Saratoga County EOC Thanksgiving Baskets
The Saratoga County Economic Opportunity Council (EOC) is helping families celebrate the upcoming holiday through Adopt-a-Family. The EOC will be taking applications for Thanksgiving Baskets until Wednesday, October 31, 2015. Applications can be filled out at our main office at 39 Bath St., Ballston Spa from 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. Monday through Friday, at your local WIC clinic or call your Head Start/Early Head Start Family Advocate. Criteria: Applications are for families of 2 or more only (permanent household members), you must be a Saratoga County resident. Thanksgiving basket distribution will be the week of Thanksgiving at the Presbyterian New England Congregational Church, Saratoga Springs: last names beginning A – L: Monday, November 23 – 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. and last names beginning M – Z: Tuesday, November 24 – 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. You must have a receipt to pick up your Thanksgiving basket. There will be a last chance pick up on Wednesday, November 25, with a receipt – 9 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. and without a receipt – 10:30 a.m. until gone. For more information, please contact the Saratoga EOC at (518) 288-3206 in reference to Thanksgiving Baskets.
Fall Consignment Sale
Kids’ fall & winter clothes, toys and more. KT School will host its annual Fall Consignment Sale on October 16 and 17 at the American Legion in Saratoga Springs. Items for sale include children’s Fall/Winter clothing (sizes infant to size 12), kids’ gear (car seats, strollers, high chairs, etc.), furniture (cribs, toddler beds, changing tables, etc.), Kids sports equipment, tricycles/bikes and small play equipment, toys, puzzles and games, kids’ books and DVDs, and maternity and nursing wear. The American Legion is located at 34 West Avenue in Saratoga Springs. There is a pre-sale on Friday, October 16 from noon – 3 p.m. Pre-sale passes are available at the door for $10 each. The public sale takes place Friday from 3 – 8 p.m. Saturday’s half-price sale is on Saturday, October 17 from 9 a.m. – 1 p.m. and is open to the public. Proceeds will benefit Katrina Trask Cooperative Nursery School, a non- profit organization.
Antique Clock and Watch Show
The antique clock and watch show is sponsored by the Monday Night Clock Group at Burnt Hills Baptist Church located at 195 Kingsley Road, Burnt Hills, takes place on Saturday, October 17 from 1 to 5 p.m. The public is invited free of charge. There will be a large exhibit of antique and complicated clocks and watches. Free evaluations of clocks and watches brought in by the public and free repair estimates. Free clock magazines, keys, pendulum bobs, taper pins and hand washers for clocks needing them. Refreshments will be provided. For more information call Peter Elmendorf, at (518) 587-4435.
Free to Breathe 5K and 1 Mile Walk
On October 17 at Shepherd’s Park in Lake George hundreds of community members will gather to support Innovative Lung Cancer Research. All proceeds from the event support Free to Breathe, a nonprofit lung cancer research and advocacy organization dedicated to ensuring surviving lung cancer is the expectation, not the exception. Help us double lung cancer survival by 2022! To register and begin fundraising, visit freetobreathe.org.
October Genealogy Conference
Scott Andrew Bartley will be the speaker at the annual Heritage Hunters Genealogy Conference. The Conference will be held on Saturday, October 17 at Saratoga Town Hall in Schuylerville, at the corner of Rt. 4 and Rt. 29, (12 Spring St.). Scott is a genealogist, archivist, librarian and editor specializing in Vermont, Mayflower lineages and colonial New England. He is currently an editor/researcher for New England Historical and Genealogical Society [NEHGS]. The Conference topics are: Crossing the Border, U.S. and Canadian Records; Family Search Program; American Probate System; and Your Brick Walls.
The day begins with registration, exhibits and coffee at 8:45 a.m. and will conclude at 3:15 p.m. Registration is $30 for members and $40 for non-members. Included is a hot lunch, breaks and exhibits. An option is offered for $45 that would include Heritage Hunters 2015-2016 membership at $15 and the Conference at $30. For information and registration call (518) 587-2978 or email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
Halloween Party
Please join us on October 17 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. for ghoulish games, freak fun, and creepy crafts and frighteningly fabulous food. There will be a costume contest with prizes for kids and a raffle for parents. This is a free event open to the public. Sponsored by the American Legion Auxiliary, Henry Cornell Unit 234, located at 23 Pleasant St., Ballston Spa.
a ca Celebration!
Ladies, do the holidays make you want to sing? Do you like to have fun and give back to a worthy cause? Come join us in an “a ca CELEBRATION!” Attend Monday night rehearsals with Saratoga Soundtrack Chorus from October 19 - December 7, 7 - 8:15 p.m. Learn traditional and modern holiday classics in women’s 4-part a capella harmony and be a part of our “ a ca CELEBRATION!” Show December 7 will benefit Code Blue Saratoga. Rehearsals and the show will take place at the Knights of Columbus, 50 Pine Road, Saratoga Springs, NY. Registration and materials fee: $25. Register on-line at www.saratogasoundtrack.org or call (518) 747-3823, or email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
Country Dance Night to Benefit the Veteran’s Homes
On Friday October 23, 2015 the Ladies Auxiliary of the Saratoga-Wilton Elks will present a Country Dance Night hosted by DJ Kevin Richards. It will be held at the Saratoga-Wilton Elks on Elk Lane in Saratoga; the tickets are $15 at the door from 7 to 10 p.m. All proceeds will benefit The Guardian House and The Saratoga County Rural Preservation Co. (Men’s Vet House). Kevin Richards will offer dance lessons followed by an “Open Country Dance Party.” The Auxiliary will also sell hamburgers, cheeseburgers, chicken tenders, fries, onion rings, hot dogs and nachos with cheese for everyone’s convenience from 6:30 to 8 p.m. There will be a cash bar and several raffle baskets available for added fun. For more information or to reserve a table for eight or more, please call Arlyne Henley at (518) 879-9262.
Save the Date
Angelo Mazzone invites you to save the date for the 8th Annual Masquerade Gala on Friday, October 30, 2015 at 6:30 p.m. at Prime at Saratoga National Golf Club, Saratoga Springs. Music by The Audio Stars. The gala is benefiting the Capital Region Office of The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, New York Branch. For more information call (518) 812-6833 or (518) 701-4886.
Historic Ghost Tours of the Canfield Casino and Bolster Sale on Halloween
Are you looking for something to do for before Trick or Treating? Come to downtown Saratoga Springs for Fall Fest and to the History Museum for a Ghost Tour of the building investigated by Ghost Hunters! We will conduct tours from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, October 31. The Museum is a Trick or Treat stop, so come in costume! Each tour size is limited and they run about every 20 minutes. Fees are $7 per adult, $4 for children. Kids in costume are admitted for free. You can also treat yourself to an image from the Bolster Collection as the Museum will have a sale going on in the gift shop of hundreds of images of old Saratoga Springs. The Bolster Collection has 325,000 historic images of the City of Saratoga Springs and is a treasure to enjoy. The History Museum is located in the Canfield Casino and is open daily 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. More information about programs and exhibits can be found at www.saratogahistory.org.
Looking for Volunteers
CAPTAIN Youth and Family Services is accepting new adult volunteer applications for its Homework Help, and Family Assistance. We are in need of van drivers at this time. Please visit www.captaincares.org for the application, or call Mary at (518) 371-1185. CAPTAIN Youth and Family Services is a social service agency located in Clifton Park. CAPTAIN operates a runaway and homeless youth shelter, street outreach services, Teen Talk Helpline, emergency food pantry, family assistance program, and various youth leadership programs. For those with questions about CAPTAIN, please visit our website at www.captaincares.org. Those wishing to speak to a CAPTAIN Representative may also call (518) 371-1185.
Burnt Hills Oratorio Society Call for Singers
If you love to sing, come join The Burnt Hills Oratorio Society. The music is inspiring and the people are fun. No audition required and you will get to sing with an orchestra. The choir is accepting new singers through mid-October for its upcoming concert scheduled for Saturday, December 5 at 3 p.m. at Grace Chapel in Clifton Park. The choir will be performing Britten’s “A Ceremony of Carols” and Vaughn-William’s “Hodie.” Founded in 1970, BHOS proudly presents two major concerts annually that feature local soloists and orchestral players. The members represent all age groups and vocations. Participating in a large chorus is a chance to blend voices and enjoy community. The choir rehearses Tuesday nights, 7 p.m., in the Burnt Hills Ballston Lake High School choir room. Membership is $45 plus the cost of music. For more information, visit www.bhos.us, find us on Facebook, or just show up at a rehearsal.
