Fall is a Great Time to Screen Children and Youth Workers As autumn approaches, many churches are actively recruiting and training the people who will be working with the church's children and youth programs this fall. Churches should strongly consider criminal background checks as part of the recruitment and selection process for those who will be involved with minors and the disabled this coming program year, whether as a volunteer or as a paid worker. Background checks are one part of... <Read More>

Customer of the Month: Hurricane Volunteer Fire Department Wikipedia defines volunteering as, "People working on behalf of others or a particular cause without payment for their time and services." Putnam County has a particularly good group of such defined people, its volunteer firefighters. Hurricane Volunteer Fire Department is one of eight volunteer fire departments that protect the City of Hurricane and adjacent communities. Established in 1949, the volunteer firefighters of Hurricane are "on the ready" when calls come in for house fires... <Read More>

Let Your Fingers Do Your Walking Have you visited our website lately? Check it out at www.payneandgarlow.com. It's full of not only insurance information and phone numbers when it comes to claims, but we also have current news of local events in our area. We have all our past E-Newsletters along with contact information of the people who make up the great customer service that we can provide for you. Our Resources page consists of links that could be helpful to you even on a daily basis. Some of the links include: school links that... <Read More>

Only You Can Prevent Forest Fires! Says Smokey the Bear Fall is the dangerous time of the year when forest fires go a-blazin'. Please be careful and follow the guidelines when burning trash or leaves. To search for guidelines for the state of West Virginia, please visit the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection website. "Only You Can Prevent Forest Fires," is a famous statement from a crusader against forest fires. Here is the story on Smokey the Bear... <Read More>

Quote of the Month "Behold the turtle, he can only make progress when he sticks his neck out" James Bryant Conant