December 2011
Dec 31 a We've done it. Another year
is just about buttoned up.
Dec 31 a Does anyone even remember
their resolutions made a year ago?
Dec 31 a Big dance tonight over at
the Senior Center. Not to be outdone by New York City, the glowing in radiant
colors, Clayberry ball drops at midnight. Everyone's invited and no cover
charge
Dec 31 a Talking TV heads have short
memories. There's now nothing but glowing reports on Newt Gingrich. His
ethics in
the US Congress is less than stellar.
Dec 31 a In addition to getting
sanctioned, ole Newt was one of those Republicrats that orchestrated
tax breaks to the top 1% of America.
Dec 31 a One of the Newt's big claims
is he balanced the budget in the mid 90's. There's
a lot more to it than that.
Dec 31 a Happy New Year to one and
all.
Dec 31 a Nephophobia means the Fear
of clouds
Dec 31 a Shipshape definition: Arranged
in a manner befitting a ship; hence, trim; tidy; orderly
Dec 30 p Jimmy Ray Keith, 63, of Bickmore,
ee OBITUARY page
Dec 29 late p Yelp, we know it's not
holiday time and postings are few and far between but Thursday morning
the Frontier download speed was 39 and upload snail speed was a whopping
19.
Dec 29 late p Thinking if we waited
until this evening it would be better than dial up, WRONG. At 10pm Frontier's
DSL was coming in an anemic 112 down and 63 up.
Dec 29 late p Sure there are bigger
problems in the land of little, but at $60 per month, it's no wonder the
county is always sucking the hind teat.
Dec 29 late p Walk over to the ADVISORY
page for the complete listing of Frontier's speed tests for Maysel.
Dec 29 late p For those that have any
kind of DSL speed, here's a darn
cool owl attacking a video camera video.
Dec 29 late p The Green Shirts are
moving North to Big Otter. Their new tele number is 304 286-3185. The old
587 number will be disconnected in a week or so.
Dec 29 late p Their new mailing address
is 5650 Big Otter Highway .
Dec 29 late p They've got a new
anonymous Clayberry snitch line to report bad stuff going on like druggies
at work. That email address is claydetcmdr.wvsp.state.wv.us.
Dec 29 late p Thinking back on 2011,
here's a video
line up of some of the famous folks we lost in 2011.
Dec 29 late p New 2011 laws include:
In New Hampshire, a law requiring girls seeking abortions to tell their
parents or a judge first was reinstated by conservative Republicans over
a gubernatorial veto. The state enacted a similar law eight years ago,
but it was never enforced following a series of lawsuits.
Dec 29 late p A new California law
will add gays and lesbians and people with disabilities to the list of
social and ethnic groups whose contributions must be taught in history
lessons in public schools.
Dec 29 late p Florida will take control
of lunch and other school food programs from the federal government, allowing
the state to put more Florida-grown fresh fruit and vegetables on school
menus. Agriculture Commissioner Adam Putnam says the change will help children
eat healthier.
Dec 29 late p Did you know there is
an
online West Virginia Encyclopedia? Free too.
Dec 29 a Clay County's locally owned
and operated newspaper of choice made it to the news stands yesterday afternoon.
Loaded with community news and views, the lead story covers the continuing
problem of meth labs in Clayberry.
Dec 29 a Wed afternoon the County Commission
held a public hearing seeking input on new voting lines and boundaries.
Only one person showed up. Larry Darryl and Darryl plan to make the plan
official with a vote on Jan 3rd.
Dec 29 a Once implemented, redistricting
will affect those seeking office for the next 10 years.
Dec 29 a Delegate Dave Walker's Legislative
Update column is now posted over on the ADVISORY page
Dec 29 a Shine up the dancing shoes
and ge ready for WYAP's annual New Year's Eve Dance. Details on the EVENTS
page.
Dec 29 a Need a babysitter?
See JOBS page
Dec 29 a Can you unstick pasta
when it becomes glued together after you drain it?
Dec 29 a The best way to do this
is to plunge it quickly into boiling water, to which you've added a tablespoon
of oil or butter. Then drain again, and it should come unstuck. If this
is a continual problem for you, try adding oil or butter to the water as
it boils the first time.
Dec 29 a On this date, in 1930, Fred
Newton became the first and only person to swim the length of the Mississippi
River. It took him about six months to cover the 1,826 miles from Minnesota
to New Orleans. He was in the water for 742 hours and was protected from
the cold water by a layer of axle grease on his body
Dec 29 a On this date in 1936, Mary
Tyler Moore was born
Dec 29 a On this date, in 1947, Ted
Danson was born
Dec 27 late p County Commission meets
Wed morning at 10am
Dec 27 late p At 1pm Larry Darryl
and Darryl are hosting a public meeting to explain changes in voting precincts
and districts. Like voting to or from work? How about close by voting places.
Better attend the 1pm meeting to see what they're up to.
Dec 27 late p No updates until we get
the Communicator out the door Wed afternoon.
Dec 27 a It felt good to have
a few days off to spend with family and friends. Even without snow on the
ground, the staff of Delta Communications hopes your holiday season was
a good one. Each of us are five pounds heavier stuffed full of fudge, brownies,
cookies and more.
Dec 27 a Slowly we're getting back
into gear to polish off the 2011 year.
Dec 27a This afternoon there
are back to back basketball games over at Clay High.
Dec 27 a Girls play first
sometime around 2:30 after the JV game. Tonight the Boys varsity game against
Sherman should tip off around 7:30
Dec 27 a The County Commission meets
Wed morning at 10am.
Dec 27 a Clay County's longest running
locally owned and operated newspaper, The Communicator comes out Wed afternoon.
Dec 27 a It's time to email over your
chatters, events, and such. Deadline is today at 5pm
Dec 25 a We told you we wouldn't be
posting today... now didn't we.
Dec 25 a For you die hard clickers,
a posting
Dec 25 a Happy Birthday wishes to a
Christmas baby just a few years back, none other than Mary Workman
Dec 24 a We're out of here for a couple
days.
Dec 24 a Enjoy your family and this
time of year
Dec 24 a The best of holiday wishes
to you and yours
Dec 23 a School's out for the kids.
Teachers call it quits around noon today. Many at the Courthouse are already
off today. Most of the shopping is done. There's fudge and cookies on the
stove. Older kids are in from college or jobs from afar. It's the one time,
the one holiday, that mellows the family.
Dec 23 a It's Christmas time.
Dec 23 a From Delta Communications,
we wish you the best in holiday wishes. If you think posts have been slow
the last few days, it's going to get worse. We're taking a few days off
.
Dec 23 a Before we go...
Dec 23 a The School Excess Levy election
media blitz is on. At every opportunity, anywhere there's an ear to bend,
Pentagon leaders are proclaiming, every pencil, every slice of bread was
paid for by the Excess Levy. Last night during the CHS Christmas Concert,
yelp, all the shiny new instruments were paid for by the Excess budget.
Dec 23 a WHile that may be true, after
you have so much stuffed down your throat you start gagging just a bit.
Heck, if it wasn't for the Levy, the world as we know it would end.
Dec 23 a What they're not saying or
even admitting to is, your taxes will go down if the Levy fails Jan 28th;
the school system made it just fine for over a 100 years without a Levy;
even band instruments were on hand before they started digging deeper in
our wallets; and, the statewide trend is , more Levy votes are failing
than passing these days.
Dec 23 a As America withers during
this depression, we're asking govt agency's to tighten their own budgets.
Dec 23 a A Yes vote amounts to an endorsement
of some of the worst test scores in the nation; continuing a top heavy
Pentagon Staff; and, all the backdoor actions and decisions made by the
School Board.
Dec 23 a Maybe the most important floater
from this week's Buffalo Creek and Gauley RR meeting held over at the campground
was, when asked, CAEZ Director Connie Lupardus was asked if she was willing
to enter into a signed contract, agreement, lease, with the BC&G group.
Her answer was No.
Dec 23 a A little later, that
answer was modified a bit to include possibilities after her agency meets
with BC&G reps sometime after the holidays. No was the
answer and is one of the big stumbling blocks for the BC&G campground
operation. That's what they've been up against for five years.
Dec 23 a Merry Christmas clickers wherever
you are.
Dec 22 a This is it for the little
brats, the last of school before Christmas. They are climbing the walls!
Dec 22 a Folks over at Clay High are
pretty miserable when it comes to advertising good events but tonight's
there's a big band concert in the mini auditorium.
Dec 22 a The official CHS Basketball
schedule shows a game for tonight. That match up is rescheduled for next
Tuesday. On the 27th, there's actually two junior varsity and two varsity
games at CHS. A great time to show support for the winning Panther and
Lady Panther teams.
Dec 22 a Here's our update on the Green
Shirts leaving their Maysel digs and heading for their new mountain side
resort: The West Virginia State Police will be relocating our
office from the current location in Maysel to the the new place in Big
Otter. It is located on the east side of WV Route 16, approximately .5
mile south of the Big Otter Go Mart and will be operational by Friday 12/23/2011,
but in any event no later than Saturday, 12/31/2011. The phone number,
(304)587-2201, will remain the same until further notice.
Dec 22 a Delegate Dave Walker attended
Monday night's School Bd meeting. During the long secret time Dave wanted
the world to know he's working on the now stalled again replacement of
the Hartland bridge. Walker says there's a meeting scheduled on Jan 3rd
at 1pm in Bldg 5, Room 122 of the State Capitol complex where questions
can be asked. All are invited to the meet.
Dec 21 a Right now it's 60 degrees
in County Clay but, there is a certain feel of change in the air. Rains
a comin' and there's a chance of snow for Christmas.
Dec 21 a Last night the Lady Panthers
put it all over Calhoun County, 68 to 15 in home court action over at Clay
High.
Dec 21 a All the Clayberry inmates
up at Central Regional Jail are feeling down today. They're bummed out
big time.
Dec 21 a Tuesday afternoon, Commissioner
Slinky handed King's Wrecker Service a check amounting to $7640, the amounted
needed to satisfy the Court and keep Prosecutor Jim Samples from heading
to the slammer for Christmas.
Dec 21 a No need to take up a Dremel
tool collection.
Dec 21 a Background: The for-profit
Buffalo Creek and Gauley Railroad Co-Op operates the county's only public
campground which is located at Dundon. In 2011, after expenses, the group
lost money on the much needed facility.
Dec 21 a Also from Tuesday, the BC&G
folks gathered for two hours deciding the fate of their campground operation.
After lengthy discussion, instead of an up or down vote, the collective
agreed to meet with Central Appalachian Empowerment Zone (CAEZ) reps and
come up with a decision before Jan 7th.
Dec 21 a Jan 7th is the next meeting
of the entire BC&G organization.
Dec 21 a In attendance yesterday was
CAEZ Director Connie Lupardus. During her presentation, much time was spent
defending her performance and the big strides already accomplished for
the BC&G group.
Dec 21 a During the last several years,
the CAEZ directed and long stalled campground sewer system and lodge building
projects have been on again followed by off. One month
everything's a go followed 30 days later with, Ah Gee, it's time to start
over again.
Dec 21 a Yesterday, Ms Lupardus told
the dozen of so in attendance, Yelp, the sewer system permits are all in
order and work will begin shortly. Ditto for the Lodge building with CHS
students ready to provide the labor for inside remodeling and electrical
installation.
Dec 21 a Hope her words hold true this
time.
Dec 21 a Applause awaits success -
Ben Franklin
Dec 21 a An investment in knowledge
pays the best interest - Ben Franklin
Dec 21 a The county's tourism business
needs the campground in the worst way.
Dec 21 a The countdown begins. One
year from today a massive cellestrial object is suppose to strike
the earth or at least, its near miss space quake, will destroy life as
we know it.
Dec 21 a The clock is ticking.
Dec 19 p Monday afternoon Judge Jack
Alsop ordered Prosecutor Jim Samples to pay King's Wrecker over $7000 in
towing and storage bills or face going to Central Regional Jail Wed at
4pm. Alsop ordered the Top Badge to take Samples into custody Dec 21st
and lodge him in CRJ.
Dec 19 p It was a short, no nonsense,
10 minutes in Court. In attendance were Commissioners Jerry Slinkinoooooger
and Mike Pierson along with County Clerk Connie Workman.
Dec 19 p Workman was called to
testify. The Judge referenced media reports of the County Commission telling
her to NOT cut the check after a public vote to pay all bills
followed by a vote (item 5) to remove the Prosecutor's request from
any future agendas.
Dec 19 p There's a reason Connie Workman
keeps getting elected, she tells the truth. When asked by the Judge about
the backdoor manuvering by Larry Darryl and Darryl, she said, Yes.
Dec 19 p Prosecutor Samples explained
that he had requested payment from the CCC for the full amount and had
been turned down.
Dec `9 p Clarification clickers. Last
week's post mentioned a $10,000 + tow bill owed by the Prosecutor. That
amount was to cover the Jamie Morris bill of $7000+ and the John Amos Morris
bill of over $3000.
Dec 19p Today Alsop was overseeing
the Contempt of Court charges brought by Fran King related to the Jamie
Morris case.
Dec 19 p Judge Ric Facemire will handle
the balance of the debt owed to the private business at a later date or
when Fran brings Contempt charges again.
Dec 19 p For now, Prosecutor Samples
is guilty of contempt of court, has to come up with the loot by Wed
at 4pm or spend the holidays in the slammer. Can't you see him behinds
bars singing Silent Night with all those that have gone on before. I bet
they will be happy to see the guy.
Dec 19 p Someone needs to tell the
good Prosecutor to sleep with his back up against the wall or else it's
Woooo Whoooo time for him.
Dec 19 p While we're making fun
of the Prosecutor, there's a whole bunch more to this story.
Dec 19 p First, it wasn't the Prosecutor
that screwed up and caused these bills to accumulate, it was the
Green Shirts who dropped the ball over a year ago. That govt. agency refused
to release the impounded vehicles even after repeated requests to do so.
Dec 19 p Second, When the County Commission
coughs up the $$$$ to keep Samples out of jail, they have set a bad precedence,
a costly precedence for all future pay outs for screw ups.
Dec 19 p Third, Connie Workman was
in the hot seat today because of the backdoor, slimmy dealings of the CCC.
It was Workman that took the heat for Larry Darryl and Darryl.
Dec 19 p Finally, We have an election
coming in 2012. That's a time when the voters have a say in how their county
is being administered. It may might be a good time to say we don't appreciate
the head of it all, Jerry Slinkynoooooggger.
Dec 19 p For those that haven't understood
one thang said here, it's time you purchased a prescription to the only
locally owned and operated newspaper, The Communicator.
Dec 16 a The Communicator and
this web portal are well known for giving Clayberry leadership H. Some
in the community email to say, we shouldn't do that, instead we should
only provide the public with good news, the good things going on in County
Clay.
Dec 16 a In two words. BS
Dec 16 a Here's another example of
what's wrong with this county and why remain sucking the hind teat in EVERY
category.
Dec 16 a Wed morning Larry Darryl and
Darryl voted down agenda item five. That was the request by the Prosecutor
for additional funding to cover the out of budget court demand to pay a
towing and storage bill brought on by crappy Green Shirt Badge work. In
public the CCC voted to remove the item from discussion and never to bring
it up again.
Dec 16 a Before Item 5 was the paying
of the bills, the third item . All the elected folks voted Aye on
that matter.
Dec 16 a While Larry Darryl and Darryl
made it look like they denied the Prosecutor's request, the reality is,
during the paying of the bills, the $10,400 invoice had been included.
Dec 16 a What they told the public
with their voting on item 5 is completely different from what they really
did.
Dec 16 a In addition to OKing the tow
bill and setting a new precedent for out of budget expenses, they told
the County Clerk to NOT cut the check until told to do so at some later
date.
Dec 16 a With zero discussion in public
on denying item 5 nor on which bills to pay, that means the decisions made
were done ahead of time, in secret, and away from the public meeting setting,
a violation of state law.
Dec 16 a There's one more example
of what's wrong with local leadership, that's Jerry Slinkinoooooggggeer,
and aided by fellow Commissioners Mike Pierson and Arlyene Tucker.
Dec 16 a It you think we give our leaders
too much H, you're wrong. For every intentional back door move they make
and we find out about, there's probably 9 more we never hear.
Dec 16 a As others have said in the
past, it's time for change. 2012 is election year. Make your vote count
clickers.
Dec 15 late p We're getting some emails
that some clickers are unable to view this site.
Dec 15 late p Several years ago we
switched from claywestvirginia.com to clayberry.org. When we made the switch,
we asked all to dump the old bookmark and start using the clayberry.org
Dec 15 late p Some didn't to it. Earlier
this week, the old "mirror" site went dead.
Dec 15 late p Tell you're buddies,
those now in withdrawal, delete the old bookmark, type in clayberry.org,
and then bookmark it. They should be good to go for another few years.
Dec 15 late p Lindy Myers is doing
up her famous meatballs and Paul is bringing his equally famous fudge guaranteed
to raise your sugar level ten folds. Terry is bringing her chicken salad
and dessert. The floor is waxed, the tree's decorated, and the windows
are cleaned. Friday from 11 to 2pm is the Communicator Open House at the
office. Stop by for a holiday celebration.
Dec 15 late p While were working on
a juicy post on our notorious County Commission, here's
a video with some well known Clayberry characters. If you're on a dial
up connection a slow poke Frontier account, it will take a while to load
but worth the wait.
Dec 15 late p Somebody is going to
get coal in his stocking this year.
Dec 15 a Dubbya's oil war ends
today when the last American troops come home. That's not to another war
front but come home for the holidays. Just as at the end of the Vietnam
War, where's the parade?
Dec 15 a Another of OBama De
Bama's campaign promises kept.
Dec 15 a Happy Birthday MArge Bragg
Dec 15 a Prosecutor
Jim Samples had a bad day Wed. He's in need of $11,000 to pay off a tow
bill and under a Court order to do so. He ain't got the funds in his budget
to write the check.
Dec 15 a The request for funding was
on Wed's County Commission agenda. Without ANY discussion, instead
of voting on the matter in public, they voted to remove the item from the
agenda.
Dec 15 a What that amounts to is, they
got their minds together before the meeting and made a decision away from
a public meeting. That of course is unlawful.
Dec 15 a Larry Daryl and Daryl do things
like that.
Dec 15 a That's one of the big things
wrong with our elected leadership.
Dec 15 a You can sign up to run for
elected office in four weeks. It's time cut off the head of the snake in
the May primary.
Dec 15 a Speaking of the election,
Sam Morris from the Northern end of the county is officially running for
the Sheriff position. With decades of Badge experience including a long
stint in administration and procurement, Sam may make a top contender for
the Top Badge position.
Dec 15 a Even with top contender Miles
Slack on record saying he has no intention nor plans to rehire Poopy, Sam
is making one thing very clear, if elected, he will NOT in any way shape
or form, put the Poopmeister back on the payroll . Period!
Dec 15 a Looks like a good campaign
season is just around the corner
Dec 15 a Speaking about pee poor Sheriff
leadership and lack there of, Wed evening, over the scanner from Black
Shirt # 5, "I'm doing 100 mph plus and trying to catch him"
Dec 15 a High speed pursuits
(had a headlight out) are great ways to get someone (s) killed in short
order.
Dec 14 a With all its typos and questionable
interpretations, The Communicator made it to news stands around the region
Tuesday afternoon. 20 pages of insight into what keeps County Clay laggin
so far behind.
Dec 14 a Our lead story provides the
detail on the real likelihood of the JG Bradley Campground closing down
later this month. Doesn't sound too earth shaking? It is.
Dec 14 a Without a place for people
to stay overnight, that's a lot less $$$ coming into Clayberry. Those new
dollars are in short supply.
Dec 14 a The Communicator's Open House
is slated for this Friday between 11 and 2pm. Munchies and such on the
house. Stop by Friday for a holiday treat. See you then.
Dec 12 p Happy 41 years Marge
and Cliff Bragg from Big Otter land
Dec 12 p Don't forget to wish Cliff
a Happy Navel Day on Thursday
Dec 12 p Happy Navel Day to Roger Morris
Dec 12 p Check over on our ADVISORY
page for Frontier DSL speeds in the Maysel area. Got ta love em!
Dec 12 a Last week an 83 year old lady
was strip searched at an airport by TSA agents.
Dec 12 a Know what they found?
Dec 12 a Depends
Dec 12 a Communicator comes out Tuesday
afternoon. Be sure to email your chatters and thangs over right away. Deadline
is this afternoon at 5pm
Dec 12 a Here's a cutey from last Wed.
That morning there was a kid's Christmas party at the Courthouse were Elem
students decorated the trees. Each of the rug rats were treated to cookies,
hot chocolate and a stick-on Jr Deputy Badge from the Sheriff's Department.
Dec 12 a In addition to the kids, the
Ace Cub Reporter grabbed one of the paper badges and affixed it to his
sweater.
Dec 12 a The Town lawsuit hearing was
slated for 1:30pm on Wed. There were a bunch of high dollar suits sitting
in the peanut gallery waiting for the action.
Dec 12 a Still sporting his paper badge
and decked out in his gray sweater and cords, as the Reporter entered
the courtroom, he yelled out, "ALL RISE".
Dec 12 a All the suits in the back
of the room stood.
Dec 10 a Eula Estel Happney,
77, see OBITUARY page
Dec 9 late p Olive (Jo) Fitzwater
Christy, see OBITUARY page
Dec 9 late p Happy Birthday James Pistol
Rapp.
Dec 9 late p It was three years ago
today that the ace cub reporter was laying on the cold table with
his winky exposed to the world and the giggling nurses, as a surgeon was
jamming a camera scope up thru his crotch and looking at his internals
via a TV screen.
Dec 9 late p Moments later, from
the far end of the table , came the utterance you never want ta hear. Those
words were "Uh Oh".
Dec 9 late p Three days later, after
getting stabilized, it was time for a quad by pass.
Dec 9 late p If you're waiting for
some sharp pain to let you know you're having a heart attack, forget it.
For Diabetic cripples like the Mel Gibson look alike, didn't happen. Other
than barfing, weakness, and lack of energy, there was absolutely, no pain.
Dec 9 late p The miracle of medicine
and our elected and appointed officials haven't been off the hook since.
Dec 9 a We forgot Mikey Evan's birthday
yesterday. Happy Navel Day.
Dec 9 a Need a job? See JOBS page now
Dec 9 a You know it's winter when you
wake up freezing to death because the wifey has all the covers and sheet
wrapped around her like a mummy.
Dec 9 a Outside the sun is shining
brightly. The frost is so heavy, looks like a light snow. Brrrr.
Dec 9 a Be sure to check out the EVENTS
page for all the fun stuff going on Saturday. Santa's coming to town! After
Santa there 's a free movie and munchies for snot lickers over at CHS.
Dec 9 a Seems the more we try
the further behind we get. There's been a lot going on meeting wise this
week and we've negligent in getting snippits on the web site. Lets try
to catch up a bit.
Dec 9 a Get your coffee cup clicker,
this is going to take a while.
Dec 9 a Monday night the School Board
met in regular session. With the we got to have it or wither on the vine
Excess Levy on the ballot next month, at about every turn, came, if it
wasn't for the Levy, we couldn't do that.
Dec 9 a Seems everything from their
toilet paper to employing your next door neighbor is paid for with Levy
funds. Truth is, the school system and Pentagon made it for 100+ years
without digging deeper in our pockets.
Dec 9 a Creative wording is the key
in getting the thang passed. The cry has already gone out, if the Excess
Levy doesn't pass, that's the end of the free lunch program in Clayberry.
Actually, the free lunch program is paid for out of Obama de Obama funds.
Superintendent Tanner is artfully wording that message.
Dec 9 a How important is the Levy vote
and making sure it gets on the ballot on a cold and snowy Saturday when
most people won't come out and vote? Very.
Dec 9 a Thursday evening the
School Board met in emergency session to approve poll workers for the Jan
28th Excess Levy vote.
Dec 9 a Sometimes those artfully worded
demands for more $$$ can be taken two ways. Over in that wittle Greenbrier
County based newspaper, Tanner said something like, without the Levy, Clayberry
can't continue the just got underway free lunch program for all kids. The
other way of looking at it is, if you vote No, then the old lunch menu,
the one that kids would actually eat, would return.
Dec 9 a Lets see now, from three days
ago, Tuesday evening was filled with public gatherings galore
Dec 9 a During the CAEZ Board meeting
Tuesday, Jerrold Murphy from the BC&G RR Co Op spoke at length
on the Communicator's coverage of the real liklihood of shutting down their
JG Bradley campground.
Dec 9 a Not disputing one word in the
article (Get a copy before they're all gone), Murphy made a professional
and well thought out approach to the future of BC&G RR and campground
operations. Full details in the next Communicator but for now: with track
owners saying no to selling the rails and right of ways for the BC&G
tourism train, why have the hassle of a campground if there's no "draw"
( train rides) near by.
Dec 9 a Look for the BC&G to reform
into a non profit outfit which will operate a museum style operation with
trinket sales to finance the thing. If that change happens and the tourist
train idea dies (again), County Clay's Tourism future will be set back
greatly.
Dec 9 a The campground is also very
important to this county. Without it, we don't have one place for people
to call home for an evening or week in Clayeberry.
Dec 9 a Town Council also met Tuesday
evening. There, Commissioners Pierson and Tucker showed up to ask questions
about the future of the long stalled wa wa plant construction project.
Mayor Clifton explained that he and Council would know more after a lawsuit
hearing before Judge Facemire slated for 24 hours later.
Dec 9 a Then came Wed afternoon in
Circuit Court where Suits from all over the Kanawha Valley came to watch
and participate in the WV Water Development Authority (WDA) lawsuit against
the Town.
Dec 9 a Didn't know the Town was getting
sued? Where have you been. To get caught up, pick up a copy of The
Communicator right now. Did we mention The Communicator makes a great Christmas
present? With that hype now posted, back the hearing
Dec 9 a The WDA wants a hurry up decision
by Judge Ric Facemire to turn the construction project over to somebody
else . The Town replied to the suit, hold it, we ain't done nothing wrong
and as a matter of fact, it sure looks like some Big Boy Home Cookin is
going on to protect the insurance company (US Surety) that is contracted
to complete the gazallion dollar un needed plant.
Dec 9 a The Charleston Suits show up
without mud on their shoes and look nice in their $800 suits with BMW's
parked outside. Those high dollar folks get in trouble sometimes. That
happened Wed afternoon when of the guys questioned Ric Facemire on what
had just been said.
Dec 9 a You can tell when Facemire
is fired up, he slides up to the front of his big leather chair. He did
that, raised his voiced and "Don't You Challenge THIS Court.". I know what
I just heard!!!
Dec 9 a Knowing his winky was in the
wringer big time, the $800 Suit wilted back with a sheepish, I apologize
to the Court.
Dec 9 a It was like when a little kid
gets caught and has to sorry up to the Mother. Fun to watch
from the peanut gallery. While the lawyer was getting yelled at, the peanut
gallery was smiling broadly and giggling.
Dec 9 a As for that lawsuit, the Judge
asked more than once, why hurry up and demand a receiver for the wa wa
plant project when you've already drug your feet for 14 months. No decision
made with another Hearing scheduled in Jan 2012.
Dec 9 a In response to that lawsuit
to take away construction of the plant from Town leaders, we filed our
own lawsuit against the Charleston Big Boys. Full details in the next Communicator.
Dec 9 a By the way, the construction
of the new wa w a plant was suppose to have been completed in Jan 2011.
Government officials told us in 2006, we had to have it because the current
paid for in full plant was ready to fall apart.
It hasn't and still meeting our every need.
Dec 9 a As is the case most often.
only the Suits come out ahead in Courtroom dramas.
Dec 8 a Happy Birthday Tom Pringle
and JP Helms Jr and Patrick McMurty
Dec 7 late p The Clay High Panthers
won their first home game of the season Wed evening beating South Harrison
53-37. Hot Diggity Dog!!
Dec 7 a Those that listen to
911 scanner traffic often here confusion on what / where a road is located.
The confusion comes as a result of 911 addressing completed a couple
years back.
Dec 7 a For decades locals called a
hollow, street, community one thing only to have govt officials change
the well known name to something more politically correct.
Dec 7 a Miles Slack put online a conversion
table with the new names and simple location directions. Here's
the link.
Dec 7 a If the phone lines works and
the Frontier DSL service hold up, tonight's CHS Varsity B Ball game will
be broadcast on 101.7 FM. For everybody living close by, come out and support
the home time tonight.
Dec 7 a Go Panthers!!
Dec 6 late p First the good news, the
CHS Lady Panthers won a closely fought nail biter tonight. We beat top
ranked Braxton County in away court action. Score 64 to 61
Dec 6 late Way ta Go Lady Panthers!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Dec 6 late p Wed night is the first
home game for the Panthers. Go Panthers!
Dec 6 late p Now the rotten stuff....
We give Badges double H often. For the most part that criticism comes for
some 100% dumb bunny action.
Dec 6 late p On the other hand they
come across some tough stuff like car wrecks with fatalities.
Dec 6 late Such was the case before
lunch today when a white vehicle slid off Widen Dille Road over an
embankment and ended up against a big tree.
Dec 6 late Neither the driver, Jennifer
Cogar nor passenger Samantha Williams, both from Webster County, survived
the wreck.
Dec 6 late p Clayberry had drizzly
rain most of the day. Bad Bad And more bad any way you look at it.
Dec 6 a CAEZ will be holding their
monthly meeting this afternoon . Eco Dev folks convene at 4 followed by
the full Board at 6pm
Dec 6 a Clay Town Council meets at
5pm. With a lawsuit against them and having to move from their current
digs to the old Starcher Furniture Store building, they've got a full plate
Dec 6 a The Library Board also meets
this afternoon. Think that one gets started at 5pm
Dec 6 aNon profit 101.7 FM is still
in need of on air sponsors to make the CHS basketball season possible.
Cost is $50 for the entire season, all 20 some games. Email em at wyap@frontiernet.net
Dec 6 a They're also looking for two
volunteer sportscasters for the CHS Lady Panther basketball season.
Dec 6 a We're getting some Christmas
gifts early this year
Dec 6 a Jamie Morris went before Judge
Facemire Tuesday afternoon for sentencing. Dressed in orange and shackled
from stem to stern, Morris winked, grinned, and laughed with by standers.
It was as if all the charges and convictions were wa wa under the bridge.
Dec 6 a Not sure if he thought he had
a deal in the bag... he didn't
Dec 6 a Ric Facemire made it
clear that he didn't appreciate a guy that had been given every chance
every opportunity to change his life around. When Jamie tried again to
say he was turning his life around and was again on the straight and narrow,
Facemire nailed him with
Dec 6 a While you've been on bond,
have you visited your child? The answer was No.
Dec 6 a Jamie Morris was sentenced
to 1 to 3 years in prison plus pay ALL Prosecution court costs plus, here's
the biggy clickers, pay the entire King Wrecker Co towing and storage bill
now amounting to $11,140.00.
Dec 6 a What the county thought would
never happen, did. One of our chosen few, born with a silver spoon in his
mouth, is going to the slammer.
Dec 6 a Now back to that towing bill
issue. With Facemire's order, that makes both Circuit Court Judges on record
with demanding the private company's invoice be paid.
Dec 6 a We're not attorney's but it
sounded like, before the Court will consider any motion by Morris for a
reduction in sentencing, the tow bill must be paid.
Dec 6 a It's normal for Badges
to have vehicles towed and impounded after an arrest. It's not normal for
them to leave the stuff set for months and months before releasing it.
The Green Shirts did just that. It was their screw up that has now run
the bill up above $11,000 with interest being added daily.
Dec 6 a If Jamie doesn't pay the cost
in full, then it's Prosecutor Jim Samples and the County Commission on
the hook.
Dec 6 a Several months back Larry Darryl
and Darryl all but said they would have nothing to do with paying such
an expense. That leaves the Prosecutor to cough up the $11,000+.
Dec 6 a With the bill already
well past due, there is a Contempt of Court hearing scheduled for Dec 19th.
Dec 6 a After yesterday's hearing,
we told the Prosecutor we'd send his Christmas card over to Central Regional
Jail.
Dec 6 a Instead of a card, Samples
suggested sending a Dremel power tool.
Dec 6 a Clayberry at its best , Yes,
but the down and dirty is, one of County Clay's longest standing druggy
criminal is off the streets for now. Maybe the time behind bars will do
him some good. It certainly will improve life in this county.
Dec 4 late p After years of out of
control behavior, Jamie Morris is slated for sentencing Monday afternoon.
In this county, he's looking at one felony count of conspiracy for drug
manufacture. Then comes Kenneth Crites.
Dec 4 late p Monday night the School
Board meets in regular session. We can tell that because the Pentagon posted
their
agenda online for the world to see. Take a gander.
Dec 4 late p With many veteran teachers
on staff, note the changing of the guard continues with Eric Cole and Vince
Young heading to greener pastures.
Dec 4 late p Not so is the case with
newbee CHS teacher Matt Stricker bailing out mid year.
Dec 4 late p Should be a good week
for public meetings.
Dec 4 late p We've been giving Frontier
DSL management double H in the last few weeks. Truth is, they've
had serious speed and capacity issues for years.
Dec 4 late p The law suit brought against
Frontier by a Minnisota law firm last month brought em back to the forefront.
Dec 4 late While we're complaining
about speed and down time, one person emailed us that she wasn't even able
to get DSL service in the Procious area.
Dec 4 late From the Northern end of
County Clay, this from a Sunday evening emailer: 351 KBS here tonite.
Paying for 3 times that! My best wishes to the lawsuit agianst Frontier!
Dec 4 late p Another person nailed
it with his email: Seems like a commonly known, but little talked about
fact, is that Frontier has more subscribers than their system can handle.
This has been a problem for many years - cramming too many subscribers
onto a system that wasn't designed to handle the load. They know it, we
know it and the Legislature knows it, but no one seems to want to do anything
about it. Why? The biggest question that I have is: Why should I
pay $59.95 for 2M(down)* and 750Kb (up)* when 40 miles away (Charleston)
I could get 3 or 4 times that amount for about $20? *For the record,
those are the speeds I am paying for however, I have never seen anything
close to that since I have been a subscriber (4 years). My actual speeds
are around 900Kb (down) and 125Kb(up) and always have been...uh, I mean,
on a good day (which is few and far between)... Frontier is a joke and
will continue to jerk us around until someone makes them upgrade the system...
Dec 4 late p And over here in
Maysel, Sunday night 9:48 Frontier was offering a not so healthy 242 down
and 77 kbps upload speed. A second attempt a few minutes later, Frontier
was so slow the test wouldn't even run.
Dec 4 late p Got ta Love em!
Dec 4 a You would think Badges would
have some kind of special and reoccurring training on how to drive above
the speed the limit. Based on Black Shirt performance, don't think
that's the case in Clayberry.
Dec 4 a Back on June 5th, Black Shirt
Robert Belt smashed into Bubby Blankenship's car while tearing out of town
without proper siren and lights flashing. Making matters worse, our Top
Badge had a Green Shirt write Blankenship a ticket for doing nothing wrong.
Fortunately, the Courts did the right thing and dismissed all charges.
Dec 4 a Yesterday at 11:25am a Black
Shirt mobile came into Town tearing around the curve. Black marks
remain on the pavement a result of him slamming on the brakes to avoid
hitting customers coming into the Farm Store.
Dec 4 a Coming a gnat's arss to killing
shoppers, the Black Shirt Badge whirled around in the street and headed
off at just a high rate of speed.
Dec 4 a And Yelp, you got it, no siren
to warm other innocent pedestrians.
Dec 4 a Once again, elected management
not providing the proper training to keep Badges and Clayberry safe.
Dec 4 a We're down to less than 13
months with the Round One in charge. Can't get here quick enough for many!
Dec 3 a OBama De Bama: For "the average
middle-class family, your taxes today are lower than when I took office."
True of False
Dec 3 a TRUE
Dec 3 a We're getting a few responses
on how slow Frontier Tele DSL is in Clayberry.
Dec 3 a Other than Larry Cole down
in Procious and Carl Wilson in the Carolinas, most note snail speeds at
unacceptable speeds. Some seem happy just to have the system working at
all!
Dec 3 a Maybe a lawsuit from that Minnesota
firm is the only way we've got
Dec 3 a It's shopping time.
Dec 3 a Here's a bearded
beanie knit cap.
Dec 3 a Here's a BS
button.
Dec 3 a A Dashboard
Pole Dancer.
Dec 3 a For our Republicrat friends,
Obama
Toilet paper.
Dec 3 a
Dec 3 a How about a Jesus
Shaves mug
Dec 3 a Maybe
tattoos for the eldery.
Dec 3 a How about underwear
for your hands.
Dec 3 a And with the party season in
full blast, how about a working breathalyzer
key chain.
Dec 3 a Happy Shopping season.
Dec 2 a Frontier's DSL service is so
bad this morning, it's all we can do to post a line or two on the site.
Dec 2 a At 6:18 am download /upload
speeds were 203/76. Thinking nothing could be that slow and still cost
over $50 per month we tried it again.
Dec 2 a At 6:54 this morning: 356 /
88.
Dec 2 a At those speeds, posting Tom
Sizemore's farm photo would take till noon!
Dec 2 a How about a contest folks.
Email over your name, location, and DSL speeds. We'll post when our speeds
allow
Dec 1 a Alice Fitzwater West,
79, of Wallback , see OBITUARY page
Dec 1 a The weather has changed. Kitchen
shelves are stacked with cannes of pumpkin. Shopping trips dot the weekend
schedule. Kids are marking calendars.
Dec 1 a The holiday countdown begins
today.
Dec 1 a On this date in history:
1913: First drive-in gasoline service station opened, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Dec 1 a 1919: Lt. Harry Colebourn officially
donated Winnie (the bear Christopher Robin Milne named his bear after)
to the London Zoo
Dec 1 a Born 1939: Lee Trevino
(golfer); Born 1940: Richard Pryor (comedian & actor); Born 1945:
Bette Midler (singer & actress); and, 1955: Rosa Parks, a seamstress
in Montgomery, Alabama, was arrested for refusing to give up her bus seat
to a white passenger
Dec 1 a "What do I care?" is
often the cry when we bring up the govt tracking us. How sad. For those
interested in knowing what
those smart phones are really doing, click the underlined link.
Dec 1 a We commented on Black
Friday being a bust in West Virginia last weekend. We based that on our
experience at 7:30 am at Corridor G in the Kanawha Valley followed by a
trip to the Charleston Mall in downtown. In those areas, there were no
crowds and traffic snarls.
Dec 1 a Several commented on the long
lines at various Wall Marts in the area.
Dec 1 a We must have been in the wrong
place for congestion and cash register lines.
Dec 1 a Be good and you will
be lonesome
Mark Twain
Dec 1 a Half the lies they
tell about me aren't true. Yogi Berra