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December 12, 2009
Quiz Team
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Madness
The Sentinel Quiz Bowl Team is off to a solid start this season. See Page 4
The Ti chapter of the National Honor Society announces its officers. See Page 8
Hundreds turned out to take advantage of Madness in Moriah. See Page 10
Supervisors mull next county chair
Making the holidays brighter
Scozzafava, Douglas get cross-party backing
Christmas Express in need of donations
By Jonathan Alexander denpubs@denpubs.com
Mountainside opens with win Mountainside Christian Academy in Schroon Lake opened its season with an easy victory Dec. 1 and Schroon Lake captured the Johnsburg Invitational boys basketball tournament. See sports.
Winter concert scheduled in Ti TICONDEROGA — The Ticonderoga High School Music Department will present the annual winter concert on Thursday, Dec. 17 at 7:30 in the high school auditorium. The concert will feature seasonal music performed by the high school band, chorus, the “Sentinel Big Band,””Trebled Voices” show choir and the “Night Shadows” show choir. The public is cordially invited to celebrate the holiday season with these talented student musicians.
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
ELIZABETHTOWN — It appears that politics do indeed make for strange bedfellows as a majority of Essex County Republican supervisors are backing a Democrat for the soon-toTom be vacant Scozzafava board of supervisors chairmanship, while the Democrats have thrown their support behind a highprofile Republican. The term of current board Chairwoman Cathy Moses expires Jan. Randy 1, and the Douglas board will convene to elect a new leader at the annual organizational meeting on Jan. 4. Competing for the seat, which comes with a hefty pay raise, are Democratic Jay Supervisor Randy Douglas and the oft-vocal Republican Moriah Supervisor, Tom Scozzafava. Following Scozzafava’s vocal support of District Attorney Julie Garcia in her failed reelection bid against GOP nominee Kristy
Devlyn McLaughlan sits atop Santa's lap at the third annual Santa Fest Ticonderoga community holiday party Dec. 5. Photo by Nancy Frasier
SCHROON LAKE — The current economic situation has had a huge impact on the number of families seeking assistance, as well as limiting those able to give this holiday season. As children’s heads are filled with thoughts of Santa, the elves at Christmas Express are very busy and extremely concerned about how they will fulfill all those Christmas wishes that create holiday memories and magic. As in numerous years past, toys are gathered from within the community for approximately 50 local children, ranging from infants to 13 years old and then those special items are delivered to each household. “The most touching part of this entire process hits you when your read the ‘wishes,’ the requests are for items like warm boots or a baby doll, they are so sweet and simple, not extravagant, it touches your heart,” explained supporter Patti Mehm. The Wish Trees are set up in The Towne Store and Grand Union. The children have designated specific items that they are hoping to receive this year – which are listed on each “Wish.” After taking a “Wish” each unwrapped gift should be
See SCHROON, page 11
See COUNTY, page 10
Local man struck by vehicle while jogging and killed FIRST Ti PD: ‘This is still an open investigation’ By John Gereau
johng@denpubs.com
TICONDEROGA — A well-known Ticonderoga native was struck and killed early in the morning Dec. 2 as he jogged along the roadside near the intersection of Route 22 and Shore Airport
Road, police said. Police identified the man as Anthony “Tony” Morette, a popular local runner and community activist. Morette, 60, was found lying on the side of the road just after 5 a.m. by three men who were on their way to go hunting. Morette was still
conscious when emergency personnel arrived and able to give a partial description of the truck he said had struck him. He later died of internal injuries at Moses Ludington Hospital. As of press time Dec. 8, Ticonderoga police were still searching for the vehicle that struck Morette. It was
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