Times of Ti 11-28-09

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November 28, 2009

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Schroon plan

Ferry test

The Moriah Chamber of Commerce will host Midnight Madness Dec. 3 in Port Henry. See Page 12

Schroon leaders have developed a plan designed to attract more tourists. See Page 13

Work has started on a ferry service near the now-closed Champlain Bridge. See Page 15

Holiday train to visit Moriah plays for state title Moriah will play for the state Class D football championship in Syracuse today. The Vikings advanced to this year ’s state title tilt with a 22-13 win over Eldred Nov. 20. They face Section VI champion Randolph for the state crown today at the Carrier Dome in Syracuse. See sports.

Ti memory tree lighting tonight The Ticonderoga Fire Company Ladies Auxiliary is now accepting names for its annual memory tree. Cost is $1 per name. All names will be written on a wreath to be displayed in the fire house memorial in front of the station. The tree lighting will take place on Nov. 28 at 7 p.m. at the fire station.The public is invited to attend. Names and payment may be mailed to The Ti Fire Auxiliary PO Box 127 Ticonderoga 12883 until Dec. 20.

THIS WEEK Ticonderoga...................2-10 Opinions ......................6-7 Moriah ..........................12 Schroon Lake ................13 Crown Point ..................15 Sports ..........................16-17 Obituaries ....................20 Calendar ......................23 Classifieds....................25-28 Auto Zone ....................29-32

Ti, Port Henry arrivals Nov. 30 By Fred Herbst fred@denpubs.com TICONDEROGA — The Canadian Pacific Railway “Holiday Train” will again visit Ticonderoga and Port Henry. The decorated train is scheduled to stop at the Ticonderoga train station at 4:45 p.m. and at the Port Henry train station at 6:15 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 30. “Christmas will come a little early,” Moriah Supervisor Tom Scozzafava said, announcing the train’s visit. “People really look forward to it.” This will be the fifth year the train, covered with hundreds of holiday lights and carrying a live concert, will stop in Ti. It has stopped in Port Henry the past four years. Ticonderoga Supervisor Bob Dedrick suggests people park at Fort Ticonderoga and take a shuttle bus to the train station. He said there will also be a bus parked at the station so people will have a place to get warm. This year there will be no parking at the Ti boat launch or in the Fort Ticonderoga overflow lot across from the boat launch. “We are not letting any vehicles that are going to see the train go down the ferry road, Route 74,” Dedrick said. “All holiday train vehicles will have to go to the fort and get bused to the site, except handicapped. “The train will not be crossing the road and the event will be held entirely on the dirt road owned by the fort where those three houses are located,” he continued. “There will be large traffic signs and police officers directing all holiday traffic to the fort. Really, in essence, we are not holding this event on the road at all. We are leaving the road open.” Ticonderoga police will be located at the entrance to Fort Ticonderoga directing traffic, Dedrick said. International Paper Co. will provide temporary lighting for the area, Dedrick said.

See TRAIN, page 21

Moriah Central School pre-kindergarten students wished their football good luck as the Vikings left for the state semifinal game in Kingston Nov. 20. The Vikings won and will play for the state championship today in Syracuse.

Black Watch open house Dec. 5

Library construction complete By Fred Herbst fred@denpubs.com

Fred Hammann reads to his granddaughter, Lillian Merfeld, in the new children’s room at the Black Watch Memorial Library in Ticonderoga. The children’s room is part of a $565,000 library expansion project.

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