Beginning This Saturday, It`s All About Strawberries In Buckhannon

May 12 - 18 , 2016
Food For Thought ..... Pg. 2
Briefs ....................... Pg. 3
Sports ...................... Pg. 6
Obituaries..................Pg.7
Classifieds .................. Pg. 8
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Strawberries In Buckhannon
By LEIGH C. MERRIFIELD
News & Journal Editor
By RONDA GREGORY
News & Journal Staff Writer
A perfect combination for
celebration--diamonds
and
strawberries.The
Strawberry
Festival in Buckhannon will
be experiencing its Diamond
Jubilee in honoring the
delicious, nutritious red ripe
strawberry, one of summer’s
first fruits.
The festival, its 75th year
showcasing this delectable and
gorgeous fruit, is one of the
largest in the eastern United
States and in West Virginia.
More than 125,000 people are
expected this year to enjoy
nine days of dozens of events
and activities and strawberry
delights.
From Saturday, May 14 to
Sunday, May 22, along Main
Street at South Locust Street,
folks can experience the major
events and activities … huge
block parties (titled “Party
Gras”) on Friday and Saturday
nights, the thrills and excitement
of the carnival, quilt, photo and
arts and crafts exhibits, antique
cars shows, sporting events, the
coronation, band competitions,
a huge Grand Feature Parade
and so much more.
“We’re getting ready for
sure,”
exclaimed
Upshur
Strawberries are certainly the main theme at the Strawberry Festival
… they even adorn hats worn during the parade!
County Convention and Visitors
Bureau Executive Director
Laura Meadows.
She said the festival is
organized and conducted by an
is the biggest yearly event in
Buckhannon,” she stated.
Opening ceremonies kick
off at noon at the Upshur
County Courthouse Plaza with
the lighting of the festival
flame. Following will be precoronation entertainment at
Wesley Chapel on the campus
of West Virginia Wesleyan
College beginning at 1 p.m.
Coronation activities of the
2016 King and Queen begin
after that at the same location,
including a video of past royalty
for attendees to watch prior to
the crownings.
“We’ll have a really nice
presentation of the past kings of
queens,” Meadows reports.
Levi Gay of Upshur County,
who has been a former festival
king, will be this year’s king.
Dominique Collins, who hails
from Normantown in Gilmer
County, will be crowned
festival queen.Teen Queen
KinsingtonHammack-McClure
already was crowned and is
from St. Albans.
In the late afternoon, the
Horse & Carriage Parade,
the first of the festival’s five
parades, will take place on
all-volunteer group of a board
of directors who work hard
every year putting together and
putting on such a major feat.
“The Strawberry Festival Continued on Page 3
Lincoln High School Greenhouse Now
‘Blooming’ With The Magic Of Summer
By LEIGH C. MERRIFIELD
News & Journal Editor
Typically, we are told that
the week after Mother’s Day
is a safe time to plant flowers
and vegetables in gardens and
containers because there is little
danger of frost. So this is the
perfect time to visit Lincoln
High School’s greenhouse!
There, you can find bedding
plants such as begonias,
geraniums, petunias, impatiens,
edging plants, coleus, violas,
zinnias, marigolds, and dianthus
– to name a few – and you’ll
see them in different varieties
and colors. If you’re in the
market for hanging baskets,
you will find those too … even
mixed combo baskets that can
add some gorgeous lush color
to your porch, deck, balcony or
other outdoor space.
The greenhouse offers more
than cheery flowers too. The
students also cater to gardeners
with 15 varieties of tomatoes, 10
varieties of peppers, cabbage,
and yes, even a selection of
herbs – all reasonably priced!
Lincoln High School faculty
member
Brandon
Sollars
teaches the Agriculture Science
& Horticulture Greenhouse
class.
Sollars said the
greenhouse is a year-round
operation with the students
doing the hands-on work.
“Of course they are not all
in there at one time; there are
several classes that work in
the greenhouse, but there are
a total of about 70-75 students
participating,” he explained.
“In the fall, there is classroom
time spent on learning about
plants and propagation of plants.
Clarksburg Paints The
Town Blue In May
The City of Clarksburg and
the Clarksburg Convention and
Visitors Bureau are painting
the town blue for the month of
May to honor law enforcement
officers. All are encouraged
to show West Virginia’s finest
how much they are appreciated
by displaying the color blue
throughout the town.
On Wednesday evening, May
4th, Mayor Cathy Goings led
the Mayor’s Youth Council to
place large blue bows on all the
parking meters in the Historic
District. This includes 5th to
2nd streets and side streets of
3rd and 4th.
In addition, the Clarksburg
Convention and Visitors Bureau
office is all decked out in blue,
and now they would like to
further honor the lives of those
who protected and served.
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Citizens are invited
to bring in a photo and/or the
memorabilia of a deceased
loved one that worked in law
enforcement, to display in a
lighted hutch that faces onto
Main Street.
Continued on Page 3
The News & Journal is
pleased to announce a new
addition to its staff. Lanessa
Murphy Spagnuolo joined
the N&J team just this week
and will be participating in
advertising sales as well as
some reporting.
A lifelong resident of
Philippi, WV, Lanessa is
a 2008 graduate of Philip
Barbour High School and
a graduate of Alderson
Broaddus College, where
she majored in English with
emphasis on creative writing
and a minor in journalism.
She also served as editor of
the college newspaper while
attending AB.
Her first work experience
following college was to
LANESSA MURPHYSPAGNUOLO
write news articles at New
Vision Renewable Energy,
and since that time, she
has been employed at the
Barbour Democrat, a weekly
publication in Philippi as a
sales representative and staff
writer.
Local Mail Carriers Food
Drive THIS Saturday
The USPS Mail Carriers are
once again conducting a food
drive to benefit their area’s food
pantries. The Shinnston Lord’s
Pantry and its satellite, Ten
Mile Baptist Church in Dola,
will be recipients of this drive
here locally.
The food drive will be held
Saturday, May 14th. Please
leave your bags of nonperishable items beside your
mailbox and your carrier
will pick it up. Donations in
the Shinnston, Lumberport,
Wallace, Spelter, Hepzibah,
Enterprise, and Wyatt areas
will be taken to the Shinnston
and Ten Mile Baptist food
pantries for distribution to local
families.
The
Lord’s
Pantry
appreciates the local mail
carriers’ participation with this
effort, and certainly thanks the
community residents who make
contributions that will help
‘their neighbors’.
For more information, please
call 304-592-0637.
This Weekend ‘Adoptable Dogs” Will
Be Front & Center In Shepherdstown
By TRINA RUNNER
News & Journal Staff Writer
Shepherdstown is going to the all types of breeds, including
dogs this Saturday and Sunday some breed-specific shelter
when they celebrate their 4th dogs.
While parading the
Annual Shepherdstown Dog dogs, there will be a sponsor
Fest. The festival will be held organization that will provide
from 10:00a.m. to 4:00p.m. a commentary on each animal.
each day and will include a The parade serves to increase
wide variety of activities for awareness of shelter dogs in
dogs, dog owners, dog lovers general and educate the public
and more. Most of the activities about the specific breeds as
will take place in downtown and well as adoption and fostering
all activities will be free.
options.
Lincoln High School’s greenhouse is a simulated workplace at this
Saturday will feature a
There will also be a
time of year with students interacting with the public and selling the
parade of rescue dogs that will community dog show open to
plants they have nurtured.
showcase adoptable dogs from Continued on Page 3
The students are involved in time that is spent in the
all aspects of the greenhouse – greenhouse, Sollars said. Some
from ordering seeds to planting students stay after school to
them,
propagating
them, help and some come in on
transplanting them, labeling weekends to water. They even
them and preparing them for work on holidays and spring
sale.”
break to ensure that the plants
Seeds are planted by the receive the proper care. In
students in mid-January, and the order for the greenhouse sale
By JIM HUNT
annual greenhouse sale usually to be successful, it requires a
author, speaker, consultant
begins the last week of April.
strong commitment from the
Sollars stated that there has students.
been a fairly steady stream
Lincoln’s greenhouse is
On a recent trip to Indiana, the country.
of customers coming through located behind the school, above Pennsylvania, I saw a familiar
I knew there is a Clarksburg,
already.
the baseball field. The sale will sign that made me take a second Maryland since I pass the
“But our recent weather may continue until the plants are all look. It said, “Welcome to sign every time I travel to
have hurt us somewhat thus gone and winds down at the end Clarksburg”, and I thought that Washington, DC along Interstate
far,” he added. “It’s hard to of the school year. Greenhouse I must have made a wrong turn 270. Just like the Pennsylvania
go outside and do any planting hours are from 8 a.m. until 5 somewhere and circled back town, Clarksburg, Maryland is
when it is pouring down the p.m. Monday through Friday, to my hometown. Fortunately, unincorporated and has about
rain, but it will pass. And we and for the convenience of those the sign welcomed me to 13,500 citizens. Several years
hope to see the public lend us who work, you can also visit the Clarksburg, Pennsylvania and it ago, the Montgomery County
their strong support again.”
greenhouse on Saturdays from got me to wondering how many Planning Commission decided
It is more than just school 10 a.m. until 2 p.m.
other Clarksburg’s there were in Continued on Page 3
Where’s Clarksburg?
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What Is Your Worth?
How do you place a value on yourself? Or for that matter, how do you value others? First, let’s
look at how you measure your own self-worth.
Have you ever heard someone say “I’m just a stay-at-home mom”? Or perhaps “I’m just a cashier”.
Maybe it’s the insertion of the word just that reveals they feel less than good about their station in life.
But being a stay-at-home mom is a huge responsibility! And lots of stores depend upon the accuracy
of their cashiers. So don’t belittle yourselves!
Some people may depend on other to give them value; they rely too much on how much praise they
receive from others to feel good about themselves. Some people feel better about themselves if they
are surrounded by important people – like hobnobbing with the rich and famous. Some people think
that if they have a busy social calendar and a long list of Facebook friends that they are important.
Although everyone gets a boost from positive reinforcement, it is wrong to depend on that to feel
good about yourself!
Others measure their worth with dollar signs. They feel that a large bank account makes them
better. Or perhaps they live in a bigger home or drive a more luxurious vehicle. Those things,
however, may be more of a sign of a huge debt than self-worth.
Still others measure their worth by a job title. It’s not what you do for a living that makes you
any better than someone else though. Nor is it your accomplishments that you boast of that should
be making you feel so valuable. And neither should it be how much attention you attract with your
appearance.
The title people use to address you …. Your beauty …. Your bank account …. These things aren’t
necessarily accurate measurements. The real question is “How do you feel about yourself?” Do you
like the person you are? Do you treat people fairly? Do you handle the inevitable ups and downs
in your life gracefully? Whether you succeed or fail, do you still have confidence in yourself? Don’t
rely on what may temporarily give you a boost; how do you really see yourself on the inside? If
you’re comfortable with that person, then you have worth beyond dollar signs!
Now what about how you feel about others? Do you recognize their value? All too often, as the
saying goes, we don’t appreciate people fully enough until they’re no longer around. Even those who
just perform simple tasks that you may feel have very little value ….. you just might be surprised!
Case in point below ………
In a small Austrian village along the eastern slope of the Alps, there lived an old man who was
called the “Keeper of the Spring”. He had been hired many years ago to clear away the debris from
the pools of water up in the mountain crevices that fed the spring flowing through their town. It was
just an “ordinary” job, but he did it well. He faithfully patrolled the hills and removed the leaves
and branches and wiped away the silt that would otherwise have choked and contaminated the fresh
flow of water.
This village was a popular attraction for vacationers. Swans floated along the crystal clear spring
and the mill wheels of various businesses located near the water turned both day and night, naturally
irrigating the farmlands. The view was beyond picturesque.
As the years passed and the old Springkeeper aged, the town council met and reviewed the budget
and one on the council thought the old man’s post could be done away with. It was something
unnecessary and a good way to cut back. He job was terminated.
Nothing changed too noticeably right away; however, as the months wore on and the trees began
to shed their leaves in autumn, small branches snapped off and fell into the pools, hindering the
rushing flow of water. Later, the water turned color, becoming rather yellowish-brown. The water
turned darker and darker and then a slimy film covered sections along the banks and a foul odor was
detected. The mill wheels turned slower and finally came to a halt. The swans left and so did the
tourists. Sickness even came to the village.
The embarrassed council called a special meeting and realized their error in judgment. The old
man was rehired and soon the river cleared up; the whets started to turn; and new life returned to the
little hamlet in the Alps.
This little story just proves that we should never judge too harshly the importance of others. The
“Keeper of the Spring” WAS important; his value was just taken for granted and overlooked. Not
until his job was not being done did his people realize the value of the task he performed.
This week’s dessert: “Believe that what you do will make a difference.” ~ Edward Everett Hale
Find the Super Crossword Answers on Page 8!
This Week In WV History
The
following
events
happened on these dates in
West Virginia history. To read
more, go to e-WV: The West
Virginia Encyclopedia at
www.wvencyclopedia.org.
May 12–14, 1921: Bullets
peppered down on about a
dozen mining towns in the
Matewan-Williamson area,
and nonunion miners fired
back, in what became known
as the Battle of the Tug. Three
people were shot and killed.
May 13, 1962: Editorial
cartoonist Henry Payne was
born in Charleston. In 1989,
Payne was the first editorial
cartoonist in the country to
make his work available via
computer.
May 14, 1878: Photographer
Rufus “Red” Ribble was born
in Blacksburg, Virginia. For
nearly 40 years he traveled the
coalfields making panoramic
photographs
of
miners,
towns,
family
reunions,
church congregations and
school groups.
May 14, 1906: Social
reformer
Mary
Behner
was born in Xenia, Ohio.
From 1928 until 1937,
Behner worked in the coal
camps along Scotts Run
near Morgantown, fighting
poverty and creating social
and educational outlets for
families.
May 14, 1943: Alan
Mollohan was born in
Fairmont. Mollohan served in
the U.S. Congress from 1982
to 2010.
May 15, 1880: The state’s
first telephone exchange was
placed in service in Wheeling
with about 25 subscribers.
May 15, 1886: Minnie
Buckingham Harper was born
in Winfield. She was the first
African-American woman to
serve as a member of a state
legislative body in the United
States. She was appointed
by Governor Howard Gore
on January 10, 1928, to fill
the unexpired term of her
husband, E. Howard Harper.
May 15, 1893: Albert
Sidney
‘‘Sid’’
Hatfield,
controversial police chief of
Matewan and martyred hero
to union coal miners, was
born near Matewan, on the
Kentucky side of Tug Fork.
May 15, 1953: George
Brett, the Hall of Fame third
baseman for the Kansas City
Royals, was born in Glen
Dale in Marshall County. He
is one of only four players in
baseball history to accumulate
3,000 hits, 300 home runs and
a career batting average of
.300.
May 16, 1778: About 300
Wyandot and Mingo Indians
attacked Fort Randolph at
Point Pleasant. Unable to take
the fort, the Indians proceeded
up the Kanawha River toward
other settlements.
May 17, 1854: A violent
windstorm swept up the Ohio
River and severely damaged
the Wheeling Suspension
Bridge.
May 17, 1862: The Battle
of Pigeon Roost took place
in Princeton during the Civil
War. Union soldiers were
noisily approaching Princeton
from the southeast, unaware
that the Confederates were
lying in ambush. The attack
left an estimated 18 federal
troops killed and 38 wounded.
May
18,
2012:
Ice
Mountain
in
Hampshire
County was named a National
Natural Landmark by the U.S.
Department of the Interior at
a ceremony to mark the 50th
anniversary of the program.
e-WV: The West Virginia
Encyclopedia is a project of
the West Virginia Humanities
Council.
For
more
information contact the West
Virginia Humanities Council,
1310 Kanawha Blvd. E.,
Charleston, WV 25301; (304)
346-8500; or visit e-WV at
www.wvencyclopedia.org.
More Than Garden Growing
Learn
& Grow
By Kathleen Panek
Community Garden Volunteer
The name for this column
was chosen carefully and
with meaning. As we learn,
we grow in knowledge and
as people. Just as we learn
how to grow our food to
sustain our bodies, we need
to continue learning and
growing through all aspects
of life.
This is not meant to be just
a Garden Growing column,
although that is what sparked
it. We invite the Boy Scouts,
Girl Scouts, 4-H, the wood
carvers, and other groups to
send in something to help us
Learn and Grow.
Here are a few hints of
what we are discussing. Boy
Scouts will be performing a
Flag Retirement Ceremony
in May. Let us Learn and
Grow by telling about the
ceremony, how it is done and
why. Tell about badges and
how they are achieved and
levels of Scouting.
4-H can tell about the
history of 4-H and the many
projects and activities they
are involved in … and the
tribes at 4-H Camp and
why they were chosen.Both
groups have spaces in the
Community Garden that they
planted and are tending.
Just learning what groups
are available in Shinnston
is an important thing. What
support groups are here?
Until the Lincoln High
School Chess Team won
State Honors, did anyone
know there was a Chess
Team? (Congratulations, by
the way.)
To go back to the Garden
analogy, we need to start
with the learning when they
are like the little guy in the
accompanying photo so he
can grow to be a Master
Gardener like his Mom,
Grandpa, and Grandma.
None of us know what the
future will bring, but learning
how to grow your own food,
even in limited spaces, will
always be helpful.
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Senior Center Wish List
Provided is an updated
list of items on the Senior
Center’s “Wish List”:
- Pudding cups, Jello cups
or Fruit cups (regular or
sugar-free) to supplement
lunches; Parmesan Cheese;
- Small paper lunch bags
for popcorn;
- 5 port Ethernet Switch
(around $30)
- Light fixtures to replace
Mercury Vapors in the
Center Garage (more info
and pricing to come);
- Volunteers to help with
coverage at the Front Desk;
If anyone can help out
with any of these items,
please contact Beth, Donna
or Joe at the Senior Center.
A heartfelt ‘THANK
YOU’ to the anonymous
donation of $1,000 to cover
items on our April Wish
List!!!!!
RECYCLE EVERY DAY!
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N&J Briefs
FROM AROUND HARRISON COUNTY
“Briefs” is a calendar of events listing provided free of charge to
churches and non-profit organizations. Items will be published one
time only and will be listed in the order in which they occur. Please
submit your ‘briefs’ two weeks prior to the event. Fax your information
to 304-592-0603 or send via e-mail to newsandjournal@yahoo.com.
BRIDGEPORT PUBLIC LIBRARY
Tea & Talk – Grantchester & Mr. Selfridge every Monday at
1:00 pm through May 23rd • Pizza and Pages on Thursday, May
12th at 6 pm – registration required – children ages 8-12 • Silver
Screeners-The Lady in the Van on Friday, May 13th at 1 pm •
Tabletop Gaming – Saturday, May 14th from 12 pm – 5 pm •
Teen Movie Night –The 5th Wave on Monday, May 16th, 5:30
pm – 8 pm, pizza and refreshments provided • Colorful Yarns –
Tuesday, May 17th at 6:30 pm • Book Talk: The Boys in the Boat
on Wednesday, May 18th at 4 pm • Creative writing Workshop on
Thursday, May 19th at 6 pm, registration required – children 8-12
• Kid’s Movie Night: Open Season: Scared Silly on Friday, May
20th at 6 pm – registration required – for children 4-12 • Contact
Amy at the library at 304-842-8248 for information or to register.
PROGRESSIVE WOMEN’S ASSOCIATION
Regular board meeting at noon on Friday, May 13th. All
members and board member are urged to attend. If you will be
attending or for questions, please call 304-624-6881.
PRESCHOOL SCREENING
Harrison County PERC will host a FREE preschool screening
(PALS) on Saturday, May 14th from 10 am to 2 pm at the Harrison
County Recreation Complex/4-H Center on Rt. 19 S. For Harrison
County families of children birth to four years. No appointment
necessary.
CCC MEETING
WW CCC Museum Association will hold its May meeting on
Sunday, May 15th at 2 pm at the CCC Museum in Quiet Dell.
HARRISON COUNTY SOLID WASTE AUTHORITY
Regular board meeting will be held on Wednesday, May 18th
at 5:30 pm at the Harrison County Solid Waste Authority building
at 373 Wonderbar Rd. in Clarksburg. The meeting is open to the
public. Agenda will include, but not be limited to regular monthly
reports. The building is handicapped accessible. For additional
information call 304-326-0086.
Strawberry Lane. Businessmen
Ike Morris and Mike Ross,
sponsors of the parade, will also
be featured riders in it.
A major attraction for the
young and young-at-heart is
again the carnival - presented by
Gambill Amusements. It starts
off from 6 p.m. on Monday, May
16 and will be open throughout
most of the festival up until and
on Sunday, May 22.
Throughout the festival, goers
can shop at the town’s local
boutiques for strawberry-themed
gifts, enjoy an abundance of
good and varied music and visit
exhibits and shows of all kinds.
Meadows said that festival
organizers, while not adding a
specific new attraction, will be
growing those of past festival
years, such as the Arts and Crafts
Show.
“It used to be held in one of
the gyms at Wesleyan College,
but the coordinator has, this year,
spread it out to other facilities
on the Wesleyan campus,”
Meadows explained.”Since we’re
celebrating our 75th year - our
Diamond Jubilee - it comes down
to the tradition of the Strawberry
Festival, though we have really
done a lot of expanding.”
Grand Feature Parade is set for
1 p.m. Saturday, May 21. It is a
centerpiece of the festival and
will showcase more than 100
units. According to marching.
com, it will be televised live on
CBS affiliate WDTV and the
Fox Network and will also be
streamed live online. More than
“Strawberries” continued from page 1
This is the harvest season for sweet, juicy strawberries, and you’ll have plenty of opportunities to sample
them in the coming days during Buckhannon’s Strawberry Festival activities. Enjoy them in prepared
treats at the festival or buy some of these blue-ribbon winners to take home.
100,000 spectators are expected
to line the 2.5-mile parade route.
The main attraction of the
festival is of course THE
strawberries.
“There are tons of strawberries
and
strawberry
foods!”
Meadows stated. “And that’s
the best part - the best part I love
about the festival. There will be
places on every corner that have
some sort of strawberry dessert.”
Vendors and churches will be
serving up strawberry pancakes,
strawberry smoothies, chocolatecovered strawberries, homemade
strawberry ice cream, strawberry
sugar cookies...and, of course...
strawberry shortcake.
Vendors will also have
specialty sandwiches and other
“Paint the town Blue” cont. from p. 1
BEEKEEPERS SHORT COURSE
Mon county Beekeepers Assoc has meetings on the first Tuesday
•
Photos may be brought into the office at 321 West Main
of every month in Westover at
Street, Suite #2 during regular business hours of 9AM to 4PM
The WVU County Extension Office from 7-9pm, everyone is Monday-Friday.
welcome to attend. Please contact Debbie Martin at (304)367•
Photos may also be e-mailed, along with a short
9488 or debbeez7@yahoo.com for further details.
description to: taramorrison@cityofclarksburgwv.com
This event was created by The West Virginia Auxiliary of Wives
NARCONON AVAILABLE TO HELP
Behind the Badge, in honor and memory of our heroes.
Narconon reminds families that abuse of addictive
pharmaceutical drugs is on the rise. Learn to recognize the signs
of drug abuse and get your loved ones help if they are at risk.
Call Narconon for a free brochure on the signs of addiction for all
cont. from page 1
types of drugs. Narconon also offers free screenings and referrals.
1-800-431-1754 or Prescription-abuse.org.
dogs owned by local residents as well as visitors. Both days will
include a blessing of the dogs and demonstrations by trainers,
CELEBRATE RECOVERY
rescue organizations and children’s activities as well as a silent
A Christ-centered 12-step program for any hurt, habit or hang-up auction. Sunday will feature three sheepdog demonstrations with
meets every Friday at 6:30 p.m. at Horizons Church in Lost Creek. Border Collies, showing how this intelligent breed can herd large
Offers childcare (birth to 4 yrs.) and Celebration Station (ages numbers of sheep combining training and instinct.
5-13) and The Landing for older teens. For more information, call
During the festival, many restaurants and stores will allow dogs
304-745-5090.
to accompany their owners inside and many will offer dog-themed
food, drinks and items for sale.
More information can be found at SVC@shepherdstown.info.
com.
“Adoptable Dogs”
N&J Briefs
Stonewood Sunbonnets CEOS Club Creates Comfort
Quilts For Those Needing A Little TLC
Every Wednesday, come
rain, sleet, snow or sunshine,
members of the Stonewood
Sunbonnets
Community
Educational Outreach Service
club and whoever else shows
up that day gather at the
Stonewall United Methodist
Church and create lab robes.
The club has been doing this
community service project
for more than a quarter of a
century.
As the club prepared to
donate a tableful of the small
quilts to the Cancer Center at
United Hospital Center and
to Amedisys, a local hospice
care center, the members heard
stories of just how appreciative
the patients are to receive such
a token. One such story ended
with the small quilt being taken
home, framed, and placed in a
focal spot in a family home so
that it would constantly serve
as a reminder that someone
cared enough to do something
during a time of illness.
“When people are so
unhappy and they are really
upset and sick, I tell them I
have a little gift for them,” said
Janice McMurdo, a volunteer
at the Cancer Center. “I tell
them all about the Stonewood
CEOS organization. I feel like
I owe this club something for
what they do.”
“The patients absolutely love
these,” added Nicole Dulaney
of Amedisys. “It means an
awful lot to their families as
well.”
Ladonna
Tucker,
the
president of the Stonewood
Sunbonnets CEOS club, said
members and friends create
more than 200 of these lab
robes every year, and they are
distributed to local hospitals,
nursing homes, and veterans
groups.
“We have always wondered
what people do with the lap
robes,” she said. “To know
they are not being thrown
away, to know that our heritage
skills are being kept alive is
exciting.”
Tucker said anyone
interested in helping out
should come to the church
between 10 a.m. and noon on
Wednesdays. Those wanting
more information about the
club or the activity can call
the West Virginia University
Extension Office at 304-6248650.
“We
always
need
volunteers,” Tucker said. “If
you can tie a knot, you’re
hired.”
Also sent to the two agencies
were a collection of adult
aprons made from men’s
dress shirts. Those items were
created and donated by the
Bridgeport Originals CEOS
club.
Programs and activities
offered by the West Virginia
University Extension Service
are available to all persons
without regard to race, color,
sex,
disability,
religion,
age, veteran status, political
beliefs, sexual orientation
Photo cutline: The Stonewood CEOS club displays some of the items
being donated to the Cancer Center at United Hospital Center and
to the Amedisys hospice care organization. From left are Willa Jean
Green, Betty Shreves, Ladonna Tucker, NicoleDulaney of Amedisys,
Deonna Crowe, UHC Cancer Center volunteer Janice McMurdo,
Harrison County CEOS president Connie Wolfinger, and Deloris
Wilson.
national origin, and marital
or family status. When
registering for programs,
please
designate
special
access or dietary needs three
weeks prior. The information
given herein is supplied with
the understanding that no
discrimination is intended,
and no endorsement by the
Cooperative Extension Service
is implied.
substantial foods, organizers
said.
Meadows said she hopes
people will come out and enjoy
all the wonderful events and,
yes, all of the strawberry-eating
opportunities that abound at the
festival.
“This is the time of the year
that both visitors come to our
town and also those who have
roots here who come back for a
mini-reunion,” she stated.
For a detailed schedule
and exact times of events
and
activities,
visit
the
festival’s website at www.
wvstrawberryfestival.com; or
call the festival office at (304)
472-9036. Festival events are
free, except for food and carnival
amusements.
“Where’s Clarksburg” cont. from p.1
that Clarksburg, MD would be the last community along Interstate
270 to have large scale development. There are many new
townhouses and apartments but the planned retail development
has not happened and has disappointed many of the residents of
the town.
The little town of Clarksburg, Missouri has 334 residents
and was named after its first postmaster, Hiram Clark, a native
of Kentucky. It is located in the center of the state in Moniteau
County. Its population has declined since 1900 when it had over
500 residents. Another town named Clarksburg in Indiana is even
smaller at only 149 residents. Clarksburg, Indiana was laid out
in 1832 and was named after its founder, Woodson Clark. The
Clarksburg post office was established in 1835, but the name of
the post office was officially spelled Clarksburgh until 1893 when
it was changed to Clarksburg.
Clarksburg, Massachusetts was first settled in 1764 and was
officially incorporated in 1798 and has a population of 1,702
residents. Clarksburg, MA is named after Nicholas Clark and had
several mills that were located along the waterways that went
through the area. The major mills made cashmere and some of the
mills made gunpowder during the Civil War. The gun powder mills
were closed after one of the mills exploded in 1869. The town uses
the open town meeting form of government and is governed by a
Board of Selectmen and a town administrator.
Clarksburg, New Jersey is an unincorporated community located
within Millstone Township in Monmouth County, New Jersey. It
has around 2,100 residents and is the hometown of J.R. Smith,
an N.B.A. player for the Cleveland Cavaliers. Another town
named Clarksburg is located in Yolo County in California and was
originally named Clarksburgh when it was founded in the 1850’s.
The town was named after Robert C. Clark who settled the town in
1849. The population in 2008 was around 300 residents.
Ohio also has a town named Clarksburg and it has a population
of around 450 citizens. Located in Ross County, Ohio,the town is
about 30 miles from Columbus, Ohio. Another state with a town
named Clarksburg is Illinois and it is also pretty small with only
401 residents.
As a lifelong resident of Clarksburg, West Virginia, I never
dreamed that there were nine other cities named Clarksburg in
the United States. Most are small and located off the beaten path.
Clarksburg, West Virginia is probably the most famous of all the
namesakes. As the home to the F.B.I. Criminal Justice Information
Services Division, Clarksburg interacts with every city in America
and many law enforcement agencies throughout the world. It is
also the birthplace of General Stonewall Jackson and Democratic
Party nominee for President, John W. Davis along with hundreds
of other notable people. Clarksburg, West Virginia is also famous
for its glass industry and at one time was producing over 2 million
marbles a week at the Akro Agate Company that was located off
South Chestnut Street.
I may not be able to visit every town named Clarksburg but I
will definitely be on the lookout as I travel throughout the country!
Thursday, May 19th & Friday, May 20th
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May 12 - 18, 2016
Surely The Sun Will Come Out Before
The “Magic” Planting Day Of May 15
GRAPEVINE
By Rosalyn B. Queen Alonso
With Mother’s Day having
passed it is now time to start
concentrating on our gardens.
That Magic May 15 date is fast
approaching and we should
get ready to start our planting.
Dave is worried about our
garden being too wet with all
the rain we have been having.
He did till it once but it needs
another going over before we
can start planting. Surely the
sun will come out and dry
things up before that magic
date. While shopping at the
garden centers this past week
for Mother’s Day flowers I
took the time to look at the
vegetable plants. I think they
are a little expensive but they
seem to all be priced about
the same. Just be sure you get
good healthy plants and that
you keep them watered.
First, let’s talk about our
basil plants. If you have not
started them from seed you
will be able to get the plants
from the garden centers. I
like to get three or four plants
and keep one in a pot in my
kitchen window and then plant
the others in my garden. The
one in the house adds such a
great aroma to my kitchen. A
reminder when using the basil
to pinch the leaves from the
top and then when the plants
starts to seed with the white
flowers be sure to remove the
flowers as they will turn to
seed and the plant will stop
growing. If you pinch them
off they will grow late into the
fall. This will supply plenty of
fresh basil for your canning
and even if you wish to dry it
out and store it for winter use.
Now I want to talk a little
about pepper plants. There
are so many varieties out
there and we must decide just
what we want to use them for
.The large skin red or green
bell pepper is best for eating
raw or for roasting on the
grill. These are not good for
frying and especially not for
canning. They have a lot of
water in thick walls and when
frying may turn bitter. The
Hungarian waxes are some
of the most popular peppers
that we have the most use for.
They come in both hot and
sweet varieties, have a thin
skin and are great for frying
and canning. The Cubanelle is
also a thin skinned pepper and
good for frying and canning.
If you prefer to get the sweet
varieties, when you get ready
to use them you can purchase
a few Habaneros to add a little
heat to the prepared dish. This
way you do not take up all
your garden space with these
hot peppers and will have more
room for the sweet varieties. If
you slice them the night before
using them and place them on
a paper towel and let them dry
out before cooking them, most
of the water will evaporate and
keep them from getting bitter.
If you like to make the pickled
pepper slices it is best to use
the Hungarian wax, sweet or
hot and even mix them.
I would also encourage you
to try some new vegetables this
year and do not forget to plant
that wonderful Swiss Chard.
Someone
said
that
everything comes to those
who wait and we have waited
for spring and now our garden
planting time has come.
Just a little health note if
you are battling with high
cholesterol; try substituting
egg whites for whole eggs in
recipes. Two egg whites plus
1/4 teaspoon of vegetable oil is
equal to a whole egg.
Thanks to everyone who
made my Mother’s Day extra
special. I truly appreciated it.
Take care, keep in touch with
me and until next week “Now
You Have Heard It Through
The Grapevine.”
Our Santana had to give up
playing softball this spring
due to her health. It’s hard to
believe that she’ll graduate
from high school in less than
two weeks.
Saturday
morning,
we
had the spring PB Adopt-aHighway roadside cleanup. We
staged out of the community
center. Those participating
were Nancy and Kayla Hunter,
Jim and Darla Martin, and
Postal with Julia Martin
at control central offering
everyone donuts and coffee.
Since I can’t do the walking
anymore, I, along with my
little buddy Colton ‘Eugene’,
just drove up and down the
road with the truck’s flashers
turned on running interference
and picking up bags; we looked
very important. We picked up
22 bags of trash which is about
the norm. No one kept track of
the beer cans/bottles that were
collected, so this year I can’t
tell you what the choice drink
is on Big Bingamon Creek…
for several years it has been
Bud Light.
I received a nice email from
Maxine Weser concerning the
Matson Run road sign at Oak
Point. BTW, the sign was
only up for a week before
somebody ran over it. It has
now been re-erected. Anyhow
Maxine’s email said, “I saw
your comment a few weeks
ago about the name “Matson.”
There used to be a Matson
family that lived on the hill
between Shinnston and Oak
Point. They married into the
Sullivan, Skinner and Moore
families. The Run that empties
out across from City Auto is
often referred to as Matson
Run. I just looked it up on
an 1882 Lake Atlas and it
is called Brown Run on it
though. But I always heard it
called Matson Run”. So, now
I know where the name came
from and thanks for the info
Maxine, although I’ve never
heard of a run across from City
Auto in the first place.
PB Adopt-A-Highway Roadside
Cleanup Another Success
Pine Bluff
News
By Pat Matheny
The PB CEOS members have
been busy this week working
on their 280+ homemade pie
orders…God bless them. Our
Thelma Martin has been in
Fairmont General Hospital
with pneumonia, but is now
home and slowly recovering…
you get better girl. Postal
bought my old buddy’s (The
late Melvin “Fuzz’ Martin)
Nissan pickup from Thelma.
It was a good deal all the way
around and now I think of
Fuzz every time I see the truck
sitting across the road…I miss
my friend.
Monday morning, I took
Susie to the Med Express
near UHC to have her arm
x-rayed. She fell (Although
she accuses me of hitting her
with a bat or something..??),
three or four weeks ago and
she thought she sprained her
wrist, but over time it wasn’t
getting any better. They think
she has a torn ligament or
tendon, so they strapped on a
velco brace that covers wrist
and forearm and referred her
to an orthopedic doctor. It was
good to see Ditch and Karen
Harclerode while dining at
Ryan’s restaurant on the hill.
When we got home, I hid the
bat in the back of shed.
Tuesday morning, I had
an appointment at the VA
Hospital…love
the
valet
parking. In the evening, I
attended the weekly meeting
at the Mgtn Vet Center. Also,
evening visitors to our casa
were Kim, Santana, Debbie
(Ding dong lady), and Berni.
Pictured left to right: Lt. Gov Dana Powell, Susan Lawrence, BHS
Key Club Co-Advisor Kathy Cox, Sherry Charles, Martha Jones;
Benedum Festival, (front) Eva McFarland; (Senior BHS-West
Virginia District Key Club past Governor.
this year’s chair of the event.”
Jones handed out Benedum
Festival Youth Service Award
applications to the group.
Lt. Governor Dana Powell
addressed
the
meeting
concerning the state of
the West Virginia Kiwanis
Divisions, membership, and
her experiences traveling
across the Mountain State in
her duties. Past West Virginia
Kiwanis Governor, Sherry
Charles presented Powell with
a memento of appreciation.
The Bridgeport Kiwanis
will be among the presenters
at the Bridgeport High School
Senior Awards Assembly,
Tuesday, May 17, at 9 a.m.
The
annual
Bridgeport
Kiwanis Yurko Scholarship
will be presented by Susan
Lawrence.
Lawrence discussed the
next Bridgeport Kiwanis
project. “We are proud to
again be sponsoring the
The Shinnston Senior
Citizens held their weekly
meeting April 29, 2016 at the
American Legion building.
President Janet Dotson called
the meeting to order. The
Pledge of Allegiance was
recited and we sang the
National Anthem.
Mary
Stutler gave the devotional.
Those on the prayer
list
included:
Jamie
Thaxton, Becky, (Mary’s
granddaughter),
Raymond
Booth, Bernard Jones, Kim
Andrick, some unspoken
requests,
the
upcoming
election, our leaders local
and country wide, all the
ones from our previous lists,
friends, family and enemies.
Our business consisted of
Janet telling us what went on
during the board meeting at
the Clarksburg Senior Center.
During May only - you can
join the seniors for $5.00.
That is a savings of $2.00
per person. Remember that
is MAY only. Finances are
improving at the Center also.
There will be a Blazing a Trail
(older Americans act) Thurs.,
May 5 starting at 4 pm. A Tai
Chi class was supposed to
be held Sat., April 30 at the
Veterans Park. It is supposed
to show us what Tai Chi can
do for seniors (relieve our
aches and pains and give
us better balance). Also a
reminder to vote for the vital
special levy act on the ballot.
Early voting is taking place
now through May 7. DON’T
FORGET TO VOTE.
Also a reminder that May
6 will be our Mother’s Day
meeting. If you signed up
for the activities, please
remember to do them. Wear
a hat, bake 1 dozen cookies
and color your coloring
sheet. If you do all three, you
win a prize.
We were told that the
postal food drive for the
pantries will be May 14th
this year because of Mother’s
Day being the weekend it
usually falls on. Remember
that date.
The Lions Club is selling
mops and brooms. Contact
David or Deloris Minor and
they will help you with that.
The kitchen crew for this
week included Brenda, Sylvia
and Billie. Stanley asked the
blessing on our food. The
main attraction was fish
along with some very tasty
dishes made by our members
to finish out the menu. Our
hostesses for next week will
be Margaret, Nancy D. and
Navonda. The members
voted to have pies instead of
cake for dessert. Thanks to
everyone for providing the
covered dishes for lunch.
The guess jars winners for
the week were Jo, Stanley,
Brenda and Louie. Jamie
Thaxton was the 50/50
drawing
winner;
bingo
coverall winner was Paul
Shaver; and 1st door prize
went to Sylvia.
Several candidate guests
attended
our
meeting
including Chris McCarthy,
Brock
Malcomb,
Ryan
Kennedy
and
Rocky
Romano; David and Rebecca
Minor, and members William
and Navonda Hayhurst,
Louie and Elaine Veltri,
Jamie Thaxton, Pauline
Reed,
Joan
Whiteman,
Mary Stutler, Paul Shaver,
Jo Smith, Stanley McIntire,
Tom Greaver, Vivian Brown,
Margaret
Yost,
Deloris
Minor, David Greaver, Nancy
Davis, Brenda Nestor, Sylvia
Duckworth, Billie Allen and
Janet Dotson. If you could
not attend, we really missed
you. Hope to see everyone
this week. Come join in the
fun.
Help Children By Making
Trauma Dolls
Trauma Dolls are a project
of RSVP volunteers. The dolls
are made to comfort children
who have been in traumatic
situations, such as fires,
accidents or other disturbing
events. The dolls are made
by volunteers and are then
collected and distributed to
police, fire departments and
other first responders. They
are also used by physicians as
a model for children to show
where they are hurting.
If you like to sew and
would like to make Trauma
Annual Benedum Festival
Dolls, the pattern is available
Youth Fishing Derby. It will
at the Senior Center. Just be
be held Saturday morning,
July 2, at Deegan and Hinkle
Lakes. Youth 2-12 years of
age may enter the free event.
Parents or guardians must
accompany the children.
Children fish from 7:30 am
until 9 am and compete for
various donated prizes.” She
added: We hope parents will
bring out their children for
great wholesome family fun.”
Incoming BHS Key Club
President Christiana Guirguis
updated the Kiwanians on
projects they have been
involved in, including ICON,
the Bridgeport Cleanup, and
Bingo Night at Meadowview
Manor. Saturday, May 14,
is the Key Club car washbake sale and yard sale at
the high school 8-Noon.
Formal induction of 20162017 BHS Key Club officers
is set for Tuesday, May 10th,
at Meaghers Irish Restaurant
5 p.m. Megan Rinker passed
out the BHS Key Club latest
newsletter; “Keepin It Key
Club”.
The June meeting is set for
Monday, June 13, at Panera
Bread Cafe Meeting Room; 5
p.m. Prospective members are
invited to attend.
Bridgeport Kiwanis Hold May Meeting At The Panera Bread Cafe
The Regular May meeting
of the Bridgeport Kiwanis
was held on Monday, May
9, at the Panera Bread Cafe
meeting room, East Pointe.
The meeting was conducted
by President Susan Lawrence.
The invocation was given
by Ken Charles, The Pledge
by Kathy Cox, and the
Treasurer’s report was given
by Richard Yurko.
There were two guest
speakers for the evening:
Martha
Jones;
Benedum
Festival Committee, and
Dana Powell; West Virginia
Kiwanis Lt. Governor, of
Mannington. Officers from
the Bridgeport High School
Key Club were also in
attendance.
Jones reported that the
Annual Benedum Festival
will be held one day only in
2016 - on Saturday, July 2.
“We feel this will be a good
compliment to the 4th of July
Holiday Weekend. Activities
will take place at the City Park
behind the high school.” She
added. “The Canine parade,
music, the fishing derby, and
royalty will highlight the
activities.” She noted: “The
Benedum Fellows Awards
dinner will be held later in
the summer. Bradley Ford is
Shinnston Senior
Satellite News
sure you have signed up with
Linda Holyfield to be a RSVP
volunteer and you’re ready to
go. Patterns are available from
Donna. The RSVP Coordinator
that works with the Senior
Center is Kathryn Johnston.
She can be reached by email at
kjohnston@unitedwaycwv.org
or by phone at 304-933-4052.
RSVP is a Senior Corps
program sponsored by United
Way of Central West Virginia.
It is part of the Corporation
for National and Community
Service and is one of the largest
volunteer networks in the
nation for people 55 and over.
5
May 12 - 18, 2016
Harrison County Seniors Celebrate
Older Americans Month 2016
Harrison County Seniors
celebrated Older Americans
Month 2016 with a program and
reception (“Blaze a Trail”)at the
Center on Thursday, May 5th.
Loretta Snider was honored as
someone who has and continues
to “blaze a trail” at the Center.
Proclamations were presented
from Congressman David
McKinley, Governor Earl Ray
Tomblin, Harrison County
Commission President Ron
Watson, and Clarksburg Mayor
Catherine Goings and Vice
Mayor Jim Malfregeot.
Center Board Vice President
Margaret Bailey served as the
Mistress of Ceremonies with
At-Large Board Member Bill
O’Field assisting with the
program that marked the 53rd
anniversary of Older Americans
Month honoring WV seniors.
Snider received the firstaward
to a Harrison County senior
who has blazed many trails at
the Center. She has left her
mark as a Center employee who
has worked with the members
for many years.
Rod Rogers represented
Congressman McKinley who
sent a letter recognizing that
this year’s theme Blaze a Trail
“challenges senior citizens
to redefine what it means to
be an older American”. He
further
wrote,
“Through
civic engagement, personal
fulfillment, and perseverance,
our nation’s seniors have what
it takes to reshape their roles in
our communities.”
Governor
Tomblin
was
represented by Dot Underwood
who presented a Proclamation
signed by the Governor and
Secretary of State Natalie
Tennant which stated,“Our
community
can
provide
opportunities to enrich the
lives of individuals of all ages
by: promoting and engaging in
activity, wellness, and social
involvement; emphasizing home
and community-based services
that support independent living;
and
ensuring
community
members can benefit from the
contributions and experience of
older adults.”
Harrison County Commission
President Watson presented a
proclamation on behalf of the
Commission which was cosigned by Commissioners Bernie
Fazzini and Joseph Minard and
County Clerk Susan Thomas.
In part, the proclamation
stated that “since1965, the
Older Americans Act has
provided services that help
older adults remain healthy and
independent by complementing
existing medical and health
care systems, helping prevent
hospital re-admissions, and
supporting some of life’s most
basic functions, such as bathing
or preparing meals.” Further,
“We recognize the value of
community engagement and
service in helping older adults
remain healthy and active while
giving back to others.”
In
the
Commission’s
declaration
of
May
as
Older
Americans
Month
throughout Harrison County
the proclamation also “urge[s]
every resident to take time this
month to celebrate older adults
and the people who serve and
support them as powerful and
vital individuals who greatly
contribute to the community.”
Clarksburg Mayor Goings
and Vice Mayor Malfregeot
presented
a
proclamation
that stated that “the City
of Clarksburg includes a
community of older Americans
who deserve recognition for
their contributions to our
nation” and “…recognizes that
older adults are trailblazers –
advocating for themselves, their
peers, and their communities
– paving the way for future
generations.”
“The Harrison County Senior
Citizens Center is instrumental
in serving the needs of our older
Americans,” Mayor Goings
read from the proclamation,
“as well as providing an
atmosphere to support learning,
build friendships, offer support
and enhance personal growth.”
Center
Director
Beth
Fitzgerald
and
Assistant
Director Donna Stuart made a
presentation about celebrating
the past, the present and the
future of the Center. A display
of photo albums and scrapbooks
filled with newspaper articles
was on view. Many of the
displayed items were from the
collections of members of the
Center.
Board Member Richard
Himes led the group in a prayer
and Janice McMurdo provided
musical entertainment.
Pictured above are Harrison County Senior Center Assistant Director
Donna Stuart, Loretta Snider who was honored for her numerous
contributions to the Senior Center, Board VP Margaret Bailey, and
Board member Bill O’Field.
Clarksburg
Mayor
Cathy
Goings and Vice-Mayor Jim
Malfregeot speak to those who
gathered for the ‘Blaze a Trail”
celebration
commemorating
Older Americans Month.
Senior Center Board VP Margaret
Bailey listens as Harrison County
Commission
President
Ron
Watson reads the Commission’s
Proclamation.
Center’s food program gives
many the chance to socialize
with others, thus alleviating the
feeling of loneliness.
It gives some senior citizens
a good reason to get up and
get moving in the morning!
While enjoying a meal with
their peers, they may also
become familiar with the
numerous other activities that
are available at the Center,
and involvement in those
activities and the friendships
developed there can lend
emotional support and prevent
depression. This opportunity
for socialization can lead to a
happier, healthier lifestyle.
Encourage
your
older
American friends to join a
Senior Center and interact with
President Joyce Rabanal
called the Board’s meeting
to order at 9:13 a.m. on
Wednesday, April 27, 2016.
Joyce announced that Board
Member Cynthia Wotasek
had tendered her resignation
from the Board by email on
March 28. Vice President
Margaret Bailey moved to
accept the resignation which
was seconded by Ron Watson
and adopted unanimously by
the Board. Since Richard
Himes was the next highest
vote getter behind Cynthia
in last year’s election,
Joyce contacted him and he
accepted to fill the vacant
position. Margaret moved
his nomination and it was
seconded by Gary Bowden
and adopted unanimously. He
was sworn in by Joyce.
Rev. Richard Himes led
the opening prayer and Linda
Holyfield led the pledge of
allegiance.
Joyce introduced the
following guests:
1.
Center
volunteers
Brenda Smothers and Kim
Hyman were recognized for
the outstanding volunteer
services they have provided to
the Center.
2. Center Health Services
Manager Stacy Tennant, R.N.
reported that 35 Aides provide
in-home services for 100
clients who are in one of seven
different at-home programs.
Most of the Center’s programs
are grant funded and there is
a waiting list for respite care,
Lighthouse, and FAIR cases.
The FAIR respite program
allows for caregiving family
members to have a break
from caregiving for 16 hours
maximum. She stated that the
greatest challenge the Center
faces for recruiting Aides
is the amount of the wages
paid. A higher wage would
help to recruit and hire more
Aides. An asset for the Aides
is the flexibility in hours and
scheduling. At this time,
she announced that the VA
program is the only one that
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Golden Mountaineer
Cardholder Eligibility
All West Virginians age
60 or older are eligible for
a free Golden Mountaineer
Card. With this free discount
card, seniors can save on
hundreds of products and
services offered by businesses
statewide.
Contact the West Virginia
Bureau of Senior Services via
mail at 1900 Kanawha Blvd.
East, Charleston, WV 25305
or visit online at http://www.
goldenmountaineer.wv.gov.
Coin Club Presents
Donation to the Center
Many members of the Senior Center attended the gathering in
celebration of Older Americans Month held at the Center on May 5th.
Denny and Alastanos PPLC
donated cookies and cupcakes
from Heavenly Desserts and
My Little Cupcake. Stuart and
Center volunteers created and
distributed Blaze a Trail goodie
bags that were given to the
attendees.
Center member and volunteer
Tai Chi instructor Carol E.
Brown won a beautiful Mother’s
Day basket of flowers donated
by Donna’s Holiday Shoppe
and Florist in Summit Park.
Current
Center
Board
Members in attendance were
Bailey, Gary Bowden, Janet
Dotson,
Richard
Himes,
Linda Holyfield, and O’Field.
Former Board Member Cynthia
Wotasek, who recently left the
Board, was also in attendance
and was recognized for her
contributions to the Center.
Former Board President Al Cox
was also in attendance.
Congregate Meals Just ONE Of The Benefits To Senior Center Membership
The Senior Food Program
at the Harrison County Senior
Center provides an important
service to many senior citizens
in the area. In addition to
offering a balanced noontime
meal, there is another benefit!
For people of all ages in
today’s world, it is no longer
a common practice to sit down
at a dinner table and enjoy a
“family” meal. Our society
has moved into eating alone …
perhaps in front of electronics
… at a desk … or even in the
car! For older Americans,
congregate meals are even
more important. Many live
alone and don’t have many
opportunities to get out of the
house. So in addition to eating
a nutritious meal, the Senior
HCSC Board
Meeting Report
others! Numerous activities
are scheduled – even social
events and day trips – if they
want to participate. There
are opportunities to suit many
interests such as ceramics,
card-making, exercise, line
dancing, bingo, etc. Currently,
they are looking for anyone
interested in quilting to join
them, and a Thursday card
group is seeking folks who
might know how to play or
want to learn to play bridge
or canasta! Invite a friend to
join you for lunch at the Senior
Center and introduce them to
potential friends and perhaps
even a new interest!
May is Older Americans
Month, and during the month
of May memberships are
available at a reduced price –
just $5.00! It is a small price to
pay for the many benefits that
could be assessable to them.
Remember that the Senior
Food Program is available
Monday
through
Friday
between the hours of 11:30 a.m.
and 1 p.m. Meals for members
are $5.50 and for non-members
$6.50. Stop by the front desk
or call 304-623-6795 to place
your reservations in advance.
If you make a last minute
decision to attend, reservations
for that day’s meal must be
made no later than 8:45 a.m.
Invite a friend to join you for
a “congregate” lunch … ask
them to become a member …
it could make a positive impact
in their lives!
Members of the Harrison County Senior Center Board of Directors
accept a check for $1,000 from the Stonewall Jackson Coin Club.
The Stonewall Jackson Coin
Club President Dave Hyman
and Club Board Member Ron
Warner presented a donation of
$1,000 to the Center on April
20 in a ceremony attended
by Center Vice President
Margaret Bailey and Board
Members Gary Bowden, Jim
Denny, and Bill O’Field. When
asked why the Club made the
donation, Hyman responded
that “the Club was happy to
donate to the Center because
of its great contributions to the
community”.
The Club was founded in the
1960’s and has been meeting at
the Center for the last 18 or 19
years and felt that they wanted
to give back to the Center.
The Club’s membership
includes those from Doddridge,
Harrison, Lewis, Marion,
Monongalia,
Preston,
Randolph, Taylor, and Upshur
Counties. The Club meets
regularly at the Center on the
third Tuesday of the month at
5:30 p.m.
Dates To Remember
- A BINGO fundraiser will be held in the Center
Ballroom on Sunday, May 15th. Doors will open at 1 p.m.
with Bingo beginning at 2 p.m. Early Birds at 1:30 p.m.
- The Coin Club will meet at the Senior Center on
Tuesday, May 17th from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.
- The Senior Center will close at noon on Monday, May
30th for Memorial Day.
SPORTS •
6
• SPORTS
May 12 - 18, 2016
Postseason Softball Is Underway!
The Bottom Line
By Bill Nestor
Sports Editor
Dodging
heavy
rains
that forced the cancellation
of the Scottish Festival in
Bridgeport, softball sectionals
were completed this past week.
Grounds crews throughout
North Central West Virginia
earned their keep as they did
an excellent job providing an
opportunity for some of the
top teams in the state to get
postseason play underway.
Three Harrison County teams
advanced to second round play
after earning sectional titles.
Bridgeport, Liberty, and South
Harrison were victories over
stiff competition to start the
“second” season of softball.
The Indians, Lincoln, and
Robert C. Byrd battled in the
same section. The Cougars
and The Flying Eagles met
in the opening matchup
on Tuesday in Clarksburg.
Lincoln took a 9-4 win. After
a scoreless first inning, the
Cougars plated three runs in
the second inning. Lincoln
would extend their advantage
to 7-0 in the top of the fourth
before the hosts would rally to
score four of their own in the
bottom half of the inning. The
visitors would tack on a pair
of additional insurance runs
in the fifth inning to claim the
win.
Madi Andrick went the
distance to claim the victory.
Josie Payton smacked a home
run while Tayler Watson,
Haven Rogers, Sheyenne
Summers, and Marlee Smith
all collected a pair of hits for
the Cougars.
On Friday, Bridgeport edged
Lincoln 4-2. With the game
knotted at 1-1, the Tribe scored
a pair of runs in the fourth that
proved to be the difference.
Shae Tomasik tossed a three
hitter and Molly Lane drove in
three runs to propel the Indians
to the win.
The Cougars were paced by
Payton’s 2 for 2 effort at the
plate.
In the elimination game
later that evening, Lincoln
blanked Robert C. Byrd 8-0.
Andrick picked up her second
postseason victory with the
one hit shutout. Marlee Smith
had a pair of hits and Payton
had a double.
In the sectional final,
Bridgeport claimed a 12-0
win. Tomasik garnered the
win on the mound while three
Tribe batters had multi-hit
performances. Taylor Smith
and Molly Lane had three hits
apiece and Emily Riggs had a
pair in the clinching contest.
Liberty started postseason
play with a 13-5 six inning
win over Grafton.
The
Mountaineers broke a 5-5 tie
by scoring eight runs in the
final inning to garner the win.
Logan Shanholtz went the
distance and helped her own
cause by claiming a pair of hits
at the dish. Daisy Gibbons,
Mariah Wilson, Lexi Carder,
and Cheyenne Clayton all had
a pair of hits in the affair.
The Mounties knocked
off Phillip Barbour 7-3
on Saturday to secure the
championship. Shanholtz was
the winner on the mound and
she added a home run in the
victory. Daisy Gibbons had
a pair of hits in the win for
Liberty.
South Harrison took two
from Notre Dame to claim
their belt. The Hawks took
game one 18-2 in a five inning
lock-up in Clarksburg. Sydney
Lipscomb went the distance
striking out six, and claiming
three hits for the Hawks. Lora
McDonald smacked three hits
including a double. Tori Stout
and Katie Devericks had two
hits apiece in the win.
Jordyn Rowh had a pair
of hits for the Fighting Irish.
The next evening these squads
hooked up in Lost Creek. The
Hawks held a 5-3 advantage in
the fourth inning. Rain forced
the game to be postponed until
Saturday where the Hawks
would claim a 6-5 victory.
Lipscomb earned the win once
again and also collected a
triple on the day.
Katie Devericks had a pair
of hits in the match-up for
South Harrison.
Kira Riffle (three hits) and
Ashley Mordan (two hits) led
the attack for Notre Dame.
Bridgeport, Liberty and
South Harrison are all
scheduled for Regional play
today-weather pending!
That will do it for now. Until
next week…take care and God
Bless!
how much I love this job. To
bring families closer together
with our parks or to educate
the students in Harrison
County with our enrichment
programs makes things all the
worthwhile in my world.
I just wish that more
people in the area would take
advantage of what is offered
in our park’s system. At the
Recreation Complex, we offer
a walking trail in the back
portion of the property. We
have over 30 different species
of trees in the area and, if you
are lucky, you might be able to
spook some deer or turkey that
wanders through the woods as
well as on the trail. It is pretty
cool especially if your kids
have never seen one up close.
Our playground pods each
have a theme to them. From
bumble bees to trees, kids
can climb, hang and learn
from each one as there is
a description board at the
entrance. It is the only one in
the state of West Virginia of
this kind, which fortunately
for us, is located right beside
where I spend a majority of
my week.
Things are only going
to get better as we plan on
expansion this summer. Parks
and Recreation received a
matching grant from the state
which is giving us funding
to create a new pod with a
prehistoric theme. We are
excited about it as dinosaurs
have been our frontrunner in
our enrichment programs. The
new area is appropriate for
all kids including the special
population as it meets all ADA
requirements.
So, as you can see, we are
expanding our offerings here
at the HCPR. The property
is an ideal place for gathering
as well as learning about life
outdoors. Get out and take
advantage of it as it was made
for you and especially made
for keeping families closer
together.
Until then, I will see you in
seven. Ugh, I guarantee that
catchphrase won’t stick…
Recreation Complex Ideal Place For
Families To Gather Outdoors
From The World Of
Parks & Recreation
By Doug Comer
So, it is a Sunday morning
and I am trying to tie down
some loose ends before
the start of the work week.
Therefore, I have to go in
the office for a few hours in
order to make sure all things
are a go this week as well as
inspect the building. We had
two big events on Friday and
Saturday.
As I pull into the parking
lot, I notice an unusual
amount of cars in the lot. I
am thinking that maybe some
people had a little too much to
drink and took the safe route
home or maybe there was an
instant “love connection ”at
the beer cooler during the
elimination dinner event. I
am sure the intimate evening
was capped off with a 2:00
am Grand Slam breakfast at
Denny’s. I guarantee celebrity
TV host Chuck Wollery would
love to see how a second date
would go. After 10 minutes of
regretful comments, Chuck
would give a wry grin and
say, “I’ll see you back in two
and two.”His catchphrase
for saying it was time for a
commercial break.
As I glanced to the right I
noticed the playground was
packed with kids and parents
enjoying the sunshine. The
pavilions are full of families
having picnics and kids are
playing on our park’s activity
pods. It is great to see families
sharing the day together.
And families of all ages
were there. Little kids in
strollers as well as older kids
playing tag or other games
filled the area, thus laminating
Falcon Center Summer Day Camp Accepting Registrations
The Falcon Center Summer
Day Camp for children ages
6 through 12 provides games,
sports, water activities and
educational activities in oneweek sessions from June 6 to
July 29. Parents or guardians
can register children for just
one week or can pick and
choose as many weeks as
they want.
The camp runs Mondays
through Fridays from 8 a.m.
to 5 p.m. The cost is $150
per camper per week and
includes daily snacks, lunch
provided by Dining Services
and a T-shirt. Children must
be registered by May 20 to be
guaranteed a T-shirt.
“We challenge the status
quo by creating and offering
educational and recreational
activities that are easy
to follow and fun,” said
Kevin Philyaw, Director
of the Summer Day Camp.
“Topics covered include
physical activity, nutrition
and social activities. The
camp experience is designed
to
provide
kids
with
opportunities for personal
growth,
increased
selfesteem, respect for different
cultures, team work and
communication skills.”
Camp
counselors
are
certified in First Aid, CPR
and AED to ensure children’s
safety. Certified lifeguards
are on duty when children
are in the pool. On the third
floor of the Falcon Center
is a nursing station and the
Department of Public Safety.
For more information,
call Kevin Philyaw at (304)
368-7223 or visit http://
w w w. f a i r m o n t s t a t e . e d u /
falconcenter/falcon-centersummer-day-camp.
Honors Roll In For Greenbrier Golf Courses
The word is spreading
about
The
Greenbrier’s
world class golf courses, and
the honors are rolling in as a
result. Golfweek magazine,
Golf Digest and Golf
Magazine all included The
Greenbrier in recent awards
list released over the last few
months.
Golfweek recently released
its “Golfweek’s Best: Stateby-State Courses You Can
Play, 2016” list on its website
at golfweek.com, and two
of The Greenbrier’s historic
courses made the list for
West Virginia. The Old
White TPC Course topped
the Golfweek list of the best
in the Mountain State, while
The Greenbrier Course came
in at No. 5.
The Greenbrier was also
listed as one of five selections
in the “Best Golf Resorts in
the Mid-Atlantic” by Golf
Digest. The text read, “Robert
E. Lee’s wife stayed here for
medicinal treatments before
the Civil War. Golf arrived 50
years later. The Greenbrier
18 hosted the 1977 Ryder
Cup, and the Old White TPC
is a tour mainstay.”
Golf Magazine named The
Greenbrier a Platinum Award
Winner on its “Premier
Resorts 2016-17” list. The
text read, “A staple among
our Platinum winners since
the category debuted, The
Greenbrier scores high in
Lodging, Food & Drink,
Service and Families. It also
boasts The Old White TPC,
which hosts the PGA TOUR,
the
Nicklaus-designed
Greenbrier Course, a past
host of the Ryder Cup and
Solheim Cup; one of the
nation’s oldest and mostacclaimed mineral spas; and
clear, bracing Allegheny
Mountain scenery.”
Designed
by
Charles
Blair Macdonald, The Old
White TPC opened in 1914.
President Woodrow Wilson
was one of the first golfers
to play the course, and since
then it has hosted the likes of
Ben Hogan, Byron Nelson,
Arnold Palmer, Gary Player,
Jack Nicklaus, Lee Trevino,
Tom Watson, Sam Snead and
Tiger Woods.
Since 2010, The Old White
TPC has played host to the
PGA TOUR FedExCup’s
Greenbrier
Classic,
and
the 7,287-yard course has
been part of the prestigious
Tournament Players Club
Network since 2011.
The Greenbrier Course
was originally constructed in
1924 by Seth Raynor but was
redesigned by Jack Nicklaus
in 1977, prior to the course
hosting the 1979 Ryder Cup.
The 6,675-yard course also
hosted the Solheim Cup in
1994.
For more information on
any of the golf offerings at
The Greenbrier, visit www.
greenbrier.com/golf.
It’s that time once again to
acknowledge the efforts of
Harrison County’s student
athletes.
Each week we
will take a look back at the
performances of the girls and
boys from the six high schools
(Bridgeport, Liberty, Lincoln,
Notre Dame, Robert C. Byrd,
and South Harrison) in our
county. The Shinnston News
& Harrison County Journal
Athletes of the Week is an
avenue that is used to promote
the youth of our county while
bringing attention to their
athletic accomplishments.
This past week’s winners
are South Harrison’s Sydney
Lipscomb and Austin BarkerGresser.
Hawk softball standout,
Sydney Lipscomb helped her
team to the regionals this past
week. Lipscomb won a pair of
games to win the series against
Notre Dame. She struck out
12 batters while only walking
three. She was 4 of 7 from the
plate with a triple, two runs
scored and one run batted in.
Austin Barker-Gresser took
home high point honors this
past week at the Harrison
County
Championship
at
Robert C. Bryd.
Barker-Gresser took first
place in the 10 and 300 hurdles
along with top honors in the
high hump. He was also the
anchor of the winning shuttles
team.
Congratulations to South
Harrison’s Sydney Lipscomb
and Austin Barker-Gresser for
being named the Shinnston
News and Harrison County
Journal’s Athletes of the Week!
Fairmont State Men’s Basketball
Program Announces 2016
Summer Camp Information
Each camp program is developed, hosted and counseled by current
and former Fairmont State men’s basketball players and coaches.
Head coach Jerrod Calhoun
and the Fairmont State men’s
basketball
program
have
announced its 2016 Summer
Camp information. FSU will
be offering two different camps
the week of June 7-10 and will
hold a shooting camp from June
20-22 at Joe Retton Arena.
The Individual Skills and
Development Camp will be
on June 7-10 from 9 a.m. to
4 p.m. daily. All players, age
8-18, may attend the camp
for $180 per person. Players
attending the camp will work
on developing fundamental
skills
(passing,
shooting,
ball handling and defense).
Campers will participate in an
array of skill stations, games
and competitions each day.
Younger campers, ages
4-7, are invited to participate
in the Biddy Ball Camp in
the evening from 5:30-7:30
p.m. on June 7-9 for $80 per
camper. The “Biddy Ball
Camp” will introduce the basic
fundamentals of basketball
to campers. Campers will
participate in different ball
handling drills, defensive drills
and shooting drills.
FSU will also offer a shooting
camp on June 20-22 for all
players age 8-18. The threeday camp will be from 9 a.m.12 noon each day and will cost
$100 per person. The shooting
camp is designed to teach the
proper mechanics of shooting
through demonstrations, video
analysis and proven drills to
enhance form, precision and
accuracy.
Each camp is developed,
hosted and counseled by
current and former Fairmont
State men’s basketball players
and coaches. All campers will
receive a 2016 camp T-shirt. To
register for the camp, complete
the registration form and return
it to Fairmont State Men’s
Basketball, 1201 Locust Ave.,
Farimont, WV 26554. For
more information on the camp,
contact (412) 330-8901 or
email sdphilli20@gmail.com.
ALZHEIMER’S SUPPORT GROUP
The West Virginia Chapter of the Alzheimer’s
Association offers a support group at the Center
on the second Thursday of each month at 10:30 a.m.
in the boardroom. The meetings are led by trained
facilitators for care givers and persons with dementia
affected by Alzheimer’s. Participation in the group
provides emotional support and encouragement
to help cope with the disease.
Meetings are free and open to all Members.
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May 12 - 18, 2016
JEAN MARIE FERMITZ
FRUM
Jean Marie Fermitz Frum,
90, of Clarksburg, passed away
on May 8, 2016, following a
brief illness. She was born in
Shinnston, WV on April 21,
1926 the only child of the late
Antonio Fermitz and Elizabeth
Baker Fermitz. She was married
on February 14, 1945 to Acie E.
Frum, who passed away on June
20, 1998.
Mrs. Frum is survived by her
loving son and caregiver, Stan
Frum and his wife Deborah of
Clarksburg; three grandchildren,
Michelle Cunningham and her
husband Doug of Grandville, OH,
Kaitlin Walker and her husband
Andrew of Clarksburg, and
Meghan Frum of Buckhannon;
and four great grandchildren,
Brooklyn
Cunningham,
Olivia Cunningham, Isaiah
Cunningham and Henry Walker.
Mrs. Frum was a member of
the Enterprise United Methodist
Church and a homemaker.
Expressions of sympathy may
be extended to the family at
www.amoscarvelli.com
Quinones of Bridgeport, WV;
one great grandson, Benjamin
Mason Quinones of Spelter,
WV; one great granddaughter,
Sophia Marie Quinones of
Spelter, WV; several nieces,
nephews and cousins. He was
preceded in death by his loving
wife, Carmella Ann DeFazio
Quinones.
Benjamin graduated from
Victory High School in 1944.
He was a coal miner having
worked for Consol Coal Mines.
Then he worked at the Zinc
plant in Spelter. Later, he was
a construction worker and a bus
driver for Centra.
Online condolences may be
sent to DorseyFuneralHomeWV.
com
PAUL LOUIS HARBERT
Paul Louis Harbert, age 85,
entered into rest Friday morning,
May 6, 2016 after a long illness.
Paul resided in Cottageville,
South Carolina.
Born May 16, 1930, in
Clarksburg, West Virginia,
he was a son of the late Okey
Jackson Harbert and the late Lena
Opal Griffith and was preceded
in death by his first wife, Edna
Virginia Glover Harbert.
He
served his country faithfully in
the United States Navy retiring
after twenty-one years of service
as an Equipment Operator First
Class. He served three tours
of duty in Vietnam. Surviving
are; his wife, Mrs. Nellie Rourk
Harbert and a son, Thomas W.
Harbert.
In lieu of flowers, the family
has requested that memorial
contributions be directed, in
his memory to: Alzheimer’s
PRUDENCE PETHTEL
Association, 225 North Michigan
Prudence “Jeanette” Pethtel, Avenue, Floor 17, Chicago,
Illinois 60601.
67, of Worthington passed away
on Thursday May 5, 2016 at
the Woodlands Assisted Living
Facility in Hutchinson.
She was born on April 6, 1949
in Marion County a daughter of
the late Francis Pethtel Sr. and
Evelyn Enoch Pethtel.
Jeanette is survived by her
sisters, Alice Nice and husband
Sam of Annapolis, MD; Carol
Meyer and husband Cliff of
Farmington;
her
brothers,
Charles Pethtel and wife Linda of
Farmington; and Francis Pethtel
and wife Diane of Worthington;
also surviving are several nieces
and nephews.
Online
condolences
and
memories can be shared at www.
harmerfuneralhome.com.
BENJAMIN B. QUINONES
Benjamin B. Quinones, 89, of
Spelter passed away Saturday,
May 7, 2016 at Clarksburg
Nursing Center.
He was born December 12,
1926 in Clarksburg, WV; son of
the late Benjamin Francisici and
Cora Fernandez Quinones.
Benjamin is survived by one
daughter, Nicoletta “Nicky” Ann
and Howard Epstein of New
York, NY; one son Benjamin
Neil and Dorothy Jean Quinones
of Bridgeport, WV; two
grandsons, Benjamin Tyson and
Dana Quinones, of Spelter, WV;
and Scott Andrew Quinones
of Bridgeport, WV; one
granddaughter, Tristan Carmella
• OBITUARIES
OBITUARIES •
CHRISTINE CRISS
STRADER
Christine Criss Strader, age
94, of Clarksburg, WV, passed
away February 26, 2016, at
her residence. She was born
Christmas Day, 1921, in Peel
Tree, WV, the daughter of the late
Kyle Q. Criss and Rose Corder
Criss. Christine was married in
March of 1942 to her beloved
husband, Woodrow W. Strader.
She is survived by her son, Dr.
Kyle W. Strader and wife Kathy
of Raleigh, NC; as well as two
stepchildren, Elizabeth Biser and
husband Blair of Cary, NC, and
Jeff Willeford and wife Kristy
of Wilmington, NC; and three
stepgrandchildren,
Anthony
Willeford, Maci Willeford and
Ella Biser. Christine is also
survived by her sister-in-law,
Edna Strader of Elkins, WV, and
several nieces and nephews.
In addition to her parents, and
husband Woodrow, Christine was
preceded in death by her sisters,
Louise C. Wash of Clarksburg,
WV, and Kathleen C. Pennington
of Silver Spring, MD.
She was known for her love
of the color purple, her cat
Tidy, playing bridge, working
in the garden, church work and
volunteering. Christine graduated
from
Buckhannon-Upshur
High School in Buckhannon,
WV, in 1939 and from WV
Business College in Clarksburg,
WV, in 1941. She worked for
Workmen’s
Compensation
in Charleston, WV Kopper’s
Coal Company in Huntington,
WV, and Commercial Credit
Corp. in Clarksburg, WV, as an
accounting manager.
She was a member of the
First United Methodist Church,
United Methodist Women,
Clarksburg Women’s Club and
Senior Citizens. She was a 60year member of the YWCA,
where she served on the board,
volunteered for years and
organized their large bridge
parties. She also volunteered
for the Mustard Seed for several
years.
Christine, her son, Kyle,
and daughter-in-law, Kathy,
are appreciative and thankful
for the love and care provided
by her caregivers: Tammy
Jenkins, Barbie Cochran, Pam
Watson, Linda Jenkins, Alicia
Kuhens, and especially Christen
Lemasters.
SAMUEL JOSEPH
MORROTO
Samuel Joseph Merroto, 79,
of Bridgeport, passed away
Sunday February 28, 2016, at the
Meadowview Manor Nursing
Home following an extended
illness.
He was born in Clarksburg,
WV, on October, 29, 1936, a son
of the late Samuel and Catherine
Stoffle Merroto.
He is survived by his wife,
Mary Lou Bragg Merroto; two
sons, Matt Merroto and wife
Mary of Midlothian, VA, and
Marc Merroto of Phoenix, AZ;
and one daughter, Melanie
Merroto-Griffith and husband
Ron of Bridgeport, WV. He is also
survived by four grandchildren,
Bryce and Mackenzie Griffith of
Bridgeport, WV, and Caleb and
Allison Merroto of Midlothian,
VA. Also surviving are two
sisters, Sarah Reymond and
Mary Ann Booth, both of
Clarksburg, WV, and several
nieces and nephews.
Along with his parents, he was
also preceded in death by one
sister, Rose Merroto.
He was a lifelong resident
of Clarksburg, and spent many
years in the grocery business.
He was devoted to family and
friends, and loved cooking,
gardening,
and
showing
hospitality to everyone he knew.
His faith in God was very
important to him. He was a
member of the Catholic Church
for the majority of his life. In
recent years, he was a member
of the Meadowbrook Church
of Christ. He loved to go to a
Monday night Bible Study with
his friends Mike and Becky
Conley, Marie Carpenter and the
late Patty Cook.
RUSSELL MICHAEL
“RUSTY” MCGARY
Russell Michael “Rusty”
McGary, 53, of Bridgeport,
passed away on February 28,
2016, at the United Hospital
Center following a brief illness.
He was born in Parsons, WV,
on August 31, 1961, a son of the
late Russell H. McGary and Eva
E. Lowe McGary.
Rusty is survived by his
companion Betty Stull of
Bridgeport.
He is also survived by one
daughter, Chelsey MartinezPalma and her husband Kevin of
Houston, TX; two brothers, Gene
McGary and his wife Robin
of Wylie, Texas and George
Zevois and his wife Betty of
Weirton, WV; five sisters, Donna
Richards and her husband Buck
of Stonewood, Sharon Moore
and her husband Ed of Fairmont,
Marlene Zippilli and her husband
Pat of Clarksburg, Media Zevios
Myer and her husband Joseph
of Weirton, and Dee ZeviosUpright of Weirton. He is also
survived by Toni Lewis Caulder
of Colliers, WV.
In addition to his parents, he
was preceded in death by one
brother, David Michael McGary.
Russell was a graduate of
Roosevelt-Wilson High School.
He worked for Albertson Grocery
in Garland, Texas, and formerly
worked for Foodland. Rusty
recently worked for Women’s
Progressive Organization in
Clarksburg.
He was a member of the Holy
Grace Tabernacle Church in
Garland, Texas.
JAMES EDMOND CRIM
James Edmond Crim, 76,
of Clarksburg, passed away
February 28, 2016, at the West
Virginia
Veterans
Nursing
Facility in Clarksburg following
an extended illness.
He was born February 26,
1940, in Enterprise, WV, a son
of the late Leslie B. and Etta C.
Crim.
He is survived by two sons,
James Crim and wife, Katherine
of Clarksburg, and Michael
Crim and wife, Diana of
Clarksburg. Also surviving are
four grandchildren, Mick Crim,
Heather Hall, Eric Hall and
Sarah Crim; one brother, Roy
Myers of Havelock, NC; two
sisters, Mrs. Roy (Betty) Martin
of Marietta, OH, and Mrs. John
(Sue) Mozuke of Williamstown,
WV; as well as several nieces
and nephews.
He was preceded in death by
two brothers, Dewey Crim and
Jerry Crim and one sister, Mrs.
Pete (Carol) Berdovich.
Mr. Crim was a 1958 graduate
of Shinnston High School. He
served his country by enlisting in
the U.S. Army in 1959 with time
spent in Korea during peacetime,
and was employed as a factory
worker at the Pittsburgh Plate
Glass Company. He served as
an elder and trustee at South
Chestnut United Methodist
Church, Clarksburg, and was a
member of Mount Clare Lions
Club for over 30 years. Mr. Crim
enjoyed charity work for the
Salvation Army and was also
an active member of Harrison
County Senior Citizens.
WALTER K. LEMASTER
Walter K. Lemaster, 55, of
Bridgeport, passed away on
Thursday, February 25, 2016.
He was born January 27, 1961,
in Warren, OH, a son of Rose
Lee Yoho Lemaster, who resides
in Bridgeport and the late Arthur
Harold Lemaster.
He is survived by his brothers,
Barry Lemaster and his wife
Cheryl of Clarksburg, Arthur
Wayne Lemaster and his
companion Linda of Fairmont,
Bobby Lemaster and his wife
Patty of Warren, OH, and
Roderick Lemaster and his wife
of Grafton; and several nieces
and nephews.
In addition to his father, he
was preceded in death by his
brother, Rick Lemaster.
Walter attended Bristolville
High School and from there
moved to WV where he has lived
the last 28 years working as a
mechanic and in the construction
industry. He was employed by
Salerno Brothers. He enjoyed
the outdoors especially hunting
and fishing.
MYRON E. KRUPIA
Myron E. Krupia, age 58,
of Clarksburg, WV, passed
away on Sunday, February 28,
2016, at the Heath Nursing and
Rehabilitation Center in Heath,
OH, following an extended
illness.
He was born on September
26, 1957, in Clarksburg, a son of
the late Mike and Mona (Blair)
Krupia.
Myron is survived by one
son, Joshua and wife Seiko
Urade-Krupia of Osaka, Japan;
three sisters, Elizabeth “Betty”
Blair of Lockport, NY, Ann
Krupia of Bridgeport, WV, and
Nancy Ferrari and husband
Frank of Clarksburg, WV;
three brothers, James Krupia
and wife Katherine Ann of
Clarksburg, WV, John Krupia
and wife Cathy of Clarksburg,
WV, and Joseph Krupia and wife
Marlene of Millerburg, OH. Also
surviving are one granddaughter,
Fiona Krupia of Osaka, Japan;
nephews, James Krupia Jr.,
John Michael Krupia and wife
Donna, and Frank N. Ferrari;
nieces, Anita Hamrick, Seana
Sullivan, Kelly Sullivan, Belinda
DeMastus and husband Donald;
and many other great-nieces,
nephews, and friends.
In addition to his parents,
Myron was preceded in death by
two brothers, Richard “Ricky”
Krupia and Dale Michael Krupia.
At a young age Myron was
involved with the Anmoore Fire
Department. He was known to
be the person who always tried
to help anyone he could. He had
a kind heart and often got in
trouble for doing what he thought
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Walter Bice standing beside finished flower arrangements in his
Greenhouse #2. Photo courtesy of Bobby Bice.
was the right thing. Though he
faced many challenges in this
life he always had an unfailing
love for his God.
STEVEN BRUCE FORINASH
Steven Bruce Forinash, 61,
of the Craigmore Community,
Mount Clare, passed away on
Tuesday, March 1, 2016, at his
residence following an extended
illness.
He was born in Clarksburg,
WV on April 2, 1954, a son of O.
Clarence Forinash of Craigmore,
WV, and the late Bertha Mae
Davisson Forinash.
He is survived by his wife,
Robin Kay Harbert Forinash,
whom he married on December
31, 1994, and resides at their
residence in Craigmore.
Also surviving are two
brothers, David Forinash and
wife Rebecca of Clarksburg,
and Michael Forinash and fiancé
Jennifer of Clarksburg; one sister,
Dawn Hogue and husband Jeff of
Clarksburg; one special sister-inlaw, Gwen Fisher and husband
Ron of Jane Lew; several nieces
and nephews; and his dog and
best friend, “Ginger.”
Along with his mother, he was
preceded in death by one sister,
Donna Lee Forinash.
Steven was a 1972 graduate of
Roosevelt-Wilson High School
and was a Roll Grinder with
Precision Coil. He attended the
Quiet Dell United Methodist
Church, was a member of Boy
Scout Troop 16 and member of
the Buckhorn Game Association.
He was an avid hunter and
fisherman with a vast knowledge
of firearms. He was a good
mechanic and could fix anything
he touched.
Thank you to his special
caregivers Virginia and Erin of
People’s Hospice.
PHILIP WAYNE LAMM
Philip Wayne Lamm, 67, of
Cary, North Carolina, passed
away peacefully on February 25,
2016, after a courageous battle
with cancer.
He was born November
19, 1948, in Clarksburg, West
Virginia, and is the son of Helen
Criss Lamm and the late Carl
Lamm.
He is survived by his wife
of 38 years, Barbara Roth
Lamm; son and daughter-inlaw, Garrett and Katie Chaulklin
Lamm of Holly Springs, NC;
son, Bryan Lamm of Cary, NC;
two granddaughters, Lillian
Lamm and Ashland Lamm and
sisters, Judy Wilson and Nancy
McNally, both of Clarksburg,
WV, Jane Dodd of Reynoldsville,
WV, and his twin sister, Phyllis
Pearson and her husband, Jack
of Rockingham, NC; along with
several nieces and nephews.
After
graduating
from
Victory High School in 1966,
Phil attended West Virginia
University where he played
football and earned his civil
engineering degree. In 1981, he
relocated to Cary and was the
owner of Lamm Realty Services,
a civil engineering consultant
firm from which he retired in
2008. He also served on the
Board of Directors for Kildaire
Farms II HOA for over 20 years.
RODNEY “ROD” AARON
JENNINGS
Rodney
“Rod”
Aaron
Jennings, 58, of Bridgeport, WV,
passed away unexpectedly on
February 28, 2016.
Rod was born on December
7, 1957, in New Martinsville,
WV, to the late Albert and Carol
Jennings.
Rod was preceded in death
by his grandparent’s Homer and
Wanda Jennings, and his infant
son, Zachary Jennings. He was
a graduate of Doddridge County
High School and received his
Board of Regents Degree from
Fairmont State College.
Rod spent the majority of his
youth on his grandparents’ farm
in New Martinsville where he
learned to build and fix just about
anything. He was known by his
friends and family as a “jack of
all trades” and used those skills
during his 25 years of service
in the Facilities Management
Department
at
Dominion
Transmission Inc.
Rod was also a devout
Christian and an active member
of the Bridgeport Presbyterian
Church. He served on the church
property committee, resource
management, and sang in the
church choir. He traveled to New
Orleans on two church sponsored
RHINO mission trips to help
rebuild homes after Hurricane
Katrina.
He was an avid fly fisherman
and could often be found
navigating mountain streams of
WV searching for trout or inshore fishing with family on the
Outer Banks of NC. Because of
his angling experience and love
of helping others, he was able to
help coordinate the Dominion
Volunteer
program
fishing
trips for the Wounded Warrior
Project. He helped organize
and participated in these events
for several years and, in turn,
was selected as an Honoree of
the Benjamin J. Lambert III
“Volunteer of the Year” award
in 2015 given by Dominion
Resources.
Rod was also a past member of
the West Virginia Civil Air Patrol
where he participated in several
search & rescue missions. If
you couldn’t find him fishing
or flying, Rod could be found
with a smile on his face among
the company of his family and
friends. He was known for
his kind, cheerful attitude and
exceptional willingness to lend a
helping hand to anyone in need.
Rod leaves behind his sister,
Shari (Kevin) Haynes of
Charlotte, NC; his niece, Renee
Haynes of New York City, NY;
and his nephew, Adam Haynes of
Durham, NC.
Rod had many meaningful
and
lasting
friendships
through the years with special
acknowledgments
to
Leah
Trippett, her daughter Brittany
(James) Frenzel, and Chuck
Clifton, a dear friend and
colleague. He had a very special
connection with Brittany and
considered her to be his daughter.
He was a wonderful role model
to her and significant part of her
life.
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Summer Music Camps with
the St. Paul School of Music,
1564 Mary Lou Retton Drive,
Fairmont, are now registering
campers for the weeks of June
20 – 24th and/or July 18 – 22.
Ages 5 – 14 can attend “Born
to Sing Camp” the week of
June 20th from 3:30 – 7:00
P.M. Daily. “Born to Sing” is
designed not only for Beginners
who want to explore singing
fun, and singing technique,
gain experience and improve
the voice, but is also designed
for those who have experience
and want to perfect singing
styles, stage presence, and have
more advanced experiences
while adding new performance
pieces to their repertoire. Group
songs in Showchoir Style will
be perfected and performed.
Singers may also participate in
Solo, Trio, and Small Ensemble
singing. The camp culminates
with a Showcase Performance
“West Virginia’s Got Talent
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Legal
Youngest
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for ages 6 – 14 during the week
of July 18th – 20th, 3:30 – 7:00
P.M. Any interested camper
who has very little experience
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no experience will be able to
attend. Guitar Camp is an
opportunity for exploration
of the instrument including
learning notes, chords, parts
of the guitar, string technique,
learning songs and joining in
group performance pieces and
solo songs. Those attending
will have a portfolio of songs
at the close of camp. A Camp
Review Performance on Friday
night for Guests will include
solo selections as well as group
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IN THE FAMILY COURT OF MARION COUNTY, WEST VIRGINIA
DE DEE YEAGER,
PETITIONER,
VS
CASE NO. 16-DV-66
AMANDA DAWN GOFF-LUKE,
RESPONDENT.
ORDER OF PUBLICATION
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
ORDER GRANTING DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
PROTECTIVE ORDER
1. The object of this suit is to obtain protection from domestic violence.
2. The object of this publication by Class I legal advertisement is to notify
Respondent of the Emergency Domestic Violence Protective Order prohibiting the above-named Respondent from abusing, harassing, stalking, threatening, intimidating, or engaging in conduct that places Petitioner and/or the
child(ren) and/or incapacitated person(s) named in the Order in reasonable
fear of bodily injury.
3. The hearing in this matter was held and a Domestic Violence Order was
granted by the Family Court of Marion County, West Virginia, and shall continue in full force and effect for a period of 180 days until midnight on the
day of Monday, October 31, 2016.
TO THE ABOVE-NAMED RESPONDENT:
It appearing by evidence duly taken in this action that you did not appear
for the hearing held in this case. Therefore, you are hereby notified of the
ORDER referenced above, a copy of which may be obtained at the Marion
County Circuit Clerk’s office.
The Respondent may appeal this Protective Violence Protective Order
pursuant of WV Code § 48-27-510, within ten (10) days of the date the Order
was entered.
Issued 5/4/2016 10:08 AM
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May 12 - 18, 2016
Spring 2016 West Virginia State CCC Museum
Class Hall Of Fame Announced
The West Virginia State Civilian Conservation Corps Museum
Association President, Charles S. Piercy, has announced the Spring
2016 Class of CCC Hall of Fame Inductees. Civilian Conservation
Corps Alums were inducted into the West Virginia State Civilian
Conservation Corps Hall of Fame at the April 16th (2016) Spring
CCC Jubilee Honors Dinner-Meeting held at the Fellowship Hall
of the Quiet Dell United Methodist Church. Inductees named
posthumously are Ward Ratliff, of Dutch, Braxton County, West
Virginia, and Bevan Oshel Wilcox of Parkersburg, Wood County.
The Honorable Ratliff served in the CCC 1938-1940 at CCC
Camp 525, Camp Cranberry,
near Cowen and Richwood,
West Virginia. Ratliff was born
in 1920. He served by stringing
telephone lines, cleaning timber
areas, helping construct trails
and roads, and beautification
along the scenic Cranberry and
Williams Rivers. Today, this
vast wilderness area has been
preserved as the Cranberry
Recreational Area. His son,
Argle, remarked: “Dad was
always very proud of being a
WARD RATLIFF
CCC Boy at Camp Cranberry,
not too far from his home, and he kept that hard work ethic his
whole life. Our family attended faithfully the Richwood CCC
Reunions for many years, until they were discontinued last year.”
Bevan Oshel Wilcox grew up in Wood and Jackson County,
West Virginia. He was born in Parkersburg October 21, 1916.
The Honorable Mr. Wilcox, served with distinction in the CCC
at Camp 518 Forestry Camp F3, Camp Parsons, Tucker County,
West Virginia. Mr. Wilcox
worked at one of the most
massive and most important
CCC tree nurseries in the
Nation which produced as
many as 7.5 million trees for
planting, at one time. This
nursery produced multi millions
of trees of all types, including
Red Spruce, White Pine, Red
Oak, White Ash, Black Cherry,
and Yellow Poplar, and more,
that were planted across West
Virginia and the Nation. The
Late Mr. Wilcox’s daughter,
BEVAN OSHEL WILCOX
Sandy Hackley, now of Florida,
commented. “Throughout his life, my father carried a deep love
for conservation of our natural resources. I was surprised to
discover all of the useful things he learned while in the CCC.”
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Kroger Rewards, a community sponsored fundraising tool that
earns the Association dollars by using your Kroger Rewards
card. The program can be used by anyone shopping at Kroger,
not just Senior Center members!
Remember, purchases will not count for the Harrison County
Senior Center until after you register and use your card!
Registration information is available at the Senior Center.
The Website is WWW.Kroger.com/communityrewards.
If you need help, please see Fran Lopez. She will help you
get set up.
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The Executive Director’s report:
•
SHIP counseling services were regionalized by the Bureau of
Senior Services (BOSS) and the Center’s staff position was discontinued
effective April 15. SHIP requests are being referred to the BOSS.
•
Office relocations and reorganizations continue and the
furniture continues to be set up in the peripheral areas and cubicles are
being redesigned. A garage sale of the old furniture will take place on
Saturday, May 7. John Halterman had a free shredding day on April 26
at his residence/business and numerous boxes of outdated records from
the file room were taken and destroyed.
•
The telephone system was reconfigured to add a night service
component and the ability to connect with employees after hours or to
leave a message.
•
The website setup is on hold until the HIPPA compliant emails
are required.
•
The vans have been moved out of the Center’s parking lot. Dr.
McClure at the Caperton Center has graciously given us permission to
park the vans or driver vehicles in eight spots at the end of their parking
area closest to the alley.
•
Audia’s catering services are being used for Mondays,
Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays lunches. Lunches on Wednesdays
are now offering Domino’s Pizza twice a month and Kentucky Fried
Chicken twice a month. The Center will not offer food service the Friday
before Memorial holiday weekend. The Center building will close early
that day so that staff can have a short meeting in the afternoon. The
Center will be closed Monday for the holiday. In-home caregivers may
work on the holiday.
Nutrition Committee Chair Linda Holyfield reported that Audia’s
had reduced their price for the
meals from $6.00 to $5.50 which
FOR RENT
is a savings for the Center of fifty
cents which had previously been
APT. FOR RENT: 2 BR unabsorbed by the Center.
Marketing Committee Chair furnished apartment for rent in
Margaret Bailey reported that Shinnston. Call 304-287-7109.
the Stonewall Jackson Coin Club
had recently donated $1,000
to the Center. The club meets
at the Center and wanted to
share the donation to show their
appreciation.
Finance Committee Chair Jim
Denny presented a financial report
along with Finance Director Joe
Caruso. Ron Watson suggested
that the Center check with Willie
Parker at the Harrison County
Commission regarding the
liability insurance for the vans.
The meeting was adjourned
at approximately 11:06 a.m.
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She continued. “He later had one of the finest orchards in Jackson
County, and served as a County Commissioner. This I attribute
largely to the CCC and his service in the military during World
War II. The entire family is so proud father is being recognized for
his service in the CCC.”
Both Ratliff and Wilcox’s names are being inscribed on the
West Virginia State CCC Museum’s perpetual plaque on display
at the CCC Museum. Family members, the Townsend’s and the
Hackleys received Hall of Fame official certificates and Hall of
Fame medallions at the induction ceremony. Their Hall of Fame
bios will be entered in the official WVSCCCMA website. The next
official induction will take place at the Fall CCC Jubilee Honors
Program on October 15 (2016) in Quiet Dell, West Virginia.
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