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Volume 113 No. 50
Firefighters ’ Day
May 4, 2016
Firefighters dedicate their lives
to the protection of life and property.
Sometimes that dedication is in
the form of countless hours of
volunteered over many years, in
others it is many selfless years
working the industry. In all cases
it risks the ultima' . sacrifice of a
firefighter’s
International Firefighters’
Day is a time where the world’s
mmunity can recognize and honor
e sacrifices that firefighters make
to ensure that their communities
and environment are as safe as
possible. It is also a day in which
’current and past firefighters can be
thanked for their contributions.
International Firefighters’ Day
is observed each year on May 4.
On this date you are invited to'
remember the past firefighters
who have died while serving our
community or dedicated their lives
to protecting the safety of us all.
At the same time, we can show our
support and appreciation to the
firefighters who continue to protect
us so well throughout the year.
We are asking you to proudly
wear and display blue and red
ribbons pinned together to show
your gratitude to firefighters
everywhere.
The ribbon colors are linked
to symbolic of the main elements
firefighters work with—red for fire
and blue for water.
The Hinton Fire Department
Ladies Auxiliary are holding a
reception for all firefighters past
and present at the Hinton Fire
Department, May 4, at 7 pm.
Also we will be releasing red and
blue balloons, in memory of all
firefighters.
We are extending a special
invitation to all those who are now
firefighters or have been in the past '
after all they are our hometown
and community HEROS.
MANCHIN URGES HOUSE LEADERS
TO TAKE QUICK ACTION ON
COMPREHENSIVE OPIOID BILL , ,
The Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act of 2015 passed the Senate in
March
Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV)
sent a letter to the Speaker of the
House of Representatives Paul
Ryan and the Democratic Leader
of the House of Represantatives
Nancy Pelosi, urging them to take
up the Comprehensive Addiction
and Recovery Act of 2015 (CARA),
which the Senate passed in March,
as soon as possible.
He also encouraged the House
to consider additional legislation,
including several bills that he has
introduced, to address the opioid
crisis on all fronts and save lives.
Senator Manchin said in part:
“In March, the Senate passed the
Comprehensive Addiction and
Recovery Act by a vote of 94-1.
As you know, this bipartisan
bill would Significantly expand
prevention and educational
efforts, improve the availability
of naloxont to reduce overdose
deaths, strengthen access to
effective, eviden" ' based treatment
programs, and more. It represents
a strong first step in our fight to
end the opioid abuse and overdose
death epidemic, and I hope that
the House of Representatives Will
take up this legislation as soon as
possible. I hope that the House will
also consider additional legislation
to allow us to address this crisis on
all fronts.”
Dear Speaker Ryan and Leader
Pelosi,
As the senior Senator from West
Virginia, I have seen firsthand
the devastating effects of opioid
abuse on individuals, families,
and communities in my state and
around the country. According to
the Centers for Disease Control
(CDC), we lost 18,893 people
in 2014 to a prescription opioid
.overdose and 10,574 people to a
heroin overdose. Since 1999, we’ve
lost almost 200,000 Americans
to prescription opioid abuse. As
Members of Congress, it is our
duty to do everything in our power
to stop this deadly epidemic.
That is why I urge the House of
Representatives to move quickly to
consider legislation to prevent and
treat prescription opioid and heroin
addiction.
In March, the Senate passed
the Comprehensive Addiction and
Recovery Act by a vote of 94-1. As
you know, this bipartisan bill would
significantly expand prevention
and educational efforts, improve
the availability of naloxone to
reduce overdose deaths, strengthen
access to effective, evidence-based
treatment programs, and more. It
represents a strong first step in our
fight to end the opioid abuse and
overdose death epidemic, and I hope
that the House of Representatives
will take up this legislation as soon
as possible.
I hope that the Hour : will also
consider additional legislation
to allow us to address this crisis
on all fronts. I have introduced
several bills that would strengthen
our efforts to both prevent and
treat opioid addiction. These bills
include:
The Changing the Culture
of the FDA Act (S. 2543): This
bill amends the FDA’s mission
statement to include the agency’s
responsibility for addressing the
public health impact of the opioid
epidemic.
Prescription Drug Abuse
Prevention and Treatment Act (S.
1431/H.R. 4697): This bipartisan
bill would improve education about
opioid abuse for consumers and
physicians and provide assistance to
states and the federal government
to reduce opioid abuse, diversion,
and deaths.
FDA Accountability for
Public Safety Act (S. 954): This
bipartisan bill would require the
FDA to seek the advice of its experts
on the advisory committee when
the FDA considers new, dangerous
opioid medications.
Promoting Responsible
Opioid PrescribingAct (S. 2758/H.R.
4499): This bill, which I introduced
with Senator Johnson, would
eliminate a perverse incentive
that physicians have to prescribe
unnecessary opioid medications.
I will also soon be introducing
legislation to protect those
recovering from addiction by
ensuring that medical professionals
have access to information about a
patient’s addiction if the patient
consents. This is in response to the
tragic dea
th of Jessie Grubb, who
overdosed when she was sent home
with 50 oxycodone after a surgery
despite making it .very clear to her ‘
attending physicians that she was
a recovering heroin addict. Finally,
I am working on a legislative
proposal that would impose a
small fee on opioids and use those
funds to supplement the Substance
Abuse Prevention and Treatment
Block Grant, which provides states
with the necessary resources to
expand access to substance abuse
treatment.
Each of these bills would
strengthen our efforts to bring the
opioid crisis under control. On
communities are hurting, and the
problem will only grow worse if
we fail to act. I urge you to move
as quickly as possible to pass
legislation to help the millions of
Americans who are suffering from
opioid addiction.
Attorney General Morrisey’s Opinion on Shared Bathrooms in West Virginia
West Virginia Attorney
General Patrick Morrisey. this
week expressed his disappointment ‘
with a federal appeals court ruling,
which could force West Virginia
schools to admit adolescents into
the bathrooms and locker rooms of
the opposite sex.
. The 2-1 ruling, entered by the
4th US. Circuit Court of Appeals
in Richmond, Virginia, found it
discriminatory for the Gloucester
County, Va., school board to prohibit
a transgender student from using
the boys’ bathroom.
v The lawsuit was brought by a
biologically female teenager who
identifies as male.
. A lower court previously rejected
the student’s argument, a decision
then appealed to a three-judge
panel bf the 4th Circuit.Attorney
General Morrisey had partnered
with five states in support of
Gloucester County and the lower
court’s ruling.
This week’s decision, if left
intact, sets case law governing
West Virginia, Maryland, North
Carolina, South Carolina and
Virginia.“This directly impacts
West Virginia,” Attorney General
Morrisey said.
“This 'sets federal precedent
that could subject schools in
West Virginia to lawsuits by self-
identifying, transgender students
who seek unfettered access to the
bathroom, locker room or sports,
team of his or her choice?“
A friend of the court brief, filed
by Attorney General Morrisey
and his counterparts credited
Gloucester County with going
further than current law requires in
establishing multiple, single-stall
unisex bathrooms to accommodate
the student in question.The
coalition also rebutted claims of
discrimination by defining the
“
difference between sex” and
“gender.”
It contends the student was
excluded from the boys’ bathroom
not because of any stereotype about
appearance, behavior or dress, but _
because of the student’s biological
sex.In‘ dissent, Judge Paul V.
Niemeyer» wrote the majority’s
“holding completely tramples on all
universally accepted protections of
privacy and safety that are based on
the anatomical differences between
the sexes.”
He further explained the,
“unprecedented holding overrules
custom, culture, and very demands
inherent in human nature for
privacy and safety, 'which the
separation of such facilities is'
designed to protect.”West Virginia
signed the November 2015 brief
with officials from Arizona, Maine,
Mississippi, North Carolina and
South Carolina.
(Continuing the Hinton Daily News The Weekend Leader)
Home of “W. Va. Water Festival”
Hinton, West Virginia Tuesday April 26, 2016
Internatioal ‘
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SOCIAL MEDIA SEMINAR
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50 Cents
FOR BUSINESSES
The New River Gorge Regional
Development Authority in
partnership with the Robert C.
Byrd Institute, and the Summers
County Convention and Visitors
Bureau are excited to announce the
production of a seminar series for
regional businesses. Throughout
May, these partners will bring a
seminar focusing on the ins and
outs of social media mastery to the
counties of Raleigh, Fayette, and
Summers. Each course will include
a seminar, hands-on workshop with
guided exercises, as well as dinner,
and reference materials.
Businesses widely recognize that
digital commerce and social media
are changing the way consumers
make purchases. With people
spending more and more time
online as active participants in
the consumption and generation of
content, companies and brands who
wish to stay relevant, are required
to engage with customers by
adopting a new strategy. Director of
Business Retention and Expansion,
Joe Brouse, explains that “f r
those of us working with existing
companies and entrepreneurs, we
are increasingly told by business
owners that social media is their
primary customer generator.”
“Social Media for Small
Businesses” is a 1.5hr seminar
that will take place on May 9th,
16th, and 23rd, in various locations
throughout the region. During
the course, speaker Bill Woodrum
will provide attendees with a solid
background in social media, help
them choose the most appropriate
platforms, learn how to write their
first posts, and optimize content for
search engines.
Participants will receive printed
material as well as a light dinner.
The course is free, but does require
attendees to reserve a space.
Funding for this training is provided
by the United State Economic
Development Administration
through a grant to RCBI.
To find out more about the
course, and see the agenda, visit
https://www.facebook.com/nrgrda/
events, email bwoodrum@rcbi.org,
or call Bill Woodrum at (304) 781-
1670.
SUSAN G. KOMEN WEST VIRGINIA GRANTS
$233,062.00 TO 10 HELP BATTLE BREAST CANCER
Susan G. Komen West Virginia
announces they will be granting
funding to 10 qualifying medical
facilities across the state.
Quote from Dawn Holstein,
Grant Chair, “We are very happy
that we were able to fund 10 out
of 10 grant applicants. All of the .
grantees submitted their breas "
cancer needs and particularly
grantees in Mason and Marshall
counties, which are currently the
2 counties with the highest breast
cancer mortality rate (according
to the 2015 Community Profile).
In West Virginia, on average, 6
women will die every week from
breast cancer.”
The Awarded Grantees are as
follows and the amounts are what
was requested:
1. Robert
$24,934.00
2. West Virginia University
Foundation Mary Babb Randolph
Bonnie’s Bus $25,000.00
3. Grant County
Department $25,000.00
4. Wheeling Health Right, Inc.
$25,000.00
5. Weirton Medical Center
C. Byrd Clinic
Health
$25,000.00
6. Webster County Memorial
Hospital $8,201.00
7. West Virginia Health Right,
Inc. $24,927.00
8. Cabell-Huntington Health
Department $25,000.00
9. Cabell Huntington Hospital
‘ §§1§§é§$ is: *
Susan G. Komen. is the world’s
largest breast cancer organization,
and Komen West Virginia is one
of over a hundred Affiliates on
the front lines dedicated to ending
breast cancer in their communities.
Komen Affiliates fund innovative
breast health programs that
provide vitally needed breast
cancer screening, medical supplies,
financial assistance (including
emergency living expenses and
insurance co-pays), as well as
patient and family support..
About Susan G. Komen and
Komen West Virginia:
Susan G. Komen is the world’s
largest breast cancer organization,
funding more breast cancer
research than any other nonprofit
faces to Visit in Summers County
while providing real-time help to
those facing the disease. Komen
was founded by Nancy G. Brinker,
who promised her sister, Susan
G. Komen, that she would end the
disease that claimed Suzy’s lifel. ,
Komen West Virginia is working to
better the
, 3; liyes of those facing breast cancer
.sihe lecal community. Through
events like the May 7th Komen
West Virginia Race for the Cure®,
Komen West Virginia has invested
wover 2 million in community breast
health programs in 55 counties and
_ has helped contribute to the more
than $889 million invested globally
in research. For more information,
call 304-556-4808 or visit www.
komenwvorg
'About the Susan G. Komen Race
for the Cure:
The 16th Annual Susan G.
Komen Race for the Cure will be
held on May 7th at the State Capitol
Complex. This is the largest 5k
in the state as well as the largest
fundraiser for the Grants Program.
You can get registered or donate
now at www.komenwv.org or by
calling our office at 304-556—4808.
The following article was written by Donna Brown Brewster
and photo by Vicky Maddy.
This week’s historical marker is
‘ John Milton Warhop
John Milton Wauhop or Jack
Warhop was born in Hinton on July
4, 1884. His parents were Walter
Raleigh Wauhop and Maggie
Martin.
He died on October 4, 1950 at
the age of 76 in Freeport, Illinois.
Before he joined the Yankees,
John worked as a miner for‘the
Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad.
Historians tell us that he was small
ball player who lived here in the
late 1800’s.”
in size, around 5 feet, 8 inches.
Around 1947 Hinton Newspaper
did an interview with John. The
interviewer reported that “Wauhop
was an underhanded pitcher
who was taught‘his unusual but
effective styleof delivery by Acey
Peyton, a famous African American
His career in baseball started in
Hinton pitching for the Chesapeake I
& Ohio Railroad company. He,
joined a Cherokee Indian, Nebraska
Indian club that was touring
Hinton.
Their pitcher was sick. They
asked if someone could fill in. John
Milton Warhop did. Now you know
the rest of the story.
His marker is located at Belle
Point Park in Hinton, WV.