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l Volume 116 l Issue 17
Girls on the Run race competitively Visitors to Cabell Midland are greeted by a new marquee designed by members of the Excalibur Chapter of the National Honor Society.
Midland marquee gets a facelift The Cabell Midland High School marquee has a new look. Members of the Excalibur Chapter of the National Honor Society at Cabell Midland High School helped to design and donate a new graphic to greet visitors as they come to the school. The previous marquee’s graphics were in need of repair and the students had a vision that took the marquee into the future. Officers of the Excalibur Chapter met with Chapter Adviser Sarah-Elaine Benda Jarrett afterschool on multiple occasions to brainstorm what the new graphics were going to look like. Students came up with various ideas and ultimately decided on the elements seen as you drive down Route 60. “By being a part of the design team, I was thrilled to be able to SEE MIDLAND ON PAGE 7
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Girls on the Run, a nonprofit organization that seeks to inspire confidence and teach life skills and teamwork to girls in the third-through fifth-grades in Cabell and Wayne counties, celebrated its first competitive race on Sunday afternoon. Above, participants line up for the start of the 5K and 10K races. Right, about 60 of the 179 participants in the 10K portion were from the Girls on the Run program. The program is currently in Village of Barboursville Elementary and Spring Hill Elementary schools. Photos by Jim Parsons
Shelters seek $30,000 in help from county By Jim Ross For The Cabell Standard
Faced with a cut in help from the state, Branches Domestic Violence Shelter is asking counties in its service area to help fill the gap. Three officials from Branches attended the April 24 meeting of the Cabell County Commission to request $30,000 for next fiscal year’s budget.
Julia Woelfel, a board member of Branches, said Branches provides services in Cabell, Lincoln, Wayne, Mason and Putnam counties. It could see its appropriation from the Legislature cut for next fiscal year as the state deals with its own budget problems, she said. “Each year our needs grow and our budget shrinks,” she said. SEE SHELTERS ON PAGE 5
Barboursville May events The Village of Barboursville has numerous events scheduled during the month of May. The first event is the Village Wide rummage sale from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. May 3. This is a great time to clean out attics, basements and garages and earn some extra money. For information on this event call the Village Hall at 304-736-9820. The second event is Spring cleanup week. It is set for May 5 to 10. The cleanup event is for city
residents only. Residents will be asked to show their identification before disposing of items. The city will be accepting items from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. at the Barboursville Pool Parking lot. Items not accepted include: construction materials, batteries, paint, oil or appliances with Freon. Tires off the rim will be accepted. At the end of May on Memorial Day Laudau Eugene MurSEE EVENTS ON PAGE 5
Inside This Week: CANDIDATE PROFILES - PAGES 4-5 BARBOURSVILLE CIVIL WAR SCHEDULE - PAGE 5 CABELL MIDLAND TENNIS - PAGE 7
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