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'6 - Hinton News Tues. July 19, 2016
Girl Scouts of Black Diamond Council
to Commemorate Girl Scouts "Building
a Better World" With Its FirstFloat in
the 90th Anniversary Macy's
Thanksgiving Day Parade
Girl Scouts of Black Diamond Council joins in celebrating the
season of giving and the positive impact Girl Scouts have on our
Today, Girl Scouts of Black
Diamond Council announces that
the rst Girl Scout-themed oat
and the rst by Girl Scouts of the
USA will be joining the 90th
Anniversary Macy's Thanksgiving
Day Parade@) on Thursday,
November 24, 2016. On the oat,
girls will climb and belay on giant
3-D puzzle pieces of a globe,
connecting the pieces by
maneuvering mechanics and
literally "building a better world."
This theme, prevalent throughout
the oat, re ects what Girl Scouts
past and present have done and
continue to do as they take action to
address issues in their local
communities and around the globe.
In addition, the contemporary oat
design nods to the organization's
century of traditions, but highlights
what today s Girl Scouts embrace
discovering new things,
participating in outdoor adventures,
exploring science, technology,
engineering, and math, creating
positive change in the world, and
taking the lead.
"What better way to champion the
amazing things our Girl Scouts do
every day than to give their
accomplishments national visibility
with a oat in the Macy's
Thanksgiving Day Parade," said
Andrea Bastiani Archibald, Ph. D
Chief Girl Expert at Girl Scouts of
the USA. "Girl Scouts across the
nation positively impact our world
by identifying problems in their
communities and developing
innovative solutions to address
them. Our intention is that, with our
appearance in the parade, all girls
will be inspired. to realize theird aidgm gm, xewtive mgdpcgzrgii
of Macy s Thanksgiving Day Parade. .
potential," Venc Oura ged' to embrace
challenges, and motivated to make
a positive change in the world and
join us to do so!"
Girl Scouts of Black Diamond
Council has a proud legacy of
impacting WV, OH, VA, MD and
beyond. From creating a variety of
community service projects to assist
those effected by the recent ooding,
to using their Girl Scout Cookie Sale
proceeds to purchase food to fill
Notice
COMIVIUNITY SUPPORT
The Hinton Lions Club is asking
for the Communities support in
helping to provide those who need,
eye examinations or eye glasses.
The Hinton Lions have been
providing assistance for over 18
years and are asking community
organizations and businesses as well
as citizens for monetary donations
to continue providing help to those
in need in our 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, Sight Assistance Program,
PO. Box 1321, Hinton, WV 25951.
Checks should be made out to:
Hinton Lions Club.
HEALTH DEPARTMENT
Mondays and Thursdays are our
nursing service days. Children s
immunizations, u 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 interested in receiving the
Gardisil/HPV vaccine, please call
the health department at 304-466-
3388.
HEALTH SCREENING
Women s Health Screenings
available. Attention: Women ages
25-64. If you are uninsured or
underinsured you may be eligible for
pap smear and mammogram (age
restrictions for mammograms do
apply) through the WV Breast and
Cervical Screening Program. These
tests could save your life.
Call tl'kSummers County Health
Department for more information
and appointment.
parade that highlights
community
backpacks for kids who are hungry,
or making blankets and donating
them to local nursing homes, our
Girl Scouts are making a difference
in the world around them.
Beth Casey, CEO said "Girl
Scouts of Black Diamond Counci/ is
excited to see a oat in the Macy's
Girl
Scouting's focus on making the
world a beffer place. In the last week
and a half, our Girl Scouts have
stepped up to support ood relief
efforts here in WV. Girls are
collecting cleaning supplies, doing
dog and cat food drives, and
collecting Girl Scout items for the
Girl Scouts who have lost
everything. Helping others and
making the world ab etter place is a
key piece of what Girl Scouts do and
I am excited that the oat will share
that sentiment in such a visible
way. I
On Thanksgiving Day, an
audience of over 50 million will see
a oat that unmistakably conveys
"Girl Scouts," including two dozen
Girl Scout badges representing
everything om STEM and the
outdoors to nancial literacy and
entrepreneurship as well as a Gold
Award symbol that celebrates this
year's centennial of Girl Scouts'
highest award. The Girl Scout-
themed oat, highlighting girls as
an important resource capable of
making great change to bene t our
nation and beyond, showcases the
organization's focus on empowering
girls to take the lead and explore
fun, new things.
"We are thrilled to welcome Girl
Scouts to the Macy s parade family,"
"For the past 90 years, the Macy's
parade has provided unparalleled
entertainment for millions of people,
spanning generations. We know the
new Girl Scout oat will showcase
the ne work Girl Scouts do as they
give back to their communities and
explore science, technology,
engineering, and math. We are eager
to see this new oat make its
inaugural trip down the streets of
Manhattan this November."
The 90th Anniversary Macy's
Thanksgiving Day Parade airs
nationwide on NBC-TV, Thursday,
November 24, 2016, from 9:00 am;
to noon, in all time zones. For more
information on Macy's Thanksgiving
Day Parade, please visit macys.com/
parade.
If you're interested in learning
more about Girl Scouts joining,
volunteering, or donating (visit
www.girlScouts.org/join.
About Girl Scouts of Black
Diamond Council
Girl Scouts is the preeminent
leadership organization for girls,
with 2.7 million girl and adult
members worldwide. Working in
partnership with nearly 2,500
volunteers, Girl Scouts of Black
DiamondgCouncil serves over 8,000
girls in 61 counties in West Virginia,
Ohio, and Maryland. Girl Scouts
builds girls of courage, con dence
and character, who make the world
a better place. To join, volunteer,
reconnect, or support, visit
www.bdgsc.org or call 1-800-756-
7616.
About Macy's Thanksgiving Day
Parade:
' With more than 50 million
viewers across the country and more
than 3.5 million spectators who line
up along the streets of New York
City each year, Macy s Thanksgiving
Day Parade is a national icon that
has grown into a world-famous
holiday event. For 90 years, Macy's
Thanksgiving Day Parade has
marked the official start of the
holiday season. Growing in size and
scale, the parade proudlymarches
down: manger than impairing-routers
in New York-City with :more than
8,000 participants in tow, including
Macy's employees, their families,
celebrities, athletes, clowns, and
dance groups spreading holiday
cheer. The parade also features
America's best marching bands,
fabulous oats, and Macy's
signature giant helium character
balloons. For more information on
Macy's parade, please visit httple
www.macys.com/parade or call the
parade hotline at (212) 494-4495.
Council on Aging
This is a weekly publication of the
Summers County Council on Aging
Inc 120 Second Ave Hinton.
Funded in part by the WV Bureau
of Senior Services, Appalachian Area
Agency on Aging, other grant and
local resources and donations. Any
older persons is encouraged to
participate in the program
regardless of race, creed, handicap
or national origin. The Summers
~ County Council on Aging is an equal
opportunity employer.
Monday July 18: Sloppy Joe
Cole slaw, Scalloped Potatoes,
Applesauce, Whole Wheat Bun,
Milk. Activity: Bible Study, Pastor
Gary Adkins 11:00 a.m.
Tuesday, July 19: Potato Soup,
Pasta Salad, Pears, Cornbread,
Margarine/Milk. Activity: Blood
Pressure Clinic 10:45 a.m. Bingo
10:15 am.
Wednesday, July 20: Light &
Lean Lasagna ,Tossed Salad, Jello ,
Whole Wheat Italian Bread, Milk.
Activity: Seniors will visit Summers
Nursing & Rehab Center in Hilldale-
Please sign up if you plan to go.
Thursday, July 21: BBQ
Chicken, Glazed Carrots, Broccoli,
Sliced Peaches, Whole Wheat Bread,
Margarine/Milk. Activity: Dining
with Diabetes- Program Lesley
Woodrum, WVU Extension Service
9:45-11:45 a.m. Bingo 10:15 a.m.
Friday, July 22: Hot Dog Chili/
Coleslaw, Macaroni Salad, Baked
Beans, Watermelon, Bun/
Lemonade. Activity: Picnic at
Rolllinsburg Baptist Church Picnic
Shelter.
Menu changes may occur due to
availability of food or due to
circumstances beyond our control.
Disaster Assistance Tops $10.4 .
Million for West Virginia survivars-
One week after President Obama
issued a major disaster declaration
for West Virginia, more than $10.4
million has been approved for
homeowners and renters affected-
by the severe storms, ooding,
landslides and mudslides that
began June 22, 2016.
That total includes more than
$8.6 million in housing assistance
and nearly $1.8 million in other
needs assistance. More than 5,200
households and businesses have
regii orod with to date.
Disaster assistance may include
grants to help homeowners and
renters pay for temporary housing,
essential home repairs, personal
property replacement, and serious
disaster-related needs.
Nearly 70 housing inspectors
have completed more than 2,000
inspections of disaster-damaged
properties to verify damage.
Federal disaster assistance is
now available to residents of 12
counties: Clay, Fayette, Greenbrier,
Jackson, Kanawha, Lincoln,
Monroe, Nicholas, Pocahontas,
Roane, Summers, and Webster.
The Federal Emergency
Management Agency (FEMA)
encourages all survivors who
sustained disaster-related damage
or losses to apply online at
DisasterAssistance.gov or by phone
(voice, 711 or relay service) at 800-
621-3362. (TTY users should call
800-462-7585.) The toll-free lines
are open 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. seven
days a week. Multilingual operators
are available.
In support of the State of West
Virginia, FEMA has deployed
12 Disaster Survivor Assistance
teams to canvass shelters and visit
storm-damaged homes in hard-hit
areas to register people and answer
their questions about disaster
assistance.
Other
individuals:
The State and FEMA have
help
available to
M New River CTC
La u no h as (tic-a I"
Laboratory
opened ve Disaster Recovery
Centers (DRCs) in hard-hit areas,
with more scheduled to open soon.
The centers report 934 visitors to
date. DRCs
are open 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. seven
days a week until further notice.
The centers will be open for the
July 4th holiday.
An easy-to-use DRC Locator is
available at http://asd.fema.gov/
inter/locator/home.htm
For those who lost work as
a result of the storms, Disaster
Unemployment Assistance is
available. For more information,
visit Work Force West Virginia at
workforcewv.org
Free disaster legal assistance is
available to West Virginia storm
survivors. This service offers
counseling on insurance claims,
landlord-tenant issues, home-repair
contracts, the replacement of legal
documents destroyed by the storm
and other legal matters. Call the
toll-free hotline (877) 331-4279.
Disaster assistance grants from
FEMA are not taxable income
and will not affect eligibility for
Social Security, Medicaid, welfare
assistance, food stamps and several
other programs.
Disaster grants are just that
grants that do not have to be paid
back to the government.
One of FEMA s federal partners
in disaster recovery, the US.
Small Business Administration
(SBA), offers low-interest disaster
loans for businesses of all sizes,
homeowners, renters and private
non-pro t organizations.
SBA disaster loans may cover
repairs, rebuilding, as well as the
cost of replacing lost or disaster-
damaged real estate and personal
property.
For more information about
SBA loans, call SBA s Disaster
Assistance Customer Service
Center at 800-659-2955, email
disastercustomerservice@sba.gov,
8339. Applicants may also aplj
online using the Electronic
Application (ELA) via SBA s sec
website at httpszlldisasterloansbdg
gov/ela til
For more information
the West Virginia recovery;
operation~including fact sheetsg
about Individual Assistaan
Public Assistance and Disaster
Unemployment Assistance visit
the disaster web page at wwwfs
fema.gov/disaster/4273 and www.
dhsem.wv.gov/Pages/WV-Flood-
Informationast
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All FEMA disaster assistance
will be provided without
discrimination on the grounds of
race, color, sex (including sexual
harassment), religion, national
origin, age, disability, limited
English pro ciency, economic
status, or retaliation.
If you believe your civil rights are
being violated, call 800-621-3362 or
800-462-7585(TTY/TDD).
FEMA s mission is to supportf
our citizens and rst responders
to ensure that as a nation we work
together to build, sustain, and]:
improve our capability to prepare"
for, protect against, respond to,
recover from, and mitigate all '
hazards. "
The SBA is the federal
government s primary source of"
money for the longoterm rebuilding s
of disaster-damaged private :
property. SBA helps businessesI
of all sizes, private non-pro t:
organizations, homeowners and:
renters fund repairs or rebuilding"
efforts and can cover the cost of '3
replacing lost or disaster-damaged 8
real estate and personal property, 0"?
These disaster loans cover losses :
not fully compensated by insurance
or other recoveries and do not
duplicate bene ts of other agencies
or organizations.
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Technician Program;
New River Community and
Technical College will begin offering
, classes for the Associate of Applied
Science in Medical Laboratory
Technician in August on the Raleigh
County Campus, Beaver.
Medical Laboratory Technicians
perform phlebotomy and complex
testing on tissues, blood, and body
uids to help physicians diagnose
and treat diseases or monitor a
patient's health.
"We received approval from the
Higher Learning Commission
earlier this month," said Medical
Laboratory Technician Program
Director Diane Tyson. "And we're
excited to be able to bring this
program to the area as there is a
critical shortage of trained and
certi ed laboratory professionals in
the 2016 tax year.
July, 1 2015)
Regards,
Greg Vandall
Summers County Assessor
southern West Virginia."
The MLT program will prepare
graduates for entry into technician
level positions in a clinical
laboratory environment in hospitals,
physician's offices, commercial
laboratories, biotechnology, research
laboratories, pharmaceutical
companies, technical services and
sales, or veterinary laboratories.
After completing all academic and
clinical requirements of the
program, students will be eligible to
sit for the national certi cation
exam and apply for state licensure.
Prerequisites for the program
include chemistry, anatomy and
physiology, college algebra and
phlebotomy.
New River CTC is seeking
accreditation of the MLT program
ATTENTION SUMMERS couNrr TAXPAYE RS
As a courtesy and service to the taxpayers of Summers County,
below is a list of taxpayer information and dates to remember for
Taxpayers are now paying 2016 taxes (which are based on
Business and Personal Property Assessments for 2017(vehicles,
boats, trailers, campers, atvs, ect.) (based on ownership July 1,
2016), due by October 1.
Farm Reports due by. September 1
Homestead Discount Application (65 or older)/DiSability (100%
disabled), due by December 1
Dog tags are due annually starting July 1
Farm Stickers arerenewed annually starting September 1
If you have any questions or concerns please feel free to call, 304-
466-7101 or stop by the Summers County Assessor s Office.
from the National Accreditinga ih
.0
Agency for Clinical Laboratory.-
Sciences and anticipates the self
study to be complete by the end of
next summer which will allow
students to be eligible to sit for the
national certi cation examination.
For further information about the
program, contact 'Iyson at 304 9297"
5038 or dtyson@newriver.edu.
New River Community and
Technical College serves nine 7
counties in southeastern West
Virginia from the Greenbrier Valley '
Campus (Lewisburg),
County Campus
Nicholas County
Campus (Beaver/Beckley).
Mercer" V
(Princeton), 1
Campus
(Summersville) and Raleigh County
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