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Fisher receives Governor’s Service Award
and businesses that demBy Amanda Lloyd
With a community- onstrate extraordinary
focused mind and a com- community service inand
munity-led heart, Lee volvement
Fisher set out to accom- volunteerism. Lee was
plish what many had con- awarded in the senior catsidered impossible—a goal egory.
Those chosen to reto bring broadband
internet to the very center ceive the award must first
be nominated
of West Virand then unginia: Braxdergo rigorous
ton
and
examination
Gilmer counties.
Now
by a panel of
judges, which
Fisher is beinclude previing honored
ous awardees.
for his enAround
deavor.
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were submitwith
the
ted for considGovernor’s
eration. DurService Award
Lee Fisher
ing the examiWednesday,
Governor’s Service nation proJuly 16 by
Award recipient
cess, judges
Governor Joe
Manchin, III at the Charles- select awardees based on
ton Civic Center for his ef- their accomplishments,
forts to improve the eco- the needs of the communomical standpoint of the nity, originality, their concounties and ultimately the tinuing involvement and
the impact of the service.
quality of citizens’ lives.
Awardees were also
The Governor’s Service Award, which is pre- given $500 to donate to a
sented annually in West non-profit organization of
Virginia, honors youth, their choice. Fisher opted to
young adults, seniors, donate his prize to the
families, organizations Christmas From the Heart
foundation, sponsored by
the Braxton Community
Coalition.
With additional donations given by friends and
family, both in and out of
the state, Fisher raised over
$1,500 for the organization, which helps provide
Christmas gifts for children
and families in need.
Awardees were also
treated to dinner and a
gala.
After receiving their
awards, recipients presented a three to five
minute acceptance speech.
During his address, Fisher
reminisced of his father’s
upbringing and how he had
influenced his pursuit to
engage in the project.
“Whenever I had a
question or needed help
with something, I would go
to my father, and he would
ask me, ‘what are you going to do?’ Fisher said. “As
I got older, he told me, ‘you
know what to do.’ When I
realized the need for high
speed Internet, I knew what
I had to do.”
Fisher began discussing the project nearly five
years ago with House Delegate Brent Boggs.
“A few years ago, I began legislative efforts to
bring high-speed Internet
service to Braxton and
Gilmer County,” Boggs
said. “Aside from a wireless
project at Glenville State
College through the Appalachian Regional Commission, State of WV and
Carnegie Mellon University,
there was no service available except dial-up, which
was not meeting the needs
of businesses or residents.
Furthermore, no communication carrier had any
plans to provide service for
either county, even in their
long-range plans. The only
high speed available was
through expensive dedicated (T-1) lines through
the phone company.”
Boggs also sponsored
legislation that formed the
Gilmer-Braxton Technology
Research Zone.
“By doing so, I utilized
a long overlooked section of
the State Code and enacted
a plan that gave specific
economic advantages to
our two counties in terms
of tax incentives to new or
existing technology related
businesses,” Boggs said.
“To comply with the law, we
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Braxton County’s Lee Fisher (back row center) was one of a hand-full of citizens
statewide to receive the Governor’s Service Award at a special ceremony at the
Charleston Civic Center. The group is pictured here with WV First Lady Gail Manchin.
7th Annual J.A.K.E.S. Day held at Holly Gray Park
“JAKES events give
children an opportunity to
experience the outdoors
safely and preserve our
outdoor and hunting heritage.” JAKES coordinator
Mike Shaffer
“I would like to express a special thank you
to The Sutton Volunteer
Fire Department for their
hard work and dedication
to this program!” commented Shaffer
Also for the fourth
straight year, with the cooperation of the West Virginia
Division of Motor Vehicles
ATV Safety program, All registered participants were
able to complete the required State of West Virginia
ATV Safety certification program necessary to ride an
ATV in West Virginia. “I feel
this is a good opportunity to
A large group of area youth were on hand at Holly Gray Park last Saturday for J.A.K.E.S. reach young individuals and
inform them of the ATV
Day, a day of outdoor fun and education. (Watch next week’s CN for more photos.)
The Mountain Lakes
Chapter of the National
Wild Turkey Federation
held it 7th Annual Porter
Wagoner J.A.K.E.S. (Juniors Acquiring Knowledge,
Ethics and Sportsmanship)
event on Saturday August
9, at Holly Gray Park,
Sutton. The event had 130
registered participants
from several central West
Virginia counties featuring
stations in: ATV Safety,
Water Safety, First Aid,
fishing, WV DNR hunting
safety, GeoCaching, shotguns and .22 shooting.
safety rules and regulations
that exist in our state.” Mark
Holmes, WV Division of Motor Vehicles ATV safety director.
The Mountain Lakes
Chapter of the NWTF would
like to thank the sponsors
and volunteers, without
whom this event could not
take place: The Braxton
County Rotary Club, Lloyds
Hardware, Columbia Forest Products, The WV Division of Natural Resources,
The Kroger Company,
Frame Mountain Turkey
Calls, Pathfinder Sporting
Goods, The Braxton
Citizen’s News, The West
Virginia Regional Jail and
Correctional Authority
WVRJA, Sutton Fire Department, Braxton County
EMS, Appalachian Timber
Services, The Braxton
County Commission, Braxton County Hunter Educa-
tion, US Army Corps of
Engineers, West Virginia
State Police, Mark Holmes
WV State ATV program
manager, Orville & Patricia
Shaffer, April Witt, Jim
Barr, Beth Smith, Mike
Hibbs, and all others who
helped make this event a
success.
All JAKES participants were again asked to
bring can goods to the
event. The collected items
were donated to local food
pantries on behalf of the
JAKES program. “I think
teaching our JAKES members how important it is to
give something back to the
community is beneficial for
everyone involved,” added
Shaffer.
Planning is already
underway for next year’s
event, look for registration
forms at your local school
in May 2009!
Hefner Scholarships Local bank receives top safety rating
benefit eleven
county students
BCHS grads
receive
GSC awards
Eleven 2008 graduates of Braxton County
High School have been
awarded scholarships from
Glenville State College.
Erica Butler, Kevin
Carson, Chance Chapman,
Samantha Fields, Stacy
Foster, Jacqueline Hays,
Augustus Helmick, Cara
Salisbury, Elora Shock,
and Jessica Stout all received a Lorena Hefner
Scholarship. In 1999
Lorena Hefner established
the scholarship for students attending Glenville
State College from Braxton
County. Lorena Hefner was
born September 3, 1908 in
Burnsville, West Virginia,
one of eleven children. She
graduated from GSC in
1941 and began her teaching career at Bragg Run
School in Braxton County.
Chance Chapman and
Cara Salisbury also received the John C. Shaw
Scholarship. This scholarship was established in
1985 by John C. Shaw,
President of Glenville State
College from 1901-1908.
This
scholarship
is
awarded to academically
talented freshmen from
West Virginia.
Carissa Hughes was
awarded the Helen E.
Hunter & Alice M. Singleton Scholarship. As alumni
of Glenville State College
Helen E. Hunter and Alice
M. Singleton established
this scholarship in 1997 in
appreciation of the education that they received from
GSC. The scholarship is
awarded to Braxton County
High School graduates who
are entering or are already
enrolled in the teacher education program at Glenville
State College and who demonstrate academic promise
and financial need.
Dennis J. Pounds,
Vice President for College
Advancement and Executive Director of GSC Foundation, presented the
scholarships at the Awards
Assembly at Braxton
County High School on
May 15.
For more information
about scholarships available through Glenville
State College, Contact the
GSC Foundations office at
(304) 462-4125.
With bank failures a
topic of national and international news, a locally owned bank stands
strong in the current environment where many
financial institutions are
faltering. BauerFinacial,
Inc. of Coral Gables, FL,
the nation’s leading independent bank rating and
research firm has issued
the Bank of Gassaway
their “5 Star” rating.
The rating firm says
that based on the overall
financial picture and
other indicators, the
Bank of Gassaway is one
of the strongest in the
nation. “In a climate
where it is increasingly
difficult to shine, the
Bank of Gassaway proves
it can be done,” remarks
Karen L. Dorway, president of the research firm.
“In fact, local residents should be proud
that their community
bank is one of the elite
financial institutions in
the nation. They can rest
assured that their deposits are well-placed in this
5-Star bank, she adds”
Established in 1905,
the Bank of Gassaway
has been fulfilling the financial needs of its
neighbors and friends for
over 103 years. It currently operates through
five conveniently located
offices in central West
Virginia
Bank
of
Gassaway branches can
be found in Burnsville,
Clay, Gassaway and
Sutton. Their first fullservice branch is nearing
completition and scheduled to open next month
at Flatwoods near the 67
Exit of I-79.
The
Bank
of
Gassaway “Your 5-Star
Community Bank” has
earned BauerFinancial’s
highest honor for eight
consecutive quarters.
The company has been
reporting on and analyzing the performance of
U.S. banks and credit
unions since 1983. No
institution pays for its
rating, nor can they
elude it. Consumers may
obtain star-ratings by
v i s i t i n g
www.bauerfincial.com.
Roberts receives medical Flatwoods Days committee
degree from WVSOM
announces schedule
Jill Kristin Roberts, tuition waivers for the last
DO, daughter of Terry and two semesters based on
Pamela
Roberts
of class ranking and West Virginia resiBurnsville,
graduated
dency. She
from the West
has Bachelor
of Science deVirginia
School of Osgrees
in
teopathic
Physiology
Medicine
and Molecuwith the Delar Biology
gree of Doctor
from Marshall
University in
of
Osteopathic MediHuntington.
cine,
reDr. Roberts is
a 1999 graducently.
While
ate of Braxton
at WVSOM,
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DR. ROBERTS
was awarded Dr. Jill Kristin Roberts
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Fall is just around the corner and that means it is
time to prepare for a weekend of fun at the annual
Flatwoods Days celebtaion. This year’s event will be held
on the weekend of September 5, 6, & 7.
The festivities get underway Friday evening with a
dinner, beauty contest and music.
Saturday’s events begin with a parade followed by
the Braxton County High School Marching Band performing at 12 Noon.
An Antique Car Show, entertainment by various
music groups and games including a frog jumping contest and turtle race will be included in the three days of
fun.
The Flatwoods/Heaters Lions Club is sponsoring a
roast beef dinner beginning at 12:00 Noon.
The Flatwoods Community Fire Department is hosting games for the children starting at 2:15 p.m.
On Sunday, a worship service will be held outdoors
beginning at 11:00 a.m. A chicken dinner and gospel
sing will follow. (See Schedule on Page 3 of this issue.)
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A weekly photo of opinion in Braxton County...
sometimes good and sometimes not so good.
Response to
FCRPSD article...
By Ed Given
FCRPSD member says they didn’t
violate open meetings….
The ink was still wet on last week’s edition when I
received a call from John Gibson last Tuesday. As a
member of the Flatwoods Canoe-Run Public Service
District board, John took exception to my editorial,
chastising his group for violating the West Virginia
Open Meetings Law.
We reported in a story last week that a local
businessman had filed a protest against the utility for
not allowing him to install a devise to measure his
waste water and pay according to the amount of water
that goes down his drain opposed to the current policy
where everyone pays according to the amount of water
they use. The official complaint said that Mr. Gibson
stated in a recent meeting, that the board had previously decided not to allow the metering option. Since
we have covered the last several meeting of the PSD
we knew of the comment.
John said he didn’t say that. We had a good
conversation during which he reassured me that he
was in no way trying to hide the activities of his group
from the public. He reassured me that was not now
his intentions, nor would it be in the future.
I went back to my sources and all of them said
they heard the comment. I am not insinuating that
John lied. I can only imagine that it was just the
wording of his statement that confused those in
attendance, since he says the board never discussed
the situation outside a public meeting.
This is such an important issue to so many
county residents; I feel we must keep up on the current state of affairs. I appreciate John or anyone else,
clarifying any aspect of our reporting.
Late for the first time…
For the first time in the history of this newspaper,
circumstances prohibited subscribers from receiving
their paper on time. We have often took a day off
during a holiday period and intentionally printed and
mailed the paper a day or so later than usual. This
past week, we experienced the first instance where we
couldn’t mail even though we wanted to. Our mainframe computer bellied-up. We managed to get enough
of our material out of the computer to meet our print
deadline on Monday. The machine was rushed to the
computer emergency room, i.e. Ramco Technologies in
Glenville on Sunday evening. We got the bad news
Monday that the computer was seriously infected with
a nasty virus and that Dr. Dave would do his best to
save it.
We put the papers on the news stands at our
regular time. However, we didn’t get the computer
back until that afternoon. Since Windows had to be
reinstalled, we were unable to get the programs
loaded, labels run, affixed to the paper and transported to the Post Office by the necessary time. We
managed to get around all the obstacles by Wednesday
morning which resulted in hundreds of phone call
wanting to know what happened to their paper and...
readers receiving their copy on Thursday.
We still have some problems to get around;
however, I am fairly confident that we won’t experience
any more delivery delays like last week.
A good experience and great honor…
On top of all our problems, we had to leave on
Thursday for the West Virginia Press Association’s
annual convention in Wheeling. Of course we were late
hitting the road. I did manage to make it in time for
most of the WVPA Board of Directors’ meeting. I hated
being late, but I couldn’t help it, with our problems
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A reader has ask for help in identifying the people in this picture. Perhaps you
some of you know them. The accompanying group picture appears to be a family
reunion or church group taken around 1900 to 1910 based on other photos in
the collection. The original is in the possession of an heir of the late Rufus
Christian Kuhl of Elkins, WV. Rufus was born in Rock Run Dist., Gilmer Co., WV
in 1911 the son of Luther Jemason Kuhl and Ida Jane Goldsmith Kuhl. The
individuals in the picture do not look like either Kuhls or Goldsmiths. Rufus’
wife Bonnie Long Kuhl was born in Frametown, Braxton County in 1910 the
daughter of Sidney Johnston Long and Margaret Jane Keener Long. Other family
relatives include Stout, Rutherford and Heater. The lady in the black dress has
identical hair and a very similar dress for a picture of Emsey Heater Kuhl taken
about that time period. The tall young man in the back row looks like an individual
identified as a Rutherford in another family picture. The men on the left of the
picture have very distinctive noses suggesting they are related and that their
noses may be passed down in their families. If anyone can provide identification
of any of these individuals or would like a more detailed image of any of the
individuals in the picture, please contact Dave Kuhl at: 210 Glen Eagles Drive
Ocean Springs, MS 39564-9041 e-mail: [email protected]. Be sure to let us
here at the Citizens’ News know as well.
Lola's World
News And Views
By Lola B. Given
The proof is in the pudding
An email friend shared the
following facts with me. Democrats
have something more concrete to
offer American families than emotionality and stump oratory. They
offer families “value for their vote”
and never a bait-and-switch! All
these accomplishments initiated by
Democrats gave concrete benefits to
the health and well-being of the
American family: 8 hour workday;
Social security; Minimum Wage Law;
GI Bill of Rights; Medicare; Medicaid;
Operation Head Start; Civil Rights
Act of 1964; Voting Rights Act of
1965; Water Quality Act; Clean Air
Act; Women’s Suffrage Amendment;
Worker’s Compensation Act; Rural
Electrification Act; Federal Deposit
Insurance Corporation; Federal
Home Loan Program; Federal Reserve
Bank; Securities and Exchange Act;
Guaranteed Student Loan Program;
Pell Grants; Family and Medical
Leave Act; School Lunch Program.
Which one of these would you like
to do witout??? Do Democrats
value the American family? The proof
is in the legislation!
We had a balanced budget in
1998. Hey, what happened to it? Our
country is now over 7 trillion in debt
and borrowing from China, Japan
and India.
The gas prices cause one not to
be up town looking around, so only
being out once a week running
errands causes me to miss anything
new. So I’m not sure of the opening
date of “The Copper Kettle” at 308
Elk Street in Gassaway. Yesterday I
was told of the new place across the
street from Legg’s Beauty Shop.
Following the old adage of “don’t
shop for food hungry,” I decided to
eat there. The dining room is inviting
and so is the food. There are specials
every day, a good range of prices,
and the service exceptional. It’s open
every day at 11 AM, eat in or carry
out. So with mostly fast food places
the only game in town, it is nice to
have a sit down place to eat a meal
without having to drive further away.
is also a potential target for
terrorists.
Sadly, far too many products of all types are grown or
produced outside the country,
as NAFTA and other trade
agreements have made it too
convenient for corporations to
by Delegate Brent Boggs
move American jobs offshore
and then resell these goods to
Last weekend’s weather
of millions in economic losses
U.S. consumers. Meanwhile,
was some of the most pleasant
later, it appears it was not
the trade deficit goes up and
of the entire year. The cool
tomatoes at all, but jalapeno
up.
evenings and lower humidity
peppers from Mexico. At least
If toys, clothes, and nearly
was a great preview of the fall
that is the current analysis
every other product are marked
season ahead and a good time
from the U.S. Food and Drug
with country or origin labeling,
to work outside. Locally, with
Administration.
why does the United States not
football drills going full bore,
This federal agency –
require the same for all food
and high school bands preparcharged with protecting our
products? Are we afraid of
ing for the new school year
citizens from dangers in the
offending someone? Food safety
ahead, I’m looking forward to
food supply – seems to be
should be one of the most basic
an exciting late summer and
unable protect us by pinpointand most important consumer
fall in central West Virginia.
ing sources of contaminated
protection functions for which
Do you know where your
produce entering the food
the federal government provides
tomatoes or for that matter any supply. It also points to a total
oversight. Unfortunately, the
produce at the store originates? failure of the regulatory process American public’s right to know
Unless you picked it in your
when it does not require most
about food safety is not given
back yard or purchased from a foods to be marked with nation the priority it deserves. A
local farmer, most likely you
of origin labeling. Children, the method to track food from farm
can’t find out.
elderly and those in poor health to fork is sorely needed. Hopeare at the highest risk, but no
fully this latest food crisis will
Over the past several
one is safe when we cannot
spur the FDA to action.
months, our nation has been in immediately pinpoint where
On a similar note of importhe grip of a nationwide prospecific food items originated,
tance to consumers, gas prices
duce disaster, with hundreds
and likewise cannot make an
are gradually falling, but not
becoming ill from salmonella
informed choice in stores.
enough to provide meaningful
originally believed to be from
America needs to implement a
relief for working families. My
tomatoes grown in either
national system to track our
biggest concern is that, as
Florida or Mexico. While the
food from farm to table, and
prices fall, the administration
nation waited, hundreds of
make sure it’s safe to eat,
and Congress will be distracted
serious illnesses and hundreds especially when our food supply from the urgency of implement-
News from
our Capitol
Dear Editor Given:
While I am, as a
general proposition,
opposed to the utilization of media services for
the expression of views
pertinent to pending
litigation, there are
instances, in my estimation, in which a public
response is not only
warranted, but necessary. Such is the situation arising out of recently-published comments attributed to
Steve Sanders, General
Manager of the
Flatwoods-Canoe Run
Public Service District.
As has been reported in your publication, I currently represent Mr. Derek Long
with respect to a current
dispute with the
Flatwoods-Canoe Run
PSD. As your publication correctly reported,
Mr. Long made a request
for the installation of a
waste water measuring
meter, which would be
installed and maintained
completely at Mr.
Long’s expense, at his
car wash facility located
in the Sutton area. Said
request was denied in
short order by the
Flatwoods-Canoe Run
PSD, although the law
clearly provides that Mr.
Long’s request was
proper.
While I will not
argue the merits of my
client’s position in this
correspondence, as I do
not believe this to be the
proper forum, comments
attributed to Mr. Sanders in your most recent
edition certainly bear a
response on behalf of
Mr. Long.
Specifically, Mr.
Sanders was quoted as
remarking that Mr. Long
is interested in “do[ing]
whatever he can to
increase profits.” Further, Mr. Sanders
pointed out the gleaming
glimpse of the obvious
that Mr. Long “certainly
isn’t the first person in
West Virginia to build a
car wash.” Of course, it
is clear that any individual in business is
desirous of increasing
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ing new technology and energy
sources to break the stranglehold that foreign oil producing
nations have on America and
our economy.
That is why the recently
announced plant in Marshall
County is a critical first step by
West Virginia in moving forward instead of just talking
about it. In cooperation with
Sen. Byrd, Sen. Rockefeller and
our congressional delegation,
CONSOL, the nation’s largest
bituminous coal producer and
SES are beginning a joint $800
million venture in the northern
panhandle, which will be the
nations first modern coal
gasification and liquefaction
plant. I commend Governor
Manchin and Commerce Secretary Kelley Goes for the initiative. The plant will be located
near Benwood and use coal
produced from a nearby
CONSOL mine.
Hopefully, this will be the
first of many diverse energy
initiatives that West Virginia
can attain, using advanced
technology to do so in an
environmentally responsible
manner that will begin to make
a difference to West Virginia
and our nation.
I look forward to keeping
you informed, along with
receiving your comments and
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FISHER
continued from page 1
tion—Glenville State College.”
“The Zone was created
by an act of legislature and
is the only such entity in
the state,” Terrell Ellis, Executive Director of the Braxton County Development
Authority said. “The Zone
allows there to be favorable
treatment toward technology related businesses to
locate in Braxton and
Gilmer.”
Taking advantage of
this overlooked legislature,
Fisher devised an unconventional technique that is
leading him to reach his
goal. Fisher assembled a
steering committee to join
him in his effort. Together
they, along with the help of
various individuals, conducted120 face-to-face interviews to obtain a rough
estimate of how many Braxton and Gilmer citizens
would be willing to use the
service and what price they
would be willing to pay for
that service.
“Our goal was to make
the high speed Internet service affordable,” Fisher
said. “When we conducted
the interviews, no one
blinked at $30 per month.”
Fisher asked public
tower and infrastructure
owners as well as private
tower owners to donate
transmitter space or to permit tower access. Currently, Fisher has received
permission from four state
agencies, three local agencies and six private tower
owners.
“Because of our efforts
to take control of our own
broadband destiny instead
of waiting for someone to
come in on their terms, we
now have two major carriers offering high-speed in
our communities and surrounding areas,” Boggs
said. “Had it not been for
our efforts, we still would be
without high speed in our
communities. The reach is
continually expanding to
surrounding areas, with
Flatwoods and Heaters just
coming on-line with DSL
through Verizon. Also,
FiberNet is working with us
to find solutions to specific
problem areas.” “I want to
recognize that geography
and topography work
against us,” Fisher said. “I
don’t want everyone to
think that everyone can
have high speed Internet;
however, we do want to provide the service to as many
people as possible.”
Fisher serves with
countless organizations, including the Braxton Community Coalition, EMS, the
State Board of Accounting,
the Steering Committee,
American Legion Post #33,
Little Birch School Volunteers, former Rotary President, Community Based
Clinic in Flatwoods, American Legion Honor Guard
and the Board of Central
WV Outreach Center.
Fisher’s relentless service to the community,
along with the help of several other dedicated individuals, will soon bring a
much-needed service to the
area. Fisher and other volunteers hope to have the
project complete and accessible by 2011.
“In 2004, Carnegie
Mellon was introduced to
Glenville State College on a
project we wanted to champion in providing rural areas with better communication systems,” said John
Whitehill of Carnegie
Mellon
University.
“Through the course of
time, we expanded the
project to Gilmer and Braxton to connect people. This
was the first time I came
into contact with Lee
Fisher, Brent Boggs and the
County Commission, who
are now behind the project.
Lee makes a difference in
that he took a project that
started in Pittsburgh and
Glenville and made sure the
project gained local control.
That is what makes a critical difference between what
will work and what will fail.”
“Lee has gone the extra mile in attending meetings, coordinating meetings
and visits, initiating con-
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Braxton County, WV
tacts with experts, government leaders and communication companies as the
process continues to unfold,” Boggs said. “From
hosting volunteers from
Carnegie-Mellon University
to conducting community
surveys to his appointment
by Governor Manchin to
the Vision Shared group,
specifically charged with
finding and implementing
wireless and broadband solutions. He also is a tireless
volunteer on numerous
county and non-profit
boards. Based on his efforts
in this regard, and with his
strong sense of community
through the American Legion, an advocate for veterans needs, continuing
education and as a community advocate/activist, I
am most pleased that Lee
was afforded this honor.”
LETTERS
continued from page 2
profits. It is also equally
clear that Mr. Long is not a
pioneer of facilities designed to assist in automobile cleanliness.
Mr. Sanders also indicated that he “contacted
several sewer districts” and
was purportedly advised
that “[n]one have ever allowed such a thing.” This
assertion is as irrelevant as
it is dubious. First and
foremost, the PSD exists for
the primary purpose of
serving the public; thus, explaining the derivation of
its name: Public Service District. Surely, an entity that,
by its very definition, is ostensibly devoted to the service of the public and,
hence, its customers,
should consider its obligation to make every effort to
fairly charge those individuals to whom it is devoted to serving.
The most concerning
aspect of Mr. Sanders’ comments were his assertions
that “[w]hat Derek also
doesn’t seem to understand
is that if this were granted
and all the other businesses in the county followed suit, they would
force sewer bills to go up
again because of lost revenues.” This position is,
at best, patently ridiculous, and is, at worst, an
attempt to influence public opinion by espousing
the tenet that Mr. Long’s
request would somehow
lead to a rise in sewer
bills.
Considered in a realistic manner, Mr. Long’s
request is quite simple.
He is desirous of only being charged for the actual
amount of waste water his
business delivers to the
sewer system. Simple
logic dictates that the nature of his business could
not possibly yield a 100%
return of waste water to
the sewer system. The
pertinent law in this regard certainly and unequivocally grants Mr.
Long the right to make
such a request, so long as
the meter is installed and
maintained at Mr. Long’s
expense. Once such a
meter was installed, Mr.
Long could be charged for
the actual amount of
waste water delivered to
the sewer system, whether
the same be more or less
than the amount of water
delivered. The PSD’s
flawed logic would, in all
practicality, be not unlike
a gas station charging every individual the same
amount for a the purchase
of gas regardless of how
much went into their
tank. Were that to be the
case, I highly doubt that
we could justify such an
egregious act by citing the
ridiculous notion that
overcharging some kept
gas prices down for all.
The financial woes of
the Flatwoods-Canoe Run
PSD have been well-documented and reported. For
Mr. Sanders to proffer the
notion that sewer bills
could be raised should Mr.
Long be permitted to install
a meter to insure that he is
fairly charged is patently
ridiculous. That circular
logic seems to indicate that
the PSD takes the position
that the PSD’s economic
“bottom line” is much more
important than fairly
charging the customers it
is supposed to serve. Further compounding this inequitable position is Mr.
Sanders’ statement that
the PSD “is not a profit
making organization.” If
that is the case, it would
stand to reason that the
PSD should concern itself
with fairly charging its customers.
Very truly yours,
Thomas J.
“T.J.” Drake
CAPITOL
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family, his newspaper and
his community. She walks
in his shoes and I am proud
Friday, September 5, 2008
to have had a hand in her
5:00
pm-Dinner
of Philly cheese steak hoagies, fries and
unanimous selection as
drink
served
this year’s premier journalLocation: Flatwoods Community Building - Cost: $5.00
ist.
6:00 pm-Hometown “Natural Beauty” Contest
Location: Flatwoods Community Building
Admission: $2.00 for adults: $1.00 for age 12
continued from page 1
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7:00 pm-Karaoke Cowboys
Location: Main Stage located behind Granddad’s store
Note: Audience will also have a chance to
participate in Karaoke
suggestions. Now that the
session is completed,
please address your correSaturday, September 6, 2008
spondence to my home of**Bake Sale, Apple Butter, Cake Walk, 50/50 Drawing,
fice:
PO
Box
254,
Arts and Crafts, SnoCones, Cotton Candy**
Gassaway, WV 26624. My
11:00 am-Parade
phone number is 364Location: Main Street, Flatwoods
8411 and fax 364-8711.
Or, you may contact Fi12:00 Noon-Flatwoods/Heaters Lions Club Dinner
nance Committee staff at
Location: Field across from Stockert-Gibson Funeral
the Capitol office at:
Home - Cost: $8.00 Menu: Roast Beef sandwich,
Building 1, Room 472-M,
Corn on the Cob, Baked Beans, Cole Slaw,
State Capitol Complex,
Cobbler and drink
Charleston, WV 25305.
12:00 Noon-BCHS Marching Band Performance
For
those
with
Location: Stockert-Gibson Funeral Home Parking lot
Internet access, my email
address
is
12:00 Noon-9pm-Antique Car Show
[email protected]. You
Location: “The Spot” **Plaques will be awarded**
also may obtain additional
Participants are invited to park in the yard next
legislative information, into the “The Spot”
cluding the copies of bills,
12:30-1:00 pm-Awards and Presentations
conference reports, daily
Location: Main Stage area behind Granddad’s store
summaries, budget hearing
schedule and other infor1:00-9:30 pm-Entertainment and Contests
mation
from
the
Location: Main Stage area behind Granddad’s store
Legislature’s web site at
1:00-1:45-Hard Times
www.legis.state.wv.us/. If
1:45-2:15-Frog Jumping Contest (bring your own frog)
you write or leave a mes2:15-3:00-Local talent performs
sage, please remember to
3:00-3:45-Hard Times
include your phone num3:45-4:15-Turtle Race Contest (bring your own turtle)
ber with your inquiry and
4:15-5:00-Variety Pak
any details you can pro5:00-5:45-Local talent performs
vide.
5:45-6:30-Variety Pak
Please continue to re6:30-7:30-Karaoke Cowboys
member our troops - at
7:30-8:30-To be announced
home and abroad - and
8:30-9:30-Special Entertainment Extravaganza
keep them and their famiThe West Virginia
lies in your thoughts and Filmmakers Film Festival, 2:15pm-Flatwoods Fire Department “Kids Games”
prayers. Until next week, has issued a call for en- Location: Main Stage area behind Granddad’s store
take care.
tries in their 2008 festival
Sunday, September 7, 2008
competiton to be held the
first weekend of October, 11:00 am- Worship Service
(October 3-5) in Sutton at Location: Main Stage area behind Granddad’s store
the Landmark Studio for 12:45pm-Free Chicken Dinner and Gospel Sing
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the Arts, on Main Street. Location: Field across from Stockert-Gibson Funeral
This festival is open
Home
and the numerous con- to any film that is: by a WV
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79.
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The entry fee is formation. The deadline ter.
On Saturday at the general $20.00. The deadline is for submission is ThursWe do not accept letmembership meeting, out- September 1, 2008. En- day prior to the Tuesday ters endorsing or refuting
going president Don Smith tries should be sent to: publication. All letters any candidate for politipublisher of the Inter- West Virginia Filmmakers must contain the name cal office.
Mountain in Elkins, pre- Film Festival c/o Kevin of the author.
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event, a somewhat formal
affair, honors the best
newspaper work in the
Mountain State. The
evening closes with the
naming of the Adam R.
Kelly Premier Journalist,
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With Deepest
Sympathy
OBITUARIES
Richard E. “Dick”
Wolfgang
Richard E. “Dick”
Wolfgang, 74, of Teeter
Road, Bellville, died Sunday, July 13, 2008 in Mifflin
Care Center following a
long illness.
He was born October
18, 1933 in Butler to Albert
L. and Lula (Tucker)
Wolfgang.
A life long area resident, Dick worked at Cooper-Bessmer in Mt. Vernon
Dog Tales:
as a chipper for 25 years.
Later he worked for F&W
Body shop before opening
his own body shop, W&W
Body Shop on Cook Road,
Mansfield.
Dick was a member of
the Fraternal Order of
Eagles and VFW Post #4027
both in Mt. Vernon.
He attended weekly services at the Salvation
Army in Mt. Vernon.
Dick was talented when it
came to cars and tractors,
Stories from the
Braxton County Animal Shelter
There is a wide variety of dogs and puppies
available for adoption at
the shelter. But they can’t
stay forever. We need your
help to place these animals
in a loving and supportive
environment.
Stories
seen here are those of animals currently available
for adoption. Please call the
shelter at 765-2200 for
more information, or view
our
entire
list
at
Petfinder.com and entering
dog search for Sutton, WV
26601.
SUGAR BUG:
This
animal’s arrival at the
shelter
was
as
unique
and special as he
is.
Attracted by
an open
food canister, Sugar
Bug litera l l y
walked in the back door of
the shelter as we were preparing to close. We initially thought he may belong to an area resident,
but he has been unclaimed
for several days and is now
officially available for adoption. In his time here, he
has been happy, social, and
eager to interact with both
children and adults. He is
distinctively marked and
has one brilliant blue and
one brown eye. He appears
to be hearing impaired, but
this does not hamper his
happy and enthusiastic
outlook.
He is calm,
gentle, and excellent
around young children.
His estimated age is 6
months, and his current
weight is 35#. Please refer
to shelter #07-08-D060
SKY: This beautiful
young brindle boxer mix
was found
as a stray
near the
area
of
Dean Dr. in
Sutton.
While initially hopeful that he
would be
reunited
with his owner, he remains
unclaimed.
He follows
some basic commands, appears anxious to please,
and is very trainable. Sky
has a gentle personality
and gets along with children, adults, and other animals. He shows excellent
pet potential. His estimated age is 2 years. His
current weight is 35#.
Please refer to shelter #
08-08-D008
and therefore he spent a lot
of time working in the garage. He also enjoyed hunting and fishing, and gardening.
He is survived by a
son and daughter-in-law
Charles E. and Jodi
Wolfgang of Bellville, a
daughter and son-in-law
Colleen and Jeff Gatton of
Butler, four grandchildren
and their spouses Jimmy
Wolfgang,
Kaitlyn
Wolfgang, AnnaMae and
Danny Wade, and Cassie
and Tim Vigil, two great
grandsons Mason Wade
and Jerry Vigil, three sisters and two brothers-inlaw Eileen Dickson of
Mansfield, Doris and Dick
Ball of Butler, and Shirley
and Dale Dunn of Butler;
two brothers and sistersin-law Earl and Martha
Wolfgang, and Dwight and
Colleen Wolfgang all of
Mansfield; two sisters-inlaw Norma Wolfgang, and
Mary Sue Wolfgang both of
Bellville, and numerous
nieces nephews and extended family.
He was preceded in
death by his wife AnnaMae
(Hamner) Wolfgang in
1975, a son James Eugene
Wolfgang that same year,
and four brothers Harold,
Albert, Charles, and William Wolfgang.
The family received
friends Tuesday, July 15,
2008 from 2-4 and 6-8 pm
in the Bellville Snyder Funeral Home, where the funeral services were held
Wednesday at 11 am. Pastor Christopher Thomas
officiated. Burial followed
in Zion (Four Corners)
Cemetery near Butler.
Hallie Lea Barker
Gillespie
Hallie Lea Barker
Gillespie, 86 of Bonnie, WV
passed away Saturday August 2, 2008 in Raleigh
General
Hospital
in
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Beckley after a long illness.
Hallie was born in
Clarksburg on January 28,
1922 a daughter of the late
Jonathan and Ethel Wilson
Barker. She was a member of the Bonnie Methodist Church and a homemaker.
Hallie is preceded in
death by her parents, Husband Ezra Gillespie, brothers, Earl and Denver
Barker, Sisters, Janice
Hamric and Myrtle Barker,
one grandson, Charles
Brooks.
She is survived by one
daughter, Shirley Teter of
Marshall, VA And one
grandson, Daniel Paul
Gillespie of Sutton, WV.
Also surviving are granddaughters; Dorothy Gerod
of Prince George, Va.,
Robin
Shaw
of
Kearneysville, WV, Jana
Gillespie and Jon Gonzelas
both of Manassas, VA.
Great Grandchildren, Sarah Marie Gillespie of
Rogersville, TN. Chris and
Jenny Graham (US Air
Force) Colorado; David and
Rose Graham, Chris and
Crystal Graham all of
Prince George, Va., James
Carl and Beckey Shaw of
Kearneysville, WV. Laura
Shaw of (US Army) San
Antonio, TX., Jordan Minor,
Miguel, Tatiana and
Natalia Gonzales all of
Manassas VA. Great-Great
Grandchildren; Trinity
Shaw of Kearneysville WV.
and Victoria Graham of
Prince George, Va.
Sisters, Virginia Riffle
of Copen, WV, and Pearl of
North Carolina.
Funeral
services
were held at 2:00 PM
Thursday Aug. 7, 2008 at
Stockert-Gibson Funeral
Home in Flatwoods with
Rev. Alvie Loyd and Rev.
Paul Gillespie officiating.
Burial followed in Westfall
Cemetery near Bonnie,
WV. Friends called from 68:00 PM Wednesday
evening at the funeral
home. Online condolences
may
be
sent
to
www.stockertgibson.com.
Herman Byrne Hacker
Herman
Byrne
Hacker, 96, of Gassaway
passed away August 7,
2008 at Braxton County
Memorial Hospital.
He was born March
13, 1912 in Braxton
County.
He was retired from
the B&O Railroad with 37
years of service and was a
member of the Little Otter
Community Church.
He is survived by his
three sons and three
daughters,
Woodrow
Hacker
and
wife,
Geraldine of Gassaway,
Roberta James and husband, Jerry of Bedford, OH,
William Hacker and companion,
Louise
of
Ridgeway, VA, Ann Davis
and husband, Rod of
Gassaway, Jerry Hacker
and wife, Renalda of Axton,
VA, Nancy Moss and husband, Frank of Gassaway;
he is also survived by four
nieces and one nephew
and numerous grandchildren, great grandchildren
and great great grandchildren.
He was preceded in
death by his wife, Elizabeth
and two grandchildren.
Service was held 1
p.m. Saturday, August 9, at
Richard M. Roach Funeral
Home, Gassaway with Rev.
Linn Schiefer officiating.
Burial was in the Beall’s
Mill Cemetery, Gassaway
Friends called two
hours prior to the service
at the funeral home.
Carl Lowe Wilson, Sr.
Carl L. Wilson, Sr (82)
of Clay, WV passed away on
August 6, 2008 at
CAMC Memorial Division after a brief
illness.
Mr. Wilson was born at
Harrison (Clay Co.), WV to
Benjamin Byrne Wilson
and Ida B. (Johnson) Wilson
on February 22, 1926.
Mr. Wilson was the
founder and former owner
of the Carl Wilson Funeral
Home of Clay, WV. He was
a 1951 graduate of the Cincinnati College of Embalming.
Mr. Wilson was a Navy
Veteran of WWII having
served in the South Pacific
aboard LCS(L) #126 in the
Phillipines, Japan, Guam,
Okinawa and other locations.
He was a 50 year
member of Clay C0. AF &
AM Lodge #97, the Scottish
Rite Bodies and Beni
Kedem Shrine. Mr. Wilson
and his wife were active
motor home campers and
members of the FMCA and
the Good Sam Club.He was
also a 50 yr. member of the
Clay United Methodist
Church.
Mr. Wilson is survived
by his wife of 61 years, Lois
(Sutton) Wilson of the
home. Other survivers include 3 daughters and
spouses: Kay and Richard
Volket of Verona, NJ;
Janet and Jeff Workman of
Beckwith, WV; Joyce and
Ray
Ferrebee
of
Parkersburg; one son and
spouse: Carl L. Wilson, II
and Patricia Wilson of
Shallotte, NC. Also surviving are 10 grandchildren
and 2 great grandchildren.
Friends may call at
the Carl Wilson Funeral
Home at Clay on Thursday
from 6 to 8 pm. Funeral
Services will be held Friday
at 11:00am in the funeral
home chapel with burial
following at Clay Memorial
Gardens. With Rev. Roger
Dunlap and Rev. Donald
Dobbins officiating.
In lieu of flowers the
family requests donations
be made to the Clay United
Methodist Church, P. O.
Box 118, Clay, WV 25043.
Martha Maxine Donohue
Martha
Maxine
Donohue, 82, of Clay entered into rest Aug. 4, 2008,
at her home.
Born on Feb. 22, 1926,
in Widen, she was the
daughter of the late
James E. and Gertie E.
Vaughan. In addition to
her parents, she was
preceded in death by two
brothers, Dallas and
Eldis; two sisters, Olive
Shearer
and
Dorla
Truman; and her husband, Edgar W. Donohue
Sr.
She was a homemaker and a 35-year
member of Fairview Baptist Temple, Clay.
Left to cherish her
memory are two sons,
Warren Donohue of Clay
and Ernest (Sis) Donohue
of Fredericksburg, Ohio;
brothers, Harry (Elza) of
Peachland, N.C., J.E.
(Elva) of Clay and Sonny
(Jean) of Dille; seven
grandchildren and 10
great-grandchildren;
brother-in-law,
Earl
(Dixie) Donohue of Dille;
and several nieces and
nephews.
Funeral
service
were held at 1 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 9, at WilsonShamblin-Smith Funeral Home, Clay, with
Minister Dennis Legg officiating. Burial will follow in Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Wallback.
Friends called from
6 to 9 p.m. Friday at the
funeral home.
The family wishes to
extend a special thank
you to HospiceCare, J.E.
and Elva, Elizabeth
Dorsey, Jordan Brown and
niece, Linda Gaughan.
Online condolences
may be sent to the family
at www.carlwilson
funeralhome.com.
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COMMUNITY
Calendar
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Braxton County Schools
Calendar 2008-2009:
August 21-First day
for teachers
August 26-First day
for students in Grades 1-12
August 28-First day
for students in Kindergarten
September 1-Labor
Day (Holiday)
September 4-First day
for students in Pre-Kindergarten and Head Start
September 19-Early
Out
October 13-Instructional Support & Enhancement Day
November 4-Election
(No School)
November 11-Veterans Day (Holiday)
November
24-28Thanksgiving Break for
Students
December 22-Instructional Support & Enhancement Day
Dec. 23-Dec. 26Christmas Break for Students
January 1-New Year’s
Day (Holiday)
January 2-TeacherPupil-Parent Conference
January 16-Early Out
January 19-Martin
Luther King Day (Holiday)
February 16-Instructional Support & Enhancement Day
March 20-Early Out
April 10-Instructional
Support & Enhancement
Day
April 13-17-Spring
Break
May 15-Early out
May 25-Memorial Day
(Holiday)
June 2-Last Day for
Students
June 2-Instructional
Support & Enhancement
Day
June 9-Last Day for
Teachers
*NOTE: If schools are
closed during the winter
due to inclement weather,
any non-instructional days
(excluding holidays, election day) after March 1 will
be rescheduled as instructional days to meet the requirement of 180 days of
instruction.
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Family Reunion:
The annual Williams
family reunion (the descendants and friend of
William Hanson and Mary
Polly “Davis” Williams) will
be held August 17, 2008 at
Holly River State Park at
The Old Pavilion beginning
at 11 a.m. A covered dish
dinner will be served at 12
Noon. Games and other
events will follow in the afternoon. Please come and
enjoy the day.
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Gospel Sing:
A gospel sing will be
held at the House of Prayer
at Gassaway on Saturday,
August 16, 2008 at 7pm featuring the Propst Family
and the Marks Family. Everyone is welcome. Pastor:
Larry Bennett
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Singleton-Wine
Reunion:
The annual Singleton-Wine reunion will be
held August 16, 2008 at the
Burnsville Community
Building.
Please come, bring a
well-filled picnic basket
and something for the auction if you wish.
All family and friends
are welcome.
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Collins-Facemire
Reunion:
The Collins-Facemire
reunion will be held August 16, 2008, 10:00 am to
4:30 pm at Holly Gray Park,
Sutton, WV at the Carson/
Dobbins Pavilion. Lunch
will be served 12-1pm.
Please bring a covered
dish and beverages. Paper
and plastic products will be
provided. Bring something
for the auction.
We have a door prize
plus other gifts.
Bring pictures of your
family.
Any questions-call
Anna Cutlip at 703-7546320.
Hope to see everyone
there.
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Coloring Contest:
August 22 and 23,
2008 at Kenton Meadows
field, Gassaway, WV.
Winners will receive
$25 cash prize. Frametown
Vol. Fire Dept. is having a
coloring contest for kid’s
ages 1-12. The categories
are 1-3, 4-6, 7-9, and 1012. Crowd will choose winners by voting one penny
for a vote. Pictures will be
numbered and no names
will appear. The coloring
picture must be colored at
Kenton Meadows field at
the game tent each night
from 5 to 7. Winners will be
announced
after
Saturday’s beauty pageant.
Coloring pictures and crayons are provided. Only one
entry per contestant. Votes
will be cast Saturday 7:008:30. Thanks and have
fun. For questions, call
Tara Wilson at 304-3645519.
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Fifty-first Aaron McCord
Reunion:
The fifty-first Aaron
McCord Reunion will be
held Sunday, August 17,
2008 at the North
Buckhannon River Front
Park. Exit from Corridor H
(Rt. 33) onto Morton Avenue. Go to end of the
street and you will see the
park on the left. We will be
in Pavilion 1.
Family and friends
are invited to bring a picnic lunch and spend the
day. Reunion will begin at
10:00 with church services. Be sure to bring your
Bible and hymnals. Lunch
will be at 12:00. Food will
be set up after church service. A business meeting
will follow lunch. Please
invite all family members
and friends, as some may
not get notices if they
haven’t attended in the
last 3 years.
Please
remember
your items for the white
elephant sale. You may
wrap them if you like. The
items should be like new
or new if possible. There
will also be activities for
the children. Looking forward to a great reunion.
Again, remember your
family genealogy updates.
Contact Shirley Parks,
Secretary, 5156 Nanlinn
Drive, Willoughby, OH
44094
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Sixth Annual Baughman
Reunion:
Descendants of Christopher Baughman (17881861) and friends will
meet for their annual reunion at 11:00am, August
30, 2008, at the Eureka
Methodist
Church,
Keeners Ridge Rd., Strange
Creek, WV. Bring a covered
dish, drinks, and join
Christopher’s family and
friends.
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Show and Shine:
Burnsville Volunteer
Fire Department is sponsoring its first ever cruisein for motorcycles at
Burnsville Town Hall behind Motel 79 at exit 79
from I-79 on Friday, August
29, 2008, from 6:00 pm to
10:00 pm. No charge to enter. All motorcycles welcome. No trophies will be
awarded. This is just an old
time motorcycle cruise-in.
Food will be sold by B.V.F.D.
There will be 50/50 drawings every hour. Not responsible for accidents. For
more information, call
853-2518, 853-2650, or
853-2379.
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Sutton Baptist Church
Annual Block Party:
Hey kids, looking for
something fun to do?
Sutton Baptist would like to
invite you and your family
to our seventh Annual
Block Party. We will be
blocking off Sixth Street in
Sutton from 5:00 to 8:00
pm on Saturday, August
23, 2008, for an evening of
fun for all ages! There will
be lots of activities, games,
and prizes including a
Bounce House, Slide, Face
Painting, Cakewalk, Coin
Toss, Balloon Darts, Spin
Art and many other carnival-type games. Concessions are free and will include hot dogs, nachos, cotton candy, popcorn, funnel
cakes, soft drinks, and
more. We will be giving
away free school supplies
to the first 100 kids! There
will be live music featuring
Carol Rollyson, John Long,
Richard Dean, SBC gang
and others. There is something for all ages and the
best part is that everything
is FREE! If you would like
to make a donation, then
please bring a can of soup
to be distributed through
our food pantry. Sutton Baptist Church: “Where Each
One Matters!” For more
information call 765-5811
or 765-5442.
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Sunrise Homecoming:
The annual homecoming at the Sunrise
Community Church will be
held August 17, 2008. Sunday school will start at
10:00 am. Preaching will
follow at 11:00 am. A covered dish dinner will be
served at noon. There will
be singing and worship in
the afternoon. Come and
visit us for a day of good fellowship. Everyone welcome. Pastor: Dennis
Shaver
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King Reunion:
The descendents of
Martin and Nancy King will
hold their annual reunion
at the Cedar Creek State
Park on August 31 st at
Shelter #2. The festivities
will begin at noon. All
friends and family are welcome to attend. There will
be lots of good food and good
fun!
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NRA Dinner:
The 9th annual Central West Virginia Friends
of the NRA dinner will be
held Saturday August 23rd
at the Nathan Goff Armory
in Clarksburg, WV. The
Friends of the NRA is a
branch of the NRA Foundation. For more information
on the NRA Foundation
check out www.nra.org.
Half of the monies raised
at the dinners in West Virginia stays in West Virginia and that money is
distributed by a grant process by the dinner committees who raised the money.
Within the state of West
Virginia last year $66,000
was distributed to 24 different organizations, including five 4-H groups, four
R.O.T.C., and three Boy
Scout councils plus several
shooting ranges and shooting programs. Dinner
tickest this year are $35
per person or $60 per
couple. Tickets must be
purchased ahead of time,
NO tickets will be sold at
the door. For more information contact Amy Tenney
472-5174
or
[email protected]
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Longaberger Heritage
Day’s Bus Tour!
Benefiting The
American Cancer
Society!
Over Night September 5, 6, 2008 New Hot
Price $179.00 (that is a
$20.00 dollar savings just
released)
Price includes transportation on a motor coach,
hotel stay, a Longaberger
Basket, Breakfast both
days, a goodie bag with
snacks, games, door prizes
and more.
Trip must be paid in
full, your seat is not secure
until payment is received!
All money is non refundable but transferable to a
friend! This trip is going to
benefit the American Cancer Society!
Events
at
the
Longaberger Homestead
for September 5 & 6, 2008!
Hundreds of Guests
Will Win Baskets!
Play Basket I-N-G-O
for your chance to win.
There is NO charge to play.
Grand Door Prize
Drawing is one of two special baskets that will be
given away each valued at
$950. Call (304) 541-7694,
today to reserve your seat
on the bus!
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Samples’ Family
Reunion:
The Samples’ Family
Reunion (ancestors of
Curtis
and
Savina
Samples) will be held Labor
Day Weekend at Mick and
Donna’s camp at Strange
Creek. Covered dish dinner on Sunday, August 31,
at 1:00 PM. Come join the
music, food and fellowship.
Musicians welcome. For
more information call 3431745 or 364-2288.
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Copen School Reunion:
The Copen School
Reunion will be held August 30 th at the home of
Lewis and Mary Wine. As
usual, we ask that you
bring a covered dish and
a lawn chair. We missed
some of you last year and
we had some new faces
as well.
Fellowship begins at
10:00 a.m., lunch around
12 noon. Come out and
enjoy a great day with
us. Live music will be
provided by the wonderful Bluegrass Bandits
and friends.
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Skidmore Cemetery
Notice:
We would like to
thank those who have
already contributed this
year. Improvements are
on-going. More contributions are needed to continue mowing throughout the summer.
If you would like to
donate, please list who it
is for and your relationship to them. Send your
donations to: Steve
Jones (Tres.), 240 S.
Franklin Ave., Sutton,
WV 26601.
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Cemetery Notice:
The Braxton County
Cemetery trustees would
like to thank those who
have already donated
money for the upkeep of
the cemetery this year.
It takes quite a sum of
money to keep the cemetery up and nice for our
loved ones who are buried there. Please send
your contributions to:
Braxton County Cemetery Fund, PO Box 342,
Flatwoods, WV 26621.
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Notice:
If you have a loved
one, family or relatives
buried in the James
Cemetery, Frametown,
WV, we are seeking donations to buy stone to
fix the road to the cemetery. This is much
needed so that people
can drive to cemetery
and wont have to walk.
You may send donations
to: Roy James, 1594
Sutton Lane, Sutton, WV
26601.
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Donations Needed:
Donations
are
needed for the upkeep of
the Tesla Cemetery. You
may send your donations
to: James Morris, 2010
Appalachia Corridor,
Sutton, WV 26601. All
donations are greatly appreciated.
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Wine Reunion:
The descendants of
Eakle Wine & the late
Treva Wine will be having a reunion on Saturday, August 16, 2008 at
12:00 noon at the
Bulltown picnic shelter
#5 by the playground
(same place as last
year). Chicken will be
provided, along with
plates, napkins, cups,
utensils and drinks.
Please bring a covered
dish. If you play an instrument, bring it too!
Please pass this info
along to other family
members.
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Volleyball Tryouts:
Braxton
County
Middle School Volleyball
try-outs will be held August 18 th through August
22 nd from noon to 3:00 PM
Must have physical. The
athletic bus will be
available. For more information contact Jennifer Miller at 765-0191.
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Longaberger and Home
August 12, 2008 Page 5
Interiors Bingo:
When: Saturday,
August 23, 2008. Where:
Gassaway Community
Building. The doors will
open at 6 PM, games will
begin at 7 PM. Concessions will be sold. Proceeds go to the Gassaway
Parks and Recreation
Fund for a new community playground. For
tickets contact 304-3644268 or any member of
the Parks and Recreation
Committee.
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Meetings held at the
Braxton County
Fellowship Home:
Monday: AA Meeting, 7:30 PM; Tuesday:
NA Meeting, 7:30 PM;
Wednesday: AA / ALNON,
7:30 PM; Thursday: NA
Meeting, 7:30 PM; Friday: NA Meeting, 7:00
PM; Saturday: AA Meeting, 7:30 PM. Monday
through Friday Mediation Group at 9:00 AM.
For military veterans,
Relapse Prevention is on
Thursdays at 2:00 PM.
For more information
call 765-2616.
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Braxton Co. Summer
Food Service Program:
The Braxton County
Board of Education announces the sponsorship of
the summer food service
program. Breakfast and
lunch will be served to all
children who are ages 18
and under. The program
will be held at Braxton
County Middle School.
This program will begin
August 4 th and continue
daily until August 19 th .
Breakfast will be served
each morning from 8:15
AM until 9:15 AM. Lunch
will be served from 11:15
AM until 12:15 PM. Please
call Morna Greene at the
Braxton County Board of
Education, 765-7101, ext.
473, if you have questions
about this program.
The same meals will
be available to all children
regardless of race, color,
national origin, gender,
age, disability and retaliation. To file a complaint,
write USDA, Director, Office of Civil Rights, 1400
Independence Avenue,
SW, Washington, DC,
20250-9410, or call 866632-9992 (voice). TDD users can contact the USDA
through local relay or the
Federal Relay at 800-8778339 (TDD) or 866-377-864
(relay voice users). USDA
is an equal opportunity provider and employer.
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Public Notice:
The Exchange/Cedar
Creek Waterline Association will hold its regular
meeting on August 14 th.
The meeting will be held at
the Cutlipville Church at 7
PM. The Association will
also sponsor a hot dog/
bake sale on Saturday,
August 2 nd at Kroger’s.
Anyone having items for
the sale should have them
there no later than 9 AM.
Should you have questions
you may call 765-5964 or
765-7616.
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BCHS Class of 1973:
It isn’t too late to respond if you will be attending our 35 th reunion on
August 23rd. We will begin
with breakfast at Visions
at 9:00. We will have an
afternoon picnic at Bee
Run at the shelter closest
to the playground. Please
bring a covered dish if you
live nearby, don’t worry
about it if you don’t. The
day will end with a two hour
cruise on Sutton Lake.
Our next meeting will
be August 4th at Mountaineer Food Bank at 7:00. All
classmates and spouses
are invited to attend.
We still need addresses for the following:
Karen Baker, Mary Clark,
Jeanette Davis, John
Dunlap, Sharon Falin,
Pamela Frazier, Claudia
Frazier, Gene Hall, Barry
Jeffries, Dormal Farley,
Eva Mae Laxton, Tom Martin, Norrie Mote, Michael
Ramirez, Jackie Robinson,
Vonicia Verton, Debra
Robinson, Debra Craig
Singleton, Rocky Starcher,
Kathy Hamner Welch, and
Ted Williams.
If you have any ad-
dresses, questions, or suggestions, please contact
one of the following:
Debbie
Asbury
Holcomb: 765-2630, e-mail
[email protected]
Dale Bollinger: 3645024,
e-mail
[email protected]
Marilyn Bright Williams: 765-2447, e-mail
[email protected]
Chip Mallion at 7657187, Larry Atkins at 7652266 or Carol Robinson
Jamison 765-5726.
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Sigler School
Homecoming:
We will be holding the
fifth annual homecoming
for the old Sigler School on
upper Little Birch, on August 16th, at the Southern
Baptist Church of Little
Birch, one mile south of
the Little Birch post office
on old Route 19, on the left
side of the road. The starting time will be around
10:00 AM. Bring your favorite covered dish and
enjoy the day with old
schoolmates and friends.
Everyone is welcome.
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Needle Basket Offers
New Summer Classes:
If you are looking for
some fun crafting to take
part in this summer, The
Needle Basket in Sutton is
offering several summer
courses.
Lessons on the
Carpenter Star quilt will
take place from 10am 4pm on August 23 rd .
Propietor Dee Sniffen is
excited about the turnout
she has seen from the local community.
“The
greatest part about running
this store has just been
bringing people together to
learn something new”,
says Sniffen. She also is
surpised by how far people
are willing to drive to visit
the little quilt shop in
Sutton. “ I’ve had people
from as far as Texas”
Sniffen says. The Needle
Basket in Sutton is a full
service quilting and sewing store on Main Street in
Sutton just adjacent to
Braxton Motor. The store
is open from 9am – 5pm
Tuesday through Friday
and on Saturdays from 9am
-12pm.
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Announcement:
Braxton
County
Middle School wishes to
notify the public of upcoming events in preparation
for the new school year.
On August 18 and 19, from
8:30 to 3:00, our counselors will be pre-registering
5th thru 8th grade students
new to Braxton County.
Also on August 18-19,
our Student Council will be
hosting tours of our school
from 9-11a.m., 1-3 p.m.,
and on the 18th only, from
5-7 p.m.
The first day of
school for students is
Tuesday, Aug. 26.
On August 28, our
school will host an Open
House from 4 to 6 p.m.
This will allow parents to
meet their child’s teachers
and discuss the new school
year.
Please be active in
your child’s education. We
need you.
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Braxton County Health
Department Schedule
August 2008:
Family planning clinics-August 4th and August
18th, 2008 (by appointment
only)
Women’s
ClinicBCCSP August 12 th and
August 26th, 2008 (by appointment only)
Immunization clinics
- August 13th and August
27th, 2008 from 9-11AM
Food Handling Classes
– At the Health Department
1. Friday- August 8th,
2008 at 2:00PM
2. Thursday-August
28th, 2008 at 9:00AM
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Cathy Pecora’s School of
Dance:
Cathy Pecora’s School
of Dance announces the
start of the 2008-2009dance season. Classes are
offered in ballet, tap, jazz,
Pointe, and baby ballet for
ages 2 and up. The dance
studio is located on the
second floor of the Braxton
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Citizens’
NEWS
Page 6 August 12, 2008
COMMUNITY
CORNER
PAT’S CHAT
T h e
first Pat’s
Chat
is
from last
week. Due
to computer
problems it
was not received until
after publication. It is followed by this
week’s Pat’s Chat.
I returned early today
from State College, PA
where I was visiting because I wanted to attend
the funeral of a dear friend
and neighbor of Burnsville,
Ray Crutchfield, Jr. He was
well loved by his family and
his friends, but also by
members of his church,
the Burnsville United
Methodist,
and
the
community. His sense of
humor, his loving helpfulness and concern for
others, his grit and determination, and most of all,
his love of singing
praises to his God, will long
be remembered. He will be
missed. May God bring
comfort to his dear wife,
“Cricket,” and to his loving
family. (One of the stories
told was about a time when
Ray heard that one of the
pastors needed shoes and
he took off his own and
gave them to him right
then and there!)
(By the way, I mentioned to someone in
Pennsylvania that I like to
travel on Sunday mornings
because there is much
less traffic when people
are either in church or
sleeping in. My brother
said, “Or both!”)
I was glad to see so
many Burnsville friends,
though sad the occasion.
Ray’s former pastor, Tim
Kelley, officiated. Should
we call him “Tiny Tim”
because he looks so great?
It was the first time I had
seen the new pastor,
Jim Burroughs, since I
worked with him at Sharpe
Hospital. I am proud of
him in his new position as
minister of the gospel
there in Burnsville.
I
met
Timothy
Sizemore, who is the new
Director of Stockert-Gibson
Funeral Home where the
service was held. He and
his family moved there
from Nitro and all of them
just love the area. He
states that his kids are
doing better in school
here. He has some projects
in mind for the funeral
home.
He also is in the
monument business. He
said that Scott Gibson is
still around at times,
though retired. You can
phone Tim at 304-7655371, email him at
[email protected] or
look up the website,
www.stockertgibson.com,
where you can look up the
obituaries, etc.
Speaking of the
internet, I found out that I
can go on the internet at
h
t
t
p
:
/
/
www.amazingfacts.org/
FreeStuff/OnlineLibrary/
tabid/106/Default.aspx
and read books online. The
first one listed is Absent
from the Body by Joe
Crews. I don’t have to buy
it! I can just read it! What
an
amazing
world
we live in!
I really want to congratulate the Burnsville
minor league baseball
Leland Mick
team, the Broncos, on their
championship win on June
5, 2008 after winning their
16 games and losing none!
In the picture I am including, you will see in the
front row, left to right, Cody
Pritt
and
Jonathon
Rollyson. In the second
row there is Victoria Blake,
Adam Barnette, Jake
Lemon, Darick Bosley, and
Cameron Long. Third row
shows Justin Vankirk,
Zack Chapman, Brian
Hoard, and Dalton Dean.
Finally, in the fourth row
are the coaches who are to
be commended for guiding
and encouraging these
young athletes, James
Barnette, John Pritt, Gary
Long and Colin Dean. I am
told that the team really
wants to thank all those
who donated time and/or
money that helped make
possible the new uniforms.
Also, they want to especially thank Jackson
Trucking for sponsoring
the team. Jonna Tharp,
Director of Burnsville Public Library, 304-853-2338,
announces that the Board
of Trustees will be having
a meeting open to the public on Monday, August 11
at 6:00 p.m. in the library.
An agenda is available
upon request.
I want to thank everyone who has contributed or
promised to contribute
recipes for the cookbook I
am planning for a Brushy
Fork Christian School
fundraising project. You
can email them to me at
[email protected]
or mail them to me at 42
½ South Florida Street,
Buckhannon, WV 26201.
Send me your favorite
recipe(s)
which
is
vegetarian or easily converted to that, entrees, desserts, or anything.
Remember that Vacation Bible School is being
held each Saturday afternoon in August from 2:00
to 4:00 p.m. at the Seventh-day
Adventist
Church. The theme for
this program is The Power
of God’s Little Creatures.
Call 304-472-0962 for
more information.
Toni Wine went to the
Copen Independent Baptist
Church Vacation Bible
School in July. Her favorite teacher was Daniel
Arnold and she thanks
Mrs. Strader for the ride all
five nights. She was excited about the pool party
in Sutton on July 26.
Tommy and Lindsay
Grindo have a new daughter, their first, named
Claire Suzanne Grindo,
born on July 23, 2008.
Maranatha!
This week’s Pat’s Chat
I am probably missing
something important because I don’t seem to have
a reason to express sympathy to anyone today! That
is a good thing. I have
spent a lot of time choosing sympathy cards lately!
Vacation Bible School
is going well at the Seventh-day Adventist Church
here in Buckhannon, even
though it is being held only
on Saturday afternoons
during the month of August
from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m.
There are still three sessions to go. Bring your kids
to have fun learning about
God’s little creatures.
And this week is the
time to register your children in Brushy Fork Christian School and assure
that they get the best education from a dedicated and
excellent teacher, Bonnie
Cutright. I worked to help
her all of last year and I can
tell you from that experience, I have never seen
anything like it! She has
a way with children and
they learn in spite of themselves! Registration is
August 14 and 15, 9 a.m.
to 4 p.m.
My brother, Harry
Wiant (Sonny) sent this
BY PAT RIDPATH
recipe for what he calls
“Quick, Easy, and Good.”
(He says being easy and
good meets all his requirements!)
Put the corn, husk
and all, in the microwave
and cook about 2 minutes
for each ear (e.g., 3 ears,
cook 6 minutes). After you
take them out of the microwave and cool a bit, remove
the husks and silk, which
is easier to do than before
they are cooked. The taste
is great, and what could be
easier!
My grandson, Brian
Bucklew, says he loves to
soak the fresh corn, husks
and all, in sugar water for
15 to 20 minutes before he
cooks them (broiler, grill,
microwave, whatever). He
says this prevents the
husks from burning and
the corn soaks up the
sugar water and get totally
hydrated and sweet.
I visited Sweet Life
Bakery
here
in
Buckhannon, directly
across from the Post Office,
and it looks great and, of
course, smells delicious. If
you haven’t been there, it
will surely start your taste
buds working.
Sonny found a free
site to watch movies on the
internet. I looked it up and
started to watch Broken
Arrow because I love
Jimmy Stewart, but when
it started showing some
bloody scenes, I had to stop.
He says the movie, Australia: Land Beyond Time, is
a good one. I saw some
funny ones listed, too. The
site is www.hulu.com, if
you like free movies.
My family, especially
my sister-in-law, Jeanne,
loves cotton mops, like the
ones that were made at
the Mop Factory that used
to be in Burnsville. I got
her several at one time
when I lived there, but
Alfred Lipps, Jr., says it has
been out-of-business since
about the year 2000 when
economics of the area
caused him to have to
close. The mops were
handmade, with wooden
handles and cotton string.
Ray Crutchfield, Jr.’s
father started the factory in
the early 1950’s or before.
They made all different
sizes of mops from household to commercial ones,
and used different types of
materials, some of them
rope-like and some with
finer threads. I learned
some of these details from
Mr. Lipps and talked to Nyal
Jeffries as well, whose dad,
Dorsey worked at the factory. They also had a grist
mill there to grind corn,
etc. Mr. Lipps bought the
equipment in the early
1970’s when the Interstate
went through and took the
factory. He continued
making mops for many
families and businesses in
the state-wide until he had
to close it.
I called Bill McKnight
today and he added this
story. He skipped school
one day in 1950 to go with
Ray, Jr. to deliver mops to
Parsons. Harry Wilson had
“tuned up” the truck, and
they were having a bad
time on the roads, which
Ray, Jr. was blaming on a
poor tune up. They made
it to Parsons and back, but
when they got out of the
truck, the snow was up to
their knees. It was really
the bad roads that caused
the problem with the truck,
not the tune up. That was
the snow that brought us 51
inches, and caused them
to close the school which
seldom happened, Bill
says. The “town kids” always had to go to school, no
matter what the weather.
Burnsville also had a
wagon factory, a millenary
where hats were made,
and, I believe, a furniture
factory. The wagon factory
was at the end of the Iron
Bridge and made buggies,
etc.
In years past,
Burnsville was quite a
thriving little town. I wish
I knew more about the F.
& M. Supply Company,
which I remember was one
of the biggest buildings in
our town.
When I called Bill
McKnight who lives here in
Buckhannon but was my
classmate at Burnsville,
we were laughing about
some of the things Ray
Crutchfield, Jr., used to do,
usually at The Spot, the
restaurant he and his wife
ran. One time, Bill says,
Ray, Jr. bet Jim Merzouk
a dollar that he could drink
more milk than Jim could.
Jim declined the wager,
but after several times being challenged, he took
Ray, Jr. up on it. Whoever
lost would have to pay for
the milk. They got a gallon of milk and started
drinking glass after glass.
They finished that gallon
and Ray, Jr. got another
gallon and poured two more
glasses, but he just could
not drink anymore. He
Braxton County, WV
started to hand the dollar
to Jim and Jim said he
didn’t want the dollar, he
just wanted the glasses of
milk, and he drank them
both.
I told Bill I had talked
to Sonny about a game
Sonny, Bill and Bob Singleton were playing in. It was
a nearly perfect year –
Burnsville Bruins had lost
every game but one, which
they tied! They were losing again, but Bill Stutler
decided to quit. Leland
Mick was visiting and
begged Coach Hupp to let
him suit up and go out in
place of Bill and play. He
was not in school and had
not yet gone to college. Finally Hupp let him go in.
He was a big guy and
plowed through the lines
with the smaller opposing
team (Cowen) hanging on,
trying to tackle him. The
coach took Leland out after only a short time and
Burnsville lost. After the
game Cowen’s coach asked
why he took that big player
out. Hupp told him he had
a bad ankle. He knew they
could lose chance to play
football at all if it were
found out that someone
else suited up and played.
Later, Leland would go on
to play football for Mankato
State College and average
5 to 6 yards per carry of the
football. (Leland broke his
foot while there. I am including a picture of him
then sent to me by David
Parmer. He is a retired
teacher in Yakima, Washington, David says.) That
evening at The Spot,
people were telling Bill
Stutler he sure played a
good game, and he told
them that he was NOT the
one who was playing.
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kids to get excited about
studying the Bible? Go to
www.vopkidz.com and find
a beautiful, fun site with
games, puzzles, Bible stories and studies just for
kids. I wish we’d had such
things when my kids were
small! But we barely had
TV ‘way back then!
Maranatha!
GASSAWAY NEWS
Hello
Everyone!
I hope
this finds
all of you
doing well.
It has been
beautiful
weather
the
last
couple of days. We needed
the rain and the temperatures have been just the
way I like them!!
It is hard to believe
that it is already the 10 th
of August. It is almost
my favorite time of year.
I just hate the thought of
having to use the heat
any time soon. I was
reading in the paper that
Equitable Gas is asking
for a 41% rate hike. I
couldn’t believe it!!! 41%
is ridiculous! It will affect several Braxton
County families with an
actual increase of 38.6%.
I just don’t know what
consumers are supposed
to do. Wages are certainly not going up! I say
all paychecks should go
up 50%! Ha! Everyone is
feeling the crunch.
Businesses are affected
as well because not only
are their utilities going
up but business for most
is down due to people
spending less. This too
s h a l l p a s s ! K e ep the
faith. In light of all that
is going on, here are
some tips to help all of us
save on our utility bills;
1. Be diligent about
turning off lights when
y
o
u
leave a room and teach
your children to do the
same.
2. Use ceiling fans or
personal fans instead of
a
i
r
conditioning. I have an 8"
fan set up where it will
blow directly on me when
I am ironing, so I don’t
have to turn on the air
c o n d i t i o n e r .
Open your windows during the cool part of the day
and use ceiling fans to
help circulate the cool air.
3. Use your microwave instead of your regular
oven
when you can; it uses less
electricity and doesn’t
heat up the room.
4. Change from incandescent to fluorescent
b
u
l
b
s
in your light fixtures.
5. Turn off your dishwasher during the dry
c
y
c
l
e
and let the dishes air dry.
6.
During cold
weather, after baking in
your
oven,
turn it off and open the
door, allowing the heat to
help warm the room.
7. When buying new
appliances, buy the most
e
n
e
r
g
y
efficient model you can afford.
8. Consider using
insulated drapes and/or
shades
on
your windows.
9. Try lowering the
temperature on your wat
e
r
heater. Gradually lower it
until you find the lowest
temp you can live with.
Even a few degrees can
a
d
d
up to savings on your utility bill.
10. Install an inexpensive insulated wrap on
y
o
u
r
water heater. Also, remember to just turn it off
when you are going to be
away from home for several
days.
11. Call your electric
company and ask if the
r
a
t
e
s
are lower during certain
“off-peak” hours. If so,
plan to use your electric
appliances during those
times.
For example,
washing dishes, clothes
and
maybe
doing some baking.
12. Air dry your
clothes when possible.
Your
dryer
is one of the biggest energy users in your home.
13. Experiment with
washing your clothes in
cold
or
at least warm water instead of hot. Washing
even
a
few
of your loads in cold water can save money.
14. Turn the computer
off – That 300 watt power
supply in your computer is
still drawing power when
you’re not using it. Turn
your computer off when
you’re done with it. If
that’s too much of a hassle,
adjust the screen saver
settings to put your computer in sleep mode when
it’s idle. This is a low
power mode that will allow
you to quickly resume your
work where you left off
when you’re ready to use
the computer again.
15. Switch to LED
Christmas lights – You
wouldn’t think you’re
Christmas lights draw that
much power, but when you
get enough of those little
lights, it really adds up
fast. 25 watts per 50 bulb
stand is standard and
when you hook up 10 of
those strands you’re looking at 250 watts, probably
running 24/7. Christmas
lights that use LED bulbs
use 80%-90% less electricity and still look just as
bright. Also, turn your
lights off when you go to
bed.
16. Change your
shower heads – You can
switch to a low flow head
without having to settle for
a wimpy shower. Newer
shower heads available
can generate just as high
of pressure but use less
water. They do this by
quickly pulsating between
on and off to deliver rapid
high pressure bursts.
These heads are only
about $20, have multiple
settings you’ll love and can
save a lot of water.
17. Install a programmable thermostat – These
are fairly cheap and easy
to install. Why pay to cool
your house while you’re
gone to work? Do you really need it to be the same
BY MELINDA
FRAME
temperature while you
sleep as when you’re
awake? Programming it
will allow you to make
these energy savings adjustments automatically
every day.
18. Get an LCD computer monitor – Are you
still using an old style CRT
display for your computer?
Switch to LCD, they consume as little as 25% of
the power of a CRT monitor of the same size. I hope
these help you a little.
Birthdays this week
are: August 12th-Mike
Duty, Rebecca Jordan
Wilcox, Mike Baker, Tyler
Jackson, Daniel Jones,
Michael Lemon; August
13th-Seth Adams, Lee
Cooke, Stephen Michael
LeBlanc; August 14th-Sue
Robinson,
Pamela
Lockhart Schrader; August
15th-Gary Allen Rexroad,
Tyler Boggs, Abby & Katie
Hall; August 16th-Lindsay
Grindo,
Ann
Marie
Ramsey; August 17th-John
Heater, Rick Duckworth,
Mike Frame, “Grandma”
Mandy
Tonkin
(in
memory); August 18thMarjorie Given, Jonathon
James, Jamie Tonkin
Alward, Vincent Gabriel
Zummo. Special Happy
21st Birthday wishes to
Tyler Jackson on August
12th! Best Wishes from all
of us!! Happy Birthday to
all of you!
I thought I would include a few recipes for
those of us who are diabetic. This week’s first
recipe is for Watermelon
Fruit Bowl.
Watermelon Bowl
Select a large round watermelon (12 to 14 lb.). Cut off
a thin slice from bottom of
melon. Cut off top 1/3 of
melon. Use sharp knife to
scallop edge of larger piece
of melon, if desired. Scoop
out fruit from both pieces
with melon baller. Invert
watermelon shell on paper
towels; let stand to drain
excess juices before filling
with fruited gelatin. Mix
desired amount of watermelon with other fruits
before adding to gelatin as
directed. Reserve remaining watermelon for snacking or another use.
1 qt. (4 cups) boiling
water
2 pkg. (8-serving size
each) or 4 pkg. (4-serving
size each) JELL-O Brand
Sugar Free Low Calorie
Gelatin, any flavor
1 qt. (4 cups) cold water
4 cups assorted summer fruits (watermelon
balls, honeydew balls, banana slices, strawberry
slices)
STIR boiling water
into dry gelatin mix in large
bowl 3 min. or until gelatin is completely dissolved.
Stir in cold water.
REFRIGERATE 1-1/2
hours or until thickened
(spoon drawn through
leaves definite impression).
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ADD fruits; stir until
well blended. Spoon into
Watermelon Bowl. Refrigerate 3 hours or until firm.
Store left-overs in refrigerator.
The second recipe is
for Harvest Salad to go.
½ cup Granny Smith
apple wedges
2 Tbsp. KRAFT Light
Ranch Reduced Fat Dressing
¼ cup seedless red
grapes
4
slices
OSCAR
MAYER Shaved Oven
Roasted Turkey Breast,
cut into strips
2 cups torn mixed
salad greens
¼ cup KRAFT 2% Milk
Colby & Monterey Jack
Cheese Crumbles
1½
tsp.
OSCAR
MAYER Real Bacon Bits
PLACE apples in
resealable container. Add
dressing; toss to coat.
TOP with layers of remaining ingredients; seal
container.
TOSS salad just before serving.
V a r i a t i o n s
Prepare as directed, using
one of the following flavor
options: Beef ‘N Cheddar
Toss: Substitute ½ cup
tomato wedges and 1 red
onion ring for the apples
and grapes, and OSCAR
MAYER Shaved Roast
Beef for the turkey. Easy
Chef Salad: Use KRAFT
Light Zesty Italian Reduced Fat Dressing, and
substitute ½ cup tomato
wedges and ¼ cup sliced
cucumbers for the apples
and grapes. Ham & Cranberry Pear Salad: Use
KRAFT
Balsamic
Vinaigrette Dressing,
and substitute ½ cup
pear wedges and ¼ cup
dried cranberries for the
apples and grapes, and OSCAR MAYER Smoked Ham
for the turkey.
Diet
Exchange:
1 Starch,1 Fruit,2 Meat
(L),1 Fat
Please keep Margaret
& Harry Hoffman in your
prayers.
If you have news you
would like to share, please
call me at 364-4615 or
email
me
at
[email protected].
Sympathy is extended
to the families of Herman
B. Hacker, Halie L.
Gillespie, and Helen
Louise Hart. Please keep
them in your prayers.
“Summer is delicious, rain is refreshing,
wind braces up, snow is
exhilarating;
there is no such thing
as bad weather, only different kinds of good weather.”
- John Ruskin
Until next week, take
care and God Bless!
ORLANDO NEWS
Hi all!!! Visitors of
Mrs. Reba Ratliff were
Lori Walker, Emmy
Walker, Matt Pritt,
Johnny Johnson and a
friend, Donnie Ratliff,
Abby Gail Pardue, Cody
Thomas Pritt, Zack
Morri son, Mike Waites,
James Ratliff, Nancy
Singleton, Jean Ratliff
Allen, Ronnie, Randy, and
Richard Ratliff, Libby
Swanson, Junior and
Martha Pritt, and Chance
Oney.
Prayers are needed
for Lona Claypool, Herb
Dooley, Lou Young, Roy and
Sis
Conrad,
Bobbie
Morrison, Davie Pritt,
Marvin
Allen,
Jim
Rylander, Marie Allen, Barbara Conrad, Doris Thayer,
Sue Ramsey, Freda Heater,
Lonnie Ramsey, Judy
Ramsey, and Cherry Dale
Ramsey.
Happy Birthday to
Christopher Glavanio on
July
30,
Chrismen
Glavanio on August 4,
Donnie Ratliff on August
13, and Ricky Ratliff on
September 16.
Toni Wine attended
bible school at Copen Independent Church on July
16-17 they had several to
attend and all had a good
time.
Arnold Ware of School
Road Walkersville passed
away on Friday August 8,
at the Veterans Hospital in
Clarksburg. He is survived
by six children and several
brothers and sisters. He
will be sadly missed by all
who knew him.
This weeks recipe is
for: Cheesecake Squares
recipe
Makes 16 squares
Ingredients
1 (8 ounce) package
cream cheese, softened
¾ cup M&M or Smarties candies
½ cup walnuts,
chopped
1 egg
1/3 cup margarine
1 cup flour
¼ cup sugar, granulated
1/3 cup sugar, brown
packed
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Preparation
1. Preheat the oven to
BY KATE POSEY
350 degrees F.
2. Beat the margarine and brown sugar until light and fluffy.
3. Add the walnuts
and flour; mix well.
4. Reserve 1/2 cup of
the crumb mixture; press
the remaining crumb mixture into bottom of an 8”
square pan.
5. Bake at 350 degrees for about 10 minutes.
6. Combine the softened cream cheese, granulated sugar and vanilla;
using an electric mixer,
mix at medium speed until well blended.
7. Add the egg; mix
well.
8. Layer 1/2 cup of the
Smarties or M&M candies
over the crust; top with the
cream cheese mixture.
9. Combine the remaining candy and reserved crumb mixture;
mix well.
10. Sprinkle the
crumb mixture over the
cream cheese mixture.
11. Bake at 350 degrees for about 20 minutes.
12. Let cool completely before serving.
Dessie, Clem and Stout
school reunion held
The Dessie, Clem,
Stout school reunion
was held this year, the
eleventh consecutive
year on August 2, 2008
on the grounds of the
Dessie Baptist Church
where people gathered to
renew old acquaintances, not necessarily all
past school students, but
also old friends and acquaintances from times
past. Everyone is welcome at these gatherings. Sadly, two more of
us who have attended
previous years, Lenore
Estep Willis and Belva
Green have gone to be
with the Lord just recently. Both are now at
peace in the presence of
God. We missed their
faithful presence and
the love and laughter
they added to the gatherings.
We had a moment of
remembrance for those
recently gone on, The
Green family have lost
Paul, Jean and Ralph before this year when
Belva went home now
these four close family
members leave behind
two brothers, Ulyss and
Wayne. This whole family were very faithful to
our reunions. Other we
honored were Roland
White, Ova Ramsey
Sergent, Oma Ramsey
Halle, Velma Underwood
Sergent, Russell Hugh
McQuain, Don Rollyson,
Marvin Keener, Janet
Hamric, Charles Hart,
Betty Dobbins Lockhart.
One day we will meet
them again to love and
laugh together once
more.
Each year we have
one or more first time
attendants, this year our
honored guest was Ann
Wilson(better known as
“Speed”)Dean. She’s
such a great cook, we all
looked forward to seeing
what was in her food basket!! Delicious!! Yum!!
Lots of good food was
enjoyed, and lot of catching up on the latest news
and much reminiscing
on “school days” about
when we all went to
school together and enjoyed such carefree days
and good times. Food is
always excellent!!
For those of you that
could not make it due to
the gas prices, illness or
other
reasons,
we
missed you, but we understand and hope to see
you next year.
Thanks for the who
came those being as follows:
Carolyn Dobbins
Patrick and Bill, Foster
Stump, Jim and Della
Stump Estep, Tami and
Cecil Stump, Kendal
Jones, Bob and Anna
Dobbins Lucas, Agnes
Boggs Mallou, Veda Mae
Boggs Booth and Kenneth, Helen Boggs Reed,
Larry Hall, Kay and
George Hall, Marshall
Nichols, Melody Kopfer,
Velma James, Linda
James Singleton, “Doc”
and
Betty
Turner
Schoolcraft, Linda and
Rodney Dobbins, Cassi
and Brian Dobbins,
Delores and Vencil
Estep, Priscilla Beaver,
Enid Ruth Keener Clark,
Kay and John Inch,
Annette and Marshall
Hamric, Stanley and
Norma Lee Stump Cutlip,
Karl and Ann Wilson
Dean, Brittany Vae and
Rosa Vae White, Ronnie
Hamric,
Jerry
and
Sandra Remines, Billy
and Mary Belle Hamric
Chafin, Ann Field, Melissa and Melonie Music,
Helen Gray, Donald Dobbins, Heather Jones,
Marshall Kopfer, Nellie
Jarvis Bokinskie, Bill,
Jean Crislip, Helen
Mollohan, Jim Johnson,
Don Petty.
As we began this reunion eleven years ago
our attendance was about
75 then following year it
was close to one hundred, even though its
dropped some over the
years, we know we have
lost members to death
but we always have interest in keeping it going so
Lord willing what ones
are left to carry on, we
hope to meet again next
year first Saturday in
August.
Reminder:
All articles and
advertising is due
in our office by 4
p.m. on Thursday
for the following
Tuesday’s
edition.
Thank you
~ CN Staff
August 12, 2008 Page 7
Magistrate Beth
Smith’s Court:
August 6: Stacie D.
Stout, Driving Under the
Influence, first offense,
guilty plea, paid; no insurance, Improper registration, dismissed per plea;
William A. Hamric, Failure
to display fuel decal, operation with no registration,
dismissed, proof shown;
Cory P. Boggs, no seatbelt,
no insurance, dismissed;
Tanya Hinzman, Driving
Under the Influence, Driving Suspended; William M.
Heater, Public Intoxication, dismissed, no evi-
dence presented; James
Modesitt, obtaining under
false pretenses, prosecutor
does not wish to prosecute,
defendant paid restitution
August 7: Luther
Jesse James, Delivery of a
controlled substance, failure to stop at the stop sign,
possession of marijuana
over 15 grams, guilty plea
to possession, others dismissed per plea agreement; Justin Hamrick,
Driving Suspended, prosecutor made motion to dismiss, officer no longer
wishes to pursue; Patrick
Lee Butcher II, Driving
Under the Influence, Petit
Larceny, Battery, False
Information, Failure to
render aid; Shawn Douglas Fisher, Nightime
burglary, dismissed, victim not found; Destruction of Property, guilty
plea;
Joseph
Allen
Thayer, Domestic Battery, dismissed, defendant indicted in Circuit
Court; Frank Piccolino,
speeding; Michaela T.
Jenkins, speeding, paid;
Richard Bennett, driving
on suspended CDL’s, paid
August 8: Justin R.
Chapman, obstructing officer 3 counts, public intoxication, disorderly conduct, disruption of government process; Carolyn >
McPherson, Battery, dismissed; victim did not appear; Jimmy D. Claypool,
Domestic Battery, Domestic Assault, dismissed, victim no longer wishes to
prosecute; Douglas S. Freeman, Driving Under the
Influence, No operators,
fail to provide due care,
plead guilty; David E.
Tonkin, no proof of insurance, dismissed; Kari L.
Frame, possession of a controlled substance, no contest, payment schedule
August 11: Brian
James, sale of tobacco to
minor, paid; Robert Jarrell,
failure to maintain control,
paid; Doy Taylor, public intoxication, possession of
marijuana less 15 grams;
Joshua Balcourt, public
intoxication, payment
schedule;
Theresa
Skupnick,
worthless
check, Lloyds, Inc., paid;
Roger F. Frame, worthless
check, Kanawha Run Trading Post, paid; Irene Wilson, worthless check,
Lloyd’s
Inc.,
paid;
Jacqueline Lourdes, failure to maintain control,
dismissed, prosecutor does
not wish to prosecute
The Braxton County
Board of Education met in
a regular meeting in their
office at 411 North Hill
Road, Sutton, West Virginia
on Monday, August 4,
2008, at 5:00 p.m. with the
following
members
present: Ernie Moore,
President,
John
L.
Campbell, Vice President,
Roger Hall, Kathy Parker
via telephone, Elizabeth M.
Stewart.
The meeting was
called to order by President
Ernie Moore at 5:00 p.m.
Ernie Moore gave a
non-denominational
prayer.
Elizabeth Stewart
moved and Roger Hall seconded to approve the consent agenda items (minutes of July21, 2008, payment of bills, budget transfers and supplements,
treasurer’s report, request
to attend school in Clay
and Nicholas Counties,
Head Start Monthly report,
and request to attend
school in Braxton County
from Gilmer County).
Roger Hall moved and
Elizabeth Stewart seconded
to approve the following retirement and resignation:
Susan Schiefer-BCMS
Teacher (Retirement effective July 23, 2008);
Jean Bulka-BCHS
Counselor (Resignation effective August 18, 2008)
John Campbell moved
and Roger Hall seconded to
approve the following employment/reassignment of
professional personnel:
Velma
Freeman,
Burnsville Elementary
Physical
Education
Teacher(1/2 time); Robert
C. Carr, LD/BD/MI/Autism, Itinerant (Out of
Field); Amy Perkins, LD/
BD/MI/Autism, BCMS (Out
of Field); Bridget Nibert,
BCMS Teacher as assigned by Principal from
LD/BD/MI/Gifted
Teacher, Itinerant; Tina
Foster, Teacher of Visually
Impaired (Out of Field);
Staci James, Substitute
Teacher; Susan Schiefer,
Substitute Teacher
Elizabeth Stewart
move and Roger Hall seconded to approve the following employment: Richard
Shaver, Substitute Custodian.
John Campbell moved
and Elizabeth Stewart seconded to approve the following extra duty assignments
for 21st Century Community Learning:
Russell Gray, BCHS
Project Site Coordinator;
Staci James, BCHS Physical Fitness and Activities
Instructor and SES Physical Fitness and Activities
Instructor Batanya Jackson, BCHS Homework Help
Leader and BCHS Mathematics Tutor; Marshall
Napier, BCHS Reading Tutor; Lisa Deal, SES Project
Site
Coordinator;
Claudette Greynolds, SES
Homework Help Leader;
Don Johnson, SES Mathematics Tutor.
John Campbell moved
and Roger Hall seconded to
approve the following resignations of extra duty assignments:
John Park, BCHS
Head Girls Track coach;
Michael Bright, BCHS Assistant Football coach.
Elizabeth Stewart
moved to approve the Head
Start Enrollment Criteria.
John Campbell seconded
the motion.
Roger Hall moved to
approve Policy 3632 (Employee Pay Annualization
policy). Elizabeth Stewart
seconded the motion.
Elizabeth Stewart
moved and Roger Hall seconded to approve the Financial Advisor Agreement between the Braxton
County Board of Education
and Raymond James and
Associates, Inc.
John Campbell moved
and Roger Hall seconded to
approve bus schedules for
2008-2009.
The Superintendent
reported on the following:
Superintendent’s
Goals.
John Campbell moved
to convene into executive
session under 6-9A-4 (2)
(A). Elizabeth Stewart seconded the motion.
The meeting convened into executive session at 5:20 p.m.
The meeting reconvened into regular session
at 6:10 p.m.
John Campbell moved
that the meeting adjourn.
Roger Hall seconded the
motion.
The meeting adjourned at 6:20 p.m.
The next regular
meeting of the Board will
be Monday, August 18,
2008 at 5:00 p.m.
Others in attendance: Dennis Jarrell,
James Lambert, Jason A.
Birch, Denver Drake,
Rusty Gray, D.V. Long,
Tina Foster and Batanya
Gillespie-Jackson
MAGISTRATE COURT
R-E-P-O-R-T
Magistrate Larry
Clifton’s Court:
August 6: Kirby L.
Jones, Destruction of Property; Steven L. Canfield,
Battery.
August 7: Daniel
Mathess, failure to valid
fuel decal; Michael Carder,
Domestic Battery, dismissed, 1 year pre-trial diversion agreement; Andre
Weshsler, speeding, dismissed;
Joshua
D.
Cunningham, Underage
consumption.
Board of Education meets
in regular session readying
for the 08-09 school year
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Jenkins family Hamric celebrates Jude and
first birthday
thank you
Bright to wed
their support.
A little update:
Mary’s c125 count was
down to 2.8 on her last
treatment.
She started out at 65
and has one more set of
chemo treatment, but
she is still being strong.
With thanks for all
of the prayers, kind
words, encouragement
and help she receives.
What a nice community we live in!
Words just can’t explain how blessed we all
are.
Thank you and God
bless you.
Brenda Raynor, Mary
Jenkins and family.
We would like to say
thank you for all the
prayers, donations, and
help during Mary’s battle
for survival.
We would like to
thank all of the stores
and businesses that donated for her dinner.
The dinner was a
huge success and raised
$4,000.00 dollars for her.
A special thanks
goes out to Sarah Stump,
Ruth Given, Joyce Carpenter, and Richard
Roach for the use of the
community building in
Gassaway.
In addition we would
like to thank everyone
at Go-Mart Inc. for all of
Talan Ray Hamric of
Frametown W VA turned
one on June 15, 2008.
He celebrated his
birthday with a party on
June 14, 2008, given by
his parents: Tonya
Cheek
and
Travis
Hamric
also
of
Frametown.
In attendance were
his Grandparents: Richard and Rena Wright of
Sutton, WV, Vernon
(Buck)
and
Debbie
Hamric of Frametown
WV, Great Grandparents
John and Anna Lee
Stahlman of Servia WV
and about 30 other family members and friends
who helped make Talan’s
day very special.
Talan had a great
day eating cake and ice
cream and opening presents.
Party goers also contributed to a Time Capsule, which is to be buried and then opened on
Talans 18th birthday.
Talan and his parents would like to thank
everyone who joined
them for this special day
and for all the wonderful
presents and unique
items that went into the
Time Capsule.
His family can’t believe how fast he is
growing, and loves him
very much.
Charles
G.
and
Melanie Swisher of Ripley,
and Harold L. and Susan
Jude of Varney are please
to announce the engagement and forthcoming marriage of their daughter
Jillian Jude to Michael
Bright. He is the son of
Virgil and Regina Bright of
Gasseay.
The bride-elect is the
granddaughter of Jack and
Christine Warden of
Delbarton and Harold and
Fern Jude of Chattaroy.
She is a 2001 graduate of
Ripley High School, a 2005
Bachelor of Arts graduate
of Univeristy of Tennessee
and a 2008 graduate of
Glenville State College
with a Bachelor of Art in
Education.
The future groom is
the grandson of Robert
and Peggy Bragg of Copen
and the late Boyce Bright
of Sutton. He is a 2003
graduate of Braxton
County High School and
a 2 008 graduate of
Glenville State College
with a Bachelor of Arts in
Education.
The couple will exchange wedding vows during an open church ceremony at two o’clock in the
afternoon on August 23,
2008 at Gassaway Baptist
Church.
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Gauldin birth
announced
Hi my name is
Phoenix
Elizabeth
Gauldin I was born on
May 20th 2008 weighing
7lbs 13ozs and measuring 19inches long. My
Big Sister Lexi Lynn
Dale Hannah named me
didn’t she do a great job
I love my big sister a lot
. I have one big brother
Mason Gauldin who
thinks I’m really cute.
My proud parents are
Ashley Hannah and Matt
Gauldin of Sutton, My
great-grandparents are
Jim and Elma Hannah of
Duck and Bill and the late
Jean Frame of Wilson
Ridge, My Grandparents
are Rick and Diane
Hannah of Mount home
and Marsha and Gary
Garvin of Gassaway and
Leonard and Alice Gauldin
of Beckly. I’d also like to
say Hi to all my aunts,
uncles, and cousins that
love me very much.
Helmick family
letter of thanks
The family of Carl J.
Helmick would like to
give special thanks to
everyone who helped out
during the loss of our
loved one. To the ones
who made food, brought
flowers, gave donations
and the phone calls.
Thanks to StockertGibson Funeral Home
and the Lloyd boys for the
care of the burial place.
The road to the cemetery
was in condition thanks
to the Hackers. A very
special thanks to Hospice, thanks Alice, for
there for him and us during his illness. Thanks
to Rev. Marvin Givens
for giving a great message over him. We would
also like to thank Dr.
Edgerton, Dr. Orvik, Gail
and Hope for the special
care they gave him during illness.
The Helmick Family.
Lee named Helping
Hand winner at BCMS
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Mr.
Steve
Lee,
Braxton County Middle
School’s Helping Hand
winner for 2008. Mr.
Lee has volunteered numerous hours in our
Music department, assisting Mr. McMillion in
a variety of ways, including refurbishing instruments that would have
cost hundreds of dollars
to repair if sent to an
out-of-county business.
Steve also serves as a
parent representative
for our school’s Local
School Improvement
Committee (LSIC). Past
winners are Mrs. Mary
Talbott and Mr. Shawn
Nibert.
Congratulations,
Steve, and thank you for
all you do to make
Braxton County Middle
School a great place to
be.
Page 9
Braxton
Section
Citizens’
NEWS
2
A Special Look
at Braxton County
August 12, 2008
Board of Education posts
2008-2009 bus schedule
BCMS/BCHS
7:56
Bus #77
Extra Duty Contract Run
Activity Run (Evening)
Delmas Stewart, Operator
BCHS/BCMS
Dean Drive
Vernon Drive, Rt. 15 Junction
Kanawha Run Trading Post
6:15
6:25
6:35
6:38
Bus #83
Charles Smith, Operator
7655362
Breakin’ In Wind Acres
Harper’s, Rt. 24/1
Salt Lick Road, Rt. 22
Gibson’s, Stone Run Road
Harley Brown’s Trailer Park
Flatwoods School
BCHS/BCMS
6:55
6:59
7:17
7:30
7:48
7:52
7:55
Bus #84
Allen Shaver, Operator
765-5853
Johnson’s Camp Ground, Rt. 40
Birch River Junction, Canfield
Sniffen’s
Enterprise Drive, Deer Forest Apts.
Elk River Foodland
Sutton Elementary
Davis’s, Rt. 4, Granny’s Creek
BCHS/BCMS
6:59
7:12
7:19
7:35
7:40
7:48
7:55
8:02
Bus #86
Gary Brown, Operator
493-6630
Webster County Line, Vernon Road
Veltre, Laurel Patch Rpad
Turn onto McClain Ridge Rd.
Junction-Newville Hill 1.5 mi. on 1/22 Inter
Richardson’s – 2.7 mi. on Rt. 15
BCHS, Evening Transfer with #76
BCMS -Transfer Bus #94
Otter Mt. Rd. – Rt. 19/26
Sutton Elementary
6:30
6:47
6:55
7:10
7:16
7:33
7:35
7:44
7:50
Bus #87
Billy Rose, Operator
Old Rt. 19-Nicholas County Line
Hinkle’s Residence - Above sawmill
Facemire’s, Swinging Bridge
Little Birch School
Rhodes, OTR
BCMS/BCHS
6:55
7:13
7:21
7:35
7:38
7:56
Bus #88
Darla Shaver, Operator
7652938
Polemic Church Jct. on 38/4
Brooks Run Mine Office/Little Birch Road
Little Birch School
Locust Estates
IGA/Braxton Health Department
Sutton Elementary
BCMS/BCHS
6:45
7:02
7:18
7:30
7:35
7:42
7:56
Bus #89
Mark Rose, Operator
Barker Ridge
Locust Estates
Cat Heaven Road
Little Birch Elementary
Rowan’s
Sub Station
Sutton Elementary
BCMS/BCHS
6:58
7:17
7:23
7:27
7:35
7:42
7:46
7:52
This schedule is subject to change if additional students move along the bus routes
or if students’ needs can be met more efficiently by changing runs or times.
BURNSVILLE AREA
Bus #70
Lakes Store 19/24
Richard Slaughter, Operator Williams, 3.2 mi. on Rt. 2/26
765-5054
Turn Around, Green Hill Church
Napier Transfer/Bus #72
Brown’s, 5 mi. on Rt. 5
Burnsville School
Bus #71
Russell Hosey, Operator
853-2346
6:42
6:55
7:00
7:25
7:40
8:00
.2 mi. up Wolf Pen off Copen Road
Right Fork of Right Hand Fork
Hughes, 1.1 mi. up Right Hand Fork
Trailer Park, Route 5
Marks Store
Burnsville School
BCMS/BCHS
6:45
7:00
7:11
7:28
7:42
7:48
8:00
Carson, Falls Mill 19 and 4
Ware/Jones, Turn Around
Gwynn/Baker, Curry Ridge Road
Napier Transfer/Bus#70 3.1 mi. on 19
Buffington Road, Bailey
BCMS/BCHS
6:32
6:50
7:15
7:25
7:45
7:55
Bus #75
Activity Bus (Evening)
Leland Love, Operator
7657701
BCHS/BCMS
Apostolic Church-Flatwoods
Gem 17.6 mi on 5E
BurnsvilleKwik Pick 20 mi. on 5E
Heaters (2nd time)
Falls Mill
6:15
6:22
6:40
6:44
7:00
7:10
Bus #76
Robert Stump, Operator
Conley’s, Clover Fork
Three Lick Trailer Park
Conrad, Oil Creek Road
Motel 79 Intersection
End of Browns Run
Burnsville Elementary School
BCMS/BCHS
6:25
6:47
7:06
7:18
7:22
7:30
7:50
Bus #80
Sherri Stump, Operator
Dumpling Run .9 mi. on 1/3
Gilmer Station, Rt. 44
Cosner, End of Long Shoal Road
Heavner, Hyers Run - .5 mi. on 35/2
Burnsville Elementary
Drake’s Trailer Park Road
Flatwoods Elementary
BCHS/BCMS
6:38
6:55
7:07
7:20
7:32
7:43
8:03
8:08
Bus #93
Melvin Wine, Operator
853 2685
Arnett, 1.5 mi. off Rt. 2
Flower - Int. of 2/2 and Bull Run
Copen Post Office – Int. of 2/2 and Rt. 2
Walbash & 4th Sts., Burnsville
Burnsville Elementary
BCHS/BCMS
6:50
6:59
7:19
7:37
7:42
8:00
SUTTON AREA
BCHS/BCMS
Town Hill, Sutton
Rowan’s Trailer Park, OTR
Harper Hill, Turn Around
Brooks Run Mine Office off Rt. 19 on 40/15
Canfield Turn Around, Bear Run Road
6:20
6:27
6:33
6:50
7:05
7:15
Bus #91
Arnold Bender, Operator
853-9024
Osborn’s, Rt. 17/2
Blake’s, Bug Ridge
Stonewall Street
Sutton Elementary
Animal Shelter, Rt. 7/7
BCMS/BCHS
7:00
7:18
7:33
7:35
7:40
7:55
Bus #66
Geary White, Operator
765-2903
Transfer Contract Bus, Foot of Crites Mtn.
Transfer Contract Bus, Foot of Crites Mtn.
Jct. Carpenter’s Fork Road & Old Rt. 19
Little Birch Elem
Wolf Creek Road/Rt. 19 Jct.
Town of Sutton
BCMS/BCHS
6:50
7:00
7:13
7:20
7:32
7:50
7:55
Bus #92
Mary Rose, Operator
Deans/McCourt-Houston Run
Poplar Ridge
Old Oneida Coal Office, Wolf Creek
Old Ridge Top Market
Sutton Elementary
BCMS/BCHS
6:40
6:54
7:16
7:31
7:45
7:55
Bus #75
Leland Love, Operator
7657701
Napier, Big Run Road, .6 mi. off US 19
Corley-Caress /Middle Ridge Rd-22 & 22/8
Bear Garden Road
Weyerhaeuser Plant Entrance
Flatwoods Elementary
BCMS/BCHS
Sutton Elementary
6:30
7:00
7:12
7:31
7:38
7:45
8:00
Bus #94
Jim Holcomb, Operator
765-2764
Kanawha Run Trading Post
Jarvis – Meadow Lane Road
Dean Drive
White Oak Estates
BCMS/BCHS
Flatwoods Elementary
6:54
7:10
7:23
7:30
7:38
7:50
1st Harvilics – 19/21
Helmick’s-Salt Lick Rd. 19/21
Flatwoods Elementary
BCMS/BCHS
2nd Taylor’s – Old Woman’s Run
609 Main St., Sutton
Old Summit Center/Herold Road
Sutton Moose
Sutton Elementary
7:02
7:06
7:15
7:19
7:26
7:34
7:40
7:47
7:50
Contract Run
Ron Facemire, Operator
765-7824
Windy Run
Bear Run
Brooks Run Mining Office-Meet Bus #88
Harper Hill-Turn Around
Little Birch Elementary
Cat Heaven
Stump Chapel-Meet Bus #87
6:45
6:55
7:05
7:12
7:22
7:30
7:40
Contract Run
1st Crites Mtn. – Sartin’s
6:40
Bus #72
John Wimmer, Operator
452-8234
Bus #57
Athletic Bus (Evening
Iris Fowler, Operator
7657765
Bus #77
Delmas Stewart, Operator
452-0456
CONTINUED ON PAGE 10 - BUS SCEDULE
Bus safety tips to help keep your child safe
As the beginning of
school quickly approaches
here are a few tips to go
over with your children
about bus safety.
· Children should arrive at the assigned bus
stop at least five minutes
before the bus is scheduled
to arrive. While waiting,
children should stay away
from the road, avoid alleys
and private property, and
abstain from roughhousing or careless behavior.
· As the bus is approaching it is important
that children stay away
from the road. To be safe,
children should keep at
least six feet away from the
road. Children should line
up to enter the bus in an
orderly fashion, with no
pushing or shoving.
· Before your child approaches the bus, the bus
should be at a complete
halt, the lights should be
flashing, the door should be
opened, and the bus driver
should signal that it is okay
for them to approach and
enter the bus.(Very important rule for school bus
safety!)
· When entering or
leaving the bus, children
should always use the
handrail to avoid falls.
Children should be cautious of clothing with drawstrings or bags with straps,
to ensure they do not get
caught in the handrail or
door.
· When your child is
crossing to get on or off the
bus, they should stay well
in front of the bus so that
the driver can see them.
Never, ever, let your child
walk behind the bus for any
reason.
· If your child must
cross the street in front of
the bus, he/she should
walk at least ten feet
ahead of the bus along the
side until the driver and
child make eye contact.
Children should never
cross in front of the bus
until the driver signals an
“ok,” even then they
should watch for any sudden traffic changes. While
other drivers are required
by law to stop for school
buses stopped to load or
unload passengers, children should not count on
them to do so.
· If your child has
dropped something under
or even nearby the bus, the
driver should be informed
before they try to pick it up.
If the driver is not informed
they may not realize where
your child is and may begin to move the bus. (Yet
another very important
rule for school bus safety!)
· It is important that
children behave appropriately while riding the bus
as well. When getting on
the bus, they should find a
seat quickly and sit down.
Loud noises and moving
around can be distracting
to the driver. Children
should never put heads,
arms, or hands out of the
window. Aisles should be
kept clear at all time to
ensure a hazardless route
to emergency exits. Children should wait for the
bus to come to a complete
stop before getting up from
their seats to exit the bus.
Bus safety is extremely
important and it is our responsibility as parents to
impress its significance
upon our children in order
to keep them safe. If they
follow these school bus
safety rules the odds of ending up as a statistic in a
school bus injury incident
will be greatly reduced.
Citizens’
NEWS
Page 10 August 12, 2008
Transfer w/Bus #79-Cutlip’s Baptist Church
Bonnie School House
Skidmore Truck Stop
Flatwoods Elem.
BCMS/BCHS
CONTINUED FROM PAGE 9 - BUS SCEDULE
Connie White, Operator
765-2903
Transfer Bus #66, Foot of Crites Mtn.
2nd 1.2 mi. up 19/35 to bus house – turn around
Transfer Bus #66, Foot of Crites Mtn.
3rd 1.6 miles up hill to Wolf/Davis
Little Birch School
6:49
6:54
7:00
7:05
7:22
GASSAWAY AREA
Crooked Fork
Deuly’s, Rt. 12/5
Rexroad’s, Rt. 12/5
Meet Bus #85 – Nicholas Run
McLaughlin’s – Exchange
Fishers & Sartins
Flatwoods Elementary
BCMS/BCHS
6:35
6:44
7:03
7:07
7:21
7:48
7:54
8:01
1st Tate Creek Road-1.2 mi. on 13/9
James’ – Joe’s Fork
Frametown Elementary
2nd Stout’s-Sycamore Road 13/13
Davis Elementary
3rd Foodland Parking Lot
Canoe Run Road .75 mi. on 13/1
Screen World
Go-Mart Office-River St
Davis Elementary
6:50
7:05
7:18
7:30
7:35
7:40
7:42
7:50
7:56
8:00
Bus #64
Activity Bus (Evening)
Jeff Dennison, Operator
364-2674
BCHS
Braxton Memorial Hospital
Go-Mart – Gassaway
Tyler Mountain Road
Frametown School Drive
Duck Creek
Wilsie-D.O. Moyers Store-Turn Around
6:15
6:25
6:35
6:48
6:55
7:12
7:30
Bus #65
Steve Nicholas, Operator
364-2409
Rollyson Residence .7 mi. on 14
Carr’s – Turn Around
Bottom of Big Run Hill-Compressor Station
Frametown Elementary
Meadows Old Shop .5 mi. on 4N
Davis Elementary School
BCHS - BCHS
6:48
7:00
7:18
7:23
7:29
7:43
7:55
Bus #73
Terry Bly, Operator
Halls - .4 mi. on 11
Duck Grocery
Turn on to Lower Mill Creek Road
Nettles Trailer Court-Turn Around
Frametown Elementary
Coastal Lumber Bridge
Davis Elementary
BCMS-BCHS
6:43
6:51
7:05
7:12
7:20
7:24
7:40
7:55
Bus #74
Dennis Cottrill, Operator
364-2660
1st Right on Tague Road off Rosedale Rd Rt. 9/3
Paintiff-Upper Sleith
Turn at Estep’s- Dessie Road
Rosedale/Wilsie Road
Frametown Elementary
2nd Nettles Trailer Court
Sam’s Grocery @ Railroad Tracks
Burchett
Frametown Elementary
6:25
6:50
7:08
7:13
7:25
7:30
7:40
7:52
8:05
Bus #76
Chris Staley, Operator
765-2320
Keener Residence, .75 mi. on Rt. 40
Staley’s, Rt. 42
Strange Creek Railroad Crossing
Frametown Elementary
Taylor’s Trailer Park-Stewart Addition
Davis Elementary
BCMS/BCHS
6:50
7:08
7:17
7:26
7:35
7:45
8:00
Bus #79
Willie Schiefer, Operator
364-5835
Gilmer County Line
Wayne’s-Turn Around
Trace Run
Transfer w/#81 – Cutlip’s Baptist Church
Perkins Fork
McLaughlin Trailer Park
Dairy Queen, Gassaway
Davis Elementary
6:45
7:03
7:17
7:29
7:35
7:48
8:04
8:08
Bonnie Road
Turn around, Singleton-Brush Camp
Turn around, Exchange Bridge
6:40
6:55
7:17
Bus #61
Chris Stewart, Operator
354-0133
Bus #64
Jeffrey Dennison
3642674
Bus #81
Alvie Loyd, Operator
765-2430
called the meeting to order at 1 pm with the flag
pledge.
Gay gave the devotion. The scripture was
Psalms 129.
Prayer was by Fran.
Amazing Grace was
sung. Reading, I’m Getting Older, was by Fran
and
Marjorie
read
Thanks for Today.
Secretary
and
treasurer’s report was
given and approved.
Old Business: Flyers were sent out concerning water lines and
bags were taken to Human Resources.
New Business: Club
picnic will be held Sunday, August 24, 2008, at
Eureka Church shelter.
Living Estate Auction
Sat. Aug. 16 at 9:30 AM • Cedarville, WV
Directions: From Glenville, WV take Rt. 33 to Cedar Creek Park Sign, turn onto Cedar Creek Rd. and
follow to Cedarville, WV. Sale is right along the road, beside the old Cedarville Store. From Burnsville,
WV take Rt. 5 (Salt Lick Rd.) for 2 mi. to Gem, WV. Turn right onto Copen Rd. and follow for a good
ways to Cedarville, WV. This is the Living Estate of George Belknap who is 97 yrs. Old.
Collectibles & Old Items
2 Coffee Grinders, Wooden rocking washing machine (very good and Belknap Name on side), Old
Post Cards (never used), View Finder, Salt Crock, Lantern, Oil Lights, Blue Jars, Met. Brush & Comb
Holder, Old Books, Cow and Sheep Bells, Met. Chalk Box, 4 Egg Baskets, Ironware, Urn from Old
Cedarville Hotel (1800’s Chipped), A.P. Donaghho Jar & Other Stoneware, Tobacco Chopper, Chamber
Pot from Old Perkins Hotel at Cedarville (1800’s Cracked), Glass Washboard, Country Store Cheese
Cutter (Old), W.H. Vin., Fern Stand, Child’s Stat Bot. Chr., 10# Store Counter top Scales, Oak
Dresser w/Oval Mirror, Shipping Trunk, X-Cut Saw, Prim. Jelly Cab.(Painted White), Kit. Cab.(Made
by Mr. Belknap), Feed Dollys, Sq. Wash Tub, Coal Auger, Coal Bucket, Sq. Chimney Stone w/ 6”Hole
Wood Working Tools,Lumber, Gravely Tractor, Car, Other Items
Craftsman Wood Lathe(38”),Routers & Tables, Work light on stand, Bench grinder, Drill press(table
top style, Vice, Scroll Saw, Assrt. Power Tools, Dewalt Chop Saw, Work table w/ outlets, table saw,
radial drill press w/floor stand, Delta band saw, Delta disc & belt sander, Carbon tech Bits(Good
Assrt.), wood clamps, Vac, Workmate table, Sm. Hand & garden tools, Shindawa weedeater, Sm. Air
compressor, Echo chainsaw, Handyman Jack, Car ramps, Alum. Ext. ladder, Rabbit Wire, Mowers,
DeWalt Table Top Planer(12”), Wheel Barrow, 12”Belsaw Planer w/ 5HP motor, 12” radial arm saw, 55
gal. Drum w/ 3 pt. Hitch for spraying, anvil, furrowing plow, tr. Hitch w/ stabilizing bars, Gravely
Tractor w/ implements, 8ft.truck racks, Wooden Ext. ladder, Wood & pipe vice, 6in. jointer, 8ft.trk,
topper,, pipe cutters & dies, 5.5 HP Rear Tine tiller, 12.5 HP riding Mower, Fence Posts & Tomato
Stakes, Yard Grill, Upright Freezer(used 1 yr.), Safe(damage door), Lumber: Sassafras, cedar &
other mixed, Kit. Base Cab., Cir. Heater(Gas), Mountain Sport SX Bike, 1999 Olds Cutlass w/ mileage
in 80,s(very clean), 1999 Chevy Blazer(very clean), Pepsi pop cooler(Store type)
NOTE: Mr. Belknap loved to work with wood and done so after he retired from operating the Cedarville
Store for several years. He is very well known by many people far and near. Come out and enjoy the
auction with and Mr. Belknap. Bring a chair & a friend.
Terms: Cash or auction apprv. Check w/ POS. ID(Driver’s lic. Req. for Bid#)
Announcements day of sale takes precedence over all printed material.
Not responsible for accidents at sale site.
Auctioneer: Dick L. Graff
Burnsville, WV, 304-853-2342, WV lic. 882
Licensed & Bonded
For pictures go to Website: dickgraffauction.com or auctionzip.com
7:25
7:42
7:59
8:03
8:11
Bus #82
Riffle, Little Otter Road
Shirley Skidmore, Operator Cutlip Fork Rd., Rt. 7/7
765-5626
Sugar Creek, Rt. 13/4
Gump, Rt. 13/4
Davis Elementary
Hospital Stop, Rt. 4
BCHS/BCMS
6:31
6:46
7:07
7:20
7:30
7:37
7:50
Bus #85
Jeff Jenkins, Operator
364-5789
McKenzie/Wood, Flatrun 14/3
Nicholas Run, Transfer w/#61
Trace Run
Tunnel Fork
Davis Elementary
Pletcher Pontiac
BCMS/BCHS
6:56
7:10
7:15
7:24
7:37
7:41
8:00
Bus #90
Judy Morris, Operator
Bender’s
Leatherwood Road
Upper Mill Creek Road
Huffmaster-Frametown
Frametown Elementary
Davis Elementary
Hospital Drive
Sutton Moose Club
Sutton Elementary
BCMS/BCHS
6:30
6:51
7:05
7:14
7:25
7:38
7:45
7:54
7:58
8:08
Bus #95
Deer Mountain Run Road
Bryan Nottingham, Operator Bill’s Fork Road
364-8596
Transfer from Contract Bus, Sleith Fork
Servia Exit I-79
Frametown School
BCMS/BCHS
6:50
7:05
7:13
7:15
7:25
7:45
Bus #96
Sally Hart, Operator
364-5074
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Cottrill’s
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Bottom of Big Run Hill
Frametown School
BCHS/BCMS
6:45
6:52
7:03
7:16
7:20
7:45
Bus #97
Ernest Bennett, Operator
3645107
Drake, Cottrill, McCumbers
Mill Fork and Rosedale Road, 16 & 9
Rosedale and Sleith Roads, Rt. 9
Frametown Firehouse
Frametown Elementary
BCMS/BCHS
6:45
7:05
7:18
7:38
7:40
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Contract Run
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364-8160
Morris-Sleith Fork Road at Y
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Iris Fowler, Operator
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Town Hill, Sutton
BCHS/BCMS
7:05
7:15
7:30
7:47
7:53
8:00
Bus #75
Leland Love, Operator
765 7701
Falls Mill
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BurnsvilleKwik Pick 20 mi. on 5E
Gem 17.6 mi on 5E
Apostolic Church-Flatwoods
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7:15
7:31
7:35
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8:00
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Delmas Stewart, Operator
452-0456
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Caress and Rt. 15 Intersection
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7:20
7:23
7:37
7:45
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Jeff Dennison, Operator
364-2674
Rosedale
I-79 – Servia
Strange Creek
Stewart Addition
Braxton County Memorial Hospital
BCHS
7:00
7:15
7:25
7:50
8:00
8:10
Fairview CEOS hold monthly meeting
On July 24, 2008
Fairview CEOS met at
the home of Jaime
Keener. Those present
for lunch were Betty
Hayden, Grace, Michael
and Nathan Keener,
Helen Exline, Fran Rice,
Gay Woodrum, Marjorie
Young and hostess,
Jaime.
President
Fran
Braxton County, WV
All friends and neighbors
are invited. The time is
5:30pm.
Jaime led the lesson, Welcome to Kenya.
Culture, language, location and many things of
their way of life was
learned.
The meeting was
adjourned.
We will meet on
Sunday, August 24, 2008
at Eureka Church shelter for picnic at 5:30 pm.
See you there.
Senior Center lunch menu
Braxton County Nutrition Program is funded
though the Bureau of Senior Services utilizing III
C Federal and State funds
and donations from the
public. Meals are served
daily from 11:30 am till
12:30 pm at the Braxton
County Senior Center at 33
Senior Center Drive in
Sutton, WV. There is no
discrimination in the services sponsored by the Senior Citizens Center, Inc.
regardless of race, creed,
sex, handicap or national
origin.
Menu for this week
Monday - Salisbury Steak,
Mashed Potatoes/w Gravy,
Peas, Bread & Fruit
Tuesday - Oven Crisp
Fish, Macaroni & Cheese,
Beets, Fruit & Bread
Wednesday - Chili/w
Beans, Cole Slaw, Corn
Bread & Fruit
Thursday - Chicken
Alfredo, Green beans, Garlic Bread & Fruit
Friday - Bean Soup,
Egg Salad Sandwich,
Crackers, & Jell-O/w Fruit
Braxton Senior Citizens’ Center serves milk
and butter. with each meal.
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Citizens’
NEWS
Braxton County, WV
Area kids learn
conservation
skills at camp
T h e 6 7 th A n n u a l
West Virginia State Conservation Camp was held
at Camp Caesar near
Cowen (Webster County),
West Virginia, from June
9-13, 2008.
Young people between the ages of 14 to
18 from all over West
Virginia gathered to
learn the wise use of the
state’s
natural
resources in an interesting and interactive way.
Classes
include
wildlife management,
law enforcement, parks
and recreation and many
more.
These classes were
taught by professionals
representing state and
federal natural resource
agencies.
Highlights of the
week included presentations from Jim Clark, renowned wildlife photographer, the Jackson’ Mill
History Wagon, NonGame Wildlife, and Pioneer Music/Storytelling
with Mack Samples.
Youth are able to
see conservation professionals “on the job”
through afternoon assemblies.
These assemblies
include Forest Fire Protection, Wild Turkey
Management and Trout
Stocking, as well as
Firearm/Hunter Safety.
Campers participated in riflery, archery,
trap shooting, rappelling,
boating, fishing and outdoor cooking.
These
activities
provided mental as well
as physical challenges
for the campers and allowed them to experience “The Outdoor, Open
Door.”
Due to the generosity of sponsors, scholarships were provided for
the majority of campers.
This year, 91 campers attended West Virginia State Conservation Camp.
Representing the
Elk Conservation District were: Brittany
Gibson, Holly Allen,
Nicole Sniffin, Autumn
Braley, Brittany Murphy,
Briar Braley and Josh
Mills.
For more information on West Virginia
State
Conservation
Camp, contact Alan
Miller, Camp Secretary/
Treasurer at (304) 3583298 or visit http://
wvconservationcamp.com.
Elk Soil Conservation District announces
winners of annual Conservation Photo Contest
Elk Conservation District announces the winners from the 2008 Conservation Photo Contest. Photographs are judged on
technical merit, composition, and creativity by
a team of professional
photographers. Editor Ed
Given
commented
“There was a lot of talent
participating in the contest this year, which
made judging difficult
because of the quality of
the entries.”
Overall first place
winner
is
Amber
Dennison of Sutton with
her landscape photo “Let
the Light Shine Through.”
Photographer
Betty
Rivard noted “This is a
very unusual and carefully framed view of a
part of a rainbow. The
colors in the background
really stand out. It has
a classic timeless feel to
it.”
Conservation category winners are as follows: 1 st Place Sherry
Davenport
“What’s
Crooked”, 2 nd Place Helen
Preast “Hello World”, 3 rd
Place Judy McMillion
“Honey Challenge”.
Landscape winners
a r e : 1 st P l a c e A m b e r
Dennison “Let the Light
Shine Through”,
2 nd
Place
Mary
Mullens “Back Fork Sunrise”, 3 r d P l a c e A m b e r
Dennison “This Old
Farm”. Honorable Mentions went to Tracy
Sizemore “The Day’s
End” and Judy McMillion
“Framed in Sweet Peas”.
Trees and Plants
category winners are: 1 st
Place Mary Mullens
Bountiful Harvest”, 2 nd
Place Betty Ann Bennett
“Glorious Lillies & Butterf l y ” , 3 rd P l a c e S h e r r y
Davenport “One Raindrop
Can Raise the Sea”. Honorable Mentions are
Carol R. Dillon
“Nature’s Quilt” and Betty
Ann Bennett “Sunny Hibiscus Shadow”.
Wildlife
winners
are:
1 st P l a c e M a r y
Mullens “Reigning Rainbow”, 2 n d P l a c e N a n c y
Holcomb “Morning Jog”,
3 rd Place Sherry Davenport
“Curious
New
Friends”.
Honorable
Mentions are Carol R.
Dillon “Bird Camouflage”
and
Mary
Mullens
“Winter’s Eve” and “Foxy
Squirrel”.
Youth Only category
winners are as follows:
1 st Place Landon Pettit
“Snail on a Stick” , 2 n d
Place Jordan Cochran
“Bird at Water’s Edge”, 3 rd
Place Jordan Cochran
“Black Swallowtail Caterpillar”. Honorable Mentions are Landon Pettit
“Bird in Tree” and Jordan
Cochran “Rainbow into
Clouds”.
WV Conservation
Agency employee Yvonne
Shepherd noted “We were
really impressed with
the quality and creativity of the photos in the
youth category. These
young artists show great
potential.”
Winning entries are
forwarded to state level
competition. The annual contest is sponsored locally by Elk CD for
amateur photographers
in Braxton, Clay, Nicholas and Webster counties. The contest is part
of the WV Association of
Conservation District
Supervisors Conservation Photo Contest, and
the National Association
of Conservation Districts
Conservation Photo Contest.
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Services, Inc.
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Birch River, WV 26610
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Citizens’
NEWS
Page 12 August 12, 2008
Braxton County, WV
USDA loans available to socially disadvantaged farmers
Robert P. Ferrebee,
Executive Director for
USDA’s Farm Service
Agency in West Virginia,
says FSA is reaching out
to women, ethnic and
minority farmers in the
state in an effort to get
more of them involved in
its programs. “FSA programs are available to
all producers but we
would like to increase
participation by tradit i o n a l l y
underrepresented groups
in all program areas,”
said Ferrebee.
FSA defines a socially disadvantaged
(SDA) farmer, rancher,
or agricultural producer
as one of a group whose
members have been
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the group without regard
to his or her individual
qualities. SDA groups
are women, African
Americans, American
Indians, Alaskan Natives, Hispanics, Asian
Americans and Pacific
Islanders.
According
to
Ferrebee, FSA also reserves a portion of its direct and guaranteed loan
funds each year for SDA
loans for eligible participants. These loan programs are designed to
help farmers purchase
and operate family
farms. Provisions of the
new farm bill recently
signed by President Bush
increased loan limits for
all direct loan applicants
from
$200,000
to
$300,000.
“With these loan
programs, FSA hopes to
help reverse the declining number of farmers
and ranchers across the
United States and especially here in Braxton
and Clay Counties,” said
Ferrebee.
“These loans help to
encourage and assist
them in owning and operating their own farms
and ranches, participate
in agricultural programs, and become integral parts of the agricultural community.”
Applicants must
meet the eligibility requirements for a given
program before FSA can
extend program benefits.
. For more information
on this program, please
contact Matt Taylor,
Farm Loan Manager
with FSA at his office in
the Spencer USDA Service Center by dialing 1304-927-1022. For the
convenience of the applicant, appointments can
be
made
here
in
Gassaway to discuss this
subject.
Other programs are
Wyne family
note of thanks
We the family of
Delbert Wyne would like
to say thank you to all
family, friends, and
neighbors for the prayers
and thoughts for Delbert,
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during his illness and
passing. Thank you for
the food, flowers and the
visits during his time at
home and in the hospital. Also thanks to the
doctors and nurses, to
Hospice care who he respected and liked very
much.
They were so kind.
Thank you goes to the
Rev. Bill Griffin, the Loyd
boys for opening and
closing
the
grave,
Greene-Robertson Funeral Home, the pallbearers, Sutton Volunteer Fire Department,
and
trooper
Bill
Huddleston, Braxton
E.M.S., John Ware and
Steve Jefferies for their
kindness. You will never
by forgotten, God bless
you and keep you everyone.
The Delbert Wyne
Family
ACT test to
be given at
Glenville
In response to the
needs of area students,
Glenville State College
has expanded ACT test
dates to include all possible testing dates. In
the past, GSC conducted
only three testing dates
during the year. Now
GSC is scheduled to hold
seven testing dates.
By expanding the
number of available test
dates, GSC hopes to
make it more convenient for area students
to take or re-take the
ACT test. The next
scheduled ACT test date
at Glenville State College is Saturday, September 13, 2008. Additional testing dates are:
October 25, 2008, December 13, 2008, February 7, 2009, April 4,
2009, and June 13, 2009.
For more information or to register to
take the ACT test, Students may go to the ACT
website:
http://
www.actstudent.org/
index.html or call ACT at
319-337-1270 or call Bo
Sellers at 800-924-2010.
To register to take the
ACT at Glenville State
College, the test center
ACT code is 045220.
Carpenter
family
thanks
The family of Dorman
Carpenter would like to
thank everyone for their
help during Dorman’s illness and for all the support
during this most difficult
time of our great loss.
Special thanks go to
Rev. Doc Truman for the
comforting message, to
those who called, for all the
beautiful cards and flowers,
for the flood, and especially
for the prayers.
The staff of GreeneRobertson funeral home
were so kind and helpful
during our time of need.
Also, we want to thank the
Lyold boys for their work at
the gravesite.
Dorman was a wonderful, loving husband, father, grandfather, and a
true Christian friend to all
who knew him. He will always be missed and loved
by his family, neighbors,
and many friends.
From wife, Mildred,
and sons, Lee, Billy, and
Donnie.
Citizens’
NEWS
Braxton County, WV
Jack family
expresses thanks
Our family would
like to express our
thanks and appreciation
for the love and support
shown us during the illness and death of our
loved one, Billy B. Jack.
We thank those who sent
and called or visited him
in the home or hospital.
We thank those who sent
flowers or made donations in his memory. We
especially thank Rev.
Dana Friend, Rev. Mike
Sisson, and Rev. Bill
Hopkins for their visits
and special prayers. We
thank
the
many
churches that sent cards
and those that had our
loved one and family on
their prayer lists over
the past several months.
We especially want to
thank our neighbors for
their kindness and those
who brought food to the
home. We thank Billy’s
many friends from the
Century Inn, his bluegrass buddies and hunting partners for their
visits and calls. This really meant a lot to him
while
he
was
homebound. We thank
the staff and doctors at
Thomas Cancer Center
and Braxton County Memorial Hospital for the
care and compassion
shown our loved one and
the family during his
treatments and hospital
stay. We thank Rev.
Friend and Rev. Sisson
for the wonderful funeral
service and Jerry Riffle
and the bluegrass band
for playing his favorite
gospel bluegrass songs.
We thank the Baptist
Women of Sutton Baptist
Church for the delicious
meal prepared for the
family following the service. We thank the Lloyd
brothers for preparing
the gravesite and the
Richard Roach Funeral
Home for their compassion and fine service.
As we grieve for our
loved one we find
strength and comfort in
the love of family and
care and understanding
in the goodness of friend.
With time, our faith will
give us strength, our
wonderful memories,
and there are many, will
grow more precious and
give us comfort, and
God’s love will bring us
peace.
Wife:
Nadean,
Daughters and Husbands:
Carolyn
and
Benjie
Cruickshanks, Candy and
Mark Smyth, Cheri and
Rick Sergent, Cheryl
Currence, Grandchildren:
Jeremy Grubb and family,
Becky Orr and Kilee
Grubb, Jordan Grubb,
Dustin Smyth, Adam
Smyth, Brodie Currence
and Bailey Elizabeth
Sergent. Brother: Robert
“Bob” Jack and Nieces:
Pam Wilburn and Hannah
Wilburn.
August 12, 2008 Page 13
Frame and Lindale
announce engagement
Rick and Connie
Frame of Sutton, are excited to announce the engagement of their daughter Hollie Frame to
Michael Lindale.
Hollie is the granddaughter of the late John
R. “Dick” and late Lavoe
Frame of Gassaway, along
with Billy Joe and Carol
Singleton of Gassaway.
Hollie also has a younger
sister Heather of Grapevine, TX.
Hollie is a 2001 graduate of Braxton County High
School, a 2005 graduate of
WVU, earning a B.A. in
Teacher Education, majoring in Physical Education/
Health and a 2006 graduate of Salem, earning a
M.A. in Education Administration.
Mike is the son of
Ronald and Susan Lindale
of Milford, DE. Mike is a
2002 graduate of Milford
High School, and 2006
graduate of WVU, earning
a B.A. in Forestry; majoring in Wildlife and Fisheries Resources. Mike and
Hollie are currently living
in Hardy County, WV,
where Mike is employed by
the WV DNR as a Conservation Officer, and Hollie is
employed by the Hardy
County Board of Education
as a Physical Education
Teacher at Moorefield Elementary/Intermediate
School.
They are anxiously
planning a July 18, 2009
wedding in Braxton County
for all family and friends to
attend.
Jarvis awarded Melvin
Jones Fellowship Award
Terry Jarvis, a member of the Ireland Lions
Club, was recently awarded
the Melvin Jones Fellowship Award.
The Melvin Jones Fellowship honors Melvin
Jones, the founder of Lions
Clubs International. It is
the highest form of recognition conferred by the
foundation. The fellowship
represents humanitarian
qualities such as generosity, compassion and concern for those less fortunate.
Terry and his wife,
Helen, are charter members of Ireland Lions
Club, which originated
in 2002. They reside at
Fallen Timber Drive, Ireland, WV.
Hollie and Mike
Garrison wins
Sunburst State Title
Sarah Garrison of
Grayslake, IL won the Illinois Sunburst 5-27
Overall State Queen title
during competition on
May 24 and 25, 2008 in
Bloomington, IL.
Sarah won formal
wear, interview, model
search, daywear, photogenic, portfolio, composite pictures, best attire
and prettiest hair. She
won first place for
swimwear.
Sarah
competed
against 58 girls to win the
highest title from Sunburst in the 5-27 age
group. She will proudly
represent Sunburst at
various
functions
throughout Illinois.
Sarah is the daughter of Barbara (Rhodes)
and Don Garrison of
Grayslake and the granddaughter of Lucille and
the late George Rhodes of
Sutton.
Moore family thank you
The family of Pat
Moore would like to extend a sincere thank you
to all who showed us
such kindness during
her illness and passing.
Thank you to the
Burnsville Hospice Care
staff, nurses, and Dr.
Sally Stewart. Your wonderful care and compassion meant a lot to our
entire family. Thank you
to Dr. “Tim” Runyon and
the staff of Burnsville
Medical
Center,
Healthcare Associates,
and Richard Roach Funeral Home staff. We
could also like to thank
the Rosedale Baptist
Church and Brock and
Anna Stewart for the use
of the church and all of
their help. Thank you to
Pastor Rich Demastus
and the Hope Baptist
Church and the Shepherds Bible Study Chapel
for your support to the
family. A special thank
you to George Rose for
performing the service,
all his visits, and his
life-long friendship, that
meant so much. We
would like to extend a
heartfelt thank you to
Nancy Stewart for all of
her help and friendship.
Thank you to all who
sent food and flowers for
the family. We would like
to especially thank all of
our relatives, friends,
and neighbors. Your
prayers, visits, calls and
cards during her illness
made each day more enjoyable for her. Your continued support after her
passing has been a comfort to our family.
Thanks to everyone who
made a donation to
Burnsville Hospice.
Thank you,
Jack, Ann, Chuck,
Marilyn, Kip, Chuck II,
Kristy & families
Sears family
note of thanks
I would like to take
this opportunity to thank
everyone
for
their
prayers, thoughts, phone
calls, visits and cards
while I was a patient at
Braxton Memorial and
also at home recovering.
To all my family
here and out of state and
all church families and
friends all over who
showed their love, support and concern in anyway.
I especially want to
thank
my
brother
Jennings and his wife
Kathy for taking such
good care of me in their
home while I was recuperating and my brother,
O.J. for visiting me everyday while in the hospital.
I also want to thank
my dear friend and
neighbor,
Sherry
Stewart, for always being
there for me with so
much love and support. I
appreciated her taking
me to Braxton Memorial
Emergency room in the
middle of the night.
I am so thankful.
God placed me in the
Chapel Community.
Most of all, I want to
thank God for His healing power. It is only
through His power,
grace, love and mercy
that I am home improving nicely.
May God bless each
of you is my prayer.
Sincerely,
Jewell (Judy) Sears
Sarah Garrison
Terry Jarvis
Hacker
thank you
The
family
of
Herman Byrne Hacker
would like to thank everyone that has shown
their love, prayers and
support in our time of
great loss.
Special thanks to
the Little Otter Methodist Church for their generous dinner and for everyone who brought
dishes to share. Thanks
to Rev. Linn Schiefer for
a very nice service, also
the Loyds for doing a
great job.
Thank you for all
the beautiful cards and
flowers.
Another
special
thanks to Dr. Katiny and
Dr. Runion and the staff
of Roach’s Funeral Home
for being so kind and
having a beautiful service. Once again a big
thank you to everyone.
The
family
of
Herman Byrne Hacker
Jackson Stone/Jackson Trucking
Jackson Stone/Jackson Trucking has mason sand
and limestone sand, and three sizes of Ohio River
gravel. We also have various sizes of crushed
limestone, house coal, red mulch, brown mulch
and agriculture lime stockpiled at our yard on
Little Birch Road.
We can be reached at 304-765-7502 to schedule a
delivery or to check on a time to get your own
truck loaded. 304-765-7502
Cathy Pecora’s
School of Dance
announces the
2008-2009 Dance Season Registration
Classes Offered:
Ballet
Pointe
Tap
Baby Ballet
Jazz
Accepting Students
Ages 2 and Up
Classes begin August
25th
Call 765-7621 or
644-57623 after
5 p.m. to register!
Citizens’
NEWS
Page 14 August 12, 2008
Braxton County, WV
• BUY
• SELL
• TRADE
From The
First & Factually
are private care 24/7. $199. 304-541-8120 8-26
Gassaway area. 11 years
experience. CPR/First Aid
SALE: full size matBUSINESS Certified. 364-5218. 4-01Tf FOR
tress set-in plastic, never
used, warranty, $129. 304SERVICES
MINI-STOREAGE:
541-8120
8-26
Burnsville Napa is now
FOR SALE: king pillowtop
SHERRY JO’S NAIL
offering Mini-Storage for
mattress-3 piece set, new in
SALON Total nail care
$45.00 per month.
plastic, $299. 304-541provided by an experienced
Approx. 100 Sq. Ft. Call
8120
8-26
award winning Manicurist
853-2355.
10-21
doing business since 1985.
Call Sherry Jo’s for your WILL DO painting, plumb- FOR SALE: cherry sleigh
appointment 364-5441. ing, and specialize in bed-solid wood with iron acMention this ad and receive shingled roofs and painting cents, nightstand & 2 piece
mattress set, $599, 304a hot paraffin wax metal roofs. Also will do
541-8120.
8-26
mechanical
work.
765treatment.
4-4TF
2048.
8-12
FOR SALE: memory foam
FLATWOODS CENTRAL
mattress-nasa tempur-like,
WILL
DO
painting,
plumbCONTRACT-ING:Complete
ing, and specialize in new, in plastic, warranty,
residential service. Roofing
shingled roofs and painting sacrifice, $299. 304-541siding, windows, electrical, metal roofs. Also will do 8120.
8-26
plumbing, building and mechanical work. 765remodeling. Insured. WV 2048.
8-12 FOR SALE: sofa-chenille,
#029277. Call 765-7597.
new in box, lifetime warranty, sacrifice $369.
3-16TF
loveseat & chair also available. 304-541-8120. 8-26
CRITTERS ENTERPRISE:
FOR
Certified Class I & II Septic
SALE
FOR SALE: twin bed set –
Installations, Repairs and
2piece mattress set with
Inspections. Providing
bed, both new! Never used!
dozer, Backhoe and now
dump truck services. Eddie FOR
SALE:
2 0 0 5 Warranty, $349. 304-5418-26
Facemire. WV #033553 K a w a s a k i 8 0 0 V u l c a n . 8120.
Call 364-2257.
9-23 Windshield, floorboards,
p a s s e n g e r b a c k r e s t , FOR SALE: leather sofa &
D & M CONTRACTORS: large throw over saddle chair-brand new, in boxes,
General Building, residential, b a g s , 5 0 m p g , g a r a g e lifetime warranty, must sell
new
t i r e s . $699 (loveseat available)
roofing, siding, painting, k e p t ,
8-26
$
4
0
0
0
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0
0
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a
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l
7 6 5 - 304-541-8120.
remodeling, and decks.
5-13TF
Licensed and insured. 15 2252.
FOR SALE: bedroom setyears experience. Visa &
mission style, solid wood,
FOR
SALE:
Four
burial
Mastercard accepted. 304new in boxes, very nice set,
plots
located
in
the
Sutton
364-5736. Owner Dallas
$699. 304-541-8120. 8-26
Cemetery.
Plots
are
loMcCumbers. WV029016.
9-6tf cated adjacent to walkway
and are in the same row.
SUTTON EXCAVATION Please call for further inforFOR
mation. $1000.00 (304)
INC. Driveway ditching and
884-6544.
8-12
RENT
grading, clean creeks and
drainage ditches. Grad-all FOR SALE: Good used
service,
dump
truck work clothes. Pants waist
services. Will haul gravel s i z e s 2 8 t h r o u g h 5 8 . FOR RENT: Immaculate
and dirt. Free estimates. S h i r t s s i z e s S t h r u two bedroom home, large
Call 765-5576. No job too 6XL. $1.00 each. 765- lot on Elk River at Glendon.
Unfurnished, some applismall.
3-7TF 7625 after 5:00 p.m.
4-08TF ances included. References/security deposit reAPPLIANCE REPAIR: We
service all major appli- FOR
SALE:
queen quired. $800.00/month,
ances. Same day service. pillowtop mattress set-new, plus utilities. Contact Steve
Reasonable rates. New and in plastic, warranty, sacri- @ 304-344-9821. 7-1 TF
used parts. Call 644-8783 fice $149. 304-541-8120
or 364-8783.
2-12TF
8-26 FOR RENT: West Virginia
couple has two beach
SENIOR CARE HOME: A FOR SALE: othropedic houses for rent in Myrtle
senior care home has a pri- mattress set-brand new, B e a c h , S C l o c a t e d a t
vate room available. We has warranty, must sell O c e a n L a k e s F a m i l y
Campground. Both have
5 bedrooms and 3 baths.
Weekly rent is $2000 per
house. Both homes were
completed in June 2007.
www.vrbo.com/
Visit
138764 for more information or call for availability, 704-543-8434.
1-29 TF
Utilities not included. Absolutely no pets. Application required. Applications
may be picked up at
Lloyd’s Inc. 2220 Sutton
Lane.
9-5TF
credit”. If you have good/
great credit, some programs as low as 4.75%..
“No money down” programs if you own land or
family owned land(must
qualify for all programs). We
can also take your application over the phone…Open
7 days a week…(304) 4728900.
8-26
MOBILE HOME FOR
SALE: Two mobile homes.
¼ acre. Stewart Addition
along Elk River. Asking
$42,000. 364-8434. 6787322.
8-12
REAL
ESTATE
FOR SALE: Special FHA financing program for land
FOR RENT: Two Bedroom
owners. 0 down if you own
Apartment at Coffman
land or can use family land.
Circle, Little Birch, $300 per FOR SALE: House for sale. We own the bank, your apmonth plus utilities and Main Street Flatwoods, lo- proved. Call Today 872$300 security deposit, one cated in slightly less than 1 5004.
7-03TF
year lease. Call 765-5774 acre, 3 bedrooms, 1 bath,
or 301-439-7823.
8-12 carport, single car garage. IT’S DEALING TIME AT
$103,000 304-290-2124.
MIDDLE TOWN HOMES of
FOR RENT: Office retail or
5-27 TF Weston offering new & used
warehouse space for rent or
singles
modular
and
sale in Sutton. From 170sectionals starting as low as
12,000 square feet. Starting
$39,900 set & delivered. Are
at $3.00/per Sq. Ft. We will
you ready to deal? Stop by
build to suit your needs.
or call today! 1-800-874Call 678-4400 for more in4663.
2-13TF
formation.
10-2TF
FOR SALE: Quality ConFOR SALE: The #1 Dealer
MEETING SPACE FOR struction recently com- in America. Call for your spepleted.
4
BR,3
Baths,
hardThe
Sutton
RENT:
cial financing today. $0 down
Volunteer Fire Department wood floors throughout. options available. Call today!
White
kitchen
and
baths.
has a large meeting room
872-5004.
9-5TF
available for rent. Ideal for Two car oversized garage
B i r t h d a y / C h r i s t m a s / with 2500 SF of finished livWedding parties, meetings, ing area. Appraised at
$200,000 will accept
HELP
multi-day training sessions
$179,000 representing
and more. Ground level on cost. 304-533-7979. 9-16
WANTED
Main Street, Sutton. Formerly
the location of Fisher Auto FOR SALE: 1.24 acres.
Parts across from the New Septic tank installed.
Courthouse. Call 765-5193 Beautiful building site. HELP WANTED: Needed a
for rates, information and Great location. ½ mile from person to mow lawn and do
scheduling.
11-21TF Bee Run Campground and weed eating. Must have own
lawn mower and weed
Holly Gray Park. $18,000
eater. Lola B. Given PhFOR RENT: Mobile home firm. 364-5018.
8-19
304-364-8581.
8-12
lots near interstate, senior
citizens welcome. Call 304HELP WANTED: The Bank
853-9103.
1-25TF
MOBILE of Gassaway is accepting
applications for the position
HOMES of teller. Applicants must be
FOR RENT: Garage for rent
or
lease
32x48
in
customer oriented and able
Flatwoods. Call 765-7797 or
to work in fast paced enviFOR
SALE:
New
3
bed765-3478.
12-30tf
ronment. Mail resume to:
room, 2 bath sectional, 2x6
Bank of Gassaway, Attenwalls,
dishwasher,
lots
FOR RENT: Unfurnished
tion: Jim McQuain, 700 Elk
apartment, 501 River more on $39,900.00 Pres- Street, Gassaway 26624.
Street, Gassaway. $375 a tige Housing 304-472- No phone calls please.
8-19
month plus utilities. $400 9286.
8-12
Security Deposit. No pets/
FOR
SALE:
Lot
model
re364-5873 or 330-699HELP WANTED: Do you
4315.
9-5TF duction sale ($$$save enjoy games and laughter?
thousands$$)…Home
Do you want to make a difFOR RENT: One and two Show-Buckhannon, Rt.33 ference in the lives of the
bedroom apartments start- between Weston and elderly? Then we have the
ing at $275. Two and three Buckhannon. Special fi- opportunity for you! Laurel
bedroom homes starting at nancing programs de- Nursing and Rehailitation
$375. One months rent re- signed for those with “no Center in Ivydale, WV is
quired for security deposit. credit, “slow credit”, “poor looking for an Activity Director to make a difference in
our residents’ lives. Longterm care experience and
certification preferred. To be
considered for this wonderful opportunity, apply in person or send resume to: Laurel Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Attn: Administrator, 1053 Clinic Drive,
Ivydale, WV 25113 or fax to
(304)286-3906. EOE/Preemployment drug testing
conducted on site.
8-19
Services Available to Residents and Visitors of Braxton County
HARTSProHardware
More Than Just
A Hardware Store
We Carry Auto &
Small Engine Parts &
Plumbing Supplies
364-5282
Hall's Kitchens
Cabinets By: Schmidt,
Scheirich & Home Crest
Appliances By: Tapen, GE &
Modern Maid
364-5335
Open: M-F 9 AM to 5 PM
Evenings & Sat. by appointment
Used Cars • Pawn Shop
Money Loans • We Buy Guns
500 Home
Sales
and
Argle's Gun &
Pawn Shop
Sutton Floral
& Gift
Wedding Bouquets & Flowers
Silk & Live Arrangements
Gift Items • Funerals
We service all funeral home
765-7262 or
800-860-8484
ELK MOTOR COURT
12 FAMILY UNITS
35 Camden Avenue
Sutton, West Virginia 26601
(304)765-7173
1-800-760-7173
Barbara & John David Jordan
owners
Sutton
Feed &
Hardware,
Inc.
See Us For:
Block • Mortor
Sand • Gravel
Paint• Plumbing
Storage Tanks
Carhart Clothing
Propane • Electrical
and lots more...
765-7151
Water Wells
Joe's
Geothermal
wells,
Central
Tire
well pumps.
Five
Serivce
generations of experience.
Joe & Angie Reeder
Braxton
Motor Inc.
Keith’s Alignment
K
eith's
&
Mechanical
Service, LLC
Alignment
& Mechanical
Ser
vice
Service
765-2351
Keith & Lisa Brown, Owners
“Where Satisfied Customers Send
Their Friends”
Located on Rt. 4/19, 1 mile past
I-79 intersection towards Flatwoods
See us today for all of your “Mechanical
Needs”
Monday – Friday 8:00 am – 5:00 pm
(304) 765-2351
State of the Art Technology
One Hour
Photo Processing
Film, digital, enlargements
Walker's Drug
Elk Street, Gassaway
364-5193
Greene
Robertson
Funeral Home
Steven Jeffers, director
Buy - Sell - Trade
Frame
Drilling
306 Chapel Road
Gassaway,
WV 26624
Company
"The Home Center"
Main St., Sutton
600 Riverview Drive
Sutton, West Virginia
Gassaway, WV 26624
364-8567
(304)636-6025
765-7381
765-5502
304-364-5051
HELP WANTED: Gas prices
got you down? Why drive to
Charleston when you can
work closer to home? Laurel
Nursing
and
Rehabilitiation Center is hiring team players for the following positions: C.N.A.s,
all shifts. Must have current
active WV certification. Shift
differential for evening and
night shifts. RN Supervisor,
Weekend/PRN.
Laurel
Nursing & Rehabilitiation
Center offeres a full benefit
package, paid vacation and
sick time, paid holidays,
attendace incentives and
tuition reimbursement. If
any of these positions interest you, please contact
Ruth Bass, DON at 304286-4204, fax resume to
304-286-3906 or stop by at
1053 Clinic Drive location
off Rt. 16 in Ivydale to fill out
an application. LNRC is 1
mile off I-79 at exit 40. EOE/
Pre-employment drug testing conducted on site. 8-19
HELP WANTED: New Hori-
zon Corporation is looking
for an energetic, well qualified employee to conduct
administrative as well as
basic technical duties.
Competitive hourly salary
offered. Computer skills required. College degree
preferred. E-mail your resumes and contact information
to
[email protected].
8-12
HELP WANTED: Chief Underground
Engineer.
Nicholas Energy, an expanding operation located
in Drennen, WV is now accepting resumes for the position of Chief Underground Engineer. Candidates must possess a civil
or mining engineering degree and PE certification.
Candidates will oversee
coal reserve studies, volume calculations, mapping,
mining evaluations, budget
preparation, monthly tonnage calculations, and sundry engineering projects.
Candidates will receive a
highly competitive salary,
bonus plan, company vehicle, company sponsored
medical/dental/vision coverage, fully funded pension
plan, 401 (k) with company
match and job security
through proven reserves.
Qualified applicants may
fax resumes to: Attention
HR (304) 872-7435 or mail:
Nicholas Energy, Attention
HR,
PO
Box
707,
Summersville, WV 26651.
Interested applicants may
also call (304) 872-5065.
Massey Energy-Doing the
right thing with energy!
Equal Opportunity Employer.
8-26
HELP WANTED: Underground Mine Engineer.
Nicholas Energy, an expanding operation located
in Drennen, WV is now accepting resumes for the position of Underground Mine
Engineer. Candidates must
possess a civil or mining
engineering degree. PE
certification preferred but
not required. Candidates
will conduct coal reserve
studies, volume calculations, mapping, mine planning, assist with budget
preparation, monthly tonnage calculations, and engineering projects. Candidates will receive a highly
competitive salary, bonus
plan, company vehicle,
company sponsored medical/dental/vision coverage,
fully funded pension plan,
401 (k) with company
match and job security
through proven reserves.
Qualified applicants may
fax resumes to: Attention
HR (304) 872-7435 or mail:
Nicholas Energy, Attention
HR,
PO
Box
707,
Summersville, WV 26651.
Interested applicants may
also call (304) 872-5065.
Massey Energy-Doing the
right thing with energy!
Equal Opportunity Employer.
8-26
HELP
WANTED:
Gassaway Microtel Inn &
Suites is now accepting
applications for desk and
housekeeping positions.
Full and Part time. Applications may be picked up
at the front desk. No
phone calls please.
3-18TF
HELP WANTED:Nurses
needed. RN’s Up To $26/
Hr. LPNs Up to $19/Hr.
LTC – Clarksburg/
Morgantown. Call 1-866644-4484/Apply
at
www.usnursingnetwork.com
8-12
HELP WANTED:CNA’s
needed Up to $12/Hr.
LTC – Clarksburg,
Fairmont, Flatwoods,
Morgantown. Call 1-866644-4484/Apply
at
wwwork.com.
8-12
HELP WANTED: A small
busy office seeking a reliCONTINUEDTO PAGE 15- CLASS
Xpress Fitness & Gymnastics
FREE TO GOOD HOME: 4 Male Rabbit Beagles. 6 weeks
old. 765-7278.
Now Under New Ownership
Fitness Prices
$25 per month with 1 year contract
• $30 per month with 6 month contract
$35 per month with no contract• Gymnastics - Call for pricing
New Showers & Bathrooms
Located on Rt. 4 toward Gassaway • 364-8113
SUTTON
AUTO PARTS
765-2828
Pedicures
Relaxing, deluxe
chair with
Heather at
Legg's Beauty
Shop
Call
364-5451
Exit 62 Off I-79
Right 1/2 Mile
1-800-427-2389 or 364-5132
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Central West Virginia Has Great Services - Use Them And Everyone Benefits!
03-08-D015-21 Six week old terrier/boxer mix puppies found in
Little Birch.
03-08-D009 Two year old female, Wire Hair Terrier mix with 7
three weeks old puppies found on old turnpike road abandoned.
03-08-D006 Six month old Lab mix, male, found on Harper Hill.
03-08-D005 Registered Mountain Fiest, 4 year old male, brindle
in color, Adopt Today!
03-08-D004 Tan Chow mix 3 months old, female, dumped at the
shelter.
03-08-D003 Female tri color 1 year old Beagle Found in Tauge.
03-08-D001 Shepard mix puppy 6 week old male, found in
Exchange. Adopt Today!
02-08-D042 Schnauzer mix, male 8 months old, found in
Burnsville Adopt Today!
02-08-D038-39 Collie/Hound mix puppies both females 8 weeks
old, found in Bluefield.
Dumping an Unwanted dog is a Crime! Punishable with a fine
and jail time. Give your pet a chance to survive turn it over to the
county shelter. The cost is minimal and it’s the right thing to do.
Braxton County Animal Shelter 765-2200.
Citizens’
NEWS
Braxton County, WV
tion. Starting pay- $16.00 per
hour. Travel to and from work
provided for some areas of WV.
Requires M-F travel. Company
Provides Hotel for employees.
Slurry Pavers, Inc. 1277 Mountain Rd., Richmond, VA 23060.
1-800-966-1812.
From The
Continued from Page 14
able receptionist with excellent
phone skills, knowledgeable in
MS office programs and highly
organized with a willingness to
learn in a fast pace environment.
Duties include, but are not limited to, customer service, answering phones, data entry, accounts payable, and filing.
Please submit to: Receptionist,
PO Box 489, Glenville, WV
26351.
8-26
35-41cpm. Earn over $1000
weekly!! Excellent benefits. HELP WANTED-EMPLOYMENT
Need CDL0A &3 mos recent DRIVERS:
13
DRIVERS
NEEDED. Sign-On Bonus. 35OTR. 800-635-8669.
42 cpm. Earn over $1000
HELP WANTED CARHAULER weekly. Excellent benefits. Need
OWNER
OPERATORS CDL-A & 3 mos recent OTR. 800WANTED. United Road has 635-8669.
opportunities for experienced
carhaul owner operators. You HOMES FOR RENT BANK
must possess a clean MVR, REPO’S! Buy 3 bedroom. $199/
Clear criminal background. Pass month! 4 bedroom, 2 bath
$311.00/month! (5% down, 30
HELP WANTED: Are you a se- DOT physical & drug test. Call years at 8% APR)! For listings
nior looking for part-time work in John 800-221-5127 ext 186.
800-620-4946 ext. 1222.
Braxton County? If so, come see
Drivers- HOMES FOR SALE HUD
Shirley to find out the kind of jobs HELP WANTED
openings
for HOMES! 3 bedroom 2 bath only
she can develop for you at vari- Immediate
ous locations in Braxton County. Regional & OTR .38cpm to $25,000! Great location! Must
She will be at the Braxton County .40cpm. Full Benefits. 1 Yr OTR see!
For
Senior Center from 10am to & CDL-A Req. Call 866-543- listings 800-620-4946 x 478.
11:30 am and at the Gassaway 1234 Option 6 Or apply @
Public Library from 12:30 pm www.onlinetransport.com.
MISCELLANEOUS AIRLINES
until 1:30 pm on Thursday, AuARE HIRING-Train for high paygust 21 to take your application. HELP WANTED Drivers- We ing Aviation Maintenance CaYou must be 55 years of age or have miles & freight! Positions reer. FAA approved program. Fiolder and on a limited income to available ASAP! Class A-CDL w/ nancial aid if qualified. Job
qualify for the Senior Employ- tank endorsement req’d. Top placement assistance. CALL
ment Program. EOE.
8-19 pay & premium benefits. Call Aviation Institute of Maintenance
877-882-6537
or
visit, (888) 349-5387.
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HELP
WANTED
MECHANICS:
MISC.
Medical, Business, Paralegal,
Up to $20,000 bonus. Keep the Computers, Criminal Justice. Job
Army National Guard Rolling. Fix Placement Assistance. FinanNOTICE: We will not be respon- Humvees, Strykers, etc. Expand cial aid if qualified. Call 866-858sible for accidents or injuries on your skills through career 2121 www.CenturaOnline.com.
or about the bridges adjoining training. Be a Soldier. 1-800our properties. Cross at own risk. GO-GUARD.com/ mechanic.
REAL ESTATE TENNESSEE
Linda Tomey, Tonya Robinson.
MOUNTAINS-1-2 Acre home
8-26 HELP WANTED Slurry Pavers, sites. Wooded Bluff-LakeInc. is looking for laborers for Lakeview. Starting at $59,900.
NOTICE: I, Windel Bosley, of road construction. Travel to and Guaranteed Financing! 866-550Beech Fork will not be respon- from work provided for some 5263. Ask about Mini Vacation.
sible for accidents or trespass- areas of WV. Requires Monday- 3 days 2 nights. Travel Allowers. 4-wheelers, motorcycles, Friday travel. Company provides ance.
etc. will be prosecuted to the full hotel for employees. Must have
extent of the law.
9-2 valid drivers license. Slurry UNFURNISHED APARTMENTS
Paves, Inc. 1277 Mountain Rd. 2 bedroom only $199/month! 3
YARD SALE: Three family gabedroom, 2 bath $300/month!
rage sale. Rain or shine. 1201 Richmond, VA 23060. 1-800- Bank repos! Wont last! (5%
966-1812.
th
Herold Rd. Friday, August 15
down, 20 years, 8% APR.) For
and Saturday, August 16th. 8-12
listings 800-620-4946 xR881.
HOMES FOR RENT HUD
YARD SALE: August 15 th and HOMES! Buy 3 bedroom, POTENTIAL TO MAKE your an16th 8-2 at 300 Twistville Rd. 765- $199.00/month! 4 bedroom, 2 nual income your monthly in3717 Girls 6x-7, Women’s 16-18 bath $317.00/month! (5% down, come.
Home-based.
Be
and lots of misc.
8-12 20 years, 8% apr) For listings your own boss. Have time, free800-620-4946 x1222.
dom. 2 minute message. Call
LONGABERGER & DRESDEN
BUS TOUR: Heritage Day, Sept. HOMES FOR SALE Affordable
6, 2008. Cost: $79.00. Includes: 3 bedrooms, 2 bath, only
transportation, admission, Bas- $25,000. Great location! Must
ket, prizes, refreshments. Con- see! For listings 800-620-4946
tact:
304-965-2094 xT478
[email protected]
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LEGAL NOTICES
Page16, Braxton Citizens’ News, August 12, 2008
IN THE MATTER OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION OF BRAXTON COUNTY
STATE OF WEST VIRGINIA
$16,100,000
PUBLIC SCHOOL BOND, SERIES 2008
ATTORNEY GENERAL’S APPROVAL
At a regular meeting of the Board of Education of the County of Braxton, State of West Virginia, held on the 19th day
of February 2008, an order was adopted and entered of record authorizing a vote to be taken of legal voters of
the County of Braxton at a general election to be held on the 13th day of May 2008, upon all questions connected
with the incurring of debt and issuing bonds in the aggregate principal amount of Sixteen Million One Hundred
Thousand Dollars ($16,100,000), and levying taxes to pay the interest on and the principal of said bonds, the
proceeds from the sale of such bonds to be used for the following purposes:
PROJECT
LOCATION
ESTIMATED COST
Frametown ElementaryConstruct two (2) classrooms, a mechanical room, kitchen addition and two (2) student
restrooms.Renovations to include: restrooms, new lighting and ceiling tile, new flooring, painting – interior/
exterior, fire suppression system, new windows, doors, frames, hardware, electrical service upgrades, plumbing
upgrades, new sanitary package plan, HVAC upgrades, sidewalks repaired, driveways and parking areas paved
and new furnishings and equipment.
Existing Frametown Elementary SchoolFrametown,
West Virginia
Bond Funds
$2,590,775
Little Birch ElementaryConstruct two (2) classrooms, two (2) student restrooms and mechanical
room.Renovations to include: restrooms, new lighting, new subfloor, flooring and structural repairs, painting –
interior/exterior, fire suppression system, new roofing, exterior masonry repointing, new windows, doors, frames,
hardware, electrical service and distribution upgrades, plumbing upgrades, new HVAC system, site drainage,
paving of parking lot and new furnishings and equipment.
Existing Little Birch Elementary SchoolLittle Birch,
West Virginia
Bond Funds
$2,863,781
Burnsville ElementaryConstruct elevator and elevator connectorRenovations to include: restrooms, new
lighting, new flooring and structural repairs, painting – interior/exterior, fire suppression system, new roofing,
exterior masonry repointing, new windows, doors, frames, hardware, electrical service and distribution upgrades, plumbing upgrades, new HVAC system, site drainage, paving of parking lot, asbestos removal, outdoor
walkway coverings, dishwasher hood ventilation and furnishings and equipmentExisting Burnsville Elementary
School
Bond Funds
$3,114,833
Braxton County Middle SchoolRenovations to include: paved parking area, renovations for Board of Education offices, new roofing and new lockers
Existing Braxton County Middle School
Bond Funds
$1,346,810
Braxton County High SchoolRenovations to include: new VCT flooring, base, painting – interior/exterior, new
doors, frames, hardware, replace non-efficient windows, new HVAC in section C, air handler replacement, new
lockers and furniture and equipment
Existing Braxton County High School
Bond Funds
$3,368,122
Davis ElementaryConstructions of two (2) classrooms, two (2) student restrooms, dining room, kitchen, administrative offices, elevator, lobby, mechanical room and stairs.Renovations to include: restrooms, new lighting,
flooring and structural repairs, painting – interior/exterior, fire suppression system, new roofing, new windows,
doors, frames, hardware, sidewalk canopy, electrical services and distribution upgrades, plumbing upgrades,
paving and repairs to parking lot and sidewalks, window asbestos abatement and furnishings and equipment.
Existing Davis Elementary School
Bond Funds
$1,602,979
Grant Funds
$3,263,783
Flatwoods Elementary SchoolConstruction of five (5) classrooms, physical education classroom, gym storage, two (2) student restrooms, mechanical room and kitchen additionRenovations to include: restrooms, new
lighting and ceiling tiles, painting – interior/exterior, fire suppression system, paving of sidewalks and parking lots,
kitchen renovations, electrical service and distribution upgrades and furnishings and equipment.
Existing Flatwoods Elementary School
Bond Funds
$725,369
Grant Funds
$2,865,702
Sutton Elementary SchoolConstructions of two (2) classrooms, student restrooms and mechanical
roomRenovations to include: restrooms, new lighting, new subfloor, flooring and structural repairs, painting –
interior/exterior, fire suppression system, window asbestos abatement exterior masonry repointing, new windows, doors, frames, hardware, electrical service and distribution upgrades, plumbing upgrades, new HVAC
system, site drainage, paving of parking lot, new furnishing and equipment, exterior ramp removal and sidewalk
renovations and repairs
Existing Sutton Elementary School
Bond Funds
$438,655
Grant Funds
$1,670,515
TOTAL PROPOSED BOND CALL:
Project Costs:
Costs of IssuanceThird Party Funds:Total Proposed Bond Call
$23,851,324
$48,676
$7,800,000
$16,100,000
The above amounts are made up of the aggregate principal amount of the Bond issue in the sum of SIXTEEN
MILLION ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS ($16,100,000).
The Board of Education of the County of Braxton, pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 13, Article 1, Section 25,
of the West Virginia Code of 1931, as amended, has caused to be transmitted to me certified copies of all pertinent
orders, ordinances, proclamations, certificates of valuation, notices, advertisements, affidavits, resolutions and
records of all the proceedings connected with or pertaining to such bond issue, and I have examined the same.
It appears from the records so transmitted to me that with respect to the proposition of incurring debt and issuing
bonds, as provided in said order, 2,609 votes were cast for and 2,407 votes were cast against the issuance of
said bonds, so that a majority of the votes were cast for the proposition.
In my opinion, there has been substantial compliance with the law relating to the issuance of said bonds, and I
therefore approve the validity of such bond issue pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 13, Article 1, Section 25,
of the West Virginia Code of 1931 as amended.
/s/ Darrell V. McGraw, Jr.
Darrell V. McGraw, Jr.
Charleston, West Virginia
2149491.1
July 29, 2008
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NOTICE OF APPLICATION TO
CHANGE RATES
Notice is hereby given that Equitable
Gas Company, a public utility, has
filed with the Public Service Commission of West Virginia, an application containing increased rates,
tolls and charges for furnishing natural gas service to 13,364 customers in the Counties of Braxton, Clay,
Doddridge, Gilmer, Harrison, Lewis,
Marion, Monongalia, Ritchie, Taylor,
Tyler, Upshur, and Wetzel.
The proposed increased rates and
charges will become effective November 1, 2008 unless otherwise
ordered by the Public Service Commission and will produce approximately $7,374,000 annually in increased revenue, an increase of
41.26%. The average monthly bill
for the various classes of customers will be changed as follows:
($)
(%)
Increase
Increase
Residential
$ 38.40
38.6%
Commercial $ 139.20
40.1%
Industrial $ 1,056.00
41.4%
The Increases shown are based on
averages of all customers in the indicated class. Each class may receive an increase or decrease
greater or less than stated here.
Individual customers may receive
Increases that are greater or less
than average. Furthermore, the requested increased rates and
charges are only a proposal and are
subject to change (increases or decreases) by the Public Service Commission in its review of this filing. Any
increase in rates and charges will
not become effective until authorized
and approved by the Public Service
Commission. (If a hearing is conducted, notice will be given of the
time and place of hearing.)
A complete copy of the proposed
rates, as well as a representative of
the Company to provide any information requested concerning it, is
available to all customers, prospective customers, or their agents at
any of the following offices of the
Company:
PO
Box
1550,
Clarksburg, West Virginia 263021550.
A copy of the proposed rates is
available for public inspection at the
office of the Executive Secretary of
the Public Service Commission at
201 Brooks Street, Charleston, West
Virginia.
The 30-C procedure is designed
to provide a procedure for changing
rates charged to customers by natural gas distribution utilities based
exclusively on the cost of purchased gas. Consequently, protest
should be limited to the reasonableness of such costs and the method
by which they are calculated. Anyone desiring to protest or intervene
should file a written protest or notice
of intervention within twenty-five (25)
days following the date of this publication unless otherwise modified by
Commission order. Failure to timely
intervene can affect your rights to
protest any rate increases and to
participate in future proceedings.
Requests to intervene must comply
with the Commission’s rules on intervention set forth in the
Energy experts know the importance of reliable
power. Our nation’s power grid system is at risk.
Five years ago, the blackout in the northeast was
a warning. Before it was over, nearly 40 million
Americans were affected and as much as $8.2
billion were lost.
Charles Bayless, former Provost of WVU Tech,
agrees. “The price of not having electricity is
astronomical. Businesses close, coal mines
close, our computers no longer work. Reliable
power is one of the most important issues of
thriving business.”
Reliable energy is good for business, good for
our region and good for our nation. The path
toward it is clear…the Potomac-Appalachian
Transmission Highline.
Commission’s Rules of Practice and
Procedure. All protests and interventions should be addressed to
Executive Secretary, Public Service
Commission of West Virginia, PO
Box 812, Charleston, WV 25323.
Equitable Gas Company
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NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE
Pursuant to the authority vested in
the undersigned Charles I. Jones Jr.
Substitute Trustee by Notice of
Substitution of Trustee which
notice is of record in the Office
of the Clerk of the County of
Commission of Braxton County,
West Virginia, in Trust Deed Book
3 at Page 542 and by Deed of
Trust dated April 7, 2004, executed by Gregory E. McLaughlin
to BB&T Collateral Service Corporation, Trustee, which deed of
trust is of record in the Office of
the Clerk of Braxton County,
West Virginia, in Trust Deed Book
184 at Page 490, the undersigned Substitute Trustee has
been requested, in writing, by the
beneficiary of said deed of trust
to sell the real estate described
below, as there has been a default under the terms and conditions of said deed of trust. Therefore, the undersigned Substitute
Trustee will sell the real estate
described in the Deed of Trust,
at a public auction on August 29,
2008 at 1:00 p.m. to the highest
bidder on front door of the Courthouse of said County of Braxton,
in Sutton, West Virginia, which
real estate is more completely described as follows:
All that certain lot or parcel of real
estate, together with any buildings
or improvements thereon, rights or
rights of way incidental thereto, and
appurtenances thereunto belonging,
situate on the waters of the Rush
Fork of Little Otter Creek, in Otter
District, Braxton County, West Virginia, and as more particularly
bounded and described as follows:
BEGINNING at a stake on the north
side of the Rush Fork Road, a corner to the Hardway 3/8 acre lot;
thence running with the west line of
said Hardway lot (reversed) N 29 W
56 poles passing a walnut in line to a
stake in the C. C. Crockett line;
thence down the hill with same, S 12
W 12 poles to a stake an original
corner; thence continuing with said
Crockett line, S 3 E 25 poles to a
stake, a corner to the Gladys
McLaughlin lot; thence with said
McLaughlin 3 lines, N 84 E 3 poles
to a stake; S 38 E 23 ½ poles to a
black walnut on the north side of said
rush fork road; thence down and with
same, N 55 E 12 ½ poles to the place
of beginning.
There is excepted and reserved from
the above tract an outconveyance
of 0.25 acres, more or less, to Dawn
Maxwell by the Last Will and Testament of Gladys S. McLaughlin, dated
January 18, 1979 and recorded in
the aforesaid Clerk’s office in Will
Book 15 at page 106;
FRONTING a distance of 100 feet
along the public road, starting at the
line of Hardway, and at edge of right
of way of said public road; thence
going up the road and in a westerly
direction a distance of 100 feet to a
stake; thence a distance of approximately 110 feet across the bottom
to the beginning of the hill to the
present bottom fence; thence in an
easterly direction with said fence
along and across said bottom and
at the foot of the hill to said Hardway
line; thence along and with said
Hardway line a distance of 110 feet
and with the edge of my property in
the bottom to the beginning corner,
containing approximately .25 acre,
more or less.
TERMS OF SALE
1. Cash in hand paid on the day of
sale.
2. Subject to any and all assessments and taxes against said property, and all prior liens and encumbrances of any nature whatsoever
including a prior deed of trust in favor of Branch Banking and Trust
Company.
3. The purchaser shall be responsible for the payment of the transfer
taxes imposed by the West Virginia
Code § 11-2-1.
4. The subject property will be sold
in AAS IS@ condition. The Substitute Trustee makes no representations and warranties of any kind or
character including, but not limited
to, the condition of the real estate or
the title to the real estate to be conveyed. The Substitute Trustee will
deliver a trustee=s deed to the purchaser without any covenant or
warranty (express or implied) in the
form prescribed by W.Va. Code ‘ 381-6 upon receipt of the purchase
price.
5. The Substitute Trustee shall be
under no duty to cause any existing
tenant or
person occupying the subject property to vacate said property.
6. The Substitute Trustee reserves
the right to adjourn the sale, for a
time, or from time to time, without
further notice by announcement at
the time and place of the sale described above.
Given under my hand this 7th day of
August, 2008.
Charles I. Jones Jr., Substitute
Trustee
1-800-292-9859
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