By Barbara High
News-Tribune
Posted Jan 06, 2012 @ 04:26 PM
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CUMBERLAND, Md. —
By Barbara High
Tribune Correspondent
CUMBERLAND – The Greater Cumberland Committee membership meeting held Thursday at the Cumberland Country Club included a panel discussion on the importance of participating in the upcoming Mineral County Day and PACE.
The panel consisted of Maryland Sen. George Edwards, Del. LeRoy Myers, Garrett County Commissioner Jim Raley and West Virginia Sen. David Sypolt, Del. Gary Howell and Mineral County Commission president Cynthia Pyles.
Mineral County Day is Jan. 11-13 in Charleston. and will consist of a State of the State address, meetings with department heads, staff and legislators, a luncheon at the Capital and an evening reception at Embassy Suites.
The discussion will focus on specific issues relating to Mineral County in the areas of transportation and economic development as well as recognizing advances within it’s region.
According to Pyles, they will also recognize a Mineral County resident and this year that will be Walter E. “Jack” Rollins. A popular songwriter, Rollins wrote the hit “Frosty The Snowman,” along with other classics like “Peter Cottontail” and “Smokey the Bear.” Rollins was a Keyser native who died in 1973 and is buried in his hometown.
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