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(Continuing the Hinton Daily News & The Weekend Leader)
of "W. Va. Water Festival"
Volume 115 No. 37
Hinton, West Virginia Tuesday, January 23, 2018
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11, 2018: Demolition work started
on January 11, 2018 at the Camp
Summers pool which was damaged
by the June 2016 floods to allow for
the construction of a new pool and
pool maintenance building.
At January's Summers County
Commission meeting on January
10, the commissioners agreed to
accept the lowest bid from Cross
Construction of Ballard, WV and
work began the next day.
The 80-year-old Camp Summers,
located along the Greenbrier River
in Forest Hill, serves over 2000
users a year, :
"Almost anybody that you speak
to has some sort of memory of
attending an event at camp, "said
Sandy Turner, the camp's director.
While the flood may have been
the final nail in the coffin for the
camp's pool, Turner said that
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No matter where you stand on
our current or past Presidents of the
U.S there is always the knowledge
that their time is limited to- a four-
year term.
Until now, that has not been the
case for our President of the Friends
of the Summers County Library.
This January, Barbara Parmer
is stepping down after 20 years
as President of the Friends. The
organization of the Friends dates
back to around 1978 with the
opening of the library.
Past presidents include both
Cleo Mathews and Dorothy Jean
Boley with Barbara also taking a
stint in between them.
Barbara says that the Friends
is one of her favorite organizations
with which to work because of her
background as an English teacher
and her love of reading.
"I felt the library had a wide
range positive effect onour
community and our schools.
What better way could I find to
serve my community than to help
preserve an institution that worked
hand-in-hand with my profession?"
During her time with the Friends
of Whom she is a founding member,
Barbara chaired the committee,
which raised money to establish
the library endowment with Hinton
Area Foundation.
This endowment helps support
the operations of the library. The
library requires funds from the
WV Library Commission, City of
Hinton, Cour~y Commission, and
Board of Education and from in-
kind support and donations to
pay the bills and continue library
services.
The HAF endowment and
Winners of the 2017
the 43-year-old pool had been
deteriorating for quite some time.
Over the 80 years, Camp
Summers has impacted so many
people, Turner said.
While Turner is proud of the
camp's history, she said that she
is most concerned with the camp's
future.
While a large portion of the funds
necessary to complete the pool has
been raised through donations,
grants, FEMA, and insurance
funds, Turner said that more is still
needed to have the pool running by
May 31.
"Many volunteers and special
groups have worked so hard to
try and get the money collected,"
Turner said adding that the project
has been both overwhelming and
very exciting.
According to Turner, around 86
percent of the funds necessary to
replace the camp's pool has been
raised. On Thursday, January 11,
With the county operating the the Appalachian Beekeeping
camp on a tight budget, Turner Collective launchedan introductory
is hopeful that the funds can be beekeeping class taught by Dr.
raised through further community Parry Kietzman at the Summers
donations. Donations can be made County Memorial Building.
to the Hinton Area Foundation/ The Appalachian Beekeeping
Camp Summers Fund, PO Box 217, Collective is a special project
Hinton, WV 25951. launched by Appalachian
Questions can be directed ~o Headwaters, a non-profit
sandra.turner@summerscounty, organization committed to bringing
gov or call 304 673-9658. economic and environmental relief
to the region.
Through the Appalachian
Beekeeping Collective, participants
may be eligible to receive beehives
and other equipment for free or a
reduced cost depending on their
level of need.
They will also have access to free
instruction and mentoring from a
team of master beekeepers to help
ensure their continued success with
beekeeping.
They will be able to sell their
honey back to the Collective as a
source of supplemental income.
The class held on January 11,
was the first installment in a series
of 5 classes titled "Beekeeping
101."
These will be held once a week
from 7:00- 8:30 p.m. atthe Summers
County Memorial Building.
Information about additional.
upcoming classes can be found at
appheadwaters.org/classes and also
on the Appalachian Beekeeping
CoUective's Facebook page,
facebook.com]appalbeecollective.
If you are interested in attending
a class or learning more about
how to get involved with the
Appalachian Beekeeping Collective
please contact Dr. Kietzman at
pkietzman@appheadwaters.or~g or
by calling her office line, 304-466
0101.
Friends are, a small portion of the
operations.
Barbara also helped to raise
money for the installation of the
elevator, which made the top floors
accessible to all patrons.
While Barbara is stepping down
as president, she is not done with
the Friends. She will continue to
be an active, albeit more relaxed,
member of the Friends.
For the second half of 2018,
Barbara has already agreed to
co-chair a committee with former
Library Director, Myra Ziegler, to
raise the sedond half of the funds
needed for a brand new Library
Bookmobile.
When you see Barbara at the
next Friends event, please be sure
to thank her for 40 years of support
of the Summers County Public
Library.
BARNS OF SUMMERS COUNTY We VirginiaHeritage
An extract from the book .for your enjoyment
By Phyllis Campbell Whitley
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Congratulations to the Winners
of the Summers County Student
Writing Contest. Many thanks go
to Barbara Parmer, Priscilla Ward,
Jane Meador, Ted Kula, Nancy
Hopps, Austin Persinger, and Sue
Rogers who spent part of November
judging the one hundred and ninety
seven entries.
We received more entries this
year than ever before. All first
place winners received $30, all
second place winners received $20,
and all third place winners received
$10. All winners also received a
certificate and a ribbon.
Third grade short story winners
include 1st place Arabella Duncan
(HAE), 2nd place Caden Lasley
(JBE), and 3rd place Jaclynn Gill
(b A I,;).
Aspecialcategorywascreatedthis
year to recognize the outstanding
eflbrt o~ Trinity Eerenberg, who
wrote a 22 page "novella" complete
with beginning, middle, and end.
Trinity also received $30 and a first
place ribbon.
Fourth grade short story winners
include 1st place Aubrey Spangler
(JBE), 2nd place Zoey Bowling
(JBE), and 3rd place Joshua Okes
(JBE).
Fifth grade short story winners
include 1st place Sarah Okes (JBE),
2nd place Jacob Smith (TE), and
3rd place Gauge Thomas (JBE).
Sixth grade short story winners
include 1st place Sydney Farrish,
2nd place Lauren Foster, and 3rd
place Josh Albright.
Seventh grade short story
winners include 1st place Joseph
Breeden, and 2nd place Rachael
Cox.
Seventh grade poetry winners
include 1st place Elissa Brown, 2nd
place Atlantis Sweeney, and 3rd
place Emily Koenig.
Eighth grade short story winners
include 1st place Hallie Rodes, 2nd
place Emily Triziack, and 3rd place
Gavin Cook.
Eighth grade poetry winners
include 1 st place Senyler Eerenberg,
2nd place Madison Rollyson, and
3rd place Shaelynn Hildebrand.
Tenth grade short story winner
was 1st place Juanita Dick.
There were no entries received
for ninth or eleventh grade.
Twelfth grade short story
winners include 1st place Heather
Epperly, 2nd place Harley Gwinn,
and 3rd place Chris Stacener.
Twelfth grade poetry winners
include 1st place Samantha
Holland, 2nd place and 3rd place
Alexis Hardman.
After the awards for this year's
writing contest, the funds for the
writing contest are at zero.
Please consider making a
donation to this writing contest
to help us to continue to motivate
students to write and hone their
writing skills.
Plans are already in the works
for the 2018 Summers County
Student Writing Contest.
The Jones Writing Fund and
the Student Writing Contest Pass-
Through fund has been established
with the Hinton Area Foundation,
a 501c3 organization.
Donations can be made to the
fund by sending money to Hinton
Area Foundation, PO Box 217,
Hinton, W~ 25951.
For more information about the
contest, or to volunteer to judge,
please contact Cheryl Kula at
Cheryl.kula@gmail.com.
STAR STILL SHINES OVER HINTON AREA
FROM THE DAVIS BARN
See the Star again at Easter Time
Local people may not recognize
this barn at first glance. However,
the star/cross shaped assemblage
to the right was for many years
attached to the roof of the barn.
During December and at Easter
it is illuminated for the enjoyment
of the community.
Today, the Hinton Lions Club
keeps the star shining.
The barn was built of chestnut
lumber in the 1930's by a Mr.
Simmons of the Sandstone
community.
Richard and Marian (Chandler)
Davis bought the property in 1964
from W.J.B. and Clara L. (Eckle)
Simmons.
The star/cross was assembled
around 1957 by the Hinton Jaycees
and maintained by them until the
group disbanded.
Hinton Lions Club member,
Larry K. Meador, suggested their
group take over the program.
For the next 26 years Mr. Meador
took care of maintenance and the
power bills with help from the Leon
Pivont Memorial Lighting Fund.
He said, "We have to climb
around on the framework to replace
approximately 300 light bulbs.
It was taken down in the late
1990's and completely re-wired
by Lions Club members.
Employees of the local power
company volunteered their personal
time to assist with this project."
The aluminum frame of the star
is made from side rails of ladders
and is approximately 30 feet in
diameter.
The barn is sturdy but the weight
of the star structure soon began to
take toll on the roof and so it was
reassembled on three power poles. I
would estimate the structure is 25-
35 feet tall.
Mr. Meador said, "The
community owes a debt of gratitude
to the Davis family for allowing us
to maintain the site and for sharing
the story in the book along with
their barn."
Mrs. Whitley is a lifetime
member of the Summers County
Historical Society.
The book can be purchased at the
Summers County Public Library or
by order at barnsofsummerscounty.
com.
Mrs. Whitley's latest book
is entitled "Photographeron
Horseback - John C. Wake".
It details life of a photographer
who lived along Little Wolf Creek
in the early 1900s.
It can be purchased from
members of the Summers County
Historical Society or by order at
photographeronhorseback.com.
Sale of the Barn book benefits
the Library and sale of the Wake
book benefits the Summers County
Historical Society.