Most every older city has its vanished landmarks, and Parkersburg is no exception. Many longtime residents, when asked to recall a building they miss, will cite the Chancellor Hotel built by William Chancellor. There were 120 rooms in 1924 with 100 more added later. Opened for business in 1903 at the corner of Seventh and Market streets, the grand old hotel experienced a disastrous fire in 1911. The fire resulted in the deaths of three boys, who were crushed by a falling brick wall.
julier@wvgazette.com PARKERSBURG - Old William Chancellor must be pleased. His hotel has just undergone an extensive renovation, returning it to the grandeur he envisioned when he built it in 1889.
Philanthropist, entrepreneur, and educator being honored by an international disaster relief organization for supporting its humanitarian mission LOS ANGELES, Nov. 9, 2010 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Global disaster relief organization International Medical Corps, is honoring Dr. Sabrina Kay, Chancellor of Fremont College, with the Humanitarian award tonight at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel in recognition of her support of its mission to educate and build up nations affected by disaster.
Chuck Korte will feel all alone - and a tad bit embarrassed - when he steps to the podium in front of his former peers next month. The Illinois High School Football Coaches Association has selected the retired Galena coach as one of 16 inductees to its Hall of Fame. The ceremony will take place at noon on April 2 at the Chancellor Hotel in Champaign.
PEORIA -- Jim Flynn, an assistant executive director of the Illinois High School Association, will be presented the Ray Eliot Award by the Illinois High School Football Coaches Association during a luncheon April 3 at the Chancellor Hotel in Champaign. Flynn will retire this year after serving the IHSA for 31 years. The Ray Eliot Award was created to recognize a deserving person for his contributions to sportsmanship, quality of the game and advancement of athletics in Illinois.
PARKERSBURG - One man's trash . . . Several years ago a couple moving into a north Parkersburg home discovered a discarded painting in the basement. Both the picture - a portrait of a woman - and its frame had been damaged from water, abuse and neglect.
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PLATTEVILLE, Wis. - Employees of the Governor Dodge Hotel and Convention Center had more than just Fat Tuesday to celebrate Tuesday night - they learned they were keeping their jobs. University of Wisconsin-Platteville Chancellor David Markee announced late Tuesday afternoon that the university would not be purchasing the hotel. The university had been involved in discussions with the property's owners since December 2004
University of Missouri Department of Theatre doctoral candidate Kevin Babbitt and MU Associate Professor Heather Carver each won the prestigious Chancellor's 2008 Inclusive Excellence Award Tuesday during a ceremony at the Tiger Hotel, said Ken Logsdon, coordinator of advertising and promotions at the theater department. Babbitt was honored for his directorship and work with Interactive Theatre, performing Otto Frank in "Being Frank," championing dialogues about lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender issues, and serving as a mentor to others working to make the MU campus an inclusive learning environment.
...This year's award winner was: The Chancellor Hotel on Union Square, San Francisco. The Hotels t...
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