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Volume 9 • Issue 47 • November 26 – December 4, 2014

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good. Of course, it’s also a great time to think about helping those who might not have enough to eat by donating food and volunteering

SARATOGA SPRINGS — Downtown Saratoga Springs is always a great choice to do your holiday shopping. This Saturday, it’s an even better one, as The Saratoga Springs City Center will be wall-to-wall with unique gift ideas from a variety of craft specialists in every medium imaginable.

Saratoga Center for the Family will be the host and beneficiary of the 39th Craft Marketplace on Saturday, Nov. 29, also known as Small Business Saturday. The

See Food Pantry pg. 8

See 39th Craft Marketplace pg. 12

(L-R) Debi Zellan, Roger Flynn and Rose Nesbitt volunteer at the pantry.

by Stephanie Hale-Lopez Saratoga TODAY WILTON — Thanksgiving is a chance to give thanks for a life that’s

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28th Annual

Victorian Streetwalk

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Inside TODAY Custom Santas Are Just the Beginning!

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Education

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Holiday Gift Guide

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Pulse 36-39 Sports 44-47

Over 3,000 to Run

Turkey Trot Begins at 8:30 a.m. Thanksgiving Morning

by Brian Cremo Saratoga TODAY

SARATOGA SPRINGS — Over 3,000 participants will once again line up on Broadway near City

Photo by jefftaylorstudios.com courtesy of the Christopher Dailey Foundation.

Hall on Thanksgiving morning for the 13th annual Christopher Dailey Foundation Turkey Trot.

Holiday Forecast The 5k race is in memory of Christopher Dailey, who passed away suddenly the day after Thanksgiving in 2001, when he was an 8-year-old third grade student at Dorothy Nolan Elementary School.

His parents, Mark and Maria of See Turkey Trot pg. 10

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Week of November 26 – December 4, 2014

Ballston Spa Woman Named Outstanding Civilian of the Year BALLSTON SPA — Ann Hauprich of Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 358 Ladies’ Auxiliary in Ballston Spa was presented with the Hudson Mohawk Counties Council (HMCC) Outstanding Civilian of the Year Award during a ceremony hosted by the Sullivan Jones VFW Post in Poestenkill on Sunday, Nov. 16.

The citation given to the daughter of World War II veteran Donald G. Hauprich stated she was selected

to receive the honor because of “her dedication and willingness to give of her time without any thought of remuneration, thereby bringing great credit upon herself and the Veterans of Foreign Wars.” Specific contributions during 2014 included assisting with the planning and promotion of a ‘Salute to Literacy’ fund-raiser to benefit the Maurice “Christopher” Morley Literacy Fund administered by the Ballston Spa Central School District and orchestrating

the moving of a donated piano to the Saratoga County nursing home at Maplewood Manor with aid from Boy Scouts Troop 1 and VFW Post 358.

Amongst the Ballston Spa VFW contingent on hand to see Ann Hauprich receive her award were NYS Department Service Officer John Lombardo, VFW Post 358 Quartermaster Dennis LaQue and VFW Post 358 Ladies Auxiliary officer Mary Brooks.

Ann Hauprich With HMCC’s Outstanding Civilian Award

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Week of November 26 – December 4, 2014

Getting Santa’s Trees Ready!

SARATOGA SPRINGS — Sunday afternoon, Nov. 23 was filled with holiday joy (which was doublyenhanced by some delightful weather) as Downtown Business Association members, friends and family met to decorate the downtown Christmas trees by the Santa Cottage for the 28th Annual Victorian Streetwalk and the Annual Tree Lighting Ceremony on Thursday, Dec. 4.

The tree lighting at 6 p.m. shortly precedes the anticipated arrival of Santa and Mrs. Claus to their Holiday home on Broadway. A complete preview of the evening's festivities can be found on pages 33-35.

8-year-old Lilyana Goodman and her mom Stacey help decorate.

Heidi Owen-West and Susan Farnsworth help set up the Trees in Downtown Saratoga Springs

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week in Review

Saratoga Springs, Non-Profit Partners Announce Start of Habitat for Humanity Projects SARATOGA SPRINGS — Saratoga Springs Mayor Joanne D. Yepsen, Habitat for Humanity, Saratoga Builders Association, and Rebuilding Together – Saratoga County announced the start of two Habitat for Humanity projects in the city.

Last year, the City Council voted to approve workforce community partnerships at 26 Cherry Street and 195 Division Street.

Now, Habitat for Humanity, the Saratoga Builders Association and Rebuilding Together – Saratoga County will work together to build homes, starting in the spring of 2015, for very deserving families on the two lots.

“I want to thank the City Council, with a special thanks to Commissioner Michele Madigan who was instrumental in pushing this through,” said Mayor Yepsen.

“This is a great project and yet another example of the public-private non-profit partnerships that we are trying to promote in my administration and in City Hall. I can’t think of a better use for these lots than providing a good, quality house for a working Saratoga Springs family.”

“This project provides a unique and uncommon opportunity for the city to contribute the land itself to this affordable housing effort,” said Michele Madigan, Commissioner of Finance. “The project has many positives: the return property to the tax rolls; ensuring improvement of currently vacant or dilapidated lots; increasing real property value to the city; urban residential in-fill; and most importantly, provides a great house for a wonderful family right here in Saratoga Springs.”

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Avenue of the Pines Wins Saratoga Juice Bar Contest SARATOGA SPRINGS — Saratoga Juice Bar has announced the winner of its 2014 Create Your Own Juice contest as “Avenue of the Pines” by Sarah Kaplan.

Featuring a blend of mango, pineapple, spinach and lemon, Avenue of the Pines will have a custom-designed label and will be featured and sold in the store for the entire month of December.

“Congratulations to Sarah and each of our semifinalists,” wrote Saratoga Juice Bar in a news release. “The juices were creative, unique and above all, tasty.

Thanks to everyone who participated either by submitting juice recipes or by coming in to taste the juices created.”

Avenue of the Pines, created by Sarah Kaplan. Photo provided.

Schuylerville’s Green Ribbon School Project Receives Recognition SCHUYLERVILLE — Schuylerville Central School District’s Green Ribbon School (GRS) Project has received national recognition from Green Ribbon Schools, a grassroots project based in Texas, which offers a web-based platform for recording and rewarding a school's accomplishments in four cornerstone areas: natural classrooms, health and fitness, nature and adventure, and EcoCampus.

Schuylerville was one of just 25 schools nationwide to complete all of the necessary

requirements to receive its Green Ribbon School designation for the 2013-14 school year.

A banner to recognize the GRS Team's accomplishments was presented on Monday, Nov. 17, at the Schuylerville Board of Education meeting. It will be displayed in the elementary school.

“The banner is a reminder of the hard work these volunteers put in to help promote health in our students, school, community and environment we live in,” Superintendent Dr. Ryan Sherman said.

Saratoga Hospital Named National Leader in LGBT Healthcare Equality SARATOGA SPRINGS — Saratoga Hospital has once again been recognized as a “Leader in LGBT Healthcare Equality” by the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) Foundation.

Saratoga Hospital earned top marks in meeting non-discrimination and training criteria that demonstrate the hospital’s commitment to equitable, inclusive care for LGBT patients and their families, who can face significant challenges in securing the quality healthcare and respect they deserve.

“This leadership designation affirms our commitment to meet the needs of all patients,” said Angelo Calbone, Saratoga Hospital president and CEO. “It sends a clear message to members of the LGBT community that, at every Saratoga Hospital facility, they can count on us for the care, respect and compassion that all patients deserve, regardless of sexual orientation.”

Saratoga Hospital was named a leader in 2013 as well.

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Week of November 26 – December 4, 2014 Michael A. Epstine, 41, of Saratoga Springs, was arrested Nov. 17 and charged with petit larceny.

Elissa Marie Bennett, 20, of Lake Luzerne, was arrested Nov. 18 and charged with petit larceny.

Jason M. Ohnsman, 24, of Ballston Spa, was arrested Nov. 19 and charged with failure to stop at a stop sign and DWI. Robert C. Picciotti, 43, of Fairport, was arrested Nov. 20 and charged with DWI, aggravated unlicensed operation of a vehicle and refusing a prescreen test.

arrested Nov. 21 and charged with failure to stop at a stop sign, DWI, refusing a prescreen test, BAC more than .08 percent and aggravated DWI. Shawn Sweeney, 22, of Garden City, was arrested Nov. 23 and charged with DWI, possession of a controlled substance outside the original container, criminal possession of a controlled substance, criminal possession of a weapon, menacing, reckless endangerment, assault, unlawful fleeing from the police in a motor vehicle and discharging a firearm within 500 feet of a business.

SENTENCINGS

Patrice M. Figuereo, 24, of Saratoga Springs, was arrested Nov. 20 and charged with unlawful possession of marijuana and improper lane use.

Shelley M. Green, 18, of Gansevoort, was arrested Nov. 20 and charged with aggravated harassment.

Mallory A. Filimon, 26, of Staten Island, was arrested Nov. 20 and charged with refusing a prescreen test, aggravated unlicensed operation of a vehicle, DWI and an improper right turn.

Randall C. Gerber, 26, of Saratoga Springs, was arrested Nov. 21 and charged with criminal contempt.

Tyler F. Shufelt, 28, of Middle Grove, was arrested Nov. 21 and charged with DWI, BAC more than .08 percent and failure to keep right.

Trevor S. Campbell, 31, of Saratoga Springs, was arrested Nov. 21 and charged with failure to stop at a stop sign and aggravated unlicensed operation of a vehicle.

Ashley M. Cavosie, 30, of Saratoga Springs, was

Faith Gillie, 24, of Middleline Road in Ballston Spa, pled to the charge of failure to register as an internet identifier within 10 calendar days Nov. 19. Sentencing will be Dec. 4 at 1:15 p.m.

Ronald G. Morelli, 34, of County Route 70 in Stillwater, was sentenced to 1.5-3 years in state prison concurrent with H-2762014 and with Warren County Nov. 19, after pleading to the charge of attempted burglary Sept.

24. Morelli was also sentenced to 1.5-3 years in state prison and restitution of $589.80 plus a surcharge Nov. 19, after pleading to the charge of grand larceny Sept. 24.

David S. Smith, 28, of Graves Road in Galway, pled to the

BLOTTER charge of aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle and DWI Nov. 20.

Sentencing will be Jan. 15 at 9:30 a.m.

Scott H. Lortie Jr., 25, of Maple Street in Glens Falls, pled to the charge of identity theft Nov. 20. Sentencing will be Jan. 15 at 1:30 p.m.

Justin Q. Franz, 34, of Swan Street in Green Island, was sentenced to 2-6 years in state prison and $4,162.46 restitution plus a surcharge Nov. 20, after pleading to the charge of robbery Sept. 23.

Jade A. Cummings, 27, of Pine Park Terrace Apartments in Waterford, pled to the charges of attempted criminal sale of a controlled substance and attempted forgery Nov. 21. Sentencing will be Jan. 16 at 9:30 a.m.

Eleanor N. Alberio, 37, of Mohawk St. in Waterford, pled to the charge of criminal possession of a controlled substance Nov. 21.

Sentencing will be Jan. 16.

Matthew E. Burnell, 31, was sentenced to time served, five years probation and an ignition interlock device Nov. 21, after pleading to the charge of aggravated DWI Sept. 26.

Benjamin M. Kramer, 33, of Route 9 in Ballston Spa, was sentenced to one year in the Saratoga County Jail Nov. 21, after pleading to the charge of failing to register as a sex offender Sept. 26.

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obituaries

Pamela Jean Roselle Wescott GREENFIELD — Pamela Jean Roselle Wescott of Middle Grove, died suddenly at her home on Nov. 14.

She was the daughter of Geraldine Adams and William A Roselle, both deceased.

Pamela was born in Saratoga Springs on February 15, 1957.

She worked at Wesley Nursing Home for 10 years and then at Saratoga Taxi Co. for about 30 years. She also recently worked as a Companion Care Giver at Home Instead, of Gansevoort.

Pam was a member of the Wilton Baptist Church. She was an avid horse racing fan and was devoted to her dogs, Daisy Mae and Sammy Boy. She also loved her swimming pool in the backyard and fishing with her younger brother, Mike.

In addition to her parents, she was predeceased by her brothers, Douglass and Michael Roselle. She is survived by her older brother, Bruce Roselle and her many friends.

Michael F. Harrison Sr.

SARATOGA SPRINGS — Michael F. Harrison Sr. died on Nov. 19, after a short illness at Saratoga Hospital surrounded by his loved ones. He was 82.

Born in Schenectady on Feb.6, 1932, he is the son of the late Charles and Geraldine (Kavanaugh) Harrison. A lifelong resident of Saratoga Springs, Michael was a graduate of Saint Peter’s Academy and the Albany Business College. He served with the 1st Marine Division in Korea as a U.S. Navy Corpsman from 1952-1953. He worked as an accountant at Carl C. Beck in Albany until taking employment with the New York

State Assembly as an assistant to Assemblyman Bobby D’Andrea until he retired in December of 2001.

In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his loving wife of 38 years, Frances O’Rourke Harrison, in 2002.

He is survived by his two children, Michael F. Harrison Jr. (Heather) and Susan Harrison Turner (Byron). He was a loving grandfather of Lily and Chloe Turner of Saratoga Springs and Michael, Michaela, Meghan, Brendan and Sean Harrison of Spotsylvania, Virginia. He was also survived by his brother Charles Harrison and his family of Riverhead, New York; his sisters-in-law, Sister Roberta O’Rourke CSJ and Angeline O’Rourke; and his niece Katrina Hayward Kumer of Smithtown, Long Island.

William J. Blakely SARATOGA SPRINGS — William J. Blakely passed away Tuesday, Sept. 30 at Wesley Health Care Center. He was 87.

Born Oct. 20, 1926 in Paterson, New Jersey, he is the son of the late Samuel and Mary Blakely. Bill moved from Paterson to Greenfield in 1963. He was a trainer at the Saratoga Harness Track, a member of the Harness Association and a communicant of St. Joseph’s Church in Greenfield.

Week of November 26 – December 4, 2014

David R. Carr Sr. S A R AT O G A SPRINGS — David R. Carr, Sr. 83, passed away peacefully on Monday, Nov. 18 after a long illness.

Born on Sept. 13, 1931 in Saratoga Hospital, the son of the late W. Rowland and Marion Carr, he grew up on Fifth Avenue in Saratoga Springs and graduated from Saratoga High in 1949. He received his Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from St. Lawrence University in 1953 and served in the U.S. Army at Aberdeen, Maryland from 1953-56.

Upon graduation and discharge from the Army, Dave moved back to Saratoga Springs and married Rosemary D’Andrea, his loving wife of 55 years. Employed as General Manager of Starbuck’s Department Store on Broadway for 17 years, he became President and Owner in 1973.

Dave was very active in his community and loved Saratoga Springs. He was an usher and lector at St. Clement’s Church and was a past member of the Parish Council. A member of the Saratoga Springs Lions Club for over 57 years, he was a past president, founding member and past president of the Lions Eye Institute at Albany Medical Center and Vice President of the Sight Conservation Society of Northeastern New York. He received many awards as a Lion, including a Melvin Jones Fellow, the Robert Uplinger Distinguished Service Award and a three-time recipient of the International President’s Award.

There is a conference room named in his honor

at Albany Medical Center.

Dave was a member and past president of the Saratoga Spring Board of Education, past president of the Saratoga YMCA, past president of the United Way, past president of the Downtown Retail Merchants Association and past vice president of the Saratoga Chamber of Commerce. He was a member of the Board of Governors of the Saratoga Springs Society of the Friendly Sons of St. Patrick and served as their Keeper of the Shillelagh, an honor which he treasured. When Dave wasn’t serving his community, he could be found on the golf course or walking. He was a Master Gardener and loved the outdoors. His quick wit, infectious smile and trademark sayings will be missed by all who knew him and Dave remains a humble hero.

The family would like to extend thanks and appreciation to the dedicated staff of Wesley Health Care Center for their loving care. In a very short time, Dave created heartfelt bonds and inspired his caregivers.

Predeceased by his wife, Rosemary D’Andrea Carr, survivors include his sister, Marcia Carr of Saratoga Springs; his two children, David R. Carr, Jr. (Donna) of Saratoga Springs and Diane Carr of Kennebunk, ME. The pride and joy of Dave’s life were his five grandchildren, Laura McCullough of Ft. Myers, Florida, David McCullough of Kennebunk, Maine, Logan Carr of Boston, and Tyler and Madison Carr of Saratoga Springs. He is also survived by his loving companion, Nancy Morrissey, of Saratoga Springs.

Elizabeth Patterson Dumont S A R AT O G A SPINGS — Elizabeth Patterson Dumont, the only child of Edward D. and Nellie M. Patterson, joined her loved ones in Heaven on Oct. 25.

She was 86.

Betty was born Jan. 29, 1928 in Saratoga Springs, where she lived most of her life. She attended and graduated from Saratoga Springs City Schools.

She married Harold G. Dumont in 1949 and they happily lived together for 43 years until his death. In her early years, Betty worked for the New York Telephone Company and spent many summers in the Catskill area as a switch

board operator. In 1950, together with her husband and her parents, they opened the “Country Store” on Jefferson Street in Saratoga Springs, which they successfully ran for 32 years.

Betty loved spending time with her family and enjoyed many weekends at her camp on Cossayuna Lake. In her late 70s, Betty moved to Florida and then to North Carolina to live with her daughter, Lynne.

She is survived by two children: her son Jeffrey Dumont (Maria) of Greenfield Center, her daughter Dr. Lynne Dumont of North Carolina; and her two grandchildren Nellie Marie Dumont of New York City and Gavin Dumont of Ballston Spa. A Memorial Mass for Betty will be held Nov. 29 at 1:30 p.m. at St. Joseph’s Roman Catholic Church on Rt. 9N in Greenfield Center, followed by burial in the family plot at St. Peter’s Cemetery in Saratoga Springs.

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From the Publisher’s Desk . . .

Giving Thanks: The Price of Freedom

by Chad Beatty Saratoga TODAY Mmmmmm, I can already smell the turkey cooking and taste the butter-soaked mashed potatoes with a big side of stuffing. Yes, Thanksgiving is a true feast for the senses. It may not be my favorite holiday of the year, but when it comes to culinary cuisine it is certainly my favorite day of the year. I imagine, like me, most of you gather around the table with family and friends and bow your heads to give thanks. Perhaps it is for the birth of a baby, a promotion at work, or for the feast in front of you.

These are all blessings and certainly worthy of gratitude, but to get a true feeling for the meaning behind Thanksgiving, we have to travel back to the year 1620.

It was mid-day on November 11 and the Pilgrims had finally reached the new world.

Despite missing their intended destination, the Colony of Virginia, by a few hundred miles, they were anchored at Cape Cod in the area that is now Provincetown Harbor.

They had just spent a rough 3 months crossing the Atlantic in search of religious freedom. Their epic journey had been fraught with violent storms, horrible sanitation, mechanical dilemmas and rancid food that was so bad it would make a Billy goat sick. Despite the horrendous conditions, the Pilgrims kept their faith and passed the days singing psalms.

In the harbor their first order of business was drafting and signing the Mayflower Compact. This simple document established the first rudimentary form of democracy in America and underscored the importance of each member contributing to the welfare of the community. An excerpt of the text follows: “Having undertaken, for the Glory of God, and advancements

of the Christian faith and honor of our King and Country, a voyage to plant the first colony… solemnly and mutually, in the presence of God, and one another, covenant and combine ourselves together into a civil body politic, for our better ordering, and preservation…”

As you can tell, it was a custom of the pilgrims to honor God and give thanks in all things.

Once the compact had been signed, a landing party was sent ashore to explore the rugged terrain and gather firewood and hunt prey.

Due to their missed landing spot, there was no food or shelter awaiting

them upon their arrival. But at least the firewood would provide a hot meal for the Pilgrims, something they hadn’t enjoyed in weeks.

Unfortunately the Pilgrims would have to spend many more months aboard the Mayflower for shelter and safety. What followed was a winter filled with frigid weather, long hard days and mysterious illnesses that took many lives.

But their faith and prayer carried them through the season and in the spring they set out to complete their living quarters and plant crops. The work was grueling and seemed to never end, but by October 1621 the

buildings were complete, and the crops were ready to be harvested.

They would have food to sustain them through the winter!

As the new governor of the colony, William Bradford breathed a sigh of relief. He reflected on the fact that they had survived a treacherous sea journey which brought them near starvation. They had struggled through a bitterly cold winter filled with death and disease, and they had lost nearly half of their party, but their faith never wavered.

The price of freedom is always high, and the Pilgrims accepted that fact.

So in November 1621, William Bradford declared that Plymouth should hold a thanksgiving festival.

It was to be a feast and celebration worthy of their long journey. They would invite the settlements’ Indian friends as their special guests and they would eat, drink and sing praise together.

So on this Thanksgiving Day, let’s bow our heads and remember those pilgrims who sacrificed so much for a simple ideology: religious freedom. Only those who have it tend to take it for granted.

God Bless and Happy Thanksgiving.

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Week of November 26 – December 4, 2014

Volunteers Distribute Over 4,000 lbs. of Food for Thanksgiving

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your time. Local food banks help feed millions of Americans every year and at the Wilton Food Pantry, volunteers have been extremely busy this fall.

“We have far outdone what we distributed last year,” said Debi Zellan, President of the Wilton Food Pantry.

“The last three months have

all been record-breakers for us. Each month our distribution has increased, so the need is clearly growing.”

In 2013, Wilton Food Pantry distributed groceries – not including holidays – equal to 22,752 meals. The pantry hit that number in October; close to 26,000 meals have been distributed so far this year, not including holidays.

Last Saturday, 80 families received complete ingredients for Thanksgiving meals based on family size. Additionally, Wilton Food Pantry continued with regular service and distributed food to 21…all in under three hours.

“A month or so we looked around and thought, ‘the shelves are bare, what are we going to do?’ And we put out the word and the community came together,” said Zellan. “We were able to put together magnificent Thanksgiving baskets and we’ve been able to meet the increased need each month and each week and each day.”

The Thanksgiving baskets included 1,360 pounds of turkey; 280 pounds of potatoes; 256 pounds of applesauce; 188 pounds of stuffing, 144 pounds of cranberries; 100 pounds of green beans; 100 pounds of yams; and 100 pounds of carrots, among many other food items as well.

But with every food pick-up and donation received, the pantry needs volunteers for intake,

Rose Nesbitt keeps the pantry organized. Photo by ©StockStudiosPhotography.com

Salvation Army and Saratoga • Serves Saratoga County • Pantry Hours: Monday, Wednesday and Friday 9:30 a.m. to noon.

Franklin Community Center • Serves Saratoga County • Pantry Hours: Monday through Friday 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Greenfield Food Pantry • Serves Town Residents • Pantry Hours: Wednesday 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.

First Baptist Church Food Pantry • Serves Saratoga County • Pantry Hours: Tuesday and Friday 10 a.m. to noon.

For a full list of local food pantries, visit www.foodpantries.org distribution, and inventory and stocking shifts. Although Wilton Food Pantry has a long list of volunteers, it always comes down to the same devoted neighbors, ranging in age from 15 to 70, who are always willing to lend a hand.

New Wilton resident, Roger Flynn, started volunteering with Wilton Food Pantry in July and helps out multiple times a week.

“I’m retired and I felt like I needed to do something. It’s the right thing to do – help people out,” said Flynn. “That’s the main reason…that’s the way my father raised me. If you have the time to do it, do it. I like doing something good for somebody else.”

Way before Wilton Food

Pantry opened its doors, Wilton resident, Rose Nesbitt, got involved right when discussions on opening a food pantry were taking place in December of 2010.

“As a mother of six kids, I can’t imagine being a mother and not being able to feed your children,” said Nesbitt. “It makes you think…

I’m thankful I was able to feed my children, but think about how many women can’t.”

The Wilton Food Pantry is in need of monetary and food donations; but most importantly, the pantry is also in need of volunteers. Visit the pantry’s website at www.wiltonfoodpantry.org for information on donating and volunteer sign-up.

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Week of November 26 – December 4, 2014

Christopher Dailey Turkey Trot Runs for 13th Straight Year Wilton, began the steps to starting a foundation in his name just weeks later.

The idea was to build and pay for a recreational facility in Saratoga County for the children of the community—Chris was an avid baseball, basketball and soccer player.

In March of 2006, the Christopher Dailey gym was officially opened in Wilton at Gavin Park. By May of 2009, it was completely paid off. It’s now used for Junior NBA, after-school sports, travel teams and by many others.

Christopher Dailey As the foundation continues, the funds from the Turkey Trot and the There were a few hundred family’s annual golf tournament participants in the inaugural have since contributed to a vast Trot in 2002. The event has since amount of other programs in the grown substantially. local community.

Last year there were over 3,500.

The foundation’s misAs of Monday, that was around sion, including the Turkey Trot, the expected number with over is to: “Serve children in the 3,000 registered and the big day Saratoga Community by provid- being Wednesday night’s signup. ing resources that support youth “We’re on path for that,” Mark athletics, the Christopher Dailey said on Sunday. “One year we got Foundation fulfills its mission over 450 on Wednesday, but either through sponsorships for the way it’s still a hefty number of peoneedy, the physically challenged ple and it will be a full crowd.” and all children who make sports A series of pictures were put a part of their life.” together for a slide show, which Fundraising for the founda- will be played as people sign up tion has gone toward scholarships and collect their 2014 Turkey Trot to local graduating students. It has packets from 4-8 p.m. tonight. The also benefited the Special Olympics’ slide show documents the array of Young Athletes Program, as well as the Turkey Trot fundraiser’s contrithe Franklin Community Center’s butions to the community as well as Project Lift, the Double HH Ranch pictures from previous Trots. in Lake Luzerne, Saratoga Springs After starting on Broadway athletic facilities, Saratoga Youth at 8:30 a.m., the Trot continLacrosse, Saratoga American Little ues on North Broadway past the League, Wilton Youth Baseball, Saratoga Hilton before looping into Saratoga Stampede Baseball, Saratoga Skidmore College through the secRowing, local Saratoga booster clubs, ond entrance and returning back the Saratoga skating team and the down Broadway.

Camp Chingacook Campership.

“We like the formula the way The foundation recently we have it for the race, and we want pledged to set aside funds for an to keep it that way,” Mark said. adaptive playground in Gavin Park.

Before the race starts, “We’ve been fortunate to have Christopher’s younger brother such a great community to sup- Brendan, 14, will be one of the singport [the Turkey Trot],” said Mark ers for the National Anthem—a on Sunday, the anniversary of his yearly tradition for the race. son’s passing on Nov. 23, 2001.

Mark and Maria’s daughter, “Somehow, it’s turned itself into a Laura Rose, 24, has a best friend family tradition for a lot of people, who will be joining Brendan in the so we’re happy to be able to have pre-event singing. something like this occur as a result “We’re looking forward to seeof what happened to us. It’s nice to ing all the regular people we know have it in Christopher’s memory. It and new people who we don’t gives people a chance to think about know,” Mark said. “We appreciate it him a little bit after all these years.” very much.”

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Blue Streaks Prove Victorious at The Oswego Nor’easter Students and Their Robots Win the VEX Robotics Tournament

by Stephanie Hale-Lopez Saratoga TODAY OSWEGO — After months of preparation, the Saratoga Blue Streak Robotics Club pulled out a victory in the VEX Robotics tournament, The Oswego Nor’easter, held at SUNY Oswego Saturday, Nov. 22.

From conceptualization and design, to prototyping, full-scale assembly and programming, these students create their robots from the ground up. The team, currently in its second year, is comprised of three teams in itself – two teams of ninth graders and one team of sophomores and juniors.

Their robots were put to the test at The Oswego Nor’easter over the weekend, tasked with stacking cylinders on poles and placing cubes for points, all while being timed.

All three Blue Streak teams made it to the semifinals; however one ascended to the final challenge.

Photos by MarkBolles.com

Team C, paired with the Oswego team, Frozen Code, was able to outperform the competitors.

"I am very proud of the team,” said Preston Sweeney, club advisor and technology teacher at Maple Avenue Middle School.

“Their efforts over the past 10 weeks have paid off tremendously.

Our season is still very young and we have a lot of work ahead of us, but we are in great standings. I also want to thank all the parents and team mentors for their support and contributions through the season so far."

Blue Streak Robotics will host the Saratoga Skyrise Challenge, the first VEX competition in the Capital Region, at Maple Avenue Middle School on Saturday, Dec. 13.

VEX Robotics is the largest and fastest growing middle and high school robotics program globally. Roughly 4,800 teams from 20 countries comprise VEX and play in over 300 tournaments worldwide.

Blue Streak’s Team C during competition.

Mr. Sweeney, T.J. Dardis, Izak Olson, Shane Sefransky, Raphael Karger, Forrest Bishop and (Front) Julius Cucinella.

The 2014-15 Blue Streak Robotics Team at The Oswego Nor’easter.

Students prepare their robot for competition.

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NEWS

Week of November 26 – December 4, 2014

39 Craft Marketplace This Saturday th

Marketplace will be held at Saratoga Springs City Center from 10 a.m. 4:30 p.m.

This annual Craft Marketplace attracts over 100 hand-selected artisans who gather in the City Center to showcase and sell their handmade art. These crafts include jewelry, paintings, children’s toys, blown glass, pottery, holiday ornamentation, edibles, clothing and one-of-a-kind specialties.

The Craft Marketplace has been a Thanksgiving weekend tradition for 39 years, and Event Chair Ann Wolpert balances variety, quality and craftsmanship to assure that

top of the balloon is twisted and the bottom is tapered.

Then the balloon is placed in an annealing oven, where the temperature is slowly reduced to temper (or strengthen) the glass.

“Once the balloon is cool,

there will be something special for everyone on your holiday gift list.

Marketplace admission is $5 and includes two raffle tickets along with exclusive offers to participating downtown Saratoga Springs restaurants, in an effort to further promote Small Business Saturday commerce. The Craft Marketplace also offers silent auction opportunities for a variety of desirable items such as tickets to local holiday events, autographed collectable memorabilia and much more.

Last year the Marketplace raised over $25,000 for Saratoga Center for the Family, with over

“The Gourmet Gal” Sauces

Handmade Glass Hot Air Balloons

3,000 shoppers in attendance. Funds raised for Saratoga Center support their mission to build stronger families throughout Saratoga County through mental health counseling, educational programs and child advocacy center.

Some of the many notable and talented artisans include: • John and Linda Garrison Handmade Glass Hot Air Balloons When asked about his craft, artisan John Garrison notes, “The process is quite extensive. First, tubing glass is heated, manipulated and thickened. Then, using a set of four burners and a lathe, the glass is spun and blown into a ball. A glass rod at the

Film Strip Lampshades

my wife Linda individually hand paints each balloon using special proprietary paints.” He said. “Then the balloons are placed in a kiln and heated to harden and bake the paint onto the glass. A handmade basket is attached to the bottom to complete the piece.”

• “The Gourmet Gal” Balsamic and Honey Vinaigrette have now joined Deborah Mackey and Kaelyn Brennan’s original, Savory Sauce. This created the ultimate trio of multi purpose sauces.

All of these sauces can be used on literally anything and the best part is you never need to refrigerate them and all three are gluten free.

• Erika M. Klein Film Strip Lampshades Ms. Klein recalls, “It all started when I crafted a dress from film for a recycled fashion show. After creating a dress from movie trailer film I started playing with the leftover trailer reel filmstrips and light.

What came from that are my lampshade line. What’s unique about these shades are when the lamp is off, the shade appears almost black.

But when it’s lit you can actually see the film images. Each one I create is a one-of-a-kind.”

The Craft Marketplace provides a great way to embrace the philosophy of “shopping small” on Small Business Saturday. Since 2010, when American Express developed it, Small Business Saturday is celebrated every year on the Saturday after Thanksgiving and is dedicated to supporting small businesses across the country.

Wolpert noted “This is a beautiful opportunity to create a unique community experience kicking off the holiday shopping season, and of course, to promote downtown Saratoga Springs by encouraging Marketplace shoppers to also venture out onto Broadway to support our retail and restaurant community.”

For more information about Saturday’s Craft Marketplace, visit saratogacraft.org or the Saratoga Center for the Family Facebook page for ongoing posts promoting featured craft artisans: facebook. com/SaratogaCenter

Week of November 26 – December 4, 2014

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Wilton Man Wins Book Award For Work about Mt. Rushmore A Marriage, A Monument, And A Moment In History

by Tim Welch For Saratoga TODAY WILTON — The discovery of an old trunk in Wilton by Richard Caine Cerasani has led to a true story of love, opportunity and yearning set during the carving of Mount Rushmore.

“Love Letters from Mount Rushmore” begins in March of 1940, when the famous sculptor Gutzon Borglum heard about the work of Arthur Cerasani, a sculptor and artist from Rochester, New York. Borglum had been commissioned to create a bust of newspaper magnate Frank Gannett, a local hero in Rochester.

Borglum needed somebody to finish the bust so he could get back to his work on Mount Rushmore. Arthur Cerasani completed the work and Borglum immediately offered him a job on his much bigger project in South Dakota.

Arthur traveled 1,500 miles west by train and his young family remained behind. Despite this distance, Richard Caine Cerasani chronicles how his father and mother Mary, stayed connected through letters.

Their daily correspondence reveals the trials of carving sixty-foot heads on a mountaintop and highlights the strength of the human spirit.

This is also the story of triumph during some of the worst days of the Depression. Despite isolation, spring blizzards, summer heat, and the unpredictable moods and fortunes of master sculptor Gutzon Borglum, Arthur Cerasani manages to connect with the carvers of the great monument and grows as an artist.

Richard Cerasani says “When I first started this book, Arthur and Mary Cerasani were simply my parents. However, a trunk in the attic revealed a more complete—and complex—picture of the life they had lived for their children and others.”

That trunk was filled with hundreds of their love letters.

In telling his father’s experience, Richard Cerasani gives readers the story of many workers on the mountain, some separated from family, all hoping for a better future.

Using letters and photographs, he shows the human side of a monumental struggle to create the Mount Rushmore National Memorial and foreshadows the terrible events going on in Europe as World War II began.

Last month, “Love Letters from Mt. Rushmore” received the Mom’s Choice Award for excellence in family-friendly media.

Before he became an

As actor ‘Richard Caine’, Wilton’s Richard Cerasani appeared with leading actors such as Tim Conway.

Arthur Cerasani At Lincoln’s Nose

award-winning author, Richard Cerasani was well known by his stage name – Richard Caine – as a man who spent nearly 50 years making television dramas and commercials!

‘Caine’ was probably best known as the villain Bill Watson on the daytime soap opera “General Hospital.”

In 1979, when the show introduced America to Luke and Laura, Richard Caine became famous during a three year run as a Mafia heavy.

Richard Caine worked with all of the big and small screen greats of the 20th century including Tim Conway, Burt Reynolds, Gene Hackman and Liza Minelli. He’s appeared in many episodes of Law and Order, Quincy and Columbo and he’s performed in hundreds of TV commercials for which he’s still receiving royalty checks.

Love Letters from Mount

Rushmore has received several favorable reviews including this one from nationally syndicated columnist Cal Thomas.

“Dear Richard - I just finished your wonderful book. Most people would not be interested in the story of someone else’s family but you have made it compelling and interesting.

I am still amazed at how our parents and grandparents managed to endure and prevail in the face of The Great Depression AND World War II. One is bad enough, but both back to back were overwhelming. Thanks for sending it along. If you get to DC, please let me know. I would love to meet you.

God bless.”

-Cal Thomas “Love Letters from Mt. Rushmore” is available at Northshire Bookstore, 424 Broadway, Saratoga Springs and other local outlets.

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NEWS

Week of November 26 – December 4, 2014

Time for the 28th Holiday Match!

SARATOGA SPRINGS — For the 28th season, Stewart’s Shops will be teaming up with customers and media partners for the Holiday Match program! Last year,

Stewart’s matched customer donations of more than $670,000 for a total of $1.34 million. The amount was equal to the monies raised

during the 2012 campaign, despite having six less collection days due to the timing of the holidays.

Since 1986, the Holiday Match program has donated nearly $19 million to thousands of local children’s organizations.

From Thanksgiving Day through Christmas Day, Stewart’s will match individual donations made to the Holiday Match program in all Stewart’s Shops locations in New York and Vermont. All the money donated goes to charity; there are no administrative costs.

“Each year we rely on our customers’ generosity to raise funds for the Holiday Match Program and they have never failed to meet the challenge,” said Stewart’s Foundation President Susan Dake. “Stewart’s matches all our customers’ donations dollar for dollar. Last year we were able to help 1,471 different organizations and thousands of children. Together we can give twice as much.”

The goal of Holiday Match is to encourage individual giving and broaden the base of support for local charities. Stewart’s Holiday Match is a 501c3 foundation; all donations are tax-deductible.

Stewart’s gladly accepts funds from groups or businesses, but only matches individual donations.

Local children’s organizations that wish to apply for funding can pick up an application

throughout the holidays at any Stewart’s Shop, or apply online at stewartsshops.com. The deadline for submission is January 31, 2015. All groups applying must be locally based, benefit children under 18, and be a qualified, charitable 501c3 organization.

A brochure listing all the local organizations that received funds last season will also be available in all Stewart’s Shops.

Week of November 26 – December 4, 2014

PROPERTY TRANSACTIONS

Property Transactions GALWAY 5903 Sacandaga Rd., $190,000.

Jason and Brandy Lindgren sold property to Kenneth and Robin Pajak.

MALTA 547 Route 67, $117,000. Virginia Applegate sold property to Thomas Richardson.

MILTON 11 Mechanic St., $175,000.

Springer Holdings, LLC sold property to Maureen Werther.

25 Old Glory Lane, $225,250.

Albert Harris (by Exec) sold property to Sarah Lombardo.

167 White Rd., $213,037. Herbert Spaulding sold property to Nationstar Mortgage, LLC. 44 Wood Thrush Court, $220,000. Christopher and Stacey Densulk sold property to Jennifer Fox. 42 Wood Thrush Court, $228,000. Katharine Fitzpatrick sold property to David and Jennifer Merriman.

115 South St., $143,944. Victoria Niedhammer (by Ref) sold property to US Bank Trust National Association as Trustee.

115 South St., $66,900. US Bank Trust National Association as Trustee (by Atty) sold property to Craig Werner.

18 Deer Run Dr., $136,000. Robert Lipkin (by Admin) sold property to Timothy Lemere.

303 Caribou Court, $105,000. Eric and Christine Thompson sold property to Kelly Cristy.

MOREAU 537 Old Saratoga Rd., $189,900. George and Louise Terpening sold property to Jennifer Armstrong and Charles McIntosh.

15 Hilton Dr., $237,981. Joseph Billetdoux (by Ref) sold property to Secretary of Veterans Affairs.

3 Riparian Loop, $55,000. Riverview Galusha, LLC sold property to Cerrone Builders, Inc. 3 Riparian Loop, $395,450.

Cerrone Builders, Inc. sold property to William and Terri Adriance.

57 Tanglewood Dr., $180,000.

Jean Tedesco (as Trustee) sold property to Timothy and Linda Harrington.

23 Wilson Ave., $150,400. Sarah Ignazio sold property to Edward Holub, Jr. 49 Second St., $125,000. Patricia McDermott sold property to Marc Wanczyk and Rachel Nardin.

NORTHUMBERLAND 17 Cramer Path, $219,900. Patricia Bartscherer sold property to Susan Commanda.

11 Castlewood Dr., $226,000.

Edward and Jeneane Hubbell sold property to Ryan and Tammy Shaw.

8 Third St., $62,500. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development sold property to Steven and Nancy Helenek.

6 Schuyler Way, $220,000. John and Debra Dodsworth sold property to Todd Connor.

SARATOGA 46 Burgoyne Rd., $172,000.

Susan Fero sold property to Michael Whitney.

SARATOGA SPRINGS 15 Taylor St., $515,000. John and Traci Hockstra sold property to Scott and Leah Pozder.

2 Webster St., $780,000. Peter and Susan Brown sold property to Neil Hannon and Sarah Goodwin.

289 Jefferson St., Unit 17, $209,000. Edwin Liang sold property to Michelle Martel.

STILLWATER 7 West St., $187,000. Joshua and Noel Gibeault sold property to Bryan Culver.

19 Ferry Lane, $55,000. Ann Herrick sold property to George Le Blanc and Ann Herrick Life Estate.

36 Blizzard Rd., $30,000. John Kushner III sold property to Thomas and Anita Moldenhouer.

24 Walden Circle, $376,900.

Amedore Homes Inc. sold property to George and Irene Grace.

19 Lake St., $90,000. David Wolff sold property to Jean Maloney.

5 Battle Ridge Place, $506,021.

VanVeghten Construction, LLC sold property to Thomas and Linda Peters.

WILTON 14 Scout Rd., $162,000. Alonzo and Cherie Frith (Ind and as Trustees) sold property to Erica Yakush.

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BUSINESS

Week of November 26 – December 4, 2014

Paws Down, the Best Clip in Town!

Glamour Paws Adds New Groomer, Accepting New Customers

by Stephanie Hale-Lopez Saratoga TODAY SARATOGA SPRINGS — The holidays are going to the dogs.

Studies show more than 60 percent of owners include their pets in holiday cards or give them a gift. Furthermore, 80 percent of pets participate in holiday celebrations. Glamour Paws, located at 426 Maple Ave. in Saratoga Springs, is taking reservations and looking for new customers for dog grooming.

No matter what festivities your dog partakes in, grooming is essential to avoid smelly pet odors and keep the seasonal scents of cinnamon and pine trees alive. Getting your pooch cleaned up and looking (and not to mention, smelling) their best before company starts arriving is what Glamour Paws can help you do.

Glamour Paws opened seven months ago and owner, Andrea Ott, says business has been steadily busy. With the new addition of groomer Liz Nudo, Ott is able to increase clientele.

“It’s a great location and we’re in a dog-friendly town so you have a lot of dogs, but not really a lot of groomers,” said Ott. Glamour Paws offers

Photos by MarkBolles.com

Andrea Ott, owner of Glamour Paws, grooms a Newfoundland named Sassy.

Andrea and Liz are currently accepting new customers.

grooming for all breeds, professional baths, spa treatments, express visits and a pet boutique.

Ott says one of the benefits of taking pets to a local groomer instead of a big-box or chain grooming salon, is the calm atmosphere.

“A less stressful environment is very beneficial in the grooming session,” said Ott. “...not having three or four groomers working at once and chaos. Liz and I are the kind of groomers who limit what we do in a day. We space them apart and we like to take our time and do a good job. We’re

more focused on quality instead of quantity. We’ll see about four to five dogs a day, which is really low compared to what I hear other groomers do.”

Ott has 15 years of experience and is a graduate of the New York School of Grooming in Manhattan. New York State does not require approved training for animal groomers, so Ott says her education is something she’s extremely proud of.

“I wanted to do it the right way,” said Ott. With the holiday season

Glamour Paws’ newest groomer, Liz Nudo.

quickly approaching, Glamour Paws is now offering new packages.

Customers can choose from Candy Cane, Gingerbread or Sugar Plum Fairy, which includes a coconut oil sugar scrub for the pads, nail file, teeth cleaning, and matching cologne. These head to tail pampering packages are only $15.

Usual hours are Tuesday to Saturday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Appointments can be made by calling 584-1560. Glamour Paws can also be found on Facebook at www.Facebook.com/ onlyglamourpaws.

Week of November 26 – December 4, 2014

BUSINESS

Pick Six Vodka Named New York Vodka of the Year

Pick Six Vodka is named after the exotic horse wager and the fact that the vodka is distilled six times. Photo provided.

GREENFIELD — Pick Six Vodka, created by Saratoga Courage Distilling Company, was recently named New York Vodka of the Year and earned a silver award at

the 2014 New York International Spirits Competition.

The competition is the first major international spirits competition with trade only judges.

Unlike other spirits competition, these judges have purchasing power and the ability to make a direct impact on brand sales.

Owner and Operator of Saratoga Courage, Serge Shishik, named Pick Six Vodka after the exotic horse wager and the fact that the vodka is distilled six times.

“This was the first competition that we entered,” said Mike Myers, Marketing Director at Saratoga Courage. “The product was just put on the market in the middle of the summer, so to be received that warmly and that highly by people who know what they should be tasting and what a good vodka or a good spirit is…

Serge is truly thrilled.”

Physician Joins Saratoga Hospital Medical Staff, Primary Care SARATOGA SPRINGS — Saratoga Hospital recently welcomed primary care physician, Dr. Raveen K. Saluja, to its medical staff and to Saratoga Family Physicians, Malta, a member of the hospital’s Saratoga Regional Medical Group.

Dr. Saluja is board certified in internal medicine. She is seeing patients at Malta Medical Park, 6 Medical Park Drive, Suite 206, in Malta. She can be reached at 518-289-2718.

Saratoga Courage Releases “Devil’s Den” Moonshine

GREENFIELD — Saratoga Courage Distilling Company has released its newest spirit – Devil’s Den Moonshine. Produced and bottled

by Saratoga Courage and distributed by DeCrescente Distributing Company, Devil’s Den is now available at stores and restaurants around the Capital Region.

Named after the Palmerton Mountains, Devil’s Den is available in two flavors – Apple Pie and Strawberry Jam.

Devil’s Den is available in two flavors – Apple Pie and Strawberry Jam. Photo provided.

On top of everyday savings of up to 65 percent off regular retail prices, the outlet center will celebrate the start to the holiday shopping season offering best-of-season sales along with limited-time-only discounts.

Visit www.theoutletsatlakegeorge.com for store sale information, driving directions and holiday shopping hours.

Dr. Raveen K. Saluja, photo provided.

Roohan Realty Welcomes Oliver Aldrich

Holiday Shopping Begins at Stroke of Midnight at The Outlets at Lake George LAKE GEORGE — The Outlets at Lake George and its designer and name brands including Polo Ralph Lauren Factory Store, COACH Factory, Nautica, Levi’s, Adidas, Skechers and Izod, among many more, will welcome holiday shoppers for its annual Midnight Madness on Friday, Nov. 28, beginning at midnight right after Thanksgiving.

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Oliver Aldrich, Roohan Realty.

Photo provided.

SARATOGA SPRINGS — Roohan Realty recently announced the addition of Oliver Aldrich, who joins the company as a licensed real estate salesperson.

Aldrich grew up in Saratoga Springs and currently lives in Wilton with his fiancé, Sara, and their dog, Charlie. Before joining Roohan Realty, Oliver attended Castleton State College in Vermont where he studied Sports Administration. He also played baseball for four years. After college he worked for the City of Saratoga Springs in the Recreation Department and most recently worked in the Sales Department at Saratoga Honda.

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Education

New York Times Bestselling Author Meets with SSHS Students SARATOGA SPRINGS — Laura Schroff, New York Times bestselling author of “An Invisible Thread,” spoke to Saratoga Springs High School students Monday, Nov. 24.

"An Invisible Thread" brings to life Schroff 's friendship with Maurice Mazyck. Mazyck was an 11-year-old homeless panhandler when he stopped Schroff and asked, "Excuse me lady, do you have any spare change? I am hungry." Schroff took the hungry boy

Week of November 26 – December 4, 2014

Schuylerville High School Students Learn the Power of Leadership

to lunch, and over the past 26 years they have changed each other's lives. Through Schroff 's book, Laura and Maurice are spreading a powerful message of how a small act of kindness can change another person's life.

Through Northshire Bookstore, the Global Awareness Club sold books for $20 the day of the event at the high school. Approximately 30 percent of the proceeds will go to the No Kid Hungry Organization.

Two students work on a project during leadership training. Photo provided.

SCHUYLERVILLE — More than 180 Schuylerville High School students put their leadership skills to the test on Tuesday, Nov. 18 by participating in the first Schuylerville Student Leadership Training.

The mini-conference offered students the opportunity to learn about the power of student leadership and how it shapes the school culture.

“The students invited to this conference were invited because someone at our school saw potential in them,” said Matthew Sickles, principal. “We were amazed by how many students accepted our invitation and by how engaged our students were for the entire three-hour training.”

Ballston Spa’s Early College High School Receives Support from G.A. Bove Fuels

(From L-R) Johanna Friedman, English teacher, Laura Schroff, Shelly Craver, parent volunteer, and Julie Cox, English teacher. Photo provided.

Saratoga Foundation for Innovative Learning Announces Grant Recipients SARATOGA SPRINGS — The Saratoga Foundation for Innovative Learning (SFIL) has awarded seven grants to fund innovative programming in the Saratoga Springs City School District totaling almost $20,000.

The grants were funded through donations and proceeds from the event

“Celebrate. Innovate. Educate.”

Recipients include: Colleen Belanger, for geocaching in Physical Education; Samantha Decker, for iPads in Foreign Language; Judith Dorflinger and Dr. Greer Miller, for The Little Passports Program; Bridgette Gallagher and Damian

Ubriaco, for “Our Saratoga Life;” Michael Gallagher and Educating Young Engineers (EYE), for the expansion of EYE; Michael Gallagher and the Saratoga Inventor’s Club, for the Nitinol Heat Engine; and Mary Anne Fantauzzi for The IRIS Center of Saratoga Springs High School.

John V. Bove, CFO, G.A. Bove Fuels presents a check to the Ballston Spa CSD during a recent Board of Education meeting. Photo provided.

BALLSTON SPA — G.A. Bove Fuels recently became the newest partner of the Clean Technologies & Sustainable Industries Early College High School (ECHS), a NYS Pathways in Technology Early College High School (NYS P-TECH).

The program was developed by the Ballston Spa Central School District in partnership with

Hudson Valley Community College (HVCC) and the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA). Joining the program at the $5,000 Silver Sponsorship level, G.A. Bove Fuels’ support will provide scholarships for the students enrolling in the Clean Technologies & Sustainable Industries ECHS.

Super Science Saturday in Ballston Spa Schools a Success BALLSTON SPA — The Ballston Spa elementary School PTAs recently hosted the annual Super Science Saturday for hundreds of students and families. Super Science Saturday provides various stations of interactive and exciting hands-on science experiments for elementary students.

In addition to the hands-on experiments, the Fall 2014 Super Science Saturday event also included several demonstrations from community organizations including the Children’s Museum of Saratoga, Knolls Atomic Power Laboratory and the StarLab Learning Dome.

New this year, the district is organizing a district wide elementary school Science Fair on Saturday, Jan. 24, 2015. The students will learn about the scientific method, do their own scientific investigation on a topic area of their choice and then prepare a display board to present their findings.

Week of November 26 – December 4, 2014

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Potato Turkeys a 12-Year Success for Tang Teaching Museum Community Members Create Turkey Centerpieces out of Potatoes, Pipe Cleaners

by Stephanie Hale-Lopez Saratoga TODAY SARATOGA SPRINGS — More than 100 eager community members gathered together at Skidmore’s Tang Teaching Museum Saturday, Nov. 22 for the 12th annual Make-a-TurkeyOut-of-a-Potato Extravaganza.

The event, part of the museum’s Family Saturday programs, has become a staple event for many.

What started out as an art-making project more than a decade ago has turned into a Thanksgiving tradition not to be missed.

“This is my favorite thing we do all year long,” said Ginger Ertz, museum educator for K-12 and community programs.

Ertz is the founder of the beloved Make-a-Turkey-Out-ofa-Potato Extravaganza and started the event in 2002. Participants are given a russet potato and a collection of colorful feathers, pipe cleaners, beads, frill picks and potato sticks, and are tasked with creating turkey to display as a centerpiece during Thanksgiving.

“When I was little, we always made a turkey out of a potato but we cut the feathers and wings and everything out of cardboard and sort of shoved them into the potato,” said Ertz. “So when I started this job and became in charge of Family Saturdays I thought, ‘Well, let’s up that.’ Also, I’m a pipe cleaner artist.”

11-year-old Ellie Sweeney Benzon and her brother, 5-year-old Jack, were hard at work, creating colorful turkeys to place at the center of their table on Thanksgiving.

“I like it a lot,” said Ellie. “I like the peacock colors and I’m using a lot of twirly pipe cleaners.”

Meanwhile, Jack was decorating his turkey using his favorite colors – blue and green.

“It’s a fancy turkey,” said Zoe Shapiro, 8. “I used pipe cleaners and beads…I’m going to put it on the table for Thanksgiving!”

Photos by Sharon Castro

Ginger Ertz, creator of the Make-aTurkey-Out-of-a-Potato Extravaganza.

“I love it,” said Ertz. “I wish I could go to all of their houses and see their tables!”

The Make-a-Turkey-Out-of-aPotato Extravaganza is held every Saturday right before Thanksgiving. From left to right: Zoe Shapiro, 8, Shani, 6, Jack Sweeney Benzon, 5, proudly show off their colorful Turkeys at the Turkey-Out-of-a-Potato Extravaganza.

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NETWORK SARATOGA INVITES YOU TO SHOP

DOWNTOWN SARATOGA

BLACK FRIDAY DON’T WAIT UNTIL SATURDAY TO SHOP LOCAL!

The early morning purchases from each store will include a reuseable Black Friday Saratoga 2014 Shopping Bag!

(while supplies last)

A Silver Breeze 516 Broadway Saratoga Springs 518.886.8666

Crafters Gallery 427 Broadway Saratoga Springs 518.583.2435

Impressions of Saratoga 368 Broadway Saratoga Springs 518.587.0666

Miss Scarlett Boutique 19 Phila Street Saratoga Springs 518.587.7711

Aggie Mullaney 454 Broadway Saratoga Springs 518.450.1368

Park Side Eatery 42 Phila Street Saratoga Springs 518.907.4337

Piper Boutique 441 Broadway Saratoga Springs 518.450.1152

iRun LOCAL 18 Congress Street Saratoga Springs 518.886.8537

Lifestyles of Saratoga 436 Broadway Saratoga Springs 518.584.4665

Saratoga Saddlery 460 Broadway Saratoga Springs 518.580.4522

Saratoga Sundress 493 Broadway Saratoga Springs 518.583.3022

Spoken Boutique 27 Church Street Saratoga Springs 518.587.2772

Saratoga Botanicals 80 Henry Street Saratoga Springs 518.306.4108

Mingle on the Avenue 30 Lake Avenue Saratoga Springs 518.583.6682

Saratoga Saddlery 376 Broadway Saratoga Springs 518.587.2411

The Black Friday Saratoga Shopping Event includes over a dozen stores/eateries who will be offering savings up to and including:

Halfmoon Cellars 24 Caroline Street Saratoga Springs 518.641.1731

Yellow Boutique 491 Broadway Saratoga Springs 518.581.1700

50% off from 6am to 7am 40% off from 7am to 8am 30% off from 8am to 9am 20% off from 9am to closing (on select items throughout participating stores during each hour)

BROUGHT TO YOU BY:

Look for the Black Friday sidewalk signs and balloons for participating locations!

Visit BLACKFRIDAYSARATOGA.COM for participant details and individual store offers

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SMALL BUSINESS SATURDAY

Week of November 26 – December 4, 2014

SMALL BUSINESS SATURDAY November 29

Visit these participating businesses and get

Register any eligible American Express Card online to get a one-time $10 statement credit when you spend $10 or more on 11/29/14 in a single, in-store transaction at a qualifying small business that appears on these two pages.

★ $10 back! ★ Plus in-store specials listed below

Purchase a $100 Gift Card & receive an additional $20 Gift Card Purchase a $250 Gift Card & receive an additional $20 Gift Card & a plush Spa Robe ($85 Value)

10 OFF

$

Any Dry Cleaning Order Of 3 or More Items*

15% OFF*

(laundered shirts not included)

Saratoga Springs

268 Broadway 518.306.5502 complexions.com Stop in and see us on Small Business Saturday for even greater savings!

15%

OFF

All new purchases

492 Broadway 518.581.1603 Saratogaguitar.com * Not to be combined with any other offer or promotion.

55 Railroad Pl. 518.587.5619 Wilton Square 518.581.0327 feigenbaums.com * Please present coupon when dropping off items. Not valid with other offers.

Expires January 15, 2015

20%

OFF

any purchase over $20

5 Washington Street 518.580.0499 Saratogacandy.com

494 Broadway 518.584.4838 violetsofsaratoga.com * Discount applies to all full priced items.

20% OFF* Storewide sale 10am-9pm

427 Broadway 518.583.2435 craftersgallery.info * Some consigned and sale items excluded.

Week of November 26 – December 4, 2014

1 free studio fee

per card holder, an 8 value* $

42 Phila Street 518.583.2030 creativesparksceramics.com * One free fee per card on that day.

SMALL BUSINESS SATURDAY Stop in to win a

Huge

Stuffed Dog*

15% OFF any one item *

Free sampling of McSteven’s Hot Cocoa And holiday cookies while you shop!

24 Caroline Street 518.583.3600

368 Broadway 518.587.0666

silverwoodgalleries.com

impressionssaratoga.com * No purchase necessary but get a second chance to win with any purchase!

10% OFF* 15% OFF*

* Excluding art and antiques.

Stop in and pick your ornament off our holiday trees that reveal savings up to

50% OFF

Lots of Giveaways!

Preview our Holiday Selections!

27 Church Street 518.587.2772

461 Broadway 518.587.2143

spokensaratoga.com

* Must mention this ad for discount.

* Some exclusions may apply.

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Week of November 26 – December 4, 2014

Kitchen Store Gets New Home

by John Reardon for Saratoga TODAY Hello Foodie Friends!

We hope everyone is getting ready for Thanksgiving tomorrow with family and friends.

Thanksgiving is a time to reflect and give thanks for the many people in life we come across who have helped us achieve our goals or have inspired our lives. Setting a goal and achieving it can include a long

and winding road that includes unexpected setbacks and hurdles that challenge us in our commitment and determination.

This past week Compliments to the Chef has been finally able to set up and prepare for our opening. We will be open beginning this Friday, November 28. The journey has taken a bit longer than we had hoped having incurred a number of delays. We are excited to announce the opening of our new location at 46 Marion Avenue, Suite 3 in Saratoga Springs located in the Fresh Market shopping center.

Stop in to see a Father/Husband, Mother/Wife, daughter/sister and some of the best friends that George Bailey could have hoped for. We are very touched at the tremendous outpouring of help from our good friends and neighbors! Also, a special thank you to Adam Cielinski for being there for us at a moment’s notice and working hard to help

with the many deliveries along with adding his custom touches to the store. Come in and see our beautiful handmade cabinets created

by Jarod and his team at Saratoga Custom Cabinets.

Because of all of you that helped us through those long and winding roads that, for Paula and I: “It’s a Wonderful Life.”

Our article is brief this week as we are busy getting things in shape

for our opening. We would love to have you stop in and say hello!

Remember, Life Happens in the Kitchen and Happy Thanksgiving!

Take care, John and Paula

Saratoga Casino and Raceway Stocks Shelves in support of Code Blue Initiative SARATOGA SPRINGS— Saratoga Casino and Raceway demonstrated its commitment to supporting Shelters of Saratoga and the Saratoga Springs citywide Code Blue initiative. The casino made a significant donation to help Code Blue stock their shelves and prepare for what will likely be another long and grueling winter season.

Since 1941, Saratoga Casino and Raceway has spearheaded countless philanthropic and charitable needs in their local community. Their support of Code Blue last year included over 200 meals, and this donation was designed to kick start the 2015 winter season. A wide variety of non-perishable food items were provided to the Code Blue program, allowing them to enter the season with stocked shelves. The Food and Beverage Department from the casino delivered the donation at the Saratoga Springs Salvation Army on Friday, Nov.21.

“We have a real passion to feed people here,” said Jennie Jurkiewicz, director of food and beverage at Saratoga Casino and Raceway.

“When there is a need like this in our community, it is truly heartbreaking. We couldn’t be happier to assist the Code Blue initiative.”

“We are fortunate to live in a community with such a strong commitment to supporting our neighbors,” said Mike Vild, General Manager of Saratoga Casino and Raceway. “We are proud to be able to provide much needed support to

Code Blue and we look forward to helping them feed the homeless in Saratoga Springs.”

Code Blue was first enacted last year in response to an ongoing need to provide safe haven from extreme weather to the homeless population of Saratoga Springs. This year the initiative was aided by various local human service agencies to designate The Salvation Army on 27 Woodlawn

Avenue in Saratoga Springs as the Code Blue headquarters for this upcoming season. They will be providing warm shelter, a meal, cot and blanket to anyone in need.

The Code Blue season extends through Mar. 15 on any evening where the temperature drops to 20 degrees or lower (including wind chill) or if a foot or more of snow is forecast.

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Week of November 26 – December 4, 2014

Northern Star Vineyard:

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Local Wine from Local Grapes

Saturdays, 9 to 1 Lincoln Baths, 65 So. Broadway Saratoga Spa State Park SARATOGA SPRINGS — With the holidays upon us, family chefs seek the perfect bottle of wine to complement the season’s finest flavors.

A new vintner at Saratoga Farmers’ Market provides a selection of wines made with locally-grown grapes.

“Northern Star Vineyard produces several varietals, including St. Croix and Lacrosse,” explains owner Kathleen Reilly Weber, who with her husband, Andrew, purchased the vineyard location in 2002.

“Our wines are named for the predominant grape that make up the wine. The grape varieties are new and naming our wines after the grape names was a conscious decision to get people talking about the grapes. We only sell wine made from northern climate grapes. Merlot and Chardonnay are not local wines.”

The vineyard is located on a picturesque hillside in Easton in Washington County. To succeed in this climate, Northern Star Vineyard grows grapes that thrive in the cold of the Upper Hudson Valley. These include Marquette, La Crescent, Frontenac and Prairies Star grapes, which have been harvested the past two autumns.

“In 2013, we harvested a substantial quantity of grapes; this year due to the harsh winter, our production was smaller than expected,” notes Weber.

“All production is done on the premises. Our winery building is capable of crushing, pressing our grapes and storing and bottling all of our wine.”

“We originally got this idea because we were intrigued by the vineyards of Spain, because of our love of the vineyard lifestyle,” says Weber. “After making this our home in 2002, we started considering winemaking in 2009, and it became a really serious business venture in 2010 when we planted our first vines.”

Northern Star Vineyards has shaped its business practices through the lens of environmental stewardship. This creates a healthier environment for learning about winemaking and working with grapes.

“Our commitment to the

environment is reflected in the agricultural methods we choose to practice. The equipment we purchase is designed for durability and was responsibly sourced.”

“We’ve learned so much from our affiliation with Cornell Cooperative Extension.

Their experts have advised us on everything from soil preparation to pruning techniques,” comments Weber.

Northern Star Vineyard encourages wine tasting at the Saratoga Farmers’ Market at its second-floor table and at its tasting room in Easton, which is open on Friday evenings as well as Saturday and Sunday. The tasting room also serves as a rural art gallery for local artists, since Weber is a member of the Valley Artisans Market in Cambridge.

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Cranberry St. Croix Ingredients 1/2 cup St. Croix wine* from Northern Star Vineyard Zest from one clementine 1/2 cup fresh clementine juice 12 ounces fresh cranberries 1/2 cup sugar Directions In a medium saucepan, combine the St. Croix with the Clementine zest and orange juice and bring to a boil.

Add the cranberries and sugar and simmer over moderately low heat until the sauce is jam like, about 25 minutes.

Transfer to a bowl and serve warm or at room temperature.

28 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 AdirondackFM@nycap. rr.com; www.adirondackfriendsmeeting.org Regina Baird Haag, pastoral minister Services: Sunday 10:30 a.m.

All Saints Episcopal Church 3 Simpson Ave, Round Lake 518-899-5510 www.allsaintsroundlake.com Rev. Dr. Scott Evans, Priest in Charge Service: Holy Eucharist Sunday at 9:30am followed by coffee hour.

The Alliance Church 257 Rowland St., Ballston Spa 885-6524 Services: Morning Worship 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., coffee served at 9:45 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.

All are welcome.

Handicapped accessible.

Baha’i Community of Saratoga Springs 584-9679; 692-7694 usbnc.org

RELIGION Ballston Center Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church 58 Charlton Road, Ballston Spa 885-7312 ballstoncenterarpchurch.org Services: Sunday Worship Service, 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 St., Saratoga Springs 584-5980 Services: Sunday 8 & 10 a.m.

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.

Congregation Shaara Tfille 84 Weibel Avenue, Saratoga Springs 584-2370 saratogasynagogue.org Services: Saturday 9:30 a.m., (1st & 3rd Sat. also 10:30) Monday & Thursday 7:30 a.m., third Friday each month 7:30 p.m.

Handicapped Accessible

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.; Weekday Masses: MondayFriday 9 a.m.

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.

Week of November 26 – December 4, 2014 Full Gospel Tabernacle 207 Redmond Road, Gansevoort 793-2739 Services: Sunday 10 a.m.; Bible Study: Thursday 6:30 p.m.

Galway United Methodist Church 2056 East Street (at intersection of Route 147), Galway 882-6520 www.galway-unitedmethodist-church.com Services: Sunday 9:30 a.m.

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

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

Handicapped accessible.

Greater Grace Community Church Pastor David Moore 899-7777 thechurch@ggccmalta.org Services: Wednesday 7:30 p.m. - Friday 7:00 p.m., 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.

Prayer Meeting - Wednesday 6:30 p.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.

Handicapped accessible 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.

Childcare is available at all services.

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

Week of November 26 – December 4, 2014 oldsaratogareformedchurch.org Services: Sunday 10:30 a.m.

Handicapped accessible.

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.

Coffee and Fellowship in Living Stone Hall; Wednesday: Noon potluck luncheon; 1 p.m. choir rehearsal; 2 p.m. Bible Study Group 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.

Handicapped accessible.

Porter Corners United Methodist Church 512 Allen Road, Porter Corners 893-2190 Pastor Al Johnson Services: Sunday evening 6 p.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.

Handicapped accessible.

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: Eucharistic

Celebrations: 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 sjoegctr@nycap.rr.com; www.stjosephschurchgreenfieldcenter.org Services: Saturday 4 p.m.; Sunday 10:30 a.m.

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

Handicapped accessible.

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

St. Peter Lutheran Church 2776 Route 9, Malta 583-4153 Services: Sunday 8:30 & 10:30

RELIGION a.m.; Sunday School at 9:15 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 saratora@aol.com 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 9 & 10:45 a.m.

Handicapped accessible.

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.

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

584-3122 Services: Sunday 10 a.m. & 6:30 p.m.

Temple Sinai 509 Broadway, Saratoga Springs 584-8730 www.saratogasinai.org Shabbat Services: Friday 6 p.m. preceded by an oneg at 5:30 p.m., & 8 p.m. followed by an oneg after service (two early services/month) Saturdays 10:30 a.m.

Preceded by 5:30 p.m. Oneg.

Handicapped Accessible.

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

Childcare: 6 months–4 years and expanding Handicapped accessible.

The Salvation Army/ Worship, Service & Community Center 27 Woodlawn Ave., Saratoga Springs 584-1640; Mail-P.O. Box 652 Captain Aaron A. Boone, Sr.; Captain Amber S. Boone Commanding Officers/ Ministers Services: Sunday School 10 a.m.; Praise &

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Trinity United Methodist Church 155 Ballard Road, Gansevoort 584-9107 tumcwilton.com Rev. Robert Kersten Services: Sunday 11 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 wiltonbaptist@gmail.com wiltonbaptistchurch.com Services: Sunday 11 a.m.

REligion Briefs 13th Annual Interfaith Memorial Service December 2, 2014 at 7:30pm Presbyterian-New England Congregational Church, 24 Circular Street, Saratoga Springs, New York.

In acknowledgment of how difficult it is to get through the holidays after the loss of a loved one, the Burke/ Bussing and Cunniff Funeral Homes and Thomas Simone will host an Interfaith Memorial Service on December 2nd at 7:30pm at the Presbyterian-New England Congregational Church (24 Circular Street, Saratoga Springs.)

This gathering, open to all those who have suffered a loss, is ministered by local faith leaders. The service provides a time

of reflection and an opportunity to honor departed loved ones during the holiday season.

Following the service, there will be a candlelight walk to an outdoor tree lighting. Everyone may hang an ornament (provided) on the memorial tree which will remain lit throughout December. A reception at the social hall will follow. The public is invited.

Free Home Bible Study Great way to study through the Bible at your convenience.

Exciting and informative study that could change your life.

Compliments of Free Spirit Fellowship. For more information call (518) 885-3149.

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Family Friendly Event

Wednesday, November 26 Free Cab Ride Home Program

calendar Saratoga Hilton, 534 Broadway, Saratoga Springs, 8:30 a.m.

5K run/walk, presented by The Christopher Dailey Foundation, a non-profit, Saratoga Springs based, charitable organization supporting youth sports in our community. There is no day registration but you still register in person Wednesday, November 26, 4 p.m. – 8 p.m. at The Saratoga Hilton.

The race is timed by ARE Event productions using the ChronoTrack B-tag. Medals to top 3 Male / Female overall. For more information visit www. christopherdaileyfoundation.com.

Downtown Saratoga Springs, 10 p.m. – 2 a.m.

Courtesy of Martin, Harding & Mazzotti, LLP. Party-goers, bar attendees and other celebrators simply need to call 1-800-LAW1010 (800-529-1010) between 10PM on Wednesday and 2AM on Thursday for a free taxi home, free of charge. Martin, Harding & Mazzotti, LLP® has been offering free cab rides home on major holidays to any individuals who have been drinking and want to avoid the dangers of drunk driving. To date, tens of thousands of free rides have been provided and communities just like yours have been spared from tragedy.

21st Annual Community Thanksgiving Day Dinner

Teen Room Thanksgiving

71 Lawrence St., Glens Falls, Saturday and Sunday 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.

More than 35 different artist studios, specialty shops, galleries, healing arts and services will be open. We also have a record number of guest artists and artisans filling our hallways.

Experience the Shirt Factory's energy at its busiest. Enjoy free acupuncture, artist demos, sales and mini-lessons. For more information, visit www. shirtfactorygf.com or contact (518) 907-4478.

Saratoga Springs Public Library, 2 – 5 p.m.

Come to the Teen Room and tell us what you're thankful for while enjoying our 2nd annual TR Mashed Potato Buffet. We'll have all the spuds you can eat with all the fixins. Bring your appetites.

Capital Holiday Lights in the Park Washington Park, Albany, 6 – 10 p.m.

The 18th Annual Capital Holiday Lights in the Park is an aweinspiring show with over 125 light displays and scenes. Drive through the park and admire the beautiful sights. For more information call (518) 435-0392.

Thursday, November 27 The 13th Annual Christopher Dailey Turkey Trot

Union Fire House, Milton Avenue, 12 – 3 p.m.

Come and join your community, family and friends at the 21st Annual Community Thanksgiving Day Dinner.

Dinner is served from 12-3 p.m., take home meals are available.

Sponsored by the community, for the community. There is no cost and all are welcome.

Friday, November 28 Shirt Factory Annual Holiday Open House

Holiday Train Saratoga Springs Train Station, West Ave., 8:30 p.m.

The Canadian Pacific Holiday Train will be making a stop in Saratoga Springs making a difference, one stop at a time. The Holiday Train provides a box car stage, a lineup of great musical talents and a corporate contribution to the local food bank. More families than ever

need your support. Help make a difference in your community by bringing a cash or food donation to this year’s Holiday Train. Come early as the train arrives 10 – 15 minutes before show time.

"A Pig in my Backyard" Book Launch Party Saratoga Paint and Sip Studio, 80 Henry St., Saratoga Springs, 11 a.m. – 1 p.m.

Saratoga Springs Publishing invites you to come and meet their latest author Tim Conners and celebrate the release of his new book, A Pig in my Backyard.

There will be face painting, crafts, treats and smoothies made by our special guest Jodi Fitz, author and creator of the Price Chopper Kids Cooking Club. Lots of fun for everyone. For more information call (518) 584-8244.

Trains and Toys Holiday Show Museum of Innovation and Science, 15 Knott Terrace Heights, Schenectady, Noon – 5 p.m.

The Model Trains are back at miSci this holiday season! Explore the intricate 19- x 27-foot display of running O Gauge (Lionel) model trains. Stay and play! The Play Space is full of science toys you don’t have at home. Special thanks to Upstate Train Associates.

Don’t miss this holiday favorite.

November 28 through January 19, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. Monday – Saturday; 12 – 5 p.m. Sunday (closing 2 p.m.

12/24; closed 12/25, 1/1). For more information call (518) 382-7890.

Holiday Gifts Workshop The Children’s Museum at Saratoga, 2 – 4 p.m.

Spend your Black Friday at The Children's Museum! Be creative and make your own special gifts for friends and family this holiday season. Workshop is just $2 per child and you can sign up at the front desk the day of. For more information call (518) 584-5540.

Saturday, November 29 The 39th Annual Saratoga Craft Marketplace Saratoga Springs City Center, 522 Broadway, Saratoga Springs, 10 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.

Week of November 26 – December 4, 2014 This popular craft marketplace attracts 115 artisans and 2500 customers. The $5 admission ticket includes special offers at some downtown Saratoga merchants and 2 free raffle tickets. All proceeds benefit the Saratoga Center for the Family's mission to prevent and treat child abuse, neglect and trauma in our community. For more information call (518) 587-7244.

Small Business Saturday Various locations in Saratoga Springs Support your local businesses in your community.

Lost Speedways Saratoga Automobile Museum, Avenue of the Pines, Saratoga Springs 11 a.m.

The annual look back at speedways that no longer exist and driving legends of the past will present memorabilia displays and racing videos. For more information visit www. saratgaautomuseum.org.

Pizza & Wing Night Victory Mills Fire Department, 23 Pine St., Victory, 4 – 8 p.m.

Eat In or Carry Out. Place your order at (518) 695-6623 after 2p.m. Last call is at 7 p.m.

Cheese Pizza, 12 cut, $11. Pizza with the works, 12 cut, $18.

Toppings $2 each. Sausage, pepperoni, peppers, onions, mushrooms & extra cheese. Wings with celery, carrots and blue cheese, 1 dozen $9. Extra blue cheese $.75. Plain, mild, hot or extra hot and sweet baby bbq and garlic parmesan.

Sunday, November 30 Holiday Bazaar Saratoga Wilton Elks Club, 1 Elks Lane, Saratoga Springs, 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.

Leave the hustle and bustle of the malls behind - The holiday season is right around the corner. Get the best finds early this year. A huge selection of booths with tempting treats, unique handcrafted treasures and holiday gifts. For more information call (518) 744-9310.

Monday, December 1 Saratoga Springs Retired Teachers Association Meeting Longfellows Restaurant, 500 Union Avenue (Route 9P), Saratoga Springs, Noon.

Membership is open to retired educators who taught in or now live in Saratoga County. For membership information, call (518) 587-5356.

American Legion Auxiliary Unit 234 Monthly Meeting American Legion Post 234, 23 Pleasant Street, Ballston Spa, 7 p.m.

So I Wrote a Book... Now What?

Saratoga Springs Public Library, 49 Henry Street, Saratoga Springs, 7 – 8 p.m.

Have you been working on writing a book, and you have your manuscript prepared and think you're ready to take the next step? Great! ...what is the next step? Two published authors will be here talking about the editing process, formatting your manuscript, sending query letters, self-publishing and more.

This event will be helpful for all aspiring authors--even if your manuscript is not finished yet.

For more information call (518) 584-7860.

Concert: Skidmore Big Band Arthur Zankel Music Center, Ladd Concert Hall, 8 p.m.

For more information call (518) 580-5321 or go to www.skidmore. edu/Zankel.

Tuesday, December 2 Beginning/Intermediate Bridge Class Saratoga Springs Public Library, Susman Room, 2 – 4 p.m.

Hal Bigelow will lead a bridge class focusing on the basics of bridge every Tuesday afternoon from 2 to 4:00 p.m. through December 9. The class will also offer intermediate players an opportunity to come and play and hone their skills.

Free admission.

Send your local briefs to calendar@saratogapublishing.com before Monday at 5 p.m. for Friday publication.

Week of November 26 – December 4, 2014 Free Body Contouring Cosmetic Seminar Saratoga Springs Plastic Surgery, PC, 7 Wells Street, Third Floor, Saratoga Springs 5:30 p.m. Board certified plastic surgeon, Steven Yarinsky, MD, will host a free information session for men and women on the latest body contouring cosmetic procedures.

He will focus on the latest options in cosmetic medicine and surgery to enhance your figure and breasts.

Dr. Yarinsky will demonstrate the difference between the different breast implants, new LipoPerfection® liposuction and tummy tuck results. He and his staff will provide details of how new non-invasive non-surgical treatments for cellulite reduction and fat reduction with truSculpt™ can benefit you. Attendees will receive up to $500 discount off a procedure of their choice. Drawing for a free LipoMassage™ cellulite treatment. Seating Limited so R.S.V.P is required. Adults only, please. Enjoy light refreshments.

For more information and to reserve a seat call weekdays (518) 583-4019.

Saratoga Arts' Annual Soiree Longfellows Inn and Restaurant, 500 Union Avenue, Saratoga Springs, 5:30 – 8:30 p.m.

The night will be filled with great food, conversation, a silent auction, and live music by Holly & Evan.

The heart of the evening will be the presentation of Saratoga Arts' 3rd Annual Community Arts Leadership Award. This year, we are proud to recognize Michele and Ron Riggi for their passion for and commitment to the arts. For more information call (518) 584-4132.

Free Holiday Concert Series Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake High School, 88 Lakehill Rd., 7:30 – 9 p.m.

Get in the holiday spirit by joining the Music Company Orchestra for their Holiday Concert Series featuring popular holiday music and sing-along. Concerts are free and open to the public. The Music Company Orchestra is a 60-piece all volunteer community orchestra, conducted by Dr. Gerald Lanoue, bringing live orchestral music to audiences throughout the Capital District, with light classical & pops repertoire.

Wednesday, December 3 Artists in Action: Susan Martula Saratoga Springs Public Library New & Popular Section, Noon – 1 p.m.

Join us for our monthly Artists in Action series, this month featuring Susan Martula, principal clarinetist of the Albany Symphony and the Berkshire Symphony. She will perform and speak about how the clarinet works (when it does) and why it is the best instrument. Ms. Martula earned her B.A. in Music from Smith College, studied in Paris under a Reid Hall Scholarship, and received a Master of Music in Clarinet from the Manhattan School of Music. Sponsored by the Saratoga Springs Public Library and Saratoga Arts. For more information call (518) 584-7860.

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

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

Everyone is welcome. For more information call (518) 584-7880 ext 250.

The Festival of Trees: Preview Reception Saratoga City Center, 522 Broadway, Saratoga Springs, 6 – 8 p.m.

Celebrate a Christmas Wonderland. Get a sneak peek at over 250 trees, wreaths and centerpieces decked out for the holidays before the Festival of Trees opens to the general public. While the Festival of Trees is a family-friendly event, the preview reception is geared towards adults with sumptuous appetizers and wine provided by Longfellows and Olde Bryan Inn. Reservations are required. Cost is $75. Under 35 years of age cost is $60. Call (518) 587-5000.

Baked Ham / Chicken Ala King Dinner Saratoga Wilton Elks, 1 Elk Lane, Saratoga Springs, 4:30 – 7 p.m.

calendar 31 Menu: Chicken Ala King and biscuits, soup, toss salad, baked ham, mashed potatoes, seasonal vegetables, rolls and butter, dessert, coffee and tea.

Donation: $10 Adults, $9 Seniors (62 years) and Military (Active or Retired) with ID Card, $6 children 5-12, Children under 5 free. $10 All take-outs.

Cash bar available. For more information call (518) 584-2585.

Thursday, December 4 Pinocchio The National Museum of Dance, 99 S. Broadway, Saratoga Springs, 10 a.m.

Come relive the classic tale of a puppet’s journey as he transforms into a “real boy” beginning December 4th at the Mr. and Mrs. Ronald A. Riggi Theater.

Performances will be held December 4 and 5 at 10 a.m. and the 6 and 7 at 2 p.m. For more information and to purchase tickets visit www. brownpapertickets.com.

Artist Reception: Jeffrey Terreson Spa Fine Art, 376 Broadway, Saratoga Springs, 6 – 9 p.m.

Bedford, NY based artist Jeffrey Terreson¹s unique approach to the canvas proves to allow him to become a rising talent in the art world. Terreson¹s highly textured paintings, created by sculpting layers of wax, oil, and other mixed media, evoke a moodiness and dynamic energy. His art is now being recognized by museums nationwide and sought after by many prestigious private collectors.

Spa Fine Art¹s exhibition for Terreson will include a collection of original paintings in varying themes from Equine to abstract.

Champagne and refreshments will be served. For more information call (518) 587-2411 or email Spafineart@aol.com.

Snow-A-Palooza Bryant & Stratton College, 2452 State Rt 9, Suite 201, Malta, 4:30 – 7 p.m.

Bryant & Stratton College is teaming up with local area businesses, such as Malta Med Emergent Care, the Naval Support Unit, the Malta Business and Professionals Association (amongst

others) to host a Winter-themed Community Celebration. We will have food, refreshments, a cookie decorating station, arts & crafts, flu shots, even a Santa Clause for people of all ages to enjoy. It will be a night to remember. We will also be collecting donations for local food pantries as well as Toys-ForTots. For information call Jackie at (518) 437-1802.

Concert: Skidmore Guitar Ensemble Arthur Zankel Music Center, Ladd Concert Hall, 8 p.m.

For more information call (518)580-5321 or go to www. skidmore.edu/Zankel.

Recycled Craft: Rolled Paper Wreaths Saratoga Springs Public Library, Susman Room, 4 – 6 p.m.

Join staff member Caitlin Johnson to create a custom wreath using pages from repurposed books.

Adults. Registration required. For more information call (518) 5847860 ext. 248.

Saratoga Tree Lighting Ceremony Downtown Saratoga Springs, In Front of Putnam Market, 435 Broadway, 6 p.m.

Kick off the Victorian Streetwalk with the Saratoga Tree Lighting Ceremony. Santa and Mrs. Claus will make an appearance, arriving by horse drawn carriage; they will visit with your children. There will be free hot chocolate and cookies with music by Star 101.3 radio. But don't forget the most important part, the tree lighting. For more information call (518) 581-7550.

Saratoga Springs Victorian Streetwalk 2014 Various locations in Saratoga Springs, 6 – 10 p.m.

Downtown Saratoga closes to traffic and all of Broadway is blanketed in Victorian holiday magic each year the Thursday after Thanksgiving for the annual Saratoga Springs Victorian Streetwalk. Celebrate the season in old fashioned holiday style. The Spa City will be transformed into a Victorian winter wonderland. This is an event for the whole family. Kids can visit Santa while you enjoy the carolers and live entertainment along with the decorations at The Festival of Trees, and so much more.

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

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Malta’s Decorate for the Holidays Contest The town of Malta’s “Decorate for the Holidays 2014” is open to Malta residents and businesses that love to light and trim their homes and work establishments throughout the holiday season.

Awards are given in six categories: The “WOW” Award, Fun for Kids, One Color Beauty, Christmas in Motion, Sweet & Simple and All Blown Up. No registration fee. Entry forms can be obtained at the Malta Community Center and also at www.maltaparksrec. com. Deadline for entries is Thursday, Dec. 10. Judging will take place on Saturday, Dec. 13 and Sunday, December 14. For further information, call (518) 899-4411.

Holiday Open House at the Shirt Factory Festivities kick off on Thanksgiving Weekend with the 13th annual open house and follow up with a second open house two weeks later. As in years past, the Shirt Factory is giving away chances to win a Shopper’s Advantage Basket of gift certificates and goods worth hundreds of dollars. Each $25 spent during an open house event counts as one ticket for the raffle.

The signature event covers Black Friday, Small Business Saturday and an extra shopping day on Sunday!

Experience the Shirt Factory’s energy at its busiest! Enjoy free acupuncture, artist demos, sales and mini-lessons. The event is Friday, Saturday and Sunday, November 28-30, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m at 21 Cooper St., Glens Falls.

Over-30 Basketball at Gavin Grab your sneakers and get ready for Over-30 Basketball! Designed with the mature, basketball-playing crowd in mind, the Over-30 Basketball Program is for adults, ages 30 and over. This is a dropin activity which runs Mondays, 8-10 p.m. now through May 19.

The weekly fee is $5 per person (cash only), and a maximum of 20 players can participate on any given night. Any questions, please contact the park office at (518) 584-9455.

LOCAL BRIEFS First Night Saratoga 5K Run The 17th annual First Night Saratoga 5K Run, presented by the Saratoga Arts, will be held on Wednesday, Dec. 31 at 5:30 p.m. The run is limited to the first 1,500 registrants. There is no day of race registration. The race has sold out for the past 13 years. A ChronoTrack B-Tag computerized scoring system will be used. The USA Track and Field certified course starts and finishes on the Skidmore College Campus. Awards will be given to the top three overall male and female finishers as well as the top three male and female finishers in five-year age categories. All finishers will receive a First Night commemorative medal. Register by Nov.28 for the early registration fee of $25 and a guaranteed moisture-wicking long-sleeved shirt. After Nov. 28, registration is $30. Refreshments following the race. Showers and restrooms available in the athletic complex. Save time by registering online or download an application and map at www.saratoga-arts. org. There is no additional fee for registering online. For further information contact First Night Saratoga at (518) 584-4132.

Annual Coat Drive Donations for the eighth annual coat drive are being accepted now through Jan. 7, the Saratoga National Bank and Trust Company (4208 Route 50 and 227 Ballard Road, Wilton) is hosting their annual Coat Drive. The Jones Road and Ballard Road offices of Saratoga National Bank and Trust Company are collecting winter coats and other coldweather clothing items to benefit the Adirondack Vets House.

Items can be dropped off during regular business hours. For more information about the coat drive, call the Jones Road branch at (518) 587-8484.

Polar Express Comes to Saratoga The Polar Express comes to the Saratoga North Creek Railway (26 Station Lane Saratoga Springs).

Take your child to experience the magic of the season on a mystical round-trip journey to an extravagantly built North Pole.

Read along with the story as the train makes its magical round trip journey to the North Pole. Meet Santa and enjoy caroling, hot cocoa, a treat, and a special gift for

each child. Kids are encouraged to wear their pajamas, just like in the story. Trips remaining are Nov. 2830 and December (2-7, 9-14, 16-23, 26-28). Ticket prices vary by class and availability.

Pinocchio Performance at National Museum of Dance Come relive the classic tale of “Pinocchio,” a puppet’s journey as he transforms into a “real boy,” at the National Museum of Dance, beginning Dec. 4 at the Mr. and Mrs. Ronald A. Riggi Theater. Performances will be held December 4-5 at 10 a.m. and Dec. 6-7 at 2 p.m. For more information and to purchase tickets visit www. brownpapertickets.com.The National Museum of Dance is located at 99 South Broadway in Saratoga Springs.

Breakfast with Santa The Ballston Spa Business & Professional Association (BSBPA) is once again sponsoring the annual Breakfast with Santa on Saturday, Dec. 6, from 8-11 a.m. in the gymnasium of St. Mary’s School, 40 Thompson Street, in the Village of Ballston Spa. A delicious breakfast will be provided courtesy of the Eagle Matt Lee and Union Fire Companies. Children and their families will enjoy activities, live performances and a chance to chat with Santa and Mrs. Claus. Cost for the breakfast is $5 per person and reservations are not necessary.

All proceeds will go to support community events and village beautification. A percentage of the proceeds from the breakfast will go to support the youth programs at St. Mary’s Parish. We will also be collecting non-perishable items for the local food pantries. More information can be found at www.ballston.org.

‘A Night of Inclusion’ “A Night of Inclusion” at Saratoga Springs High School is designed to bring community members into the school, see many of the amazing things students, faculty and staff do on a daily basis, and raise awareness and funds for the Best Buddies Club, an organization created to encourage one-to-one peer relationships between general education students and students with disabilities. The event is scheduled for Dec. 18, 5:30-7 p.m. in the high school cafeteria.

There will be many different

Week of November 26 – December 4, 2014 displays from a variety of classes, clubs, teams and committees, as well as refreshments and silent auction items donated by local businesses.

Annual Members’ Art Show The ever-popular, year-end show is a great opportunity for established and emerging member artists to display their best works in a professional exhibition at The Arts Center Gallery and celebrate their many talents with fellow artists and the community. The show goes from now to Dec. 31. Annually, with over 150 artists exhibiting artworks ranging from painting, drawing and printmaking to sculpture, functional fine art and photography, the annual Members’ Show promises to be a real treat. For more information call (518) 584-4132.

Volkswalk: Saratoga Springs Join the Empire State Capital Volkssporters for Fun, Fitness and Friendship on Saturday, Dec. 13, starting at 10:11 a.m. Registration will be 30 minutes before start time. The start point will be on the third level of the parking garage at 30 Woodlawn Ave. in Saratoga Springs. A volkswalk is a leisurely walk (typically 10k or 6.2 miles. A 3-mile route is also offered). More information is available at www. ava.org and www.walkescv.org.

Authors at Northshire to Celebrate Newest Books Two mystery/suspense authors are coming to Saratoga Springs in December to celebrate their newest books. Writers Charles Salzberg (“Swann’s Lake of Despair”) and Jenny Milchman (“Ruin Falls”) will be at Northshire Bookstore (424 Broadway in Saratoga Springs) Dec. 12 at 7 p.m. “Ruin Falls”

by Jenny Milchman is actually set right in your backyard.

In the book, two children are kidnapped during a family vacation after leaving their home in the Adirondack Mountains, and it’s up to their mother to save them. “Swann’s Lake of Despair” by Charles Salzberg is a crime fiction story that follows an offbeat detective who finds mystery hiding behind every door. Charles is a New York journalist, author and writing instructor.

Christmas Cookie Walk Friends and Members of the church will bake fancy homemade Christmas Cookies to be sold Dec. 13 by the pound at the Christmas Cookie Walk at the Malta Presbyterian Church, 118 Dunning Street in Malta at 10 a.m. The Cookies are displayed on tables and our customers are given a bakery box and disposable glove to walk around the tables and choose cookies they want to buy. The boxes are weighed and sold by the pound.

Let us do your Christmas cookie baking this year!

Holiday Sale In conjunction with Schuylerville’s village-wide celebration of St. Nicolas, Old Saratoga Reformed Church, Pearl and Burgoyne Streets in Schuylerville will be having a Holiday Sale on Dec. 6 from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. New and gently-used Christmas items will be available, including decorations and collectables. There will also be a raffle, a bake sale and much more at bargain prices. For more information call the church office at (518) 695-3479, 9 a.m. to noon Monday – Friday.

Christmas Music Festival A Community Christmas Music Festival will be held on Sunday, Dec. 7 at 3 p.m. The event, sponsored by the Greater Schuylerville Ecumenical Association, and part of the community St. Nicolaas Celebration weekend, will be held at the Old Saratoga Reformed Church, corner of Pearl and Burgoyne Streets in Schuylerville. The church is handicapped accessible.

Featured will be area choirs and a combined choir under the direction of Christopher Tucker, other local musicians, an orchestra and audience carol singing. A free will offering will be taken, benefitting the Caring and Sharing Program of Schuylerville Central School, which provides gifts and other items for children in need in the district.

Refreshments will follow the concert. All are welcome. For more information call (518) 695-3479.

Christmas Cookie and Candy Sale A Christmas Cookie and Candy Sale will be Saturday, Dec. 6 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Charlton Freehold Presbyterian Church, located at 768 Charlton Road. Call the church at (518) 399-4831 for additional information.

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28th Annual

Victorian Streetwalk ~ December 4 Tree Lighting At 6 p.m. Kicks Off Evening Of Holiday Joy!

SARATOGA SPRINGS — Thursday night, Dec. 4 is the night! The 28th Annual Victorian Streetwalk is brought to you by the Saratoga Springs Downtown Business Association in downtown Saratoga Springs from 6 to 10 p.m. A unique feature to this event, Broadway will close once again from 5 to 10 p.m. from the Route 50 arterial to the Spring Street intersection.

If you are coming from out of town, CDTA is running free shuttle buses every 20 minutes from: the Empire State College parking lot at 111 West Avenue on Saratoga Springs’ west side; NYRA’s Oklahoma track (just off Exit 14 of I-87) and the Weibel Avenue Skating Rink parking lots on the east side of Saratoga Springs to downtown, bringing people to and from the Victorian Streetwalk from 4:30 until 10:30 p.m.

This year, The Downtown Business Association is combining their Annual Tree Lighting Ceremony with the Victorian Streetwalk. Girl Scouts will serenade the crowd with Christmas Carols while the children wait for Santa and Mrs. Claus. The Honorable Mayor Joanne Yepsen will light the tree at 435 Broadway at 6 p.m. and Santa, Mrs. Claus, many elves and Rumple Dumple arrive at the Santa Cottage shortly after that to visit with children in the beautiful, hand made and detailed Santa Cottage that is set up in front of Putnam Market, just across from Caroline Street.

There are over 40 sites with free entertainment, including fiddlers, hammered dulcimer, a cappella singing, choral singing, Christian Brothers Academy Military Marching Band, saxophone, crystal glasses, accordion, balloons, ballet dancers, live reindeer, Santa and Mrs. Claus, Festival of Trees at the City Center, face painting, Newfoundland dogs and even more (see page 35).

Have a group photo taken at Impressions with A Victorian Print giveaway. Nacre Dance Company and Octavo Singers will delight audiences of all ages as they combine talents at the Universal Preservation Hall at 7:30 and 8:15 p.m.

Special Victorian Streetwalk postal cancellations are available at the Broadway Post Office from 6 to 9 p.m. Bring your stamped Christmas card envelopes, get them

Photo by Deborah Neary

canceled with the special Victorian Streetwalk cancellation (free) and you have a month to mail them.

Most businesses will be open until 10 p.m. and will hold open houses and serve delicious, free refreshments to their guests, friends and customers.

For 28 years, The Victorian Streetwalk is the Downtown Business Association’s way of saying “thank you” to all their customers for supporting Saratoga Springs’ beautiful downtown throughout the year. Everyone is invited to join the fun with caroling and Victorian costumes and enjoy an old fashioned “Christmas as it used to be” street party and celebration of the holiday season.

The Saratoga Springs Downtown Business Association brings this event to you, with the help and support from the following: The event’s Gold Sponsors are Nemer Chrysler Jeep Dodge Ram and Saratoga Springs Special Assessment District. The Gold Media Sponsor is Saratoga TODAY Newspaper and Gold Transportation sponsor is CDTA; Silver Sponsors are The Ayco Co., L.P.; Cudney’s Cleaners; D.A. Collins; Donnelly Construction; W.J. Morris Excavating; New York Racing Association, Price Chopper and Saratoga Hospital.

On this evening, please leave your furry, four legged family members at home.

The event is entirely free and open to the public. Attendees at the Victorian Streetwalk are encouraged to look for maps with entertainment locations and times in downtown member businesses (see

pages 34-35).

For more information, visit saratogadowntown.com; click on events, then on Victorian Streetwalk.

Or, call the Downtown Business Association at (518) 587-8635.

Photos by Deborah Neary

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Map & Venues

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Brought to you by the saratoga Springs Downtown business association

Thank you to our sponsors: Gold Sponsors: Nemer Chrysler Jeep Dodge Ram and Saratoga Springs Special Assessment District Gold Media Sponsor: Saratoga TODAY Gold Transportation Sponsor: CDTA Silver Sponsors: The Ayco Co., L.P., Cudney’s Cleaners, New York Racing Association, Price Chopper & Saratoga Hospital Special Thanks to: D.A. Collins, Donnelly Construction, W.J. Morris Excavating

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Week of November 26 – December 4, 2014

28th Annual

Victorian Streetwalk Entertainment Schedule

(All performers & times are subject to change. Broadway is closed from 5PM to 10 PM)

1. Olde Bryan Inn (123 Maple Ave.) 6:30-8:30 Gary Blodgett 2. City Center (522 B’way) 6:00-9 Saratoga Abundant Life Church (2 sets, weather permitting) 6-10 Catholic Charities Festival of Trees 6-10 Gingerbread House Display 3. Temple Sinai (509 B’way) 6-9 PM Gift Shop open inside, free cider.

4. Collamer Parking Lot (494 B’way) 6-10 EOC Food Drive 5. Saratoga Arms (497 Broadway) 6-10 Ice Sculptures 6.Mountainman Saratoga Outfitters (490 Broadway) 6-10 Cotton Candy (outside) 7. Encounter 6:30-8:30 Saratoga City Ballet dancers in the window 8. Niche Gallery (480 Broadway) 5-8 The Niche Gallery celebrates the opening of the holiday season with a new exhibit "Wrap Yourself in Art - Fiber Art Showcase" featuring felted and quilted works of art by local artists. Meet the artists, enjoy refreshments and other surprises planned.

9. City Hall Steps (474 B’way) 6:30 Christian Brothers Academy Marching Band starts, then moves south on Broadway 7-9 Saint Paul’s Lutheran Church Singing & Hot Chocolate 10. The Parting Glass 7-9 The Irish Celtic Sessions 11. Post Office (475 B’way) 5-9 Special Postal Cancellations 10. Post Office (con’t) 5-9 Adirondack Mountain Club 6:30-9:30 The Whippersnappers 12. Adirondack Trust Co. (473 B’way) Inside: 6-7 Skidmore Dynamics 7-7:40 Racing City Chorus 8-8:40 Racing City Chorus 9-9:40 Racing City Chorus Adirondack Trust (con’t) Outside: 7:00 Schwa Cappella Singers 7:35 Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake Select High School Choir 8:15 The Skidmore Treblemakers 8:40-9:05 The Sonneteers 13. Fallon Wellness Pharmacy of Saratoga (472 B’way) 6:30-8:30 Betsy & the ByeGons

14. G. Willikers (461 B’way) 6:30-8:30 Mr. & Mrs. Bill 6:00-9:00 PJ Duell Face Painting 15. Celtic Treasures (456 B’way) 6:30-9:30 The Earl’s Chair Irish Music Group 16. Saratoga Springs Public Library (49 Henry Street) 6-9 Gingerbread House Display 17. Saratoga Marketplace (454 B’way) 6:00-6:25 Spa Christian School 5th Grade Chorus 6:30-6:55 Drastic Measures 7-8 Capitaland Chorus 8:05-8:30 Sonneteers 18. Soave Faire (449 B’way) 7-7:30 Bandersnatchers 7:50-8:15 Bandersnatchers 8:15-9 Norma Colasessano, Accordion 9:00 Sax-O-Claus 19. Putnam Market (435 B’way, Outside:) 5:45-10:00 CHRISTMAS TREE LIGHTING CEREMONY! (Outside Putnam Market) 5:45-6:00 Caroling by the Girl Scouts, Mayor Joanne Yepsen lights the trees at 6:00, Santa and Mrs. Claus arrive with all the elves, free hot chocolate and cookies. Children can visit Santa throughout the evening until 10:00 p.m.

Brought to you by the Downtown Business Association, sponsored by Saratoga Today. Cookies & Hot chocolate donated

by Hungry Spot, Putnam Market and Gaffney’s.

20. Crafters Gallery (427 B’way) 6-10 Pigster H. Wigglesworth 6-10 Live Reindeer 21. Upper Caroline Street 6:15-7 Norma Colasessano, Accordion 22. Gaffney’s (16 Caroline St) 8-12 Marcus Ruggerio 23. Lifestyles (436 B’way) 7-7:45 & 9 John & Orion Kribs, Doug Moody 24. THE WASHINGTON BUILDING Northshire Bookstore (424 B’way, Washington Bldg) 7-9 Bill Flanagan, Hammered Dulcimer 7-8 Book signing with 10 children’s book illustrators.

25. In the street outside Washington Bldg (420-422 B’way) 6:15 Flying Fingers 7-10 Saratoga United Methodist Church 7-7:25 Skidmore Treblemakers 26. Saratoga Salsa & Spice (398 B’way) 6:15-8:15 Michelle Lewis 27. Circus Café

(392 B’way) 7-10 Tim Wechgelaer, Victorian Fiddle 28. Fingerpaint (395 B’way) Outside: Dan Terelmes, Magician 29. Impressions (368 B’way) 6-9 Victorian Photo Booth (Outside) 7:00-7:20, 7:40-8 Skidmore Accents 30. Top of Phila Street 8-8:45 John & Orion Kribs, Doug Moody 31. Ben & Jerry’s (Corner Putnam & Phila) 7-9 Dan Garcia & Katie Dwyer 32. Candy Company (5 Washington St.) 6-10 Old Fashioned Hot Roasted Chestnuts 33. Universal Preservation Hall (25 Washington St.) 7:30 & 8:15 Nacre Dance, Co. and Octavo Singers combine talent in a unique performance.

Nacre will also perform modern dance classics from “Christmas Ortario” and Beth Fecteau’s “Waltz of the Flowers” and “Snow” from Nutcracker.

34. Alex and Ani (327 B’way) 6-10 Hot chocolate and sweet treats. Free gift with purchase, ask store for details.

35. Eddie Bauer/Symmetry Gallery (outside) (340 B’way) 7-9 Pokingbrook Morris Dancers 36. Saratoga Arts Center (320 B’way) 6-10 Annual Members’ Show Art Exhibit 6-10 Gingerbread House Display 7-9 Ed Stander, glass player 37. Visitor Center (Congress & B’way) 6-9 Northland Newfoundland Club (Live dogs) 6-10 Gingerbread House Display 7-9 Sonny & Perley Duo 38. NBT Bank (295 B’way) 7:30-8:30 Choir of St. Peter 39. Complexions Spa (268 B’way, next to Congress Park) Open House, register to win free massage, enjoy free face painting, paraffin treatments, chair massages, special gifts and more!

40. In front of Spa Central Catholic School 6-8 Live Nativity Scene 41. Strolling on Broadway: • Candy Co. Toy Soldier • Colleen Mahar, Victorian Stilt Walking Juggler • Christian Brothers Academy Military Marching Band

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Week of November 26 – December 4, 2014

S P OT L I G H T Justin Joyner Monday, 12/01 6:30 pm at The Brook Tavern

week of 11/28-12/04 friday, 11/28: High Peaks, 8 pm @ Bailey’s - 583.6060 Rich Ortiz, 9 pm @ Cantina - 587.5577 Brooks Williams, 8 pm @ Caffè Lena - 583.0022 John Eisenhart, 7 pm @ Carney’s Tavern - 952-7177 Tailspin, 10 pm @ Caroline Street Pub - 583.9400 Tim Wechgelaer Duo, 7 pm @ Crown Grill - 583.1105 Tim Wechgelaer Duo, 9 pm @ Gaffney’s - 587.7359 Steve Candlen, 6 pm Ubuntu, 9:30 pm @ Harvey’s - 583.0003

Shiri Zorn, 6:30 pm @ Primetime Ultra Lounge - 583.4563 Ryan Montbleau Band / Jesse Dee, 9 pm @ Putnam Den - 584.8066 Steve Candlen, 3 pm @ The Saratoga Winery - 584.9463 MIRK w DeeJay Element, 9 pm @ Vapor - 792.8282 Rob Aronstein, 7 pm @ Wishing Well - 584.7640

sunday, 11/30: Hot Club of Saratoga, 7 pm @ Caffè Lena - 583.0022 Patrick Decker, Noon @ Harvey’s - 583.0003 Jazz Brunch, 11 am @ Primetime Ultra Lounge - 583.4563

Rob Aronstein, 9 pm @ Nanola - 587.1300

Hair of the Dog, 7 pm @ The Parting Glass - 583.1916

Michael Benedict Jazz Vibes, 9 pm @ 9 Maple Avenue - 583.2582

monday, 12/01:

Shiri Zorn, 6:30 pm @ Primetime Ultra Lounge - 583.4563 Slick Rick w/ DJ Trumastr, 9 pm @ Putnam Den - 584.8066 Hair of the Dog, 8 pm @ The Parting Glass - 583.1916 Knights Revival, 8 pm @ Ravenswood - 371.8771 N + S Dakotas, 6 pm @ The Saratoga Winery - 584.9463 New York Players , 8 pm @ Vapor - 792.8282 Christine Spero, 7 pm @ Wishing Well - 584.7640

saturday, 11/29: Juan Calzada, 8 pm @ Bailey’s - 583.6060 Black Abbey Duo, 9 pm @ Bentley’s - 899.4300 Annie + The Hedonists, 8 pm @ Caffè Lena - 583.0022 Vivid Trio, 9 pm @ Cantina - 587.5577 Herm Stanley, 7 pm @ Carney’s Tavern - 952.7177 Saving Atlantis, 10 pm @ Caroline Street Pub - 583.9400 Karaoke, 10 pm @ Circus Café - 583.1106 Cole Broderick, 6:30 pm @ Fifty South - 884.2926 Street Corner Holler, 9 pm @ Gaffney’s - 587.7359 Soda U, 9:30 pm @ Harvey’s - 583.0003 Funk Evolution, 9 pm

Chris Carey / Tim Wechgelaer, 7 pm @ One Caroline - 587.2026 Justin Joyner, 6:30 pm @ Brook Tavern - 871-1473

tuesday, 12/02: Rich Ortiz, 10 pm @ Caroline Street Pub - 583.9400 Two Step Tuesdays, 8 pm @ Crown Grill - 583.1105 Open Mic with Rick Bolton, 9 pm @ Gaffney’s - 587.7359

wednesday, 12/03: Masters of Nostalgia, 9 pm @ One Caroline - 587.2026 Celtic Session, 7 pm @ Parting Glass - 583.1916

thursday, 12/04: Al Bruno, 8 pm @ Seven Horse Pub - 581.0777 Matty Finn, 6 pm @ Carney’s Tavern - 952.7177 Open Mic, 10 pm @ Circus Café - 583.1106 Marcus Ruggiero, 8 pm @ Gaffney’s - 587.7359 Erin Harkes, 7 pm @ Harvey’s - 583.0003 Jeff Walton, 6 pm @ Inn at Saratoga - 583.1890 Stone Revival Band, 9 pm @ Nanola - 587.1300 Rich Ortiz, 6:30 pm @ Primetime Ultra Lounge - 583.4563

@ Nanola - 587.1300

Celtic Session, 7 pm @ Parting Glass - 583.1916

John Savage Quartet, 9 pm @ 9 Maple Avenue - 583.2582

Simply Diamond, 7 pm @ Vapor - 792.8282

Week of November 26 – December 4, 2014

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It’s More Than Fair Trade Expo Showcases Worldwide Crafts at UPH

SARATOGA SPRINGS — On Saturday, December 6th, from 10am—6pm, the Bosnian Handcraft Project of New Life Fellowship in Saratoga Springs will be hosting the Saratoga Fair Trade Market Expo at Universal Preservation Hall, 25 Washington Street in downtown Saratoga Springs.

This expo will showcase people and businesses across the nation and around the globe that practice fair trade principles. Fair Trade principles help farmers and artisans to build sustainable businesses that feed families and positively influence their communities.

This is a way to do good for yourself and your loved ones by purchasing unique hand crafted gifts for the holidays, while supporting businesses and projects that allow people a chance to make an

honorable living. “In the ten years that I have been involved with the Bosnian Handcraft Project it has been a joy to see the women rise up out of poverty and change the lives of their families,” said Event Organizer Mary Jo Kowalewski. “I am so excited to be bringing businesses that are passionate about changing lives through fair trade together for the Expo.”

There will be products from the USA, Bosnia, East Africa, China, Vietnam, India, Thailand, Nepal, Zambia, Malawi, Uganda, Kenya, Cambodia, Haiti, South Africa, Guatemala, various Asian cities and more.

Both non-profit and for profit businesses are represented but all practice fair trade principles. There will be over 15 vendors including Mango Tree Imports, Ben & Jerry’s, Healthy Living Market, Seeds for Peace,

AOET-Uganda, The Giving Circle, Drilling For Hope and The Bosnian Handcraft Project from Saratoga Springs. Others include Mayan Hands, Tender Quilt, Women’s Peace Collection, AOET-Uganda, Giving Circle, Cross Culture Market, Fair Trade Connections, and Choices for Growth.

Among the many types of items that will be available for purchase are handbags, slippers, jewelry, hats, gloves, scarves, table linens, soaps, American Girl Doll clothing, home goods, hair accessories, quilts, tote bags, children’s toys, sweaters, ice cream, chocolate, books and kid’s clothes.

For more information, or if you would like to volunteer at the Saratoga Fair Trade Market Expo, contact Mary Jo Kowalewski at (518) 587-4785 or maryjokowalewski@gmail.com.

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PULSE A Dinner Dance With A Heart and Mission

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Week of November 26 – December 4, 2014

Snow Ball To Turn Hall Of Springs Into Winter Wonderland

by Arthur Gonick Saratoga TODAY

Last year’s Snow Ball theme was “It’s A Wonderful Life,” this year “A Winter Wonderland”

the money. Not to mention renovating rooms, procuring heart monitors, and the like.

The cause of maternity care could not be more worthy to contribute to, and the best news is that this Mission seems to adopt as their mission to assure that you also have a great time when you attend any of their fundraising events.

And so, this year’s chairs (Michele Funiciello, Julie Johnson and Heather Straughter)

Left to right: Mylea Aldrich, Christa Lance, Barb Ferraro, Marlene Okby, Gloria Griskowitz, Colleen Carlson, Julie Bonacio

take great delight in inviting you to the 2014 edition of a Saratoga holiday period highlight - The Flower and Fruit Mission of Saratoga Hospital’s annual “Snow Ball” dinner dance – wherein the Hall of Springs in Spa State Park will once again be transformed into a “Winter Wonderland.”

“A Winter Wonderland” will be held on Saturday, December

6 at the Hall of Springs from 6:30 p.m. to midnight. All the entertainment and fun is bound to be top-shelf, just like everyone connected with this effort. Dinner will be catered by Mazzone Hospitality with music by Ria Curley, Chuck Lamb and the Swingland Players.

There will be raffles and a holiday cookie sale. Black tie is said to be optional; style, apparently, is not.

Tickets are $125 per person; a Junior ticket for ages $90 (35 and under) is $90. Reservations are requested and can be made by calling Heather Mabee at (518) 584-8426.

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SARATOGA SPRINGS — Since 1904, The Flower and Fruit Mission has set the standard in fundraising activities on behalf of Saratoga Hospital’s maternity services.

Mission volunteers raise money to benefit the hospital’s William J. Hickey Women’s Services unit and provide scholarships for advanced nursing education. Over $1,250,000 has been raised through their efforts. New mothers, or mothers-to-be are recipients of the results of a lot of hard work by the Mission on their behalf in many ways, large and small, but all significant.

For instance, the Mission underwrites “Your Family Book,” which is given free of charge to all new parents to help answer questions about caring for their baby.

But when the hospital wants to purchase a massive piece of maternity equipment, say, a Noelle Mother and Infant Simulator - which simulates all obstetric and neonatal situations and allows the staff to practice emergency care, Flower and Fruit Mission’s volunteers raise

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Week of November 26 – December 4, 2014

Lavagna, is an internationally recognized librettist and the former director of Vatican Radio in Rome, Italy.

The performers in Pinocchio are a combination of professionals

SARATOGA SPRINGS— The Creative Place International (CPI), a non-profit organization dedicated to providing exciting cultural resources in Saratoga Springs in collaboration with the National Museum of Dance School of the Arts will revive Pinocchio, a new stage version of the beloved children’s tale which premiered last summer to universal audience acclaim.

Performances of Pinocchio will be Saturday and Sunday, Dec. 6 and 7 at 2 p.m. in the Ronald and Michele Riggi Theatre at the National Museum of Dance, 99 South Broadway in Saratoga Springs. There is limited, but intimate seating in this black box theater.

Tickets can be reserved by calling (518) 584-7780 or by visiting brownpapertickets.com. Tickets

are $15 for adults, $10 for ages 16 and under.

This new production of Pinocchio is the focus of a CPI program at the National Museum of Dance School of the Arts. Named ON STAGE Showcase, it includes classes in theatre arts. The cast of Pinocchio will be a combination of adults and young people and is appropriate for ages 5 and up.

The new Pinocchio is a play with music for family audiences that adapted by Mary Jane Hansen from a script by Don Raffaello Lavagna, based on the story by Carlo Collodi, with music by Alberico Vitalini adapted by Will Severin.

Playwright and Saratoga resident Mary Jane Hansen is the accomplished author of Saratoga Chips, which was presented last August at The Arts Center. Her husband, Will Severin, was music director for Saratoga Chips and is a noted composer of works for television and the stage.

The author of the original script, Monsignor Don Raffaello

and students, typical of Creative Place International programs.

Anny DeGange Holgate as “Pinocchio” leads a cast of veteran performers including John McGuire and Ralph Hamman, with

newcomers Jocelyn Khoury and Shantia Mayer. Theatre students Kyleigh Frank, Jayda McCallion and Kaylee Ferro add to the fun with musicians Beverly Frank and Claire Deihl.

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An Engaging Moment!

Mr. and Mrs. Joseph D’Agostino of Ballston Lake announce the engagement of

their daughter Ashley to John Armitage, son of Mr. and Mrs. Drew Armitage of Clifton Park.

Ashley is a graduate of Rochester Institute of Technology.

She is employed as a graphic designer for the NYS Assembly in addition to owning Ashley Lynn D'esigns studio. John is a graduate of SUNY Potsdam who recently completed additional graduate studies in geology and biology from University of Oklahoma and SUNY Binghamton. Their wedding is planned for June 12 next year. Congratulations!

Dine With Santa In Ballston Spa! BALLSTON SPA — The Ballston Spa Business & Professional Association (BSBPA) is once again sponsoring the annual Breakfast with Santa on Saturday, Dec. 6 from 8 to 11 a.m. in the gymnasium of St. Mary’s School, located at 40 Thompson Street in the Village of Ballston Spa. Breakfast will be provided courtesy of the Eagle Matt Lee and Union Fire Companies. Children and their families will enjoy

Week of November 26 – December 4, 2014

DZ Restaurants Donate Over $5500 To Local Non-Profits

The To Life! Foundation receives a donation. Left to right Eileen Howe Bird, Rita Cox and Roslyn Zecchini.

SARATOGA SPRINGS — Through fundraising programs at all of its restaurant locations DZ Restaurants raised over $5500 for four local Non-Profit Organizations including Coming Together for Kaitlin, To Life!, Animal Protective Foundation and the The Ryan Wersten MIOP Foundation.

Coming Together for Kaitlin was the highlighted charity for DZ Restaurants’ recent third annual Corks, Cuisine & Colors wine and food tasting event. The $2445 that was raised will go to help build Kaitlin's Korner, an inclusive playground coming to Wilton and a place where children of all abilities can come and play as one.

To Life! was the recipient of the

Rebecca Bowman and her daughter Kaitlin receive a check from David Zecchini on behalf of Coming Together for Kaitlin.

DZ Restaurants ‘Pink Card’ promotion in October. Sales from the card raised $1575 and will go to benefit To Life’s mission of breast cancer education and support.

The Ryan Wersten MIOP Foundation was the September recipient of the DZ Restaurants’ ‘Raising Dough’ program and raised $952. The Ryan Wersten MIOP Foundation was created in memory of Ryan Wersten who lived for only six months after being diagnosed with Malignant Infantile Osteopetrosis (MIOP).

The Animal Protective Foundation was the October recipient of the DZ Restaurants’ ‘Raising Dough’ program and raised $510. The mission of the Animal Protective Foundation of

Schenectady is to address pet overpopulation and animal suffering through education and appropriate action, to enhance human/animal relationships, and to provide care to animals in need.

‘Raising Dough’ is DZ Restaurants’ charitable program designed to support local charities and non-profit organizations. Each month a non-profit organization is featured in the program and DZ Restaurants contribute 30 percent of sales at one of its restaurants on the fourth Sunday of the month. Up to an additional $1000 can also be raised through a social media component of the program.

For more information, visit dzrestaurants.com

Scholars Receive Grant At Supervisors Meeting activities, live performances and a chance to chat with Santa and Mrs. Claus. Cost for the breakfast is $5 per person and reservations are not necessary.

Family activities at the breakfast include a craft table, a reading corner with a free book for each child and face painting. These family activities are sponsored by: Red Dragon Karate School, A Bead Just So and McDonald’s of Ballston Spa. Live performances will take place with the Capital Region Language Center, the Ballston Spa Middle School Launching Pad and karate demonstrations by Red Dragon Karate School.

All proceeds will go to support community events and village beautification. A percentage of the proceeds from the breakfast will go to support the youth programs at St. Mary’s Parish. BSBPA will also be collecting non-perishable items for the local food pantries.

For more information, visit ballston.org.

BALLSTON SPA — Saratoga Sponsor A Scholar Students attended the Saratoga County Board of Supervisors meeting on Tuesday, Nov. 18 to receive a $1,000 grant from Saratoga Casino and Raceway Foundation.

The mission of the Saratoga Casino and Raceway Foundation is to support charitable and public benefit organizations whose goals are the betterment of the quality of life, health and welfare of the residents of Saratoga County.

“We are truly grateful and honored to continue to receive the support of the Casino and Raceway Foundation. Their generosity to community organizations is why we can continue to survive and provide services to our students to assist them in qualifying for and succeeding in college,” said Volunteer Executive Director Jim LaVigne of Saratoga Sponsor A Scholar.

Saratoga Sponsor-A-Scholar is a collaboration between the Saratoga Springs City School

left to right: Scholars Valeska Palmatier, Jasmin Senn, Cyria Turner, Shan Shaffe, Nick Lahut, Juliana Santiago and Lukas Carlson

District and members of the community. The goal of the program is to help economically disadvantaged students at Saratoga Springs High School graduate from high school and attend college.

Saratoga Sponsor-A-Scholar is dedicated to the philosophy that every student showing academic motivation and potential should

have the opportunity to finish high school and continue on to college.

For many students, this goal would be beyond their reach without the support and guidance of caring adults. Saratoga Sponsor-A-Scholar provides qualified students with mentors and college preparatory help during high school and financial assistance during college.

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Puzzles

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22 Tastes 23 Kept from spreading 24 Media __ 27 Kind of colorful shirt 28 Bad blood 29 Stale quality 33 Fire 34 A cup may be one 35 Computer menu option 36 Polite assent 38 Scrubber’s target 39 Comedian Fields 40 Capitulate 41 Soil test measure 44 Reduce 45 Golf tournament display 47 Cristal maker 50 “__ Smith and Jones”: ‘70s TV Western 51 Available to order 53 “__ honest ...”

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55 One who’s doomed 56 Read impatiently Down 1 Latino Muppet prawn 2 It calls for immediate attn.

3 Buzzed 4 “Jaws” omen 5 Mythological paradise 6 Woodworking devices 7 They have points 8 Dog star 9 Make safe for use, in a way 10 Diplomacy figure 11 Bring up something sensitive 12 Singer Lenya 13 Where to see some old clothes 14 Culture __

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21 Fed. security 22 Bodybuilding goal 24 Conspiratorial 25 French bean product?

26 River inlets 27 Come about 29 Head out West?

30 Emmy winner Falco 31 __ Valley 32 Uzi predecessor 34 Actor Gallagher 37 Tennis shutout 38 Floral-sounding Los Angeles suburb 40 Sonic server 41 Braid

42 First response to a call 43 Former boxer Ali 44 Page of music 46 Short run, for short 47 Eliot title character 48 “Listen to Your Heart” singer in the musical “Young Frankenstein” 49 Prompted 52 “Big deal”

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This Week: Ignorant, Stupid Ignorant means not having learned.

They tend to assume that people in earlier times were ignorant.

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The worker was uneducated, but not necessarily stupid.

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Week of November 26 – December 4, 2014

All Outdoors: Deer Camp

by Tim Blodgett for Saratoga TODAY Deer camp is located in the town of Andover, Allegany County, on property owned by the Kent family. The Kent’s are the proprietors of Kent’s Tree Farm and Tall Pines ATV Park.

Tom and Kate Kent grow Christmas trees on their 5,000-acre farm and they recently recognized the need from the ATV community for a friendly and legal place to ride.

The ATV trails shut down come deer season and the Kent family opens the farm for deer hunting.

Featuring a mix of hardwood forest, Christmas tree groves and open meadows amid a rolling landscape of hills and deep ravines, the farm property has some of the finest deer territory in the state.

Wednesday morning I picked up my hunting buddy, Ed Noonan of Saratoga Springs, and hit the road.

Six hours and 300 miles later we pulled up to the camp where we were greeted by Timmy Guy of Glens Falls, the heart and soul of our camp.

We unloaded the truck and settled in as Tim gave us the latest reports.

We didn’t hunt that afternoon, but we planned to take advantage of the last two days of archery season.

Despite our best efforts, early archery season ended without success.

The upside was that we figured out where we wanted to spend opening day. Friday saw the arrival of the rest of the hunting party (mob or rabble would describe them equally as well). The assignment of stand locations, preferential placement given to the youthful hunters took place after supper and transportation to the various stand locations was arranged.

Saturday, Nov. 15 was opening day of the regular season and thanks to the lake effect, we had 3 inches of fresh snow on the ground. Everyone was up by 5 a.m. in anticipation of the day’s hunt. We were all bumping into each other as we got dressed and grabbed something to eat. The camp emptied at 6 a.m. as we set off for our stands. I drove an ATV to an area known as Jonestown, parked and hiked the remaining quarter mile to the ladders stand where I intended to stay until sundown.

Tip No. 1 When planning to stay in the woods all day, it is essential that you dress for the conditions. Bring an extra jacket, hat, gloves, socks, etc. You’ll be glad you did if the weather gets foul.

Tip No. 2 Bring food and water. I like the time honored PB&J. It packs easy, doesn’t mind when it gets smushed

in my backpack and tastes good no matter its condition. Leftover Halloween candy is good too!

Tip No. 3 Bring what you need for natures inevitable call, ’nuff said.

I settled in the stand and waited for sunrise. When the time came, I loaded my rifle and chambered a round which brings me to…

Tip No. 4 Remember what they taught you in hunter safety training: Before loading your firearm, check the muzzle and the bore to make sure they are free of obstructions!

Some of the snow I brushed from the stand found its way down the barrel and lodged in the chamber. I knew I had a problem when the bolt failed to properly load a bullet into the chamber. It’s hard to find sticks of the proper length to reach down the barrel of a .30-caliber rifle. Twenty minutes later, I cleared the barrel and was back in business. Reports echoed from the surrounding hillsides as other hunters filled their tags. Finally, after passing on some questionable shots, I filled a doe tag.

After field dressing and tagging the deer, I returned to the stand hoping to have an opportunity at a buck or another fat doe. The day ended without any more shot opportunities. I returned to camp and added mine to the ones already there.

The next day, the guys had more luck adding a 10 pointer, an 8 pointer, several smaller bucks and a

A view from the tree stand at first light on opening morning of southern zone regular season. Three inches of snow fell the night before.

herd of does, bringing the weekend camp total to 24.

I couldn’t will antlers to grow on any deer that I saw, so I shot another doe for the freezer. There’s still plenty of time left in the season to fill my buck tag.

Last Tip Try not to shoot a deer standing at the bottom of the ravine. The real work begins after the shot!

Camp honors go to Timmy Guy with a 10 pointer, Shawn Allen, of Andover, for his 8-point

buck and to 16-year-old William A. Allen III, also of Andover, for his first buck. Congratulations to all the rest of the hunters in the camp. I have two deer to butcher, so it’s time for me to go. Until next time, be sure of your target and shoot straight.

Tim Blodgett, owner of Saratoga Tackle & Archery, can be reached at (518) 584-3952. His store is located on Route 9P, Saratoga Lake next to the state boat launch. For further information, visit Saratogatackle.com or find Saratoga Tackle on Facebook.

Murphy Signs Division I Letter of Intent

Saratoga Rowing Coach Eric Catalano and Claire Murphy, a senior at Saratoga High who committed to row at Boston University. Photo provided.

SARATOGA SPRINGS — Saratoga Springs senior and Saratoga Rowing Association rower Claire Murphy was recruited by both Cornell University and Boston University.

In the end, she chose BU. Murphy’s new home water will be right on the Charles River. She won the Head of the Charles Regatta in the Saratoga Rowing Association’s Varsity 8, the largest and most prestigious regatta in the United States, as well as the New York State Championships, the U. S. Rowing Nationals, and the U19 Rowing World Championships at the Sydney International Rowing Regatta in Australia in 2012, as well as many other races throughout the United States and Canada.

Her sister, Caroline, is a sophomore rower for Duke University.

Both were coached at the SRA by Eric Catalano.

“Laurie and I are thankful for coach

Catalano’s dedication and expertise in his many years of coaching Claire since she started with him in 10th grade,” said Claire’s father and former district attorney Jim Murphy. “We are equally proud of Claire for the thousands of hours of work that she dedicated to rowing both on and off the water, and the mental toughness that it takes to be a student athlete. I know there were lots of social events she missed in order to go to practice and weekend regattas, but in the end and looking back it was all worth it.

Having to juggle her schoolwork, sports and life has made her better organized and more prepared for college and ultimately to take on a job and adult responsibilities. Coach Catalano has not taught Claire just how to row well, but how to make good choices, be strong of will and a person of substance and good character. For that we are extremely grateful.”

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Week of November 26 – December 4, 2014

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Does MLB Need to Speed Up the Game?

A lot of talk is going around about doing something to shorten the time it takes to play a nine-inning game in Major League Baseball.

Some of the reasons for what makes a game drag on have to do with players and their routines.

I really think this is an issue that needs attention. What can they do?

Let’s talk about it.

First of all, the majority of players have these routines or rituals that they practice at the plate.

These rituals have become more and more a problem with players having “superstitions.” It seems that some of the players have a style that could become a videotape loop, as they do the same things over and over before they take their next swing.

Just a few seasons ago, former New York Yankees second baseman Chuck Knoblauch had a routine of messing around with his batting gloves before each pitch, an annoying habit that

addition of pitching changes, it all adds up to more ticks of the clock.

A rule that exists now: when the bases are loaded, the pitcher has 12 seconds between pitches. I have never seen that called! Why not have that rule between every

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kids, that it had many years ago.

Football has some problematic issues, especially with young players at the pre-scholastic levels. It’s a sport where the participants are susceptible to harm or injury, especially with concussions.

This past season, pitchers took an average of 23 seconds between pitches, up from 2011 when it took an average of 21.5 seconds.

With approximately 300 pitches in a single game, and with the addition of pitching changes, it all adds up to more ticks of the clock.

pitch? There is also a rule that you’ll rarely see an umpire call: time taken for equipment adjustment by the batter.

I like to call it the “Knoblauch Syndrome.” It’s an existing rule to get the batter to be ready to hit.

I think Teixeira’s point is a wakeup call for Major League Baseball. When I was a kid there weren’t as many options for playing a sport, other than the “big three”— football, baseball and basketball. All changed, now we have soccer, lacrosse, tennis, hockey and track, not to mention there are more kids playing golf in today’s world.

Now with an assortment of choices for youngsters to get involved with a sport, baseball doesn’t have the popularity, for

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by Damian Fantauzzi for Saratoga TODAY

at times was overbearing and hard to watch! On a side note: Knoblauch, 46, lately has had domestic problems and has been arrested, a sad situation.

Speaking of the Yankees, Mark Teixeira, in an interview with ESPN Radio’s “Mike & Mike” was asked about where MLB is going. Teixeira, who is one of the 15 highest-paid players of all times, feels that the topic of “pace of play,” is an important issue for baseball.

Last season, the average time for a game was just over three hours.

Teixeira’s feeling is that there is not enough action and the games take too long. He also thought that there is enough concern coming from many players and fans that changes will be made.

Teixeira also mentioned that even kids get bored with the game’s pace.

“My kids don’t watch a lot of games. First of all most of the games start at 7 p.m. and they go to bed at 7:30 p.m. And it’s a slow game. I take my son to a Knicks game and we get to sit close to the court, there’s action going on all over the place. In baseball, if you don’t love baseball as a kid, it’s very tough to watch it because of the pace of the game.”

There is no single obvious reason for the game’s pace because it is its nature, and there isn’t a clock.

Some interesting statistics about baseball, and we all know baseball is a game of statistics: This past season, pitchers took an average of 23 seconds between pitches, up from 2011 when it took an average of 21.5 seconds.

With approximately 300 pitches in a single game, and with the

What’s MLB’s plan to get things moving? With baseball’s new commissioner, Rob Manfred is endorsing some ideas that are going to be implemented in the Arizona Fall League, a league that showcases some of baseball’s top young prospects.

Some of the new rules make sense and hopefully will help remedy the issue.

There will be a strict enforcement of 20 seconds between pitches, as well as two minutes and five seconds between innings, which will even include an onfield clock.

The umpires have their hands full, but they need to be more assertive, especially from behind the plate, with the batters and pitchers.

Here’s an interesting thing.

How many relief pitchers can be used in a game? Some of these managers will go through the whole pitching staff and so goes a baseball marathon.

How about ending an extrainning game with the sudden death of the first hit? Instead of sometimes playing 20 innings, make the cut off at 15 innings and from there go with the sudden death solution that a hit is calculated as the winning run.

I’m no baseball expert, but some things need to be considered to speed up the game of baseball. The new rules for the Arizona League might not even be a consideration.

But when you hear one of the highest paid players of the game express a concern about the pace of the game, then I think changes need to be made. The time limit on batters and between pitches, to me that’s the biggest problem and it can be a simple fix with some new parameters.

So give the pitchers 12 seconds, not 20, between pitches, and have the batter stay in the batter’s box with minimal equipment adjustments. I feel that will solve some of the issue.

The new video replay is a tool that has cut back on the time consuming arguments between managers and umpires, a good change.

Maybe there will be some resolve with future changes, but baseball is what it is and the game has always had those idiosyncrasies— after all it’s baseball.

Finally, I think the sport of baseball is still as popular as it used to be, or at least almost.

Erin Donovan • Skidmore • Sophomore • Back/IM Erin Donovan swam to three wins for the Thoroughbreds on Nov. 22, as the women’s swim team hosted Utica and earned their first win of the season. Donovan finished first in the 100 back with a time of 1:06.92 and also was part of two first-place relay teams in the 200 medley and 200 free. Overall, Skidmore took down Utica 160-91.

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Week of November 26 – December 4, 2014

Community Sports Bulletin 2014-15 Saratoga County Basketball Schedules (Look for team previews in next week’s edition)

Saratoga Springs Class AA — Suburban Council Head Coach Matt Usher

Schuylerville Class B — Foothills Council Head Coach Matthew Steinfort

12/2.................... @ Niskayuna.........................................................7 p.m.

12/5.................... Shaker....................................................................7 p.m.

12/9.................... Shenendehowa.....................................................7 p.m.

12/12.................. Averill Park...........................................................7 p.m.

12/16.................. @ Columbia..........................................................7 p.m.

12/19.................. Mohonasen...........................................................7 p.m.

12/27.................. Queensbury..........................................................8:15 p.m.

1/6...................... @ Bethlehem.........................................................7 p.m.

1/9...................... @ Burnt Hills........................................................7 p.m.

1/13.................... Ballston Spa..........................................................7 p.m.

1/16.................... @ Guilderland......................................................7 p.m.

1/20.................... Colonie..................................................................7 p.m.

1/23.................... Niskayuna.............................................................7 p.m.

1/30.................... @ Shaker................................................................7 p.m.

2/3...................... @ Shenendehowa.................................................7 p.m.

2/6...................... Burnt Hills............................................................7 p.m.

2/10.................... @ Ballston Spa......................................................7 p.m.

11/28.................. Notre Dame Bishop Gibbons.............................6 p.m.

11/2.................... TBD (Mike Beson Tournament)........................TBD 12/3.................... @ Stillwater...........................................................7:30 p.m.

12/6.................... @ Greenwich........................................................7:30 p.m.

12/12.................. @ Broadalbin Perth..............................................7:30 p.m.

12/19.................. Hudson Falls.........................................................7:30 p.m.

1/3...................... Mechanicville (at Troy).......................................5:30 p.m.

1/6...................... @ Glens Falls........................................................7 p.m.

1/9...................... Gloversville...........................................................7:30 p.m.

1/13.................... @ Queensbury......................................................7:30 p.m.

1/16.................... @ Hudson Falls.....................................................7:30 p.m.

1/20.................... South Glens Falls.................................................7:30 p.m.

1/23.................... @ Scotia.................................................................7 p.m.

1/25.................... South Glens Falls (at Siena)................................7:30 p.m.

1/30.................... Glens Falls.............................................................7:30 p.m.

2/3...................... @ Amsterdam.......................................................7:30 p.m.

2/6...................... Queensbury (Senior Night)................................7:30 p.m.

2/10.................... Johnstown.............................................................7:30 p.m.

2/13.................... Foothills Crossover..............................................7:30 p.m.

Ballston Spa Class AA — Suburban Council Head Coach John Lea 11/25.................. @ South Glens Falls (after press).......................6 p.m.

12/2.................... @ Shenendehowa.................................................7 p.m.

12/5.................... @ Niskayuna.........................................................7 p.m.

12/9.................... Burnt Hills............................................................7 p.m.

12/12.................. @ Colonie..............................................................7 p.m.

12/16.................. @ Bethlehem.........................................................7 p.m.

12/19.................. Averill Park...........................................................7 p.m.

12/26.................. Green Tech (at Colonie)......................................5:30 p.m.

12/27.................. Colonie..................................................................5:30 p.m.

1/3...................... Queensbury..........................................................3 p.m.

1/6...................... @ Guilderland......................................................7 p.m.

1/9...................... Shaker....................................................................7 p.m.

1/13.................... @ Saratoga Springs..............................................7 p.m.

1/16.................... @ Columbia..........................................................7 p.m.

1/20.................... Mohonasen...........................................................7 p.m.

1/23.................... Shenendehowa.....................................................7 p.m.

1/30.................... Niskayuna.............................................................7 p.m.

2/3...................... @ Burnt Hills........................................................7 p.m.

2/6...................... @ Shaker................................................................7 p.m.

2/10.................... Saratoga Springs...................................................7 p.m.

Send your sports stories or briefs to Brian Cremo, Sports Editor at brian@saratoga publishing.com

Puzzle solutions from pg. 41

Saratoga Central Catholic Class C —Western Athletic Conference Head Coach Ken Mantia 11/28.................. South Glens Falls.................................................7:30 p.m.

11/29.................. TBD (Mike Beson Tournament)........................TBD 12/9.................... @ O.E.S.J................................................................7 p.m.

12/12.................. Fort Plain..............................................................7 p.m.

12/15.................. Canajoharie...........................................................7 p.m.

12/19.................. @ Northville..........................................................7 p.m.

12/23.................. @ Mayfield............................................................7 p.m.

12/26.................. Tamarac.................................................................7:30 p.m.

12/27.................. TBD (Home Christmas Tournament)...............TBD 1/3...................... Corinth..................................................................7 p.m.

1/6...................... Galway...................................................................7 p.m.

1/13.................... O.E.S.J....................................................................7 p.m.

1/16.................... @ Fort Plain..........................................................7 p.m.

1/20.................... @ Canajoharie......................................................7 p.m.

1/23.................... Northville..............................................................7 p.m.

1/30.................... Mayfield.................................................................7 p.m.

2/3...................... Galway...................................................................7 p.m.

2/6...................... @ Waterford..........................................................7 p.m.

2/13.................... WAC Crossover....................................................TBD 2/17.................... WAC Crossover....................................................TBD

Week of November 26 – December 4, 2014

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Saratoga Rugby Raising Money for Youth Program Pick Up Your Discount Card Today to Support Rugby for Ages 6-12 Broncos. The Rugby Grounds are located at 5 Clement Avenue.

More information on the SRC can

SARATOGA SPRINGS — The Saratoga Rugby Club is launching a youth rugby program next spring to create an avenue for boys and girls ages 6-12 to learn the sport the right way in a safe environment.

“We’re trying to create a pathway from 6-year-olds up to professional and that’s our objective as an organization—building this as a sporting choice from the beginning like the other sports,” said SRC Vice President Eric Huss.

Teaming up with the City of Saratoga Springs, the Saratoga Youth Rugby Program was officially accepted as a new recreation program back in late August.

To help raise funds for the equipment, coaching and field costs, the SRC is now offering a Saratoga Rugby Discount Card for $20. The card, which can be found and purchased at www.saratogarugby.org/card, offers discounts at the following locally-owned locations through all of 2015: The Bread Basket: 10 percent off $20 lunch, free coffee with breakfast sandwich Child’s Automotive: $10 off oil change, $25 off over $100 Creative Sparks: One free studio fee ($8 savings) Cudney Cleaners: $1 off each dry cleaned item Dehn’s: 10 percent off any purchase Hot Yoga Saratoga: 20 percent off all Yoga packages Ice Cream Man: $1 off every $5 spent Kilwin’s: 15 purchase

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Mingle on the Avenue: 10 percent off all food items Parkside Eatery: 10 percent off breakfast menu order (cannot be combined) Peabody’s Sports Bar & Grill: 10 percent off all food items Pizza Works: Free garlic knots with

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any purchase Plum Dandy: 10 percent off every purchase Saratoga Coffee Traders: 20 percent off any purchase Saratoga Winery: Free wine tasting (one per visit) Spring Nails: 10 percent off any services The Strike Zone: Free shoe rental for everyone in party Saratoga Youth Rugby will be coached by certified members of the Saratoga Rugby Club staff and taught in a non-contact, flag rugby format. The Saratoga Stampede recently qualified as the No. 4 seed in the New England Rugby Football Union league in just their second season as a Division II program.

With a 6-3 record, the Stampede’s milestone victory over rival Albany on Nov. 8 earned them the playoff berth to play No. 1 seeded New Haven on April 18.

It was the first time the Stampede defeated Albany, as the SRC has gone from a Division IV social club to a bonafide DII program since its inception nine years ago.

This past fall season, the Stampede had athletes from as far away as South Africa, Scotland and New Zealand on the team in addition to local participants. These international players also acted as coaches, mentors and operated clinics at SRC’s five collegiate affiliate programs.

With a focus on providing a safe environment to teach the proper fundamentals while increasing the standard of the sport in the area, Huss is a proponent of the sport in part because it is so well-rounded.

“Aside from my overall love for the game—I grew up playing soccer, lacrosse and wrestling and baseball and every other sport,” Huss said.

“I find that rugby has everything. It has all of the components of other sports. People don’t have an overall awareness of it, but it’s an amazing sport. It has everything that you want in a game. It’s continuous, high-paced, physical, and there’s a lot of scoring. It’s a wonderful game and it has a great flow to it. It can also create a skillset that transfers to any other game. You have to be able to kick, run, pass, tackle—you have to do everything.”

The Saratoga Rugby Club also includes the Saratoga Stallions 7s and the over-35-year-old Saratoga

be found online at saratogarugby. com or by calling Huss directly at (518) 496-6662.