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Moriah tops AVCS; Crown Point ladies continue their winning ways Crown Point beats Wells 35-5; Schr oon Lake crushes Westport 22-4 in MVAC softball action. See sports.
Green Up Day planned MORIAH — The town of Moriah will hold their “Green Up Day” aka Clean up Day on Saturday, June 4. Bags, gloves and vests can be picked up at the town clerk’s of fice beginning Tuesday, May 31 thr ough Friday June 3 from 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. Residents can also pick up the gloves, vests and bags from Councilman Salerno at the town hall on Saturday, June 4 fr om 8 a.m. until 9 a.m.
Movie night slated in Port Henry PORT HENRY — Lake Champlain Bible Fellowship will host a monthly community movie night on the first Saturday of every month at 7 p.m. Specific movie information is available at www.lcbible.org or 546-4200.
Annual turkey dinner scheduled
PUTNAM — The Putnam Firehouse will be the location for the Putnam United Presbyterian Church's annual Turkey Dinner on Saturday, June 11. There's plenty of room so r eserved seating is not r equired. T ake-outs can be picked up beginning at 4 p.m. and eat-in dining will begin at 4:30. The meal includes turkey, mashed potatoes, squash, corn, stuffing, kohl slaw, cranberry sauce, rolls, homemade pie, and beverages. The cost is $10/adult and $5 for young children.
THIS WEEK Ticonderoga..................2-13 Opinions ......................6,7 In Brief ........................25-26 Crown Point ................14,15 Schroon Lake ..............16,17 Moriah .............................20,21 Spor ts ........................28,29 Calendar......................30 Classifieds ..................31-33 Auto Zone ....................34-40
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May 28, 2011
Veterans share war experiences Program coincides with Memorial Day
By Fred Herbst
fred@denpubs.com TICONDEROGA — The life of a soldier is never easy, even on good days. I hope they got A gr oup of T iconderoga an idea what it’s like Elementary School stuto be a soldier. dents learned that lesson from men who know — vet— Tom Provoncha erans — just in time for MeVietnam veteran morial Day. About 50 fifth graders spent May 18 at the T iconderoga Veterans of Foreign Wars Post learning about World War II and military service from Tom Provoncha, a Vietnam veteran, and Bernard Meagher, a Korean veteran. “I hope they got an idea what it’s like to be a soldier,”
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‘Rock cuts’ solution sought in Moriah Supervisor demands action
By Fred Herbst
fred@denpubs.com MORIAH — Moriah leaders hope to meet with state of ficials to discuss possible solutions to flooding in the “r ock cuts” along Route 9N/22 south of Port Henry. That section of highway was closed several days as the Lake Champlain water level crested and has been limited to one lane by flooding for the
past two weeks as water r ecedes. “The ‘r ock cuts’ r eally cr eate major pr oblems,” Moriah Supervisor T om Scozzafava said. “ It’s t he m ain a rtery i n and out of the town of Moriah and village of Port Henry traveling north and south. When they close the ‘rock cuts’ it creates a very difficult situation.” The New York State Department of T ransportation is aware of the problem, according to Carol Breen, senior public information of ficer with the state DOT.
Kenady Pinson is in a patriotic mood while visiting Hague. Hague and Crown Point will host Memorial Day parades and other activities this weekend. Photo by Fred Herbst
See MORIAH, page 21
Ti firefighters to open museum firemen. But I think it came out r eally well.” The T iconderoga Volunteer Fir e Company No. 1 formally started in 1991, but has a long history dating back more than a century. The comfred@denpubs.com munity was served by thr ee deTICONDEROGA — The Ticon- partments — the Defiance Hook & deroga Fir e Department will mark Ladder, the Defiance Hose and the its 20th anniversary with the formal W.W. Jeffers Hose — until a Ticonopening of its new museum. deroga fir e district consolidated The opening and dedication of them into a single department in the facility, constructed on the west 1991. side of the fire station, will be SunWhen the unified T i fir e compaday, May 29, at 2 p.m. ny was formed, Newt Br own was “We’re r eally pr oud of it,” Fir e named historian. He collected artiChief Jef f Burns said of the musefacts through the years, storing um. “W e’re not historians, we’r e See TICONDEROGA, page 7
May 29 dedication ceremony
By Fred Herbst
Mary Cunningham, president of the Ticonderoga Fire Department, and Jeff Burns, fire chief, stand with a 1923 American LaFrance fire truck in the depar tment’s new museum. The museum will open May 29.
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