The BobCast MOV

Our very special guests this evening are The Promise Sean Steel and James Grimm Blackwell of Higher Passion Wrestling, who will be providing us with some great professional wrestling matches and demonstrations at the Parkersburg Homecoming Festival in August.

Their Social Media:

https://facebook.com/HigherPassionWrestling/ https://youtube.com/@UCEwIGCrScXmH35N0WKE8QLw https://tiktok.cim/@higherpassionwrestling

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Our guest tonight is Lisa Boyle, co-chair of the Parkersburg Engagement Project (PEP). The PEP initiative is dedicated to showcasing the power of community-led decision-making and organized action. At the heart of our efforts is the Parkersburg Steering Committee, which will engage with residents and stakeholders to tackle a pressing community issue. By fostering collaboration, we aim to strengthen civic ties, meet community needs, and create a model that inspires communities across the country.

Tonight Bob and Rick discuss several things that are going on in Parkersburg including the Parkersburg Engagement Project, the new Wood County Resiliency, Proactive Planning, the new City Park Pavilion, the Parkersburg Homecoming Festival Update, and more.

Our first wRap Around MOV episode of 2025 is devoted to the 2025 Parkersburg Homecoming Festival.

Jan 25, 2025

Bob and Rick discuss their current involvement in Parkersburg Homecoming, Inc. and what’s in the works for this year’s Festival.

The BobCast MOV presents the premiere episode of “wRap Around the MOV.” Our special guest this evening is Ms. Wendy Tuck, Parkersburg (WV) City Council, 4th District. Our “wRap Around” program focuses specifically on places, issues, and events of interest to residents of the Mid-Ohio Valley, whereas our regular weekly podcast is an anything-goes “talk show.”

We had two guests planned for this evening, but unfortunately, neither of them could join us. So, we discussed the status of the Parkersburg Soap Box Derby that we are trying to get off the ground and our most recent venture as newly appointed officers of Parkersburg Homecoming, Inc. Here are the website URLs for both of those ventures:

https://parkersburgsoapboxderby.org/support/

https://parkersburghomecoming.org/

This evening we talk about our activities during our hiatus as well as, among other things, our current involvement in the Parkersburg Soap Box Derby and the 2025 Parkersburg Homecoming Festival.

With over 20 years in the Wood County Magistrate's office, Heather is running to serve as the magistrate in the newly-created 5th Magisterial Division. As a Magisterial Assistant for 20+ years, she will bring a wealth of experience to the office. Please visit her Facebook page at: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61553851604251 and email her at [email protected].

From his website:

Running for Cabell County Board of Education is my way of continuing to pay it forward. It is an opportunity to use my energy, passion, community organizing, and leadership skills to ignite action and drive positive change in the community.

I believe that every child deserves to be loved and supported.

I believe that the stronger our families are, the healthier our communities will be.

We all must play an active role in building a shared vision for our future.

Trust that every decision I will make that affects Cabell County will be made to support a healthy, thriving community.

This means:

• Doing more of what works, less of what doesn't, and being courageous enough to ask hard questions and reimagine the way we operate.

• Making proactive investments that address the root causes of systemic issues, instead of reactively backpedaling to clean up shortsighted mistakes.

• Reducing waste and incentivizing success

. • Creating a welcoming culture that includes families and community members prioritizes encouraging and empowering youth.

Reed's broad professional experience spans grant writing and evaluation, policy review, developing youth programs, non-profit and social impact consulting, creating curriculum, delivering trainings, facilitating community conversations, and directly serving youth and families as a recovery coach and race director. He has held over 10 positions with various Boards of Directors and committees, from the Chamber of Commerce to the Community Service Council and Boys and Girls Club, which speaks to his commitment to service and competency as an executive leader. His philanthropic efforts have helped raise over $50,000 for West Virginia communities and his tenacity for positive change has impacted thousands of people across Appalachia.

His web presence:

https://sites.google.com/view/votereedbyers/home

https://www.facebook.com/votereedbyers

Email: [email protected]