Pipestem Resort State Park draws visitors with nature and amenities
Pipestem Resort State Park in Pipestem West Virginia, site of the 1990 WV press convention, emphasizes nature as its top draw. Superintendent Ken Caplinger notes 35 miles of trails, gorge views, 1000 to 1200 foot drops, and a range of lodging and recreational facilities attracting conventions and family vacations.
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Pipestem
Pipestem State Park
West Virginia Press Association
Pipestem Resort State Park
Ken Caplinger
United States
Appalachia
Pipestem Knob
Bluestone Canyon
Bluestone Gorge
Bluestone
Caplinger
Mountain Creek
West Virginia Press Association Holds Pipestem Convention
About 230 newspaper representatives from across the state gather at Pipestem Resort State Park for the 1990 WVPA convention marking 200 years of press in West Virginia. The opening reception features Rob Hammond and Stanley Warren co hosting with music by Timothy Waugh and Marty Chafins.
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Pipestem
Pipestem Resort State Park
West Virginia Press Association
West Virginia
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Beckley Register Herald
Faulconer Room
Pipestein
Rob Hammond
Blue
West Virginia press convention opens at Pipestem State Park
Annual gathering by West Virginia editors co hosted by Daily Telegraph and Beckley Register Herald runs sessions on recycling postal costs computing and future publishing. Notables include Andrist Forbes Jones Hershman and Taylor with a panel of publishers. Casino Night Past President’s Breakfast and memorial addresses mark weekend program milestones.
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Chuck Denham
Sue Richmond
Daily Telegraph
West Virginia Press Association
Pipestem
Pipestein State Park
The
Beckley Register
Schedule of events for the newspaper association meeting
Opening session 9 a.m. Faulconer Room with John Andrist and Harold Forbes presenting on 200 Years of the Press in West Virginia. Austin Jones and Phoebe Hershman speak on printing lore. 10:45 a.m. Coffee break. 11 a.m. Panel Coping with Escalating Postal Costs moderated by Robert Hammond with Tom Schmitt Jim Goldrick and Wayne Stafford as panelists. Noon luncheon. 2 p.m. Nature Tour ole time typesetting. 4 p.m. Mac Users Group Dogwood Room. 4-6 p.m. Hospitality suite American Heritage Room 331. 6:30 p.m. Pig Roast Casino Night Cardinal Room Patio fund raiser for WVPA Foundation. 8-10 p.m. Casino Night.
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Pipestem
West Virginia Press Association
Pipestem State Park
Daily Telegraph
Beckley Register- Herald
Mountain State
John Andrist
National Newspaper Association
Pipestein
Faulconer Room
Andrist
Crosby North Dakota Journal
Magic City Sun
Minot
N.D
North Dakota Newspaper Association
Elaine
Harold Forbes
West Virginia
West Virginia University Library
Forbes
Austin Jones
IBM
Pt. Pleasant Farm Museum
Jones
Phoebe Hershman
Moorefield
Register-Herald
Robert Hammond
Tom Schmitt
Jackson Star. News
Jim McGoldrick
St. Mary’s Oracle
Wayne Stafford
Beckley Newspapers
WVU
the Farm Museum
Mphoebe Hershman
Andrist Opens WVPA Session With National News Praise
National Newspaper Association leader Andrist will open the 1990 West Virginia Press Association session at 9 a.m. He is Crosby Journal publisher. WVPA officers include Myer as president and Hammond Hershman Smith Tetrick Childress Flowers. Board and committee members named with various roles and regional connections. Westmoreland Coal mentioned among sponsors.
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Childress
WVPA
Wheeling
Homer Taylor
Supply
Knight-Ridder, Inc
Miami, Fla
West Virginia
John Andrist
National Newspaper Association
Crosby, North Dakota
West Virginia Press Association
Mike Myer
Rob Hammond
Phoebe Hershman
Marilyn Smith
Jim Tetrick
Bill Childress
Gloria Flowers
Mariwyn Swithh
Bill
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Wellsburg
Moundsville
Eastern Panhandle
Bill Fouch
Grant County Press
Ron Wilson
Southeast Newsprint Manufacturing Co
Sally Shepherd
Kanawha County Solid Waste Authority
Tom Colley
Colley
Beckley Newspapers Inc
Mark Shelton
Herald
Tim Waugh
Marty Chafin
Bethany Rohig
Sarah
Paula Smith
Penn
Straley Ave
Croyv Si
James Barbery
Homer E. Taylor
Taylor
West Virginia Institute of Technology
Charleston
Scripps Howard
WVIT
Margie
Wvpa Foundation
Phil Fourney
Bjohn Andrist
Cardinal Room & Patio
Fouch
Joe Elam
Craig Selby
Bob Earle
Meade Dorsey
Tina Bolyard
George Wallace
Fran Hollendonner
Zutaut
Stanley Warren
Tom James
Cecil B. Highland Jr
Roy Owens
Gu Stewart
Warren Buzzerd
Delbert Benson
Ed Chadwick
Barb Phenix
Bowate
Steve Anderson
Westmoreland Coal
Robert T. Gardner
D.D
Charles Lawrence
Optician
North Street
Bluefield
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