ECRWSS PRESORTED STANDARD U.S. POSTAGE PAID DENTON PUBLICATIONS/ NEW MARKET PRESS
P.O. BOX 338 ELIZABETHTOWN, NY 12932 POSTAL PATRON
A Denton Publication
Moriah defeated in Final Four tilt Moriah’s hopes of a third straight trip to the New York State Public High School Athletic Association Class D football championship game were dashed in semifinal play Nov. 19. The Vikings lost to Section I champ Tuckahoe, 3110. See sports.
Christmas food baskets available Christmas baskets for town of Crown Point residents will be provided by the Crown Point Food Pantry. Requests for food baskets can be made through Dec. 9 by calling Pat Sawyer at 579-3927. People should not leave a message. Contacts must live in the town of Crown Point. No second party calls will be accepted. Food baskets will be available for pick up at the First United Methodist Church on Wednesday, Dec. 22, from 4-6 p.m. People must make arrangements for picking up baskets.
THIS WEEK Ticonderoga...................2-11 Opinions ......................6 Crown Point ..................12 Schroon Lake ................17 Moriah ..........................18 Obituaries ....................19 Sports ..........................20 Calendar ......................22 Classifieds....................23-25 Auto Zone ....................25-28
FREE
November 27, 2010
Bridge news
Senior honor
New director
New York and Vermont officials have given an update on the new Champlain Bridge. See Page 12
Schroon Lake’s oldest residents have been honored by the local seniors club. See Page 17
Mountain Lake Services has named a Moriah resident as its new executive director. See Page 18
Moriah looks ahead Group forms to plan future By Fred Herbst fred@denpubs.com PORT HENRY — Moriah’s future should not be left to chance. That’s the view of Tim Garrison, a town board member who is forming the Moriah Community and Economic Development Group. “When we are at town board meetings we get caught up in the day-to-day operations of the town,” Garrison explained. “We’re almost always thinking short-term. We need to start thinking about Moriah 5-6 years from now. We need a plan to get us where we want to be.” Garrison is now looking for people to join him in the Moriah Community and Economic Development Group. “We want every walk of life,” he said. “We want 85-year-old retirees and 16-year-old students and everyone in between. We all have a stake in the town’s future.” All ideas are welcome, he stressed. “The main purpose of this group is to gather information and ideas with the purpose of improving and developing our community and our economic situation for the present and future,” Garrison said. “The top areas we need to focus on for the community are quality of life, sense of community spirit and unity. The top economic areas we need to focus on are increasing revenues for local businesses and development such as tourism, lake front usage and activities, lodging and main street. “We are looking for community minded people, business owners and anyone else who would like to participate in the future of the town of Moriah,” he said. Interested people can call the Moriah town hall at 546-8361 or Garrison at 546-7939.
See MORIAH, page 18
Betty Rettig browses at the annual Christmas Fair held at the First United Methodist Church in Ticonderoga. The holiday season gets into full swing as the Ticonderoga Area Chamber of Commerce hosts its week-long North Country Christmas Nov. 29Dec. 5. Photo by Nancy Frasier
‘Holiday Train’ to kick off North Country Christmas By Fred Herbst
This year the tree will be in honor of the late Tony Morette. This will be the sixth year the train, covered with hundreds of holiday lights and carrying a live concert, will TICONDEROGA — A North Country Christmas is stop in Ti. It has stopped in Port Henry the past five coming to Ticonderoga. Sponsored by the Ticonderoga Area Chamber of Com- years. The Black Watch Memorimerce, the North Country al Library in Ti will host Christmas will be a week of “Family Holiday Book Readholiday-related events in the We’ve done Santa Fest a few ing” Tuesday, Nov. 30, 6:30community. 7:30 p.m. years and it’s been successful. This “We’ve done Santa Fest a Parents are encouraged to few years and it’s been sucyear we’ve decided to incorporate bring children, in their pajacessful,” explained Matt our business community by involving mas, to hear holiday stories Courtright, chamber execuread by library staff and merchants in the events. tive director. “This year Courtright. Snacks will be we’ve decided to incorporate — Matt Courtright provided. our business community by “Letters to Santa & Wish involving merchants in the List Night” will be held events.” North Country Christmas will be held Nov. 29 through Wednesday, Dec. 1, 5-7 p.m. at Sugar & Spice Country Shoppe on Montcalm Street. Children are invited to come Dec. 5. The arrival of the Canadian Pacific Railway “Holiday and write letters to Santa, which will be shared with parents, before being mailed to the North Pole. Parents will Train” will again kick off the week. The decorated train is scheduled to stop at the Ticon- receive 25 percent off coupon for shopping at the store. Thursday, Dec. 2, The Country Florist & Gifts will host deroga train station at 4:45 p.m. and at the Port Henry a “create your own holiday arrangement demonstration” train station at 6:15 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 29. Following the train stop, the town Christmas tree will at 4 p.m. “Shopping & Dining Night” will be held Friday, Dec. be lit on the Ticonderoga Community Building lawn at 7
fred@denpubs.com
“
”
Pre-Season Furnace Cleaning
SERVING YOU FOR 25 YEARS!
C V
Early Bird Special! Call For Details
HAMPLAIN ALLEY
ADDITIONS • DECKS • REMODELING • SIDING ROOFING • ELECTRIC • PLUMBING Fully Insured - Free Estimates PO Box 230, Ticonderoga, NY 12883 Phone/Fax: 518-585-2271 • Cell: 518-570-7319 81983
See TI, page 9
p.m. The ceremony will include music and refreshments.
HEATING & PLUMBING SERVICE
HEATING • PLUMBING • AIR CONDITIONING
SERVICE WHEN YOU NEED IT 24/7 PROVIDING PROFESSIONAL SERVICE SINCE 1985
585-3600
www.cvhp.net
81982
• Sales • Service • Installation Commercial & Residential
FREE Estimates!
BeCool Air Conditioning, LLC
“We do whatever it takes.”
Locally Owned & Operated 130 Pine Springs Park, Ticonderoga, NY
Call Today! 518-222-7483
66591