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1982 Foundation President, Crystal Mersh, wrote a Facebook editorial about the “Big Picture” in Calhoun County. For clarity, the big picture is “what is going to be the long term effects of what’s happening in Calhoun today.” Crystal’s no nonsense, honest reflection is a good word for the citizens of Calhoun County because it comes Read More…
School Photos by Roger Propst Even though their fearless leader, Crystal Mersh, is away in Atlanta working on the logistics and historical side of the business, The 1982 Foundation staff and volunteers continue to make progress back home. Crystal reported that they had a great meeting with the architectural/construction team. The team is making great Read More…
Alumni across the ages took to the Wayne Underwood Field for the Calhoun Centennial Bowl with a final score of 32 to 26, White Team wins with coaches Jeff Church, Keith Smith and Kevin Yeager, against Red Team, Coaches Paul Goodrich and Roger Carter. But as the prognostication went of one of our favorite people, Read More…
Crystal Mersh and a team from Calhoun have been attending the West Virginia Chamber Annual Meeting and Business Summit at the Greenbrier where her company American Medicines was welcomed by Governor Jim Justice, Senators Shelly Moore Capito and Joe Manchin. Kendall Snodgress (and her mom Jessica Shaun Snodgress) were guests at The Greenbrier with Crystal Read More…
Crystal Mersh, of Arnoldsburg, West Virginia, Lee District, filed for the open Board Member position within the Calhoun County Board of Education. Mitchell Morgan currently fills a position that he was appointed to by the School Board when Kevin Cunningham resigned mid-term. He must therefore run on the fall ballot to hold the position. Crystal Read More…
Below is a letter that Crystal Laughlin Mersh published on her personal Facebook Page and I, as Publisher of the Ridgeview News, totally stole without her permission. But we are friends, so I’m sure it’s okay. I preface this post with the statement ”we are friends” because that’s important in this day and age when Read More…
Shelley Moore Capito met with Crystal Mersh and Mia Houchin who provided an update on the progress of American Medicines Company Inc. Senator Capito had initially been briefed last year and was impressed with the progress that had been made to date. She expressed her happiness to hear that Crystal’s company had settled on bringing Read More…
The 1982 Foundation’s Spring Fling Follies on Saturday, April 16 2022 was a huge success from the perspective of attendance and enjoyment level by all who participated, both the choir and the audience. It was estimated that there were greater than 250 people in attendance. Jim Sullivan, Event Producer, kept the two hour show rolling Read More…
On the hill above the City of Spencer, behind the Armacell warehouse, sits a 149, 280 sq. ft. building that once housed the Spencer Veneer Plant. Now filled with misc. stored materials, and debris, sitting on 38 acres of real estate it’s waiting for its opportunity. Crystal Laughlin Mersh of NEWCO, her partners and investors Read More…
