 By Alvin Engelke
alvinengelke@hotmail.com
Rev. Keith Belt filled his regular appointment at the Burning Springs M. E. church. In the congregation now there is an excellent singer who also plays the guitar.
A good bit of hay was put up between the rains & thunder storms. Some folks have some very good looking gardens.
Some gentlemen from the Parkersburg area took some young damsels and some Bud Lite for a big party at Munday Beach (For the geographically impaired, that is at the mouth of Lower Leading Creek.) on Tuesday which was also the occasion of a storm. The boys noticed an abandoned boat floating down the river so they decided it would be fun to take a boat ride. However the storm made the river swift so the damsels were left behind and finally they called 911. The would be boatmen were located somewhere between Industry & Creston.
The first (in several years) fun day at the Creston Community Building was a success with everyone there having a good time. Corn hole was the favorite game for the adults while with the younger set the balloons and darts seemed to be the favorite. Tommy & Barbara Wright were in charge and there were many helpers including several who prepared tasty food. The community would like to thank all those who worked, those merchants who donated gifts, etc.
The next big event is the ATV poker run scheduled for July 30. Mark your calendars.
Those visiting Mr. & Mrs. Tom Wright included his sister Nancy who now lives in Florida.
Those out and about notice a large number of squirrels running on and across the main highways and some end up as roadkill.
Local folks were among those who mourned the loss of Delegate Larry Border who represented Wirt County in the Legislature. After a family gathering on Tuesday to celebrate his 60th birthday, he suffered a massive stroke. Names to fill the vacancy have to be delivered to acting gov. Earl Ray by June 23.
Speaking of acting gov Earl Ray it was understood that state employees have had it made clear to them that they must follow "their fearless leader" even though part of the "leadership team" may be or may have "gone away for a trip".
As part of Al Gore's global warming scam, Willow Grove Carbon Solutions, LLC, of Berkeley, California has leased surface lands from Heartwood Fund for the purpose of drilling wells to inject CO2 (carbon dioxide) into underground formations. Included in the substantial acreage leased in Wirt County by the California group is a tract of land in Creston where one turns off W. Va. 5. Landowners who have adjacent land have been approached with an offer of $200/acre with the understanding that there will be tanks (actually pressure tanks) on the surface beside or near the injecdtion wells which are said to cost some $millions each and will be paid for by the taxpayers and electric users. The document is recorded in microfilm in Wirt County Deed Book No. 236 at page 234. Back in a prior legislative session there was a big push to say that "pore space" belonged to the surface owners, not the owners of the rocks or minerals. This seemed to be in spite of prior court cases determining who owned the right to allow storage of natural gas in underground formations. It is not clear how the carbon dioxide will be brought from the sources to Wirt County. There are several Wirt property owners who will be impacted who are just learning about the big plan.
As part of the continuing attack on coal and the economy in general, the big eared one announced that a number of coal fired power plants including at least 3 in W. Va. were to be shut down. Also impacted is the plant at Beverly, Ohio. The folks down at the Mouth of the Elk had been counting on a booming coal business to keep W. Va. state government afloat now that the "stimulus" money is all spent and gambling revenues continue to fall.
Charles Russell was calling on Euell Russell who is scheduled for cataract surgery this week.
Some Creston & Burning Springs residents were serving on the petit jury in Elizabeth.
It was announced that the Preston County alliance (a group that went together to lease the Marcellus shale in that area) entered into a contract with First Reserve, a Texas group that ponied up $200 million for the deal. Land & mineral owners will be paid a bonus of $4,000/acre and receive an 18% royalty.
The price of local Pennsylvania grade crude rose $1.25/bbl to $97.25/bbl.
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