Charleston Gazette back issues from November 2000:
Sherman student to be 'global citizen'
Nov 02, 2000; ... METRO STAFF Next June, Bobby Williams will become a "global citizen,"traveling to such places as Greece and France. Williams, a ninth-grader at Sherman High School, learned earlier this month that he isamong five students nationwide to receive a Dwight D. EisenhowerGlobal ...
Smithers mechanic nearing 30 years of service
Nov 02, 2000; ... METRO STAFF When the mercury dips, the "wood stove seekers" come to FrankConn's FCA Bike & Auto in Smithers. There, surrounded by all-terrain vehicles, ATV parts, bicycles, tools, tires and auto parts,is a wood stove that gives off a comfortable heat and fragrance. And if ...
Gauley Bridge cleanup getting started this week: ; Low-interest loans available for beautification
Nov 02, 2000 ... By Ben Calwell METRO STAFF Gauley Bridge might become the cleanest town in West Virginia bythe time Saturday rolls around. At least that's the goal oforganizers of the first Gauley Bridge Fall Cleanup, which starts onMonday, Oct. 30 and continues through Saturday, Nov ....
Guild production brings variety to the stage: ; Belle resident among cast members
Nov 02, 2000; ... METRO STAFF It is a theater classic, immortalized in a Hollywood film andstaged again and again on Broadway and off. Even though "Fiddler onthe Roof" has made the rounds in the Charleston theater arena,veteran actor Gene Oda of Belle said he believes the timeless storyhas a ...
POST IT
Nov 02, 2000 ... FLOOD MEETING The Malden Public Service District will conduct a public meetingto discuss flooding in the DuPont City area and vicinity at 6:30p.m. Monday, Oct. 30 in the DuPont Middle School auditorium. LITERACY DAY Sharon Dawes Elementary School and Upper Kanawha ...
Neighbors
Nov 02, 2000 ... Tiffany Skidmore of East Bank was a contestant in the 2001 MissWest Virginia Teen USA Pageant that was held on Oct. 28-29 at SouthCharleston High School. Tiffany is the daughter of Pat and BrendaSkidmore and is a student at Riverside High School. She is a memberof the band and the ...
Libraries announce November activities
Nov 02, 2000 ... Below is a complete schedule of programs taking place in Novemberat Charleston, Glasgow, Marmet and Riverside libraries. CharlestonLibrary 343-4646 Moon & Stars Quilt Display Month of November The Moon and Stars Quilters, a Charleston-based organization ofmore than ...
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Nov 02, 2000 ... BIRTHDAY RECEPTION An open house reception to celebrate the 80th birthday of MildredWard of Sharon will be held from 4 to 6 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 4 at theMarmet Woman's Club, 9411 MacCorkle Ave. HAUNTED HOUSE The Gauneka Ruritan Club and Valley High School Student Councilwill ...
Clubs
Nov 02, 2000 ... East Bank Garden Club ... The East Bank Garden Club meets everyfourth Thursday each month at 7 p.m. September through April. Formore information, call Meredith Livesay at 595-3101 (work) or 595-1283 (home) or Betty McConihay at 595-4288 (home). VFW 5269 ... TheVeterans of Foreign Wars ...
Family network to: ; sponsor dinner/expo
Nov 02, 2000 ... Pastors in the Upper Kanawha Valley will have an opportunity tolearn more about welfare reform and its impact on their communitiesduring a Pastoral Dinner/Resource Expo at Riverside High School from5 to 8:30 p.m. on Nov. 6. The Welfare Reform Committee of theKanawha Family Resource ...
Reunions
Nov 02, 2000 ... Listed below are upcoming class, family and group reunions; datesand locations (where determined) and contact persons/telephonenumbers. If you have not received information about a class reunionor have names and addresses of fellow classmates, contact thepersons listed. Send listings, ...
Adopt-a-pet
Nov 02, 2000 ... Meet Roper, a 6-month-old male Elkhound-mix, and Apollo, a 7-month-old male cat. Roper is "a sweet, laid back dog," according toan animal shelter official. He gets his name from the fact that helikes to carry a rope in his mouth. Apollo is a nice cat, and healso gets along well with ...
Christian band cuts live CD, video this weekend
Nov 02, 2000; ... METRO STAFF They may have electric guitars and drums, but don't label thesehip young men a rock band. "We call it contemporary praise," saidMike Hawkins of the St. Albans-based Christian band Altar Image."The term 'rock' scares people." As a result, they are careful to gauge ...
After a half-century, man finally receives service medals
Nov 02, 2000; ... METRO STAFF After spending three years in the Army battling the Axis Powersin the South Pacific during World War II, the last thing on VernonWhite's mind were what decorations he had earned. "The first thingI did when I got in was I went to see my mother," said White, wholives ...
Local golfer celebrates birthday on the links
Nov 02, 2000; ... METRO STAFF Jim Hager enjoys proving to himself and anyone else that he canstill make his 65-year-old body perform. "I still think I'm 55,"said Hager, who will retire Oct. 31 from his State Farm Insurancebusiness in St. Albans after 37 years. "I do stuff like this so ...
Local hoops team takes on Yugoslavs
Nov 02, 2000; ... METRO STAFF Wayne Casey remembers how hard it was to break into professionalbasketball. That's why he's determined to make the task a little lessdaunting for area players who are trying to make their mark on thehardwood. Casey and a collection of former local high school ...
Neighbors
Nov 02, 2000 ... Mary Basham, general manager of Microtel Inn in South Charleston,recently received the Distinguished West Virginian Award from Gov.Cecil Underwood. In addition to serving on the boards of theCharleston and South Charleston convention and visitors bureaus,Basham has served her community ...
Actors call 'Fiddler on the Roof' a classic with broad appeal: ; Nitro High student makes debut
Nov 02, 2000; ... METRO STAFF "Fiddler on the Roof" may be a Broadway musical classic that hasbeen performed numerous times on the Charleston stage andimmortalized in a Hollywood film. But Charleston Light Opera Guildperformers said they believe there is still enough interest in thetale to draw ...
Bluegrass show
Nov 02, 2000 ... Doyle Lawson and Quicksilver will appear along with Weekend Grassat 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 4 at Mountaineer Opry House in Milton.Admission is $10 adults, $8 seniors and ...
Mountain Echoes: ; Baker sold the crummiest bread in town
Nov 02, 2000; ... Since the beginning of time there has always been a yes or no,there is an up and down, over and out, east and west, north andsouth ... so on and on. You remember that in school we studied allthese things, and still at the same did not give them much thought.My favorite comparison words ...
SUPPORT
Nov 02, 2000 ... Diabetes ... The Cross Lanes Lions Club will be sponsoringdiabetes information/education meetings on the second Tuesday ofeach month. All diabetics, spouses and caregivers of diabetics areinvited. Local medical professionals will address how to controlType 1 & Type 2 diabetes. The ...
New at the Putnam County Library ...
Nov 02, 2000 ... ADULT TITLES "He Chose the Nails" / Max Lucado "The Coalwood Way" / Homer Hickam "Every Little Thing About You" / Lori Wick "Norman Rockwell's America" / Christopher Finch "The Devil's Code" / John Sandford "The Moose That Roared" / Keith ...
Creation Science speakers available
Nov 02, 2000 ... The Biblically based Kanawha Creation Science Group haspresenters for the adult and youth groups of churches. These menshow that Christians need not be intimidated with evolutionism. Thegroup defends the Bible from the very first verse. Karl Priestpresents the Gospel with his message ...
Religion
Nov 02, 2000 ... Gospel sing ... The Riverside Baptist Church on W.Va. 62 in RedHouse will have a gospel sing featuring the King's Harmony Quartetat 7 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 5. Pastor Michael D. Hanna and associatepastor is Donald Myers invite the public to attend. Dunbar services ... First Church United ...
Christmas bazaars abound in Putnam County
Nov 02, 2000 ... The season of holiday bazaars begins this weekend with the townof Eleanor's eighth annual arts and craft show 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.Saturday, Nov. 4 at the Eleanor Town Hall. For more information,call Marilyn Jones at 586-2319 or 586-9706. Four other holidaybazaars also take place this ...
Sports
Nov 02, 2000 ... Area high school football scores and schedules Aug. 24 Capital 35, Hurricane 8 Aug. 25 George Washington 28, Nitro 21 South Charleston 20, St. Albans 7 Sept. 1 Capital 40, Huntington 15 Cabell Midland 45, St. Albans ...
Clubs and Civic Organizations
Nov 02, 2000 ... Dunbar Women ... GFWC Woman's Club of Dunbar will hold itsregular meeting at 7 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 2 at the clubhouse. Theprogram will be presented by Becky Payne and Brenda Kidd, officersof the Friendship Force of Charleston. They will share theirexperiences and friendships developed ...
State Museum renovation project receives grant
Nov 02, 2000 ... The West Virginia State Museum at the Cultural Center will berenovated over the next two years. A recent grant of $150,000 fromthe Greater Kanawha Valley Foundation will help pay for the $6million project. The state Legislature has pledged $4 million, and the WestVirginia State ...
Nitro women beautify war memorial
Nov 02, 2000 ... The Woman's Club of Nitro has selected as a community projectplanting and maintaining the flowerbed at the Vietnam War Memorialin front of Nitro City Hall. Beautification Committee membersDorothy Oldham, Brenda Smith, Wanda Smith and Brenda Stewart, withthe help of John Oldham, Dennis ...
How I achieved a longer, better life: ; Commentary
Nov 02, 2000; ... FORMETRO I am 75 years old. At age 35 I played 36 consecutive holes ofgolf when I noticed numbness in my leg. An x-ray showed a congenitaldefect in my low back. The defect was irritating the sciatic nervethat runs down the back of my leg. At the age of 40, I wasdiagnosed as ...
McGhee named WVSC Alumnus of the Year
Nov 02, 2000 ... Dr. Acie McGhee Jr., a 1954 summa cum laude graduate of WestVirginia State College, has been named Alumnus of the Year by thecollege's National Alumni Association. He is immediate pastpresident of the association. McGhee was raised in McDowell County and is a graduate of ...
Students must take ACTs or SATs by December: ; Dragon's Den
Nov 02, 2000; ... Hola, mis amigos. Welcome back to another issue of the Dragon'sDen. It's the last week of school before report cards come out, sostudents are trying to cram all night to study for finals andwhatnot. A note from the Counselor's Corner at SAHS: seniors needto take their ACT or their SAT ...
Administrative Professionals conference set for Nov. 3-5
Nov 02, 2000 ... Members of the International Association of AdministrativeProfessionals will attend the organization's Southeast DistrictConference on Nov. 3-5 at The Greenbrier in White Sulphur Springs. Sandra P. Chandler, CPS, Southeast District Director, will chair thebusiness sessions, and ...
Touch of Life: ; Pilot Club official visits area
Nov 02, 2000; ... Joanne Mason of Lewisport, Ky., is typical of many American womenin this day and age. She runs a business, handles familyresponsibility, and does her bit in the public service arena througha civic organization. Mason, who recently visited our state, isGovernor of the Kentucky-Ohio-West ...
Family
Nov 02, 2000 ... Opening The First Presbyterian Church of St. Albans has openings in theParents Morning Out program, which is from 9 a.m. to noon Tuesdayand Thursday for children ages 1-3. For more information, call 727-2241. Early Learner's The Charleston Family YMCA is accepting ...
Conversations with Sam & Joe: ; Movie heroes vs. real heroes
Nov 02, 2000; ... Sam: Say, Joe. Did you see where Mr. L.T. Anderson came down onmovie heroes again? Joe: Yeah, but I was surprised he didn'tinclude Frank Sinatra. Sam: Well, the man is dead. Maybe that's why. What do you thinkof Frankie? Joe: I won't miss him a whole lot. I just hope he ...
St. Albans Women to meet Nov. 4
Nov 02, 2000 ... The regular monthly meeting of the Fine Arts Department, GFWC St.Albans Woman's Club is scheduled for noon, Nov. 4 at the clubhouse. The program will be presented by the voices of the Mountain StoryTelling. Members are reminded of the Cabin Creek quilt being raffled as ...
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Nov 02, 2000 ... TOASTMASTERS The Marvin G. Rook Toastmasters Club will meet at 6:30 p.m. onNov. 6 and 20 in the South Charleston Municipal Courtroom, acrossfrom the post office on D Street. For more information, call 744-8663. BUSINESS WOMEN The Charleston Area Business & Professional ...
Cultural Center to host wall hanging workshop
Nov 02, 2000 ... A one-day workshop, "Contemporary Wall Hangings: CreativeLayering," will be offered at the Cultural Center in the stateCapitol Complex in Charleston. Part of the West Virginia Divisionof Culture and History's fall education series, the class will takeplace from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Friday, ...
SMS sponsors veterans' tribute on Friday
Nov 02, 2000; ... METRO STAFF For the fifth year, students, staff and faculty at SissonvilleMiddle School will pay homage to area veterans on Friday. Anassembly honoring local veterans is scheduled to begin at 2 p.m.Friday, Nov. 3 at the school on Sissonville Drive. A reception willfollow the ...
Behind stage gives Charleston man a different theatrical perspective: ; "Fiddler on the Roof" slated this month
Nov 02, 2000; ... METRO STAFF Dennis Bridgeman came to a Charleston Light Opera Guild rehearsalone day to bring some things to his daughter, Alice, who wasperforming in the show. The next thing he knew, Bridgeman hadbecome a microphone man running cables and doing sound checks forthe community ...
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Nov 02, 2000 ... AMBERVIEW OPEN HOUSE/REUNION Amberview South Stables will host an open house at 2 p.m. Sunday,Nov. 5, to welcome Dotty Martin back to the community. To get there,take the I-79 Big Chimney exit and follow Coopers Creek Road toStable Ridge Road. For more information, call ...
TOPS
Nov 02, 2000 ... The following area Take Off Pounds Sensibly chapters meet at thedates, times and locations listed below. Charleston TOPS 312 ...Second floor (elevator available), Morris Memorial United MethodistChurch, 46th Street and MacCorkle Avenue Saturday at 9:45 a.m. weigh-in/10:30 a.m. meeting ....
Religion
Nov 02, 2000 ... Gospel mission hour ... The Hissom Tabernacle Church of Emmanuelhosts a gospel mission hour at 11 a.m. every Saturday in the churchon Pennsylvania Avenue at Spring Street. The chapel service isfollowed by a homemade lunch and fellowship. For information, call343-2737. Methodist women ...
Clubs
Nov 02, 2000 ... Sissonville women ... The Woman's Club of Sissonville meets at 7p.m. the second Thursday of each month from September to May atAldersgate United Methodist Church. Call 948-1588. Elkview women ... The Elk Valley Woman's Club meets at 7:30 p.m. on the secondThursday of each month at St ....
Family
Nov 02, 2000 ... Early Learner's The Charleston Family YMCA is accepting applications for itsEarly Learner's Preschool Program for ages 3 to 5 weekdays from 8a.m. to noon on a flexible schedule. The Y offers a safe learningenvironment including kindergarten preparation skills, peersocialization ...
Clarification
Nov 02, 2000 ... The wording of a headline in the Oct. 25 Metro North implied thatthe Sissonville Branch Library is closed. The library will ...
Fall festival set for Oct. 28
Nov 02, 2000 ... Ruffner Elementary School will hold a fall festival and spaghettidinner from 4 to 8 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 28. The dinner is from 5 to 7p.m. The cost is $6 for adults, $4 for children with children ages2 and under ...
Area students named to WVU dean's list
Nov 02, 2000 ... The following area students were among more than 900undergraduates who qualified for the president's list with 4.0 GPAsor the dean's list with GPAs of 3.5 or higher. (President's liststudents are noted by asterisks): *Jonathan Abraham, Charleston;Leslie Adkins, Charleston; *Azer Akhtar, ...
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Nov 02, 2000 ... EXERCISE GROUP The Elk River Exercise Group meets at Trinity United MethodistChurch, 2626 Pennsylvania Ave., Charleston, from 9 to 10 a.m. eachMonday, Wednesday and Friday. CRAFT SHOW Jarrett Memorial United Methodist Church will host their secondannual craft show from 9 ...
Bazaars abound
Nov 02, 2000 ... The season of holiday bazaars begins this weekend with the townof Eleanor's eighth annual arts and craft show 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.Saturday, Nov. 4 at the Eleanor Town Hall. Items for sale includewooden yard decorations, birdhouses, hand-painted crocks, hand-poured candles, homemade soaps, ...
Poca High teacher among cast for 'Fiddler'
Nov 02, 2000; ... METRO STAFF From behind the scenes at Poca High School to the front of thestage at the Charleston Civic Center, David Legg is performingnearly every moment of every day this fall. Legg is the show choirdirector and vocal music teacher at Poca High School. He also istaking on a ...
Armed Forces Reserve Center will be located in Eleanor
Nov 02, 2000; ... METRO STAFF With the West Virginia Army National Guard having outgrown itsoutdated facilities and armories, it is building roomier, moremodern facilities at Eleanor. The new projects are situated onthree parcels of land obtained from the Huntington District of theU.S. Corps of ...
Jamboree girls
Nov 02, 2000; ... Metro photo Ashley Echols (left) and Ashlea Slater carry a tub of soda cansduring Poca High School's Fall Jamboree Oct. 21. The Poca HighSchool Show Choir ...
Neighbors
Nov 02, 2000 ... Kanawha Valley Physical Therapy Center with locations in Dunbarand Hurricane has added physical therapist Tara Lett and physicaltherapist assistant Rick Siders to its staff. Penny Ching wasselected as the September employee of the month. BASKETBALL The WKAZ Zebras will face off ...
Homemade quilts popular at annual auction
Nov 02, 2000; ... METRO STAFF Teays Valley Newcomers Club live by the motto "Bloom whereveryou're planted," which is why the club members who like to quiltcall themselves the Bloomin' Quilters. No matter where the membersof this club-within-a-club find themselves, they like to connectwith other ...
Putnam in Review
Nov 02, 2000; ... Putnam to pay deputies more than $380,000 Putnam County taxpayers will pay more than $380,000 to settle acourt case with 16 current and former sheriff's deputies, accordingto an order filed in Putnam Circuit Court last week. The county hadalready paid six deputies and their ...
Letter to the Editor
Nov 02, 2000 ... Reader calls for action for environment Editor: The A.T. Massey Coal Company dam in Kentucky collapsed into anunderground mine, then broke through into two tributaries of the TugFork of the Big Sandy River. Drinking water supplies for thousandsof people were polluted ....
Veterans' day dinner set for Nov. 5
Nov 02, 2000; ... METRO STAFF A church in Teays Valley plans to show its appreciation for themen and women who served their country by serving them dinnerSunday, Nov. 5 in observance of Veterans' Day. Freedom ChristianCenter will sponsor a Veterans' Special Service 10:30 a.m. Sundayfeaturing a ...
Adopt a pet
Nov 02, 2000 ... Meet Bashful, a female Jack Russell terrier, and Stump, a grayand white male cat. Bashful is a sweet little dog. She is 18 monthsold. Stump is friendly and affectionate. Both would make good pets.These animals are at the Putnam Animal Relief Center awaiting newhomes. The ...
Sisters and cousins share family stories
Nov 02, 2000; ... METRO STAFF One day earlier this month, seven women gathered in Cross Lanesto share photographs, stories, lunch and a little good-naturedribbing. The women, all in their 70s and 80s, were celebrating the22nd year of the Fisher-King-Spence cousins' reunion. But unlikemany family ...
Scores
Nov 02, 2000 ... Area high school football scores & schedules Aug. 24 Capital 35, Hurricane 8 Aug. 25 George Washington 28, Nitro 21 Poca 34, Sissonville 12 Buffalo 14, Guyan Valley 8 Winfield 14, Ravenswood 2 Sept. 1 Hurricane 36, Nitro ...
Tri-County Y Basketball scores and standings announced for week
Nov 02, 2000 ... Below are the standings and scores for Week Four of the Tri-County YMCA Adult Open Basketball League. Division 18-30 Riflemen 3-0 Faith 2-1 Moore's Corp. 2-2 Architectural Interior Products 1-2 Toyota #3 0-3 Division 30's & over Double ...
Indoor soccer facility to open in Hurricane
Nov 02, 2000; ... METRO STAFF Dreams do come true. Just ask Mark and Shawn Conley of Hurricane. The couple has dreamed of opening an indoor soccer facility inthe area for some years now and after a lot of sweat andperseverance, the Conley Soccer House is on schedule for a grandopening ...
Lions seek host families for Peruvian students
Nov 02, 2000 ... West Virginia Lions are seeking host families for five Peruvianteenage girls for six-week stays starting approximately Jan. 15. Theyouth will come here through the West Virginia Lions Youth ExchangeProgram. They are sponsored by Peruvian Lions Clubs and need to beplaced with host ...