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Cabell-WayneAssociation of the Blind, Inc.

Executive Officers:Executive Officers:Joann Wallace - President

Eddy Adkins - Vice President

Leah Thompson - Secretary

Mark Oldaker - Treasurer

Board Members:Board Members:Laundle Powers, Wanda Annis,

Mike Fitzpatrick, Sue Canterbury,

James O’Neil, Trish Walker,

(plus a future appointee)..

Published monthly by:CWAB®, Inc.

38 Washington AvenueHuntington, WV 25701

(304) 522-6991Fax (304) 522-6924

e-mail:[email protected]

Internet:www.cabellwayne.org

Paul Slone, Executive DirectorJerry Crabtree, Editor

Major funding provided by theTeubert Foundation

Mission and Vision StatementsMission and Vision Statements

Cabell-Wayne Association of the Blind

Mission and Vision Statements

OOURUR MMISSIONISSION::Cabell-Wayne Association of the Blind is committed topromoting and advocating the economic, educational, andsocial welfare of the blind and visually impaired of all ages

so that they can maintain a lifestyle comparable to othermembers of society.

OOURUR VVISIONISION::CWAB® will be seen nationally as a model for organizationsand agencies that help blind and visually impaired personsachieve maximum independence. CWAB® will be known for

timely and appropriate state-of-the-art responses to thechanging needs of consumers throughout the Tri-State area

and beyond.

Bethany Furrow, (left), and Christina Patterson,(right), visit with Santa during last December’s

Teubert Prep Christmas party.

MISSION AND VISION STATEMENTS.......................................3

FROM THE DIRECTOR’S DESK .............................................6

GUIDE PAGEGUIDE PAGE “NARRATOR OF THE MONTH” ....................8

TIPS ON SEVERE WEATHER TRANSPORTATION .....................9

FORMER TEUBERT BOARD MEMBER PASSES .....................10

THINGS WE REMEMBER FROM 2017.................................14

EXCERPTS FROM, “THE ROCK”, BY KERMIT NANCE...........20

RECREATION ACTIVITIES ...................................................30

BOWLING SCORES .......................................................... 30

SUPPORT GROUPS ...........................................................31

GUIDE PAGE MAGAZINEGUIDE PAGE MAGAZINE BY E-MAIL .......................32

ACTIVITIES CALENDAR FOR 2018......................................33

ASSOCIATION MEETING SCHEDULE ....................................34

CWAB® SERVICES ........................................................ 35

ON THE COVERON THE COVERKen Hicks, (left), and Ernie Golder, (right), former Cabell-Wayne board

members are featured in a story on page 12.

FROM THEFROM THE

Director’s DeskDirector’s DeskHello Everyone!

A new year has begun, and the Services Division is looking for-ward to lots of exciting events throughout 2018!

Our annual Christmas dinner, held Saturday, December 2nd wasoutstanding! With 85 people in attendance, everyone enjoyed a tradi-tional Christmas meal served by our friends at the Bible ApostolicChurch. Their pastor led us in some great holiday singing, BarbaraJames accompanied him on the piano. Staff member Jim Dorton wasawarded the “Staff Member of the Year” award, and was presentedwith a plaque and gift certificate for Max & Erma’s. AssociationSecretary Brenda Blake presented Sue Canterbury with a “BoardMember of the Year” award for her outstanding service on our Boardof Directors.

I would like to congratulate all of our new board members,(Laundle Powers, Wanda Annis, and Mike Fitzpatrick, also a congrat-ulations to Joann Wallace on election as association President. Toformer board members, Ernie Golder, Ken Hicks, and Brenda Blake, Isay you all have done a superb job, and your presence will be greatlymissed.

Paul Slone

January 2018January 2018

I would like to offer my congratulations to Christina Patterson onreceiving her Bachelor’s degree in biology from Marshall, and also toHannah Rea on receiving her Bachelor’s degree in Early ChildhoodEducation. These are two outstanding young consumers of Cabell-Wayne!

As always, I encourage you to call, write, or visit to discuss anyconcerns, problems, or suggestions you may have. We are here toserve you!

Until next month .....

Christina Patterson received her Bachelor’s degree in Biology, andHannah Rea received her Bachelor’s degree in Early ChildhoodEducation, during commencement ceremonies, Saturday, December16th, at the Big Sandy Superstore Arena. Both Patterson and Rea areconsumers of Cabell-Wayne Association of the Blind.


The GUIDE PAGE MAGAZINE’s“Narrator of the Month”, forDecember 2017, was Cabell-Huntington Hospital’s Joy Pelfrey.

A long-time resident of Kenova,Joy is a nursing professional.

Pelfrey is certified by theAmerican Nurses CredentialingCenter as a Nurse Executive-Advanced, and is currently the

Vice President and Chief Nursing Officer at Cabell Huntington Hospital(CHH). She came to Cabell-Huntington in 2003 to implement the SeniorServices Line, and served as director of the service as well as otherspecial projects and programs until being promoted to Vice Presidentand Chief Nursing Officer in 2013. Prior to coming to CHH, Pelfreypracticed as a nurse practitioner with Complete Medical Services andMarshall University Family Medicine.

Currently, Pelfrey is the President-Elect of the WV Organization ofNurse Executives, as well as a member of the American NursesAssociation and American College of Health Care Executives. She isinvolved in community and church activities - including being a found-ing member of the Women-2-Women program with the HuntingtonChamber of Commerce and the Huntington Women’s Club.

Pelfrey is routinely seen on a variety of Cabell-Huntington Hospital tel-evision commercials. “This was a real fun thing to do,” she said afterthe recording session. “Please, call me if I can be of help in the future.”

GUIDE PAGE MAGAZINEGUIDE PAGE MAGAZINE“Narrator of the Month”“Narrator of the Month”

Tips On Severe WeatherTips On Severe WeatherTransportationTransportation

Page 9January 2018January 2018

We are now officially into the Winter season, so let’s brush-upa bit regarding transportation.

As a general rule, scheduling your transportation is as simpleas picking up the phone. However, there are several things tokeep in mind:

Making an appointment for transportation pick-up1must be made 24-hours in advance.Individuals with working schedules, or school sched-2ules will be given priority.Emergency eye doctor appointments are given top pri-3ority.

You should also consider the weather. Sudden or predictedhazardous weather can delay or even cancel a scheduled pick-up appointment. Also dress warmly and in layers. It’s also agood idea to wear gloves and water-resistant shoes.

Be courteous to your driver. Avoid conversations that may bea distraction during bad weather.

Try to avoid bringing a large number of items onto the shuttlebus. Liquids are not allowed.

To schedule your transportation, call 304-522-6991.

Tips for using CWAB® transportation duringsevere weather months


SUSAN “SUE” KAY RICHARDSONpassed away on November 28, 2017, atage 72. She had survived breast can-cer twice in the last 30 years and wasin the process of beating cancer for athird time but was thwarted by pul-monary complications. Sue was bornin Wichita and grew up in Derby, KS,the eldest child of Leo and EdieKessel. Her brother, Dennis “Denny,”preceded her in death. She is survivedby her husband, Mark E. Richardson,

sister, Ann (Kessel) Carver, loving children, Traci L. (Kroening)Schuetz, Laura (Kroening) Jacks, and John J. Kroening,stepchildren, Steven Richardson, Susan (Richardson)Fleckenstein and Wesley Richardson, 5 grandchildren and 7step-grandchildren. Sue had great success in all facets of life.She cared for her family while working and finishing her under-graduate education in accounting, then embarked on a reward-ing career for herself at the CPA firm of Somerville andCompany P.L.L.C. in Huntington, WV. There she rose to partnerstatus rapidly and served on the WV Society of CPAs. Duringher professional career in public accounting, she served in var-ious positions, recognized nationally for her skill and superbknowledge of accounting. She was a member of thePartnership Taxation Committee for the American Institute of

Former Teubert BoardFormer Teubert BoardMember PassesMember Passes


Certified Public Accounting (AICPA). She served for three yearsas the Chairperson of the National Taxation Committee for CPAAssociates International. On a local level, she contributed tothe community through service with multiple charitable organ-izations and was currently on the board of the James and AliceTeubert Charitable Trust. She served on the Board ofGovernors for Marshall University and then for the MountwestCommunity and Technical College. At MCTC, she was BoardPresident and was instrumental in negotiating the separationof MCTC from Marshall and relocation to its present footprint,positioning them for success in the long term. She was mostrecently on the Mountwest Foundation Executive Committee.So great was her personal drive that after retiring fromaccounting, she began taking classes at MCTC, soon earninganother degree in culinary arts. She enjoyed displaying herculinary skills for her family, the Beverly Hills Garden Club andthe occasional fortunate recipients of a catered event. Chef SueRichardson, CPA, will be greatly missed by her family and allwho knew her and many who unknowingly benefited from hergenerous spirit. Visitation was Friday, December 1st, betweennoon and 2 p.m. at the Klingel-Carpenter Mortuary. Servicesfollowed at 2 p.m. at the funeral home. Entombment was privatefor family only at Spring Hill Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, youmay consider a donation to MCTC in Sue’s memory thoughMountwest Foundation Inc., One Mountwest Way, Huntington,WV 25701. Family guestbook at www.klingelcarpenter.com.

Published in The Herald-Dispatch on Nov. 30, 2017

Board Members ServedWith Distinction

Change is inevitible. Finances, friendships, relationships, sea-

sons - even life itself, all are susceptible to change.

This past December, during the regular process of nomina-

tions, and elections, three long-time Cabell-Wayne Board mem-

bers: Ken Hicks, Ernie Golder, and Brenda Blake, were not re-

nominated for another term.

These individuals, each having served two-decades or

more, were replaced by Laundle Powers, Mike Fitzpatrick, and

Wanda Annis. An emeritus member will be named at a later

date.

Ken Hicks, a prominent Huntington attor-

ney, is also a member of West Virginia’s

House of Delegates serving the 18th District.

Hicks has served on the CWAB® Board for

more than 25 years. His mother, the former

Betty McCoy (now deceased), was an active

Cabell-Wayne Association of the Blind con-

sumer. A native of Wayne County, he regularly attends church

in Kenova with his family.

Page 12 January 2018January 2018

Long-time Board MembersNo Longer Seated


A former comptroller for American Car and

Foundry, Ernie Golder began his association

with CWAB® in 1994 as a volunteer treasurer.

Cabell-Wayne was located in the West

Virginia Building at the time. A Board mem-

ber since 1994, Golder always looks at things

from the business point of view. “I have

always been amazed at what our consumers can do,” he said.

“This organization has grown a lot - and it will continue to

grow,” he added.

Brenda Blake has been highly involved with Cabell-Wayne

for over thirty years. First, as a consumer, then association

President, vice-president, secretary, and board member.

Blake’s unique perspective as both consumer and officer, has

well served her in her role as a board member, giving her useful

tools for decision making processes she’s dealt with during her

tenure on the board.

Page Page 1010 February 2017February 2017

Device gives blind veteran new independence Device gives blind veteran new independence By TAYLOR STUCK

The Herald-Dispatch – Saturday, Dece,ber 24, 2016

HUNTINGTON - As a sniper in the U.S. Army, James O’Neil relied on hissight, so when diabetic retinopathy caused him to go blind in 2009, itwas devastating.

“I’d never met a blind person, seen a blind person, so I didn’t knowthere was anything for blind people to do,” O’Neil said.

Lori Wolfe – The Herald-Dispatch

Army Veteran James O’Neil displays his new Orcam, a portable,artificial vision device that allows the visually impaired to under-stand text and identify objects, Monday, December 19, 2016, at theHuntington VA Medical Center.


Things We Remember FromThings We Remember From20172017

As we head into 2018 with wide-eyed wonder as to what mightlay ahead, we begin to hold fast to the memories - both goodand bad, of what now is part of history: 2017.

In the next few pages, the GUIDE PAGE MAGAZINE willoffer some of the highlights of the past twelve months.

We’ll begin with January, and work our way through toDecember. Ready?

Page Page 1212 January 2017January 2017

A ‘remarkable’ individualA ‘remarkable’ individualHuntington man born without sight enjoys a full life

By JEAN TARBETT HARDIMANFor The Herald-Dispatch

[email protected]

HUNTINGTON — Ronnie Kinser is a talented man. He can play pianoand belt out lovely gospel hymns, but his talents go far beyond that.

Ask many of the folks who are regulars at the Huntington YMCA,where Ronnie comes several times a week to enjoy time in the swim-ming pool or shoot some hoops on occasion.

Sholten Singer/The Herald-SispatchRonnie Kinser is pictured on Wednesday, December 7, at the YMCA pool, inHuntington. Swimming is just one of the many activities the Logan Countynative, who now lives in Huntington, enjoys. Although he was born without sight,Kinser stays active thanks to city services such as TTA’s Dial-A-Ride.

In January, consumer RonnieKinser was featured in a veryinspiring article in the Herald-Dispatch.

From February, Army veteran James O’Neil, (also a con-sumer), gave a demonstration of a VA-provided adaptivedevice which helps his daily living. The story, like Kinserin January, was also from the Herald-Dispatch.


Page Page 1313March 2017March 2017

At first, she was reluctant - only because of her very hectic workschedule - she hosts the AMERICAN TOP 20 Countdown on GAC,(Great American Country cable channel, has her own cooking show, isan author of a cookbook, does segments on the Home ShoppingNetwork, and does an afternoon airshift on WSM radio! Yea, she isbusy!

After a time of consideration, she agreed to help out.Nan endured seasonal Nashville weather, an onslaught of noisy

cicadas, and numerous technical issues, before she approached theproducers of her GAC program. They agreed to let her do the videothere. “This decision turned out to be more than I could have hopedfor,” Crabtree said. “The quality is awesome!” he said.

“I had to find a capable production house to do post-production,and add finishing touches. Fortunately, WSAZ was able to do the work.I am ecstatic about how good the final product looks! I can’t wait foreveryone to see it!” he said with a big grin.

“Jerry has done an excellent job getting this project done,” PaulSlone, CWAB® Executive Director stated.

The new video, which runs just over five minutes, can be seen onthe Cabell-Wayne website, (cabellwayne.org), the agency’s YouTubechannel, video service Vimeo, as well as the CWAB® Facebook® page.

Page Page 1212 March 2017March 2017

Agency Video ReleasedAgency Video ReleasedIn a process that has taken eight months to complete, Cabell-WayneAssociation of the Blind’s Services Division has releasd a new videohighlighting agency services. “I’m really proud, and excited about thisproject,” Jerry Crabtree, the agency’s Media-Marketing Managerrecently stated.

“This process began in the middle of 2016 with a discussion withPaul (Slone),” Crabtree said. “We had two videos out there - a lengthyone, and a short one, but the content was outdated. We needed some-thing fresh,” he added.

In 2008, we contracted with TheTri-State CW to do a piece repre-senting our agency, and the programs we offer,” he said. “We shotfootage at Pullman Square, on our shuttle busses, and here in theoffice,” Crabtree said. “Each staff member took turns on-camera totalk about their program. It was a nice piece. We were happy,” he con-tinued. “But along the way, staff came and went, and our needschanged. I took a 30-minute video and cut it down to twelve minutes.Then a short piece was needed for a grant application. It was time fora change,” he said.

During the initial discussion it was decided that an outside source,(or talent, if you will), should be used to keep our new product “fresh.”Several options were explored.

“I decided that I would contact Nan Kelley,” Crabtree said. “Nanis a Nashville, Tennessee-based broadcast personality. I had workedwith her before, and found her to be a very pleasant, friendly, anddown-to-earth individual,” he said. “Nan once narrated our Guide PageMagazine. She also assisted in gathering items for a past McClanahanConcert auction. So, she was familiar with who we are and what we do.I thought it would be a perfect fit,” Crabtree said with a smile. “So Imade the call.”

March 2017 saw the completition of the long-awaited, revampedagency video. This nearly year-long project was completed with

the help of Nashville-based TV personality Nan Kelley, andWSAZ NewsChannel 3.

Page Page 1212 April 2017April 2017

CWAB® Hosts iOS Workshops

The past decade has seen a boom in portable electronics.The technology has become so advanced that a pocket-

sized device with combined functionality of a computer, andthe convenience of a phone, the ability to surf the internet,check personal email, play games, and connect worldwide viasocial media, can be as simple to use as it is to order a pizza -unless you are blind or visually impaired.

These devices, known as “smartphones”, or tablets, are ascomplicated as they are convenient - and small.

The forerunner of these devices are Apple’s products -iPhone, iPod, and iPad - all running on the iOS platform. Othersmartphones such as Galaxy, operate using the Android sys-tem. The most widely used, however, are the iOS devices.

You would think, as popular as these devices are, theywould be easy to use. Well, for sighted individuals they maybe, but for the blind and visually impaired however, thesedevices - no matter how “smart” they may be, can be extremelydifficult to use.

Cabell-Wayne Association of the Blind, in co-operationwith the American Foundaton of the Blind, recently held work-shops for consumers who own such devices.

Aaron Preece, instructor of these workshops, began thesessions Tuesday, March 7th.

Sessions were broken into sections allowing the attendeesto focus on various functionality of the iPhone, iPad, and theiPod.

April brought news of a multi-part trainingsession in the use of the iPhone. Aaron

Preece of the AFB, brought his expertice tothe Services Division, and taught classes on

the use of multiple iOS-based devices.


Page Page 1515MayMay 20172017

Communication is important - especially when more than one agencyworks for the common good in the same area of interest.

Recently the Teubert Interagency Council met at the Paul R. SloneActivities Center to share ideas, present news, and share solutionsregarding the blind and visually impaired.

Cabell-Wayne Association of the Blind’s Toni Walls organized themeeting with assistance from Jimelle Bowen of the TeubertFoundation. Nearly twenty agencies were represented.

Kirk Adams, President and CEO of AFB, (American Foundation®

for the Blind), was the special guest speaker, and provided information,discussed various topics regarding AFB, and fielded questions fromattendees.

“This type of agency interaction is vital,” said Paul SloneExecutive Director of Cabell-Wayne Association of the Blind. “Whenthis number of agencies can sit down and share a common interest,(the blind and visually impaired), we will all benefit,” he said.

For more information about Cabell-Wayne, its services, volunteer-ing, or planned giving, contact the agency’s Services Division at 304-522-6991.

Teubert Interagency Council MeetsTeubert Interagency Council Meets

Pictured (L to R): CWAB®’s Toni Walls, Kirk Adams of the AFB,and Jimelle Bowen of the Teubert Foundation.

The Teubert Interagency Council met this past April.These frequent gatherings are held to share information

between agencies, with the ultimate goal of providingstate-of-the-art services to individuals which each

agency serves. This meeting’s special guest speakerwas Kirk Adams, National Director for AFB®.

Page Page 1414 June 2017June 2017

It’s a cliché, but “April showers DO bring May flowers!”

And so it was time for the annual “Potting Party” for con-sumers of Cabell-Wayne Association of the Blind.

Nearly two dozen consumers along with volunteer helpersgathered at the Paul R. Slone Activities Center, Wednesday,May 10, for an afternoon of socialization and the seating ofblooming flowers which could be taken home. Consumersenjoyed a hotdog lunch beforehand, and an ice cream treatafterwards. Several took the opportunity to plant flowers at theagency’s entrance.

This activity is one of a number of scheduled events for theenjoyment of our consumers.

To learn more about agency activities, volunteering, orplanned giving, contact the Services Division at 304-522-6991!

FF ll oo ww ee rr

PP oo ww ee rr !!

The month of May broughteveryone’s favorite - the

Potting Party!


Page Page 1818 JulyJuly 20172017

Nearly six decades have passed since the East HuntingtonKiwanis Club first offered up tasty pancakes to raise fundsfor other charitable organizations.

The event has changed venues several times - mostnotable was the move from the former Veterans MemorialField House on Fifth Avenue to the New Baptist Church on29th Street. As a testament to its popularity, the crowd hasfollowed - and grown.

For more than a third of that time - twenty three years,Cabell-Wayne Association of the Blind has offered its con-sumers an opportunity to attend by providing tickets andtransportation. The number of attending consumers fluc-tuate from year-to-year, but the enthusiasm remains!

Page Page 1919JulyJuly 20172017

In appreciation of our continued participation in thisevent, and for the second year in a row, the Kiwanis Clubof East Huntington has presented Cabell-WayneAssociation of the Blind with a “Certificate ofAppreciation”.

Paul Slone, Executive Director for CWAB® says, “Likelast year’s presentation, this was also a surprise!”

“It feels good to be recognized a supporter of othercharitable organizations,” Slone said. “As long as there isinterest, we’ll take our consumers and eat pancakes everyyear!”

To learn about services, volunteering, or plannedgiving, call the agency’s Services Division at 304-522-6991.

In July, a surprise - an official recognition from the Kiwanis Club forCWAB®’s long-time participation in the annual pancake breakfast.

The McClanahan Memorial Concertwas featured in the August issue.For those who attended, it was a

great night of LIVE entertainment -until a ferocious thunderstorm

brought it to an abrupt end!


Page Page 1818 September September 20172017

It has been quite some time since the GUIDE PAGE MAGAZINE hasoffered a multiple-part story. So, over the next few issues, we will offerexcerpts from a piece written by someone very familiar to most Cabell-Wayne consumers - Kermit Nance.

Nance is a former Computer Instructor for CWAB®. He retired fromhis position in 2010, and now spends time playing harmonica in church,enjoying his family.

ProloguePrologue

No record seems to exist that tells when Webbtown Elementary Schoolwas built. This writer’s best guess was the late 1800’s. It was set alongLittle Ice Creek in Perry Township about a mile west of where the threemain tributaries join just south of Deering, Ohio. In the early 1900’s,Deering was a rural community no more than a few farms, a generalstore, and a one- room school of its own. Located on the southern tipof Ohio, in a valley just a few miles away from the mighty Ohio River, inthe sprawling maze of the green, jumbled northwestern foothills of thebeautiful Appalachian Mountains, Deering was the hub of life for abouta six-mile radius.

My mother attended Webbtown School from 1915 to 1923. It con-tinued until the 1952-1953 school year when this writer completedgrade seven. After that, it was sold, remodeled, and became a private

Using A Mobility CaneUsing A Mobility Cane

Page Page 99September 2017September 2017

It’s no secret – I’m legally blind – and have been all my life. Can’t sayI’m proud of it, but I don’t run from it either.

I have been told stories by my parents how I would throw away myglasses when they’d get too dirty for me to see out of. I guess allyoungsters would do that. It’s a natural thing to do when you don’tknow any better – get rid of something that doesn’t conform to whatyou need, or want.

I have written many times how I accepted my vision loss and neverlet it stand in my way. I had a magnifier at a young age that I’d gottenas an “add-on” to an ant farm I’d won on TV. That small glass servedme well when I chose to use it. I guess I‘d rather keep it in my pocketand “make do”, than have the other kids make fun of me – which theydid. But I was better than that.

This tiny hand-held magnifier was of great help during my earlybroadcast days. At that time, you actually had to look at the meters ofthe transmitter and take readings. The glass helped me count the tinyhash marks between the numbers to correctly , and legally, write downthe readings.

It also was a great help in doing what was then called BMI Logging- a task we, as radio announcers had to do every few years. When weplayed a song on the air, (we uses records then), we would have towrite down, or “log” the composers of each song we played.

Sticks & StonesAn Overview, and Use of a Mobility Cane

by Jerry Crabtree

Page Page 1414 October October 20172017

SUPPORTERS“5K Run/Walk For Sight”

Saturday, August 12, 2017

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THE CONSTRUCTION ADVANTAGE, INC.

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TRI-STATE AMATEUR RADIO ASSOC.

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JIM’S STEAK & SPAGHETTI HOUSE

PAULA VEGA CAKES

STARBUCKS @ PULLMAN PLAZA

THE POTTERY PLACE

OLD VILLAGE ROASTER

MAX & ERMA’S

Cabell-Wayne loves to celebrate milestones - and so we did!Frank Stull, an avid motorcyclist, and amateur radio operator, was

surrounded by staff, consumers, and friends, Friday, September 15th tocelebrate his twenty years of service to CWAB®.

Well-wishers showered Stull with gifts and cards of appreciation.“This is something really special,” Stull stated with visible emotion. “Itis a true pleasure to serve the consumers of Cabell-Wayne. I hope tobe around for another ten!” he added.

Paul Slone the agency’s Executive Director greeted the gatheringby saying how proud he was to be celebrating Frank’s 20th year of serv-ice. A few jovial remarks were made, then Slone presented Stull with

his twenty year service pin and a gift cer-tificate.

Refreshments of cake, ice cream, anddrinks were served.

Cabell-Wayne Association of theBlind’s Service Division is staffed by agroup of very talented and caring individ-uals - many of whom have served theblind and visually impaired for a greatnumber of years. It is a certainty thatmore celebrations of this type will beforthcoming.

Celebrating 20 YEARS of Service!

Highlights of the annual “5K Run/Walk ForSight”, and Frank Stull celebrating his 20th

anniversary as a Cabell-Wayne Staff member,highlighted the October issue.

In September we began publishing a series of very entertaining short stories byformer staff member, Kermit Nance. Meanwhile, Jerry Crabtree began sharing

his odyssey of learning to use a mobility cane.


Page Page 1414 November 2017November 2017

Cabell-Wayne Association of the Blind is pleased to announce that asizable grant has been made to the agency by the HighmarkFoundation. The presentation was made during a volunteer apprecia-tion luncheon held Tuesday, September 26th.

Paul Slone, Executive Director, introduced Highmark Foundationrepresentative, Cathy McAlister, who made the official announcement.

“The Highmark Foundation is pleased to present Cabell-WayneAssociation of the Blind this check for $10,000. We are very pleased toassist this wonderful agency in the continuing work they do,” McAlisterstated.

“It is good to know that the Highmark Foundation grant is makinga meaningful difference in the lives of West Virginians that are most at

Services Division Receives Funds

From Highmark Foundation

In our November issue, we were pleasedto present an article highlighting the

Volunteer Recognition Luncheon. It wasduring this gathering that a representa-tive from the Highmark Foundation pre-sented our agency with a donation of

$10,000! Also in attendance, was JustinWaybright, the Grant Writer for the

agency.

Parsons Receives High HonorParsons Receives High HonorAt Space CampAt Space Camp

Page Page 1717December December 20172017

James Earl Parsons, a senior at Cabell Midland High School, attendedSCIVIS (Space Camp for Interested Visually Impaired Students) inHuntsville, Alabama in September. The weeklong educational campincludes programs in Space Camp, Aviation Challenge, and Robotics,promoting science, technology, engineering, and math.

James Earl was a member of the MACH III Program, AviationChallenge. Within this program trainees are immersed in the fascinat-ing realms of flight while learning about the basics of the militarylifestyle. They work on shelter building, food procurement, water sur-vival skills, and are challenged in the fields of aerodynamics, aeronau-tics, and jet propulsion.

While in Huntsville, James Earl received the camp's highest andmost coveted award — The Right Stuff Award. This award, named forTom Wolfe's 1979 book "The Right Stuff," is given to an outstandingtrainee who goes above and beyond in leadership, teamwork, and tech-nology throughout the week.

Also attending this year’s camp were Spring Valley’s Caitlin Raileyin the Advanced Space Academy Program and Jared Day ofHuntington East Middle School in Robotics.

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In the Guide Page’s final issue for2017, we were excited to share thenews that James Earl Parsons hadwon the “Right Stuff Award” while

attending Space Camp in Huntsville,AL this past Fall. The award is a high

honor, and is given to an individualwho went above and beyone in lead-

ership, teamwork, and technologytraining.


Continuing this month, the series which began in September of2017, former Cabell-Wayne Computer Instructor Kermit Nancegraciously shares three new chapters from the group of shortstories collectively titled, “The Rock”. Originally written as afavor to his brother, Jim, “The Rock”, is a gathering of tales oflife centering around a popular landmark near Deering, Ohio.

Nance retired in 2010, and now enjoys spending time with hisgrandchildren, as well as playing harmonica in church.

VII. SPOOKED ---

It was early March, 1930. The first touch of dusk was beginning to showas Delmas Wilson guided his horse and express wagon eastward alongthe narrow, muddy trail that lay along the north shore of Little IceCreek. As he passed under the big sycamore trees, and as the hugeboulder came into view, just short of the old one room schoolhouse, heknew he was about two miles from home, over in Deering. He was onLittle Ice Creek Road, coming back from delivering school childrenhome after school.


It was 1930, and no one had invested in busses yet because the rural“roads” in Lawrence County were not much more than wagon trails,and busses just wouldn’t work in the slick and slimy ruts and mud thatdeveloped through the year. Even his horse and wagon couldn’t alwaysmake the run. At one spot they had to ford the creek, and if it was run-ning high…well…just forget it!

Reaching the Webbtown Rock, he called out, “Whoa, George!” The oldhorse stopped obediently, and Delmas dismounted the wagon, loopeda rope through the bridle, and hitched him to a nearby black walnut treethat grew near the rock. Delmas liked to stop here, just sit quietly onthe rock, watch the stream, and ponder about the things that a 16-year-old thinks about. He was out of school a couple years now. Soon, he’dhave to strike out into the world on his own, be a man, find a betterjob…maybe even find a wife. Even his dad had started dropping suchhints into conversations at home. You had to grow up fast and try tomake your own way in life in 1930.

With a quick jump, he was atop the rock. Delmas was an athletic youngman. He’d played basketball while in school and was good at it. Hiscoach was to become the new basketball coach at the local high schoolthe year after Delmas had graduated eighth grade and had begged theboy to go to high school and play for him there, even promising to lethim live with his family, even buy him the things that Delmas wouldneed. But the Wilsons were a stubborn, proud lot.

“Ain’t no kid of mine goin’ to take charity from nobody…no way, nohow!” Winch Wilson growled through clinched teeth when he firstheard of the offer. “And that’s that!” he added with finality. Delmas was-n’t really disappointed with that pronouncement. He hated the idea ofwearing those short basketball trunks that the high schoolers wore. Hewasn’t too keen on living with another family, either, even though thecoach’s family had the reputation of being good churchgoing folk.


Delmas pulled his knees against his chest, put his arms across hisknees, set his chin on his arms, and stared into the creek. Strangely,the only sound was the water, rippling over some rocks about thirtyfeet upstream before it pooled deeply in the bend by the Rock and hill-side, which changed its direction from north to west.

“Wonder if that water really does end up in the ocean?” he thought, ashe meditated on the great scheme of things. In school, the teacher hadtaught that it eventually ended up in the Gulf of Mexico, part of theAtlantic Ocean system, evaporated into the air, and came down again,somewhere, as rain. “Don’t know whuther to believe all that stuff,” hesaid to himself as his thoughts turned to how hard the rock was on hisskinny backside.

Standing up, he daydreamed of who else had sat on the rock. Theschool kids had played all over it for generations. It was big enough formore than one game of tag at a time. “Maybe Injuns sat here, fishin,’”rambled his thoughts. “…maybe stopped here on the way to Virginnyto raid the settlers!” Delmas’s ancestors had come from Virginia sever-al generations before, over a hundred years ago. His kin still retold sto-ries of relatives surviving raids in Virginia before moving to Ohio. Eventhen, in the early 1800’s, it was said that a stray Shawnee was some-times reported in the southern tip of Ohio, part of their former huntinggrounds.

A sharp, sudden piercing sound from the southwestern ridge in thedeepening dusk snapped him back into the present! Was it a person, orwas it an animal! It sounded like a woman’s scream, but was it really?In 1930 it wasn’t unknown that a stray panther would wander into thearea. Old George began to stir restlessly, even giving a snort of con-cern and stamped nervously in the weeds around his feet. Delmas sud-denly became aware of the hair on the back of his neck standing up,not unlike his old Collie dog’s when alarmed, of how alone he was,unarmed, and how quickly the dusk of evening was settling in aroundthem.


“Maybe I’ve been here longer than I thought,” he muttered as hejumped off the high back of the rock, unfastened the rope rein, andclimbed onto the wagon seat. Quickly, he urged George into a fast trotas they put the rock and schoolhouse quickly behind them, all the whilepeering intently over his shoulder into the darkening underbrushbehind him.

As he passed the trail leading south to the Summers farms he didn’teven think of the red-haired farm girls that he’d met at church a shorttime back, especially the short pretty one named Josie.

Not until passing the old Wells farm a good quarter-mile on up the creekdid he slow George’s pace a bit, then thought fleetingly of the Summersgirls, but soon turned his thoughts to whether his Maw would save himany supper. Then he wondered just how fast a panther moved throughthe woods? Quickly, he urged George to resume the faster pace!

III. Frustrations and a Flash Flood ---

Josie Summers and her siblings sometimes visited the Rock, a customthat had begun years ago when Josie attended the little one roomschool. She well remembered playing tag around and over and up anddown, especially with her friend, Tillie Linn. Now, nearly fourteen yearslater from when she started school, she still liked to go there, to getaway from the hard farm work, to get away from most of her siblings,and, yes, she admitted to herself, to escape her parents. While there, itseemed as if she was a hundred miles away. In reality it was only aboutthree-fourths of a mile from her farm house homeplace where she stilllived.


Thunder rumbled, almost continuously, off to the east and northeast asshe used a big walking stick that she always carried on her walks topart the thickening weeds between the trail and the big rock to makesure she didn’t step on a snake. Her younger sister Sarah Lou trailedalong this time, a few feet behind. Josie sat down on the highest partof the Rock, but Sarah Lou took the stick and ambled into the alreadydrying creek, looking for something she had studied in high school.Josie hadn’t been sent to high school. In fact, none of her brothers orsisters had gone, either, except Charlie Summers’s obviousfavorite, Sarah Lou.

She dearly loved Sarah Lou and all her siblings, but resentment beganto rise in Josie as she thought about it. She’d made excellent grades inschool, and high school would have been easy for her. “I could havebeen a teacher by now,” she thought. She’d had that dream from herearly years in school. But Charlie Summers said then he didn’t see anyreason for her to go on with school. “You’re learnin’ all you need toknow about being a good farm wife from your Maw!” he’d argue.Evidently that didn’t apply to Sarah Lou.

Lately, he had begun making some pointed remarks to Josie about anold bachelor farmer over Deering way who had made it known he waslooking for a wife. The very idea disgusted Josie. The man was nearlyforty years old, and she had only just turned twenty-one. A vision of along division problem popped into her mind, of “forty going into twen-ty-one,” as school kids put it. She shivered at the thought, immediatelyforcing it into oblivion by wondering what Sarah Lou was doing alongthe creek.

Everything revolved around the farm to Charlie. Boys grew up, gotsome land, and started a farm. Girls became farm wives. But he’d sentSarah Lou to high school, all the way into Ironton. Now there had beentalk recently about sending her to college, all the way up river toHuntington, West Virginia!


Thunder rumbled again to the east. It must really be raining up thatway.

“Sarah!” she called loudly. “We need to start back up the road,” shesaid as Sarah came into view. “Poppy will be fussin’ ‘cause we’ve beengone too long. It’s June, you know, and there’s always some kindawork to be done on a farm!” Not that Poppy ever makes her work veryhard, Josie thought, with more than a touch of bitterness in her heart.

As they started away from the Rock, a low roar came from the east.Both girls recognized the sound immediately. “C’mon, we need to getto the highest ground in sight!” Josie shouted. “The creek’s gonnacome down!” That was their expression for a flash flood.

They watched from the higher part of the schoolyard as a two-foot highwall of water, leaves, and brush came rushing down Little Ice Creek,just like they’d seen it happen before. “That thunder off to the eastmust be a cloudburst right over where the creek starts!” Sarah Louobserved.

“You’re right,” responded Josie, as they watched the creek grow evenhigher, almost spilling over its banks, before it began to recede to nor-mal.

“That creek is like life, Sarah Lou! Things can sure change in a hurry!Good or bad!” Both of their faces turned grim as they remembered howtheir family’s lives had changed after the death of their little brotherLandon several years before…how Poppy and Mommy had changed.

One thing was sure. Life could get exciting and change quickly, for bet-ter or worse, along Little Ice Creek, especially anywhere near The Rock.


IX. Unlikely Sparks ---

On one occasion, Josie had sneaked off to the Rock by herself. Pawhad gone peddling farm produce to local stores in nearby Ashland,Kentucky and wouldn’t be back for hours. Before she could really getsettled into thought, she heard the wheels of a wagon and the hoovesof a horse coming from the west. Her first instinct was to hide in thebrush nearby, but it was too late.

Thankfully, it was someone she knew, one of those Wilson boys, with aload of coal. She’d met them a few months ago over at Ice CreekChurch, on the north fork of Little Ice Creek, almost in Deering, reallyclose to where her oldest brother had just bought a farm.

“Hi Josie,” came his friendly call.

“Hi Dee,” she replied, using the short nickname that most folk used.

He stopped, hitched George to the walnut tree he always used, andsaid “What are you doin’ way down here by yourself? Don’t you knowit’s dangerous for pretty redheads to walk around alone way down thecrick from home?” he queried, flirtingly.

“Not too dangerous with my big ole’ walking stick,” she said, motioningtoward it. “How’d you like it rapped up the side of your head, DeeWilson?” was her reply, only half-jokingly, and reached for the stick.

“Just jokin’ with you a little, calm down, Josie! Dee replied with afriendly smile. “Don’t you just love this old rock? I do!” he said, sittingdown.

“Yes, I come down here a lot! You stop here often, Dee?” She sat downnear him, but not too close.


“Matter of fact, I do…got to stoppin’ here on the way back from takin’kids home from school this past year. Really got scared, though, oneevenin’. Thought I heard a panther back in the woods towardSheridan…it kinda spooked me!”

“A panther?” Josie’s eyes widened as she quickly looked into the thickwoods. A faint look of fear flickered across her pretty face.

“Yeah, and it kinda spooked old George some, too! And there’s beensomethin’ goin’ on out at Rock Camp this summer, too! Somethin’ isbreakin’ up the fox chases and fightin’ the dogs, I hear!”

Josie thought a moment. “Poppy was out to the store yesterday. Hedidn’t say anything ‘bout it, but knowin’ him, he probably wouldn’t tellus!”

Dee was younger than Josie by a few years. But something in his man-ner made him seem older to her. He seemed much more mature thanother teens that Josie knew. They both fell into an awkward silence,both thinking of the possibility of a panther somewhere in the nearcountryside, and both thinking of them sitting here, alone. Rock Campwas only about five or six miles from the Summers farm.

The silence was broken by Dee. “You ever think much about how thisbig old rock got to where it’s at?”

“Well,” she hesitated, “I guess it fell out of those rocks up yonder,” asshe motioned up the wooded hill to a layered rock formation jutting outabove them, “and it slid down here!”

“There’s another one over there, too,” Dee replied, motioning acrossthe creek. “And over in Possum Holler there’s a whole bunch layingaround! Big ones, some bigger’n this’un!


Josie tried to think if she’d ever studied anything in school about suchthings, but no answer came to mind.

“I read some stuff in a book that my teacher had when I was in eighthgrade,” Dee offered. “Seems there was some big earthquakes back inthe early 1800’s that shook the center of the country and on eastwardreally bad, startin’ down south of St. Louis, and at least one of thethings was felt all the way east…shook some churches so bad that itrang the bells in the steeples, clear to Boston!

“That really must have shook here then, enough to shake rocks off thecliffs. But it might have happened before that, before any settlers gothere,” Josie replied, “a long time ago!”

“But if it happened a really long time ago, it looks like the things woul-da sunk in the dirt and got covered up. I bet half of this one is under-ground. And there’s one stickin’ up out of the field just down the crick,on the left!” Dee countered.

“I guess that’s true,” Josie had to agree.

Silence set in again as they pondered about the rock. Their short rever-ie was broken by George who had grown restless by the tree.

“Well, I guess George is telling me to get on home,” laughed Dee.

“Seems so, Dee,” said Josie, adding “I’m glad you stopped to talkawhile,” she said, smiling.

Dee glanced at his feet, looked almost embarrassed and replied, with asincere voice, “I’m glad, too, Josie. Maybe we could meet here againsometime? Say, would you like a ride up to your lane?”


Now it was Josie’s turn to be embarrassed, cheeks flushing pink. “No,thanks! I want to walk this time. Maybe we could meet…and talk, Dee.Let’s talk about it at church next time.”

As he mounted the wagon he called out, “That’s a deal!” She wavedback to him as he turned and waved as he went around the bend, thenstarted walking in the same direction, her red hair blowing in thebreeze, almost as strong as the whirlwind of confused, but wonderful,thoughts that were spinning through her young mind.

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Future chapters include:

“Heartbreak”

“Escape”

“A Cat’s Last Tale”

“Bird-Brain Students”

“Goodbye, My Love”

“The Rock” is a combination of short stories built around an Ohio

landmark - a large boulder, (“The Rock”), near Deering, Ohio.

“The Rock” by Kermit Nance, Copyright(C) 2017, by Kermit Nance,

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