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Still Free! More than just an advertisement Inside Inside NM seeks more revenue Romine won’t seek re-election Page 18 INNformer Page 9 Publication of The Wells Inn Volume 4, No. 25 The Wells Inn, 316 Charles St. Sistersville, WV 26175 December 14, 2017 Paden City Council seeks 2 members By Lillian Henshaw and Charles Winslow PADEN CITY – Two more vacancies need to be filled on the Paden City Council following the Nov. 27 death of First Ward council member Tammy Parsons and the Dec, 4 resignation of Third Ward council member Susan Postlethwait. “We are in some deep trouble and we are down to four council people,” Paden City Mayor Ken Stead stated during the regular council meeting Dec. 4. “We had a resignation today,” he said of Postlethwait. “We have to get on our toes and fill those positions as soon as possible,” the mayor continued. The city is seeking Paden City residents to represent the First and Third wards through at least the June election. In smaller municipalities, such as Paden City, the six- member city council plays a crucial role and oversees all aspects of the operations of the city, from paying REMEMBER THE REASON FOR THE SEASON! bills to passing laws, and the individual members are responsible for representing their ward’s interests on To quote Dr Seuss: Christmas ‘came without ribbons. It came without tags. It came without the governing body. Council members also serve on packages, boxes or bags. And he puzzled and puzzled ’till his puzzler was sore. Then the Grinch the various boards and committees that are vital to maintaining a vibrant and well-organized community. thought of something he hadn’t before. What if Christmas, he thought, doesn’t come from a store. What if Christmas, perhaps, means a little bit more.’ So as loved ones gather this Christ- One issue the Paden City Council is tackling are the on- mas season, remember there’s more than lights and gifts. Traditions are important to bind fam- going problems with the water service. “One of them ilies together. From the INNformer to you: is, financially, we are strapped,” Stead explained. “We are running into repair, after repair, after repair.” While the city has a plan in place to replace older transite water lines, one section has experienced four breaks Merry Christmas! over a four-month period. The city’s telemetry system, which controls the water wells and maintains the levels Continued on page 16 New Matamoras Library’s Brady recognized by FLEDA NEW MATAMORAS, Ohio – Kelly Brady, representing the New Matamoras Public Library, was presented recently with the Community Service of the Year award by FLEDA, the Frontier Local Economic Development Association. “I am honored – and we are honored. It is Keeping the tradition alive a humbling experience,” said Brady, who THE NORTH POLE – Continuing aINNformer during a recent phone has been the library branch manager since 2003. “It means we are making a differ- mission important to the hearinterview. “But when Santa takts es ence and it is nice to be appreciated.” and minds of children everywhere, off from the North Pole we can The nomination came after Mike Weber, a the North American Aersee Rospaceudolph’s red nose on our local minister, gave a presentation at one Defense Command (NORAD) issatellites.” of the library’s popular Coffee Break pro- again preparing to track and mon- The tradition of NORAD tracking grams and realized what an asset the li- itor the progress of.... Santa! Santa and providing live updates on . brary is to the small riverfront community Just as it has for the past 62 years, his progress started in 1955 when In addition to the monthly Coffee Break, where guest speakers from around the com- NORAD will use the latest technol- a Colorado Springs Sears Roebuck ogy to track the progress of Santa & Company store mistakenly pub- munity come in and give free programs on a variety of subjects, the library offers Claus, starting Dec. 24, as he many other services, including providing computers and internet access for job seekers. lished the air defense commander- makes his way to good little girls in-chief’s “hotline” phone number Since 2000 FLEDA, which promotes economic development in northern Washing- and boys around the world. in a newspaper advertisement – ton County, Ohio area, has been recognizing people, organizations and businesses along with a big picture of Santa that have had a positive impact on the area. “We don’t know exactly where hesaying “Hey, kiddies! Call me direct goes because he changes course on my Xmas telephone!” The New Matamoras library is located on the corner of Ohio Route 7 and Merchant every year,” Master Sergeant Street and is open Monday-Wednesday 9 a.m.-7 p.m., Thursday and Friday 9 a.m.- John Gordinier explained to The Continued on page 9 5 p.m. and Saturday 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Pur c hasing saf ely o nlin e3 Barth T r ust gr ants 9 W es t V gini ir a r o und INDEX up 17 A child’s Chr istm as m em ory 4-5 Events 10-1 5 NM non-r es iden t ser vice f e Chr e 18 istm as s pec ial s ecti on 2-9 Holi da y recipes 5-6 Clas sified ad s1 Sist er sv ille C 2 oun cil 18 Edit orial: Y es , V ir gin ia 2 Area C hristm as c ele b ratio ns 7 DEP -Klu g Bros . s ettle men t1 6M id dle b ourn e C o uncil 18 Ha ving a sa fe Christm as3 Miss ing Christm as 8 Cop s &cou rt s 1 6 R egional r o u ndup1 9
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