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Shane Small portraying Jesus on Good Friday. By Karli Hamrick Staff Writer BUCKHANNON — As Easter Sunday approached, members of the Tom Anderson Mission Center commemorated Good Friday with a symbolic portrayal of the crucifixion of Jesus. Shane Small portrayed Jesus by displaying and carrying the cross, to remind those of the Christian faith that Jesus suffered, bled, died and rose from the dead for their sins. This display was held in Hinkleville on Friday, April 10.
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BUCKHANNON — Even though schools are currently closed due to the coronavirus pandemic, local bus drivers are still an integral part of the school system. Their usual duties of safely shuttling students may temporarily be on hold, but many are going above and beyond their customary call of duty. Upshur Schools Bus Drivers still have an essential job to perform – ensuring students are fed through meal deliveries across the county.
Superintendent Dr. Sara Stankus said, “Bus drivers have the most important responsibility in our county – that of protecting our children on their way to and from school.” With such immense responsibilities, Dr. Stankus explained that bus drivers are the most highly trained, tested and scrutinized drivers on the road. They are tasked with ensuring that students are picked up from home and arrive safely at school on time each and every day. “They are the first and last school personnel our students
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see each day and greatly impact our students,” Stankus stated. While school bus drivers may not currently be delivering students, they are continuing to impact their lives. Identified as “essential employees” by Governor Jim Justice, they are still providing students with the “essentials” necessary for navigating safely through this pandemic crisis. “They have become a lifeline by delivering meals to our students,” Stankus said. During the weeks that students have not been in school,
school staff, cooks and bus drivers have still been distributing breakfast and lunch to alleviate some of the stress on families. Stankus assured, “As important as the food delivery is, the additional benefit to these meal deliveries is the degree of normalcy being provided to our students. That big yellow bus and that familiar face they see the first thing each morning and the last thing each day is symbolic that all is well.” See Bus Drivers on Page 6A
Justice announces James W. Curry response efforts Quilt Fundraiser By Kari Conaway Staff Writer CHARLESTON — Governor Jim Justice held another daily press briefing on Monday via YouTube to give updates on the COVID-19 outbreak. Justice announced a onetime payment of $500 will be given to the current recipients of Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF), also known as WV Works. Bill Crouch, Secretary of West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources (DHHR), clarified that the payment will not count against any other DHHR benefits. Recipients eligible for the payments are those active in the West Virginia Works system as of March 2020 and eligible to continue in April 2020. Processing will begin immediately, according to the governor. The West Virginia National Guard put together a mobile
sanitizing trailer to help sanitize the N-95 masks up to 20 times and is reportedly able to process 1,500 masks every three hours. Major General James Hoyer, of the West Virginia National Guard, elaborated on the importance of the sanitization by explaining that the Charleston Area Medical Center has the capacity to decontaminate up to 4,300 masks a day up to 20 times, which is equivalent to 86,000 N-95 masks. Hoyer also announced they will start production of swabs and parts for ventilators in the future. In addition, Justice also announced that a network in the state is currently able to produce 2,500 masks per day, or 75,000 masks per month. Justice reported that WorkForce West Virginia has reSee Justice on Page 5A
By Duane Carpenter Sports Editor BUCKHANNON — These are certainly strange times that we live in now. For one local business, bringing a sense of normalcy to everyone, especially to the children, was on tap Saturday afternoon. Number One Auto Sales invited the Easter Bunny to town for a meet and greet, at acceptable social distancing guidelines, of course. Perched from a bucket truck on the Number One Auto parking lot, the Easter Bunny waved and greeted the parade of vehicles that came for a visit. “It’s Easter, and people can’t get together with their families and their churches to celebrate this wonderful
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Strawberry motif quilt for fundraiser raffle By Karli Hamrick Staff Writer
BUCKHANNON — The James W. Curry Library is in the process of their annual quilt fundraising raffle. A couple of years ago, they started making quilts as a means of fundraising, and this year the quilt is strawberry motif, in honor of the WV Strawberry Festival. Each of the children in the library’s Family Story Time help pick out the colors, design the blocks and some even help sew. The mothers and caretakers sew it together to make the quilt. The money fundraised, goes towards the children’s programming at the library. The children’s program started from ground zero in 2014 when Director Judith Williams arrived, and normally they meet every Tuesday evening at 5:45 p.m. The program consists of stories, crafting activities, joint programs with the local VFD, a robust summer reading program in collaboration with Rock Cave Elementary School, a Santa workshop during Christmas time, and they recently just started a Coding Club that typically meets Thursday evenings at 5:30 p.m. to learn computer coding. Williams explained that fundraising is more important than ever, given the recent decline in the Stock Market. The quilt is generally raffled off at the Brooks Hill Fair on July 20 and they are hopeful that tradition will be able to continue this year. Raffle tickets cost $1 each or you can get six for $5. Tickets can be purchased at https://upshurcountywv.governmentwindow. com/estore/james-w.-curry-library/library-fees.html. WEDNESDAY Partly Cloudy 51/33
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SALUTE TO UPSHUR COUNTY TRANSPORTATION DEPT.
Photos submitted by the Upshur County Board of Education The following members of the Upshur County Transportation Department having been working tirelessly to help load and deliver meals to Upshur Schools students: Randy Hardman Deborah Poling Randy Carrico Len Fumerola Craig Smith Kyle Linger Amanda Wingfield
Randy Starkey Norman Workman Jim Bailey Jennifer Ervin Lenny Evans John Cowger Bennie Nazelrod
Chuck Brown Darrell Gould Steve Booth Brenda Hyre Bobby Furr Steve Clark Cathy Grill
Ed Lowther Mike Williams Dillon Johnston Sam Errett Steve McIe Steve Page Nolan Smallridge
Butch Lowther Joe Warner James Sayre Randall McDaniels Bill Groggs Steve Cutright Dylan Chidester
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