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More than just an advertisement Still Free! Inside Inside Recipes Back Roads Pages 7-8 INNformer Page 11 Publication of The Wells Inn Volume 5, No. 1 The Wells Inn, 316 Charles St. Sistersville, WV 26175 January 11, 2018 Arctic blast gives way to winter TWO WEEKS IN THE DEEP FREEZE By Judy Anderson freeze since Dec. 25. A change in the weather pattern BREAKS FOR TYPICAL WINTER MID-OHIO VALLEY – You would have had to be hid- in early December sent the jet stream plunging south- WEATHER, UNSEASONABLY WARM ing under a rock (or preferably an electric blanket) not ward, which, in turn, allowed several rounds of Arctic MIDWEEK, THEN WINTRY WEEKEND air from Canada to send temperatures plummeting. to know the eastern United States has been in a deep As long as you didn’t have to venture outside into the sub-freezing temperatures, the first few days may have found you marveling at the picturesque scenery of the trees covered in ice, sparkling like diamonds in the early morning sunshine. But if you are like most of us, as the days dragged on, each one often colder than the day before, you dreaded trudging out to your car all the while praying the engine would crank yet another time, so you could get to work or wherever you needed to be. If there is a secret to maneuvering through these winter storms successfully, it is listening to the National Weather Service’s local weather forecast and heeding any warnings they issue to the public for safety. Ad- vance warnings for weather in this region, no matter what the season, are normally given days and some- times hours before the event. The exception to that, o f course, is tornados where sometimes you have only minutes to get to the safety of a shelter. Knowledge is power, and if you know a storm is expected, you can prepare by making sure you have the necessary food, medicine, water, pet food, supplies, and any other household items you may need on hand, so you won’t need to leave the safety of your home. Through Jan. 4, meteorologist Mike Zwier of the Na- tional Weather Service in Charleston, said Middle- bourne set an unofficial low of -12 degrees Jan. 3, breaking the unofficial record of -4 recorded in 1968. The temperatures are termed unofficial because there is no recording station in Middlebourne. Meanwhile, Parkersburg reported -8 degrees Jan. 3, breaking the record of 3 degrees set in 1979. Elkins, arguably the New Martinsville resident Earl Yost proclaimed on social media Dec. 29: “It was so quiet on Main Street in coldest location in the Mountain State, set a low of -14 New Martinsville you could hear the snow touch down.” (Photo courtesy of Earl Yost) Continued on page 2 WV Legislature opens session, area lawmakers hopeful By Joel Davis resent you in Charleston.” Romine serves Last year Special to The INNformer on the following committees: Agricul- Gov. Jim The second session of the 83rd West Vir- ture(Vice Chair), Education, Energy, In- Justice broke ginia legislature opened Wednesday, Jan. terstate Cooperation & Senior Issues. tradition and Del. Dave Pethtel (D) represents District used a 10. The INNformer will keep track and whiteboard 05, which includes Wetzel and part of keep you informed on what the legisla- to illustrate ture is doing as well as local lawmakers. Monongalia counties. He serves as the his points Preliminary reports indicate some of the assistant majority whip and was voted during his Democrat of the Year 2017 by the Wetzel inaugural hot-button topics this session include personal property taxes; forced pooling, County Democratic Executive Commit- address to tee. Pethtel’s committee assignments the West which is called co-tenancy in this rein- carnation; regional jail pay, and medical are: Energy (Minority Chair), Finance, Virginia cannabis. House Rules, Pensions and Retirement legislature, & Senior Issues. which First elected in 2001, this will be the last Sen. Mike Maroney (R) represents Dis- opened its year for Del. William “Roger” Romine trict 02, which covers an area from Mar- 2018 regular (R), who serves approximately 18,000 constituents of House District 06, which shall County to Calhoun County. A session includes Tyler, Pleasants and Doddridge radiologist from Glendale, Maroney Wednesday, serves on the following committees: counties. In announcing his decision not Jan. 10. Economic Development (Chair), Health to seek re-election, Romine said, “After and Human Resources (Vice Chair), several questions regarding my intentions Banking and Insurance, Finance, Gov- WV as to the 2018 House of Delegates elec- ernment Organization, Interstate Coop- Legislative tion, I have decided it is time to ‘clear the eration, Pensions & Transportation and Photography, Infrastructure. air’.” He told his constituents: “It has Photo by truly been an honor and privilege to rep- Continued on page 18 Perry Bennett Sou p & ste w recipes 7-8 Bac k r o ads : W ashin gton sle INDEX pt here 11 W es t V ir ginia r ound up 9 Ev ents 12-1 W 7 hen winter tur ns w ic k ed4 - 5 DEP N M lan dfill set tlem ent 9 Clas sified ad s1 W 5 ar min g th e w inter 5 Art s Link ann ual m ee ting 10 201 8 WV Le gisl a tiv e up R da egional r te o u ndup6 18-1 9 Clos er lo ok a t cit y r ecor d er p osition 6 T hea ter revie w Lo : v e N e ver Dies 10 H ow a bill b eco m es a la w1 8
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