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Fifth Annual Tuff eNuff Obstacle Course Challenge Tuff eNuff is a mud-filled course with obstacles for participants to crawl under, hurdle over, wade through, and work together toward success. It will be held on June 4 at BOCES Campus on Henning Rd. in Saratoga Springs. 100 percent of the proceeds will benefit the Prevention Council of Saratoga County. Kids run (1 mile) begins at 8:30 a.m. Teens and Adults (5K) at 9:15 a.m. The first 200 kids to complete the Kid’s Run will receive a one-day pass to Great Escape. New this year is the Nemer Photo Booth. For more information call (518) 581-1230. Rain or Shine. Register at www.finishright.com. Day of registration is available but get there by 8 a.m. Ladies of Charity/Saratoga Vicariate Annual Garage and Bake Sale The sale will take place on June 4, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Rain or shine. It will be held at the Italian American War Veterans, located at 247 Grand Ave., Saratoga Springs. Donations may be dropped off on Friday, June 3, from 9 a.m. until noon only. Suggested items are linens, glassware, pots and pans, knick-knacks, jewelry, tools, toys, small furniture, lamps, books and baby items. Children’s clothing only. No adult clothing or shoes, skis, ski boots, TVs or computers. All items must be clean and in good condition. Cakes, breads, cookies, cupcakes, brownies, pies, muffins, rolls, candies or any of your specialties are welcome. To volunteer, donate baked goods or leave donations please call, Linda Crawford at (518) 222-6564 or Claudette Farchione at (518) 584-7592. Soroptimists Book Fair In support of the 22nd Secret Gardens Tour, Northshire Bookstore of Saratoga, located at 424 Broadway in Saratoga Springs, will again sponsor a special shopping day for Soroptimists and friends on Saturday, June 4and Sunday, June 5. Pick out your favorite books or purchase gift cards. Tell them that you are “Shopping for Soroptimists” and 20 percent of your purchase will be donated to support SISC programs. Admission is free. You can also purchase tickets for the July 10 Secret Gardens Tour at Northshire Bookstore from June 4 through July 9. The Secret Gardens Tour will showcase Saratoga’s finest gardens while raising money for programs that support women and girls. Bariatric Support Group Meeting - FREE This is a monthly support group, meeting the first Monday of every month in the Saratoga Hospital Board Room, located at 211 Church Street, Saratoga Springs, from 6 - 8 p.m. The first meeting will be on June 6. Get information and support about all aspects of weight loss through various topics presented each month. No registration is required. Go Native in your Garden Emily DeBolt of Fiddlehead Creek Native Plant Nursery will speak on native alternatives to invasive species and give you inspiration for your own garden on Monday, June 6 at noon at the Saratoga Springs Public Library, Henry Street, Saratoga Springs. This event is sponsored by the Heritage Garden Club of Saratoga Springs with support from the Alfred Z. Solomon Charitable Trust. Free and open to the public For more information contact: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. Facts about Cataracts - FREE Join Christopher Zieker, MD of Zieker Eye Ophthalmology, on June 8 in the Saratoga Hospital Board Room, located at 211 Church Street, Saratoga Springs at 6 - 7:30 p.m. as he explains what cataracts are and treatment options. No longer do cataracts have to be “ready” or “ripe”. We will discuss this and other myths that continue to confuse patients. Come see what you’ve been missing! Christopher Zieker, MD has performed over 5,000 cataract surgeries. Ballston Spa’s Village Wide Garage Sale Weekend The annual Ballston Spa Village Wide Garage Sale Weekend takes place Saturday and Sunday, June 11-12, 2016. In a tradition that goes back well over 25 years, residents and community groups hold sales throughout the village and the surrounding area. Hours vary by location. If you are having a garage/yard sale or related event in the Ballston Spa area that weekend and would like your location included on the compiled listing to be posted on the Ballston Spa Business percent Professional Association’s website www.ballston.org and linked on our Facebook page, call or email Ellen at 885-2772 or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. no later than Thursday, June 2. You do not need to be a BSBPA member to be listed. Community groups are encouraged. Only location and days/hours are listed. Bus Trip to the Berkshires Please join us on Saturday, June 11 for our 2nd annual literary-themed bus trip brought to you by the Friends of Saratoga Springs Public Library. This time, we’re headed to The Berkshires of Western Massachusetts. There will be a group lunch and tour of Edith Wharton’s The Mount in Lenox, a tour of Herman Melville’s Arrowhead in Pittsfield (wrote Moby Dick here) and view Illustration exhibit and Rockwell’s Saturday Evening Post covers at Norman Rockwell Museum in Stockbridge. Cost is $100 per person which includes transportation, lunch, admission and tours at venues. There are only 6 seats left. Please sign up by mailing a check (payable to Friends of Saratoga Springs Public Library) to our trip organizer Rhona Koretzky, 3 Longwood Drive, Saratoga Springs NY 12866. Please contact Rhona at (518) 505-1303 or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it./ Herbs, Perennials and Garden Décor The Heritage Garden Club of Saratoga Springs is sponsoring a herb, perennial plant and garden decor sale, Saturday, June 11 from 9 a.m. to noon on the corner of Bryan and East Ave. just off No. Broadway in Saratoga Springs. There will be many varieties of herbs, perennial plants as well as garden accents available for sale. The 4th Annual Beekman Street Art Fair The 4th Annual Beekman Street Art Fair will kick off summer in Saratoga Springs, on Sunday, June 12, from 10 a.m. to 5p.m. in the Arts District located on Beekman St. between Grand Ave and West Circular. The family-friendly, pedestrian-friendly event will feature over 50 fine and craft artists set up in individual tents along Beekman Street. Under the performance tent on Ash St will be a puppet demonstration, musical groups, and an Open Mic session hosted by Saratoga Children’s Theater. A children’s art park will be set up for make-n-take projects appealing to different age groups. Rain or shine, free admission. Saratoga Arts made this program possible with a Community Arts Grant funded by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew Cuomo and the New York State Legislature. 2nd Annual Mr. Polidore Dandelion 5K Run and Walk Mr. Stephen Polidore was a greatly loved Kindergarten teacher at Tanglewood Elementary for over 20 years. Sadly, he passed away in 2014. This event is held in his memory. Please help us celebrate him at this special event. The Mr. Polidore Dandelion 5K Run/Walk will be held on June 12 at Tanglewood Elementary School, located at 60 Tanglewood Dr., S. Glens Falls. At 8:30 a.m. there will be a Fun Run for Kids and at 9 a.m. a 5K Run/Walk (timed event). Cost is $7 for a Fun Runner, $25 for the 5K Runner ($30 day of Race). Rain or Shine. Check our Facebook page for registration information and updates. Register at www.dandelion5k.com. Register by May 20 and receive a commemorative T-Shirt. Each Kids Fun Run participant will receive a medal. New Treatment Options for Worn Out Hips and Knees – FREE Join Dr. Lawrence Fein, MD of OrthoNY at the Saratoga Springs Public Library- Susman Room, 49 Henry Street, Saratoga Springs, on June 14 at 5 - 6:30 p.m. as he discusses the latest in treatment options for patients with hip and knee ailments. You don’t have to live with your pain. Free Indeed Children’s Giveaway – Clothing, toys and baby gear. Sizes: newborn – teen. All items are free. Saturday, June 18 at Saratoga Abundant Life, Route 50 and Hutchins Rd., Saratoga Springs from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Shop, eat and be blessed. So if the Son sets you free, you will be free indeed. John 8:36 . Yaddo Garden Tours Tours will take place every Saturday and Sunday June 18 and 19 till Saturday, September 3 and Sunday September 4 and Tuesdays during racing season. No tour Travers Day August 27, 2016. Tours of Garden only include sharing the history of the Trask Family, the Mansion and history of the Yaddo gardens. The aura, spirituality and creative energy that permeates Yaddo is discussed. Docent-led tours begin at 11 a.m. at the main fountain near the entrance gate to the garden. Tours last about one hour. The cost is $10.00 per person. Special guided docent-led tours of the Yaddo gardens can be arranged at a date and time convenient for the group. Contact Yaddo at (518) 584-0746 or www.Yaddo. org for more information. Strawberry Festival Come to the Strawberry Festival at the Round Lake United Methodist Church located at 34 George Ave., Round Lake on June 18 from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Enjoy fresh strawberry shortcake. 200th Anniversary Celebration Join Eagle-Matt Lee fire Company No. 1 as they celebrate their 200th Anniversary on Saturday, June 25, 2016 at the Saratoga County Fairgrounds, Fairground Ave., Ballston Spa. A parade starts at 11:30 followed by rides, games, food, vendors and more. There will be a Jaws of Life live demo, Local DJ Hersh Productions, Big Sky Country from 4 – 9 p.m. , the New England States Veterans Fireman’s league Muster Competeition (people can join in too) and more. The Camp Saratoga 5K Trail Series The Camp Saratoga 5K Trail Series will be held Mondays June 27, July 11, July 25, August 8 and August 22 at 6:15 p.m. at Camp Saratoga, Wilton Wildlife Preserve & Park. The races are open to all and registration is $5 at the door. Proceeds benefit the Wilton Wildlife Preserve and the Saratoga Spa State Park. Refreshments and raffle prizes afterwards. Grand prizes will be awarded for best times for all 5 events, continual improvement and most family members. For more information visit www.saratogastryders.org or email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. . Yankees vs. Red Sox The Notre Dame Visitation Church Capital Campaign Fundraiser Committee is hosting a second bus to the Yankees vs Red Sox Game on Sat., July 16, 2016. The cost is $120 per person which includes bus, entrance into the game and unlimited Pepsi products and many food items from 1st through 5th inning of game. Bus leaves Wilton Mall 11 a.m. Game starts at 4 p.m. Tickets on sale now, first come, first serve. Tickets are non-refundable. Contact Pete Healy (518) 421-2956 Erie Canal Cruise The Olde Saratoga Seniors are hosting a trip on the 90 minute Erie Canal Cruise after a stop to Gems Along the Mohawk, a unique gift shop and then arrive at Waterfront Grille for buffet style lunch and then board the Lil’ Diamond Vessel for your cruise. The cost of this trip is $46 per person The date is Friday, July 22, 2016 leaving Saratoga Train Station at 8:15 a.m. or the American Legion in Schuylerville at 8:30 a.m. and returning approximately 5:30 p.m. Mail checks to Mary LaMora, 19 Seward St., Apt. 16, Saratoga Springs, NY 12866 by June 15. Any questions, call (518) 584-7986. 4th Annual Hay, Oats and Spaghetti Please join us as an official sponsor of the 4th Annual Hay, Oats and Spaghetti, a very special evening of casual dining and cocktails with friends on Monday, July 25, 2016. Building from the huge success of prior years, the event will take place at Bravo!, 3246 S. Broadway, Saratoga Springs, and will kick off the Saratoga racing meet by welcoming horse industry friends old and new back to town. The entire evening has been generously donated by the owners of Bravo! and Mama Mia’s Restaurant, Lauren and Giuseppe Grisio. All proceeds will support the Thoroughbred Retirement foundation and the compassionate aftercare it provides to retired racehorses. By becoming a sponsor you will give back to these beautiful animals who give so much to us. For more information and to purchase tickets, please visit: www.trfinc.org. Civic Opportunity for Volunteering The Care Links Program has been around since 1996 when it was established to help senior citizens who need support with non-medical services that help them stay in their homes as long as possible. Trained volunteers are the core of Care Links because they provide no-cost supportive services including transportation, respite, shopping and errands, handyman services, friendly visiting, telephone reassurance and Alzheimer’s support groups. By serving the communities of Clifton Park, Halfmoon, Malta, Ballston, Charlton, and the city of Mechanicville the program supplements the work of the County Office of the Aging and the town vans. There is always a need to have more volunteers. If you can donate two hours weekly or biweekly or if you or someone you know needs the support of one of the services, call (518) 399-3262 to learn more about becoming a part of Care Links. Free Exercise Program for Seniors The Saratoga County Office for the Aging’s Retired and Senior Volunteer Program sponsors Osteoporosis Prevention Exercise classes throughout Saratoga County. Classes are led by trained RSVP Volunteer Leaders. This is a low impact program that includes balance and weight bearing exercises, stretches and wellness information for people over 50. Weights are provided and classes are free. Classes meet at least twice a week. There are several locations throughout Saratoga County with openings for new participants. Classes are in Ballston Spa, Corinth, Clifton Park, Greenfield, Halfmoon, Malta, Moreau, Schuylerville, Saratoga and Wilton. You can make a difference in your health and have fun while you are doing it. For details and more information, contact Janet Haskell at Saratoga County Office for the Aging, (518) 884-4110.