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(Continuing the Hinton Daily News & The Weekend Leader)
Home of "W.
Volume 114 No. 27
Hinton, West Virginia Tuesday
Nov. 15, 2016
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St. Patrick Catholic Church in
Hinton has launched a new program
designed to bring together different
aspects of the community over soup
and a sandwich, feeding those in
need and having more people of
varying backgrounds learn more
about each other and their needs.
"Our goal," offered St. Patrick
Pastor Rev. Father Ray Landicho,
"is to provide a hardy meal on a
regular basis for those who may
sometimes go without while at the
same time inviting all members of
the community to,join with them,
all at no cost to those attending."
The first "St. Patrick Table of
Plenty" soup and sandwich event
was held Wednesday, November
2, with more than 40 members
of the community participating.
Subsequent Soup and Sandwich
Wednesdays will be held every •
other week, with the next one
taking place Wednesday November
16 from 4:00 to 6:00 p.m. at St.
Patrick Church Hall, the corner of
Temple and Second Avenue at the
traffic light in downtown Hinton.
The Table of Plenty is a joint
effort of the Pariah's men's group,
The Friars Club, and the recently
formed St. Patrick Knights of
Columbus Round Table.
'WVe have been discussing the
need for this type program for
quite some time," offered Joe
chairman of the Friars Club. "
But it took the constant
prompting of one of our newest
members, Rooster Meador, to bring
it to fruition.
'2Rooster," he continued,
"probably is the most knowledgeable
amongst us as to the numbers of
people in need, including many
children who sometimes have to
go without, through circumstances
arguably controllable but also due
to circumstances beyond their
parents' control. He knows the
people; he knows their needs.
"In opening our doors, we take
our cue from the Holy Father who,
when asked a question regarding
alternate life styles, replied: 'Who
am I to judge?' And, indeed, who
are we not to follow that example?"
Garcia said.
Garcia said the two groups expect
to see at least 60 people coming to
the Table of Plenty Wednesday, if
not more, he added.
"As word gets out, as more
people learn of what we are doing
and how we are doing it---there is
no Church Service, no preaching,
no evangelizing, simply good food
and good people---we don't know if
our numbers will double, or even
triple.
All we know is that we will try
our hardest to see that no one is
Garcia said, "For those who can,
we welcome, and appreciate any
donations in any amount, with
the promise that we'll be putting
whatever they may be right back,
on the Table two weeks hence."
While the Table of Plenty
program is geared for operation
every other Wednesday, Garcia
noted the Friars and the Knights
will be offering a special Table of
Plenty Thanksgiving Dinner the
day before the Holiday, Wt~dnesday
November 23.
"With the help of the Knights of
Columbus in Beckley, and through
the generous parishioners of St.
Francis de Sales Catholic Church,
we will be hosting a Thanksgiving
Dinner with all the trimmings that
Wednesday.
And again," he emphasized,
"everyone is welcome, and there is
no cost for the dinner.
We'll begin serving at 4:00 p.m.
and continue until we either run
out of food or run out of people.
We're planning on 80, and won't be
surprised if we have 90."
For additional information on
the St. Patrick Table of Plenty
Program, contact Joe Garcia at
msgt.garcia@gmail.com or Art
Sanda at apsanda@gotsky.com.
Contributions may be made
out to St. Patrick Table of Plenty
Four months after President
Obama's disaster declaration on
June 25, 2016, the emphasis has
shifted inthe 12 designated West
Virginia counties.
With the immediate needs
of flood relief and assistance
addressed following 'the severe
storms, flooding, landslides and
mudslides of June 22-29, the focus
now is on long-term recovery and
schools.
As of the end of October 2016, the
Federal Emergency Management
Agency (FEMA) Individuals and
Households program had approved
more than $41.5 million in grants
to 4,294 West Virginia applicants.
FEMA's Public Assistance
Program had obligated more than
$53 million for infrastructure
repairs and restoration.
Additionally, the U.S. Small
Business Administration had
approved 777 loans to 705
homeowners and renters and 70
businesses of all sizes totaling more
than $50 million.
The National Flood Insurance
Program approved more than 955
claims for more than $32 million.
With those financial needs
in hand, the efforts of FEMA's
Volunteer Agency Liaisons (VALs)
have moved to the forefront in
helping the e~tablishment of local
long-term recovery groups.
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Comments by Andrew Downs,
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3 Nov 2016
RE: Mountain Valley Pipeline Draft Environmental Impact Statement.
of cumulative impacts to the AT
based and community stakeholders,
the VALs help the~groups build
relationships and coordinate
efforts with and across partner
organizations and government
agencies.
The groups are working to help
storm survivors who still have
unmet needs.
Their efforts are community
driven and involve assessing and
addressing these needs.
Volunteer entities also assist the
groups in training case managers
and providing construction crews
as well as monetary assistance.
Increasing resiliency is also
part of the long-term perspective.
To that end, FEMA's Hazard
Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP)
has implemented the Mitigation
Reconstruction measure.
This allows West Virginia to use
HMGP funds in the construction
of an improved, elevated building
on the same site where an existing
building and/or foundation has been
partially or completely demolished
or destroyed.
Mitigation reconstruction
measure requires the construction
of code-compliant and hazard
resistant structures.
By focusingon rebuildingresilient
houses, mitigation reconstruction
aims to meet the state's goals of
preserving communities' identity
and integrity.
Frequently a focal point for their
communities, public schools hard-
hit by flooding constituted an area
of great concern to residents.
On Oct. 24, Sans. Joe Manchin
and Shelley Moore Capito
announced a $1.7 million FEMA
grant for the Nicholas County
School District to secure temporary
facilities destroyed or damaged as a
result of the historic flooding.
While the Nicholas County
School Board has awarded a
contract for portable Classrooms, the
remaining four schools - Herbert
Hoover High and Clendenin
Elementary in Kanawha County,
and Richwood Middle and High
schools in Nicholas County - still
have portable contracts up for bid.
Ultimately, though, people are
the prime focus of recovery. Help
remains available to individual
disaster survivors:
Free Disaster Legal assistance
is available to storm survivors.
This service offers counseling on
insurance claims, landlord-tenant
issues, home-repair contracts, and
the replacement of lost or damaged
legal documents and other legal
matters. Call the toll-free hotline
877-331-4259.
If you or someone you know
is struggling with post-disaster
stress, you are not alone.
Help is as near as your phone.
Call the Help for West Virginia
Helpline at 844-435-7498.
In addition, you can contact the
Disaster Distress Helpline at 800-
985-5990 or text 'TalkWithUs" to
66746.
Contact West Virginia 211 (dial
211 on any phone) for help finding
food, childcare, crisis counseling,
and many other resources available
in your community.
West Virginians seeking
information about disaster-related
services and unmet needs, as well
as volunteering and donating,
should visit the state's Help for
West Virginia Disaster website
wvflood.com.
Individuals who wish to help
with flood response and recovery
may sign up ,with West Virginia
• Voluntary Organizations Active in
Disasters (VOAD) at wvvoad,org.
if survivors have questions
about their individual registration,
Call the FEMA Helpline at 800-621-
3362.
Additional information on West
Virginia's disaster recovery can be
found at www.disasterassistance.
gov; the flood pages at wvflood.com;
fema.gov/disaster/4273; twitter.
com/femaregion3; and fema.gov/
blog.
The Appalachian Trail is a
National Treasure, enjoyed by
millions of people each year. The
Appalachian Trail Conservancy
recognizes the need for smart
energy development to fuel
growing and diverse economies.
We're proud of recent successful
partnerships with AEP and
Columbia Gas that have led to both
energy infrastructure development
and enhanced protection for the
Appalachian National Scenic Trail.
However, after studying the Draft
Environmental Impact Statement
for the proposed Mountain Valley
Pipeline and witnessing • the
inadequacies of the environmental
compliance process as initiated by
the Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission, we feel the proposed
Mountain Valley Project threatens
the AT with impact at such an
unprecedented scale, we must
oppose this project to our greatest
ability.
The FERC has issued a severely
deficient Draft Environmental
Impact Statement which has
prematurely started the public
comment period, The document
calls for new, pertinent information
to continue to trickle in as the
clock ticks. This tactic undermines
the public comment process,
which is required by the National
Environmental Policy Act, and does
not adequately represent impacts
to important resources like the
Appalachian National Scenic Trail.
Contrary to comments by the
Appalachian Trail Conservancy
and the United States Forest
Service months prior to the
publication of the DEIS, FERC
claims that the proposed Mountain
Valley Project would have no visual
impact to the Appalachian Trail.
Our own analysis concurs with the
statements of the United States
Forest Service and suggests that
the proposed Mountain Valley
project represents a serious threat
to the scenic value of the A.T. well
beyond the scope of similar projects
- as many as 19 prominent AT
vistas may be severely impacted
from t~is project, many of them
viewing'impacts as they occur on
USFS land.
As a result, the assessment
is drastically insufficient. The
scope of cumulative impact must
be based on the nature of the
impacted resource, not the proposed
project. In ascribing an arbitrary
geographic scope for this DEIS of
100 miles, FERC avoids properly
documenting cumulative impacts
to the Appalachian Trail while.
admitting that other proposed
pipeline projects on the National
Forest would, without question,
contribute to cumulative impacts,
The issue of cumulative impacts
is especially important to the AT
given the nature of long distance
hiking.
The depth of inadequacy the
would require the establishment
of a new 5c utility corridor directly
adjacent to Federally Designated
Wilderness, leading up to the
AT's doorstep in a location that is
currently wild and pristine.
Given the unprecedented scope
of these changes to the Forest Plan,
the fact that these changes would
have a lasting negative impact to
the Appalachian National Scenic
Trail and the fact that FERC's
assessment of impacts to the AT
has been largely non-existent, we
urge FERC and our partners at the
United States Forest Service to:
1) Fully evaluate the visual
impacts of the proposedMVP project
Solidarity Action Being Held in West Virginia in
Opposition of Dakota Access Pipeline
Appalachia Stands with Standing
Rock in opposition to Dakota Access
Pipeline! #NoDAPL Solidarity
Action, at 12:30 p.m., Tuesday,
November 15.
The location of this action
is outside the Army Corps of
Engineers office, 502 Eighth St,
Huntington, WV.
Organizers of this event include:
RAMPS (Radical Action for
Mountains' and People's Survival);
OVEC (Ohio Valley Environmental
Congregation, 520 Kanawha Blvd
W, CharleSton, WV. Spokespeople
will be present to answer reporters'
questions.
Find more info: https://
www.facebook.com/
events/1310644102312979/?active_
tab=about
This action is part of a
#NoDAPL National Day of Action
at Army Corps of Engineers offices:
https://actionnetwork.org/event_
campaigns/nov- 15-nodapl-day-of-
permit.
Several centuries of abrogated
treaties and trampled rights for the
indigenous peoples of this continent
are too many.
Those who risk their safety and
freedom, who camp on a freezing
prairie in winter to protect their
water and face down militarized
police armed only with prayer,
deserve our support. Mni wiconi.
(Water is life.)
Native defense of Mother Earth
to the Appalachian National Scenic
DEIS exhibits is further apparent • Trail in a supplemental EIS.
in the fact that FERC does not
use the correct centerline of the
Appalachian National Scenic Trail,
repeatedly admits that coordination
with AT management partners
has been insufficient, falsely
claims that there are no existing
areas of impact on the AT in the
immediate area of the proposal
and fails to analyze impacts to any
key observation points along the
Appalachian Trail despite the clear
and repeated direction of their
cooperating agency, the United
States Forest Service.
The United States Forest Service
2) Properly evaluate the
cumulative impact that this and
other pipeline projects will have
on the AT by establishing the
geographic scope of the Appalachian
Trail for the purposes of their
environmental impact statement
as its entire prescription area
along the George Washington and
Jefferson National Forests.
3) And offer a supplemental DEIS
for any Forest Plan standard that
would not be met by any aspect of
the proposed project, also affording
the public 90 days to assess anti
comment.
Coalition) Kanawha Forest
Coalition.
Speakers include: Author and
poet Crystal Good, who has been
active in Charleston water activism
after, the January 2014 MCHM
drinking water contamination
incident.
Reverend Robin Blakeman,
OVEC project coordinator and
ordained PCUSA Teaching Elder.
More groups and speakers will
be confirmed before the action. For
updates, see the action's Facebook
page: https://www.facebook.com/
events/1400181796676239/
Note: Members of the press
has long been one of the greatest are invited to the art build for the
champions for the Appalachian Soon, the Appalachian Trail Appalachia Stands with Standing
Trail in the South. The GeorgeConservancy will be issuing a call Rock #NoDAPL Solidarity Action.
Washington andJeffersonNational to action so all hikers, outdoor The art build takes place 7-9
Forest has more miles of Trail than lovers and citizens who expect p.m. Thursday, Nov. 10 at the UU
any other National Forest and, as responsible energy development
a result, contributes significantly to can have their voice heard on this
the preservation of AT experience issue. We'll offer information at
by honoring their Forest Plan. www.appalachiantrail.org that
action-at-army-corps-of-engineers
Why: We hold this action to
stand in solidarity with Native
Americans from more than 200
tribes, who have come together in
unprecedented unity to defend the
land, sacred sites, and water of the
Standing Rock Sioux Tribe from the
Dakota Access Pipeline (I)APL). We
hold this action because:
The Army Corps of Engineers can
stop' this pipeline by not granting
the permit needed to construct a
pipeline under the Missouri River,
the drinking water supply for the
Standing Rock Sioux and millions
of people downstream.
The Standing Rock Sioux
are calling for allies and water
protectors around the country
only be unprecedented, but would Appalachian Trail Conservancy
significantly erode the value of Regional Director
the Appalachian Trail which the Roanoke, Virginia
public has spent millions to protect. (540) 904-4354
Amending the plan in the ways adowns@appalachaintrail.org
. proposed would negatively impact You must not lose faith in
prescription areas protecting the humanity. Humanity is an
Appalachian Trail, Wilderness,ocean; if a few drops of the
Old Growth Forest, Inventoriedocean are dirty, the ocean does
Roadless areas and fragile not become dirty.
successional habitats. Further, it --Mahatma Gandhi
is defense of Earth for people
everywhere.
We are all threatened by climate
change, and the only way to avert
the worst consequences is to
halt new fossil fuel projects, and
transition rapidly to a clean energy
economy--which will also generate
more jobs than the deadly business
as usual.
We in Appalachia know all too
well what is to have safe drinking
water threatened--or destroyed--
by fossil fuel projects.
We know how it feels to watch
our elected officials and agencies
scramble to defend the energy
corporations---not us.
.We know how it feels to be a
population whose cnlture, health
to demand that the Army Corps and welfare are regarded with low
of Engineers not grant DAPL's prioriy.
Summers Nursing & Rehabilitation Center
receives accreditation for quality care measurements
every citizen can utilize to stop
The DEIS identifies numerous this process and require our energy consider long-term care for a loved facilities.
places where the Forest Plan futuretomorethoughtfullyconsider one is often difficult, but Summers Those four standards are
must be amended if this proposed impacts to the landscape and the Nursing & Rehabilitation Center (N a comprehensive number of
project were to be permitted.. Appalachian National Scenic Trail. & RC) can help make that decision assessments, continuous activities
These amendments would not Andrew Downs easier as the skilled nursing and throughout the year, coverage of
Hinton, W.Va. - The decision to msknleanursmganarenaDnltatmn beyond Lust preparing a s~nned
rehabilitation center is a nationally
accredited facility in four standards
of quality care for the third quarter
of 2016.
Summers N&RC received
full accreditation through the
Providigm QAPI Accreditation
Program that is based on four
standards for excellence in
continuously improving the quality
of care and life for residents living
nursing facility for the annual
health inspection survey, but builds
a foundation in quality assurance,
performance improvement,
customer satisfaction and state and
federal compliance.
Summers N & RC is a recipient
of the 2014 Silver Quality Award
from the American Health Care
Association/National Centers for
Assisted Living Quality Awards
Program.
For more information, contact
Summers N&RC at (304) 466-
0332.
varying and unique patients, and
areas of correction that have been
identified and went through the
improvement process.
Providigm creates data
management systems that mirror
the new Quality Indicator Survey
process used by state surveyors for
their annual inspection of nursing
facilities.
The value of the system is far