May 5, 2021
From left, Blennerhassett Chapter DAR Acting Chaplain Ashley Burgess, Emma Hunt and Regent Mary Ellen Hunt at the April 17 meeting. (Photo Provided)
PARKERSBURG Awards were presented April 17 to the Blennerhassett Chapter DAR received from the virtual West Virginia DAR State Conference.
The awards were presented during the chapter’s April 17 meeting at the Blennerhassett Museum.
The received the following awards:
∫ State Regent’s Project – Silver Level, Refurbishment of WV Peters Cottage
∫ Membership Committee: Honorable Mention, Blennerhassett Chapter, 5 new members
∫ Commemorative Events Committee: Other Commemorations – 2nd Place, Blennerhassett Chapter, Miscellaneous, 250th Anniversary of George Washington’s Exploration of the Ohio Valley
WS City Council Calls on State, Federal Lawmakers To Study Reparations by April Laissle
8:50pm Apr 19, 2021 The resolution calls on Congress to pass House Resolution 40, which would establish a commission that would develop reparations proposals and study the legacy of slavery in the U.S. KERI BROWN/WFDD
The Winston-Salem City Council has passed a resolution urging state and federal legislators to study reparations for Black Americans. The measure also apologizes for the city’s role in infrastructure projects that harmed Black residents.
The resolution calls on Congress to pass House Resolution 40, which would establish a commission that would develop reparations proposals and study the legacy of slavery in the U.S. It asks state legislators to pass similar legislation.
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Cathy Hinkle’s first-place entry.
PARKERSBURG Two members of the Blennerhassett Chapter National Society Daughters of the American Revolution posted wins in the American Heritage Committee annual contest open to all members.
With the theme of “Rise and Shine Your Light on Your Revolutionary War Patriot,” Blennerhassett Chapter members Cathy Hinkle placed 1st nationally in the in the unenhanced color photo category and Roberta Gellner placed 2nd in the West Virginia-only contest in Machine Quilted Quilts.
Hinkle’s photograph showed a candle reflecting light through a pair of old eyeglasses sitting on her family’s opened bible with her Revolutionary War patriot and his family’s names showing.
Alumni Association to Honor Four with Awards
April 12, 2021 by Alumni and Family Engagement
The Hope College Alumni Association is honoring four alumni with Distinguished Alumni Awards this year.
The association plans to celebrate both the 2020 and 2021 honorees virtually at a date to be determined. The awards are normally presented at the annual Alumni Banquet during Alumni Weekend each April, but this year’s and last year’s in-person events were canceled because of the ongoing global COVID-19 pandemic.
The spring 2020 honorees are the late Dr. Elton Bruins, a 1950 graduate who played a leading role in chronicling the Holland area’s and college’s history across more
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