| By Alvin Engelke
There will be a benefit auction Saturday, November 1 starting at 6 P.
M. at the Creston Community Building. As usual there will be all sorts
of goodies, special cheeses, pepperoni, knickknacks, seasonal items,
grab bags, 50/50 etc. Visit with folks and find out where all the big
bucks are hiding, where to find a bear, where the wild turkeys are
thickest and bag some bargains. Proceeds go to maintain the building.
The Creston community will have the fall litter pickup on Route 5
starting at 8 A. M. on Saturday, November 1. All willing workers are
urged to come meet at the community building and help. Nourishment will
be provided to the workers.
The Oldies Four Wheeler Club had a run that was based at the Creston
Community Building. They reported that they like the Creston area.
There was more than the usual excitement in Creston Tuesday morning
when a red car was seen in the middle of the river upstream from the
bridge. It turned out that it was a '94 Grand Am that was reported
stolen in Grantsville and was driven in the river up above the bridge on
the road that goes to Island and Mile Runs. It had been seen in the
area before it was reported stolen, even on the same road.
The Sassy Storekeeper had a bag of pears and a bag of nuts. One fellow
was to get the pears and the other the nuts. The fellow who took the
pears home was surprised to find a nice bag of nuts. He allowed that
she didn't know the difference between the fruits and the nuts.
Beth Watson who had been having a series of strokes underwent surgery
in a Cleveland hospital and it was reported that after installing a
shunt she is much improved.
A number of area residents attended the Wirt County Farm Bureau dinner
at the high school in Elizabeth. Bob Williams, Executive Secretary for
the State Farm Bureau was the featured speaker and he gave a stirring
talk on issues the Farm Bureau plans to address in the coming
legislative session. He also discussed the ACLU (the 'civil liberties
union') suit to overturn the election in Ritchie County that undid the
DNR's planned Sunday hunting. As usual the palates were tickled by
local cooks' delicacies, including [but not limited to] tasty turnips,
delicious pickled corn, home made rolls, pumpkin & pineapple upside down
cake, one of Helen Burns' crème pies, etc. Quota was met for 2003 and
some new members were signed up for 2004.
One local resident reported picking a bushel of green tomatoes last
week.
Tommy Gay Wright has been spending some time at his place on the old W.
T. Petty farm.
It was reported that Westvaco is going to have a contractor do a big
clear cut over in the Buck Run section of Spring Creek on the McClung
property.
Barbara & Hank Roten who live in Texas were visiting Mr. & Mrs. Gene
Hopkins and were calling on other area relatives including Chasity
Stephens and Alvin Engelke. Gene took them up to Blackwater Falls where
they encountered snow. They also checked out family property in Ritchie
County. Barbara's mother was Dollie Hopkins Chipps, a native of Island
Run. They were planning on visiting her sister Edie up in Ohio.
Eastern American Energy Corp. moved in equipment to drill their
proposed Trenton/Black River well near Gandeeville in Roane County.
Local residents (some of whom have been accused of being xenophobic)
read with interest that the Moslem chaplains in the Army and especially
those assigned to the terrorist holding facility at Gitmo were caught
spying and that the ring leader high tailed it off to Syria with a wad
of cash. Each day it should be more obvious that politically correct
(PC) answers are wrong, wrong, wrong. The foam that came off the
spacecraft that burned up was too hard and knocked a hole in the wing
but it was PC and ordered used by Slick Willie, women were ordered into
combat, etc.
Nancy and Jane Engelke returned from Atlanta where they were on a
buying trip for Elizabeth Michaels in Parkersburg. Jane is expanding
her clothing line to include mother of the bride, holiday wear, chic
clothing items for the young and young at heart, Red Hat Society items,
tux rental and an expanded pageant and prom line. Jane has added
several new lines and was excited to talk to the clothing designers. In
addition, Jane has expanded her shoe line.
Auction Saturday, November 1, 2003, Creston Community Building 6 P.
M.., lamps, knick knacks, food items, cheese, pepperoni, grab bags,
50/50, Bobby Ray Starcher 890-03. For details call Donna Sue at
275-3202.
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