Wheeling Native gets Ohio to offer a “Flying WV” license plate – Parkersburg News

Neil Armstrong, President of the Head of the WVU Association Association, poses with a possible version of WVU registration plate on the way to be available in Ohio. Armstrong led the accusation of setting up a bill adopted at the Ohio General Assembly, which makes the plaque accessible. (A photo provided)

Wheeling – Neil Armstrong made it so that Ohio’s residents are able to add a little taste to the mountainous condition to their car in the sea of ​​Boukeys. Armstrong, a native of Willing, who has lived in Ohio for the past 30 years, has led the transfer of a bill to Ohio’s legislation, which will allow Ohio residents to buy registration plates decorated with the famous University of West Virginia “Flying wv” Logo. There are still a few steps before the signs are available to buy through the Ohio motor vehicle department, but he is confident that they will be ready to go by the summer. The seeds of this idea were planted a few years ago, Armstrong said. His daughter visits the University of Alabama, and his head of Cincinnati graduates works to get the Crimson Tide logo available on Ohio registration plates. Marshall University also received a bill that allows the purchase of signs with the thunderstorm logo. Armstrong, now president of the head of the WVU/Dayton Association of the Association of Graduates, assesses whether these schools can get their logos on the signs in Ohio, WVU can also. Thus, in 2023, Armstrong contacted the office of the State Senator Ohio Steve Wilson, R-Mainville, to see if he would sponsor a bill. Wilson’s cabinet told Armstrong to reach back in mid -2024.
“So, I go back and it is silent,” “ said Armstrong. “I sincerely forgot about it. But then, outside the blue, I get an email from his office, which says, Hey, we’re ready to leave. It is voted in a month.
“Surprisingly not as hard as I thought it would be” He added. The next step, he said, is to get 150 “Wet” Signatures-Signatures Signatures of Pen-From People-From People Who Will Purchase the Plate. The demand, he said, would ignite production. He has already collected about 60 signatures and has plans to take his word to get more. He will work through the WVU Graduate Association to make sure that the Ohio graduates are aware of the opportunity. He will also collect signatures from the WVU’s men’s basketball game at 2 pm February 2 at the University of Cincinnati, as well as in the WVU baseball game since April 1 in Ohio. While 150 signatures are the minimum, Armstrong hopes to receive at least 300 until the law came into force on April 9. When the plate becomes available, it can be selected from “Organizations” DMV website category. Doing this causes Armstrong to feel good for several reasons. On the one hand, this gives the residents of Ohio, who are graduates of WVU or fans, another opportunity to show their pride for mountaineers. These people are always eager to speak West Virginia when they find themselves in public.
“I have four children and I actually went to WVU,” he said. “But everyone knows that I am out at any time and I wear WV something and I see someone else with a flying WV, they know that they have just lost 15 or 20 minutes of their day.”
But there is also an opportunity to help students in Ohio who want to attend WVU. With each registration plate purchased, $ 25 goes to support the university’s scholarships for the Western Virginia for Ohio residents. And if enough people register, these dollars will be added, Armstrong said.
“Let’s say we get 1000 signs throughout the country,” he said. “That would be $ 25,000 a year for scholarships. Add this over 10 years and is $ 250,000. This is an opportunity to really help students throughout the country, and it was one of the big reasons we wanted to do. “