saratoga today newspaper september 9th 2011
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Inside TODAY...
Photo byLawrence White
Rising From the Ashes pg 6
One Day, Many 9/11s pg 7
One Family’s 9/11 Story pg 8
Responding to Crisis pg 9
Picking Up thePieces pg 10
New World TradeCenter pg 11
9/11 RemembranceEvents pg 12
Families TODAY pgs 17-26
SPAC Wine & FoodFestival pg 29
Direct SupportProfessionalWeek pg 40
SARATOGA
TODAYFriday, September 9, 20112
Elton John Grows Some Funk at SPAC
SARATOGA SPRINGS -
Though pouring rain hammered the
region Sunday, September 4, little
could dampen the mood at the
Saratoga Performing Arts Center
(SPAC) as Sir Elton John per-
formed to a crowd numbering in the
tens of thousands. Bouncing from
favorites like "Saturday Night's
Alright for Fighting" to "Tiny
Dancer," "Rocket Man," and more,
John let everyone in the crowd
know that, no doubt about it, the
"Bitch is Back."
It's been over two decades since
John last performed with his band at
SPAC, but after a three hour set and
nonstop cheers from the fans in
attendance, it became clear that this
rock and roll legend never left in the
hearts of many here in Saratoga.
photos by SharonCastroPhotography.com
SARATOGA
TODAY Friday, September 9, 20113BBLLOOTTTTEERR
Nathan K. Champaigne, 29, of
3337 Woodlawn Ave., Schenectady,
pleaded guilty to a charge of third-
degree attempted criminal sale of a
controlled substance, a class-C felony.
Champaigne was arrested March 18,
2010, in Saratoga Springs and is
expected to return to court for sentenc-
ing October 17.
Joshua A. Crofut, 29, of 14 Amy
Dr., Fort Edward, pleaded guilty to a
charge of driving while intoxicated, a
class-E felony. Crofut was arrested in
Malta November 18, 2009, and is
scheduled to return to court for sen-
tencing October 27.
David M. Adams, 55, of 4 Holly
Folly Dr., Malta, pleaded guilty to a
charge of driving while intoxicated, a
class-E felony. Adams was arrested
May 19 in Malta and is scheduled to
return to court for sentencing October
27.
Ramon A. Carrillo, Jr., 33, of 178
Lancaster St., Apt. 2, Cohoes, pleaded
guilty to a charge of leaving the scene
of an incident involving serious phys-
ical injury without reporting, a class-E
felony. Carrillo was arrested April 3 in
Northumberland for an incident that
occurred April 3 and has been sen-
tenced to six months in Saratoga
County Jail, five years of probation
and restitution.
Archie L. Burr, 36, of 6C4
Vanderbilt Terrace, Saratoga Springs,
pleaded guilty to a charge of third-
degree attempted criminal sale of a
controlled substance, a class-C felony.
Burr was arrested April 28 in Saratoga
Springs and is scheduled to return to
court for sentencing October 27.
Chrissy A. Vrijian, 31, of 100
Overlook Pass, Clifton Park, was
charged with third-degree grand larce-
ny, a class-D felony, and fourth-
degree grand larceny, a class-E felony.
Vrijian was arrested March 16 in
Clifton Park and is expected to return
to court at a later date.
Richard M. French, 61, of the
Budget Inn, Room 6, 1287 Rt. 9,
Gansevoort, was charged with two
counts of driving while intoxicated,
both class-E felonies. French was
arrested July 2 in Saratoga Springs
and is expected to return to court at a
later date.
Patrick M. Gee, 21, of 6 Terrel
Way, Gansevoort, pleaded guilty to a
charge of second-degree robbery, a
class-C felony. Gee was arrested May
17 in Moreau and has been sentenced
to five years in New York State prison
and five years of post release supervi-
sion.
Robert D. Walton, Jr., 44, pleaded
guilty to a charge of third-degree
criminal sale of a controlled sub-
stance, a class-B felony. Walton was
arrested in Halfmoon July 8, 2010,
and has been sentenced to six years in
New York State Prison and one and a
half years of post release supervision.
Brennan E. Bigelow, 20, of 40
Moon Rock Dr., Rutland, VT, pleaded
guilty to a charge of second-degree
robbery, a class-C felony. Bigelow
was arrested in Clifton Park August
29, 2010, and has been sentenced to
seven and a half years in New York
State Prison and five years of post
release supervision, concurrent with
his Vermont sentence.
Barry W. Shippee, 52, of 510
Palmer Ave., Corinth, pleaded guilty
to a charge of driving while intoxicat-
ed, a class-D felony. Shippee was
arrested March 20 in Wilton and has
been placed on interim probation to
participate in drug treatment court. He
will return to court for sentencing
October 26.
SARATOGA
TODAYFriday, September 9, 20114 WWEEEEKK IINN RREEVVIIEEWWFather Kills Daughters, Selfat Lake GeorgeCampground
LAKE GEORGE - The normal
quiet of the Adirondack Camping
Village in Lake George was dis-
turbed when the owner discovered
the bodies of a father and his two
daughters on Tuesday morning,
September 6.
Warren County Sheriffs reported
that they believed Adam P. Parcells,
29, shot his daughters Noel, 10, and
Mia, 3, multiple times with a 45-cal-
iber rifle before turning the gun on
himself. All three people were from
the greater Rochester area, and
it is believed that the
incident occurred on the afternoon
or evening of Monday,
September 5, after many vacationers
had left the campground due to
inclement weather on Labor Day.
9/11 Sculpture LocationAdvisory CommitteeFormed
SARATOGA SPRINGS – On
Friday, September 2, Mayor Scott T.
Johnson announced the formation of
an advisory committee to provide
the city council with a recommenda-
tion for a city site location of the
9/11 sculpture donated by Saratoga
Arts.
The committee consists of 13
members selected from the commu-
nity, based on selections by all city
commissioners and then supple-
mented by Mayor Johnson. “This
committee is drawn to be a broad
based group and is reflective of the
many aspects of our community,”
stated Mayor Johnson.
The members of the
committee are:
- Joseph Dalton, former president
of the Saratoga County Chamber of
Commerce, chair
- A.C. Riley, former mayor of
Saratoga Springs
- Thomas McTygue, former com-
missioner of public works
- Mark Baker, president of the
Saratoga Springs City Center
- Susan Farnsworth, director of
promotion and marketing for the
Saratoga Springs Downtown
Business Association
- Robert Kimmerle, director of
community relations, Skidmore
College
- James Gold, former chair of the
Design Review Commission, for-
mer director of the Bureau of
Historic Sites for the New York
State Office of Parks, Recreation
and Historic Preservation, and board
member of Saratoga Arts
- Captain Michael Chowske,
Saratoga Springs Police Department
- Assistant Chief Peter Shaw,
Saratoga Springs Fire Department
- Remigia Foy, former commis-
sioner of finance
- Ray Waldron, war veteran, for-
mer member of the Recreation
Commission and former coach/ath-
letic director
- Kate Jarosh, former deputy
commissioner of finance
- Robert Bristol, landscape archi-
tect and former chair of the Planning
Board.
Mayor Johnson established a
timeline, not to exceed 60 days, for
receipt by the City Council of the
committee’s recommendation. The
mayor stated, “The goal is to have
ample public input while keeping
things moving to prevent undue
delay. While it’s unfortunate that
site placement will not occur before
the 10th anniversary of 9/11, it’s
more important to ensure full public
input and agree, as a community, on
a site considered the most
appropriate.”
2011 Saratoga Race CourseStrong Despite Rainout
SARATOGA SPRINGS - The
New York Racing Association
reported that on-track wagering
posted strong gains compared to
2010 totals and daily average atten-
dance was up marginally.
Total attendance for the meet (39
days with racing cancelled on
Sunday, August 28, due to
Hurricane Irene) was 871,772,
down 0.7 percent from 878,284 for
the 40-day meet in 2010. Daily
average attendance of 22,353, how-
ever, was up 1.8 percent from
21,957 in 2010.On-track handle
totaled $121,101,664, up 5.6 per-
cent from $114,693,168 last year.
Daily average on-track handle was
$3,105,171, up 8.3 percent from
$2,867,329 in 2010.
For the second consecutive year,
owner Mike Repole, trainer Todd
Pletcher and jockey John Velazquez
finished as the leaders in their
respective categories. John
Velazquez’s 54 winners in 2011 pro-
pelled him to second all-time lead-
ing rider at the Spa (to Jerry Bailey)
with 655 career victories.
Photo By NYRA, Adam Coglianese
Angel Cordero Jr. presents Saratoga Race Course leading jockey trophy
to John Velazquez and family. The trophy is named after Cordero.
Saratoga Springs, NY - Lois A. Fasulo, 88, passed away Thursday,
September 1, 2011.
Born October 24, 1922, in Amsterdam, NY, she was the daughter of the late
Louis and Gertrude Brown Ruck.
In addition to her parents, she was predeceased by her husband, Bernard
"Bennie" Fasulo and one brother, William Ruck.
Survivors include her son, Paul Fasulo; daughter, Cherlyn Karagul; hus-
band, Bayram; sister, Margaret Ann Lang; two grandchildren and two great-
grandchildren.
A Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated Wednesday at St. Clement's
Church.
Burial will be at the family plot at St. Peter's Cemetery, West Ave., Saratoga
Springs.
Memorials may be made in Lois' memory to the Bernard Fasulo
Scholarship Fund, c/o Guidance Office, Saratoga Springs High School, 1 Blue
Streak Blvd., Saratoga Springs, NY 12866
Arrangements are under the direction of the William J. Burke &
Sons/Bussing & Cunniff Funeral Homes of 628 North Broadway, Saratoga
Springs (518) 584-5373.
Online remembrances may be made at www.burkefuneralhome.com.
SARATOGA
TODAY Friday, September 9, 2011 5
Remembering First Class Private
David "Taylor" Miller
David Taylor Miller, a 19-year-old local soldier serving with the U.S.
Army, was killed by a suicide bombing on Monday, June 21, 2010, when
he and another soldier were on security check points in the province of
Kunar in Afghanistan.
Taylor was born and raised in Central Virginia, where he attended
Amherst County High School until 2007. He moved to Saratoga Springs,
NY, to be with his mother and graduated from high school there in 2009.
He played football at both schools and was a part of Boy Scouts of
America Troop 43 Amherst. He attended The Church of the Epiphany in
Amherst, and was confirmed there. The son of a Marine, Miller chose to
join the military in July 2009, following his graduation. He was deployed
to Afghanistan in April 2010.
He is survived by his father, Jess Miller, of Madison Heights, former-
ly of Amherst; mother, Leslie Forbert Miller, of Saratoga.; a sister,
Victoria Leigh Miller Ferguson, of Alexandria; and maternal grandpar-
ents, David and Amy Forbert, of Saratoga.
Taylor was preceded in death by his paternal grandparents,
Wilbur Sr. and Viola Miller, of Norfolk.
Miller was a marksman with the 101st Airborne
Division and was laid to rest in Arlington National
Cemetery.
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Saratoga County Veterans Service Agency has named Joseph Nolan
the September 2011 Deceased Veteran of the Month. Nolan will be hon-
ored on Tuesday, September 20 during a public ceremony. The ceremo-
ny will begin at 2:30 p.m. and be held at 40 McMaster St. in Ballston
Spa. A reception will follow.
Joseph Nolan was enlisted in the U.S.
Army from 1970-1973 and served with
the 101st Airborne Division, during
the Vietnam War. He was the recip-
ient of the Army Commendation
Medal.
After leaving the Army, Nolan
worked for 37 years at the
Saratoga County Real Property
Tax Service Department and was
a member of the American
Legion Post 553 and the Eagles
Aerie 2486.
Joseph is survived by his wife,
JoAnn; daughter, Ashley Lotich;
mother, Jeanette Nolan;
sisters, Sue Ogden and
Debbie Nolan; and brother,
John Nolan.
Lois A. Fasulo
Saratoga Springs, NY- MaryAnn Wadsworth, 72, passed away, on Monday,
August 29, 2011.
Born May 20, 1939, in Saratoga Springs, MaryAnn was the youngest
daughter of the late Melbourne and Muriel MacDonald.
In addition to her parents, MaryAnn is predeceased by her husband, Arthur
H. Wadsworth and her brother, Robert MacDonald. She is survived by her sis-
ter, Jean Bush; children, Valerie Wadsworth-Manios, Bruce Wadsworth, and
Karen Wadsworth; sons-in-law, Harry Manios and Jamie Gamble; and grand-
sons, Christopher Smith Wadsworth and Alexander W. Manios.
A celebration of MaryAnn's life will be held at the Presbyterian New
England Congregational Church, 24 Circular Street, Saratoga Springs on
Saturday, September 17, 2011, at 9:30 a.m. A reception at the church will
immediately follow. A private burial will be held at a later date.
In lieu of flowers, donations can be made in
honor of MaryAnn to the
Community Hospice of Saratoga, 179 Lawrence
Street, Saratoga Springs, NY 12866 or the
Presbyterian New England Congregational
Church, 24 Circular Street, Saratoga Springs, NY
12866.
Arrangements are under the direction of the
William J. Burke & Sons/Bussing & Cunniff
Funeral Homes of 628 North Broadway, Saratoga
Springs (518) 584-5373.
Online remembrances may be made at
www.burkefuneralhome.com.
MaryAnn Wadsworth
Saratoga Springs, NY - Dr. Peter S. Tang,
82, died at home on Monday, September 5,
2011.
Born on November 19, 1928, in
Tuguegarao, The Philippines, he was a resi-
dent of Saratoga Springs since 1971.
Survivors include his loving wife of 40
years, Carolyn (Fleet) Tang; two daughters,
Kiara Tang and Tara (Sean) Gordon; one
grandson, Riley Alexander Gordon; and sev-
eral nieces and nephews.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be cele-
brated at 10 a.m. Friday, September 9, 2011,
at St. Clement's Church.
Burial will follow in the family plot at St. Peter's Cemetery, West Ave.
Memorial donations may be made to the Saratoga Hospital Foundation, 211
Church Ave., Saratoga Springs, NY 12866 (saratogacarefoundation.org) or
The Rubin Dialysis Center, 59C Myrtle St., Saratoga Springs, NY 12866
(rubindialysis.org).
Arrangements are under the direction of the William J. Burke &
Sons/Bussing & Cunniff Funeral Homes of 628 North Broadway, Saratoga
Springs (518) 584-5373.
Online remembrances may be made at www.burkefuneralhome.com.
Dr. Peter S. Tang
Saratoga County Deceased Veteran of the Month
Joseph Nolan Private First Class
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SARATOGA
TODAYFriday, September 9, 20116
Rising from the Ashes
As I sat at my desk typing this
editorial, I immediately flashed
back to that infamous morning in
September, 2001. My day had
begun like any other, coffee at my
desk reviewing emails, oblivious
to the delicacy of life or of all that
I had to be thankful for. Little did
I know that in a matter of minutes
our world would change forever.
For me the chaos began when a
reporter burst into my office to
announce that a plane had just
crashed into the World Trade
Center. As journalists always do,
we were already visualizing a
story with all the makings of an
award-winning front page. As we
rushed into the newsroom we had
no idea that a story was about to
unfold that would lead a nation
into war and be 10 years in the
making…and so we began a day
that would forever be etched in all
of our minds. As we stood in front
of the old newsroom television
watching the events unfold, our
jaws dropped as a second airliner
crashed into tower number two.
My initial reaction was a combi-
nation of anger, fear and worry. I
exclaimed “We Are Under
Attack.” My editor quickly ques-
tioned me with a puzzled “what
are you talking about?” My
response was simple and somber
“There is no way that two planes
crash into two towers in New York
City within minutes of each other.
America Is Under Attack.”
How could this be? Who could
have done this? Why would they
do this? Where do we go from
here? Do I know anybody working
in the towers?
Little did I know this was only
the beginning of a well-planned
and unequalled terrorist attack that
would come to life before our eyes
over the upcoming hours.
For those of you who managed
to forget, or those of you who
were too young to remember, what
transpired during that fateful day
was the material that horror
movies are made of…Grown men
so filled with hatred and evil that
they plunged themselves into a
fiery death for the sole purpose of
murdering countless innocent
Americans. As we sat glued to the
television, we saw planes fall from
the sky and the heart of our nation-
al security ripped open and burn-
ing. We saw desperate men and
women jumping to their deaths
rather than burn alive, and finally,
we were subjected to an apocalyp-
tic scene as global symbols of
freedom and democracy came
crumbling down in plumes of
smoke, covering New York City in
a layer of thick putrid dust.
But despite the horrific events
and catastrophic loss of life and
property, our nation’s history now
has another chapter of heroism,
courage and honor. I can still
vividly remember watching those
first responders rush headfirst into
danger with little regard for their
own safety. My heart is still filled
with pride, admiration, and grati-
tude to those men and women of
the NYFD and NYPD.
I also remember those simple
yet awe-inspiring words “Let’s
Roll.” They’re the last known
words Todd Beamer spoke as he
and other passengers tried to take
back control of United Airlines
Flight 93 from terrorists. He and
his fellow patriots undoubtedly
saved America from untold further
death and destruction.
And October 7, 2001, still rings
clear in my mind. That is the date
our men and women of the armed
services launched Operation
Enduring Freedom, the war in
Afghanistan. It may have taken
nearly a decade, but on May 21 of
this year, an elite team of Navy
Seals killed the mastermind
behind the attacks, Osama bin
Laden.
So as we reflect on the past 10
years, let us not forget all of the
heroes who rose from the ashes to
rebuild a nation; the men and
women who spilled their blood
and tears so that a free society
could stand strong and united.
Whether it is taxation without rep-
resentation, communism or Al-
Qaeda, America will continue to
breed patriots and we will contin-
ue to fight for freedom. So fly
your flags high, do what is right,
and thank a veteran for the simple
privilege of voting or practicing
your religion. Because the USA is
still the greatest nation on Earth
and I am proud to be an American.
I will end with a simple quote
that will stand the test of time for
centuries to come:
“These acts of mass murderwere intended to frighten ournation into chaos and retreat.
But they have failed; our coun-try is strong.”
- President George W. Bush
Remembering 9/11
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Publisher
SARATOGA
TODAY Friday, September 9, 2011 7
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77::5599 aa..mm..: American Airlines
Flight 11, a Boeing 767, departs
from Boston Logan
International Airport for Los
Angeles, California. Five
hijackers are aboard.
88::1144 aa..mm..: United Airlines
Flight 175, another Boeing 767,
departs from Boston Logan
Airport for Los Angeles. Five
TTiimmeelliinneehijackers are aboard the flight.
88::2200 aa..mm..: American Airlines
Flight 77, a Boeing 757, departs
Washington Dulles International
Airport for Los Angeles with five
hijackers on board.
88::4422 aa..mm..: United Airlines
Flight 93, a Boeing 757, takes off
from Newark International
Airport for San Francisco. Four
hijackers are aboard.
88::4466 aa..mm..: Flight 11 crashes
into the North Tower of the World
Trade Center between floors 93
and 99.
88::4477 aa..mm..: FDNY Battalion
Chief Joe Pfeifer puts out an
emergency call stating that the
World Trade Center has been hit
by an aircraft. He is among the
first emergency responders to
arrive on the scene.
88::5555 aa..mm..: President George W.
Bush is visiting an elementary
school in Sarasota, Florida when
his advisor, Karl Rove, reports
that a plane has crashed into the
World Trade Center.
99::0022 aa..mm..: Flight 175 crashes
into the South Tower of the World
Trade center between floors 77
and 85. With several camera
crews present from major news
networks, millions watch on
live TV as the second tower is
hit.
99::0055 aa..mm..: The President is
seated in a classroom ready to
read a book to a group of
schoolchildren when Chief of
Staff Andrew Card whispers to
Axel Sondhof was in his hometown ofSaratoga Springs on September 11, 2001. Heheard the news on television.
“It was just mind blowing – you neverthink something like that could ever hap-pen,” he said. “It has such an immediatepersonal impact.”
As a German native who moved to ourcountry nearly 18 years ago, Sondhof viewsthe impacts of that day with a unique, inter-national perspective. For him, the weightwas felt all around the world.
“It affected literally every person onearth. I talked to a lot of people in Franceand back in Germany, and it affected theirlives in a positive and negative way,” hesaid.
For Sondhof, it was interesting to see howsuch a tragic event could promote a willing-ness to understand one another across cul-tures and borders.
“It furthered the international communi-ty in the sense of coming together,” he said.“I talked to many friends who all said theyfeel very, very close to the people in thiscountry, the Americans, and that it has hada really personal impact.”
Sondhof said he’ll be spending the 10thanniversary of 9/11 with his children, butthat they’re too young to understand thecomplexity of what happened. His sonentered kindergarten this week and hisdaughter began second grade, both at St. Clement’s.
He plans to emphasize for his children theimportant lesson that can be learned from atragedy such as this.
“It’s definitely a day to remember, andjust be grateful for what we have, our free-dom,” he said. “That’s what I teach my chil-dren – not to take anything for granted.”
Lastly, it’s a day for patriotism: “I am justvery happy to be here, to be part of thisremembrance and be part of that day,” hesaid. -Yael Goldman
I wasn’t in my Manhattan home on
the day the world broke apart in bil-
lowing clouds of black and grey.
Morning found me in the heart of
Orlando travelling a familiar com-
mute to my job as a long-term con-
sultant. The exit for Cinderella’s cas-
tle had just passed when I got the call
that an airplane had struck one of my
towers. I knew the entire WTC com-
plex from 12 years of leading walking
tours, a weekend hobby I did out of
love, wonder and passion.
My own words echoed in my head,
that the towers were designed to sur-
vive the impact of a Boeing 707. I
was flying down the next exit ramp in
search of a glass tower… any glass
tower in a nameless office park with a
meaningless law firm or ad agency.
All I wanted was a conference room
with a TV. Entering a sterile lobby I
followed my ears to the sound of a
large glass screen and the impossible
scene. I was just one more upturned
face looking on with utter silence,
more strangers filing in behind me,
north tower bleeding smoke.
My brother’s office was in the
south tower and he should have been
at his desk, exactly as he’d been when
the truck bomb exploded in 1993. We
had talked about the seven-story hole
blasted and blackened and I’d told
him how to stay alive when “the next
time” came. Now, that time had come
and I could only pray he had listened.
There was nothing else I could do but
listen to the stumbling voices of the
news that would not stop.
Everyone had their reasons for
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One Day, Many 9/11swatching, speechless. The TV voices
were talking about “fire suppression”
and sprinklers. But there were no
sprinklers. There were none any-
where in the WTC complex, despite
the city’s order that forced all older
buildings to retrofit for fire safety.
Lawyers had found a way around the
law- The NY/NJ Port Authority was
exempt. Millions were saved.
Although my brother was most
likely in his office, he could have
been anywhere, speaking with
accountants and looking at spread-
sheets in some-
body else’s confer-
ence room. His
work took him to
the north tower
often, the tower
shaken by the
1993 basement
bomb. Like every-
one else he’d felt
secure when told
that the gaping
basement crater
had not moved the
towers so much as
a single inch.
Up on the lawyers’ TV the second
plane hit and the conference room
gasped and some screamed as a fire-
ball blew out into the blue sky above
my brother’s desktop, a place of
orderly piles of paperwork.
My prayer was that his workplace
was deserted, that he’d turned my
warnings into actions, that he had
already cleared out his office and
ordered his co-workers to a stairway
in the first seconds after the first plane
strike. Both towers and all the occu-
pants had a sickeningly certain future
because of the way the towers were
built- what’s called “tube construc-
tion” where the towers were support-
ed only by the inner mechanical core
and the exterior wall of columns.
The standard office is built of steel
beams arranged in cubes, like the
frame sitting now in the Price
Chopper lot. The advantage of a
Remembering 9/11
Axel Sondhof
My 9/11
“tube” is the wide-open office space,
no columns to break up a trading
floor or an acre of cubicles. Much
later that day I learned my brother had
taken action, that his co-workers had
left their desks, all following my
brother’s lead. He’d leaned into the
women’s room and called for every-
one to leave. The lone secretary care-
fully applying her lipstick didn’t
linger long as my brother pulled her
out into the orderly quiet line of peo-
ple on the move.
On TV the news Anchors droned
on, completely
unaware as they
pulled in
“experts” who
made guesses
about terrorism
and knew nothing
about tube con-
struction. The
towers were two
of only four NYC
buildings of that
rare design. But
the other two
buildings had
sprinkler protection. The walking
tours I led were equal parts art and
engineering, trivia and tactile, statis-
tics and sprinklers.
I had told my brother that the tow-
ers could and would come down,
something I did not include in my
tours. “The Job” needed only to be
done right and on that September
morning, my brother had done far
better. As a bear of a co-worker
directed every soul to the stairway,
my brother did one last walk-through
of the office, every closet in the car-
peted acre that was his entire floor.
Scott was the last to start the long
walk down the stairs.
The second plane had not yet hit
when the lobby of his southern tower
filled with confused workers and
clueless WTC lobby guards. Soon,
one had a bullhorn and his instruc-
tions- The plaza outside was to be
kept clear, for Emergency workers.
And the anxious faces filling the
lobby? They were to head to the ele-
vators and to return to their offices.
Scott had kept his people together and
firmly told them all to follow him out
into the plaza…and from there, they
were to move north. He turned and
led the way to a revolving door.
On the TV screen we saw the
jumpers. I could not know that my
brother was witnessing the impacts.
His focus was on his co-workers, one
tight group of women crying. He was
moving them, pushing them, pulling
them north. Toward safety. Away
from the towers. One-by-one, he
achieved his small victories. Scott
York was one of hundreds of unsung
heroes that day. Three of those
women would personally thank him
weeks later when the office recon-
vened in a new temporary space.
There was no space remaining in
the Conference Room as we strangers
in Fantasyland watched the two burn-
ing towers, united in our almost per-
fect silence. A talking head on the
screen began to speculate on the hor-
ror of a tower “toppling,” a 1400-foot
tall metal monolith falling across the
canyons of lower Manhattan. Another
head on TV worried about such an
impact on Wall Street, so close and so
very in danger.
The packed room was silent when
my voice spoke- “They won’t fall
over. Both towers will drop where
they stand, as straight down as an ele-
vator.” It wasn’t a boast or a warning.
It was just inevitable. I don’t think I
was even aware of speaking aloud. So
very like a walking tour.
Somewhere, there are people I’ve
never met and never will know. And
they will talk about that day and “the
bald guy” in an Orlando office who
said the towers would drop, exactly as
they did.
That they fell does not matter.
What matters is how Scott York rose
to the challenge that morning. And
the co-workers who will thank him
10 years later. And for the rest of their
lives.
““MMyy bbrrootthheerr’’ss
ooffffiiccee wwaass
iinn tthhee ssoouutthh
ttoowweerr......””
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SARATOGA
TODAYFriday, September 9, 20118
by Arthur Gonick
Saratoga TODAYSARATOGA SPRINGS – The
10th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks
on the World Trade Center (WTC)
brings a flood of memories for every-
one. It is a rush of grief we all share.
For Mary Ellen O’Loughlin and
her husband William (Bill), every
reminder brings unique personal per-
spectives that are emotional and
wrenching. On September 11, 2001,
they had residences in both Saratoga
Springs and Battery Park City, adja-
cent to the WTC. They both worked
for Empire Blue Cross/Blue Shield
(BC/BS), which had offices in both
towers. Mary Ellen and Bill’s offices
were in Tower One – also known as
the North Tower – which was the first
tower struck by American Airlines
Flight 11 shortly before 9 a.m.
Had it not been for a series of cir-
cumstances, they could have easily
been at 1 WTC at the moment of
impact.
Bill was scheduled to travel to
India to look into outsourcing IT
operations to IBM, and had the origi-
nal itinerary gone through as planned,
his new vehicle would have been in
the WTC garage. Instead, a decision
to go to Dallas first meant that he
could stay in Saratoga Springs, and
begin his journey from Albany
Airport. He was in Bangalore when
the attacks occurred.
On any given week, Mary Ellen, as
director of strategic initiatives for
BC/BS, would divide her time
between her offices in Albany and
New York City at the WTC. It was by
no means unusual for her to be in
New York City on a Tuesday. “Bill’s
trip was planned, but my decision to
stay upstate was a relatively last-
minute one,” Mary Ellen said. “We
closed up our apartment at the end of
the prior work week. It was as simple
as thinking: ‘I don’t want to be in
New York City by myself.”
Making inconsequential decisions
that had extreme outcomes. This is a
shared story for many on 9/11- for
those who lived and those who
perished.
Blue Cross/Blue Shield had 10
floors in 1 WTC, between the 17th
and 31st. Bill noted that even that
location was the outgrowth of deci-
sions based on seemingly minor fac-
tors. “In 1998, we made the decision
to move from midtown. We had a
chance to get 10 contiguous floors in
the tower – higher up, in the 80s and
90s. But when our senior vice presi-
dent of operations checked them out,
she felt the building sway, as it was
designed to do.” Bill said. “She was
uncomfortable with the swaying, and
so she decided to take the lower
space.” This would be the new home
for about 1,800 BC/BS employees.
Fact: The impact of American
Airlines Flight 11 was on the 93rd
floor.
———————————
Sitting on a Union Avenue porch,
Mary Ellen’s reminiscences bubble to
the surface. Not in any linear, chrono-
logical form, but in waves of images.
She hasn’t shared these with anyone
outside of a close circle until now.
“It seems like yesterday, but at the
same time so long ago,” she starts,
“the moment I heard (about the
attack) is very clear and distinct. The
hours that followed are like a blink of
an eye.”
“I was in my Albany office with
one of my team members, Becky. My
(phone) line rang, and I remember
Becky saying the exact words: ‘ok,
oh no, ok, bye.’”
“Becky walked around my desk,
and said ‘a bomb went off at the
World Trade Center’ and walked
out.” Mary Ellen said.
Immediately, Mary Ellen starts
dialing numbers to employees and
colleagues in her WTC office…a
series of no answers and busy sig-
nals… a check of cnn.com –
frozen…the Albany human resources
department on the line, wanting infor-
mation. “I don’t know – I’m trying to
find out,” she remembers someone
saying.
Throughout our conversation,
Mary Ellen returns to the concept of
needing to subjugate the emotional
side of her brain in order to do her
best job for colleagues, friends and
family. There would be time for cry-
ing later, plenty of it. For now, the
corporate executive would be in con-
trol. But the cascading cacophony of
chaos would present constant chal-
lenges until further notice.
“We had TVs on in other rooms…
a shout goes up ‘a second plane hit’…
I remember thinking at that moment
‘we are at war,’” Mary Ellen said.
Mary Ellen asks a team member,
Tara, for an international line, want-
ing to reach India, when the phone
rings “and it’s Bill,” she said, with his
regularly scheduled good night call
from Bangalore, nine-and-a-half
hours ahead of New York. He has no
idea what happened. Mary Ellen has
to tell him the news, to turn on the TV,
and gather together the other (five)
executives in India.
“I didn’t go home until Thursday,”
Mary Ellen said. Originally her office
was set up as a command center,
simultaneously attempting to learn
the fate of the NYC employees and
keeping an open line to India.
“Everyone’s job description went out
the window…we had several TV
channels going, but I didn’t watch.”
But “when the first tower fell, I had
my head in my hands and couldn’t
breathe for awhile.” But then her
resolve returned to overdrive. “I need
to be focused- I’m trying to determine
members of my family’s whereabouts
(Bill’s brother and sister were among
the 1,800 employees) and every
employee’s status. For the next sever-
al days I’m playing operator, connect-
ing lines and monitoring to ensure
connectivity. By the nature of this role
I am privy to many people’s personal
lives, and I felt an overwhelming
responsibility to them.” When she
finally went back to Saratoga
Springs, to get clothing, “I was struck
by the images of American flags fly-
ing everywhere.”
“In the meantime, my husband is
being advised to leave India by the
State Department, and we had to find
them a way out.”
For Bill and the executives in India,
their attempts to return home were a
saga in itself. A decision was made to
stay until Friday, when the party
could catch a commercial flight via
Lufthansa to Frankfurt, Germany.
“We wanted to get back home to be
sure,” Bill said, “ but we were task-
oriented – focused on the logistics of
determining everyone’s circum-
stances…I learned that my brother
was working remotely that day, and
my sister suffered smoke inhalation –
she was triaged on the plaza – when
the building was in danger of collaps-
ing, a fireman carried her across the
street to safety. But we still had plen-
ty of missing people to account for.”
After landing in Frankfurt, IBM
had arranged for a corporate jet that
was supposed to eventually return
them to Albany. “I’m Irish, and I
recall getting an incredible feeling of
peace, family and normality when we
flew over Ireland,” Bill said. But this
would be disturbed upon learning
after they took off that United States
airspace was closed – theirs was one
of 39 trans-Atlantic flights that
stopped at Gander, Newfoundland to
refuel, but was grounded. “I remem-
ber seeing an extraordinary number
of planes for an airport of that size,”
Bill said. After clearing Canadian
customs, they flew to Montreal,
Remembering 9/11
him, “A second plane hit the
second tower. America is under
attack.”
99::0088 aa..mm..: The FAA bans all
flights going to or through New
York Center airspace.
99::1144 aa..mm..: President Bush is
taken to a holding room with
the Secret Service, where he
speaks to Vice President Dick
Cheney, Condoleezza Rice,
Governor George Pataki and FBI
Director Robert Mueller.
99::1177 aa..mm..: Jim Stewart, a CBS
news anchor, is the first to postu-
late on live television that Osama
bin Laden may be a probable sus-
pect related to the attack.
99::2299 aa..mm..: President Bush
addresses the nation for the first
time from the Floridian elemen-
tary school. He states that “we’ve
had a national tragedy” and that
he is traveling immediately back
to Washington D.C.
99::3377 aa..mm..: Flight 77 crashes
into the side of the Pentagon. All
64 passengers on the plane are
killed, as are 125 staff members
in the Pentagon.
99::4455 aa..mm..: United States air-
space is shut down. It is the first
time an unplanned shutdown of
U.S. airspace occurs in FAA
history.
99::5577 aa..mm..: Passenger revolt
begins on hijacked Flight 93.
99::5577 aa..mm..: President Bush
leaves Florida aboard Air Force
One.
99::5599 aa..mm..: The South Tower of
the World Trade Center col-
lapses, 56 minutes after being
hit by Flight 175.
1100::0000 aa..mm..: FDNY Battalion
Chief Joe Pfeifer, stationed in
the North Tower, orders all fire-
men to “Evacuate the building”
moments after the South Tower
collapses.
1100::0033 aa..mm..: Flight 93 crashes
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Mary Ellen and Bill: One Family’s 9/11 Story
Bill & Mary Ellen O’Loughlin
““II ccaann’’tt
bbeelliieevvee iitt
hhaass bbeeeenn
1100 yyeeaarrss..””Mary Ellen O’Loughlin
where an IBM-provided van trans-
ported them across the United States
border. They were all were at work in
Albany on Saturday, where there was
still much to do.
But first –“When the executives
made it home, I allowed myself to
cry,” Mary Ellen said, “and I cried for
eight hours straight… I couldn’t
stop.”
“The feeling of safety and security
of finally being able to hold Mary
Ellen was incredibly emotional, and
wonderful.” Bill said.
———————————
In all, 11 Blue Cross/Blue Shield
employees perished on 9/11. But
everyone’s lives changed.
“I didn’t want to go back to Battery
Park, but Bill did return, about two
weeks later. Our neighborhood turned
into a war zone. For the people who
lived there, it involved an over-
whelming change of life…the
National Guard was everywhere for
months. We needed papers to get to
our apartment. It changed who I am.”
Mary Ellen remembers. “The whole
spirit of New York had changed for a
long time – a somber mix of resolve
but also caring and extraordinary
courtesy.”
“It wasn’t until about the following
August, when I saw someone pushing
and shoving, seeing skaters, owners
walking their dogs and runners hus-
tling by in Battery Park, that I felt like
we are starting to come back.”
But Mary Ellen knows that it’s a
long road back, for her and America,
with much of it still to be traveled.
Her concerns today are for her chil-
dren, now middle and high school-
aged and “how do we keep memories
alive?” She kept a journal at that time,
which she has not opened since then,
“maybe one day I’ll show it to them.”
But like the events of that day, there’s
no roadmap as to how to proceed.
History is still being forged each day,
and a big anniversary is a most pow-
erful reminder of that basic fact.
“I can’t believe it has been 10
years,” Mary Ellen said, looking off
into the distance on a clear blue morn-
ing like another morning. Yet nothing
like that other morning.
My 9/11
SARATOGA
TODAY Friday, September 9, 2011 9
by Daniel Schechtman
Saratoga TODAY
Mike Guido, a retired New York
City firefighter living in Saratoga
Springs, remembers the moment he
first heard the news as he sat in his
Clifton Park office the morning of
September 11, 2001.
“I was a manager of a mobile
home park in Clifton Park and one
of the homeowners had come in.
This guy used to fool around a lot,
and he says, ‘You’re not going to
believe it,’ he says, ‘but a plane just
went into the World Trade Center.’ I
didn’t believe him. I thought he was
kidding around, like he always did.
And when I realized that, you know,
this guy is serious, I called my wife
at home. She was watching it on TV,
and as she was watching it she told
me, ‘You’re not going to believe
this. A second plane just hit the other
tower.’”
Meanwhile, at the Saratoga
Springs Lake Ave. Fire Station,
Chief Robert Williams (who back
then held the rank of captain) was
sitting around the station waiting his
turn for an annual physical.
“We were just sitting around
watching the news, drinking coffee,
waiting to get to our turn,” said
Williams. “And then the news came
on and we saw the smoke coming
from the first tower. Being a fire-
fighter and knowing what’s
involved with high-rise firefighting,
we said, ‘Boy, these guys are in a lot
of trouble here.’ We watched it and
we watched it, and then we watched
as the second plane hit.”
Williams and the department
were in shock. “You couldn’t really
comprehend it,” he said. “Where are
we going from here?”
Although Guido had retired from
his post as a firefighter in Brooklyn
many years earlier, the local resident
still had many friends and friends’
sons left in the department. Almost
immediately, Guido thought of
them.
“I was devastated,” said Guido. “I
would go home every day and go
right on the computer and see – they
had a list of people that they found
and didn’t find and so forth – and
there was one person who I was
extremely close with in the fire-
house. His name was Dennis
Mojica. I used to look at the list and
hope I would see Dennis Mojica as
being alive. And somebody said
once, no, they found Dennis, Dennis
is okay. It was such a major relief,
only to find out that it was not true.
He was killed – murdered – I don’t
like to use the word ‘killed.’”
As Guido watched the events
unfold on the television, Internet
and listened over the radio,
Williams and a team of men at the
Lake Ave. Fire Station readied
themselves to travel into the heart of
the disaster.
“Shortly after the first tower fell,
we knew we were going,” said
Williams. Joined by John Stewart
and Joe Cook, Williams received
notification that his team had been
activated. The crew gathered their
gear, clothes and equipment and
began the long drive down to New
York City.
“We arrived sometime around 11
p.m. that night,” said Williams. “We
brought our tractor trailers and our
vehicles and all that stuff – it was
kind of like the military coming in.
It was… it was a long ride.”
Williams and the two men from
Saratoga arrived at the Verizon
building nearby the World Trade
Center site. At 1 a.m. on September
12, the crew made their way to
ground zero for the first time.
“Being dark, we couldn’t really
see,” said Williams. “We could only
see a couple of hundred yards in
front of us. But the ash, the debris,
the papers, the fire trucks crumpled,
steel all over the place, lots of spot-
lights and stuff up – just this huge
mound of steel that seemed to go up
forever.”
For 14 days Williams and his
team combed the wreckage for any
sign of life, working 12 hour shifts
from 6 p.m. until 6 a.m. searching
the voids for possible survivors. But
like so many others working along-
side him, Williams found little hope
amongst the ashes.
“There were always rumors going
on around the site, that they found
this or they found that, but there
wasn’t anything really that gave us
hope that this was going to be any-
thing more than a recovery.”
“Being in the business for as long
as I have,” Williams added, “seeing
death, seeing destruction, it’s never
easy. We all have our own ways of
dealing with it. We use humor, we
use family, friends. We all have our
own little ways and our own little
crutches that we use to get by.”
It’s hard to count, said Guido, the
number of men he knew who lost
their lives that day in New York
City. At least three men close to him
perished in the buildings, along with
many other acquaintances and his
friends’ sons. Forty, maybe fifty
men in all, Guido guesses.
“It’s something that probably –
outside of losing family, it was prob-
ably the worst day of my life. The
saddest day of my life,” said Guido.
“I mean, you have to understand –
the camaraderie in a fire depart-
ment, it’s second to none. I can’t
even explain. You have to be there
to realize just how close you are.
You’re with these men as much time
as you are with your family. The
guys were always there for each
other, always there whenever some-
body needed a hand.”
Time has passed. Ten years after
the attacks, emotions still run high
for those who lost friends and fami-
ly, for those who responded to a call
for help and witnessed first hand the
pain and devastation. But still…
“I don’t mind talking about this. I
really don’t,” said Guido. “It brings
back memories of the men and I get
emotional, but I don’t want to for-
get. I want to remember. I want to
remember the guys that I worked
with. I want to remember the job
because I loved the job with a pas-
sion, and I really just don’t want to
forget.”
Remembering 9/11
in Somerset County,
Pennsylvania, after passengers
revolt against the hijackers.
1100::2200 aa..mm..: President Bush
authorizes the military to shoot
down any aircraft if necessary.
1100::2288 aa..mm..: The North Tower
of the World Trade Center col-
lapses, 1 hour and 41 minutes
after the impact from Flight 11.
1100::4466 aa..mm..: New York Mayor
Rudy Giuliani announces that an
evacuation of lower Manhattan is
underway.
1122::1155 pp..mm..: The airspace over
the continental United States is
cleared of all commercial and pri-
vate aircrafts.
55::2200 pp..mm..: The 7 World Trade
Center building collapses after
sustaining damage from falling
debris and fire.
88::3300 pp..mm..: President Bush
addresses the nation from the
White House and informs the
public that the country is the vic-
tim of a terrorist attack. The
administration is confident that
Osama bin Laden is responsible
for the attacks.
SSeepptteemmbbeerr 1122: Rescue
workers continue to dig through
the rubble, looking for survivors
in the burning wreckage. Only 23
survivors are discovered, and the
last to be rescued is evacuated at
approximately 12:30 p.m.
SSeepptteemmbbeerr 1188: Five letters
containing anthrax are mailed to
news organizations including
ABC, CBS, NBC, the New
York Post and the National
Enquirer. A total of five people
will die after coming in contact
with the virus, while 17 others
will be infected.
OOccttoobbeerr 77,, 22000011:
Operation Enduring Freedom
begins in Afghanistan.
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Photo by MarkBolles.com
Fire Chief Robert Williams of the Lake Ave. Fire Station
Lawrence White
September 11, 2001, was a primary day.Lawrence White, 65, was at his polling place inLower Manhattan, when he heard a “holebeing ripped through the fabric of time.”
White, a well-known photographer whonow splits his time between studios inSaratoga Springs and SoHo, looked up andsaw the hole at the top of the World TradeCenter. The first tower had been struck – heheard it, felt it and captured it on camera.
White won the NY Press Association awardfor images taken that day – photographs ofthe flaming towers, snapshots of people flee-ing from beneath the smoky shadow, and theaftermath that was ground zero. His photo-graphs (one of them is on the cover) offer aview for those fortunate to not have been inManhattan that day, but they don’t tellenough of the story.
For White, September 12, 2001, is a dayworth equal commemoration; it’s the otherhalf of the story.
“That’s when the neighborhoods startedcoming together,” he said. “And it was one ofthe most beautiful human experiences I haveever witnessed.”
New York is a city known for isolation,where two people can live across the hall for10 years and not once stop to have a conver-sation. After 9/11, everything changed; neigh-bors connected, they supported one anotherand White said that was a most unexpectedreaction.
Visions of September 12 are what help himget through the painful memories, and thepermanent cough that he will forever connectwith the terrorist attacks.
He moved to Saratoga Springs in 2004, inpart for his health, and involved himself in oursmall, tight-knit community, most recentlywith the Arts Council as the photographer for“Tempered by Memory,” a memorial sculp-ture made of World Trade Center impact steel.
Photographing “Tempered by Memory,” anartful reminder of what happened and wherewe’ve moved on from, has been a healingprocess for White.
“All of the workers worked selflessly,together without ego or pay, to create thememorial – much like [people did] on 9/12,”he said. “This harmony of effort and emotionis wonderful, just wonderful.”
He will spend the 10th anniversary at thememorial. -Yael Goldman
Responding to Crisis
My 9/11
SARATOGA
TODAYFriday, September 9, 201110 Remembering 9/11
by Yael Goldman
Saratoga TODAY
The magnitude of a disaster is
quantified by the clean up, by how
quickly lives unravel and by how
long it takes to reestablish normalcy
after whatever it was that rattled the
core and knocked all the neat piles
from the shelf.
Like the rest of us, Dr. Chuck
Eckstein, MD, of Wilton, remem-
bers exactly where he was when the
announcement rang clear. He was in
Tenafly, New Jersey, seeing patients
at his former dental practice across
the river from New York City. The
first tower was struck, and he could-
n’t dismiss the patient in his chair
until the procedure was complete.
Then came the second impact,
and from there Eckstein knew what
to expect.
“In mass disaster, when victims
cannot be identified by facial fea-
tures, sometimes the only way to
identify bodies is through their den-
tal records,” he said.
As a member of the New York
Society of Forensic Dentists,
Eckstein would be a vital resource.
He went to his desk to wait for a
phone call from the Department of
Health and Human Services, and an
order to leave for Manhattan.
“It didn’t take long,” he said.
“Just fifteen minutes.”
Eckstein was immediately
assigned to the Office of the Chief
Medical Examiner (OCME) in the
City of New York. He arrived at
1:30 p.m. on September 11 and
spent the next two months inside the
12-story building on the corner of
30th and 1st on a three-person team
that was part of a much larger
assembly for processing the human
remains that were recovered from
ground zero.
“I say ‘processing’ because that is
exactly what we did. I can’t human-
ize it by saying ‘I tended to, or I
evaluated, or I examined.’ We
processed corpses – bodies that
were flat, blown up, burned, that
had no recognizable human charac-
teristics. It was a dehumanizing
experience,” he said.
There was nothing that could
have prepared him for what he saw,
and the only way to handle it was to
put aside the emotions and “become
a machine.”
During those two months,
Eckstein’s life was stuck between
two strange worlds: the former
“ordinary and regimented life” that
still existed every morning when he
treated patients at his office; and the
new ambivalent, unreasonable
experience that began in Manhattan
each evening between 5 and 6 p.m.,
when the refrigerated trucks arrived
at the OCME and the mechanized
Dr. Eckstein went to work.
“There would be a flurry of activ-
ity until around 9 or 10 p.m. People
would stop to get coffee, something
to eat. I used to go outside, there
were at least 20 tents set up right
there on the streets of Manhattan,
and I would get a cup of coffee and
talk to the cops and firemen – I’d do
anything to relieve the stress.”
There was another lull at 3 a.m.,
when everyone had fin-
ished their responsibili-
ties and either slept or
went home before the fol-
lowing day’s shift. “We
had people sleeping on
body bags, sleeping on
gurneys, on the floor, just
trying to get some sleep
so we could do it again,”
he said.
At the end of each
shift, Eckstein returned to
his New Jersey home. He
showered, ate, slept and
went back to his practice
before returning to
Manhattan without a
mention of what had hap-
pened the previous night
or what was to come later
that evening.
“I didn’t talk about it to my wife
or kids or patients,” he said. “I kept
my talking confined to people who
understood what was going on. The
cops, firemen, support people –
whoever was there that wanted to
listen.”
They talked about sports, the
weather, whatever could take their
minds off of what they were doing
and help gain a sense of cama-
raderie. “We had to work together
for the common good,” he said – to
identify the victims, to reconnect the
inhuman pieces with the individual
people and their stories that ended
when both WTC towers were struck
and came crashing down.
Chuck didn’t lose anyone close to
him, but he knew plenty of people
who did and he wanted none of
them to know what he’d been
involved in. “There was no reason
for it; it would have made it worse
for a family member to know that I
might have processed that person,”
he said.
“It added to my peace of mind,
though, because I could say to
myself ‘maybe I helped identify this
person; maybe I added a little bit to
this patient’s peace of mind by help-
ing identify their husband, son or
daughter,’” he said.
By November 1, the team had fin-
ished processing and cataloging.
The majority of identifications were
made by April 2002.
Some families are still waiting for
confirmation that their loved one
perished in the terrorist attacks,
some may never find that. But for
those who did, confirmation meant
closure and perhaps an important
step in moving on from the tragedy
of 9/11.
Eckstein didn’t realize until years
later, but the life that was familiar
and comfortable to him began
unraveling when he pulled the zip-
per on that first body bag and told
himself ‘now is the time to set aside
the emotions and get the job done.”
From there, he began his own
process of cataloging emotion and
compartmentalizing experience
with the hopes of forgetting.
It took him nearly 10 years to face
his demons. Eckstein visited ground
zero this spring, where the new
tower, museum and memorial are
currently under construction.
“It was helpful to see something
rise from the ashes, but it was very
difficult not to picture the twin tow-
ers. Ten years later I still see people
jumping,” he said. “I hope to live to
see the completion of the new
tower.”
For Eckstein, the conclusion of
that project is his closure – it sym-
bolizes the official resting place of
the unidentified victims that he may
or may not have made contact with
at OCME, and the re-presentation of
those images and memories he’s
found so hard to confront and sort.
After a crisis we reassemble life
whichever way makes the most
sense. The process is different for
everyone – some reposition, some
recreate and others rescind, scoop-
ing up the mess and tucking it tight-
ly away.
It’s an individual experience, but
for everyone there must be a starting
point, and that is something
Eckstein is on his way to finding.
OOccttoobbeerr 99,, 22000011: Two
more anthrax letters are sent,
this time to Senator Tom
Daschle of South Dakota and
Patrick Leahy of Vermont.
NNoovveemmbbeerr 1122: The Taliban
abandons the city of Kabul.
DDeecceemmbbeerr 1188,, 22000011:
President Bush signs a resolu-
tion into law establishing
September 11 of each year as
“Patriot Day.” The day is set
aside as a discretionary day of
remembrance.
DDeecceemmbbeerr 2200,, 22000011: The
fires at ground zero finally stop
burning.
MMaayy 3300,, 22000022::
Cleanup at the World Trade
Center site is officially
completed.
MMaarrcchh 2200,, 22000033: Operation
Iraqi Freedom begins in Iraq.
DDeecceemmbbeerr 1133,, 22000033:
Saddam Hussein is captured by
American Forces.
JJuunnee 2288,, 22000055: A final design
for the “Freedom Tower” is for-
mally unveiled to the public. The
building will be constructed
where the North Tower of the
World Trade Center once stood.
AApprriill 2277,, 22000066: Construction
of Freedom Tower begins.
NNoovveemmbbeerr 55,, 22000066:
Saddam Hussein is found guilty
of crimes against humanity. He is
sentenced to death by hanging.
DDeecceemmbbeerr 3300,, 22000066:
Saddam Hussein is executed.
MMaayy 3311,, 22000099: The Port
Authority changes the name of
the “Freedom Tower” to “One
World Trade Center,” saying
the latter name is “easiest for
people to identify with.”
SSeepptteemmbbeerr 1122,, 22000099:
While still ongoing, the official
Mary Marsicano, 73, of Saratoga Springs,was in Manhattan serving jury duty onSeptember 11, 2001. She was eight blocksfrom the World Trade Center, and the newswas all around her.
She said her thoughts went immediatelyto her son, who regularly flew out of Boston.Both hijacked flights that struck the WorldTrade Center had departed from his airport.
It took two hours to find out that he wassafe at home. By then Marsicano hadalready seen enough horror to know thatwhat had happened was severe. Shedescribed the sadness that was everywhere,some images too gruesome to recount, andthe shoulder-to-shoulder masses of soot-cov-ered New Yorkers.
“It was a warzone,” she said.But above all else, Marsicano said there
was beauty all over Manhattan that day andthereafter.
“The thing that has always attracted meto New York is that you can find the best ofeverything and the worst of everything, andI saw nothing but the best after that,” shesaid.
In all the chaos, complete strangers werepicking each other up off the streets, deliswere giving out bottles of water, and peoplefelt the losses of those all around them.
“I was never so proud to belong to a cityin my life,” she said.
“We were beautiful and we were strong,”Marsicano said. “Everything you do in life isa choice, and the majority of us in New Yorkmade the choice to put one foot in front ofthe other, to get our jobs done; help our city,our first responders and our neighbors, andjust keep going– the city was marvelous.”
Marsicano stayed in New York for threemore years. She moved to Saratoga Springsfor her family and a newborn grandchild, notbecause the events of 9/11 had brought fearor anguish into her heart. From the sound ofit, she would have no other reason to leave.
-Yael Goldman
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Mary Marsicano
Photo by MarkBolles.com
Dr. Chuck Eckstein, MD
Picking up the pieces
SARATOGA
TODAY Friday, September 9, 2011 11Remembering 9/11
death toll from the attacks on
9/11 reaches 2,977. The num-
bers breakdown as follows: 246
lives were lost in the four air-
planes; 2,606 lives were lost in
New York City; 125 lives were
lost in the Pentagon. Out of the
total number of casualties, 343
who perished were firefighters
and paramedics; 23 were mem-
bers of the NYPD.
JJuunnee 2211,, 22001100: A 2009 grad-
uate of Saratoga Springs High
School, First Class Private David
Taylor Miller is killed in action
by an improvised explosive
device while serving in the U.S.
Army in Afghanistan. See page 5
for his obituary.
MMaayy 22,, 22001111: Osama bin
Laden is killed by a team of Navy
SEALs in Abbottabad, Pakistan.
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Governor Andrew Cuomo unveils
the official 9/11 Memorial Flag.
A press release explains, “The
symbols on the flag evoke what
was lost on September 11th and
what still endures. The 40 yellow
stars represent the fatalities from
United Flight 93, which crashed
in Shanksville, Pennsylvania. The
five-sided figures represent the
Pentagon, where 125 people died.
At the center of the flag are the
Twin Towers, where the greatest
loss of life occurred that day.”
SSeepptteemmbbeerr 1111,, 22001111: The
10th anniversary of the
September 11, 2001, attacks is
observed nationwide. See page 12
for local events.
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September 11 MuseumThe museum will be dedicated on September 11, 2011. Visitors will enter through a pavilion that houses an audito-
rium for public programming, a multi-purpose area for contemplation and refreshment and a private suite reserved forvictims’ family members. Two of the original steel tridents from the Twin Towers are enclosed within the pavilion’s grandglass atrium. The exterior of the building’s glass has been specially treated to reflect light in such a way that the dis-tinctive design of the Twin Towers is revealed. The design gradually fades away to an area that is clear glass, where thetridents are standing proudly upright and are visible from many angles and locations on the memorial site. This exte-rior stands as a reference to the past, while signaling hope for the future.
The museum will extend underground to bedrock, the archeological heart of the World Trade Center site, where arti-facts such as destroyed fire vehicles will be on display. Along the descent, visitors will be able to stand between the loca-tions of the original Twin Towers and experience their scale. The final descent to the base will take visitors alongsidethe Vesey Street stair remnant – also known as the “Survivor Stairs,” which was used by hundreds to escape the destruc-tion of the towers on 9/11.
For more information on exhibits and planning a visit to the National September 11 Memorial and Museum, visitwww.911memorial.org.
Freedom TowerFormally named One World Trade Center in
2009 by the Port Authority, Freedom Tower willeventually rise to a symbolic height of 1,776 feetwhen completed (estimated to be sometime in2013-14). At that height, it will be the tallest build-ing in the United States, and the world’s tallestall-office building. 2,600,000 square feet of officespace and an observation deck area rise to aheight of 1,368 feet – or that of the original TwinTowers. A shrouded antenna structure completesthe rise to that of the year our Declaration ofIndependence was signed.
The construction of the building passed 1,000feet high shortly before the 10th anniversary ofthe 9/11 attacks. This is more than a symbolicnumber. At that height, One World Trade Centerhas visibly reclaimed the skyline in LowerManhattan, and is viewable from vantage pointsin New York City’s other boroughs, New Jerseyand other areas that the original Twin Towerscould be observed.
One World Trade Center is the first of five buildings in the new World TradeCenter (1- 5 World Trade Center) complex that will be constructed as demandfor office space grows. Another building (the 52-floor 7 World Trade Center)was completed in 2006 across the street from the site, replacing the onewhich fell on 9/11/01.
“Reflecting Absence” Above the footprints where the original Twin Towers once stood, “Reflecting Absence” is among the world’s
largest man-made waterfalls, each about an acre in size. Both have a continuous cascade that represents the largevoids, open and visible reminders of those lost. “Reflecting Absence” is part of the grounds of the NationalSeptember 11 Memorial and Museum, which will be formally opened on September 11, 2011. Approximately 250trees currently surround the site and the nearby museum. Around the pools, the names of those lost appear in noparticular order, to symbolize the random nature and haphazard brutality of the event in which they perished.Individual names and their exact location can be looked up on a program available at http://names.911memori-al.org.
Along the western edge of the site, a deep fissure exposes the original slurry wall from plaza level to bedrockand provides access via a stairway. Descending alongside the battered surfaces, visitors can observe the massiveexpanse of the Twin Tower’s original foundations.
On the 10th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, the transformation from ground zero to the new World Trade Center is by nomeans complete. Yet, September 11, 2011, will be a date that reveals to both on-site visitors and millions of worldwide observersthat significant milestones in that transformation have been achieved.
The New World Trade Center
Photos by Joe Woolhead
www.911memorial.org
SARATOGA
TODAYFriday, September 9, 201112 Remembering 9/11
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MALTA – On Saturday, September 10, the town of
Malta hosts a military, veterans and first responders
appreciation day and parade to commemorate the bravery
and sacrifice and honor those brave men and women who
served us at 9/11. The parade kicks off at 10 a.m. from the
Community Center and proceeds south down Rte. 9 to
Parade Ground Village, where there will be a Military
exhibit. For more information, visit www.malta-
town.org.
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SARATOGA COUNTY – The Saratoga County Board
of Supervisors has announced a bell ringing and county-
wide moment of silence on Sunday, September 11 at 8:46
a.m., to coincide with the crash of American Airlines
flight 11 into the North Tower of the World Trade Center.
Community and religious organizations, residents, visi-
tors and businesses are encouraged to mark 30 seconds of
silence followed by a bell ringing at 8:46 a.m. The sug-
gested bell ringing is five phrases of five rings each,
which, when multiplied together, closely represents the
number of lives lost as a result of the tragic events 10
years ago.
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SARATOGA SPRINGS – Join us at 10 a.m. on
Sunday, September 11 as we remember those who lost
their lives and honor those who continue to fight for our
freedom. Tony Straus, a veteran of the Afghanistan War
will be the main speaker. Rabbi Kenneth Blatt, from
Congregation Shaara Tfille, will deliver the Invocation
and Benediction. They will be joined by the U.S. Marine
Corp Police and Fire Department Color Guards, the
Korean War veterans, and more. Two wreaths will be pre-
sented; one for those who lost their lives on that day, and
one for those who’ve made the supreme sacrifice in the
wars since then. Please bring lawn chairs. For more infor-
mation, call (518) 584-4715.
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MECHANICVILLE – Citizens of the Mechanicville
and surrounding communities are invited to a remem-
brance ceremony at the Mechanicville-Stillwater Elks
Lodge #1403 (302 Park Ave.) on Sunday, September 11
at 2 p.m. The city has partnered with the Mechanicville-
Stillwater Elks Lodge to honor those who were lost on
that day and to pray for the soldiers –the men and women
who are still securing our freedoms. Please arrive early,
the ceremony will begin promptly at 2 p.m. Refreshments
will be served following the ceremony.
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GLENS FALLS – A special visual remembrance event
takes place at 3 p.m. at the Hyde Collection (161 Warren
Street). Photojournalist Jim MacMillan will speak on his
photographs taken in the hours following the attacks on
the Twin Towers. This event is free and seating is on a
first-come, first-served basis. For more information, call
(518) 792-176, ext. 28.
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BALLSTON SPA – All the village churches will
gather for a 9/11 memorial service at 6:30 p.m. on
September 11 at the First Baptist Church of Ballston
Spa (202 Milton Ave.). Fire departments, police,
emergency corps, village officials, and elected repre-
sentatives will be invited to take part. Village pastors
will lead the service.
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BALLSTON SPA – The Saratoga County
Historical Society is sponsoring the “9/11
Remembered Exhibit” at the Brookside Museum (6
Charlton St. Ballston Spa). The exhibit memorializes
the 10th anniversary of September 11, 2001, and will
run through November 18. A quilt handmade by
Ballston Spa Middle School students for the first year
anniversary of 9/11 is included in the display. For
more information, visit www.brooksidemuseum.org
or call (518) 885-4000.
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SARATOGA SPRINGS – An exhibit at the New
York State Military Museum, 61 Lake Ave., will
include displays about the mobilization, deployment
and service of New York units in Iraq and
Afghanistan from 2003 through 2008. The display
will feature photos and information panels, equip-
ment and uniforms and personal artifacts along with
a video component showing the Guard in action at the
World Trade Center, conducting homeland defense
and combat operations overseas. The exhibit, which
memorializes the 10th anniversary of September 11,
2001, will run until November 18.
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SARATOGA SPRINGS – The Saratoga Springs
City Center (522 Broadway) will be open from 9 a.m.
– 5 p.m. for the public to view a display of artifacts
that were retrieved from the ground zero site, includ-
ing a New York City Police scooter, photos and a
timeline of the events of September 11, 2001. This
display will remain at the City Center through
September 23.
“Terrorist attacks can shake the foundationsof our biggest buildings, but they cannottouch the foundation of America. These actsshatter steel, but they cannot dent the steel ofAmerican resolve.”
-Statement made by President George W. Bushduring his public address from the White House on
September 11, 2001, at 8:30 p.m.
“Tempered By Memory”
SARATOGA SPRINGS – Five pieces of steel, including pieces that
were at the point of impact, from the World Trade Center towers, were
obtained from the Port Authority of New York/ New Jersey by Saratoga
Arts, who commissioned local artists Noah Savett and John Van Alstine
to fabricate the pieces into a forward-thinking, commemorative work of
contemporary art. The project was designed to be community-based
with costs covered by donations and in-kind services.
Last week, Mayor Scott Johnson announced the appointment of a
broad based, 13-person committee (see page 4) of community mem-
bers. They were charged to examine and come up with recommenda-
tions, within 60 days, for a permanent location for the sculpture, whose
size had outgrown its original intended location in front of the Saratoga
Springs City Center.
“Respectful Remembrances”-Town Hosts 9/11 Ceremony, Sculpture Dedication
WILTON – The Wilton Fire Department (270 Ballard Road) will
formally dedicate a 9/11 memorial and tribute sculpture in their lobby
at 4 p.m. on Sunday, September 11. The public is invited. The sculp-
ture, titled “Respectful
Remembrances,” was craft-
ed by Wilton artist miChelle
Vara, and incorporates a por-
tion of an I-beam recovered
from ground zero with other
pieces of metal that are
meant to convey images of
the heroism, cooperation
and tragedy that occurred on
9/11/01.
The memorial will
include the steel structure as
well as a multimedia dis-
play, featuring letters enti-
tled “Through the Eyes of a Child” that were written by the children
of the firefighters. These letters were written following the attacks in
2001. Many of these children are now firefighters themselves.
9/11 Remembrance Events
Sat.
9/10
Sun.
9/11
Photo by MarkBolles.com
Photo by
Lawrence
White
SARATOGA
TODAY Friday, September 9, 2011 132011 Primary Locations by District:
Vote September 13, 2011, Noon-9 p.m.Town of Ballston:
Supervisor-
Patti Southworth ( I )Democratic, Conservative and
Independence Voters Only
(518) 885-8502
1: Doubleday Woods,
91 Church Ave.
2, 3, 7, 8 and 9: Ballston Town
Hall, 323 Charlton Rd.
4: Burnt Hills Methodist Church,
816 Route 50
5: Our Lady of Grace Church,
73 Midline Rd.
6: Burnt Hills Community
Library, 2 Lawmar Ln.
Milton:
Supervisor-
Frank D. Thompson ( R )Daniel P. Lewza ( R )Republican and Conservative
Voters Only
(518) 885-9220
1 and 5: Eagle Matt Lee
Firehouse, 35 Washington St.
2, 4, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 and 13:
Milton Community Center,
310 Northline Rd.
3: Union Firehouse,
219 Milton Ave.
7: Rock City Falls Firehouse,
1119 Rock City Rd.
14: Milton Animal Control
Office, 503 Geyser Rd.
Town of Saratoga:
Superintendent of Highways-
Donald Ormsby ( R ) David F. Hall ( R )Republican Voters Only
(518) 695-3644
1 and 2: Saratoga Town Office
Bldg, 12 Spring Street
3 and 5: Quaker Springs
Firehouse, Blodgett Rd.
4: Victory Village Office
Bldg/Hall, 23 Pine Street
Saratoga SpringsConsolidated Districts
Conservative Voters Only
(518) 587-3550
1 -25: Lincoln Baths,
65 South Broadway
Stillwater:
Town Justice-
John F. VanAmburgh ( I )Michael Zurlo ( I )Independence Voters Only
(518) 664-6148
1 - 8: Stillwater Town Hall,
66 East St. Riverside
Wilton:
Town Justice-
David R. Towne ( R ) John J. Wood ( R )
Council Member-
Charles A. Berber (R) Steven C. Streicher (R) John J. Lant (R) Republican, Conservative and
Independence Voters Only
(518) 587-1939
1, 6 and 9: Wilton Town Hall
Annex, 20 Traver Rd.
2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 10, 11,12,13,14 and
15: Gavin Park, (off Jones Rd.)
Clifton Park:
Town Justice-
Joseph C. Berger ( I ) Robert A. Ryback ( I )
New York Supreme Court:
Robert Chauvin ( R ) Ann Crowell ( R ) John Lahtinen ( R )
Letter to the Editor: I have served with John Lant for more than twenty years in the Maple
Avenue Fire Department. He has always impressed me with his dedication
to the community. He has always encouraged the other firefighters to get all
the training and education they can to give the residents better service, which
he feels they deserve.
I have witnessed him at many major fires, serious accidents and other
stressful emergencies. I have never seen him lose his cool or buckle under
pressure. That is a sign of a true professional and a good leader. John is a no-
nonsense guy and right to the point at getting things done. I believe with
John's 37 years of experience in the emergency services, being a successful
small business owner, he is the right choice for councilman on the Wilton
Town Board. I for one will be voting for him in the September 13
Republican Primary as I hope all Republicans in the Town of Wilton will.
John King
Town of Wilton
SARATOGA
TODAYFriday, September 9, 201114 LLEETTTTEERRSS TTOO TTHHEE EEDDIITTOORR
Ann Crowell is seeking to serve
our community as a member of the
New York State Supreme Court's
Fourth Judicial District in the elec-
tions taking place this fall. I will be
voting for Ann Crowell because I
know she will make an outstanding
State Supreme Court Justice. We can
count on Ann to uphold the law and
show respect for everyone going
through the legal system.
In Ann, we are fortunate to have
someone seeking office that has the
highest qualifications and profession-
al legal experience. Families can trust
that Ann will serve on the bench with
honesty, integrity, compassion and
respect for the law. Ann's work in the
Schenectady County Public
Defender's Office, as well as the
Rensselaer County District Attorney's
Office, means she is well suited to
understanding the law from both a
defense and prosecutorial perspec-
tive. Working as the Confidential
Law Clerk to State Supreme Court
Justice Stephen Ferradino means that
Ann knows the job and will be able to
make an immediate, positive impact
if elected to office.
In addition, Ann has distinguished
herself as someone who genuinely
cares about our community and the
families residing within it. Ann has
been dedicated to our region and con-
tinually volunteered her time and tal-
ents as a volunteer with area bar asso-
ciations and Saratoga Community
Hospice.
Visit Ann's website -
www.crowell2011.com - and see for
yourself Ann's impressive legal cre-
dentials. Ann is a terrific choice for
State Supreme Court when you head
to the polls on Tuesday, November 8.
Please join me in voting for her.
Sincerely,
George Weed
7120 Pinewood Trail
Galway, NY 12074
Ann Crowell Would Make anOutstanding Supreme Court Justice
David Towne For Wilton Town JusticeMany Wilton Republicans have
asked me why the Wilton Republican
Committee endorsed David Towne
over John Wood, a 28 year incum-
bent, for the Wilton Town Justice
position. In fact, enough people have
asked this question that I thought it
appropriate to provide some back-
ground and context to the situation.
When I became chairman last
September I quickly focused on 2011,
a local election year. Having been a
committeeman since 2001, I had
heard from multiple and very reliable
sources that Mr. Wood had promised
both in 2003 and again in 2007 that, if
elected, that term would be his last.
With that publicly known, others,
understandably, began to consider
running for the position. By his deci-
sion to run again this year, clearly,
John Wood did not honor his
promise.
During the normal questioning of
candidates at the endorsement meet-
ing, Wood was asked about com-
plaints from the law enforcement
community about his lack of avail-
ability when called on for off hour
arraignments. When unavailability
occurs, officials are forced to scram-
ble to locate a judge in neighboring
towns willing to personally inconven-
ience themselves to handle a case
from another community. When
asked about this by a committeeman,
John Wood's response was that he
was not going to get up to handle
night-time DWI arraignments. This is
a clear violation of his judicial duties
and responsibilities.
Throughout the endorsement pro-
ceedings, John Wood was intemper-
ate, condescending and demonstrated
a level of entitlement to this elected
position that clearly did not sit well
with the committee.
As a result, based on the superb
qualifications of David Towne and
the personal, job performance and
behavior of John Wood during the
endorsement process, David Towne
was endorsed overwhelmingly (26
votes out of 30) for the Wilton Town
Justice position.
Following his failed attempt to
secure the Republican endorsement,
Wood then sought and obtained the
endorsement of the Democratic Party
despite his claim that he is, and
always has been, a loyal Republican
further alienating the Republican
committee and many Wilton regis-
tered voters.
Gratefully, Wilton has in our
endorsed candidate, David Towne, a
fine example of a community leader.
David believed in John Wood's prom-
ises of not running again and has
bided his time for many years await-
ing the opportunity to put his qualifi-
cations and credentials before the vot-
ers of Wilton.
I, personally, have had the opportu-
nity to serve with him not only on the
Wilton Republican Committee but
also on the Town Zoning Board of
Appeals, where I have observed the
thoughtful and deliberate approach to
Dave's decision making.
Mr. Towne is a recently retired
Investigator with 32 years experience
with the Saratoga County Sheriff's
Department. He is a past graduate of
the FBI National Academy. He is a
past recipient of the Sheriff's
Department Medal of Valor. He is
married and a family man with four
children who has resided in Wilton
for 26 years. David also spends much
of his time coaching youth sports (for
the past 25 years) and other outstand-
ing local causes.
In addition to being endorsed by
the Wilton Republican Committee,
David has been endorsed in the race
by County Sheriff Jim Bowen,
Supervisor Art Johnson as well as
many other Wilton officials.
In the opinion of Wilton
Republican Committee and many
individuals throughout our communi-
ty, he will make an outstanding local
judge.
Scott Kingsley, ChairmanWilton Republican Committee
105 Traver Road - Apt. 8
Wilton, NY 12831
(518) 852-5132
SARATOGA
TODAY Friday, September 9, 2011 LLEETTTTEERRSS TTOO TTHHEE EEDDIITTOORR 15
Southworth Works for US
Vote John Lant inWilton's
GOP PrimaryWilton Republicans should vote
for John Lant for Town Board in
the September 13 Primary Election.
John exemplifies integrity and pub-
lic service. He's an honest, hard-
working, long-standing business
owner in the town. He has served in
the Greenfield Fire District for over
30 years, currently serving as chief.
John is a no-nonsense, honorable,
public servant with a keen business
mind, and extensive administrative
experience. As a lifelong town res-
ident, John will bring his dedica-
tion to the town residents, personal
integrity, and strong leadership to
the Town Board.
For other town officials, this may
be about blind ideology, the party,
political loyalties, or power. For
John, "it's about the people."
Please vote for John Lant for
Town Board, and only John Lant,
on September 13. He will serve us
well.
Brett Hebner11 Donna Dr.
Wilton, NY 12831
(h) (518) 581-8165,
(w) (518) 486-3433
I am a registered Independence
Party member in Ballston. On
September 13th, Primary Day, I
encourage my fellow party mem-
bers to vote for Patti Southworth
for Town Supervisor. Patti is the
only Independence Party
Supervisor in the entire county.
Patti while in office has always
placed BALLSTON FIRST. She is
truly an independent voice for us.
She has one concern when it comes
to government and that is to serve
the residents to the best of her abil-
ity. She has devoted more than 60
hours a week to the position of
Ballston Town Supervisor. She has
her private cell number on her busi-
ness cards and it is posted on the
town website - (518) 441-6548.
Never before has the Ballston
Supervisor position been so acces-
sible to the residents. If a call
comes in at one a.m. she answers
the call because if a resident is call-
ing it must be important. That's
just it, if a problem arises our
supervisor springs into action.
What separates Patti Southworth
from any other candidate for super-
visor is her strong moral values and
work ethic. She truly believes that
an elected official works for the
residents. That is why she has been
and continues to be a very good
supervisor.
She is also a pharmacist, wife,
mother and grandmother and has
three generations living in Ballston.
She serves Ballston well because
it’s home and home is where the
heart is.
With your vote on September 13
let's keep Patti as our
supervisor.
Matthew Malinoski
Ballston Lake, NY
(518) 528-1788
SeekingSitters – Qualified Childcare Solutions by Arthur Gonick
Saratoga TODAY
When Lori Flynn and her hus-
band Sean transferred to this area
about four years ago, she faced a
challenge. Not knowing anyone in
the area, she was tasked with find-
ing consistent, reliable and most of
all safe childcare for her two
young children (at the time ages 5
and 1).
It is a challenge that many fam-
ilies, regardless of how long they
have been here, will have to deal
with on a daily basis – particularly
with children returning to school
for the 2011-12 year. The Census
Bureau has reported that 50 per-
cent of working families rely on
back-up childcare providers to fill
in the gap around school sched-
ules. Logistics and safety are con-
stant concerns.
Like many people, Lori looked
online for possible solutions to her
needs. She ran across a nationwide
organization – SeekingSitters.com
– that appeared to have real
answers for her. It was with dis-
may that she found out that the
service was not available at the
time in the Capital Region. “I
thought to myself – if I’m
looking for an
answer, there have
to be other fami-
lies looking for
the same thing.”
Lori said. After
exploring fur-
ther, and with
the support of
her family,
she decided
to contact
SeekingSitters to explore develop-
ing a local outlet. Two years ago,
SeekingSittersAlbany.com was
launched. Today, the service has a
database of 25-30 “certified sit-
ters” that service about 200 fami-
lies in Saratoga County, and oper-
ate in 23 states.
The advantages of using a serv-
ice like SeekingSitters extend to
both the family seeking childcare
and well as the sitter themselves.
The basis of this is safety: every
outlet employs an in-house back-
ground screening service that
checks both the sitter and the host
family. The screening process is
ongoing, with background updates
performed at various intervals.
Adrienne Kallweit, founder of
SeekingSitters, noted that “We do
all the work for the family and at
the same time we are creating the
safest babysitting community
where we know our members and
our sitters personally.” Parents are
also encouraged to share feedback
about their experiences with child-
care providers on the
SeekingSitters
website.
For the parent, safety is para-
mount, but it is hardly the only
factor to consider. Last-minute
needs for childcare can be a logis-
tical nightmare. Scheduling with a
service with a large database of
qualified caregivers will often
alleviate these problems. Sitters
are available whenever there is a
“snow day” or an unexpected
school closing that leaves parents
without care.
SeekingSitters offers payment
plans that allow for such
impromptu occurrences. When
parents register, accounts are set
up which debit the parents and
SeekingSitters compensates the
sitters. Lori Flynn noted that
“most families will grow to devel-
op a relationship with one sitter,
and eventually set up regular
appointments each week with that
person. It’s good to have the flexi-
bility, however, when there is an
emergency or your regular person
is unavailable.”
Lori noted that the sitters them-
selves “are screened to be profes-
sional in every respect. A surpris-
ing fact that most people don’t
know is that we have a minimum
age – 18 years old. I would esti-
mate our sitter’s average age to be
24. In addition, every sitter has to
have CPR and first aid certifica-
tions at a minimum. The safety
concerns extend both ways, and
we recognize that. Our parents
are checked as thoroughly
and as often as our sit-
ters, assuring the
highest level of
comfort for
everyone.”
W h i l e
most childcare situations occur in
the family home, Lori noted that
the service is perfect for special
occasion needs, such as a wedding
or party event where the sitter will
provide care in a hotel or other off-
premise site. SeekingSitters also
can provide service to companies
and conferences in a similar man-
ner. With parents and companies
losing time and revenue because
of absences due to unexpected
childcare issues, SeekingSitters
may provide a safe and reliable
solution to minimize these dislo-
cating events.
For more information about
SeekingSitters, phone Lori Flynn
at (518) 763-7335 or visit
www.seekingsittersalbany.com.
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Families TODAYA special supplement to Saratoga TODAY
Lori and Sean M.Flynn with Lucia, 5
and Hudson, 9
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What Part of the Equation Are You?
Do you know someone or
are you someone who is
worried about your
aging loved ones or is that aging
loved one you?
It is one thing to be thrown into
crisis mode and forced to make
quick decisions on unstudied facts
because of sudden illness or tragic
mishaps of a senior loved one, but
it is a totally different situation
and feeling to observe the changes
of our loved ones over time. Some
of our elders are well aware of
their gradual decline and are faced
with fears, worries and stresses.
One of which is for them to actu-
ally admit and discuss these
thoughts:
"I shouldn't share my fears andworries with my children or care-givers because I do not want toburden them; they have their ownlives and own concerns. I don'twant to be more trouble for them."
I hear this a great deal from my
clients. This thought process can
be dangerous. This type of thought
pattern is an obstacle for protect-
ing themselves and the ones they
love. I would encourage you, the
senior, to let your loved ones know
your concerns, worries or fears. It
will allow them to help you in
areas of importance such as your
safety, continuing your independ-
ence as long as possible, downsiz-
ing if that is your wish, securing
your finances and your estate.
When lines of communication are
open, everyone involved will be in
a more stable, emotional position
which in turn will allow for the
proper choices to be made in
securing a comfortable and safe
lifestyle for you.
On the other hand, some of our
elders are unaware of their decline
due to diseases which affect their
memory or their ability to make
informed and rational decisions. In
cases such as these, loved ones
must become involved and take
the initiative to explore safety,
finances and estate planning for
their senior loved one. It is best to
seek professional assistance in
these very personal matters.
Then there are the cases where
decline is evident to everyone
except the senior loved one. It
could be because they mentally
still feel 25 years old and they
continue to push themselves to
unrealistic goals or because they
are flat out in denial that they may
need some form of assistance. Or
perhaps they feel that if they admit
to needing assistance, their loved
ones and/or caregivers will barge
in and take over completely, leav-
ing them with no say in the matter
of their choices in life. We cannot
allow our senior loved ones to feel
this way. I don't think any of us are
looking forward to getting older
and being faced with the day to
day decline that was once some-
thing we observed in others.
The fact of the matter is, every-
one directly involved with an
aging senior loved one experi-
ences some form of worry, fear or
perhaps some family members feel
inadequate because they do not
live nearby to their senior loved
ones. These family members may
experience additional feelings of
guilt, sadness or even anxiety
because the responsibilities of the
actions required are falling upon
their siblings who live closer to
their aging loved one. Each posi-
tion they holds their own difficul-
ties and challenges. The only way
to try and alleviate some of these
stresses is to confront them in a
gentle and informative manner.
Let's face it, don't we all feel bet-
ter after a good heart to heart? Let
each other know how you care and
sometimes worry about them.
Once you open up your heart and
mind to one another, the sky will
seem a bit brighter and you can
tackle the matter at hand in a pos-
itive and effective way.
Don't be afraid to ask for help
no matter which area of the equa-
tion you are in.
For more information and prop-
er resources that fit your needs and
the needs of our aging loved ones,
please go to www.ase-
niorschoiceonline.com or call
Clare directly at (518)424-2527.
Clare ColamariaOur Elders, Our Actions
PRIMETIME: ACTIVITIES, EVENTS FOR SENIORS
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Wilton Seniors, Lillian Worth Senior Center18 Traver Road, Gansevoort(518) 587-6363Catskill Train Ride and Lunch: The Wilton seniors depart for this exciting daytrip
on Saturday, September 17 at 8:30 a.m., and will pick up Saratoga seniors at 8:45.The group will arrive at Ricciardella's Restaurant for lunch at 11:30 a.m., wherethey will enjoy soup, sandwiches and dessert. After lunch, the group will depart fora scenic train ride aboard the Catskill Mountain Railroad to travel 12 miles to ColdBrook Station. The group will arrive back at historic Phoenicia Station at 2:30 p.m.and explore the Empire State Railway Museum before departing for home at 3:30p.m.to arrive in Saratoga Springs is 6 p.m. and 6:30 in Wilton. The cost to partici-pate is $33 for Wilton residents and $43 for non-residents.
Oktoberfest Inn at Hunt's Landing: Plan ahead for this bus trip on Wednesday,October 19! The Wilton Seniors will depart at 7 a.m. and pick up Saratoga seniorsat 7:15 a.m. to arrive at the Inn at Hunt's Landing in Matamora, Pennsylvania, at10 a.m. for a full hot breakfast buffet. A feature movie will play at 11:30 a.m., fol-lowed by bingo and card games at noon. Lunch will be served at 2:30 p.m. Theseniors will depart with fresh baked cookies in tow at 4 p.m., and arrive home inSaratoga at 7:30 p.m. and in Wilton at 7:45. The cost to participate is $48 for mem-bers or town residents and $58 for non-members.
Contact the Wilton Senior Center Tuesday or Thursdaybetween 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. to sign up for either of thesefun-filled trips: (518) 587-6363.
Senior Citizens Center of Saratoga Springs5 Williams Street, Saratoga Springs • (518) 584-
1621saratogaseniorcenter.org,[email protected]' Market: Senior Whole Health will sponsor a Farmers' Market in
the center's parking lot on Tuesday, September 13 and 27 from 10 a.m.-noon. The market is open to the community.
It's a Square Dance! Come to the center on Thursday, September 15 from6-8:30 p.m. to learn how to square dance and enjoy the music! No dancingexperience is necessary. Comfortable clothes and shoes are a must! Ticketscan be purchased in advance at the center $8 for members and $13 for non-members or at the door for $10/$15. Refreshments will be served.
Stained Glass for Beginners: Classes will be offered on Tuesdays from6:30-9 p.m. with Gus Poppal. Learn how to make suncatchers, night lightsand boxes. The program runs for seven weeks and costs $10/month. Toolsand supplies are available at no charge on a first come, first serve basis.Registration is required.
Makeup Fun: The Good the Bad and the Ugly! Bring your makeup bag fora review by makeup artist Mary Martin. Do your colors work for you? Do youknow how to apply makeup? Learn from a professional. This free workshopis on Wednesday, September 14 from 6:30-8 p.m. at the center. Please signup in advance.
Cooking Class: The center is offering a cooking class with Katie's Kitchenon Wednesday, September 28 at 1 p.m. Call for recipe selection. The cost is$10. Participants will leave with their creations! Registration is required.
Watercolor for Beginners: Classes will be taught by artist Judy Aratoli-Tully. Learn the basics or improve your technique. The class runs for fourweeks every other Tuesday from 10 a.m.-noon starting on September 20.Judy will be at the center on September 13 at 10 a.m. to answer questionsand discuss your work. $10 for all four classes. Materials are available.Please sign up in advance.
Trip to West Point: The center is sponsoring a trip to West Point Academyon Monday, October 3 from 7:30 a.m. -7 p.m. Enjoy spectacular fall foliageon the bus ride through the Catskills to this historic institution on the Hudson.Enjoy a buffet lunch at the Thayer House or dine à la carte at the West PointClub. On your return, take a brief stroll in the downtown district ofWoodstock, NY. Prices are as follows: For members: Bus trip, tour and buffetat Thayer house: $56; Bus trip and tour only: $25 (Lunch at the West PointClub is not included, and ranges from $10-$15). Non-members: add $15 toeach price. (Annual Membership to the center is only $15!) Note: A valid dri-ver's license or passport is required to enter the campus.
Call the Senior Citizens Center to register for anyone of these events or to find out about more activi-ties available in your community.
A.L.L. of Saratoga Springs111 West Avenue, (518) 587-2100, ext. 2415www.esc.edu/ALLThe Academy for Lifelong Learning (A.L.L.), sponsored by SUNY Empire State College, is a
membership organization offering non-credit academic study groups, as well as social andleadership opportunities to older learners.
The academy's fall academic term begins September 19. Program brochures are availableat local libraries, online, or by calling the A.L.L. office.
September is Lifelong Learning Month!Saratoga Springs Mayor Scott Johnson recently declared September Lifelong Learning
Month in the city. In recognition of Lifelong Learning Month and the Sesquicentennial of the American Civil
War, A.L.L. will present a brown bag lunch program, "Civil War Letters and Writings," read byliving historian Maxine Getty. This special event will take place on September 12 at noon inSUNY Empire State College Room 126, 2 Union Avenue, Saratoga Springs.
The Old Saratoga Seniors5 Williams Street, Saratoga
Springs • (518) 584-1621Trip to Burlington, VT: The Old Saratoga
Seniors will embark on an adventure toBurlington, Vermont, on Thursday, October13. The seniors will gather at theSchuylerville American Legion Post (locatedat 6 Clancy Street) at 7:45 a.m. and departat 8 a.m. The group will arrive in Burlingtonat 11:30 a.m. and board the Spirit of EthanAllen III boat for a historical narrated lunchcruise. Lunch is served buffet-style, the menuincluding homemade soup, green salad, arti-san bread, pasta, side-dish salads anddesserts. The boat will dock at 1:30 p.m., at
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Malta Senior Citizens, Inc.
Malta Community Center1 Bayberry Drive, Malta
Contact: President Josie Birbiglia
(518) 899-2835
Fall Trips : All bus pickups are atthe Exit 12 Park and Ride lot of theMalta Business Park northwest side.Checks should be made payable to"Malta Seniors."
Tuesday, September 27:Cooperstown, New York, to visit the FlyCreek Cider Mill. The cost to participateis $21 for members and $37 for non-members.
Wednesday, October 12: Lake GeorgeDinner Theater. The cost to participate is$21 for members and $56 for non-members.
which time the group will walk next door tothe ECHO Lake Aquarium and Science Center,where they will see over 70 species of live ani-mals and more than 100 hands-on displays. At3:30 p.m., the group will head back to
Schuylerville and return at the AmericanLegion at approximately 6:30 p.m. The tripcosts $37. For more information, call MaryLamora at (518) 584-7986.
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“Self-Therapy for the Stutterer”
Available at Local LibrarySARATOGA COUNTY - “Self-
Therapy for the Stutterer” is the
classic self-help guide by the
founder of the Stuttering
Foundation, Malcolm Fraser, and
can now be found in many local
libraries across the region.
Written to and for the many adults
and teens who stutter, the 192-page
book is available at most public
libraries, including the Ballston Spa
Public Library in Ballston Spa, the
Halfmoon Public Library in Clifton
Park, the Sarah Hull Hallock Free
Library in Milton, the Schuylerville
Public Library in Schuylerville, the
Stillwater Free Library in Stillwater,
and the Waterford Public Library in
Waterford.
The book encourages those who
stutter when they speak to not give
up or give in to their affliction.
Change is possible, and one need
not surrender to their speech diffi-
culty. While there is no quick and
easy way to tackle the problem, self-
therapy can be very effective, and
“Self-Therapy for the Stutterer”
guides readers through a series of
steps and instructions so they may
learn to communicate with ease,
rather than with effort.
“There are always some who stut-
ter who are unable to get profession-
al help, and others who do not seem
to be able to profit from it. There are
some who prefer to be their own
therapist. In this book, Malcolm
Fraser has provided guidance for
those who must help themselves,”
writes Charles Van Riper, Ph.D., on
the effectiveness of “Self-Therapy
for the Stutterer.” “Knowing well
from his own experience as a stut-
terer the difficulties of self-therapy,
[Fraser] outlines a series of objec-
tives and challenges that should
serve as a map for the person who is
lost in the dismal swamp of stutter-
ing and wants to find a way out.”
The book is available free to all
public libraries. If your library does-
n’t have a copy, ask them to contact
the Stuttering Foundation toll-free at
800-992-9392.
Summer Strolls Historic
Tours: Wealth & Wellness
SARATOGA SPRINGS - The
Saratoga Springs Preservation
Foundation (SSPF) invites all to
join them on a guided tour of his-
toric Saratoga Springs during the
season’s final few Summer Sunday
Strolls.
Walk with Carrie Woerner, for-
mer executive director of the
SSPF, as she leads a tour of the
architecturally rich area known as
Franklin Square during the Wealth
and Wellness tour. Adjacent to
Broadway and home to the oldest
private residences in Saratoga, this
diverse neighborhood is a veritable
showcase of American architectur-
al history. Join this tour as a great
way to kick-off the fall season.
The tour starts at 10:30 a.m. and
lasts approximately 90 minutes.
Meet at the NW corner of Division
Street and Broadway, rain or shine.
Cost $5 for members and $8 for
non-members. For more informa-
tion or to make reservations, please
call the SSPF at (518) 587-5030, or
go to www.saratogapreservation.org.
Remaining Summer Sunday
Strolls: A Campus & Queen
Annes: Union Ave., September 11,
Linda Trela, SE Corner of Union
Avenue and Circular Street
Wealth & Wellness: Franklin
Square, September 18, Carrie
Woerner, NW Corner of Division
Street and Broadway
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Following Your GPS: Knowing When to Recalculate and Let Go
Within each one us lies an inter-
nal compass which I liken to our
own personal GPS system. The
small voice, hunch or inner lead-
ing that guides us in the right
direction and helps us find our
way through the forest. This GPS
helps us know which direction to
take on the path of life, and when
we follow that internal compass,
we feel more confident, mentally
clear and physically strong.
However, there are times in our
lives when we all feel a bit lost.
Somehow we have gotten off the
path and we find ourselves feeling
anxious, scared and vulnerable.
Perhaps the relationship you were
in didn’t work out, you lost your
job or the dreams you once had
seem nowhere in sight. We look
around wondering what happened
and how we got off course. We
obsess and analyze making our-
selves sick with anxiety and ask-
ing the question, “WHY? Why did
this happen? How did I get here?”
It is at these times when we have
to stop and recalculate. The truth
is, sometimes we don’t really
understand where we got off
course and there are not enough
answers in the world that can
bring us the peace and closure we
seek. We beat ourselves up and get
caught up in the negative blame
shame game that only sinks us fur-
ther into the hole.
Dear friends, if you have lost
your way STOP and recalculate.
Lay the map out before you and
look back at the road you took
before you lost your way.
Oftentimes I hear people say, “I
had no idea this was coming” or “I
thought he or she was the one….”
More than likely, when you stop
to recalculate and look at your
path, you can see where you start-
ed to veer off. Chances are you felt
uneasy about the road you were
on, but ignored the nudge and the
inner voice that whispered to
recalculate. You may have started
to feel more tired, slightly con-
fused or had a general feeling of
uneasiness. These are often indica-
tors that we have taken a turn off
our path.
The key is to honor this uneasi-
ness and give yourself the space
you need to figure out what you
need to do to get back to YOUR
path. Oftentimes we minimize our
needs and voice to accommodate
the path of others. Your path is
YOURS and yours alone. You can
convince yourself otherwise, but
you will sacrifice your peace of
mind, energy and self worth. You
can choose to ignore your GPS
and stay on the wrong path but this
will eventually lead to resentment,
bitterness and rage. These are the
roots that poison us and leave us
feeling depressed and hopeless.
Love yourself enough to STOP
and recalculate.
It takes tremendous courage and
vulnerability to admit that you
may be on the wrong path. It takes
even greater courage to take the
action necessary to get back on
track.
Many of us ignore the voice
telling us we missed a turn
because we are afraid of having to
let go and move forward to the
path that works for us. We cling to
the dysfunctional route because it
feels safe and comfortable.
The truth is, however, that when
we chose to ignore the leading of
our internal GPS, we begin to shut
down and die emotionally, spiritu-
ally and eventually physically.
Recalculating and letting go is a
process. It is one that takes
patience, compassion, lots of love
and TIME. The first step in letting
go and changing directions is sim-
ply acknowledging the fact that
you are clinging to a dead end.
Once you make this declaration to
your heart and yourself, you are on
the path to healing and prosperity
of mind, spirit and soul. ANY per-
son, place or thing that keeps you
from growing is NEVER worth
defending.
Your GPS will never steer you
wrong. It is a faithful and true
compass that will always have
your best interest at heart. One of
the healthiest choices we can
make is to listen to that voice and
give it more space in our hearts
and minds.
Every experience we have in life
teaches us something. Getting lost
can be an adventure and amazing
learning experience. No need to
beat yourself up for getting lost,
rather, take a step back, search
your GPS and ask yourself what
you learned. Maybe time in the
forest meant getting a clearer pic-
ture of what you want out of life,
or equally important, what you
don’t want. Perhaps this journey
led you to realize that you are
stronger, more capable and far
wiser than you give yourself cred-
it for. Whatever you learned on
your journey off course, it was
what you needed to bring you to
the place you stand today.
It is my hope for you today that
you will listen more closely to
your GPS. Remember, each jour-
ney we take, IF we allow, brings
us to a place of deeper insight and
higher ground. Keep the faith, sur-
round yourself with the people,
places and things that bring you
love and peace and let go of dead
ends. Honor your GPS and give
yourself a pat on the back for start-
ing the process.
May you recognize today and
always that you are far more pow-
erful and courageous than you
realize!
Ms. Lemery is a psychothera-pist practicing in Glens Falls andSaratoga Springs, N.Y. For moreinformation, or to purchase herfirst novel, “Please Pass the Barbie Shoes” visit meghanlemery.com
Meghan D. Lemery
LCSW-R
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The right way to mother
Thomas is currently all about cars
(and rocks and bugs. He’s a man of
many passions). But seriously, this
cars thing? It’s pretty amazing. He
has this packet of papers that his dad
printed out for him from the Internet
of all the car symbols and logos in
existence (I assume so anyway—it
says “Complete List”), and he pores
over it, often, and has internalized it
so well that no matter what kind of
car we see on the road while out and
about, he knows exactly what it is.
Maybe other boys wouldn’t find that
amazing—maybe it’s something
they all have a knack for on one level
or another (my husband’s pretty
good at it, and Gabe also seems to be
catching on quickly)—but I find it
amazing. All I know about cars I
learned from Thomas, after all.
We’ve had the opportunity to
teach him an important life lesson in
the midst of all this car expertise,
because his world seems to tilt a lit-
tle topsy-turvily if he discovers
Steve doesn’t care for a certain car as
much as Thomas does. “Such-and-
such is a really cool car, don’t you
think, dad?” he’ll ask, and Steve
might say, “Yeah, it’s okay, but it’s
not one of my favorites,” and you
can just see from the look on
Thomas’ face, the furrowed brow or
the one eyebrow raised, that his mind
is turning, trying to figure out how it
could be that dad doesn’t love the
same car he does, and what does that
mean for him? It’s like a mini identi-
ty crisis!
So we’ve been talking about opin-
ions versus facts, and how people
can differ in their opinions, but other
things are just true and disagreement
is just foolish. What a great lesson
for a child to learn!
And yet, even as an adult, it’s a
lesson I’ve struggled mightily with
in regards to my own motherhood,
ever since we first found out Thomas
was growing in my belly.
I’m sure many of you moms know
what I’m talking about (or at least I
hope you do, and that I’m not the
only one!): When I was a new mom,
reports and glowing testimonies of
other moms committed to extended
breastfeeding, for example, or exclu-
sive cloth diapering, or
modified/non-existent vaccination
schedules, or frequent educational
Mommy-and-Me activities, or all-
homemade all-organic baby food—
all different than the decisions I had
made—kept me up at night with
worry, twisted my stomach with
guilt, and generally resulted in me
feeling badly about myself and my
efforts to be the very best mother for
my little ones.
Much of this stemmed from the
fact that these differing motherhood
practices often came from women I
respected, and were based on infor-
mation I knew they’d researched. I
found it difficult to reconcile how
their sincere efforts to discover what
was true and best yielded different
results than my own sincere efforts
to discover what was true and best.
And of course, all this led me to
worry that my children’s physical
and emotional and spiritual health
would be permanently, irrevocably
damaged by my wrong decisions,
which is the very worst thing of all.
It took several years and having a
few more children before I truly
began to feel confident that, in gen-
eral, I know what’s best for my boys
and our family. Lots of reading and
research into all the different ways of
mothering helped (I personally have
always enjoyed research and study),
as did consulting trusted sources like
my mom and our pediatrician, and
my deepening experience as a moth-
er has been invaluable.
That doesn’t mean, of course, that
I don’t think it’s important to remain
open to learning, especially from
others with experience and wisdom.
I was impressed recently when, in
written correspondence, a friend
offered her informed political opin-
ion about a certain issue, then asked,
“Reasons why I’m wrong?” I’ve
since thought often about that ques-
tion, and how well I would do to ask
that about my own thoughts and
opinions from time to time.
There are certainly right and
wrong ways to treat and care for chil-
dren, and it is important to know and
implement these things. But there
are many matters of individual pref-
erence, respect for different person-
alities, family dynamics and marital
issues, religious and cultural consid-
erations, and the very real concerns
of maternal mental and physical
health (and paternal health too!). Our
truest obligation as mothers is not to
have the approval of our peers, but to
do the very best by our children, to
the fullest extent we are able to. That
is all we can be accountable for.
And thank goodness that one’s
best is all we can be expected to do,
because my earlier declarations of
newfound confidence in my mother-
ing style? Perhaps not as firm as I
may have made them sound. I still
have moments, days, weeks of
doubt, especially when confronted
with new issues pertaining to older
children. Educational and extracur-
ricular choices and decisions and oh-
my-goodness, the social arena!
We’re just starting to barely enter a
phase of parenthood that so far I find
somewhat more daunting than decid-
ing when to start the baby on solid
foods or when the baby’s ready to
sleep through the night.
A recent conversation with a dear
friend, a woman who has been a
mom much longer than I, and has
had to endure hardships I’ve never
had to think about, revealed that such
doubt and worry never really seems
to go away, even in hindsight, when
all the decisions were made long ago
and the children have all grown up.
What a cross for us moms to bear!
“All you can do is pray and do the
best you can,” my mom has always
said, and that is one bit of advice that
I can accept without worry or guilt.
Kate Towne Sherwin is a stay-at-home mom (SAHM) living inSaratoga Springs with her hus-band, Steve, and their sons Thomas(6), Gabriel (5), John Dominic (3),and Xavier (1); they expect theirfifth baby in January 2012. She canbe reached at [email protected].
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by James Markwica, MS PT
Saratoga TODAY
As another school year begins, so
too does the seemingly endless
search for the coolest and most com-
fortable backpack. School children
today have the tremendous benefits
of an astounding variety of classes
and curriculum, but for some, this
may come with the price of physical
pain.
More than 40 million students
carry backpacks in America today.
Many of these same students carry
their backpacks overloaded or
improperly resulting in a variety of
injuries including neck pain, muscle
spasms, tingling hands, headaches
and lower back pain. This pain may
result in the increasing possibility of
damage on posture and develop-
ment of the spine. In 2000, the
Consumer Product Safety
Commission reported nearly 13,000
children were seen in emergency
rooms for backpack related injuries.
As parents there are a number of
important issues you need to know
in order to prevent backpack injury
and promote spinal health. When
choosing a new backpack, it’s rec-
ommended you select ergonomical-
ly designed features that enhance
safety and comfort.
Picking the Backpack:
Here are seven tips on choosingthe best pack for your child.1. A padded back will minimize
direct pressure on the back.
2. Wide padded shoulder straps
which will not hinder circulation
to the arms which may cause
numbness and tingling.
3. Waist and chest belts to transfer
some weight from the back and
shoulders to the trunk and pelvis.
4. Multiple compartments to
better distribute the weight in the
backpack.
5. Reflective material to enhance
visibility at night.
6. Lightweight backpack
7. Correct size of the pack is
important as packs come in
different sizes for different aged
children
Loading the Backpack:
Follow these simple rules.1. Fifteen percent maximum
weight: This means a child who
weighs 100 pounds shouldn’t
wear a loaded school backpack
heavier than 15 pounds.
2. Load heaviest items closest to
the child’s back.
3. Arrange books and materials
securely.
4. Pack only necessary items that
you will need for the school day.
5. If the backpack is too heavy,
consider using a book bag on
wheels.
Wearing the Backpack:
1. Wear both straps: By wearing
two shoulder straps, the weight of
the backpack is better distributed,
and a well-aligned symmetrical
posture is promoted.
2. Tighten the straps: Adjust the
shoulder straps so that the pack
fits snugly to the child’s back
while still allowing the pack to be
put on and taken off easily. A pack
that hangs loosely from the back
can pull the child backward and
strain muscles.
3. Put on and remove backpacks
carefully. Keep the trunk of your
body stable and avoid excessive
twisting.
4. Wear the backpack over the
strongest mid-back muscles. Pay
close attention to the way the
backpack is positioned on the
back. It should rest evenly in the
middle of the back near the
child’s center of gravity, and
should not extend below the belt
for than a couple of inches.
5. Lift properly using your legs
and both hands applying one strap
and then the other.
6. Encourage activity. Children
who are active tend to have better
muscle flexibility and strength,
which makes it easier to carry a
backpack.
Once you have taken the proper
steps in choosing, packing and
wearing the backpack, the ongoing
assessment of your effort begins. It
is extremely important to encourage
your child or teenager to tell you
about pain or discomfort that may
be caused by a heavy backpack.
Don’t ignore any back pain. If nec-
essary, talk to your child and teach-
ers to ensure that what your child is
hauling back and forth to school is
truly what is necessary. It may also
be necessary to explain to your child
that the schedule usually allows stu-
dents to stop at their lockers
throughout the day, giving them
time to unload and reload the neces-
sary books and supplies. If all else
fails, one may always consider buy-
ing a second set of textbooks for
your student to keep at home. As
this may seem unrealistic, it is a
very simple solution for a child with
significant pain.
If you or someone you know suf-
fers from pain as described above, it
is ill-advised to begin a new exer-
cise program without consulting
first with your Physician, a physical
therapist, certified athletic trainer,
chiropractor, physiatrist or other
spine specialist who regularly treats
back pain. It is important to first get
an accurate diagnosis for the cause
of pain, as the specific exercises rec-
ommended will depend on the
cause. If you would like to consult a
physical therapist about an
ergonomic evaluation, contact your
local physical therapy clinic.
James Markwica, MS PT is aNew York State Licensed PhysicalTherapist at LaMarco PhysicalTherapy, 417 Geyser Road inBallston Spa and 30 Gick Road inSaratoga Springs. For questions offollow-up, contact James at 587-3256 or online atwww.lamarcopt.com.
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TODAYFriday, September 9, 201124
by Jodie Fitz
for Saratoga TODAY
I like to Eat Apples and Bananas…
When I was little we used to sing
this song at summer camp that made
absolutely no sense in regards to
camping activities; I like to eat, I
like to eat apples and bananas. Our
counselors would then change all of
the vowels and we would sing the
song five more repetitive times with
the replacement of vowel sounds; A
lake ta ate, E leke te ete, I like ti ite
and so on and so forth. And then,
there were those other counselors,
probably trying to kill time, who
would separate us into groups and
sing the song in rounds. Needles to
say, I NEVER FORGOT THAT
SONG! And, years later, when my
children were infants and toddlers, I
found myself singing that very song
to them as we strolled through the
grocery store; I guess I was desper-
ate to do anything to keep them
entertained and sitting in the shop-
ping cart vs. using it as their own
personal jungle gym. Yes, the hats
we wear as parents are many. The
list just happens to include chief
entertainer and cruise director on
quite a few occasions. Next time
you are in the produce aisle you can
think about this crazy mom of three
singing her kids through the grocery
store, grab an apple and a banana
and try one of our favorite combina-
tions: The Apple-Banana Smoothie.
Honestly this recipe is not song
inspired, but it does make for a deli-
cious combination and in the end,
it’s true…I do like to eat apples and
bananas.
Apple-BananaSmoothie
1 apple
1 banana, medium
1 cup milk*
6 oz. vanilla yogurt*
2 cups ice
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
3 tablespoons peanut butter
Wash and dry the apple. Peel, core
and slice the apple. Peel and slice
the banana. Add the sliced apple,
sliced banana, vanilla yogurt, milk,
ice, cinnamon, vanilla extract and
peanut butter into the blender and
mix everything thoroughly.
Makes approximately three 8 oz.
servings.
APPLES: Use your favorite kind
of apple in making this smoothie.
My personal favorites are gala and
golden delicious.
PEANUT BUTTER: Use
creamy peanut butter, not crunchy
peanut butter, when making this
recipe. I personally always purchase
a natural or organic brand of peanut
butter.
SILLY FUN: When I was little
we used to play this very silly game
with twisting off the stem of the
apple. We would say a letter of the
alphabet with every twist and some-
where, somehow, whatever letter
you twisted the stem off became
associated with someone you liked.
Of course you can switch the game,
especially with littler ones, and just
like that owl that tried to figure out
how many licks it took to get to the
center of the tootsie pop, you can
count how many twists it will take
to remove the stem of an apple.
*Use low fat and/or organic dairy
whenever possible for a healthier
substitution.
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Families TODAYSARATOGA
TODAY Friday, September 9, 2011 25
ROASTED EGGPLANT AND PESTO SANDWICH
This September, the Northeast
Organic Farming Association of
New York (NOFA-NY) issued a
locavore challenge to the citizens of
New York State. The Challenge is a
month-long campaign aimed at
engaging consumers across the state
in eating local organic foods. The
goal for this campaign is to educate
consumers about how to make
healthy and ethical food choices,
cook with in-season, local organic
foods, and support local sustainable
farms and food businesses. Pretty
lofty goals, but they have made it
fun and variable so that one can try
anything from a visit to a local farm
to a food challenge for a meal, a
whole day, a week or the month.
Among the NOFA-NY locavore eat-
ing challenges, one can choose from
Bite-Size, Meal-Size or Feast-Size.
I personally am taking on one of the
meal-size portions that calls for 5
days of eating only locally grown
organic food—that means food
grown within 200 miles of my home
in a sustainable, ecological and pes-
ticide free manner. Anyone can take
on one of these many challenges and
will find it fun, educational and
inspiring. If you are like me and
shop at the Saratoga Farmers’
Market (where 95 percent of the
product sold is grown within 50
miles of Saratoga) or have your own
home garden, the challenges will be
relatively easy. In support of this
challenge and to encourage every-
one to try at least one local meal this
month, I will devote my September
recipe articles to savory dishes using
entirely local organically grown
food. (They are allowing condi-
ments, salt and pepper and a few
other non-locally grown ingredients
be used.) The Saratoga Farmers’
Market would like to encourage as
many people as possible to take on
one of the many free official loca-
vore challenges, by going to their
website link: www.nylocavorechal-
lenge.com . And we would like to
invite you to join us at the NOFA-
NY inspired event, A Saratoga
Locavore Potluck, being held at the
Farmers’ Market Pavilions, High
Rock Ave., Sunday, September 25,
at 3pm.
To inspire you, here is the first of
the three locavore recipes, using in-
season, locally available ingredients
that are organically grown. There is
nothing better than enjoying a great
tasting meal, knowing you are eat-
ing healthy foods while supporting
your community, local farmers and
the environment. Enjoy this meal
completely!
ROASTED EGGPLANTAND PESTO SANDWICH
INGREDIENTS
(farms listed are all at the
Saratoga Farmers’ Market)
1 pound eggplant, peeled and cut
into 1/2 inch thick slices (Row
and Hoe Farm)
1 tbsp olive oil (yes, this is not
local, but it’s allowed in the
challenge)
1/2 tsp black pepper
1/4 tsp salt
1 red bell pepper, sliced into rings
(Kilpatrick Family Farm)
1 large onion, thinly sliced
(Pleasant Valley Farm)
1 tsp olive oil
2 tsp Ballston Lake Apiary Honey
Balsamic
1 loaf of Rock Hill Bakery NYS
wheat bread
1 tbsp of homemade pesto (using
local basil, garlic and Homestead
Artisan Parmesan)
1/2 cup shredded mozzarella
cheese (Argyle Cheese Factory)
DIRECTIONS
1. Preheat oven to 450.
2. Lightly brush eggplant slices
with olive oil and sprinkle with 1/4
tsp of salt and pepper. Place the egg-
plant slices in a single layer on a
baking sheet.
3. On a separate baking sheet
place onion and bell pepper slices
and drizzle with olive oil and sprin-
kle with remaining salt and pepper.
4. Put baking sheet with eggplant
in heated oven, middle rack, for 12
minutes. Then add baking sheet
with onions and bell pepper to oven
and cook for additional 10 minutes.
Turn bell pepper, onions and egg-
plant slices over and continue bak-
ing for another 10 minutes or until
the vegetables are tender and
browned.
5. Remove pans from oven and
drizzle bell peppers and onions with
honey balsamic, tossing to coat.
6. Cut bread into eight sandwich-
size slices and lightly toast.
7. Preheat broiler.
8. Spread pesto onto toasted sand-
wich slices.Arrange roasted egg-
plant on four slices and bell pep-
per/onion on the remaining four
slices. Sprinkle all slices with
cheese.
9. Put slices under broiler for one
minute or less—until the cheese
melts. Then make sandwiches using
one eggplant and one bell
pepper/onion slice.
10. Serve and enjoy!
Suzanne Voigt
Farmers’Market
FINANCIAL
Families TODAY SARATOGA
TODAYFriday, September 9, 201126
by John D. Fox, CFA
for Saratoga TODAY
How can an
investor make
money in stocks in
this environment?
I like to invest in
companies that use
their profits power-
fully to increase
shareholder value.
The recent spike in stock market
volatility increased investors’ frus-
tration. Not to mention prolonged
unemployment, America’s deficit
spending, rising food and energy
prices, the housing market, the
European debt crisis, a slow U.S.
economy… However, many of
these factors have surfaced through-
out history. The key is to stay the
course with an investment strategy
that has endured market ups and
downs. While volatility can be
frightening, it yields opportunities
that may provide long-term success
– especially when investing in busi-
nesses that are financially strong
and deploy profits effectively.
I take the stewardship of our
clients’ wealth seriously and work
diligently to ensure that they are
invested in secure American corpo-
rations. These sound enterprises
can use their cash profits in five sig-
nificant ways to outpace inflation
and increase shareholder value even
in a slow-growth economy. They
are: make acquisitions, invest off-
shore, reinvest in the business, cap-
ital allocation, and pay dividends.
Mergers and Acquisitions
Strong companies can acquire
businesses to accelerate growth. In
fact, some of the holdings I follow
have used their cash profits to pur-
chase smaller companies in their
industries.
Invest Offshore
Many U.S. companies are taking
advantage of faster growing
economies around the world. All of
the industrial companies I research
sell products globally with some
achieving more than 50 percent of
their sales internationally.
Reinvest in the Business
New products, more salespeople,
or additional store locations can
help increase sales. For example,
retailers can open stores that could
result in sales growth.
Capital Allocation
Enterprises can use cash profits
wisely to increase their economic
worth. Paying off debt or buying
back shares at reasonable valuations
can increase the value of a compa-
ny’s stock even if it is not growing
significantly.
Pay Dividends
When a business does not have a
beneficial investment opportunity, it
makes sense to pay a shareholder
dividend. Dividends have been an
important part of equity returns and
should be going forward. A key
attribute regarding dividends is that
they are cash payments – so even as
the price of the stock fluctuates, the
shareholder has their dividend in
hand.
Cash profits must be used strate-
gically to grow a business and
increase shareholder value.
Consequently, honest management
teams with proven track records of
deploying capital wisely must be at
the helm. Remember, the stocks you
own are of actual businesses that
create economic value despite what
their stock price is on any given day.
Over the long term, it is economic
growth at the business level (growth
in earnings) that ultimately propels
stock prices higher, outpaces infla-
tion, and builds wealth for
investors.
Fenimore Asset Management(Fenimore) is the investment advi-sor to FAM Funds - the FAMValue Fund and FAM Equity-Income Fund. Fenimore is anindependent investment advisoryfirm located in Cobleskill, NY andhas been hand-selecting invest-ments for almost four decades.
Q:
A:
Ask the Financial Advisor
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SARATOGA
TODAY 27Travers Celebration Raises over $100,000
Friday, September 9, 2011
Tooth fairy
The tooth fairy club issponsored by:
659 Saratoga Rd.Gansevoort, NY 12831
(518) 226-6010
the
clubTake a look at this week’s new
club members
Kaitlyn
Delaney
Liam
This year’s Travers Celebration raised $105,000 for its two beneficiaries, the Backstretch Employee Service
Team (B.E.S.T.) and the Times Union Hope Fund.
The donation marks a record-breaking fundraising total for the annual event, which celebrates the arrival of
the Grade 1, $1 million Travers Stakes.
Sponsored by Macy’s and Northeastern Fine Jewelry, more than 350 individuals attended the Travers
Celebration, which was held on August 25 at Saratoga Race Course. The annual event featured live music,
dancing, and a silent and live auction, with all proceeds benefitting B.E.S.T. and the Times Union Hope Fund.
Throughout the summer, a portion of proceeds from all merchandise sold at the five NYRA Stores at
Saratoga Race Course also bene-
fited the Travers Celebration and
its charitable partners.
Additionally, a portion of pro-
ceeds from all Coca-Cola sales on
track was earmarked for both
charities.
The Backstretch Employee
Service Team is a nonprofit
organization dedicated to provid-
ing care and service to maintain
the health and well-being of
employees in the backstretch.
The Times Union Hope Fund
raises money and awards grants
to after school and summer pro-
grams serving at risk children in
Albany, Schenectady, Rensselaer
and Saratoga counties.
Community Corner
“Waise the Woof” Dog Walkto Benefit Hospital
A special dog walk to benefit the
Glens Falls Hospital will be held on
Saturday, September 17, from 9 a.m.-3
p.m. Beginning in Cole’s Woods, behind
the Glens Falls YMCA, dog-walkers will
give $10 per pooch to support the hospi-
tal’s annual fund campaign for surgical
services upgrades. Registration begins at
9 a.m., or for advanced registration con-
tact Michelle Bavaro at mbavaro@glens-
fallshosp.org, (518) 926-6276. All pro-
ceeds from the event will be matched
through a generous grant from The
Charles R. Wood Foundation.
Local Gigs
Send listings to entertainment@
saratogapublishing.com
SARATOGA
TODAYFriday, September 9, 201128 PULSE
SARATOGA SPRINGS – A fully
outfitted “Man Cave” and custom-
built “Blue Star” professional series
cooking range headline the list of
luxury items that guests can bid on
at a “Live on Stage Gala” and live
auction - both popular features at
this weekend’s Saratoga Wine &
Food and Fall Ferrari Festival pre-
sented by the Italian Trade
Commission, SPAC’s largest
fundraiser to support its classical
programming.
A complete schedule of the
September 9-11 festival activities
appears below. Tickets to festival
events are available at spac.org, by
calling (518) 584-9330 or at the
Route 50 Box Office.
The festival’s silent and live
auctions will offer more than
200 luxury items for bidding.
Live auction packages
include:
• A “Man Cave” featur-
ing a 46” flat-screen
Panasonic TV donated by
Adirondack Appliance,
Time Warner’s Digital
TV and “whole house” DVR, sports
and HD Pass for one year, a premi-
um Stickley leather chair, a case of
beer and a “Do Not Disturb” sign.
• Marcus Samuelsson’s favorite
professional range – a 30" custom
Blue Star- the most powerful open
burner gas range on the market.
Installation and calibration by
Adirondack Appliance.
• Two tickets to every 2012 SPAC
performance, including Live Nation
concerts.
• Private kids cooking class for 10
with Mama Theresa at Il Forno
Bistro.
• Private dinner for 25, with open
bar, beer and wine, on SPAC's lawn
catered by Hall of Springs and the
Wine Guy. Also features spectacular
fireworks display by Alonzo’s
Fireworks.
• New, one-carat each diamond
stud earrings from a custom NYC
jeweler.
• Eight-course dinner for 12 and
wine tasting at Angelo Mazzone's
private home.
• Custom made Zegna men’s suit.
• Catered Bastille Day wine din-
ner on SPAC’s lawn for six featur-
ing champagne and charcouterie, a
three-course French dinner and
wine pairings plus tickets to that
evening’s performance
• Ben and Jerry’s catered ice
cream party for 50.
• A weeklong stay at a
Mediterranean villa in Villacana,
Spain.
Two prime tickets to Metropolitan
Opera following dinner for two as
guests of the Italian Academy.
Also, live auction sponsor Chubb
Personal Insurance has donated “A
Classic Car Lover's Auction
Package" that features:
• Two tickets to each of the fol-
lowing collector car events: The
Gooding and Co. Scottsdale auction
2012, The Gooding and Co. Amelia
Island auction 2012, the Gooding
and Co. Pebble Beach auction 2012,
and the Pebble Beach Concours
D'Elegance.
• A first edition, signed copy of
“French Curves: Delahaye, Delage,
Talbot-Lago” and a copy of the cof-
fee table book “Concours
D'Elegance: Dream Cars and
Lovely Ladies” by Patrick Lesueur.
• A Venturi Wine Aerator.
• A$100 gift card to Brooks
Brothers.
SARATOGA
TODAY PULSE 29
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 9Adirondack Road Tour andLuncheon10:30 a.m.$50/personFerrari, Alfa Romeo, Lancia, Maserati,Lamborghini and Fiat-Abarth automobileswill follow a 90 minute route through theAdirondacks and Lake George area. Guestswill have lunch at the historic Lake GeorgeClub and enjoy speedboat rides.
Live on Stage Gala, SPACAmphitheatre7 p.m. $150/personA once a year opportunity to wine and dineon SPAC’s stage! The Live on Stage Gala fea-tures exquisite Italian wines, an innovativeItalian menu, live music and dancing, aswell as Live and silent auctions of wines,spirits and luxury items. The Italian TradeCommission, Marcus Samuelsson, AdrienneVittadini, Kevin Zraly and Andrea Zagatowill be honored.
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 10 Kids Cooking RevolutionHosted by Marcus Samuelsson10 a.m.$10 Kids / $20 AdultsChef Samuelsson will present the “KidsCooking Revolution,” a fun, interactive cook-
ing class to teach children how to preparehealthy, kid-friendly meals.
Grand Tasting and Concoursd’Italia, SPACWith Special Guest Marcus Samuelsson 1 – 4:30 p.m. $75/person• Tasting extravaganza featuring vintagesfrom around the globe, innovative cuisinefrom the region’s top restaurants, live musicand more.• Book signing and cooking demonstrationby celebrity chef Marcus Samuelsson.• Dedicated Italian Pavilion showcasing the“Real Flavors of Italy.” Italian wines,cheeses, olive oils and other specialty prod-ucts. Hosted by the Italian TradeCommission. • Seminar on one-of-a-kind Italian winesby acclaimed sommelier and restaurateurJoe Campanale.• Concours d’Italia featuring collectibleautomobiles from Ferrari, Alfa Romeo,Lancia, Maserati, Lamborghini and Fiat-Abarth.• “Ferrari: Living the Legend” panel discus-sion of the Ferrari mystique and lifestyle.
Live Auction of Luxuries pre-sented by Chubb, SPAC4:30 p.m. Open to all Grand Tasting ticket holders, the
Live Auction, hosted by 2011 James BeardLifetime Achievement Award-winner KevinZraly, features exotic travel packages, cus-tom jewelry, rare wines, SPAC tickets, origi-nal artwork, automobilia and more.Prosecco and Italian desserts served.
After Party Aperitivo, SouthPortico, Hall of Springs7– 10 p.m. $45/personA stylish lounge party offering savoryfood, spirits and live music hosted bySPAC’s Junior Committee
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 11Italian Sparkling Jazz Brunch,Saratoga National Golf Course 11 a.m.$50/person
2011 Saratoga Wine & Food and Fall Ferrari Festival Schedule
Friday, September 9, 2011
Live Auction List for Saratoga Wine & Food and Fall Ferrari Festival
“Ales on Rails”
Tickets on Sale!
SARATOGA
TODAYFriday, September 9, 201130 PULSE
NORTH CREEK – The Saratoga and North Creek Railway is extending
the fun that will take place on Saturday, September 24, as the Main Street
Pub Crawl in North Creek returns for a second year.
A special train, dubbed the “Ales on Rails” will depart from Saratoga
Train Station at 5 p.m. This will get you up in time to experience a full
evening of festivities at
the pub crawl, with some
extra, tasty fun along the
way. Included in your
train ticket are a Dogfish
Head glass, four tastings
of beer specially selected
for the trip, appetizers,
music and a chance to win
door prizes. Breweries pre-
senting their tastings on board
the train are Dogfish Head
Brewery from Rehoboth Beach,
Delaware and Tri-Valley out of
Westmoreland, New York.
Once you arrive, North Creek will be
alive with activity at several venues, including
The Copperfield Inn, The Barking Spider, Andie’s, Basil & Wicks, Black
Mountain and The Inn at Gore Mountain. Your glass from the train ride
will get you special discounts at these venues. Lodging will be available at
several locations if you wish to extend your stay in North Creek.
This is an event for ages 21 and older. Tickets for the special “Ales on
Rails” excursion are $45 and may be reserved online at www.sncrr.com or
by phone at (877) 726-RAIL (7245).
SARATOGA SPRINGS - Starting September 12, the National Museum of Dance’s School of the Arts will offer
new dance class opportunities in hip-hop, Irish step, and jazz this fall for dancers at all levels—from beginner to
advanced. Additional styles of dance also offered at the school include creative movement, pre-ballet, ballet, mod-
ern dance, pointe, belly dance, Zumba and private instruction. Classes are offered for all levels and from ages 3
and up, including adults.
Online registration is now open. You may also visit the school’s open house registration on Saturday, September
10, and Sunday, September 11, from noon - 4 p.m.
Participants can pay for a whole session or drop-in rates for single classes. A complete schedule, registration,
tuition information and calendar are posted on the school’s website at www.dancemuseum.org/school. The School
of the Arts is situated behind the National Museum of Dance in the Lewis A. Swyer Studios, at 99 South Broadway
in Saratoga Springs. For further information, contact the director, Raul Martinez, at (518) 581-0858 or
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SARATOGA SPRINGS - With the Thoroughbred herd having left town earlier inthe week, another type of herd rolls into Saratoga Springs on Saturday night,September 10.
On that night the beloved Cajun/Americana/Jam band Donna the Buffalobring their eclectic dance party joy to the Putnam Den for a 9 p.m. show. Thegroup's loyal Dead-like following – referred to as The Herd – will certainly bealong for the ride. And, of course, there’s room for you!
Formed twenty years ago as an old-timey fiddle outfit near Ithaca, NewYork, Jeb Puryear and Tara Nevins quickly turned the group into a plugged-in
electric ensemble. The result is a mashup of just about every style of American roots music mixed togeth-er into a unique groove-centered sound filled by a myriad of instruments, including guitars, keyboards, accordion,fiddle, reggae-influenced drums and even the occasional washboard. Topping it off are socially conscious lyricssung by both of the group's founders.
Donna the Buffalo is at Putnam Den (63A Putnam Street, Saratoga Springs) on Saturday, September 10, at 9p.m. Special guests the Roy Jay Band open. Admission is $20 at the door or online at www.PutnamDen.com. Formore information, phone (518) 584-8066.
Dance Jam - and Loyal Herd- Coming to Town
- Donna the Buffalo at Putnam Den
Photo by Jim Gavenus
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SARATOGA SPRINGS – Home Made Theater (HMT) will hold
an open house on Sunday, September 11 from 3 - 5 p.m. at the Spa
Little Theater. Saratoga’s resident theater company wishes to wel-
come the public to learn more about their upcoming 27th season,
and encourage participation through volunteerism and attendance.
There will be refreshments served and activities for kids while you
learn more about one of Saratoga’s most valuable cultural resources.
Volunteers work in almost every aspect of production at HMT and are involved side-by- side with theater pro-
fessionals. No experience is necessary, just a willingness to learn. Areas of volunteerism include concessions,
props, lighting, set construction, sound, running crew, costumes, stage management, ushering and prompting.
For additional information, please contact HMT at (518) 587-4427 or [email protected].
Open House at HMT
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SARATOGA SPRINGS - The Schick Art Gallery at Skidmore College will start the academic year with a crowd-pleasing show: the 2011 Selected ArtFaculty Exhibition. It will showcase work that faculty members create on their own time, in their own studios.
The exhibition opens with a reception scheduled from 5:30 - 7 p.m. on Thursday, September 15. The show runs until Sunday, October 16. Thefall’s featured faculty members are Leslie Ferst, ceramics; Deb Hall, graphic design; Robert and Shana Parke-Harrison, photography; and DavidPeterson, jewelry.
While the works on view are varied in material and sensibility, there are common threads. The photographs of Deb Hall and of Robert Parke-Harrison both explore, through divergent means, human interaction with the environment and with technology. Leslie Ferst’s ceramic sculpturesembody a dialogue between organic form and utilitarian (man-made) form. David Peterson’s meticulously crafted metalwork implies mechanicalfunction, while remaining enigmatic.
The exhibit and opening reception are free and open to the public. The Schick Art Gallery is open weekdays from 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. and from 1 -4 p.m. on weekends.
Image Provided
Deb Hall:
‘Artifacts’
MALTA - Attention all area
scarecrow artists! The Malta
Department of Parks and
Recreation will be holding their
annual scarecrow decorating con-
test during the Malta Community
Day celebration at Shenantaha
Creek Park, off of Eastline Road
in Malta on Saturday, September
17, rain date Sunday, September
18. There is no fee to enter.
This year’s theme is “Once
Upon A Time Scarecrow.” Entry
forms are available at the Malta
Community Center, 1 Bayberry
Drive, Malta or by visiting
www.malta-town.org. For more
information, call (518) 899-4411.
Malta CommunityDay’s 2011 Scarecrow
Decorating Contest
BALLSTON SPA – On Saturday, September 17, the Saratoga County Board of Supervisors is con-tinuing an annual tradition by sponsoring a performance of The United States Coast Guard Band.This free performance, in honor of Saratoga County-area Veterans, will begin at 2 p.m. at theSaratoga Performing Arts Center. Board of Supervisors Chairman Thomas N. Wood, III, said, “Weare delighted that the premier band representing the United States Coast Guard will be bringingtheir high-quality musicianship to Saratoga County.”
Tickets for this free, general admission performance are available at Saratoga CountyStewart’s Shops and Saratoga County Town and City Halls.
The 55-member United States Coast Guard Band is based at the Coast Guard Academy in NewLondon, Connecticut. In addition to performing concert tours around the nation, the Band hasalso played in the former Soviet Union, Canada, England and Japan. Concert-goers can expect tohear a broad spectrum of music, from wind ensemble classics to swinging jazz selections.
This show will also include a special performance from the United States Coast GuardDixieland Jazz Band, which was organized in 1970, and performs classic jazz, blues and ragswith a “New Orleans” flavor.
Free Coast Guard Band
Performance at SPAC
SARATOGA SPRINGS - The Yaddo GardenAssociation is hosting "Ghosts in the Yaddo
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Explore Ghosts in the Yaddo GardensGardens" tours beginning Friday,September 23.
A one-hour docent-led walkingtour through the Yaddo gardens willbegin at 5 p.m. in the Yaddo gardenparking lot on Friday and Sundayevenings from September 23 throughOctober 30.
Tour participants will experiencethe spirit(s) of the gardens, feel theenergy, creativity and share in the spiritualintrigue from Native Americans, Edgar AllanPoe, and the Trask Family, as well as contem-porary Yaddo artist visitors.
The fee for the "Ghosts" tour is $10 perperson, accepted in cash at tour time. Formore information, phone (518) 584.0746 orvisit www.yaddo.org.
Photo by Sharon Castro
US Coast Guard Band performing in Japan in 2008
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Photos by Cathy Duffy
Photos by Sharon Castro
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SARATOGA SPRINGS - Saratoga
Sponsor-A-Scholar (SSAS), a non-
profit organization based in Saratoga
Springs, is currently seeking volun-
teer mentors for Saratoga Springs
High School students enrolled in the
program.
Since the spring of 2008, Saratoga
Sponsor-A-Scholar has been working
to help financially disadvantaged stu-
dents receive the academic and finan-
cial assistance they need to graduate
high school and achieve their dream
of attending college. The program
was created with the philosophy that
every student showing academic
motivation and potential should have
the opportunity to finish high school
and continue on to college. For many
students, this goal would be beyond
their reach without the support and
guidance of caring adults who volun-
teer their time as mentors.
The role of a volunteer mentor
varies between different aspects of
the program such as tutoring, college
preparation and other recreational
activities, but the prime responsibili-
ties are to act as a friend, guide and
role model to help an SSAS student
reach college-level academics.
Mentors are paired with a single
SSAS student and the program asks
each mentor to commit to a four-year
relationship with that student - from
10th grade through their first year of
college.
The organization inducted its
fourth class of 10 Saratoga Springs
High School sophomores during a
ceremony at Saratoga Spa State Park
on Saturday, June 18. Pictured above
from left to right, the new class
includes Camarin Ellis, Rebecca
Tibbatts, Ashley Conte, Chandler
Hickenbottom, Earlena Felder,
Karley Robinson, April Molina, Eric
Roth, and (not pictured) Tyra Ruggles
and Vincent Zhen.
A number of the new SSAS stu-
dents have not yet been paired with a
mentor, and the school year is already
underway. The group will attend their
first SSAS-organized homework ses-
sion on Monday, September 12.
Mentors must be college graduates,
meet with their student at least once
per month and stay consistently in
touch and available by phone or
email. The application process
includes a background check, screen-
ing and interview before a mentor is
selected and matched with a student
this fall. It is a four-year commitment,
but one that yields a lifetime of
reward for both mentors and mentees.
Anyone interested in becoming
involved with this vital academic pro-
gram is urged to apply by calling or
emailing Pat Titterton: (518) 339-
9474, info@saratogasponsoraschol-
ar.org.
For more information, visit
www.saratogasponsorascholar.org/.
Photo provided
The fourth class of students
SSAS Needs Volunteers!
B’Spa Kicks Off FIRST Lego League BALLSTON SPA - Ballston Spa
High School's FIRST Robotics
Team will be hosting a kickoff
event to the FIRST LEGO League
(FLL) 2011 Competition for inter-
ested students and their parents on
Tuesday evening, September 13.
Ballston Spa students in grades
4-8 are eligible to participate on the
FLL teams in their schools.
Through the generosity of corpo-
rate sponsors, the district will be
fielding seven FLL teams for the
2011 season. Malta Avenue, Milton
Terrace North, Milton Terrace
South, and Wood Road will each
have one team of 10 students. The
Ballston Spa Middle School will have
three teams of 10 students each.
Anyone interested in learning more
about Ballston Spa’s FLL teams and
the 2011 competition, should head to
the Wood Road Elementary School
cafeteria on Tuesday evening,
September 13, from 6:30-7:15 p.m.
Members of the FIRST Robotics
Team 3044 will share their experi-
ences with robotics, celebrate the
release of the 2011 FLL Food Factor
challenge and help the students
develop some strategies for the
2011 competition.
For additional information,
email K-12 Science Coordinator
Diane Irwin ([email protected]) or
Robotics Coach Greg Roberts
([email protected] ) or call them
at the High School (518) 884-7150.
Students interested in participating
on a team this year that can't make
it to the kickoff event should send
their information (name, school,
grade and teacher) to Diane Irwin
at the above email address.
Submit Your Education News:[email protected]
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SARATOGA
TODAYFriday, September 9, 2011
Adirondack Christian Fellowship8 Mountain Ledge, Wilton
Contact: 587-0623;
www.acfsaratoga.com
Services: Sunday 8 a.m. & 10 a.m.
The Alliance Church257 Rowland St., Ballston Spa
Contact: 885-6524.
Services: Morning worship 10:30 a.m.
Assembly of God Faith ChapelRev. Jason Proctor
6 Burgoyne St., Schuylerville
Contact: 695-6069
Services: Sunday 10:45 a.m.
Assembly of God Saratoga118 Woodlawn Ave
Saratoga Springs NY 12866
Contact: 584-6081
Sunday Worship 10 a.m.
Please come early for coffee at 9:45 a.m.
Bacon Hill Reformed Church560 Route 32N, Bacon Hill, NY
Contact: 695-3074
Rev. Janet Vincent
Worship service 10 a.m.
Sunday School 10 a.m.
All are welcome.
Baha’i Community of Saratoga SpringsContact: 584-9679;
692-7694; www.usbnc.org.
Ballston Center Associate ReformedPresbyterian Church58 Charlton Road, Ballston Spa
Contact: 885-7312;
www.ballstoncenterarpchurch.org
Services: Sunday Worship Service,
10:30 a.m.
Ballston Spa United Methodist Church101 Milton Ave.
Contact: 885-6886.
Services: Sunday 10:00 a.m.
Bethesda Episcopal Church41 Washington St., Saratoga Springs
Contact: 584-5980.
Services: Sunday, 6:30, 8 & 10 a.m.
Church of Christ at Clifton Park 7 Old Route 146, Clifton Park
Contact: 371-6611,
www.cliftonparkchurchofchrist.com
Services: Sunday 10:30 a.m.
Christ Community Reformed Church1010 Route 146, Clifton Park
Contact: 371-7654;
www.ccrc-cpny.org.
Services: Sundays 9:15 & 11 a.m.
Christ Episcopal ChurchCorner of Routes 50 and 67,
Ballston Spa
Contact: 885-1031.
Services: Sunday 8 & 10 a.m.
Congregation Shaara Tfille84 Weibel Avenue, Saratoga Springs
Contact: 584-2370.
www.saratogasynagogue.org
Services: Sat. 9:30 a.m.,
Mon. & Thurs. 7:30 a.m.,
3rd Fri. each month 7:30 p.m.
Handicapped Accessible
Corinth Free Methodist Church8 Mountain Ledge, Wilton
Contact: (518) 587-0623;
www.acfsaratoga.com
Services: Sunday 8 a.m. & 10 a.m.
Corinth United Methodist Church243 Main Street, Corinth
Contact: 654-2521;
Services: Sunday 10:30 a.m.
Cornerstone Community ChurchAssociate Pastor Paul Shepherd
located in the Malta Commons
of Malta
Contact: 518-899-7001
mycornerstonechurch.org
Services: Sundays at 10:30 a.m.
Eastern Orthodox - Christ the Savior349 Eastline Road, Ballston Spa
Contact: 786-3100;
Services: Sunday: 9:15 a.m.
First Baptist Church45 Washington St., Saratoga Springs
Contact: 584-6301.
Services: Sunday: 11:00 a.m.
First Baptist Church of Ballston Spa202 Milton Ave. (Rt. 50),
Ballston Spa
Contact: 885-8361;
www.fbcballstonspa.org
Services: 10:15 a.m.
First Presbyterian Church of Ballston Spa22 West High Street, Ballston Spa
Contact: 885-5583
Services: Sunday at 10 a.m.
Grace Brethren ChurchRev. Dan Pierce
137 W. Milton Road, Ballston Spa
Contact: 587- 0649
Services: Sunday 10 a.m.
Handicapped accessible.
Grace Community Church of Malta service locationsWed. 7:30pm - Good Times Restaurant,
Lake Rd. 2nd Floor
Fri. Saratoga Chapel - 7:30 p.m., corner
of Eastline & Lake Rd.
Sun. 10 a.m. - Comfort Suites, Clifton
Park Northway EX. 11
next to Chili's
Greater Grace Community ChurchPastor David Moore
43 Round Lake Rd.
Ballston Lake (Malta Mall)
Contact: 899-7777;
www.ggcc-malta.org
Services: Sunday 10 a.m.
Highway Tabernacle Church90 River Road, Mechanicville
Contact: 664- 4442.
Services: Sunday 10:30 a.m.
Hope Church206 Greenfield Avenue, Ballston Spa
Contact: 885-7442.
Services: Sunday 10 a.m.
Jonesville United Methodist963 Main St., Clifton Park
Contact: 877-7332.
Services: Sunday 8:30 a.m. & 10:30 a..m.
Sunday School 9:30 a.m.
Living Springs Community Church59 Pine Road, Saratoga Springs
Contact: 584- 9112.
Services: Sunday 10:30 a.m.
Living Waters Church of God4330 State Rt. 50, Saratoga Springs
Contact: 587-0484;
www.livingwaterscog.us
Services: Sundays 10 a.m.
Malta Presbyterian ChurchDunning Street, Malta
Contact: 899-5992.
Services: Sunday 10 a.m.
Malta Ridge United Methodist Church 729 Malta Avenue Ext., Malta
Contact: 581-0210.
Services: Sunday 10 a.m.
Middle Grove United MethodistChurchPastor Bonnie Bates
429 Middle Grove Rd.,
Middle Grove
Contact: 581-2973
Services: Sunday 9:00 a.m.
Handicapped accessible
New Horizon Church150 Perry Road, Saratoga Springs
Contact: 587-0711.
Services: Sunday 9:30 a.m.
New Life Fellowship51 Old Gick Road,
Saratoga Springs, NY 12866
Contact: 580-1810;
http://www.newlifeinsaratoga.org.
Services: Sunday 10:30 a.m. - 12 p.m.
Childcare is available at
all services.
NorthStar ChurchShenendehowa High School,
West Auditorium, Clifton Park
Contact: 371-2811;
www.northstarchurch.com.
Services: Sunday 10 a.m.
Old Saratoga Reformed Church48 Pearl St., Schuylerville
Contact: www.oldsaratoga-reformed-
church.org
Services: Sunday at 10:30 a.m.
Handicapped accessable.
Old Stone ChurchAffiliated with the
American Baptist Churches
159 Stone Church Rd., Ballston Spa
Contact: 583-1002
Sunday: 9 a.m. Adult Sunday School
10:30 a.m. Service 11:45 a.m. Coffee
and Fellowship in Living Stone Hall
Wednesday: Noon Pot Luck Luncheon
1 p.m. Choir rehearsal, 2 p.m.
Bible Study Group
Presbyterian- NE Congregational Church 24 Circular St., Saratoga Springs
Contact: 584-6091; www.pnecc.org
Services: Sunday 10:45 a.m.
Quaker Springs United Methodist ChurchPastor Jim Knapp
466 Route 32 South, Quaker Springs
Contact: 695-3101; www.qsumc.com
Services: Sundays 9 a.m.
Handicapped accessible.
River of Hope Fellowship100 Saratoga Village Blvd.
Malta Commons, Suite 3
Malta, NY 12020
Contact: 881-1505;
www.riverofhopefellowship.com
Services: Sunday 10:00 a.m.
Roman Catholic Church of St. Peter241 Broadway, Saratoga Springs
Contact: 584-2375.
Services: Eucharistic Celebrations:
Saturday 5 p.m.; Sunday 7:30,
9 & 11 a.m.
St. Clement’s Roman Catholic Church231 Lake Avenue, Saratoga Springs
Contact: 584-6122.
Services: Saturday 4 p.m.; Sunday 8,
9:30, 11:15 a.m. & 5 p.m.
St. George's Episcopal Church912 Route 146, Clifton Park
Contact: 371-6351; [email protected]
Services: Saturday at 4:30 p.m.,
Sunday at 8 & 9:30 a.m.
St. Joseph's Roman Catholic Church3159 Route 9N, Greenfield Center
Contact: 893-7680;
www.rcda.org/churches/St.JosephsChurch
Services: Saturday 4 p.m.; Sunday 10:30
a.m. Handicapped accessible.
St. Mary’s Roman Catholic Church167 Milton Ave., Ballson Spa
Contact: 885-7411
Services: Saturday 4 p.m.,
Sunday 8:30 a.m., 10:30 a.m., 12 p.m.
St. Paul’s Roman Catholic Church771 Route 29, Rock City Falls
Contact: 893-7680;
www.rcda.org/churches/
St. Joseph’s ChurchServices: Sunday Mass 8:30 a.m.
St. Paul’s Evangelical Lutheran Church149 Lake Avenue, Saratoga Springs
Contact: 584-0904.
Services: Saturday evening
at 5 p.m. with Holy Communion.
Sundays at 8:30 & 11 a.m.
with Holy Communion.
St. Peter Lutheran Church2776 Route 9, Malta
Contact: 583-4153
Services: Sunday mornings
8:30 & 10:30 a.m.
St. Thomas of Canterbury242 Grooms Road, Halfmoon
Contact: st-thomas-of-canterbury.org
Service: Sunday at 10 a.m.
Saratoga Abundant Life Church2325 Route 50 South,
Saratoga Springs
Contact: 885-5456;
saratogaabundantlife.org
Services: Sunday 9:30 a.m.
Saratoga Chabad130 Circular St., Saratoga Springs
Contact: 526-0773;
www.saratogachabad.com
Saratoga Friends Meeting (Quaker)Corner of Routes 32 and 71,
Quaker Springs
Contact: 587-7477; 399-5013.
Services: Sunday 10 a.m.
Saratoga United Methodist ChurchHenning Road at Fifth Avenue,
Saratoga Springs
Contact: 584-3720;
www.saratogaumc.com.
Services: Sunday 9 and 10:45 a.m.
Handicapped accessible.
Saratoga Seventh-Day Adventist Church 399 Union Avenue, Saratoga Springs
Contact: 882-9384
www.saratogasda.org
Sabbath School: 10 a.m.
Worship Service: 11:30 a.m.
Shenendehowa United Methodist971 Route 146, Clifton Park
Contact: 371-7964.
Services: Sunday 7:45, 9 & 10:45 a.m.;
Acts II Contempory 10:45 a.m.
Simpson United Methodist ChurchRock City Road, Rock City Falls
Contact: 885-4794.
Services: Sunday 10:45 a.m.
Soul Saving Station for Every NationChrist Crusaders of America62 Henry Street, Saratoga Springs
Contact: 584-3122
Services: Sunday 10 a.m & 6:30 p.m.
Temple Sinai509 Broadway, Saratoga Springs
Contact: 584-8730.
Services: Friday 8 p.m.
Handicapped accessible
Trinity United Methodist ChurchRev. Gail Falsetti-Pastor
155 Ballard Rd., Gansevoort
Contact: 584-9107;
www.tumcwilton.com
Service: Sunday 10:00 a.m.
Unitarian Universalist Congregationof Saratoga Springs624 North Broadway, Saratoga Springs
Contact: 584-1555;
www.saratoga-uu.org
Services: 10 a.m.
Religious education and nursery care at
the 10 a.m. service each Sunday
Unity Church in Albany21 King Avenue, Albany
Contact: 453-3603:
Services: Sunday, 9 a.m. and 11 a.m.
West Charlton United Presbyterian ChurchRev. Thomas Gregg, Pastor
1331 Sacandaga Rd., West Charlton
Contact: 882-9874;
www.westcharltonupc.org
Services: Sunday 10:30 a.m.
Wilton Baptist Church755 Saratoga Rd, Wilton
Contact: 583-2736;
www.wiltonbaptistchurch.com
Services: Sunday Service 11 a.m.
Please contact Robin Mitchell for any
copy changes: (518) 581-2480x 208
Places of Worship
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Book Sale
The Book Bag Shop, located in
the Saratoga Springs Public
Library, will hold a 50 percent off
sale on all items in the shop from
Sunday, September 11 through
Sunday, September 18 during regu-
lar shop hours. A special
Advantage Day for Friends' mem-
bers will be held Saturday,
September 10, from 10 a.m. -4 p.m.
Greenfield Garage Sale
The Greenfield Community and
Business Association and the Town
of Greenfield Lions Club are co-
sponsoring the Annual Town-Wide
Garage Sale on Saturday,
September 10 and Sunday,
September 11 from 9 a.m. – 4 p.m.,
rain or shine.
Home Made Theater OpenHouse
Visit on Sunday, September 11
from 3 – 5 p.m., at the Spa Little
Theater. Saratoga’s resident theater
company wishes to welcome the
public to learn more about their
upcoming 27th season, and encour-
age participation through volun-
teerism and attendance. Come
enjoy refreshments and activities
for kids while learning more about
one of Saratoga’s most valuable
cultural resources. For additional
information, please contact HMT
at (518) 587-4427 or info@home-
madetheater.com.
Retired Teachers Meeting
The Saratoga Springs Retired
Teachers Association will hold its
monthly meeting on Monday,
September 12 at noon at
Longfellows Restaurant, 500
Union Avenue in Saratoga Springs.
The group is open to retired educa-
tors who taught in and/or live in
Saratoga County. For new member
information and luncheon reserva-
tions, call (518) 587-5356.
Rebuilding TogetherSaratoga/ChiantiFundraiser
Mark your calendars for a great
night out! When you dine at
Chianti II Ristorante on September
12, 30 percent of your check will
be donated to Rebuilding Together
Saratoga County. We’ll see you
there!
Sons of ITAM Post #35Breakfast Buffet
247 Grand Ave., Saratoga Springs
The Sons of ITAM will hold a
breakfast buffet on Sunday,
September 25, from 8-11 a.m. All
are welcome to attend. $7 for adults,
$6 for seniors and children under 5
are free.
Call for Vendors
The Malta Department of Parks
and Recreation Community Center
Arts, Crafts, and Gifts Fair will be
on Saturday, November 5 from 9
a.m. - 3 p.m. Crafters and artisans of
handmade items are invited to apply
to this juried show to be held
indoors, at the Malta Community
Center on Bayberry Drive in Malta.
Booth fees are $50 until August 31
and $60 thereafter. Call the Malta
Community Center at (518) 899-
4411 or visit www.malta-town.org
for a show application.
Vendors Wanted
The Saratoga-Wilton Elks Ladies
Auxiliary is looking for flea market
vendors for an indoor market to be
held once a month at the Lodge, 1
Elks Lane, off Rte.9 Maple Avenue,
Saratoga, on Sundays from 11-3:30
p.m. The cost for an 8-ft table space
will be $15 each paid in advance.
Doors will open to set up at 10 a.m.
All merchandise must be cleaned up
from your area by 4:30 p.m. and no
large garbage left. The dates planned
are September 25, October 23, and
November 27.
TOPS (Take Off PoundsSensibly)
If you are looking for support in
losing weight in a sensible manner,
please join us at either of the two
meetings listed below.
Wesley Health Care Center,
Day Activity Room, 133 Lawrence
St, Saratoga Springs
We meet every Thursday at 7
p.m., with weigh-ins from 5:45-
6:45.
Trinity United Methodist
Church, 155 Ballard Rd. Wilton
We meet every Wednesday at 6:30
p.m., with weigh-in from 5:30-6:30.
Annual membership is $26 with
monthly dues of $5.
Chamber of CommerceEvent
Special Human Resource Seminar
Empire State College, 113 West
Ave. Saratoga Springs
This seminar beginning at 8 a.m.
on Wednesday, September 14, will
provide a brief overview of some
areas often considered an after-
thought by employers, including:
Employment manuals, severance
agreements and non-competes and
the DOL cracks down The Family
and Medical Leave Act and
Disability Discrimination - size may
or may not matter. To register, please
call (518) 584-3255.
Fifth Annual WashingtonCounty Cheese Tour
On Saturday and Sunday,
September 10 and 11, five creative
farmstead cheese makers in
Washington County will open their
farms to the public for a self-guided
tour that brings visitors through
lush, rolling hills and bucolic coun-
tryside using a special cheese lover’s
passport and map. At the five goat,
sheep and cow dairy farms along the
route, guests will sample specially
selected cheeses, and enjoy farm and
cheese room tours, demonstrations,
and other activities.
This year the Cheese Tour has
added a cycling option. Mid-
September is the perfect time to bike
on country roads and enjoy the
working landscape of well-pre-
served farming communities,
already famed among cyclists for
the Tour of the Battenkill. Cyclists
will have three expertly mapped
routes to choose from, and YouTube
videos and GPS files are posted
online to support their rides.
Participating farms, all of which
supply their own milk for their
cheese-making operations, include
3-Corner Field Farm (Shushan,
NY), Argyle Cheese Farmer
(Argyle, NY), Consider Bardwell
Farm (West Pawlet, VT), Longview
Farm (Argyle, NY), and Sweet
Spring Farm (Argyle, NY).
The tour is organized by The
Washington County Cheese Makers
to showcase their farms and out-
standing products. The self-guided
tour is free, and each farm will also
have a full selection of its cheeses
available for purchase. Visit
www.thecheesetour.com to obtain
tour maps, schedule and other infor-
mation about the tour, as well as to
find out about other activities that
weekend and links to area attrac-
tions and sponsoring businesses.
local briefs
Town of Ballston:Ballston Town Hall
323 Charlton Road • 885-8502
www.townofballstonny.org
9/13: Jenkins Park AdvisoryBoard meeting, 7 p.m.
Village of Ballston Spa:66 Front Street • 885-5711
www.ballstonspany.org
9/12: Board of Trustees meeting,7:30 p.m.9/14: Planning Board meeting,7:30 p.m.
Town of Greenfield:7 Wilton Road • 893-7432
www.townofgreenfield.com
9/13: Planning Board meeting, 7 p.m.
Town of Malta:2540 Route 9 • 899-2818
www.malta-town.org
Town of Milton:503 Geyser Road • 885-9220
www.townofmiltonny.org
9/14: Planning Board meeting, 7 p.m.
City of Saratoga Springs:474 Broadway • 587-3550
www.saratoga-springs.org
9/12: Planning BoardWorkshop, 5 p.m.9/12: Zoning Board of AppealsWorkshop, 6:30 p.m.9/12: Zoning Board of Appealsmeeting, 7 p.m.9/13: Design ReviewCommission Workshop, 5 p.m.9/14: Planning Board meeting, 7 p.m.
Town of Saratoga:12 Spring Street, Schuylerville
695-3644
www.townofsaratoga.com
9/12: Town Board meeting, 7 p.m.
Village of Schuylerville:35 Spring Street • 695-3881
www.villageofschuylerville.org
9/13: Board of WaterManagement meeting, 7 p.m.9/14: Board of Trustees meeting,7 p.m.
Town of Stillwater:66 East St., Riverside
Mechanicville, NY 12118
www.stillwaterny.org
Town of Wilton:22 Traver Road • 587-1939
www.townofwilton.com
Saratoga County Board of Supervisors:
40 McMaster St., # 1
Ballston Spa, NY 12020-1985
(518) 885-2240
www.saratogacountyny.gov
9/12: Veterans Committee meeting, 2:30 p.m.9/12: Buildings and GroundsCommittee meeting, 3 p.m.9/12: Public Health Committeemeeting, 4 p.m.9/13: Criminal Justice AdvisoryBoard, 2:15 p.m.9/13: Public Safety Committeemeeting, 3 p.m.9/13: Social ProgramsCommittee meeting, 3:30 p.m.9/13: Public Works Committeemeeting, 4 p.m.9/14: Law and Finance Committeemeeting, 4 p.m.9/14: Agenda meeting, 5 p.m.9/15: Planning Board meeting, 4 p.m.
upcomingtown meetings
Saratoga FibromyalgiaFriends
Saratoga Springs Public Library,
49 Henry St.
We meet from 3 – 4:30 p.m. in the
Sussman Room on the second
Tuesday of each month. This
month’s meeting is September 13
and our speaker will be NiNi
Gridley, Bach Foundation
Registered Practitioner. Please join
us to experience the healing benefits
of Bach Flower essences! For more
information, call Dawn at
(518) 470-4918.
Wilton Wildlife PreserveVolunteer Meeting
Join us on Wednesday, September
14 from 7 – 8 p.m. at our offices at
80 Scout Rd, Wilton. These meet-
ings are a great way to find out the
latest goings-on at Wilton Wildlife
Preserve and Park, to get in on the
planning of up-coming events, and
to connect with fellow volunteers.
Showcase of Homes
Tickets for the area’s premier new
home tour, the 2011 Saratoga
Showcase of Homes, are now on
sale. Tickets are available at all
Adirondack Trust branch locations,
Curtis Lumber stores in Ballston
Spa and Queensbury, Realty USA
offices in Clifton Park and Saratoga
Springs, Roohan Realty in Saratoga
Springs, and the Gazette in
Schenectady. Tickets can also be
purchased online at www.sarato-
gashowcaseofhomes.com and are
always available at any showcase
home during the tour. The 2011
Saratoga Showcase of Homes will
be presented over three weekends,
September 17-18, 24-25, and
October 1-2. Tickets are only $20
which allows you to visit these spec-
tacular homes over six days from 11
a.m. -5 p.m. This year’s edition has
a record-breaking 19 new homes
from 16 award-winning builders on
display in Saratoga County.
Sembrich in September
The evening of music and merri-
ment on Saturday, September 17, at
Nirvana Farms in Bolton Landing,
will feature live music, a silent auc-
tion, wine, hors d’oeuvres, and
dessert. Tickets are $100 and all pro-
ceeds will benefit the Summer
Music Series at The Sembrich.
Reservations are required by calling
(518) 644-2431.
Send your local briefs to Kim Beatty at [email protected]
before Monday at 5 p.m. for Friday publication
Friday, September 9, 2011
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90 minutes for each tour. Cost is
$5 per person for members and
$8 for non-members. For more
information or to make a reser-
vation please call (518) 587-5030
or go to www.saratogapreserva-
tion.org. This week’s tour is “A
Campus and Queen Annes:
Union Ave.” Please meet at the
SE corner of Union Avenue and
Circular Street.
Monday,
September 12Civil War Letters and
WritingsEmpire State College, 2 Union
Ave. Saratoga Springs
From noon – 1 p.m. A.L.L. pres-
ents “Civil War Letters and Writ-
ings” read by living historian
Maxine Getty. Ms. Getty will
share writings of the following
women: Mary Livermore, nurse,
relief organizer and suffragette;
Elizabeth Van Lew, Union agent
in the heart of the Confederacy;
S. Emma E. Edmonds, nurse and
spy; Esther Hill Hawks, “A Women
Doctor’s Civil War;” Georgeanna
Woolsey Bacon and Eliza
Woolsey Howland’s letters; Mrs.
John A. Logan, “Reminiscences of
a Soldier’s Wife;” as well as some
excerpts from “Trials and Tri-
umphs, The Women of the Amer-
ican Civil War.” For more infor-
mation, call (518) 587-2100, ext.
2415. This event is free and open
to the public.
Prestwick Chase
Farmers’ Market 100 Saratoga Blvd., Saratoga
Springs
Every Monday from 3-6 p.m.,
shop local vendors offering fresh
produce, meats, and other local
goods. Open to the general
public.
Tuesday,
September 13Book ClubMalta Branch Library, 1 Bayberry
Dr.
From 7 – 8 p.m., join us to dis-
cuss “The Kitchen House” by
Kathleen Grissom.
Barbara Walters 'Live
from 92nd St. Y'
broadcastJewish Community Center, 84
Weibel Ave., Saratoga Springs
Wine & Food and Fall
Ferrari FestivalThe Kids Cooking Revolution on
Saturday at 10 a.m. is just one of
many events happening this
weekend as part of the festival.
Please visit www.Spac.org for
more information.
Friday,
September 9Greenfield Farmers’
Market Middle Grove Town Park, Middle
Grove Road
From 4 -7 p.m. every Friday,
come to buy fresh produce for
your weekend grilling.
Weekend LongSunKiss Balloon Festival Held in Hudson Falls on Septem-
ber 9 – 11, this festival is worth
the drive. Each morning will
begin with a 30 hot air balloon
mass accession. For more infor-
mation, visit www.sunkissbal-
looning.com/festival/index.html
Saturday,
September 10Elks Soccer ShootGavin Park, Wilton
Saratoga Wilton Elks Lodge pres-
ents a Soccer Shoot from 9 a.m.-
noon for boys and girls, 4 - 13
years of age. Awards for first and
second place for age group cate-
gories and winners advance to
District Regional State Area 1
Finals. Please contact Bob Lin-
dahl at (518) 587-4953 or Les
Cole at (518) 584-0090 for
information.
Wilton Wildlife
ProgramsOn Saturday, September 10,
we’re offering two different pro-
grams. “Pond Exploration:
Dragonflies and Damselflies” is
from 11 a.m. – noon and will be
held at Delegan Pond (across the
street from Camp Saratoga Park-
ing Lot #1). This program is for
children ages 4 and over. The
“Monarch Butterfly Walk” will be
held from 2 – 3 p.m. at the Old
Gick Farm Trail. To register for
either program, please call
(518) 450-0321.
Roast Pork DinnerTrinity United Methodist Church
Exit 16, Ballard Rd., Wilton
Join us for a Roast Pork Dinner,
Saturday, September 10, serving
3:30 - 6:30 p.m. Menu includes
mashed potatoes and gravy,
vegetables, applesauce, rolls,
beverages and assorted desserts.
Cost is by donation. Takeouts will
be available for $9. The church is
handicapped accessible. For
information call (518) 584-9107.
Ballston Spa Farmers’
MarketFresh produce, flowers, meats,
crafts and more! 9 a.m.-noon
Saturdays, and Thursdays from 3-
6 p.m. at Wiswall Park, Front
Street in Ballston Spa.
(518) 885-2772.
Saratoga Farmers’
MarketHigh Rock Park, High Rock
Avenue, Saratoga Springs
Saratoga’s premier market fea-
turing meats, local produce,
eggs, soaps, seasonal items and
more. Wednesdays, 3-6 p.m. and
Saturdays, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. For more
information, call (518) 638-8530.
Sunday,
September 11Saratoga Stroll for
EpilepsyThe Epilepsy Foundation of
Northeastern New York hosts the
Saratoga Stroll for Epilepsy at
Saratoga Spa State Park in the
Columbia Pavilion.
Check-in begins at 10:30 a.m.,
the stroll starts at noon. Regis-
tration fee is $25 per person if
pre-registered, or $30 on the day
of the stroll; children 12 and
under are free. Register and
fundraise online at www.epilep-
syfoundation.org/efneny. For
more information, call
(518) 456-7501.
Summer StrollTours begin at 10:30 a.m. Allow
events
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The satellite broadcast of Bar-
bara Walters with Dr. Gail Saltz
will begin at 8 p.m. Dr. Saltz will
interview Barbara as part of her
series “Strength of Mind,” which
explores how people find suc-
cess, real happiness and the abil-
ity to deal with life’s problems.
Open to the public, tickets are
$10. Doors open at 7:15 p.m. For
more information or to make
reservations call Carole at (518)
584-2370 or email
The Iroquois: From the
Past to the PresentSaratoga Springs Public Library,
49 Henry St.
From 7-8:30 p.m. Kay
Ionataiewas Olan, Mohawk edu-
cator and storyteller, will present
a program on the Hau-
denosaunee (Iroquois Confeder-
acy). She will also bring some
artifacts, and allow time for
questions and answers. This free
program will take place in the
Dutcher Community Room.
Wednesday,
September 14Saratoga Farmers’
MarketHigh Rock Park, High Rock
Avenue, Saratoga Springs
Saratoga’s premier market, fea-
turing meats, local produce,
eggs, soaps, seasonal items and
more. Wednesdays, 3-6 p.m. and
Saturdays, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. For more
information, call (518) 638-8530.
K of C BingoThe Knights of Columbus, Pine
Road, Saratoga
Community bingo each Wednes-
day at 7 p.m. Doors open at 5
p.m. Refreshments will be avail-
able. Call (518) 584-8547 for
more information.
Thursday,
September 15Ballston Spa Farmers’
MarketFresh produce, flowers, meats,
crafts and more! From 3-6 p.m.
tonight and 9 a.m. - noon every
Saturday at Wiswall Park on
Front Street. For more informa-
tion, call (518) 885-2772.
Books and TeaSaratoga Springs Public Library,
49 Henry St.
Books and Tea will meet at 3:30
p.m. to discuss “The Help” by
Kathryn Stockett. We meet
monthly in the Sussman Room.
Come join us!
Feast of the FieldsFeast of the Fields takes place
from 5-8:30 p.m. at Saratoga
National Golf Club to benefit
Saratoga P.L.A.N. Attendees will
enjoy the bounty of locally-
grown produce prepared by
some of Saratoga County’s best
chefs. The evening will also
include musical entertainment, a
silent auction and recognition of
local conservation heroes. Tick-
ets are $75 each. Proceeds from
the event will help to conserve
farmland, natural areas, trail cor-
ridors and historic places in
Saratoga County. Additional
information is available online at
www.saratogaplan.org or by call-
ing (518) 587-5554.
Constitution Day
Lecture SeriesSkidmore College, North Broad-
way, Saratoga Springs
The Lecture entitled: "The Temp-
tation of Washington: The end of
the Revolution and the Birth of
Constitutional Statesmanship,”
by Gary L. Gregg, Ph.D., will
begin at 5:30 p.m. in Scribner
Library, Pohndorff Room. For
more information, call
(518) 580-5240.
Saratoga Senior Center
Square DanceSaratoga Senior Center, 5 Wil-
liams St.
It’s a Square Dance! Join us from
6-8:30 p.m. All dances will be
taught -no square dancing expe-
rience is necessary. Whether you
want to join in the dancing
excitement or just listen to great
music, this in an evening you
won’t want to miss! Advance
tickets suggested. $8 for mem-
bers and $13 for non-members.
($10/$15 at the door) Refresh-
ments will be served. Tickets can
be purchased at the center or
call (518) 584-1621 for
information.
BingoThe Jewish Community Center of
Saratoga Springs, 84 Weibel
Avenue
Celebrate Heartoberfest!by Christina James
Saratoga TODAY
HELPING HANDSHELPING HANDS
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Send your calendar items to Kim Beatty at [email protected] before 5 p.m. on Monday for Friday publication.
When: Saturday, September 17, from 1-5:30 p.m.
Where: Columbia Pavilion, Saratoga State Park
Cost: FREE ADMISSION
Each September, Christie's Heartoberfest raises funds for the Sudden
Arrhythmia Death Syndrome Foundation (SADS). The mission of
Heartoberfest is to save lives by promoting awareness of the symptoms
associated with arrhythmia disorders. Christie’s Heartoberfest features a
raffle (with tickets costing only $1) in addition to food and fun activities.
All proceeds from raffle ticket sales benefit the SADS Foundation to
help spread awareness for the warning signs of cardiac arrhythmia con-
ditions (dizziness, lightheadedness, fainting).
The fundraiser is dedicated to the memory of Christie Tolosky, who
died suddenly on June 20, 2005, from undiagnosed Long QT Syndrome.
Her unexpected death spurred those family members left behind to test
themselves for similar medical issues and several are now being effec-
tively treated for the same disease.
“We host Christie’s Heartoberfest and support the SADS Foundation
in an effort to prevent another family from losing their beloved daugh-
ter, sister, niece or friend,” said Christie’s sister Melissa, who is current-
ly undergoing treatment.
2011’s Heartoberfest is on track to be the best one yet with an incred-
ible variety of items being raffled including trip raffles for two nights in
Montreal or Boston, and one night in Lake Placid or Saratoga.
Raffle Items:
• Anthony Luciano designer Handbag
• Grillers’ Delight: Culinary Institute of America grilling cookbook
and assorted toolsLarrabee Landscaping package: let Ryan Larrabee
give you a patio to be proud of!
• Cannon Powershot digital camera
• Box ‘o Luck: dozens of scratch-off lottery tickets
• Exclusive Adidas gear
• Gift baskets
• Baby and kids’ items
• Dinner certificates to various Capital Region restaurants
• One-of-a-kind Adirondack chairs
• And so much more!
For more information about this fun-filled way to really make a dif-
ference, visit: http://www.christiesheartoberfest.com/ or call
(518) 899-4472.
Doors open at 6 p.m. with the
first game beginning at 7:15. The
building is wheelchair accessible
and has smoking and non-smok-
ing sections. Refreshments for
sale. For more information, call
(518) 584-2370.
Friday,
September 16Teen Movie: Soul SurferMalta Branch Library,
1 Bayberry Dr.
Beginning at 6:30 p.m., this
movie is the true story of talent-
ed teen surfer Bethany Hamilton
who was attacked by a 14-foot
Tiger shark. Rated PG.
UpcomingThe Adirondack Trust
Allegiance BowlOn Saturday, September 17,
Army and Navy face off in the
Adirondack Trust Allegiance
Bowl at Saratoga Springs High
School Football Field. Kickoff is
at 1 p.m. Admission is $5 in
advance or $8 at the gate. Chil-
dren under 5 are free. Tickets are
available at all Adirondack Trust
Banks, Price Choppers and other
locations. For more information,
visit www.allegiancebowl.com.
The kick-off banquet is Friday,
September, 16 at 6:30 p.m. at the
Holiday Inn in Saratoga. For ban-
quet tickets, which are $25, call
Adam Hills at (518) 588-6952.
All Car and Truck Show Firebird Nation of North Ameri-
ca¸ Inc. and Saratoga Bridges
proudly present the Second
Annual All Car and Truck Show
on Saturday, September 17 at
Albany-Saratoga Speedway from
9 a.m.-4 p.m. The rain date is
Sunday, September 18. Registra-
tion is $10 and spectator fee is
$5. For more information, visit
www.saratogabridges.org.
The United States Coast
Guard BandOn Saturday, September 17,
enjoy a performance of the Unit-
ed States Coast Guard Band at
SPAC. This free, general admis-
sion concert will take place at 2
p.m. Tickets are available at
Saratoga County Town & City
Halls and Saratoga County Ste-
warts' Shops. For more
information contact the Board of
Supervisors at (518) 885-2240 or
visit www.saratogacountyny.gov.
Wine and Cheese for
Estherville Animal
ShelterSaratoga Winery, Rte. 29 West
Join us on Sunday, September 18
from noon – 5 p.m. for live
music, raffles, and local cheeses.
Estherville is a privately owned '
No Kill'' shelter and exists solely
on donations. Tickets are $20 in
advance or $25 at the door. For
more information, contact Barb
Kerker at (518) 882-5562 or (518)
522-1987. Checks may be mailed
to Barb Kerker at 1556 Division
St Charlton, NY 12010.
Fracking TalkSkidmore College, North Broad-
way, Saratoga Springs
Lois Gibbs will discuss “What’s all
the fracking fuss? Environmental
health and justice issues in New
York, from Love Canal to
Hydrofracking,” when she visits
Skidmore College on Monday,
September 19. Her talk, the
keynote address of the college’s
Environmental Studies Program,
begins at 7 p.m. in Gannett Audi-
torium, Palamountain Hall.
Admission is free and open to
the public.
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by Yael Goldman
Saratoga TODAY
County Honors Unique Workforce
SARATOGA COUNTY -
September 11-17 is Direct Support
Professional (DSP) Week, a state-
designated period of recognizing the
unique-minded employees who ded-
icate their time and energy to better-
ing the lives of individuals with
intellectual, developmental and
physical disabilities.
Many county organizations will
join the New York State Office of
Persons With Developmental
Disabilities (OPWDD) in next
week's celebration, including
Saratoga Bridges, a regional non-
profit that works to better the lives
of 800 people with developmental
disabilities.
Out of the organization's 550
employees, 85 percent are directly
involved and committed to ensuring
that the individuals they serve real-
ize their dreams and can live digni-
fied, productive lives within their
community.
"We are thanking our staff for all
of the great work they do day-in and
day-out, 365 days per year," said
Valerie Muratori, executive director
of Saratoga Bridges. "Our staff is
really dedicated and committed, and
we truly appreciate everything that
they do."
It takes a certain type of person,
someone with a big heart and unwa-
vering patience, to become a direct
support professional and Barry
Einbinder is the perfect example.
Einbinder is the assistant residen-
tial manager at the Saratoga Bridges
Graves Road residence in
Mechanicville, a two-story building
that is home to five individuals who
are making strides toward reaching
their goals.
The Clifton Park resident's story
is unique: Einbinder joined the
Saratoga Bridges team two years
ago, leaving behind a longtime sales
career that yielded much greater
financial returns but far fewer per-
sonal rewards. But for him, the tran-
sition from salesman to direct sup-
port professional was easy.
"I was just ready for a change and
Saratoga Bridges, the disability
community, has always been close
to my heart," Einbinder said.
His nearly 18-year-old son Steven
(his birthday is at the end of the
month) is autistic and has been
receiving coordination services
through Saratoga Bridges for years.
He and his wife Meryl, who served
a 12-year term as president to the
local chapter of the Autism Society
of America, have interacted with
direct support professionals and
seen the kind of impact they have.
Einbinder applies his personal
experiences to everyday work situa-
tions when he's working with indi-
viduals and their families. Like
many of his co-workers who also
have a family member or neighbor
with a developmental disability in
their life, the double perspective has
proved very beneficial; however, it
seems like no matter what connec-
tions these professionals have in
their personal lives their compassion
is equal: it's unrelenting.
"Having the ability to treat every-
one with respect is an important
quality when you're doing this job,"
Einbinder said. "I always said this
about my son when he was younger:
refer to him as a child with a disabil-
ity, you always insist that they are a
child first because these folks,
despite having disabilities, have
feelings, we all do - we're all human
beings."
Einbinder thinks of his son's best
interest when he's at work, and
knows that the direct support profes-
sionals who work with Steven are
thinking the same way.
According to Muratori, the direct
support professional workforce is
growing, especially in the United
States where the number of individ-
uals diagnosed with autism or
autism spectrum disorders continues
to increase.
"We are seeing an increase partic-
ularly in Saratoga County, which is
growing in population and we are
impacted by that growth," she said.
"We are always looking for ways to
expand our services. We [do so]
based on what the individuals and
families are asking of us, and we
reach out to our staff all the time to
ask how we can provide better
services."
As the need for more direct sup-
port professionals increases,
employees like Barry Einbinder
become all the more valuable.
Saratoga Bridges is hopeful that
next week's designation will raise
enough awareness to make the com-
munity consider the impact the
workforce is making every day.
"There's boss’ day, there used to
be secretary’s day, but in this field
you can't say okay, here's one day
[for recognition]," she explained.
"Hopefully over Direct Support
Professional’s Week the community
will get to better understand what
this field is all about."
As for Saratoga Bridges' profes-
sionals of honor, they'll be enjoying
a full week of praise and fun, with
activities like an ice cream social,
'thank you' raffles and gift cards. But
you can be sure they'll be working
just as hard as they do the other 51
weeks of the year, at least Einbinder
will.
"Will next week be different? No.
I'd like to think that just doing my
job to the best of my ability and as
effectively as I can is the best way
that I can honor Diret Support
Professional Week," he said. "It's
just something that we do every
day."
Photo provided
Barry Einbinder is on of manydirect support professionals to behonored by Saratoga Bridges nextweek.
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Sangywch ChangesOwnership
SARATOGA SPRINGS -
Sangwych, the specialty sandwich
shop that opened at 68 Putnam Street
this spring, is now under new owner-
ship. John Meyer, Jon Malm and
Bobby Holt purchased the shop from
previous owner Ron Farber on
August 1.
Meyer and Malm have been with
Sangwych since the beginning; Holt
joins the team with experience as
head chef at Gaffney's and Hatties.
The new team plans to add to the
already extensive menu with more
daily specials, and will introduce
chicken wings and more homemade
soups to the daily menu this fall.
"I'm a big football fan and love the
fact we will be introducing wings just
in time for the season-football and
wings go hand-in-hand," Malm said.
"We'll have great wings with specials
for Sunday and Monday Night
Football. I know Bobby is [also]
working on a Sangwych style pizza
[that] will be more in line with French
bread pizza which hopefully will
attract some new customers."
For more information, call
Sangwych at (518) 580-9800 or visit
www.sangwych.com.
New doctors on staff atSaratoga Hospital
SARATOGA SPRINGS - Saratoga
Hospital recently announced the fol-
lowing additions to its medical staff.
Ioliene B. Boenau, MD, emer-
gency physician; John A. Davies,
MD, emergency physician; Stephan
T. Rau, MD, radiologist; Timothy F.
Shepard, MD, radiologist; Nicole
Solomos, DO, family practice / sports
medicine physician; and Christopher
R. Zieker, MD, ophthalmologist.
Saratoga Hospital also recently
welcomed a group of new emergency
physicians from Albany Medical
Center Hospital who are now provid-
ing care at our Malta Medical Arts
Urgent Care Center. The physicians
are: Shellie L. Asher, MD, Timothy
F. Barcomb, MD, Chame Blackburn,
MD, Beth A. Cadigan, MD, Jason E.
Cohen, DO, Michael W. Daily, MD,
Deborah L. Funk, MD, Kathryn A.
Hogan, MD, Kevin M. Jones, MD,
Benjamin S. Katz, MD, Charles C.
King, MD, Heather Long, MD, Dan
M. Mayer, MD, Mara McErlean,
MD, Dennis P. McKenna, MD,
Joshua Pacheco, MD, Daniel K.
Pauze, MD, Dennis R. Pauze, MD,
Howard Snyder, MD, Taylor Spencer,
MD, MPH, Claudwardyne Thevenin,
DO, Lorraine G. Thibodeau, MD,
Peter Tilney, DO, Wayne R. Triner,
DO, Michael J. Waxman, MD, and
Wendy L. Woolley, DO.
For more information about
Saratoga Hospital, visit www.sarato-
gahospital.org .
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PUZZLESPUZZLESPUZZLES
SARATOGA
TODAYFriday, September 9, 201142
The HelpThe film begins with Aibileen Clark (Viola Davis) giving a brief insight into the lives of
herself and her community who work, for the most part, as domestic staff for the white elite
of Jackson, Mississippi. How she’s spent most of her life raising white children and how
she’d recently lost her own son. And Minnie, her friend, (played by Octavia Spencer) loses
her job due to an inability to abide by unjust rules and hold her tongue as she’s expected to.
Meanwhile, Eugenia “Skeeter” Phelan (played by Emma Stone) has returned home from
college with a degree and plans to use it. An idea that is lost on her friends and family who
saw college as a means to an end in their quest for suitable husbands who could support
them and their future children in the manner they’ve become accustomed to thanks to their
upbringing. And while Skeeter (Stone) finds a job writing a column about cooking and other
matters she has little to no expertise on, she soon finds her real passion in chronicling the
life, times and injustices of African American domestic servants in Jackson.
I’ve heard the criticisms leveled on this film and, in all honesty, they’re not wrong. Its
depiction of racism is, for the most part watered down or rose-colored. And the film’s main
antagonist is a twitchy social butterfly whose only real power is her standing. That might
make sense if her near-senile mother weren’t heckling her in the background during those
important social events. It is funny, the characters that are the actual focus of the film are
endearing and the conclusion is satisfying enough without being too far-fetched to be
believable. 6.8 out of 10
At The MoviesWith
Trey Roohan
Crossword
Scrabblegram See puzzle solution on page 44
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page 44
ACROSS1 Gung-ho response7 Delay10 Evans of country14 Buff15 Farm female16 Left17 Village with very little gardening
equipment?19 The NCAA's Runnin' Rebels20 Lab, for one21 Reject22 Sends24 Jacket label letters26 Get off the shoulder, say27 Entrance purchases for a condition-
ing program?35 Actor Milo36 Pool game call37 Tiny beef38 Fly on a line39 Gives credit where credit is due40 On the safer side41 Rational ending?42 "__ it Art?": Kipling43 1955 UN joiner44 What Ruth forgot to bring to pool
night?47 Morgan Freeman won its 2011 Life
Achievement Award: Abbr.48 Morning talker49 Fly over the equator?52 Pleased cry53 Droid, e.g.56 Slip through the cracks?57 Like calls between drudges?61 Run well62 Unsound63 Like Napoleon64 Relaxing locales65 The Hartford logo
66 Failures (and in another way, a hintto 17-, 27-, 44- and 57-Across)
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Quote: I love getting up in the morning. I clap
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Words to know: somniloquist: sleep talker.
Sudoku
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Internet shorthand43 Future George W. Bush Presidential
Library site45 "Hondo" et al.46 Dutch brewery49 A-one50 Food in a memorable "Seinfeld"
episode51 Pound of verse52 White partner53 "__ Eterno": 2004 sports documen-
tary54 Active sort55 Addenda58 Lascivious leader?59 Big name in kitchenware60 Tecs
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Community Sports BulletinVarsity Football
Schedule
Ballston Spa
09/02: vs. Guilderland, 22-18 W
09/09: at Schenectady, 7 p.m.
09/16: at Albany, 7 p.m.
Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake
09/02: vs. Gloversville, 36-6 W
09/09: at Amsterdam, 7 p.m.
09/16: vs. Schenectady, 7 p.m.
Saratoga Springs
09/02: at Albany, 40-6 W
09/09: vs. Bethlehem Central, 7 p.m.
09/16: at Guilderland, 7 p.m.
Saratoga Central Catholic
09/02: at Lake George, 12-40 L
09/09: vs. Cambridge, 7 p.m.
09/16: at Catholic Central, 7 p.m.
Schuylerville
09/02: vs. Ichabod Crane, 61-26 W
09/10: at Cohoes, 1:30 p.m.
09/16: at Cobleskill, 7 p.m.
South Glens Falls
09/02: vs. Bishop Maginn, 22-34 L
09/09: at Lansingburgh, 7 p.m.
09/16: vs. Gloversville, 7 p.m.
Al Mottau
Golf Daze
Mechanicville Golf Club
Monday Frog Island:
Low Gross:
Chuck Devito, Jr. - 37
Mike Ciulla - 39
Mike Serbalik - 39
Low Net:
Dan Fenton - 28
Jarod Garone - 29
Women’s Low Gross:
Laurie Phelps - 45
Saturday Frog Island:
Low Gross:
Clyde Driggers - 38
Chuck Devito, Jr. - 40
Low Net:
Doug Pearl - 28
Dick McBride - 29
Rich Ciulla - 29
Women’s Low Gross:
Laurie Phelps - 40
Matt Salvador eagled on the par
4 16th hole, using a driver and a
putter.
Saratoga Lake Golf Club
Elizabeth Ghilardi shot a hole-
in-one at the Saratoga Lake Golf
Club Friday, August 30. Ghilardi
aced the 147-yard 14th hole with
her 9 iron. Congratulations to
Elizabeth!
ENYGA
Ralph Maru of Van Patten Golf
Course shot a 71 Wednesday,
August 24, to win the Eastern
New York Golf Association’s
tournament at Hiland Golf
Course.
Class-A:
Gross:
Ralph Maru - 71
Chuck Connolly - 74
Dave Fleche - 81
Net:
Jim Mannix - 71
Paul Brioccoli - 74
Tim Getruright - 74
Class-B:
Gross:
Ed Ellison - 78
Gus Guiffre - 81
Dave Marcy - 83
Tom Holmes - 83
Net:
Jon Kozel - 69
Joe Tinning - 71
Tim Mosher - 71
Ken Tracy - 71
Class-C:
Gross:
John Owens - 88
Art Rafferty - 89
Ray Harris - 90
John Weldon - 91
Net:
Al Dzek - 69
Bill Baker - 69
Len Pangburn - 70
Ton Cowell - 71
Class-D:
Gross:
Ralph Hurst - 94
John Cox - 97
Lee Fuller - 98
Net:
Ed Kennelly - 70
Tony Perretta - 70
Bob Scranton - 74
NENYPGA
Peter Gerard of Mills Road
Acres won the senior title
during the North Eastern
New York PGA tournament,
defeating Frank Mellet after
three holes of sudden death.
Gerard and Mellet had tied at
71 on the 18th and final hole
to force the three-hole play-
off.
Ballston Spa Country Club
Senior League:
Don Gallagher, Mark
Rider, Mike Radzevich: +5
Paul Alexanian, Spencer
Birt, Pat Hourihan, Carl Jahn:
+4
Ken Bowler, Ed Helmke,
Dave Lake: +3
Low Gross:
Ed Lake - 81
Pioneer Hills
Mark Donahue won the
men’s club championship in
the gross division at Pioneer
Hills. Zach Sullivan won the
net division.
SARATOGA SPRINGS– The Liberty League announced early this week that Skidmore College volleyball junior Carolyn Bottelier was named Co-Performer of the Week, while
field hockey freshman Haley McDougall earned Rookie of the Week honors.
Bottelier (Washington, D.C.) helped lead the Thoroughbreds to a 3-1 record and second place finish at the 12-team Cortland Red Dragon Invitational. She led the offense with a
team leading 12 kills (and a .409 hitting percentage) in a 3-0 win vs. Ithaca. She also registered 15 kills in a 3-2 win vs. Rochester. Her all-around contribution for the weekend includ-
ed 36 kills (second on the team), 15 assists, 7 service aces, 40 digs and 7 total blocks. Skidmore returns to action on September 9 at the Rochester Invitational.
McDougall (Saratoga Springs) picked up a pair of victories in her first two collegiate starts for the seventh-ranked Thoroughbreds, including a shutout in the season opener at
Castleton. Against the Spartans, she recorded four saves and came back to make six stops in a 3-1 win at Babson. For the week, McDougall posted a 0.50 GAA and a .909 save
percentage.
Liberty League: Bottelier, McDougall Take Home Weekly Honors
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Damian
Fantauzzi
by Mark Bolles
Saratoga TODAY
Self Confidence: A By-Product
Everyone has some sort of pos-
itive feeling about a certain thing
that they can do or are capable of
doing. The many sports that are
now easily accessible gives the
majority of us an opportunity to
be proficient in some type of ath-
letic endeavor. Depending on
your age group, there are sports
that we can say (and it may be
subconsciously) that we are good
at doing.
There are many examples of
life sports, such as golf, bowling,
tennis or other racquet sports,
that are among the most common
types of athletic games in which
people from an older age group
can be proficient. Being able to
compete is a good feeling, and
there are a lot of available athlet-
ic opportunities to do so. If you
can run, there are races all over
the Capital Region for the eager
runner to participate and compete
in. The same thing goes for bik-
ing; in Saratoga alone there are at
least three bike racing events that
I am aware of. There has also
been a recent surge in popularity
for a fairly new sport, Pickle
Ball. Some of my friends have
been encouraging me to try it - I
might, some day soon!
One of the good things about
participating in a sport with some
proficiency is that it gives most
people a good feeling about
themselves. Not only is there a
feeling of accomplishment, but
also one of individual achieve-
ment. People develop an overall
confidence in what they are capa-
ble of doing. Inside the body and
mind flows the euphoric juices of
a high that is almost indescrib-
able; it is an emotional high that
comes from the individual's abil-
ity to perform a certain function
in a sport, and the experience is
second to none!
Those who play sports seem to
have a respect for others who are
better at the game than they are -
an awe-filled admiration. But the
confidence that we have earned
because of our achievement
comes from the fact that we can
almost do as well as the excep-
tional athlete. There is an emo-
tional gain that permeates
throughout our bodies while we
perform our athletic skills. This
gives us a positive feeling of self-
worth due to our accomplish-
ment: "Hey, I'm pretty good at
this game!" It is such a great feel-
ing of "look what I can do" even
if you are the only one, inwardly
listening, and it has nothing to do
with what the people around you
are doing.
Some school kids who might
have been bullied or made fun of
and have later developed some
good athletic skills in a sport,
like basketball for example,
experience less negativity and
are oftentimes accepted by the
very peers that previously
ridiculed them.
Athletics are good for kids to
develop confidence and other
basic growth experiences, like
leadership and team play. Many
professional organizations, when
hiring and interviewing candi-
dates for jobs, have an interest in
whether the candidates have any
athletic history from high school
and/or college. Corporations feel
that people who are athletic and
have been involved in sports
have good leadership qualities,
are team players and are confi-
dent about who they are and what
they can do because they usually
make good employees.
It is obvious that playing
sports, no matter what sport it is,
has a positive outcome for the
individual. The ability to perform
certain athletic skills gives us all
a boost in self confidence and
feelings of satisfaction and
achievement. Performing with
some proficiency and feeling
good about it is a formula, one
with the by-product of increased
self esteem that can become part
of a plan for success throughout
life's adventure!
Stepping Star Tumbles Head-First into Fall Program
photos by MarkBolles.com - Saratoga TODAY
SARATOGA SPRINGS -
Stepping Star Gymnastics and Dance
began their fall programs
Wednesday, September 7 at the
recently remodeled facility in
Congress Plaza, Saratoga Springs.
Accommodating all skill levels from
ages 3 and up, the experienced
instructors at the third generation
family owned and operated facility
provide guidance for groups, and are
available for private lessons as well.
More experienced gymnasts may
wish to practice or improve their
skills during open gym. Attention
cheerleaders: there are classes that
will improve your tumbling and floor
routines. Get motivated and check
out www.SteppingStar.com
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by Daniel Schechtman
Saratoga TODAY
Last Minute Heroics Propel Ballston Spa to VictoryScotties Varsity Football Defeats Guilderland in Opening Day Match
photos by SharonCastroPhotography.com - Saratoga TODAY
Guilderland’s Tim O'Connor dives for the end zone as the Scotties’ defense chases him down.
BALLSTON SPA - It took the
Ballston Spa varsity football
squad the first half to work out a
few kinks in opening day play,
but once quarterback John
DeGuardi started rolling, there
was little the Guilderland defense
could do to hold the Scotties
back.
"Johnny [DeGuardi] had a cou-
ple of turnovers and fumbles
early on," said Ballston Spa
coach John Bowen. "Actually, he
turned the ball over four times.
More often then not, when you
have that many turnovers in a 48
minute game, you're not going to
come out on top."
Unable to find their footing, the
Scotties fell behind 0-12 against
Guilderland - certainly not the
most encouraging way to start a
football season.
"Going into halftime, it wasn't
all hellfire and brimstone," said
Bowen on his halftime pep-talk
to the team. "We knew that after
giving up a late score in the first
half, we were going to have to get
our confidence back in these guys
to right the ship. We made some
adjustments, juggled some per-
sonnel around, and started to turn
the game around on our first
possession."
That turn around was led by
none other than DiGuardi him-
self. On the very first play of the
second half, DiGuardi broke
through the defensive line, run-
ning 79 yards to score the first
touchdown of the season for the
Scotties.
"That was the turning point of
the half," said Bowen. "That's
when we started to believe that
we could do this thing."
Guilderland scored once more
in the third quarter, extending
their lead 18-7. Guilderland made
a second run at the end zone late
in the third quarter, but the play
was called back on a penalty and
the team failed to convert the
drive into a scoring possession.
In the fourth quarter, DiGuardi
handed off the ball to Matt
McDonald, who ran in 25 yards
to put the score at 18-15 (follow-
ing a two point conversion pass
from DiGuardi to R.J. Borgolini).
But with time ticking away and
the Scotties still down by 3, the
team needed to dig deep one last
time to find victory.
"We had to move the ball pret-
ty quickly," said Bowen, whose
team had run the clock down to
under a minute left in the fourth
quarter. "Johnny just sprinted out
those last two runs. He adlibbed
and made something happen with
his feet."
With :53 seconds remaining on
the clock, DiGuardi broke from
the pocket, carrying the ball 27
yards and across the end zone
line to secure an opening day win
for Ballston Spa, final score
22-18.
"Our boys really rallied up,
stood strong and held
[Guilderland] back," said Bowen.
Ballston Spa's next challenge
comes when they travel to
Schenectady Friday, September 9
for a 7 p.m. start time.
"They're a very big team, very
fast," said Bowen. "We're certain-
ly going to be put to the test as far
as size is concerned. We're going
to have to be prepared as athletes
to run for a full 48 minutes - there
can be no slowing up."
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September 9, 2011sports
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