| By Alvin Engelke
 By Alvin Engelke
alvinengelke@hotmail.com
300 signed up for the Creston spring poker run and the folks in the kitchen ran out of most kinds of food. Dennis Deem won first and took home $900; Randy Church came in second while the comely Pat Anderson placed 3rd. That lucky Delmas Kellar won the 50/50.
The community would like to thank all those who worked, provided the laminated signs, first aid kit, maps, cards and prepared and served the food. Black's Motor Sports, Lemon & Barretts, Big Four in Marietta, Parkersburg Honda, M & J Sales, Ted Grim and G. McKown provided door prizes.
There was lots of food & fellowship at the Burning Springs Easter Sunrise service. Rev. Juanita Lockhart brought a message, then she & Steve & the Marks family provided music. Fried 'taters, sausage, gravy, biscuits, doughnuts, breakfast pizza, juice, etc. filled up the worshipers. Rev. Paul Williams brought a message at the regular service.
Mindy McKeever & husband now have a 4 lb 5 oz baby girl Molly who arrived March 31 is 18" long and arrived 6 - 8 weeks early. The miracle baby has done fine and now was able to go home. Mindy is the daughter of Alice & Joe Cunningham of Chestnut Run.
Jessie Carpenter and Brittany Scott are the proud parents of an 8 lb 3 oz bouncing baby boy. He was born in St. Joseph's Hospital on April 4th at 11:23 PM He was 20 ½" long and his name is Isaac David Carpenter. Grandma Charlotte Dunbar along with almost all Jessie's and Brittany's families & close friends were joining the happy celebration.
Anna Engelke spent the weekend visiting her parents in Creston.
The toads have been trilling and the trilliums, red bud, phlox, & dogtooth violets are in their prime.
Jerry dePue's grandsons were in visiting from North Carolina. Jerry took them and their father for a short ATV ride to see the scenery.
John Broschart who now lives in Barbour County came down to Creston for the poker run. He reported that his youngest sister, Judy, had passed away.
Keith Collins and Sophie were in over the weekend too, in part, help his parents move from Elizabeth to their new home at Freeport.
Sarah Rhodes and daughters were in Creston for an Easter egg hunt. They will be spending some time with Sarah's mother at Canaan Valley while she takes radiation treatments.
Some local folks attended the big ramp feed up on the West Fork. Others said they had bad breath as a result.
Jack, who hauls the mail for Arley Parker 3 days a week, reported that he only caught two trout during his big fishing expedition over on the South Branch. The Matheny Muskie Co. reported likewise that their safari to the Creston fishing holes was not exactly a stellar event. Even the mud puppies weren't biting.
Local residents spent some time (which could have been better spent doing something constructive) on income tax work. At least the folks down at the Mouth of the Elk and on the Potomac should not do without for a while. Years ago they must have passed laws saying they must not have to live on sowbelly, beans, cornbread, carp etc. but must be fed the best steak, trout, abalone, peacock's tongue, etc.
The price of local Penn grade crude rose on Good Friday to $65.50/bbl. Some wonder if the big international traders are not manipulating the price for political gain. Someone noted that fugitive financier Mark Rich is one of the biggest bulk commodity traders on earth and he was the recipient of a very controversial pardon. He is no doubt a friend of George Soros who has poured billions in the political campaigns to elect candidates of his choosing, thanks to the McCain campaign finance law.
The price of propane is 91.4 cents/gallon, n-butane $1.104/gallon while isobutene is $1.193/gallon. The price for drip (mountain high test) is $1.36/gallon while the "Inside FERC Index" for March natural gas was $7.44.
Area residents have been spreading fertilize and lime on their fields. John Bingman has been plowing area gardens.
Paul Edward Graham was consulting his physician.
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