Rainelle photos & Memorabilia

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Topic author: Dale Tincher 64
Subject: Rainelle photos & Memorabilia
Posted on: 01/20/2006 00:12:01
Message:

Hello everyone,

Gerry Mitchell sent some photos of the old Meadow River Lumber Company, the Rainelle Department store being torn down, the King Coal Hotel being torn down and the big block of coal, a copy of a commencement. You can see some of them at: http://www.photoworks.com/share/shareLanding.jsp?shareCode=A53D1F1BFF7&cb=PW and others of a Rainelle gas station http://www.rainellereunion.com/images/history/GASSTATION a Shay Engine photo http://www.rainellereunion.com/images/history/THESHAYENGINEPICTUREBYLOCALARTISTREDUCED.jpg and two photos of the Rainelle Department store being torn down http://www.rainellereunion.com/images/history/TEARINGDOWNRAINELLEDEPTSTORE-HARDWARE,OFFICEGONE-1988.jpg and http://www.rainellereunion.com/images/history/TEARINGDOWNRAINELLEDEPTSTORE-VIEWFROMACROSSHIGHWAY-1988.jpg

Photos of the Rainelle Department store sign are in Gerry's possession - see or http://www.photoworks.com/share/shareLanding.jsp?shareCode=AB87392C060&cb=PW (Photoworks) or http://www.kodakgallery.com/I.jsp?c=u46feyk.12ecco5s&x=0&y=-udrhmu

You can right mouse click on photos to save them to your hard drive or you can write to GERRY or me for the originals. You can also order prints from Photoworks for 15 to 19 cents each.

Andy Aide Pendleton sent this very nice link to numerous Rainelle photos on the Rainelle Memory Project. http://www.wvculture.org/history/wvmemory/photoresults.aspx?Per=&Topic=&Geo=rainelle&Col=&Words=rainelle&Op=AND&NumRec=50

I hear that Tink Collins can probably help us a lot also. Speaking of Tink, Gerry Mitchell and Tink were winners of the Greenbrier County Science Fair in 1963 and 1964 - see newspaper photos at Photoworks http://www.photoworks.com/share/shareLanding.jsp?shareCode=A204382C061&cb=PW or Kodak Gallery http://www.kodakgallery.com/I.jsp?c=u46feyk.ev2wz1s&x=1&y=4ncvtw This will also be posted on the Class of 64 page.

Check back for more photos and images under this topic/thread. Dale


Dale Tincher - Class of 64
919-272-8052
dale.tincher@rainellereunion.com

Replies:

Reply author: Dale Tincher 64
Replied on: 01/27/2006 20:24:41
Message:

Hello everyone, I have uploaded some photos that I hope you will enjoy. I had Staples (office supply store) scan several pages of a Class of 64 yearbook and also scan some very nice photos that Virginia Meadows sent of a recent Rainelle reunion. Staples saved the scanned photos to a CD for me. (Virginia Meadows is wonderful about taking photos and cataloging events.)

If any other classes wish to place their yearbook photos online, please take them to Staples, Kinkos or another office supply place, ask them to scan them to a CD and send the CD to me -- or upload them to Photoworks.com, Kodakgallery.com or Walmart's photo page and "share" the link with others on this discussion board or send the link to me and I will place it on the board.

Gerry Mitchell had warned me that the yearbook photos did not scan well for him. As you will see, there are some patterns ingrained into the photos. However, they are still fun to view. The reunion photos came out well.

I have copies of the scans of the class of '64 yearbook and the reunion that are approximately 35% larger. If you want a digital copy of any of them, let me know and I will e-mail them to you.

I will probably also put the photos on the final Website. However, in the interim, you can save (using right mouse clicks) or print from here or order print copies from Photoworks.

The Photoworks slide show has several options, e.g., a larger view of the photos, different speeds or you can simply view them one at a time. I hope you enjoy them.

Andy Aide Pendleton sent a booklet with the first reunion photos. I am having it scanned now and will upload it next week.

Dale

Rainelle Class of '64 Yearbook Photos - Update - 3-14-06 - Gerry has scanned additional photos from the '64 Yearbook, plus has improved the existing ones considerably. (I had a service scan the initial ones - Gerry's are much better.) http://www.rainellereunion.com/64.html

Most recent Rainelle reunion
http://www.photoworks.com/share/shareLanding.jsp?shareCode=A96E3E1C00D&cb=PW


Dale Tincher - Class of 64
919-272-8052
dale.tincher@rainellereunion.com

Reply author: Dale Tincher 64
Replied on: 01/27/2006 21:18:08
Message:

Gerry Mitchell sent some very nice scans of watercolors / paintings done by artist Jeanne Brenneman of Rupert - http://www.jeannebrenneman.com/ Visit her Website and see her work - it is very impressive. Jeanne has graciously given us permission to scan and display her work.

Four of the Rainelle area photos can be found on Photoworks http://www.photoworks.com/share/shareLanding.jsp?shareCode=A292BD1C00E&cb=PW Another, Rainelle Methodist Church, can be found here http://www.rainellereunion.com/images/history/RainelleUMethChurchA.jpg

Dale Tincher - Class of 64
919-272-8052
dale.tincher@rainellereunion.com

Reply author: ML2006
Replied on: 01/28/2006 02:01:19
Message:

Dale: I commend you for this undertaking. What a joy to click on this website and see the names of friends and acquaintances and to view the photos loaded on here. Thank you so much for a touch of home in Tennessee. Marilyn.

Reply author: Dale Tincher 64
Replied on: 01/31/2006 10:17:11
Message:

Thank you, everyone, for your very nice comments and contributions. It is a real thrill to see the activity and to catch up on old friends. (By old, I don't mean in years. 60 doesn't seem old like it used to.)

Hopefully, some of my closest friends will keep some of the stories to themselves if they meet my daughters. Just kidding, comparatively speaking (to today's times), we were pretty tame.

Colin Lively and I got together last night in NY and had a wonderful discussion about some of the good times we Rangers had growing up. I will post a couple photos of our visit later.

Dale Tincher - Class of 64
919-272-8052
dale.tincher@rainellereunion.com

Reply author: Dale Tincher 64
Replied on: 01/31/2006 10:19:45
Message:

Thank you, Harold Ivers, for sending a nice link - http://www.rainelle.org/History.html - a very nice history of Rainelle First Baptist Church.


Dale Tincher - Class of 64
919-272-8052
dale.tincher@rainellereunion.com

Reply author: Dale Tincher 64
Replied on: 02/01/2006 17:12:56
Message:

Hello everyone,

Below is a link to the first Rainelle reunion booklet. The photos are a bit grainy, but are distinuishable. The originals are about 35% larger & I will be happy to send you one if you want a 35% larger digital/electronic copy of a photo(s) if you drop me an e-mail. Dale

To view the photos, please click on:
http://www.photoworks.com/share/shareLanding.jsp?shareCode=A2ADC52C018&cb=PW

Dale Tincher - Class of 64
919-272-8052
dale.tincher@rainellereunion.com

Reply author: Dale Tincher 64
Replied on: 02/03/2006 20:31:25
Message:

Hello everyone,

Mary Carr sent a photo of the Class of '61 taken at the Fall Reunion in 2005:
http://www.rainellereunion.com/images/classmates/class_61_reunion.htm

Andy Aide Pendleton sent a photo of three close friends from the Class of '64, apparently taken in 1964 - see if you can figure out who they are:
http://www.photoworks.com/share/shareLanding.jsp?shareCode=A37D6D1C018&cb=PW




Dale Tincher - Class of 64
919-272-8052
dale.tincher@rainellereunion.com

Reply author: Dale Tincher 64
Replied on: 02/04/2006 16:15:45
Message:

We have a real treat. Gerry Mitchell, Class of 64 - now living in Ohio, went to great pains to take and prepare 2006 photos of Rainelle for those of you who don't get back often. That was very thoughtful of you, Gerry. Gerry also included two scans of paintings by Jeanne Brenneman, who is listed above. One of them is Rainelle High School:
http://www.kodakgallery.com/I.jsp?c=u46feyk.635fr70&x=0&y=apuzp6
If you see login fields, ignore them and click below where it says to view the photos without logging in.

Gerry has been very helpful and supportive in our efforts to get the board going. Thank you, Gerry!!

Dale Tincher - Class of 64
919-272-8052
dale.tincher@rainellereunion.com

Reply author: ML2006
Replied on: 02/04/2006 23:59:19
Message:

Gerry: Thank you for putting those photos of Rainelle on this website! I am deeply moved by the submissions to this site and all the wonderful pictures. I hope more and more people sign up - they are truly missing something great. God Bless all.

Reply author: Dale Tincher 64
Replied on: 02/06/2006 22:16:34
Message:

Mary Carr sent a photo of some Class of '57 classmates who visited her house in 2004 - click to visit: http://www.rainellereunion.com/images/classmates/class_57.htm Thank you, Mary.

Dale Tincher - Class of 64
919-272-8052
dale.tincher@rainellereunion.com

Reply author: Dale Tincher 64
Replied on: 02/11/2006 15:42:43
Message:

Hello everyone,

I had the scanning service I use (Staples) rescan the Reunion 1 booklet that Andy had been kind enough to send to me. Staples had initially scanned 2 pages at once despite my instructions to scan each page individually. Here is the Reunion 1 booklet scanned one page at a time. Staples still did not do a great job, but this did help with the clarity of some of the photos and they are much better than the first link I posted. I hope you enjoy them: http://www.photoworks.com/share/shareLanding.jsp?shareCode=AA1D8A1C02D&cb=PW

The prior version is located at: http://www.photoworks.com/share/shareLanding.jsp?shareCode=A2ADC52C018&cb=PW

If you want an original version of one of the photos, feel free to contact me. The originals are considerably larger. Or, you can save (right mouse click), print or order prints of the photos from Photoworks.

Dale

Dale Tincher - Class of 64
919-272-8052
dale.tincher@rainellereunion.com

Reply author: Chris Dawson 51
Replied on: 02/12/2006 21:51:08
Message:

Thanks Gerry for the pictures that you took of what the ol' town looks like today. I really enjoyed them.
FYI (For everyone) as Dale pointed out earlier
http://earth.google.com is a truely great program and its free and
http://terrafly.com is another good progarm for aerial views.
If only earth.google had the resolution of the entire globe that it has for major cities. I especially like the tilt mode that allow you to fly over an entire area.

Rainelle looks the same from space as I remember it.
Gerry's pictures tell me something quite different.

Any ways, one question I have for here, what is the construction west of Sewell Creek and south of the rail road and sort of east of the now closed lumber yard?

Reply author: Dale Tincher 64
Replied on: 02/13/2006 21:39:33
Message:

Gerry Mitchell sent another photo - a parade photo from the 2nd reunion. His mother, Wenona Flint Mitchell Class of 38, is in a convertible with some others. Another photo was sent (I apologize - I have forgotten who sent it) is the Rainelle band marching in a parade in Huntington. Some of you may recognize some of those in the photos.

You can bypass the login to view the photos without logging in:
http://www.kodakgallery.com/I.jsp?c=u46feyk.10vgltq4&x=0&y=-oovm63

Dale Tincher - Class of 64
919-272-8052
dale.tincher@rainellereunion.com

Reply author: Dale Tincher 64
Replied on: 02/14/2006 11:28:32
Message:

Gerry Mitchell is going to periodically improve photos and send them to be uploaded to the Website. Gerry is very good with photoshop and other image software tools. He has scanned and improved a 1964 band yearbook photo and a photo of the Rainelle band marching in a Huntington parade (year unknown.) I will add his scans to either Kodakgallery.com or Photoworks.com and periodically announce the updates. Both photo services reduce the sizes of photos. For example, a 1.4MB photo he sent was reduced to 98KB. If you want copies of the originals, please get in touch with Gerry at gerry.mitchell@rainellereunion.com

Update: Gerry has added a wonderful photo of the '64 Ranger football team. His original is 1.4MB in size and is high-quality. He has also added a scan of the homecoming queen and attendants and '64 basketball team.

These photos will generate very nice prints from Kodak.

http://www.kodakgallery.com/I.jsp?c=u46feyk.hswudn0&x=0&y=-al14by

Thank you, Gerry!!

Dale

Dale Tincher - Class of 64
919-272-8052
dale.tincher@rainellereunion.com

Reply author: Polly Lively Clevenger 64
Replied on: 02/14/2006 23:10:26
Message:

Gerry:
Just viewed your scanned photos on Kodak Gallery. Very sharp and clear. Great job! Kodak Gallery works very well with my dial up ISP.
I right clicked on the Queen's Court photo and emailed to a classmate who couldn't remember a certain blonde. He had misplaced his yearbook over the past 42 years, so this will be great to take the place of his 64 RHS Yearbook. Thanks Gerry!!

Polly Lively Clevenger
Class of 64

Reply author: Dale
Replied on: 02/15/2006 11:39:44
Message:

More treats! Gerry Mitchell has scanned several additional photos from yearbooks. They currently range from 1959 to 1964 (with more to come) and include band photos, majorettes, sports photos, etc. I have uploaded them to both KodakGallery.com and Photoworks.com. Thanks to Polly, I have learned that KodakGallery does a better job for dial-up users. Photoworks provides a larger, clearer photo if your connection will support it. You can order prints, if desired, from either, but PhotoWorks will probably do a better job if you want large photos (I'm guessing.)

2-23-06
Rainelle Yearbook Class of 1959
Kodak Version
http://www.kodakgallery.com/I.jsp?c=u46feyk.tjwzx50&x=0&y=dcrl57
PhotoWorks Version
http://www.photoworks.com/share/shareLanding.jsp?shareCode=ABD6902C041&cb=PW

2-22-06
Rainelle Yearbook Class of 1960
Kodak Version
http://www.kodakgallery.com/I.jsp?c=u46feyk.16s6n5b8&x=0&y=jblng1

Photoworks Version:
http://www.photoworks.com/share/shareLanding.jsp?shareCode=A70BBF1C041&cb=PW

Rainelle Yearbook Class of 1961
http://www.kodakgallery.com/I.jsp?c=u46feyk.1273m8tg&x=0&y=lji9e9


Update: 2-18-06 - Gerry has sent additional scanned photos of the Class of 63 and 64.

The originals that Gerry Scanned are much larger and clearer. Kodak and Photoworks reduce the photo sizes in order to improve download time, etc. This is an example of an original 1.4MB scan of the 1962 State Champion Football team:
http://www.rainellereunion.com/images/classmates/1962%20STATE%20CHAMPION%20FOOT%20BALL%20TEAM.jpg If you want to copy of Gerry's original scan, contact Gerry gerry.mitchell@rainellereunion.com or me dale.tincher@rainellereunion.com

Thanks again, Gerry!

Here are the photos:
KodakGallery (bypass the login if you do not wish to log in)
http://www.kodakgallery.com/I.jsp?c=u46feyk.hswudn0&x=0&y=-al14by

Photoworks (don't forget to click on "Larger")
http://www.photoworks.com/share/shareLanding.jsp?shareCode=A45C292C036&cb=PW

Updates: 2-22-06
Rainelle Yearbook Class of 1960
Kodak Version:
http://www.kodakgallery.com/I.jsp?c=u46feyk.16s6n5b8&x=0&y=jblng1

Photoworks Version:
http://www.photoworks.com/share/shareLanding.jsp?shareCode=A70BBF1C041&cb=PW

Rainelle Yearbook Class of 1961
http://www.kodakgallery.com/I.jsp?c=u46feyk.1273m8tg&x=0&y=lji9e9

Dale Tincher
Raleigh, NC
dale.tincher@rainellereunion.com
919-272-8052

Reply author: Mary Jane Ingram Carr 61
Replied on: 02/15/2006 22:33:55
Message:

Just viewed your photos. Thanks for the memories. The Ranger Band was awesome. There were more members in the picture in 1964 than Greenbrier West band ever had.

Remember before each home game how the band would march from the King Coal Hotel to the football field? The street would be lined with proud parents, neighbors, and fellow students. " When the Saints Go Marching In" would be ringing from the mountain tops. Oh, what glorious and beautiful fall days we spent in Rainelle. We were blessed with the best!!!!
MJ Carr

MJ Carr

Reply author: Dale Tincher 64
Replied on: 02/21/2006 19:55:03
Message:

We have a new addition - 2-21-06
Rainelle All-School Reunion #2
http://www.photoworks.com/share/shareLanding.jsp?shareCode=AF446E1C040&cb=PW - Thank you Pennie Zickafoose Burnett for sending the booklet!

Pennie also sent 4 color photos of the Class of 65 at Reunion #2
http://www.photoworks.com/share/shareLanding.jsp?shareCode=AF60BA2C040&cb=PW

Dale Tincher - Class of 64
919-272-8052
dale.tincher@rainellereunion.com

Reply author: Dale Tincher 64
Replied on: 02/23/2006 01:25:42
Message:

In the future, photos will be linked from the Website since it is much easier to organize and manage them from the Website. Please see the photos' page for the links - http://www.rainellereunion.com/photos.html

Yearbook photos scanned by Gerry Mitchell will be linked from the Class pages. I hope you find this easier to follow.

Dale Tincher - Class of 64
919-272-8052
dale.tincher@rainellereunion.com

Reply author: ShirleyBobbittBlanken53
Replied on: 02/23/2006 13:28:20
Message:

Chris, since Conard thought I might remember some of the old businesses in town I came up witht these: Don Array Shop, Hugharts Men Store, Billy Shockley--IGA ( Gene Nelson and Claude Morton worked there when I was a little girl), Hameds' 5 and 10, Mick and Mack 5 and 10, Royal Cafe, Rosalie Lunch, Greenbrier Dispatch Office, Nunleys Tavern, Martin Jewelers,(Ruby Martins husband owned this), Mossers Drug Store, Mrs. Irene Hutsenpiller Flower Shop, Ola Alvis Flower Shop, Dickenson Brothers Furniture, Alvis Furniure, Ammar Brothers, Betty and Theresa Twohig ran the little restaurant, where we ate when we were in grade school, Preacher Westlake at the First Baptist Church, Bible School was held at the East Rainelle Graded School and I truly believe every child in East Rainelle atteneded. I have pictures of these Bible School days. Lots of kids I still reconize from those days. I remember the Hersey Reds baseball team and they played behind the Old Rainelle Dept. Store. My oldest brother played on that team and we went to the games every Sunday afternoon. I remember sledding down off the school house hill (Neffs) all the way down Gbr. Ave. to 9th street. The older guys would build big bon fires at night to let us warm up. I learned to swim in the sewer line Meadow River and everyone thought I would take a disease. I am still here as I am sure a lot of other kids are. Iforgot to mention Veon Cox's Grocery Store, Price-McKnight Grocery Store, and Webbs Market. Yes, Pudge, I remember when the old Fiesta Club was called Geno's. He did make the best pizza. I also, remember the Couples Club at Hines and it was also called the Rendevous Club at one time. Sure did have a good time growing up here. Enough said for today. Conard should have known not to get me started.
Shirley Bobbitt Blankenship

shirley

Reply author: Connard Estep 53
Replied on: 02/23/2006 16:39:35
Message:

Well Shirley...... It worked ! I must say you remembered quite a few that I did not. Keep up the good work. I sure do recall the good times on Greenbrier Ave. Do you remember the day that Lake Lambert went beneath the car parked in front of Jo Jo Yeargo's home and near tore his scalp off ? Not so good times always.

Reply author: Evelyn Utterback Drake 56
Replied on: 02/24/2006 14:52:09
Message:

At the mention of Lake Lambert being scalped, I had to include that I was married to Lake until his death in 1976. He had a scar that went ear to ear. He was one lucky kid to have survived that.

Reply author: jessica osborne 67
Replied on: 02/24/2006 15:13:34
Message:

I lived across the road from the Lambert's and remember being told about that incident almost every winter before heading out to go sleigh riding. Sleigh riding down Greenbriar was taboo after that one.

Reply author: Connard Estep 53
Replied on: 02/24/2006 15:52:28
Message:

Evelyn;

I was unforunate to be there that Day . I came down the hill just after Lake. It was something that no Child should ever see . I have thought about that incident many times over the years. Yes he was very luckey.

Reply author: Tom Bobbitt 62
Replied on: 02/24/2006 16:17:50
Message:

I just checked out the clas web pages and since I graduted in 1962, that is the first one I checked. The Reunion #2 picture is of the class of 1952. The other two are of 1962. I really appreciate this site and not being critical at all, but just wanted to let someone know. Now I am going back to read more posts.
Tom Bobbitt

Reply author: Dale Tincher 64
Replied on: 02/24/2006 17:04:19
Message:

quote:

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Originally posted by Tom Bobbitt 62

I just checked out the clas web pages and since I graduted in 1962, that is the first one I checked. The Reunion #2 picture is of the class of 1952. The other two are of 1962. I really appreciate this site and not being critical at all, but just wanted to let someone know. Now I am going back to read more posts.
Tom Bobbitt

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Reply author: Dale Tincher 64
Replied on: 02/25/2006 02:13:49
Message:

Hello everyone,

Unless we missed a page or two, every reunion page should have only its individual class's photo when you click upon the class year and reunion link: http://www.rainellereunion.com/classes.html You may need to "refresh" the class pages if you visited them recently. If you wish, you can start with your class's yearbook, go to the first reunion, travel to the second reunion, then go to the third reunion and watch your classmates age. I hate that I missed many of the reunions, but perhaps watching my photos go from 132 pounds in high school to 213 now might depress me (for a few minutes.)

It is great fun to do see our wonderful classmates on the pages and remember the good times.

Gerry Mitchell is anxiously awaiting more yearbooks to scan so we can make further progress on the yearbook links.

We will be adding additional Rainelle area photos over the next couple of days. Keep checking back - we're having fun and more is on the way.

A special note of thanks to Chris Dawson for his wonderful posts. I have heard from friends that some classmates are reluctant to post, but are having a great time reading the posts. This is evidenced (as Chris mentioned) by the 1,200 page views on the "Do you remember" topic and 1,000 views on the photos topic. Don't forget that we have classmates who have limited mobility and/or ability to get out and we have heard that they are having a great time reading and remembering. They would love to hear from you -- and your comments will spark a smile and memories for them and all of us.

Dale Tincher - Class of 64
919-272-8052
dale.tincher@rainellereunion.com

Reply author: Chris Dawson 51
Replied on: 02/25/2006 19:05:59
Message:

Sorry folks. Sometimes you try to get a hit but end up with hitting a foul.

Well Chris, time to get the dunce hat and go set in the corner for an hour.
Then go to the chalkboard and write 100 time “Remember Rule # 1”
as taught to you by your parents.


Thanks to Dale, Gerry, Andy, Patty, and numerous others for all
the work and effort you put into making the web site work.

I must complement someone for the outstanding “marquee”.
“Good Job” and very well done.

The photos section is more impressive with each update.

Reply author: ML2006
Replied on: 02/28/2006 20:48:32
Message:

Polly and Mary Jane: It was so good to click in here the first time and see your names - two of my favorite people.

Reply author: Dale Tincher 64
Replied on: 03/06/2006 23:13:04
Message:

Kenneth Napier, Class of '52 has sent the link to some wonderful photos!! Some are from post cards, others are copied from older pictures, and a few are Kenneth's own shots. You can see these treasure on Kodak Gallery at http://www.kodakgallery.com/I.jsp?c=znsd6t1.5utn9p4p&x=0&y=46c6op

These will also be linked from the history section of the Photos page and from the Class of '53 page. Thank you, Kenneth!

Dale Tincher - Class of 64
919-272-8052
dale.tincher@rainellereunion.com

Reply author: ML2006
Replied on: 03/06/2006 23:30:14
Message:

Kenneth: Those photos are incredible. I've never seen the oldest ones. Thank you so much.

Reply author: Dale Tincher 64
Replied on: 03/06/2006 23:32:44
Message:

In case anyone missed these since I posted them on the Web updates topic, I will also post them here:

More fun - Ann Womack, Class of 65 sent some photos of the Class of '65 - 40th Reunion. Also included are some teachers -- Mr. and Mrs. Bob Zopp; Mr. and Mrs. Don Smith; and Mr. Anderson!
http://www.kodakgallery.com/I.jsp?c=qlj0lco.aqjdlbs&x=1&y=-3oklc1

Thank you, Ann and anyone else who took the photos. These are very enjoyable!

Dale Tincher - Class of 64
919-272-8052
dale.tincher@rainellereunion.com

Reply author: Patty Cox Osborne 67
Replied on: 03/13/2006 12:41:08
Message:

These pictures are just terrific. Hindsite is always 20/20, but wouldn't it have been wonderful if someone would have had the foresite to have bought M. R. Lumber Company, preserved it as it was and kept people trained to show how 'things used to be'----what a tourist attraction that could have been! The King Coal Hotel could be full every summer!
Thanks Warren!

Patty

Reply author: Patty Cox Osborne 67
Replied on: 03/13/2006 12:50:39
Message:

OOPS---The pictures I referred to in the last post were from Kenneth Napier, not Warren Napier---Sorry Kenneth!!!
(What is that I'm hearing about 'getting older and losing my memory skills...like I ever had any!!!

Patty

Reply author: Dale Tincher 64
Replied on: 04/14/2006 21:55:55
Message:

Andy Aide Pendleton forwarded two photos of Gerry Mitchell who dropped by her house during a recent trip to Rainelle. Gerry wrote to me that, "she gave me breakfast and took me on a wild electric golf cart ride around the Rainelle Golf Course and cemetery. You can not believe!!!!! "HA"."

Here are two photos of Gerry, probably still in shock from the ride:
http://www.kodakgallery.com/I.jsp?c=prxi0xw.iep0us8&x=0&h=1&y=t5s31o
http://www.kodakgallery.com/I.jsp?c=u46feyk.s896dig&x=0&y=-70sxvw

I think I'll ride with someone else when I come to Rainelle. Kidding aside, Andy is a great hostess, as Gerry passed on to me. He had a wonderful time.

I'm glad we finally get a chance to show photos of Gerry, the man who has contributed so much to making this site a success. Once again, Gerry, thank you!!!

Dale Tincher - Class of 64
919-272-8052
dale.tincher@rainellereunion.com

Reply author: Connard Estep 53
Replied on: 04/15/2006 21:39:34
Message:

I would like to Thank Jerry for all his efforts on the year books and also to Kenneth Napier for the contribution of his books. They were of great interest to me since they were from my era.Seen several faces that i knew but had faded from my memory (nothing new).Thanks again.

Reply author: Dale Tincher 64
Replied on: 05/12/2006 12:11:30
Message:

Kenneth Napier has done it again. He has sent an amazing collection of historical photos of Rainelle, East Rainelle, Hawks Nest, Slab Town, the flood, parades, old tickets, cards, etc., etc. This is wonderful to view -- a real treasure. THANK YOU, KENNETH!! Dale
http://www.rainellereunion.com/photos.html#napier3

Dale Tincher - Class of 64
919-272-8052
dale.tincher@rainellereunion.com

Reply author: Dale Tincher 64
Replied on: 05/12/2006 23:52:41
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Terry Clower gave Gerry Mitchell a wonderful aerial view of the Meadow River Lumber Company in its heyday. It is one of the best I have seen. Thank you, Terry and Gerry. See it here: http://www.rainellereunion.com/photos.html#napier3 Dale

Dale Tincher - Class of 64
919-272-8052
dale.tincher@rainellereunion.com

Reply author: Dale Tincher 64
Replied on: 05/13/2006 20:50:09
Message:

Today is bonus day - you get 3 updates for the price of one. Gerry is back and busily scanning historical items. This piece of history is a Rainelle Methodist Church directory from 1966 to 1971. Some of the photos are a bit older than that. Terry Clower was kind enough to loan us the directory. Gerry Mitchell scanned it. We hope you enjoy it: http://www.rainellereunion.com/photos.html#clower

Dale Tincher - Class of 64
919-272-8052
dale.tincher@rainellereunion.com

Reply author: Dale Tincher 64
Replied on: 05/15/2006 08:31:29
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Originally posted by Dale Tincher 64

Terry Clower gave Gerry Mitchell a wonderful aerial view of the Meadow River Lumber Company in its heyday. It is one of the best I have seen. Thank you, Terry and Gerry. See it here: http://www.rainellereunion.com/photos.html#napier3 Dale

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Reply author: Andy Aide Pendleton 64
Replied on: 05/15/2006 14:21:06
Message:

YES I FOUND ALL THREE PHOTOS.....

http://www.kodakgallery.com/Slideshow.jsp?mode=fromshare&Uc=prxi0xw.16iyi7mc&Uy=f4yjvg&Ux=0

They are now personally owned and can be viewed by anyone....They are located on seventh street in the office of Frankie Martin.

I have taken pictures of the pictures of Rainelle that once hung on the wall of the ole Bus Terminal. Again you will have to overlook my picture taking expertise. Dale will be in Memorial Day Weekend, therefore I will encourage him to take better photos......

Andy

Reply author: Dale Tincher 64
Replied on: 07/03/2006 20:44:43
Message:

Happy 4th everyone!

Terry Clower loaned us some very nice photos & Gerry scanned them nicely. You can see the slide show here: http://www.kodakgallery.com/I.jsp?c=u46feyk.8r1768d8&x=0&y=-1s88ny

They are so good that I also uploaded the originals and linked them below, as well as on the Website photos page.

Some notes from Gerry include:
A PICTURE OF A C AND O RAILROAD ENGINE WITH A LOT OF LOCAL RAINELLE PEOPLE STANDING IN FRONT. THE PICTURE IS DATED, NOV. 1956. PEOPLE SUCH AS RC BISHOP, WHO WAS A C AND O SUPERVISOR, AND HUBERT BUSTER WERE AMONG THE PEOPLE SHOWN.

http://www.rainellereunion.com/images/clower/C_AND_O_ENGINE_WITH_RAILROAD_PEOPLE-1956.jpg

A 1950S PICTURE OF THE RAINELLE METHODIST CHURCH WHEN IT HAD THE WALKWAY TO THE LEFT AND IVY ALL OVER THE BASEMENT AREA. RON FLESHMAN TOLD GERRY THAT THIS IS THE ONLY CHURCH KNOWN MADE OF CHESNUT, HOWEVER, THE CHESTNUT HAD TO BE SUBSTITUTED WHERE FIRE DAMAGE OCCURRED. FORTUNATELY, THE MAIN SACTUARY, WHERE THE CHESTNUT IS MOST NOTICEABLE, WAS NOT DAMAGED BY THE FIRE.

http://www.rainellereunion.com/images/clower/RAINELLE_METHODIST_CHURCH_IN_THE_1950S.jpg

A 1920S PICTURE OF THE RAINELLE DEPT STORE(RAINELLE SUPPLY CO THEN WITHOUT THE GROCERY ON IT). YOU CAN SEE THE GAS PUMPS OUT IN FRONT. I DID NOT KNOW THEY HAD GAS PUMPS IN FRONT. I THOUGHT THEY WERE ON THE SIDE. LOOK AT THE STYLE OF THE GAS PUMPS.

http://www.rainellereunion.com/images/clower/RAINELLE_DEPT_STORE_IN_1920S.jpg


A very large poplar log being hauled by a team of two horses and Meadow River Lumber Company employees as pictured in a newspaper article.

http://www.rainellereunion.com/images/clower/THEY_GREW_BIG_TREES_IN_THOSE_DAYS.jpg

A BUNCH OF KIDS SITTING ON A SCHOOL STEPS. IT MAY BE THE OLD SCHOOL COMPLEX IN RAINELLE. BUT TERRY'S DAD IS ONE OF THE KIDS ON THE FRONT ROW (WE AREN'T SURE WHICH ONE.)

http://www.rainellereunion.com/images/clower/TERRY_CLOWERS_DAD_IS_ON_BOTTOM_ROW.jpg

BUNCH OF LADIES INCLUDING TERRY'S MOM. HE WROTE ON THE BACK OF THE PICTURE THE NAMES OF THE LADIES SO I SCANNED THE BACK WITH THE NAMES OF THE LADIES.

http://www.rainellereunion.com/images/clower/TERRY_CLOWERS_MOM_PLUS_LOT_OF_OTHERS.jpg

Names of the ladies pictured:
http://www.rainellereunion.com/images/clower/NAMES_OF_LADIES_IN_TERRY_CLOWERS_MOMS_PIC.jpg


Dale Tincher - Class of 64
919-272-8052
dale.tincher@rainellereunion.com

Reply author: ML2006
Replied on: 07/03/2006 22:41:02
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OH MY GOODNESS!!! That picture of the C & O Engine and the railroad people is my family!! That is when my grandpa, M. C. Gadd retired. We got to ride the engine around the train yard with him it was his "last ride". He was an engineer.
The little tiny girl on the front right is my sister, Sharon, I am beside her, my brother Delmas (deceased in 1974 at age 28)beside me, my sister Karen (RHS 1967)next to him and my cousin Arlene, also RHS next to her. I am standing in front of my grandfather. Sharon is in front of my grandmother. In the far right is Verla Lewis, my step-mother, standing in front of my father, Arnold "Big Stoop" Lewis. Is that Mr. Wickline standing beside my Dad? Well, that's my clan. My mother had passed away that year.

Reply author: ML2006
Replied on: 07/03/2006 22:42:33
Message:

I forgot to add, the man on the far left is my uncle, Okey Lewis and with him my aunt, (deceased) Mildred Lewis, Arlene's mother and father.

Reply author: Dale Tincher 64
Replied on: 07/04/2006 00:11:27
Message:

quote:

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Originally posted by ML2006

OH MY GOODNESS!!! That picture of the C & O Engine and the railroad people is my family!! That is when my grandpa, M. C. Gadd retired. We got to ride the engine around the train yard with him it was his "last ride". He was an engineer.
The little tiny girl on the front right is my sister, Sharon, I am beside her, my brother Delmas (deceased in 1974 at age 28)beside me, my sister Karen (RHS 1967)next to him and my cousin Arlene, also RHS next to her. I am standing in front of my grandfather. Sharon is in front of my grandmother. In the far right is Verla Lewis, my step-mother, standing in front of my father, Arnold "Big Stoop" Lewis. Is that Mr. Wickline standing beside my Dad? Well, that's my clan. My mother had passed away that year.

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Reply author: ML2006
Replied on: 07/04/2006 00:54:21
Message:

Dale, I do have a copy of that picture somewhere but I have no idea where. I had not seen it in many years. What a very nice surprise.
When I can get my magnifying glass (can't find it right now either)
I'll look at he picture closely and see if I can name the others. Actually, my mother died that month. That is the reason for the sad faces. It was such a treat to see that picture. Thank you Terry for submitting it.

Reply author: Janet Ballengee Estep 68
Replied on: 07/15/2006 18:32:42
Message:

Hi, to all! For K.C. Farren, I've tried to email you, K.C., but am having problems. Did you find the pictures of the old Osborne house/stage coach stop? In all of your memorabilia you may have pictures to share with Dale. Janet

Reply author: Dale Tincher 64
Replied on: 07/16/2006 02:48:17
Message:

Hello everyone. Evelyn Utterback Drake sent an interesting photo taken around 1916. The only identified individual is Amy Howard, a teacher, in the second row. If anyone can identify any others, please let us know - http://www.rainellereunion.com/photos.html#1916

Dale Tincher - Class of 64
919-272-8052
dale.tincher@rainellereunion.com

Reply author: Janet Ballengee Estep 68
Replied on: 07/17/2006 09:08:01
Message:

Hi to all, this is just a reminder that old photos require some tender loving care if they are to survive in our harsh world. The acid in envelopes, cardboad shoe boxes, etc. and some photograph albums, will absolutely destroy photos. They may fade into almost nothingness or the paper they're printed on may begin to fall apart and deteriorate. If you have treasured photos or other paper memoriabilia, look into getting acid-free archival storage boxes to keep them in.

One company that sells storage products is www.lightimpressionsdirect.com. There are others, but this is one that I've used and found to be a good one. Janet

Reply author: Dale Tincher 64
Replied on: 08/02/2006 15:57:50
Message:

Hello everyone. Joan Quick Burns sent some wonderful, historical Rainelle articles that include photos. Thank you, Joan! As usual, Gerry did an excellent job scanning them. They include:
1946 Rainelle Flood 2) Rainelle Band Early 1900's 3) Rainelle School Early Years 4) Winter Photo From Lee's Tree Tavern
http://www.rainellereunion.com/photos.html#joan

Dale Tincher - Class of 64
919-272-8052
dale.tincher@rainellereunion.com

Reply author: ML2006
Replied on: 08/03/2006 00:06:15
Message:

Janet, thank you for that good information re: photographs. I had to learn the hard way on my older photos.

Reply author: Andy Aide Pendleton 64
Replied on: 08/12/2006 07:28:14
Message:

Good Morning,

I received an email today from Nell Powers. Nell's Mom and Dad were French and Theda Powers...Mark and Gary were her brothers.....The Powers family was known and loved by all...The Powers were leaders in our community as all of you know....

Yesterday Nell registered on our website therefore I emailed her a little note welcoming her to our website.........

Nell's reply:

quote:

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Hey Andy:

Nice to hear from you. Yes, I found the website...my daughter actually is the one who found it and then emailed it to me. She thought I had already seen it. I have spent the best part of two days browsing thru all the memories people have posted. I then spent this evening chatting with Danny over and over again about the contents I had seen so far. I am sure he will be checking it out soon himself.

I have loads of photos that my Dad took back in the 70's when Rainelle was vying for West Virginia City...do you recall this? However, the pictures are slides, not photos. I am thinking on how to get some of them converted to digital or at least photos. This procedure currently is pretty expensive, but I may have a plan (my 2nd cousin does this for a living and might (?) give me a break). I have other pictures too that would fit in perfectly with memories. One comes to mind is an 8 x 10 of the volunteer Fire Dept when my Dad was a member (in late 50's/early 60's) and there are many men in the shot. I will have to get to a good scanner OR buy me one like I have been wanting. The ones I have had in the past did not have the pixel quality I desire to have.

And then of course, I have ALL the Powers' Family photos. I have been the "Keeper" of these for many years. There are boxes upon boxes of slides that Daddy took of the 4 of us, the books and piles of photos, and then I also have Mom and Dad's early years together (when Mother was better able to place them in the old time photo albums and journal them (pre-children). Best of all for old memories, I have my Grandmother Nell (Fleshman) albums....scrapbooks of newspaper articles and deaths and photos too.

I am bragging about all the goodies that I have, but do not know when I can produce any of it for the Rainelle website. I will place on my "to do" list to do so a little at a time, because this could become a major commitment based on the closet full of Powers' memorabilia.

As for me and Danny's children...they are doing very well and living in Raleigh. Recently, my son came across one of Tom Rider's girls in Raleigh when at the dentist office for a routine visit. They did not know each other before us leaving Rainelle (and Tom too), HOWEVER they acknowledged the connection to Rainelle, family and common friends. Dan and I moved into our new home (empty nest) almost a year ago. Dan built 99% of it himself. I am now retired, disabled, but keep very busy with the home, our newest "girls" (beagles), family stuff and close friends. Also, it seems I am in some kind of doctor's office at least once a week for something or another. I am going to physical therapy currently 3 mornings a week also (which is really helping my back and legs).

Wow...this short email ended up as a book! You may share this email with others that might be interested in hearing about one of the Powers girls. And I am sure you will be hearing from me again soon ON the website. That is, as soon as I can dry up these happy tears of wonderful memories that flooded back to me the last two days!

Yours,

Nell (Sissy) Powers Gwinn

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Reply author: ML2006
Replied on: 08/12/2006 23:23:33
Message:

Hello, Nell. It's good to see you on here! I sent you an email.

Reply author: Dale Tincher 64
Replied on: 08/14/2006 22:51:47
Message:

Hello everyone. I just returned to North Carolina after a wonderful week in West Virginia visiting friends and relatives. My youngest daughter, Sarah went with me. The Rainelle area was beautiful. I enjoyed seeing several classmates. Andy Aide Pendleton was a gracious hostess for a day and a half and took me several places where I could get great photos, as well as visit friends. The Rainelle hot dog dinner I had announced on the board was fun. Some friends showed up for it. Some others who couldn't make that date, were kind enough to arrange a get-together the next night at Smokey's on the Gorge restaurant. I have linked photos from those events, plus Babcock State Park, New River Gorge views, Rainelle School, plus some Rainelle photos. I hope you enjoy the photos. If you would like any large electronic original versions, I will be happy to send them. Or, I will be happy to upload the originals to Kodak Gallery and you can order prints from Kodak if you wish. Dale

http://www.rainellereunion.com/photos.html#rainelle_dt

I will describe the photos better when I have more time.

I welcome comments about any of the locations. They will help visitors who are planning trips to Rainelle. BTW, I stayed a couple nights at the Dawson Inn off Exit 150 of I-64 and enjoyed it. Terry Fleshman happened to be there and we had a nice chat. My understanding is that he developed it and Lynn Durham owns it now. I will send more observations about Rainelle in the future. I thoroughly enjoyed the visit.

Please check back. Gerry has sent several items that I will post soon.

Nell, it is great to hear from you and we are excited about the photos.

We also heard from Bobby G. Ayers II. Bobby will be sending several Rainelle photos from his collections.

Dale Tincher - Class of 64
919-272-8052
dale.tincher@rainellereunion.com

Reply author: Andy Aide Pendleton 64
Replied on: 08/15/2006 09:30:41
Message:

Randy and I had a wonderful visit with Dale and his daughter Sarah....

Here is a few pictures of Dale taking photo's at Babcock....

http://www.kodakgallery.com/Slideshow.jsp?mode=fromshare&Uc=prxi0xw.5j9n79yc&Uy=fi1kw5&Ux=0

Andy

Reply author: Dale Tincher 64
Replied on: 08/16/2006 01:01:57
Message:

Gerry Mitchell sent some very nice photos of his recent trip. Enjoy them at http://www.rainellereunion.com/photos.html#gerry_806 or http://www.kodakgallery.com/I.jsp?c=u46feyk.7ebes8c4&x=0&y=djk95k

Dale Tincher - Class of 64
919-272-8052
dale.tincher@rainellereunion.com

Reply author: Dale Tincher 64
Replied on: 08/16/2006 21:58:55
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quote:

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Originally posted by Dale Tincher 64

Gerry Mitchell sent some very nice photos of his recent trip. Enjoy them at http://www.rainellereunion.com/photos.html#gerry_806 or http://www.kodakgallery.com/I.jsp?c=u46feyk.7ebes8c4&x=0&y=djk95k

Dale Tincher - Class of 64
919-272-8052
dale.tincher@rainellereunion.com

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Reply author: Dale Tincher 64
Replied on: 08/21/2006 11:26:08
Message:

Gerry has scanned some very nice photos and articles, many of them from the Rip Johnson estate. They are located at:
http://www.rainellereunion.com/photos.html#8-21

They include
1) WV State Fair History (you will need to view this in Fullscreen mode of Photoworks if your PC permits)
2) Mountain Ranger 4-1948 and 12-1948
3) Pioneer Theatre Concert Program 1923
4) Dr. Cales & Others at Raine House Before Repairs

J.L. Holsberry submitted an interesting photo of The Rainelle Home Guard that was probably taken in the early 1940's http://www.rainellereunion.com/photos.html#guard

Dale Tincher - Class of 64
919-272-8052
dale.tincher@rainellereunion.com

Reply author: Dale Tincher 64
Replied on: 08/21/2006 11:49:07
Message:

Bobby Ayers II has submitted some wonderful photos. Several of the photos show historic location views as compared to the current views. For example, you can see the 1919 version of the Rainelle Depot and the current version. Greenbrier Ghost photos & others are included. (If you haven't seen The Greenbrier Ghost, make sure to do so. I saw it two ago in Lewisburg and enjoyed it immensely.)

Enjoy the photos at http://www.rainellereunion.com/photos.html#8-21

If you wish further information, please contact Bobbly at Bobby.Ayers@rainellereunion.com Thank you, Bobby!!!

Dale Tincher - Class of 64
919-272-8052
dale.tincher@rainellereunion.com

Reply author: Dale Tincher 64
Replied on: 08/21/2006 13:34:06
Message:

Some updates - the Greenbrier West '71 yearbook will be up soon. That will conclude the yearbook scanning since we have all of them back to 1929 with a few exceptions in the 30's. If, however, we come across any more older yearbooks, we want to scan them.

Virginia Meadows has loaned us beautiful color photos of the 2002 All-School reunion. I will send them to Gerry this week and he will scan them for the Website. Watch for them later this month or early next month. Dale

Dale Tincher - Class of 64
919-272-8052
dale.tincher@rainellereunion.com

Reply author: Janet Ballengee Estep 68
Replied on: 08/22/2006 10:09:15
Message:

Bobby Ayers: where is the watering trough for the James River & Kanawha Turnpike located? That's one thing I don't ever remember seeing! Very interesting!

Reply author: Janet Ballengee Estep 68
Replied on: 09/17/2006 11:31:32
Message:

Hello, all!!!! This website has become such a part of my life, I don't know how I ever got along without it!

I'm looking for pictures of the skating rink/bowling alley. Does anyone out there have any such pictures? Also, I'm looking for pictures of the old, old church at Sewell Valley Baptist Church. This is not the brick building there now that was built in the 60's. I'm looking for a picture of the white frame building that sat where the cemetery is. It had two doors on the front.

Any help in locating pictures would be greatly appreciated. I get by with a little help from my friends.

Reply author: Dale Tincher 64
Replied on: 09/17/2006 21:53:27
Message:

Hello everyone. Janet Estep sent two interesting photo scans. I am pasting her comments, "The first is of the East Rainelle Rotary Club. I believe they are having lunch at the King Coal Hotel. I do not know any of the men in this picture, although I recognize Mr. Mosrie (standing, 3rd from left) and Mr. Coffman (seated, center, behind the flowers). My grandmother worked as a cook at the hotel and I believe she probably served or cooked for these men at their lunch meetings. It's not a very good picture because the lights are visible on either side of the picture.

The second picture is of children whom I don't know. These were in my grandmother's pictures. The children's picture was taken in East Rainelle, looks like the late 40's. Perhaps someone on the Reunion Site will know who they are.

Enjoy them at http://www.rainellereunion.com/photos.html#janet and let us know if you have any information about the photos. Dale

Dale Tincher - Class of 64
919-272-8052
dale.tincher@rainellereunion.com

Reply author: Janet Ballengee Estep 68
Replied on: 09/20/2006 12:47:44
Message:

I'm still looking for a photo of the skating rink/bowling alley. Even if it's only a snapshot of either the inside or outside, doesn't make any difference. Does anyone know who owned the skating rink? Who owned the bowling alley? Was it the same person who operated both businesses? Thanks a lot for everything.

Reply author: Andy Aide Pendleton 64
Replied on: 09/20/2006 21:32:17
Message:

Janet,

The skating rink was owned by my father, George Aide......The bowling alley I do not know.....



Andy

Reply author: ML2006
Replied on: 09/20/2006 22:33:35
Message:

Andy: Did your dad own the old skating rink that was located at the intersection of 13th.st and James River/Kanawha Tpk. years and years ago? I didn't know that.

Reply author: Andy Aide Pendleton 64
Replied on: 09/21/2006 06:30:03
Message:

Yes he did own the skating rink....Johnny Manspile was the manager......I will try to ask Dad a little information concerning the skating rink....I do not know of any pictures...
I loved to roller skate....It was so much fun....a great layoout for the rink. The music was great!!!!!

Andy

Andy

Reply author: Janet Ballengee Estep 68
Replied on: 09/21/2006 08:26:32
Message:

Andy, do you know the date that the skating rink was opened and when it closed? Thanks. I didn't know your dad owned the skating rink! It was a point of reference anytime we gave directions: "We live up close to the skating rink!"

Reply author: ML2006
Replied on: 09/21/2006 14:52:40
Message:

My husband practically lived at the skating rink (he said). He loved and still loves to roller skate. I was never there but we would drive by and I remember hearing the sounds of the skating and the fun. Andy: your dad provided a great place for the young people of our area to have good safe fun. Did he also own the one that was in Rainelle in the 70's?

Reply author: Andy Aide Pendleton 64
Replied on: 09/21/2006 19:07:11
Message:

ML and Janet,

My Dad is in the hospital and will be released tomorrow...At times he is a little confused......He will remember the skating rink, however Dad will not remember the date of the opening of the rink....I will try to ask him some questions concerning the skating rink....I will ask my brother Richard, he may remember. I really just remember going skating myself.......Not with any of my brothers or sisters.

I remember JD Surbaugh going really fast around the rink....I remember Johnny Cash singing the song "Ring of Fire".

Again I loved to skate..

Yes, Randy and I openned the skating rink in Rainelle....It was fun ....but It was not as nice as the orginal one..The rink was located as to what most of you know as the old A&P building....Also my bones did not heal as well in the 70's as the 60's....

Andy

Reply author: Janet Ballengee Estep 68
Replied on: 10/02/2006 12:33:16
Message:

For those who use Ebay, there is a 1964 Graduation announcement up for bid
http://cgi.ebay.com/1964-Rainelle-HS-Graduation-Invitation-Rainelle-WV_W0QQitemZ320033629575QQihZ011QQcategoryZ39727QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

This link should take you right to the page. If for some reason this doesn't work, go to www.ebay.com and search for Rainelle. It should come up. Janet

Reply author: ML2006
Replied on: 10/02/2006 16:00:00
Message:

Andy. I just saw your post dated 9/21/06. I'm sorry your dad has been ill. I hope he is better now. My son received his first broken bone at the Rainelle skating rink. Your dad provided years of good fun for the young and old of Rainelle who loved skating.

Reply author: ML2006
Replied on: 10/02/2006 16:03:59
Message:

Janet, that is J. D. Surbaugh's invitation. Small world, i just saw him this past weekend in Rainelle.

Reply author: Janet Ballengee Estep 68
Replied on: 10/02/2006 16:06:16
Message:

Wow, you know, I didn't even look at that! That's amazing. I wonder if he knows it.

Reply author: ML2006
Replied on: 10/02/2006 17:59:21
Message:

Janet, I don't know. That will be interesting.

Reply author: Janet Ballengee Estep 68
Replied on: 10/03/2006 08:34:19
Message:

Also found on ebay a speaker from the Sunset Drive-in, East Rainelle, WV. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=190036006466&ssPageName=ADME:L:DBS:US:11

Reply author: Nell Powers Gwinn
Replied on: 10/03/2006 21:46:24
Message:

I have very special memories of the skating rink, first in the Osborne Addition, then at the old A & P. We lived 5 houses up from the 1st skating rink...I was "too young" to go skating in the evening hours in it's earliest years, yet my brothers were there on a Friday or Saturday night. I could and did skate during the Saturday afternoon hours when it was mostly reserved for those of us under age 10 or so, yet there would be the occasional teenager, showing off their skills and we 'lil girls would swoon and "ahhh". Every now and then, Daddy would take me down on Friday/Saturday night to watch Mark or Gary skate for an hour or so and I can vividly recall the "girls" skating so gracefully wearing those colorful pom-poms on their freshly polished skates. I vowed I would have the same and skate as well. I eventually graduated to an occasional Friday skate (Saturday was still taboo--God only knows what went on on a Saturday night that I was not allowed to see?). When the rink closed and became a bowling alley...I was there too, HOWEVER, I was one of the first in line to skate at the "new" rink and the music at that time was mostly The Monkees--(Day Dream Believer)--or the Beatles. Eventually, my interest faded and growing up got in the way of me going as much as I once did. Just this evening, my husband and I were discussing an old skating injury to my right knee...it is still numb, yet now it "creeks", just like those old oak floors at the skating rinks.

Reply author: Patty Cox Osborne 67
Replied on: 10/03/2006 23:08:34
Message:

Hi Sis!!!
So good to hear from you! I just had to reply to your skating rink memories. I can tell you for a fact that Gary was a great skater. We went around that rink together hundreds of times---yes, I had the pretty pom-poms, but I don't know about the graceful part!!! Some of my very favorite memories from Jr. High are of those nights at the skating rink---it was a special time and I will always cherish the memories!
Gosh-I haven't seen you for ages. I think the last time was when I took your picture with the Surbaugh Avenue street sign
Hope all is well!


Patty

Reply author: Nell Powers Gwinn
Replied on: 10/04/2006 08:11:58
Message:

Hey Patty...yes, the last you saw me was probably that day I asked you to help out with a picture. I have been back in Rainelle several times since then, but just not down your way.

I sent you an email about some Rainelle pictures...have you seen this yet?

Reply author: Patty Cox Osborne 67
Replied on: 10/04/2006 09:31:53
Message:

Sorry---haven't seen it---when did you send it???

Patty

Reply author: Nell Powers Gwinn
Replied on: 10/04/2006 09:50:43
Message:

I sent it a couple evenings ago to this addy: patty.cox.osborne@rainellereunion.com

Reply author: Gwatson
Replied on: 10/19/2006 16:30:03
Message:

Hi everyone,

I recently purchased some oak panelling from a local reclamation yard that had been taken out of a company Board Room. It will be used in our Victorian farmhouse (no longer a farm) that we are slowly renovating.

Stamped on the back of the timber is "Meadow River Lumber Company, W. VA. USA." I'm no timber expert, but it is beautifully grained wood.

I couldn't resist searching for the source and have had great pleasure in looking at the photos of Rainelle and the history of the Meadow River Lumber Company.

Many thanks for enabling me to see where the wood originated - it's been fascinating.

Good luck with your web site and future projects.

kind regards

Gordon Watson
Co. Durham
England

Reply author: Andy Aide Pendleton 64
Replied on: 10/19/2006 17:22:17
Message:

Dear Gwatson,

WELCOME

I looked at your profile to see who you were and when you graduated.
I could not believe anyone from England had posted something....

How Exciting !!!! We are certainly overjoyed you are enjoying our wonderful www.rainellereunion.com that Dale Tincher our classmate has created....

Gwatson, I would like to encourage you to take pictures of the paneling.....As an added bonus maybe your victorian farmhouse and post them on our website...It would be exciting for us as well.....

We hope to hear from you again

Thank you,

Andy

Reply author: jdavis
Replied on: 10/19/2006 17:59:55
Message:

As I have said many times before Rainelle has touched people all over the world lol

Reply author: Evelyn Utterback Drake 56
Replied on: 10/21/2006 11:35:50
Message:

I thought the topic from G Watson was so interesting about Meadow River Lumber and sent it on to David Gray, son of President H.L. Gray . He sent back a message saying that after WWII they had two people from England living with them, for a period of time, to learn the lumber business. Also that a lot of lumber was shipped to England after war for reconstruction.

Reply author: Dale Tincher 64
Replied on: 12/01/2006 08:44:42
Message:

Gerry Mitchell sent six very interesting photos of Rainelle in the 1920's to 1940's.

Gerry's comments are,
"ENCLOSED ARE SIX INTERESTING PICTURES FROM ONES I HAD FOR A LONG TIME. ON ONE, YOU CAN SEE THE RAINELLE DIRT MAIN STREET AND THE TRAIN ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD THE CHURCH IS ON. THIS PICTURE MUST BE REALLY OLD. THERE ARE HARDLY ANY BUILDINGS.

IN ANOTHER PICTURE YOU CAN SEE THE SAME MAIN STREET SCENE IN THE 1920S WHERE THE OLD CARS ARE RUNNING AROUND STILL ON DIRT ROAD AND THE RAILS CROSSING THE STREET WERE STILL THERE BUT THERE ARE MORE BUILDING IN THAT SHOT. THEN THERE IS A VERY OLD PICTURE OF THE LUMBER MILL. IT MUST BE OLD. LOOK AT THE WATER TANK. I HAVE NEVER SEEN THAT TANK BEFORE. IT MUST BE OLD. AND A GOOD PICTURE OF THE RAINE MANSION AND A PICTURE OF THE PIONEER HOTEL. I HAVE NO IDEA WHEN THE RAINE MANSION PICTURE WAS TAKEN BUT I NEVER REMEMBER IT LOOKING LIKE THAT SO IT MUST BE OLD TOO. LATER PICTURES LOOK DIFFERENT WITH BIGGER TREES AND THE PIONEER HOTEL PIC MUST BE IN THE LATE 40S OR EARLY 50S. HOPEFULLY I MAY GET SOME MORE OF THESE. FINALLY THERE IS A OLD PICTURE OF EAST RAINELLE WITH A SODA STORE BUT I CAN NOT TELL WHERE IT WAS TAKEN. IT MUST HAVE BEEN TAKEN WHILE THE TOWN WAS CALLED SLAB TOWN."

Thank you, Gerry:
http://www.kodakgallery.com/I.jsp?c=u46feyk.56bgnj30&x=0&y=-mullu0

Dale Tincher - Class of 64
919-272-8052
dale.tincher@rainellereunion.com

Reply author: Dale Tincher 64
Replied on: 01/18/2007 19:49:28
Message:

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Originally posted by Dale Tincher 64

Hello everyone,

Gerry Mitchell sent some photos of the old Meadow River Lumber Company, the Rainelle Department store being torn down, the King Coal Hotel being torn down and the big block of coal, a copy of a commencement. You can see some of them at: http://www.photoworks.com/share/shareLanding.jsp?shareCode=A53D1F1BFF7&cb=PW and others of a Rainelle gas station http://www.rainellereunion.com/images/history/GASSTATION a Shay Engine photo http://www.rainellereunion.com/images/history/THESHAYENGINEPICTUREBYLOCALARTISTREDUCED.jpg and two photos of the Rainelle Department store being torn down http://www.rainellereunion.com/images/history/TEARINGDOWNRAINELLEDEPTSTORE-HARDWARE,OFFICEGONE-1988.jpg and http://www.rainellereunion.com/images/history/TEARINGDOWNRAINELLEDEPTSTORE-VIEWFROMACROSSHIGHWAY-1988.jpg

Photos of the Rainelle Department store sign are in Gerry's possession - see or http://www.photoworks.com/share/shareLanding.jsp?shareCode=AB87392C060&cb=PW (Photoworks) or http://www.kodakgallery.com/I.jsp?c=u46feyk.12ecco5s&x=0&y=-udrhmu

You can right mouse click on photos to save them to your hard drive or you can write to GERRY or me for the originals. You can also order prints from Photoworks for 15 to 19 cents each.

Andy Aide Pendleton sent this very nice link to numerous Rainelle photos on the Rainelle Memory Project. http://www.wvculture.org/history/wvmemory/photoresults.aspx?Per=&Topic=&Geo=rainelle&Col=&Words=rainelle&Op=AND&NumRec=50

I hear that Tink Collins can probably help us a lot also. Speaking of Tink, Gerry Mitchell and Tink were winners of the Greenbrier County Science Fair in 1963 and 1964 - see newspaper photos at Photoworks http://www.photoworks.com/share/shareLanding.jsp?shareCode=A204382C061&cb=PW or Kodak Gallery http://www.kodakgallery.com/I.jsp?c=u46feyk.ev2wz1s&x=1&y=4ncvtw This will also be posted on the Class of 64 page.

Check back for more photos and images under this topic/thread. Dale


Dale Tincher - Class of 64
919-272-8052
dale.tincher@rainellereunion.com

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Reply author: Frank E. Manspile 58
Replied on: 01/20/2007 22:55:11
Message:

Gerry, Thank you so much for sharing your photos of the Alpine theatre. I remember going to see Howdy Doody, the fun programs they put on, sitting in the balcony. Sandy, Genie & Martha all worked at the theatre selling tickets & different jobs. They got to see the movies free. Blind Mitchell had the best candy, we always bought the big cinnamon sticks for .02cents. We remember having dances at the King Coal hotel & luncheons at the Pioneer. Does'nt seem that long ago. Again, Thanks for sharing. See you in July. Gingy Walker Manspile 62. (my age) HA HA!

Reply author: Dale Tincher 64
Replied on: 01/27/2007 13:30:52
Message:

Hello everyone, Gerry Mitchell sent some more excellent history about the Meadow River Lumber Company. Included are 8 pages of text that gives an excellent history, a few photos he had sent previously, then an additional 19 photos. In summary, his collection gives us a good historical overview, then a total of 47 great photos:
http://www.kodakgallery.com/I.jsp?c=u46feyk.5lzc3hsc&x=0&y=aialtj

Dale

Dale Tincher - Class of 64
919-272-8052
dale.tincher@rainellereunion.com

Reply author: Dale Tincher 64
Replied on: 01/27/2007 13:33:23
Message:

Remember the old Purity Maid Baking Company? Gerry did and sent scans of 4 newspaper pages and pictures: http://www.kodakgallery.com/I.jsp?c=u46feyk.903heikc&x=0&y=-jd0cc5

Thanks, again, Gerry, for caring about the Rainelle history and working to collect and provide it.

Dale Tincher - Class of 64
919-272-8052
dale.tincher@rainellereunion.com

Reply author: Dale Tincher 64
Replied on: 01/27/2007 13:43:42
Message:

More history - Gerry scanned and sent an article on the Wallace & Wallace funeral home with some photos and a page of text on and photo of the End Of The Trail - http://www.kodakgallery.com/I.jsp?c=u46feyk.c31g9n5o&x=0&y=-wi4lhu

Dale Tincher - Class of 64
919-272-8052
dale.tincher@rainellereunion.com

Reply author: Dale Tincher 64
Replied on: 01/31/2007 07:18:43
Message:

Gerry located and scanned an interesting article about Clear Creek Coal, a mining town built around WW II. This will bring back some memories. He said his mom and dad had taken him to it to show him what had once been a "state of the art" town for its time. The article is interesting. It states that
"miner's homes are brick and tile construction with every modern appointment, e.g., bathrooms, hot and cold water, electricity", etc. Can you imagine living in that kind of luxury? Enjoy the article and photos at http://www.kodakgallery.com/I.jsp?c=u46feyk.2htp5z1o&x=0&y=-dhvrfo

Dale Tincher - Class of 64
919-272-8052
dale.tincher@rainellereunion.com

Reply author: Dale Tincher 64
Replied on: 02/03/2007 20:56:36
Message:

You may remember Bobby Ayers who sent some very interesting before and after photos of the Rainelle area - http://www.kodakgallery.com/I.jsp?c=u46feyk.78ox36ck&x=0&y=-wt46uo He and Gerry Mitchell have been communicating and Bobby has been kind enough to send some additional photos for our collections. We asked Bobby to let us know more about what he is doing for the area so we could put it on the discussion board. Bobby described his venture as follows:

Reply author: BARBARA PENNINGTON H 68
Replied on: 02/04/2007 13:27:04
Message:

I HAVE ENJOYED ALL THE PHOTOS OF RAINELLE. I RARELY GET BACK BUT HAVE SUCH FOND MEMORIES OF MY LIFE THERE. SIMPLE AND NOT SO HURRIED. LIFE SHOULD BE SO EASY NOW. HOPE TO SEE CLASSMATES IN JULY. BARBARA HENSLEY(PENNINGTON) CLASS OF 68

BARBARA PENNINGTON HENSLEY

Reply author: Rita Curd Bender 64
Replied on: 02/14/2007 14:15:41
Message:

More interesting information and pictures from Gerry Mitchell.

quote:

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THREE PICTURES OF A NEWSPAPER ARTICLE THAT WAS ABOUT RIP JOHNSON SETTING UP A FIRST RAINELLE SCHOOL MUSEUM IN THE ACTUAL COMPANY HOUSE FIRST USED AS A SCHOOLHOUSE IN RAINELLE. HE SET UP THIS MUSEUM DURING ONE OF THE PREVIOUS RAINELLE HIGH SCHOOL ALL SCHOOL REUNIONS BUT I DO NOT KNOW WHICH REUNION IT WAS.

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Reply author: Andy Aide Pendleton 64
Replied on: 02/14/2007 14:50:16
Message:

Great job....Rita and Gerry

Reply author: Andy Aide Pendleton 64
Replied on: 02/18/2007 12:05:36
Message:

The Rainelle Department Store enhanced by Gerry Mitchell

http://www.kodakgallery.com/Slideshow.jsp?mode=fromshare&conn_speed=1&Uc=u46feyk.9tmiprvw&Uy=ne7z2e&Ux=1

Great Job Gerry!!!

Andy

Reply author: Andy Aide Pendleton 64
Replied on: 02/18/2007 12:52:20
Message:

The Meadow River houses across from the Rainelle School on main street.

http://www.kodakgallery.com/Slideshow.jsp?mode=fromshare&conn_speed=1&Uc=u46feyk.9mu91ey4&Uy=g8bhst&Ux=1

Thank you Gerry!!!

Andy

Reply author: Dale Tincher 64
Replied on: 02/18/2007 20:55:41
Message:

Mike Goddard, also known as gridiron Mike, sent some very interesting historical items - a 1951 Ranger Football Schedule http://www.rainellereunion.com/images/goddard/1951rangerfootball_schedule.JPG - a 1942 Postcard offering Lilly Park lots for sale for $10 down, $5 per month http://www.rainellereunion.com/images/goddard/lillyparkpostcardback.jpg and the back of the postcard showing a photo of Lilly Park before it was developed http://www.rainellereunion.com/images/goddard/lillyparkpostcard.JPG

Mike also send some Golden Horseshoe and sports links for our links page http://www.rainellereunion.com/links.html - Thank you, Mike.

Dale Tincher - Class of 64
919-272-8052
dale.tincher@rainellereunion.com

Reply author: Dale Tincher 64
Replied on: 02/19/2007 23:32:01
Message:

J.L. Hosberry sent some interesting historical photos. One was his mother's (Leone Beattie (Holsberry)) 1928 high school diploma). Another is a 1930 Rainelle Class and another is a 1932-33 class. The signature on the back of the class pictures was Helen Lanham's. She was either the principal George Lanham's daughter or wife who taught at Rainelle. Enjoy them at http://www.kodakgallery.com/I.jsp?c=u46feyk.a493r8zw&x=0&y=m7hky4

Dale Tincher - Class of 64
919-272-8052
dale.tincher@rainellereunion.com

Reply author: Dale Tincher 64
Replied on: 02/26/2007 22:35:36
Message:

Hello everyone, Gerry Mitchell has made some wonderful updates, additions and improvements to several of the slide shows that are listed on the discussion board and photos page. Thank you, Gerry. I have been out of town a lot lately and have not been able to keep up with his updates. I will let you know that some of the additions include "Rainelle in 2006 by Gerry Mitchell - Kodak" under Current Photos on http://www.rainellereunion.com/photos.html Andy and Rita Curd Bender will be helping list some of Gerry's updates. Later, I will update the photos page with his enhancements. Dale

Dale Tincher - Class of 64
919-272-8052
dale.tincher@rainellereunion.com

Reply author: Andy Aide Pendleton 64
Replied on: 02/27/2007 07:34:43
Message:

The King Coal Hotel

http://www.kodakgallery.com/Slideshow.jsp?Uc=u46feyk.47kr3070&Uy=549uov&Upost_signin=Slideshow.jsp%3Fmode%3Dfromshare&Ux=0&mode=fromshare&conn_speed=1

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HI GUYS,

I HAVE CREATED A SLIDESHOW IN KODAK TODAY THAT REFLECTS THE KING COAL HOTEL FROM IT'S HEYDAY IN THE 1930S TO IT'S PRESENT CLOSED GUTTED CONDITON. THE SLIDESHOW CAN BE FOUND BY OPSERVING THE BLACK AND WHITE PICTURE OF THE HOTEL IN IT'S PRIME ON THE FIRST PAGE OF THE SLIDESHOW. I HAVE SEVERAL PICTURES I TOOK OF THE HOTEL GUTTED IN 2004 PLUS I PUT THE RIP JOHNSON HISTORY ARTICLE OF THE HOTEL I ENHANCED IN THIS SLIDESHOW ALONG WITH A GOOD BLACK AND WHITE PICTURE OF THE HOTEL IN IT'S HEYDAY IN THE 1930S. I HAVE EXPLAINED THE PICTURES IN THE CAPTIONS UNDER THE PICTURES.

Gerry Mitchell

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Reply author: Janet Ballengee Estep 68
Replied on: 02/27/2007 10:37:35
Message:

I'm no construction engineer, but I think the it's amazing that the brick walls are still standing. It seems to me that the brick work is solid and sound from the pictures....no missing mortar, bricks still intact, even though the inside structure is all gone! Those are some HUGE steel beams to have been constructed in the 1930s.

Reply author: ML2006
Replied on: 02/28/2007 00:06:14
Message:

Thank you Gerry.

Reply author: Andy Aide Pendleton 64
Replied on: 02/28/2007 22:00:13
Message:

http://www.kodakgallery.com/Slideshow.jsp?Uc=u46feyk.9sz3e4cs&Uy=-8juncr&Upost_signin=Slideshow.jsp%3Fmode%3Dfromshare&ux=0&mode=fromshare&conn_speed=1

The "Motor" Trolly Car

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THE "MOTOR" TROLLEY CAR OF THE N F AND G WITH ARTICLE BY MIKE MCQUAIN, PHOTOS BY RUTH OSBORNE, AND THE ENHANCEMENT AND CREATION OF THE SLIDESHOW BY GERRY MITCHELL. THIS TROLLEY RAN FROM MEADOWCREEK TO CLEARCO, WV AND OTHER PLACES DURING THE 1930S AND 1940S ON THE N F AND G TRACKS. IT PASTED THROUGH RAINELLE EACH TIME IT RAN AND DELIVERED PAYROLL AND MAIL TO THE PLACES ALONG IT'S ROUTE).

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Reply author: Andy Aide Pendleton 64
Replied on: 02/28/2007 22:06:04
Message:

"THE CHESTNUT TREE'S RIGHT OF PASSAGE"

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(THE CHESTNUT TREE'S RIGHT OF PASSAGE. THIS IS AN EXPLAINATION OF THE BLIGHT OF THE CHESTNUT TREES THAT USED TO POPULATE THE AREA AROUND RAINELLE BUT WERE DESTROYED BY THE BLIGHT. IT TELLS WHAT THE BLIGHT DID TO THE TREES AND HOW PEOPLE ARE TRYING OT BRING THE TREES BACK. THE RAINELLE METHODIST CHURCH'S MAIN ROOM WAS MADE OF THIS CHESTNUT WOOD BEFORE THE BLIGHT DESTROYED THE TREES. THIS SLIDESHOW IS PUT TOGETHER BY GERRY MITCHELL FROM DIFFERENT PARTS OF DIFFERENT ARTICLES).

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Reply author: ML2006
Replied on: 03/01/2007 01:47:07
Message:

Gerry: Thank you for posting that article. We had forgotten how beautiful the inside of the RMC is. Ben Crookshanks is a fine writer and has had articles in many publications. Thanks to Gerry and thanks to Ben for good work as always. We so much enjoy these "touches of home".

Reply author: Andy Aide Pendleton 64
Replied on: 03/02/2007 19:14:36
Message:

"THE WALKER FURNITURE STORE AND IT'S HISTORY PUT TOGETHER BY GERRY MITCHELL"

GERRY CREATED A SLIDESHOW FROM A NEWSPAPER ARTICLE FROM GERRY'S MOM ABOUT THE RAINELLE WALKER FURNITURE STORE BEING TORN DOWN IN 1990 AND THE HISTORY BEHIND IT.

http://www.kodakgallery.com/Slideshow.jsp?Uc=u46feyk.6tiu0y24&Uy=o61hmk&Upost_signin=Slideshow.jsp%3Fmode%3Dfromshare&Ux=0&mode=fromshare&conn_speed=1

Andy

Reply author: Andy Aide Pendleton 64
Replied on: 03/10/2007 14:14:17
Message:

Gerry is at it again...looking for something of interest for our classmates....

quote:

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"THE WORLD'S WINDOW TO THE UNIVERSE AND ONLY A SHORT DISTANCE FROM RAINELLE. THIS SLIDESHOW IS ABOUT THE GREENBANK OBSERVATORY OF RADIO TELESCOPES IN GREENBANK, WV".

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Reply author: Dale Tincher 64
Replied on: 03/21/2007 05:48:30
Message:

Hello everyone, Gerry Mitchell has located and scanned a very interesting 2002 article about the Rainelle Airport and Squire Haynes. The newspaper called it, "Downhome Meals At Airport Restaurant Attract Many Pilots." We will call it, Rainelle Airport, The Way It Used To Be. I had no idea it enjoyed such popularity. I think you will enjoy this article & photos - http://www.kodakgallery.com/I.jsp?c=u46feyk.8yeqp7qs&x=0&y=-w2lcbt

Andy will follow up with more information about the Restaurant and Squire. Dale

Dale Tincher - Class of 64
919-272-8052
dale.tincher@rainellereunion.com

Reply author: Janet Ballengee Estep 68
Replied on: 03/21/2007 08:44:43
Message:

Very nice article!!! Does anyone know the name of the restaurant manager shown in the picture?

Reply author: Andy Aide Pendleton 64
Replied on: 03/21/2007 20:52:51
Message:

Karen Hanson was the restaurant manager....A very nice and good person..

Andy

Reply author: Dale Tincher 64
Replied on: 12/06/2007 20:43:37
Message:

Hello everyone. Gerry Mitchell has done a wonderful job (with help from many of you) of locating, scanning and placing Meadow River Lumber Company pictures and information into slideshows. One slide show has more than 360 historic photos and articles. The collection is so impressive that we decided to devote a page to Meadow River Lumber Company history. Enjoy it at http://www.rainellereunion.com/meadow_river_lumber_company_rainelle.html
Dale

Dale Tincher - Class of 64
919-272-8052
dale.tincher@rainellereunion.com

Reply author: Dale Tincher 64
Replied on: 03/09/2008 15:03:13
Message:

Hello everyone. Gerry Mitchell has been hard at work on several items - collecting, cropping and enhancing photos. He has also been patient with me until I found time to post them.

Some new items from Gerry include:
Trail Blazer, a bulletin published by East Rainelle Grade School in the 1940's sent by Kenneth Napier - http://www.kodakgallery.com/I.jsp?c=u46feyk.2yz3tuiw&x=0&y=fub0e
For a refresher on what it was like in 1941, see Betty June Altizer's poem, "We've Got To Whip The Japs" as well as Peggy Levisay's "My America" and the page "For The Service Of Our Country".
(The Trail Blazer was challenging to scan and enhance - great work, Gerry.)

Veterans and the 2007 Run For The Wall Photos and Comments From Rainelle School Children
http://www.kodakgallery.com/I.jsp?c=u46feyk.awnb01ag&x=0&y=-d7zhlo

A collection of old gas stations from the 30's, 40's and 50's.
http://www.kodakgallery.com/I.jsp?c=u46feyk.bjpdegk&x=0&y=-jl6hw2

Gerry has also spent a great deal of time on the Meadow River Lumber Company pictures and information. He has added an amazing number of pictures and other images (500+) to it. The slide show now has some pictures from The Greenbrier Historical Society Journal for which Kenneth Napier obtained permission for us to use on our site. The slideshow now has expanded information on the town and Rainelle and the surrounding area towns. To see the slideshow, plus several other Meadow River Lumber Company and related links, see our Meadow River Lumber Company page - http://www.rainellereunion.com/meadow_river_lumber_company_rainelle.html

Kenneth Napier has been working hard to find and get permission to use additional photos and information for the site. Thank you, Kenneth!

Gerry, once again, thank you for your hard work and faithfulness to the Rainelle memories, history and Website.

Dale Tincher - Class of 64
919-272-8052
dale.tincher@rainellereunion.com

Reply author: Patty Cox Osborne 67
Replied on: 03/11/2008 15:53:01
Message:

Thanks to Dale, Gerry and Kenneth for their continued work on articles and pictures. These new additions are great.
Although the Trail Blazer was printed before I was born, I can remember so many of the folks that were in the articles. I attended East Rainelle and always enjoy the pictures, etc. from that great school.
Thanks Again for another trip down memory lane!

Patty

Reply author: Dale Tincher 64
Replied on: 04/30/2008 22:38:15
Message:

Hello everyone. Colin Lively sent a link to a YouTube video - "Driving Through Rainelle". It made me homesick - http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=sgiGAzyAT5Y Thank you for sending it, Colin!

Gerry Mitchell sent a YouTube link of a run of the Meadow River Lumber Company Heisler #6 steam engine and a Shay engine similar to the ones Meadow River had used. Gerry reports that the Heisler is an acutal Meadow River engine that was sold to Cass, WV in 1968. As Gerry relayed to me, it is exciting to watch since it has the actual sounds and view of the engine, including the whistle - that Gerry and many of us have not seen and heard in many years - http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=GfQqFEFzwpE The YouTube video is linked from the very nice Meadow River page that Gerry continues to update so well - http://www.rainellereunion.com/meadow_river_lumber_company_rainelle.html


Dale Tincher - Class of 64
919-272-8052
dale.tincher@rainellereunion.com

Reply author: Janet Ballengee Estep 68
Replied on: 05/01/2008 08:47:13
Message:

Hi, I was going to post the "driving through Rainelle" vidoe to my myspace page until I read the comments that were attached to it. By the way if anyone wants to see my myspace.com site, this is the address: http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=55826020. Happy First of May!!!!

Reply author: ML2006
Replied on: 05/01/2008 23:14:23
Message:

It is good to see the new posts on here. As some of you may know, I lost my sister Karen on March 11. She put a gallant fight against cancer but it was the victor in the end. It seems everyone is "going away". I thank you so much for all your prayers over the past 15 months. God Bless You.

Janet, I clicked on your myspace page but it said it had been deleted or changed.

Marilyn.

Reply author: Dale Tincher 64
Replied on: 08/01/2008 17:30:01
Message:

Hello everyone. J. W. Puckett loaned us a Meadow River Lumber Company Festival Book. Gerry Mitchell painstakingly scanned 181 photos from the book which contains a history of Rainelle and the Meadow River Lumber Company from 1906 to 1970, complete with a very interesting list of people who worked at Meadow River Lumber Company over the years. Thank you once again, Gerry. Enjoy the book at http://www.kodakgallery.com/I.jsp?c=u46feyk.1x1cx4hc&x=0&y=-qpqenp&localeid=en_US The book and more information is also linked from the Meadow River page on the Website.

If you have additional photos or books that we can add to this online Rainelle Museum, please contact Gerry. He is wonderful about organizing the information and working hard to put it on the site. Dale

Dale Tincher - Class of 64
919-272-8052
dale.tincher@rainellereunion.com

Reply author: Frank E. Manspile 58
Replied on: 08/02/2008 23:21:51
Message:

quote:

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Originally posted by Dale Tincher 64

Hello everyone. J. W. Puckett loaned us a Meadow River Lumber Company Festival Book. Gerry Mitchell painstakingly scanned 181 photos from the book which contains a history of Rainelle and the Meadow River Lumber Company from 1906 to 1970, complete with a very interesting list of people who worked at Meadow River Lumber Company over the years. Thank you once again, Gerry. Enjoy the book at http://www.kodakgallery.com/I.jsp?c=u46feyk.1x1cx4hc&x=0&y=-qpqenp&localeid=en_US The book and more information is also linked from the Meadow River page on the Website.

If you have additional photos or books that we can add to this online Rainelle Museum, please contact Gerry. He is wonderful about organizing the information and working hard to put it on the site. Dale

Dale Tincher - Class of 64
919-272-8052
dale.tincher@rainellereunion.com

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Reply author: Frank E. Manspile 58
Replied on: 08/02/2008 23:24:41
Message:

Gerry, thank you for doing another great job on the Meadow River Lumber Company. Thanks also to J.W. for the book. In reading the names, brings back so many pleasant memories of when we grew up. Again, thanks. Gingy Walker Manspile

Reply author: Dale Tincher 64
Replied on: 08/27/2008 16:25:24
Message:

Hello everyone. Gerry has added a history of the First Baptist Church of Rainelle in the East Rainelle portion of the Meadow River Slideshow. He has placed a picture of the first church build around 1911, pictures of the modern church, and six pages of history on the church - see http://www.rainellereunion.com/meadow_river_lumber_company_rainelle.html#slide_show

Gerry has done an amazing job on the slideshows. This slideshow has more than 600 photos and displays many old photos of scenes and a corresponding photo of the current or a recent scene. Your Rainelle friends who do not have a computer would also enjoy seeing this superb online museum that Gerry has developed. Bring them to your house, give them a cup of coffee and watch them reminisce and smile.

Dale Tincher - Class of 64
919-272-8052
dale.tincher@rainellereunion.com

Reply author: Dale Tincher 64
Replied on: 11/14/2008 04:59:37
Message:

Hello everyone. Gerry Mitchell continues to do a wonderful job on the Website, including the Meadow River Lumber Company page. If you haven't visited it for a while, stop by - plus tell your friends who enjoy the history about our great town. Gerry has more than 740 photos on the page at this time - http://www.rainellereunion.com/meadow_river_lumber_company_rainelle.html

Dale Tincher - Class of 64
919-272-8052
dale.tincher@rainellereunion.com

Reply author: Janet Ballengee Estep 68
Replied on: 01/26/2009 17:59:56
Message:

I bought a book on the internet entitled, "West Virginia, a book of geography, history and industry" by M. P. Shawkey, printed 1922. It is enscribed with the name of Prudence Louise Stroup, Rainelle, WV. There are some other names written in the book: Mr. Fred Holsberry, Lewisburg, and another name written where a page is torn with "Rainelle, WV, Feb. 28, 1923".

The book is not in good condition, but if anyone wants it, let me know. It didn't have the info in it that I needed, so I'm willing to pass it along if someone else wants it.

Reply author: Laird Campbell 56
Replied on: 12/06/2010 13:01:23
Message:

Have you seen this video of Meadow River Lumber Co. #6, now CSRR Heisler #6. Footage taken in Rainelle in the 1950s.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IRCVifPK5wU

Laird

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