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The
t tlNTON NEWS
(ConUnulng the Hinton Dally News & The Weekend Leader)
Home of the W. :+. Water Festival
Volume 97 No. 31 Hinton, West Virginia Tuesday
Hannah & Wilson Elected Officers
Nov. 16, 1999
40 Cents,
Millions requested for New
River Ameri(:an Heritage River
In a report on fund raising and
project activities; Patrick Woodie,
New River Community Partners
Executive Director for the New
River American Heritage River
incentive, said over $3 million in
requested funds have already been
received and an additional
$7,725,393 in requests are pending.
Funding requests grow almost daily,
he said.
Some of the projects are
watershed wide, while some are
project specific, like the McCreery
Hotel project in Hinton.
The announcement came during
a New River Valley regional meeting
for all West Virginia counties
involved in the American Heritage
River Initiative. The meeting was
held in the Concord College
Ballroom, Athens, Monday,
November 8th.
Woodie gave a brief overview of
The National Coal Heritage Area
and since several counties, including
Summers, are also in the American
Heritage River work plan,
partnering with the Coal Area's
development process would be an
opportunity for both groups, he said.
Harold Simmons, WV Dept. of
Transportation, discussed some to
the opportunities for T-21 funding.
Many American Heritage River
projects are qualified for these
Federal Highway Administration
funds and his department desires to
work closely with New River
Community Partners.
Elwood Varghan, Mountain
Resource Conservation and
Development Area, discussed some
grant opportunities and assistance
available through his office. They
will be sponsoring a series of grant
writing workshops in Hinton
starting this week.
The three state New River
Community Partners, Inc., Board of
Directors for the Year 2000 was also
announced.
In addition to Ed Hannah,
President of the Summers County
Chamber of Commerce and already
serving on the board, six additional
state members were blected.
New state Directors are: State
Delegate Mary Pearl Compton
Union; Vivian Conley, Carnegie
Hall, Lewisburg; Catherine Mack,
Retired Educator, Beckley; Dr. Craig
Mohler, Monroe County
Commission, Union; W. C. Parker,
National Committee for New River,
Hinton; and, Ralph Wilson, Main
Street Hinton.
Twenty-five members make up
the Board of Directors for the three
state non-profit New River
Community Partners, Inc.
From North Carolina: Jim Byrne,
City of Boone; Laurette Leagon,
Boone Chamber of Commerce; Millie
Barbie, North Carolina High County
Host, Boone; Ernest O'Banion,
Nations Inn, West Jefferson; Jay
Wild, New River State Park,
Jefferson; Alexander T. Davison,
President, National Committee for
New River, Hillsborough; Nyla L.
Duncan, Alleghany Co. Sheriff's
Office, Sparta; Joe Morgan, Todd
General Store, Todd; Mikki Sager,
The Conservation Fund, Chapel
Hill.
From Virginia: Shirley Gordon,
1908 Courthouse Foundation,
Independence; Nancy Smith,
Grayson Board of Supervisors,
Independence; Ed Greer, Town
Manager, Independence; Leslie
Howard, New River Valley PDC,
Radford; David Ridpath, City of
Radford, Radford; Dave Rundgren,
New River Valley PDC, Radford;
Llyn Sharp, VA. Tech Museum,
Blacksburg; Jack Gardin, Mt.
Rogers PDC, Marion; Charlotte
Hanes, River Ridge Farms, Grason
Co.
Officers elected for the Year 2000
are: Ernest O'Banion, President, W.
Jefferson, NC, Shirly Gordon, VA
Vice President, Ed Hannah, WV Vice
President, Laurette Leagon,
Treasurer. Ralph Wilson will also
represent WV on the Executive
Committee as Chair of the
Watershed History & Culture
Committee along with Ed Hannah,
Vice President.
November 20-- Take Time to Vote
By Fred Long
Saturday, Nov. 20, Summers County voters will walk into the ballot
booth and cast a vote for, or against, a school levy for this county.
Many good people have come out in support of the levy. In this issue
you will find several letters and paid political ads urging the voters
to vote for the levy. If it passes it will be the first one this county has
had in 17 years. At the same time many good people are opposed to
it. They argue that the school system will not close down if the levy
fails and the increase in tax dollars for the extra money is too much.
You really+,.have toask yourself ordy tlas to decide the
issue. Do I hke it? Do we need it? Can I afford it? The decision
Should be based on what is best for ydu, +the individual voter. That's
the democratic process and the majority rules.
It you are not sure about the terms of the levy, a sample ballot is
printed on the back page. Take a look at it and between now and
Saturday ask yourself these questions. If you can't answer the last
one, just look at your last tax receipt ticket. It shows, at the top, how
much of your property tax dollars go to support the county school
system. Multiply the amount by .56 and you will have a very close
estimate of what the amount will be.
And after you have answered the questions.
TAKE TIME TO VOTE.
Former Hinton Resident
Elected Chairman & CEO
Ashley Wheeler Visits WVVA News
• Ashley Wheeler, a junior at Summers County High School,
had a chance to get a taste of the life of a TV newscaster
during a recent visit with WVVA-TV. Her visit was in
connection with the Job Shadowing program at Summers
County High SchooL Job Shadowing is a program that allows
students to visit the work place to experience first hand the
occupations in their chosen field of study. While at WVVA,
Ashley shadowed Mike Jessee,.the writer for the 5 o'clock
news. She sat in on an executive planning session, helped
select the stories to air on the newscast, and met the
reporters and broadcast crew. Her visit was highlighted by
an invitation to sit in the WVVA Studio during the actual
@:00 Nevtcast. Ashley plans to major in broadcast
journalism in college. She is the daughter of Ernie & Becky
Wheeler of Forest Hill.
R. Luke Lively, of Wise, Va.,
formerly of Hinton, the son of Wanda
Lively of Bellepoint, has been elected
Chairman and Chief Executive
Officer of First Virginia Bank-
Mountain Empire announced Barry
J. Fitzpatrick, Chairman, President
and Chief Executive Officer of First
Virginia Banks, Inc., the $9.4-billion
bank holding company for First
Virginia.
Lively's banking career began as
a management trainee for CIT
Financial Services and progressed
through various lending and
management positions with
numerous community banks in West
Virginia and southwestern Wadnia.
In 1990 he joined the Bank of
Shawsville, a member of the
Premier Bankshares Corporation
and was promoted to Vice President
and Administrative Officer in 1994,
and in 1995 he was elected President
and CEO of Premier Bank-Central,
N. A., the largest bank in the
Premier group.
In 1997 Premier Banksharee
merged with First Virginia Banks,
Inc., and Lively became President
and Chief Administrative Officer of
First Virginia Bank-Mountain
Empire. In addition to his new
responsibilities as Chairman and
CEO of First Virginia, Mr. Lively
will remain as President.
Lively is a director of the William
KingArts Center in Abingdon and a
member of the Wise County and
Russell County Chambers of
Commerce. A cum laude graduate of
Concord College in Athens, W. Vs.,
Mr. Lively earned a Bachelor of Arts
degree in history and political
science. He is also a graduate of the
Stonier Graduate School of Banking
at the University of Delaware. He
and his wife, Teresa, have three
children and live in Wise.
First Virginia is the largest
independent banking company
headquartered in V'vrginia and one
of the 50 largest in the United
States.
R. Luke Lively
The Little League Bellepoint facility will receive some much
needed improvements thanks to the state's Civil
Contingency Fund. Summers County Delegate Virginia
Mahan is shown above presenting Hinton Little League
representative Mark Helms with a check from the fund
totaling $2,000. The funds were presented on behalf of all
the members of the 27th District House of Delegates which
is composed of part of Summers and all of Raleigh County.
The improvements to the Little League facility will include
some much needed work on the outfield, Helms said.
"Walk For Her Lifetime"
- The Best Yet!
By Margie Timple, Chairman
More than 200 individuals turned
out for the third annual breast
cancer event, "Walk for Her
Lifetime," held at Bellepoint Park.
After a brief program, with a
welcome from Mayor Jim Leslie, and
Rev. Glen Kuhn, Pastor of the
Central Baptist Church, as guest
speaker the group welcomed more
than 15 breast cancer survivors from
our area, and heard from MaryAnn
Meador, a 15 year breast cancer
survivor.
Participation in this year's event
was broad and diverse, with a
delegation from Pence Springs
Community Church, Summers
County High School golf team,
Business & Professional Women's
Club, donations from 42 Summers
County businesses, and numerous
clubs and civic organizations.
Time and space does not permit
the Committee to personally thank
everyone that participated in this
wonderful event, but the "Walk for
Her Lifetime" Committee takes this
opportunity to express its
appreciation to each and every
person, business, club, school, or
church that supported this
wonderful cause. A special thanks
must go to Patricia Harvey, and the
Hinton Area Elementary School for
contributions totaling over $350; to
the Pence Springs Community
Church that brought in over $1,000;
to WV Power's contribution of $500;
toAshby Maddy, who purchased and
raffled a WVU sports jacket; and to
Madison Bowles, the winner of the
grand prize, who personally raised
$292 for the -Walk"!
As many of you know, the "Walk
for Her Lifetime" Committee faced
some setbacks and obstacles at the
beginning of this year's event. We
were concerned that we would not
be able to do as well as in past years,
and maybe not have sufficient funds
to meet the needs of our residents.
Our worries were unfounded and
unnecessary, because you, the
community, saw to it that we would
do better than ever! When all was
said and done, the total for the "Walk
for Her Lifetime" event 1999, was
$8,240.
Continued on page 12
Handicapped Voting
Facilities Available
Any voter who needs the use of
handicapped voting facilities in
Summers County for the Saturday,
November 20, Special Board of
Education Levy election will be able
to vote at any of the following
precincts:
Precinct #7 City Hall, 322
Summers St. Hinton; Precinct #9
Hinton Area Elementary School, 121
Park Ave. Hinton; Precinct #10 Avis
Headstart Building, 254 Main
Street, Hinton; Precinct #17
Sandstone, Sandstone Volunteer
Fire Department; Precinct #22 &
#23 Jumping Branch Elementary
School; Precinct #27 Pipestem
Ruritan Building; Precinct #30
Talcott Elementary School.
By Dr. Sarah Lee Brown recognition programs, certificates, awards programs in which students
School Attendance Director
Some students love to attend
school and will not let anything
stand in their way. For others, the
idea of attending school is not one
that they relish. The Summers
County Board of Education believes
that regular attendance is
imperative for a student to gain the
skills and competencies necessary to
go on for further training or to take
his/her place in the world of work.
Recognizing the importance of
good attendance, the board has
stated in the revised policy that each
school shall offer a program
desigried to improve school
attendance and to reward students.
In this article on school
attendance, we will highlight the
components of each of the Summers
County School's incentive plan.
A variety of incentives are offered
at Taleott Elementary. These
incentives to promote good
attendance include monthly
stickers, perfect attendance pencils,
newspaper recognition,
discretionary free time, and yearly
perfect attendance trophies.
Students at Jumping Branch
Elementary offer monthly awards
for perfect attendance, names posted
on the bulletin board, yearly faithful
and perfect attendance awards and
certificates in addition to a party
and a movie:
Hinton Area Elementary
students receive a certificate for
their first month of perfect
attendance. For the second month
of perfect attendance they receive a
certificate and a coupon for a twenty-
five cent item form the school store.
Each month, ares the second month,
students have their name put in a
box for a chance of winning a $25
gift certificate. The student's name
is put into the box for each month
they have perfect attendance.
The Summers Middle School
incentive plan includes team level
receive recognition for attendance.
In addition to individual awards, the
teams use movie time, mixers, and
social time as rewards.
At Summers County High School
students who miss no more than
four excused absences in a class and
maintain an A average are exempt
from an end-of-course com-
prehensive exam. A student who ha
missed no more than three excused
absences+and maintains a B average
is exempt from the exam. Students
with no more than two excused
absences and a C average or no more
than one excused absence and a D
average are also exempt.
If you are having an attendance
problem at your house, please
contact the counselor of your child' s
school. Maybe there is a reason that
you are not aware of that your child
does not want to attend school. Give
our counselors a chance to help. That
is one of the reasons they are in your
schools.