Businesses ready for chariot crowd

The town of Saratoga will surely gain an economic boost during the 34th annual Donald E. Erickson Chariot Races this weekend.

Saratoga resident Rosemary Erickson said she was excited for another year of busyness during the big racing event, which was named after her husband, Don, who passed away in 1980. She said Don was very well-known in the community before his passing.

“We moved here in 1970 and had a corner drug store, and Don was active in the business community,” Erickson said. “He helped start the chamber of commerce, and he helped start the library board and was on the library board.”...