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HEALTH DEPT. 1981 HINTON HIGH SCHOOL
Board of Health meeting has been CLASS REUNION
scheduled for Thursday, August 25, The Hinton High School Class of
2016 at 10:00 a.m. at the Summers 1981 will be having their 35th
County Health Department. Reunion at Brandon's BBQ & Grille,
If you have questions concerning Pipestem WV on Saturday, October
this meeting or would like to be 15, 2016, from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m.
placed on the agenda, please call the We are trying to reach out to as
Health Department at 304 436-many people as possible, but cannot
3388. seem to find a few. Please share this
information with anyone you may
2016 THANKA POLICE know from this graduating class. For
OFFICER any questions, please contact Keith
The 2016 Thank a Police Officer Hughes 276-494-6505 or visit the
Hinton High School Class of 1981
event will be held on Saturday,
September 17th at 7 p.m. at the Facebook page•
Freight Depot on Commercial Street
in Hinton. Our local law ~TH DEPARTMENT
enforcement will be honored for SCHEDULE
their efforts in protecting our Immunizations are given every
community. Monday and Wednesday at ~he
Everyone is encouraged to attend Summers County Health
to recognize the men and women in Department. Please call if any
uniform, questions 304-466-3388.
WALK FOR HER LIFETIME
ANNUAL %VALK FOR HER SCHEDULE OF EVENT
LIFETIME"YARD/BAKE/ Aug. 20 - 9 til 1 - Cash Prize
HOT DOG SALE Tickets Sales at Kroger.
The "Walk for Her Lifetime" Sept. 3 - 8 til 3 - Yard/Hot Dog/
Committee will hold its Annual Bake Sale at Hinton House.
Yard/Bake~ot Dog Sale at Hinton Sept. 17 - Cash Prize Ticket Sales
House Apartments Community at Save-A-Lot.
Room on September 3th, 8:00 a•m. Sept. 27 4:30 - Breast Cancer
Awareness Wreath Hanging at
until 3:00 p.m.
Do you have something to donate Summers County Courthouse.
such as clean, usablehousehold Oct. 1 - 9:20-Noon Walk for Her
Lifetime Event at Bellepoint Park,
appliances, dishes, pots, pans,
pictures, what-nots, pottery, 20thAnniversary Walk!
furniture, collectables, glassware, PUBLIC NOTICE
and leather or faux leather purses
that we can sell at this event? The Summers county Board of
Due to health concerns we cannot Education wishes to inform parents /
accept any fabric items (clothing, of the vision, hearing, and speech/
hats, bedding, stuffed animals, language screening tests that will be
curtains, towels, tote bags, etc.) All conducted during the 20162017
proceeds from the sale and from the school year by qualified personnel.
20th Annual "Walk for Her Lifetime" The purpose of the screening is to
event to be held the first Saturday identify students who may have
in October 2016 will be used to assist vision, hearing, and/or speech/
individuals that have been language difficulties. Vision,
diagnosed with breast cancer, or to hearing, and speech/language
provide mammograms for anyone in screening tests will be conducted for
all Pre-K students, all Head Start
need that is unable to afford that
service, students, and any student entering
To donate items or for more school for the first time in West
information, please call, Shanon Virginia.
Swetavage, Yard Sale Coordinator at Parents will be notified if the
304-660-9449, Shirla Ballard at 304- screening indicates that their child
466-0407, or Margie Temple at 304- requires follow up services. Any
466-1011 (shop) or 304-4661937 parent who does not want his/her
(home). child to r~ei~e the sci-eening tests
should notify the school princiipal in
writing.
V.F.W MEETING
HISTORICAL SOCIETY V.F.W Casey Jones Post 4500
Summers County Historical meetings 3rd Monday 7:00 p:m.
Society is offering a one-day class monthly at Veterans Museum 419
by Dr. Fred Ziegler, author of .Ballengee St. Hinton. Veterans
Carriages of Monroe County and Needed.
owner of Cooks' Old Mill at Call 304-250-4152 or 304-573-
Greenville, WV and Donna Brown 3550 for more information.
Brewster, co- author of One-Room
Schools of Summers County.
Discovering your family history
and stary your family tree. Cost is
$5.00 Time: 10:a.m. ADDICTION COUNSELING
Hinton Library, Space Limited. Narconon can help you take steps
Reservation is required Make your to overcome addition in your family.
Reservation by contacting Donna at Call today for free screenings or
donna@intertech.tv or 304-466- referrals. 800-431-1754.
6179.
Adult $6*Student $S.Matinee $4
Awards Ceremony
Lu Ann Whittaker, left Chairman of Boat Races and Abby Pond, right
Chairman of Boat Races for Virginia and Carolina District.
Is pleased to announce that we are now accepting
applications for children who are within the age range of
2-12 years old. Applications are available at 3oi Summers
Street, the contact number is 3o4-3o9-, 611.
"Nurturing Learning Environment
"Qualified Staff
:"Daily Operations Monitored and Recorded
+Nutritious Snacks and Meals
+New Playground Equipment
From
U.S. Small
Business
disability, limited English
proficiency, economic status, or
retaliation. If you believe your civil
rights are being violated, call 800-
621-3362 or 800-462-7585(TTY/
TDD).
The SBA is the federal
government's primary source of
money for the long-term rebuilding
of disaster-damaged private'
property. SBA helps businesses
of all sizes, private non-profit
organizations, homeowners and
renters fund repairs or rebuilding
efforts and can cover the cost of
replacing lost or disaster-damaged
real estate and personal property.
These disaster loans cover losses
not fully compensated by insurance
or other recoveries and do not
duplicate benefits of other agencies
or organizations.
FEMA's mission is to support
our citizens and first responders
to ensure thatas 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.
GHS ANNUAL M] MBERSHIP
MEETING AND PICNIC
SEPTEMBER 10th.
The public is invited to join the
Greenbrier Historical Society for the
annual membership meeting on
Saturday, September 10, at 1 PM on
the grounds of the North House
Museum and Archives. The society's
board of directors and staff will
provide reports on the growing
organization, followed by a picnic
and pie auction. There will be live
music to accompany the festivities.
The annual banquet is open to
everyone. Tickets are $15 per person
and can be purchased at the
Grecnbrier Historical Society,
located at 301 W. Washington Street
in Lewisburg, or by calling 304-645-
3398. Tickets can be purchased prior
to the event as well as the day of.
Please stop by and enjoy a
celebration of our organizations
success and learn about its future.
CARPENTRY
FUNDAMENTALS CLASS
SCHEDULED AT NEW RIVER
CTC
New River Community and
Technical College is offering a two-
week carpentry fundamentals
community education class on
Tuesdays and Thursdays from 6
p.m. to 9 p.m., startingAugust 30 at
the Advanced Technology Center,
Ghent.
The class will cover safety
(employer/employee safety
obligations and introduction to
OSHA-construction), hand and
power tools, reading plans and
blueprints, floor systems, wall and
ceiling framing, roof framing and
basic stair layout•
Pre-registration for the course is
required by Thursday, August 25.
The cost for the class is $75.
For further information or
registration, contact Gloria Kincaid
at 304-7936101 or gkincaid@
newriver.edu.
New River Community and
Technical .College serves nine
counties in southeastern West
Virginia from the Greenbrier Valley
"Campus (Lewisburg), Mercer
County Campus (Princeton),
Nicholas County Campus
(SummersviUe), and Raleigh County
Campus (Beaver/Beckley).
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by Chris Chanlett
On June 23, 2016 a great deluge
fell on parts of southern West
Virginia. It flash flooded many
'waterways including the main
stem of the Greenbrier River within
hours. It drown people, invaded
homes, and swamped vehicles.
While the biggest rainfall did
not strike Summers county, the
downstream effects certainly did.
At Camp Summers near Barger
Springs, the water came within two
feet of the all time record of January
19, 1996. A massive volunteer effort
reopened the camp within a couple
weeks.
At the former site of Groundworks
Nursery garden center along Route
3, the river drove the Soil Building
across the parking area and lodged
it against the pump house and a
couple Japanese maples.
By the time we reached the place
after dawn on June 24 the water
was already over the doors of the
sales pavilion. There was absolutely
SUMMERS COUNTY GIRL
SCOUTS
Summers County Girl Scout 2016
Kick-off Event will be held Tuesday,
Aug. 30th at The Ritz Theater at
6:00 p.m. with a free movie for girls
in Grades K-12. Other family
members will pay $2.00 for
admittance. Popcorn and small soda
will cost $4.00. Girl Scout patch will
be $1.00. Contact Karen Eagle at
304-573-0178 or
summerscountygirlscouts for more
information. Girl Scout registration
for a year is $15,00., financial
assistance is available.
HINTONAREA
FOUNDATIACCEPTING
FLOOD RELIEF DONATIONS
For those asking how they can
help those affected by the flooding
in Summers County (100% goes to
the needs of local citizens), Hinton
Area Foundation accepts tax
• deductible donations online via"
PayPal or credit card at http://
hintonareafoundation.org or checks
can be mailed to Hinton Area
Foundation, P.O.Box 217, Hinton,
WV 25951. Please note 2016 Flood
Victims when you make your
donation•
If you have questions, please call
the HAF Office at 304-466-5332,
contact Deborah Clark, president at
deborah.clark@suddenlink.net or
get in touch with any HAF board
member•
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no way to remove the endwalls and threaded it through the open ends
allow the flood to flow through as of the gable. With his twin brothers
designed in case of high water. Robin and Lennard in either
As the swollen tide crested near SkyTrak machine he directed their
the roofline, it gradually folded uplift of the roof back through the
the building down--perpendicular arc over which it had fallen.
to the line of flow. It left the roof The crew then used more
perched just over the slab resting oak 2X6S salvaged from the Soil
on the walls. Building to brace the structure in
The 6x6 oak posts were still eight places. They were done in six
attached to the straps anchored in hours on site.
the slab. The building seemed to be So we have gone from having a
essentially intact, vacant sales pavilion to a glorified
Once we recovered a base of the picnic shelter. This time we will
gravel that had drifted along the leave the endwalls off in case the
bench, Duane Rudisill overlaid it Greenbrier takes another spell.
withabigloadofcrusherrungravel. The river took my letters, so no
Martin Schlieff of Lewisburg came more highway comments. The
up with the plan and ordered two property will go back on the market
mobile lifts. I reenforced the peak after the formerly graveled areas
of the hemlock trusses with oak that displayed plants have been
2x6s and tightened up the roof. redressed in grass.
On August 13 Martin showed Somebody is out there who wants
up with his crew including Devin to camp, fish, and appreciate the
Marr-Madariaga of Woodrumown vagaries of the Greenbrier River on
and a 30' long steel I-beam. He 2 and 112 splendid acres.
Fail is coming and it's time to Quilt Paper Pieced, Needle Turned
make plans to attend Camp Appliqud, and Borders and
Horseshoe's Fall Quilt Retreat near Bindings; Ann Kessel,
St. George in Tucker County, WV - (Sherpherdstown, WV)" said Mary
September 13 - 17, 2016. It will be Smith, facilitator of the event.
the perfect place to spend quality While at the retreat there are no,
time with your sewing machine and chores, meals to cook or phones to
quilting friends both new and old. answer. Join us for a great learning
Come enjoy Horseshoe's relaxed experience. You will be completely
atmosphere, take advantage of this spoiled as we sew, eat and sleep. The
time to start a new project or catch fellowship and friendships formed
up on those projects you have will last a lifetime and you can take
started and just haven't found time home a finished keepsake.
to complete. Come join in! For a brochure
"Quilters will have an contact Mary Smith at 304-478-2899
opportunity to choose a new project or on the web at http://www.yla-
as follows: Arkansas Crossroads (full youthleadershlp.org/
size quilt top), Karin Rodeheaver, HeritageArts.html for all the
(Bayard, WV); The Tallest Tree Wall information & color Photos of classes
Hanging and a Mystery Project, being offered. Registration
Judy Harder (Kingwood, WV); Mini Deadline: September 6, 2016.
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To persevere,
trusting in what hopes he has, is courage in a man.
--Euripides
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