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June 19, 2010
Garden party
Bridge work
The Carillon Garden Club recently aided residents of the Ti nursing home in planting flowers.
Graduation
New York and Vermont officials broke ground on the new Champlain Bridge.
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Mountainside seniors graduated June 12. Local seniors are featured in today’s Times of Ti .
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Local squads eliminated Ticonderoga and Crown Point lost in the state softball tournament last week. In baseball action, Ticonderoga and Moriah were eliminated in state tourney play. See sports.
Strawberry Fest set in Schroon The Schroon-North Hudson Historical Society’s annual Strawberry Festival will be held at the Boathouse Theater, near the Schroon Lake park and boat launch, on Sunday, June 20, at noon. At 2 p.m. is a free program with David Pitkin, Adirondack storyteller, and at 3 p.m. an awards ceremony for the students who participated in the Grace Hudowalski Essay Contest.
Moriah historical group to meet Town of Moriah Historical Society will hold its regular meeting on Monday, June 21, at 7 p.m. at the Iron Center. This is the last meeting until September. New members are urged to attend. Contact Joan Daby at 546-7524 for information.
THIS WEEK Ticonderoga...................2-10 Opinions ......................6 Crown Point ..................15 Moriah ..........................16 Schroon Lake ................26-27 Obituaries ....................28 Calendar ......................29 Sports ..........................30-31 Classifieds....................32-36 Auto Zone ....................36-37
TICONDEROGA — Sponsored by Ticonderoga Elks, Flag Day festivities were held June 13 under gray skies in Bicentennial Park. Kathleen O’Neill and Shelby Spaulding of St. Mary’s School were guest speakers after winning the annual Elks essay contest. This year ’s theme asked, “What is the American Dream?”
The contest was open to students from St. Mary’s, Ticonderoga, Putnam, Crown Point, Moriah, Schroon Lake and Mountain Christian Academy schools. Also participating in the Ticonderoga observance were local elected officials, Boy Scouts, civic groups and veterans organizations. In 1907 the Order of Elks declared June
14 as Flag Day. In 1911 the Grand Lodge directed all local lodges to observe Flag Day. In 1949, President Harry Truman, a member of the Elks, designated June 14 as Flag Day by signing an act of Congress. The Flag Day ceremony capped a busy weekend for the Ti Elks. On June 12 the group hosted its annual children’s fishing tournament on Lake Champlain.
Ticonderoga Boy Scout Troop 72 participated in Flag Day ceremonies in Bicentennial Park June 12. The observance was sponsored by the Ticonderoga Elks. Photo by Nancy Frasier
Interim Moriah summer rec super program set for 2010 named By Fred Herbst
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By Fred Herbst fred@denpubs.com SCHROON LAKE — The new boss at Schroon Lake Central School will be a familiar face. Gerry Blair, who served as interim superintendent at Schroon Lake in 1997-98, will return June 28. Blair will serve as interim again, replacing Mike Bonnewell while the district searches for a new permanent superintendent. Bonnewell, who has been Schroon Lake superintendent for nearly a decade, is leaving June 30 to become superintendent at Albion.
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PORT HENRY — After a two-year absence, the town of Moriah summer youth recreation program is returning home. The five-week program will be held at Moriah Central School this summer. The past two years it has been held at Champlain Valley Tec in Mineville because of construction at the school. “We’re looking forward to a great summer,” said trustee Tom Anderson, chairman of the town youth committee. The Moriah Youth Commission is now accepting applications for the summer program for children who have completed kindergarten through the age of 13. Applications are available at the Moriah Elementary School office and the Moriah town hall. Anderson said 90 children have registered to date. The program will begin July 6 and conclude Aug. 5. It will operate 8:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m. daily.
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As in past years, the program will include a daily free breakfast and lunch through a federal department of agriculture program. The meals are available to all youth age 18 and younger, even if they don’t attend the recreation program. The summer youth program will also include swimming at the Moriah school pool along with arts, crafts, sports and other activities. There is no busing; transportation is the responsibility of the parents. The Moriah town board has hired 15 counselors, most high school students and recent graduates, to run the program this summer. The counselors were interviewed and recommend by the town youth commission. “They (applicants) were all great candidates,” Anderson said. “It was a very tough decision.” Supervisor Tom Scozzafava stressed the town board has no role in hiring the summer rec program counselors, other than formally approving the youth commission selections.
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