By Clint McElroy
HQ 119 | AUTUMN 2022
Congratulations to the Guyan Golf & Country Club and the United Way! Both hit their 100th anniversary, as commemorated in the edition of Huntington Quarterly that you hold in your hot little hands right now. Kudos to Jack and his staff for helping us remember these accomplishments. In the coming years I hope the magazine continues to mark such landmark anniversaries.
To show my appreciation, I would like to go ahead and write the headlines for more centennial observations that should show up in future editions of HQ. And away we go…
Jim’s Steak and Spaghetti House in 2038: “Providing a Century of Little Orange Stains on White Shirts and Blouses.”
Marshall University in 2037: “Celebrating the Centennial of Our Centennial.”
Route 60 in 2026: “Sorry, folks: The commemoration of the highway’s 100th birthday has been postponed because the guests of honor are stuck in traffic.”
Chilifest in 2084: “Helping Keep Tums in Business Since 1984.”
The We Are Marshall movie in 2106: “We Haven’t Seen Matthew McConaughey Back in Town in a Century!”
Jamie Oliver’s 100th birthday in 2075: “Remembering the Man Who Fat-Shamed an Entire Town.”
Keith-Albee Theatre in 2028: “100 Years of Making Out in the Back Row Under the Balcony.”
WSAZ in 2095: “Station Opens Time Capsule Buried After Mr. Cartoon’s Last Show: ‘Beeper’ Found Inside Alive and Well.”
Closing of The French Tavern in 2083: “A Century Later and You Can Still Smell the Onion Soup in the West End.”
Ritter Park Fountain in 2099: “100 Years of Bountiful Bubbles.”
Clint McElroy’s 100th birthday in 2055: “Hmmm. Sorry, but that name doesn’t ring a bell.”
