I I I I I Students get their principal on the run Jeanne Trottier Correspondent FORT ANN Yes, that was Fort Ann school principal Jack Whelan in his sweatsuit, jogging along the back streets and down Route 149 during school hours last week. And no, he wasn't playing hooky from school to train for today's Boston Marathon. The principal was simply making good on a promise he recently made to students as an incentive to get them to read more books. The promise: If more than 270 of the school's kindergarten through sixth grade students participated in the Parents as Reading Partners program, he'd run three miles. Well, the kids apparently wanted to see their principal work up a sweat, so 281 of them signed up to read for three-week program.
"Reading is one of the most important things kids can do, but I'm also promoting exercise," Whelan said. "A healthy body goes hand in hand with a healthy mind." The reading program is intended to both strengthen a child's reading skills, as well as encourage more reading. "We want kids to understand that reading is important throughout your life. Reading at home with their parents will hopefully make them anderstand that it's important for adults as well," said Jean Saltsman, president of the district's Parent Teacher Student Organization. THe PTSO holds a fundraiser at the beginning of the school year, with the money used throughout the year for things like year-end awards given to the students with the highest averages.
But this year, a lot of the money was funneled to expansion of the reading program, Saltsman said. "This is the one of the few times it doesn't matter what your average is. All the child had to do was to read five out of seven days. Besides the gifts received at the end of each of the three weeks, the child will receive a certificate and a book at the end of the school year for completing the program," Saltsman said. Those who completed the program will be eligible for the drawing at the June Awards Assembly for two mountain bikes.
And in case anyone missed it, Whelan's mini-marathon was preserved on videotape, Saltsman said. BOCES and Kiwanis seeking home buyer have decided to plan a miniseminar of their own so that they can share what they learned with their classmates. Others felt- that focusing exclusively on women is unfair and no longer necessary in today's society. Students Carrie Eggleston, Nicole White, Tara Lehan, Linda Miller, Bethany Herrick and Kristina Potter, along with teachers Mary Cahill and Maureen Kuntz, participated in "Women Helping Girls Make Choices," a seminar focusing on women's nontraditional careers, women in science and literature, and esteembuilding activities. For Tara Lehan the day was For more than 10 years, the Glens August 1995.
The project would Falls Kiwanis Club and the complete the following June. This southern Adirondack Education schedule partly mirrors the Center have cooperated to build a students' school calendar. new home for a local resident. The building lot for the project The Glens Falls Kiwanis should lie within a 10-mile radius of coordinates the project through the SAEC Dix Avenue campus. local financial institutions, Since students are bussed to the contractors and building suppliers; building location, travel is a SAEC Building Trades II students consideration.
provide the labor. If a buyer is interested, but has The result is a new home at a not yet secured a building lot, the greatly reduced price as well as an Glens Falls Kiwanis Club can assist outstanding educational experience in finding a suitable lot. for future builders and carpenters, Buyers agree to work with BOCES said in a press release. Kiwanis in securing appropriate Now they are looking for another Fluctuations in the cost for buyer for the school year. new housing construction dictate The general criteria for the new that a final or ceiling cost cannot be home project are as follows: defined at this time.
It is estimated The buyer is responsible for all that final cost would be appropriate building costs. However, since to that of a first-time home buyer's SAEC students provide labor, final budget. construction costs are greatly All proceeds from the project are reduced. returned to the community via the House styles, floor plans and Glens Falls Kiwanis Club's many related design issues are open to civic projects. consideration.
Overall size of the Anyone interested in participating house however, should not exceed in the New Home 1,500 square feet. project can call the SAEC at 793- The project would commence 7721 or Tom Albrecht of Hilltop with building lot preparation in Construction at 798-0338. Corinth students attend women's rights seminar CORINTH Several Corinth feel the way that I do." fifth- and sixth-grade girls attended Several of the participants felt a seminar on women's rights at that the seminar had changed their Russell Sage College and came view of women in society. They back with very different opinions. learned about female authors, Several were so inspired that they inventors and scientists they didn't valuable because, "I met girls that stopped because I'm a girl." 12th-grade students teach elementary kids CORINTH Corinth 12th- and Bingo.
grade Spanish students recently After the structured lesson, the went back to elementary school, younger students were. given a but this time they went back as chance to ask questions, and they teachers. bombarded their "teachers" with Teacher Lisa Wells wanted to requests for Spanish translations of give her students a chance to English words. practice their Spanish, experience High school student Jennifer teaching firsthand, and introduce Anderson explained, "I was really elementary students. to the excited because I plan to be a language.
She had her high school: teacher, and I think the elementary students prepare and teach a students really learned something Spanish lesson to fifth- and sixth- form the grade students. During the course of the lesson, Several of the 12th-graders one young girl asked 12th-grader designed brightly colored Rachel LaFave how to say "thank flashcards to teach Spanish words you." LaFave was touched when, for numbers, colors and body parts. as she was leaving to return to the Others invented variations of high school, the girl remembered familiar games such as Simon Says and thanked her in Spanish. know existed. They had a chance to react to stereotypes of women in literature.
Carrie Eggleston came away from the seminar feeling more confident. "I have the feeling that I can do anything even if people say that I can't. They've opened the doors for us." Bethany Herrick mentioned that she feels this type of self-esteem building seminar should be available to both boys and girls. She sometimes thinks has "gone overboard in favor of women, even though the stereotypes are no longer there." She explained, "I've never thought I couldn't do anything and I've never planned on being Monday, April 17, 1995 The Post-Star, Glens Falls, N.Y. B5 Local Growth hidden in 1994 tax a adjustment Staff Report "We are very pleased with the results of the Non-performing assets were cut by $6.9 first quarter, which featured solid earnings, million, or 61 percent between the first Arrow Financial Corp.
reported net income balance sheet growth and asset quality quarters of 1995 and 1994. of $2.38 million for the first quarter of 1995, a improvement," he said in a prepared statement. Total assets rose from $752.6 million to 9-percent drop from the $2.62 million in the Shareholders saw the per share net income $767.1 million over the year, a 1.9 percent first quarter of 1994. drop 10 percent, from 48 cents to 43 cents over gain. However, after tax benefits taken in 1994 are the year.
But taking out the 1994 gain from the Arrow Financial, the parent company Glens removed from the comparison, the latest tax benefit, per share net income jumped from Falls National Bank Trust the Saratoga financial figures indicate an extraordinary 40 31 cents to 43 cents. National Bank Trust and Green percent gain in net income, according to Non-performing loans and non-performing Mountain Bank, in Rutland, is financial statements released by the company assets both showed improvements over the headquartered in Glens Falls. Thursday. year, with problem loans dropping from 2.12 The bank-holding company's annual meeting Michael F. Massiano; Arrow's chairman, was percent of all loans outstanding to 0.66 is scheduled for 2 p.m., April 26, at the happy with the company's performance.
percent, a 69 percent reduction. Queensbury Hotel. Obituaries William F. Phillips Evelyn M. Havens SARATO GA In addition to his SPRINGS William parents, he is survived F.
Phillips, 43, of Oak by two daughters, Street, died Saturday Shannon Marie Phillips (April 15, 1995) at the and Carrie Ann home of his brother. Phillips, both of Born on Aug. 24, Saratoga Springs; two 1951, in Saratoga sisters, MaryLynn Springs, he was the son Cimon of Kinderhook of William A. and and Carol A. Magrath Marion R.
(Tompkins) of Quincy, three Phillips of Saratoga Phillips brothers, J. Peter Springs. Phillips and Mark T. He was a lifelong Phillips, both of resident of Saratoga Springs and attended St. Peter's Academy.
He graduated from Saratoga Springs High School in 1970. Following high school, he traveled across the country and was especially proud to have visited many states. He had worked for the New York State Senate as a page in the early 1970s and was employed by the Saratoga Springs Enlarged City School District as a custodian for more than 23 years. He retired in March 1995 due to illness. Mr.
Phillips was a member of the Civil Service Employees Association and the Church of St. Peter. He enjoyed baseball, hockey and music, and he played the guitar for many years. Phillips Saratoga Springs, and Michael G. Phillips of Gansevoort; one uncle; and several aunts, nieces, nephews and cousins.
A Funeral Mass will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Wednesday in the Church of St. Peter, 241 Broadway. Burial will follow at the family plot at St. Peter's Cemetery, West Avenue.
Friends may call from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday at the William J. Burke and Sons Funeral Home, 628 North Broadway. Memorials may be made to Catholic Family and Community Services of Saratoga County, 1 142 Regent Saratoga Springs, 12866, or to Hospice of Saratoga, 179 Lawrence Saratoga Springs, 12866. Leo Walter Coleman BUFFALO Leo Walter Coleman, 95, formerly of Kenmore, died Saturday (April 15, 1995) at Buffalo General Hospital after a brief illness.
Born on May 20, 1899, in Buffalo, he was the son of Laurence and Elizabeth (Marsh) Coleman. Mr. Coleman lived most of his life in the Buffalo-Kenmore area. His wife, Anne G. Coleman, died in September 1987.
Mr. Coleman attended the Nativity School in Buffalo and Hutchinson High School in Buffalo. He graduated from the University of Michigan in 1925 with an engineering degree. While at the University of Michigan, he was a member of the baseball team and captain of the team his senior year. Prior to attending college, Mr.
Coleman enlisted in the officer training corps of the U.S. Army at Canisius College in 1918. He was a member of the Army for a brief period before the end of World War I. Mr. Coleman was a former member of the Knights of Columbus and the Michigan Varsity Club.
He was also an usher at St. John the Baptist Church in Kenmore for some years. Mr. Coleman was vice president of sales at Lake Erie Engineering in Tonawanda from the early 1940s until 1962, when he retired. Mr.
Coleman was the youngest member of a family of 12. All of his brothers and sisters died before him. Survivors include three daughters, Mary Catherine Coleman of Lake Ariel, Elizabeth Kraus of Snyder and Patricia Carriero of Angola, N.Y.; one son, Leo "Lee" M. Coleman of Glens Falls; 11 grandchildren; seven greatgrandchildren; and several nieces, nephews and cousins. Funeral services will be held at 10:45 a.m.
Tuesday at the Shrine of St. John Neumann of St. John the Baptist Parish, Kenmore. There will be no calling hours. Burial will be in the Mount Olivet Cemetery, Delaware Avenue, Tonawanda, following the funeral "services.
Contributions may be made in Mr. Coleman's memory to Canisius High School, Delaware Avenue, Buffalo, 14209. Arrangements are under the direction of C. Mertz and Sons Funeral Home. Olive M.
Blair HUDSON FALLS Olive M. Blair, 80, of Lower Maple Street, died Saturday (April 15, 1995) at Glens Falls Hospital, after a long illness. Born on Jan. 26, 1915, in Glens Falls, she was the daughter of Arthur and Almedia (Squires) Thompson. She was married to Frank A.
Blair. He died on May 25, 1965. For many years, Mrs. Blair worked at Scott Paper Co. in Fort Edward, retiring in 1973.
Besides her husband, two sons, Robert Blair and Richard Blair; one step-son, Leo Blair; two sisters; two brothers; and a grandson, Steven Blair, died before her. Survivors include a daughter, Mrs. William (Muriel Finke of Hudson Falls; three sons, Kenneth Blair of Michigan and John Blair and Michael Blair, both of Hudson Falls; a sister, Mrs. Robert (Dora) Dashnaw of Hudson Falls; five granddaughters; two grandsons; one great-grandson; and several nieces, nephews and cousins. A funeral service will be conducted at 11 a.m.
Tuesday at the Carleton Funeral Home 68 Main Hudson Falls. Burial will be at Moss Street Cemetery, Kingsbury. Friends may call from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home. Robert R.
Rawlins SCHROON LAKE Robert R. Rawlins, 79, died Sunday (April 16, 1995) at St. Clare's Hospital, Schenectady, after a long illness. Born on Dec. 31, 1915, in Pottersville, he was the son of Edward and Thekla (Svahn) Rawlins.
Mr. Rawlins' wife, Isabel Paige Rawlins, died on April 24, 1977. His brother, Richard Rawlins, died on Aug. 18, 1990, and his sister, Alva Blackburn, also died before him. Mr.
Rawlins owned and operated Rawlins Motel in Schroon Lake for many years. He was also in the construction and logging business for many years. He was an avid sportsman who enjoyed baseball FORT ANN Evelyn M. Havens, 78, of Pattens Mills Road, died unexpectedly Sunday (April 16, 1995) at Glens Falls Hospital. Born on Aug.
26, 1916, in Argyle, she was the daughter of Charles and Amy (Keyworth) Nichols. Mrs. Havens Havens graduated from Hudson Falls High School in Havens 1936. Her first husband, Louis M. Havens, died in 1944.
Her second husband, Asher M. Havens, died in 1984. Mrs. Havens had been active in the West Fort Ann United Methodist Church and the Women's Society of the church, the West Fort Ann Volunteer Fire Department Auxiliary, the Fort Ann Rescue Squad Auxiliary and the Queen Anne Senior Citizens. She also was a member of the former Johnnycake Corners Home Bureau.
She enjoyed knitting, crocheting, bingo, travel and spending time with her grandchildren and greatgrandchildren. A brother, Charles A. Nichols, died in 1973, and a stepson, Asher S. Havens, died in 1995. Survivors include her daughter, Elaine M.
Green of Fort Ann; a sister, Helen Lewis of Hudson Falls; a stepdaughter, Alice Shaw of Glens Falls; three grandchildren; eight stepgrandchildren; several great-grandchildren; and several nieces, nephews and cousins. Funeral services will be conducted 11 a.m. Wednesday from the Carleton Funeral Home 68 Main Hudson Falls, with the Rev. Thom Scholten, pastor of the West Fort Ann United Methodist Church, officiating. Burial will be in Union Cemetery, Fort Edward.
Friends may call from 6 to 9 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. The family suggests that memorials take the form of donations to the West Fort Ann Volunteer Fire Bobbi Gould, RR 1, Box 1246, Fort Ann, 12827: the Fort Ann Rescue Squad, P.O. Box 237, Fort Ann, 12827; or the West Fort Ann United Methodist Church, Patricia Gould, RR 1, Box 1122, Fort Ann, 12827. Margaret A.
(Casey) Ryan Margaret A. (Casey) Ryan, 91, died Sunday (April 16, 1995) at her home in Glens Falls. Born on Jan. 25, 1904, in Truthville, she was the daugher of John and Abbie (Sennett) Casey. Mrs.
Ryan was a communicant of St. Mary's Church in Glens Falls. Her husband, William M. Ryan, died on March 4, 1972. Five brothers, George Casey, John Casey, Thomas Casey, William Casey and R.
Roy Casey; and two sisters, Catherine Donnelly and Helen McKee; and four grandchildren, also died before her. Survivors include one daughter, Marilyn Starling of South Glens Falls; three sons, William J. Ryan of Saratoga Springs, Richard B. Ryan of Glens Falls and Robert F. Ryan of Queensbury; one sister, Mary Ersham of Guilderland; one brother, James E.
Casey of Elmira; 15 grandchildren, 29 greatgrandchildren; three great-greatgrandchildren; and several nieces, nephews and cousins. A Funeral Mass will be celebrated at 9:30 a.m. Wednesday at St. Mary's Church, Glens Falls. Bural will be at St.
Mary's Cemetery in South Glens Falls. Friends may call from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday at the Singleton-Healy Funeral Home 407 Bay Road, Queensbury. The family suggests memorials take the form of donations to St. Alphonsus Regional Catholic School, Church Street, Glens Falls, 12801; or Right to Life Foundation, St.
Mary's Rectory, Warren Street, Glens Falls, Virginia a Bryan Fisk STILLWATER Virginia Bryan Fisk, 61, of Clinton Court, Stillwater, died Sunday (April 16, 1995) at St. Mary's Hospital in Troy following a short illness. Born on July 7, 1933, in Greenwich, she was the daughter of James and Mabel (Aronette) Robinson. Two husbands, Harold "Bucky" Bryan and Donald J. Fisk, died before her.
Mrs. Fisk was a graduate of Greenwich High School, Russell Sage College and St. Margaret's School of Nursing in Albany. Before her retirement in 1960, she was a registered nurse at Leonard Hospital in Troy. She was a member of the Stillwater United Church in Stillwater and past president of the Ladies Home Bureau.
Survivors include one son, Keith Bryan of Glens Falls and one daughter, Lisa Bryan Burniche of Stillwater; several brothers, sisters, stepbrothers and stepsisters; and two grandchildren. Services will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Dunn Funeral Homes 121 North Hudson Stillwater. Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home.
Interment will be in Stillwater Union Cemetery, Stillwater. Memorial contributions may be made in her memory to the Stillwater Ambulance Fund, P.O. Box 584, Stillwater, 12170. Funeral Notices and golf. Survivors include one son, Robert Rawlins of Duanesburg; three daughters, Brenda McKenzie of Schroon Lake, Joyce Wescott of Chestertown and Constance Rawlins of Lake George; four grandchildren; three nephews and one niece.
Funeral services will be conducted at noon Wednesday at the Edward L. Kelly Funeral Home, Schroon Lake. Interment will be at the Griswald Cemetery, Pottersville. Friends may call from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home.
The family suggests memorials take the form of donations to the American Lung Association, Albany, 12205-9990. Richard E. Daggs Sr. SARATOGA SPRINGS Services for Richard E. Daggs 11 a.m.
Tuesday, Dyer Phelps A.M.E. Zion Methodist Church, Crescent Saratoga Springs. Calling hours: 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. today, Tunison Funeral Home, 105 Lake Saratoga Springs. Charles H.
Farrar A Funeral Mass for Charles H. Farrar, 9:30 a.m. Tuesday, St. Mary's Church of Glens Falls. Calling hours: 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.
today, Singleton-Healy Funeral Home 407 Bay Road, Queensbury. Stanley F. Kaszuba Sr. A Funeral Mass for Stanley F. Kaszuba 10 a.m.
today, St. Mary's Church of Glens Falls. D. Sage Patton A memorial service for D. Sage Patton, 11 a.m.
Tuesday, Harrisena Church, Ridge Road, Queensbury. Calling hours: 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. today, Sullivan, Minahan and Potter Inc. Funeral Home, 67 Park Glens Falls. Ruth A.
Simmons SOUTH GLENS. FALLS Services for Ruth A. Simmons, 9:30 a.m. today, Regan and Denny Funeral Home 94 Saratoga South Glens Falls and Funeral Mass, 10 a.m. today, St.
Michael's Church of South Glens Falls..
