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July 3, 2010
Scout lesson
Bravest
Ticonderoga Cub Scouts cruised on a floating classroom to learn about Lake George. See Page 3
Sentinel seniors cited at banquet The Ticonderoga Booster Club recently honored all the varsity senior athletes at the annual Senior Athletic Awards Banquet. All varsity athletes were awarded a plaque that honored all senior sports in which they participated. Varsity coaches and athletic director Robert Sutphen presented the plaques. See sports.
Ti to close streets for celebration Ticonderoga will ban parking on some streets during its July 4th celebration. There will be no parking July 4 10 a.m. to midnight on the south side of Burgoyne Road from Tower Avenue to Frazier Bridge Road; on the north side of Burgoyne Road from Frazier Bridge Road to Mt. Hope Cemetery; on the north side of Burgoyne Road from Canal Street to State Route 22; on the south side of Cossey Street to Rock Street; and on both sides of Cannonball Path. Burgoyne Road, formerly Roger Street, will be closed entirely during the fireworks presentation.
THIS WEEK Ticonderoga...................2-11 Opinions ......................6-7 Crown Point ..................14 Schroon Lake ................15-16 Moriah ..........................18-19 Calendar ......................25 Sports ..........................26-27 Obituaries ....................28 Classifieds....................29-32 Auto Zone ....................32-36
Graduations
The Port Henry Fire Department held its annual banquet recently. See Page 19
Ticonderoga, Moriah, Crown Point and Schroon graduated seniors during ceremonies. See inside
Library to mark growth Ti’s Black Watch to dedicate addition By Fred Herbst fred@denpubs.com TICONDEROGA — The Black Watch Memorial Library will formally dedicate its expansion project. A ceremony has been scheduled Saturday, July 10, at 10 a.m. at the Ticonderoga library. The project more than doubled the space in the library. The existing building was 1,405 square feet; the addition added another 1,450 square feet of space. The addition includes a reading room, a meeting room, a children’s room and allows for expanded programs and computer use. “We love it,” Heather Johns, library director, said of the new-look facility. “It came out even better than I imagined.” The project also made the library fully handicap accessible. A tent and chairs will be set up on Carnegie Street for the dedication, library trustee Linda Cunningham said. John McDonald, library board president, will speak along with former Ti Supervisor Bob Dedrick and current Supervisor Deb Malaney. Assemblywoman Teresa Sayward and state Sen. Betty Little have been invited along with Beth Hill, Fort Ticonderoga executive director. Following the dedication there will be a reception in the library. The Black Watch Memorial Library expansion project was actually completed last November and has been open to the public since that time. A formal dedication, however, has been delayed to allow summer patrons to participate. The library expansion had been in the works
Ron M'Sadoques was one of more than 700 re-enactors taking part in the Grand Encampment at Fort Ticonderoga June 26 and 27. The annual event attracted thousands of visitors to the community. Photo by Nancy Frasier
TICONDEROGA — Fort Ticonderoga took visitors back in time June 26 and 27 as it hosted its annual Grand Encampment. The weekend featured more than 700 re-enactors; an 18th Century market with 30 sutlers selling period wares and food; on-going demonstrations of military, civilian and American-Indian camp life including cooking, weapons demonstrations, children’s activities and more; 18th Century trades including blacksmithing, wood-
See LIBRARY, page 12
working and papermaking; and battle recreations. Participants portrayed the French, British, Provincial and American-Indian forces of the French & Indian War. Fort Ticonderoga was a significant site in the struggle for America. Built by the French in 1755 on the strategic peninsula where the waters from Lake George flow into in Lake Champlain, it served as the strategic key to the continent.
Waterfront facilities to be studied By Fred Herbst fred@denpubs.com PORT HENRY — Lake Champlain may be Moriah’s greatest asset. But are local municipalities taking full
advantage of the lake? That’s a question the town of Moriah and village of Port Henry hope to get answered by an independent, professional study. The town and village are working
with the Essex County/Lake Placid Visitors Bureau to investigate the impact of the village-owned Port Henry beach and town-owned Bulwagga Bay camp site. Both offer camping, swimming and day use. A
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