo), 7 pm @ Putnam Den — 584.8066

Rob Lindquist Group, 9 pm @ 9 Maple Avenue — 583.2582 Gang of Thieves w/ West End Blend, 8 pm @ Putnam Den — 584.8066

Hot Club of Saratoga noon @ The Merry Monk 584.6665

monday, 2/13: Open Mic Night, 7 pm @ Caffè Lena — 583.0022

saturday, 2/11: Warren B. Hall, 7:30 pm @ Comedy Works — 275.6897 George Fletcher Band, 9 pm @ Gaffney’s — 587.7359 Eric Archard sings Roy Orbison, 3 pm @ Hudson River Music Hall — 832.3484 Sketches of Influence, 9 pm @ 9 Maple Avenue — 583.2582 Hot Club of Saratoga, 9 pm @ One Caroline — 587.2026 Austin Awake, 9 pm @ Putnam Den — 584.8066

wednesday, 2/15: Hot Club of Saratoga, 8 pm @ Hamlet + Ghost — 450.7287

thursday, 2/16: Tim Meadows, 7:30 pm @ Comedy Works — 275.6897

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Puzzles Across 1 One capsule, say 5 Metaphorical sticking points 10 Jacob’s twin 14 App that connects riders with drivers 15 Hard pattern to break 16 Prominent giraffe feature 17 *Sing on key 19 Skedaddle 20 “Please, I’ve heard enough,” in texts 21 Speaker on a soapbox 22 Cutlass automaker 23 Jungle adventure 25 Store with Kenmore appliances 27 Sloppy 30 Corsage flower 33 Players in a play 36 Severely injure 38 Crystal-bearing rock 39 Illuminated 40 *Try, with “at” 42 Civil War soldier 43 Desert building brick 45 Fashion magazine that’s also a French pronoun 46 In-flight predictions: Abbr.

47 Trickery 49 Discourage 51 24-__ gold 53 Draft choices 57 Whitewater ride 59 One with a bleeping job 62 Feel sorry about 63 Notable periods 64 Make available, as merchandise ... and a hint to the start of the answers to starred clues 66 Law business 67 Entices 68 Continent explored by Marco Polo 69 “__ old thing” 70 Lyric poem 71 Neighbor of Kent.

Down 1 Tear conduits 2 Bush successor 3 Sans __: type style 4 Make a mistake 5 Compelling charm

See puzzle solutions on page 46

See puzzle solution on page 46 6 Pro __: in proportion 7 Share a border with 8 Lushes 9 Hi-fi system 10 Implement, as laws 11 *Underestimate 12 Breezed through, as a test 13 Luau instruments 18 Days of old 24 Tsp. or tbsp.

26 Constellation named for a mythological ship 28 Rescue 29 On-ramp sign 31 Original thought 32 Belles at balls 33 Not naked 34 Teacher’s helper

35 *Cattle enterprise 37 Bachelor party attendee 40 Estate beneficiary 41 Warm up for the game 44 “I’m baffled” 46 Unit of work 48 Bring down the running back 50 Make, as a living 52 Prepare to drive, as a golf ball 54 Wipe clean 55 Altercation 56 Family auto 57 Foul callers, at times 58 Operatic song 60 Fictional sleuth Wolfe 61 Went like the wind 65 It may be tipped by a gentleman

Writing the Right Word by Dave Dowling

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

This Week: Oblivious, Obvious Oblivious means unaware or unmindful of something.

He was oblivious to the danger of the sun’s ultra violet rays.

Obvious means easily perceived or understood.

Our services present obvious benefits to your company.

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

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Waite, Freeman Dominate at NY State Meet

Emily Freeman placed first all-around in Level 6, Junior Division. Photo provided.

BALLSTON SPA – Stepping Star Gymnastics sent two gymnasts to the Early Season New York State Championships in Horseheads February 4 and 5.

Coached by Mindy and Devon Delay, the Stepping Star gymnasts placed first all-around in their respective division.

Fiona Waite, 10, of Saratoga Springs, placed first all-around in the Level 6 – Child Division with an allaround score of 37.6. Waite’s all-around score was the

highest of all the Level 6 gymnasts competing. Waite also placed first on the floor exercise (9.425) and first on the balance beam (9.6).

Emily Freeman, 11, of Saratoga Springs, placed first all-around in the Level 6 – Junior Division with an all-around score of 37.35.

Freeman also placed first on the vault (9.55), first on the uneven bars (8.925), and first on the floor exercise (9.6).

The Early Season New

Fiona Waite placed first all-around in Level 6, Child Division. Photo provided.

York State Championship Meet was hosted by Elmira Gymnastics.

The competition is a prelude to the Level 6 New York State Gymnastics Championship Meet that will be held March 12 through 14 in Rochester.

Stepping Star Gymnastics is a third generation family

business located at 40 South Street in Ballston Spa. For more information, contact

Devon at 518-584-5153 or at steppingstarinfo@gmail.com.

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Saratoga Fat Bike Rally

Saratoga Frozen Springs Classic Town of Wilton Pond Hockey Tournament 2017 Recreation - Jr. NBA Scores SARATOGA SPRINGS — The Saratoga Frozen Springs Classic Saturday 2/4 Pond Hockey Tournament is back.

The event will be held on Friday, February 10 through Sunday, February 12 at the Saratoga Spa State Park and will once again be sponsored by Labatt Blue.

Hockey games will take place on all three days. Games are played four-on-four, round robin style.

They shall be 40 minutes long consisting of two 20-minute halves with a 2-minute break between halves.

Stop by Saratoga Spa State Park, and watch the fun

Saturday, Feb 11 from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Saratoga Spa State Park (Warming Hut), 19 Roosevelt Drive, Saratoga Springs.

FREE ADMISSION EVENT SCHEDULE 8:30 a.m. Registration Opens 9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.

Fun Race - Sponsored by Henry Street Taproom, Ride as many laps as you can on our closed course within one hour.

Competition will be intense but the rewards will be fantastic. (10:45am - Fun Crit Race Award Ceremony at SFBR World HQ – The Warming Hut) 10 a.m., 12 p.m., 2 p.m.

Group Rides depart SFBR World HQ. Find a few folks to ride with, gather in front of the Warming Hut and take off ! This year the group rides will be self-directed but the Co-conspirators are happy to provide direction and recommendations as to routes throughout the park 11:30 a.m. to 12:15p.m.

Cupid’s Arrowhead 1.35 Challenge – Grab a spouse, significant other, best buddy or a random stranger and participate in a fun Valentine’s Day Relay Race. Be prepared for a few curve-balls in this one! (12:30 p.m. – Awards Ceremony for Valentine’s Day Couples Race at SFBR World HQ) 12 p.m. Fat Tire Ring

Toss and Fat Tire Flat Change Challenge (all afternoon). Like horseshoes? Can you fix a flat in record time? Grab some Common Roots and try your hand at these activities. Fastest flat change time wins a prize!

1 p.m.

-The SFBR Bikepacker’s Challenge! Sponsored by Mountain Man Outdoor Supply Company.

Bring your bike packing bags/ backpack, camping stove, 8oz of water and be prepared to use them! There will be a Bikepacker Scout category for any folks that do not possess the required items. This challenge will require you to find a few treasures that have been cached in different areas of the park and then return them to the SFBR World HQ. Although we hate rules, there will be rules related to the use of paved roads, etc. (2:45 - Award Ceremony for Bikepackers Challenge) 2:45 p.m. to 4 p.m. Fat Bike Fifa Commences - ever play World Cup Soccer on your fat bike?

4 p.m. Raffle Drawings 4:30 p.m. Rally Concludes All proceeds go to the Saratoga State Park to further promote Winter Recreational Activities and Trail maintenance.

For more information visit: http://www.saratogafatbikerally.com/

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tournament! For more information visit: http://saratogafrozenspringsclassic.com/.

SRYMCA Youth Basketball League Weekly Scores Saratoga Rotary Jr. Division D’Andrea’s Pizza 45 - Cudney’s Launderers 41. D’Andrea’s fell behind early but battled back in the closing minutes to come away with a victory over Cudney’s. Patrick Dechaine led his team to the win with 29 points while PJ Valdimarsson had 27 points in the loss.

BHHS Blake Realtors 40 - Village Photo 29. The Realtors got 14 points apiece from Will Sambrook and Gavin Planavsky and beat Village Photo 40 to 29. Caiden White was the high scorer with 25 points in the loss.

Saratoga-Wilton Elks Lodge Sr. Division Raloid Tool Company 71 - Synergy Promotions 53. The Tool Company’s Jose Garcia exploded for 41 points and Eli Smith had 15 points along with Giulio Belvederes great defense and 12 points and defeated Synergy 71 to 53. Jake Graham dropped in 19 points while Shane Richardson and Gennaro Helwig each scored 11 points for Synergy.

Toyota of Clifton Park 54 – Mexican Connection Restaurant 53. Toyota built up an 18 point halftime lead and then held off Mexican Connection for a hard fought victory. The winners got 16 points from William Hill and Chris McCarthy and Vinny Prime each delivered 11 points. Dakari Nino had a game high 21 points for the Mexican Connection.

Saratoga Rowing Association Spring Celebration SARATOGA SPRINGS — The Saratoga Rowing Association is holding its Spring Celebration and 20th Annual Silent Auction Thursday March 9 from 6 to 9 p.m. at Longfellows Restaurant located at 500 Union Avenue.

Tickets purchased in advance are $55 per person, $100 for two, and $35 for alumni ages 21 to 25.

Tickets may be purchased at the door for $75 per person. For tickets and additional information, visit www.saratogarowing.com.

Pacers-21: Landon Lakrow-6, Owen Fear-5 Magic-10: Noah Diulio-6, Joseph Krason-4 Blazers-12: Grady Ostrander-3, Carson Moser-2 Nets-11: Steven Fodera-9, Luke Manuel-2 Celtics-14: Jacob Hernandez-6, Ryan Johnson-6 Cavs-9: Liam Brennan-5, Josh Simon-2 Warriors-21: Chase Billington-12, Jack Geckler-3 Bulls-10: Bobby Morris-5, Owen Mongan-3

Division 2 Warriors- 27: Jacob Durkee-18, Nicholas Scalo-6 Hawks-16: Rodell Evans-6, Dylan Marcello-6 Blazers-13: Griffin Brophy-6, Calvin Curtis-5 Bulls-10: Henry Hanrahan-4, Rori Novack-5 Rockets-35: Camden Rhude-13, Aiden Sweenor-8 Nuggets-17: Charley Cota-6, Benjamin Cohen-5 Thunder-18: Tyler Weygand-8, Jack Maloney-6 Cavs-16: Tobey Diulio-5, Rowan Armstrong-3

Division 3 Thunder-35: Alex Cutler-8, Ethan Dinsmore-6 Blazers-23: Zane Burnett-12, Sarah Bushman-4 Raptors-33: Elijah Woods-10, Jack Gulick-7 Celtics-28: Justin Duscher-14, Blake Bacas-4 Warriors-37: Arieon Rose-10, Brandon Stimpson-10 Rockets-25: Flagg Taylor-12, Kyle Hull-6 Bulls-35: Adam Daoui-11, Andrew Masten-8 Nuggets-15: Frankie Laniewski-8, Davion St. John-4

Division 4 Nuggets-38: Andrew Phillips-16, Benjamin Hull-10 Pacers-37: Kevin Amberger-9, Henry Tucker-9 TIE Celtics-41: Andrew Blaha-17, Shamir Shaffe-13 Warriors-41: Timothy Barrett-19, Aiden Arciero-10

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Four Teams, One Goal Code Blue Gets Support as Teams Skate Toward Playoffs Photos by MarkBolles.com.

by Mike Gyarmathy Saratoga TODAY SARATOGA SPRINGS — Faced with a scheduling conflict, Saratoga hockey coaches Dave Torres and Rob Hutchinson took a problem and turned it into a solution. Hockey Night was created, where the Saratoga Springs High School Blue Streaks and Skidmore College Thoroughbreds would face off in adjacent rinks on Weibel Avenue to kick off Saratoga Winterfest every year.

This year’s event took place Friday, Feb. 3, as the Saratoga teams faced off against the Bethlehem Eagles and Castleton Spartans. Proceeds from T-shirt sales and food at each of the games went to Code Blue Saratoga, a program of Shelters of Saratoga.

Bethlehem pulled away with the win, 4-1, and a League record of 6-2-1. The Blue Streaks record stands at 6-6. The Thoroughbreds met the Spartans with a tie, making their overall record now 8-11-3 as they look toward playoff season.

Knowing beforehand that it would be a tight game, Skidmore’s Coach Hutchinson said, “It’s going to be a dogfight tonight. Castleton is a good team, they’re disciplined and they tend the goal.”

Win or lose, the team helped raise money for Code Blue, an emergency homeless shelter that operates when temperatures dip below freezing, offering hot meals and a warm place to sleep.

Hutchinson said, “Code Blue was just an organization we really felt strongly about.”

Center Anthony Berg, No. 7 for Skidmore said, “Most of us came to Saratoga for its atmosphere; any time we get a chance to give back to the community that supports us – it’s important.”

The Thoroughbreds scored two goals in the first and second periods, but the Spartans struck back each time scoring goals of their own, forcing the game to end in a draw. Skidmore tied Castleton University, 2-2.

Saratoga Springs had high hopes in the beginning. Jon Luse, center and No.2 for the Blue Streaks said, “We always know it’s

gonna be a tough game when we play Bethlehem, but we’ll come out firing first period and hopefully keep that rolling throughout the game.”

But the Eagles came out on top, sneaking 4 shots into the net.

Although they did not come away with a victory, Luse said, “It’s a great feeling to be able to represent the community and give back with my team.”

Donations from the event will go towards needed supplies, according to Cheryl Ann Murphy-Parent, Saratoga’s Code Blue director.

The Blue Streaks will play their last game of the season on Friday, Feb. 10 at the Weibel Avenue rink versus the GF-HF-SGF Tri-Falls Rivermen. The Thoroughbreds will play Friday also, but away versus Daniel Webster College of New Hampshire. The games will mark the end of regular season for Saratoga hockey.

HOCKEY GAME REPORT Bethlehem vs. Saratoga Scoring Details Period, Time, Team, Goal by, 1st Assist, 2nd Assist 1, 13:16, Bethlehem, Kellen Hagen, Luke Roe, Pat Engelbride 2, 1:34, Saratoga, Jonathan Luse, Jake Fauler, 2, 5:45, Bethlehem, Andrew Kopplin, Brian Harder, Jackson Carroll 3, 6:47, Bethlehem, Pat Engelbride, Kellen Hagen, 3, 7:29, Bethlehem, Devon Halliday, Thomas Liebold, Goalies Team, Player, Saves Bethlehem, Alex Breiner, 27 Saratoga, Drew Rafferty, 26 Records Team, League Record, Overall Record Bethlehem, 6-2-1, 12-4-1 Saratoga, 6-6, 7-12

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COMMUNITY SPORTS BULLETIN Ice Fishing Tournament SCHUYLERVILLE — The Quaker Volunteer Fire Department will host the 10th Annual Fiore Department Ice Fishing Tournament on Saturday, February 11 on the Cove section of the Hudson River at 882 Route 4 South of Schuylerville starting at 7 a.m.

Registration starts at 5:30 a.m.

The tournament runs until 3 p.m.

The public is invited. There is an entry fee of $20. Preregistration is encouraged. To receive an entry form, contact Jeff Dooley at 518859-5064 or Chris Lago at 518-8677849. For more information, visit the fire department at www.qsfd. com or visit their Facebook page.

Take a Friend Snowmobiling SCHUYLERVILLE — Adults aged 18 years and older are invited to take a fun, safe snowmobile ride starting at the Dix Bridge located on the scenic Hudson River / Champlain Canal Lock 5 at Hudson Crossing Park. Children are invited to ride on a sled operated by a parent or guardian or an experienced snowmobile club member. Area clubs will have sleds available for use. The event will take place on Saturday, February 18, 10:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.

Trail grooming equipment will be on display and participants will have an opportunity to talk with club members and officers to learn more about the sport and trail system. This event is produced by Saratoga County

Association of Snowmobile Clubs, Washington County Association of Snowmobile Clubs, New York State Canal Corporation, and the New York State Snowmobile Association. There will be hot refreshments and a fire to keep warm but dress for the outdoors.

“ROGUE SLED” Winterfest SCHUYLERVILLE — This year, Hudson Crossing Park’s Annual Winterfest is inspired by Star Wars.

Bring your “flying saucer” sleds and enjoy an afternoon of outdoor fun at the park Sunday, February 19, from 12 p.m. to 3 p.m.

Scheduled activities include: Snow Sculpture contest; Crazy Hat Head contest; Ice rescue with Schuyler Hose at 2:30 p.m.; Skijoring with Gillian Scott; Horse drawn wagons or sleighs sponsored by Washington County Draft Animal Association; Ice harvest demonstration; UFOs (unidentified frying objects) on the bonfire; Ice fishing demonstration by Ed Skorupski sponsored by Saratoga Tackle and Archery; Fat Tire Bikes with Spa City Bikes; Revolution Café Food Truck; and a warming hut sponsored by Amerigas.

For more information or to check event status, go to Hudson Crossing Park on Facebook or to HudsonCrossingPark.org.

Intro to Ice Skating SARATOGA SPRINGS — This program will build upon skills already learned.

Early Bird registration is February 6 through February 27. Sign up at 15 Vanderbilt Avenue Monday through Friday 9 a.m. to 8 p.m., Saturday 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. or Sunday 12 to 6 p.m.

For additional information or to download forms go to SaratogaRec.com. Contact the Recreation Department at 518-587-3550 x2300 or recreservations@saratogasprings.org with questions.

Open Ice Rink SARATOGA SPRINGS — Join us for skating at the ice rink. Open Public, Open Stick, Open Adult Hockey and Open Figure Skating sessions are offered. Call 518-5873550 x2300, 518-583-3462 or visit SaratogaRec.com and click on the ice skate for the schedule.

Adirondack Hawks Baseball WILTON — The Adirondack Hawks 13U team is looking for players to round out the 2017 roster. Interested players can contact Coach DellaPorta at 518-852-7191 or email tdellapo@me.com. For more information, visit www. adirondackhawks.com.

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Saratoga Senior Men’s Baseball SARATOGA SPRINGS — The Saratoga Senior Men’s Baseball League is looking for players ages 28 and over for the upcoming season, which runs from May through August. For more information, call or text 518-470-7894.

Saratoga Rowers Association SARATOGA SPRINGS — Registration for the Saratoga Rowing Association (SRA) Junior Competitive Spring Season is now open for athletes from 7th to 12th grades. The Spring Season continues into mid-June. For more information, visit www. saratogarowing.com.

Senior Tennis WILTON — The Saratoga– Wilton YMCA is hosting a Senior Tennis Drop-In on Mondays and Wednesdays at 12 noon. Sign up after 8 a.m. the day of play. Contact the Saratoga-Wilton YMCA for more information at 518-5873708. Ask for Frank Piliere.

Open Gym at Gavin Park SARATOGA SPRINGS — Open gym at Gavin Park runs from 3 to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday until March 10. Open Gym is free to anyone. Those under 11

years old must have an adult (18 and up) present at all times.

Basketball shooting only permitted. Maximum capacity is limited to 25 participants. For more information, call 518-584-9455.

Recreation Department Spring Programs SARATOGA SPRINGS — Registration for 2017 Spring programs begins Feb 6. A variety of programs including soccer and baseball will be offered. Early Bird registration is February 6 through February 27. For additional information or to download forms go to SaratogaRec.com. Contact the Recreation Department at 518-587-3550 x2300 or recreservations@saratogasprings.org with questions.

Recreation Department DropIn Sessions SARATOGA SPRINGS — The Saratoga Springs Recreation Department offers drop-in sessions in adult basketball, pickleball, racquetball and wallyball.

Visit SaratogaRec.com and click on Rec Center calendar for the latest schedule. For additional information please call 518-587-3550 x2300 or email recreservations@saratoga-springs.org.

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CHAMPIONS! B-Spa Wrestlers Claim First Class A Title

Photo by Andrew Robert Wojtowecz.

SARATOGA SPRINGS — On March 12 at 4:30 p.m., Union Fire Hockey (a hockey team consisting of firefighters from Saratoga Springs, Troy, Schenectady and Albany) will be playing in a charity

hockey game at Weibel Avenue Ice rink with all proceeds going to benefit a retired local firefighter’s medical expenses. Sponsored by the Saratoga Springs Firefighters I.A.F.F. Local 343.

BALLSTON SPA – After over a decade of determination and perseverance, the Scotties wrestling team is celebrating its first Class A Championship Title won Saturday, Feb. 4, at the tournament held at Schenectady High School.

“This is huge for our community,” said Coach Harvey Staulters.

“We finally made it some place we haven’t gone before. The kids worked very hard this year, and they put a lot of time and effort into what we accomplished.”

Ballston Spa entered 13 student athletes in the Class A tournament, and 11 qualified to go on to the New York State Section II Wrestling

Championships. Nine were finalists and 4 champions. The Section II begins at 8 a.m. on Saturday, Feb. 11 at the Glens Falls Civic Center. Over 20 teams will be competing.

“We won the Suburban Council North Division this year,” said Staulters, clearly proud of the athletes, “and it’s the first time we beat Shenendehowa and Columbia High Schools in a long time. It was a group effort. To win the Class A Championship, it’s not about a couple of standouts – you have to perform as a whole team, and with 11 out of 13 moving ahead, we certainly did that.”

Class A Wrestling Championships Results – Ballston Spa 99 Nick Palso 1 place 113 Kyle Northrop 5th 126 Will Gorman 2nd 132 Wyatt Gorman 2nd 138 Keshon Deubel 2nd 145 Andrew Reynolds 5th 152 Colby Harblin 6th (not qualified for Section 2 Championships, an alternate) 160 Joe Mather 2nd 170 Tyler Barnes 1st 182 Jake Cook 1st 220 Jake Stangle 1st 285 Matt Smith 2nd