SARATOGA SPRINGS — Mary E. June, 94, went to be with the Lord May 6, 2023. Calling hours were 5/11/23 at Burke Funeral Home. Funeral Service is 11 a.m., Friday, 5/12 at Calvary’s Family Life Center, Glens Falls. Burial following at Greenridge Cemetery, Saratoga Springs. Please visit www.burkefuneralhome.com.
BALLSTON SPA — Laura Mae Macmillan (Garant) passed away at home on Thursday, April 27, 2023. A memorial service honoring Laura’s life will take place at 4 p.m. on Friday, May 19, 2023 at the Saratoga State Park, Ferndell Pavilion. Burial is private. Online remembrances may be made at www.burkefuneralhome.com
BALLSTON SPA — John T. Jensen, 62, passed away on Sunday, April 2, 2023. He was born in Schenectady, NY on November 25, 1960 to Troels and Marjorie Jensen.
John was a graduate of Middlebury College, majoring in Art and Philosophy. He earned an MFA from the Weitzman School of Design at the University of Pennsylvania.
He was aware of the beauty of the natural world from a very early age. His first words as a baby were “Pretty sky!” He grew up to be an artist specializing in landscape painting. He also employed his art in landscaping, mainly in Philadelphia.
He enjoyed meeting people around Alaska, where he did archaeological work in many remote villages. John was working in a village that started to flood rather quickly. By the time he got to the airstrip it was taking on water. The pilot of the last plane to leave offered a choice. “I can take your gear or you, pick now.” The plane blew a tire upon landing in Fairbanks and slid off the runway. John was a little rattled and not very reassured when he was given a T-shirt as compensation for the lost gear and the exciting landing.
He was predeceased by his parents Troels and Marjorie Jensen. John is survived by his siblings Anne Jensen (Glenn Sheehan), Peter Jensen, and David Jensen, and his niece Justine Sheehan.
At John’s request there will be no services. Memorial contributions in memory of John may be made to Saratoga Arts, 320 Broadway, Saratoga Springs, NY 12866. www.saratoga-arts.org
Online remembrances may be made at armerfuneralhome.com
BALLSTON SPA — Harry Shinebarger, 85, passed peacefully on Tuesday May 2, 2023. Calling hours: 10-11:45 a.m., Monday, 5/15, Burke Funeral Home followed by Mass: 12:30 p.m. at St. Mary’s Ballston Spa and burial with military honors: 2 p.m. at Saratoga National. Cemetery. Memorial donations, information and online remembrances at www.burkefuneralhome.com
STILLWATER — Dolores Milano passed away on May 1. Calling hours will be held from 10 to 11:30 a.m. on Thursday, May 18, 2023 at Compassionate Funeral Care, 402 Maple Ave, Saratoga Springs. A graveside service will be held at 1 p.m. at Memory Gardens Cemetery. For online condolences, visit www.compassionatefuneralcare.com
SARATOGA SPRINGS — Gail Flanders died May 1. A funeral service was held on Tuesday, May 9 at Compassionate Funeral Care. Calling hours were held prior to the service followed by a graveside service at Greenridge Cemetery. For online condolences, visit www.compassionatefuneralcare.com
BALLSTON SPA — The trustees and staff of the Saratoga County History Center invite residents and tourists alike to celebrate the storied history of their beloved Saratoga County in a new exhibit at Brookside Museum: “Saratoga County: Our Home!”
“Saratoga County: Our Home!,” which opens May 20, 2023, takes guests on an immersive, artifact-rich journey spanning four centuries of Saratoga life, business, and nature. The exhibit fills three large rooms in the historic Brookside Museum, itself a cherished relic of local history from the early years of Saratoga resort life. From the First Nations who lived here before European settlement to the new tech-centered economy, “Saratoga County: Our Home!” offers guests a rich time-travel experience that will instill awe and respect for the county’s evolution.
The exhibit features scores of priceless artifacts from Brookside Museum’s vast collections, including a Bible printed in Amsterdam in 1718, an 1804 tin chandelier from the present Medbery Inn, a windowpane etched by Washington Irving during his Ballston visit, a section of the 1832 railroad track from Schenectady to Saratoga, and a roulette wheel seized in a 1950 police raid. The most recent object is a “wafer,” a Global Foundries disk holding microchips. Over a hundred historic photographs place the objects in context, along with interpretive text that discusses thirteen geographic, economic, and social forces that created the county we know today.
“Saratoga County: Our Home!” is the first comprehensive exhibit to tackle the broad sweep of county history in the 58 years of the museum’s existence. It was made possible with funding from the Saratoga County Board of Supervisors. Additional support was provided by The Adirondack Trust Company, Munter Enterprises, and Stewart’s Shops/Dake Family.
Reopening after winter closure, Brookside Museum is nearing completion of major restoration and stabilization funded by its members and friends.
The exhibit, which will be ongoing, may be visited during the museum’s open hours, daily except Monday, 1:00 to 5:00 p.m. Brookside Museum is located at 21 Fairground Avenue, Ballston Spa, four blocks from NY Route 50 at the west end of Front Street. Admission is free. For information telephone 518-885-4000 or visit brooksidemuseum.org.
The Saratoga County History Center is dedicated to preserving and sharing the diverse histories of Saratoga County. In addition to Brookside Museum, the History Center offers a variety of innovative, exciting, and educational programming online. Please visit the website (www.brooksidemuseum.org) and social media accounts (@SaratogaCoHistory) for news and announcements.
SARATOGA SPRINGS — Even the rain couldn’t keep more than 160 Tree Toga volunteers from gathering at Pitney Meadows Community Farm on Saturday, April 29.
The morning started out with an enthusiastic crowd getting a lesson on how to properly plant a bare root tree, and of course singing the traditional Planting Song. Planting teams then dispersed to their assigned locations throughout Saratoga Springs to plant trees.
This year’s event added 38 trees to the city’s urban forest, in front of homes and along public streets. Teams of volunteers will serve as caregivers for the young trees, watering them every week throughout the critical first seasons to ensure they have the best possible start in life.
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.
To volunteer, sign up at sustainablesaratoga.org/tree-toga.
SARATOGA SPRINGS — Come meet the many adoptable pets of H.O.P.E. Saturday, May 13, from 11a.m.- 3 p.m., at the H.O.P.E. Adoption Center located at the Wilton Mall, 3065 Rte 50, Saratoga Springs. Many of the dogs and cats listed on their webpage will be available to meet. Several rescues will be participating.
You can start the adoption process today by filling out an adoption application online at hopeanimalrescue.org/forms.
GLENS FALLS — The Lyme Action Network will present a special showing of the internationally acclaimed documentary film, The Quiet Epidemic at 2 p.m. on Sunday, May 21, at the Charles R. Wood Theatre, 207 Glen St.
The film will be followed by an expert panel discussion that will feature the filmmakers, Lindsay Keyes and Winslow Crane-Murdoch; best-selling author and internationally renowned Lyme disease expert and physician, Richard Horowitz, MD; Lyme pioneer and renowned physician, Kenneth Liegner, MD; best-selling author and investigative journalist, Mary Beth Pfeiffer; microbiologist and nationally recognized patient advocate, Professor Holly Ahern; and others.
About seven years ago, Capital District natives, Lindsay Keyes and Winslow Crane-Murdoch, were very ill victims of Lyme disease and patients of internationally renowned Hudson Valley Lyme disease physician and expert, Dr. Richard Horowitz. When Dr. Horowitz’s nurse practitioner, Jennifer Goldstock (who currently has a private practice in Latham), learned that they were both young filmmakers, she introduced them and they jumped at the chance to work together professionally toshine a spotlight on the dangers of Lyme disease and the largely ignored plight suffered by Lyme patients.
One of Lindsay’s and Winslow’s first stops was to Uncommon Grounds coffeehouse in Saratoga Springs, where they met with Lyme Action Network founders Chris Fisk and Holly Ahern who helped to map out the scope of the Lyme disease problem and threads to follow in the development of their story.
Seven years later, the film is complete. Tickets are $15 and are available through the Wood Theater at WoodTheater.org/events
