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First Lady Cathy Justice is excited to announce The Great West Virginia Hot Dog Sauce Cook-Off in honor of WV’s 161st birthday! Send your recipe in today! Best of luck to everyone and may the best doggone chili sauce win! Submit your recipe here: https://bit.ly/44SSTPY
If seeing is believing the Saundra Johnson Aquatic Center had about 100 serious believers on Sunday, May 19th, 2024 as the youth who supported The 1982 Foundation’s efforts to open the facility jumped in feet and head first! The youth and family supporters were treated to tacos at the Tiki Taco Hut and an afternoon Read More…
The Preservation Alliance of West Virginia is proud to introduce the first four recipients of the newly established Fund for Historic Schools Grant, as well as four recipients of Saving Historic Places Grants. Recipients of The Fund for Historic Schools Grants include: Round two Saving Historic Places Grant recipients include: “The goal of both the Fund for Historic Schools and Saving Read More…
The Saundra Johnson Aquatic Center had it’s first “official visitors” when Jason Wilson, of Minnie Hamilton Emergency Services, with other Emergency service staff assisted the 1982 Foundation in helping to prepare the pool for their May grand opening. Mr. Wilson said having the pool in Calhoun will allow them a place for dive training and Read More…
Scroll left or right on images to see today’s campus photos. Although much of the campus is still surrounded by flood waters, the key areas that were flooded are now drying out and in need of a scrub down to bring the buildings and area back to the condition of a just a few days Read More…
CHARLESTON, WV — Gov. Justice announced today the West Virginia Water Development Authority (WDA) has approved 18 new Economic Enhancement Grant Fund (EEGF) projects worth $38,171,352.00. In April 2022, Gov. Justice called a special session to fund the Economic Enhancement Grant Fund, at the time securing an initial amount of $250 million. Since then, the program has seen exceptional success, and Read More…
April 13th at the spring fling. Recovery chili cook off! The chili cook off is to raise awareness, engage the community, and share in the hope of recovery. Sara Ritchie will be giving her lead. She will be on the main stage for a 45 minute, powerful message of recovery. If you have not heard Read More…
The 1982 Foundation announces their Bootstraps meeting will be held this Saturday, March 9 from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at our offices at 354 Main Street (2nd floor). Lunch will be provided. Ridgeview News will be live streaming from Facebook the first portion of the meeting where they’ll be sharing an update on the Read More…
According to Foundation President Crystal Mersh, there has been much progress in the last couple of weeks and this week is lined up for the same. Pool Complex With the Pool opening slated for Memorial weekend, the final walk through will be completed this week as well as the pump house and the slab in Read More…
Sometimes you don’t know how blessed you are until something bad happens to you. Then you get to see things in a new light. A light you perhaps hadn’t seen before. Or thought about. I know it happened to me. I did not feel blessed while I was lying on the ground in pain trying Read More…
