Thursday, March 28, 1974
VEPCO Project underway
Back Creek – The largest pumped-storage project in the world is being planned for construction in Bath County by Virginia Electric and Power Company at a cost of almost $500 million. Designed by the Harza Engineering Company of Chicago, the project will have six generating units with a combined capacity of 2,100,000 watts. A license to begin actual work on the project is expected to be issued in the spring of 1975. Exploration and conceptual and design work have been in progress at the Back Creek site between Monterey and Mountain Grove for some time…
Geologist Masroor Kizilbash praised the project as a sound one. He said the location was the most ideal site he knows of, because of the natural walls for the reservoirs provided by the surrounding geologic forma- tion. He said the site is not only superb, but is is also economical.
Kizilbash said that protecting the ecology of the area has been considered of first importance in the design of the project, that the environment will be left as nearly unchanged as possible. When complete, the project will only be visible from the air…
County Graded School Tournament
Green Bank won first place, Marlinton second, Durbin third, and Hillsboro fourth.
Named to the All-Tournament Team were: David Lee Cassell, Green Bank, William Dilley, Marlinton; Bill Walton, Hillsboro; Kenny Cassell, Green Bank; Danny Wilson, Durbin; Mark Waslo, Green Bank; Larry Ryder, Marlinton; Richard Oref, Green Bank.
Green Bank won the Best Cheering Squad award.
Ronnie Dean, Marlinton, won Best Foul Shot. Winning Best Cheerleader awards were Jerri Warner, Durbin, Karen Valencia, Green Bank; Astrid Valencia, Green Bank; and Pam Dunbrack, Marlinton.
BIRTH
Born to Mr. and Mrs. Charles Sheets, of Fairmont, a daughter, named Charlynn.
DEATHS
William W. Powell, 58, of Bartow, retired Navy commander; born at Dry Fork, a son of the late William Henry and Betty Burton Powell. He was a procurement officer at the National Radio Astronomy Observatory at Green Bank. He is survived by his wife, Jesse Brown Beard Powell… Funeral service was held from the Arbovale United Methodist Church with burial in the Arbovale Cemetery.
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Geroge Frederick Schwarberg, 62, of Stafford, Virginia, formerly of Durbin. Service was held from the Wallace and Wallace Funeral Home Chapel with burial in the Arbovale Cemetery.
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Leonard E. Dean, 40, was born at Huntersville, a son of Ina C. Dean and the late Alfred G. Dean. He departed this life in Concordia Parish Hospital in Ferriday, Louisiana. Funeral service was held from St. Patrick Catholic Church of Ferriday. Burial in Reed Cemetery at Oakdale, Louisiana.
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Mrs. Bertha Ash Galford, born in Doddridge County, a daughter of the late Jesse Ash and Mary Bonnell Ash. She moved with her parents to Branches, near Durbin. When a young girl she met and married Lee Galford, of Stony Bottom.
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Harvey Jess Keen, 83, of Frankford; funeral service held from the Carroll Hill United Methodist Church with burial in the Carroll Hill United Church Cemetery near Lewisburg.
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Part of Virginia is actually farther west than the whole state of West Virginia.
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