Opens Friday, March 12, 2010 | Runtime: 1 hr. 55 min. R - Violence and language
In 2003, Chief Warrant Officer Roy Miller (Matt Damon) and his team of inspectors are on a mission to find Iraq’s reported stockpiles of weapons of mass destruction. Traveling from one dangerous site to the other, Miller and his team fail to find any chemical agents or other weapons. Instead, they discover an elaborate cover-up in which the most elusive weapon of all is the truth.
Cast: Matt Damon, Greg Kinnear, Brendan Gleeson, Amy Ryan, Khalid Abdalla, Jason Isaacs Director: Paul Greengrass Genres: War Drama, Political Thriller, Thriller
Our Family Wedding
Opens Friday, March 12, 2010 | Runtime: 1 hr. 30 min. PG-13 - Some sexual content and brief strong language
“Our marriage, their wedding.“ It’s lesson number one for any newly engaged couple, and Lucia (America Ferrera) and Marcus (Lance Gross) are no exception. In Fox Searchlight Pictures’ OUR FAMILY WEDDING, they learn the hard way that the path to saying “I do” can be rife with familial strife. When they return from college and too suddenly announce their marriage plans, they soon discover that their fathers - two highly competitive over-the-top egos - can wreak a major amount of havoc on their special day. With insults flying and tempers running high, it’s anyone’s guess if the alpha dads (Forest Whitaker and Carlos Mencia) will survive to make it down the aisle in one piece. Lucia’s mother (Diana Maria Riva) is busy planning the wedding of “her” dreams and the only levelheaded one in the bunch is Angela (Regina King), the groom’s father’s best friend and lawyer, who manages to keep her cool when the madness reaches a crescendo.
Cast: Forest Whitaker, America Ferrera, Carlos Mencia, Regina King, Lance Gross Director: Rick Famuyiwa Genres: Romantic Comedy, Comedy
Remember Me
Opens Friday, March 12, 2010 | Runtime: 1 hr. 53 min. PG-13 - Violence, sexual content, language and smoking
In the romantic drama Remember Me, Robert Pattinson plays Tyler, a rebellious young man in New York City who has a strained relationship with his father (Pierce Brosnan) ever since tragedy separated their family. Tyler didn’t think anyone could possibly understand what he was going through until the day he met Ally (Emilie de Ravin) through an unusual twist of fate. Love was the last thing on his mind, but as her spirit unexpectedly heals and inspires him, he begins to fall for her. Through their love, he begins to find happiness and meaning in his life. But soon, hidden secrets are revealed, and the circumstances that brought them together slowly threaten to tear them apart. Remember Me is an unforgettable story about the power of love, the strength of family, and the importance of living passionately and treasuring every day of one’s life.
Cast: Robert Pattinson, Emilie de Ravin, Chris Cooper, Lena Olin, Pierce Brosnan Director: Allen Coulter Genres: Romantic Drama, Drama
She’s Out of My League
Opens Friday, March 12, 2010 | Runtime: 1 hr. 44 min. R - Language and sexual content
Kirk (Jay Baruchel), an average guy stuck in a dead-end job, can’t believe his luck when a gorgeous, successful woman named Molly (Alice Eve) falls in love with him. With no help from his stunned friends, relatives and ex-girlfriend, Kirk must figure out how to make this unlikely relationship work, even though he’s the first to admit that Molly is way beyond him.
Cast: Jay Baruchel, Alice Eve, T.J. Miller, Mike Vogel, Nate Torrence Director: Jim Field Smith Genres: Romantic Comedy, Comedy
UPCOMING RELEASES (Dates Subject to Change; Not All Films in All Areas) March 12: Green Zone, Our Family Wedding, Remember Me, She’s Out of My League March 19: Bounty Hunter, Hot Tub Time Machine, Season of the Witch March 26: Clash of the Titans, How to Train Your Dragon, I Love You Phillip Morris April 02: Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Furry Vengeance, Last Song, Repo Man, Tyler Perry’s Why Did I get Married Too April 09: Date Night, The Losers April 16: Back Up Plan, Death at a Funeral, Kick Ass April 23: MacGruber, Oceans, Wall Street II April 30: A Nightmare on Elm Street May 07: Iron Man II May 14: Letters to Juliet, Robin Hood, Takers May 21: Shrek Forever After May 28: Prince of Persia Sands of Time, Sex and the City II
Governor Joe Manchin challenged members of the state Board of Education Wednesday to be agents of change in public education in the Mountain State.
Manchin made a rare appearance before the board at its monthly meeting. “You must take the lead,“ Manchin said.
The governor wants to call a special session of the legislature this spring to make major changes in education, but he says the effort would be wasted unless the state Department of Education and the state Board of Education are out in front.
“Take the leadership as a board,“ Manchin urged. “Are you satisfied with the results?“
The governor says the state has been recognized for changing its standards in recent years, but education results don’t match the amount of money West Virginia taxpayers put out.
“The money is there, but the effort needs to be better,“ Manchin told board members. “The administrative costs are too high.“
West Virginia’s application for federal Race to the Top funds was turned down last week. There’s a second round of funding available with applications due in June.
The governor wants to make major changes in education before then in a special session, but not without the state board.
Doddridge County Sheriff’s Department is warning the Doddridge County residents about a white Dodge Caravan with Pennsylvania tags.
The men inside the van are perpetuating a potential scam, a Sheriff Deputies said.
“The scammers are approaching the homes of women and the elderly, then attempting to sell them various items ranging from medical supplies to paper towels.”
However, Sheriff Department said this is a excuse to get into people’s homes and potentially steal from them later.
The Doddridge County Sheriff Department encourages anyone who is approached by these men to call 911 immediately.
Braxton County Development Authority Awarded Federal Grant
The Braxton County Development Authority is receiving a federal grant of $150,000.
The federal money was approved by a Rural Business Enterprise Grant.
According to a news release from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Development, the department serves as the lead federal entity for rural development needs and administers program assistance through its housing, business/cooperative, community and infrastructure programs.
Officials said the funds will be used to help in renovating space in an existing building to retain a current tenant, Triune Group.
The grant is expected to save seven existing jobs, according to the news release.
Taxpayers who fail to pay municipal fines in West Virginia could receive lighter refund checks.
State Tax Commissioner Christopher G. Morris announced Tuesday that taxpayers who fail to pay municipal fines and other costs within 270 days will be subject to having their personal income tax refunds withheld or denied.
Municipalities that sign up for the legislatively mandated program will send lists of delinquent taxpayers to the state tax commissioner.
The State Tax Department will then notify affected taxpayers of the amount being withheld.
The West Virginia Office of Tax Appeals will hear all appeals.
SAUTÉED CHICKEN BREASTS WITH PINEAPPLE AND JALAPEÑO CHILIES
Ingredients:
4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts (about 1 1/4 pounds)
1/4 cup all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
1 tablespoon butter
12-ounce package fresh pineapple chunks (1-3/4 cups)
1/2 cup orange juice
1/2 teaspoon cornstarch
1 tablespoon brown sugar
2 jalapeño chilies, seeded and minced
2 cloves garlic, minced
2 tablespoons chopped cilantro
Direction:
Arrange chicken breasts in a single layer on a work surface and cover with plastic wrap.
Using a heavy skillet or a rolling pin, pound them until flattened to about 1/2 inch thick.
In a shallow dish, combine the flour, salt and pepper.
Dredge both sides of each breast in the seasoned flour.
In a large nonstick skillet over medium-high, heat the oil and butter.
Add the chicken breasts and cook until they are well browned on both sides and no longer pink at the center, about 4 minutes per side.
Transfer them to a plate and cover with foil to keep warm.
Do not clean the skillet.
While the chicken breasts are cooking, drain the juice from the pineapple into a measuring cup.
Add enough orange juice to total 3/4 cup.
Stir in the cornstarch, then set aside.
Return the skillet to the stove over medium-low.
Add the drained pineapple and brown sugar.
Cook, stirring constantly, until the pineapple begins to brown, 3 to 4 minutes.
Add the chilies and garlic and stir until the garlic is beginning to color, 1 to 2 minutes.
Stir in the reserved juice.
Bring the sauce to a simmer and cook until thickened and reduced slightly, 4 to 5 minutes.
Stir in the cilantro, then serve, spooned over the chicken breasts.
Gilmer County Retired School Employees Meeting - 03.16.10
Gilmer County Retired School Employees Meeting - 01.19.10
Gilmer County Retired School Employees (GCARSE) will meet on Tuesday, March 16, 2010 at 11:30 AM at the Gilmer County Senior Center in Glenville for Lunch.
Speaker will be Christian Abildso from WVU.
Subject: Wellness.
Remember to bring items for the auction for the grant-in-aid.
• 1834 - The Virginia General Assembly passed an act authorizing the following counties to erect gates across public highways: Kanawha County, Mason County, Wood County, Jackson County, and Cabell County.
• 1834 - The Virginia General Assembly passed an act requiring the owners of dams to also construct locks on the Little Kanawha River from its confluence with the Ohio River to Bulltown.
• 1856 - The Virginia General Assembly passed an act creating Roane County from parts of Kanawha County, Jackson County, and Gilmer County, with an election scheduled to determine whether the county seat would be at California (present-day Spencer) or the farm of Robert Luney.
• 1881 - The West Virginia Legislature passed an act appropriating $1,339.23 to pay the first batallion of West Virginia volunteers for their service in “preserving the peace” during the coal strike in Fayette County in January 1880. It was approved by the governor on March 12.
• 1889 - The New Mala Noche Mining Company was incorporated in West Virginia by the following: John Allan Mackinon, John Allan Mackinon, Jr., James M. Chapin, Oscar T. Earle, and James Gilmer, all of New York city. The company’s purpose was to operate mines in Mexico, with its main offices in New York city and Zactecas, Mexico.
• 1891 - The West Virginia Legislature passed an act regulating elections and determining those offices for which the people could vote. It became law without the approval of the governor on March 18.
• 1902 - An electric light plant opened in Shepherdstown, Jefferson County, establishing electric light in that town for the first time.
• 1939 - The West Virginia Legislature passed an act requiring strip mine operators to acuire a permit from the Department of Mines and to post $50 in bonds for each acre of land disturbed for its reclamation.
• 1956 - The West Virginia NAACP filed suit in the United States District Court in Charleston to force the Logan County Board of Education to integrate its schools more quickly. State NAACP President T. G. Nutter indicated at this time that similar suits were being considered against boards of education in Berkeley County, Jefferson County, Hardy County, and Boone County.
• 1965 - A Chicao Daily News article reported that former West Virginia governor Marland was working as a cab driver in Chicago. The following month, Marland returned to Charleston as an associate director of James F. Edward Enterprises, headquartered in Chester (Hancock County). Presumably, Marland was considering another run for political office when he learned of his terminal illness later that year.
• 1969 - Governor Arch Moore “fired” 2,627 striking road maintenance workers (the total was originally announced as 3,600).
• 1983 - The Consolidation Coal Company and Eastern Associated Coal Company announced the layoff of 369 employees in Mercer County and Monongalia County. That same day, Eastern recalled 195 employees in Raleigh County.
Employer Costs for Employee Compensation
Private industry employers spent an average of $27.42 per hour worked for employee compensation in December 2009.
Wages and salaries averaged $19.41 and benefits, $8.00.
Private industry costs for employees averaged $1.86 per hour worked for paid leave benefits and $2.25 for legally required benefits.
Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey
There were 2.7 million job openings on the last business day of January 2010.
The job openings rate rose over the month to 2.1%, the highest the rate has been since February2009.
The hires rate (3.1%) and the separations rate (3.2%) were unchanged in January.
House members passed a dozen bills Wednesday including one to extend deadlines for approval of subdivision and other land development projects. And Del. Harry K. White is assuring citizens that the budget bill approved by the House includes money to allow hundreds of senior citizens to remain in their homes instead of going to nursing homes.
The bill to allow optometrists to do some limited laser surgery emerged from committee and was read on the floor for a first time today. However, committee members removed the laser surgery provision and now the bill seems unsatisfactory to both sides in the debate.
Ask the Doctor: Sore Muscles Can Take Years to Recover
DEAR DR. DONOHUE: My mother has polymyalgia rheumatica. She is going through quite a bit - to the point where it’s hard for her to function. She is 74 and has always been healthy. We are under the impression it came out of nowhere and could last for two years.
Will you please give us your input on this disease? - C.M.
ANSWER: Sore, stiff shoulders, neck, lower back, hips and thighs are the hallmarks of polymyalgia rheumatica, an illness whose cause has yet to be discovered. It strikes people over the age of 50. Both sides of the body are affected, and that helps distinguish it from other muscle and joint problems.
Some patients experience fatigue, fever, weight loss and have no interest in eating.
A simple lab test, the sed rate, helps confirm the diagnosis. The patient’s blood is put into a calibrated tube. The distance that the red blood cells drop (sediment) from the top of the tube in one hour is the sed rate. Some of the highest sed rates ever seen in medicine are seen in polymyalgia.
In as many as 20% of patients, polymyalgia is linked to another illness, temporal arteritis, also called giant cell arteritis. Temporal arteritis is artery inflammation. Headache is one symptom, as is pain over the temporal artery - the artery at the side of the head, the temple.
Fortunately, both illnesses respond to treatment with prednisone, one of the cortisone drugs. Temporal arteritis calls for quick intervention, since inflammation of the artery serving the eye’s retina can lead to permanent blindness.
For most polymyalgia patients, a low dose of prednisone quickly relieves symptoms. Low-dose prednisone rarely creates the problems associated with higher doses of cortisone drugs. Treatment can take as long as two or more years, but that’s not the case for every patient.
A word of clarification: “Polymyalgia” indicates muscle pain. Actually, the illness comes from inflammation of bursa and joint linings.
Lucille “Mei Mei” Collins
Age 90, of Kanawha Street Glenville WV, departed this life at 7:06 AM, Monday March 09, 2010, in the United Hospital Center following a short illness.
Born June 02, 1919 in Gilmer County, she was daughter of the late Robert and Estella Gaston Carpenter.
Lucille was a homemaker, and at the time of her death was one of the oldest living members of the First Baptist Church of Glenville.
On June 08, 1940 she was united in marriage to Eugene “Ace” Collins who preceded her in death on September 07, 1989.
Surviving are: (1 Son) Jim E. Collins II and wife Janice of Glenville WV, (1 Daughter) Saunnie Hoard of Glenville WV, (4 Grandchildren) Nannette Nutter & husband Michael of East Sparta, OH., Gina Taylor & husband Brian of Glenville, WV, David Hoard of Glenville, WV, and Jaime Ann Collins also of Glenville. Six Great-Grandchildren also survive: Joey and Matthew Nutter, Emma Taylor, Airiana Hoard, and Evan and Blake Caudill.
Lucille was the last of her immediate family having been preceded by her parents, husband, and a special young Lady, who Lucille considered a daughter, Donita Greathouse.
Funeral Services will be conducted at 11:00 AM Saturday March 13, 2010 at the First Baptist Church of Glenville with Rev. Phil Shields officiating.
Burial will follow in the Stalnaker Cemetery Glenville. Calling hours will be 4:00-8:00 PM Friday at the Ellyson Mortuary Inc. Glenville, WV.
Gracious God, I’m alone again this Christmas and my heart aches for companionship.
I long for the days when my heart and home were filled with laughter, color, feasting, and joy.
Look with kindness on the pain that seeps like an unwanted sickness over my soul.
Let me wake on Christmas, joyful in silence, hopeful with peace, filled with gratitude for your presence and love.
Amen.
Today is Thursday, March 11, the 70th day of 2010. There are 295 days left in the year.
Thought for Today: “Real success is finding your lifework in the work that you love.“ - David McCullough, American historian.
Today’s Highlight in History:
On March 11, 1985, Mikhail S. Gorbachev was chosen to succeed the late Soviet President Konstantin U. Chernenko.
On this date:
In 1810, French Emperor Napoleon I was married by proxy to Archduchess Marie Louise of Austria.
In 1861, the Constitution of the Confederate States of America was adopted during a convention in Montgomery, Ala.
In 1888, the famous Blizzard of ‘88 began inundating the northeastern United States, resulting in some 400 deaths.
In 1930, former President and Chief Justice William Howard Taft was buried in Arlington National Cemetery.
In 1941, President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed the Lend-Lease Bill, providing war supplies to countries fighting the Axis.
In 1942, as Japanese forces continued to advance in the Pacific during World War II, Gen. Douglas MacArthur left the Philippines for Australia. (MacArthur, who subsequently vowed, “I shall return,“ kept that promise more than 2 1/2 years later.)
In 1959, the Lorraine Hansberry drama “A Raisin in the Sun” opened at New York’s Ethel Barrymore Theater.
In 1965, the Reverend James J. Reeb, a white minister from Boston, died after being beaten by whites during civil rights disturbances in Selma, Ala.
In 1977, more than 130 hostages held in Washington, D.C., by Hanafi Muslims were freed after ambassadors from three Islamic nations joined the negotiations.
In 2004, 10 bombs exploded in quick succession across the commuter rail network in Madrid, Spain, killing 191 people and wounding more than 2,000 in an attack linked to al-Qaida-inspired militants.
Ten years ago:
• Ricardo Lagos was sworn in as president of Chile, the second socialist to take the post since Salvador Allende was killed in a 1973 coup.
Five years ago:
• A judge, court reporter and sheriff’s deputy were shot and killed at an Atlanta courthouse; Brian Nichols, suspected of killing them and a federal agent, surrendered a day later at the apartment of a woman he’d taken hostage, shley Smith. (Nichols was later convicted of murder and sentenced to life in prison.)
One year ago:
• President Barack Obama signed a $410 billion spending package to keep the government running through Sept. 2009, even as he called it “imperfect” because of the number of earmarks it contained.
• A German teenager, Tim Kretschmer, went on a shooting rampage starting at a school in Winnenden, killing 15 people before committing suicide.
Today’s Birthdays:
Actor Terence Alexander is 87
Media mogul Rupert Murdoch is 79
ABC News correspondent Sam Donaldson is 76
Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia is 74
Musician Flaco Jimenez (FLAH’-koh hee-MEH’-nez) is 71
Actress Tricia O’Neil is 65
Actor Mark Metcalf is 64
Rock singer-musician Mark Stein (Vanilla Fudge) is 63
Singer Bobby McFerrin is 60
Movie director Jerry Zucker is 60
Actress Susan Richardson is 58
Recording executive Jimmy Iovine is 57
Singer Nina Hagen is 55
Country singer Jimmy Fortune (The Statler Brothers) is 55
Singer Cheryl Lynn is 53
Actor Jeffrey Nordling is 48
Actress Alex Kingston is 47
Country musician David Talbot is 47
Actor Wallace Langham is 45
Actor John Barrowman is 43
Singer Lisa Loeb is 42
Singer Pete Droge is 41
Actor Terrence Howard is 41
Rock musician Rami Jaffee is 41
Actor Johnny Knoxville is 39
Rock singer-musicians Benji and Joel Madden (Good Charlotte) are 31
Actor David Anders is 29
Singer LeToya is 29
Actress Thora Birch is 28
Actor Rob Brown is 26
Actor Anton Yelchin is 21
The Gilmer County Commission applied for a grant for a tractor to be used at the Gilmer County Recreation Center in Glenville.
The grant was awarded on June 30, 2009.
Now the Gilmer County Commission has decided to use the grant to purchase the tractor.
Mr. Larry Chapman, the President of the Gilmer County Commission, wants to use the Tractor at the Glenville Golf Club as well. This action by Mr. Chapman is not setting well with the citizens and there are Community Concerns about his decision.
Facts
——This is a copy of the award letter:
WEST VIRGINIA DEVELOPMENT OFFICE
1900 Kanawha Boulevard, East, Charleston, WV 25305-0311
(304) 558-2234 • (800) 982-3386
www .wvopenforbussiness.com
June 30, 2009
File: PNRS-GCC
SAI-WV9 0629-066
The Honorable Larry E. Chapman
President
Gilmer County Commission
10 Howard Street
Glenville, West Virginia 26351
Dear Commissioner Chapman:
RE: CFDA # 10.766 Community Facilities Loans and Grants
The State Clearinghouse has reviewed the Gilmer County Commission request to the U. S. Department of Agriculture/Rural Development (USDA/RD) for financial assistance in the amount of $27,000. The funding would come from the USDA Community Facilities Loan and Grant program and would be used to purchase a tractor/lift/backhoe for the Gilmer County Parks and Recreation Board. The project will serve the citizens in Gilmer County.
This will certify that the requirements of the State’s Intergovernmental Review Process have been met, and the State Process is in concurrence with the project. Clearinghouse approval does not constitute approval of the application by the funding agency.
Sincerely yours,
Bobby Lewis
Director Community Development Division
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cc: USE –VRD
Region VH
ClickH E R Eto see the actual Printable Award Letter.
——This is a copy of the RFP put out by Gilmer County Commission:
The Gilmer County Commission will be accepting sealed bids through 2 PM on March 15, 2010 for a 4WD LCG DIESEL TRACTOR to be used at the Gilmer County Recreation Center and County Golf Course located at the Sycamore Road, Glenville, West Virginia. The bids will be opened at 3 PM that day March 15, 2010 in the Commission Room of the Gilmer County Courthouse located at 10 Howard Street, Glenville, West Virginia.
4 Wheel Drive LCG Diesel Tractor Requirements:
1. The Tractor must have at least a minimum of 40 PTO HP.
2. Roof Over Required
3. Roll Bar
4. Industrial Tires
Accessories to include:
a) Front End Loader
b) 72 Inch three point hitch finish mower – rear mounted
c) Backhoe attachment with 12 inch bucket
d) 5 foot brush hog three point hitch – rear mounted
This purchase is funded by a grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Any questions should be directed to the Office of the Gilmer County Clerk. Phone: 304-462-7641 Monday through Friday 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. All bids should be mailed to the Gilmer County commission, 10 Howard Street, Glenville, W.V. 26351
——Several years ago the Gilmer County Commissioners told the WV Alcohol Commission that the Glenville Golf Club was not part of the Gilmer County Recreation Center and as the result the Glenville Golf Club was allowed to apply and received a State of WV license to sell Alcoholic Beverages. Had Glenville Golf Club been part of the Gilmer County Recreation Center it could not get the license.
Community Concerns - As Received
• Why does Glenville Golf Club get to use the Tractor? They don’t publicly report to the Commission or the public about their activities.
• Why do Commissioners make such decisions again without discussing it first with the public?
• Glenville Golf Club is no longer under the umbrella of the Gilmer County Commission. They separated a while back when they wanted to get a license to serve alcoholic beverages.
• Why is the Glenville Golf Club still claiming to be part of Gilmer County Commission and claim tax exempt status and does not pay sales tax?
• Shouldn’t the tractor first be used for other county function before the Golf Club?
• If Golf Club gets to use it, shouldn’t the Citizens of Gilmer County?
• Is the use of the Tractor for a Non-Government entity OK with the grant? Why didn’t Mr. Chapman apply for the grant for Golf Course use if it were OK?
Contacts
Gilmer Free Press contacted Mr. Chapman about his decision, but as of this time (03.10.10 - 03.02 AM) there has been no response.
=============== Comment from Mr. Chapman - 03.10.10 11:27 AM ===============
The Gilmer County Commission, the applicant, requested USDA funds last year for a tractor to be used for public benefit at the Gilmer County Recreation Center. The terms of the grant provide for the applicant to fund 25% of the cost of equipment. Of the projected $36,000.00 new tractor cost, the commissions share will be $9,000.00. The grant was approved, advertised for bids and bids will be opened the afternoon of March 15. The tractor will be housed in the Agriculture Barn when not being used. When not being utilized by the Rec Center, tractor will also be made available to the Golf Course. Both park director Darrell Ramsey and golf course director Lance Woodford have wholeheartedly supported this concept called sharing. They currently share another tractor in addition to offering assistance with other small power equipment. The Gilmer County Commission acknowledges that both organizations provide recreational opportunities to our citizens and applauds their efforts of working together.
Both the Recreation Center and Golf Course are non-profit organizations. They both rely on fees to exist. Both organizations should be tax exempt from sales tax. The Gilmer County Commission appoints the board members of the Recreation Center whereas the Golf Course directors are appointed by its members. The Recreation Center is funded in part by the Gilmer County Commission while the Golf Course is self-supported. Both organizations meetings are open to the public.
=============== Citizens’ Comments - 03.11.10 12:46 AM ===============
Mr. Chapman is just explaining what he wishes it to be. His answer is a typical politician response. He is not answering how he does his business to get around the issues. Again, he is larry chapman doing what larry chapman is good at: crooked politics at taxpayers’ expense to satisfy only a few. The way I see it, it is not that we don’t like Golf Course; it is how the citizens are used to get what few want and how larry chapman repeatedly finagle his way through things.
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Folks I am lost here. Is Golf Club part of County Commission or not? If it is like Mr. Chapman says it is, then they lied to WV alcohol commission.
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This is the fact: Mr. Chapman just sent a letter to the Rec. Center board telling them how it was and they had to share the tractor. He didn’t discuss it.
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I am sorry; I don’t believe Larry Chapman and Gilmer County Commission. They have a very bad track record of doing bad business on behalf of Gilmer County.
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Gilmer County Commission and Chapman have huge accountability issues.
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Mr. Chapman, you state the Golf Club is self-supported. Then why don’t they buy their own tractor? Why are they using the county commission’s funds? Please explain.
Former Dollar General Managers File Separate Suits
Five former managers ofDollar General Stores who dropped a class action against the retailer in federal court have filed new suits as individuals.
They claim Dollar General classified them as managers without giving them managerial duties, in order to deny them overtime pay.
They seek back pay, damages, penalties, and an injunction against further violations of fair wage laws.
Thomas Dyer of Clarksburg and Michelle Massingale of Charlotte, NC, filed the suits on January 28, 2010.
Anna Malcomb of Sand Fork, in Gilmer County, claims she worked at the Glenville store in 2006 and 2007.
Patsy Helmick of Clarksburg claims she worked at West Milford from 2006 to 2008.
Ron Weaver of Salem claims he worked there in 2005 and 2006.
Tammy Audia of Harrison County claims she worked at Gore in 2005 and 2006.
Thomas Lee Brown Jr. of Fairmont claims he worked there in 2005 and 2006.
These five and nine others sued Dollar General in 2008, proposing a class action on behalf of all managers claiming overtime pay.
Last May, District Judge Irene Keeley set a hearing for Oct. 9, to evaluate potential expert witnesses.
She cancelled the hearing 11 days before she would have held it, and soon after that Dyer and Massingale dismissed the class claims without prejudice.
When Dyer and Massingale filed individual suits, the court assigned them to Keeley.
Dollar General already faced 10 similar suits that a federal judge in Alabama transferred to the court in Clarksburg a year ago.
In those cases, Dyer and Massingale represent Melva Bosley, Mary Howell, Connie Outen, Tawana Proctor, Fabra Stewart, Della Thorne-Judkins, Kimberly Weller, James Morgan, Angela Mayne-Harrison and Christine Richards.
District Judge John Preston Bailey presides over their claims.
When women are pregnant, their immune system changes and their risk of flu complications rises.
That’s true with seasonal flu, and pregnant women are at even greater risk of severe illness with H1N1 flu. That’s why pregnant women were one of the five groups given priority for initial doses of H1N1 flu vaccine.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says pregnant women should get flu shots against both seasonal and H1N1 flu. They can get the shots at any time during pregnancy.
“In addition to the protection provided for pregnant women, influenza vaccine given during pregnancy has been shown to prevent influenza in infants less than 6 months of age, who are unable to get the influenza vaccination themselves.“
Our class reunion will be held on June 19, 2010 at THE BROWN DOG BISTRO from 12:00 Noon to 3:00 PM.
We will be in the front dining room.
The Informal Lunch will start around 12:30 PM.
We will be having Hamburgers and Hotdogs with side dishes and soft drinks provided.
The cost will be $15.00 for each adult and $5.00 for each child.
This will cover food and the use of the restaurant.
We need to get a head count as soon as possible.
Please send your money and a note of those attending to:
Kris Beckett Bilby
5665 South Street, Vermilion OH 44089
Kris’s cell is 440.396.0940 and email is”ksb35@roadrunner.com”
For those of you who don’t know The Brown Dog Bistro is owned and operated by Lora Coffman.
It is located on Rt. 5 East beside the Best Western Glenville Inn- 1.877.477.8005
If you need a place to stay you might want to call ahead.
Glenville Community Church Presents: TEEN REVOLUTION Every Thursday 3:30 - 5:30 PM
All teens grades 7th and up are welcomed.
Please join us for:
• FUN
• FOOD
• GAMES
• MUSIC
• FELLOWSHIP!
Serving School video series featuring ‘Don’t Be a Statistic!’
ALL are also welcome to join us for regular service:
• Sunday School at 10:00 AM
• Sunday Service at 11:00 AM and 6:00 PM
• Wednesday nights at 7:00 PM
• Join us on the radio Sunday Mornings at 9:00 AM, station 100.3 FM.
• 1835 - The Virginia General Assembly passed an act which incorporated The Virginia Slave Insurance Company in Charles Town, Jefferson County for the purpose of compensating slaveholders of runaway slaves. Subscription books were opened under the direction of the following: James Hite, John Yates, Braxton Davenport, William Butler, George Reynolds, Matthew Ranson, Edward Lucas, Sr., and George Bell.
• 1856 - The Virginia General Assembly passed an act incorporating the town of Glenville, Gilmer County.
• 1848 - The Virginia General Assembly passed an act establishing separate polling places on the Northwestern Turnpike Road in Ritchie County and in Wood County.
• 1851 - The Virginia General Assembly passed an act which incorporated the Salem and Harrisville Turnpike Company to construct a road from Harrisville in Ritchie County, to the headwaters of the south fork of Hughes River, to a point on the Northwestern Turnpike Road at or near Salem in Harrison County. Subscription books were opened in Harrisville, under the direction of the following commissioners: Thomas Stenchcomb, Jacob B. Blair, Ephraim Bee, William F. Randolph, Philip Cox, Jr., John Harris, and John L. Porter.
• 1852 - The Virginia General Assembly passed an act incorporating the town of Ravenswood, Jackson County.
• 1879 - The Fourteenth West Virginia Legislature adjourned.
• 1881 - The West Virginia Legislature passed an act forbidding the collection of tolls on the Kanawha River and abolishing the Kanawha Board. It was approved by the governor on March 11.
• 1881 - The West Virginia Legislature passed an act altering the boundaries of Charleston and amending its charter. It was approved by the governor on March 12.
• 1911 - Jesse Cook was executed by hanging at the West Virginia Penitentiary in Moundsville (Marshall County) for a murder committed in McDowell County.
• 1977 - FMC began negotiations with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) concerning charges of toxic spills.
• 1981 - United Mine Workers (UMWA) members marched in Washington, D. C. in protest of proposed changes in black lung eligibility requirements by the Reagan Administration.
• 1992 - Authorities captured Tommie Lee Mollohan near Isaban, Mingo County, the third and final escapee to be captured from the February 19 breakout from the West Virginia State Penitentiary in Moundsville, Marshall County.
• 1992 - UMW union members marched in Washington, D. C., and in Cedar Grove, Kanawha County, in support of the proposed legislation of Senator Jay Rockefeller to stabilize the UMW health and retirement funds.
Just for clarification… this is NOT referring to Calhoun-Gilmer Career Center or other career and technical education facilities in the state. It is referring to the 20 Workforce West Virginia Career Centers in the state listed below. Clarksburg and Parkersburg site are the closest to us in Calhoun and Gilmer counties.
Region 1
WorkForce West Virginia Career Center
200 New River Town Center
Beckley, WV 25801
Job Service: 304-256-6792
Unemployment: 304-256-6796
WorkForce West Virginia Career Center
195 Davis Street
Suite 102
Princeton, WV 24740
Job Service 304-487-2248
Unemployment: 304-425-1896
WorkForce West Virginia Career Center
110 Park Avenue
Suite 100
Welch, WV 24801
Job Service: 304-436-3131
Unemployment: 304-436-2527
WorkForce West Virginia Career Center
20 Red Oaks Shopping Center
Ronceverte, WV 24970
Job Service: 304-647-7410
Unemployment: 304-647-7410
Region 2
WorkForce West Virginia Career Center
2699 Park Avenue
Suite 240
Huntington, WV 25704
Job Service: 304-528-5525
Unemployment: 304-528-5538
WorkForce West Virginia Career Center
214 Dingess Street
Logan, WV 25601
Job Service: 304-792-7010
Unemployment: 304-792-7020
WorkForce West Virginia Career Center
#19 Putnam Village Shopping Center
Teays, WV 25569
Job Service: 304-757-7270
Unemployment: N/A
WorkForce West Virginia Career Center
241 East 2nd Avenue
Williamson, WV 25661
Job Service: 304-235-6012
Unemployment: 304-235-6012
Region 3
WorkForce West Virginia Career Center
1321 Plaza East
Charleston, WV 25325
Job Service: 304-558-0342
Unemployment: 304-558-0292
Region 4
WorkForce West Virginia Career Center
300 Lakeview Center
Parkersburg, WV 26102
Job Service: 304-420-4525
Unemployment: 304-420-4625
WorkForce West Virginia Career Center
404 Main Street
Point Pleasant, WV 25550
Job Service: 304-675-0857
Unemployment: 304-675-0857
Region 5
WorkForce West Virginia Career Center
100 Municipal Plaza
Suite 300
Weirton, WV 26062
Job Service: 304-794-2001
Unemployment: 304-794-2000
WorkForce West Virginia Career Center
Warwood Shopping Plaza
1275 Warwood Avenue
Wheeling, WV 26003
Job Service: 304-238-1045
Unemployment: 304-238-1035
WorkForce West Virginia Career Center
257 North State Route 2
New Martinsville, WV 26155
Job Service: 304-455-0902
Unemployment: 304-455-0902
Region 6
WorkForce West Virginia Career Center
321 W. Main Street
4th Floor
Clarksburg, WV 26032
Job Service: 304-627-2125
Unemployment: 304-627-2120
WorkForce West Virginia Career Center
1 Pleasant Avenue
Suite 2
Elkins, WV 26241
Job Service: 304-637-0255
Unemployment: 304-637-0257
WorkForce West Virginia Career Center
Veterans Square
320 Adams Street, Suite 107
Fairmont, WV 26654
Job Service: 304-363-0654
Unemployment: 304-363-0654
WorkForce West Virginia Career Center
304 Scott Avenue
Morgantown, WV 26508
Job Service: 304-285-3120
Unemployment: 304-285-3124
Region 7
WorkForce West Virginia Career Center
891 Auto Parts Place
Suite 1314
Martinsburg, WV 25403
Job Service: 304-267-0065
Unemployment: 304-267-0065
WorkForce West Virginia Career Center
1929 State Road 55
Moorefield, WV 26836
Job Service: 304-538-7741
Unemployment: 304-538-3176
The bridge was never part of a turnpike. The Gilmer & Ripley Turnpike passed through current River Street to a ford in Brooklyn that crossed near Walnut Street. After crossing the Little Kanwaha River it intersected the Gilmer & Ritchie Turnpike. This is from a plat dated Feb. 5, 1865 showing the turnpikes which is TWENTY years before the old bridge was built.
The turnpikes existed before the bridge.
Why would the State take responsibility for the old truss bridge built in 1895 when they had just built a new bridge in 1929?
The county commission had it built. They had it renovated in 1980. They own it.
That bridge may have been a part of one of the old Turnpikes that ran through Glenville. If so, then the state still owns it as well as the R/W for it. Local surveyors would have more information on that.
Mr & Mrs. Gary Bush,
The people of Gilmer county are NOT prude, narrow minded or arrogant. Each person is entitled to their beliefs. So don’t try to push your beliefs on us. You are not perfect as everyone knows. Also don’t try to while wash something that is wrong. Ms. Shirey knows she did wrong but she never admit it. As for the levy, I think it will fail because the people that handle the funds will handle it as they please whether it be right or wrong. We won’t let people like you dictate to us how we are to think, feel or make decisions for us. You are NOT our dictator!
I think that the person drawing this cartoon should come to reality and realize that guns are meant to kill with, cigarettes have side affects, and the comparison between a vehicles failings and uses of the prior two is obserd. A person carries thier own life in thier hands when they make their dicision to pick up a gun,smoke,prostitute,hitchhiker,or even awould be politition.
I cannot believe the shear close-minded, dried up old prunishness of the comments on something people really know nothing about. I was at the meeting and had asked questions before I went because of phone calls Gary was getting. I understood the class and what it was about before the meeting started. The comment about Gary in the class to get help? Come on people, Gary & I have been married 31 years and he wasn’t IN the class in the first place. He is on the board and went to Jenny for answers when everything blew up as everyone else should have done, rather than spread gossip and rumor. I want to stress that the books would never even be seen by a young 4-H member as it was for adults. Also if you think something is wrong with good sex in a marriage, I really feel sorry for you! The class was to help form healthy relationships and families. Furthermore, there was a question on where the funding came from and that has been resolved. Lastly it was NOT school levy money that paid for the books. So check the facts before jumping to conclusions and running your mouth to others. What is wrong with people that when SEX is mentioned, they jump to all the wrong conclusions?! Did anyone mention that the Love series is named for one of the PHds that wrote the series? His LAST NAME is LOVE! If you think people don’t need relationship training, look at the divorce rate and what it’s doing to people and children today. I only read this article today because Gary mentioned what was said about him. As you can tell, I take offense to what has been said and hope that people will just let the whole thing drop now that they have discontinued a class that could have made a difference with the young adult people in our community. How do you know the book selections were filthy? Did you read them? Who says Jenny said that sex is the only reason for divorce? DID YOU LOOK AT THE MATERIAL?? Again, check things out before jumping to narrow minded conclusions.
I just read the comment by Mrs. Starkey.
Her investigator Mr. John Bennett did a lousy job investigating.
As Mr. Bennett has stated here, he went to the person who commit the crime and asked if she was guilty!! What did he expect a criminal response be? Surely not a YES?
Surely Mr. Bennett should be smarter than this.
He did not pursue to find out and check the invoices. Even Chapman said the funds were used and supposedly they are paying for them some other way.
Also, Mr. Bennett did not vote against the class at the Board of Directors meeting.
Finally when people who want public jobs and get paid for by people’s money, MUST be responsible for their action.
In reference to misuse of Levy Funds
Approximately, three weeks ago, I was notified by a Gilmer County Citizens that School Levy funds might have been used to pay for questionable invoices. These invoices were supposedly used for purchase of textbooks for the 4-H Director to teach a class at GSC on Love.
Information and pictures received on this issue were presented to Board member Larry Butcher and Superintendent John Bennett before the February 8, 2010 Board of Education meeting. I requested that these gentlemen investigate the 4-H allegations, so this issue could be placed on the Board’s agenda for action, if necessary.
Both Mr. Butcher and Mr. Bennett are members of the 4-H Extension Board and are in position to investigate any allegations pertaining to 4-H or School Funds. School Levy Funds CANNOT be used for anything that does not enhance programs for 4-H children.
I was informed that Superintendent Bennett did not find any misuse of funds during his investigations. The Director’s textbooks were not paid for with Levy Funds. The public should free to contact the County Commission and School Board to check any accounts that are paid for by tax payers’ monies.
Final Word: Gilmer County School Levy Funds are sent to County Commission to be disbursed to the 4-H Extension Office. This Office is by a Board of Gilmer County Citizens. I have faith that the 4-H Board will make certain that all funds be used for 4-H Children ONLY.
People of Gilmer County must wake up and see the Gilmer County Commission repeatedly OVER & OVER & OVER & OVER & OVER & OVER & OVER keep doing crooked transactions at the expense of Gilmer County Citizens. This is only what we know. He is real good in screwing Gilmer County.
If these commissioners are back in the office AGAIN, there is definitely a problem. How can Larry Chapman still be running for Commissioner if he is dishonest, not trust-worthy, and a crook?
Gilmer county citizens, Why would the Gilmer county commission pay an invoice with out knowing what it’s for? Mr Chapman you stated that the commissioners never look at invoices and they are just approved because the department heads approval and signature is on the invoice. This is the county’s money you are spending.
I think we need a whole new board. Isn’t this enough proof to show the citizens of Gilmer county what you are doing?
Ms Shirey doesn’t pay taxes in Gilmer County. She lives in Harrison County. I guess Larry Chapman and Ms. Shirey think that it’s alright if they use tax payers money and this gives permission to spend it however they please.
The lady who is defending the class for college is correct. But where she is missing the point is the use of youth 4-H levy fund resources for this class. I know some people may think these books and porn is ok, but that does not make it fine for the majority. Again, the issue has not been whether adults need this information or not. It has been mis-use of the funds allocated for other youth 4-H uses. I guess what she is saying it is ok for ms. Shirey to buy say Hot Monogamy, even if she uses the funds from a collection in a church.
As I mentioned above, I have been a 4-H member for years, I also am old enough to Vote. However, I hope that truely doesn’t have a bad effect on the upcoming levy! 4-H is truely a good program, and we do need it in this county!! So, please do not vote “no” just because of this!!
As I read through all this information, article and comments on this “Love Series” or rather “Sex Class” it really disturbs me.
I have been a 4-H’er for more years than I care to mention at this time. I have known LOTS of extension agents - both from events that I have attended and being a 4-H member under them. It seems like to me that the end of my 4-H career as a member is staring at me from just a few short feet away, but I really do have longer than I realize left in the program. Being in 4-H I have spent a lot of time working with Jennifer on a lot of programs here in the county for county youth.
How am I as a young adult and 4-H member supposed to take this information? I know very well that College students my age could very well have been taking this class.. Heck, the collegiate 4-H club members MAY have been in attendance as well!
When I think of 4-H, I think of farms, gardens, barns, camps and competitionss. I think of kids from 9-21 participating in the program I hold dear, I think of them laughing, crying, and just having a good time. I have never once brought “Sex” or even “Love” (in that way) into the picture when I think of 4-H.
Yes, I do believe some families need counceling - but something the whole family can participate in, not just the mom and dad..
Whoever posted that there is more to divorces than what what was supplied by Jenifer is correct. The issue that isn’t even mentioned is ABUSE - Child and adult alike. How many divorces end because the husband has beat the wife or child?? That isn’t listed! And there is help for that.
I know leaders are doing all they can to protect kids - and I’m relieved to find this out! But, what people are not addressing is what is the impact this is going to have on the kids that understand this article, such as us in the range of 16-21?? What overall effect will this have on the 4-H program in the future? How many parents are going to say “no, you cannot join 4-H; they sponsor classes inappropriate for you?“ Never thought of that one, did you?!?!
I just don’t see how I can work with someone who truely thinks this program is good and who truly thinks that the Extension Service should teach a class!! This wouldn’t make me half as sick if this class was done on Jenny’s own time and it wasn’t paid for by the county!!! What she does or teaches on her own time is her business, not ours. But what she does and teaches under the title of “Gilmer County Extension Agent” is OUR business! She represents our county to the state as our extension agent! Is this what we want our representives doing in our name??
College level classes on marriage and family life are normally taught by Sociology or Psychology professors trained in counseling. The books have no mention of explicit directions for sexual activity and are classes that a child could sit in on comfortably. I took such a class in college. I’m sure others have taken them, as well, and can tell you the same thing.
The WV Extension service is interested in the well being of families but has no business teaching a class with that sort of text material. Family relationships are about trust and respect, not sex. In counseling dysfunctional families, the children are included in the process. College students may think marriage and family life is all about sex but what they need to learn is that strong family life is based on trust, respect and commitment. It would do them far more good to learn how to make up a workable budget than to give them the modern version of the Kama Sutra as a text.
I sincerely hope, as Norma Hurley stated, that this does not cause people to vote against the vital services levy. The children in Gilmer County enjoy 4-H, we need the health department and we certainly need the library.
Ms. Jenny Shirey, Did you give any thought to what your actions would do when the levy funds are not given to the 4-H program this fall because of your actions? So many kids depend on us as leaders. What kinda of leader does this make you?
I absolutely LOVED this peice…but I’m sure no one could guess why? I actually found this by surprise…I was googling Elle’s name to see just what fun things might come up…and low and behold, I find the Gilmer Free Press online—I didn’t even know it existed beforehand. I’ve since tagged your site on my favorites and I thank you for including my little miracle baby in your announcements. A very welcomed surprise, indeed—thank you!
What about her supporters? Gary Bush, president of the Gilmer county Farm Bureau said at the meeting on Thursday evening “I support Jenny Shirey 110%.“ Who is he speaking for himself or the Gilmer county Farm Bureau?
Keith Cole, President of the Gilmer county 4-H leader Assoc. is completely against this class. He seconded the motion to remove this “love” class from being offered. The 4-H parents need to know that the leaders and volunteers are doing all they can to protect the kids.
Since Jenny Shirey has stated that the books were not purchased with Gilmer County School Levy Money does this mean that the books were purchased with 4-H money? The 4-H money should be spent on the children not on adult materials that have nothing to do with 4-H.
This is a quote from the paper that explained the program from Jenny Shirey. “All of the books recommended by the program authors for further reading were being offered as door prizes for participants. The books are not part of the curriculum and are not used as part of the WVU Extension teaching materials.“
As is mentioned Larry Butcher was the one that made the motion and the person that seconded the motion was Keith Cole, President of the Gilmer county 4-H Leaders Association. The other committee members did vote against this or it would not have passed.
Roland was predeceased by his oldest daughter Debra Sue Cole, who ironically was borned on February 14, the same date of his death. Debra Sue is survived by her daughter Erin Lee Stratton of Pittsburgh Pennsylvania.
When Gilmer County keeps electing the same Commissioners because who they are and not what they do for the county, they give license to these crooks to just take care of their own agenda and not the interest of the county. How many times do people need to see the corruptions before they wake up? They say you live and learn. Gilmer County you have lived, but have you leaned?
Luckily for residents on River Street, the “improvement” which shut off flow to the gas line carried by the Glenville truss bridge did not result in a loss of natural gas service. The county commission’s deliberate lack of attention to a bridge owned by the county since the late 1800s could have had far worse results.
Fortunately Dominion was able to continue natural gas service to River Street residents in spite of the collapse of one span of the bridge which left the pipe line dangling unsupported over the Little Kanawha River. Dominion deserves our thanks for reacting to the emergency situation.
Gilmer County needs a county commission. Instead we have the three stooges. What a joke! Unfortunately no one’s laughing. Maybe a song and dance instead of tap dancing might help.
This is a bad choice by Gilmer County Historical Society to nominate the ‘we editors’. How far did they look to find this man who is far from any type of free press?
He always rigs up the news. He is not honest. He always rips off the government entities with legal ads. He purposely run the legal ads more times and then charges them for it to be paid with taxpayers’ money. Just look at the public records to check the class of the ads. He charges clients for his mistakes in their ads. He carters only certain select elite group and not Gilmer County. He makes up stories to satisfy them. He even changes the “letters to editor”.
Instead, he should be nominated for dishonesty or better yet, Salesman. Salesman, because all he think press is to fill his paper with ads. He is not interested in free press, he just want to sell papers and ads. He claims he is publishing two papers which in reality is only one with two names? “Glenville Democrap” and “Glenville Pathfinder of Nothing.” Can you buy them both on the newsstands? No! Finally he can’t keep help in his office because the smart ones quit once they realize how crook and unethical he is. Case closed.
Looks like GSC should ask for parking instead, or in addition to. Keep building more buildings without addressing the parking issue does not help GSC. How can GSC in a rural area expect to increase enrollment if the students coming to area have no place to park?
Potential student have to drive to Glenville. They don’t just show up on campus like bird droppings.
Just wanted to say that Roland was one of the greatest men I have ever met. His sense of humor, kindness and love of his family will always shine through. My heart, thoughts and prayers will remain with Tammy and her family, ( he was so proud of you and his grandchildren, Jerry/June, Truman/Fay, Roger/Patty, Keith and the rest of the family. Let Roland be your light and he will help guide you, always. I am honored to have known him and to call him my family.
What about the Church of God’s choice? Is he choosing all the churchs that tell lies about him? They can’t all be right. Look in the Bible and see what the church’s should be teaching. Then make a choise according to God’s choice.
House Bill 4040 requires county school systems to plan for icy conditions and emergencies while setting their annual calendars. It also allows them to go beyond the late-August to early-June time frame that now governs the school calendar.
I recently came across your blog and have been reading along. I thought I would leave my first comment. I dont know what to say except that I have enjoyed reading. Nice blog.
The problem here is, neither party has explained the real truth behind this deal. It is time the public, especially people in Gilmer County to be told about these secrect transactions Mr. Chapman and his colleagues they get themselves repeatedly into. This is just a continuing pattern of their actions in anything that goes on in this county. They forget that they are getting paid dearly for the little time they spend, by tax payer’s money. If this were not the case, this document would have been correct the first time. Larry Chapman with his deceitful work tried to use Denny Pounds to get this document through the first time, but he got caught with his pants down. The new document is as bad as the first one. This is usually the outcome when these individuals who apparently think people are stupid try to get around the laws. Larry Chapman, Brian Kennedy, Dave Hess, and Gerry Hough need to start working for the interest of the majority in Gilmer County rather than just a few and themselves. Minnie Hamilton is just trying to again, beat the rules to get and abuse more Federal Funds. We all complain about the shape our country is in financially, but no one wants to stop their greed and abuse. Just take a look at Minnie Hamilton Financial Records in the past. It is sickening, you hear people complaining about public health care and role of government in it. The very organizations that oppose it and push for private health care do not stop to abuse the government for getting more money. This is a prime example of it here. Reveal the Truth.
I don’t believe the commission can enter into a contract for over a year without a clause enabling the commission to terminate the lease without notice.
There is a major flaw in this document! The description and Plat shown and described in this lease covers nothing but the grassy area between Mineral road and the parking lot for that building. There is no building, parking lot, sidewalk, nothing but a sign included in this lease. It’s a good thing it’s only for $3.00 a year because all they have a lease on is grass they’ll need to mow.
I also question the validity of the Plat shown and the signer, David E. Thomas. PS #30. That license was issued in 1969 and I’m pretty sure that gentleman is either deceased or not capable of reviewing a survey. What I do believe is that his son is using his father’s license illegally. There is a David E Thomas in Charleston, age 68, and I’m sure he was not issued a license at age 18.
This needs to be brought to everyone’s attention. The whole thing is bogus!
I have so many wonderful memories of Preacher Charles! He was a loving, genuine, sincere, devoted man of God. He married Doug & I and that meant so much to me. I know it’s so hard to let him go, but know he is not suffering anymore and is finally with his Lord & Savior’s arms. We love you all!
A classic—and, yes,unforgettable—testimony to all that is good and true. Not really an obituary but, rather, an affirmation of the noble life. And made by a 99 year-old man about four hours before he died in testimony, not to himself but to his father—can there be a greater honoring of the Commandment of Honor Thy Mother and Thy Father?
I actually found this by surprise…I was googling Elle’s name to see just what fun things might come up…and low and behold, I find the Gilmer Free Press online—I didn’t even know it existed beforehand. I’ve since tagged your site on my favorites and I thank you for including my little miracle baby in your announcements. A very welcomed surprise, indeed—thank you!