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December 5, 2009
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Ti third graders and area Elks combine efforts to collect food for needy families. See Page 3
The Ti chapter of Future Business Leaders attends the 2009 Fall District Meeting. See Page 4
Look inside for season predictions, rosters and schedules of your local sports teams. See Pages 10-14
Schroon plans celebration
Seniors to mark holidays Vikings finally meet their match Moriah’s bid for the state Class D championship eluded them again Nov. 28 at the Carrier Dome in Syracuse but the Vikings finished the season with their heads held high. See sports.
Santa Claus Run set in Port Henry PORT HENRY — The Port Henry Fire Department will hold its annual Santa Claus Run throughout the village of Port Henry on Sunday, Dec. 6, beginning at noon. The fire department will hand out bags of candy to the children that come out to greet Santa. Firefighters will also collect non-perishable food items and donations for the Moriah Food Pantry. Rain date will be on Dec. 13.
THIS WEEK Ticonderoga...................2-7 Opinions ......................6-7 Ti Shopping Guide .......18-19 Moriah ..........................22,24 Crown Point ..................23 Sports ..........................25 In Brief..........................26 Calendar ......................27 Classifieds....................25-28 Auto Zone ....................29-32
Old Tyme Christmas set for Dec. 12
By Fred Herbst
By Fred Herbst
fred@denpubs.com
fred@denpubs.com
TICONDEROGA — Senior citizens in Ticonderoga and Moriah will be guests at annual dinners during the holiday season. The annual Kiwanis-Ticonderoga Central School District senior citizen holiday party will be held Wednesday, Dec. 9, at 2 p.m. in the elementarymiddle school cafeteria. The annual senior citizen Christmas party at Moriah Central School will be held Tuesday, Dec. 15, 4-6:30 p.m. in the school cafeteria. Both events will feature turkey dinners. Reservations are not needed for either meal. There is no charge. Sponsored by the local Kiwanis and the Ti school district, the Ticonderoga holiday party will have entertainment provided by the student Night Shadows boys choir, the Trebled Voices girls choir and the Sentinel Big Band. Dinner will be served by high school honor students with table placemats and decorations made by elementary children. A visit from Santa will be a highlight.
SCHROON LAKE — The 24th annual Old Tyme Christmas celebration will be held in Schroon Lake Saturday, Dec. 12. The annual holiday celebration is sponsored by the Schroon Lake Chamber of Commerce. The Schroon community Christmas tree will be lit at Fountain Park on Main Street at 5:30 p.m. Following the tree lighting, the celebration will continue with the Living Nativity Walk down Main Street to Our Lady of Lourdes Church. The arrival of Santa at the Strand Theater will follow at 6 p.m. Santa will visit with the children and have his picture taken with them. There will be a musical performance by Schroon Lake Central School students at 6 p.m. at the Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church, followed by a performance by Mountainside Christian Academy students at 6:15 at the Community Church. Both churches are located on Main Street. Local performers will provide entertainment throughout
Brady Olcott and Carter Manfred enjoy Thanksgiving dinner with their pre-kindergarten class at Moriah Central School.
See TI, page 7
See OLD TYME, page 27
Ticonderoga revamping aged zoning regulations TICONDEROGA —The town is currently working to modernize its outdated zoning law. The Ticonderoga town zoning law hasn’t been substantially updated for more than 20 years. The revisions are expected to allow more types of businesses in many parts of town, and bring the law into conformance with the town comprehensive plan passed by the Ticonderoga Town Council in 2006. The current zoning law is largely derived from suburban-style zoning of the 1960s, and the newly-formed Ticonderoga Zoning Revision Committee, made up of business and agriculture representatives and interested citizens, is working to
Public informational meeting planned for Jan. 11 draft a revised law that will be more appropriate for a small, rural and tourism-oriented town. The town zoning map is also being updated, so district lines will largely follow property boundaries. That means that many pieces of land that are now in more than one zoning district will be in just one district, eliminating uncertainty about where the zoning district boundaries are located. The committee will be working on the revisions into spring 2010, and will prepare drafts of each
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