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HINTON NEWS
(Continuing the Hinton Da, ily lle¢s & The.Weekend Leader)
Home of the W. Va. Water Festival
Volume 101 No. 12
Hinton, West Virginia Tuesday, July 1, 2003
Final Funding for Hinter]
Technology Center Awarded
By Fred Long announcement put to rest the
It was a fitting climax to a stormy "Doubting Thomas" that believed
two years for Hinton Mayor Cleo she would never secure the funding
Mathews when Friday, needed for the $6.2 million
Congressman Nick Joe Rahall (D- technology building that will be
WV) announced from his constructed on city property across
Washington office that Hinton has from City Hall. The award, secured
been approved for a $1.1 million through the U.. S. Economic
• grant for its new technology center. Development Administration's
Mathews first two years in office Public Works Program completes
came to a close yesterday and the the required financing.
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John Henry Days Schedule of Events
Talcott, WV July 11, 12 & 13
Friday, July 11:
7:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m. - Live Entertainment at the tunnel featuring West
Virginia Blue Grass Connection. All entertainment is Free, donations
accepted. Bring a lawn chair. In case of rain, entertainment will be at Talcott
Elementary School .Gym.
Sat., July 12:
7:30 a m. - 10:00 a.m. - Breakfast at Trinity Methodist Church in basement.
8:00 a.m. - 4-Mile Run. Begins at Talcott Bridge. Registration will begin at
7:00 a.m.
8:05 a.m. - 'l-Mile Eun Walk. Begins at Talcott Bridge. Registration will
begin at 7:00 a.m.
9:00 a.m. - Flea Market & Craft sales - Along State Route 3 in Talcott.
10:00 a.m. - Grand Parade, trophies andribbons will be awarded.
Talcott Drama Club will be performing immediately following the parade at
Talcott Station.
John Henry Memorabilia Room opens immediately after the parade in the
Trinity Methodist Church basement.
Talcott area Memorabilia Room opens air day at Dillori's Supei'ette.
12:00 p.m. - Inner tube Race (Age categories 6-9 and 10-12) - Boat Landing
at Talcott Bridge. Registration forms available at Dillon's Superette.
12:30 p.m. - Splash and Dash for Cash (ages 13-18) - Boat Landing at
Talcott Bridge. Registration forms available at DiUon's Superette.
1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. - Live Entertainment at Boat Landing featuring Jimmy
Costa.
1:00 p.m. - Quilt Show opens. Located in room above Dillon's Superette.
1:00 p.m. - 3:00 prn - Games for Children located at Talcott Fire Department.
3:00 p.m. - 5:00 p:m. - Live Entertainment at Boat Landing featuring Turtle
Creek.
7:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m. - Live Entertainment at Tunnel featuring Collegians
(50's/60's band). All entertainment is Free. Donations will be accepted.
Bring a lawn chair. In case of rain, entertainment will be at Talcott Elementary
School Gym.
Fireworks Immediately Following The Show
Sun., July 13:
9:30 a.m. - Registration for the Bike Race at the Talcott Bridge Boat Launch.
Race begins at 10:00 a.m. (This is tentatively scheduled, inquire about the
bike race at Dillon's Superette, closer to the Festival).
9:45 a.m. - Church Services at the Great Bend Tunnel with Rev. Sam
Groves. Bring a lawn chair.
11:00 a m - Flea Market & Craft Sales - Along State Route 3 in Talcott.
12:00 p. m. - 4:00 p. m. - Car Show at Trinity Methodist Church parking lot.
Registration will begin at 11:00 a.m.
1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. Quilt Show opens. Located in room above Dillon's
Superette.
2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. Gospel Sing at Rollynsburg Baptist Church featuring
Gospel Choirs from Lewisburg and Charleston
4:00 p. m. - Rubber Ducky Race at the Talcott Bridge Boat Launch. "13ckets
available at DiUon's Superette, Thimble & Plow, and other locations.
Visit the Graham House constructed in 1770 and the Saunders One Room
School House, one mile east of Talcott.
(All Water Events Will Be Rescheduled If River Is High)
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Receives Foundation Grant
The Hinton Area Foundation recently held its Annual Grants
Reception in the Catholic Church Fellowship Hall. Ralph
Wilson, a member of the Board of Directors of the
Foundation, is shown above presenting a check in the
amount of $500 to David Dent, GED Instructor at the Lincoln
School. This grant will assist students with the cost of taking
the General Education Development Test (GED). The cost
of the test is fifty dollars making it financially difficult for
students to take the test even though they are ready to
accept the challenge academically.
"We're delighted," Mathews said
from her office yesterday. "Everyone
has bent over backwards to help us
and we are very, very much
appreciative."
When Mathews took office two
years ago the City had a six level
building project, four above ground
levels and two levels of underground
parking, in the works for the
Summers Street property.
Construction cost had grown from
approximately $5 million to $8.8
million in a fairly short amount of
time and only $1.8 million was
available.for construction from a
federal budget appropriation
secured in Oct. 2000 by Senator
Robert Byrd.
"When it started out," Mathews
said, "it seemed like an impossible
task. We needed $8.8 million for a
building that Hinton could not afford
and had only $1.8 to work with. Two
years later, it's done and that's
because a lot of people have helped
us, a lot of people that want to help
Hinton and see Hinton prosper."
Shortly after the administration
took office several stormy sessions
were held with the architect over the
size of the building which, Matlews
said, WouT:req'the City to
borrow in excess of $5 million.
"Hinton," she said, "could not afford
this."
The project was ultimately scaled
back, in Nov. 2001, to a structure
with two levels above ground and
two levels of underground parking.
The following month Byrd
announced a second $1.8 million
that he added to the federal Housing
and Urban Development
Appropriations bill.
This was followed with a $1.8
million long term loan from the West
Virginia Infrastructure and
Development Council completing
the required funding for the upper
levels.
Mathews said sufficient revenue
will be generated by the occupancy
of the building to not only satisfy the
debt but provide a "small excess."
Payment does not begin until
construction is completed.
Computer Sciences Corporation
(CSC), a New Jersey Fortune 500
company and the fifth largest
Department of Defense contractor in
the nation, will occupy the main
floor. CSC located an office in
Comment
This and That
By Fred Long
The second story porch on the
commercial building at the corner of
Temple St. and 7th Ave. was
removed last Thurs. Steel beams
extending from the brick building
were cut and removed with a blow
torch leaving an ugly scar on the face
of the building and an insult to the
City. A review of the permits issued
at City Hall since Feb., which also
included business license renewals
commingled among the papers, a
questionable filing system, turned
up none. Whoever did this may have
purchased a permit, but if none was
issued, steps should be taken to
bring the perpetrators to task.
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Tony Grimmett, owner and
operator of Tony's on Stokes Drive,
retired yesterday aRer 29+ years of
dedicated service to Hinton and
Summers County. It leaves a void.
Tony's was a place where you could
stop in and chat about any subject
on the books, and Tony seemed to
have a handle on what was going on
and a wisdom about him that some
might not have appreciated. But
after 29 years behind the cash
register, and only a few months shy
of 65, Tony has decided to retire and
spend some time on the river fishing.
Why not? His business will be
missed by his loyal customers but we
wish him the best, and hope he drags
in that state record.
Hinton after Senator Byrd inserted
language in a multi-million dollar
defence contract requiring them to
fulfill the terms of the contract in
offices located in Hinton. They are
presently leasing facilities from the
City in the West End on 17thAve. A
tenant for the second floor has, of
course, Mathews said, not been
secured, however, several firms have
expressed interest.
The grant announced Friday
secures funding for the underground
parking facilities.
"This is an important anchor in
our Silicon Mountains Initiative,"
Rahall said when making the
announcement. "We do not have to
look far to see that computer chips
and servers are today's coal and
steel. With this money Hinton is
leading the way in West Virginia's
Renaissance."
Congressman Rahall helped
'secure the $1.1 million grant
through the U. S. Economic
Development Administration's
Public Works Program.
The technology center will be
used to combine the agricultural and
tourism strengths of Summers
County with the growing high tech
industry in SouthernWest Virginia,
he explained.
"We are building a new
tomorrow," he said, "and it begins
with a wide high-tech corridor that
will run through Southern West
Virginia. The 1-64 high-tech
corridor, we are calling the Silicon
Mountains, is ushering in a new era
in Southern West Virginia and
bringing new jobs to our mountains
and valleys."
Mathews said the next step is a
ground breaking ceremoriy that will
include Senator Byrd and
Congressman Rahall. "We're aiming
at Sept. 1," she said. "This will
depend on their schedule, but I want
both of them here because they have
helped us so much to bring this
along. You don't know how excited I
am about this and how thankful I
am for their support. This is big, big,
big."
This 1933 Plymouth Coupe won the Best Street RodAward.
The car is owned by Bill Davis of Bluefield, WV.
ANNUAL CAR SHOW
The Historic Pence Springs
Resort was a beehive of activity,
Saturday, with the third annual Car
Show held on its spacious grounds
with 76 participants and a total of
57 trophies presented this year.
The show was sponsored in part
by the resort as well as a host of
other businesses in the local area.
The show was produced by Linda
Martin, Myron Anderson, and Dave
Ruble.
The show was open to all special
interest vehicles from 1900 to the
present. There were 78 cars and 1
motorcycle registered at the show
representing four different states.
While there the car owners had an
opportunity to tour the historic
resort as well as sample their
delicious fd. Trophies were
awKtffed to the T0p 50 Vehfclds plus
the following seven special awards.
Best Antique: A. W. Maddy of
Nimitz, WV, 1936 Ford Tudor Sedan.
Best Truck: Al Sullivan of Kegley,
WV, 1956 Chevrolet.
Best Street Rod: Bill Davis of
Bluefield, WV, 1933 Plymouth
Coupe.
Best of the 50's: Butch Cahill of
Princeton, WV, 1955 Chevrolet
Nomad Station Wagon.
Best of the 60's: James Ratliff of
Reidsville, NC, 1968 Chevrolet
Camaro Z-28 Rally Sport.
Best of the 70's: Sonny & Carolyn
Roseberry of Bluefield, WV, 1974
Chevrolet Corvette.
Best of the Show: George Garland
of Union, WV, 1979 Chevrolet
Corvette.
Plans are already underway for
a bigger and better show next year
which has been scheduled for June
26. Make your plans to be there. The
next car & motorcycle show
produced by Linda, Myron and Dave
will be held at Pipestem Resort State
Park on August 9. The show will
feature liv.e music.by Transit Times,
" ; T] "]Cl] s t'o r c° 'e n Ce Springs
Resort will host their annual Bridal
Show on Sept. 13 and the annual
Bluegrass & Country Festival will
be held on Sept. 27 and 28.
Call 304-445-2100 or 888-675-
1700 or visit their website at
www.wvweb.com/pence'springshotel
for more information.
This 1931 Ford 2-Door Sedan, owned by David & Donna
Kamensky of Crab Orchard, WV, won a top 50 trophy.
Talcott School Dedicates New Playground Equipment
include (L to R) Stephen Jones, Director of
Student Services; Bill Humphries, Board of
Education Member; Senator Leonard
Anderson, Gaye Shaver, Talcott School
Principal; Mary Jo Weikle and Lori Bennett,
Committee Members, and Alfred Fox and Bill
Deaver, dedicated volunteers who assisted
the Maintenance Department in installing
the equipment. Jeff Garten and Richard
Hannah also helped with the installation.
The committee wishes to thank the Pence
Springs Hotel for providing food and lodging
for Barry, consultant with Reese
Construction. They also extend thanks to
everyone who has made this endeavor
possible.
Talcott Elementary is very proud of the new
addition to their playground. The new
equipment was made possible by Senate
Budget Digest money requested by Senator
Leonard Anderson. The school also received
a grant from the Hinton Area Foundation.
Both of these grants were enhanced by PTO
funds. The Playground Committee was
comprised of Lisa Bower, Robin Cantley,
Dyneal Garten, Mary Jo Weikle, Vickie
Deaver, Lori Bennett, Pete Tabor, and
Principal Gaye Shaver. Lori Bennett stated,
"This is just the beginning. We have great
plans to continue the improvements we have
begun." A dedication of the equipment was
held earlier this month. The picture above
shows some of the individuals present. They