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Discovering Saratoga: Jockey Painter continues Travers tradition

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 14:10:51 GMT

PORTER CORNERS, N.Y. (NEWS10) - For more than a decade, Robin Schumacher has been the artist behind painting the jockey statues at the Saratoga Race Course. She’s also the person behind keeping a special Travers tradition alive each year. Discovering Saratoga: Meet the Saratoga Jockey Painter To honor the 50th anniversary of “Big Red” winning the Triple Crown, the artist has been painting quite a few jockeys in the blue and white checkered racing silks. This year she is donating a Secretariat jockey statue to Life Path’s "Meals on Wheels" program. It will be auctioned off on Friday night and it includes a plaque for the base that Ron Turcotte signed. Saratoga Jockey Painter is hard at work On Travers Day, she spends the day at the track, ready to re-paint the jockey silks on the statue the minute the race is called. If you're interested in purchasing a custom jockey statue, email Robin at [email protected].

Submit your project proposals to Leadership Saratoga

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 14:10:51 GMT

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- Leadership Saratoga is now accepting project ideas for the Class of 2023-2024. Proposals can be submitted through September 8. Get the latest news, weather, sports and entertainment delivered right to your inbox! Leadership Saratoga is an award-winning program sponsored by the Saratoga County Chamber of Commerce. Every year, up to 24 individuals are selected and are exposed to critical issues affecting life in Saratoga County. The individuals also get hands-on experience in leadership development.Local non-profits are encouraged to submit a proposal. Past completed projects include market assessments, community engagement outreach, event planning, educational programming, awareness campaigns, and website redesigns. Most recently, a Leadership Saratoga group assisted The Friends of Saratoga Springs Public Library with development, structure, and marketing. SPAC installs Narcan kits to combat overdose crisis Proposals are reviewed by a subcommitt...

Census: Warren County is getting old

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 14:10:51 GMT

LAKE GEORGE, N.Y. (NEWS10) - This week, Warren County gathered together data from the 2020 United States census, to see what could be gleaned about the southern Adirondack region. The result: The county is getting older. Get the latest news, weather, sports and entertainment delivered right to your inbox! Census data shared by the county shows a median age of 47.5 among county residents, ranking the county in as the fourth-oldest in the state by median age. It's actually a tie - Essex County came out with the exact same number. Hamilton, Columbia, and Delaware counties are all ranked higher. For Warren County, that median age breaks down into a population consisting of 59% residents between the ages of 18 and 64, down from 62% in 2010. Similarly, the number of residents under 18 is 18%, down from 21%. Meanwhile, 23% of county residents are aged 65 and older, compared to 17% in 2010.“In many municipalities, this disparity is much greater than the county's average,” said Warren Coun...

Terry Funk, beloved hardcore wrestling icon, dead at 79

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 14:10:51 GMT

AMARILLO, Texas – Terry Funk, a wrestling icon whose legendary career of spectacle and violence spanned five decades, has died. The brawling Texan, affectionately known as "The Funker" to friends and fans, was 79.Funk was born on June 30, 1944, in Hammond, Indiana. His family soon relocated to Amarillo in the Texas Panhandle. His father, Dory Funk Sr., began a pro wrestling career after serving in the Navy during World War II. In time, Dory Sr. joined the management team of a regional wrestling promotion, Western States Sports. He became full owner of the "Amarillo territory" in 1967, pushing his sons, Dory Jr. and Terry, among the top wrestlers in the company. When Dory Sr. died in 1973, his sons took the reins.Terry's in-ring debut came on Dec. 9, 1965, in Amarillo, against Sputnik Monroe. Dory Jr.'s career began two years earlier.The Funk Brothers won numerous tag team championships in the National Wrestling Alliance's various affiliates, and competed abroad in All Japan Pro Wres...

Alton's Clark Bridge may get a $1M LED facelift

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 14:10:51 GMT

ALTON, Ill. -- The Alton city council will hear a proposal Wednesday night about giving the Clark Bridge a facelift. The plan is to install LED lighting along the bridge.The project costs nearly a million dollars and will create an artistic night skyline. It will also save money by dropping energy use on the bridge by about 73 percent and improving safety and security on the bridge.The Clark Bridge first opened in 1994.

Man sentenced for Downtown St. Louis Taco Bell killing

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 14:10:51 GMT

ST. LOUIS – A man pled guilty to second degree murder for a killing in a Taco Bell parking lot near Downtown St. Louis. Jamar Burns, 32, will be serving up to 15 years for the death of Darrion Powell.Surveillance video captured the shooting at the Taco Bell on Chouteau Avenue on May 21, 2020. Burns shot Powell and told someone else to take marijuana from him. St. Louis police won’t respond in person to car break-ins A plea deal reduced the murder charges from the first to the second degree. Three other counts were dismissed as a part of the agreement. Burns will have to serve 85 percent of his 15-year sentence. He will get credit for more than three years of jail time served.Burns apologized to Powell’s family in court Wednesday. He will finish a four-year prison term on federal gun charges before the murder sentence begins.

Man charged after woman fatally stabbed in West End neighborhood

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 14:10:51 GMT

ST. LOUIS - A man is behind bars in connection with a woman's stabbing death earlier this week in the West End neighborhood. Prosecutors have charged Booker Boyd, 52, with one count of second-degree murder and armed criminal action in the investigation. He is jailed in St. Louis City without bond. St. Louis police won’t respond in person to car break-ins The St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department reports the stabbing happened around 3 p.m. Monday in the 700 block of Goodfellow Boulevard. When police responded to a call for assistance, they found a 33-year-old woman unresponsive with multiple stab wounds. She was rushed to a hospital and later pronounced deceased. Boyd was taken into custody a short distance away from the scene of the stabbing. Homicide detectives with the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department are handling the investigation.

DIA architect lists Cherry Hills Tudor mansion for $14M

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 14:10:51 GMT

A Tudor mansion overlooking the 11th hole at the Cherry Hills Country Club is back on the market with a $14 million price tag.The 15,000-square-foot Cherry Hills Village mansion on Churchill Drive combines classic English Tudor design with Rocky Mountain views.Agatha Kessler, the wife of Curtis Fentress (founder and CEO of Fentress Architects), purchased the home in January 2021 for $7.9 million using Magic Coco LLC, according to property records.Fentress founded his firm in 1980 and completed projects worldwide, including Denver International Airport’s tented terminal, the Colorado Convention Center and the Broncos stadium at Mile High.It was constructed in the 1940s. Previous owners completed an $8.1 million full restoration that added 8,500 square feet in 2007. The mansion includes five bedrooms and 12 baths, plus eight attached garage spaces. The property also has a 2,200-square-foot guest cottage.The current owners focused on the landscaping, and designed and installed classica...

After escalating to Class 3A title game over past three seasons, Lutheran eyes school’s first state championship this fall

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 14:10:51 GMT

Lutheran football stair-stepped its way through the Class 3A playoffs over the past three seasons, going from the quarterfinals in 2020 to the semifinals in 2021 before falling in the championship last year to Roosevelt.The Lions believe they can take that final step this fall, with a 25-man senior class carrying the expectation that this team can be the one to win the school’s first state football championship.“We understand what it took to get here, so these players want to be the team that gets over the hump,” Lutheran head coach Stephen Robbins said. “They understand what it takes, and to finish off the job. We expect to be there on Dec. 2. It won’t be a feeling of, ‘Oh wow we made it.’ We expect to be there and I believe that mindset will help them.”Lutheran’s headlined by senior quarterback Ryken Daugaard and senior wideout/safety Joe Ciccio, while up front, the Lions look more like the size of a competitive 4A team with wh...

Former Rocky Ford police officer arrested for allegedly stealing guns

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 14:10:51 GMT

A former Rocky Ford police officer was arrested Tuesday for allegedly stealing handguns taken as evidence in two separate incidents.George Ibarra, 41, was arrested on suspicion of tampering with evidence, official misconduct and theft, according to a Colorado Bureau of Investigation press release sent Wednesday morning. Ibarra left the agency in September 2022. The agency’s new chief, Sean McDonagh, said he didn’t know the circumstances of Ibarra’s departure but that he had been employed with the department for two years.Ibarra is accused of taking two handguns and a backpack containing ammunition, a holster, gun parts, a videogame and a bag of prescription pills from a suspect’s car during a domestic violence call in June 2022, according to an affidavit released by the 16th Judicial District. The owner of some of the items, whose ex-husband was arrested during the incident, called the Otero County Sheriff’s Office in January to report several of the it...