[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 100 (Friday, June 29, 2012)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1195]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                   TRIBUTE TO MRS. LINDA SCRITCHFIELD

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                       HON. SHELLEY MOORE CAPITO

                            of west virginia

                    in the house of representatives

                         Friday, June 29, 2012

  Mrs. CAPITO. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize the 
accomplishment of a constituent of mine, Mrs. Linda Scritchfield, and 
to praise her 25 years of service as Site Manager for the Ravenswood 
Senior Center.
  Linda, whose first day as Site Manager was January 1, 1987, will work 
her final day on June 29, 2012. When Linda took over the Senior Center, 
it was located in an old locks building on the banks of the Ohio River 
and offered few activities. Under Linda's guidance, the seniors started 
looking for land in order to build a new center. They held multiple 
fundraisers, and with the help of Jackson County Commission on Aging, 
grants, and the city of Ravenswood, the new center opened in November 
1997.
  Linda was instrumental in raising funds for the services that the 
senior citizens of Ravenswood enjoy. The new center has a dining area, 
computer room, billiards room, library, pool area and offices. A 
therapeutic pool was opened a few years later. The center also provides 
services for veterans along with offering wigs for cancer patients, flu 
shot clinics, water aerobics, and open swim classes.
  Although Linda has helped the Senior Center make great strides over 
the years, Linda says her biggest accomplishments in life are the 
personal relationships she formed with the seniors. They have made such 
an impact on her life, and she hopes that she has been able to do the 
same for them.
  I thank Linda for her years of service and Ravenswood is fortunate to 
call Linda one of its own.

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