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6 - Hinton News Tues. June 24, 2003
Presented With The
President's Golden Key
Sarah (Connie) Harris is shown being presented with the
President's Golden Key by Oneida Taylor, secretary of the Pipestem
Ruritan Club. Connie has recruited three new members for the
club. Connie is also the treasurer for the Pipestem Ruritan Club.
James Jarred Bragg Lora Lee Hill
Engagement Announced
Lora Lee Hill and James Jarred
Bragg of Roanoke, VA., lovingly
announce their engagement to be
married.
Lore, born April 19, 1969 in
Roanoke, VA. where she still resides.
One of four children, she is the
daughter of Virginia M. Home and
step-father Dave Horne; Paul A.
Callahan and step mother Carla
Callahan, all of Roanoke, VA.
Grandparents, the late Hazel and
Elmer Richards of Roanoke, VA. and
the late Evelyn & Herman Boothe
of Blue Ridge, VA. Lora has two
daughters Samantha, who will serve
as her Maid of Honor and Glenna,
who will serve as her Bridesmaid in
the ceremony being planned.
Jarred, born January 15, 1972, in
Hinton, WV. now also resides in
Roanoke, VA. He is the son of Brenda
Hedge and step-father Lewis Hedge
of Forest Hill, WV. and James Bragg
of Beckley, WV. Grandparents, the
late Bill and Elizabeth Wood Jr. of
Hinton, WV. and the late Francis V.
Bragg of Hinton. Jarred is currenIy
employed by Williams Automotive of
Roanoke. He has one brother, Scott
Garten, who will serve as his
Bestman in the coming event.
A July wedding is being planned
and will be held in Hinton, WV.
Tom, The Music Guy, At
Jumping Branch Elementary
First graders at Jumping Branch Elementary practiced beating
to the march of the drummer as Mr. Tom Graham actively engaged
the children in Mrs. Vicki Cales's class. Mr. Graham's presentation
included playing brass instruments, the trombone, baritone, and
trumpet. This educational presentation enabled the students to
learn and be able to identify different instruments. Jumping
Branch Elementary students enjoyed the sound of musical
instruments.
Summers County
Schools Steering
Committee Minutes
Mrs. Hinerman spoke about the
educational system. Following are
the highlights.
• Alternative program at SCHS
working well
• We have served 311 students in
alternative at SMS
• SBA grant for 237,000 for HAE
• We are purchasing new furnaces
for Talcott and JB
• We have leased the parking lot
af the Gospel Tabernacle for HAE
• We are about $500,000 in the
black
• Ten year plan is to provide one-
on-one tutoring
• We have received a $35,256.90
rural grant for tutoring
• Goals for next year: Improve
operation of SMS, Expand four-year
old program, Reduce special
education placements, Develop
• physical fitness curriculum.
WBL-Mr. MazzeUa told about the
WBL experiences just completed by
high school students. Ninety percent
Twenty One
Inducted Into
GCCC Honorary
June 8th.
Twenty one students at
Greenbrier Community College
Center have been inducted into the
Beta Zeta Delta Chapter, Phi Theta
Kappa International Honor Society
in ceremonies Sunday, June 8th., in
the Hollowell Auditorium of
Greenbrier Hall, the main office and
classroom building of GCCC.
Kami Masters presented the
welcome with co-Advisory Michael
Palm telling the history of the
honorary and introduction of guests.
Dr. Lucie T. Refsland, co-advisor,
presented the closing remarks.
Members of the honorary
conducted the induction ceremony
for F. Gale Greenway, Alderson;
Michael A.Hanna, Alderson;
Marilyn Kay Kiddie, Hinton;
Candance S. Killen, Meadow Bridge;
Jimmy Ray Wheeler, Alderson.
Chapter members presenting the
induction and program included
, SherryL. Blake, Lewisburg;, Charles
C. :Bowls., Alder.son; Carolyn B,
Evans, Ronceverte; Donna M. Lewis,
White Sulphur Springs, Kami S.
Masters, Hinton; Beverly A. Pauley,
Alderson; Karen S. Poe, Lewisburg;
Marcie L. Thomas, Clintonville;
Patricia Wilfong, Dunmore; Lester
E. Bowde, Lewisbur, Bradley M.
Burdette, Elton; Adam K. Lane,
Renick; Ellen L. Lorish, Lewisburg;
Jennifer L. McClung, Pickaway;
Jennifer A. Persinger, White
Sulphur Springs; Dawn D. Thomas,
Williamsburg and David L.
Thompson, Rupert.
A reception followed the ceremony
in the Student Activities Center of
Greenbrier Hall.
Greenbrier Community College
Center of Bluefield State College
serves the Pocahontas, Summers,
Monroe, Greenbrier counties as well
as parts of Raleigh, Fayette and
Nicholas counties and the
neighoring Alleghany Highlands of
Virginia.
Summers County Amateur
Radio Operators To
Practice Emergency Skills
Amateur Radio Operators from
Summers County as well as
thousands of others from around the
U.S. and Canada will participate
around the clock this weekend in the
American Radio Relay League's
Field Day,
According to Windle McQuiag,
President of the Bluestone Amateur
Radio Club, Field Day is the Annual
"Shakedown Run for the ARRL's
NationAl Field organization. =Field
Day is a way for hams to get
outdoors and have fun under some
difficult conditions, Windle says.
"But it's also a chance to fine-tune
emergency communication skills.
We use generators and battery
power, and set up miteauas in tl.7:
field. The idea isto put er '
self-sufficient, working station
quickly and begin making contacts
using voice, code, and digital modes.
The April field organization has
been effective in establishing
emergency communications nets
during floods, hurricaneS, fires,
earthquakes and other major
disasters.
Summers County Field Day
Operations will be at a farm on
Hartwell Rd., Zion Mountain near
Hinton follow signs. Set up begins 2
P.M. Saturday, June 28th. The
Public is invited. For more
information contact Windle
McQuiag 466-0431.
$$$
Don't bite the hand that has
your allowance in it.
--Paul Diekson
of the students met the requirement
for participation. Documentation is
in their files and will be on WVEIS.
He is working to establish a larger
employee base and better relations
with the public. Mr. Mazzella
suggested placing the WBL at other
grade levels in addition to tenth
grade.
WIA-Mrs. Cales reported that
attendance in the WIA meetings has
improved. It was four to six students
but now is up to 14 every week. She
has made several home visits. Three
of the students will be going to WV
State College in the summer for a
workforce development camp. The
week of the 16th she will be
conducting a workplace readiness
workshop and the week of the 23rd
she will be placing students in the
work sites.
Vocational Education-ln
Mr.Keaton's absence, Mrs. Brown
told the committee the core content
scores. The standard is that 45% will
score at 75% or better. Health
Occupations average 85% with 83%
scoring at 75% or better. Cisco
average 76% with 66% scoring at
75%or better. ProStart average 73%
with 50% scoring at 75% or better.
The building construction program
had been on improvement. The goal
for this year was that 22% would
score at 75% or better. The average
for building construction was
73%and 30% scored at 75% or better.
Thus each program has met the core
content standard.
Drug Free Schools-Mrs. Brown
said the drug free grant would be
approximately $20,000. She said the
materials to be used had to be
research based. Based upon our
previous discussion about the grant,
no new programs will be added, we
will keep character education, we
will more fully implement Got Real
About Violence, we will not be
paying for incentives for RSPPBS
from the grant, and we will be
continuing training for RSPPBS.
Anyone with further suggestions
needs to call or e-mail Mrs. Brown
immediately.
Pre-School Education-Head Start
Grant-Mrs. Hinerman talked about
the need that the school system saw
a few years ago for a preschool
program that would serve all
students who were not being served.
At that time the county started the
first four-year old program at HAE,
This year Concord gave up the Head
Start grant and the county is
applying. The county wants to
combine Head Start with the other
four-year old programs and bring all
of the students together so there will
no longer be a "haves and have nots"
grouping. Funds will be blended.
The Steering Committee agreed to
provide a letter of support for
Summers County Schoolsto apply
for the Head Start grant.
.Adult Basic Education-Mrs.
Brown said David Dent's program
would continue along with computer
classes. She is looking for interest
in any area of the county in a new
GED program. Anyone who knows
of an area of the county where 10-
12 people can be found who would
like to take classes in preparation
for earning their GED needs to
contact Mrs. Brown.
Next Meeting-will be September
9 at 7:00 A.M. in Mr. Mazzella's
room.
Other by Members-Mrs. Brown
asked that members e-mail or drop
off to her their goals for the school
system for next year. Please have
them to her by'the end of June.
Adjourn
Additional Information-the Drug
Free Grant and the Title I Plan are
both available at the board office for
review.
Byrd's-Eye View
By U.S. Senator Robert C. Byrd
Improving Access to Mental Health Care
According to the National Men-
tal Health Association, more than
54 million Americans suffer from
a mental disorder in any given year
but fewer than eight million seek
treatment. These numbers paint a
troubling picture. For far too many
individuals, debilitating mental
disorders go untreated because suf-
ferers lack the financial means to
obtain much needed care.
While individuals afflicted with
physical ailments such as cancer, di-
abetes, and high blood pressure can
rely on health insurance to lighten
the financial burden of their illnesses
and speed their paths to wellness,
those with mental disorders are often
left to fend for themselves. Destruc-
tive stigmas are being eliminated as
more people understand mental
health issues, but health care policies
are not keeping pace. Many private
health insurance plans discriminate
against mental health patients by
imposing caps on doctor visits and
hospital stays and charging higher
co-payments and deductibles.
The country's health insurance
system has neglected people who
suffer from mental disorders for
far too long. That is why I am co-
sponsoring legislation which would
break down the barriers to mental
health insurance coverage and al-
low patients to seek the medical
help they need. The Mental Health
Equitable Treatment Act would
ensure that mental health disorders
receive the same insurance cover-
age as physical illnesses. The bill,
which renews and improves upon a
mental health parity bill enacted in
1996, calls for full parity for all cat-
egories of mental health conditions
listed in the and Statis-
tical Mual of Mental
Fourth .
Fears that parity would cause
insurance premiums to skyrocket
are unwarranted. The Congressio-
nal Budget Office has estimated that
this legislation would raise insur-
ance rates by less than one percent,
a cost that pales in comparison to
the significant costs of untreated or
mistreated mental illness, including
lost work productivity, lost earnings
due to illness, and social costs. Ex-
panding health care access for men-
tal health patients makes sense both
medically and economically.
By allowing mental health suf-
fers to obtain treatment when it is
medically necessary, the legislation
encourages early intervention, ap-
propriate care to avoid relapse, and
the opportunity for a healthy, happy
life. The time has come to bring
first-class health care to millions of
Americans who have been second-
class patients for too long.
I
Receives s ,
The Kiwanis Club of Hinton gives a Citizenship Award each year '
to a student chosen by the faculty of Summers County High School. "
The award has been given annually for over fifty years and was •
presented this year to Molly Mock at the SCHS Awards Night.
Kiwanis also gives small scholarship awards to outstanding
graduates residing in Summers County, The photo below shows
all the award recipients: Joel McGraw, Mollie Mock, Kassie
Meadows, and Erica McBride.
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