Milk and food drive in Ballston Spa

BALLSTON SPA — The American Dairy Association North East plans another milk and food distribution for next week returning to the Capital Region from 11 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Wednesday at the Saratoga County Fairgrounds, 162 Prospect St., Ballston Spa, using Gate 1 for entry.

This drive will consist of 2,000 gallons of milk from Dairy Farmers of America and about 32,000 pounds of food (produce and additional dairy products) from Glazier Packing Foodservice. This will be a drivethru distribution process. All drivers and passengers must remain in their vehicles and will be prompted to open their trunk to receive milk and products. If cars do not have a trunk, they will be prompted to open their window. Walkups will not be permitted. No registration or paperwork is required for this distribution.

Skidmore Polo event moves online

SARATOGA SPRINGS — Skidmore College will hold its 41st annual Polo by Twilight scholarship benefit virtually 7 to 8 p.m. Tuesday with a live auction and dinner specials from restaurants.

Naira Abdula will be recognized as the 2020 Palamountain Scholar Award recipient. A management and business major at Skidmore and Davis Project for Peace Grant recipient, she is the founder of Edutrer, an afterschool program in her hometown in Mozambique.

Proceeds benefit the Joseph C. and Anne T. Palamountain Scholarship Fund, which has provided more than 400 scholarships since 1979.

To register, go to https:// www.skidmore.edu/palamountainbenefit

Knickerbocker Mansion tours begin

SCHAGHTICOKE

— The Knickerbocker Mansion is offering tours through the site every Sunday from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. by appointment and 48-hours notice. Visitors should wear masks. Email Knickinfo@ aol.com for more information.

The site said it will have a better idea in early September about how to proceed safely amid the coronavirus pandemic with other events including a harvest fest and an early October reading of “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow.”

Walk against sarcoma now virtual

A walk fundraiser to Unite the Sarcoma Fight will be virtual this year Aug. 14-19.

Cost to register is $25. The 5k event has raised more than $350,000 for research of sarcoma, a rare cancer that affects bones and soft tissue. Details, or to register, go to http:// www.sarcomastrong.com/ run.

Farmers market coupons available

BALLSTON SPA — The Saratoga County Office for the Aging will distribute farmers market coupons for residents who qualify at drive-thru events 1 to 4 p.m. Wednesday July 22and Aug. 19 at the Saratoga County Fair Grounds, 162 Prospect St.

For more information, call 518-884-4100 or go to https://www.saratogacountyny.gov.

— Azra Haqqie