MILTON, W.Va. (AP) - This year marks the 145th anniversary of
West Virginia's statehood, and a famed glassmaker is helping to
celebrate.

Blenko Glass Co. is selling a limited run of 145 specially
designed pieces for $145 each at its visitor's center in Milton.

The piece, called "Sunrise-Sunset," was designed by Arlon
Bayliss and Richard Blenko.

It will only be for sale at the visitor's center on Friday, June
20, which is West Virginia Day.

It was on June 20 in 1863 that President Abraham Lincoln's
proclamation made West Virginia the 35th state in the union.

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