Flatwoods book-signing for Lisa Myers McCombs

Lisa Myers McCombs

Lisa Myers McCombs, Class of 1977, will be signing her children’s books at the Flatwoods Mall, just outside Sutton, at 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday, August 6.

The retired Monongah Middle School language arts teacher is married to Monongah fire chief Harless McCombs, Class of 1976.

Lisa is among 2.3 million people in the world who have MS and her most famous book is “I Have MS. What’s Your Super Power?”

Her children’s and young adult novels include “Abby,” “Raspberry Beret” and “Opening Pandora’s Box.”

MS affects the central nervous system.

Lisa received Marion County Reading Council’s Patti R. Pollack Reading Teacher of the Year Award in 2014.

Her parents are Pat Myers, former Monongah Elementary teacher, and John Myers, former Golf Pro at Green Hills Golf Club in Everson where the Monongah High Alumni Reunion scramble was held for many years till it died out for lack of enough interest.

Another book-signing for Lisa & Diana

Lisa Myers McCombs, Class of 1977, and Diana Pishner Walker, a 1977 graduate of Clarksburg Notre Dame High School and Fairmont State who works for the Marion County Board of Education, will be signing their books at 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Monday, January 18 at the Craft Connection, 303 10^th Street, Fairmont.

The children’s books triology for Lisa, Y-Teens sponsor at Monongah Middle School, is “Opening Pandora's Box,” “Abby” and “Raspberry Beret.”

Lisa is married to Harless McCombs, Class of 1976, Monongah Fire Department chief.

Monongah Town Recorder Patty Steele McCombs is married to Harless’ brother, Bill McCombs, Class of 1969, who is Monongah Water Director and on the Town Council.

Lisa’s mother, Pat Myers, taught at Monongah Elementary and her father, John Myers, was the Golf Pro at Green Hills Golf Club for many years.

Diana’s latest book is “Spaghetti and Meatballs! My family is Italian!”

Her first book was “I Don’t Want to Sit in the Front Row Any More,” a memoir based on the loss of her parents, Anna and Louis Pishner, within seven months of each other.

Diana grew up in Clarksburg, a mecca for Italian-Americans in West Virginia.