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July 18, 2009
Reunion
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Movie festival
Stan Burdick was visited by classmates from 75 years ago at the Ti Cartoon Museum. See Page 4
A group of visiting workers at the IP mill have donated a picnic table to the community. See Page 8
Moriah students created their own silent movie that showed at a festival in Port Henry. See Page 20
Waterfest, quad dedication set Waterfest expected to draw thousands
Ti Hall of Fame to induct class Duane Crammond heads the list of 2009 Ticonderoga Booster Club Hall of Fame inductees. Crammond has been selected for enshrinement along with Andy Mattison, Michelle DeFranco, Todd Henthorn and Jayna Andersen McLoughlin. The group will be inducted during halftime of the Ticonderoga High School homecoming football game Sept. 25. See sports.
Elvis concert added to car show The Ticonderoga Area Chamber of Commerce’s 17th annual Antique & Classic Car Show will have a new element this summer. A concert by local Elvisimpersonator Jim Cawley will kick off the show. “The King in Concert – An Elvis Tribute” starring Cawley will be performed Saturday, Aug. 1, at the EMA in Ticonderoga at 7 p.m. Tickets are on sale for $15 in advance or $18 at the door. Call 585-6619 for additional information or to buy tickets. The car show is Sunday, Aug. 2.
THIS WEEK Ticonderoga...................2-17 Opinions ......................6-7 Crown Point ..................18 Moriah ..........................20 Schroon Lake ................22 Obituaries ....................22 Calendar ......................23 Sports ..........................25-26 Classifieds....................26-29 Auto Zone ....................30-32
Monument to mark quadricentennial
By Fred Herbst
By Fred Herbst
fred@denpubs.com
fred@denpubs.com
TICONDEROGA — Waterfest will return to Ticonderoga this summer. A celebration of local water resources, Waterfest will be held in Bicentennial park Saturday, July 25, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. That same day the 2009 Celebration Champlain Committee, co-sponsored by the Ticonderoga Historical Society and town, will dedicate a monument in Bicentennial Park to mark the spot Samuel de Champlain first visited the
TICONDEROGA — Communities throughout New York are preparing for the Hudson-Fulton-Champlain Quadricentennial. None can match Ticonderoga. The 2009 Celebration Champlain Committee, co-sponsored by the Ticonderoga Historical Society and town, will dedicate a monument in Bicentennial Park to mark the spot Samuel de Champlain first visited in the area.
See WATERFEST, page 14
See CHAMPLAIN, page 11
Schroon
Crafts, art fair returns By Gretchen Porier gretchen@denpubs.com SCHROON LAKE — Schroon Lake’s 40th annual arts and crafts fair will be Saturday, July 18, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the town park. It is sponsored by the Schroon Lake Association. Schroon Lake residents originally called it the hobby fair. In 1999 the hobby fair evolved into the Schroon Lake arts and crafts fair. Today it has grown to include over 100 vendors and crafters, from all over the country but especially local artists who have been attending the event for years. The vendor sites are located along Leland Avenue and Schroon Lake beach. Attendees can browse through merchandise and enjoy the view of the lake, along with live entertainment. Music at the fair will feature the talents of local singers accompanied by Barry Gregson on guitar and Susan Tillotson will be on keyboard. Michael Murdock will play the bagpipes. The Schroon Lake Lions club will be selling concessions.
See SCHROON, page 22
Fort Ticonderoga will celebrate its 100th anniversary with a birthday party Friday, July 24, 7-10 p.m. in the Deborah Clarke Mars Education Center. Tickets are $15 for adults and $7 for children 7-12 and can be reserved by phone at 585-2821. Younger children are admitted at no charge.
Fort Ti to mark 100th anniversary By Fred Herbst fred@denpubs.com TICONDEROGA — Fort Ticonderoga is throwing a birthday party — for itself. The fort is celebrating its 100th anniversary in 2009. “It was 100 years ago that Fort Ticonderoga first opened its gates to
the public,” said Marci Hall, Fort Ti spokeswoman. “The occasion was the 1909 tercentenary of the landing of Samuel de Champlain and President William Howard Taft spoke from the steps of the Pavilion Hotel on the fort grounds.” To mark the occasion Fort Ti will host a birthday party Friday, July 24, 7-10 p.m. in the Deborah Clarke Mars
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