Page 4 –Tuesday,July 23,2013
Community News
RECIPE OF THE WEEK:
Stir-Fried Green Beans and Pepper Ingredients 1/2 lb green beans, cut crosswise in half 1/4 cup water 1 medium yellow or red bell pepper, cut into 1/2-inch pieces 1 tablespoon vegetable oil 2 teaspoons chopped fresh or 1/2 teaspoon dried marjoram leaves
Art by Natalie Larson
Directions: In 10-inch skillet, heat beans and water to boiling; reduce heat. Cover and cook about 5 minutes or until beans are crisp-tender; drain if necessary. Add bell pepper and oil to beans in skillet. Increase heat to medium-high. Cook and stir about 2 minutes or until bell pepper is crisp-tender. Stir in marjoram.
Volunteers Wanted The Renaissance Art Gallery is taking applications for volunteers. Volunteers will work with gallery artists at the Renaissance Art Gallery. Each volunteer will receive a free 1-hour class for each afternoon worked. Those interested should contact Fern Christian at the: The Renaissance Art Gallery, 900 8th Street, Suite #20, Huntington, WV 25701. Gallery (304) 5253235; Appointments: (304) 4533187; gallerywv@yahoo.com;
www.orgsites.com/wv/renaissance. Volunteers would be able to select gallery hours Friday & Saturday 12-4 pm, Sunday 1-4 pm. Get familiar with all of our artists and their work and become able to talk about their artwork. Help decorate the gallery with seasonal décor. Serve coffee/tea to guests and be part of our honorary reception in December for all volunteers. Our artists will honor you.
July Birthdays! Happy Birthday to ALL
Courtney Danielle Scott - July 27th Tyler Sovine - July 28th Angel Barker Justin Barker Trinity Barker Tresa Holstein - July 22nd Samuel Perdue Davy Neal Shannon Stanley Madyson Hatfield Mickey C. Massey Peggy N. Maxey Ricky A. Mayes Mark A. Miller Emery D. Mounts If you - or someone you know Charles L. Myers will be celebratrating a Martha D. Holstein birthday in the coming months... Angelika M. Hunt Call 304-743-6731 and give us Terri L. Illikainen their name - OR just email the Ella Mae Capron information to Sherry L. Clagg trudyblack@thecabellstandard.com Linda C. Jenkins
WeeklyDevotional By Mary Jane “FLOURSHING GARDENS” Thought for the week: Built ye houses, and dwell in them; and plant gardens, and eat the fruit of them. Jeremiah; 29:5. (KJV) A few weeks past, I wrote an article about how I thought this year’s Spring season would be so lush and green, so far it’s coming true. God has sent tornados and storms, flash floods and fires to many states - and in various areas of our own state too. Still, there has been enough sunshine, right after the rains that most people who have gardens, are just gloriously, flourishing. Just take a country drive and see for yourself, or it may even be your neighbor’s backyard. Not only gardens, but also the grass and weeds, many yards grow faster than others. Some of our high school Future Farmers of America chapters are growing food for school lunch programs. Efforts throughout the state are increasing the farm-toschool food programs by growing
gardens. These fresh vegetables benefit various state programs. In Morgantown, WV seven minimum and medium security prisons will be planting on small prison-owned plots, gardens which will supply fresh vegetables to Mountaineer Food Bank in Gassaway WV. Mountaineer serves 48 of the 55 counties, distributing food to local pantries, soup kitchens, shelters, youth programs, day care centers, senior programs, and after school nutrition programs. Harvest Now is a website you can go to showing astonishing numbers, such as 100% the amount of hunger we could eliminate if we all gave a little extra by growing a garden to donate. It started in the state of Connecticut in 2008. I made me gardens and orchards, and I planted trees in them of all kinds of fruits. Ecclesiastes 2:5. So, if God blesses you with an abundant vegetable garden this
The Cabell Standard year, you might want to think about sharing with your neighbors and friends who are not able to have a garden - or donate any excess vegetables to the senior citizens in our area for their daily lunch program. God will return you’re giving, back twofold to you, in another way, that’s how it works. A gardener’s poem …… by Sudie Stuart Hager, “HE KNOWS NO WINTER’’ He knows no winter, he who loves the soil; For, stormy days, when he is free from toil, He plans his summer crops, selects his seeds From bright paged catalogues for garden needs, When looking out upon frostsilvered fields, He visualizes autumns golden yields, He sees in snow and sleet and rain, Precious moisture for his early grain, He hears spring heralds in the storms turmoil, He knows no winter, He who loves the soil. Prayer: Our Father in heaven thank you for the rain, and sun, and seeds, to grow our gardens, just another one of your blessings to us. Amen.
Remembering “The Forgotten War” By Justin Waybright justin@thecabellstandard.com
MILTON - The Milton VFW Post 9796 will honor Korean War veterans with a “Pancake For Patriots Breakfast” at 7:30 a.m. Saturday July 27. The Korean War is often referred to as the “Forgotten War.” The Milton VFW wants to bring remembrance to the soldiers, who selflessly served in the 3-yearconflict. It also wishes to honor
the families of these brave men and women who served. “Vets in our Post are what inspired this,” said Dave Wallace, quartmaster at the Milton VFW Post 9796. “Most war veterans relive this every day of their life, and it’s hard to relate that to their families.” Saturday’s event will also mark the 60th anniversary of the signing of the Armistice. The morning breakfast is open to veterans and residents throughout the community.
The purpose of events like this is simple: to remember and honor veterans and their families. “We try, any time we can, to make the community aware of the things they accompished, the sacrifices they gave and everything else they did,” Wallace said. “This is a big event, given the average age of Korean War veterans there are not many left, but we have several vets in our post.” Donations will be accepted at the Milton VFW Post. The breakfast will end at 10:30 a.m.
mage sales and political events. Under the new guidelines, all political and rummage sale event signs must be placed no more than two weeks prior to the event and removed 24 hours after. “I feel that is plenty of time,” said Canterbury. The council agreed. Harshbarger made the motion to approve the change and Councilmember Charlie Conard seconded. In crime news, Milton Police Chief Chuck Zerkle said his department recorded more than $23,000 of stolen property for the month of June. “That’s extremely large,” he
said. Recently, officers arrested a woman, who allegedly stole thousands from city residents. She was charged with grand larceny and placed in the Western Regional Jail Saturday July 6. “We had a housekeeper stealing from several clients - she got people for thousands of dollars, but we arrested her,” Zerkle said. The meeting ended with the city honoring Tiffani Webb’s selfless service to the area. The young woman completed 862 hours of community service. Milton City Council meetings are open to the public. The next one is 7 p.m. Tuesday Aug. 6.
CHANGES FROM PAGE 1 the second reading before it goes into effect. If passed, current singlewides will not be affected. “We’re going to enforce it,” said Canterbury. “We just want to clean the city up.” The council also agreed to make the alley off Mason Street a one-way route to help curb accidents. Councilmember Carl Harshbarger made the motion and Recorder Phyllis Smith seconded. The council approved. Another ordinance amendment was approved Tuesday. Councilmembers agreed to enforce stricter rules regarding rum-