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“Being the oldest of three children meant I handled most chores as few as they were,” Chandler said. “Mostly I was responsible for taking care of the family dog, Mixer. He received that name because he looked like a mix of several dogs.”

Chandler grew up with memories of the old Alban Theater in St. Albans, summers at Rock Lake pool, selling RC Pop bottles at Adkins Grocery Store, delivering the Charleston daily newspaper and mowing neighborhood lawns.

“I rode the bus to Tackett’s Creek Grade School,” Chandler said. “Ms. Hofer taught…