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Scarecrow Days to beautify downtown

Dear citizens and business owners of Elkins and surrounding areas: My name is Bobbi Trimboli and I have been a lifelong resident of Elkins. I have always valued this area and those who reside within our mountain valley. I believe that small communities and those who live within them survive by working together for the greater good. Four years ago one of our creative talents, Doug Starcher, brought to us the idea of having a scarecrow display throughout downtown Elkins to welcome autumn, one of our most colorful and beautiful seasons. Scarecrows would be designed by business owners, ...

Reader opposed to BLM movement

For crying out loud! For all who choose to pursue their dreams, America is the greatest land of opportunity on the planet. Anything else is a lie! It is time for everyone to do their part and challenge the lies and calls to violence that are at the heart of the Black Lives Matter movement. America must treat BLM as a terrorist entity. As more and more people are exposed directly and indirectly to its deliberate destruction, the forces opposed to it will only grow. Presently, the best way to counter the Black Lives Matter disease is to ensure that Donald Trump is re-elected ...

Warner’s plan a bust?

If a public official wanted to suppress the vote in November, what would he do? We may have the answer right in front of us. Secretary of State (SOS) Mac Warner has changed the rules on absentee voting for November. The coronavirus epidemic is worse now than in the spring, so most voters I know expected to receive their absentee ballot application in the mail. That’s how it worked for the primary. That change was challenging for county clerks, but they persevered. Ultimately, the system used for the primary worked. That success and experience for voters and clerks created a ...

Great divide in America

I have a radio service that comes with most if not all new cars and decided to turn the dial over one spot from the Patriot Channel just to see what the other side was up to. My jaw hit the ground when I heard that Trump was going to declare the election illegal if he lost and set up his own presidency in exile in his hotel and start an armed civil war. They still refer to everything in the Steele Dossier (which has been proven to have been bought and paid for by the Hillary campaign) as gospel, and at that point I turned back to the real world. I knew the two parties had ...

Past commander objects to city decision

Due to the city removing the handicapped parking sites in front of American Legion Post 29, I am compelled to write against this decision. The city cites it is a safety issue and they do not want any parking on Railroad Avenue. But apparently it is OK to leave two large marked “Bus Parking Only” locations with signs near the railroad depot. In addition there are several parking spots directly in front of the depot across Railroad Avenue adjacent to Davis Trust Company parking area. Furthermore, there are several other parking spots in front of the mini businesses where the ...

Elkins Make It Quiet member responds

In response to the article in The Inter-Mountain on Aug. 14, ‘Business groups offer comments on Noise Petition,’ the Elkins Make It Quiet (EMIQ) group noted that the Randolph County Chamber of Commerce, the Randolph County Development Authority and Elkins Main Street made similar comment in their letters: “Hamer is a vital employer, they recycle tons of sawdust, and they should be supported as a business.” Elkins Make It Quiet agrees with all these points. In fact, we have never said we wanted to shut down Hamer or interfere with their business practices. We would simply ...