daily304 - Episode 09.04.2023
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English - September 04, 2023 07:00 - 3 minutes - 4.64 MB - ★★★★★ - 11 ratingsDaily News News almostheaven daily304 westvirginia yeswv Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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Today is Monday, Sept. 4
A Kanawha library’s new nutritional literacy initiative honors Chef Otis Laury…WVU and Marshall team up for First Ascent -- a program to encourage graduates to remain in the state…and, want to see Tyler Childers? Single-day tickets are now available for the Healing Appalachia fundraiser…on today’s daily304.
#1 – From THE GAZETTE-MAIL – A few years ago, as word began to spread about just who had moved into the house on the corner, Will Ellis hopped off the school bus, spotted his new South Hills neighbor working in the yard and promptly seized the moment.
“I asked if I could help him in the garden in exchange for some cooking lessons,” said Ellis, now 14 and an incoming freshman at George Washington High School.
The man next door is Otis Laury, West Virginia’s unofficial chef to the stars, who’s served as executive chef under three governors here and has catered parties for some of the region’s most prominent families for decades.
It was a win-win for both: Ellis points to dozens of photos of sophisticated dishes he’s learned to prepare, and Laury’s garden is a work of art.
The Kanawha Valley is also set to pick up a win: The main branch of the county’s Public Library is poised to open its Otis Laury Center this fall, a nutritional literacy initiative with books, resources, recipes, and -- perhaps best of all -- an area for culinary lessons, presentations and demos by some of the best chefs around. Including Otis himself.
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#2 – From METRO NEWS – Leaders of West Virginia University and Marshall University have teamed up to introduce a new initiative designed to keep West Virginia college graduates working and prospering here in the Mountain State.
The new initiative is called First Ascent and is built on the foundation of Ascend WV, said Danny Twilley, WVU’s assistant vice president of economic, community and asset development for the Brad and Alys Smith Outdoor Economic Development Collaborative, which is tied to Ascend WV.
First Ascent provides multiple pathways for 1,000 WVU and Marshall graduates to stay here and work remotely, work a hybrid format, or start or expand a business, he said. They can live in one of six locations: the five Ascend WV locales – greater Morgantown, Greenbrier Valley, the Eastern Panhandle, greater Elkins or the New River Gorge — or in the Huntington area close to Marshall.
The program offers success coaching, mentorship, networking, an outdoor recreation package, co-working spaces, organized social activities and support for those who want to start or scale a business.
Its estimated 1,000 participants could have a $317 million economic impact and create 941 new jobs.
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#3 – From WBOY-TV – If you were overwhelmed by the price of three-day tickets for the Healing Appalachia fundraising concert happening in Lewisburg, the single-day tickets are now available.
Tickets for the full event, which includes entry for Thursday, Sept. 21 through Saturday, Sept. 23 and a camping pass, are $174 each. But if you just want to see certain acts, you can now buy tickets for just one day.
Thursday’s headliner is Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit. Friday features Gov’t Mule. And Saturday features Tyler Childers.
Tickets for Thursday and Friday’s shows are now available for $60 plus fees, and tickets for Saturday’s show are available for $90 plus fees. Camping passes for each day are also available.
For detail, visit Healing Appalachia on Facebook.
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