Sunday, December 2, 2012PipeSounds, and the Putnam

County Bank as sponsor, willhost Rodney L. Barbour, a na-tive of Huntington, to perform“A Christmas Spectacular”, onSunday, December 2, 2012 at3:00 p.m. at Forrest BurdetteUnited Methodist Church, 2848Putnam Avenue in Hurricane.

This will be Barbour’s fourthperformance on the world-classHarrah Symphonic Organ. Rod-ney is an accomplished per-former and his career has takenmany directions since complet-ing extensive courses includinghis Doctorate at the Universityof Cincinnati.

He has performed music with

the Holiday on Ice Orchestra,the Ringling Brothers-Barnumand Bailey Circus and has heldthe position of official organistof the Cincinnati Reds at River-front Stadium as well as organ-ist for several prestigiouschurches.

Rodney’s credentials are wideand varied, but one of his bestattributes is his personality toconnect with the audience andinclude them in the perform-ance. During the Christmas,2010 concert, he pleasantly sur-prised those attending when heappeared as “Santa” himself forthe second half of the concert.

Tickets will be available at the

INSTITUTE - A team fromWest Virginia State University’sArmy ROTC program placedhigh in the recent Ranger Chal-lenge held at Fort Pickett, Va.

The 11-member team fromWVSU finished ninth in com-petition with similar sized pro-grams, placing ahead ofschools such as Hampton,Howard, and Virginia StateUniversity. The team alsobested its finish from the 2011Ranger Challenge when it fin-ished 10th.

The annual Ranger Chal-lenge featured more than 400cadets from 89 ROTC programsfrom throughout a multi-stateregion.

The two-day event is the

largest of its type on the EastCoast, and featured competi-tions where ROTC cadets racedagainst the clock and eachother in a variety of physicaland mentally challengingevents that were planned alongan eight-mile route.

Cadet teams would roadmarch and would be faced withtasks along the way such as as-sembling M-16 rifles, land nav-igation, and operatingcommon military radios.

Academic skills were alsoemphasized throughout theweekend, allowing team lead-ers to find the best possible so-lution toward complex teamproblems such as crossing astream using only 120-feet of

rope, team members and theirequipment.

The ROTC cadets had trainedfor the Ranger Challenge sincethe start of the fall semester.

In the spring, the WVSUcadets will participate in atraining exercise that will alsoinvolve West Virginia Univer-sity and Marshall University.The in-state exercise is de-signed to prepare third-yearROTC students to attend theSummer Leadership Develop-ment and Assessment Course.Held near Tacoma, Wash., theannual event is the largestROTC gathering in the nation,featuring over 6,000 cadetsfrom 273 schools.

The Yellow Jacket Battalion

at West Virginia State Univer-sity features students fromWVSU, the University ofCharleston, Glenville State Col-lege and the West Virginia Uni-versity Institute of Technology.There are a total of 60 Cadets inthe battalion, of which 16 areWVSU students.

For more information aboutthe Yellow Jacket Battalion call(304) 389-1985 or e-mail rotc-mail@wvstateu.edu.

West Virginia State Univer-sity is a public, land grant, his-torically black university,which has evolved into a fullyaccessible, racially integrated,and multi-generational institu-tion, located in Institute, WV.

WVSU’s Army ROTC Ranger ChallengeTeamplaces High in Regional Competition

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The West Virginia Councilfor Exceptional Children hon-ored Buffalo Elementary fifthgrader Ashlee Priddy for aca-demic achievement at their fallconference in Morgantown onOctober 18.

Teacher Tracey Higgin-botham nominated Ashlee forone of two awards given toWest Virginia students yearly.

Yes, I Can! Awards celebratethe achievements of studentswho seek excellence in a vari-ety of areas. Ashlee was recog-nized for her overall academicachievement.

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Marshall University ROTC andMarchingBandmembers pay tribute to the 1970 planecrash victims during the annual memorial ceremony. Photo by Justin Waybright.

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SC Public Library toholdMonthlyMeetingThe South Charleston Public

Library Board will hold its regularmonthly meeting on Monday,November 26, 2012 at 5:30 p.m.The agenda is available at the li-brary.

The public is welcome to at-tend.

Planetarium Shows atthe Clay Center

Through November 21st Har-vest Skies will uncover the astro-nomical origins of thecross-quarter day known as Hal-loween and explore the historyand stories of the constellationsin the fall skies in this originalClay Center production.

Shows Wednesday – Saturdayat 11 am & 2 pm; Sundays atnoon and 2 pm.

Transportationavailable to Seniors

Transportation is available tojoin others for lunch Monday –Friday at 11:30 a.m. at the Home-town Senior Center, located at100 1st Ave., in Hometown. Onthe way home, stops can also bemade at grocery store, post office,or pharmacy. Call 304-586-2745for more information.

PutnamCountyRepublican Club

Meetings are held the 3rdMonday of each month at 7 p.m.at the Putnam County Court-house inWinfield.

KanawhaValleyCoin Club

The KanawhaValley Coin Clubmeets the third Tuesday of eachmonth (7 p.m.) at the KanawhaCity Recreation Center located at3511 Venable Avenue. For moreinfo., call 727-4062 or 925-4852.

Program offers help toProblemGamblers

The Problem Gamblers HelpNetwork ofWestVirginia, the pro-gram that operates the statewide1-800-GAMBLER help-line forproblem gamblers and theirloved ones, is offering a supportgroup in Teays Valley to help in-dividuals struggling with a gam-

bling addiction.The agency, in conjunction

with Fred Clark, offers therapygroup sessions for one and a halfhours a week for the duration ofthree months. Clark, a longtimemental health therapist and Na-tionally Certified GamblingCounselor, will facilitate thegroup.

Through the 11 years of oper-ating the 1-800-Gamblerhelpline, the Problem GamblersHelp Network of West Virginiahas received nearly 10,000 callsfrom problem gamblers and theirloved ones. One of the main rea-sonsTeaysValley was chosen as asite for this type of treatment isthe helpline receives many callsfrom the Cabell, Kanawha, andPutnam county areas. KathleenO'Neil, coordinator of this projectfor the Problem Gamblers HelpNetwork of West Virginia said,"TeaysValley is in close proximityof where we receive calls fromthis three-county area."

Anyone who thinks they or aloved one may have a gamblingproblem is urged to call 1-800-GAMBLER to find out more.

MCTC begins SpringRegistration

Registration for the Spring2013 semester at MountwestCommunity and Technical Col-lege began Monday, Nov. 5, forcurrently enrolled students.

Students may register from 8a.m. to 5 p.m. at the one-stopStudent Services desk on cam-pus, 2205 5th Street Road, Hunt-ington, or online atwww.mctc.edu.

Advance registration for newlyadmitted or readmitted studentsbegins Monday, Nov. 19.

Spring classes start Jan. 14.For more details, visit 866-676-

5533.

AutoimmuneSupport Group

An autoimmune supportgroups meets on the first andthird Mondays of each month atnoon. The meeting is held in theupper level of the SeptemberHouse located beside CrossRoads United Methodist Church,850 Norway Avenue, Huntington.For additional information, callCarolyn Hopper at 781-7434 or

Kimberly Marcum at 736-4957.

Eleanor CityCouncil Meeting

1st and 3rd Thursday of themonth at Town Hall. Meetingsbegin at 7:30 p.m.

Reindog ParadeThe Putnam County Parks &

Recreation Commission is havingtheir annual Reindog Parade onDecember 8, 2012 from 10:00 – 12noon (9:30 - 10:00 a.m. registra-tion) located at the Valley ParkCommunity Center by the WavePool. For more information orto register early please call thepark office at 562-0518 ext. 10.

Lots of fun and prizes! Animallovers you don’t want to miss this.So come by and enjoy a morningof fun with your family & pets.

Registration fee is $10.00 andwill go toward the new PutnamCounty Animal Shelter.

Guided Rock ClimbingEarth-Water-Rock Outdoor Ad-

ventures at Hocking Hills StatePark - 13178 Ohio 664 S., Logan,OH 43138

Open year round, offeringguided rock climbing, rappellingand backpacking expeditions forvisitors.

Reservations required; call800-HOCKING. For more infor-mation, visit www.1800HOCK-ING.com.

SC Public LibraryHoliday Closings

The South Charleston PublicLibrary will be closed November22 through November 25, 2012for the Thanksgiving holiday.They will reopen on Monday, No-vember 26, 2012 at 9 a.m.

Traditions: ACelebration of HeritageOpening November 23rd, the

Clay Center will host its annualholiday celebration, which fea-tures holiday trees and originalworks of art by local artists anddesigners.

Food PantryThe Food Pantry at Scott Depot

Christ Fellowship onTeaysValleyRoad is open from 9-11 a.m. on

the 3rd Saturday of each month.For more information, call 304-757-9166.

‘Reason for the Season’at the Clay Center

Opening November 23rd,“Reason for the Season” will ex-plore the origins of the world’sholiday celebrations and tradi-tions, many of which have theirroots in the stars and stories ofthe nighttime sky.

Shows Wednesday – Saturdayat 11 am & 2 pm; Sundays atnoon and 2 pm

Nitro Senior Citizenssponsor Bingo!

The Nitro Senior Citizenssponsor bingo Thursdays in theNitro Community Center, 21stStreet. Doors open at 5 p.m. Reg-ular bingo starts at 7:00 p.m. Raf-fles, jack-pots andcomplimentary coffee are in-cluded. A smoking area and con-cessions are available Proceedsbenefit Nitro Senior Citizens’programs.

DiabetesEducation Group

Meets at 7 p.m., in Room B,Eleanor Town Hall, on the thirdTuesday of each month. For moreinfo, call Mary 304-937-4093,Missy 304-937-3373 or Glenville304-586-2523.

LiteracyVolunteers ofPutnamCounty

Would you like to make a dif-ference? Do you know someonewho needs help with reading? Be-come a literacy volunteer andhelp adults improve their basicacademic skills.We will teach youhow to help others through ourfree 10 hour training sessionwhich will give you the skills youneed. Call 304-757-1550.

Trip to Billy GrahamTraining Center

Friday and Saturday, Dec. 7-8.Bob withers, pastor of SeventhAve. Baptist Church, and his wifeSue Ann are planning a bus tripto the training center atThe Covenear Asheville, N.C., for a Christ-mas dinner and concert hostedby Cliff Barrows, and a visit to the

Billy Graham Library in Char-lotte. For more information, call304-522-2046.

Cost: $215-$280This trip is offered by Bob

Withers (313 Main St., Hunting-ton,WV 25702).

Christmas FantasyLight Show

Krodel Park in Point Pleasant,WV.

Nov. 16 - Dec. 31Drive-through light show in-

cludes animated displays.

WinterWonderlandof Lights

Ashland Central Park, Ashland,KY 41101.

Open Nov. 12 - New Year fea-turing more than 500,000 lights!

Call Ashland Area Convention&Visitors Bureau at 800-377-6249or 606-329-1007, or go online atwww.visitashlandky.com.

StanMcDanieland his Band

On November 17, 2012, StanMcDaniel and his band will bethe headliners for the Nitro Sen-ior Citizens Country WesternDance.

The entertainment starts witha concession opening at 5:00p.m. and the music and dancingstarts at 6:00 p.m. until approxi-mately 9:00 p.m.

This is a monthly activity of theNitro Seniors and the cost of ad-mission is still by donation, andall proceeds go to fund the extraactivities of the seniors.

There will be door prizes and a50/50 drawing.

The Nitro Center is located onthe corner of 21st Street and 2ndAvenue, Nitro,WestVirginia.

Come and enjoy a night of fel-lowship with your friends andmake new ones.

DemocraticWomen -November Luncheon

MeetingThe Putnam County Chapter

of theWestVirginia Federation ofDemocratic Women will hold itsNovember Luncheon Meeting -Saturday, November 17, 2012,Sleepy Hollow Golf Club, 12:00Noon. $10.00 per person. Pro-gram – “Rebuild Thru Youth!”Bring a door prize and a friend.All Democrats welcome!

For more information and toRSVP call President, Dot Turley304-562-9886.

BazaarWhen: Saturday, Nov. 17, 2012Where: Buffalo Church of GodTime: 10:00 AM - 3:00 PMMenu: Hot Dogs, Pinto and

Navy Beans, Plain and MexicanCornbread.

Homemade peanut butterballs, chocolate covered cherriesand Bavarian cream candy. A va-riety of desserts and crafts.

EVERYONE WELCOME! Spon-sored by the Women of theChurch of God.

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ELEANOR - For years, greyclouds rested above a forgottentown cemetery.

The resting place is more thana century-old, and it is aging rap-idly. Rusty fence posts barelystand in the cold fall air. Head-stones lay crooked and weath-ered by time.

But a small group of peoplebreathe life into this fadingcemetery.

On a recent Saturday in No-vember, a few people walkedonto the wet grass ofWoody2/Hudson Cemetery withshovels, wire brushes and con-crete in their hands. By 10:30a.m., a boy scout and 25 otherswere digging holes, sandingrusty fence gates and re-settingcentury-old tombstones at thisaging cemetery off RooseveltBlvd.

Throughout October and No-vember, Austin Redd, along withfamily and friends from the Mid-way Meridian 4-H Club, revivedthe Eleanor resting place.

“I know the families herewould respect this,” the 16-year-old Buffalo Junior said. “I believethose who are buried here de-

serve a nice place to be.”Family and friends joined

Redd in his effort to improve thecommunity. People young andold have pitched in to help, hesaid.

“It feels good to have my fam-ily here to help and support methrough all of this,” said Redd.“My parents have been right byme.”

Redd’s mother Tina, has beenhappy to be involved in this proj-ect. She and others from theMidway Meridian 4-H Club havemowed the cemetery grounds formore than four years.

“We should be done [with thisproject] by the end of Novem-ber,” she said. “We’re so excited.We’ve done a lot of work here.”

Aside from beautifying a towncemetery, Redd is striving to earnthe prestigious “Eagle Scout”ranking through this project.

Redd’s mother believes he will.“If he has a passion in some-

thing, there is no stopping him,”she said.

Chris Toney, the 4-H Club Or-ganizational Leader was proudof the progress made on Satur-day. She smiled while sanding asection of rusted fencing.

“We want to restore this andmake it a historical cemetery be-cause of its age,” Toney said. “Wewant to keep this in the minds of

young people; what has hap-pened over the years. We want torestore history here.”

Toney has been involved in thecounty’s 4-H program for 42years. She has seen membersvolunteer time and hard work tobetter the lives of area residents.

She was particularly pleased

with the work that scouts and 4-H members poured out at theWoody2/Hudson Cemetery.

“This is a group of amazingpeople,” Toney said. “They allcome together in love, and thereis nothing they wouldn’t do.”

By Saturday’s end, the volun-teers had welded the fence back

together, re-positioned head-stones and re-filled grave areaswith fresh fill dirt. About 95 per-cent of the work at the cemeterywas done.

The Midway Meridian 4-HClub and the Boy Scout Troop 66thank the Town of Eleanor fordonating fill dirt and concrete.

Volunteers Breathe Lifeinto Fading Cemetery

By JustinWaybright

justin@theputnamstandard.com

Members of the Midway Meridian 4-H Club restore a rusted fence. Volunteers have sacrificed time and hard work formore than a month to beautify this piece of Eleanor’s history. Photo by Justin Waybright.

Volunteers shovel dirt to improve the grave sites at the town’s cemetery. Photoby Justin Waybright.

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Kaylan Johnson – November 19thHelen ShinnMatthew Shirkey – November 18thDonnie Wintz – November 18thCarolyn (Black) MullinsRobin ChaneyJimmy ClaggVicky ClarkJane DonahoeGail DorningMarie EilerBetty ElmoreLois ErrettSamuel ErrettJoan FarisBonnie FieldMary FreytagDebra GayCarolyn Gibson

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pepper, chopped• 1/4 cup chopped fresh

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2. Transfer the meat mixture to a large slow cooker. Addthe remaining ingredients (except for the garnishes), and stirwell. Cover the cooker and let the mixture cook for 6 to 8 hours onthe low setting, stirring occasionally. If necessary, thin the chiliwith a little water or stock as it cooks. Serves 8.

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As a “living laboratory ofhuman relations,” the univer-sity is a community of stu-dents, staff, and facultycommitted to academic

growth, service, and preserva-tion of the racial and culturaldiversity of the institution. Itsmission is to meet the highereducation and economic de-

velopment needs of the stateand region through innovativeteaching and applied research.

WINFIELD - EnAct of PutnamCounty (formerly Capital Re-source Agency) is hosting a freefood distribution event on Mon-day, Nov. 19 at its Winfield loca-tion.

Those who are interested in re-ceiving free food and householditems must complete an applica-tion by Friday, Nov. 16. Applica-tions are available at the office.

Those in need will receive non-perishable food items, householdand personal hygiene products.

Members of the STAR Motorcy-cle Club donated these itemsthey received from the Feed theChildren Organization.

EnAct has enough donations tohelp about 120 local families.

Before coming to EnAct tocomplete an application, plan tobring the social security numbersof all family members, I.D.s toprove Putnam County citizenshipand have date of births for all par-ticipating family members.

EnAct will schedule times forparticipants to arrive at its officeto receive donations. The eventwill begin at 1 p.m., Nov. 19.

For details call (304) 760-6967.

Putnam CountyEnAct hosts FreeFood Distribution

By JustinWaybright

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door: Adults, $10.00; Students,$5.00; children under Five, Free.There will be a reception fol-

lowing the performance. Direc-tions to the church are availableat www.forrestburdette.com.

More information and pictureavailable at www.pipesounds.org

CHRISTMAS ON PAGE 4

Florida man sentenced distributingoxycodone in Putnam County

STAFF REPORTWINFIELD – A Florida man has

been sentenced to three years infederalprison for illegallydistribut-ing oxycodone in Putnam County.

Jason Corley Padgett, 36, ofHampton, Fla., previously pleadedguilty in July. He was sentenced onMonday, Oct. 29, in U.S. DistrictCourt in Huntington.

Padgett admitted that he soldoxycodone to a confidential in-formantworkingat thedirectionofthe Metropolitan Drug Enforce-mentNetworkTeam(MDENT)be-ginning in September 2010.

Padgett further admitted that afew of the illegal pill transactionsoccurred inFlorida,butmostof thetransactions involved the defen-dant shipping quantities of oxy-codone toWinfield.

Padgett also admitted that he

provided checking account infor-mation to the informant so thatmoney could be deposited into anaccount before shipments of oxy-codone were completed.

Bank account records revealedthat more than $43,000 in cash de-posits were made to the defen-dant’s account and 13 FederalExpress packages were shippedfrom the defendant to the confi-dential informant between No-vember 2010 and February 2011.

OnApril 6, 2011,MDENTagentsand investigators from the DrugEnforcement Administration(DEA) used a confidential inform-ant to arrange a controlled pur-chase of 200 30-milligramoxycodone tablets from the defen-dant in Jacksonville, Fla.

Padgett arrived at the pre-arranged location and was ar-

rested.Officers seized a loaded .38 cal-

iber revolver from the defendant’srental vehicle and 234 oxycodonetablets.

The Putnam County Sheriff'sDepartment, the MetropolitanDrug Enforcement Network TeamandtheDrugEnforcementAdmin-istration conducted the investiga-tion.

Assistant United States AttorneyJoshua Hanks handled the prose-cution.

The sentence was imposed byUnitedStatesDistrict JudgeRobertC. Chambers.

The case was prosecuted as partof an ongoing effort led by theUnited States Attorney’s Office forthe Southern District of West Vir-ginia to combat the illicit sale andmisuse of prescription drugs.

Putnam County Schools – Menu –November 19-23

Monday, 11/19: NO SCHOOLTHANKSGIVING HOLIDAY

Tuesday, 11/20: NO SCHOOLTHANKSGIVING HOLIDAY

Wednesday,11/21:NOSCHOOLTHANKSGIVING HOLIDAY

Thursday, 11/22: NO SCHOOL

THANKSGIVING HOLIDAYFriday, 11/23: NO SCHOOL

THANKSGIVING HOLIDAYDaily Breakfast Choices - As-

sortedCereal/Juice/FreshFruit/Yo-gurt/WWToast/Milk

Daily Lunch Choices – Assorted

Fresh Fruits/Vegetables on theSalad Bar

MenuItemsarealwayssubject toavailability.

“This Institution IsAnEqualOp-portunity Provider and Employer”.

STAFFREPORTWINFIELD–AUtahmanwassen-

tenced Monday, Nov. 5, to four yearsandninemonthsinfederalprisonforhis leadership role in a multimillion-dollarmortgagefraudschemelinkedtoproperties in theStonegate subdi-visioninWinfield.

RaymondPaulMorris,51,ofSouthWeber, Utah, previously pleadedguiltyinJulytoconspiracytocommitwirefraudandbankfraud.Morrisad-mitted toparticipating in thesophis-ticatedmultimillion-dollarmortgagefraudschemeinearly2006alongwithconvictedco-conspiratorsDeborahL.Joyce,38,ofHurricane,andMichaelS.Hurd,37,ofUtah.

Theschemereapednearly$2mil-lion in lost equity fromthe lenders inlessthantwoyears.

Six defendants were ultimatelysentencedtoa totalof166monthsofimprisonment for their involvementinthefraudulentscheme.

U.S.AttorneyBoothGoodwinsaid,“Whencriminalssteal frombanksbytakingout fraudulent loans, it’s legiti-mate borrowers who get hurt. Mort-gagefraudmakesitdifficultforhonesthome-buyers toget amortgage.Andthat cuts straight to the heart of theAmericandream.”

Between July 2006 through De-cember2007,Morris,HurdandJoyceprofitedfromillegally“flipping”exist-ing homes in the Stonegate subdivi-sion to out-of-state borrowers atfalsely inflatedsalesprices.

During this time, Morris served asa leader of “100X,” organized in SaltLakeCity,Utah,whichwasagroupofnovice investorswhowere lookingtomake quick profits in the real estateboomofthemid-2000’s.

While searching for potential realestatedealsacross thecountry in late2005,MorrisbecameacquaintedwithJoyce,a localPutnamCountyreales-tate developer, who at the time waslooking to build new single-familyhomesintheundevelopedlotsoftheStonegatesubdivision.

MorrisflewtoWestVirginiaandre-viewedJoyce’splans.

The twoagreedbefore Joycecouldsell new construction in the subdivi-sion, she needed more expensivecomparable home sales of existing

properties to justify the asking priceforherplannednewconstruction.

Joyceapproachedhomeowners inthesubdivisionandenteredintosalescontractstopurchasethehomesatornearthecurrentfairmarketvalue.

Joyce then obtained fraudulentlyinflatedappraisalsfromtwolocalrealestateappraisers,JamesThornton,48,and Mark Greenlee, 50, that essen-tiallydoubledthefairmarketvalueofthe properties she had under con-tract.

JoycesentthoseappraisalstoMor-ris,who in turnpitchedthepurchaseof these same properties to the 100Xmembers as a real estate investmentopportunity.

Morris,ofcourse,concealedJoyce’sunderlying sales agreement and thehome’struemarketvalue.

Toconvince the100Xmembers topurchase the Stonegate properties,Morris enlisted the assistance of afriend,MichaelHurd,whowasoper-atingacompanycalled“TheGiftPro-gram”or“AdvancedCapitalServices”that was operated at Hurd’s home inSandy,Utah.

Hurddescribed“TheGiftProgram”to the 100X members as a “sellerfunded down payment assistanceprogram” used to provide homebuyer’s money to make down pay-mentand initialmortgagepaymentsonrealestatepurchases.

Asaresult,Morriswasabletocon-vince the100Xmembers that the in-vestment opportunity representedlittlepersonalriskbecausetheywouldnotonlynothavetopayadownpay-ment, but receive help with initialmortgage payments that they couldrely upon while the 100X membertriedtoturnaroundandfliptheprop-ertyagainatanevenhigherprice.

In reality, The Gift Program wassimply an elaborate scheme to de-fraudlendersbyconcealingthetrans-ferofloanfundstotheborrowerfromthelender.

In essence, through theuseofTheGift Program, lenders unwittinglyfundedtheirowndownpaymentandmadetheinitialmortgagepayments.

Todeceive the100Xmembers fur-ther,Morrisledthemtobelievehewasalso investing in the Stonegate proj-ect.

In total, Morris, Hurd, and Joyceconvincedfive100Xmemberstopur-chasefiveexistinghomesandonelotfor new construction.The respectivelender losses totaled almost $2 mil-lion.

Inadditiontothe57-monthprisonsentence Morris received Monday,Nov. 5, for his role in the scheme, hisco-conspiratorsandthecomplicitap-praisersalsowerebroughttojustice.

Deborah Joyce was sentenced inApril2011to46monthsinprisonandfiveyearsofsupervisedreleaseforherinvolvement in the Stonegate subdi-visionmortgagefraudscheme.

Joyce’s husband,Todd Joyce, 38, ofHurricane,wasalsosentencedinApril2011to18monthsinprisononmort-gagefraudandtaxevasioncharges.

Mark Greenlee was sentenced inAugustto18monthsinfederalprisonfor preparing a false and fraudulentappraisal in furtheranceof themort-gagefraudscheme.

James Thornton was also sen-tencedinAugust to fiveyears’proba-tion for his involvement in thescheme.Thorntonreceivedareducedsentenceasaresultofhisearlycoop-erationinthefederal investigation.

This case was investigated by theFBI, the Internal Revenue Service’sCriminal Investigative Division, andtheFederalHousingFinanceAgency’sOfficeof InspectorGeneral.AssistantUnitedStatesAttorneyThomasRyanhandled the prosecution. The sen-tence was imposed by United StatesDistrict JudgeThomasE.Johnston.

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Velma’sViewBy Velma Kitchens

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there.Some of the things are – sight, smell, walking, talking and being

able to do the things we need to do daily in our lives.Sometimes we take our family for granted – our spouses, children,

Mom, Dad, sisters and brothers.We also take our jobs for granted. How often do we wish to “sleep

in” but get up anyway.There are many people who could do our jobs and are looking for

work and would appreciate the job.We take our transportation for granted. Most people have 2 vehi-

cles to drive. If one goes out there is another.We all take things and people for granted.We take our Pastors for granted, sometimes. A wise man of God

once said your Pastor is the only one in your church who does nothave a pastor. So true, we take our church family for granted – thenwhen one is gone we really miss them.

Let us all tell the people in our lives we love and we appreciatethem.

Let us not take God for granted either. “Be thankful unto Him andbless His name.”

Something else we take for granted – electricity.

Utah man sentenced to nearly five years in prisonfor Stonegate Mortgage Fraud Scheme

HURRICANE – Change was onthe agenda during the Nov. 5City Council meeting.

The city gained two new faceson its staff: Hurricane Police Of-ficer Josh Lucas and HurricaneCouncilwoman Gerry Spears.Both were warmly welcomed bythe mayor and council.

“We’ve had some good com-pliments on you,” Mayor ScottEdwards said to Officer Lucas.“Thank you for what you do.”

The council swore in Spearsas its newest member.

“We welcome you to thecouncil,” Edwards said.

After the city welcomed itsnew members, the councilbegan business on an agendafilled with grant resolutions andimprovements for Hurricane.

Council members approvedresolutions involving a $69,898improvement to City Park. Thestate-funded project will cover a5-foot-wide asphalt walking trailand new playground equip-ment.

The council also discussed re-ceiving an emergency generatorin the municipal building. Oncefinalized, the city will have anatural gas-powered generator

to be used in case of power loss.The lowest bid received has

been $61,883.39.Funds from a loan refinance

will cover the cost of the genera-

tor and its installation.At the end of the meeting, Ed-

wards reminded audiencemembers of the Christmas Pa-rade, which is 4:30 p.m., Dec. 1.

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Christin’s CornerBy Christin Daugherty

Dear Christin,Inoticed inyour last columnthat youmentioned that youwereacollege

graduateandamother.Iamalsoamotherof two,raising themonmyown.I have recently been considering going back to school to earn a degree inbusiness. I was wondering if you could shed some light on this subject forme. How difficult will it be going back after all these years? I am 25 nowand haven’t been in school since I was 18. I have a very loving family thathasoffered tohelpme inanyway they can,buthowwillmygirls copewithmebeingawaymoreoften?Will theyeventually resentme for thisdecision?Sincerely,OneWorriedMamaDear OneWorried Mama,One importantquestion toconsiderwhenmaking thisdecision is:How

well do you manage your time? After all, the most difficult thing aboutgoingback to school (forme)was timemanagement.That, anddetermi-nation. You have to really want this for yourself and your daughters. Inmy opinion, furthering your education is the best thing you can do foryouandyour family.Notonlydoes it giveyou thechance forabetterpay-ing job, but it also helps to improve your self-esteem and overall well-being.

As forme, Idecided togoback toschoolat theageof27,nearly10yearsafter attending high school. And, like you, I am also a single mother witha very strong support system. I pondered for months over this decisionand finally decided that I had nothing to lose, except for maybe my san-ity. After the first coupleof semesters I thought tomyself,“I got this!” anddecided to transferoutofmy two-yearprogramand intoa four-yearpro-gram. That’s where things started to get a little tricky. Two years turnedinto four, and four years turned into five, and by the time I had reachedmy last year I thought I was never getting out of there. And the guilt? Ohtheguilt!Mydaughterwas fivewhenI startedandelevenwhenI finished.Iwas certain that shewouldendup resentingme for all thehours I spentat my computer doing homework, and all the times that I was just tootired to play.

The turning point for me was when I was inducted into a nationalhonor society at the college for my academic accomplishments. Duringthe ceremony,mydaughterwas instructed to sit in the audience as Iwasescorted to the front to be acknowledged. The look of pride on her facewaspricelessas she jumpedtoher feet, clappingandcheeringwhentheycalled my name. I will never forget that smile for as long as I live. I knewright then and there that I was going to finish. I HAD to finish. If not forme, then forher. There is somethingvery rewarding inmakingyourchil-drenproud. It isour responsibilityasparents tosetagoodexample forourkids.Myonlyhope is that after seeingmedo it, shewill have the courageand confidence to achieve her own dreams. You can do it too, Mama!Where there is a will, there is always a way! Good luck!

“It is never too late to be what you might have been.”- George EliotGot a problem? Need some answers? Contact me at christin@theput-

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Hurricane Mayor Scott Edwards swears in Gerry Spears as the city’s newestcouncil member. Submitted photo.

The Public Service Commis-sion of West Virginia wants cus-tomers to be prepared whenthey receive their next round ofutility bills.Electric BillsUnder normal circumstances,

residential customers receive anelectric bill that reflects their ac-tual usage one month and anestimated bill based on lastyear’s usage for the same timeperiod. In their efforts to restoreservice as quickly as possiblefollowing the heavy snowfall re-sulting from Hurricane Sandy,Appalachian Power, Mononga-hela Power, Potomac Edison,and Wheeling Power have all re-ported employees were takenoff their regular duties, such asreading meters, to assistrestoration crews in the field. Asa result, more customers thannormal will receive “estimated”rather than “actual bills” in thenext billing cycle. Unfortu-

nately, the estimated bills willnot take into account that a cus-tomer may not have had utilityservice for a portion of themonth for which the bill is esti-mated.

The PSC wants to assure cus-tomers that the bills will be ac-curate or “trued up” as of theirnext electric bill based on an ac-tual reading. In other words,after paying an estimated billand the next bill based on actualusage, a customer will have paidno more than what was used.Water BillsWest Virginia American Water

reports that although it was notnecessary to take meter readersoff their regular duties to assistwith restoration activities, insome areas where there wasvery heavy snowfall some me-ters were inaccessible. As a re-sult, there could be an increasein the number of customers re-ceiving estimated bills this

month. Those customers whoexperienced service disruptionsand were without water should,all other things being equal, ex-pect to see slightly lower billsdue to decreased usage.Telephone BillsCommission Rules require

telephone companies to pro-rate bills when service is inter-rupted for specified periods oftime (according to the com-pany’s tariff ) due to any causeother than the negligence orwillful act of the customer. Tele-phone customers who werewithout service should contacttheir phone company to requesta bill adjustment.Gas BillsThere is a possibility some

customers could receive up tothree estimated bills in a row insituations where meters wereinaccessible or there were safetyconcerns for employees.

PSC Alerts Customers ofUtility Billing Issues

CHARLESTON - Shoppers arebeing asked to make a big differ-ence to small businesses byspending at least one day sup-porting their local communities.The national Small Business Sat-urday takes place Nov. 24.

Small businesses representmore than 96 percent of all em-ployers in West Virginia, accord-ing to the U.S. Small BusinessAdministration.

Main Street West Virginia en-courages consumers to answerthe call to “shop small” at home-town stores and boost the localeconomy. A program of the WestVirginia Development Office,Main StreetWestVirginia focuseson economic revitalization ofhistoric commercial districts. Theorganization serves 12 accreditedMain Street communities and 16ON TRAC communities.

“A vibrant commercial districtcan bolster small businesses,strengthen communities and re-vitalize the local economy,” said

Marsha Humphrey, state coordi-nator, Main Street West Virginia.“Now, with communitiesthroughout our state recoveringfrom the recent storms, it is moreimportant than ever that we sup-port our small businesses. It’s aseasy as walking into a shop onyour local Main Street.”

Small Business Saturday fallsbetween“Black Friday,” the tradi-tional holiday shopping spreekick-off, and the online version“Cyber Monday.” Main Street

West Virginia, a program of theWest Virginia Development Of-fice, focuses on economic revital-ization of historic commercialdistricts.

The state’s accredited MainStreet communities areCharleston East End andCharleston West Side, both ofKanawha County; Fairmont andMannington, both of MarionCounty; Kingwood, PrestonCounty; Martinsburg, BerkeleyCounty; Morgantown, Monon-

galia County; Philippi, BarbourCounty; Point Pleasant, MasonCounty; Ripley, Jackson County;and Ronceverte and White Sul-phur Springs, both of GreenbrierCounty. For more informationabout West Virginia’s Main Streetcommunities, visit http://wv-

commerce.org/people/.This marks the third year for

Small Business Saturday. Ameri-can Express founded the event in2010 to help small businesses getmore exposure during one of thebiggest shopping weekends ofthe year.

The Putnam Standard Community News November18-192012–Page7

WeeklyDevotionalBy Mary Jane

“MORNING COFFEE ”Thought for the week: Therefore will not we fear, though the earth

be removed, and though the mountains be carried into the midst ofthe sea; Though the waters thereof roar and be troubled though themountains shake with the swelling thereof; PSALM 46:2,3 (KJV)

No electric, no coffee, car runs, head for the local coffee hub.This iswhere you not only hear local news, but the opinions of all who gather.A constant buzz of how who is after surgery, how the weather is, whopassed on, and what are you doing this day.

The president and his cabinet members, meeting at Camp Davidcould not accomplish the problems solved over a cup of coffee atthese morning meetings.

Oh, the stories you can hear, it is loud and bustling, with laughterand the continuing waitress asking, ”Do you need a coffee refill?” Butisn’t it great that those who can and do meet, from old high schoolfootball buddies, to couples who eat their only meal of the day to-gether, after all she prepared breakfast every morning for 30 years, re-tirement has come at last. For others this is how the morning starts -that hot cup of coffee with a friend.We are troubled on every side, yet not distressed; we are perplexed,

but not in despair, Persecuted, but not forsaken; cast down but notdestroyed; II Corinthians 4:8, 9

I read this verse and think of those who have lost homes, familymembers and so much else, by the natural hurricane disasters thispast month.

The TV screen scans as you view those who are enduring troubles,as this was the main topic while having my coffee this day, each of ushave troubles in life everyday and GOD knows all about them.

I realized these meetings of the minds do not just happen when theutilities are off, this is an everyday gathering in every little coffee houseacross this country.

Not only do we meet and share news of the day, it could be a timeto reach out and PRAY FOR ONE ANOTHER silently, thanking GODfor this new day and once again to meet with others over that morn-ing cup of coffee.

As the southern say, MAW-IN had your java yet?Prayer: Once again,Goodmorning God, thank you for a new day,

be with all my friends and foes direct my footsteps today in your di-rection and keep me in your sight.Amen.

Main StreetWestVirginia urges shoppers tosupport local Small Business Saturday Nov. 24

Percussion ClassesNow Available!

HURRICANE - Arts in Actionlocated in Hurricane, WV areputting the arts to action!Thunder Percussion is an edu-cation program designed to in-troduce and teach the art ofpercussion as well as enhanc-ing the appreciation of it in dif-ferent cultures. Group andindividual instruction is pro-vided for the development ofskills in rhythmic theory andperformance on various instru-ments, including snare drumand other marching and or-chestral percussion instru-ments. In addition, studentswill learn to play drums fromthe Middle East and those of Is-rael and Africa.

Instructor Jim Florkevichbegan playing drums at the ageof 4 and by God's grace willnever stop. After winning nu-merous musical awards in highschool, Jim studied Percussionat West Virginia University withworld acclaimed instructor Dr.Phillip Faini. As a member ofthe WVU Percussion Ensem-bles' famed "Percussion 70",Jim was a co-featured drumsetsoloist on NBC's Today Showlive in New York City. While amember of the MountaineerMarching Band, he composedthe original version of the

Drumline’s “Boogie Cadence"and was honored as BandsmanOf The Year. Following a 30-yearprofessional playing career, hetaught music for 10 years atWest Virginia State Universityserving as Percussion Instruc-tor, Assistant Band Director andtwo years as Interim Band Di-rector. Jim was blessed to haveinstructed some of the most tal-ented musicians in the State,including Gospel Drummingsensation Charles Shelton Jr.Many of these students havebecome Music Educators andothers worship leaders andpraise band drummers liftingthe name of Jesus throughoutthe State of West Virginia.

Don’t miss out on the chanceto learn from a skilled master ofthe art of percussion while hav-ing fun and fellowship with kin-dred spirits who share thepassion for the arts. Beginning,intermediate and advancedclasses are offered according toage and playing ability.

Arts in Action is currentlytaking applications for Thun-der's new "Drumming forJesus" performing group. Thisgroup will tour with The MasterAmbition Dance Company andRevelation Drama to ministerthrough the arts. It will be a

great opportunity to share yourtalent while spreading theGood News and making lastingfriendships and enjoying won-derful fellowship.

In addition to percussion,Arts in Action also provides ed-ucation in the form of dancecheerleading, drama, art,karate, piano and voice and isalso home to the AppalachianChildren’s Chorus. Arts in Ac-tion continues to help childrenand young adults not only learnnew skills, but to also reap thenumerous benefits of higherself-esteem, improved aca-demic achievement and disci-pline, to name a few. Thebenefits of arts education arenumerous and offer a child todevelop life skills. Documentedresearch has been publishedthat concludes that arts educa-tion makes a significant impacton the development of everychild.

Arts in Action is a 501 (c) (3)organization who offers finan-cial aid and family discounts toqualifying families. For moreinformation call 304-419-4446or email joni@artsinaction.infoor check out www.artsinac-tion.info for more detailed in-formation.

CHARLESTON - Winfield nowhas the best girls' soccer team inthe state.

Suspense, action and emotionfilled every second of the gamethat got it there. The Lady Gen-erals had to fight hard during its60-minute match, topped withtwo-10-minute overtime periods.

It was do-or-die time for Win-field and the fans knew it.

The sheer power and presenceof the Generals' audience wasundeniable. Their chants andcheers sounded like thunderrolling throughout the grounds

of Coonskin Park. There was afeeling in the atmosphere thatsomething epic was about to takeplace.

The game started with a strongshowing from Winfield's offense.By the end of the first half, theGenerals were up by 2. The LadyGenerals played strong, and themomentum of the game clearlyseemed to be in their hands.

The second half was a differentstory.

The Patriots came back strongand made a goal within the firsttwo minutes of the period. GW'soffense gradually began itsmarch toward Winfield's goal.With 13 minutes to go, the Patri-ots broke away from the Gener-als' defense and made anothershot.

The score was now tied: 2-2.Seconds turned to minutes,

and the second half ended withno offensive response from Win-field.

The fate of the game wouldnow rest on the results of two, 10-minute periods. Crowds of fansfrom both teams yelled andcheered. Their presence came tolife.

The game was now a nail-biter."Ladies and gentlemen, this is

good stuff, as it should be," thegame's announcer said.

After a short break, the first 10-minute overtime period began.The Lady Generals' offense wastightened up, and it kept the ballin GW territory. Yet the Patriots'defense stopped Winfield’s goalattempts.

No points were scored by ei-ther team during the first period.But things were about to change.

During the second overtimeperiod,Winfield's offense made astatement.

Into the first minute of play,Jayne Lawman scored for theGenerals. Fans in the standserupted with joy. Momentumhad shifted and Winfield nowhad a shot at the State Champi-onship.

Less than four minutes later,Lawman, out-of-nowhere, scoresanother, giving the Lady Gener-als a two-point lead. Six minuteswere left in the game, and thevictory now seemed to be secure.

"I believe that we just won,"chanted Winfield fans.

They knew that victory wastheirs.

After the final second fell offthe clock, reality set in for thegirls in green... they had done it.The Lady Generals had won theWestVirginia State Soccer Cham-pionship.

Tears and sweat streameddown the faces of the girls afterthe game ended. Some playershugged each other and somestood in awe of what they haddone. What they had trained sohard for and dreamed of had fi-nally become reality.

"This feels amazing," said anexhausted Jayne Lawman, sec-onds after the win. "I thought wemight go into sudden death, butwe never gave up."

Winfield’s Emily Cole agreed."We worked so hard for it,"

Cole said. "We could have playedtwo more overtimes and wewould have played with the sameintensity."

Head Coach Marshall Hoffsmiled with pride as he de-scribed the final moments of thematch.

"That moment of the clockticking and finishing was a greatfeeling," Hoff said. "It's secondto none."

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SOCCER FROM PAGE 1

The Winfield Generals pose for a picture. It is official now: they are state champions. Photo by Justin Waybright.The Redskins’ Alex White (#10) fights to get possession of the ball against aParkersburg defender. White went on to score a goal, and help Hurricane se-cure a 2-0 victory. Photo by Justin Waybright.

Hurricanes’ Trevor Cunningham (#24) uses skilled footwork to outsmart his op-ponent. Lightning fast offense and solid defense helped the Redskins grab thisall-important win. Photo by Justin Waybright.

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The Putnam Standard Outdoors November18-192012–Page9

If you're looking for a place tohunt this year, don't overlookyour local public-hunting area.

With some folks, the state'swildlife-management areas havea reputation for being over-crowded with hunters. In somecases, it's true, but far from al-ways and it depends on whereyou are.

When I lived in Parkersburg, Ihunted the Jug WM quite often.

Traditionally, The Jug leads thestate in number of deer killed.Literally, more deer per squaremile are killed there than anyplace in West Virginia. That's notbecause it has more deer – it's be-cause it has more hunters.

For instance, if you hunt on theback section of The Jug – outKlondike Ridge Road – there willprobably be a truck pulled off theside of the road about every 100feet. If you're showing up to hunt,it will look like the most insanehunting situation ever – nobodycould possibly hunt like this. Andyou will be right.

But, 90 percent of those folkswalk, at most 90 feet from theirvehicles. If you're willing to walka mile or two into the woods, youwill probably have the place toyourself.

West Virginia's wildlife-man-agement program maintains di-verse and high-quality habitatsfor a variety of wildlife and op-portunities for hunters and an-glers throughout the state. A totalof 1.4 million acres – eight per-cent of the state's total land mass– is managed by theWestVirginia

DNR as part of a vast network ofpublic-access hunting and fish-ing areas (this does not includethe more than 3 million acres ofpublic-access federal lands in thestate).

Officials not only work to im-prove habitat on the WildlifeManagement Areas (WMAs),such as by planting or thinning ofcertain trees, planting shrubs forfood and cover, maintenance offood plots and development ofwetland areas – they also con-struct roads, parking areas, trails,public shooting ranges and infra-structure to make some areashandicap accessible. Over thenext 10 years, the DNR plans tocreate nearly two dozen handi-cap accessible trails on itsWMAs.

The West Virginia legislaturegave the DNR – then known asthe Game and Fish Commission– the authority to purchase landto set aside as game refuges,where no hunting would be al-lowed. The DNR started buyingland in the 1920s. These proper-ties were set aside as gamerefuges, although when popula-tions eventually needed culling,

these areas could have been con-sidered public-hunting areas.Most of these areas became stateparks – including Kumbrabrow,Holly River and Watoga stateparks, which were originally pur-chased in the 1920s as wildliferefuges.

For the next several decades,officials didn't see much of aneed for true public-huntingareas. Private land was readily ac-cessible for most and federal au-thorities started purchasing thefirst tracts of the MonongahelaNational Forest as early as 1911.

By the 1980s, however, deerand turkey populations were re-established throughout the stateand there wasn't much need forgame refuges, but a new trendemerged that put the DNR backin the real-estate market.

Bob Miles, who retired as DNRwildlife-resources chief in 1994,noticed the trend that access forhunters and anglers was becom-ing more restrictive. He foresaw aday when only landowners wouldhave access to hunting and fish-ing. There were, of course, mil-lions of acres of federal

public-hunting land in the na-tional forests, but those were allin the eastern highlands and dif-ficult for people in the most pop-ulous areas of the state.

Miles believed it vital to setaside property upon which anyproperly-licensed person couldhunt or fish. To pay for it, he cre-ated the conservation stamp,which hunters are required topurchase in addition to their li-censes.

His vision was that every citi-zen of West Virginia should havestate-managed hunting and fish-ing access within a two hourdrive of their home.The programhas exceeded his wildest expecta-tions; most residents have at leastone WMA within a half hourdrive. For instance, from myhome in Putnam County, thereare nine WMAs within a 40-minute drive of my home. One,Amherst-Plymouth (where myson shot his first squirrel) is only10 minutes away.

Contact David Payne Sr. atdavidpayne@theputnamstan-dard.com.

Don't overlook your localWMA

David Payne Sr.

Column by David Payne Sr.

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Bear season coming upBear season (hunting without

dogs) will be from Nov. 19through Dec. 1 in eight counties:Boone, Fayette, Hampshire,Kanawha, Monongalia, Morgan,Preston and Raleigh, which willbe open for concurrent bearhunting during the traditionalbuck gun season. This is an in-crease from the seven countiesthat were open for concurrentbear hunting during the buckgun season in 2011.

Also, all or parts of 24 countieswill be open for bear huntingwith or without hounds Dec. 3 –Dec. 31. Successful hunters areencouraged to submit a premo-lar tooth from each harvestedbear. An envelope for mailingbear teeth to biologists for re-search is available at checkingstations. Those who harvest a fe-male black bear are asked to savethe reproductive tract or all en-trails and cool or freeze themand call the nearest DNR districtwildlife office to arrange pick up.This data is used for bear-popu-lation studies.Handicap-accessible hunting

areas offer opportunities for dis-

abledPhysically-challenged hunters

may hunt on designated roadson several West Virginia wildlife-management areas as well asthroughout the MonongahelaNational Forest and the parts ofthe George Washington/Jeffer-son national forests in West Vir-ginia.

To participate, hunters musthave a special Class Q license(Class QQ for non-residents) andapply in person at the applicablenational-forest or DNR districtoffice and receive a letter of au-thorization, which must be car-ried while hunting on thedesignated Class Q roads. Thehunters may be accompanied byonly one assistant, who must beat least 16 years old. The assis-tant may not hunt. Authorizedhunters will have access to spe-cific gates via a special lock.While behind the gate, huntersmust observe all national forestand/or state wildlife manage-ment area regulations, and allstate hunting regulations.

There is also a Class Q, youthand senior antlerless hunt onDec. 26 and Dec. 27. Seniors

must have a Class XS license toparticipate. The hunt will be heldin all counties open to regularfirearms season. There is a baglimit of one antlerless deer perday that does not count towardthe hunter's annual bag limit.For more information, contactthe U.S. Forest Service at (304)636-1800 or the DNR at (304)637-0245.State Parks still facing Sandy

woesSeveral state parks are still re-

covering from Hurricane Sandy'sblizzard. Blackwater Falls andCanaan Valley Resort in TuckerCounty were still without powerat press time. Officials hope thatpower will be restored sometimethis week. For the latest updates,visit www.blackwaterfalls.com orwww.canaanresort.com.

Holly River State Park in Web-ster County is in far worse shapeand will be closed for the rest ofthe year. Employees are cuttingtheir way through downed treesto make the park accessible - andwere only able to get the guestsstaying at the park's cabin beforethe storm evacuated until Nov. 5.

A hillside slip has blocked road

access to the park cabin. Around95 percent of the park's electriclines are on the ground and morethan 15 power poles have beensnapped and two transformers

smashed by the weight of heavysnow.

Contact David Payne Sr. atdavidpayne@theputnamstan-dard.com.

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1. Backs6. Fabric11. ___DeLuise, comedian14. Drive15. Grossly unconven-

tional16.Victorian, for one17.Where Catholics atone

for their sin (pl.)19. Alpine sight20. Fungal infection be-

tween toes (2 wds)22. Grand ___ Dam25. In a perfect world26. Ashes holder27. ___ gestae29. Coffin and stand30. Rises again34. Ride, so to speak36. Hard stuff (2 wds)38.Visionary40. Exceptional43. “Get ___!”44. “Wheel of Fortune”

buy (2 wds)45. Dumfries denial46. Edmonton football

team nickname49. Small in size52.Mannedartificial satel-

lite (2 wds)55. Bro, for one56. Dinosaurs with bony

plates along its back60. www.yahoo.com, e.g.

(acronym)61. Buenos ___62. Start of a refrain (2

wds)63. ___ Dee River64. ___ of time65. Substantial

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off12. Baltimore ___ (birds)13. Those who die for a

cause18. Not just “a”21. Cloth22. Blackguard23. Bauxite, e.g.24. Beyond description27. Call, as a game28. Big Bertha’s birthplace31. ___ languages include

Hungarian32. CD follower33. Non-Jew

34. Cool35. “___ we having fun

yet?”37.Telekinesis, e.g.38. Wear fancy clothes (2

wds)39. Inhale and exhale

41. “I see!”42. Affranchise44. Back47.Tablelands48. Old Roman port49. ___ boom bah!50. Disinclined

51. Accustom53. Ancient54. Chuck57. Churchill’s “so few”

(acronym)58. Final: Abbr.59. “Come to think of it ...”

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The Putnam Standard Obituaries November18-192012–Page11

ORPHAD.BILLUPSJUDITHH.BOEHMJERRY D.CARROLLJACK CHAFFINLORETTAMAENULLERRETTMARIEM.HALLJOYCE NAOMI HARRISMARY D.HENDERSONWILLIAM EDMUND "ED"

JOHNSONPARIS CLAIRE LINVILLETEDWILLIAMMASSEYEARNEST MARIONMcCARTY

III, "TREY"SANDRADENISEMcKNEELYPATRICIA NELSONMILLERJOHNMALCOMPEARSONOBIE ORAL REEDYRONALD KEITH SAMPLESHETTIE IRENE SEARSLADONNA J.TOWNSENDLADONNA "LD" TOWNSENDDOROTHA CHRISTINE

TUCKERCHARLOTTE A.TURLEYROBERT ALLEN "BOBBY"

WEBB IIELBERT L. "BERT"WILLIAMSROYWILLIAMS

ORPHAD.BILLUPSOrpha D. Billups, 88, a lifelong

resident of Hurricane, passedaway October 29, 2012.

She was born in Hurricane, thedaughter of the late Otis H. andMartha M. Smith. She was pre-ceded in death by her husband,Clell Billups.

She was retired as an account-ant with C.I. Thornburg Co. inHuntington and later worked ather family-owned restaurantbusiness. She had also worked atPutnam Aging in the years priorto her death and volunteered as areading tutor to middle schoolstudents in Putnam County. Sheattended the First Baptist Churchof Hurricane.

She is survived by her daugh-ters, Annette Billups of Elkviewand Andrea Billups of Haslett,Mich.

Funeral services were held Sat-urday, November 3, at Allen Fu-neral Home with the Rev. JamesMcGehee officiating. Burial fol-lowed in Forest Memorial Park,Milton.

Condolences and memoriesmay be shared at allenfuneral-homewv.com.

JUDITHH.BOEHMJudith H. Boehm, 67, of Win-

field, went home to the Lord onNovember 6, 2012, after her longand admirable battle with cancer.

She was born March 24, 1945 inPittsburgh, Pa., a daughter of thelate William and Dolores Hinds.In addition to her parents, shewas also preceded in death by herniece, Beth Dettore.

She received her nursing de-gree from the Presbyterian Uni-versity Hospital School ofNursing, Pittsburgh, and herBachelor of Science degree in ed-ucation from California Univer-sity of Pennsylvania. Aftergraduation, Judith met and mar-ried Richard A. Boehm. They

moved to Winfield and Judithbegan her career with PutnamCounty Schools as a nurse. She re-tired after 22 years of service andworked several more years follow-ing retirement during summerschool. She was also a longtimemember of TeaysValley Presbyte-rian Church, Scott Depot.

Judith is survived by herbeloved husband of 39 years,Richard A. Boehm of Winfield;two daughters and one son, LauriDyer and her husband, DannyDyer, of Milton, Richard A.Boehm Jr. and his wife, KaraBoehm, of Scott Depot and EmilyKearns and Jeff Kearns of RedHouse; one brother, WilliamHinds Jr. and his wife, HelenHinds, of Hilton Head, S.C.; andeight grandchildren, Olivia Dyer,Luke Dyer and Leah Dyer of Mil-ton, Isabella Boehm of ScottDepot and Meagan Kearns,Cameron Kearns, Micah Kearnsand Malia Kearns of Red House.Judith had a lifetime love ofdachshunds and also leaves be-hind Sammy and Sadie.

A celebration of the life of Ju-dith H. Boehm was held Friday,November 9, at TeaysValley Pres-byterian Church, Scott Depot,with Jim McGehee officiating.Burial followed in Donel C. Kin-nard Memorial State VeteransCemetery, Institute.

Chapman Funeral Home, Hur-ricane, was in charge of arrange-ments.

The family would like to extendtheir heartfelt gratitude andthanks to Dr. Gerard Oakley andthe chemotherapy department ofthe Edwards ComprehensiveCancer Center at Cabell-Hunting-ton Hospital.

Memorial contributions andgifts in Judith's memory may bemade to the Emogene Dolin JonesHospice House of Huntington,P.O. Box 464, Huntington, WV25709; or Edwards Comprehen-sive Cancer Center, 1400 HalGreer Blvd., Huntington WV25701.

Visit www.chapmanfuneral-homes.com to share memories orto express condolences.

JERRY D.CARROLLJerry D. Carroll, 65, of Wallace,

S.C., formerly of Leon, died Oct.24, 2012, following a short illness.

Services were held Friday, Nov.2, at Raynes Funeral Home, Buf-falo.

JACK CHAFFINJack Chaffin, 83, of Culloden,

W.Va., passed awayThursday,Nov.1, 2012, in Emogene Dolin JonesHospice House in Huntington.

He was retired from Owens-Illi-nois in Huntington, a member ofthe Sycamore Missionary BaptistChurch and loved his family andfarm.

He was preceded in death byhis parents, Thadies and Ella Mc-Cloud Chaffin; sisters, AnnabellePerdue, Bonnie Hewer; anddaughter, Jacquline Adkins.

He is survived by his wife, JeanMount Chaffin; sister, Haney

Byrd; daughters, Phyllis (Danny)France, Patricia Chaffin, Ella(Larry) Roe, Delores (Rick) Smith,Shanna (Mitchell) Blankenshipand Lisa (Jim) Reece and son-in-law, Rodney Adkins; 19 grandchil-dren, 35 great-grandchildren; andsix great- great-grandchildren.

Funeral services were heldMonday, Nov. 5, 2012, at Allen Fu-neral Home, Hurricane, with Rev.James Jobe officiating. Burial fol-lowed in White Chapel MemorialGardens, Barboursville,W.Va.

Allen Funeral Home, Hurricanewas in charge of arrangements.

Donations may be made toHospice.

Please visit www.allenfuneral-homewv.com to share memoriesand condolences.

LORETTAMAE NULLERRETT

Loretta Mae Null Errett, 60, ofBuffalo, went home to be with herLord and Savior on Monday, No-vember 5, 2012, at CAMC Memo-rial, following a long illness. Shewas an employee at BobbyBrooks, Fletcher Enamel, IGA ofEleanor, Buffalo Head Start andHurricane Head Start. She was amember of Cross Creek Church,where she sang and played guitarfor several years. She loved mak-ing afghans. The beautiful workshe performed on her afghanswas sent to hundreds of sick andelderly people all over the country.She loved animals and cared formany creatures through the years.She was a loving, compassionatechild of God and her witness willcontinue on.

Born March 22, 1952, she wasthe daughter of the late Everett L.Null and Phyllis Tucker Legg. Inaddition to her father, she waspreceded in death by her infantson, William Martin Errett II; in-fant daughter, Jennifer RebeccaErrett; sister, Yvonne M. NullHawks; brother-in-law, Jay Errett;grandparents, Vinton and EdnaNull; special grandparents, Everettand Helen GarrisonTucker; alongwith several other family mem-bers who are welcoming herhome.

Loretta was a loving and de-voted wife to her husband,William "Bill" Errett, for over 42years. In addition to her husband,those left to cherish her memoryare her mother, Phyllis Legg, andstepfather, Ed Legg; brother, Alvis(Sandy) Null of North MyrtleBeach, S.C.; sisters, Marlene(Arnold)Thorntonof Buffalo, Car-lene Shinn of Buffalo, Sharlene(Bucky) McDaniel of Hurricaneand Susie (Phil) Young of Buffalo;sisters-in-law, Sharron Errett ofCharleston and Kay Errett ofLeon; and brother-in-law, Sam(Lois) Errett of Eleanor. Loretta isalso survived by 14 special niecesand nephews who loved herdearly; 14 great-nieces andnephews; her best friend for 20years, her dog, Blackie; and a hostof family and friends.

Funeral services were heldThursday, November 8, at RaynesFuneral Home, Buffalo, with Pas-

tor Denver Tucker and PastorLarry Mobley officiating. Burialfollowed inWalker Chapel Ceme-tery.

Online condolences may besent to the family, and the onlineguestbook signed, by visitingwww.raynesfuneralhome.com.

Raynes Funeral Home, Buffalo,was in charge of arrangements.

MARIEM.HALLMarie M. Hall, 89, of Winfield,

formerly of Spencer, died at 1:30a.m. Friday, November 2, 2012, atHubbard Hospice House West,South Charleston, after an ex-tended illness.

She was born October 20, 1929,in Roane County, a daughter ofthe late Basil and Lula RobertsWilson. In addition to her par-ents, she was preceded in deathby a daughter, June RandolphHilbert; five brothers, Dean, Ken-neth, Jack, Robert and Fred Wil-son; and a sister, JuanitaAnderson.

Mrs. Hall was a homemakerand a former employee of Kell-wood Corp., Spencer.

Survivors include her husbandof 49 years, Edsel "Poncho" Hallof Winfield, formerly of Spencer;son, George Bullard of Winfield;daughter, Penney Hall of Win-field; sister, Eloise Miller ofSpencer; brother, Darrell Wilsonof Clover; three grandsons; andthree great-grandchildren.

She has been cremated.A memorial service will be held

at a later date. Burial will be inSand Ridge Cemetery, SandRidge.

Memorial donations are pre-ferred to Hospice Care, 1606Kanawha Blvd. W., Charleston,WV 25387-2536.

John H. Taylor Funeral Home,Spencer, was in charge ofarrangements.

Online condolences may beexpressed at www.taylorfuneral-homeinc.com.

JOYCE NAOMI HARRISJoyce Naomi Harris, 82, of

Eleanor, passed away Wednes-day, October 31, 2012, at Hub-bard Hospice House West,Thomas Memorial Hospital, fol-lowing a long illness. She was agraduate of Point Pleasant HighSchool and loved to spend timetending to her flowers.

Born May 9, 1930, in Colum-bus, Ohio, she was the daughterof the late Dencil Cossin andHelen Smith Cossin. In additionto her parents, she was precededin death by four brothers and two

sisters.Survivors include her loving

husband of 61 years, Lewis Har-ris Jr., along with several nieces,nephews and extended family.

Funeral services were heldSunday, November 4, at RaynesFuneral Home Eleanor Chapelwith the Rev. Randy Parsons andPastor Wayne Burch officiating.Burial followed in Leon Ceme-tery, Leon.

Online condolences may besent to the Harris family, and theonline guestbook signed, by visit-ingwww.raynesfuneralhome.com.

Raynes Funeral Home,Eleanor, was in charge ofarrangements.

MARYD.HENDERSONMary D. Henderson passed

away Tuesday, October 30, 2012,at Thomas Memorial Hospital,South Charleston.

Born July 4, 1935, in Hurricane,she was a daughter of the lateLaverne and Ruth Spurlock Gib-son. She was also preceded indeath by her husband, CharlesRobert Henderson.

Mary was a former elementaryschool teacher and tour guide atthe West Virginia Capitol Com-plex. She was also a member ofFirst Baptist Church, Hurricane,and the first president of the Put-nam County Federation of Re-publican Women.

Surviving are her son, RobertSean Henderson and his wife,Sherry, of Scott Depot; and hergrandson, Joshua Henderson ofScott Depot.

Funeral services were held Fri-day, November 2, at the Chapel ofthe Guardian Angel ofValleyViewMemorial Park, Hurricane, withJim McGehee officiating. Burialfollowed in the memorial park.

Online condolences may alsobe made by visiting www.chap-manfuneralhomes.com.

Chapman Funeral Home, Hur-ricane, was in charge of arrange-ments.

WILLIAM EDMUND"ED" JOHNSON

WilliamEdmund "Ed" Johnson,passed away October 24, 2012, inChesapeake,Va., at the age of 63.

A native of West Virginia, Edgraduated from NitroHigh Schooland earned a degree in mechani-cal engineering fromWestVirginiaUniversity Institution of Technol-ogy. After serving six years enlistedin the US Navy, he continuedworking for the Navy as a civilianengineer for 39 years until his re-tirement.

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An avid musician, Ed playedmany instruments and was amember in former bandsThe Cir-cle Four and Southern Exposure.Also active in martial arts, heearned the highest degree blackbelt in Shito-Ryu and beganteaching others.

Ed enjoyed spending time withhis family and friends, and henever missed the opportunity fora good joke to create lots of laugh-ter.

He is survived by his motherHelen Johnson of Nitro,W.Va.; hissister, Rebecca Stewart of St. Al-bans, W.Va.; his four children,William Johnson II of Chesa-peake, Va., Ryan Johnson ofGaithersburg, Md., Kristen "KD"Johnson of Selma, N.C., TylerJohnson Hartline of Chesapeake,Va.; cousins and nieces. He is pre-deceased by his father, GettyJohnson.

Funeral services were held onMonday, November 5 at the GilgalUnited Methodist Church, MountNebo,W.Va..

Condolences may be offered tothe family at www.casdorphand-curry.com.

PARIS CLAIRELINVILLE

Paris Claire Linville, 7, of Win-field, passed away October 28,2012, in Rock Hill, S.C.

Paris was born October 29,2004, in Charleston, and was adaughter of Cecelia Ross andPhillip Linville. She was precededin death by her grandfather,Randy Linville, and her great-grandfather, Sid Linville.

In addition to her parents,Paris is survived by her twin sis-ter, Paige Linville; sister, LexiaLinville; paternal grandmother,Tammy Taylor of Tennessee; ma-ternal grandparents, Jewell Lewisof South Carolina and AngelaBumpus of Eleanor; and great-grandparents, Marilyn Hendricksof Winfield, Connie Linville ofHurricane, Annabelle Arnold ofScott Depot and Roy Ross ofFlorida.

Funeral services were held Fri-day, November 2, at ChapmanFuneral Home,Winfield, with Dr.John D. Smith officiating. Burialfollowed inValleyView MemorialPark, Hurricane.

To share a memory of Paris, orto express condolences, pleasevisit www.chapmanfuneral-homes.com.

The family suggests donationsare made in memory of Paris tothe Cerebral Palsy InternationalResearch Foundation, 186

Princeton Highstown Road,Building 4, Second Floor, Prince-ton Junction, NJ 08550.

Chapman Funeral Home,Win-field, was honored to handleParis' arrangements.

TEDWILLIAMMASSEYTed William Massey, 61, Scott

Depot, passed away November 5,2012, after a long battle withprostate cancer.Tedwasborn Jan-uary 31, 1951, in Dunbar, son ofthe late Troy and Inez Massey.

He was a 1968 graduate of Dun-bar High School. He also gradu-ated from West Virginia StateCollege and theWestVirginia Col-lege of Graduate Studies. Heworked 37 years in higher educa-tion in West Virginia, beginninghis career with the West VirginiaBoard of Regents. He then workedat Morris Harvey College and theWestVirginia College of GraduateStudies before going to MarshallUniversity. He worked at Marshallfor 28 years before retiring in June2008 as associated vice presidentfor finance. He then worked parttime for two years at MountwestCommunity and Technical Col-lege.

Ted is survivedbyhiswife, Cora;daughter, Allison Mattern and herhusband, Josh, of Hurricane; son,Matthew Massey and his wife,Nicole, of South Carolina; step-daughter, Heather Himes and herhusband, Adam, of Princeton; sis-ter, Judy McCoy and her husband,Randy, of Hurricane; sister-in-law,Linda Bryant of Dunbar; threegrandchildren, Bennett, BradyandMaggieMassey, andone step-grandson, Bebo; two nephews,Brian and Jason McCoy; and oneniece, Donna Gail Tucker. He isalso survived by his lifelongbuddy, Rick Workman, who hethought of as his brother.

In addition to his parents, Tedwas preceded in death by hisbrother, Don Bryant; and his ma-ternal grandparents, John andBertha Lovejoy.

Funeral services were heldWednesday, November 7, at KellerFuneral Home, Dunbar with theRev. Gary Nelson officiating. Tedwas laid to rest in Grandview Me-morial Park, Dunbar.

Please make donations to theAmerican Cancer Society, 301RHL Blvd., Charleston,WV 25309,or HospiceCare, 1606 KanawhaBlvd.W., Charleston,WV 25387.

EARNESTMARIONMcCARTY III, "TREY"

Earnest Marion McCarty III,"Trey," entered into Heaven on

Sunday, November 4, 2012, as aresult of injuries received in an ac-cident.

Trey was born on November 14,2001, a son to EarnestMarion Mc-Carty Jr., "Mack," and PaulaMichelle Raney McCarty.Trey wasthe older brother of Connor Shel-don McCarty and Daniel JosiahMcCarty. In addition to his par-ents and brothers,Trey is survivedby his grandparents, Earnest Mar-ion and Kay Rollins McCarty ofPoint Pleasant and Phyllis NealGrashel of Homosassa, Fla., andJuanita Cable Raney of Stanton,Ky.; uncles and aunts, Matthewand Kari McCarty, Nicholas Mc-Carty and Beth Leach, JohnRaney,Willard Raney, Delissa andBilly Roberts, Chrystal Davis Hale;and Ralph and Charlinda Davis;and cousins, J.C. Raney, AshleyRaney, Devin Roberts, TessaRoberts,William Raney, ChristianMcCarty, Cameron McCarty,Cassie Miller and Sarah Miller.

PrecedingTrey in his journey toHeaven were his cousin, ParkerAllen McCarty; grandfather, JohnSheldon Raney; great-grandfa-ther, Marion "Pen" McCarty; anduncle, Steve Douglas.

Trey was an honor roll studentat Ashton Elementary School,where he was a member of theoriginal Ashton Bulldog footballteam. Trey also played basketballfor the Ashton Bulldogs and inPoint Pleasant Youth BasketballLeague and Hannan BuddyLeague. In the spring and sum-mer, Trey excelled as catcher inthe Ashton Buddy League Base-ball League and helped coach hisbrother’s t-ball team.Treyhadalsoplayed soccer in the HuntingtonYMCAYouth Soccer League.

Funeral services were held Fri-day, November 9, at Ashton Bap-tist Church, Ashton, with HartWell Neal and Justin Moran offici-ating. Burial followed in BartonChapel Cemetery, Ashton.

Deal Funeral Home, PointPleasant, was in charge ofarrangements.

The family is asking that dona-tions are made to Ashton Elemen-tary PTO, Peoples Bank, 421 MainSt., Point Pleasant, WV 25550, fornew playground equipment inTrey's memory.

SANDRADENISEMcKNEELY

Mrs. Sandra Denise McKneely,50, of Hometown, went home tobe with the Lord on October 31,2012, at home.

She is survived by her hus-band, Billy McKneely; parents,Phyllis and Dennis Mitchell of Ar-buckle; two children, Allen McK-neely of Hometown and Bethanyand husband, Jermy Blanken-ship, of Hometown; sister, TrudaTorres of Buffalo; brothers, Timo-thy Mitchell of Cross Lanes,Randy Mitchell of Buffalo, ScottMitchell of Arbuckle and DennisMitchell of Culloden; and threegrandchildren.

A tribute to the life of Sandrawas held Monday, November 5, atHometown Independent Mission

with Pastor Joe Scarberry officiat-ing. Burial followed in Haven ofRest Memory Gardens, RedHouse.

Condolences may be sent tothe family by visiting www.hard-ingfamilygroup.com.

Gatens-Harding FuneralHome, Poca, assisted the McK-neely family.

PATRICIA NELSONMILLER

Patricia Nelson Miller, 81, of St.Albans, died Nov. 5, 2012, atTeays Valley Assisted Living. Herwish was to be donated to theWVU Human Gift Registry.

A memorial service will be heldat a later date.

Information provided byBartlett-Chapman FuneralHome, St. Albans.

JOHNMALCOMPEARSON

John Malcom Pearson, 61, of St.Albans, passed away Sunday, Oc-tober 28, 2012, at CAMC GeneralDivision, Charleston.

He was born January 1, 1951, inHuntington, to the late HarleyMason and Sarah Ellen "Kay"Davidson.

John was retired from theKanawha County Board of Educa-tion with 35 years of service as anaudio/visual technician and hewas also the director of KSC TV atCapital High School. He served 13years in the Army National Guardand he was a member of the Na-tional Rifle Association. He was agraduate of St. Albans HighSchool, class of 1968.

He is survived by his wife,Katherine D.McCormick Pearson;daughters, Robin Sylvester andMegan Persinger, both of Hurri-cane; stepdaughter, Trina Brownof South Charleston; and broth-ers, Larck D. Pearson of East Lynnand Alex K. Pearson of St. Albans.Also surviving are five grandchil-dren.

A memorial service was heldFriday, November 2, at the Foun-dation Church of God, St. Albans,with the Rev. Chris Colagrosso of-ficiating.

Online condolences may bemade atwww.bartlettchapmanfu-neralhome.com.

Bartlett-Chapman FuneralHome, St. Albans,was in charge ofarrangements.

OBIE ORAL REEDYMr. Obie Oral Reedy, 91, of

Poca, passed away October 31,2012, at Jackson General Hospi-tal.

Mr. Reedy was retired fromAmericanViscose with 35 years ofservice.

He was preceded in death byhis wife, Mrs. Bertha Reedy.

Obie is survived by his chil-dren, Mary Lett of Poca, PhyllisHill of 18 Mile Creek and JamesReedy of Steele Ridge; sister, Eliz-abeth McDaniel of Ohio; sixgrandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren.

A tribute to the life of Mr. ObieReedy was held Saturday, No-

vember 3, at Gatens-Harding Fu-neral Home Chapel with the Rev.Alvie Witt officiating. Burial fol-lowed in Buffalo Memorial Park.

Condolences may be sent tothe family by visiting www.hard-ingfamilygroup.com.

Gatens-Harding FuneralHome, Poca, assisted the Reedyfamily.

RONALD KEITHSAMPLES

Ronald Keith Samples, 76, ofCulloden, passed away October31, 2012, at Emogene Dolin JonesHospice House, Huntington,after a long battle with Parkin-son's disease. He was a native ofClay County and the owner/op-erator of AutoTech Inc., Hunting-ton, for 37 years.

He is survived by his wife,Sharon; daughter, Rhonda Sam-ples (Scott) Belcher; son, David A.Samples; granddaughter, Whit-ney Belcher; and grandson, Tyler(Emily) Belcher.

There were no services.Donations should be made to

Hospice of Huntington, 1101 6thAve., Huntington,WV 25702.

HETTIE IRENE SEARSHettie Irene Sears, 75, of Win-

field, previously of HackerValley,passed away Saturday, November3, 2012, at St. Mary's Hospital,Huntington, after an extended ill-ness. She was born February 21,1937, in Braxton County, to Del-bert and Bessie Cowger Cogarand lived the majority of her lifein Hacker Valley. She attendedMount Zion Methodist Churchand was a member of HackerVal-ley Rebekah Lodge and a formermember of WVEA.

She is survived by her hus-band, Clyde Delno Sears of Win-field; daughter, Zelda (Mike)Sedberry of Hurricane; sister,Zelma "Ruth" Hubbard of HackerValley; and sister-in-law, AltaCogar of Hacker Valley. She waspreceded in death by her parentsand brothers, Lee and CecilCogar.

Funeral services were heldWednesday, November 7 at Dodd& Reed Funeral Home with theRev. Daniel Sears officiating.

Memorial contributions maybe made to Hacker Valley Ele-mentary School.

LADONNA J.TOWNSEND

LaDonna J. Townsend, 58, ofHurricane, passed away October31, 2012, after a long illness. Shewas preceded in death by her fa-ther,William J. Rose.

Surviving is her mother,Annabell Rose; two sisters, BettySmith and Stephanie Rose bothof Hurricane.

LADONNA "LD"TOWNSEND

Ladonna "LD" Townsend, 58,of Hurricane, passed away Octo-ber 31, 2012, at Thomas Memo-rial Hospital, after a very longillness.

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She was a retired secretary forthe West Virginia State Police; agraduate of Hurricane HighSchool, class of 1972; and a mem-ber of the West Virginia State Po-lice Retired Member Association.

Surviving are her husband, Joe;son, Caleb Townsend; daughter,Sarah Townsend of Hurricane;special aunt, Linda Griffiths ofOhio; and uncles, Larry Rose ofPrinceton and Bill Rose of Proc-torville, Ohio.

Funeral services were heldSunday, November 4, at Allen Fu-neral Home. Burial followed inTate Creek Cemetery, Glendon.

Please visit allenfuneral-homewv.com to share condo-lences and memories.

DOROTHA CHRISTINETUCKER

Dorotha Christine Tucker, 94,formerly of St. Albans, passedaway Saturday, November 3,2012, at Teays Valley Center. Shewas a homemaker and an artist.Christine was a member of St.Andrews United MethodistChurch and was born in Dunbar.

She was preceded in death byher husband, Jesse C. Tucker;brothers, Joe and Doug; and sis-ters, Mary Frances and June.

Christine had no children andis survived by her brother, RobertSutherland of Eleanor, and by hersister, Patty Lou Linville ofWillis,Texas.

There were no local services.Interment will take place inFlorida.

Arrangements were in the careof Keller Funeral Home, Dunbar.

CHARLOTTE A.TURLEYCharlotte A. Turley, 59, of

Charleston, formerly of St. Al-bans, passed away Sunday, No-vember 4, 2012, at home.

She was born February 14,1953, to the late Charles andHelen Dillow Viands. She gradu-ated from Charles Town HighSchool and was a former em-ployee of Meyer and Ford LawFirm in Charleston.

Charlotte was preceded indeath by her parents as well asher daughter, Dara Coulter, andher brother, Charles DavidViands.

She is survived by her husbandof 33 years, Ricky Turley ofCharleston; sister, Marlene Dop-son of Ranson; mother-in-law,Donna High; and nephew, JamieDopson Ranson.

A service to honor the life ofCharlotte was heldThursday, No-vember 8, at Snodgrass FuneralHome, South Charleston, withthe Rev. Ken Carter officiating.Burial followed in CunninghamMemorial Park, St. Albans.

Special thanks to her care-givers, Connie Roberts of St. Al-bans and Barbara Simpson ofNitro.

Memories of Charlotte may beshared by visiting www.snod-grassfuneral.com and selectingthe obituary.

Snodgrass Funeral Home,South Charleston, was in chargeof arrangements.

ROBERT ALLEN"BOBBY"WEBB II

Robert Allen "Bobby" Webb IIpassed away October 29, 2012.

Born January 26, 1969, in

Charleston, he was the son ofDorothy L. Auld of St. Albans andthe late Robert A. Webb.

Graduating from SouthCharleston High School, Bobbyreceived both graduate and un-dergraduate degrees in sociologyfrom Marshall University. He wasalso in the midst of completinghis doctorate of sociology degreefrom the University of Kentucky,lacking only his dissertation.

Bobby taught classes in vari-ous venues, including MarshallUniversity, Morehead State Uni-versity, University of Kentucky,Pellissippi State Community Col-lege, West Virginia Tech andStrayer University and West Vir-ginia State University, as well asother high school and commu-nity college level coursesthrough these institutions.

Bobby was a member of St. An-drew United Methodist Church,St. Albans, and enjoyed workingon and fixing up his home. Healso loved to garden every sum-mer.

In addition to his mother,Bobby is survived by his wife,Karen Browder Webb; his chil-dren, Kaycy Lee, a student atMountwest Community Techni-cal College, William Steven, astudent at St. Albans HighSchool, and Rhiannon I. Renee,at home; his sister, KatherineWebb Means, and her daughter,Ashley Nicole Dillon, and son,Jaxson, all of St. Albans; hisbrother-in-law, Steven J. (Sarah)Browder, and their sons, Wyattand Wade, of St. Albans; and hisfather-in-law, John A. (Shonet)Browder of St. Albans.

Funeral services were heldSunday, November 4, at Bartlett-

Chapman Funeral Home, St. Al-bans, with the Rev. Loretta Isaiahofficiating. Burial followed inGraceland Memorial Park, SouthCharleston.

Online condolences may alsobe made by visiting www.chap-manfuneralhomes.com.

ELBERT L. "BERT"WILLIAMS

Elbert L. "Bert"Williams, 81, ofSt. Albans, passed away peace-fully in his beloved wife's arms onOctober 4, 2012. He was born inPax on May 6, 1931, to Lon andNannieWilliams. A 1949 graduateof Pax High School, Bert loved at-tending Pax reunions and tellingPax tales to family and friends.

Bert was an atomic veteranwho served his country duringOperation Greenhouse at Enewe-tak in the Marshall Islands in theearly 1950s. Two of the four testswere the first tests of thermonu-clear fusion, the atom bomb.

He was predeceased by his par-ents, Lon and Nannie; brother,Jimmy; and sisters, Helen andBetty.

He is survived by his wife of 59years, Pat, and his four children,Debra Williams, Michael (Kier-sten) Williams, Cynthia (David)Morantine and James (Beth)Williams. Bert leaves behindseven grandchildren, AmandaWilliams, David (Brandy)Williams, Kady, Kelly and SaraMorantine and Nicholas andCaden Williams. There are threegreat-grandchildren, Alexander,Nathaniel and Peyton. He is alsosurvived by his sister, Freda (Bill)Schriever.

Bert was a parishioner at St.

Mark's Episcopal Church formany years. He loved St. Mark's.In lieu of flowers, the family sug-gests contributions be made toSt. Mark's Episcopal Church,Rectors Discretionary Fund, 501B St., St. Albans,WV 25177.

A celebration of life service washeld at St. Mark's EpiscopalChurch, St. Albans, on Sunday,November 4, with the Rev. AnnLovejoy Johnson officiating andthe Rev. Gil Watkins, homilist.

ROYWILLIAMSRoyWilliams, 78, of Hurricane,

passed away Thursday morningat Thomas Memorial Hospital.

He was born January 21, 1934,in Charleston, a son of Claybornand Agnes Jarvis Williams. Hewas retired from Alberto CulverCo. and was a longtime pastorand soul winner.

Roy is survived by his wife,Olga White Williams; sons andtheir wives, Rodney and CindyWilliams of Brentwood, Tenn.,Frank and Beverly Williams ofCross Lanes and Stephen andWendy Williams of Cross Lanes;five grandchildren, AlexisWilliams, Rodney Williams II,Alesha Akridge, Tiffany Gum andTara Williams; and eight great-grandchildren.

Funeral services were con-ducted at Tyler Mountain Fu-neral Home on Saturday,November 3, with Pastor RogerMullins and Pastor Claude Spur-lock officiating. Burial followedin Tyler Mountain Memory Gar-dens.

Online condolences may besent to www.tylermountainfu-neralhome.com.

PUTNAMCOUNTY SCHOOLS– CHILD NUTRITION BREAK-FAST/LUNCHMENUTuesday, 11/13: Breakfast BitesLUNCH: CHICKEN FAJITA,

Lettuce/Tomato/Cheese, RefriedBeans, Mandarin Oranges, MilkWednesday, 11/14: Waffle

SticksLUNCH: WARM HAM &

CHEESE ON A BUN, RomaineLettuce/Tomato, Sweet PotatoPuffs, Fresh Grapes, MilkThursday, 11/15: Yogurt Blue-

berry MuffinLUNCH: Thanksgiving Lunch-

eon - TURKEY ROAST W/GRAVY,Stuffing/Mashed Potatoes, GreenBeans, White Cake w/Strawber-ries,Wheat Roll/MilkFriday, 11/16: Diced Pota-

toes/ToastLUNCH: BREADED CHICKEN

NUGGETS, Honey Coin Carrots,Applesauce, Cornbread, MilkMonday, 11/19: NO SCHOOL

THANKSGIVING HOLIDAYTuesday, 11/20: NO SCHOOL

THANKSGIVING HOLIDAYWednesday, 11/21: NO

SCHOOLTHANKSGIVING HOLI-DAY

Thursday, 11/22: NO SCHOOLTHANKSGIVING HOLIDAYFriday, 11/23: NO SCHOOL

THANKSGIVING HOLIDAYMonday, 11/26: Egg & Cheese

BurritoLUNCH: PEPPERONI PIZZA

WEDGE, Corn on the Cob, Cu-cumbers w/Ranch Dip, Pineap-ple Chunks, MilkTuesday, 11/27: Oatmeal Cin-

namon ToastLUNCH: SALISBURY STEAK

W/GRAVY, Mashed Potatoes,Green Beans, Fresh OrangeWedges,Wheat Roll, Milk

Wednesday, 11/28: Ham &Cheese on English muffin

LUNCH: BREADED FISHSTICKS, Quick Baked Potato,Cole Slaw, Warm Sliced Apples,Cornbread, MilkThursday, 11/29: Breakfast

PizzaLUNCH: SPAGHETTI

W/MEATSAUCE, Romaine Let-tuce Salad, Steamed Zucchini,Mixed Fruit Cup, Garlic TexasToast, MilkFriday, 11/30: Sausage BiscuitLUNCH: BREADED CHICKEN

ON A BUN. Lettuce/Tomato,

Crinkle Cut Fries, Baked Beans,Sliced Pears, MilkDAILY BREAKFAST CHOICES

- ASSORTEDC E R E A L / J U I C E / F R E S HF R U I T / Y O G U R T / W WTOAST/MILKDAILY LUNCHCHOICES –AS-

SORTED FRESH FRUITS/VEG-ETABLES ONTHE SALAD BARMENU ITEMS ARE ALWAYS

SUBJECTTO AVAILABILITY.“THIS INSTITUTION IS AN

EQUAL OPPORTUNITYPROVIDER AND EMPLOYER”.

PutnamCounty Schools –Menu –November 2012

The Public Service Commis-sion of West Virginia recently is-sued an Order granting apetition by the West VirginiaDepartment of Transportation,Division of Highways (WV-DOH) to implement the 511 di-aling code for the purpose ofimproving communication re-

lating to traffic and transporta-tion conditions. The 511 sys-tem is intended to assistmotorists in West Virginia andenhance public safety by pro-viding information about acci-dents or adverse travelconditions.

The Commission formed a

Task Force to investigate theproposal from WV-DOH. Aftera series of meetings, the TaskForce recommended the Com-mission approve the assign-ment of the 511 dialing code toWV-DOH. In today’s Order, theCommission accepted the rec-ommendation from the Task

Force and noted that all wire-line carriers currently providingretail telecommunicationsservices in West Virginia wouldneed to program their switch-ing equipment to properlyroute 511 calls.

Additionally, the Commissionordered that because WV-DOH

would bear all the costs of es-tablishing the 511 program, noadditional costs were passed onto the ratepayers.

More information can befound on the Commission’swebsite at www.psc.state.wv.usand referencing Case No. 12-0826-T-P.

PSCGrants Petition toWVDivisionofHighways to Implement 511DialingCode

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MountOliveMissionary BaptistChurch ~ Buff Creek Rd. Hurri-cane, WV. "Helping the hurt getout of the dirt" Service Times-Sunday morning 10:00 a.m.;Sunday eve. 6:00 p.m.; Wed. EveBible study 7:00 p.m. Specialmeeting 4th Saturday eachmonth at 7:00 p.m. All areaChurches welcome.Heaven is obtainable, Hell isavoidable. We still preach TheBook, The Blood and, TheBlessed Hope. Pastor ErnieSpence – 304-617-2752.

Redeemer PresbyterianChurch,PCA, welcomes the communityto learn of God's love and grace.They meet at Teays Valley Cin-ema for worship service at 10a.m. The church's pastor is Bar-rett Jordan. For more informa-tion, call the church office,304-757-1197, or check thechurch's website at www.re-deemerpcawv.org.

TeaysValley Church of God ~4430 Teays Valley Road, PO Box270, Scott Depot, WV 25526 -www.tvcog.org - (304)757-9222.Service times: Sunday’s - 9:15a.m. Sunday School, 10:15 a.m.Morning Worship, 6:00 p.m.Evening Discipleship. Wednes-day’s: 6:45 p.m. Evening Disci-pleship. Pastor Melissa Pratt.

Winfield Community Church~144 Rocky Step Road, ScottDepot, WV, 25560. (304) 586-1146. Sunday School 9:45 a.m.;Morning Worship 10:45 a.m.;Wednesday Evening Bible Study& Prayer 6:30 p.m. Pastor:Michael Hurlbert.

Mt. Salem UM Church ~ 4-1/2miles East of Hurricane on Rt. 60across from covered bridge, onleft. Sunday: Morning worship9:30; Sunday School 10:30.Wednesday Bible study 7:00P.M.; Family night first Wednes-day of each month @ 7:00 P.M.Pastor: Ralph Kernen (304) 757-8446.

Presbyterian Church of theCovenant ~ Living the Love ofJesus Christ. 2438 US Route 60,Hurricane, WV 25526. 304-562-2012, pcclife.com Sunday Wor-ship 10:30 a.m.

Buffalo Church of God ~ Cornerof Rt 62 & Church Street, Buffalo(Putnam Co.). Sunday: 9:45 a.m.Sunday School; 11:00 a.m.Morning Worship; 7:00 p.m.Evening Worship. Wednesday:7:00 p.m.Mid-week Service. Pas-

torWayne Burch. 304-937-3447.

Winfield United MethodistChurch ~ Looking for a churchfamily? Join us at WinfieldUnited Methodist Church, 20Radwin Drive (Behind McDon-ald’s)Winfield. Two services 8:30a.m. and 11:00 a.m. Pastor: TomHill.

Springdale Free Will BaptistChurch ~ Cow Creek Road, Hur-ricane (Directions: Off Rt 34, 2-1/2 miles on Cow Creek Road,stay on left fork of Cow Creek.Church is on the right). SundaySchool 10 a.m.; SundayMorningWorship 11:00 a.m.; SundayEvening Worship 6 p.m.;Wednesday Midweek Service 7p.m. Pastor Larry Cooper. 562-5389.

Teays Valley Church of theNazarene~ 3937 Teays ValleyRoad,Teays,WV 25569 (Mail: POBox 259) Sunday: 9:45 a.m. Sun-day School; 10:45 a.m. Morningworship; 6:00 p.m. SundayEvening Worship. Wednesdays:6:30 p.m. Prayer Gathering, Chil-dren & Teen Programs. Last Sat-urday of each month; ClothingCloset from 9 a.m. until noon.Free clothes for everyone!Pastor: Rev. Charles V. Williams.Phone: 304-757-8400.

First Baptist Church~ “Connect-ing People to Jesus Christ” 2635Main Street, Hurricane, WV,25526 – 304-562-9281. Dr. JamesE. Lutz, Senior Pastor. Sundayservices: 8:50 a.m., 11:00 a.m.,6:30 p.m. Sunday School – 10a.m.; Wednesday 6:30 p.m.www.fbcoh.com

Good Hope Baptist Church ~Turkey Creek Road, Hurricane.SundayWorship Service 10 a.m.

Ascension Catholic Church905HickoryMill Rd., Hurricane,WV, 25526. 304-562-5816.Services: Saturday evening 5:30p.m. Sunday morning 8:30 a.m.& 11:00 a.m.Rev. Neil R. Buchlein, Pastor.www.ascensionwv.com

Cross ofGrace LutheranChurch~ 30GraceDrive, Hurricane,WV,25526. 304-562-0616.Sunday School - 9:30 a.m.Sunday - 10:45 a.m. MorningWorship Pastor Jerry Kliner, STS.“Where people discover Jesusand grow in Faith”. www.cog-lutheran.com

Scott Depot Christ Fellowship

~ 4345 Teays Valley Road, ScottDepot,WV. 757-9166.

Pastor Dr. Rod Taylor.Sunday School 9 a.m.; SundayMorning Worship 10 a.m.; Sun-day EveningWorship 6:30 p.m.Wednesday Mid Week Service 7p.m. www.thedepotlive.com

Teays Valley Baptist Church ~Dr. John D. Smith, Pastor.3926 Teays Valley Road, Hurri-cane, WV, 25526. 304-757-9306.www.teaysvalleybaptist.comServices: SUNDAY - Sundayschool 9:30 a.m.; Morning Wor-ship & Children’s Church 10:30a.m.; Eveningworship 6:00 p.m.;Choir Rehearsal 5 p.m.WEDNESDAY – Bible Study andPrayer 7 p.m.; Awana 7:00 p.m.All services are interpreted forthe deaf. TV Service on Sudden-link Channel 2, Wed. 8:30 – 9p.m. Radio ProgramWEMM8:30p.m. Thursday.

Buffalo Presbyterian Church ~2125 Buffalo Road, Buffalo, WV,25033. Sunday School Service 10a.m.;Worship Sunday Service 11a.m. Wednesday Service – BibleStudy, 7 p.m. Pastor – DenverTucker.

Buffalo Nazarene Church ~Rt. 62, Buffalo,WV, 25033.Sunday School Service 10 a.m.;SundayWorship Service 11 a.m.;Sunday night Worship Service 6p.m.Wednesday Service 7 p.m.Pastor Sherry Kinsey 937-3258.

Otter Branch Church ~ Box 213,18Mile Road, Buffalo,WV, 25033Sunday School Service 10 a.m.;SundayWorship Service 11 a.m.Wednesday Service 7 p.m.Pastor Mike Tucker.

Manilla Chapel ~ Manilla RidgeRoad, Robertsburg,WV.SUNDAY: Morning service 10a.m.; Evening service 6:00 p.m.TUESDAY: Bible Study at 7 p.m.Everyone welcome.

Way of Truth Tabernacle ~900 Roosevelt Dr., Eleanor, WV.Services: Sunday morning 10:00a.m.; Sunday Evening 6:00 p.m.;Wednesday 7:00 p.m. PastorNathan Morris (304)543-8053. Anew beginning on the old path.

Bethel Baptist – Upper MudRiver Road, Sias, WV. Services:Sunday morning 10 a.m.; Sun-day night 6 p.m.; Wednesdaynight 7:00 p.m.

Glad Tidings Assembly of God ~121 Mill Road, Hurricane, WV,

25526.Adult & Children’s Service Sun-day 10:30 a.m., Sunday EveningWorship 6:00 p.m., WednesdayMidweek Service 7:00 p.m.Church Phone 304-562-3074.Pastor: Rebekah Jarrell. Asst.Pastor: Aaron Hil.

Winfield Presbyterian Church ~Winfield Presbyterian Church,4th and Ferry Streets. “A prayingcommunity where friendshipcounts.” Cherrie Sizemore, Min-ister. Sunday School - 10:00 a.m.;MorningWorship - 11:00 a.m.Looking for a church to call“home”?Wewould like to be thatplace.

Pine Grove Church of Christ ~4504 Teays Valley Road, ScottDepot. 304-757-8543 (o); 304-757-2866 (h). prediger1@veri-zon.net. Sunday morning BibleClasses 9:45 a.m. Sunday Morn-ingWorship Service 10:45 a.m.Sunday EveningWorship Service6:00 p.m. Wednesday EveningBible Studies 7:00 p.m.Tm Jorgensen, Minister.

Grandview Baptist Church, RedHouse. Sunday school – 10 am;Sunday evening 7 pm; Wednes-day 7 pm. Pastor:WoodyWillard.

Winfield Church of theNazarene ~ 2986 Winfield Rd.,Winfield, WV 25213. SundaySchool 9:45 am; SundayWorshipService 10:45 am; Sunday PraiseService at 6:00pm; WednesdayKidz & Teens 7:00 pm; Wednes-day Adult Bible Study 7:00 pm.Pastor Robert Fulton, 304-586-2180.

Laywell Church of Christ ~Sycamore Road, Hurricane, WV.Services: Sunday Morning Wor-ship 9:45 a.m.; EveningWorship6 p.m. Phone number for moreinformation, 304-562-6135.

KanawhaValley Baptist Church~ 949 Roosevelt Ave., (U.S. Rt.62), Eleanor, WV 25070. Pastors:John Hage and Art Hage. Phone

304-437-3513 and 304-437-2740.Services: 3:00 p.m. Sundays and6:30 p.m. Thursdays.

Mt. Moriah Missionary BaptistChurch ~ Rt. 3 Box 97 (6242Trace Fork Rd.), Hurricane, WV25526. Phone 304-562-5880.Sunday School: 10 a.m.; Morn-ing Worship 11 a.m.; EveningWorship 6 p.m. WednesdayEvening Service 7 p.m.; Chil-dren’s Emmy Club, 6:30 p.m.Wednesday. Pastor: Robert Ad-kins. Everyone welcome.

Providence Baptist Church ~Rocky Step Road, Scott Depot,WV. Sunday School 10 a.m.; Sun-day morning Worship 11 a.m.;Sunday night 7 p.m. Pastor: Rev.Bob Kelly. Phone 304-586-2832.

Gateway Christian Church ~Weekly Sunday Evening Serviceat 6 p.m. Valley Park, Hurricane,WV. Adult & Children’s Ministryavailable. For more informationplease call 304-727-8919 or visitwww.gatewaychurch.net. SeniorMinister: Dave Stauffer. LOVEGOD – LOVE PEOPLE – SERVE.

Lakeview Christian Church ~108 Lakeview Drive, Hurricane,WV, 25526. Services: Sunday – 11am and 6:30 pm;Wednesday – 7pm. Pastor: Jeff Maynard. Phone304-562-9265.

Faith Independent Church ~Sunday School 10am, SundayMorningWorship 11am, SundayChoir Practice 6 p.m., SundayEvening Service 7 p.m.;Wednes-day Prayer Meeting & BibleStudy 7 p.m. A little countrychurch set on the side of Rt. 62 inthe big town of Black Betsy,WV.Pastoral Team: Michael Landersand Randy Browning

Sousanah FWB Church ~Charley Creek Road, Culloden.Sunday School 10:00 a.m.; Sun-day Morning Worship 11:00a.m.; Sunday Night Service 7:00p.m. Wednesday Prayer Service7:00 p.m.

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ISO: 100Shutter: 1/125Aperture/F-stop: 5.6Flash: NoneAnimal portraits can be diffi-

cult. The main thing to remem-ber is just have fun with them.Dogs’ eyes are naturally dark.Therefore, if no good light sourceis available, use your camera’sflash to show off their facial ex-pressions. Getting their attentioncan be a challenge. Other thanbribing them to sit still with atreat, sometimes something un-orthodox is required: bark atthem. It often works. All youneed is the dog to sit still for asplit second so can get your shot.

It is often best to get down on thesame level as the person or ani-mal you are photographing.Kneeling on one knee workedwell for this particular shot. Stay-ing back about 20 feet alsohelped—the dogs were not dis-tracted.Editor’s Note:This week begins

a new column, “Photography101” in the Cabell Standard. Re-porter/Photographer JustinWay-bright will be bringing hisknowledge of photography to ourreaders.Throughhis camera lens,Justin will show – as well as ex-plain – to us how the photo wastaken as well as the best settingsto use.

Photography 101:Three-Dog-Night…I mean Day

DOH Reminds Public of Importance of Safety inWork ZonesCHARLESTON – The West Vir-

ginia Division of Highways wouldlike to remind the traveling pub-lic of the importance of drivingresponsibly in work zones.

While clearing debris in thewake of Superstorm Sandy, twoDOH employees have sufferedinjuries after being struck by ve-hicles.

The first accident (a hit-and-

run) happened on Saturday, No-vember 10. A worker sustainedminor injuries from being struckby a vehicle while cutting brushalong Gilman Road in RandolphCounty.

The most recent accident hap-pened November 14, when aworker flagging traffic on WV 39in Nicholas County was hit andsuffered serious injuries.

“It is crucial that all driversslow down and stay alert whenentering work zones,” saidTrans-portation Secretary Paul Mattox.“Obeying the signs and stayingaware of your surroundings willensure the safety of everyone. Weask the public to be patient as wework to remove debris and to beaware that crews will be workingalong many roadways.”

29th Annual Arts and Crafts Showat Nicholas County High School

Where: Nicholas County HighSchool, Summersville,WV

When: Friday, November 30thfrom 6-9 p.m. and Saturday, De-

cember 1st from 9 a.m. – 4 p.m.Admission: By donationOver 100 Booths!Door prizes hourly with grand

prize drawing Saturday at 3 p.m.(must be present to win GrandPrize of $100.00).

No early birds please!

Celebrate the Holiday Season at“Christmas Down on the Farm”

RIO GRANDE, OH – Celebratethe holidays by visiting the BobEvans Farm in Rio Grande, Ohioon Saturday, December 1, from 5– 8:30 p.m.

Activities offered include a sce-nic view of the farm’s Christmas

lights via horse-drawn carriagerides and Barnyard Express trainrides. Tours of the HomesteadMuseum and Adamsville LogCabin Village will also be offers.Visitors will also have the chanceto visit with Santa and decorate a

Gingerbread house in the EventBarn. Light holiday refreshmentswill be provided. Admission isfree. (Rides weather permitting).

For more information call 800-994-3276 or 740-245-5305.