Charleston Gazette

2007 Campbells Creek Summerfest Arrives This Week

cthomas@cnpapers.com 304-348-1232 The Campbells Creek Lions Club will hold their annual Summerfest at the Campbells Creek Park, three miles up Campbells Creek on the right, Friday, Aug. 3, from 6 to 10 p.m. and Saturday, Aug. 4 from noon to 10 p.m.

Tech Camp: ; Kids Learn About Science and Technology at 4-H Day Camp

bcalwell@cnpapers.com 348-5188 After a crash course in how to operate a handheld GPS unit, Anthony Underwood of St. Albans was ready to try "geocaching."

Neighbors

On July 2, new officers were installed for the 2007-2008 term of Kanawha Rebekah Lodge No. 9, Charleston. The officers were installed at Kanawha Lodge 25, IOOF, by Sister Doris Carney, district deputy president, and Alice Shafer of Forest Rose Rebekah Lodge 143, Poca.

Area Residents Named to Wvu President's, Dean's Lists

The following Metro circulation area residents were named to the president's list (4.0 GPA) or dean's list for academic achievement for the spring 2007 semester at West Virginia University in Morgantown: Fayette County:

Page, Charleston Mu Students Graduate with Top Grades

Marshall University awarded nearly 3,000 degrees at its 170th commencement on May 5 at the Big Sandy Superstore Arena in Huntington. The total of 2,920 degrees included 1,460 undergraduate degrees, 1,000 graduate degrees, 49 School of Medicine degrees, 98 associate degrees and 313 degrees from the Marshall Community and Technical College.

2007 Boone County Fair Schedule of Events

The Boone County Fair is underway in Danville, under the Corridor G Bridge. The remaining schedule of events includes the following:

Local Residents Receive Degrees From West Virginia University

The following Metro area residents graduated from West Virginia University in Morgantown in May: Fayette County

Bulletin Board

BIBLE BAPTIST REGISTRATION Bible Baptist Christian School is accepting registrations for the fall 2007 school year. Grades K5 through 12th. For more information, call 984-0451.

Aarp Members Eligible for Power Tickets

AARP members will receive free or discounted tickets, and the first 1,000 people through the gates will receive a handheld fan on AARP Night at the Ballpark at Appalachian Power Park in Charleston on Monday, Aug. 13. The West Virginia Power takes on the Charleston (South Carolina) Riverdogs at the 7:05 p.m. game.

Kanawha Libraries Release August Schedule of Events

Below is a list of activities scheduled during August at the Main Library in Charleston and at Glasgow, Marmet and Riverside libraries. All programs are free unless otherwise noted. All Four Locations

Church & Religious Group Activities

SINGING CONVENTION A special singing convention gets underway at 6 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 4, at London Church of God. Randy Keesey, Butch Andrews, Roger Comer, The Better Way, Two for Jesus, Sandra Locard and The Bowlings will sing. Refreshments will be served afterward. For more details, contact Pastor Phyllis Bowling at 304-395-5581.

Kanawha Central Youth Wrap Up Eventful Season

cthomas@cnpapers.com 304-348-1232 The Kanawha Central Little League's 9- and 10-year-old boys team advanced to state tournament play this season, an achievement that had eluded previous squads for more than two decades.

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

Meet Catfish (ref. 4849), a 1-year-old, male, mixed-breed dog, and Tina (ref. 46), a 2-year-old, female cat. Catfish has a nice personality and needs a new home. Tina is a tabby cat and would make a wonderful pet.

Chuck Wagon Gang to Sing Sunday in Jackson

The Chuck Wagon Gang will present a concert at 7 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 5, in the air-conditioned auditorium at the Church of God convention center of Rippling Waters campground in southern Jackson County. Tickets are not needed.

Library Offers Mp3 Players

Kanawha County Public Library brings you the latest in audiobooks, the Playaway, beginning Wednesday, Aug. 1. A three-month pilot project will be held to determine patron interest in these self-contained MP3 players, according to Susan Maguire, collection specialist librarian.

Reunion News

Listed below are upcoming or ongoing class, family and group/ business reunions and meetings; dates and locations (where determined); and contact persons/information. If you have not received information about a reunion or have names and addresses of fellow classmates, employees, family members, etc., contact the persons listed. Send announcements, updates or corrections to: Metro Department/Reunions, 1001 Virginia St. East, Charleston, W.Va. 25301; fax 348-5133 or e-mail cthomas@cnpapers.com...

Fifth Annual Valley Heritage Tour to Be Held On Saturday

cthomas@cnpapers.com 304-348-1232 For the fifth consecutive year, the West Virginia Center for African-American Art and Culture will revisit the past via guided KRT trolley tours of area landmarks and historical locales, embellished for 2007 with an array of historical photographs.

Those Were the Days: ; Dangerfield Shows No Respect for Groceries

Sunday afternoon, what to do? Take a nap? Go to the mall? I think I will write about a somebody I knew in another lifetime. This somebody was a dog. I'm going back 80 years.

Club & Organization Activities

UKVEC During 2007, the Upper Kanawha Valley Enterprise Community will hold its regular board meetings on the following Tuesdays at 10 a.m. (this will include all board activities for the Capital Resource Agency): Aug. 14, Oct. 16 and Dec. 11. All meetings take place in the UKVEC Building Conference Room in Chelyan. 595-5991.