Grant Smith Leads Senior Citizens Outreach Program
Grant J. Smith, a retired school principal, heads the Information and Referral Outreach Program at the Senior Citizens Center in Grafton. He will inform Taylor County seniors about available services, assist in obtaining them, and work directly with isolated or hard to reach seniors, often visiting homes. He invites seniors or friends to visit the Center weekdays from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. to seek help and raise awareness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grafton
Senior Citizens Center
East Main St
Grant J. Smith
Smith
Taylor County
Carolyn Wagner
Knottsville
Christmas meeting and programs at local churches and groups
Bulletin notes a December 21 Christmas meeting of the Women’s Missionary Society at First Baptist Grafton. December 21 UM Women party at Warren United Methodist Church. December 22 Christmas program at Haymond Elementary with puppet show. December 24 AA open meeting at Harman Center. January 6 Corner Club regular meeting at Hearh Jones home. December 14 UM Women meeting at James and Flesher home. mention of Smith’s Outreach posters and Smith family history work in Thornton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Women’s Missionary Society of the First Baptist Church of
Warren United Methodist Church
Haymond Elementary School
United Methodist Women
Pruntytown UM Church
James L. Flesher
Smith
Thornton
Virginia Beach
New Cookbooks for Bread Cheese Eggs and More This Year
Food writers highlight bread cheese eggs seafood and vegetables with new titles. Barbara Hansen’s Good Bread revives sponge method and ethnic yeasts while The World of Cheese by Evan Jones covers cheeses and serving tips. Egg Cookery by Lou Seibert Pappas bundles practical egg recipes for all courses and The Captain's Cookbook by Walter Kaprielian blends calligraphy art with nautical dishes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barbara Joan Hansen
Macmillan
Union Pacific
Santa Fe
Mexico
New England
Lou Seibert Pappas
Walter Kaprielian
Holt, Rinehart and Winston
Kaprelian
Christmas dinner and officers elected at Pruntytown church
Members of United Methodist Women at Pruntytown United Methodist Church hosted their annual Christmas dinner at the Church of the Good Shepherd on December 15. Officers for the coming year were installed by Rev. David Baker, with Luella Roe as president and Kay Findley as vice president among others. A soldier, Ronald M. Pingley, completed a tracked vehicle mechanic course at Fort Knox, while Roger D. Heatherly was assigned as a helicopter technical inspector in Germany.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grafton
United Methodist Women
Pruntytown
Harold K. Debendarfer
David Baker
William E
Luella) Roe
Roger
Kay)Findley
James L
Faye) Flesher
Melvin Lee
Sandra) Currey
Nora J.) Klepfel
Howard
Mary) Bolyard
William
Hanau
Germany
Roger D. Heatherly
Carol
Daisy Heatherly
Hacker Creek Road
Philippi
W. Va
3Rd Armored Division
Dear Abby Letter Sparks Mixed Reactions On Harassment And Admiration
A reader argues for anonymous love notes while Abby warns that such actions constitute harassment. The exchange includes a male comment about enjoying admiration and a second letter from an artist frustrated by questions of pricing and time worked. Community names appear with a club update and social gathering notes.
Scout council officers elected for 1977
The Mountaineer Area Council BSA in Fairmont has elected its officers for 1977. Kenneth Kincaid was re elected as Council President. Officers include Vice Presidents E R Ressegger Robert Murphy and Robert Halbritter Treasurer John B Windsor Jr Commissioner John Saylor. The council covers Marion Monongalia Preston and Taylor counties with over 3000 youth members. Executive board members span four counties with numerous named individuals and roles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fairmont
Mountaineer
Kitchen tips for frying apples and potato prep
Fry apples in bacon fat for rich flavor. Use an egg slicer to slice cooked potatoes for casseroles or salads. Slice onions into rounds and peel skin from each slice. A neat technique for French fried onion rings.
Corner Club Hosts December Meeting At Joann Jones Home
GRAFTON Katie Zinn acted as hostess for the Corner Club at Joann Jones home for the December gathering. Secret sisters were revealed and Christmas gifts exchanged. Eva Willis received the afternoon gift. Flowers went to Marjorie Miller after nose surgery in Morgantown. Estella Lohr received a get well card. Refreshments were served by the hostess to Joann Jones Dorothy Lynch Dorothy Knight Marjorie Miller Kathy Eleanor Stolzenfels Eva Willis. Next meeting set for January 6 at 1 30 p.m. at Joann Jones 200 Durbin St.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eva Willis
Joann Jones
Durbin St
Christmas Dinner Observed by Grafton Baptist Women
The Baptist Women held their Christmas dinner at the Beverly Restaurant on Friday evening, December 10. Before the meal, poems were read and after dinner gifts were exchanged. Attendees included Olivene and Arden Bee, Donah and B. Tucker, Bertha and Ray Danser, Lola Peters and her brother Hiram Curry, Beulah Mahaffy, Lena Cooper, Opal McCue, Gwanda Curry, Ethel Scrange, Yolanda Scranage, Joyce Cooper, and Wanda Martin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grafton
Beverly
Olivene
Arden Bee
Donah
B. Tucker
Bertha
Ray Danser
Lola Peters
Hiram Curry
Beulah Mahaffy
Lena Cooper
Opal McCue
Gwanda Curry
Ethel Scrange
Yolanda Scranage
Joyce Cooper
Wanda Martin
Birthdays Notice Seeks Submissions for Mountain Statesman
December 21 is listed with name Gary Mole advising readers to send their name and birth date to Carolyn Wagner at the Mountain Statesman for annual publication.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carolyn Wagner
Mountain Statesman
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Clara Sburg
Ahan
Archie
Erine
Lettie Sulford
Grant Smith
Bulletin Board
Harman Center
Hearh Jones
Santa
Tygart Valley Trailriders
Maxine Tucker
Mary Sturm
Walnut St
Susie McIntyre
Knotts Ave
Alice Walker
Route 2
Ft. Knox
Ronald M. Pingley
William C. Pingley
Shaffer St
Terra Alta
U.S. Army Armor School
Pvt
Pingley
Terra Alta High School
Dean Abby
Abigail van Buren
Chicago Tribune
N.Y. News Synd. Inc
Abby
Tam
San Francisco
Carmel
Sharon) Shumaker
Raymond
Mildred) Kraft
Flesher
Roe
Santa Claus
Theodore McCracken
L.F. Malone
Bryan Rutherford
Pennie Goff
King Hendrick
Paul D Klepfel
Charles Shumaker
William R. Shumaker
Melvin Lee Currey
John Earle Gawthrop
William E. Roe
Roger Findley
Scout Council
Gatrell
Walt Hopkins
Kenneth Kincaid
Ken Humphreys
James L. Magro
Robert Losh
John Lynch
Robert Murphy
James McCartney
George Shean
John Uhl
Ray Wilkins
Joe Maloy
Eugene K. Owen
Preston
Fred Beerbower
Charles Fortney
Robert Halbritter
Frank Street
Marvin Ware
Robert Harman
Golden Heldreth
Glen Everly
Gary Mole
G.I
Veterans At West Virginia Career College
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