Water Festival Held in Summers County

what a waste

SUMMERS COUNTY/HINTON
WV STATE WATERFEST
Needs transfusion of new blood,
PROGRESSIVE youthful ACTIVE ideas
and NEW MEMBERS TO
REVIVE THIS
ONCE UPON A TIME WONDERFUL WATER FESTIVAL IN WV!

The WV State June birthday in Hinton/Summers Co.,
Civil War Re-enactors event is dead -

Will Oct., "RAILROAD DAYS" be next to FADE AWAY?

BITE FINN wrote:

what a waste

no kidding,esvh day I drove around and it was just like another day.

This festival is a waste!! This is a huge missed opportunity for our town to cash in on some much needed tourist money. This festival used to be a blast!! Usually things get better with time not worse!!! Get rid of the committee and start fresh..if you are on the committee and reading this, do yourself and everyone else a favor and resign.

everyone needs to come out tomorrow and Saturday to the parades the one on friday is at 8pm and its the firemen's parade and then the one on saturday is at 11 its the grand parade come out and support the Queens Court

Needs Transfusion wrote:

SUMMERS COUNTY/HINTON
WV STATE WATERFEST
Needs transfusion of new blood,
PROGRESSIVE youthful ACTIVE ideas
and NEW MEMBERS TO
REVIVE THIS
ONCE UPON A TIME WONDERFUL WATER FESTIVAL IN WV!
The WV State June birthday in Hinton/Summers Co.,
Civil War Re-enactors event is dead -
Doesn't the railroad want to do away with train days to big of a waste of time and money
railroad is booming once again
Hope they do stop it, it has turned out to be nothing more than a damn yard sale and flea market
of JUNK!!!!!!!!
Will Oct., "RAILROAD DAYS" be next to FADE AWAY?

train days is just a damn yard sale and flea market. Besides the railroad wants to stop it anyway due to waste of time and money, railroad is booming now

Info giver wrote:

everyone needs to come out tomorrow and Saturday to the parades the one on friday is at 8pm and its the firemen's parade and then the one on saturday is at 11 its the grand parade come out and support the Queens Court

who in hell wants to come out and watch 6-9 fire trucks and the popos drive by with those damn sirens on waste

joke wrote:

This festival is a waste!! This is a huge missed opportunity for our town to cash in on some much needed tourist money. This festival used to be a blast!! Usually things get better with time not worse!!! Get rid of the committee and start fresh..if you are on the committee and reading this, do yourself and everyone else a favor and resign.

how can you disagree with that?

seriously wrote:

<quoted text>who in hell wants to come out and watch 6-9 fire trucks and the popos drive by with those damn sirens on waste

If you think that there are only a few fire trucks in th parade you need to show up and watch the 50 or so vehicles such as ambulances from our county and others, fire trcks from our county and every surrounding county and a few police officers to escort the parade. it is one of the few times that we get to have fun and display professionalism rather than have people like you always degrating the things we do. besides, the kids love it.

if you don't like it then don't go. but you don't have to criticize it. people talk about nothing going on for the festival, then criticize everything that does. how hipicritical.

firefighter wrote:

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If you think that there are only a few fire trucks in th parade you need to show up and watch the 50 or so vehicles such as ambulances from our county and others, fire trcks from our county and every surrounding county and a few police officers to escort the parade. it is one of the few times that we get to have fun and display professionalism rather than have people like you always degrating the things we do. besides, the kids love it.

Who is paying for the gas, surely it isn't paid for by the money brought. Kids love matchbox cars also.

just asking wrote:

if you don't like it then don't go. but you don't have to criticize it. people talk about nothing going on for the festival, then criticize everything that does. how hipicritical.

You must have never been out of hinton before, welfie

This post is just like all the others. Just a bunch of people setting on their butts whineing and complaining and not enough gumption to get involved.

joke wrote:

<quoted text>Who is paying for the gas, surely it isn't paid for by the money brought. Kids love matchbox cars also.

its not you, every dept in this county pays for their own gas the county DOES NOT provide anything for anyone other than police and i mean nothing no funds no equipment fuel or anything so when you see the trucks from all over this county you can bet they worked for what they have there is no welfare for fire departments.

i agree the fire parade is the only thing that we still have for the festival those men and women work hard to show their pride in what they have worked for, that is a lesson many in this county could learn from. so go out and support the only part of the water festival we really have left and then lets get working on new blood and events for next year there have been some great ideas on here and thats more than i can say for the present festival.

Would a fishing tournament work? With three rivers and a lake and some of the best bass fishing around it might succeed. Have different age classes, men's division, womens division, team division and something special for the kids. Charge a resonable entry fee to cover any expenses such as prizes, trophies, etc. If it were advertised and promoted, it might attract fishermen from a wide area of WV and beyond. A water festival after all should focus on water related events.

We have a fishing tourny.

Do you not read wrote:

We have a fishing tourny.

I currently live in an adjoining county, and have seen absolutely no advertising here for a fishing tournament much less for the Water Festival.

The Beckley paper had a large pull out section with all the events. The problem from this post is everyone wants to complain and say what they would do but it is easier to complain than get involved. Also, before joining the complainers be informed about activities and what is going on. And for all the ones that think $16,000.00 can do so much, sit down, develop a budget (including fireworks) and see what you can do. I am not on the committee and really don't know anyone that is. I enjoy the events. The alternative would be nothing to do this week. The state fair is the same thing every year but thousands still go.

Do you not read wrote:

The Beckley paper had a large pull out section with all the events. The problem from this post is everyone wants to complain and say what they would do but it is easier to complain than get involved. Also, before joining the complainers be informed about activities and what is going on. And for all the ones that think $16,000.00 can do so much, sit down, develop a budget (including fireworks) and see what you can do. I am not on the committee and really don't know anyone that is. I enjoy the events. The alternative would be nothing to do this week. The state fair is the same thing every year but thousands still go.

I don't live in Raleigh County and have never seen a Beckley paper close to where I am. I didn't post to be a complainer but thought I was suggesting an idea. Gee, try to be helpful and get blasted for it. It's no wonder people gripe about Hinton. I was born and grew up in Hinton-spent a lot years there-moved to an adajent county for a better job. With some of the prevailing attitudes in the area, I don't plan to move back. I care deeply about Hinton & Summers County-still have family there that own property and businesses. Have a nice day in stagnant Hinton.