President Vice President Treasurer Secretary Jim Whittredge Sam Capuano Donna Avery Roseanne Antolick Ballston Spa Lions Sunmark Federal Credit Union Ballston Spa National Bank Adirondack Trust Company

February 2012

Ellen Mottola, Editor Ellen Mottola, Editor Ellen Mottola, Editor Ellen Mottola, Editor info@ballston.orginfo@ballston.orginfo@ballston.orginfo@ballston.org

BSBPA Employs Social Media to Expand Reach

The most effective pro-motion is still through word of mouth adver-tisement and technol-ogy, more specifically social media, has put it in hyper-drive. With this in mind, the BSBPA will be ramping up its online presence by util-izing Facebook. Please take a moment and ‘like’ the BSBPA Facebook Fan Page, which can be found at www.facebook.com/BSBPA.

Facebook is one of the most widely used social media websites and platforms throughout the world and yet it retains the ability to promote local organizations, businesses and initiatives. The BSBPA Facebook Fan Page will be a place where people can get the latest information on all our events, volunteer opportunities, new business openings, specials and other items. Going forward the marketing and promotions plan can seamlessly integrate and easily promote the BSBPA’s Facebook Fan Page. It’s important that we make this as interactive and social as possible. So all members, including our committees are en-couraged to send photos, videos and links for possible content. If you have any ideas or items to share please send them to b.vandeinse@yahoo.com; this way we can ensure a cohesive and quality experience for our members and visitors. Best Wishes, Bernadette VanDeinse Editor’s note: Bernadette Van Deinse is a BSBPA resident member who is sharing her skills to help the Association better promote our com-munity, events and businesses through social media. Recently, she has been working to enhance the BSBPA’s presence on Facebook.

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From Our Members and Neighbors

Thank you to the following member for her support for Adopt A Plot through her donation: Jeanne Obermayer. The Adopt a Plot fund helps to purchase and main-tain flowers and plantings through-out the village during the spring and summer months. Ballston Spa United Methodist Church’s free monthly lunch dates for the month are Wed., Feb. 8 (ziti) and Sat., Feb. 25 (spaghetti) . Both lunches are from 11:30 am– 1 pm. A Victorian Valentine Tea will be held Saturday, Feb. 11 from 12 pm-3 pm at Stone Soup Antiques, 19 Low St. Living history presenter Sue McLane, "The Victorian Lady", will present her program The Etiquette of Love at 2 pm. This event is free to the public, seating is limited so please RSVP to 885-5232 True Elegance Boutique has moved across the street from her former location to 124 Milton Ave-nue, next door to C'est La Vie. Be sure to stop in--visit Mia True and check out her new digs!

Saratoga Cookie Company has cookie trays available for your up-coming Super Bowl party whether it’s 2 dozen or 10 dozen. For Valen-tine’s Day, they have the perfect sweetheart gift – a cookie bouquet featuring one dozen long stemmed “roses” or gift-wrapped boxes of creamy homemade chocolate fudge. Placing an order is easy. Visit www.saratogacookieco.com or call 884-9521. For your convenience, orders placed for Super Bowl cookie trays can be picked up at the Ball-ston Spa Farmers Market on Satur-day, February 4th from 9am – noon. Please place orders by Feb. 2. Ballston Spa Elks Lodge will have their All You Can Eat buffet breakfast on Sunday, February 12th 8-11:30am. The buffet includes scrambled eggs, sausage, pancakes, French toast, home fries with eggs and omelets to order. Adults $6, Seniors $5 and children 12 and un-der $4. For further information please contact the Ballston Spa Elks Lodge at 10 Hamilton St Ballston Spa or 885-1149.

The Brickyard Tavern, 70 Mil-ton Ave., in conjunction with Hersh Productions.com, pre-sents "The Acoustic Spotlight Se-ries" followed by "Open Mic" Every Tuesday at 7:30pm. Come listen, sing and play with some of the great and soon to be great local talents. Hey Trivia Fans-every Thursday Night is Trivia Night at The Brickyard Tavern. First round starts at 7:30 pm followed by a second speed round. Hosted by DJ Mark Hersh from Hershproduc-tions.com. Teams of 1 to 8 compete for fun, prizes and bragging rights. As always, special pricing on food and drink for the evening and no cover charge for these events. The exhibit showcasing creations by nationally acclaimed children’s book illustrator Jody Wheeler, will be displayed in the Jan Rut-land Artists’ Space at the National Bottle Museum at 76 Milton Ave-nue in Ballston Spa until February 3.

Welcome to Our New Members

Abigail’s Tea & Tiaras Angelique Grassmyer

90 Front Street Ballston Spa, NY 518 885-6080

Gift certificate participant

Sunshine Ballroom Tara Ellsworth

418 Geyser Road, Suite 6

Ballston Spa, NY 518 226-0200

sunshineballrm.com Gift certificate participant

Northeast Assoc. of Gnostic Anthropology

(NAGA) Robert & Donna

Marino 25 Bath Street, #1 Ballston Spa, NY 518 288-8202 gnosisny.org

Crystal Cuts Hair Salon

Carla Hannon 15 Malta Avenue Ballston Spa 518 884-8538

Gift certificate participant

The TEARS Foundation Brenna Uline PO Box 331 Stillwater, NY 518 512-1940

thetearsfoundation.org

Renewing Members this month: DeGraff, Foy & Kunz, LLC; Kathleen D. Kalwa, CPA; Rovetto Design Group; Ballston Spa House & Garden Club; Burlingame Orthodontics; Saratoga Hospital Foundation; Jeanne Obermayer;

St. Mary’s School; Ballston Spa Boot Camp; Agway/True Value of Ballston Spa; 51 Front Wine Bar & Bistro. Thank you for your continued support.

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BSBPA Members: Do you have upcoming events or news that you would like to share in our next issue? Contact Ellen Mottola,

info@ballston.org 885-2772 (phone or fax) or mail to BSBPA, PO Box 386, Ballston Spa, NY 12020. The deadline for the

March issue is February 27, 2012. I am also interested in spotlighting member businesses. Promptness is always appreciated,

questions answered with a smile!

Member ItemsMember ItemsMember Items Ballston Spa National Bank has donated $10,000 to help Brook-side Museum offer programs and services in 2012. “From caring for and preserving the county’s historic artifacts and memories to providing educational programs for thousands of local school chil-dren each year, the Brook-side Museum is a tremendous resource to the Village of Ballston Spa and greater Saratoga region,” states Christopher R. Dowd, BSNB President and CEO. “In making this contribution, we at BSNB hope to enable Brookside to further their educational programs and mission.” Like other museums in New York State, Brookside has suffered from funding cuts. The New York State Council on the Arts (NYSCA) has annually reduced funding for cul-tural institutions for the past few years. Saratoga County reduced support by more than half for 2012, and have suggested that funding in 2013 and beyond will be cut alto-gether. Despite the funding cuts, Brookside continues to serve nearly 12,000 people each year through education programs, exhibits, and research services. "This donation from BSNB will help us continue preserving and sharing Saratoga County's unique history. Ballston Spa National Bank has been a won-derful community partner and we are very thankful for their on-going generous support, " said Jeanne Obermayer, President of Brook-side's Board of Trustees.

BSNB is completing renovations at their Main Office location at 87 Front Street. The construction pro-ject is expected to last for the first two to three months of 2012 and your patience is appreciated during this period. There will be a brief period between Feb. 20th– 24th where the lobby will have only lim-ited access due to safety considera-tions. While this may cause some disruption of service, for your con-venience, the drive-thru, walk-up tellers and ATM will continue to provide service during normal branch and ATM hours. In addition to this location, nearby branch of-fices at 344 Rowland Street (Milton Crest) and 990 State Route 67 (Corporate Branch) are also open and available to assist you. For con-struction updates and information, please visit us at www.bsnb.com or at www.facebook.com/YourBSNB. Ballston Spa School District news: A Financial Aid Workshop will be held at Ballston Spa High School on Thursday, February 2, 2012 at 6:30 pm in the library. The Ballston Spa Guidance Department will be hosting the hands-on work-shop for families of 12th grade stu-dents that need to complete the FAFSA forms. A financial aid repre-sentative from Hudson Valley Com-munity College will also be available to assist students and parents with filing the FAFSA electronically (please bring documents). For more information, please contact the Ballston Spa High School Guidance Office at 884-7150 ext. 2362. The annual Kindergarten Parent Infor-mation Evening will be held on February 16, 2012 at 6:30 pm in the Wood Road / Milton Terrace North Cafetorium. This meeting is an op-portunity to discover what the Kin-

dergarten program is all about and it is designed just for parents. A sec-ond event held later in the spring is the actual Kindergarten screening and registration for all incoming students. More information, includ-ing when to meet with the school nurse, will be sent directly from the elementary buildings to parents during the winter months. Anyone with an incoming Kindergarten stu-dent who is not already in contact with the school is asked to call the Central Registration Office at 602-0256. The Board of the Saratoga Springs Youth Orchestra (SSYO) is holding a “call to action” meeting for all stakeholders and persons interested in the continua-tion of the Orchestra. The SSYO is a small “select” youth orchestra com-prised of high school/college stu-dents (15 -25 years) from Saratoga County and throughout the Capital Region dedicated to quality music performances of a unique repertoire of rare European classical music pieces. Under the musical direction and mentoring of a world class pro-fessional musician and conductor, Maestro Gioacchino Longo-bardi, young musicians are given the opportunity to develop a true pride of music, and a desire for ex-cellence as part of a group orches-tral experience and as an individual musician. SSYO did not have an orchestra season last year due to a lack of sufficient, high level student musicians. There is a renewed com-mitment to bring back the orchestra this year. Efforts to recruit student musicians are being developed and new opportunities to reconnect to the community are also needed. The SSYO Board is ac-tively looking to add local stake-

The next BSBPA Board of Directors meeting is

Monday, February 20, 2012, 7 pm The Adirondack Trust Company

Milton Branch, Route 50 and Northline Road We encourage members to attend and

welcome your input. Visit our website www.ballston.org

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February Networking Breakfast—Please Note Date Change Tuesday, February 28, 2012, 7:30-8:30 am

Russell’s Deli, 303 Milton Avenue RSVP to info@ballston.org, 885-2772, $5 with RSVP, $10 walk-in

Business Spotlight Business Spotlight Business Spotlight Business Spotlight Prolific MarketingProlific MarketingProlific MarketingProlific Marketing Prolific Marketing specializes in marketing solutions for small businesses. Available services include web design, social media, email marketing, print marketing materials, direct mailings, press re-leases, radio ad production, QR code creation, and special event coordination. Prolific Marketing keeps the small business in mind with affordable rates and fine tailored marketing initiatives. Dan Barner, owner of Prolific Marketing, is passionate about helping small businesses reach consumers. “There are so many great small businesses in the area, and so many people either don’t know about them or haven’t given them a chance. That has to change, and I am working to help make that change.” said Barner. Having grown up in Ballston Spa, Dan appreciates and believes in small business and entrepreneurship. This philosophy was a driving factor in his decision to start Prolific Marketing immediately after completing his education at The College of Saint Rose in May of 2011. According to Barner, “It is a perfect combination, I get to be an entrepreneur and help entrepreneurs at the same time. It is everything I believe in.” Prolific Marketing has clients across the Capital Region, and even across the State. More information about their services and sample work they have done for area businesses can be found on their web-site www.prolificmarketing.org. Dan Barner can be reached via email, dan@prolificmarketing.org, or by phone, 396-7517.

Member ItemsMember ItemsMember Items holders and board members to help with moving the Orchestra for-ward. If you are interested in learn-ing more about the SSYO, please join us at a stakeholder meeting on Sun-day, Feb. 12 from 2-3:30pm at St. Mary’s School, 40 Thompson St., Ballston Spa. For more information please contact ssyoorg@gmail.com. 2012 marks The Chamber of Southern Saratoga County’s 45th Anniversary as a destination for suc-cess for the business community in one of the most thriving areas of New York State. Southern Saratoga County is home to a broad range of industries from agriculture to manu-facturing to retail and The Chamber

represents them all in their diverse membership of nearly 1,000 busi-nesses. The Chamber is working with corporate anniversary planning experts at Bartel Communications to plan a continuous celebration throughout 2012 with a focus on partnerships with other local busi-ness organizations, events designed to engage the largest number of members, and increased promotion for the Chamber, the region, and the businesses that make up its growing membership. Douglas Ford, Di-rector of Sales & Operations at Curtis Lumber in Ballston Spa will assume responsibilities as the 2012 Chair of the Board of Directors. In addition, the following individuals will serve

as officers of the Chamber in its 45th Anniversary Year: Paul Milton, Ellis Medicine - Chair-Elect; Dianne Barber Kansas, Kansas Eye Surgery Associates - 1st Vice Chair; Dr. Penny Haynes, Schenectady County Community College – Secretary; Daniel Kum-lander, CPA Roback Kumlander & Pehl, CPAs, - Treasurer; Eddie Hicks, Subway – Immediate Past Chair. New Board members for 2012 include Michele Brown, Controller of Belmonte Builders and Paul Browning, President & CEO, Gen-eral Electric Thermal Products, Power & Water.

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Association NewsAssociation NewsAssociation News Ballston Spa Indoor Farmers’ Ballston Spa Indoor Farmers’ Ballston Spa Indoor Farmers’ Ballston Spa Indoor Farmers’

Market Market Market Market The next monthly indoor Farmers’ Mar-

ket will take place on Saturday, Febru-

ary 4th in the Cornell Cooperative Ex-

tension auditorium at 50 West High Street in Ballston

Spa from 9am until noon. Music will be provided by the

band Tunefolk featuring traditional and original fiddle

tunes. The Wonder Room table will have bee and honey inspired family fun activities.

With Valentine’s Day almost here, our theme for the

February market is Wine and Chocolate. In addition to

locally produced wine, products made with local wine

and yummy chocolate treats, customers can purchase

certified Fair Trade chocolate. In keeping with our

theme, Cornell Cooperative Extension’s Master Gar-

deners will have handouts on growing grapes in NYS

but they are very knowledgeable on all gardening top-

ics. Of course, the market will also have other local sta-

ples available such as maple syrup, honey, meat, eggs

and your favorite dips for game day.

All vendors at the farmers’ market can accept Ballston

Spa Business and Professional Association gift certifi-

cates. Future indoor markets will take place on March

17, April 7, and May 5. For more information please

visit the BSBPA website www.ballston.org or call 885-

2772.

Marketing NewsMarketing NewsMarketing NewsMarketing News The Marketing Committee recently completed a survey of the business community in an effort to determine whether the services the organization is providing to our business members met their expectations. We are happy to report that the business community roundly supported our efforts. It was also clear that we need to a better job communicating our activities and programs to the business community. This is one of our goals for the upcoming year. Please keep an eye open for the resident survey that will be forwarded to all resident members this Spring. Billboards Be sure to get your 2012 sponsorship requests in soon as these boards will fill up quickly. For more information, contact Tina Mangino-Coffey (tina@ballston.org) The Route 50 board this month has been spotlighting Launching Pad’s production of “Annie” (see page 6 for more information on this entertaining show).

Eagle Scout Eagle Scout Eagle Scout Eagle Scout Project for Iron Project for Iron Project for Iron Project for Iron Spring ParkSpring ParkSpring ParkSpring Park Tyler Lowenstein, a member of Boy Scout Troop 1 has a community-minded Eagle Scout project planned. The 16 year old Ballston Spa High School student wants to build a covered stage area in historic Iron Spring Park on the west end of Front Street, across from Brookside Museum. Wiswall Park is currently used for many events, including the BSBPA’s Concerts in the Park. Although the concert series itself would most likely remain at Wiswall, the Iron Spring Park stage would add yet another venue for public performance to the village. Tyler has worked with Patrick Ferlo, a theatrical stage de-signer from SUNY Albany, to come up with a design that would be conducive to the park’s layout. After presenting his idea to the mayor and village trustees and to the BSBPA Board, he hopes to work with local businesses and organiza-tions to attain materials and volunteers to bring the project to fruition.

Artist’s rendering of Iron Spring Park stage.

Save the Date...Save the Date...Save the Date...Save the Date... BSBPA Annual MeetingBSBPA Annual MeetingBSBPA Annual MeetingBSBPA Annual Meeting & Community Mixer& Community Mixer& Community Mixer& Community Mixer

Monday, March 19, 2012

6-8 pm Ballston Spa Elks Lodge

$15 per person Pre-sale tickets available online at ballston.org and at Coffee Planet

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Monday-Wednesday 4-9 pm Thursday & Friday

11:30 am– 9pm Saturday & Sunday 2– 9 pm

2149 Doubleday Avenue Ballston Spa 518 885-0583

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February 2012

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Tuesday, Feb. 14

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**NEW** Winter Time Lunch Special **NEW**

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BE SURE TO TELL ALL YOUR FRIENDS!

Spruce yourself up for Valentine's Day!

Special-$50.00 foil's (New clients only)

Crystal Cuts 15 Malta Ave. 884-8538

Ballston Spa Students Present ‘Annie’ Ballston Spa Middle School’s drama club, Launching Pad Productions, will present ‘‘Annie,’’ the Tony Award-winning classic musical beginning the weekend of February 3rd. The show, with over 110 middle school students participat-ing, features many musical favorites like “Hard Knock Life,” “Never Fully Dressed,” “I Don’t Need Anything But You,” and of course its anthem, “Tomorrow.” The title role will be played by eighth-grader Ellie Frantz. Additional students featured in main roles include Zack Hall as Daddy Warbucks, Emma Alteri as Grace Farrell, Maegan Aldous as Miss Hannigan, Stephan Washburn as Rooster and Brielle Wheeler as Lily St. Regis. Shows begin at 7 p.m. on Feb. 3, 4, 10, and 11, with Saturday matinees at 1 p.m. on Feb. 4 and 11. Tickets are gen-eral admission and cost $7. The show will be performed in the Ballston Spa High School’s auditorium, 220 Ballston Avenue, Ballston Spa. Tickets will be available at the door an hour before each show. Please call the Ballston Spa Middle School for additional information at 884-7200.

17th Annual Winter Fun Festival17th Annual Winter Fun Festival17th Annual Winter Fun Festival17th Annual Winter Fun Festival Saturday, February 18thSaturday, February 18thSaturday, February 18thSaturday, February 18th

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Milton Community Center, Northline RoadMilton Community Center, Northline RoadMilton Community Center, Northline RoadMilton Community Center, Northline Road Music, Dancing and Free Food (while supplies last) 6Music, Dancing and Free Food (while supplies last) 6Music, Dancing and Free Food (while supplies last) 6Music, Dancing and Free Food (while supplies last) 6----9 pm9 pm9 pm9 pm

Children’s Coloring Contest and Crafts 6Children’s Coloring Contest and Crafts 6Children’s Coloring Contest and Crafts 6Children’s Coloring Contest and Crafts 6----8 pm8 pm8 pm8 pm Indoor Snowball Rumble 8 pmIndoor Snowball Rumble 8 pmIndoor Snowball Rumble 8 pmIndoor Snowball Rumble 8 pm

Sponsored by the Village of Ballston Spa, the Town of Mil-

ton and the Ballston Spa Business & Professional Associa-

tion. For Information or to volunteer, call 885-5711

Bring in this ad and receive 1 free appetizer!

Chamber of Southern Saratoga County Mixer The Chamber of Southern Saratoga County has invited mem-

bers of the Ballston Spa, Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake, and

Malta Business and Professional Associations and the Saratoga

Builders Association as our special partners for a Mixer on

Thursday, March 8, 2012 from 5:30 -7:30 pm at Curtis Lumber,

885 Route 67 , Ballston Spa. What a great opportunity to con-

nect with Saratoga County business profession-

als! This mixer's highlighted not-for-profit organization is--and

all proceeds from a 50/50 raffle will go to--The Scotia-Glenville

Children's Museum, which offers unique educational and cul-

tural opportunities to residents of the Capital Region.

BSBPA members pay the

reduce cost of $10. To reg-

ister online, go to http://

www.southernsaratoga.org/

wcevents/eventdetail.aspx?

EventID=1023. Or call 371-

7748 and be sure to men-

tion you are a BSBPA mem-

ber!

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Calendar of EventsCalendar of EventsCalendar of Events February 3 First Friday in Ballston Spa, downtown shops and restaurants, 6-9 pm February 3, 4, 10, 11 Launching Pad Production “Annie”, BSHS Auditorium 7 pm (Fridays), 1 pm and 7 pm (Saturdays) February 4 Ballston Spa Indoor Farmers’ Market, 9 am-12 pm, Cornell Cooperative Extension February 8 Free Lunch, 11:30 am-1 pm, Ballston Spa United Methodist Church February 12 All You Can Eat Breakfast, 8– 1:30 am, Ballston Spa Elks Lodge February 18 Winter Fun Festival, 11 am-5 pm downtown, 6-9 pm Milton Community Center February 20 BSBPA Board of Directors meeting, 7 pm, Adirondack Trust Co., Milton Branch February 25 Free Lunch, 11:30 am–1pm, Ballston Spa United Methodist Church February 28 Networking Breakfast, 7:30-8:30 am, Russell’s Deli *(note date change this month)*

P.O. Box 386 Ballston Spa, NY 12020