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Speaking To The House: Paul Ryan In Saratoga

by Thomas Dimopoulos Saratoga TODAY

SARATOGA SPRINGS — A select group of area Republicans gathered Monday afternoon at the Gideon Putnam hotel where House Speaker Paul Ryan spoke to well-wishers, answered questions for about 45 minutes and endorsed Elise Stefanik’s campaign for re-election to the 21st Congressional District.

Among the approximately 115 GOP supporters who attended the event, House Speaker Paul Ryan, Kenny Kakaty and his father Joseph Kakaty and Congresswoman Elise Stefanik at the Gideon Putnam on Monday. Photo by Mark L. Emerson / Emerson Photography

See Speaking to the House pg. 12

Meet the Candidates The William Woodward Farley’s Seat Up for Grabs You Never Knew... take Saturday’s S is Just the Beginning...

Pg. 33 Christian Klueg, Owner, CMK and Associates. Photo provided.

James Tedisco, NYS Assembly Member. Photo provided.

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Week of September 2– September 8, 2016

Man on the Street “What are you looking forward to doing during, or just after Final Stretch / Labor Day weekend? ”

I’m looking forward to having a day off after Final Stretch. – Sam “The Bugler” Grossman, bugler at Saratoga Race Course

Spending time in downtown Saratoga Springs during Final Stretch. – Mathilde Netterstroem, Denmark.

Taking a trip to Virginia with my son on Labor Day. – Robert Bogue, Columbia, Connecticut

A nice, sunny day fishing on my boat. – Rich Ortiz, musician performing at Saratoga Race Course.

I’ll be involved in the relays at the cross-country invitational at Niskayuna on Saturday.

– Lars Conway, Schuylerville

Going up to the lake house with my wife and the dogs to relax. – Roger Locks, at work at Hat sational, Saratoga Race Course.

I’ll be at Lake George, spending time at the beach.

– Hannah Cirkel, Germany.

Week of September 2– September 8, 2016

NEWS 3

Galas Galore = Smiles Galore!

SARATOGA SPRINGS — A little inside baseball… A Publisher Beatty top-5 word is galore, and last week it was Galore with a Capital G in the Gala department. Well, it was Travers week, after all. We here at Saratoga Publishing are staunch supporters of free enterprise, which includes delivering fabulous

content – year-round – for FREE! But that also includes making a profit, which in this case, a paper that feels a lot lighter when you pick it up than last week. But fear not; three entire photo albums are online now – and also free! Just ‘like’ Saratoga TODAY Newspaper’s Facebook page, and behold the magnificent (and

massive) galleries before you. It’s that simple. And big kudos to the team who helped put it all before me to put it all before you: Props to Lisa Miller, Maureen Werther, Alice Corey, Carrie Rowlands Johnson and Kacie Cotter-Sacala, who loaded photo after photo here at Mission Control.

- Arthur Gonick

Why are Don O’Neill, Evelyn Anastos, Natalie Sillery and Pascal Guillermie smiling? Because they know what a hot hand they are holding – as they prepare to launch another episode of the Saratoga Fashion Show on Thursday, August 25. We have exactly 231 Lisa photos, and a great write up by Alice. Is that Carrie on the runway?

Check it out and remember: Sharing is caring, liking is good – loving and wowing even better.

And why is Steven Bouchey smiling? Well, as one of the owners of 2015 Travers winner Keen Ice, he already has enough reason. But Mr. Bouchey’s glee is twice enhanced by the facts that 1) he rolled up to the National Museum of Dance on Friday, August 26 for the Inaugural Taste of Travers Celebration, only to find the whole place decorated in Donegal Racing’s signature colors of green and gold, and 2) speaking of gold, Mr. Bouchey was happy to pose alongside the 1949 Man O’War Cup – the Travers Trophy from 67 years ago. As were many others, as you will see.

What you see is happiness, but a little more inside baseball: What this really is – is a product of determination. Lisa had been at the Taste for 3.5 hours – much tired, yet serious in her quest: “I will take Steven Bouchey with the Cup,” she said, and through patience and determination… well, there you have it. Anyone who knows her is not surprised at all. Maureen’s words put it all in perspective.

And why are THESE ladies smiling? Well, when you belong to an organization as selfless and warmhearted as the Ladies of Charity Saratoga Vicariate, it sort of goes with the territory – and yet (left to right) Kathleen Kavanaugh, Kim Seitz, Beth Todd and Claudette Farchione deliver those pearly whites with élan and style!

The Ladies held their annual fundraiser at Longfellows on Thursday, August 25. Keyword: SRO. Maureen has the numbers, and they are pretty impressive.

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NEWS

Week of September 2– September 8, 2016

Victoria Pool’s $500k Repair Fund in Question

by Norra Reyes Saratoga TODAY SARATOGA SPRINGS — The continued disrepair of the Victoria Pool at 19 Roosevelt Drive in Saratoga Spa State Park is calling into question the use of the $500,000 funds granted by the state for maintenance and repairs.

New York State Senator Kathy Marchione (R, C, I-Halfmoon), Chair of the Senate’s Local Government Committee, said, “At the request of Louise Goldstein, co-founder of Save the Victoria Pool Society, in 2014 I secured $500,000 in Parks Capital funding for specific repair and renovation work at the pool. This work included, but was not limited to, repair of railings, ceiling archways, the

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pool deck, and glass doors surrounding the pool, among other necessary remodeling and renovation projects. Funding was also to go toward facilitating disabled access for the pool, which is critically important. I was very disappointed to learn that this funding – half-a-million dollars of taxpayer money – has not been fully utilized for these intended purposes, aside for some work done on the pool steps.”

Goldstein echoed that sentiment. “We formed the Victoria Pool Society back in 2003, and they gutted the pool at the time.

It was completely redone and everything was great, but they did nothing for maintenance,” said Goldstein. “Like your body or your car, if you put no money in it for ten years, it starts to go downhill again. So we started up

again and the Senator was able to obtain these funds. So, where’s the $500,000 and why wasn’t it put directly into addressing the needs of the pool?”

According to Goldstein, a new kitchen went in last summer and other repairs and updates were made. “But it’s not really part of the pool,” said Goldstein. “Parks never discussed it with us. Nothing on our list was done except one set of steps was repaired.”

Marchione called Parks Commissioner Rose Harvey to share her displeasure over the situation and asked that the agency immediately undertake the repair and renovation work.

“I also requested a meeting last Monday at Victoria Pool with parks officials so I, Louise Goldstein and members of the

Save the Victoria Pool Society could point out all the repair and renovation work still needing completion. Unfortunately, parks informed my office just a few days before the meeting that they would not be able to take part. So, Louise Goldstein and I, along with Save the Victoria Pool Society members, went ahead and showed media all the many repairs and renovations that still – 26 months after I had secured the funding – need completion. My office has again reached out to State Parks and requested another meeting to discuss this important issue. I will continue advocating for Victoria Pool to ensure the repair and renovation work is completed with the $500,000 that I secured,” said Marchione.

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Built in 1935, the famed pool was frequented by Franklin D. Roosevelt and is a beautiful tourist attraction to this day.

“It’s a very heavily used pool,” said Goldstein. “People love that pool. Georgian architecture and beautiful doors, ironwork and gardens surround it.

People come from all over the country and wait for hours to get in. It’s stunning!”

Goldstein encourages people to write or call NYS Parks and Recreation in Albany through the website at parks.ny.gov.

“Enjoyed by more than 16,000 visitors annually, Victoria Pool is a treasure for our community that needs to be preserved so future generations of Saratoga residents can enjoy this wonderful resource,” said Marchione.

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COURTS Thomas R. Kopach, 29, of Saratoga Springs, was sentenced on Aug. 26 to five years probation, after pleading guilty to falsifying business records in the first degree. He was additionally sentenced to six months in jail and 10 years probation, after pleading guilty to possessing a sexual performance by a child. The two sentences will run concurrently.

Brian S. Munger, 52, of Northumberland, pled on Aug. 26 to attempted criminal sale of a controlled substance in the third degree. Sentencing is scheduled for Oct. 28.

Robert A. Fisher, 23, of Greenfield, was sentenced on Aug. 26 to five years probation, after pleading guilty to grand larceny in the fourth degree.

Joseph D. Kelly, 21, of Mechanicville, was sentenced on Aug. 26 to one year in jail, after pleading guilty to criminal possession of a forged instrument in the second degree.

Sherman Rituno, 31, of Saratoga Springs, was sentenced on Aug. 26 to 1-3 years in jail, after pleading guilty to possessing a sexual performance by a child.

ARRESTS John J. Guerin, age 37, of Ballston Spa, was arrested on Aug. 29 and charged with criminal possession of a controlled substance, and aggravated unlicensed operation, both misdemeanors.

Ryan J. Lucas, 33, of Saratoga Springs, was arrested on Aug. 29 and charged with felony criminal contempt in the first degree.

Patrick J. Weatherwax, 22, of Saratoga Springs, was arrested on Aug. 28 and charged with criminal contempt second degree/ disobedience, and endangering the welfare of a child, both misdemeanors.

Bridgette D. Arnold, 24, of Stillwater, was arrested on Aug. 28 and charged with assault in the third degree//intent physical injury, and endangering the welfare of a child, both misdemeanors.

Samuel Morales, 22, of Islandia, NY, was arrested on Aug. 28 and charged with felony aggravated unlicensed operation 1st/10 or more suspensions, and equipment (headlights), a violation.

Ryan J. Lucas, 33, of Saratoga Springs, was arrested on Aug. 28 and charged

BLOTTER 5 with assault in the third degree/intent physical injury, and criminal mischief fourth degree/intent damages property, both misdemeanors.

Harold J. Thomas, 25, of Ballston Spa, was arrested on Aug. 28 and charged with misdemeanor petit larceny.

Mahogoney C. Frair, 27, of Brooklyn, NY, was arrested on Aug. 28 and charged with driving while intoxicated, aggravated driving while intoxicated, both misdemeanors, criminal possession of controlled substance, a felony, aggravated unlicensed operation in the third degree, and going the wrong way on one-way street.

Benjamin T. Essenter, 42, of Rensselaer, NY, was arrested on Aug. 28 and charged with unsafe backing, and two misdemeanor counts of driving while intoxicated, and driving

with bac more than .08 of 1 percent.

Zachary E. Barlow, 27, of Averill Park, was arrested on Aug. 28 and charged with misdemeanor driving while intoxicated.

Carlos A. Vintimilla, 30, of Albany, was arrested on Aug. 27 on a warrant and charged with criminal trespass in the second degree, burglary in the second, both felonies, and misdemeanor petit larceny.

Nicholas J. Blais, 26, of Albany, was arrested on Aug. 27 and charged with driving while intoxicated, a misdemeanor, leaving the scene of an auto accident, refusing a pre-screen test, and entering a roadway and not yielding the right-of-way.

Jerold C. Kelleher, 46, of Ballston Spa, was arrested on Aug. 27 on a warrant and charged with criminal sale of a controlled substance in

the third degree, and criminal possession of a controlled substance in the third degree, both felonies.

Kenneth P. Roe, 25, of Porters Corners, was arrested on Aug. 26 and charged with criminally using drug paraphernalia, and two counts of criminal possession of a controlled substance, all misdemeanors, unlawful possession of marihuana, and possession of a controlled substance outside the original container.

Sean P. Bass, 27, of Saratoga Springs, was arrested on Aug. 26 and charged with misdemeanor aggravated unlicensed operation.

Jeffrey M. Jiron, 32, of Clifton Park, was arrested on Aug. 26 and charged with failure to signal a turn, refusing a pre-screen test, and misdemeanor driving while intoxicated.

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OBITUARIES

Week of September 2– September 8, 2016

Gene Edward Weber

Claudia F. Ashelman

Myles E. Fitzgerald

Gene Edward Weber, age 84, passed away on Tuesday, August 30, 2016 at home surrounded by his loving family.

He was born on November 24, 1931 in Cambridge, NY, the son of the late Joseph P. Weber and Mary C. America Speanburg Weber.

He is preceded in death by his wife Mary Elizabeth Weber; brothers, Joseph, Robert, George, Harold and sister, Betty.

Family and friends may call on Friday, September 2, 2016 from 4 to 7 p.m. at Compassionate Funeral Care, 402 Maple Ave. (Rte9 and/or Marion Ave.) in Saratoga Springs.

A graveside service in celebration of Gene will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, September 3, 2016 at the Gansevoort Cemetery, Gansevoort, NY with Father Marty officiating. Family and friends may gather in celebration of Gene for further fellowship at Gene’s home following the service.

If you wish to express your online condolences or view the Obituary, please visit our website at www.compassionatefuneralcare.com

SARATOGA SPRINGS — Claudia F. Ashelman, 95, passed into eternal life on Friday, August 26, 2016.

Relatives and friends may call from 4 to 6 p.m. Wednesday, Sept.

7, 2016 at the William J. Burke and Sons/Bussing and Cunniff Funeral Homes, 628 North Broadway, Saratoga Springs with a memorial service to immediately follow.

Online remembrances may be made at www.burkefuneralhome.com.

SOUTH GLENS FALLS — Myles E. Fitzgerald, 97, passed away Sunday, Aug. 28, 2016 at his home.

There were no calling hours; graveside services were held on Thursday, Sept. 1, 2016 at St. Peter’s Cemetery, West Ave. in Saratoga Springs.

Arrangements are under the direction of the William J. Burke and Sons/Bussing and Cunniff Funeral Homes of 628 North Broadway, Saratoga Springs.

Online remembrances may be made at www.burkefuneralhome.com.

Carol A. Suttle SARATOGA SPRINGS — Carol A. Suttle, 79, passed away on Monday, August 29, 2016 at Saratoga Hospital.

Carol is survived by her husband Thomas W. Suttle, her brother Fred Noyes, her children, Ed Lewis, Beverly and Craig Smith, John Lewis, and John and Sarah McGee, as well as her grandson Killian Carol McGee Relatives and friends gathered in her name on Thursday, Sept. 1, 2016 at the William J. Burke and Sons/Bussing and Cunniff Funeral Homes, 628 North Broadway in Saratoga Springs.

A funeral home service will be conducted at 10 a.m. Friday, Sept. 2, 2016 and burial will follow in the family plot at St. Peter’s Cemetery, West Ave. in Saratoga Springs.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions can be made in Carol’s name to the American Cancer Society, 1 Penny Lane, Latham, NY 12110.

Online remembrances may be made at burkefuneralhome.com.

Elizabeth Ann Wardell SARATOGA SPRINGS — Elizabeth Ann “Dee Dee” “Betty Ann” Wardell entered into eternal rest on Friday, August 26, 2016 surrounded by her loving family after a courageous battle with pulmonary fibrosis.

Friends and relatives gathered to pay their respects on Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2016 at the William J. Burke and Sons/Bussing and Cunniff Funeral Homes, 628 North Broadway in Saratoga Springs.

In lieu of flowers, Elizabeth’s family request donations be made to the National Kidney Foundation @ www.kidney.org, Pulmonary Fibrosis Foundation @ www.pulmonaryfibrosis.org or the American Diabetes Association @ www.diabetes.org.

Online remembrances may be made at www.burkefuneralhome.com.

Kenneth J. Davis ARGYLE — Kenneth J. Davis, 74, a resident of Argyle, passed away Monday, August 29, 2016 at Glens Falls Hospital after a long illness.

A graveside service will be held at the convenience of the family in Prospect Hill Cemetery in Schuylerville.

Memorials can be made in his memory to your local SPCA. Arrangements are under the direction of Flynn Bros. Inc. Funeral Home, 13 Gates Ave, Schuylerville.

Online remembrances can be made to the family at www.flynnbrosinc.com

Samuel J. D’Onofrio SARATOGA SPRINGS — Samuel J. D’Onofrio passed away suddenly in his sleep on August 25, 2016. He is leaving behind his “Beauty,” as he affectionately called his wife of 42 years, Karen, along with family, friends and customers.

Services were held at the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses in Saratoga Springs on Monday, August 29 p.m.

Online remembrances may be made at www. burkefuneralhome.com.

Paul J. Schumacher SARATOGA SPRINGS — Paul J. Schumacher, born March 19, 1936, passed away at his home on Saturday, August 20, 2016.

A celebration of Paul’s life will be held on Saturday, September 17, 2016 at 4 p.m., in the fellowship hall, at The United Methodist Church, 175 Fifth Ave., Saratoga Springs.

In lieu of flowers please consider a donation to an animal shelter of your choice.

Online remembrances may be made at www.burkefuneralhome.com.

Peter A. Brownell SARATOGA SPRINGS — Peter A. Brownell, age 56, passed away on Saturday, August 27, 2016 at home.

At the request of the family, there will be no calling hours and no service. Friends and family are welcome to join Peter’s family for further fellowship at the ITAM (Italian American Club), 247 Grand Avenue in Saratoga Springs on Friday, September 9, 2016 at 3 p.m.

Arrangements are under the direction of Compassionate Funeral Care, Inc, 402 Maple Ave., Saratoga Springs, NY 12866.

If you wish to express your online condolences or view the Obituary, please visit our website at www.compassionatefuneralcare.com

Armond W. Brown GREENFIELD CENTER — Armond W. “Buck” Brown passed away on Thursday, August 25, 2016 at Albany Medical Center. He was 86.

Relatives and friends gathered to remember him on Thursday, Sept. 1, 2016 at the William J. Burke and Sons/Bussing and Cunniff Funeral Homes, 628 North Broadway in Saratoga Springs.

Burial will be private at the convenience of the family.

In lieu of flowers donations may be made to the Mollie Wilmot Radiation Oncology Center at Saratoga Hospital, 211 Church St., Saratoga Springs, NY 12866.

Online remembrances may be made at www.burkefuneralhome.com.

Week of September 2– September 8, 2016

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When the Track Throws You Lemons…

Pack 18 Pops Up Big Time!

Bringing That Sizzle!

SARATOGA SPRINGS — Most people on Travers Day go to this track thing. Buzz looks for stories in the ‘nabe, which can generate a mighty powerful thirst!

Appearing, like an oasis in the desert was a sweetened vision.

Meet August (2) and Abram (3) - selling lemonade on Travers weekend. While the young

entrepreneurs’ earnings didn't match their horse counterparts, they had a blast and, as can clearly be seen, drank into their own profits. Vice President of Accounting on line 2. In addition, bees posed a significant threat to operations, but worker inattentiveness, and the desire for Travers related playtime ultimately closed up shop.

SARATOGA SPRINGS — “The Sizzling Hot Pink Saratoga Hat Luncheon” held at Saratoga racecourse on Thursday, August 11 in the At The Rail pavilion. This photo evidence showed that it clearly lived up to its name.

Top photo is of Christina Rotchford and mom Margie.

Christina is wearing Margiedesigned hat that was made

by Kokin. The other lady is a model from Escada, who sold clothes at the event. Escada stepped up to the plate and donated 20 percent of sales to the Breast Cancer Research Foundation. Lovely all around.

GREENFIELD CENTER — Setting up shop outside the Stewart’s located on Circular and Broadway downtown are (L-R): Pack 18 Cubmaster Tom Thibeault, Christian Thibeault (8), Nate Wellmaker (10), Weeblos Den Leader (and Stewart’s Manager) Bill Wellmaker.

For more than 50 years Pack 18 has been serving the youth of Greenfield Center. The Pack 18 Cub Scout program is a family-centric, skills-based learning program that teaches youth the core values of scouting. Youth are given opportunities to participate in outdoor activities, crafts, community service, camping, first aid training, and so many more skills that have life-long impact.

Popcorn sales and other fundraising activities support the program so

that all interested youth will have the opportunity to take advantage of the scouting experience.

BUZZ-torians will also note that Pack 18 has a tradition of excellence in scouting and the community. Their first Eagle Scout was Bill Dake, Chairman / Owner of Stewart’s Shops. Pack 18 alumni include Gary, Zachary and Charlie Dake, firefighter and paramedic Neil Emanation, and Jeremy Baldwin, owner of Hawk’s Well Drilling.

Pack 18 kicked off popcorn sales on Travers Day at Stewart’s locations in Saratoga and will host sales through the holiday season. Purchases can also be made online to support the pack by visiting: https://www.trailsend.com/support/scout/3032Y3X1

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Water, Ethics, and Legal Fees Dear Editor, A recent letter to the editor, written by staunch Yepsen supporter Phil Diamond, contained several inaccuracies and false allegations and is only designed to take the focus off of the Mayor’s unethical behavior. It also highlights one of the major problems with Mayor Yepsen, which is she places personal politics over what is best for the City.

At no point has an outside agency, ethics board, city employee or fellow council member made an allegation that Commissioner Scirocco ordered anyone to grant waivers to developers. This was a claim strictly made by a political opponent, Bill McTygue, a close supporter of the Mayor.

Instead of taking the matter to the rest of the council or the ethics board, she instead decided to play politics and went to the press.

She is quoted in the Times Union stating, “I have determined that a forensic

investigation relating to the waivers of the water connection fees should be conducted.

Therefore, my office will be requesting such a review by appropriate agencies.”

Since then we have learned that many of these allegations are not true, and that even the previous administration has been pulled into this investigation by the Comptroller. We have also learned that, despite Mr. Diamond’s repeated assertions and wild eye projections of millions of dollars at the expense of the taxpayer; these fees could not be used on regular water projects and maintenance. This is something that was confirmed by the actual legislation and Commissioner Madigan over and over again, at several council meetings and publications.

More importantly, her actions do not become unethical given the actions of other members of this council as the recent media campaign by the Mayor and her supporters would lead us to believe. Other

members have found her to be very untruthful and not forthcoming with the information regarding the matter of the Hospital’s proposed expansion.

Those facts, coupled along with a highly detailed article in this very publication, it is clear the council did its proper diligence in its censure of the mayor.

It should also be noted, that despite her contrary and dishonest statement of not being the one who called the investigations on fellow council members, that she set a standard of behavior for the council to live up to. It makes little sense for her to claim to be the sole arbiter of when to call the State in to investigate other members, and then decry when they have done the same, especially given the Ethics Board’s findings.

She should admit the mistakes and be thankful that the City is picking up her $50,000 plus legal fees, another matter she was also untruthful about.

Mark Scirocco Saratoga Springs

Week of September 2– September 8, 2016

Shakespeare

Dear Editor, If your crossword puzzle is to be believed, William Shakespeare was remarkable even more than I had known. In the crossword puzzle of your edition of August 19-25,

the clue to 66 Across said “1623 Shakespeare work...” Shakespeare wrote a play seven years after he died! That’s impressive!

Rabbi Josef G. Solomon Greenfield

New Home

Habitat for Humanity of Northern Saratoga, Warren and Washington Counties and local officials held a dedication ceremony at 195 Division Street on Thursday, August 25 for new homeowners, the Clements family. The City of Saratoga Springs generously donated the property to Habitat for Humanity, who then partnered with the Saratoga Builders Association, Rebuilding Together Saratoga, and community volunteers to build this family’s new home. Photo by Sharon Castro.

Week of September 2– September 8, 2016

NEWS 9

Meet the Candidates: Farley’s Seat Up for Grabs

by Norra Reyes Saratoga TODAY

SARATOGA COUNTY – On Tuesday, September 13, voters will be heading to the polls for a series of primaries. In this issue, we present the two primary candidates for New York State Senate District 49, a seat formerly held by Senator Hugh Farley. For more information about primary races, please visit the Saratoga County Board of Elections at www.saratogacountyny.gov or visit the League of Women Voters of Saratoga County at www.lwvsaratoga.org.

Christian Klueg

James Tedisco

This is Christian Klueg’s first foray into campaigning for elected office. Owner of CMK and Associates, he grew the business out of his Northville home into a thriving six-office, 50-agent real estate and marketing firm in just 8 years. He has also served on the Fulton County Planning Board and the Sacandaga Protection Committee.

“I look at the direction the State is going, and I’m concerned,” said Klueg. “I have four kids. What is the State going to look like when they are making the decision to settle down? What is it going to look like when my wife and I get ready to retire?

Cost of living is up; New York is going in the wrong direction economically; and it continues to be unfriendly to business.”

Klueg has several issues he intends to work on if elected, but top of mind for him are issues surrounding gun rights, corruption in Albany, and getting business regulations under control.

“I have concerns for our freedom,” said Klueg, a lifetime member of the National Rifle Association. “The second amendment is something our state government has been infringing on. The SAFE Act was rammed through illegally in the middle of night, and passed by Republicans, too. We not only have to stand up to Democrats, but also members of our own party who do not share upstate Republican values.”

Klueg is also concerned that corruption in Albany has gotten to the point where it is not surprising anymore, and is just accepted. “We can’t even begin to look at these other problems such as the economy and education until we solve corruption.”

He also noted that the political establishment makes it difficult for someone who is not an insider to run for office. “The party wants career politicians and Albany insiders,” said Klueg. “Say what you want about Trump, but he’s not a 20 or 30-year politician. I believe we need term limits. I don’t believe our founding fathers designed the system to have the same people in office for decades, and that’s not what voters want.”

New York State Assembly Member James Tedisco of Glenville has more than three decades of service in the State Legislature, following a decade career in education. He said the top issues he intends to continue working on if elected to the Senate include infrastructure, mandate relief, and public trust, among others.

His Safe Water infrastructure Action Program (S.W.A.P.) is for drinking water, storm water, sanitary sewer and gas line infrastructure and is modeled on the popular and successful CHIPS program for local roads and bridges.

“We must identify the most depleted sewer, water, and gas lines and make a plan to address them,” said Tedisco.

“Unfortunately, some of the sewer lines are 100 years old, some are even made of wood, causing that sink hole that devoured an SUV in Albany, for example. It makes no sense to give this money out every year to rebuild roads and bridges without knowing what’s happening underneath.”

Tedisco said that prioritizing infrastructure is not only about safety, but also economic development, so businesses will come to New York or expand here. This is why he is also focusing on regulations, mandate relief, and taxes.

“Small businesses create 40 to 50 percent of the new jobs,” said Tedisco, “but they have to jump through too many hoops. Truthfully, they just want to be left alone so they can be successful, but we have overregulation and overtaxing.”

When it comes to public trust, Tedisco recalled the words of U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York Preet Bharara, who said the problem with corruption in Albany is unbridled power and lack of oversight.

“I have two bills that would take care of that,” said Tedisco.

One is the NYS Government Transparency Act, which requires a

Christian Klueg is pictured here with his wife Megan, and their children (left to right): Ezekiel (8), Paul (4), Torrin (5), and Ketia (7). Photo provided.

Klueg stated he intends to limit himself to eight years, if elected.

“I’m not a politician, I’m a businessman,” said Klueg. “We will do over 500 real estate transactions this year, with a volume over $80 million. As a small business owner, I deal every day with the insane regulations that NYS has. They push up the cost of living and cost of doing business in the state. We have the highest utility rates in the country, highest insurance rates, and outdated laws like the Scaffold Law. If we want to talk about how to make NYS friendly to business, that’s where we start.”

Klueg said that state government practices “stick and carrot” policies, like Start-Up NY. “Philosophically, I am in disagreement with the policy. It’s fundamentally impossible for government to create jobs. It’s just wealth redistribution, which is not effective in real economic development.”

Klueg believes a better policy is helping small businesses become bigger businesses, successful and expanding and hiring more. “If we help them, maybe they won’t move out of state,” said Klueg. “The policies from Albany only continue to expedite them leaving.”

For more information and a bio about Klueg, visit www.christiankluegforsenate.com.

NYS Assembly Member James Tedisco (right) with his wife, Mary, his son, Andrew, and their dog, Gracie. Photo provided.

message of necessity to be an emergency, such as a terrorist attack, a natural disaster, or an impending financial crisis.

“The SAFE Act was rushed through as a message of necessity, but it was not an emergency,” said Tedisco. He said too many bills that may be troubling to New Yorkers, like the SAFE Act, are circumventing the scrutiny process that would give legislators time to read and study the bills before voting on them.

Additionally, Tedisco said his “Spirit of ‘76” bill would require that bills with a majority of sponsors (76 sponsors in the Assembly and 32 in the Senate) would automatically go to the floor for a vote, helping shift power from leadership to the rank and file members.

Tedisco is also calling for his “Truth in Spending” bill, which would provide transparency as to where budget “discretionary” money goes and who’s controlling it.

“We also need recall in New York State,” Tedisco added. “The citizens give us the honor to serve them; they should have the ability to take us out of office if they feel we have been derelict in our duty.”

For more information about Tedisco’s positions and bio, visit www.jimtedisco.com.

Week of September 2– September 8, 2016

NEWS 11

High-End Video Production Company Lands in Saratoga

by Norra Reyes Saratoga TODAY SARATOGA SPRINGS — Saratoga Springs just became home to 32 Mile Media, a video production company now located at 46 Congress Street. 32 Mile Media develops compelling video content for commercial and nonprofit organizations locally and nationally, offering an array of video products, including online videos, promotional videos, TV commercials, animation, and video graphic packages.

“This is a thriving town with so much going on,” said Dale Mattison, co-owner, chief video producer, and founder of 32 Mile Media. “You can’t pick a better spot.

The main reason we moved here from Glens Falls is because this is where PEP is located, but I’m so happy to be in Saratoga – the perfect place to have a new business.”

Under a new co-ownership partnership agreement with the Patient Experience Project (PEP) at 19 Railroad Place, 32 Mile Media has become a sister company to the full-service, patient-centric communications firm serving the healthcare, pharmaceutical, and biotech industries.

“We’ve grown to about 35 people here and do a lot of content marketing, with a lot of written content and video,” said PEP owner Dan Bobear. “We’ve been outsourcing a tremendous amount of video.”

But rather than create an internal video production studio from scratch, PEP connected with 32 Mile Media, which was already serving local clients.

“It was a natural fit for us to expand laterally,” said Bobear. “We invested significant amounts of cash into equipment and a studio in town, and we have a nationally known guy, so the local market is getting a high-end video production quality pretty affordably. The [community] side benefit is now there’s great production capability right in their back yard with national talent.”

“We are really confident it [PEP’s investment] will yield a quick return with the unique storytelling approach we have,” added Mattison. “We begin every project that we do with a conversation. We take the time to listen to the stories of the company or individual,

and bring to the surface the most meaningful story that they have.”

This approach matches PEP’s emphasis on storytelling as marketing. “I think you see scripted and formulaic pharmaceutical marketing out there,” said Bobear, “and we have introduced a way to keep them regulatory-compliant, but at the same time let people talk and tell their stories naturally, authentically.”

“It’s a perfect marriage,” said Mattison. “It makes sense for a company that tells stories through video to join a company that tells stories of people who are struggling and need their stories told out into the world. We are super focused on storytelling that gets to the root of what makes our clients unique. So is the Patient Experience Project.”

32 Mile Media has created many television commercials and video for web-based platforms. “We not only provide the video, but we can coach clients as to what to do with the video after we make it for them. We really work with any and all types of companies. We want to highlight Saratoga and the Capital District, and show the beauty of the area as much as we can.”

In fact, the company’s name is in homage to Mattison’s hometown, Lake George. “There’s a lot of beauty in upstate NY, and there’s no better way to capture it than through video. I want to inspire everyone to never overlook the beauty right in front of us,” said Mattison.

Mattison is especially proud of his team. “Our people that we have working for us are so talented,” he said, “the production manager and editor are the best around, and really continue to make 32 Mile an incredible company. With PEP and all of us together, the sky’s the limit and we’re excited to see what the future holds.”

Mattison is an award-winning videographer who founded 32 Mile Media with a mission to help companies tell their brand stories and convey their messages through video. His videography experience is extensive. He has worked on everything from backyard home videos to Oscar-nominated films.

With each assignment, Mattison ensures quality and authenticity is apparent in the final video.

Mattison earned a bachelor’s degree in TV and Video Production from SUNY Plattsburgh, Plattsburgh, New York.

Dan Bobear, president of the Patient Experience Project (left) and Dale Mattison, founder of 32 Mile Media have entered into a co-ownership agreement of the video production company. Photo provided.

See next week’s Saratoga TODAY to learn about the new, national talent hired at 32 Mile

Media. Learn more about the Patient Experience Project at www.thepep.com. For more

information about 32 Mile Media, visit www.32milemedia.com.

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NEWS

Week of September 2– September 8, 2016

Speaking To The House: Continued from front page.

Paul Ryan In Saratoga

13-year-old Kenny Kakaty was likely the youngest.

“Mr. Ryan talked about the vision of the Republican Party at present and for the future. It wasn’t just what we’re against, or what they’re for, but it was pro-ideas. He said that’s how our party should speak, what we stand for,” Kakaty said.

Ryan (R-Wis.), spoke about issues crafted as the House GOP’s election-year agenda, introduced in late June and dubbed “A Better Way.” The plan lists policy areas related to poverty, healthcare, and other issues. He spoke of the importance of well-negotiated trade agreements to build a strong economy, but was critical of specific trade deals conducted by the Obama Administration, said Saratoga County GOP Chairman John Herrick.

Ryan also warned of the impact a Hillary Clinton Supreme Court would look like, and shared with the audience how the landscape he viewed of upstate New York flying in for the event reminded him of his native Wisconsin, Herrick added.

“Paul Ryan is a good speaker, no pun intended, because he’s speaker of the House,” Kakaty said. “It was very inspiring. Mr. Ryan gave an informative speech with statistics. I really enjoyed it.

“One part was about how this is the 51st year since ‘The War on Poverty,’ and that we are at the same place today we were then. Trillions of dollars have been spent and no progress has been made,” said the 13-year-old, referencing “The War on Poverty,” declared by then-President Lyndon B.

Johnson in the 1960s.

“I came away from that speech with adrenaline. It felt intimate and real,” said Kakaty, who area residents may know as the young, blues-loving guitarist who can be seen regularly performing around Saratoga Springs. His specialty is performing the national anthem, which he plays for local crowds at Little League baseball games. Earlier this year, Kakaty performed in front of more than 10,000 people at the Conservative Political Action Conference in Maryland.

Stefanik, (R-Willsboro), spoke as well and stressed her support of Fort Drum against potential defense department cuts, citing the base’s importance of maintaining a strong national security, and of its economic standing as a major employer in New York State.

House Speaker Paul Ryan and Congresswoman Elise Stefanik at the Gideon Putnam on Monday. (photo provided)

Week of September 2– September 8, 2016

BALLSTON 14 Carriage Run, $619,439.

Old Westwind Farm LLC sold property to Kevin and Melinda Crowley 216 Kingsley Rd., $115,000.

Deutsche Bank National Trust Company sold property to Eric Labrecque 15 Katherine Court, $$363,263.

Traditional Homebuilders and Development sold property to Raymond Hage and Mary Dicarlo 15 Kaleen Drive, $385,000.

Michael and Annette Daly sold property to Cartus Financial Corporation 15 Kaleen Drive, $385,000.

Cartus Financial Corporation sold property to Jesse and Deborah Stoffel 2 Harvester Way Lot 42, $375,101.

Legacy Custom Homes sold property to Lance Meeson 144 Lake Hill Road, $229,000. Matthew O’Connor sold property to Alex and Tonia Weller 223 Ballston Ave., $185,000.

Jeffrey and Judith and Amy Wolfe sold property to Daniel and Michele Zavadil 64 Westside Dr., $635,000. Bruno and Patricia Haider sold property to Jason and Erica Choi

PROPERTY TRANSACTIONS

12 Hickory Grove Lane, $438,000.

Timothy and Kristin Kennedy sold property to Jason and Natasha Derby 28 Beacon Street, $240,000.

George and Marjorie Hotaling sold property to Kenneth and Kathy Polubinski

GREENFIELD 312 Spier Falls Rd. $181,610.

William Keniry and David Pearsall sold property to US Bank National Association as Trust 48 Greene Rd. $335,000. David and Terry Vanier sold property to Brian and Eva Miller 272 Spier Falls Rd. $145,000.

Rebekah Meade sold property to Joseph Morgan and Alysia Peters

MALTA 12 Parkway Circle, $420,000.

Weichert Workforce Mobility Inc. sold property to Jianghao Guo and Rong Cai 288 Thimbleberry Road, $183,183.

Susan Bartkowski and Patrick Hussey sold property to SABR Mortgage Loan 8 Wooden Ct., $380,940. Michael Group LLC sold property to Robert and Anelia Roy 12 Parkway Circle, $420,000.

Keven and Marianne Derr sold property to Weichert Workforce Mobility Loan

41 Wake Robin Rd., $161,500.

Heather Allard sold property to James Thomson 20 Collamer Road, $69,000.

Michael Brown sold property to Anthony and Michelle Kenney 23 Snowberry Road, $169,900.

Jo Ann Buchas sold property to Theodore Crosby and Nicole Colamaria 38 Hills Rd., $250,000. Daniel and Mary Warren sold property to Andrew and Linyao Longacker

SARATOGA SPRINGS 24 Ferndell Spring Drive, $210,000.

John and Ellen Schafer sold property to Catherine Wright 2220 Route 50 South, $625,000. Saratoga Stores LLC sold property to Pita Development LLC 109 Hathorn Blvd., $192,500.

Cecile and John Lepine sold property to Bryan Curtis 56 Union Avenue, $479,000. James Barbetta sold property to David and Amy Rose 88 Adams Road, $354,400. George and Karin Sikora sold property to Paul and Theresa Aspland

14 Thoroughbred Drive, $470,000. William Hebert and Merle Commisso sold property to Rebecca Lane and Michael Reilly 316 Ballston Avenue Unit B, $265,000. 316 Ballston Ave. LLC sold property to Jason and Michelle Greco 5 Wheatstone Court, $635,000.

Charles and Leigh Greiner sold property to David Hogan 88 Lincoln Avenue, $380,000.

Bruce and Janice Hinman sold property to 88 Lincoln Avenue LLC Mitchell Street, $500,000. Saratoga Parking Service LLC sold property to Fasig Tipton Co. 47 Sarazen St., $468,000. Robert and Ann Garbiras sold property to Adam Newman

13 WILTON 373 Northern Pines Road, $295,000. Dale and Stephanie Lang sold property to Nicholas and Amy Grew 50 Fairway Blvd., $249,000.

Geoffrey Sheldon and Tonia Simon sold property to Robert Law 33 Saw Mill Court, $625,842.

Smith Bridge LLC sold property to Brian and Paula Masterson 28 Sydney Hill Road, $1,339,319.

Joseph and Barbara DeVivo sold property to Jennifer Bruen and Peter Quinlan 43 Tom Sawyer Dr., $258,520.

McPadden Builder sold property to Alexander and Ann Wait

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BUSINESS

Week of September 2– September 8, 2016

Saratoga Springs Entrepreneur Opens Local Distillery Photos by MarkBolles.com

by Thomas Dimopoulos Saratoga TODAY SARATOGA SPRINGS — A local entrepreneur has staked his claim on a new business in Saratoga Springs that less than a century ago would have been unthinkable, not to mention illegal.

Given the city’s colorful past with notorious bootleggers and secretive Prohibition Era rum-running operations, the irony is not lost on Ryen Van Hall.

“Now we’re doing it, legally, and in the same city,” said the 29-year-old native Saratogian, who recently began operations of his new business, Upstate Distilling Company, located at 41 Geyser Road.

Hall paid $1.25 million for the 3-1/2 acre property which sits opposite the Cady Hill estate.

A 12,000-square-foot factory

Owner Ryen Van Hall (left) and Head distiller Glenna Joyce (right) at Upstate Distilling Company.

features the warehouse that once served as the home of

Serotta bicycles.

The company includes minority partner Todd Gordon - who can often be seen offering market analysis and trading strategies on CNBC – and head distiller Glenna Joyce, a recent Skidmore College graduate. Van Hall opened for business with a soft launch during the first week of racing season by offering his Blinders brand vodka. It is currently sold in approximately 20 restaurants and bars in the greater Saratoga area, Glens Falls and Troy.

The grain-to-spirit distillery process begins in a mash tun, where grain and water are cooked, then is continued in a pair of 2,000-litre fermentation tanks, where it spends three or four days.

The seven-foot tall tanks are named after Academy

Award-winning actresses Audrey Hepburn and Sophia Loren. In keeping with the theme, a nearby blending tank is called “Oscar,” because of its resemblance to Oscar the Grouch. Then it’s on to the pot still for stripping and spirit distillation runs. In addition to the vodka, several types of whiskies are currently maturing in fivegallon barrels, which, come fall, will result in rye whisky – to be called Ryen’s Rye - and a yet-to-be-named bourbon.

“Whisky is nice, because there’s a creative aspect, but it’s also very much a production.

I like that balance, using both sides of the brain,” Van Hall said. He has been genetically granted the tools necessary for the undertaking.

“I got my artistic side from my mother, an art major

Blinders Vodka a product of Upstate Distilling Company.

at Skidmore, and my grandmother, who was a professor at Cooper Union.” From his father he learned how to run his own business, by working in his dad’s scrap metal yard.

Van Hall said the easing of previously stringent State Liquor Authority laws and regulations have helped to revive New York’s distilling industry for entrepreneurs. The passage of the 2007 Farm Distillery Act, which allowed farms to become distilleries and host tasting rooms, also provides a boost for tourism. Tuthilltown Spirits, located in the Hudson Valley, was the first in New York. Today there are more than 70 distilleries across the state.

An on-site tasting room is open noon to 5 p.m. Fridays through Sundays. A formal grand opening, in conjunction with the release of the whisky products, will take place in late October.

Week of September 2– September 8, 2016

Adirondack Trust Company Community Fund Grant Application Deadline Nears SARATOGA SPRINGS — The Adirondack Trust Company Community Fund continues to accept grant applications from eligible nonprofit charities until the submission deadline of September 30, 2016. Grant information and application forms may be obtained from the Adirondack Trust Company Community Fund website at ATCCF.org/ Nonprofits.

The Adirondack Trust Company Community Fund was established in 2009 to build an endowment that acts as a perpetual source of funding for the broad array of nonprofit organizations in the community, which improve the quality of life and address issues of common concern to the area. The fund also seeks to foster a community spirit of giving by providing donors with unique and flexible ways to manage charitable donations. In 2015, the Community Fund allocated $44,600 into 23 “Lend-a-Hand” grants averaging just under $2,000 each.

These grants were awarded to local, nonprofit organizations, supporting programs in such diverse areas as veteran’s outreach, mental health services, wildlife education, homelessness prevention, youth services, and the arts.

Grant recipients will be announced by the Fund’s Independent Advisory Committee in November. The Community Fund welcomes new and past organizations to apply for grants that represent new and creative programs.

Over the past five years, the Community Fund has provided 78 grants in excess of $151,000 in Lend-A-Hand grants.

Saratoga Women in Business Gathering SARATOGA SPRINGS — The Saratoga Women in Business (SWIB) group will hold their next bi-monthly meeting on Wednesday, September 21 from 5-7 p.m. at drb Business Interiors, 153 Regent St., Saratoga Springs, in their newly

renovated showroom. Parking is available on the street.

The SWIB group targets female business leaders in the greater Saratoga Springs area and offers free bi-monthly fellowship opportunities. Wine and light snacks, sponsored by area businesses, will be provided at each gathering, and door prizes will also be awarded. Voluntary cash contributions will be collected at the door in order to help fund future SWIB events.

Every SWIB meeting includes a 5-minute presentation by a local woman-led non-profit organization. The September non-profit spotlight will be on To Love A Child, which provides humanitarian assistance to impoverished children and their families throughout the world.

Learn more at www.toloveachild.net.

To learn more about the Saratoga Women in Business group or to register for the free September 21 networking event, visit their website at www.saratogawomeninbusiness.com. The registration deadline is Friday, September 16.

Sponsorship Opportunities Available for 2016 Saratoga County Business-To-Business Expo SARATOGA SPRINGS — The Saratoga County Chamber of Commerce will host the 2016 Saratoga County Business-toBusiness Expo on Thursday, Oct. 6. The event will take place from 3:30 to 7 p.m. at the Saratoga Springs City Center, 522 Broadway, Saratoga Springs. The doors will be open for members only from 3:30 to 5 p.m. and then to the members and the general public from 5 to 7 p.m.

On hand will be 146 member exhibitors displaying their products and services to the general public. The cost to exhibit is $300 for a single, 8x10 booth, and $600 for a double, 8x20. In addition to exhibitors, the average attendance for the expo ranges from 1,500 to 2,000 people, ranging mostly from the local business community. Promote your products and services at the largest business-tobusiness networking event of the year. Those interested in reserving

BUSINESS BRIEFS 15 a sponsorship or booth should visit www.saratoga.org.

23rd [and Fourth] Fine Furnishings and Interior Design Set for Expansion SARATOGA SPRINGS — 23rd [and Fourth], a leading luxury design emporium in Saratoga Springs, has announced plans to expand the availability of its retail furniture and design services. Currently located at One Franklin Square, 23rd [and Fourth] will move to a new building owned by Bonacio Construction at 130 Excelsior Avenue in late fall.

The new showroom and design

center will occupy a 3,000 squarefoot space on the first floor and provide a modern venue for showcasing distinctive furniture pieces, lighting, decorative accessories, wall décor and luxury fabrics from dozens of high-end brands, including Kravet, Palecek, Arteriors, NOIR and Osborneand Little.

Owned and operated by Janet Longe and Jamie Davies, a motherdaughter team, 23rd [and Fourth] is dedicated to providing top-quality, inspired design items to area residents and Spa City visitors.

“The new location will enable us to feature even more items that reflect styles as diverse as the lifestyles and preferences of our interior design clients,” said Davies. The

Franklin Square location will remain open until the move this fall, and will feature a store-wide moving sale on select showroom items.

Rip Van Dam Hotel Sold The owner of the former Rip Van Dam hotel, a fourstory, 180-year-old building that stands on Broadway, has signed a contract with investors who plan to construct a 140-room Hotel Indigo on the property, according to Albany Business Review.

Real estate developer Bruce Levinsky, who purchased the in the 1990s, told the paper he expects to finalize the sale of the property within the next month.

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EDUCATION

Week of September 2– September 8, 2016

New College-Industry Partnership Leads to $70k Salaries

by Norra Reyes Saratoga TODAY SARATOGA SPRINGS — Imagine a one-year post-high school educational program that would lead to a job paying over $70,000 a year. Now imagine the Federal government helping to pay for it. By this time next year, such a program will be a reality and available through SUNY Empire State College (ESC).

On August 16, ESC, Flatiron School, and the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) announced they were partnering to create a 24-credit certificate program in web development. It will be available through ESC campuses across the state and its online courses as well as on the campus of Flatiron School, a programming boot camp

located in New York City.

The good news is that this program, unlike many other certificate programs in technology, will be eligible for Title IV financial aid, such as Pell Grants, Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grants, Perkins Loans and federal subsidized and unsubsidized direct loans, making these high-salaried jobs more accessible to low-income students.

Following an application process, this new partnership was selected to participate in the U.S. Department of Education’s (U.S. DOE) Educational Quality through Innovative Partnerships (EQUIP) experimental program, which is designed “… to accelerate and evaluate innovation through partnerships between colleges and universities and nontraditional providers of education, in order to equip more Americans with the skills, knowledge and

training they need for the jobs of today and tomorrow.”

“New federal funding is really allowing two things to happen,” said Director of Collegewide Academic Review for Empire State College Nan Travers, Ph.D., the lead person on the EQUIP program. “One is

in the world with an independently verified job placement report for all graduates.”

“What Flatiron brings to the table that is extremely important,” said Travers, “is their curriculum has been developed as to what the industry needs. Their graduates have

to have a program being offered at an institution of higher education where 50 percent or more of the curriculum is being offered by a third-party trainer.

Second, now that portion is aid eligible. Before, if someone went through such a training program, we could evaluate it to see if it could be part of transfer credits, but those credits would never have been eligible. This will allow students to now get that funding.”

According to Travers, this initial 24-credit certificate program is a financial aid experiment. “The U.S. DOE has accepted eight partnership programs to participate [of which ESC and Flatiron are one]. Those eight will get a waiver on financial aid rules that normally would have prevented them from getting financial aid. ANSI will watch what we are doing, and if they [the eight programs] are successful, then DOE will develop new federal aid law.”

According to the Flatiron School website, starting salaries for its graduates average $74,000 a year. Also, “Flatiron is the only coding bootcamp

a 98 percent job placement rate.

The reason they can do that is because they have aligned the curriculum so closely to what the industry needs, plus they are flexible – so as industry shifts, they can shift also.”

Combining Flatiron’s existing program with ESC’s expertise in general education curriculum, such as writing and mathematics, will strengthen student success and ultimately, the long-term success of the graduates.

Additionally, Travers said this new education partnership is unique in how many student supports come into play. ESC is well-known for its student support services, especially for nontraditional students, and Flatiron has the same reputation with its coaching, career placement, and other support offerings. This allows the program to be offered with no prerequisites.

“People with low income, diverse backgrounds and all different academic strengths will be able to enter the program,” said Travers.

She said that web development

is a high demand job, and there are plenty of jobs for people who know how to do web coding.

“It’s an area that people looking for a job change or move into a career,” said Travers. “It’s an incredible option.”

But there is much to do before the program becomes available. “We have to now develop the curriculum, go through state approval, then regional accreditation, then other paperwork, then submit to the U.S. DOE, and as long as everything is in order we can begin, hopefully within six months – fingers crossed – we could have a January 2017 launch.”

According to Travers, beyond the financial aid aspect, this kind of higher educationindustry partnership is an important step toward the future of higher education. “This is an opportunity that really brings higher education and industry together, providing a more direct relationship between faculty and industry training.

This will allow people to have employability very quickly.”

This is good news for the average ESC student, who is typically about 35 years of age, working full time, raising a family, and can only go to school part time. The 24-credit program would take longer than a year for them, but the end can still result in a steady, high-salaried career.

It’s good news for any individual looking for a good-paying career after high school. Should the experiment prove successful, these kinds of higher educationindustry partnership programs can grow nationally, and that is even better news for the national economy. Imagine that.

For more information about Empire State College, visit www. esc.edu. For more information about Flatiron School, visit flatironschool.com.

Week of September 2– September 8, 2016

School Supplies & Pokémon SARATOGA SPRINGS — The first 500 children, ages 12 and under, to visit Berkshire Bank Family Mondays at the Saratoga Race Course on September 5 will each receive a free drawstring bag filled with school supplies, courtesy of Berkshire Bank and Pediatric Dental Group of New York. Berkshire Bank Family Mondays is held from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Saratoga Pavilion, presented

by Time Warner Cable News.

The black drawstring backpack featuring the red Saratoga logo will include a box of crayons, pencil, eraser and ruler, as well as a dental hygiene packet with a toothbrush, toothpaste, floss and a timer to use when brushing teeth.

In addition to the backpack giveaway, Pok é mon Go players are invited to go on a quest to collect the most Poké mon at the track. The individual who collects the most Pok é mon during the day will be awarded 2,500 Pok é coins. Lures will be dropped throughout the afternoon to attract Pok é mon to various track landmarks, including the Saratoga Pavilion, Saratoga Walk of Fame, Horse Sense exhibit and the Jockey Silks Room porch.

For more information about Saratoga Race Course, visit NYRA.com.

ATC Helps 1,400 Students Gain Financial Education SARATOGA SPRINGS — In the 2015-16 academic year, eight Saratoga and Warren County elementary, middle, and high schools implemented a free, digital financial education program, the EverFi Program. The Adirondack Trust Company partnered with the leading education technology company, EverFi, Inc., to bring this interactive, web-based financial education program to over 1,460 students since the program’s inception in 2014. In the 201516 school year, the program reached more than 900 students, through eight different school programs.

The 909 students reached through EverFi Program completed 4,760 individual modules of learning during the school year. Students’ understanding of key financial topics rose by an average of 27 percent based on preand post-assessment scores.

Among the valuable topics covered were savings, banking, investing, renting versus owning, credit scores, financing higher education, and consumer protection.

According to recent EverFi survey data, 87 percent of parents talk to their kids about money, but only 43 percent describe themselves as ‘well prepared’ to teach their kids

EDUCATION BRIEFS about money. Furthermore, many do not discuss more complex concepts such as credit, financing higher education, or building wealth.

Instead, they focus on values and rules-of-thumb, including saving, managing spending, and avoiding debt. These statistics support the need for financial education in a school setting, where all students have an equal opportunity to learn essential financial skills.

The Adirondack Trust Company’s partnership with EverFi, Inc. brings the program to local students at no cost to the schools or the taxpayer. For more infomration about the Adirondack Trust Company, visit AdirondackTrust.com. For more information about EverFi, Inc., visit www.everfi.com.

Adult Machine Tool Information Session HUDSON FALLS — An information session for the Adult Machine Tool Technology (AMTT) training program will be held at the WSWHE BOCES Southern Adirondack Education Center on Thursday,

September 8, from 7 to 9 p.m. in the Multi-Purpose Room, Building D. This intensive 500-hour training program was developed to address the current and anticipated need for machinists in specialty machine shops across the region, as well as in companies engaged in Advanced Manufacturing.

Local employers designed the program in collaboration with two local BOCES. Employers will be on hand to discuss what the work is like and what it takes to be a successful machinist. They will also share information about careers in machining, what the training involves, and the outlook for employment and potential earnings in the region.

Anyone interested in attending the information session must call to register/ reserve a seat for this free session. To register, please contact Lisa Colvin at WSWHE BOCES at 518-746-3401.

Battles of Saratoga STILLWATER — On Saturday and Sunday, September 17

17 and 18, Saratoga National Historical Park, located on Routes 32 and 4 in Stillwater, will present a Revolutionary War living history encampment marking the 239th anniversary of the world’s “most important battle of the last 1,000 years.” Camps will be open Saturday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. and on Sunday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Join in a historical courtmartial and decide the prisoners’ fate, listen to soldiers, surgeons, and women as they talk about wartime experiences, and check out what sorts of foods they really ate!

A special historian-led guided tour of the Freeman Farm battlefield will be offered each day. Special youth activities include setting up tents, musket or cannon drills, and a special scavenger hunt activity.

The event is free, but the normal entrance fee to the park of $5 per car and $3 per hiker or cyclist (good for one week entry) is charged. For more information about this or other events, call the Visitor Center at 518-670-2985, or visit www.nps.gov/sara.

Week of September 2– September 8, 2016

RELIGION BRIEFS

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FOOD

Week of September 2– September 8, 2016

Farmers Bring Old World Tomatoes to New Clientele

Roasted Heirloom Tomatoes (Recipe by Sandy Perryman)

Saturdays, 9 to 1 Wednesdays, 3 to 6

Heirloom Tomatoes Available from Old World Farm

High Rock Park

by Himanee Gupta-Carlson for Saratoga TODAY

Tucked into a corner of the Saturday Saratoga Farmers’ Market is a truck, a set of tables bearing tomatoes in multiple shapes, sizes, and colors, and a grinning wood donkey, clad in overalls. The donkey, named Paco, welcomes visitors to Old World Farm and its of growing good food to nourish a community.

“We specialize in heirlooms,” owner Paul Moyer said, “Partly because we love the flavors, and partly because it’s a part of our heritage. It’s a way of helping people also connect with their pasts, and to gain an understanding of the value of saving these varieties for their flavor and beauty.”

An heirloom vegetable is one that is grown from seeds that

are open-pollinated and saved from one season to the next, often for generations. Heirlooms differ from hybrids that result from crossing selected varieties. Despite the bountiful harvests that hybrid seeds produce, a growing number of farmers and customers are seeking out heirloom varieties. Moyer, a former chef, is among them.

Moyer began growing vegetables and herbs at his home while teaching culinary arts. His garden grew and he decided in 2009 to expand his passion for growing food into a small farm. He acquired a former horse farm in Stillwater in 2010, and works with Rich Tooker, Sandy Perryman, and a handful of others to raise produce on 1-1/2 to 2 acres. Their crops include 33-plus varieties of heirloom tomatoes, broccoli, garlic, cucumbers, eggplants, brussels sprouts, greens, and ground cherries. Into the mix also

are chickens, eggs, herbs, and flowers. All of the work is done with minimal equipment, no pesticides, and an attentiveness to nature.

“We plant deep and always uneven,” Tooker said. “Nature doesn’t like even numbers.” We use hay to mulch and to help wick off excess water. We save all of our seeds.”

Besides being a carpenter and third-generation farmer, Tooker created Old World Farm’s donkey sign. The idea came as a result of a friendship between Paco the donkey and a mule at a neighboring farm. “They seemed to represent what we were trying to create,” Moyer said. “A community that is healthy from eating good food.”

Old World Farm sells at the farmers’ market on Saturdays from July through September. Moyer can be reached at chefmoyer@gmail.com, or 518-428-1244.

The Saratoga Farmers’ Market is open through October from 3-6 p.m. Wednesdays and 9 a.m to 1 p.m. Saturdays at High Rock Park.

Beef Steak · Purple Cherokee · German Striped Green Cherokee · Yellow Brandywine · Great White Amanda Orange · Prudence Purple · German Johnson Kellogg · Pink Brandywine · Gold Medal · Black Krim Black Prince · Rutgers · Crimson Red · Indigo Apple Red Cherry · Indigo Rose · Yellow Pear · Green Cherry Goldies · Striped Cherry · Gold Nugget Green Cherry Tiger Striped · Blush · Yellow Tiger Striped

Ingredients

Directions

1. Place cut tomatoes in a roasting pan.

2. Top with garlic, basil, - 10 large heirloom tomatoes, cut into salt and pepper.

3. Pour olive oil over top 1-2 inch cubes * - 2-3 large garlic cloves, and toss until combined.

4. Roast at 400 degrees chopped * Fahrenheit for 1 hour.

- 1 onion, chopped * 5. Remove excess liquid - 2 tablespoons fresh and save for soup stock or chopped basil * tomato sauce.

6. Roast for an additional - ½ teaspoon salt 30 minutes.

- ¼ teaspoon black * Ingredients can be found at the market

pepper -3 tablespoons olive oil. *

Enjoy over pasta, crunchy bread, or any other way that you would use tomatoes.

Stewart’s Ice Cream & Gelato Voted “Best of the Best” in North America The results are in from the 2016 World Dairy Expo, and Stewart’s Shops ice cream and gelato flavors rank as the “Best of the Best” in North America.

Stewart’s Dark Chocolate won over the judges once again, taking first place in the Dark Chocolate ice cream category.

This is the flavor’s seventh win in ten years. Each entry is ranked on flavor, body and texture, melting quality, appearance and color.

Top honors were also given to Stewart’s Milk Chocolate Gelato and Stewart’s Salty Caramel Gelato, earning first and second place respectively in the gelato category. We began offering three flavors of gelato in pints last summer. That third flavor, Blackberry, earned an award at the 2015 Dairy Expo. Gelato dates

back to ancient Italy and is popular for its rich, bold flavor and creamy texture. Also, Stewart’s heavy whipping cream was awarded second place in its category.

We make our own ice cream and gelato daily, using fresh milk from 30 family dairy farms near our dairy in Greenfield. There are more than 50 flavors to choose from; available in

pints, full half gallon packages, or at their ice cream counter for cones, shakes, sundaes, and more.

The World Dairy Expo Championship Dairy Product Contest is held in Madison, Wisconsin, and is the only contest of its kind in North America. Judging was held August 23-25.

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Give Me Some Space The Microplane Food Slicer is one tool that easily replaces many kitchen gadgets. It works like an egg slicer, a strawberry slicer, a mushroom slicer and so on. With serrated blades, it is built to last and is sharp enough to cut through tomatoes. The slices are about 1/4” and the container size makes it the right size for individual servings, snacks, and making salads - plus it doesn’t take up much space. The food slicer has serrated blades that can make 1/4” thick slices and has a non-slip base and soft touch grip for improved performance. The slicer includes a scraper to remove debris from

by John Reardon for Saratoga TODAY Hello my Foodie Friends!

We hope everyone had a wonderful summer and were able to spend some quality time with family and friends. It is hard to believe we are into Labor Day weekend already and the racing season is in its final stretch.

Many of our customers come in from areas all over the country and sometimes the world, coming to Saratoga Springs to visit family and friends. We always enjoy hearing everyone’s stories about the individuals they are spending time with and where they are visiting from. A very common comment I hear from individuals is that they are “downsizing” or that their

children live in apartments or condominiums where their kitchen space is small – challenging them to purchase certain culinary tools. I reflect on my wife’s cousin who was born and raised in Manhattan. My wife was amazed at the size of the apartment her cousin lived in especially having herself grown up in a house. The apartment was small, with a galley kitchen. It had to have been challenging having an Italian family cook meals in a kitchen of that size. However, her Aunt and Uncle always

Now They’re Cooking!

SARATOGA SPRINGS — On Tuesday, August 29, a festive gathering of family, friends and well-wishers gathered in the alley adjacent to 45 Phila (Lena Lane) to commemorate the official release of what will soon be known as The Authoritative Guide to all things Southern and Louisiana Cuisine: The Hattie’s Restaurant Cookbook!

The cookbook, written by Chef

Jasper Alexander, is filled with recipes of Hattie’s past and present and beautifully photographed by local photographer, Heather Bohm-Tallman.

This book traces the restaurant’s history from the beginning to the present through recipes, anecdotes, and photographs. From downhome jambalaya to good old-fashioned fried chicken, Alexander seamlessly intertwines Hattie’s Southern roots with

managed. One of the things that always blew my wife away was the view from her cousin’s apartment. Although the apartment was small, they looked directly at the Empire State Building right outside of their windows. This was the view her cousin grew up with!!

To this day, her cousin always looks for gadgets and culinary items that do not take up too much space. One of our favorite slicer and grater companies is Microplane which offers a new item that is a space saver that easily slices various foods. nostalgic homemade tastes.

In the photo, Denise Dubois (r), Owner of Complexions Spa for Beauty and Wellness, is having her personal copy signed by the chef.

Hattie’s is a family affair, plain and simple: Alexander’s all, from left: Zoe, Charlie, Chef Jasper and Beth. Photo

by Francesco D’Amico.

Even though you will soon become a Southern masterchef yourself by following Chef Jasper’s recipes, do not deny yourself the pleasure of being served by the Alexanders, for the vibe at 45 is impossible to describe, and certainly one of our favorite places to be. The smiles tell the story.

Finally, while they moved enough copies on this evening to make several forests nervous, Chef Jasper has assured me that he is personally holding aside a copy for you!

Phone Hattie’s at 518-584-4790. For you got to go- zydeco!

- Arthur Gonick

blades and grinder.

Saratoga Springs is growing with new apartments being built all over the city. For those who are downsizing or moving into the area, come to Saratoga Springs’ CTTC to look at Tools for Cooks. We have many items that can help you with space issues and offer you the ability to give you some space for other things that won’t “stretch” your “final” budget!

Stop in to the Compliments to the Chef Plaza at 46 Marion Ave. and have a free cup of coffee or espresso with me while we make a plan to stock your kitchen with fun gadgets!

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LOCAL BRIEFS Halloween theme are preferred for this new event. Contact Young at theater@malta-town.org or (518) 899-4411 x305 for an audition appointment or more details.

Vendor/Craft Fair Round Lake United Methodist Church is hosting a Vendor/Craft Fair on Saturday, September 10, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. There will be a variety of vendors which include Mary Kay, Pampered Chef, Tastefully Simple, Thirty-One, Tupperware and LuLaRoe designs.

Participating local crafters will have jewelry, knitted items, mobiles, photography, stoneware, and much more for sale. Each participant will have an item available to bid on during a Chinese auction. All proceeds from the sale will be used to support the ministries of the Round Lake United Methodist Church.

Open House at Saratoga City Ballet On Saturday, September 10, from noon to 2 p.m., Saratoga City Ballet will hold an open house. New this fall – Jazz and Modern Dance and we are now offering adult ballet classes.

Through training and presenting performances of young dancers, the art of dance promotes selfesteem, discipline, creativity, and self-confidence for a lifetime.

Come and see what we have to offer. We are located at 4295 Route 50, in Saratoga Springs.

For more information, visit www.saratogacityballet.com or call (518) 584-1895.

Call for Performing Artists – Musicians, Singers, Dancers Elyse Young, Malta’s Artistic Director is auditioning talent for a variety of events for the fall. The first event is “Spotlight on Malta” being presented during Malta Community Day on September 10. Variety acts of all types appropriate for family audiences are sought. On September 11 and 12, Malta’s Spotlighter’s Theatre Troupe is holding auditions for their December production of “A Fairytale Christmas Carol” for ages 8-adult. And then, together with Acting Academy students, a Halloween Variety Show Extravaganza will be presented on October 28. Songs with a

Tailgate Party to Benefit Veterans Join us on September 11, 2016 at 11:45 a.m. – 6 p.m. at the VFW Post 420, 190 Excelsior Ave., Saratoga Springs for a tailgate party. $1 draft beer and cash bar for bottle beer, wine and well drinks, food, big screen TV’s for opening day football games, and vendors. Enjoy live music – Skippy and the Pistons, Jeff Brisbin and more. Donation $10.

Transitional Services Association, Inc.’s 6th Annual Golf Tournament Monday, September 12, TSA will hold their only fundraiser of the year at the Van Patten Golf Course, located at 924 Main Street, Clifton Park. Registration begins at 9:30 a.m. with a light fare breakfast, 10:45 a.m. shotgun start, 4:30 p.m. dinner, awards and prizes.

Transitional Services Association, Inc. (TSA) located at 127 Union Street, Saratoga Springs, NY 12866 is a private, not for profit human services organization which provides services to adults and children with emotional and behavioral disturbances, mental illness and chemical dependency.

TSA operates 150 residential beds, and provides services to 700 clients in our community – so come and get to know us! Visit our website at tsa-inc.org, and hope to see you at the Golf Tournament. This is our only fundraiser for the year.

Please contact us at: kbutler@ tsamail.org if you would like more information, or give us a call at (518) 587-6193.

Saratoga Retired Teachers Meeting Saratoga Retired Teachers will meet on Monday, September 12, at noon at Longfellows Restaurant, 500 Union Avenue, Saratoga Springs. Registered members will reserve in the usual way; prospective members, please call (518) 587-5356 for membership information and luncheon reservations.

Storytelling Open Mic in Saratoga Enjoy a wonderful evening

as storytellers from Saratoga and the Capital District share contemporary, personal, and traditional stories. New storytellers are always welcome. September’s featured teller is Dr. Claire Beetlestone. Dr. Beetlestone is not only a practicing physician, she has been a docent to a tropical zoo, a dancer, and an art impresario. She has traveled from America through Europe, Asia, and Africa, listening along the way. Dr. Beetlestone has collected a trove of wonderful stories, specializing in international folktales, always making sure to leave a few of her own behind.

Wednesday, September 14 at 7 p.m.

Sign-ups for storytellers at 6:45 p.m. Spring St. Gallery, 110 Spring St., Saratoga Springs.

Admission is $5.

Fields of the Feast Feast of the Fields takes place Thursday, September 15, from 5:30 to 9:00 p.m. at Saratoga National Golf Club to benefit Saratoga PLAN. The event supports the group’s mission of promoting local agriculture, trail systems, wildlife habitats, the importance of buying and eating locally raised food, and a great quality of life. This year’s Feast theme is BERRIES. Chefs and farmers are challenged to incorporate local berries into their dishes, with mouth-watering results. The evening will also include musical entertainment and a silent auction.

Additional food providers and farms will be showcased at tasting stations, including Common Roots Brewery, Yankee Distillers, Saratoga Cracker, Rock Hill Bakehouse, Native Farm Flowers, amongst other culinary artisans.

More information can be found on the Feast of the Fields event page at: http://www.saratogaplan. org/whats-new/upcoming-events/ feast-of-the-fields/ .

NatureFest NatureFest will be held on September 17, 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. at Moreau Lake State Park. Free fun-filled family day of interactive nature-related activities, raptor birds, insects, and reptiles. There will be fun crafts and activities for the kids, like birdhouse building, face painting, pumpkin painting and much more. There will also be nature-related educational booths, representatives from local parks, rescue organizations and wagon

Week of September 2– September 8, 2016 rides. Food is available that day as well as silent auction and tours of the nature center. All donations collected will go to The Friends of Moreau Lake (non-profit). The Friends of Moreau Lake support the Moreau Lake Nature Center, environmental education classes as well as offering crafts and special events for the park. We are working toward being a Zero-Waste event so bring your reusable water bottle and get a free pin or magnet.

Parkinson’s Support Group The Parkinson’s Support Group of Saratoga will meet at the Woodlawn Commons Building, 2nd floor at the Wesley Health Care Center located at 156 Lawrence Street in Saratoga Springs on Monday September 19, 2016 at 2 p.m. This meeting is free and open to anyone with Parkinson’s Disease, family members and friends. For more information call Bruce McClellan at (518) 331-9611.

Havurah Vatik Stand up, sit down, laugh, laugh, laugh! Join us on September 20, from 11 a.m. – 1 p.m. at Congregation Shaara Tfille, located at 84 Weibel Ave in Saratoga Springs as we start off our Havurah Vatik fall season with a wealth of hilarious standup comedy from the Golden Years of the Catskills, cheerfully offering you “Catskills on Broadway.” Let Freddie Roman, Mal Z. Lawrence, Dick Capri, and Louise Duart work their comedic magic: howl, weep, and then feel great -- laughter is the best medicine wise men say. OK, these old-time, all-time greats of the Borscht Belt are not here in person, but the wonders of cinematic technology provide us with front-row seats. Let the chuckles begin and the guffaws grow. A catered lunch will follow.

All Saratoga area seniors, 55 plus are welcome. Call the Temple Sinai Havurah Vatik reservation line at (518) 584-8730, ext. 4.

Bus Trip to House of Ephesus Shrine and Chapel in Vermont The bus trip will be held on Saturday, Sept. 24, 2016 and is sponsored by Ct. Stella Maris, #396 Catholic Daughters of the Americas. Bus departs at 8 a.m. from Notre Dame Visitation,

Schuylerville, will pick up at K-Mart, Greenwich and St. Patrick’s Church, Cambridge.

Please bring your own lunch and beverage. Scheduled return will be approximately 5 to 5:30 p.m. Cost is $25.00 per person, payment is due at registration. For reservations and information, please call Marvil Patrick, (518) 695-3385.

Monthly Indoor Craft and Garage Sale On Sunday, September 25, from 11 a.m. - 3 p.m. the popular Elks Ladies Auxiliary Indoor Craft and Garage Sale will take place at the Saratoga-Wilton Elks Club off Maple Avenue on Elks Lane.

Admission is free with over 40 vendors. Great parking, bargains galore, lunch, books, household items, sports equipment, handmade items, clothing, jewelry, party vendors, pet supplies and just about anything you can imagine may be found here. New vendors are signing up every month. Rain or shine. A fun activity the entire family enjoys. Come browse, visit, eat, or just get out of the house with a friend. All proceeds go to our local charities. All markets are held the fourth Sunday of each month: next sales dates are October 23, November 13 and an extra date on November 27. Tables are $15 for an 8 ft. table; call (518) 289-5470 for information or to sign up for a table(s).

Open Mic Fundraiser Showcase your talent at SOUNDBYTES, Saratoga Soundtrack’s open mic fundraiser and we invite you to participate on Friday, October 7, 7 p.m. at the Knights of Columbus, located at 50 Pine Road, Saratoga Springs. Performance time: 1 or 2 songs or 5 minutes, 16 acts only for 90 minutes show. NO application process/audition.

Age limit: If you are between 15 and 105, you are eligible to perform. Order of appearance will be given when intent to perform is received. Cost is $10 at the door suggested donation, including participants. Cash bar and snacks will be provided by Knights of Columbus If you are interested in performing, email your name or group name and contact information with a brief description of your talent to tcfit@ aol.com by August 31.

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

Week of September 2– September 8, 2016 Open House at the National Museum of Dance

Family Friendly Event

Friday, September 2 History, Legends, Lore and More Guided Walking Tour Saratoga Heritage Area Visitor Center, 297 Broadway, Saratoga Springs, 10:30 – Noon A 90-minute walking tour that concentrates on historic Congress Park and the colorful characters who helped make Saratoga what it is! This guided tour of legends and lore will walk you through history while sipping the famous mineral waters and strolling through the Victorian Congress park.

Cost is $8 for adults, children under 12 are free. Tours are held Monday – Saturday through August. September and October tours will be Saturday only. For more information, call (518) 587-3241.

Saturday, September 3 Garden Goddess Summer Workshops Dehn’s Flowers, 180 Beekman St., Saratoga Springs, 8 a.m.

Sueann DuBois, Co-Owner of Chip’s Landscaping and owner of Garden Goddess Sense and Sustainability will be holding weekly workshops Saturday mornings at Saratoga’s original greenhouse, Dehn’s Flowers. Stop in for some quick garden tips for your home from Sueann on topics ranging from container gardening, up cycling, planting for different garden types, growing your own kid-friendly veggies and more.

Workshops are no more than 30 minutes, and plant discounts will be given to all that attend for Dehn’s Flowers.

99 South Broadway, Saratoga Springs, 9 a.m. – Noon Stop by and check out the Dance Museum’s School of the Arts Studios, and get more information about the upcoming semester. We offer classes for all ages and abilities in ballet, creative movement, belly dancing, hip-hop, modern, Irish Step and more! Beginning this fall, the School of the Arts will now be offering tap classes! Are you unsure of which level to sign up for? Stop by anytime during the open house for a placement class! You will also have the opportunity to personally meet some instructors, check out the studios, and meet some of your new fellow dancers. We look forward to welcoming you to the School of the Arts!

Fall dance classes begin Monday, September 12. Online registration is now available at http://dancemuseum.org/school/ registration.html. Registration will also be available during the Open House.

Labor Day Weekend Tour In front of Crafter’s Gallery, 427 Broadway, 2 p.m.

Derby Tours of Saratoga is proud to announce that we will be offering walking tours of North Broadway each Saturday of the four upcoming holiday weekends. Please join your guide Hollis Palmer for the tours. Each walking tour will take approximately two hours – please wear comfortable shoes.

100 percent of the money raised on the tours will be donated to a specific organization. This week’s tour to benefit Gateway House of Peace (Hospice).

Suggested donation is $10/ person. Please note, these are not architectural tours, but rather tours that tell the stories of the families who built these “Great Ladies.” For more details: http://www.derbytours.com/.

Final Stretch Music Festival Downtown Saratoga Springs, 7 – 11 p.m.

Labor Day weekend brings the 2016 Saratoga Springs racing

CALENDAR 23 meet to a close. But don’t worry, there’s plenty of fun planned. Final Stretch Weekend invites racing fans downtown to enjoy a variety of great live music throughout downtown Saratoga on both Saturday and Sunday evenings. The festival is presented by the Saratoga County Chamber of Commerce and the New York Racing Association. The event is open and free to the public so make sure to head downtown for some great live music and fun.

Sunday, September 4 Dharma Meditation with Pierre Zimmerman One Big Roof, Center for Mindful Practices, 538 Maple Avenue, Saratoga Health and 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.

Evening Vespers Presbyterian-New England Congregational Church, 24 Circular Street, Saratoga Springs. 7 p.m.

Join us on the lawn for Evening Vespers, an al fresco worship experience of prayers and music. This is a casual service, so please come as you are. Lawn chairs and blankets are encouraged. Visitors welcome! For information, call (518) 584-6091.

Monday, September 5

Self-Care Workshop. Learn how your life can explode in wonderful ways through extreme self-care, an essential ingredient on the spiritual path. Suggested donation: $20.

For more information, call (518) 366-9918 or visit www. newthoughtnewyork.org.

Welcome Back Meeting Knights of Columbus Hall, 50 Pine Road, Saratoga Springs, 6:30 p.m.

All members are asked to bring a dish to share. Arrive at 6 p.m. for refreshments and social time and the meeting will begin at 6:30 p.m. Members are also asked to bring in school supplies for the Franklin Community Center; items such as notebooks, #2 pencils, rulers, backpacks, lunch boxes, binders, folders, crayons, markers, etc….are very much appreciated. New members are always welcome to come attend a meeting and find out what the Catholic Daughters are all about. For questions or further information contact Regent Aileen Thomas at (518) 583-2905.

Wednesday, September 7 The Olde Saratoga Seniors Meeting Fish Creek Rod and Gun Club, Rt. 32, Victory Mills, Quaker Springs, Noon Seniors will be our guests and the Cloggers will be our entertainment. The club will furnish hot dogs and hamburgers, but please bring a dish or dessert to share. All are welcome. It will be a good time.

For more information, call Pat (518) 331-2978.

LABOR DAY

Caffe Lena Poetry Open Mic

Tuesday, September 6

Northshire Bookstore, 424 Broadway, Saratoga Springs, 7 p.m.

We’re proud to be the host venue for Caffe Lena’s poetry open mic while the Caffe undergoes renovation. Signups are at 6:30 p.m. and the open mic starts at 7 p.m This year’s Feast theme is BERRIES. Chefs and farmers are challenged to incorporate local berries into their dishes,

Radical Self-Care Workshop Woodlawn Commons, 156 Lawrence St., Saratoga Springs, 6:30 p.m.

Albany-Saratoga Spiritual Adventures is hosting a Radical

with mouth-watering results.. $5 suggested donation at the door goes to Caffe Lena to support this great event.

Thursday, September 8 Interfaith Prayer Meeting Courtyard of Longfellows Restaurant, 500 Union Ave. Saratoga Springs, 7:15 a.m.

The Meeting begins at 7:30 a.m. and concludes no later than 8:30 a.m. Sign-in and continental breakfast begins at 7:15 a.m. There are no charges or donations. All are welcome.

For more information call (518) 450-1615.

Annual Senior Picnic Saratoga County Fairgrounds, Ballston Spa, Noon The Saratoga County Office for the Aging is pleased to host the annual senior picnic. Come join the fun. This event is for Saratoga County seniors age 60 and over. Menu : BBQ chicken, potato salad, cole slaw, baked beans, dinner roll, lemon layer cake, and beverages. No take outs. No animals allowed. We will have live music. Tickets are required to attend and will not be sold at the door. Tickets can be purchased at The Office for the Aging for $4 each until 9/1/2016. Please call (518) 8844100 for details.

Brown Bag Lunch Lecture Series: 100 Years of Hospitality H. Dutcher Community Room, Saratoga Springs Public Library, Noon – 1 p.m.

Home to three hotels, two trolley stations, a drink hall and now the Saratoga Heritage Area Visitor Center, the corner of Broadway and Congress has welcomed visitors to Saratoga Springs for over 100 years.

Join Visitor Center directors Heather McElhiney and Karen Verrigni, as they tell the story of one of Saratoga’s busiest corners and most beautiful buildings, and its part in our community and history. For more information, contact the Saratoga Heritage Area Visitor Center (518) 587-3241

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

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Week of September 2– September 8, 2016

Our SPAC Family Moments Remembering Vivienne

by Jim Anderson for Saratoga TODAY My parents, Drs. Presco and Vivienne Anderson, moved to Albany in 1950 from Philadelphia, where they both grew up, when I was two years old. Viv left her job as the first female and youngest Assistant Superintendent of the Philadelphia Public Schools so they could both work at the New York State Education Department. My mom was one in a billion. While some people would say that’s just a son overestimating his mother, anyone who knew or worked with Viv would enthusiastically endorse my sentiments. She was nicknamed the “White Tornado,” a phrase used in a popular TV commercial, because of her beautiful white hair and her ability to take complicated situations and clean them up so that they sparkled.

For me, as a kid growing up in the capital district in the 1950s and early 1960s, there wasn’t really that much to do. The drinking age was 18, so there were a lot of clubs with live music six nights a week, but, other than that, bowling and going to the movies were popular. Saratoga, other than the annual four weeks of thoroughbred racing, had become a pretty sleepy town after the 1951 closing of the casinos. The exception was the Harness track, which was

pretty packed and was our destination, quickly reached thanks to the Northway, several nights a week.

Despite Albany being the State Capitol, everyone knew that if you wanted “real culture,” you had to travel to New York or Boston.

Viv worked closely with Governor Rockefeller, coordinating the Hudson-Champlain Celebration (1958-60) and on other projects, so when SPAC began to take shape, her reputation as an arts advocate and community leader resulted in her involvement in SPAC from the ground up. The SPAC Gala was one of her most cherished projects, and, as President of the Action Council, she knew it had to be bigger and better every year. My favorite aspects of the gala have always been the different annual themes and the creative setups that patrons bring onto the lawn, including elaborate tables, chairs and even ornate candelabras. I’ve been to many galas in my life, but there is no gala like the SPAC Gala!

My mom’s mission in life was identical to SPAC’s mission: to cultivate, promote, foster, sponsor, and develop appreciation, understanding and love of the performing arts. Through her position in the State Education Department, Viv was able to enhance the role of the arts in the curriculum, knowing that involvement in the arts

Elizabeth Taylor, Vivienne Anderson and Jean Kennedy Smith

uniquely contributes to individual growth on emotional, creative and academic levels. She was instrumental in founding the New York State Summer School of the Arts, which Governor Rockefeller instituted in 1971. The ballet, dance, jazz and orchestral studies summer schools have always been housed at Skidmore College. Designed as an intensive pre-professional training opportunity, high school students interact with outstanding teachers including acclaimed performers from the New York City Ballet or Philadelphia Orchestra during the instructional day and attend SPAC performances at night. These students do final performances at the

Empire State Plaza and SPAC. Another of Viv’s beliefs was that the arts are for everyone and that everyone is an artist in some way. She founded the IMAGINATION CELEBRATION and Arts for the Handicapped, and ran these programs through the Kennedy Center in all fifty states and in 17 foreign countries.

In addition to the ballet and orchestra, SPAC was our first real opportunity to see the best rock bands live in concert (our region had no large venue before SPAC).

There were countless legendary performances at SPAC, but my favorite was the first time I ever saw Bruce Springsteen and the E-Street

This marker sits in Academy Park in Albany, between City Hall, State Education Bldg. and the State Capitol

Band, in 1984. Bruce is legendary for his high-energy, lengthy performances, but when, guitar in hand, he slides across the whole width of the stage and then jumped up on top of the piano to finish “Rosalita,” I was blown away.

My friend Gary Weinlein went to see Janis there when he was 15.

During the encore, he rushed down close to the stage and, when Janis took his hand, her ruby ring came off in Gary’s hand. Gary thought he was in heaven, fantasizing about returning it to her backstage, until someone older and stronger snatched it from him and disappeared. Forty years later, Gary is producing “GROOVIN,” a tribute to the great rock music of the 60s and 70s using local performers.

That’s the kind of impact SPAC and the arts can have on people.

Congratulations to SPAC for turning 50! Also, a huge THANK YOU to SPAC for the annual May 5k and 10k walk/run that kicks off summer at SPAC. Many bands perform as participants run through the State Park to SPAC and then enjoy arts-related activities on the lawn. Proceeds benefit the Vivienne Anderson Children’s Program, which provides free tickets to performances and preshow meetings with dancers and orchestra members.

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Crossing The ‘Line’

by Nikia Harris for Saratoga TODAY It was the best weekend of my summer so far. I started out at the track Saturday for Travers, and I was coming in hot, finishing the good time at the Florida Georgia Line.

The show started about 7:20 and as dusk was taking over the upstate New York Sky, I had no idea I was going to be brought back to Bud light summer nights, and dancing like I was back in the 90’s.

“The Cadillac three” opened the night, and got my energy up for second opener, Cole Swindell, which in return made me want to bet the rest of the money I had on who would take their shirt off first.

The lead singer from Georgia Florida Line took the win, I went home broke, but happy that I was able to see the band that my father highly recommended me to see, and I feel they have dug their heels in the music industries platform, blending old favorites into

fresh and bubbly duets that made it clear they weren’t going anywhere for a long time.

Florida Georgia Line has been here since 2010. Their first number one hit was in 2012, and they don’t have too long of a road to go, but I don’t see them stopping any time soon.

The Encore for me was the best part. It was made up entirely by other artists’ songs they had the pleasure of collaborating with.

At first, I looked at my friend and we both had puzzled looks on our faces when they came out with Nelly’s song “Cruisin.” After listening to the Duet sing the tune ever so cleverly, I couldn’t help but take my friend’s hand.

As I closed my eyes my mind traveled back to the early 90’s when we first met. It was magical, yet confusing, and I liked it.

I grew up listening to my “dream team,” The Backstreet Boys, and Tim McGraw, even Ziggy Marley.

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Nelly were very popular performers in the 90’s. I could probably sing all of their songs if I had a track playing behind me.

Knowing Florida Georgia Lines’ album has collaborations with them on it makes me want to go buy it even more so than if it were just them on the LP. Not only because I’ve missed the 90’s teen beats, but because Florida Georgia Line is new to me, I want more.

The point of their encore was to let the crowd know that the artists that they just lyrically revamped, in their own Florida Georgia kind of way, was just a preview on what was on their album, “Dig your roots up.”

And I tell you, they dug my roots right up from the ground that very instant.

It is amazing to see how when you dig your own roots up, the experiences and milestones you carry with you, teach one’s self how to adapt to the certain era you are living in. I feel, They’re doing just fine with mingling and mixing the times together. Let’s give them a standing ovation.

Florida Georgia Line’s new album is a great stepping stone.

For them to venture off into their maturing career, knowing now what they stand for, is totally different than what it was back in 2012.

The second best part was hearing the crowd (over 22,000 people) sing in unison almost every hit that Cole Swindell sang.

All in all, I had a great time, and am in awe over the amount of dedication, musical talent, and inspiration all three performers bring to the music industry’s record table.

I am eager to see what else is on their bucket list. Singing with

the Backstreet Boys is one goal they can say they have accomplished. Now all I have to do

is to see both of them perform together on stage. I’ll be able to cross off one of mine.

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Last Dance Under Summer Skies Final Stretch Music Festival 2016 SARATOGA SPRINGS — Saddle up, for another glorious summer approaches the wire.

Behold, the last weekend of the Saratoga racing season!

The Final Stretch Music Festival on Saturday and Sunday, September 3 and 4 provides that perfect end note: punctuated great live music and fun for all ages and musical tastes right downtown, at the right price – it’s FREE! There will be popular bands and artists at venues all over Spa City all weekend long.

Many of the shops will be open late for final-stretch shoppers, and of course the downtown restaurants will be full of hustle and bustle The Basics: Saturday, September 3 Sunday, September 4, 2016

7 - 11 p.m. both nights Downtown Saratoga Springs Free Admission Saturday, September 3 Performance Lineup: • Hot Club of Saratoga in front of Adirondack Trust Company • 18 Strings of Trouble in front of Ben and Jerry’s • Erin Harkes Band on Caroline Street • Lost Wages on Division Street • Racing City Chorus in front of Saratoga Tea & Honey Sunday, September 4: • Hot Club of Saratoga in front of Adirondack Trust Company • 8 Strings of Trouble in front of Ben and Jerry’s • Bolton, Nolan and Greene on Caroline Street • Rich Ortiz on Division Street

It’s still pretty hot out here! Hot Club of Saratoga will be doing double duty ‘doing that Django’ and Gypsy swinging at the Adirondack Trust drive through.

• Racing City Chorus in front of Saratoga Tea and Honey This event is presented and coordinated by the Saratoga County Chamber of Commerce, in conjunction with NYRA and several generous sponsors. It is designed to be a thank you for Saratoga’s many resident and visitors worldwide. For more information, call 518- 584-3255.

It’s always a big event when Alexis the Chalk Goddess gives it her personal seal of approval. Photo by Francesco D’Amico

Navy Band Northeast Performs in Saratoga on Labor Day NEWPORT, RI — Navy Band Northeast brings music to Saratoga for Labor Day with a performance at the Saratoga Performing Arts Center at 2 p.m. on Monday, September 5. The Ceremonial Band will open these concerts with traditional works for concert band by Sousa and others; the Navy Band Northeast rock band, Rhode Island Sound, will follow with contemporary rock and funk hits from the 1970s to today.

The concert is free and open to the public; tickets must be acquired in advance, and can be

picked up at all Town Hall offices and at all Stewart’s stores.

The Navy Band Northeast Ceremonial Band performs primarily patriotic music and marches while representing the United States Navy at official military and civilian functions, public concerts and other patriotic events throughout the Northeast.

It is comprised of 15-25 active duty sailors, performing on wind and percussion instruments.

Rhode Island Sound is the most contemporary sounding group from Navy Band Northeast. Their versatility and showmanship has always kept them in great demand since their inception in 1974.

Clarification

Terry Finley and his racing partnership, West Point Thoroughbreds, during the 2013 Saratoga race meet. The purpose of this program is to recognize and highlight the hard working backstretch workers, who care for the horses. Through West Point Thoroughbred’s donation to the Backstretch Employee Service Team, we are able to recognize the unsung heroes of the racing industry through recognition and a $100 prize, each day of the Saratoga meet.”

In our story last week about Backstretch Employees Service Team (B.E.S.T.), we attributed their Groom of the Day Program as being shepherded by John Hendrickson. In fact, Mr. Hendrickson lends his support to many B.E.S.T. programs, including Sunday dinners. According to B.E.S.T’s Nancy L. Underwood, “The Groom of the Day is an initiative that was brought forth by Mr.

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Peg Delancey, 6 pm @ One Caroline — 587.2026 Jill Hughes and the High Rollers, 9 pm @ One Caroline — 587.2026 Ubuntu, 3 pm @ The Saratoga Winery — 584.9463 Rob Aronstein, 7 pm @ Wishing Well — 584.7640

sunday, 9/04: Steve Candlen, 3 pm @ Druthers — 306.5275 Sirsy, 8 pm @ Gaffney’s — 587.7359 Heaters, 6 pm @ Horseshoe Inn — 587.4909 Jeanie Ouderkirk Trio, 6 pm @ Mouzon House — 226.0014 Dirt Cheap, 5:30 pm @ Siro’s — 584.4030

Mark Tolstrup and the Dixie Boys, 8 pm @ Mouzon House — 226.0014

Nat Phipps, 7 pm @ Wishing Well — 584.7640

Evo2, 8 pm @ Nanola — 587.1300

monday, 9/05:

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Frankie Lessard, 6:30 pm @ Brook Tavern — 871.1473

Al and Kathy Bain, 6 pm @ Olde Bryan Inn — 587.2990

Karaoke w/ Mitch Frasier, 8 pm @ Gaffney’s — 587.7359

Shaun McCarthy, 6 pm @ One Caroline — 587.2026

Jeff Walton, 6 pm @ Horseshoe Inn — 587.4909

The North and South Dakotas, 9 pm @ One Caroline — 587.2026

Drank the Gold Duo, 8 pm @ Mouzon House — 226.0014

Master Cylinders, 5:30 pm @ Siro’s — 584.4030

Latin Night, 8 pm @ The Newberry Music Hall — 877.565.3849

Latin Night, 8 pm @ The Newberry Music Hall — 877.565.3849

Mike Purcell, 7 pm @ Wishing Well — 584.7640

Black Mountain Symphony Band, 6 pm @ The Saratoga Winery — 584.9463

tuesday, 9/06:

Rob Aronstein, 7 pm @ Wishing Well — 584.7640

Open Mic w/ Rick Bolton, 7:30 pm @ Gaffney’s — 587.7359

saturday, 9/03:

Deena Chappell Trio, 8 pm @ Mouzon House — 226.0014

In Spite of Ourselves, 7 pm @ Carson’s Woodside Tavern — 584.9791

wednesday, 9/07:

2096, 10 pm @ Caroline St. Pub — 583.9400 Karaoke, 10 pm @ Circus Café — 583.1106 Sugar Pill, 9 pm @ Druthers — 306.5275 Rick Nelson Band, 9 pm @ Gaffney’s — 587.7359 Master Cylinders, 7 pm @ Horseshoe Inn — 587.4909 Drank the Gold Duo, 7 pm @ Harvey’s — 583.0003 The Dude Abides, 10 pm @ Harvey’s — 583.0003 Joe Gitto Duo, 8 pm @ Mouzon House — 226.0014 Funk Evolution, 8 pm @ Nanola — 587.1300 John Savage Quartet, 9 pm @ 9 Maple Avenue — 583.2582 Matt McCabe w/ Gary Blodgett, 6 pm @ Olde Bryan Inn — 587.2990

Tony Markellis and Friends, 8 pm @ Mouzon House — 226.0014 Motown Night, 8 pm @ The Newberry Music Hall — 877.565.3849

thursday, 9/08: Pat Decker, 7 pm @ Bailey’s — 583.6060 Open Mic, 10 pm @ Circus Café — 583.1106 Grahm Tichy, 8 pm @ Druthers — 306.5275 Blackouts, 8 pm @ Gaffney’s — 587.7359 Hot Club of Saratoga, 8 pm @ Mouzon House — 226.0014 Matt McCabe w/ Rick Bolton, 6 PM @ Olde Bryan Inn — 587.2990 Half Step , 9:30 PM @ Putnam Den - 584-8066 Country Night , 8:00 PM

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Puzzles Across 1 Mythical bird 4 Spanish hero played by Heston 9 Bush successor 14 Oktoberfest gripe 15 Protest sign word 16 Purple Heart, e.g.

17 *One harvesting honey 19 Freezing cold 20 Count in music 21 Nothing, in Normandy 23 Floor cleaner scent 24 MIT part: Abbr.

25 *One planning a job 27 Words before grip or life 29 Pub offering 30 Mom-and-pop org.

32 Havens 36 Exorcism target 40 *One calling strikes 43 Cara or Castle 44 Pursue 45 Pop 46 Westminster show org.

48 Wraps up 50 *One working at a low level 56 Dench of “The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel” 59 Biceps exercise 60 Genesis brother 61 Surround 62 Bird that lays blue eggs 64 Lone Ranger epithet, or what each answer to a starred clue often is 66 Muscat resident 67 Not as happy 68 Yale Bowl rooter 69 Class-ending sounds 70 River to the Rhone 71 Fish eggs Down 1 Synagogue official 2 It has a floor but no ceiling 3 Competition with knights 4 Olympian’s blade 5 Novelist Harper 6 “It’s a Wonderful Life” director 7 Strand during a blizzard, say 8 Yankee shortstop Jeter

See puzzle solutions on page 38

See puzzle solution on page 38 9 Online “Wow!” 10 “Hey, the light is green!”

11 Wing it at the lectern 12 Augusta’s home 13 Birch family tree 18 Flier usually shorter than its tail 22 Gun lobby gp.

25 False idol 26 “Grumpy” movie heroes 28 Sunflower State capital 30 __ Beta Kappa 31 A.L. East team 33 Cul-de-__ 34 Biblical suffix 35 50-Across milieu 37 Season in a Shakespeare title 38 “Chopsticks __ fork?”

39 “Game of Thrones” patriarch Stark 41 Making possible 42 __-friendly 47 Epidemic-fighting agcy.

49 Kept the party hopping, briefly 50 Cape Cod catch 51 New York governor Andrew 52 Like city folk 53 Poetic feet 54 Lab containers 55 Follow 57 Way to get info, on retro phones 58 Kind of navel 61 “Present!”

63 Grafton’s “__ for Noose” 65 Lead-in for plunk or flooey

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: Canter, Cantor Canter refers to a horse’s gait.

The thoroughbred’s canter is one of strength, agility, and grace.

Cantor refers to a singer, usually in a house of worship.

Expect Lori as one of the cantors for this weekend’s service.

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 davedowling59@yahoo.com

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WINNER’S CIRCLE Saratoga TODAY Newspaper’s Guide to the 2016 Racing Season at the Saratoga Race Course in Saratoga Springs, New York

Horse du Jour Arrogate Seizes Spotlight Arrogate Stakes His Claim as Top Three-Year-Old

by Brendan O’Meara for Saratoga TODAY In the world of tech, someone who comes along seemingly out of nowhere - thus throwing the entire known fabric into upheaval is called a disruptor.

What we saw during the Travers Stakes was a classic disruptor.

Only the truly savvy - and perhaps trainer Bob Baffert - saw that coming. Actually, not even Baffert.

“After he ran like that, I was like everybody else, and thought ‘Wow!’ I was like a fan, thinking ‘Wow! What did we just witness?’” he told The Blood-Horse.

Everybody sure thought it was cute when Arrogate went to the lead and set those blazing fractions, but to the trained eye of a horseman—and

to an astrophysicist—time is relative.

So what if that opening halfmile went in 46 and change, a King’s Bishopian four furlongs?

“They look like they’re going easy,” Bob Baffert, trainer of Arrogate, said. “But when I heard 46 and change, I think he can handle it. He’s a big long-striding horse. They didn’t look like they were going that fast.”

We are told so often that clock tells us the effort of the horse. It’s usually a direct proportion, but after watching the Olympics and hundreds of horse races, you see that certain freaks can sustain higher speeds for longer.

Look at Katie Ledecky in the 800meter freestyle, Wayde van Niekerk in the 400 meters or just about any East African in the marathon.

But with Arrogate, a horse whose name literally means “take or claim (something) without justification,” who saw that coming besides maybe Baffert?

Eric Guillot, trainer to the 17-hand monster Laoban and winner of the Jim Dandy, said, “I think Baffert has 150 of the best-bred horses in the world, that’s what I

think. There will be five of them you can’t outrun every year.”

Without proper context or hearing the tonality of Guillot’s voice, that reads like sour grapes, but he could have just as easily thrown his hands up and said a matter-of-fact truth: You can’t beat Michael Jordan with a high school point guard.

Should we have been this surprised to see Arrogate do what he did? Astute handicappers/reporters could have found the clues scattered across the Internet like little gold coins.

On June 24, when people were still a bit gaga over the Triple Crown, a time when Nyquist still felt like the best of his class, Arrogate went to the gate at Santa Anita for an allowance race at 1 1/16 miles. He won gate-towire in a time of 1:41.14.

This was his third-career race, and he had yet to run in stakes company. He lost his debut at Los Alamitos, but had won three races since. After that Santa Anita allowance, after Arrogate’s third start, Baffert said, “We’ve got a lot of options with him…. The Jim Dandy is there. ... The plan is to get him to

the Breeders’ Cup (Classic).”

Wait, what?

Third race, this after making his career debut as a three-year-old on April 17. The plan is to get him to the Breeders’ Cup Classic.

Now Arrogate did not run in the Jim Dandy (or the rigors of the Triple Crown), rather he ran in another allowance race at Del Mar that had a mere three horses in it. It smells like the type of race written specifically for Baffert, so he could get a sharpener into Arrogate before he shipped him east for the Travers.

East Coast bias or Triple Crown goggles kept this horse from getting any kind of attention, but for a $540,000 price tag as a yearling, the goals were always lofty for the colt. When trainers buy them at that age, of course they’re thinking Kentucky Derby, but Arrogate had some shin issues that no doubt delayed his development.

The horse is now on a collision course with the older horses in California Chrome, Beholder and Frosted. Chrome threw down a two-minute-flat 10 furlongs on the Pacific Classic all while doing

it on the lead. He served notice to Beholder and Dortmund, the salutatorians of the West.

Arrogate belongs in that class now with his smashing win in the Travers. The win puts him in the exacta for Champion Three-Year-Old too. He beat the division front-runner Exaggerator soundly.

After Exaggerator’s loss, it cemented the feeling that he’s not the same colt on a fast track as he is in the slop. That Santa Anita Derby, Preakness Stakes and Haskell were all off-track wins.

Who knows what to expect from Nyquist. He’s gearing up for the Pennsylvania Derby where he may face Exaggerator and even Gun Runner for $1 million. It also marks on one final chance at running against three-year-olds before the older boys and girls come knocking.

Nyquist lost his grip on Champion Three-Year-Old and his only chance at getting it back is winning the Penn Derby and the Classic over Arrogate and Exaggerator.

Otherwise, it’s all Arrogate, the likely favorite for the Classic at this point, and a freak of the highest order.

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Weezie at the Flagpole Travers Day!

by Louisa Foye for Saratoga TODAY Before a packed house of 48,630 on a glorious day, Bob Baffert’s Arrogate put on a show for the ages with his scintillating 13-1/2-length victory in the 147th running of The Travers!

Making his stakes debut, the lightly raced, big and lanky grey, stunned track goers (who sent him off at 11-1!), and probably left many unaware that they’d just witnessed a Track recordbreaking performance with his

winning time of 1:59.36!

It took 37 years for General Assembly’s record of 2:00 flat to be broken, and one would have to believe that after Arrogate recorded a gaudy 123 Beyer, while favorite Exaggerator looked spent coming in 11th out of 13, that this latest star could very well move to the head of the topsy-turvy 3-year old class! Before heading back to Cali, Baffert spoke about how special it was to win for the historic Juddmonte Farms, and of how ironic it was that Arrogate stabled in the same Barn 25 as LeRoy Jolley’s General Assembly, a Trainer he has always revered, and a horse whose record his horse just broke.

He mentioned that because his big star is still developing, he wants to “go easy” on him, and that a freshening is probably all he’ll need to prep before the Breeders Cup. In an emotional moment after the race, Baffert was quoted, “…it was the first time I felt like Bobby Frankel”

- referring to the late Hall of Famer, who conditioned so many great horses whose jockeys wore the iconic green and pink silks of Juddmonte. Not only did Baffert’s other entry, American Freedom, make it a 1-2 Punch for him in the Travers, his other uber speedy 3-year old, Drefong, devastated a field of other top 3-year old sprinters in The King’s Bishop, giving him and Hall of Famer Mike Smith their second Grade I victory of the day.

Shadwell’s Mohaymen, cutting back to one turn, remains a total mystery for Kiaran McLaughlin, as he never factored, sadly coming in 11th out of 12. Baffert also spoke about how badly he felt for Rafael Bejarano, who had been Arrogate’s regular jock, and even worked him out mornings, when Mike Smith replaced him. It was decided that Rafael would instead be aboard American Freedom in the Travers, as he’d also ridden him to victory for Baffert. Such is the cruel nature of the business of horse racing.

We were blessed to once again see the incomparable Flintshire run in The Sword Dancer, giving Juddmonte their first of two Grade I victories on the day. In spite of the controversial placement of the rabbit, Inordinate, and Chad Brown’s instructions for Aaron Gryder to make space for Javi

Castellano on Flintshire, it was nonetheless a joy to see this amazing Euro-import, who is the closest thing to a sure bet/free square you’ll ever see, keep his perfect Saratoga record intact.

For the second time in a week, NYRA opted for no show wagering in a seven horse field, just as they had in The Alabama, to protect their interests in case either the great Flintshire or Songbird were upset, much to the chagrin of the $2 bettor!

With a Breeders’ Cup feel to Saturday’s unparalleled card, the string of six straight Grade I Races began with The Personal Ensign. ‘Tho Kiaran would experience disappointment two races later with Mohaymen, Cavorting’s gutsy performance in the Personal Ensign had to give him much joy. Proving that she could handle two turns, and that she is also “a horse for a course”, Cavorting improved her record at Saratoga to a perfect 4-4, while defeating a trio of fellow Grade I winners in I’m a Chatterbox, Curalina, and Forever Unbridled.

Next up was The Ballerina, and it was wonderful to see a very pregnant Maggie Wolfendale and Trainer-hubby Tom Morley, embrace in the Winner’s Circle, just as they did after capturing their very first stakes victory in last month’s Grade II The Honorable Miss.

Morley’s 5-year old mare,

Haveyougoneaway, did it again, this time in a Grade I, while besting highly favored Carina Mia, Paulassilverlining, and Wavell Avenue. It’s not very often that you can catch Hall of Famer Johnny V, who was up on the winner, and Javi C, in a $233 exacta, but this time you could have!

In one of the most impressive performances of the day, sprinting star A.P. Indian, with “Jersey Joe” Bravo aboard, broke the stakes record in the 7-furlong Forego, and was only a couple ticks off the Track record, in his dominating victory for Trainer Arnaud Delacour.

NYRA decided to save the running of the Grade II Ballston Spa until after the Travers, in the 12th Race, hoping to keep the crowd in the house for the return of the magnificent Lady Eli. Although her first race back after a 13-month layoff, following a horrible bout with the often deadly Laminitis, may not have been totally triumphant, it was certainly a victory of a different magnitude, considering that she is lucky to be alive, and much less to be running strongly in a major stakes race, albeit to a second place finish.

Chad Brown once again utilized a rabbit with Aaron Gryder up, but he didn’t get the result he wanted here, because it appears that the very fast fractions set by his rabbit, Sympathy, may have worn out his previously undefeated turf star, Lady Eli, as she came up just short. She gamely fought off the challenges of graded stakes winners Miss Temple City and Sentiero Italia, but had no idea that Mark Hennig’s 27-1 longshot, Strike Charmer, was lurking at the back of the pack, and rallied from last to first, under Junior Alvarado, to beat her by 3/4 of a length. Strike Charmer’s time of 1:38.77 was just shy of the course record that Shug McGaughey’s Ironicus set last year, which made Lady Eli’s return even more impressive!

AND DOWN THE STRETCH THEY COME! What a closing weekend we shall have, and what a battle to the finish we can relish in the Jocks’ race!

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Raucci’s Corner The Collector: The William Woodward You Never Knew

by Joseph Raucci for Saratoga TODAY Saturday’s Woodward Stakes marks the sixty-third rendition of this historically important Stakes Race. The event was established in 1954 - just one year after the death of Mr. William Woodward Sr. He was the owner of Belair stud - a name revered for breeding and racing top-level thoroughbreds for four decades. Mr. Woodward and his famed white with red polka dot silks would rule the horseracing world in the 1930s.

He would win two triple crowns in that span with Gallant Fox in 1930 and then Omaha in 1935.

Belair almost pulled a hat trick with the great Nashua in 1955. Second to the mighty Swaps in the Kentucky Derby, he would come back to win the last two jewels easily.

Mr. Woodward was as at ease in his office as sole owner of Hanover National Bank, as he was at his desk as Chairman Of The Jockey Club, positions that he used to greatly enhance the reputation of American horse racing in comparison to its European counterparts.

I believe Mr. Woodward would be ecstatic to know the relevance of his namesake stake. Nineteen times the winner of this perennially important event would go on to be

named horse of the year, names such as Sword Dancer, Kelso, Buckpasser, Forego, Affirmed, Spectacular Bid, Alysheba, Skip Away and Rachel Alexandra.

And let us not forget Holy Bull, a specimen so powerful that even Spain’s great matador “Manolete” would have been hard pressed to slow down this bull.

This is a roll call of those who have entered “The Pantheon of Champions” down through the ages.

Long after Belair closed its stalls and disbursed its remaining horse stock, The Woodwards would have one last hurrah. Bill’s daughter Edith would dust off the Belair silks one more time. This happened for one of the finest Thoroughbreds to ever grace the American Turf.

Damascus would thrill the racing world with battles of epic proportions pitted against his archrival Dr. Fager. It would be in the 1967 version of the Woodward Stakes where Damascus would prove his valor.

He would not only face Dr. Fager, but also the most regally bred champion in memory - Ogden Phipps’ Buckpasser, fittingly dubbed “The Race Of The Century.”

Damascus put them both in his back pocket and along with it a welldeserved horse of the year trophy.

Years have passed, and The Woodward name is largely forgotten.

Handwritten letter from the pen of Mr. Woodward, on Gideon Putnam Hotel stationery. Four weeks later the war would end in Europe and racing would return to Saratoga.

The race is principally all that remains.

Then, in the spring of this year one more honor would be awarded to this great name in American racing. The National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame named William Woodward Sr. as a “Pillar

of the Turf.”

A distinction so well deserved, joining a select club including giants such as Alfred G Vanderbilt, John Hay Whitney, Paul Mellon, E P Taylor, August Belmont II and a few others who were the caretakers of Continued on Pg 35

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Wrap-Up Weekend Rapping

by Tom Amello For Saratoga TODAY Although the idea has worked out well for NYRA, I have never been a fan of the Labor Day portion of the

meet. In fact, I have always been of the opinion the meet should end Travers weekend. The final week has always been a weak coda to a classic symphony. The “ship-in” crowd, including the NYRA, focuses on get out and get away. Every major sport has an end to its season. Not Thoroughbred racing.

Breeders Cup is Thoroughbred racing’s World Series but racing continues around the country the Sunday after.

Saratoga peaks with The Travers and limps its way to a Labor Day finale.

The seven-week, forty day Saratoga season has come and is near gone. The pari-mutuel process has unfolded, rewarding some and

taking a toll on the bankroll of others. With three days of the Labor Day Weekend ahead, what’s a horseplayer to do: plow back some or all of your winnings, chase what you lost, or sit on your hands until fall at Belmont and the Breeders Cup? The question at hand is about bankroll and betting through this final weekend. The answer, of course, is to play. Labor Day weekend is a front-loaded stakes-filled weekend. The Saturday card offers four stakes: the Grade 1 Woodward, Grade 1 Spinaway for juvenile fillies, the Grade 3 Saranac over turf, and the Grade 3 Glens Falls, also over turf. Sunday offers the Grade 2 Prioress, and the Labor Day card the G1 Hopeful for juvenile colts.

Undercard races will contain a mix of horses with races over the track that might suggest an improved effort is forthcoming, perhaps at good odds; fresh strangers, under the radar interlopers, will appear hoping to poach a generous Saratoga purse in these waning days. Beware and be aware.

At this late point in the meeting, I suggest staying away from maiden races; limit play and focus on full fields of stakes horses and reliable older horses. Limiting play enables you to increase the investment in each play. When you are right, you have to get paid. By reliable I mean past performances that indicate how horses have performed and might actually perform today. Past performances for unraced and lightly raced maidens are mostly white space.

When NYRA completes its three-day hiatus for relocation to Belmont Park, new betting

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opportunities will abound. First, at the lower class levels, trainers whose stock was not up to the class of the Saratoga Condition Books have been lying in wait. Horses raced last time at Belmont Park win most of the races carded at Saratoga. Horses freshened and rested at Belmont Park will win a fair share of lower class races over horses last raced at Saratoga…and at good odds.

Second, if you are like me, you picked and bet horses which you thought would run well enough to win and hit the board only to have them run less well. “I picked ’em good. They just didn’t run good”, as the saying goes. You had a reason and backed that reason. Reserve a portion of your bankroll. These runners should be followed and, if the context of the next race suits, bet back. The wound of a non-winning wager is reopened when that horse wins without you. My barometer is this: “if this horse wins and I do not bet it, will I hit myself in the head with a brick.” If the answer is yes, I bet.

Third, Belmont Park and other venues around the country will host prep races for the Breeders Cup Championships. These are great races to watch. Breeders Cup races presented on November 4th and 5th offer the opportunity for a big score.

A well-constructed ticket grounded in a strong opinion in a single Breeders Cup race can deliver big payouts. Watching races and replays strengthens opinion.

Beyond the betting, the final days of every Saratoga racing season are a time for reflection. There is always much about which to think and talk. For example, the local WHOA Cuomo initiative on re-privatization, the Governor’s icy relationship with the Thoroughbred industry, and the

impact of Casinos on the game are significant statewide and local issues.

Even in the face of short foal crops, the increasing number of short fields (six horses or less and not including races taken off turf) on cards at the nation’s premier race meeting is not a sign of health. Then there is the newly minted “post-Belmont Stakes Triple Crown crowd handling fiasco” policy of capping attendance for both the Belmont Stakes and The Travers that, without an America Pharoah, in effect turns people away.

These final days are a mix of sadness and joy. Most endings come with some amount of sadness. However, reflecting on equine performances such as those of Songbird, Flintshire, the return of Lady Eli, and the brilliant Travers performance of Arrogate, as well as the people with whom we shared these events, brings joy…and thoughts of Saratoga 2017.

Tom Amello began his Thoroughbred education over 50 years ago. In 1984, Tom created his own database of New York trainers & horses that became the foundation for the Saratoga selection sheet, Trackfacts. For over twenty years Tom produced and hosted original programming covering Thoroughbred racing for Capital District OTB Television. Tom conducts numerous handicapping seminars and workshops, including participation in “Count Down to…” programs at the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame and the “History, Horses and Handicapping” program at SUNY Empire State College’s Academy for Lifelong Learning. In 2013, Tom published Playing the Odds Board: Gateway to the Game™, a guide that makes betting easier to understand and more fun for those new to Thoroughbred racing. Tom, with his daughter Kate, owns and operates the Brunswick at Saratoga Bed & Breakfast at 143 Union Avenue in Saratoga Springs. Contact Tom at trkfacts@nycp.rr.ocm.

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Rachel Alexandra triumphing in the 2009 Woodward Stakes at Saratoga Race Course. Photo by Sharon Castro Continued from Pg 33

The 1980 Woodward Stakes. Spectacular Bid threw a party and nobody came. A walkover. These are rarer than an unassisted triple play in baseball.

horse racing in North America.

The advent of the Breeders Cup along with its huge purse structure and horse of the year ramifications have taken much of the luster off the Woodward and other historic races as well.

Yet, it will always have the one distinction that separates it from all others… The Woodward name, a name that is synonymous with all that has made horse racing “The Sport Of Kings.”

If you ever find yourself thirty miles southeast of Baltimore in Prince George’s County, just a few miles from the old Bowie Racetrack, you can still get a glimpse of Mr. Woodward’s masterpiece. Although most of the land has been sold off to developers and the tree-lined entranceways and perfectly manicured acreage may be long gone, the Belair Mansion and its renowned stables still survive.

Here you can walk your way into horse racing history as you tour these legendary grounds, a special place that for a few hours will take you back to the glory days of William Woodward and his

beloved Belair Stud.

And, for any of the higher ups at NYRA that may read this, please consider the following: - Make this race a Labor Day tradition.

- Race it at the classic distance of one and one-quarter miles (Saturday’s race is a mile and 1/8).

- Raise the purse to a richly deserved one million dollars.

It would be such a grand way to close out the future racing seasons here at the Spa. The late Mr. Woodward, who epitomized both class and the pursuit of excellence would expect, no make that demand - nothing less.

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There’s No Time to Accept Failure!

by Damian Fantauzzi for Saratoga TODAY There were two columns in the past where I addressed failure and bullying, I would like to move further into both subjects. Failure is a word that can be hurtful and a feeling of disgrace for those who have been told that they’re failures.

As we all know there are words that can be very detrimental to someone’s emotional state. The hateful and condescending words of a bully, is an example. There are instances when you hear about children who self-inflict harm, or who have successfully committed suicide due to being bullied by their peers. Generally it’s due to the hatefulness and torment they endure daily in the school environment. This also can be an issue in youth athletics, from the lower levels up through high school.

Let’s face it: most of us have experienced some sort of bullying in our lives. There are times when the scenario of feeling inadequate isn’t always overt, or possibly intended. As an example, let’s say a team is practicing and a young athlete makes a blunder, or doesn’t pick up a concept that was just

demonstrated by the coach, failing in their performance; they can experience an unintended embarrassment with a burst of laughter from teammates.

Being made fun of by teammates, because of the inability to perform a concept can be detrimental to the individual’s self worth. In that situation there is no place to run or hide, the child’s ineptitude is exposed in front of every team member resulting in the defenseless posture of embarrassment. Maybe this isn’t bullying, but for the athlete it’s basically a feeling that can leave a similar emotional scar.

As a teacher/coach I have had students and athletes who have been emotionally scarred by hurtful words.

The first thing I have always emphasized to my students, in the classroom and to players, is that their respect for one another is probably one of the most important parts of their experience in their social network. It has been my motto as an educator/coach that nobody fails; for me it’s essential to their performance because demonstrating respect for each other means we all succeed.

I taught high school art for 38 years, and loved it, but more than anything, I loved the interaction with my students and their well-being was the most important part of my daily lesson plan. I never graded them on their ability; it was their effort that carried the weight.

Coaching and teaching are very similar, but there is obviously one slight difference related to sports compared to the classroom: the games!

Sometimes I shake my head, thinking that there were some athletes I coached who maybe didn’t get enough playing time (‘PT’). I can’t apologize for that, unfortunately, because it’s the nature of athletics.

Let me address “failure.”

The word has many different definitions, but they all point to a definition of not accomplishing the intended purpose, or lack of success.

What’s happening in

youth athletics hasn’t changed too much over the years, but there have been some new ideas at the lower levels of youth programs. Little League, for example, now has a rule that every player must get into a game... good one! Soccer youth programs have the same philosophy, get them in to play. There are more programs for the younger athletes where the teaching of fundamentals has become a much bigger emphasis, great idea. It used to be when I was a kid, you kind of learned a lot on your own, by just playing, maybe just through pickup games.

That’s how I became a basketball player, in addition to watching college and professional athletes play, and trying to emulate their skills. Some of that attempted emulation wasn’t easy to learn, you had to really study who you were trying to copy with the underlying acceptance that you might not get to be that good; that’s not failure. I learned how to shoot my jump shot by watching Jerry West and Bob Pettit.

I practiced a lot, practically every day, from when I was a seventh grader until I graduated from college.

I will tell you that my passion for basketball kept me from accepting failure. Being considered a loser wasn’t part of my vocabulary, even though I had to deal with some naysayers and bullying, but being successful isn’t always an easy road. There were many times I did “fail.” What I mean by failing is textbook. I suffered through being cut from the CYO seventh grade team, but played in an in-house league/ team afterwords, which helped quench my thirst for the game, but the following year I made the eighth grade team and as a freshman bench warmer.

The key to the success I had, as a basketball player was my determination to be as good a player that I could possibly be.

I never gave into the negativity experienced from some of the mean-spirited kids and not being one of the top players.

I never quit on myself, refusing to accept failure; it finally

all came together for me as a JV player! There was that part of me, inside of my nature, to prove my critics wrong and my refusal to allow myself to quit.

Even at a young age, and maybe unaware of the fact, failure was part of my learning curve.

You might ask why was I bullied. Well, to make a long story short, and I have written about this in a previous article, I had a speech problem for the first 20 years of my life. It was finally corrected through surgery, when I was 20 years old. I had a nasally speech, because I had a condition called Velopharyngeal Dysfunction, a condition of a non-functioning uvula. So as one can guess, I was mocked, made fun of and demoralized. The evil doings and hurtful things that kids can be guilty of is because of their lack of understanding, or ignorance. I will not get any deeper than this; it was the source of ridicule that fed into my determination to prove those guys wrong.

Failure is such a strong word used against those who are most likely trying their best. The women’s USA Olympic Soccer team did not win the gold in the 2916 Rio Olympics. Are they failures?

NO! They were slight favorites to win it all, but with the nature of sports only one team wins a tournament and it wasn’t USA ladies’ soccer. Were they successful? Of course! They were in a place that not too many of us will ever experience, congrats to them all!

Obviously, failure has a place in our vocabulary, but it’s not an all ending scenario, it’s just a step in learning from life. For practically every failure, there’s the opening of another door of opportunity, and take what you’ve learned as an experience for the next opportunity. Think about how many times you had to practice tying your shoes before it became second nature! That wasn’t failure, it was learning because you kept trying. The real definition of failure is that you failed to try!

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Are You Ready? They Are! H.S. Football Kicks Off With A Full Slate Tonight

by Arthur Gonick Saratoga TODAY CAPITAL REGION – Tee it up and blow that whistle, ref !

State finalists Saratoga Springs (Class AA) and Schuylerville (Class B), seen here in scrimmage action (via the lens of Francesco D’Amico) will attempt to reload after

massive senior class graduations… the Blue Streaks open at Albany on Friday, September 2, while the Black Horses host Schalmont. Mark Bolles will be on the scene for that one….

Also, Ballston Spa’s Scotties will invade Lansingburgh – the head-coaching debut for Ray Toohey.

But the game of the night,

possibly the month and perhaps the year will take yours truly and Francesco to Montgomery County – where the Burnt Hills / Ballston Lake Spartans seek to avenge last season’s playoff loss at home to the Amsterdam Rams, who rammed home a 37-7 win last October 30. BH/ BL Coach Matt Shell said he had never experienced an

opener / rematch between two high-seeded playoff teams.

“We will be ready, though,” the Coach said.

And so will we. Mark this game down: It. Will. Be. Epic.

Are you ready?

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COMMUNITY SPORTS BULLETIN Zoom Over To Zumba at Gavin Park Zumba, the Latin-inspired, dance-fitness craze, continues to be a popular recreational offering at Wilton’s Gavin Park! Sign up now for the latest round of Zumba classes which will run Mondays from 5:45-6:45 p.m., with sessions being offered September 12October 31 (not 10/3 or 10/12) or November 7 ­December 21.

Pre-registration is required.

No drop-ins will be allowed. A minimum of 10 people must register for a session to run. No more than 75 people will be accepted per session. Registration ends one business day prior to the start date for each session.

Registration may be completed online, in person, or via U.S. Mail. Online registrations may be completed by going to http://townofwilton.com/departments/parks-and-recreation and selecting the appropriate quick link. In person registrations can be completed at the Gavin Park Office, which is open weekdays from 9 a.m. until 5 p.m. Payment by check, MasterCard/VISA, or money order is accepted. All participants must be at least 15 years old. Any questions? Call 518-584-9455.

Still Time to Make a Big Splash!

Gavin Splash Park Fees: $2/Wilton Residents*

$5/Non-Wilton Residents *Proof of residency required (license, utility bill, tax document, etc) Children 2 and under are free with paying adult There is no fee for supervising parents/ guardians who are not utilizing the wet area of the Splash Park.

HOURS: 11 a.m. to 6:30 p.m.

Maximum of 135 Splash Park users on the wet surface at any one time.

DAILY HOURS UPDATES AND CLOSINGS CAN BE FOUND ON THE GAVIN PARK FACEBOOK PAGE or by calling (518) 584-9455 The Splash Park will be CLOSED during bad weather.

In the case of thunder/lightning, the Splash Park will close immediately, and patrons will be asked to leave. No refunds will be issued. The Splash Park’s last day of the 2016 season will be Sept. 5.

Saratoga Fall Youth Field Hockey Program The Saratoga Springs Booster Club will be hosting its sixth fall season of youth field hockey beginning on August 30 and ending on October 1.

The program is open to youths in grades third through sixth.

No experience needed.

The program features practices working on fundamental skills and at least three play days with other area school

club programs. The youth program brochure can be downloaded from the Booster Club’s website at www.eteamz.com/ Saratogafieldhockey1.

Registration is now open and the cost is $95 for the fall season, which includes a team vest for new players.

For more information please contact Jo-Anne Hostig, Saratoga head field hockey coach at Tig10@juno.com

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Fall Youth Beginner Tennis Lessons at Gavin Park Open to ages 7-10. Learn the basic skills of tennis.

Program takes place on our tennis courts. In the event of rain, the program will be held in our gym. Tennis rackets available for use.

Registration ends Sept. 19.

Minimum 8 people; Maximum 12 Register online: https:// apm.activecommunities.com/ wiltonrecreation/

Fall Youth Rugby Dates: September 11 October 30 Location: Saratoga Rugby Grounds (5 Clement Ave)

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Ages: 6-13 (Boys and Girls) Times: Sundays 1 - 2:30 p.m.

Registration Link: https:// saratogarugby.org/youth/ Facebook Page: https:// w w w. f a c e b o o k . c o m / groups/1477271199192594/ PROGRAM OVERVIEW: Welcome to the new and most exciting Olympic Sport! The Youth Rugby program follows the same safe guidelines and principles as other youth programs around the world. This non-contact variation of rugby introduces all types of athletes to the fastest growing sport in all of America! Over the course of the program, participants will learn the fundamental components and rules of the sport, as well as progress to flag variation game models. Rugby incorporates skill components of many popular sports (soccer, basketball, lacrosse, football). This global emphasis of sportsmanship and comraderie in the game of rugby is taught and implemented in this program. The program is run, coached and part of Saratoga Rugby Club!

Jr. NBA Registration At Gavin Park WILTON - Gavin Park’s highly successful youth basketball league is gearing up for another great season of Jr. NBA. This recreational program is open to boys and girls grades 2 through 10. All skill levels, including beginners,

are welcome, and everyone receives equal playing time.

The league is divided into four groups: grades 2-3, grades 4-5, grades 6-7, and grades 8-10, (based upon the grade which the child will enter for the 2016-2017 school year).

Placement dates are scheduled for October 3 through October 6. Once the child is assigned to a coach, the team is scheduled for one practice per week, on the same night and time, for one hour. Assigned practice times run from 5:00 p.m.

- 8:30 p.m. Practice begins the week of October 17. Games begin November 5. All games will take place on Saturdays, between 8 a.m. and 3 p.m., at Gavin Park. Players must attend a minimum of 7 practices and 6 games to participate in the tournament.

Registration for Wilton residents and non-residents is open now. The deadline to register is September 30.

The cost is $125 for Wilton residents, $165 for Saratoga Springs City School District residents, and $175 for all others. The cost includes a full uniform.

Gavin Park is located at 10 Lewis Drive in the Town of Wilton.

Registration may be completed online at: www.townofwilton.com, or in person at the Gavin Park Office. Questions may be answered by calling the park office at (518) 584-9455.

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5K Run to Benefit Six Local Racehorse Rescues SARATOGA SPRINGS — The Seventh Annual “Run for the Horses 5K” and Kids’ Fun Run will be held Saturday, September 3 starting at the Orenda Pavilion in Saratoga Spa State Park.

Check-in begins at 7 a.m. This will be a family and pet-friendly event with vendors, former racehorses to pet and a canine division. The 5K course is certified and all proceeds will benefit six local non-profits that rescue and provide second careers or homes for former racehorses.

“It’s all about the horses.

To help more horses, we local organizations know that we need to work together and support each other,” said Diana Pikulski, Director of External Affairs for the Thoroughbred Retirement Foundation (TRF), “We are adding fun new elements to the race so that the whole community can come out to learn about and support the racehorses that make

Saratoga Springs the special place that it is.”

Several of the beneficiary organizations will be bringing former racehorses for the public to meet. Former racehorses will even walk the course and act as sweepers following at the back of the pack. Participants will meet former Thoroughbred racehorses including- Where’s Danny, Harlem Rocker and

Three Lions, as well as former Standardbred racehorse DW Regal. In addition, the Saratoga Springs Mounted Police unit is expected to attend.

The Run for the Horses will benefit these locally-based organizations that rescue, rehabilitate, retrain and retire ex-racehorses: Actt Naturally – (acttnaturally.org), Heading for Home Racehorse Retraining

and Adoption – (hfhrrc.org), Old Friends at Cabin Creek -(oldfriendsatcabincreek.com), ReRun Inc. - rerunottb.com, Saratoga War Horse – (saratogawarhorse.com) TRF (thoroughbredretirement.org).

The Kids Fun Run starts at 8 a.m. and the 5K Race at 8:30 a.m. There will be refreshments and prizes in all race/ walk divisions. There is also

a canine division with a special prize for the dog finishing first. Pre-race registration for the event is $25. Race day registration is $30.

Volunteers are still needed for race day. To volunteer, or for more information call Mary Abbruzzese at 518-2260028, or to register online, visit: trfinc.org/event/5k/

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Well, here’s how you get the back page… First, win the Travers Stakes, like Arrogate and Jockey Mike Smith are here – captured at the moment Mike knew he had it – brilliantly, via the lens of Dan Heary.

Arrogate/Smith smoked all by a 13.5 length margin, electrifying the capacity crowd on Saturday, August 27 at Saratoga Race Course. The “dream team’s” final time of 1:59.36 for the 1 1/4-mile distance eclipsed General Assembly’s Travers and track record of 2:00 that had stood for 37 years! Brendan O’Meara offers further insights on page 31. Weezie checks in with hers on 32. Our insight is: Jaw-dropping wow! Congrats to Owners Juddmonte Farms, Trainer Bob Baffert and crew.