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ML2006
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 Posted - 07/28/2006 : 20:23:52
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| Hi Samara, Welcome. You are a youngun aren't you! I remember Jarvis's store. He sold candy, souvenir type items, I don't remember what else. Later, he turned the store into a "mini-factory" making leather patchwork handbags. I do remember him selling gold fish in there when he had the factory. Mr. Jarvis (John Jarvis) moved to Memphis, Tn. after leaving Rainelle and got into the house building business. I don't know if he is still alive but the last I heard some years ago he was still in Memphis. I think the store was located in the vicinity of the old Aide's store but don't remember exactly which building. |
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ML2006
USA
256 Posts |
Posted - 07/28/2006 : 20:25:46
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| I've been rereading Chris's posts. Sure miss Chris on here and haven't seen Mary Jane in a long time on here. Hi. |
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Samara
USA
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Posted - 08/23/2006 : 19:20:25
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| Ah yes, begging for gold fish, I remember now that you mention it. We drove our Mother (Mary Tincher) crazy over those fish. |
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jdavis
USA
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Posted - 09/24/2006 : 08:59:58
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My name is john davis I started school in rainelle in '65 Miss maynards class went to 6th grade there. These were very happy times in my life.But I never see any names from that time on here
Except Dale Tincher but the one on here is the wrong age. Hey Dale are you the uncle of dale that attended school at the time I did?
Here are some names I remember Dean Jones Carl smith Renee Mcquire
Dreama Smith Don Clevengr Tammy Brackman Phillip Sims Carol Reed
I remember trips walking to dairy queen with the whole class once a year I remember playing in the creek behind the base ball fence I remember play under the bleachers in the gym on rainy days I can still smell the oil they used to clean the floors I remember my bus driver Mr Crookshanks I lived on Smith mt above lilly park The bus
let me and my brother off at neffs place and we walked about a mile more to the top of the mt. didn't think anything about it its just what you did. I remember having a crush on Susan Smith and scraced
to talk to her. I remember playing red rover on the football field at lunch time I remember eating tomato soup and those terrible peanut butter sandwiches. I remember how much the teachers really cared for the students |
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Dale Tincher 64
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Posted - 09/25/2006 : 21:45:09
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Originally posted by jdavis
My name is john davis I started school in rainelle in '65 Miss maynards class went to 6th grade there. These were very happy times in my life.But I never see any names from that time on here
Except Dale Tincher but the one on here is the wrong age. Hey Dale are you the uncle of dale that attended school at the time I did?
Here are some names I remember Dean Jones Carl smith Renee Mcquire
Dreama Smith Don Clevengr Tammy Brackman Phillip Sims Carol Reed
I remember trips walking to dairy queen with the whole class once a year I remember playing in the creek behind the base ball fence I remember play under the bleachers in the gym on rainy days I can still smell the oil they used to clean the floors I remember my bus driver Mr Crookshanks I lived on Smith mt above lilly park The bus
let me and my brother off at neffs place and we walked about a mile more to the top of the mt. didn't think anything about it its just what you did. I remember having a crush on Susan Smith and scraced
to talk to her. I remember playing red rover on the football field at lunch time I remember eating tomato soup and those terrible peanut butter sandwiches. I remember how much the teachers really cared for the students
Hello John, Welcome to the board. Thank you for some more memories such as the smell of the oil on the floors, the walking from the bus, etc. Andy Aide Pendleton took me and one of my daughters on an enjoyable tour of the school recently.
Some current and historical high school and town photos are on the Photos page http://www.rainellereunion.com/photos.html
There were several Tinchers, but I didn't have any nephews named Dale. I was the oldest in my family. My brother Denny went to West and graduated in 1973. I know some of the people you listed.
I enjoyed your post and hope you write again. Dale
Dale Tincher - Class of 64
919-272-8052
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Edited by - Dale Tincher 64 on 09/25/2006 21:48:06 |
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jdavis
USA
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Posted - 09/26/2006 : 08:06:38
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Hello Dale
The name denny rings a bell. Did you live at the bottom of sims mt.
in the last house before the road turned to dirt. I lived on Browns farm up on the top. Jess Brown was the mayor then. My dad Bill Davis worked for him. The old farm house is gone now but someone built a new house out there.
Something else I remembered, We use to have bomb drills like fire drills but we all went to the basement. seems so long ago when you think of that. Another very fond memory Mr Brown use to give out candy and fruit each year at Christmas and my dad would pull santa
thru town on a wagon pulled by a tractor. I remember my mom and some ladies cooking ramps at the moose lodge and kids being sent home from school because they smelt so bad of ramps. I remember watching
paint your wagon at the theater the very first movie I ever seen.
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Dale Tincher 64
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Posted - 10/28/2006 : 22:19:40
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Tom Gilkerson sent some an interesting piece about West Virginia and West Virginians. Thank you, Tom. This is excellent and accurate.
Lesson on West Virginia and West Virginians
Because of our mountains, we have rivers. The oldest river in the Western Hemisphere, the New River (quite appropriately named, don't you think) ends in West Virginia . We have the Gauley River , which confluences with the New River in a magnificent cascade to form the Kanawha River and which in turn flows through the center of the state and directly through the capital city of Charleston, the largest city in West Virginia . These rivers in addition to the Cheat, Blackwater, Tygart, Monongahela, Ohio and countless others offer tremendousrecreational opportunities.
The tallest building in Charleston is barely 25 floors tall! Which, if you think about it, is a plus. How could you possibly build a skyscraper more beautiful than a mountain?
The capital city stretches throughout the long river valley encompassing both hill and dale. The Charleston airport, the largest in
the state, sits atop a mountain. The crime rate in Charleston, including the entire population of the Kanawha Valley (around 200,000), reflects that of the entire state....the lowest in America. No more than a handful of murders are committed each year.
Charleston has no subway systems; but truth be known, you can get from one end of town to the other, even in rush-hour traffic, in less than ten minutes.
There are three major interstate systems going through Charleston, the smallest city in America to make such a claim.
The entire state has six different interstate systems, meaning from Charleston you can reach Cleveland, Columbus, Cincinnati, Pittsburgh, Louisville or Charlotte in four hours or less Ah, but once you leave the interstates, the drive becomes a thing of wonder. Two-lane roads, winding up and down the mountains, offer amazing views, historic places and small towns....poor in wealth but rich in history and beauty.
West Virginia is the birthplace of Mother's Day in Grafton, and Father's Day in Fairmont . We have the oldest covered bridge still in use.
We have walnut festivals, strawberry festivals, apple festivals, pumpkin festivals, buckwheat festivals, arts and crafts fairs, stern wheel regattas and ramp dinners.
We have Bridge Day, on the New River Gorge Bridge over 800 feet above the New River; the only standing structure in the United States that, one day a year, allows parachuting and bungee jumping.
Don't forget, we also have the "New River Train" that operates each October during the height of the colorful fall season. I know of no other way to show off the beauty of our state to the folks who travel here from all over the country
We have college basketball, minor league baseball, hockey and, just like all of America, Friday night high school football.
We have white water rafting, skiing, hiking, caves, waterfalls and camping in every direction. We have Sundays where a leisurely drive in the car can take eight hours, and only cover 100 miles.
We have bed and breakfasts, resorts, golf courses, museums and the Greenbrier Hotel. West Virginia has more natural beauty and wonder
than any person could ever imagine.
We have all of this, and yet..... our greatest asset is our people. West Virginians are good people. We care about each other. We talk to our neighbors over the backyard fence. We grow tomatoes for the entire neighborhood. We turn around in each others' driveways, and yell "howdy" when we do.
We sit on the porch on warm summer evenings, listening to crickets and watching kids catch fireflies
We loan a hammer or a cup of sugar. We don't take two-hour lunches, but we do spend a few minutes each day with a cup of coffee, and our feet up on our desk, shooting the breeze.
We rarely get in a hurry. We have relatives just down the street. We don't just loan someone a socket wrench, we help them fix their car. We share recipes, gardening tips and our last cup of coffee. We baby-sit each others' kids, we housesit each others' dogs while one is on vacation, and we loan each other our car if one has to get to the drugstore. We ask each other if anything is needed as we're going to the market.
We celebrate each others' accomplishments, and we cry over each others' disappointments.
We are a friendly folk. We are West Virginians. Mountaineers are always free! Free to take the time to enjoy life, and hold each
moment in our hearts forever.
If you are proud to be a West Virginian, then pass this on.
If you are not a Mountaineer but are privileged to have friends who are, then please pass it on to them. If you are ashamed to be a native West Virginian, then shame on you.
Dale Tincher - Class of 64
919-272-8052
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wilda gaye martin 51
USA
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Posted - 11/06/2006 : 03:42:28
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I thought of some places no one has mentioned in E. Rainelle. Jennis Studio was near the Alpine and popcorn stand, and in the next block was Judys Garage. beside that was a building that held the post office for years. Across the street was Hameds 5 & 10. Beside that was a vacant lot and some buildings that my father owned. The Micozzi family moved their restaurant onto the vacant lot next to another 5 & 10 run by a Mrs Brown. Next door was Les Landrum's shoe repair and my father's jewelry repair. next to that was another space that Daddy rented to lots of people. The best was a Mrs Rice that opened a donut shop. We had two different apts over these buildings. One we lived in, that had several bedrooms and gave us the chance to take in people visiting someone in the hospital or when it flooded. The other apt was used by my Uncle Doc Martin until he moved to his house on I believe 8th street. Sometimes we rented it out to different people. My brother Afton build several bridges across the creek behind our house so that the Micozzi's could cross there and not have to walk all the way around to their house that I don't think even had a name then. The floods washed several of his bridges away, but he never gave up. He just built again.
You know what guys, memories are so much fun. Now if could just remember yesterday and little things like that.
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Evelyn Utterback Drake 56
USA
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Posted - 11/08/2006 : 11:24:09
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Andy, I remember when your Dad had a children's store across from Murphy's, on the corner. Nina Scott and Bea McQuain were two of the ladies who worked there.
On the other corner was Rexall Drug Store that was owned and run by Andy and Pat Shelton. I worked there during high school. The other day I found my W-2 for 1955 and I had made $800. A lot of money for a kid in those days. The Western Union office was there and I learned to send and receive messages. They would come through on a ticker tape that we would paste to a Western Union form. Quite different from the internet today.
Wilda Gay mentioned Roy Hughart. He was always so good to me. He allowed me to have a charge acount but would monitor what I could spend. He also ran a suit club, where men could pay X dollars a week/month and then a drawing was held to receive a tailor made suit. Quite a deal.
That town produced a lot of good, successful people who never knew we were disadvantaged as the media would describe us today. |
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Andy Aide Pendleton 64
USA
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Posted - 11/08/2006 : 18:33:47
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Evelyn, I do remember The Baby Shop....I remember mostly that Dad had a large Mother Goose in the store for children to get on....Of course that was the name of the shoes that were sold in the store.
Antique dealers would love to have that goose about now..lol..
I understand my grandmother Ada Kincaid managed the shop for my parents. Sadly I do not remember my grandmother. I do remember Nina and Bea.....My parents had such wonderful people that worked for them in the store throughout the years. I am reminded throughout the years by the different ones in Rainelle that they had worked in the store at one time......I do remember several of them....great people.....
Thank you for remembering
Andy |
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Dale Tincher 64
USA
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ML2006
USA
256 Posts |
Posted - 01/07/2007 : 23:18:00
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| Do you remember the christmas lights that were strung through East Rainelle? They were large bulbs criss-crossed across the street all the way through town. I can remember the snowy nights, the snow packed road and the beauty of those lights. |
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Andy Aide Pendleton 64
USA
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Posted - 01/08/2007 : 08:17:58
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I remember the Christmas lights very well. The lights made a statement with its boldness and beauty. A long time ago when I was President of Woman's Club we had a guest speaker at one of our meetings. This guest speaker had just moved to Rainelle, he said his first view of Rainelle was from Sewell mountain where he looked down into the valley and seen the beautiful lights. He was sold on Rainelle. I believe the fire deptarment was the one that had the lights. Ole time Christmas!!!
I suppose the criss cross of the poles are not there to string lights like that now....along with the large trucks not being able to go under the strings of lights. The lights were the old fashion large bulbs.....
Yes they were a beautiful sight...today the only thing that really makes a statement is the large star at the top of the hill... The star has been with us for years (??).
Andy |
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ML2006
USA
256 Posts |
Posted - 01/08/2007 : 12:38:01
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| I'm so glad you thought of the view of the lights from up on the mountain, Andy. It brought back the memory of my Dad driving us up there to see the lights. I don't remember how long the star has been up there, many, many years, I'm sure someone on this board knows or would have a relative who perhaps worked for the town at one time who knows. |
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Ron Estep 57
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Posted - 01/08/2007 : 20:27:17
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HI Andy+ML
Do either of you remember the christmas parties that Boley cheverolet used to hold every christmas in thier garage. WE looked forward to it every year. WE had a lot of fun in those years, especialy when we had a lot of snow on the ground. By the way i really enjoy reading all the posts and i hope to meet all of you at the next reunion. Bless all of you on a fine job putting this togather.
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Do you remember?
"Rama Lama Ding Dong", by Rocky Sharpe & Replays is also fun.