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(Continuing the Hinton Daily News & The Weekend Leader)
Home of "W. Water
• Volume 114 No. 23
Hinton, West Virginia Tuesday Oct. 18, 2016
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Pictured left to right: Colonel Phillip Secrisat, District Engineeer, Huntington District, U.S. Army Corps
of Engineers, Dean Bonifacio, Resource Manager Hinton, Mayor Joe Blankenship, and Bobbi Sorg.
Photo by Curt Messer.
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The gummers County High
School' Bobcats will host the
Richwood High School Lumberj acke
for their 2016 Homecoming Game
on Friday, October 28th.
During the June 2016 Flood,
Rich~Vood High School was
destroyed along with Richwood
Middle School.
At the time of this article being
written, the heat isn't working
the state. Richwood was One of the
hardest hit areas in the flood.
To show our love and :support
from right here in Hinton and
Summers County, the Hinton
Hope Foundation is conducting
a collection of like new or new
jackets, hats, gloves, boots, etc for
our friends from Richwood.
Homecoming Game at SCHS on
10/28. Please do what you carrto help
our fellow West Virginians. When
Richwood comes to town on 10/28,
the Hinton Hope Foundation hopes
to fill an entire school bus (that's
being sent from Richwood) with
items for the team to take back with
them to share with their town.
In addition, they are _ also One thing that our community
collecting non perishable items has-wreputa~on for is our giving
location.
Students and faculty are without
jackets and warm clothing because
they lost everything in the flood.
There are many homes in Richwood
that are in need of building supplies
and heating systems.
Richwood lost its largest
-employer, the Nursing Home, in
in the high school's temporary and bottled water. The armory in hearts. Let us remember that
Richwood is in great need of these Richwood students and faculty have
items, had their lives turned upside down
Collection bins for the non over the past few months. Let's
perishable items and bottled show them that this is more than
water will be set up at the Hinton just a game ..... we are West Virginia
Kroger from 10/17 - 10/27 and at Strong and we support them.
the Bobcat Fitness Center from If you are unable to attend either•
10/19 - 10/27 for the Winter clothing event to drop off your items, or if
items, Collection bins will also be you have any questions, please
the flood. Thankfully, all residents set up at the Community Pep Rally contact Laura Lilly at 304-573-
were rescued in time and haveand Bonfire at the Freight Depot 5320. Arrangements will be made
been moved to various facilities in in Hinton on 10/27 and at theto pickupyourdonations.
Summers County Christmas
Toy Fund 2016
am
Bluestone Dam Safety Assurance
Project, Phase 3 Ribbon Cutting
Ceremony was held on Friday, Oct.
7 at 10:30 a.m, :
Master of Ceremonies was May
Joe Blankenship.
The Pikeview High School
Junior ROTC posted colors. Melissa
Meadows sang the NationalAnthem
and Pledge of Allegiance was led
by Lane Houchins, Ellie Rhodes
and Annalyn Lilly. Invocation by
Demi Mack, former Bluestone DSA
Project Manager.
Several Patriotic songs were
sung by Summers Co. K.I.D.S.
and Jordan Maynor, representing
Congressman Evan Jenkins; Todd
Gunter, representing Sen. Shelly
Moore Capito; Mike Browning,
representing Sen. Joe Manchin
and Col. Phillip Secrist, District
Commander, presented remarks.
Demi Mack presented
benediction. Pikeview High School
Junior ROTC presented retiring
of Colors, and the Ribbon Cutting
preceded the ceremony.
Project Overview
Bryman Construction
Corporation completed the work
on the Penstock Scour Protection
System for the Bluestone Dam
Project.
This completes the latest phase of
the Dam Safety Assurance'Project
that will help bring Bluestone Dam
up to modern day safety standards
and reduce overall risk.
The work included installing
scour protection below the penstock
discharge area on the east side of
the downstream face of the dam.
Concrete divider walls installed,
along with right and left training
walls and a concrete baffles in the
area below the penstocks.
Construction started on Phase
3 in 2010. The construction was
authorized by the Flood Control Act
of 1939 (P. L. 76-396), Section 4.
Below is the message given by
Sen. Joe Manchin III
Greetings from Joe Manchin III,
United States Senator
On behalf of the citizens of the
Mountain State, and your United
States Senate, it is my distinct
privilege to welcome those attending
the Ribbon Cutting Ceremony
for the Phase 3 Completion of
the Penstock Auxiliary Spillway
Bluestone Dam Safety Assurance
Project.
The newly added feature
increases discharge capacity,
increasing efficiency of the dam.
This vital piece of infrastructure
helps reduce flood hazards to the
entire iNew River and Kanawha
River Valleys.
With every gradual improvement
of our current infrastructure, there
is less risk of flood affecting our
state so strongly again.
I ask that you join me in keeping
the affected families of the floods
from this past summer in your
thoughts and prayers.
The Bluestone Dam spans the
New River forming Bluestone Lake,
which is the third largest lake in
our state and is a beloved location
where tourists can swim, fish, boat,
kayak, and more.
It has significant impact on the
state's economy and has brought
countless jobs to the area.
I sincerely thank Colonel Phil
Secrist and his dedicated staff at
the Huntington Army Corps of
Engineers, local officials and all
those who made today's celebration
possible.
With warmest regards,
Joe Manchin HI
United States Senator
D EP Approves 14 Applicants for
Covered Electronic Devices Recycling Grants
Fourteen applicants have been
approved for grants totaling
$108,341 inthe West Virginia
Department of Environmental
Protection's (WVDEP) Covered
Electronic Devices (CED) Recycling
Grant Program, WVDEP Cabinet
Secretary Randy Huff man
announced today.
Establishecl in 2008 under
the WVDEP's Rehabilitation
Environmental Action Plan
(REAP), the CED Program requires
that manufacturers register their
brands with the state.
The fees collected from this
program allow counties and
municipalities to apply for CED
grants to conduct electronic
collection events and support
ongoing collection programs.
The goals of the program are
to establish a registration process
for manufacturers of covered
electronic devices, to determine
if manufacturers have adopted
or implemented a free take-back/
recyclingprogram for theirproducts,
and to award recycling grants to
counties and municipalities for
recycling or other programs that
divert covered electronic devices
from the waste stream.
Gran~will be awarded to:
Berkeley County Solid Waste
Authority $9,652
To fund labor and fuel expenses
for the ongoing county-wide
recycling program.
Braxton County Solid Waste
Authority $8,000
To fund labor expenses, fuel for
trucks and forklift and the CED
recycling fees for the ongoing
county-wide program.
Brooke County Solid Waste
Authority $10,000
TO fund labor wages, contracted
recycling services, advertising and
supplies for a collection event for
the ongoing county-wide program.
Cabell County Solid Waste
Authority $3,678
To fund a CED recycling public
education campaign for the county-
wide program.
Town of Fayetteville $8,000
To fund contracted recycling
services and advertising for a CED
collection event.
Jackson County Solid Waste
Authority $20,000
To fund roof construction for the
ongoing CED collection program.
Kanawha County Commission
$10,000
To fund CED collection events
for the county-wide prSgram.
City of Kingwood $8,000
To fund E-Cycle vendor and
advertising
program.
Pleasants County Solid Waste
Authority $7,000
To fund-CED recycling and
The Christmas season will be
here soon. The Hinton Ruritan Club
is again sponsoring the Toy Fund
Drive, raising money to purchase
toys and clothing for the children's
Christmas.
The children in the program
range inane from newborn to twelve
years of age. If your family lives in
Summers County and has a need
at Christmas time, please come
to DHHR and get the application.
Applications will be available from
October 31 thru November 28,
2016. Wecheck all applications to
establish eligibility.
All approved applicants will be
notified by marl as to when the
gifts will be given to the children.
We invite everyone to have a part
in the Toy Fund. Christmas Angels
will be available at Magic Mart in
November. If you decide to take
an angel for Christmas, you then
agree to furnish gifts for that child.
Even if it is a donation, or help in
shopping for the gifts, we also need
extra help in preparing the gifts to
be given out, please call the number
listed below if you can help. Make
cheeks payable to Summers County
Toy Fund a~d mail to this address
only, Summers County Toy Fund,
PO Box 67, Nimitz, WV, 25978.
If you need more information call
Darrell Lilly, 304-466-0476.
Summers County Student Writing Contest
This fall, 3rd through 12th grade
students in Summers County have
an opportunity to win cash for
writing.
The 2016 Summers County
Student Writing Contest is now
open with a deadline of November
15 with two categories of Poetry
and Short Story.
This contest is being sponsored by
the Student Writing Contest Pass-
Through Fund (make donations to
the Hinton Area Foundation).
The sponsors hope this contest
encourages new writers to share
their creations, get some valuable
feedback to refine their craft, and.
of course, hopefully get some cash
as a reward for their efforts.
Prizes are $50 for first place, $25
for second place, and $10 for third
place in each category.
Winners will be grouped as
Grades 3 & 4, Grades 5 & 6, Grades
: 7 & 8, Grades 9 & 10, and Grades 11
& 12. Winners will be announced
in December.
Whether you become the next
Dr. Seuss, Beverly Cleary or Orson
Scott Card or if you just use your
skills to write emails, this is an
opportunity to create and share
with others.
Contact Cheryl Kula or your
local school secretary with any
questions.
Entries can be turned into the
School Secretary for pick up - or
scanned and emailed directly to
Cheryl Kula at Cheryl.kula@gmail.
com.
Donations can be made to Hinton
Area Foundation, PO BOx 217,
Hinton, ,WV 25951
Some Voter Registration Reminder Cards Erroneous
By Brett Dunlap Parkersburg News and Sentinel
Cards informing people they
may be eligible to vote, but are not
registered, are being sent out to
people who should not be getting
them, including the deceased. , ,
The Wood County Clerk's Offic~
has been dealing with cards sent
out recently by the West Virginia
Secretary of State's Office.
Wood County Clerk Mark
Rhodes said people have come in
and informed them cards had been
transportation fees for the ongoing • sent to a deceased spouse. Others
county-wide program, were already registered to vote, but
Pocahontas County Solid Waste
Authority $4,300
To fund a steel storage
container, electronics shipping
supplies, electronics recycling and
transportation expenses for the
county-wide program.
Putnam County Solid Waste
Authority $8,000
To fund fork truck rental and
contracted CED recycling services
for the
ongoing county-wide program.
Ritchie County Solid Waste
Authority $7,000
To fund CED recycling fees,
workers, legal ads and advertising
for the ongoing county-wide
program.
Summers County Solid Waste
Authority $2,210
To fund personnel, forklift and
operator, gaylord boxes, freight
and newspaper advertising for
the county-wide CED collection
program.
Wayne County Solid Waste
Authority $2,500
To fund CED recycling fee~ for
for the city wide !the ongoing county-wide program. .
also had a card sent to them.
"We have had several people who
have called in and/or have brought
cards in," Rhodes said.
Rhodes said all county clerks
were e-mailed a sample of the card
the day they were mailed out, not
prior, he said, adding they did not
have any input into the process.
The cards say "Our records
indicate you may be eligible to
vote, but aren't registered. If you
are at least 18-year-old, a U.S.
Citizen of West Virginia, visit...
www.govotewv.com Click register
to vote and complete the form.
Two minutes. Click. Done. It's that
simple."
On the other side of the card,
it says "To vote in the November
General Election you must register
by October 18, 2016. Don't wait
until it's too late. Your vote is your
voice. Mark your calendars Early
voting: October 26-November 5
Election Day: November 8. If you
have questions or need assistance
contact the West Virginia Secretary
of State's Office by e-mail at
elections@wvsos.com or phone by
866-767-8683."
The postcard mailing is part
of West Virginia's membership
with the Electronic Registration
Information Center (ERIC), a
nonprofit organ~z" ation Whose
mission is "assisting states to
improve the accuracy of America's
voter rolls and increase access
to voter registration to eligible
citizens,"said Deputy Secretary of
State Sheryl Webb. "It matched
the Statewide Voter Registration
data with DMV, United States Post
Office, other states and the Social
Security Administration."
West Virginia is the 17th
voting' member of ERIC. Alabama,
Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware,
Louisiana, Illinois, Maryland,
Minnesota, Nevada, Oregon,
Pennsylvania, Rhode Island,
Utah, Virginia, Washington and
Washington, D.C. are already
members.
With ERIC, cottnty clerks and
the Secretary of State's Office
have a comprehensive tool to help
improve voter registration and
voter list maintenance across
West Virginia, officials said. ERIC
matches data from member states
(border states of Pennsylvania,
Maryland and Virginia included)
and looks for: voters who've moved
voters who ve moved out of
in state,
state, voters who've died, duplicate
registrations and individuals who
are potentially eligible to vote, but
are not yet registered.
The Secretary of State's Office
has been receiving calls regarding
the cards, Webb said.
"We are very happy to be hearing
from constituents in order to help
improve the accuracy of our voter
rolls," she said. "We have been
able to find errors in their current
registration record that have
incorrect birthdates or addresses
and provided information on how
to correct those errors."
So far, a couple of people who
have received cards in Wood
County were already registered to
vote, Rhodes said after personnel
did a cheek in the county records.
Others were upset that a
deceased spouse had received a
card.
In one case, Rhodes checked and
verified the spouse was no longer
on the county's active voter list for
an individual.
Rhodes said they check to see
if someone is registered to vote
and if they have voted in a recent
election.
The only thing he found which
might have caused those people to
be marked to be sent a card is a
difference in their zip code listing,
listing the four extra digits some
zip codes now have on the cards
• that did not coqnpletely match up
with other records.
He was also checking on when
the initial data Was pulled to do the "
card mailings, but he said he has
not gotten a clear answer on that.
They continue to check for the
people who have questions about
their voter registration.
'Tee keep rolling through the
calls we are getting to make sure the
voter rolls are up to date,'Rhodes
said.
Rhodes advises people with
questions to contact the Secretary
of State's Office at the e-mail and/or
phone number listed on the cards.
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