April 2010
April 30 later p Forgot something...
tonight at 7pm over at the BDA Auction House, there's a special auction
featuring food products of all kinds
April 30 later p When you gio over
there, try out Kim's bologna sandwich. Smothered in BBQ sauce and mild
peppers, it's a five napkin meal for sure.
April 30 p Look in your backyard, the
garage or barn... see a bunch of junk? Once a year the Solid Waste
Authority (CSWA) gives us a legal place to dump our stuff including tires.
They then pay for hauling it off to be recycled. See EVENTS
page for details. Don't throw it over a hill in the river, think green
and recycle now
April 30 p CSWA reps asked the
County Commission for some $$$ to help cover the cost of another
big green dumpster. Larry Darryl and Darryl said nope to the request.
April 30 p Who was one
of the first to use the CSWA dumpsters this morning? None other than the
Commission Prez Slinkinoooooooger.
April 30 p Local businessman Jamie
Morris was in the news last Friday when he was busted on three drug felonies
down in Nitro at the family owned car wash.
April 30 p Wed evening, two days ago,
Jamie drove his four wheeler into Elk River. Badges later impounded the
thing, the four wheeler that is, according to eye witnesses.
April 29 p While the Sheriff
had nothing better to do than act like a fool as a furniture czar, thugs
were out at Clay County Park stealing the Special Olympics group public
address system. For both the Sheriff and the lowly thugs, how pathetic!
April 29 p While we're on the topic
of pathetic and sad all rolled into one, lets talk about 2nd District Congresswoman
Shelly Moore Capito. Up for reelection Capito is a Republicrat that voted
against the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. This month hypocrite
Capito: Huntington District Commander Col. Bob Peterson, Congresswoman
Shelley Moore Capito and members of the Putnam County Public Sewer District
pose with a copy of the $400,000 check that will fund engineering and design
of four sewer projects in Putnam County. The money for the sewer projects
is made available through funds from the American Recovery and Reinvestment
Act.
April 29 p Hypocrite Capito:
On April 7th she was up to the same thing in Mason County with a $900k
check
April 29 p 3
days ago, Hypocrite Capito: Huntington District Commander
COL Bob Peterson hands a pen to Congresswoman Shelley Moore Capito as Mayor
Chuck Blair looks on during the partnership signing ceremony for the East
Bank water project. The project is being constructed under authority of
the Section 571 Central West Virginia Environmental Infrastructure program
and includes construction of a 172,000 gallon water tank and associated
piping for the Town of East Bank, WV.
April 29 p Voted against the $$$ and
then takes credit with photo ops.
April 29 p The election is May 11th
with early voting now in progress.
April 29 p Thank you KB for the
research
April 29 a Happy Thursday morning to
one and all. With the frost burning off and the grass growing taller and
taller, here's our post for this am.
April 29 a The BDA meets at 5:30
followed by a public hearing on moving the three memorial markers over
to Courthouse Square. Both meetings will be held in the County Commission
room.
April 29 a Why move the markers? There
was one ADA complaint.
April 29 a Of the two public meetings,
the Memorial Hearing may be the most passionate. Here's an email
we received: I do not know all the details but the veterans memorial
is an integral part of the old courthouse. A facility in the National Historical
Register. To move the Veterans Memorial that has been in that location
for at least 50 years would be the same as desecration of a grave.
It will also change the very character of the courthouse as the memorial
was built as part of the landscape for the building. I bet if someone did
some research they would find that the fact that retro fitting the memorial
would damage the historical value of the courthouse and to move the memorial
does the same. I do believe that would allow the memorial to be grandfathered
in. Would Thomas Jefferson House be retrofitted with Elevators? We are
talking the same thing. Do not desecrate the memorial of my great uncle
and many of my cousins by moving it. John A Sizemore
USA 713-623-1329 Dominican Republic 829-578-9887.
April 29 a County leadership often
overlooks a long range plan and it appears they're doing just that again.
April 29 a CCHS Senior Josh Lively
is having one heck of a year throwing 10 strike outs and hitting a home
run to centerfield against Roane County Wed afternoon. We won too!
April 29 a From yesterday's post...
some are asking , what is a Quilt Trail. Glad you asked.
April 29 a The idea is to mount
8 by 8 painted wooden sheets to out buildings like barns. The adornments
are painted to look like antique quilts. You can see a Quilt Trail over
in Roane County on the way to Spencer.
April 29 a Why? The idea is to give
tourists a reason for driving around the county. Once in the area, those
folks stop at area attractions and spend fresh money.
April 29 a Here's a web
site from Maryland ( I think) spotlighting a guilt trail already in
use.
April 29 a Once a year we have
a chance to legally dispose of, recycle, junk. The Solid Waste Authority
is offering that during Metal Recycling Days Friday and Saturday. You can
also get rid of those unsightly old tires. See EVENTS page for details.
April 29 a With nothing better
to do, yesterday our wittle Sheriff transformed himself into a furniture
czar. His actions once again sent the county into a laughing rage, the
one thing he hates the most. See yesterday's post for details. In the way
of a follow up...
April 29 a Clickers, that means
our $60,000 a year Badge doesn't have enough to do. For you that have seen
drug deals in progress, for you that have tried to get law enforcement
to pick up those bags of discarded meth leftovers, and you folks that can't
get a sex abuse investigation started even when you know it's going on,
call up the portly little fellow, he has nothing else to do. 304
587 4260. Call today while he has nothing to do.
April 28 p Wanda “Jean” Hall,
75, of Lizemores, see OBITUARY page
April 28 p This morning's Commission
was a two hour affair that produced some good ideas and good 911 information.
Briefly, there is an effort to create a "quilt trail" to grow tourism in
the county as well as including the Elk River in a "river trail" idea complete
with access points, maps and public relations campaign. More details coming.
April 28 p Normally there is at least
one dumb as nails item during the County Commission meeting. This morning
it came from our Sheriff.
April 28 p With the meeting in progress
our tubby $57,240.24 a year Top Badge went to the center pew where the
ace cub report was scribing the meeting and said: TAKE YOUR FEET OFF COUNTY
PROPERTY"
April 28 p As has been the case for
15 years, meeting after meeting, the Mel Gibson look alike had his shoes
up against the oak pew back rest. Being the big tough scribe that he is,
in his strongest, firmest voice the reply came "OK" Others in attendance
watched and listened.
April 28 p One of those, Dave
Grigsby commented afterwards that the rotund one had his hand on his handcuffs
the entire time. Ohh that balding ace cub reporter must be one dangerous
hombre!
April 28 p Another from the peanut
gallery saw the ace reporter out on the street where he yelled out, "Get
those dirty feets off that sidewalk" before laughing and driving away.
April 28 p Again our wittle Sheriff
is in the news. Either someone pooped in his oatmeal or his pink thong
must have all bunched up this morning.
April 28 p Time for an online straw
pole. Email your responses to the following election questions:
How many Clay County voters will come
out May 11th for the primary? (Percentage of registered voters that get
off their butts and vote)
In the 2nd Congressional seat race,
the question is, will Demorat challenger Virginia Graf receive more Clay
County votes than incumbent Shelley Moore Capitol?
In the County Commission race, between
Arlene Tucker and incumbent Fran King, pick the winner and by how many
votes.
Will incumbent state Senator Randy
White retain his seat and by how many votes?
Will 33rd house of Delegate rep Dave
Walker be victorious over challenger Ron Blankenship of Calhoun County?
Pick the three winners in the School
Board race.
April 28 a Our illustrious Business
Development Authority is holding a rescheduled meeting Thursday evening
at 5:30pm according to the posted agenda. Accepting the just updated
coal Master Land Use plan is on the schedule.
April 28 a Get well wishes extended
to community activitist Fred Sampson of Ivydale.
April 28 a Last night the Health Dept
folks held a public hearing to discuss the many unhealthy life style choices
Clayonians choose to follow. Most of those in attendance were employees
of the agency. Fortunately, Clayberry did not come in dead last in any
category. We did manage to come in near the bottom in every case. The idea
was to organize a volunteer task force to identify areas where improvement
is possible.
April 28 a OK. Clay
County is near the bottom of the list. That's something we already
knew.
April 28 a Here's a statewide
comparison with a feature on the left side of the page that allows
a one on one comparison with other states. It too ain't very
pretty.
April 28 a There are many that
proudly say, the United States has the best health care in the world. Actually,
that ain't true. For instance, the U.S. slipped from 18th to 24th in male
life expectancy from 2000 to 2009, according to the United Nations, and
from 28th to 35th in female life expectancy.
April 28 a Of the industrialized
nations, the USA ranks 37th. Dominica, Costa Rica and Morocco all came
in higher than us according to the World
Health Organization survey.
April 27 p Happy 62nd birthday John
Humphrey
April 27 p Now down to just two
weeks until the Primary election, it's time for an informal, absolutely
unscientific, online prediction pole. Email your honest guess for each
of the following 6 questions.
April 27 p How many Clay County voters
will come out May 11th for the primary? (Percentage of registered voters
that get off their butts and vote)
April 27 p In the 2nd Congressional
seat race, the question is, will Demorat challenger Virginia Graf receive
more Clay County votes than incumbent Shelley Moore Capitol?
April 27 p In the County Commission
race, between Arlene Tucker and incumbent Fran King, pick the winner and
by how many votes.
April 27 p Will incumbent state Senator
Randy White retain his seat and by how many votes?
April 27 p Will 33rd house of Delegate
rep Dave Walker be victorious over challenger Ron Blankenship of Calhoun
County?
April 27 p Pick the three winners in
the School Board race.
April 27 p Email your responses
ASAP. Results will be printed in t he next Communicator. Thanks
April 27 early a Bobbie D. Morriss,
80, of Ivydale, see OBITUARY page
April 26 p Found along Widen
Ridge Road, large female dog, blonde in color wearing red collar, Needs
a home, 304 587 7914
April 26 p From the email bag: Central
WV Aging Services is accepting employment applications today at the Health
Department in Clay.
April 26 p Lets see now... this week
April 26 p County Commission
meets Wed morning at 10 am
April 26 p At 7pm Thursday night
the CCC will hold a public hearing on moving the three veteran monuments
from the current site to the edge of Courthouse Square. Why? A complaint
was filed with Americans with Disabilities Act reps about the current site
not being wheelchair accessible. By code the move has to be made.
April 26 a 44 percent of those
making $30,000 per year or less report difficulty obtaining medical care,
compared to 11 percent of those making $75,000 per year or more. A similar
gap can be found in the category of rents and mortgages, with 37 percent
of those making $30,000 or less reporting difficulty making rent or mortgage
payments, compared to 11 percent of those making $75,000 or more. However,
the percentage of those facing difficulties paying rent has increased dramatically
for both groups since 2009. Here's the Global
Research article.
April 26 a Banned pesticides that have
lingered in food for decades include dieldrin, toxaphene, chlordane, hexachlorocyclohexane
and hexachlorobenzene. Although lesser known, they pose risks similar to
the infamous DDT and PCBs. What's the most contaminated food today? Answer:
Salmon.
April 26 a Virginia Graf is working
hard to unseat 2nd District Congresswoman Shelly Moore Capitol. Ms Graf
will air her views on 101.7 Fm this morning at 10am.
April 26 a more coming later
today
April 25 a Before the weekend wrap
up, there may be several companies taking up the slack for the services
once provided by Golden Heart In Home Care. From the email bag: Central
West Virginia Aging Services, serving the elderly and disabled since 1974,
will also accommodate any individual in need of services. We are also accepting
applications for employment. Anyone needing information may call 304-965-9081,
weekdays and I will gladly assist. They may also visit www.centralwvaging.org
for an application. Herschel Shamblin
April 25 a Sleepy Clay gets all fired
up when FEds coming and raid a business. Happened this past Tuesday
when plain clothes with Badges attached rant he employees out of Golden
Heart and seized assets. Employees went without two weeks worth of pay.
Clients wondered who would assist them and their day to day needs.
April 25 a A bunch of us over achievers
planted mortgage lifters and banana peppers way tooo early when the temps
were in the mid 70s. We thought we could get a jump start on finished product.
Wrong! Wed morning we awoke to a frost which wiped out those efforts.
April 25 a In his 40s, Jamie Morris
had the world at his beck and call. That changed late last when hs spent
a night in the slammer after Badges arrested him with three felonies. Around
town came word that his transgressions were drug related. Drugs and out
of control is nothing new for Morris. The only question is , who were the
others with him during the Nitro drug bust?
April 25 a School Boardster Gene King
is an old fart that has been listening to parent complaints for over 36
years. This past week parents brought a new issue to his attention. Little
kids eat lunch around 11 am and many don't make it home until well after
5pm. The parents asked King to work a deal for a mid afternoon snack before
the long bus rides home.
April 25 a Stepping up to the plate,
King went to the Somber Super and others and placed the request. They said
they would do something.
April 25 a The next day the same parents
came back lookin none to happy. Operating on a $18m budget and with all
the funds they could possibly need, the snack that came to the curtain
climber was.................... one radish
April 25 a One radish!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
April 25 a O Gene King went ballistic.
Bet something gets done now.
April 25 a Nearly 150 exercised their
right to vote during the first four days of early voting time at the Courthouse.
April 25 a Speaking of voting, based
on rumored reports circulating around the county on Friday, candidate for
House of Delegates Barbara Schamberger should fit in quite well if elected
April 25 a Saturday morning a bunch
of kids should up for the 100% volunteer run Fishin Derby at Lake Sampson.
The weather held good as rug rats from around the county had a healthy
day at the Lake. It was great.
April 25 a This afternoon is a big
orchestrated Memorial Service for the miners killed in the Massey mine
three weeks ago. Obama De Bama will be in attendance.
April 25 a When will America take back
the country and stop allowing such senseless tragedies to continue happening.
Other than Don and his henchmen, there is no one in America that thinks
this loss is anything more than bottom line first mining.
April 23 p Got some good news. Thanks
to the kindness and generosity of the county, all funeral expenses for
Adam Nottingham have been paid in full.
April 23 p Did you know that we have
a fast pitch softball team? Me neither but we do. Games are played over
at Dundon Stadium. Next game is Sat at 3pm when we take on the Summersville
Diamondbacks.
April 23 p This morning Golden
Heart In Home Care workers showed up to collect their paydays. Instead,
they found a locked front door and not even a note of explanation.
It's a sad day for the workers to be sure.
April 23 p For recipients of
the services, the State has stepped in and is getting people switched over
to other agencies, agencies that are aren't being investigated by Federal
Agents.
April 23 p We Care Home Care
from Fairmont is one of those groups stepping up to the plate in Clayberry.
They expect to set up an office soon. Their contact number 304 363-7173
April 23 p If you're looking for a
stable company to handle your needs, it may not be Clay Development Corp
(CDC) on Main Street. Last week the IRS placed a lien against their Summersville
division to the tune of $12,105.08. Ouch!
April 23 a Today is a great day to
something important. Get out and vote.
April 23 a Spring is a great time to
do stuff. Why not get off your butt and try it. Tonight Bill Greathouse's
Rocky Branch Bluegrass will be performing at Big Otter Community Center.
In the morning, get those kids out to Lake Sampson for the Fishin Derby.
Saturday night sell your old junk, treasures (excuse me), at the BDA Consignment
Auction at Two Run. A few extra dimes in your pocket never hurts.
April 23 a Trying to find one of those
big thick sliced hot bologna sandwichs is hard to find. Laced with onions,
BBQ hot sauce, pickles, onions, and spicy mustard, the Auction House restaurant
has a killer hot bologna!
April 23 a How about some updates.
April 23 a Think mining can be
done safely? Yes is the correct answer. Here's a New York Times article
on the difference between bottom line only Massey and how
mining should be conducted, TECO mining.
April 23 a Locally the big news
came from Charleston newspapers on the Federal investigation of Golden
Heart in home care based on Main Street. A quick look at the WV Sec of
State's office reveals
Sharon Jamie as part owner of the company . Once you make the trip,
click on the officers and addresses buttons for more.
April 23 a Often drug troubled, Jamie
Morris is in the slammer for meth lab transgressions. As the coffeehouse
crowd learned of the new charges yesterday, they remembered out of control
behavior of the 41 year old last year during the Apple Festival.
april 23 a Before the big parade, during
the motorcycle show, Jamie went out of control with a Main Street
Clay tire burn out. Filling the air with gray smoke, it was a dangerous
situation. Maybe due to local infuence, Morris was not dressed down by
our Top Badge. Instead, the Sheriff banned ALL motorcycles in this year's
grand parade.
April 23 a The unchecked actions of
one out of control Jamie Morris ruining a fun time for all others. Sadly,
ain't that always the case!
April 22 later p Job loss is
always serious in Clayberry. With all Golden Heart in home care assets
seized by the Feds, that's a bunch of people without a pay day. By the
way, when the Feds do such, they can go back 60 days or so and withdraw
funds from bank accounts. 60 days. Bet there's going to be a bunch of overdrawn
checking accounts at area banks.
April 22 later p A check of the South
Central Jail site revealed Clayberry's Jamie Morris being a reipient of
their custodial services. The 41 year old is booked with three felonies
to his name, arrested at the family's Nitro car wash. Bond has been set
at $75,000.00.
April 22 later p Based on getting
busted with a meth lab and weapon in the vehicle just a few years back,
our guess, Mr Morris is once again caught on meth making charges.
April 22 p A couple years back Jimmy
Jamie made Parade magazine for his $2.2m salary. He claimed to be CEO of
Golden Heart in home care. That salary left many in this county scratching
their heads. Tuesday morning Federal agents raided the local office Golden
Heart,
April 22 p Some of the Federal investigation
has been unsealed with the Charleston Gazette's Andrew Clevenger providing
a heck of a report in the this morning's paper. Here's the
24 hour only link to that opening volley of fine reporting.
April 22 p Big shots often get in trouble.
Jimmy Jamie's Dad, Doc Jamie, found himself in the cross hairs of an IRS
investigation a few years back. That resulted in a huge fine and
pay back for false reporting.
April 22 p While those get their names
in the paper, it's the workers that get hurt the worst, those that depend
on regular pay checks to make it pay day to pay day. With the assets of
the firm froze, local worker pay check are often worthless. We believe
that's the case right now.
April 22 p How sad sad sad.
April 22 a After drinking your genetically
modified milk, mass grown bacon, and consuming fruits and veges flown in
from a million miles away, Happy 40th Earth
Day. NO it's not just about warming oceans, glaciers disappearing and
cancer rates up due to the crap in the air!
April 21 aYes Sir ReBob! The Communicator
made it to the news stands Tuesday afternoon. 24 pages of interesting news
and views. Clay County's real newspaper is The Communicator
April 21 a During the last election
cycle, over 70,000 West Virginia voters voted early. Today is the first
day for early voting. Don't take a chance on being sick May 11th, vote
early and vote often
April 21 a Something happened before
lunchTuesday morning at Shida Jamie's Golden Heart home health office located
on Main St. According to eyewitnesses, Federal agents emptied the
place of employees and went inside. One of the agents blocked the main
entrance as the search was conducted.
April 21 a Last night the School Board
held a semi public meeting in the High School Library. Semi public because
once again, proper notice was NOT given the public.
April 21 a Boardster Gene King know
how to get the word out to the public. For instance, last night he asked
about one employee changing jobs and asked if he was being pressured out
of the spot. Of course others said, no way Jose. What they really wanted
to say was: Gene keep your ^^##!!! mouth shut.
April 21 a Near the end of the 70 minute
show, Gene questioned the logic of turning down a $88,000 grant that would
have replaced side walks in front of and between Clay Elem and Clay Middle
Schools. In front of Clay Elem the sidewalk is about 20 inches wide. In
front of the Methodist Church, another place where little rug rats wait
on the bus, the sidewalk is the same level as the busy roadway, more or
less, none existent.
April 21 a Outgoing Somber Superintendent
Gillespie replied that it was just too much effort and local match $$$$
to use the free money. He added that he tried to offer the free loot to
Mayor Jack Brown but that didn't go over so well either.
April 21 a An unhappy Gene King let
the conversation end there.
April 21 a Last year when grant writer
Cindy Willis was given accolades for her outstanding efforts to secure
grants, Boardsters were all smiles.
April 21 a Turning away grant dollars
is something the Pentagon administration would rather have kept quiet.
April 19 p As an elected body accepting
tax dollars, the local School Board is suppose to conduct our business
during public meetings. The school system web site says the meeting will
be held Monday April 20th whenever that is.
April 19 p If you walk over to the
School Board page on that web site, the last agenda is from two meetings
ago and it wasn't posted in a timely manner.
April 19 p They have a pattern of not
letting their bosses (that's us clickers) know when meetings are to be
held. Whenever anything important is be decided, they switch such important
work to unannounced special meetings. They regularly violate Open Meeting
laws in numerous ways.
April 19 p Happened into Boardster
O Gene King today who said the April meeting will be held Tuesday at 6pm
over at the High School.
April 19 p Save one, none of the Board
gives a hoot about about operating according to state law. Maybe it really
is time, past time, for a change. The election is just around the corner.
April 19 p This morning Larry Darryl
and Darryl went before Judge Jack Alsop concerning the costly lawsuit brought
by our Top Badge. What got his thong all bunched up was the CCC refusing
to hire his person of choice several months back. The Commission said such
a hire would violate the Courthouse's nepotism rule.
April 19 p This hearing was to toss
the case. No nonsense Jack Alsop disagreed and instead set it for a bench
trial August 19th. Questions came up over other hires by the CCC
which appear to violate that same inhouse "we ain't hiring your family"
rule.
April 19 p We're typing on the next
Communicator which comes out Tuesday around 4pm if we don't fall asleep!
No updates until we get it to bed.
April 19 a From the email bag:
Karen "The Ramp Lady" Pringle will be located between Clay and Two Run
starting Monday with her finest batch of Williams River Spring Tonic yet.....it's
good for all that ails ya! 7 years and going "strong"
April 19 a If you haven't registered
to vote, it's time. If you're changing your party affiliation, it's time.
Head over to the County Clerk's office today. Make your voice heard. VOTE
April 19 a We read all about the smoke
and dust from over in Iceland but think little of it. Clayberry's John
Sizemore emailed this: Thanks for posting the picture of my son
on the Clayberry. You guys have seen as much of my son as I have. I am
stranded in Africa due to the flight restrictions. Pretty soon I
am going to start out trying to make it home. If I can get approval it
will be plane, ferry, train and who knows what else to get the 3000 miles
just to wait out this mess in Europe. Johnny 5 was born on the 13th of
April and I was supposed to be home on the 16th. So far I have no way of
knowing when I will be home. The worst part is I have to stay by the phone
and can't even go hunt a wildebeest. Imagine a week in the heart of Africa
with nothing to do and can't even go hunting. Well anyway I will have a
great story to tell when this is all finished. John A Sizemore USA
713-623-1329 Dominican Republic 829-578-9887
www.dominicanlifestyle.com
April 18 p Wrap up from the last seven
days or so
April 18 p Glada Lanham let the
cat out of the bag when she put her name to seeing Black Shirt Jim Paxton
erecting campaign signs while on duty, a real no no.
April 18 p New town Badge Chris Davis
was seen zooming thru a stop sign at Go Mart without lights or siren audible
and not in pursuit of no one as he roared out of municipal limits.
April 18 p Wed morning during
the CCC meetings, Health Dept officials informed the Commission they were
increasing their efforts to stop all smoking. Their efforts include taking
elected officials to court. All that while HEalth Dept employees break
their own rules by smoking too close to the Health Center.
April 18 p Mayor and Chief of
Police Jack Brown showed his short comings this week with out of control
threatening behavior after we reported him bailiffing at the Courthouse.
thinking and behaving are not in Brown's play book.
April 18 p Politicians and want ta
be Politicians were seen around the county as more campaign literature
was handed out and colorful signs were nailed to about everything.
April 18 p Saturday was the opening
day for Little League Baseball in Clayberry. It was freezin but the kids
never noticed it. Parents dressed in sweaters and covered with blankets
while the kids jumped thru mud puddles and dreamed of being the next Chipper
Jones. Volunteers came thru in the candy stand as well as working the fields.
It was America at its best.
April 18 p Weather wise went from short
pants temps to down right chilly willy Saturday night. Our Spring colors
peaked as gardeners plowed and planted.
April 18 p All that and a whole
bunch more for cheap in the next Communicator due out Tuesday afternoon
round 4pm.
April 18 p Special Town Council meeting
coming this Tuesday afternoon at 6pm.
April 16 p Less than 2 cents from each
tax dollar goes toward education in this country. More than 50 cents from
each peso goes toward war and military. We complain about all those folks
on welfare or other government assistance but slightly less than 2 cents
of each buck covers all those needs.
APril 16 p With the sun out and
dressed in short sleeves, it's tough to not go ahead and plant those
tomatoes right now. We're already busting the envelope with pepper plants
but how can we resist!
April 16 p Sign of the times: School
Boardster Jim Dawson is up for reelection. He ain't never put up a campaign
sign in his life. He is now. Another candidate , Dave Mullins, now
has his first signs around the county. Capito doesn't have the strongest
foothold on Clayberry. In previous elections, Capito has won her 2nd Congressional
seat but without our support. Challenger Virginia Graf also has new signs
in this area.
April 16 p Dave Pierson, Connie Workman
have new campaign cards at area convenience stores. Fran King is knocking
on every door in the county
April 16 p The election is finally
warming up.
April 16 p Tonight Big Otter
Community Center is hosting Paul Cottrell and High Mountain Bluegrass.
Dance begins at 7pm.. Also tonight, there's a special household goods auction
at Two Run beginning at 7pm.
April 16 p The biggy of the weekend
comes Saturday morning when all the kids get the baseball season underway
during Super Saturday activities which begin at 9am.
April 15p With many of us working
to complete, fudge, a qazzilion pages of IRS forms, today is the day Washington
smiles.
April 15 p Thinking back to Slinky's
response to questions on the complaints against our potty mouth Sheriff,
a rethunking... Link tries his best to absolutely avoid ANY acknowledgment
that the ace cub reporter exists. With his convincing, sidekick Commissioner
Mike Pierson practices the same tactics.
April 15 p Yesterday it was the ace
cub reporter that asked about the 911 Dispatch Director sending the letter
of complaint. Link tried his best not to answer anything coming from the
parasite as Mikey Pierson calls him. At first Link said he wouldn't discuss
any personnel complaint.
April 15 p Here's the rethunking. Since
Link is on back pain drugs, had his head turned in t he other direction,
maybe he really didn't hear what was being asked. When he mentioned something
abut "personnel" complaints maybe he was really was thinking about other
recent complaints on a Badge in t he employee of the county.
April 15 p Also a rethunking... The
Health Dept gang says they're going to step up enforcement of the county
smoking ban. They contend second hand smoke is the problem. As they waste
taxpayer dollars in such a pursuit, keep in mind, our Legislature carved
out a Statehouse exemption so they can light up a torch. Also, all West
Virginia Bingo parlors are allowed to offer smoking.
April 15 p Guess those that play Bingo
or work in the Legislature don't get cancer!
April 14 p During this morning's County
Commission meeting reps from the local Health Dept told the elected body
that they planned to strongly enforce the smoking ban at the Courthouse.
They offered to provide new signs or even a class on the 100% indoor ban
before taking people to Court. Gulp!
April 14 p Commission
Prez Slinky said they would cooperate with the group but thought it would
be difficult to enforce much of anything in elected officials' offices.
April 14 p Of all the
serious issues facing the county, would anybody care or even notice if
the Health Dept closed their doors?
April 14 p Back in March
during the high speed cowboy chase that resulted in the death of Adam Nottingham,
our tubby Top Badge used some pretty bad language over the
public's airwaves. During last week's 911 Advisory Committee meeting, the
Director admitted receiving complaints on the elected official and forwarding
those complaints to the Clay County Commission.
April 14 p Near the end
of this morning's CCC meeting, a question was asked on what the policy
or procedure is for handling such 911 complaints. Slinky poo tried to side
step the question with "it's a personnel issue". Didn't work with the policy
only question reiterated. This time around after stammering a bit, Slinky
admitted they don't have any procedure in place for such complaints but
would handle it as best they could.
April 14 p Yesterday's
post included comments on Mayor and Chief of Police Jack Brown serving
as a Bailiff at the County Courthouse.
April 14 p Today a hot
as a firecracker Jack Brown approached the ace cub report and boy was he
miffed. The nearly out of control Brown said he was only relieving Bailiff
Gene King for a few minutes and HE WAS NOT A BAILIFF!!!!!!!!!!!
April 14 p So torqued
was the lad that he added, what he does is none of Glada or the Mel Gibson
look alike's business. NONE!
April 14 p His tone was
certainly threatening. How can we be sure? Besides his face being red and
blue all over, as the cub reporter asked for details, Brown said he had
to walk away before things (him) got worse. Brown stormed out the backdoor
of the Courthouse in high gear.
April 14 p Lets see now.
Brown was in uniform, was sitting in the Bailiff's chair, and took
papers handed to him by Gene King & put them in the little slot where
King keeps the docket.
April 14 p We think Glada
Lanham was correct all along, that the Town Badge should confine himself
to doing Town duties.
April 14 p As for none
of anyone's business. The easy to get into a temper tantrum Jack Brown
has again shown his short comings as a leader capable of getting much of
anything accomplished.
April 14 p Stomp your
feets Stomp your feets....
April 14 a Need a job? How about
a nursing assistant? Deadline to apply for free training is this week.
See the Community College button on the home page now.
April 14 a County Commission meets
at 10 am Wed morning. Nice soft seats and lots of entertainment.
April 14 a Sometimes we eat too much
of a good thing. Take for instance baked beans and the ace cub reporter.
April 14 a Sunday evening the wifey
served up some great baked beans. Three servings were enough for
Sunday and sunday evening. Left overs provided sustenance Monday at noon,
munchies around dinner time and a late night snack polished off the tender
gems of goodness.
April 14 a Tuesday morning the wifey
made certain the Mel Gibson look alike knew his hours of sleeping
did not come and go without incident. She said the odor in the middle of
night was down right debilitating and when she looked over at the sleeping
heart throb, he was smiling in his sleep.
April 14 a The ace cub reporter aluded
another near fatal incidence.
April 13 p Adam Nottingham's funeral
service was this morning. To help cover the costs, the family is asking
for donations. Interested? Forward those funds to Wilson Shamblin Smith
Funeral Home.
April 13 p From the Clay Human Society's
email: Prices for Clay Humane Spay/Neuter program are changing April 15,
this increase is not because our costs increased but due to the vet's office
increase in prices.
April 13 p The opening day for Little
League Baseball is this Saturday over at Dundon. The full schedule is on
our EVENTS page now.
April 13 p When Glada Lanham caught
candidate for office Jim Paxton campaigning on the taxpayer's dime, the
email line lit up. Others confirmed what they had seen about campaigning
while employed on county time.
April 13 p To answer another question.
State Code 7-14-15 is pretty clear that NO Deputy Sheriff can run
for office. But. The fine print says that the law only applies to civil
service covered Black Shirts. Mr Paxton is a non civil service Chief Deputy
which allows for his current pursuit.
April 13 p While talking about Badges.
Tuesday night, 7:36pm, at the triangle in front of Go Mart, Clay, our brand
new Town Badge, Chris Davis was seen blasting past a stop sign. No siren
or lights were on. Zooming thru the big red octagon, Davis roared up the
hill past Holcomb's garage, well beyond town limits, only to turn around
and return to his jurisdiction.
April 13 p While we're on a roll....
during many Town Council meetings, Glada Lanham has complained that Mayor
and Chief of Police Jack Brown spends too much time at the Courthouse doing
non-town Badge business.
April 13 p This morning, in full
uniform, Jack Brown served as Bailiff during the Jonathan Humphry's hearing.
Maybe Glady's been right all along.
April 13 p In the Humphrys arrangement,
the 34 year old plead guilty to 10 of the 24 felonies of having kiddy
porn on his home puter. Sentencing comes in early May. Mr Humphries remains
free on bond until then.
April 12 p Samuel Adam Nottingham,
34, of Indore, see OBITUARY page
April 12 p The Library Bd meets
in rescheduled session Tuesday evening. Wed morning the County Commission
meets.
April 12 p The Jonathan Humprheys
trial is off for in the morning. Guess is, he will cop a plea at 9am.
April 12 p Happy 84th Birthday
to Glada Lanham. In the way of politics, Glada had something to say
today. According to the long time Two Run resident, Deputy and candidate
for office Jim Paxton was seen taking a campaign sign out of his county
cruiser and installing it in Mayor Jack Brown's front yard while dressed
in uniform and during normal business hours.
April 12 p Who saw Black Shirt Paxton
campaigning on the taxpayer's dime? Glada and another Two Run resident.
April 11 a Everett Cruickshanks, 77,
of Harrison died April 9, 2010. Wilson-Shamblin-Smith Funeral Home, Clay,
is in charge of arrangements.
April 11 a Now seeking another term
in office, one time Delegate John Pino will submit to a live interview
on 101.7 Fm this afternoon at 2pm. Fred Sampson is the host and moderator.
April 11 a Last week was a toughie.
With the loss of 29 coal miners, Don Blankenship still touts an
above average safety record and "things just happen".
April 11 a Two weeks ago it was
top administration within the Boy Scouts of America. Now perverts continue
to be discovered behind the starched collars. Now it's leading right
to the Pope.
April 11 a We saw extremes on
the political horizon. Clueless Palin
disputed world scientists while Ron Paul reiterated flat
out truths. Sadly America only heard poor little Sarah.
April 11 a Now one week from the tax
deadline, a group of NY tax preparers have been caught
filing bogus tax returns totaling nearly $100m.
April 11 a Wednesday evening it became
public that complaints on our Sheriff have been received by the 911 Dispatch
Center. Those complaints center on our Top Badge's out of control potty
mouth language during the high speed cowboy car chase a few weeks back.
Those complaints have been forwarded to the Clay County Commission for
resolution.
April 11 a Here in Clayberry only a
handful of folks came out to hear from folks seeking office during the
Woman's Club Meet the Candidates fundraiser Thursday night at the Courthouse.
April 11 a Friday morning the County
Commission agenda went up for next week's meeting. There's no mention of
an action item addressing our foul mouthed Badge. There's not even a discussion
item on his out of control mouth.
April 11 a Phone calls to our
CCC are in order. Letters would be even better. Regulated by the FCC and
licensed to the Commission, those air waves belong to us. Backbone is in
order clickers, it's time to address our problem Sheriff with a letter
to the CCC.
April 11 a State Road crews covered,
patched over, those teeth jarring roadway tank traps. By weekend, sunshine
returned to Clayberry. Yard sale signs went up. Campaigners knocked on
doors. Kids rode bikes. Bright green grass grew taller. Redbud exploded
with color. Apple trees turned pink and white. Cabbage was planted. We
looked for Molly Moochers.
April 10 a Anna Mae Smith Parsons,
68, of Hartland, see OBITUARY page
April 10 a Happiest of Birthdays to
JO TANNER
April 10 a Hoping for bright sunshine
today, there's a bunch of yard sales in progress as well as the Auction
House fun tonight, beginning at 7pm. Up at Pat's Bar and Grill, OPM
from Beckley take the stage at 10 pm
April 10 a For those wanting to be
an informed voter, House of Delegates candidate John Pino will present
his views Sunday afternoon at 2pm on 101.7 FM. On Wed April 14th, 10 am,
2nd Congressional District candidate Virginia Graf will submit to questions
on the non profit station.
April 10 a With Spring comes tasks
like putting together new charcoal grills. Being the big tough men that
we are, some "issues" can be self created...
April 10 a Just because the instructions
on top of the box are written in Spanish, that doesn't mean the English
version isn't elsewhere in the box, like near the bottom. Reading instructions
is a whuusy thing to do! Following them step by step is even more whuusy.
April 10 a When those Chinese folks
put the parts in the box, they don't include extra screws, washers, rods,
and c clips. All those parts are important and have a right
and wrong place
April 10 a 3/4 inch bolts look
a lot like 1 inch bolts when laying on your side and the bifocals aren't
working right.
April 10 a Drilling additional holes
usually isn't necessary nor is cutting metal grill legs shorter.
April 10 a When completed, the new
charcoal grill wheels are suppose to turn.
April 10 a When you think it is all
done, don't use the English instructions to ignite the charcoal. A second
reading of em is sometimes necessary.
April 10 a The project may have taken
5 hours but by gummies, it's done and ready for a summer of hamburgers
and hot dogs burnt to a crisp. Yahoooo!
April 9 a 'suppose to be Spring. Where's
the sunshine?? Brrrrr....
April 9 a To date there's been
been very little interest in the May election. Oh there's a few yard signs
around but not much else. Last night's Women's Club Fundraiser, called
Meet the Candidates Night, brought out about 35 or so.
April 9 a West Virginia is mourning
as we wait on the rescue efforts for the four remaining coal miners. Media
keeps calling the loss a tragedy. While true, most lame-stream media outlets
don't even mention the dangerous practices of Don Blankenship and others.
Stuff like the Upper Big Branch mine was shut down more than 60 times in
2009 for dangerous conditions.
April 9 a Since corporations are now
considered persons, sure seems like time to file criminal charges and send
Blankenship to the slammer. He's done enough for the future of the state.
April 9 a Robert C has called for a
serious investigation into Big Coal. It's about time.
April 9 a The power of Big Coal is
nothing new and not just felt in West Virginia. For instance, way back
in the 1800s when the Emancipation Proclamation freed most slaves, the
law specifically exempted slave coal miners working in the free state of
Illinois. History books manage to leave out much of our history.
April 9 a We're still waiting
on the first big Molly Moochers to emerge. One strong day of sunshine and
the little gems should be about ready to go from the ground to a skillet
full of hot bacon grease. Yum yum is just around the corner.
April 9 a For our distant clickers,
redbud is in bloom as are the tulips and dogwoods. It's a great time to
come visit Clayberry. Check out the EVENTS page for great stuff to do this
weekend.
April 8 a Good morning. Wonder
where the ace cub reporter's been? After getting the new Communicator out
the door on Tuesday, he's been goofing off. The weather's been too beautiful
to work!
April 8 a Wed evening around 8:30pm,
two fishermen found the body of Adam Nottingham near the mouth of the Gauley
River where it enters into the Kanawha River. The family now has some closure
to the four week ordeal.
April 8 a More closure may be
coming...
April 8 a Last night during the 911
Advisory Board meeting the question was asked, has 911 Dispatch received
complaints on our potty mouth sheriff from the night of the high speed
chase.
April 8 a The answer was Yes, the center
has a policy in place for handling such unlawful use of the public's airwaves,
and the complaints have been forwarded to the Clay County Commission, the
owners of the FCC controlled frequencies.
April 8 a That means, if you don't
appreciate the out of control mouth of our little Badge, write, address,
your letters of complaint to Larry Darryl and Darryl. Their next public
meeting is Wed April 14th.
April 8 a Town Council met Tuesday
night where they discussed the soon to be started sidewalk improvement
project. From those discussions: the first phase will be between the Farm
Store and the welfare office; project includes brick trimmed sidewalks,
benches, new street lamps and poles; and trees; and the second phase (more
money) grant has been applied for.
April 8 a Senator Randy White was in
attendance at the meeting. He encouraged the group to stay on track, don't
try and cut corners, and get as much of the $$$ as possible. He felt
that "Streetscape" funding may dry up in the near future.
April 8 a In the way of help, Senator
White provided Council an additional $10,000 from what most of us still
call Budget Digest funding.
April 8 a Central Appalachia Empowerment
Zone (CAEZ) also met Tuesday afternoon. From the Eco Dev Committee, one
note.
April 8 a CAEZ owns the old Valley
Fork school site which includes a free standing Gymnasium building. That
structure is used by community groups for everything from Basket &
Volleyball games to cheerleader practice and social occasions.
April 8 a The Eco Dev folks recommended
that Director Lupardus find grant $$$ to replace the leaking roof, replace
floor tiles, install a bathroom, heating, and dry coat the foundation
on the end near the baseball dugouts.
April 5 p Lots of public meetings
going on this week. For those that attend the Library Bd meetings, see
the ADVISORIES page for a schedule change.
April 5 p For those that take
in Town Council meetings, you might have a tough time Tuesday. The meeting
agenda calls for the meeting place and date but no time mentioned. With
the group changing times during the last two meetings, you're on your own
as to when they start.
April 5 p from the email bag:
The Clay County Golden Delicious Festival meeting has been postponed till
April 8th at 6:30 p.m.
April 5 p We understand the Governor
ordered Homeland Security to begin search efforts for Adam Nottingham......
The ATM machine up at Pat's Bar and Grill was ripped out of the floor several
weeks ago. It was retrieved Saturday. We had a couple more caught
making Meth last weekend.... Those stories and a lot more in Tuesday's
Communicator. Should be at the news stands sometime around 4pm if all goes
well.
April 5 p No updates until we get that
puppy to bed.
April 4 late p Mancel Harold
Martin, 91 of Ivydale , see OBITUARY page
April 4 late p Man it was just
too pretty to stay inside and work the web site. Bright sunshine, very
warm temps, and bright blue skies. Love it.
April 14 late p It's not too often
that the public gets invited to a public meeting. Heck, over at the School
Board they refuse to post meeting agendas and often change meetings dates
and times to further confuse the people that pay the bills.
April 14 late p From the email bag:
The Monthly Business meeting of the Big Otter Volunteer Fire Dept is scheduled
for Monday, April 12, 2010 at 7:00 PM. Stop in and say "hello" to
your Fire Fighters and Support members who are working together to keep
your Fire Department open and growing. A quilt made by Ester Deal
will be on display. Mrs. Deal has donated the quilt to be raffled
next month. Proceeds to benefit the BOVFD. Everyone is
welcome to attend the meeting.
April 14 late p And they even
gave us a week's notice. How refreshing!
April 2 late p From
the email bag: The picture that you posted on your website about
the car in the river was that of our daughters', Kelli Walls. We
would like to THANK the guy who found her beside the road the morning of
the accident and took her to Go-Mart for help. We do not know who
he was and have not heard anyone say, so please just let him know how thankful
we are for what he did for her that morning. Again, THANK YOU.
April 2 late p Just when you think
the whole country's screwed up, we get an email like that. How refreshing
April 2 late p After covering up the
names of 1000s of leader pedophiles, now they're saying,
it's the parents fault!
April 2 late p And then there's
Blue Cross Blue Shield that told parents, their new born baby had preexisting
conditions and would
not be covered.
April 3 late p Did you know that Blue
Cross Blue Shield switched from being a non profit to a greedy for profit
corp? They did several years back.
April 3 late p How about a guy
that is too
fat to go to jail? Yelp!
April 2 late p Did you drywall your
home in the mid 90s? Might better
aught a read this posting.
April 2 a Willard C. Westfall, 62,
see OBITUARY page
April 2 a Hello Jerry Mullins in DC.
Thanks for the help
April 2 a Ok Ok no more April
Fools days postings.
April 2 a According to BDA by laws,
it only takes one officer and two members to have a meeting quorum. They
didn't have that magic number last night. Those that did attend jaw boned
for nearly two hours. From all that .....
April 2 a Ivydale's Fred Sampson has
come up with some outrageous notions over the years. One of those pipe
dreams was to force Big Coal to use mitigation funds to actually do something
good for the county. He came up with an effort to force the coal producers
to build a dam and lake.
April 2 a Around the county,
we just laughed. The BDA told the guy, you're on your own Fred.
April 2 a With few in the county thinking
he had ANY chance, with a Herculean effort, Sampson forced their hand and
today we have Lake Sampson near Wallback complete with a walking trail
and shooting range. The place is open year round and is a welcome addition
to our tourism offerings.
April 2 The BDA is talking about
building a two lane highway between Hartland and Rt 19 over in Nicholas
County. In that process would be the creation of 1000s of acres of flat
land.
April 2 a Dumb ole Fred wants an airport
built on some of that proposed flat land. According to Sampson, the
WV Air National Guard needs a grassy air strip to practice their maneuvers
with those big cargo planes. He says that since most of the places they
land around the world are non paved strips, for safety sake, they need
a close to home grassy strip to practice.
April 2 a When he first made
public that pipe dream, the county laughed.
April 2 a Last night Mr Sampson told
those attending the BDA non meeting, he had talked with reps from the Yeager
Airport based group and they are very receptive to the idea, agree there
is a need for such a facility, and the Big Brass is willing to work on
such a mega project in Clayberry.
April 2 a Not saying it's going to
happen but at least one person is working on something worthwhile. Who
knows, maybe some day, in addition to Lake Sampson there will be a Fred
Sampson Airport.
April 2 a Enjoy the weekend.
April 2 a Next Communicator comes out
Tuesday. Deadline for submissions is Saturday at 5pm. Email in your submissions
right now!
April 1 a Got a "relay" call this morning
concerning tonight's BDA meeting. Their agenda calls for the meeting to
be held at 5:30 at the Auction House Restaurant. According to the relay
person (that's Karen Nicholas), the meeting will be held in the County
Commission room at the Courthouse. The start time was changed to 5:30 to
accommodate guests tonight..
April 1 a Need a Job? Check the
JOBS page now.
April 1 a Clay's Business Development
Authority meets this afternoon beginning at 5:30pm. Location for the public
meeting is the Clay Auction House Restaurant at Two Run according to the
meeting agenda posted at the Courthouse.
April 1 a Interesting enough, when
asked about the meeting (Wed mid day), the restaurant folks didn't
know anything about it. As a matter of fact, plans were being made to host
an Easter egg hunt at that time.
April 1 a Newswise, it's been quiet
for a few days . Not no more!
April 1 a This morning the School Board
issued a memo saying they would abide by Open meeting Laws in the future.
Thinking back over the years and even the meeting they held four days ago
minus a posted agenda, quite a change
April 1 a At noon today our Top Badge
is suppose to issue an apology to the county for his use of potty mouth
on the police radios two weeks ago.
April 1 a After years of coming in
dead last or near dead last in about every poll taken, Clay County came
out on top in the most recent County
Health Rankings Report. Finally!
April 1 a County Commissioner Slinkinoooooger
told his fellow Commissioners, in the future, he's going to put the county
first instead of the school system.
April 1 If those aren't noteworthy
enough.... This morning all the elected and appointed county officials
met at Tudor's for breakfast. At the gathering they all agreed (signed
their names too) to honor a letter of understanding to not tell any fibs
and put county interests ahead of personal agendas.
April 1 a Google unveiled Gmail
Autopilot, a feature that automatically reads and responds to your
email. British supermarket chain Waitrose placed ads
in newspapers announcing the availability of a new fruit, the pinana (a
combination of pineapple and banana). And, the Swiss Tourism
Board announced it was seeking volunteers to join the Association of Mountain
Cleaners.
April 1 a Here's some other top
news stories that occurred on this date in history.