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Two head
for prison,
others await
sentencing
Two Braxton County
men are headed to prison
after appearing before
Chief Circuit Judge Richard A. Facemire last week.
Three others will undergo
evaluations before learning their fate.
Daniel Hacker and
his
attorney
David
Karickhoff appeared before Judge Facemire on
June 7 for sentencing.
Hacker had previously
pled guilty to two counts of
felony conspiracy to
manufacture a controlled
substance as part of a
plea agreement with Braxton County Prosecuting
Attorney Kelly Hamon
McLaughlin.
The Court ordered
that Hacker be sentenced
to the maximum term of
one to five years on each
count. It was further ordered that the sentences
run consecutive for a total period of incarceration
of not less than two nor
more than ten years.
Hacker was given credit
for the 21 days previously
served in the Central Regional Jail and 53 days
spend at Anthony Correctional Center. He was remanded to the custody of
the CRJ to await transfer
to the Department of Corrections.
Brooks Allen Pitts
came before the Court for
sentencing on the felony
offense of possession of
pseudoephedrine to be
used as a precursor to the
manufacture of methamphetamine. Through his
attorney, Daniel Grindo,
Pitts requested alternative sentencing. Prosecuting Attorney Kelly Hamon
McLaughlin objected to
the request and asked the
Court to sentence the defendant to the maximum
penalty. Judge Facemire
denied the defense’s motion and sentenced Pitts to
the State Penitentiary for
a period of not less than
two years nor more than
ten. In addition, the defendant was fined $25,000
and ordered to pay court
cost. He was given credit
for 42 days previously
served at the CRJ. Pitts
was remanded to the CRJ
to await transfer to the
Department of Corrections.
Tara Fields of Sutton
came
before
Judge
Facemire with her counsel Kevin Hughart for
sentening. The defendant
had entered a plea of guilty
to possession of the precursors to the manufacturing of methamphetamine.
The Court ruled that
there was insufficient information to determine
sentencing at this time.
Judge Facemire ordered
that Fields would self report to the Larkin Correctional Center to undergo a
diagnostic and classification evaluation which
would not exceed 60 days.
Upon completion of that
evaluation the defendant
would remain free on the
previously posted bond to
await sentencing, now set
for September 1 at 9:00
a.m.
On June 3 Wallace
Hess appeared in Braxton
County Circuit Court with
his attorney Thomas J.
Drake to enter a plea pursuant to an agreement
with Prosecuting Attorney
McLaughlin. Hess pled
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Grand Jury indicts eighteen
The June term of the
Braxton County Grand
Jury convened last week
under the supervision of
Judge
Richard
A.
Facemire. At the conclusion of the closed door session, eighteen individuals
were indicted on a host of
charges.
Charles
Hubert
Robey and Haley Gene
Stump, both of Sutton
were indicted on charges
of delivery of a controlled
substance; hydrocodone
and two counts each of
conspiracy. Roby was also
charged with two counts
of delivery of marijuana.
The incidents are alleged
to have occurred in September 2008. Trooper
First Class J. E. Kincaid of
the Sutton Detachment of
the West Virginia State
Police was the investigating officer.
Harry Hinkel, IV of
Gassaway and Randy
Gaddy, Jr. of Sutton were
both charged in conjunction with a theft in May
2010 that occurred at the
Gassaway Volunteer Fire
Department. The pair are
alleged to have taken
equipment from the
stationhouse valued at
$12,706.58. They were
each charged with grand
larceny, entering without
breaking and two counts of
conspiracy. The case was
presented to the Grand
Jury by Braxton County
Deputy Sheriff William Alderman.
John Travis Sandy
and Jimmy Lee Sandy,
both of Rosedale were
each charged with five
drug related offenses
stemming from an investigation began in September 2010 by Trooper First
Class D. W. Burge of the
Sutton Detachment. Both
were charged with two
counts of manufacturing a
controlled substance; two
counts of conspiracy; possession of a controlled
substance, marijuana,
with intent to deliver; attempting to operate a clandestine drug lab, and possession of pseudoephedrine to be used as a precursor to the manufacture
of methamphetamine.
Judy McIntyre of
Sutton was indicted on
three counts of delivery of
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Ramsey named to 1st Team All-State
Three additional Lady Eagles
softball team members honored
All-State last week.
Ramsey is only the second
Braxton County High softball player to receive this
honor. The other was
Elizabeth Gibson, who
graduated in 1999.
Also acknowledged
for their play
this season
wereTaylor
Bragg and
A l l i s o n
Pritt——both
of
whom
made Second Team—
and Baylee
Stewart, who
received
Special Honorable Mention.
Coach
Jerry Frame
noted that
R a m s e y
“reads the
ball off the
bat really
Braxton County centerfielder Charity well and has
Ramsey was recently named to the State a good arm.”
AA All-State Softball Team.
He continBy Shirley Shuman
CN Sports Editor
Lady Eagles centerfielder Charity Ramsey,
known for her nearly flawless play in the outfield,
was named AA First Team
ued to say, “After two
steps, Charity is at full
speed, and she can usually run down anything
hit into center-field.
She’s also a delight to
coach.”
Ramsey, who committed only three errors
in 22 games, had a fielding percentage of 875. Off e n sively,
s h e
batted
.299
a n d
a c counted
for 13
RBIs,
t h e
third
Bragg
highest on the team. She also
led the team in scoring,
with 23 runs and, along
with Pritt, in hits. Both
players had 23 hits in the
22 games. Ramsey recorded 18 stolen bases.
Bragg, the Lady
Eagles’ starting pitcher,
faced 513 batters in 101
innings during the recently ended season. Her
ERA was 0.62 in 20 games.
At the plate, she hit .265
and led the team in
doubles
with
five.
Coach
Frame,
w h o
noted
that it
i
s
“great
for a
pitcher
Pritt
in her
sophomore year to make
Second Team All-State,”
referred to Bragg as “one
of the best pitchers in our
[LKC] conference.”
First baseman Allison
Pritt
ended
t h e
seas o n
with a
.972
fieldi n g
percenta g e
Stewart
a n d
led the team with 90
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Gassaway
man arrested
for attempted
armed robbery
A Gassaway man has
been arrested for attempting to rob the Sutton GoMart. On June 6 a man
identified as Shane
Wayne Thompson of Deer
Forest Apartments between Gassaway and
Sutton entered the Sutton
Go-Mart. He initially
asked the clerk for an application and attempted to
purchase beer. According
to the criminal complaint,
Thompson then pulled a
knife from his pocket,
pointed it at the clerk and
told him to empty the cash
register. The clerk refused and advised the assailant that he was calling police.
Thompson left the
building and walked toward the Bank of
Gassaway branch where
he apparently disposed of
the knife. Thompson was
found sitting on the sidewalk in front of the establishment when Troopers
D.W. Burge and C.T.
Speece of the Sutton Detachment of the West Virginia State Police arrived.
The defendant submitted to a portable breath
test (PBT) where he registered a blood alcohol content of .177. When officers
attempted to place Thompson under arrest, he refused to enter the police
vehicle and forcibly pulled
away from the officers.
Thompson
was
charged with the attempted armed robbery
and obstructing an officer.
He was arraigned before Braxton County Magistrate Larry Clifton. Following that arraignment,
the defendant was lodged
in the Central Regional
Jail in lieu bonds totaling
$105,000.
Braxton resident earns masters degree
at prestigious New York University
By Shirley Shuman
From Braxton County
High School to a degree
from
Syracuse
University’s prestigious
S.I. Newhouse School of
Public Communications
may seem a long journey,
but Braxton native Colin
Thorn actually made it
look easy. Thorn finished
his academic journey as
he received a Master’s
degree in Public Relations
on May 14.
The journey really
began before he entered
high school as his parents,
Rick and Midge Thorn,
“started [him] off right.”
He explained, “My success
probably goes back to the
way I was raised. My parents have always pushed
the idea of trying our best,
of always making what we
do something we can be
proud of.”
He carried that lesson into high school,
where he said he received
the motivation to go into
communication. “Two areas of my high-school education probably influenced
me most,” he commented.
“I found myself a member
of the speech team, and I
discovered that not only
did I like speech competition, but I also had a talent for it. My coach
pushed, I worked hard,
and I was successful,”
Thorn added. “In addition
to interscholastic speech
competition, the Advanced Communication
class which I took further
piqued my interest in patch, and “had fun” work- cal about going to a really
school,
but
speaking and allowed me ing there. However, it was large
to learn to communicate during his stint with the Newhouse seemed really
more effectively in vari- paper that he decided print tight-knit, like a commuous areas, ranging from media was not for him. “I nity. Because of that feelsimple job interviews to wanted to use speech, too,” ing and the school’s interdeveloping ad campaigns,” he explained. The result national prestige, I deof this decision was his cided to go there. It was a
he said.
High-school journal- applying to ten public com- wise choice,” he said.
Thorn earned his
ism played an equally im- munications graduate
degree
at
portant role in his enter- schools; he was accepted masters
ing the communication. at all ten. Then, he noted, Newhouse in one-half the
“I loved doing journalism “came the big decision.” time he would have spent
work. I was a member of During spring break his at another school because
the newspaper staff, and senior year at Marshall, the program begins in
here, too, I was expected he visited three of the ten, early July and continues
to produce perfect work. and he chose S.I. to August of the following
Again, I enjoyed the chal- Newhouse at Syracuse year. The intensity of the
lenge of trying for perfec- University. “”I was skepti- program “makes it very
difficult betion
along
cause I had to
with the opget done in 13
portunity to
months what
express my
others do in
creativity.
two years,”
Participation
Thorn noted,
in speech and
adding, “ “I
journalism
have my dedefinitely ingree, but I am
spired a destill working
sire to work
on the internin communiship,” he excation, and I
plained.
chose to go to
Actually,
Marshall Unifor
Thorn,
versity to major in journalgraduation
day provided a
ism.”
A
t
three-fold experience.
Marshall,
Most imporThorn began
tant,
of
as a printcourse, was
journalism
the
degree
major and did
from one of
well in that
the three best
area. He even
communicagained an internship with Colin Thorn is looking to the future after receiving tions schools
a local paper, his masters degree from one of the most in the counThen
the Herald Dis- prestigious communications schools in the try.
came his receiving the PR
Certificate of Achievement “for a Public Relations Master’s degree student who demonstrates
sustaining academic performance and exceptional
promise in the field of Public Relations.” For Thorn,
however, possibly the
most exciting part of the
convocation ceremony
was the speech he delivered in the Carrier Dome
to more than one thousand graduates and parents.
The opportunity
to speak during the convocation came through
competition. Following
the initial competition,
Thorn and a fellow graduate tied for the opportunity. In a second competition, the Braxton native
won. His speech, which he
said included some entertaining features, contrasted with most “graduation” speeches in that he
asked his classmates to
“look back” and to “be
proud” of what they had
done. Part of his message,
he said, was “It’s good;
everyone’s going to say
they’re proud of you. Most
of all, you need to be proud
of yourselves.” He explained that he asked the
graduates to “note the
things
[they]
had
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A weekly photo of opinion in Braxton County...
sometimes good and sometimes not so good.
By Ed Given
A special thank you
from Head Start...
Crowded out, again…
Last week was the worst of several weeks
when it comes to trying to fit everything in the
paper. I have often said that putting together an
issue is like working a puzzle… we are always
trying to find the pieces that fit the holes we have.
Recently, we have had way too many pieces
and they simply don’t fit. Try as we have, and we
really have, we have been unable to include all the
items that have been submitted and many of those
that we actually provide by our staff. If you missed
this column last week you probably realize that I
even had to forfeit my space for the better good. I
guess my critics will say that it wasn’t much of a
loss. I am sure there is at least one person in
Sutton who is glad the circumstances developed.
They probably would not have like the column that
should have appeared last week. It is no longer
timely so I will just keep those particular thoughts
to myself for the time being.
We still have some issues but for the most part
I can see the light at the end of the tunnel regarding this space problem. I do need to apologize to
Clint Ferguson who writes an outdoor column for
us. One of the articles he submitted was no longer
timely and we couldn’t run it. I assured him last
week that we had things under control… well
obviously, that wasn’t a totally accurate statement,
since his column turned out to be too large to fit in
the remaining space when I attempted to place it
on a page today.
I guess the good news is… there has been lots
of news to report lately. We have done our best to
cover as many things as we can. It’s hard with a
small staff like ours, but we will keep plugging
along as best we can.
In the middle of a bad situation like these
space issues, we can always expect computer
gremlins to attack… and they have. That always
makes things more interested. We are working on
them. One in particular, our archive file on the esubscription website has been giving us fits for over
a year. I am optimistic that we have a course of
action now and a remedy should be coming in the
next few weeks. At least I hope so.
The gremlins are not just confined to the
office. We had been working feverously for several
weeks to make the necessary repairs on our old
boat to get it in the water. It’s a 1967 model so
there is always something to do.
Year before last my buddy Robin Parker decided
that we needed a drain plug in the middle of the
boat. It was a good idea. This particular type of boat
traps water in the hull below the floor and there is
no way for it to escape. Robin was so nice, he
actually installed the through-the-hull fitting for
us. It worked great all last season. Well this year,
as we were readying the boat, several unexpected
things went wrong. The coating we hoped to put on
the top didn’t work out due to scheduling problems
with the supplier so at the last minute we had to go
to plan B. Both batteries were bad and had to ultimately be replaced. I decided to put the boat in the
water then deal with the issues. So, on Memorial
Day weekend we launched the ole girl. All seemed
well until approximately two hours later. I went to
the house to get more tools and take a quick
shower. As I was emerging from the shower,
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From
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readers
Dear Editor
Our Head Start Policy
Council appointed a group
of its members to serve on
the Committee to Increase Volunteer Hours.
They decided to have a
Silent Auction/Auction
again at the end of this
school year.
It was
planned for June 6th at the
Board of Education.
After reviewing our
Flight 1549 Aircraft towed through Braxton County - Courtesy of Fernando Rodriguez
guidelines and spending
On January 15, 2009, US Airways
at the Carolinas Aviation Museum
many hours collecting
(CAM) at Charlotte Douglas InternaFlight 1549 departed New York City’s
items from local area
LaGuardia airport headed for Charlotte,
tional Airport, the original intended
businesses, we were
North Carolina when it was hit by a flock destination of Flight 1549. “CAM plans
ready. We even had our
to display the aircraft, fully assembled,
of Canadian Geese shortly after takeoff,
Parent Bucks ready to exin the same configuration it was in
sustaining serious engine damage.
change with the parents
The aircraft, an Airbus A320-214, when it was pulled from the water.”
that attended for the time
J. Supor & Sons Trucking and
unable to make it back to the airport,
they had spent participatlanded in the Hudson River, just north- Rigging Co., a Kearney New Jersey
ing in our program.
based trucking company, was issued
east of the George Washington Bridge
Everyone seemed to
in what has been heralded as “the most a permit by the West Virginia Public
have
a good time and no
successful ditching in aviation history.” Service Commission for a 194,000 lbs
one went home with their
weight limit to transfer the plane.
Captain Chesley “Sully”
Sullenberger, 57, a former fighter pilot, The load measured 175 feet in length hands empty. We hope to
continue having our Siand was flanked front and rear by
safety expert, and glider pilot was in
lent as well as Live Aucnumerous escort vehicles.
control of the plane and realized the
tion yearly to encourage
Spectators lined I-79 cheering
sensational ditching with no loss of
more parents to work with
and holding up American flags and
lives and only two serious and three
us in the future.
minor injuries. All 155 occupants were signs, including a large number of
We want to thank
students from Braxton County High
safely evacuated from the plane.
our committee members
School and Braxton County Middle
The airplane, also known as
“Miracle on the Hudson” left its hangar School. The viewing was described by for their help. They are:
Linda Burkhammer, Amthe spectators as “a humbling and
in New Jersey on Monday, June 6,
ber Dennison, Shanna
emotional experience.
passed through Sutton via I-79 on
Erdman, Cathy George,
We feel very fortunate to have
Wednesday, and it is scheduled to reach
shared in this significantly historical Amy Glover, Tina Hopkins,
Charlotte, North Carolina by Friday,
Leah Nicholson, and Dawn
June 10th, where it will be on exhibition event.
Nottingham. We also want
to give a special thanks to
Terry VanKirk for serving
as our Auctioneer. The following contributors need
applauded, as well. They
generously donated items
By Lola B. Given that they knew would be
appreciated and truly
helped to make this event
a success. They are:
American Country Collecaffected cattle to rear their heads up
As the years fly by I recall that
tion, Sutton; Argenio’s,
much of my life was in a quieter mode. to wash their mouths out with some
Burnsville; Artsquest,
kind of medication. Cherry was not
One adjusted to the weather without
happy and I would go in the house so as Bethlehem, PA; Bank of
the upheaval of strong storms. Either
Gassaway; Berry Chapel
we didn’t have them or there was no TV to not have to view her unhappy treatUnited Methodist Church,
ment. Fortunately the medication
news to show the homes blown away
Heaters; Pearl Blake; Braxcured the problem and we were happy
and the lives lost.
ton Citizens’ News; Braxton
when fall came and the rains started
I well remember the drought in
Democrat; Sutton; Braxton
so that the pasture recovered fair.
the 1930’s. We were aware of the dust
This year we have gotten rain for Coin Laundry, Sutton;
bowl in the west and for weeks we had
Braxton Farm Supply,
humans and animals for which we
no rain either. We lived on a farm
Gassaway; Braxton Motor,
are very thankful. Tornadoes have
between Widen and Dille. The pasture
Inc.; Burnsville Auto Parts/
was damaged so bad that the mouths of plagued the mid west destroying
homes and properties and many lives. NAPA; Camden Park, Hunour milk cows became raw. One of our
tington; City National
Being one who has a healthy respect
cows named Cherry was my favorite. I
for wind, lightening and thunder, I
was eight or nine years old and was so
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upset when they put a rope around the hibernate when a storm comes.
on page 3
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News And Views
A quieter time of my life...
News from
our Capitol
by Delegate Brent Boggs
Last week was one of the
busiest for me in quite a while,
ASSOCIATE PUBLISHER
as I managed to work all week
ADVERTISING MANAGER
on the railroad; make several
Allison Given
legislative meetings at various
SPORTS EDITOR
locations around the state and
Shirley Shuman
also spend time during the day
at the Capitol. Many miles and
REPORTER/PHOTOGRAPHER
Erica Whitney
too much coffee. Despite the
hectic schedule, it was a proOFFICE MANAGEMENT
ductive week in preparations
Jeanine Given
for June interim meetings early
CIRCULATION
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• Study teacher salaries and
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• An audit of the efficiency of the
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• Annual professional personnel
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• Creating WVU-Tech Revitalization Project
• Study methods of making
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• Study to determine alternative certification paths for
teachers and principals
• Study to determine value of
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• Study implementation of 10
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State Board of Education’s
Middle School Global 21 initiative
• Study on the educational and
communication barriers facing
children in West Virginia who
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their families
• Study regarding the various
learning disabilities that affect
many students in West Virginia
Study on the measures available to schools to address poor
attendance
• Study on retaining in West Vir-
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Study on methods to help instill
within students the importance
of performing to the best of their
ability on the state summative
assessment
• Study on the acquisition of
pre-owned computers for refurbishing for use by students
• Study on mandatory recycling
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Joint Standing Committee on
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• Dedicating portion of coal severance tax to county of origin
• Relating to post-employment
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• Study advisability of establishing Economic Diversification
Permanent Fund using mineral
severance taxes
Study whether state should increase funding to Matching Advertising Partnership Program
Requesting study on creation of
• Fiscal and Policy Division under Joint Committee on Government and Finance
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fairs and festivals
• Use of tobacco taxes for research
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• Study the feasibility of increasing the allowable tax
credit for qualified rehabilitated
buildings investment for certi-
fied historic structures in this
state
• Funding Issues Regarding
Marcellus Shale
• Telecommunications Taxes
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• State Police - Civilian Personnel
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• Study on the property tax base
Joint Standing Committee on
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• Study utility services
• Scope of practice of health
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• Creation of Fiscal and Policy •
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• Implementation of procedures
by DEP relating to environmental sampling
Study regulating pawnbrokers
Study of the independence of
the Office of Environmental Advocate
• Study regarding Licensed Professional Counselors being reimbursed through Medicaid
• Study of the authority of participating municipalities in the
municipal home rule pilot
projects to propose plan amendments
• Volunteer Fire Departments
Long Term Viability and Recruitment
Joint Committee on Health
• Study impacts of cost sharing,
coinsurance and specialty tier
pricing for prescription medications.
• Authorize study of rate review
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COURT
continued from page 1
guilty to the offense of burglary. The State agreed to
dismiss the remaining
counts included in the indictment. Further, Hess
agreed to pay restitution
to all victims in the matter and to fully cooperate
with law enforcement officers in the investigation
of all other criminal activity of which he has any
knowledge.
The State agreed to
recommend that any period
of incarceration imposed at
sentencing run concurrent
with that imposed in a
Nicholas County case
where the defendant pled
guilty to two counts of daytime burglary. Judge
Facemire accepted the plea
and set sentencing for July
8 at 11:00 p.m. Hess was
remanded back to the custody of the CRJ to await sentencing.
In May, Casey Gregory appeared before the
Court with his attorney
Daniel Grindo. Gregory entered a plea of guilty to the
offense of unlawful assault,
a felony punishable by imprisonment for not less
than one nor more than
five years. The State
agreed to dismiss the remaining charges against
Gregory. Judge Facemire
ordered a pre-sentence investigation be conducted by
the Probation Department
of the 14th Judicial Circuit
and set sentencing for July
11 at 11:15 a.m.
GRAND JURY
continued from page 1
a controlled substance:
hydrocodone. The incidents occurred on November, 2009. Sgt. A. J.
Shingler of the Sutton
Detachment of the State
Police was the investigating officer.
Eden Blake Wilson of
Napier and Megan Stump
were indicted on charges
related to theft from a private residence near
Sutton in May 2010. Wilson was charged with burglary, petit larceny, conspiracy and grand larceny.
Stump faces 2 counts of
burglary, petit larceny,
conspiracy, grand larceny,
possession of a controlled
substance and five counts
each of forgery and uttering. The crime was investigated by Trooper Burge
and Cpl. M. R. Yost of the
Sutton Detachment.
Robbie Edward Brown
of Frametown was indicted on charges of
manufacturing a controlled substance: marijuana and possession of
that substance with the
intent to deliver. The
charges stem from an October 2010 investigation
by Trooper C. T. Speece.
Paul O’Malley of Exchange was charged with
3rd offense, driving under
the influence. The case
was presented to the
Grand Jury by Braxton
County Sheriff’s Deputy
Aaron James.
A four count, drug related indictment was returned against Charles
Edward Dennison of
Sutton. He was charged
with two counts of deliver
of a controlled substance:
marijuana; possession of
a controlled substance:
oxycodone, with the intent
to delivery and conspiracy. Troopers Kincaid
and Speece investigated
the incident.
Steven Harold Evans
of Sutton was indicted on
five charges stemming
from a June 2008 incident. Trooper Kincaid and
Trooper L. D. Mohr presented the case to the
Grand Jury. Evans was
charged with five counts
of delivery of a controlled
substance: marijuana;
two counts of conspiracy;
deliver of hydrocodone,
possession of hydrocodone
with the intent to deliver
and
possession
of
alprazolam with the intent
to deliver.
Christopher Alton of
Duck was indicted for delivery of a controlled sub-
stance: oxycodone. The
incident, investigated by
Trooper L. D. Mohr is alleged to have occurred in
January 2010.
Trooper Mohr also
presented
the
case
against Pauline Shaw of
Sutton. She was indicted
for
possession
of
oxycodone with the intent
to deliver and possession
of hydrocodone with the
intent to deliver. The incidents occurred in August 2010.
Christopher John
Jenkins was indicted for
attempting to possess a
controlled substance on
the grounds of a jail, and
two counts of conspiracy.
According to investigating
officer, Deputy Jacob
Dennison of the Sheriff’s
Department, Jenkins attempted to have a female
acquaintance bring marijuana to him while he was
incarcerated in the Central Regional Jail in October and November 2010.
Deborah Ann Brady of
Sutton was indicted on
seven drug related counts.
She is charged with three
counts of deliver of marijuana, one count of delivery of hydrocodone and
three counts of conspiracy.
The charges stem from a
June 2008 investigation
headed by Trooper Kincaid.
William Dale Freeman of Little Birch was
charged with delivery of a
controlled substance: marijuana and conspiracy. The
incidents occurred in October 2008. The case was
presented to the Grand
Jury by Trooper Kincaid.
Jerry Lynn Cutlip, Jr.
of Sutton was charged
with three counts of delivery of oxycodone and one
count of delivery of
hydrocodone. The case
was investigated by
Trooper Kincaid and Sgt.
Shingler.
Editor’s Note: The return
of an indictment by a Grand
Jury indicates that a person
has been charged formally by
the State with the commission
of a crime or crimes. It is an
accusation. The U.S. Constitution provides that a person
is presumed innocent until
proven guilty by the State.
Upon entering a plea of innocent, person accused of a
crime are entitled to a trial by
a jury of their peers. The guilt
or innocence of the accused
is determined by a Petit jury,
not by means of an indictment b y a Grand Jury.
THORN
continued from page 1
learned….endurance, tolerance, friendship, and
pride” among others. “I
wanted to remind them
that we have the right to
be proud of what we have
accomplished,” he added.
One might expect
this young man, after five
highly successful years of
college, to spend the summer relaxing and reveling
in his accomplishments.
That, however, will not be
the case. Yesterday,
Thorn began work for
Lockheed-Martin, the global defense contractor. His
position is in Information
Systems and Global Solutions, and his first rotation
is in Philadelphia. In this
position, Thorn will head
“all of the internal communication, creating and
distributing that communication.” Lockheed also
has, Thorn noted, a Diversity of Inclusion program,
and he will be “organizing
and supervising” in that
area. One of 40 applicants
from Syracuse for positions at Lockheed-Martin,
Thorn was selected to go
to Washington, D.C., for
an interview. There, competing against individuals
from all over the United
States, he and two others
were selected by the company.
In his work for
Lockheed-Martin, Colin
Thorn will be traveling all
over the world. No matter
where he travels or how
successful he becomes,
however, those who know
him well can rest assured
that this young man
readily acknowledges
where his career began—
and he’s proud of
ALL-STATE
continued from page 1
putouts. Like Ramsey, she
committed only three errors in 22 games. A definite threat at the plate,
Pritt, who was First Team
All-Little Kanawha Conference this year, carried the
highest batting average on
the team at .348 and scored
21 runs. Of her selection to
the All-State Second Team,
her coach said, “Allie is
quick and smart. She’s one
of the best first base-man
in the state.”
Baylee Stewart, the
Lady Eagles’ second baseman, hit eight home-runs
and recorded 21 RBIs to lead
the team. Her season batting average was .338. Defensively, Stewart had 60
putouts and ended the season with a .934 fielding percentage. Coach Frame
called Baylee “a great infielder” and noted that she
is also only a sophomore.
Of the four players selected for All-State honors
on the three levels, their
coach pointed out, “All four
of these girls were only
sophomores this season,
but they communicate really well. Because they
have played together for
years, they can read each
other.” Although Coach
Frame didn’t, he could have
added: And they will be
back… because they, along
with most of the state-tournament team, were underclassmen.
CAPITOL
continued from page 2
process established by
Health Care Authority.
• Study need for legislation
regarding negative costs
resulting from prescription
medication abuse.
• Conduct a study on the
possible need to regulate
the rental network PPO
market.
• Issues related to requiring direct payment by
health insurance companies and health maintenance organizations to
out-of-network health
care providers.
• Other study topics can be
requested by the committee co-chairs for approval
to the Acting Senate
President and House
Speaker during June Interim Meetings.
Finally, a sad note to
report. While at the Capitol last week, a staff member caught me as I was
heading out the door to
deliver some devastating
news. My good friend and
colleague, Delegate Larry
Border, had suffered a
massive stroke. Early the
next morning, Larry
passed away, surrounded
by his wife, Anna and
their children.
Jean and I joined
with a large contingent of
members and spouses of
the House for his services
Saturday in Vienna. A
pharmacist in his everyday job, Larry’s district included Wirt County and
part of Wood County. As
Minority Whip, with over
twenty years of legislative
service, his impact was
great. He rarely spoke on
the floor, choosing to conduct most of his work behind the scenes. When he
did take to the floor, people
listened. He was an outstanding legislator and
devoted more time to
helping new members –
regardless of political party
– than any other legislator I’ve ever know. Faith
and family were at the top
of his priority list.
Larry and Anna have
been friends with Jean
and me since my first day
in the Legislature nearly
sixteen years ago. He was
a good man and a good
friend. Our thoughts and
prayers are with Anna,
his children, grandchildren and his parents.
Please contact or
send inquiries and requests to the Capitol Office
at: Building 1, Room 226-M,
Charleston, WV 25305. Or,
call the Capitol office at
340-3220; my Assistant to
the Majority Leader, Tom
Bennett at 340-3262; or
Ms. Jennifer Underwood at
340-3942; or fax to 3403213. If you have an interest in any particular bill or
issue, please let me know.
For
those
with
Internet access, my email
address
is:
[email protected]
You also may obtain
additional legislative information, including the
copies of bills, conference
reports, daily summaries,
interim highlights, and
other information from
the Legislature’s web site
at www.legis.state.wv.us.
If you write or leave a message, please remember to
include your phone number with your inquiry and
any details you can provide.
Additional information, including agency links and
state government phone
directory may be found at
www.wv.gov and on the
Facebook site of the West
Virginia Legislature.
Remember to thank
a veteran for their service
to our nation and continue
to remember our troops at home and abroad - and
keep them and their families in your thoughts and
prayers. Until next week
– take care.
AS I SEE IT
continued from page 2
the phone rang. On the
other end was a semi-panicked person telling me
they just got a report that
my boat was sinking. Of
course any readers who
have a boat probably have
already figured out that…
yes, I left the plug out.
By the time I got to
the lake, all was well. My
friend, Doug Martin, had
found the problem and literally put his finger in the
hole until a large portable
bilge pump was retrieved
from the marina. There
was not any real damage,
except to my ego. However, it certainly made for
good conservation and
some continued ribbing
from my fellow dock
neighbors.
LETTERS
continued from page 2
Bank;
Controlled
Excentrics, Sutton; Dairy
Queen, Gassaway; D & D
Pawn and Bait Shop,
Sutton; Dollywood, Pigeon
Forge, TN; Ducky’s Place &
Restaurant,
Heaters;
Durbin & Greenbrier Valley Railroad, Elkins; Family Furniture Center,
Gassaway; Fast Lane Automotive, Burnsville; Fisher
Auto
Parts
Sutton;
Flatwoods Farmer’s Market, Sutton; Flatwoods, Inc,;
Hazel Fleming; Judy Floyd,
Little; Patricia Fussel;
Glenville State College,
Glenville;
Granny’s
Kitchen, Frametown; Hair
Studio, Sutton; Harts Pro
Hardware, Gassaway; Haru
Tech, Sutton; Hometown
Events, Sutton; Tina
Hopkins; Collis P. Huntington Railroad Historical Society, Inc., Huntington;
Huntington Museum of
Arts; Image Maker Beauty
Salon, Gassaway; Jerry’s
Sporting Goods, Sutton;
John’s
Dept.
Store,
Gassaway; KFC/Taco Bell of
Sutton; Krogers, Gassaway;
Legg’s Beauty Salon,
Gassaway; Little General
Stores, Inc.; Lost Road
Candles, Sutton; Mardi
Gras Casino & Resort,
Cross Lanes: Master Pet’s,
Gassaway; Masterpiece
Crystal, Jane Lew; Mattress
Mart, Summersville; Howie
McCormick Photography,
Gassaway; McDonald’s,
Sutton; Mid City Plaza Videos, Gassaway; Needle Basket, Sutton; Paper Factory,
Sutton; Cindy Pendry;
Pittsburg Pirates, Pittsburg,
PA; Pizza Hut, Gassaway;
p.j. berry’s, Sutton; Pletcher
Motors, Inc., Gassaway;
Radar’s
Hair
Care,
Gassaway; Red Rooster
Café, Gassaway; Rexroad
Supply Co., Gassaway;
Shoney’s,
Sutton;
Skidmore Development,
Sutton; Sports Connection,
Gassaway; State Farm Insurance, Gassaway; Stonewall Resort, Roanake;
Summit Media Radio,
Sutton; Sutton Feed &
June 14, 2011 Page 3
Hardware, Sutton; Sutton
Floral and Gifts, Sutton;
The Villa, Sutton; Theatre
West Virginia, Beckley;
True Value, Gassaway;
WalMart, Weston; Wheeling Nailers Hockey, Wheeling; Wild Vine & Spirits,
Sutton; Winter Place Ski
Resort, Flat Top; West Virginia Power, Charleston,
and the 79er Restaurant,
Burnsville.
Donna Baker
Parent Involvement
Braxton Head Start
Budget, vehicles, repairs
topics of Commission meeting
The
Prosecuting
Attorney’s budget, a new
vehicle for the Sheriff and
repairs for the EMS system dominated the June
3 meeting of the Braxton
County Commission.
Sheriff
George
Keener was the first to
address the Commission.
He and Deputy Jacob
Dennison gave the Commission two bids for a
2011 Chevrolet Tahoe.
They recommended the
lowest bid of $30,800 from
Mid-State Chevrolet. Commissioner Gary Ellyson
questioned why the department needed another
4 wheel drive vehicle
which uses substantially
more gasoline than a 2
wheel drive version. “The
county spent $7,000 last
month on gasoline. That’s
substantially more than
we budgeted,” Ellyson explained. The Commission
asked the Sheriff to look
into leasing programs. Following the discussion,
Gary Ellyson made a motion to authorize the purchase.
Prosecuting Attorney
Kelly Hamon McLaughlin
told the Commission that
her budget was short approximately $8,000 in her
insurance line item. She
explained that the Commission didn’t sufficiently
fund the expense and that
was the only area of her
budget that she lacked
funding to finish the year.
The Commission informed McLaughlin that
they would look at the
item and some other areas of the county budget
that needed revision.
Later in the meeting,
Terry Frame introduced
action to supplement the
Prosecuting Attorney’s
budget in the amount of
$11,100 (the amount calculated as necessary to
meet insurance expenses
through June 30,) from
the county’s general fund.
Mike Baker, EMS/91-1 Director presented
bids for a new motor for
one of the County’s ambulances. The Commission
questioned the cost and
tabled action on the request after asking Baker
to provide additional information and/or alternatives.
Baker explained that
a portion of the air-conditioning unit at the new
EMS/9-1-1 complex on
Days Drive had failed. He
presented estimates of
repair. The low bid, from
Steve Reynolds of General
Appliance LLC was for
$2,300. Gary Ellyson introduced a motion to proceed with the repairs.
Baker also told the
Commissioners that he
had researched the issue
brought up at a previous
meeting by residents in
the Kenners Ridge area. He
stated that mapping had
not been completed in that
area, but would be in the
near future, which should
address the concerns of
those who appeared at the
previous meeting.
In other action, a
motion by Terry Frame
authorized the probate
appointments for the
month of April to be approved as presented.
It was also Frame
that made a motion to approve the applications of
correction of erroneous
assessment for: Timothy
& Janine Jarrell, Richard
& Tiffany Godfrey, and Robert King. The same motion
approved the exoneration
request of Richard L.
Drake and Phyllis Moore.
The Commission approved the consolidation of
contiguous tracks of land
for tax purposes for Fred L.
& Brenda Slaughter.
Three purchase orders were approved on a
motion by Terry Frame,
They authorized the Sheriffs department to purchase IBM hardware, software and maintenance
from Software Systems in
the amount of $3,404.36;
Furniture for the new 91-1 center in the amount
of
$22,792.00
and
$2,344.50
for
the
Director’s office from
Wright Line.
A recapitulation of delinquent personal property
and real estate taxes for the
year 2010 was approved.
The Commission reviewed a request from the
Braxton County Health
Department to reappoint
Glendon Jones to the
Health Board. Terry
Frame made a motion advertise the vacancy to see
if there was additional
public interest.
On separate motions
by Gary Ellyson, Lily Wood
Lane was approved as the
name of a private road;
Dove Lane and Holley Hollow were placed on the
customary two week public comment period.
Terry Frame’s motion authorized the appointment of Timothy
Sizemore to the County
Civil Service Board as requested by the Deputies.
The
Commission
agreed to have the clerk
submit the necessary figures to the State Insurance Pool to allow for a premium quote on county
properties.
The Commission authorized County Clerk Susan Lunceford to use the
county credit card for expenses associated with
she and members of her
staff’s attendance at the
Annual County Clerk’s
meetings.
The bond renewal for
the County Commission
and the Sheriff’s Department were approved on a
motion by Terry Frame.
Following a brief discussion, the Commission
officially reduced the members of the Braxton County
Building Commission from
five members to three.
Terry Frame made a
motion to authorize a budget revision of $70,000.
The funds will come from
the County Commission’
budget and be moved to
county elections.
Following a review
the invoices for the
County and EMS as well
as the minutes of the May
20 Commission meeting,
they were approved as presented.
Being no further
business, the meeting adjourned at 10:29. The
next regular meeting of
the Braxton County Commission will be on June
17 beginning at 9:00 a.m.
Petting Zoo Tour to
visit area Foodlands
The Great American
Petting Zoo has expanded
they very successful tour of
West Virginia. This year
the Zoo Tour will include
Craigsville, Elk River and
Grantsville
Foodland
stores. This is the nation’s
cleanest and finest traveling petting zoo where children of all ages can go into
the zoo and cuddle, pet and
fee up to 30 animals. Admission is free with any
purchase from a participat-
ing grocer.
The Zoo originates in
Oregon. The West Virginia Tour is the only one
east of the Mississippi.
This is the 20 th year for
the WV event
The Zoo will be at the
Craigsville Foodland on
Sunday, June 19, Elk
River
Foodland
in
Gassaway on Monday,
June
20
and
at
Granstville Foodland on
Tuesday June 21.
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With Deepest
Sympathy
Citizens’
NEWS
OBITUARIES
Stella Cathern Young
Stella
Cathern
Cogar Young, 87, of
Flatwoods died peacefully at home June 2,
2011
Born October 19,
1923 on Browns Mountain in Webster County,
she was the daughter of
the late Jacob B. Cogar
and Martha “Pet” A.
Fisher Cogar.
Stella was a lifelong
cook and homemaker
known for her hospitality, wit and the loving
care of the people around
her. She enjoyed her
family and friends, fishing, camping and reading. Stella was part of
the “Greatest Generation” and will be greatly
missed.
She was preceded
in death by her husband,
Jack P. Young in 1984
and sisters, Tressie
Rogers Gibson, Rosie
Cogar Jordan, Becky
Cogar Wimer Brown, Gay
Cogar Robinson, Garnet
Cogar Garrettson; brothers, Morgan Cogar,
Delbert Cogar, Bernard
Cogar, Roscoe “Jeff”
Cogar, Walter Cogar and
David Cogar.
Surviving children
are Deanna “Midge”
White, Gary “Bud”
Cowger (Doris Cowger)
and Roy Cowger (Diane
Keener); stepchildren,
Connie Young, Sheila
Young and Jack Jr.
Young; seven grandchildren; seven great grandchildren and four great
great grandchildren.
There will be no service or visitation. A private memorial will be held
at a later date.
Condolences may be
extended to the family at
www.roachfuneralhome.com.
Arrangements by
Richard M. Roach Funeral Home, Gassaway.
Kayden Richard
McCraw
Kayden Richard
McCraw, infant son of
Bobby Ray and Kassandra
Denise
McCraw
of
Summersville, died June
5, 2011.
He was born April
26, 2011.
In addition to his
parents he is also survived by sisters, Trinity
Nichole McCraw and
Ayla Marie McCraw both
at home; paternal grandfather, Ronnie David
McCraw of Gassaway,
paternal great grandfather, Fred McCraw of
Gassaway; maternal
grandmother, Bonnie
Gassaway Alumni Dinner
Saturday, July 2, 2011
5:00 pm
Days Hotel, Flatwoods, WV
Reservation $22.00 Due by June 20th
After June 23rd $25.00
Send to Betty Jackson
Box 44, Little Birch, WV 26629
Full Name ______________________________________________
Address_______________________________________________
Class Year ________ Guest Name _______________________
White of Wooster, OH;
maternal great grandparents, Richard and Ina
Armentrout
of
Summersville; uncle,
Wesley “Bubba” White Jr.
of Cowen.
Service was 11 a.m.
Friday, June 10 at Richard M. Roach Funeral
Home, Gassaway with
Pastor Raejean Barnette
officiating. Burial was in
the Sugar Creek Cemetery, Gassaway.
Friends called from
6 to 9 p.m. Thursday at
the funeral home.
Condolences may
be extended to the family
at
www.roachfuneralhome.com.
June L. Hoover
June L. Whytsell
Hoover, 80, of Birch
River, WV went home to
be with the Lord on June
6, 2011 at Summersville
Regional Medical Center. She was born on
June 9, 1930 in Braxton
County, WV to the late
Ricie and Nannie Long
Whytsell.
She was a member
of the Birch River Baptist Church and a Homemaker
She was preceded
in death by her parents,
and her husband Rev.
Bert “Junior” Hoover,
sons; Ferrell and Danny
Hoover, daughter; Sheryl
Hoover Mullins, and
grandson; Eric Hoover.
June is survived by
her son; Lonnie Hoover
and wife Brenda of Poca,
WV, daughter Sheila
Greene and husband
Jim of Summersville,
brother; Gene Whytsell of
Akron, OH. grandchildren; Jason Hoover, Joe
Greene and wife Jamie,
Wendy Greene, Amanda
Williams and husband
Gary, great-grandchildren;
Isaac
Lewis
Rebecca Lewis, Todd
Hoover, Eric, Lucas, and
Maddie Greene, and Noah
Williams and many special relatives and friends.
Funeral services
were held at GreeneRobertson Funeral Home,
Sutton on Friday, June
10, 2011 at 11:00am with
Rev. Jim Murphy officiating. Burial followed in the
Cox Cemetery, Birch
River, WV. Friends called
at the funeral home on
Thursday from 6-8pm.
Family request donations made to Leukemia and Lymphoma Society River Walk Corp. Center Suite 441, 333 E.
Carson Street Pittsburgh.
PA. 15219.
Greene-Robertson
Funeral Home, Sutton,
WV is humbled to serve
the Hoover family.
Online condolences
can be sent to:greenerobertsonfuneralhome.com
Jacob A. Minnich
Jacob A. Minnich,
27, of Braxton County,
died June 7, 2011 as the
result of an auto accident.
He was born March
28, 1984.
He was preceded in
death by his mother, Ann
Davis Minnich; brother,
Lucas Gibson; grandfathers, Richard Minnich
and Jack Davis.
He
is
survived
byformer wife and close
friend Tara, son, Brayden
Minnich; father, Tracy
Minnich; brother, Andrew
Minnich; sisters, Mandy
Brown (Travis) and
Maggie Gardner; grandmothers, Marjorie Davis
and Kathryn Minnich;
several aunts, uncles,
nieces, nephews and
cousins.
A Mass of Christian
Burial was celebrated at
10
a.m.
Saturday,
June11, at St. Thomas
Catholic
Church,
Gassaway, with Father
Matheus Ro, SVD as cel-
Braxton County, WV
ebrant. Interment was
in the Mt. Olive Church
Cemetery,
Strange
Creek.
Friends called from
6 to 9 p.m. Friday at the
Richard M. Roach Funeral Home, Gassaway,
where a rosary service
was held at 6 p.m.
Condolences may
be extended to the family
at
www.roachfuneralhome.com.
former Duck Creek Baptist Church, Servia, WV,
which his grandfather,
John E. Hall, had helped
to establish. In later
years, he became a member of Elk River Missionary Baptist Church,
Frametown, WV, which
his grandfather had also
helped to establish.
Roy was an avid
outdoorsman and hunter.
He was also known in his
community as a helpful
Roy Bland Hall
neighbor and a loyal
Roy Bland Hall, 84, friend.
of Duck, WV went home
Survivors include
to be with the Lord on his loving and devoted
June 9, wife of 62 years, Rosalie
2011. He Virginia Dawson Hall; two
p a s s e d daughters, Shirley Slack
away at and husband, Paul of Berhome sur- keley Springs, WV, Janet
r o u n d e d Bowling and husband, Ed
by
the of Princeton, WV; one son,
family he Ronald R. Hall of Sutton,
loved and WV; seven grandchildren,
who loved Angie Slack of Berkeley
him.
Springs, WV, Ryan Slack
Born on September and wife, Tracie of Berke7, 1926 at Servia, ley Springs, WV, Sarah
WV, he was a son Morton and husband,
of the late Oscar Eddie of Kannapolis, NC,
Jenkins Hall and S u s i e G o o d n i t e a n d
Minnie
Elizabeth h u s b a n d , J u s t i n o f
Keener Hall.
Mebane, NC, Nathan
Roy
lived
and Hall and wife, Angel of
worked most of his life in Ashland, KY, Ron E. Hall
the Braxton County area. a n d J o d i W a r d o f
Among other endeavors, R o n c e v e r t e , W V a n d
he was a professional Joshua Hall of Sutton,
carpenter, master elec- WV; one great grandson,
trician, founder and Trevor Davis and twin
original owner of Hall’s great grandsons on the
Kitchens in Duck, and way.
bus driver for 18 years in
Survivors also inthe Braxton County clude several sisters-inSchool system.
law and brothers-in-law
While serving with and many beloved nieces
the U.S. Army 40th Infan- and nephews.
try Division in the PhilIn addition to his parippines during World War ents, Roy was preceded in
II, Roy received the Pa- death by three sisters,
cific-Asiatic Campaign Ermal Hayes, Geraldine
Medal with Bronze Star, Ramsey and Aileen
the Philippine Liberation Forshee; four brothers,
Medal with Bronze Star, Lertie S, Hall, Odbert Hall,
the Army Occupation of Ruffner Hall and Norman
Japan Medal, the Army Hall.
Sharpshooter Badge with
Service was 2 p.m.
Rifle Bar, the Army Good Sunday, June 12 at RichConduct Medal, the World ard M. Roach Funeral
War II Victory Medal and Home, Gassaway with
the Honorable Service Rev. J.R. Mullins officiatPin.
ing. Burial with military
From his youth, Roy rites was in the Hall Cemwas a member of the etery, Servia.
Friends called two
hours prior to the service
at the
funeral
home.
Stories from
the
Braxton
Dog Tales: County Animal Shelter
The shelter is full.
Our rescue van became
mechanically non-functional several weeks ago,
and we have not been able
to transport dogs to out-ofstate rescue organizations. We are urgently
looking for placement for
the many great dogs of all
breeds and sizes that are
presently being housed.
To give everyone a
chance to meet them, the
shelter is now open every
Sunday from 10AM- 3
PM!!
We need people
who are willing to open
their hearts and their
homes to these loving and
deserving animals. The
stories that appear here
are a few of our adoptable
pets. Come by the shelter to meet them Mon-Fri
12-3 , Sat. 10-3, and Sunday 10-3. Please call the
shelter for additional information at 765-2200 .
Check out our entire list
of animals online at
petfinder.com by entering
a search for “dogs” at
Sutton, WV or entering
the zip code 26601.
AMMO: Ammo is a 6
week old beagle/Jack
Russell mix pup that arrived at the shelter from
an owner that could not
provide for his care. . He
is obviously missing his
mother and other siblings, as he cries for attention.
However, he
loves to be held and
cuddled. He appears very
healthy, and he is definitely very active. He has
been wormed and received his first puppy shot
His current weight is 3#.
Please refer to shelter #6-
11-D025
BUTTERCUP and
CHLOE: Buttercup and
Chloe are two of four dogs
turned in by an owner
who is moving and unable
to take the dogs with her.
Buttercup is 4 years old,
and is the mother of
Chloe, who is 3.
Both
are spayed, good with
kids and other animals.
They are beagle mixes,
very friendly, and anxious to have a home of
their own. Please refer to shelter #6-11JASPER, VALEN- D022 and D023
TINE, SALLY: It isn’t very
often that an entire family of dogs arrive at the
shelter together. In this
case, the mother (Valentine), the father (Jasper),
and the 3 pups (Striker,
Sally, and Banjo) were
turned in by an owner
that was no longer able to
DIXIE: Dixie is a
provide for their care. v e r y
sweet
young
Two of the pups have been m i x b r e e d t h a t w a s
adopted. Father Jasper turned in by an owner
is a 3 year old corgi mix. that recognized that he
Mother, Valentine, is a 3 did not have adequate
year old terrier mix. The r o o m i n h i s y a r d t o
pups are 12 weeks old. meet her energy needs.
Everyone is in good health She has been an indoor
and ready for independent dog, and is housebroadoption Parent’s weight ken and up to date with
is 25-30#. The pups cur- her shots.
However,
rently weigh between 12- she would like to be out15#. Please refer to shel- d o o r s e n j o y i n g t h e s e
ter #6-11-D006
beautiful summer days,
preferably with someone that will either take
her for walks or has an
enclosed or secure yard.
She is a petite dog, and
weighs about 30#.
Dixie is one year old, so
she has a lot of life and
love left to give. Please
refer to shelter #6-11D012
Citizens’
NEWS
Braxton County, WV
COMMUNITY
C ALENDAR
Senior Menu:
Braxton County Nutrition Program is funded
through 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 to 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 the week
of June 15 through June
21:
Wednesday (15):
Ham Sandwich, Lettuce/
Pickle, Baked Beans, Vanilla Ice Cream/Blueberries
Thursday (16):
Father’s Day Meal Meat
Loaf, Scalloped Potatoes,
Peas, Fruit/Roll
Friday (17):
Breakfast Bake w/
Cheese, Hash Brown Potatoes, Warm Spicy
Apples, Biscuit, Apple/
Cranberry Juice
Monday (20):
West Virginia Day Holiday
Closed
Tuesday (21):
Tuna Salad on Croissant
Roll, Mixed Vegetables,
Cheese Stick, Fruit Crisp
BCSS serves milk and
butter with each meal.
All menus are subject
to change based on vendor/
food availability.
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GHS 55th Year Reunion:
The Gassaway High
School class of 1956 will be
having their 55th year reunion on July 2, 2011. It will
be a brunch at the Red
Rooster Cafe in Gassaway
(downstairs). If you haven’t
already confirmed your reservation, please call Carolyn
Patrick 304-364-8296.
Please join us to share
memories and make more!!
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Dessie Grade School
Reunion:
The Dessie Grade
School reunion will be held
on August 6, 2011 on the
grounds of the Dessie Baptist Church. Please come
out and join us. We meet
beginning after 10 AM
until......whatever time we,
Coffman
Insurance
Services, Inc.
P.O. Box 450
Birch River, WV 26610
WV Insurance Company
offering Homeowners
Policies, Mobile Homes,
Modulars, Sectionals,
Farm & Business
Insurance.
For Rates
or an
Appointment Call
1-800-649-8995
Terry K. Coffman
being old timers, wear down
from laughing and talking!!
Come join us. Any questions, call Carolyn Patrick at
304-364-8296.
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BCHS Class of 1976:
The BCHS Class of
1976 will be having their
35th High School Reunion,
September 17, 2011 from 511 PM at the Days Hotel in
Flatwoods, WV. We do not
have a mailing address,
phone number or e-mail for
the following graduates:
Rose Marie Abott, Terri Sue
Belcher, Twila Belknap
Canfield, Deborah Ann
Boggs, Michael A. Boggs,
Debra Carpenter Burgess,
Janet E. Carter, Steven E.
Conner, Michael S. Cowger,
Janet L Duquette, Leonard
A. Fisher, Pam Griffin
Gazitano, Lowell T. Groves,
Vicki L. Hall, Delmas R.
Harper, Cynthia Hoag Riffle,
Johnny R. James, Roger D.
Jarrell, Sandra Johnson
Jones, Michael E. Luzader,
Kitty Young Metz, Montgomery C. Napier, Deborah
Paintiff Cummings, Cynthia
Prim, Roy T. Riffle, John
Mark Rollyson, Nancy J.
Rose, Douglas A. Siebert,
Brad H. Sims, Cheryl Steele
Duely, Carolyn L. Stout,
Daniel R. Waldheim, Kay
White Wyatt, Darlene Williams Longoria, and David R.
Workman. If you can help us
with any information concerning the above graduates please contact: Jim
Frame (304) 364 2341,
[email protected],
Susie Hardway (304) 3645 4 7 9 , s w a z /
[email protected], Rick
Huffman (304) 853-2374,
Jimmy Singleton (304) 6696767, Donna Steele Stout
(304)
765-5656,
[email protected].
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Vacation Bible School:
Come dig the fun at
Old German Community
Church on Chapel Road,
Gassaway. Treasure Quest:
Pursuing the Riches of
Christ will be on June 25th
from 10 am – 5pm. Seek
the treasure that will last
forever. For more information call 304-364-9061.
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Vendors Needed for
Mountain Lakes Festival:
Mountain Lakes Festival & Sutton Dam Celebration event will be held July
22-24th. The festival is accepting applications from
vendors to set up July 23rd
at the Bee Run Area. We are
especially interested in vendors such as arts/crafts
tables, any type of heritage
demonstrations (i.e. wool
spinning, apple butter making, etc.), water related
booths, although other nonfood vendors are welcome.
Vendor booth fee is $50.00.
Vendor forms can be picked
up at the Braxton CVB or
you can find them on the
w e b s i t e
www.mountainlakesfestival.com
If you have questions, contact the Braxton County Convention and Visitors Bureau
(304) 765-6533
Longaberger/Vera Bradley
BINGO
Hosted by
Braxton County Little League
July 1, 2011
Braxton County Senior Center
Doors open at 5 PM Bingo Begins at 6PM
Tickets are $20 on Sale
at the following locations:
Lockards
Michael Motors
Bank of Gassaway (Flatwoods Branch)
Pat’s Florist
Tickets are being sold for a John Deere 23 Gun Safe
by Liberty- $5.00 per ticket
Drawing will on August 5, 2011 at approximately 8:00 PM
at the stage during the Braxton County Fair.
Tickets are being sold by the Braxton County Little League and
at Lockards (where the gun safe is located for viewing).
Your support for the kids is appreciated!
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Vendors Needed for
Bikers for Babies:
Bikers for Babies
Statewide Motorcycle ride
will be held August 19 & 20th
at Flatwoods Factory Outlet
Stores. Vendors applications are being accepted to
set up Aug 19th and 20th. We
are especially interested in
vendors such as Motorcycle
related items, arts/crafts
tables, any type of heritage
demonstrations (i.e. wool
spinning, apple butter making, etc.) although other
types of vendors are welcome. Vendor booth fee is
$50.00. Vendor forms can
be picked up at the Braxton
CVB or you can find them
on
the
website
www.mountainlakesfestival.com
or contact the Braxton
County Convention and
Visitors Bureau at (304) 7656533
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Country Roads Cook-Off:
The 2nd annual Country Roads Cook-Off will be
held during the Mountain
Lakes Festival / Sutton
Dam Celebration on July
23rd at Sutton Lake Bee Run
area. The cook-off gives local amateur cooks the opportunity to show off their
skills! In addition to the
Country Roads Cook off, the
group will be putting together a “Braxton County
Culinary Heritage Preservation Book” full of recipes, stories and old photos from the
Braxton County area. If you
have a recipe and/or story
you would like to share,
please send your recipes to
Braxton CVB, 250 Skidmore
Lane, Sutton WV 26601 or
drop it off at the CVB office
located at the Flatwoods Factory Outlet Stores. Check
out the Mountain Lakes
Festival Website for more inf o r m a t i o n
www.mountainlakesfestival.com
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BCHS Class of 2001:
The BCHS class of
2001 will have its 10-year
reunion covered-dish lunch
at the Braxton Co. Middle
School cafeteria on June 25,
2011, at 11:00 a.m. Please
bring a covered dish and
drinks. Any questions can
be
referred
to:
[email protected].
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Bible School:
The Little Kanawha
Independent Church will be
having Bible School on
June 20-24 beginning at
7:00PM. The theme this
year is “Treasure Quest.”
The children will be taking
a “Treasure Quest” Journey
each night seeking the
riches of Jesus by learning
lesson from God’s Word during class time. There will be
an interactive assembly
each night. There will be a
picnic on Saturday night at
the 3 rd shelter at the
Burnsville Dam beginning
at 4:00. Sunday night, there
will be a “Treasure Quest
Journey” at the church. Pastor Ronzel Roberts
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Fathers Day Sing:
The Sunrise Community Church will have a Fathers Day Sing on June 18th
at 7pm. Singers will be For
God’s Glory. Everyone welcome. Pastor Dennis
Shaver.
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Wilson Reunion:
The Wilson Reunion
will be June 25, 9am-5pm
at the Arnoldsburg Community Building. Bring a covered dish and an item to
auction.
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One Day Vacation Bible
School:
Everyone is invited to
go on a treasure hunt and
discover the many wonderful treasures of Jesus
Christ, June 25th at the Old
German
Community
Church on Chapel Rd. 10:00
am to 5 pm. For more infor-
mation contact Beverly
McMillion at 364-9061.
Hope to see you there!
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Vacation Bible School:
There will be Bible
school at the Hope Baptist
Church. Treasure Quest Finding
the
Riches of Christ Begins Sunday June 26, 3-6PM. There
will be Games, Hot Dogs,
Cotton Candy, and Funnel
Cakes. Bible school continues Mon-Fri 6:15 to 8:30 PM.
Mark your calendar and
come find this treasure with
us.
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Relay For Life Carwash:
There will be a Relay
for Life carwash June 18,
2011 at the McDonald’s
Parking Lot from 8 am - 4pm,
Sponsored by: Kowboyz &
RAZE. All the proceeds go to
the American Cancer Society.
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Summer Revival:
There will be a summer revival at the Eureka
United Methodist Church,
Keeners Ridge,
Strange Creek, June
13 thru June 18, 2011.
There will be Special & Congregational Singing Nightly.
Evangelist:
Danny
Richardson. Service starts
at 7:00 PM. Everyone Welcome
Johnny Conrad, Pastor
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Longaberger Bingo:
The Braxton County
Little League will be having
a Longaberger/Vera Bradley Bingo on July1st at
the Senior Center at
6:00. Doors will open at 5.
Tickets will be on sale at
Lockards, Michael Motors, Pat’s Florist, and
Bank
of
Gassaway
(Flatwoods Branch), or
from Little League players
or coaches. Tickets are
$20 for the bingo. Please
come and support the
Braxton County Little
League.
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Coming Soon to
Frametown—Rev It Up!
Full Throttle for God:
Join the action at the
Frametown
Methodist
Church, for exciting Bible
stories, crafts, games,
snacks and other exciting
events. Bring your friends!
Classes for all ages, including adults June 20-24, 6:30
to 8:30 p.m. Everyone Welcome!
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70’s Group Meeting:
The 70’s Group will
meet at the Truck Stop on
June 18 at 6:30 pm.
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Knight Reunion:
The Knight Reunion
will be June 18, 2011 for all
family and friends of the late
Lee and Litha Knight. Come
to the Northside Riverfront
Park in Buckhannon, WV
from 10am till 8pm. Lunch
will be at noon and music
will be all day. An auction
will be at 2pm. There will
also be a 50/50 ticket drawing. Bring a covered dish
and something for the auction. Family and friends
come out and enjoy the day
of great food and music. Any
more information call
Howard at 304-269-1296.
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Free Summer Day Camp:
Kidz Klub is a summer
day camp that will meet on
the 2nd and 4th Tuesdays
of the month during the
summer from 10:00 a.m. 1:00 p.m. at Mid State
Church of God in
Gassaway. It is a Christian based program operated by Mid State Church
of God. This is a FREE program open to all Pre-K
through 8th grade children that is designed to
help your child grow spiritually, physically, and socially while having loads
of FUN!
The first Kidz Klub
Elk Village Apartments
1 BR $0-$607
2 BR $0-$632
62 years of age or older, handicap/disabled, regardless
of age
HUD vouchers accepted; Laundry Room on Premises
Tuesday 8:30 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Call (304) 765-2433
TDD: 800-982-8771
This Institution Is An Equal
Opportunity Provider and Employer
June 14, 2011 Page 5
will start on Tuesday,
June 14 with a Wild West
Summer Fest theme and
the day will be filled with
games and activities from
the Wild West. Saddle up
your horses, or just jump
in the car and join us for
a wild ride.
Give your child a
summer to remember at
Kidz Klub. For more information or to register your child
please call Kidz Klub Coordinator, Amanda Criner at
(304) 765-2899.
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Food Preservation
Workshop:
Attention gardeners!
Have you ever wanted to
learn how to preserve the
food you grow? The WVUClay County Extension
Service will be offering a
Food Preservation Workshop on July 15 th from
9:00am to 4pm at the Clay
County Middle School.
Some benefits of preserving food include eating
healthier meals, save
cooking
time,
save
money, carry on family
traditions, “go green” by
not purchasing fruits and
vegetables shipped from
long distances, control
what goes into the food
you eat, and have access
to quality fruits and vegetables year round. The
workshop will include
hands on canning experience including use of a
pressure canner. Please
pre-register by calling
(304) 587-4267 by July
10th. Cost is $10 per person and includes lunch.
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Little Birch Community
Church Homecoming:
The Little Birch
Community Church will
be having their annual
homecoming June 19h at
10:30 a.m. The Tanner
boys will be singing. Special preaching both morning and afternoon. Everyone is welcome to come.
Pastor Phillip Channell.
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Revival:
There will be a revival at the Burnsville
United Methodist Church
June 23, 24 & 25 at 7:30
each evening. There will
be special singing and
preaching. Everyone Welcome! Jim Burrough-Pastor.
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BCHS Class of 1971:
The BCHS Class of
1971 will have a meeting
June 16 at 5:00 at the
Waffle Hut.
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BCHS Class of 1971
40th Reunion:
The BCHS Class of
1971 will be celebrating
their 40 th class reunion
on Saturday, July 2 at
Holly Gray Park. Classmates will meet at 11:00
at the Carson Dobbins
shelter followed by lunch
at 12:00. If you did not receive a registration form
and would like to attend
please contact Pam
Lockard at 765-5776.
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Attention:
Members of the
Riffle Community Church
on Riffle Road, Exchange
are having a Bake & Yard
Sale on June 25, 9-5 to
make repairs to our
church. Accepting donated goods. Call 7655181 or 765-5149 for further info. Some pickup
available on the 24th.
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W.W.J.D. at Living
River:
Find out Father’s
Day with a special message from Pastor Ace.
Come celebrate Father’s
Day with us. Church service at 11:00 AM Sunday
‘Son day’ with children’s
church at 1:30 446
Gauley
Turnpike,
Flatwoods. Next to Keith’s
Alignment. Call 765-7234
Pastor Ace
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2011 Senior Olympics:
Call now for registration forms for the 2011
Senior Olympics hosted
by Central West Virginia
Aging Se r v i c e s . T h e
Olympics will be held
this year at Holly Gray
Park in Braxton County
beginning July 27 th and
e n d i n g o n J u l y 2 9 th.
R e g i s tration fees are
only $15 with full meal
plans being available for
the low costs of $35 which
includes your registration
fee. There will also be
overnight accommodations available for those
wanting to stay on-site
and RV spaces can be
rented for a nominal fee.
For additional information, please contact
Shelly at 1-800-814-8514
or
e-mail
[email protected]
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BCMH Board of
Directors Meeting:
Please be advised
that the regular meeting
of the Braxton County
Memorial Hospital Board
of Directors is scheduled
for Monday, June 27,
2011, at 6:30 p.m. in the
hospital’s Learning Resource Center. If you
have any questions regarding this meeting,
please feel free to contact
Ben Vincent, Administrator.
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Revival:
There will be a revival at the Pleasant Hill
Memorial Chapel at
Fallsmill, WV, June 21st
thru 25th starting at 7pm,
everyone welcome to
come and enjoy the
evening of preaching and
singing, see what has
been done to improve the
looks of the old country
church, Preacher Earl
Cayton will be there.
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Knight/Hosey Family
Reunion:
The descendants of
George Knight and Georgia Hosey Knight are having our annual family reunion at the Bulltown
Campground Interpretive
Shelter June 25, 2011
from noon to 10 pm. The
shelter is located between
loops B & C in the campground. Bring your favorite covered dish and/or
dessert. Bulltown historical area (Millstone Rd) is
on Burnsville Lake on Rt.
19. For info call Barb at
304-765-5140 or Bev at
304-965-7182.
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James Family Reunion:
The James family
reunion will be held Sunday, July 3rd, 2011, from
1 pm until everyone decides to leave, It will be
held at the Gassaway
Community Building. A
lunch will be served as we
have done before. Last
year we had 50 people.
Everyone had a great
time. Looking forward to
seeing everyone. This is
one happy family reunion.
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Central WV Car Club
Cruise-in:
Central West Virginia Car Club is having
their
Father’s
Day
Cruise-in
on
June
18,2011 at Wendy’s in
Flatwoods form 6-9 p.m.
Everyone is welcome to
come and enjoy the fun
that we will have. We will
have T-shirts for sale. We
will also have 50/50 tickets, door prizes, dash
plaques & music. Featuring Mator from the moved
Cars. There will be a featuring of the colors. For
more information call
304-364-5305 or 304-6197350 or you can e-mail us
a
t
[email protected]
Bring your Father and
kids along.
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Longaberger and Vera
Bradley Purse Bingo:
The Braxton County
Fairs and Festivals Celebration is having a
Longaberger and Vera
Bradley Purse Bingo on
July 22, 2011 at BCMS.
Doors o p e n a t 5 a n d
games start at 6:00 p.m.
$20 donation for 20
games. There will also
be concessions, a special game, door prizes,
raffles, 50/50 drawing
and a drawing for early
birds who purchase
their tickets prior to
July 22. You can purchase tickets from Fair
Board members or at The
Boss-97 radio station in
Sutton, Nettles Equipment or the WVU-Braxton
County Extension Office
in Sutton (call 765-2809).
Citizens’
NEWS
Page 6 June 14, 2011
COMMUNITY
CORNER
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Hunter, Dawn Cutlip,
Dominic Robert Grindo,
Katelyn Miller
June 15 th-Braxton
Bender, JD Whitesel, Joe
Margret
Frame, Sue Gillard, Cassie
Willey’s
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Ressie B.
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June 19,
Leslie Ramsey
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June
18 th -Terra send her a card, just send
Crites
Ghannoum, it to P.O. Box 462,
Miranda Boggs, Matthew Burnsville, WV 26335.
Gallaher, Kenna Louise
Father’s Day is next
Dean Baker, Sam Duffield Sunday. Since SeventhJune
19 th -Kelly day Adventists’ camp
James Zummo
meeting at Valley Vista
June 20 th , Robin near Huttonsville, WV,
Gokey, Doug Smailes, Lo- begins on Friday and congan Edward Green
tinues through two weekHappy Birthday to all ends, not many folk will
of you!!
be attending our church
Please keep the fol- on the next two Sabbaths.
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Bernice Moyers, Joe Buckhannon at each of
Smarr, Jean Wilson, those days starting at
June Agostino, Draiegen 10:00 a.m. with worship
Rodriguez, Rick Rose, Jeff service at the usual hour,
Agee, Gerald Burrows, and our pastor, Rick
Jimmy Stout, Debra Cutright, will be there.
Schwab,
Florence He will be traveling back
Warner, Jim Heater, from camp so that those
Karen Frame, and Tom of us who cannot go to
Knight.
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GASSAWAY NEWS
Hello
Everyone!
I hope
this finds
all of you
well and
that you
enjoyed
the weekend! I spent Saturday at
the lake and on both boat
rides that I took, it
rained. Ha! The weather
has been great for backyard barbeques and I have
enjoyed my grill and deck
immensely as of late.
Here we go again
with another “drama” in
our beloved Mountaineers Football coaching
staff. Anyone who knows
me knows that I was devastated over the Rich Rod
thing. (Right Cathy and
Janet? Ha!) Everyone had
to see this one coming. I
agree that there needed
to be changes in coaching
and was not opposed to
letting Coach Stewart go,
however, the way it was
done was just not right, in
my opinion. Having met
him, I like Coach Stew as
a person. He is a genuinely nice man. Many
people from our area
know him personally from
his annual visits to the
Flatwoods/Heaters Lion’s
Club dinners. He is a
great person. With that
said, nice only gets you so
far in football. I don’t
blame him for being upset with the position he
was put in. I am not surprised by this at all. I predict that Holgerson will
not stay long. He will be
no different than any
other coach in college
sports. In Mountaineer
Country, coaches are
looked at differently than
elsewhere in the country
and I believe Huggins and
Rodriguez can attest to
that.
As much as we
adopt those boys as ours,
the coaches are under
constant scrutiny from
the fans and we either
love them or hate them.
I remember seeing a van
during Rod’s days painted
up to say, “In Rod we
trust.” Do we or should
we as fans have such a
love/hate relationship
with the coaches? I am
not sure how it is anywhere else, but here it is
about winning and about
respect. We, WV are the
butt of many jokes and
when our state produces
an amazing football team,
it means something to us.
As much as I never
thought the words, “Time
to go Stew”, would ever
come out of my mouth, so
too are these words,
“Bring Rich Rod back!”
TRUTH OR TRADITION?
BAPTISM – A COMMAND OF GOD
In recent articles we have noted how the flood
in Noah’s day, Israel crossing the Red Sea, and the
cleansing of Naaman all picture baptism. In addition to these Old Testament shadows, we have considered some New Testament pictures of baptism:
the new birth of water and the Spirit, and how in
Romans 6, Paul describes baptism as a figure of the
death, burial, and resurrection of Christ. In addition to all these shadows, pictures, and types, baptism is a command of God.
Believe AND Be Baptized. Jesus commanded:
“Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to
every creature. He that believeth and is baptized shall
be saved: but he that believeth not shall be damned.”
(Mark 16:15-16). What two things did Jesus say
one must do to be saved?
Have I really obeyed
Him if I do only one?
Can I do half of what the
Lord said to do and still expect salvation? Can we
choose which commands of the Lord we want to
obey?
Repent AND Be Baptized. On the Day of Pentecost when those present asked Peter what they
should do, he responded: “Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for
the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of
the Holy Ghost.” (Acts 2:38).
What two things did Peter tell them to do?
What two things would they receive if they did?
Why (for what purpose) did he say to do that? Will
my sins be remitted (paid for) if I do only half of
what he said to do? Must I do ALL God has said to
do to be saved?
Arise AND Be Baptized. Saul was on his way
to Damascus to persecute disciples, when the Lord
appeared to him. Saul asked, “Lord, what wilt
thou have me to do? And the Lord said unto him,
Arise, and go into the city, and it shall be told thee
what thou must do.” (Acts 9:6). It is interesting that
the Lord didn’t tell him then and there what to do.
It took a gospel preacher to do that. After fasting
and praying for three days (Acts 9:9), a disciple
named Ananias, sent by the Lord (Acts 9:10), came
to him and told him: “And now why tarriest thou?
Arise, and be baptized, and wash away thy sins,
calling on the name of the Lord.” (Acts 22:16).
Baptism – A Must. Jesus had told Saul three
days before that someone in the city of Damascus
would tell him something he MUST do. What did
Ananias tell him? What would that accomplish? If
Saul still had his sins three days later, was he saved
on the road to Damascus? Is one saved IN sin, or
FROM sin? Apparently sins cannot be believed away,
nor prayed away, nor fasted away. They must be
washed away, and that is apparently accomplished
in baptism.
Calling On The Name. Incidentally, how does
one call on the name of the Lord? Jesus said: “Not
every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter
into the kingdom of heaven…” (Matt. 7:21). Calling on
the name of the Lord means acting by His authority.
He has authorized baptism (Mark 16:15-16), and,
according to Ananias calling on the name of the Lord
is accomplished in baptism.
Gene H Miller, 3281 Rosedale Road, Shock WV
26638-8410.
Phone: 304 462-0384
E-Mail: [email protected]
Web Site: steercreekchurchofchrist.org
Sponsored By: Gassaway Church of Christ, 742 Elk
Street, Gassaway WV 26624.
Minister: Danny Lambey
Braxton County, WV
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hours or until firm.
If you have news you
would like to share,
please give me a call at
364-4615 or email me at
[email protected].
Sympathy is extended to the families of
Jacob Minnich, Alice Har-
PAT’S CHAT
Sheri-Lyn Sapp put a
Father’s Day picture on
yesterday’s bulletin. It is
the picture of a young
man reading to his daughter. What a wonderful
bonding happens when a
child is read to! The verse
is delightful, too: “The
greatest gift I ever had,
came from God. I call him
‘Dad.’”
Not everyone has a
loving, playful, fun Dad,
but I did! Not only was he
a super teacher (according to many accolades he
continues to receive from
former students and
friends), but also he was
a super Dad. I wrote a
poem when I was young
entitled, “My Laughing
Dad.” He loved to laugh
and caused us and anyone around to laugh. Even
if we were hearing him
tell the same stories he
had always told, over and
over and over, his own
laughter was so contagious that we all ended up
laughing again. He loved
us and showed it by kissing the top of an oatmealencrusted head on the
baby and the rest of us as
he left to walk seven or so
miles to various schools
he
taught
around
Burnsville over the years.
He raised huge gardens
and even contracted other
parcels of land to grow ex-
ris Kniceley, Kayden Richard McCraw, June L
Hoover, Goldie Wilson and
Stella Cathern Young.
“Last day of Spring,
ripe purple plums drop—
form
is
emptiness.
First day of Summer,
ditch completely dry—
emptiness is form.”
- Mike Garofalo, Above the
Fog
Until next week,
take care and God Bless!
BY PAT RIDPATH
tra potatoes, strawberries,
squash, etc. He provided
for us by teaching and by
doing many, many repairs
for everyone in town and
by keeping a milk cow,
chickens, pigs to provide
milk, eggs and meat for
out diet. He hunted for
game and also brought
home nuts he’d gather
along with the game he
got. He took us with
him to Sunday School,
but I don’t think he ever
forced us to go. I celebrate my Dad, Harry
Vernon Wiant, Sr. To my
sons, my brothers, my
friends and all fathers
who read this, I wish you
a very Happy Father’s
Day.
I don’t want magazines because I never
have time to read them; I
am compulsive about
reading nearly every word
before giving them away or
recycling them. But last
week I picked up a copy of
Reminisce. It is “Reader
Written” and they don’t
publish fiction. If you like
writing stories (as does
Alfred McCauley and
Charles Crutchfield) you
can reach them at
[email protected] or
write the at 5927 Memory
Lane, Greendale, WI
53129. Good luck.
Maranatha!
God
bless you everyone!
Braxton students named to FSU Dean’s list
Eight Braxton County
students were among those
named to the Dean’s List at
Fairmont State University
after completing the spring
2011 semester.
A total of 1,062 students are being recognized
for academic distinction by
earning a 3.4 or better grade
point average. Students
achieving a perfect 4.0 grade
point average also have been
named to the President’s
List.
Dr. Christina Lavorata,
Interim Provost of Fairmont
State University and Vice
President for Academic Affairs, has released the
Dean’s List.
President’s
List
(School of Graduate
Studies)Jessica Scalf
President’s
List
(FSU)Robert Cogar,Anita
Lambert,Dean’s
List
(FSU)Michelle Brown,Mason
Floyd,Anthony Hanlon,Kevin
Skinner, Nickolas Taylor.
Fairmont State University, with a 120-acre
main campus in Fairmont,
W.Va., is part of the state’s
growing high technology corridor. A city of about 20,000
people, Fairmont is close to
larger cities and also to opportunities for outdoor recreation. Founded in 1865 as
a private institution dedicated to educating teachers, FSU has a long history of academic excellence. At FSU, students
find a wide range of fields
of study with more than 90
four-year programs and
graduate programs. With
an enrollment of 4,700, FSU
is large enough that students find a vibrant campus
life and small enough that
they do not get lost in the
crowd.
The mission of FSU is
to provide opportunities for
individuals to achieve their
professional and personal
goals and discover roles for
responsible citizenship that
promote the common good.
FSU values scholarship, opportunity, achievement and
responsibility.
Visit
www.fairmontstate.edu.
American Legion
Post 33 Officers for
the year 2011-2012
STEM Challege winners
This school year
Braxton County Middle
School Technology Education program sponsored
three STEM (science,
technology, engineering,
and mathematics) challenges. The challenges
were Dragster Car Challenge, West Point Bridge
Building Challenge, and
Building Homes of Our
Own Challenge. The purposes of the challenges
were to challenge students to use academic
subject knowledge, critical thinking skills, problem solving skills, the
computer as a learning
tool, and to learn about
the engineering design
process. All challenges
allowed the students to
experiment
through
hands-on-activities, expand their scientific curiosity, add to their understanding of science and
math, improve their
achievement, and raise
awareness and interest
in careers. This year’s
winners were:
Dragster Car Challenge 3 rd Place- Steven
Hoover 2nd Place- Britney
Hoover 1 st Place- Addie
Rodebaugh
West Point Bridge
Design Challenge 3 rd
Place- Gage Vincent 2nd
Place- Hunter Drake 1st
Place- Zack Canfield
Building Homes of
Our Own Challenge 3 rd
Place- Mckenze Yanero
2 nd
PlaceHunter
Lemon1 st Place- Abby
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Citizens’
NEWS
Braxton County, WV
Magistrate
Larry Clifton’s Court:
June 6:
Leroy
Bennett of Exchangeno proof of insurance,
dismissed, proof of insurance provided to
court; Leslie Harding of
KY-speeding, paid; Richard Myerowitz of PAspeeding, paid; Michael
Edward Marks of Ormanot wearing a seatbelt
in a commercial motor
vehicle; Ryan Stocking
of Morgantown-speeding, paid; Robert Paul
White of Reader-driving
suspended, no contest
plea, assessed court
costs and fine, paid,
registration violation,
no contest plea, assessed court costs and
fine, paid; Daphne
Marple
Moore
of
Gassaway- battery; Jeffrey James of Suttonexpired registration, no
proof of insurance, dismissed; Joseph F. Thomas, Jr., of Red Housespeeding, paid; Betsy
Ann Riffle of Birch
River-speeding, payment schedule
June 7: Walter C.
Bonafield of Bridgeportspeeding, paid; Wiley
Jack Dorsey of Hinesfailure to pay UCR fee,
paid; Michael W. Sadler,
Jr. of PA-speeding, paid;
Jerry M. Trilivas of PAspeeding, paid; Walter
Turner of PA-speeding,
paid; Alissa Ellen
Chambers of PA-no
seatbelt, paid; Kristen
Blake of Gassaway-obstructing an officer,
dismissed per motion of
prosecutor, fleeing, no
vehicle, dismissed per
motion of prosecutor,
underage consumption,
dismissed per motion of
prosecutor; Dusten
Brice Stewart of Suttonminor, possession of alcohol over 18, dismissed per motion of
prosecutor; Julia Drake
of Gassaway, speeding,
dismissed per motion of
prosecutor; Crystal Barrow of Sutton-too fast
for road conditions, dismissed per motion of
prosecutor, defendant
successfully completed
3 month pretrial diversion; Sheila Knight of
Sutton-purchase, possess substances precursor meth, dismissed
per motion of prosecutor, defendant has successfully completed six
month pretrial diversion; Ralph E. Dobbins
of Sutton-driving suspended/revoked nonDUI, third offense, dismissed per motion of
prosecutor, defendant
has successfully completed six month pretrial diversion.
June 8: William
West of Maysel-hunt
from a motor vehicle,
conspiring to violate
Chapter 20, payment
schedule; Perry M.
Campbell of Charleston-speeding, paid;
David E. Irwin-speeding, paid; Kristopher
Dunaway of NY-no
seatbelt, paid; Javas T.
Barnes of NY-speeding,
paid;
Russell D. Dillon of
Sutton-no seatbelt,
paid; Michael Shawn
Mace of Gassaway-possess marijuana less
than 15 grams, payment schedule, expired
registration, no insurance, pay schedule;
Tonya Cheek of Sutton,
no insurance, dismissed per prosecutor,
valid proof shown;
Barbara Rutherford of GA-no proof of insurance, expired motor
vehicle
inspection;
Leroy Bennett of Exchange-defective
equipment;
Shane
Wayne Thompson of
Gassaway-attempted
armed robbery, obstructing an officer,
public intoxication;
Alisha Harvey of Canvas-obstructing an officer, dismissed per
of a controlled substance less than 15
grams, dismissed per
plea agreement, public
intoxication,
guilty
plea, assessed court
costs and fine
Cole of Burnsvillespeeding,
payment
schedule;
Brandon
Heath Gum-petit larceny, guilty plea, credit
for 30 days in jail, assessed court costs, restitution for victim, petit
larceny, dismissed per
plea agreement; Carl
Douglas Terry-driving
under the influence, no
contest plea, credit for
time served, assessed
court costs and fine
June 10: Leslie
Ann Nottingham of
Charleston-driving suspended second offense,
operate
ATV
on
centerline road, payment schedule, ATV,
two passenger, ATV, defective
equipment
(headlight), payment
schedule; Jason Anthony Welby of FL-drive
on suspended; Ellis
Harrison of Duckspeeding,
payment
schedule; David Eric
Linder of OH-phone harassment, two counts;
Nathan L. Davis of Exchange-possession of
controlled substance,
guilty plea, credit for
time served, assessed
courts costs, possession
MAGISTRATE COURT
R-E-P-O-R-T
motion of prosecutor,
defendant successfully
completed 6 month pretrial diversion; Jacob
McDaniel of Sutton-cruelty to animals-dismissed per motion of
prosecutor, defendant
successfully completed
3 month pretrial diversion; Betty Jo May of
Hurricane-battery, dismissed per motion of
prosecutor, defendant
successfully completed
6 month pretrial diversion; Emma Morgan of
Heaters-petit larceny,
dismissed per motion of
prosecutor; Joseph M.
Skidmore Jr. of Suttonconcealed weapon, dismissed per motion of
prosecutor, defendant
has successfully completed one year pretrial
diversion.
June 9:
Jason
Shearer of Fayettevilleshoplifting,
paid;
Egvaine C. Durst of PAspeeding, paid; Mona
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floatation devices, paid;
Joan C. Link of PAspeeding, paid; Stephen
P. Richardson-speeding, paid
June 10: Joshua
Cartwright of Huntington-speeding, paid;
Jalen Brody Smith of
Magistrate
Beth Smith’s Court:
June 6: Courtney
Claypoole of Gassawaydriving under the influence, .15 or higher
BAC, no insurance; Savannah M. Rollyson of
Frametown-worthless
check, 2 counts, Elk
River Foodland, paid;
Mollie C. McDowell of
OH-speeding,
paid;
Daniel L. McCoy of
Chloe-no seatbelt, paid;
JoAnn McIntosh of PAspeeding, paid; Dennis
D. Harmison II of
Charleston-speeding,
paid; Tasha Jacobs of
KY- speeding, paid;
Crystal A. DalonzoFerraro of NJ-speeding,
paid; David W. Corrigan
of NY-speeding, paid;
Carol Braun Holtzan of
NC-speeding, paid
June 9: Martin L.
Woody
of
South
Charleston-insufficient
number of personal
Sutton, no seatbelt,
paid; Robert David Galot
of PA-speeding, paid;
Herbert B. Knight of
NC-speeding,
paid;
Bruce Burst of MD-failure to yield, paid;
Clarissa Ramos of NYspeeding, paid
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Braxton County, WV
Conservation District’s annual poster contest winners
Braxton County
schools recently participated in the Elk
Conservation District’s
Annual Conservation
Poster Contest.
In
Braxton County, there
were one hundred fifteen students that participated. This year’s
theme was “Forests for
Community
invited to
reception
Saturday, July
2,2011 from 13pm at the
Days Hotel
will be a
reception for
Sutton High
School teacher
and coach
George Adams.
Anyone who
would like to
join us to honor
him is welcome
to attend.
People: More Than You
Can Imagine!” emphasizing that trees play a
role in our everyday activities.
Congratulations to
Haylea Johnson from
Mrs. Squires’ third grade
class at Flatwoods Elementary for placing
first overall in Braxton
County. Danielle Teter
placed second and Chase
Browning placed third
out of Mrs. Squires’ class.
Also, from Flatwoods Elementary, Ms. Coffman’s
fourth grade class,
Siarah Armstrong placed
first, Mercedes Rader
placed second and
Garrett Perkins placed
third.
At Sutton Elementary, Mrs. Kenner’s third
grade class participated
in the contest with Haley
Jordyn Hudnall placing
first, Abigail Long placed
second and Harley
Waddell place third. In
Mrs. Keener’s fourth
grade class Destiny
Waugh placed first, Sam
placed second and
Wesley placed third. In
Ms. Hewitt fourth grade
class Hailey Huff place
first, Maddy Williams
placed second and
Charles Simms place
third.
Mrs. McPherson
third grade class at
Little Birch Elementary
joined the contest with
Ariel L. Sellers placing
first, Heinrich Harman
placing second and
Mikayla Brown placing
third. At Burnsville Elementary, Mrs. Brown’s
third grade class participated with Shona Tinney
placing first, Ryan
Conrad placing second
and Katlyn Kniceley placing third. Along with the
other classes, Mrs.
Sprouse’s fourth grade
had Mackenzie King placing
first,
Lindsay
Chapman placing second and Christopher
Riffle placing third.
Mrs. Simms’ seventh grade class at the
Braxton County Middle
School played a part in
the contest. Rececca
Vigue placed first, Tiara
Hunter placed second
and Elizabeth Allen place
third.
All the posters that
participated did a fantastic job in describing the
theme. Poster s w e r e
judged on the conservation message, visual ef-
fectiveness, originality,
and universal appeal.
The overall county winner will be submitted to
the state level contest
sponsored by West Virginia Association of
Conservation Districts
Auxiliary. State winners will be sent to the
This year’s theme was “Forests for People: More Than You Can Imagine!”
Local resident earns bachelor’s
degree at Hollins University
Meia Sha’e Crites o f S u t t o n , W e s t V i r ginia, received the
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Citizens’
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June 14, 2011
Section
A Special Look
at Braxton County
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‘Dance Explosion’ performed by Cathy Pecora’s
School of Dance Saturday evening
A Photographic Look
Shake Your Groove Thing : Front Row (L to R) – MaKenna Brown, Rebecka Putnam, Let’s Dance: Front Row (left to right) – Elizabeth Dittman, Shyann Arner Middle
Abbi Crow, Teagan Huff Back Row – Raegan Brown, Samantha Rexroad, Andelina Row – Chloe Martin, Jasmine Leake Back Row – Drina Kearns, Katlyn Hanna, Haley
Sartin
Fleming, Layla Smith, Gracey Champ, Maddie Cantrell
It’s A Beautiful Morning: Front Row (left to right) – Chasady Snodgrass, Chesney
Brown, Baylee Jarrett, Skye Drake 2nd Row – Arabelle Gentry, Erin Hardway, Chyanne
Martin, Gracie Pettit 3rd Row – Michaela Cool, Brooke Wood, Emily Walker, Ryleigh
Dempsey, Riley Martin 4th Row – Kaylee Criner, Kendall Bender, Stephanie Stewart,
Hannah Radcliff Back Row – Ericka James, Savannah Bender, Laina Hamner
It’s A Hard Knock Life: Front Row (left to right) – Maura Lawson, Azora Kendal,
Heidi King 2nd Row (left to right) – Alexis Maxwell, Taegan Lambert, Caroline Smith,
Camylle Leake 3rd Row (left to right) – Mahala Sartin, Haylie Bennett, Megan Jarvis,
Katelynn McMillion, Lauren Keplinger, Julianna Rexroad, Daizy King 4th Row (left
to right) – Tristen Putnam, Chelsea McMillion, Chelse Lloyd, Shayla Gillespie Back
Row (left to right) – Hannah Drake, Lillie Peters, Kristen Cox, Jaden Nemoto
Rock Me Amadeus : Front Row – Brittney Frame, Amber Pecora Haddix Middle
Row – Emily Ware, Kera Kearns Back Row – Kassie Ware, Hannah Given
Morning After Dark: Front Row (left to right) – Kassie Ware, Emily Ware Middle
Row – Stephanie Sumner, Brittney Frame Back Row – Kera Kearns, Hannah Given Photos courtsey of Howie McCormick
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Citizens’
NEWS
Braxton County, WV
Board of Education holds
public hearing on budget
The kindergarten class of Little Birch Elementary learned more about America and
more about Sutton to end the school year.
On their tour of the town the class stopped for a photo in front of the Sutton Dam.
Kindergarteners from
Little Birch explore Sutton
The Little Birch kindergarten ended the year
with two big projects. The
first started just after
spring break when the
students sent word out to
friends and family that
they were collecting postcards from all 50 states.
The class studied maps
and read books about
America.
The students put on
a program for the PTO,
singing “You’re a Grand
Old Flag” and “This Land
is Your Land.” They also
presented information to
the parents about famous
American symbols such
as the Liberty Bell, Washington, Lincoln and
Jefferson memorials, the
Statue of Liberty, White
House, American flag, the
eagle and the Great Seal.
The
students
looked forward to the mail
being delivered each day
and coloring in a new
state when a new postcard arrived. At the end of
the project, the class had
received 170 postcards
from all 50 states and
learned a lot about each
state. They also received
postcards from 13 countries. A few of the students
even attended the Board
of Education meeting and
told about their special
project.
The second project
was learning about a community. The fire department had visited the
school earlier in the year
and Dr Darla Gant had
visited the class, but the
students wanted to actually see the community
helpers at their work.
They started their
day with a visit to Dr.
Laura Marple’s dentist office, where the receptionist, Kathy Dennison, gave
them a tour and answered
questions. Then they
went next door to the post
office where Julia Rader
explained what the post
office does for the community. Each child received
a postage-paid envelope to
send a letter to a friend or
family member.
The class then
crossed the street to the
Community Building,
where Wilda Skidmore
greeted them with a
smile. She introduced the
class to Linda Nettles and
Debbie Westfall, who explained the voting process
to the children. Mr. JL
Campbell, mayor of
Sutton, then took the students to his office and explained how he and the
Town Council worked together to keep the town
running smoothly. Mrs.
Skidmore also gave each
student their own recycle
backpack and talked
about the importance of
recycling.
After a short walk,
the students were on
Main Street, looking at all
the businesses and buildings that make up the
town of Sutton. Tamara,
from the Town Square
Market and Café, talked
with the students and invited them back for an ice
cream cone if they had
time.
The next stop was
the Citizens’ News office,
where Erica Whitney very
patiently explained what
she does at the newspaper office, gave the students notepads and then
took the class’s picture,
with a promise that they
would see their picture in
the paper in the near future.
A little bit longer
walk took the class
through the residential,
historical section of town
and to the end of the
street, where Chef Tim
and Melody Urbanic were
waiting to give the students a grand tour of the
Café Cimino Country Inn.
The kids enjoyed petting
Miss Maggie, the resident
golden retriever, and
walking all around the
Inn. At the end of the tour,
the students ended up in
the kitchen, where Chef
Tim explained what he did
and gave each student a
delicious piece of Italian
candy.
The bus, driven by
Jim Holcomb, picked up
the students from in front
of the Inn and delivered
them to their next stop –
Sutton Dam. The students ate their lunch,
played on the playground
and then were given a
tour of the dam by
Harrison Jenkins, with
the help of Krystle
Vaughan.
Although the children were getting a little
tired, they continued
their search of community workers with a stop
by the Sutton Public Library, where volunteer
Jan Frame read to them
and talked with them
about how the library
helps the community. Library director Mary Jane
Stewart then assisted
each student in checking
out a book and gave them
each a little booklet about
the library.
Another short walk
brought the class to the
Sutton Baptist Church.
Pastor Allan Copenhaver
talked with the children
about what the church
does for the community,
including Bible school, a
food pantry and a back-toschool block party. If you
heard the church bell
ringing, it wasn’t a call to
worship or an emergency,
it was15 students who all
had a turn ringing the
bell.
The last stop of the
day, and the one the students were most looking
forward to was the Dollar
General Store. Mrs.
Atkins paid the students
a penny per day to come
to school. To earn the
penny, the students had
to learn and recite certain information, such as
the days of the week, their
name, address and phone
number.
Throughout
the
year, the students traded
their pennies for nickels,
dimes and quarters.
When each child had attended school 100 days,
they could trade their
coins for a dollar bill. The
students knew they were
saving their money for
the special day when they
would go to the dollar store
to spend their money.
The day ended with
each student standing in
line and the very patient
sales clerk listening to
the children count out
their precious money to
pay for the item they
chose.
Mrs. Atkins and Mrs.
Vaughan would like to
thank all the community
workers who helped make
this a valuable and enjoyable learning experience.
The
Braxton
County Board of Education met for a public
hearing on the budget
with a regular board
meeting immediately
following in their office
at the Braxton County
Board of Education Office Thursday, May 26,
2011, at 2:00 p.m. The
following
members
were present: Ernie
Moore, President, Kathy
Parker, Vice President,
Roger Hall, Elizabeth
Stewart, Dave Hoover.
The public hearing
on the budget began at
2:02 p.m. to discuss the
preliminary operating
budget for 2011-12.
The regular meeting of the board was
called to order by President Ernie Moore at
2:09 p.m.
Ernie Moore offered a non-denomination prayer.
The board discussed general information gained from a
Braxton County Recreation Authority Board
meeting
regarding
Holly Gray Park as it
relates to the park
board, county commissioners and the Braxton
County Board of Education. Present at this
meeting were the park
board members, county
commissioners, two
board members, and the
Superintendent.
Roger Hall moved
and Elizabeth Stewart
seconded to approve the
consent agenda items
(minutes of May 23,
2011 meeting, budget
transfers and supplements.)
Dave Hoover moved
and Kathy Parker seconded to approve the following employment –
service:
Robin Hoover – Kindergarten
Instructional/ Transportation
Aide at Sutton Elemen-
tary for the remainder
of the 2010-2011 school
year only (effective May
27, 2011), and Greg S.
Mosley – Long-term Substitute Bus Operator for
the remainder of the
2010-2011 school year
only (effective May 27,
2011).
Elizabeth Stewart
moved
and
Kathy
Parker seconded to approve the following rescission of transfer for
the end of the 20102011 school year – service: Geary White – Bus
Operator.
Roger Hall moved
and Dave Hoover seconded to approve the rescission of the following
job posting for 20112012: Bus Operator
Route
–
Nicholas
County
Line,
Carpenter’s
Fork,
Erbacon, Little Birch,
Two Lick, Sutton Elementary,
BCMS,
BCHS.
The
Braxton
County Board of Education met in a work session before their regularly scheduled meeting
on Monday, May 23,
2011 at Frametown Elementary School to discuss
the
Superintendent’s
evaluation. They went
over each item on the
evaluation and discussed it and came to
an agreement on a rating for each. At the end
of each section they
summarized the comments into a narrative.
Roger Hall moved
and Elizabeth Stewart
seconded the following
statement by the board
members regarding the
evaluation of the Superintendent.
“Dennis
Albright exhibits professionalism in his duties
as lead administrator
in the county, is open
to change, has dedicated much time and
effort in bringing the
budget under control
and implementing the
deconsolidation plan he
inherited, and works
well with the board of
education, the central
office staff, and the administrative
staff
throughout the county.”
Approval of students riding the activity
bus
pending
Superintendent’s legal
interpretation will be
tabled until a later
board meeting.
Kathy
Parker
moved and Elizabeth
Stewart seconded to
adopt the preliminary
operating budget for
2011-2012.
Kathy
Parker
moved and Dave Hoover
seconded to approve the
first reading/out for
comment on the revision to Policy 3100 – Job
Vacancies.
Elizabeth Stewart
moved and Roger Hall
seconded to approve the
Education Jobs Fund
Grand for $463,713.00
to be used at the discretion of the Superintendent and Treasurer to
restore positions for
the school year 20112012 that would have
been lost due to lack of
funding.
T he Superintendent and Board Members
reviewed the following
report: County School
Admissions Policy.
Roger Hall moved
and Dave Hoover seconded that the meeting
adjourn.
The meeting adjourned at 3:18 p.m.
There will be a regular meeting of the board
on Monday, June 13, 2011
at the Braxton County
Board of Education Office
at 5:00 p.m.
Others i n a t t e n dance: Shawn Dilly,
Ginger Altizer and
Daphne Moore.
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BCMS has released their fourth nine week honor roll
Braxton
County
Middle School has released their fourth nine
weeks honor roll:
5th Grade:
4.0-Taylor
A.
Armstrong, Seth I. Arnold,
Amber M. Belknap, Grace
L. Belknap, Robert J.
Boyce, Hunter D. Bush,
Merleen M. Campbell, Ian
R. Conley, Heath S.
Cottrill, Coreen M.
Cummings, Madeleine E.
Descamps, Amber L.
Frame,
Timothy
J.
Harman, KC T. Hoard,
Brandon N. Johnson,
Abigail B. Liston, Christopher P. Lockard, Savannah C. Payne, Addie
Rodebaugh, Logan D.
Rose, Garrett B. Shingler,
Gage A. Vincent, Nicole E.
Wayne, Olivia A. Wayne
3.862-Rachel
A.
Browning, Sophia C.
Chieffo, Hunter D. Drake,
Angela G. Hefner, Drina
D. Drake, Sarah A. Lane,
Nathanael K. Lawson,
Elizabeth G. McLaughlin,
Lexi N. Pletcher, Madison
B. Ramsey, Haley J.
Sartin, Gracie A. Steiner,
Anthony T. Veltre
3.857-Tatyton B.
Stout, Jordan P. Tyo
3.833-Alissa
R.
Conner
3.786-Chelsie D.
McCumbers
3.724-Leland
R.
Carr, Cody T. Dobbins,
Kenneth W. Dobbins,
Jacob H. Ellis, Noah E.
Facemire, Shane L.
Facemire, Steven T.
Hoover, Allison B. James,
Samantha D. Morris,
Tyler G. Overbey, Anthony
M. Shaw
3.714-Megan
S.
Lamb
3.586-Averal
L.
Brady, Brandon C. Browning, Ronica R. Cadle,
Simone A. Frey, Kassidy
K. Heavner, Britney A.
Hoover,
Gynna
M.
Huddleston, Hannah N.
Moore, Mary G. Stewart
3.571-Caitlyn L.
Cenkins, Dylan J. Crosby
3.5-Hannah N. Rose,
Randy Singleton, Hallea
R. Skeens
3.448-Jacob
M.
Beckett, Jeraiah A.
Cayton, Mindy D. Davis,
Dylan D. Dennison, Erik H.
Keener, Hunter J. Lemon,
Mark E. Losh, Charley B.
McMillion, Caleb S.
Skidmore, Morgan B. Utt
3.429-Halie E. Eddy
3.357-Dallas P. Williams
3.31-Brianna M.
Butcher,
Luke
A.
Campbell, Brianna J.
Cunningham, Nicholas B.
Herron, Austin B. Litton,
Carlee N. Mayes, Abigail
K. Myers, Kain W. Napier,
Frankie S. Verton
3.286-Jacob
A.
Whitney
3.214-Dustin
O.
Barker
3.172-Katellyn E.
Fincham, James C.
Kniceley, Alex D. Mayse,
Seth T. McCoy, Josie T.
McCoy, Nicolas P. Singleton, Brandon L. Teter
3.143-Daniel
A.
Deuly, Lauryn N. Jarvis,
Seth A. Wilson
3.111-Troy S. Heater
3.034-Alexis
H.
Bedunah, Zachary A.
Canfield, Cory M. Dunbar,
Jeremy A. Ice, Tori R.
Marcum, Marissa D.
Miller, Courtney M.
Parker, Carla J. Sillman,
Joshua L. Williams
6th Grade:
4.0-Emmanuel S.
Backus,
Sarah
J.
Burroughs, Leslee R.
Coffman, Courtney L.
Hoover,
Kendra
K.
Houghton, Randall L.
Kniceley, Jody R. Lawson,
Lydia T. Moran, Mallory J.
Nicholson, Brittany C.
Richardson, Seth T.
Shingler,
Hollis
E.
Skidmore, Megan J.
Stewart, Forrest A. Taylor,
Justin B. Vankirk, Tiffani
A. Workman
3.875-Cassandra R.
Burgess, Thea J. Cook,
Emily G. Davis, Skylar R.
Davis, Julia L. Foster,
Quinn
E.
Hopen,
Charizma F. Wilson
3.857-Ty L. Cutlip,
Trista R. Harper, Brian K.
Hoover, Dylan M. Johnson,
Christopher B. Lloyd, Mary
L. Ramsey, Caitlyn M.
Simms, Logan C. Wilson
3.778-Shyann
M.
Goodson
3.75-Morgan
N.
Belknap, Alex C. Brady,
Jaccob E. Butcher, Lavonna
M. Clark, Brent J. Dittman,
Ryan W. Kimberling,
Dawson T. McMillion,
Michael D. Terry, Johnna
M. Thomas
3.714-Nicholas A.
Anderson, James A.
Barnette, Nicoletta M.
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Bonazzo,
Lucas
T.
Bonnett, Max J. Brady,
Katie E. Cline, Allie B.
Conley, Madeline C.
Gates,
Preston
C.
Hamrick, Krista D.
Huffmaster, Walter L.
Jack III, Sydney D.
Ransbottom, Mckenze H.
Yanero
3.667-Johnathan C.
Frame, Cameron Love,
Jada M. Spinks
3.625-Logan
S.
Belknap, Colton H.
Buckhannon, Hannah L.
Dittman, Ciera C. Dobbins, Christopher A,
Glover, Morgan M. Gregory, Jacie L. Harris,
Coleton A. Keener, Katlyn
M. Moss, Zeda A. Vance,
Brandon S. Weaver
3.6-Vincent C. Lloyd
3.571-Spencer T.
Carr, Zane P. Haymond,
Jessica L. King, Christian Mullins, David L.
Ramsey
3.556-Daniel
M.
Morton
3.5-Dalton C. Brown,
Tristen N. Brown, Tyler
M. Fowler, McKayla D.
Hacker,
Colten
M.
Knight, Chandler R.
Posey, Robert M. Shaw,
Shealiah M. Tinney,
Tatym D. Watson, Taylor
M. Wolford
3.444-Katlyn
H.
Kincaid
3.429-Maggie
E.
Cutlip, Taylor R. Cutlip,
Benjamin C. Demastus,
Stephanie S. Dunbar,
Jessiah T. Gunter, Justin
L. Hudnall, Ruby G.
Kniceley, Christopher L.
Utt, Garrett C. Young
3.375-Logan
M.
Bragg, Sean M. Posey,
Dwayne, F. Potts, Jessica
S. Raynor, Haley J.
Rhodes
3.333-Kaylie D. Davenport
3.286-Chloe D. Case,
Heaven L. Dean, Autumn
D. Dodrill, Holden B.
Hunter,
Austin
L.
McCauley, Shandi R.
Tinney,
Joshua
D.
Waldron, Logan G. Williams
3.25-Amanda
L.
Blankenbeckler, Jessica
D. Edgell, Stephen T.
Hacker, Kielah J. Shaver,
Jamie N. Wine
3.222-Carissa P.
Kerr
3.143-Levi W. Jarvis,
John D. Jordan, Cameron
G. Long, Kayla J. Montgomery, Laken M. Raynor,
Braylee M. Woods
3.125-Bailey
J.
Fleming, Braden K. Poling
3.111-Annalyce M.
Gibson, Frank E. Gose
3.0-Selena B. Adkins,
Cameron P. Currence,
Cole M. Frame, Joshua A.
Hinkle, D’Andre P. Jarvis
7th Grade:
4.0-Kassi M. Adams,
Sterling P. Beane III,
Makila J. Carr, Montana D.
Carr, Emily K. Conley,
Zackeri D. Conrad, Cendall
F. Cowan, Joseph M. Cowling, Dalton M. Dean, Carlie
E. Dickens, Brooke K.
Fincham, Kailee J. Gokey,
Katelyn G. Golinsky,
Michael K. Hamrick,
Shelby E. Hamrick, Shelby
E. Helmick, Tiara S.
Hunter, Kayla L. Hurst, Alexia B. Little, Laurel V.
Lloyd, Luke A. Long, Emily
McChesney, Alton B.
McMillion, Brianna N.
Miller, Caroline G. Nicholas, Tessa M. Pritt, Elizabeth M. Six, Sarah E.
Skidmore, Emma B.
Steorts, Abigail L. Vidal,
Rebecca J. Vigue, Clay E.
Vincent, Brandon M.
White, Jesse L. White,
Baylea E. Woodward
3.875-Shawna M.
Ramsey, Kylea M. Summers
3.857-Elizabeth G.
Allen, Jessica M Beckett,
Michaela D. Crittenden,
Karalynn R. Dixon,
Alexzandri D. Garvin, Andrew J. McMillion, Destiny D. Richardson, Jessi
K. Tyo
3.846-Jeffrey
J.
Jackson, Andrea B. Vidal
3.833-Tomas
R.
Blankenbeckler, Abigail
M. Carr, Breanna N.
Clouser,
Taylor
C.
Johnson, Natalie J.
McCann, Bruce A. Wayne
3.818-Tamara L.
Evans, Toni A. Frame, Kelly
M. Stout, Sarah K. Terry
3.75-Shayla
L.
Eastwood, Terra B. Lloyd,
Kristen L. Marlowe, Angelica R. Shaw, Destini M.
Wolverton
3.714-Tyler N. Dobbins, Taylor N. Gillespie
3.692-Jerianne E.
Bowers, Kari A. Rhodes,
Caleb F. Wynne
3.667-Shannon K.
Allen, Amber R. Barker,
David A. Cicero, Troy A.
Greenlief, Katie L. James,
Nicole B. Jarrell, Sierra N.
Knight, McKayla A. Moore,
Zachary s. Morrison, Sarah
G. Rose, Kearstin J.
Stancati
3.636-Josiah
M.
Bosely, Amanda J. Holley,
Ryan J. Osborn, Adriana M.
Wilson, Alyssa R. Young
3.625-Cassie
L.
Greenlief
3.583-Samantha J.
Lynch
3.571-Brooklyn S.
Bennett, Kristen N. Bly,
Dani R. Carpenter, Sara M.
Imes, Kaley M. Williams
3.5-Joshua L. Carpenter, Alivia B. Cunningham,
Robbi L. Goodnight, Debra S.
Hacker,
Jyan
L.
McCartney, Christopher C.
McTaggart, Caitlyn S.
Moyers, Taran J. Nicholson,
Lilly S. Richardson, Aaliyah
R. Williams
3.455-Ali M. Cutlip,
Quinton T. Ice, Maria A.
Wine
3.429-Kay La D.
Morrison
3.417-Daniel R. Hoard
3.375-Tiffany Conrad
3.333-Jasmine M.
Scrogham, Lucas M. Steele
3.286-Haley A. Bosely,
Sabrina N. Burrough, Tiffany Peters, Krista A. Williams
3.273-Shiann M.
Shaver
3.25-Tyler C. Dean,
Hannah D. Turner
3.167-Caitlyn
J.
Lancaster, Katrina A. White
3.143-Dustin
M.
Lavancher,
Lisa
M.
Vaughan
3.091-Kayla
D.
Kniceley, Cody T. Pritt,
Danielle R. Teter
3.0-Caleb E. Shafer,
Katelynn K. Spiker
8th Grade:
4.0-Emily B. Harper,
Lindsey M. Keplinger,
Lilian M. Lake, Brooke L.
Simmons,
Grace
A.
Skidmore, Jordan L.
Whinnery
3.857-Jessica S. Ellis,
Hannah K. Given, Madison S. Oney, Wesley D.
Skidmore, Logan S.
Stump, Jordan E. Utt
3.833-Abigale, M.
Asbury
3.714-Justin
R.
Knight
3.667-Michael C.
Carpenter, Sarah J. Dean,
Victoria N. Drake, Michael
V. Hoard
3.625-Cheyenne R.
Copen, Sarah Mallory
3.6-Daniel S. Frame
3.571-Shellie
M.
Coleman, Joshua E.
Skidmore
3.5-Hannah J. Cutlip,
Kylie R. James, Matthew
L Lemon, Savannah R.
Rose, Ryan K. Young
3.429-Aletia
E.
Asbury, Logan B. Frame,
Alex W. James, Ninetta L.
James, Morgan L. Stewart,
Kendra B. Veltre
3.385-Samantha M.
Frame, Katelyn N. Holley
3.375-Destiney R.
Shaver
3.357-Ashlee
N.
James
3.333-Jasmine A.
Bailey, Andrew J. Bender,
Bobbi C. Carr, Iva V.
Hardisty, Lindsay N.
Myers, Alyssa R. Riffle,
Sarah E. Westfall
3.308-Mason
N.
Westfall
3.286-Melissa S. Graham
3.25-Alexis S Spell,
Kayci A. Wine
3.2-Elijah N. Veltre
3.167-Dakota
R.
Brown, Carol A. Desper,
David L. Hughes, Cody N.
Imes,
Jonathan
B.
Shreve,
Charles
C.
Whitney
3.143-Zachary T.
Chapman, Machaela A.
Keener
3.125-Laura
B.
Gerwig,
Delmas
C.
Nottingham II
3.0-Emily N. Bleigh,
Megan R. Dean
Students from BCMS who won the WESTTEST rewards.
BCMS WESTEST rewards
Our students work
hard on their WESTEST’s
every year. This time we
decided to reward that
attitude. Each day a student was in attendance
during testing week,
they put their name on a
ticket for a drawing.
They also received a
ticket if they exhibited
good behavior that week.
At the end of every day of
WESTEST, two names per
grade level were drawn
for some terrific prizes.
Dr. Jeanette Boyce
donated a Netbook,
McDonald’s, Wendy’s,
Subway, Arby’s, Custard
Stand, and Shoney’s gave
some gifts to use as
prizes. The Bank of
Gassaway and City National Bank each donated
two $50 Savings Bonds.
Bear Heaven gave two
Boyd’s Bears gifts to use in
the give away. Little General (BP) donated two $25
gift cards. Our PTA donated $400 to use to purchase gift cards and savings bonds. The school
purchased several items
to give as prizes also.
We
were
overwhelmed by the generosity and kindness of the
business and individuals
listed above. You really
helped make WESTEST
week a time to anticipate
with excitement instead of
dread. Thank you so
much.
The family of David Benny
Toler extends thanks
We would like to
thank our friends and
family for their support
and prayers during
Dave’s illness and passing. Also to those who
sent flowers, food, cards,
called and visited. A special thanks to Rev. Doug
Smailes for his acts of
love and compassion
shown to David and his
family before and after
his death, and for the
comforting words that
were expressed during
the service. Thanks to
Stump Chapel Church for
the meal they provided for
us after the funeral.
Thank you to Sally
Stewart at Braxton Memorial Hospital, Hospice of
Burnsville, and the doctors
and nurses at Cabell Huntington Hospital. Thank
you to the Lloyd’s who
opened and closed the
grave and to GreeneRobertson Funeral Home,
of Sutton, for their compassion and guidance during this difficult time.
Please accept our
heart-felt appreciation for
your thoughtfulness during our time of deep sorrow.
Citizens’
NEWS
Page 12 June 14, 2011
Braxton County, WV
Bee homecoming at
Hallsburg family farm
Sgt Gregory Shafer and his wife, Megan
Braxton County native
receives Purple Heart
On Friday, April 1,
2011, Braxton County
native Gregory Shafer
received the Purple
Heart from Lt. Col. Joseph Murray at a ceremony
at
Camp
Lejeune,
NC. That
same day he was promoted from corporal to
sergeant.
Sgt. Shafer is a
2006
graduate
of
Braxton County High
School and joined the
Marine Corps on June
12, 2006 with fellow
graduate Sgt. Evan
Moore.
Sgt. Shafer had his
recruit training at
Parris Island, SC and
his communications
training at 29 Palms,
CA. His first tour was a
deployment with the
26 th Marine Expeditionary Unit to ports in the
Middle East, including
Iraq,
from
20082009. He was deployed
to Afghanistan from
March-September
2010.
On August 4, 2010,
Sgt. Shafer was injured
when his truck was
rocked by an IED explosion that wounded him
and fellow marines. He
was helicoptered to a
British hospital at
Camp Leatherneck, Afghanistan.
Sgt. Shafer said he
was honored to receive
the Purple Heart.
Sgt. Shaffer is
married
to
Megan
“Cottrill” Shafer, formerly of Gassaway.
They reside in
Jacksonville, NC on the
marine base but plan to
return to WV as soon as
his
enlistment
is
up. He is the son of
Pamela
Shafer
of
Rosedale and Wayne
Shafer
of
Frametown. He is the
grandson of Clark and
Fannie Mollohan of
Duck and Alta and the
late Bud Shafer of
Frametown. His family
said they were proud of
his service to his nation
and greatful that he has
recovered so well.
The Purple Heart is
awarded to service men
and women wounded in
the line of duty. It was
first established by
George Washington during the Revolutionary
War. Washington’s
original order stated,
“Let it be known that he
who wears the Military
Order of the Purple
Heart has given of his
blood in the defense of
his homeland and shall
forever be revered by
his fellow countrymen.”
USDA reminds producers to
file Adjusted Gross Income
Consent Forms with the IRS
Braxton-Clay
County USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA) Acting County Executive
Director Steven C.
Nestor, reminds producers that, in order to
receive USDA forms are
required
for
paymentsprogram payments, each payment
recipient must have an
Adjusted Gross Income
(AGI) verification consent form on file with
the Internal Revenue
Service
(IRS).
The
consent
form authorizes IRS to
verify for FSA whether
a payment recipient’s
AGI meets the eligibility requirements for
FSA programs. The
form became a requirement for payment eligibility beginning with
the 2009 crop year, however many program participants have not complied
with
this
requirement.”IRS and
USDA reports show
that, nationwide, FSA
is still missing the
required consent forms
from many producers
for 2009 and 2010,”
said Nestor. ”In order to
avoid an interruption of
program payments, producers
need
to
check their business
records and turn these
forms in to the IRS immediately if they have
not done so already,” he
said.
IRS requires written consent from all individuals or legal entities
before
verification of the average AGI can be provided
to USDA. Individuals
must submit form CCC927and legal entities
must submit form CCC928. Without these
forms on file, producers
will not receive USDA
program
payments.
Nestor further clarifies
that these consent
received from the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) as
well
as
those received through
FSA. Completed forms
must be returned to the
IRS.
For more information on AGI eligibility
requirements or the
AGI verification process,
contact
the
Braxton-Clay County
FSA Office at (304) 3645103.
A never ending car
ride awaits before I can be
there once again. I stare
out the dirty window of my
grandparents’ red, four-door
Saturn. Focusing on what
is waiting for me, I tune
out the conversations of
those around me, as we
speed down the winding
highway. We drive in and
out of the towering hills.
These tree-covered mountains surround me with
the vibrant green colors of
life. This scenic route provokes the excitement
within me; I am on my way
back to my family’s farm in
West Virginia.
We turn onto a dusty
gravel road. Anticipation is
flowing ravenously through
every inch of my body.
Slowly we travel, stirring
up dust along the way. On
the right, we pass a minuscule country church. The
tiny structure sits tucked
into the hillside; its white
siding glimmers in the
bright sunlight. We cross a
rusty steel bridge, over a
babbling creek. My eyes
survey a lush green lawn
leading to a quaint country home. We park at the
edge of the lawn, just before a row of fibrous pine
trees. As I open the car
door, I feel the harsh heat
of the late May sunshine
on my face. As I step out of
the vehicle, I feel a soft
green mattress underneath my bare toes. At last,
I am here once more.
As I walk towards the
small country house, I see
its shaded porch with its
white latticed openings.
The bright sun hits the
deep blue shutters making
them shine. Through my
squinted eyes, I take in the
sights that once filled my
childhood dreams. I turn in
a slow circle as to survey
the surrounding wonders.
Now facing the edge of the
spring lawn, I see the
dense hillside to my left.
Covered in towering trees,
the hill provides deep
shade for its animals. I
hike up the tall hill to find
two deteriorated farm
buildings. I remember my
grandmother sharing stories about this place from
her youth. The first aged
shed’s white paint is chip-
ping away with age. My
grandmother told me it
once housed all the farm
equipment used to reap
and sow here. Next to the
white barn sits a typical
white barn, which housed
livestock for my family. To
the right of white barn sits
a large oblong stone. Situated firmly in the deep soil,
the rock shines in a beam
of golden glow. I walk the
few steps to the boulder
and sit on its rounded
edge. I run my fingers over
the moss filled etching.
The names of those generations before me are laid
in the stone. This enormous rock stoked the fire
of my childhood imagination. Many May weekends
were spent playing games
revolving around this
stone. It is known to my
family as the “Indian
Rock,” due to the many
childhood games we used
to play. My memories swirl
around this mystical
stone.
As I saunter through
the wooded lawn towards
the house, I view the garden just beyond it. Brightly
colored flowers pave a walk
way towards a small creek.
As I walk up the pale blue
steps, I sense the familiar scent of the home. I
swing the screen door
open and view the small
front room. I see my beloved great-grandmother’s
writing desk, adjacent to
the old stone fireplace. Past
the front room, stands a lace
covered table, surrounded by
glistening china cabinets.
I turn into the main bedroom and find it hard to
believe that 11 young
children were raised in
two small rooms. On all four
walls lay slips of aged
parchment, displaying the
faces of my ancestors. This
room is a time capsule and
the memories are so fresh.
The back porch is but a small
concrete square, with a
piece of history standing quietly on its corner. A rustic,
black, hand-pump water access adds a nostalgic sense
to the tremendous back
lawn. Encased by wooded
areas, this field is the center of my family’s origins.
The intense love, hearty
laughs, and vivid memo-
ries of us who have come
to remember, weld into a
sense of home.
This family farm is
still the place of my childhood dreams; however, my
dreams die with the
evening sun. We all gather
around the fire to sing
sweet old hymns and say
our heartfelt goodbyes. The
fire flickers, the voices
raise in a glorious chorus.
That familiar feeling of
sadness comes like an
early autumn’s breeze.
Our goodbyes are long, our
tears frequent, and the
longing for the next time
so eminent. I climb into
the dark car, we drive
slowly down the winding
road, and I drift to a soft
slumber,
where
my
dreams are filled with new
vivid images of the family
farm house.
Those in attendance
today are William L. Bee,
Dalton, Ohio; Roscoe R.
Bee, Frametown, WV;
Anna
J.
Mollohan,
Dunbar, WV; David and
Shery Buckalew, Dunbar,
WV;
David
Aaron
Mollohan, Huntington, WV;
Aaron & Linda Mollohan,
Huntington, WV; Harold
Gene Mollohan, Gastonia,
NC; Wanda & Duane
Meyers, Franklin NC; Shannon &
Kristina
Mollohan, Gastonia, NC;
Cameron
Mollohan,
Gastonia, NC; Gary &
Louise
Maynor,
Whitesville, WV; Bonnie
Vannoy, Dorothy, WV;
Brenda & Kevin Harris,
Dorothy, WV; Shelby &
Maureena Pritt, Anderson, IN; Ed & Cheryl Pritt,
Anderson, IN; Isaiah Williams, Clear Fork , WV;
Bermon & Teena Pritt,
Sandyville, WV, Angie
Pritt, Sandyville, WV; Will
& Christy (Buckalew)
Robinson & Sophie & Jack
Robinson, South Charleston, WV; Howard & Sheila
Shinn, Pinch, WV; and
Rena Bee McKahn, Pinch,
WV.
Our family has been
blessed this past year and
we look forward to 2012
when we will be together
again for our Reunion.
Written by Ruby
Mollohan’s Great Granddaughter Shelby Pritt
Ledford Wins Sarah Spencer essay contest
The Braxton-Webster
HSTA Local Governing
Board is pleased to announce that Braxton
County High School senior
Victoria Ledford is the regional 2011 Sarah Spencer
Essay Contest winner.
Victoria is the daughter of
Victor and Melissa Ledford.
She plans to attend
Marshall University in the
fall and major in chemistry.
“Many excellent essays were submitted this
year and it was very hard
for the judges to choose but
Victoria’s was the stand out
and is very deserving of
this honor. We are very
proud of her!” said a
Braxton-Webster HSTA
LGB spokesman. “She has
been a joy to work with over
the last 4 years, she will be
missed.” Victoria’s award
winning essay “HSTA is”
follows:
Let me take you on a
journey: a journey to the
year 2007, in the month of
May. The years of high
school had yet to arrive,
and the last month of
middle school was zooming
by. It was just another day
of school, and there I sat,
awaiting the final ring of
the bell that would signify
the end of just another day
at school. The bell would
not ring for another fifteen
minutes, which left me sitting quietly in homeroom,
anxiously willing the time
to speed up. As I sat there,
I heard a voice come over
Victor ia Ledford
the sound system announcing for any eighth
grade student interested in
joining HSTA to report to
Mrs. Knight’s room.
At the time, I had
never heard of this so
called HSTA program, but
as I wasn’t the least bit preoccupied, I silently left the
classroom and made my
way to Mrs. Knight’s room.
In the short amount of
time left before the bell, I
learned that HSTA was a
health and science program for high school students. I didn’t learn much
else that day, but I did look
over the application I had
received. That summer, I
filled out the HSTA application and mailed it in. A
few weeks before school
started, I received a letter
informing me that I had
been accepted to the HSTA
program. However, I had
yet to discover that mailing in that application was
one of the best decisions I
had ever made.
Once high school
started, the purpose of
HSTA became clearer to
me than it had been that
summer. We had meetings every Monday after
school, and I began to realize what HSTA was really
all about. Needless to say,
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I stuck with the HSTA program, conducting experiments and making new
friends each year. The journey was an interesting one,
to say the least. The field
trips were always fun, and
the people were unfailingly
kind. After nearly four years
in the HSTA program, I
think it’s safe to say that
HSTA has done more than I
would have ever imagined
on that one boring day in the
eighth grade.
Three years later,
here I sit, writing an essay
on “what HSTA means to
me.” To put all of it into 500
words would probably be impossible, but I will make an
attempt to condense my
thoughts. HSTA has allowed
me to become a more wellrounded individual. By attending the summer institutes, I’ve met so many
other HSTA students. I’ve
learned so much through
HSTA; all of the speakers we
have had and the field trips
we’ve taken I have thought
to be truly educational.
Most of all, though, HSTA
has helped me to decide my
future. I now know what
I’m doing with my life, and
with the HSTA waiver, I
know I will be able to have
the future I want. I am sincerely grateful for the
HSTA waiver and how it
will help me to continue
my education.
I suppose the future is unpredictable, at
least that’s what everyone
says. I guess they’re right,
because I sure couldn’t
have predicted I would be
where I am now. Call it a
touch of fate, but I attended
that meeting four years
ago, and four years later, I
can now say I’m glad that I
did.
Citizens’
NEWS
Braxton County, WV
June 14, 2011 Page 13
Braxton County Memorial Hospital employee recognition
Fred White, Housekeeping Aide, was selected as Artist of the
Month for April 2011.
Nice, helpful, courteous and pleasant these were some of the
words used by Fred’s coworkers to describe the
young man who primarily works night shift at
Braxton County Memorial Hospital. Because
many of us work only
during the day, we may
not know Fred personally; however, we can
certainly attest to his
presence. Anyone walking down the hallways of
our facility can see the
buffer does not remain
resting in the storage
closet for very long.
With the reduction of
visitor and employee
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, and brown mulch
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.
traffic during the night,
Fred seizes the opportunity to make the hallways of BCMH shine.
The Emergency Department is another
area for which Fred is
primarily responsible.
Dr. Denzil Hawkinberry
was quick to commend
him stating, “Fred does
a good job and takes immaculate care of our
area.” Another Housekeeping Aide, Bob
Ramsey, says, “Fred is
a good worker and he
definitely deserves the
Artist of the Month
Award.” The nursing
staff on Med Surg agree
that he is quiet yet
helpful, “As he is finishing his shift and we are
coming in, he always
greets us with a ‘good
morning’ helping us
start our day on a pleasant note.” Jamea Pugh,
RN
remembers,
“I
worked with Fred on
night shift for a while
and even though he is
quiet, he can also be
funny.”
In addition to these
wonderful attributes,
Fred cares about our patients and their families.
He was highlighted on a
patient satisfaction survey as n o t e d : “ F r e d
White is very courteous
and friendly. He offered
to bring me a bed since
I was spending the
night with the patient.
He also brought cake
and coffee to me on a
sleepless night. Thank
you, Fred.” Sharon
Gaston, Assistant Administrator - Operations, comments, “Fred gets along
well with all departments
and patients and does
his best to help anyone
he can. He is a great
asset to have on our
BCMH team.” Fred
joined the BCMH family
in September 2009. In
his spare time he enjoys fishing and hunting, especially bow
hunting. He also likes
to swim, ride dirt bikes
and play volleyball with
his nieces and nephews. Braxton County
Memorial Hospital appreciates Fred White.
Fred White, Housekeeping Aide
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The Health Sciences
and Technology Regional
Symposium was held at
Braxton County High
School on May 5 th. The
BCHS project “Age VS
Learning Ability” by Devin
Reeder, Coleden Belknap,
Hannah Belknap won the
distinction of being
named “Best Oral Presentation-BC.”
Other Braxton HSTA
projects that participated
in the symposium were:
Cheesy-Licious
by
Courtney Mayse and
Harlie Ellyson; Effects of
Energy Drinks on Beef
Bones by Gavin James,
Jordyn Peters and Amber
Watson; Hamster Dance
by Breanna Rhodes and
Charity Ramsey; Back
Breaking Backpacks by
Jasmine
Tingler,
Stephen Moyers and
Olivia Facemire; High
School or McDonalds: a
Biography
by
Cara
Marshall and Victoria
Ledford; Laughter: the
Best Medicine? by Jacob
Tyo, Katie Rollins and
Kristy Vigue; Where’s the
Beef? by Shadow Ramsey
and ZoeAnn Bender.
Senior
Braxton
County HSTA students:
Jake
Tyo,
Victoria
Ledford, Katie Rollins,
Kristie
Vigue,
and
Stephen Moyers were recognized for successfully
completing the four years
of HSTA requirements
with honor cords and gifts
donated by the Book Cellar and City National
Bank. They will be greatly
missed next year.
We would like to send
out a very special thank
you to all the many people
who made this event possible. We would like to
thank first and foremost
the wonderful Braxton
County HSTA teachers,
Jill Lemon and Tina
Knight for their dedicated
leadership of the Braxton
Clubs this year and for
hosting the symposium.
They did a fantastic job!
We would also like to
thank Mrs. Linda Brooks
and Mrs. Sheba Kendig for
judging the projects and
thank you to the many
parents and guests who
came and supported us,
especially those that
helped with serving and
delivering the food.
Also, we would like to
thank the many people and
businesses that made our
regional symposium a tremendous success by so
graciously contributing
prizes: United Bank, The
Book Cellar, Bank of
Gassaway, City National
Bank, and Elk River
Foodland, Kroger’s, and
Sports Connection. Please
thank these businesses
for their support by shopping local when possible to
keep jobs and money in our
community!
All students whose
participated and project
scored 30 points or above
will be placed into a drawing to win an ACER Netbook
Computer. The winner will
be announced on June 14,
2011. Congrats to all who
successfully completed
their projects. Well done!
Citizens’
NEWS
Page 14 June 14, 2011
• BUY
• SELL
• TRADE
From The
First & Factually
BUSINESS
SERVICES
MARSHALL’S ATV AND
SMALL ENGINE REPAIR,
Call 9-5 M-F for an appointment 304-689-6327. Robert
Marshall, owner.
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ASPHALT PAVING, DRIVEWAYS, parking lots and more,
Also sealcoating, senior and
veteran discounts, over 20
years experience. Licensed
and Insured and Bonded.
Serving Braxton, Nicholas
and Webster and surrounding counties. Will beat any
competitor’s price. All work
guaranteed. Free Estimates.
304-613-5557 304-472-5176
7-5
PRESSURE WASHING SERVICE Available. Will decks,
patios, houses, parking lots.
For information call 619-7424.
6-14
CRITTERS ENTERPRISE:
Certified Class I & II Septic
Installations, Repairs and
Inspections.Dozer Backhoe,
and DumpTruck Service.
Most Visa andMasterCards
accepted. EddieFacemire,
WV#033553. Call 3043642257.
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ASPHALT PAVING & REPAIRS. Driveways-parking
lots-carports-more. Work
guaranteed-licensed & insured – machine laid & rolled
– All your paving needs – Discounts for everyone! Free
Estimates – 304-472-8097
WV014137
8-9
REAL
EST
A TE
ESTA
FOR SALE: Trailer fully furnished on 2 acres. 1050 Old
Womans Run. White and blue
trim w/gravel driveway. Will
negotiate price. 1-304-3933395.
7-5
FOR SALE: 20 acres above
Flatwoods in Braxton County
along a quiet country road.
Easy access, great hunting
and camping, mostly wooded.
Financing with $2400 down &
$285/mth for 10 yrs., Free
Maps, (740) 989-0260. 7-5
FOR SALE: 60 acres of oil
and gas rights in Otter District. 304-846-9504.
6-28
FOR
SALE
Braxton County, WV
FOR SALE: Queen Pillowtop
Mattress Set – New, In Plastic
w/warranty. $160. Can Deliver 304-541-3146.
5-31tf
FOR SALE: King Pillowtop
Mattress Set – 3pc, New in
plastic, warranty. $360. Delivery Available. 304-541-3146
5-31tf
FOR SALE: Memory Foam
Mattress – Compare to
Tempur Brand! 20 yr Warranty, Packaged, Feels Great!
$300. 304-541-3146
5-31tf
FOR SALE: Living Room Set
– 5pc Microfiber. New, Stain
Resistant, Lifetime Warranty!
Must Sell $490. 304-541-3146
Del Avail.
5-31tf
feet on Enterprise Drive,
Gassaway, WV call 304-7655317.
7-5
FOR RENT: 1 and 2 Bedroom Apartments. Call 304364-8105.
6-21
FOR RENT: Mobile Home
lotsnear interstate, senior citizens welcome. Call 304-8539103.
7-7tf
FOR RENT: 3 BR Mobile Home,
Security Deposit, References &
Lease, some utilities included,
No Pets! 765-2127.
6-14
FOR RENT: One and two
and three bedroom homes.
Onemonth’s rent required for
security deposit. Utilities not
FOR SALE: Queen Orthope- included. Absolutely no pets.
dic Mattress – 2pc Set, New, Application required. ApplicaIn Package.Warranty. Can tions may be picked up at
Deliver. $230. 304-541-3146 Lloyd’s Inc. 2220 Sutton Lane.
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OFFICE SPACE FOR RENT:
FOR SALE: Bedroom Set – Approximately 1300 square
Entire Set, Maple Finish, New, feet above the Braxton CitiBoxed, Warranty. $495. Can zens’ News office on Main
Deliver. 304-541-3146 5-31tf Street, Sutton, 4 large rooms,
FOR SALE: Full Mattress Set storage area, $550 per month,
– New, Packaged, Warranty. water, sewer and trash ser$150. 304-541-3146. 5-31tf vice included. Call (304)76545193 days, or (304)765-2273
BARRELS FOR SALE: Plas- evenings.
tic Barrels. Water Barrels, Rain
Barrels, Feed Barrels, Barrel
Racing Barrels-$10 each or 3
for $25.00. Discounts for larger
quantities. Also premium one
trip barrels for $26.50 each.
Call 304-765-2401
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HELP
WANTED
MOBILE
HOMES
HELP WANTED: Mechanic
at Fast Lane Automotive in
Burnsville. Call 304-853-2262.
HELP WANTED: Cook
wanted. Must be available for all shifts. Apply
in person. Truck Stop
67, I-79 Exit 67. 4-26tf
FOR SALE: 1998 Dutch
Home, 3 Bedroom, 2 Bath,
gas fireplace, Deluxe master
bath, many more options. Call
me – Tammy, for more details NOTICE: The Sugar Creek
at 304-644-8125.
6-21 Trustees are taking bids on a
mowing contract for year 2011.
MOBILE HOMES: Middletown Please mail bids to Huffman
Homes of Weston is offering a Bookkeeping, Inc., 512 Elk
beautiful finished drywall, Amish Street, Gassaway, WV 26624.
built sectional with 3 bedrooms, We will accept bids until June
2 baths starting $53, 999. Set up 27, 2011. Any questions conand delivery included call 800- cerning this please contact
874-4663 or complete details. Bob Wayne at 304-364-8281.
6-21
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“$1 AND A DEED IS ALL
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Buckhannon
(3044 7 2 8 9 0 0 )
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FOR
RENT
HELP WANTED: Homemaker Aides. We need inhome aides to provide personal care services for elderly and disabled clients in the
Braxton County area. Training is free, no experience necessary. Next training session
scheduled for June 21 & 22,
20ll at the Days Inn Convention Center in Flatwoods and
will begin at 8:30am each
morning. For more information and/or to register for next
training, please call 304-7441636 or 1-888-284-5025.
EOE/M/V/F/D.
6-14
FOR LEASE: Commercial HELP WANTED: Internet
Specialist
Office Space, 1250 square M a r k e t i n g
Needed. Contact 304-7657171
or
[email protected].
6-21
HELP WANTED: Experienced Office Helper Needed.
Part Time to Full Time. Accounting Experience Helpful.
304-765-7171
or
[email protected]
6-21
HELP WANTED: Drivers:
Flatbed. Class A, $.40-.50/
exp based. Driver Wages
Recently Increased. 2yrs.
Exp. Req. Trinity Logistics
Group - EEO/AA 800-6283408
6-21
HELP WANTED: Nail Tech
Wanted: Image Maker Beauty
Salon is now hiring a nail tech
to join their established business. Must be professional
and a self-starter. Serious inquiries call 364-8131. 6-21
HELP WANTED: Rehabilitation Counselor. The WV Division of Rehabilitation Services
is recruiting for a full-time Rehabilitation Counselor position. This individual will provide a full-range of vocational
rehabilitation services to clients in Nicholas County. Position
is
located
in
Summersville, WV. Master’s
degree in Rehabilitation Counseling, Counseling and Guidance, Psychology or closely
related field. Salary based on
experience. Civil service coverage and excellent benefits.
Please send letter of interest
and resume to Mark McClung,
Branch Office Manager,
WVDRS, 830 Northside Drive,
Suite 113, Summersville, WV
26651 by June 24, 2011. 6-14
HELP WANTED:
The
Charleston Gazette, Charleston Daily Mail, Independent
Contractor Needed for Newspaper Delivery, Sutton, Little
Birch, Birch River, Dille,
Widen. Earn Approximately
$1800 a month before expenses, Approximately 4
hours a day, Dependable vehicle a must, Accident Medical Insurance Available. Call
1-800-WVA-NEWS Ext. 1709.
6-14
HELP WANTED: Maintenance Man Needed.
Construction experience preferred. Apply
in person. Truck Stop
67.
5-24tf
HELP
WANTED:
PrimeCare Medical is
seeking FT and PRN
LPN’s to work in the
medical department in
the Central Regional
Jail. Contact HR at 1-800245-7277 or fax resumes
to 717-651-1865. EOE.
REF #610.
6-14
HELP WANTED: Full time
Registered Nurse sought to
serve individuals with intellectual/developmental disabilities in Nicholas/Webster
counties. Employee will work
from office in Summersville.
Must have current WV nursing license, reliable means
of transportation, and computer experience. Great benefit package available, M-F
work with limited On-Call responsibilities. Reply to RN,
PO box 709, Lewisburg, WV
24901. E.O.E.
6-14
HELP WANTED: Foster Parents needed for
sibling groups and
teens. National Youth
Advocate 1-877-6927226 www.nyap.org
Receive $200 bonus
when licensed.
6-14
HELP WANTED: Housekeeper needed for Truck 67
Motel. Apply in person, ask
for Sid.
5-31tf
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MISC.
LOCAL EMPLOYEE seeking to purchase 2-20 acres
within 30 miles to the
Birch River/Little Birch exits.
Have cash. Please call 412558-0267
6-7
THREE FAMILY YARD
SALE:
Rt. 5 between
Burnsville and Heaters at the
old Gem store building; June
9, 10, 11 and June 16, 17, 18.
Rain or Shine. For sale 2004
Buick Lesabre, appliances,
TV’s, antiques, 4 Polaris ATV
wheels, tools, softball equipment, clothing, glassware
and much more.
6-14
LOST: Female Boston Terrier, Camp Scott Road area
on May 28, Black and White
with Blue Eyes, Answers to
Blue, Reward. 716-553-8922.
6-14
SALE: June 17 & 18 at Jim
and Revelea Lemon at 1125
Cutlip Fork Rd, Gassaway,
WV, 9-5 pm.
6-14
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by
us...openminded, creative married
couple hoping to become
adoptive parents. Legal/
Confidential Expenses
Paid. Please text/call Alyse/
David: 1-862-432-7753.
ADOPTION IS LOVE. 1st time
Services Available to Residents and Visitors of Braxton County
KNICELEY
Water Wells
INSURANCE
AGENCY
Geothermal wells, well
pumps. Five generations of experience.
FRAME DRILLING
COMPANY
(304) 636-6025
Hospitalization - Auto - Fire
Life - Farm - Liability
Loran & Kevin Kniceley
Exit 62 Off I-79
Right 1/2 Mile
483 Gauley Turnpike/P.O Box 130
Flatwood, West Virginia
304-765-7149
1-800-427-2389 or 364-5132
Elk River
FOODLAND
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AGENCY
Let Our Deli Cater
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located on Elk Street in
Gassaway
364-8307
364-5202
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304-364-4196
Wrinkles
Dry
Cleaning
Braxton
Lumber Co., Inc.
P.O. Box53, Heaters, WV
26626
For All Your Dry Cleaning
Needs!
(304)765-5461
Rt. 19 North @ Salt Lick Bridge
LUMBER FOR SALE
Oak, Poplar, Maple,
Cherry
Tongue & Groove Ad
Wall Paneling
Oak & Poplar
2X4, 2X6, 2X8 ETC
Random width
Barn Siding
Call for Special Sizes
or Custom Sawing
AVON
Serving: Gassaway, Sutton,
Frametown
www.youravon.com/tmick
Independant Avon Representative
located on Elk Street in Gassaway
364-5202
State of the Art Technology
One Hour
Photo Processing
Film, digital, enlargements
Walker's Drug
Elk Street, Gassaway
364-5193
MID-STATE
MARINA & CYCLE, INC.
Boats • Motors • Trailers
Honda • Suzuki •
Yamaha
Route 19 - Sutton, WV
765-7325 &
1-800-640-7329
Use Our
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Sutton Branch
101A West Main Street
Go-Mart
Exit 67 of I-79 - Flatwoods
Burnsville Branch
Salt Lick Road
Clay Branch
Two Run
Go-Mart
Exit 62 of I-79 - Gassaway
Go-Mart
Birch River
Go-Mart
Big Otter
Flatwoods Branch
1960 Sutton Lane
U-Pak
Glenville
Gassaway Drive-In
700 Elk Street
Central West Virginia Has Great Services - Use Them And Everyone Benefits!
mom and dad promise your
baby a secure, happy life. Expenses paid. Theresa & Evan,
1866-664-1213
CAREER
TRAINING
ATTEND
COLLEGE
ONLINE from Home. *Medical, *Business, *Paralegal,
*Accounting, *Criminal Justice. Job Placement Assistance. Computer available.
Financial Aid if qualified. Call
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AIRLINES ARE HIRINGTrain for high paying Aviation
Career. FAA approved program. Financial aid if qualified.
Job Placement assistance.
SCHEV certified. CALL Aviation Institute of Maintenance.
877-406-2695.
EDUCATION/SCHOOLS
ALLIED HEALTH career training-Attend college 100%
online. Job placement assistance. Computer available. Financial Aid if qualified. SCHEV
certified. Call 800-481-9409.
www.CenturaOnline.com
HELP WANTED NOW HIRING: Companies desperately
need employees to assemble
products at home. No selling,
any hours. $500 weekly potential. Info. 1-985-646-1700
DEPT. WV-2230
HOMES
FOR
SALE
We can get you into a new
home NO PROBLEM! 888369-5002.
LAST YEARS PRICING on
this year’s homes! 888-3695002.
MERCHANDISE WANTED
Cash paid for diabetic test
strips. Up to $10 per box.
Most brands. Call Tom Anytime toll-free 1-888-885-3996.
MOUNTAIN PROPERTY
29 AC w/ 2 CABINS. Only
77,900 2 rustic cabins on
this wooded & open meadow
parcel. Developed springideal for pond! Min to over
8100 ac state park lands,
electric avail. Excellent financing. Call 877-526-3764.
www.wvtimberland.com
LAUREL NURSING AND
REHABILITATION
CENTER
is now hiring for the
following position:
CNA’S, LPN’S & RN’S
Laurel Nursing and
Rehabilitation Center offers
a full benefit package, paid
vacation, sick time and
paid holidays. If interested,
please contact the facility at
(304)-286-4204. or fax
resumes to (304)-286-3906.
You may also stop by 1053
Clinic Drive, located just off
exit #40 on I-79 (Big Otter),
to fill out an application.
EOE/Pre-employment drug
testing conducted on site.
LEGAL NOTICES
Page 15, Braxton Citizens’ News, June 14, 2011
WEST VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Division of Highways
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS
Bids will be received electronically by the West Virginia Department of Transportation, Division of Highways through the
Bid Express Bidding Service
(www.bidx.com) and by sealed
proposals
(only
when
prequalification is waived) being received at its office in Building Five, Room A-748, 1900
Kanawha Boulevard East,
Charleston, West Virginia until
June 28, 2011 at 10:00 AM
(Eastern Standard Time). The
bids will be downloaded and/or
read publically thereafter for the
construction of the following
project(s):
Call
Contract State Project
Federal Project Description
003
*0605547
S387-0REC/AL-011.00 00
PAVEMENT MARKINGS 2011
DISTRICT SEVEN RECALL
STRIPING VARIOUS COUNTY:
LEWIS BRAXTON GILMER
OTHER
Proposals will be received from
prequailified and West Virginia
licensed contractors only except that on Federal-Aid
Projects a contractors’ license
is not required at time of bid, but
will be required before work can
begin. Registration is required
with the Department of Administration, Division of Purchasing,
in accordance with Chapter 5A,
Article 3, Section 12 of the West
Virginia Code. All contractors
submitting bids on project(s)
must include one of the following forms properly executed
with each proposal: Proposal
Guaranty Bond, Cashier’s
Check or Certified Check for
$500.00 or 5% of total bid,
whichever is greater.
*These are projects on which
any contractor with a Category
“W” Prequalification Rating may
be eligible to bid.
The West Virginia Department of
Transportation, Division of Highways reserves the right to defer, delay or postpone the date
for receiving and publicly opening proposals for any project
designated in this advertisement, without the necessity of
renewing such advertisement.
All bidders holding valid bidding
proposals will be notified of
such deferment, delay or postponement and the date that proposals will be received and publicly opened.
The West Virginia Department of
Transportation, Division of Highways hereby notifies all bidders
that it will affirmatively insure
that in any contract entered into
pursuant to this advertisement,
minority business enterprises
will be afforded full opportunity
to submit bids in response to
this invitation and will not be discriminated against on the
grounds of race, color, religion,
sex or national origin in consideration for an award.
West Virginia Department of
Transportation
Division of Highways
Robert L. Pennington, P.E.
Director of Program Planning
and Administration
6-14
NOTICE OF FILING OF
ESTATES
TO THE CREDITORS AND
BENEFICIARIES OF THE
WITHIN NAMED DECEASED
PERSONS:
I have before me the estates of
the following deceased persons
and the accounts of the fiduciaries of their respective estates:
DECEDENT:
MELVIN J.
ROBINSON
FIDUCIARY:
DEBRA K. PEPLIN
3696 WEST 22 ND ST.
CLEVELAND, OHIO 44109
DECEDENT:
C O D Y
MARPLE JAMES
FIDUCIARY:
DAVID CODY JAMES
837 OLD MILL RD.
WESTON, W.VA. 26452
DECEDENT:
D A V I D
BENNY TOLER
FIDUCIARY:
DAVID B. TOLER JR.
P. O. BOX 221
LITTLE BIRCH, W.VA.
DECEDENT:
A L F R E D
JEWELL LIPPS
FIDUCIARY:
TERRY LEE SMITH
P. O. BOX 104
GLENVILLE, W.VA. 26351
DECEDENT:
F R A N K
SCHIEFER
FIDUCIARY:
VIRGINIA SCHIEFER
3617 SCOTTS FORK BONNIE
RD.
EXCHANGE, W.VA. 26601
DECEDENT:
J O S E P H
MYRON GIBSON
FIDUCIARY:
SANDRA GIBSON
5225 HEROLD RD.
SUTTON, W.VA. 26601
DECEDENT:
DOROTHY
ANN “DEE” MEADOWS
FIDUCIARY:
JEFFREY D. CUTLIP
3525 EXCHANGE RD.
EXCHANGE, W.VA. 26601
DECEDENT:
J A M E S
FEBUARY
FIDUCIARY:
JUDY S. MAXWELL
RT. 4, BOX 265B
CLARKSBURG, W.VA. 26301
DECEDENT:
RONALD E.
FACEMIRE
FIDUCIARY:
EDDY FACEMIRE
768 CLEVELAND RD.
HACKER VALLEY, W.VA. 26222
DECEDENT:
R A L P H
SMALLWOOD
FIDUCIARY:
SHERRY WINE
P. O. BOX 283
SUTTON, W.VA. 26601
DECEDENT:
J O S E P H
MICHAEL FRAME
FIDUCIARY:
JASON FRAME
P. O. BOX 45
SUTTON, W.VA. 26601
DECEDENT:
T H O M A S
GERALD CASTO
FIDUCIARY:
LAMONA CASTO
P. O. BOX 43,
BURNSVILLE, W.VA. 26335
DECEDENT:
P E A R L
PRICE WINE
FIDUCIARY:
SHELLIE W. SINGLETON
89 ROSS RUN RD.
FLATWOODS, W.VA. 26621
All persons having any claims
against the estate(s) of any of
the above-named persons
whether due or not, are notified
to exhibit the same with vouchers thereof, legally verified, to
the fiduciary of such deceased
persons as shown herein within
75 days of the first publication
hereof or not later then the 22
day of August, 2011; and if not
so exhibited to such fiduciary
by that date to exhibit the same
in the office of the undersigned
Fiduciary Supervisor at the address shown below within 90
days of the first publication of
this notice or not later than the
6 th day of September, 2011;
otherwise any or all such
Claims may by law be excluded
from all benefits of said
estate(s). All beneficiaries of
said estate(s) may appear either before the above-named
fiduciary by the date first above
shown or thereafter before the
Fiduciary Supervisor by the
date last above shown to examine said claims and otherwise
protect their respective interests.
Given under my hand this the
7th day of June, 2011.
Everything’s easier with people you know
TAMERA FACEMIRE
Fiduciary Supervisor
6-14
NOTICE
The Flatwoods Canoe Run PSD is
accepting sealed bids on the following items:
1. Dayton 120,000btu Natural Gas
suspended heater
2. Reliance 82 gallon electric water
heater
3. 20 gallon single stage air compressor with 2.0 hp electric motor
The above items are available for
inspection at the water treatment
plant located at 1092 Main St.
Sutton. For questions please call
304-765-3807.
All sealed bids must be submitted
before 4:00PM June 20,2011.
Please clearly state which item you
are bidding on. Bids will be opened
on June 21, 2011. The above items
are being sold in “as is” condition.
Please mail bids to:
Flatwoods-Canoe Run PSD
Attn: Bids
PO Box 677
Sutton, WV 26601
***Flatwoods-Canoe Run PSD reserves the right to reject any and
all bids.***
6-14
LETTERS OF INTEREST
SOLICITED
Braxton County Board of Health is
soliciting individuals who have a
sincere interest in serving on the
Board of Health. Currently one vacancy exists. WV Code 16-2-7
states . . .”A county board of health
TM
It’s easier to get things done with people you know.
© MCS
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF
BRAXTON COUNTY, WEST
VIRGINIA
TIMOTHY URBANIC, MELODY
URBANIC,
DONALD A. DEMASTUS, ANGELA R.
DEMASTUS,
VICKIE
KEY,
KATHRYN
WALKER, OLGA E. GIOULIS,
DOROTHY
GIOULIS, MICHAEL GIOULIS
AND CAFÉ
CIMINO, LLC,
Plaintiff,
v. CIVIL ACTION NO 03-C-58
APPALICHIAN TIMBER SERVICES, INC.
Defendant.
NOTICE OF HEARING
TO ALL INTERESTED PERSON
AND PARTIES:
PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that Thomas J. Drake, the undersigned
Trustee of the ATS Settlement
Trust, will bring on for hearing the
TRUSTEE’S MOTION TO APPROVE EXPENDITURE OF
TRUST FUNDS, before the Honorable Richard A. Facemire, Judge
of the Circuit Court of Braxton
County, West Virginia, at the
Braxton County Courthouse Circuit
Courtroom, 300 Main Street,
Sutton, West Virginia, on the 9th day
of July, 2011, at 11:00 a.m., or as
soon thereafter as counsel may be
heard. Any interested party or person may attend to protect their respective interests.
Thomas J. Drake
West Va. State Bar No. 8537
Drake Law Office, L.C.
Post Office Box 356
608 Elk Street
Gassaway, WV 26624
Telephone: 304-364-8400
Email: [email protected]
Trustee of ATS Settlement Trust
6-21
Braxton students participate in
2011 Lego Robotics Competition
Braxton
County
Middle/High School had
20 students to participate
in the 2011 Lego Robotics
Competition
at
Bridgemont Community
and Technical College on
April 26, 2011. The purpose of the Lego Robotics
Competition is to increase students’ awareness of potential careers
in the fields of Science,
Technology, Engineering, and Math. Teams
competing in the Sumo
Challenge were Team
1- Robo Engineers consisting of Nathaniel
Nicholas with a First
Place finish in the Light
Weight Division; Team 2Taco Warriors consisting
of Cameron Love, Logan
Belknap, Nick Anderson,
Clayton Fleming, Dylan
Johnson, and Takumi
Veltre; Team 3- Spetenay
consisting of KC Hoard,
Jerryme Chope, AJ
McMillion, and Brady
Heater; Team 4- Spartans
consisting of Frank Gose,
Shane Belknap, Ryan
Carr, and Brandon
Weaver; Team 5- Gang
Stars consisting of Josh
Hinkle, Brian Hoover, and
Robert Boyce; Team 6Lego
consisting
of
Quentin Losh; and Team
7- Entitle I consisting of
Christian Mullins. Parent volunteers attending
were Ms. Sarah Anderson,
Mr. Matthew McMillion,
Mrs. Jeanne Carr, Dr. Joe
Boyce, Dr. Jeanette
Boyce, and our bus driver
Mr. Danny Westfall, Sr.
Teachers attending were
Mr. Greg Groves and
Mr.Ricky Barnett. Everyone had a great time by
“learning by playing”.
Please visit the site at
h t t p : / /
legocompetition.shutterfly.com/
to see the complete photo
gallery.
Fairview CEOS met on May 26
On
May
26
Fairview CEOS met at
the home of Marjorie
Young. Lunch was
served to Betty, Grace,
Hayden
&
Jaime
Keener, Margaret Ball,
Fran Rice, Gay Woodrum
and Hostess Marjorie.
At 1 pm President
Fran called the meeting
to order with the flag
pledge.
Gay read Matthew
Chapter 24. Prayer was
by
Margaret
Ball.
Marjorie read “Did You
Pass By?”
Secretary
and
treasurer’s report were
approved as read.
Business: Fran reported on area meeting,
budget meeting and four
people went to county
commission with concerns about waterline
and 911 service. We will
continue with projects
that we are working on.
Health Motivator didn’t
have anything so we
had the lesson. Discover your fountain of
youth was led by Jaime.
She brought out many
Coffman
Insurance
Services, Inc.
Community People You Know
is composed of five member selected and appointed by vote of the
county commission. Each member
appointed to the county board of
health shall be a resident of the
county. No more than two members who reside in the same magisterial district may be appointed
and no more than two members
may be appointed who are personally certified in, engaged in, or actively participating in the same business, profession or occupation. No
more than three members of a
county board of health may belong
to the same political party.
If interested for consideration,
please submit a letter of interest
detailing background information,
and a brief summary of why applicant would like to serve. Applicant
must be a Democrat or Republican and either the Western or
Southern District.
Submit letter of Interest to the
Braxton County Commission, Post
Office Box 486, Sutton, West Virginia 26601. Letter of Interest must
be postmarked, and/or received by
4:00 p.m., EST, on June 24, 2011.
6-21
P.O. Box 450
Birch River, WV 26610
WV Insurance Company
offering Homeowners
Policies, Mobile Homes,
Modulars, Sectionals,
Farm & Business
Insurance.
For Rates
or an
Appointment Call
1-800-649-8995
Terry K. Coffman
things that can add
years to your life such
as smoking, alcohol,
eating, exercise, get
regular checkups, etc.
Next meeting will
be at Darlena Samples’
June 23, 2011. Anyone
can attend these meetings. Have a good day.
Joyce Black
Black celebrates 80 th birthday
Joyce Black (Vice
Queen) of the Flatwoods
Red Hat Tulips recently
c e l e b r a t e d h e r 8 0 th
birthday with the love
and congratulations of
her fellow red hat
members.
Friend family card of thanks
The family of Mabel
Hash Friend wishes to
extend their heartfelt
gratitude for the cards and
prayers from friends and
family. Thank you for the
food provided by 1st Southern Baptist Church and
the Steercreek Church of
Christ and friends.
We can’t express our
thanks enough for the
care
provided
by
Burnsville Hospice Care
and compassion by Dr.
Sally Stewart, Alice
Facemire, Ann Nolan and
others. We couldn’t have
made it without their loving attention to our
mother.
Thanks to the Lloyd
brothers for their service.
Special thanks to
Richie and Ryan Roach for
their personal and attending care extended to our
family.
Shelba,
Martha,
Carolyn, Von and Linda
WVattorneys.com
Page 16 June 14, 2011
Citizens’
NEWS
Braxton County, WV
Lighthouse Christian Academy finishes out 2010-2011 school year
Lighthouse Christian Academy closed
out their 2010-2011
school year on a good
note. At the end of the
year award ceremony,
the students gave a
song and scripture recital. The attendees
were treated to songs
sung by the whole
school, scripture read-
ings by Jacob Stout and
Alexa Wayne, memorized scripture recitals
by
Cory
Gump,
Alexander Perrin and
Matthew Gerwig, and
an original song written by Emmitt Wayne,
played on the guitar by
David Quinn and sung
by Beverly Bosley, Tori
Stout, and Emmitt
Wayne.
Awards
were
handed out honoring
perfect attendance to
Cory Gump and faithful
attendance to Jacob
Stout, Alexa Wayne,
Tori Stout and Emmitt
Wayne. Good citizenship awards were given
to Jacob Stout, Alexa
Wayne, Cory Gump,
Beverly Bosley, Tori
Stout and Emmitt
Wayne. Students who
were on the Honor Roll
the entire year received
a special award. The
students receiving this
award were Keith Meadows, Jacob Stout, Alexa
Wayne, Cory Gump,
Beverly Bosley, Tori
Stout,
Alexander
Perrin,
Matthew
Gerwig, and Emmitt
Wayne.
Lighthouse Christian Academy would
like to thank all of the
supporters
of
the
school. Without their
continued support the
school would not be
what it is today. Lighthouse Christian Acad-
emy is extremely grateful and wants everyone
to know how deeply
touched they are by
such love and support.
Anyone
having
questions about Lighthouse Christian Academy can call 304-3644370 and leave a message and someone will
get in touch with you.
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