Ballston Spa Legacies Unlimited

By Ann Hauprich, Antonio Bucca & Maurice “Christopher” Morley

Featuring special guest chapters by John J. Cromie & Other Village Voices

UNITED STATES CATALOGING DATA

Copyright 2008, Ann Hauprich

Cover photography by Antonio Bucca

ISBN 9780971462069

Library of Congress Control Number: 2008939557

Pagination by Legacies Unlimited US
& Ann Hauprich Communications
PO Box 336, Ballston Spa, NY 12020
www.legaciesunlimited.us & www.annhauprich.com

Printed at The Pressroom
35 Bath Street, Ballston Spa. NY 12020
www.thepressroomonline.com

Published by Peckhaven Publishing
178 Wagman’s Ridge Road
Saratoga Springs, NY 12866
www.joepeckonline.com

Kindly contact Ann to order this book.

Table of Contents

History In The Making
How This Book Came To Be
Meet our community-minded sponsors
A Village Tapestry

Special Dedications
Maurice “Christopher” Morley: Carving a legacy of caring
Meet the Queen who reigned supreme in 1957 & 2007
Lest We Forget: A salute to VFW Post 358 & other caring souls
Jody Wheeler: Portrait of an illustrator (EXCERPT)

Ballston Spa National Bank
A driving force since 1838
Cook’s 1839 Village Tour
Capuano’s Eve of 2009 Village Tour

Ballston Spa Veterinary Clinic
Historic practice provides hometown care in state-of-the-art facility

Caliber Canines
Make no bones about it; backyard agility is doggone fun (Web Site)

Cunningham's Ice & Coin Laundry
The Iceman (Still) Cometh & Goeth in Ballston Spa (WebPages/Excerpt)

Our Towne Ballston Spa
Newest Kid on Publishing Block is Mover & Shaker in Volunteer Circles

Pompa Bros., Inc
Paving the Way for More Than 60 Years

Stewart's
The Perky Scoop About This Company's Deep Local Roots

Mayor John Romano
Village Fortunate He Bloomed Where Planted

Preserving the Past & Present for Future Generations

The Panoramic World of Antonio Bucca

The Last Dance at the Sans Souci

O'Brien's Share Prescription for Health & Happiness (EXCERPT)

Celebrating 106 Years of Memories with Martha DeCora Wait (EXCERPT)

King House Offered Regal Hospitality in Village's North End

Remembering The Milton Avenue Mansion

Hides-Franklin Spring Was National Treasure

History On Tap at National Bottle Museum (Web Site)

Steiner's Was Far More Than A Department Store

Ed Bogue: Even the Depression couldn’t keep him down

Marjorie Sack Hobday: How penicillin saved this artist’s life (ARTWORK)

Shoe repairman Frank Caputo was a gentle soul

Esther Armstrong Charon: Love lives on through journal entries

Carl Feathers: Memories of the Nifty Fifties & Groovy Sixties

Deirdre Sauter Garland: Still a hometown girl at heart

Hannah's floral business is blooming on Milton Avenue

Timothy Starr celebrates legacies of local inventors

Hollis Palmer: Murder He Wrote (EXCERPT)

Ordinary People; Extraordinary Lives

Tobin Danison on a quest to clean up Mother Earth (Web Site)

Kirk Westbrook’s magnificent Brookside Restorations (EXCERPT)

Jerry Crouth takes listeners on a Sentimental Journey

Composer Cole Broderick’s jazzy notes on village (Web Site)

Chaplain Lena Romanov: From Russia With Love

Dentist Steve Esposito knows the drill when it comes to Service Above Self

Why Patty Rutland really takes the cake (Web Site)

Portrait of a friendship: Honorary Mayor Louie David, Officer Bob Bush

Rev. Christopher Mickel is amazingly gracious power of example

Lorraine of Rose Gables

Ballston Spa: An Architectural Treasury
Special Section by John J. Cromie