The Putnam Standard

Wednesday,August 8, 2012

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HURRICANE – The PutnamFarmers Market is currentlyamong the top 10 farmers mar-kets in the nation in voting in anonline contest sponsored by theAmerican Farmland Trust toidentify America's FavoriteFarmers Markets.

Voting in the 2012 America'sFavorite Farmers Markets con-

test began June 22 and will con-tinue until midnight easterntime on Sept. 3.

As of Tuesday, Aug. 7, the Put-nam Farmers Market was num-ber 7 in the country in the SmallMarket Category, which is thecategory for markets with 15 orfewer vendors. Other categoriesinclude mid-sized markets,medium markets and large mar-kets. The Putnam Farmers Mar-ket was the only farmers market

from West Virginia in the Top 20in any of the categories.

“The continued growth infarmers markets is terrific forfamily farmers and everyonewho enjoys buying fresh, locally-grown food,” said AmericanFarmland Trust President JonScholl.

The goal of American Farm-land Trust’s fourth annual Amer-ica’s Favorite Farmers Marketscontest is to highlight the role

that farmers markets play inkeeping family farmers on theland. The summer long contestis a nationwide challenge to seewhich markets can rally the mostvotes from their customers. Atthe end of the contest, four win-ning markets—one small, onemedium, one mid-size, and onelarge—will receive the title ofAmerica’s Favorite Farmers Mar-

TWO LOCAL STUDENTS GRADUATEFROM CHALLENGE ACADEMY.

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SEE CONTEST ON PAGE 3

HOMETOWN – The PutnamCounty Commission has begunsoliciting bids to performdrainage improvement work tohelp alleviate perennial floodingproblems in the community ofHometown.

The Invitation to Bid appearedas a legal advertisement in localnewspapers last week.

The work to be performed isdescribed as cleaning of the fol-lowing existing items: 150 linearfeet of 48” diameter pipe, 1,979linear feet of 4' flat bottom ditch,30 linear feet of 24” diameterpipe, and 191 linear feet of 2' flatbottom ditch. The project dura-tion is 60 calendar days.

Last year, the U.S. Army Corpsof Engineers examined theflooding problem in Hometownand concluded that a short termsolution would be to clearHometown’s existing drainageditches. The estimated cost forthat work was $40,000 to $60,000.

The Corps also said that alonger term solution would be tocarve a new channel to divert

water away from resident’shomes. The estimated cost ofthat work would be approxi-mately $500,000.

In December, the PutnamCounty Commission selected theengineering firm of QK4 to per-form the necessary engineering

work in advance of the drainclearing project.

SEE HOMETOWN ON PAGE 3

County seeksbids forHometowndrainageworkGroundbreakingset forTuesdayforValleyParkexpansionwork

By Jack Bailey

[email protected]

The Putnam County Commission has begun soliciting bids to perform drainage improvement work in the unincorpo-rated area of Hometown. Photo by Jack Bailey

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WINFIELD – A groundbreakingceremony has been scheduledfor Tuesday, Aug. 14, at 1 p.m. forthe expansion work at Valley Parkin Hurricane.

The public is invited to attendthe event.

The Putnam County Commis-sion recently awarded the bid forthe project to Pray Construction.

Commissioners opened bidsfor the expansion work at theirJuly 24 meeting and awarded theproject to Putnam County's ownPray Construction which had thelow bid at $1,449,700.

Earlier this year, the county ac-quired 5.6 acres of land adjacentto Valley Park with plans to addan additional ball field, soccerfield, and a new entrance to thepark.

The new entrance will alsoalter the flow of traffic throughthe park. Cars will enter throughthe newly constructed entrance,and then loop through the parkto exit through the current en-trance.

During high traffic events, suchas the July 4 celebration, bothroads could also be used as exitsto improve traffic flow leaving thepark.

Putnam County CommissionerJoe Haynes said that once the ex-pansion project is completed,Valley Park will be even more ofan asset to the County.

Farmers Market in Top 10 in national contest

By Jack Bailey

[email protected]

By Jack Bailey

[email protected]

Hunter Education ClassRed House UBI Church is

hosting a hunter education classwhich is being conducted by theWV DNR. This is for children atleast 10 years of age and whowant to get a hunting license.New hunters are required tocomplete this course prior togetting a hunting license.

Class will be held on Saturday,September 8 from 9am to 5 pmand Sunday September 9 from 1pm to 5:30 pm at the Red HouseUBI Church.

All participants must preregis-ter with the WV DNR at 304-759-0703.

Red House UBI Church is lo-cated 1 mile south of the Win-field Bridge on Route 62.

Special Needs CaregiverSupport Group MeetingThe next Special Needs Care-

giver Support Group meetingwill be at the Teays Valley Churchof God on Tuesday, August 21 at7:00 pm.

Sherill Morris will be the guestspeaker. Sherill is a local specialneeds teacher with 10 years ex-perience. She will be speakingabout special needs educationfrom the teacher's point of viewand share information aboutprograms, assistance, etc at thecounty and state levels, who tocontact and the services theyprovide.

We encourage and welcomeanyone to join us for this free in-formation session.

Please call 304-755-3976 formore information.

Fireside Grille Goes ToThe Dogs Fundraiser

August 12, 2012 - 2:00pm to5:00pm

Trophies will be awarded forBest dressed, Most Photogenic,Best Costume, Best Trick

Dog Dip. $3.00Dog Wash $5.00Peticures $2.00Smooch A Pooch featuring

Gerty $1.00Photographer Robin Mont-

gomery will be available for pic-tures of your pets. $5.00

All proceeds will go towardbuilding New Animal Shelter.

St. Francis SchoolOpen House

St. Francis School, 525 HolleyStreet, St. Albans, will hold anOpen House on Sunday, August12th from 12-2pm. St. Francis

offers a high-quality academicprogram in grades preschoolthrough fifth. In addition to the“core” subjects, St. Francis offersinstruction in Spanish, technol-ogy, art, physical education,music and character education.St. Francis also offers variousextra-curricular activities. Addi-tionally, the preschool and be-fore and after school careprograms are licensed under theState of West Virginia DHHR andmeet all health and safety stan-dards. Please come and meet theteachers, visit the classroomsand enjoy an ice cream socialhosted by the PTO. For informa-tion please call (304) 727-5690 orcheck our websitewww.sfswv.com.

Democratic ExecutiveCommittee to Meet

A meeting of the PutnamCounty Democratic ExecutiveCommittee is scheduled for 6pm Wednesday, August 14, 2012at the old Putnam County Court-house, Winfield, WV. All inter-ested Democrats are invited toattend.

Bob Thompson toperform at FireSide Grille Bob Thompson is scheduled to

perform at the FireSide Grille,4170 W.Va. 34, Teays Valley, onThursday, August 16.

Hurricane Civic Chorusto begin practice for

Fall SeasonThe Hurricane Civic Chorus

will begin practice for the Fall Se-mester on Tuesday, August 28that 7:00 p.m. at Forrest BurdetteUnited Methodist Church, 2848Putnam Avenue, Hurricane.

For more information, callPamela Tabor at 304-562-6539.

Dog Swim!Where: Valley Park Wave Pool When: September 3rd, 2012Time: 6:30pmDonations accepted for new

Animal Shelter.

Huntington's DiseaseSupport Group Formed A peer-led Huntington's Dis-

ease Support Group has beenformed in Charleston for pa-tients, families, caregivers andthose at risk. The meetings areheld on the second Saturday ofthe month from 11 a.m. - 1 p.m.at Saint Francis Hospital.

For more information, call

304-549-3266 or [email protected].

SC Library to host Watercolor Class

On Tuesday, August 14th from6-8 pm, local artist Joanne Jacobswill be instructing “Introductionto Watercolors’. Students shouldbe prepared to pay a small fee of$10.00 for supplies. Please callthe library at 304-744-6561 tosign up or just stop in. For moreinformation, call Janet.

Parking Lot Sale – Sept. 8th

The annual Parking Lot Salewill be held Sept. 8, 2012 at Val-ley (Wave Pool) Park.

It’s that time of the year againto gather all the old clothes andunwanted items.

So, clear out your closets andbring your items to the parkinglot sale held at the Wave Poolparking lot.

Call the Putnam County Parksand Recreation office at 562-0518 ext. 10 and reserve a spacefor $15.00. Time is 8 – 2 p.m.(cancel if rain).

Alcoholics AnonymousCan Help

If you want to drink, that’s yourbusiness. If you want to stop, wecan help.

Call Alcoholics Anonymous at1.800.333.5051 or find meetinglocations at www.aawv.org.

Whittington ReunionThe Whittington Reunion is

scheduled for Saturday, Aug 11,2012, at Eleanor Park, shelter #6(behind fire department); gath-ering at 11 AM with lunch at 12noon (covered dish). All familyand friends of the family are wel-come. Questions call Melody304-937-3492

Beginning DigitalPhotography Class

Putnam County Parks & Recre-ation Commission is hosting aphotography class instructed byLaura Moul. Classes will be heldin the Commons of PutnamCounty by the Wave Pool forthree consecutive Tuesday’sSept. 4th, 11th, & 18th, 2012 from5:30 – 7:30 p.m.

For more information or toregister please contact Laura at743-8281 or call the Park office at304-562-0518 ext. 10. You mayalso register on her link atwww.lovehappinessphoto.com.

Get In The Swingof Golf!

The Charleston WV ChristianWomen’s August luncheon willbe held Wednesday, August 15that Columbia Gas Transmission,1700 MacCorkle Ave, Charleston,from 11:00 am – 12:30 pm. DoorsOpen at 10:30 a.m.

Bring a friend to lunch! $16.00Inclusive - Women and Men In-vited! First Time Guests Free!

Set your GPS on the right“course” and “drive” to ourbrunch to get in the “swing ofgolf”!

Preston Browning, US Certi-fied Golf Master Teaching Profes-sional, from Charleston, WV willbe joining us and sharing his ex-pertise.

Bobby Farino, Golf Pro andBusiness Entrepreneur, fromWilliamsburg, VA, will be ourguest speaker and offers tips tohelp navigate and have “Victorythrough the ‘Rough’ of Life!”

Mercy Calhoun, from The Ap-palachian Children’s Chorus, willbe providing her musical talentfor our enjoyment.

Brunch is being provided by“Crown Catering”!

Please Honor Your Reservation Reservations may be made by

calling or texting Tina at 304-546-8215. [email protected] by Mon-day, August 13, 2012.

(Open to the public by reserva-tion).

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 of-fice, or pharmacy. Call 304-586-2745 for more information.

Network Of Women(NOW) Monthly Meeting

Date: August 16, 2012Time: 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM at the

Putnam County Chamber ofCommerce Office.

About NOW: This committee isled by women in business in thecommunity. Programs are de-signed to support women in thebusiness community. Typicalprograms conducted throughoutthe year are a blood drive, the“Uniquely Me” Program, “LadiesNight Out” and “In the Know”.The group also participates in“Bell Ringing” for the SalvationArmy and collected non-perish-able food items throughout theyear and distributed to the localfood pantry to give back to thecommunity.

NOW is open to all women

working for and with PutnamCounty Chamber member busi-nesses interested in expandingtheir professional, personal andsocial relationships with otherwomen.

Polio Survivors SupportGroup Meetings

The WV Chapter of Polio Sur-vivors Support Group meets atnoon every second Saturday atCAMC Teays Valley Hospital.Meetings are held in the Confer-ence Room, which is locatednext to the cafeteria. For moreinformation please call 304-736-6325.

Shifty Fifties Car ShowThe Putnam County Parks &

Recreation Commission andConvention & Visitors Bureau isplanning a Car Show on Sunday,September 16, 2012. The eventwill be held at the Valley (WavePool) Park.

Registration will be from 9 AMto 1 PM. Awards at 4 PM.

Bring your lawn chair and fallback into time with the music ofthe 50’s & 60’s. There will be con-cession, special music and enter-tainment.

For more information pleasecall 304-562-0727.

Grants to promotePhysical Activity in WestVirginia Now AvailableOrganizations, communities

or networks in West Virginia thatare looking for funds to help gettheir citizens become morephysically active can now applyfor a Communities on the Move!(COM) Grant through West Vir-ginia on the Move (WVOM). Thegrants are offered to promotecommunity-based social sup-port projects that will increasephysical activity opportunitiesand participation levels ofgroups or networks of people.Grants are available from $3,000to $5,000.

"This grant program offerscommunities an opportunity topromote physical activity usingsocial support strategies. Re-search has shown that socialsupport is an effective way to in-crease physical activity." saysNancy O'Hara-Tompkins, PhD,WVU Prevention Research Cen-ter and WVOM Board Member.

Application deadline is August15, 2012. The COM Grant Appli-cation & Guidelines can bedownloaded at www.wvonthe-move.net or requested by emailfrom [email protected] .

WVOM is a non-profit organi-zation that promotes a physi-cally active lifestyle for all WestVirginians by providing leader-ship, technical expertise, andcollaboration in order to reducethe prevalence of chronic dis-ease.

For more information visitwww.wvonthemove.net or callShannon C. Holland, WVOM Ex-ecutive Director at 304.345.1235.

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Concerned Citizens’ CommitteeFor An I-64 Interchange

at Culloden, W.Va.Gary P. Adkins, Chairman

304-743-4074e-mail [email protected]

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SUBMITTED ARTICLETEAYS VALLEY -- The next

Business Before Business hostedby the Putnam County Chamberof Commerce will take place atThe Gallery from 7:30 to 9:00a.m. on Friday, Aug. 10.

The Gallery is located at 3750Teays Valley Road in Hurricane.

Business Before Business pro-vides an early morning social,but professional venue for busi-ness people to make new con-tacts and expand their presencein the business community.

Participation is open to allChamber members and theirguests.

This event is FREE to Cham-ber members, RSVPs are re-quired.

There will be a drawing for afree e-Billboard. Breakfast willalso be included.

RSVPs are required byWednesday, Aug. 8. To obtainmembership information or tomake reservations, please con-tact the Chamber at304.757.6510 or [email protected].

You can also visit the Cham-ber website at www.putnam-county.org for up-to-dateinformation on the Chamberevents.

Following completion of QK4'sengineering work, the CountyCommission has about $39,000set aside to go toward construc-tion work on the project.

According to the legal ad, bidsfor the project will be accepteduntil Aug. 28, 2012, at which timethey will be opened and read.

There is a non-mandatory pre-bid meeting for all interestedcontractors on Aug. 21 at 10 a.m.in the Putnam County Commis-sion Chambers at the courthouse

in Winfield.The contract for the work will

be awarded on the basis of thelowest responsive, responsiblebid, subject to the approval of thePutnam County Commission.The Commission reserves the

right to reject any or all bids orwaive any informality in any bid,according to the invitation to bid.

This is a Prevailing Wage proj-ect and certified payrolls will berequired with each pay applica-tion.

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MARKET FROM PAGE 1

ket for 2012. The winning markets will be

featured in the media and will behonored at local celebrations or-ganized by American FarmlandTrust.

“Farmers markets connectpeople who enjoy fresh, seasonalproduce with the farmers whogrow it,” Scholl continued.“America has been losing morethan an acre of farm and ranchland every minute to develop-ment. Farmers markets play acritical role by helping to keepfamily farmers in business andkeep farmland in agriculturalproduction.”

In concert with America's Fa-vorite Farmers Market contest,farmers can submit an essay towin the Farmers Market Inspira-tion Award.

The $1,000 grand prize will be

awarded to a farmer-producerwith an essay illustrating whyfarmers markets matter to theirfarm, family, and community.The award is hosted by the Farm-ers Market Coalition in partner-ship with Growing for Marketmagazine and American Farm-land Trust. Runner up prizes willalso be awarded.

According to the contest rules,people can vote for as many par-ticipating farmers markets asthey choose, but can only votefor each market once.

For more information aboutthe America’s Favorite FarmersMarkets contest or to vote, visitwww.votemyfarmersmarket.org.

Last year, the Putnam FarmersMarket was recognized in theAmerica's Favorite Farmers Mar-kets contest as the best in WestVirginia, while finishing among

the 20 top Farmers Markets inthe country in the boutique cate-gory.

The Putnam Farmer's Marketis open this season on Tuesdaysand Saturdays through themonth of October.

The Market hours this year are3:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. on Tuesdaysand 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. on Sat-urdays.

For more information visit theMarket's website at www.put-namfarmersmarket.weebly.com.

In addition to the website, thePutnam Farmers' Market alsohave a Facebook page that youcan like to receive regular up-dates.

For more information, contactthe Market by phone at (304)300-8995 or by e-mail at [email protected].

Free Back to School Carnivalset for Saturday at K-Mart

TEAYS VALLEY -- All of the families in the Teays Valley area areinvited to enjoy a free back to school carnival this Saturday, Aug.11th from 4 - 8 p.m. at the K-Mart store in Teays Valley.

There will be free food and drinks, games, inflatable fun, a dunktank, finger printing for kids, door prizes, free backpacks andschool supplies while they last and more for the community toenjoy.

The carnival is sponsored by the Teays Valley Church of God inScott Depot.

The church’s pastor, Rev. Dr. Melissa Pratt commented, “We’reexpecting 800 people this year. We enjoy the opportunity to con-nect with the families in Teays Valley. The kids always have a blast!It’s our ‘back to school’ bash for the kids in this area. We appreci-ate K-Mart being such a great community partner.”

Call 304-757-9222 for more information.

SUBMITTED ARTICLEWINFIELD -- The West Virginia

University Extension Service inPutnam County is accepting ap-plications for the 2012 West Vir-ginia Master Gardener Program,a service organization.

This program consists of a vol-unteer training course designedto provide experienced homegardeners with the informationand skills necessary to share theirexperience and knowledge withothers.

Starting in September, therewill be ten, three-hour nightclasses held weekly.

Those interested in participat-ing should attend an orientationmeeting at 7 p.m. on Aug. 23 atthe Old Winfield Courthouse.

In exchange for 30 hours of in-door and outdoor instruction,candidates must agree to donate30 hours of volunteer service toWest Virginia University Exten-sion Service.

Volunteer activities currentlycarried out by Master Gardenersin Putnam County include par-ticipation in: 1) community gar-dens to provide vegetables for thelocal food bank, 2) gardeningprojects with the teachers and

students of the Putnam Countyschool system, and 3) assistingWVU Extension Service withFarmers’ Markets and PutnamCounty Fair activities.

There is a program fee of $85 tocover the cost of the trainingmanual and other materials.

Applications are being ac-cepted through Sept. 1.

For more information and toreceive an application, pleasecontact the West Virginia Univer-sity Extension office located inthe Old Winfield Courthouse, call304-586-0217 or email [email protected].

Master Gardener Program accepting applications

HOMETOWN FROM PAGE 1

Business Before Businessset for Friday at The Gallery

Send your news to us at

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WINFIELD -- The PutnamCounty 4-H Leaders Association,in cooperation with Wilson’sZero Foods, is now taking ordersfor the Fall “truck-load” frozen

food sale. Everything from chicken

breasts to stir fry vegetables, orBelgian Waffles to blackberriesare available.

Even at the lowest pricesaround, the 4-H program stillmakes a profit which is used forcamp scholarships for children,4-H Leaders’ enrichment train-

ings, and other 4-H club programsupplies.

The order forms for the bulkpack frozen foods are available atthe WVU Extension Office lo-

cated on the second floor of theCourthouse in Winfield or fromany 4-H club member of leader.

Orders are being acceptedthrough Friday, Sept. 7, 2012. Nopayment is due until Wednesday,Sept. 19, 2012, when you pick upyour food order right off the truckin the Courthouse parking lot inWinfield.

You will receive a “reminder”phone call. A check madepayable to “Putnam County 4-HLeaders Association” for theamount of your order will be col-lected at the truck between 5p.m. and 7 p.m. when you pickup your order.

Twelve percent of the totalsales go directly to support local4-H programs. For more infor-mation, call the WVU Extension4-H Office at 304-586-0217.

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August Birthdays!Happy Birthday to ALL

Rosa F. Hensley – August 1stHarold White – August 4thRoyce McDonieJerry Holbert – August 10thJane T. BartramRalph BassettAlma C. BlueDaryl L. BrownOdana ChaneyVirgil “Debbie” L. ClineWilliam R. CoyleThomas Cazad - August 16thButch EdwardsP.J. ChapmanSteven WoodardLevi ShullKelly ClarkKelly WoodardJanice Townsend

If you - or someone you know - will be celebratrating a

birthday in the coming months... Call 304-743-6731 and give us their name - OR just email the

information to [email protected]

Annual Putnam County 4-H Frozen Food sale now under way

SUBMITTED ARTICLECHARLESTON – EarnMoreWV

is a new campaign promotingWest Virginia’s in-demand man-ufacturing careers and the two-year training programs that canhelp students get them.

Sponsored by the West VirginiaCommunity and Technical Col-lege System (WVCTCS), the WestVirginia Development Office andWorkForce West Virginia, theEarnMoreWV campaign show-cases high-demand manufactur-ing careers such as drafting,machine tool technology, chem-ical plant operation and mecha-

tronics that pay $40,000 or more,yet go unfilled.

“These technical and manu-facturing careers hold bright fu-tures in our state,” said GovernorEarl Ray Tomblin.

A Southern Governors’ Associ-ation study found that middle-skill jobs in key manufacturingfields are growing because thecurrent workforce is retiring andthere are not enough peoplegoing into these fields. The de-mand for these jobs is increas-ing, with 48 percent of WestVirginia’s job openings projectedto be in these fields.

“These middle-skill jobs re-quire training available throughour community and technicalcolleges,” Tomblin said. “Thesefields offer job opportunities andsecurity for individuals and theirfamilies.”

CTCS Chancellor James Skid-more said that West Virginia’scommunity and technical col-leges offer hands-on trainingspecific for these careers that isaffordable, fast and convenient.

“Our programs produce grad-uates who can walk out of theclassroom and into a career.Many students intern during

their studies and have a job wait-ing for them,” said Skidmore. “Adegree or certificate from a com-munity and technical college canbe earned in two years or less, atan affordable cost. Meanwhile,our campus locations are acrossthe state, providing easy accessto students who want to stayclose to home.”

The EarnMoreWV.com cam-paign offers the chance to winone of two, two-semesterWVCTC scholarships by submit-ting a video of West Virginiadream jobs. Visitors to the Earn-MoreWV Facebook page are en-

couraged to become fans, shareposts and enter to win $10iTunes gift cards, two awardeddaily.

The campaign websitewww.earnmorewv.com, high-lights in-demand manufacturingcareers, success stories of recentCTC graduates and current jobopenings in these fields.

The campaign runs through-out the fall.

The video contest deadline isNovember 30, followed by judg-ing and the announcement ofthe two scholarship winners inthe New Year.

SUBMITTED ARTICLECHARLESTON – Tickets are on

sale for the 15th annual Paint theCapital City Green celebrationcoming to Charleston EmbassySuites on Thursday, Aug. 23.

Fans of Marshall University’sThundering Herd will hear fromDoc Holliday, MU’s head footballcoach, athletic director MikeHamrick and President Stephen

J. Kopp as well as key members ofthis year’s team as they talk aboutthe future of Herd football.

Fans will also enjoy a pep rallyatmosphere that includes a tail-gate spread, entertainment bymascot Marco, the cheerleadingsquad, dance team and membersof the Marshall UniversityMarching Thunder.

Festivities begin at 6:30 p.m.

and the formal program begins at7:30 p.m.

Advance only tickets are $50and must be purchased by closeof business on Thursday, Aug. 16,to be entered into a drawing forthe opportunity to win admissionand hotel accommodations fortwo to an away game.

Table sponsorships for busi-nesses or groups are also avail-

able. For ticket information, call the

Big Green Scholarship Founda-tion at 304-696-7138 or [email protected].

The event, presented byFriends of Coal with additionalsupport by Huntington Bank, isthe nation’s largest indoor peprally for Thundering Herdalumni, fans and friends. Paint

the Capital City Green is hostedby the Big Green ScholarshipFoundation, the Marshall Univer-sity Alumni Association, theGreater Kanawha Valley AlumniClub and the Charleston Quar-terback Club.

Event proceeds benefit the BigGreen Scholarship Foundationand the Marshall UniversityAlumni Association.

Tickets on sale for 15th annual ‘Paint the Capital City Green’ rally

New campaign highlights manufacturing careers, training

CHARLESTON -- Fifty-eightmore students have filed law-suits against Mountain StateUniversity for failing to informthem about problems with theschool's accreditation.

Former university presidentCharles H. Polk and the Moun-tain State University Board ofTrustees were also named as de-fendants in the suit.

Leona Hash, Sweta Khadka,Angela Gilkerson, Brittany El-more, Justine Beckett, PashiSherpa, Jamie Pugh, Robin Bat-ten, Jami Clay, Chelsea Jones,Bruce Krise, Jessica Dorsey, Sky-lar Marsh, Tiffany Loudermilk,Jessica Stover, Christina Brad-sher, Mark Colombo, BritaniRader, Silpa Shrestha, JuliaLynch, Rikki Westfall, Elizabeth

Hanna, Meenu Ck, LuCinda Ko-vack, Jeanette Lyttle, Janelle Ter-rell, Laura Bare, Mariya Taylor,Patricia Stein, Nancy Murphy,April White, Mary Medders, Jen-nifer Davis, Kasandra Mills,Shaye Conaway, Ruth AnneCummings, Barbara Kaing,Daniel Chege, Kahlah King,Christina Fox, Ashton Nelson,NaShala Sadzewicz, Amanda Ad-kins, Margaret Dangerfield, An-thony Allen, Sandra Elmore,Amanda Lilly, Zachary Holbert,Saroj Pudel, Stephanie Rinehart,Nikita Pradhan, Roxanne Shick,Stephanie Groves, AmandaLayne, Charlene Wilson, JeremyVance, Indrawati Bista andMelissa Miller were all admittedinto MSU's nursing program fora Bachelors of Science in Nursingdegree, according to 58 com-plaints filed July 13 in KanawhaCircuit Court.

The plaintiffs claim when theywere admitted to the program,they were informed that the pro-gram was accredited by NationalLeague for Nursing AccreditingCommission and West VirginiaBoard of Examiners for Regis-tered Professional Nurses, butlater discovered the nursing pro-gram did not have full accredita-tion status.

In 2008, the NLNAC voted toplace nursing program at MSUon warning and scheduled thenext evaluation visit for spring2010, according to the suits.

The plaintiffs claim after thespring 2010 visit by the NLNAC,the commission voted to denycontinuing accreditation to the

BSN program.MSU, Polk and the Board of

Trustees failed to inform theplaintiffs of the accreditation de-nial and encouraged them tocontinue paying for and partici-pating in the program, accordingto the suits.

The plaintiffs claim on Nov. 12,2010, the West Virginia Board ofExaminers for Registered Profes-sional Nurses voted unani-mously to require that MSU'sBSN program cease and desist alladmissions to all nursing pro-grams/pathways or any otherprogram representing progres-sion toward a nursing degree fora minimum of 15 months.

The defendants were negligent

in keeping the students in-formed and breached the con-tract with the plaintiffs by failingto provide the education oppor-tunity promised, according tothe suits.

The 58 plaintiffs are seekingcompensatory and punitivedamages with pre- and post-judgment interest. They arebeing represented by WilliamDruckman, Madonna Estep,John P. Fishwick Jr. and MonicaL. Mroz.

The cases have been assignedto Circuit Judges Tod J. Kaufman,Carrie Webster, Charles E. King,James C. Stucky, Paul Zakaib Jr.,Louis H. Bloom and Jennifer Bai-ley.

The Putnam Standard Community News August 6-10, 2012 –Page 5

HURRICANE – An upcoming5K Run/1Mile Walk is being heldto help raise funds to purchaseportable Automated ExternalDefibrillators (AEDs) for PutnamCounty's four high schools andmiddle schools.

The Run/Walk is set for Satur-day, Aug. 18, beginning at 9 a.m.at Valley Park in Hurricane. TheRun/Walk is being organized bythe Maura Rae Kuhl AED Foun-dation, a non-profit organiza-tion set up in 2010 with the goalof raising enough money to beable to provide AED's to everyschool in West Virginia.

The Foundation is named inhonor of Maura Rae Kuhl whodied in September, 2003, onlythree days after being born, saidJess Kuhl, Maura's father and or-ganizer of the upcomingRace/Walk.

“Nine years ago my daughterdied from a heart condition,”Kuhl said, “and both of our boys

have a similar condition. Whenthey were getting ready to go toschool, we found out that the el-ementary school did not have anAED, so we bought one.”

An AED is an important tool intreating a sudden cardiac arrestor heart stoppage because it cansend an electric shock to theheart to try and restore its nor-mal rhythm.

AED's are most effective whenused within the first five minutesof a cardiac arrest, Kuhl said.

Through the work of theFoundation, AEDs have alreadybeen placed in every public

school in Putnam County, Kuhlsaid.

In the future, he said that hehopes to begin placing AEDs inschools in other counties aswell.

“After we get Putnam Countytaken care of, we want to gostatewide,” Kuhl said.

Last year, the Foundationhosted its first Run/Walk. Ap-proximately 250 people partici-pated, Kuhl said. Between theparticipants and corporatesponsors, enough money wasraised for AEDs to be placed inall Putnam County schools.

This year, Kuhl said, the Foun-dation hopes to raise $14,000through the Run/Walk event topurchase portable AEDs thatcan be taken and used at sport-ing events and practices at thecounty's high schools and mid-dle schools.

“Just take Hurricane HighSchool as an example,” Kuhl saidof the need for the portable AEDdevices. “If there was a problemat the soccer field, or the tenniscourts, you would not be able toget to the high school where theAED is and get back to the fieldsin that first five minutes.”

Having a portable AED onhand if someone was to experi-ence a heart problem and wasable to receive immediate treat-ment greatly enhances theirchance of survival.

Registration on race day willbegin at 7 a.m., but people canregister in advance as well.There is an entry fee of $20 andall entries received by Aug. 10are guaranteed a t-shirt.

Age groups for the Run/Walk

include 11 & under, 12-14, 15-18,19-24, 25-29, 30-34, 35-39, 40-44,45-49, 50-54, 55-59, and 60 &over.

In addition to running orwalking in the event, people canalso choose the “Sleep in” op-tion, Kuhl said. For those optingto sleep in, they still pay the $20registration fee and will receivea t-shirt by mail, but do not haveto come the day of the event.

Kuhl said that he is hoping for300 participants this year.

Winners in each division willreceive a trophy or a medal. Kuhlsaid that Hurricane Trophy hasdonated the trophies andmedals for the event.

In addition to participants,Kuhl is still looking for corporatesponsors for this year'sRace/Walk as well.

For more information visit thewebsite of the Maura Rae KuhlAED Foundation atwww.mrkaedfoundation.org, orcontact Jess Kuhl at (304) 395-2511 or by e-mail [email protected].

Run/Walk set to raise money to buy defibrillators for County Schools

By Jack Bailey

[email protected]

58 additional lawsuits filed against Mountain State UniversityBy Kyla Asbury

www.wvrecord.com

The Putnam Standard Outdoor News August 6-10, 2012 –Page 6

West Virginia keeping close eye onElk.

The West Virginia Division of Nat-ural Resources is trying to determinehow many elk the state has. Little isknown about the status of the elk,which migrated into West Virginiafrom Kentucky's stocking program.

Officials are using motion-sensi-tive cameras and salt licks to track elkin the southern coalfields. They aretrying to determine not only the sizeof the elk population, but whetherthe elk are reproducing in West Vir-ginia or if the elk have wonderedacross the border from Kentucky.

The cameras are being installed inWayne, Lincoln, Boone, Mingo,Logan, Wyoming and McDowellcounties. These counties comprisean elk management zone estab-lished.

Cabella's in Charleston is slated toopen Aug. 9.

The grand opening of the storewill be at 11 a.m. The first 100 cus-tomers will receive a prize. Tom Nel-son, host of the American Archertelevision show and a member ofCabella's Pro Staff, will serve as mas-ter of ceremonies for the opening.

Also, on hand to meet and greetcustomers will be Travis "T-Bone"Turner and Nick Mundt of the popu-lar "Bone Collector" TV show.Kanawha Valley native Jeremy Starks,a two-time winner on the Bassmas-ter Elite Series bass-fishing circuit willalso be in attendance.

By David Payne Sr.

[email protected]

Anytime I get near water - es-pecially if there are rocks around- I feel this uncontrollable urgeto pick up a rock and test out myskipping arm. Last weekend wasno different, when I skippedsome rocks with my nieces.

I've skipped rocks in a ton ofwater, from the Ohio River to theDanube. I grew up on the banksof the Elk River, West Virginia'spremiere river. I spent my entirechildhood trying to get a rockfrom one side to the other, whichis about 90 yards where I grew

up. I never did.I also spent quite a bit of time

developing technique and tryingto maximize distance and num-ber of skips. My personal bestnumber of skips from a singlerock thrown is 31.

I think everybody knows youneed a flat rock for skipping. Youcan try to skip a rock across theground or across concrete in-stead of water, but it won't skipnearly as well. When you try toskip a rock across the ground,the trailing end of the rockstrikes the ground, then thestone tumbles and the front endhits. Thus, much of its inertia iswasted.

When a stone hits water, thetrailing edge hits first, but some-thing different happens. Theangle of the stone pushes somewater downwards and the waterpushes the stone upwards inequal and opposite reactions –basically the same thing thathappens to an airplane wing togive it lift.

When you skip a stone acrosswater, its velocity is strong evenafter it hits the water and it cankeep going. If you've thrown it atthe right angle and have thrownit with enough speed, it can skip

numerous times and each time itskips, it will lose a little of thevertical lift it had before.

This same principle was usedby the British for the bouncingbombs to bust German damsduring World War II.

Again, you want the flattestrock possible and you'll need tothrow it with some spin to bestable. As you release the rock,give a little flick of the finger tomake it rotate. If you've everseen a “submarine-style” base-ball pitcher, the throw is some-thing like that. If you areright-handed, pivot on your leftfoot and use your legs and torsofor power. You'll also want tothrow it in a trajectory as flat aspossible, but not so flat that itwill fail to get vertical lift when itstrikes the water.

The perfect angle, I believe, is20 degrees.

*****Here are a couple of nice reads

from the Hemmingway family:First, “Walk on Water," Lorian

Hemingway. She is the grand-daughter of Ernest Hemingwayand has shared her family's pas-sion for writing, fishing andwhiskey, but she eventually over-came the Hemingway demons

that drove her uncle and famousgrandfather to commit suicide.

She wrote this Pulitzer-Prizenominated memoir about heryears of struggling with alco-holism and her ultimate re-demption. However, it is still afishing memoir and a good one.She writes about fishing as wellas her father did.

I try to remember to quote oneof her lines, "even the fish mustwin sometimes," as an alterna-tive to swearing when I lose afish. I usually forget.

Another is the "Big Two-Hearted River," Ernest Heming-way. It is one of the short stories,some of which Hemingwaynever finished, to be released as"The Nick Adams Stories" collec-tion. It's also one of my favorites.After being away from home forseveral years, Adams returns tohis hometown to find it burnedto the ground and not a soul insight, so he goes fishing. Thisshort story contains the only ref-erence I've seen in literature offlyfishing with live bait.

Contact David Payne Sr. [email protected].

Rock Skipping Made Easy

David Payne Sr.

Column by David Payne Sr.

[email protected]

OutdoorsRoundup

Beech Fork: The reservoir water level is at summer pool. Anglersshould call the Beech Fork Corps of Engineers office at (304) 525-4831 for more information. Bass fishing may be slowing now withhot day time temperatures. Try fishing early in the morning ornear dusk to beat the heat, channel catfish will be actively feedingduring this time as well. Hybrid striped bass and white bass canbe caught using white lures.

East Lynn: The reservoir water level is at summer pool but thelake is muddy from recent storm events. For more informationcall the Corps of Engineers recorded message at (304) 849-9861.Bass will be holding near logs, stumps and fish attracting brushpiles. Musky will be found near bush piles and fallen trees. Chan-nel catfish and flatheads will be good throughout the day. Trycrappie fishing around standing timber or trees that have falleninto the water. A few walleye have been caught in the lake andtailwater.

Stephens Lake: Stephens is very clear. To improve the odds ofcatching fish, use light line, cast far, and reduce noise, fish qui-etly and carefully. As mentioned previously, anglers fishing atdawn, dusk and into the night are finding greater success due tolimited boat traffic and cooler conditions. These anglers are usingmostly surface lures like jitterbugs, buzz baits and prop baits forsuccess. Bass are also being caught using wacky rigged worms invarious colors at various depths. Catfish have been recentlycaught using chicken livers, worms and prepared dip baits.

Lower Ohio and Kanawha rivers: Tailwater fishing should be ex-cellent. Jigs with minnows could provide some excellent catchesof sauger, white bass, hybrid striped bass and freshwater drum.If artificial baits are your preference white and chartreuse aregood colors to try. Blue, flathead and channel catfish activity ispicking up.

Fish Report Compiled by David Payne Sr.

Contact David Payne Sr. [email protected]

Beech Fork: The reservoirwater level is at summer pool.Anglers should call the BeechFork Corps of Engineers officeat (304) 525-4831 for more in-formation. Bass fishing maybe slowing now with hot daytime temperatures. Try fishingearly in the morning or neardusk to beat the heat, channelcatfish will be actively feedingduring this time as well. Hy-brid striped bass and whitebass can be caught usingwhite lures.

East Lynn: The reservoirwater level is at summer poolbut the lake is muddy from re-cent storm events. For moreinformation call the Corps ofEngineers recorded messageat (304) 849-9861. Bass will be

holding near logs, stumps andfish attracting brush piles.Musky will be found nearbush piles and fallen trees.Channel catfish and flatheadswill be good throughout theday. Try crappie fishingaround standing timber ortrees that have fallen into thewater. A few walleye havebeen caught in the lake andtailwater.

Stephens Lake: Stephens isvery clear. To improve theodds of catching fish, use lightline, cast far, and reducenoise, fish quietly and care-fully. As mentioned previ-ously, anglers fishing at dawn,dusk and into the night arefinding greater success due tolimited boat traffic and cooler

conditions. These anglers areusing mostly surface lures likejitterbugs, buzz baits andprop baits for success. Bassare also being caught usingwacky rigged worms in vari-ous colors at various depths.Catfish have been recentlycaught using chicken livers,worms and prepared dip baits.

Lower Ohio and Kanawharivers: Tailwater fishingshould be excellent. Jigs withminnows could provide someexcellent catches of sauger,white bass, hybrid stripedbass and freshwater drum. Ifartificial baits are your prefer-ence white and chartreuse aregood colors to try. Blue, flat-head and channel catfish ac-tivity is picking up.

Beech Fork State Parks adjusts SwimmingPool Hours as Summer Wanes

The Putnam Standard Obituaries August 6-10, 2012 –Page 7

VERLAND CARL BIRDBRIAN A. BLEVINSPATRICIA ANN MOGUL CAR-

ROLLRANDY ALLEN CRUMPHELEN L. DAVISWALTER H. FERGUSONDEVIN PAUL FISHERDENNIS BRAXTON GIBSON SR.MYRTLE EMMA GIBSONANNETTE HUDSONDANNIE WAYNE JIVIDENHANNA BETH MANNWANDA MARIE NICHOLSDR. CHARLES C. PAXTONGLEN "JODY" PRITCHARDVIVIAN "VEE" REYNOLDS"PETIE" LAVERNE CAROL

LOGAN ROMANOLEONARD RAY SALMONSLESLIE "SLIM" EUGENE

SEARLSBASIL OWEN SMITH JR.SUSAN KAY SMITHDARRELL C. STONE SR.EARL B. TAYLORLAWRENCE BRUCE "LARRY"

THISTLETHWAITEFORREST WILLIAM WHITELENORA MAE "PATSY" YOUNG

VERLAND CARL BIRDVerland Carl Bird, 89, of Hurri-

cane went to be with the Lord onSaturday, July 28, 2012, in St. Mary'sHospital after a long illness

He was a Christian and memberof Good Hope Baptist Church, Mil-ton. He was a veteran of World WarII and retired bus driver from Put-nam County schools and U.S.Postal rural letter carrier for theHurricane area.

He was preceded in death by hisparents, Andy and Lottie Bird; andhis wife, Velva Alene SmallridgeBird; brothers, Haman and ElmerBird; and sisters, Zelma Lawson,Roberta Abbott, and Sylvia Blake.

Surviving are sons, Greg and hiswife, Sharon, Rickey and his wife,Kathryn, and Edwin, all of Hurri-cane; seven grandchildren; and sixgreat-grandchildren.

Funeral services were held Mon-day, July 30, 2012, at Allen FuneralHome with the Rev. Mark Hessonand Elder Harold Johnson officiat-ing. Burial followed in Mt. MoriahCemetery.

The family would like to expressgratitude to the staff of St. Mary'sHospital, Chateau Grove NursingHome, and the former Morris Me-morial Nursing Home.

Family donations may be madeto the Alzheimer's Association,1601 2nd Ave., Charleston, WV25387.

Allen Funeral Home, Hurricane,was in charge of arrangements.

BRIAN A. BLEVINSBrian A. Blevins, 32, of Malden,

formerly of Poca, passed away sud-denly on July 24, 2012. He went tosleep in our world and woke up inHeaven.

He was a 1998 graduate of PocaHigh School and was currently en-rolled in Kanawha Valley Commu-nity Technical College. He was thelead guitar player for the 80s rockband, Hairitage.

He was preceded in death by his

maternal grandmother, LucilleEgnor; and his paternal grandpar-ents, Ernest and Nellie Blevins. Heis survived by his parents, Roy andDebbie Blevins; brother, DouglasBlevins, and sister-in-law, Amber;nephews, Sabian and Lakin Blevins;grandfather, Rex Egnor; uncles,Danny Egnor and aunt, Becky, ScottEgnor and aunt, Paula, RonaldEgnor and aunt, Nichole, and BillyEgnor and aunt, Mary; aunt, SheilaRoark; and a multitude of cousinsand friends. He is also survived by avery special little lady whom heloved with all his heart, SavannahBurford. We will always love youand miss you!

Funeral services were held Satur-day, July 28, at Handley FuneralHome, Danville, with burial follow-ing in Egnor Cemetery, Alkol.

You may express your condo-lences to the family at www.hand-leyfh.com.

PATRICIA ANNMOGUL CARROLL

Patricia Ann Mogul Carroll, 72, ofPoplar Fork Road, Hurricane,passed away July 25, 2012, at Ca-bell-Huntington Hospital, after ashort illness.

She was born in Pittsfield, Mass.,on July 22, 1940, the daughter of thelate Arthur John and Charlotte MaeMogul. She was the only daughterand was raised with seven brothers.

"Pat" was a devoted wife, mother,grandmother and great-grand-mother. She was a very unique in-dividual, a hard worker and awoman of many talents. She had aflair for home decorating and craft-ing. She enjoyed fishing, gardeningand watching movies. She was adie-hard baseball fan, following theCincinnati Reds and the AtlantaBraves.

She is survived by her husband of25 years, Kenith "Sonny" Carroll;and daughters, Pam (Eddie) Scar-berry of Hurricane and Theresa(Kevin) Lytle of Omaha, Neb. Oth-ers left to mourn her passing arestepson, Tim Carroll (Beth) ofLewisburg; and stepdaughter, Con-nie Carroll of Indianapolis, Ind. Sheleaves behind 11 grandchildren,Kevin Lytle Jr. of Omaha, Homerand Dylan Scarberry of Hurricane,Jami (Andy) Barnes and KennyKrebs of Indianapolis, Clay Carrollof Fayetteville, Noah (Sarah) Carrollof Hurricane, Kaity (Brad) Scruggsof Charlotte, N.C., Betsy Carroll ofBurlington, N.C., and Caleb Carroll,Maddee Carroll and Walker Carroll,all of Lewisburg. She also leaves be-hind four great-grandchildren,Mary, Jessie, Brady and Aiden.

A memorial service was heldSunday, July 29, at Chapman Fu-neral Home, Hurricane.

RANDY ALLEN CRUMPRandy Allen Crump, 40, of Buf-

falo, died July 24, 2012.Funeral services were held Satur-

day, July 28, at Raynes FuneralHome, Buffalo.

HELEN L. DAVISHelen L. Davis, 84, of St. Albans

passed away at home on Saturday,

July 21, 2012. Helen was a lifelong resident of

St. Albans, a former employee of theSt. Albans Bank, One Valley Bank,and retired from BB&T, St. Albansbranch. She was a member ofBethany Baptist Church and lovedto spend time at home with hercats.

She was preceded in death by herhusband, Harold Davis.

Helen is survived by her sister,Anna Lee Guthrie of St. Albans;nieces, Patty Reed, Peggy Richard-son, Virginia Miller, and CarolynTurner; and nephew, Tracy Guthrie.

Honoring Helen's wishes, shewas cremated.

Cooke Funeral Home and Cre-matorium, Nitro, assisted the Davisfamily.

WALTER H. FERGUSONWalter H. Ferguson, 88, of St. Al-

bans passed away July 26, 2012, atSelect Specialty Hospital inside St.Francis Hospital, Charleston.

He was born March 4, 1924, inWayne County and was a son ofEmmett and Lydia Brumfield Fer-guson, who preceded him indeath. In addition to his parents, hewas also preceded in death by hiswife, Sylvia Ruth Ferguson; daugh-ter, Linda Ferguson; and sister,Helen (Ferguson) Blevins.

Walter was a retired pipefitterfrom Union Carbide Corporationand was president of the union.

He was a member of St. Peter'sUnited Methodist Church, VFWNo. 4018 and the Moose. He was amarksman for Union Carbide andan ex-chaplain for the VFW. He wasa veteran of World War II, havingserved in the Battle of the Bulge.

He is survived by three daugh-ters, Cheryl Trapp and DelilahFann, both of St. Albans, and Rose(Howard) Bryant of Oklahoma;nieces, Kay Blevins (Larry) Mullinsof South Carolina and DonnaJeane Blevins of Myrtle Beach;nephew, Emmett Blevins of NewYork; 10 grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; and numerousnieces and nephews.

A celebration of Walter's life washeld Tuesday, July 31, 2012, at Cas-dorph & Curry Funeral Home, St.Albans, with the Rev. James Reedofficiating. Entombment with fullmilitary graveside rites followedthe service at Cunningham Memo-rial Park, St. Albans.

"You have heard anyone can be afather, but it takes a special personto be a Dad. Due to circumstanceswe were unable to control, Walterbecame our dad. He took four girlsinto his home and treated us asgood if not better than he wouldhave his own children. He went toour doctor's and dentist's appoint-ments, school functions and tookus on family vacations. All aspectsof his and our mom's life circledaround us four girls. They taught useverything we needed to know tobecome productive adults. Wewere never referred to as fosterdaughters. Walter and our momwere the most important people inour lives and we would like to say,'Thanks, Dad, from the bottom ofour hearts.' Cheryl, Delilah, Rose

and Linda." Online condolences may be sent

to the family at www.casdor-phandcurry.com.

DEVIN PAUL FISHERDevin Paul Fisher, 13, of Liberty,

passed away Saturday evening, July28, 2012, from injuries received inan ATV accident.

Devin was born December 16,1998, in Charleston, son of PaulFisher and Cindy and Tammy L.Abbott and Bruce Hunt. He was astudent at Ripley Middle Schooland formerly attended SissonvilleMiddle School and attended theGoldtown Community Church.

Devin loved the outdoors andspending time hunting with hisbrother, Eric, fishing and, in thewinter, snow skiing. He was also apassionate video gamer and an ac-complished motocross rider, cap-turing several awards and trophiesover the last five years.

In addition to his parents, Devinis survived by two brothers, EricScott Chapman and ChristopherLee Lucas; one sister, Alicia ElaineBoggs; paternal grandparents,Steve and Ann Fisher of Liberty;step-grandparents, Don and AnnBurdette of Charleston; and auntand uncle, Joe and Sandy Goff ofYork, S.C. He is also survived by nu-merous great-aunts and unclesand many cousins who loved himvery much.

Devin was preceded in death byhis maternal grandparents, LeroyL. and Eva Abbott of Sissonville.

Funeral services were heldWednesday, August 1, at WaybrightFuneral Home, Ripley, with theRev. Al Mendez officiating. Inter-ment followed the service inEmma Chapel Cemetery, Liberty.

DENNIS BRAXTONGIBSON SR.

Mr. Dennis Braxton "Brack" Gib-son Sr., 84, of Poca, went to be withthe Lord in the loving and peacefulhands of Jesus on July 29, 2012, sur-rounded by his loving family.

Brack was a retired ironworkerfrom Local No. 301; a member ofSt. Patrick Catholic Church; and anArmy veteran, serving as a me-chanic.

He was preceded in death by hisson, Dennis Gibson Jr.; grandson,Christopher Gibson; and sister,Rosalie Francisco.

He is survived by his wife of 62years, Mrs. Pearl Louise NovakoskiGibson; children, Carmen andhusband, Paul "Duffy" Wells, ofLeon, Vicki and husband, RichardNeal, of Leon, Joseph Gibson ofBancroft and Katherine and hus-band, David Milhorn, of Bancroft;sisters, Dorothy Landers and Eve-lyn Withrow, both of Florida; 10grandchildren; 13 great grandchil-dren; and one great-great-grandchild.

Funeral Mass was held Wednes-day, August 1, at St. Patrick CatholicChurch, Bancroft, with Father BillPetro and Father Joseph Tuscan,OFM Cap., Pastor, officiating. En-tombment followed in Haven ofRest Memory Gardens, Red House.

Condolences may be sent to the

family by visiting www.harding-familygroup.com.

Gatens-Harding Funeral Home,Poca, assisted the Gibson family.

MYRTLE EMMAGIBSON

Myrtle Emma Gibson of Hamlinpassed from this life into the nexton July 30, 2012. She was the cher-ished daughter of Ervin and BerthaLucas of Branchland, West Virginia.Sister, wife, mother and friend.

After her husband, Harry, passedin 1973, she had an active career atthe West Virginia Department ofHealth and Human Resourceswhere she retired. After retirement,she directed her life goal towardsbecoming an active mother, grand-mother and great-grandmother.

She was a long-standing mem-ber and Past Matron of the Order ofthe Eastern Star Chapter 106 and amember of the Hamlin BaptistChurch.

Myrtle will be missed by her lov-ing family - daughter Renee WilesJohnson and husband Michael, sonRodney and wife Melody, sonMichael and wife Bonnie, daughterDeborah (deceased) and husbandRobert, six grand children and fivegreat grand-children.

A celebration of her life was heldat Handley Funeral Home in Ham-lin on Thursday. August 2, 2012conducted by Reverend DavidBurch of the First Baptist Church.

Her siblings include MargaretHollingshead of Teays Valley, MerleLucas of Pleasant View, Patty Atkinsof Columbus, Ohio, Ervin Lucas Jr.(deceased) of Barboursville, MarthaBurgess (deceased) of Missouri,Beryl Lucas (deceased) of Branch-land and Marietta Hannah (de-ceased) of Teays Valley. Thegrandchildren include ChristopherGrant Wiles and wife Elizabeth Ann,Amanda Dawn Spurlock and hus-band Zachary, Bridgette NicoleThomas and Husband Alan, RobertBrandon Ballard, Brennan MichaelBallard and Megan Gibson. Greatgrandchildren include Grant Wiles,Garett Wiles, Taylor Wiles, MasonSpurlock and Ethan Thomas.

ANNETTE HUDSONAnnette Hudson, 54, of Hurri-

cane, was born October 6, 1957, inHurricane, a daughter of the lateHarold and Patricia Raines Wom-ack. She passed away Tuesday, July24, 2012, at her residence, with herchildren by her side.

Ms. Hudson was a graduate ofHurricane High School and a for-mer employee of Harland CheckPrinting Company.

She is survived by her daughter,Patricia Angelene Kelly of Hurri-cane; son, William Luther Davis ofCincinnati, Ohio; two sisters, DebeJividen of Crown City, Ohio, andDoretta Hesse of Hamlin; and twogranddaughters, Rylee Kelly andSabree Fizer, both of Hurricane.

Memorial services were con-ducted Friday, July 27, at ScottDepot Christ Fellowship.

Evans Funeral Home & Crema-tion Services, Chapmanville, as-sisted the Hudson family.

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DANNIE WAYNEJIVIDEN

The Lord called Dannie WayneJividen peacefully to his heavenlyhome on Thursday, July 26, 2012,surrounded by his loving and de-voted family.

Dannie, 62, resided in Catletts-burg, KY, with his adoring and ded-icated wife. He was a formerresident of Putnam County.

Dannie was a born-again Chris-tian, a 1967 graduate of BuffaloHigh School, a proud U.S. Armyveteran, and a retiree from the A.E.P.Big Sandy plant.

Dannie enjoyed outdoor activi-ties, traveling, camping, dancingand spending time with his familyand friends. There was never astranger around Dannie, as he wasa quick friend to anyone.

He served the Lord using hisGod-given talents in helping hisneighbors and family in need. Godblessed Dannie with a gentle spirit,kind smile and sweet charm thatwarmed everyone's heart.

He is survived by his best friendand wife of 40 years, Roxanne; a lov-ing daughter, Brandie James andson-in-law, David of Horner; a lov-ing son, Brandon of Kenai, AK; hisprecious grandkids whom he affec-tionately spoiled, Shelby Burn ofLexington, KY, Brayden Jividen ofShreveport, LA, and Dawson andBradie James of Horner. He was thedevoted son of Rancel and LouiseJividen and brother of Rancel LeeJividen of Red House and BrendaShamblin of Eleanor. His extendedfamily includes numerous nieces,nephews, cousins, aunts, uncles, in-laws and a host of friends whoclaimed him as their own.

The immediate family wishes tothank our family and friends forcards, phone calls, visits and emails.They have been a great source ofstrength and comfort during thistime.

Funeral services were held Mon-day, July 30, 2012, at Raynes FuneralHome Eleanor Chapel with long-time friend Pastor Woody Willardofficiating. Burial followed in theHaven of Rest Memory Gardens,Red House, with graveside militaryhonors by American Legion JamesE. Marshall Post 187, Winfield.

Dannie would have appreciatedhelping others in need. Please do-nate your gifts of sympathy in hishonor to Community Hospice,1480 Carter Avenue, Ashland, KY,41101; or to your local Hospiceprovider.

Online condolences may be sentto the Jividen family and the onlineguestbook signed by visitingwww.raynesfuneralhome.com.

Raynes Funeral Home EleanorChapel, Eleanor, was in charge ofarrangements.

HANNA BETH MANNHanna Beth Mann, 12-year-old

daughter of Matthew Karl andSamantha Ann Ellis Mann of St. Al-bans, died Friday, July 27, 2012, atThomas Memorial Hospital inCharleston.

She was born August 18, 1999, inCharleston. Hanna attendedMcKinley Middle School in St. Al-

bans, where she was on the tennisteam. She also loved playing soccer.She attended St. Andrew UnitedMethodist Church in St. Albans.Hanna was cherished by every per-son she ever met. She had the abil-ity to see us all as we wish we were.She was the best of us all and theworld will be a much darker placewithout her.

She was preceded in death by hermaternal great-grandparents, Leckand Sadi Ellis and Homer and InaSmith; and paternal great-grand-parents, Otis and Evelyn Mann andR.M. and Helen Shumate.

In addition to her parents, Hannais survived by her brother, ConnorMatthew Mann of the home; ma-ternal grandparents, Benny andJudy Smith Ellis of Wharncliffe; pa-ternal grandparents, David Wayneand Shelia Ray Shumate Mann ofAthens; uncle, Matthew Ellis andwife, Delores; aunts, Sebrina Cookand husband, Tom, Sarah Hanshawand husband, Terry, and SherrieWard and husband, Matthew; andseveral cousins.

Funeral services were held Tues-day, July 31, at Concord UnitedMethodist Church, Athens, with theRev. Greg Godwin officiating. Burialfollowed in Athens Cemetery.

A memorial service to celebrateHanna's life was held Friday, August3, at St. Andrew United MethodistChurch, St. Albans.

Memorial contributions may bemade to Kanawha/Charleston Hu-mane Association (KCHA), 1248Greenbrier St., Charleston, WV25311.

Online condolences may bemade by visiting www.seaverfuner-alservice.com.

The Mann family was assisted bySeaver Funeral Home in Princeton.

WANDA MARIENICHOLS

Wanda Marie Jones Nichols, 72,of St. Albans, fought her final battlewith illness on Friday, July 27, 2012.

She was born May 17, 1940, inWalton, a daughter of the late Don-ald and Ethel Jones. Wanda grew upin Roane County and was a WaltonHigh School graduate. She was awonderful wife, mother, grand-mother, sister, aunt and friend.

On October 18, 1958, Wandamarried her beloved husband,Dewey William "Bill" Nichols. To-gether they celebrated 54 years oflife and love.

Left to mourn their great loss, inaddition to her beloved husband,Bill, are their three children and fourgrandchildren. They are William"Kent" Nichols, his wife, Dawna,and their daughter, Katie, of St. Al-bans; Randall Lee Nichols, his wife,Lynn, and their three children, Ran-dall, Amber and Alyssa of Hamp-ton, Ga.; and Timothy EdwardNichols and his wife, Nancy, of Lex-ington, S.C. Also surviving her areher brothers, John Jones of NorthCarolina and David and MelvinJones, both of Spencer; sisters, MarySiers of Cross Lanes, Mildred Laneof Spencer and Marilyn Cuppett ofHuntington; 17 nieces andnephews; and a host of friends.

In addition to her parents, she

was preceded in death by an infantdaughter, Kathy Lynn Nichols; andsisters, Betty Marrs and MarjorieWest.

Funeral services were held Tues-day, July 31, at Taylore-Vandale Fu-neral Home, Spencer. Burialfollowed in Looney Cemetery, Wal-ton.

The family suggests donationsare made to the Independent Bap-tist Mission, c/o Doug McComas,HC 63 Box 352, Red House, WV25168.

DR. CHARLESC. PAXTON

Dr. Charles C. Paxton, 87, of St.Albans, passed away Saturday, July28, 2012, at his residence.

He was born June 5, 1925, in ClayCounty, to the late Cecil and OcieSamples Paxton. He was also pre-ceded in death by his loving wife,Billie Jean Paxton; sisters, Dorcas"Dot" Russell and Marie Dye; andbrother, Howard Paxton.

Carl was a retired podiatrist whoworked for 45 years in St. Albans. Hewas a member of Riverlawn Presby-terian Church, where he also servedas an elder and a Sunday schoolteacher. He was a Navy veteran ofWorld War II; a graduate of ClayCounty High School; a graduate ofWest Virginia University; and re-ceived his medical degree fromTemple University. He was an avidWest Virginia University sports fanand a team doctor for St. AlbansHigh School's football team formany years.

In his free time, he enjoyed trav-eling, gardening, flea markets andspending time with his family."Doc" always had a joke or a storyto brighten everyone's day.

He is survived by his daughtersand sons-in-law, Lynn P. Edgell(Robert) of Dover, Del., June Im-brogno Burns (Patrick) of Colum-bus, Ohio, and Julie PaxtonSandberg (Carl) of Windermere,Fla.; and son and daughter-in-law,Bradford S. Paxton (Amy) ofAdamstown, Md. He is also sur-vived by brother, Stan (Kay) Paxtonof St. Albans; his loving grandchil-dren, David Edgell (Sue), Lisa Ratliff(Dean), Christopher Imbrogno(Tammy), Jason Imbrogno (Dawn),Jordan Kent, Samuel Paxton andSophie Paxton; and great-grand-children, Luke Ratliff, Cole Ratliff,Zachary Imbrogno, Dominick Im-brogno, Casey Imbrogno and LeahImbrogno.

Funeral services were heldThursday, August 2, at RiverlawnPresbyterian Church, St. Albans,with the Rev. Chris Kilbert officiat-ing. Burial followed in CunninghamMemorial Park, St. Albans.

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

The family suggests donationsare made to Riverlawn PresbyterianChurch, 2008 Pennsylvania Ave., St.Albans, WV 25177.

Online condolences may bemade at www.bartlettchapmanfu-neralhome.com.

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

GLEN "JODY"PRITCHARD

Glen "Jody" Pritchard, 53, of WestHamlin, W.Va., died Monday, July30, 2012. Surrounded lovingly andcomforted by his family at home

Born November 5, 1958, he wasthe son of the late Donald and LoisBrunty Pritchard.

A wonderful husband, father,grandfather, brother, Uncle, Cousin,and friend who was loved and ad-mired by all who knew him, Jody issurvived by his wife of 33 years EllenRichardson Pritchard, two daugh-ters and one son-in-law. ValerieNichole Pritchard Sellards and hus-band Robert Michael "Rob" Sell-ards of Huntington, and JodieMichele Pritchard of West Chester,Pennsylvania. One GranddaughterLillian Maci Sellards of Huntington.

His loving sister and brothers andspouses: Patty S. Robinson andhusband Thomas of West Hamlin.Douglas Lee Pritchard of London,England. James Albert Pritchardand wife Linda (Sanders) of WestHamlin. Eugene Pritchard and wifeAngie (Lambert) of Hamlin. An-thony Brian Pritchard and wifeRaylena (Porter) of Branchland.Brother in Law and wife - JoeRichardson and Beth (Brecker) ofWinfield and sister in law Donna(Ingram) Richardson of Sissonville.Many, many uncles, aunts, cousins,loved ones, friends and riding andGNCC Racing family members.

He was preceded in death byBrother in Law James "Jimmy"Richardson of Sissonville.

Uncle Jody will be missed by 13nieces and nephews. Melissa Dai-ley, James McCallister Jr, Olivia, Eliz-abeth, Amanda, and AndreaPritchard, JC, Cas, Barbara and JoeyRichardson, and Joshua Chapman,Brandon and Jennifer Donahue,also 14 great nieces and nephews.

Glen was the owner of Pritchardconstruction and an avid ATV Riderand Grand National Cross Country"GNCC" Racing Champion.

McGhee-Handley FuneralHome-West Hamlin, W.Va., was incharge of arrangements.

A Celebration of Life Service washeld Thursday, August 2nd at thefuneral home with Rev. Weston Cre-means officiating. Graveside serv-ices followed at Pritchard PointCemetery, Dairy Road, West Ham-lin.

Very Special Gratitude are be-stowed upon all who have lovinglysupported and cared for Glen"Jody", Ellen, and family along thisjourney.

I have fought the good fight. Ihave finished the race. I have keptthe faith. - 2 TIMOTHY 4:7

VIVIAN "VEE"REYNOLDS

Vivian "Vee" Reynolds, 77, ofChesapeake, died July 24, 2012, atthe home of her son, Jay, inCharleston.

She was a former employee ofParkway Supermarket, St. Albans,and Kanawha Terrace IGA.

She was preceded in death by herhusband, Oshal O. Reynolds, onOctober 9, 1989; parents, Orville

and Edna Louise Courtney Garrett;sisters, Betty Stout and Donna Gar-rett; and brothers, Orville, Charlesand Clyde Garrett;

Surviving are her son, Jerome"Jay" (Linda) Reynolds ofCharleston; daughter, Candice Gar-rett of Chesapeake; sisters, BonnieFulkner of South Webster, Ohio, andLois Turner of Culloden; grandsons,David Garrett and Jayden and Kris-tian "K.C." Reynolds; and great-grandchildren, Kaitlyn, David,Grace and Alexis.

Funeral services were held Satur-day, July 28, at Leonard Johnson Fu-neral Home, Marmet, with the Rev.Don Toler officiating. Entombmentfollowed in Kanawha Valley Memo-rial Gardens, Glasgow.

Donations may be made to thefamily to help pay funeral expensesc/o Jay Reynolds, 5740 Victory Ave.,Charleston, WV 25304.

Condolences may be sent to thefamily at leonardjohnsonfuneral-home.com.

"PETIE" LAVERNECAROL LOGAN ROMANO"Petie" Laverne Carol Logan Ro-

mano of Teays Valley died July 29,2012, at St. Mary's Medical Center,Huntington.

She was born February 24, 1935,in Cincinnati, Ohio, to the late Al-bert and Verna Bennett Logan. Shewas preceded in death by twodaughters, Amy Pat Romano andSara Beth Romano.

She is survived by ChristopherLogan Romano (Sue) of Ashland,Kentucky, Beth Carol Romano ofHilton Head Island, South Carolina,beloved nephew Tony Ramella ofBelpre, Ohio; sisters Cookie Halland Jeannie Scott, both of Hunting-ton and much loved dog, Max.

Petie's request was to be cre-mated and to have no visitation orservices.

Chapman Funeral Home, Hurri-cane, was in charge of arrange-ments.

LEONARD RAYSALMONS

Leonard Ray Salmons, 90, ofHamlin, was born July 24, 1922, andpassed away July 24, 2012, after ashort illness. He was preceded indeath by his wives, Elba and Mil-dred; his parents, Tom and RosaSalmons; brothers, Russell and OtisSalmons; and sisters, Pansy Ed-wards and Marie Plumley.

He is survived by seven sons,Steve and Dee, Ronnie and Rena,Keith and Jackie, Thomas and Mat-tie, Dwight and Mary, Michael andHelen and Wayne and Denise; twodaughters, Sharon and James Ma-theney and Terri and David Reasor;16 grandchildren; and 21 great-grandchildren. He is also survivedby sisters, Hattie (Maynard) Holidayof Millwood, Jewel (Bob) Young ofDayton, Ohio, Emogene Aragon ofTemecula, Calif., Jocie Baize ofLouisville, Ky., and Faye (Larry) Hillof Ravenswood.

He was a veteran of World War II,having served in the Army Air Force,and was a retired employee of Co-lumbia Gas Company with 33 years

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of service. He was a lifelong residentof Hamlin, Lincoln County; loved tohunt and fish; and enjoyed wood-work in his shop.

The family greatly appreciatedthe care given to him by RegencyPlace Assisted Living of Scott Depotthe last few years of his life.

Funeral services were held Fri-day, July 27, at Koontz FuneralHome, Hamlin, with Pastor RonBrewer officiating. Interment fol-lowed in Harvey's Creek Cemetery,Route 34, Hamlin, with militarygraveside rites by American LegionPost No. 111, Hamlin.

LESLIE "SLIM"EUGENE SEARLS

Leslie "Slim" Eugene Searls, 77,of Hurricane, went home to bewith the Lord on July 29, 2012, fol-lowing a courageous battle with ashort illness.

He was born December 12, 1934,in Hurricane, and was a son ofMack and Annie Searls, who pre-ceded him in death. In addition tohis parents, he was also precededin death by his brothers, MackSearls Jr. and Melvin Searls; and hissister, Kathlene Sisson.

Leslie was a retired mechanicalsuperintendent at Union Boiler of23 years.

He was a member of MillwrightLocal 1755 and Masonic Lodge ofHurricane and a longtime andproud member of the NRA. Leslieserved in the Army National Guardfor the United States during the Ko-rean War.

He is survived by his belovedwife of 55 years, Mitzi Ann Searls;his two children, daughter, NancyDarlene and her husband, RogerWheeler, of Hurricane and son,Gary Wayne and his wife, Kristi, ofHurricane; his brothers, DannySearls, Randy Searls; and RobertSearls; his sisters, Merdith Marker,Phyllis Canterbury and Linda Ad-kins; his grandchildren, Lesley Annand her husband, Jeremy Hoops,Jessica, Tyler, Jake and Marina; andhis great-grandchildren, Brennanand Briella. He is also survived by

many special nieces and nephews. Leslie was an avid huntsman

and fisherman and loved sharingthat hobby with his family andfriends at his two farms. As an out-doorsman he truly enjoyed work-ing on his farm, gardening,laboring with cows, bulls and bail-ing hay, brush hogging and muchmore. He was a man of no rest andwouldn't have it any other way. Hisfamily will miss his blue eyes andwarm smile, his tender heart, hisendless wisdoms and encourage-ment, generosity and his sense ofhumor.

Services were held Wednesday,August 1, at Allen Funeral Home,Hurricane, with the Rev. CharlesMarker officiating. Burial followedthe service in Mount Olive Ceme-tery, Hurricane.

Donations may be made inLeslie's honor to the NRA.

Please visit AllenFuneral-HomeWV.com to share memoriesand condolences.

Allen Funeral Home, Hurricane,was in charge of arrangements.

BASIL OWEN SMITH JR.Mr. Basil Owen Smith Jr., 70, of

Charleston, passed away July 25,2012, at Thomas Memorial Hospi-tal.

Mr. Smith was a 1961 graduate ofPoca High School and a formeremployee of Avtex Fibers.

He is survived by his sons, BasilO. Smith III and Jerry O. Smith; sis-ter, Nancy Kelly; and a host ofnieces, nephews and friends.

A tribute to the life of Basil washeld Saturday, July 28, at Haven ofRest Mausoleum Chapel, RedHouse, with Pastor James Arthurofficiating.

Condolences may be sent to thefamily by visiting www.harding-familygroup.com.

Gatens-Harding Funeral Home,Poca, assisted the Smith family.

SUSAN KAY SMITHSusan Kay Smith, 72, of Hurri-

cane, passed away Wednesday, July25, 2012, at St. Mary's Medical Cen-

ter, Huntington. Born April 25, 1940, in

Charleston, Susan was a daughterof the late Ralph and GenevieveLong. In addition to her parents,she was also preceded in death byson-in-law, Marty Painter.

Susan will always be remem-bered as a loving wife, mother andmawmaw.

She is survived by her lovinghusband, James "Jim" Lewis Smith;daughters, Julie Painter of Hurri-cane, Leslie Burgess and fiancé,Scott, of St. Petersburg, Fla., andLori Pierson of Hurricane; grand-children, Adam Painter and NicolePierson; step-grandchildren, KylePierson and Monica Rucker; andbrother, Jack L. Long of Prescott,Ariz.

Funeral services were held Sat-urday, July 28, at Chapman FuneralHome, Hurricane, with the Rev.Garry White officiating. Entomb-ment followed in Valley View Me-morial Park, Hurricane.

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

DARRELL C. STONE SR.Darrell C. Stone Sr., 93, of Leon,

died July 24, 2012.Graveside services were held

Saturday, July 28, at Smith Ceme-tery, Leon.

Crow-Hussell Funeral Home,Point Pleasant, was in charge ofarrangements.

EARL B. TAYLORMr. Earl B. Taylor, 79, of Poca, de-

parted this earth on July 29, 2012,after a courageous battle with can-cer, and entered into the gates ofHeaven to walk hand in hand withhis loving wife of 54 years, MaryAnn Barnett Taylor, who precededhim in death on June 9, 2011.

He was born August 3, 1932, tothe late Omer and Opal Taylor. Hewas also preceded in death by hisbrother, Estel N. Taylor.

Earl was a member of Commu-nity Chapel Church in Cross Lanes.He retired after 30 years of service

from Monsanto Chemical Com-pany.

His favorite pastime was restor-ing antique cars and being an ac-tive member in the Nitro AntiqueCar Club. He was a U.S. Army vet-eran.

He is survived by his sons, Davidof Poca and Gary and wife, Mar-lene, of Summersville; daughters,Kathy and husband, VanceMcWhorter, and Kim and hus-band, Jason Rogers, all of St. Al-bans; and grandchildren, JasonRader of Miami, Fla., Amber Taylorof Summersville and Brittany Far-ley and Matthew and CarsonRogers of St. Albans. He is also sur-vived by his brother, Donald L. Tay-lor of Cross Lanes.

The family would like to givespecial thanks to Dr. Joshua Brad-ford, who treated and cared for himlike a grandfather. Also, to the staffof Hubbard Hospice House Westfor their care and compassion forhim and his family. They loved hisblue eyes and his wonderful smilethat he always shared.

Funeral services were held Tues-day, July 31, at Gatens-Harding Fu-neral Home, Poca, with the Rev.Steve White officiating. Burial fol-lowed in Tyler Mountain MemoryGardens.

The family asks that donationsare made to Hubbard HospiceHouse West at Thomas MemorialHospital, 4605 MacCorkle Ave. SW,South Charleston, WV 25309.

Condolences may be sent to thefamily by visiting www.harding-familygroup.com.

Gatens-Harding Funeral Home,Poca, assisted the Taylor family.

LAWRENCE BRUCE"LARRY"

THISTLETHWAITELawrence Bruce "Larry"

Thistlethwaite, 73, of Hurricane,passed away at home on July 23,2012, after a valiant battle with can-cer, surrounded by his family.

Larry was born to the late WilfredErnest and Mabel Helen BowmanThistlethwaite on July 18, 1939, in

Toronto, Canada. In addition to hisparents, he was preceded in deathby his half-brother, AlbertThistlethwaite.

Most recently, prior to his illness,he was the owner and operator ofTeays Valley Rental until it was lostin a tragic fire. He formerly lived for17 years in Kingwood, operatingMr. T Enterprises where he soldsnowmobiles and motorcycles. Hewas also formerly employed byEastern Coal.

Prior to moving to Hurricane, helived in Tucson, Ariz., for 12 years,where he was active in the localMasonic lodge and participated inthe Shriners Motorcycle Patrol DrillTeam.

He is survived by his wife of 53years, Cecile Heis Thistlethwaite;children, Dan Thistlethwaite andwife, Pam, and their children, Ianand Alexandra, of Charleston, KellyStrom and husband, Dennis, andtheir children, Travis and Hannah,of Dunbar, Lisa Snyder and hus-band, Scott, and their children,Nicholas, Tristan, Alexander andCecile Marie, of McMurray, Pa., andTim Thistlethwaite and wife, Dina,and their son, Liam, of Charleston;his siblings, Jane Stiles and hus-band, Raymond, of Kingwood,Shirley Janes and husband, Jack,Jack Thistlethwaite and wife, Betty-Anne, and Roger Thistlethwaiteand Jim Miller, all of Canada; aswell as many nieces, nephews,great-nieces, great-nephews andcousins.

A memorial service was held Sat-urday, July 28, at Chapman FuneralHome, Hurricane.

Please send donations toCamelot Puppy Sanctuary, 27696Locust Grove Drive, McArthur, OH45651; or Little Victories AnimalRescue, 3589 Country Road 60/11,Ona, WV 25545.

Anyone wishing to leave an on-line condolence or memory maydo so at www.chapmanfuneral-homes.com.

Chapman Funeral Home, Hurri-cane, was honored to handle Mr.Thistlethwaite's arrangements.

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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). [email protected]. 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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SUBMITTED ARTICLEKINGWOOD --- The Moun-

taineer ChalleNGe Academy ispleased to announce that twoPutnam County Cadents, JaredAustin Collins and Jacob Alexan-der Dempsey have completed therequirements for graduation.

Cadet Jared Austin Collins is theson of James Collins of ScottDepot and Angela Talbott of Hur-ricane.

Cadet Collins is one of 88 grad-uates from thirty-one (31)coun-ties across the State of WestVirginia.

While attending the Academy,Cadet Collins of Platoon 2 wasrecognized for receiving the Aca-demic Most Improved, HighestAcademic Points, Instructor's List(4 times), Honor's List, 3-D Award,Mentorship Award (2 times), aswell as obtaining the First, Sec-ond, and Third Phase CompletionRibbons. Cadet Collins also par-ticipated in the Presidential Phys-ical Fitness Program. During theirtime at the Academy, CadetCollins served in the followingleadership positions: Asst PlatoonLeader.

Cadet Jacob AlexanderDempsey is the son of Oscar andTiffany Dempsey of Winfield.

While attending the Academy,Cadet Dempsey of Platoon 2 wasrecognized for receiving the LevelI PT Award (4 times), Instructor'sList, Honor's List, Commandant'sCup, Mentorship Award, as well asobtaining the First, Second, andThird Phase Completion Ribbons.Cadet Dempsey also participatedin the Presidential Physical Fit-

ness Program. During their timeat the Academy, Cadet Dempseyserved in the following leadershippositions: Asst Platoon Leader.

All graduating Cadets havecompleted the 22-week residen-tial phase of ChalleNGewhich in-cludes activities in eight corecomponent areas ranging fromService to Community to Employ-

ability Skills. In addition to class-room studies, the Cadets traveledto the Nation’s Capitol in Wash-ington, DC. Cadets in this classprovided over 4100 hours of Serv-ice to Community for such organ-izations as Adopt-A-Highway,American Red Cross Blood Drive,Trout for Cheat, Food for Preston,and United Way. Following grad-

uation, these Cadets will begin aone-year post-residential phase ofChalleNGe that includes place-ment activities in educationand/or employment.

Applications are currentlybeing accepted for Class 1-13 thatbegins in January. Call toll-free at1-800-529-7700 for more informa-tion.

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Two Putnam students graduate from ChalleNGe Academy

CADET JARED AUSTIN COLLINS CADET JACOB ALEXANDER DEMPSEY

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