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Improve Your Cell
(NAPS)--If your home is like most,
you no longer have a landline. Accord-
ing to the Centers for Disease Con-
trol and Prevention, 51 percent of U.S.
homes rely off cell phones alone fo:r a
telephone connection. So a reliable cel-
lular signal is more crucial than ever.
"[he Problem
Unfortunately, bad cell reception can
happen in urban areas, thanks to all the
obstacles that block cell tower signals
from reaching your phone. And it can be
even worse in rural areas, which make
up more than 72 percent of the U.S. land
area.
In fact, most cell phone users have
used a number of creative ways to make
or receive a mobile call, including going
outside, standing near a window, finding
the one spot in the house with a signal,
standing like a statue and even moving
like a ninja.
An Answer
Reception In
10 Simple Steps
Getting a strong signal for your cell
phone when you need it may be eas-
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1. If you're moving, stop. When and texting, which is supported by all
you're stationary, your phone and the major U.S. cell carriers. There are also a
network don't have to constantly adjust bunch of messaging apps now for audio
for your changing location, and video calling. Solid Wi-Fi may be a
2. If there's a case on your phone, re- good substitute for a spotty network
movcit. A case can block cell signals from 9. Locate the nearest cell tower.
reaching your phones internal antenna. When you know where the cell tow-
3. Don't block the internal anten- er is, you know which direction your
na by holding your phone. Try a dif- signal comes from. Then, move to the
ferent hand position to see if reception side of the building nearest the tower. If
improves, you're outside, *ry to get clear of any sig-
4. Go outside or get clear of any nal-blocking obstructions between you
obstructions. Building materials block and the tower.
cell signals, so if you're in a building, go 10. Try switching from 4G to 3G.
outside to get better reception. If you're Turn offyour LYE service. See if you get
already outside, find an open area such a better connection with the 3G or even
as a plaza or a park. the 2G network.
5. Keep your battery charged up. A Learn More
low battery can hurt your phone's ability For further ideas on improving your
to get and keep a cell signal, cell signal, you can get the "Ultimate
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Events and
contest help students
register for spring
classes
New River Community and scholarship winner Will be chosen
Technical College ;s holding through a random drawing and
Registration Day events during the announced prior to the start of the
first week in January to help spring semester.
students get registered for spring The registration events give
classes, and the New River CTC current students an opportunity to
Foundation is holding a scholarship register for spring classes and new
contest to help new Students pay for or previously enrolled students a
tuition, chance to take their first steps,
"New River CTC's tuition is regarding admissions and/or
significantly less than other areas registration. Enrollment services,
schools, so $1,000 goes a long way business office, financial aid and
towards helping a student achieve Student Success Center
their dream of earning a degree or representatives will be on hand to
workforce certificate," said Interim assist students. Students needing to
Executive Director of the take the placement exam should
Foundation Michael Green. arrive no later than 2 p.m.
Registration Days are scheduled For information on degree and
from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the campus certificate programs at New River
in Summersville and the campus in CTC, call 866-349-3739 or email
Lewisburg on Wednesday, January admissions@newriver.edu.
3; the campus in Beaver on New River Community and
Thursday, January 4; and the Technical College serves nine
campus in Princeton on Friday, counties in southeastern West
Jan uary 5. January 5 is the last day Virginia from the Greenbrier Valley
to register for spring 2018 classes Campus (Lewisburg), Mercer
starting January 16. County Campus (Princeton),
To be eligible for the $1,000 Nicholas County Campus
scholarship, a student must initiate (Summersville) and Raleigh County
the registration process during one Campus (Beaver/Beckley).
of the Registration Day events. The
KING COAL IN FAYETTE Sewell to Thurmond. tipple. There was a bridge over New
COUNTY, 1885-1905, Part I. It is interesting to note the many River here connecting Cunard with
By the year1890 Fayette County mines that were in operation in l900 Sewell for use of a county road
mines were producing'l,458.600, between Thurmond and Hawks through the area.
tons of coal annually. A large Nest on the main line and also the At M.P. 8 was the location of
majority of this tonnage came from mines on the South Side Branch Caperton mine with it's cable car
the many mines along the C&O. between Thurmond (present South facility to a siding on the main line.
between Thurmond and Hawks Side Junction) andKaymoor where Chapman Coal and Coke
Nest. Exceeded by none, the largest the branch line terminated. Company was at M.P. 8.5, a small
operation, in-so-far as the C. & O. Construction v~as under way that mine.
was concerned, was between East year extending the branch line to Brown Coal and Coke Company
Sewell and Sewell. Mr. James Rush Macdougal. There was only one yard was at M.P. 10.5 directly across New
Cary, Sr had been appointedAgent- track at Mile Post O, South Side River from Nuttall Station, and
Yardmaster there in 1886 to oversee Junction. . finally, at the end of the branch line
the Company's interest and takeGoingwestonSouthSideBranch at M.P. 12 was Kaymqor, the Low
care ofthc coal operators needs. The 1,500 feet east ofM. P. 1 at Arbuckle Moor Iron Company mines, another
engine house of Manns Creek Creek was located Arbuckle Coal large mine with it's company store,
Railroad was at Sewell where there and Coke Company. Mr. W. P. Rend coke ovens and a large community
was a water tank and side track of Chicago, Illinois had leased the of company houses which was, in
capacity of 1910 feet on the main land from W. D. Thurmond and later years after the mine closed,
line. Shifter crews ran out of Sewell opened his mines here. This was a destroyed by fire.
for Manns Creek Railroad as also did very large operation and was, in In 1900 construction was started
shifters to pull the main line mines. 1904, sold by "Paddy" Rend to E.J. extending the railroad on the south
The Agency for the entire operation Berwin, a New England financier, side of New River from Kaym0or to
was located at Sewell and the yard for $1,000,000 a large sum of Macdougal. My article in the
office was at East Sewell where money any day. Mr. Rend, a very September 6, 1988 issue of Hinton
there was 11,613 feet of yard tracks wealthy man, loved to belly up to the News was a true story written by C.
bar in the famous Dunglen Hotel at & O. Vice President Mr. L. B. Allen
as well as 150 beehive coke ovens
alongside the track between East South Side Junction, flash the who was, in 1900, working with
3ewell and Sewell. million dollar check and order up forces constructing this extension.
By the year 1900 double track had drinks for everyone in the room. He related how an explosion using
been laid from a point east of Thurmond Coal Company was Judson, a slow acting charge of
Thurmond terminating at Sewell next at M.P. 2.2 with a tipple, coke powder, had sent debris across the
where a single track main line ovens and a company store. A boat river blocking the main line ahead
continued westward on the north ferry was in operation plying the of the FFV passenger train No. 3.
side of New River. Coal Production river to a landing on the north side Mr. Allen endangering his own life,
had grown to 5,092,600 tons in 1900 at Rush Run on the main line. This, swam the swift and treacherous
which spoke loud and clear to the like Arbuckle, was a large operation, river and was able to flag No. 3
Mr. J. F. Efllnger was President and before it reached the blockage. C. &
C.& O. management that an
Ferdinand Howald was General O. President George H. Stevens was
expansion of facilities as necessary
to keep pace with coal. Manager. John Laing was brought riding No. 3 that morning and was
At Thurmond, just west of the in from Pennsylvania and rdade boss quick to give recognition to Mr.Allen
depot, 11,879 feet of side track were driver. He was to move up fast to for his heroic action of placing
already in operation. A turntable Foreman, then Superintendent and himself in danger to save others.
was immediately behind the depot General Superintendent of the mine. A bridge was constructed just
at the west end just east of the There was a very serious minewest of Sewell connecting with the
bridge track and a water tank was explosion here in 1905 but the South Side. South Side Branch was
located about 800 feet west of the damage and number of deaths are then terlninated at a point named
depot on the north side of the track, unknown by this writer. Bridge Junction and thereafter the
The engine house was at its present M.P. 3 was the location of RedAsh line between the bridge and
location. Yard tracks between Stone Coal and Coke Company. Macdougal was used as the
Cliff and Thurmond were hastily Across the river from Sewell was eastward main track and the single
Cunard Coal Company with 1,081 main on the North side changed to
feet of yard track space ~da coal the'Westvcm'd main track.'
AnteroLandfill Compelled to Undergo
Radioactivity Monitoring
Permit appeal leads to stronger monitoring requirements
for landfill accepting frack waste by products
On December 11, co-appellants this site. The agreement modifies increasing amounts of contaminants
West Virginia Rivers Coalition and the landfill permit to include new released during the fracking
West Virginia Highlands enforceable monitoring process," said Cindy Rank of the
Conservancy entered into an requirements for at least the next West Virginia Highlands
agreement with Antero Treatment, twelve months: Conservancy. "However, an urgent
LLC, to settle a permit appeal 1) Monthlylaboratory analysis for need to find safe, reliable treatment
involving Antero's landfill that radioactivity of material entering options is no excuse to permit
accepts salt by-products from their the landfill; untested methods without including
adjacent fracking wastewater 2) Monthly groundwater essential monitoring requirements."
recycling facility. The new facility sampling for radioactivity; "We're glad our appeal will result
and landfill spans a 447-acre site 3) Regular monitoring for in knowing more about what is going
across Ritchie and Doddridge bromide, known to cause problemson at this site," said Angle Rosser,
Counties. The permit allows the " for drinking water treatment, in Executive Director of West Virginia
discharge of storm water runoff and surface water discharges; and, Rivers Coalition.
associated pollutants from 13 out 4) Regular monitoring for Total "This is one example of how the
falls into tributaries of the Hughes Dissolved Solids in surface water state is tasked with evaluating new
River, within five miles upstream of discharges, sources of pollution brought about
the City ofHarrisviUe's public water "Ur~derground injection of by the fracking boom. We need to
system intake, massive amounts of wastewater find out sooner rather than later if
West Virginia Rivers Coalition from horizontal drilling and we'~e geeing harmful things, like
and West Virginia Highlands hydrofracking appears to have radioactivity, affecting our water
Conservancy appealed the permitcreated unstable geological supplies."
based on lack of evaluation andconditions in Texas, Oklahoma and Appellants were represented by
monitoring for the potential for elsewhere. So, it's no wonder Mike Becher of Appalachian
radioactivity and other harmfulindustry and the state are looking Mountain Advocates.
pollutants from waste disposed at for better ways to deal with the ever-
If instead of a gem, or even a flower, we should cast the gift of a loving thought
into the heart 6f a friend, that would be giving as the angels give.
--George MacDonald
To find yourself, think for yourself.
--Socrates
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EPA Awards
$300,000 to West
Virginia for Air
Quality Programs
Wednesday, December 20, the U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency
announced a $300,000 grant to the
West Virginia Department of
Environmental Protection to help
improve and protect clean air
throughout West Virginia.
"Providing this funding directly to
the states, where the work on air
quality is accomplished, allows us to
make great strides in keeping the air
we breathe clean," said EPA
Administrator Scott Pruitt.
"This is another example of
'cooperative federalism,' that
recognizes the state's known ability
to maximize the use of federal EPA
funds," said WV DEP Secretary
Austin Caperton.
This annual funding, provided
through EPA's State and Tribal
Assistance Program, is used to help
the state implement air quality
standards and support planning,
development, and improvement of air
quality programs across the state.
To learn more about EPA air
quality programs, visit: https://
www3.epa.gov/airquality/
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abusive situation please ACWE If
you see a stray dog on the road,
especially one that you've never seen
before, please calIACWP. If you have
a litter of puppies and would like
them to be placed in homes that are
pre-approved as responsible pet
owners than please call ACWP. The
number is easy to remember 855-
WV4-PETS.
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