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Sunday, December 21, 2008

Bowen Recipient of Conservationist Award

The Woodmen of the World Conservationist Award for 2008, presented by Sandra Salyers in the photo, was awarded during a ceremony on December 8, 2008, to James "Jay" Bowen, a local neighborhood advocate and co-founder of Adopt YOUR Block - Be a Litter-Gitter, a Huntington volunteer litter abatement group. Jay is, also, involved with HARC, a volunteer Huntington beautification group, that is currently active in beautification projects in various neighborhoods and at Harris Riverfront Park.

Congratulations Jay!

C. Richard Cobb Sr.
"Neighborhood Issues in Huntington and Cabell County"

C. Richard Cobb Sr. is an advocate for Huntington (WV) and Cabell County (WV) neighborhoods. In 1992, Cobb retired after 20 years as the CEO of convention centers, sports arenas and exhibition facilities. His management career began at the Charleston (WV) Civic Center in 1970. Later, he had stints at The Spectrum in Philadelphia (PA), the Indiana Convention and Trade Center in Indianapolis, the Augusta (GA) Coliseum, Bass Park Complex in Bangor (ME), the Huntington (WV) Civic Center, the Ironworks Convention and Trade Center in Columbus (GA) and the Gatlinburg Convention Center (TN). Richard founded a litter abatement group called Adopt YOUR Block – Be a Litter-Gitter in Huntington (WV) in 2006. It now has over 2,000 neighborhood volunteers who are committed to keeping the block on which they live free of litter. In 2006, Richard was a recipient of the National Jefferson Award for Outstanding Public Service.

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Sunday, December 21, 2008

Bowen Recipient of Conservationist Award

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