Charleston Gazette back issues from July 2004:
Community EVENTS
Jul 01, 2004 ... CHEERLEADING CLINIC The Valley High School cheerleaders will be holding an openinstructional clinic for ages 5 to 12 on Tuesday, June 29 from 5 to 8p.m. in the Valley High gymnasium. The cost is $20 per child. Formore information, call Angela Frisby at 442-4215. PATRIOTIC ...
Agenda set for Clendenin Centennial
Jul 01, 2004 ... Below is the roster of activities for Clendenin's 100thanniversary celebration over the Independence Day holiday weekend: FRIDAY, JULY 2: (All activities downtown) 6 p.m.: - Speakers: Clendenin Mayor Donna Gillenwater, Del. Tim Armstead(R-Kanawha), Sen. Steve ...
Elkview VFW, auxiliary host state conventions
Jul 01, 2004 ... The Veterans of Foreign of West Virginia and its Ladies Auxiliaryheld their state conventions at the Charleston House Holiday Inn fromJune 17 to June 20. VFW Post 8516 and its Ladies Auxiliary of Elkview were the hostpost and auxiliary. Samuel P. Baldwin, State Commander of ...
'Tee Off for Girls' tourney scheduled for July 19
Jul 01, 2004 ... The 10th annual Tee Off for Girls golf tournament will be heldMonday, July 19 at Edgewood Country Club. The tournament will benefit the Girl Scouts of Black DiamondCouncil and feature four-person teams competing in a shotgun scrambleformat. Players will compete for a variety ...
Racing Cain...
Jul 01, 2004; ... Ten-year-old Nick Cain of Clendenin drives his go-kart down a pathwhere railroad tracks used to lie. He said hed rather do ...
UKV churches to unite for patriotic tribute Thursday
Jul 01, 2004; ... cthomas@cnpapers.com Representing six Upper Kanawha Valley churches, more than 40voices will combine to celebrate America on Thursday, July 1. The patriotic musical program, "The Spirit of America," will bepresented at 7 p.m. Thursday at Chelyan United Methodist ...
NEIGHBORS
Jul 01, 2004 ... Cadet Charles McKinley Surber III, son of Charles and LorenaSurber of Charleston, graduated from the U.S. Military Academy inWest Point, N.Y., on May 29. He graduated from Charleston CatholicHigh School in 2000. While at West Point, he concentrated his studiesin military history and was ...
Local students featured speakers at adult education graduation
Jul 01, 2004 ... A student dreaming of a nursing career and another fulfilling alifelong dream of obtaining high school credentials were the featuredstudent speakers May 28 at Capital High School for the Kanawha CountySchools/RESA III Adult Basic Education graduation ceremony. The ceremony honored ...
Farmers' Market vouchers available to eligible seniors
Jul 01, 2004 ... The West Virginia Department of Agriculture has received fundingfor the Senior Farmers' Market Nutrition Program. The program will be offered in all 55 counties. Kanawha Countywill receive $4,800 worth of vouchers to be distributed to eligibleseniors who meet income guidelines of ...
Charleston Ballet elects officers, accepts new members
Jul 01, 2004 ... The Charleston Ballet's board of directors has elected officersand new members. Officers are Martha Newman-Collins, president; Carolyn Poston,vice president; Milton S. Koslow, secretary; and Jennifer Britton,treasurer. New members are Alyce Braun, Antoinette Morrison, JaneSiers ...
All-classes reunion relocated to Clendenin
Jul 01, 2004 ... The July 3 Clendenin High School All-Classes Reunion has beenrelocated to the First Baptist Church and the Calvary Baptist Churchfrom Herbert Hoover High School, due to remodeling and the removal ofasbestos. The Reunion Committee was not notified of this project until June7 ....
West Virginia State University names second-semester dean's list students
Jul 01, 2004 ... The following Metro area students were named to the 2004 spring-semester dean's list at West Virginia State University in Institute: Alum Creek: Jon Atkins, James Davidson, Mary Graley, Sarah Pauley Ashford: Shanna Britt, Tennysa Mace Bickmore: Shea ...
Bulletin Board
Jul 01, 2004 ... HOME DEDICATION The Upper Kanawha Valley Enterprise Community will conduct adedication ceremony for a family receiving a home the UKVEC hasprovided. The ceremony gets underway at 10 a.m. Wednesday, June 30 at173 Cherry St. in East Bank. RED CROSS ASSISTANCE The ...
Honor Rolls
Jul 01, 2004 ... The following Pinch Elementary School students were named to thehonor roll for the fourth nine weeks of classes: PRINCIPAL'S LIST Morgan Baker, Megan Darnell, Tyler Fletcher, Adam Robinson,Destiny Samuel, Jesse Broussard, Aaron Calvert, Morgan Droddy,Abigail Payne, Emily ...
539 graduate from West Virginia State University
Jul 01, 2004 ... The following Metro area students were among the 539 graduates atWest Virginia State University on May 16: Alum Creek: Emma Harold, Joyce Pauley Belle: Christopher Tolley Bloomingrose: Paul Weaver Buffalo: Jessica Reed, Mario Torres Charleston: Kevin ...
Montgomery inauguration Wednesday
Jul 01, 2004 ... Montgomery's mayor, recorder and five city council members will beinaugurated into office on Wednesday, June 30. The public is invited to the inauguration ceremony at 6 p.m.Wednesday at Montgomery City Hall. A reception will ...
Military News
Jul 01, 2004 ... Navy Seaman Paul J. Ketchum, grandson of Betty Garnes ofCharleston and brother of Dennis Ketchum of Charleston recentlydeparted from Naval Station Norfolk, Va., onboard USS Ronald Reaganas the ship transits to its official homeport at Naval Air StationNorth Island, San Diego ....
Church & Religious Group Activities
Jul 01, 2004 ... GOSPEL SING In connection with the Hissom Mission 2004 Youth Camp, there willbe a gospel sing at 6 p.m. Friday, July 2 at the Rippling WatersCampground Conference Center. It will feature Lance Damron, The DavidBowen Family, The Jay Humphreys Family, The Pomeroys, and RonShamblin ....
Adopt a pet: Kanawha-Charleston Humane Association Shelter:
Jul 01, 2004 ... Meet Chelsea (ref. 2305), a 2-year-old female mixed-breed dog, andPumpkin (ref. 888), a 10-week-old, orange-colored kitten. Chelsea has a nice personality, is housebroken and would make anexcellent pet. Pumpkin is very playful and is trained to use a litterbox. Chelsea and ...
Lutheran church pastor 'excited about the future'
Jul 01, 2004; ... bcalwell@cnpapers.com Other than an SUV slamming into the side of his church, PastorJerry Kliner's first few months on the job have passed without anyundue excitement. Kliner was installed as Cross of Grace Lutheran Church's newpastor in February, when he replaced interim ...
First Church of the Nazarene to celebrate 75th anniversary
Jul 01, 2004 ... To mark its 75th anniversary, First Church of the Nazarene, 4923Kentucky St. in South Charleston plans to have music, a picnic and aspecial celebration service July 2-4. The celebration will begin at 7 p.m. Friday, July 2 with a"Service of Music/Remembering." Fellowship and ...
Initiative to expand arts programs in W.Va.
Jul 01, 2004 ... MORGANTOWN - A young fiddler from rural West Virginia will performwith renowned, classical violinists at Coolfont Resort in one ofthree arts programs to be expanded by The Appalachian EducationInitiative, thanks to a $20,000 grant from the Verizon Foundation andother funding sources ....
Touch of Life: Sentelle proud of county's accomplishments during tenure Lack of bond passage a disappointment
Jul 01, 2004; ... Today, at quitting time, Sam Sentelle, hangs it up at the PutnamCounty Board of Education office. Sentelle, a longtime educator, will move to the green pastures ofa retiree tomorrow morning after 15 years as superintendent of PutnamCounty Schools. The 62-year-old plans to take a ...
Nitro swimming pool offering free water aerobics classes
Jul 01, 2004; ... bcalwell@cnpapers.com Every Tuesday and Thursday morning at the Nitro City Pool, a groupof dedicated women gathers for an hour of exercise in the water. If there's no thunder and lightning, they don their water shoesand swimsuits for a 9:30 a.m. water aerobics class taught by ...
Community EVENTS
Jul 01, 2004 ... OPEN HOUSE The St. Albans Historical Society will have an open house at itsfacility at 404 Fourth Ave. from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, July 3during St. Albans Riverfest. Visitors can view vintage photos, booksand displays and do family research. YARD SALE The ...
NEIGHBORS
Jul 01, 2004 ... Cadet Charles McKinley Surber III, son of Charles and LorenaSurber of Charleston, graduated from the U.S. Military Academy inWest Point, N.Y., on May 29. He graduated from Charleston CatholicHigh School in 2000. While at West Point, he concentrated his studiesin military history and was ...
VFW holds state convention
Jul 01, 2004 ... The Veterans of Foreign of West Virginia and its Ladies Auxiliaryheld their state conventions at the Charleston House Holiday Inn fromJune 17 to June 20. VFW Post 8516 and its Ladies Auxiliary of Elkview were the hostpost and auxiliary. Samuel P. Baldwin, State Commander of ...
St. Albans High Hall of Fame dinner slated
Jul 01, 2004 ... A new class will be inducted into the St. Albans High SchoolSports and Distinguished Alumni Hall of Fame on Friday, July 23. The dinner and ceremony will start at 6:30 p.m. in the high schoolcommons area. The keynote speaker will be Lt. Cmdr. John Eastone, a Navyphysician ...
NCCC bench press winners named
Jul 01, 2004 ... The North Charleston Community Center has announced the winners ofits Police vs. Fire Department Bench Press Competition on May 29. The Charleston Police Department won three of the five weightclasses to take home the overall trophy. In the 175-pound-and-under weight class, ...
Business Briefs
Jul 01, 2004 ... Artomix Art Studio at 617 D St. in South Charleston will offer artcamp July 8-28 and again on Aug. 2-23. The cost is $55 for 12classes. Classes are offered from 9 a.m. to noon on Monday, Tuesdayand Wednesday. Regular art classes are offered from 4:30 to 6 p.m.Monday, Tuesday and ...
DRAGON'S DEN: LAST OF THREE PARTS; Student award winners from St. Albans High School recognized
Jul 01, 2004; ... In the last of a three-part listing of awards presented at the St.Albans High School Awards Ceremony on May 26, several additionalstudents were honored with awards. St. Albans Music Awards were presented to Jeremy Severn and ChrisEggleton (instrumentalists) and Ashley Thompson and ...
Bulletin Board
Jul 01, 2004 ... MODEL T'S The Mountain State T's of West Virginia is sponsoringits 23rd annual Car Show & Cruise In from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday,July 11 at Valley Park in Hurricane. Registration of cars for theopen car show will take place from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., with a $10 entryfee required. A free ...
Medical services director named to national post
Jul 01, 2004 ... Nancy V. Atkins, commissioner of the Bureau for Medical Servicesof the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources, hasbeen elected chairwoman of the National Association of State MedicaidDirectors. This is a first for a West Virginian to sit at the helm of ...
Honor Rolls
Jul 01, 2004 ... The following students at Andrews Heights Elementary School werenamed to the honor roll for the fourth nine weeks of the 2003-2004term: STRAIGHT "A" HONOR ROLL Katie Hamm, Hunter Johnston, Cody Mason, Heather Morgan, MariahStricklen, Kyrstin Wentworth, Madison Marshall, ...
Club & Organization Activities
Jul 01, 2004 ... BETA SIGMA Chi Master Chapter, Beta Sigma Phi Sorority, haselected and installed new officers for the coming chapter year. Theyare: Phyllis Stinnette, president; Jackie Raines, vice president;Joyce Crede, recording secretary; Patty Bruce, correspondingsecretary; Pat Whitworth, treasurer ...
Church & Religious Group Activities
Jul 01, 2004 ... SPAGHETTI DINNER The Women's Group of First Christian Church inSt. Albans is sponsoring a spaghetti dinner from 5 to 7 p.m.Saturday, July 31 at the church across from the high school onKanawha Terrace. The meal will include spaghetti, salad, drink anddessert. Tickets are $5 for adults, ...
Reunion News
Jul 01, 2004 ... Abston-Crowder: 11 a.m., Saturday, Aug. 14, Maple Hill ActivityBuilding. Bring a covered dish; drinks and paper products will beprovided. Vince Abston, 925-3783. Billanti: 11 a.m., Saturday, July 17, Marmet Women's Club. MichaelBillanti, 595-3660. Buffalo High 1964: July ...
Adopt a pet: Kanawha-Charleston Humane Association Shelter:
Jul 01, 2004 ... Meet Chelsea (ref. 2305), a 2-year-old female mixed-breed dog, andPumpkin (ref. 888), a 10-week-old, orange kitten. Chelsea has a nice personality, is housebroken and would make anexcellent pet. Pumpkin is very playful and is trained to use a litterbox. Chelsea and Pumpkin ...
Honor Rolls
Jul 01, 2004 ... The following Nitro High School students were named to the honorroll for the second semester of the 2003-2004 academic year: GRADE 12 Principal's list: Adam Aaron, Brian Bowman, Nikki Carnes, CourtneyClendenin, Bethany Cooperrider, Sam Curia, Erin Deegan, AshleyDonohoe, ...
Egg drop students
Jul 01, 2004 ... Sixth-grade students at Hayes Middle School participated in an eggdrop science project June 2. Teams of students devised ways to keepuncooked eggs from breaking after being dropped from various heights.Student teams had to package their eggs in containers that couldn'tbe larger than 6 ...
Basketball Hall of Fame partners with Elks free throw contest
Jul 01, 2004 ... The Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame and the Benevolent andProtective Order of Elks inked a partnership agreement on April 22,recognizing the Elks Free Throw Contest. The partnership will givethe Elks a home for their recognition of champions in their annual"Hoop Shoot Contest" for boys ...
20-year drug sentence tossed over Supreme Court ruling: Gutting of Washington state law applies to W.Va., U.S. District Judge Joseph R. Goodwin decides
Jul 01, 2004; ... chriswetterich@wvgazette.com In a decision with national implications, a federal judge inCharleston ruled Wednesday that a recent U.S. Supreme Court case thatgutted sentencing rules in Washington state also applies to federalsentencing guidelines used here and across the country ....
American drug prices skyrocket, negating discounts, AARP says: Drug increases are nearly triple U.S. inflation rate
Jul 01, 2004; ... WASHINGTON - Drug makers raised prescription prices by nearlytriple the rate of inflation in the first three months of this year -just before Medicare began its pharmacy discount card program -negating much of the savings the government promised to seniors,according to an AARP survey ...
Dow source says 25 laid off: Chemical giant's restructuring was to end June 30
Jul 01, 2004; ... paulwilson@wvgazette.com More workers were laid off at Dow Chemical in South Charleston onWednesday, a source inside the company said. The source, who spoke on the condition of anonymity, said asignificant number of Dow workers at the South Charleston Tech Centerwere told ...
Letters contradict Mezzatesta: Delegate told state ethics panel he did not solicit grants for home county
Jul 01, 2004; ... Last spring, House Education Chairman Jerry Mezzatesta told thestate Ethics Commission he never solicited grant money for HampshireCounty Schools, where he works as a board office administrator. He gave his word, and submitted a sworn statement. West Virginia schools ...
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Jul 01, 2004 ... City fireworks debate heats up Two more lawsuits are expected after the W.Va ....
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Jul 01, 2004 ... Fulks sentenced to death in S.C. West Hamlin native Chadrick Fulks is sentenced to death inColumbia, S.C., for kidnapping and murdering a South Carolina woman.Fulks had maintained that ...
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Jul 01, 2004 ... UC turns down Watt Powell Park Administrators at the University of Charleston have ...
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Jul 01, 2004 ... Fed raises key interest rate The Federal Reserve's decision to slow the ...
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Jul 01, 2004 ... Heavy metal Avampato Discovery Museum's "The Age ...
Saddam faces judge today: Ousted dictator, 11 top henchmen handed over to Iraqi authority
Jul 01, 2004; ... BAGHDAD, Iraq - Saddam Hussein, looking thinner after nearly sevenmonths as a U.S. captive, was transferred to Iraqi custody Wednesday,reducing him to a criminal defendant in the land he once ruled andlaunching the painful process of holding him and his henchmenaccountable for their ...
U.S. military deaths in Iraq updated
Jul 01, 2004; ... As of Wednesday, June 30, 853 U.S. service members have died sincethe beginning of military operations in Iraq last year, according tothe Defense Department. Of those, 632 died as a result of hostileaction and 221 died of non-hostile causes. The British military has reported 59 ...
Fallujah airstrikes target al-Zarqawi
Jul 01, 2004; ... BAGHDAD, Iraq - The U.S. military launched another airstrike earlytoday against a suspected hideout of terrorist mastermind Abu Musabal-Zarqawi in Fallujah. It was the fourth attack this month againstinsurgency targets in the city. The raid came hours after rebels fired mortar ...
Israel to patrol Gaza 'security zone'
Jul 01, 2004; ... JERUSALEM - Israel plans to establish a three-mile-deep "securityzone" in the northern Gaza Strip, with hundreds of troops patrollingthe area in coming months to prevent Palestinian rocket fire onIsraeli border towns, security officials said Wednesday. The army and the Defense ...
Doctor-owned group to cover malpractice
Jul 01, 2004; ... philk@wvgazette.com At the stroke of midnight today, medical malpractice insurancecoverage for more than 1,450 doctors around the state transferredfrom the state Board of Risk and Insurance Management to a new doctor-owned Physicians' Mutual company. Dave Rader, chief ...
Bulletin board
Jul 01, 2004 ... FUTURE EVENTS Mountainstate Machine and Gun will sponsor a Carry ConcealedWeapon course beginning at 8 a.m. July 24 at the Pioneer Motel, W.Va.152, Wayne. The course will be 10 hours with a 30-minute lunch andseveral 10-minute breaks. For more information, call 523-5455 orcontact ...
Cassini spacecraft threads rings to enter Saturn orbit
Jul 01, 2004; ... PASADENA, Calif. - The international Cassini spacecraft threaded agap between two of Saturn's dazzling rings late Wednesday and enteredorbit around the giant planet, completing one of the mission's mostcritical maneuvers more than 900 million miles from Earth. Mission control at ...
Health plan to insure high-risk individuals
Jul 01, 2004; ... A law to provide health insurance for people with existing medicalconditions is one of several to go into effect today, the beginningof the state fiscal year. Although the law will be in effect, the new plan will not beoperational until around Jan. 1, said Bill Kenny, deputy ...
Resisting tyranny
Jul 01, 2004; ... "For this nation to remain true to the ideals symbolized by itsflag, it must not wield the tools of ...
Doubters may sweep president away
Jul 01, 2004; ... SEATTLE - Rep. Jay Inslee knows about political tidal wavesbecause one of them almost sank his political career. Inslee, who now represents a suburban Seattle district, was tossedout of Congress from another district in the 1994 Republican sweep."When you see a tidal wave go over ...
Readers' forum
Jul 01, 2004 ... Bush responsible for soldier deaths Editor: I place responsibility for the deaths of American soldiers, Iraqicitizens and other innocent people who have been caught in the middleof this unnecessary and illegitimate war on one man - George W. Bush.After approximately 15 months ...
Bush records: Release the microfilm
Jul 01, 2004; ... THE WHITE House says the government has released all availablerecords of President Bush's military service. Yet gaps remain in thepublic's grasp of what President Bush did in the Texas Air NationalGuard during the Vietnam War, particularly while working on aRepublican U.S. Senate ...
Venom: Taxpayers fund Limbaugh
Jul 01, 2004; ... FOR THOUSANDS of American military personnel stationed overseas,the American Forces Radio and Television Service, or AFRTS, keepsthem in touch with home. Its mission is to keep U.S. troops, as wellas the civilians who support them in 177 countries around the world,abreast of what's going ...
Third man sentenced in '02 death
Jul 01, 2004; ... cshumaker@wvgazette.com The three men responsible for Deran Michael Mazujian's 2002 murderhave now all been sent to prison. Gary Wade Stanley Jr., 35, was sentenced Wednesday by KanawhaCircuit Judge Jennifer Bailey Walker. Stanley was the third and finalperson who was charged ...
State Supreme Court refuses Moore legal fees: Justices rule that former insurer does not have to pay ex-governor $1 million
Jul 01, 2004; ... chriswetterich@wvgazette.com The state Supreme Court dealt another legal defeat Wednesday toformer Gov. Arch Moore, ruling 4-1 that the state's former insurancecompany does not have to reimburse him for $1 million in legal costshe paid when the state sued him in 1990. It is ...