Week 37 … MOVCAC Week in Review
MOVCAC Events, Action Taken and News
Week in Review – 9/17/2021
MOVCAC MEETING September 13, 2021
Several new attendees and many of them were made aware of the MOVCAC meetings from the Election Integrity Petition drive during the Sternwheel Festival.
Special Topic Speakers
–Washington County Right to Life members plan a Life chain October 3 along Muskingum Drive in Marietta. Two others will be held in Beverly and Belpre.
–Mindy Cayton has been calling various agencies asking where there is testing for Delta Variant.
-Amanda Lockyer and family discussed their experience getting religious exemptions using the HealthFreedomOhio.org site. Frontier District is the only local school district to accept this exemption.
-Several healthcare workers spoke on the job mandates they are facing in addition to new treatment protocols. Healthcare workers have no religious exemption and they are quitting rather than get the jab. Patients are not being treated properly for the virus.
-Doug Cowgill, healthcare worker from Ohio, said they have hired legal representation to assist in attaining religious exemptions. Pastor Lord suggested S. Marshall Wilson’s site (LC.ORG) for assistance in West Virginia. Lynn Stoll and Mindy Cayton also have a listing of attorneys who may help. List available on the MOVCAC site.
-Barb Deem related a story about a neighbor who suspected he was having a stroke and was turned away from Camden Clark ER because he refused a COVID test.
-John Davis spoke about masking and distancing regulations in Wood County Schools. A protest will be held Tuesday evening during the Board of Education Meeting. Litigation on masks may be in the works.
-Charles Roberts spoke about the September 16 Redistricting Meeting of WV legislators.
-Jeff Smith gave information on Remdesivir, a drug being used for COVID patients. The drug is known to shut down the kidneys. He encouraged being an advocate for patients in hospitals. Dr. Ardis has videos that include better treatments. Governor Justice has made the statement—“None of these treatments work.”
–Jon Eells and Dan and Cindy Schott along with eleven volunteers were recognized for their work painting, cleaning the Liberty Ship getting it ready for parades and events.
Labor Day Parade Marietta, OH
-Lynn Stoll along with several assisted with the effort, and the Ship was the site at the Sternwheel Festival used by Petitioners Lynn, Brent, Cathie, Doug, Tracy, Mindy and others to collect signatures on the Election Integrity Petitions.
–Dr. Wil Spencer, a naturopathic physician from Elkins, WV, was present (he drove 2 ½ hours to attend) and offered his views on our current scenario, which he called “a War.” He stressed there are alternatives to chemical drugs, and naturopathic physicians offer totally natural prevention of illness. He mentioned that the state of New York has repealed the mask mandate after people sued the state and forced the issue. He would like to duplicate that lawsuit in WV.
-The Rock Church in Parkersburg, WV hosted Dr. Douglas Frank A video of this event is currently on the MOVCAC.com site.
-Haddon Lockyer, Malachi Zalar and Tom Sherman are doing podcasts regularly. They can be seen on “Freedom’s Light.”
-John Davis mentioned a WV Signal Group. If interested, contact John at 304-588-3007.
Wood County WV Commissioners Meeting 9/2/2021
-Bill Richardson, president of the board of Mid Ohio Valley Airport, presented the need for money for maintenance of the Airport. He noted that the Airport is the third largest for economic impact in the state and second busiest in the state.
-Shawn Hill, WV Aeronautics Commission and formerly working in the Wood County Clerks office, also presented the need for funds ($500,000) at the Airport. MOV has had many matched grant funds from the FFA over the years.
-Linda Piersole, Wood County Economic Development, requested $500,000 of American Rescue Plan to assist in bringing manufacturing into Wood County.
The Commissioners are spending $50,000 with a Zanesville company to complete major restoration of the courthouse bell. The writer asked if there is a restoration company in WV; Marty Sueffer said “No.”
Pat Lefebrer, prosecuting attorney, requested an office in the newer court offices for the new prosecuting officer.
Parkersburg WV City Council Meeting 9/2/2021
Resolutions –
-To Rename a portion of Beverly Street to Braxton Amos Drive – passed 8-1
-To reappoint Seth Cressey to the Board of Zoning Appeals for a three-year term. Wendy Tuck said that Cressey has bought property on Avery Street—Would that be a conflict of interest? Blane Meyers, City Attorney, said it would not – passed 9-0
-To put a dog park in City Park. Objections have come from residents of the area—passed 9-0
-To adopt the ordinance of 1705 and 1701 concerning flexibility for the city in enforcement of warrants for inspections where owners refuse entry or cannot be located—both passed 9-0 and 7-2
-To accept a fairs and festivals grant for $2,970 for Tommy Joyce to promote the Taste of Parkersburg 2022.
Question on sale of property at 113 Ann Street—former Point Park Market Place by the floodwall. Tuck and Carpenter objected and stated that a lot of taxpayer money has been put into the property (possibly $700,000) and that it could be used as a veterans museum, convention and tourism center, etc. The mayor stated that city council had held several meetings in January about the sale of or keeping property. Carpenter doesn’t remember such meetings. A FOIA request on any discussion of the sale should be made. The resolution passed with Tuck, Carpenter and Jessica voting against it.
Request by Mayor Tommy Joyce to give 10-, 15- and 20-year police and firefighters pension plans to receive an additional $.50 per hour. Cost to taxpayers will be $8,000,000. J. R. Carpenter opposed this and instead sought additional money should go to new employees. Mayor Joyce disagreed. Carpenter suggested the issue be tabled and put it to the finance committee and take it up later—passed 8-1
Follow-Up to Parkersburg City Council Meeting 9/14/2021
Marie Krinock did a FOIA request through Connie, City Clerk, regarding the Point Park Market Place property. No mention in City Council Minutes of this topic in meetings December 20, 2020 through January 31, 2021. Mayor Joyce had stated during the previous council meeting that there had been four or five discussions about the sale of this property in January, 2021. Zack Stanley, city council president, backed up the Mayor’s statement. Carpenter stated that the topic was mentioned in a committee by Sharon Kuhl. No other records on this topic.
(What is our next step with City Council and the Mayor of Parkersburg? Any thoughts would be appreciated. Contact Charles Roberts.)
Wood County WV Commissioners Meeting 9/16/2021
Charles Roberts attended this meeting and requested to be permitted to speak. Bob Tebay said, “You need to be on the agenda before you come in and talk about something on your mind.” I then mentioned that I wanted to talk about going back to paper ballots and one-day voting. At that point Jimmy Colombo started shouting at me saying we don’t have a problem with our voting machines and you come in here like an asshole talking about it and it makes us look bad like we’re not doing right by the voters and we are!
I asked him to stop yelling at me. He told me I had no idea about our voting process. I said I just wanted the voter roll and I asked if he had a chance to watch the Dr. Frank speech. He avoided the question and started explaining to me how great West Virginia is in the voting process. He later apologized for yelling at me.
Blair Couch spoke about Wood County Schools getting a bid from McKinley Contracting (Could this be U.S. Representative David McKinley’s contracting company??) to build a new elementary school in South Parkersburg to merge a Vienna elementary school with a south side elementary school. Couch stated they were putting a bond together, which would mean a special session or special election. Couch stated that they would have the special election on the levy during a WVU home football game so only a few would show up to vote on it. He also mentioned that Wood County Schools is getting 35 million dollars of American rescue plan money, and they are using a big portion of it to get new science teachers.
(So Wood County Schools yet again are looking to spend more of taxpayers money on a new elementary school on the south side.)
OH and WV Pushback
Marietta, OH
Marietta BOE Special Meeting Raw Uncut Full Meeting
On September 16, 2021, the Marietta, OH Board of Education held a special meeting for concerned citizens in regards to current issues pertaining to CRT, mask mandates, and more. This is the full raw video of the entire meeting.
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Parkersburg, WV
On Tuesday a group of Wood County WV MOVCAC citizens held a protest outside the County Board of Education building while several spoke directly to the board members inside.
NOTE: Angela Russo-Cress member of MOVCAC
Ritchie County WV Newspaper
September 15, 2021
By Erica Collins
Parent Tells BOE Members Masks Are Not Healthy
The mother of a Ritchie County High School student told the board of education members Monday the school system’s current mask policy is not a healthy solution to the ongoing COVID crisis.
Angela Russo-Cress and her son, Justin, approached the board to address the temporary mask mandate currently in effect for Ritchie County Schools.
“I am going to do a demonstration and I am here to prove you cannot breathe with a mask,” Russo-Cress said. “You are not getting enough oxygen.”
Russo-Cress brought an oximeter with her and three different types of masks.
The first mask, a surgical mask made in China, is similar to what the schools are providing students to wear, according to Russo-Cress. The second mask was a handmade cloth mask made from material that can be purchased at most stores. The last mask was a sleeve-type face covering.
The highest approved oxygen reading for individuals is 20.9 and anything over 21 will cause friction explosion, Russo-Cress explained to the board members.
“Operating rooms are required to have these types of monitors to prevent too much oxygen from causing an explosion. The monitor will sound an alert when the oxygen level goes below 19.3-19.5 and will trigger the alarm on the oximeter alerting you that there is not enough oxygen,” Russo-Cress said.
Russo-Cress showed board member Ryan Reed meter reading each time prior to having her son put on each of the face masks one by one. Russo-Cress then used the oximeter to detect her son’s blood oxygen levels.
In a matter of five seconds each time, the alarm sounded, alerting to low blood oxygen levels. When the oximeter was read after the first alert, Justin’s blood oxygen level was 18.0.
“This proves you are not getting enough oxygen,” Russo-Cress said. “As you can see, it does not matter what type of mask you wear, you are not getting enough oxygen.”
Russo-Cress also contended masks have little to no effect in preventing the transmission of COVID.
“It does not matter what type of mask you wear, you will still get COVID. I could spend hours talking to you about different studies, but it should be your freedom, your choice to wear a mask or not,” she said. “I understand you want to keep schools open and I do, too. Justin wants to go to school, but I am not making him go to school wearing a mask for eight hours a day for him to then come home with a headache. The bottom line is you just saw you are not getting enough oxygen.”
Board members did not comment on Russo-Cress’s presentation.
Russo-Cress, her son and husband attended an earlier board meeting to speak out against any type of mask mandate. At that time, the school system did not require students or staff to wear masks.
Superintendent Jim Brown gave an update on COVID-19 numbers and stated Preston County transitioned to remote learning earlier in the day.
“I am not sure what their status is, but I know they have a lot of kids out.” Brown said.
Ritchie County’s COVID-19 reporting was updated prior to Monday’s meeting. The schools have been in session for a total of 17 days since the start of the school year. In that time frame, a total of 16 employees have tested positive with a total of 41 that have been exposed to COVID-19 and were required to quarantine.
“Now I will tell you some of those are not exactly tied to a school setting. Quite a few are actually coming from the outside the school environment and the majority that have occurred in the school environment were within the first four days of school,” Brown said.
Three employees are currently in isolation due to a positive COVID-19 diagnosis and three are quarantined due to exposure to the coronavirus.
“That puts us down six and we have been managing fairly well, but that is not to say that we have not had teachers giving up their planning periods to cover classes,” Brown said. “Our principals have been very creative in their scheduling. (Personnel director) Mrs. (April) Haught has been instrumental in making sure we have coverage when available. She continues to post our service positions, sub-custodians, sub-secretaries, sub-aides and sub-cooks. We keep continuing to not have applicants.”
The only time contact tracing is conducted is when a positive case occurs in the cafeteria or bus where social distancing is difficult.
“If you recall we did not anticipate having to do anything with buses, but later we found out we had students that were not wearing a ask on the bus,” Brown said.
The schools now identify where the students are seated along with a new camera system that allows them to pinpoint what students were within the six-foot radius and not wearing a mask.
“We have 62 positive cases as of today tripling what we experienced all of last school year,” Brown said.
“With the mask mandate, we can only quarantine students from the bus and cafeteria. I have had questions about the logic of the cafeteria, but as a reminder to middle school and high school, it’s right and left and a person in front. We know we have a 6-foot radius compared to elementary school where the seats are tighter and smaller and the 6-foot radius not only includes your right and left and the person in front but catty-cornered,” Brown said.
Brown said the majority of the cases appear to be the result of in-home or community transmission.
Thirteen of the countywide cases have come from outside the school setting, meaning those cases had no impact on any other student in school. Eighty students have been quarantined due to exposure outside of the school setting.
Ritchie County High School has had 10 positive cases and Ritchie County Middle School has had 16 positive cases. Harrisville Elementary has had three positive cases, Creed Collins Elementary School has had four positive cases and Smithville Elementary has had five positive cases.
“We do not have the authority, the board of education or myself, to not contact trace,” Brown said.
If the proper contact tracing is not completed, the school system would be in direct violation of department of education orders and directives from the Department of Health and Human Resources.
“The decision for us tends to be predicated on the fact that if both people are wearing a mask, you do not have to quarantine. I will tell you, too, without this mask mandate the number of 461 would easily be doubled. Keep in mind we only have 1,265 students in our building.
Brown said he has been told this week and next week is supposed to be the “surge.”
“Then we hit the peak. I am going to rely on those experts, hopefully, being right and then we will begin to see a downward trend,” Brown said.
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