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March 20, 2010
Open house
Lucky guy
Ti High play
The rehab department at Inter-Lakes Health will host an open house March 23. See Page 2
A Ticonderoga man is ‘Set for Life’ thanks to a winning lottery ticket. See Page 3
Sentinel Productions will present its annual play at Ti High School March 20 and 21. See Page 5
Ticonderoga
Historic district sought Ti, Crown Point fall in state play Ticonderoga’s boys and girls basketball teams along with the Crown Point boys basketball team all lost in state tournament play. Area athletes began practice for spring sports — baseball, softball, track and golf — this week. See sports.
Dinner-dance to aid celebration The “Best Fourth in the North” committee will host a dinner-dance Saturday, March 27, at the EMA club, 9 Maplewood Drive, Ticonderoga. Cocktail hour will be 6-7 p.m. with dinner at 7. Dancing and raffles will follow until midnight. Tickets are $20 a person or $25 at the door. Tickets can be purchased at Century 21 in Ticonderoga, the Ticonderoga Area Chamber of Commerce, A Cute Above or from any committee member.
THIS WEEK Ticonderoga...................2-8 Opinions ......................6-7 Moriah ..........................12 Schroon Lake ................14 Crown Point ..................15 Obituaries ....................17 Sports ..........................18-19 Calendar ......................20 Classifieds....................21-25 Auto Zone ....................25-28
By Fred Herbst fred@denpubs.com TICONDEROGA — Ticonderoga is seeking to have its downtown added to the National Register of Historic Places. Steven Engelhart, executive director of the Adirondack Architectural Heritage, is preparing the application for the town. He hopes to have it complete by the end of March. “You have a very rich history and many cultural resources,” Engelhart told the Ticonderoga town board Feb. 11. “I’m having fun getting to know Ticonderoga.” The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government’s official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation. Engelhart said there are many myths about the National Register, mostly about government limits on property within a historic district. Generally, he said, historic districts bring many benefits to a community. Having a property on the National Register makes owners eligible for tax incentives and gives them access to loan programs, Engelhart said. The only property restrictions, he said, would come if property owners enter into restrictive funding programs. Engelhart is researching the history of Montcalm Street buildings as he prepares the National Register application. PRIDE of Ticonderoga is assisting. “Collectively a district must have a high design integrity and most buildings need to be 50 years old or older,” he explained. “It helps if the buildings are connected to Ticonderoga’s history or community life in some important way.” The passage of the National Historic Preservation Act in 1966 established the National Register and the process for adding properties to it. Of the more than one million properties on the National Register, 80,000 are listed indi-
Brownie Troop #4040 and Daisy Troop #4036 of Moriah took a tour of the Town of Moriah Ambulance Squad recently. Lou Parish and Carol Boisvert explained about injuries and sickness in small children and allowed the girls to participate in demonstrations. Zoe Olcott demonstrates the rebreather.
Ti chamber slates gathering ‘After Business Mixer’ March 25 in Crown Point CROWN POINT — The Ticonderoga Area Chamber of Commerce “After Business Mixer” for March will take place at the Frenchman’s Restaurant on Route 9N in Crown Point. Cindy and Joe Bodette and staff will host the mixer on Thursday, March 25, from 5:30-7 p.m. Guests may enter to win a door prize donated by Christopher ’s Chevrolet by bringing a business card to share. A 50/50
drawing will be offered. This event will also feature information on the brand new Chamber Ambassador Club. New ambassadors along with new chamber board members will be introduced. “The primary focus of business mixers is to provide a networking forum for area business people in addition to showcasing the event host’s site,” said Barb Brassard, chamber executive director. “All area business people, chamber members and their employees are encouraged to attend and make
See CHAMBER, page 15
See TI, page 5
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