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February 20, 2010
Veterans aid
Closing?
Busy bees
A Ticonderoga woman has made a patriotic quilt to assist a veterans organization. See Page 3
The Crown Point State Historic Site is targeted for closure in the state 2010-11 budget. See Page 11
Moriah Elementary has crowned its 2010 spelling bee champion. See Page 13
No impact on local taxpayers
Moriah school project proposed By Fred Herbst fred@denpubs.com PORT HENRY — The state has offered Moriah Central School a deal too good to pass up. The state is willing to pay the entire cost of a
Viking hoopsters down Sentinels Moriah used a big second half to beat Ticonderoga, 5739, in Champlain Valley Athletic Conference boys basketball play Feb. 10. In girls action, Ticonderoga and Moriah closed the regular season with Champlain Valley Athletic Conference victories. See sports.
Veterans to assist quake victims The American Legion Post 224 and the Essex County Leathernecks Marine Corp League Detachment 791 have formed a coalition to raise funds for “The Veterans Haiti Relief Fund.” The group is asking for a “send what you can” donation, which will be forwarded through the Red Cross the end of February. To donate send a check to Veteran’s Haiti Relief Fund, Essex County Leathernecks Det. 791, 105 Mount Hope Avenue, Ticonderoga 12883.
THIS WEEK Ticonderoga...................2-8 Opinions ......................6-7 Crown Point ..................11 Moriah ..........................12 Schroon Lake ................17 Sports ..........................18-19 Calendar ......................20 Obituaries ....................21 Classifieds....................21-24 Auto Zone ....................24-28
proposed $9.9 million building project. “We may never have this opportunity again,” Moriah Superintendent Bill Larrow said. “We have to exploit every funding opportunity we can to benefit our taxpayers and students. This is a great opportunity.”
While there is no cost to local taxpayers, the project must still be approved by district voters. A public information meeting on the proposed project will be held at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 23, in the school auditorium.
See MORIAH, page 13
Summer program at risk Pre-registration March 6 will determine fate of Ti youth activities By Fred Herbst fred@denpubs.com TICONDEROGA — The Ticonderoga summer youth recreation program is in jeopardy. Town officials have scheduled a new registration day after an initial effort to sign up children for the program met with little success. Pre-registration will be held for the 2010 Ticonderoga summer youth program at the Ticonderoga Youth Center (Armory) on Saturday, March 6, from 11 a.m. until 1 p.m. Applications are available at the school now and have been sent home. Officials ask parents to complete the forms prior to arriving at the pre-registration. Pre-registration is mandatory for this year ’s program. March 6 will be the last day to register. If parents cannot attend that day they should drop or mail the forms to the Ticonderoga town clerk’s office as soon as possible. Tony Thompson, Ti town clerk, said the pre-registration will determine the fate of the summer rec program. If enough children do not register, the program will be scrapped. At the initial registration day, Thompson said, eight children registered. “Please pre-register,” Thompson asked parents. “This summer ’s availability of the program depends on this pre-registration.”
PJ and Cindy Joubert celebrated Valentine’s Day by taking the plunge during the Polar Bear Swim at the annual Hague Winter Weekend. Dozens of brave souls ignored freezing temperatures for a dip in Lake George Feb. 14. Photo by Nancy Frasier
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