Grafton BPW Shares Holiday Goodwill This December
Grafton Business and Professional Women's Club members spent December 4 at Rest Haven Nursing Home presenting each patient with a handmade net Christmas tree and daily ornaments. On December 11 about twenty members rang Salvation Army bells on Main Street. Members also donated gifts for boys at the West Virginia Industrial School and canned goods for Salvation Army Sunshine Baskets. Activities were led by the Civic Participation Committee.
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Grafton
Grafton Business and Professional Women's Club
Rest Haven
Linda Dowell
Salvation Army
Main Street
West Virginia Industrial School
Civic Participation Committee
Roast Chicken With Yam Stuffing
A traditional roast chicken recipe substitutes a yam based stuffing for the usual bread mix. Dice yams onion celery carrot and bread then cook briefly before mixing in parsley poultry seasoning and salt. Stuff the bird bake at 350 degrees for about 11 to 12 hours until tender and golden brown.
Jerry Ash elected to Mountaineer Country Travel Council Board
Jerry Ash of Terra Alta was elected to a two year term on the Mountaineer Country Travel Council Board of Directors at the council’s annual meeting in Morgantown. Ash, publisher of the Preston County News, is a West Virginia native and former University of West Virginia journalism teacher. He also works with Pioneer Press, co-authored West Virginia USA, and writes for The West Virginian. The council promotes tourism across nine counties including Preston and Monongalia.
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Morgantown
Jerry Ash
Terra Alta
Mountaineer Country Travel Council
Lakeview Inn
Ash
Preston County News
Clarksburg
West Virginia University
Pioneer Press of
West Virginia
West Virginia USA
Seawell Multimedia
Parkersburg
West Virginian
Fairmont Times
Preston County
Barbour
Doddridge
Harrison
Lewis
Marion
Monongalia
Preston
Taylor
Upshur
Phyllis' Creamy Brown Rice Pudding Recipe
A sister's recipe for a creamy brown rice pudding. Combine 1 cup brown rice with 1 quart milk 1/4 cup sugar 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg in a double boiler. Cook 2 to 3 hours until rice is tender and milk nearly absorbed. Serve hot or at room temperature for about six servings.
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Phyllis
Byrd nominates 70 West Virginians for seven academy openings
U.S. Sen. Robert C. Byrd nominated 70 West Virginians for competitive exams for seven spots across the U.S. Military Academy at West Point the Naval Academy at Annapolis and the Air Force Academy. Nominees include Robert Snyder Ravenswood Christine Boyle Shepherdstown and Timothy Paw Paw among others.
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Sen
Byrd
Washington
U.S
Robert C. Byrd
D-W. Va
West
David Troy Livingston
Layland
Walter Leroy Morey, Jr
Williamstown
Joseph Rodney Jackson
U.S. Naval Academy
Annapolis
Naval Academy
Gary Forrest Trickett
Elkins
John Thomas Bires
Martinsburg
Joseph Jack Starsick, Jr
Mannington
Jenette Ann Roby
Petersburg
John Lawrence Godby
Monongah
Christian Edward Sprinkle
Morgantown
William Howard Jacobs
Bridgeport
James Wayne Kessell
Ravenswood
Mark Joseph Biery
Triadelphia
William Scott Wellman
Point Pleasant
Marc Alio Scenna
Wheeling
Daniel Harsha White
Charles Town
Shawn Timothy Bodkin
Sutton
Roger Lane Knicely
Webster Springs
Philip Eugene Mummert
Joseph Blaine Knotts, Jr
Fairmont
George Penn Sovick, LI
Charleston
Paul Michael Donahue
Richard Alan Dougherty
Grafton
Michael Ray Milan
MacArthur
Derrill Thomas Goldizen
Maysville
Leonard Glenn Heavyner
Slanesville
Ronald Ray Kincaid
Kincaid
Richard
Lee Siemens
Clifford Douglas Phillips
James Dennis Shaffer
Chester
Ricardo Aguilar
Charlton Heights
Gregory Randall Veazey
Nitro
Mark Wilson Gordon
Bluefield
David Randolph Smith
Steven Andrew Ruehl
Parkersburg
Freddie Scott Martin
Hamlin
Joseph Carlton Carey, Jr
Holden
Victor Alan Hammond
Michael Eugene Michael
Berckley Springs
Michael Thomas Lloyd
Timothy Ray DeBerry
Tunnelton
Donald Edward Corwin, Jr
Westover
Paul Blaine Nelson
Dean Paul Owens
Huntington
Paul Jeffrey Flynn
Ronald Eric Fernandez
Follansbee
Robert Russell Sellers
Moundsville
Christmas Dinner Hosted by Mrs Flohr at Wickwire Homemakers
Mrs George Flohr hosted the Wickwire Homemakers annual Christmas dinner in Grafton on Dec 18. Guests included Charles Watkins Mary Francis Colebank Terry Mayfield Orval Devers Michael Colebank and Steve McGrail. Santas delivered gifts after the meal and secret pals were revealed. The next meeting will be Jan 26 at 10 30 am at Mrs Theodore Poling's home.
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George Flohr
Charles Watkins
Mary Francis Colebank
Terry Mayfield
Orval Devers
Michael Colebank
Steve McGrail
Chiltham
Grafton
Wickwire Homemakers
George Colebank
Willis Devers
Bob Knotts
Elaine and
Sherrill
Carl Laulis
Christy and
Kerry
Herbert Thompson
Marguarite Isner
Theodore Poling
Howard Ford
Steve
Growing Older Singalong for a better '77
A reflective note on year end singing with carols and drinking ditties. The writer considers singalongs from a senior protest viewpoint and wishes readers a Happy New Year despite aging grumpiness.
Flemington Lions meet with visiting members and plans
Flemington Lions Club hosts guests from Clarksburg and Bridgeport at a December meeting in Fragale home. They salute the flag, hear remarks by Rev. L B James, discuss past dinners and plan another bean and corn bread supper for February or April.
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Flemington
Harley Baldwin
Clarksburg
Lions
Harold Limpert
Louis Oliverio
Bridgeport Lions
Flemington Lions Club
Anthony Fragale
L.B. James
Fragale
James
Lewis Talbott
James Mary McGrory
Smith
Dan Carnegie
Roddy Vukovich
Washington
Washington Press Corps
Mead
Pulitzer Committee
Notable women journalists shape U S media history
The article profiles women like Ms McGrory and Barbara Walters, detailing their careers from early 20th century beginnings in journalism to national prominence. It notes McGrory’s 1954 Army McCarthy hearings coverage and Walters as television's first national news co anchor, among others.
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Lou Cottin
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America
Mountain Statesman
Mary McGrory
Zara
Au Courant
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