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USPS 246- 180 CONTESTANTS ANNOUNCED SARAH ADKINS Sarah is the daughter of Rebecca and Scott Adkins of Princeton, WV. Sarah has one brother, Jacob and is the granddaughter of Joe and Janet Adkins of Hinton and Tony and Kathy Gillespie of Bluefield, WV. Sarah is 11 years old and attends Glenwood School in Princeton. ‘ ABIGAIL NAlK Abigail is the daughter of Doris Nail and Santosh Nail of India. Abigail has a sister Natasha and is the granddaughter of Imogene _ Richmond. Abigail is 9 years old and attends Hinton Area Elementary. Volume 1 14 No. 1 0 MACKENZIE MEADOWS Mackenzie is the daughter of Jennifer Adkins and Jared Meadows. Mackenzie has two sisters Elliana and Kayleigh and is the granddaughter of the late Steve (Turkey) Adkins and Gary Cook and Carolyn Adkins and Lorraine Richmond. Mackenzie is 9 years old and attends Hinton Area Elementary. KENSI PLUMLEY Kensi is the daughter of Kelli Plumley and Mate Stoddard. Kensi is the granddaughter of Donna and Chris Plumley. Kensi is 9 years old and attends Hinton Area Elementary. USPS—246-130 (Continuing the Hinton Daily News The Weekend Leader) Home of "W. Va. Water Festival” Hintbn, West Virginia Tuesday July 19, 2016 ,' 015 “T115 [55 MERMND FREE WEIGHT LOSS SUPPORT , GROUP BEING HELD IN HINTON KRSENTIFF Kristen Ratliff is the daughter of Jackie and Kendra Ratliff. Kristen has two brothers Lee and Luke and is the granddaughter of Juanita Lusk and Jackie and Linda Ratliff. Kristen is the great ' granddaughter of Lola Ratliff. Kristen is 10 years old and attends Hinton Area Elementary. BREANNA COLEMAN Breanna is the daughter of Lisa Richmond and Chris Coleman. Breanna has two sisters Tristen and Aliyah and is the granddaughter of Ervin and Laura Richmond and Phil and Marie Coleman. Breanna is 9 years old and attends Talcott School. Continued pg. 8 Increases in Spending on State and local spending on prisons and jails has increased at triple the rate of funding for public education for preschool through grade P-12 education in the last three decades, a new analysis by the U.S. Department of Education found. Released today, the report, Trends in State and Local Expenditures on Corrections and Education, notes that even when population changes are factored . in, 23 states increased per capita spending on corrections at more than double the rate of increases in per-pupil P-12 spending. Seven states—Idaho, Michigan, Montana, North Dakota, South Carolina, South Dakota, and West Virginia— increased their corrections budgets more than five times as fast as they did their allocations for P-12 public education. The report also paints a particularly stark picture of higher education spending across the country at a time when postsecondary education matters more than ever. Since 1990, state and local spending on higher education has been largely flat while spending on corrections has increased 89 percent. “Budgets reflect our values, and the trends revealed in this analysis are a reflection of our nation’s priorities that should be revisited,” said U.S. Secretary of Education John B. King Jr. “For far too long, systems‘cn this country have continued to perpetuate inequity} We must choose to make more invrgtments in our children’s future. We need to invest more in prevention than in. punishment, to invest more in schools, not prisons.” The report sheds light on the connection between educational attainment and incarceration. The United States has only 5 percent of the world’s population yet more than 20 percent of the world’s incarcerated population. According to the Bureau of Justice Statistics, two-thirds of state prison inmates have not completed high school. One study also shows young black men between the ages of 20 and 24 who do not have a high school diploma or an equivalent credential have a greater chance of being incarcerated than employed. Researchers have estimated that a 10 percent increase in high school graduation rates results in a 9 percent decline in criminal arrest rates. . ' “Mass incarceration does not make us safer. Yet for three decades, our country has prioritized spending on prisons instead of classrooms,” said Valerie Jarrett, senior advisor to President Obama. “We can no longer afford this failure to invest in opportunity, only to lock up people once they’ve dropped out of school and turned to crime. These misguided priorities make us less safe and betray our values, and it is time we came together as a country to invest incur people and their capacity to contribute to society.” The report comes after former U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan last September called on states and communities to invest in teachers rather than prisons by finding alternative paths for non-violent offenders outside of incarceration. The $15 billion that could be saved by finding alternate paths to incarceration for just half of non-violent offenders is enough . to give a 50 percent raise to evr-ry teacher and principal working in the highest-need schools and communities across the country. Key findings from the report include: Over the past three decades, between 1979—80 and 2012—13, state and local expenditures for P~12 education doubled from $258 to $534 billion, while total state and local expenditures for corrections quadrupled from $17 to $71 billion. All states had lower expenditure growth rates for P-12 education ‘ than for corrections, and in the majority of the states, the rate of increase for corrections spending was more than 100 percentage points higher than the growth rate for education spending. Even when adjusted for population changes, growth in corrections expenditures outpaced 'P-12 expenditures in all but two states (New Hampshire and Massachusetts). Over the roughly two decades, between 1989—1990 and 2012— 2013, state and local appropriations . for public colleges and universities remained flat, while funding for. corrections increased by nearly 90 percent. On average, state and local higher education funding per full- time equivalent student fell by 28 percent, while per capita spending on corrections increased by 44 percent. USPS 246- 180 Submitted by: Laura Lilly, Assistant Executive Directo; Hinton Hope Foundation ' _Obesity is a worldwide epidemic, »’with the United States the major leader in obesity prevalence. In 2014, West Virginia was ranked ‘as the 2nd obese state in America with an average of 36 of adults ‘ (over 450,000 residents) and 36 % of children in the state who suffer from obesity. In 2003, 24% of Summers County residentswereobese.By2008,a1most 30% of the residents were obese. In 2009, the prevalence of obesity among low income children ages 2-4 was 11%. In addition to obesity, roughly 140,000 of these obese residents in the state have high blood pressure while roughly 170,000 have heart disease or have had a stroke and who also have high blood pressure and diabetes. The numbers are alarming. This prompted local resident, Laura Lilly, to decide enough is enough. Laura has been overweight her entire life. She was teased in school and has been teased as an adult. Her parents passed away within six months of each other. It was after their deaths that she and her daughter decided to lose weight. Laura had stated she didn’t want to have the complications her parents did (diabetes, heart disease, stroke, high blood pressure, sleep apnea, etc). Laura and her daughter lost a combined 200 pounds from January 2013 through October 2013. Since then, they have gained every pound back. Laura stated she has felt worse over the past few months than she has ever felt. When talking with a friend, she decided that it was time to do something again and this time, she wants to keep the weight off. After a Facebook post about her frustration with the weight gain, Laura received numerous responses. There were so many people who stated how they too wanted to lose their weight. So, after further thinking, Laura reached out to her friend and asked if she would be interested in a support group. Laura then reached out to the City of Hinton and asked if it would be possible to hold the meeting in a vacant room at the Bobcat Fitness Center. Further plans were made and the first meeting was held on Monday, July 11th. There were 20 people in attendance! This number surprised Laura, as she had only anticipated a handful. Laura stated “the meeting went really well because we all had the same struggles and we shared why we want to be healthy”. Everyone set a goal to accomplish by the next meeting. The Weight Loss Support Group is called “Healthy in Hinton”. The meetings will be held every other Monday at 5:45 pm in the Yoga Room at the Bobcat Fitness Center in Hinton. Best of all, there is NO CHARGE to attend the meeting. The meeting is to provide support to each other by discussing each other’s struggles and rewards along with sharing recipes, goals, plus more. A private Facebook group page _ was created so everyone can be kept up to date on meetings and other important information. Talcott resident Brenda Thomas stated that she joined the group because “she wanted to have more energy to be able to enjoy quality time with her Hinton resident Crystal Morrison stated that she joined the group because “she needed the support .‘ of people who knows what she is going thr0ugh”. Everyone is encouraged to , attend the meeting. The more support everyone has, the more successful everyone will be in becoming “Healthy in Hinton”. For i more information, email Laura- at lauralillyhhf@gmail.com or on Facebook at Laura Lilly. 53 Annual WV State Water Festival Schedule Splish Splash Come Have A Blast!! July 29th I 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Competition Registration MB 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Craft Vendor Event (MB) ‘ July 30th 10 a.m. Craft Results MB 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Craft Vendor Event MB 12 p.m. to 3 p.m. Community Celebration VMP 12 p.m. Painting Class (must preregister) 3 p.m. Dog Show Bellepoint Park 8 pm to 11 p.m Street Dance July 31st 15 p.m. Praise and Gospel Celebration City Park 3rd Ave. Aug. 1st 7 p.m. Little Coronation PS 8 a.m. — 6 p.m. APBA National Craft Competition Miss Mermaid l Boat Races Bluestone Lake Corrections Far Outpace Education ' Aug. 2nd 7 p.m. Queen Coronation RT 8 a.m. — 6 p.m. APBA National Boat Races Aug. 3rd 8 a.m. 6 p.m. APBA National Boat Races 9 a.m. 1 p.m. Quilt Show MB 9'aih"i"f5"p'7m; Art Show 9 p.m. Glow Walk For Hospice (MB) Aug. 4th 9 a.m. — 8 p.m. Art Show 12 p.m. — 5 p.m. Quilt Show MB 6 p.m. Pretty Baby Contest RT 8 a.m. 6 p.m. APBA National Boat Races Aug. 5th 7 a.m. 11 a.m. Kiwanis Pancake Breakfast SPCC 9 a.m. p.m. Art Show SCPL 10 a.m. — 7 p.m. Quilt Show MB 10 a.m. to 11 p.m. Vendor Event VMP 8 a.m. — 6 p.m. APBA National Boat Races 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Karaoke Contest POPL 8 p.m. Firemans Parade James Street Fireworks after the parade Aug. 6th 7 a.m. to 11 p.m. Kiwanis Pancake Breakfast SPCC 9 a.m. 3 p.m. Art Show SCPL 10 a.m. — 2 p.m. Quilt Show MB 10 a.m. to 11 p.m. Vendor Event VMP 10 a.m. to 11 p.m. Purchase 50/50 tickets in the vendor area to support the WV Water Festival 10 a.m. FREE Magic Show near Memorial Bldg. steps 11 a.m. Grand Parade James Street 1 p.m. Motorcycle Statue 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. East of Memphis Blues Band POPL 1 p.m. Housewarming shower for flood victims City of Hinton Fire Dept 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. Southern Virtue (Southern Rock & Country Band) POPL Aug. 7th Safety On The Blue 12 p.m. Bluestone Lake - .. 4 p.m. CFM Rubber Ducky Race , Veterans Bridge _“ MB Memorial Building RT Ritz Theatre PS Pipestem Spa POPL Post Office Parking Lot VMP Veterans Memorial Park SPCC St. Patrick’s Church > SCPL Summers County Public ~‘ Library If you need more information call 304-661-0422 Show By The Great Rubber Ducky Race s W111 be the 24th Ducy Race om our New River. ,, . It is, traitionally the last event of the, fWater Festival. This year the race will be held: at 4:00 PM on Sunday, August 7th. 700 yellow rubber ducks will be' dumped over the Veteran’s Bridge in Hinton into the New“ River. Each duck is numbered and sold for $5.00 or 5 ducks for $20.00. The Grand Prize is.$500.00, but there are many more prizes donated by our local businesses to win. When the ducks reach the finish line the number is read off and a list of the winners is complied. You ,do not have to be present to win. We will call you. The Campbell- Flannagan-Murrell House Museum is the sponsor of this annual event. Along with the Grand Prize and a donation to the volunteer fire I company, the CFM House Museum ‘l l uses any proceeds to continue maintenance and restoration of the Museum along with cultural events ' for the people of Summers County.» There will be a Rubber Ducky Table at the Water Festival’s Street ' Fair on both Friday, Aug. 5 and Saturday, Aug. 6. You may also buy your lucky ticket from any Museum Board Member and a variety of establishments in Hinton. . Check on our web page, cfm-fmh. org for a complete list of prizes. Facebook: cfm_fmh@yahoo.com contact: 304-445-5769 grandchildren”. . Catholic " .