The Marshall County Schools Pride & Progress committee concluded its meetings for the current school year on Tuesday.

Fourteen members of the committee were in attendance at which Superintendent Dr. Shelby Haines outlined a number undertakings some of which have recently completed, while others remain in progress.

Among these being:

-Construction updates.

– Awards and Recognitions which included Athletics, Music, Robotics and Teacher Counselor State Level winners.

– Summer Programing.

– Upcoming Calendar of Events.

– The 2023-24 Calendar.

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The Marshall County Board of Education accepted the resignations of two principals, two coaches and one teacher at its meeting this past Tuesday.

The principals are Cassandra R. Porter and Wendy R. Clutter, with their resignations effective June 30.

Porter is leaving John Marshall to become superintendent of schools in Wetzel County, while Clutter is leaving the education field.

The other resignations are Eric L. Cunningham as Physical Education/Health teacher at Central Elementary; Timothy Martin as Head Swim Coach at John Marshall; and Justin C. Eikleberry as assistant Boys Basketball Coach at John Marshall.

The Board also approved three coaching assignments. Those are: Derek Martin from assistant Wrestling Coach at Cameron High to Head Wrestling Coach at CHS. He replaces Chet Tedrow who resigned. David J. Nau as Head Boys’ Basketball Coach at John Marshall, and Jerry G. Wade as assistant Boys’ Soccer Coach at John Marshall.

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There will be a ribbon cutting/open house beginning at 1 p.m. April 28 at the Marshall County Animal Shelter.

During the past two years several improvements have been undertaken at the shelter; however, there hasn’t been any formal announcement, and as a result shelter personnel have decided to invite the public, county commissioners, members of the Chamber of Commerce, and personnel from the Marshall County Animal Rescue League for a visit.

The Shelter’s director is Abby Bateman who has been in that position for the past 18 months. Bateman was speaker at the Moundsville Lions Club meeting this past Tuesday where she discussed some of the recent improvements.

The shelter’s mission is to prevent the overpopulation of dogs and cats in the community through education on the responsibilities of pet ownership. The animal shelter provides a clean, temporary home for needy dogs and cats while the staff works to find responsible owners through a rigorous adoption program that includes health screening, vaccinations and mandatory spay and neutering.

Bateman stated that there are numerous volunteer opportunities at the shelter, and invited Lions Club members to become involved.

Among those opportunities are:

– Cat room assistant–monitor cats, clean cages, do laundry.

– Dog walking/bathing.

– Reading Tales Program–read to children in local schools.

– Dog Kennel Assistance-clean kennels, provide clean water.

– Front Desk Volunteer–answer phones, intake, customer service.

– Fundraising & Events–planning reaching out to possible donors.

– PAWS recycling Program (drop off newspaper and aluminum cans).

– Volunteer at Tiffany Dlesk Spay-Neuter Clinic.

– Computer Skills

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Recreation Director John White, City Manager Rick Healy and members of Moundsville City Council were quite busy this past week as they tried to find ways to attract individuals who might be willing to become a lifeguard at Four Season’s Pool.

The city will pay for anyone who is willing to obtain a Lifeguard Certificate and agrees to work for at the pool for at least a year.

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The Marshall County Schools Transportation Department has conducted its annual School Bus Safety ROAD-E-O with the top winners in their respective divisions qualifying for the state event to take place June 22-23 at Elkins High School.

The classes being Small Bus, Large Bus and Transit Bus.

Kenny Richmond was the winner of the Small Bus category with Britta Hill, second place and Emily Hickman, third place.

Dan Gouldsberry was first in the Large Bus category with Mark Miller, second, and Theresa Hartley, third.

Rick Kinkes earned first place in the Transit Bus classification. John McCombs was first place in the Substitute Bus Driver competition.

Gouldberry obtained the highest score overall with 645 points.

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The Limestone Presbyterian Church congregation will offer a Creation Seminar led by Dan Meredith who has more than 20 years’ experience as a speaker and teacher about creation and evolution.

He will address questions such as, Six days or billions of Years? Was there a global flood? Dinosaurs, rock layers, distant star light, fossil records, mutations, missing links? What has science proven? Can a “real scientist” believe in the Bible?

Information about Meredith’s ministry and creation information can be found at www.sdgministry.com/creation-info/.

These seminars will be held May 5 from 7-9 p.m., and May 6 from10 a.m. until 3 p.m.

Registration will begin at 6:30 p.m. on May 5, and Saturday at 9 a.m.

The seminar is not a fundraiser, however, there is a $10 fee for lunch. Reservations can be made until April 28 by mailing the attendee’s name and a check (made payable to Limestone Presbyterian Church) to Janet Allen, 2398 Dowler Rd., Moundsville WV 26041.Call or text Karen Coffield at 304-780-9864 for questions or information regarding: PayPal payments.

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The Marshall County Board of Health will meet at 7:30 a.m. Wednesday at the First Christian Church, 1200 Third St., Moundsville.

Interested individuals who wish to speak to the board should contact health department director Tom Cook at 304-845-7840 to be placed on the agenda.

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The Moundsville-Marshall County public Library will be holding a Book Sale May 4-5 and 8 at the library, 700 5th St., Moundsville.

The hours for May 4-5 being 10 a.m. until 5 p.m., and on May 8, from 10 a.m. until 2.

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“A Man Called Otto,” is title of a film to be shown at 6:30 p.m., on Tuesday at the Moundsville Public Library.

The movie is rated PG-13. The movie released in 2022 is 126 minutes in length.

The movie is free and open to the public.

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A celebration of the Cameron Public Library will take place next Saturday at 11 a.m.

There will be guest speakers, refreshments and tours of the library which is at a new location and in a new building.

It is described as “A Renewed Commitment to Serving the Community.”

The location is at 1 Fitzgerald Avenue.

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Grace Church of Pleasant Valley will hold a spaghetti dinner at the Blue & Gold Christian Center in Cameron from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m., on Saturday, April 22.

It will be a dine-in or carry-out.

Pre-sale tickets are available through Melissa Burge or Holly O’Neil and are available at the door.

The dinner is being held to raise money to take Grace Kids to the Ark Encounter and Creation Museum.

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The Marshall County FRN will again partner with the Mountaineer Food Bank for a Mobile Food Pantry serving Marshall County residents.

The Pantry will be from 11 a.m. until 12:30 p.m., on Wednesday. It will be located outside Four Seasons Pool.

Families are invited to drive up and receive a food box that will be placed into their vehicle. One food box will be given per family while supplies last.