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- Barry T. Brown Sr.
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- Harold Robert “Bob” Davis
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- The Sistersville Ferry will undergo a Coast Guard inspection after holes were found in the hull in late August. (Photo Provided)
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- Sistersville Ferry Captain Bo Hause was able to temporarily fix the two holes he found in the hull earlier this year but the ferry will undergo a Coast Guard examination to address any needed repairs. (Photo Provided)
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- On Nov. 10, the Sistersville Ferry completed its longest trip in four years when it traveled to Bellaire for a Coast Guard inspection. The ferry is expected to still operate in the 2022 season. (Photo Provided)
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Parkersburg Mayor Tom Joyce, left, speaks in favor of a resolution to allocate $200,000 for a project to extend water and sewer infrastructure up Fort Boreman Hill during Tuesday’s Parkersburg City Council meeting. (Photo by Evan Bevins)
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- Parkersburg resident Sue Ellen Waybright speaks against a resolution to allocate $200,000 to a water/sewer extension on Fort Boreman Hill during the public forum portion of Tuesday’s Parkersburg City Council meeting. (Photo by Evan Bevins)
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- PM Company Real Estate Director Jared Decker discusses the business’s request for funding to extend water and sewer infrastructure to Fort Boreman Hill to assist in developing land there during Tuesday’s Parkersburg City Council meeting. (Photo by Evan Bevins)
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- Volunteer Ed Jerry cuts turkey Tuesday morning at the Salvation Army in Parkersburg as volunteers help prepare the food for 1,500 boxed meals that will be handed out and delivered on Thursday. (Photo by Brett Dunlap)
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- Youth from the Vienna Baptist Church volunteered Tuesday at the Salvation Army in Parkersburg to help prepare food for the annual Thanksgiving Dinner. The Salvation Army is preparing 1,500 boxed meals that people will be able to pick up on Thursday at the Salvation Army, 534 Fifth St. in Parkersburg. (Photo by Brett Dunlap)
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- Volunteers Carolyn Oakes and Phil Fleming get trays of turkey ready Tuesday at the Salvation Army in Parkersburg in preparation for the annual Thanksgiving meal on Thursday. The Salvation Army in Parkersburg is preparing 1,500 boxed meals for pickup on Thursday as the area continues to deal with the COVID-19 pandemic. (Photo by Brett Dunlap)
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- Lisa Winland, leader for Girl Scout Troop 10044 in Pleasants County and Newport, Ohio, places rolls in plastic bags in preparation of the Salvation Army’s annual Thanksgiving meal on Thursday. The Salvation Army is preparing 1,500 meals for pickup and delivery on Thursday, starting at 11:30 a.m. (Photo by Brett Dunlap)
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- The WVU Medicine Camden Clark Medical Center cooked around 600 pounds of turkey Monday for the annual Salvation Army in Parkersburg’s Thanksgiving Dinner for the community. Pictured are Executive Chef Katie Augenstein and Storeroom Clerk Melvin Burkholder. (Photo Provided)
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- Mary F. Seligman
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- Emily Rovella Vowls
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- Wood County Schools Superintendent Will Hosaflook and Board President Justin Raber are shown at Tuesday night’s board of education meeting. (Photo by James Dobbs)
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- The 2022-23 school calendar A was approved at the Wood County Schools Board of Education meeting. (Photo Provided)
Volunteer Ed Jerry cuts turkey Tuesday morning at the Salvation Army in Parkersburg as volunteers help prepare the food for 1,500 boxed meals that will be handed out and delivered on Thursday. (Photo by Brett Dunlap)
PARKERSBURG — Volunteers and others began the work on Tuesday to prepare for the Salvation Army’s annual Thanksgiving Dinner.
Volunteers gathered Tuesday at the Salvation Army on Fifth Street in Parkersburg to slice turkeys, prepare servings of cranberries, cut vegetables, prepare mashed potatoes and stuffing, slice pies and prepare rolls for around 1,500 meals for pickup and delivery on Thursday as the area still deals with the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
The menu this year includes turkey, mashed potatoes, dressing, green beans, cranberry sauce and a roll.
”We are getting everything ready to go,” said Maj. Carey Richmond, co-commander of the Parkersburg Salvation Army.
WVU Medicine Camden Clark Medical Center cooked about 600 pounds of turkey on Monday and volunteers sliced it Tuesday.
Youth from the Vienna Baptist Church volunteered Tuesday at the Salvation Army in Parkersburg to help prepare food for the annual Thanksgiving Dinner. The Salvation Army is preparing 1,500 boxed meals that people will be able to pick up on Thursday at the Salvation Army, 534 Fifth St. in Parkersburg. (Photo by Brett Dunlap)
People can come and pick up a meal on Thursday starting at 11:30 a.m. at the Salvation Army, 534 Fifth St. in Parkersburg.
Richmond said people have reserved 400 meals for delivery on Thanksgiving.
The costs for the meal are paid for through community donations to the annual Kettle Drive and other fundraising efforts throughout the year.
The meal remains an important part of the holiday for many people throughout the community, Richmond said.
”We have a lot of people in our community who can’t get out to get a meal at Thanksgiving or don’t have a way to cook it,” she said. ”We are able to provide that for people who need it.”
Volunteers Carolyn Oakes and Phil Fleming get trays of turkey ready Tuesday at the Salvation Army in Parkersburg in preparation for the annual Thanksgiving meal on Thursday. The Salvation Army in Parkersburg is preparing 1,500 boxed meals for pickup on Thursday as the area continues to deal with the COVID-19 pandemic. (Photo by Brett Dunlap)
A number of volunteers were helping Tuesday, including from Vienna Baptist Church and Girl Scout Troop 10044 from Pleasants County-Newport, Ohio.
Lisa Winland, one of the adult leaders of Girl Scout Troop 10044, said she has been volunteering at the Salvation Army for years. She brought four girls Tuesday as half their troop was still in school.
“I always came down and helped when I can,” she said. ”(As a Girl Scout leader) it is important for me to teach the girls that not everybody gets Thanksgiving at their house.”
Winland wanted to show them that there was a need in the community they could meet, which helps them with a goal of being able to serve the community.
Phil Fleming serves on the Salvation Army Advisory Board and is a part of Vienna Baptist Church, which brought 13 kids down to help with the preparations.
Lisa Winland, leader for Girl Scout Troop 10044 in Pleasants County and Newport, Ohio, places rolls in plastic bags in preparation of the Salvation Army’s annual Thanksgiving meal on Thursday. The Salvation Army is preparing 1,500 meals for pickup and delivery on Thursday, starting at 11:30 a.m. (Photo by Brett Dunlap)
”We wanted the kids to have a sense of helping,” he said. ”This is the fourth year of bringing them down here, and they love to come down.
”They look forward to it every year.”
Fleming, who is retired and been on the advisory board for eight years, said he enjoys being able to give something back to the community.
”This is very important to me to be able to help as much as I can at Thanksgiving,” he said. ”I am thankful for what I have and what the Lord has blessed me with.”
Carryout meals only will be served from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Thursday at the Salvation Army, 534 Fifth St., Parkersburg.
The WVU Medicine Camden Clark Medical Center cooked around 600 pounds of turkey Monday for the annual Salvation Army in Parkersburg’s Thanksgiving Dinner for the community. Pictured are Executive Chef Katie Augenstein and Storeroom Clerk Melvin Burkholder. (Photo Provided)
Other meal locations are:
* Pleasants County Senior Citizens Center, 209 Second St., St Marys; 304-684-9243.
* Wirt County: Big Island Run Church, 800 Big Island Run Road, Elizabeth; 304-588-4037.
People who want to volunteer at the Salvation Army in Parkersburg on Thursday are asked to contact Richmond at 304-485-4529, ext. 202.
