GREENFIELD CENTER —Thomas A. Dingmon died Oct 14. Service will be at 1:00 p.m. on October 24 at Compassionate Funeral Care, with calling hours from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. prior to the service. Graveside service will follow at Middle Grove Cemetery, Greenfield Center, NY 12833. For condolences, visit compassionatefuneralcare.com.
SARATOGA SPRINGS — Reverend Rose Lee Durr died October 13. The service will be 1:00 p.m. on October 23rd at Compassionate Funeral Care, with calling hours from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. before the service. A graveside service will follow at Greenridge Cemetery, Saratoga Springs. For condolences, visit compassionatefuneralcare.com.
SARATOGA SPRINGS —The Saratoga Springs DPW will hold a free household hazardous waste day on Saturday, Nov. 18, at the Weibel Avenue Ice Rink facility in Saratoga Springs from 8 a.m. to noon.
The biennial event is open to Saratoga Springs residents only, and allows for the safe disposal of many home and garden products that contain harmful chemicals.
City residents must pre-register on the city’s website or registration forms can be picked up in-person at City Hall, DPW dispatch, or the transfer station on Weibel Avenue. Proof of residency is required during registration. Information on what is authorized for disposal is available on the city website.
Once registered, residents will receive a confirmation of registration and assigned time for drop-off. Registration can be completed at the following webpage: www.saratoga-springs.org/formcenter/public-works-5/city-of-saratoga-springs-household-hazar-127 .
Residents may also call DPW Coordinator Holli at 518-587-3550 ext. 2555 with any questions.
SARATOGA SPRINGS — Sustainable Saratoga will hold their annual Paint Collection Day on Saturday, Oct. 21 in the SPAC overflow parking lot on the west side of Route 50, from 10 a.m. – 2 p.m.
There are no residency requirements for this event.
Pre-registration is highly encouraged to mitigate traffic during the event. Reserve a spot ahead of time through Eventbrite: eventbrite.com/ e/706038960537?aff=oddtdtcreator.
Cost is free. Donations to Sustainable Saratoga are appreciated.
Sustainable Saratoga is a not-for-profit organization that promotes sustainable practices and the protection of natural resources, through education, advocacy and action, for the benefit of current and future generations in the Saratoga Springs area.
SARATOGA SPRINGS —Fall Festival will be held in downtown Saratoga Springs 12–3 p.m. Oct. 21. Entertainment and festivities will take place on Caroline Street and extend out on Maple Ave and Putnam Streets.
The annual event, presented by the Saratoga Springs Downtown Business Association will feature trick-or-treating throughout downtown, the Pumpkin Roll down Caroline Street, face painting, balloon twisting, live entertainment, a petting zoo and a scavenger hunt.
Starting at noon, participating businesses will be candy-ready, and the Rotary Club of Saratoga Springs will start orchestrating the Pumpkin Roll down Caroline Street. Sunnyside Gardens donated pumpkins for volunteers to hand out to kids at the top of Caroline Street. The kids will then roll them down the hill as hay bales donated from Vincek Farm will be placed throughout the street.
Live entertainment and Kettle Corn as well as additional entertainment, face painting, jugglers and clowns, a petting zoo and balloon twisters will be located down and around Caroline Street.
For more information visit: saratogaspringsdowntown.com.
Photos by Super Source Media.
SARATOGA SPRINGS — On Saturday, Sept. 30, Saratoga Bridges held their 23rd Annual Great Pumpkin Challenge in the Saratoga Spa State Park with close to one thousand participants who ran, walked or rolled to raise over $41,000 for the agency’s essential non-funded or underfunded programs, services and activities as well as to reward their staff.
The 5K winners were Peter Maroko from Nyack and Elizabeth Predmore from Malta. The 10K winners were Ethan Carey from Queensbury and Brigid Dake from Greenfield Center.
Prizes were given to the first, second, and third finishers in each age group, according to a press release from Saratoga Bridges. Winners who missed the awards ceremony can call Saratoga Bridges at 518-587-0723, ext. 1266 to make arrangements to pick up their gift.
The event featured offerings including a Kid’s Fun Run, NET Chip Timing from Albany Running Exchange, costume contests, favorite pumpkin contest, homemade refreshments, plus donated food and beverages from Hixny, Bimbo Bakeries USA, Hannaford and DeVoe’s Rainbow Orchard.
Many “Bridges Buddies” participated in the 5K upon completing the agency’s Walking and Wheeling Program, an initiative developed by Saratoga Bridges’ Wellness Committee to pair staff and individuals in a three-week training program leading up to The Great Pumpkin Challenge, the release states.
There were teams from Regeneron, TEL and Fort Miller and Ainsley’s Angels partnered with the event. The Great Pumpkin Challenge also featured over 120 volunteers from a variety of businesses, schools, and organizations, including students from WSWHE BOCES’ Criminal Justice Program and Skidmore College’s Political Science Program, Goldman Sachs’ Community TeamWorks, MVP Health Care, Soroptimist International of Saratoga County and Saratoga Bridges’ staff, board members and friends.
BALLSTON SPA — The Ballston Spa varsity boys and girls soccer teams celebrated their seniors with a pair of wins on Saturday, as both teams earned victories over Schenectady at home.
The Scotties’ boys team honored 16 seniors: Alex Bailey, Jaime Barrionuveo Vivancos, Peter Burdick, Sam Carioto-Savoie, Casey Clarke, Devon Duggan, Will Frankford, Josiah Harmon, Max LaVoie, Carter Lundin, Nicholas Mascardi, Justin Miller, Jacob Nagengast, Dylan Nickson, Brennan Snyder, and Connor Tuohy.
The B-Spa boys team cruised to a 9-1 win over the Patriots, with eight different players scoring goals. Nagengast scored twice, while LaVoie, Clarke, Burdick, Frankford, Nickson, Bailey, and Cole DiNuzzo all added goals. Harmon had three assists in the win.
The Ballston Spa girls’ team honored 11 seniors: Keira Barnes, Abby Carpenter, Meya Caruso, Alex Conneally, Harriet Healey, Eleanor Kentz, Makayla Krusinski, Lindsay LaPlante, Mia Rath, Emma Ye, and Isabella Sacci.
The Scotties’ girls team also took care of business, earning a 6-1 victory. Rath scored twice, while Healey and Krusinski each added a goal and an assist. Conneally and Ye also scored goals for Ballston Spa, while Kenzie Dolan had two assists. Carpenter and Ayla Hathaway each added assists in the victory.
BELGRADE, Serbia —Olympian rowers Kristi Wagner and Sophia Vitas won the Bronze Medal at the World Championships and qualify a women’s double boat for the 2024 Summer Paris Olympics.
Kristi Wagner is a local podcaster and Olympic rower who raced in the Tokyo Olympics and is striving to go back in 2024 to represent the USA in rowing. She is documenting her journey in a new podcast called ‘The Other 3 Years,’ where she covers everything from training, nutrition, tribulations, and achieving her goals.
Kristi’s most recent podcast episodes cover the World Champs and what goes on in the life of a professional athlete. The episodes also offer tips and motivation for anyone to achieve big goals.
