Laura Bush to Visit Fairmont Aug. 16

[MountainLaurel]

FYI.

From today's Times-West Virginian:

First lady Laura Bush is coming to Fairmont.

She will appear at a political fund-raiser for 1st District Republican congressional can­didate Chris Wakim on Wednesday, Aug. 16, at the Shaw House at 423 Morgantown Ave. While her appearance has been strongly rumored, it was not verified until Tuesday when Mike Shaw, a Point Pleasant attorney and owner of the home once the property of the late Thelma Shaw, prominent Fairmont activist, confirmed Mrs. Bush’s appearance. He is the great nephew to Thelma Shaw.

By great coincidence, the appearance of the first lady coincides with the annual Marion County Chamber of Commerce dinner at the Falcon Center at Fairmont State. Rep. Alan Mollohan, incumbent 1st District congressman, will be the guest speaker for that occa­sion.

Shaw said that a reception and fund-raiser in Fairmont for Wakim “had been in the works for a couple of months.” He explained that “we had our fund-raiser scheduled, and Washington called and said the first lady would like to join us so we changed the date to accommodate her schedule.” He said that hours for the Bush-Wakim event would be from 5-7 p.m. Tickets will be $100 a person.

When told that the Republican event was being held on the same night at Mollohan’s appearance, Shaw acted very surprised and said he had no idea that the con­gressman would be speaking here that night.

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