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June 20, 2009
Finalist
Graduates
Talent show
The Ti High School Quiz Bowl team reached the national finals in Washington, D.C. See Page 5
High school graduates are recognized in today’s issue of the Times of Ti. See Pages 9-17
Crown Point students displayed their talent during a program recently. See Page 25
Hague
Students rock to fitness she offers an important message for our students.” The concert was supported financially by the Dan Padula Memorial Fund and Wal-Mart. Billed as Jump With Jill, the concert was presented to pre-kindergarten through fifth grade students. By Fred Herbst Jayne holds her master ’s degree in nutrition fred@denpubs.com education from Columbia University and a bachelor ’s in nutrition and theater from Penn State University. Jump with Jill is a TICONDEROGA — Are you production of Note to Health, a New York ready to rock? City-based company specializing in ageTiconderoga Elementary appropriate, interactive multimedia proSchool students certainly were ductions designed to teach kids about as they welcomed “rock star health. nutritionist” Jill Jayne recent“Both the CD and interactive show adly. dress an urgent need to connect with Jayne delivered a meskids when it comes to overall health, sage on healthy diet exercise and nutrition,” Jayne said. through a high-energy “Nationwide, 17 percent of kids are rock concert that had stuobese and only one out of three kids dents dancing and clapmeet basic fitness requirements.” ping throughout. Besides discussing nutrition, “Music incites moveJayne warned students about televiment,” Jayne said. “The sion commercials. songs from the Jump with “Kids spend nearly six and a half Jill show and the show’s hours per day consuming media, witsoundtrack CD, Get Me nessing over 40,000 commercials per Goin’, are an innovative year, most of which enway to teach kids about courage them to rehealthy eating and exercise main inactive and while movin’ their bodies. continue consumI appeal to parents and ing,” she said. “Jump educators because with Jill addresses an I’m a registered dietiurgent need to connect tian; I appeal to kids with kids in a time where ‘cuz I rock.” advertisements Michelle Eicher, for high-fat, higha physical educa- Nevaeh Trudeau, a pre-kindergarten student at Ticonderoga Elesugar foods and tion teacher at Ti mentary School, rocks during the Jump With Jill show. endless opportuElementary nities to choose School, arranged the concert. the couch over physical activity are at “I saw her a year ago at a conference and thought she was wonderful,” Eicher said. “I think See TI, page 8
Jump With Jill brings show to Ti
Ti reaches quarterfinals Ticonderoga advanced to the quarterfinal round of the New York State Public High School Athletic Association Class C baseball tournament before falling to Maple Hill. See sports.
‘Friend-Raiser’ mixer set in Ti The Ticonderoga Montcalm Street Partnership will host a “Friend-Raiser Mixer” at Adam’s Rib in downtown Ticonderoga on Thursday, June 25, from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. The mixer will feature appetizers at no charge along with a cash bar. It is open to the public. There will be presentations on Waterfest and the Champlain Celebration in the park July 25, Movie Night under the tent and a new downtown Streetfest and & Sidewalk Sale event being planned for Aug. 15. Downtown Ticonderoga’s new Streetscape and Gateway Enhancement Plan will be on display. To RSVP, contact Sue Rathbun at 585-2244 or Joyce Cooper at 585-2640.
By Fred Herbst fred@denpubs.com HAGUE — The third annual North Country Triathlon is scheduled for Saturday, June 27, at 8 a.m., starting and finishing in Hague. The event provides an athletic event, while generating interest and funding Word is really for several social and environmen- getting around that tal issues. Race founder the North Country Randy Engler ex- Triathlon is pects the number unique... of participants in this year ’s event — Randy Engler to effectively double to more than 400. He attributes much of this growth to discussions in the racing community. “Word is really getting around that the North Country Triathlon is unique from other races in a number of ways,” Engler said. “We are a relatively small race in terms of overall numbers, but racers are finding this to be a huge plus. It makes for an extremely well-organized and intimate race. “The North Country Triathlon offers racers
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Iron Center to open for season By Fred Herbst fred@denpubs.com
THIS WEEK Ticonderoga...................2-8 Opinions ......................6-7 Obituaries ....................24 Crown Point ..................25 Moriah ..........................26-27 Schroon Lake ................28 Calendar ......................29 Sports ..........................30-32 Classifieds....................33-36 Auto Zone ....................36-40
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Historian Joan Daby
PORT HENRY — The Iron Center Museum in Port Henry will open for the season June 20. Located at Park Place, adjacent to the Moriah town hall, the museum gives visitors a glimpse at the iron ore mining and railroad industries when they flourished in the community. It’s open to the public Thursday, Friday and Saturday noon to 3 p.m. through October. “Hopefully, many of our locals who have not yet had the opportunity, will find time this summer or fall to check on this pearl in your own community,”
said Joan Daby, Moriah town historian. The museum opened in 1998 and was named to the National Register of Historic Places in 2000. Besides an exhibition area, the museum has an office, an upstairs research area, rest rooms and a gift shop. Outside the museum building, a locomotive, iron ore car and caboose are on display on a length of track. New this year is an exhibit of 50 photos in a panel display. A highlight of the museum is a scale diorama of the circa 1960 Republic Steel mine yard in Mineville. The model was created by William Kissan of Westport, a master modeler,
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