Charleston Gazette

Vance Painting Exhibition Underway at Cultural Center

The West Virginia Division of Culture and History has unveiled a new exhibit, "Dwelling in the Backcountry: Paintings by Barry Vance," in the Art Gallery of the Cultural Center, State Capitol Complex, Charleston. The show will remain on display through Friday, April 21.

Kanawha County Elementary Students to Perform Concert

The Kanawha County Elementary Schools Concert for 2006 will get underway at 7 p.m. Thursday, March 9 in the Municipal Auditorium in Charleston. The concert will feature 300 students from schools throughout Kanawha County.

Bulletin Board

WS SOCCER SIGNUPS Registration for the West Side Soccer Association will take place from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, March 11 at Treister Field, Cato Park. The registration is for the upcoming spring season for boys and girls. For more information, call WSSA Registrar Christine Fox at 344-2899. LVKC TRAINING The Literacy Volunteers of Kanawha County will offer training for new volunteers to tutor non-reading and low- level reading youth and adults. The training sessions will be offered from 6...

Dunbar Truck Driving Teachers Earn 'Master Instructor' Status

bcalwell@cnpapers.com 348-5188 When truck-driving students climb up to the controls of a vehicle roughly the size of a gray whale for the first time, they might start feeling a little uneasy about their career choice.

Business Briefs

Meco Photo has announced the assembling of an all-years sports and band CD for the Charleston High and Stonewall Jackson High schools. "They will be ready for the market sometime this year," said Mill Chambers, owner of the Elkview company. "We have plans to complete all of the Kanawha Valley high schools this year, but, for now, we have digitally transferred seven high school yearbooks to CD and an all-sports disc will be developed."

'Baby Hope' Benefit to Aid Infant with Kidney Ailment

Her middle name is Hope, and that's what family, friends and the community have in abundance as they pray for 3-month-old Chrystine Hope Crites of Alum Creek. Baby Chrystine was born with kidney problems. "She has cysts on both kidneys, and typically they don't survive," said Chrystine's mother, Chrystal Crites.

Readers Forum

Comics comments rebutted by Hurricane resident If I wrote a book, "How to Start a Controversy That Gets You Called Unkind Names," the first chapter would tell you to suggest that dogs and cats are sometimes imperfect creatures.

Wvsctc Conducts Public Workshops, Classes

The West Virginia State Community and Technical College in Institute is offering the following public workshops and classes this month: Real Estate Salesperson Pre-License Course

Those Were the Days: ; Pondering the Pathways to Adulthood

Did you ever look at a little child and ask yourself what path the child would take when he or she grew up? I got on that jag recently, thinking about my sister's first child, born at Danville, 1946.

Contributions Sought for Shs Project Graduation

The senior students of Sissonville High School, along with their parents, are actively raising money in a variety of ways to fund their Project Graduation, which will be conducted after the graduation ceremony on Friday, May 26. Project Graduation is an all-night, drug- and alcohol-free, chaperoned celebration for the entire senior class of Sissonville High School. This event, which will take place at the West Virginia Rehabilitation Center in Institute, is a fun, safe and memorable alternati...

Church & Religious Group Activities

SCHOOL OF EVANGELISM A School of Evangelism is being offered at 7 p.m. every Wednesday in March at the Campbell Memorial Baptist Church. Robert Ledman is the instructor. For transportation, call 442-5026. REVIVAL/CONCERTS Revival services will start at 7 p.m. starting Monday, March 6 at the Hughes Creek Community Church in Hugheston. Services will feature preaching by Dale Balser, Jonathan Deweese, Nathanael Messinger and Craig Petry. The church will also feature gospel singing with The Herit...

Kanawha Forum Releases Spring Luncheon Schedule

The Kanawha Forum will host the following musical programs and luncheons Wednesdays March 8 through April 12 at the Kanawha United Presbyterian Church, 1009 Virginia St. East in Charleston. Beginning at 12:05 p.m., musical performances in the church sanctuary are free. Luncheons, which follow in the fellowship hall, are $8 per person, by prepaid reservation.

St. Patty's Dance Among Speakeasy March Events

The Speakeasy Singles social group has scheduled the following activities for March. For further information about the events or joining the group, telephone the numbers listed or log on to the group's website at www.speakeasysingles.com.

Honor Rolls

The following Bonham Elementary School students achieved honor roll grades and other distinctions during the second nine-week session of classes for the 2005-2006 academic year: KINDERGARTEN:

Evcs to Host March 11 Auction

The Elk Valley Christian School Class of 2006 will sponsor an auction in the school gym on Saturday, March 11. Doors will open at 11 a.m., with the auction, conducted by Garrett Samples, beginning at noon.

Adop a Pet: ; Kanawha-Charleston Humane Association Shelter:

Meet Jasmine (ref. 1517), a 3-month-old, female, mixed-breed dog, and Buffy (ref. 196), a 2-year-old, spayed, female cat. Jasmine is a nice dog and gets along well with other animals and with children. Buffy, too, likes other animals and kids.

Valley Woodworkers Celebrate 15 Years Feb. 9

The Valley Woodworkers of West Virginia celebrated its 15th anniversary on Feb. 9. Special guests at the meeting were club founder Gary Olerud and his wife Sharie. Olerud has since retired to Arkansas, where he enjoys golf, fishing and travel, as well as woodworking.

Marshall University Surpasses Campaign Goal

When Marshall University kicked off the public phase of its Campaign for National Prominence in September 2002, it set an unprecedented goal of raising $100 million in private donations by Dec. 31, 2005. On Feb. 24, Glen Kerkian, president and CEO of the Marshall University Foundation, Inc., announced that Marshall not only reached its goal, but exceeded it by 10 percent. The total amount raised or pledged in the campaign was nearly $110 million, Kerkian said.

Neighbors

Brandon Lee Woodrum and Tiffany Nicole Miller, both of Charleston, were named to the fall semester dean's list at Radford University in Virginia. Woodrum, son of Mr. and Mrs. James Woodrum, is a freshman pre-business major, and Miller, daughter of William Miller, is a senior interdisciplinary studies-education major. Shea A. Duerring, a senior at Hampden-Sydney College in Virginia, was recognized as an outstanding campus leader in the 2006 edition of "Who's Who Among Students in American Univ...