GREENFIELD CENTER — William H. Covell passed away unexpectedly on June 16, 2020. Calling hours for family and friends will be held on Saturday, June 27, from 2 to 4 p.m., at Tunison Funeral Home, 105 Lake Ave., Saratoga Springs. Online condolences may be made at tunisonfuneralhome.com
SARATOGA SPRINGS — Anne (Melish) Ondreyko, 94 passed away on June 22, 2020. Private services took place in Saratoga as well as a private mass of Christian burial at Saint Ambrose Parish, Endicott, NY. Burial will took place at Slovak Catholic Cemetery in Binghamton, NY. Visit burkefuneralhome.com.
QUEENSBURY — Rosemary (Andrews) Spring, aka GG, Rosie, left us to join her two loves on June 18, 2020: Grandpa (Earl Spring) and Annie (her fluffy companion). Memorial donations can be made to West Glens Fall Emergency Squad, 86 Luzerne Rd, Queensbury, NY 12804. Services were private. Visit burkefuneralhome.com.
Friday, July 3
Chicken BBQ
Brookside Museum, 6 Charlton St., Ballston Spa
2 – 6 p.m. | Join Brookside and enjoy a delicious holiday meal and support a great cause. For over forty years SCHS has provided high quality K-12 educational programming sharing and preserving our local history. COVID 19 has impacted what we share. Please help us continue to be able to provide high quality programs for our entire community. SCHS/Brookside Museum will be selling complete, freshly made chicken barbecue dinners to go. Meals include: 1/2 chicken, baked potato, baked beans, roll, drink, and a cookie. Children’s meals come with a special Fourth of July themed Arts and Crafts goodie bag.
Fire on the Mountain
West Mountain, 59 West Mountain Rd., Queensbury
4 p.m. | There will be live music, fireworks, chairlift rides, and more. They are kicking off Phase 4 summer opening July 4th with West’s first “Music with a View” Concert Series. Entertainment One presents tribute bands ACDC – Back in Black and Beatles – Across the Pond. Note: This event will sell out. More details will come on how to buy tickets, etc. These are unprecedented times, they need your help to pull this off properly and adhere to the protocols. See more on Facebook: facebook.com/193979154012511/posts/2961152670628465?sfns=mo
Wednesday, July 8
The Peach Brothers Tour
Hewitts Garden Center, 621 Maple Ave., Saratoga Springs
9 – 10:30 a.m. | Three genuine friends who enjoy working alongside each other and have a deep passion for people and peaches. The Peach Brothers are coming to a city near you with a distinct goal: Creating Memorable Experiences One Bite at A Time. They will sell their farm fresh peaches by the 25 lb. box and 10 oz. bags of mouth-watering pecans too. For more information and other locations, visit www.thepeachbrothers.com.
Monday, July 20
Drama Camps
Malta Community Center, 1 Bayberry Dr., Malta
Elyse Young’s Drama Camps a GO! Town of Malta Parks and Recreation will be holding limited in-person Drama Camps this summer! Each camp will be limited to 10 students and will follow New York State’s Department of Health Covid-19 guidelines. The first camp Fairytales and Fantasies Drama Camp is for ages 6-9 and will run from 1:30- 3 p.m., Monday, July 20 through Friday, July 24. Students will play theater games, learn acting skills, rehearse, and perform on the last day! Additional camps include Acting and Performance Drama Camp (2 weeks) for ages 10-15 from 1:30-4:30 p.m., August 3-14 and Broadway Stars Drama Camp for ages 6-10 from 1 -3 p.m., August 24-28. For guidelines and registration information www.maltparksrec.com or contact Elyse Young, Artistic Director at theater@malta-town.org or 518-899-4411, ext. 305.
Friday, June 26
Fantastic Food Truck Corral
Washington County Fairgrounds
392 Old Schuylerville Rd., Greenwich | 4 – 8 p.m.
Enjoy fair food from the comfort of your own home! Get some of your fair food favorites for takeout or curbside pickup. Each week the Washington County Fairgrounds will be posting information about the food trucks joining them as well as their menu options. Keep an eye on their Facebook page for more information: www.facebook.com/WashingtonCountyFairNewYork
Freihofer’s Saratoga Jazz Festival Stay Home Sessions
Online via Caffe Lena’s YouTube Channel | 8 p.m.
Saratoga Performing Arts Center and Absolutely Live Entertainment, in partnership with Caffè Lena announce “Freihofer’s Jazz Fest Stay Home Sessions,” presented in lieu of the 2020 Freihofer’s Saratoga Jazz Festival. Headlined by national artists, Jazz Fest Stay Home Sessions will also feature acclaimed local musicians. The festival will be free to experience and hosted through Caffè Lena’s “Stay Home Sessions” YouTube platform. Lineup: Friday, June 26, 8 p.m. Pedrito Martinez and Chuck Lamb & Jorge Gomez. Saturday, June 27, 8 p.m. Bela Fleck & Abigail Washburn and Skidmore Jazz Institute Alumni Trio. Sunday, June 28, 8 p.m. Jon Batiste and Garland Nelson’s “Reflections: A Motown Tribute Ensemble.”
Saturday, June 27
9th Annual Shred Event
Fingerpaint Parking Lot
18 Division St., Saratoga Springs | 9 – 11 a.m.
Saratoga Financial Services will be hosting the event in recognition of Earth Day! All paper will be shredded, baled, and shipped to local paper mills to be recycled for reuse. The event is free of charge, but monetary donations will be accepted to benefit the local Act With Respect Always program to help spread the “pay it forward” movement! First come, first serve. 5 box minimum. Feel free to call ahead of time. 518-584-2555.
Sunday, June 28
Slow Roll Bike Ride
Palette Cafe, 493 Broadway, Saratoga Springs | 10 a.m.
Pump up your tires and celebrate summer biking with an all ages slow roll on the streets of Saratoga Springs. Helmets encouraged; masks are a must. Hosted by Bicycle Benefits, Palette Cafe, Bikeatoga and Impressions of Saratoga on the last Sunday of EVERY month. Ride rolls out from Palette Cafe at 10:15 a.m. sharp so roll over early to grab a bite to eat or drink. Cruisers, road bikes, tandems welcome. We will ride at ~10 mph for 6-8 miles and finish at Humpty Dumpty’s Ice Cream at ~12 p.m.
Wednesday, July 1
Chicken Parmigiana Dinner
Saratoga-Wilton Elks
1 Elks Lane, Saratoga Springs | 4:30 – 6:30 p.m.
For curbside pick up only. Call Monday and Tuesday between 10 a.m. – noon to place an order: 518-584-2585. Menu: Chicken Parmigiana, penne pasta, tossed salad, garlic toast. Dinner for two, $25 (cash only).
Photos by Dan Heary.
SARATOGA SPRINGS — Principal owners of Sackatoga Stables, Jack Knowlton and Ed Mitzen celebrate with other partners and friends as Tiz the Law won the 152nd Belmont Stakes. “Tiz” is the first New York bred since 1882 to win the event. The “watch party was at Pennell’s fine eatery in Saratoga Springs.
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SARATOGA SPRINGS — Gary Barnes, 75, passed away peacefully on June 22, 2020 at home in ”the loving care” of his sister Suzanne.
Born in Troy, NY on March 26, 1945, he was the son of the late William M. and Lydia (Wills) Barnes. In addition to his parents, Gary is predeceased by his son Gary.
He is survived by his sister Suzanne of Saratoga Springs, brother Ronald of White Plains, NY, nephew Todd Gaynor, also of Saratoga Springs, and former wife and mother of his son, Mary Ann Barnes of West Palm Beach, FL.
Private services will be held at the convenience of the family.
In lieu of funeral services, we ask that all who wish to participate make a memorial donation in Gary’s name to the Community Hospice of Saratoga Springs, NY, 179 Lawrence St., Saratoga Springs, NY 12866
SARATOGA SPRINGS —Theresa (Teri) Alice Stevens died on June 10, 2020 at home in Saratoga Springs, attended by her two sons and daughter-in-law. She was a lifelong resident of Saratoga County.
Theresa was born on March 24, 1930, to William and Marie Yvonne Bouchard Hebert, French Canadian immigrants, at her maternal grandmother’s home in Smithville, NY.
She was raised in Schuylerville and graduated from Schuylerville High School in 1947.
She married James E. Stevens, Jr., on January 30, 1949, at Notre Dame de Lourdes rectory in Schuylerville.
She first worked at the Van Raalte Textile Mill on High Rock Avenue in Saratoga where she met her husband. Then she worked at Espey Manufacturing Company, where she worked on an electronic part that was used in the first manned space flight to the moon. Then she worked at Skidmore College Admissions Office from which she retired. She was also self-employed in Avon sales, clowning, and storytelling.
She attended Hudson Valley Community College where she studied clownology, and Tenkara Karate School. She also took a course at Saratoga BOCES for body car repair and, with the guys in the class, repaired her car with which she hit a deer.
She entertained scores of people under the clown names of Here, There, Everywhere, or Ida Know for over thirty years,
She was a member of Clowns of America International, Electric City Clown Alley, Happy Valley Clown Alley, Saratoga Springs Senior Center Board of Directors, Saratoga Turf Talkers Toastmasters International, Society for the Detection of Horse Thieves, Glens Falls Operetta Club, Catholic Daughters of America, Christian Women’s Club, Capital District Mental Health Players, Saratoga Hospital Legacy Society, Richards Brothers and Daddy Dick Fan Club, and Northeast Storytelling.
She received a State of New York, Capital District Mental Health Players Award; from the Electric City Clown Alley (ECCA) Founders Award for enthusiasm for the art of clowning, Founders Award, 2008 Clown of the Year Award; and the Shorty Award in 2000. She was nominated twice as the Clowns of America International Clown of the Year.
She served as a cub scout den mother, a co-president of Electric City Clown Alley, and a Board Member of the Saratoga Springs Senior Center.
She taught clown arts at Hudson Valley Community College, Saratoga Springs Senior Center, and various clown workshops and meetings throughout the United States.
She volunteered at Saratoga Performing Arts as an usher, Saratoga Springs Senior Center as an officer, as the conductor of the Young at Heart Chorus.
Her hobbies were knitting sweaters and socks for family, making flannel pajamas, house coats, and Christmas stockings for her young family, baking and cooking, needlepoint, square dancing, belly dancing, clowning, toastmasters, and storytelling.
She is predeceased by her parents, her husband, her youngest son, Patrick, as well as her sister, Matilda DiNovo in 2007 and last March her first cousin, Leona Mayton, who was 102 years young.
She is survived by three children: Thomas of Dallas, TX; Karen of Hoosick Falls, NY; Joseph (Janie) of Bothell, WA; one brother, Leo Hebert of Vero Beach, FL; two grandchildren Cindy Stevens Thenhaus of Renton, WA; Robert Stevens (Rachel) of Mill Creek, WA; two step-grandchildren, Ryan Orth (Gail) of Burien, WA; and Christa Orth (Ali Cotterill) of Brooklyn, NY, and five great-grandchildren, Leilah and Jaidyn Thenhaus, Garnet and Edgar Orth, and Rhiannon Stevens, and two nephews.
The family will have a celebration of life later TBD. You may go to www.burkefuneralhome.com/gallery/theresa-teri-stevens to sign the guest book, leave a sentiment and post pictures.
In lieu of flowers donations can be made to the Saratoga Senior Center or NAMI Eastside in Redmond, WA.
SARATOGA COUNTY — ‘Sundae’ on the Farm moved to online for the 2020 event.
The community is welcomed to join from the comfort of their own home while the Cornell Cooperative Extension (CCE) of Saratoga County takes them on a pre-recorded tour of three local dairy farms, one of which is a Stewart’s Shops Producer. This fun family online activity, ‘Sundae” on the Farm will be released Fathers’ Day, Sunday June 21.
It is the perfect way to get a closer look at Koval Brother’s Dairy, Turning Point Dairy, and Willow Marsh Farm. Meanwhile, the Stewart’s Shops throughout Saratoga County will be featuring the Farm footage in each of their shops.
The ‘Sundae’ on the Farm Virtual tour is brought to you by Saratoga County Agricultural Promotional Committee. The video will be shown on the CCE Saratoga County’s Ag Economic Development Program Facebook Page and the CCE Saratoga County website (ccesaratoga.org). For questions or general inquiries, please contact Nicolina Foti, nvf5@cornell.edu.
