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Durbin & Greenbrier Valley Railroad reopening Spruce Excursion
WV Students can now apply for Scholarships HUNTINGTON - West Virginia students are being sought to apply for scholarships through the Mike Lakin Memorial Scholarship Fund. The purpose of the scholarship is to promote aviation and service in young West Virginians. Lt. Col. Mike Lakin was a native West Virginian who started flying at 16 and earned his private pilot's license a year later. He went on to get his commercial pilot's license at 18 and graduated with a degree in aeronautical studies. Lakin went on to fly helicopters for the U.S. Marines in the Middle East and was an instructor at the Naval Air Station in Florida. He left active duty in 1999 and joined the West Virginia Air National Guard. He became a C-130 Hercules Pilot. He also entertained many at air shows across the region. Lakin died Dec. 22, 2011, from injuries sustained after his aerobatic plane crashed near STUDENTS ON PAGE 8
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This stream is part of the trout reclamation project at the headwaters of Shaver’s Fork of the Cheat. Photo by Bonnie Branciaroli ELKINS–Afteratwo-yearhiatus,the Durbin&GreenbrierValleyRailroadrecentlyreopeneditspopular128-mileexcursion into the Cheat Mountain wildernesstoSpruce,thelocationofan old settlement established in 1902 near theheadwatersofShaversForkofCheat River.
Therailroadkickedoffthereopening withaneventonJuly13.TheGreatWest VirginiaTrainrace,whichpittedtheCass steamlocomotiveagainstthediesel-drivenCheatMountainSalamanderinan uphill race to the finish, brought hundreds of people to the high mountain plateau to watch the event and to view
The Great Train Race kicked off the reopening of the Cheat Mountain Salamander Spruce excursion in July. The two trains raced up the mountain as part of the celebration. Photo by Bonnie Branciaroli forthefirsttimethenewlyfinished$6.25 million trout restoration project on the headwatersofShaversForkoftheCheat River,railroadofficialssaid. The project began in the spring of 2011torestorebrooktroutfishingtothe headwatersofShaversForkoftheCheat
River,muchlike itwas in the late 1800s, accordingtorailroadofficials.Whenthe project started in 2011, the Durbin & GreenbrierValley Railroad (DGVR) was requiredtopostponethepopularnineRAILROAD ON PAGE 9
Tom Susman elected Chair of West Virginia State University Board of Governors INSTITUTE, WV - Charleston area business leader Tom Susman has been elected chair of the West Virginia State University ( WVSU) Board of Governors for Fiscal Year 2014, which began on July 1, 2013 and continues through June 30, 2014. Susman, the managing member of TSG Consulting, previously served as the secretary of the Board of Governors. He succeeds Charleston attorney Larry L. Rowe who served as chair of the Board for the previous two years.
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Dr. Ann Brothers Smith
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“The future is bright for West Virginia State University and I
look forward to guiding the Board as we set our future
course,” Susman said. “My CHAIR ON PAGE 9
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