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By Alvin Engelke
There will be an auction of donated items Saturday, June 7, starting at 6 P. M. at the Creston Community Building with proceeds used to do additional work on and around the building. Bobby Ray Starcher will donate his auction talent for the sale and afterwards he will have some items, pepperoni, cheese, etc. Those who have items to donate should call Donna Sue at 275-3202.
There will be a sing Saturday, June 14 at the Community Building. For particulars one should contact Mary Ann Dobbins.
Nancy Hall received a good report when she consulted with her physician. She had fetched family members down with her as she had anticipated "bad news".
Anna Engelke and Keith Collins were in visiting over the week-end. Anna picked up her "new to her car". She has accepted employment at Evergreen Health and Rehabilitation Center in Winchester, Virginia in the human resource department. She will be residing in Middletown, VA. Keith has accepted employment with the Shenandoah County School system and will be teaching at the Woodstock, Virginia middle school. Anna reported gathering and fixing locust blossoms found up in the mountains where the season is later.
Mary Henthorn, age 85, passed away up in Zanesville, Ohio. She was a daughter of the late Ira & Ella Campbell Baker and grew up at the mouth of Pete's Run. She is survived by her husband and 3 sons, one of which, Jimmy, used to return on a regular basis to Creston.
Jane and Nancy Engelke attended the Wood Festival Pageant. Nancy really enjoyed seeing many of her Calhoun friends.
The USDA's multiflora rose had been in bloom and has been growing at a great rate thanks to the abundant rain. Multiflora rose is an oriental pest introduced by government agents who had a buddy who sold taxpayers the plants.
A number of 17 year cicadas emerged along the West Fork even though this is not "locust year".
A big slide came in the road from Creston to Spencer at the head of Lower Barnes Run where a Bush family lives in a trailer below the road. On Saturday the road had gone down almost four feet.
Some local residents participated in the dedication of the WWII Veterans Memorial bridge in Elizabeth on Friday. Gubernatorial candidate Joe Manchin spoke both to an audience at the high school and at the bridge. Just the day before a parody song was released commenting on a high official's love life. Manchin said his announcement was not related to the song.
Amy Cheuvront has accepted the position as the Saturday person (and fill in clerk) at the Creston Post Office. Last week Postmaster Ida Wager was showing her the ropes.
A number of area residents and family of area residents graduated from high school. Someone had a stretch limo at the event in Elizabeth. There were a few who were complaining that the Jessica Lynch saga and the news media at the graduation ruined things for them. There is an old saying that there are some who can snatch defeat from the jaws of victory. Obviously the saying is still timely.
In a lighter vein it was learned that "some of the locals" took the crew from MTV out snipe hunting. It was not reported just how many snipes the city slickers caught on their first hunt and how they told the world (or whoever watches MTV) about their experience.
Bob Kelly who resides down in Florida reported that he keeps up on the local scene by reading the Creston News. He noted that he aims to keep on top of happenings in the oil and gas business. He is a grandson of Trevia Kelly.
There is a big timber job out behind the old Ruble church.
The price of local Pennsylvania grade crude rose to $26.25/bbl. It has been reported that several wells will be drilled in counties near Creston. Storage fields were depleted last winter and others are preparing for the Greenbrier pipeline which will require 400 million cubic feet of gas per day. | 
