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September 11, 2007
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25 CENTS
“D EVOTED
A special 9-11 commemoration
What they mean to me
by Lee Fisher
Last school year, I
asked the fourth grade
class at Little Birch Elementary where they were
on September 11, 2001.
Most of them were puzzled
by this question. For one
thing, the memory spans of
fourth graders often only
stretch to the same morning. One of them turned to
me and said, “Mr. Fisher,
why would you ask us a
question like that?”
I stepped back a
minute and then realized
that these students were
barely out of toddler hood
when tragedy struck
America. If I had asked my
neighbor or perhaps gone
to a high school class to
ask the question, there
would have been instant
recognition of not only the
question, but the emotions
involved, also. For many of
us that day will stay not
only etched in our minds,
but may well have defined
on how we view the rest of
the world for the rest of our
lives. “We survived those
staggering events with the
knowledge that our nation
has the character to absorb
even the most unspeakable tragedies, and move
forward.” as one news commentator of the day said.
One of the other students, said to me, “Mr.
Fisher, where were you?”
The emotions overtook me suddenly, and I
was not able to answer. In
fact, I never did answer
and, instead, I directed the
attention of the class to
one of the computer monitors where they were all
busy.
I had gotten up on that
fateful day at my usual
time of 4 A.M. to catch an
early train north from
Trenton, New Jersey.
Stamford, Connecticut was
my destination, and I had
to be there for an early
business meeting. The day
before I had some conversations with some New
York City law enforcement
friends about meeting
them for lunch on my way
back south. Long before I
had gotten to Stamford, my
lunch dates had cancelled
saying their jobs were taking them elsewhere.
Life was whizzing by
at Stamford, as commuters rushed to and fro, either headed for jobs in
Stamford, going south to
New York, or headed north
to New Haven and Boston.
I had a short meeting at
the Stamford station and
hopped on the next high
speed train south. With any
luck, I could get back to
New York do some quick
business and then head
south, again, for my office
in Philadelphia. I knew
something was terribly
wrong, based on the conversations going on around
me by other passengers.
I was sitting in a train
over the East River by the
time the second plane
struck the tower. My colleagues, traveling with me,
and I were puzzled by the
smoke that could be seen
for miles. Then one of my
co- worker’s pager went off.
She
screamed
and
shrieked, saying, “A plane
has hit the World Trade
Center!” We sat stunned for
a few minutes, staring at
that etched picture that
will be with all of us, forever.
Ironically,
my
colleague’s cell phone was
working, and I called my
wife at her suburban elementary school to assure
her that I was okay. The
secretary answered and
said that she was glad to
hear from me and that she
would tell Rosemary where
I was and that I was all
right.
The next several
hours are a bit of a blur,
even today. I spent most of
this time assisting people
at Penn Station, New York,
before catching a train
south and reaching the
safety of my home.
This same story could
be repeated for millions of
people in New York that
day; but my story, as things
turned out, did not have as
happy an ending as I would
have wished.
I would like to use the
words of others to describe
the day my would-be lunch
mates had.
“Director of Investigations, Charlie M. Mills,
New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, served in the law
enforcement community
for over 40 years.” One
friend said, “I am not the
least bit surprised by the
stories of how he died. Taking full control….to get his
people out to safety. His oldest son, Charles, followed
in his footsteps and became one of new York’s finest. He is survived by his
wife and five children.”
“Lieutenant Robert
Cirri, Port Authority of New
York and New Jersey Police
Department lived to help
others. He left the safety of
his office in New Jersey
and rushed to the World
Trade Center where he led
an expedition into the
north tower. Witnesses reported that he and another
officer shot out some plate
glass windows, which allowed many more people to
escape. He is survived by
his wife, two children, and
three stepchildren.”
“Inspector Anthony
Infante, Port Authority of
New York and the New Jersey Police Department,
was officially a 29 year veteran of the PAPD, having
started his career on September 11, 1972. Inspector
Infante left a meeting in
New Jersey that fateful
morning and raced to Manhattan to help. He was
calmly reassuring people
and ushering them to
safety when the building
collapsed. He even gave his
coat to a man to protect
him from the fire.” “He will
always be a hero to his
wife, his son and daughter,
and his parents and brothers.”
It wasn’t until many
months later that I came
to grips with the ‘what ifs’
that might have put me
closer to the tragedy with
these men if our plans had
not gotten changed. It was
many days before I realized
that I had witnessed their
deaths from afar, all the
while thinking that they
were okay and that we
would see each other at
another time.
“The actions of that
day,” stated one news article, “set the standard of
what public service is all
about. The heroic example
of those rescuers on 9/11
has not been lost on the
American public. There is
a renewed spirit stirring in
our nation. It is a spirit of
service and self sacrifice
as a new generation come
to appreciate the many
blessings they enjoy as
Americans.”
I have chosen to live
in retirement where many
priorities are much different than in New York or
Philadelphia. Stopping by to
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BCHS librarian returns from
elite summer vacation
Jill James’
trip to
Library of
Congress
For most teachers,
summer means rest and
relaxation and getting
away from the academic
atmosphere.
For Jill
James, summer——at
least one week of summer——meant just the opposite, but she thoroughly
enjoyed that week. Last
spring, James became one
of twenty-five educators
from across the nation selected to participate in a
Library of Congress Summer Teachers’ Institute.
The primary purpose of the
institute, according to
James, was teaching
these individuals “to use
primary resources to enhance the study of literature.”
The local librarian
reported that
her first reaction to the
Library of
Congress
was being
“ o v e r whelmed
with the size
of the library
and with the
amount of
information
available
there.” The
first-day introduction,
which
included a tour
of the entire
library, acquainted the
group with the procedure of
entering and exiting—
which she described as
“much like going through
an airport,” and acquainted
them with
the
three
buildings
along with
m a k i n g
them aware
that
they
could move
from
one
building to
a n o t h e r
through a
tunnel instead of having to go
through the
checkout/
check-in
procedure.
After that,
they began
their work.
Each member of the
group had selected a book
before they came and
worked with that book
throughout the institute.
“We found primary sources
which would help students
learn the situation and
other aspects of the books
we had chosen,” James explained. For example, she
had chosen Fallen Angels
by West Virginia writer
Walter Dean Myers. For
the beginning of her presentation, she found two
maps—a world map and a
map of Vietnam, to provide
background information
for the book. “I feel that
students who are going to
read this book need to
know the size and shape of
Vietnam as well as its relationships to other countries,” she commented.
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Bookheimer sentenced to Jury finds
Morrison
3-15 years in penitentiary not guilty
One of several case Facemire
sentenced
before the Circuit Court of Bookheimer to not less
Braxton County on August than two nor more than
27 was the sentencing of ten years on the charge of
William Scott Bookheimer. operating a clandestine
On August 8, the de- drug laboratory and further
fendant entered a plea of sentenced the defendant to
guilty to operatnot less than one nor more
ing a clandesthan five years
tine drug labofor manufacturratory and to
ing methammanufacturing
phetamine.
a controlled subThe Judge also
stance: methordered that the
amphetamine.
sentences would
Bookheimer
run consecuand his counsel,
tively, meaning
Kevin Hughart
the defendant
requested the
will serve not
Court allow the
less than three
Bookheimer
sentences to
nor more than
run concurrently. Pros- fifteen years in confineecuting Attorney William ment. The Court ordered
C. Martin requested that Bookheimer remanded to
the defendant be sen- the Central Regional Jail
tenced to the penitentiary to be delivered to the Comand the sentence run con- missioner of Corrections
secutive.
to begin serving his peniJudge
Richard tentiary sentence.
Also on Monday, the
Court took up the matter of
the State vs: Teresa Self.
On June 5, 2007, a Braxton County Grand Jury
handed down an indictment charging Self with
the felony offense of Grand
Larceny.
Prosecuting Attorney
Martin and the defendant’s
counsel, Bernard R.
Mauser, informed the
Court that they were in
negotiations and the Prosecutor indicated that he
might dismiss the Indictment. Judge Facemire set
the matter for hearing on
October 2, at 10:00 A.M.
Samantha Jones, and
her attorney Christian
Flanigan appeared before
Judge Facemire The defendant was previously scheduled to appear before the
Court on August 20, and
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Commission approves $14,675
to upgrade electrical service
at J. Robert Flint Ballfields
Robert Flint was the
first to address the County
Commission at their regular meeting last Friday,
September7. Flint discussed two estimates he
had received for upgrading
the electric at ball fields
located on property he
owned on Stonewall Street
that are used by various
little league teams. Following the discussion, Mike
Chapman made a motion
to accept the low bid of
$14,675 from Thomas
Electric of Sutton.
Sutton Mayor Jim
Walker was next to address
the Commission. He reviewed a letter he had sent
requesting that the Commission place the Town of
Sutton’s North Hill Road
Storm Sewer Rehabilitation Project on the Region
VII Project Priority List
with the highest priority.
Commission President
Terry Frame encouraged
Mayor Walker to attend
the Region VII and
Flatwoods Canoe Run PSD
meetings to promote his
project. Following the discussion, Mike Chapman
made a motion to place the
project on the Region VII
Priority List for the County.
It was also Chapman
who made the motion to
approve the Sheriff’s Department submitting a DUI
Grant in the amount of
$8,000. Terry Frame again
expressed her concern
about the grant not paying
for expenses including gas,
tires and oil. Sheriff
Howard Carpenter explained that the grant did
not cover such expenses
and that he felt the matching funds provided by the
county were a small price
considering the good that
was done through the
grant.
The Commission also
discussed
Sheriff
Carpenter’s request to purchase a new police cruiser.
The Commission indicated, by consensus, that
they favored the acquisition. Carpenter is to check
state bid and other pricing
before returning to the
Commission.
Jerrod White was
present to discuss his possible appointment as an
assistant medical examiner for Braxton County. He
explained that he currently was employed as an
investigator for the State
Medical Examiner’s office
in Charleston and had all
the necessary certification
required for the job. David
Jack made a motion to approve the appointment,
contingent on the approval
of County Medical Examiner Bob Stalnaker.
Rob Hamil, County
Animal Control Officer presented the Commission
with a report of activities
for the month of August. He
stated that 55 dogs have
been brought to the animal
shelter during the month
bringing the total number
of animals passing through
the shelter for this calendar year to 419. He stated
that the number has already exceeded the total for
all of 2006. He added that
32 of the 55 dogs had been
turned over to the Humane
Society to be placed with
rescue groups. Three were
adopted. Nine have been
placed in foster care. One
was euthanized. Three
were reclaimed by their
owners. And six remain at
the facility. The Commission thanked Hamil for his
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of child
abuse
On Wednesday, September 5, 2007, jury selection began in the case of
State of West Virginia vs:
Donald Keith Morrison,
with the Honorable Richard
A. Facemire, Chief Judge,
presiding. The defendant
was charged in an indictment with first degree
sexual assault of a minor
child and sexual abuse of
a minor child by a custodian,
both
felonies.
The State of West Virginia
was represented by its
Prosecuting Attorney, William C. Martin. Morrisoin
was represented by Attorney Thomas J. Drake.
The jury was selected
on Wednesday afternoon
and the trial began on
Thursday morning, September 6, with the State
presenting the following
witnesses: the victim, K.J.;
the victim’s sister, L.J.;
and Child Protective Services Worker, Donna
Boggs. After the State concluded its side of the case,
the defense called Ann
Herwatt and a minor, A.H.
before turning the case
over
to
the
jury.
The jury deliberated for
only seventeen minutes
before returned a verdict of
Not Guilty on all Counts.
Based upon the jury’s Not
Guilty verdict the Court
released the Morrison from
his bond and the case was
stricken from the docket.
Statewide
POW/MIA Day
to be held at
Holly Gray
Holly Gray Park will be
the gathering place on Saturday, September 15 of veteran service organizations
for the first state-wide
POW/MIA Commemoration Day.
On hand will be representatives from the uniformed services as well as
military equipment, VA
Medical Center Representatives, and VA Regional
Claim staff.
Opening ceremonies
will begin at 9 A.M. The day
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OPINION
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September 11, 2007
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sometimes good and sometimes not so good.
By Ed Given
Don’t be taken…
We continue to get reports in this office concerning scams. Today, we received a word from a reader who
said he received a call from someone professing to represent the Department of Social Security. They had his
name and address and wanted him to verify his social
security number. He said he didn’t have a good feeling
about the conversation so he asked some questions.
The person on the other end became quite demanding,
even threatening to stop his Social Security benefits if
he didn’t give them the information they wanted. When
the caller asked where they were calling from the scam
artist promptly ended the call.
The reader that called our office was very wise. We
can’t help but wonder how many fell victim to this forceful criminal.
We get this type of call often. We don’t always have
room or the time to reiterate the circumstances in this
space, but we do appreciate our readers keeping us informed. We often get calls and questions about such solicitation and it is good to have prior knowledge. However, the real answer is simply… don’t give out vital
personal information over the phone. If it is a legitimate request those on the other end will send you something in writing. In this day and time we should all protect our social security driver’s license and bank account numbers as if they were top secret.
A special ceremony was held last Thursday with the purpose of Sutton Mayor Jim
Walker thanking Martha Brosius who donated fifty new flags and poles to the town in
the memory of Rev. Carl D. Dodrill. Mrs. Brosius presented the Mayor one of the flags in
front of a Sutton Elementary School class which sang songs and lead those in attendance
in the Pledge of Allegiance. We commend Mrs. Brosius for her civic minded contribution.
Where’s the money…
I was witness to a disturbing occurrence at last
Friday’s County Commission meeting. The Commission approved over $14,000 for electric upgrade at a
ball field in Sutton. I’m not going to take on the merit
of that decision, though I can’t help but wonder if it
will open up a Pandora’s Box. There are dozens of ball
fields around the county. Are they all entitled to a like
donation? My problem with the expenditure is that
the Commissioners plainly stated that they didn’t
know where the money was going to come from. The
Commission is charged with being the money managers for the county. I think it is irresponsible to make
commitments, particularly in such large amounts,
when you haven’t thoroughly examined your financial
situation to see if you can afford it.
The Commission also approved a Fellowship Home
matching grant. They said during that discussion that
they would have to “find” the money for this match
At some point in the meeting Commission
President Terry Frame said that she was holding over
$200,000 in Regional Jail bills in the safe down
stairs. I personally agree that the Regional Jail
expenses are excessive but that is another story. Few
run their household expenses in such a manner and I
believe that our tax dollars should be more closely
watched as well.
Lola's World
News And Views
Waiting for the other sue to drop
An article in one of the top newspapers last Friday said, “General David
Petraeus has a history of making
overoptimistic assessments of
progress in Iraq that happen to be
convenient for political masters.” With
the cost of twelve billion dollars a
month, it seems reckless to try to
please political masters. The disregard
of the people of this country and the
mouthing of whatever will prop up an
outgoing failed administration makes
one not have confidence in any government report. We’ve seen some six
years of paying the piper, losing close
to 4000 of our very best, with many
thousands more wounded so as never
to be able to return to battle. So as we
Thanks for the help…
see the Iraqis not willing to stand up
I want to thank the anominous person that sent
and protect themselves, not willing to
me a copy of last weeks front page article concerning
make concessions with other parties
the Special Meeting of the County Commission. Their in their country, one surely loses
purpose was to identify my use of the wrong word. I
patience when we are paying the
used “spade” in that article and they said “spay” was
price. Remember we were told the oil
the right word. They are right and I appreciate the
would pay for the cost of a war there
help. I don’t appreciate anything that does not contain and that these people would laud us for
the name of the author. In fact, this was an excepbringing democracy to them. They are
tion; I rarely even read them at all.
not embracing democracy nor rejoicing
I will say that we do make every effort to correct
in the departure of the one who ruled
all our errors. The word processing program that we
them. When we are putting our own
use will change typographical errors to what the
soldiers on the front lines after a few
program thinks is the right word. Often that is not the months of training, it seems after six
word we were attempting to use. Much of the time,
years of training and we propping them
the error is caught by our proof readers. However,
up arsenal wise, these people could
some things it get by. That unfortunately is one of the protect themselves by now. So now we
hazards of working under the pressures of a deadline. wait for General Petraeus’s likely
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At this writing, the Legislature is holding September
interim meetings in
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close proximity of Washington,
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This week, I want to
provide some further information on two bills passed during
the August special session of
the Legislature: House Bill 202
and House Bill 203. I trust it
will be informative.
HB 202 - In recent years,
the illegal salvage or theft of
scrap metal has escalated to
epidemic proportions. Numerous deaths have been attributed to trespassing around rail
yards, power substations, mine
property and other hazardous
areas. More recently with the
rapid rise in copper prices, new
targets have been hit; from
copper downspouting and gutters on churches and public
buildings to fountains in public
parks. Some folks have even
returned home to find their
copper plumbing stolen from
under their homes.
Legislation was passed
during the 2007 legislative
session, but vetoed by the
administration serving report.
I guess all the attention on who is
running and what they stand for takes
away from questioning what in the
world this administration doing. Congress, although controlled by the
Democrats, doesn’t have the votes to
override the veto pen of the administration. It is well known the Democrats
will not underfund our fighting men
and women. So it seems our country’s
progress has been stalled by centering
on the making of war. Is this another
hundred years war?
Many over the years have complained of the welfare programs of our
country while being silent about the
corporate welfare propping up big
companies. Drug companies, oil companies and any business are protected
over the average “Joe.” The Food and
Drug administration has seemingly
gone to sleep allowing products to come
into this country that damage our
children, animals, and grownups. The
move to allow truckers from Mexico to
invade our highways with trucks not
inspected could easily lead to an
increase of illegal aliens, drugs, etc.
We are all being reduced to secondclass citizens. We need to rise from
our sleep and take our country back to
its original state, a government for and
by the people.
Lola B. Given
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Governor for technical reasons.
As the problem continues to
increase, the Governor placed
the bill back on his recent
special session call. House Bill
202 cleared up language contained in the original, vetoed
bill. Its purpose is to enhance
the record-keeping and reporting requirements for persons
involved in the receipt and
transfer of any form of copper,
aluminum, brass, lead or other
nonferrous metal, stainless
steel kegs or steel railroad
track and track material. It
also requires scrap dealers to
keep detailed records of the
sellers’ identities and penalizes
dealers who fail to keep or
falsify records.
A scrap metal dealer is to
retain information on the seller
and the sale at his or her
business for at least three
years. The records are to be
available for inspection by any
law-enforcement officer or,
upon written request and
during the purchaser’s regular
business hours, by any investigator employed by a public
utility or railroad to investigate
thefts. Or, the dealer may file
the records with the local
detachment of the State Police
and with the chief of police of
the city or the sheriff of the
county in which the business
is domiciled within 72 hours of
the purchase. These records
The Common Council of the Town of Sutton
met in a regular meeting
in the Mayor’s Office at 7
p.m. on Thursday, August
23. Present were Mayor
James Walker, Recorder
Joan Bias, Council members Shirley Beam,
Francis Crites, Agatha
Tinney
and
Kathy
Walker. Also present
were Police Chief Larry
Emge, Amy Given, Sonya
Collins, Bill Boone and
Karen Boone.
On motion by Mr.
Crites, seconded by Ms.
Tinney, with all in favor,
the reading of the regular
meeting of August 8 was
dispensed with and the
same approved as read.
William Boone of 325
S. Franklin Avenue appeared before the Council
and requested a charge of
$25 for having the Town
haul away pieces of carpet and linoleum be dismissed. Mr Boone said he
had never been charged
before for having such
items hauled away as he
kept the alley below his
house cut and the Town
employees didn’t have to
do it. Mr. Boone reported
that when it rains, the
water runs off the hill and
down in his driveway. He
said when the area was
blacktopped, there was a
big space left, which fills
up with water and it runs
off and down into his
driveway and carport. He
said the water was damaging the blacktop in his
driveway. Mayor Walker
said he will come up and
look at the situation and
determine what can be
done. Mayor Walker said
he appreciated everything Mr. Boone does to
help the Town.
On motion by Ms.
Walker, seconded by Ms.
Beam, the Council approved canceling the $25
fee.
Mayor Walker reported that the Town has
received 50 flags, brackets, flag poles and spinners at a cost of
$2,872.50 which was paid
for by Mrs. Brosius. Mayor
Walker said that he would
like the council to decide
during what seasons the
flags should be left up.
Ms. Walker recommended leaving the flags
up six weeks from the
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are to be retained by these law
enforcement officials for at
least three years.
Penalties for dealers
failing to comply with the law
include a first offense fine of
$1,000 to 3,000. Upon conviction of a second offense, the
penalty would include a fine of
$2,000 to $4,000 and a six
month suspension of a business license. Upon conviction
of a third offense, the dealer
would be fined from $3,000 to
$5,000 and have his or her
business license cancelled.
HB 203 - Lawmakers also
approved a bill during the
recent special session that
affords protection to victims of
domestic violence when they
register to vote. The bill, House
Bill 203, will enable interagency cooperation with the
Secretary of State in providing
address confidentiality for
victims of domestic abuse,
sexual assault, or stalking. The
program is designed to enable
state and local agencies to
accept an address designated
by the Secretary of State of
State by a program participant
as a substitute mailing address. This designated address
is provided in order to prevent
assailants or probable assailants from finding their victim.
State and local agencies will be
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propriate
music.
“I
searched for, and eventually
found, protest songs,”
James said, “because students need to know about
the protests against the
Vietnam War to understand
a book about that time.”
Other, and equally
important, aspects of her
presentation included
“taped interviews with
American soldiers who
fought in Vietnam” along
with “photos of protesters
and a short video of a protest march.” James explained that photographs
are sometimes difficult to
find because “many of
them are copyrighted and
therefore unavailable for
downloading.” After she had
found all of this material
from primary sources, she
compiled
it
into
a
Powerpoint presentation
suitable for high-school
students. An interesting
comment which she made
about this presentation is
that, if she were a teacher,
she “wouldn’t present it all
at once.” Instead, she
would “scatter it throughout the study of the book or
the unit to help hold students’ interest.”
James
said that she not only has
her presentation which
teachers may use or which
she will present for the
teachers, but she also has
the presentations of the
other twenty four institute
participants and would be
happy to share those.
James emphasized that these primary
materials in the Library of
Congress are actually
available to anyone who
wishes to search for them.
“Anyone can go to the
website, click onto whatever area you wish——
teachers,
librarians,
American history, whatever, and access material
which he or she can use to
build interest and enhance
a lesson,” she noted. She
also encourages educators
to do just that.
For James, one
of the most interesting aspects of the Library of Congress was the displays.
“One display included
maps and newspapers relating to World War II, and
I found that really interesting,” she said. Also, she
became interested in a display on American women
and children in the work
force during the Industrial
Revolution, “the time of
exploitation of both these
groups.” This display contained newspaper stories
including interviews with
the women and children
along with photographs.
“Much of the material
shown in this display was
instrumental in getting
laws passed to restrict child
labor and to provide better
working conditions,” she
explained.
Something else
which James found interesting was a project called
“Found Poems.” Here the
instructor printed the frontispiece and the first two or
three pages of a book.
Then, members of the
group used the materials
to “make a poem,” James
said. She explained that
the poem “did not have to
be about the book” but that
it did “allow for creativity”
and “could be used to build
interest.” It, as well as the
other activities, “is designed to encourage kids to
read.”
The time between July 24 and July 27
proved to be an exciting
time for this high-school
librarian. She not only
enjoyed the time and work
at the Library of Congress
but also had time to explore
Washington, D.C. “Part of
the thrill came because of
my patriotism,” she commented. “Just to walk down
Constitution Avenue was
wonderful, and, as a librarian, just to visit the Library
of Congress and actually be
able to work there meant
so much to me,” she added.
To the question, “Would
you return if you had the
opportunity?” her response
was quick and definite.
“Absolutely,” she replied.
detailed report.
In other business, the
probate appointments for
the month of August were
approved as presented.
The following were
approved by a joint motion
introduced
by
Mike
Chapman: Applications for
Erroneous Assessment for
James Lanty Herold, Pitney
Bowes, D. Paul Simmons,
and Hunter F. Armentrout;
Exoneration refund request
in the amount of $154.72 to
Jean Wilson and the consolidation of contiguous
tract of land for Gerald and
Janice Dean.
David Jack made a
motion to approve a purchase order for the 9-1-1
center if competitive bids
were previously obtained.
The requisition was to Office Depot for a file cabinet
and chairs in the amount
of $389.97.
Two road names were
placed on the customary two
week public comment period on a motion by Mike
Chapman. The roads in
question are Senior Center
Drive and Jenkins Drive.
The
Commission
tabled a request from Circuit Clerk J. W. Morris to
hire a part-time employee,
pending their discussion of
the matter with the Clerk.
David Jack made a
motion to approve the request of County Clerk John
David Jordan to hire
Sheila Gail Butler as a temporary employee at the pay
rate of $6.50 per hour.
Fred Thompson, EMS
Director, submitted a written request to hire two additional part-time EMT/
Driver’s for the ambulance
service. They were Angela
D. Lane of Clay and Angie
Short of Frametown. Their
rate of pay will be $8 per
hour with no benefits. The
request was approved on a
motion by Mike Chapman.
Following a brief discussion, David Jack made
a motion to appoint Bill
Carr to the Braxton County
Memorial Hospital Building
Commission.
Repairs to the Annex
elevator, by Thysin Krupp
Elevator Service in the
amount of $2,619, was approved on a motion by Commissioner Chapman.
The
Commission
tabled action on paying the
State Auditor’s Office invoices in the amount of
$12,800 for audits of the
Braxton County Solid
Waste Authority, pending
the receipt of the audit
findings.
David Jack made a
motion to except the partnership grants for the
Little Birch Waterline Extension and the Braxton
County Fellowship Home.
The County will use their
previous $50,000 allocations as matching funds for
the waterline, and “look” for
monies to match the Fellowship Home grant.
Following a review of
the minutes of the
Commission’s
August
meeting, David Jack made
a motion to approve them
with noted corrections.
Being no further business, the meeting adjourned at 10:26 A.M. The
next regular meeting of the
Braxton County Commission will convene at 9:00
A.M. on September 21.
failed to appear. As a result Judge Facemire issued a bench warrant for
Jones who was arrested
and placed in the Central
Regional Jail.
The defendant and
her counsel requested the
Court readmit her to bond.
The Prosecuting Attorney
did not oppose the motion.
Judge Facemire reluctantly agreed to release the
defendant on bond and set
the matter for a hearing on
August 30.
On Thursday, August
30, Jones, appeared to enter a plea. Pursuant to a
plea bargain agreement
with Prosecuting Attorney
Martin, the defendant
agreed to plead guilty to
possession of a substance
to be used as a precursor
to make methamphetamine. In exchange the
Prosecutor agreed to dismiss the felony offense of
obtaining money by false
pretenses and two misdemeanor offenses of petit
larceny. The Court set the
matter for sentencing for
October 2, at 10:30 A.M.
The Court also accepted addition pleas.
Donald Finegan appeared
with counsel, Keisha May
to enter a plea. The defendant pled guilty to Count
One of the Indictment
charging him with possession of a controlled substance with intent to deliver. Judge Facemire set
sentencing for November
13, at 2:30 P.M.
Michael
Anthony
Marcum and his attorney
Bryan S. Hinkle appeared
before Judge Facemire.
The defendant entered a
plea of guilty to the felony
offense of grand larceny by
aiding to conceal stolen
goods. The plea was a result of a plea agreement
with Prosecuting Attorney
Martin, who would dismiss
the other count of grand larceny and the count of burglary. Judge Facemire set
sentencing for November
13, at 2:45 P.M.
Kenneth Murphy, Jr.
was before the Court for
sentencing. The defendant’s attorney, David
Karickhoff, requested that
he be permitted to withdraw as counsel of record.
The Court granted the request and appointed Bryan
Hinkle
to
represent
Murphy. Since Hinkle had
only been appointed on the
day of sentencing, the
Court continued the sentencing to September 10,
at 2:45 P.M., in order for
the defendant’s counsel to
review the matter.
John David Pullin was
in Court to answer a petition for revocation of his
probation. The petition for
revocation alleges that
Pullin tested positive twice
for marijuana and illegal
drugs. The defendant’s attorney, David Karickhoff, requested permission to withdraw as counsel of record for
Pullin. The Court granted
the request and appointed
Christina Flanigan to represent
the
defendant.
Flanigan requested the
Court give her time to familiarize herself with the
case. Judge Facemire ordered that the hearing
would be continued until
September 21, at 1:15 P.M.
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POW/MIA
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visit a neighbor, unannounced, and staying for a
few hours is not unusual.
Seeing the same person or
the same family three
times a week at different
community functions is
not unusual. Talking about
one’s faith in public is,
also, a commonly accepted
piece of conversation. My
faith has guided me
through some extremely
difficult times in my life
when no one else could
help me. My faith also includes hope, and one of my
greatest hopes is that my
would-be lunch with my
New York friends has only
been postponed for awhile.
will continue with the posting of flags and wreaths for
West Virginia’s Missingin- Action, speakers representing the uniformed services, and Medal of Honor
winner, Woody Williams.
The will also be a fishing tournament, motorcycle show, and live entertainment.
All proceeds from the
event will be contributed to
either groups at the state’s
VA Hospitals; the Army
National Guard; or Fisher
House, an organization
that provides services for
families of patients at VA
hospitals.
Admission is free to
the public.
September 11, 2007 Page 3
Sutton trio arrested on drug charges
A
confidential
Police said the home and conspiracy to deliver
informant’s information was occupied by David Todd morphine.
has lead to the arrest of Dennison, 36, Mark
Prince and Todd
three Sutton residents. Prince, 44, and Shirley Dennison are lodged in
State Police, headed by Dennison, 65. All three the Central Regional Jail
Sgt. J.W. Bonazzo of the were arrested and charged in lieu of $200,000 bonds.
Sutton Detachment ex- with possession with in- Shirley Dennison was reecuted a search warrant tent to deliver morphine leased on a $10,000 perat 102 Pinehurst
sonal
recogniAvenue, Sutton on
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tity of marijuana.
quent arrests.
Braxton County Fairs & Festivals
to sponsor Special Heifer Project
Braxton County Fairs
and Festivals Celebration
is once again sponsoring a
special heifer project for 4H and FFA members. Fairs
and Festivals will purchase
heifers this fall and participants will take possession of the heifers in October. Throughout the year,
participants will be responsible for the care of the
heifers. The project will
conclude at the 2008 Braxton County Fairs and Festivals Celebration’s 4-H/
FFA Livestock Sale. 4-H
and FFA members who are
interested in taking the
Heifer Project should contact Debbie Friend no later
than September 24.
Beef cattle producers
who live in Braxton County
are invited to nominate
one or two heifers for the
project. There are no breed
or color requirements for
the heifers except that only
beef breeds will be accepted. The heifers can be
purebred or crossbred.
Heifers must have been
born between January 1
and March 15, 2007. They
must weigh a minimum of
500 lbs. In addition, heifers must be pre-vaccinated, weaned (by October
1) and guaranteed open.
The deadline for
nominating heifers is September 24. Nominated
heifers will be evaluated by
a screening committee.
Anyone interested in
nominating a heifer for the
project should send information about the heifer to
Debbie Friend, WVU-Braxton County Extension Office, 307 Main Street,
Sutton, WV 26601. At a
minimum, provide birth
date and breed information. Other information
that would be very helpful
includes birth weight, current weight, sire and dam
information, and EPD’s (if
available).
For more information,
or to nominate a heifer,
contact Debbie Friend,
WVU Extension Agent at
765-2809.
SUTTON
violation. The violators appeared before Judge Drake
who gave one person 15
days and another 30 days
to be in compliance. He
said the Town is serious
about the sanitation problems in the town.
Ms. Beam said she is
awaiting a phone call concerning a buffer to clean
the floors of the community
building. She discussed
getting a grant to make the
facility handicapped accessible.
Ms. Given said a grant
had been found for funds
between $20,000 and
$50,000 to improve public
buildings. Ms. Given said
she had spoke with grant
writers from Cowen who
could do the research and
write their fee into the grant
and it wouldn’t cost the
Town anything. She said the
Council needed to prioritize
what projects the Town
needed improvements for,
as this was part of writing
that grant. She said she received some information
about 50 companies which
provided grants to the State
of West Virginia. Some
grants deal with police, fire
departments, and recycling.
On motion made by
Ms. Walker, seconded by
Ms. Beam, the Council approved the Town making
an application for a Flexi
Grant that would be in partnership with the Landmark for the Town and the
Youth Project.
Recorder Joan Bias
swore-in Tom Mooney as
the new council member.
Ms. Given discussed
the Town employees distributing information door
to door concerning the
Town picking up scrap
metal, aluminum, tin and
old appliances each month,
as the Town can sell them
and be reimbursed for the
money spent picking up
the items. She said a vote
by Council was needed as
it was a part of the grant
requirement. On motion
by Ms. Tinney, seconded by
Ms. Beam, the Council approved the Town employees and Ms. Given going
door to door with the information which will encourage participation in the
recycling program.
On motion by Ms.
Beam, seconded by Ms.
Tinney, the Council approved Cleve Westfall going
back as a part-time employee and Quinton Losh as
a full-time employee.
On motion by Ms.
Walker, seconded by
Ms.Tinney, the Council
approved paying $10 per
year membership fee for
participation in the WV Out
Reach Center, located in
the old Jones-Baker
Chevrolet building in
Gassaway. The center is a
non-profit organization
which sells supplies and
building materials to members at a nominal fee.
On motion by Ms.
Walker, seconded by Ms.
Beam, the Council approved a construction permit for Cecil Lough of 404
N. Hill Road to construct a
storage building and a construction permit for Barbara Jarrell of 113 Industrial Avenue to set up a
mobile home.
Mayor Walker suggested all of the committees to meet, set priorities
and recommendations during the first meeting in
September. Recommendations could be voted on during the second meeting of
the month.
On motion by Ms.
Walker, seconded by Mr.
Crites, the meeting was
adjourned at 8:15 p.m.
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end of June to November. A
decision will be made after
the new flags are delivered.
Mayor Walker discussed the Return to Work
program which will be included in the new handbook.
He also said the curb
stops have been installed
at Sutton Elementary and
lines were painted pertaining to parking. He and
Chief Emge were at the
Sutton Elementary on the
first day of school to check
on the traffic condition. He
said another sign concerning vehicles staying off the
curbs was needed. Mayor
Walker noted that curb
stops will prevent cars from
getting on the sidewalk.
Mayor Walker reported
he had found a grant which
could be used to repair the
steps going up Industrial
Avenue. He said some steps
can be repaired and others
replaced. He reported the
ditch opposite Peter Silitch’s
house on Town Hill has been
dug out and water can now
flow freely.
Mayor Walker reported that he will be attending the Governor’s
Conference on Tourism
held on November 5-7. On
motion by Mr. Crites, seconded by Ms. Beam, the
Council approved paying
$242.74 for lodging costs.
The conference will be
held at Glades Springs,
near Beckley.
Mayor Walker reported that a new business
will soon be opening in
Sutton on Main Street in
the old Elliott’s Building.
The business, The Sowing
Basket, will carry fabric,
quilting supplies, crafts and
offer quilting classes.
Mayor Walker also
noted the new office computer has arrived and had
been set up and files are
ready to be transferred to
the new system.
The bills, in the
amount of $7,639.83 were
approved on motion by Ms.
Tinney, seconded by Ms.
Walker.
The Police and Fire
Protection report was given
next. Ms. Walker reported
that Officer James Ball had
quit and the town needed
to advertise for another
policeman.
Police Chief Emge discussed the Town’s Trash
Ordinance and said he
gave out four summons due
to violations of the ordinance. He said he gave the
residents warnings and
they did not comply in
cleaning up the items in
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able to respond to requests
for public records without
disclosing the location of a
victim of domestic abuse,
sexual assault, or stalking.
Additionally, state and local agencies will be able to
accept an address designated by the Secretary of
State by a program participant as a substitute for a
mailing address.
I always look forward
to keeping you informed,
along with receiving your
comments and suggestions. Please address your
correspondence to the Capitol office at: Building 1, Room
472-M, State Capitol Complex, Charleston, WV 25305.
The office telephone number is 340-3280 and fax number: 340-3388. My home office number is 364-8411;
home fax is 364-8711.
For those with Internet
access, my e-mail address
is [email protected]. You
also may obtain additional
legislative information, including the copies of bills,
conference reports, interim
schedule, 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.
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.
Citizens’
NEWS
Page 4 September 11, 2007
With Deepest
Sympathy
OBITUARIES
Ethel Lee Wine
Ethel Lee Wine, 91, of
Exchange, WV was called
home to be with the Lord
on Sunday, September 2,
2007 at Braxton County
Memorial Hospital after a
long illness.
She was born on October 28, 1916 at Palmer,
WV the daughter of the late
Jacob N. and Lilly J. Allen
Wine. She was a homemaker.
Ethel is preceded in
death by two sons, one an
infant, and Cameran Lee
Wine. Her parents, brothers, Luther, Tommy,
Buster, Virgil, James and
Cecil. Sisters, Ina and
Silvey.
She is survived by
brothers, Eakle D. Wine of
Exchange, John M. Wine of
Charleston; one sister,
Marie Wine and many
nieces and nephews.
Funeral
services
were held at 1:00 p.m. on
Thursday, September 6,
2007 at Stockert-Gibson
Funeral
Home
in
Flatwoods with the Rev. Jeff
Cayton officiating. Burial
followed in the Big Run
Cemetery, Napier, WV.
Jack Eugene Coffman
Jack
Eugene
Coffman, 77, of Birch River,
died September 3,
2007
at
Braxton
H e a l t h
Care Center, Sutton.
He
was
born February 15, 1930 at Polemic
Run, Polemic, a son of the
late John “Guy” and Opal
Gregory Coffman. Also preceding him in death were
one brother Joe Paul
Coffman and four sisters,
Mildred Crusse, Betty
Gideon, Virginia Harris
and Vickie Creasey.
He was a member of
Powells Mountain Baptist
Church, owner of Coffman
Insurance Agency in Birch
River and a member of the
Ruritan Club in Birch
River.
He is survived by his
wife Vesta M. Barnette
Coffman; 5 sons, Larry B.
Coffman and wife Susan,
Terry K. Coffman and wife
Minnie, Garry E. Coffman
and wife Libby, Tony L.
Coffman and wife Robin all
of Birch River; Dennis L.
Johnson and wife Charla of
Floral City, FL; 4 daughters, Donna F. Pierve and
husband Christopher of
Hartsville, SC, Diana
Swain and husband Todd of
Lakewood, OH, Molena
Rose and Carla J. Coffman
both of Birch River; 1
brother, Jerry Lee Coffman
of Delray Beach, FL; 3 sisters, Brenda Roubekas and
husband Pete of West Palm
Beach, FL, Beverly Rowan
and Barbara Spears and
husband Daryl both of
Lorain, OH; 17 grandchildren, and 10 great grandchildren.
Funeral
services
were held on Friday, September 7, 2007 at GreeneRobertson Funeral Home,
Sutton with Rev. Linn
Schiefer officiating. Burial
was held in the Cox Cemetery, Birch River. Donations may be made to the
American Cancer Society,
200
Scott
Avenue,
Morgantown, WV 26508.
Arrangements were
made by Greene-Robertson
Funeral Home, Sutton.
James Edward Armstead
James
Edward
Armstead, 81, of Gassaway,
formerly
of
Clendenin,
went
home to be with the
Lord September 3,
2007 at Braxton County
Memorial
Hospital.
H
e
was
a
Christian
and was a
member of
the Sugar
Creek Baptist Church where he
served as treasurer,
trustee and an AWANA
leader.
He was born April 29,
1926 in Clio, WV, the son
of the late Raymond and
Gladys Jett Armstead.
He was preceded in
death by his daughter,
Judy Harmon and a granddaughter,
Christina
Harmon.
He was a United
States Army Veteran of
WWII and served in the
United States Armed
Forces in Japan following
the war. He retired from
Columbia Gas Transmission Company.
James is survived by
his loving wife of 58 years,
Myrtle Huffman Armstead;
son and daughter-in-law,
Charlie
and
Teresa
Armstead of Gassaway; son
and daughter-in-law, Tim
and Anna Armstead of
Elkview; grandchildren,
Keith Harmon, Stacy
Jones, Katie Armstead,
Mandy Burdette, and
Sophie Samples; great
grandchildren,
Dylan
Jones, Caitlyn Jones,
Cassidy Jones and Ryan
Arthur; sisters, Evon
Cohernour of St. Albans,
Tina Christy of Littleton,
CO and Norma Montgomery of Chesterfield, VA.
Services were held on
Thursday, September 6,
2007 at the Sugar Creek
Baptist Church, Gassaway
with Rev. Bennie Crigger
officiating. Burial with
military graveside rites followed in the Reamer Hill
Cemetery, Clendenin.
Richard M. Roach Funeral Home was in charge
of arrangements.
Linda Kay Crawford
(Marshall)
Linda Kay Crawford
(Marshall), 62, left this
world to join her Lord and
Savior Jesus Christ on
August 26, 2007.
She was a member of
Good News Baptist Church.
Linda will be reunited with
her beloved husband Kenneth H. Crawford; parents
John and Freda Rose; and
three sisters Dorliss, Iris,
Dixie.
Linda leaves behind a
never ending legacy of
love, courage, grace, and a
sense of humor for her family, including her “girls”
Rexanna (Dave) Leichliter,
of Ellet, Ginger (Steve)
Moore, Randi Montagu,
both of Tallmadge, Gena
(Dave) Bennett, of Akron;
and, of course, the most
loved grandsons ever to be,
Kenneth and Andrew
Crawford, of Ellet, Zackary,
Deondre, Tylar, and Dakota
Montagu, of Tallmadge.
Linda will also be missed
by her brothers Darrell,
Allen, Earl, Vernon, and
Farrell; her sisters, Edith,
Adrianne, Carol, and
Peggy; and many nieces,
nephews, and special
friends.
The family wishes to
thank everyone who made
our mom’s last months so
wonderful: Dr. Trochelman
and Hospice of Summa;
State
Representative
Steve Dyer and Nancy
Sully for all of your compassion and dedication to help-
Braxton County, WV
ing our mom.
Services were held at
Newcomer Funeral Home,
131 N. Canton Rd., on
Wednesday, August 29,
2007 with Pastor Jack Fox
officiating. Interment followed at Tallmadge Cemetery.
Linda asked that in
lieu of flowers donations
may be made to Hospice of
Summa, 444 N. Main St.,
P.O. Box 2090 Akron, OH
44398-6153. To leave a
special message for the
family
online,
visit
www.NewcomerFamily.com.
2007 in Cleveland, OH after a short illness.
He was born on October 13, 1943 in Braxton
County the son of the late
James
and
Beulah
Campbell Slaughter. Mr.
Slaughter worked in the
maintenance department
at Valspar for 41 years. He
was a member of the
Moose Lodge in Creston
and Medina FOE #2223. He
was an avid Nascar fan and
lived life to the fullest.
He is preceded in
death by his parents, brothers, Doris and Paul Slaughter.
Rondal J. Slaughter
He is survived by his
Rondal J. Slaughter, daughter, Katrina Green
63, of Seville, OH died of Texas, Stepson, Carl J.
Thursday, September 6, Poling of Creston, OH.
Granddaughter, Reene
and
step-grandson,
Raymond Poling. Sisters,
Velma Jane Slaughter of
Napier, WV and Dorothy
Rhodes of Spencer, WV.
Brothers, James Roland
and Richard Lee Slaughter, both of Napier, WV.
Special niece, Rhonda
Carol Chapman whom he
dearly loved.
Funeral services will
be held Tuesday, September 11, 2007 at 11:00 am
at Stockert-Gibson Funeral Home in Flatwoods
with Rev. Earl Clayton officiating. Burial will be in
Falls Mill Cemetery at
Falls Mill, WV. Online condolences may be sent to
www.stockertgibson.com.
Braxton County Memorial
Hospital says farewell,
welcome home and job well
done to local employees
As we travel life’s
road, often heading in different directions, we may
chance to meet at an intersection. Depending on
our decisions as to which
road to take, we may travel
in the same direction for a
time or we may choose a
different route. One rarely
knows when the next intersection will appear and
the course we choose to
follow might put us back on
the same road once again.
Christy Phipps, PA-C
has come to an intersection and chosen a different
route from Braxton County
Memorial Hospital; however, Shelley Cottrill, FNP,
once traveled the same
road and is returning to
BCMH.
In May 2000, patients
of the Braxton Community
Health
Center
were
Christy Phipps, PA-C
greeted with Christy’s
warm smile as she began
practicing as a mid-level
provider at BCMH. A patient stated, “Christy was
very nice, she took care of
all my needs; she is
friendly, pleasant and caring.” In addition to providing healthcare to her patients, Christy has assisted with several Diabetes Health Fairs and enthusiastically participated
with co-workers in hospital activities. Mary Jo
Frame, Director of Nursing
says, “Christy will be
greatly missed in the Community Health Center as a
provider and a friend. She
has been a valuable asset
to our team and has provided exemplary service to
our patients for the past 8
years. We wish you well,
Christy, and know you will
shine brightly in your new
arena.” Best Wishes from
all of us at BCMH and may
our roads intersect again!
As we bid farewell to
Christy, we welcome
Shelley to our staff at the
Braxton
Community
Health Center. Mary Jo
Frame comments, “She
has a long tenure with
BCMH as a staff nurse and
Director of Nursing prior to
her advancement to a
Nurse
Practitioner.”
Shelley came to BCMH as
Shelley Cottrill, FNP
Jackson Stone/Jackson Trucking
Jackson Stone/Jackson Trucking has mason sand and
limestone sand, and three sizes of Ohio River gravel.
We also have various sizes of crushed limestone,
house coal, red mulch, brown mulch and agriculture
lime stockpiled at our yard on Little Birch Road.
We can be reached at 304-765-7502 to schedule a
delivery or to check on a time to get your own truck
loaded. 304-765-7502
a new graduate of
Fairmont State in 1982.
She followed different
roads for a time, but returned to BCMH to serve as
Director of Nursing for 12
years. During this time,
she worked toward her
Masters from the College
of WV at Beckley achieving
her goal in 2001. “One of
the hardest days I can remember is when Shelley
went off to school and left
the management team,”
states Sharon Gaston,
Asst. Administrator - Operations.
She
adds,
“Shelley loves people and
had decided to spend the
rest of her working life taking care of patients. She
has become a well known
provider in our county and
I am thrilled to have her
join the CHC team.”
Shelley’s husband of 16
years, Dennis, is self employed and works for the
Board of Education. Their
son, Tyler, is a freshman
at BCHS and is active in
sports. She comments, “I
feel as though I am where
I belong. My mother commented when the hospital
was being built that maybe
someday I could work
there and I feel as though
I’m back home.” Welcome
back, Shelley! We are glad
you followed the road back
home to BCMH!
John Groves has been
chosen as Employee of the
Month for June. He is described as being ‘nice and
friendly, jokes and smiles
a lot, is always busy, helpful, has a positive personality, loves to talk, and is
always in a good mood’. Although his duties might be
considered ‘routine and
possibly mundane’, John
adds that ‘extra little something’ that makes others
feel as though the day became just a little brighter.
John recently transferred from Dietary to the
Housekeeping Department; however, the award
nomination references the
time he spent on a daily
basis serving meals to patients, staff and visitors at
Braxton County Memorial
Hospital. A co-worker
states, “John is a pleasant
individual, very upbeat and
positive.” Another employee comments, “He has
a delightful sense of humor
and a playful nature, with
a story to tell or a light
moment to share.”
John is considered a
‘dear man’ and an asset to
the hospital. We appreciate
the fact that he cares
enough for others to make
an effort toward brightening their day.
John Groves
Citizens’
NEWS
Braxton County, WV
COMMUNITY
CALENDAR
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Sigler School Reunion:
The
4 th A n n u a l
Homecoming of the old
Sigler School of Little
Birch will be held on Saturday, September 15th
at 10am. It will be held
at the Little Birch Southern Baptist Church, old
Turnpike Road. It is located about ¾ of a mile
above the Little Birch
Pro-Mart. Bring a covered dish and spend the
day with old friends. See
you there.
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Riffle Reunion:
Descendents
of
Samuel Riffle, Elizabeth
Bragg, Asa Riffle and
Phoebe Jane Hinkle will
meet on September 22,
2007 at Holly Gray Park
for their annual reunion.
The reunion will begin
at 10 am at the Carson
Dobbins Pavilion.
Please
bring
a
salad, vegetable or dessert and an item for the
auction. See you there!
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GED Testing:
The next GED test
in Braxton County will
be held on Tuesday, September 18 th and Wednesday, September 19 th from
4:00 - 8:00 pm at the
Braxton County High
School. You must attend
registration prior to testing. Registration will be
held on Tuesday, September 11 th , 2007 in the
Braxton County Adult
Learning Center at 8:30
am.
For additional information, please contact
Information: Amy Curtis
765-7101 ext 742.
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HSTA Accepting
Applications:
Health
Sciences
and Technology Academy
(HSTA) is recruiting 9 th
grade students to participate in the Braxton
County HSTA Club for
the 2007-2008 school
year.
HSTA is a science/
technology/math program designed by West
Virginia University to
provide academic enrichment and orientation to careers in the
health sciences for stud e n t s ’ i n g r a d e s 9 th
through 12 th . HSTA students are expected to attend the HSTA meetings
and activities, keep good
grades, demonstrate exemplary behavior, attend summer camp in
July, and volunteer in
their community. Upon
completion of the program, successful graduates may qualify for tuition waivers including
to medical and dental
school as well as many
other programs at West
Virginia public colleges
and universities.
If you are interested
in applying please contact the Field Site Coordinator, Debbie Burgess
at
765-3280,
Miss
Lemon at BCHS or Mrs.
Knight at BCMS for an
application or with any
questions. Deadline for
application submission
is September 15, 2007.
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Veterans to
Commemorate Victims
of 9-11:
American Legion
Post 33, the Legion’s Ladies Auxiliary, and
Squadron 33 of the Sons
of
Legionaries
will
gather at noon at the
Courthouse on September 11th to honor those
who lost their lives on
September 11, 2001.
Their will be local musicians on hand along with
community officials who
will participate in the
ceremony.
This annual event,
sponsored by the Braxton
County American Legion, is open to citizens
of the community who
wish to pay their respects to those affected
by the tragedy.
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Revival:
Revival
will
be
starting at the Wayside
Church, Rt. 15 S, September 10-15, 2007. Services will begin at 7:00
p.m. each evening. Gary
Maynard will be preaching. Special singing
each night. Everyone
welcome. Pastor Robert
Paintiff.
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BCMH Luncheon:
The Auxiliary of
Braxton County Memorial Hospital will be having its annual Awards
Luncheon on Wednesday, September 12 th at
12:00 noon. The luncheon will be held at Mid
Mountain Lanes, near
Flatwoods.
Many of you will be
receiving a pin or hour
bar for hours volunteered at the hospital. All
food will be provided for
the luncheon. Please
come and enjoy the
awards luncheon and
visit old friends.
If you have any
questions, please call
765-7153. Please wear
your pink jackets.
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Rosedale Community
Apple Butter and
Music Festival:
The Rosedale Community Apple Butter and
Music Festival will be
held on Saturday, September 15 th . The days
events will begin at
12:00 noon at the Fema
Field in Rosedale. There
will be a dinner consisting of Pork, Chicken,
Corn, Potatoes, Bread,
Dessert and Drink. Adult
meal $5.00, Children 412 $3.00 and 3 and under eat free. There will
be singers including The
Butler Family, Carroll
Burns and Harmony
Bluegrass, The Fields
Family, The McKinney
Family, The Mill Fork
Gospel Four, Porter
Brothers, The Remnants, and the Rhodes
Family.
Volunteers
are
needed to stir apple butter and additional bands
are welcome.
For more information,
call
Kathy
McCumbers at 3648242. Everyone welcome.
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Fall Festival:
Participants
are
needed for Flatwoods Day
scheduled for Saturday,
October 6, 2007. The
Planning Committee invites all vendors and
crafts people to participate. Space may be
rented for $5, but you
must provide your own
tables. Any vendors
wanting to set up must
call Mary Ann Rogers at
765-5961, and craftsmen
may
contact
Twila
Beatty at 765-5568.
In addition, anyone
or any group who would
like to be in the parade,
which starts at 11:00
am, may contact Carolyn
Sprigg for further information. Trophies will be
awarded for several categories.
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Kick off Campaign for
Depot:
On Sunday, September 16th from 11 a.m.-2 p.m.
a dinner will be held at the
Gassaway Community
Building to raise funds for
the Gassaway Depot. The
best cooks in the area will
prepare a meal of baked
steak, ham, mashed potatoes, brown beans, cooked
apples, coleslaw, homemade rolls and a variety of
desserts made by several of
the ladies in our area. Tea
and coffee. All you can eat
for $10.00. Children under
12 eat for $5.00.
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Meeting:
There will be a meeting of the Braxton Farm
Bureau September 11,
2007 at 7:00 p.m. at the
Braxton County High
School. All members are
urged to attend.
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Homecoming:
The annual Homecoming at Eureka Church
on Keeners Ridge Road,
Strange Creek will be Sunday, September 16, 2007.
Service will start at 10
a.m. Lunch will be served
at noon, singing and fellowship in the afternoon. Everyone welcome.
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Gospel Sing:
Berry Fork United
Methodist Church will hold
its Annual Sing on Sunday,
September 16, 2007 at
Berry Church, 1.5 miles
from Heaters on Berry
Fork Road. Various singers
will be featured throughout
the afternoon. The sing will
begin at 1:30 p.m. Everyone
Welcome. Pastor Dana
Friend
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Gospel Sing:
There will be a Gospel
Sing at the House of
Prayer in Gassaway on Saturday, September 15th. The
sing will begin at 7 p.m.
Singers include Temple
Gates, Porter Brothers and
others. Everyone Welcome.
Pastor Larry Bennett
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World’s Largest Truck
Convoy:
The World’s Largest
Truck Convoy will be held
on Saturday, September
15th. The Truck Convoy is
a celebration of the trucking industry and its support
of Special Olympics.
Truckers will meet at 9:00
a.m. at the Flatwoods Fast
Fuel, Exit 67, for registration. The Convoy will leave
at 11:00 a.m. All Special
Olympic athletes, their
families, friends and community members are welcome to attend. A pig roast
and entertainment by the
Karaoke Cowboys will be
held after the Convoy at
Flatwoods Fast Fuel.
Raffles, Games, and other
activities will be available.
Call Linda Jenkins at 7652632 for more information.
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Gospel Sing:
The Fishermen from
Clyde, Ohio will be appearing at Elk River Baptist
Church, Frametown on
Saturday, September 15,
2007. The sing will begin
at 7:00 p.m. Take I-79 to
Exit 51, turn right, 1.5
miles. We invite all to come
out and join with us in
praising our Lord with
song. Darrell Mollohan,
Pastor
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Benefit Dinner and
Silent Auction:
A Benefit Dinner and
Silent Auction will be held
at the Gassaway Community Building on Saturday,
September 29th from 11am
to 3 pm. This will be a Spaghetti dinner to raise donations for the 4 Paws For
Ability in the name of
Tristen Putnam to help
meet the fundraising requirement for Tristen’s
service dog. All proceeds
will be donated to the organization.
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Cruise-In:
Central West Virginia
Car Club will be having a
Cruise-In Saturday, September 15th at Wendy’s in
Flatwoods from 6-9 p.m.
Dash plaques will be given
to the first 50 cars. Cars,
Trucks, Motorcycles and
Tractors are welcome.
Door Prizes and Music by
T.G. Griffith.
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Bluegrass/Gospel Sing:
The Little Birch Baptist Church will have a sing
and dinner on Friday, September 14, 2007. The
events will begin at 7 p.m.
The dinner will be covered
dish. Everyone welcome.
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Reminder:
The West Virginia Division of Highways wants to
remind the public of its
policy regarding the pickup
and disposal of dead animals. The DOH will only
pick up carcasses on state
owned highways and will
not go onto private property.
Additionally, the DOH does
not have the equipment to
pick up dead animals in
creeks, streams, or rivers.
To report a dead animal on a state owned road,
please notify your local district DOH office.
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Apple Butter Fesival:
You’re invited to the
Braxton
County
Healthcare Center’s annual Apple Butter Festival
on Saturday, September
15th beginning at 10 a.m.
and concluding at 5 p.m.
The day will include:
Apple Butter making,
“Harden County Line”
Country band, Fun and
games for the residents
and children, food, hourly
door prizes and more.
Please come out and join
us this Saturday for some
fun.
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Women’s Health
Screening:
There will be several
activities centered around
women’s health in the
next few months.
The first will be the
free women’s health
screening on Fri., Sept. 28,
from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m., at
Mountaineer Healthcare the offices of Dr. Naim, Dr.
Cormier, and Midwife
Vicki Smith.
Participants can receive a PAP test, pelvic
exam, and breast exam.
This is a worthwhile event
for women aged 25 – 64,
who have
no insurance, Medicaid or Medicare. If it has
been longer than 1 year
since a woman’s last PAP
test....she qualifies!
Women aged 40-64
may also qualify for a free
mammogram.
Interested women
can call the Health Dept. at
September 11, 2007 Page 5
269-8218 for a reservation.
To receive the PAP, pelvic
and breast exams, one
must pre-register.
There will be other
screenings available such
as body fat index, glucose
test, skin cancer check
and more. It is not necessary to register ahead for
these screenings.
The event is sponsored by: Stonewall Jackson Memorial Hospital,
Mountaineer Healthcare
for Women, Lewis County
Health Dept., WV Susan G.
Komen Foundation, WV
Breast & Cervical Cancer
Screening Program, WVU
Extension Office, Lewis
County FRN, American
Cancer Society, WV Bureau for Public Health, and
WVDHHR.
The second event is
the “Ladies Night Out Dedicated to Breast
Health.”
It will be held Thurs.,
Oct. 3 beginning at 6 p.m.
at Cindy’s Dining Hall.
There will be dinner served
and information about
breast health provided for
participants. There is no
cost. This event is coordinated by the Lewis County
CEOS.
Call Julia at 269-8167
and leave a message with
your reservation.
Deadline for your reservation is Sept. 26.
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Homecoming:
Belfont
Simpson
Church will hold its annual
Homecoming on September 23, 2007. Rev. Bill Hunt
will hold services. Sunday
school will begin at 10 a.m.
and worship service at 11
a.m. Lunch will immediately follow at noon. Special singers will perform
after lunch. Everyone welcome.
The
STAR BAR
would like to
THANK all of it’s
patrons who helped
make the Pig Roast
such a success.
Don’t worry we
have more fun in
store for you...
Watch for details!
You make the call.
Ask your doctor about
the New Medicaid Program.
You can choose better health for your
family with Mountain Health Choices –
West Virginia’s New Medicaid Program.
Call your doctor today to make an
appointment for a well visit where you
will find out about the exciting new
benefits being offered in the Enhanced
Plan of Mountain Health Choices.
Choose better health and call your
doctor today!
West Virginia Department of
Health and Human Resources
1-800-449-8466
www.wvdhhr.org/bms/
Citizens’
NEWS
Page 6 September 11, 2007
COMMUNITY
CORNER
PAT’S CHAT
I
d i d n ’ t
e v e n
know it
w
a
s
grandparent’s
day until I
got a card
from my
grandson,
Chuckie,
a
nearly
grown-up 15-year-old
treasure in Fenwick! If
he grows up to match his
size 14 shoes, he is going to be a very tall,
handsome man soon!
Have you hugged your
grandparents lately! We
all need hugs.
I love hummingbirds. There is a site, if
you have a computer,
where you can see a
hummingbird nest all
the way from the egg to
leaving the nest. Someone was lucky enough to
photograph the process
from birth to flight. I
hope you will look it up
at h t t p : / / c o m m u n i t y 2.webtv.net/Velpics/
HUM/.
You may never in
your lifetime see it
again.
I am enjoying volunteering at the Brushy
Fork Christian School
here in Buckhannon,
helping with the kindergarten children, mostly.
Taylor Simmons and
Hunter Stone are in that
class. Captivating fiveyear-olds!
I must begin to keep
a journal. Hunter is
great in sports and knows
all about racing and
NASCAR! I told them it is
time now for math
(which means practicing
writing the numbers 0,
1, 2, and now 3 and 4).
Taylor said, “Oh, no! We
don’t do math here. This
is a church school and
we learn about God!”
They, along with our second-graders, and fifth
and sixth graders, have
watched
caterpillars
form chrysalises. They
gather milkweed for
them. We watched one
hatch into a beautiful
monarch butterfly already and finally we took
him out and let him go.
We have probably eight
or more in the process.
Pastor Rick (Cutright)
showed them a snapping
turtle; we let balloons
with messages go up into
the air and are now waiting for responses from
somewhere. We heard
echoes from the surrounding hills. All this
along with raising and
saluting the flag each
morning, having a devotional period, then the
usual math, science,
reading, spelling, art,
music, etc., and even
P.E. It is quite exciting
Burgess and Parrow
exchange vows
Holly Ann Burgess
and John Paul “Jay” Parrow
were united in marriage
on Friday, August 10,
2007, in an outdoor ceremony beside the banks of
Elk River at the Strange
Creek Independent Baptist
Church. Pastor Roger
Parrow, father of the
groom, presided over the
ceremony. The pastor of
Strange Creek Independent Baptist Church,
Damon Wilkewitz graciously welcomed guests.
The bride is the
daughter of Debbie Carpenter Burgess of Heaters, and
Lloyd Burgess of Replete.
Maternal grandparents are
Russell and Bonnie Carpenter of Sutton and Irene
and the late Guy Burgess
of North Canton, Ohio.
Holly is a potter and was
the owner of Hill Crest Pottery of Heaters.
The groom is the son
of Roger and Mary Parrow
of Naas, Ireland. Jay is
employed as an assistant
manager of SuperQuinn
and the youth pastor of the
Naas Baptist Fellowship.
The bride was escorted by her father and
given in marriage by her
parents. Serving as matron
of honor was Sarah Burgess Jones of Silver Lake,
sister of the bride. Best
man and soloist was Matt
Parrow of Antrim, Northern
Ireland, brother of the
groom. Flower girl was
Bethany Faith Noel Jones
of Silver Lake, niece of the
bride. The guest book attendant was Jennifer
Todd, friend of the bride.
An outdoor reception
was held immediately following the ceremony. The
sister of the bride baked
and decorated lovely
cheesecakes with almond
crusts in honor of the occasion. Many aunts,
uncles, cousins, church
family and friends contributed in ways too numerous
to list to make the wedding
very special.
The couple honeymooned in Webster County
and the West Coast of Ireland. They will reside in
Naas, County Kildare in
the Republic of Ireland.
Holly and Jay
BY PAT RIDPATH
and I love every minute.
I also still work part
time at Sharpe Hospital,
although I have worked
up to the dollar amount I
can make in one year
and still receive my retirement.
Becky Shock still
needs our prayers. She
is improving, but remains in ICU at CAMC in
Charleston. If you want
to send her a card, send
it to her home address
and she will get it. 1280
Gauley
Turnpike,
Flatwoods, WV 26621.
I am surprised that
I got so many green
beans, even enough to
freeze, from two rows I
planted in my garden! I
also froze some tomatoes
to use later in sauce or
soup! I am drying some
basil and still enjoy a
sprig of parsley every
day. (It is supposed to be
excellent for kidney
function.) I had enough
squash and tomatoes to
share some with my
neighbors. I wish I had
some good, old-fashioned
manure to spread on my
garden. (Wonder if my
neighbors would still love
me!) Or maybe I could
plant a winter crop that
would feed the soil for
next year, if I just knew
what to do. It has been
delightful. It was just a
tiny, six-by-thirteen plot
surrounded entirely by
marigolds. It has been
beautiful and productive.
Other than what I
think is a spider bite on
my wrist, and other than
having no time to balance my checkbook anymore, I am perking
along, waiting for something interesting to tell
you. I love Pat Blake’s
columns each month! I
wish Joanna Henthorne
would write next week’s
column for me.
My son, Chuck
Bucklew has also promised some memories. If
you have something to
contribute, call me at
304-472-5102 and leave
a message. I will call you
back. Or write to me at
my
email
address:
[email protected] or
snail mail at 42 ½ South
Florida
Street,
Buckhannon, WV 26201.
Maranatha!
Gates
thank you
On behalf of the entire Gates family, we
would like to express sincere thanks to the community for the generous
outpouring of support after the loss of our beloved Oval Gray “Grunt”
Gates.
We would like to extend a special thanks to
all of our neighbors, the
Sutton and Birch Fire
Departments, as well as
Jimmy Morris and John
Tinney who were instrumental in the search and
recovery of our loved one.
We are grateful for
everyone who donated
their time and helped
with the preparation of
food before and after the
funeral service, notably
the Polemic Baptist
Church, Stump Chapel
and Mill Creek Church.
Finally, we would
like to thank Rev.
Johnny Hudnall and the
Greene-Robertson Funeral Home who put together a beautiful service.
We appreciate all of
the beautiful cards and
flowers that we received.
We were pleased to see
so many members of the
community come to pay
their respects at his service.
He will live on in
our hearts forever, and
will be greatly missed.
Braxton County, WV
GASSAWAY NEWS
Hello Everyone!
I hope this finds all
of you well. Have you noticed that the leaves are
starting to turn? I have
noticed beautiful gold
and red popping up here
and there. The walnut
tree in front of our house
is dropping walnuts left
and right. It is pretty full
this year.
How about that
game? I was beginning
to get worried there in
the first half. I felt ill at
halftime. The second
half was a whole different ballgame. Our defense needs some work
or we are going to be in
trouble
this
week
against Maryland. How
about that Devine? Isn’t
he awesome?
Just
think, he is only a freshman!!!
My stepmother, Bev
and our friend, Joyce
came to visit us today.
We took a trip over to my
father’s grave in Nicholas County. It was a nice
drive. After leaving the
cemetery, the four of us
went to the Waffle Hut
for lunch. It was delicious, as always. The
three of them each had
a hot apple dumpling
with ice cream for dessert. I was a good girl
and just took a bite or two
of Phil’s. Ha! We really
enjoyed their visit.
There will be a
Demolition Derby and
Lawn Tractor Race at
Kenton Meadows Field on
Saturday, September
15 th . The Lawn Tractor
Race will begin at 1p.m.
Registration will begin
at 11am. There are several age groups and a
powder puff division.
Registration
fee
is
$10.00. Prizes will be
awarded. There will be
Karaoke from 3p.m.6p.m. with the Derby
starting at 7pm. Admission is $5/person or
$20/carload. For more
information, please call
the Mayor’s office at 3645111.
There will be a dinner at the Gassaway
Community Building on
Sunday, September 16
starting at 11a.m. The
meal consists of Ham,
Baked Steak, Mashed
Potatoes and lots of
homemade Desserts. All
of the food will be homemade. All you can eat for
a $10 donation. Sounds
great to me!!! I will be
there, will you? All proceeds go to the Gassaway
Depot Fund. Come on
out for a great meal and
a great cause. Visit with
your neighbors and
sample
some
of
Gassaway’s finest cooking!!!
Also, on Saturday,
September 15 th , is The
World’s Largest Truck
Convoy. It is a one-day
celebration that helps
raise money for Special
Olympics.
All of the
money raised stays in
this county. Truckers
will meet at Flatwoods
Fast Fuel at 9am to register. Bidding for the
lead truck will start at
10am. The Convoy begins at 11am with a pig
roast and karaoke following at Flatwoods Fast
Fuel. If you are a truck
driver, help raise some
money for a great cause,
and join the convoy. For
more
information,
please contact Linda
Jenkins at 765-2632.
Did you get a chance
to go to the Monster Fest
this weekend? Phil and
I dropped Sophie off at
Paws and Claws and
stopped by the Festival.
We toured the Zoo and
then ran into our
friends, Ken and Connie
Skidmore. Connie organized the event. The
four of us played a great
game called Frisbee Golf.
We had a blast! It was a
lot of fun!!! There were
many vendors there and
lots of bake sales.
The Humane Society even had puppies
there for adoption. It was
nice to see everyone
having a good time.
Later that evening
we drove through Sutton.
Café Cimino is absolutely gorgeous at night
when it is all lit up.
They had a wonderful
crowd.
I want to say Happy
“40 th ” Birthday to a very
dear friend of mine, who
doesn’t want anyone to
know it is their birthday!!! Hope you have a
great day!!! You know I
love ya!!!!!
Birthdays this
week are: September
10 th - Jim Tonkin, Sandy
Frame, Meredith Frame;
S e p t e m b e r 1 1 th- M a t thew Joel Dittman, Ian
Jones, Kim Dennison,
Jackie Pingley; September 12 th - Joshua Stout,
Robert Blokland, Lowell
Knight, Vickie Murphy,
Kamryn Taylor Alward;
S e p t e m b e r 1 3 th- L i s a
Potts; September 14 th Tim
Pingley,
Amos
Gaines; September 15 th Teagan Judith Ferrell,
Vanessa A. Roach, Matthew Greg Carman; September 16 th - Kim Gum,
Julia Stewart, Chad
Jenkins.
Happy “21 st ” Birthday to Josh Stout on Sept e m b e r 1 2 th!
Happy
Birthday to all of you!!!
The family of the
late Carl and Marvel
Westfall held their annual reunion on Sunday,
August 19, at Cedar
Lakes in Ripley with
Steve and Marquetta
hosting the event.
Those attending
were:
Jean
May,
Jeannie and Jacie Harris, Jimmy and Moriah
May, Sharon, Erin and
Emma Hardway, Karen
Sue and Chrystal Smith,
Mark, Terra, Leah, Luke
and Lydia Smith, all of
Gassaway;
Patty
Westfall, Kim, Caitlyn
and Austin Devore,
Michaela Westfall, Bob
and Ruth Westfall, Bobby,
Tracy
and
Cherish
Westfall,
all
of
Bloomingdale, Ohio; Bill,
Terri and Clay Gilliam of
Hopedale, Ohio; Mary
Ann, David, Sabrina and
Matthew
Taffer
of
Leesburg, VA; Sharon
Sands of Southport NC;
and the host and hostess,
Steve
and
Marquetta
Westfall,
Chelsea, Brittany and
Cassidy, all of Ripley.
If you were not able
to make it this time we
plan to have our Christmas get together in December so make you
plans to attend and visit
with us.
Plans are also being
made to visit with Bob
and Ruth during the
Thanksgiving holidays.
We look forward to
seeing you at the next
Westfall get together.
This week’s recipe
is Apple Cobbler courtesy
of Warren Brown.
2 ½ pounds Granny
Smith apples
2 pounds Fuji apples
1 ½ pounds Gala
apples
3 cups granulated
sugar
2 cups all-purpose
flour
1/8 teaspoon salt
1 ½ sticks (6ounces) chilled unsalted
butter, plus softened butter for baking dish
¼ teaspoon ground
cinnamon
½ teaspoon freshly
ground nutmeg
1 teaspoon grated
lemon zest
1 (6-ounce) package
sweetened, dried cranberries
1 large egg
1 egg yolk
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 (6-ounce) package
sliced almonds
Note: You will need
approximately 8 to 10
apples total.
Preheat the oven to
400 degrees F and butter
a 9 by 13-inch baking
dish.
BY MELINDA
FRAME
Peel and core the
apples and cut them into
1/4 to 1/2-inch dice. Try
to get the apples pieces
as uniform as possible to
ensure even baking in
the cobbler. Combine the
apples with 1 cup of the
sugar in a large bowl.
Cover and set in the refrigerator while preparing the cobbler topping.
The sugar will draw
out some of the moisture
in the apples, so the filling will be nice and
thick.
Combine the remaining sugar with the
flour and salt in a medium size bowl. Set aside
1/2 cup of the sugar and
flour mixture to coat the
apples. Cut the chilled
butter into small pieces
and work into the sugar/
flour mixture using a
pastry cutter, a fork, or
your fingers until it
forms a coarse meal.
Drain the sugar
syrup from the apples
and set aside. Combine
the apples with the reserved flour and sugar
mixture. Add the cinnamon, nutmeg, lemon
zest, and sweetened
dried cranberries to the
apples and stir well to
evenly distribute all the
flavors. Pour into the buttered baking dish.
Lightly beat the egg,
egg yolk, and vanilla and
slowly drizzle it into the
flour mixture. Don’t
worry if it seems a little
dry at first. Continue to
stir the mixture until
the flour is completely
absorbed into the egg.
(You might want to get
your hands into it and
use your fingers to finish.)
Take a small bit of
the topping and roll it
into a 1-inch ball. Gently flatten the ball into a
disk and place it on top
of the apple mixture in
the baking dish. Repeat
with the remaining topping, slightly overlapping
the disks.
Bake for 35 to 45
minutes or until the
juices are bubbling and
the topping is a light
golden brown. Let the
cobbler rest for 10 to 15
minutes before serving.
While the cobbler is sitting, coat the almonds
with the reserved sugar
syrup. Drain off the excess syrup and place the
almonds on a buttered
parchment lined baking
sheet. Roast until the
almonds are golden
brown, approximately 5
to 10 minutes. Scatter
them over the cobbler.
Tips: To make cutting the butter into the
flour/sugar mixture a bit
easier, try grating frozen
sticks of butter on the
large holes of a hand
grater. You’ll have small
bits of cold butter which
will help the coarse meal
form quickly. Use a
melon baller to scoop out
the core of the apple
halves quickly and with
minimal waste.
Sympathy is extended to the families of
Jack Eugene Coffman,
Ethel Lee Wine and
James
Edward
Armstead. Please keep
them in your prayers.
If you have news
you would like to share,
please call me at 3644615 or email me at
[email protected]
or you may mail it to me
at
813
River
St.
Gassaway 26624.
In the garden, Autumn is, indeed the
crowning glory of the
year,
bringing us the fruition of months of
thought and care and
toil.
And at no season,
safe perhaps in Daffodil
time, do we get such
superb colour effects as from August to
November.
- Rose G. Kingsley,
The Autumn Garden, 1905
Until next week,
take care!!
Citizens’
NEWS
Braxton County, WV
MAGISTRATE COURT
R-E-P-O-R-T
Magistrate Beth Smith’s
Court:
September 5: Patrick
Murphy-trespassing;
Dwayne C. Terry, speeding, payment schedule;
Tod W. Jones, No red flag
on oversized load, paid;
James B. Massey, speeding, paid; Eric Linger,
Grand Larceny, daytime
burglary; Ronnie McCraw,
Disorderly conduct; James
A. Tingler, Driving Under
the Influence, Possession
of a controlled substance;
James L. Allen, Driving
Revoked for DUI, Driving
Under the Influence;
Howard Smith, obstructing
officer; Jack Jenkins, Destruction of property;
Frank Verton, Domestic
Battery, dismissed; James
Schoonover, worthless
check, Pizza Hut, Sunoco
September 6: Eric W.
Woods, No seatbelt, paid;
Geneva A. Dean, speeding,
paid; Ronald L. Kirtpatrick,
speeding, paid
September 7: Dennis
Stewart, speeding, paid;
Melvin H. Shaffer Jr.,
speeding, payment schedule
September 10: Marie
Sorkin, No proof of insurance, dismissed; Justin
Starkey, speeding, paid; No
proof of insurance, dismissed; Alisha Popp,
speeding, paid; No proof of
insurance, dismissed; Roy
Rhodes, No proof of insurance, dismissed; Driving
Suspended
Magistrate Donald
Sharp’s Court:
September 5: Matthew J. Dancy, speeding,
Improper passing; Jason L.
Rittenhouse, no seatbelt,
paid;
Matthew
S.
Nicholson, Domestic Assault; David D. Fox, Driving
Suspended, False information, Improper Registration, No insurance, Obstructed plate
September 6: Matthew G. Rogers, petit larceny; Gary W. Loyd, worthless check, Shoneys, payment schedule; Mark
McVicker, loaded gun in
the vehicle, payment
schedule; Melissa Dawn
Owens, speeding, paid;
John R. Tindell, Expired
Motor Vehicle Inspection,
paid; Jeanie Carder, No
child restraint, fraudulent
or improper motor vehicle
inspection; Mark A.
Prince, Possession with
intent to deliver controlled
substance (morphine); conspiracy to deliver; Shirley
Dennison, Possession with
intent to deliver controlled
substance (morphine); conspiracy to deliver; David T.
Dennison, Possession with
intent to deliver controlled
substance (morphine); conspiracy to deliver; Anthony
A. Keen, Driving under the
influence, second offense,
Driving Revoked; Tiffani L.
Waldheim, Driving Suspended, dismissed; left of
center, no contest; obstructed windshield, no
contest; no proof of insurance, dismissed; improper
registration, dismissed;
Debra L. Lewis, speeding,
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Services Include:
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Other services as ordered
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304-364-5156
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Barker
Ridge
community
letter of
thanks
August 6, 2007 was a
day to be celebrated by the
families of the Barker
Ridge Community. Due to
the hard work and efforts
of many individuals this
small community now has
city water.
We would like to express our deep and sincere
appreciation to the following individuals that made
it possible to have clean,
safe drinking water.
WV House of Representatives Delegate Brent
Boggs
Braxton County Commission Members:
Terry
Frame,
Mike
Chapman, Evelyn Post
(former Commissioner)
Flatwoods Canoe Run
Manager: Steve Sanders
Flatwoods Canoe Run
Board Members: Jim
Rogers (former Chairman)
Johnny
James
(former Member), Eldred
Drake
Flatwoods Canoe Run
Staff: Kathy Uldrich and
Linda Cox
Infrastructure Council Chairman: Jeff Brady &
Council Members
Dunn Engineering
Vice President: Fred Hypes
Dunn Engineering Inspector: Fred Hamric
Diversified Enterprise: Lee Kerr, Project Supervisor and his workers
on this project.
Community Leader:
Ted Elonis
Submitted by: Virginia (Ginny) Strother
dismissed; David Fraley,
Destruction of property,
Delinquency of a minor,
payment schedule
September 7: Robert
E. Helmick, Driving Under
the Influence; James R.
Stokley, receiving/transferring stolen property;
Yvette D. Lynch, Reckless
Driving; Nicole Isley, Obstruction, dismissed; Don
Call, Battery, Dismissed;
Jason Bedunah, failure to
deliver title, failure to register vehicle, dismissed;
Yvette D. Lynch, permitting Driving under the Influence, dismissed; Robert
A. Hamburg, Driving Under
the Influence, first offense;
possession less than 15
grams, Marijuana
September 10: Timothy C. Alexander, 5,900
pounds overweight, paid;
Gloria E. Turner, speeding,
paid; Roger D. Anderson,
speeding, paid; Gary L.
Earlivine, speeding, paid;
Jeremy Brady, worthless
check, Central Insurance,
payment schedule; William Squires, failure to obtain permit for outdoor
sign, dismissed
September 11, 2007 Page 7
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Citizens’
NEWS
Page 8 September 11, 2007
Ball-Godfrey family holds annual reunion
The annual reunion
of the Elijah Thomas and
Isabel Jane (Wright)
Godfrey family and the
Creed James and Annie
Lee (Lloyd) Ball family was
held at the Burnsville
Community
Center,
Burnsville, WV on Saturday, August 25, 2007.
Forty-seven people were in
attendance.
Creed and Annie
Ball’s decedents, extending to the fifth generation,
who attended were also
the decedents of Elijah and
Isabel Godfrey: Donnie,
Diana,
Christopher,
Ashley, David and Cassie
Godfrey from Kentucky;
Kate “Kathy” (Godfrey)
Shaffer, Gloria Shaffer,
Rafael Estrella, and Destiny Shaffer; Maria, Andrew, and Morgan Taylor;
June (Godfrey) Wilson,
Beverly Sue, Casey and
Crystal Wilson; Pete,
Linda, Jennifer, and
Margee Godfrey, all from
West Virginia.
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$2,700
Virginia Huffman
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Waynette Miracle
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Vonda K. Greiner, Buckhannon, WV $5,000
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Donnie A. Bennett, Wheeling, WV $1,000
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Frank Hatfield, Huntington, WV $1,000
Jerry Jones, Jr., Charleston, WV $1,000
Shondale V. McConnell, Oak Hill, WV $1,000
Lloyd J. Parker, II, Clarksburg, WV $1,000
James E. Ruggles, Peach Creek, WV $40,000
Ryan M. Smith, Milton, WV $1,000
Roger Walker, Great Cacapon, WV $1,000
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Frank D. Schneider, II, Reno, OH $1,200
Lisa A. Snodgrass, Chesapeake, WV $1,200
Robert Watson, Milton, WV $1,200
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Raymond T. Freeman, Grayson, KY $8,000
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Heather Jones, Gassaway, WV $700
Julia M. Kelly, Point Pleasant, WV $700
Sawn Maditz, Lumberport, WV $700
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Marc A. Skidmore, Philippi, WV $700
Cynthia A. Snavely, Charles Town, WV $700
Jesse O. Sword, Ashland, KY $5,000
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Jean A. Willard, Elmira Heights, NY $8,000
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Sharon Ellis, Renick, WV $1,200
Linda Flint, Burnsville, WV $1,200
Howard H. Hively, Jr., Bridgeport, WV $1,200
Christopher P. Hutchings, Fayetteville, WV $1,200
William E. Lewis, Charleston, WV $1,200
Randall L. Nichols, Locust Grove, GA $1,200
Margaret Nickell, Hico, WV $1,200
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Geraldine Y. Higdon, Kearneysville, WV $4,000
Alice Smith, Buckhannon, WV $4,000
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Teresa L. Lovins, Huntington, WV $2,000
Amanda L. Minnix, Wallace, WV $2,000
Erica R. Sypolt, Albright, WV $2,000
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Bethany Faith Noel
Jones would like to announce the in enlargement of her home by two
“feet” with the birth of her
new sister, Annalise Charity Rose Jones on June 4,
2007. Their proud parents
are Jonathan and Sarah
“Burgess” Jones of Silver
Lake. Annalise was 21 ½
inches long and weight 7
pounds and 11 ounces.
Maternal grandparents are Debbie Carpenter
Burgess of Heaters and
Lloyd Burgess of Replete.
Senior Center lunch menu
Braxton County Senior Center Inc. Nutrition
Program is funded through
the Bureau of Senior Services utilizing III C Federal
and State Funds. Meals
are served daily from 11:30
a.m. till 12:30 p.m. at the
Braxton County Senior
Center 602 Elk Street,
Gassaway, WV 26624 and
the Burnsville Community
Center Burnsville. There
is no discrimination in the
services sponsored by the
Braxton County Senior
Citizens Center, Inc. regardless of race, creed,
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Jackie Avey-King, Martinsburg, WV $700
Marylin Bennett, West Liberty, WV $7,000
Jeremy Blizard, Glenville, WV $700
Michael Burns, Jr., Parkersburg, WV $700
John R. Gochenour, Lost River, WV $700
Randall G. Hewitt, Parkersburg, WV $700
Scott Maddy, Alderson, WV $700
Tammy Martin, Morgantown, WV $700
Penny K. Moellendick, Vienna, WV $700
Gildo Pollastrini, Jr., Winfield, WV $700
Maureen Schwertfeger, Follansbee, WV $700
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Ethel S. Peoples, Bluefield, WV $2,900
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Darlene L. Miscuk, Weirton, WV $750
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Paternal grandparents are
John and Terry Jones of
Mount Grove. Maternal
great-grandparents are
Russell and Bonnie Carpenter of Sutton and Irene
Bickel Burgess and the
late Guy Burgess of North
Canton, Ohio. Paternal
great-grandparents are
Denny and Wilma Helmick
of Silver Lake and Mable
and the late John Jones of
Falling Water. Paternal
great-great grandparents
are Ruby and the late Virgil
Helmick of Keyser.
Bethany Faith Noel and Annalise Chairity Rose
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Maryann Andrews, Frankford, WV $2,000
Carl Cyrus, Gandeeville, WV $2,000
Leeberta F. Meadows, Clendenin, WV $2,000
Elizabeth Smith, Fairmont, WV $2,000
Mildred P. Swiger, Buckhannon, WV $2,000
Double Whammy
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Jones family
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Patricia E. Bailey, Cross Lanes, WV $2,100
Robert L. Beckner, Iaeger, WV $7,000
Patricia A. Cardwell, South Charleston, WV $7,000
Terry R. Layfield, Clarksburg, WV $2,100
Wilbert Payne, Beckley, WV $11,000
Cheri L. Thorne, Belington, WV $7,000
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Deborah Blankenship, Buffalo, WV $1,000
David B. Butts, Gerrardstown, WV $1,000
Deward Cameron, Victor, WV $1,000
Paul P. Desmond, Wheeling, WV $1,000
Virginia Huffman, Coalton, WV $1,000
Ferris Gene Price, Jr., Wharton, WV $1,000
Christy Stivers, Vienna, WV $1,000
Robert A. Westfall, Washington, PA $50,000
Willard Wilson, Chapmanville, WV $1,000
Samantha Hannah
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James A. Jackson, Huntington, WV $15,000
Tina Longwell, Davisville, WV $1,000
Amanda Nicholson, Princeton, WV $2,000
Wanda Parsons, Walton, WV $1,000
Joshua B. Siers, Bluefield, WV $1,000
Richard Stier, Enterprise, WV $1,000
William J. Stowers, Charleston, WV $1,000
Lloyd R. Wills, Beckley, WV $1,000
Justin A. Zinser, Newport, OH $1,000
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Angela M. Chericozzi, Princeton, WV $888
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William J. Miller, Albright, WV $8,000
Jesse Sword
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$5,000
grandson,
Francis
Godfrey, was sorely
missed. Although Francis
was unable to attend the
reunion due to illness,
his wife, Martha, was
present.
Creed’s uncle, Asa
F., and his wife, Dora Bell
(Williams) Ball, were represented by granddaughter, Wilmagene (Knight)
Smith and her daughter,
Shelly Ann (Smith) Fatherly, from Ohio.
The families of three
of the sons of Elijah
Godfrey were represented. The sons are Edward Thomas “Tom”;
Omar Cleveland “Cleve”;
and Tullius Cicero (aka
Bud and TC).
Families of two sons
of Tom and Agnes Jane
(Riddle) Godfrey attended.
Three children of Hollie
Francis and Iva Jane
(Fincham) Godfrey Riddle,
Barbara Godfrey, Michael
Godfrey, and Shirley
Godfrey, were present.
Two children of Gordie
Lynn and Rena Mae
Godfrey, Linda Mae
(Godfrey) Johnny Smith
and John Robert Godfrey,
were present. All are from
West Virginia.
A son of Cleve and
Alda Godfrey attended
this
year:
Kenneth
Godfrey. A great-grandson
of Cleve and his first wife,
Orpha Love Westfall
Godfrey, Todd Michael and
his
wife,
Shannon
McPherson, were present.
All are from West Virginia.
Others attending
from West Virginia were
the family (and their
friends) of Bud and Drusy
(Bush) Godfrey; and from
Pennsylvania, Don and
Cathy Godfrey Helms.
A covered dish dinner was enjoyed and
plans were made to hold
next year’s reunion on
Saturday, August 23,
2008 at the Burnsville
Community Center.
Braxton County, WV
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customers.
• Helping customers conduct home energy audits.
• Launching an automated metering pilot program to help customers
manage their energy use.
• Educating students about energy conservation.
• Encouraging business customers to participate in demand reduction
programs.
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Braxton
Citizens’
NEWS
September 11, 2007
Section
A Special Look
at Braxton County
2
A Photographic Look...
at the Appalachian Autumn Festival sponsored by the
Frametown Volunteer Fire Dapartment
Erica Nicholson,
Sparklette
Princess
Hannah Radcliff,
Sparklette
Princess 1st
Runner Up
Carson Morrow,
Spark Prince 1st
Runner Up
Amelia Miller,
Sparkle
Princess
Quinton Loyd,
Spark Prince
Saige Coffman, Sparkle Princess 1st Runner Up
Shayla
Eastwood,
Spark
Princess
1st Runner
Up
Taylor Riffle,
Spark
Princess
Kendra Hurst,
Flame Princess
1st Runner Up
Erika
Butler,
Junior
Miss
Flame
Queen
Sheyanne
Eastwood,
Flame
Princess
Brianna Greenlee,
Junior Miss Flame
Queen 1st Runner
Up
The Harley Davidson Winners are: 1st place, Ray Carr; 2nd place, Bill Westfall;
3rd place, Darrell Nicholas.
Flame Queen 1st Runner Up is Ashley
Conley.
The fire dept. officials are: April Miller, 2nd Lieutenant
(equip); Mike Roberts, 1st Lieutenant; Kevin Brown, Timothy Maxey from the WV Dept. of Forestry and 2006
The 2007 Appalachian Autumn Festival Flame Queen is Captain; Wayne Cook, 1st Asst. Chief; Angie Short, Fire Flame Queen Tashauna Hurst are pictured above with
Kathryn Meadows.
Chief.
Smokey the Bear.
Citizens’
NEWS
Page 10 September 11, 2007
Braxton County, WV
Local youth attend Spruce Grove CEOS
VFW Youth Camp has busy summer
Steve Chapman and
Chance Gilley, both of
Copen, WV attended VFW
Youth Camp, July 15-21, on
the 450-acre beautiful
farmland of the Cedar
Lakes Conference Center
and Youth Camp in Ripley,
WV.
This camp is held annually and provides many
activities and developmental skills for our WV Youth.
This natural setting provided swimming, volleyball,
softball, archery, campfires
and rock-wall climbing. Also
during the week of camp,
other skills were taught
and achieved such as:
military style bed making,
marching as a group to every meal, athletic competition between groups and,
most important, understanding and appreciating
patriotism and leadership.
The boys were proudly
sponsored
by
the
Burnsville Ladies Auxiliary
VFW, the VFW #3757, and
the Clarksburg
District #6, and
represented the
Coalminers Family. Each youth
group was split up
into
different
families during
this week. There
were
families
such as the Woodlands,
the
Coalminers, the
Farmers, ect.
Being a part
of the Coalminers
group,
they
brought
home
First Place ribbons for the
Family of the Week. Steven
brought home a Diving Trophy for 2nd Place, being the
family’s team swimmer.
Both youths also brought
home additional ribbons for
family competition in volleyball and softball for 2nd and
3rd Places.
Steven is the son of
Eric and Leah Nicholson and
Jason Chapman of Copen.
He is a 7th grader, member
of the Honor Roll and the
Student Council. He is also
starting first-string for
Braxton County Redskins ATeam and is Team Captain.
Steven, while attending
VFW Camp, proudly represented his mother, a retired
Army National Guard member of the 119th Engineering
of Buckhannon, WV.
Chance Gilley, is the
11-year-old son of Earl and
Tabitha Gilley also of
Copen. He is a 6th grader,
member of the Honor Roll
and is also a member of the
Braxton County Redskins ATeam. He plays the position
of defensive tackle. Chance
also proudly represented a
family member during the
week of VFW Camp, his late
great-grandfather, a WWII
Army Veteran, and aunt
that is among those stationed and participating in
Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Both youths and their
parents would like to thank
all the VFW groups for their
sponsorships and continued support. A special big
thank you to Hershel
“Woody” Williams pictured
with Steven for being
WV’s only living man to
receive the Medal of
Honor. Both youths had a
wonderful time and were
treated like family by the
VFW Members, families
and volunteers. The Camp
is a great opportunity and
experience for any boy or
girl currently 11-13 years
of age and has been continuous since 1960.
The Spruce Grove
CEOS have been in the
summer of 2007. An “Out
to Dinner” meeting was
held on July 16, 2007 at
Shoney’s Restaurant. In
attendance were Willa
Brown, Gloria James, Mary
O’Dell, Eula Young, and
Sandy Samples with guest
Jackie Samples. Everyone
enjoyed the dinner buffet
and fellowship.
On August 13, 2007,
the club enjoyed a picnic at
the home of Frieda Woods
on the Little Birch River.
We has a short meeting to
make all the club members
aware of the upcoming Annual Conference at the historic Jackson’s Mill on October 9-11. President,
Janis Young has received
a scholarship from the
Braxton County Outreach
Service to attend the conference this year. The
theme of the conference
this year is “The Magic of
the Running Stitch”, and
Janis will be returning with
new ideas and programs to
share with the community.
Our Read Aloud program will begin in September 2007, at the Frametown
Elementary School. Spruce
Grove will be hosting a yard
sale at the home of Rosa
Lee Blake this fall, please
look in this publication for
time and dates. An afghan
raffle will also be held this
fall to raise funds for service to the community.
The club celebrated the
Blue Ribbon won at the
Braxton County Fair for
their exhibit “Remembering Polly Hanst”, a lifelong
4-H member as well as an
avid CEO member, demonstrating the history of her
interesting life, as well as
her many contributions to
the 4-H Program in West
Virginia.
The Spruce Grove
CEOS would like to thank
Sutton resident honored
Casey Burroughs,
from Sutton, WV, was recently awarded the Hyma
Award for Chemistry at
West Virginia Wesleyan
College’s 2007 Annual
Awards Convocation.
West
Virginia
Wesleyan is a four-year
residential liberal arts college, located on a beautiful
100-acre campus in the
foothills of north central
The family of Virgil
(Buck) Pritt would like to
convey to family and
friends our sincere thanks
to everyone who called,
sent flowers, cards, food,
visited and said prayers.
We want to send our
has mason sand and limestone sand, brown
mulch and three sizes of Ohio River gravel.
We also have various sizes of crushed limestone stockpiled at our yard on Little Birch
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Pritt family thank you
Jackson Stone/Jackson Trucking
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Frieda Woods for the use of
her beautiful picnic area.
We also send get well
wishes to Sandy Samples
and Eula Young. Thinking
of you also Grace James,
Carolyn Patrick, Faye
James, and Ellen Davis. We
miss you all!
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SPORTS
Braxton Citizens’ News
September 11, 2007
• Youth
• Middle School
• High School
Reporting Braxton County’s sports action
Eagles come close again
For the second week
in a row, the Braxton
Eagles stayed in the football game until the very
last but ended up with a
loss, in this case Philip
Barbour’s 17-14 victory
over Braxton. In the game
last Friday night, Philip
Barbour scored first on a
27-yard field goal by Dustin
Cale with 2:40 left in the
first quarter. The Colts
added a touchdown midway
through the second quarter
as Dustin Newman and
Michael Hunter connected
on a 51-yard pass play. The
kick was good.
The Eagles, although
down 10-0 midway through
the second quarter, refused
to quit and by halftime had
pulled within three points
of the Colts on an 88-yard
kickoff return by Cord
Metz and Metz’s PAT kick.
Braxton made it deep into
Philip Barbour territory
twice late in the first half
but lost the ball on downs
once and failed on a fieldgoal attempt on the other.
Acknowledging this
effort by his squad, Braxton
coach Leon Franklin commented, “They played their
hearts out.” He added, “We
could have easily tucked
our tails and given up, but
we didn’t.” The coach continued to comment on the
team’s getting “within
range several times” but
being unable to capitalize
on that. Braxton was unsuccessful on three field
goal attempts, but Franklin
emphasized , “It’s hard to
carry the ball as much as
Cord Metz does and still
have the leg to make field
goals.” Metz carried the
ball 13 times for 87 yards
and returned a kickoff 88
yards for a touchdown.
After a scoreless third
quarter, the Colts added to
their leadin the fourth with
a 16-yard scoring run by
Justin Simon. Cale’s successful kick extended
Philip Barbour’s lead to 177 with 7:47 left in the
game. Braxton came back
late in the fourth as the
Eagles moved from their
own 39-yard line to the
Colts’ two in seven plays.
From there, Metz went into
the end zone for the touchdown. His kick was good,
and the Eagles were once
again within three of tying
the score.
Tough Braxton defense and a penalty on the
Colts returned possession
to the Eagles late in the
game. Starting on their
own 43, with the clock run- place where we can take game may come down to talizes on the other team’s
ning down, the Eagles advantage of opponents’ whoever makes the fewest mistakes.” Game time is
moved deep into Philip mistakes. Friday night’s mistakes or whoever capi- 7:30 p.m.
Barbour territory, and, with
Right: Eagle
22 seconds left in regulajunior
tion playing time, Braxton
quarterback,
tried their third field goal
Eric Gregory
of the night. Once again,
with the ball at
it failed to go through the
last Friday
uprights, and Philip
night’s game
Barbour maintained the
against Phillip
three-point edge.
Barbour.
At home again this
week, Braxton faces
Ritchie County, currently 0-3. Asked about
Ritchie, Coach Franklin
explained that he hasn’t
had a good chance to look
Below: Cord
at the team yet, but he Metz with a field
knows that they lost to “a
goal attempt.
good St. Marys team, to
Clay, and to Calhoun,
All photos on
which has a very good team this page are by
this season.” He added,
Grayg
“Braxton is getting to the
Ralphsnyder.
Statistics: Braxton vs. Philip Barbour:
Rushing: Braxton:
Cord Metz ........................................ 13 carries for 87
Eric Gregory .................................... 11 carries for 34
Ryan Fisher ....................................... 3 carries for 23
Nathan Tallarito ................................... 1 carry for –3
Chris Shuman ................................... 2 carries for –5
Total ............................................... 30 carries for 136
yards
yards
yards
yards
yards
yards
Rushing: Philip Barbour:
Jordan Simon ................................ 18 carries for 102
Dustin Newman .............................. 10 carries for 22
Michael Hunter ................................ 5 carries for 17
Total .............................................. 33 carries for 148
yards
yards
yards
yards
Passing: Braxton:
Eric Gregory ......................................... 6 of 11 for 71 yards
Chris Shuman ........................................... 4 of 8 for 5 yards
Receiving: Braxton:
Anthony Crist .............................. 3 receptions for 43
Cord Metz .................................... 4 receptions for 22
Eric Gregory .................................... 1 reception for 9
Michael Coen ................................. 1 reception for 2
Total ........................................... 70 receptions for 76
yards
yards
yards
yards
yards
Passing: Philip Barbour:
Michael Hunter ......... 9 of 23 for 153 yards, 1 interception
Knights now 2-0
Braxton
County
Middle School’s Knights
won their second game of
the season with a 36-14
defeat of Glade last Thursday night. The Knights
scored three times in the
first half and led 22-0 at
halftime. Braxton added
two touchdowns, one in
the third quarter and the
other in the fourth, before
Glade
got
on
the
scoreboard.
Knights’ coach Rob
Cline explained the onesided win, “I think we
eliminated a lot of mistakes from the first game
to this one. I’m sure the
other two coaches will
agree with me that we improved tremendously, and
that if we continue to improve at this rate, we
should have a great season.”
Highlights of the
game, according to Coach
Cline,
included
Zac
Perkins’ performance. “Zac
ran the ball well, and the
line blocked very well,” he
explained. He also remarked that Yannick
Yewawa performed well on
defense, especially on one
play. “Yannick had what
was probably the best hit of
the game,” Cline said. “It
came in the third quarter.
I had stressed at halftime
that, even though we were
up by 22 points, we could
not count on a win and that
we had to play just as hard
in the second half. We
didn’t do well on our first
possession and had to punt.
Yannick got his hit on the
punt return, and it perked
up our whole team,” he
added. Another aspect of
the game which Coach
Cline liked was the fact
that his players, who had
fumbled four times against
Clay the week before, had
no fumbles.
This week Braxton
will host always-tough
Spencer. This season,
Coach Cline reported,
Spencer “has a really good
quarterback.” However, he
is “most concerned about
their flanker back, an elu-
sive player.” As a result,
the coach feels that his
squad “definitely needs to
be ready for a challenge.”
The game begins at 6 p.m.
Thursday evening.
Statistics: Braxton vs. Glade:
Braxton Scoring:
Zac Perkins ............................................................. 2 yard run
Yannick Yewawa ................................................................ run
Jordan Coen ...................................................... 57-yard pass
Yannick Yewawa ................................................................ run
Ronnie Carroll ...................................................... 11 yard run
Jacob Shaver ...................................................................... run
Glade:
David Muzny ....................................... 72 yard kick-off return
Matt Ledsome ....................................................... 40 yard run
David Muzny ....................................................................... run
Rushing: Braxton:
Zac Perkins ....................................... 12 carries for 142 yards
Yannick Yewawa .................................. 7 carries for 30 yards
Ronnie Carroll ......................................... 1 carry for 11 yards
Jacob Yanero ........................................ 3 carries for 20 yards
Frankie Steiner ..................................... 4 carries for 13 yards
Lance Gross .......................................... 3 carries for 14 yards
Jordan Lacy ............................................... 1 carry for 2 yards
Passing: Braxton:
Ronnie Carroll ........................................... 1 of 5 for 57 yards
Jordan Lacy ................................................... 1 of 1 for 1 yard
Receiving:
Michael Coen ..................................................... 1 for 57 yards
Zac Perkins ............................................................ 1 for 1 yard
Lady Eagles performing well
Volleyball coach Bill
Mitchell commented that
his squad “is doing pretty
well right now.” The Lady
Eagles won over Gilmer,
Liberty
and
South
Harrison last week but lost
to Ritchie.
In a tri-match on
Tuesday,
Braxton
outscored Gilmer 25-17
and 25-11. One of the best
performances in that
match came from Tiffany
Huffman who contributed 5
aces, 3 kills, and 6 digs. On
the same night Ritchie
won 25-20 and 25-18 over
Braxton.
On
Wednesday,
Braxton won three out of
four against Liberty with
scores of 25-18, 19-25, 2513, and 25-22. Danielle
Wyant had an outstanding
evening with 3 aces, 2
kills, 1 block, and 10 digs.
The Lady Eagles defeated South Harrison with
scores of 25-14, 27-25, and
25-20 on Thursday. Coach
Mitchell commented that
Kattie McMillion “really
hustled in that match.”
McMillion ended with 4
aces, and 22 digs.
Braxton’s jv team
lost 25-12 and 25-16 to
Liberty but beat South
Harrison 25-19 and 2515.
This week Braxton
hosts Gilmer at 6 p.m.
Tuesday and travels to
Calhoun on Thursday.
Individual statistics: Braxton vs. Gilmer:
Danielle Wyant ............................. 1 kill ......................... 1 dig
Carrie O’Malley ........................... 2 kills
Macy Frame ................................ 3 kills ....................... 6 digs
Kattie McMillion .......................... 5 kills ....................... 5 digs
Tiffany Huffman ...... 5 aces ........ 3 kills ....................... 6 digs
Braxton vs. Ritchie:
Danielle Wyant .......................................... 1 block ...... 3 digs
Carrie O’Malley ........ 1 ace .......... 1 kill ....................... 5 digs
Macy Frame ............. 1 ace .......... 1 kill ... 1 block ........ 1 dig
Kattie McMillion1 ace, 2 digs
Tiffany Huffman ............................. 1 kill ... 1 block ...... 5 digs
Jessica Murphy ........ 1 ace .......... 1 kill ... 1 block ...... 2 digs
Braxton vs. Liberty:
Danielle Wyant ...... 3 aces ........ 2 kills ... 1 block .... 10 digs
Carrie O’Malley ...... 2 aces ........ 3 kills ..................... 12 digs
Macy Frame ........... 2 aces ........ 4 kills ... 3 block ...... 8 digs
Kattie McMillion ............................ 1 kill ....................... 8 digs
Tiffany Huffman ........................... 5 kills ..................... 15 digs
Bethany Frame ...... 2 aces
Braxton vs. South Harrison:
Danielle Wyant ...... 3 aces ........ 4 kills ..................... 15 digs
Carrie O’Malley ........................... 5 kills ..................... 20 digs
Macy Frame ................................ 2 kills . 2 blocks .... 17 digs
Kattie McMillion ..... 4 aces ......................................... 22 digs
Tiffany Huffman ...... 2 aces ........ 6 kills ..................... 14 digs
Jessica Murphy ........................... 2 kills ....................... 4 digs
Bethany Frame ........ 1 ace ........................................... 6 digs
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Citizens’
NEWS
Braxton County, WV
Longs celebrate 50th
wedding anniversary
Roy
and
Carol
(Norman) Long celebrated their 50 th wedding anniversary with a
dinner cruise on the
Sutton Lake.
Roy and Carol were
married August 10, 1957
in Sutton by the Rev.
Oakey Jackson. They
are the parents of four
children, Lourie and Don
Logsdon, Mike Long,
David and Becky Long
Orlando
reunion
deemed
great
success
and Kim and Michael
Jackson. They are the
proud grandparents of
three g r a n d c h i l d r e n ,
Carley Logsdon, Luke
Long and Seth Logsdon.
Congratulations on your
We want to thank all
50 years together.
that worked so hard and
those that came to the Orlando Reunion. It was just
wonderful to get to see all
those we may have went to
school with or just grew up
with, many years ago in
what used to be a very busy
and industrious little town.
A very delicious dinner
graced the table at lunch
time. Thanks to all who
brought food and drinks on
such a hot day. The temperatures rose up into the
90s, but that didn’t seem to
effect those who came to
greet old friends and school
mates from as far back as
the 40’s. There were approximately 100 people who
attended and we are already looking forward to
next year. Some of us
toured the little Methodist
Church that sits in Orlando
as we hadn’t been in it
Roy and Carol Long as they celebrate their 50th wedding since we were just kids. It
anniversary aboard the paddlewheeler at Sutton Lake.
is over 100 years old so it
is kind of a land mark in
the community. The Old
Catholic Church was built
around 1920. Everyone is
still talking about the wonderful time they had are
hoping for a bigger and better “Orlando Reunion” next
year.
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Citizens’
NEWS
Braxton County, WV
LEGAL NOTICES
ADVERTISEMENT
Notice is hereby given that Brooks
Run Mining Company, LLC, 25
Little Birch Road, Sutton, WV
26601 (Permittee Name and Business Street Address) has a permit on file with the Department of
Environmental Protection (DEP)
for the surface mining of approximately 170 acres and has submitted an application to the DEP,
105 South Railroad Street, Suite
301, Philippi, WV 26416 (Regional
DEP Office Address), for renewal
of Article 3 Permit Number H-471
to operate a haulroad (Surface/
Tipple/Preparation
Plant/
Haulroad/Shop Area/Face Up
Deep Mine) in the N/A (Geological Title) seam of coal.
The operation is discharging into
Grassy Fork of Left Fork of Wolf
Creek & Lick Creek of Laurel
Creek all of Elk River (Receiving Stream) of Kanawha River
(Major Sub basin) and is located
4.5(miles), southwest (Direction)
of Centralia, WV (Nearest Post Office) in Holly District of Braxton
County, Longitude 80 38 ‘ 18 “ and
Latitude 38 35 ‘ 53 “ (Coordinates
from USGS Topographic Map).
Surface of the area associated herewith is owned by:
NAME ADDRESS
Brooks Run Mining Company, LLC
25 Little Birch Road, Sutton,
WV 26601
Peter Silitch
Rt. 1, Box 27, Strange
Creek, WV 26639
Sun Lumber Company
PO Box 590, Weston WV
26452
*and the mineral associated herewith is owned by:
NAME ADDRESS
N/A
Surface of the area within 100 feet
of the permit area is owned by:
NAME ADDRESS
Brooks Run Mining Company, LLC
25 Little Birch Road, Sutton,
WV 26601
Peter Silitch
Rt. 1, Box 27, Strange
Creek, WV 26639
James Nugen
304 Nelson Ave,
Summersville, WV 26651
B&O Railroad (CSX)
500 Water St., Jacksonville,
FL 32202
WV Dept. of Transportation
1900 Washington St. East,
Charleston, WV 25305
Tommy &/or Lydia McCourt
2790 Centralia Road,
Sutton, WV 26601
Virginia Carol Morris
Wolf Route 2, Sutton, WV
26601
*and the mineral within 100 feet of
the permit area is owned by:
NAME ADDRESS
N/A
Written comments and/or requests
for an informal conference of the
permit renewal application shall
identify the applicant and application number and will be received
by the Permit Supervisor at the DEP
address above until October 25,
2007, or thirty (30) days from date
of final publication. A copy of the
application will be available for review until October 25, 2007, or thirty
(30) days from date of final publication in the DEP Regional Office
located at the address above AND
in the Braxton County Clerk’s Office during normal business hours.
DEP Telephone No. (304) 4573219
Permit No. H471
*These items are to be completed
only for operations involving mineral removal.
Include location map in accordance
with 38-2-3.2(b)(2)
9-25
September 11, 2007 Page 13
Trustee
Crystal S. Flanagan, Substitute
Trustee
235 High Street, Suite 311
Morgantown, WV 26505
(304) 413-0010
Toll free: (866) 839-8856
Reference File No. 20154-06 9-18
NOTICE OF HEARING
To: Ann Conley
You are hereby given notice that the
undersigned will bring the abovestyled action on or for final hearing
before the Family Court Judge. The
hearing will be on the 7 th day of
November, 2007 at 9:00 a.m. or as
soon thereafter as may be heard.
Hearings before the Family Court
Judge shall be held at the following
location:
Braxton
County
Courthouse Annex, 4 th Floor. You
may be present to protect your
interests.
James M. Conley
9-18
LEGAL NOTICE
In the matter of the change of name
of Marian C a r r u t h e r s t o h e r
maiden name of Marian Koller.
This notice that we will, on the
22 nd day of October, 2007, at 9:15
a.m., or as soon thereafter as the
matter may be heard, petition the
Judge of the Circuit Court of
Braxton County, West Virginia at
the courtroom in the Braxton
County Courthouse, for the
change of name from Marian
Carruthers to the name of Marian
Koller.
Marian Carruthers, Petitioner. 9-25
Jackson family
note of thanks
The family of Leilani
Jackson would like to
thank everyone for the
last 2 ½ years they have
prayed and supported
Leilani with her battle
with cancer.
The family is so
thankful to the Lord,
family and friends who
helped hold our family
together.
Thanks to everyone
who brought delicious
food, activities for the
children, the many,
many cards that we have
received and are still receiving which mean so
much to us. The flowers, donations, donations
to Hospice, Central WV
Aging and the Dream
Foundation. Doris, Lori
and singers at the me-
morial service, Pastor
Mike Sisson and Pastor
George
Hamrick for
their kind words of comfort. To the Sutton Baptist Church kitchen staff
for the wonderful meal
that was served after the
memorial service. The
Sutton Baptist Church
nursery staff for caring
for the children during
the service.
Thanks Jerry for
the wonderful video you
put together of Leilani
for the Memorial Service
and to Steve and staff at
Green Robertson Funeral Home for assisting
with the service.
God Bless,
Tim, Rizon, Wyatt,
Gary
(dad),
Sherry
(mom), Kim, Randy & Jeb
Youth Bowling
League to
begin this week
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF
BRAXTON COUNTY, WEST
VIRGINIA
IN RE: JENNIFER CARPENTER,
as Administratrix of the Estate of
Derrick A. Hinely
CIVIL ACTION NO. 06-P-19
Honorable Richard Facemire
NOTICE
TO:
Wayne Riddlehoover, father of Derrick A. Hinely, deceased,
and any and all other persons having an interest in the Estate of Derrick A. Hinely
You are hereby notified that the undersigned will, on the 9th day of
October 2007, at 2:00 o’clock p.m.
in the Circuit Court of Braxton
County, West Virginia in Sutton,
West Virginia, bring on for hearing
a PETITION OF JENNIFER CARPENTER, ADMINISTRATRIX OF
THE ESTATE OF Derrick A. Hinely
SEEKING PERMISSION OF THE
COURT TO COMPROMISE AND
SETTLE A CLAIM OF WRONGFUL DEATH AND DISTRIBUTION
OF PROCEEDS at which time and
place you may appear to assert your
interests, if any, to the proceeds of
said settlement.
Joyce H. Morton, Esq. (W.Va. State
Bar No. 163)
VanNostrand & Morton
P.O. Box 247
113 Main Street
Webster Springs, WV 26288
(304) 847-2773
(304) 847-2729 fax
and
Sandra B. Harrah (W.Va. State Bar
No. 7130)
Hill, Peterson, Carper, Bee &
Deitzler, P.L.L.C.
NorthGate Business Park
500 Tracy Way
Charleston, West Virginia 25311
(304) 345-5667
(304) 345-1519 fax
9-18
NOTICE OF FILING 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: John S. Posey
Fiduciary: Lawrence Posey
35 Glen Elks Court
Clifton, NJ 07012
Decedent: Freddie Ray Loyd
Fiduciary: Michele Y. Loyd
104 A. South Bryne St.
Sutton, WV 26601
Decedent: Stephen Earl Cutlip
Fiduciary: Kathy Cutlip
HC 63 Box 10 A
Exchange, WV 26619
Decedent: Flossie Perrine
Fiduciary: N. Mary Singleton
211 Cutlip Fork
Gassaway, WV 26624
And
Wanda J. Mowery
201 Sergents Dr.
Gassaway, WV 26624
Decedent: Isabel Hedrick Lloyd
Fiduciary: Ellen Conyers
11584 Lantern Lane
Waldorph, MD 20601
Decedent: Ureatha J. Harris
Fiduciary: John Harris
320 White Oak Est.
Sutton, WV 26601
Decedent: Vernon F. Singleton
Fiduciary: Betty Sue Singleton
PO Box 15
Heaters, WV 26627
Decedent: Harley Ray Cummings
Fiduciary: Helen Mollohan
HC 71 Box 328
Duck, WV 25063
Decedent: Dottie Lee Jackson
Fiduciary: Roger Lee Jackson
649 Little Birch Rd.
Sutton, WV 26601
Decedent: Oval Gray Gates
Fiduciary: Cora L. Gates
700 Church Dr.
Sutton, WV 26601
Decedent: Alan Graham Corbett
Fiduciary: Donna June Corbett
160 Kriner Ave.
Akron, OH 44312
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 than then
the 18 th day of November, 2007;
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 120 days of the first publication of this notice or no later
than the 6th day January, 2007;
otherwise any or all such Claims
may by law be excluded from all
benefits of said estate(s). All
beneficiaries of 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 4th day
of September, 2007.
Tamera Facemire
Fiduciary Supervisor
9-11
PUBLIC SERVICE NOTICE:
Flatwoods-Canoe Run Public Service District is currently in possession of unclaimed property for the
following individuals related to the
wastewater (sewer) operation:
Barr, Charles; Campbell, Casey;
Collins, Grace; Conley, Judy
Specht; Dobbins, Beverly; Fox,
Issac and Mary; Gose, Grace;
Lanham, Howard D., Puckett, John;
Smith, Randall; Sundowner Cruz
Thru.
The following individuals have unclaimed property related to the water operation:
Brown, Niki; Collins, Grace; Cudlin,
Lois; Dean, Vickie; Duckworth, Joseph; Green, Kathy; Herrin, Sonia;
Hull, James A.; Miller, Lucas;
Moore, Shane; Rhodes, Karen and
Alan; Severence, Nicole; Stump,
Charles E.; Tanner, Crystal.
To make a claim, the above named
individuals must call FlatwoodsCanoe Run Public Service District
at 304-765-2300, during regular
business hours of 7:30 a.m. to 4:00
p.m., Monday through Friday or visit
the office at the Water Plant at the
East End of Main Street, Sutton,
West Virginia with valid photo identification. If the above claims are
not made by the close of business,
Monday, October 1, 2007, all unclaimed property remaining will be
turned over to the State of West
Virginia’s Division of Unclaimed
Property.
9-11
TRUSTEE’S SALE OF
VALUABLE REAL ESTATE
The
undersigned
Substitute
Trustee, by virtue of the authority
vested in him by that certain Deed
of Trust, dated the 10th day of June,
1999, and duly recorded in the Office
of the Clerk of the County
Commission of Braxton County,
West Virginia, in Trust Deed Book
0154, at page 294, Deborah Lea
Posey did convey unto Richard A.
Pill or Randall R. Conrad, II,
Trustee(s), certain real property
described in said Deed of Trust; and
the beneficiary has elected to appoint
Fabio Crichigno and/or Sarah
Crichigno, and/or Christopher R.
Arthur and/or Crystal S. Flanigan,
any of whom may act, as Substitute
Trustee by a Substitution of Trustee
dated February 21, 2007 and
recorded in the aforesaid Clerk’s
office; and default having been made
under the aforementioned Deed of
Trust, and the undersigned
Substitute Trustee having been
instructed by the secured party to
foreclose thereunder, will offer for
sale at public auction at the front door
of the Braxton County Courthouse
in Sutton, West Virginia, on
September 26, 2007 at 11:00 o’clock
am
the following described real estate,
together with its improvements,
easements and appurtenances
thereunto belonging, situate in
Burnsville District, Braxton County,
West Virginia, and more particularly
described as follows:
The following described real estate,
together with the improvements
thereon and the appurtenances
thereunto belonging, situate in
the Wellen Addition to the Town
of Burnsville, Braxton County,
West Virginia, known and
designated on map or plat of said
Wellen Addition as Lots Nos. 25
and 26.
At the time of the execution of the
Deed of Trust, this property was
reported to have an address of:
454 Back Street, Glenville, WV
26351.
The referenced real estate will be
conveyed with no covenants of
warranty, and subject to all
covenants,
restrictions,
easements, rights of way and
reservations which may be a
matter of record in the aforesaid
Clerk’s Office or visible upon the
ground, all prior liens and
encumbrances, including, without
limitation, liens for real estate
taxes, incinerator, sanitary and
sewer charges. The purchasers
at the sale shall be responsible
for paying the recording costs
and also the tax on the privilege
of transferring real property (the
cost of the tax stamp to be affixed
to the deed). The purchasers
shall be responsible for payment
of all real estate taxes.
The subject property will be sold
in “AS IS” condition.
The
Substitute Trustee shall be under
no duty to cause any existing
tenant or person occupying the
subject property to vacate said
property.
TERMS: $2,000.00 as a cash
deposit with the balance due and
payable within 30 days of the day
of sale.
FEDERAL TAX LIEN: In the event
that there are Federal Tax Liens
against the property, the United
States would have the right to
redeem the property within a
period of 120 days from the date
of such sale or the period
allowable for redemption under
local law, whichever is longer.
Pursuant to the Deed of Trust,
the Trustee may postpone the
sale by public announcement at
the time and place designated or
by posting a notice of the same,
and act by agent in the execution
of the sale. The parties secured
by the Deed of Trust reserve the
right to purchase the property at
such sale.
Fabio Crichigno, Substitute
Trustee
Sarah Crichigno, Substitute
Trustee
Christopher R. Arthur, Substitute
Mountaineer Youth
Bowling League will begin their 2007-2008 season at Mid Mountain
Bowling Lanes in Sutton
on September 15, 2007.
The league will bowl a
total of 25 weeks and will
end on April 16, 2008. All
youth interested in bowling this year should meet
at Mid Mountain Lanes
at 12:30 p.m. for registration before bowling begins. There will be a one
time sanction fee of
$13.00 to join the United
States Bowling Congress, and the cost
weekly will be $7.00 for
regular bowlers and
$5.50 for Pee Wee
Bowlers. Bowlers will arrange their perspective
teams on week one of
bowling, 4 members per
team. Bowling instruction will be available for
those beginner bowlers.
The youth league travels
to other parts of West
Virginia to participate in
youth tournaments in
the spring, this is by
choice only.
Educational scholarships are available to
senior bowlers, from the
United States Bowling
Congress, West Virginia
Youth Bowling Association, to further their education after completing
high school.
Weekly
bowling
time will be at 1:00 p.m.
on Saturday afternoons.
Bowling is a great sport
for the winter months,
providing athletic and
social skill development.
We are especially thankful to Mid Mountain
Lanes who support this
important program for
the Braxton County
Youth.
For more informat ion, please call Janis
Young, 364-4613, or Rick
and Diane Ware at 3648732.
Manchin named
September Adult
Family Care Month
September has been
proclaimed as Adult Family Care Month by Governor Joe Manchin III.
Please join us in commemorating Adult Family Care by attending an
Open House for Adult
Family Care at the
Braxton County WV
DHHR on September 26,
2007 from 1:00 p.m. to
3:00 p.m.
The West Virginia
Department of Health
and Human Resources
(DHHR) is currently in
need of Adult Family
Care homes that can provide a loving, caring environment for aged and
disabled adults. The
Adult Family Care program provides for adults,
who need and desire the
support, protection and
security of family living.
This offers them and opportunity to live within a
family unit where they
can function individu-
ally.
An Adult Care provider must be a responsible person at least 21
years of age, who is financially independent
prior to entering the program. The provider may
receive payment for providing supervision and
care for no more than
three adults. DHHR provides all training, at no
cost, to interested applicants. The providers
home must also receive
approval for safety standards from DHHR before
adults can be placed in
their care.
For more information about becoming an
Adult Family Care Provider, contact DHHR
Adult
Family
Care
Homefinders:
Vicky
Caruthers, Greenbrie r
County, 304-647-7476;
or Amanda Phillips, Mercer County, 304-4258738.
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Citizens’
NEWS
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Benefits: Paid
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COMMERCIAL/RETAIL
SPACE FOR LEASE: High
visibility and high traffic
area. Immediate opening
on 1,200 Sq. Ft. area. Build
to suit. Immediate opening
on 170 Sq. Ft. office.
Available soon, 1,700 Sq.
Ft. Prime retail space
within walking distance to
Puppy, Jessy. She has all Sutton. May see by appoint- stores,
bank,
and
the
teddy
bear ment only. Rental applica- restaurant. Please call 678features, button nose, great tion required, no pets. 765- 3245. Leave detailed
facial expression, erect 5176.
7-17TF message if unavailable.
ears. Call 765-7335. 9-11
9-11
MEETING SPACE FOR
The
Sutton
FOR SALE: Fill Dirt $20.00 RENT:
Dump Truck Load, $10.00 Volunteer Fire Department
MOBILE
Pick-up Truck Load. $20.00 has a large meeting room
pick-up load Planner shav- available for rent. Ideal for
HOMES
ings. $10.00 Pick-up truck B i r t h d a y / C h r i s t m a s /
load of Bark/Mulch. $10.00 Wedding parties, meetings,
Pick-up truck load of Saw- multi-day training sessions FOR SALE: Bad Credit,
dust. Braxton Lumber Co. and more. Ground level on Slow Credit, No Credit and
PO Box 53, Heaters, WV Main Street, Sutton.
Good Credit; let us help you
765-5461. 9-25
Formerly the location of get the home of your
Fisher Auto Parts across
FOR SALE: Mattress, New from the Courthouse. Call dreams at the Home Show
of Buckhannon (Rt. 33
Queen Pillowtop in Plastic 765-5193
for
rates, between Weston and
with warrenty. Sacrifice information
and Buckhannon). We have
$150.00. 304-541-8120.
scheduling.
11-21TF Many financing options to
10-2
assist you, including “no
FOR RENT: Mobile home Money Down” and “Land/
FOR SALE: Full Mattress lots near interstate, senior
Set, Brand New in plastic citizens welcome. Call 304- Home Programs.” We carry
only Clayton and Norris
with warrenty. Must Sell. 853-9103.
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FOR RENT: Garage for rent days a week, (304) 472FOR SALE: Mattress, New or
lease
32x48
in
Queen Pillowtop in Plastic Flatwoods. Call 765-7797 8900. We can take your
application over the phone.
with warrenty. Sacrifice or 765-3478.
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9-25
$140.00 304-541-8120.
10-2 FOR RENT: Small 2 bedFOR SALE: 1992 14x76
room trailer. No pets. Call Oakwood Mobile Home. 2
FOR SALE: King pillow top 466-5107.
5-8TF bedroom, 2 bath, excellent
set, new in plastic. Must
Move! $295 304-541-8120. FOR RENT: Unfurnished condition. Central AC, and
10-2 apartment, 501 Main Street, appliances included. Wood
heat (insurance approved).
Gassaway. $375 a month 3 small porches and
FOR SALE: 5 Vinyl plus utilities. $400 Security
windows. 41 ¾ x 58 inches, Deposit. 364-5839 or 330- underpinning included.
9-5TF Must be moved. $15,000,
double paned, tilt in/out for 699-4305.
price negotiable. Please
easy cleaning. Call 765FOR RENT: One and two call 765-5818 and leave
3057. 9-18
bedroom
a p a r t m e n t s name and number. 8-28TF
starting
at
$275.
Two and
FOR
SALE:
Wormy
t
h
r
e
e
b
e
d
r
o
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m
h o m e s FOR SALE: 2 Bedroom
Chestnut
lumber.
s t a r t i n g a t $ 3 7 5 . O n e older mobile home on 2
Gassaway Flea Market.
9-11 months rent required for small lots in Sutton.
security deposit. Utilities $25,000. 304-874-3970 or
not included. Absolutely
304-678-7434.
9-11
FOR SALE: 2005 25’
no pets. Application reCamper. Excellent Condition. quired. Applications may
Used 3 times. Canopy, stereo be picked up at Lloyd’s FOR SALE: Special FHA financing program for land
system, microwave and air Inc. 2220 Sutton Lane.
owners. 0 down if you own
conditioning included. Sleeps
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six, Queen size bed. $15,000
We own the bank, your apOBO. 765-7052.
10-2 FOR RENT: 3 Bedroom proved. Call Today 872trailer in quiet trailer park. 5004.
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Security Deposit. 304-364- IT’S DEALING TIME AT
FOR
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R U T H E R F O R D
FLOORING: Need new
carpet, hardwood, or tile?
New business in town. No
job too big or too small. Just
call Rutherford Flooring at
304-750-2038.
9-11
CONTINUOUS GUTTER
installation and repair, and
drain lines. Call 765-7540
or
765-5489.
Free
estimates.
WV
Lic
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Visa
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McCumbers. WV029016.
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SUTTON EXCAVATION
INC. Driveway ditching and
grading, clean creeks and
drainage ditches. Grad-all
service,
dump
truck
services. Will haul gravel
and dirt. Free estimates.
Call 765-5576. No job too
small.
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service. Roofing siding,
windows,
electrical,
plumbing, building and
remodeling. Insured. WV
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PAVING:
Driveways,
Parking lots, and act. Free
Estimates.
All
work
guaranteed. Experienced
and affordable prices.
Senior, Veteran and
Summer discounts. 304613-5288.
9-11
IN HOME CARE: Will Care
for elderly in my home.
Have opening for complete
care, 24/7. Gassaway Area.
10 years experience with
the elderly. Call 304-3645218.
10-2
ASPHALT PAVING AND
FOR
S E A L C OAT I N G :
Driveways, parking lots.
SALE
25% Discount on all paving.
Senior discounts. 20 years
experience. All work FOR SALE: Female Bullguaranteed.
Free dog Puppy For Adoption
estimates. 472-7362. 9-11 AKC registration Bulldog
RENT
FOR RENT: 2 to 3 bedroom
Duplex, Frametown, $300
FOR RENT: Small house per month, $300 deposit. No
with 1 bedroom, living room, pets. 304-364-8194.
kitchen and bath. Town Hill, 10-2
Services Available to Residents and Visitors of Braxton County
HARTSProHardware
More Than Just
A Hardware Store
We Carry Auto &
Small Engine Parts &
Plumbing Supplies
364-5282
Hall's Kitchens
Cabinets By: Schmidt,
Scheirich & Home Crest
Appliances By: Tapen, GE &
Modern Maid
364-5335
Open: M-F 9 AM to 5 PM
Evenings & Sat. by appointment
Used Cars • Pawn Shop
Money Loans • We Buy Guns
500 Home
Sales
and
Argle's Gun &
Pawn Shop
Sutton Floral
& Gift
Wedding Bouquets & Flowers
Silk & Live Arrangements
Gift Items • Funerals
We service all funeral home
765-7262 or
800-860-8484
ELK MOTOR COURT
12 FAMILY UNITS
35 Camden Avenue
Sutton, West Virginia 26601
(304)765-7173
1-800-760-7173
Barbara & John David Jordan
owners
Joe's
Central Tire
Serivce
Joe & Angie Reeder
Sutton
Feed &
Hardware,
Inc.
See Us For:
Block • Mortor
Sand • Gravel
Paint• Plumbing
Storage Tanks
Carhart Clothing
Propane • Electrical
and lots more...
765-7151
Braxton
Motor Inc.
K&eith's
Mechanical
Service, LLC
Alignment
& Mechanical
Ser
vice
Service
765-2351
Keith’s Alignment
Keith & Lisa Brown, Owners
“Where Satisfied Customers Send
Their Friends”
One Hour
Photo Processing
Film, digital, enlargements
Walker's Drug
Elk Street, Gassaway
364-5193
Funeral Home
Steven Jeffers, director
Main St., Sutton
600 Riverview Drive
Sutton, West Virginia
Gassaway, WV 26624
364-8567
765-7381
765-5502
765-2828
Pedicures
Relaxing, deluxe
chair with
Heather at
Legg's Beauty
Shop
Call
364-5451
Exit 62 Off I-79
Right 1/2 Mile
1-800-427-2389 or 364-5132
HELP WANTED: Need
cash? Host a Photo Shoot
in your home or business!
No cost to you! 1-800-8927604.
9-11
HELP WANTED: Dietary
Aide/Cook (PRN/part-time)
for 70-bed hospital; hours
vary from 5:30 a.m. to 7:30
p.m.; high school diploma
or equivalent, current WV
food handlers card, able to
lift 50 pounds, ect. EO-AAE
Send resume to Diane
Keegan,
SJMH,
230
Hospital Plaza, Weston, WV
2
6
4
5
2
,
[email protected]
9-18
HELP WANTED: Manufactured Home Salesperson
needed. 401K, Heath Benefits, and great income. Top
25% of the companies
salespeople make over
$75,000 a year. Fax resume
to 304-872-5034 or Call
Terry at 872-5004. 9-5TF
HELP WANTED: Town of
Sutton is accepting applications for a full time police
officer. Shift work and on
call duty. If not certified, applicant must complete basic training at State Police
Academy within the prescribed time allotted by the
Academy. Applications may
be picked up at City Hall,
applications must be returned to City hall by 4:00
pm Friday, September 14,
9-11
Weston offering new & used 2007.
singles modular and sections starting as low as HELP WANTED: Owner
$39,900 set & delivered. Operators. Opportunity is
Are you ready to deal? Stop calling. It’s time to get a
by or call today! 1-800-874- Return Investment out of
truck.
Great
4663.
2-13 TF your
percentage
pay,
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ANCE: Save $1,000’s on hidden fees or costs, no pay
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Choose from sectionals, a loyal customer base.
singles or modulars. We Great truck purchase plan.
also have repos. Call 800- Come see what Tankers
874-4663 or 304-269- can do for you! The week of
7500.
12-20tf August 27-August 31 is
Driver Appreciation Week.
FOR SALE: Price reduced Drop by our terminal at
on
new
Clayton Vicose Road, Nitro, WV
doublewide located five 25143. Miller Transporters
9-11
miles down Chapel Route 1-877-230-4371.
from Dairy Queen. Situated
on 11 acres +/- and ap- HELP WANTED: Jobs,
praised for $111,000. Now Jobs, Jobs…WV Army
offered for $95,000. This is National Guard. $20,000
a bargain. Must See. Call
CONTINUED ON PG. 15
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Exit 67 of I-79 - Flatwoods
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Exit 67 of I-79 - Flatwoods
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Salt Lick Road
ClayBranch
Two Run
Go-Mart
Exit 62 of I-79 -Gassaway
Pro-Mart
Birch River
Central West Virginia Has Great Services - Use Them And Everyone Benefits!
MISSING: All white Pit Bull. ½ Blue Nose, ½ Gator, with
two different colored eyes. She is friendly and comes to
the name Coda. If you have any information or know her
whereabouts, please call Ashley Facemire at 689-7151
or text Wesley Jarrell at 412-478-7024. There will be a
$500 reward if returned home safe.
Hi my name is Scratches I’m a 4 year old male rat terrier. My
parents couldn’t take care of me any longer so I was taken to
the shelter to find a new home. I have all my shot records. I miss
being on my parents lap and running in the yard. The people at
the shelter treat me real nice but I would really like to find a new
home.
Being a collie, I’m all hair and boy is it hot. I look Lassie. I’m male
and about 3 years old. The dog catcher picked me up after my
owners went to a nursing home. He brushed me, cut out all my
matted hair and wow I feel like a new dog. I’m so happy! The
only thing I need now is you to come and take me home.
Now Under New Ownership
New Showers & Bathrooms
HELP
WANTED
They tell me I’m a Collie Norwegian mix, all I can tell you I was
born March 19, 2007 to a very nice couple that moved and
couldn’t take me with them. So I ended up here at the animal
shelter I’m female, like to play and would love to come home with
you.
Xpress Fitness & Gymnastics
Located on Rt. 4 toward Gassaway • 364-8113
FOR SALE: Why pay rent
when you can own with $0
down? We own the bank,
many financing options
available. Call today! 8725004.
9-5TF
BRAXTON COUNTY HUMANE SOCIETY: The following animals are currently available for adoption at the
Braxton County Animal Shelter:
Greene
Robertson
"The Home Center"
SUTTON
AUTO PARTS
FOR SALE: The #1 Dealer
in America. Call for your
special financing today. $0
down options available.
Call today! 872-5004. 9-5TF
State of the Art Technology
306 Chapel Road
Gassaway, WV 26624
Fitness Prices
$25 per month with 1 year contract
• $30 per month with 6 month contract
$35 per month with no contract• Gymnastics - Call for pricing
FOR SALE: $0 down on
your new home today.
2,3,4,and even 5 bedroom
models. Call today 8725004.
9-5TF
Located on Rt. 4/19, 1 mile past
I-79 intersection towards Flatwoods
See us today for all of your “Mechanical
Needs”
Monday – Friday 8:00 am – 5:00 pm
(304) 765-2351
Buy - Sell - Trade
304-364-5051
Bill Huffman at 533-7979.
8-29tf
®
Hi my name is Stella; I’ve been at the shelter for a week. I was
so scared to be here I wouldn’t let anyone near me. But after the
nice people at the shelter let me know I was going to be ok. Im
a great dog. See I’m a Sheep dog with the hair in my eyes
everything, I like to play and be petted. Would you be my flock?
We’re new to the shelter there is 8 of us and yes 8 is enough, we
are a mix of Collie, hound and retriever. Being 3 months old and
we have lots of energy. As a group we are a hand full but as
individuals we are loving dogs with distinct personalities. The
people at the shelter named us, Prince Charming, Dopey, Sleepy,
Grumpy, Bashful, Sneezy, Happy and Doc are you our Snow
White.
The Braxton County Animal Shelter adopts animals
between the hours of 12 and 3 Monday –Friday and 10-3
on Saturday. Adoption fees are $68.00 this includes a
mandatory rabies vaccination, spay or neutering of the
animal and worming. We are also looking for volunteers
to help out at the shelter. If interested please contact Rob
Hamil at the shelter 765-2200.
Citizens’
NEWS
Braxton County, WV
September 11, 2007 Page 15
& No wait. 7-24TF
From The
PAWNING, BUYING & SELLING: Guns, Musical instruments,
tools, AMP’s, electronics & more.
Call 304-269-6330.7-27TF
Continued from Page 14
sign on bonus. $11.25 per
hour. Truck drivers, military
?????
police, mechanics, medics,
cooks, chemical personnel,
MISC.
clerks, artillery and many
more. Call 304-364-8474.
9-18 REWARD: For a plastic 450gallon water tank stolen from our
H E L P WA N T E D : C l e r i c a l / property on Scott’s Fork Road
Data Entry person with office sometime Friday Night, August
s k i l l s i n c l u d i n g t y p i n g a n d 31, 2007. We will give $100.00
telephone reception experi- for information leading to the
ence. Multi-tasking abilities recovery of that tank. Please call
mandatory.
Must have
765-2627. 9-11
worked in office environment
for minimum of two years.
Benefits available after 90 NOTICE: Beginning September
days. Send resume to Cleri- 4, 2007 we will not be
cal/Data Entry, P.O. Box 608, responsible for any accidents or
Sutton, WV 26601. 7-24TF damages on our property on
Scott’s Fork Road. Jerry and
HELP WANTED: Truck Driver Chub Blake. 9-11
with CDL 2 years experience to
haul lumber flat bed. Local work, LOST: Gold wedding ring with a
good pay-benefits. EOE Call diamond set at Bee Run near
304-453-6381.
12-27TF marina. Reward of $200. Call
304-354-7549 or 304-853-2486.
HELP WANTED: Professional 9-11
Career Testing Offered: West
Virginia Jail Authority Correc- MISSING: OUR BELOVED DOG.
tional Officer Testing will be
S h e
conducted at the Central Rei
s
gional Jail, Braxton County,
missing
Sutton, WV, every Thursday at
from
12:00 noon, beginning July 19,
t h e
2007. Each session has 30
Corley
slots for applicants wishing to
Caress
test. A Photo ID and a copy of
/ Bear
your DD214 (if applicable) are
Garden
required on the day of the testarea
ing. For an appointment to test,
since
call Central Regional Jail at
Saturday,
304-765-7904 between the
August
hours of 8:00 am and 4:30 pm.
25th.
Job and test applications are
S h e
available upon request and
is part
need to be completed and
submitted on the day of test- Beagle and part Pug. She
ing. Annual base pay for Cor- comes to the name “Puggy”. She
rectional Officer I: $20,120.00; was last seen running with a
Correctional
Officer
I I : Basset Hound out Corley
$21,260.00. 9-25
Caress. She is greatly missed by
her family and we ask that if
anyone has seen her to please
contact the Yanero Family @
765-3911. REWARD if returned.
9-18
ABSOLUTELY NO HUNTING,
TRAPPING, OR TRESPASSING
on the property of John and Lois
Oman in Gem, on either side of
the creek.
11-23tf
NO HUNTING OR TRESPASSING on the J. W. Singleton, Carol
Emge, and Phyllis Cierpisc properties located between Exchange and Bonnie Road without written permission. Violators
GARAGE SALE: Garage Sale at will be prosecuted. Property
Bev Legg’s house. First brick owners will not be responsible
10-17TF
house past airport. Call for for accidents.
directions. 9am-5pm. 765-3176.
9-11
YARD SALE: At 8 mile marker
on Wilse-Rosedale Rd. Friday
and Saturday, September 14 th
and 15th. 8:30 till ? 9-11
NO TRESPASSING on the
property of Lind a Hurst on
Cutlip’s Fork in Gassaway from
this date forward, Sept. 11, 2007.
9-18
JUST MOVED TO BRAXTON
COUNTY? If you have just
moved to Braxton County
within the last 30 days, for the
first time, we have a gift for
you. Stop by the Citizens’
News office and sign up for a
FREE three month subscription; plus, a FREE gallon of
paint from Sutton Feed and
Hardware, 75 S. Stonewall
St., Sutton. We are located at
501 Main St., Sutton, and we
would like to welcome you to
our community. Stop by today!
1-6tf
NOTICE: No trespassing on my
property or Residence located
on Bug Ridge. Marie Rhodes.
8-28
HELP WANTED We have drivers
projected to earn $83,000 this
year! How much will YOU earn?
Excellent Hometime! Home most
weekends! We simply offer
FOR SALE: 2002 Dodge Ram more! HEARTLAND EXPRESS
1500 Crew Cab 5.9 Engine, 1 - 8 0 0 - 4 4 1 - 4 9 5 3 .
Power Seats, windows, pedals,
www.heartlandexpress.com.
locks. Cd player, cassette, running boards, aluminum wheels,
Attend
cruise and much more. Good MISCELLANEOUS
College
Online
from
Home.
condition. $12,500 call 304-6498804.
3-06TF *Medical,*Business, *Paralegal,
*Computers, *Criminal Justice.
Job Placement Assistance.
Financial aid computer provided
if qualified. (866)-858-2121
WANTED
www.OnlineTidewaterTech.com.
AUTOS
FOR SALE
REAL
ESTATE
BANK
WANT TO BUY: 8 ft. Aluminum FORECLOSURES! Homes from
Jon Boat. Call 765-3040 or 644- $10,000! 1-3 bedroom available!
9353.
7-31TF Repos,REOs, HUD, FHA, etc.
These homes must sell! For
WANT TO BUY: SHS Yearbook. Listings call 1-800-298-1791 ext.
Graduating class of 1960. Good 4712.
condition. Reasonably priced.
Contact Millie Casto Connor at
UNFURNISHED APARTMENTS
610-521-9305.
9-25
Bank Repo’s, 4 bedroom, 2 bath,
WANTED: I need a healthy 1 $238/month. 3 bedroom, 2 bath,
year old Border Collie for $208/month, 4% down, 20 years
companionship. 304-364-5239. at 8%. For listings 800-620-4946
9-18 ext. R881.
FOSTER FAMILIES NEEDED:
Call the National Youth Advocate Program at 800-836-9894
or 304-366-5832 for information
or visit www.nyap.org. No fees WANTED: Bass wood logs, 11
ft. long, can have trim. 6-14 in
diameter, $1.50 a rail. 847-2434.
11-27
A great place to live
STATEWIDE
CLASSIFIEDS
ADOPTION: Caring, loving,
secure couples would love to
provide newborn with a life filled
with happiness and endless
opportunities. Please call
Denise at Adoption House 877921-1102.
AUCTION Farm and Chattels,
Friday, October 12, Wilmar
Purebred Horse Farm, Charles
Town, Jefferson County WV, 87
acres with home, barn and other
improvements, lots of equipment
and chattels selling pricemeal.
www.riverbendauction.com
FREE BROCHURE 1-800-7262897 Riverbend USA/ United
Country Auction Services,
broker, Randy Burdette #927.
Community People You Know
TM
This is a great place to live. Community people make it that
way. Around here people know their neighbors. It’s a way of
life that we all enjoy. Support your community. Shop locally.
Invest locally and get involved in community service.
© MCS
Mile all miles +FSC Home Weekends!
1-800-948-6766
HELP WANTED Vendors epestransport.com.
needed for WVU Football
Games. Make great money while HELP WANTED EARN UP TO
$550 WEEKLY! Helping the govwatching game. 1-877-367ernment. PT. No experience.
0123
x105 Excellent opportunity. Call [email protected].
day! 1-800-488-2921. Ask for
Department S.
HELP WANTED DRIVERS ACT
NOW! Sign-On Bonus 36-45cpm/ HELP WANTED TRUCK DRIV$1000+wkly $0 Lease/ $1.20pm ERS: CDL training. Up to
CDL-A + 3mos OTR. 800-635- $20,000 bonus. Accelerate your
8669.
career as a soldier. Drive out terrorism by keeping the Army NaGuard
supplied.
HELP WANTED AIRLINES ARE tional
HIRING-Train for high paying 1-800-GO-GUARD.com/ truck.
Aviation Maintenance Career.
FAA
approved
program. HELP WANTED DRIVERS ACT
Financial aid if qualified. Job NOW! Sign-On Bonus 36placement assistance. CALL 45cpm/$1000+wkly $0 Lease/
Aviation Institute of Maintenance $1.20pm CDL-A + 3mos OTR.
800-635-8669.
(888) 349-5387.
800-GO-GUARD.com/ police.
UNFURNISHED APARTMENTS
HUD HOMES, 4 bedroom, 2
bath, $238/month. 5 bedroom, 3
bath,
$285/month,
5%
down, 20 years at 8%. For listings
800-620-4946 ext. 1222.
HELP WANTED AIRLINES ARE
HIRING-Train for high paying
Aviation Maintenance Career.
FAA approved program. Financial aid if qualified. Job placement
assistance.
CALL
Aviation Institute of Maintenance
(888) 349-5387.
HELP WANTED WANT HOME
MOST WEEKENDS WITH MORE
PAY! Run Heartland’s Ohio Regional! $.45/mile company drivers, $1.15 for Operators! 12
months
OTR
required.
HEARTLAND EXPRESS 1-8004 4 1 - 4 9 5 3 .
www.heartlandexpress.com.
HELP WANTED- PROFESSIONAL OPERATIONS MANAGER- (Huntington ,WV) The
Herald-Dispatch is seeking candidates to aid our circulation operation, managing all attributes
of home-delivery and singlecopy operations. Position will
manage staff of eleven plus all
contractors. Full-time, permanent salaried position with
full-benefits available. Salary
based on experience. Please email
resume
to:
mcampbell@heraldd i s p a t c h . c o m .
HOMES FOR RENT Affordable
1-4 bd Homes from $199/mo!
3bd 2.5ba Home only $299/mo!
2bd 1ba only $199/mo! For Listings and info 1-800-620-4946
ext. B877.
UNFURNISHED
HOUSES
Bank Repo’s, 4 bedroom, 2 bath,
$238/month. 3 bedroom, 2 bath,
$208/month, 4% down, 20 years
at 8%. For listings 800-620-4946
ext. R881.
HOMES FOR RENT Buy Foreclosures! 4bd 2ba Home only
$220/mo! 3bd 1.5ba Home only
$199/mo! More HUD Homes
from $199/mo! For Listings 800620-4946 ext. T332.
UNFURNISHED HOUSES HUD
HOMES, 4 bedroom, 2 bath,
$238/month. 5 bedroom, 3 bath,
$285/month, 5% down, 20 years
at 8%. For listings 800-620-4946
ext. 1222.
HOMES FOR SALE Buy Foreclosures! 4bd 2ba Home only $220/
mo! 3bd 1.5ba Home only $199/
mo! More HUD Homes from
$199/mo! For Listings 800-6204946 ext. T332.
ADOPTION: Caring, loving, secure couples would love to provide newborn with a life filled with
happiness and endless opportunities. Please call Denise
at Adoption House 877-9211102.
HOMES FOR SALE Affordable
1-4 bd Homes from $199/mo!
3bd 2.5ba Home only $299/mo!
2bd 1ba only $199/mo! For Listings and info 1-800-620-4946
ext. B877.
LAND FOR SALE ATTENTION
SPORTSMEN: OWN ACREAGE
NEAR DOLLY SODS. Adjoining
National Forest $39,990. Direct
Access to National Forest
$29,990. All weather roads and
utilities. 100% Financing Available
on
some
parcels.
MONTHLY PAYMENTS AS
LOW AS $200. OWNER 866403-8037.
APT’S FOR RENT Buy Foreclosures! 4bd 2ba Home only $220/
mo! 3bd 1.5ba Home only $199/
mo! More HUD Homes from
FOR SALE SAWMILLS from only $199/mo! For Listings 800-620$2,990.00. Convert your LOGS 4946 ext. T332.
TO VALUABLE LUMBER with
your own Norwood portable APT’S FOR RENT Affordable 1band sawmill. Log skidders also 4 bd Homes from $199/mo! 3bd
a v a i l a b l e . 2.5ba Home only $299/mo! 2bd
www.norwoodindustries.com - 1ba only $199/mo! For Listings REAL ESTATE BANK FOREFREE Information: 1-800-578- and info 1-800-620-4946 ext. CLOSURES! Homes from
$10,000! 1-3 bedroom available!
1363 ext. 300N.
B877.
Repos, REOs, HUD, FHA, etc.
These homes must sell! For ListFOR
SALE
SAWMILLS
from
only
FOR SALE Absolutely No Cost
To You!! All Brand New Power $2,990.00. Convert your LOGS ings call 1-800-298-1791 ext.
Wheelchairs, Hospital Beds and TO VALUABLE LUMBER with 4712.
Scooters. Immediate Delivery. your own Norwood portable
UNFURNISHED APARTMENTS
Call Toll-Free 1-888-998-4111 band sawmill. Log skidders also Bank Repo’s, 4 bedroom, 2 bath,
a
v
a
i
l
a
b
l
e
.
to qualify.
www.norwoodindustries.com - $238/month. 3 bedroom, 2 bath,
$208/month, 4% down, 20 years
FOR SALE HOMEOWNERS FREE Information: 1-800-578- at 8%. For listings 800-620-4946
1363 ext. 300N.
WANTED! Kayak Pools looking
ext. R881.
for Demo homesites to display FOR SALE Absolutely No Cost
new maintenance free Kayak To You!! All Brand New Power UNFURNISHED APARTMENTS
pools. Save thousands of $$. Wheelchairs, Hospital Beds HUD HOMES, 4 bedroom, 2
Unique opportunity! 100% and Scooters. Immediate Deliv- bath, $238/month. 5 bedroom, 3
financing available. 1-877-377- ery. Call Toll-Free 1-888-998- bath, $285/month, 5% down, 20
years at 8%. For listings 8007665.
4111 to qualify.
620-4946 ext. 1222.
FOR SALE $500 Police FOR SALE HOMEOWNERS
Impounds! Cars from $500! Tax WANTED! Kayak Pools looking FOR SALE New Power WheelRepo’s US Marshal and IRS for Demo homesites to display chairs, Scooters, Absolutely NO
sales! Cars, Trucks, SUV’S, new maintenance free Kayak Cost To You! Act NOW before
Toyotas, Honda’s, Chevy’s and pools. Save thousands of $$. program ends! Call TOLL
more! For listing call 1-800-425- Unique opportunity! 100% FREE 1-800-354-2066.
financing available. 1-877-3771620 ext. 2428.
7665.
FOR SALE Homeowners
Wanted! Kayak Pools looking
HELP WANTED NOW HIRING!
DirecTV Satellite Installation FOR SALE $500 Police Im- for Demo homesites to display
Technicians
Minimum pounds! Cars from $500! Tax new maintenance free Kayak
Repo’s US Marshal and IRS pools. Save thousands of $$.
experience required, will train
sales! Cars, Trucks, SUV’S,
right candidate! Company Van Toyotas, Honda’s, Chevy’s and Unique opportunity! 100% fi&
Gas
Card
provided, more! For listing call 1-800-425- nancing available. 1-877-3777665.
Excellent Pay & Benefits, valid 1620 ext. 2428.
Drivers License required. All
applicants must undergo drug, HELP WANTED NOW HIRING! FOR SALE $500 Police ImMVR, and criminal background DirecTV Satellite Installation pounds! Cars from $500! Tax
check. Fax: 214-483-5127 Technicians Minimum experi- Repo's US Marshal and IRS
email: [email protected] For ence required, will train right can- sales! Cars, Trucks, SUV'S,
more info. Call 800-532-4991 didate! Company Van & Gas Toyotas, Honda's, Chevy's and
Card provided, Excellent Pay & more! For listing call 1-800Reference job code: MJ2007.
Benefits, valid Drivers License 425-1620 ext. 2428.
All
applicants
HELP WANTED EARN UP TO required.
$550 WEEKLY! Helping the must undergo drug, MVR, and HELP WANTED NOW HIRING!
government. PT. No experience. criminal background check. Fax: DirecTV Satellite Installation
email: Technicians Minimum experiExcellent opportunity. Call 214-483-5127
Today! 1-800-488-2921. Ask for [email protected] ence required, will train right
For more info. Call 800-532- candidate! Company Van & Gas
Department S.
4991 Reference job code: Card provided, Excellent Pay &
MJ2007.
Benefits, valid Drivers License
HELP WANTED POLICE
OFFICERS: Earn up to a HELP WANTED Drivers- Com- required. All applicants must
$20,000 bonus. Train to protect pany Up to .42¢ Mile 1 Year T/T undergo drug, MVR, and crimiyour fellow Soldiers be a leader experience & good MVR re- nal background check. Fax:
email:
in the Army National Guard. 1- quired. Owner Operators 90¢ 214-483-5127
[email protected]
Citizens’
NEWS
Page 16, September 11, 2007
Braxton County, WV
Local residents named
Spring Samboree King and
Queen of Good Sams Club
The West Virginia
Good Sams held their
Spring Samboree in Mineral Wells, WV at the
Wood
County
4-H
Grounds.
Herb and Judy Floyd
from Little Birch, WV were
selected to reign as King
and Queen for 2007.
The West Vi rginia
Good Sams invite all Rivers and Good Sam Members to come to their Fall
Samboree, which will be
held September 7-9, 2007
at Wetzel County 4-H
Grounds
in
New
Martinsville.
The West Virginia
Good Sams raises money
each Samboree for donations which goes to WV
Special Olympics and Dogs
For Deaf (which supplies
trained dogs to the hearing impaired). The WV
Good Sams have a silent
auction with prizes supplied by each chapter and
from each state staff member. The Country Road
Good Sams, which Herb
and Judy are members, recently made homemade
apple butter to sell at the
Samboree to help the
Christmas from the Heart
and names the club gets off
the Angel Trees.
If you would like to
join a chapter or attend the
Samboree, log onto the
website
at
www.wvgoodsams.com.
Herb & Judy Floyd
Flatwoods Baptist Church forms
new “Boys and Girls Club”
On
All
New
2007
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Flatwoods Baptist
Church recently implemented a Boys and Girls
Club. The Clubs are for
boys and girls 7 to 18 years
of age. The youths met on
Wednesday at 7:00 p.m.,
while the adults attended
night service. The clubs
were started on June 27,
2007. The girls call themselves God’s Gals and the
young men call themselves
“Soldiers For Christ”.
Once a month, the ladies of the church join together, usually at the
church or one of their
homes with fellowship, devotions and food. This is
called our “Ladies Tea”. On
August 16th, the girs club
hosted their first annual
Ladies Tea. The girls are
pictured above. The girls
prepared and served the
food. After everyone had
eaten, songs were sung by
the girls, followed by devotions. Devotions were presented by Miss Briar Martin and Miss Allyson
Beatty. Their devotional
was centered on blessings.
There were several testimonials on different blessings.
On behalf of the girls,
we would like to thank all
the ladies who came out to
support us. If any boys or
girls, ages 7 to 18, would
like to join our club on
Wednesday night, come
join us at the Flatwoods
Baptist Church. If you need
information, feel free to call
Phyllis James, the girl’s
club director at 765-2278.
Left to Right (Front Row) Sarah Armstrong, Stephanie
Beatty, Taylor Armstrong, Leslie Coffman, Rayven
Palmer, (Back Row) Allyson Beatty, Briar Martin, Shelby
Palmer, Misty Goodwin, Kourtney Davis, Courtney
Palmer, and Brittney Beatty.
Moyers becomes
ordained Baptist Minister
Joe Moyers became
an ordained Baptist Minister during an Ordination
Ceremony at Dawson Baptist Church on Sunday,
August 12, 2007.
On this joyous occasion, he was supported by
family members including:
Ann Moyers, Misty and
Lupe Moyers-Chavez,
Isabellia and Christina
Moyers-Chavez, Bernice
Moyers, Fred and Rachel
Burke, Jean Jackson, Robert and Lavonne Minigh,
and Vic and Roberta
Moyers. Many cherished
friends also joined them in
celebrating.
Joe is well supported
and loved by his family and
friends. He is very proud of
this momentous occasion
as well.
The Moyers family
would like to thank all of
those who joined in rejoicing on this significant
event.
Elder Joe Moyers
Veteran Supporters to
Gather at Holly Gray
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Holly Gray Park will
be the gathering place on
Saturday, September 15th
of veteran service organizations for the first statewide POW/MIA Commemoration Day.
On hand will be representatives from the uniformed services as well as
military equipment, VA
Medical Center Representatives and VA Regional
Claim staff.
Opening ceremonies
will begin at 9a.m. The day
will continue with the
posting of flags and
wreaths for West Virginia’s
Missing- in- Action, speakers representing the uniformed services, and
Medal of Honor winner,
Woody Williams.
There will also be a
fishing tournament, mo-
torcycle show, and live entertainment.
All proceeds from the
event will be contributed
to either groups at the
state’s VA Hospitals; the
Army National Guard; or
Fisher House, an organization that provides services for families of patients at VA hospitals.
Admission is free to
the public.