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CHARLES MEADOR As he sat visiting with his wife, the Lord took "Chuck" Meador home. Bern in Smithers, West Virginia, on August 22,1938, Charles E. Meador, Sr. was the oldest son of John and Thelma Meador. He lived his youth in West Virginia; after graduation Chuck joined the Air Force andproudly served his country for twenty years. After his stint in the service, he returned to college, earned his degree in Business Management and began his second career. For another twenty years he worked in the food and beverage industry as a director at the Sheraton Hotel in Dover, Delaware. In 1985 Chuck married the love of his life, Charmaine Noland. The blending of two daughters and two sons blessed this union. Chuck and Charmaine devoted their lives to their family. Chuck coached his boys through t-ball and Little League, volunteered as a Cub Scout leader, and later coached his two sons as they played football. Chuck always expressed great pride in his daughter Vicki's life as a devoted wife and mother and in daughter Dawna's business acumen. In 1992 Chuck and Charmaine returned to Montana to live closer to family. In Billings, Chuck finished his career in the food and beverage industry at the Elk's Club. Always a man who focused and worked diligently, Chuck then Worked for the U.S. Postal Service. Upon "retirement" he began to buy and maintain rental ~its..He : ]~ved with integrity, aa~ admirable • work=ethic, and .a ~ desire :to contribute positively to his world. Fly fishing and hunting filled Chucks free time. We will remember him as an ardent supporter of Griz football, a passion he shared with his sons. Chuck is survived by his wife Charmaine Meador; daughters Vicki (Michael) Gibfried; Dawna Metcalf; and sons Jeremiah (Jenell); and Chaz (Vivian). His life was enriched by seven grandchildren and five great grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents and his brother John. Memorial services were held at Atonement Lutheran Church,1290 Sierra Granda Blvd. on Wednesday, June 8, at 11:00 a.m. A reception followed with a private military burial. Memorials are suggested to Project Healing Waters, P.O. Box 695, La Plata, MD. 20646. Condolences may be shared with the family by visiting smithfuneral chapels.com. Chuck will forever fly free on the wings of a snow white dove. NOTICE COMMUNITY SUPPORT The Hinton Lions Club is asking for the Communities support in helping to provide thosewho need, eye examinations or eye glasses. The Hinton Lions have been providing assistance for o ve~18 years and are asking comrhunity organizations and businesses aswell as citizens for monetary donations to continue~providing help to those in need in bur community. As news spreads of the help being provided, requests are now outnumbering the Lions Club's ability to help. Once a request is received, the individual's application is screened to insure that other avenues of assistance are pursued before the Lions Club provides help. Donations can be mailed to: Lions Club, SightAssistance Program, P.O. Box 1321, Hinton, WV 25951. Checks should be made out to: Hinton Lions Club. ~TH DEPARTMENT Mondays and Thursdays are our nursing service days. Children's immunizations, flu shots, blood 'pressure screenings and all other services are done on these days. If you have any questions please feel free to call 304-466-3388. If you are between the ages of 19 and 26, with or without insurance, and int~erested in receiving the Gardisil/~PV vaccine, please call the health department at 304-466- 3388. PSD MEETING Tues. June 14, 2016 Hinton News,'- 3 | The Meadow Creek Public Service District meets the second Tuesday of each month at the Green Sulphur District "~blunteer Fire Department at 6 p.m. Meetings are • - open to the public. NANCY THOMPSON FOR PROSECUTING ATTORNEY Nancy Ratcliff Thompson went PIPESTEM RURITAN CLUB home to be with the Lord on The PipestemRuritanclubmeets Saturday, May 28, 2016, at The every fourth Saturday at 6:00 p.m. ~'- •qualified, experienced, independent--- Bowers Hospice House in Beckley. We have a wonderful dinner before She was born July 13, 1939, in our meeting. We would like to invite V' As Prosecuting Attorney of Summers County, 2001 - 2006, McNeely prosecuted hundreds of Nashville, TN to Harold and Moreen anyone interested in learning more Felonies and Misdemeanors while handling Abuse/Neglect, Juvenile and County matters Ratcliff. Mr. Ratcliff moved the about this service club to come and I/As your Prosecutor, Jim McNeely will be accessible to the public to hear and respond to your family, while Nancy was a child, to join us. We have a gospel sing the Sandstone. She graduated from Friday before our meetings, concerns and to do whatever he can to answer your questions and provide information Sandstone High Schooland enrolled Come join in the fun and ve Intends to employ an investigator to assist law enforcement and give the Prosecutor's Office in nurses training at Clifton Forge, fellowship. For more information its own investigative capability, with the new position not requiring a budget increase VA. Later she attended a school for please call Brenda Garcia at 304- V' With a long history of political independence, McNeely's decisions as Prosecutor will anesthetist training, and became a 923-1622 or 304-466-6804. be fair and professional - he will not be influenced by political families, factions orcliques Nurse Anesthetist. She worked at t/Law Degree from WVU College of Law in 1986: graduated in top 10% of class the Hinton Hospital, and other BINGO t/Former member WV House of Delegates: served on Judiciary and Education Committees hospitals in Virginia and Beckley, Bingo every Friday night at the retiring from the VA Hospital in Hinton Senior Citizens Building or Served as artillery officer in the U.S. Army (Vietnam Veteran) and in WV National Guard Beckley. Second Ave. Doors open at 4:00 p.m. t/Education Degree from Concord College in 1973: served 2 terms as President of the Concord Nancy was married to Frank starts at 6:00 p.m. Alumni Association and was selected Concord "Alumnus of the Year" in 1992 Lively of Hinton for over 30 years v' Masters Degree from Virginia Tech with concentration in Public Administration and Kenneth Sherwood, both of which preceded her in death. She is v' 29+ years experience as civil, criminal and administrative law attorney in W. Va.: has held also predeceased by a sister, Lillian AL-ANON management positions in state, county, and municipal government as well as in the military Krailo. Are you troubled by someone's Comments/questions? Call (304) 994-0792 orjarneswrncneely@gmaiLcom Survivors include her husband, drinking? A--Anon Family Group Harry Thompson and his family ot can help. To help them, you have to Political ad paid for by candidate: James W. "Jim" McNeely, Democrat (not accepting campaign contributions) Meadow Creek, her sister Janice help yourself first. Shotts and her husband of PA., Meetings every Monday nights brothers, Walter Ratcliffand wife oI 7:00"p.m. behind the Childa_dvocacy U nclaimed property surpasses fiscal 20 1 5 totals Ohio and Danny Ratcliff and wife, Center at 411 Temple Street. Fol !~ of Nashville, TN, sister-in-law, Mary more information call: 466-2760. With almost a month to go, Treasurer's Office outdoes 2016 ': Lively Rogers and husband Roy el State Treasurer John Perdue's that to mailed letters to rightful Treasurer Perdue waged" a SanFuneralAntoniO,servicesTX. were held June *** unclaimed property division has owners, website maintenance, field legislative battle this past session What kills a skunk is the pub- already returned $12.2 millionrepresentatives' hard work and to ensure insurance companies 2, 2016, at Cranberry Baptist licityit gives itself, duringfiscal2016,easilysurpassing continued, twice-a-year publication turn over policy proceeds of the Church in Beckley with Rev.. Roger mAbraham Lincoln fiscal 2015's $9.1 million figure, of names in newspaper inserts, deceased. E. Pauley officiating. Burial followed *** The surge represents a 34 "It's truly been a banner year Unclaimed property is any at Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens in perpent increase in dollar value and shows that my office is financial asset from which Beckley. and 1,300 additional claims filed continuing to do its duty, despite an individual has become than in fiscal 2015, with nearly an the budgetary uncertainty in which unintentionally separated. Real JOHN HENRY MUSEUM AND entire month to go in the year. we find ourselves." estate is not included. GIFT SHOP It also does not include a Figures show that stale-datedExamples.are left-behindufility The John Henry Museum and "We take returning unclaimed that have not been cashed in in six and abandoned safe deposit boxes. Gift Shop is now open. Stop by, visit School Choice Yearbook $200,000 claim paid on June 1. checks - those issued by the state deposits; a forgotten final paychbck; us and check out our unique gift (NAPS)--Here's a school statis- property seriously/' Treasurermonths - have been on the rise this West Virginia has returaed shop in a restored general store from tic many families may be happy to Perdue said. "this is the second fiscal year. approximately $160 milhon the early 1900~. We carry Carson learn: More than 245,000 children year in a row that our end-of-year Life insurance-related claims in unclaimed, property during flags, Melissa and Doug toys, jams are in publicly funded private totals have eclipsed the previous comprise about $400,000 of that Treasurer Perdue's five termg~ in and jellies, Blenko andApplachian school choice programs, fiscal year'snumbers. I credit figure, office. '. ': glass products, wooden pallet signs, That's according to a leading Beautiful Bee products, John Henry national organization promoting GOVERNOR TOMBLIN CHALLENGES WV STUDENTS :~'~ t-shirts, sweatshirts and hats, educational choice, the Alliance TO BUILD A VIRTUAL CAPITOL :,: GreenbrierRiver t-shirts, books and for School Choice. The group's more! School Choice Yearbook is theGovernor Earl Ray Tomblin is "AS our state's students continue To enter the contest, studbnts annual award-winning publica-challenging West Virginia students to develop interest in technology- must register by June 20, ~2016 Come visit us Friday, Saturday tion offering the most comprehen- to build a virtual West Virginia based hobbies and activities, it's by visiting: http://wvde~s/ and Sunday from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. sive data on the nation's private capitol building using Minecraft. important that we encourage minecraftcontest. Entries must~ be in Talcott. school choice programs. It found: The contest is hosted in them to pursue their curiosities," submitted by 11:59 p.m. on July:31, YES collaboration with Governor Gov. Tomblin said. "Science, 2016. ~; Vacation Bible School at Fairview Tomblin's STEM Initiative, the . ,echo.. elegy, ,e~nee~ng, and ,math .... Tosubmit; students must,em~il a Baptist Church in Forest Hill, June West Virginia~ Department of ,education creates critical thinkers, ' 'l~icture:orscreenshot0ftheiYc~pitol 27-July 1 fl:o~ B-30 to 8:45 each Education and 'the AttiC, the West prohl.em solyers, innovators: and building create|on 'to (minecraft@ evening. The theme this year willbe Virginia Department of Education collaborators - skills that help to wvde.state.wv.us) and include "Cave Quest". Classes will be and The Education Alliance. develop the foundation of learning 'TIinecraft Contest Submission" in avfiilable from Nursery to High Students are encouraged to use for the jobs we are creating here in the email subject line. School students. There will also be Minecraft to either create a replica West Virginia." For more information, visit the an adult class each evening, of the current West Virginia Capitol Winners will be selected in FAQ page of the registration site Building or create a new state elementary, middle andhighschool at http://wvde.us/minecraftcontest The latest single-year enrollment capitol buildingforWestVirginia, grades, or contact the WVDE Office of growth in private school choice The contest is open to West More than$6,000worthofprizes Communieations at 304-558-2699. programs is the largest in Ameri- Virginia students grades PreK- will be awarded. Awards will be Be sure to follow us can history. 12, including private school and presented at a special event hosted on Facebook, Twitter, and Goog!e+. homeschool students, in fall 2016. .Private school choice pro- grams saw an increase of more than 35,000 students from last,] !1 ;I 01 ,i ,I year. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~" *The state with the most stu- ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ = .~' ~ m dents benefiting from private school An airplane mechanic invented the choice is Florida, with more than CANDIDATE "" ~,_ ~ ' toy called the Slinky while he was 76,000 students in t~vo progralT!s. NATIONAL TICKL=T playing with engine parts and real- You can download the Yearbook ized the possible secondary use at www.AllianceforSchoolChoice. H~,~l~do~~= ~ ~i~ i¢ ~iEiiio ~ ~i ~ ~i 7" ~i ~i for the springs, org/Yearbook. P.u, T. Yah'ell, Jr. 9 101 24 20 10 .'1.89 Roquo RoP--.,k;~, de Ii Fuente O 1 0 2 el ~OI K.Ith Judd O ~. 3 ,4 :2 8! :~(~ Marl,in J. O'MIllle]l# 3 g.8. 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