MARLINTON — A big part of what Pocahontas County Senior Citizens Inc. does is feed seniors, not only in Marlinton, but in Green Bank and other areas of the county as well.
EDGAR KELLEY
Staff Writer
So when a compressor that generates cooling capability in the Marlinton Senior Center’s refrigeration system went down, PCSC director John Simmons knew he couldn’t waste any time in finding a solution.
“We have to maintain the temperature in the walk-in, so when something goes wrong with it ,we don’t have a choice but to fix it or replace it right away,” Simmons told The Inter-Mountain. “We got our standard repairman here in the county to come in and take a look at the thing and he determined it was shot. He had to order a new one after I gave him the OK, and I told him we would come up with the money somewhere.”
Brainstorming about ways to find funds to fix the compressor, Simmons recalled a previous conversation he had with Delegate Ty Nestor, R-District 66. Nestor had told Simmons to reach out to him any time he had an emergency and needed help.
“Ty had called me last year and told me that if we ran into any emergency type problems over here to let him know,” Simmons said. “I called him and told him we lost our compressor. He told me to get an estimate on it and he would forward it to Charleston. Lo and behold, the governor signed a $7,950 check and Ty got it over to us.”
So when a compressor that generates cooling capability in the Marlinton Senior Center’s refrigeration system went down, PCSC director John Simmons knew he couldn’t waste any time in finding a solution.
“We have to maintain the temperature in the walk-in, so when something goes wrong with it ,we don’t have a choice but to fix it or replace it right away,” Simmons told The Inter-Mountain. “We got our standard repairman here in the county to come in and take a look at the thing and he determined it was shot. He had to order a new one after I gave him the OK, and I told him we would come up with the money somewhere.”
Brainstorming about ways to find funds to fix the compressor, Simmons recalled a previous conversation he had with Delegate Ty Nestor, R-District 66. Nestor had told Simmons to reach out to him any time he had an emergency and needed help.
“Ty had called me last year and told me that if we ran into any emergency type problems over here to let him know,” Simmons said. “I called him and told him we lost our compressor. He told me to get an estimate on it and he would forward it to Charleston. Lo and behold, the governor signed a $7,950 check and Ty got it over to us.”