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July 25, 2009
Fort muster
Ti concert
Retirement
Fort Ticonderoga will host its annual fife & drum muster Aug. 1. See Page 3
Towne Meeting will perform as part of the Ti Festival Guild concert series July 28. See Page 4
Bob and Carol Corbo are retiring after 35 years at the Hometown Pharmacy. See Page 14
Champ Day
North Cheever club hosts races Unable to find crew for the three-day round trip and competition in the Plattsburgh Mayors Cup, the North Cheever Yacht Club out of the Velez Marina in Port Henry held the Un-Mayors Cup Saturday, July 11, for the local J24 sailing fleet. See sports.
Blood drive set at Ti fire house Moses-Ludington Hospital will sponsor a blood drive at the Ticonderoga Fire Department, 60 Montcalm St., on Tuesday, Aug. 4, from 11:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. The American Red Cross is making available doublered donation at this drive. A double red cell donation is an advanced, automated technology that allows the Red Cross to collect two units of red blood cells from one qualified donor in one sitting. All donors will receive a coupon redeemable for a free carton of Friendly's Ice Cream for participating in the drive. Call Carol at 5853717 to make an appointment.
THIS WEEK Ticonderoga...................2-13 Opinions ......................6-7 Moriah ..........................14 Schroon Lake ................17 Crown Point ..................21 Obituaries ....................24-25 Sports ..........................26-27 Calendar ......................28 Classifieds....................29-31 Auto Zone ....................32-36
Legends to meet By Fred Herbst fred@denpubs.com PORT HENRY — A pair of local legends will meet for the first time — officially — on Champ Day. Champ, the Lake Champlain monster, and Samuel de Champlain, the man who discovered the lake that bears his name in 1609, will meet face-to-face Saturday, Aug. 1, in Port Henry. “We thought it would be a good idea for Champ and Champlain to meet,” said Jack Woods, president of the Moriah Chamber of Commerce. “Our theme this year is the 400th anniversary of Lake Champlain’s discovery.” Sponsored by the Moriah Chamber of Commerce, the 28th annual Champ Day will feature sidewalk sales, street vendors, entertainment, a road race, children’s games, pony rides and a “Champ Hunt” starting at 9 a.m. Interested vendors can call Woods at 546-7212. The “Champ Hunt” will feature “Champ Dollars” in local businesses. “Champ Dollars” can be redeemed for actual money at Sagan’s on Main Street. A DJ and live entertainment will be performing throughout the day on the steps of the Lee House. In conjunction with the downtown Port Henry activities there will be a book sale at th Sherman Free Library 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and a townwide lawn sale. The books will be specially priced with hardback and paperback books being four for $1 and children’s books six for $1. Mountain Lake Services will hold the Champ Chase Race in Port Henry to help the village celebrate Champ Day. The Champ Chase will include a 2.5 mile race through the streets of Port Henry and a mile fun
See CHAMP, page 14
The Klingon homeworld has been discovered — at Fort Ticonderoga. The award-winning internet series Star Trek New Voyages: Phase II recently filmed a portion of an on location at historic Fort Ticonderoga. James Cawley of Ticonderoga is the senior executive producer.
Aliens invade Fort Ti! TICONDEROGA — The Klingon homeworld has been discovered — at Fort Ticonderoga. The award-winning internet series Star Trek New Voyages: Phase II recently filmed a portion of an on location at historic Fort Ticonderoga. Klingons began showing up at
Fort Ticonderoga last month in search of their rumored homeworld, confusing both visitors and aliens alike. The truth about the fort’s alternate-future-reality didn’t become apparent, however, until the visitors left and light were thrown at the fort’s stone walls and nearby grounds.
Earthlings who braved the grounds found themselves facing aliens at every turn, strange buildings from the future, and breathtaking panoramas of alien landscapes that stretched into the night. Based in Ticonderoga, the
See TI, page 13
Ti chamber to host annual car show Elvis concert to kick off weekend events TICONDEROGA — The Ticonderoga Area Chamber of Commerce’s 17th annual Antique & Classic Car Show will have a new element this summer. A concert by local Elvis-imper-
sonator Jim Cawley will kick off the show. “The King in Concert – An Elvis Tribute” starring Cawley will be performed Saturday, Aug. 1, at the EMA in Ticonderoga at 7 p.m. Tickets are on sale for $15 in advance or $18 at the door. Call 585-6619 for additional information or to buy tickets. The car show weekend kicks off Saturday with a poker run starting
at 12:30 p.m. at Adam’s Rib Restaurant. Throughout the afternoon, the Ticonderoga Farmers’ Market will be offering a variety of produce and assorted goods, all locally grown and produced. Cawley’s Elvis Tribute caps off the evening. Sunday, Aug. 2, the Ticonderoga car show – a Super Wheels qualifying show – runs from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the Bicentennial Park. More than 300 antique and classic
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