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News Now is the time to start preparing for your Class Reunions! The following classes should start making plans: 1948, 1953, 1958, 1963, 1968, 1973, 1978, 1983, 1988, 1993, 1998 and 2003! Get in touch and we'll help you with your mailing addresses and invitations! |
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Webmaster:
Christine Mitchell
Officers:
Brad Highley
Lynn Bowers
Angie Irvin
Debbie Lippincott
Danielle Pittman
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Iris Wright, 93 years old and currently a resident of The Woodlands, Texas, looks forward to every edition of the Wetzel Chronicle. She was a resident of Pine Grove for close to 70 years and is probably the oldest living graduate of Pine Grove High (Class of 1934).
MEET MAC THE LUMBERJACK!
This is a drawing of an "older" Lumberjack done by VHS Class of '67 Alumnus Suzanne Hull Skrzypek. Lots of alumni can identify more with Mac since he has a little bit more gray hair and is not quite as lean as the school's official mascot! We're not as young as we once were! The Class of '67's planning committee plans on using his image for their 40th Reunion festivities.
2006 Gun Raffle Winner!
We have a winner! The drawing for the Remington 7mm-08 rifle with synthetic stock was drawn at our meeting on November 10th, 2006 at Barb's Country Cafe. Shown helping Debbie Lippincott and Ron Horner draw the winning ticket in the photo above is Nicolas Dulaney
of Wheeling Island, grandson of Sharon Dulaney, Wetzel County Circuit Clerk, who was dining in the cafe during our meeting.
Charlotte Coen Hamrick of New Martinsville was the lucky ticket holder.
Charlotte graduated from VHS in 1982. She is shown above receiving the gun from Doug Dulaney, also a VHS Alumni, of The Trading Post in Pine Grove, WV. Thanks to Doug for providing the gun and to all of you that supported us by purchasing a ticket. We did very well and will use the proceeds for next year's Alumni Weekend.
The following appeared in the November 29th issue of the Wetzel Chronicle:
Gordon L. Wright, a graduate of Pine Grove High School in 1960 and West Virginia University in 1965 has received the Outstanding Alumni Award for 2006 from the College of Engineering and Mineral Resources of WVU. In receiving this award, Wright was described as exemplifying the highest ideals of leadership, integrity and professional dedication to the oil and gas industry. He retired from CMS Nomeco Oil and Gas Company in 1998 where he was president and chief executive officer. His career spanned the globe by being involved in the search for oil and gas on six continents. He now owns Gordon L. Wright Petroleum Consultants located in The Woodlands, Texas, where he resides with his wife Susan Akers Wright, a member of the first graduating class of Valley High in 1961. He is the son of the late Irvin R. Wright of Pine Grove and Iris J. Wright, who now resides in The Woodlands, Texas.
The following Letter to the Editor appeared in the December 20th edition of the Wetzel Chronicle:
To the Editor:
I would like to thank V.C. Fankhouse, the principal of Valley High School and the teaching staff there from 1958-1962, as well as my two fourth and fifth grade elementary school teachers, Etta Beckley Haught and her brother, Harvey Haught.
The above teachers instilled in me the need to follow the Bible: seek and ye shall find, ask and it shall be given, knock and it shall be opened to you.
The teachers were called to perform above and beyond the call of duty, because my father, Harold E. Streets, was needed for his responsibilities elsewhere, when I was 11 years old. At that time Etta E. Haught opened my eyes and ears for what was to come for me in the very near future.
I dropped out of the first semester of my freshman year of high school because of a family move. I came back to the “valley” and began the long hard push, but with great steady hands.
In 1964 I enlisted in the defense of our country, which continued for 39 years, 11 months, and 10 days. I established the knowledge and the love for the defense of our country in our three children. All three of them joined: my daughter served nine years, one son served 11 years, and one son is still in active duty with 18 years already served.
After four years in Germany, in the 1970’s my wife of 40 years, Margalith, and I established three operating businesses in the District of Colombia: landscaping, building maintenance, and a day care center. The landscaping and day care still operate.
After 30 years of service to the best-known agriculture center in the world in Beltsville, Maryland, I finally retired.
I was then accepted the invitation to serve as a state representative on a bi-partisan committee, and I continued to serve on various government boards, and as a volunteer on many organizations.
The point of what I have written is that my training was left up to two teachers at Four Mile Elementary School and the Principal at Valley High School. I think they did a good job.
Sincerely,
Thomas D. Street
Silver Spring, Md.
2006 Quad-County Poker Run
Scenes from the 1st Annual Quad-County Poker Run
June 10, 2006
L-R Rodeo Winners: Hoop Toss-Ron McBride & Ginger Wilcox; SAA President Brad Highley; Balloon Toss-Pat Brown & Beth Heater; Rodeo Organizers Bill Jenkins & Kathy Johnson; Weinie Bite-Donnie & Renay Mason; Rodeo Helper Bob "Pug" Davis; Keg Roll-Jeff Delancey and Rodeo Helper Denny Dotson.
L-R: 50/50 winner, Ellen Horner; 1st Place Poker Hand, Lydia Brown Brodegard
and 2nd Place Poker Hand, Belinda Gump.
Jamie Coen picks up the Harley at B&B Harley in Bridgeport, WV.
Bud Highley and Rusty Nice enjoy the show.
Tom Gump donated the use of his Porta-Jons for the event.
Jaclyn Lively and Trent Dallison prepare to take their chances in the hoop toss event.
Three door prizes of mums donated by the Maple Leaf Garden Center in Reader were also awarded. Ed Watson gave a funny but touching speech during the "Dortha's Club" presentation. Tammy Holbert Wells, Principal, accepted the Dortha's Club monetary donation on behalf of Valley High School and Ellen Horner, a teacher at Short Line School accepted on their behalf. During the business meeting two amendments to the by-laws were passed with a greater than 2/3 majority vote. The first one was a change that will allow us to hold the annual meeting on a weekend on which the high school is playing a home football game - if they are not playing at home on the 3rd weekend of September. The first one was a change that will allow us to hold the annual meeting on a weekend on which the high school is playing a home football game - if they are not playing at home on the 3rd weekend of September.We will always choose the 3rd weekend in September if they are playing a home game, but if not, then we will select either the 2nd or 4th weekend in September. This selection will take place a year in advance during the annual meeting. There seemed to be some confusion over this amendment during the voting process...so just for clarity, we will ALWAYS choose the 3rd weekend in September if the Valley Varsity football team is playing a home football game; if not, we will vote at the banquet on either the 2nd or 4th weekend. The Athletic Director will provide us with the following year's football schedule so those that need a year in advance to plan the trip back home will still be able to do so. The second amendment that passed was a provision that will prevent somebody from holding the offices of Treasurer or Secretary for longer than two four-year terms. We said goodbye to outgoing President Brad Highley, VHS Class of '77, and elected Scott Irvin, VHS Class of '87 as the 2nd Vice-President. Debbie Coen Lippincott, VHS Class of '76 was reelected as our Treasurer. Ron Horner moved up to President and Ruth Hendershot moved up the 1st Vice-President. Following the banquet, the downstairs of the Robert C. Byrd Center was open for alumni to visit. The dance began at 9:00 p.m. and was enjoyed by approximately 350-400 alumni who listened to the music of Focus, a local band whose drummer is David Ice, VHS Class of 1978.
