EQT Gives $6000.00 to Help Your Dream Begin

Thanks to the generosity of EQT and REDp, the Wetzel County Chamber of

Commerce brings your our 4th annual Entrepreneur Pitch. The Pitch is your

opportunity to present your idea for a new business o substancial addition to an

existing business, and win up to $3000 to help make you idea become a reality.

On September 10th, up to 10 optimistic entrepreneurs will have a chance to

present their ideas to a panel of judges and the assembled audience so that they

can vote to decide who will get the money—1st will get $3000, 2nd $2000, 3rd

$1000!

To enter, go to www.wetzelcountychamber.com and click on the logo to

download the rule and application. Completed applications must be received at

the Chamber office by end of day on September 3rd, 2019, or email it to:

Office@wetzelcountychamber.com

State of Tyler County Breakfast The Wetzel County Chamber of Commerce and the Sistersville Genesis HeathCare Center joined

forces last Thursday (8/22) to present the 2019 State of Tyler County Breakfast. This annual event

brings prominent individuals in their fields together to speak before an audience made up of those

who are stakeholders in the future of the county and provides for an opportunity to network and

make connections that might further the goal of advancing the county.

Ryan Thorn, Director of Economic Development for Senator Joe Manchin kicked

off the event with a brief overview of what the Senator has been doing in

Washington. He then read a short statement written by Senator Manchin saying

that he regretted not be able to attend himself. After his remarks, Mr. Thorn

opened the floor to questions with the caveat, that no one ask if the Senator has

plans to run for Governor.

The Superintendent of the Tyler County School system, Shane

Highley spoke next. He spoke about the progress the school system had made of

the previous year and about several of the upgrades that have been made, or are

planned for local schools. He also highlighted the free meal program available for

all students and how important that is for proper development. He wrapped up by

talking about the new holistic approach that the school system is adopting.

Eric Vincent and Eric Peters, two of the counties commissioners

also spoke. Eric Vincent provided a broad overview of the financial

state of the county which he touted as much improved. Eric Peters,

meanwhile, spoke as a member of the Tyler County Development

Authority and informed those in attendance about the plans and

programs they have across the county.

The Final speaker of the morning was Dr. Charles Zelek, Senior Economist with the U.S.

Department of Energy. Dr. Zelek spoke about the status of the fossil fuel industry in the upper

Ohio Valley. He spoke about the importance of the resources currently being extracted from out

area and the potential impact of a cracker plant on the region. The

emphasis of his speech was about the importance of keeping and

processing these products in our area and some of the impediments

making it uncertain whether that would be a possibility or not. He

also spoke about the impact that not realizing the full potential of

our local resources would have not just locally, but nationally.

Fortune

Favors the

Foolish! This is the last week of the Wetzel County Chamber of Commerce’s Scavenger

Hunt. You have until the end of the month to scour New Martinsville and find 15

stones that have been hidden at area businesses. To aid you in your quest, we

have created a list of clues designed to lead you to them. It can be found on our

website, www.wetzelcountychamber.com . Each of the stones you find will give

you one chance to win one of the prizes we have collected, ranging from a night’s

stay at the Holiday Inn Express to a crisp new

$25 Chamber Cash certificate! There is also a

special prize for one randomly chosen

person who finds all 15 of these stones.

You have one final week to search. Entry

forms will be picked up on September 31st

and winners will be decided then.

Ribbon Cutting in PC

Through the Years will officially open

it’s doors today (8/26) at noon. Join

us to welcome them to the

community & check out what they

have to offer. 101 4th St., Paden City.

That’s just across from Family Dollar.

Carla McBee and I got to leave the office for a little while today to help the Mountaineer Food Bank and Community Resources, inc at St. Vincent de Paul's church to distribute food!

We would like to thank Lisa Gonzalez for making this happen! Also, from Mountaineer Food Band,

Laura Phillips & Katie Chriswell who coordinated things on the ground and Driver Rick Lawson who

brought the food to town. There were also plenty of volunteers that showed up to make sure the

work got done; Thank you to; Greg Richmond, Matt Herrick of Wayside, Rachael Piper, Shae Morris &

Rachael Graham from Bayer HFCU, Bandy Nolan & Roberta Wagoner from Northwood, Barbara Klug, Rich-

ard Klug, LJ Klug,Kari Smith-Cardelein, Local musician, Kevin Stokes, Rager Heartline and anyone else I might

have forgotten. Also, a thanks goes out to the United Way for letting

us know that

Remember, next Monday is Labor Day! As we cel-

ebrate, please understand that it also means this

newsletter wont come out on Tuesday.

-Happy Lobor Day!