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Andy Aide Pendleton 64
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 Posted - 12/30/2006 : 07:45:23
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Dale and Gerry,
Thank you for the great pictures !!!!
Question..Where did the beautiful picture of the New River Gorge come from that was tucked in amoungest the old pictures?
It was an absolutley beautiful picture.......
Yes, Fred I agree with you .......for today's photo..
yesterday's photo are all beauitul.....
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Gerry you did a great job with the old pictures.......certainly does bring our history alive...because we have very little history to show except through these pictures....Thanks you Gerry and Dale.
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Randy's Dad had told me years ago that at one time the Mill had the largest Wheel.......I had asked Tink about this several months ago, he had not heard of this before....I did have a picture of the wheel as the mill as being torn down that my father-in-law had taken.....Of course, I can't find the picture.
These latest pictures sent had a large wheel in the photo.
Question...Does anyone know any history of the wheel?
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Dale
USA
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Posted - 12/30/2006 : 08:46:17
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Gerry found some interesting preshistoric and early history on Western Greenbrier County, Rainelle and the Meadow River Lumber Company. If you would like to know e.g., which Indian/Native American tribes lived in the area and other early history information, you will find it interesting. Smokeless coal's growth is discussed. Among other items, I learned that Rainelle was incorporated in 1913 and Tom Raine sold the Sewell Valley Railroad (SVRR) in the 1920's for $3.75 million. That was a ton of money in those days. It is still, of course, quite respectable. For the history, see http://www.rainellereunion.com/photos.html#gbc_history or http://www.kodakgallery.com/I.jsp?c=u46feyk.84g9kxks&x=0&y=r0dbh2. Dale
Dale Tincher
Raleigh, NC
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Dale Tincher 64
USA
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Dale Tincher 64
USA
485 Posts |
Posted - 01/14/2007 : 23:54:16
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Hello, As you may have noticed spammers sign up as members and post messages virtually every day. I check the board a few times each day and usually delete the spammers soon after they make a post or add their information. I'm looking for a volunteer to help delete spammers' posts and member sign-up information from the discussion board. It is a quick process. If you check the board fairly frequently and are willing to do so, please let me know and I will send instructions to you. Thank you, Dale
Dale Tincher - Class of 64
919-272-8052
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Dale
USA
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Posted - 01/15/2007 : 10:02:13
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Rita and Marilyn have volunteered to help. We should be able to remove spammers almost as fast as they sign up now. Thank you Rita and Marilyn!! Dale
Dale Tincher
Raleigh, NC
dale.tincher@rainellereunion.com
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Dale Tincher 64
USA
485 Posts |
Posted - 01/15/2007 : 10:58:54
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Class of '64 members will especially enjoy a first grade photo of Rainelle Grade School members taken in '52 and '53. The girls were so cute. Some of the guys were cute then - what happened to the guys??
Technology is amazing. I found a 5 x 7 faded photo of the class. I scanned it, which increased the size dramatically. Gerry Mitchell enhanced it and and split the photo apart and it came out quite clear.
I can't remember all the names and the faces changed so much. I welcome any updates or corrections:
http://www.rainellereunion.com/64.html#1st_grade
Dale Tincher - Class of 64
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Andy Aide Pendleton 64
USA
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Posted - 01/15/2007 : 21:33:06
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Thank you for sharing the pictures....
Dale, the one you thought was Bernard Alley on the last page..I am thinking he is on the first page.....Ty again
Marilyn and Rita, Thank you for volunteering to help Dale with the internet. He has been overwhelmed but thankful for his work, Church, family and the Rainelle reunion website....And helping me with my letters to send out for the reunion....Thank you Dale !!!!
Again thank you Marilyn and Rita ...  
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Dale Tincher 64
USA
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Posted - 06/23/2007 : 09:08:01
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Hello everyone,
Thanks to a loan from Rachel Gwinn Phillips, granddaughter of Theda Powers, and painstaking cropping and scanning by Gerry Mitchell, we have an excellent digital copy of the 1940 yearbook. Gerry passed on that the yearbook was more ornate and decorated than the newer books. It was developed similar to a scrapbook and bound together using screws. Enjoy the yearbook by clicking on the 1940 link at http://www.rainellereunion.com/38-40.html
We also have a "Memories" miniature book from the junior-senior banquet date May 16, 1941 - see http://www.rainellereunion.com/photos.html#1941_prom Thank you, Rachel and Gerry.
Dale Tincher - Class of 64
919-272-8052
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Dale Tincher 64
USA
485 Posts |
Posted - 08/19/2007 : 15:18:26
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Hello everyone. I recently (early August) visited Rainelle for the annual Tincher reunion. While there, I visited Randy and Andy Pendleton. Andy and I walked approximately five miles from Rainelle through sections of East Rainelle - and Andy (as she does) spoke to numerous people along the way. (I love that about Rainelle - how people know and speak to each other, etc.) We visited several people including Wenona Mitchell, Mrs. Phipps (former East Rainelle Grade School principal), her friend Freda and our good friend J. D. Shaver. If you would like recent photos of any of these individuals, please let me or Andy know. Gerry has added 50 of the photos we took to the end of his Rainelle Today slide presentation. They include Rainelle's nice pool, the golf course, a park and more - http://www.rainellereunion.com/photos.html#rainelle_today
Dale Tincher - Class of 64
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The Rainelle Reunion Website Is Up (Plus Updates)
