Longtime Greenbrier teacher Maria Decker retires after 38 years
Maria Decker, Western Greenbrier instructor and Renaissance Faire co founder, is honored at Eastern Greenbrier Junior High with a plaque presented by Greenbrier County schools superintendent Stephen Baldwin. Her career spans Greenbrier High, White Sulphur High, and junior high posts in Cave Spring Roanoke and Silver Spring.
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Stephen Baldwin
Greenbrier County
Dena Williams
Eastern Greenbrier
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Fairler
Greenbrier
Baldwin
White Sulphur Springs
Joan Gunnoe
White Sulphur Junior High
Concord College
Eastern Greenbrier Junior High
Cave Spring High School
Roanoke
Silver Spring
Greenbrier High School
Ronceverte
White Sulphur High
Bruce Bowling
White
Sulphur Junior High
Bowling
Rivermen Sponsor Wilderness First Responder Course on Gauley River
The Rivermen sponsor a 72 hour Wilderness First Responder course on the Gauley River from June 7 to June 15. Instructors from Wilderness Medical Associates lead practical field based training with simulations and videotaped debriefs to prepare participants for remote medical emergencies where help is far away. Call 888 945 3633 for details.
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The
Rivermen
Gauley River
Wilderness Medical Associates
Public Service District meeting on sewer authority drastic reorg
A Raleigh County Public Service District hearing lasted under two minutes as the sewer authority was to be dissolved. Pending state PSC approval, the PSD will manage water systems while sewerage shifts to Bradley, North Beckley, Shady Spring and Crab Orchard MacArthur PSDs. Cool Ridge-Flat Top and Glen White-Trap Hill are unaffected. Final PSC decision expected within 30 days.
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Raleigh County Public Service District
Psds
State Public Service Commission
Raleigh County
PSD
Bradley
North Beckley
Shady Spring
Crab
Cool Ridge-Flat Top
Glen White-Trap Hill
PSC
Paxman of Pax, WV wins $25,000 CASH25 prize
John Wilkes, 56, of Pax, claimed the $25,000 CASH25 top prize after mistaking CASH25 plays for Powerball tickets at Buck's Mart. He and his wife Rosemary plan remodeling and shopping trips with the winnings after seeing the numbers in the Register-Herald.
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John Wilkes
Pax
West Virginia Lottery
Charleston
Wilkes
Buck’s Mart
Register-Herald
Rosemary
Taylor
Myrtle Beach
Kayak Touring Seminar Offered at Pipestem and Bluestone Lake
Mountain State Outfitters and Pipestem State Park sponsor a weekend Intro to Kayak Touring May 8 to 10 at Pipestem and Bluestone Lake. The program covers boat design equipment navigation and rescue techniques with on water instruction and a Bluestone Lake paddling tour on May 10. Cost 225 per person includes lodging sea kayak equipment and a May 10 lunch a 75 deposit due by April 30 and participant cap of 10. For details call 304 925 5959 or 1 800 690 2234.
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Mountain State Outfitters
Pipestem State Park
Pipestem
Bluestone Lake
Red Cross seeks volunteers for Disaster Services program
The American Red Cross Raleigh County Chapter calls for volunteers to support disaster services after 1997 floods in western Raleigh County and 1998 heavy snow in southern West Virginia. Training at West Virginia Training Institute in Parkersburg June 5 11 is free, with housing. Registration deadline is April 24. call 255 1508 for details.
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Raleigh County
West Virginia
Raleigh
Fayette
American Red Cross
West Virginia Training Institute
Parkersburg
Pawn shop owner pleads guilty in gun sales case
Ernest K. Holley 66 of Barboursville pleaded guilty to selling three unregistered automatic weapons from Ernie's Gun and Pawn to an informant for ATF. His son Anthony Shawn Holley 29 admitted on April 3 to selling a firearm to a felon. His other son faces unrelated drug charges.
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Charleston
Cabell County
Ernest K. Holley
Barboursville
Ernie
Holley
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms
Anthony Shawn Holley
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Brooks Chiropractic Center
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Fayetteville
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