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President of The 1982 Foundation, Crystal Mersh and her team will be hosting a Town Hall Meeting on February 12th at 2 p.m. at the Arnoldsburg Community Park. As this exciting adventure continues at the former Calhoun High School, opportunities for citizens and businesses to get involved will grow. The Town Hall meeting will be Read More…
Crystal Mersh, President of the 1982 Foundation, shared the news yesterday that she had received notification from the WV Department of Arts, Culture and History that the Calhoun County Community Center, formerly the Calhoun County High School will be considered for nomination to the National Register of Historic Places. This has been quite the journey Read More…
EVERYONE WHO WANTS BETTER FOR CALHOUN AND IS WILLING TO DO THE WORK IS WELCOME!!! WE NEED YOU!!!Don’t forget the Bootstraps Program meeting on Saturday, January 21 at the Calhoun County Library in Grantsville starting at 10:00 a.m. Lunch provided – come ready to getter done! Please confirm your attendance by posting on the 1982 Read More…
The excitement continues to build as the Calhoun County Community Center draws closer to the opening day of the long awaited swimming pool. The 1982 Foundation released the draft sketch to social media yesterday following a meeting with the pool designers and Crystal Mersh. The Foundation has raised $107,399.07 towards the building of the swimming Read More…
As 2022 turned the page into 2023, The 1982 Foundation continues to go where scoffers dread and supporters tread. The grounds of the Underwood Field, VoAg Department, Gymnasium and the historic site of Calhoun High School continue to transform into an industrious venture filled with laborers, well wishers and site observers. In addition to a Read More…
PLEASE SHARE BROADLY….EVERYONE WELCOME….COME READY TO WORK 🙂2023 Bootstrap Planning meeting on January 21 10:00 to 4:00. Lunch will be provided. Location will be confirmed. We have a lot to plan and a lot do discuss as we now have 6 projects. They are:Recreational Development (Kyerstan Perkins/Eric Lupardus)Farm to Table (Sandee Jeff Church)Recovery Support (Aaron Read More…
Cleared brush and the Little Kanawha River make even the dismal gray of winter a welcome sight for the 1982 Foundation Property in Grantsville, WV. More work days are in the plan for even more tree trimming and brush removal; hopefully over the holiday period, according to Crystal Mersh, President of the Foundation. She also Read More…
Photos by Terry Hickman, Photographer The Second Annual Olde World Christmas Market held Friday and Saturday, December 2-3, 2022 was once again filled with talented crafters who sold their wares in the hallways of what was once Calhoun High School. Twenty four crafter exhibited while activities a plenty surrounded the Calhoun County Community Center giving Read More…
The 1982 Foundation once again pulled off a Christmas Miracle for more than 600 very happy children with a dozen or so very tired elves. Chrystal Mersh, President of the 1982 Foundation and her team transformed the old gymnasium at Calhoun County High School, still on the far side of it’s glory days, into a Read More…
Looking for that hard to buy for family member or friend? Stop by the Christmas Market and explore the possibilities Friday and Saturday at the Calhoun County Community Center (Old Calhoun High School) in Grantsville, WV. Also happening will be a Friday evening visit from Santa, Toy Store Visit, Soup, S’mores and Cocoa following the Read More…