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Going, Going The Ti Cartoon Museum is closing Aug. 31. Its collection has been donated to a museum . See Page 3
Ti track coach wins gold medal Walt Thorne, Ticonderoga High School track and field coach, won the gold medal in the master ’s division 400meter run at the Empire State Games in Buffalo. He was one of six local athletes to compete in the Olympic-style event. See sports.
Ti auxiliary plans Basket Party The Ticonderoga Fire Company Ladies Auxiliary will hold the annual Basket Party on Monday, Aug. 2, at the Ti fire house. Doors will open at 5 p.m. and the drawings will start at 7 p.m. Admission card is $5 and additional cards are $2 each or six for $10. Burgers, hot dogs, fries and soda will be sold from the concession stand.
Vendors sought for Ti ‘A-Fair’ The Ticonderoga Historical Society is seeking crafters for its “Summer AFair” Saturday, Aug. 14. For more information contact Robin at 585-7868 or tihistory@verizon.net.
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Anniversary
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Schroon Lake school is celebrating its 75th anniversary today. See Page 15
Ti airport reopens with a new runway and more. See Page 10
Chamber director resigns
Local artists
Barb Brassard to lead RSVP in Port Henry By Fred Herbst
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fred@denpubs.com TICONDEROGA — The Ticonderoga Area Chamber of Commerce is searching for a new executive director. Barb Brassard will leave the post Aug. 31 to become volunteer coordinator of the Retired Senior Volunteer Program of Essex County. She starts work at the Port Henry-based RSVP Sept. 1. “It’s an opportunity I couldn’t pass Barb Brassard up to work close to home and be part of a county-wide program,” said Brassard, who lives in Moriah. The Ti chamber is now advertising the position. “I’m sorry to leave here,” said Brassard, who has been chamber director for a year. “I plan to continue to work with the chamber. I’ll be here through the transition and I hope to partner with the chamber on future projects.”
See BRASSARD, page 9
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Joan Pulling and Jerry Cooper discuss an exhibit at the Ticonderoga Arts gallery located in the lower level of the Hancock House. The gallery moved to the Hancock House this year after two seasons on Montcalm Street. By Fred Herbst fred@denpubs.com TICONDEROGA — Local artists are enjoying their new home in Ticonderoga. After two years on Montcalm Street, Ticonderoga Arts has moved its gallery to the lower level of the Hancock House. “It’s really a beautiful room; a perfect space for our gallery,” Jerry Cooper, chairman of Ticonderoga Arts, said. “It’s working out great.”
The gallery is handicap accessible and can be reached directly from the Hancock House parking lot or through the upstairs museum. It is open Thursday, Friday and Saturday 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. May through December. The gallery currently exhibits the work of about a dozen local artists — painters, photographers, potters, woodworkers and others. “We’re always looking for new artists,” Cooper said. “We need
watercolors. That’s an important art form in this area.” Most of the artists are members of Ticonderoga Arts, although non-members are allowed to exhibit one piece. Membership rates are $15 for students, $25 for people age 60 and older, $35 for individuals and $40 for families annually. All the work is for sale, except for the Memorial Exhibit. That is a collection of work by the late Art Secor and Helen Potter.
See TI, page 11
Port Henry
Champ Day celebration scheduled By Fred Herbst fred@denpubs.com PORT HENRY — Sponsored by the Moriah Chamber of Commerce, the 29th annual Champ Day will be held Saturday, Aug. 7 It will feature sidewalk sales, street vendors, entertainment, children’s games, pony rides and a “Champ Hunt” starting at 9 a.m. Interested vendors can call Jack Woods, chamber president, at 546-7212. The “Champ Hunt” will feature “Champ Dollars” in local businesses. “Champ Dollars” can be redeemed for actual money at Sagan’s on Main
Street. A DJ and live entertainment will perform throughout the day on the steps of the Lee House. In conjunction with the downtown Port Henry activities there will be a book sale at the Sherman Free Library 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and a town-wide lawn sale. The library books will be specially priced with hardback and paperback books being four for $1 and children’s books six for $1. Author Ed Shankman will mark the release of his book Champ and Me during Champ Day festivities. He will be at the Champ And Me table on Main Street from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. The book is the
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