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Holding the salt
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Technology, awareness key to reducing sodium levels in Lake George
Street festivals are among the projects of the Montcalm Street Partnership.
Montcalm Street Partnership plans events, seeks new volunteers
By Tim Rowland STA FF W RITER
RAY BROOK | When snow plow drivers in the Lake George region started seeing reductions in road-salt use as a competition, salt use dropped, and today the area has become a model for the scientific treatment of winter highways. Lake George Waterkeeper Chris Navitsky told a meeting of the Adirondack Park Agency this month that the Fund for Lake George knew they’d need to earn the cooperation and respect of the people who drive the snow plows for the town if they were going to reverse the 40-year trend of escalating salt use. “They were not believers at first, and they did not want us coming into their garage,” Navitsky said. But for the initiative to work, “we needed to have a discussion with the people who are actually behind the wheel applying the salt.” The drivers wanted proof that they were using excessive amounts of salt, and thanks to “black box” technology that monitors a variety of conditions from the cab of the truck and sends the information to the cloud, they were able to view hard data. Navitsky said the drivers have gone from skeptics to interested participants.
» Salt Cont. on pg. 3
“This is a fantastic group of people, who are all dedicated to Ticonderoga,” he said. The goals of the group are economic and historical promotion of downtown, but also to give local residents events that are entertaining and family friendly.
RECENT PROJECTS
By Tim Rowland STA FF W RITER
TICONDEROGA | The Ticonderoga Montcalm Street Partnership (TMSP) has outlined an ambitious agenda for 2019, which includes festivals, art auctions and beautification projects for downtown, according to the Ticonderoga Area Chamber of Commerce executive director Matthew Courtright. The TMSP is a group of volunteers who in coordination with their partners possess the skills and resources to create a positive future for Downtown Ticonderoga. Courtright said the organization is also looking for people who would be interested in participating, either by serving on committees or helping at events. “We’re trying to grow the number of people in each of the committees,” Courtright said. “We need people with new ideas and new connections, but we also need boots on the ground” at the events. Courtright said 2018 was a year of continued growth for TMSP in preparing for a variety of events and projects, planning and organizing for future projects and initiatives, as well as working closely with community partners for the betterment of Ticonderoga and specifically their mission of Downtown Ticonderoga.
According to a chamber fact sheet, recent projects in coordination with partner organizations include improvements to town parking areas, streetscape improvements on Montcalm Street, flower boxes and plantings on Montcalm Street, Annual Street Art Project, placement of additional garbage cans on Montcalm Street, hosting of a Downtown Business Forum, enhancement to Welcome Sign on Wicker Street, an update of the Streetscape Plan, adding fireworks to the Ticonderoga End of Winter Carnival, assistance in the location selection of new mural that was created by Emily Pike and assistance with Downtown Ticonderoga grand openings and ribbon cuttings. TMSP also plans and implements annual events in coordination with their partners including: Ticonderoga End of Winter Carnival, Community Clean-Up Day/Beautification Week, Best 4th In The North Celebration, StreetFest, Street Art Auction, and HalloweenFest. In 2018, FallFest was added to the annual event lineup. TMSP also participates regularly in local shopping and dining events as well hosts a number of fundraising events for their committees and projects throughout the year.
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Dead letters Carrier switch blamed for poor mail service in Hague
Hague residents say that mail service hasn’t been the same since September when a carrier familiar with the town was reassigned. Photo provided by Hague on Lake George Facebook page
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» Partnership Cont. on pg. 3
Ticonderoga High School students Michael Fitzgerald, Natalie O’Neil, Aidan Porter and Ethan Kerr qualified for the national Quiz Bowl competition. Photo provided
Ti students have the answers School Quiz Bowl team qualifies for national competition By Tim Rowland STA FF W RITER
Point High School students who are participants in the school’s Leadership Lunch Bunch Program visit residents at the Elderwood Facility in Ticonderoga. Earlier this month, students made rainbow shamrocks with residents to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day. Photo provided
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To get to the championships, the team placed third among 23 teams from seven counties — a region that extended from Westport in the north to Troy in the south. Quiz Bowl adviser Maria Bagneschi said when the Ticonderoga team qualified last year, it was for the first time in 10 years. To send the team to Washington, supporters pitched in to contribute $8,500.
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TICONDEROGA | Ticonderoga student Michael Fitzgerald is not a fan of dodgeball. Not that he minds the sport particularly, but “dodgeball” was the correct answer to a question he got wrong in the high school Quiz Bowl competition. And contestants agree, it’s not the questions you get right but the ones you get wrong that stick with you. But Michael and his teammates got plenty of questions right, enough so that,
for the second year in a row, the Ticonderoga Quiz Bowl team has qualified for the National Academic Championships in Washington, D.C. The team also boasts a player, Natalie O’Neil, who also qualified for the Individual Player National Championships Tournament in Chicago. Rounding out the team heading to Washington are Ethan Kerr and Aidan Porter.
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“The support from the community was spectacular,” she said.
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The Quiz Bowl is an academic challenge with varied formats and a broad variety of categories. Ticonderoga team members say they have varied strengths that complement each other in terms of subject matter. Natalie said she watched a lot of “Jeopardy!” and stays current on the news to help gain an edge. To qualify for individual honors, she competed in Burlington and came in fifth out of a field of students from across the country. Bagneschi said she and Natalie will leave for the individual competition in Chicago on April 6. Ethan said the competition is both fun and stressful. » Quiz bowl Cont. on pg. 3