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1TIS THE SEASON FOR BAZAARS HOLIDAY TREAT
NOVEMBER 16 the Hague Baptist On Sunday, December 9 the C a ril Church ladies w ill hold th e ir lon Garden Club w ill present its annual SILVER TEA and Bazaar from Art of the N ativity In the United 1 :00 to 4:00 PM in- the church Methodist Church In Ticonderoga. annex. Decorations', g ifts , This year the Champlain Valley Christmas cookies and sandwiches. Chorale w ill present Its Christmas concert at 4:00 PM In the church. NOVEMBER 17 The Carl I Ion Garden At the conclusion of the concert Club w ill present Its annual there will be congregational carol Christmas Bazaar from 11:00 AM singing, after which refreshments to 3 PM at the beautiful Hancock will be served in the Fellowship House In TI conderoga .. Many Hall. Creches and holiday arrange handmade crafts and other use ments by members of the Garden Club ful gifts for stock Ing-s+uffers, w iil be on display. What a won as we I I as homemade bread, roI Is, derful way to enjoy the holiday and pastries wiI I be offered for season! The Carillon Garden Club salQ. A door prize w ill be given and The Champlain Valley Chorale and ' refreshments w ill be served. cordially invite you and your This will be the last chance to friends to come and enjoy an after buy chances on the handmade noon of "holiday magic". candlewick quilt. Drawing will be made Immediately a fter the FIRE. BUT FAMILY SAFE bazaar. No one was home, including the/ NOVEMBER 28 the Moses Ludlngton family cat when a fire of undeter Hospital Auxiliary w ill hold its mined origin completely destroyed annual bazaar from 10 AM until the Andreas Mars home in Graphite. 2 PM In the lobby of the hospital. The Dunsmores called 911 on Satur day November 3 at about 6 PM and NOVEMBER 30 (Friday) the United then alerted the neighbors. Twenty Methodist Church w ill hold Its men of Hague Volunteer Fire De bazaar f rom 11 AM - 5:30 PM at partment (ambulance standing by) the church. Lunch w ill be served. with Chief Tom Stull In charge, expertly fought the blazing home DECEMBER 1 St. Mary's Auxiliary for nearly four hours. The below of St. Mary's School from 10 AM - freezing temperature caused Icy 2 PM. White elephants, baked conditions. The Horlcon Volunteeer goods, new and used toys and Fire Dept, arrived with their handicrafts. Featured Is a cake truck and eight menl Despite the walk. Religious a rticle s w ill be valiant efforts of so many, the on sale. two-story frame house could not be saved since the fire had a l DECEMBER 8 the Catholic Daughters ready progressed to the second will be holding their bazaar at floor when the department arrived. St. Mary's School from 10-? Ida May, auxiliary member, heads Soup and hot dogs avallable. a committee that is collecting Preemle cabbage patch doll to be clothing and household items for raffled, along with a basket of the Mars family, ndreas, Linda cheer and other Items - all on and Jessica, age 7... sale now from any member of the Mig Broderick, Eye Witness Cathol lc ‘‘aughters. UPDATE ON LAKE GEORGE WATER PURITY PARENT TEACHER CONFERENCES
The following, is a portion of a letter Ticonderoga Elementary School dated Oct. 30 from EnCon Commissioner wiI I hold parent-teacher conferences Henry G. Williams, in response to a te t the afternoons of Thursday-, Nov te r from the Hague Chronicle concerning ember 15 and Monday, November' 19. sewage disposal problems at the Silver The Middle School and High School Bay Lodge. will hold parent-teacher conference on the afternoon of Thursday-, Nov ..."This problem was brought to the atten ember 15. tion of the water s ta ff in Warrensburg In order to provide for these con by Dean Long of the RPI Freshwater In ferences there will be an early s titu te . Mr. Long called Willi am Glass dismissal. On both days, (15th and on Sept. 6, 1984 to pass along pre 19th) students w iil be dismissed as liminary resu.lts of his sampling. On fo t Iows: Sept. 7, 1984, Mr. Glass investigated Elementary-Middle School — 1:20 the complaint at the Silver Bay Lodge. High Schoo I' 1:30 He found that the sewage pump had lost power resulting in an overflow of the B.S.A. RECIPIENT OF ENDOWMENT wet well which caused sewage to flow to an unnamed trib u ta ry of Lake'George. A $10,000 endowment to the Boy The power outage had been corrected Scounts of America was given this when Mr. Glass made arrangements fo r fa ll in memory of Genera! Harold E. samples to-be taken and analyzed at Johnson by Genesco, inc. on whose the Department of Health Laboratory in board General Johnson had.served Ray Brook. This was accomplished on (1968-1983) after his retirement September 17, and the complete results from the U.S.Army as Army Chief of were available by September 24. Staff. The Chairman of Genesco, in pre "During this time period, the water senting this gift, stated that the s ta ff was in contact with the Department' Boy Scouts were "General Johnson's of Health in Glens Falls, the RPI Fresh great love,' an organization that water Institute, Mr. Foster at the he fe lt would be the future salva Town of Hague, and the LGA office in tion of our country." The General Lake George. Due to the concern of had been a Boy Seount leader for possible health related problems and as many years and had been awarded the a result of discussions with our water Silver Buffalo, the highest honor s ta ff the Depariment of Health assumed a volunteer Scounter can receive. the lead role for enforcement. To General Johnson made his summer reinforce the Department of Health's home in Friends Point. His widow, position Mr. Glass and Mr. Lamy returned children and grandchildren continue to Silver Bay Lodge on October 1, 1984 to come Spring through Fall...BDeG and met with the owner. The remedial steps to correct the problem were dis SAVE YOUR LABELS cussed... The Lodge will be replacing a storage tank and pump chamber which were Please- save alI your labels from leaking. This should be accomplished Campbell's products, Franco-Ameri- this fall and will correct the problem. can products, Swanson Canned and The Department will monitor the pi Frozen products, Recipe Dog Food of the corrective work to ensure that products, or Prego Sauce products. i t is completed properly..." I’hose labels are exchanged for filmstrip sets, reference books, Approximately $14,000 has been con-- etc. in the elementary school. ,irlb ute d to the Lake George Fund since : ‘ The labels may be given to any ele the friends of Lake George started th e ir mental-/ siudent or dropped off at fund raising campaign in August. HAVE the media center. YOU SENT YOUR CONTRIBUTION YET?
11/84 TOWN,BOARD. Oct. 23, 1984 TOWN BOARD 11/13/84
A public hearing was held at a The 1985 Town Budget was’ passed unani special town board meeting, Oct. mously at its regular Nov meeting. 13 23, 1984 for the purpose of pass residents attended and several asked ques ing a resolution to amend the Hague tions about items in the budget, a ll of Land Use Plan. Resolution passed which were anwered by Supervisor Bolton. and w ill become effective Nov. 5. There will be a decrease of $1 fo r every The proposed ordinance re: an $1,000 assessed valuation. Tax rate will choring of boats in the waters drop to 11.84$. north of Hague has been forwa-rded Encon’ s Mike White replied to a le tte r to Commissioner Henry Wi I I iams by from Town Board concerning the dredging at Neil Kelleher for his approval or the Schwarz Marine. A permit was granted. d i sapp rova I . Certain requirementshad to be met.; Once Board approved immediate reso work is begun EnCon monitors this work. lution of problem involving town Assemb.lyman Neil Kelleher has brought road that runs’ through private our resoiution re: boat anchoring to the '£'■ p roperty. attention of EnCon commissioner. EnCon's attorney Couttafyf wi I i work with our at ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS - 10/25 torney to modify■certaIn regulations. James Braisted says the septic problem New -members George Denton and at the-town park has been checked and Ev Lee were introduced. The f o l hopes the problem may be resolved. Bob lowing applications for variances ■Patchett plans to have the honor system woio approved for forwarding to collection box at the boat launch ready the Warren County;Pianning Board: for next spring. Fence' at Lighthouse Point. (The Employees' Guide-tabled until Jan. 1985 part of the fence which was in Resolutions approved on yearly contracts violation was removed immediately to: Hague Chamber of Commerce - $1400; awaiting approval of variance to American Legion - $100; James Mack, Vet. - rebu i I d ) ' $125; Volunteer Fire Co. - $30,000; Fish Dorothy Johnson - enlarge porch and Game Club - $500. All carried. with less than required setback A new program "Warren County Alternate from lake. A public hearing w ill Sentencing Program" will be trie d soon in be held Friday November 30, 7:30 PM Hague. For youths under 21, Judge Yaw can sentence certain offenders to community PLANNING BOARD - 11/1/84 service if they meet the qualifications. Sup. Bolton will attend a regional seminar . .Public hearing held on minor sub in Saratoga on Nov 14 on "Alternate Sen division b.y W. & D. Becker for tencing Program" fo r those over 21...GL change in lot size. Approved. A public hearing w ill be held PLlASE TAKE NOTE on December 6 at '7 PM on proposed sub-division by Dr. Burford. Referring to the le tte r in- A split' decision by the board VIEWPOINT last month coin-oi n i no the* on recommendations to Zoning Board Moon I ight Madness cruise, we must of Appeal's for variance request by point .out that the cruise ship was' Mrs . • ;>ohhson to-enlarge deck. not one owned by the Lake Goerge No objection to a variance foi M On Saturday, November 3 I watched The Hague Fish and Game Club as 22 beautiful young ladies went meets the third Tuesday of each through their paces to vie for the month at the clubhouse. Next meet t i t l e of Junior Miss' 1985. Since ing is on November 20 at 7:30 PM this paper is" written basically by, at which time they w ill meet with for and about Hague people, I the Winter Carnival Committee. w ill leave the kudos of the Ti On December 18 the club w ill g irls up to Mike Connery and his hold Its annual Christmas party. Times of Ti and do a l i t t l e brag Bring a covered dish to share and a ging about our Hague entries In g if t (no more than $1) to exchange. the pageant. I do want the people of Hague to REPUBLICAN RALLY know that they would have been very proud of each of the g irls The Hague Republican Party had a from Hague. The Coffin twins party at the Beachsl.de on Nov. 2. were radiant, Lynn treating the Among the guests were former Assem audience to a 90 second segment blywoman Joan Hague Smith and her of a gymnastics routine, for husband, and John Bowman, County which she Is well known. Lisa Clerk, who was running for reelec entertained with a rhythmic gym tion. nastics presentation which in Dick Bolton, SupervIsor■ intre cluded a colorful tw irlin g ribbon. duced Joan Hague Smith who read a It was Toni Cole's lot to be letter from Senator Stafford ex the f ir s t of the performers and she pressing his regrets that ,he could led off the fie ld with a beautiful n't be present and thanking .the a r tis tic modern daace which in people for th e ir continued support corporated many beautiful gym o f h i m. - nastic movements, Mary Jo McLean John Bowman spoke on his own be followed her with a very clever half thanking thepeople for their imitation of Dolly Parton sing continued support of him. ing (and swinging) "Nine to Five". Jim Bra Isted - spoke on his own It was a sure hit with the audience. behalf, as he Is running for Mary Jo won the. award for physical Councilman from Hague. Fitness for Group B and Lynn Coffin The Republican Party thanks alt won th e same award for Group C. who attended, for th e ir continued During the period'of time the support. judges were doing th e ir decision making a fashion show was presented ANYONE FOR SAND? by Cooke and Sacco and the National Army Stores. The models were all Again this year we are offering Juniors. ■ The following girls from sand - with barrels or not - for Hague put th e ir best feet forward anyone wishing this service. This and wore the fashions with much will be available th e month of pizzazz: Tara Cole, Noe I Ie Fort, November. Anyone wanting sand Lana Ross, and Tammy Yaw, please call the Highway Garage, For the icing on the cake, Terry Mon. - Fr*. from 6 AM to 2:30 PM. Jo Dixon, last year's Ticonderoga’ s! Junior Miss and the New York State Junior Miss, delighted the audience; "THANKSGIVING...founded by the- with tales of her reign and a few Puritans to give thanks for being ■- • of her special songs, which were : preserved from the Indians, and..;’ greatly appreciated. =. we keep it to give thanks we are Julie Raymon of Ticonderoga is t preserved from the Pdritans the 1985 Junior Miss, but our Hague} ...Mr. Dooley— Finley Peter Dunne qirls were all sure winners too. 1867-1936) ...DJH 1 1/84 In_the elementary school ELECTION DAY IN HAGUE - 1984 lown Supervisor (Ti) Ado I p'h _ 0 r’s - 418 voters came to the Town Hall kin and Mayor Virginia Smith both on Election Day 1984 to cast their visited the Ti Elementary school ballots: the results for national recently. Both officials met with state and local candidates were-.^s students prior to Election Day an follows: (MachIne -tabu I ation only swering very sim ilar questions. absentee ballots were counted by Mr. Diskin instructed some of the the County - approximately 35). future voters on how to vote using a voting machine. The third PRESIDENT: grade students .under the direction Ronald W. Reagan (R) 307 of Mrs. Lois Strum, conducted a Walter F. Mondale (D) 98 mock election with the total CONGRESSMAN: school population getting a chance Gerald B. Solomon (R) 297 to cast their ballots. Surpris Edward J. Bloch (D) 75 ingly the vote paralleled the STATE SENATOR: national plod'Ion le turns very, ! Ronald B. Stafford (R) 313 cIoseIy. Theodore M. Ruzow (D) 62 Mrs. Laura Meade, Education ASSEMBLYMAN: Director of the High Peaks Chapter Ne i I W. KeIl eher (R) 293 of the National Audubon Society Ger i M. Anthony (0) 70 made presentations to all third, TOWN COUNCILMAN: fourth and f ift h grade groups. James. W. Braisted (R) 301 She brought with her many maps, Unopposed pl^rtuus and posters along with a slide program to help students In 1983 when all contests were focus on the proper uses of the for local positions, the machine Adirondacks and the Pharoah Wil- count ranged from a low of 129 to derness Region, She also shared a high of 363 for an individual. many types of outdoor equipment and students tried on snowshoes, AMERICAN LEGION backpacks, etc. Her presenta tions have led to a unit on the All members of Hague Post 1*538 flora and fauna of our region. American Legion are urged to a t Students are busy researching tend the next regular meeting, to the i r w ild life "pel ". z be conducted at the Legion Home Somewhat e a rlie r in vw® season on Wed. Dec. 5th at 7:30 PM. Paid the f ir s t grades visited Soars membership f o r - 1985 already ex Apple Orchards in Putnam 1o learn ceeds the total for^the current about the apple industry, Fourth year, and all eligible veterans graders journeyed to Blue Mt. Uko are urged to contact any Legion and the Adirondack Museum. They member for information regarding w ill be doing a diorama based on Mientbersh ip. the i r excurs ions. A Ci.i'isi mns party w ill be held < Fifth graders journeyed to Stone- on Saturday, Dec, 8, to which all. bridge and Caves i ri Pottersv iIIe members are to be invited, the in conjunction with a ten week time and place to be announced In unit on rocks and minerals. They the near future. Also, tickelo oi are presently building their own now on sale for a super holiday rock collections and Jearnirg to basket of cheer to be awarded on identify the rocks, in 1 ho Ti area. Sat. Dec . 1 5*1 h , *1*h e p rt-roou - .- The students have returned 1 ing to *the building repair and each of these trip s with smiles on th e ir faces and*with the idea' that learning can be fun! 1 1/04 SOUNDINGS RICHARD ..FRASIER of. The Lakeshore Garage has recent I y.rbeen elected BORN - A g ir l, Heather Isabelle, president of the. Empire State to Becky and Pastor Bruce S-tet- Towing Association, ,an; organ i za- ser on Oct. 25 In Glens Falls tion that encompasses, the entire HospItaI. state. He Is also on the Board of' Directors of TRAA (,Tow!ng & ##*###* a.##*####*#***#*#*#****##*## Recovery Association of America) DIED - Bertha M. Thatcher, 79, on a national organization.. October 19 in Moses Ludington Hospital. She was the sister GARNETTA M .■ CHIARAMONTE has been . of Harvey Yaw Sr., .Hague Town appointed the new Director of J ustIce. Nursing at the. Moses Ludington,. Hospita.l. She will be residing DIED - Arthur A. Klein S r. of Hague In Hague. and Jackson Heights, NY on Oct. 27, 1984. He was born in 1899 LYNNE COFFIN and TONI COLE - thru and is survived by his wife, their outstanding performances - Virginia, 2 sons, a daughter, Toni, on the balance beam and 7 grandchildren and 3 great Lynne in all four events: vault, grandchildren.; Burial, at West bar, beam, and floor - have quali Point (graduate, class of 1922) fied for the State Gymnastics Com- pet i t l on to be. he I d i n. L .,1 ...in DIED -.Richard Peters of Forest February. TARA- COLE came in 5th Bay and Cleveland, OH, age 74. in the Sectional Competition, Mr. Peters had been a reporter which was held on Nov. 10 in and editor for WorId-TeIegram & Plattsburgh, qualifying her to be Sun .(N.Y.), the Cleveland Press, an alternate. The T.iconderoga Scripps Howard newspapers and team.was second,place w in.ner, but the N.Y. T i mes. Lynne was the. hig.hest scorer in * * X X * -X X * X* X X X X * X X X -X * X X * * X X # the Sectionals compet i t.i on . SUSAN COOKE, Rt. 0 Hague, recently HOME BUREAU graduated from the University of the State of NY in Albany, re The Mohican Chapter,. Home Bur-‘ ceiving an Associates Deyreo in eau announces the following .sche Arts and Sciences. Sue. is dule for the remainder of the presently working in the Mater year: nity Dept, at Moses Ludington Nov. 20 - Craft Preview - a dis Hospital and has been with the play of projects for 1985. hospItaI s i nee 1970, Nov, 27 - Christmas Greens Dec 4 - Qhr i stmas Part.y • LAURA MEADE, Hague, has been added Dec 11 - Musical needlepoint to the State Speakers1 List of Church the N.Y. State Federated Garden Meetings are at 10 a.m. Hague . Clubs. She is qualified to speak Baptist Church Annex. . on wildflowers (with a beautiful slide presentation), habitat and HAGUE HISTORICAL SOC l~ETY laws of the Adirondack Park, with reference to Protected Plants of The Hague Historical Society New York will hold its annual Christmas meeting at the home of Bea and Dob Cole, Silver Bay, on Wednesday, We are PIWRIMS - pursuers of Dec. 12 at 7:15 PM. Members and justice and peace who will not guests are cordially Invited. have arrived until war and poverty Cookies and fr u it punch will be are gone forever...Dorothy Day served. "Show and Tell Memora bilia." 1 1/84 -8- . CALENDAR OF EVENTS - NOVEMBER & DECEMBER November December 15 Sr. Citizens Bus to G.F, 1 St. Mary’ s Auxiliary Bazaar - p. 1 15 &i19 Parent Teacher Conf, p. 2 5 American Legion - 7:30 PM, p. 3 16 Silver Tea- Baptist Church, p. 1 6 Sr. Citizens Bus to G.F. 17 Garden. Club Bazaar, p. 1 6 Planning Board - 7:30 PM 19 School Board Meeting (Change) 7:30 PM Public Hearing - 7:00 PM - p. 3 20 Home Bureau - 10:00 AM 8 Catholic Daughters Bazaar - p. 1 20 Fish & Game Club - 7:30 PM, see p. 5 9 Hoiiday Magic - -4 PM, see p. 1 22 THANKSGIVING DAY 11 Town Board - 6:30 PM 27 Home Bureau - Christmas Greens 11 Home Bureau - 10:00 PM 28 Hospital Auxiliary Bazaar - p.' 1 12 Hague Historical Society - p. 7 30 Methodist Church Bazaar - p. 1 18 Fish & Game Club Christmas Party-p. 5 ^0 Zoning Board of Appeals - Public 20 Sr. Citizens Bus to G.F. Hearing - p. 3 7:00 and 7:30 PM VA Representative is in Town Hall each Thurs. except Thanksgiving at 11:30 AM THANKSGIVING did not become a regular national holiday until 1863. It was proclaimed by Abraham Lincoln in the hope that -- for a nation-torn by Civil Wa.r - - a common day of "thanksgiving” would remind North and South of th e ir common heritage and com mon destiny. Now, despite our disillusion with the Puritans’ religious intolerance and frequent fanaticism,- we still on Thanksgiving honor them, for it was th e ir example and their endurance that encouraged ever more "pilgrims” to come, that gave rise to further settlements, then to coI onies--and thus to continuity and permanence. Today in the U.S. "Pilgrims" from many lands and diverse ancestors sit down in a land of liberty to the "First Thanks giving f east” ... turkey , Indian maize or corn, c ranbe r r.y . . . a . menu taught to the first Pilgrims by th e ir Indian friends at Plymouth in 1721...B.DeG THE HAGUE CHRONICLE is published Bulk Rate monthly by volunteers and supported U.S. Postage by contributions from its readers. ' 9.34 PAID Send news items to Editor Margaret Permit #3 Broderick, Box 215 and tax deductible contributions to Jack Kennedy, BOY 618, HAGUE, NY 12836 ALL THE NEWS THAT FITS WE PRINT 11/84