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September 11, 2010
Fort Ti battle Fort Ticonderoga’s Revolutionary War encampment is slated Sept. 11 and 12. See Page 2
Moriah wins; Ti defeated Moriah won and Ticonderoga lost in the opening week of high school football action See sports.
Crown Point reunion planned The Crown Point Central School Class of 1990 is seeking classmates to plan and assemble for a 20th class reunion. Help and suggestions for planning the event are welcome. People can contact Kim (Clarke) Phaneuf at 5340271 or Penny Stevens at 586-6556.
Supper to assist Ti food pantry The Ticonderoga Food Pantry will hold its annual pancake supper buffet Friday, Oct. 15, 4:30-7 p.m. at the Ticonderoga Elks Club. There is no charge, although donates are appreciated. The all-you-can-eat menu includes pancakes, french toast, sausage gravy and biscuits, bacon, sausage, hash, juice and desserts.
THIS WEEK Ticonderoga...................2-9 Opinions ......................6 Moriah ..........................12 Schroon Lake ................13 Crown Point ..................17 Sports ..........................20 Calendar ......................21 Obituaries ....................22 Classifieds....................23-26 Auto Zone ....................26-28
Technology
PRIDE grants
Moses-Ludington Hospital has access to the newest technology thanks to a grant. See Page 9
PRIDE has secured two grants to assist in downtown rehab and housing repairs. See Page 4
Salary freeze OKed Ti supervisor praises police for decision as budget work starts By Fred Herbst fred@denpubs.com TICONDEROGA — The 2011 town budget isn’t due for months, but the Ticonderoga town board has started work on the spending plan with an eye on the bottom line. “We’ve started our budget process and we feel good about it,” Supervisor Deb Malaney said. “We’ve asked all department heads to submit their requests for next year while keeping increases a 0 percent. “We’re going to work hard to keep spending at current levels — or less,” she said. As part of the budget process the town is beginning talks with its employee unions on new
Children like Sarah Gonzalez and Debra Robbins returned to school this week. Gonzalez and Robbins are Moriah students. Classes started at St. Mary’s School and Ticonderoga Central Tuesday. Schroon Lake started classes Wednesday, while students returned at Moriah and Crown Point on Thursday. Photo by Nancy Frasier
See CONTRACTS, page 9
Crown Point
Historic site to mark centennial By Fred Herbst fred@denpubs.com CROWN POINT — The Crown Point State Historic Site will mark its centennial during the annual Festival of Nations. The Friends of Crown Point Historic Site have planned a reception at the site Saturday, Sept. 18, at 1 p.m. to commemorate 100 years as a stateowned historic site. The site will host an informal bring-your-own picnic hour with picnic tables under a tent prior to the centennial ceremony. The Friends reception will take place rain or shine. The historic fort ruins at Crown Point became a permanently-preserved state park April 22, 1910. The annual Festival of Nations will be held Sept. 17 and 18 at the site. It notes the heritage of
nations which left a deep imprint on this region: Canada, France, Great Britain, Native American Indian tribes and the United States. The event is co-hosted by Mount Independence in Orwell, Vt. Students from New York and Vermont will attend the Festival of Nations Sept. 17 for education programs. Students will be able to attend an 18th Century British and American concert by Linda Russell at 9:15 and again at 11:40 a.m. Storyteller Jonathan Kruk will portray “Peter Kalm, Traveling Botanist” at 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. in the museum. The first-person performance brings to life the Scandinavian botanist who arrived at Crown Point’s Fort St. Frédéric on July 2, 1749, and stayed for 18 days, all the while noting the landscape, fossils, plant and animal life, and the food production of the French military. Paul R. Huey, PhD, a career archeologist and re-
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