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The Ti Festival Guild will welcome Woods Tea Company July 13 for a concert. See Page 5
A Port Henry author has penned a fictional account of former miners struggling today. See Page 20
A Crown Point woman has offered to paint main street buildings — for free. See Page 22
Blistering pace in Montcalm Mile All-American Lee Berube set the pace in the 24th annual Montcalm Mile road race in Ticonderoga July 4th. The race, run ahead of the town’s annual July 4th parade, attracted more than 200 runners. See sports.
Magician plans Port Henry visit The Sherman Free Library in Port Henry will host “Captain HurriCain's Magical Underwater Adventure,” featuring magician Ron Cain, Thursday, July 22, at 6 p.m. The program uses magic and humor to promote reading. The program is free and open to all ages.
Ti school board to reorganize The board of education of the Ticonderoga Central School District will hold a reorganizational and regular meeting Tuesday, July 13, at 6 p.m. in the high school cafeteria.
Patriotism was easy to find during the annual Schroon Lake Fourth of July parade. The community hosted a full day of activities, including a parade and fireworks. Ticonderoga also celebrated by holding its annual “Best Fourth in the North.” Photo by Nancy Frasier
Zoning changes considered in Ti Public meetings slated to provide information
THIS WEEK Ticonderoga...................2-11 Opinions ......................6-7 In Brief..........................13 Moriah ..........................20 Schroon Lake ................21 Crown Point ..................22 Calendar ......................23 Sports ..........................24-25 Classifieds....................26-28 Auto Zone ....................29-30
TICONDEROGA — Residents and business owners will have an opportunity to learn more about and comment on zoning changes being considered in Ticonderoga. The Ticonderoga Zoning Committee will host a series of five community open house meetings to answer questions, provide information and discuss details of the zoning revisions. Open houses have been scheduled for the second Tuesday of the month begin-
ning in July and running through November. They will be held in the Community Building 4-7 p.m. The open house format means that there will be no formal program and people are invited to drop in any time during the session at their convenience. Each month will be focused on a particular area of town: On July 13 lakeshore will be discussed; Aug. 10 will focus on downtown
Crown Point chamber discussion continues By Fred Herbst fred@denpubs.com CROWN POINT — Crown Point has formally created an organization to coordinate future plans. The Crown Point Revitalization Group was formed by the town board at its June meeting. Under its umbrella are three committees — an Events Committee, the Chamber Exploration Committee and the Binder Committee. The group — and its committees — is already at work, Supervisor Bethany Kosmider said. Attending the initial revitalization meeting were Roger Brown, Yvonne Dushane, Suzanne Maye, Marilyn Crossman, Bonnie Sprinkle, Tom Hughes, David Hirtle, Karen Hennessy, Nancy Ockrin, Joe Bodette, Cindy Bodette, Kimberly Woods and Kosmider. The chamber committee has already held meetings as it attempts
See TI, page 12
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