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By Mark Hallburn
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SEPTEMBER

SEPTEMBER 1st • 9:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.

M.O.P.S. OPEN HOUSE
Good Shepherd Baptist Church
Route 34
Scott Depot

M.O.P.S. stands for Mothers of Pre-Schoolers.

For more information,
please telephone 304-757-7621
or email MOPSofTeaysValley@hotmail.com.

SEPTEMBER 4th • 7:00 p.m.

TURKEY BRANCH CHURCH
70th ANNIVERSARY HOMECOMING

Turkey Branch Road

Leon

The church’s new Pastor, Nathan Cobb, will be preaching, and there will be special singing by the Hill Brothers.

To prepare for this special service, the church is seeking donations to replace the floor that is in great need of repair. Plywood and new carpet will be needed, and any and all donations will be greatly appreciated.

The work will be done by the Pastor, members of the church, and other volunteers.

Anyone interested in making a monetary donation to the church can contact the pastor at: 901 Turkey Branch Road, Leon, WV 25123. The telephone numbers are: 304-421-3224 or 304-937-2459. You may email Pastor Cobb at: NMCobb@Liberty.edu.

SEPTEMBER 5th • 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.

LABOR DAY FESTIVAL
Teays Valley Church Of The Nazarene

3479 Teays Valley Road/Route 34

Teays Valley

FREE to the Community...
Inflatable games, hot dogs, music, and more!

For more information,
please telephone the church office at:
304-757-8400

SEPTEMBER 6th • 6:15 p.m. - 8:15 p.m.

DOG SWIM FUNDRAISER
Waves Of Fun

Valley Park

Hurricane

Dogs get to paddle to raise money for construction of the new
Putnam Animal Relief Center, near Eleanor.

Donations will be accepted for admission.

According to fundraising Chairman Jeff Barnes, more than $100,000 has been raised so far.

For more information, please telephone Putnam County Parks and Recreation at: 304-562-0518 or Karen Haynes at: 304-757-7584.

SEPTEMBER 9th • 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.

FRIEND RAISER
Mid-Valley Square

Route 34

Hurricane

Congresswoman Shelley Moore-Capito and other Republican candidates for office will
appear at a "Friend Raiser."

Entertainment will be provided by Jason Wickline of Chief's Pizza, one of the businesses in the shopping center.

Food and refreshments will be provided.

For more information, please telephone Paul Hartling at 304-562-5158 or email him at PFHart@LIVE.com. You may also telephone Cheryl Wyatt at 304-757-3151
or email her at SeaHorizon@AOL.com.

SEPTEMBER 11th - 12th
PUTNAM COUNTY HOMECOMING
Old Putnam County Courthouse
Route 817
Winfield

Sponsored by Lions Club.

Car Show and Dance (Saturday).
Sunday – Honor Service Men, Gospel Sing, Parade, crowning of Miss Putnam County
and lots more.

We welcome animals and would love to have them this year

For more information, please telephone
Lion George Woodrum at 304-586-3614
or Lion Boyd Harper at 304-389-9724

SEPTEMBER 18th • 1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.

EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS FAIR
Church Of Jesus Christ, Latter Day Saints
Baywood Drive

Teays Valley

Ten topics will be covered simultaneously in 20-minute sessions, allowing attendees to attend any and all sessions of interest.

Refreshments will be served.

In addition, the Red Cross
will be conducting a blood drive.

Please bring canned food donations for the local food pantries.

SEPTEMBER 19th
SHIFTY FIFTIES CAR SHOW
Valley Park
Hurricane

Car show, special music and entertainment, concessions. Bring lawn chairs, blankets, and enjoy days gone by. Held at Valley Park in Hurricane. Easy access from I-64 and convenient lodging nearby.

For more information,
please telephone 304-562-0518 ext. 10.

SEPTEMBER 21st • 1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.

SHELTER IN PLACE
Putnam County Schools

Officials are soliciting drill evaluators to critique the activity at each school in Putnam County. If you are able to participate as an evaluator, please e-mail Jacque@KPEPC.org by Wednesday, September 1st.

Please provide a contact telephone number where you can be reached
for details about the drill.

SEPTEMBER 22nd - 24th
MARY INGLES VIRGINIA FRONTIER
Student Days
2179 Winfield Road/Route 817N
Winfield

Primitive Frontier Settlement with inhabitants demonstrating crafts and skills necessary for survival. Join living historians as they educate the event of the 1700 Drama.

Please telephone 304-562-0518 ext. 14
for reservations.

SEPTEMBER 22nd - 24th
MARY INGLES VIRGINIA FRONTIER
Public Days
2179 Winfield Road/Route 817N
Winfield

"Legacy of Mary Ingles"
and Encampment 2010.

For a wonderful family adventure to experience life of early settlers to our area, join re-enactors as they commemorate the events of early 1700’s.

Held at Weiford Settlement.

Sponsored by the Mary Ingles Trail Associates.

Please telephone 304-562-0518, ext. 14,
for reservations.

SEPTEMBER 23rd • 6:00 p.m.

SOFTBALL GAME FUNDRAISER

Valley Park

Hurricane

Benefits construction of the new Putnam Animal Relief Center, near Eleanor.

The friendly game will pit the Putnam Animal Relief Center Pounders against the
AEP John E. Amos Plant Scrubbers.

According to fundraising Chairman Jeff Barnes, more than $100,000 has been raised so far.

For more information, please telephone Putnam County Parks and Recreation at: 304-562-0518 or Karen Haynes at: 304-757-7584.

SEPTEMBER 24th-25th
ANNUAL POCA HERITAGE DAYS
Route 62
Poca

Friday evening car show
from 5:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.

Saturday: Parade at 10:00 a.m.

Arts and Crafts, Flea Market. – This outdoor event is a community celebration. 5K walk, recognition of Poca residents over 70; food, historical society and archaeological society booths, & games.

Stone Road Band will perform.

Quilt drawing at 4:00 p.m.

Please telephone 304-755-4247/3933
between 8:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m.

SEPTEMBER 25th • 7:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.

FALL FESTIVAL
Lighthouse Baptist Church

U.S. 60
Hurricane

Craft booths are still available. A 10x10 foot space is $20.

You may telephone the church at 304-562-3900 or Galena Torman at 304-757-2953 for an application to reserve your space.

SEPTEMBER 25th • 9:00 a.m.

ROD'S MILES FOR MESO BENEFIT
Shelter #4 Eleanor Town Park
Eleanor

5k Walk - Registration starts at 9:00 a.m. at Shelter #4, Eleanor Town Park
beside of Fire Station.

Walk begins at 10:00 a.m. Registration fee is $25 and includes a T-shirt and bracelet.

BBQ Catered lunch starts at noon
and is $6 per plate

Gospel Sing featuring five groups
begins at noon.

Raffles of great prizes are all day, includes, oil change, dinners, Bibles, coach purse and accessories, tanning and lots of others.
$1 per ticket.

This event is sponsored by: Prim Law Firm, SDK Law Firm, and Dodrill Heating and Cooling.

This event is to raise awareness and research funds for the non-curable cancer, Mesothelioma, the asbestos causing cancer that took Richard Owen Dorsey - ROD's life at 65 on July 9th, 2008 less than a month after his diagnosis on June, Friday the 13th, 2008.

We will be honoring other families who have been faced with this disease and / or lost loved ones to this as well.

All proceeds go to Mesothelioma Applied Research Foundation www.curemeso.org and donations can be made online to www.curemeso.org/fundraising/ROD
or mailed directly to:
Missy Bowles, PO Box 205 Bancroft, WV 25011 reference MARF

SEPTEMBER 25th • 2:00 p.m.

SPAGHETTI DINNER FUNDRAISER
V.F.W. Post 9097
Teays Valley Road/Route 34
Teays Valley

The family of Jeremy Scott Cook will be hosting a fundraiser to help with the purchase of a headstone for his grave.

Cook was a 22-year old that was diagnosed with Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia in December 2009 and was undergoing chemotherapy. He was told by his oncologist that he was in remission and had two more chemotherapy sessions to face when he was brutally beaten in Huntington on May 14th, 2010. Cook died two days later at Cabell Huntington Hospital from those injuries.

Jeremy had been a member of the National Guard and his father is a Desert Storm veteran.

The fundraiser will consist of a Spaghetti dinner, auction & raffle drawings.

Any donation you can give to help support our efforts will be greatly appreciated and THANK YOU in advance from the family of Jeremy Scott Cook (1-16-88 to 5-16-10).

SEPTEMBER 25th-26th • 9:00 a.m.

BIKEFEST
NATIONAL TRIALS COMPETITION
Putnam County Park
Eleanor

Ultra Trail Race, 25^th at 9:00 a.m.

Short Track Race, 25^th at 5:00 p.m.

Kids Mountain Bike Race (ages 2-12),
26^th at 10:00

WVMBA Point Series Race, 26^th at noon;
26^th – music and face painting.

For community service hours work, or for more details, please visit www.wvmba.com or telephone Larry Perkins, 304-389-3934. You may also email him at LPerkins34@hotmail.com.

Beginner Mountain Bike Seminars during summer months.

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OCTOBER

OCTOBER 7th • 7:00 p.m.

SIGNING IN THE VALLEY
Hurricane Valley Community Center
Valley Park
1 Valley Park
Hurricane

Singing Cookes from Tennessee

Please telephone Bart Oxley
at 304-562-7919 for more information.

OCTOBER 8th - 9th

LIL' LAMBS CLOSET CONSIGNMENT SALE
Forrest Burdette United Methodist Church
Putnam Avenue
Hurricane

For more information,
please telephone Michelle at 304-562-1032.

OCTOBER 9th - 10th

HARVEST FESTIVAL
Hurricane City Park
Route 34/Teays Valley Road
Hurricane

Activities – Apple butter, crafts,
games and music.

Please telephone Brenda Campbell at
304-562-5896 for more information.

OCTOBER 15th - 16th

FALL BAZAAR
Winfield United Methodist Church
Just Off Route 817 - Behind McDonald's
Winfield

Arts and crafts show, bake sale, soups and hot dogs, shops, etc. Area sale consultants.

For more information,
please telephone the church office
at 304-586-3795.

OCTOBER 16th • 9:00 a.m. - Noon

ARTS AND CRAFTS FESTIVAL
Teays Valley Church Of The Nazarene

3479 Teays Valley Road/Route 34

Teays Valley

Area arts and crafts will be available for sale... along with hot dogs and baked goods.

If interested in selling or having a table, please telephone: 304-757-8400.

NOVEMBER

DECEMBER

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