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By Cody Neff REGISTER-HERALD REPORTER Christmas is coming. Com- mercials are already holiday- themed. Every department store has its Christmas playlist on. The Beckley- Raleigh County Chamber of Commerce (BRCCC) released its new ornaments. Yes, it’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas. BRCCC President and CEO Ellen Taylor says this is the 12th year the chamber has used the ornaments to raise money. “These are what we would consider historic Christmas bulbs,” Ellen Taylor said. “We do it not just as a fundraiser, but it also pre- serves a little bit of history. We have sold more than sev- eral thousand Christmas bulbs. They’re great if you want to send something to someone out of town. You might want to send them something that represents Beckley or you don’t know what to get them. It’s a great little gift, espe- cially if they’re from Beckley. “We have a lot of peo- ple who come back every year and they buy the set (which includes every ornament released up to this point). “This year, we did the Exhi- bition Coal Mine as our bulb’s theme. We all know how im- portant the Exhibition Coal ■ NEWS HOTLINE: 304-255-4400 ■ TO SUBSCRIBE: CALL 304-255-4444 or 800-950-0250 THE REGISTER HERALD Sunday, November 10, 2013 Beckley, West Virginia ◆ Single copy: $1.50 Volume 134 Number 144 INSIDE TODAY WEATHER ■ AREA EVENT ROUNDUP ■ BECKLEY-RALEIGH COUNTY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE By Jessica Farrish REGISTER-HERALD REPORTER The line-up for Beckley’s annual Vet- erans Day parade Monday will include floats by area organizations and church- es, said American Legions Post 32 Com- mander Ron Jennings. “It looks like we’re going to have over 50-some entries, and everything is ready to go for Monday,” said Jennings, whose group organized the parade. The Doug and Lucy Bowers Hospice House, Concord University-Beckley, Beckley Praise Church and Stanaford Missionary Baptist Church are among the local organizations and churches that are hosting floats. “There’s going to be quite a few vin- tage military vehicles,” he said. “The lo- cal bands, the JROTC program from Woodrow Wilson High School is partici- pating. Quite a few veterans that have a patriotic-themed vehicle are going to be in the parade as well.” Jennings said the parade has had heavy support by local fire departments and other emergency responders. New ornament celebrates Beckley’s Exhibition Coal Mine Aura soars again Golden eagle tests her wings on release after rehab for lead poisoning By Cody Neff REGISTER-HERALD REPORTER Aura is finally free to go out and do what she loves without people bothering her all the time. She can spread her wings and fly free. She’ll have the chance to enjoy nature. She might do some hunt- ing. She doesn’t use guns. She’ll just go in for the kill and finish off her target with her bare hands. Actually, she’ll use her bare talons. Aura is a gold- en eagle that was released from Three Rivers Avian Center (TRAC) in Sum- mers County Saturday. Aura came to the center after a Division of Natural Resources officer found out she had flying troubles. When the executive di- rector and other staff ran some tests, she said they found out that Aura should have been dead from lead poisoning. “She came in at 58.6 on a test that only goes up to 62,” Wendy Perrone said. “We thought we were go- ing to lose her several times. It gradually leeches out of the body, so sudden- ly she would spike with a lead level and we would have to treat her again. That’s why it took so long Parades, area activities are ready to go Veterans Day Monday’s grand marshal will lead self-built Model A See PARADES, 8A Golden eagles are also called “The Mountain Eagles.” See ORNAMENT, 2A See MARSHAL, 8A See EAGLE, 2A WWII veteran Jaris Tankersley. SUBMITTED PHOTO Add this year’s BRCCC ornament to your collection for $10. By Cody Neff REGISTER-HERALD REPORTER Jaris Tankersley says you’ll see a real oddity if you come to Beckley’s Veterans Day parade Monday. Tankersley, a World War II veteran, will be the grand marshal. He’ll lead the parade in a Ford Model A “Woody” that he built himself. “It was a Model A rolling chassis when I bought it,” Tankersley said. “I began to gather up parts and picked them up and began to assemble the thing. That mod- el particularly had a multi-disk clutch and that was frozen. It took about three years to get that apart. Once we did that we rebuilt the chassis. Inside 8A Wildwood House Museum in Beckley open after Monday’s parade 6B Telethon, Stand Up for Heroes event 3C Country song “I Drive Your Truck” inspired by father, son 1E Local WWII veteran reflects on life WVU falls to Texas Marshall beats UAB PikeView boys win first state title BOYS: George Washington GIRLS: Winfield, Sissonville Final SSAC football ratings released STATE SOCCER CHAMPIONSHIP WINNERS
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By Cody NeffREGISTER-HERALD REPORTER
Christmas is coming. Com-mercials are already holiday-themed. Every departmentstore has its Christmasplaylist on. The Beckley-Raleigh County Chamber ofCommerce (BRCCC) releasedits new ornaments.
Yes, it’s beginning to look alot like Christmas.
BRCCC President andCEO Ellen Taylor says this isthe 12th year the chamber
has used the ornaments toraise money.
“These are what we wouldconsider historic Christmasbulbs,” Ellen Taylor said.“We do it not just as afundraiser, but it also pre-serves a little bit of history.We have sold more than sev-eral thousand Christmasbulbs. They’re great if youwant to send something tosomeone out of town. Youmight want to send themsomething that representsBeckley or you don’t know
what to get them. It’s agreat little gift, espe-cially if they’re fromBeckley.
“We have a lot of peo-ple who come backevery year and they buythe set (which includesevery ornament releasedup to this point).
“This year, we did the Exhi-bition Coal Mine as our bulb’stheme. We all know how im-portant the Exhibition Coal
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■ NEWS HOTLINE: 304-255-4400 ■ TO SUBSCRIBE: CALL 304-255-4444 or 800-950-0250
THEREGISTER HERALDSunday, November 10, 2013 Beckley, West Virginia ◆ Single copy: $1.50
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■ AREA EVENT ROUNDUP
■ BECKLEY-RALEIGH COUNTY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
By Jessica FarrishREGISTER-HERALD REPORTER
The line-up for Beckley’s annual Vet-erans Day parade Monday will includefloats by area organizations and church-es, said American Legions Post 32 Com-mander Ron Jennings.
“It looks like we’re going to have over50-some entries, and everything is readyto go for Monday,” said Jennings, whosegroup organized the parade.
The Doug and Lucy Bowers HospiceHouse, Concord University-Beckley,Beckley Praise Church and StanafordMissionary Baptist Church are amongthe local organizations and churchesthat are hosting floats.
“There’s going to be quite a few vin-tage military vehicles,” he said. “The lo-cal bands, the JROTC program fromWoodrow Wilson High School is partici-pating. Quite a few veterans that have apatriotic-themed vehicle are going to bein the parade as well.”
Jennings said the parade has hadheavy support by local fire departmentsand other emergency responders.
New ornament celebrates Beckley’s Exhibition Coal Mine
Aura soars againGolden eagle tests her wings on release after rehab for lead poisoning
By Cody NeffREGISTER-HERALD REPORTER
Aura is finally free to goout and do what she loveswithout people botheringher all the time. She canspread her wings and flyfree. She’ll have thechance to enjoy nature.She might do some hunt-
ing. She doesn’t use guns.She’ll just go in for the killand finish off her targetwith her bare hands.
Actually, she’ll use herbare talons. Aura is a gold-en eagle that was releasedfrom Three Rivers AvianCenter (TRAC) in Sum-mers County Saturday.Aura came to the center
after a Division of NaturalResources officer found outshe had flying troubles.
When the executive di-rector and other staff ransome tests, she said theyfound out that Aurashould have been deadfrom lead poisoning.
“She came in at 58.6 on atest that only goes up to
62,” Wendy Perrone said.“We thought we were go-ing to lose her severaltimes. It gradually leechesout of the body, so sudden-ly she would spike with alead level and we wouldhave to treat her again.That’s why it took so long
SHARYN OGDEN/FOR THE REGISTER-HERALD (2)
Aura the golden eagle is released from Three Rivers Avian Center (TRAC) in Summers County Saturday. She’s been inthe avian center since March, getting treatment for lead poisoning. Wendy Perrone, left, with the avian center looks on.
Parades, areaactivities areready to goVeterans Day
Monday’s grand marshal will lead the floats in a self-built Model A
See PARADES, 8A
Golden eagles are also called “The Mountain Eagles.”
See ORNAMENT, 2A
See MARSHAL, 8A
See EAGLE, 2A
WWII veteran Jaris Tankersley.
SUBMITTED PHOTO
Add this year’sBRCCC ornamentto your collectionfor $10.
By Cody NeffREGISTER-HERALD REPORTER
Jaris Tankersley says you’ll see a realoddity if you come to Beckley’s VeteransDay parade Monday. Tankersley, aWorld War II veteran, will be the grandmarshal. He’ll lead the parade in a FordModel A “Woody” that he built himself.
“It was a Model A rolling chassis whenI bought it,” Tankersley said. “I began togather up parts and picked them up andbegan to assemble the thing. That mod-el particularly had a multi-disk clutchand that was frozen. It took about threeyears to get that apart. Once we did thatwe rebuilt the chassis.
Inside8A Wildwood House Museum in Beckley open
after Monday’s parade6B Telethon, Stand Up for Heroes event3C Country song “I Drive Your Truck” inspired
by father, son1E Local WWII veteran reflects on life
WVU falls to Texas
Marshall beats UAB
PikeView boys win first state titleBOYS:George WashingtonGIRLS:Winfield, Sissonville
Final SSACfootballratings released
STATE SOCCER CHAMPIONSHIP WINNERS
