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By Fred Herbst fred@denpubs.com HAGUE Ñ Hague will host its 41st annual Winter Weekend Feb. 14-16. Formerly known as the winter carnival, the event is held the weekend prior to PresidentÕ s Day in Hague. Activities will get under way Friday, Feb. 14, with the Snow Queen Pageant at the Hague Community Center at 7 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 15, there will be a fi remen’s breakfast 7 to 11 a.m. at the Hague fi re house; the Rotary silent auction will also be 7 to 11 a.m. at the fi re house. The seventh annual chili bake-off will be held at 5 p.m. at the Hague fi re house. It will feature chili, salads, hot dogs, refreshments, raffl es and music. Tickets are $8 for adults and $5 for children older than age 5. To enter a chili call Pat Hintze at 543-6502. Sunday, Dec. 16, the 16th annual Polar Bear Plunge will be held at 2 p.m. at the Trout House Village dock with registration at 1 p.m. The Polar Bear Plunge will benefi t the WOKO Big Change Round Up that supports the Vermont ChildrenÕ s Hospital. Pledge sheets are available from the Ticonderoga Area Chamber of Commerce, the Hague Community Center or by contacting Meg Haskell at mhaskell14@yahoo.com or at 585- 9890. For more information on the Hague Winter Weekend contact the Hague Chamber of Commerce at 543-6441.
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Ti chamber gets new president, mission Scarlette Merfeld to lead chamber board By Fred Herbst fred@denpubs.com TICONDEROGA — The Ticonderoga Area Chamber of Commerce has a new leader and a new mission. The chamber board has elected Scarlette Merfeld as its 2014 president and adopted a new mission statement.
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Merfeld, Times of Ti general manager, has served as a chamber vice president. Ò It is my pleasure and my honor to serve the business community of Ticonderoga and the surrounding area by working with the board of directors and staff of TACC,” Merfeld said. Beth Hill of Fort Ticonderoga is a new vice president. Starr Pinkowski, Glens Falls National Bank branch manager, is the new chamber treasurer. Kristin Thompson, director of clinical operations/chief nursing offi cer at
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