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Combat Vets to host ride in Ti TICONDEROGA — Combat Vets Motorcycle Association will hold its fourth annual Ghost Ride Saturday, July 23, at 10 a.m. The rally point will be Treadway’s Service Center at the intersection of Route 9N/22 and Route 74, Ticonderoga. The cost is $10 per bike with proceeds to benefit the Clinton, Franklin and Essex Disabled American Vets (DAV) and the Veteran’s Assistance Fund. A steak barbecue will follow the ride at the Knights of Columbus, Montcalm Street, Ticonderoga. Tickets are $15 a person. Call 546-7134 for more information.
Putnam FD plans barbecue PUTNAM —Putnam Volunteer Fire Department will host its annual barbecue Saturday, July 16, at 2 p.m. at the fire house. Tickets are $10. For information call 5478432.
THIS WEEK Ticonderoga..................2-8 Opinions ......................6,7 In Brief ........................9-11 Crown Point ................14 Moriah ........................15 Schroon Lake...................16 Obituaries....................19 Calendar......................20 Classifieds ..................21-23 Auto Zone ....................24-28
Ti EMS breaks ground on new squad building By Fred Herbst fred@denpubs.com TICONDEROGA — Ground has been broken for the construction of It’s been a long the new Ticonderoga and sometimes diffiEmergency Squad cult road. building. After months of legal — Sue Johnson delays, a ceremony Squad vice president marked the start of the project June 26. The squad is building a new 4,100 square feet home at the site of the former Ticonderoga Civic Center between The Portage and Lake Champlain Avenue. “It’s been a long and sometimes difficult road,” said Sue
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Kenady Pinson and Emily Rocque enjoy the parade during the Best Fourth in the North festivities July 4th in Ticonderoga. Photo by Nancy Frasier
See TICONDEROGA, page 8
Schroon woman overcomes serious illness Joanies Goodies re-opens
By Fred Herbst
fred@denpubs.com SCHROON LAKE — Joanie Cunningham has always believed the adage, when life gives you lemons you make lemonade. “The last few years I’ve made gallons,” she jokes.
The owner of Joanies Goodies, Cunningham's was enjoying life and business in Schroon Lake when she suddenly became ill in April 2009. “My face felt funny; like it was under water,” Cunningham explained. “By July I could no longer walk. I was completely paralyzed.” Cunningham was eventually diagnosed with Devic’s Disease, a neurological disorder that hospitalized her for nearly a year. She has spent the past year at the Moses-Ludington Hospital reha-
bilitation unit in Ticonderoga regaining use of her upper body. “I’m paralyzed from the waist down, but I have use of my upper body,” Cunningham said. “This is as good as I’ll get, so it’s time to get on with life.” Cunningham is returning to her Schroon Lake home, now renovated to fit her abilities, and her business this month. See SCHROON LAKE, page 16
Port Henry books honored Jeff Kelly, Dave Donohue cited
By Fred Herbst
fred@denpubs.com PORT HENRY — A pair of books with Port Henry ties have been honored by the Adirondack Center for Writing. Jeffrey G. Kelly of Port Henry was the winner of the Best Book of Fiction at the group’s annual literacy awards program for his book “Tailings.” “Karma in the High Peaks,” a collection of prose and poetry, won the People’s Choice Award
for Best Book. Six writers were involved in writing the book — Mary Randall, Judith Dow Moore, Chuck Gibson, Mary Anne Johnson, David Parkinson and Charles Watts. It was edited by Dave Donohue of Port Henry. “Tailings” is Kelly’s fourth book set along Lake Champlain. The first three were a trilogy — “The 21 Mine,” “Adirondack Heist” and “Stuck on Twelve.” “Tailings” takes readers up to the present day; a modern story of survival with different characters. The main character in See MORIAH, page 15
Writers Chuck Gibson, Mary Randall, Charles Watts and editor Dave Donohue accept the Adirondack Center for Writing People’s Choice Award for Best Book. The collaborated on “Karma in the High Peaks” along with Mary Anne Johnson, Judith Dow Moore and David Parkinson.
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