The big Creston fall ATV Poker Run will be Saturday, September 27. Workers are needed on Saturday Sept. 20 to lay out the route and on September 26 to mark the route. Give Barb a call at 275-0006 to volunteer. It should be a fun ride.
The Ergon catfish fry will be September 18 from 11 A. M. To 1 P. M. At the Marietta Shrine facility just past the Washington County Fair Grounds in Marieta. Call Clay Cashdollar at 1-800-278-3364 to make reservations. Talk about a tasty meal and get to hob nob with all the oil men and get a neat tee shirt.
Teresa Starcher, age 67, passed away after an extended illness. The wife of Richard Starcher she was the daughter of Bill & Jessie (Midge) Vandale Stutler. She was noted for her beautiful singing voice and the songs that she wrote.
Folks down in the Parkersburg area note that at least 75% of the deer in Wood & Washington counties have died from the Epizootic Hemorrhagic Disease (EHD). One fellow noted that now one might see a fawn now & then.
Some Creston folks motored to Arnoldsburg for the Arnoldsburg Fire Department pulled pork meal.
Roger Hanshaw, speaker of the W. Va. House of Delegates, was the speaker at the Wood County Republican picnic. He pointed out that party leaders should stand firm on what they believed back when it wasn’t so easy to hold those beliefs rather than act like RINOs.
It was learned that Hope Gas (part of the John D. Rockefeller empire) is now going into the water utility business.
Mr. & Mrs. Bradley Stutler, Mr. & Mrs. Chris Stutler & Chuck Stutler are visiting with Kathleen Cervone. Sunday evening was a barbecue with fresh roasting ears.
The Wirt State Road crew spent last week patching the potholes on the Ann’s Run road. It was noted that it has been about 25 years since a new top was applied to the roadway.
A Wood County politician that the state had just started reviewing possible sites in the state for data centers. Apparently they just “got right with it” as the W. Va. DEP had hearings on possible power plants proposed by New York City based TransGas Development Systems LLC to supply two data centers, one at Wharncliffe and the other on Mine 22 road off Corridor G (US 119) at the Logan/Mingo County line. The comment period ended August 22.
The W. Va. Chamber of Commerce held a big meeting down at the Greenbrier and there was a lot of unhappiness that the state was stuck top dead center while Kentucky, Virginia and Pennsylvania were getting facilities to locate in their states. The Pennsylvania example involved a new U. S. Senator working with President Trump to get a huge commitment to power plants & data centers. Of course, it should be noted that when one had folks like Smiley Carmichaels in charge what would one expect? Utilities in Texas, Pennsylvania & Ohio are making commitments with data centers in those states. One thing for sure, State Senate President Randy Smith is not to blame for the state’s lack of action. At the meeting it seemed that one U. S. Senator expressed frustration at the state chief executive.
Exxon the Rockefeller flag ship company opined that over the next 25 years there will be a 20% increase in the use of natural gas.
Kyle Mork, head honcho of Greylock (formerly called Energy Corp. Of America), said the firm sold some of their wells in Wyoming and are looking for Utica opportunities closer to their other operations. Greylock formerly had wells in Wirt County. The Utica in Wirt & Calhoun counties is 1100 feet thick.
Zack Arnold the CEO of Infinity Natural Resources said that his firm is also looking for opportunities in the Marcellus & Utica.
A crew was plugging an “abandoned well” near the Leith Run camping area on Ohio 7 (north of Frontier High School) when large quantities of oil & gas came out of the well and caught fire sending five to the hospital in critical condition.
Over in Ohio the US Sixth District court ruled against Antero on the firms taking deductions from royalties and another state court ruled against Encino likewise for taking improper deductions. Antero has become adamant that they are not about to pay royalties, severance or ad valorem taxes based on their actual income. Leadership from down at the Mouth of the Elk would have a major positive impact.
Flim flam men have “encouraged” West Virginia land owners to participate in “carbon capture” scams to not harvest timber so firms elsewhere could “offset” their pollution just like in the Middle Ages corrupt church officials sold indulgences to “offset” committing obvious sins. Out in California, the land of fruits and nuts, a big “anti poverty” crusader and former Sierra Club board member was found guilty of a $248 million fraud. Joe Sandburg was a big political donor and now he Is facing 20 years and probably Cackles cannot help him.
The price of local Pennsylvania grade crude crept up to $63.60/bbl. With condensate fetching $45.60/bbl. And Marcellus & Utica light bringing $52.60/bbl. Natural gas, elsewhere, was in the $3 region.
