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President First Vice President Second Vice President Treasurer Secretary Jim Whittredge Wayne McCormick Roseanne Antolick Donna Avery Sam Capuano Ballston Spa Lions Club Earth Care Plus, Inc. The Adirondack Trust Company Ballston Spa Nation Bank Sunmark Federal Credit Union

June 2012

Ellen Mottola, Editor Ellen Mottola, Editor Ellen Mottola, Editor Ellen Mottola, Editor [email protected]@[email protected]@ballston.org

Jump, Rock and "Kid" Around This Summer in B. Spa

The Ballston Spa Business and Professional Association is proud to once again present its free Concerts in the Park series at Wiswall Park, Front Street in the village of Ballston Spa. For 2012, the concert series, which is known for its diverse line-up of musicians, has a little bit of everything from swing to country to rock to an evening of enter-tainment for the kids. The concerts run for 10 weeks, every Thursday from 6 to 8pm, starting June 28th.

June 28 Jump Daddies (Swing) July 5 Ballston Community Band (Multi-generational) July 12 Black Mountain Symphony (Folk ) July 19 Skeeter Creek (Country) July 26 Byrds of Prey (Rock) August 2 Annual Ice Cream Social with the Union Fire Company Band August 9 Sirsy (Indie pop/rock) August 16 Brian Gibney Band (Celtic) August 23 Seth and the Moody Melix (Kids show) August 30 Skeeter Creek (encore performance)

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From Our Members and Neighbors

Thank you to the following members for their support for Adopt A Plot through their donations: Cecile Window Couture, Ltd.; Bulldog Farms Greenhouse; Frank & Rose Rossi; Rae & David White-head. The Adopt a Plot fund helps to purchase and maintain flowers and plantings throughout the village dur-ing the spring and summer months. The Ballston Spa Vet Clinic would like to welcome Dr. Melanie Brennan back to the practice after 12 weeks of maternity leave following the birth of her second daughter, Shayla Grace.

BLT @ Coffee Planet? That's Berggren, Lowman & Turano--Dan Berggren is the Coffee Planet's featured First Friday performer June 1st from 6 - 9 PM. Joining Dan are bass player Ed Lowman of Greenfield Center and percussionist Chris Turano of Malta. Since his arrival in Ballston Spa eight years ago, Dan has recorded several al-bums and performed all over the state; but he always makes time for Ballston Spa whether it's a children's program at Kelley Park for Friends and Neighbors of Ballston Spa, playing at Fifty South, or partici-pating in the Coffee Planet's monthly Open Mic series. For more informa-tion see www.berggrenfolk.com

Cherish Kelly Kissane

148 Charlton Road Ballston Spa, NY 518 884-9185

2012 Farmers’ Market

Renewing members this month: Pompa Brothers, Inc.; Front Street Deli; National Bottle Museum; Team Howard; Ballston Spa Rotary Club; Sherry Hoffman/State Farm Insurance; Santa’s Attic & Mrs. Claus’ Kitchen; Louise Ruggiero/Prudential Manor Homes; North Country Printing & Graphics; The Medbery Inn & Spa; Great Bay Restaurant; Fun ’N’ Jump Bounces, LLC; Fifty South; Domestic Violence & Rape Crisis Services; Cecile Window Couture, Ltd.; Ballston Spa Central Schools; The Village Barber; Elliott Property Services; L&C Intercable; Bulldog Farms Greenhouse; Spring City Realty; Hersh Productions; Dazzle Spa Crafts; The Chamber of Southern Saratoga County; Canty Financial Management, Inc.; The Adirondack Trust Company; Ballston Spa Veterinary Clinic; Brookside Museum; Curtis Lumber Co., Inc.; Mohican Hill Apartments; Cyndi & Rob Pastore;

Daniel DeFabio; Rae & David Whitehead. Thank you for your continued support!

The Chamber of Southern Sara-toga County is looking for a Direc-tor of Finance and Administration. Applicants should have great Quick-books skills, budgeting, and accounts payable/receivable skills as well as great people/member services skills and would be willing to represent the organization at some community events. Please send resume to [email protected]. Please note: The ribbon cutting origi-nally scheduled on June 1 for La-gniappe Jewelry Studio has been postponed. We hope to be able to reschedule at a later date.

Berrylicious Bouquets Shannon Allitt

241 Milton Avenue Ballston Spa, NY 518 312-6260 Berryliciousbou-quets.com

Gift Cert. participant

June 2012

Christy’s Cones Alexis Antonecchia 1321 Saratoga Road Ballston Spa, NY 518 505-1801 Facebook.com/christyscones


Scott Kretschmann Photography Scott & Lisa Kretschmann

8 Featherfoil Way Ballston Spa, NY 518 285-0051

Scottkretschmann.com

Tierra Farm Dan Laiosa

2424 Route 203 Valatie, NY 518 392-8300 tierrafarm.com

2012 Farmers’ Market

Hilton Garden Inn Laura Lillo

125 South Broadway Saratoga Springs, NY

518 587-1500 Saratogasprings.hgi.com

Iron Roost Linnaea DiNallo 36 Front Street

Ballston Spa, NY 518 518 309-3535 Ironroost.com


NorthStar Church Roscoe Lilly PO Box 158

Clifton Park, NY 518 371-2811

Northstarchurch.com

Hopmeier Evans Gage Insurance David Evans 2330 Broadway Schenectady, NY 518 377-7414

Yourownagent.com

Lynne’s Candles & Inspirations Lynne Smith

102 Milton Avenue Ballston Spa, NY 518 885-1972 Lynnesinspira-tions.com


Welcome to Our New Members

Ballston Spa Business & Professional Association

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

[email protected] 885-2772 (phone or fax) or mail to BSBPA, PO Box 386, Ballston Spa, NY 12020. The deadline for the July

issue is June 27, 2012. I am also interested in spotlighting member businesses. Promptness is always appreciated, questions an-

swered with a smile!

Member ItemsMember ItemsMember Items Hope Church will be providing a 5-day remedial and enrichment reading program Monday through Friday mornings during the week of August 13. Taught by certified teachers, the program will be offered as a service to the community. Camp H.O.P.E. (Healthy Options for Play and Educa-tion) will target children who are go-ing into grades two through five. En-titled "Enjoy a Splash of Reading," the theme of the week will be water. Using games, songs, stories, poetry, and instruction, the program will en-courage and promote a love for and enjoyment of reading, provide chil-dren with an opportunity to practice previously learned reading skills, pro-vide opportunities for learning through peer interaction and physical activities, foster confidence and a positive attitude in the children about the coming school year. Call Hope Church at 885-7442. Ballston Spa Elks Lodge will be having its All You Can Eat breakfast buffet on Sunday June 10th from 8 to 11:30 am. They will have scrambled eggs, pancakes, home fries, French toast, sausage, toast along with eggs and omelets to order. Adults $6, Seniors $5 and Children 12 and un-der FREE. For more information please contact Ballston Spa Elks Lodge at 885-1149 Malta Avenue Elementary Global Think Tank will be presenting “To Malta and Beyond”, a night focused on cultures from around the world, on June 1st from 4-6pm. The pro-gram will showcase student work that represents knowledge and learning from these various cultures. Students are encouraged to get involved in multicultural activities that are avail-able to them in their own community.

Ballston Spa Alliance Church will hold free Vacation Bible School for children ages 3-12 from Monday, July 23rd – Friday, July 27th 6 – 8:00pm, with a celebration on Sun-day, July 29th at 10:30am. SKY VBS engages all ages of children with crafts, games, singing, acted out Bi-ble story, and of course a fun snack. Registration forms are available by mail (885-6524) or online [email protected]. For info on the VBS see: http://group.com/childrens-ministry/vbs/sky. For an evening of great family music, the church presents Paul & Cindy Talley on Friday, June 29th at 7pm. The Talleys play well-known Christian songs with a lively “Cajun” feel. There will be an offering taken to help the Talleys, but there will be no cost for admission. Ballston Spa Alliance Church is located at 257 Rowland Street, Ballston Spa. www.ballstonspachurch.com The Ballston Spa High School PTSA and its After Prom Committee are currently seeking donations for this year's After Prom event being held at the high school on Saturday, June 16th. The BSHS After Prom is a great event that encourages teens to gather after Senior Prom in a fun atmos-phere with their peers. Food and en-tertainment are provided by the kindness of the parents and local community businesses and resi-dents. Some of the thrill is the final raffle event when many prizes are awarded such as refrigerators and other items for school, home or per-sonal use. For the seniors this year, it will be the last event that will be held prior to graduation. Please contact Cheryl Gargiulo

[email protected] or Karen Groff [email protected]. The Board of Trustees of the Na-tional Bottle Museum has an-nounced that Gary Moeller has been appointed as its new Director. Moeller joined the museum as Collec-tion Manager in 1994, after an internship at the Brookside Mu-seum. He is a graduate of the University at Albany with a Degree in History. Larry Rutland has resigned as Acting Director of the National Bottle Museum, and from the Board of Trustees. He will con-tinue as an instructor at Museum Glassworks, the museum’s teaching facility. Lisa Daigle has been named Director of Museum Glassworks, the museum’s hot-glass teaching studio. Evelyn Kramer, current President of the Board of Trustees, has re-signed. Meg Stevens has joined the Board as its new President. William Hewitt, who longtime Ball-ston Spa residents may remember played Santa Claus for many years, passed away in May. An active member of the community, Wil-liam was involved with St. Mary's Parish and Boy Scouts. Our condo-lences to his family. Sincere condolences also to the Pompa family on the passing of Daniel Pompa on May 6. Daniel had been one of the owner/operators of the family business, Pompa Brothers, Inc.

Member ItemsMember ItemsMember Items The following BSHS seniors were recipients of three BSBPA-sponsored scholarships: Joshua Bablin re-ceived the $500 BSBPA Scholarship; Mike Pelletier received the $350 Linda Murphy Memorial Scholar-ship and Chelsea Albers received the $50 Sally and Mark Monaco Memorial Scholarship. Congratula-tions to them and the entire Ballston Spa High School Class of 2012! Brookside Nursery reminders for this month: be on the lookout for insect pests on your plants. We have had many homeowners come in with pine sawfly (eating their mugho pines) , aphids in their perennials and others. One munching caterpil-lar you may want to allow to eat is the monarch butterfly-it is green and yellow striped around its body and loves dill, caraway, and parsley. Japanese beetles will be joining the ranks later this month; be ready with your beetle bags! As always, if you see a bug in the yard that appears to be doing damage, find out what it is before you spray anything . There are still emerald ash borers and Asian beetles to worry about. If you haven't

June 2012

Business Spotlight Business Spotlight Business Spotlight Business Spotlight Berrylicious BouquetsBerrylicious BouquetsBerrylicious BouquetsBerrylicious Bouquets

Shannon Allitt is the owner of a new business in Ballston Spa. Berrylicious Bouquets is located within the Deca-dent Diva Chocolate Shop at 241 Milton Ave. Shannon rents kitchen space at Decadent Diva to make her deli-cious Chocolate-Covered Strawberry Bouquets. Shannon is a transplant to upstate NY, originally from the Philadelphia area. As a stay at home mom for the last 10 years, she has had plenty of time to perfect her product. Although never a very good baker, Shannon has always loved to entertain. Dinner was fabulous, but dessert was another story, until she started dipping strawberries in chocolate and began to receive rave re-views from her guests. Over the years she used different types of chocolate (Dark, Milk, White) and added different accents (Sprinkles, Sugar Dust, Coconut, Nuts). As the bouquets became more elaborate, and her children got older and went off to grade school, Shannon decided to take the plunge and try to make something out of her hobby. Berrylicious Bouquets takes orders for chocolate covered strawberry bouquets by phone and online at www.berryliciousbouquets.com. They offer 5 different bouquet sizes, ranging from 12 berries in a Sweet Dozen up

to 70 berries in a Big Bash. Smaller bouquets are perfect for birthday, thank you, get well and anniversary gifts; larger bouquets are great for weddings, parties, showers, etc. Berrylicious Bouquets also delivers from the Lake George region down to Albany. Shan-non is thrilled to have an exciting new business in Ballston Spa and is looking forward to meeting lots of new friends!

planted your veggies yet, fear not-you still have time to get those toma-toes, peppers, eggplant, squashes and more in the ground. Generally, if you get it done by Father's Day, you should still have a healthy crop. Don't forget to plant your herbs- those veggies will need some season-ing! Ballston Spa House & Garden Club news: A $100 scholarship has been given to BSHS senior Colette McDonald. The annual award is given by the club to a deserving stu-dent who has been involved in horti-culture or a related field. In addi-tion, a scholarship to Camp Colby has been awarded to Ballston Spa middle school student Bryn Giam-bona. She was selected by school administrators and will attend the Lake Colby Environmental Educa-tion Camp in Saranac Lake for one week this summer. Both of these awards are funded by the club's spring sale of geraniums. The House & Garden Club and District IV of the Federated Garden Clubs of NYS are sponsoring a trip to the New York Botanical Garden on Tues.,

June 12. Cost of $85 includes bus transportation, admittance, and a return dinner at Cosimo's Restaurant in Newburgh. Please call 587-3085 to book a seat. Club members held a pear tree planting on April 28 at the Guardian House for Women Veter-ans. This was the 6th annual Arbor Day tree planting sponsored by the club. Local horticultural expert Larry Woolbright has agreed to assist club members in planning the conversion of the upper Jim Tedisco Trail Garden to an all-NY native spe-cies garden. Club members continue to plant and maintain the "Pink Gar-den" at the front of the Ballston Spa Public Library. The garden honors those in the community who have dealt with breast cancer. The club will sponsor its annual National Gar-den Week children's program at the Ballston Spa Public Library on June 7th at 10AM. The club donates a children's picture book that talks about gardening, and club members read the book out loud to the chil-dren and do a related craft pro-ject.

The next BSBPA Board of Directors Meeting

will be held Monday, June 18, 7 pm

at Brookside Museum, 6 Charlton Street We encourage members to attend and

welcome your input.


Upcoming Networking Breakfasts June Networking Breakfast

Tuesday, June 19, 7:30-8:30 am Abigail’s Tea & Tiaras and Wheats & Sweets Hometown Bakery

88-90 Front Street July Networking Breakfast

Tuesday, July 17, 7:30-8:30 am Sherry Hoffman Insurance/State Farm

418 Geyser Road $5 with RSVP, $10 walk-in RSVP to [email protected], 885-2772

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Marketing News Billboards: June’s Route 50 board features our Farmers’ Market and is sponsored by the Sara-toga County Chamber. Our not-for-profit board will feature two Brookside Museum's programs. The Marketing Committee is still looking for a sponsor for our second July Billboard on RT 50 at Brookline Road that will feature our highly successful Film Festival, which takes place the first weekend in August. The board is on the right hand side of the road (currently has a Geico advertisement posted). With the start of the summer tourist season, this board is highly visible to the thousands of people travel-ing into the area. If you would like more informa-tion please contact [email protected].

Trash Receptacle Panels: The village trash receptacles are back out along the sidewalks and parks throughout town. There are still a few spots available to advertise your business, community group or event. Cost to secure a panel is a one time charge of $125 which includes printing and a $25 yearly maintenance fee that will be added to your annual dues invoice. This is a great opportunity to ad-vertise your business and support us in keeping the business district free of trash. For more information please contact [email protected].

Adopt a Plot The new garden-

ers, Chip and Sue

Dubois from Chips

Landscaping, have

been busy in the

village gardens

and are almost

finished with our

annual plantings throughout

downtown. We are also wel-

coming a new face to our wa-

tering program, Don Traver,

who is taking over the watering

from Pasquale Monaco of Bull-

dog Farms who grows all of the

village hanging flower baskets.

Pasquale and Don are working

closely to keep the program

running smoothly. You will see

Don early morning in the vil-

lage so please give him a wave

and welcome him to the pro-

gram.

Ballston Spa Farmers’ Market Ballston Spa Farmers’ Market Ballston Spa Farmers’ Market Ballston Spa Farmers’ Market Once again the Ballston Spa Business and Professional Association is proud to sponsor the Ball-ston Spa Farmers Market in Wiswall Park with a great selection of locally grown, raised and cre-ated items. There are several new vendors this year, as well as a couple we are welcoming back under new names.... Customers may remember North Branch Soap which has expanded their op-eration beyond soap to include a large variety of farm products including vegetables, eggs, poultry and wool. They are now known as Fortsville Creek FarmFortsville Creek FarmFortsville Creek FarmFortsville Creek Farm. Hailey Dailey has also changed names

to Gramma Lee’sGramma Lee’sGramma Lee’sGramma Lee’s and is specializing in baked goods. Customers at the winter market may have already sampled wines from Thousand Island WineryThousand Island WineryThousand Island WineryThousand Island Winery , marinara sauce from La Bella CucinaLa Bella CucinaLa Bella CucinaLa Bella Cucina, or freshly roasted organic nuts, nut butters, and granola from Tierra Farm Tierra Farm Tierra Farm Tierra Farm (prepared in a peanut free facility). . . . Another vendor that recently started indoor is DogGone StylishDogGone StylishDogGone StylishDogGone Stylish with high quality, attractive products for pets. Starting in June the market will be joined by SoLively SoLively SoLively SoLively with their tapenade, brownies, potato chips and hash, Sweet ScarletSweet ScarletSweet ScarletSweet Scarlet with gourmet marshmal-lows, CherishCherishCherishCherish with handmade soaps, and 3 Dogs Barking Farms 3 Dogs Barking Farms 3 Dogs Barking Farms 3 Dogs Barking Farms with vegetables from Arugula to Zucchini, spe-cializing in heirloom and baby vegetables. Another new summer vendor is Fast Trax KettlecornFast Trax KettlecornFast Trax KettlecornFast Trax Kettlecorn who will be mak-ing their kettlecorn fresh at the markets. In addition to vendors, this year’s market will also have a master gar-dener available at every market from Cornell Cooperative Extension to assist customers with questions they may have on gardening or related topics, such as lawn care and pest control. Also, Cornell Cooperative Extension has arranged for simple recipes to be sampled at the Thursday markets. Returning vendors include: My Other GardenMy Other GardenMy Other GardenMy Other Garden, Saratoga Cookie Company,Saratoga Cookie Company,Saratoga Cookie Company,Saratoga Cookie Company, Stutzenstein’s Sugar ShackStutzenstein’s Sugar ShackStutzenstein’s Sugar ShackStutzenstein’s Sugar Shack, Van Arnum Greenhouses,Van Arnum Greenhouses,Van Arnum Greenhouses,Van Arnum Greenhouses, Ballston Greens,Ballston Greens,Ballston Greens,Ballston Greens, Ropitzky Fam-Ropitzky Fam-Ropitzky Fam-Ropitzky Fam-ily Farm,ily Farm,ily Farm,ily Farm, Dazzle Spa Crafts, Smith’s Orchard and Bake Shop, Anderson Acres, West Wind Acres, Santa’s Attic and Dazzle Spa Crafts, Smith’s Orchard and Bake Shop, Anderson Acres, West Wind Acres, Santa’s Attic and Dazzle Spa Crafts, Smith’s Orchard and Bake Shop, Anderson Acres, West Wind Acres, Santa’s Attic and Dazzle Spa Crafts, Smith’s Orchard and Bake Shop, Anderson Acres, West Wind Acres, Santa’s Attic and Mrs. Claus’ Kitchen, Bulldog Farms Greenhouses, Paper Dragon Farm, Marilyn’s Novelty Crafts and Custom Jew-Mrs. Claus’ Kitchen, Bulldog Farms Greenhouses, Paper Dragon Farm, Marilyn’s Novelty Crafts and Custom Jew-Mrs. Claus’ Kitchen, Bulldog Farms Greenhouses, Paper Dragon Farm, Marilyn’s Novelty Crafts and Custom Jew-Mrs. Claus’ Kitchen, Bulldog Farms Greenhouses, Paper Dragon Farm, Marilyn’s Novelty Crafts and Custom Jew-elry, Altamont Vineyard and Winery, Quincy Farm, Worldling’s Pleasure, and Mango Tree Imports.elry, Altamont Vineyard and Winery, Quincy Farm, Worldling’s Pleasure, and Mango Tree Imports.elry, Altamont Vineyard and Winery, Quincy Farm, Worldling’s Pleasure, and Mango Tree Imports.elry, Altamont Vineyard and Winery, Quincy Farm, Worldling’s Pleasure, and Mango Tree Imports. This year the market will begin on Thursday June 14th and continue every Thursday and Saturday through the end of September. Thursday markets are 3-6pm and Saturday markets are 9am – noon. Saturday markets feature local musicians and bands including, Tom Choiniere, Sandy Shoor, The Bentwood Rockers, Special Creek Blue-Tom Choiniere, Sandy Shoor, The Bentwood Rockers, Special Creek Blue-Tom Choiniere, Sandy Shoor, The Bentwood Rockers, Special Creek Blue-Tom Choiniere, Sandy Shoor, The Bentwood Rockers, Special Creek Blue-grass Band, Play It Again, TuneFolk and Dangerous on Decaf. grass Band, Play It Again, TuneFolk and Dangerous on Decaf. grass Band, Play It Again, TuneFolk and Dangerous on Decaf. grass Band, Play It Again, TuneFolk and Dangerous on Decaf. All vendors at the farmers’ market can accept Ball-ston Spa Business and Professional Association gift certificates. Vendor Spotlight Vendor Spotlight Vendor Spotlight Vendor Spotlight ---- My Other GardenMy Other GardenMy Other GardenMy Other Garden: The Matthews family has been a vendor at the Ballston Spa Farmers’ Mar-ket since 2009, attending every market from June through December with a large variety of fruits. They come to the first markets in June with strawberries. Around the end of June, raspberries start to ripen. By July, blueber-ries, currents, gooseberries, cherries, melons, and peaches are available. Yes, peaches can be grown in Upstate New York. Delicious, juicy peaches. In August, plums, pears and even a few apples will start to ripen. Apples and pears will continue to ripen into the fall and grapes will also be available. Customers will find that My Other Garden has a great selection to choose from. They have sweet cherries, they have sour cherries. They have several varieties of pears and apples including the traditional favorites and as well as great new varieties that you won’t find in a su-permarket. During the growing season all produce is fresh picked for the market assuring customers of the best possible taste and quality. In addition to selling at the Ballston Spa Farmers Market, My Other Garden has a farm stand at the corner of Route 67 and Cook Road in Charlton. For more information the Matthews family can be con-tacted at 882-5416.

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The summer season is here and many of our community events move outdoors. The The summer season is here and many of our community events move outdoors. The The summer season is here and many of our community events move outdoors. The The summer season is here and many of our community events move outdoors. The BSBPA table is at all the farmers’ markets and concerts with information about BSBPA table is at all the farmers’ markets and concerts with information about BSBPA table is at all the farmers’ markets and concerts with information about BSBPA table is at all the farmers’ markets and concerts with information about Association activities, promotional items from our members and Ballston Spa mer-Association activities, promotional items from our members and Ballston Spa mer-Association activities, promotional items from our members and Ballston Spa mer-Association activities, promotional items from our members and Ballston Spa mer-chandise. Ifchandise. Ifchandise. Ifchandise. If you are interested in "manning" the BSBPA table at the markets you are interested in "manning" the BSBPA table at the markets you are interested in "manning" the BSBPA table at the markets you are interested in "manning" the BSBPA table at the markets (Thursdays from 3(Thursdays from 3(Thursdays from 3(Thursdays from 3----6 pm and Saturdays from 9 am to noon), please contact Rae 6 pm and Saturdays from 9 am to noon), please contact Rae 6 pm and Saturdays from 9 am to noon), please contact Rae 6 pm and Saturdays from 9 am to noon), please contact Rae Whitehead at Whitehead at Whitehead at Whitehead at [email protected]@[email protected]@hotmail.com. She will send you a sign. She will send you a sign. She will send you a sign. She will send you a sign----up sheet so that you up sheet so that you up sheet so that you up sheet so that you can volunteer at your convenience. There's no better, more healthy way to spend a can volunteer at your convenience. There's no better, more healthy way to spend a can volunteer at your convenience. There's no better, more healthy way to spend a can volunteer at your convenience. There's no better, more healthy way to spend a few summer hours with friends, in thefew summer hours with friends, in thefew summer hours with friends, in thefew summer hours with friends, in the middle of our village! We also remind our middle of our village! We also remind our middle of our village! We also remind our middle of our village! We also remind our business and nonbusiness and nonbusiness and nonbusiness and non----profit members that we welcome your brochures, menus, business profit members that we welcome your brochures, menus, business profit members that we welcome your brochures, menus, business profit members that we welcome your brochures, menus, business cards and flyerscards and flyerscards and flyerscards and flyers————it is one of the benefits of your BSBPA membership. Contact it is one of the benefits of your BSBPA membership. Contact it is one of the benefits of your BSBPA membership. Contact it is one of the benefits of your BSBPA membership. Contact Ellen at the BSBPA office to find out how to include your items on our table.Ellen at the BSBPA office to find out how to include your items on our table.Ellen at the BSBPA office to find out how to include your items on our table.Ellen at the BSBPA office to find out how to include your items on our table.

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Ballston Spa’s Village-wide Garage Sale Weekend June 9-10 Sales galore! Community and church groups will be holding sales downtown with many more bargains to be found in neighborhoods all over the Ballston Spa area. Look for garage sale locations listed on the BSBPA website starting June 4 and in the June 7 issue of the Ballston Journal.

Upcoming Ballston Spa School Events

6/1 – Theatre Scene Night, Part II, High

School Auditorium, 7:30 pm

6/1 Ballston Spa Education Foundation’s

5K Run to the Future, High School, 6:30

pm

6/4 Annual Athletic Awards Ceremony, High School

Auditorium, 6:30 pm

6/5 Wood Road Spring Concert, Wood Road Cafeto-

rium, 7:00 pm

6 /6 Board of Education Meeting, HS Student Recog-

nition, High School Library, 7:00 pm

6/7 Middle School Spring Concert, Part II, High

School Auditorium, 7:00 pm

6/16 Senior Prom, Hall of Springs, 8:00 pm – followed

by After Prom at the HS

6/20 Board of Education Meeting, Recognition of Re-

tirees, High School Library, 7:00 pm

6/21 High School Graduation. SPAC, 4:00 pm

6/22 Last Day of School – Summer Break Begins

Let’s Go Out to the MoviesLet’s Go Out to the MoviesLet’s Go Out to the MoviesLet’s Go Out to the Movies The outdoor Movies in the Park are back ! Free family-friendly movies will be shown outside under the stars in Wiswall Park during First Fridays for June and July. June’s First Friday will feature classic cartoon shorts for kids of all ages. A full length feature will be screened on July 6. The movies are free and begin at dusk (approximately 8:30-8:45) so bring a blanket or lawn chairs and enjoy the show! Also Showing: Classic films for an older audience. The Ballston Spa Film Festival presents another movie in its classic film series on Friday, June 22 at 7 pm in the Friday, June 22 at 7 pm in the Friday, June 22 at 7 pm in the Friday, June 22 at 7 pm in the BSHS auditorium. BSHS auditorium. BSHS auditorium. BSHS auditorium. Our license agreement prevents us from advertising the title but here’s a description you’ll be sure to recognize- “Where were you in ‘62?” In a fitting film for gradua-tion time, follow this coming of age story of four high school grads and their friends on their last night before leaving for college. Ron Howard, Richard Dreyfus, Har-rison Ford, Mackenzie Phillips, Wolfman Jack and even Suzanne Somers (watch carefully) appear in this 1973 film that may have inspired the TV hit "Happy Days" .

The film series is free—share a well-known classic film with fellow film fans, your friends & family! Introduce your kids, grandkids, parents, friends to the films that made the big screen special!

Summer Lunch Program The First Baptist Church of Ballston Spa (FBC) will once again be implementing a Summer Lunch Program to supplement the 150 or more Ballston Spa school chil-dren and pre-schoolers who had breakfasts and lunches provided at no cost or reduced cost during the school year. This assistance stops when school stops in June. Their families will try to shoulder this additional bur-den but many times, children will go hungry. Summer Lunch Program volunteers will go to work making and delivering healthy, nutritious lunches to needy children during July and August. Last year 50 lunches were pro-vided twice a week. This year, the goal is to deliver 200 lunches five days a week!

The summer lunch program is your neighbors, your local businesses and your friends donating elbow grease, supplies and money (all volunteer-no govern-ment funds). Please join us! If you would like to do-nate some money or donate supplies, make lunches, deliver food or help in any way, please contact FBC at 885-8361 or [email protected]. No child should face a summer day hungry. Together, we can do our part to make sure that our children are fed. Thank you for your support!

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June 2012

The Ballston Spa Education Foundation will be holding it's 3rd annual 5K run/walk "Run To The Future" on Friday, June 1 at 6:30 pm. This event will raise money to support educational enrichment programs for all Ballston Spa stu-dents. The run will start and finish at the Ballston Spa High School . The USATF certified course winds through the village of Ballston Spa, where eve-ryone downtown for First Friday will be on hand to cheer the runners on!

There will be a Kids Run (400 meter) directly following the 5K (approximately 7:15 pm). Participants are then encour-aged to partake in First Friday activities post race. Participants can sign up at the race—$25 for adults, Kids 12 and un-der, $10 (each additional child, $5). Ballston Spa high school students who run with a team or club shirt, $10.

Register now for the 10th Annual Jailhouse Rock, which will take place Saturday, on August 18 at 8:30 a.m. Fees: $22 pre-registered (through 8/14/12), $27 (8/15/12 through 8/17/12). Bring a friend or family member and get a substantial discount – it’s only $35 for two registrations (restrictions apply, check the registration form for details). T-shirts for the first 250 registered. The out and back course begins at the top of Mohi-

can Hill (behind Brookside Museum) and proceeds past the fairgrounds to the correctional facility. A fast course with a fabulous downhill finish will help your summertime PR!! Awards are given to the fast-est male and female overall; age-group awards are given by 5-year categories. To register, visit www.active.com or www.brooksidemuseum.org, or call the museum at 885-4000. Proceeds from the race benefit Brookside’s education programs, which serve thousands of schoolchildren each year.

Don’t Forget!

Benefit Concert

Sidetracked Brookside Museum, 6 Charlton Street

Friday, June 1, 8 pm Tickets $20, children under 12 free

Refreshments and a cash bar available The concert is outside, so don’t forget to bring

chairs and blankets. There will also be space under the tents

Leadership Day at Milton Terrace North School Several classes at Milton Terrace North Elementary School have studied Stephen Covey’s 7 Habits of Highly Ef-fective People, learning leadership skills in addition to aca-demic skills that will ensure their readiness for college and careers. The students will hold a Leadership Day on Thursday, June 7, from 1:30-3 pm in the Milton Terrace North gymnasium, 200 Wood Road and have prepared booths and displays to demonstrate their knowledge of The 7 Habits and showcase the many ways they have put their leadership skills into action at school. They are in-viting business and professional leaders in the commu-nity to attend. For more information, contact Michelle Greco at [email protected]

Saratoga County Chamber Saratoga County Chamber Saratoga County Chamber Saratoga County Chamber

Buy Local Networking BreakfastBuy Local Networking BreakfastBuy Local Networking BreakfastBuy Local Networking Breakfast

The Saratoga County Chamber will host a network-

ing breakfast on Tuesday, June 12 from 7:30- 9 am

at the Charlton Tavern, 745 Charlton Road. As

part of this special breakfast program, the Cham-

ber will unveil two new videos it is having pro-

duced--one to promote Sundae at the Farm (June

17 in Charlton) and a second to promote the

County's farmers' markets as well as the impor-

tance of our County's agricultural sector. The vid-

eos will also be on the Chamber's You Tube chan-

nel.

If you are interested in attending this breakfast,

please call the Chamber at 584-3255 or register

online at www.saratoga.org. Space is limited; cost

is $10 per person.

Milton Ave [Route 50] Pizza Works

54 Milton Avenue | (518) 885-0669

Please join us on First Friday for a great selection of Pizzas, pastas, salads and more. You can also see our menu online and check out our new mo-bile site (www.pizzaworks.org/mobile). You can also sign up for our VIP club online anytime.

www.pizzaworks.org Two if by Sea

91 Milton Avenue

Thanks to everyone for our Grand Opening cele-bration last month! If you couldn’t make it, come on over this First Friday and see what we’re all about. Enjoy some snacks and refreshments.

The Ballston Journal - Our Towne Media Center

83 Milton Ave | 518-885-5238 Come and see our featured selection of books by local authors and photography by local artists.

theballstonjournal.com & our-towne.com C’est La Vie

114 Milton Ave. | (518) 309-4141

Stop in and enjoy treats while you browse the new

arrivals offering fabrics, gifts, garden, furniture,

linens & more! ~ www.cestlavieshop.net Corina Contemporary Jewelry and Fine Crafts

89 Milton Ave. | (518) 885-0930

Come and see our new, shiny, fun selection of

Czech glass beads in earrings, rings, and loose!

And enjoy a taste of our yummy treats!

www.corinacontemporaryjewelry.com Coffee Planet

100 Milton Ave | (518) 884-9913

Live Music with “Dan Berggren & Ed Lowman”

http://cafe.thecoffeeplanet.net True Elegance Boutique

124 Milton Ave. | (518) 229-0097

This should be a Fabulous 1st Friday. A few great

new Local Shops opened up recently. Come out,

walk around & enjoy what B/Spa has to offer. We

will be having Lots of In-Store Sales as usual. Live

music, snacks & refreshments. Lets get our 1st

Friday On! TrueEleganceBoutique.com Fifty South

2128 Doubleday Ave (Route 50) | (518) 884-2926 Please join us for snacks at the bar, live music,

and seasonal dinner and drink features.

www.fiftysouth.com

Three Olives

2100 Doubleday Ave (Route 50) | (518) 490-2093

Come visit us for Happy Hour 4-7pm at the bar!

Any small pizza & a glass of house wine or 16 oz

pint for $10! Also half price appetizers, along with

$3 well drinks, house wine, and 20 oz Coors Light

drafts. Enjoy your First Friday here with us!!

www.threeolivesonline.com

Front Street / Low Street Sunset Cafe

42 Front Street | (518) 885-8558

Come in for some great, food, drinks, atmosphere,

artwork and friendly service. www.sunsetcafe.org Abigail's Tea and Tiara’s

90 Front Street | (518) 885-6080

Join us for Movie Night- Slumber Party Style. 6-8pm. Wear your pj’s and bring your sleeping bag for lots of fun. Enjoy pizza, popcorn, movie candy,

and drinks. Cost is $15.00 per child. Creative Endeavors Gift Shop & Art Center

49 Front Street | (518) 363-0015

Opening Reception “Creatures: Great & Small” artwork featuring animal imagery. 50/50 raffle and bake sale to benefit HOPE and Esterville Animal

Shelters! CreativeEndeavorsArtists.com Village Sweet Shoppe

24 Low Street | (518) 885-4165

Come browse our collection of candy, and old

fashion soda, to find the right combo for the Movie

in the Park. villagesweetshoppe.com Daisy Dry Goods

28 Front Street | (518) 885-2782

We invite everyone to join us for refreshments enjoy our selection of fine antiques & vintage collectables. daisydrygoodsballstonspa.com

Front Street Deli

39 Front Street | (518) 884-0456

Come and eat at the Deli; this month’s featured art by Barbara King thefsdeli.com

Make Me Fabulous 32 Front Street | (518) 885-2929

Come in for a complimentary eye look from the BareEscentuals READY collection! ...let us make

you READY for the First Friday in June! ~ www.makemefabulous.com

Brookside Museum

6 Charlton St. | (518) 885-4000

Local band, SIDETRACKED, will perform at Brookside at 8pm, benefits education programs to

local kids. www.brooksidemuseum.org Ballston Spa Education Foundation

220 Ballston Ave - BSHS

5K RUN TO THE FUTURE Start time: 6:30pm ~

Kids Fun run right after 5K. .

ballstonspaeduactionfoundation.com

Ralph St Ballston Spa Boot Camp

18 Ralph St. | (518) 605-2813

We’ve Moved! June First Friday Special: Classes

are just $5.00 ~ Come check out our new 3,200

sq. ft. Training Facility! We will be open for two (2)

class times 5:30pm-6:30pm & 6:30pm-7:30pm.

www.ballstonspabootcamp.com

Washington Street Mango Tree Imports

12 Washington Street | (518) 288-3554

Celebrate June Open House. Learn how to block

print with kits from India. Bring your own stamps

too! 6-9 PM mangotreeimports.com Museum Glassworks


Free flame working demonstrations and Art Glass

Sale Information on hot glass classes. Eagle-Matt Lee Fire Company

35 Washington Street

Ms Tina’s Tribal Belly Dance Co. 6-8:30pm ! Almost One of a Kind Quilt Shop


Come join us and make a flower pin or pincush-ion. Big sale this weekend-20% off fabric and 15%

off almost everything else. 5-8 pm www.Almost1ofakind.com Sacred Journey Ceramics

20 Washington Street

Watch and talk to Potter, Jim Best, as he performs

a Wheel Throwing Demonstration. Also view his

wonderful pottery available for sale. www.sacredjourneyceramics.com

Strolling Village Artisans~ Iron Spring Gallery 20 Washington Street | (518) 885-5855

Come to our “Paw Prints on our Hearts” art event and pet awareness event. See our website and

Facebook page for more details.

strollingvillageartisans.com

Movies in the Park

They are BACK!

Join us for a family friendly medley of clas-

sic cartoons beginning shortly after sunset!

Wiswall Park

Calendar of EventsCalendar of EventsCalendar of Events June 1 First Friday in Ballston Spa, 6-9 pm downtown shops and restaurants BSEF Run to the Future 5K, 6:30, starts & ends at Ballston Spa High School Benefit Concert with “Sidetracked”, 8 pm, Brookside Museum Movies in the Park, Classic cartoons, beginning at dusk, Wiswall Park June 7 Leadership Day, 1:30-3 pm, Milton Terrace North Elementary School June 9-10 Ballston Spa Village-wide Garage Sale Weekend, locations all around town June 10 All You Can Eat Breakfast, 8-11:30 am, Ballston Spa Elks Lodge June 12 Saratoga Chamber Networking Breakfast, 7:30-9 am, Charlton Tavern, Charlton June 14 Farmers’ Market, 3-6 pm, Wiswall Park June 16 Farmers’ Market, 9 am-12 pm, Wiswall Park June 18 BSBPA Board of Directors meeting, 7 pm, Brookside Museum June 19 Networking Breakfast, 7:30-8:30 am, Abigail’s Tea & Tiaras/Wheats & Sweets Hometown Bakery June 21 Farmers’ Market, 3-6 pm, Wiswall Park Ballston Spa HS Graduation, 4 pm, SPAC June 22 Last Day of School Free Classic Film Series, 7 pm Ballston Spa HS Auditorium June 23 Farmers’ Market, 9 am-12 pm, Wiswall Park June 28 Farmers’ Market, 3-6 pm, Wiswall Park Concert in the Park, “Jump Daddies”, 6-8 pm, Wiswall Park June 30 Farmers’ Market, 9 am-12 pm, Wiswall Park

P.O. Box 386 Ballston Spa, NY 12020

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