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;" Aug. 7, 1984 Hinton News-7
Senior News
EcoTheoter Pcrformin9 At Pipestem Stote Pork
ACTIVITIF~ AT THE HINTON
SENIOR CENTER FROM
AUGUST 8 THRU AUGUST
17, IN4
Cornec of Second Avenue and
gummers Street
(~fnded by the West Virginia
c~mmiasion on Aging)
Wednesday, August 8 - Pre-
venticare exercises with Ellen
Webber before lunch. Beckley
mini bus trip.
11mreday, August 9 - Games
after lunch.
Friday, August I0 - Monthly
square dance begins at 7 P.M.
L/ve music by the Pat Ramsoy
Band. There will be refresh-
ments sold and a drawing held
for a dinner from one of our
local resturants. Participating
rwturants are - the Bluestone
Relturant, the Diner, the
Hinton Hot Dog Stand,
Ke~t~ky Fried Chicken, Kirk
's, Long Jolm Silvers, the Pizza
Hut, and the Riverside Inn.
Everyone is invited to come
and dance, or Just come and
listen to the band.
Monday, August 13 - Movie
before lunch " Parade of Tall
Ships". Board of Directors re-
gular meeting begins at 1:30.
Tuesday, August 14 - Mini bus
trip to the Summers Cmmty
Continuous Care Center leaves
Ken Allman (right) of Hinton is pictured above re-
ceiving his B. S. in Biology from Dr. William Christ-
ian Sizemore, Presldbnt Of Alderm~n - Broaddas College,i
during the college's il3th commencement held recently.
Local Student Receives Degree
EcoTheater opened on July 4,
1984 at Pipestem State Park at
the amphitheater with its show
A Double-Threaded Life: The
Hinton Play. This play will be
performed every Wednesday
evening at 8pm in the e.,nph-
itheater throughout July and
August.
Maryat Lee, Director of
EcoTheater has been working
with the company members
since 1982 perfecting and add-
ing new scenes to the group-
ing Hinton Play script. Except
for one scene by Sims Wick-
er, Lee has written the mat-
erial from oral history accounts
of events and happenings as
well as from Maryat's own ex-
perience; then they are pres-
ented in scene form and the
company members do improv-
isations to help create or refine
further the dialogue. This sum-
mer each evening 8-10 scenes
will be performed from the
script of 30 scenes. Maryat is
presently writing more scenes
and preparing one especially
for company member Kathy
Jackson who performs John
Henry and " I Done Wrong" in
the Hinton Play,
Kathy Jackson has been with
the company for the past 3
years. Before EcoTheater be-
west. He is Director and Corn- 'roader" written by Sims Wick- Commerce, Three Rivers ArJ~
mentator of radio and telev- er who is a retired railroader Council, the"Summers County
ision shows. He has flown after 47 years experience with Commission and tmpported il~
planes, run a flying service and the C&O. He is also a past part by the National EndowS-
taught speech and drama.
Jerry is the only company
member who has had formal
theater training. He is origin-
ally from Wisconsin and pre-
sently lives in Jumping Branch.
Other company participants
Mayor of Hinton. Sims is act- ment for the Arts and W~*st
~fve in the Masonic Lodge and is Virginia Arts and Humanities
a private collector of memor- Commission. For more infoeqn~
abilia and taped interviews of alien about EcoTheater cop-
local history. He is an avid tact Rt. 1, Box 189, Hinton, West
fisherman and also rebuildsVirginia• Call: 466- 2498. ,
player pianos. Sims portrays :,:
Tony Davis and Christina Mc fortunate to have Scott Briers.
Daniel. Beginning with the owner and manager of Briers
are: Lucinda Ayres of Hinton. Potsy in a scene by that name. The praying mantis eats
Lucinda graduated from Sims has been with the com- nothingbut live food, mostlyIn:
Hinton High School in 1963. Her pany for 3 years, sects. Rspreyis taken only
children are Scott, Katrinia and EcoTheater has been veryflowers, leafage, twigs, bark or
the ground -- never while the
)otential vic/~ is in flight.
company in 1978 as a volun-Furniture and family man in
teer she learned the business the wings for a understudy or
and management skills and is part time company member.
presently on staff as Assistant Scott has been narrator in the
Program Director. In the past and does " The Business-
Hinton Play her scenes in- man" when another company
elude, " Ole Miz Dacey", "member is away on a Wedn-
Ethel Hinton", " Funny youesday. Scott is married to the
said that", " Young and Old former Emily Keaton who is
Railroader". The scene writt- presently president of the local
en by Sims Wicker, and " Chamber of Commerce• Scott
Waiting Woman". will be narrator for the Jul~ 18
Joe Bigony is Secretary-Tr- performance.
Host organizations for the
summer productions are the
Summers County Chamber of
easurer of Hinton Builder Su-
pply, Joe has directed the local
Jaycee Minstrel Show and often
judged 4-H talent shows and
Junior Miss Pageants. He is
organist at St. James Episcopal
Church. As a young man Joe
Wedding Packag
Special ,
8 x 10 $3.00 1
Call 466 - 5200
for mm infonnatioo;
v
Allan is an inv.mwy maun-
geraint specialist with me
a 07th Mu mms Ms mmm
Squ .
State Foruter Byron J. War-
der reminded West Virginians
today that the - S5 Gins-
eng Harvest Sem~m opens Aug-
ust 15, 1984 and eods November
m, lm. Any roots dug l rior to
upening date are illegal.
11m wlat,lr te he dlggers
o ly, do not need a permit;
however, those wishing to be
dealers who will be buying and
:~ing West virginia ginseng,
V.~t obtain a permit and be
registered by the Division of
Forestry. Careful records must
be kept as to county of or-
igin and amounts. Annual re-
parts are due following the
• season and are to be submitted
to the Division of Forestry in
Charleston prior to April 15,
1985.
Warder reminds that those
digging or dealing illegally are
subject to prosecution by con-
servation officers of the Dep-
artment of Natural Resources.
The Ladies Auxiliary to the
• Veterans of World War I met in
the Memorial Building recenlt
for their regular monthly meet-
ing.
Mrs. Irene Lilly opened the
meeting• Prayer by Miss Helen
Turman and the flag salute by
Helen•
Communications was read by
Mrs. Irene Lilly concerning eye
glasses for the needy. Also
reminding us of the Depart-
ment Convention at Fairmont,
West Virginia.
The Secretary report was
read by Crystal Morgan and
approved.
Cards were sent to the sick.
The charter was drapped for
Mrs. S. O. Gumm. Hele~ was in
charge of draping of the char-
ter.
Our meetings are dimmnfl~u-
.O~lttendifor July and A~. These
ng were : . Irene
Laly, ~ Helen Turman, Mrs.,
Vm'ba Duncan, Mrs. Crystal
Mmllan.
days activities began at ll A.
M. when the ladies brought in
food and prepared and served a
delicious meal at 12 o' clock.
The invocation was offered
by Mr• Dock Hatcher• The
aftemmon program consisted of
conar~ationai singing, special
music by Howard and Mar-
garet Wcodrum and Mr. and
Mrs. Floyd Canterbury and
Mrs. Susan Richmond. Rev•
William Fox pastor of the Blue-
stone Baptist Church, delivered
an inspirin8 message. Mr. Phil
Turner, Commission on Aging,
gave a talk congratulating
tho~ who were so faithful in
helping and worked hard to get
the building with very little
outside help. Mr, and Mrs,
Doc Hatcher gave the land for
the building and he also help-
ed with the building. The build-
ing will seat approximately 140
I
needed and will be an asset to
the communities in 'which it
serves. Prior to the building of
the new center the seniors had
been holding their meetings in
the Paul Epperly Building at
Nimitz.
The building located on Route
3, near the Jumping Branch
Tabernacle and the Jumping
Branch Grade School will ser-
ve other purposes such as
weddings, anniversaries, birth-
day parties and etc.
Richard Boda Newsome, six
month old son of Mr. and Mrs.
Richard D. Newsome, was the
youngest of the group present,
while not being a senior as yet.
His mother said they wanted to
get him started off right. There
were approximately one hund-
red people in attendance for the
days activities•
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