 By Alvin Engelke
alvinengelke@hotmail.com
Rev. Carlos Nutter filled his regular appointment at the Burning Springs M. E. church.
Gay Park reported that she is feeling better after having a stint installed.
Mr. & Mrs. Joe Pennington were camping in the Smokies.
Mr. & Mrs. Denver McFarland, Hoss, Tara Dakota, Brittani, Jacob & Savannah Donley were camping Thursday through Sunday.
Nancy Engelke, Jane, Scheny & Harrison Schenerlein attended the Miss West Virginia pageant in Morgantown. Jane also participated in photo shoots for West Virginia Living magazine with Kim Parrish, et al.
Several area residents attended the 60th annual W. Va. State Folk Festival in Glenville. Phyllis Marks sang and told the chewing tobacco story (a promotion for 'Old Hickory Chewing Tobacco'). She has attended all the festivals. As usual there was fine fiddling, top of the line banjo playing and other traditional performances, jam sessions, food, visiting, etc.
The Wirt road crew, along with the gents from Heavy Maintenance fixed the slide at red cut just before the Munday road on W. Va. 5 but during the last cloudburst it was noted that the water went down the ditch there and then, where the water line people had moved rock, the water went underground and then spewed out, like a geyser, below the road, thus making the potential for yet another slide. There was a discussion of a paved ditch. Some would say that the water line folks should pay for all the costs.
Tammy & Denver McFarland had a Father's Day gathering at their place on West Virginia Day (the 20th). Those calling include Mr. & Mrs. I. J. Lynch, Sr., Mr. & Mrs. I. J. Lynch, Jr., Luke & Levi, Eric, Kathy & Rebecca Newsome, Travis, Kerry, Josh, Jocie & Brayden Lucas, Darby McFarland, Jayson, Tara, Dakota, Brittani, Jacob & Savannah Donley. Savannah had a great time on the occasion of her second birthday party.
Several folks from Wirt and surrounding counties, were among the 450 golden horse shoe winners who returned to the golden dome down at the Mouth of the Elk River on the 19th for a reunion, tours of the capitol and the newly reopened cultural center museum. Lenna & Warren Haught were there from Ritchie County. Lenna noted that she first met Warren, now a well-known oil baron, when they both went to take the golden horseshoe test in 8th grade.
William Rymer who is retired from Honeywell controls recalled that, as a boy he went and got milk from Alvin L. & Angelina Cottrill, something that now, with hope and change, is illegal The dignitaries, including the Big Boss spoke to the crowd and one thing seemed unique as there was lots of praise given the Senate President, Earl Ray Tomblin who was introduced as the "Lieutenant Governor". Could all this adulation mean that the Big Boss is about to become a U. S. Senator and advance PR is being put out for the Logan native whose family is big in the dog racing business. It was noted that Sen. Byrd's staffers won't even say now "what hospital" their boss is in.
The tables were heaped high with food Saturday evening at the Creston Community Building on the occasion of the Doris Schrader benefit. She broke her arm and has been off work. Folks came from far and near for the occasion. Even the rain held off for the event.
Jerry Poling constructed additional facilities for his guinea fowl. He also has guinea-crossing signs posted along W. Va. 5.
Some local folks participated in the fishing derby held Saturday in Elizabeth.
The price of local Penn grade crude oil fell $1.75/bbl to $62.75. The price of propane was 84.7 cents/gallon and butane was $1.04/gal. Mountain high test (drip) was $1.395/gallon while isobutene was $1.224.
Sam Stevens passed away after a bout with cancer. He, his first wife (who also succumbed to cancer) & Alvin formerly attended the Creston sings.
Alvin Engelke was calling on Paul Peggs who has now retired from teaching. Paul's father formerly worked for Alvin's grandfather on the farm. Paul had less than kind words for the nation's namby pamby foreign policy of being "nice" to terrorists and not saying anything to offend tinhorn dictators. Paul, a former football lineman and Dowell employee, suggested 'forceful' means to deal with the despots.
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