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Gazette The first Gannett newspaper www.statgazette.com Penn-Waverly Edition JilllWWilMlii iwfwmm.mf Thursday l-1 May 19, 2005 Changed view, same old fire Streeten, Trojans OfilttGlii 68 42' muauy sunny, men increasing clouds. for additional weather information, see Page 4D back in playoffs 1 3 Sports 1. MWiSthfr'lifti'tliWiHi1 Festival to celebrate river 5 rri 1 nmijf li'iB-" mil" ii'Ui ini'iiiluiBiiiiilU'iwmu(imii')BpiiiiiiiBiiiuiiiTOii'fii iiiji mgummn 1 1 Museum to spotlight Czech glass The Tradition of trie AvantGarde: Bohemian Qlass, 1820-1935' runs today through Oct. 30 at the Corning Museum of Glass. Time Out 1 1 ft State releases results of required fourth- and eighth-grade English exams.

Better days ahead for Rte. 17 commuters On Page 4A Fourth-grade and eighth-grade English test results for area schools Fourth-graders make improvement across state rate The state says shifting traffic patterns next month in Horse-heads will likely smooth the flow of vehicles. Local Alt BROOKE J. SHERMANStar-Gazette Laurie and Dorian Desmarais of Elmira canoe along the Chemung River in Elmira Wednesday morning. By MOLLY MCCARTHY Star-Gazette mmccarthystargazettg.com Pupils at Elmira's Riverside Elementary School have made great strides in English language arts in the past two years.

The number of fourth-graders at the school who met or exceeded state standards on a required test in that subject increased to 54.7 percent this year from 29.9 percent in the 2002-03 school year. On Wednesday, state education officials singled out the improvement at Riverside for its results as they announced how all fourth- and eighth-graders fared on the New York's English language arts test. Officials cited a before-school writing program at Riverside, cooperation with student volunteers from local colleges and computer-assisted instruction as exam- pies of initiatives the school undertook to help children meet state standards. Southern Tier fourth-graders made greater gains than eighth-graders on the state English language arts exam, according to the results released Wednesday, and local school officials said they will look for ways to boost performance at the middle school level. In addition to Riverside, several other Elmira elementary schools also saw scores improve on the state standardized tests, including Diven, Broadway and Parley Coburn.

See TESTS4A Organizers want residents to reconnect with Chemung and have fun next month. Primer for making stuffed peppers Individual taste, creativity pack veggies with flavor and fun. Twin Tiers Life River Fest 2005 What: A festival to open the boat launch. Includes: Live music, food vendors and displays and demonstrations such as fly fishing, Civil War tours, Native American re-enactors and children's activities. When: 1 1 a.m.

to 4 p.m. June 4. Where: Grove Street Boat Launch, Elmira. Admission: Free. Online: www.cce.

cornell.educhemung Sponsor: Fortuna Energy Inc. River Float What: Sixth annual Chemung Basin River Trail Partnership River Float. Where: Bottcher's Landing in Big Flats to Grove Street Boat Launch in Elmira. When: Launch at 9 a.m. June event starts at 7:30 a.m.

Rain date: June Pre-register: By June 1 at Chemung Basin River Trail Partnership Web site, www. chemungrivertrail.com Remains of man killed in Vietnam to be buried Southside grad was declared missing in 1 965; two tributes planned Saturday. Afleet Alex favored in Preakness third-place finisher in Kentucky Derby is favorite for Saturday's face at 5-2. Derby winner Gia-como is fourth choice at 6-1. Sports By BROOKE J.

SHERMAN Star-Gazette bsherman9stargazetto.com Canoeists Laurie and Dorian Desmarais couldn't resist the call of the Chemung River Wednesday morning. The pair took a break from their normal duties as owners of The Painted Lady Bed and Breakfast at 520 W. Water St. to paddle about the slow-moving river as officials front Cornell Cooperative Extension announced a schedule of events for Elmira's first River Fest on June 4. The festival will be held with the sixth annual Chemung River Float.

The new Grove Street boat launch will be dedicated as part of River Fest, which will also include music, food, displays and demonstrations on grassy field beyond the flood levy. The event will feature Civil War tours, Native American re-enactors and dren's activities. "This is a true river festival," said Mike Hastrich, director of Cornell Cooperative Extension of Chemung County. "We want people to be standing right here (on the river's bank). This is a river event on the river." Hastrich stressed that the Chemung is a natural river in an urban setting and should be treated as a treasure.

"How can you not sit by the river and be calmed and relaxed?" he asked. Hastrich and Linda Couchon, also of Cooperative Extension, have been working on the River Fest concept for about a year, Hastrich said. "This is a 'ready, fire, aim' approach," he said, explaining that the organization wanted to get the concept of a river festival into the community this year, while interest and momentum was high. He hopes the festival concept will become more elaborate and refined with each passing year. The idea of making better use of the river is relatively new.

In 2004, residents and officials began to discuss the need for increased access to the river for boaters an inflatable dam was briefly considered to create more recreation opportunities. See RIVER6A Star-Gazette 1 mum Look for today's question in our online survey on Page 9A or visit yyww.stargazette.com. 1 LSf frll Schuler's brother. The military used DNA found on a hairbrush in the kit to confirm Robert Schuler's identity in August. Schuler, the son of Elizabeth and Robert Schuler Sr.

of Ashland, was a 1953 graduate of South- Diabetes control research finds SCHULER 0n4C Robert Harry Schuler's obituary Online Most diabetics in U.S. don't know they're doing so poorly, experts say. American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists: www.aace.com INDEX Bridge 30 Local 1C Business IOC Lottery 2A Classified SB Movies 7E Comics 20 Neighbors 1C Corrections 2A Obituaries 4C Crossword 3D Opinion 9A 6earAbby 20 Scoreboard 2B Dr. Gott 3D Sports IB Events 4D Stocks 8C-9C Horoscope 20 Time Out IE High schools 4B TV schedule 7C Life 10 Weather 4D An Ashland man who was killed in Vietnam and whose remains were recovered in 2004 will be buried in his family's plot in the Northern Tier on Saturday, Armed Services Day. Air Force Maj.

Robert Harry Schuler Jr. of Ashland was declared missing in action on Oct. 15, 1965, when the F-105 Thunderchief he was flying was shot down over North Vietnam. On Saturday, he will be welcomed home during a 10 a.m. ceremony at Woodlawn National Cemetery in Elmira as part of Echo Taps in which more than 800 musicians will play taps between the national cemeteries in Elmira and Bath.

Schuler's remains were identified in August 2004. In an interview with the Star-Gazette last fall, Robert Schuler's nephew, Fred Schuler, said the process of identifying his uncle's remains began about 10 years ago, when the Air Force began to excavate sites where they believed a plane may have crashed. In 2003, Fred Schuler provided officials with a shaving kit that belonged to his father, the late Richard Schuler, Robert By LAURAN NEERGAARD The Associated Press WASHINGTON A dismal two-thirds of the nation's 18 million Type 2 diabetics HEALTH don't have AT fncc The analysis is based on the A1C measurements, reported by a laboratory database, of 157,000 people in 39 states during 2003 and 2004. The analysis didn't calculate what the average A1C level is, so there's no way to know just how poorly controlled these patients are, said Blonde, head of diabetes research at the Ochsner Clinic Foundation in New Orleans. But in the remaining states, Blonde checked a different database that showed between a fifth and a third of diabetics had A1C readings above 9 not even minimal glucose control.

A normal AlC level is 5. While diabetes specialists differ on whether 6.5 or 7 signals good control, every point drop lowers the risk of serious complications by 25 percent to 40 percent. sobering," said Dr. Lawrence Blonde of the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists, which released the latest statistics at its annual meeting. Dr.

Paul Jellinger, president of the American College of Endocrinology, was more blunt: "It's horrible." Type 2 diabetes is the most common farm of the illness, and experts estimate a third of the people who have it don't know. An additional 41 million have "pre-diabetes," an impaired sugar tolerance that can lead to the full-blown disease. Type 2 diabetes sneaks up on you, as the body gradually loses its ability to use insulin, a hormone crucial to converting blood sugar into energy. High glucose levels damage blood vessels and nerves eventually leading to blindness, kidney failure, amputa- side High School. He was assigned to the 36th Tactical Fighter Squadron based at Yokota Air Base in Japan.

He was promoted posthumously from captain to major. A funeral service with full military honors will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday at Franklin-dale Cemetery in Franklin-dale, Pa. near Monroeton. The service will include the McGuire Air Force Base Elite Honor Guard, a flyover by two C-130 jets and the Vietnam Veterans of America Maj.

Robert H. Schuler Jr. Chapter, which is based in Elmira. Schuler is survived by two daughters, Laurie Boone of Arizona and Linda Merritt of Minnesota, two grandsons and two nephews. 2005 Star-Gazette Vol.

42, No. 40 hoi- hlrwl tions of feet and legs and heart disease. Diabetes is the nation's sixth-leading killer. Tight control of blood sugar, either through diet and exercise alone or with a variety of medications, can prevent that damage. The best measure of control: the A1C test, a way of tracking average blood-sugar levels over two or three months.

AACE, the endocrinologists' group, defines glucose control as an A1C level below 6.5. But 67 percent of Type 2 diabetics aren't meeting that goal, a new AACE analysis concludes. Daily sugar under control, put ting them at high risk of the disease's nastiest complications, even death. Yet most are unaware they're doing so poorly, frustrated diabetes specialists said Wednesday. "The report, I think, is 0901U02206I.