2A The Mountain Messenger, Tuesday, January 23, 1990
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I Demo Women MeetI
The monthly meeting of the
Greenbrier Democratic Woman's
Club will be at Lewisburg Court
House Wednesday, January 31,
7:30 p.m. Newly-elected president,
Sarah Lee Neal, will preside.
The guest speaker will be the
Superintendent of Greenbrier
County Schools, Stephen Baldwin.
Mr Baldwin will discuss plans and
proposals for consolidating some or
all of the Junior High Schools of the
County.
Citizens, parents and taxpayers
will be affected by the proposals and
should be present to hear first-hand
proposals, costs, and other pertinent
information relative to the proposals.
Following Mr Baldwin's presenta-
tion, questions and statements will
be heard from the audience.
Mrs Neal will present plans for
the year, as well as announcing
committee assignments.
The Hospitality Committee
named by the President include, Mrs
Alma Campbell, Chairman, Lewis-
burg, Mrs Mildred Hem, Lewisburg,
Mrs Jerry Turner, Fairlea and Mrs
Genevieve Neville, White Sulphur
Springs. This Committee will serve
refreshments January 31 and will
thereafter be responsible for assign-
ing the task to others.
The newly-elected officers began
their official duties January 1, includ-
ing, besides Mrs Neal, Nadine
Smith, vice president; Sandra Loud-
ermilk, Secretary; Kay Kinneson,
treasurer.
Rock-n-RoU Party
Trillium Collective's Paradise
Club, Lewisburg live entertainment
and rock n' roll dance event will re-
turn for the 1990's Friday, January
26, at 7 p.m. at The Dance Studio
on the third floor at 128 West Wash-
ington Street.
Featured entertainment will be
performances of works-in-progress
by members of the Trillium Collec-
tive, Ltd. Dancers and students from
The Dance Studio. Emily Benedict,
one of The Dance Studio's teen
dancers, will present an original new
dance of her own to music by Phil
Collins. A group of improvisational
dancers will create pieces demon-
strating use of everyday objects,
poetry, sketches, and audience in-
put as source material for move-
ment. at about 9 p.m. the floor will
be open to all for rock n' roll to taped
music.
Admission to PARADISE CLUB
is $5 couple or $3 single at the door.
Substance-free Refreshments will
" be available.
Merchants Meet
The alleged owing of money by
the Public ,Service District to the city
was discu~;sed by members of the
Ronceverte Merchants Association
at their January meeting. Commis-
sioner Joe Hobbs, the only city offi-
cial present, said the problem may
be resolved before they meet again.
The situation arose from faulty me-
ter readings two years ago at the
City's sewage treatment plant, re-
sulting in temporary lowered pay-
ments to the City from the Public
Service District. The Public Service
District is contesting the City's at-
tempts to collect the difference.
In other business, Virgil Hanshaw
anticipates preparing a periodic
newspaper column concerning ac-
tivities of the group. He also pro-
posed adopting a platform specify-
ing productive goals to improve the
city and support candidates for the
office of Commissioner.
Melinda Utterback, chairman of
the Ways and Means Committee,
reported two quilting frames had
been donated for the Ronceverte
quilt and requested cloth scraps for
inclusion in the quilt, which will be
given away during the River Festi-
val.
Utterback's proposal that the
Association's meeting time be
changed to 6:30 p.m. to accommo-
date working citizens was adopted.
Judy Pierce will chair a mer-
chants' booth at the local weekend
indoor flea market. Volunteers are
needed.
Sheri Hanshaw reported on the
new street light banners and opened
discussion on new Christmas deco-
rations. Sue Ella Miano will check in
the community to determine if differ-
ent local businesses and the junior
high school could cooperate in this
effort.
Lengthy discussions were held
on further promotion of luminaries
on Christmas Eve, a new history of
the town, and "enticing. better atten-
dance at meetinqs.
A major clean-up date for city
was set for April 21 (rain date: April
28), A volunteer to spearhead this
project is being sought.
The day will be climaxed by a
hot-dog roast, Hay ride, and dance
on Island Park.
The next meeting will be Febru-
ary 8 at 6:30 p.m, (note time
change) to be preceded by dinner at
5:30 p.m. at Rudy's Corner Grill.
All people in Ronceverte are in-
'vited and encouraged to attend.
Maybe there are really no green
thumbs or black thumbs, but rather
those gardeners who care enough
about growing things to keep on in
the face of many defeats, and those
who don't. I'm thinking in particular
of a man who lives on a low-lying
acre near my house. He lives beside
a creek.
This creek meanders its way
through the neighborhood. Craven's
Creek is a docile little stream 99 per
cent of the year, and a prime reason
we have so many horses in our oth-
erwise suburban area. Six nearby
houses have a fenced field each
with several horses who all drink
from the waters of Craven's Creek.
Sixty years ago the neighborhood
was one large farm, but the city
grew over the years and finally ate
up the land. Nevertheless, the
people here take pride in their rural
heritage and fight City Council tooth
and nail to prevent any further
"progress" and to maintain what
country flavor is left. The creek is
loved by all, horses and families
alike. Horses lower their chestnut
manes for a cool sip on a summer's
afternoon and children splash and
race their toy boats downstream.
Mr Jones lives in one of the origi-
nal farmhand dwellings, which lies
closest to the creek. His house sits
on a rise fifty yards from the water.
That fifty yards of loamy earth com-
poses his garden, a no-nonsense
vegetable plot of corn, potatoes,
beans, cabbage, peppers and toma-
tos. An enthusiastic early morning
gardener, he always has his garden
in before anyone else has even
thought about it. In his dark brown
clothes and felt hat, he is up at
dawn during spring and summer
working his soil. There he is, bent
over his hoe, hat tipped to the side,
while the creek bubbles by and the
horses watch by the fence. The
Adult Classes
Three of the Adult Community
Education Classes announced last
week by the Greenbrier County
Board of Education have been re-
scheduled for a later date. They are
the art classes at both Greenbrier
East and Greenbrier West high
schools, and the pie baking classes
at Greenbrier East. The dates and
times for these classes will be an-
nounced at a later date.
Leslie Price
scene makes a
thing seems right in
Two times in the last foul
however, the little stream
come a raging fury, swellin
churning over its banks.
flood was so bad that the
floor had two feet of water;
end time the water crept
the front door. Both times Mr
garden was ruined. All the
plants and stakes and
mounded hills were Swept
both occasions Mr Jones
side as soon as the
down, salvaging and cleani
He replanted what he
could harvest in a
son. Two summers ago the (
dried up his garden. By the
July it was yellow and black ~
Mr Jones daily regimen of
Three years of the last
garden has failed.
neighborhood has stopped
their evening walks to
with him. Mr Jones is not
whining; in fact, he doesf
much at all.
"So sorry about your
Jones. All that work down
I pressed my lips togeth!
shook my head from side to
"Yep."
"If it isn't one thing, it's
Too much rain or not enou(
"Yep."
"Well, I hope you have
next spring," I offered and
walking up the street with
I could tell he wasn't cour
it, one way or another. But
he'd be out there putting
peas, the spinach, the
Craven's Creek would be
way around the garden
worked, cooing soft sounds
• babbling over its rocks.
would not be fooled, of
he would keep on digging
:Anthony
Volunteer Fire
Department
The Anthony Creek
Fire Department and
thank all those who
the department in 1989 ----
sistance is greatly
The department is still
need of funds. If you
lplease send your
Anthony Creek Fire Depart~
Rescue Squad, Box N-I~
24961. Thank
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