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News
Geyser Road tavern has the wings
Milton Tavern on Geyser Road in Ballston Spa, a neighborhood bar and restaurant, that has the family feel and a kids’ menu to prove it, is also a great place for wings on game night, says a review in the Daily Gazette.
Enough with the rhetoric
Gov. Kathy Hochul called for a truce in the use of incendiary political rhetoric at a bipartisan press conference Monday, the Times Union says. This comes in the wake of the killing of Charlie Kirk, the conservative firebrand, and the governor’s own language that included saying that she was “at war” with Republicans (at the time, it was over Texas’ plan to redistrict mid-decade). The story also quotes Republicans, with both sides agreeing to some level of cooling.
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Shelters chief leaving
The executive director of Shelters of Saratoga, Duane Vaughn, will step down, after five years of running the nonprofit, and take a job as the commissioner of the Washington County Department of Social Services, a Times Union story says. Under his watch, the nonprofit has finished a $5 million renovation to four buildings. From West Fort Ann, he told the paper he is going to finish his career in his home county to help out there.
Events
Wellspring Pooch Parade
Sept. 20, 10 - 11 a.m.: Join us at Congress Park in Saratoga Springs for the Pooch Parade! Help raise support for Wellspring’s Safe Pet Program that ensures every member of the family is safe from abuse. Professional photos of you and your pup by Inspired Sunflower Photography. Raffles, face painting, local businesses, community walk and more. Bring your pup and come join the fun! General Admission – $25 donation – includes a ticket for 1 pup (humans free!). Wellspring is a nonprofit that works to end sexual abuse.
2025 Ndakinna Harvest Festival
Sept. 20, 11 a.m. - 5 p.m.: Join Ndakinna Education Center for the 2025 Harvest Festival! Located just 3 miles from downtown Saratoga Springs at 23 Middle Grove Rd, Greenfield Center, the celebration will feature a traditional Haudenosaunee Opening Ceremony by Tom Sakokwenionkwas Porter. Porter (Sakokwenionkwas: “The One Who Wins”) is the founder, spokesperson and spiritual leader of the Mohawk Community of Kanatsiohareke (Ga na jo ha lay gay) located in Fonda, New York, and is a member of the Bear Clan of the Mohawk Nation at Akwesasne. The celebration will also have native vendors and food, performances by the Haudenosaunee Singers and Dancers, and storytelling by Perry Ground, Ndakinna’s own James, Jesse, and Joseph Bruchac, Akwesane’s Theresa Bear Fox, and others to be announced soon. This event is fun for all ages; but be aware that space will be limited. The event has a suggested donation of $10 per adult, or $15 per family that can be paid at the door on Saturday or online through the Thursday.
News
Girls soccer: Fighting to stay on top
A story in the Daily Gazette highlights the girls soccer Blue Streaks at Saratoga High School. They are coming off a historic year last year with a deep run into the post season. The girls are looking to repeat, but the heat is on. Read more here.
National Lampoon car owners
Tom and Chrissey Dittus own three Ford Country Squire station wagons that they have tricked out to look like the “family truckster” in the “National Lampoon’s Vacation” movie of 1983. (See the Dispatch’s piece about it here.) It started in 2014 when Tom needed a cheap, roomy car, a story in the Adirondack Explorer says, and he found it in an old Ford Country Squire station wagon. Only later did he think to change the look to match the movie.
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