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Mineville man wins $1 million
Saturday, June 22, 2013
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This Week TICONDEROGA
Lottery prize awarded in Port Henry ceremony By Fred Herbst
Local woman celebrates 100th birthday.
fred@denpubs.com PORT HENRY Ă Jamie Velsini is a lucky guy, times two. The Mineville man is getting married Aug. 31 and last week claimed a $1 million state lottery prize. But donĂ t expect his life to change. Ă NothingĂ s going to change,Ă Velsini said at a ceremony June 14 with state lotteryâ offiâcials.â âIâ likeâ myâ lifeâ just the way it is. Maybe things will be a bit easier now.Ă Will his wedding be bigger than originally planned? No. Ă WeĂ re not going to change a thing; weĂ re not going to change,Ă said Erin Bigelow, Velsiniâsâ fiâancee.â âThisâ willâ help pay for the wedding, but weĂ re not changing anything.Ă Velsini said heĂ ll use the lottery prize to pay for his wedding and to help family. Velsini won $1 million on the lotteryĂ s Fabulous Fortune scratch-off game. He purchased the ticket at StewartĂ s Shop in Port Henry on May 20. âIâ stoppedâ atâ Stewartâsâ toâ buy gas,Ă he recalled. Ă When IâwentâinsideâIâsawâtheâlotteryâ ticket and just felt lucky.Ă After returning to his truck, Velsini scratched the ticket. He couldnĂ t believe he had won. âIâ lookedâ overâ theâ ticketâ 15â timesâ beforeâ Iâ wasâ convincedâ thatâitâwasârealâandâthatâIâhadâ CONTINUED ON PAGE 16
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Firefighters hold 134th banquet at Kingâs Inn. PAGE 16 SPORTS
Mountainside Christian Academy valedictorian John Andryuk delivers his address during commencement exercises in Schroon Lake June 15. Ticonderoga, Moriah, Crown Point and Schroon Lake seniors graduate this weekend. Photo by Nancy Frazier
Jay Hebert finishes ninth best in the nation. PAGE 20
Index TICONDEROGA
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PUBLISHERâS COLUMN
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
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IN BRIEF
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COMMUNITY CALENDAR
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MORIAH
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SCHROON LAKE
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CROWN POINT
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OUTDOOR
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CLASSIFIED
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Supervisor hopes gas pipeline can be extended IP project may bring natural gas to community By Fred Herbst fred@denpubs.com âTICONDEROGAâââAnâ alternativeâ energyâ sourceâ may be coming to Ticonderoga. Vermontâ Gasâ Systemsâ offiâcialsâ haveâ toldâ townâ leaders a natural gas pipeline planned to serve the InternationalâPaperâCo.âmillâinâTiâcouldâbeâextendedâ into other portions of the community.
âVermontâGasâisâoptimisticâaboutâtheâpotentialâforâ naturalâgasâexpansionâbeyondâIP,ââTiâSupervisorâDebâ Malaneyâsaid.ââWeâreâprobablyâtalkingâaboutâ2015.â DonnaâWadsworth,âIPâspokeswoman,âsaidâtheâ2015â dateâisâwhenâIPâexpectsâtoâhaveânaturalâgasâservice.âItâ could take several years longer to extend the service to the community, she said. Vermontâ Gasâ Systemsâ hasâ plansâ toâ extendâ aâ natural-gas pipeline from the South Burlington area to provide service to Vergennes and Middlebury, Vt. Thoseâplans,âknownâasâtheâAddisonâNaturalâGasâProject,âincludeâaâpipelineâunderâLakeâChamplainâtoâtheâ Ticonderoga mill.
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Internationalâ Paperâ isâ planningâ anâ $8-10â millionâ conversion of the millĂ s power and recovery boilers toâfiâreâfromânaturalâgas.âTheâboilersânowâuseâfuelâoil.â Natural gas would be about 43 percent cheaper thanâtheâfuelâoilâforâresidentialâcustomers.âIPâgetsâitsâ fuel at a lower price because it buys such a large volume, Wadsworth said. Aâ $1.75â millionâ stateâ grantâ throughâ theâ Northâ Countryâ Regionalâ Economicâ Developmentâ Councilâ will assist the Ticonderoga mill with the conversion to natural gas. CONTINUED ON PAGE 9
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