Village of Beech Bottom

NEWSLETTER SEPTEMBER 2025 FALL FESTIVAL: The annual Beech Bottom Fall Festival will be held on Saturday, September 20, 2025, on the Third Street Playground. Festival will be held beginning at noon and will last until 6:00 pm. Activities will include games, vendors, pumpkin painting, crafts, hay rides, bounce houses, and much more. Come out and join in the fun! Residents who would like to volunteer their time to assist with the festival, please contact Jamie in the village office. The village will be hosting the Brooke County Chamber of Commerce on September 4. Their “Business after Hours” event will be held on Third Street Playground. Reservations must be made to attend this event. We welcome all their attendees to the village. Beary H. Bonds Day will be celebrated in Beech Bottom on Tuesday, September 16. Beary H. Bonds is the mascot of oneBURGH, a Facebook page based in Pittsburgh. Beary will be honored with a key to the village and a small parade will be held in his honor. A 30 ft. Beary blowup will be unveiled and a podcast will be broadcasting from Beech Bottom during the activities. SCHOOLS OPEN, WATCH OUT FOR OUR CHILDREN! Veterans’ Monument: If your veteran attended Beech Bottom School and has not been included on our monument, now’s the time. Please submit your veteran’s information, dates attended Beech Bottom School and a copy of their DD214. There is room for eight additional names on monument, first come, first served. Several complaints have AGAIN been received regarding trash, et. Being left on the playgrounds. There is no excuse for adults letting their children disrespect these areas. If you send snacks with your children, remind them to use one of the many trash cans in place on the playgrounds. Don’t forget about our Kelly. Beech Bottom Water Superintendent Kelly Williams, a member of the United States Air National Guard has been deployed to a six-month tour of duty in Saudi Arabia. If you would like to send Kelly a card, etc. to let her know we are thinking of her the address is: Kelly Williams 378 ELRS/CSS, OPC 1277 Box 67, APO AE 09877. Former superintendent, Dale Poling, is filling in for Kelly while she is absent.

FOAM FRIDAYS: The final Foam Friday of the summer will be held on Friday, August 8 from 6:00 to 9:00 pm. Notice the change in time for this event. All family members are invited to join their children during this time for a family picnic at Third St. Playground to celebrate their return to school. Free food will be served to all attendees and children will receive a gift from the village. LAMBERT PARK: A new sign has been installed in Lambert Park. This sign includes an actual photo of the planes that were built in Warwood and flown in Beech Bottom. A new display case has been ordered and will soon be installed to once again include photos and information regarding the WV Flying Corps and Louis Bennett, Jr., founder of the corps. BROOKE HILLS PARK SWIMMING: We have been asked to remind our residents of the swimming pool at Brooke Hills Park is now open. The pool is scheduled to be open every Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Hours of operation are from noon until 7:00 pm. Be sure to check out their website for any special event occurring during the summer. Vacation Bible School: Cornerstone Christian Academy will be hosting a Vacation Bible School for all children, ages kindergarten to 6th grade. This VBS is being sponsored by the Windsor Heights Church of God and is open to ALL children. VBS will begin on Monday, August 4 and end on Friday, August 8, from 6:00 pm until 8:00 pm. Theme for this year’s VBS is Odyssey in Space. For additional information please contact Lori at 304-639-5206. Beech Bottom Water Superintendent Kelly Williams, a member of the United States Air National Guard has been deployed to a six-month tour of duty in Saudi Arabia. If you would like to send Kelly a card, etc. to let her know we are thinking of her the address is: Kelly Williams 378 ELRS/CSS, OPC 1277 Box 67, APO AE 09877. Former superintendent, Dale Poling, is filling in for Kelly while she is absent. MARK YOU CALENDAR: The Beech Bottom Fall Festival is scheduled for Saturday, September 20. Vendor applications are currently being accepted in the Village Office. The festival will be held from noon until 6 pm. Welcome to Beech Bottom resident Paul Poe. Paul was hired as summer help and recently was added as a permanent maintenance employee. Good job, Paul !! As usual, the council members and our police receive many, many complaints about garbage accumulating, grass needing cut, speeding, etc. Please be considerate of your neighbors. As stated before, take a few minutes and stand on the sidewalk in front of your residence and look at your “stuff” from the neighbor’s point of view. Work is currently being done in the area of our pump houses. The Water Board is adding another structure to house electrical work and a generator for our water pumps. This will eliminate the problems that occurred after the storms this past April.

NEWSLETTER JULY 2025 FOAM FRIDAYS: There will be three Foam Fridays in the month of July. A make up day from June 27 will be held on WEDNESDAY, July 2 from 2:00 until 5:00. Scheduled Foam Fridays will be held on July 11 and July 25. All children are invited to come to Third Street Playground and join in the fun. Village provides free popcorn, water and popsicles!! TREE REPLACEMENT DISCUSSION: Unfortunately, the scheduled tree discussion event scheduled for Wednesday, June 25 had to be postponed once again. With the extreme heat and lack of air conditioning in the fire department council thought it best to postpone. No new date has been chosen yet, but will be announced at a later date. BROOKE HILLS PARK SWIMMING: We have been asked to remind our residents the swimming pool at Brooke Hills Park is now open. The pool is scheduled to be open every Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Hours of operation are from noon until 7:00 pm. Be sure to check out their website for any special event occurring during the summer. Complaints have already been received about grass clippings being left on streets and sidewalks. Please be considerate of your neighbors and clean up all clippings from sidewalks and streets. These clippings can lead to a slip hazard for our many senior citizens. Huge thanks to the Ziegenfelder Corporation of Wheeling for donating popsicles to the village. They have donated hundreds of popsicles which have been enjoyed, by the young AND old, during Foam Fridays!!! Vacation Bible School: Cornerstone Christian Academy will be hosting a Vacation Bible School for all children, ages kindergarten to 6th grade. This VBS is being sponsored by the Windsor Heights Church of God and is open to ALL children. VBS will begin on Monday, August 4 and end on Friday, August 8, from 6:00 pm until 8:00 pm. Theme for this year’s VBS is Odyssey in Space. For additional information please contact Lori at 304-639-5206. Beech Bottom Water Superintendent Kelly Williams, a member of the United States Air National Guard has been deployed to a six-month tour of duty in Saudi Arabia. If you would like to send Kelly a card, etc. to let her know we are thinking of her the address is: Kelly Williams 378 ELRS/CSS, OPC 1277 Box 67, APO AE 09877. Former superintendent, Dale Poling, is filling in for Kelly while she is absent. We have been asked to remind residents that village sidewalks are to be kept open for residents use. Please keep all personal items away from sidewalks and allow your neighbors easy access. VILLAGE OFFICE WILL BE CLOSED ON FRIDAY, JULY 4TH

NEWSLETTER MARCH 2025 . BEARCAT SCHOLARSHIP: Applications will be accepted until April 7 for the Beech Bottom Bearcat Scholarship. This scholarship is awarded each year to a Brooke High School graduate who began their education at Beech Bottom Primary and are continuing their education at a 2- or 4-year program. When Beech Bottom Primary was closed, council voted to establish this scholarship as a way for the graduating seniors to know that even though the school is closed, the village still remembers them. This year’s recipient will receive $1000.00 at BHS Awards Program on May 15. Please contact your BHS counselor for an application. Village of Beech Bottom Fire Department will be holding their annual Fish Fry beginning on March 5, Ash Wednesday, and then every Friday thru April 18. Food available from 11 am until 7 pm. Come out and support the Fire Department. Make it Shine Day: Mark your calendar for Saturday, April 5 for our annual Make it Shine Day. On this day volunteers will canvass all public areas of the town for trash, litter, etc. and make our town SHINE after this long, hard winter. Volunteers will meet in the lower shelter on Third Street Playground at 10:00 am to receive your supplies and assignments. Clean up will end at 11:30 with a pizza lunch for all volunteers. DUMPSTER DAY: The spring Dumpster Day will be held on Saturday, April 12. Start collecting your garbage when doing your spring cleaning and use our free dumpster service! FYI, our maintenance crew will not be permitted to enter your house OR yard to collect your garbage. You must have your garbage in bags and, if unable to take to dumpster yourself, set bags on the curb in front of your house for pickup. Thanks for understanding. We want your plastic milk jugs!!! Please save your clear, gallon size milk jugs. Jugs may be left in the village office. Reminder: For those residents thinking of having a pool in your yard this summer. Per Ordinance 41 all pools with a water depth of 2 ft or more must be fully enclosed by fencing. Work progresses on our Water Line Extension Grant. This $1.9 million grant was received from Senators Manchin and Capito in 2023. While we are guaranteed the funding, paperwork must still be submitted prior to release of the money. Our engineering firm, the Brooke Hancock Jefferson Metropolitan Planning Commission (BHJ) and council continue to work on this project. Hopes were high that this project would finally go out to bid this spring, but the project, yet again, appears to be delayed due to governmental requirements. Council continues to work with Oglebay and WVU Extension Office on the replacement of trees throughout the village. Representatives will be touring the village soon as part of the process

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NEWSLETTER FEBRUARY 2025 Hoping the month of February brings relief to the bone chilling month of January. Thanks to our Maintenance Department for working in the bitter cold to keep our streets clean. Thanks also to our Water Department for being pro-active and replacing our water lines twenty years ago. We have been very fortunate and not suffered any water line breaks due to the weather as many of our neighboring communities have. Please continue to keep any sidewalks adjoining your property clear for your neighbors. Winners of our Christmas Decorating Contest received their awards at the December 17 Council Meeting. First Place winner was the Springer Family on Hill Street. Second Place went to the Buchanan Family on Second Street and Third Place was awarded to the Philabaum Family on First Street. Congratulations to all our winners and thanks to all the residents who participated. BEARCAT SCHOLARSHIP: Applications will be accepted until April 7 for the Beech Bottom Bearcat Scholarship. This scholarship is awarded each year to a Brooke High School graduate who began their education at Beech Bottom Primary and are continuing their education at a 2- or 4-year program. When Beech Bottom Primary was closed, council voted to establish this scholarship as a way for the graduating seniors to know that even though the school is closed, the village still remembers them. This year’s recipient will receive $1000.00 at BHS Awards Program on May 15. Please contact your BHS counselor for an application. Village of Beech Bottom Fire Department will be holding their annual Fish Fry beginning on March 5 and every Friday thru April 18. Food available from 11 am until 6 pm. Come out and support the Fire Department. Council had to make a hard decision and have the trees along our streets cut down in December. Unfortunately, these trees became diseased, were a safety hazard and will have to be replaced. The affected trees were the Bradford Pear and Flowering Cherry trees that were planted by council approximately thirty years ago. These trees were removed in December in hopes of getting a quick start of replanting in the spring. The Bradford Pear trees have been declared an invasive species and communities are not permitted to plant them anymore. Therefore, council is currently in talks with the horticulturist from Oglebay Park and an agent with the WVU Extension Office to determine the best tree for replanting. We want your plastic milk jugs!!! Please save your clear, gallon size milk jugs. The office staff is collecting them for a Christmas project for later this year. Hoping everyone saw the float that was constructed by the Office and Maintenance Dept. this year. Many hours of work went into this project and it was very well received at both the Wellsburg and Weirton Christmas parades. Thanks to the generous donation of council member Bruce Hunter, the gingerbread house was set up along Rt 2 for everyone to enjoy after the parades. Great job everyone !!! Please leave your gallon milk jugs at the village office. Village Office will be closed on Monday, February 17th in honor of Presidents Day