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USPS 246- 180 I
No. 18
USPS - 246-180
(Continuing the Hinton Daily News & The Weekend Leader)
Announced Shady Spring—
Summers County As OpiOid
Prevention Game Of Week
West Virginia Attorney General
Patrick Morrisey office featured
the Shady Spring vs. Summers
County gridiron matchup as an
Opioid Abuse Prevention Game of
the Week.
The Attorney General’s Office
staffed an informational booth at
the game to distribute opioid abuse
awareness materials, discuss the
dangers of using opioid painkillers
to treat high school sports injuries
(and partner with the West Virginia
Secondary School Activities
Commission for in-game ,public
address announcements concerning
the topic.
“Last week’s matchup provided a
great opportunity to highlight the
dangers of opioid use,” Attorney
General Morrisey said. “Everyone
must recognize the addictive
characteristics of these painkillers
and consider safer alternatives,
especially for teenage athletes with
such promising futures.”
The Attorney General’s Office
also provided educational materials
for distribution throughout the
Pictured above are members of the Hinton Fire De
to Bower's Hospice House workers.
respective schools and other sports.
Additionally, office representatives
talked about the dangers of opioid
use with both football coaches to
foster more discussion of the issue
with their players and coaching
staffs during the week.
“We were thrilled that Summers
County was selected,” said
Summers County Superintendent
Kim Rodes. “We do have a drug
epidemic in Summers County and
any awareness or message that we
can get out to'parents and students
will help for our schools and our
community.” I
Spotlighting last week’s game
follows the Attorney General
teaming with several groups to
tackle opioid use in high school
athletics, including the WVSSAC,
West Virginia Board of Medicine
and the West Virginia Physical
Therapy Association.
Opioid painkillers may
temporarily relieve pain, but do
nothing to address the underlying
injury and can have serious side
effects.
The medication also carries
striking similarities to heroin.
The Attorney General and his
partners worry the unnecessary
usage of opioid painkillers to treat
athletic injuries could lead to
increased dependence, abuse and
addiction.
In fact, a New York University
study found, “three-quarters of
high school heroin users started
with a prescription opioid.”
This initiative will push other
forms of pain management.
Alternatives include
therapy, non-opioid painkillers,
acupuncture, massage therapy and
over-the-counter medication.
Parents and caregivers are urged
to discuss alternative treatment
plans with their child’s healthcare
provider. ‘
If an opioid proves necessary,
they are encouraged to strictly use
physical '
Home-of “W. Va. Water Festival” .
Hinton, West Virginia Tuesday Sept. 13,
Attorney General Morrisey’ .v
The HIN TON ‘ NEWS _
USPS 246-180
Thank a Police
Officer Event
As of 9/5/ 16, Law Enforcement
Officers across the country have
been killed in the Line of Duty this
year.
The amount killed by gunfire
has increased by 58 percent! From
2006-2015, there were over 1,400
Law Enforcement Officers killed in
the Line of Duty.
Over 500'were shot and killed
and over 400 were killed in auto
accidents. Although we have
been fortunate in our community,
the numbers are astonishing.
Since the beginning of record
keeping, there have been 208 killed
in the State of West Virginia. Over
half were killed by gunfire.
In 2012, two West Virginia State
Troopers were killed in the Line of
Duty by a DUI driver.
One of those officers, Trooper Eric
Workman, is being remembered
by his family and friends via
the Trooper Eric A Workman
Foundation.
The foundation raises money
the medication as directed, closely ‘
SCRAP Holds important Meeting
monitor their child’s use, safely
dispose of any unused pills and
talk' about the inherent dangers of
misuse, abuse and sharing.
partment Ladies Auxiliary presenting the check
Hinton Fire Department Ladies Auxiliary Sponsored
a “Glow Walk” for the Bower’s Hospice House
The Hinton Fire Department
Ladies sponsored a Glow Walk for
the Bower’s Hospice House during
the 2016 Water Festival. Thanks to
all the participants and sponsors we
raised $26,00 for this great cause.
We would like to thank the
following sponsors who helped —
make the walk a great success:
Greenbrier Gotta Stop; Bill Cole
Automall; Summers Nursing
and Rehabilitation Center; J.L.
Massie Insurance; Tony Williams,
Summers County Commissioner;
Ronald Meadows Funeral Parlors;
Garry Wheeler, Sheriff; New River
Antiques; Hinton Floral; Studio M
Hair Salon; Pivont Funeral Home;
Benjamin Farley; Nationwide
Insurance; Big Four Drug Store
and Vicky’s Boutique.
We would also like thank the
Hinton Fire Department members
for all they do to help us in all our
events including the Glow Walk.
A special thanks to Roy Carter,
Hinton Fire Department Chaplain
for his special prayer before the
release of the Memory Balloons.
We also want to thank the Hinton
Pizza Hut; Kroger’s and Vintage
Stone for their donations for prizes
given away at the walk.
Hinton Area Foundation Planning Fundraising Auction
Annual Autumn After Five Event
The Sixth Annual Hinton Area
Foundation Autumn After Five
event and auction will be Monday,
September 26, 2016 6pm-until
9pm. The event will be held in
the beautifully restored McCreery
Event Center in Historic Hinton.
The doors will open at 5:30pm. ,
We hope you will consider joining
us for a fun evening in Historic
Hinton. Guests will enjoy wine,
beer, wonderful hors d’oeuvres and
a silent and live auction. All funds
raised during this event benefit
Summers County and assist the
foundation in its mission.
The mission of the Hinton
Area Foundation is to support
educational, health, human service,
artistic, public recreational,
beautification and environmental,
economic ,and other charitable
projects through grants and
scholarships. During the past year
HAF has contributed over $60,000
to our community through grants,
Scholarships, medical aide and
assistance, beautification projects
and many other entities.
This event is just one of the
many ways HAF raises funds to
improve the wellbeing of our fellow
citizens and work to create a better
community.
Tickets are $30 in advance and
$40 the day of the event. You may
purchase tickets from any board
member, stop in the Hinton Area
Foundation/Chamber office in Avis
Monday through Wednesday from
9am until 2pm or contact Stacy
Ford, Chair at 304-575-7026.
Please visit our Facebook
page www.facebook.com/
HintonAreaFoundation to view
pictures of some of the items
available for auction. We’ll be
adding new items until event.
The Hinton Area Foundation '
would like to graciously thank our
sponsors for this year’s event. To
date our sponsors are
Friend Level:
Benjamin
Insurance
Christy Kenna Fox, DDS
Gore’s Autobody-Mike Gore
J L Massie Insurance
Lewis Automotive Group
Pizza Hut
Regina Gwinn Eckle-State Farm
Triangle One Stop
Bronze Level:
Hendrick Pleasant View Farms
Jim and Becky Browder
Silver Level:
City National Bank
First Century Bank, Inc
First Community Bank
Farley-Nationwide
A 1‘
r.
Many Summers County residents
have been holding their breath for
the past two years, wondering if a
massive, 301-mile natural gas
pipeline is lurking over the horizon,
intent on crossing their land.
They had a chance to gather, gain
information, and ask questions
Thursday, September 1 at the
Graham House in Lowell at a
community meeting hosted by
Summers County
Residents Against the Pipeline
(SCRAP) to provide updates on the
Mountain Valley Pipeline (MVP).
Elise Keaton of the Greenbrier
River Watershed Association
introduced the nearly sixty
attendees to POWHR (Protect Our
Water, Heritage, Rights)—a
coalition of community groups that
includes Summers County's own
SCRAP—as well as three partner
organizations: Appalachian
Mountain Advocates, the Sierra
Club, and Appalachian Voices.
Ms. Keaton gave an overview of
concerns about the proposed
pipeline, the most frightening of
which is the risk of explosion.
She told the crowd that ten
campers died last month when a gas
pipeline exploded in New Mexico.
Five of the victims were children.
The pipeline poses threats to
water resources as well via erosion
and mudslides caused by
deforestation and disturbance of
steep slopes; crossing the Greenbrier
River above the Big Bend Public
Service District intake; blasting,
which alters underground water
routes; pctential contamination of
wells, springs, and streams; and a
total of 99 stream crossings in our
county alone. '
Another bitter pill is the hollow
promise of jobs: most of the pipeline
workforce will come from out of
state, and the few local hires are
likely to be short-term. (Mountain
Valley Pipeline estimates months
for construction with a maximum of
25% of workers drawn from the local
population.)
The next speaker was Kirk
Bowers of the Virginia Chapter of
the Sierra Club. He described the
FERC (Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission, which
approves natural gas pipelines) as
a rogue agency with no independent
oversight except for one
Congressional committee that meets
twice a year. The FERC will release
a Draft Environmental Impact
Statement, or DEIS, concerning the
Mountain Valley Pipeline this
month.
The public will have only 45 days
9/17 @ 7 pm
and gives back to communities in
West Virginia. Most recently, the
foundation built a playground for
kids and helped in the relief efforts
for those who were devastated by
the floods.
On Saturday, September 17th
at 7 p.m., our community will
recognize our local law enforcement
at the Thank a Police Officer event.
It will be held at the Freight Depot
on Commercial Street in Hinton.
A member of the above
mentioned Trooper Eric A Workman
Foundation will be in attendance.
The event will feature state.
and local dignitaries, special guest
speakers, musical performances
(including Nicole Bolling, Andrew
Weiss and the Summers County
K.I.D.S.), along with refreshments.
Some of the guest speakers
include WV State Treasurer’s
Office, Delegate Roy Cooper,
Pastor Donald Hannah, Jessie
Slater from WOAY TV, Rick
Douglas from WVVA News, Jessica
to respond unless the FERC agrees
to a requested extension of an
additional 45 days.
During this 45-day cemment
period on the DEIS, the FERC will
hold public meetings along the MVP
route in West Virginia and Virginia
to provide citizens the opportunity
to respond to the draft of the
Environmental Impact Statement.
In these meetings, residents can
document their concerns and
provide information on potential
environmental impacts the FERC
must consider in deciding to approve
or deny MVP's Application.
Issues already identified that the
FERC must address include
potential damage to groundwater,
wetlands, and springs; threats to
rare or endangered species
(including bats and salamanders);
proximity of the pipeline to homes;
impacts on Nationai Register of
Historic Places; US. Forest Service
concerns; the crossing of the
Appalachian Trail; risk of landslides;
the huge stress placed on pipelines
crossing mountainous terrain; the
particular vulnerability of karst
landscapes; and impact on climate.
Mr. Bowers urged everyone to
submit comments to the FERC,
which can be done by mail or email.
To submit comments online, go to
http://www.ferc.gov for informatiorf'
on how to enter comments on docket
CP16-10 (Mountain Valley Pipeline).
You may also write to Kimberly D.
Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission, Office of
Energy Projects, 888 First Street,
NE, Washington, DC 20426 and
refer to Docket CP16-10, Mountain
Valley Pipeline. SCRAP vigorously
endorses the- plea to submit
comments!
Lara Mack of Appalachian Voices,
speaking on behalf of Appalachian
Mountain Advocates, and attorney
Anna Ziegler of Ziegler and Ziegler
in Hinton addressed the legal side
of the pipeline coin.
Landowners were advised not to
sign an easement agreement
without consulting a lawyer.
Ms. Mack announced that an
important case concerning eminent
Schueler from 59 News, Mayor Joe
Blankenship, Commissioner Jack
David Woodrum, Miss Teen WV
USA, plus more!
A law enforcement officer has a
calling. It isn’t about the money.
It’s about making communities
safe, caring for children and doing
what it takes to stop someone from ‘
hurting another person. ,
They put their life on the line
with no superpowers, no- x-ray
vision and no super-strength They
must make decisions in seconds
that will affect their lives forever. '
They must be able to stop bleeding
and start breathing. _
Let’s appreciate our law ‘_
enforcement! The community is
invited to attend this great event.
Let’s show our law enforcement how
much they are appreciated for their
service to protect our community.
If anyone would like to make a
contribution to the event, please
contact Laura Lilly at 304-573-
5320.
"on Mountain Valley Pipeline.
Ziegler explained that signing a
damage waiver means you may be
signing away your legal right to hold
the company responsible for
damages it could do to your property,
including wells and springs.
A discussion of property rights
followed. It was clear no one present
wanted a certified letter from a gas
company to override owners' refusal
to allow surveyors access to their
property, as is the case in some other
states.
Such an "easy, access bill," Senate
Bill 596, was defeated in the last WV
legislative session but is expected to
return for another fight.
The meeting continued with
Nancy Bouldin's description of a .
sophisticated online map developed
by Indian Creek Watershed
Association and Alderson's
Downstream Strategies.
This map is a useful tool for
citizens and agencies to analyze the
pipeline's threats to water resources.
Continuing with the theme of
water was geologist Pam Dodds'
presentation that highlighted the
value and vulnerability of ridgetop
springs and streams.
Dr. Dodds stressed the
importance of forests in
.maintaining water quality, cooling
water, reducing runoff, promoting
:ggroundwater recharge, and
"h preventing erosion.
,All these functions support
communities of aquatic life that
break down organic matter and form
the basis of stream ecosystems.
Loss of forests, along with
' compaction of soil caused by heavy
equipment and massive piles of dug-
out rock and soil, increase runoff to
the detriment of entire watersheds.
A 1 25-fobt-wide cleared swath
during construction and a
permanent 50- to 75—foot-wide swath
represent a significant loss of trees
along a route that favors ridgetops.
The meeting concluded with
questions and answers. Sadly, those
present learned that MVP
representatives have promised free
gas to landowners who sell
easements.
This is a false promise. The
domain brought on behalf of pipeline is designed for long-
landowners in Monroe County by
Appalachian Mountain Advocates
will be heard by the West Virginia
Supreme Court on October 11.
forever.
Landowners forever give up the
right to use the land as they wish,
and additional pipelines can be
added in the future. MVP offers
higher payment per acre to those
who sign a "damage .waiver.'“Ms.'
distance transmission only, not for
delivery to individual homes.
Many questions about the
Mountain Valley Pipeline. remain,
and even delicious homemade
cookies didn't break the somber
mood most leit with. '
It is yet to be seen how seriously
the FERC will take residents'
concerns and if it will approve the
behemoth undertaking. p