All Stars Camp to Go On as Planned

Despite the discontinuation of the school district's D.A.R.E. program, the Partnership still plans to offer All Stars Camp during Summer 2010. Parents of all 5th grade students in the Saratoga Springs City School District should look for registration materials to arrive by mail in April.

We are extremely sorry to lose Officer Straus as a full-time staff member at camp all summer, and we will sorely miss his help and expertise. But we understand that budget times are tight, and that his time needs to be redirected to the Saratoga Springs Police Department's city-wide summer patrol rotation.

Camp planning meetings will begin in February, and discussions will take place then about how to replace Officer Straus with another full-time staff member. Of course, replacing Officer Straus himself would be impossible. He is truly a rare bird!