Keep Calm and Paint On at Big Otter Elementary School, March 11, from 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm. An evening of Relaxation and painting! $30 per person, $50 per couple. Price includes art supplies, instruction and refreshments. All proceeds go to Bit Otter PTO. Please RSVP TO 304-286-3111. Limited seating available.
Good Time Berries Information, $26 Whole Flat, $13 half flat, Pineapples $4 each, Oranges 7/$5. Bob (304) 610-5337 or Twanna (304) 741-5546, In front of Clay Court House at 12:30pm
Yard sale March 9 to March 12. Free, Nebo, Clay County, WV. Huge yard sale – up by Nebo post office – go 2 miles up Nebo Walker Road stay to right and you’ll see a yard full along with driveway full. Cheap infant items, up to 4xl adults clothing, strollers, clothes, etc. Car seats for every size, toys , tools, air compressor and much more. Cancelled if rains -if it’s just every now and then it will be covered but will uncover, call night before. Call 304-286-3172 for more information before 10pm.
Let’s go Fishin’! On Friday, March 4, five hundred and ninety pounds of trout were stocked in the Buffalo Creek between Cressmont and Swandale!
Longaberger Basket Bingo at Geary Elementary-Middle School at Left Hand, Roane County, Friday, March 18. Raffles including a Buck Creek knife, Silent Auction and Concessions. Doors open at 5:00 games start at 6:00. Come and have a good time. Proceeds go to benefit Taylor Norman who will be studying law abroad this fall.
FREE to a good home, beautiful Husky (possibly Husky mix; approximately 7 years old. Very loving and sweet, does well with other dogs after warming up. Does dig at times if he gets bored. Does NOT do well with cats or chickens. Great with kids, needs a place where he can run and play, needs attention and affection. Great dog. Please call 304-587-2936 before 7:00 pm. Ask for Sarah.
Clay County Athletics is sponsoring a Volleyball Tournament on March 12 at the CCHS gym, 9:00 am. The Entry fee is $20 per player and the format will be Co Ed teams of four (two women and two men). Each team may have a total of 6 players, and each team is graranteed 4 matches. Contact Barry Payton at 681-208-0431 or Todd Samples at 304-380-4647.
The Clay County Health Department will have no nurses available on Wednesday March 23rd.
Clay County School Board meetings have been changed to March 21 at 6 pm at Clay Elementary School in order to not overlap Board of Education meetings and Spring Break in March.
CCMS Softball Fundraiser, Pulled Pork Dinner, Friday, March 11 at the Lions Club. $8 dinner includes pulled pork, baked beans, cole slaw, bun, brownie, pop or water. Please Help Support CCMS Softball.
Lost: Two dogs from Wilson Ridge, Duck area. German Shepard, 91lbs, service dog and answers to Blue Dog and Australian, 40lb, family pet and answers to Sugar. $500 REWARD, no questions asked. 304-651-8829
Spring Revival, Elk River Baptist Church, Frametown, WV. March 14-19, 7:00 pm nightly. Evangelist, Denis Estes, Special Singers Nightly. Inviting everyone to come out and worship. Pastor, Brace Cook.
West Virginia Department of Veterans Assistance announces regularly scheduled visits to Braxton, Clay, Nicholas and Webster counties for the month of March 2016. Sessions are conducted on a first come, first serve basis, but calling ahead of time is still encouraged. For more information call 304-872-0829. Beginning immediately, the regularly scheduled visits will take place at the following locations: Braxton County Senior Center (Braxton County), 22 Senior Drive, Sutton, WV 26601, Wednesday, March 23, 10:30 a.m.–3:30 p.m.; Richwood City Hall (Nicholas County), 6 White Avenue, Richwood, WV 26261, Wednesday, March 9, 10:30 am–1:00 pm; Webster Springs City Building (Webster County), 146 McGraw Avenue, Webster Springs, WV 26288, Wednesday, Wednesday, March 16 11:00 am – 12:30 pm; Cowen American Legion Post No. 62 (Webster County), 63 Erbacon Road, Cowen, WV 26206, Wednesday, March 16, 1:30 pm–3:30 pm; Clay County Clerk (Clay County), 246 Main Street, Clay, WV 25043, March 18, 10:30 am–1:00 pm.
FOUND: Behind Clay Middle School, a dental partial plate with 2 teeth, please contact 304-587-4280 to claim!
The CAEZ Board of Directors meetings will be held at the Clay County Courthouse, at 6:00 pm on the following dates: Tuesday, March 01, 2016, Tuesday, April 05, 2016, Tuesday, May 03, 2016, Tuesday, June 07, 2016, Tuesday, July 05, 2016, Tuesday, August 02, 2016, ** Tuesday, September 6, 2016, Tuesday, October 04, 2016, Tuesday, November 01, 2016, Tuesday, December 06, 2016, NOTE: ** Meetings will be held at a different location, TBA. Everyone Welcome!!
Elk Conservation District Photo Contest for Braxton, Clay, Nicholas and Webster Counties. Deadline: June 17, 2016; contact Elk Conservation District, 740 Airport Road, Sutton, WV 26601; phone 304-765-2535; email ecd@wvca.us or check the website at wvca.us/education/conservationphotocontest
Would you like a copy of Frank and Oma Ramsey’s family history? It dates back to 1775 and contains a lot of information and photos. If you want to buy a copy, please call Debbie at 304-332-5245
Spring 2016 Prom Dress Closet Seeking Donated or Gently Used Items. Donate or loan your gently used prom, homecoming, bridesmaids’ dresses and formal gowns, shoes, accessories, and unopened cosmetics for our Spring 2016 Prom Dress Closet! We will accept donations of gently used male semi-formal and shoes to outfit a gentleman in need. Please contact Amber Striker-Bass at Amber.Striker@gmail.com or call 304-587-4226.
Elk Conservation District annual plant and tree sale, a service to the residents of Braxton, Clay, Nicholas and Webster counties. Quantities are limited and will be sold on a first-come first-served basis. Please call the ECD office at 304-765-2535 or email ecd@wvca.us to obtain an order form. Order deadline is March 18 and pick up will be Wednesday & Thursday, April 6 & 7 at the locations designated on the order forms. There will be a pick up location in each county. The offer includes the following items: Crimson Gold, Jonamac, Fuji, Yellow Transparent, GoldRush, and Gala Apple trees; Sandra Rose and Montmorency Cherry trees; Contender and John Boy Peach trees; Shenandoah and Potomac Pear trees; Arapaho Blackberry plants, Heritage(Red) and Jewell(Black) Raspberry plants, Surecrop Strawberry plants, and Blue Ray and Jersey Blueberry plants. Seedlings available are: American Chestnut, Allegheny Chinkapin, Redbud, White Pine, Scotch Pine and Norway Spruce.
The Clay County WIC Office located at 452 Main Street in Clay is open to serve the public every Monday, Wednesday and Friday 8 am – 4 pm. The office will be closed Monday, January 18 in observance of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. The Women, Infants and Children Nutrition Program (WIC) is a supplemental foods program for pregnant, postpartum or breastfeeding women, infants and children, under the age of five. WIC provides supplemental foods and nutrition education to qualifying participants. To apply for the WIC program or to receive more information call: 304-587-2323.