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U PSHUR I NSIDER LAW FIRM TO DESTROY CLOSED FILES The law firm of VanNostrand & Morton PLLC located at: PO Box 247, 604 Point Mountain Road, Webster Springs, WV 26288 (phone: 304-847-2773) notifies all former clients that it intends to destroy closed files 10 years old and older. If you wish to obtain your closed file, please make arrangements to pick up your file before Jan. 31, 2013.
UNION ELEMENTARY FUNDRAISER RADA Knife Fundraiser for Union Elementary fifthgrade: Order online at www.helpourfundraiser.com. Account number 502903. Password is union101 (all lower case letters). Sarris candy bar and chocolate covered pretzel rod funraiser: There are five different kinds of bars - almond, crisped rice, peanut butter, creamy caramel and salty pretzel. All items are $1, benefits Union fifth-grade class trip. Any questions: please call Jennie at 304-613-7457.
PARISH CALENDAR On the parish calendar: Find Your Strength Tuesday, January 8, 10:30–11:30 a.m. and Strengthening Yoga 2:30–3 p.m., Hall Neighbors’ House Executive Committee meeting, Tuesday, Jan. 8, 5 to 7 p.m., The Parish House Strengthening Yoga, Thursday, January 10, 2:30–3 p.m., Hall Neighbors’ House Joint planning session, all committees, Tuesday, January 15, Chapel Hill UMC Burlington youth visit, Saturday, February 2 Ash Wednesday service, Wednesday, February 13 Appreciation Dinner, Tuesday, April 16 Copyright 2013 Mountaineer Newspapers
AIRPORT AUTHORITY
Open house for airport master plan set for Jan. 16 BUCKHANNON — You are invited to a public information open house to learn about the Upshur County Regional Airport master plan update. The open house will be held Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2013 at: C.J. Maggie’s, second floor banquet room 16 E. Main St., Buckhannon, WV 26201. Phone: 304-472-2490. Please feel free to attend anytime between 6:30 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. (no formal presentation) The Upshur County Regional Airport is currently in the process of updating its master plan document and associated Airport Layout Plan set. The purpose of the master plan is to identify improvements over a 20-year planning period that will improve safety, increase operational efficiency, or increase capacity. The proposed improvements consider several factors including environmental and community impacts along with the anticipated availability of future grant funding. The meeting is being conducted to give interested persons an opportunity to learn about the location, conceptual design, and social, economic, and environmental effects of the proposed improvements. Representatives from the airport and the project team will be available to answer questions and to receive comments. Public comments and questions should be either written and hand delivered to Mr. Richard Osborne, project manager, or sent via email to: rwosborne@mbakercorp.com and should include the respondent’s name and community of residence. All submitted comment/question forms will be compiled, reviewed and considered. Persons who require special accommodations should contact the Airport Authority (304-439-1248) at least seven days prior to the meeting.
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DATEBOOK Datebook is provided as a public service by The Record Delta to publicize upcoming events of community interest. The editorial staff reserves the right to edit or change any submission. No bingo, personal yard sales or for-profit events will be included. To ensure publication, submissions should be received at least one week prior to event — faxed to 304-472-0537, emailed to news@ recorddeltaonline.com or mailed to: Datebook, P.O. Box 550 Buckhannon, WV, 26201. ONGOING EVENTS Alcoholics Anonymous Opportunity House, 93 E. Main Mon.-Fri. 1 p.m. Alcoholics Anonymous at First UMC, Rm. 23 Mon., Thurs., Fri. and Sun. at 8 p.m. Sat. at 8 a.m. Alzheimer’s Support Group last Thurs. monthly, 2 p.m., St. Joseph’s Hospital 3rd floor conference room. Contact Donna Lewis at 473-6808. Blue Jean Sunday, third Sun., 10 a.m. at First Presbyterian Church. Breast cancer support group third Mon., 7 p.m., South Buckhannon Mission Church. Contact Barbara Murray at 472-7066. Buckhannon City Council first and third Thurs., 7 p.m. city hall. Buckhannon Upshur Camera Club fourth Thurs. 7 p.m. senior center. Buckhannon Lions Club 6 p.m. first, third Thurs.16 S. Kanawha St. Buckhannon Rotary Club, Tues. noon Chapel Hill UMC. BUYAH Lions Club 2nd and 4th Thurs., 12:30 p.m., senior center. Celiac Support Group, First UMC. Call Amy at 472-4967. Create Buckhannon Thurs., noon, C.J. Maggie’s 2nd floor. Community Outreach Dinner First Baptist Church 5-7 p.m. 2nd Tues. Community Peer Support Group Wed., 6:30 to 7:30 p.m., Hall Neighbors House. CVB 2nd Wed., 1:30 p.m., C.J. Maggie’s second floor. DAV French Creek No. 36 and Aux. 7 p.m., first Fri., Carter DAV building. Depression Bipolar Support Alliance, 2nd Mon. Hall Neighbors House, 66 College Ave. 6:30 p.m. Call 304-4721947. Diabetic support group at the Upshur County Senior Center 1st and third Wed. monthly at 1 p.m. Contact Marty at 304-472-0528. Ellamore Recreation Center kids time Friday from 4:30 to 7 p.m. Family movie night, 2nd Friday monthly at Brooks Hill Community Building. Movie free, food for sale. Call 304-924-9075. FREE (home school support) third Wed., noon-2 p.m., New Life Tabernacle. Call Pastor Mooring at 4729208 or Teresa Ward at 457-4084. Fred Brooks Garden Club third Mon. 7 p.m., Tennerton UMC unless notified. Call 924-5773 or 472-5193. Floral Rebekah Lodge 183 1st and 3rd Tues. Call Patricia Karlen at 472-6072. Food Addicts in Recovery Anonymous Wed. 6:30 p.m., Gateway UMC, Fairmont. Contact 366-5641. Food Pantry at the Episcopal Church third Thurs. at 9 a.m. Food Pantry at Horizons Church first and third Mon. Get fit walking group, Mon., Fri., 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. Hall Neighbors House. Hall Neighbor’s House, Open Monday-Friday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Free hot lunch at noon on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. Helvetia Square Dance first Sat. James Curry Library Mon.-Fri. 11 a.m. - 7 p.m. Sat. 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. Kesling Mill Lions Club 1st, 3rd Mon., 6:30 p.m. at community building. Narcotics Anonymous Tues. and Wed. at 7 p.m. at First UMC and Fri., Sat., Sun. at 7 p.m. at Opportunity House, 93. E. Main St.
TODAY IN HISTORY Order of the Eastern Star, 2nd and 4th Tues., 7 p.m., Masonic Lodge. Order of the Eastern Star Aletha Chapter, 2nd Thurs., 7:30 p.m., Rock Cave Masonic Lodge. Quaker meetings WVWC meditation chapel, 2nd, 4th Sun., 10 a.m. Judy Seaman at 636-7712, Grace Harris at 472-3097. Rock Cave CEOS first Tuesday monthly, 7 p.m., Rock Cave Civic Center. Contact 304-924-6375. Stargazers Garden Club 2nd Tues. monthly, 7 p.m., Contact 924-5712. Story Time (3-5 years) Upshur Co. Library Thurs. at 10:30 a.m. Tallmansville CEOS 2nd Mon. fire dept. at 1 p.m. Call: 472-7173 or 472-1056. Tennerton Community Council last Wed. at 6:30 p.m. in B-UMS library. Use side entrance. Tennerton Lions Club 2nd and 4th Mon., 6:30 p.m. at Tennerton UMC. TOPS (Taking Off Pounds Sensibly) Tues. at 6 p.m., Chapel Hill UMC. Upshur Co. Alcohol Reduction Effort, 3rd Wed., 12:30 p.m., B-UHS. Upshur County Commission Thurs. 9 a.m., courthouse annex third floor Upshur County Right to Life third Tues., 7 p.m., senior center. Women of the Moose No. 319 chapter, first Wed. 7 p.m., board meeting, 6 p.m. Moose Lodge. Women’s Ministries,Tues., 11 a.m., Episcopal Church. Women’s peer support group, Wed., 4 p.m. at Hall Neighbor’s House. W.Va. Classic Wheels Car Club, first Mon. monthly, community building at 23 1/2 Hinkle Dr. Call 304-439-1704 for more info.
On this date: In 1610, astronomer Galileo Galilei began observing three of Jupiter’s moons (he spotted a fourth moon almost a week later).
TODAY, January 7 Parents of Murdered Children chapter meetings will be held the first Monday of each month at 7 p.m. at Chapel Hill United Methodist Church starting today. Open to anyone who has been affected by a homicide of a family member or friend. Benefit for Brandon George begins at 5 p.m. at Pizza Hut. All tips, donations for balloons and facepainting go to the family.
In 1979, Vietnamese forces captured the Cambodian capital of Phnom Penh, overthrowing the Khmer Rouge government.
Tuesday, January 8 The Elkins Road PSD will hold its monthly meeting at 6 p.m. at the office located on Route 151 East. Rock Cave CEOS will meet at 7 p.m. at the Banks District Civic Center. Installation of officers will be held. Please bring snacks and a non-perishable item for the Parish House. Wednesday, January 9 Buckhannon-Upshur Class of 1952 will meet at 1 p.m. at the Legends Family Grill. It’s Dutch treat and spouses are welcome. Thursday, January 10 B-UHS Class of 1959 will meet today at noon at the Steer Steakhouse, Market Place, Weston for a Dutch treat luncheon. Spouses and guests are welcome.
In 1789, the first U.S. presidential election was held. Americans voted for electors who, a month later, chose George Washington to be the nation’s first president. In 1800, the 13th president of the United States, Millard Fillmore, was born in Summerhill, N.Y. In 1894, one of the earliest motion picture experiments took place at the Thomas Edison studio in West Orange, N.J., as Fred Ott was filmed taking a pinch of snuff and sneezing. In 1927, commercial transatlantic telephone service was inaugurated between New York and London. In 1942, the Japanese siege of Bataan began during World War II. (The fall of Bataan three months later was followed by the notorious Death March.) In 1949, George C. Marshall resigned as U.S. Secretary of State; President Harry S. Truman chose Dean Acheson to succeed him. In 1953, President Harry S. Truman announced in his State of the Union message to Congress that the United States had developed a hydrogen bomb. In 1963, the U.S. Post Office raised the cost of a first-class stamp from 4 to 5 cents.
In 1989, Emperor Hirohito of Japan died in Tokyo at age 87; he was succeeded by his son, Crown Prince Akihito. In 2006, Jill Carroll, a freelance journalist for The Christian Science Monitor, was kidnapped and her translator shot dead in Baghdad. (Carroll was freed almost three months later.) Ten years ago: President George W. Bush unveiled his $674 billion economic expansion plan. Police in London announced they had found traces of the deadly poison ricin (RY’-sin) in a north London apartment and arrested six men in connection with the virulent toxin that had been linked to al-Qaida terrorists and Iraq. Five years ago: The Pentagon reported an Iranian fleet of high-speed boats charged at and threatened to blow up a three-ship U.S. Navy convoy passing near Iranian waters, then vanished as the American ship commanders were preparing to open fire. In Baghdad, the head of a key U.S.-backed Sunni group was killed in a double suicide bombing that claimed at least 11 other lives. Second-ranked LSU defeated No. 1 Ohio State, 38-24, in the BCS championship game played in New Orleans. Philip Agee, a renegade CIA agent whose naming of operatives led to a law against exposing spies, died in Cuba at age 72. One year ago: Three days before the New Hampshire primary, Mitt Romney brushed aside rivals’ criticism in the opening round of a weekend debate doubleheader that left his Republican presidential campaign challengers squabbling among themselves and unable to knock the front-runner off stride. Recordshattering Drew Brees threw for 466 yards and three touchdowns, and the New Orleans Saints poured it on in the second half for a 45-28 NFC wild-card victory over the Detroit Lions.
January Is National Eye Care Month Contrary to popular belief, glaucoma is not a problem reserved solely for the elderly. While older people are at a greater risk for glaucoma, this group of eye diseases that gradually steals a person’s sight can also affect young people, including children. Childhood glaucoma is a rare condition, one that, according to the Glaucoma Research Foundation, may be inherited, caused before birth by incorrect development of the eye’s drainage system. The increasing intraocular pressure that results damages the optic nerve, which is responsible for transmitting visual information from the retina to the brain. Approximately 1 out of every 10,000 babies born in the United States are born with glaucoma. While it’s suspected millions of people unknowingly have glaucoma, parents can look for certain indicators to determine if their child has childhood glaucoma. Enlarged eyes, cloudiness of the cornea and a sensitivity to light are all symptoms of childhood glaucoma. While those symptoms don’t guarantee a child has glaucoma, their presence should lead parents to consult a physician. So what’s the outlook for childhood glaucoma patients? In an uncomplicated case, surgery is often successful at correcting structural defects. Some cases may call for medication as well as surgery. Because children are involved, parents must understand what treatment can entail. Treatment may involve the use of topical eye drops or oral medications. These treatments can work in one of two unique ways. Treatment can help decrease fluid production inside the eye or increase the exit of fluid from the eye. Regardless of which applies to a particular child, the goal of treatment is to lower pressure in the eye, which both treatments have proven successful at doing. When undergoing surgery, pediatric glaucoma patients will likely undergo one of two main types of surgeries. Which type of surgery will depend on the doctor, who will base his recommendation on the severity of the glaucoma and the general health of the affected eye. Unless eye pressure is especially high or the optic nerve is especially damaged, the doctor will likely recommend laser surgery. During such surgery, a powerful but tiny laser beam of light is used to make several small scars in the eye’s drainage system, also know as its trabecular network. While it might seem counterintuitive to create scars, those scars actually increase the flow of fluid out of the eye. Filtering surgery, also known as micro surgery, involves creating a drainage hole. Filtering surgery is often the second option, one recommended if laser surgery has not successfully lowered eye pressure. Even after successful surgery for pediatric glaucoma, parents should know that lost vision cannot be restored. However, it’s entirely possible and common for pediatric glaucoma patients to live full lives, and thousands of children do just that each and every year. For more information on pediatric glaucoma, visit the Glaucoma Research Foundation at www.glaucoma.org.