Charleston Gazette

Ballet Sponsors Valentine Raffle

The Charleston Ballet is sponsoring its third annual Valentine Package Raffle. The "Memories from the Heart" raffle will award a package of gift items and romantic experiences valued at more than $1,500. The prizes will be raffled on the air during WCHS TV-8's "Good Morning, West Virginia" on Friday, Feb. 10.

West Side School to Observe Catholic Schools Week

St. Anthony School on Charleston's West Side will celebrate Catholic Schools Week Monday, Jan. 30 through Friday, Feb. 3 with a series of events designed to celebrate its accomplishments and demonstrate the quality of education it provides. St. Anthony School serves families from Kanawha, Putnam, Clay, Lincoln, Boone, and Jackson counties. Those families come from a wide range of religious, ethnic, cultural, economic and educational backgrounds.

Black History Observance to Honor Rosa Parks

cthomas@cnpapers.com 348-1232 When Rosa Parks took a seat on a bus in December 1955 in Montgomery, Ala., she also took a symbolic stand that altered the course of American history in the latter half of the 20th century and continues today.

Community Events

GIRLS SOFTBALL The Tri-State Whirl is looking for 8-, 9- and 10- year-old girls with the desire to become dominant softball players. Experience is not necessary, but drive and commitment are essential. For more information, call T.J. Edmonds at 548-7896. MB WATERSHED MEETING The Magazine Branch Watershed will conduct its monthly meeting at 6:30 p.m. Monday, Jan. 30. Guest speaker Beth Cade of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will present an update on the flood mitigation efforts by the City o...

Neighbors

Charleston residents Grant Tompkins, Megan Knight and Eric Wilson were named to the 2005-2006 autumn quarter dean's list at the University of Cincinnati. The following students were named to the dean's list at Liberty University in Lynchburg, Va., for the fall 2005 semester: Derek Samms of Charleston, Jessica Boone of Elkview, Rebecca Ellis of Elkview, Jennifer Miller of Sissonville and Jessica Miller of Sissonville.

Buckets of Love: ; Vendor Markets Valentine Buckets

cthomas@cnpapers.com 348-1232 If your Valentine's Day gift-giving gestures have become humdrum in recent years, perhaps you should boycott the bouquet and bon- bons this Feb. 14 and bestow a bucket to your beloved, instead.

Others Recall Big Jon and Sparkie On Radio

Thanks to Richard Staff for his comments about my column mentioning the Big Jon and Sparkie radio show. He began his note by saying: "Like you, every Saturday I had my radio on for this show, 'No School Today.'"

Club & Organization Activities

CALLIGRAPHERS The Charleston Calligraphers Guild will meet from 11:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 11 at the Rock Lake Presbyterian Church, 905 Village Drive in South Charleston. Rhonda Sarcone will teach watercolor techniques for rubber-stamping. Participants will make greeting cards. New members are welcome and should not feel intimidated by a lack of skills. The guild generally meets at the same time on the second Saturday of each month. Meetings in 2006 are scheduled for March 11, May...

Letter to the Editor: ; Reader Remembers Green Tube On Old Radio

Thanks for the great column on the Ralston Rocket. You mentioned the green tube on the Zenith radio. That was the famous "magic eye" tuning device. As one got closer to the station's frequency, the eye "closed" in a magic kind of way. Very beautiful feature.

Off the Record: ; Snow Days and Surplus Cheese

Our principal at Cross Lanes Elementary School, Walter Moore, always wore a suit and tie and rubber bands wrapped around his left wrist. He had thinning hair and an authoritative, yet kind, presence. He was a nice man, especially to the poorer students who lived "up the hollow" a couple of miles or so from the school.

Church & Religious Group Activities

BELIEVERS QUARTET The Believers Quartet will be singing Sunday, Feb. 5 at the 7:30 p.m. services at Falling Rock Community Church. GOSPEL SING The Prophets will sing at 7 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 18 at Hampton Baptist Church, Church Street in East Bank.

Wvu Press to Release Book Celebrating State Fiddle Music

The West Virginia University Press will release Erynn L. Marshall's "Music in the Air Somewhere: The Shifting Borders of West Virginia's Fiddle and Song Traditions" on Wednesday, March 1. The work illuminates the importance of fiddle music and folk traditions in West Virginia through oral histories taken from lifelong West Virginia musicians to demonstrate the uniqueness of the art.

Farm Service Agency Officials Elected

Results of this year's election for a vacant seat on the Kanawha/ Putnam County Farm Service Agency Committee were announced recently. Doris Asbury of Liberty was elected to represent local administrative area 11 and assumed her committee duties on Jan. 1.

Kc Team Prevails in Parkersburg

The Kanawha City Youth Basketball League Fifth-Grade All-Stars competed in a basketball tournament at Parkersburg High School on Jan. 13 and 14. The KC All-Stars won first place in the tournament by defeating Little Hocking,

Those Were the Days: ; Fulminations for 'Feby-Worry'

Well, here we go, easing into February (I hope I spelled that groundhog month correct). It's a short month, but, most years, it can be a cold, snowy one.

Wvsctc Conducts Public Workshops, Classes

The West Virginia State Community and Technical College in Institute is offering the following public workshops and classes: Bookkeeping Certification Course

Bulletin Board

FOOD SALE A hot dog and baked goods sale will take place from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 4 at the Rand Community Center. For deliveries, call 925-9200. SOCCER SIGN-UPS Registration for the spring season of the Elk River Soccer Club will be held on Saturday, Feb. 4 from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the Hardee's in Big Chimney. The cost is $50; a copy of a birth certificate is required. To find out more, call 965- 2555.

Area Libraries Announce February Lineup of Activities

Area libraries announce February lineup of activities The following programs have been scheduled for February at Metro East area libraries.

Music Fest Scheduled

The Poca Invitational Music Fest is scheduled for Saturday, Feb. 4 at Poca High School. Ticket prices are $10 for prelims, $8 for finals or $15 for all day.

Martin Luther King Jr. Award Winners Named

Nineteen young people, five individuals and three service organizations were honored Saturday, Jan. 14, with awards from the Martin Luther King, Jr., West Virginia Holiday Commission as part of the state's observance of the Martin Luther King holiday weekend. The awards ceremony was held during a private luncheon at the Cultural Center, State Capitol Complex in Charleston.