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FRANKLIN, W.Va. - It's counted as a victory, but the celebration will be brief. West Virginia's Public Service Commission has refused to grant a certificate for an industrial wind energy plant in Pendleton County. More ... MILLBORO - Fisheries biologist Paul Bugas is worried about the sick and dying fish in the Cowpasture River and he's concerned that more people aren't worried, too. More ... After dropping off one of his daughters at camp in Bath County, former Virginia Gov. Mark Warner visited Monterey last Friday. Here, he shares a laugh with Highland supervisor Robin Sullenberger, who later said he believes Warner's political clout will continue to serve Virginia well into the future. See story, page 13. (Recorder photo by Anne Adams) More ... MONTEREY - "I find him guilty," said Highland County circuit court judge Thomas Wood Wednesday at the trial of Carroll "Bill" Hinkle Jr. of Blue Grass. Hinkle was arraigned on charges of feloniously receiving stolen property, knowing it to be stolen, of a value of more than $200. The maximum penalty possible is 12 months in jail and/or a $2,500 fine. More ... MONTEREY - At the end of a school year that saw Highland County Public Schools $107,000 in the black at year's end, teacher satisfaction high, and public perception of the system generally favorable, superintendent Gary Blair found himself defending his actions before the school board Monday. More ... WILLIAMSVILLE - Does Coursey Springs fish cultural station have a connection to recent diseased and dying fish in the Cowpasture river? "It's a fair question," says Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries biologist Paul Bugas. More ... CHARLESTON, W.Va. - The 50-megawatt wind energy utility proposed for Jack Mountain was denied a state citing certificate primarily because key issues related to the project were not adequately addressed, according to West Virginia's Public Service Commission. More ... Anyone with information related to the fish kills in the Cowpasture River is asked to call the Virginia Department of Environmental regional office in Harrisonburg at (540) 574- 7800 or toll-free in Virginia at (800) 592-5482. Information can be e-mailed to fishreports@deq.virginia.gov. More ... WARM SPRINGS - With the state-mandated clock to take action running down, the Bath County board of Supervisors finished up changes to the new county comprehensive plan Tuesday. More ... WARM SPRINGS - During Tuesday's Bath County School Board meeting, members voiced repeated questions concerning the fiscal year close-out report where they learned of a $323,140 budget surplus and how the surplus was spent. More ... HOT SPRINGS - The following decisions were handed down in Bath County General District Court on June 6. Criminal and traffic divisions: Nichol Lynn Bednarczyk, speeding 46/30, continued to Sept. More ... MONTEREY - It's not every day Virginia's least populated county seat entertains a nationally recognized leader, but Monterey residents siezed the opportunity last Friday to shake hands with former Gov. Mark Warner. More ... The last few weeks has been hay making time in the Highlands, but farmers find they're having to dodge a lot of late afternoon thunderstorms to attend to the task. At left, logger Pendleton Goodall had to run for shelter recently when two storms collided atop Allegheny Mountain. The first strike, pictured above, hit Hull Ridge facing east. Goodall rode the storm out with camera in hand. (Photo courtesy Pen Goodall). At Jacob Hevener's Dividing Waters Farm in Hightown (right), Ivan Puffenbarger's wife, Sis, was raking; son Doug was baling, and grandson Brad (in the loader in the foreground) was stacking last Friday. The Puffenbargers cut the hay on the 40-acre lot "on the shares," meaning they cut the hay and split the profits with the owner. Ivan was just home from the hospital recovering from surgery and unable to work that day, but his family found a time between thunderstorms to get up as much hay as possible. Dividing Waters has been in the Hevener family since 1790. It wasn't always a hayfield, says Hevener. "The land was full of trees back then." (Recorder photo by Charles Garratt) More ... On June 5, the Bolar Ruritan Club held its annual family picnic, membership drive. It was held at the parks and recreation department in Hot Springs; 59 people attended, including club members, family, 2007 Old Glory essay contest winners and their families, teacher Marty Leech of Highland Middle School, principal Martha Reish of Millboro Elementary School, 2007 Bath County High School Girls State recipient Caitlyn Anderson and her family, Betty Jo Clemmer, 2007 Woodrow Wilson district governor, and Dennis Clemmer 2006 past district covernor. After dinner the group heard the winners of the sixth grade contest read their essays to the club. They were: Austin Burns, Valley Elementary, Presley Marshall, Highland Middle School, and Sarah Church, Millboro Elementary. The club presented the three winning students with a $50 Savings Bond, a U.S. flag that was flown over the Capitol and a framed certificate. Anderson told the club how appreciative she was to be chosen to represent her school. Clemmer presented Norman Bell, 2006 Bolar Ruritan Club president, with an Outstanding Club President award. Frankie Hicklin, 2007 club president, encouraged everyone to bring in new members. He said with more members, the club can continue to do more volunteer work and support more service projects. Pictured, Bell receives his outstanding president award from Clemmer (wearing hat). (Photo courtesy Tammy Hicklin) More ... Members of the Woodrow Wilson Ruritan District Cabinet attended the 2007 Ruritan National Summer Leadership Conference in Dublin June 20-22 to learn about new programs designed to improve communities. More ... When people look at the American flag they see 50 stars, red and white stripes, and a blue square. Each one of those things means something different to me. When I look at the American flag I see thousands of soldiers sacrificing their lives to keep me free. More ... Ranger Pat Sheridan of the Warm Springs Ranger District and his wife, Peg, visited the Highland County Public Library Tuesday to share a presentation of animal skulls and antlers with children. The library's summer reading and nature trails program continues throughout July and August with movies at 10 a.m. on Thursdays and various programs Tuesdays at 7 p.m. (Recorder photo by Geoff Cox) More ... KNOXVILLE, Tenn. - Highland County native Ray Bussard has released a book, "Spizzerinctum, the Ray Bussard Story," about his life. It chronicles his childhood in Highland County, his college days at Bridgewater, his athletic and coaching careers. More ... Bath senior citizens recently took an overnight trip to Lancaster, Pa., where they toured Amish country and went to the Sight and Sound Millenium Theater to see "In the Beginning." The trip was arranged with the help of Bath County Parks and Recreation, and 28 seniors attended. (Photo courtesy Jeanne Apgar) More ... Thursday, June 14 the Bath County Chamber of Commerce hosted its annual membership meeting and picnic at the Dominion Generation Recreation Area at Back Creek. Although the weather was a little cool, about 85 guests enjoyed an evening of food, toetaping music by Grit City Grass Band, children's games and activities, door prizes and fellowship. At the meeting, chamber president Jacob Yarrow highlighted the past year, including all the chamber activities and events, as well as 24 new members. Those elected to the board of directors to serve a three-year term were Jonah Windham of Vine Cottage Inn and Barbara Buhr of Warm Springs Gallery. Re-elected to the board for a second threeyear term were Yarrow, of Garth Newel Music Center, and Debbie Lipes of Bath Community Hospital. Pictured are (l-r) standing: Malenda Meck, chamber member, Pete Minetree, chamber member and vice president, Yarrow, Michael Meck; seated: Chamber member employees Bobby Spurgeon, Kathy Spurgeon and their son, Corbin Spurgeon. (Photo courtesy Bath County Chamber of Commerce) More ... Highland Modular Conference Center Tuesday, July 3 7:30 p.m. Raymond Lightner, Highland County Transportation Superintendent - Report on county roads and projects. More ... MONTEREY - The following decisions were handed down in Highland County General District Court on April 4. More ... MONTEREY - The Highland Center will host the Monterey High School Reunion of classes 1922-1966, Friday, Saturday and Sunday, July 13-15. Generations of alumni, attendees and staff will gather at the old building for reminiscing and reconnecting during the weekend-long celebration. More ... Twenty years and 17 inches equals Locks of Love. Recently, Fern Pritt cut Caroline Pritt's hair at The Springs Nursing Center in Hot Springs. Caroline, after letting her hair grow and wearing it in a bun for 20 years, gave the 17-inch ponytail to Locks of Love, a non-profit organization providing hairpieces to financially disadvantaged children under age 18, who suffer from long-term medical hair loss from any diagnosis. She is pictured with her niece, Jeannie Harold (right). More ... On Thursday, June 14, the Bath County Chamber of Commerce held a 50/50 raffle to benefit the Bath County Meals on Wheels program. The raffle winner, Mary Susan Blankenship, donated her half of the money to the program. A total of $80 was given to Louise Carpenter on behalf of the chamber and Blankenship. Pictured (l-r) are: Carpenter, Bath County Meals on Wheels, and Melinda Nichols, Bath chamber. (Photo courtesy Bath County Chamber of Commerce) More ... WARM SPRINGS - Warm summer sun and afternoon showers bring many colorful wildflowers to fields and roadsides in late June and early July. Viper's bugloss, Echium vulgare, often grows in clumps of tall plants covered with blue to purple flowers. The colorful spikes of flowers are easily spotted along the road from a vehicle. More ... BOLAR - The descendants of Joseph Carpenter and his wife Martha Wiley held their 17th annual family reunion Sunday, June 10, at the Bolar Ruritan Hall, in Bolar. President Otis Carpenter, Jr. welcomed everyone. Norma Botkin gave the grace and a meal was served. More ... We want to thank each and every one of you who came out to our annual open house for National Library Week. We were pleased with the number of people who came to see their library and learn of the many items that can be obtained and operations that can be done at the library. More ... |
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Spring Guide '10
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