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10 - Hinton News Tues. March 11, 2003
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WEIGHT WATCHERS
MEETING
: Weight Watchers meets in the
basement of the Community Center
(the McCreery Hotel and HRDE
Building) every Thursday. Weigh in
starts at 5:00 with the meeting 5:30,
6:00. There is a joiing fee and "a
weekly fee of $9.00.
Support and education are very
important when changing your
eating habits. Please come join us
on Thursdays.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
MEETING
The Summers County Council on
Aging, Inc., Board of Directors will
meet 10:00 AM, March the 18th.
2003 at the Hinton Senior Center.
The meetings are open to the
public.
NOTICE
In the next few weeks Bowyer's
Tree Trimming company will be
pruning trees, that are on city
property only, that is high priority
risk. The work will take place at
various streets and avenues all over
the city.
The work is being done in
connection with the City of Hinton
Tree Inventory and on the advice of
a certified Arborist.
City of Hinton, Tree Board.
REACHH - Family Resource
Center
Weekly Activities for March
2008
March 11th.:PlayGroup @
Talcott FRC 11:00 am - 1:00 pm.
Daycare Staff Meeting 8:15 am-
11:45 am. Community Baby Shower
6:00 - 8:00 pm.
March 25th.: Play Group @
Talcott FRC 11:00 am -1:00 pm
Family Fun Night 6:00 - 8:00 pm.
March 27th. STOP -CAC -JJDP
Team Meeting @ CAC 12:00 pm
,(noon).
Every Sunday NA @ CAC 6:00 -
8:00 pm.
Every Monday: SDT Girls
Discussion Group@ CAC 5:30 - 7:30
pm.
Every Tuesday: Baby Closet Open
9:00 am - 4:00 pro. A1 - Anon @ CAC
8:00 pm.
Every Wednesday: NA @ CAC
8:00 pro.
Every Thursday: Baby Closet
Open 12:00 - 3:00 pm.
Every Friday: Baby Closet Open
12:00 - 3:00 pm.
Any questions for any of these
activities call 466 -2226.
Community Baby Shower For
Pregnant Women and Children Up
To One Year Old 6:00-8:00 PM -
March 11th., 411 Temple Street in
Hinton.
ATTENTION: Support Group for
Parents with Children That Have
ADD/ADHD @ CAC 6:00 PM -
March 6th. 411 Temple Street In
Hinton. Refreshments and child care
provide.
COUNCIL ON
AGING
This is a weekly publication of the
Summers County Council on Aging,
Inc. 120 Second Avenue, Hinton.
Funded in part by the WV Bureau
of Senior Services, Appalachian
Area Agency, other grant and local
resources and donations. Any older
person is encouraged to participate
in the program regardless of race,
creed, handicap, or national origin.
The Summers County Council on
Aging is an equal opportunity
employer.
Wednesday, March 12th.Menu:
Red beans and rice, cabbage, peach
halves, whole wheat bread,
margarine/milk. Activities: Activity
Room Exercise 11:05 AM.
Thursday, March 13th. Menu:
Lighter chicken salad, whole wheat
bread, tomato vegetable soup,
grapefruit sections, milk. Activities:
Margaret Donitham, Recruiter Field
Coordinator, Foster Grandparent
Program 11:00 AM. Bingo for prizes
after lunch.
Friday, March 14th. Menu:
'Steak and peppers, augratin
potatoes, peas, mixed fruit, whole
wheat bread, margarine/milk.
Activities: Gospel singing 11:00 AM.
Monday, March 1Vtk Menu:
Skinless barbecued chicken, baked
beans, broccoli, strawbei'ries, whole
wheat bread, margarine/milk.
Activities: St. Patrick's Day Party.
Tuesday, March 18th. Menu:
• Baked pork chops, sweet potato
souflee, spinach, unsweetened
applesauce, whole wheat bread,
margarine/milk. Activities: Board of
Directors Meeting 10:00 AM. Bible
" Study 11:00 AM. Bingo for prizes
after lunch.
Menu changes may occur due to
availability of food or due to
circumstances beyond our control.
IRISH HERITAGE FESTIVAL
Summers County Irish Heritage
Festival -- March 15 featuring
traditional Irish dinner in Bluestone
Dining room beginning at 5:30 p.m.
at Pipestem State Park. Live music
by Kepler's Privateers begins at 8:00
p.m. in MULLIGAN'S (also at
Pipestem State Park). Snacks and'
legal beverages available.
Admission $5.00 adults/S4.00
seniors. For tickets, contact Joe
Hurley, Summers County CVB at
466-2213 or 466-1496.
MISSIONS CONFERENCE
Cook's Chapel Baptist Church in
Pipestem, w. VA., will be holding a
Missions Conference entitled "A
Famine in Their Land" on March
23rd. -26th. at 7:00 p.m. Everyone
is cordially invited to attend this
special conference. Nursery will be
provided.
For more information, please call
Pastor Dallas Peyton, Jr. at (304)
384-3270.
FOOD HANDLERS CLASS
A Food Handlers Class will be
held at the Summers County Health
Department on March 17th.,
beginning at 2PM. All food handlers
are required to attend a food
handlers class every two years. ATB
Skin Test is also required and will
be given at the time of the class if
needed. If you have had a TB Skin
test within the past year,
documentation of the result is
required.
Food handlers under.the age of 18
years of age must provide written
parental permission before receiving
the TB Skin test. The cost of the food
handlers class is $5.00. The charge
for the TB Skin test is $4.00. For
further information please call the
Summers County Health
Department at 466-3388.
ACTMTIES FOR THE
SUMMERS COUNTY
COMMUNITY WELLNESS
CENTER FOR THE WEEK OF
MARCH 10-15
On March 10th., there will be an
Active for Life class at the Wellness
Center, from 10-11 AM. Also on
Marc h 10th., there will be a crafts
class atthe Wellness Center from 11
AM- 12 Noon. At 4:30 PM on March
10th., the Wellness Center will have
a board meeting. On March 14th.,
Summers County United Ministries
(SCUM) will meet at 5 PM.
As always, the Wellness Center
is pleased to serve all Summers
Countians and we encourage each
of you to use our exercise equipment
and video tapes. The Wellness
Center is open from 8 AM - 6 PM
Monday-Friday, and from 8-10 AM
on Saturday. Come exercise with us.
FREE BABY FOOD
CASE of West Virginia located on
216 3rd. Avenue, in downtown
Hinton will be taking applications
for free baby food between the hours
of 8:30 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. You must
be within the 125% OMB Poverty
Guidelines to be served.
Items consists of formula, boxes
of cereal, jars of Gerber fruit,
vegetables, and meat. If you have
any questions, please feel free to
contact our office at 466-5010 for
more information.
Summers County Board of
Education
Special Meeting
March 13, 2003 3;30 p.m.
Agenda
1. Roll Call.
2. Innovation/Pledge of
Allegiance.
3. Approval of Agenda.
4. Local School Improvement
Council
>Talcott Elementary
5. Adjournment.
From Page Three
Obituaries
attended Concord College at Athens.
She was a school teacher in one-
room schools in Monroe and
Summers counties.
Blanche married Constant
"Connie" Tabor on Feb. 10, 1940.
She was preceded in death by her
husband, Constant "Connie" Tabor
on July 10, 1994; a granddaughter,
Annette Lightner on July 18, 1994;
two brothers, John and Claude
Miller; and a sister, Mary Crawford.
Survivors include her only child,
a daughter, Frances Lightner
Thompson of Bellepoint; two
nephews, Michael Crawford and
wife, Nora, of Bealeton, VA., and
Marvin K. Crawford of Forest Hill;
two nieces, Louise Crawford Weber
of South ChaHeston and Mrs. Roger
(Ruth Ann) Williams of Forest Hill;
two great-nephews and wife,
Kimberly, of Pearisburg, VA. and
Tim Crawford and wife, Debbie, and
their son, Mason of Bristow, VA.;
three great-nieces, Kristen Williams
and daughtrer, Mikaela, of Forest
Hill, Mrs. Mildred (Cynthia) Beattie
of Fairfax, VA., and Mrs. Kirk
(Cathy) Hall and son, Trent, of Fort
Myers, Fla.; two sisters-in-law,
Dorothy Tabor of Marie and Mac
Gwinn of Meadow Bridge; and three
special nieces, Gladys Lilly of Marie,
Delores Moorman of Talcott and
Peggy Gwinn of Meadow Bridge.
Services were held at 3 p.m.
Saturday, March 8th. at Ronald
Meadows Funeral Parlors Chapel,
Hinton, with Pastors Sam Groves
"and Carl Edwards officiating. Burial
followed in New Hope Cemetery,
Marie.
Friends called 2 p.m. until time
of service Saturday at the funeral
parlors.
John Tabor, Gene Tabor, Mike
Tabor, Warren Tabor, J. D. Tilghman
and Pete Tabor served as
pallbearers.
Honorary pallbearers were Paul
"Buddy" Light, Athoel Lilly, Oswald
Yates, Larry Moorman, and Stanley
Gwinn.
In lieu of flowers donations may
be made to the Summers County
Public Library.
Arrangements by Ronald
Meadows Funeral Parlors, Hinton.
VIRGINIA G. THOMPSON
Virginia E. Thompson, age 83, of
606 Overlook Dr., Beckley, ded
Saturday, March 1, 2003, at the
Beckley Appalachian Regional
Hosptial following a long illness.
Mrs. Thompson was born at
Jumping Branch on Jan, 23, I920,
and was the daughter of the late
Charles and Ada Mac Deeds Crook.
Mrs. Thompson was a former
salesperson for Embee's andLerners
Department Stores, and was a
former office manager at Beerman's
Jewelry. She was a member of the
Wesleyan Chapel on Johnstown
Road in Beckley. .
She was preceded in death by
brothers, Harry, Lake, Charles,
Orville and Howard Crook; and
sisters, Delta Wright, Teva Meadows
and Ella Foster.
Survivors include her husband of
44 years, Frank Thompson; three
sisters, Rheda Vandal of Beckley,
Sybil Light of Cool Ridge and Gladys
Tucker of Gainesville, Fla., and
several nieces and nephews.
Services were held at 1 p.m.:
Wednesday, March 5th. at Rose and
Quesenberry Peace Chapel in
Beckley with the Rev. Allen
Gallimore officiating. Burial
followed in the Boone Memorial
,Park at Madison.
Pallbearers were Keith, Kenneth,
Kenny, Roger and Tommy Crook and
Jim Vandall.
Arrangements by Rose and
Quesenberry Funeral Home,
Beckley.
BIG BEND PSD
Big Bend Public Service District
will hold their monthly meetings on
the second Tuesday of each month
at the water plant at 3:45 pm.
Big Bend PSD serves the areas of
Talcott, Hilldale, Pence Springs, and
Willowwood Road. The public is
invited to attend these meeting s .
We'd Like To Hear From You
about your club, church group and civic organizations,
births, engagements, weddings, academic honors,
men and women in the armed services and all
community activities.
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Mail To:
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P O Box 1000
Hinton, WV 25951-1000
E-mail Hintonl000@aol.com
THAT BLESSINGS MAY SHINE
ON YOU, COME TO CHURCH
Little Country Church, 2nd. Ave.,
Rev. Ray Martin (Pastor). Services;
Friday, Saturday and Sunday 6 p.m.
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Brian J. Kirkham
Scholarship Awards
Help Local
Students
Concord College has announced
several scholarshi p recipients for the
2003-2004 academic year. The
following student is among those
who have earned recognition:
Brian J. Kirkham has been
awarded the Director's Scholarship.
He is the son of Frank and Terri
Kirkham of Hinton.
For information of attending
Concord College call 1-888-384-5249
or 1-304-384-5248 or e-mail
admissions@concord.edu.
March is National Social Wol'k Month and we are proud of our
Social Workers for their part in helping connect the community
with our continuous care center.
Regina Ellison Penny Cole
If you have questions about our facility and the services we
offer, please contact Regina or Penny at:
Summers Continuous Care Center
John Cook Road
Hilldale (near Hinton)
(304) 466-0332
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Meeting Thursday
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JOHNHENRY DAYS
March 20 / 7:00 pm
At the Talcott
Fire Department
Everyone Welcome
Plan Your Reunion Around the Annual John Henry Days
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Come ,.,oin Us Everyone Welcome
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Carin 5. For
Your Heart
A healthy heart is important to
and it is also important to
us. That is why Summers
County ARH Hospital and
ARH Summers County
are pleased to welcome
MD, to the staff.
will provide a full
of non-invasive cardiology
to the Summers County
anity.
the month of February,
American Heart Month,
remember to take time to care
ca
for yourself and your heart.
Dr. Anand and the summers
County staff look forward to
serving you.
AI::IH
Summers County ARH Hospital
Terrace Street Hinton, West Virginia 25951 • (304) 466-1000
ARH Summers County Clinic
Terrace Street • Hinton, West Virginia 25951 • (304) 466-2905
www.arh.org
Appalachian Regional Healthcare
The Medical Centers of Mountains
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