Snyder Cemetery on Sliding Run Requesting Donations

Snyder Cemetery on Sliding Run Road at Stout’s Mills, West Virginia is requesting donations for mowing and upkeep expenses.

Please send donations to Jo Ann Roberts, 2117 Sliding Run Road, Burnsville, WV 26335.

Your help and support is appreciated.

Jo Ann can be contacted by phone at 304.462.8136.

Father Daughter Dance - June 15, 2013

Weston: Charity Motorcycle Show – 05.18.13

“Thunder on Main Street,“ a charity motorcycle show, will take place at 8 AM Saturday on Main Street in Weston.

There is no admission charge for the event. The north entrance of Main Street will be blocked during the day between Second and First streets. Route 19 traffic will be detoured on to Water Street and back to Main Street.

The National Guard will bring a climbing wall, and there will be a bouncy house, balloons and face painting. Those activities will begin at 10 AM

A breakfast buffet will begin at 6 AM at the Weston Moose. The breakfast is sponsored by the Riders. The motorcycle show begins at 8 AM, as does the bike registration. Voting on the people’s choice awards will be held from 11 AM to 2:30 PM All bikes must be registered by noon. Trophies will be awarded at 3 PM

The Lewis County Honor Guard will present the colors at noon, and the Christian Bike Association will do the “blessing of the bikes” at 12:30 PM. A drawing will be held at 12:45 PM for the Riders Group Mini Chopper. Bike Games will be held at 4 PM in the Moose parking lot.

Main Street will reopen at 8 PM The Road Dawgs will be performing at the Moose from 7 to 11 PM

This is the third annual charity bike show, and the goal is to top the fundraising efforts of the past two years. The group’s motto is “We Ride for the Children,“ and all funds raised by the Riders Group are donated to children’s charities.

More information is available by calling 304.838.0614, 304.439.0616, 304.439.1085 or 304.669.6550.

Snyder Cemetery on Sliding Run Requesting Donations

Snyder Cemetery on Sliding Run Road at Stout’s Mills, West Virginia is requesting donations for mowing and upkeep expenses.

Please send donations to Jo Ann Roberts, 2117 Sliding Run Road, Burnsville, WV 26335.

Your help and support is appreciated.

Jo Ann can be contacted by phone at 304.462.8136.

Father Daughter Dance - Saturday, 06.15.13

Snyder Cemetery on Sliding Run Requesting Donations

Snyder Cemetery on Sliding Run Road at Stout’s Mills, West Virginia is requesting donations for mowing and upkeep expenses.

Please send donations to Jo Ann Roberts, 2117 Sliding Run Road, Burnsville, WV 26335.

Your help and support is appreciated.

Jo Ann can be contacted by phone at 304.462.8136.

Gassaway: Ramp Dinner - 05.12.13 - This Sunday

Father Daughter Dance - 06.15.13

Gassaway: Ramp Dinner - May 12, 2013

BENEFIT DINNER: SHELLY WILSON DAMSA – 05.05.13 - Today

Sunday, May 05, 2013
12:00 Noon - 3:00 PM

Glenville Community Church on Walnut Street

BENEFITS SHELLY WILSON DAMSA

Will help purchase a HANDICAPPED ACCESSIBLE VAN

Shelly has Multiple Sclerosis and hasn’t walked for years.

About the only time she leaves the house is to go to the Doctor because she has to be lifted in and out of her wheelchair.  This has been very difficult for her husband who has a heart condition.  She is 40 years old and has two children.
Please help us to help her!

MENU:
•  Baked Chicken
•  Mashed Potatoes
•  Baked Beans
•  Corn
•  Tossed Salad
•  Rolls
•  Desserts

By Donations

Further information; please contact Alecia Edwards at 304.462.4580

GCVFD: Longaberger Basket Bingo - Saturday, 05.04.13

BENEFIT DINNER: SHELLY WILSON DAMSA – May 05, 2013

Sunday, May 05, 2013
12:00 Noon - 3:00 PM

Glenville Community Church on Walnut Street

BENEFITS SHELLY WILSON DAMSA

Will help purchase a HANDICAPPED ACCESSIBLE VAN

Shelly has Multiple Sclerosis and hasn’t walked for years.

About the only time she leaves the house is to go to the Doctor because she has to be lifted in and out of her wheelchair.  This has been very difficult for her husband who has a heart condition.  She is 40 years old and has two children.
Please help us to help her!

MENU:
•  Baked Chicken
•  Mashed Potatoes
•  Baked Beans
•  Corn
•  Tossed Salad
•  Rolls
•  Desserts

By Donations

Further information; please contact Alecia Edwards at 304.462.4580

Gassaway: Ramp Dinner - Sunday, 05.12.13

GCVFD: Longaberger Basket Bingo - 05.04.13 - This Saturday

BENEFIT DINNER: SHELLY WILSON DAMSA – May 05, 2013 - Sunday

Sunday, May 05, 2013
12:00 Noon - 3:00 PM

Glenville Community Church on Walnut Street

BENEFITS SHELLY WILSON DAMSA

Will help purchase a HANDICAPPED ACCESSIBLE VAN

Shelly has Multiple Sclerosis and hasn’t walked for years.

About the only time she leaves the house is to go to the Doctor because she has to be lifted in and out of her wheelchair.  This has been very difficult for her husband who has a heart condition.  She is 40 years old and has two children.
Please help us to help her!

MENU:
•  Baked Chicken
•  Mashed Potatoes
•  Baked Beans
•  Corn
•  Tossed Salad
•  Rolls
•  Desserts

By Donations

Further information; please contact Alecia Edwards at 304.462.4580

Newest Marthas and Marys Project - Book Drive for Gilmer County Kids - Deadline Tomorrow

Help our Gilmer County kids succeed by giving them books.  Children need good food for their bodies to grow and good books for their brains to grow.  They must have the stimulation of reading.  Children who are not comprehending what they read in the third grade will continue to fall behind in all learning if they are not helped.  Our teachers are not the only people responsible for their learning.  We must encourage our children to read and make sure that they have their own books at home.  We also must be good models for them by letting them see us enjoy reading.

Marthas and Marys and area churches are sponsoring this effort to help our children learn. This week you will see large plastic bins in several Gilmer County public places where you can donate books to our Gilmer County children. Books may be new or gently used which means they have a front and back cover and no missing or torn pages, and are clean.  No damp or musty books please. The goal is to allow all 934 Gilmer County students from pre-school through grade 12 to choose a book to take home.  Your help is needed to accomplish that goal.

Books may be nursery rhymes, story books, short stories, biographies, poetry, novels, plays, how-to books, and books of general information.  Subject matter could be about every-day people today, nature, science, sports, other countries, periods in history, pets, architecture, heroes, how people live,  travel, music, arts, crafts, repairs and how-to, technology, machines and inventions, cars, trucks, and motorcycles, bicycles, cook books, and the list could go on and on.

You will see marked bins in the following businesses where you can help our children grow by donating books for them. Marthas and Marys appreciate the participation of:

•  Calhoun Bank, Foodland

•  Gil-Co Faith Pharmacy

•  Glenville Go-Mart

•  Glenville Public Library

•  Glenville Post Office

•  Hands of Pride Education Center

•  McDonald’s

•  United Bank

•  Watch Me Grow Child Care Development

In addition, there will be book collection bins at the following schools:

•  Gilmer County High

•  Glenville Elementary

•  Normantown Elementary

•  Sand Fork Elementary

•  Troy Elementary

All churches who participate in the ecumenical work of Marthas and Marys will also have book collection bins.  Our children are waiting for your donations.

Collection bins will be in place through Tuesday, April 30, 2013.

BENEFIT DINNER: SHELLY WILSON DAMSA – 05.05.13

Sunday, May 05, 2013
12:00 Noon - 3:00 PM

Glenville Community Church on Walnut Street

BENEFITS SHELLY WILSON DAMSA

Will help purchase a HANDICAPPED ACCESSIBLE VAN

Shelly has Multiple Sclerosis and hasn’t walked for years.

About the only time she leaves the house is to go to the Doctor because she has to be lifted in and out of her wheelchair.  This has been very difficult for her husband who has a heart condition.  She is 40 years old and has two children.
Please help us to help her!

MENU:
•  Baked Chicken
•  Mashed Potatoes
•  Baked Beans
•  Corn
•  Tossed Salad
•  Rolls
•  Desserts

By Donations

Further information; please contact Alecia Edwards at 304.462.4580

Gassaway: Ramp Dinner - 05.12.13

GSC Rumble on the Hill 2013 - 04.27.13 - This Saturday

Annual GSC Blue vs. White 2013 Spring Game - Tonight

For the third year in a row the Glenville State College Pioneer Football team is partnering with the Gilmer County Volunteer Fire Department (GCVFD) for the Annual Spring Blue vs. White Football Game which will be played Thursday, April 25 at 6:00 PM at I.L. & Sue Morris Stadium. The game will feature the 2013 GSC Pioneer Offense against the GSC Defense.

“The Gilmer County Volunteer Fire Department provides vital services to our community through the efforts of volunteers. These members regularly risk their lives and take time away from their families for the benefit of our community. We wanted to take this opportunity to show them our appreciation for their dedication, and to help raise some much needed funds for them, last year we raised nearly $500.00 dollars for the GCVFD and hopefully we can do better this year,” said GSC Head Football Coach David Hutchison.

The spring game is free to the public, but the Glenville State College Football team will be collecting donations at the game that will benefit the Gilmer County Volunteer Fire Department.

Also the month of April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month and during the Spring Game the GSC Pioneers football team will be showing support. The players will be wearing teal wrist bands to show their support. Also there will be an event under the shelter called the “clothesline project.” T-shirts will be hung up that have messages painted on them by survivors of sexual assault and domestic violence. Students are encouraged to come paint t-shirts with their own massage to support victims of those crimes.

The spring game represents the culmination of spring practice. The Pioneers return 7 starters on offense and 7 on defense from last year’s squad. In 2013 the Pioneers look to improve on the 5-6 mark of a year ago.

The Pioneers will open preseason camp on Thursday, August 08, 2013 in preparation for the 2013 season. GSC opens the 2013 season on Saturday, September 07, 2013 when they travel to Virginia Military Institution. Their first home contest of the 2013 season will be on Thursday, September 19, 2013 against rival Fairmont State.

Anyone who cannot attend the spring game but would like to donate to the GCVFD may contact Coach Hutchison at or 304.462.6230.

Mountaineer Food Bank Seeks Clicks to Help Fight Hunger

Mountaineer Food Bank is hoping the public can help them click their way to a grant from Walmart by voting for them in the “Fighting Hunger Together” initiative - a national campaign where money is awarded to programs that get the most votes for their innovative and effective programs that help alleviate child hunger.

The public will decide what organization will receive the grants through a voting campaign at www.facebook.com/walmart that includes more than 300 different hunger relief organizations from across the country. The more votes a Feeding America food bank or partner agency gets, the better chances they have of winning the money. The funds won will then be used to support local child hunger relief programs.

The public will be able to vote on their food banks from April 01 through 11:59 PM ET on April 30, 2013 at www.facebook.com/walmart. Descriptions of programs from across the country that are dedicated to reducing child hunger in their communities will be posted on the voting site along with a “vote” button. Visitors to the page can award one “vote” a day to their favorite program. At the conclusion of the voting, top vote getters will split $3 million in funding from Walmart.

If awarded funds through this project, Mountaineer Food Bank would use them to purchase and supply food to up to 10 Back Pack programs sites in West Virginia specifically Kanawha, Harrison and Berkeley counties. Back Pack programs provide food to elementary age children for weekends and extended school breaks, often when food is unavailable. The funds would be able to purchase enough food to supply each site for an entire school year and help thousands of young children escape hunger. Here in West Virginia, there are an estimated 80,000 children who struggle with hunger.

For more information and to vote for Mountaineer Food Bank, please go to: apps.facebook.com/walmartlocal/?applet=hunger&organization=33&agency or visit www.mountaineerfoodbank.org.

Annual GSC Blue vs. White 2013 Spring Game - Thursday, April 25, 2013

Charity Basketball Game to Benefit United Way

The staff of St. Joseph’s Hospital and Stonewall Jackson Memorial Hospital will take to the courts April 30 as they face each other in a basketball game benefiting the United Way of Gilmer, Lewis, and Upshur counties.

Staff from each hospital are training for the first “Thunder Cup” game between the two organizations. St. Joseph’s Hospital CEO Sue Johnson-Phillippe and Stonewall Jackson Memorial Hospital CEO Avah Stalnaker will participate in a special on-court challenge during halftime. Special activities for children will be included.

The game will be held at Buckhannon-Upshur High School at 6:00 PM and is open to the public. Advance tickets are $4 for adults and $2 for children under 12.

Tickets at the door will be $5 for adults and $3 for children under 12.

All proceeds will benefit the United Way.

SJMH Chief Operating Officer Kevin Stalnaker, a longtime United Way supporter, is managing the team at SJMH. Team members include Maria Potter, Kathy Baile, Rhonda Brown, Rick Thomason, John Pope, Tom Law, Sean Hamner, Angie Lafferty, Dr. Shafic Sraj, Matt DeGarmo, Kevin Stalnaker, Tonya Stewart, Kay Beane, Jesse Swiger, Avah Stalnaker, Dr. Peter Edgerton, Mark Harris, Missy Barrett, Jackie Hall and Amy Burchett.

Cheerleaders are Asia Queen, Tina Burnside, Kristi Gannon, Jennifer Barnes and Nastausha Hefner.

For more information or to purchase tickets in advance, please call Kathy White, United Way president, at 304.473.2066.

GCVFD: Longaberger Basket Bingo - May 04, 2013

Register Now for GSC Land Resources Golf Tournament - 04.26.13 - Friday

The 15th Annual Glenville State College Land Resources Charity Golf Tournament will tee off at 1:00 PM on Friday, April 26, 2013 at the beautiful eighteen hole Bel Meadow Country Club on WV Hwy 20 in Mount Clare, West Virginia (Harrison County).
The entry fee for the four-person scramble is $80.00 per person or $320 per team. The entry fee includes green fees, cart rental, and a buffet lunch that will be served starting at 12:00 PM.

The first place team wins $400, second place wins $300, and third place wins $200. There will be two ‘hole in one’ prizes: $10,000 cash and a 420 Honda Rancher 4-Wheeler. There will also be a STIHL MS290 Chain Saw for the ‘closest second shot’ as well as other skill prizes.
All proceeds from the tournament benefit the GSC Land Resource Department. The money raised has been used to purchase equipment that the department’s annual operating budget does not allow. All proceeds will be benefiting the GSC Environmental, Forestry, Landman, and Land Surveying programs. The number of students in these programs normally reaches 140 each year. Last year’s event raised $6,013.27 that was utilized to purchase the latest GPS, GIS, and CADD Technologies for the GSC Land Resources Program.
Non-golfers may contribute to the tournament by becoming a hole sponsor. Hole sponsorships are available for $100 each. Sponsors will be prominently advertised at the event. 
“The golf tournament is an enjoyable afternoon of fun that supports the education of GSC natural resource management students. These students will support and lead the oil and gas, coal, forestry, surveying, and environmental industries in our state. Please join us,“ said Dr. Milan Vavrek, GSC professor of Natural Resource Management and Land Resources Department Chair.

For more information, to register to play, or to sponsor a hole, contact Ashley Reed, Department of Land Resources Administrative Secretary, at or call 304.462.6370.

Annual GSC Blue vs. White 2013 Spring Game - 04.25.13

For the third year in a row the Glenville State College Pioneer Football team is partnering with the Gilmer County Volunteer Fire Department (GCVFD) for the Annual Spring Blue vs. White Football Game which will be played Thursday, April 25 at 6:00 PM at I.L. & Sue Morris Stadium. The game will feature the 2013 GSC Pioneer Offense against the GSC Defense.

“The Gilmer County Volunteer Fire Department provides vital services to our community through the efforts of volunteers. These members regularly risk their lives and take time away from their families for the benefit of our community. We wanted to take this opportunity to show them our appreciation for their dedication, and to help raise some much needed funds for them, last year we raised nearly $500.00 dollars for the GCVFD and hopefully we can do better this year,” said GSC Head Football Coach David Hutchison.

The spring game is free to the public, but the Glenville State College Football team will be collecting donations at the game that will benefit the Gilmer County Volunteer Fire Department.

Also the month of April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month and during the Spring Game the GSC Pioneers football team will be showing support. The players will be wearing teal wrist bands to show their support. Also there will be an event under the shelter called the “clothesline project.” T-shirts will be hung up that have messages painted on them by survivors of sexual assault and domestic violence. Students are encouraged to come paint t-shirts with their own massage to support victims of those crimes.

The spring game represents the culmination of spring practice. The Pioneers return 7 starters on offense and 7 on defense from last year’s squad. In 2013 the Pioneers look to improve on the 5-6 mark of a year ago.

The Pioneers will open preseason camp on Thursday, August 08, 2013 in preparation for the 2013 season. GSC opens the 2013 season on Saturday, September 07, 2013 when they travel to Virginia Military Institution. Their first home contest of the 2013 season will be on Thursday, September 19, 2013 against rival Fairmont State.

Anyone who cannot attend the spring game but would like to donate to the GCVFD may contact Coach Hutchison at or 304.462.6230.

Benefit Hot Dog Sales - 04.25.13 - This Thursday

GSC Rumble on the Hill 2013 - April 27, 13

Spaghetti Dinner at Sand Fork Baptist Church - 04.21.13 - This Sunday

Glenville: Longaberger Basket Bingo - 04.21.13 - This Sunday

Glenville: Gilmer County Farmers’ Market 2013 Season Opening - 04.20.13

The 2013 Farmers’ Market season opens on Saturday, APRIL 20, 2013.

Among our delightful variety of craft and food items, the market will feature ripe veggies from the farmers at Fish Hawk Acres, who are growing delicious food in their greenhouses.

Also visit the Holt House and the History Center in downtown Glenville on Friday, April 19, 2013 from Noon to 6:00 PM, and Saturday, April 20, 2013 from 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM for the FESTIVAL MARKET, featuring folk art, crafts, jewelry, books, antiques, food, and music.

Benefit Dinner for Edgel Jones Family - Saturday 04.20.13

GCVFD: Longaberger Basket Bingo - 05.04.13

Benefit Hot Dog Sales - 04.25.13

Benefit Dinner for Edgel Jones Family - Aril 20, 2013 - This Saturday