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April 10, 2010
Garden grant
Lions winners
Donations
Fort Ticonderoga’s King’s Garden has been awarded a grant to aid educational programs. See Page 2
Schroon Lake Lions Club has named the winners of its annual poster contest. See Page 10
A cell phone drive has assisted the county STOP Domestic Violence Center. See Page 11
Crown Point
Ti golf pro marks 30th anniversary George Mackey, pro at Ticonderoga Country Club, started his 30th season with the course when it opened April 3. Mackey is the longestserving pro in the 85-year history of the course. Ticonderoga Country Club has about 250 members. See sports.
Taste of Ti tickets on sale The Ticonderoga Heritage Museum will host the eighth annual Taste of Ti on Thursday, May 13, at 6:30 p.m. in the Ticonderoga High School cafeteria. Tickets are $17.50 and are on sale now at: Rathbun Jewelers, Ti Paint and Decorating Center and the Ticonderoga Area Chamber of Commerce office or by calling 585-6178. Space is limited. All money raised from this event benefits the museum’s free summer children’s workshops and other free programs that take place at the museum.
THIS WEEK Ticonderoga...................2-8 Opinions ......................6-7 Schroon Lake ................10 Moriah ..........................11 Crown Point ..................12 Obituaries ....................17 Sports ..........................18 Calendar ......................19 Classifieds....................20-24 Auto Zone ....................24-28
Top citizen sought
Emails inform town
Schroon Lake seeks Citizen of the Year By Fred Herbst fred@denpubs.com
By Fred Herbst fred@denpubs.com CROWN POINT — An electronic newsletter is now available to Crown Point residents wishing to keep up with town government. Anyone who wants to receive the newsletter can contact Supervisor Bethany Kosmider via email at crownpoint@cptelco.net. Plans are also being made for a town website and a marketing brochure has been completed. “We are hopeful to have a website up and running in the near future to use as a promotional and informational tool,” Kosmider said. “A Crown Point resident has stepped up to the task and has designed a professional brochure that the town can use to attract business. Still looking to design a brochure to attract tourism, we are working on identifying strengths and attractions.”
Connie Wells had a dream come true when she met the Easter Bunny during the annual Ticonderoga Kiwanis Easter egg hunt April 3 in Bicentennial Park. Photo by Nancy Frasier
See CROWN POINT, page 12
See SCHROON, page 10
Cow bell rules at Ti performance By Fred Herbst fred@denpubs.com TICONDEROGA — More cow bell! There was plenty of cow bell as the Ticonderoga High School music department presented its annual Pops Concert March 31. A highlight of the performance was the Sentinel Big Band’s production of the rock classic Low Rider that featured — that’s right — plenty of cow bell. “More cow bell” is a pop culture catchphrase derived from a Saturday Night Live comedy sketch fictionalizing the recording of the song (Don't Fear) The Reaper by Blue Oyster Cult. The sketch featured guest host Christopher Walken as fictional music producer Bruce Dickinson and Will Ferrell, who wrote the sketch, as fictional cow bell player Gene Frenkle. Dickinson pleads for “more cow bell” in
the recording. Frenkle’s exuberance in following this advice causes him to bump into his bandmates as he dances around the cramped studio, thrusting his pelvis wildly in all directions. It was Jon Ferguson who provided the cow bell at Ti High, dancing through the band and into the audience as he kept beat with the music. Nearly half the Ti High student body took part in the concert, according to Principal Mike Graney, who welcomed the full house. Nelson Shapiro, music teacher, directed the Sentinel Big Band, the Ti High band, the Night Shadows men’s choir and the high school chorus. The Sentinel Big Band featured Ferguson, Keeley Andrushko, Michael Barber, Rebecca Barber, Alaina Bevilacqua, Christopher Burns, Jeffrey Burns, Ben Chapman, Riley
See TI, page 4
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SCHROON LAKE — The Schroon Lake Chamber of Commerce is seeking its 2010 citizen/organization of the year. Established in 1976, the award honors an area resident or organization who has made a significant and sustained contribution to the quality of life in Schroon Lake. The chamber will honor the person or organization at its annual dinner in June. Nominations can be made by writing a letter to the Schroon Lake Chamber of Commerce, PO Box 726, Schroon Lake 12870. All nominations must be received by May 11. Call the chamber office at 532-7675 for more information. The chamber board of direct-
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