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Levitch resigns from board By Fred Herbst
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Bob Elling portrays a Wise Man as Twelfth Night was celebrated by the Ticonderoga Festival Guild Jan. 6 at the Episcopal Church on Champlain Avenue. A procession of the Wise Men opened the program, which included area choirs singing their favorite Christmas music and two organ solos.
SCHROON LAKE — The Town of Schroon Lions Club, which is involved in many local charitable efforts, is getting back to its roots. The Lions, which has a long history of helping the blind, are now helping identify sight problems in elementary school children through the
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ments of each child’s eyes. Those measurements can detect problems with the eyes that no one, not even the child, may be aware of, Lavarnway said. “The screening can detect a problem early enough that it can be treated,” he said. “After a certain age, a child’s brain can learn to ignore messages from the defective eye and there is little or no effective treatment that can reverse this problem. The key is early detection and intervention.” District 20-W, which includes the Schroon CONTINUED ON PAGE 12
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TICONDEROGA — The founder of the Ticonderoga Revitalization Alliance has left the organization. Alex Levitch has resigned from the executive board of directors. Levitch said he resigned because he no longer had the time to devote to the alliance. He is owner of Adirondack Camp in Putnam. “I do so, because time has become, increasingly, the nagging issue; and it is important that every (alliance) director be prepared to set aside real time to do real work,” Levitch said in his resignation letter. The Ticonderoga Revitalization Alliance is a not-forprofit, local development corporation whose mission is to restore economic prosperity in the Ticonderoga region. Its goal is to serve as a clearinghouse for ideas and resources and be a catalyst for publicprivate partnerships and investment opportunities.
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