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10- Hinton News Tues. July 3, 1990
Pictured is Daniel Hernandez and Brenda Jones.
Presents Check To DAV
Transportation Network
Daniel Hemandez, President of Ifyou would like to make a done-
Friends for Veterans, presents a tion to either the DAV Transporta.
check to Brenda Jones, H.S.C. for tion Network, or Friends for Veter-
the DAVTransportation Network at ans, you may call Brenda Jones at
Beckley VA Medical Center. 255-2121 ext. 4164 or Daniel Her-
The funds will be used to trans- nandez at 466-0781 - Donations can
port needy veterans to and from the be mailed to: Friends for Veterans,
medicalcenterforscheduledappoint- P.O. Box 102, Jumping Branch,
ments. W.Va. 25969.
Pictured left to right is: Jamie Irwin and Melanie
Humphrey.
AR EA YOUTH ATTEDD F R EE
EDTER PR ISE CODF ER EIICE
One-hundredthirtystudentsfrom try, local Chambers of Commerce,
throughoutW.Va.attendedthe12th and civic groups provided scholar-
annual Free Enterprise Conference ships for the students.
sponsored by the W.Va. Chamber of The setting of the YMCA's Lead-
Commerce and the Ohio-W.Va. ership Center provided a full range
YMC,4 of social and recreational activity as
The June 10-16 conference, held well as business and leadership
at the YMCA's Horseshoe Leader- sessions. Conference information is
sliip Center in St. George, W. Va. available from the Ohio.W.Va.
involved students in workshops on YMCA at Rt. 2 Box 138, St. George,
i ,ee enterprise and the market sys. W.Va. 26290.
tern, developing leadership skills, Attending the conference from
and planning ways to improve their Summers County were ( pictured
school and community, left to right): Jamie Irwin and
Several W.Va. businesses, indus- Melanie Humphrey.
Earned Several SCHED CHANGES AT
PENCE SPRINGS CENTER
Tn
Awards
Due to staffing change, activities
"Or at the Pence Springs Senior Center
have been curtailed effective July 1.
BluefieldtelevisionstationWVVA The center will be open on Tues.
earned top awards on June 23rd each week and Nutrition Program
from the W.Va. Associated Press meals will be received from the
hdcasters Association, including Hinton Center. Meals will be served
Outetanding News Operation" and at 12:00 noon. Persons wanting to
Regularly Scheduled News. orderalunch, orrequesttransporta.
cast." tion to the center may call 466-4019
Other awards won by WVVA's or 466-1654 not later than 9:00 a.m.
NeweCenter 6 staff include: "Best eachTues.Thetelephoneserviossat
Documentary," #Best Public Affairs the Pence Springs Center has been
Program," #Best Sports Special," disconnected. Persons needing in-
"Best Continuing Coverage" of an formationregardingSeniorCitizene
issue, "Best Photographic Journal- services in that area may call 466-
ism," "Best Enterprise Reporting," 4019. The Thurs. covered dish din-
and #Beet Interview." hers at the Pence Springs Center
In addition to these first place have been cancelled, as well as the
awards, the W. Va. Associated Press square dance normally held on the
Broadcasters also recognized firstandthirdFridaysofeachmonth.
WVVA's "sports operation with an The Summers County Senior
h~norable mention. Citizens Program regrets this re-
Entries for this year's state corn- duction in activities at the Pence
~tion were judged by Associated Springs Senior Center. In the event
1Dress member stations from Wash- of increased staffing or funding ev-
ington state, ery effort will be made to resume
MOTORCYCLE AND ATV HILL
CLIMB
Sun. July 8. Register 11:00 A.M.
Racing at 12 Noon. Rt. 34, South to
Big Creek Road, near Hamlin, WV.
Trophies will be given to first,
second, third, fourth, and f th place
in each of the following classes: Bikes:
60/80 , 125; 250; 400; 500; Open Class;
ATV's: 50/60; 110; 250; 350; 500;
and4 stroke class. Top time trophies
for Division I and II Bike, and AT-V"s.
Also, 100% pay back to first place
winrmre in each class if 80 bikes/
ATV's.
For more information call Jack at
824-3981.
these services to the Senior Citizens
in that area. A~nyone desiring Sen/or
Program services in the Pence
Springs or surrounding area may
call 466-4019.
The millionth home run in Major
LNgvs iimebeUbtsto w ma d
by Bob Watson, Houston Astro first
baseman on May 6, 1975.
,ative Notes
By Delegate Mary P. Compton
First of all I would like to thank ment, the system will go bankrupt.
all of my supporters during the Pri- Unfortunately, that money may not
mary Election last month. It is a be easy to come by.
good feeling to know your constitu- Hopefully, the TRS will be ad-
ents are behind you. I contribute a dressed during the upcoming Edu-
great deal of the succees in the pri- cation Summit, June 25 at
mary to those of you who kept up to Charleston's Capital High School.
date with the session and kept me According to the governor, the sum-
attuned to the needs of our commu- mit will be a vital part ofplanning a
nitlas. I expect to continue that line successful legislative session on
of communication throughout this education in Aug.
summer, during the Interim Corn- Earlierthismonth, appointments
mittees and the upcoming Special to the Special Task Force on Educa-
Sessions. tion were made. The individuals have
The first Interim Comittees were been authorized to compile data
May20,21and22nd, Basically, they focusing on the need to create a
were organizational meetings to competitive education system.
prepare for the summer. However, a The key issues will range from
few topics were discussed at length, early childhood development to
In the Legislative Oversight Corn- teacher pay.
mission on Education Accountabi]- Thecommittee, consistingofsome
ity, guest speakers from the Coali- current and retired lawmakers,
tionofParentsAdvocates.The speak- educators, administrators and busi-
ers gave testimony about how recent hess people will conduct several
changes in this legislative session meetings throughout the state in
will allow rules and regulations to July and will then apply the insight
be implemented preventing parents obtained from teachers, parents and
fromparticipatingindecisionsabout civic participants to discussions
their hand~capped children, during the day-long summit on the
During the Area Health Educe- 25th.
tion Centers Committee, Dr.Carmen The Education Summit was in-
Rexrode, a W.Va. University gradu- tentionaHy scheduled to coincide
ate, explained how rural medical with the June 22 special session on
practice has been implemented in worker'scompensationsothatlegis-
Blackstone, Va.Rexrodeiscurrently lators would be able to attend the
finishing her second year of family summit.
practice residency in Blackstone. Membersofthe Special Task Force
The community has a populationon Education are Lewis McManus,
of 4500 people. The nearest hospital former Speaker of the House and
is30milesaway.Therefore, Rexrode head of the committee; Senate Fi-
said the practicing doctors and nance ChairmanEarlRayTomblin;
nurses have to handle all the medi- House Finance Chairman George
cal problems, which in turn enables Farley; House Education Chairman
them to obtain a great deal ofexpe- LyleSattes;SenateEducationChair-
rience in various areas. Addition- woman SondraLucht;formerHouse
ally, the residency doctors treat alot Speaker Joseph Albright; Elizabeth
of cases as out-patients that other- Mow, president of the W.Va. Profes-
wise would be admitted. This saves siena] Educators; CraigHutchinson,
hosptial and insurance costs, president of the W.Va. Association
The Blackstone program began in of Elementary School Principals;
1972 and the first graduating class Jolanda Cannon, W.Va. Teacher of
wasin 1975. Since then 70 percent of the Year, David Todd, vice president
the residents at Blackstone have for government and regulatory af-
stayed in areas with under 10,000 fairs of Ashland Coal Inc.
population. Tom Bums, president of Chesap-
The lnterimCommitteehopesW, sake & Potomac Telephone Co.;
Va. schools ofmedicine will be able Board of Directors member Joe Pe-
te devise a program similar to the ters; Pleasants County Schools
one in Blackstone. Presently, rural Superintendent Harold Carl; Gor-
areas throughout our state are in donLane, chairman ofthe Task Force
dire need of health care profession- on Teacher Compensation; Kenneth
als. A growing concern is the need Legg, executive director of the W.Va.
School Service Personnel Associa-
for OB doctors. In 1987, there were
300 practicing OB doctors in WV. tion; executive director ofthe W.Va.
Todey there are 100. Dr. School Boards Association; and
D'Alessandri uidhe expected most Rosemary Anderson, a teacher at
were still practicing in W.Va. but Madison Elementary School in
justnotdeliveringbabies. Currently, Wheeling.
WV has the highest rate in the na- During this Special Session the
tion of teen pregnancies. The situ. Legislature is trying to solve the
ation is dangerous and unless we do controversial problems resulting
something quickly, it is going to get from the Workers Compensation
worse. Manyhealth care profession- Fund. Additionally, we are address-
als believe the lack of interest in ing such issues as maintaining the
rural health care begins in college. Division ofEnergyasa strictlyregu-
Many believe students are taught to latory agency, instead of a promo-
expect the best and most up-to-date tional and regulatory agency; cor.
equipment when looking for a job. recting technical problem in the
And when it comes to rural health Women and Infant Children's pro-
care, the most advanced technologi- gram (WIC) that is hindering the
ca] inventions will most likely not be time the money for food vouchers is
found. Instead many believe it's the received; correcting a technical flaw
reward of taking care of people that in the homestead exemption law that
should be stressed in classes but prohibits some senior citizens from
unfortunately is not done. taking advantage of the property
The Legislative Commission on tax reduction measure, and allow-
PensionsandRetiremontstatedthat ing retired state employees to serve
only one bill was passed this session on boards and commissions without
regarding retirement. The measure risking their retirement status.
was HB 2788 which deal with the AsyourxepresentativeI willkeep
cost of living benefit for retirees and you informed and let you know the
spouses under police and fire pen- outcome. Remember, ifyou have any
sion plans. Delegate Rollins, chair- questions or comments, please call
man of the commi suggested that me.
in the Special Session on Education
this summer the need for addressing
the retirement issue. He stated that HHLC MEETING
any salary increases will eventually The Hinton Historic Landmark
retirement. Unless the le~a- Commission will meet Thursday at
lature beginning next years puts the Summers County Board of Edu-
$~0million in the Teachers Retire- cation office at 3:30 pro.
ARTS & CRAFTS SHOW
The WVSWF Arts an d Crafts show
and Street Fair will be held, begin-
ning with set-up, Wed. Aug. 8
through Sun. Aug. 12.
Each event requires a registra-
tion form to be filled out and re-
turned to WVSWF, P. O. Box 640,
Hinton,WV, 25951 or toRuth Pivont
or Kathleen Liakos.
AUCTION
The Green Sulphur District Vol-
unteer Fire Department and Rescue
Squad will be sponsoring an Auction
on Fri. July 13 at the Fire Depart-
ment in Sandstone. All proceeds from
this event will go to the Fire Depart-
ment for operational expenses. The
auction will begin at 7 p.m. with
auctioneer Gene Ayers presiding.
Anyone having items to donate
can call 466-4229 or 466-0223 and
pick-up will be arranged, or items
can be dropped off at the Fire De-
partment. Any donations of furni-
ture, tools, glassware, antiques,
what-nots and house-hold items will
be greatly appreciated; however,
used clothing cannot be accepted.
For more information, call the above
numbers.
Food and soft drinks will be avail-
able in the concession for this event.
Everyone welcome.
WANTED: ONE COW
The West Virginia State Water
Festival needs a cow. We need her
for use on Sun. Aug. 12. She needs to
be gentle and used to being around
people.
Ifyou can help us with this need,
please call 466-0194.
NEW RIVER PARKWAY
AUTHORITY
The monthly meeting of the New
Ri ver Park way Authority will be held
at the offices ofthe Register-Herald,
802 North Kanawha St., Beckley,
W.Va., on Men. July 9, at 7:00 p.m.
CHAPTER NIGHT
The Hi nton Chapter 1393, Women
of the Moose will hold their monthly
Chapter Night Tues. July 3rd. 7:30
P.M, at the Hinton Moose Lodge.
Senior Regent urges all members
to attend to help make plans for
Fellowship Dinner with Loyal Order
of Moose.
For more information please call
466-3717.
NOTICE
The Summers County Board of
Education has prepared the Annttal
County School District Application
for State and Federal Entitlement
for the Education of Exceptional
William H. Pen'ine
217 4th. Ave., Hinton, W.Va.
Licensed Hoaml Aid Cliatm"
PIPESTEM DRIVE- IN
RL 20 SPEEDWAYPh. 384-7382
FLEA EVERY SUNDAY
ADM. FRI. - SAT. $3.00 PERSON
SUet $5.00 CAR LOAD
July 6-7-0
Back To The
Future 3
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Children. This application is to be
submitted to the West Virginia
Department of Education.
The purpose of this application is
to secure funds for the establish-
ment, maintenance and improve-
ment of programs for exceptional
children.
The application will be available
for public review and written com-
ments from June 29 through July
13, 1990 at the Board of Education
Office on Main Street.
HISTORICAL SOCIETY
The Summers County Historical
Society will convene Tues. evening,
July 10, in the Graham House on
State Route 3 at Lowell.
The meeting will include a cov-
ered dish dinner at 6:00 P.M. fol-
lowed by the regular business meet-
ing and a program by J. Fred Cooke,
vice - president of the Mercer County
Historical Society and retired edu-
cator. The public is cordially invited
to attend.
PIPESTEM'S OUTDOOR
AMPHITHEATER PROGRAM
Concord College Theater presents
A Midsummer Nights Dream at
Pipestem State Park on July 4-7 at
eight p.m. The play is written by
William Shakespeare and directed
by Jim Lile.
It's a wonderfully brilliant com-
edy about love and music and love
and confusion and love and loyalty
and love. For nearly 400 mrs this
play as remaineda favorit ,n" audi-
ences all over the world. Admission
is $3.00 for adults and $1.50 for
children.
DANCE
Rock Dance and Waterslide with
D~/. Vince on Sat. night July 7th. at
the City Sidetrack Park (Hinton).
Time is 8 p.m. til 12:00 midnight.
Admission: $3.00 Single and $5.00
Couple.
There will be a light show and
door prizes.
All proceeds goes to Muscular
Dystrophy. Concessions will be open
and lifeguards will be on hand.
(In case of rain will be postponed
to a later date.)
Will be well chaperoned.
NURSING HOME ALTERNATIVE
PERSONAL CARE HOME
CALL 466.4349
Honaker, Box 207, Hinton, WV
Kay's Hair Kare
Talcott, W.Va.
Welcomes Tammy Pence
Introducter Special
Perms Regular $35.00 Now $2£00
Tammy will be Working On
Mondays, Wednesdays, & Saturdays
Call 466 - 1102
Ask for an Appointment with
Tamrny
MEADOW BRIDG] i 'I
DRIVE-IN
RT. 20 SOUTH
484-7878
July 6-7-8
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FINEST
Rated R
$3.00 Per Person
Show Starts at Dusk
445-7940
We provide comprehensive health care services
to patients of all ages. We specialize in Family
Practice.
Convenient in-office lab & EKG
Well-Child Care: State Pediatric Program
Services for Women: GYN & Breast Exams
Services for Senior Citizens
Counseling & Patient Education
Cholesterol Screening: Only $5.00 through July 15
We appreciate all the support we have received
from the people of Alderson in our first successful
year of practice.
m
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Monday, Wednesday, Friday 9-12; 2-6
Tuesday, Thursday 2-6
Saturday 9-12
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