= ECRWSS PRESORTED STANDARD U.S. POSTAGE PAID DENTON PUBLICATIONS
Identify Edible Plants in Clinton County. Sat. June 15th
PO Box 338 Elizabethtown NY 12932 Postal Patron
CATS has invited Dr. Michael Burgess of SUNY to teach us how to find something tasty growing wild in the woods. Reserve now. Details at: ChamplainAreaTrails.com or call 518.962.2287 202224
Published By Denton Publications Inc.
DIRECTLY MAILED TO OVER
71,354
MYCAPTURE PHOTO GALLERIES
See photos from all the game action last weekend.
HOMES EVERY WEEK! June 8, 2019
Times of Ti
suncommunitynews.com
• EDITION •
Ti school board tries again New budget makes further cuts, stays within cap By Tim Rowland STA FF W RITER
TICONDEROGA | The Ticonderoga Central School Board will go back to the voters with a $22.5 million budget that stays within the tax cap by combining further spending cuts with a greater reliance on the system’s fund balance. Voters last month rejected a $23 million spending plan that exceeded the cap, but minimized cuts and put the school system on better financial footing going forward. The new plan, passed unanimously Monday, saves money by eliminating positions and by cutting supplies, professional development, groundskeeping costs and a bus run, and by reducing money for athletics programs. But it stops short of more severe cuts that had been on the table, including the elimination of sports and advanced academic classes. According to a school handout, budgetary reductions that had to be made to achieve the tax cap included three teacher positions, one cleaner and two clerical positions. Superintendent John McDonald Jr. cautioned that the cuts have not been finalized, and that Monday’s vote was just on the overall budget number of $22.5 million. The budget represents a less than a one-half-of-1 percent increase over last year’s, and raises the tax levy by 3.97 percent. To stay within the cap, the levy increase had to come in at less than 4.33 percent.
RACE CARS:
Seventh-grade technology students from Moriah Central School recently designed, created and raced their own CO2-powered dragsters. First place went to Boden Valentine, 50 feet in 0.71 seconds (48 mph); followed by, second place, Zachary Sherman, 50 feet in 0.8 seconds (42.6 mph); and third place, Vance Hickok, 50 feet in 0.81 seconds (42 mph).
Sewer grants in jeopardy
Photo provided
Bills in parts of Moriah may skyrocket if residents don’t report income By Tim Rowland STA FF W RITER
MINEVILLE | The Town of Moriah is trying to collect income data from residents in and around Mineville and Witherbee neighborhoods, which in the future could save them a considerable amount of money on their sewer bills. But so far, the going hasn’t been easy. Board Member Matt Brassard said two
» Budget Cont. on pg. 7
mailings have drawn a feeble response, so officials have gone door to door in search of data that will make the town eligible for up to $8 million in federal aid from three different funding sources. But that hasn’t worked as well as hoped, either. “At a couple of homes I was told to get off the property before I could open my mouth and tell them what I was doing,” Brassard said. Many aren’t home, and some who are won’t come to the door.
‘WON’T OPEN THE DOOR’
The non-response could be costly. Moriah is under government order to improve its sewer system, and will have to do the work whether it gets the help of government grants or not. Without federal grants and no-interest
skyward. Birds don’t need any help to fly. Like the kids themselves, the birds — warblers, cedar waxwings, common yellowthroats — had different personalities. “He wasn’t really scared, he just kind of looked at me,” Eli Dromgool said after releasing his new feathered friend. Landon LaVallie’s was a little more feisty. “He was biting my thumb and wouldn’t let go,” Landon said.
By Tim Rowland STA FF W RITER
A beer for the ages Film documents story of lost symbol of sacrifice By Tim Rowland STA FF W RITER
PORT HENRY | Henry’s Garage, a monolithic icon in the heart of Port Henry whose cubicle facade vaguely resembles the set of the old Hollywood Squares game show, began life 108 years ago with a split personality.
The Henry family was not entirely sure about the future of the automobile, which in some circles at that point was considered to be a largely impractical novelty. But, unlike the naysayers, they could conceive of a day when the horses and carriages they sold were supplanted by mechanical wizardry. So they hedged. On the ground f loor of their new building they built stables. But upstairs they also sold the Ford Model T, along with gas, tires and the signature black paint. » Beer Cont. on pg. 7
AUTO REPAIR REPAIRS DONE RIGHT! REPAIRS DONE FAST!
Mix-n-Match 6 packs of the best craft brew selection in the area !
2 Year, 24,000 Mile Nationwide Guarantee - Servicing All Makes & Models Open Saturdays
(518) 585-6325
Credit Cards Accepted NY DMV Inspection Station 7106932
•
Craft Beer - Camp Items Beach Floati es/To w ab les ADKGifts/D ecor Adult/Kids T-s hirts Kids Toys/Games Quilts - J am - Syrup Hours: Daily 9A M-5PM 133 NYS 9N, Ti conderoga
518-5 85-446 2
198708 198708
CROWN POINT | One by one, students from St. Mary’s School in Ticonderoga came forward at an impromptu outdoor classroom at the Crown Point State Historic Site and were handed a tiny ball of fluff, a bird that had been snared in the nets of a scientific bird-banding operation. Experts taught the students how to gently cradle the birds and release them just by opening their hands, not throwing them
‘REFUELING STATION’
The bird-banding station, located within sight of the ruins of the old British fort at Crown Point, just concluded its 44th year of catching, banding and releasing songbirds and recording them in a database that can be accessed by scientists conducting academic studies. During the two-week operation it is open to school groups, civic organizations and tourists visiting the forts. » Banding Cont. on pg. 7
Tom Henry and Mike Stoddard celebrate the life of Mike’s brother Marc, who died in Vietnam but left a lasting memento. Photo by Tim Rowland
FORT ANNE ANTIQUES WHITEHALL ANTIQUES MALL
10120 Route 4 Whitehall, NY 12887 10,000 SQ. FT. MULTI DEALER SHOP
FLEA MARKET Every Sat. & Sun. JUNE-OCTOBER OPEN DAILY 10-5 • 518-499-2915 fortannantiques@verizon.net
205849
NO MONKEY BUSINESS HERE!
219640
QA Services 280 Alexandria Ave., Ticonderoga, NY 12883
Brookwood Country Store
» Grants Cont. on pg. 7
Getting the banders back together Crown Point birdbanding station has promoted science, education for 44 years
Master bird bander Gordon Howard explains migratory habits to a class of students from St. Mary’s School in Ticonderoga. Photo by Tim Rowland
loans, district residents will have to pay for the work themselves, meaning their sewer bills could double or triple, Brassard said. To be eligible, the town must show that those who benefit will be predominantly low-income. Brassard said he believes the area will qualify, but it needs the documentation from a representative percentage of homes. An initial mailing got a response of only 14 percent. A follow-up mailing went to renters, who tend to be less responsive than homeowners. Surveys have been trickling in since, but the process has been painfully slow. “We’re still about 60 to 75 surveys short, which doesn’t sound like a lot, but it’s tough,” Brassard said. “You see people inside and they just won’t open the door.”
CtJAMPLAIN
-V-ALLEY HEATING & PLUMBING LLC
• Electrical Repairs & Installations • Heating • Plumbing • Air Conditioning • Mini Splits • House Opening & Closing • Sewer Rooter & Camera Services TICONDEROGA, NEW YORK
(518) 585-3600 24 Hour Service www.CVHP.net
219670