Charleston Gazette back issues from February 2006:
Ballet sponsors Valentine raffle
Feb 01, 2006 ... The Charleston Ballet is sponsoring its third annual ValentinePackage Raffle. The "Memories from the Heart" raffle will award apackage of gift items and romantic experiences valued at more than$1,500. The prizes will be raffled on the air during WCHS TV-8's "GoodMorning, West ...
West Side school to observe Catholic Schools Week
Feb 01, 2006 ... St. Anthony School on Charleston's West Side will celebrateCatholic Schools Week Monday, Jan. 30 through Friday, Feb. 3 with aseries of events designed to celebrate its accomplishments anddemonstrate the quality of education it provides. St. Anthony School serves families from ...
Black History observance to honor Rosa Parks
Feb 01, 2006; ... cthomas@cnpapers.com 348-1232 When Rosa Parks took a seat on a bus in December 1955 inMontgomery, Ala., she also took a symbolic stand that altered thecourse of American history in the latter half of the 20th century andcontinues today. A seamstress by trade, Parks' act of ...
Community EVENTS
Feb 01, 2006 ... GIRLS SOFTBALL The Tri-State Whirl is looking for 8-, 9- and 10-year-old girls with the desire to become dominant softball players.Experience is not necessary, but drive and commitment are essential.For more information, call T.J. Edmonds at 548-7896. MB WATERSHED MEETING The ...
NEIGHBORS
Feb 01, 2006 ... Charleston residents Grant Tompkins, Megan Knight and Eric Wilsonwere named to the 2005-2006 autumn quarter dean's list at theUniversity of Cincinnati. The following students were named to the dean's list at LibertyUniversity in Lynchburg, Va., for the fall 2005 semester: Derek ...
Buckets of LOVE: Vendor markets Valentine buckets
Feb 01, 2006; ... cthomas@cnpapers.com 348-1232 If your Valentine's Day gift-giving gestures have become humdrumin recent years, perhaps you should boycott the bouquet and bon-bonsthis Feb. 14 and bestow a bucket to your beloved, instead. David Tardy of Sugar Creek Drive in North Charleston is ...
Others recall Big Jon and Sparkie on radio
Feb 01, 2006; ... Thanks to Richard Staff for his comments about my columnmentioning the Big Jon and Sparkie radio show. He began his note by saying: "Like you, every Saturday I had myradio on for this show, 'No School Today.'" He thinks the program was broadcast over WKNA radio in ...
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Reader remembers green tube on old radio
Feb 01, 2006 ... Thanks for the great column on the Ralston Rocket. You mentioned the green tube on the Zenith radio. That was thefamous "magic eye" tuning device. As one got closer to the station'sfrequency, the eye "closed" in a magic kind of way. Very beautifulfeature. As to Ralston ...
Club & Organization Activities
Feb 01, 2006 ... CALLIGRAPHERS The Charleston Calligraphers Guild will meet from11:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 11 at the Rock LakePresbyterian Church, 905 Village Drive in South Charleston. RhondaSarcone will teach watercolor techniques for rubber-stamping.Participants will make greeting cards ....
Off THE RECORD: Snow days and surplus cheese
Feb 01, 2006; ... Our principal at Cross Lanes Elementary School, Walter Moore,always wore a suit and tie and rubber bands wrapped around his leftwrist. He had thinning hair and an authoritative, yet kind, presence. Hewas a nice man, especially to the poorer students who lived "up thehollow" a ...
Church & Religious Group Activities
Feb 01, 2006 ... BELIEVERS QUARTET The Believers Quartet will be singing Sunday,Feb. 5 at the 7:30 p.m. services at Falling Rock Community Church. GOSPEL SING The Prophets will sing at 7 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 18 atHampton Baptist Church, Church Street in East Bank. MEDITATION The West Virginia ...
WVU Press to release book celebrating state fiddle music
Feb 01, 2006 ... The West Virginia University Press will release Erynn L.Marshall's "Music in the Air Somewhere: The Shifting Borders of WestVirginia's Fiddle and Song Traditions" on Wednesday, March 1. The work illuminates the importance of fiddle music and folktraditions in West Virginia through ...
Farm Service Agency officials elected
Feb 01, 2006 ... Results of this year's election for a vacant seat on the Kanawha/Putnam County Farm Service Agency Committee were announced recently. Doris Asbury of Liberty was elected to represent localadministrative area 11 and assumed her committee duties on Jan. 1. Asbury will serve a ...
KC team prevails in Parkersburg
Feb 01, 2006 ... The Kanawha City Youth Basketball League Fifth-Grade All-Starscompeted in a basketball tournament at Parkersburg High School onJan. 13 and 14. The KC All-Stars won first place in the tournament by defeating LittleHocking, Ohio, in the first game; Cowen in the second game; ...
Those Were the Days: Fulminations for 'Feby-worry'
Feb 01, 2006; ... Well, here we go, easing into February (I hope I spelled thatgroundhog month correct). It's a short month, but, most years, it can be a cold, snowy one. It's a birthday month for some. My brother is a "Feby-worry" boy.I think he will be 76! (I just met big 84 Jan ....
WVSCTC conducts public workshops, classes
Feb 01, 2006 ... The West Virginia State Community and Technical College inInstitute is offering the following public workshops and classes: Bookkeeping Certification Course Feb. 1-March 17 Room 305, Cole Complex Preparation for the Certified Bookkeeper exam. Includes ...
BULLETIN BOARD
Feb 01, 2006 ... FOOD SALE A hot dog and baked goods sale will take place from 11a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 4 at the Rand Community Center. Fordeliveries, call 925-9200. SOCCER SIGN-UPS Registration for the spring season of the ElkRiver Soccer Club will be held on Saturday, Feb. 4 from 10 a.m ....
Area libraries announce February lineup of activities
Feb 01, 2006 ... Area libraries announce February lineup of activities The following programs have been scheduled for February at MetroEast area libraries. Unless otherwise noted, all activities are free, but pre-registration is required by calling or visiting the ...
Music Fest scheduled
Feb 01, 2006 ... The Poca Invitational Music Fest is scheduled for Saturday, Feb. 4at Poca High School. Ticket prices are $10 for prelims, $8 for finals or $15 for allday. The Poca performance is free admission. The times of performances include: Huntington, 8 ...
Martin Luther King Jr. award winners named
Feb 01, 2006 ... Nineteen young people, five individuals and three serviceorganizations were honored Saturday, Jan. 14, with awards from theMartin Luther King, Jr., West Virginia Holiday Commission as part ofthe state's observance of the Martin Luther King holiday weekend. The awards ceremony was ...
Area students named to National Honor Roll
Feb 01, 2006 ... The following students who reside in and around the Metro Eastcirculation area were named to the latest National Honor Roll: Michael Adams, Charleston, Nitro High; Kayla Anderson, Ripley,Ripley High; Jessica Booth, Danville, Scott High; Morgan Bright,Charleston, Nitro ...
Honor Rolls
Feb 01, 2006 ... Sissonville Middle School Principal Gloria Lillibridge hasreleased the names of the honor roll students and those attainingperfect attendance during the second nine-week quarter of 2005-2006classes: EIGHTH GRADE Principal's list (4.0 GPA): Kacy Boggess, Ronald ...
Adopt a pet: Kanawha-Charleston Humane Association Shelter:
Feb 01, 2006 ... Meet Cissy (ref. 1261), a 2-year-old, female, Shepherd-mix, andTiger (ref. 422), a 2-year-old, female cat. Cissy is a playful dog, and she gets along well with other dogs.Tiger has a nice personality and would make an excellent pet. Cissy and Tiger are staying at the ...
Arts Day slated for Feb. 6
Feb 01, 2006 ... The West Virginia Division of Culture and History and the WestVirginia Commission on the Arts will host "Arts Day at the Capitol"at the State Capitol Complex on Monday, Feb. 6 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. The event celebrates the vitality of the arts in West Virginia;the impact the arts ...
Sensory learning seminar scheduled in Charleston
Feb 01, 2006 ... Becky Good of Michigan will tell you her 4-year-old son hasdramatically improved from autism, contrary to being told that therewas nothing she could do for him. Autism, said Good, is still too often viewed as a lifelongdisorder with little or no hope of improvement or ...
Kanawha Players to present 'Enchanted April'
Feb 01, 2006 ... Kanawha Players will stage the romantic comedy "Enchanted April"on Friday and Saturday, Feb. 10 and 11 and Feb. 17 and 18 in theCharleston Civic Center Little Theater. All performances begin at 8 p.m. "Enchanted April" is the story of four very unique characters whocome ...
Special supplement
Feb 01, 2006 ... "Go Red for Women," the American Heart Association's campaign tofight against heart disease, ...
Bill would limit protests: Demonstration at miner service prompts plan
Feb 01, 2006; ... After 14 West Virginia coal miners died in two separate Januaryaccidents, one memorial service attracted some unexpected visitors:members of a Kansas-based group that demonstrates againsthomosexuality. The small knot of protesters held signs reading, "Thank God forDead Miners," ...
Bush nominee wins seat on court: Alito vote largely along party lines
Feb 01, 2006; ... WASHINGTON - Samuel Alito took his place on the Supreme CourtTuesday after winning Senate confirmation, a personal triumph for theson of an Italian immigrant and a political milestone in PresidentBush's campaign to give the judiciary a more conservative cast. The 58-42 Senate vote ...
AEP plans power line: Route would run from W.Va. to New Jersey
Feb 01, 2006; ... jginsberg@wvgazette.com American Electric Power filed an application on Tuesday to build a550-mile transmission line from its John Amos plant in Putnam Countyto New Jersey. The proposed line is designed to move electricity from WestVirginia and points west to the company's ...
Coretta Scott King remembered: Widow of slain civil rights leader carried on the dream
Feb 01, 2006; ... ATLANTA - Coretta Scott King, who worked to keep her husband'sdream alive with a chin-held-high grace and serenity that made her apowerful symbol of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.'s creed ofbrotherhood and nonviolence, died Tuesday. She was 78. The "first lady of the civil rights ...
Pilot killed in Mason County crash: Plane tried to take off near U.S. 35
Feb 01, 2006; ... cshumaker@wvgazette.com HENDERSON - A small airplane took a fatal nosedive and crashedbeside a busy Mason County highway Tuesday morning, killing thepilot. Lantz B. Bricker, 25, of Salem, Ohio, was alone in the 1981 Piperaircraft, according to State Police Senior Trooper ...
STATE OF THE UNION: 'No peace in retreat,' president says of Iraq
Feb 01, 2006; ... WASHINGTON - A politically weakened President Bush declaredTuesday night that America must break its long dependence on Mideastoil and rebuked critics of his stay-the-course strategy for theunpopular war in Iraq. "America is addicted to oil, which is often imported from ...
6 dead in Calif. post office shooting
Feb 01, 2006; ... GOLETA, Calif. - A former postal worker who had been put onmedical leave for psychological problems shot five people to death ata huge mail-processing center and then killed herself in what wasbelieved to be the nation's deadliest workplace shooting ever carriedout by a woman ....
YWCA to meet with public about building closing
Feb 01, 2006; ... bobschwarz@wvgazette.com The Charleston YWCA's governing board will hold a public forumFriday afternoon, presumably including a discussion of the group'sefforts to shed its building and exercise programs. YWCA officials are calling the session a "community discussiongroup" ...
Conventional tests miss heart disease in millions of women
Feb 01, 2006; ... WASHINGTON - Conventional tests won't uncover heart disease in asmany as 3 million U.S. women - because instead of the usual bulkyclogs in main arteries, these women have a hard-to-spot buildup insmaller blood vessels, researchers said Tuesday. These are the women who come to the ...
Dead animals found at Hampshire dump
Feb 01, 2006; ... tara@wvgazette.com More than 4,000 pounds of dead animals - mostly dogs and cats,some decapitated, some with intravenous tubes still inserted in theirforelegs - were found dumped in a wooded area in Hampshire CountyMonday, according to law enforcement officers with the West ...
MSHA nominee faces tough questions
Feb 01, 2006; ... kward@wvgazette.com President Bush's new nominee to run the nation's mine safetyagency declined to say Tuesday if he would reverse administrationmoves that critics say put coal miners at greater of being hurt orkilled. Marion County native Richard Stickler did promise to ...
Court briefs
Feb 01, 2006 ... City couple pleads not guilty in child abuse A Charleston couple, indicted last week on charges of childneglect and abuse, were arraigned in Kanawha County Circuit Court onWednesday. Catherine Lee Brown and her husband, Russell A. Brown, bothpleaded not guilty to child abuse ...
Oprah appearance would reveal the true state of the union
Feb 01, 2006; ... WASHINGTON - If there were justice in the world, George W. Bushwould have to give his State of the Union address from Oprah's couch. Not when she's being the New Age, touchy-feely Oprah, though. Bushshould have to face the wrathful, Old Testament Oprah who subjectedauthor James ...
Readers' forum
Feb 01, 2006 ... Religious right oblivious to people Editor: With the White House, Congress and Supreme Court appointmentsunder control of fundamentalism and neoconservative ideology, theUnited States cannot be portrayed today as a shining city on a hill,a beacon of light and hope to the ...
Universal: Medical care for all
Feb 01, 2006; ... TWO YEARS ago, the House of Delegates under Speaker Bob Kissunanimously passed a radical plan to save West Virginians anestimated $500 million year on prescriptions, by forcing drugcompanies to sell to the Mountain State at the same low prices theycharge the federal government ....
Too late: Safety cast aside
Feb 01, 2006; ... AS THE world watched in hope that 13 miners would come safely outof the Sago mine in Upshur County last month, a realization grew thatthe men might have been able to walk to the surface, if mine chiefscould communicate with them underground, to tell them that the shaftwas clear ....
Readers' forum
Feb 01, 2006 ... Coal mine article is full of errors Editor: I was a certified mine foreman who left the mines in 1986. I wouldlike to correct basic errors promulgated in Donald R. Maxey's Jan. 13commentary. The "backward F" referred to by Maxey is not the "working pattern"of ...
Coal safety: Don't wait until another dam breaks
Feb 01, 2006; ... MANY years ago, I worked in a small underground coal mine for acouple of years. Roof falls were common and electrical fires aconstant threat. We had a "bad air" episode, and I still marvel overour good luck that we made it out alive. The Sago and Logan minetragedies jostled some emotions ...
Another obstacle: Forest Service ignoring Blackwater Canyon risks
Feb 01, 2006; ... THE Blackwater Canyon is one of the most beautiful spots in WestVirginia. More than two-thirds of the canyon is now in publicownership - as Blackwater Falls State Park and as part of theMonongahela National Forest. But a third of the canyon's magnificentlandscape - including a long ...
Partners off the field: Don't make MU, WVU compete for resources
Feb 01, 2006; ... THE Marshall University we enjoy has a tradition of celebratinghealthy athletics rivalries and competition. The recent women's andmen's basketball games and the Sept. 2 kickoff of our football serieswith West Virginia University serve as reminders that athleticscompetition between the ...
Powerful lesson: Mining disaster should switch on a light in the snobs
Feb 01, 2006; ... WE often make fun of West Virginia. I was raised to do so. Fromour fancy, sophisticated perch on the top of Ohio, we saw WestVirginians as hillbillies and hicks. When we walked into a diner and saw a woman behind the counter,working her tail off, hair in a beehive, extra polite, ...
Tax correction legislation heads to Senate: Bill fixes error that could double state property taxes on second homes
Feb 01, 2006; ... philk@wvgazette.com A bill to correct an error in a law that could double stateproperty taxes on second homes won quick approval in the SenateFinance Committee Tuesday and is headed to the full Senate. The bill (HB4037) would clean up a 2003 law intended to allowsenior West ...
House DUI bill follows 2005 ruling
Feb 01, 2006; ... People who plead no contest to drunken-driving charges would nolonger lose their driver's licenses automatically under legislationadvanced Tuesday by the House Judiciary Committee. State law requires the Division of Motor Vehicles to yank adriver's license for a DUI conviction when ...
Lawmakers to see new faces: The CAPITOL REPORT 2006 Legislature
Feb 01, 2006; ... Schedule Senate 9:30 a.m.: Labor Committee 10 a.m.: Energy, Industry and Mining Committee 11 a.m.: Floor session 1 p.m.: Agriculture Committee 2 p.m.: Government Organization, Pensions committees 3 p.m.: Finance, Judiciary ...
Senators tone down changes to Promise
Feb 01, 2006; ... philk@wvgazette.com Senators continued Tuesday to tone down a House bill that wouldmake dramatic changes in the Promise scholarship program. On Tuesday, a Senate Education subcommittee removed part of theHouse bill (HB4049) that would have capped increases in tuition ...
Experimental treatment offers hope for lupus
Feb 01, 2006; ... CHICAGO - An experimental treatment for debilitating cases oflupus virtually erased symptoms for 50 percent of patients - but thetherapy falls short of offering a cure, Chicago researchers reportedTuesday. The results provide the first major assessment of a techniquedeveloped ...
Study tracks Medicaid kids, obesity
Feb 01, 2006; ... ATLANTA - Children covered by Medicaid are nearly six times morelikely to be treated for severe obesity than children with privateinsurance, a research firm said. The company's data, from government and employer records, showedthat 1,115 of every 100,000 children covered by ...
Budget bill with cuts goes to House today
Feb 01, 2006; ... pjnyden@wvgazette.com The House Rules Committee voted Tuesday to send a final version ofthe Budget Reconciliation Bill, backed by President Bush and approvedby the Senate, to the House floor today. The Senate approved its version of the bill on Dec. 21, by a voteof 51-50, ...
Man arrested in Amandaville shootings
Feb 01, 2006; ... daveg@wvgazette.com A St. Albans area man was arrested Tuesday on charges that hehelped another man shoot two people last week in Amandaville, courtrecords show. One victim told deputies Timothy Leon Thompson Sr., 39, of JonesStreet west of St. Albans, approached their ...
WVU creates white-collar crime guide
Feb 01, 2006; ... MORGANTOWN - West Virginia University has developed guidelines tohelp whistleblowers and law enforcement officials spot hidden debt,inflated profits and accounting tricks used by former executives ofscandal-ridden Enron and other white-collar criminals. The 60-page guide was ...
Pa. panel wants action on mine law: Tragedies show importance of update legislation, Senate committee says
Feb 01, 2006; ... HARRISBURG, Pa. - More than three years after the Quecreek Mineaccident, Pennsylvania cannot wait for the first major update in 45years to the state's underground mining law, state legislators saidTuesday. Action must happen quickly because "we will have another accident,we will ...
Morgantown student's abuse suit records sealed
Feb 01, 2006; ... MORGANTOWN - A Monongalia County judge has sealed a court caseinvolving a lawsuit filed by the parents of a disabled fifth-graderagainst the Monongalia County school system alleging their son wasphysically and verbally abused. Jerry Grimes III has severe cognitive, mental and ...
Bulletin board
Feb 01, 2006 ... FUTURE EVENTS Beta Sigma Phi International Sorority, Charleston City Council'sboard will meet at 6:45 p.m. Thursday at the South CharlestonMunicipal Court Building. The general meeting will follow at 7 p.m.Special guests will be Laureate Alpha Psi. South Charleston Community ...
MU president outlines action plans
Feb 01, 2006; ... West Virginia's second-largest university will be guided by aseries of action plans over the next several years that will focus oneconomic development and student achievement, says MarshallUniversity President Stephen J. Kopp. Seven strategic themes will be followed to develop the ...
Sheehan thrown out before Bush speech
Feb 01, 2006; ... WASHINGTON - Cindy Sheehan, the mother of a fallen soldier in Iraqwho reinvigorated the anti-war movement, was arrested and removedfrom the House gallery Tuesday night just before President Bush'sState of the Union address, a police spokeswoman said. Sheehan, who was invited to ...
Readers' voice: Call 357-4451
Feb 01, 2006 ... or e-mail readersvoice@wvgazette.com * Sorry to say that the drug manufacturer that issued discountcards has refused them. * What company or individual would have benefited if StonewallLake had been a roaring success? That individual or company shouldbare the brunt of the ...
U.S. plans to stockpile more bird flu medicine
Feb 01, 2006; ... WASHINGTON - The Bush administration is intent this year ondramatically increasing the nation's stockpile of Tamiflu, a drugthat can lessen the severity of bird flu, the company's presidenttold lawmakers Tuesday. George Abercrombie, president and CEO of Hoffmann-La Roche ...
National briefs
Feb 01, 2006 ... Sen. Clinton raises more than $21 million WASHINGTON - Democratic Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton raised $21.4million last year for her re-election campaign in New York and has$17 million in cash on hand, totals driven in part by her front-runner reputation if she decides to pursue the ...