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MARIE E JACKSON COMER Marie Ellen Jackson Comer, 83, of Riverside Rest went home to be with the Lord, Friday, August 31, 2018 at the home of her daughter following a long illness. Born November 28, 1934 in Monroe County, she was a proud ~rhanksgiving Day" baby and was a daughter of the late Cecil and Zula Wilson Jackson. Marie was a former Teachers Aide for Summers County Board of Education with 19 years of service. She was a hard worker having obtained herlicense at the age of 16 she drove a milk truck before and ai~r school each day to help support her family. Marie enjoyed working on her farm and being with family. She was preceded in death by her husband, William D. "Bunk~ Comer St.; two sons, William D. Comer Jr. and Steven D. Comer; baby brother, William W. Jackson and one sister, Betty Ruth Frazier. Those lei~ to cherish her memory include two children, Anita D. Comer of Riverside Rest and Joshua S. Comer of Kellers Creek; two sisters, Laura "Penny" O'Brien and husband Pat of Frankford and Dreama Carter of Alderson; two brothers, Jim Jackson and wife Donna of Wolfcreek and Buck Jackson and wife Millie of OH and special friend Vivian Ballengee of Grandview. Graveside service and burial will be 1:00 P.M. Tuesday, September 4, 2018 at the Keller Presbyterian Church Cemetery with Pastors Roger Persinger and Robbie Merritt officiating. Friends are asked to gather Tuesday at the cemetery from 12:45 until time of services. Pallbearers will be' Michael ~Gh~an, DavidGravely, Jay C'Val~s, Bill Hhmphrey ~ ' !'l and Dwight Hanson. Thanks to Hospice of Southern WV and special thanks to special caregiver Missie Weikle and Michael Chapman whom she loved so much. Arrangements are by the Ronald Meadows Funeral Parlors of Hinton. Condolences may be sent to the family at www.ronaldmeadowsfp. corn VICKIE R. MARTIN Viekie Robin Martin, 52 of Crab Orchard, died Saturday September 1, 2018 at her home following a sudden illness. Born September 4, 1965 in Hinton, she was the daughter of the late George and Margaret Gaye Bennett Blackburn. Vickie was the coordinator for Loved Ones Home Hdalth Care in Beckley and was of the Baptist faith. She loved her family dearly', especially he~ children and grandchildren. Her bright smile and loving ways will be missed by all who knew her. She was preceded in death by her parents, George and Margaret Blackburn; step-mother, Nellie Blackburn; grandson, Alden White; brother, Larry Gene Graham; sister, Lisa Ernestine .Blackburn. Survivors include a son, Rodney "Butter" White of Crab Orchard. Two daughters, Delta Dawn Addair and husband Anson Edward Addair of Pineville and Shannon Gaye Clark and husband Daniel of Beckley. Three brothers, George E. Blackburn, Jr. and fiancee' Barbara Hull of Bastian, VA and Dorsey and Billy Blackburn, both of Hinton. Four sisters, Georgia Gaye Blackburn of Beckley, Janie Mann of Talcott, Kathy Lester of Hilldale and Teresa Blackburn of Hinton. Five grandchildren, Anson Mason Addair, James Malachi Kirk, Jackson Elisha I~irk, Kylie Christina Clark and Kyron Robert Clark. Several nieces and nephews also survive. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. Wednesday September 5th, 2018 at Pivont Funeral Home Chapel th Hihton ~vitti Pagtor Okey Slate officiating. Burial will follow in the Upland Cemetery near Hinton. Friends may call from 12:00 p.m. until 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday at the funeral home. Family members will serve as pallbearers. Online condolences at www. pivontfuneralhome.com Arrangements by Pivont Funeral Home, Hinton, WV Assib3m { Tues. Sept. 4, 2018 Hinton News - 3 The Southern Conservation District has approved the following cooperators for financial assistance through the Agricultural Enhancement Program contingent upon receiving the state AgEP funds for FY19: Cooperator; Practice Lloyd Harrel - Lime Wesley Thompson - Lime Robert Jiranek - Lime James Bennett- Lime Doug Jarrel - Lime Jeremy Rogers - Lime Rosemary Smith - Lime Robert Peck- Lime John Kincaid - Lime Pare Bailey- Lime Benjamin Farley- Lime Ken Scott- Lime Jim Pate- Lime Timothy Cox - Lime Wayne Blankenship - Lime Tommy Ellison - Helen Gross - Lime Stacy Young - Lime Garry Hall - Lime *Randy Prince- Lime - *SCD Supervisor Charles Pennington - Lime Fred Akerberg - Pond Clean Out Bobbi McGraw - Pond Clean Out Michael Barnes - Pond Clean Out John Scott Jr. - Pond Clean Out Lonnie & Dreama Johnson - Pond Clean Out Wayne Rhodes - Pond Clean Out Carrie Ciliberti - Heavy Use Protection Area Travis Redden - Heavy Use Protection Area Ronald Testerman - Heavy Use Protection Area Eilijah Testerman - Heavy Use Protection Area Steve Dehart - Water System Stoughton Gilkeson - Water System Larry McClintic - Water System Joel Nell Gwinn - Water System Roy McDanlel - Water System Chris Jackson - Exclusion Fence Caylee Perkins - Exclusion Fence Mary Milam - Exclusion Fence Terry Bennett - Pasture Division Fence Allison Cyrus - Pasture Division Fence Stephen Baldwin Health. As I shared with you this winter, I was diagnosed with a chronic kidney disease out of the blue! I continued serving the church and state just the same, with the only real side effect being fatigue. Thanks to your prayers and the good work of my doctors and nurses, my latest treatment is working extremely well. The fatigue is gone, but most importantly my kidney numbers are moving rapidly towards remission. I cannot thank you enough for your prayers and support! This experience strengthened my resolve to fight for quality, affordable health care for all our citizens. Now, onto several pressing state issues I want to share with you in this month's column. Drug Crisis Recovery Point is a treatment facility that began in Huntington based on an abstinence model. They've proven to be remarkably successful and plan to open a August 29, 2018 facility in Oak Hill with 140sign. inpatient treatment beds. TJaebeginningoftheyear also (Enough demand exists to fill represents an opportunity to get every bed the day it opens!) involved and support our young Due to legislative budget cuts, people. We desperately need they've run into a funding mentors, tutors, and readers in problem that could delay the classrooms. If you can give an project. I refuse to let that hour per week, contact your local happen, and I believe we can school and offer to volunteer. You assemble the necessary shorter will make a difference! term and long-term support from Flood Recovery With the WV the state to make it work. We National Guard taking over flood cannot miss this opportunity, recovery efforts for Gov. Justice, Related, Greenbrier Valley I invited them to visit southern Medical Center runs a Drug Free ' WV last week to meet with local Mother Baby (DFMB) program municipal, county, and non- that cut the addiction rate for profit leaders. Appalachian newborns at the hospital from Service Project is taking over 20% to 5% by simply hiring a many of the construction (very talented) social worker to projects, demo.lition's are drug test all pregnant patients beginning again, and it feels like and provide them counseling, we are finally working together They too face future funding again. uncertainties, so I'm working This is not to say there will not with them to ensure they have continue to be problems. Not to the funding they need to say it will all happen quickly. But continue this program, which is it is moving in the right a model for hospitals across the direction. state. If you continue to face issues PEIA We learned last week on your case, call 304-220-2570 that two efforts are underway to to speak with the National reform PEIA. One through the Guard. Or, as always you may .task force to find a new revenue call my office at 304-357-7959. source to pay for rising costs. Supreme Court Obviously, the The other through the Supreme Court impeachment executive branch to structurally trial is taking all the air in the reform the benefit system. A room right now. l've received so long-term solution will require many questions about it that I putting aside partisanship and will be devoting an entire column firtding political courage, to it next week. Stay tuned. Back To School Students That's the view from the back returned to school over the last pew this week. Take care! few weeks. Please be cautious Senator Stephen Baldwin is a around school buses. A child was local Presbyterian pastor. hit by a driver getting off a bus Reach him at 304-4044207 or in Mercer County this week as a stephen.baldwin@wvsenate.gov. car coming the other direction Follow him on Facebook or did not yield to the bus's stop Twitter @BaldwinForWV. Small businesses band together to support farm bill program Failure will never overtake me By Cora Fox, coraf@cfra.org, Center for Rural Affairs if my determination to succeed is The Rural Microentrepreneur economic returns for their local businesses through RMAP will strong enough. . ~ ~'~ ~.- A~.~c~e, Pro~grayK~ (RMAP), acommunities, expire if lawmakers do not take - ~ ~ ~ ~-~ ~ ~ :~t~k~l, ,s at risk. Accord4ng to tho~.LT~S. ~mall action. The past can~i~ b~ange~d. ~n~ Alongside small businesses across " ~ ~ ~'~' ~ Bus~ Adm~rimtratmn small Neither the House or Senate future is yet in your power, the country, we're asking Congress businesses acrossthe country versions of the 2018 farm bill have Unknown to support and restore funding of employed nearly 56.8 millionprovided mandatory funding for the Change your life today. Don't RNLa, P in the final farm bill. individuals in 2013 program, meaning RMAP will cease gamble on the future, act now, This program Offers access to That same year, businesses that to function as a resource for small without delay, loan capital through grants to employed five to nine individuals businesses across the country. Simone de Beauvoir organizations that provide training, created a surge of 84,020 additional A conservative~ investment in technical assistance, or smallloans jobs. U.S.'s small businesses are a this program pays dividends for New River CTC to to rural businesses nationwide, driving force in the local economy, years to come on the main streets Expand Community Since its creation in 2008, this and it is important that programs of small town U.S.A. Now is the funding has helped more than supporting small businesses remain time to let Congress know small and Continuing 2,1o0 small businesses in nearly funded, business programs, like RMAP, are Education Courses every state create jobs and generate On Sept. 30, funding for small vital to our rural communities. Water Color Class Tuesday, and Friday 2-4pm Avant Garde Studio 212 Temple St Hinton WV 304-309-5501 Material list with sources available Beginning Sept. 11 thru Oct. 5 Contact information: Sheila Chapman 304- 256-0689 Barbara Wilcox: 304-466-4276 raiser The Hinton Hope Foundation We hope that the community will be hosting a bake sale prior to comes together to help raise money the Hall of Fame Football Game on to restore the Momumemt. 9/7. The game starts at 7:30 pm, Anyone not able to make it to but the bake sale will begin at 5:30 the game can send a donation to until all items are sold. The sale SCHS-1 Bobcat Drive Hinton or to will be set up beside the Hall of the Hinton Hope Foundation- P O Fame Monument. Box 562 Hinton. If you would like The money raised will go to speak to a volunteer, call Laura towards the cost of repairs to the at 304-573-5320 or Rhonda at 304- Hall of Fame Monument. The City 923-4159. and Summers Ready Mix has also Laura Lilly Assistant Executive agreed to assist w'~th materials that Director Hinton Hope Foundation are needed. P O Box 562 Hinton, WV. 25951 [Beaver, W.Va.] New River Good, better, best. Never let it Community andTechnical College is rest. 'Til your good is better and expanding the number of your better is best. community and continuing St. Jerome education courses offered at the college's campuses in Beaver, With the new day comes new Lewisburg, Princeton and strength and new thoughts. Summersville this fall, and Eleanor Roosevelt instructors are needed. "We already have a number of Optimism is the faith that leads popular courses planned such as to achievement. Nothing can be sign language classes in Beaver and done without hope and confidence. Summersville and a taekwondo Helen Keller class in Lewisburg, but there are many other classes that communityGovo Justice members have expressed interest in Announces Larrick that we'd like to offer," Workforce has Education Program Specialist teppea Down Gloria Kincaid explained. "So we're as Lottery Director looking for people with knowledge in specific areas and the interest in CHARLESTON, WV - After the teaching." successful launch of sports gaming Community and continuing at the Hollywood Casino in Charles education classes vary in length Town yesterday, Alan Larrick from two-hour workshops to 1 6 informed Gov. Jim Justice that he week classes, depending on the would step down as the Director of topic. Examples of classes the college the West Virginia Lottery effective would like to offer are AutoCAD, September 1, 2018. ballroom dancing, budgeting, candle Larrick expressed his thanks making, floral arranging, how to to Governor Justice for the honor make holiday treats,jewelry making and privilege of serving the people and real estate pre licensing of West Virginia and for the Those interested in teaching a opportunity to work with the great course in Lewisburg or staff at the Lottery. Summersville should contact Gov. Justice thanked Larrick for Kincaid at 304-793-6101 or Brian his service to the people of West Sampson at 304-929-5009 for Virginia. '~rhere is no question he courses in Beaver or Princeton. has done an excellent job and he New River CTC's Workforce will be missed," Gov. Justice said. Education Division provides Since Larriek's appointment in community education classes and January 2"017, in addition to sports employable educationalgaming, Larrick oversaw a 12% opportunities including noncredit increase in instant sales, the first courses, workforce development year over year increase in instant programs and customized training, sales in more than a decade, and For more information about a $12 million total sales increase community education classes at from the previous year, the first New River CTC or to register for a year over year sales increase since class visit http'J/www.newriver.edu/ 2012. community. Gov. Justice has appointed Doug New River Community and Buffington as the acting director of Technical College serves nine the West Virginia Lottery after the counties in southeastern West resignation of former director Alan Virginia from the Greenbrier Valley Larrick today. The appointment is Campus (Lewisburg), Mercer effective immediately. County Campus (Princeton), Buffington is currently serving as Nicholas County Campus the Deputy Secretary for the West (Summersville) and Raleigh County Virginia Secretary of Revenue. Campus (Beaver). Saturday Sept. 15 12noon to 3pm $10 Adults- $5 for 12 and Under (BBQ, Hot Dogs, Side Dishes, Deserts) Car Show 12noon to 2pm Fireman's Rodeo 2:30pm 50-50 Raffle Guests will need to bring their own lawn chair. All proceeds to the Talcott Fire Department