Using tongs, Jim Moran sticks a long, thin piece of wire into the small but very hot fire of the blacksmith’s forge.
When he removes the metal, the tip is white hot.
Martin Ramirez, a native of Mexico, listens to volunteer English tutor Michelle Paquette of Saratoga Springs as she explains the difference between making something and building something. The English language class is held at the Saratoga Springs United Methodist Church as part of the Latino Community Advocacy Program of the Saratoga Economic Opportunity Council.