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Fire Station Burns ResidentsInside TODAY...
by Daniel SchechtmanSaratoga TODAY
Low-Tech Education in aHigh-Tech World
by Barb CookSaratoga TODAY
See Fire Station page 10
Rottie Rescue!
See Local page 11
Obituaries pgs 6-7
Businesspg 8
Educationpg 9
Pulse pgs 22-25
SARATOGA SPRINGS – At whatpoint is technology appropriate tointroduce to young, developingminds?
As some schools rush to arm theirstudents each with their own iPad,replace chalkboards with SMARTboards and television screens to cre-ate an interactive, technologically-driven educational experience, others
MALTA – A proposed midtownfire station is the hot topic in Malta.The fire department has a list of rea-sons for choosing a Dunning Streetlocation, but residents say they wantto “live in a forest” and their forest israpidly disappearing.
Donna Kessler has lived in theLuther Forest neighborhood for 28
years. Her backyard abuts the four-acre parcel that the Fire Companies ofMalta are eyeing for the midtown sta-tion. If built, the fire station parkinglot would be 75 feet from her proper-ty line. She said that’s not enough ofa buffer.
“It just doesn’t fit in the environ-ment there; it’s a residential area,”Kessler asserted.
Richard Guerin, grant manager and
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like the Waldorf School of SaratogaSprings favor interactions betweenteachers and students over interac-tive experiences between studentsand computer screens.
The use of technology in schools,especially as such technologybecomes cheaper and easier for dis-tricts to acquire, has become morecommonplace with each passingday. But for parents like DouglasReamer, who worked for the State
SARATOGA SPRINGS- An inno-vative group of animal lovers is tak-ing on a pretty daunting task: chang-ing public opinion.
Tina Hudson, Darryl Saunders,Tom Lange, Lori Fallon and JamiNazzaro make up Rottie EmpireRescue (RER), an agency that is giv-ing hope to hundreds of shelter dogsand shedding a new light on somepublic misconceptions.
RER adopts dogs that are typicallyhard to find homes for - dogs withphysical limitations like amputatedlimbs; anxiety from a lifetime ofabuse; or bad reputations, like a rot-tweiler or a pit bull. After receivingthese dogs from area shelters, emer-gency rescue operations or unsatis-factory owners, RER does a lot morethan toss them into a cage and crosstheir fingers.
“We do not board dogs,” said RER
by Christina JamesSaratoga TODAY
See Rottweiler page 5
Malta Homeowners Protest Proposed Midtown Location
pgs 12-19
pg 25
Saving Lives Four Paws at a Time
11th AnnualMardi Gras
This Weekend!
SARATOGA
TODAYFriday, January 13, 20122
by Mark BollesSaratoga TODAY
Local Author Leads Students Down
the Winding Trail
wilderness educator James
Bruchac told tall tales to students
at Dorothy Nolan Elementary
School on Wednesday, January
11. The children were captivated
by James’ animated and embel-
lished stories of How Chipmunk
Got His Stripes and Racoon's
Last Race. Mr. Bruchac also
shared his real life experiences as
an expert animal tracker com-
plete with stunning examples of
animal tracks he cast himself.
photos by MarkBolles.com • Saratoga TODAYStoryteller James Bruchac engages with students at Dorothy Nolan Elementary School
SARATOGA SPRINGS -
Local author, storyteller and
SARATOGA
TODAY Friday, January 13, 2012 BLOTTERyear in Saratoga County Jail.
Jennifer B. Fisher, 39, of 110Jack Halloran Rd., Stillwater, plead-ed guilty to a charge of second-degree vehicular assault, a class-Efelony. Fisher was arrested May 20in Stillwater and is scheduled toreturn to court for sentencing March 1.
Laurie A. Fletcher, 36, of 82Stewart Bridge Rd., Hadley, pleadedguilty to a charge of driving whileintoxicated, a class-E felony.Fletcher was arrested July 30 inHadley for an incident that occurredJuly 29 and was is scheduled toreturn to court for sentencing March 1.
Joseph P. Lynch, 28, of 5 MerionAve., Clifton Park, pleaded guilty toa charge of driving while intoxicat-ed, a class-E felony. Lynch wasarrested June 24 in Malta and wassentenced to five years of probationand ignition interlock device.
Michelle M. Eastridge, 31, ofP.O. Box 230, Dover Plains, pleadedguilty to a charge of driving whileintoxicated, a class-E felony.Eastridge was arrested September14 in Saratoga Springs and was sen-tenced to time served, five years of
probation and ignition interlockdevice.
Paul E. Etzel, 29, of 201Rockhaven Rd., Middle Grove, wasresentenced December 20 by JudgeJerry Scarano to enlarged conditionsof probation to include drug treat-ment court. Etzel was originallyconvicted December 22, 2008, ofdriving while intoxicated, a class-Efelony, for which he had been sen-tenced to time served and five yearsof probation.
Patrick J. Burch, 28, of 1251Fort Miller Rd., Ft. Edward, wasresentenced December 19 by JudgeJerry Scarano to nine months inSaratoga County Jail with credit fortime served and probation terminat-ed. Burch was originally convictedMay 6, 2010, of driving while intox-icated, a class-E felony, for whichhe had been sentenced to five daysin Saratoga County Jail and fiveyears of probation.
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Kim J. Hein, 37, of 16 MeehanRd., Mechanicville, pleaded guiltyto a charge of driving while intoxi-cated, a class-E felony. Hein wasarrested November 4 inMechanicville and is scheduled toreturn to court for sentencing March 1.
George L. Sperow, 54, of 3901Lewis Rd., Apt. 99, Milton, pleadedguilty to a charge of driving whileintoxicated, a class-E felony.Sperow was arrested August 28 inMilton and is scheduled to return tocourt for sentencing February 28.
Christopher D. Barnes, 32, of417 Northern Pines Rd., Lot 31,Gansevoort, pleaded guilty to acharge of first-degree criminal con-tempt, a class-E felony. Barnes wasarrested September 9 in Wilton andwas sentenced to six months inSaratoga County Jail and five yearsof probation.
Corey R. Coulter, 43, of 106Grenadier Court, Clifton Park,pleaded guilty to a charge of drivingwhile intoxicated, a class-E felony.Coulter was arrested July 1 inHalfmoon and was sentenced to fiveyears of probation and ignitioninterlock device.
Katrina J. Piterniak, 25, of 13New Castle Rd., Clifton Park,pleaded guilty to a charge of aggra-vated driving while intoxicated witha child in the vehicle, a class-Efelony. Piterniak was arrested May31 in Halfmoon and was sentencedto five years of probation and igni-tion interlock device.
Brad A. Bova, 32, addressunknown, pleaded guilty to a chargeof third-degree criminal sale of acontrolled substance, a class-Bfelony. Bova was arrested April 12in Saratoga Springs and is scheduledto return to court for sentencingFebruary 28.
Jennifer L. Samuel, 33, pleadedguilty to a charge of third-degreeattempted criminal sale of a con-trolled substance, a class-C felony.Samuel was arrested in SaratogaSprings for incidents that occurredFebruary 10 and May 17 and wassentenced to one and a half years instate prison and one year postrelease supervision.
Randall A. Hait, 39, of 145 3rdAve., Mechanicville, pleaded guiltyto a charge of driving while intoxi-cated, a class-E felony. Hait wasarrested December 9 inMechanicville and is scheduled toreturn to court for sentencing March 1.
Anthony D. Medaglia, 38, of430 Route 146, #182, Clifton Park,pleaded guilty to a charge of drivingwhile intoxicated, a class-D felony.Medaglia was arrested August 13 inSaratoga Springs and is scheduled toreturn to court for sentencingFebruary 27.
Roger A. Hayden, 42, of 161Maple Ave., Ballston Spa, pleadedguilty to charges of driving whileintoxicated and first-degree aggra-vated unlicensed operation of amotor vehicle, both class-E felonies.Hayden was arrested May 7 inMilton and was sentenced to one
SARATOGA
TODAYFriday, January 13, 20124 WEEK IN REVIEW
GlobalFoundries Begins TestProduction of IBM Chip
MALTA – GlobalFoundries and
IBM announced Monday, January 9
that the semiconductor fab will man-
ufacture an advanced computer chip
for IBM. The chips are the first sili-
con product to be manufactured at
GlobalFoundries’ advanced manufac-
turing facility, Fab 8, at the Luther
Forest Technology Campus in Malta.
With the announcement comes the
expectation that GlobalFoundries will
ramp to volume production in the sec-
ond half of 2012.
IBM recently began initial produc-
tion of the powerful chip at its
300mm fab in East Fishkill, New
York. Test chip production is already
underway at GlobalFoundries, as the
fab prepares to take on its first
announced customer in Malta.
The chips are based on IBM’s
32nm, Silicon-on-Insulator (SOI)
technology, which was jointly devel-
oped with GlobalFoundries and other
members of IBM’s Process
Development Alliance. Early
research was conducted at the
University at Albany’s College of
Nanoscale Science and Engineering.
The technology vastly improves
microprocessor performance in
multi-core designs and speeds the
movement of graphics in gaming,
networking, and other image inten-
sive, multi-media applications.
Man Charged for Stealingfrom Elderly Woman
SARATOGA SPRINGS –
SARATOGA SPRINGS – The
Saratoga Casino and Raceway (SCR)
reported an overall increase in all
source handle of 11.7 percent after the
close of their 70th season late last
year – this in the face of news that
overall the industry declined 5.5 per-
cent in wagering dollars for 2011.
Wagering from simulcasting on
thoroughbred and harness products,
as well as on live racing, reached $61
million compared to $55 million in
the previous year.
According to John Matarazzo,
director of racing operations at SCR,
the substantial increase, which
bucked the national trend, was a
direct result of additional handle gen-
erated through their interactive
wagering platform called
SaratogaBets. Increases in wagering
on the raceway’s live product in
simulcasting outlets also played a
part.
"The influx of purse money
through VLT’s has improved the
quality of our product. It’s attracting
better-quality race horses and top tier
trainers and drivers. As a result, we
have more global fan appeal,"
Matarazzo stated.
Overall, handle was up 7 percent
on products simulcasted into SCR as
compared to 2010.
SCR also showed a major increase
in wagering on its own harness prod-
uct through external simulcasting out-
lets. Handle from these outlets
New Year, New Members for Wilton Town BoardWILTON – The Wilton Town Board met for the first time in the new year Thursday, January
5, welcoming new members John Lant and Steven Streicher into the fold, along with return-ing Councilmen Robert Pulsifer, Robert Rice and Supervisor Arthur Johnson.
After voting last month to delay reappointments to various boards and authorities until thenew members had been sworn in, Ethics Board member Shirley Jung and Planning Boardmember Brett Hebner were denied by a 3-2 margin each. In both cases, Lant and Johnsonvoted in favor of reappointment, while Pulsifer, Rice and Streicher voted against.
Ron Slone was appointed to the Planning Board to take Hebner’s place, with Albert Mottauand Dean Kolligan reappointed to the Zoning Board and Scot Duffy reappointed to the WiltonWater and Sewer Authority.
In other business, the board passed a resolution to demolish the vacant building at 425Wilton-Gansevoort Rd., deemed a danger to public safety. The town has pursued the building’sdemolition for months, and will move forward unless the owners follow through themselvesand demolish the structure before January 31.
exceeded $24 million in 2011, up 25
percent from 2010.
The raceway expects continued
growth in 2012.
Driver Charged in Deadly CarWreck
BALLSTON SPA - Brian A
Vecchio, 18, of Ballston Spa, was
charged with six motor vehicle viola-
tions following the death of his pas-
senger and local Ballston Spa teen,
Noelle Sarah Johnsen. Johnsen died
from her injuries after Vecchio’s truck
crashed into a telephone pole
Saturday, January 7.
Charges against Vecchio include
unlicensed operation of a motor vehi-
cle, crossing the double-yellow line,
speed not reasonable or prudent and
reckless driving.
Vecchio’s father, Anthony Vecchio,
was charged with permitting the unli-
censed operation.
See page 7 for Noelle Sarah
Johnsen’s obituary.
Raceway Prepared ifGambling Laws Change
SARATOGA SPRINGS - Saratoga
Gaming and Raceway has plans for a
$40 million expansion to include a
new hotel, event venue and gaming
floor if Las Vegas-style gambling
laws are adopted in New York State.
Governor Andrew Cuomo has recent-
ly called for a constitutional amend-
ment that would permit table games
staffed by dealers, in addition to the
electronic gaming terminals. The
changes could be years away, but the
raceway has plans to be ready to start
construction as soon as legally possi-
ble. If completed, the expansion
would increase the size of the race-
way by 40 percent, and would
accommodate classic table games
such as blackjack, roulette and craps.
It is estimated that New York State
gamblers spend nearly $3 billion in
out-of-state casinos.
Authorities have arrested Nickolas D.
Capone of Glens Falls on charges of
second degree grand larceny, a class-
C felony. Capone is alleged to have
stolen upward of $50,000 from an
elderly woman, by using his role as
power of attorney to redirect funds
from the victim’s account to his own.
Authorities believe this could have
been going on since as far back as
October of 2010, and continued until
October of 2011. Capone was
arraigned this week in Saratoga
Springs City Court by the Hon. Judge
Jeffery Wait before being taken to
Saratoga County jail. He is being
held without bail at this time. The
victim is not a relative of Capone’s.
The investigation is on-going and fur-
ther charges against Capone could be
forthcoming.
Apartment Site Approved
SARATOGA SPRINGS – The
Saratoga Springs City Planning
Board voted 5-1 in favor of a pro-
posed apartment complex on the cor-
ner of Seward and Morgan streets last
Wednesday, January 11. The plan
calls for a 57-unit complex, with
approximately 106 bedrooms. The
proposal had been reviewed by the
planning board seven times in the last
year, and was finally approved fol-
lowing changes regarding parking
and height of buildings.
Casino sees 11.7 PercentIncrease
SARATOGA
TODAY Friday, January 13, 2012
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Rottweiler Rescue
President Tina Hudson. “[The dogswe have] don’t kennel well. They’resensitive dogs. They don’t do well atshelters because they’re so loyal.They miss their people and theygrieve.”
Instead, RER finds foster homesfor the dogs they take in, and that iswhere their adoption makeoverbegins.
“We learn the dog’s mannerisms,address any triggers,” said Hudson.“If they aren’t crate trained, we cratetrain them. If they aren’t housebro-ken, we housebreak them.”
Dogs that wouldn’t get a secondglance at the area shelter are nurtured,groomed, respected and, most impor-tantly, understood at an RER fosterhome.
“When a ‘bully’ breed like a rot-tweiler is turned over to a shelter,odds are it will be euthanized,” saidHudson. “But [they are] the bestbreed of dog I’ve ever been involvedwith.”
Although they are an extremelyloyal, sensitive and intelligent breed,rottweilers are not typically well-known for these characteristics. Withlarge muscle mass and powerful jaws,rottweilers are usually portrayed astemperamental time bombs, just waiting to attack.
Stereotypes like these keep RERhard at work; in fact, they’re the rea-son RER was formed in the firstplace.
“I had been involved with rottierescue for 10 years when I met
Bentley,” said Hudson. “He had twobroken legs, was a dwarf, and theorganization that I was working withwouldn’t put the money into him.”
Bentley’s physical limitations, aswell as the fact that he was a rottweil-er, made him a hard-sell to area shel-ters. Paying for his medical expensesalone would be costly. No one want-ed to invest in a dog that would morethan likely end up un-adoptable. Whynot just euthanize him now?
Frustrated and tired of feeling help-less, Tina enlisted Tom Lange, andtogether, with Bentley, they decidedto create their own rescue agency.
And the rest, as they say, is history. Since their passionate beginning in
2010, Rottie Empire Rescue hassaved countless dogs and their scopecontinues to widen. After a devastat-ing tornado crippled Birmingham,Ala., RER was there to take 20 dogsback north to find homes; and inFebruary of last year, when 200 rot-tweilers were seized in an animal cru-elty case in Coryell County, Texas,RER took as many as they could.
“One of the ‘Texas 200,’ Anya,tested positive for heartworm,”Hudson said. “So, we paid her med-ical bills and she was actually adopt-ed out to the district attorney ofAlbany.”
Extreme cases of abuse and neglectaccount for a good number of RER’srescues and the rehabilitation and re-homing of these animals requires a lotof community help.
“Without the support of the com-munity, we are nothing,” saidHudson. “Benson’s Pet Center andMilton Manor provide us with so
much. Benson’s feeds our dogs andeven holds a bottle drive to benefit us.Without them, we couldn’t operate.”
“Saratoga is a dog-friendly town,”said RER Treasurer Tom Lange.“That’s why it was important for us tobe here. We need the support andunderstanding of the community.Dogs need help everywhere; don’tbreed or buy while thousands die.People need to make rescue their firstchoice.”
For more information on how toadopt an RER dog or ways to volun-teer your services, visit www.rot-tieempirerescue.com.
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Robert W. CoadneyGalway, NY – Robert W. Coadney,
71, passed away Friday, January 6,2012.A graveside service with militaryhonors was held Wednesday, January11, 2012, at the Gerald B.H. Solomon
Saratoga NationalCemetery, Duell Rd.,Schuylerville.
Arrangements are under the direction
of the William J. Burke & Sons/Bussing
& Cunniff Funeral Home, 628 North
Broadway, Saratoga Springs, NY, (518)
584-5373.
Online remembrances may be made
at www.burkefuneralhome.com.
Saratoga Springs, NY- Glen WalterSmith, 72, passed away Tuesday,December 20, 2011.
Born March 22, 1939, in Ketchikan,Alaska, he was the son of the lateSenator of Alaska Walter O. and Itha S.Winchell Smith.
Glen is survived by his wife, Betty;son, Ted S. (Claudia) Smith; daughter,Tina C. (Teddy) Sechrist; sister, Ann M.Aus; grandchildren, Shaunna, Stacy, Ian
and Skip; and great-grandchildren, Malayaand Jacob.
Funeral services were
held in his honor Wednesday, December
28, 2011 at the Saratoga Chapel, 359
East Line Rd., Ballston Spa.
Interment will be at the Gerald B.H.
Solomon Saratoga National Cemetery,
200 Duell Rd., Schuylerville, NY
12871.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations
can be made in Glen’s name to the
Saratoga Chapel.
Services are under the direction of
Compassionate Funeral Care, 402
Maple Ave., Saratoga Springs, NY
12866.
Glen Walter Smith
SARATOGA
TODAYFriday, January 13, 20126 OBITUARIES
Richard Owen PalmerClifton Park, NY- Richard Owen
Palmer, 68, passed away after a brief
battle with Lymphoma and Leukemia
cancer.
Richard was born February 27, 1943,
in Brooklyn, NY, to the late Richard
and Lillian Filander Palmer.
He is survived by his sons,
Christopher, Douglas (Kate), Steven,
Thomas (Michelle) and James (Jody)
Palmer; 12 grandchildren and one
great-grandchild.
A private family service for Richard
will be held at a later date.
Services are under the direction of
Compassionate Funeral Care, 402
Maple Ave., Saratoga Springs, NY
12866.
In lieu of flowers, memorial dona-
tions can be made in Richard’s name to
Albany Medical Center for cancer
research, 47 New Scotland Ave.,
Albany, NY 12208.
Kenneth D. LantzSaratoga Springs, NY - Kenneth D.
Lantz, 88, passed away peacefullyTuesday, January 3, 2012.
Born September 24, 1923, Kennethwas the son of the late Durward andHelen (Place) Lantz.
In addition to his parents, Kennethwas predeceased by his wife of 62years, Evelyn Anne Lantz.
Survivors include three sons and theirwives, Thomas D. (Andrea), JamesE.(Gail) and Richard J. (Carol) Lantz;
10 grandchildren,Jennifer, Thomas,Carrie, Jeffrey,
Patricia, Richard, Kenneth, Stephanie,
Danielle and Andrea; and seven great-
grandchildren.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be
celebrated at 9:30 a.m. Friday, January
13, 2012, at St. Clement's Church, 231
Lake Ave., Saratoga Springs.
Burial will follow at 11 a.m. at the
Gerald B.H. Solomon Saratoga
National Cemetery, Duell Rd.,
Schuylerville.
Memorials may be made in Kenneth’s
name to the charity of one's choice.
Online remembrances may be made
at www.burkefuneralhome.com.
Alma C. ReillyMechanicville, NY – Alma C. Reilly,
85, passed away Thursday, January 5,
2012.
Born July 12, 1926, in Mechanicville,
she was the daughter of the late Joseph
G. and Ann (Hickey) Connors.
In addition to her parents, she is pre-
deceased by a sister, Alice McMahon
and two brothers, William T. Connors
and Howard “Pete” Connors.
Survivors include her loving husband
of 62 years, Howard H. Reilly; nine
children, Patrick, Thomas, Peter
(Brenda), Daniel (Gail), Timothy
(Diane), Erin Chaskey (Harold), Alice,
Nora Neal (Geoff) and Michael; broth-
ers and sisters, James G. Connors, Joan
C. Guthinger, John H. Connors and
Ellen Connors-Brown; many grand-
children, great-grandchildren, nieces
and nephews
A Mass of Christian Burial was cele-
brated Monday, January 9, 2012, at St.
Mary’s Church, Milton Ave., Ballston
Spa.
Burial will be in the family plot at St.
Paul’s Cemetery, Mechanicville.
Donations may be made in Alma’s
memory to the Saratoga Hospital
Foundation, 211 Church St., Saratoga
Springs, NY 12866.
Online remembrances may be made
at www.burkefuneralhome.com.
Rita R. PhillipsSaratoga Springs, NY – Rita R.
Phillips, 77, passed away Tuesday,
January 10, 2012.
Born April 5, 1934, in North Adams,
MA, she was the daughter of the late
Ouilia and Mary (Petrie) Masson.
In addition to her parents, Rita is pre-
deceased by her husband George E.
Phillips who passed away February 13,
2006.
Survivors include her son, Randy
(Debra) Phillips; grandchildren, Kyle
and Brandi Phillips; sisters, Marlene
Fondry and Gloria (James) Smith; and
great-granddaughter, Alyxandra Steepe.
There will be no public calling hours.
A graveside service was held
Thursday, January 12, 2012, at the
Gerald B.H. Solomon Saratoga
National Cemetery, Duell Rd.,
Schuylerville.
Arrangements are under the direction
of the William J. Burke & Sons/Bussing
& Cunniff Funeral Home, 628 North
Broadway, Saratoga Springs, NY, (518)
584-5373.
Online remembrances may be made
at www.burkefuneralhome.com.
Agnes F. Day Saratoga Springs, NY- Agnes F. Day
died Thursday, December 8, 2011.
She was born February 20, 1920, in
Passaic, NJ. She was the daughter of
the late Joseph and Mary Lesko Biss.
She was predeceased by sisters,
Helen Biss, Rose King, Mary Paulfus,
Julia Biss and Anna Helenek; and a
brother, Joseph Biss.
She is survived by her sons, Dennis
and Eugene Day; granddaughter,
Heather Day; brothers, Edward and
George (Marilyn) Biss; and sister,
Emma Speidel.
A memorial service was held
Saturday, December 17, 2011.
Services are under the direction of
Compassionate Funeral Care, 402
Maple Ave., Saratoga Springs, NY
12866.
The family requests that in lieu of
flowers, donations be made to Saratoga
Community Hospice, 179 Lawrence St.,
Saratoga Springs, NY 12866.
John W. KrausSaratoga Springs, NY- John W. Kraus,
70, passed away January, 8, 2012, after
a short illness.
John was born August, 9, 1941, in
Rochester, NY.
He is survived by his loving wife,
Linda; children, Kathleen Minniear,
Paul Kraus and Julie Lynn Kraus; and
two grandchildren, Jake and Jaylyn.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be
sent to The Community Hospice of
Saratoga, 179 Lawrence St., Saratoga
Springs, NY 12866.
Private family services will be held.
Services are under the direction of
Compassionate Funeral Care, 402
Maple Ave., Saratoga Springs, NY
12866.
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Saratoga Springs, NY-
Duane O’Dell, 49, passed
away unexpectedly January 1,
2012, after an auto pedestrian
accident on Route 9 in
Saratoga Springs.
Duane was born August 11,
1963, in Saratoga Springs, NY,
to Leon J. O’Dell and
Rosemarie Capone.
He is survived by his mother,
Rosemarie Betsch (Clayton
Coonrood); brothers, Michael
Capone and Lee, Jeffrey and
Mark O’Dell; sisters, Roseann
(Donald) Aubin, Corine Irish
and Brenda Sazio; and many
other family and friends who
loved him.
A private family service for
Duane will be held at a later
date.
Services are under the direc-
tion of Compassionate Funeral
Care, 402 Maple Ave.,
Saratoga Springs, NY 12866.
In lieu of flowers, memorialdonations can be sent inDuane’s memory toCompassionate Funeral Care
Hudson Falls, NY -Marvin Lee "Skip" HoagJr., 47, passed awaypeacefully Thursday,December 1, 2011, at hishome, after a seven-yearbattle with brain cancer.
Born March 23, 1964,in Glens Falls, NY, hewas the first son of thelate Marvin Lee Hoag Sr.and Vivian A. (Breault)Hoag Norton.
Skip was predeceasedby his father, Marvin LeeHoag Sr.; grandmother,Miza Hoag; aunt, MizaBarnes; uncles, Stevenand Duane Breault; aunt,Colleen Johnson; cousins,Walter Barnes and KathleenFenton; grandmother, AnnaRay; and grandfathers, LeonardBreault and Donald Hoag.
Skip is sur-vived by hisd a u g h t e r ,Kayla Hoag;
moth-er, Vivian A. (Frederick)Norton; sisters, Mary Jane(Jack) Tifft, Bernadette A.Michael, Rebecca L. (Clarence)Thomas and Anne L. (Aaron)Gull; brothers, Edward F.(Connie) Hoag and Rolland G.(Olivia) Hoag; stepsisters,Mary (Paul) Miller, Susan
(Greg) Brown and Paula(Rodney) Hall; step-brother, David (Kathy)Norton; aunts and uncles,Kathleen (Morris)Andrews, Mary (Walter)Evans, Mary Joseph, DaleBreault, MalcombBreault, Kenny Breault,Arthur Breault, LeonardBreault and Tiny Hoag(Duane) Parry; nephews,Curtis, Matthew,Jonathan, Jacob, Joshua,Clarence Jr. (TJ), Tim,Kirk, Charles, Isaiah,Jordan and Jayden; andnieces, Ashley, Kerstin,
Laura and Cassidy.A Mass of Christian Burial
was held Wednesday, December7, 2011, at St. Ann's Church,Fort Ann, NY.
Burial will be at a later date. Services are under the direc-
tion of Compassionate FuneralCare, 402 Maple Ave., SaratogaSprings, NY 12866.
SARATOGA
TODAY Friday, January 13, 2012 OBITUARIES 7Marvin Lee "Skip" Hoag Jr.
Ballston Spa, NY –Noelle Sarah Johnsendied in a car accidentJanuary 7, 2012. She hadjust turned 17 onDecember 27.
Noelle is predeceasedby her loving grandpar-ents, Sarah (Minna) andEd (Papa) Johnsen,Mildred (Nana) Johnsenand Jean (Gram)Franklin.
Noelle is survived byher parents, MelodyScaia, Jim Hathaway and Ericand Sally Johnsen; stepsib-lings, David, Shane and NicoleHathaway; grandparents,Frank Scaia, John and DaleDeMartino, Papa and MamaHathaway and Prather andPatricia Palmer; aunts anduncles, Eddie (Melissa)Johnsen, Jenn (Bob)Goodfellow, Cathie Joyce,Lori Johnsen, Carlos (Brandie)Calderon, Chris (Steph) Ward,Bob (Leah) Kane, Eric(Johnna) Guido, Kris LeeScaia, Bonnie Scaia, BonnieBarr and Thad (Mo) Palmer;cousins, Danitra and ScaiaCalderon, Abby and CheyenneWard, Robert Kane III, GiannaGuido, Alex and Tiffany Scaia,
Kevin, Jess and Timmy
Goodfellow, Christina and
Margot Joyce, Keliann Kirby,
Ryan and Brady Johnsen and
Evan, Tallia and Cole Palmer.
A Mass of Christian Burial
was celebrated Thursday,
January 12, 2012, at St.
Clement’s Church, 231 Lake
Ave., Saratoga Springs.
Burial will be private at the
convenience of the family.
Contributions can be made
to the Noelle Johnsen
Memorial Fund at Saratoga
National Bank & Trust
Company, 91 West Ave.,
Saratoga Springs, NY 12866.
Online remembrances may
be made at www.burkefuneral-
home.com.
Noelle Sarah Johnsen
Duane O’Dell
Saratoga County Deceased Veteran of the MonthHarold Louie Stevens“He Paid the Price for Freedom.”
The Saratoga County Veterans Service Agency has namedHarold Louie Stevens the January 2012 Deceased Veteran ofthe Month. Stevens will be honored Tuesday, January 17 dur-ing a public ceremony. The ceremony begins at 2:30 p.m. at 40McMaster St. in Ballston Spa, and is followed by a reception.
Stevens was enlisted in the U.S. Army from 1942-1944 andwas attached to the 60th Division. He served in the Tank Corpsduring WWII and took part in the Invasion of Sicily and theD-Day invasion of Fortress Europe.
Stevens, a 1942 Saratoga Springs High School graduate,was killed in action August 22, 1944, during the Battle of St.Lo, France.
Stevens is survived by his sisters, Marlow O’Donnell, BettyButterfield, Velma Wilson, Linda Budinger andEvelyn Hover; and his brother, Robert.
SARATOGA
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by Yael GoldmanSaratoga TODAY
Party-Planning Made Simple
SARATOGA SPRINGS – When
high-end event planners Jessica and
Joshua Herberger launched
Experience Events in 2005, they
didn’t exactly have single digit
birthday celebrations in mind.
But after having children of their
own, the couple decided to expand
their event planning business, which
they run out of an office/studio at
526 Maple Ave., to help fellow par-
ents afford the creative and personal
birthday parties they desire.
“Everyone wants their parties to
feel special, not only [the people]
that are spending $100,000 dollars
on a very high-end wedding,”
Jessica said. “We love our job and
we love being able to service our
clients, but we wanted to offer a
service that is really useful for the
everyday client like ourselves – like
our friends who just want to have
really great parties for their [chil-
dren] but just don’t have time to do
it.”
As parents, the Herbergers under-
stood that celebrating a child’s 10th
birthday can be as special to a parent
as any other milestone occasion, but
that time and budget are common
hindrances.
So the Herbergers decided to
expand their services to include easy
and creative solutions for children’s
birthday parties. This fall they built
The Studio, a nearly 1,000 square-
foot blank canvas that offers an easy
alternative to dealing with the mess
of hosting a birthday party at home
or the expense of renting out a tradi-
tional venue.
The space is easily transformed to
furnish parties of many sizes and
themes and for almost any occasion.
Jessica says it’s the perfect alterna-
tive to the “ho-hum, bounce-
housey” birthday party.
“A lot of parents want to have
great parties but don’t have the time
or have run out of places to have
them – they don’t necessarily want
to have a party at their house
because it’s extra work and extra
cleanup,” she said.
The Studio is a place to meet, cre-
ate and celebrate any occasion any-
way you’d like. And, if you need it,
the space comes with the expertise
of the Herbergers who have a mil-
lion and one ideas for livening the
empty room.
Parents have the option to dress-
up the space on their own or they
can enlist Experience Events. The
Herbergers can put together an
imaginative and personal affair with
just a few weeks’ notice – parties
inspired by the popular fictional
character Junie B. Jones or a paleon-
tology-themed adventure are just
two unique examples.
“The list of what we could do
could go on,” she said.
But what if you still want to host
your little one’s birthday celebration
at home, and just lack the where-
withal to put it together?
Try the Party Crate – a customiz-
able handmade single-purchase
package that includes the necessities
for a creative occasion at home or
anywhere else.
“It has all of the things you would
need for a great party, and it’s deliv-
ered to your doorstep,” Jessica said,
explaining that the crate offers the
same benefits of having a planner or
stylist onboard. “It [comes with]
connect the dot instructions.”
The Party Crate comes with
invites, favors, decorations, serving
dishes, and even a grocery list to tell
you exactly what to buy.
“There is no thinking needed, but
you still end up with a really cre-
ative party,” she said.
Experience Events has a signature
line of crates that are completely
hassle free – all you have to do is
pick one and wait for it to arrive.
But even these predetermined
options are personal and unique –
“It’s great décor; like what you see
in the magazines and wish you
could [recreate]. We do that for
you,” she said.
The Herbergers also fill orders for
customizable crates. Jessica said
they put anything together.
No matter which option you
choose, a party planned with the
help and imagination of Experience
Events is a parent’s secret to hosting
a celebration they can enjoy from
beginning to end.
For more information about The
Studio or Experience Events, visit
www.expeventdesign.com or call
(518) 441-8000.
SARATOGA SPRINGS –
Saratoga TODAY Newspaper is
proud to announce that Andrew
Marshall has joined our editorial team
as a full-time reporter.
Marshall began Monday, January
9, and will transition into the position
of sports editor, as Daniel
Schechtman takes over Pulse.
“We are extremely pleased to wel-
come Andy to our team and look for-
ward to introducing him to the mem-
bers of communities we serve,” said
Chad Beatty, publisher and owner of
Saratoga TODAY Newspaper.”
Marshall is an experienced sports
and entertainment writer and blogger.
His hobbies include playing golf, col-
lecting vinyl records and reading.
You can reach Andrew Marshall
via phone at (518) 581-2480, ext.
206, or via email at
Saratoga TODAY Welcomes Andrew Marshall
Business Plans Children’s Birthday Celebrations, Creates Ease of Mind for Parents
Photo providedThis paleontology-theme birthday party is just one of many creative celebrations held at The Studio!
Adirondack TrustWelcomes New BoardMember
SARATOGA SPRINGS – The
Adirondack Trust Company
announced that Christel A.
MacLean has been nominated to
stand for election to its board of
directors at the annual stockhold-
er’s meeting to be held February 1.
MacLean, a Saratoga Springs
resident, is the managing partner of
Sperry’s Restaurant Group and
Circus Restaurant Group. She is
also the principal of MacLean
Management Group as well as the
principal broker of Realty
Saratoga.
In addition, MacLean serves
locally as a founding board
Member and co-vice president of
the board of directors of
SaratogaArts Fest; as a member of
the board of directors of the
Saratoga Springs Downtown
Business Association; as the PTA
president of Division Street
Elementary School; and as a stu-
dent mentor through the Skidmore
College Mentoring Program.
SBA AppointmentSARATOGA SPRINGS – The
Saratoga Builders Association
(SBA) Board of Directors has
announced the appointment of
Doug Winters to its 11-member
board. Winters, a Ballston Spa res-
ident, is the owner of Spa City
Builders. Specializing in custom
home construction, his company
strives for excellence in home
building and remodeling.
Pinnacle Realty Re-Opensin Saratoga
SARATOGA SPRINGS –
Pinnacle Realty Saratoga LLC
recently announced the re-opening
of their 70 Lake Avenue office on
January 1. The local real estate
group, which has its home office at
2575 Route 9 in Malta, is thrilled to
be operating in Saratoga Springs
once again.
Bruce McClellan, broker and
owner of Pinnacle Realty Saratoga,
said the re-opening signifies a pos-
itive outlook for the 2012 real
estate market.
“It looks like we have some new
enthusiasm for the real estate busi-
ness and we are really pleased to be
able to open in Saratoga Springs,”
McClellan said. “It’s an exciting
opportunity for us.”
Four agents are already working
out of the Lake Avenue office.
McClellan said Pinnacle Realty
looks forward to welcoming new
agents in 2012. For more informa-
tion, call (518) 580-9300 or visit
www.thepinnaclepost.com.
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TODAY Friday, January 13, 2012 9
by Daniel SchechtmanSaratoga TODAY
SARATOGA COUNTY - Four
educators from the Southwest
University in Chongqing, China,
were invited to tour local schools
Tuesday and Wednesday as part of
a cultural exchange program with
the Washington-Saratoga-Warren-
Hamilton-Essex (WSWHE)
BOCES Language and Culture
Resource Center. The program,
which is supported by a grant from
the Hanban-Asia Society
Confucius Classroom Network,
welcomed educators to visit ele-
mentary schools in Burnt Hills,
Ballston Spa, Glens Falls, South
Glens Falls, Fort Ann and Saratoga
Springs, where students introduced
the educators to their schools and
showed off class projects.
“We’re trying to gain a mutual
understanding and learn from one
another,” said Peggy Sharkey,
grant manager for the WSWHE
BOCES Language and Culture
Resource Center. “We sent two
administrators with this program to
China in November, while they’re
here today and interested in
observing student-centered class-
rooms and activities based on the
lessons.”
As well as supporting the visits
between America and China, the
Hanban-Asia grant also affords
BOCES the opportunity to teach
school children the Chinese lan-
guage, something that isn’t typical-
ly offered at most schools.
“What’s unique about our pro-
gram is that we offer students a
similar opportunity that they’d
have during a program where
they’d learn Spanish or French, but
with this program they have an
opportunity to learn Chinese. It’s
extracurricular, so the kids take
their classes after school, online
and during the summer,” said
Sharkey.
One stop along their tour includ-
ed observing a special classroom
in Ballston Spa, where unlike a
majority of schools participating in
the program, gifted fourth and fifth
graders meet once a week during
school hours to participate in the
Project Chinese Exploratory
Program. There the students study
Chinese language and culture
weekly with teachers provided by
BOCES, making the class a must-
see for the visiting director of
teaching affairs from Southwest
University, Shibin Wu.
“Because education in China is a
set curriculum for everybody, we
want to come here and see the way
American teaching tailors educa-
tion depending on a student’s abil-
ity,” said Wu. “We hope to observe
how a student’s interest and quali-
ty guides the educational process.”
Typically, explained Sharkey,
students in China can expect class
sizes of roughly 50 students, with a
more traditional, lecture-based
method of teaching driving the
activity.
“It’s teacher-centered, where the
students are taking notes and
preparing for an exam,” said
Sharkey. “Here in the United
States, a more recent teaching
method focuses on what the stu-
dent is doing in the classroom.
That includes small group projects
and other learning activities.”
With approximately 350 stu-
dents participating at over a dozen
local sites, students are also
encouraged to create a pen pal
relationship through email or
Skype with Chinese students in the
program’s sister school.
“Becoming e-pals with students
in our sister school allows our stu-
dents to form greater relationships
between our two countries,” said
Sharkey. “It gives the kids more
opportunities for language learning
and helps them to gain an interna-
tional perspective.”
Dates Changed for ELAand Math Exams
SARATOGA COUNTY - The
New York State Department of
Education has changed the dates
set for the English Learning Arts
(ELA) and math exams for
grades 3-8. Because this is a
recent change, school calenders
printed and handed out to par-
ents and students prior to the
change are likely not up-to-date.
The ELA exam for grades 3-8
has been moved to Tuesday,
April 17 - Thursday, April 19,
2012.
The math exam has been
rescheduled for Wednesday,
April 25 - Friday, April 27,
2012.
In addition to the above
changes, exams scheduled for
the month of June are also
expected to be amended.
For the latest schedules, visit
www.p12.nysed.gov/apda/sched
ules.
Ballston Spa High SchoolReceives Innovative ArtsGrant
BALLSTON SPA – Ballston
Spa High School will be award-
ed funding in the amount of
$2,152 for a Connecting
Improvisation, Education, and 21st
Century Learning Skills artist-in-
residence program. The program is
funded in part by the Arts-in-
Education/Local Capacity Building
Program, a regrant program of the
New York State Council on the
Arts, administered by Saratoga
Arts.
Administrators and faculty from
the Ballston Spa Central School
District collaborated with Kat
Koppett, owner of Koppett + Co.
based in Schenectady, to write the
grant and create an innovative
artist-in-residence program for
high school students enrolled in the
business marketing and manage-
ment courses and career explo-
ration and internship program.
“I am excited to be able to bring
my expertise to this area of the
Capital Region and work with stu-
dents in the Ballston Spa Central
School District,” stated Kat
Koppett. “For a school district such
as Ballston Spa, this collaboration
is fitting since the concept is not
only innovative, but cutting edge.”
This group of over 70 students
will receive an innovative educa-
tional experience infusing the art of
improv into the business curricu-
lum, focusing on creativity, collab-
oration, communication, team-
building and leadership skills.
Students will have the opportuni-
ty to participate in an innovative
concept that has been successful
in business, industry and univer-
sities throughout the country.
Prestigious business schools
such as Duke University’s Fuqua
School of Business and MIT’s
Sloan School of Management
have been using improvisational
theater to further enhance 21st
century skill sets with those stu-
dents enrolled in their business
programs. Koppett has created
and delivered numerous training
programs on the art of improvi-
sational theater to major corpora-
tions such as Chanel, Pepsi and
JP Morgan Chase and is current-
ly working with business majors
attending Rensselaer Polytechnic
Institute in Troy. She also is co-
director of The Mop & Bucket
Company that performs every
Friday evening at Proctor’s
Theatre. For more information,
visit www.mopco.org.
For more information about
the program or how to support
the arts, contact Courtney
Lamport, coordinator of devel-
opment, at (518) 884-7195, ext.
1369 or via email at
BOCES Cultural Exchange
Program Welcomes Chinese
Educators to Tour Region
Send your education stories or
briefs to DanielSchechtman at
EDUCATION
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Fire Station
researcher for the Malta RidgeVolunteer Fire Company, said twostudies were conducted that pointedto the Dunning Street site. A 2009Fire Protection Master Plan study rec-ommended combining servicesbetween the Malta Ridge and RoundLake fire companies, together namedthe Fire Companies of Malta. Thesecond studied the use of town-owned land and concluded that thegreen parcel was best suited for a firehouse.
“We don’t oppose them consolidat-ing fire departments,” said BarbaraFenton. “We just don’t want it there.”
Fenton has owned her home onMay Apple Way for 25 years. Heryard backs up to EllsworthCommons, and she said her entirebackyard has been “decimated” by it.
“That (Ellsworth Commons) is the
thing that woke up the sleeping giant,so to speak,” said Kessler. “Nowwe’re on the leading edge of what’sgoing on here at the firehouse andhave been trying to fight it from theget-go.”
That fight included a petitionsigned by 400 residents that was pre-sented to the town board at theJanuary 3 reorganizational meeting.Andrew Lamothe, president of theboard of the Fox Wander WestNeighborhood Association, said hewas originally approached by the firedepartment to get support for the proj-ect, but as he talked to his neighborshe realized they were opposed to it.
“The neighborhood associationboard has to support the neighbors,”he said. The petition consisted of onesentence: “We the undersignedoppose the building of a firehouse onDunning Street.”
Guerin said a history of the proper-ty revealed that it was part of theplanned development district that wasproposed to the town by the Luther
Forest Corporation in 1977. The par-cel was set aside for future use com-mercially or as a fire station or townhall.
In 2005 the land was donated to thetown of Malta and has been appraisedfor about $500,000. Guerin said tobuy a comparable site from a devel-oper would cost about $3.5 million.
The fire companies have been sav-ing toward the purchase of land forthree years. The Fire ProtectionMaster Plan study recommendedclosing two of the four current loca-tions, so those properties would besold and the money used toward thenew fire station and equipment.
“It’s going to save money, improveservice and it’s a smart use of govern-ment property,” Guerin said.
Residents said the two-lane road,punctuated by roundabouts, is alreadystrained by the increased traffic flowfrom Global Foundries.
“There’s really no place in anemergency situation for people to pullover to get out of the way of a fire
truck, especially a hook-and-laddertruck like they’re talking about get-ting,” said Fenton.
Guerin said a 100-foot ladder truckis necessary to reach the roofs ofEllsworth Commons andGlobalFoundries, but none of the firestations are large enough to garageone.
Supervisor Paul Sausville said herespects the fire department’s view onthe matter, but it should be put to a
public referendum. “I’m recommending to the town
board that we put the matter up beforethe voters and let the voters decide,”he said.
“I don’t have anything against thefiremen, they do a great job,” saidKessler. “Where would we be with-out them? But it’s where they want toput the firehouse that’s our problem.”
National Grid Hosts PublicForum for Proposed Pipeline
MALTA – Residents were invitedto a pair of informational forumsand public statement hearings heldby the New York State Public SafetyCommission (PSC) and NationalGrid on Tuesday, January 10 toexpress their opinion on a proposednatural gas pipeline extension thatwould service GlobalFoundries.Representatives from the PSC,National Grid and GlobalFoundrieswere in attendance. Residents havebeen asked to volunteer statementsof public record regarding theiropinion on the project. Statementswill be accepted until February 17,2012.
The pipeline extension will pri-marily serve the $4.6 billionGlobalFoundries chip plant locatedin Luther Forest TechnologyCampus in Malta. The PSC’srequired findings state that the con-struction and operation of the facili-ty is in the public interest. Residentsliving within 150 feet of the fourmile long projected work site wererequired to be notified of theforums.
Construction of the $10 millionsteel pipeline would begin in thetown of Ballston, and run norththrough the town of Malta.GlobalFoundries is concerned thatthe energy demands for the plantwill exceed available deliverycapacity. The company believes theproposed pipeline would ensuretheir plant will be served withenough energy.
“[The plant] requires as much
electricity as a small city,” saidGlobalFoundries representativeMike Russo. “There are no othercomparable large volume customers.”
Only five statements were givenin person during the forums, none ofwhich expressed concern. Recentretiree Philip Dobie spoke at the firstof two forums held. Dobie is aMalta resident and former businessrepresentative of District 106 for theInternational Union of OperatingEngineers. He expressed nothingbut support for the project, and thepositive impact he feels it’s havingon the local economy.
“This has been a tremendous helpduring a tough economy,” Dobie’sstatement reads. “It’s put thousandsof workers to work.”
The pipeline project could createas many as 500 new jobs, and theycould be coming sooner rather thanlater. Barring a setback in theapproval process, National Gridplans to start construction sometimethis spring – and finish sometime inthe coming fall.
“It’s a fairly narrow time frame toinstall that pipeline,” said projectmanager for National Grid, EdWencis. GlobalFoundries is hopingto increase production at theirMalta-based computer chip plant byearly 2013. The pipeline’s exten-sion would provideGlobalFoundries enough energy todo so.
Those interested in making a pub-lic statement may do so online atwww.dps.state.ny.us/ or via tele-phone at 1-800-335-2120.
by Andrew MarshallSaratoga TODAY
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Local School Weighs Impact of Technology
of New York as the Chief Economistfor Labor and the Chief of WorkDevelopment and relied heavily ontechnology, sending his children tothe tech-free Waldorf ElementarySchool was a no-brainer.
“Technology is just a tool – like acalculator, for you to use. The mostimportant thing is you have to learnhow to understand patterns,” saidReamer, whose two daughters havegraduated from the Waldorf system.“Understanding those patterns andlearning how to think and make con-nections is key – the actual computeritself is kind of a meaningless toolwithout the ability to understandthose connections or to think foryourself.”
Not that Waldorf believes childrenshould never be introduced to tech-nology. In fact, argue the school’sadministrators, technology can beextremely useful to students at theappropriate age, usually at the highschool level. But for developingminds at the elementary and middleschools, Waldorf worries that tech-nology can in many ways replace achild’s imagination, which in turn sti-fles creative, original thought.
“Looking at children and how theydevelop, we try to support theircapacities to think through their ownconcrete experiences,” said AbigailReid, a third grade teacher at WaldorfSchool with 12 years of teachingexperience. “Technology is some-thing that is an abstraction and isappropriate at a later time in a stu-dent’s development. But at theyounger age, we like to give them alot of real life, hands-on experience,which helps them to really digest thematerial.”
Instead of using an app or comput-er program to learn about measure-ments, Reid and her class will learnabout cups and quarts while bakingand cooking. Instead of using a pro-gram to simulate building a structureto meet specifications, the childrenlearn how to physically take measure-ments to build a small teepee from
trees the class gathered in Reid’s ownbackyard. It’s by experiencing theselessons first hand, and not as filteredthrough a screen, that Waldorf arguesleads to a deeper, more meaningfulunderstanding.
For Administrative ManagerKatherine Scherff, the process is sim-ilar to what happens when someonereads a book as compared to seeingthe movie.
“When you read a book, manytimes you have a whole picture ofwhat that book was like in yourhead,” said Scherff. “But then themoment you see it in the movie, nowit’s somebody else’s picture. Your[idea] is all gone.”
Scherff argues that one of the dan-gers inherent with introducing chil-dren to technology while they’re stilldeveloping is that their ability to thinkcreatively or to use their imaginationis greatly diminished. Technology, inthis regard, acts like a shortcut –handing us the Hollywood version ofa story on the silver screen instead ofasking us to imagine the story for ourselves.
“As students get older, the skillsthat allow them to creatively thinkthrough a process and to really under-stand that process may not be there,”said Scherff. “I think that technologycan hamper a student’s ability to beable to do that.”
And perhaps the Waldorf School ison to something here – after all, theresults speak for themselves.
“Approximately 99 percent of ourstudents graduate from high school,”said Scherff, who also noted that from1994 - 2004, 94 percent of graduatingstudents enrolled nationally in a
Waldorf program progressed ontocollege.
But when the time finally comesfor Waldorf students to adopt technol-ogy at the high school level, do saidstudents struggle to adapt comparedto their peers? For parents of Waldorfstudents who have witnessed the tran-sition, the answer seems to be aresounding no.
“It’s such a part of life today thatthere was really no transition at all,”
said Reamer. “I can’t do half of whatthey do on their cell phones. In fact,they might even be better at using thetechnology because once they get it,they’re creative. They can use allthese different apps and understandwhat they’re doing, and then they cango off and run with it.”
The technological landscape is fastmoving and in an almost constantstate of flux. New products come outat a blistering pace, making it easier
and faster to complete many every-day tasks.
“But what you really want is some-one who can think and develop anidea, and then let the computer do thegrunt work for you,” said Reamer.“But you’ve got to have the idea first.You’ve got to develop a thought. Andthat’s where the real strength lies forthe kids graduating through theWaldorf system.”
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Saratoga Hospital’s New Gym Designed with Older Adults in Mind
fortable going to a traditional, larg-er gym facility.
“We’ve really tried to tailor fitthe gym to be a safe environmentfor people who might be hesitantabout using exercise equipment,”said Lounsbury.
The new health and fitness gymfeatures many pieces of equipmentyou might find at a standard facili-ty - recumbent and upright bikes,elliptical runners, leg presses,treadmills and the like. But specialpieces of equipment are also on-site to cater specifically to the oldergeneration of adults who maystruggle with traditional exercisemachines.
“We have some of the heavy dutytreadmills that you might see in aregular gym, but then we also havesome that are specifically pickedout that are low to the ground so it’seasier for someone to get on to,”said Lounsbury. “When you don’thave that problem, you don’t real-ize it’s an issue. But with some ofthese specially designed treadmillsthat are lower to the ground withlonger hand rails, it becomes possi-ble for those with that issue to usethe equipment.”
The new gym provides a greatopportunity for those transitioningfrom physical therapy to continuetheir exercise, helping them to getstronger, stay healthier and avoidbeing readmitted to a hospitalbecause they lack the physicalactivity. But even if an individual isnot coming off of a round of physi-cal therapy, the gym provides acasual and comfortable environ-ment for members to exercise andsocialize.
“There are probably a lot of olderadults who just don’t feel comfort-able going to a standard gym,” saidLounsbury. “We don’t have showerfacilities here - most people don’tbuild up much of a sweat after theirworkout. Many wear their streetclothes with appropriate sneakers
because we’re a safe and casual environment.”
In addition to specialized exer-cise equipment, the new fitnessgym has deliberately set up a spe-cial socialization area, allowingmembers to strike up a friendlyconversation with one another.
“We purposely put in a socialarea so that maybe members willexercise for a little while and thenthey’ll go socialize with theirfriends. When it comes to keepingpeople healthy, if you reduce isola-tion and get them out, you makethem healthier just by preventingthat withdrawal that tends to hap-pen,” said Lounsbury. “We’re hop-ing that people who are maybe feel-ing like they can’t do something orcan’t go out, people with chronicconditions, might see that there’san alternative where they can go.”
For those suffering from chronicconditions, such as congestiveheart failure, the gym will also pro-vide oxygen should the need arise.
“When you’re tethered to anoxygen tank you tend to feel stuckin your house, and the last thingyou’d ever think of doing is goingto a gym. So we do provide oxy-gen, and we’re hoping that peoplewho are sitting at home, feelingisolated, might feel motivated to atleast come and check us out to seeif this is an opportunity for them tobe a little more active.”
A trained staff will be on handfull-time at the gym, including anexercise physiologist and physicaland occupational therapists.Members are welcomed to sched-ule one-on-one time with trainersfor guidance or assistance, or theycan simply use the facility at theirown pace and schedule.
“The health and fitness gym is asafe place where we do cardiac andpulmonary rehab, which could beconcurrent to people exercising.There’s also physical therapy andoccupational therapy going on allday long in the same area, sothere’s a healing atmosphere here,different than your standard gym,”said Lounsbury.
Memberships are available on asix-month, three-month andmonth-to-month basis. To learnmore about the facility, call (518)583-8383, or visit them at theirlocation Monday - Friday, 8:30 a.m. - 5 p.m. at 6 Care Lane inSaratoga Springs.
by Daniel SchechtmanSaratoga TODAY
SARATOGA SPRINGS - TheRegional Therapy Center at 6 CareLane in Saratoga Springs, a serviceof Saratoga Hospital, has opened anew health and fitness gymdesigned with a very specificcrowd in mind.
“We’re targeting people whoprobably are adults or olderadults,” said Peggy Lounsbury,director of the Regional TherapyCenter of Saratoga Hospital. “It’snot intended to be a place for super-conditioning or body building. Theintent is to support the mission ofthe hospital, which is to help keepour patients in the communityhealthy.”
The new gym, which opened itsdoors in mid-December, is strictlyan adults-only gym, where allmembers must be at least 21 yearsof age or older. Open Mondaythrough Friday from 8:30 a.m. - 5p.m., Lounsbury sees the new fit-ness gym as something unique tothe region, a facility that can fill avoid in the community for peoplewho may otherwise feel uncom-
SARATOGA
TODAY Friday, January 13, 201213
One of my New Year’s resolutions is to really watchwhat we are eating on our way out the door each morning.And, with staggering schedules and a rush hour styled rou-tine, it can be challenging. In fact, now that I have teensin the house it’s even more difficult, because they eitherclaim they “aren’t hungry” or that they “don’t like that”anymore, which can often bring them to an argumentativestate. Honestly, between you and me….I think it’s harderto appeal to a teenager’s taste buds than it was to my tod-dlers. So, I’ve had to get creative with breakfast. As aresult, I have been focusing my attention on introducing a newrecipe, at least once a week, that can keep the balance not just in myhousehold, but in the dietary intake of my kids while still appealingto their ‘like’ list. Here is a recipe that has worked at my counter andsuccessfully includes whole grain, protein, vegetable and dairy all inone setting without an argument (of course, my guys like almostanything that leans toward a Mexican-styled dish, so we’re safe overhere at this kitchen…hope it’s an option at yours). Happy New Year!
Breakfast Burritos Ingredients1 red bell pepper 1 green bell pepper 2 tablespoons olive oil, light2 eggs, large8 oz. Monterey Jack jalapeño cheese, shredded 2 flour tortillas (preferably whole grain)Taco sauce, mildNonstick cooking spray
DirectionsWash, remove the seeds and cut the peppers into thin strips. Sauté
the peppers in the olive oil until the peppers are fully cooked. Setthe cooked peppers aside.
Cook the eggs in a scrambled fashion without the milk. Preheatthe oven to 375 degrees. Divide the eggs in half and add them to thecenter of the tortilla round. Add two tablespoons of cheese to eachburrito and top with 4-5 slices of the cooked peppers. Roll the tortillain burrito fashion and place them in a glass baking dish coated withthe nonstick cooking spray, seam side down. Top the burritos with atablespoon of taco sauce over each burrito. Add one additional table-spoon of cheese over the top of each burrito. Bake for approximate-ly 15 minutes or until the tortilla is crispy and the cheese has melt-ed. Serve with a fruit salad.
Note: The peppers can be stored in a proper storage container inthe refrigerator for use within three days or frozen and thawed forfuture use.
I haven’t always been a lover of
winter greens – in fact I don’t think
Swiss chard, kale, bok choy, mus-
tard greens, whole spinach, etc. had
ever been on our family’s table until
I started working at the Saratoga
Farmers’ Market. Historically my
husband disdained anything green
on his plate. So when Michael
Kilpatrick of Kilpatrick Family
Farm challenged me to bring home a
bag of his winter Asian greens years
ago, it was a mixture of dread and
trepidation. On the ride home with
the greens I started realizing that this
really wouldn’t be so bad after all.
My husband loves Chinese
food…hmmm...mix the greens in
with his favorite stir-fry sauce and
some meat and he would never
know!
That night I put together a stir-fry
sauce, threw in some herbs and
spices, added some protein (shrimp)
and presented dinner. After a few
judgmental glances I reassured
hubby that it was his favorite Asian
dish with FRESH ingredients –
hunger prevailed and he took a bite
and then another bite and soon the
bowl was empty and he was asking
for seconds! It was another victory
in the transformation of my family’s
palate from factory food to fresh!
The spinach and Swiss chard were
beautifully sweet soft and mild com-
plementing the slight crunch of the
bok choy. The sauce was made of
sesame and vegetable oils infused
with onion, fresh garlic, ginger and
red pepper with a dash of soy sauce
which delicately complemented
both the vegetables and shrimp per-
fectly.
Since that first meal of discovery,
winter greens have become a regular
ingredient to many family meals.
The farmers at the winter market
continue to introduce new and deli-
cious exotic greens, furthering our
experimentation.
We add kale, karobi, parsnips, col-
lard greens and shaved carrots. We
use the greens to create an Italian
flavor by dropping the soy and using
Suzanne Voigt
Farmers’ Market
by Jodie FitzSaratoga TODAY
Hello Foodies! Happy Friday the
13th!
I don’t know about you, but I like
something to comfort me on a
gloomy day and mom always rec-
ommended a cup of tea with honey.
That’s my inspiration for this week’s
gadget(s) my love for loose tea and
the fun accessories that go with it:
tea balls, infusers and honey
dippers!
I prefer these gadgets as do my
customers.
Tea balls and infusers are both
used to steep your loose tea in your
cup or pot. They are a re-usable
alternative to the tea-bag. Most tea
balls are made with a tight metal
mesh that keeps the tea leaves
inside, but allows for the hot water
to drift in and the flavor to seep
out. All you have to do is open
the latch, place your tea leaves
inside and close it up. A tea ball is
similar to a tea bag, the metal
chain can hang over the side of
your mug or tea pot. A tea infuser
is like the combination of a tea
ball and a spoon. Just squeeze the
handle, place your loose tea
inside and remove it when the tea
is to your liking.
I have many customers that use
both of these gadgets for steeping
herbs in sauces and soups as well.
Another great item is the honey
dipper – these are practical and
fun! (If you are a squeeze-bottle
person you won’t be needing one
of these.) To use the dipper, sim-
ply open your jar of honey, dip it
in the honey and twist. Then
place the honey-covered dipper
into your cup or twist it onto your
food. It’s far more fun than a
spoon and easy to clean up too.
Now, all you have to do is call
your mom and ask her to enjoy a
cup of tea with you while you
catch up. Or invite your little girl
to a tea party but be sure dad and
her brother are invited too!
Bon appétit!
Take Care,John
John ReardonCompliments to the Chef
olive oil and tomatoes. We also
serve the greens with chicken, fish,
pasta, rice or tofu. We love to use
chili seasonings and add frozen gar-
den corn to spinach and kale with
beef for a south of the border flair.
What my family and I have dis-
covered is, when it comes to the
winter greens at the Saratoga
Farmers’ market, your imagination
is the only limit to their enjoyment.
Asian Stir-fry with
Winter Greens
Ingredients
1-2 T vegetable oil
1 yellow onion diced
1/2-1 lb shrimp, shelled/deveined
1 carrot, shaved
1 frozen garden green
pepper shards
(fresh, if you have them)
1/2 bunch Swiss chard
1 bunch bok choy
1/2 -1bag fresh spinach
1 tsp red pepper
2 cloves fresh garlic, minced
1/2 tsp fresh ginger, minced
2 tsp sesame oil
1/4 c chicken broth
1/4 c soy sauce
1 T rice wine vinegar
1 tsp brown sugar
(a sprinkle of cornstarch
Breakfast Time!
Winter greens are verynutritious, high in iron,magnesium, Vitamins
B9, A, K, C and fiber
Winter Greens Stir-fry: A Delicious Way to Eat Healthyif the sauce is too liquid for
your desires)
Directions
The thing to remember about stir-
fry is there are no rules. It’s almost
impossible to make a bad sauce, mix
and substitute ingredients with what
you like and have available. Prep all
veggies and protein ahead, make the
sauce first and set aside, and then
stir-fry ingredients in the order of
their cooking time so all ingredients
come out tender and not overdone.
1. Cut/dice all vegetables, herbs
and protein. Set aside in individual
piles.
2. Sauce: In a sauce pan, combine
1/2 the minced garlic, ginger,
sesame oil, chicken broth, soy sauce,
rice wine vinegar and brown sugar.
Heat for five minutes or until sugar
has dissolved and spice fragrances
have infused into the liquid. Set
aside.
3. In a wok or suitable pan for
stir-frying, put in sesame oil and
bring to hot temp. Add onion,
shrimp and sauté. Then add the
green pepper, carrot, Swiss chard
stems and bok choy in that order,
ending with fresh spinach and
greens from the Swiss chard.
Constantly stir over the heat.
Immediately sprinkle in the red pep-
per and after a minute or two add the
sauce and stir in. Meal is done! (I
like to serve this dish over rice,
which can be cooking while you
stir-fry.)
Tea Accessories
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TODAYFriday, January 13, 201214
Ask the Financial Advisor
Are long-termbonds the bestplace to obtainincome in thismarket?
I prefer thestocks of divi-dend-paying com-panies for incomeand potential
capital appreciation.Today, investors can own a port-
folio of solid dividend-paying
stocks that provide income, but alsohave the potential for capital appre-ciation. To me, this is a compellinginvestment alternative to bonds forincome generation, at this point,since long-term interest rates are ator near record lows. Additionally,we have seen dividend-payingstocks in the S&P 500 Index signif-icantly outperform non-dividendpaying stocks over the past year. In2011, dividend-paying stocks in theS&P 500 Index increased 3.4 per-cent, on average, compared to non-dividend paying stocks which onlyreturned 1.7 percent. However,there is a strategy to investing individend-paying companies that can“boost” results even more.
It’s easy to put together a portfo-lio of dividend-paying stocks; how-ever, an important part of investingin these types of stocks is the growthof the dividend. This “boosting”strategy is investing in businessesthat have grown their dividends
more than 10 percent over the lastfive years. In fact, the companies inthe S&P 500 that have grown theirdividends more than 10 percent overthe last five years had a 5.9 percentstock price increase, on average, for2011. This represents more than oneand a half times the return of theaverage dividend-paying stock inthe index for 2011, and three timesmore than the non-dividend payingstocks. The reason these corpora-tions performed so well is becausethey were able to grow in the currenteconomy. They are winners. Theyhave grown their earnings throughthe recession and many are nowearning all-time high profits. Thesecorporations do not need the econo-my to improve – they are winningnow. They are investing in theirbusinesses and still have enoughextra cash to increase the dividendspaid to shareholders. This is the typeof company in which I prefer toinvest.
I spend a lot of time looking forbusinesses that have strong compet-itive advantages and will endureover a long period of time. I like tosee managements that are innova-tive and know their industriesinside-and-out. These leadershipteams must be honest and ethicaland deal with shareholders of thecompany in a forthright manner. Ialso want them to have low debt onthe balance sheet, earn a high returnon their capital, and generate morecash than they need so that they canuse the money to increase value fortheir shareholders. In addition topaying out dividends, they are ableto buy back stock, reinvest in theoperation, and/or make acquisitions.Once I find these enterprises, I typi-cally buy a significant amount ofshares and hold onto them for sever-al years allowing the business togrow. During this period, I meetwith management regularly toensure that my investment thesis is
still intact. Dividend-paying stocks do not
insulate an investor from stock mar-ket volatility; however, a sharehold-er can certainly capture the dividendregardless of price fluctuations. Soif you are looking for income,remember that it is possible to investin a growing revenue streamthrough dividend-paying stockswhile also having the potential forcapital appreciation.
Paul C. Hogan, CFAThe writer is a Research Analyst
at Fenimore Asset Management Fenimore Asset Management
(Fenimore) is an independentinvestment advisory firm located in, and has been hand-selectinginvestments for almost fourdecades. Fenimore manages indi-vidual and institutional portfolios,and two mutual funds ─ FAMFunds ─ the FAM Value Fund andFAM Equity-Income Fund.
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Paul C. Hogan, CFAFenimore AssetManagement
SARATOGA SPRINGS –According to Nielsen Marketingand Research, the top three gifts onchildren's Christmas lists last yearwere Apple’s iPad, iPod Touch andiPhone.
Each of these hot sellers, inaddition to other popular gamingdevices such as the Wii and Xbox,is Internet-enabled, making chil-dren more vulnerable to digitaldangers, including cyberbullying,accidental pornography exposure
and online predators.On Friday, January 13 at 6:30
p.m., Donna Rice Hughes, presi-dent and chairman of Enough isEnough (EIE), will give a freepresentation entitled,“Empowering Parents to KeepKids Safe Online.” The event willbe held at the City Center, 522Broadway in Saratoga Springs.Registration is required. To reservea seat, please call (518) 783-5332or email [email protected].
An internationally respectedInternet safety expert and advocate,Rice Hughes will provide parents,educators and other caring adultswith the basic information they needto know how to keep children safein today’s Internet world.
“With the addition of moreInternet-accessible devices inhomes today, it’s vital to make surethat all online experiences are safefor kids and adults,” said DaveLenehan, conference director forLatham-based Capital DistrictYouth for Christ (YFC), which issponsoring the presentation.“Donna brings a wealth of experi-ence and research, as well as a com-mitment to protecting families[from] online dangers. YFCbelieves it’s crucial to share thisinformation and help families makethe web a safe experience.”
Rice Hughes, who holds anundergraduate degree from theUniversity of South Carolina, hasspoken widely about Internet safetyissues on outlets including, CNN,Fox News, MSNBC, Dateline, TheToday Show, Oprah and 20/20. Sheis also the author of “Kids Online:Protecting Your Children InCyberspace” (Revell, September1998).
Internet Safety Expert to Speak at City Center
BALLSTON SPA –An exhibit showcasing creations by nationallyacclaimed children’s book illustrator Jody Wheeler will be displayed inthe Jan Rutland Artists’ Space at the National Bottle Museum, located at76 Milton Avenue in Ballston Spa, until February 3.
Acting Museum Director Larry Rutland said he hopes parents, grand-parents and educators will take advantage of this golden opportunity tobring young readers to the museum to view images crafted over the pastthree decades by one of the nation’s most popular children’s book illustrators.
At last count Wheeler, who is a Ballston Spa High School graduate, –had some 75 titles in her portfolio, ranging from fiction titles for youngreaders to nonfiction titles for middle readers as well as keepsake mem-ory books, activity books, calendars, greeting cards and many other prod-ucts.
Included in the exhibit are illustrations that introduced such charactersas E.T., The Extraterrestrial and collaborations that have breathed newlife into characters in remakes of such titles as Ludwig Bemelmans’Madeline, Don Freeman’s Corduroy the Bear and those in some of LauraIngalls Wilder’s Little House books – specifically the Farmer Boy booksabout the early days of Laura’s husband Almanzo Wilder. Wheeler hasmost recently completed illustrations for “An Old-FashionedThanksgiving” by Louisa May Alcott and The First Noel (both fromIdeals Publishing) as well as a book based on characters created by thelate Ezra Jack Keats titled “Roberto Walks Home.” (To view samples,visit www.wheelerillustration.com or www.zazzle.com/wheelart.)
“The invitation to exhibit samples of my illustrations in my hometownmeans so much to me,” said Wheeler, who often draws upon memoriesof her upstate New York childhood when painting images to accompanystories for young readers.
A not-for-profit educational institution, the National Bottle Museum isopen weekdays from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Group tours and field trips may bebooked by calling (518) 885-7589. For more information, visitwww.nationalbottlemuseum.org.
Nationally-Celebrated IllustratorExhibits Work at Bottle Museum
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TODAY Friday, January 13, 201215
At a recent holiday celebration
amongst dear friends and family
members I polled a few people
about what would be an inspiring
topic to write about for the new year.
My dear pal “Man Cave” swallowed
his fruitcake jubilee and answered
before the question was even fully
out. “Would you PLEASE do one
on communication; it is impossible
to figure you people out!” (Side
note: “you people” refers to us gal
pals.)
Mrs. Man Cave quickly respond-
ed, “YES! PUH-LEEEESE, write
something about how to get your
man to listen to you! I have to ask
HIM to do things over and over
again; he just doesn’t get it!”
Several of the ladies nodded in
agreement while several of the men
crossed over to the other side of the
kitchen island to support Mr. Man
Cave in his frustration. I was certain
we would break out into a battle of
the sexes musical with Sandy and
Danny as the stars.
The fact is, if BOTH Mars and
Venus were willing to take a step
back and seek to understand the dif-
ferences in our styles of communi-
cation, rather than to be understood,
peace and harmony would be a lot
closer to home than tuning into an
hour of “Delilah.”
When breaking down the gender
gap it’s always best to start with the
basics. Ready for these gems of
truth? Pay attention, this could
change all of your relationships with
the opposite sex forever.
GPS. The Global Positioning
System is defined by Wikipedia as,
“a space based satellite system that
provides location and time informa-
tion in all weather anywhere on or
near the Earth, where there is an
unobstructed line of sight.” In other
words, with your GPS communica-
tion style in place it is highly unlike-
ly you will get lost in the forest of
frustration, anxiety, heartbreak and
rage.
Ladies, men are simple. If you tell
the men in your life factually what
you need you have given them an
unobstructed map to make you
happy. Men communicate on a basic
level, while women tend to be more
emotional, sensitive and detail ori-
ented in their styles of communica-
tion. Men on the other hand, want
to be told what the issue is and how
to fix it. They will literally shut
down and hear your voice as the
Charlie Brown teacher when you
start obstructing the conversation
with a high level of emotion, frustra-
tion and blame.
I have come to believe in practic-
ing couples counseling for over 12
years, that men have a secret switch
located on the back of their necks
that makes them completely hard of
hearing when we ladies start to talk
about our feelings of discontent-
ment when it comes to the relation-
ship. This frustration serves as an
obstruction in communication and
voila, instead of getting to your des-
tination of having your needs met
you have veered off a cliff and need
a tow truck and ambulance to get
you back on track.
When men throw up their hands
in frustration to the women in their
life and say “I don’t get it,” they are
NOT lying. Trust me ladies, the “I
don’t get it” response is not a con-
spiracy theory against women to
make us crazy. Rather, they REAL-
LY don’t get it. So, next time you
need to communicate something
important to your man think of your
friendly GPS that guides you to your
destination every time. Use that
smooth, clear, direct voice (you can
even add the accent to spice
things up a bit).
Let’s try an example of what
NOT to do when communicating
your needs to Mr. Man Cave.
Exhibit A:
You are tired and feel that you
have had no time to connect with
your sweetie pie. You crave some
alone time and are feeling discon-
nected. You hope he too feels the
same way and give him subtle
hints that you need some one-on-
one. You mention your desire to
spend time together a few times
but it’s always when a million
other things are going on. You get
angry that he doesn’t meet your
need and when you communicate
your frustration with him he looks at
you like you are speaking “crazy
talk.” This reaction sets the stage for
a fantastic blowout.
Fight. Frustration. Confusion.
Silence. Further disconnect. This is
the time to definitely RE-CALCU-
LATE!
Exhibit B:
Start by finding a time when
things are quiet and you are both not
stressed. For example, if you know
that you are too tired at night for a
pow wow don’t pick evening hours
to have a talk and make your needs
known.
Once you pick the right moment,
be clear and direct about making
your needs known.
“I really miss you and want to
plan some time together. What night
or weekend can we make this hap-
pen? I can get the babysitter lined up
if you can pick the night and plan
the evening. It would be great to
share a nice dinner with you. Since
you know Chinese food makes me
swell the next day, I would appreci-
ate it if you would leave that out of
our date night options.”
You just gave Mr. Man Cave a
map of how to please you with
explicit instructions about how to
get to the final destination: peace
and harmony in the relationship. No
obstructions clear the way for get-
ting exactly what you want: A great
date night connecting with your
sweetie pie over a meal that won’t
end up with a mouth full of
Benadryl and swollen ankles.
No one gets to their destination
without a clear plan. You don’t get
to be mad at your sweetie pie if you
have not been crystal clear and
direct about what you want.
What happens if you use the GPS
method of communication repeated-
ly and your sweetie pie ignores the
directions? Get a third party to help
make sure you are free of any and
all obstructions to good communi-
cation and do some soul searching
about continuing down a dead end
path.
At the start of this glorious new
year, let’s make a pact to communi-
cate in ALL of our relationships
with clarity, honesty, responsibility
and respect. Get back to the basics,
clear the road of any and all obstruc-
tions and watch how your GPS style
of communication can get you back
on track!
Wishing you a fantastic journey
for 2012! May all of your road trips
take you exactly where you want to
go!
Ms. Lemery is a psychotherapistpracticing in Glens Falls andSaratoga Springs. Visit meghanle-mery.com for information on hernew novel, upcoming workshopsand latest articles.
Meghan D. Lemery
LCSW-R
“Tomato Tomatoe” Should We Call the Whole the Thing Off?Breaking Down Communication Between Mars and Venus
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by James B. Markwica, MSPTfor Saratoga TODAY
Running From Achilles Tendonitis
With New Year’s resolutions fullyin effect, most of us have exhaustedthe myriad of excuses as to why wearen’t taking better care of ourselvesand participating in winter activitiesand sports. It’s at this point that webelieve it’s necessary to simplythrow ourselves back into the swingof things by pounding the pavementwith running, hiking the snowymountain trails, or just returning to amore aggressive and lengthenedaerobic walk. Invariably what seemsto happen out of nowhere is heelpain, sometimes severe heel pain.
What is this and how could it hap-pen when you took a couple of min-utes to ease into your activity at aslower pace? It may be Achilles ten-donitis due to inflammation or irrita-tion of the Achilles tendon, thedense band of tissue running up theback of your lower leg attachingyour calf to your heel.
It is rather common for Achillestendonitis to result from sports thatplace an intense amount of stress onyour calf muscle which is made upof the gastrocnemius and the soleus
muscles. However, it is just as like-ly to begin when initiating a suddenincrease in the frequency and inten-sity of any weight bearing activity,even walking. Structural problemsmay also be to blame like spurs orsmall tears.
In addition to general tendernessover your tendon, you may noticepain or a dull ache when pushing offof your foot while walking. Thismay lessen as your tendon warmsup. You may especially note this inthe morning while taking your firstpainful steps which unexplainablyresolve until you increase youractivity later in the day.
Improper conditioning includingpoor flexibility and inadequatestrength is typically the perfectrecipe to develop a tendonitis whenadded to walking, running, jumpingor pushing up on your toes.Flattened arches (excessive prona-tion or pes planus) may also be apredisposing factor. Sometimeseven trauma to the tendon may bethe cause. But it’s likely that it issimply a matter of too much, toosoon, as you didn’t properly warm-up.
Although self treatment is avail-
able via rest, ice and medication(under your physician’s advice),your best bet is prevention. Startingslowly and increasing your activitylevel gradually is the first step.Warm-up using stretches that focuson your gastroc and soleus musclesalong with your hamstrings. Youcan easily stretch your gastrocne-mius by leaning forward against awall with your hands. Leave the legyou are stretching back behind you,heel on the ground and kneestraight. Your resting leg is the for-ward leg. Hold your gentle stretchfor 10 – 30 seconds for five repeti-tions. To stretch to soleus, the lowerdeeper muscle, maintain the previ-ous position but bend the knee of theback stretching leg and lower yourhips a bit. The hamstring stretch isbest attained when lying on yourback, resting leg bent, and stretchingknee supported with your hands asyou actively raise your foot to theceiling. Feel the stretch down theback of the leg.
Strengthening of your calf muscleis equally important and can easilybe accomplished by rising up ontoyour toes and slowly returning yourheels to the ground. Perform this
exercise in sets of 10 reps for two tothree sets to begin. You can furtheradvance the strengthening exerciseby turning both heels in together orout apart for sets of 10 repetitions.Be sure to gradually increase day byday making sure you do not overdoit.
Cross-training or training on mul-tiple surfaces performing multiplevarious impact activities is a goodidea as well. And of course, the edu-cated choice of appropriate shoewear is essential. Be sure to chooseshoes that fit, provide adequatecushioning for your heel, and have afirm arch support which will aide inminimizing tension on the Achillestendon.
In the event you recognize theonset warning signs of Achilles ten-donitis, be sure to rest, ice, compressand elevate. If possible, keep mov-ing, as it is essential that prolongedperiods of inactivity be avoided. Besure to move your foot and anklethrough its full range of motion reg-ularly and perform gentle stretches
to remain flexible.If you or someone you know suf-
fers from heel and Achilles tendonpain, it is ill-advised to begin a newexercise program without consult-ing first with your physician physi-cal therapist, certified athletic train-er, physiatrist or other specialistwho regularly treats foot andextremity pain. It is important tofirst get an accurate diagnosis forthe cause of pain, as the specificexercises recommended will dependon the cause. Achilles tendonitis, ifleft untreated, may become a muchmore serious condition that can leadto surgical intervention.
James Markwica, MS PT is aNew York State Licensed PhysicalTherapist at LaMarco PhysicalTherapy, 417 Geyser Road in Ballston Spa and 30 Gick Road in Saratoga Springs. For questionsof follow-up, contact James at 587-3256 or online at www.lamar-copt.com.
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Ready or Not
I have learned so much frombeing a mother — so much aboutmyself, about others, about theworld and humanity and eternityand so many huge things (as wellas, of course, things like how tochange a wriggly child’s dirty dia-per) — and this growth in what Ihope is wisdom and understandinghas been one of the things I’m mostgrateful for. I feel like I’ve beenforced into being a better person,by hook or by crook, by thesesmall, screechy, stinky, adorable,rascally, lovable children. It’s notalways easy, certainly, and some-times it’s downright miserable, butI take a look at the person I amnow, the person I’ve become, sincethat first little one made his wayinto my arms seven years ago, andI’m humbled, and pleased.
Each child has taught me newthings, and our little one on-the-way is no exception. I was thinkingof all this the night before NewYear’s Eve, when, at 37.5 weekspregnant (technically full-term), Iwas unable to sleep through con-stant, regular contractions, moreintense than they’d ever been dur-ing this pregnancy. For three hours,in the wee hours, I watched theclock, timed the contractions,debated whether or not to wake myhusband up, debated whether or notto call the doctor, and sort offreaked out.
Mostly I was freaked out becauseI wasn’t totally ready for the babyto come. I wasn’t ready mentally(I’d thought about it, dreamedabout it, wished the birth wouldcome sooner rather than later, buthadn’t actually thought it would bethis soon) or practically (I’d almostfinished all my to-do’s — all thewashing of newborn clothes andburp cloths, etc. — but not quite …even my bag wasn’t totallypacked). And seriously, in themidst of all that, I still had thethought pop in my head: Ah!Another life lesson! There are only
so many plans you can make andcontingencies to prepare for —sometimes it’s all just taken out ofyour hands, ready or not.
The last few weeks of pregnancy,and then labor and delivery, mightbe the things that have hammeredthis home for me more than anyother. This baby is the fifth I’lldeliver, and I still feel like I haveno idea what I’m doing when itcomes to giving birth. I’m alwaysamazed when I hear other mothersspeak about labor and delivery withvoices of experience and knowl-edge, and yet there is still nothing Ifeel like I can contribute with anycertainty or confidence. I onlyknow what happened with me, witheach of my babies, and each expe-rience is simultaneously fuzzy andclear, if that makes any sense, and Ifeel simultaneously empoweredand vulnerable when recalling thedetails of each of my baby’s births.
It’s a strange thing, and so ele-mental, so primitive, in the verybest sense, even in our medical, sci-entific, modern society, the wholebringing a baby into the world, thatI have to think there are some real-ly significant things to be learnedfrom it.
I love reading others’ birth sto-ries, especially those that tend tomore natural ways of birthing —epidural-free, for example, or intubs in one’s kitchen. I love thethought I often hear batted aroundof women who gave birth whileworking in the fields and then goback to work with the minutes-oldbabe strapped to them. Is that evenpossible? I’ve known some amaz-ingly strong women whom I couldactually see being able to do some-thing like that! I’m fascinated bylabors that progress so quickly themoms aren’t able to make it to the
hospital in time, or arrive too latefor a planned epidural, or arrive toolate even for a planned C-section!These stories, to me, are all evi-dence of how out-of-our-controlbirth can be. To me, it’s terrifyingand freeing, all at the same time.
I’ve never actually gone intolabor while at home. Three of myfour boys were induced due to con-cerns with pregnancy-induced highblood pressure and gestational dia-betes; the one who started naturallyactually began when I was alreadyin the hospital, in a bed in thematernity ward, for a couple-hourblood pressure check. I asked foran epidural pretty quickly with allfour of them, despite my nine-months-long thought, every singletime, that maybe “this will be thetime I go epidural-free!” As a resultof all this, I don’t really feel like Ihave a good sense of what activelabor feels like, when laying in mybed in the middle of the night. All Iknew on the eve of New Year’s Evewas that my contractions felt “dif-ferent,” more intense; that theycontinued for much longer thanusual, that neither laying down norwalking around helped, and that Iwas terrified of figuring out too latethat I should have called the doctor.A home birth has never been adream of mine.
So I called the doctor, feeling ter-rible that I woke her up at 2:45 inthe morning, feeling silly as Italked to her because I knew thatbeing able to talk through contrac-tions was a sign they weren’t thatbad. But the doctor decided Ishould go to the hospital, and so wedid. I now have my very own mid-dle-of-the-night hospital visitstory!
And my very own false alarmstory. Indeed, this mother of fourborn babies could not determine onher own if she was in active laboror not. An hour and a half afterchecking in at the hospital, we weresent home with instructions to call
again if things progressed. Theydid not.
I’m writing this the day beforeI’m due at the hospital for yetanother scheduled induction. Mybirth history, gestational diabetes,and estimated size of this baby areall working against any thoughts orhopes I’d had of going into labor onmy own. At least this — this feel-ing of everything being out of myhands — is something I’m becom-ing an expert on. And I’m gratefulfor the details as they are: a compe-tent and experienced medical staffwatching the health of me and mybaby closely; the opportunity tohave everything planned and but-toned up, from who’s going towatch the other boys to having
everything at home ready for thenew baby to even having this col-umn written and submitted on time;the chance to truly sit and think andpray and prepare myself for thetask ahead of delivering a baby; thealways new yet familiar responsi-bilities of a newborn; and the lifelessons and human truths thatbringing a baby into the worldimpart in a different way than any-thing else I’ve ever experienced.
Kate Towne Sherwin is a stay-at-home mom (SAHM) living inSaratoga Springs with her hus-band, Steve, and their sonsThomas (7), Gabriel (5), JohnDominic (3), and Xavier (1); theyexpect their fifth baby in January2012. She can be reached at [email protected].
Kate Towne SherwinSaratoga SAHM
“There are only so many plans you can make and
contingencies toprepare for —
sometimes it’s all justtaken out of your
hands, ready or not.”
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Local Senior Center Activities, NewsBallston Area Seniors
Swear-in 2012 Officers
Photo providedOutgoing President Bert Grandin swears-in the newly elected2012 officers (pictured from left to right): Neil Heffernan, president; Fred Peter, vice president; Diane Kennedy, treasurer;Judith Mullen, secretary; Margaret Wheeler, membershipchair; and Dick Bardsley, Kathy Hedgeman and Patsy Schiavo,directors. For more information about the Ballston AreaSeniors, contact President Neil Heffernan at (518) 885-6740
Senior Citizens Center of Saratoga SpringsAddress: 5 Williams Street, Saratoga SpringsPhone Number: (518) 584-1621Email Address: [email protected]: www.saratogaseniorcenter.org
Upcoming EventsIce Cream SocialThursday, January 26, from 6:30-8 p.m.Enjoy make-your-own sundaes
and listen to a hip duo perform hitsfrom the 40s and 50s made famousby your favorite singers. Buy yourtickets early. Members are $4, non-members are $6.
How to Wake Up Pain FreeThursday, January 26 from 1-2 p.m.Combat joint and muscle stiffness
in the morning by attending thisinformational session with Sportsand Physical Therapy. Please signup in advance.
Movie: “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button”Wednesday, January 25, 3 p.m.Cost: $2 for members, $4 for non-
members. Please sign up inadvance.
Free Hearing ScreeningsTuesday, January 31, 11-3Dana Wilhite, Doctor of
Audiology at the Saratoga HearingCenter, will provide free confiden-
tial hearing screenings at the center.Call the center to sign up.
Book Club MeetingTuesday, January 31 from 3-4 p.m.The Book Club will meet to dis-
cuss “Sarah’s Key” by Tatiana DeRosnay.
Play Mahjong!Tuesdays from 1-3 p.m.To sign up, call Deanna at (518)
886-8522.
Join the Quilting Club!Wednesdays from 10 a.m.-12 p.m.Instruction is available. Anyone
interested in crocheting or knittingis welcome.
January Van TripsMembers are encouraged to sign
up for these exciting and fun trips!All trips must be pre-paid and departfrom the center parking lot.Participants are asked to arrive 15minutes prior to the departure time.If a van trip doesn’t fill up one weekprior to the trip date, non-membersare not allowed to sign up for anaddition charge of $5. Invite your
friends to attend! January 17: Saratoga Casino &
RacewayPlay the video gaming machines
and enjoy the delicious GardenBuffet for lunch. On Tuesdays, play-ers 55 and over pay only $6.95 for atop-notch all-you-can-eat buffet.Join Club 55 and get even moreincentives! The van leaves the cen-ter at 10 a.m. and returns at 2:30p.m. Van fee only $1.
January 20: Albany Institute ofHistory and Art
Start out with lunch at the privateUniversity Club ($10-15) in down-town Albany. Then head across thestreet to the Albany Institute for aguided tour of the GeorgeWashington and Dr. Vanderveer’sCivil War Journals exhibits. Afterthe tour, you’ll have free time toexplore the Egyptian Gallery,Hudson River paintings and theMuseum Gift Shop. The van leavesthe center at 9:45 a.m. and return at3:30 p.m. Cost is $18 plus lunch.Restaurant has stairs.
January 27: Tour of the AlbanyCapital Building
Get a behind-the-scenes tour ofthis architec¬tural wonder includinggovernment chambers, staircasesand works of art. Afterward enjoylunch at Lombardo’s ($10-15). Tripcost is $10. The van leaves the cen-ter at 8:30 a.m. and returns at 3 p.m.Extensive walking, elevators available.
Upcoming Events:Group Meeting and Sandwich
LuncheonWednesday, January 18 at noonSchuylerville Town Hall. There
will be surprise entertainment.
Van Trip in MarchThe seniors are sponsoring a trip
to the log cabin in Holyoke, MA,Wednesday, March 6, 2012, wherethe group will enjoy a traditionalIrish feast with entertainment pro-vided by the legendary Irish Rovers.The bus will arrive at the AmericanLegion at 8:15 a.m. to load, with adeparture time of 8:30. The groupwill head home at 3:30 p.m. with anestimated return time of 7:30 p.m.$60 per person, due February 1. Formore information, call MaryLamora at (518) 584-7986.
Olde SaratogaSeniors
SARATOGA
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Jessie Finds Her Forever Home
I frequently urge people to adopt
their next pet from the county shelter.
There are so many animals waiting
there for a forever home. People need
to realize, however, that some of
these homeless creatures come with
“baggage” from their earlier life
experiences. Sometimes the animal’s
history has not been positive and as a
result will present challenges for the
new adopting family. Nevertheless,
working with these homeless pets can
be very rewarding. In fact, each ani-
mal we have brought into our home
has taught us something important
about animal behavior, training and
trust, as well as something about
ourselves.
Last fall, my husband Steve and I
decided it was time to adopt a second
dog. We typically enjoy having two
dogs and it had been over a year since
my first service dog, Vida, passed
“over the rainbow bridge,” leaving
Moses as the only dog in our house-
hold along with our two cats. It is not
a good idea to adopt a new pet imme-
diately after the passing of your
beloved former pet because you have
not had time to grieve and you may
become impatient with the new one
because it is not at all like the one you
so desperately wish was still by your
side.
While I am a lab lover, Steve has
always had a soft spot for shepherds,
so we started looking at the Saratoga
County Animal Shelter for a shep-
herd-type dog that needed a home.
After a few weeks, we saw a photo on
the shelter website of a stray dog the
employees had named Jessie. She
looked like a beautiful black or very
dark brown Belgian Shepherd mix. I
drove over to see her. She was on the
small side, but very alert, and curious
about me. I sat with her for a time and
learned what I could about her story.
Jessie had been picked up as a stray
in Milton. She had on a yellow collar,
but no tags. No one came looking for
her. No one called about her. I could-
n’t help wonder why no one was
searching for this fine-looking girl.
Her teeth indicated that she was
around 2 years old. She had been
spayed and she appeared to be in
good health.
Next, I brought Moses to meet
Jessie. With supervision by the shelter
employee who was working with
Jessie, we watched the two dogs play
in an open area. They seemed to be
getting along well. Finally, Steve
came out to meet her. After another
day to think about it, Steve was ready
to adopt Jessie.
After bringing her home, we quick-
ly learned that she was very affection-
ate, knew basic commands, and was
full of energy. We also learned that
like most herding dogs she had a
“high prey drive.” In other words, she
would chase anything that ran from
her. In our fenced backyard this
meant she chased squirrels, but in the
house she chased the cats. Our very
social male tiger cat, Sully, loved the
game, but our more reclusive female
black cat, Magic, was not amused at
all. We also learned that Jessie dis-
played fear aggression whenever a
stranger approached her. She would
bark, bare her teeth, and look like she
could rip out the stranger’s throat!
This time it was our vet that was not
amused.
With Moses, Jessie always wanted
to play rough. At first, Moses would
wrestle with her and he always won
due to his greater size. Nevertheless,
Jessie always wanted more and after a
few weeks, Moses whose inclination
is to be a lover, not a fighter, grew
tired of Jessie’s constant attempts to
engage him in rough and tumble play.
When they were both outside in the
yard Jessie would try to herd Moses
by running at him, nipping his
hindquarters and barking. If we were
raising sheep all these behaviors
would be very useful, but poor Moses
would look up at me as if to ask,
“Why did you bring her home? Can’t
we trade her in for another kind of
dog?” Unfortunately, many people
do return an adopted dog at the first
sign of problems rather than allowing
time for the animal and the family to
adjust. Besides, Steve was already
very attached to Jessie and her shep-
herd ways.
Unlike Steve, I was not so happy
about Jessie. Next to Moses, she
seemed much too busy all the time.
One day I wanted to see if I could tire
her out, so I took her for a five-mile
trot along side my wheelchair at top
speed. After our run I brought her
home and she bolted out into the yard
with reserve energy to chase a few
squirrels! Was there no limit to this
dog’s energy?
To deal with her fear aggression
upon meeting new people, we resort-
ed to putting her outside until our
guests were in the living room sitting
comfortably in chairs. If they wanted
to meet Jessie, we told them we
would be letting Jessie in, but they
had to act as if she was invisible (no
eye contact, no touch, no talk) until
she greeted them and she had their
scent. This worked beautifully. When
she can make the first move, she is
not afraid and only wants to make
friends. If people do not want to go
along with this, we just let her stay
outside with her squirrel duty. After
all, she is the type of dog that needs a
job.
We have now had Jessie in our
home for almost three months and
she has already calmed down consid-
erably. She and the cats have worked
things out in their own ways. Steve
has taken her through six weeks of
obedience training, and I have
stopped unfairly comparing her to
Moses who is a very different breed
and who had two years of profession-
al training to be a service dog.
Actually, I have begun to appreciate
Jessie for Jessie. Like all the other
pets we have had over the years she is
teaching me something about accept-
ance, patience, and maybe even love.
Happy New Year!
Bear is a housebroken 8-month-old shepherd mix. He is great ona leash, but doesn’t get alongwith cats.
Blanche is a beautiful 2-year-oldmix that was given to the shelterbecause her owner developedallergies. Now she is in desperateneed of a place to call home.
Buddy is an incredible 12-year-old Chihuahua whose ownerdied. He is great with peopleand all other animals and needsa loving person to care for him.
Chucky’s owner passed awayand now he is without a home.He is 4 years old and neuteredand would love to find a foreverhome.
Paulie is a spunky, adultneutered male who would makethe perfect indoor/outdoor catfor a loving family.
Simba is litter trained, great withkids, dogs and other cats! He isthe perfect friendly pet!
Animals Availableat the Saratoga County Animal Shelter for adoption.
For More Information Call (518) 885-4113.
Jill SweetWhiskers and Tales
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TODAYFriday, January 13, 201220
2012 Economic Forecastwith Hugh Johnson
Hyatt Place Saratoga, 20 State Farm Place, MaltaThe Chamber of Southern
Saratoga County and Saratoga
Economic Development
Corporation (SEDC) welcome Hugh
Johnson, nationally-renowned local
expert in economic forecasting,
Wednesday, January 18, from 7:30-
9:30 a.m. Join Mr. Johnson as he
shares how the global, national and
local economy may impact your
business. Cost is $20 per person
including breakfast. This event is
reserved for members of The
Chamber of Southern Saratoga
County or Saratoga Economic
Development Corporation (SEDC).
For information on joining the
chamber, call (518) 371-7748 and to
join SEDC, call (518) 587-0945.
Nominations Needed forMilitary Child of the Year
Operation Homefront is announc-
ing the last call for 2012 Military
Child of the Year Award nomina-
tions. The award will be given to an
outstanding military child from each
branch of service: Army, Navy, Air
Force, Marine Corps and Coast
Guard. The winners, who each will
receive $5,000, will be flown with a
parent or guardian to Washington,
D.C. for special recognition ceremo-
ny April 5. Nominations are being
accepted online until January 15.
Ideal candidates for the Military
Child of the Year Award demonstrate
resilience and strength of character,
and thrive in the face of the chal-
lenges of military life. For more
information, visit www.opera-
tionhomefront.net/tristate or call
(845) 331-2624.
Saratoga Bridges Golf TripRaffle
Saratoga Bridges is holding a lim-
ited raffle of only 300 tickets for
$100 each to the first Major Golf
Tournament in 2012 at the Augusta
National Golf Club in Augusta, GA,
April 4-5, 2012. The drawing will be
held March 12. Saratoga Bridges is
very grateful to Relph Benefit
Advisors as tickets are extremely
hard to obtain and they have been
generously donated for the fourth
year! First Prize package includes: a
private charter plane from Albany or
Rochester to the tourney; a round at
the Palmetto Golf Club in Aiken,
SC, or shopping in Aiken; dinner; an
overnight stay; spectator at the tour-
ney; and shuttle transportation both
days. Second Prize is a $100 gift
card from Price Chopper and Third
Prize is a $50 Gift Card from Price
Chopper. Purchase tickets at
www.saratogabridges.org..
gory) from the following: Web
design, graphic media, film, 3-D ani-
mation, interactive media and photo
illustration. To qualify, students must
submit the following by postal mail:
an entry form; a 150 to 300-word
descriptive essay about their work;
and the artwork itself on CD or
DVD. Winners will receive cash
prizes at an awards ceremony in the
spring and have their winning work
exhibited in the Dyer Arts Center on
the RIT campus. For an entry form
or more information, visit
www.rit.edu/NTID/ArtsNR.The
deadline to register is January 15.
The second competition is RIT’s
SpiRIT Writing Contest for deaf or
hard of hearing students in tenth
through 12th grade. Students can
win their choice of a scholarship and
travel expenses to the Explore Your
Future Program at RIT’s National
Technical Institute for the Deaf, or a
$500 cash prize. Complete contest
guidelines and entry information are
available at www.rit.edu/
NTID/WritingContestNR.The dead-
line to enter is March 15.
For more information about either
competition, call (585) 475-7695
(voice/TTY) or (585) 286-4555
(videophone).
SUNY Alumni AssociationLooking for Members
Chinatown Restaurant, Route 9, QueensburyThe newly-formed SUNY
Adirondack Alumni Association is
hosting an informal get-together on
Wednesday, January 18, from 4:30-6
p.m. to seek SUNY Adirondack
alumni who are willing to serve on
the association’s various commit-
tees. The event is open to all SUNY
Adirondack alumni. Light hors
d’oeuvres will be served, and a cash
bar will be available. The
Association has six committees:
Activities, Communications,
Community Service, Education,
IT/Administration and Membership
Benefits. The purpose of the January
18 meeting is to outline the goals and
targets for each committee, and to
recruit committee members. For
more information, or to RSVP, con-
tact Bob Myers at (518) 743-2230 or
email him at [email protected].
Alfred Z. SolomonCharitable Trusts GivesGrant to Project Lift
The Alfred Z. Solomon Charitable
Trust granted Franklin Community
Center's after-school prevention pro-
gram, Project Lift, $5,000 toward
continuing the program for the 2012
calendar year. This is the second
time Project Lift has received grant
funding from The Alfred Z.
Solomon Charitable Trust; back in
2008, they helped offset the cost of
the program’s expansion into Geyser
Road Elementary School. The
Alfred Z. Solomon Charitable Trust
was established in 2004 and has
given away millions of dollars to
programs in our local community.
Meditation Classes inSaratoga Springs
19 Maple Ave., Second FloorEvening Classes, Wednesdays, 7 –
8:30 p.m., January 18 – February 29
Topics range from overcoming
stress and finding peace to transfus-
ing our relationships with others
with meaning and happiness. Each
class includes a guided meditation,
teaching and discussion. Drop in for
any class or attend all. Everyone is
welcome. Cost is $10 per class ($5
for seniors and students).
Lunchtime Meditations, Tuesdays
and Thursdays, noon - 12:45 p.m.
Let go of daily stress and enjoy a
mid-day meditation in a peaceful
space. The emphasis is on develop-
ing a calm and positive mind.
Everyone is welcome. Cost is $5 per
class.
For more information, visit
www.meditateinsaratoga.org or call
(845)856-9000.
Brookside Museum ClosedMost of January
6 Charlton St., Ballston SpaThe museum at the Saratoga
County Historical Society will be
closed January 1-30 and will reopen
Tuesday, January 31, at 10 a.m.
Kinder Skate Program
This program is designed to
expose kids to the slippery world of
ice skating. An early start in skating
can produce a lifetime of pleasure. A
responsible adult must accompany
children on the ice and be available
to assist instructors. Please use sin-
gle blade skates only, rental skates
will be available for $4. Kinder
Skate is for children ages 3-6 at the
Vernon and Weibel Ice Rinks. The
cost for 1 session for city resident is
$30 or non-city is $60. For more
information, call (518) 587-3550,
ext. 2300.
Zumba Classes
Recreation Center, 15 VanderbiltAve., Saratoga SpringsThe Saratoga Springs Recreation
Department will be offering Zumba
classes Monday and Wednesday
nights at 6 p.m. For information
about price and registration, call
(518) 587-3550, ext. 2300.
Annual Moonlight Ski andSnowshoe Date Change
Camp Saratoga, Scout Rd., WiltonThe popular Annual Moonlight
Ski and Snowshoe has been resched-
uled for Saturday, February 4, from
6-9:30 p.m. Enjoy 2.5 miles of lit,
groomed trails. The terrain is suit-
able for all levels and ages and
includes a smaller 1-mile loop.
Participants can arrive anytime.
Snowshoes will be available on a
first-come first-serve basis in the
warming hut off Lot 1. The rental fee
is $3/person for non-members.
There is no charge for WWPP mem-
bers. Call (518) 450-0321 for more
information. This event is free and
open to the public.
Send your local briefs to ChristinaJames at [email protected] before Monday at 5
p.m. for Friday publication
Town of Ballston:
Ballston Town Hall
323 Charlton Road
885-8502
www.townofballstonny.org
1/18: Parks & Rec. Committee, 7:30 p.m.
Village of Ballston Spa:
66 Front Street
885-5711
www.ballstonspany.org
Town of Greenfield:
7 Wilton Road
893-7432
www.townofgreenfield.com
Town of Malta:
2540 Route 9
899-2818
www.malta-town.org
1/17: Planning Board, 6:30 p.m.
Town of Milton:
503 Geyser Road
885-9220
www.townofmiltonny.org
City of Saratoga Springs:
474 Broadway
587-3550
www.saratoga-springs.org
1/17: City Council, 7 p.m.1/18: Design Review Commission, 7 p.m.
Town of Saratoga:
12 Spring Street, Schuylerville
695-3644
www.townofsaratoga.com
Village of Schuylerville:
35 Spring Street
695-3881
www.villageofschuylerville.org
1/16: Planning Board, 6:30 p.m.
Town of Stillwater:
66 East St., Riverside
Mechanicville, NY
www.stillwaterny.org
Town of Wilton:
22 Traver Road
587-1939
www.townofwilton.com
1/18: Planning Board, 6:30 p.m.
Saratoga County Board of
Supervisors:
40 McMaster St., # 1
Ballston Spa, NY
(518) 885-2240
www.saratogacountyny.gov
1/17: Board of Supervisors, 4 p.m.1/19: InterCounty, 10:30 a.m.1/19: Planning Board, 4 p.m.
upcoming town meetings LOCAL
briefsSouthern Saratoga CountyChamber of CommerceTurns 45
2012 marks The Chamber of
Southern Saratoga County’s 45th
Anniversary as a destination for suc-
cess for the business community in
one of the most thriving areas of
New York State. Southern Saratoga
County is home to a broad range of
industries from agriculture to manu-
facturing to retail and the chamber
represents them all in their diverse
membership of nearly 1,000 busi-
nesses.
In addition, the following individ-
uals will serve as officers of the
chamber in 2012:
Paul Milton, chair-elect; Dianne
Barber Kansas, first vice chair; Dr.
Penny Haynes, secretary; Daniel
Kumlander, treasurer; and Eddie
Hicks, immediate past chair.
New Board members for 2012
include Michele Brown and Paul
Browning,
For more information, visit
www.southernsaratoga.org.
Crafty Shopper’sMarketplace NeedsVendors
Malta Community Center, 1 Bayberry Dr., MaltaThe Malta Community Center
Crafty Shopper’s Marketplace will
be Saturday, May 5, from 10 a.m.-3
p.m. Vendors of manufactured and
handcrafted merchandise are invited
to apply for a space at this
indoor/outdoor market at the center.
Booth fees are $50 for an inside
space or $40 for an outside space.
Call the Malta Community Center at
(518) 899-4411 for an application or
more information.
Want to Get Published?
Galway Junior/Senior High
School students are partnering with
the Galway Public Library to publish
a coffee table book in the spring.
They would like to include material
from community members, such as
poems and quotes, photos, drawings,
paintings and sketches. To submit an
item for review, digital files may be
emailed to
[email protected] or direc-
Specific artwork requirements are
posted on both the Galway School
District and Galway Public Library
websites.
National Writing and ArtsCompetitions for Deaf andHard-of-Hearing Students
Deaf and hard-of-hearing high
school students are encouraged to
enter two creative competitions for
cash prizes offered by Rochester
Institute of Technology (RIT).
The first contest is the RIT Digital
Arts, Film and Animation
Competition for Deaf and Hard-of-
Hearing Students. Qualified students
in ninth through 12th grade may sub-
mit up to two entries (one per cate-
SARATOGA
TODAY Friday, January 13, 2012 CALENDARHELPING HANDS
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Friday, January 13Internet SafetyPresentationCity Center, 522 Broadway,Saratoga SpringsAt 6:30 p.m., Donna Rice Hughes,president and chairman of Enoughis Enough will give a free presenta-tion entitled, “Empowering Parentsto Keep Kids Safe Online.”Registration is required. To reserve aseat, call (518) 783-5332, or [email protected].
Saratoga Film ForumPresents “The Way”320 Broadway, Dee Sarno Theater,Saratoga SpringsEmilio Estevez's “The Way,” an inspi-rational story about family, friends,and the challenges we face whilenavigating an ever-changing andcomplicated world, is being shownat 7:30 p.m. An additional matineeis being shown Sunday at 3 p.m.General admission is $7 and filmforum members pay $5. Popcornand other concessions will also beavailable for purchase.
Saturday,January 14Waldorf School AlumniReunionFifty South, 2128 Doubleday Ave.,Ballston SpaWaldorf and Springhill alumni areinvited to attend a reunion gather-ing at 8:30 p.m. to celebrate withfriends and faculty.
Saratoga Film ForumPresents “Wallace andGromit”320 Broadway, Dee Sarno Theater,Saratoga SpringsA collection of three of the best ani-mated short films featuring thewould-be inventor Wallace and hislong-suffering dog Gromit: “A GrandDay Out” (1989), “The WrongTrousers” (1993) and “A Close Shave”(1995). The show begins at 7:30p.m. and is only $2 for children and$5 for adults to attend.
Sunday, January 15Breakfast Buffet1 Elks Lane, Route 9, Saratoga SpringsLet the Saratoga-Wilton Elks serveyou a buffet breakfast from 8:30-11a.m. Adults $7, seniors/military withID $6, children 5-12 $5 and under 5eat free. Takeouts $8.
Flapjack FundraiserBreakfastApplebee’s, 3 Lowe’s Dr., Saratoga SpringsThe 16U Saratoga Thunder SoftballTeam is holding a fundraiser from 8-10 a.m. to help raise money for trav-el tournaments. The breakfast con-sists of pancakes, bacon and choiceof breakfast drink. The cost is $5.
Monday, January 16Parkinson's SupportGroup MeetingWoodlawn Commons, Saratoga Springs This 2 p.m. meeting is open to any-one with Parkinson's Disease, familymembers and friends. For moreinformation, call Joyce Garlock at(518) 885-6427 or Dorothy Clark at(518) 584-3894.
Winter Scavenger Hunt Wilton Wildlife Preserve & Park, CampSaratoga, Scout Rd., GansevoortThe program, which runs from 1-2p.m., will be a fun afternoon of out-door exploration where partici-pants will learn to use their sensesto explore the outdoors during win-ter while completing a nature scav-enger hunt. This program isdesigned for children ages 5 andolder. Snowshoes are needed andwill be available for rental 30 min-utes before the program, free formembers and $5 for non-members.If there is no snow, the program willtake place without snowshoes.Please meet in Parking Lot #1 onScout Road. For more informationor to pre-register, contact (518) 450-0321.
Tuesday, January 17Live from NY’s 92nd St. YJewish Community Center, 84 Weibel Avenue, Saratoga SpringsCongregation Shaara Tfille is host-ing their second fall satellite broad-cast “Live from NY’s 92nd Street Y”at 8 p.m. The satellite broadcast willfeature “Will to Create, Will to Live:The Music of Terezin.” The broadcastis open to the public and tickets are$10. Doors open at 7:15.Refreshments will be available andno outside food items are permit-ted in the building. For more infor-mation or to make reservations, call(518) 584-2370 or email [email protected].
Rifle Competition The Fish Creek Rod and Gun ClubRoute 32, VictoryWill continue rifle competition at 7p.m., and every Tuesday throughMarch 13. Everyone is welcome.Bring your own 22 caliber rifle andammunition. For additional infor-mation, contact Ron at (518) 695-3917.
Wednesday,January 18Storyteller Kate DuddingSUNY Empire State College, 2 UnionAve., Room 126, Saratoga SpringsThe Academy for Lifelong Learningat Saratoga Springs (A.L.L.) contin-ues its brown bag lunch and learnseries with a listeners’ favorite ses-sion from Kate Dudding. Grab yourbag lunch and stop by for this spe-cial program beginning at noon.
Olde Saratoga SeniorsMeetingSchuylerville Town HallThe Olde Saratoga Seniors meet atnoon for a sandwich luncheon.There will be surprise entertain-ment.
Friday, January 20All-You-Can-Eat Dinner13 Oak St., Saratoga SpringsThe Principessa Elena Society at willhave its monthly fundraising all-you-can-eat dinner from 5-7 p.m.Seniors $8, adults $9, children 5-12$5 and takeouts $10. For informa-tion, call (518) 584-4163.
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Hungry to do Some Good?Not sure what to do for dinner this Wednesday? Franklin Community
Center thinks Mexican food sounds like a good idea. Join themWednesday, January 18, at Cantina and 30 percent of your bill will ben-efit their countless community programs.
Visit the center’s website at www.franklincommunitycenter.org to printoff this voucher (it’s on the home page) and then bring it and an appetiteto Cantina, 430 Broadway, on Wednesday. Reservations are strongly sug-gested. Call (518) 587-5577 to reserve your table.
Snow Angels Help Area SeniorsEmeritus at Landing of Queensbury, an Emeritus Senior Living
Community, recently launched a new program to aide area seniors with theneeds arising from the recent cold, inclement weather. The campaign,known as the Snow Angel Program, seeks to help local seniors to betterdeal with the obstacles that the winter weather creates.
“What we’re doing is delivering hot meals, shoveling walkways and vis-iting seniors who may not have anyone in the area to do these things,” saidEmeritus Executive Director Bonnie Thomas. “There are many seniors inneed in our immediate community who would benefit from some outreach.We let them know someone cares.”
To meet the needs of as many individuals as possible, dedicated volun-teer angels are needed. Those interested in helping out with this service areasked to contact Community Relations Director Polly Karling at (518) 793-5556.
Upcoming Blood DrivesSt. Peters Lutheran Church
2776 Rt. 9, MaltaSaturday, January 14, from 7:30-11:30 a.m
*Receive a coupon for a freepound of Dunkin’ Donuts coffee
Glens Falls Civic Center1 Civic Center Plaza, Glens Falls
Monday, January 16, from noon-6 p.m.
* Receive coupon for free poundof Dunkin Donuts coffee
Town of Milton CommunityCenter
310 Northline Rd., Ballston SpaTuesday, January 17,
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American Legion Post 1450275 Grooms Rd., Clifton Park
Wednesday, January 18, from 1-6p.m.
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A MAN AND HIS MICROPHONE
Check out the solo guitar styling Just Nate, appearing Friday, January 13
at The Mill on High Rock Avenue in Saratoga, and Saturday, January 14 at
Ravenswood Pub on Route 146 in Clifton Park.
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SARATOGA SPRINGS - Joel
Brown, chairman of the music
department at Skidmore, has made
a life’s work from his passion for
music. That passion is reflected in
the recently completed solo album
Brown calls, “Places.” The 10-
track album is a return to recorded
music for Skidmore’s classical gui-
tar instructor after an almost two-
year hiatus. Brown had most
recently been playing with the
group Triple Play.
“Places” is a reflection of
Brown’s personal and artistic influ-
ences, drawing inspiration from a
wide selection of styles and
sounds. An older audience will
immediately recognize and appre-
ciate the classic pop sounds mixed
with Motown and folk.
“I guess you could say this is my
first solo record,” said Brown,
“And definitely the first as a singer
and songwriter.”
It should only take one listen to
get an idea of how varied in style
the album is. The first five tracks
all seem to represent a different
genre yet Brown manages to blend
them together to achieve his own
sound. The opener is a song called
“Places You Call Home,” which is
a call back to the title of the album.
According to Brown, the song was
inspired by his children, and is one
he is particularly proud of as a
songwriter. The song features a
three-part voice harmony that
immediately recalls Simon &
Garfunkel.
The album includes a very lively
version of The Beatles’ “Drive My
Car,” both in tribute to his favorite
band, and also as a way to have
some fun with a classic song.
“I wondered what it would
sound like if you sang ‘Drive My
Car’ over ‘Hallelujah, I Love Her
So’ by Ray Charles.” said Brown.
Between the upbeat saxophone
and trumpet, Brown easily captures
the spirit of Motown he was hoping
for, all while doing it with his own
style. Other songs like the bluesy
“When Love’s Not On Your Side,”
and the hopeful “Start to Start”
include the use of a Hammond B3
organ, which produces the kind of
body you’d hear when listening to
Motown.
The album takes a sharp turn in
style with the song “Cold War.”
Softer and quieter than the rest of the
pieces, the lyrics are ripe with
metaphor between a personal rela-
tionship and a diplomatic dispute.
“Cold War” is more soul-baring than
the rest of the pieces, suggesting a dif-
ficult or unproductive relationship
coming to a stalemate. The song fea-
tures a soft clarinet accompaniment
from Joel’s father, classical clarinetist
Frank Brown. The last track “This
Morning’s All Gone,” was arranged
by Joel’s son Jason. His sister Linn
sings back up on “Start to Start,”
making a grand total of three genera-
tions of the Brown family involved
with the album.
Brown started playing with Triple
Play back in 1999, touring all over the
country with artists Chris Brubeck,
and Peter “Madcat” Ruth. The
recording process for “Places” pro-
vided a different kind of experience
from working with Triple Play. The
album was recorded mainly in the
home studio of Dave Maswick, who
also plays with Brown on every track.
“Recording in a smaller setting, I
really felt a more personal connection
to the album,” Brown recalled.
The album features mostly origi-
nal compositions by Brown, with
the exception of “Girl Like That,”
which was written by Dave
Maswick. Brown enjoyed making
this record, but more importantly,
making it his own record.
“I had a lot more freedom, and
was able to express my own ideas,
or rather express them without
other input.”
“Places” is currently available on
CDBaby.com, and Brown hopes to
have it listed on Amazon.com in
the near future. A listing of his past
and future live performances can
be found on his website,
w w w . J o e l B r o w n
Music.com.
The Saratoga Clay Arts Center is beginning preparation for their First
Annual Chili Bowl Fundraiser, scheduled for Saturday January 28, 2012.
The event is scheduled to begin at 11 a.m. and run until 3 p.m. A portion of
the proceeds will benefit the Schuylerville Area Food and Emergency Relief
Fund and The Franklin Community Center Food Pantry. The Arts Center
has made over 500 chili bowls that will be on sale at the event. Each bowl
is a hand-crafted “one-of-a-kind” piece of art, and is yours to keep follow-
ing the event. The event will feature a “Chili Challenge” with local celebri-
ty chefs such as News Channel 13’s Bob Kovachick, Kim Klopstock of
Fifty South, Rob Chrust of Amigos Cantina, Mike McLoughlin of Curtis
Lumber, and Jasper
Alexander of
Hattie’s Chicken
Shack all submitting
recipes for judgment.
Admission is $1 or
one non-perishable
food item to be col-
lected at the gate.
The Saratoga Clay
Arts Center is locat-
ed at 167 Hayes
Road in
Schuylerville. For
more information or
to buy tickets online,
go to www.saratoga-
clayarts.org.
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Renowned Dance Company Opens Center in Saratoga
SARATOGA SPRINGS - The
Myers Dance Company held a rib-
bon-cutting ceremony and open
house Saturday, January 7 in celebra-
tion of their new studio location at
153 Regent Street in downtown
Saratoga. The Schenectady-based
troupe has been in residency at
Proctor’s Theatre since 1990, and
decided to expand to include a studio
further north. Overseeing the event
was the center’s artistic director and
Saratoga resident Darleen Myers.
Myers wanted to bring the company
to Saratoga to accommodate more of
her home community, who she feels
will benefit from a closer location and
added convenience.
“I felt the demand has been here for
quite a few years now, and we want-
ed to make it easier on some of the
students from Glens Falls or Saratoga
Springs who have been commuting,”
said Myers. “It was a natural fit.”
Those also in attendance for the
ceremony include Mayor Scott
Johnson, and Northeast Ballet Board
President Dan Hurteau. Dancers
from the Northeast Ballet held a class
following the reception that was open
for public observation. The Albany
Symphony provided the entertain-
ment during a champagne toast and
reception following the
ribbon-cutting.
New York City Ballet principal
dancer Wendy Whelan has been
named the artistic adviser to the cen-
ter, and will instruct class there in the
future. Whelan has previously
worked with Myers on other projects,
and thinks Whelan was the best
choice for the position.
“She loves the kids, and she loves
the company, and we’re very happy
to have her involved,” said Myers,
“We get along both artistically and
personally, it’s a great match.”
Building on the annual success of
the Nutcracker Tea performances at
SPAC each year, the expansion hopes
to add to the talent pool of dancers
and choreographers in the area, as
well as broaden the dance communi-
ty in general. Students once driving
from Saratoga now have the option to
attend classes at a far more conven-
ient location, and the center hopes to
add new students who may not have
otherwise been able to attend in
Schenectady.
While other locations were consid-
ered, Myers believes the right build-
ing was selected for the new center.
The Regent Street building holds a bit
of local history. It was once the venue
for the Skidmore campus theater, and
more recently housed an antique cen-
ter. Myers acknowledged the unique
traits a dance center would require,
“There’s some unusual requirements,
wood floors, high ceilings, no
obstructions.”
The center began offering registra-
tion for upcoming winter classes at
the open house. Classes are offered
once a week for beginning students,
and more involved instruction for
advanced students are also available.
For more information, call Northeast
Ballet at (518) 374-0376 or visit them
online at www.MyersNortheast.org.
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SARATOGA SPRINGS -- German-Canadian cellist Johannes Moser will mark his Saratoga Performing Arts Center(SPAC) debut and his inaugural appearance with The Philadelphia Orchestra on August 4, performing Dvorak’s CelloConcerto. The cellist will also headline the August Chamber Music Festival program.
“Johannes Moser is among the best of the new generation of classical soloists, earning rave reviews across theworld for masterful performances and a brilliant technique that can easily move from elegant to electrifying,” saidMarcia J. White, SPAC’s president & executive director. “We are thrilled to offer Saratoga audiences the opportuni-ty to experience this gifted, young cellist as he makes his debuts at SPAC and with The Philadelphia Orchestra.”
In commenting on his appearance at SPAC, the cellist said, “I am absolutely thrilled to be making my debut atSPAC with one of the most prestigious American orchestras. The additional opportunity to collaborate with theOrchestra’s musicians in a chamber music setting is especially exciting for me; I could not imagine a better finale to myseason."
Moser began the 2012 concert season by making his debut with the Berlin Philharmonic playing the Schumann con-certo with Zubin Mehta, who hand selected Johannes to perform for his 50th Anniversary concert. Reviewer Mark Swedof the LA Times praised Moser’s premiere of the piece stating, “[Moser] was a delight. He enthusiastically anticipatedeach turn of phrase. His tone sang and carried easily. He engaged the orchestra musicians, and they seemed to grow bet-ter by the measure when playing with him.”
Johannes hasgained a reputationfor his exquisite performances of lesser-known repertoire. His affinity for newmusic has brought him much attentionfrom leading conductors such as PierreBoulez, who invited him to make his U.S.debut with the Chicago Symphony on theRands Concerto.
Johannes Moser to make SPAC Debut in 2012World-Renowned Cellist Headlining Chamber Music Festival
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by Andrew MarshallSaratoga TODAY
The National Museum of Dance invites you to heat up the win-ter blues and Salsa the afternoon away on Salsa Sunday,January 22, 2012. The event is co-sponsored by Tango FusionDance Company. The event will feature Salsa dance classes
for children and adults and a performance by Tango Fusion.Company members performing include co-directors Diane
Lachtrupp-Martinez and Johnny Martinez, Deborah Otto-Jones,Richard Jones, Juan Soler and Arlette Meader. Classes will
begin at 2p.m. on Sunday. Ages 7 and up can register for chil-dren’s Salsa classes, with a dance movement class availablefor children ages 4 through 6. DJ Johnny and Joey Martinezwill be helping you find your groove providing the up-
tempo Latin beats. Admission for the event is $15 per person,$25 per couple, and $30 for families (two adults, and children
under 15.) For more information on Salsa Sunday, or theNational Museum of Dance, log onto their website atwww.dancemuseum.org. In case of in bad weather, the
make-up date for this event is Sunday, February 5. TheNational Museum of Dance is a nonprofit organization locat-
ed at 99 South Broadway within Saratoga State Park.
Hattie’s Restaurant wants you to bring your beads and cele-brate New Orleans style. The restaurant will hold its 11th annualMardi Gras celebration this coming Saturday, January 14. Theevent will take place at the Canfield Casino in Saratoga’s CongressPark. Proceeds from the event are going to benefit SaratogaSponsor-A-Scholar. The foundation helps economically under-privileged students from Saratoga Springs High school graduateand prepare for college. Past events have helped Hattie’s raiseover $200,000 for their respective causes. Admission is $75 dollarsand includes traditional Mardi Gras cuisine prepared by Hattie’sown Jasper Alexander. The event will begin with a complimentarycocktail hour at 6p.m. followed by a cash bar. There will be a silentauction fundraiser for charity throughout the evening. The BreadBasket Bakery will be providing an array of desserts includingcake pops and a “whoopie-bar.” Live entertainment will be pro-vided by Garland Nelson and Soul Session, and dancers from theNortheast Ballet will be performing as well. There will be a wackyphoto booth run by Heather Bohm-Tallman. News Channel 13’sBenita Zahn will serve as “mistress” of ceremonies. Reservationsand tickets are still available, and can be purchased by calling(518) 584-4790.
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11th Annual Hattie’s Restaurant“Mardi Gras” This WeekendPhotos by MarkBolles.com
National Museum of Dance holding a “Salsa Sunday”
Scott Christianson, author of "Freeing Charles: The Struggle to Freea Slave on the Eve of the Civil War," will present a lecture andslideshow on Charles Nalle at the Sand Lake Center for the Arts.Charles was an escaped slave from Virginia who was placed in SandLake by the Underground Railroad. He later moved to Troy and wasarrested to be returned to his owner. Harriet Tubman and a crowd ofboth white and black citizens rescued him and smuggled him toWatervliet where he was again captured and again rescued. Later thecitizens of Troy paid to gain his freedom from slavery. Following the program there willbe a question and answer period and book signing along with prints by Mark Priest depicting the events in Troy.Tickets are $8 for adults and $5 for children under 18. The Sand Lake Center for the Arts is located at 2880Route 43 in Sand Lake. For more information on the author or the event, visit www.slca-ctp.org.
Local Author to Speak at Sand Lake Centerfor the Arts
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The National Museum of Dance is currently showing anexhibit called “I’ve Got a Home: Inside a Community ofColor.” The photo-exhibit examines African American mem-bers of the community, and their history in Saratoga. The exhibit’s creator, Daesha Devon Harris, is a SaratogaSprings native that draws inspiration from her hometown.
“This project was created with love for Saratoga and is an integral part of our collective history as well as anexample of how the arts enrich our culture and community,” said Harris. She hopes the community will take apersonal interest to her work, saying, “I hope that the viewers will connect with the personal stories and will leavethe exhibit with a greater appreciation and understanding of the contemporary and historic contributions of peo-ple of color within our community.”
The display will run through February 26, 2012. For more information, contact the National Museum of Danceat www.dancemuseum.org. For more information on the artist, visit www.daeshadevonharris.com.
Photo ExhibitExamines City’sHistory
Bridges to Skidmore College Graduation
Wine, Cheese and CrackerTasting Event a Success
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TODAY26 Community CornerToothfairy
The tooth fairy club is spon-sored by:
659 Saratoga Rd.
Gansevoort, NY 12831
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clubTake a look at this week’s
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Teressa
Isabella
Milton Grange #685 and Greenfield Grange #807 hosted a very success-
ful wine tasting at The Saratoga Winery to benefit farmers in Schoharie
County still recovering from flood damage caused by Hurricanes Irene and
Lee. The organization Schoharie County Community Action Program
(SCAPP) was chosen to distribute the funds. Marcy Holmes of SCCAP was
presented with a check for just over $2000.
Pictured: Shana and Lynn Cumm of Greenfield Grange, MarcyHolmes of SCCAP, Paul Coleman and Rob Pastore of Milton Grange.
Monday, December 5, the Bridges to Skidmore Program held their first
graduation ceremony in Skidmore’s Murray-Aikins Dining Hall. Seven
individuals proudly wore their graduation gowns and received a diploma
after spending four semesters in the program. One of the Saratoga Bridges
graduates will continue as a student advisor to the remaining students.
Happy 65th Anniversary!
Wesley Health
Care Center resi-
dents Walter and
Lucille Taylor
recently cele-
brated their
65th wedding
anniversary
with a party.
Congratulations
to the Taylors!
Happy 100th Birthday!Wesley Health
Care Center resident,
Rose Venn, celebrat-
ed her 100th birth-
day January 3. Rose,
who is a retired reg-
istered nurse from
Victory Mills is
shown above with
her daughter Mary
Ann Venn-Parillo.
Peppermint Pig Hunt WinnerWinner of
the Saratoga
S p r i n g s
Preservation
Foundation’s
P e p p e r m i n t
Pig Hunt Keith
White of
Clifton Park
accepts his
prize.
Mechanicville Teens Have Seen Enough
Reality Check teens in Mechanicville celebrated the new year with big
changes in the city of Mechanicville. Local youth gathered blindfolded to
send a message that dangerous tobacco marketing should be removed from
stores where kids shop. Unless community leaders and storeowners enforce
change, wearing a blindfold will be the only way for kids to avoid this dead-
ly influence.
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Faith is taking the first step, even whenyou don’t see the whole staircase.
Martin Luther King Jr.
Words to know:insurgent: adj. Rebellious. N. A person whorevolts against authority.
Sudoku
39 Briefly, show whose name appearsunder “123” in its logo
41 NYC neighborhood44 Roll before flying46 Come from behind49 Love __50 “Somethingʼs Gotta Give” actress51 Bucky Beaverʼs toothpaste52 One of Us?53 Jagged56 Sunbeam speck57 Chant ending59 Woodpile in “Light My Fire”60 Peak61 Tang64 “Fantasia” unit65 Mil. centers
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A legendary showdown that anyone could’ve seen coming. LikeCaptain Hook and Peter Pan or Robin Hood and the Sheriff ofNottingham, if one is mentioned, the other must be soon enough.So is the case with Sherlock Holmes and Professor Moriarty.
Holmes (Robert Downey Jr.) is on the hunt for the man whoescaped his grasp in his last adventure without so much as bearing
his face on camera. Watson (played by Jude Law) is hoping to put Holmes, Moriarty, anda life of intrigue, danger and oddities behind him. Though, choosing Holmes as his bestman makes it appear as though he is, at least, conflicted. And when Moriarty (played byJared Harris) takes the life of the only woman who ever outsmarted Holmes (twice),walking away is no longer an option for either of them.
I liked the first film a lot. More than I expected to, in fact. But in depicting the thoughtprocess that allows Holmes to gain advantage, director Guy Ritchie seems to have foundan addiction. To see that exact same process being undertaken by Moriarty at the exact
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elected to the Hall of Fame inDecember 2011
21 Something for nothing23 Know-it-__: self-proclaimed brains26 Carrier with a portmanteau name27 Irritable telemarketer?32 Place for a ring33 Like London fog34 Range of understanding38 Cpls., e.g.40 Bucs and Nats42 First name in sports cars43 Belief45 Rap sheet listing47 Graffiti ID48 Sect members telling off-color jokes?51 Winter climberʼs need54 Ornate metalware55 “If I may ...”58 High capital62 Sunburn soother63 Surly sort?66 River to the Moray Firth67 Footnote abbr.68 Rock bands?69 Help hold up, say70 Country dances71 On deck
DOWN1 Wilde and Twain, e.g.2 Zeno of __3 Part of AAA: Abbr.4 Wood being tested for use as artificial
bone5 Get behind6 The other woman7 Since8 Go badSherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows
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Send your
sports stories and
briefs to Daniel
Schechtman, Sports
Editor at
sports@saratoga
publishing.com
puzzle solutionsfrom pg. 27
Girls’ BasketballSchedule
Boys’ BasketballSchedule
Ballston Spa1/06: at Guilderland, 36-48 L
1/10: vs. Burnt Hills, 48-44 W
1/13: at Saratoga Springs, 7 p.m.
Ballston Spa
1/06: vs. Guilderland, 53-72 L
1/10: at Burnt Hills, 48-59 L
1/13: vs. Saratoga Springs, 7 p.m.
Burnt Hills1/06: vs. Colonie, 41-53 L
1/10: vs. Ballston Spa, 59-48 W
1/13: at Shenendehowa, 7 p.m.
Saratoga Springs1/06: vs. Bethlehem, 44-67 L
1/10: vs. Niskayuna, 46-47 L
1/13: at Ballston Spa, 7 p.m.
Schuylerville
1/06: at Cambridge, 62-46 W
1/10: vs. Tamarac, 65-47 W
1/13: vs. Stillwater, 7:30 p.m.
South Glens Falls
1/09: at Hudson Falls, 52-44 W
1/17: at Glens Falls, 7:30 p.m.
1/20: at Johnstown, 7 p.m.
Burnt Hills1/06: at Colonie, 31-66 L
1/10: at Ballston Spa, 44-48 L
1/13: vs. Shenendehowa, 7 p.m.
Saratoga Springs1/06: at Bethlehem, 52-65 L
1/10: at Niskayuna, 41-46 L
1/13: vs. Ballston Spa, 7 p.m.
1/06: vs. Cambridge, 53-46 W
1/11: at Tamarac, 46-52 L
1/13: at Stillwater, 7:30 p.m.
South Glens Falls
1/06: vs. Broadalbin-Perth, 42-31 W
1/10: vs. Hudson Falls, 33-37 L
1/16: vs. Glens Falls, 7 p.m.
Schuylerville
It's not War!
Disturbing incidents have
occurred in the past year or so
where some fans have attacked
one another in the stands or park-
ing lots after professional sport-
ing events. Disappointment
turned into anger has created sit-
uations of violence, inciting
some to retaliate against specta-
tors or fans that support the
"other" team. These are cases
where the victim was brutality
beaten by perpetrators who have
the mentality of a mob.
Most people in America take
their sports seriously and demon-
strate loyalty to the geographical
region where they live and root
for the local teams. For example,
I am a New York Yankee fan, like
my dad and his brothers. But I
also have friends who live in the
area who are Red Sox fans (but
note, I did say “friends,” and they
will always be my friends). There
is no discontent or disconnect on
my part because they don't sup-
port the Yanks, or conversely,
because I do. It's a friendly rival-
ry and it's fun! But in the past
year there has been an epidemic
of beatings at professional sport-
ing events like baseball, football,
basketball and hockey. Last
spring in Los Angeles, when the
Dodgers were playing the San
Francisco Giants on opening day
of the 2011 baseball season, a
Giants fan was brutally beaten by
two Dodger fans for wearing a
jersey in support of his team. His
life has been altered as a direct
result of that crime. There is a
possibility that he may be handi-
capped for life due to the brain
damage which resulted from
severe blows to the head.
Recently a young man who was
at a Jets-Eagles game incurred
damage to his vision because he
was beaten and harassed by some
Eagles fans. Just a couple of
weeks ago a young marine was at
the NHL's "Winter Outdoor
Classic" game in Philadelphia
between the Rangers and the
Flyers. The marine had just
returned home from Afghanistan,
only to be beaten by a few Flyers
fans because he wore a Rangers
jersey and the New York team
won in overtime. He is a Purple
Heart recipient.
A couple of years ago, at a high
school hockey game, and I don't
recall where this occurred, but
two parents got into a fight and
one parent was killed by the other
- sad stuff! There are stories
about fans of opposing teams
emptying the stands out on to the
field or court throwing fists at
each other, creating a huge brawl.
In my own past when I played
college basketball at New
Mexico Highlands University, we
were playing our arch rivals St.
Michaels College of Santa Fe,
and a fight broke out between the
fans. The bleachers emptied out
onto the floor and the players of
both teams headed to the locker
rooms for safety.
Professional sports are a form
of entertainment, where the
teams and athletes are playing for
a salary. In many circumstances
they are not committed to the
area that they represent. They do
have an allegiance to the team
but are not involved with the
community. Sorry to say it, but
it’s a fact! Perhaps a relatable
comparison is that there are
employees and professional peo-
ple of local businesses who live
in other communities. They're
doing their jobs but living else-
where and may not be as heavily
invested in the community. There
are exceptions to the rule, but we
all have the right to live where
we feel comfortable. What does
this mean to the fans? I admit, I
don't know! But I do know that
there are people out there who
somehow have lost sight of what
sports are supposed to be about:
entertainment, not war!
Being upset about your team
losing a game is OK and normal.
It's like politics – you're not a bad
person because you vote for the
other party! Our lives are domi-
nated by pros and cons and in this
country people have options to
make a choice whether it agrees
or disagrees with your ideologi-
cal philosophy. It's what democ-
racy is all about!
These beatings are another
form of bullying that has trickled
up into the adult world all the
way from the schoolyard, and
some people need to accept that
they can't have everything their
way. Maybe there needs to be
more consequences to control the
thugs in the stands. How about
the use of a breathalyzer on fans
before they buy a beer? Sound
ridiculous? Yes, it does! But just
maybe it’s a solution that could
prevent a crime before it hap-
pens, protecting the innocent fan
that supports and cheers for the
other team.
Elks Hoop Shoot Champions Honored
photo provided
Champions and Elks organizers pictured from L to R: Steve Dorsey, Duncan Moller,Charlie Beck, Grayson DuMortier, Grace Schmidt, Devin Davidson and Les Cole
SARATOGA SPRINGS - The Saratoga-Wilton Elks Lodge No. 161
held its annual Hoop Shoot basketball awards ceremony Saturday,
December 7, where 17 competitors were awarded for top three finishes
between three age brackets for boys and girls.
Of those with a first-place finish, Charlie Beck and Grace Schmidt are
set to advance to Regionals Saturday, February 4 at the Cohoes
Community Center.
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by Daniel SchechtmanSaratoga TODAY
Spartans Stomp Scotties in
Suburban Council Standoff
photos by MarkBolles.com • Saratoga TODAYThe Spartans waste little time transitioning from defense to offenseagainst the struggling Scotties.
photos by MarkBolles.com
Burnt Hills’ David Wellington goes for 3 early in the game againstBallston Spa.
BURNT HILLS - The Burnt
Hills-Ballston Lake Spartans
played four quarters of consistent
basketball Tuesday, January 10,
outlasting the Ballston Spa
Scotties to earn the 59-48 victory.
The first half featured close and
competitive play, with Ballston
Spa’s Drew Bishop, Ryan
McVaigh and Spenser Moseman
each scoring well to keep the
game within reach. But a strong
Spartans’ offense led by Robert
Knightes and Austin Nydeggar
stopped the Scotties from taking
the upper hand. With a game still
up for grabs, Burnt Hills led at the
half 26-24.
But if Ballston Spa was able to
hang tight in the first, the
Scotties’ grasp shook loose in the
second half as the Spartan offense
began to soar. By the end of the
third quarter the Spartans had
widened their lead by a 42-34
margin, scoring 16 points on
offense while holding Ballston
Spa to only 10. The Spartans
sealed their win with a 17-point
fourth quarter, outhustling the
Scotties (who put up 14 points) to
grab the 59-48 victory.
Ballston Spa falls to 2-8 overall
for the season.
Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake
improves to 4-6 overall.
The Spartans’ Robert Knightes
was the high-scorer for the
evening, netting 16 points for his
performance. Teammate Austin
Nydeggar added 12, with David
Wellington chipping in with 10.
Ballston Spa’s Drew Bishop led
his team with 12 points, with
Ryan McVaigh and Spenser
Moseman each contributing 11.
Ballston Spa returns to action
Friday, January 13, when they
face Saratoga Springs on the
Scotties’ home turf.
Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake will
travel to Shenendehowa Friday,
January 13 for their next game
against the Plainsmen.
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January 13, 2012sports
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