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WVFB Mourns Members
Bollenbach, Carter
West Virginia Farm Bureau recently lost
two stalwarts of agriculture, William A. “Bill”
Bollenbach, of Alderson, WV, and Harlan “Ted”
Carter, of Wheeling, WV.
Bill Bollenbach and his wife, Peggy, were
fixtures at the WVFB West Virginia State Fair
booth, greeting visitors and promoting Farm
Bureau memberships. Bollenbach served as
chairman of the WVFB Membership Committee.
Bill was also elected Supervisor of the West
Virginia Southern Conservation District where
he served as chairman of the board for eight
years. The Bollenbachs loved to travel and attend
bluegrass festivals.
Ted Carter and his wife, Jeanne, carried on
the family tradition of farming at Everbreeze,
which dates back to 1796. A retired counselor,
Carter helped to restore the historic Blaker Mill
at Jackson’s Mill State 4-H Camp and was a
longtime supporter of the Ohio County Country
Fair. In 2011, he was inducted into the WVU
Davis College Hall of Fame along with his wife.
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WVFB Membership
Renewal Change
Due to a recent class action lawsuit filed in the
state of Ohio, Nationwide Insurance Company has
asked WVFB to help them to comply with the court’s
decision. This has required a change in how past
due memberships are processed. Beginning with
memberships processed in March, 2014, members
who have allowed their membership to lapse beyond
60 days will be given a new anniversary month.
Their new anniversary month will be the month in
which their membership is processed.
With this change, members should be aware that
this break in membership will affect them if they
wish to keep their years of continuous membership
going, as well as if they wish to take advantage of the
GM Discount Program. Regarding the GM Discount
Program, if there is a break in their membership, they
will have to wait 60 days from the new anniversary
date before they can be eligible for the discount.
WVFB will try to accommodate those who wish to
maintain their original anniversary date. As long as
the member lets us know at the time of renewal (not
after the membership is processed), we will allow
that member to retain his original anniversary date.
WVFB understands this is a big change in how
we have handled membership in the past. Due to the
legal system, it was a necessity for our partnership
with Nationwide Insurance Company. We appreciate
your understanding.