PAGE 12 TUPPER LAKE FREE PRESS, WED., AUG. 12, 1992
Fifteen-year reunion
Members of the Tupper High Class of 1977 were enjoying their 15-year reunion at the V.F.W. Club when
Kathleen Bigrow zeroed in for this camera shot. Seated, from left: Sherri (Reandeau) King, Deolinda (Premo)
Jessie, Colleen (Callaghan) King, Roy Whitman, Ricky Pickering, all of Tupper Lake; Glen Martin of Waitsfleid, Vt.;
Michelle (Chartier) LaMere, Dan Santerre and Todd King, all of Tupper Lake; second row: Glen Woods of Dekalb
Jet., Sue {Burnham) Lancor, Tupper Lake; Steve Decheine of Easton, Pa.; Rhoda (Griffin) Peets of Highland, N.Y.;
Mona InfantIno, Tupper Lake; Steven Leonard, Glens Fails; April LaMoy, Fort Edward, N.Y.; Deborah (Grose) Usher
of East Hampton, Conn., Julie (LaVlgne) Kentile and Amy (DuMouIln) Arsenault, Tupper Lake; Nell Bell of
Edgewater, Fla. and John Varden, Tupper Lake; third row: Bart Crary, Lona (LaPointe) Bujold and Karla Dumas,
Tupper Lake; Mary Jo (Varden) Garza of Puyallup, Washington; Andre Fortune, Holly (Savard) Churco, Betty
(Perrigo) Poirier, and Mike Polrier, ail of Tupper Lake; Kevin McMillan of Stony Creek, Conn.; Lyndon Johnson,
Cadyville, N.Y. Other 1977 grads in attendance but not in the photo Included Cindy (Besaw) Staves, Karen
(Garrelts) Brunette, and Ted Merrihew, Tupper Lake; Lynda (Miller) Cihanowlc of Crestview, Fla.; Louise (Vachon)
Amell, Mike Donah and Tim Roscoe, Tupper Lake. (Bigrow photo)
Equipment pickup this week
Equipment pickup for Tupper Lake High School varsity football
players will be on Wednesday and Thursday, August 12 and 13 at 7
p.m. at the Tupper High gym each night.
Junior varsity players are instructed to pick up their equipment on
Thursday, August 13 and Friday, August 14 at 7 p.m. each evening at
the Tupper High gym.
Free lead screening for
children now available
The Franklin County Nursing Service is offering free lead screening for
children at immunization clinics. Prevention of lead poisoning in infants
and children from nine months to six
years is especially important because
lead poisoning can seriously alter
Any girsl in grades eight through 12 interested in playing varsity or junior growth and development.
varsity soccer in the fall should attend soccer practice which will begin on
The test for lead poisoning is simple
Monday, August 3 7 at 9 a.m., rain or shine, at the L.P. Quinn Elementary
and quick. Assessment of the infant's
field. Anyone having any questions may contact Coach Fred Short at 359or child's risks will be done in addi3059.
tion to the testing. If the infant or child
Girls soccer practice...
is found to test positive a follow up lest
and referrals will be provided. Appointments can be scheduled for lead
screening alone or in combination with
immunizations.
For more information on lead
screening orforclinic dates and times
call the Franklin County Nursing
Service at 483-6767 or 891-4471.
There is a donation requested for
immunizations only. The lead screenings alone are free.
Reading program popular with kids
The kids all chime in... "Earrings" and
so the story goes.
Moms hold toddlers on their laps
and a grandfather listens intently to
the story along with the youngsters.
"And I wouldn'task for new clothes,
I would just wear die same old clothes
and just change the earrings," Mrs.
Smith reads.
The mothers laugh. "Beautiful,
glorious earrings," Mrs. Smith holds
up the book again."Did she getthem?"
"She has to waiL"
Ellen Smith reaches down for the
next big book with nice big pictures.
She smiles as she holds it up, "This
one is by Yvonne Wyner."
"Mr. Brown counts the, apples on
his tree," the story starts.
"You'll have to count them with
me, okay?" Mrs. Smith tells them.
"One, two, three, four, five," die children all chime in.
Five Red Apples. The story shows a
mouse nibbling the stem of one and it
falls to the ground. "Plop" "Then Mr.
Brown came back and said,'a very tall
thief must have taken one of die
Mrs. Ellen Smith holds up a book so that the children can see the pictures during
apples', the story continues.
the Summer Reading Fun for all Ages program at the Goff Nelson Library last week.
"Do you think a tall thief came?"
Summer Reading Fun Is co-sponsored by the Goff Nelson Library and Tupper Lake Mrs. Smith asks the children. "No
Presents, Ltd. Each week a different reader volunteers to read to the local and ooo: they cry in unison.
visiting children. The program*is held on Thursdays at 10:30 a.m.
"The next night die mice are back
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ers around in a semi-circle at the Goff- School is the reader. "This lady is one conjunction with the Goff Nelson is one apple left on the tree.
"It must have been an even taller
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floor and the older kids are seated in Horrible No Good Very Bad Day." to read. "I want them, I need them, but Brown sees die mouse nibbling die
chairs. They wait with expressions of The kids nod in recognition.
my mom and dad won't let me have apple stem. "1 thought it was a giant
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Girouard-King wedding
at Childwold Church
Julie Ann Girouard, daughter of
Adrien and Colleen Girouard of 56
Sunset Ave., Tupper Lake and Rick
Thomas King, son of Thomas King
and the late June King of New Port
Richcy, Fla. were married at I p.m. on
Saturday, June 27 at the Childwold
Memorial Presbyterian Church in
Childwold, N.Y.
Justice Winnie Burns and student
minister Thomas Evans officiated at
the ceremony.
The bride, who was given in marriage by her father was attended by
Joy Dechcne of Saranac Lake, matron
of honor and Theresa Fall of Oriskany,
N. Y., sister of die bride. Katelyn King
of Tupper Lake was flower girl.
Greg Jessie of Tupper Lake was
best man. Paul King, brother of the
groom of Buffalo was usher and Matthew Girouard, nephew of the bride of
Tuppcr Lake was ring bearer.
A reception followed the ceremony
at the Park Street Restaurant.
The bride a 1990 graduate of SUNY
Environmental Service and Forestry,
Syracuse, where she received a B.S.
degree in environmental studies, is
currently employed by the N.Y.S.
Dcpartmentof Laborin Saranac Lake.
Mr. King is presently employed by
CO. Falter Construction Corporation
of Syracuse.
The couple are making their home
in Tupper Lake.
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Thanks for the support!
Members of the Tupper Lake Fire Department would like to thank all
those individuals and families in the community for their overwhelming
support during the recent coin collection fund drive.
Anyone who may have been missed but who wish to donate, are asked
to drop dieir contribution off at the local fire station on High Street.
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Lifetime of service
John and Ronnie Blanton of 27 Water St. war*
honored at a surprise party hosted by St. Thomat
Episcopal Church and htid In tha church recreation
room Saturday ottarnoon.
Tha couple carad tor 4ft
children unxtar tha foster ears program over tha past 24
years. Tha Rev. Edgar LaCombe, pastor, presented a
plaque Inscribed "In Honor of Veronica and John
Blanton for Their Many Years of Foster Parenthood,
Whosoever receives one such child In my name
receives ma' "Matt. te.5. Mr, Blanton holds a collage
of photos of foster children they cared for over tha
years, -prepared and presented by their daughters,
Darlene Oonnely and Cheryl Tarboa.
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refreshments were served. (Bigrow photo).
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