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PARKERSBURG The Wood County Commission approved over $200,000 to be made out to local attractions/nonprofits who were hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic.
During its Thursday meeting, the commission unanimously approved $235,383.38 for 17 local entities to help with expenses and other things incurred during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Since many of these venues had to close down due to health regulations, they did not see the income they usually do in a given year and because of a lack of tourism dollars overall, their portion of the county’s hotel/motel tax was also reduced.
“For some of these agencies, (the hotel/motel tax) is their lifeline,” Commission President Blair Couch said. “That is basically the funds they use to operate.
Lori Ullmann
MARIETTA When Ely Chapman Educational Foundation founder Alice Chapman died Dec. 30 of COVID-19, the immediate future of the school was uncertain.
A little more than a month later, a new director was hired to continue Chapman’s vision.
“Lori Ullmann is the executive director now and is getting her feet on the ground,” said Hunt Brawley, president of the foundation’s board of directors. “We’re excited. She’s hit the ground running, and we’re very encouraged.”
Ullmann said she chose to take on the challenge of leading the school because it fit with her philosophy personally to get kids the education they need.
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PARKERSBURG A long-time volunteer with the Parkersburg Homecoming has received an award from the organization for his service to the annual festival.
Randy Snyder, who died on Jan. 2 from complications from the COVID-19 virus, received the George Kellenberg Volunteer of the Year Award.
The award is named after George Kellenberger, the former Mid-Ohio Valley Chamber of Commerce executive director who now lives in Florida. Kellenberger, who ran the homecoming for many years, received the first Kellenberger Award.
Snyder was supposed to receive the second Kellenberger Award at the Jan. 7 meeting of the homecoming board. Instead, a moment of silence was held at the meeting.