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‘Bridal Boot Camp’ at the Saw Mill Club Kicks off June 21

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The Saw Mill Club, at its two locations, will offer Perks Galore to Brides to Be

Mount Kisco, NY–Saw Mill Club, Westchester’s premier luxury health and fitness club with two locations in Mount Kisco, announces the debut of its first annual Bridal Boot Camp. The six-week program aims to help local brides look and feel their best on their big day through one-on-one personal training, unlimited group fitness, and a handful of beauty treatments, among other perks. Bridal Boot Camp kicks off on Wednesday, June 21, 2017 and is open to non-members of Saw Mill Club.

Bridal Boot Camp offers personal training that is tailored to each bride’s desired fitness results, including a focus on the areas of the body that her wedding gown will highlight. Each bride will also receive unlimited access to Group Fitness classes at both club locations, as well as the option to participate in Small Group Personal Training once weekly. Additionally, the program includes grooming services performed by Saw Mill Club’s in-house esthetician and brow sculpting expert, as well as treatment by a Certified Massage Therapist and beauty specials at Spa Chiara, the medical spa located in Saw Mill Club East. Last but not least, there’s even a club guest pass for the Groom.

“Our team has successfully provided personal training to many brides throughout the years and the outcome has always been rewarding, both for our trainers and the brides,” said Billy Goda, Fitness Director, Saw Mill Club. “We’re excited to officially offer a robust program that specifically meets the needs of a bride who’s wanting to look and feel her best on one of the most memorable days of her life.”

To reserve your spot in Bridal Boot Camp or for program specifics and pricing, please visit www.sawmillclub.com/bridalbootcamp. For additional questions, please email bridalbootcamp@sawmillclub.com Saw Mill Club is located at 77 Kensico Drive, Mount Kisco, N.Y., 10549.  

 

GPS Wrestling in Armonk for Fitness, Health Benefits & Valuable Life Lessons

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GPS Wrestling has existed for several years, but has happily settled into a brand new, state of the art facility at 100 Business Park Drive in Armonk, NY. Head coach, Grant Paswell grew up in this area and had a very successful high school and college wrestling career. He used what he learned as a student of the sport and established a multi-dimensional training method that can be applied to athletes of all ages and abilities. Wrestling not only provides health benefits, but it teaches valuable life lessons in confidence, work ethic, and accountability, among others.The company is currently offering training programs for anyone who is at least seven years old. In addition to the regularly scheduled programming, clinics taught by Olympic Gold Medalists and Olympic hopefuls (see pictures) have already been held with more coming. Additionally, new types of programs will be rolling out over the next several months.  Please visit us at www.gpswrestling.com to learn more, or if you are in the area, feel free to drop in.

GPS Wrestlers with 4x NCAA and 2016 World Champion Logan Stieber
GPS Wrestlers with Olympic Gold Medalist Brandon Slay

 

A True ‘Chelsea Gallery Scene’ at the Seven Bridges Art Gala

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Gorgeous works PLUS sharpened life skills; Seven Bridges Teachers drive home how  ‘Art is a Necessity’

The Sixth Annual Seven Bridges Art Gala was yet again a huge success! Sponsored by the PTA, Seven Bridges student artists, families and teachers mingled over sparkling apple cider while contemplating the visual arts. Parents proudly taking pictures of their children in front of their art works was a frequent site.

Smiles spread across their faces as they listen to their children’s inspirations for their art works. Seven Bridges string ensemble greeted the guests with beautiful music as they entered the gallery space featuring 2D works by 5th, 6th, 7th and 8th graders. To view many of the beautiful artworks from each grade, click here.

Hors d’oeuvres and drinks were served in the inner courtyard where peonies were blossoming guiding the guests to the computer lab where 8th grade students demonstrated the use of auto cad to design their Tiny House Project. Screens large and small displayed the various designs along with 3D models. 

Originally conceived by art professionals who happen to be moms, their vision of providing a showcase for the visual arts akin to the West Chelsea gallery scene has come true.

Thanks to Principal Andrew Corsilia’s and Assistant Principal Greg Stiefel’s great commitment to the Visual Arts at Seven Bridges Middle School, Art Teachers, Terry Koshel and Carolyn Elwood, said they were inspired to challenge the students to express themselves and to explore the limits of their imagination… while sharpening critical thinking skills, cooperative group work, critical analysis and the development of media specific skills.

 (L-R): Kim Meade, Orchestra teacher; Carolyn Elwood, Art teacher; SoHyun Bae, Co-Chair, Art Gala; Terry Koshel , Art Teacher; and Jialan Wang, Co-Chair, Art Gala

Seven Bridges PTA Chair, Erin Ginsburg and Vice Chair, Kathleen Diamond provided the platform while SoHyun Bae and Jialan Wang served as Co-Chairs of the Art Gala overseeing the entire operation with an ardent belief that Art is a Necessity!

 

Chili Cook-Off’s the Main Event in Second 3rd Thursday in Armonk

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The Armonk Chamber of Commerce will hold its second 3rd Thursday celebration of the season on June 15 from 5-9 pm. Armonk Square will be buzzing with activity, featuring a chili cook-off with local restaurants from 5:30-7:30. Visitors will get to taste and then vote for their favorite! There will be live music, children’s activities, raffles, giveaways and special promotions throughout town. A list of activities and promotions will be made available on armonkchamberofcommerce.com a week before the event. Come and enjoy the Armonk Buzz!

In Two Key Ceremonies, Vets Honored During Chappaqua’s Memorial Day Parade

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By Justin Ellick

Despite the rain on Monday, visitors and residents of Chappaqua gathered with great anticipation and excitement along King Street and Greeley Avenue for the annual Memorial Day Parade. The rain worried some parade attendees that the festivities might be cancelled, but after the green light was given, all systems were GO!

The Victory Corners Ceremony kicked off the parade at around 10:45 a.m. from the corner of Ridgewood Terrace and Bedford Road, with Grand Marshal James McCauley calling the attendees to attention followed by Rabbi Maura Linzer’s opening prayer. The Presentation of the Wreath was next, as Girl Scout Troop 2395 came to the podium. The ceremony closed with the playing of “Taps” by the Horace Greeley High School Buglers, along with one final appearance by Reverend Holland for the closing prayer.

Following the closing of the Victory Corners ceremony, the line of March was set and ready to begin its trek down King Street and into the heart of Chappaqua. The question of whether the Clintons would be in attendance had been answered earlier when the Clintons emerged from their limousine for their traditional meet up with the town board and greeting of avid fans and longtime supporters, all pre-March, so as not to upset the parade schedule.  The Secret Service and New Castle Police Officers directed the parade past the Chappaqua Fire Department and onto King Street, with former President Clinton–former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton-Governor Andrew Cuomo, and State Assemblyman David Buchwald, Town Supervisor Robert Greenstein, and town board members Lisa Katz and Adam Brodsky.

Grand Marshal James McCauley leading the parade. PHOTO BY Grace Bennett/Inside Press

The parade moved through the middle of town to the delight of everyone along the way, with iPhones and cameras ready to support the marchers in every category, whether they were Brownie Troops, our First Responders, or the Clintons, all along the route leading to the Chappaqua Train Station, the parade’s final stop.

The Marshal then called the parade to attention for the Memorial Plaza Ceremony. Right around noon, the sizeable crowd, still well into the hundreds or more gathered around the Memorial at the Chappaqua train station, where a small podium was set up, along with a few chairs for the parade’s esteemed guests and veterans. Invocation would follow with the help of Reverend Dr. Martha Jacobs from the First Congregational Church.

Next, the students of Horace Greeley High School band flawlessly performed their renditions of the “Star Spangled Banner” and “America the Beautiful. Kevin Moore and the Kerry Pipers followed the performance with their rendition of “Amazing Grace,” which acted as an opening for the two readings that would follow, each of which an oral history of a New Castle veteran who had passed.

Samantha Morrison, from Girl Scout Troop 1033, recited the first reading in honor of Gerald Helm who was formerly a part of the U.S. Air Force.

“On November 24th, 1943, Gerald’s family received word from the Air Force that their son was reported missing after taking off from Shaw Airfield on a basic training mission,” read Morrison. “On September 23rd, 1946, over two years after Gerald had gone missing, a skeleton was found near Shaw Airfield and it had been identified as Cadet Gerard Helm.”

Following the readings was the traditional Honor Roll of names that were added to the Memorial at the train station, as the Marshal and a few of his fellow veterans recited the additions to the Memorial.

To conclude the festivities, Girl Scout Troop 2320 approached the front of the podium for one final Presentation of the Wreath and the 5th New York Regiment—Revolutionary War Squad, executed the Musket Volley. It was at this point, after one final rendition of “Taps,” that the Marshal brought the parade back to attention to conclude the ceremony. This marked the end of what was another wildly successful and fun Memorial Day Parade here in Chappaqua.

Greeley grad Justin Ellick, who has completed a junior year majoring in Media and Communications Major at Ursinus College in Philadelphia, joins Inside Chappaqua and Inside Armonk Magazines for a second internship this summer.

For a full gallery of our photos of the 2017 New Castle Memorial Day Parade, please visit us on Facebook:

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Prevention Advice Regarding Ticks and Lyme Disease

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from a Global Lyme Alliance Forum held at the Chappaqua Library to Spread Awareness

By Justin Ellick

Chappaqua, NY—The Global Lyme Alliance recently held a forum at the Chappaqua Library offering tips to the audience on how to prevent Lyme disease from the get-go. The forum was sponsored by the Town of New Castle’s recently formed Health and Wellness Committee.

The Global Lyme Alliance, which was originally formed by the merger between the Lyme Research Alliance and the Tick-Borne Disease Alliance, is a leading private nonprofit organization across the United States that is dedicated to finding a cure and more accurate testing for the disease. Today, the Global Lyme Alliance has gained national recognition for its commitment to shifting the course of Lyme disease. They’ve accomplished this by funding ground-breaking research, while also expanding education programs for the public and physicians.

While it’s possible to to catch the subtle disease in its early stages,” said Global Lyme Alliance Board Member Derin Walden, “in many cases, the disease can be active for months before it becomes noticeable.”

“Lyme disease wasn’t even a thought,” continued Walden when she spoke at the forum. “There was no tick-bite or rash and it just did not occur to either myself or my doctor. After three to four months of my symptoms just rapidly increasing, with the help of the internet, I finally approached my doctor and asked her to test me for Lyme disease.”

As Walden pointed out when she spoke, there was no rash or infamous bulls-eye mark to provide her with a red flag. As a matter of fact, fewer than half of the people who contract the disease ever develop a rash or a bulls-eye, which has historically served as the universal way to tell whether you’ve caught Lyme or not.

Because of this, it’s important for people to be somewhat educated when it comes to the several possible symptoms of Lyme besides just the rash, as well as adopting safe and efficient techniques to prevent the disease altogether.

The forum was of special import to parents in Chappaqua, as attendees learned from the Global Lyme Alliance presentation that children are at the greatest risk for Lyme and other tick-borne diseases. The presentation also offered several prevention tips for parents to implement into their daily lives, as ticks can be a problem all year round, not just in the spring and summer months. One technique the Alliance recommended was to apply EPA-approved repellents like DEET or permethrin to clothing, skin, and shoes as directed. One audience member at the forum shared her experience using one of these repellents, which she says works great for her and her kids.

“I spray my kids’ baseball bags, knapsacks, winter coats, basically their entire wardrobe”, said the Chappaqua mother. “Once it’s dry, the repellent can last up to six weeks. It’s really saved me and my family a lot of stress when it comes to ticks and Lyme disease.”

Besides equipping parents with prevention techniques and tips, the Global Lyme Alliance has also developed a curriculum called “It’s Time to Be Lyme Alert” so that kids of all ages can learn about the disease in a fun and interactive way. The curriculum was designed by the Alliance in partnership with educators to be shared with kids while in the classroom, at camp, or any other youth-focused organizations. The program, available in three age-group levels, includes a student workbook that outlines the objectives and key talking points, along with a supporting teachers’ guide.

Parents and children alike need to learn more about Lyme disease, how to recognize early symptoms and how to prevent it, especially because medical professionals are still learning about it themselves; it’s vital to be vigilant or yourself and your children, the speaker urged.  “We want people to be able to recognize early symptoms so that they can be their own advocate when it comes to the disease. Medical professionals are now learning more and more about these tick-borne illnesses, but you have to be your own advocate for yourself and for your kids.”  For more information, visit www.globallymealliance.org

Greeley grad Justin Ellick, who has completed a junior year majoring in Media and Communications Major at Ursinus College in Philadelphia, joins Inside Chappaqua and Inside Armonk Magazines for a second internship this summer.

           

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