12A The Mountain Messenger, Thursday, August 2, 1990
Front Row (left to right) Mary Crane Snuffer, Patsy Hines McClung,
Madeline Toler Lawson, Mrs Core, Dorothy Jack Richard, Ann Bivens,
Nannie Ballangee Starcher, Coach Bruffey, Leora Ford Tincher, Mina
Thompson Shafer, Virginia Crum Peters, Wayne Flanagan.
Back row: Lewis Crawford, Murl Dorsey, Boone Neeley, Rodney
Burns, Jarrett Bivens, Betty Cox Eckstorm, AI Ware, Clifford McKen-
zie and Ray Burns.
Class of '45
Reunion: 40 Attend
The 1945 graduating class of
Rupert High School celebrated a 45
year class reunion July 7, with 19
classmates attending at the Rupert
Community Building. A dinner was
prepared by the Rupert Women's
Club.
One classmate, Dorothy Jack
Richard hadn't been seen since
graduation until the reunion. Ms
Richard is from Louisiana:
Lots of reminiscing, joy, happi-
ness and showing of grandchildren
pictures took place.
Classmates attending were: era
Mac Ballangee, Starcher; James
Bivens; Ray Burns and Joan; Rod-
ney Burns and Joann; Betty Cox
Eckstorm; Mary Crane Snuffer and
Jim; Virginia Crum Peters and Me-
linda; Mud Dorsey; Wayne Flanagan
and Jason; Leora Ford Tincher and
Clyde; Dorothy Jack Richard and
husband; Patsy Hines McClung;
Clifford McKenzie and Dee; Iva
Shearl McCtung; Madetine Toler
Lawson; Mina Thompson, Shafer;
Alfred Ware and Dee; O. O. Neely,
Jr and Glenna; Lewis Crawford and
Enid;
Also attending were Edna
Schoolcraft Hawkins, Virginia Bryant
Meadows; Sonny Thompson; Helen
Miller; Mr and Mrs Bill Lively and
Gurney Fasick.
Three teachers were also pres-
ent, Coach and Mrs Robert Bruffey;
Mrs E. V. Core and Ann Bivins.
The class of '45 would like to
thank the following businesses who
were generous with favors and gifts:
L & S Store; Leckie Smokeless
Coal Co.: Alpine Shop; Shafer's
Hardware: Walker's Department
Store; Leggett; Rupert Floral; Napa
Parts; Sawdust & Stitches; Ross
Professional Pharmacy; Fox Insur-
ance; Westvaco; One Valley Bank in
Fairlea and Princeton; First State
Bank & Trust; and Terminal Drug.
Also a big thanks to Alvis Floral and
Geraldine for the red and white cen-
terpiece arrangement.
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Airport Has
Record Year
By Jonathan Wright
Year-end reports show the high-
est gross sales in the 21-year his-
tory of the Greenbrier Valley Airport,
according to manager Colonel (re-
tired) John Gwinn. Figures released
by comptroller Jim Ferguson at the
quarterly meeting of the Airport Au-
thority July 16 show $1,690,864.78
in gross sales, with a profit of
$219,918.93. "Profits are the sec-
ond-best in the airport's history,"
Colonel Gwinn said. The best year
on record was 1986-87, when profits
totalled $230,226.
The 1989-90 fiscal year ran from
July 1 to June 30. A total of 26,000
passengers (including repeat pas-
sengers) on regularly scheduled
flights was recorded for the year.
The figure was 75,000 for private
and charter airplane customers dur-
ing the same period.
The 1990-91 budget projects
gross sales of $1,659,000 and a net
profit of $116,600. Projected profits
are less, Colonel Gwinn said, due to
an increase in fuel prices. The air-
port will absorb the increase rather
than passing on to its customers, he
said, in order to remain competitive.
In other business, the Authority
approved a contract with Sherman
McCtung, who plans to operate an
aircraft parts and repair business at
the airport. Mr McClung will initially
lease one of the airport's T-hangars
in the southwestern corner of the
grounds. The contract states he
must begin construction of his own
proposed 10,000-square-foot build-
ing within one year of beginning his
business at the airport.
The Authority was informed that
Ambler Building Contractors will
complete is slated to complete con-
"struction of the airport's new 10,000-
square-foot hangar building by the
first of October. The facility will cost
$131,692 and will provide rental
space for eight to twelve aircraft.
A grant agreement with the Fed-
eral Aviation Authority (FAA) was
signed by the Authority for a series
of five projects. Included are the up-
dating of the airport's master plan,
expansion of the airport parking
Youth Find
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At Local Amateur Theater
By Amy Ingrain
The Greenbrier Valley Theatre
(GVT) has expanded its apprentice
and intern programs now in their
second year. Through the programs
GVT employs high school and col-
lege students to help with theater
productions. The theater is also em-
ploying a box office intern part-time
this summer.
Although the programs are now
fund,~d through contributions and
box-office receipts, GVT hopes the
program will soon be funded solely
by community contributions. This
can be done through individual
sponsorship. For example, Lewis-
burg resident Tom Zimmerman
sponsored an apprentice for the
1990 summer season. The program
helps to fulfill "the mission" of GVT,
which is to provide an educational
opportunity for young people in the
performing arts with local youth re-
ceiving the first chance at positions.
Mr Jasse is a resident of
Topsfield, Massachusetts, and he
attends Hobart College. He applied
for the internship after being told
about the program by his uncle, who
is acquainted with Wayne Bowman,
GVT's director.
Lisa Varga is a native of Char-
lesion, where she attends West Vir-
ginia State College. She says the in-
ternship was recommended to her
by her college advisor as a way to
fulfill the requirements of her major
in communications. Lisa enjoys
theater and pursues it as a pastime.
Her career interest is television
news.
Lara Simms is from the Lewis-
burg area where she has lived since
she was eight years old. Lara has
done previous work at GVT as an
accompanist for the play "Sugar."
She has also pursued drama at
Concord College where she is ma-
joring in music.
Chris Lockhart, also a Lewisburg
native, is employed at GVT as the
box-office intern this summer. Mr
Lockhart is responsible for ticket
sales on show nights• He enjoys his
job and says the need for work ex-
perience, and previous volunteer
work at GVT, led him to apply.
Both Mr Jasse and Mr Cambell
were asked to compare the condi-
tions at GVT with other theater work
they have done. Mr Cambell noted
the "more intense atmosphere" at
GVT as compared to a dinner thea-
ter where he previously worked. He
also mentioned "clear organization"
as one of the strong points of the
Greenbrier Valley Theater.
Mr Jasse said the local people
were out-going and giving and pur-
sued theater for the work itself in-
stead of the benefits it could give to
them. He also enjoys learning tech-
nical work and costuming, rather
than being limited to acting and di-
recting.
Some of the benefits of this pro-
gram mentioned by the students
were the experience for a career,
work with theater aspects other than
acting, and the freedom to apply
what you have learned.
The theater employs three ap-
prentices this summer. All are local
high school students with previous
theater experience. They are
Melissa Dunbar, Amy Johnson and
Joy Seldomridge.
This year GVT increased the
number of interns from three full-
time to four full-time and one part-
time. Eike Cambell and Michael
Jasse are the actors on summer in-
ternship. Mr Cambell is from Fer-
rum, Virginia, where he attended
Ferrum College. He has an associ-
ate degree in acting and music and
a bachelors degree in acting and di-
recting. He came to GVT as his first
job acting after completing college
and says it is an "honor and a bless-
ing" to have such a job immediately
after completing his degree.
New Filing Requirement
For Medicare Recipients
At Camp
A mountaintop
band musicians, music
friends will be held
Washington-Carver Au(
5. Make a weekend of
band concerts, contests
dancing, and campsite
sions.
Gates open at noon
primitive camping at $10
and parking at $2 per
and showers are
Registration for cont,
time banjo, fiddle, and
have far exceeded the
of festival organizers.
best-known string band
the region will be
peting and jamming d~
three-day festival.
Four West Virginia
musicians will host the
stage events. Hosts
Dobbs, Jim Costa, Gerr
John Blisard, 1990
ing Old-time Banjo
Free concerts,
bands are scheduled
weekend. West Virginia
clude Critton Hollow from
Ebenezer String Band
and the Bing Brothers
Also featured are
The Red Hots, Spring
ders and Tunesmith.
On Sunday, August 5, t
will sponsor "Old Time
includes a square dance
and traditional
Some highlights include
away, horseshoe-pitching(
water balloon toss,
seed-spitting contest,
bingo, and the greased
(with the slippery swine
winner).
Take your
Washington-Carver for
for homestyle food.
(omelettes, sausage,
cults), lunch (hot dogs,
sandwiches and hambur~
dinner (BBQ chicken
homemade rolls) will
the dining hall of the
Lodge. Outdoor
feature cold drinks, hot
apron, sealing of the existing apron, cones, and popcorn.
construction of a maintenance build-
ing for snow plow storage, and the People who have Medicare medi-must send in the claim even if they
purchase of a two-and-a-half-ton cal insurance (Part B Medicare) don't accept assignment. Mr Evans Lots of outdoor fun
dump truck equipped with snow should know about an importantstressed that the service provider ages is available in the
plow blades. The FAA grant totals change in the way claims are sub- cannot charge for preparing anding, fishing, volleyball
$672,244, to which the Authority is mitted, Roger BI Evans, Social Se- submitting the Medicare claim. "If a and playground facilitie
teq~r~,t6"~add' tetl pet cent, or curry manager in Covington. said. service ~r~v~ rAff~es to prepare try Store will be open
$67,224. "Beginning September 1. the Medi- andsubmi'tth "e"Me'dical claiml or "and: sh pphlg featuri¢
care medical insurance claim must charges a fe~ for doing so, theitems in an ol:l-fashk
~~t~i~ be preparedandsubmittedbythe beneficiary shouldcontacthisorher Special festivalt-shirts
service provider the doctor, labora- Medicare carrier. For West Virginia able.
tory, medical supply company, or Nationwide Mutual insurance Corn- The Appalachian
other party giving the service," Mr
Evans said. In the past, Medicare
beneficiaries had to submit a form
1490S (Patient's Request for Medi-
care) unless the doctor or service
provider accepted "assignment."
(Assignment means that the doctor
or other service provider accepts the
Medicare-approved charge as the
total charge.) Starting in September,
the doctor or other service provider
pany, P. O. Box 57, Columbus, Ohio
43216 would be the one to contact.
Their toll free telephone number is
1-800-848-0108.
Questions about Social Security
programs may be answered by call-
ing Social Security. Greenbrier
County residents may dial "00" and
ask for ENTERPRISE 1135 or call
collect 1-703-962-4941. The Coving-
ton office is located at 214 W. Main
Street.
Festival is part of
ton-Carver's Summer i
produced by the
and History. Camp
Carver is located
Babcock State Park,
Route 60.
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palachian String Band
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Art Show
Entries for Came
ond Annual Heritage
exhibit will be
5, 6, 7 in the Old
Hall. Up to three
may be submitted
forms will be
desk, and may be
price (all sales are
fee payable to Cam
"NFS" (not for sale).
original. All works
framed, wired, ready
Entry categories
technique; Watercolor
acrylics, ink and
-- water-based;
pastel, charcoal, ink,
as serographs,
other
white; and
Best of Show and
category of $200
contributecl by
ganizations.
Jurying will be
ber 10, after which
notified of each
Returns must be
ber 12,
All accepted
for duration of
chased works, until
Awards wilt be
reception Sunday,
Guidelines 'may be
the Hall by sending
addressed legabsi
Art Show, Carnegie
Street, Lewisburg
hall s office from 9
• weekdays.
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