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Field Notes page 4 Mike Smith page 5 Quilt Barns Needed page 12 Periodical Postage Paid at Marlinton, WV 24954 Serving Pocahontas County in the Endless Mountains of Appalachia MARLINTON, POCAHONTAS COUNTY, WEST VIRGINIA 24954 Pocahontas Times a venue for advocating for and actually help-ing to take action toward eliminating poverty housing.” Volunteers for the day included members of the AmeriCorps NCCC team and a mem-ber of a partner family who will live in one of the houses under construction. The three houses are the first to be built by AHHH in Pocahontas County. “We officially became a tri-county affili-ate in 2010, so this is the first year we’ve done this in Pocahontas County,” Means said. “Habitat for Humanity partners with low income families to help them build their own houses. All of the labor is volunteer and the mortgage for the families is sold to them at cost.” AHHH includes Pendleton, Pocahontas and Greenbrier counties. Crews in each county celebrated Women Build Day with projects. Suzanne Stewart may be contacted at sastewart@pocahontastimes.com The THE POCAHONTAS TIMES (Post Office No. 436-640 -ISSN No. 07388373) 50¢ MAY 16, 2013 VOL. 130 NO. 51 visit us on the web at www.pocahontastimes.com Habitat hosts a rainy Women Build Day Suzanne Stewart Staff Writer ith the rain pouring down early Saturday morning, Almost Heaven Habitat for Humanity had to switch to plan B for the Women Build Day event in Durbin. Instead of installing the footers for three houses, volunteers gathered under the pavil-ion by the Bunkhouse, and construction in-terior walls for the houses. Volunteer Coordinator Brittany Means said the Women Build Week is an Interna-tional Habitat for Humanity initiative that focuses on including women in the con-struction process. “You don’t have to have any idea what you are doing,” Means said. “We just ask that you have willing hearts and willing hands. The idea behind Women Build is sort of to teach women construction skills in an inclusive environment. Also, it gives women W VOLUNTEERS DIDN’T LET rain deter them during the first Almost Heaven Habi-tat for Humanity Women Build Day in Pocahontas County Saturday. The group met at the pavilion in Durbin to build interior walls for the three Habitat houses under construction in town. S. Stewart photo Follow the Signs DIVISION OF HIGHWAYS employees Joe Fisher and Howard Curry, of Sissonville, work to install new di-rectional signage in downtown Marlinton. The DOH ended a long-running debate within the town government by approving installation of DOH-produced signs on DOH lightpoles. Approved businesses or travel attrac-tions must pay $150 for the manufacture and installation of each sign, along with a fee of $75 per sign per year. G. Hamill photo BOARD OF EDUCATION members took a tour of the Wellness Center in Marlinton prior to their meet-ing Monday night. Checking out the gymnasium are, from left, Kenneth Vance, Director of Federal Pro-grams Terrence Beam, Jan McNeel, Hannah Size-more, Emery Grimes, Parks and Recreation Director Lauren Bennett and Superintendent C.C. Lester. S. Stewart photo Retired principal continues to educate through Campus Crusade for Christ Suzanne Stewart Staff Writer fter 33 years as an educator in Pocahontas County, Dunmore resident Charles Young didn’t put his educating skills on the shelf – he took them on the road. Through his brother, Steve, Young became involved in Campus Crusade for Christ, an organization that pro-motes Christianity while teaching Eng-lish. “He’s [Steve] been involved in a project in Ocean City, Maryland, where, in the summer, they have be-tween three-to-four-thousand interna-tional students come and work,” Young said. “He’s opened up a ministry [for the] international students. He has got-ten some students from Romania to Delegate Campbell updates BOE Suzanne Stewart Staff Writer he 81st legislative session saw hundreds of bills introduced for the House of Delegates and Sen-ate to consider making into law. The majority of the bills focused on the education system in West Vir-ginia. Delegate Denise Campbell visited the Pocahontas County board of education meeting Monday night to give updates on the bills regarding education. “Our goal is to be sure that the students in West Vir-ginia receive the best education as possible and that we have the best processes in place,” Campbell said. “[We’re] wanting to be sure that our state realizes that not every county is made up identically the same way; that each county has their own unique needs and strong points.” The bill which brought a lot of attention from educa-tors was the balanced calendar bill. With this bill, the school calendar is more flexible to ensure students are in the classroom 180 days a year. “Counties are going to be able to decide what they want their calendar to be,” Campbell said. “If you like A come to Ocean City to work and be a part of what they call Coffee House English Club.” English Club is a program utilized in several Eastern European universities where native speaking Americans are encouraged to visit and teach a two-week course. “This concept of English Club is one where the college staff in Romania, Ukraine, Russia, Kazakstan, Turkey, are trying to promote Christianity,” Young said. “They can’t get kids to come and see what they are about. They found that virtually nothing works, except what they call English Club.” The college students in these coun-tries are drawn to the English Club be-cause they will have the chance to learn English with a native speaking Ameri-can. Although the students have taken English since elementary school, work-ing with someone whose first language is English is enticing. “English is the language that all these countries communicate in when they’re not speaking their language,” Young explained. “So, if a Romanian needed to talk to a German about something, they talk to them in English, because the German knows English and the Ro-manian knows English, but the Ro-manian may not know German. If you’re doing something, especially in the business world where you’re out and meeting with people internation-ally, being able to speak and understand English is a real plus for finding a job.” T see Educate pg 10 see Updates pg 13 Weddings, Vacations, Home Improvements, A New Automobile Just a few things a Home Equity Line of Credit can provide for you. The Early Bird whose work is done has much more time for spring-time fun ! Let Richardson’s help you get ready for spring with Dutch Boy Paint. 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