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The news in Creston was the arson fire of the old Creston store and the damage to a number of other structures. The firemen did a marvelous job fighting the fire which saved nearby residences. The folks who came home from the drive in movie and woke folks up to move vehicles, etc. saved lives and homes. The fire marshal was in Creston with local law enforcement officials and the local fire chief and ruled arson and posted a $2,500.00 reward for the arrest and conviction of the culprits. In addition to the loss of the building it was filled with historic books, pictures, furniture, tools, etc, all of which are now lost forever.
The big Creston ATV poker run is on for September 20th and in the evening there will be a Republican gathering at the Senior Center in Elizabeth.
Marvin E. Smith was attending to business in Grantsville.
W. Harrison Schenerlein IV, his parents, his aunt Anna, her friend Adam Yates, Alvin & Nancy Engelke, spent the weekend at Blackwater Falls State Park enjoying the scenery, etc.
The sports enthusiasts in the group went to the Blackwater Brewery now owned by Terry Benson's widow, to watch the game and learned that the head brewmeister is Goldie Greathouse's daughter Debra Sampson. On the wall is a copy of Julius W. Pell's Civil War discharge.
On the way up they toured two of Equitable's Marcellus shale well locations in Taylor County and on the way back they stopped to call on Edna and Patrick Broschart and Pat's son who was a Boy's State camper and is now a high school senior.
Margaret Lynch is home after being a patient in the hospital.
A lot of hay has been made locally and elsewhere the corn looks good. In some places folks have been feeding hay as pasture dried up.
Alza Dovia Rector, age 100 of Orlando Florida, passed away. She was born in Creston the daughter of William Wesley Knight and Clara Barnhouse Knight. The Barnhouses formerly lived in the head of Pete's Run.
Oil men and oil women will gather for the annual catfish fry at the Ergon Oil terminal just a few miles north of Marietta on September 17. For reservations call Judy at 1-800-278-3364.
On September 26, BD Oil Gathering will hold their annual pork barbecue at their shop on Mitchell's Lane north of Marietta. For details call Sherry or Ina at 1-800-993-9355.
The price of local Penn grade crude oil fell to $99.50/bbl. It would seem that the mere presence of a candidate on the national scene with oilfield experience (Gov. Palin's husband works on the Alaska north slope and she oversaw the state's involvement in royalties, etc.), took the wind out of the politicians' high prices and alternatives scares. Many local residents marvel at the continued enthusiasm over Mrs. Palin's pick as Vice President with many, many staunch Democrats solidly in her camp. At this point the price of crude has fallen about $40/bbl from the top price not so long back. Drill here and drill now has already had a positive impact for local residents.
The Tucker boys are doing a major rework on the former C. Glen Arthur residence at the mouth of Little Creek.
LK Gas Measurement was in Creston upgrading gas measurement devices recently.
Jeremy Moss, age 24, was injured Sunday in a four wheeler accident in Katy's Run. He was life flighted to a Charleston hospital.
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