Five general contractors were present this past Wednesday for a pre-bid meeting pertaining to the demolition of two current buildings and the construction of a new Moundsville-Marshall County Health Department.

The five contractors will have until 9 a.m. April 18, to submit their bids, and that same morning the county commissioners will open the bids.

Plans call for the awarding of the successful bidder on May 2.

The commissioners hope that the successful bidder can begin work on June.

Both structures are currently vacant. Health department personnel moved this month to the TeleTech building in south Moundsville, The Green Tab/Journal building has been vacant for two years, during which time the Marshall County Commission purchased the building from the Wheeling Newspapers.

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The Four Seasons Swimming Pool in Moundsville is back in “business” after being closed for 22 days during which time the pool itself was repainted, along with the walls throughout the building.

The Four Seasons Pool daily hours for the spring season are:

– Mondays through Fridays–Water Aerobics from 8 a.m. until 9 a.m.; Senior/Adult Swims from 9 a.m. until noon; and Open Swims from noon until 6 p.m.

– Saturdays–Open Swimming from noon until 6 p.m.; and Private Pool Parties from 6 p.m. until 8 p.m.

– Sundays–Kayaking by Appointment from 9 a.m. until noon; and Pool Parties from noon until 6 p.m.

Just in case you might wonder, the pool’s water temperature is 87 degrees.

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A Native American History Lecture and Dance Performance will be held on April 15 at the Grave Creek Mound Archaeological Complex.

This five-member group travels throughout the United States every five years and was in Moundsville in 1998, where it was well received.

Known as “Dinch Tah’ Navajo,” the group will give a lecture on Navajo history at 11:30 a.m., followed by a dance performance at 1 p.m. There will be a 30-minute intermissions from 12:30 p.m. until 1 p.m.

The performance will be free and open to the public.

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Cassidy Allen and Kadence Pettit were named as Career and Technical Education Students of the month at John Marshall High School for the month of March.

Allen, a senior in the Principles of Business class, is the daughter of Jimmy and Jenny Groves. She is a member of the Future Business Leaders of America.

“My CTE classes have helped me learn to communicate with other people. I have also learned to be more open to other’s views and ideas,” she said. After graduation she will study pre-veterinary science at West Liberty University.

Pettit is a senior in the Accounting program and the daughter of Jason and Melissa Pettit. She is a member of FBLA, National Honor Society, National Technical Honor Society, JM Drug Free Club, Student Council and the Monarchs softball team. She also serves as the manager for the Monarch Market, the school’s store.

“Being in the Business Program at John Marshall has given me a great foundation of the basics that will help me continue in the finance field in college,” Pettit said. “CTE classes have help me become more organized, too.”

She plans to major in Financial Planning at West Liberty University.

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The Marshall County Historical Society is moving forward in its partnership with the Moundsville-Marshall County Library to establish an archival facility within the Joe and Nellie Parriott Archival Center at 509 Morton Ave., Moundsville.

Not only will the Society share its valuable historic documents and genealogy material for the benefit of public access, but the center will also have a rotating display of some of the Society’s Marshall County artifacts, which are currently on display at its History Museum at 301 13th St.

Several individuals have applied for jobs with the new archival facility, with committee members making plans for interviews.

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While on the subject of the new archival society, members Gene and Joan Gray have made a donation that will enable the purchase of storage boxes and encapsulation film, which will properly preserve and label photographs, negatives, slides, newspapers, and documents.

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An opening reception will be held from 2-4 p.m., today (Saturday) at the Grave Creek Mound Archaeological Complex in Moundsville for the Marshall County Student Art Show.

The art show will be open for Museum visitors from this Saturday until April 15.

Cameron High School teacher Amanda Jenree along with CHS students are the organizers for the event.

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Daily tours of the former West Virginia Penitentiary will begin on Saturday.

These tours are available daily Tuesdays through Sunday.

Night ghost tours will also begin on April 1, and these tours needed to be scheduled in advance.

Another Marshall County daily attraction will be that of the Fostoria Glass society.

In addition, The Fostoria Glass Society of America will be presenting its 42nd annual Glass Show and Sale from June 9-11. All of the showings during the three-day period will be at the Training Center at the former West Virginia Penitentiary.

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The Marshall County Commission on Tuesday approved the employment of Toni Chieffalo from part-time to full-time in the county clerk’s office. Chieffalo is a resident of Benwood and previously served as elections coordinator in Ohio County.

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The Students at Central Elementary School in Moundsville had a recent fun-filled day when it hosted a Warhol STEM event. Employees from the Andy Warhol Museum taught Warhol’s engineering design process for screen printing and students were able to make their own screen prints.

Also, students participated in a technology station where they used Keynote and Logitech crayons to make pop art selfies.

Another learning station included West Liberty Center for Arts in Education college students teaching students the math of scaling pop art images.

The CES students had a fun-filled day as they learned about a famous Pittsburgh Artist while strengthening their skills in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math.

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This past Wednesday’s “Today in History” at the Moundsville-Marshall County Public Library was that of Jimmy Stewart who was inducted into the Army thus becoming the first major American movie start to wear a military uniform WWII.

Also, on display was a book of his biography.