Tt.escay, May 21, 1S96 The Post-Star, Giens Fas, Y. B5 LOCAL Assemblies to focus on Independent Living Center taps Blumberg to plan facility drug addiction alcohol, By Michael LaCross education, counseling and support Prior to moving to Glens Falls, Blumberg lived in Syracuse, where he founded and was president of a department store on the campus of Syracuse University. He also was founder and was a charter board member of Metropolitan Bank of New York, now Bank of New York. Blumberg is immediate past president of the Glens Falls YMCA, having served as treasurer for the prior two years. During his six-year affiliation with the YMCA, he participated on the Capital Building Fund Campaign Committee.
Blumberg and his wife, Patricia Geruso, live in Queensbury. They have six adult children and four grandchildren. Geruso is the founder and the executive director of Liberty House Foundation which provides vocational rehabilitation and employment services for individuals with handicapping conditions. GLENS FALLS' The Glens Falls Independent Living Center recently appointed Alvin R. Blumberg as director of facility development His primary responsibilities will be to design a master plan that establishes a strategy for the completion of a new agency facility, a center official said.
He will oversee all building and fund-raising activities for a campus of buildings planned to house the agency along with other organizations providing services for the disabled, according to Dr. David Welch, president of the Independent Living Center's board of directors. The first phase will be a million-dollar project Future construction will continue to address the need to consolidate human service providers for people with and without disabilities, Welch said. Blumberg will also play an active role in fund-raising activities and will promote public awareness of Mains and I "We usually don't have large assemblies," said Dingman. "And when we have had something, it hasn't really reached out and touched the faculty and the staff and the parents." Dingman said that parents have been notified by mail of the assemblies and warned of the emotional impacts it sometimes has on the students.
"Sometimes when we have these kinds of speakers in, it can create some emotion," she said. "Sometimes children are affected differently due to things that have happened in their family with recovery. So counselors will be available in case we have students who need extra support." In the afternoon, after the 45-minute student assemblies, a special 30-minute assembly for teachers and staff will be held, focusing on how adults can help students evolve into healthy, contributing students. In the evening, an hour-long assembly for parents and members of the community will discuss effective parenting, personal growth and strategies to prevent drug addiction in children. Dingman said everyone is urged to attend.
The "Running for Daylight" programs are taking place on Tuesday at the senior high school auditorium on East LaBarge Street in the village. The assemblies are scheduled for 9 a.m. for ninth-and lOth-grade students), 12:35 p.m. for 11th- and 12th-grade students, 2:40 p.m. for faculty and staff, and 7 p.m.
for parents and members of the community. Correspondent HUDSON FALLS Students, teachers and parents will be subjected to a dramatic dose of reality tonight when a guest speaker brings his program on the horrors of alcohol and drug addiction to the high school. Dan J. Davis is described as a reality therapist because of his brutal honesty about his fall into the abyss of addiction and his climb back to sanity and freedom. He will be bringing his "Running For Daylight" program to the Hudson Falls High School in a series of four assemblies for students, teachers and parents.
Davis a motivational speaker and prevention education specialist is a former star athlete and a recovering addict. He says that only one in 70 alcoholics will ever recover from their problem and that five will die for every one that lives. According to Rhonda J. Dingman, who chairs the substance abuse committee of the high school's building leadership team, there is a growing concern in the school and in the community about substance abuse. Last fall, her committee decided to address these concerns and arrange the assembly.
Using funds provided by the high school building committee and two local grants, she scheduled the Davis program. Alvin R. Blumberg designing master plan the mission of the nonprofit Independent Living Center, which is to allow disabled people the opportunity to become independent and satisfied with their lives by removing barriers through training, hydrants to be flushed period, officials said. Consumers are advised to check water conditions before doing laundry. Officials also said water heaters should be flushed after the completion of the flushing program.
QUEENSBURY The annual program of water main and hydrant flushing will be carried out between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. Thursday and Friday in the West Glens Falls Water District Some discoloration of water will occur during this EDUCATION OBITUARIES Casrae DesJardins Mary Margaret Samson St. Rose info session on tap at South High i 1 '3' il WILTON Casrae DesJardins, 45, died unexpectedly Sunday (May 19, 1996) at Saratoga Hospital. Bora on Jan.
27, 1951, in Saratoga Springs, she was the daughter of Raymond R. and Cassie A. (Beebe) DesJardins. Miss DesJardins attended schools in Saratoga Springs and was DesJardins GLENS FALLS The College of Saint Rose will host an information session on May 30 to describe its Glens Falls site course offerings. The courses for the fall 1996 semester include graduate courses in special education and business administration and undergraduate courses in business.
The session will be held at 6 p.m. in South Glens Falls High School, 42 Merritt Road, South Glens Falls. Fall 1996 will be the first semester the college is offering a master's degree in special education at its Glens Falls site. The program requires 30 to 36 credit hours, depending upon the student's educational and teaching background. The master's in business administration program requires a minimum of 36 credit hours.
The Argyle voters go ARGYLE Voters in the Argyle school district will go to the polls today to decide on a budget, one proposition and one school board seat. Budget: $5.84 million, up 2.3 percent. Tax rate increase of 2 percent. Ti High School Spring Concert set aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews and cousins. Her companion with whom she lived, Judy Hoard, is of Wilton.
Services will be conducted at 8 p.m. Wednesday at the William J. Burke Sons Funeral Home, 628 North Broadway, Saratoga Springs, with the Rev. Robert Jensen, pastor of the Bethel Bible Church of Saratoga Springs, officiating. Graveside services will be conducted at 10 a.m.
Saturday at the North Milton Cemetery in Milton, with the Rev. Fred Gilbert, pastor of the Porter Corners United Methodist Church, officiating. Friends may call from 7 p.m. until the time of services Wednesday at the funeral home. The family suggests memorial donations be made to the American Cancer Society, Breast Cancer Research, 2330 Watt Schenectady, 12304.
Arrangements are under the direction of the Brewer Funeral Home 24 Church Lake Luzerne. Seymour the flat track season in the summer with his family. Survivors include one sister, Dolores Seymour of New York City; one niece; and one great-niece. Services will be conducted at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at the William J.
Burke Sons Funeral Home, 628 North Broadway, Saratoga Springs. Burial will be at the family plot of Greenridge Cemetery. The family suggests memorial donations be made to the charity of one's choice. Chandler one daughter, Bianca Timmcrman of Madison; three brothers, Bernard Chandler and Burton Chandler, both of Corinth, N.Y. and Earl Chandler of Glens Falls, N.Y.; one sister, Ada Kellcy of Corinth; and several grandchildren.
Graveside services will be conducted at I p.m. Wednesday at Corinth Rural Cemetery in Corinth, N.Y. Arrangements are under the direction of the Swan Funeral Home, 825 Boston Post Road, Madison. N. Thew Corinth, Mary James of Glens Falls, Joan Smith and Rosalie James, both of Amsterdam; two grandchildren; and several nieces, nephews and cousins.
Friends may call from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. today at Riley Mortunry 1 10 Division Amsterdam. Burial will be at Warrensburg Cemetery. The family suggests memorial donations be made to the Muscular Dystrophy Association, 2 Executive Park, Albany, 12203, or the Greater Volunteer Ambulance Amsterdam, 12010. One sister, Helen Connors Krouss, died in 1993.
A Funeral Mass will be celebrated at 1 p.m. Wednesday at St. Raphael's Catholic Church in Poultney, with the Rev. Joseph M. Vignoe, pastor, officiating.
Cremation will follow at Pine View Crematorium in Queensbury, N.Y. The Rite of Committal will be at a later date at St. Jerome's Cemetery in East Dorset. Friends may call this evening and throughout the day Wednesday at the home of her son on Ferncliff Road in Lake St. Catherine.
Instead of flowers, the family suggests memorial donations be made to the Poultney Rescue Squad or to the Rutland Area Visiting Nurse Association, co the Roberts-Aubin Funeral Home, P.O. Box 181, Poultney, 05764. Shelly Survivors include one brother, Frank B. Shelly of Amsterdam; one sister, Jean McCarty of Glens Falls; and several nieces, nephews, great-nieces and great-nephews. Services will be conducted at 10:30 a.m.
today at the Riley Mortuary 110 Division Amsterdam followed by a Funeral Mass at 1 1 a.m. today at St. Mary's Church, East Main Street. The Rite of Committal will be at St. Mary's Cemetery in Fort Johnson.
Friends may call from 9 a.m. until the time of services today at the funeral home. The family suggests memorial donations be made to St. Mary's Institute, Upper Church Street, Amsterdam, 12010. Griffin Allen, two daughters, Mrs.
Michael (Barbara) Fitzgerald of Hague and Dorothy Saunders of Argyle; one sister, Phyllis Caswell of Stillwater; nine grandchildren; and several nieces, nephews and cousins. Services will be conducted at 1 1 a.m. Wednesday at the M.B. Kilmer Funeral Home, Main Street, Argyle, with the Rev. Stephen McLean, pastor of the Argyle United Presbyterian Church, officiating.
Burial will be at Union Cemetery in Fort Edward. Friends may call from 10 a.m. until the time of service Wednesday at the funeral home. The family suggests memorial donations be made to the Argyle Emergency Squad, Argyle, 1 2809. Tucker Survivors include one son, William H.
Tucker of Lake George; and one lister, Anne Hall of Hudson Falls; and two grandchildren. A Funeral Mass will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Wednesday at St. Mary'g-St. Paul's Church on the park in Hudson Falls.
The Rite of Committal will follow at Union Cemetery, town of Fort Edward. Friends may call from 7 to 9 p.m. this evening at the Carlcton Funeral Home 68 Main Hudson Falls. LAKE ST. CATHERINE, Vt Mary Margaret Samson, 82, died Saturday (May 18, 1996) at the home of her son.
Born on March IS, 1914, in North Adams, she was the daughter of Thomas and Bridget (Stuart) Connors. Mrs. Samson was a graduate of the Bellevue School of Nursing in New York City and was employed for more than 25 years as a registered nurse for the Emma Laing Stevens Hospital in Granville, N.Y. She was a communicant of St. Raphael's Church in Poultney and the Court St.
Catherine 200 Catholic Daughters of America. Survivors include one son, Michael Samson of Lake St. Catherine; and four grandchildren. Her husband, Edward D. Samson, died in November 1974.
William AMSTERDAM William P. Shelly, 88, formerly of New Amsterdam Apartments, died Thursday (May 16, 1996) at Mohawk Valley Center in Utica. Born on Aug. 14, 1907, in Amsterdam, he was the son of Michael and Helen (Taylor) Shelly. Mr.
Shelly was a lifelong Amsterdam resident and was educated at St. Mary's Institute. He was associated with the family business, the former Shelly's Market on East Main Street. Mr. Shelly was a veteran of the U.S.
Army, stationed in the Aleutian Islands. He was a communicant of St. Mary's Church. Helen M. ARGYLE Helen M.
Griffin, 74, of West Road, died unexpectedly Monday (May 20, 1996) at her home. Born on May 21, 1921, in Argyle, she was the daughter of Ralph and Marion (Randies) McGeoch. Mrs. Griffin was a former member of the Eastern Star and the Glens Falls Hospital Guild, Fort Edward Chapter. She was also a member of the Argyle Senior Citizens.
Her husband, Robert A. Griffin, died in 1979. Two sons, John E. Griffin and Gary Griffin, and two brothers, Donald McGeoch and Malcolm McGeoch, also died before her. Survivors include two sons, Thomas Robert Griffin of Argyle and Mark Steven Griffin of Glen Statia S.
LAKE GEORGE Statia S. Tucker, 79, formerly of Glen Lake Road, died Monday (May 20, 1996) at Eden Park Nursing Home in Glens Falls, after a long illness. Born on Aug. 4, 1916, in Poultney, Vt, she was the daughter of John and Josephine (Gacik) Strainer. Mrs.
Tucker worked for 17 years for General Electric at the former Hudson Falls plant. Three brothers. Henry Strainer, Michael Strainer and Samuel Strainer, and one sister, Frances Zovistoski, all died before her. P. fully accredited degree can be completed on a part-time basis in two years and is designed to equip students with the tools to survive in an era of global competition, strategic planning and team management, the college said in a press release.
A prerequisite course in financial accounting will start July 1. Adult undergraduate students can take advantage of the college's Experienced Adult Program, which allows students to earn credit by documenting learning that has been acquired through work experiences, volunteer activities or military service. To learn more about the Saint Rose programs for the fall semester in Glens Falls, or to apply, call Nina Fawcett at 798-1274 or The College of Saint Rose Adult and Continuing Education Office at 454-5143. to polls today Proposition: appropriations for library. School board election: Andrew "Jock" Williamson, Kevin R.
Murray, for one seat. Voting: noon to 7:30 p.m., school cafeteria. auditorium. The performance will include the high school band, chorus and the Spirit of Sound show choir. to use snow day emergency, there will be no school on Friday.
There will also be no school on Monday, which is Memorial Day. NOTICES Geraldine F. Noel WHITEHALL Graveside services for Geraldine F. Noel, who died on Feb. 12, 1996, 1 1 a.m.
Thursday, Greenmount Cemetery, Whitehall. Arrangements are under the direction of the Jillson Funeral Home Whitehall. Harold E. Pollock GREENWICH Services for Harold E. Pollock, 2 p.m.
Wednesday at M.B. Kilmer Funeral Home, Main Street, Argyle. Calling hours: one hour prior to services Wednesday at the funeral home. Joseph J. Tyminskl HUDSON FALLS A Funeral Mass for Joseph J.
Tyminski, 9 a.m. today, St. Mary's-St. Paul's Church on the park, Hudson Falls. Open Sunday for your Floral "Needs.
We Deliver. iWf If io i -r employed at the Stewart's Shop in Weibel Avenue in Saratoga Springs. She enjoyed travel, gardening, jig saw puzzles and making latch hook rugs. Survivors besides her parents of Saratoga Springs include one son, Warren Remi DesJardins of Wilton; five sisters, Annette G. Vaughn and Linda L.
DesJardins, both of Greenfield Center, Cassie M. Miller of Columbus, Ohio, Jacqueline A. Wilkins of Rupert, Vt. and Yvette A. Sacco of Saratoga Springs; three brothers, Raymond R.
DesJardins Jr. of Saratoga Springs, Rene P. DesJardins of Westerville, Ohio and Andre G. DesJardins of Greenfield Center; and several Roland H. SARATOGA SPRINGS Roland H.
Seymour, 92, of Kings Bridge Heights Manor Nursing Home, died Sunday (May 19, 1996) in New York City, following a short illness. Born on Oct. 19, 1903, in Saratoga Springs, he was the son of John and Catherine (Humphrey) Seymour. Mr. Seymour moved to New York City as a teen-ager with his last job as an elevator operator for Building Service Inc.
on Madison Avenue for several years. He came to Saratoga Springs for Ruth E. MADISON, Conn. Ruth E. Chandler, 90, of 73 Garnet Park Road, died Sunday (May 19, 1996) at the Clinton Health Care Center in Clinton.
Born on July 20, 1905, in North River, N.Y., she was the daughter of Burt and Emma (Austin) Aldous. Mrs. Chandler had lived in llamden for many years before moving to Madison five years ago. Her husband, Clcon Chandler, died before her. Survivors include one son, Reginald Chandler of New Haven; Maxine WARRENSBURG Maxine N.
Thew, 58, died Thursday (May 16, 1996) at Glens Falls Hospital, after a short illness. Born on Jan. 2, 1938, in Glens Falls, she was the daughter of George and Elizabeth (McNeill) Cullen. Ms. Thew was a resident of the Warren County Residential Home.
Educated in the Glens Falls school system, she was a member of Church of Christ in Glens Falls. Survivors include one daughter, Stormy Isabel of Amsterdam; four sisters, Lula Bell VanAuken of TICONDEROGA The Ticonderoga High School Spring Concert will take place at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday in the high school No school Friday TICONDEROGA Ticonderoga Central School district currently has one unused snow day. If this day is not used for an FUNERAL Lylo Gerald Brockelsby MCLEAN, Va. A memorial service for Lyle Gerald Brockelsby, 11 a.m.
today, Lewinsville Presbyterian Church, McLean. Louisa Haberly SEVERANCE Services for Louise Haberly, 10 a.m. today, Schroon Lake Community Church. John J. Helm GLENS FALLS A Funeral Mass for John J.
Helm, 1 1 a.m. Wednesday, St. Mary's Church of Glens Falls. Calling hours: 5 to 8 p.m. today, Singlcton-Hcaly Funeral Home 407 Bay Road.
Queensbury. Lillian Klein Kopelovltz TROY Shiva for Lillian Klein Kopelovitz, today through Thursday evening, 12 Euclid Troy. jfij'r At.
