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SARATOGA COUNTY — David DeMarco, president and CEO of Saratoga National Bank and Trust Company, has made a commitment to represent Saratoga County throughout the month of October, Breast Cancer Awareness Month, by wearing pink every day, all 31 days, of the American Cancer Society Making Strides Photo by Francesco D’Amico.

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STILLWATER — His name was William Harrison Dempsey, known to the sports world as Jack. He was aptly nicknamed “The Manassas Mauler,” a colorful character, a bar room brawler who packed one of the hardest punches in boxing history. He parlayed these attributes Jack Dempsey

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Week of September 16 – September 22, 2016

Man on the Street “Name a book you have read that has had a major impact on your life? ”

“The Feminine Mystique,” by Betty Friedan. It changed my view of the world. - Eugenia Hamilton, Tucson, Arizona

“NeuroTribes: The Legacy of Autism and the Future of Neurodiversity,” by Steve Silberman. It made me realize approaching autism is a community effort. - Emily Mead, Ballston Spa

The Bible. The reality of what history tells us is that Jesus’ accomplishments can be completely life transforming. Caleb Shafer, Indiana

“13 Reasons Why,” by Jay Asher. It made me realize how much the little things that we do affects people. - Kayla Pieper, Watervliet

“I Wrote This For You,” by Iain S. Thomas. It made me think in different ways and helps open up your mind. - Natalie Meyer, Watervliet

“The Master Game,” by Robert De Ropp. It’s an accurate description about what motivates people to do the things they do. Three of those are: for fame, for money and for power. - Patrick Donovan, Saratoga Springs

Week of September 16 – September 22, 2016

NEWS 3

Tedisco and Boyark Win Primaries

James Tedisco

Christopher Boyark

SARATOGA COUNTY — The GOP primaries held on Tuesday, September 13, resulted in a win for Assembly Member James Tedisco (A.D. 112), who is now the

official GOP candidate for retired Senator Hugh Farley’s seat representing the 49th Senate District.

He will be facing Chad Putman, the Democratic nominee, in the

November 8 general election.

The GOP candidate for the 113th Assembly District will be Christopher Boyark, a U.S. Air Force veteran and small business owner, who defeated Gerard Moser in Tuesday’s primaries. The seat is currently held by Assembly Member Carrie Woerner, who will now face Boyark in the general election.

Video statements of the candidates can be found through the League of Women Voters of Saratoga County at www.lwvsaratoga.org.

Members of the Timber Framers Guild at Fort Hardy Park in Schuylerville this week, preparing materials for the Gateway Visitor’s Center, which will open in 2017. Photo provided.

Grant Writing Workshop SARATOGA SPRINGS — On September 30 and October 1 at Skidmore’s Harder Hall, Skidmore professor Lynne Gelber will be providing a workshop on how to write

grants for your non-profit organization.

The cost is $35 for 10 hours of instruction. Visit www.

GrantsToYou.org to register.

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BLOTTER / NEWS

Week of September 16 – September 22, 2016

Saratoga Spring City Police Department Saratoga Springs Sets Exam for Those Interested In Joining Police Department The City of Saratoga Springs Municipal Civil Service Commission is holding an exam for those interested in becoming a police officer. The examination will be held on Saturday, Nov. 19. An original application, examination fee, a copy of your driver's license, birth certificate must be submitted on or before Oct. 14, 2016.

The examination is open to candidates who have established a domicile (permanent residence) within Albany, Fulton, Hamilton, Montgomery, Rensselaer, Saratoga, Schenectady, Warren, or Washington Counties one month immediately preceding the date of the written test Salary: $42,089.00 (academy) $46,529.00 (successful completion of the academy) 2017 Union contract.

For more information, go to: http://www.saratoga-springs.org/Jobs.aspx?Uni queId=98&From=All&CommunityJobs=False&JobID=Police-Officer-52.

To download an application, go to: http://www.saratoga-springs.org/ DocumentCenter/View/2527.

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COURTS Ramiro Loachamin, Sr., 44, of Ballston Spa, pleaded on Sept.

2 to attempted criminal sale of a controlled substance, a felony.

Sentencing is scheduled for Nov. 18.

Anthony L. McKinney, 44, of Cairo, N.Y., was sentenced on Sept. 2 to five years in prison and three years post-release supervision, after pleading to attempted criminal sale of a controlled substance, a felony.

Jeremy A. Laparl, 34, of Watervliet, was sentenced on Sept. 2 to 1-1/2 to 3 years in prison, after pleading to criminal contempt, a felony.

Dustin R. Baylis, 28, of Ballston Spa, pleaded on Sept. 2 to knowingly making or possessing prison contraband, a felony.

Sentencing is scheduled for Oct. 18.

Shaddin J. Brennan, 30, of Corinth, was sentenced on Sept. 2 to one year in jail, after pleading to burglary, a felony.

Matthew J. Werner, 29, of Corinth, pleaded on Sept. 7 to firstdegree sexual abuse, a felony.

Sentencing is scheduled for Nov. 2.

Joshua J. Smith, 35, of Schenectady, pleaded on Sept. 7 to criminal possession of a controlled

substance, a felony. Sentencing is scheduled for Nov. 2.

Michael W. Winchip, 39, of Schenectady, pleaded on Sept. 7 to the following felonies: burglary, robbery, two counts grand larceny; the misdemeanors petit larceny, and unlawful imprisonment; and harassment, a violation.

Sentencing is scheduled for Nov. 2.

Robert J. Daniels, 43, of Schenectady, was sentenced on Sept.7 to 1-3 years in prison, after pleading to criminal possession of a weapon, a felony.

Robert J. Duval III, 53, of Saratoga Springs, was sentenced on Sept.7 to 1-3 years in prison and three years conditional discharge, after pleading to driving while intoxicated, a felony.

Christina A. Cabrera, 26, of Troy, was sentenced on Sept. 8 to five years of probation, after pleading to identity theft, a felony.

Peter J. Rupp, 37, of Saratoga Springs, was sentenced on Sept.8 to 1-1/2 to 3 years in prison, after pleading to attempted burglary, a felony.

Joseph P. Jannicelli, 51, of Cohoes, pleaded on Sept. 8 to driving while intoxicated, a felony.

Sentencing is scheduled for Nov. 10.

BLOTTER 5 ARRESTS Brian C. Maxwell, 43, of Ballston Spa, was charged on Sept. 5 with two misdemeanor counts DWI, operating an unregistered vehicle on a highway, and passing a red traffic signal light.

Harold J. Thomas, 24, of Ballston Spa, was charged on Sept. 4 with the misdemeanors DWAI, and criminal possession of a controlled substance, and the vehicle violations of improper lane use, and a parking violation.

Jesse J. Lena, 43, of Saratoga Springs, was charged on Sept. 4 with misdemeanor assault in the third degree, and disorderly conduct.

Timothy J. Lenzi, 31, of Clifton Park, was charged on Sept. 4 with two misdemeanor counts of assault in the third degree.

Hope L. Cristantiello, 52, of Auburn, Jeffery S. Iacovelli, 56, of Ithaca, and Brendan J. Kretchmar, 48, of Clifton Park, were each charged on Sept. 3 with one count felony criminal possession of a controlled substance.

Donna M. Salvo, 61, of Ballston Spa, was charged on Sept. 3 with misdemeanor petit larceny.

Sudeashwar Surujballi, 23, of Schenectady, was charged on Sept. 3 with the misdemeanors petit larceny, and criminal tampering.

Shawn M. Johnson, 34, of Saratoga Springs, was charged on Sept.

3 with criminal trespassing, a misdemeanor.

Steven F. Watts, 44, of Saratoga Springs, was charged on Sept.

3 with the following felonies: attempted burglary, criminal mischief, assault; and the misdemeanors of resisting arrest, and menacing.

Pamela F. Kakely, 52, of Saratoga Springs, was charged on Sept.

2 with criminal mischief, a misdemeanor.

Kara M. Montville, 25, of Saratoga Springs, was charged on Sept.

2 with aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle in the third degree, a misdemeanor.

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OBITUARIES

Annette Pedraza Stewart

Eva Dawn Hydock Anderson,

SARATOGA SPRINGS — Annette Pedraza Stewart, 57, of Ludlow St. went to be with our Lord in heaven Saturday, September 10, 2016 while at her home in the arms of loved ones.

Annette is survived by her children, Adam Stewart (Megan) of Voorheesville, NY and Sara Smith of Denver, CO; mother, Ruth Pedraza-Chenault (Robert Chenault) of Kansas City, MO; fiancé, Jere Tatich of Saratoga Springs; grandchildren, Isabelle and Ilena Smith, Addyson and Lucas Stewart; and siblings, Linda Hendrickson (Chris) of California, Sylvia Forsen of Kansas City, MO, DeAnna Teel (Chuck) of Kansas City, MO and Roger Pedraza of Chicago, IL. Annette is missed greatly by her family and friends.

A funeral mass for Annette will be celebrated at 10:00 a.m. Friday, September 16, 2016 at St. Matthew’s Church, 25 Mountainview St., Voorheesville. Calling hours were held Thursday at the church. Annette’s family would like to extend a special thank you to Lisa Armao, Heidi Godoy, Hospice of Saratoga County, and all those who were with Annette during her fierce battle with cancer.

For those who wish, memorial donations may be made to the American Cancer Society, 1 Penny Lane, Latham, NY 12110 or Hospice of Saratoga County, 179 Lawrence St., Saratoga Springs, NY 12866.

BRISTOL, CT and SCHUYLERVILLE — Eva Dawn Hydock Anderson, 76, a resident of Bristol, CT and formerly of Schuylerville, passed away Friday, September 9, 2016 at St. Francis Hospital in Hartford, CT. Born June 2, 1940 in Cambridge, NY she was the daughter of the late William and Eva Seney Cromie.

A Funeral Mass was celebrated on Wednesday, September 14, 2016 at St. Joseph’s Church, Hill St. in Greenwich with Rev. Martin Fisher officiating. Burial followed in Notre Dame Cemetery in Schuylerville.

Friends called on Tuesday, Sept. 13 at Flynn Bros. Inc. Funeral Home in Schuylerville.

Memorials may be made in her memory to St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105-1942 or the American Cancer Society, 1 Penny Lane, Latham, NY 12110.

Online remembrances can be made at www.flynnbrosinc. com

Ann Marie Pembleton SARATOGA SPRINGS — Ann Marie Pembleton 79, of Saratoga Springs passed away on September 11, 2016 surrounded by her family. She was a loving wife, mother, sister, aunt, grandmother and great-grandmother.

Family and friends may call from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Friday September 16, 2016 at Tunison Funeral Home, 105 Lake Ave. in Saratoga Springs. The memorial service will be held from 12:00 – 12:30 p.m. A committal service will be held at Gerald B. H. Solomon Saratoga National Cemetery from 1:30 to 2:00 p.m.

Everyone is invited to attend a celebration of life reception following the committal service at 3:00 p.m. to remember Ann Marie’s life.

In lieu of flowers, donations can be made in her memory to St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude’s Place, Memphis, TN 38103, or at www. stjudes.org.

Online remembrances may be made at www.

TunisonFuneralHome.com

David F. Madden SARATOGA SPRINGS — David F. Madden, 79, died peacefully at home on Saturday, September 10, 2016.

Dave was a member of the Saratoga Springs Police Department, retiring with the rank of investigator.

Dave was the son of the late John Madden and Marguerite Madden Veltman. He is survived by his loving wife of 39 years, Marilyn Madden; brothers John and Franklin (Sharon) Madden; children David (Debra) Madden Jr., Michael (Kelly) Madden, Daniel (Kimberly) Madden, Lisa (Glenn) Tuttle; many grandchildren, great-grandchildren, nieces and cousins.

Services will be private. There was a gathering of family and friends at Longfellows Restaurant in Saratoga Springs earlier this week.

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

A memorial contribution in his name may be made to the Saratoga Springs History Museum, 1E Congress St, Saratoga Springs, NY 12866 or to Community Hospice of Saratoga, 179 Lawrence St., Saratoga Springs, NY 12866.

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

Florence Mary DeGregorio SARATOGA SPRINGS — Florence Mary (Cammuso) DeGregorio, 90, of West Circular St., passed away Tuesday, Sept. 13, 2016 at Saratoga Hospital, after a short illness.

Born on June 26, 1926 in Mechanicville, a daughter of the late Bartholomew and Leta (Calicchia) Cammuso, she married Andrew DeGregorio in June of

Week of September 16 – September 22, 2016 1946 and moved to Saratoga Springs and was a resident of the city most of her life. Involved in the community, she actively participated for many years at the Dominick Smaldone Post 35 Italian American Club and was a member of the ITAM Ladies Auxiliary, having served as the Junior Vice. She never said no to any committees and even at 90, she would bake her goodies for all their bake sales and fundraisers. Flo was a homemaker for most of her life and many remember her from the days of DeGregory’s Restaurant many years ago. She was a faithful communicant of the historic Church of St. Peter.

She treated every person she met with kindness and respect and her heart knew no boundaries. Flo touched the lives of many and she remained passionate in everything she did. Her greatest passion was her family. She so loved her children and grandchildren and would cook large meals so we would all come together to share them.

Famous for her cakes and pastries as well, we will all miss her pasta and meatballs. Flo loved to dance and tried to get all her kids and grandkids to dance with her. We will all live with her in our hearts forever.

Survivors include her children; Andrew DeGregorio Jr. (Theresa), Leta Betor (John), Frank DeGregorio, Patrick DeGregorio (Laurie); her grandchildren Ronnie Betor (Brad), Jillian Casler (Greg) and Colin Betor; two brothers, Anthony Cammuso and Frank Dambrosio and a sister, Phyllis Caschera.

In addition to her parents, she is predeceased by her husband, Andrew DeGregorio, Sr., and her special granddaughter, Madison DeGregorio.

Relatives and friends may call from 4 to 7 p.m. Friday, Sept. 16 at the William J. Burke and Sons/Bussing and Cunniff Funeral Homes, 628 North Broadway in Saratoga Springs.

Members of ITAM will meet at 4:30 p.m. Friday at the funeral home.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Saturday in the Church of St. Peter, 241 Broadway in Saratoga Springs, by the Rev. Thomas H. Chevalier, pastor. Burial will follow in the family plot at St. Peter’s Cemetery, West Ave. in Saratoga Springs.

Memorials may be made in her name to the Ronald McDonald House of Albany, 139 So. Lake Ave., Albany, NY 12208 or to St. Jude Children’s Hospital, 501 St. Jude Pl., Memphis, TN 38105.

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

John Thomas Maeby, Sr. GANSEVOORT — John Thomas (Jack) Maeby, Sr. died on Sunday, August 21, 2016 at Saratoga Hospital after a brief illness.

Born on November 20, 1927 in Baltimore, MD, he was the son of the late George and Mary (Gist) Maeby. Jack served in the US Army from 1945 to 1946, after which he attended Bucknell University in Pennsylvania on an athletic scholarship, where he was a standout football

Week of September 16 – September 22, 2016 player and track athlete. In 1951, Jack married Vilma Obrycki and together they raised three children. Living in Baltimore, the family moved to Chicago, then Colonie, NY, all in connection with his job as Operations Manager for Montgomery Ward. In 1986 he and Vilma moved to their home in Gansevoort.

Jack was an avid golfer and teacher of the game. He coached youth football for many years and was a knowledgeable and patient instructor. A loving husband, father and grandfather, Jack was known for his kindness, gracious companionship and sincere interest in the activities and accomplishments of his family and friends.

Jack is survived by his wife, Vilma, three children, six grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.

Services are private at the convenience of the family.

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

Kirsten Sarah Najdek SARATOGA SPRINGS — Kirsten Sarah Najdek, age 28, passed away Tuesday, September 6, 2016.

Kirsten was born on January 12, 1988 in Charleston, SC and lived in Goose Creek, SC until the age of 13. She has resided in Saratoga Springs and the surrounding areas since 2001.

Kirsten attended Saratoga Springs High School. She was currently bartending at Dango’s Irish Sports Bar and Restaurant. In addition, she has also bartended at Maestro’s at McGregor Links, Hattie’s Restaurant, Clancy’s Tavern, Blue Water Manor in Lake George and also for Black Diamond Caterers. Most notably, she was employed

by The Magic Moon on Phila Street for more than eight years and was the manager there for the majority of that time. Kirsten was also a huge festival promoter. She was an event promoter for DNBC, Hydrotechnics Festivals and was also an event promoter and merchandise manager for Bella Terra Festivals. She also had her own side business of creating and maintaining dreadlocks called Lovely Locks.

Kirsten was a free spirit; vibrant with life and a shining beacon of light to everyone she crossed paths with. She treated every person she met with kindness and respect and her heart knew no boundaries. She touched the lives of many. She was passionate in everything she did. Her main passion was drum and bass music, and she practiced turntablism regularly and had a strong desire to DJ. She attended weekend festivals whenever she could. She always had an ear for music and loved all sorts, including jazz and Frank Sinatra. She loved bartending, fine dining especially. Kirsten’s truest love is her daughter and she will live on through her.

She is survived by her daughter, Kateri Clear of Saratoga Springs; her mother Cara Najdek Senger and her husband Roy of Saratoga Springs; her father Steven M. Najdek of Lewisburg, WV; one brother Steven J Najdek of Saratoga Springs; her daughter’s father Jason Clear of Saratoga Springs; one step-brother Brandon Senger; one uncle Robert A. Rollick of Key West, FL; maternal grandmother Candace King of Clover, SC; paternal grandmother Victoria Greene of Cottageville, SC; great-grandfather Joseph G King of Saratoga Springs; one great-aunt Marikate Matthews of Montagano, Italy; several cousins and a multitude of beloved friends.

Relatives and friends gathered to remember her on Tuesday, September 13, 2016 at the William J. Burke and Sons /Bussing and Cunniff Funeral Home, 628 North Broadway, Saratoga Springs. A service to celebrate Kirsten’s life followed where remembrances of Kirsten

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In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to a fund set up for her daughter’s future. Checks should be made to Kateri J. Clear and can be mailed to Key Bank, 3016 Route 50, Saratoga Springs, NY 12866. In addition there is a Gofundme for Kateri at www.gofundme.com/27f2zqv8.

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

Laurence Bayard CHARLTON — Laurence Bayard, 67, passed away quietly at his home on Tuesday, September 6, 2016 after a short illness. For 23 years Larry has had the support and enjoyment of AIM services.

He loved activities like fishing and having picnics, watching movies and going out for food and milkshakes with his friends and housemates. Larry, or “Big Bird,” was very knowledgeable about JFK and extremely proud of his Mickey and Minnie Mouse memorabilia.

Larry is survived by his sisters Renee (Rick) Chapman and Kathi (Randy) Shear, brother Richard (Elizabeth) Bayard, his nieces and nephews, and many loving friends and staff at AIM services. Those loved ones take solace in knowing that “Jesus has a new bodyguard.” Larry will rest in The Holy Name of Mary cemetery in Montgomery, NY. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to AIM services, 4227 Route 50, Saratoga Springs, NY. Online remembrances can be made at www.tunisonfuneralhome.com.

Richard Joseph Nestoryak Jr. MOCKSVILLE, NC — Richard Joseph Nestoryak Jr., age, passed away on Saturday, August 27, 2016 unexpectedly.

He was born on January 25, 1977 in Albany, the son of Lois Kepinski and the late Richard Joseph Nestoryak Sr. Richard is survived by his mother, Lois Platner (Ronald Jr.); wife, Kathy (Val) Nestoryak; daughters, Madi and Mia Nestoryak; sisters, Elizabeth Rosario, Catherine Nestoryak; brothers, Jan Kepinski (Tammy), Ronald Platner III; aunt, Jane Fulweber (Michael) and many nieces and nephews, friends and extended family.

He is preceded in death by his father Richard Joseph Nestoryak Sr. and his grandparents.

A funeral service will be held at 4 p.m. on Saturday, September 17, 2016 at Compassionate Funeral Care, 402 Maple Ave., Rte 9 and/or Marion Ave. in Saratoga Springs. Calling hours will be held from 2 to 4 p.m. prior to the service.

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

Theodore Joseph Waite Jr. SARATOGA SPRINGS — Theodore (Ted) Joseph Waite Jr. died at home on Saturday, September 10, 2016, at the age of 77, after a brief battle with cancer.

Ted is survived by his wife Elizabeth A. (Betty) Waite of Saratoga Springs, his sons Theodore (Ted) J. Waite III (Barbara) of Saratoga Springs, Frank E. Waite (Eileen) of Mentor, OH and James R. Waite (Holly) of Rocky River, OH and grandchildren Aidan, Dillon and Fiona of Saratoga Springs, Madison, Timothy, Patrick and Mitchell of Mentor, OH and Zachary, Rachael and Paige of Rocky River, OH. Ted vastly enjoyed his family and watching his three sons and then ten grandchildren participate in various sports and could always be found on the sidelines cheering them on. He was devoted to and madly in love with his bride Betty and they

recently celebrated their 55th wedding anniversary. He was an avid Ohio sports fan and loved following the Thoroughbred Horse Racing Industry.

Friends and relatives paid their respects to him on Thursday, September 15, 2016 at the William J. Burke and Sons/Bussing and Cunniff, Inc. Funeral Homes, 628 North Broadway in Saratoga Springs. Burial will be at Lakewood Park Cemetery in Ohio at a later date.

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

Byron Evans SARATOGA SPRINGS — Byron Evans, 90, passed away on Wednesday, Sept. 14, 2016 at Woodlawn Commons in Saratoga Springs, after a brief battle with cancer.

Born in Aurora, IL, he was the son of the late Loren Evans and Hazel Rupert Evans. His childhood was informed by the straightened circumstances of the Depression, but he was a precocious boy. He flew his pilot’s license solo on his 16th birthday, married his college sweetheart on his 19th birthday, and he became the Superintendent of schools in Sisters, OR at the age of 22, while serving as CO of his infantry National Guard unit.

Byron was a lifelong educator, serving as Superintendent at Glide, OR, high school principal in inner city Detroit, and Superintendent in Saratoga Springs, where he brought a complicated school consolidation to fruition. He later served as Vice President and Vice Provost at RPI, and lastly as BOCES District Superintendent for SaratogaWashington-Warren counties. He also chaired several statewide education committees and commissions. Dr. Evans also served on the board of trustees of Saratoga Hospital and a number of local charities. He was a graduate of Oregon State U. (bachelor and masters), the U. of Oregon (doctorate) and the U.S Army’s Fort Benning paratrooper school.

As a diversion from work, he taught himself the crafts of jewelry-making and scrimshaw. These hobbies led him to antique collecting, and he eventually amassed collections of antique canes, music boxes and scrimshaw that are nationally recognized.

Byron was a kind man, always patient and supporting.

He was a true gentleman, and though he was the very model of reason and temperance, he could also be stubborn on important matters, for he knew his own mind.

He was also an incurable romantic, and had a great appreciation for beauty in music and nature. Lastly, he was an unfailing optimist. He looked for the best in everyone, and he was confident he could work out the best possible outcome to any situation.

In addition to Peggy, the love of his life (and wife of 71 years), he is also survived by sons Eric (Anne), Philip (Lisa), grandchildren Dr. Ryan Evans (Tina), Dr. Katherine Evans Saemann (Andy), Andrew Evans, Alison Evans Witmer (Josh), 5 great-grandchildren, and loving friends, to many of whom he was a treasured mentor. He was predeceased by his brothers Rupert, Allen, and Philip.

Relatives and friends may call from 2 to 4 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 17, 2016 at the William J. Burke and Sons Funeral Home, 628 North Broadway in Saratoga Springs. A funeral home service will follow at 4 p.m. and burial will be private at the convenience of the family.

In lieu of flowers, please feel free to contribute to Saratoga Performing Arts Center, 108 Avenue of the Pines, Saratoga Springs, NY 12866 or Saratoga Hospital, 211 Church St., Saratoga Springs 12866 or a charity of your choice.

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

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Soccer Doubletake

Week of September 16 – September 22, 2016

Johnson Goes to Girls State

From left to right: Ginger Nichols, Sabrina Johnson and Marjorie Burke. The American Legion Auxiliary Unit 70 in Saratoga Springs sponsored Johnson to go to Girls State, which is an American Legion Auxiliary Program that sends high school juniors from all over the state to spend a week learning how the American political system works. Anyone interested in filling out an application for next year is welcome to contact Ginger Nichols or Marjorie Burke at the American Legion Post for more information at 518-587-0236. Photo provided.

Polo Life Four pairs of twins play for the First Touch Futbol Academy. Photo provided.

CAPITAL REGION — It’s not necessarily the really hot weather we experienced of late getting to you if you watch the First Touch Futbol Academy play and think you’re seeing double. That’s because, in what could be a first for the Eastern New York Youth Soccer Association (ENYYSA), four pairs of twins make up some of the 91 players registered with the club.

The twins and their teammates wear yellow shirts, blue shorts and white socks, just like the Brazilian National Team, which gave the soccer world Jogo Bonito, or the Beautiful Game.

“The uniforms are meant to replicate Brazil’s kits because they traditionally play the free-flowing, creative soccer we like to try and emulate,” commented First Touch Director of Coaching Jeff Geller.

Geller goes one step further with the club by naming its teams after Brazilian greats so Boys-Under-12 teams are called Pelé and Kaka, a BoysUnder-10 team is named for Ronaldo and a Boys-Under-8 team uses the name Romario, all playing games at the Saratoga Independent School.

With over 100,000 youth soccer players – both boys

and girls – and more than 25,000 volunteers, the nonprofit Eastern New York Youth Soccer Association (ENYYSA) stretches from Montauk Point, Long Island to the Canadian border. All levels of soccer are offered––from intramural, travel team and premier players as well as Children With Special Needs. ENYYSA is a proud member of the United States Soccer Federation and United States Youth Soccer Association. For more information, visit www.enysoccer. com. - Submitted by Randy Vogt, Director of Public Relations, Eastern New York Youth Soccer Association.

From left to right: Chris Veitch, Adam Snow and Ana Veitch at Saratoga Saddlery on Tuesday, September 13, during Snow’s book signing. Adam Snow is a legendary 10-goal polo player and color commentator for polo on NBS Sports Network. He is in town doing the voice overs for the Saturday, September 17 broadcast of the East Coast Open finals.

Signed copies of his book "Polo Life" are available at Saratoga Saddlery. A signed jersey of Adam's from the Windsor Cup was auctioned off with the proceeds going to support EPIC Polo. For more information, visit www.SaratogaSaddlery.com.

Seeking Certified Foster Parents GLENS FALLS — On Thursday, September 29 at 6 p.m., Northern Rivers Family of Services, the parent organization to Parsons Child and Family Center and Northeast Parent and Child Society, will hold an informational session about foster parenting in the Holden Room at Crandall Public Library in Glens Falls.

The presentation is part of Northern Rivers’ recently launched “Give Hope a Home” campaign, which aims to educate adults living in 19 upstate New York counties about the full continuum of foster parenting opportunities that are available to

them. Foster parents are being sought to provide care to children ages 0-21 in need of out-of-home placement.

Help is also needed for children and families on a part-time basis through respite care, including overnight breaks for other foster parents.

If you are unable to attend the session but would like additional information about foster parenting options, please contact Nadeau in the Queensbury office at 518-7984496 x 5320 or email Lori.Nadeau@ neparentchild.org. For further information, visit northernrivers.org/ give-hope-a-home.

Week of September 16 – September 22, 2016

NEWS/LETTER TO THE EDITOR

The Spectacular Fall Event:

2016 Saratoga Showcase of Homes Kicks off this Weekend!

SARATOGA SPRINGS — The area’s premiere new home tour, the 2016 Saratoga Showcase of Homes opens this weekend. Tickets are now available at Adirondack Trust, Saratoga National Bank & Trustco Bank locations;

Curtis Lumber in Ballston Spa & Queensbury; Realty USA in Clifton Park; Roohan Realty and Bonacio Construction in Saratoga Springs. Tickets are always conveniently available at any showcase home during tour hours of 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. or can also be purchased online at the new website (see below). Each showcase ticket holder will receive a FREE shoe/ tote bag at the first home visited!

The 2016 Saratoga Showcase of Homes is proudly presented over three weekends beginning September 17-18, 24-25 & October 1-2. Tickets are $20, which allows you to visit these spectacular homes over six weekend days from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.

This year’s edition is a blockbuster event with a record-breaking 20 locations from 16 of our area’s finest builders on display in Saratoga County.

Participating award-winning builders are; Bella Home Builders, Barbera Homes, Belmonte Builders, Blitman Development, Bonacio Construction, Caruso Home Builders, Farone– Amedore, Herbinger Homes, Heritage Custom Builders, LaFemme Home Builders,

Malta Development, McPadden Builders, Saratoga Builders, Terrace Homebuilders, Volpe Custom Homes and Witt Construction. To view an interactive mobile map with locations, directions and much more, please

visit the new enhanced website.

Special “Taste of Showcase” Preview on Friday, September 16!

A special “Taste of Showcase” preview at 6 selected homes in close proximity to each other is scheduled for Friday, September 16 from 5 to 10 p.m. featuring food samplings from area chefs along with local craft beer and wine tastings. The restaurants participating are: 15 Church, 2 West, Augie’s, Jacob & Anthony’s, Lake Ridge and Osteria Danny. There will be a limited number of tickets for this evening available and the cost is $25 each. The combination pack of this special Taste of Showcase Preview event and a regular Showcase of Homes ticket is $40 each.

Now celebrating its 21st year, this annual community event has contributed over $900,000 to local charities.

Proceeds from the Showcase of Homes will benefit Rebuilding Together Saratoga County and Habitat for Humanity of Northern Saratoga, Warren and Washington Counties.

For more details on the 2016 Saratoga Showcase of Homes event, please visit www.saratogashowcaseofhomes.com or check them out on FACEBOOK and follow all the updates on this year’s event!

See Page 19 for 2016 Awad Winners!

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Grateful Memories of SPAC Magic Dear Readers, Milestone anniversaries are a time for reflection. At 50, Saratoga Performing Arts Center has achieved a longevity that is notable, particularly in the arts world.

Yet, SPAC has never fit a mold; it has always been unique. From its remarkable grassroots founding by members of the Saratoga community, to its stunning park setting amid tall pines and mineral springs, to its five incredible decades of world-class residencies in music and dance, SPAC’s history has followed its own path and written a story that is both extraordinary and inspiring.

I’ve told that story many times during my tenure at SPAC. It is an improbable story of the birth and development of a great home for the arts – a place that was built through vision and courage, supported through hard work and dedication, and distinguished by artistic excellence and innovation.

Collectively, it is a legacy that likely exceeds even what SPAC’s founders envisioned when they began their journey to create an arts center in the heart of the Spa State Park.

Individually, the millions of moments that make up those 50 years have touched real lives – artists, audiences, staff, volunteers and countless

Photo by MarkBolles.com

others within the SPAC community.

People, from all walks of life, have discovered and rediscovered the power of the arts to educate and inspire. And a new and richer performing arts experience was born by taking the arts out of the concert hall and into the magnificent outdoors.

As I reflect on my past 11 years at SPAC, my overwhelming feeling is one of gratitude. I am grateful for the opportunity to lead this extraordinary organization over the decade leading up to its 50th Anniversary.

I am grateful for the visionary and courageous founders who fought through obstacles from every direction to build SPAC. I am grateful to all the members, donors, sponsors, volunteers and fundraising committees, who have provided the financial support to keep SPAC going through thick and thin. I am grateful to the artists whose brilliance and achievements advance excellence in the arts.

And I am grateful to you, our audiences, whose enthusiasm and support keeps SPAC strong and thriving.

I am grateful to have been able to tell the story of SPAC and to be a part of that story. I am grateful for your belief in and support of me; and for your trust that we would bring moments to you and your families to last a lifetime.

At 50, the “Magic of SPAC” is stronger than ever. YOU - the people who love, support and believe in the importance of keeping the arts alive for the next generation – are the magic of SPAC. Let a new chapter begin…

Marcia J. White President & Executive Director

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NEWS

Week of September 16 – September 22, 2016

Real Men Wear Pink DeMarco Represents Saratoga County in Breast Cancer Campaign Continued from front page.

Against Breast Cancer’s Real Men Wear Pink campaign.

DeMarco, one of a dozen prominent men throughout the Capital Region, will take a stand against breast cancer by encouraging the community to take action, raising funds and awareness about this lifethreatening disease. Each Real Men Wear Pink candidate is charged with a fundraising challenge and will compete to be the top fundraiser among the other candidates by the end of the campaign.

‘It’s a first time event in the Capital Region, but it’s been done in other parts of the country with some success,” said DeMarco. “I’ve been involved with the American Cancer Society for most of my career, on the board of directors in Glens Falls and shared the first Relay for Life up in Queensbury when I lived there, so when they asked me to participate, it was kind of

a no-brainer, an easy decision to get involved. I thought it would be fun for a great cause.”

Starting October 1, the 12 participants must wear pink every day, a task that will not be too difficult for DeMarco.

“Luckily, I have a number of pink ties and some pink shirts,” he said. “Every couple of weeks or so I’d wear pink anyway. I hope to take a picture every day, make it fun.

Since we’re doing it to raise awareness, there’s a little bit of a competition, though. We’ve been asked to raise $2,500 primarily through social media and personal asks.”

DeMarco hopes to engage Saratoga’s business community, as well, to support this initiative.

“Our company is certainly supporting me. Once a month, we have a dress-down Friday where people pay $5 and it typically goes to United Way, but in October our parent company is encouraging people to do it for my campaign against

David DeMarco, president and CEO of Saratoga National Bank and Trust Company, is the only Capital Region participant from Saratoga County in the Real Men Wear Pink campaign to fight breast cancer this October. Photo by Francesco D’Amico.

breast cancer,” said DeMarco.

“Hopefully all of our employees will be in pink on Friday, October 21.”

The 2016 Real Men Wear Pink participants are: Carm Basile – CEO, CDTA

Bob Blackman - Vice President Business Development, Realty USA Dr. Rufus Collea – Oncologist, New York Oncology Hematology David S. DeMarco - President & CEO, Saratoga National Bank & Trust Co Corey Ellis – President, Corey L. Ellis Consulting & Management, CECM Jason Gough – Meteorologist, WNYT-TV Andrew Guelcher – Director of Variable Operations, Mohawk Honda Dr. Richard MacDowell, Breast Surgeon, Albany Medical Center Dr. Lee A. McElroy, Jr - Director of Athletics, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Chad O’Hara – Program Director, B95.5 Dr. Duncan Savage - Radiation Oncologist, St. Peter’s Cancer Care Center Bill Sherman - Vice President Government Relations, American Cancer Society According to the American Cancer Society “Cancer Facts & Figures 2016,” an estimated 246,660 women in the United States will be diagnosed with breast cancer and an estimated 40,450 will die from the disease this year. In New York, over 16,000 women will be diagnosed this year and 2,410 will die from the disease.

Breast cancer is the second leading cause of cancer death in women, and it is the most common cancer diagnosed in women other than skin cancer.

“I’m not sure there’s anyone around these days whose lives haven’t been touched by breast cancer,” said DeMarco, “My wife’s grandmother died from it, and we have a couple extremely close friends, one who is a 13-year survivor and one just diagnosed recently.

We aren’t asking for large contributions – just whatever you can give. I’m the only Real Man Wearing Pink from Saratoga County. I’m hopeful people here will support me, that we’ll have a good showing that Saratoga cares about supporting breast cancer research, that people who don’t even know me but care about this will support me.”

For more information about breast cancer or the Making Strides Against Breast Cancer walk, visit M a k i n g S t r i d e s Wa l k . o r g / Albany or call 800-2272345. To support the Real Men and read their stories, visit MakingStridesWalk.org/ RealMenAlbanyNY. To support David DeMarco’s Real Men Wear Pink Campaign, visit http://main.acsevents. org/site/TR?px=34243243&pg =personal&fr_id=78195.

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NEWS

Week of September 16 – September 22, 2016

Valentine’s Valor as a Direct Support Professional

by Norra Reyes Saratoga TODAY BALLSTON SPA — While public policy is marching toward a $15 an hour wage for fast food workers, there is a dedicated cohort of compassionate people caring for individuals with disabilities at a starting wage in the neighborhood of $10 an hour. It takes a special kind of person to be a direct support professional, and this week – September 11 through 17 – is the 9th annual designated Direct Support Professionals (DSP) Recognition Week in honor of their commitment and valor.

“Saratoga Bridges is thrilled to celebrate DSP Week as it gives us a chance to say THANK YOU to our

staff members who are devoted to the people we support each and every day,” said Executive Director Valerie Muratori. “We are honoring them throughout the week with various activities. Our dedicated employees give their creativity, energy and passion to their positions, but are often unrecognized throughout the community.

They provide invaluable services to persons with intellectual, developmental and physical disabilities 24/7, 365 days a year and are responsible for their health, safety and emotional well-being. By encouraging them to live more meaningful, enriched, productive and independent lives, they truly make a difference.”

One such staff member is Lucia Valentine, a residence manager with Saratoga Bridges. She is responsible for several individuals’ supports in a residential setting. She handles staff scheduling, training, and maintenance of the home. She schedules medical appointments and meets with residents to identify areas of interest for recreational activities within the community. She has also served as a Day Habilitation Instructor and a direct care professional.

“I had started out thinking I wanted to do early childhood development,” reflected Valentine, “but realized I didn’t want to go in that direction. A friend of mine who was working at the Center for Disability Services said she thought I would

Lucia Valentine (left) with Vicky DeNew, one of the many people she supports.

Photo provided.

love it there. That was 23 years ago.

She was right. There was this initial, ‘whoa, this is serious business,’ as I realized this work is not food, not retail, it’s serious. You are taking care of people. I was definitely in the right place. I love it.”

Valentine’s advice for anyone wanting to become a direct support professional is to come in for the right reasons. “Don’t come into it lightly,” she said. “It’s work; it’s dedication; you have to be invested to do this. Be prepared to grow fond of these guys.”

Pamela Polacsek, Communications Specialist with Saratoga Bridges said that Valentine, in her position as a manager of two homes, has to cover for staff if someone doesn’t come in for whatever reason. That can mean double shifts and more.

“If you’re having a challenging night, things getting tough, you know when to pass the baton to a team member to get a fresh perspective,” said Valentine. “Not every night is rainbows and butterflies. Sometimes it’s difficult, and that’s where training comes in – and support from your team members. But most of them are so endearing, they trust you and want to succeed. It’s very rewarding.”

Polacsek said the population

they serve has changed quite a bit over the last couple decades.

Previously, the majority were people with medical diagnoses such as mental retardation, Down syndrome, or spina bifida, all of which has dramatically declined as a result of better prenatal care. Today, the people on the autism spectrum have skyrocketed and make up a large portion of the population served.

Every day, more than 75,000 DSP’s across NYS support individuals with developmental disabilities to live richer lives. With that in mind, Muratori says, “It is extremely important to remind our legislators and policymakers that our workforce is essential and inasmuch their wages must be competitive! We have been fervently advocating to our elected officials to give us the financial resources in which to do so.”

Saratoga Bridges, located at 16 Saratoga Bridges Boulevard in Ballston Spa, has been providing the highest level of programs to people with developmental disabilities and their families for more than 55 years by promoting their abilities and achievements in every aspect of community life. Learn more about Saratoga Bridges at www.saratogabridges.org.

Week of September 16 – September 22, 2016

BALLSTON 26 Chesterwood Ct., $247,000.

John Eramo sold property to Amanda Puckett

CLIFTON PARK

PROPERTY TRANSACTIONS

2693 Crane Road, $153,000.

Michael and Mary Maguire sold property to Herman and Danielle Niedhammer

GREENFIELD

8 Wall Street, Unit 222, $191,500.

Clifton Park Senior Living LLC sold property to Dolores Kindl

343 Middle Grove Road, $157,361.53, Kyran Nigro and Elizabeth Stone sold property to Wells Fargo Bank

10 Riverwind Dr., $387,900.

Mark and Nancy Johnston sold property to Scott and Sarah Ghiocel

64 Wilsey Rd., $445,000. Francis and Sharon Neeley sold property to Jeffrey and Deanna Yanowitz

14 Meadow Valley Drive, $284,900.

Laurie Curry sold property to Shaun and Jessica Dewar 7 Boyack Road, $240,000. Mark and Diane Silverman sold property to Christopher and Jennifer Duwe 6 Sonat Road, $226,900. Dustin and Marcie Ellis sold property to Sean and Carol McCartney 7 Pico Road, $235,000. Gilbert and Kathryn Deblasiis sold property to Paul Carmack 50 Sweet Brier Dr., $252,000.

Michael and Christina Feno sold property to Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.

3 Heritage Lane, $267,500. Troy and Katherine Lichten sold property to Elbert and Maria Sherman 2 Greenridge Drive, $238,500.

Matthew and Lori Schatzel sold property to Eugene and Marjorie Forget

CORINTH 6 Edelson Lane, $70,000. Helen Barrett and Karen Woodward and Lynn Martabano and Daniel Debone sold property to Alan and Zoanne Burton and Nichole Mello 5-7 9 Maple Street, $87,000.

Corinth Holding LLC sold property to Rockwell Falls LLC 117 Lemont Ave, $188,000. Laurie Delong sold property to Larry and Teri Stanton

GALWAY

HALFMOON 47 Saville Row, $514,878. Legacy Builders LLC sold property to Salvatore and Maria Romano 14 A Winchester Place, $55,000.

Sheldon Hills Homeowners Assoc. and A and M Holding sold property to Michaels Group LLC 1408-1410 Route 9, $625,000.

Paul and Madeline Sicko sold property to Mohawk Shoppes LLC 14 A Winchester Place, $303,540.

Michaels Group LLC sold property to Daniel and Gail Fiato 13 Oakleaf Dr., $270,000. John and Tina Michne sold property to Lampros Patsantaras and Emilia Vertodoulos

MALTA 17 Saratoga Farm Road, $170,000. HM Ventures INC sold property to Serge Dupuis and Anne Marie Rose 1115-1117 Raymond Road, $270,000. Renee Covell sold property to Jeffrey and Stephanie Buydos 132 Thimbleberry Road, $180,000. Glenn Hitchcock sold property to Thomas Bobal 78 Pepperbush Place, $166,000.

Megan Bill sold property to John Mendez 1 Woodfield Court, $449,000.

Michaels Group LLC sold property to Robert and Ann Garbiras

6111 Greens Corners Road, $420,000. Andrew and Katherine Huszar sold property to Jeffrey Jackson and Melissa Carmel

19 Hillman Loop, $299,495.

Farone Amedore LLC sold property to Stanley and Marcia Phillips

1016 Camp Road, $52,000. George Stanislowsky sold property to Joyce Gaureau and James and Rebecca Penn

16 Alpine Approach, $289,900.

Jan and Jenifer Holick sold property to James and Amy Garrant

MILTON 60 Skylark Drive, $217,300.

MacKenzie Cox sold property to Charlotte Mosso 115 Concord Avenue, $247,000.

Craig and Christina Higgins sold property to Aaron Profitt ad Siobhan Buskey

MOREAU 21 Kimberly Lane, $183,500. Bruce and Sandra Baker sold property to Danica Carperter and Jeffrey Beecher 23 Pine Valley Drive, $160,000.

Joseph and Natalie Kerbelis sold property to Kyle and Amy Noonan 26 Hilton Drive, $205,000.

Timothy Stewart sold property to Jonathan Peaseand Caitlyn Huntington 31 Barrington Drive, $330,000.

Gregory and Renee Chance sold property to Jeffery Carr and Lenora Hart

NORTHUMBERLAND 37 Baker Drive, $235,000.

Matthew and Nicole Donovan sold property to Anthony and Meghan Califano 14 Kingsley Ave., $204,900.

Michael Bernholz sold property to Ryan Brown and Holly Laubenheimer

SARATOGA 25 Ashleigh Lane, $428,064.

Saratoga Builders LLC sold property to Brett and Tara Thomas 171 Russell Rd., $99,000. William Deyoe and Deborah Dooley sold property to Danny and Gina Smith 1110 Route 9P, $365,000. Michael Phillips sold property to Robert O’Brien and Elaine Lockwood

SARATOGA SPRINGS 12 Iroquois Drive, $488,000.

Matthew Trattles sold property to Glen and Daria Mathis 42 East Ave., $1,035,000. Michelle Meyer and Christopher Chabris sold property to James and Christine Mastrianni 62 Waterview Drive, $1,172,500.

Manuel Guzman sold property to Pilippo and Lori Stocchetti 12 Sarazen Street, $395,000. Wilma

Hall sold property to Patrick and Mary Oreson 270 Grand Ave., $340,000. William and Zoe Devito sold property to Taylor Baruffi and Tara Manny 13 Briarwood Drive, $237,000.

Jordan and Karen Tezanos sold property to Brendan and Amanda Polcare 12 Patricia Lane, $273,195.

Michelle Meyer sold property to Zachary and Jennifer Novakovic Newark Street, $22,000. Joshua Pino sold property to Serenity Now LLC 19 Holly Drive, $203,811. David Harper sold property to Keybank National Association

STILLWATER 2 Club House Court, $619,771.97.

Thomas and Maureen Marks

13 sold property to Federal National Mortgage Assoc.

658 Route 9P, $70,000.

Rocco and Carmine and Carmello Sperrazza sold property to Robert Meyen

WATERFORD 8 Canal St., $115,000.

Willard Blood sold property to Jonathan and Nancy Matson 11 Ninth Street, $169,950.

Christopher and Jamie Mott sold property to Magen Whalen

WILTON 10 Airway BLVD., $265,000.

Daniel Bruno sold property to Patrick and Donna Lindo

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BUSINESS

Week of September 16 – September 22, 2016

Success Means Expansion, and a Moving Sale

Janet Longe (left) and Jamie Davies, owners of 23rd [and Fourth], have outgrown their current location and are expanding this fall.

Photo by Sharon Castro.

Petrified wood pieces are among some of the unique furniture and accessory offerings by 23rd [and Fourth] Fine Furnishings and Interior Design. Photo by Sharon Castro.

by Norra Reyes Saratoga TODAY SARATOGA SPRINGS — 23rd [and Fourth] Fine Furnishings and Interior Design is expanding out of its 1 Franklin Square location to its new location at 130 Excelsior Avenue this fall.

23rd [and Fourth] offers a deliberately diverse arsenal of vendors to serve the unique needs of their clients. Photo by Sharon Castro.

The mother-daughter team has been in business together four years and is delighted with their growth. Janet Longe of Saratoga Springs and her daughter, Jamie Davies of Saratoga Springs, approach design in a distinctive way, with one-of-a-kind pieces that assure the unique individuality of their clients.

“Some clientele are looking for a piece or two of furniture,” said Longe, “and others are moving into a new house and need all of it. We don’t feel there a lot of furniture stores that offer unique pieces like we have. Saratoga is unique in that we don’t feel the downturns in this business. A large portion of our people are moving into town, so as Saratoga is growing, we grow.”

Davies said they had grown right out of their current space, so when the lease was up, they began looking.

“We feel 130 Excelsior is perfect for us,” said Davies.

“The building is great and is sort of where Saratoga is going toward, with Fresh Market and the Hamlet there already. The new space will display multiple room settings, a whole design studio, and it’ll be fully dedicated to furniture and design.”

The moving sale began September 13, with furniture, lighting, and other home accessories and gifts highly discounted, some up to 70 percent off through mid-October.

Construction is currently in process, and the move will occur this fall. The store will be open through mid-October but they will always be open for design clients through 518-584-3700 and info@23rdandfourth.com.

Week of September 16 – September 22, 2016

BUSINESS BRIEFS 15

Search Strategist Joins PEP

Moore Hall, built in 1957 and one of the last pieces of Skidmore’s downtown campus, will soon be demolished to make way for more than two dozen new residential units on Union Avenue. On Monday, the 400-seat diamond-shaped dining room where students once gathered for meals was demolished. Photo by Sharon Castro

The Wesley Community’s New Board Member

SARATOGA SPRINGS — The Wesley Community announced that Jack Arnold has been appointed to the Board of Directors of The Wesley Community in Saratoga Springs.

As Executive Vice President of Operations, Chief Administrative Officer, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of The Adirondack Trust Company, Arnold brings comprehensive leadership and financial skills to The Wesley Community.

Arnold previously served on the board of Transitional Services Association, Inc., a Saratoga Springs-based non-profit organization. Arnold is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the New York State Society of Certified Public Accounts. He is also a member of the New York Bankers Association Tax Committee. He received his bachelor’s degree from Elon University in North Carolina, where he studied accounting.

For more information about The Wesley Community, visit www. thewesleycommunity.org.

Digital Innovator Joins Fingerpaint

SARATOGA SPRINGS — Fingerpaint, a full-service marketing innovation agency with headquarters based in Saratoga Springs, has added Phil Storer to its team that supports the agency’s Perpetual Ideation Machine.

The new specialty team works across disciplines to pioneer fresh answers to communications needs in an ever-evolving climate.

Storer is an award-winning digital strategist and interactive trailblazer who couples his 17 years of experience with his innate ability to forecast, allowing him to concept the next engaging, effective disruption. His portfolio of work includes the global launch of 35 tailored, interactive websites in more than 27 languages, increasing a brand’s Facebook fan base from 10,000 users to more than 200,000, launching a series of iPad-based interactive sales aids, and managing the conceptual phase and execution of virtual reality applications.

He is not a stranger to pushing the envelope when it comes to pharmaceutical marketing, as evidenced by his integral influence on the industry-first launch of a

responsive website for an oncology device, the development and launch of the first interactive visual ad for a Windows Surface Pro, and the activation of one of the industry’s first YouTube channels for a branded pharmaceutical product. Storer earned his bachelor’s and master’s degrees at the University of Dayton.

For more information about Fingerpaint, visit fingerpaintmarketing.com and on Instagram and Twitter @Fingerpainters.

SARATOGA SPRINGS — The Patient Experience Project (PEP), a full-service, patientcentric marketing and communications agency based in Saratoga Springs, has announced the addition of Cassie Jaufmann to its team.

Jaufmann is a search strategist at the PEP who is responsible for the planning and measurement of digital projects, including pay-perclick (PPC), social media, and search engine marketing campaigns.

Prior to joining the PEP, Jaufmann was an independent PPC consultant. She worked with top digital marketing agencies such as SEO4Anyone

and All Inclusive Marketing to develop paid search and digital strategies for both e-commerce and lead generation clients. In her various online marketing management roles, Jaufmann has helped clients increase leads and revenue, as well as build their online community followings through the development, execution, and optimization of digital advertising.

Jaufmann earned a bachelor’s degree in communications from St. John Fisher College, Rochester, New York.

Learn more about the Patient Experience Project at www. the-pep.com.

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FOOD

Week of September 16 – September 22, 2016

Savoring the Seasonal – Whatever That Means

Saturdays, 9 to 1 Wednesdays, 3 to 6 High Rock Park

by Himanee Gupta-Carlson

for Saratoga TODAY The past couple of weeks have been about the best food possible, in my mind, at least. The days are shortening, the air is getting cooler and crisper, and as the deciduous trees around Saratoga start to hint of a change of color, the mosquitoes and flies are beating a retreat. It’s time to come outdoors, and light a fire – for food and for warmth.

And it’s time to eat the greatest foods of all – green beans that are getting crisper, heirloom tomatoes that took their sweet time ripening, and that four-letter word, S-O-U-P. Does this mean it’s fall?

Members of the volunteer group Friends of the Market posed that question six Saturdays ago to shoppers at the Saratoga Farmers’ Market who stopped by our Veggie Valet booth. We asked shoppers to tell us what foods represented “summer” and which ones signified fall. The informal survey came about after Friends member Pattie Garrett and I got into a friendly debate over whether the arrival of sweet corn meant the start of summer or the end of it.

About 35 individuals responded to our poll. What we learned were that there were widespread understandings of how the seasons correlate with food. Watermelon and tomatoes came up frequently as the foods of summer, while butternut squash and apples were clear winners in terms of what was meant by fall. All of these crops currently are available at the Saratoga Farmers’ Market, suggesting that Saratogians like to eat seasonally and appreciate the local farmers who sell produce at the market for making seasonal offerings available year round. But what seasonal means can vary on the basis of each individual’s experiences.

For the record, the first frost for Saratoga is generally predicted to be September 20. And those of us who have lived here awhile can attest that frosts can occur earlier. But this year, happily, things look milder, with highs in the 70s and lows in the high 40s to 50s forecast through next Saturday, Sept. 24, giving us the

chance to keep enjoying summer even as we welcome fall.

The Saratoga Farmers’ Market is open for the summer market through October 29 from 3-6 p.m.

Wednesdays and 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Saturdays at High Rock Park. The market moves to the Lincoln Baths on Saturday, Nov. 5.

Survey results (All responses, except those that duplicated both the summer and fall foods, are included.)

Foods of Summer Strawberries Corn Zucchini Strawberries Tomatoes Asparagus Shitake mushrooms Radishes Watermelon Mango * Tomatoes Watermelon Corn Lettuce Tomatoes Peaches * Tomatoes Lettuce Peas Berries Berries Berries Tomatoes Watermelon Corn Tomatoes Watermelon Tomatoes Strawberries Cantaloupe Tomatoes

Foods of Fall

Apples Squash Kale Squash Colored corn Squash Chicken of the woods mushrooms Apples Butternut Squash Apples Peas Root vegetables Spinach Squash Butternut Squash Butternut Squash Apples Pumpkins Peaches * Root vegetables Apples Citrus fruits * Acorn Squash Squash Pumpkins Apples Butternut Squash Pumpkins Potatoes Pumpkin Root vegetables

Cauliflower Soup Ingredients

Directions

Adapted from Cook’s Illustrated, shared by My Saratoga Kitchen Table

1. Pull off outer leaves of cauliflower and trim stem. Using paring knife, cut around core to remove, thinly slice core and reserve. Cut heaping 1 cup of ½ inch florets from head of cauliflower, set aside. Cut remaining cauliflower crosswise into ½ inch thick slices.

2. Melt 3 Tablespoons butter in large saucepan over medium-low heat. Add leek, onion, and 1 teaspoon salt, cook, stirring frequently until onion is softened but not browned, about 7 minutes.

3. Increase heat to medium-high, add water, sliced core, and half of sliced cauliflower and bring to simmer. Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer gently for 15 minutes. Add remaining sliced cauliflower, return to simmer and continue to cook until cauliflower is tender and crumbles easily, 15 to 20 minutes longer.

4. While soup simmers, melt remaining 5 Tablespoons butter in 8 inch skillet over medium heat. Add reserved florets and cook, stirring frequently, until florets are golden brown and butter is browned, 6 to 8 minutes. Remove skillet from heat and use slotted spoon to transfer florets to small bowl. Toss florets with vinegar and season with salt to taste. Pour browned butter in skillet into small bowl and reserve for garnishing.

5. Process soup in blender until smooth, about 45 seconds. Rinse out pan. Return pureed soup to pan and return to simmer over medium heat, adjusting consistency with up to ½ cup water as needed (soup should have thick, velvety texture, but should be thin enough to settle with a flat surface after being stirred). Serve garnishing individual bowls with browned florets, drizzles of browned butter and chives. Season for preference.

Serves: 6 * Ingredients can be found at the market 1 head Cauliflower, 2 pounds * 8 Tablespoons unsalted butter, cut into 8 pieces 1 leek, white and light green parts only, halved lengthwise sliced thin and washed thoroughly * 1 onion, halved and sliced thin * 1 teaspoon salt 4½ cup water ½ teaspoon sherry vinegar (can substitute white wine vinegar) 3 Tablespoons minced fresh chives *

Notes: Season for taste. Add seasoned croutons, bacon bits etc Nutrition Information Calories: 174 Fat: 16 g Saturated fat: 10 g Carbohydrates: 8 g Sodium: 35 mg Fiber: 2 g Protein: 2 g Cholesterol: 40 mg

Cauliflower, Malta Ridge Orchard and Gardens by Pattie Garrett

Gourds by Pattie Garrett

Green Beans, Row to Hoe Farm by Pattie Garrett

Week of September 16 – September 22, 2016

FOOD 17

Moms Rule

by John Reardon for Saratoga TODAY Hello Foodie Friends! This past week both my wife and I celebrated our birthdays (having a birthday one day apart from each other was one of the many reasons I married her!).

Recently I found a birthday card that my mother gave me for one of my milestone birthdays. I lost my mother in 1999. However, I think about her every day.

Back to school time brings back memories of my childhood and the chaos of getting five children to do their homework, eat dinner, brush their teeth and get to bed every school night. I often reminisce about the work my mother had in raising three boys and two girls. In many of my articles I have talked about growing up in an Italian family. I was reminded by one of my customers that Italians are a matriarchal nationality. It’s the women who carry on the traditions and hand out the majority of discipline, wisdom and nurturing to the children. As a child, every room in the house where I grew up included constant teaching and training by my mother. The bedroom task was making your bed, dusting furniture, sweeping the floor or vacuuming the rugs and organizing your clothes. The bathroom was to be kept clean at all times and the living room was “keep your feet off the couch!”

The kitchen was the most intense training yet! Washing and drying dishes to cleaning and setting the table. When we all sat at the kitchen table, our family discussions were learning times. We shared everything from how our day went to how to pass the potatoes. We learned manners, how to hold a fork and at the beginning of the meal

watching how much Mom did to prepare the meals and us for dinner. Her words before every meal were to “wash up before you sit at the table” and “don’t forget kids; hands, face, neck and ears.” Why all the extras?

With three boys and two girls who all played in a wonderous place that does not seem to exist today, called “outside,” dirt was a constant appearance on our bodies. Yes, even my sisters had a layer of dirt on them that was unacceptable at the dinner table.

We looked like we came out of the mines coming in the door.

However, at the table we were cleaned up nice or she sent us back for more washing. At one such dinner period, my father, who was working two jobs at the time, asked for silence at the dinner table. This was very difficult for five kids but we were doing ok until the whistle! My Dad was exhausted and he had congestion in his nose. So it whistled while he breathed through his nose as he ate. As the whistling continued, my brothers and I could not keep a straight face and we snickered. My dad could hear the whistle but he did not realize it was he who was whistling. Dad then ordered the whistler to stop or to bed they would go! The whistling continued and we tried to freeze our faces but it would not work and I burst into uncontrollable laughter and proclaimed; “Dad it’s you”! He questioned my sanity and I was off to bed for secret whistling. My brothers and sisters were mum on the subject. I then laughed all the way to bed.

In the end there is absolutely no rule Dad could make that my Mom was not allowed to break if she saw fit (Mom broke me out).

To this day, I smile when I think of it or when I have dinner with

my brothers and sisters bringing up that time that dad whistled.

One of my mother’s favorite cooking tools, and is my wife’s favorite, is the wooden spoon.

My mother used a wooden spoon for all of her daily cooking tasks. She would let us “taste” her sauce using a wooden spoon.

There were wooden spoons for frying the meatballs, stirring the sauce and one that would sit at the kitchen table while we ate.

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As we all are working through our hectic schedules, remember that family time is

the most important time. Eat together as a family. Share stories, talk about your day, listen to each other, enjoy good food, compliment the chef, and even whistle (if Mom will let you).

Bring your family together for at least an hour a day. Have Mom make it a rule; that way it will stick. Meal time is family time! Remember: “Life Happens in the Kitchen.”

Take care, John and Paula

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20 Adirondack Christian Fellowship 8 Mountain Ledge, Wilton 587-0623 | acfsaratoga.com Services: Sunday 8 a.m. & 10 a.m.

Adirondack Friends Meeting 27 Saratoga Ave, South Glens Falls 793-3755 | adirondackfriendsmeeting.org Regina Baird Haag, Pastor Services: Sunday 10:30 a.m.

Assembly of God Faith Chapel 6 Burgoyne St, Schuylerville 695-6069 | Rev. Jason Proctor Services: Sunday 10:45 a.m.

Assembly of God Saratoga 118 Woodlawn Ave, Saratoga Springs 584-6081 | Services: Sunday Worship 10 a.m.

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

Baha’i Community of Saratoga Springs 584-9679; 692-7694 | usbnc.org Ballston Center Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church 58 Charlton Road, Ballston Spa | 885-7312 ballstoncenterarpchurch.org Services: Sunday Worship, 10:30 a.m.

Ballston Spa United Methodist Church 101 Milton Ave, Ballston Spa 885-6886 | Services: Sunday 10 a.m.

Bethesda Episcopal Church* 41 Washington Street, Saratoga Springs Bethesdachurch.org | 584-5980 The Very Rev’d Marshall J. Vang Services: Sunday 8:00AM & 10:00AM Calvary Capital District 17 Low Street, Ballston Spa | Pastor Andrew Holt Services: Sunday 10 am | calvarycd.com Church of Christ at Clifton Park 7 Old Route 146, Clifton Park 371-6611 | cliftonparkchurchofchrist.com Services: Sunday 10:30 a.m.

Christ Community Reformed Church 1010 Route 146, Clifton Park | 371-7654 ccrc-cpny.org | Services: Sunday 10 a.m.

Christ Episcopal Church Routes 50 & 67, Ballston Spa | 885-1031 Services: Sunday 8 & 10 a.m.

Christian Restoration Ministries Saratoga Senior Center 5 Williams St, Saratoga Springs 796-4323 | Pastor Pat Roach Services: Sunday 10 a.m.; 6:30 p.m.

Christian Science Church 107 Circular St, Saratoga Springs 584-0221 | Services: Sunday 10 a.m.

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

Congregation Shaara Tfille* 84 Weibel Avenue, Saratoga Springs 584-2370 | saratogasynagogue.org Services: Saturday 10 a.m.

Corinth Free Methodist Church 20 Hamilton Ave, Corinth 654-9255; 792-0271 Services: Sunday 10 a.m.

Corinth United Methodist Church 243 Main Street, Corinth 654-2521 | cfumc@cnyconnect.net Services: Sunday 10:30 a.m.

Cornerstone Community Church 516 Park Ave., Mechanicville | 664-5204 mycornerstonechurch.org | Pastor Frank Galerie Services: Sunday 10:30 a.m.

Corpus Christi Roman Catholic Community 2001 Route 9, Round Lake 877-8506 | ccorpusc@nycap.rr.com Services: Saturday 4 p.m.; Sunday 8:30 & 10:30 a.m.;

RELIGION Eastern Orthodox — Christ the Savior 349 Eastline Road, Ballston Spa 786-3100 | xcsavior@yahoo.com.

Services: Sunday 9:30 a.m.

First Baptist Church of Saratoga Springs 45 Washington St, Saratoga Springs 584-6301 | Services: Sunday 11 a.m.

First Baptist Church of Ballston Spa 202 Milton Ave, Ballston Spa 885-8361 | bspabaptist.org Services: 10:30 a.m. worship, 9 a.m. Sunday School (all ages) First Presbyterian Church of Ballston Spa 22 West High St, Ballston Spa 885-5583 | Services: Sunday 10 a.m.

Full Gospel Tabernacle 207 Redmond Road, Gansevoort 793-2739 | Services: Sunday 10 a.m.

Galway United Methodist Church 2056 East St, Galway | 882-6520 galway-united-methodist-church.com Services: Sunday 9:30 a.m.

(9 a.m. in July and August) Grace Fellowship Saratoga 165 High Rock Ave, Saratoga | 691-0301 saratoga.gracefellowship.com Pastor: Mike Adams Services: Sundays 9 & 11 a.m.

Grace Brethren Church* 137 W. Milton Road, Ballston Spa 587-0649 | Rev. Dan Pierce Services: Sunday 10 a.m.

Greater Grace Community Church Pastor David Moore | 899-7777 thechurch@ggccmalta.org Services: Sunday 10 a.m.

Greenfield Center Baptist Church 30 Wilton Road, Greenfield Center | 893-7429 Services: Sunday School for all ages - 9:45 a.m.; Church Service - 11 a.m.

Highway Tabernacle Church 90 River Road, Mechanicville | 664-4442 Services: Sunday 10:30 a.m.

Hope Church 206 Greenfield Ave, Ballston Spa 885-7442 | Services: Sunday 10 a.m.

Jonesville United Methodist 963 Main St, Clifton Park 877-7332 | Services: Sunday 8:30 & 10:30 a.m.

Sunday School 9:30 a.m.

Living Springs Community Church 59 Pine Road, Saratoga Springs 584-9112 | Services: Sunday 10:30 a.m.

Living Waters Church of God 4330 State Rt. 50, Saratoga Springs 587-0484 | livingwaterscog.us Services: Sundays 10 a.m.

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

Malta Ridge United Methodist Church 729 Malta Ave. Ext, Malta 581-0210 | Services: Sunday 10:30 a.m.

Middle Grove United Methodist Church* 581-2973 | Pastor Bonnie Bates Services: Sunday 9 a.m.

Mt. Olivet Baptist Church Corner of Jefferson St. & Crescent St. Saratoga Springs | 584-9441 Rev. Dr. Victor L. Collier, Pastor New Horizon Church 150 Perry Road, Saratoga Springs 587-0711 | Services: Sunday 9:30 a.m.

New Life Fellowship 51 Old Gick Road, ­­Saratoga Springs 580-1810 | newlifeinsaratoga.org.

Services: Sunday 10:30 a.m.

Week of September 16 – September 22, 2016

NorthStar Church Gowana Middle School, Clifton Park 371-2811 | northstarchurch.com Services: Sunday 9:30 a.m. & 11:15 a.m.

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

Old Stone Church (American Baptist) 159 Stone Church Road, Ballston Spa 583-1002 | Services: Sunday 9 a.m.; Adult Sunday School 9 a.m.; Service 10:30 a.m.

Our Lady of Grace Roman Catholic Church* 73 Midline Road, Ballston Lake 399-5713 | Services: Saturday 5 p.m.

Sunday 8:15 & 10:15 a.m.

Presbyterian-NE Congregational Church 24 Circular St, Saratoga Springs 584-6091 | pnecchurch.org Services: Sunday 10:45 a.m.

Quaker Springs United Methodist Church* 466 Route 32 South, Quaker Springs 695-3101 | qsumc.com Pastor Al Johnson Services: Sunday 9 a.m.

River of Hope Fellowship 100 Saratoga Village Blvd, Malta Cmns, Ste. 3 | 881-1505 riverofhopefellowship.com Services: Sunday 10 a.m.

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

St. Clement’s Roman Catholic Church 231 Lake Ave, Saratoga Springs 584-6122 | Services: Saturday 4 p.m.; Sunday 8, 9:30, 11:15 a.m. and 5 p.m., 1 p.m. Spanish Service St. George’s Episcopal Church 912 Route 146, Clifton Park 371-6351 | stgeorge@csdsl.net Services: Saturday 4:30 p.m.; Sunday 8 & 9:30 a.m.

St. Joseph’s Roman Catholic Church* 3159 Route 9N, Greenfield Center 893-7680 stjosephschurchgreenfieldcenter.org Services: Saturday 4 p.m.; Sunday 10:30 a.m.

St. Mary’s Roman Catholic Church* 167 Milton Ave, Ballston Spa 885-7411 | stmarysbsta.org Services: Saturday 4 p.m., Sunday 8:30 a.m., 10:30 a.m., Noon.

St. Paul’s Roman Catholic Church* 771 Route 29, Rock City Falls 893-7680 | sjoegctr@nycap.rr.com Services: Sunday 8:30 am.

St. Paul’s Evangelical Lutheran Church 149 Lake Ave, Saratoga Springs 584-0904 | Services: Saturday 5 p.m.; Sundays 8:30 & 11 a.m.

St. Peter Lutheran Church 2776 Route 9, Malta | 583-4153 Services: Sunday 8:30 & 10:30 a.m.; Sunday School at 9:15 a.m.

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

St. Thomas of Canterbury 242 Grooms Road, Halfmoon st-thomas-of-canterbury.org Services: Sunday 10 a.m.

Saratoga Abundant Life Church 2325 Route 50 South, Saratoga Springs 885-5456 | SALChurch.org Services: Sunday 9:30 a.m.

Saratoga Chabad 130 Circular St, Saratoga Springs 526-0773 | saratogachabad.com Saratoga Friends Meeting (Quaker) Rts. 32 and 71, Quaker Springs 587-7477; 399-5013 Services: Sunday 10 a.m.

Saratoga United Methodist Church* Henning Road, Saratoga Springs 584-3720 | saratogaumc.com Services: Sunday 10 a.m.

Saratoga Seventh-Day Adventist Church 399 Union Ave, Saratoga Springs 882-9384 | saratogasda.org Services: Sabbath School: 10 a.m. Worship Service: 11:30 a.m.

Schuylerville United Methodist Church* 51 Church St, Schuylerville 695-3101 | sumethodist.org Services: Worship at 11am Shenendehowa United Methodist 971 Route 146, Clifton Park 371-7964 Services: Sunday 9 & 10:30 a.m.

Simpson United Methodist Church Rock City Road, Rock City Falls 885-4794 Services: Sunday 10:45 a.m.

Soul Saving Station for Every Nation Christ Crusaders of America 62 Henry St, Saratoga Springs Services: Sunday 10 a.m. www.SOULSAVINGSTATIONCHURCH.COM Stillwater United Church (Presbyterian U.S.A.) 747 Hudson Avenue, Stillwater | 664-7984 stillwaterunitedchurch.org Services: Sunday 10:30 a.m.

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

Terra Nova Church* 45 Washington St, Saratoga Springs 833-0504 | terranovachurch.org Services: Sunday 5:30 p.m.

The Salvation Army/ Worship, Service & Community Center 27 Woodlawn Ave, Saratoga Springs 584-1640 Services: Sunday School 10 a.m.; Praise & Worship 11 a.m.

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

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

Unity Church in Albany 21 King Ave., Albany 453-3603 Services: Sunday 9 a.m. & 11 a.m.

West Charlton United Presbyterian Church 1331 Sacandaga Road, West Charlton 882-9874 | westcharltonupc.org Rev. Thomas Gregg, Pastor Services: Sunday 10:30 a.m.

Wilton Baptist Church 755 Saratoga Road, Wilton 583-2736 wiltonbaptistchurch.com Services: Sunday 11 a.m.

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Students’ Painting Heads to Washington, D.C.

by Katherine Morna Towne

for Saratoga TODAY Back in the June 3, 2016 issue of Saratoga TODAY I introduced you to Fr. George Blasick, C.Ss.R., a priest in the Redemptorist Order (noted by the “C.Ss.R.” after his name) and the new pastor of St. Clement’s Church. In that article I related how Fr. George was working on a large mural of Our Lady of Perpetual Help with the third-, fourth-, and fifth graders at St. Clement’s School. The image has been finished, and was on display in the church parking lot for the last few weeks while it awaited transportation to Washington, D.C. for the special jubilee celebration of the 150 years since the Redemptorists were entrusted with the image and given the mandate by Pope Pius IX to “make her known.”

The image of Our Mother of Perpetual Help—a type of image technically called an “icon,” and one which shows an example of Western influence on Eastern art—is one of the most well-known and beloved images of the Blessed Virgin known to Catholics. It

is meant to show tenderness, compassion, and mercy, as the face of Mary in this image is serene but also deeply sorrowful as she contemplates the sufferings of her Son. (To read more about the meaning of “icon” and the symbolism of this particular icon, please visit http://www.cmri.org/05o u r- m o t h e r- o f - p e r p e t u a l help.shtml).

Fr. George sketched out the details of the image, but noted that “virtually every square inch (save for the eyes, mouths, and Mary’s blue interior headband) was painted originally by the children.”

Over the summer Father and several volunteers did any required touch-ups, and applied a few layers of polyurethane to make sure the image was weatherproof. He also wanted it to be noted that, “as a sacred picture, we made it a point to pray each time before and after painting.

Icons should be painted in a prayerful spirit.”

The construction of the scaffolding and the setup of the image in the parking lot was done by our local Knights of Columbus (Council #246), and they also transported it to Washington, D.C., where they connected with Council #1384 in Annapolis, MD, who helped with setting it up at the Shrine.

Fr. George expressed his gratitude to the Knights, calling them “an invaluable help.”

The jubilee celebration will be marked by a variety of special events tomorrow, September 17, 2016, at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception,

including a Perpetual Help novena and tours of the Shrine, and culminating with Mass, followed by a reception at the adjacent Catholic University.

Fr. George said that when the Shrine was being constructed, the Redemptorists contributed to it by having a small area dedicated to Our Lady of Perpetual Help (just to the right of the sanctuary as you’re about to head out the eastern doors toward the Catholic U campus).

The large image will be on display somewhere near the front entrance of the Shrine, where it will be seen by the celebration attendees, including members of virtually every American Redemptorist parish, as well as the Order’s Superior General, Fr. Michael Brehl, C.Ss.R., who will be traveling from Rome. Fr. George is working on a plaque to be displayed with the image, crediting the painting of the image to the schoolchildren, and incorporating the logos for both St. Clement’s School and the Knights of Columbus.

After the celebration the image will be returning here to Saint Clement’s, where it will be displayed at various times by both the parish/school and the Knight of Columbus, including during the Marian months of October and May and as a backdrop during the school’s Christmas Concert.

The idea of it being loaned out is also a possibility, which would be in keeping with the desire to “make her known.”

Congratulations to all involved on a job well done!

For more information

about tomorrow’s Redemptorist Jubilee celebration, please visit ht t p : / / w w w. national shr ine . com/site/apps/nlnet/content. aspx?c=osJRKVPBJnH&b=475 1533&ct=14850699 or http:// redemptorists.net. You can also

tune in to live coverage of the event on TV channel EWTN, starting at 2:00pm tomorrow (http://www.ewtn.com/).

Kate can be reached at kmtowne23@gmail.com.

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Senior Calendar…

Adult & Senior Center of Saratoga 5 Williams St, Saratoga Springs, NY 12866 (518) 584-1621

Open House September 24, at 10:00 a.m.

Stop in to see what the Senior Center has to offer. This is a great time to explore the Center as a resource for yourself or a family member! FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC. All ages welcome.

Family Friendly Activities. Bring your parents, grandparents and friends. Meet the staff and instructors! Explore trips, classes and services available to adults age 50 and up. Find volunteer opportunities.

Meet with representatives from MVP, Community Connections, OFA, Saratoga Hospital, and Wesley.

Entertainment - Saratoga Children’s Theater, Steve Keller – a pianist and vocalist who is influenced by Frank Sinatra and Mel Tormé, Historical stories of Saratoga.

Activities - Try one of our exercise classes, join in a family art project, indulge in a massage, tarot card reading, blood pressure clinic.

More Fun - Stewart’s ice cream sundaes, smoothies, handmade ceramic bowl sale, outdoor games, popcorn and cotton candy, photo booth, book sale.

Current members bring a friend to join as a new member and get a free class!

The Adult and Senior Center is located behind St. Peter’s Church at 5 Williams Street in downtown Saratoga Springs. For information call the Center at (518) 584-1621.

September Happenings

Flu Shots. by Walgreens.

Fri, Sept. 16, 10-12. Please sign up. Bring insurance card.

Open to the Public.

“Dizziness, Vertigo, and Falls-Minimizing Your Risk” - Tues., Sept. 27th, 1:00pm. presented by Eric Diem, PT of Saratoga Hospital Regional Therapy. Free and Open to the Public.

NEW Time for Walking Group - The Monday walking group is back to 9:30 a.m. start for fall.

MVP Latin Moves - Mon. at 11-11:45 a.m. Sept. 19- Dec. 5. Please sign up! Free.

Reminiscing Group - Wed., at 10:15. Join your friends and take a trip down memory lane.

Computer, Phone and iPad Help - Students in the house!

Tues., Wed., Thurs., 3-4 p.m.

Sign up!

Tarot Card Reading with

Mary Shimp - Thurs., Sept., 29, 9-11. Donation.

Book Club - Tues., Sept., 27 at 2:30. “Up Island” by Anne Rivers Siddons.

New members welcome!

“Seniors on the Go!

•Tues., Sept., 20: “The Big “E””: also known as The Eastern States Exposition, is billed as “New England’s Great State fair”. It is the largest agricultural event on the eastern seaboard and the fifth-largest fair in the nation. Pay $20 van fee at sign up. Bring $12 admission and lunch money.

Leave at 8:00 a.m. Return about 4:30 p.m.

•Thurs., Sept. 22: “Where Lovers Live” - A Musical Tapestry of Love Standards performed by Sylvia Mims”: Enjoy this beautiful Autumn concert at the Albany Jewish Community Center. Stop for

Week of September 16 – September 22, 2016 an early lunch at The Fountain. show. Pay $30 at sign up for van and admission.

Bring lunch money. Leave at 10:45.

Return about 3:30.

•Fri., Sept., 23: “MassMoca:” is a museum in a converted factory building complex located in North Adams, Mass. It is one of the largest centers for contemporary visual art and performing arts in the United States.

Pay $35 for van, admission and guided tour at sign up.

Eat lunch in the “Lickety Split” Cafe. Bring lunch money.

Leave at 9:00 a.m. Return about 4:30 p.m.

•Tues., Sept.,27: “Southern Comforts”: is a funny and heartwarming DecemberDecember romantic comedy about a grumpy Yankee widower and a vivacious widow from Tennessee who find what they least expected – a second chance at love. When they decide to “tie the knot”, the fireworks that ensue are funny, awkward, and enchanting. Presented by Lake George Dinner Theater. Pay $65 for van, admission and lunch at sign up. Must preorder lunch at signup. Leave at 10:15.

Return about 4:00 p.m.

•Fri., Sept.,30: Lunch Bunch: “Prospector’s” Located in the beautiful farmlands of Schaghticoke.

With a gorgeous rustic interior and a variety of antiques adorning the rough-cut wooden walls and posts, Prospectors captures the essence of the old Wild West.

Leave at 11:30 a.m. Return around 3:00 p.m. Pay $10 at sign up and bring $ for lunch.

•Sun., Oct., 23: “Shrek The Musical”: With a great score and a heartwarming, funny plot, this award-winning twisted fairy tale is irreverent fun. Join HMT for this story of everyone’s favorite ogre who goes on a life-changing adventure. The Prince isn’t charming, the Princess isn’t sleeping, the sidekick isn’t helping and the ogre is the hero. Unexpected, wisecracking and clever – musicals will never be the same again!

Pay $29 van and admission at sign up. Leave at 1:15. Return about 4:30 p.m. Must sign up

by Sept.27.

2016 One Day Bus Trips

Open to non-members, you do not have to be a Saratoga resident. Must be able to travel independently.

• New York City December 7, $34, non-member $54 Bus trips sponsored by Adirondack Trust Community Foundation.

2017 Excursions

• Discover Croatia, Slovenia and the Adriatic Coast - March 25-April 5, 2017 Book before November 25, 2016 and Save $400 for a double occupancy rate of $2999 • Canadian Rockies and Glacier National Park featuring the Calgary Stampede Monday, July 10 -17, 2017 Book before January 10, 2017 and Save $100 for a double occupancy rate of $3799 • Spectacular South Africa - Oct. 24 -Nov. 6

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The Wilton Senior Center

18 Traver Road, Gansevoort, NY 12831 (518) 587-6363 Open every Tuesday and Thursday from 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.

Lillian Worth Senior Center is located in the Town Hall Complex.

18 Traver Road. It is open every Tuesday and Thursday from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. The Center will be closed Christmas Day and

when Saratoga Springs Schools are closed for inclement weather.

Members must be 55 years of age. However, spouses younger than 55 may join and participate in all activities, but cannot vote until they reach age 55. Dues are $4 per year.

Bus transportation to and from the Senior Center, the Mall, grocery stores and appointments is available by calling the Saratoga County Office of the Aging at (518)884-4100 before noon on the day before the transportation is needed.

The Academy for Lifelong Learning

111 West Avenue, Saratoga Springs, NY 12866 * (518) 587-2100, ext. 2390, 2415 Founded in 1992, the Academy for Lifelong Learning is a nonprofit, membership organization providing

academic classes and social activities for seniors. It is an independent entity sponsored

by SUNY Empire State College

with offices at 111 West Avenue in Saratoga Springs.

For more information, go to www.esc.edu/all.

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Week of September 16 – September 22, 2016

Death and Taxes – Questions and Answers on Estate and Gift Taxes Find out Whether your Loved Ones Will have to Pay the Tax Man

by Matthew J. Dorsey, Esq. for Saratoga TODAY There’s a lot of misunderstanding when it comes to estate and gift taxes. Over the last few years, the law in New York State has changed significantly. What follows are questions and answers on some of the most common issues regarding estate and gift taxes.

When I die, will I have to pay taxes on my estate?

Generally speaking, you will only have to pay taxes on your estate if it is above the state and federal estate tax limits when you die. The current limit for New York estate taxes is $4,187,500 and the current limit for federal estate taxes is $5,450,000. Certain

deductions, like charitable deductions, can reduce the size of your taxable estate.

The New York estate tax exemption is scheduled to increase to $5,250,000 in 2017, and after 2019, it will be indexed for inflation. The federal estate tax exemption is indexed for inflation and has seen a slight increase over the past few years.

If my spouse inherits my estate, do they have to pay estate taxes?

No. There is an unlimited marital deduction for estate taxes. No matter what amount of assets your spouse inherits from you, they do not have to pay estate taxes on them. The problem comes when your spouse later passes away, all of their estate (their own assets plus whatever they inherited from you) will potentially be subject to estate tax.

What is portability?

The federal estate tax exemption of the first spouse to die can be “ported” to the surviving spouse. This means that if your spouse dies in 2016 and the federal estate tax limit is $5,450,000, your spouse’s unused $5,450,000 exemption can be carried over to

your estate tax return when you later pass away. If the federal estate tax exemption when you die is $6,000,000, then your total estate tax exemption when you die is $11,450,000 ($5,450,000 + $6,000,000).

To take advantage of this “portability,” the surviving spouse must file an estate tax return for the first spouse to die – even though there will be no tax payable at that time due to the unlimited marital deduction. Portability of the estate tax deduction only applies to federal estate taxes – not New York estate taxes.

Are gifts taxable?

There are multiple exceptions that keep gifts from being taxable. If your gift does not fit under one of the exceptions, then you must file a gift tax return – IRS Form 709 – and potentially pay gift taxes.

What are the exceptions to gift taxes?

Generally, a gift is not taxable if it is: a) made to your spouse, b) below the IRS

annual exclusion amount, c) made to a charity, d) made to a political organization for its use, or e) paid directly to a medical or educational institution on someone’s behalf for qualified expenses.

What is the “IRS annual exclusion amount?”

The IRS annual exclusion amount represents a monetary value under which gifts can be made in a calendar year, without any applicable gift taxes. In 2016, the amount is $14,000. So in 2016, you can make a gift to someone of up to $14,000 without having to worry about gift taxes.

What if I give over the annual exclusion amount to someone?

If you give an amount over the annual exclusion amount, that excess amount needs to be reported on an IRS Form 709. A gift tax is calculated on the amount over the annual exclusion, but you won’t have to pay a tax at that time, unless you’ve made taxable gifts over your lifetime in excess of the applicable limits.

Do the recipients of my gifts need to pay tax?

Generally speaking, the recipient of a gift does not have to pay gift tax or income tax because of the gift. The recipient may have to pay income tax on any income generated by the gifted asset.

What is “gift splitting?”

You can “split” a gift by sharing the gift with your spouse. For example, if you gift $27,000 to your son in 2016, that amount is over the $14,000 annual exclusion for 2016 and therefore gift taxes would potentially apply.

However, you can join with your spouse and “split” the gift into two gifts of $13,500 each, resulting in two gifts under the $14,000 annual exclusion for 2016. That “split” means the gift is not taxable; however you do have to file a Form 709.

Navigating the intricacies of the state and federal tax codes can be challenging. In order to minimize your tax burden and increase what you leave for your loved ones, you should contact an experienced estate planning attorney or accountant for advice.

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

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Strong to the ‘Core’

by James Markwica, MS PT

for Saratoga TODAY Over the past 10 to 15 years, ‘core stability’ has become synonymous with abdominal strength.

The fact of the matter is that the abdominal muscles are given too much credit when it comes to real core strength. The abdominals posses a limited and specific action, while the ‘core’ consists of several muscles that run the length of the trunk and torso stabilizing the spine, pelvis and shoulders. When engaged, they provide a stable foundation for both arm and leg functional mobility allowing us to generate powerful movements through our extremities. Core strengthening exercises are an important part of overall fitness training that, except for the occasional sit up or crunch, are often neglected.

Muscles that are commonly included in the ‘core’ are muscles of the spine (rectus and transverse abdominis, erector spinae, multifidus and obliques), shoulder stabilizers (trapezius, latissimus, rhomboids and pectoralis) and muscles of the pelvis (hip flexors, glutes, and hip adductors). Core conditioning exercise programs must target all these muscle groups to be effective. In doing so, you will gain optimal stability, the ability to improve the control of all body movements and advance your balance.

Weakness or imbalance in the core muscles are highly linked to low back pain and predispose you to injury of the neck, shoulders and hips.

Weak core muscles often result in a misalignment of the appropriate lumbar curve affecting your daily posture.

Stronger, balanced and conditioned core muscles help us maintain appropriate posture and reduce strain on

the spine. Athletic performance is also greatly affected by core strength because the muscles of the trunk and torso stabilize the spine from the pelvis to the shoulders and allow the transfer of powerful movements to the arms and legs. A weakened trunk will limit how much momentum can be gained when throwing or kicking, jumping or running because of the inability to stabilize. From the professional to the amateur athlete, and even the weekend warrior, the benefit of core training is to develop optimal functional fitness for both daily living and regular athletic activities.

The Goal: Your goal is to establish core strength and a strong foundation by forcing your torso to work as a solid unit simultaneously using both front and back muscles while moving the arms and legs to generate forceful movements.

The Program: There are many exercises that will strengthen the core, as well as exercise equipment that will assist in this training. Some of the best products for developing core strength include: Medicine balls, kettlebells, stability balls, rollers, balance boards and dumbbells. However, there are great exercises requiring nothing more than your own body weight that are very effective for developing core strength as well. These are often the very same exercises many personal trainers, athletes and coaches rely on for regular core training. Pilate and Yoga programs are also an excellent way for athletes to build core strength.

Follow these simple rules when performing your core strengthening program: 1) Do your core exes at least 3 times weekly, 2) Choose exercises that work you and your core muscles simultaneously, 3) Focus on controlled quality of movement, 4) Breathe steadily and slowly.

Some simple starter exercises are: Abdominal bracing – laying flat on the floor with your knees bent, gently tighten your lower abdominals from your belly button down. Pelvic tilts – in the same position as previously noted, tighten a little firmer so that you flatten the low back rolling your pelvis forward. Bridges – again in the same position, tighten and lift your pelvis up into the air, then rest it down. Increase the difficulty and increase your core strength with each of these by alternating arm and leg lifting while performing the exercise.

Isometric Abs – laying on your back lift your knees toward your chest with your knees bent. Place your hands on your thighs and push with your hands as you resists with your legs.

Exhale on the push and push with maybe 15 lbs of pressure. Inhale and relax the pushing. The Plank – lay on your stomach, then raise up onto your elbows so that you’re resting on your forearms, elbows and toes.

Tighten your arms, legs and trunk.

Harden with alternate leg lifting.

Additionally, try quarter or even half lunges, and even push ups.

You are on your way! Once you have addressed the ‘core’, you are ready to begin your sport specific training. Be sure to also incorporate stretching prior to and after core strengthening. And always check with your doctor prior to beginning any exercise program to be sure that it is safe for you.

If you or someone you know suffers from trunk, back or limb pain, it is ill-advised to begin a new exercise program without consulting first with your Physician, physical therapist, certified athletic trainer, chiropractor, physiatrist or other specialist who regularly treats spine and extremity pain. It is important to first

get an accurate diagnosis for the cause of pain, as the specific exercises recommended will depend on the cause.

James Markwica, MS PT is a New York State Licensed Physical Therapist at LaMarco Physical

Therapy, 417 Geyser Road in Ballston Spa and 538 Maple Avenue in Saratoga Springs. For questions or follow-up, contact James at 587-3256 or online at www.lamarcopt.com.

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Bad Advice and Poor Choices

by Stephen Kyne for Saratoga TODAY

We all make mistakes, it’s part of the human experience. Hopefully we get a chance to correct most of them or, at the very least, don’t make the same mistake twice; sometimes we just make different ones the next time around!

What’s worse than just making a mistake is acting on really bad advice (like you get around the water cooler), or simply acting contrary to really good advice. Having been in the advice business for over a decade, I’ve seen a few common mistakes and, unfortunately, many of them are irrevocable. Here are just two of the biggest.

Taking the Single-Life Only pension option because it’s more: Of course it’s a higher amount, that’s not the point. Taking the singlelife option means that when you die, your pension dies with you. When is it suitable to take this option?

1. When you’re single.

2. When a health condition or large age difference makes it exceedingly likely that your spouse will predecease you by a large margin.

3. When your assets and spouse’s pension make your pension superfluous.

4. When you can, and actually do, use part of the difference in pension options to purchase enough permanent life insurance to replace the value of your pension for the remainder of your spouse’s life.

This is almost always an irrevocable decision and men, sorry, we are the worst offenders. Women stay silent about a lot of our bone-headed decisions, but this is one they should fight hard against unless they’re absolutely sure it’s the right choice.

Women, on average, live about 4 years longer than men of the same age. If you choose to go this route, consult your advisor and make the decision together, as an informed couple.

Electing Social Security at 62 because you can: Unless you have a health-related issue that makes you certain you’re going to die before average life expectancy AND either you were the lower wage earner, or you’re single, this is almost always a poor decision.

Week of September 16 – September 22, 2016 It depends on your year of birth, but electing benefits at age 62 could mean as much as a 25 Percent reduction in benefits, as compared to what you would have received at full retirement age, and 75 Percent less than what you might have gotten had you delayed to age 70. It also means that if you’re still earning income (over the current limit of about $15,000) before full retirement age, half of what you do receive could be withheld. Add to that the fact that up to 85 Percent of your benefit could be taxable, and the reasons not to elect early start adding up.

Now, consider that for married couples, the survivor is going to continue the higher of the two benefits. If you were the higher wage earner, then you’ll be leaving your spouse with a dramatically smaller benefit than what she (again, probably she) would have otherwise been entitled to.

Since all of your cost-of-living adjustments are going to be based on your benefit amount, starting with a reduced benefit means that you’ll lose pace with inflation over the course of your retirement, and you will end up receiving a much smaller lifetime benefit than if you had waited. The break-even for married couples who delay electing is usually in their very early 80’s. Your last years of retirement are going to be much more expensive than your first, if only due to inflation, so having the additional benefit in your later years will be all the more important.

Consider every retiree you know living on a “fixed income” and having a hard time making ends meet. They likely didn’t start their retirement that way, but inflation and a long life can take their toll on

even the best retirement plan.

It may be a tough pill to swallow, but if you find yourself needing to take social security early because you cannot afford retirement without it, then you should really consider whether you should be retired just yet.

Working just a few more years can dramatically improve your chances for a successful and secure retirement for two reasons: 1. Every single month that you delay your election, your benefit actually increases.

2. Since Social Security benefits are calculated based on your highest 35 working years, additional years of employment, while you’re in a more senior and likely higher earning position, could replace your earlier years of lowwage employment and increase your benefit even more.

At the end of the day, your success is going to depend on the choices you make. Especially when confronted with largely irrevocable decisions, be sure to work closely with your financial advisor and communicate effectively with your spouse to help make sure that the decisions you make are going to be the best possible long-term choices for everyone involved.

Stephen Kyne is a Partner at Sterling Manor Financial in Saratoga Springs and Rhinebeck.

Securities offered through Cadaret, Grant & Co., Inc. Member FINRA/SIPC. Advisory services offered through Sterling Manor Financial, LLC, an SEC registered investment advisor or Cadaret Grant & Co., Inc. Sterling Manor Financial and Cadaret, Grant are separate entities.

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Simple Techniques to Help Your Children Have a Successful New School Year

by Meghan Lemery Fritz LCSW-R

for Saratoga TODAY Every year at the end of September my voice mail is full of anxious parents calling to get their kids into counseling for anxiety, depression, low selfesteem and poor grades. Do not wait until a crisis occurs to help your child have a successful year.

Implement simple and effective basic rules that will help develop a healthy, confident, energetic student who succeeds in school!

Rise and Shine: What time do you expect your kids to get out of bed and get ready for school? Do you have to scream from the bottom of the stairs and run around like a crazy person to get them to school on time? Stop the insanity. Have a family pow-wow and be clear about what time they need to get up. Do not enable lazy behavior by being your child’s personal alarm clock. Provide them with their own alarm, help them set it and refuse to get pulled into the drama of a wake up war every morning. Start as early as kindergarten teaching your child how to rise and shine.

If you have kids in Middle and High school and you are still waking them up, you are setting

them up for failure in college or at a job. Let them be late and suffer the consequences of detention. If you are always there to wake them up and race to school to get them there on time they will never learn to do it themselves. Teach your kids to rise and shine in a responsible, calm way that keeps the house hold free of chaos.

Check Yourself: Are you the type of parent that is grumpy and snippy in the morning? Recognize that your mood in the morning will dictate how things go. Get organized and do what you need to do to stay away from creating a morning full of negativity and bad energy.

Children who start their mornings with negative messages from their parents are more likely to suffer from a negative attitude and poor self- esteem. Take charge of your bad habits and make the changes you need to have a positive, peaceful morning with your family.

Clean the Pantry: One of the best indicators of how your child’s day will go can be found in your pantry. Check the labels- if you are serving your child a breakfast or lunch that contains high amounts of sugar you are setting yourself up for a moody miserable child that struggles to pay attention and has snug fitting clothes. They may feel a great surge of energy leaving the house but in an hour they will be asleep on their desk and irritable.

Sugar is a HUGE energy drainer, pound packer, attention stealer and mood buster. Throw away the crap in your pantry and get serious about stocking it with foods that will boost your child’s energy and give them the ability to stay alert throughout the day.

Get Moving: Getting fresh air and exercising after each school day clears their minds from the busy day and helps them relieve anxiety and tension.

Sign them up for sports, clubs or a gym membership. Teach your children that physically moving around releases endorphins that will calm them down and sharpen their study skills. Get off the couch and get moving!

Check Please: Make it a ritual to go over all homework assignments and upcoming tests. Schedule a regular time that homework needs to be completed by and make sure it’s at least an hour before bedtime. Designate an area that is quiet for them to work and make cell phones and other electronics unavailable during this time. Your child will work faster without distraction and know that the bar is set for homework to be completed.

Giving them guidance and tools to complete homework sets them up for success in college and teaches them how to have good study habits. Don’t be a passive parent and let your student fall behind and miss assignments.

Be proactive to set up meetings with teachers as soon as you feel concerned that they may be falling behind. If you see academic success as a priority your child is more likely to take pride in succeeding.

Lights Out: Make bedtime on school nights the same time every night.

Turn off all phones, TV’s, and electronics before bed. Kids who are on electronics before bed have trouble falling asleep and an even harder time waking up. Try going

back to the dark ages and giving them an actual book to read!

Getting your child in the habit of reading before bed teaches them how to wind down from the day and expands their knowledge and imagination.

Spend time connecting with your child at bedtime and give them a send-off to sweet dreams.

This simple act of warmth and affection sets the stage for restful sleep and welcoming the new day with a sense of safety and security. Kids who grow up without security, structure, rules, attention and warmth

are more likely to fall into the “wrong” crowd, use drugs or have sex at an early age. Make time to connect with your child at the end of each day. We are never too old to be tucked in!

Proactive parenting throughout the school year is essential to your child’s success in every way.

Get a strategy in place and do whatever it takes to help launch the next generation of leaders.

They are depending on you!

Wishing you all a fantastic New School Year!

For more information email meghanlemery@yahoo.com

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Week of September 16 – September 22, 2016

8 Health Tips to Protect Your Vision

by Susan E. Halstead, ABOC, FNAO

for Saratoga TODAY

1. First and foremost on the list is annual eye health exams for the entire family. In many instances, seeing well is NOT an indicator of good eye health!

Many eye diseases progress slowly — with vision loss unnoticed until the disease is advanced.

2. Go for a Daily Walk Regular physical activity helps you stave off cardiovascular disease and type 2 diabetes — two risk factors for chronic eye disease.

Since 2000, rates of diabetic retinopathy have risen 89 percent — driven by an

increase in diabetes, with 8 million people over 40 now showing signs of it.

3. Keep Your Weight in a Healthy Zone Being overweight or obese increases inflammation and elevates the risk of high blood pressure, arterial disease, and diabetes — all enemies of the eye.

4. Wear Quality Sunglasses Ultraviolet light damages the eyes and is responsible for early onset cataracts. The reflective power of snow, sand, and water magnifies the effects.

Sunglasses should block 99 to 100 percent of UVA and UVB (two bands of ultraviolet light).

A hat helps, too.

To provide extra retinal protection ask your optician for lenses with blue light filters. Blue light is the leading cause of macular degeneration.

Some 2 million Americans 50 and older are affected by macular degeneration.

Cataracts and glaucoma are also on the rise in people over 40.

5. Manage Your Blood Glucose High blood sugar contributes to cataracts and damages small arteries, including the delicate blood vessels in the retina, leading to diabetic retinopathy.

6. Avoid Tobacco Smoke Smoking generates free radicals (chemicals that react with membranes and genetic material to destroy cells and tissues), damages the eyes, and

escalates the risk of arterial disease. Also increases your cataract risk factor.

7. Green Tea Extracts in green tea protect against diabetes and heart disease and defend against damage to the retina and lens.

8. Eye-Protective Diet A varied, colorful, plantbased diet keeps eyes healthy.

Plants provide fiber that slows absorption of cholesterol and sugar. And they’re rich in antioxidant and anti-inflammatory chemicals. Many blue-, purple-, and ruby-colored berries (bilberries, blackberries, blueberries, cherries, and more) are potent antioxidants and blood-vessel strengtheners.

The Age-Related Eye Disease Study (AREDS) sponsored by the National Institute for Eye Health, found that a higher intake of antioxidants, zinc, and omega-3 fatty acids (the type found in fish) may decrease the risk of developing macular degeneration in those at high genetic risk.

“My eyes are my favorite part of me, not for how they look but for how they see!”

-Chris Sebastian Susan Halstead is a Nationally and NYS Licensed Optician and owner of Family Vision Care Center in Saratoga Springs. Susan can be reached for questions or comment at 518-584-6111 or via email info@ familyvisioncarecenter.com

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Middle School for Moms

by Katherine Morna Towne

for Saratoga TODAY I read recently about two recent studies that focused on parenting middle schoolers (sixth- through eighth-graders)—one found that parents (especially mothers) of middle schoolers are more stressed than at any other time of their parenthood; the other said that parents’ confidence in their parenting abilities declines during the middle school years.* I hadn’t gone looking for information about parenting a middle schooler—an article discussing the two studies popped up in my Facebook newsfeed—but I felt like it made a little more sense of some things that have been going on here.

My two oldest boys are in this age range—one will be entering middle school next year, the other is going into seventh grade—and until this summer I’d been reveling in all the positives this new age brings.

I watched my oldest boy navigate sixth grade last year—the first year of middle school for our whole family—and I was blown away by the huge, marked increase in independence in his academics and his real interest in and love for volunteering and community service, as well as increasingly interesting and fun conversational skills. I was already seeing those things when he stepped it up even more when my mother-inlaw fell ill this past February—every Saturday for the last two months she was alive, my son tended to his grandmother by reading to her, washing dishes, staying out of the way if needed, and generally being a companion to my husband, who spent the entirety of every Saturday caring for his mom. My boy never complained, and seemed to really understand how important it was that he give his best.

But my kids have always been prone to letting their standards slide when they’re in the comfortable

environment of home. When my oldest was a toddler I remember asking the pediatrician why he was so well behaved outside the house and so hard to handle inside it? He told me then that it was because my son was comfortable at home—that we’d succeeded in creating the safe environment we always wanted our home to be for our kids, and so our boy knew that no matter how badly he behaved, we’d still love him. The first half of this summer was sort of like the middleschool equivalent of that, and I was so taken off guard that I wasn’t quite sure what to do. I’ve always tended to crack down—for better or worse, that’s always my gut reaction for every kind of bad behavior: to crack down, dole out punishments, restrict privileges, with the goal of nipping bad behavior in the bud as quickly as possible.

But not only did my usual course of action not seem to be working, I wasn’t even sure that it was the right approach in general. I’d seen in the last year the beginnings of the emergence of a man where my little boy had once been. I’d seen goodness and honor and integrity of a more mature kind showing itself. My way of dealing with small children seemed, all of a sudden, somewhat inappropriate for this fast-growing, quickly maturing young man.

What to do? About halfway through the summer, I felt that I’d had more than enough. I was at my wit’s end, I was tearing my hair out, I was yelling, I was crying … and then the most amazing thing happened! Just when I felt like things couldn’t possibly get worse (don’t laugh, you parents of older kids! I do know it can get worse), things all of a sudden got better. Like, a thousand times better. One hundred and eighty degrees better.

All of a sudden, he started putting forth real effort to be patient with his brothers. To be accommodating to the ways in which I need things to run for smooth, peaceful days. To be self-sufficient and even proactive— he told me, for example, that for my

birthday he was going to clean the front room. Cleaning and similar daily chores were one of the things we butted heads about the most at the beginning of the summer, and here he was, telling me he was going to do it on his own? Without prodding, pleading, or threatening? I admit I thought, “We’ll see,” and for the next week I did just that—I watched how every day he spent huge chunks of time doing the deepest of deep cleans.

When it was done, we had a room that was immaculate—clutter-free, clean, cozy. Then he decided to move on to one of the bathrooms. Then I needed the other bathroom cleaned and asked if he would help me with it, and not only did he say yes right away, but he did more than what I asked.

The last half of this summer has kind of been like a dream! And I’ve made sure to tell him, as many times as I think of it, how grateful I am for all his attempts at helpfulness and self-control and good humor.

I’m not really sure what to expect going forward, which seems to basically be the idea with the middleschool age. The Wall Street Journal article that discussed the two studies described it thusly: “The turbulence that hits sixth- through eighth-graders often begins with the onset of puberty, bringing physical changes and mood swings.”* Turbulence, changes, mood swings, indeed.

I totally get it—I’m sure we all can, if we remember back to our own middle-school days. Remembering it’s not easy on the kids either is helpful! But I do know I’m encouraged by what I’ve seen so far, and the next time we hit a rough patch (as I’m sure you more experienced parents know will happen), I’ll spend a lot of time sitting in my clean front room trying to remember all the good things middle school can bring. * Luther and Ciciolla.

“What it feels like to be a mother: Variations by children’s developmental stages.” Dev Psychol.

2016 January; 52 (1): 143–154 and

Glatz and Buchanan. “Change and Predictors of Change in Parental Self-Efficacy from Early to Middle Adolescence.” Dev Psychol. 2015 October; 51 (10): 1367-1379 as discussed in Shellenbarger. “Mom’s Middle-School Blues.” The Wall

Street Journal. May 17, 2016; available at http://www.wsj.com/ articles/moms-middle-schoolblues-1463505537.

Kate and her husband have six sons ages 11, 10, 8, 6, 4, and 2. She can be reached at kmtowne23@gmail.com.

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Week of September 16 – September 22, 2016

Students Learn ABC’s of Anti-Bullying

by Stacey Rice Schuylerville Central Schools SCHUYLERVILLE — Schuylerville students in grades K-12 are practicing their ABCs to help combat bullying. It’s all part of a message from the “Sweethearts and Heroes” presentation students attended on Monday, September 12. Students of all grade levels were engaged as they listened to a former professional mixed martial arts fighter explain what actions they can take as bystanders when they witness bullying.

“It was much different from the presentations we have seen in the past,” said 11th grader Olivia Edgar. “It was fun, interactive and we didn’t know what was going to happen next.”

The district held four age-appropriate presentations during the day, followed by a parent program in the evening. While high school students were greeted with a video montage of presenter Tom Murphy’s former MMA fights, elementary school students were welcomed by

Murphy transforming into superhero Mr. Incredible.

Despite the varying presentations, Murphy’s message was the same. Students were taught that to be somebody’s hero, it’s as easy as A, B, C: A stands for AWAY. Get the victim away from the bully. B stands for BUDDY. Be a buddy to the victim and let them know that you care.

C stands for CONFRONT or CALL. Confront the bully to fix the problem, or call an adult and report the bully.

Older students also heard from special guest Rick Yarosh, a retired U.S. Army sergeant injured in Iraq, who suffered burns over most of his body. Yarosh told students to remember H.O.P.E., what he refers to as “Hold On Possibilities Exist,” and spoke about sweethearts, the people who have the power to give others hope.

“Sgt. Yarosh was inspiring,” said eighth-grader Sebastian Barrett. “His story is incredible and his message of hope during rough times will definitely stick with me.”

Elementary school students act as superheroes during anti-bullying presentation. Photo provided.

Sweethearts and Heroes give students a new perspective on bullying with some good advice. Photo provided.

Middle school students pose with Sgt. Yarosh and his service dog Amos. Photo provided.

Week of September 16 – September 22, 2016

EDUCATION BRIEFS

MBPA Donates $5K to Partnership for Innovation in Education Fund MALTA — The Malta Business and Professional Association (MBPA) recently presented the proceeds from the 8th annual Taste of Malta to the Ballston Spa Central School District. The event was held earlier at Hudson Valley Community College’s TECSMART in Malta. The evening featured a variety of area restaurants that served samples of their best fare to over 200 attendees. As they have for the past six years, the MBPA donated event proceeds to support local educational enrichment programs and initiatives.

This year’s event raised $5,000 for the Ballston Spa Partnership for Innovation in Education Fund, a component fund of the Community Foundation for the

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Joseph P. Dragone, Ph.D., Superintendent of Schools; Laura Siracuse, MBPA President; Karen McGowan, Taste of Malta Chairperson; and Board of Education President Kevin Schaefer at the check presentation held during the opening ceremonies of the new school year.

Greater Capital Region. The funding will be used to support the District’s Clean Technologies and Sustainable Industries Early

College High School, implemented at TEC-SMART in partnership with Hudson Valley Community College and NYSERDA.

Babysitting Course at Gavin Park WILTON — Adirondack Health and Safety will once again be presenting a child and babysitting course at Gavin Park. This course is open to girls and boys, ages 10 and up. Participants will learn the basics of CABS (Child

and Babysitting Safety), along with CPR and first aid. The course runs from 10 a.m. until 3 p.m. on Saturday October 1.

Pre-registration and bag lunch is required. Cost for Wilton residents is $60, Saratoga Springs School

District residents is $65, and all others is $70. Registration can be done online, by mail or in person at Gavin Park, Monday-Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Questions may be answered by calling the park office at 518-584-9455.

SNACpack Program Gets Creative Boost From Fingerpaint Interns SARATOGA SPRINGS — Thanks to a summer partnership with local marketing firm Fingerpaint and some talented interns, a program called SNACpack— Saratoga Nutrition Assistance for Children—is bringing a new awareness and approach to tackling the problem of childhood hunger in the Saratoga Springs City School District.

Packed by volunteers and stocked solely by donations, over 100 backpacks of nutritious, nonperishable food for kids of all ages in the school district go home each weekend in order to sustain the children during a time when they might otherwise go hungry.

SNACpack coordinators reached out to Fingerpaint prior to the summer, hoping for some help creating a logo and consistent brand in an effort to raise awareness and funds to

Left to Right: Paige McCarthy, SNACpack volunteer, Karey Trimmings, SNACpack Creator, Creative Intern Rachel Benoit, Intern Peter Gryga (Project Manager) and Intern Daria Orehkov (Account Service). Not pictured: Nick Mitzen. Photo provided.

sustain the program. Because Fingerpaint has a strong philanthropic presence, especially surrounding issues of children and hunger, the company saw an opportunity to help its interns gain invaluable experience and help the community.

Fingerpaint’s four Saratoga interns said they found the community project rewarding and

informative, allowing them a chance to meet directly with the client and follow the project through the Fingerpaint Process, all the way to delivering the new logo and brand canvas at the end.

SNACpack packed their first bags of the new school year on Thursday, September 15. For more information, visit http:// snacpackprogram.com/.

Coach Rich Johns can be seen signing Stillwater Middle School's Act With Respect Always banner with some students after his presentation last week.

Coach is very busy the first eight days of the school year spreading the AWRA message with visits to Albany High School, Thousand Island School District, Little Falls Middle School and Northville Central School District. Anyone interested in having Coach Johns present to their school or group can contact coach at www.actwithrespectalways.com.

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LOCAL BRIEFS Please join us as we give thanks and prayers for our community.

If you have any questions, call Rachel at (518) 893-2248.

Back to School Clothes and Shoes for Children Second Hand Rose Thrift Shop, located at 116 Broad St., Schuylerville announces; Back to School clothes and shoes for Children at $1 each, and clothing and shoe sale for adults at $2 each (with some exceptions) is ongoing until further notice. Books, backpacks and sports bags are also available.

The Shop is open Tuesday through Saturday, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Volunteers are needed and appreciated. Our proceeds, after expenses, are given back to community service organizations.

For more information, please call Second Hand Rose Thrift Shop at (518) 695-4640.

Ghosts in the Yaddo Gardens Experience the Spirit(s) of the Gardens. Feel the energy and creativity of the forces of the earth.

Share in the spiritual intrigue from Native Americans, Edgar Allan Poe, the Trask family and other contemporary visitors. Ghosts in the Yaddo Garden Tours will be held on Friday and Sunday evenings at 5 p.m., September 23 through October 30. Docent led tours begin at the Yaddo Garden parking lot and last for approximately one hour.

This tour is of the Yaddo Gardens and does not include the Yaddo Mansion. Cost is $10 per person (children 12 and under are free).

Private docent led ghost tours may be arranged at a date convenient to your group from September 19 through October 30. Contact Yaddo at (518) 584-0746 or www.yaddo.org for more information.

Stonecroft Community Prayer Walk The Christian Women’s Club of Saratoga will be hosting an informal Stonecroft Community Prayer Walk in Saratoga Springs on September 24, 2016, rain or shine. We will meet at 9:15 a.m. at the carousel in Congress Park and leave for our walk at 9:30 am. We will follow a short route, approximately 1 mile that will take us through the community as we pray for our homes, families and community service providers.

Basket Party Fundraiser Nipper Knolls Equine Center, Inc. will host a “Basket Party” fundraiser on Saturday, September 24, 2016 from 11 a.m. – 4 p.m. at the Gansevoort Fire House located at 1870 Route 32N, Gansevoort, NY. Over one-hundred generous businesses have donated a great variety of items to the event.

Attendees will have the opportunity to purchase an unlimited number of raffle tickets in which they only place them in basket for the item(s) they are interested in winning. There are also silent auction items. There is no charge to attend the event and reservations are not required.

Concessions will be available for purchase. Guests need not be present to win. Individuals and/or businesses may still donate items to the event. Over the past four years, PATH certified instructor, Cathy Lamando, and her network of volunteers have worked with people who have a broad range of diagnoses. The proceeds will be used to offset the costs of lessons for families and provide care for the horses. All of the funds raised will be used for the program. There are no administrative costs or salaries paid. This is a 100 percent volunteer organization. For more information call (518) 642-2252 or (518) 428-8745. Learn more about the program by visiting: www. facebook.com/nipperknolls or www. nipperknolls.com.

Annual Jazz BBQ A fundraiser for the Frederick Allan Lodge #609 will be held Saturday, September 24, from 2 – 6 p.m. at Principessa Elena, located at 13 Oak St., Saratoga Springs. Featuring music by Milayne Jackson Blue Train Menu: fried chicken, ribs, greens, potato salad, dessert and more.

Eat in or take out. Tickets: $35 in advance, $40 at the door. Contact Bob Reed at (518) 583-2999 or any other Lodge member. After Party at the Lodge, 7 p.m.

Fifth Annual Autumn Leaves Chicken BBQ Sponsored by Racing City Rotary Club and VFW Post 420 Men’s Auxiliary. The BBQ will be held on September 24 from 2 -6 p.m. at VFW Post 420 Pavilion, 190 Excelsior Ave.,

Saratoga Springs. Menu: ½ chichen, baked potato, corn on the cob, roll, cole slaw, dessert, cash bar. Donation is $10 per person, take-out or eat-in.

All proceeds to benefit community and veterans projects of the Racing City Rotary Club and VFW Post 420 Men’s Auxiliary.

Bus Trip to House of Ephesus Shrine & 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 SaratogaWilton 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, hand-made 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).

Annual Fall Chicken BBQ Dinner The Quaker Volunteer Fire Department will host the Annual Fall Chicken BBQ Dinner on Sunday, September 25 at the firehouse off Blodgett Road in the Town of Saratoga. Eat in or Take Out. The cost is adult dinner, $10, children ages 6 to 12, $8 and under 5, is free.

Reservations are encouraged. Call (518) 584-2758 for reservations. For

Week of September 16 – September 22, 2016 more information please visit www. qsfd.com.

Remembering Ryall’s Beach Join us for a spontaneous sharing of stories, memorabilia and photos of your days at Ryall’s Beach on Monday, September 26, noon to 2 pm., at Waterfront Park, Crescent Avenue, Saratoga Lake. Bring your lunch & lawn chair, for a relaxing afternoon. Parking is limited so please car pool. Rain date is Tuesday September 27. Hosted by, Mary Ellen Ryall, a descendant of Ryall’s Beach founder and Mary Ann Fitzgerald, City Historian. For more information, contact maryann. fitzgerald@saratoga-springs.org, (518) 587-2358.

New Saratoga Friends New Saratoga Friends is a social group for baby boomers who are new to the Saratoga area and are interested in making new friends to socialize with. We also welcome folks who are not new to the area but want to make new friends. This is not a dating or “singles” group. Couples and singles are welcome and there is no membership fee. Group members plan social activities based on their interests. You are welcome to join us in the Glasby Room at the Saratoga Springs Public Library on Tuesday, September 27, 6:30-7:30 p.m. For more information or questions contact newsaratogafriends@gmail. com or join our New Saratoga Friends Meetup group (go to www.

Meetup.com).

Birding in Belize Birder and photographer Kevin Watson will present “Birding in Belize” on Wednesday, September 28, for the Southern Adirondack Audubon Society’s monthly program. The talk will be held at 7 p.m. at the Saratoga Springs Public Library on Henry Street in downtown Saratoga Springs.

It is free and open to the public.

Visit the SAAS website at, http:// southernadirondackaudubon. org for more information.

Please avoid wearing fragranced products to the program.

Fragranced products trigger allergies, asthma and migraines in others attending the event.

Tree Hosts and Tree Planters Needed Sustainable Saratoga’s Urban Forestry Project will be planting 25 trees, funded by generous donors

to Sustainable Saratoga, on the morning of Saturday morning, October 1. Volunteers like you are the key to the success of this annual event. With your help, we Saratogians can grow a green legacy that will benefit our great city for decades to come. Please volunteer by sending us an email at trees@ sustainablesaratoga.org. We need three types of volunteers: TREE PLANTERS (a great family activity).

Have fun being part of a spirited horde of tree planters. From about 9:30 a.m. to noon on the morning of Saturday, October 1. TREE HOSTS (get a FREE TREE at your house).

Volunteer to host a street tree in front of your house. Enjoy nurturing the young tree for the first two years, especially by keeping it watered during hot dry spells. GENERAL EVENT ASSISTANCE. Help behind the scenes, to organize for October 1 or to help with registration, etc. at the planting event. To volunteer, or if you have questions, email us at trees@sustainablesaratoga.org.

Fundraiser for Local Veterans’ Health Needs Join us on Saturday , October 1 at Knights of Columbus located at 50 Pine Road in Saratoga Springs.

Doors open at 5 p.m. Dinner is at 7p.m. Chinese raffle closes at 7:30 p.m., Silent auction at 8:30 p.m. Many donated items offered during dinner. Dinner ticket cost: Single $20. Two $36 or a table of 10 for $140. For information and reservations call Tom Boehlert (518) 583-4809 or (518) 584-8547.

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 16 – September 22, 2016 NatureFest

Family Friendly Event

Friday, September 16 The Recovering Spender: How to Live a Happy, Fulfilled, DebtFree Life Northshire Bookstore, 424 Broadway, Saratoga Springs, 7 p.m.

Join us for an evening with author, blogger and television personality, Lauren Greutman. She is the founder of IAmTHATLady.com, a top frugal living website dedicated to helping women contribute to their family’s financial needs.

In her book Lauren develops budgets and shows readers how she exchanged the over-rated, stressed-out American dream for a new American dream—a simpler, happier life filled with family and friends and financial freedom.

She shows that it is possible to have a happy, healthy, quality of life without the financial pressures and stresses that many spenders unnecessarily face.

Saturday, September 17 Town Wide Garage Sale Schuylerville, Victory and Town of Saratoga 8 a.m. – 2 p.m.

Huge “treasures, treats and tunes” yard sale. The Old Saratoga Reformed Church located on the corner of Pearl St. and Burgoyne Streets in Schuylerville will be having its annual “Humongous” Yard Sale. The sale will feature bargain priced items and a food sale including hot dogs, hamburgers, sausages, and baked goods. Stick around and shop while listening to some live music.

This will be a great opportunity to come together and meet our friends and neighbors and support our community.

Moreau Lake State Park, 10 a.m. – 4 p.m..

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 rides. Food is available that day as well as a 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.

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 that 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. For more information, call (518) 587-3241.

Sunday, September 18 Dharma Meditation with Pierre Zimmerman One Big Roof, Center for Mindful Practices, 538 Maple Avenue, Saratoga Health & Wellness Building, Saratoga Springs, 9-10:15 a.m. Weekly meditation followed by short discussion.

All contemplative traditions honored. By Donation.

For more information call (413)992-7012 or visit www. oneroofsaratoga.com.

CALENDAR 33 Grant Cottage Arts Festival Grant Cottage, 1000 Mt. McGregor Rd., Wilton, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Grant Cottage will host a daylong arts festival. Mt. McGregor provides panoramic views and settings for participating artists in the mediums of: painting, photography, sculpture, watercolor, printmaking, drawing, digital art and mixed media. For more information, visit www. grantcottage.net.

Annual Wreath Laying Ceremony Saratoga National Historical Park, DAR Monument, Tour Road, 2 p.m.

The business meeting for the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) will follow the Wreath Laying Ceremony at 3 p.m.. The meeting will be held in the Visitor Center’s conference room at the Saratoga National Historical Park. At 5 p.m. a Fellowship Dinner with SAR will be held at the Holiday Inn, Saratoga Springs. If you plan on attending, call (518) 225-2216, or email saratogadaughters1143@ gmail.com by September 16.

Ghosts in the Garden Party Yaddo, 312 Union Ave., Saratoga Springs 3 – 6 p.m.

Join us in the Rose Garden for a peek at Yaddo’s fabled spiritual grounds through the eyes of creative people who have found inspiration at Yaddo. $50 Patron, $100 Benefactor. Honorary Chairpersons Marylou Whitney and John Hendrickson and Jane A. Wait. For reservations, go to www. yaddo.org. Proceeds support the Yaddo Garden Association.

Monday, September 19 Parkinson’s Support Group Woodlawn Commons, Wesley Health Care Center, 156 Lawrence St., 2nd floor, Saratoga Springs, 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.

Tuesday, September 20 Genealogy Group Schuylerville Public Library, 52 Ferry St., Schuylerville, 10 a.m.

Delve into family history, share information, and get help with your genealogy searches. For more information, call (518) 695-6641.

Facial Rejuvenation Event

Local Town Websites Town of Ballston: Ballston Town Hall 323 Charlton Road (518) 885-8502 www.townofballstonny.org

Saratoga Springs Plastic Surgery, PC, 7 Wells St., Saratoga Springs, 5:30 – 7 p.m.

Saratoga Springs Plastic Surgery, PC and Saratoga Springs MediSpa invite you to a Facial Rejuvenation Seminar/Demo Event. Ultherapy non-invasive “Face & Neck Lift”, facial fillers and relaxers will be featured along with live patient injection demonstration by board certified plastic surgeon Steven Yarinsky, MD. Dr. Yarinsky is the only New Beauty Magazine featured “Expert Injector” in the Capital Region. Light snacks and refreshments will be served and drawings held for complimentary relaxer (Xeomin®), Ultherapy brow treatment Genesis V Laser Facial, and DT-2 Microdermabrasion with serum infusion. Seating is limited, RSVP required by 10 a.m. Tuesday, 9/20 at (518) 583-4019.

Village of Ballston Spa:

Wednesday, September 21

Town of Saratoga:

Old Saratoga Seniors Meeting Town Hall, 12 Spring St., Schuylerville, Noon It will be a sandwich luncheon.

Dessert will be provided. Dues will be due at this time. New members are welcome. Contact Pat at (518) 331-2978.

Thursday, September 22 Lasagna Dinner Saratoga Knights of Columbus Hall, 50 Pine Rd., Saratoga Springs, 4:30 – 7 p.m.

The Saratoga Knights of Columbus invite the public to a Lasagna with meatball dinner.

Adults $10, seniors and children under 12, $9. For more information, call (518) 584-8547.

66 Front Street (518) 885-5711 www.ballstonspany.org Town of Greenfield: 7 Wilton Road (518) 893-7432 www.townofgreenfield.com Town of Malta: 2540 Route 9 (518) 899-2818 www.malta-town.org Town of Milton: 503 Geyser Road (518) 885-9220 www.townofmiltonny.org City of Saratoga Springs: 474 Broadway (518) 587-3550 www.saratoga-springs.org

12 Spring Street, Schuylerville (518) 695-3644 www.townofsaratoga.com Village of Schuylerville: 35 Spring Street (518) 695-3881 www.villageofschuylerville.org Town of Stillwater: 881 N. Hudson Avenue Stillwater, NY 12170 (518) 664-6148 www.stillwaterny.org Town of Wilton: 22 Traver Road (518) 587-1939 www.townofwilton.com Saratoga County Board of Supervisors: 40 McMaster St, #1 Ballston Spa, NY 12020 (518) 885-2240 www.saratogacountyny.gov

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

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Adirondack Balloon Festival Kicks Off Thursday

Week of September 16 – September 22, 2016

Food Truck and Classic Car Festival at Saratoga Casino Hotel Saturday

SARATOGA SPRINGS — Saratoga Casino Hotel will host their first Food Truck and Classic Car Festival. The festival will take place noon to 5 p.m. Saturday, on the polo field near the Nelson Avenue entrance. Admission is free and open to the public.

More than a dozen food trucks will be featured during the event, including local favorites like Burger 21, Esperanto and Cheesy Does It. The Classic

Car show will feature a variety of some of the most timeless and recognizable cars, including a 1921 Ford Model T. The first 1,000 guests in attendance receive two free gifts.

Beginning at 1 p.m., there will be drawings for $45,000 worth of cash and prizes held throughout the day in the casino. Live music featuring local acts MPThree and The Toga Boys, will be staged on the polo field throughout the festival.

Actor and comedian Adam Ferrara hosts an autograph signing from 2 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. during the festival. Ferrara co-hosted ‘Top Gear,’ and was regularly featured on the hit FX show, ‘Rescue Me.’ Food Network star Sara Moulton will also be in attendance.

Host of ‘Sara’s Weeknight Meals, Moulton will sign autographs and give recipe tips at the festival from 3 p.m.-4:30 p.m. Saratoga Casino Hotel is located on Crescent Avenue in Saratoga Springs.

Nipper Knolls Equine Center “Basket Party” GLENS FALLS — The four-day Adirondack Balloon Festival kicks off at 5 p.m. Thursday night with an opening ceremony at Crandall Park, 600 Glen St, in Glens Falls.

Thursday night’s activities features live music, the flight of

up to 20 balloons, and a block party with balloon baskets on display, a car show, and kid’s activities. The Adirondack Balloon Festival takes place Sept. 22-25. For more information, visit: http://www.adirondackballoonfest.org/#home-1

Saratoga Springs International Film Festival To Screen This Weekend SARATOGA SPRINGS — The inaugural Saratoga Springs International Film Festival will be held at multiple downtown venues this weekend.

The event, which takes place from 9 a.m. to 11 p.m.

Saturday, will be held at The Saratoga Springs City Center, on Broadway, Bow-Tie Cinemas, on Railroad Place, and in the Davis Auditorium, on the campus of Skidmore College.

The festival will screen local, national and international short films and features from students, amateurs and professionals. Panels will be held creating accessibility to, and insight from, industry leaders. A variety of screenings and panel discussions will be staged during the festival. For more information about the event and tickets, go to: http:// www.saratogasiff.com/store/ c1/Featured_Products.html

GANSEVOORT — Nipper Knolls Equine Center, Inc. will host a “Basket Party” fundraiser on Saturday, September 24, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Gansevoort Fire House located 1870 Route 32N, Gansevoort.

Over one hundred generous businesses have donated a great variety of items to the event. Attendees will have the opportunity to purchase an unlimited number of raffle tickets to place in the basket of item(s) they are interested in winning. There are also silent auction items. There is no charge to attend the event and reservations are not required.

Concessions will be available for purchase. Guests need not be present to win. Individuals and/or businesses may still donate items to the event.

Over the past four years, PATH certified instructor, Cathy Lamando, and her network of volunteers have worked with people who have a broad range of diagnoses.

The proceeds will be used to offset the costs of lessons for families and provide care for the horses. All of the funds raised will be used for the program. There are no administrative costs or salaries paid.

This is a 100 percent volunteer organization.

For more information about the Nipper Knolls Equine Center, a 501(c)3 nonprofit, visit www.nipperknolls. com.

Week of September 16 – September 22, 2016

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Heart, Joan Jett, Cheap Trick Deliver Music For The I Love Rock & Roll Generation at SPAC

by Thomas Dimopoulos Saratoga TODAY SARATOGA SPRINGS — There comes A Moment when the band is on stage and when that moment comes everyone knows it.

The Moment generally occurs late in the musical set - strategically placed to accelerate momentum toward a grand finale - and when it happens, it transcends space and time. The moment is introduced with a series of notes plucked on guitar, or the beat of a drum, or a voice that taps a foggy, yet familiar memory. It happens with a song you heard more than million times during this summer or that, but have not heard in a long time since. And when you hear it once again all the feelings of the original moment come rushing back to remind you of a time when the world was new and anything was possible.

Those moments came often last week at Saratoga Performing Arts Center on a night that featured a trio of bands, each capable of producing shared memories.

For Cheap Trick, it came during “Dream Police,” posted at the tail-end of a 60-minute set and featuring longtime Tricksters Zander, Nielsen and Petersson on a checkerboard stage. Nearly half the songs of the band’s set appeared on the “Live at Budokan” sessions a generation ago. The set included fan favorites “Surrender,” and “I Want You to Want

Me,” as well as a weird mash-up of the Velvet Underground’s “I’m Waiting For The Man” and “Heroin,” with guitarist Rick Nielsen channeling his inner Robert Quine, shredding and slashing his six-string noisemaker in a discordant symphony.

For Joan Jett and the Blackhearts, the moment came during her rendition of the early-80’s hit “I Love Rock ‘n’ Roll.” Jett’s Blackhearts hit the ground running, providing a solid sonic foundation to support her performance of “Bad Reputation,” “Fake Friends,” and “Love is Pain.” There were sturdy covers of Tommy James’ “Crimson and Clover,” Sly Stone’s “Everyday People,” Gary Glitter’s “Do You Wanna Touch Me,” and Bruce Springsteen’s “Light of Day” – the latter accompanied by a video reel showcasing Jett’s duo with actor Michael J. Fox in the 1987 film of the same name, on a backdrop.

Jett revisited her days with The Runaways in a staged reproduction of “You Drive Me Wild,” and “Cherry Bomb” – the latter being a timeless ode to troublemaking teenhood that somehow did not seem out-of-place in the hands of the 57-year-old performer.

Heart, headliners of the night, reached back to the 1970s to perform “Magic Man,” “Barracuda,” “Kick it Out,” and “Straight On,” and came full circle on a 40-year timeline when they delivered “Beautiful Broken,” from their just-released album of the same

Ann and Nancy Wilson of Heart on stage at SPAC on Sept. 8, 2016. Photo by MarkBolles.com

name. Truth-be-told, Heart sounds better today than they ever did.

Guitarist Nancy Wilson’s extended two-minute acoustic guitar introduction that morphed into “Crazy On You” brought the crowd to its collective feet, and sister Ann Wilson’s amazingly still-vibrant-afterall-these-years vocals kept the crowd standing, showcasing her talents most notably on the power ballad

“What About Love?” and the double-barreled dose of the band’s Led Zeppelin-inspired encore, featuring “The Immigrant Song,” and “Stairway To Heaven,” and including Wilson’s invocation of Robert Plant’s now-legendary ad-lib: “Does anyone remember laughter?”

You couldn’t have imagined a triple-bill featuring Heart, Joan Jett, and Cheap Trick taking

place in the 1970s, but touring 2016 style makes for strange stage-fellows. On a late summer day marked by a passive-aggressive weather front that was both slogged by rain and filled with sunshine, no one in the crowd was complaining, with nearly four hours of music supplying endless options for each to find their own special moment.

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Tang Teaching Museum Presents Sixfold Symmetry: Pattern in Art and Science SARATOGA SPRINGS — The Frances Young Tang Teaching Museum and Art Gallery at Skidmore College presents Sixfold Symmetry: Pattern in Art and Science, an exhibition of contemporary and historical art, artifacts, and material culture exploring the human desire to use and create pattern to understand the world around us. On view Sept. 17 to March 12, 2017, the Tang Teaching Museum project features collaborations with faculty members from multiple Skidmore College departments, including Art History, Biology, World Languages, Mathematics, Computer Science, Music, Psychology, and Religion.

Each collaborating professor explores the use of pattern in specific aspects of their field of study.

The exhibition, which takes its name from the symmetry shown in the late 19th- early 20th-century snowflake photographs by Wilson “Snowflake” Bentley, highlights cross-disciplinary connections in an installation that places objects from across time, cultures, and disciplines in dialogue.

Entering the galleries, visitors are invited to explore connections between a kaleidoscope of seemingly

Thomas Bangsted, Last of the Dreadnoughts.

disparate objects such as Bentley’s snowflake photographs, Shaker spirit drawings, Tibetan mandalas, Kabbalistic diagrams, and a waallhanging by Iranian artist Monir Shahroudy Farmanfarmaian called First Family – Hexagon (2010) that uses six-sided forms.

The Tang has commissioned an original wall drawing for the exhibition from contemporary Nigerian artist Victor Ekpuk, whose work is inspired by aesthetically rich and inherently secretive forms of textilebased written communication in Nigeria. The creation of the drawing itself includes a public performance element as visitors, students, and faculty witness the

creation of the large-scale work inside the Tang’s gallery.

At 4 p.m. Saturday, artist Victor Ekpuk will discuss his large-scale, site-specific wall drawing for Sixfold Symmetry, and his work and career more broadly, with Lisa Aronson, Skidmore College Professor Emeritus of Art History and contributing curator to Sixfold Symmetry.

At 7 p.m., Thursday, a Balinese Gamelan Concert and Indonesian Fashion Show will feature guest musicians and the Skidmore Gamelan Banyu Wali Ensemble, and fashions

by Professor Etin Anwar from Hobart and William Smith College, whose work focuses on Indonesian textiles.

Week of September 16 – September 22, 2016

Art in Historic Congress Park on Saturday

Art in the park

SARATOGA SPRINGS — Art in the Park, curated and presented

by Saratoga Arts, will take place 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday in Congress Park.

The event features an exhibition of original fine art available for sale from local and regional artists, local music performances, art activities for kids, food and more. The event is free and open to the public.

The exhibition features artists displaying their original twoand three- dimensional creations

and personally designed and crafted functional art in a beautiful park setting. Artists will display and be on hand to discuss their drawing, painting, ceramics, jewelry, sculpture, photography, printmaking, and work in other media.

Musical performances featuring Janine Ouderkirk, Gordon St., and Kayln Rock start at 1 p.m.

Food that will be available is provided by Ben & Jerry’s Fitzy’s Fork in the Road, and Grasso’s Italian Ice.

Saratoga City Ballet Hosts Open Auditions for the Nutcracker Act II “The Land of the Sweets”

Land of the Sweets

SARATOGA SPRINGS — Saratoga City Ballet will host open auditions for the Nutcracker Act II “The Land of the Sweets,” by Artistic Director Vanessa Viscusi on Saturday at Saratoga City Ballet Studios, 4295 Route 50. Open Auditions for experienced ballet dancers ages 12 and over will be held from 11:45 a.m.12:45 p.m. (Pointe Required).

There will be a separate audition for ages 4-11 from 1:30

p.m.-2:15 p.m. There will be a Mandatory Parent Meeting from 1:00-1:30 p.m. Please arrive 15 minutes prior to the audition in order to fill out paperwork and warm up.

The performance will take place Dec. 17 and 18 at the Saratoga Springs High School Auditorium. For more information call (518) 584-1895, visit www.saratogacityballet. com or email info@saratogacityballet.com.

Week of September 16 – September 22, 2016

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‘Breathing Lights’ Illuminate Saratoga Night

by Thomas Dimopoulos Saratoga TODAY SARATOGA SPRINGS — Adam Frelin studied the glow of a firefly.

He watched it take in oxygen and the pattern of intermittant flashes it produced. Then he started thinking about what he saw and how to adapt it to the human world.

“It’s one of those things we’re compelled to look at. You look at a lightning bug and think: where else can that be applied?” explained Frelin, an artist, associate professor of art at the University at Albany, and a decade-long resident of Troy.

Two years ago, Frelin and local architect Barbara Nelson, began collaborating on a plan to create an unprecedented, multicity public art installation. They called it “Breathing Lights.” The proposal won the Bloomberg Philanthropies Public Art Challenge, and was awarded a $1 million prize.

“We looked at the region we live in, and tried to recognize both the assets and the detriments we could work with,” Frelin said. “The assets had to do with the history of lighting technology – what took place at GE over the years and what’s now taking place at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. The detriment would have to be vacancies.

“We have 2,500 vacant buildings in the Capital Region and most of those buildings exist in neighborhoods that have been historically disinvested in one way or another,” he said. “The idea is to create a light effect that would be in these buildings. In this case, that effect creates the appearance of the light breathing.”

In October and November, Breathing Lights will result in the illumination of windows in

hundreds of vacant homes in Albany, Schenectady and Troy.

Friday night, Saratoga Springs was granted a sneak peek of the installation that will be attracting national attention to the Capital Region. The area’s first glimpse was staged at Spring Street Gallery, where the building’s window glowed in a gentle rhythm to simulate human breath. Outside the gallery, where ArtsFestFridays staged a celebration in conjunction with the event, the tree branches bowing over Spring Street sprouted leaves bathed in lavender hues. Glow-in-the-dark street performers danced on the pavement accompanied by a throbbing beat produced by a DJ with an affection for the disco era.

Concentrated in neighborhoods with high levels of vacancy, Breathing Lights will transform abandoned structures from pockets of shadows into places of warmth.

“We’re lighting hundreds of them throughout the Capital Region,” Frelin said. His art – which depicts the intersection of the natural and the constructed world - are on exhibit inside the gallery: a gigantic four-way mirror is dropped into a busy vehicular intersection in Las Vegas resulting in auto-vertigo; massive harmonicas are planted atop natural green mountains that seem to inspire a cacophony of sharps and flats blown by the random wind. There are images of hot embers spraying a scarred ridge, and city fountains cast in bronze modeled after the individual faces of its citizenry.

A public art dialogue featuring Frelin will be staged 6:30 p.m.

Friday at Spring Street Gallery, on 110 Spring St. The exhibition will

The technology behind Breathing Lights: LED light strips, and a breathing “rate” controlled by a simple Arduino board

be on display weekdays from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. through Oct. 29.

“Breathing Lights takes place in neighborhoods that don’t usually have these type of projects happening, or this kind of attention” Fredlin said. The ‘breathing lights’ in a vacant building can reference different things - a life that once lived there, a life that might return should the building was to be re-occupied, the artist noted.

“We hope, beyond creating something beautiful, to be able to draw some attention to an issue that a lot of work needs to be done.”

At the end of the installation, the windows – one by one – will fall dark, their shared sense of loss stirring a call to action.

Spring Street Gallery breathing Friday Night Lights

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week of 9/16-9/22 friday, 9/16: Houde and Hofmania, 8:30 pm @ Bentley’s — 899.4300 Keller & Cannon, 7 pm @ Carson’s Woodside Tavern — 584.9791 Jukebox, 10 pm @ Caroline St. Pub — 583.9400 Garland Nelson, 6 pm @ Diamond Club Grill 587.2022 Rick Bolton & Jeff Walton, 5 pm @ Gaffney’s — 587.7359 Acoustic Circus, 9 pm @ Gaffney’s — 587.7359 George Muscatello Group, 9 pm @ 9 Maple Avenue — 583.2582 Rich Ortiz, 6 pm @ The Saratoga Winery — 584.9463

saturday, 9/17: Dave Porter, 7 pm @ Carson’s Woodside Tavern — 584.9791 Radio Junkies, 10 pm @ Caroline St. Pub — 583.9400 Toga Boys, 9 pm @ Gaffney’s — 587.7359 Keith Pray Quartet, 9 pm @ 9 Maple Avenue — 583.2582

sunday, 9/18:

Jonathan Newell, 3 pm @ The Saratoga Winery — 584.9463

monday, 9/19: Steve Candlen, 6:30 pm @ Brook Tavern — 871.1473

tuesday, 9/20: Rich Ortiz, 10 pm @ Caroline St. Pub — 583.9400 Two Step Tuesdays, 8 pm @ Crown Grill — 583.1105 Open Mic with Rick Bolton, 8 pm @ Gaffney’s — 587.7359 Chris Dollard + Melissa Marshall, 6:30 pm @ Primetime Ultra Lounge — 583.4563 Mark Pratt, 5:30 pm @ Three Vines Bistro — 306.5881

wednesday, 9/21: Hot Club of Saratoga, 8 pm @ Hamlet + Ghost — 450.7287

thursday, 9/22: Hot Club of Saratoga, 8 pm @ Mouzon House — 226.0014

Hot Club of Saratoga noon @ The Merry Monk 584.6665

“THE GREATEST SHOW ON EARTH” Premiers at the Saratoga Springs International Film Festival SARATOGA SPRINGS — It is with great pride that Lakota Films, LLC and No Strings Marionette Company, along with Director and Writer Alyssa Polacsek Lakota and the rest of the cast and crew, invite the community to see “The Greatest Show on Earth” as part of the Saratoga Springs International Film Festival. The film will screen at 1pm on Saturday, September 17th at Bow Tie Cinemas, located at 19 Railroad Place, Saratoga Springs. The movie is dedicated in memory of native Saratogians

Jack & Francine Polacsek. There will be a Q & A following the screening. Tickets are $8 for the entire Moving Theatre program at saratogasiff.com.

Many people remember Jack’s smile and jovial nature. Sadly, he passed away in May of this year. Two days prior to his passing, Jack had a chance to watch his daughter’s short film, “The Greatest Show on Earth” nearing its final stage – shy of color correction, sound mixing, and credits. Jack recognized his daughter’s ongoing effort to shed light on dark

All-Day Arts Festival at Grant Cottage on Sunday WILTON — The Friends of U.S. Grant Cottage will host a daylong arts festival on the historic grounds of Grant Cottage.

The festival runs from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 18, and is open to the public free of charge.

The event features children’s activities, Penny Readers performances, an art auction to benefit Grant Cottage, and live music, performed by Fenimore Blues.

The cottage is located at 1000 Mt. McGregor Road.

subject matters.

Unbeknownst to the Editor, Tim Joy, he sent the final mixed picture to Alyssa on the day her Dad died. Originally, “The Greatest Show on Earth” was to screen in Jack’s honor and in memory of his late wife, Francine. However, upon learning the news of Jack’s passing, Tim made last minute edits for it to be in both of their memories.

The movie centers on a puppeteer, played by Dexter McKinney, Jr., who builds a life-size puppet in the image of the President -- also played by McKinney -- along with Puppet Master, Dan Baginski of No Strings Marionette Company, for his greatest show in history.

Other credits include Cinematographer, Chris Parente, Producers Alyssa Polacsek Lakota, Barbara Lucchese and Kate Blatchford.

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Puzzles Across 1 Big name in ATMs 4 Ten to twenty?

8 On fire 14 Worldwide workers’ agcy.

15 On __ with 16 Brooklyn Bridge features 17 “The Matrix” hero 18 Utah lily 19 Delivers an old standard, perhaps 20 *Last president who was a Founding Father 23 Not from a Scot 24 Fifth-century leader succeeded by his son Ellac 25 __ Aviv 26 Tent holder 27 Sportscaster Andrews 28 New Deal org.

29 Hustles 31 Smith students 33 “If only __ listened!”

34 Memo words 35 Smartphone buy 36 *Limp cause 40 Hold ‘em tell, maybe 41 Ingredient in Off! 43 Top-row poet on the “Sgt. Pepper” album cover 44 Remains at the campsite 46 Misses the mark 47 Party person 48 Spillane’s “__ Jury” 49 Org. that produces the magazines Highroads and Journey 50 The past, in the past 51 Risk being caught off base 54 Grisham hero, often: Abbr.

55 Fixer-upper, perhaps, and a hint to the answers to starred clues 57 Only reigning pope to write an autobiography 59 Tiny bit 60 Gun, as an engine 61 Most irritated 62 Emptiness 63 T size 64 Baby’s outfit 65 Luncheon ender

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See puzzle solution on page 46 66 Patriotic gp. since 1890 Down 1 Turtle in a 2014 film 2 Soccer shoe feature 3 *In the low 70s, usually 4 Bit of sibling rivalry 5 Hypothetical primate 6 Titicaca, por ejemplo 7 *Feature of most cars nowadays 8 Honor 9 Charge for a ride 10 Wall St. news 11 *On one’s own 12 Varied mixture 13 To be, to Ovid 21 Cork’s location 22 Opposite of attract

26 Chi follows it 30 “Just a few __” 31 Dwyane of the Miami Heat 32 Mathematical process 37 Good thing to have before a meal 38 Dinero 39 Winning football coach’s surprise 42 Airport screening org.

45 Persian for “king” 48 “Of course!”

52 Greek finale 53 Piano keyboard component 54 Lhasa __ 55 Spanish ayes 56 Warning sound 58 His, to Henri

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: Decadence, Decadents Decadence means showing low morals and a love for world pleasures. It can also mean being artificial or lacking in quality.

The acceptable level of moral decadence has plunged recently.

Decadents are spoiled people with low morals and a love for worldly pleasures.

Some of their wealthiest members can be labeled as decadents.

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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Week of September 16 – September 22, 2016 Saratoga Capital District Youth Basketball League Tryouts SARATOGA SPRINGS — Saratoga Capital District Youth Basketball League tryouts for boys in grades 4, 5 and 6 will take place on Saturday, September 24 at the Saratoga Springs High School from 11:30am - 12:30pm and Monday, September 26 at the Vanderbilt Ave Rec Center from 6 p.m. - 7 p.m.

For boys in grades 7 and 8: Saturday September 24 at the Saratoga Springs High School from 12:30 - 1:30 p.m. Monday September 26 at the Vanderbilt Ave Rec Center from 7 - 8 p.m.

Interested players are encouraged to attend both tryouts for their grade level, and should arrive 20 minutes early to register. There will be a $10 nonrefundable registration fee at the door. The club’s goal is to provide great teaching and skill development, while offering the best competitive environment available. Teams play against other town-based programs, and the season runs from late October to February. Cost for the season is $300-$350. For more information contact Mitch Snyder at mitchsnyder200@hotmail.com.

B-Spa Adult Sports Programs BALLSTON SPA — The Ballston Spa Community Education Program is currently offering a variety of adult sports opportunities. Sports programs are held from 8 to 10 p.m. with Co-ed Indoor Soccer and Co-ed Volleyball held on Mondays and Men’s Basketball on Wednesdays. A 10-week session begins the week of September 26 and requires a $30 fee for district residents.

The popular Walk About program is starting October 11 and provides a safe, indoor walking course for those interested in a low impact fitness activity. The program continues throughout the year when school is in session. A $15 registration fee is required for this program and nonresidents are charged $18 to participate. Walkers may join the program at any time throughout the session.

Pre-registration is required and fees are due at the beginning of each course. Those interested may register for courses by mail or in-person at the District Office, 70 Malta Avenue.

Additional information regarding any of the courses offered is available online at www.bscsd.org or by calling 518-884-7195 x1329.

B-Spa Boys Soccer Update BALLSTON SPA — Ballston Spa traveled to Troy High on September 10 and came away with a 4-0 win. B-Spa posted an early goal off a set piece play from Peter Distephano to Schuyler Mann.

Mann had many other great shots in the first half but Troy’s goalie made some tremendous saves.

After a hard fought first half, the score remained 1-0 at the half.

B-Spa came out fast in the second half when Thomas Gentile slipped a ball through in to Schuyler Mann, who once again scored to take the Scotties up 2-0. Shortly after, Jeremy Obrecht crossed a ball to Nevin Grenier

off a corner, to put the Scotties up 3-0. Joe Luger scored Ballston Spa’s last goal, to give the Scotties a 4-0 win. Ballston Spa 4 - Troy 0.

On September 13, Ballston Spa faced off against Columbia at its home field on Tuesday. Ballston Spa led the first half 1-0 after a goal by Nevin Grenier. Ballston

posted three more goals in the second half. Zach Schuette scored off of a corner kick, followed by a goal by Thomas Gentile, and assisted by Schuyler Mann. Ryan Blair scored the final Ballston goal with a header off a corner kick. Ballston Spa 4 - Columbia 0.

Ballston Spa currently is 4-1-1.

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Raucci’s Corner The Collector: Recalling the Manassas Mauler at Saratoga Lake Continued from front page.

Joseph Raucci

into boxing’s greatest prize, The Heavyweight Championship of The World.

Dempsey became a household name in the 1920s, a decade that saw some of the greatest sports figures in history: the immortal Babe Ruth who reinvented baseball; Man O’War who dominated “The Sport of Kings” as no other horse has; Jim Thorpe, a Native American who dazzled the sports world in football, track and any other sport he chose to compete in. Yet it was Dempsey who owned that decade.

He would become champ on the Fourth of July, 1919.

On a brutally hot day in Dayton, Ohio he faced off against Jess Willard, a six-foot six-inch 245-pound hulk who towered over the six-foot one-inch 190 pound Dempsey. The bell rang and Jack made quick work of the now ex-champion. It took just two rounds and countless punches that dropped Willard to the canvas a total of six times. Willard was finished. Jack Dempsey was

the new champ.

Dempsey was now on his way to fame, fortune and folklore. He became the king of the roaring 20s. He was so popular that he went to Hollywood, made some forgettable movies and married his dream girl, the beautiful actress Estelle Tayler. He went on a worldwide tour where he was greeted by kings and queens, along with well-wishers from every layer of society. He had reached the zenith of popularity. The sports world clamored to see him in the ring. His fights as champion drew unprecedented crowds.

Some of these battles are legendary.

In 1923, he took on the popular Argentinian Luis Firpo nicknamed “The Wild Bull Of The Pampas.” It would take two of the most ferocious rounds in boxing history for Dempsey to tame this bull. Firpo would go down eight times and Dempsey twice in four minutes. One blow sent the champ out of the ring where friendly reporters helped to push him back in. Jack finished him off. He would remain champ.

Firpo would return to Argentina a national hero.

On a visit to the United States years later, Firpo left Dempsey an envelope packed with 50 one thousand dollar bills and a note thanking him for having been instrumental in attaining a reputation that had made him a very

Here is an unused ticket (front and back) for the "Long Count Fight,” upper ringside with a great view of all the action. Chicago's infamous Alphonse Capone had a seat not far from this one. Photo provided.

wealthy man in his native country.

Dempsey would not defend the crown again until 1926. He was enjoying the good life and had little interest in his profession. His fans were restless. It was time for him to get back in the ring. His opponent would be an ex-light, heavyweight champion named Gene Tunney, an ex-marine who read Tolstoy and enjoyed reading poetry, soft spoken but make no mistake about it, he was clever, quick on his feet and knew how to use his brain in the ring. Plainly stated: “A Force to Be Reckoned With.”

The fight was set for September 23, 1926. Dempsey would train for the fight here at Tommy Luther’s White Sulphur Spring Hotel on Saratoga Lake.

Throngs of people would come to watch the great champion get in shape for the upcoming battle. In one day alone over a thousand fans paid a one-dollar admission fee to be a part of it.

The fight itself was all Tunney. Jack had contracted a stomach flu that sapped him of all his strength. It is amazing that he was able to stay on his feet for the entire ten rounds.

When he returned home to his wife, Estelle, she looked at his bruised face and asked, “What happened?” To which he retorted, “Honey, I forgot to duck.”

Dempsey wanted a rematch.

There would be one obstacle.

He would have to first fight Jack Sharkey, a tough competitor who would later go on to become heavyweight champ. This match would take place in the Summer of 1927 at a jam-packed Yankee Stadium.

Sharkey would take command of the fight early on. He was winning every round.

Dempsey looked like a shell of his old self. Then in the seventh round, Jack Sharkey made the biggest mistake of his boxing career. He complained to the referee that Dempsey was hitting him below the belt. He dropped his hands to show the ref where the foul was taking place.

Dempsey, always the opportunist, saw the opening. He delivered a devastating blow to Sharkey’s chin. He crumpled like an open accordion, landing on the canvas. He looked like a corpse

Postcard of White Sulphur Spring Hotel, Saratoga Lake, Stillwater, NY circa 1920s-30s. Photo provided.

until his handlers were able to drag him out of the ring. When Dempsey was asked why he hit him when Sharkey was making his point, he retorted this quotable quote: “What did you want me to do, write him a letter?”

So the stage was set. The rematch between Gene Tunney and Jack Dempsey would take place at Soldiers Field in Chicago.

The date would be September 22, 1927. These two champions were on a collision course with destiny. It would be an event that would link their names together in a historic battle known as “The Long Count.” It was obvious that Dempsey was no longer the force he had been. Yet he would go into the ring a slight favorite. This was due to his massive fan base and beloved stature.

The bout would draw a crowd of 104,000 and be boxing’s first $2 million gate. It would start the very same way as the first fight.

Tunney took control and looked like he would breeze to another win against his historic foe. Then in the seventh round of the match Dempsey came to life. He threw a flurry of punches that landed Tunney on the floor.

Dempsey stood crouched over the stunned champ. For the first time in Dempsey’s career, a clause was made in the rules that when one of the opponents went down the other would go to a neutral corner and wait for the count to start. Referee Dave Barry pointed Dempsey to the corner. He did not move. The ref then said, “Go to the furthest corner.” He shouted back, “I stay.” All his fighting instincts, every fiber of his being told him to hover over Tunney. Now Barry led him towards the corner. Finally, he abided by the rule. Precious seconds had elapsed.

Tunney said that all he could see was a vision of a kaleidoscope as he lay there. Finally, the count began. It has been established that Tunney was given at least five precious seconds due to Dempsey’s indecision. It was just what he needed to get up and finish the round. He went on to win an easy decision. Along with that came his share of the Purse, a whopping $990,000, an unheard of payday in that era.

This would be Dempsey’s last fight, while Tunney would make one more appearance in the ring and retire as champ. The two titans would become best of friends. Jack would open a restaurant in New York City.

A great entrepreneur, he would take pictures and sign postcards of his bout with Jess Willard for his adoring fans. The patrons could always expect to see the smile on a face etched with the grit and determination that made Jack Dempsey one of the greatest boxing legends to ever set foot in the ring.

He would have one last hurrah. In his late 70s, he saw two men assaulting a woman on a Manhattan street. He proceeded to make quick work out of them. Add two more notches to an already brilliant resume.

Gene Tunney would retire to Connecticut. Here he would lead a cultured life. His son John would become a United States Senator from California. None other than Jack Dempsey would barnstorm the state to help get him elected.

They are both gone now. Boxing no longer is the sport it once was.

Other sports have taken the spotlight. Football, basketball, soccer and others come to mind. That being said. Let’s not forget that for one decade in a bygone era, Jack Dempsey was “The Toast of The World.”

Writer Joseph Raucci will be taking a break from his collector’s column, but he will be back.

Week of September 16 – September 22, 2016

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Why Helmets Don’t Prevent Concussions

by Damian Fantauzzi for Saratoga TODAY A couple of years ago I wrote an article about an incurable condition that can develop from the result of numerous concussions. The condition is CTE, or Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy, which is a progressive degenerative disease of the brain found in some athletes with a history of repetitive brain trauma from numerous hits to the head.

There has been more awareness and clinical research with new findings, and there is more medical relief now because of this awareness.

So, what is a concussion? Probably not what you think it is. The cutting edge of research says standard sports helmets don’t prevent it. The brain is a dynamic system, where the brain can lag behind the skull during an impact. Papers describing the material properties of the brain using various techniques show that the brain is extremely soft. Helmets protect the possibility of a fractured skull, but in actuality, have little to no protection in the prevention of a concussion.

What happens to the brain on impact is that it lags behind the skull and then catches up and moves back and forth and sort of swings from side to side (oscillates). Experts think this is true.

There’s very little room in the cranial cavity, only a few millimeters, and it’s filled entirely with cerebral spinal fluid, which acts as a protective layer. And so the brain as a whole probably moves very little inside the skull.

How can concussion be prevented, and is that even possible?

Most experts think that it’s not. The reason we’re able to prevent a skull fracture with helmets is because it’s pretty simple. We know how it works.

A concussion is much more of a mystery. Most experts think and agree

that concussion is not likely to be something that’s happening on the outer surface of the brain, but rather it’s something that’s much deeper towards the center of the brain.

Dave Camarillo, former collegiate football player for Stanford University said: “The word concussion evokes a fear these days more so than it ever has, and I know this personally. I played 10 years of football, was struck in the head thousands of times. And I have to tell you, though, what was much worse than that was a pair of bike accidents I had where I suffered concussions, and I’m still dealing with the effects of the most recent one today as I stand in front of you. Your brain is one of the softest substances in your body, and you can think of it kind of like Jell-O. So as your head is moving back and forth, your brain is twisting and turning and contorting, and the tissue is getting stretched. And so most experts, I think, would agree that concussion is not likely to be something that’s happening on this outer surface of the brain, but rather it’s something that’s much deeper towards the center of the brain.”

Dave Camarillo is a bioengineer, a professor at Stanford University, who is one of the leaders investigating the cause and effects of concussions on the brain. Most of the information I have comes from his group’s investigation into the protection of the brain and related trauma. The study moves on and he and his group have made many conclusions about protecting the head. The following is a summary of these investigations.

Helmets designed to prevent fracture are not up to the task of preventing concussions.

The good news, Camarillo says, is that it still takes a defined amount of time for the force of impact to disrupt this central wiring of your brain.

“If we can slow the head down just enough so that the brain does not lag behind the skull but instead it moves in synchrony with the skull, then we might be able to prevent this mechanism of a concussion.”

The natural solution is a better helmet. Camarillo’s group is collaborating with the Swedish company Hövding, maker of an innovative bicycle helmet, on a new type of headgear. Rather than a rigid plastic shell, the Hövding bike helmet functions like an airbag worn around the neck, using the same type of sensors as Camarillo’s mouth guards to detect when a fall is likely and trigger an explosive inflation around the head, a mouth guard developed by his group that has sensors implanted in the device that can be read to determine the effects of impact to the head.

Despite promising data suggesting this type of helmet can greatly reduce the risk of concussion in some scenarios, Camarillo warns that we’re not likely to see one for sale in the U.S. anytime soon.

“It’s a pretty exciting development, but in order for us to actually realize the benefits of technology that can prevent concussion, it needs to meet regulations,” said Camarillo.

The testing can take up to five years

for approval by the regulators.

Both bike helmets, which must be approved by the Consumer Product Safety Commission, and football helmets, which are regulated by an industry group, are tested for their ability to prevent skull fractures, not concussions.

“That’s an important thing to do,” Camarillo says. “It can save your life, but it’s not sufficient.”

So, while Camarillo’s group is working to understand the internal mechanisms of head injuries, they’re also focused on optimizing the standard tests and techniques to account for actions that lead to concussions as well as traumatic skull fractures. “We hope that the government can use this type of information to encourage innovation by letting consumers know how protected are you with a given helmet.”

In a TED Talk (Technology, Entertainment, and Design) session Camarillo was asked: Would he feel comfortable letting his child play football or ride a bicycle? Camarillo said, “And this might be just a result of my own traumatic experience. I’m much more nervous about my daughter, Rose, riding a bicycle. So she’s a year and a half old, and she’s already, well, wants to anyway, race down the streets of San Francisco. This is the bottom of one of these streets. And so my personal goal is to -- and I believe this is possible -- is to further develop

these technologies, and in fact, we’re working on something in my lab in particular that really makes optimal use of the given space of a helmet.

And I am confident that we will be able to, before she’s ready to ride a two-wheeler, have something available that can in fact really reduce the risk of concussion and comply with regulatory bodies.”

I feel it’s a good thing that these issues are being addressed, now, more often than not. I think, with football, there are more rules for the safety of the athlete than ever before. I really don’t think preventing a child from playing sports, or riding a bike, is any sort of solution.

One of the concerns is the detection of a concussion, I feel there needs to be a more focus on the instructional aspect in the teaching of what the symptoms might be, and the prevention of returning to the game, or practice. Caution is always a safer philosophy and judgment used by the coach and or parent; it’s imperative in being attentive to the possible dangers that can be the result of a concussion. The long-term effects of brain trauma, no matter what age, or what level they are, is more important than winning a game. To parents and youth, coaches know the consequences of head trauma and are aware of the symptoms; there can be life-long feelings of mental and physical pain.

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Week of September 16 – September 22, 2016

COMMUNITY SPORTS BULLETIN Strikes & Spares for the Center for Disability Services Bowling enthusiasts of all ages are encouraged to roll into the fall season at the NYSCOPBA BowlA-Thon, presented by Southwest Airlines, on Sunday, September 18.

There will be family friendly fun from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Saratoga Strike Zone, 32 Ballston Avenue in Saratoga Springs.

In addition to bowling, there will be music provided by a FLY 92 DJ, food and drink, face painting and a silent auction. All proceeds benefit the Center for Disability Services Foundation, Inc. The Bowl-A-Thon will honor the memory of Brian Viele, who was part of the Center for more than 40 years, first as a toddler, then as a Langan School graduate and finally as a participant in the Center¹s adult programs.

Registration is $15 per person or $45 for a team of four. Players may raise the money through donations from friends and family, or they may pay to play. Donations are welcome and may be made through PayPal. Event sponsorships are also available.

For information, registration, sponsorships or donations, go to www.cfdsny.org or call 518-944-2122.

Tenth Annual Falling Leaves 5K The Tenth Annual Falling Leaves 5K in the village of Ballston Spa will be held on the Saturday

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of Columbus Day weekend on October 8. The 5K race starts and ends at Kelly Park on Ralph Street in Ballston Spa. Day of race registration is $30 starts at 8:30 a.m. with the race starting at 10 a.m. Awards for the top male and female overall, and top 3 male and female in each age division (no duplicates). Long sleeved T-shirts guaranteed to the first 200 registrations. Parking is available at the village pool.

Age groups: 14 and under, 15-19, 20-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59, 60-69, 70+. Kids fun run (Free) will be held after the 5K with each participant receiving a ribbon. Stay for delicious baked goods and an opportunity to win gift certificates to local businesses. Last year, local businesses donated over $1,800 in gift certificates!

This race benefits Vet HELP program earmarked for the Vet House and Guardian House for male and female homeless Veterans Applications and online registration: ballstonspaumchurch. org/falling-leaves-5k-run.html

Saratoga Springs Recreation Department Offering New Basketball Program The Saratoga Springs Recreation Department is offering a new co-ed program for 3 to 5 year olds and their parents called Tiny B’Ball.

Register for this and all 2016-17 basketball programs at the Saratoga Springs Recreation

Center at 15 Vanderbilt Avenue.

Questions? Contact us 518587-3550 x2300 or email recreservations@saratoga-springs.org.

Join us on the courts this season!

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 to 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-andrecreation 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.

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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/

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 & non-residents is open now. The deadline to register is September 30th.

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.

Saratoga Springs Recreation Department 2016 Fall Indoor Floor Hockey Registration Underway This introductory program is open to children ages 6-12 and will run from September 12-October 17. Sign up at the Saratoga Springs Recreation Center at 15 Vanderbilt Avenue. Early Bird registration ends October 11. Visit www.SaratogaRec.com for more information. Or Contact us: 518587-3550 x2300 or email recreservations@saratoga-springs.org.

Week of September 16 – September 22, 2016

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HS Football Roundup

by Arthur Gonick for Saratoga TODAY Last year, fans got quite a gift: two state finalists in football (Saratoga – Class AA; Schuylerville – Class B). After the second week of 2016’s season, we can safely say you can always find bright spots – if you know where to look: Burnt Hills/Ballston Lake – Off their dramatic opener, a road payback win at Amsterdam that earned them the back cover last week, the Spartans were primed for a letdown in their home opener against neighboring Scotia… Trap game? Not with these guys…BH/BL (2-0) was prepped, ready, and jumped out to a 38-point 3Q lead, en route to a 45-22 victory… If football is only fun for you when you watch winning teams – here’s yours, readers. BH/BL ventures to Gloversville (0-2) on 9/16, then on 9/23 they venture to Averill Park (1-1).

Schuylerville – Really, could be anything. The Black Horses (1-1) are attempting to reload on the fly, and they retain some nice seasoned holdovers from last year’s state final team, such as Senior Darius Abron – and Junior Derek Willson has stepped up big-time, with 5 TDs in the first two games. They appeared to be rolling with a big home opener win against Schalmont, 35-26, that most ‘insiders’ thought would be troublesome, but then threw a shoe on the road vs. Ravena, 27-13. The Black Horses travel to Hudson Falls (0-2) this Saturday, 9/17 and return home against Johnstown (0-2, but both losses were within 7 pts.).

Saratoga – This year is an investment - let’s face it…

The Blue Streaks (0-2) do have some building blocks – like Junior receiver Lewi Clarke (7), Sophomore RB Chris Klimek (22) and Junior RB Cam Adams (33); and a

two-way anchor in Senior Eric Stone (OL/LB). But there is no shortcut for experience, and with projected starting QB Junior Wes Eglintine (2) and others out with injuries, the transition process has become MUCH harder. Saratoga hosts CBA (2-0 – with 91 points scored / 18 allowed in those games) on 9/16. Then the Blue Streaks travel to their friends at Shen on 9/23.

Ballston Spa – Well, you don’t have to exhort Scottie’s fans to be loyal. They just are, and always will be. BSpa is 0-2. Scotties football could be competitive in any other bracket, and even dominant in some. When you have scored zero points, allowed 76 in two games, it seems like holding onto tradition is like trying to pick up mercury. But, I’ll let the reader decide. In the meantime, watch them at home vs.

Bethlehem on 9/16. This is a game where the Scotties have a fighting chance.

Bright Spot: Junior receiver Lewi Clarke (7) scores Saratoga’s lone touchdown late against Guilderland. Photo by Francesco D’Amico.

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Week of September 16 – September 22, 2016

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Flag football competition raises funds and awareness for Alzheimer’s on Saturday, September 10 at Skidmore College - Wachenheim Field. Photos by Francesco D’Amico.