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More than just an advertisement Still Free! Inside Inside Back Roads Road projects update Page 6 INNformer Page 18 Publication of The Wells Inn Volume 4, No. 22 The Wells Inn, 316 Charles St. Sistersville, WV 26175 November 2, 2017 Community forums set for Middlebourne By Charles Winslow MIDDLEBOURNE – Two community forums are being organized in November to give Middlebourne area residents the chance to talk about the community’s fu- ture and provide input on projects that could improve the quality of life in the county seat. The THINK BIG Middlebourne Com- munity Forums are hosted by the Com- munity Foundation of the Ohio Valley in partnership with the Stealey Community Fund advisory committee. “The Stealey Community Fund has been making grants since 2006, we are hoping A caisson carries a service member to his final resting place in the section 60 area of Arlington National Cemetery. to have people ‘think outside the box’ on The cemetery is divided into 70 sections. Section 60 is reserved for those who fought in Iraq and Afghanistan. how the fund can support Middlebourne,” explained Susie Nelson, executive direc- tor of the Community Foundation, the or- Honoring the dead in Arlington ganization that administers the Stealey grants. “The fund provides between In honor of Veterans Day, we reprint this story: family and friends. Despite thousands of tourists and $250,000 and $300,000 a year. mourners who visit the site daily, it’s surprisingly quiet. ARLINGTON, Virginia – He stood at attention, then took “The generosity and forward-thinking Visitors hear birds humming, landscapers mowing the lawn a deep breath, bent down to place the stone on the grave. nature of the late resident and retired He stood upright again, saluted and walked away. hundreds of yards away. There is a funereal quiet to the 624 schoolteacher Ruth Stealey Green re- acres of mostly simple white grave markers. sulted in her creating a permanent fund A small group of people watched as the soldier paid tribute Arlington National Cemetery serves as the final resting to another and wondered what is the connection. The con- to support the future growth of Middle- place and a memorial to America’s persons of national im- bourne. This endowment provides a nection was one soldier is alive, the other is not, a soldier honoring another who served. portance, including presidents, Supreme Court justices and unique opportunity that not too many countless military heroes. It was established during the At Arlington National Cemetery military members of all towns in our country have to improve the Civil War as a burial place for Union soldiers on approxi- Continued on page 2 quality of life for citizens in Middle- rank and branches come to pay honor to the dead, as dobourne,” Nelson told The INNformer. During the forums, in addition to local residents sharing ideas, successful proj- Sistersville water upgrade on hold to view options ects from other rural communities will By Charles Winslow be presented. 1880s and had its last major upgrade accuracy of the bills and reduce overall labor costs. “The forum is to hear what big ideas citi- during the First World War – currently SISTERSVILLE – The city’s water zens have for Middlebourne’s future and draws its water from the Ohio River and “We need to do something,” Sistersville board held a special meeting Oct. 18 at develop some great opportunities to take has suffered several failures and major city hall to meet with engineers and dis- Mayor Bill Rice exclaimed. “We are she added.a great place to the next level,” leaks over the past few years. Several cuss the possible financial ramifications running out of Band-Aids.” The fear is thousand feet of the pipe, which makes The forums are made possible through a that a catastrophic failure at the water of some of the needed improvements and upgrades to the aging infrastructure. up the city’s distribution system, are also plant, a very real concern given the con- grant from the ARC Flex-E-Grant pro- more than 100 years old and are prone to dition of the facility, would leave the city gram and convening assistance form rupturing. Philanthropy West Virginia. At issue is the need to do something about the city’s deteriorated water plant, Also, the water department needs to up- without water. The forums are Wednesday, Nov. 8, and which provides water service to more The city has been working on a plan to grade the water meters and billing sys- Tuesday, Nov. 28, at the Tyler County than 760 households and businesses. The connect with the Tyler Public Service tem to accommodate radio-read meters, Senior Center at 504 Cherry St. in Mid- water plant – which dates back to the late which will improve the efficiency and Continued on page 6 dlebourne, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. INDEX Back Roads: Sardis well 6 Regional roundup 9 Football schedules 14 Veterans Day special 2-5 Oil & gas news 7 Preparing for winter 10 Classified ads 17 Lest we forget 3 Paden City Fall Festival 8 Paden City 11 Road projects update 18 World War II vet 4-5 Matamoras water project 9 Events 12-17 Sistersville Halloween 19
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