April 20, 2016 - The Weston Democrat

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Democrat
The Weston
Lewis County’s Leading Newspaper Since 1867
Montani Semper Liberi
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LEWIS COUNTY
Where Stonewall Jackson
Grew To Manhood
Weston, WV • Wednesday, April 20, 2016 • 60¢
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Early Voting
Set To Begin
On April 27
By JOHN G. WOLFE
Early voting in the 2016 Primary Election will begin next Wednesday,
April 27, with the actual election day set for Tuesday, May 10. Early
voting takes place at the Lewis County Courthouse between April 27
and May 7. With so many candidates seeking the nomination of their
respective political parties and all non-partisan candidates to be elected,
voters may find that casting a ballot
will take a little more time in this
Presidential election year.
Republicans can expect the
largest ballot. In fact, it totals four
pages in length. The major reason
for such a long ballot is that in West
Virginia, most of the delegates to
the Republican National Convention are selected directly by the
voters. The National Convention
will be held in Cleveland, Ohio,
July 18 - 21.
West Virginia has 34 delegates
to represent our state at the Republican National Convention. Three
are current Republican National
Committee members from our
state who are the only delegates
that must vote for which ever
Republican presidential candidate
wins the state’s popular vote on
ROBERT JOSPEH STATTON May 10. Nine will be elected to
represent each of the three state
congressional districts, with three
from each district. Twenty two are
at-large delegates that can be from
any district, elected by the voters
in the Primary.
Statewide there are 348 candidates running for delegates to the
Lewis County Sheriff Adam M. Republican National Convention,
Gissy said that Robert J. Statton, only two delegates per county are
“Has been branded as one of the allowed, not counting the highest
foremost crystal methamphetamine vote-getter. Thirty four of those
suppliers of our region,” and last are running for delegate from the
Thursday deputies of the Lewis Second Congressional District, of
County Sheriff ’s Department which Lewis County is a part.
helped secure his arrest in Upshur
When Republican voters go to
County.
the polls, they will have to wade
Statton, age 36, of Buckhannon, through over 300 names and choose
was arrested and subsequently 22 at-large delegates to vote for.
charged with multiple drug-related Then they will have to go through
offenses in Buckhannon. The ar- 46 names of candidates running
rest was the result of a lengthy as Second Congressional District
investigation spearheaded jointly Delegates and choose three to
by the Lewis County Sheriff’s De- vote for.
partment and Homeland Security
While some of the candidates
Investigations (HSI).
are well known to Republican Party
Statton was arrested with- activists, most are not to the average
out incident at the Buckhannon Republican voter. On the ballot,
Walmart by the Lewis County beside the name of those running is
Sheriff’s Department, HSI, Upshur the name of the candidate they are
County Sheriff’s Department and supporting, or many have chosen to
the Buckhannon Police Depart- run as uncommitted and will make
ment. An illicit drug operation in their minds up at the Convention.
early April yielded 1.9 ounces of
Right now there are three recrystal methamphetamine, which
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was subsequently organized and
Man Called
Big Dealer in
Drugs Is Held
facilitated by Statton.
Statton was charged with conspiracy to commit the delivery of
a controlled substance/methamphetamine, attempting to commit
delivery of a controlled substance/
methamphetamine and as an accesContinued on A5
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Preparation
For Election
Going Well
County Clerk Cindy Rowan
told members of the Lewis County
Commission that preparations for
the upcoming Primary Election
are going smoothly at the regular
meeting of the commission held on
Monday morning.
Rowan said that there had been
a large number of new voters registering and that on last Thursday and
Friday she, members of her staff,
along with Commission President
Agnes Queen and representatives
of both political parties tested voting machines to make sure they
were in good order for the election.
(See Early Voting story in this edition of our newspaper.
It was noted that due to the large
number of candidates running for
delegate slots to attend the Republican National Convention the ballot
for Republicans will be lengthy
and if voters utilize the machines
for voting it may take them some
time to cast their votes. Voters will
have the option to vote by machine
or by paper ballot.
Members of the commission
took time at the meeting to recognize and honor Lewis County
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The top three male winners in the Weston 5K are pictured left to right - Adam Schroer (1st),
Erick Gaiton (2nd), and Jeremy Pevahouse (3rd).
The top three female winners in the Weston 5K pictured left to right are - Jennifer Preteroti
(1st), Lori Bailey (2nd), and Sarah Ray (3rd).
Over 200 in 5K Event
Coordinators of the ninth annual Weston 5K Wellness Walk
and Run were pleased to have
more than 200 people register
for the annual race on Saturday,
April 16. One hundred and twenty
people had preregistered with
another 80 registering the day of
the race. A little over 200 people
finished the race.
“We were very, very fortunate
to have great weather for the
race,” said co-chair John Weber
from Stonewall Jackson Memo-
rial Hospital. “I think that is why
we had those registering the day
of the race. Some people might
not have come out if it had rained.”
For several years race organizers
have provided “scholarships” for
Lewis County students as a way to
encourage students to participate.
“We had thirty students in the
race which has grown since last
year. We are able to charge them
only three dollars by selling advertising on the back of the shirts.
It has been a win-win for both
advertisers and the students,” said
Julia Spelsberg, one of the race
coordinators.
Stonewall Jackson Memorial
Hospital is a major contributor
to the race. Other advertisers
included: Lewis County Printing, McCarty’s Giovanni’s, The
Citizens Bank of Weston, Theresa
Snaith Hospital Auxiliary, SJMH
Physical Therapy, Mountaineer
Healthcare for Women, Weston
ENT, and SJMH Cardiac/PulmoContinued on A5
9 Seeking 4 BOE Seats
Nine candidates are vying for
four non-partisan seats on the
Lewis County Board of Education,
with the winners to be chosen at the
May 10 Primary Election.
One thing voters need to remember when they cast their ballot for
the board of education members
is that no more than two members
can serve from any one magisterial
district. Current Board of Education
President Paul Derico, of the Freemans Creek Magisterial District,
is not up for election at this time.
This means that only one individual
may be seated on the board from
this magisterial district.
Because of the large number of
board of education candidates, we
chose to feature four candidates
in last week’s edition of our paper
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MIKE MONACHELLO
ROBERT MITCHELL
CONNIE CLEM RIFFLE
RICHARD WOOFTER
TORI ZIELINSKI
West Virginia Commissioner
of Agriculture Walt Helmick was
in Weston on Monday to offer his
support and the support of his office
to a new Weston business.
Helmick visited and spoke
with owners and customers at
Townsend’s Mountain Roots
Marketplace, which opened for
business on April 1. The business is
located at 148 West Second Street,
across the street from TALA, in
Weston. It is owned by David and
Patti Townsend.
Mountain Roots Marketplace
is dedicated to West Virginia producers of vegetables, fruits, meats,
eggs, crafts and artisan works. It
is a business that will sell products
for local people. Anyone needing an
outlet to sell their goods can set up
in one of the rented spaces available
in the store and the Townsend’s will
sell the product for them.
Mountain Roots also has spaces
available for people to set up in
the flea market area of the store.
People wishing to set up in the flea
market section can pay for a spot
in the store by the day, week or
month. Food items, baked goods
and eggs are also availble to be
sold on consignment. Mountain
Roots charges no commissions and
requires no contracts.
Commissioner Helmick was
impressed with the business saying it is the type of business that
needs to be created throughout
the state. “With the economy the
way it is today, people have to be
creative with new economic ideas
and there is great potential in businesses related to agriculture in West
Virginia,” Helmick said.
The Townsend’s have many future plans for the business, including expanding the flea market and
consignment areas and eventually
hope to open a commercial kitchen
to prepare local foods with local
recipes as well as preserve local
foods by canning.
Townsend says that his store is
a shop local, buy local and produce
local - store, and he invites all to
stop by to see what the business offers. Mountain Roots Marketplace
is open Monday through Saturday
from 8 a.m. until 6 p.m., and on
Sunday from 8 a.m. until 5 p.m.
Top Leader
In VFW Is
Visitor Here
It’s not often the national
leader of one of our nation’s most
respected veterans organizations
drops by, but on Monday afternoon
the Commander-in-Chief of the
Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW)
stopped by the Stonewall Resort
to meet with local VFW leaders
and members.
John A. Biedrzycki, Jr., of Robinson Township, Pa., is the leader
of the 1.7 million members of the
national VFW. He was elected to his
post last July at the VFW’s 116th
National Convention.
Commander Biedrzycki served
in the U.S. Army from 1967 - 1970.
He served as a pay distribution
specialist with the 7th Infrantry
Division. His decorations include
the National Defense Service Ribbon, Good Conduct Medal, Armed
Expeditionary Medal and Korean
Defense Medal. He is also a retired
educator.
While at Stonewall, Biedrzycki
had a message for local VFW
members. The message was one of
thanks and hope. “I want to take
this opportunity to thank you and to
tell you what you do is important.
Together, we make a difference,”
he said.
The VFW leader has traveled
throughout the nation and said
when doing so and when meeting with VFW members he noted
he had, “heard all kinds of issues
important to veterans.”
Biedrzucki encouraged local
VFW leaders and members to reach
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A2—The Weston Democrat - Wednesday, April 20, 2016
Cystic Fibroses
Walk Is Friday
Present Donation
To aid in the effort of garnering playground equipment for the new Leading Creek Elementary
School, Dick and Kim Harrison, along with her sister, Sue Erickson, and husband, Bill, made a donation to the school on behalf of their parents, William and Rosemary Mertz Dennison. Pictured are
Kim and Dick Harrison and Principal Kim Freeland.
Mt. Hebron United Methodist Church, Jane Lew,
will be having a YARD SALE at the church
Friday, April 29th from 8:00AM to 4:00PM and
Saturday, April 30th from 8:00AM to 2:00PM.
There will be homemade baked goods for sale.
The kitchen will be serving beans & cornbread
and the usual, delicious hot dogs. Proceeds will
go toward our building maintenance fund.
Come out to eat, shop and visit!
Corner of Broad Run Rd and Sycamore Lick Road, Jane Lew
!!!!ATTENTION!!!!
The next Fire Board Town Hall Meeting
will be
Monday, April 25 at the
Weston Fire Department
at 6pm
The purpose of the meeting is to provide
information and answer questions about
the upcoming Fire Levy.
More meetings are scheduled at area fire
departments and community bldgs.
All are encouraged to attend.
April 25 Weston Fire Dept
May 2 Vandalia Community
Building
School Plans
Book Fair
St. Patrick School is hosting
a Scholastic Book Fair free family
event carnival, open to the public
on April 21, from 4-7 p.m. in the
St. Patrick School Gym.
There will be games, crafts and
face painting while participants
shop for books. All proceeds will
go to St. Patrick School Library
and its revitalization of the schools
library books.
Hospital (SJMH) is organizing
a Cystic Fibrosis (CF) Walk on
Sunday, May 22, at 11 a.m., in the
back parking lot at SJMH. The
fundraiser will benefit the national
CF Foundation. Registration will
be at 10:30 a.m. and the walk will
begin at 11 a.m. This is the 4th year
that the hospital has participated
in the event
CF is a life-long, hereditary
disease that causes mucus to form
in the lungs, pancreas and other
organs. In the lungs, this mucus
blocks the airways, causing lung
damage, making it hard to breathe
and leading to serious lung infections. In the pancreas, it clogs the
pathways leading to the digestive
system, interfering with proper
digestion
Today, almost 45 percent of the
CF population is aged 18 years
or older. Survival has more than
doubled over the last 40 years in
conjunction with a greater understanding of the basic disease.
Because a single “bad” gene and
its protein product are now known,
research can concentrate on measures to correct this defect. If this
research leads to another doubling
of the lifespan in the next 40 years,
life expectancy would approach
normal. Application of these findings, however, would only be a part
of the effort. Continued attention
and research on the management
of the patients will be needed to
optimize not only length of life,
but quality of life, for people living with CF.
CF is much more common
among Caucasians than among
African Americans. It is estimated
that 1 in 15,100 African Americans
are diagnosed with CF, compared to
one in 2,500 Caucasians. CF occurs
most commonly among Caucasians
of Northern European descent.
More than 10 million Americans are
unknowing, symptomless carriers
of the defective cystic fibrosis gene.
The Town of Jane Lew is requesting bids
for the mowing of town property. The
Town of Jane Lew is also requesting bids
for the cleaning of the town park building.
Please call 304-884-7910 and request a
bid package (messages are fine) or email
[email protected].
In order to develop CF, an individual must inherit a defective gene
from each parent. Each time two
carriers of the defective gene conceive, there is a 25 percent chance
that the child will have CF. There
is a 50 percent chance that the child
will be a carrier of the gene, and 25
percent chance that the child will
not have the gene at all.
The odds remain the same with
each child. The severity and symptoms of the disease vary considerably due to different mutations of
the gene.
The most common symptoms
of CF are: very salty-tasting skin;
persistent coughing, wheezing or
shortness of breath; excessive appetite but poor weight gain; and
greasy, bulky stools.
The disease is diagnosed through
the sweat test, which measures the
amount of salt in the sweat. A high
salt level indicates that a person
has CF.
CF also can be identified before
birth through prenatal screening
and after birth through newborn
screening.
Lions Plan
Ham, Bean
Meal, Raffle
The East Lewis Lions Club
will be having a ham and soup
bean dinner on Saturday, April 30,
from 2-6 p.m. at the Lewis County
Emergency Squad. Also the club
is selling raffle tickets for a $250
cash drawing.
The cost of the dinner is $8 for
adults and $5 for children. Included
will be cornbread, drinks and desserts. The raffle tickets are six for
$5 or $1 each. One does not need
not be present to win.
Funds raised will help with
community projects especially
the purchasing of eyeglasses for
the needy.
For more information or to purchase tickets call Linda Stalnaker
(304)-269-1730 or ask any Lions
Club member. Tickets will also be
available at the door.
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Sharon Clark, vocalist and
teacher, from Washington, D.C.
to perform.
Virtual Jazz
Club Is Set
For
April 22
The Weston-based West Virginia Jazz Society (WVJS) has
always wanted to open a nightclub
of its own. They envisioned a place
where the focus is on the music
and each seat has clear sight lines
to the stage in a comfortable, stylish environment with high quality
food and drink.
On Friday, April 22, Got Jazz
will open at 6 p.m. in the Uptown
Events Center on Washington Avenue in Clarksburg.
The D.C. All Stars, a jazz quintet
from Washington, D.C. will be the
featured entertainment. Got Jazz
will offer a ‘small plates tapas’
menu designed by Bridgeport
restaurateur Scott Duarte of Mia
Margherita’s.
The music is sponsored by
the Clarksburg Harrison Cultural
Foundation’s (CHCF) Barbara
Highland Fund, which supports
high quality cultural presentations
in Harrison County. Net proceeds
from ticket sales will go towards
funding a CHCF grant program for
community nonprofits.
The D.C. All Stars will play
from 7:30-9:30 p.m. not counting
encores. They will be led by Chuck
Redd, internationally acclaimed
vibraphonist and drummer, and
Marshall Keys, top rated saxophone
player in the Baltimore/Washington
metro area. They will be joined by
Tommy Cecil on bass, Robert Redd
on piano and Vince Lewis on guitar,
each a popular East Coast session
or “call” musician.
The evening’s opening band will
be an ensemble from West Virginia
Wesleyan College, directed by Dr.
James Moore and WVWC faculty
and performing at 6:30-7:15 p.m.
The ‘small plates tapas’ menu
will feature four courses of specialty dishes served as large appetizers or small entrees. The actual
dinner selections will be announced
before the event. Beverages and
breads are included. The evening
is BYOB and a “mixologist” will
be on hand to provide hospitality.
Admission will be $20 per
person for the music, with dinner
available for an additional $20.
For more information or to reserve
seats, email to WVJazzSociety@
aol.com or phone (304)-269-3683
or online at WVJazzSociety.com.
The Weston Democrat - Wednesday, April 20, 2016—A3
Primary Election Candidates
for District/Local Offices
Circuit Judge (26th Circuit )
(Two Elected, One Each
Division)
Division One
Jacob E. “Jake” Reger*
Division Two
Kurt W. Hall
William “Jamie” O’Brien
Dennis James Willett
Family Court Judge
Mikal-Ellen Bennett Bailey
Theresa Cogar Turner
Robert Reed Sowa*
County Clerk
Cindy Stout Rowan (R)*
Circuit Clerk
Beth Burkhart (R)
Bob Taylor (R)
Stephen F. Moran (D)
David Parks (D)
Doug Stalnaker (D)
County Commissioner
Rod Wyman (R)
Thomas V. “Tom” Fealy (D)*
John M. Shaffer (D)
Prosecuting Attorney
Christy Talbert Flanigan (R)*
Sheriff
Adam M. Gissy (D)*
Assessor
John Breen (R)
T. Chad Kelley (D)*
Magistrate
(Two Elected, One Each
Division)
Divison 1
Ed Browning
Roger D. “Rob” Clem, Jr. *
Division 2
Michael R. Gissy*
Conservation District
Supervisor
William E. McClain*
Board of Education
(Four Elected)
Fredric “Mike” Allman
Debbie Clem*
Priscilla Teter Gould
Vicki Kerrigan
Robert L. Mitchell*
Michael Monachello*
Connie Clem Riffle
Richard Garrett Woofter
Tori (Williams) Zielinski
* = Incumbent
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Governor
Bill Cole (R)
Booth Goodwin (D)
Jim Justice (D)
Jeff Kessler (D)
Secretary of State
Barry Holstein (R)
Mac Warner (R)
Natalie Tennant (D)*
Patsy Trecost (D)
Auditor
John “JB” McCuskey (R)
Mary Ann Claytor (D)
Jason Pizatella (D)
Robin Righter (D)
Treasurer
Larry W. Faircloth (R)
Ann Urling (R)
John D. Perdue (D)*
Commissioner of Agriculture
Kent Leonhardt (R)
Walt Helmick (D)*
Attorney General
Patrick Morrisey (R)*
Doug Reynolds (D)
Supreme Court Justice
Brent Benjamin *
Wayne King
Darrell V. McGraw, Jr.
Beth Walker
William R. “Bill” Wooton
State Senate (12th District)
Franklin D. Cornette, II (R)
Derrick W. Love (R)
Doug Facemire (D)*
House of Delegates
(46th District)
James R. Atchison (R)
Patrick S. Martin (R)
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Jeb Bush (R)
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John R. Kasich (R)
Rand Paul (R)
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Donald J. Trump (R)
Hillary Clinton (D)
Roque Rocky De La Fuente
(D)
Paul T. Farrell, Jr. (D)
Keith Judd (D)
Martin J. O’Malley (D)
Bernie Sanders (D)
U.S. House of
Representatives
(Second District)
Alex X. Mooney (R)*
Marc Savitt (R)
Mark Hunt (D)
Tom Payne (D)
Harvey D. Peyton (D)
Cory Simpson (D)
Robert “Robin” Wilson, Jr.
(D)
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Groups Putting Flags
On Graves of Vets
2016 Primary Election
Dates and Deadlines
Love Your Heart
Event Is Planned
Jan. 1 - May 4
Military and overseas voters
may apply to receive an absentee
ballot by mail or electronically.
Feb. 16 - May 4
All other eligible voters may
apply to receive an absentee ballot by mail.
April 19
Deadline to register to vote
for the May 10 Primary Election,
if not already registered to vote.
April 27 - May 7
Early Voting is open during
regular business hours at each
county courthouse or courthouse
annex.On weekdays, early voting
can occur between the hours of 8
Weston Post 4 of the American
Legion and Hackers Creek Pioneer
Descendants (HCPD) are working
together to place a flag on each
deceased veteran’s grave in Lewis
County.
The organizations are in need of
help. There are many cemeteries
in Lewis County and many are in
remote areas. Call (304)-269-7091
if you would like to help with this
worthy project.
HCPD Executive Director
All are invited to the Love Your
Heart event to be held on Wednesday, June 8, from 1-3 p.m. at St.
Matthew United Methodist Church
Fellowship Hall in Weston.
Love Your Heart is an event
being planned by Lewis County
Community Educational Outreach
Service (CEOS) members in conjunction with the WVU Lewis
County Extension Service.
It will
The church is located on the
corner of Center Avenue and Third
Street. There is plenty of free
parking in the church’s lot at the
intersection of Third Street and
Main Avenue (just one block past
the church on Rt. 33 West.)
The event promises to combine
education and activities to raise
Patty Lesondak would be pleased
to hear from volunteers. This has
been a joint effort between the two
groups for many years. The flags
are provided by Weston Post 4.
Please consider giving a hand to
Honor a Veteran.
If you cannot help with placing flags, then consider giving a
donation to help pay for the flags.
Donations may be sent to: Weston
Post 4, P.O. Box 369 Weston WV
26452, Memo-Flag Fund.
heart health awareness. Well-being
sessions will include learning to
prepare tasty snacks with hearthealth in mind, easy to do exercises
for an active life, stress busters,
shopping for wholesome foods,
Automatic Extremal Defibrillator
instruction and heart facts.
Blood pressure checks will
also be available. The event will
conclude with healthy refreshments
being served. The West Virginia
CEOS and Stonewall Jackson Memorial Hospital along with other
event partners will provide the
refreshments.
Love Your Heart is the first event
of what will, hopefully, become an
annual event. The cost-free event
will be informative and could possibly save a life.
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a.m. through 4 p.m. at the Lewis
County Courthouse. Early Voting
is also available each Saturday
between April 27 and May 7 from
9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
May 3 - May 10
Eligible citizens may request
an emergency absentee ballot until
noon Election Day.
Tuesday, May 10
Polls open at each Voting Precinct, 6:30 a.m. through 7:30 p.m.
For more information about
voting and this 2016 Primary
Election Calendar, contact Lewis
County Clerk Cynthia Rowan at
(304)-269-8215.
Use of Addicting Drugs on Rise
arconon would like to remind
families that the use of addicting
drugs is on the rise. Take steps to
protect family members from drug
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struggling with drug addiction, get
them the help they need.
Call 1-800-431-1754 or visit
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brochure on the signs of addiction
for all drugs.
Narconon also offers free
screenings and referrals. Narconon
can help overcome drug addiction.
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Opinion
Bobing Along
The Political Jabber Continues
By BOB BILLETER
High Court Nominee
The debate continues as to whether the
U.S. Senate should consider Merrick Garland, President Obama’s nominee, for the
vacant seat on the U.S. Supreme Court. The
Republicans who control the U.S. Senate and
the House of Representatives want to delay
a nomination until next January when they
hope that a Republican president will be
elected and that he will nominate a Republican judge for the job.
Gil White, state director of National Federation of Independent Businesses, says there
is no way that Garland is a moderate. Legal
experts from the NFIB reviewed 228 cases
that Garland ruled on when he was on the
federal bench and they reported that “This
record demonstrates that Garland would
overwhelmingly rule in favor of the government, unions and environmental groups at
the expense of small business.”
Garland ruled in favor of federal bureaucracies 77 percent of the time while businesses that came before the judge lost 95
percent of the time. The labor unions won all
the cases that came before the judge.
Obviously justice is not always just. And
if the courts continue to rule against private
enterprise our country is going to become
a socialistic state. Private business, for all
practical purposes, will become a thing of the
past. The people that are working for this to
happen are extremely misguided. Socialism
would do grave harm to this country.
The chief advocates of socialism are people
who expect to gain more power if socialism
takes over. They don’t see socialism as a
system that is good for the country but one
that is good for them.
We are coming to a crossroads in America.
We had better take the Freedom Road.
Will we be able to stomach this
political jabber for another six
months until the election in November? I don’t know about you,
but I’m having a hard time staying
interested. The TV networks keep
feeding us gobs of the stuff every
day. They re overdoing it, I believe.
You can’t blame the candidates for
taking advantage of all the free
publicity they can get.
I don’t mean to intimate that
elections aren’t important. Of
course they are. Vitally important.
But political propaganda isn’t
important. The candidates tell us
one thing in the primaries and
then switch to another story for the
general elections. The voters are
so used to this double talk that it
doesn’t seem to bother them.
It is apparent that most candidates will say just about anything
to get elected. Winning is all important. Our culture today believes
that winning is all important so why
shouldn’t the politicians? There
ought to be a better way to elect
our leaders but nobody has come
up with it yet.
I can’t remember an election in
my lifetime in which the leading
candidates in both parties are held
in such low esteem. It’s obvious, I
believe, that the majority of voters
are holding their noses while they
pick their candidates.
Many people don’t believe Hillary and Trump is viewed by many
as a wild man. The truth probably is
that Mrs. Clinton isn’t as dishonest
as many believe. It’s difficult to be
before the public hours and hours
The Lowry Column
Cruz or Bust
If the Republican Party is to
be saved from Donald Trump,
Ted Cruz’s runaway victory in
Wisconsin will have been the
point.
How would you like to go to Mars and live would include scientists of all kinds such inflIfection
you thought this service to
there for an extended period? It may be pos- as engineers and computer programmers, the GOP would be met with plausible by the 2030s, according to news reports geologists, chemists and botanists. More dits from the party’s insiders, you
obviously don’t know anything
last week. It will take six to eight months’ women and people of color are expected to about their relationship to the
travel by rocket. The National Aeronautics be on the expedition.
Texas senator.
St. Augustine famously prayed,
“We’re never going to solve the tough
and Space Administration (NASA) plans to
Dear Lord, make me chaste -- but
send humans to Mars to determine whether challenges that we have if we’re not tapping not yet. The GOP establishment’s
prayer is, Dear Lord, deliver us
there is or was life on the planet.
into all of our populations,” she said.
Donald Trump -- but not with
You could not pay many people in our from
Says Ellen Stofan, chief scientist at NASA,
Ted Cruz.
“The kids who are reading Kids Post are the country enough money to go on such a trip
The increasing likelihood of a
but many others would give their left arm to contested convention in Cleveland
ones we’ll be sending to Mars.”
led to chatter about turning to a
If astronauts are going to spend much go. The truth is that exploration of space will has
white knight who has the advantage
time on Mars they will need to find a way continue by our country and other countries. of being neither Trump nor Cruz.
to grow food and they probably will need to As a matter of fact, space travel is in its in- This talk has all the hallmarks of a
psychological mechanism for GOP
go underground to find protection from the fancy. Many exciting expeditions are going insiders to avoid acknowledging
their dependence on Cruz, who
high-energy particles that penetrate Mars’s to take place in space in the future.
thin atmosphere.
Amazing things probably are going to be is all that is standing between the
party and what might be an epic
Stofan said, “We’re going to need a team discovered out there in space. Space explora- Trump-led meltdown.
A convention could -- and
to go to Mars, people with a huge range tion is going to be the frontier for us humans
should -- deny Trump the nominaof backgrounds. She indicated that these for a long time.
tion, but it won’t be easy. There
will be a perceived legitimacy
problem in denying the top prize
to the top vote-getter. This would
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PRESS
every day for decades and not make
a mistake once in a while.
Trump is running a national
campaign for president and trying
to manage an astonishingly large
financial empire. Of course he is going to make mistakes. The problem
is that these mistakes are magnified
by the media. Sometimes a small
blunder is big news in the media
for days - and sometimes for the
entire campaign.
Sometimes a small mistake by a
candidate leads to millions of words
of commentary and the big issues
facing our society are ignored. It is
a dumb system in so many ways.
Our soaring out-of-control national debt is a tremendous problem
in our country. How much do we
hear about this during all the political jabber? Almost nothing. The
candidates are somewhat cowardly.
They know the debt is a problem
but they also know it is dangerous
to talk about it. They know that the
majority of the people are afraid
to start cutting back on spending
because the move might lead to a
more austere economy. They don’t
want to face that sacrifice.
So the debt continues to soar
and grow. And the politicians keep
promising more and more “free
benefits” that are going to increase
the debt dramatically. So what, the
public says. We can borrow and
borrow forever and get away with
it. I can’t live like that, they say,
but the government can.
Therein is our great problem.
People don’t realize that people,
institutions or a government can’t
borrow huge sums of money forever and get away with it. So the
debt is going to grow and grow until
the inevitable collapse comes. And
when it comes, folks, it is going to
come with a booming sound that
will be heard all the way to Mars.
That is the damn truth of our situation in our country today and people
refuse to take the problem seriously.
The same situation exists with
all the problems in our country.
We hide them under the rug. If we
don’t face them and take them seriously they won’t amount to much,
we believe. How can an advanced
society believe in such hogwash?
It is still possible that our country
can be salvaged. But it would take
extreme sacrifices and it is obvious
that our people are not going to
go for such sacrifices. So the beat
goes on and we continue to drive
forward at breakneck speed toward
the cliff. Our people today wouldn’t
listen to Thomas Jefferson if he
returned miraculously and begged
us to reverse course.
nario, but only in a convention
deadlock that might descend to
South Korean-parliament levels
of ugliness. The best, cleanest
non-Trump scenario is that Cruz
has the strength to win on an early
ballot, and his anti-establishment
credentials make a revolt by the
Trump forces less potent.
In short, the only reasonable
alternative to Trump is Cruz. This
is the conclusion that Scott Walker
and other conservative leaders
in Wisconsin came to, and they
backed Cruz to the hilt. Republicans around the country who care
about the integrity of their party
and its electoral chances should
do the same.
Of course, Cruz would be an
underdog against Hillary Clinton,
but the man with the biggest media
megaphone on the planet has been
calling him a liar and a Canadian
for months, and he trails Clinton
by only 3 points in the RealClearPolitics average.
Trump and Cruz have both
won states around the country and
millions of votes, and engendered
intense followings. There is no
getting around that they are the
choice confronting the party. It’s
time to put away childish things,
and pick sides.
The only meaningful road test for
a presidential candidate is running
for president. Cruz has proved
adept at it. He correctly read the
mood of the Republican electorate
and adjusted to Trump more skillfully than anyone else (not without
some cringe-inducing moments).
If Paul Ryan had run this year, in
all likelihood he would have gotten
chewed up and spat out like anyone
else associated with the establishment. Who else? Mitt Romney?
He had his chance. A governor?
The plausible ones already ran. A
senator? Ditto.
While it is true that people in
Washington tend to loathe Cruz, a
convention wouldn’t be a Senate
Republican policy lunch. It would
be stocked with Republican activists from around the country who
have no firsthand knowledge of
what Cruz did to so irk his colleagues, and probably don’t care.
Rich Lowry is editor of the
All that said, it is possible National Review.
to imagine a white-knight sce-
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Is Constitution
Of U.S. Doomed?
To the Editor,
Well, history shows that governments come and go, sometimes violently, sometimes quietly slipping
away. Our constitutionally-based
government has been slipping
away for decades. The banana peel
that could cause that final glide
into oblivion is lurking in state
legislatures.
At the request of 2/3 of state
legislatures, Congress may call
a convention to propose amendments to the Constitution. Such a
convention would open the door
to all sorts of shenanigans where
spoils and power would be bought
and sold and traded away. Where
power would be in the hands of
the same oligarchs who control
our elections.
West Virginia legislators were
pleaded with to reject the Article V
resolution. They chose not to listen
to the people but to the counsel of
organizations like the corporate
funded ALEC (American Legislative Exchange Council) and the
Soros funded Wolf-Pac. You might
assume that, since both the “Left”
and the “Right” want this convention, it must be a good thing. What
you must realize is what all these
organizations have in common—
a yearning for global, one-world
government, a desire to control the
masses, a disdain for the individual
freedoms protected by our Consti-
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tution and an absolute loathing for
the restrictions that the Constitution
imposes on the federal government.
They don’t want it amended; they
want the Constitution annihilated.
If the legislators were actually friends of freedom and small
government then they merely had
to exercise their Constitutional
authority to nullify unconstitutional
demands from the federal government and protect us from federal
tyranny.
State legislators, at the very
least, have been part of the problem and now want to blame their
counterparts in Washington. Why
are they intentionally placing this
“banana peel” in the path of constitutional government?
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Agriculture Topics
Bruce M. Loyd,
Lewis County Extension Agent
The information in this article
comes from Justin Kieffer, DVM,
Clinical Veterinarian Professional
Practice Asstistant Professor, Ohio
State University Department of
Animal Sciences, a speaker on this
topic at the Mountaineer Cattleman’s College last December.
As of Jan. 1, 2017, all “medically
important” antibiotics used in feed
will fall into the FDA’s Veterinary
Feed Directive (VFD) Program.
This will mean that to obtain and
use these drugs in feed, you will
need a written VFD from your
veterinarian.
A VFD is a written (by hand
or electronically) statement from
your veterinarian, authorizing
you to feed a medically important
antibiotic, for a period of up to six
months. This must be delivered to
the feed mill prior to purchasing a
VFD feed.
What are the “medically important” antibiotics? These include tetracycline, penicillin, neomycin and
tylosin, to name a few. This VFD
rule eliminates the use of medically
important drugs for feed efficiency
or growth-promotion claims. VFD
drugs may only be used to treat,
prevent or cure disease.
This new regulation does NOT
require a VFD for feed containing ionophores such as Bovatec
or Rumensin, or any drug used
to treat/prevent coccidia, such as
Decox. However, if you feed an
ionophore in combination with
a medically important drug (i.e.
oxytetracycline plus Rumensin),
you will need a VFD.
Water soluble drugs (sulfadimethoxine, for example) will
become prescription products (not
VFD), and should be available
through your veterinarian like any
other prescription product.
Injectable over-the-counter
antibiotics, such as LA-200 (tetracycline) are not affected by this
rule. Mineral preparations and
salt blocks containing medically
important antibiotics will also be
included in the VFD regulation.
To obtain a VFD feed, you must
have a valid Veterinary-ClientPatient-Relationship (A VCPR).
This means for you to receive a
valid VFD, you need to have a veterinarian that works on your cattle
operation, has enough knowledge
to help make clinical judgements
for your animals, and is available
for follow-up.
You as the producer, your veterinarian and your feed mill must
keep copies of each VFD for two
years. A VFD must be available
for inspection by FDA officials
on demand. The VFD document
contains vital information, such
as drug name, concentration, label requirements, expiration and
slaughter withdrawal.
A VFD cannot be issued for an
extra-label use. This means, for
instance, if Tylan is labelled for
feeding at 100g/ton for control of
liver abscesses in feedlot cattle
for 30 days, you cannot feed 200g
per ton, feed for 60 days or change
the directions in any way that are
different from what the label says.
If a VFD expires before all of the
medicated feed has been fed, then a
new VFD will need to be issued. It
is important for beef producers to
contact their veterinarian to discuss
drugs they are using on their operations and how the Veterinary Feed
Directive impacts them.
If your operation does not have
a veterinarian providing care for
your cattle, advice and oversight
of your use of medications, it is
highly recommended that you
establish one.
Producers can get more information on the new VFD rule from the
FDA website: www.fda.gov/AnimalVeterinary/DevelopmentApprovalProcess/ucm455413.htm.
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Animal Control Officers John
Snyder and Dwight Senter by
presenting them with certificates
during National Animal Control
Appreciation Week.
They also heard and approved a
proclamation presented by Evelyn
Rogers, Irma Curtis and Sandra
Findley designating May 5 as National Day of Prayer. A National
Day of Prayer ceremony will take
place in front of the Lewis County
Courthouse on May 5 at 11:45 a.m.
There will be a youth walk the
evening of May 4, but the ladies
were not certain of the starting time.
Lewis County Assessor T. Chad
Kelley was before the commission
to let them know that an open house
will be held on May 3 to showcase
the new assessor’s offices. The
open house is for the public and
Kelley hopes people will drop by
to see the new remodeled offices
located in what used to be the offices of the sheriff at the courthouse.
In other action, the commission:
> hear a quarterly report given
by Chris Richards of the Lewis
County CVB,
> received and reviewed the
monthly bill sent by the West Virginia Regional Jail Authority for
$78,454.50 for the month of March,
> received $108,185.99 as
disbursement of wireless E911
subscriber fees for the months of
January, February and March,
> discussed meetings they had
attended and upcoming events.
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out to other veterans of foreign
wars. “We need to tell the people
in the community what we do - we
need to talk about it,” he said.
He noted a difference in the
veteran of yesterday and today
and said, “Today’s young men
and women who are fighting for
our country are a different breed.
They think differently. They know
technology. They are active and
expect action.” He encouraged
local VFW members to reach out
to the younger veterans.
He reminded the local leaders
and members that there is much
strength in numbers and encouraged them to recruit new members
and do all they can to retain the
members they have. “We need to
make sure people know who we
are and the way we touch lives in
a positive way every day,” he said.
“Spread the word by being proud
of who you are - but always be
willing to reach out.”
Across the nation and world,
Biedrzycki said, “there are 7,000
VFW groups and we are among the
top ten of all organizations when
it comes to influencing Congress.”
He spoke of a recent meeting with
President Obama, “I don’t care if
you like him or not - as leader of
this organization I was invited to
the White House. I spoke with the
President of the United States for
30 minutes alone in the Oval Office, and was proud to represent
our organization.” The meeting, he
said, “underscores the importance
of the VFW.”
He reminded those in attendance that the VFW does not
endorse any candidate for public
office but encourages members to
do their homework on how their
representatives vote on veteran’s
issues. He also decried the “lack
of compromise,” he sees among
todays members of Congress.
“Most are good people,” he said,
“ but it just seems like when they
get to Washington they change.”
In the end, encouraging local
VFW members to be active, he
said, “It’s no longer enough to say
‘thank you for your service.’ We
have to offer real help to our fellow veterans and to their families
as well.”
Historically, the VFW has
fought for improving VA medical
centers across the nation. They
have helped raise funds to build
the Vietnam, Korean War, World
War II and Women in Military
Service Memorials. In 2005, the
VFW became the first veterans’
organization to contribute to building the new Disabled Veterans for
Life Memorial, which opened in
November of 2010.
Annually, the near 1.7 million
members of the VFW and is Auxiliaries contribute more than 8.6
million hours of volunteerism in
the community, including participation in Made a Difference Day
and National Volunteer Week.
From providing over $3 million
in college scholarships and savings bonds to students every year,
to encouraging elevation of the
Department of Veterans Affairs to
the president’s cabinet, the VFW
is there as a strong advocate for
veterans across the nation.
National VFW Commander
John A. Biedrzycki, Jr, is shown
speaking to local VFW members
on Monday at Stonewall Resort.
(Photo by John G. Wolfe)
Toddler Time
Weekly Event
The Louis Bennett Public
Library has Toddler Time every
Thursday at 10:30 a.m.
The program is for toddlers ages
six months to four years old and is
open to any toddler in Lewis County
and their parents/caregivers.
This program is for parents
and children to meet other parents
and children. The children enjoy a
story, activities and arts and crafts
projects. Parents and/or grandparents are encouraged to bring their
children to the library and start the
joy of reading together.
Ag Chief
West Virginia Commission of Agriculture, Walt Helmick, is shown checking out a vintage bicycle at
Townsend’s Mountain Roots Marketplace on Monday. Helmick stopped by the new business to offer
his support of the business dedicated to selling the goods of local producers of vegetables, fruits, meats,
eggs and crafts. Shown with Helmick are business owner David Townsend and House of Delegates
representative Peggy Donaldson Smith. (Photo by John G. Wolfe)
Vandalia CEOS
In Busy Session
An educational lesson on the
history of glass, several committee
reports, discussion of the Weston
Area Meeting and Show How
Day, as well as finalizing plans
for hosting lesson leader training
and county council were all on the
agenda at the March 17, meeting
of the Vandalia Community Educational Outreach Service (CEOS)
Club.
Deandra Short presented the
lesson, “How Glass Molded West
Virginia,” She provided information regarding the process of how
glass is made, the history of glass
in W.Va. and suggestions for day
trips and tours of glass companies
or museums in W.Va.
The continuing education committee report for the month included
the need for “found items” for Energy Express and kudos to Vandalia
Club for the more than 60 heart
pillows that have been delivered
to Ruby Hospital in Morgantown.
The group was reminded of
the May 2, informational meeting
regarding the proposed fire levy
scheduled to be held at the Vandalia Community Center beginning
at 6 p.m.
Jane Corathers, family committee chairperson, provided some
thought provoking statements
of activities to do in springtime.
Suggestions were to read an Easter
book, plant flowers, go to church
and even fun things like taking part
in an egg and spoon race.
Helen McClain, marketing and
membership committee chairperson, reported that the committee’s
county meeting held March 8, at
the Extension Office. The salad luncheon will be held May 16, and the
Vandalia CEOS Club is responsible
for table decorations. Dates were
also announced for working in the
flower beds at Jackson’s Mill, a
table display at Citizens Bank and
decorating a window at Bennett’s.
Information about a “Make and
Take Day” on May 17, sponsored
by Doddridge County CEOS was
provided.
Lewis County CEOS is asking
for a display of belle dresses and
bonnets or other collectibles representing former WV State Folk
Festival Belles from Lewis County.
The display will be in the WV
Building during the Jubilee and
will be an addition to the Heritage
Handwork Show. The Vandalia
CEOS Club will prepare a display
of pictures or other memorabilia in
memory of former belles to the WV
Folk Festival from their club. Former Folk Festival Belles from the
Vandalia Club are Elizabeth Hull,
Bess Wyatt and Virginia Jewell.
Lorraine Shaver, purposeful
reading committee chair, encour-
aged members to read. Scrapbook
chairperson Alycia Short begun the
process of working on this year’s
scrapbook.
The Weston Area CEOS meeting will be hosted by Pocahontas
County on April 21, at the Opera
House in Marlinton. The theme for
the meeting is “My Home Among
the Hills.”
Plans were made for a baked
steak meal to those who attended
the lesson leader training and
county council on April 6, at the
community center. The Vandalia
CEOS Club is the planning committee for Show How Day which
will be held on Wednesday, April
27, at the Broad Street United
Methodist Church.
Details such as a demonstration
and/or talent, table display, door
prize and more were attended to.
The theme for the event will be
“Down on the Farm.”
Vice President Alycia Short
presided over the business meeting
and club members welcomed two
guests, Bobbie Chambers and Diana Cumberledge. The pledge to the
flag and the collect were repeated by
all present. The attendance was recorded and minutes of the previous
meeting were approved as read by
the secretary. The financial report
was given by Shirley Francis. The
recreation segment of the meeting
featured an egg-on-a-spoon race.
Hostesses for the evening were
Becky Jackson and Charlotte Bunnell. To close the evening, members
enjoyed the monthly gift exchange.
joining the Vandalia CEOS Club or
any CEOS Club in Lewis County,
contact the WVU Lewis County
Extension Office, 104 Center Avenue in Weston or call (304)-2694660. New members are always
welcome.
City Cleanup
Rescheduled
For April 23
The Weston Cleanup scheduled
for Saturday, April 9, has been
postponed until Saturday, April 23.
“We appreciate the interest in the
Weston Cleanup but Mother Nature
didn’t agree,” said Weston Mayor
Julia Spelsberg. “It was so snowy
and cold that we would have frozen
and you couldn’t see the trash, so
we postponed it.”
The annual event will begin at
8 a.m. with people meeting at the
Weston City Building.
If there are questions about the
cleanup please call the city building
at (304)-269-6141.
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nary Rehab, Lively Healthcare, and
WOTR FM Bluegrass.
The top three placers in the
men’s division were: First Place,
Adam Schroer, 27, of Morgantown
with a time of 15:36: Second Place,
Erik Gaiton, 21, Morgantown, with
a time of
17:11; Third
Place, Jeremy Pevahouse, 30, of
Fairmont with a time of 17:35.
The top three placers in the
women’s division were: First Place,
Jennifer Preteroti, 41, of Roanoke,
WV, with a time of 19:38; Second
Place, Lori Bailey, 38, of Bridgeport with a time of 21.51; and Third
Place, Sarah Ray, 23, of Fairmont
with a time of 21.55.
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sory before the fact.
Ensuing the arrest of Statton,
search warrants were executied
on multiple properties. The search
warrants yielded the seizure of
more than $1,000 in U.S. currency,
several firearms, a ballistic vest and
anabolic steroids.
“The operation was successful
because of the collborative efforts
among all law enforcement entities
that worked in unison to effect
the arrest and continued moving
forward post arrest,” said Sheriff
Gissy.
Statton is being held in jail
pending the posting of $100,000
bond or further court action.
Festival Is
Seeking
Entertainers
The Strawberry Festival is now
accepting musicians and singers for
the open case performances on Saturday, May 14, from 11 a.m. until
4:30 p.m. on Main Street.
Many visitors will be in town
for the Horse and Carriage Parade
at 5 p.m. Last year’s performances
were received so well that this event
has been included again.
Interested performers can find
out more information by contacting Carol Long at (304)-471-2191.
Open cases will have signs
inviting folks to donate if they
enjoy your music. Musicians will
be located in various locations on
Main Street and musicians must
bring their own sound equipment.
Locations for musicians will be on
a first come basis.
The Weston Democrat
is on Lewis County
coffee tables all week
County Clerk personnel along with representatives of both the
Democratic and Republican political parties are shown checking
voting machines for accuracy last week at the Lewis County Courthouse. Early voting for the May 10 Primary Election will begin
next Wednesday at the Lewis County Courthouse. When voters
go to the polls they have the option of using the voting machine or
marking a paper ballot.
to the Republican four page ballot.
On the first page of the Democratic Party ballot, all the candiContinued from 1A
dates for national, state and local
remaining candidates for the Re- office will be found. The second
publican nomination for President page consists of all candidates
of the United States, a nomination seeking election on a non-partisan
to be decided at the convention. Of basis and will include all judicial
the over 300 candidates running for offices, board of education, conserat-large delegate to the convention, vation supervisor and the fire levy.
36 are committed to vote for Ted A sample of this upcoming ballot
Cruz, 31 are committed to vote can be found in this issue of The
for Donald Trump, and 10 are Weston Democrat.
pledged to vote for John Kasich.
Ther remainder are uncommitted
or pledged to vote for one of the
candidates that has dropped out of Continued from 1A
the race. Those that pledged earlier with the reamining five this week.
during the filing period to support Last week we featured candidates
a candidate at he Convention that Fredric “Mike” Allman, Debbie
has since dropped out will be re- Clem, Priscilla Teter Gould and
leased at the convention to vote for Vicki Kerrigan. This week we are
the candidates that are nominated. featuring candidagtes Robert L.
In the race for the three delegate Mitchell, Michael P. Monachello,
spots for the Second Congressional Connie Clem Riffle, Richard GarDistrict, nine are committed to vote rett Woofter and Tori Williams
for Ted Cruz, six are committed to Zielinski
vote for Donald Trump, and only
Robert L. Mitchell
two are committed to vote for
Board of education candidate
John Kasich with the remainder Robert L. Mitchell, of the Courtcommitted to vote for candidates house Collins Settlement Magthat have already dropped from the isterial District, is a resident of
race or uncommitted. Again, those Roanoke, where he lives with his
that pledged earlier during the filing wife Betty. They are the parents
period to support a candidate at the of three children and grandparents
convention that has since dropped of six.
out will be released at the convenMitchell is a graduate of Weston
tion to vote for the one of the three High School and is retired from the
candidates that is anticipated to be Lewis County Board of Education.
nominated.
He is Methodist by faith and is a
What this means for the Repub- retired lay minister with 20 years
lican voter is that, for example, say of service with the United Methodthey support Donald Trump for ist Church. He currently serves by
President it is not enough to just appointment to the Lewis County
make an “X” beside his name, vot- Board of Education.
ers must also vote for delegates that
He serves as president of the
are pledged to support him at the Our Neighbor Lewis County Parish
national nominating convention. and is a member of the Christian
The same holds true if the voter Alliance Association.
chooses to vote for Ted Cruz or
Candidate Robert L. Mitchell’s
for John Kasich.
answers to our questions are as
Locally, two names can be found follows:
of individuals running to be a delWhat work or other experiegate to the Republican National ences qualify you to hold the
Convention. The ballot lists Alan R. position you are seeking?
Westfall of Horner as a candidate
I am retired from the Lewis
for at-large delegate committed to County Board of Education, where
Rand Paul and James A. Denny of I worked in the maintenance deOrlando running as a delegate of partment for 23 1/2 years. This
the Second Congressional District, experience gave me a great insight
committed to Ted Cruz.
into the needs of our school system.
When Republicans go to the
What will be your top priority
polls, the first page of their ballot if elected?
will include all those candidates
My main priority is to help our
running for national, state and Lewis County children receive the
local office. Pages two and three best education they can get. I have
will be those candidates running grandchildren in the system and I
for at-large or congressional dis- want the best for them. I have two
trict delegate to the Republican grandchildren in college and they
National Convention. The last page both graduated in the top of their
of the ballot will be all candidates class in Lewis County Schools and
seeking election on a non-partisan all children need the same chance.
basis and will include all judicial Safety is another factor. These will
offices, board of education, con- be top priorities of mine.
servation supervisor and the fire
What makes you more qualilevy. A sample of the upcoming fied or better suited for the posiballot will be printed in The Weston tion than your opponent?
Democrat twice before the election
I think that I have the experience
and can be found in this issue of of working well with people and
our newspaper.
learning to reason and listen to othFor Democrat voters, things ers and be objective. I will always
are not as complex. Most delegates vote my conscience and for what I
to the Democratic Party National believe to be in the best interest of
Convention are chosen by a state each child or our children.
party convention to be held in
How may voters get in touch
Charleston on June 10-11.
with you, or find out more about
Recently each county held a lo- your candidacy?
cal convention to choose delegates
They can contact me by calling
to attend the state convention where my home at 304-452-8680 or by
most delegates to the Democratic email at [email protected]
National Convention will be seMichael P. Monachello
lected. As such, Democrat voters
do not have hundreds of names to Michael Monachello, of the
wade through on their ballot. West Courthouse Collins Settlement
Virginia will send 37 delegates Magisterial District, is a resident
(29 pledged delegates and eight of Roanoke. He is the father of
superdelegates) to the Democratic three daughters, Natalia Villers,
National Convention, July 25-28 in Lisa Greenawalt and Gracie Jo
Philadelphia.
Monachello. He is the grandfather
As the delegates to the Demo- of four - Kia, Gabbi, and Vivian
cratic National Convention are Villers and Madden Skinner.
selected at the state convention,
Manachello is currently emthe ballot of the Democatic Party ployed by the Lockheed Martin
is two pages in length compared plant in Clarksburg where he serves
Voting
BOE
as the lead technology contractor.
He is also a current member, serving by appointment, on the Lewis
County Board of Education.
What work or other experiences qualify you to hold the
position you are seeking?
I feel I am right for this position
considering my 20+ years working in the technology field and I
have 35+ years of construction
experience. I am a member of the
Lockheed Martin Leadership team
and work daily with the management and staff, resolving issues
and moving forward expanding
technology use and ensuring security protocols are followed and
updated as required.
if elected?
My top priority as a BOE
member is to ensure all students
are prepared for the next level of
education, whether it is just beginning, moving to middle school,
high school, vocational school or
college. They must not only have
the education required, but also
have the life skills needed to begin
the teenage years and adulthood.
Professional and service personnel must have the respect of all
students and be able to work with
and have trust in all administrators
as well as BOE members. Lewis
County has some of the best employees anyone could ask for; we
need to all work together to achieve
success for all children.
Equally as important is the financial success of our county school
system; it’s time to start watching
every dollar. Times are tough for all
of our citizens, budgets are getting
tighter for everyone including the
BOE. We are the stewards of the
taxpayer’s money and we need to
be held accountable that we are
getting the best of and most out of
each and every dollar.
What make you more qualified or better suited for the position than your opponent?
I will continue to work to deliver
exceptional results. The combination of my skills is well suited for
this position. I have a common
sense approach in today’s politically correct world. I work hard and
dedicate myself to all I do.
with you or find out more about
your candidacy?
I can be reached for questions
and comments at 304-300-0737,
by email at Michael.monachello@
k12.wv.us on Facebook@ Mike
Monachello or Twitter @mikemonachello.
Connie Clem Riffle
Connie Clem Riffle, of the Freemans Creek Magisterial District, is
a resident of Weston, where she resides with her husband John Riffle.
Riffle is the daughter of Louella
Clem and the late Charles “Bus”
Clem. Connie and Mike are the
parents of two sons, Jerrod and Josh
and one daughter, Kassey.
In addition, they are the grandparents of two grandsons, Nickolas
and Hunter.
Candidate Riffle is a graduate
of Lewis County High School,
and furthered her education at
Mountain State University where
she earned a respiratory degree
and became a certified medical
assistant.
She currently works as a medical
assistant at the Weston Orthopedic
and Sports Medicine office and has
20 years collective service at Stonewall Jackson Memorial Hospital.
Candidate Riffle’s answers to
our questions are as follows:
I have lived in Lewis County my
whole life. I graduated from Lewis
County High School in 1985. I have
been involved with my children’s
education and have continually
stressed to them the importance
of a good education. I have been
actively involved with the community, such as mine and my husband’s
involvement for the past two years
in an annual golf tournament to
raise funds for the Louis Bennett
Library to purchase educational
tools and materials for students.
In addition, I am also a member
of the Lewis County Republican
Executive Committee, a member
of the city parks and recreation and
am actively pursuing building up
the Polk Creek playground to give
the city another safe park where
children can play.
if elected?
I feel I need to observe the classrooms to get a better understanding
of what our students need to further
their education and to prepare
them for their futures. I also feel
that open communications with
teachers, parents, students, board
of education and citizens of Lewis
County would benefit all of Lewis
County students. Only by working
together and obtaining all points
of views from the students to the
parents and to the elected officials
will we get a better understanding
of how best to prepare our young
people to better themselves through
a strong education.
What makes you more qualified or better suited for the position than your opponent?
I am a hard-working, honest, and
dedicated person. I feel I can bring
a new view to the Lewis County
Board of Education. My motivation
for running for this position is not
derived from the desire to sit back,
but to try and make a difference and
better our community.
your candidacy?
They can contact me at 304439-8709.
Richard Garrett Woofter
Richard Garrett Woofter, of the
Fereemans Creek Magisterial District, resides in Weston with his wife
Janice Dean Woofter. The Woofters
were married in 1980.
He is the son of Glo and Clayton
Woofter. He only had one sibling,
Danny P. Woofter, who died of
illnesses related to his service to
our nation in the Vietnam conflict
at the young age of 54.
The Woofters are the parents of
two daughters, Joy and Jana, and he
is proud that they followed in his
footsteps and became educators,
with Joy working as a kindergarten
teacher and Jana teaching high
school chemistry.
Woofter is a gradute of Lewis
County High School, earned a
bachelors degree in education, art
and social studies at Glenville State
College and earned a master’s degree in communication from West
Virginia University.
He is a retired teacher from
the Lewis County School system,
where he taught from August of
1975 until his retirement in June
of last year. Woofter is also selfemployed as a landlord.
Candidate Woofter is a member
of the St. Paul’s Episcopal Church
of Weston, is a past St. Paul’s Youth
Activity Director, has served on the
church vestry and held the position
of Junior Warden for two years.
As a youth, he was raised a
Baptist and attended Rock Grove
and Weston First Baptist Churches.
He is a member of the Weston,
Buckhannon and Sutton Moose
Lodges and aspired to Pilgrim
Degree, highest degree of the
order. He is a continuous member
of the West Virginia Teachers Association, Jane Lew Lions Club,
life member of the Retired School
Employees, member of Weston
AERIE #2481, member of Moose
Riders #1376, proud member of
the West Virginia Patriot Guard
- Donnie Garton Memorial Unit
and is a new member of the Weston
Arts Council.
Candidate Woofter’s answers to
our questions are as follows:
I give my all to any project I am
involved in. I am an energetic team
player and above all I continue to
have the vision that “education
is the future” and we can make
a positive effect on lives. My 37
plus years of service, as on the
job experience, provides me an
extreme advantage over the other
candidates. Having worked at every
school but the high school, I have
knowledge of how the system functions, good and bad.
if elected?
Open the doors and let the
sun shine in. The last meeting,
I attended the agenda was only
given to administrators and board
members, if elected, I will make
sure extra copies are available for
the citizens. Those attending will
be educated on how to sign up to
speak as a delegation or individual.
The sound system was for recording
only and nobody even knew how
to operate it.
Reviewing the current financial budget is also a top priority,
especially with the replacement
of four out of five board members.
Because of the state aid formula, as
the number of students continues
to decline, the amount of dollars
available for our classrooms will
also diminish. It will be necessary
for all staff to “think outside the
box.” One method will be applying
for grants and other funds through
the federal government, specific
departments and private agencies. I
believe other counties owing Lewis
money should be held accountable
and required to meet their financial
obligation. Why did we pay more
than our share and are now waiting
for them to pay us back?
How’s this for “outside the box
thinking,” it’s Friday night and LC
Football will be played at the Stonewall Jackson Memorial Hospital
Stadium. The team will gather in
the Doctor Benjamin Orvik Athlete
Health Complex and dash out onto
the Dr. Robert Snuffer Track for
pregame introductions.
What makes you more qualified or better suited for the position than your opponents?
Serving on the Lewis County
Board has interested me for several
years. My background in education,
37 years of direct contact with
students, places me in a better
position to understand the system
and effect positive change. Others
have suggested my love for teaching and working with the students
are my strongest qualifiers to be
a member of the Lewis County
Board. Those, that have known
me for a long time, referred to my
history of helping others and my
commitment to community service
to be the reason to support my
candidacy. My strongest qualifier
as a board member is my love of
teaching and work with students,
history of helping others and my
commitment to community service.
with you, or find out more about
your candidacy?
Voters can reach me in any
one of the following ways: Home
Phone, 304-269-6580. Email…
[email protected], Web
site, http:/tinyurl.com/RichardGWoofter.
For those who still write send a
letter, 560 West 2nd Street, Weston,
WV 26452, or just drop by when
you see me in the yard. I am the
guy who posted on his fence long
before Facebook provided a wall
for posting.
Tori Williams Zielinski
Board of education Tori Zielinski, of the Hackers Creek/Skin
Creek Magisterial District, resides
in Jane Lew with her husband of 14
years, Greg Zielinski. They are the
parents of three children - Kaylee,
Bryant and Brylee.
Zielinski is a graduate of Lewis
County High School, attended both
West Virignia Wesleyan College
and Glenville State College and
obtained a Regents bachelor of
arts degree from GSC in December
of 2014.
She is the owner of KBB KIDZ
Consignment in Jane Lew and is
currently employed by the Lewis
County Board of Education as a
substitute teacher and substitute
secretary.
A Christian by faith, Zielinski
attends the Horizons Church in
Lost Creek.
In the community she serves
as vice president of the Robert L.
Bland Middle School Cheer Boosters and is a member of the Lewis
County Chamber of Commerce.
Candidate Zielinski’s answers to
our quesitons are as follows:
I have worked with the public
for over 20 years and I am used to
diverse personalities and conflicts.
I am the type of person that does
something not just thinks about it.
If there is something I want, I go
after it. I have three children and
when it comes to them, I want the
best thing for them. Children hold
a special place in my heart and I
want to be a voice to do what is
best for them.
As a substitute teacher, I have
seen a variety of children. Some
of them need the presence of good
educators in their lives at school
more than we know. I have also
seen good teachers, but I have seen
others that are just there for a pay
check that don’t do any good for
our children. I have also seen what
a thankless job a teacher has and I
want to help change that.
if elected?
My top priority will be the
children of Lewis County. I want
to do everything in my power to
make sure that they receive the
best education available. These
children are one day going to be the
managers, community members,
and teachers of the next generation
in Lewis County. I feel we have to
start now by showing them how
important they are and how each
one of them can make a difference.
I feel the board members should
get out in the school system more
on a consistent basis. We need to
talk to the children and the teachers
and listen to what they have to say.
We never know what can be learned
by just sitting back and listening
to what they are saying. I may not
always agree with everyone that I
speak with but they will know that
they were heard and I understood
what they were saying. They will
also know that if it is something I
feel strongly about, I will bring it to
the board to be heard by everyone.
I also think teachers and administrators need to know how
important they are. Everyone from
the principal, teachers, students,
cooks, janitors, etc., every one of
them makes a difference, and if it
wasn’t for one of them, something
wouldn’t get completed.
The board also needs to stand
behind our administration and not
undermine them when challenged
by a parent. We put them in the position they are because we trusted that
they would do what needed to be
done. Students will not reach their
full potential without a skilled and
enthusiastic team of adults guiding
and nurturing them.
What makes you more qualified or better suited for the position than your opponents?
I know that my qualifications
make me very suited for the job
because this board is about doing
good things for children and that is
something I believe in. New ideas
and fresh perspectives brought
in by new members will have a
positive impact on our county. I
have volunteered years of my time
coaching kids in cheerleading and
softball and I want to be there to
help make decisions and watch
them succeed.
Lewis County students have
among the lowest test scores in the
state and I think it’s time to change
that and start looking for ways to
improve our county for the better.
your candidacy?
I can be reached at 304-8382546 or by email at Tori.zielinski@
frontier.com or on Facebook under
Tori Williams Zielinski
GSC Plans
18th Annual
Golf Tourney
The 18th annual Glenville State
College (GSC) Department of Land
Resources Golf Tournament will be
held at the Bel Meadow Golf Club
in Clarksburg on Friday, April 22,
at noon.
Proceeds from the event will
again be used to enhance student
learning within GSC’s Natural
Resource Management programs,
will help provide extra tools and
equipment for students studying environmental, forestry, land
surveying, land management and
other natural resource management
programs at GSC.
Multiple prizes, including
$10,000 cash and a Honda Rancher
TRX 4-Wheeler will be provided
for the hole-in-one prizes and a
Stihl MS251 Chainsaw prize for
the closest second shot.
The top three teams will receive
cash awards and trophies including
$400 for first place, $300 for second
place and $200 for third place.
Prizes also will be awarded for
closest to pin, log driver champion,
longest putt and longest drive.
Participants can enter the
scramble golf outing for an entry
fee of $80 per person or $320 per
team of four. The entry fee includes
green fees, cart rental and lunch.
Organizations and individuals
are welcome to sponsor a hole,
starting at $100. Sponsors will be
recognized in a GSC Department
of Land Resources newsletter and
will have the name of the person
or organization displayed during
the event.
Checks can be made payable to
GSC Land Resources Fundraiser
and sent to GSC Department of
Land Resources, 200 High Street,
Glenville, WV 26351.
For more information and to register, contact the Land Resources
Department at (304)-462-4135.
Lottery
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You may also access the latest
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Fire Department Donation
Elementary 5K Run/Walk Is May 7th
The Burnsville Elementary PTA
will be holding their second annual
5K Run/Walk and Fun Run on Saturday, May 7. The registration and
race will start and end at the tennis
courts in Burnsville. They event is
to help raise money for programs
and classroom grants.
The are asking that everyone
consider participating in the event.
There are several different divisions
in which participants can compete.
Awards will be given to the top
Weston Fire Department Chief Kenny James (left) thanks John Goodwin of John’s Tree Service for
donating firewood to be used at the department. Use of the department fireplace helps keep utilities
down, thus saving money. James said the donation of the firewood
by Goodwin is greatly appreciated by the department.
Bingo Set
For May 1st
Weston Fairs and Festivals is
holding a Bingo on Sunday, May
1, at the Pricetown Volunteer Fire
Department. The doors will open
at noon and bingo will begin at
approximately 1 p.m.
Bingo will be $20 for 20 games
and extra cards will be available
for purchase for an additional $10.
The 21st game will be a coverall.
Squares will be available for purchase for $5 per square.
Bingo daubers will be available
for purchase for $2. There will
be door prizes and a 50/50 raffle.
Concessions and baked good will
be available.
Bingo prizes have been donated
by Lewis County businesses. Please
visit Weston Fairs and Festivals
Facebook event page so see a full
list of the sponsors.
This fundraiser will be used
to help fund the Weston’s Amazing Pageant, which will kick off
Weston’s Amazing Week.
Scholarship
Deadline
IsTheExtended
application deadline for the
Phillip “Bud” Vanscoy Memorial
Scholarship has been extended to
May 6.
This scholarship is available
to seniors at Lewis County High
School (LCHS) who plan to attend
a one or two year vocational or
technical school upon graduation
of high school.
The scholarship awarded will
be $500 and applications can be
obtained from the guidance office
at LCHS or on the Jane Lew Lion’s
Club’s Facebook page.
The committee will select the
scholarship recipient from applicants, basing their decision on the
following factors: documented 2.5
GPA or higher, documented good
attendance, two letters of recommendation and the completed
application.
Weston Lodge #10
AF&AM
will be holding its
Annual
Past Master’s Night
on Monday,
May 16th
Dinner at 6:00 pm
Lodge at 7:30 pm
All Master Masons are
invited to attend
Hot Lunch Menu
For County Schools
The following is for the
week of April 20 - April 27
Breakfast: mini waffles,
juice, fruit, milk
Lunch: steak hoagie, sweet
potato coins, peas, fruit
Thursday, April 21:
Breakfast: sausage biscuit,
juice, fruit, milk
Lunch: rotisserie chicken
and herb couscous, green
beans, roll, fruit
Friday, April 22:
Breakfast: cook's choice
Lunch: cook's choice
Monday, April 25:
Breakfast: bagels with
cream cheese, juice, fruit, milk
Lunch: hamburger with lettuce and tomato, baked beans,
steamed carrots, fruit, cobbler
Tuesday, April 26:
Breakfast: chicken sliders,
juice, fruit, milk
Lunch: soup beans, ham,
corn bread, red roasted potatoes, cucumbers and tomatoes,
fruit
Breakfast: apple or cherry
frudel, juice, fruit, milk
Lunch: pizza, garden salad,
broccoli and carrots with dip,
fruit, Bavarian creme dessert
Food Pantry
Soup Schedule
Set for March
The Food Pantry soup schedule for March is:
Tuesday, April 26: chicken
noodle soup
Thursday, April 28: bean
soup
Soup is prepared by Chef
Dale Hawkins. Hours are 10 a.m.
to 1 p.m. Pantry clients will be
able to have free soup.
Anyone else can pick up
soup at the Food Pantry for a
donation at 126 East 2nd Street
in Weston. Call (304)-269-4000
for information.
ABANDONED
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Call to prove
ownership
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three finishers in each division as
well as an award for the overall
male and female winners. The
registration fee willl be $20.
The Fun Run is for children 12
and under. There are several age
groups for the children to compete
in. The Fun Run will take place
after the 5K and before the awards
presentation.
The cost to participate in the Fun
Run will be $5. With the shorter
distance of the Fun Run it is hoped
that students as well as others from
the area will participate. Each participant will receive a special item.
For more information please
contact Burnsville Elementary
School at (304)-853-2523.
The registration form can be
found online at the PTA’s Facebook
page or online at www.tristateracer.
com.
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Legion Sells Tickets for Gun Drawing
Weston Post 4 of the American
Legion met at Giovanni Restaurant
in Weston on April 7. The meeting
was held to take up tickets for the
groups shotgun giveaway and to
decide on a drawing date.
The funds from the drawing will
be used for the American Legion
Veterans Fund. Anyone wanting to
purchase tickets on a chance to win
a Collector Model 300-Winchester
1800-Ted Williams-12 Ga.-semi/
automatic shotgun with variable
choke, made in the U.S., can call
the number below. Only 300 tickets
will be sold. Participant do not need
to be present to win, however, you
must be 18 and pass a background
check.
The date for the drawing will
be Friday, May 6, at 4 p.m. in
the Mountain Traders Gun and
Pawn Store at 405 East Third Street
in Weston.
All Weston Post 4 members are
asked to turn in their tickets and
money to Commander Dan Gum
by Thursday, May 5, at the next
regular meeting or before. Legion
4 thanks all who support the Veterans Organization.
Anyone wanting to contribute
to any of their efforts, may send
donations to: Weston Post 4 of the
American Legion at P.O. Box 369,
Weston WV 26452. Any questions
call (304)-269-1331.
LIFESTYLES
The Weston
Democrat
B
‘Create Your
State’ Held
At LCHS
Pupils Enjoy
Visits from
Storyteller
Artist and musician Lori McKinney, brought her band and creative ideas to a meeting of “Create
Your State” on Wednesday at Lewis
County High School. The event was
possible by a request from Weston
Mayor Julia Spelsberg.
Approximately 30 people were
at the presentation, which included
a video review of the work that
McKinney’s group has done in
Princeton.
McKinney also accompanied
her band, which played several
original songs to for the presentation.
McKinney related that her efforts began in that area about 13
years ago. The project has been
a revitalization of the downtown
Princeton area. It began with an
“open mic” night, which brought
together musicians for a weekly
display of talent.
Then visual artists came aboard
and the downtown area has been
transformed with murals by professionals and volunteers.
As explained on the group’s
Facebook page, “The Create Your
State Tour is a multimedia performance and workshop that inspires
and empowers creative community
transformation.
It provides a full program of
immersive experiential learning
and strategic planning for leaders,
entrepreneurs, artists, students and
other involved citizens. Social
entrepreneurs from Princeton tell
their personal story of how the arts
are reigniting their once abandoned
downtown with creative capital,
reclaiming it as an arts district that is
increasingly drawing new business
and tourism. You will gain skills,
tools and on-the-ground contacts to
spark positive change and cultivate
a similar scene in your town, and
you will be invited to take advantage of ongoing support - resources,
contacts and mentorship - after the
workshop as you carry out your
arts-based community development projects.”
Spelsberg was interested in the
efforts to create murals for buildings. As part of the “Create Your
State” project, there are supplies
available for paint from a national
plant company.
After the presentation, about 10
people stayed for a short workshop.
McKinney answered questions and
provided suggestions for where
groups could begin their efforts to
“Create Your State.”
On March 31, seventh-grade
students at Robert L. Bland Middle
School (RLBMS) listened to a
selection of stories and songs from
W.Va. storyteller Susanna Holstein,
also known as “Granny Sue.”
During her three performances,
Holstein sang the ballad of “The
Railroad Boy,” and a lively interactive song about a whistle pig.
In addition to her walking cat
fish story, she told the tale behind
Burnt House and the story of Ike
Moore, the young boy who was
buried three times. Students were
mesmerized listening to Granny
Sue relate the horror story of Mr.
Fox.
In addition to her ballads and
tales, Holstein also shared memorabilia and stories from her father, a
coal miner and her English mother.
Holstein’s parents met while her
father was stationed in England
during WWII.
According to her website, grannysu.blogspot.com, Holstein lives
in Jackson County. As storyteller
“Granny Sue” she performs across
W.Va. and out of state, telling stories and singing Appalachian and
British ballads.
She is the WV Liaison to the
National Storytelling Network,
past secretary and founding board
member of the WV Storytelling
Guild, second vice president of
WV Writers, Inc. and a member
of the Appalachian Wordsmiths
writing group and several regional
storytelling organizations.
A published writer, Holstein is
a frequent presenter of programs
and workshops at conferences,
festivals, schools and libraries.
Holstein obtained her (Education
summa cum laude) in 1991 from
WV State College and Master of
Library and Information Science
from the University of South Carolina in 1995.
Holstein writes an online journal, Granny Sue’s News and
Reviews, the monthly poetry
blog "Mountain Poet," for the
central West Virginia publication "Two Lane Livin’." Her work
has appeared in two anthologies of
stories about Appalachian women
as well as in other print and online journals. Her poem Sago was
published in 2012 in Fed from the
Blade, an anthology of work by
West Virginia writers. Her writing
interests were sparked when she
started a writing group for children
in 2000. Her poetry, nonfiction and
fiction works have won numerous
awards at the WV Writers Annual
Conference.
She is the mother of five sons,
grandmother of 13 and has one
great-granddaughter.
When not writing, researching or telling stories, she enjoys
gardening, canning and a country
lifestyle on her small farm in Jackson County.
4-H Project
Workshop
Is April 22
A dedicated group of Lewis
County 4-H volunteers have organized a County-Wide 4-H Project
Workshop for Friday, April 22 at
Peterson-Central School.
4-H’ers and their parents are
welcome to come between the
hours of 6-7:30 p.m. to get help
from an experienced 4-H volunteer.
Pre-registration is not necessary.
4-H’ers can get help so they
better understand their project book
and/or get ideas for their project
exhibit. There are three parts of a
completed 4-H project; the project
circular, activity record and exhibit.
4-H volunteers will be ready to lend
assistance with any aspect of 4-H
project work. This event does not
apply to Cloverbuds.
Additionally, 4-H members that
bring their project book(s) to the
workshop and work on their book
or ask questions will receive a
certificate that will be worth three
points on their county activity record. Refreshments will be served.
The planning committee has selected Lewis County 4-H members
that have exhibited outstanding
project exhibits at the West Virginia
State Fair to show their project work
and talk about their project work.
A showmanship demonstration
for 4-H’ers enrolled in the rabbit
project will be held at 6:30 p.m.
In addition to project help in all
4-H project areas, including large
animals, special workshop type
activities will be featured for those
with projects in the areas of Foods,
This Is 4-H and Natural Resources.
For more information this County-Wide 4-H Project Workshop or
any aspect of the 4-H program in
Lewis County, contact the WVU
Lewis County Extension Office
located at 104 Center Avenue in
Weston; phone (304)-269-4660.
Pictured in the front row (left to right) are: Miles Harman, Gavin Miller, Sierra Snider, Maryam Banyamin, Hunte Jones, Jazilyn
Piggie, Tyler Smith and Tyler Weese; back row, Cobe Mills, Gabe Bonnett, James Kiser, Morgan Wimer, Faithalyn Robey, Corey Davidson, Ameila Johnson, Gabrielle Taylor, Abby Martin, Dayton Helms, Bryant Sponaugle and Damien Bonnett.
Peterson
Pupils Win at
Science Fair
Several students from PetersonCentral Elementary third and
fourth grade traveled to Glenville
State College to have their science fair projects judged against
several other schools in the state.
Courtney Boggs, a third grader,
earned first place in the second/
third grade division testing which
paper towel brand was the best at
absorbing liquid.
Leah Fallo and Savannah Bishop, third graders, earned third place
in the second/third grade division
testing if stirring hot chocolate or
not made it cool faster. In the fourth
grade division Dayton Helms and
Abby Martin won third place with
their experiment titled “Soda: Carbonated or Not?”
Pictured in the front row is Emily Gum; back row (left to right) are: Takiha Piggie, Mayli Squires,
Savannah Bishop, Courtney Boggs and Leah Fallo.
Preschool Pupils Study Meteorology
During the month of March,
20 students in Mrs. Rittenhouse
and Mrs. Johnston’s Preschool
class watched each days changing weather events and recorded
them in the class and at home on a
weather chart.
The students and parents drew a
visual representation of the weather
and noted whether it was rain, snow,
sleet or sun.
The information was recorded in
class and graphed to show a visual
representation of the most and least
type of precipitation.
Students and parents enjoyed
their daily time spent learning
about the weather changes Earth
goes through in changing seasons.
At the beginning of April, students
were presented with an award for
the month long learning project.
Pictured (left to right) in the back row are: Sophia Brown, Landry Cogar, Kylie Smith, Noah BishopHeater, Dylan Hall, Mrs. Johnston, Miss Scoot and Mrs. Rittenhouse; second row, Jackson Hinkle,
London Boran, Addilyn Irizarry, Adalee Shaffer, Logan Clem, Jaxson Butcher and Aubriegh Burrows;
and front row, Trent Bitz, Boe Alton, Brooklyn Novak, James Alfred, Kalia Ryan and Eva Tomey.
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The following is for the week
of April 20 - April 27
Wednesday, April 20: liver and
onions, mashed potatoes, gravy,
carrots, fruit, wheat roll
Thursday, April 21:
open faced turkey sandwich
with mashed potatoes, gravy, broccoli, pudding
Friday, April 22: baked chicken, sweet potatoes, squash, apple-
sauce, roll
Monday, April 25: crab patty,
pasta salad, corn, sherbet, ciabatta
bread
Tuesday, April 26: ham, sweet
potatoes, cornbread, cooked cabbage, fresh fruit
Wednesday, April 27: lasagna,
salad, mixed veggies, pineapple,
italian bread
Call 304-269-1600
Our address is
Post Office Box 968
or 306 Main Ave.
Weston, WV 26452
Take-Back
Is April 30
For Weston
The National Prescription Drug
Take-Back Day will take place on
Saturday, April 30, from 10 a.m. - 2
p.m. throughout the U.S.
Here in Lewis County, the local
detachment of the West Virginia
State Police is participating in the
effort.
As with the previous Take-Back
events, sites will be set up throughout communities nationwide so
local residents can return unwanted,
unneeded or expired prescription
drugs for safe disposal.
Locally, these prescription drugs
can be taken to the local detachment
of the West Virginia State Police,
located at 86 Glady Fork Road.
The National Prescription Drug
Take-Back addresses a vital public
safety and public health issue.
Many Americans are not aware that
medicines that languish in home
cabinets are highly susceptible to
diversion, misuse and abuse.
Rates of prescription drug abuse
in the U.S. are at alarming rates,
as are the number of accidental
poisonings and overdoses due to
these drugs. Studies show that
many abused prescription drugs are
obtained from family and friends,
including from the home medicine
cabinet.
In addition, many Americans do
not know how to properly dispose
of their unused medicine, often
flushing them down the toilet or
throwing them away, both potential
safety and health hazards.
In the previous nine Take-Back
events nationwide from 2010-2014,
4,823,251 pounds or 2,411 tons of
drugs were collected.
The last drug take-back event
was held on Sept. 26, 2015. On that
date, the effort across the nation
resulted in the collection of more
than 351 tons of pharmaceutical
controlled substances and other
medications for safe and proper
disposal.
In W.Va., 68 agencies collected
over 6,880 pounds at 123 TakeBack sites.
The Weston Democrat
is on Lewis County
coffee tables all week
Charity Cage
Tourney Set
For April 26
Hospital (SJMH) will participate in
a charity basketball game with St.
Joseph’s Hospital of Buckhannon
at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, April 26,
at Robert L. Bland Middle School.
The United Way of Gilmer,
Lewis and Upshur counties will
benefit from the game proceeds.
Tickets will be $5 at the door, $4
in advance, children under 12 is $2
and $3 at the door.
The game will be broadcast on
WOTR 96.3 FM with Jeff Wine
and Tim Pickens providing the
play by play.
The pre-game will be at 7 p.m.
with tipoff at 7:30 p.m.
Players for SJMH include:
Angie Lafferty, Eric Robey, Jennifer Pertertoi, Jesse Burton, Kay
Beane, Kourtney Self, Maria Potter, Mark Harris, Matt DeGarmo,
Rick Thomason, Sean Hamner,
Tom Law, John Weber and Kevin
Stalnaker.
The St. Joseph Hospital team includes: Kenny Alexander, Kaitlyn
Beeson, Gary Booth, Amy Cook,
Skip Giolberg, Ben Hart, Jake
Poling, Sarah Rice, Dr. Romano,
Jay Rowell, Danielle Smallridge,
Connie Sprouse, Fletcher Stevenson, Kevin Stingo, Tom Wood and
Steve Zickefoose.
B2—The Weston Democrat - Wednesday, April 20, 2016
Farmers
Market
Planned
I am so happy with my new
hearing aids from Heritage Hearing
in Buckhannon. I can hear better
than I have in years. These are so
up-to-date that if I want to I can
buy a remote to carry in my car that
works like a Bluetooth and I can do
hands-free telephone while driving.
There are other items to help
with TV audio reception and even
a little clip that can be attached to
the speaker’s lapel so that I could
hear under many circumstances that
would usually make it impossible.
I won’t be getting any of the extras,
but if someone needs that kind of
help, it is now available. I can also
get you, or perhaps you could get it
at the office, a card that can get you
a free hearing evaluation.
You might think that is not necessary, but I heard of one person
who got a free test and his hearing
was perfect. Sometime later he was
injured in an accident and could
not hear well after that. He had
the record of the free hearing test
to prove that he could hear well
prior to the accident.
Call me (304)-472-5102 or
email me at patschat.ridpath41@
gmail.com and I will get a card
sent to you for a free evaluation. If
you get it from me, I can get some
free batteries, and if you need and
get hearing aids, I can get a year’s
supply of batteries.
I spent two wonderful days
and nights up in the mountains of
Canaan and enjoyed the fresh air,
beautiful scenery and the camaraderie of some nurse friends, Mary
Ellen Davidson, Elizabeth Ferrell
and Joan Danner. We had good
food and good fun and wonderful
sight-seeing. Libby caught sight of
an alpaca and we doubled back and
took some pictures, one of which I
will enclose.
I am enclosing a picture of Randy Dustin presenting special music
at the worship service last Sabbath
and his grandson, Jason, helped and
had his own microphone. Everyone
seems to love it when children are
part of any program at our church.
The 3ABN World Magazine
for March had an article by Shelley Quinn entitled “Shine On” and
I am using it, with her permission,
because I liked it so much. If you
will remember, I have spoken about
one of my pet peeves previously,
drivers at dusk and dawn or on
foggy, rainy days whose vehicle
is almost invisible without their
headlights on.
“As I was driving to work recently on a cold January day, something
alarming happened that led me to a
spiritual insight. It was 7 a.m., 18
minutes before sunrise. The cloudy
sky was a dreary gray, dimly backlit
by twilight. The driver ahead of me
was stuck behind someone driving
15 mph below the speed limit and
This is a picture of Randy Dustin presenting special music at our worship service last Sabbath and
his grandson, Jason, helped and had his own microphone.
“Suddenly it occurred to me faith by the power of the Holy
oncoming traffic was unusually
heavy on the two-lane highway there were people like this within Spirit (Ephesians 3:16-17) we are to
between my house and 3ABN. As the church, members in motion, reflect His love, life and character.”
“How can we let our light shine?
we topped one hill after another, conforming to the appearance of
the line of approaching headlamps Christianity, but lacking the trans- The Apostle Paul instructs us to
forming light of God within. These ‘Show yourselves to the blameseemed to have no end.”
“The car I followed pulled out take the name of Christ, claiming less and guileless, innocent and
to pass the slower vehicle, but to represent Him, but their wick is uncontaminated, children of God
immediately swerved back into smoldering. They lack the oil of the without blemish, in the midst of
our eastbound lane. For a second Holy Spirit. They lack the fire of a crooked and wicked generation,
I thought this erratic driver had passion. Like those lightless driv- among whom you are seen as bright
a problem, but then I saw it, an ers, they move in line with the traf- lights, in the [dark] world, holding
oncoming vehicle with no lights fic of Christian tradition, but their out [to it] and offering [to all men]
that blended perfectly with the as- wick is smoldering. They lack the the Word of Life.’ Philippians 2:15phalt pavement. How dangerously oil of the Holy Spirit. They lack the 16 (AMP)”
“You can let your light shine
close they had come to a head-on fire of passion. Like those lightless
drivers, they move in line with the by joining the blessing Is on the
collision.”
“Again the driver before me traffic of Christian tradition, but ‘GO!’ Evangelistic Team. Simply
accelerated to pass, but as his ve- their witness jeopardizes others register to give a recurring monthly
hicle came parallel with the slower by their dismal representation or, donation of any amount to support
one, he slammed on his brakes and more frankly, misrepresentation of evangelism around the world and
swerved back into our lane again. Christ. Oh, Lord, do not let us be in your local area.
In turn, you will receive a cerCould it be? Yes, another approach- counted in that number.”
“In Matthew 5:16 Jesus says, tificate to show you have become
ing vehicle had tempted fate by
failing to turn on their headlamps. ‘Let your light so shine before men, a team member and each month
sinners’s heart is the devil’s These careless, lightless drivers, that they may see your good works 3ABN will send you an evangelistic
similar in appearance to their and glorify your Father in heaven.’ tool (a book, music CD, sermon
mansion-house. (Matthew 12:44) “I so
surroundings, were putting lives Jesus is the light of the world, and DVD or Bible study materials) to
will return unto my house.”
as He dwells in our hearts through share with your family, friends or
in jeopardy.”
neighbors.
As you share, you will be holding forth the Word of Life and shining like a star in God’s universe.”
You can call (618)-627-4651 or
visit www.3ABN.tv if you want to
West Virginia Farm Bureau will candidates understand what is join the “GO!” Team.
host a “Meet the Candidate Night” important to agriculture and to the
featuring candidates endorsed by citizens of our state, and recognize
WV Farm PAC. The event will be the challenges we all face trying to
held Friday, April 22, at 7 p.m. in provide for our families and earn
the Blue Ribbon Building at the a living. Voters can hear firsthand
West Virginia State Fairgrounds how they stand on the issues.”
Refreshments will be served
in Greenbrier County.
Candidates endorsed by WV during the event. For more inforFarm PAC who are running for of- mation, call WV Farm Bureau at
fices ranging from the WV House (800)-398-4630, extension 306.
West Virginia Farm Bureau
and Senate, Auditor, Treasurer,
Commissioner of Agriculture, Sec- was founded in 1919 to provide
An alpaca was spotted.
retary of State, Attorney General, leadership, education, information,
Governor, WV Supreme Court and training and economic services to
U.S. Congress have been invited to county farm bureaus to enhance
the quality of life for its members.
speak at the event.
“We want voters to make an For more information on WVFB,
informed choice,” said WVFB visit online at www.wvfarm.org.
President Charles Wilfong. “These
Broad Run Baptist Church in
Jane Lew will host a Care and
STONECOAL CHARGE
Share program in which articles
WESTON CHARGE
Stonecoal United Methodist
Bealls Mills United Methodist
of clothing, accessories and more
Church
Church
will be given away along with food
Bendale United Methodist
Horner United Methodist Church
Weston
Church
of
Christ
McCanns Run United Methodist
Pastor Bob King
pantry items by appointment only.
819
Camden
Ave.,
Weston,
WV
Pastor Ron Brown
Minister Rick Beck 304-517-1387
“If anyone speaks, they should do so as one who speaks the very words of God.
269-4807
All donated items are comWALKERSVILLE
CHARGE
If anyone serves, they should do so with the strength God provides, so that in
Word of Life Ministries
Elijah Chapel
pletely free of charge and Pastor
all things God may be praised through Jesus Christ.”
Broad Run Baptist Church
269-6492
Ireland United Methodist
—1 Peter 4:11 NIV
Jane Lew
Rick Garavaglia said that there is
Church
Pastor Rick Garavaglia
FREEMANSBURG CHARGE
Praise
God
Crawford United Methodist
cell: 304-672-5678
a huge selection of school age kids
Freemansburg United Methodist
Church
There is something in us which wants and needs to praise God.
office: 304-884-7413
Church
clothing to choose from.
Vandalia United Methodist
There are times when our spirit just seems to overflow with joy and
Miles Chapel
Church
Broad Street United Methodist
Churchville United Methodist
we simply can’t help praising God. There are many ways that this
Don’t miss out on a great opporFall
Run
U
M
Church
Rev. Richard Justice
Camden United Methodist
can be done, and a variety of words which can express God’s praise,
Rev. Dwayne Brown
tunity
to donate or pick up clothes
Office - 269-5123
Pastor
Paul
Thompson
but this seems to be a near universal sentiment. Most of the Psalms
269-5168
for
school
at the Broad Run Baptist
are hymns of praise, and throughout the Bible we are told repeatedly
WALDECK CHARGE
Church of Christ 269-2129
Waldeck United Methodist
to praise God, even being told the seemingly paradoxical advice
Church Care and Share.
JANE LEW CHARGE
Church of Nazarene
Jane Lew First United Methodist Church
to praise and thank Him in all circumstances (1 Thessalonians 5:18).
For more information call the
Pastor Toby Dukich 269-7452
McWhorter United Methodist Church Gee Lick United Methodist
Psalm 150 exhorts everything which has breath to praise the Lord!
Church
Mt. Hebron United Methodist
church
at (304)-884-7413.
And indeed, it sometimes seems that even the animals are praising
Mt. Morris United Methodist
Church of Jesus Christ of
at THE CROSS ROAD
A
Farm Bureau Plans
‘Meet Candidate’ Event
Interested individuals in creating a Farmers Market near the
Municipal Building are invited
to attend a meeting on Monday,
April 25, at 6 p.m. at the Weston
Municipal Building.
The market will tentatively open
on June 4, and the possible name for
it is Riverfront Farmers’ Market. It
will be a Saturday morning market
open from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
There has been quite a bit of
interest in the market so far. As
well as being an economic engine
for downtown, one of the goals
will be to bring fresh fruits and
vegetables to a local population
for healthy eating.
The Weston Fairs and Festivals
Committee is planning to have
a Salsa Cook-off as part of the
Weston’s Amazing Week activities
on Saturday, June 11, at the market.
At the market’s organizational
meeting a board was selected made
up of Geoff Kraus as the market
master; Lee Gainer, logo and
Facebook creation; Julia Spelsberg,
marketing; Barb Tucker, e-mail
chairwomen; Jessica Groves, rules
and regulations; Bruce Lloyd and
Justin Roy.
The next meeting will be on
Monday, April 25, at the city building at 6 p.m.
Cemetery Seeks
Upkeep Funds
There are many things that must
be done to keep the cemetery in
pristine condition, including mowing, weed eating and cleaning.
The trustees of the Carder Cemetery in Vadis are seeking contributions so that adequate funds will be
available for mowing and the general maintenance of the cemetery.
Special emphasis is being placed
in readying the cemetery for the
annual Memorial Day Ceremony.
While trustees request a $20
donation per lot per year for upkeep,
all donations are gladly accepted.
Donations may be sent, with
checks made payable to: Carder
Cemetery, c/o Susan Neely, 84
Lena Lane, Lost Creek, WV 26385.
For more information, call (304)918-8641.
Church Has
Free Soup Day
Every Thursday free soup will
be served at the First United Methodist Church in Jane Lew from
11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Church Hosts Free Meal,
Care, Share Yard Sale
Attend the Church of Your Choice
Latter-Day Saints
269-4320
First Baptist Church
Rev. Kenneth Miller
269-1569
Freeman’s Creek Baptist Church
Pastor Phil Heater
Jackson’s Mill Baptist Church
Pastor Greg Miller
Murphy’s Creek Baptist Church
Rev. Wease Day
Mt. Carmel Baptist Church
Reverend Stanley Herrod
Point Pleasant Baptist Church
Pastor Carl Radcliff 873-1821
Rock Grove Baptist Church
Pastor Ben Hall 304-745-5882
Troy Baptist Church
Jim Ballenger 873-2224
the Lord. The animal kingdom seems to have something joyous
imprinted in the very fiber of its being, for when we are moving and
breathing and fulfilling our God-given functions there is something
inherently joyful. So let all that you do be a praising of God, and
remember that our primary purpose is to praise God.
– Christopher Simon
Fisher Baptist Camp
269-7218
First Presbyterian Church
Rev. Bruce Macbeth 269-2801
Haleville Union Mission
269-3836
Hope’s Point Baptist Church
Pastor Dan Vaughn
304-444-5602
Kingdom Hall of
Jehovah’s Witnesses
269-6570
Lost Creek Church of God
Bishop Ronnie Beeson
269-4103
Message of Light Tabernacle
Rev. Martin Hoover 884-7197
Mt. Clare UM Church
Rev. Rodney D. Heckert
269-5869
New Life Southern Baptist Church
Glady Fork Rd.
269-6446
Orlando Baptist Church
Rev. Lonnie Ramsey 452-8469
St. Matthew United Methodist Church
Rev. Tim Conrad
269-2428
Bennett’s Furniture Center
9-5 Mon. - Sat. Closed Sun.
126 Main Ave., Weston
269-1522
Swisher Feed Co.
Kiddy Monument Co.
Weston Dairy Mart
765 US Hwy. 33 East, Weston, WV
Phone 269-5573
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Weston 269-1549
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160 W. 2nd St., Weston
269-1200
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269-2841
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At Church
The Mt. Hebron United Methodist Church of Jane Lew, will hold a
big yard sale on Friday, April 29,
from 8 a.m. until 4 p.m. and from
8 a.m. until 2 p.m. on Saturday.
There will be homemade baked
goods for sale and the kitchen will
be serving beans and cornbread and
delicious hot dogs.
All proceeds will go toward the
church maintenance fund. All are
invited to attend these community
events.
Pastor Bonnie Starkey
Church
Valley Chapel United Methodist
Grace Baptist Temple
Fairview United Methodist
43 Parkway Drive, Jane Lew
Pastor Roger Brown 304-884-6682 Church
Rev. Russell Furr 269-5889
Vineyard World Outreach
Ministries, Jane Lew
Grace Fellowship Church
Rev. Chad Belt 884-6572
Rev. William Hunt 269-6524
LEWIS CHARGE
The Word of God Outreach
St. Boniface Catholic Church
Fairview United Methodist
Ministries
Rev. George Manjadi 269-1767 Church
Pastor Elwood Mayle 269-1442
Harmony UM Church
St. Patrick’s Catholic Church
Union Chapel
Rev. J. Stephen Vallelonga
Berlin United Methodist Church Walkersville Area
269-3048
Twin Lakes Southern Baptist
Rev. Roger McKee 269-4719
St. Paul’s Episcopal Church
Church
MT. Lebanon Church
206 E. Second St.
Father John Valentine 269-5266 Pastor. Tim Hughes 884-7919
Gods House of Mercy Church
Old Rt 33- Horner Rd
Real Life Church
ORLANDO CHARGE
Pastor
Randy Wagoner 472-7381
385 Mid Ave.
Orlando United Methodist
931-4456
Church
St. Johannes Evangelical Lutheran
Oil Creek United Methodist
Victory Assembly of God
2746 Little Buck Run,
Church
Mark Anderson 269-5674
New Milton
Clover Fork United Methodist
Weston Church of God
Pastor Robert Mitchell
269-2947
Crestview Manor
Nursing & Rehabilitation
22 Oak St., Weston 269-4300
The Episcopal Church
is here for you.
199 Court St., Jane Lew, WV
884-7811
FOSTER FEED
Bland St., Weston 269-1333
St. Paul’s Sun. worship 10:45 a.m.
H & M Motor Co.
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Recovery Group Baked Steak
Meets Tuesdays Dinner April 23
Celebrate Recovery, a 12-step
Christ-centered recovery program,
for people who have hurts, habits
and hangups, meets at 6:30 p.m.
every Tuesday at Living Word
Church of God, 16 Thurman Avenue in Buckhannon.
Child care is available and refreshments are served.
If you live in the Weston area
and need transportation call Lori
at (304)-884-7087 or for additional
information call Doug at (304)619-7537.
All are welcome.
A baked steak dinner will be
offered at the Lost Creek United
Methodist Church on April 23,
from 3-7 p.m.
Adults will pay $10, children
will be $4 and children under six
will eat for free. Takeout will be
available.
For more information call (304)745-3443.
Church Will Give
Out Food Today
The Oil Creek Methodist Church
will give out food today, from 10
a.m. until noon. The handout did not
have the correct date. Please inform
anyone you know that comes about
St. Matthew United Methodist the error.
Also make sure you bring someChurch will hold a free monthly
community dinner beginning thing to put your food in.
Saturday, April 23, at 4 p.m. at
the church, located on the corner
of East Third Street and Center
Avenue.
The dinner will be held the
fourth Saturday of every month.
The Seventh-Day Adventist
The menu for April will be spaghetti, sauce, salad, bread, dessert Church, at 1122 Brushy Fork Road,
will have a rummage sale May 2-4,
and beverage.
from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. each day.
All are welcome.
Church Plans
Free Dinner
Church Slates
Rummage Sale
The Weston Democrat - Wednesday, April 20, 2016—B3
Escape Charge Against Zuccaro Dismissed
The man that was being held
at William R. Sharpe, Jr. Hospital
for a psychiatric evaluation on a
murder charge and who eloped
last year has had a felony escape
charge against him here dismissed
in Lewis County Magistrate Court.
Rocco J. Zuccaro, 31, from
Brooke County, escaped from
Sharpe Hospital by scaling an over
15 ft. wall on March 23 last year,
touching off a massive manhunt
until he was caught a few days later
just over the county line in Harrison
County. Subsequently, he was held
in a more secure facility out of state
until his trial in Brooke County.
At that trial, Zuccaro was found
guilty of first degree murder and
was sentenced to life in prison
without mercy, meaning he will
never be eligible for parole. The
Burgettstown, Pa. native fatally
shot Jason Pratz at Pratz’s home in
McKinleyville in February of 2013.
Zuccaro had been formally
charged with felony escape by
St.Tpr. A.N. Alton of the West
Virginia State Police the day after
he escaped.
On April 12, the state filed
a motion before Lewis County
Magistrate Roger D. Clem, Jr.,
requesting that the charge be dismissed. That motion was granted by
Magistrate Clem. The state chose
to dismiss the charge here in that
with the life sentence he received
in Brooke County means he will
never be released from prison so
there is really no purpose to bring
him back to Lewis County on the
escape charge.
Other criminal judgments handed down recently in Lewis County
Magistrate Court included the
following:
Joshua D. Reid, 36, of U.S.
Rt. 33W, Weston, was charged
with second offense shoplifting
by Deputy A.J. Hummel, LCSD,
on Jan. 20.
On April 14, the charge was
dismissed upon motion by the
state before Magistrate Clem, with
the notation that he pled guilty to
another shoplifing charge earlier.
Jamie L. Fraley, 25, of 11th
Street, Weston, was charged with
violating a domestic violence
protection order by Sr. Tpr. R.W.
Jones, WVSP, on March 16. Fraley
had been charged with the same
offense on Nov. 23, 2015, by Sr.
Tpr. J.C. Johnson, WVSP.
On April 14, under a plea agree-
ment with the state, Fraley pled
guilty before Magistrate Clem to
the charge filed by Tpr. Jones and
as part of the agreement, the charge
filed last year by Tpr. Johnson was
dismissed upon motion by the state.
He was assessed a fine of $250,
court costs of $160.25 and was
given a six month suspended jail
sentence replaced with probation
and participation in the Community
Corrections Program. In addition,
as part of his probation he is to have
no contact with the victim.
Todd A. Hefner, 33, of John
Street, Weston, was charged with
battery by Deputy Z.M. Lopez,
LCSD, on Jan . 28.
On April 14, under a plea agreement with the state, Hefner pled
guilty before Magistrate Clem. He
was assessed court costs of $185.25
and was given credit for 28 days he
spent in jail after his arrest.
Ronald R. Crites, Jr., 27,
of West 4th Street, Weston, was
charged with battery and making
threats via a communication device
by Ptlmn. D.A. Lothes, WPD, on
Dec. 15, 2015.
On April 14, under a plea agreement with the state, Crites pled
guilty to the threat charge and
the battery charge was dismissed
upon motion by the state before
Magistrate Clem.
On the threat charge, Crites was
assessed court costs of $160.25 and
was given a 31 day jail sentence
with all but one day suspended. He
is to serve one day in jail, and will
then be on six months of probation.
As part of his probation, he was
ordered to have no contact with
the victim.
Adam S. Carpenter, 21, of
Broad Run Road, Jane Lew, was
charged with possession of a
controlled substance/methamphetamine by Deputy E.E. Carpenter,
LCSD, on Dec. 6, 2015.
On April 14, Carpenter pled no
contest before Magistrate Clem.
He was assessed a fine of $50 and
court costs of $185.25.
Zachery C. McKisic, 28,
of Simpson Run Road, Weston,
was charged with possession of
a controlled substance/methamphetamine and possession of a
controlled substance/heroin by
Deputy E.E. Carpenter on Aug.
22, 2015.
On April 14, under a plea agreement with the state, McKisic pled
guilty to the possession of meth
ROCCO J. ZUCCARO
charge and the possession of heroin
charge was dismissed upon motion
by the state before Magistrate Clem.
On the possession of methamphetamine charge, McKisic was
assessed court costs of $185.25,
was given a suspended 180 day
jail sentence with credit for 60
days served in jail and one year
of probation with six months of
participation in the Community
Corrections Program. In addition,
as part of his probation, McKisic
must go do drug rehab or he will
serve the 120 days in jail.
Male juvenile, age 17, was
charged with possession of tobacco
at Lewis County High School while
under the age of 18. The juvenile
was charged by Deputy E.W. Clark,
LCSD, on March 31.
On April 14, the male juvenile
pled guilty before Magistrate Clem.
He was assessed a fine of $50, court
costs of $160.25 and is required to
perform eight hours of community
service work.
Tiffany R. Beckner, 26, of Virginia Avenue, Weston, was charged
with possession of a controlled substance/methamphetamine and possession of a controlled substance/
hydrocodone by Deputy E.E.
Carpenter, LCSD, on March 15.
On April 7, the charges were
dismissed without prejudice upon
motion by the state before Magistrate Clem with the notation that
the state wishes to review the case
as it appears connected to a felony
case against Beckner.
Brenda C. Everett, 62, of
Hutchinson HLW, Mt. Clare,
was charged with possession of
a controlled substance/synthetic
marijuana by Deputy J.R. Moran,
LCSD, on April 8, 2015.
dismissed by Magistrate Clem as
Everett had completed a deferred
sentence with no further problems.
She was assessed court costs of
$190.25.
Zachariah Cooper, 26, of
Gaston Street, Weston, was charged
with possession of marijuana by
Sheriff A.M. Gissy, LCSD, on
April 29, 2015.
Cooper had completed a deferred
He was assessed court costs of
$190.25.
Lance M. Wimer, 30, of Gauley
Turnpike, Ireland, was charged
Deputy E.E. Carpenter, LCSD, on
April 29, 2015.
Wimer had completed a deferred
He was assessed court costs of
$190.25.
Ross R. Jeren, 31, of Larchmont
Lane, Buckhannon, was charged
Trp. M. Denison, WVSP, on May
10, 2015.
On April 8, the charge was dismissed by Magistrate Clem as Jeren
had completed a deferred sentence
with no further problems. He was
assessed court costs of $190.25.
Brandon M. Moffatt, 29, of
Diana Drive, Webster Springs,
was charged with shooting across a
roadway, shooting near a residence
and illegal possession of wildlife by
DNR Officer Seth Rader on Nov.
25, 2015.
On April 7, under a plea agreement with the state, Moffatt pled
guilty to the shooting across the
roadway and illegal possession
charge and the shooting near a
residence charge was dismissed
upon motion by the state before
Magistrate Michael R. Gissy.
On the shooting across a roadway charge, Moffatt was assessed
a fine of $200 and court costs of
$160.25. On the illegal possession
of wildlife charge he was assessed
a fine of $200 and court costs of
$160.25. As part of the agreement,
however, Moffatt was not required
to pay a deer replacement fee.
Wesleyan
Is Offering
Gifted Camp
The state’s only summer camp
for gifted children is now open to
rising 5th-12th graders, giving this
special population a chance to be
challenged intellectually in a congenial atmosphere with their peers
on the campus of West Virginia
Wesleyan College. The program
is the most affordable camp for the
gifted in the country.
The two-week, residential
program offers advanced classes
in physics, higher math, creative
writing, computer programming,
history and environmental science
and are taught by college professors experienced in teaching to
the gifted.
Campers room with their agemates in the dormitory, eat college
food, play together and attend
classes on campus. They are supervised by college-age counselors
who serve as guides and mentors.
The camp also offers extensive
facilities and will run June 19
through July 2.
Enrollments will be accepted up
until the first day of camp. An online
registration is available and participants can view its offerings, learn
about the professors or register at
www.wvwc.edu/summergifted.
Students must be identified as gifted
to qualify.
For further information, contact
your child’s gifted teacher, call
the WSGP summer gifted office
at (304)-473-8072, e-mail sgp@
wvwc.eduWesleyan Summer
Gifted Program on Facebook.
Obituaries
Cecil E. Knight
Cecil Eugene Knight passed
away recently at age 83. He was
born in West Virginia to Annie and
William Knight, the youngest of
13 children.
He resided in Ireland until he
enlisted in the army. He proudly
served his country in Korea and two
tours in Vietnam. He grew up rather
“rowdy,” became a Christian and
joined the 7th day Adventist church
in his 40s. In his twilight years, he
gained much satisfaction from his
life-long love of dogs, restoring old
cars, his job as a greeter at church
and from his many friends.
He is survived by a niece, two
daughters, four grandchildren and
11 great-grandchildren.
To honor his life, there will be
two celebrations of life services.
One in Gig Harbor, WA in Haven
of Rest Chapel on April 30, at 11
a.m. and one at the 7th Day Adventist Church in Colville on May
15, at 1 p.m.
The family requests that donations in his name in lieu of flowers
be sent to the Colville, WA 7th Day
Adventist Pathfinder program or
programs that support Disabled
Veterans affairs.
Rev. Dr. Fr. Marian
Stanislas Mazgaj
Fr. Marian Stanislas Mazgaj
entered into eternal glory on April
7, 2016, at Ohio Valley Medical
Center in Wheeling, in the care of
his loving wife, Mildred Juanita
Mazgaj, and the wonderful medical staff of the OVMC cardiac and
intensive care unit.
Born on Dec. 8, 1923, in the Polish village of Gaj: he was the son
of Jozefa Soja and Jozef Mazgaj.
He was the eldest of 10 children
and is survived by three brothers,
Klemens, Robert and Zbigeniew;
and four sisters, Henryka Baran,
Danuta Bernys, Zdzislawa Wieczorek and Anna Lawrence.
He was preceded in death by
two younger brothers, Olik and
Eugieniucz. Raised on a working
farm for the first 16 years of his
life, he knew the joys of a loving
family, many good teachers and
classmates and a deep and abiding
Roman Catholic faith.
On Sept. 1, 1939, he experienced
the Nazi invasion of his homeland
and later as a member of the Jedrus
Group and Flying Commando. He
engaged in combat operations behind enemy lines for the duration of
the war, received Allied air drops,
witnessed the Holocaust first hand
and supported Operation Tempest
in 1944. He often said on many
occasions that he considered it a
miracle to have survived the war.
Following the Soviet occupation
of Poland in 1945, he responded to
a call to serve Christ as a Roman
Catholic priest and was ordained
on May 25, 1952. He later studied
at the Jagiellonian University in
Krakow, Poland, where he was
awarded his doctorate in theology
and undertook post-doctoral work
at the Catholic University of Lublin.
When the Soviet police apparatus began rounding up former members of the Polish underground,
Fr. Marian received permission
from his bishop to obtain a visa to
the U.S. and left Poland in 1957.
He later became a U.S. citizen,
achieved a second doctorate in canon law at the Catholic University
in Washington, D.C. and a master’s
degree in philosophy at Duquesne
University in Pittsburgh, Pa.
He taught at the Penn State University McKeesport and Fayette
campuses for several years before
resigning from the priesthood to
marry his loving wife, Mildred
Juanita Mazgaj, in 1972. He was
later received into the Episcopal
Church of the U.S. in 1981, where
he continued his priestly ministry
for another 30 years, serving a total
of 60 years as a priest to God’s
people.
He is survived by his loving
wife, Mildred Juanita, and their
two sons, Marian Anthony Mazgaj,
his wife, Corina, and their two
daughters, Isabel and Valentina
of Encinitas of Calif., and Joseph
Marian Mazgaj of Rogersville, Pa.
Visitations were held at Kepner
Funeral Home in Wheeling, on
Monday, April 11, from 2-4 p.m.
and 6-8 p.m. The funeral service
was held at St. Matthew Episcopal Church in Wheeling, with the
Rev. Mark E. Seitz officiating on
Tuesday, April 12, at 10:30 a.m.
with burial that followed at West
Alexander Cemetery, West Alexander, Pa.
Memorial contributions may be
made to the St. Matthew Episcopal
Church food pantry.
Personal condolences may be
made to the family at www.kepnerfuneral.com. To send flowers or a
memorial gift to the family of Rev.
Dr. Marian Stanislas Mazgaj please
visit the Sympathy Store.
Ida Mae Walls
Garton Plaza, Weston, WV
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Free Lunch For All Seniors 4th Friday of each month
at the LC Senior Center
Ida Mae Walls, age 92, of the
Bunner Ridge Community, went
to be with the Lord on Sunday,
April 17, 2016, after a battle with
cancer. She passed away at home
surrounded by her beloved family.
Ida Mae was born on Feb. 17,
1924: a daughter of the late Leroy
and Wilma (Rogers) Bunner.
She was a graduate of East Fairmont High School, Fairmont State
College and did some graduate
work at West Virginia University.
She was employed for 44 years as a
teacher and principle in the Marion
County school system. She was
beloved by her students and had
an impact on many of their lives.
Ida Mae Walls
She was a faithful member of
the Church of Christ at Mt. Nebo,
a wonderful mother, grandmother,
sister and friend. She enjoyed
spending time with her family and
was well known for her skill as a
seamstress and for her peanut butter
fudge. Her other interests included
country music at the Sagebrush
Roundup, dining out and attending
church services. She was a loving,
kind and generous woman who devoted her life to God, her family and
the community of Bunner Ridge.
In addition to her parents, she
was also preceded in death by her
husband, Bernard L. Ryan, Sr.; son,
Gary Arthur Ryan; her second husband, Claud Walls; her infant sister,
Vergie Gladine Bunner; and a sister,
Mary ”Jimmy” Virginia Williams.
She is survived by a son, Bernard L. (Sioux) Ryan, Jr. of Bunner
Ridge; five grandchildren, David
(Wanda) Ryan, Carolyn (John)
Priestly, all of Bunner Ridge,
Bobby (Becky) Ryan of Weston,
Sally Massey of Parkersburg,
Missy (Rick) Maidens of Williamstown; and sister, Doris Bunner of
Bunner Ridge.
Also surviving are nine greatgrandchildren, Katlyn and Samuel
Ryan, Lucas Mullooly, Nicki Ryan,
Michael and Gracie Mae Priestly,
John “J’ and Shaylyn Massey, Kayleigh Maidens; and several nieces
and nephews.
Friends and family may call at
the Carpenter and Ford Funeral
Home, 209 Merchant Street, from
4-8 p.m. Tuesday, 1-8 p.m. Wednesday and 10-11 a.m. on Thursday.
The funeral service will be held
at 11 a.m. Thursday, April 21, at
the funeral home with Evangelist
Norman Floyd and her grandson,
David Ryan officiating. Interment
will follow at Mt. Zion Cemetery.
Condolences may be left for the
family at www.carpenterandford.
com.
pany as well as from Rite Aid in
Mechanicsburg. She was a former
member of Mt. Olivet United
Methodist Church and attended
Messiah Village BIC Church. She
enjoyed many activities especially
gardening.
She was preceded in death by
her husband, James K. Wilfong;
six brothers, Oran, Joseph, Robert, Quentin, Charles and Homer
Singleton; and by her great aunts,
Agnes Twyman, Lorena and Amy
Messenger.
She is survived by her three children, James L. Wilfong of Carlisle,
Shirley J. Sauers of New Cumberland and Catherine M. Wilfong
of Mechanicsburg; four brothers,
Frederick, Richard, David and Arthur Singleton; three grandchildren
and four great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were Tuesday,
April 19, at Malpezzi Funeral
Home, Mechanicsburg with viewing held. Burial took place at Gate
of Heaven Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, contributions
may be made to the Alzheimer’s
Association, 2595 Interstate Drive,
Suite 100, Harrisburg, PA 17110;
Messiah Village Adult Day Care
Program, 100 Mt. Allen Drive,
Mechanicsburg, PA 17055 or to
Claremont Nursing Home Dementia Unit, 1000 Claremont Road,
Carlisle, PA 17013. www.MalpezziFuneralHome.com.
James “Harold” Wireman
Agnes M. Wilfong
Agnes Mae Wilfong, age 76,
formerly of Mechanicsburg, passed
away Friday, April 15, 2016, at Claremont Nursing Center in Carlisle.
Born July 11, 1939, in Vadis: she
was the daughter of the late Ralph
L. and Eva (Messenger) Singleton.
James “Harold” Wireman, age
She retired from Asplundh
Tree Expert and Chemical Com- 74, of French Creek, died Wednesday, April 13, 2016, at the Louis
A. Johnson VA Medical Center in
Clarksburg.
He was born on June 25, 1941,
in Pilot, Ky.: a son of the late
James William and Ruby Townsend
Wireman.
He was united in marriage on
Sept. 4, 1970, to Gathel Carpenter
Wireman, who survives.
In addition to his wife, he is
survived by one son, Phillip (Margie) Wireman of Jane Lew; one
daughter, Lisa Wireman of Weston;
five grandchildren, Xavier Lewis,
Logan and Mawell Wireman and
Michael and Samuel Stalnaker;
two special granddaughters whom
he loved like his own, Crystal Linger of Buckhannon and Kimmie
(Dylan) Cook of Front Royal, Va.;
one brother, Kenneth Wireman of
Stanton, Ky.; four sisters, Josephine
Fields of West Melton, Ohio, Caro-
lyn Coffman of Pottsdam, Ohio,
Yvonna Lockard of Sheffield Lake,
Ohio and Lemoise Tyra of Pines
Ridge, Ky.; and several nieces and
nephews.
In addition to his father and
mother he was preceded in death
by one brother, Glenn Wireman.
He was an avid outdoorsman
and loved hunting and fishing. He
served in the U.S. Army. He was a
member of the French Creek DAV.
Friends were received at the
Heavner & Cutright Funeral Chapel on Saturday, April 16. Funeral
services were held on Sunday, April
17, at the Heavner & Cutright
Funeral Chapel with Pastor John
Darnall officiating. Interment followed in the French Creek Memorial Gardens. The Upshur County
Honor Guard conducted military
services at the graveside.
Online condolences may be
extended to the Wireman family
at www.heavnerandcutright.com.
The Wireman family has entrusted the Heavner & Cutright
Funeral Chapel with funeral arrangements.
Donald E. Heinicke Jr.
Donald Eugene Heinicke Jr., age
67, of Walkersville, passed away at
10:42 a.m. on Monday, April 18,
2016, in the United Hospital Center
in Bridgeport, following complications from multiple health issues.
He was born in Baltimore, Md.
on April 30, 1948: a son of the late
Donald Eugene Heinicke Sr. and
Evelyn Louise Root Heinicke.
He is survived by one sister,
Jean Elaine Heinicke Williams of
Catonsville, Md.; one niece; and
his close friends, Becky and Russ
Lowther of Walkersville, and John
Summers of Glady Creek.
In addition to his parents, he
was preceded in death by his loyal
companion, best friend and beloved
Weimaraner, Fritz, who was always
by his side.
In his younger years, he worked
as a cable installer for the phone
company and as a deckhand on a
fishing boat in Alaska. As a young
athlete, he played basketball and ran
track, then as he aged he enjoyed
playing golf. He enjoyed living
a solitary lifestyle in the country
with just a few treasured friends
by his side.
His request for cremation has
been honored and his family and
friends will have a private Celebration of Life Service at a later date.
The Pat Boyle Funeral Home
and Cremation Service, 144 Hackers Creek Road in Jane Lew, is
honored and privileged to serve
the family of Donald Heinicke, Jr.
expressed at www.patboylefuneralhome.com.
In Memory
Robert Wright
1/21/1934
Missing you on your birthday
Husband
I miss the strength you brought
me, And the comfort that it gave,
And on your birthday it’s so
hard, Pretending to be brave.
But I’ve found hidden courage,
And it helps to see me through,
It guides me and protects me,
And I know it comes from you.
Here on earth we shared a life,
As happy as could be,
And I never took for granted,
All you meant to me.
So I shall spend your birthday,
Dreaming that you’re here,
Helping me to wipe away, Every
silent tear.
Love, Mary
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or 306 Main Ave.
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Obituaries
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Obituaries
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John F. Gissy
home chapel to conclude the visitation. A Mass of Christian Burial
will be held at 10 a.m. on Thursday,
April 21, at the All Saints Catholic
Church in Bridgeport, with Father
Benedict Kapa and Father Hillarian
Cann as celebrants. Interment will
be in the St. Boniface Cemetery in
Camden.
In Lieu of flowers, memorial
donations can be made to: All Saints
Catholic Church Building Fund,
317 E. Main Street, Bridgeport,
WV 26330 or Riding On Insulin at
www.RidingOnInsulin.org or P.O.
Box 1516, Whitefish, MT 59937.
Condolences may be extended to
the family at www.perinefunerals.
com.
The Perine Funeral Home is
honored to serve the Gissy family.
Icie Marie McVay
John F. Gissy, age 76, of
Bridgeport, passed away at 7:06
a.m. on Sunday, April 17, 2016,
at the United Hospital Center in
Bridgeport.
He was born in Weston, June 19,
1939: a son of the late Paul Michael
and Kathryn Margaret Casey Gissy.
He is survived by his wife, Alice
J. Nutter Bernard Gissy, whom he
married June 30, 1989.
He was preceded in death by his
first wife and mother of his sons,
Constance Herold Gissy.
Surviving are three sons, John
Herold (Song) Gissy of Panama
City, Fla., Shawn Michael Gissy of
San Francisco, Calif., Mark (Angie)
Bernard of Dayton, Pa.; one daughter, Jackie (Tim) Perine of Shinnston; 11 grandchildren, Amanda
Gissy, Ashley Gissy, Adam (Tara)
Perine, Andrew (Sarah) Perine,
Allison (Ryan) Satterfield, Alana
(Alex) Hoskinson, Emily (Ryan)
Holmes, Erica Bernard, Alysia
Shaffer, Raymond (Amber) Shaffer and Becca Shaffer; and 11
great-grandchildren, Avion, Chase,
Caydence, Cash, Rush, Willow,
Maddox, Easton, Adley, Benton
and Jaxson.
He is also survived by one
brother, Steve (Kim) Gissy of
Bridgeport; three sisters, Kathy
(Roger) Owen of Winter Springs,
Fla, Carolyn Gissy of Weston,
Mary Ellen (Frank) Bragg of Jane
Lew; and many beloved nieces and
nephews.
In 2001, John retired from Hope
Gas/Dominion Transmission with
44 years service. He served in the
Army National Guard, Weston,
on the rifle competition team. He
was a 1957 graduate of St. Patrick
High School.
He enjoyed helping his sonin-law and grandson at the Perine
Funeral Home, Shinnston, for the
last several years after his retirement. John was an avid collector
of antiques and chimney stones.
He was a loving husband, father,
grandfather and brother.
The family will receive friends
at the Perine Funeral Home, 1348
S. Pike Street in Shinnston, from
noon to 8 p.m. on Wednesday, April
20. There will be a vigil service at
7:30 p.m. Wednesday in the funeral
Ray McVay.
She retired from the Weston
State Hospital with 32 years of
service as a health aide. She had also
worked at Wendy’s and the Weston
Dairy Mart. She enjoyed baking,
crocheting, cooking holiday meals
for the family, spending time with
her grandchildren and attending the
Bendale United Methodist Church.
Friends and family will gather
at the Pat Boyle Funeral Home and
Cremation Service, 144 Hackers
Creek Road in Jane Lew, from 12-2
p.m. on Wednesday, April 20, 2016.
Funeral Services will follow at
2 p.m. from the Pat Boyle Funeral
Home Chapel with Rev. Ronald C.
Brown officiating. Interment will
follow in Forest Lawn Memorial
Gardens in Jane Lew.
In lieu of flowers donations may
be made at the funeral home to assist the family with final expenses.
The Pat Boyle Funeral Home
and Cremation Service is honored
and privileged to serve the family
of Icie McVay.
expressed at www.patboylefuneralhome.com.
GSC Plans
18th Annual
Golf
Tourney
The 18th annual Glenville State
Icie Marie McVay, age 84, of
Bendale Road, Weston, passed
away at 10:04 p.m. on Sunday,
April 17, 2016, at her residence
after struggling with respiratory
issues for several years.
She was born in Upshur County
on Oct. 13, 1931: a daughter of the
late Homer Lee Walker and Goldie
Marie Perrine Walker.
On April 22, 1960, she married
Clarence McVay and they enjoyed
several years of marriage before
divorcing. To this day, he remains
close with his children.
Her strong, independent spirit
will be carried on by her five children, Randal Lynn McVay, James
Stephen (Delores Ann) McVay, all
of Weston, Debra Ann (Timothy)
Williams of Buckhannon, Gary
Wayne McVay and Daniel Kyle
McVay, all of Weston;14 grandchildren, Barbara Rohrbough, David
Rohrbough, Tina Rohrbough,
Lucretia Dean, Joe Hitt II, Adam
McVay, Jessie McVay, Kelly
McVay, Nick Williams, Haley
Williams, Taryn Eddy, Brittany
McVay, Kendra McVay and Daniel
McVay; three great-grandchildren;
three brothers, Charles (Donna)
Walker of Morgantown, Larry
(Mary) Walker of Camden and
Robert (Phyllis) Walker of Gassaway; one sister, Ruth (Ronzel)
Ross of Jane Lew; and numerous
nieces and nephews.
In addition to her parents, she
was preceded in death by seven
brothers, Junior, George, Russell,
Harold, Lyle, Wayne and Gilbert
Walker; four children, Joe Hitt,
William Charles McVay, Terri
Gail Rohrbough and infant son,
College (GSC) Department of Land
Resources Golf Tournament will be
held at the Bel Meadow Golf Club
in Clarksburg on Friday, April 22,
at noon.
Proceeds from the event will
again be used to enhance student
learning within GSC’s Natural
Resource Management programs,
will help provide extra tools and
equipment for students studying environmental, forestry, land
surveying, land management and
other natural resource management
programs at GSC.
Multiple prizes, including
$10,000 cash and a Honda Rancher
TRX 4-Wheeler will be provided
for the hole-in-one prizes and a
Stihl MS251 Chainsaw prize for
the closest second shot.
The top three teams will receive
cash awards and trophies including
$400 for first place, $300 for second
place and $200 for third place.
Prizes also will be awarded for
closest to pin, log driver champion,
longest putt and longest drive.
Participants can enter the
scramble golf outing for an entry
fee of $80 per person or $320 per
team of four. The entry fee includes
green fees, cart rental and lunch.
Organizations and individuals
are welcome to sponsor a hole,
starting at $100. Sponsors will be
recognized in a GSC Department
of Land Resources newsletter and
will have the name of the person
or organization displayed during
the event.
Checks can be made payable to
GSC Land Resources Fundraiser
and sent to GSC Department of
Land Resources, 200 High Street,
Glenville, WV 26351.
For more information and to register, contact the Land Resources
Department at (304)-462-4135.
Oil and Gas Topic of Chamber Lunch
The Lewis County Chamber of
Commerce sponsored a luncheon at
the Hickory House Restaurant last
Thursday that featured discussion
of the oil and gas industry.
Guest speaker for the luncheon,
which was well attended, was Attorney Kyle Nuttall of Buckhannon,
who has worked with the industry
even before becoming a lawyer.
Nuttall spoke about the ups and
downs of the oil and gas industry,
relaying information about why
the industry has taken a nosedive
of late.
Included among the reasons for
the decline in the natural gas area is
lack of ways to transport the gas to
needed markets both in the United
States and abroad. One reason for
this is the lack of pipelines to carry
the gas. “We have plenty of natural
gas, but no where to put it,” he said.
Another reason he cited for the
downturn in the industry is overproduction and international industry
decisions. “In the past, when the
price of oil declined, the major
producers like the Saudis would cut
production to help increase prices.
They haven’t done that now,” he
said. In addition, production of oil
in the U.S. has increased greatly.
Nuttall said the industry would
rebound, but there is a concern
among producers that when it does
they may not be able to find the
needed skilled workers as many
have left to other jobs with the
current downturn in the industry.
Nuttall said that the industry is
an up and down one, and that part
of the fault lies with producers who
fail to look ahead to the future.
“Americans don’t look ahead, nor
do oil and gas producers,” he said.
Also speaking at the luncheon
was David Townsend, who invited
all to visit his new business Mountain Roots Marketplace in Weston.
Townsend spoke of what his busi-
Attorney Kyle Nuttall was
guest speaker at the Lewis County Chamber luncheon held last
Thursday at the Hickory House
Restaurant. Nuttall spoke about
the oil and gas industry.
ness had to offer and his hopes for
the future with the store.
is dedicated to West Virginia producers of vegetables, fruits, meats,
eggs, crafts and artisan works. It
is a business that will sell products
for local people. Anyone needing an
outlet to sell their goods can set up
in one of the rented spaces available
in the store and the Townsend’s will
sell the product for them.
Mountain Roots also has spaces
available for people to set up in
the flea market area of the store.
People wishing to set up in the flea
market section can pay for a spot
in the store by the day, week or
month. Food items, baked goods
and eggs are also availble to be
sold on consignment. Mountain
Roots charges no commissions and
requires no contracts.
is open Monday through Saturday
from 8 a.m. until 6 p.m., and on
Sunday from 8 a.m. until 5 p.m. and
is located on West Second Street in
Weston, across from TALA.
WILLIAMS
FAMILY PRACTICE, PLLC
Jeremy Williams, M.D.
1 Garton Plaza, Weston, WV 26452
304-517-1301
Hours: Mon 7:30am-5pm, Tues-Thurs 9am-6pm,
Wed 9am-5pm, Fri 7:30am-5pm
Kerns Benefit Dinner Is Set for May 6
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
The West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection has scheduled a
public hearing on June 2, 2016, at 10:00
a.m. to discuss the Draft Fiscal Year 2017
Intended Use Plan for the Clean Water State
Revolving Fund Program (CWSRF). A part of
the Intended Use Plan is the Fiscal Year 2017
Priority List. The hearing will take place a the
DEP headquarters in Charleston in the New
River Conference Room (Room #2129). A
copy of the draft Fiscal Year 2017 Intended
Use Plan is available, and may be requested
by calling, writing or sending an email request
to the address below. The plan can also be
viewed on DEP’s web site.
Contact
Katheryn Emery
WV Department of Environmental
Protection
Division of Water & Waste Management
Clean Water State Revolving Fund
601 57th Street, SE
Charleston, WV 25304
(304) 926-0499 Ext. 1596
[email protected]
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A benefit dinner will be held for against cancer.
dessert and drinks. The price is phone at (304)-838-2634.
Karen (Susie) Kerns on Friday, May
The dinner will be from 11 a.m. $10 per person.
If anyone would like to make
6, at the Bendale United Methodist to 6 p.m. The menu is spaghetti,
Take outs and deliveries will any donations or help with the
Church to help her with her battle meatballs, salad, Italian bread, be available by calling the church dinner, call Tammy McDonald at
(304)-269-6036.
WEST VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Division of Highways
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS
Bids will be received electronically by the West Virginia Department of Transportation, Division of Highways through the Bid Express
Bidding Service (www.bidx.com) and by sealed proposals (only when prequalification is waived) being received at its office in Building 5,
Room A-748, 1900 Kanawha Boulevard East, Charleston, West Virginia until April 26, 2016 at 10:00 AM (Eastern Standard Time).The bids
will be downloaded and/or opened and read publicly thereafter for the constructions of the following project(s):
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Call
Contract State Project
Federal Project
Description
009
1034832 S387-STR/IP-16 00 STP-2016(008)D
Pavement Marking
2016 District Seven Roadway Striping
District Wide
County: Braxton, Lewis, Other, Webster
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Proposals will be received from prequalified and West Virginia licensed contractors only except that on Federal-Aid Projects a contractors’ license is not required at time of bid, but will be required before work can begin. Registration is required with the Department
of Administration, Division of Purchasing, in accordance with Chapter 5A, Article 3, Section 12 of the West Virginia Code. All contractors
submitting bids on project(s) must include one of the following forms properly executed with each proposal: Proposal Guaranty Bond,
Cashier’s Check, or Certified Check for $500.00 or 5% of total bid, whichever is greater.
*These are projects on which any contractor with a Category “W” Prequalification Rating may be eligible to bid.
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF
LEWIS COUNTY, WEST VIRGINIA
IN RE: CHANGE OF NAME FROM NOAH
TIMMINS
TO NOAH KRUPIA
CIVIL ACTION NO 16-P-45
LEGAL NOTICE OF PUBLICATION
CHANGE OF NAME PROCEEDING
CIRCUIT COURT OF LEWIS COUNTY,
WEST VIRGINIA
Notice is hereby given that on the 2nd
day of June, 2016, at 9:15 o’clock a.m. or as
soon thereafter as the matter may be heard,
Donna Krupia will apply by Petition to the
Circuit Court of Lewis County, West Virginia
for the entry of an order by the Court changing
the Petition’s child or ward’s name from Noah
Timmons to Noah Krupia, at which time and
place any interested person may appear and
be heard, if they so desire.
You are hereby notified that this matter
may be rescheduled without further notice
or publication.
A copy of the Petition can be obtained
from the undersigned Clerk’s office at: 110
Center Avenue, Second Floor, Weston, West
Virginia 26452.
Entered by the Clerk of the Court this
11th day of April, 2016.
John B, Hinzman
Circuit Clerk for Lewis County, West
Virginia
Sandra L. Smith
By: Deputy Circuit Clerk
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The West Virginia Department of Transportation, Division of Highways reserves the right to defer, delay or postpone the date for receiving
and publicly opening proposals for any project designated in this advertisement, without the necessity of renewing such advertisement.
All bidders holding valid bidding proposals will be notified of such deferment, delay or postponement and the date that proposals will be
received and publicly opened.
The West Virginia Department of Transportation, Division of Highways hereby notifies all bidders that it will affirmatively insure that in
any contract entered into pursuant to this advertisement, minority business enterprises will be afforded full opportunity to submit bids in
response to this invitation and will not be discriminated against on the grounds of race, color, religion, sex or national origin in consideration for an award.
WEST VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Division of Highways
Robert Pennington,
Deputy State Highway Engineer - Planning and Programming
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Bus Going
To Speech
By Graham
May 5, is designated as the
National Day of Prayer. However, this year, residents of Lewis
County have the opportunity to
go to Charleston to hear Franklin
Graham speak.
Graham, the son of Billy Graham and the director of Samaritan’s
Purse, will speak from 12-1 p.m. in
the state capitol. The event is free
for participants.
The Weston First Baptist Church
will provide van transportation to
Charleston for those who wish to
attend.
The van will leave at 9:30 a.m.
from 12 East Second Street in
Weston, on May 5, and return at
approximately 4 p.m. To make
reservations, call (304)-269-1569.
Camp Catch
Your Breath
Set
for July
The American Lung Association
in West Virginia, United Hospital
Center (UHC) and The Health Plan
are now accepting applications for
Camp Catch Your Breath. Designed
for children with asthma, the camp
will be held July 24-29, at Jackson’s
Mill Conference Center.
Celebrating its 26th anniversary,
the camp is specifically for children
between the ages of 8-13 who have
asthma.
The camp combines traditional
summer camp activities like crafts
and swimming with an exciting
asthma education curriculum. In
addition, extra evening activities
such as a no-fire campfire, pool
parties and field trips make camp
a fun-filled experience for all
involved.
Camp Catch Your Breath will
be staffed by a physician, several
registered nurses, a pharmacist,
activities directors, respiratory
therapists and junior counselors.
All junior counselors are camp
graduates.
The medical staff is able to spend
one-on-one time with the children,
teaching proper peak-flow measurement and inhaler techniques.
The camp begins at 1 p.m. on
Sunday, July 24, and will end with
a parent education session, family
picnic and awards ceremony at
noon, Friday, July 29. The registration fee for Asthma Camp is $70. A
limited number of scholarships are
available for those who may need it.
Camp Catch Your Breath or to receive a registration packet contact
the American Lung Association in
West Virginia at (304)-342-6600
or Sonny Hoskinson at UHC at
(681)-342-1560.
Camp Catch Your Breath is
sponsored by UHC, the American
Lung Association in West Virginia, The Health Plan, Charleston
Area Medical Center, Sistersville
General Hospital and Ohio Valley
Medical Center.
GSC Alumni Weekend
Begins on Thursday
Alumni and friends of Glenville
State College (GSC) are invited
to campus for Alumni Weekend
on Thursday, April 21, through
Saturday, April 23.
Several activities are planned
for the weekend; culminating with
the popular evening alumni awards
banquet. Alumni banquet attendees
also may gather in the third floor
pre-function area of the Mollohan
Campus Community Center from
5-6 p.m. for a social hour prior to
dinner in the ballroom.
Activities earlier in the day
will allow everyone to socialize,
reminisce and re-establish contact
with fellow alums and friends of
GSC who might not have seen one
another in a while.
The Alumni Center, open from
1-4:30 p.m., will serve as headquarters for the day’s activities.
A full schedule of activities and
registration form can be found at
www.glenville.edu.
The banquet spotlight will
be on the Alumni Association’s
guests of honor: Alumnus of
the Year Gary Ray ‘71; Alumni
Achievement Award Recipient
Dr. David M. Gillespie ‘64; Community Service Award Honoree
Ken Davis ‘72; Outstanding Public
School Educator Award Recipient
Leigh Dawn (Bailey) McGinnis
‘91; Outstanding Young Alumna
Jamie (Hickman) Weaver ‘06 and
Outstanding Young Alumnus Dr.
Freddie Persinger ‘06. The Alumni
Center will be open for social time
following the banquet.
Banquet/social hour tickets
are $20 each and reservations are
required. Contact the alumni office
at (304)-462-4110, (866)-239-0285
toll free or via e-mail at Debra.
[email protected] for more
information and to make banquet
reservations.
Cornbread, Bean 1960 Classes
Dinner April 30 Will Meet
The Midway Volunteer Fire
Department in Vadis will hold a
fundraising dinner on Saturday,
April 30, beginning at 11 a.m. and
lasting until food runs out.
The menu will include cornbread and beans, ham or chicken,
fried potatoes, applesauce, dessert
and a drink.
Weston High School and St.
Pat’s Class of 1960 will meet
Thursday, April 21, at 10 a.m. at
Giovanni’s in Weston for breakfast
or coffee.
Classmates, spouses and friends
are welcome. Meetings are held the
third Thursday each month.
The Weston Democrat Is First in News, Sports, & Advertising
Vadis VFW
Plans Dinner
Midway Volunteer Fire Department of Vadis will be having
a fundraiser dinner on Saturday,
April 30, starting at 11 a.m. Proceeds will go to help pay bills and
to purchase equipment.
The menu will be ham or
chicken, cornbread, beans, fried
potatoes, apples sauce, drinks and
desserts.
The Weston Democrat
Classifieds will help you
BUY AND SELL
JLHS Class
Of 1954 Meets
For Breakfast
On April 13, the alumni of the
Jane Lew High School Class of
1954 met for breakfast and fellowship at the Robin’s Nest Restaurant
in Jane Lew.
Those attending were: Norval
and Minnie Lawrence of Nutter
Fort, Janey Harman and Pete Freeman of Jane Lew, Bill Watson of
Wellsburg, Mary Sutton and Bob
Nicholson of Weston, former JLHS
teacher Betty Harris, Sandy Stewart
Smith of Buckhannon and guest,
Debbie Nixon of Jane Lew.
The group meets at 9 a.m. on
the second Wednesday of each
month. All Jane Lew High alumni
are invited to join the class of 1954
for food and fellowship.
The next meeting will be on May
11, at the Robin’s Nest Restaurant
State Auditor Candidate
Visits Weston Democrat
Last Thursday, Democratic
candidate for West Virginia Auditor, Jason Pizatella stopped by the
office of The Weston Democrat to
speak with editor and publisher
Robert Billeter and to meet the
members of the staff. Pizatella,
a 33-year-old Democrat, seeks
to replace longtime State Auditor
Glen Gainer III, who has announced
that he would not run for another
four-year term.
Pizatella is an attorney and has
served as adviser to three West Virginia Governors. A lifelong West
Virginian and native of Fairmont,
Marion County, Pizatella graduated
from West Virginia University and
West Virginia University College
of Law.
After law school, Pizatella
practiced law at the firm of
Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC
Weston Democrat
Entertainment Section
JASON PIZATELLA
in Charleston where he represented
clients in an array of corporate and
business law matters as well as
matters before the Public Service
Commission.
Pizatella’s most recent leadership role was West Virginia’s
Secretary of Administration; he
was responsible for a myriad of
professional functions that included operations of government.
These included management of the
Executive Branch’s purchasing,
personnel, technology, finance,
aviation and motor vehicle fleets,
insurance, retirement, real estate,
and overall risk management for
state and local government agencies.
Secretary Pizatella’s career in
government has included leadership roles as Deputy State Tax
Commissioner, Acting Secretary
of the Department of Revenue,
Governor’s Deputy Chief of Staff
and liaison to the State Legislature.
Pizatella has also provided
leadership to the Infrastructure
and Jobs Development Council
that is responsible for hundreds
of millions of dollars of water and
sewer projects throughout the state
each year.
A graduate of Leadership West
Virginia, West Virginia Executive
Magazine recently named Secretary Pizatella as a 2015 Young
Gun and the national Council of
State Governments recognized
him as a Henry Toll Fellow, one
of the country’s premier leadership
development programs for state
government leaders.
Arts Will Be
Featured at
LCHS
Events
Lewis County High School
Weston
ANNUAL
RAMP BURGER
COOKOUT
Saturday, April 23
11AM - ?
LOTS OF
IN STORE
SPECIALS TO
CHECK OUT!
Only At
Weston Shop ‘n Save Parking Lot
(Bring Your Own Lawn Chairs)
(LCHS) will hold an Evening of
the Arts on Wednesday, April 20,
from 6-8 p.m. at the high schools
commons area and auditorium.
This event will showcase all
the artistic talent at LCHS and
will encompass visual art, music,
theatre, dance and culinary.
Additionally, the LCHS Band
will hold a concert on Wednesday,
April 27, beginning at 7 p.m. in the
school auditorium.
An evening later, on Thursday,
April 28, the LCHS Choir will be
in concert in the auditorium at 7
p.m. and will feature members of
the LC Appalachian Folk Music
Class Ensemble and members of
LC Blue.
BOB STELL’S
SKATELAND
South Kanawha Street, Buckhannon
Friday & Saturday 7pm - 9pm
Ramp Burger
2 for $3
Can of Pop
50¢
Bag of
Chips 25¢
Live Music
from 1-4
Sunday Afternoon 2pm - 4pm
Parents Skate
FREE
Sunday Afternoon
$5 Admission
(Skates Included)
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Available for
Private Parties
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BILLY KING
MARTIAL ARTS DEMONSTRATION
Students from USA Martial Arts Training Center are going
to the National Karate Championship and will be selling drinks
to raise money for the trip.
Donations would be appreciated for their trip.
COME AND SMELL THE FUN!!!
SPORTS
LCHS Men
Baseball
Record 1-6
A young Lewis County High
School baseball team has started
its 2016 season, and seven games
in, they have a 1-6 record. The
Minutemen opened up their season
on March 23 with a road trip to
take on Buckhannon Upshur. The
Minutemen fell to their arch rival
Bucs by a score of 11-0.
Their second game would be
another road trip, this time to Grafton to take on the Bearcats. The
Bearcats had the upper hand in this
game and handed the Minutemen
the loss by a score of 11-1.
Game 3 was a trip to West Milford to take on South Harrison on
March 30. The Minutemen took a
3-1 lead after scoring three runs
in the second inning to erase the
Hawks lead from the first inning.
The Hawks added a run in the 6th
and two more in the 7th to claim a
4-3 win over Lewis County.
The Minutemen played their
first home game of the season on
March 31 when they hosted the
Preston Knights. After three innings of play it did not look good
for the home team. They saw
themselves down by a score 8-0.
The Minutemen then scored 4 runs
in the 4th inning, 2 more in the 5th
inning, 1 in the 6th inning and 4
runs in the last of the 7th inning to
send the game into extra innings
tied at 10-10.
After a scoreless 8th inning the
Minutemen shut down the Knights
in the 8th inning and scored a run in
the home half of the 9th to claim a
11-10 win and get their first victory
of the young season.
Jacob Moneypenny got the
mound win for Lewis County
while Cole Barker was 4-4 at the
plate with a pair of doubles and 2
RBIs on the night. After getting
their initial win the Minutemen fell
to Liberty by a score of 11-0 The
Minutemen were back in action
when they hosted the Braxton
County Eagles. Braxton County
handed Lewis County a 11-4 loss.
The last of their first seven games
would be a 6-1 loss at home to the
Bridgeport Indians.
The Weston
Democrat
Minutemen, 'Maids
Track Teams at Meet
The Lewis County Maids and
Minutemen track teams traveled
to Bridgeport High School on Saturday, April 16, to compete in the
Harry Green Statewide Invitational
Track Meet. The Maids came in
16th place in the 17 team field by
scoring 4 points. Bridgeport High
School was the winner of the girls
meet. The Minutemen would earn
an 8th place finish at the meet by
scoring 38 points. The boys meet
was won by Keyser High School.
In earning their 16th place finish
the Maids did not win any individ-
ual titles but had top finishes during
the meet. Earning top finishes were
Emilee Spangler, Brooke Bennett,
Sarah Flesher and Emily Louk
5th place 4 x 800 meter relay and
Emilee Spangler, Canon Mason,
Meagan Walker and Jazmin King
5th place 4 x 102.5 meter shuttle
hurdles.
The Minutemen were also
unable to garner any individual
titles but would have several top
finishes during the meet. Gaining
top finishes for the Minutemen
included Damien White 2nd place
100 meter dash, Adam Cutlip 4th
place 100 meter dash, Damien
White 2nd place 200 meter dash,
Adam Cutlip 5th place 100 meter
dash, Nathan Louk 5th place 800
meter run, Nathan Louk 5th place
1600 meter run, Austin Lee 2nd
place 110 meter hurdles, Adam
Cutlip, Adin Post, Adam Clem
and Damien White 4th place 4 x
100 meter relay, The Maids and
Minutemen will be back in action
on April 26, when they travel to
Glenville to compete in the GSC
Small Meet.
Torie Riffle playing 3rd base vs Elkins. (Photo by Toni White)
Minutemaids
Softball Goes 2-3
The following candidates and elected officials were in attendance: for the office of Circuit Clerk
--Beth Burkhart, Bob Taylor and Doug Stalnaker; for the office of Board of Education – Debbie Clem
and Vicki Kerrigan; for County Commission Rod Wyman, John Shaffer and Tom Feally; for Division I Magistrate Ed Browning and Rob Clem; House of Delegates 46th District James R. Atchison,
Patrick Martin, and Peggy Donaldson Smith; 26th Judicial Circuit Judge William “Jamie” O’Brien
and Kurt Hall; and 17th Judicial Circuit Family Court Judge Theresa Cogar Turner. Agnes Quinn
Queen, county commissioner, was also in attendance.
Lewis County 0 Buckhannon Upshur 11
Pitching: Cole Barker 3 innings, 3
strikeouts, 2 walks, 5 runs, 3 hits; Jacob
Moneypenny 2 innings, 1 strikeout, 4
walks, 3 runs, 1 hit; Jared Skinner 2 innings, 2 strikeouts, 3 walks, 3 runs, 2 hits
Hitting: Jared Skinner 1-3; Jacob Mon-
Opening Day ceremonies for the
Lewis Baseball Association (LBA)
will kick-off at 11a.m. on Saturday
April 23 at the Butchersville complex. The fields will be busy all
day with games. LBA would like
to thank all the volunteers, political leaders and sponsors who have
contributed their time, financial
support and equipment to make
our complex one of the best in the
entire state.
With 29 teams and close to 400
children in the league this year,
LBA continues to grow. LBA
appreciates the continued support
of the entire Lewis County community and is grateful to have such
a wonderful facility. Please join
them for opening day ceremonies.
All teams need to arrive by 10 a.m.
LC Crush
U8 Joins
LC League
The local LC Crush opened its
season on Thursday at Butchersville, facing the LC Xtreme. The
U8 division is new this year to the
Lewis County League. The Crush
is managed by Rebecah Carson
and is made up of 11 young girls
in their first or second year of fast
pitch softball.
During their first league action,
the Crush bats were extremely hot.
The team was led by Bryn Hunt’s
home run, and eight players reaching base with multiple hits. The U8
division is a fundamental league
and does not keep an official score.
The Crush is in action again on
Tuesday, April 19, and Thursday,
April 21, at the Butchersville
complex.
On April 5, Lewis traveled to
take on Robert C. Byrd. With
their bats coming on strong, Lewis
pounded out 14 hits and pushed
14 runners across the plate to take
home a 14-9 win.
Paije Bragg, Bella Posey and
Torie Riffle led the team from the
plate with 3 hits each. Alexis Hudson took the win from the mound,
pitching 7 innings with 37AB, 7K,
2BB, 9H 1WP and 1HP.
S.Fikes cf 5222, P. Bragg lf
4230, M. White ss 5200, B. Posey
c 5433, T. Curtis 2b 4110, T. Riffle
3b 5033, S. Hawkins dp 4112, A.
Hudson p 4010, M. Turner rf 1100,
L. Blake rf 1100.
On April 12, Lewis traveled
to take on Braxton County. Once
again they started out strong and
took the lead with three runners
crossing the plate in the first inning.
Braxton then scored one run in the
2nd inning and two more in the 4th,
to tie the game at 3-3. Braxton then
Youth
Football
Has Raffle
Continued on C2
Pony Baseball
Set To Open
On Saturday
C
Candidates Show Support
For LC Girls Tennis Team
LCHS students and their parents hosted “Campaigning at the
Courts” on April 11. On what
turned out to be a beautiful Monday
evening, the candidates enjoyed
homemade beans and cornbread,
shared election materials and enjoyed one-on-one conversations
about the issues.
“It was a great event,” Jena
Whiston, parent and organizer, said.
“Not only was the turn out pretty
solid, but it was a neat experience
for the players. They should be
having these important conversations as they prepare for adulthood,
and the candidates who attended
really let the kids know they are
the reason they are running and
their hopes for the future.”
All candidates on the Lewis
County ballot were invited via
Facebook, if the candidate hosts
a Facebook page. In addition, the
event was advertised in The Weston
Democrat and The Clarksburg
Exponent.
The following candidates and
elected officials were in attendance:
for the office of Circuit Clerk --Beth
Burkhart, Bob Taylor and Doug
Stalnaker; for the office Board of
Education – Debbie Clem and Vicki
Kerrigan; for County Commission
Rod Wyman, John Shaffer and Tom
Feally; for Division I Magistrate Ed
Browning and Rob Clem; House
of Delegates 46th District James
R. Atchison, Patrick Martin, and
Peggy Donaldson Smith; 26th
Judicial Circuit Judge William
“Jamie” O’Brien and Kurt Hall;
and 17th Judicial Circuit Family
Court Judge Theresa Cogar Turner.
Agnes Quinn Queen, county commissioner, was also in attendance.
The event raised nearly $500
in donations, which will be used
to feed the teams during away
matches, particularly those in the
panhandle counties.
“This funding makes traveling to counties in our region, like
Jefferson County, more practical.
Every regional match up improves
our seeding in tournament play,”
Coach Shannon Thomas explained.
“We’d especially like to thank
parent Theresa Johnston for spending her Sunday preparing the food
for this dinner. We couldn’t have
pulled this off without her,” Whiston said.
Lady Patriots Still Undefeated
The Lady Patriots softball
team would only play one game
this week. It was one for the ages
as the undefeated Lady Patriots
traveled to Morgantown to take
on undefeated South Morgantown.
It would be an epic battle as the
lead would go back and forth with
each team at bat and heading into
the 6th it looked bleak for the Lady
Patriots as South led 7-5.
But, the Lady Patriots’ bats rose
to the occasion as Jaydin Lipps and
Morgan Riffle had back-to-back
triples and Kaelye Crook followed
with a double.
When the smoke cleared, the
Lady Patriots led 9-7. Winning
pitcher Zoriah Henline shut South
down in the 6th and the Lady Patriots hung onto a 9-7 lead heading
into the 7th.
The Lady Patriots bats stayed
hot, Payton Campbell hit a basesclearing triple and the Lady Patriots
took a 14-7 lead into the bottom
of the 7th.
South would not go down without a fight and plated 6 runs to close
the gap to 14-13 with the tying run
on third. Zoriah Henline got her
second wind and got a pop up to
second for the second out. One of
South’s better hitters stepped up to
the plate and hit a hard grounder up
the middle which Zoriah fielded and
threw to first for the third out. The
Lady Patriots held on for a heart
stopping 14-13 victory.
“ It was a game for the ages
between two outstanding softball
teams,” stated an exhausted Coach
Pratt. “We made 4 errors in the 7th
to keep South alive and they never
gave up, but we came through
when the game was on the line.
That’s what winners do. It was an
incredible win.”
Kaelye Crook had a monstrous
game going 5-5 with 6 RBIs and
scoring 3 runs. Morgan Riffle had
4 hits followed by Emma Cayton
with 3 hits and Payton Campbell
added 3 hits including a triple and
a home run. Olivia Krinov, Abby
Hartley and Jaydin Lipps had 2
hits each. Zoriah Henline added
a double in the hard fought win.
“ South Morgantown hadn’t lost a
game and it was a great win for us,”
said Coach Pratt. “I am so proud of
my players as we never give up and
fought to the end, what a game.”
The Lewis County Mountaineer
Youth Football (LCMYF) league is
sponsoring a summer raffle with
some great family prizes.
The winning ticket holder will
have his choice of a one-week vacation for a family of four to Pigeon
Forge, Tenn.; Myrtle Beach, S.C.;
or Virginia Beach, Va.
If a vacation is not what you
need, as the winner, you may choose
a $1,000 cash option.
Second prize is a season pass
for a family of four to the Lewis
County Park. Third prize is 10
single-day passes to the LC Park.
All tickets are $10.
Through the group’s fundraising, they were already able to
purchase new safety equipment
and jerseys for the PeeWee and
Midget teams.
However, because of league
changes, there will no longer be
flag teams in Lewis County. The
kids who played flag in the past
will now play tackle.
This change means the association will have to purchase all new
helmets, pads, uniforms and other
Continued on C4
scored 6 runs in the 5th to take the
lead at 3-9. Lewis was not done
yet and scored 4 runs in the 7th,
but fell short and took a loss with
a 7-9 score.
Hudson got the loss from the
mound, pitching 6 innings with
32AB, 3K, 2BB, 9H and 4ER.
S. Fikes ss 3010, T. White cf
3210, P. Bragg lf 2220, B. Posey c
4200, T. Riffle 3b 3112, T. Curtis
2b 4002, E. Hellems 1b 2010, M.
Turner ph 0000, A. Hall dp 4000,
L. Blake rf 4010.
On April 13, the team traveled
to Lincoln. Led by the pitching of
Hudson and a very strong defensive
game from the field, the girls came
home with a 3-0 win. The Maids
offense was able to produce some
timely hits to push two runs across
the plate in the 5th and one more
in the 7th to secure the win.
Hudson took the win for the
25AB, 6K, 1BB and 4H.
S. Fikes 2b 4110, T. White cf
3000, T. Riffle 3b 2000, M. White rf
3000, A. Rumbach ss 3100, E. Hellems 1b 3010, A. Hudson p 3000.
On April 14, they hosted Elkins.
Elkins took the lead in the first with
3 runs crossing the plate and then
adding 3 more in the 3rd to build a
0-6 lead. Lewis then closed the gap
in the 5th with 5 runners scoring
to bring the score to 5-6.
The 5th and 6th innings saw the
error bug attack Lewis’s defense
and Elkins scored 11 runs on errors, to finish the game by run-rule
after 6 innings.
Hudson got the loss from the
mound, pitching 5 2/3 innings with
35AB, 3K 4BB, 7H, 12R, 6ER and
1HP. Maddie Turner came in as
relief and pitched 8AB, 5BB, 5R
and 1HP. Morgan White came in
as relief and pitched 1/3 inning
with 1AB.
3110, T. Riffle 3b 3110, M. White
rf/p 3112, A. Rumbach ss 3120,
S. Hawkins dp 3001, E. Hellems
1b 3010.
On April 16, Lewis traveled to
Bridgeport. The girls came out
strong in the first inning, scoring 2
runs on 3 hits, but were unable to
get another hit in the remainder of
the game. Lewis ended the game
with a score of 2-11.
Continued on C2
2016 Lewis County Minutemen Baseball Schedule
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South Harrison
Buckhannon Upshur
Elkins
Fairmont Senior
Philip Barbour
Bridgeport
University
Robert C. Byrd
North Marion
Doddridge County
Lincoln
2016 MAIDS SOFTBALL SCHEDULE
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Elkins
Midland Trail
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Philip Barbour
East Fairmont
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Minutemen
Baseball
Continued from 1C
eypenny 1-1; Dalton Lowther 1-2
Lewis County 1 Grafton
11
Pitching: Jacob Moneypenny 3 innings,
1 strikeout, 3 walks, 8 runs, 9 hits; Cole
Barker 3 innings, 1 strikeout, 6 walks,
3 runs, 2 hits
Hitting: Cole Barker 1-1; Dylan Gump
1-2,2b, RBI; Zach Fikes 1-3
Lewis County 3 South Harrison 4
Pitching: Jared Skinner 4 innings, 1
strikeout, 1 walk, 1 run, 4 hits; Cole
Barker 3 innings, 1 strikeout, 2 walks,
3 runs, 4 hits
Hitting: Dalton Lowther 1-2, RBI; Luke
Dublin 1-2; RBI; Leo White 1-2; RBI
Preston
10 Lewis County 11
Pitching: Luke Dublin 2 innings, 2 strikeouts, 1 walk, 7 runs, 5 hits; Nick Gould
3 innings, 3 strikeouts, 1 walk, 1 run 1
hit; Luke White 2 innings, 2 walks, 1 run,
3 hits; Jacob Moneypenny 3 innings, 5
strikeouts, 4 walks, 1 run, 0 hits
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Hitting: Cole Barker 4-4, 2 2bs, 2 runs, 2
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Pitching: Jared Skinner 4 innings, 1
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Pitching: Jacob Moneypenny 5 innings,
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Hitting: Jared Skinner 1-3, 2b; Jacob
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Hudson got the loss on the
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2011, T. Riffle 3b 2000, M. White
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May7-Re-Opening of the Mountaineer Military Museum from 10am-4pm.
May 7 - Purple Rain Fair (craft/vendor show) from 10am-5pm at the Lewis County Park on Smith
Run Rd. in Weston.
May 7- “TomThumb” FishingTournament from 10-am-Noon at Broken Wheel Campground. Call
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ARIES (March 21 to April 19)
Temper your typical Aries urge to
charge into a situation and demand
answers. Instead, let the Lamb’s
gentler self emerge to deal with
a problem that requires delicacy.
TAURUS (April 20 to May 20)
You are aware of what’s going on,
so continue to stand by your earlier
decision, no matter how persuasive
the counter-arguments might be.
Money pressures will soon ease.
GEMINI (May 21 to June 20) By
all means, have fun and enjoy your
newly expanded social life. But
don’t forget that some people are
depending on you to keep promises
that are very important to them.
CANCER (June 21 to July 22)
You need to wait patiently for an
answer to a workplace problem and
not push for a decision. Remember:
Time is on your side. A financial
matter needs closer attention.
LEO (July 23 to August 22)
You now have information that
can influence that decision you
planned to make. But the clever
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52 Appellation
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of 49-Across
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55 Cornfield intruder
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major move.
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that more doors are opening for you
to show what you can do, and you
don’t even have to knock very hard
to get the attention you’re seeking.
LIBRA (September 23 to October 22) Your gift for creating order
out of chaos will help you deal with
a sudden rush of responsibilities
that would threaten someone less
able to balance his or her priorities.
SCORPIO (October 23 to November 21) Congratulations. Your
energy levels are coming right back
up to normal -- just in time to help
you tackle some worthwhile challenges and make some important
choices.
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The Weston Democrat - Wednesday, April 20, 2016—C5
Present Library
Cheryl Ware
Is Visitor
At RLBMS
Lewis County First presented a Little Free Library to Leading Creek Elementary School on Thursday, April 14. Ray Smith crafted the library. Students at the school will take on the task of painting
the library. Pictured are Lewis County First volunteer Kim Harrison and Leading Creek Elementary
School Principal Kim Freeland.
Into the Woods will be performed at West Virginia Wesleyan College on April 21-23.
‘Into the Woods’ on Stage April 21-22
West Virginia Wesleyan College, in conjunction with the Department of Theatre and Music, will
be hosting a theatrical production
titled "Into the Woods" from April
21-22, at 8 p.m. with an additional
matinee showing at 2 p.m. on April
23. The production will take place
in the Culpepper Auditorium in the
Virginia Thomas Law Center for
the Performing Arts.
With the music and lyrics by
the eminent American composer
and lyricist Stephen Sondheim, the
production is a mash up musical of
various fairytale characters, some
of which include Cinderella, Jack
and the Bean Stalk and Little Red
Riding Hood, among others.
The characters travel on a jaunty
voyage into the woods in search of
what each character aspires to gain
in their expedition. The production
foreshadows growing up and the
experiences that shape us in life.
Characters begin as flat, 2-D characters that evolve into lively 3-D
characters while battling adversity,
PVFD Fish Fry
Is April 30th
The Pricetown Volunteer Fire
Department will hold a fish fry
fundraising dinner on Saturday,
April 30, from noon until 6 p.m.
The dinner includes two pieces
of deep fried Walleye, which is on
whole filet, cole slaw, homemade
french fries, hushpuppies, tartar
sauce and a choice of coffee or tea.
The cost of the dinner is $10
for adults and kids 12 and under
eat for $6.
Class of '55 Will
Meet April 30th
The Weston High School Class
of 1955 will meet for breakfast
Saturday, April 30, at 10 a.m., at
Giovonni's.
Please come and enjoy breakfast and fellowship with former
classmates. If you have any question you may call Mary Wiant at
(304)-269-1698.
leaving the production with an
intriguing, yet obscure moral.
“I’m very proud of the work
these students are doing with the
beautifully complex material in
this musical,” said director Thomas
Schoffler, associate professor of
Theatre Arts and director of the
musical theatre program. “It has
been a joy to watch them become
inspired by the rich music, the
detailed costumes from our guest
designer, and the work of our professional guest actor,” he stated.
The production will be a fun
musical that families with children
of all ages can enjoy with very
engaging scenarios.
With guest artist Katherine
Smart-Hughes playing the witch
in the euphonic production and
guest costume designer San Bernardino Andre Harrington, the
production will make for a thrilling
atmosphere.
Tickets will be available at the
door one hour prior to showings.
Admission for general audience is
$10 for adults, $8 for senior citizens
and $5 with a Wesleyan College ID.
For information on upcoming
events, visit www.wvwc.edu.
Health Centers
In 4 County Schools
Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin has
proclaimed April 2016, as West
Virginia School-Based Health
Center Awareness Month. In the
official proclamation, Gov. Tomblin recognized that “School-based
health centers provide a critical role
in improving the health and wellbeing of West Virginia children.
West Virginia school-based
health centers have been delivering
quality preventive and comprehensive healthcare for 17 years.”
Citing studies, by Johns Hopkins University among others, Gov.
Tomblin further proclaimed that
“school-based health centers decrease absenteeism and tardiness,
reduce behavior and discipline
problems, and save money by reducing the number of emergency
room visits”.
Community Care of West Virginia currently serves 43 schools,
making it the largest school-based
health provider in West Virginia.
Operating in Braxton, Clay,
Harrison, Lewis, Pocahontas and
Upshur counties, Community Care
provides a full range of health care.
“Any services that can be offered in a doctor’s office, are available to students, faculty and staff
in the schools we serve,” stated
Patricia Collett, PAC, Community
Care’s Director of Medical Services
and School-Based Health. “Due
to the success of the program, we
are often approached by school
boards to expand our services to
additional schools. We are in the
process of adding two additional
schools right now.”
In Lewis County, Community
Care currently operates schoolbased health centers at Robert L.
Bland Middle, Jane Lew Elementary, Peterson-Central Elementary and Roanoke Elementary. The
Lewis County Care Team is made
up of Jessica Rice, APRN, FNP-BC
and Kimberly Bennett, LPN.
In addition to treating acute
illness like colds, flu, sore throats,
the school-based health center staff
also provides preventive services
like well-child exams and vaccinations for children and annual well
visits for adults, and treat chronic
conditions like asthma, diabetes
and hypertension. Community Care
accepts most insurances, as well as
medical cards.
Community Care also offers
sports physicals at their school
locations free of charge to students.
Information about the program
is available at the health centers and
on the Community Care website at
www.CCWV.org. Parents are encouraged to complete enrollment/
consent forms so they and their
children may benefit from using
the health centers.
Community Care of West Virginia
and school-based health centers,
contact Ronna Dittman, Director
of Marketing, at (304)-765-0351.
On Monday, April 4, students
at Robert L. Bland Middle School
(RLBMS) attended writing workshops under the tutelage of West
Virginia children’s author, Cheryl
Ware.
Ware shared information about
her novels’ characters and the process of publication. Additionally,
select sixth, seventh and eighth
grade students engaged in a character brainstorming activity. Once the
character was completely fleshed
out though their suggestions, students had the opportunity to begin
writing the character’s story.
According to her biographical
information, Cheryl Ware was born
in Elkins. Like the heroine of her
books, Venola May Cutright, she
grew up in a large family (five
brothers and two sisters) in Belington. She had a paper route and
stayed nights with her grandmother
who had 27 cats.
For several years after high
school, she worked in banking, as a
general employee at the Belington
Bank, Belington. She later attended
West Virginia University, earning
a BA in English and a B.S. in secondary education in 1988 and an
MA in English in 1992. She taught
as an instructor at Fairmont State
College for a year, then at Alderson
Broaddus College from 1994-97.
Her first book, Sea Monkey
Summer, was published by Orchard Books in 1996 (republished
as Flea Circus Summer, 1997,
due to a conflict with a real sea
monkey company). Sea Monkey
Summer introduced readers to
Venola May Cutright, the spunky
11-year-old heroine of Ware’s three
published books.
The story is a series of short
letters that Venola writes - to the
circulation director of the local
newspaper (who, after much pestering, gives her a paper route), to
her best friend Sally, away at camp,
and to the mail-order company from
which she purchased her ill-fated
sea monkeys.
Ware published the second book
of Venola’s adventures, CattyCornered, in 1997. Venola is sent to
spend nights with her grandmother,
and her grandmother’s many cats,
because the elderly lady is afraid
to stay alone.
Cut off from television (her
grandmother’s TV is for religious
programs only) and the telephone
with only her diary to keep her
company, Venola pours out the
highs and lows of her pre-teen life.
The third Venola book,Venola
in Love, was published by Orchard
Books in 2000. Not only is Venola
still keeping her diary, but she’s
now “online” and sharing her Internet and email adventures.
Ware has completed the next
book in the Venola series, titled Venola the Vegetarian. In addition to the Venola books, she has
also published Roberta Price Has
Head Lice, a picture book about
lice in school.
Ware currently lives in Elkins.
She teaches writing workshops to
children around the state, trying to
share her passion and enthusiasm
with children.
Commenting on her one life,
Ware once said, “I think my calling
in life is not only to write books, but
also to encourage young writers to
develop their skills. So many children think that they have nothing
interesting going on in their lives,
but when we begin writing, my
stories can’t compare to the rich
stories some of them bring forth.”
Orthopaedic
Screening
Clinic Slated
The Central WV Shrine Club,
Lewis County Shrine Club and
United Hospital Center are sponsoring the 20th annual Shriners Hospital Local Orthopaedic
Screening Clinic on Saturday, April
30, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
The purpose for the clinic is
to identify any child who might
benefit from treatment in a Shriners
Hospital.
Shriners Hospitals for Children
is a healthcare system of 22 hospitals providing pediatric and other
specialty care to thousands of kids.
All care is provided without any
financial obligation to the patient
or their family.
The clinic will be held at the
UHC Campus Family Medicine
Center, 5th floor of the Physicians
Office Building. Call (681)-3423646 for an appointment, Monday
- Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Walkins are welcome.
Christy DeMuth of the West Virginia Land Use and Sustainable
Development Law Clinic is shown holding a large map depicting
possible zoned areas in Weston. DeMuth addressed possible city
zoning at a public hearing held last Thursday evening in Weston.
(Photo by John G. Wolfe)
Zoning Topic
Of Public Hearing
The Weston Planning Commission held a public hearing last
Thursday evening at Lewis County
High School on a zoning proposal
for the city of Weston.
Featured speaker at the hearing
was Christy DeMuth of the West
Virginia Land Use and Sustainable
Development Law Clinic. DeMuth
and others from the clinic have been
assisting the planning commission
and helped with the development
of the city’s comprehensive plan.
Part of that plan involves zoning
of the city.
Those in attendance were given
copies of frequently asked questions about zoning along with a
map that outlines a rough draft
proposal for the zoning of the city.
Under the preliminary plan, Weston
would be divided into six types
of zones including single family
residential, mult-family residential,
parks, neighborhood commercial,
mixed use and general commercial.
Reasons cited by members of the
commission for zoning of the city
include the current lack of land use
regulations in the city, protection of
property owners and enhancement
of the attractiveness of the city.
It was noted that without zoning
many issues can arise. As examples,
as it stands currently, there is nothing to prohibit someone from opening a striptease club near a church or
school, or a car repair business next
to a residential house, or a factory
next to ones backyard.
Included in any zoning proposal
are variances, methods of appeal,
and grandfather clauses.
It should be noted that a zoning
ordinance is not yet complete, but
is being worked on by the Planning Commission. Any proposed
ordinance must be approved by the
Weston City Council. One purpose
of the hearing was to get citizen
input into any plan.
Information on zoning and current proposals can be found at the
city of Weston website at www.
cityofwestonwv.com. Questions
can be directed to Mayor Julia
Spelsberg at (304)-269-3683 or
Christy DeMuth at (304)-2934614.
Lewis County
Calendar of Events
April 20
- Evening of the Arts, LCHS,
6 - 8 p.m., featuring student artistic
talent in all areas.
- Jane Lew Park Plan Public
Meeting, Jane Lew Park Building,
7:30 p.m.
April 21
- Weston and St. Pat’s Class of
‘60 Breakfast, Giovanni’s, 10 a.m.
- Book Fair/Carnival, St. Patrick
School, 4 - 7 p.m.
April 22
- Meet the Democratic Candidates, St. Patrick School Gymnasium, 6 p.m.
April 23
- Weston City Clean-up, Weston
Municipal Building, 8 a.m.
- Lewis County Pony League
Opening Day Ceremony, Robert J.
Conley Baseball Complex, 11 a.m.
- Cornhole Tournament, Weston
Eagles Club, 11 a.m.
- Shop ‘n Save Express Annual
Ramp Burger Cookout, beginning
at 11 a.m. with live band and many
activities.
- LCHS JROTC Fox Run, LCHS
Football Field, 11 a.m.
- Doggy Day Humane Society
Fundraiser, LC Park, 11 a.m. - 1
p.m.
- Free Dinner, St. Matthew UM
Church, Weston, begins at 4 p.m.
April 25
- Fire Levy Meeting, Weston
Fire Department, 6 p.m.
April 26
- United Way Charity Basketball Game, SJMH V. St. Joseph’s
Hospital, Robert L. Bland Middle
School Gym, 7:30 p.m.
April 27
- Early Voting Begins, LC
Courthouse, 8 a.m. - 4 p.m, and
continuing through May 7.
- LCHS Band Concert, LCHS
Auditorium, 7 p.m.
April 28
- LCHS Choir Concert, LCHS
Auditorium, 7 p.m., featuring the
LC Appalachian Folk Music Class
Ensemble and LC Blue
April 29
-Chinese Auction, Sharpe Hospital Lobby, 7 a.m. - 7 p.m., will
benefit the Friends Auxiliary.
April 29-30
-Yard and Bake Sale, Mt. Hebron UM Church, Jane Lew, Friday
8 a.m. - 4 p.m. and Saturday 8
a.m. - 2 p.m.
April 30
- Annual Jane Lew Lions Club
General Lightburn 5K Run/Walk,
Stonewall Resort, start time 8:30
a.m.
- National Prescription Drug
Take Back Day, West Virginia State
Police Barracks, 10 a.m. - 2 p.m.,
bring in unneeded prescription
drugs for proper disposal.
- Weston Eagles Cornhole
Tournament, Eagles Club, Sign-ups
beginning at 10 a.m.
- East Lewis Lions Ham and
Soup Bean Dinner and Raffle, LC
EMS Building, 2 - 6 p.m.
- Pricetown Volunteer Fire Department Fish Fry, noon until 6 p.m.
- Midway Volunteer Fire Department Beans and Cornbread
Dinner, begins at 11 a.m
May 1
- Benefit Baked Steak Dinner for
Anita White, Jane Lew Elementary
School, begins at 11 a.m.
- Weston Fairs and Festival
Bingo, Pricetown Fire Department,
1 p.m.
May 2
- Fire Levy Community Meeting, Vandalia Community Building, 6 p.m.
May 4
- First Pioneer Kids Club Meeting, pre-school thru high school,
Broad Street UM Church, 5:30
- 7:30 p.m.
May 6
- Benefit Dinner for Keren (Susie) Kerns, Bendale UM Church, 11
a.m. - 6 p.m., cost is $10
- Lewis County Mental Health
Awareness Fair, St. Patrick School
Gym, 5:30 - 7:30 p.m.
May 7
- Re-opening of the Mountaineer
Military Museum, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.
- Purple Rain Fair - Craft and
Vendor Show, LC Park, 10 a.m.
- 5 p.m.
- Tom Thumb Fishing Tournament, Broken Wheel Campground,
10 a.m - Noon
May 8
- Mother’s Day Dinner, Jane
Lew Fire Department, 11 a.m. - 2
p.m.
May 14
- HOPE Car Show, Appalachian
Glass in Weston, 10 a.m. - 3 p.m.
- Relay for Life Golf Tournament, Deerfield Country Club, 9
a.m., call (304)-269-1139 for more
information.
May 16
- Weston Lodge 10 Annual Past
Master’s Night, dinner at 6 p.m.,
Lodge at 7:30 p.m., all Master
Masons invited.
May 20
- Opening day of Roanoke
Activity Plaza, Stonewall Resort,
11 a.m.
May 28
- Weston Memorial Day Parade,
downtown Weston, call (304)-2692210 for parade details
- Vet Together, Mountaineer
Military Museum, Weston, immediately following Memorial
Day Parade
Raffle
“Moving from flag to tackle is a
big change for our league and with
Continued from 1C
that change comes new responsisafety gear for the new “Mighty bilities to our players and a fairly
hefty price tag.
Might” players.
We cannot move forward withThere are also plans to revamp
the uniforms for all the cheerlead- out the help of our community,”
said Brianne Warner, LCMYF
ing squads as well.
Cornhole Tourney Set for April 23
fundraising coordinator. “This
league and our youth depend on
the generosity of the good folks in
Aerie 2481 Weston Eagles is
Lewis County.”
For more information or to pur- sponsoring a Cornhole Tournament
chase a ticket contact Chris Jeffries, Saturday, April 23, beginning a 11
304-517-0287, or Brianne Warner a.m. in the Eagles parking lot.
The tournament is open to the
at 304-517-8130.
public. Participants do not have to prizes will depend on the number
of teams that sign up.
be an Eagle Member.
Pick your own two-person team.
Signups will begin at 10 a.m. and
the cost is $10 per person or $20
per team.
Cash prizes will be given for
first, second and third places. The
Limited seats remain for the
Spring 2016 New York City trip.
The bus will leave Weston Marketplace on Friday, April 22, at 9
p.m. and arrive in New York City
the morning of April 23.
Participates will have the entire
day to check out what the city has
to offer.
After a long day in the city
participants will then meet up and
make the return trip back to Weston,
arriving on the morning of April 24.
The cost to reserve $125 and it
is non-refundable.
Call Vicki at (304)-269-1593
for more information or to make
reservations.
New York Trip
Set for April 22
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These two enjoy the warm weather as they wait at the finish line
for a loved one to finish the 5K.
A few participants in the 5K brought their best friends to accompany them in the race.
The 5K attracted participants of all ages.
Over 200 individuals participated in this year’s Weston 5K, and are shown here at the starting line
on Center Avenue ready to run and walk
Runners make there way down Court Avenue.
The weather for the 5K was perfect with runners like these enjoying the day.
Race volunteers are shown manning the registration table. On the day of the 5K, 80 participants
signed in to join 120 who had pre-registered.
Race winners Jennifer Preteroti and Adam Schroer are shown with Scott Meyer, local glassblowing
artist, who created special glass trophies for the first place finishers in the female and male divisions.
Photos by John G. Wolfe
Race organizer John Weber is shown speaking to a 5K participant prior to the race.
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Scholarship Deadline Is Tomorrow
Fundraiser Is Set for April 29
The Friends Auxiliary of William R. Sharpe, Jr. Hospital will
hold a Chinese Auction on Friday,
April 29, in the hospital lobby from
7 a.m. until 7 p.m. and is open to
members of the public.
All proceeds will benefit The
Friends Auxiliary, a non-profit
volunteer organization that is dedicated to providing special projects
and events for individuals strugApplications are now available
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college or university and major in
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music, drama, dance and creative
writing, as well as other areas in
the fine arts.
The scholarship awarded will
be $1,300 and applications can be
obtained from the guidance office
at LCHS or at www.roxannaglass.
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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF LEWIS
COUNTY, WEST VIRGINIA
STATE OF WEST VIRGINIA,
HARRISON COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT,
Petitioners,
vs.
Case Number: 16-C-27
THREE THOUSAND SEVENTY-SEVEN DOLLARS AND FORTY-FOUR CENTS ($3,077.44)
IN UNITED STATES CURRENCY, AND
LEON CARL STARKEY, AND
DEIDRE EILEEN BLAKE,
Respondents,
ORDER OF PUBLICATION
NOTICE OF FILING OF PETITION FOR
FORFEITURE
LEWIS COUNTY PRIMARY ELECTION BALLOTS
We, the undersigned Ballot Commissioners of Lewis County, West Virginia, hereby certify the foregoing are Sample Official Ballots for
the May 10, 2016, Lewis County Primary Election prepared from the List and Certificates of Announcements furnished by the Secretary
of State and the additional Certificates of Announcements filed with the County Clerk of said County as provided by law.
Given under our hands this 21st day of March, 2016.
Judith Staubly
Louella Clem
50-2
The object of this suit is to seek and
Order forfeiting the herein described property
pursuant to the West Virginia Contraband
Forfeiture Act (Chapter 60A, Article 7, of the
West Virginia Code, as amended.)
TO ANY CLAIMANT OF A RIGHT OR
INTEREST IN SAID PROPERTY:
You have the right to file a claim to the
herein described property within thirty days
of service herein. Any such claim must clearly
state the identity of the Claimant and an
address where legal process can be served
upon said Claimant.
The property seized and subject of this
suit is described as follows: Three Thousand
Seventy-Seven Dollars and Forty-Four Cents
($3,077.44) in United States Currency.
The Law Enforcement Agency responsible for the seizure is the Harrison County
Street Crimes and Drug Unit (SCAD) that
was assigned to the Lewis County Sheriff’s
Department.
The seizure took place on or about
January 28, 2016, on or near Sowards Oil
Field Service Garage located at 201 Arnolds
Hollow Road, Weston, West Virginia, and on
or near 71 Whitt Road, Horner, Lewis County,
West Virginia.
That a certain Two Thousand Four
Hundred Forty-Four Dollars ($2,444.00) was
found in a black box in the possession of the
Respondent, Leon Carl Starkey, on or near
201 Arnolds Hollow Road, Weston, Lewis
County, West Virginia. That a certain Four
Hundred Seventeen Dollars and Forty-Four
Cents ($417.44) was found on the person
of the Respondent, Leon Carl Starkey, on
or near 201 Arnolds Hollow Road, Weston,
Lewis County, West Virginia. That a certain
Twenty-Three Dollars ($23.00) was found in
the Respondent, Leon Carl Starkeys, work vehicle in his possession at 201 Arnolds Hollow
Road, Weston, Lewis County, West Virginia.
That a certain Six Hundred Forty-Four
Dollars ($643.00) was located in the residence
of the Respondents, Leon Carl Starkey and
Deidre Eileen Blake, located on or near 71
Whitt Road, Horner, Lewis County, West
Virginia. That after the date for filing of said
claims, an Order of the Court directing forfeiture of said seized property to the State
and vesting ownership of said property shall
be sought.
If you fail to file a claim, thereafter an
Order, upon proper hearing may be entered
against you for the relief demanded in the
Petition.
A copy of said petition may be obtained
from the Circuit Clerk of the Court.
STATE OF WEST VIRGINIA,
HARRISON COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT,
By Counsel
Christina C. Flanigan, #9657
Lewis County Prosecuting Attorney
117 Court Avenue
Lewis County Judicial Annes, Room 201
Weston, WV 26452
304-269-8240
50-2
Meeting Today
On Town Park
A public information meeting
will be held today at 7:30 p.m. at
the Jane Lew Park Building with
Michael Baker, International, LLC
Engineering for the purpose of
gathering ideas for the Jane Lew
Town Park Master Plan.
marked by April 18, and received
by April 21.
This scholarship fund was
established in the fall of 1995 by
the friends and family of Roxanna
Glass, valedictorian of the 1987
graduating class of LCHS. The
Roxanna Glass Memorial Scholarship Trust will offer a scholarship
this year to a student graduating
from LCHS who will be attending a
four-year college or university with
the intention of studying music or
the fine arts.
The committee will select the
scholarship recipient from applicants, basing their decision on the
following factors:
Cumulative grade point average; recommendations from
teachers and others; two essays
submitted by the student on (one)
their academic and/or professional goals and how the college/
university experience will help
them achieve these goals and (two)
formative background in music or
the fine arts and how these have
helped shape their academic and/or
professional goals; example(s) of
work (CD or audio tape of music,
CD or DVD of art works, writing
samples, DVD of drama or dance,
etc.; and extracurricular activities
and community involvement.
LEWIS
COUNTY’S
AWARD
WINNING
NEWSPAPER
The
Weston
Democrat
The Weston Democrat - Wednesday, April 20, 2016—D3
Classifieds
FOR RENT
FOR
RENT
FOR
RENT
FOR RENT – newly remodeled 2
bedroom, 1 bath clean mobile home with
washer/dryer near Walmart. Has storage building. Suitable for 2 people only.
Security deposit and $650 per month.
Mowing maintenance provided. No pets.
No smoking. Call 304-269-5634. 50-2p
FOR RENT – 2 bedroom apartment
in Goodhope. $410 per month plus
utilities. No smoking. No pets. Call 304884-7936. 50-2p
FOR RENT – 3 bedroom, 2 bath
duplex in Jane Lew. $750 per month
plus utilities. No smoking. No pets. Call
304-884-7936. 50-2p
and 3 bedroom duplex. With stove and
refrigerator. No utilities paid. Absolutely
no pets. Call 304-627-4752. 50-3p
mobile home on Simpson Run. Central
air and free gas. $850 per month. Call
304-269-2345. 50-tf
mobile home on Simpson Run. $650
per month. Call 304-269-2345. 50-tf
house. $650 per month and $650 security deposit. 546 West 2nd Street. Call
917-595-6398. 50-1p
SMALL TRAILER – for rent at 178
Riverside Drive – on road behind old
Groves Market in Bendale. 1 bedroom,
living room, kitchen with stove and refrigerator, laundry room with washer and
dryer, small yard in front and back, dock
over river and own parking space. $450
per month plus $450 security deposit.
No pets. No smoking. Call 304-269-2627
or come to 181 Riverside Drive for an
application. 50-1p
FOR RENT – 3 bedroom house with
large yards. Quiet and nice area. $765
per month. Call 304-904-1779. 49-2p
in Weston. Nice and clean with large
yards. $525 per month. Call 304-9041779. 49-2p
CAMPER SPACES for rent off US
Route 19N on Forinash Road. Quiet
neighborhood, fishing nearby. Fitness
center within .25 miles, coin operated
Laundromat within .50 miles. 5 miles
from Interstate 79. Call 304-997-2855.
49-3p
HOUSE: in Weston. Available May
1st. Living room, bedroom, bath, kitchen
laundry room with washer and dryer.
Front porch, one off street parking
space. No smoking or pets. $450 per
month, security deposit and 2 references. Call 304-269-9750. 50-1p
FOR RENT – 2 bedroom trailer in
Dolan Mobile Home Park. $700 per
month. $700 security deposit. No pets.
Call 304-269-3516. 48-4p
FOR RENT – small 2 bedroom house
on Alum Street. $500 per month. $500
security deposit. Call 304-269-3516.
48-4p
JASPER’S MCGARY Manor Apartments – 356 East 7th Street. Spotless
2 bedroom with fully equipped kitchen,
Washer/dryer hook-up and off street
parking. $550 per month. Call 304-9978727 or 757-717-4936. 48-4p
FOR RENT – furnished rooms with
stove and refrigerator. $300 per month
plus $55 key deposit. Includes all major
utilities and cable. Call 304-269-1134 or
304-269-4247. 35-tf
FOR
RENT
Deadline for Classified Ads is 11:30 a.m. on Monday (except before a holiday when
the deadline will be 11:30 a.m. on the preceding Friday.)
The Cost is $4.10 for one time for twenty words or less and 11¢ for each word over 20.
Ads must be paid at the time of placement. Either bring your ad to the office located at
306 Main Ave., Weston or mail it with payment to The Weston Democrat, P.O. Box 968,
Weston, WV 26452.
YARD SALES
GARAGE SALES
WESTON HOUSING Authority – accepting applications for efficiency and 1
bedroom apartment units. Apply Monday
– Friday between 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. Rent
is based on 30% of income for eligible
applicants. All utilities are included.
Elderly and disabled applicants will be
considered first. 47-tf
home in Horner. $650 per month. Security deposit and references required.
Call 304-269-2345. 43-tf
with garage. $600 per month. Security
deposit and references required. Call
304-269-2345. 43-tf
ROOM FOR rent – house privileges
with laundry. $400 per month. Call 304517-3388. 38-tf
FOR RENT – affordable rentals starting at $349 per month in Buckhannon.
Close to Route 33. Will consider paying
some utilities. Call 304-472-1822. 24-tf
WESTON ARBORS apartments
are now accepting applications on 1
bedroom apartments. For senior citizens
62 years or older, or disabled. Rent
is low due to Federal Assistance with
no resident paying more than 30% of
his or her monthly income. For more
information regarding eligibility please
call 304-269-7344 or TTD 1-800-9828771. Office hours are 9 a.m. to 4
p.m., Monday-Friday. Equal Housing
Opportunity. 35-tf
YARD SALES
GARAGE SALES
ANNUAL 2 family garage sale on
Wednesday, April 20th, Thursday, April
21st, Friday, April 22nd, and Saturday,
April 23rd from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. at the
Shirley Moody residence at 158 Keith
Fork Road, Route 33W, Weston. Men,
women’s, boys’ and baby clothes, new
infant car seat, travel system baby
stroller with infant car seat, luggage,
coffee and end tables, prom gowns,
antique glassware, 8 wall and 5 base
walnut kitchen cabinets, counter top,
stainless steel sink and miscellaneous
household items. Call 304-269-5355.
50-1p
FOR
SALE
FOR SALE
ACREAGE/BUILDINGS
ACREAGE/BUILDINGS
CHECK OUT our website claytonhomesofbuckhannon.com. We deliver
throughout West Virginia. Call 304-4728900. 50-4
HUUUGE BLOWOUT SALE ON
ALL Tru MH houses in stock. Twin Oaks
Home Sales – Tennerton-Buckhannon
Route 20S. 304-473-1822. 45-7
WE MAKE your dreams come true at
Clayton Homes! Your land is your down
payment! Homes starting at $29,995.
1-888-594-0701 or www.claytonofmorgantown.com. 35-tf
FORMISCELLANEOUS
SALE
FOR SALE
MISCELLANEOUS
FOR SALE – patented Happy Jack®
Flea Beacon: control fleas in the home
without toxic chemicals or costly exterminators. Results overnight. Southern
States. 304-269-4300. Kennelvax.
com. 50-4
MOVING SALE – 130 Minnich Street
on Saturday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Rain
or shine. 50-1p
Classified Advertising Deadline
Is 11:30 A.M. on Mondays
FOR SALE
FOR SALE
MISCELLANEOUS
AUCTIONS/ANTIQUES
FOR SALE – Happy Jack® Paracide
Shampoo: provides heat relief. Kills fleas
and ticks on dogs and cats. Foster Feed.
304-269-1333. Kennelvax.com. 50-4
FOR SALE
AUCTIONS/ANTIQUES
WANTED FARM/ACREAGE
MOUNTAIN STATE Auto Auction’s
annual Toys for Big Boys Auction – Saturday, May 7th at 10 a.m. Doors open
at 8 a.m. Open to the public. Antique
cars, side-by-sides, ATV’s, RV’s and
campers, boats, Jeeps, trucks and
much more. Have a toy you would like
to consign? Call Tavia today to reserve
your number. 681-209-2589. Mountain
State Auto Auction, 5546 Bennedum
Drive, Shinnston, WV 26431. 304-5925300.www.mtstateaa.com. 50-3
ABSOLUTE FARM Auction – Tuesday, May 3rd at 6 p.m. Registration and
inspection begin at 4 p.m. 1507 Coburns
Creek Road, Clarksburg, WV. Beautiful
160+ acre farm with a two story home
and barns. Sold to the highest bidder.3
bedroom, 2 bath 2340 sq. ft. home built
in 1850 with a two car detached garage,
updated windows, siding and roof,
new hot water heater, 160.45 acres of
pasture, rolling hills and wooded areas,
priefert cattle corral, block barn, metal
workshop and outbuildings. Has an
additional 14x60 1974 mobile home.
Unlimited free gas, 2 wells and access
to city water, union district, map 345,
parcel 2. Joe R. Pyle Complete Auction
& Realty Service, 5546 Benedum Drive,
Shinnston, WV 26431. 888-875-1599.
www.joerpyleauctions.com. Joe R. Pyle
– WV 212 – Broker. In conjunction with
Stewart Auction Company. Bob Stewart,
Jr. – WV 825 – Auctioneer/Realtor. 10%
down payment made day of auction with
balance due at closing within 45 days.
10% BP. 50-2
EVENING ESTATE auction – Estate
of James Gandee – Thursday, April 28th
at 4 p.m. Registration and Inspection begin at 2:30 p.m. 3482 Glady Fork Road,
Buckhannon, WV. Featured items: 2009
Yamaha Grizzley 700 4WD EPS Ducks
Unlimited Edition 4-wheeler; beautiful
mahogany cased Steinway & sons baby
grand piano. House hold furnishings and
miscellaneous items of interest. See
our full listing onwww.joerpyleauctions.
com Terms: cash, check with approval,
major credit cards, 10% BP. Joe R. Pyle
Auction & Realty Service. WV212, WV
2224. 888-875-1599.www.joerpyleauctions.com 50-1
FOR
SALE
FOR SALE
VEHICLES/BOATS
VEHICLES/BOATS
FOR SALE – 98 S-10 Ext. cab,
camper top, good tires, sticker valid until
2017. Location – Sunset Acres, Weston.
$800. Call 304-269-4215. 50-2p
HELP
HELP WANTED
WANTED
REPORTER NEEDED – The
Weston Democrat is seeking a full time
reporter. Call the Editor at 304-2691600, ext. 101.
GENESIS YOUTH Crisis Center is
seeking a Wraparound Facilitator to
begin the Safe at Home project in Elkins.
The Wraparound Facilitator requires a
Bachelor’s Degree in a human service
field and 2 yrs. post graduate experience
working with youth and families. Must
pass a pre-employment drug screen,
criminal background check and CPS
check, have a valid WV driver’s license
and 21 yrs. or older. Please submit a resume to Director of Human Resources,
Genesis Youth Crisis Center, Inc. P.O.
Box 546 Clarksburg, WV 26302 or fill out
application at www.genesisyouthcenter.
com. We are EEOP. 50-1
For Great Deals, Great Buys and Great Service See The Businesses That Advertise Here
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Driveways, Parking Lots,
Patchwork, Seal Coating
and Driveway Gravel
Free Estimates
Licensed and Insured
Senior and
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269-3561
Forest Products LLC
BUYING ● Land ● Logs ● Standing Timber
PO Box 235
Horner, WV 26372
Call Ralph 304 439-4122
or Hunter 304 517-4559
email: [email protected]
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304-884-7163
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Call WV Contractor Licensing Bd at 304-558-7890
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Heating & Cooling Services
All Your Electrical Needs
Breakers • Switches • Receptacles • Wiring
We Sell Heating & A/C Equipment
1-304-613-6806
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Stephenson Construction & Rentals
Your Local Full Service Contractor - Licensed & Insured
We Offer Management & Maintenance Services for Rentals
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WILSON’S
FLOORING & CARPET CENTER
250 W. 2ND ST., WESTON, WV 26452
304 -269-1233
WWW.WILSONSFCC.COM
FAMILY OWNED AND OPERATED SINCE 1963
“FOR ALL YOUR FLOORING NEEDS”
FIND US ON “FACEBOOK”
New Hope 4 You
Contract Parenting Coordinator needed must
have a degree in social work, criminal justice,
or related degree. Contract Supervision
Coordinator needed must have a G.E.D.
or diploma. Positions require dependable
transportation, computer and Internet access.
Submit résumé to [email protected] or
call Anita Pennington at 304-371-1927.
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Owner: David Stephenson
Phone: 757-717-4936 or 304-997-8727
Email: [email protected]
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Rotary Scholarship Applications at LCHS
HELP
WANTED
GENESIS YOUTH Crisis Center
is seeking a Wraparound Supervisor
to begin the Safe at Home project in
Elkins. The Wraparound Supervisor
requires a Master’s Degree in a human
service field with 2 yrs direct experience working with children and families
and be license eligible. Must pass a
pre-employment drug screen, criminal
background check and CPS check, have
a valid WV driver’s license and 21 yrs.
or older. Please submit a resume to
Director of Human Resources, Genesis
Youth Crisis Center, Inc. P.O. Box 546
Clarksburg, WV 26302 or fill out application at www.genesisyouthcenter.
com. We are EEOP. 50-1
PLANTATION INN & suites in Jane
Lew is now taking applications for Front
Desk Clerk. Apply in person. 304-8847806. 50-1
HELP WANTED – cleaner for Hillbilly
Haven Log Cabin Rentals, Roanoke.
Part time work as needed (mostly
Sundays). Phone 304-269-3459. 49-2
Crestview Manor Nursing
& Rehabilitation is hiring 3
full-time CNA positions
for 3pm-11pm shift.
Part-Time CNA positions
are also available for all
shifts.
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The Weston Rotary club is offering four $1,000 scholarships for
Lewis County High School (LCHS)
students who are enrolling in a
trade school, college or university
for 2016. Scholarship applications
are available now at the guidance
office at LCHS and at Fred Eberle
Technical Center.
Requirements for applicants
include an overall GPA of 3.0
on a 4.0 scale; enrollment in an
accredited vocational school,
college or university; returning a
completed application to the LCHS
guidance counselors’ office (date
to be announced later), submitting one original and three copies
of all application documentation
with each set stapled (please do
not paperclip); and completing an
interview with Rotary’s scholarship
committee at LCHS (in the outer
conference room of the guidance
counselors’ office (date to be announced later).
The filled out forms are due
back to ghe guidance office before
3 p.m. April 29. For more information, contact Garry Lynne Shearer
at (304)-904-6803.
TAYLOR
Construction
Now Installing
City Sewer
Hookups
We also Stock Sewer
Pipe & FIttings
269-7929 or 269-3561
HELP WANTED – notice is hereby
given that the Fire Civil Service Commission of the city of Buckhannon will
receive applications for competitive
examination to create a “list of eligible’s”
for the position of probationary firefighter
in the Fire Department of the city of
Buckhannon, subject to the following
requirements: Applicants must be at
least 18 years of age and comply with
§8-15-17 of the WV Code; Applicants
must have a high school diploma or its
equivalent; Applicants must comply with
all other laws, rules and regulations as
prescribed in writing by the Code of
the State of West Virginia and by the
Fire Civil Commission of Buckhannon,
West Virginia. Copies of the current
written rules and regulations of said
commission is available for inspection
by any member of the public at the City
Recorder’s Office, 70 East Main Street,
Buckhannon, West Virginia, during
regular business hours. All applications
must be received by the Commission at
City Hall; or alternatively be postmarked,
addressed to the Fire Civil Service Commission, 70 East Main Street, Buckhannon, WV 26201, no later than 4:30 p.m.
or postmarked by 12 midnight on May
6, 2016. Details may also be found on
the city of Buckhannon website under
announcements, www.buckhannonwv.
org. Application forms may be obtained
at the City Recorder’s Office, City Hall,
70 East Main Street, Buckhannon,
WV 26201. Applicants must pass the
physical agility test, a written competitive examination, and if successful are
subject to a residency requirement.
Applicants must also pass a criminal
investigation background check. City
of Buckhannon is an equal opportunity
employer. 49-2
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HELP WANTED – part time secretary. No experience necessary. Will train;
must be physically fit. Some outside
work mandatory. Work as needed.
Call Cougar Metal Roofing at 304-9045332. 48-4p
HERITAGE INSURANCE Agency,
located inside Mid-State Chevrolet in
Flatwoods, WV, is now hiring for the
position of Licensed Sales Producer.
Licensed? Great. Not licensed? No
problem. Send resumes to phambrick@
allstate.com. 48-3
FOR SALE-6.5 ACRES
WITH POLE BARN
REGISTERED NURSES STAT
needed for full time, inpatient psychiatry
in Weston, WV. One year of Psychiatric
or Long-Term Care experience is preferred. Minimum compensation is $30
per hour. Employer paid medical and
dental insurances are available. Phone
Sam at 1-866-633-3700 ext. 110 or email
sgiordano@worldwidetravelstaffing.
com. 43-10p
6.5 Acres w/pole barn. Creek on two
sides, with electric, well and septic.
Lots of wildlife, atv trails, gated
driveway on paved road.
Close to Stonewall Jackson Lake &
Resort, Burnsville and Wildcat area.
Great for camping or build a new home.
CNAS – STAT needed for full time
inpatient psychiatry in Weston, WV.
One year of psychiatric or Long Term
Care experience is preferred. Minimum
compensation is $16 per hour. Paid
training sessions are offered. Phone or
email Sam at 1-866-633-3700 ext. 110
or sgiordano@worldwidetravelstaffing.
com. 43-10p
NURSES & CNAs needed – U.S.
Nursing Network. For LTC & Private
Duty. All days and shifts available. Call
1-866-644-4484. www.usnursingnetwork.com. USNN is an EOE. 35-tf
MISCELLANEOUS
MISCELLANEOUS
ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS
meetings every Tuesday, Thursday and
Saturday at 8 p.m. at St. Patrick School
Basement. Open to all. PS
PREGNANT? Need someone to
talk to? Confidential counseling. Call
304-473-1122. PS
MISCELLANEOUS
SERVICE/
MISCELLANEOUS
REPAIR
SERVICE/REPAIR
YOUR WATCH and jewelry repairs
are only as good as the guarantee
behind them. Let us do all your watch
and jewelry repairs and depend upon
our guaranteed service. Free estimates.
CAPLAN’S JEWELRY STORE, Weston,
WV. 35-tf
COUGAR METAL Roofing offers
experienced installation of metal as
replacement for roofs and siding. Call
304-904-5332 and leave a name and
number for a call back. 48-7p
E.S. PAVING – You have a beautiful
home, let us make the entrance beautiful. Driveways, parking lots, patchwork
and seal coating. Senior, veteran and
church discounts. Licensed and insured.
All work guaranteed. Free estimates. We
don’t say we are the best, our customers
do. Modern equipment. Spring special.
Will beat any competitors’ price by up to
$1000. Give us a call at 304-622-4744.
WV014237. 44-8p
ALL STATE Paving – driveways,
parking lots, garage floors, basketball
courts, etc. Machine laid and rolled.
Work guaranteed. Discounts. Licensed
and insured. Call 304-472-8097.
WV014137. 42-12p
HARRY’S BLACKTOP Paving and
Repairs – Driveways, parking lots, garage floors and more. Also seal coating.
30% spring and veteran’s discounts.
Over 25 years experience. Licensed
and insured. All work guaranteed. Free
estimates. Call 304-904-0989. 50-4p
THE NAIL BARN
35 Ash Street ● Jane Lew, WV 26378
Phone (304) 884-6634
Hours: Mon. - Fri. 7am - 5pm; Sat. 7am - 2pm; Sun. - Closed
YOUR ONE STOP SHOP
CALL FOR CASH &
CONTRACTOR’S DISCOUNTS!
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8’
10’
12’
14’
16’
18’
20’
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All panels are 29 gauge steel.
Free delivery on orders over $2,000 within a 30 mile radius.
40 Year Warranty. (9 colors in stock): White, Terra Cotta Red, Evergreen, Pearl Gray,
Cocoa Brown, Burgundy, Charcoal Gray, Light Stone, Gallery Blue.
Licensed contractors bring a copy of your valid WV contractor’s license for applicable discounts.
Fully stocked metal warehouse with trims and color matched screws.
Fully stocked hardware store and lumber yard.
All Prices Subject To Change Without Notice!
APRIL SPECIAL! SCOTT’S NATURE SCAPES RED MULCH 2 CU. FT. Like us
BAG INVENTORY REDUCTION 5 BAGS FOR $13.00 (While Supplies Last)
on
$69,000
Will consider reasonable offers
Call 304-452-9601
The Weston Democrat - Wednesday, April 20, 2016—D5
Woofter Announces
Run for LC BOE
Richard Garrett Woofter, a recently retired educator of Weston,
signed the papers and submitted
his fees to the Lewis County Clerk
Cindy Rowan, to seek office on the
Lewis County Board of Education.
Woofter said that serving on
the school board has long been an
ambition of his. He said that as a
member of the board, he plans to
visit all schools, not to catch individuals doing bad, but to be amazed
at the wonderful things being done
in Lewis County.
“There is more to being a Board
Member than showing up for a
meeting every two weeks,” he said.
Woofter has 37 years of experience in the “education business.”
He has worked in almost every
school in the county and several
that no longer exist.
Woofter commented, “Like
in most public service jobs, as a
teacher, I learned it was necessary
to get along with everyone; fellow
staff members, school administrators, aides, cooks, custodians,
secretaries, maintenance staff and
bus drivers. It is important that all
of these people be willing to functions as one, to provide the best
education possible for the students.
The hard work and dedication
of the entire staff, from bottom to
top, should be recognized and their
voices heard.”
Woofter has successfully ran a
small business in the past and he,
along with his wife, run a residential
rental business.
Commenting on school financial
matters, Woofter said, “I realize
the Lewis County School Budget
is much more complicated than
anything I have ever been exposed
to, but another strength I bring is
RICHARD G. WOOFTER
the willingness to learn. I may be
an old dog, but I am still willing to
learn and analyze new tricks. To say
I am totally prepared to be a board
of education member is ludicrous,
because as a private citizen I do
not have access to the information
necessary to make educated decisions in specific financial areas.”
Woofter pledged to research
issues and weigh both sides before
casting his vote as a board member.
“I am not promising anyone
anything. I have no agenda to push.
I am not trying to get anyone a job
or take someone’s job. Our children
are the future and they deserve the
best,” he said.
Rotary Is Told About
New Businesses Here
By EILEEN BILLETER
Theresa Allen spoke at the
Rotary Club meeting April 13. A
year ago, she started a sewing shop
and a drop off for Elite Cleaners at
Roshell’s Sleep Shop and Sewing
Shop next to Kane’s on Main Ave.
She agreed to wait on customers for
the sleep shop and has a full-service
sewing shop that does all sorts of
sewing, mending, upholstering,
machine embroidery, tailoring,
quilting, etc.
She is booked up for the next
three months but is willing to help
others in an emergency.
She says she does all of the
tailoring for Elite Cleaners and can
fix leather, furs or anything.
She said her greatest joy comes
from helping women who need
wedding dresses altered to fit. She
also makes prom dresses and tuxedos, sometimes using camouflage.
Allen is a graduate of Phillip
Barber High School where she
was named a Who’s Who in U. S.
High Schools. She got her B.A. at
the Rhode Island School of Design.
She owned the Hartman House in
Phillipi and the Daily Thread in
Clarksburg.
She has a son and daughter, Paul,
22, and Samantha, 20. Paul works
as a restaurant trainer for Primanti
Brothers at Eastpoint, near Kohl’s
Department Store.
Allen credits her grandmother,
who decided she needed to sew
at age 5, for her vast accomplishments.
Allen said, “Weston has been
absolutely wonderful to me.” Her
shop is open from 9 a.m. to 4:30 or
5:30 p.m. She continued, “I really
enjoy being in Weston. I spend
THERESA ALLEN
more time in Weston than at home.”
When asked if she would teach
children to sew her answer was she
is equipped to teach but has not been
asked so far, and that she is willing to do so. She continued, “Kids
are great to teach because it is like
giving them a fresh box of crayons.
Their creativity is wonderful.”
The Rotary Club thanks all who
came to have their blood tested
April 2 and 9. The Blood Screenings are our major fundraiser.
Attendance was good. Both days
the computers, hospital staff and
Rotary volunteers were up and
running at 6:30 a.m., and the lines
moved very well.
Four $1,000 Rotary Scholarships will be awarded in 2016 to
graduating Lewis County seniors.
Applications are available now at
the High School Guidance Office
and Fred Eberle Technical School.
The applications need to be returned by 3 p.m. on Friday, April 29.
Small Business
Meetings Slated
Weston is collaborating with
Larry Batten, of the Small Business
Administration on several dates
in May for those thinking about
creating a small business.
The first meeting will be on
Tuesday, May 3, for the general
public.
The second meeting will be one
for veteran’s on Tuesday, May 24. It
is suggested that those interested in
participating call the City Building
at (304)-269-6141 to register.
The following is a description
of what will be covered in the
meetings.
May 3 - Starting a small business: intro to entrepreneurship/
small business ownership; why you
should start a small business; business opportunity recognition; business planning; access to capital;
starting a business while working
full time; and resources available.
May 24 - Veteran to Business
Owner: why veterans make successful business owners; intro to
entrepreneurship; business opportunity recognition; business planning; veteran programs/resources;
and financing your venture.
Benefit Dinner
Set for May 1st
A benefit baked steak dinner will
be held in honor of Anita White,
who is battling cancer.
The dinner is being held to help
with medical expenses and will be
held at the Jane Lew Elementary
School Sunday, May 1, beginning
at 11 a.m.
It’s Raining Business Person of The Year
Cats, Dogs
This Month
The Lewis County High School
(LCHS) Business Department has
announced a fundraiser to benefit
the Upshur County Humane Society and organizations that serves
both Upshur and Lewis counties.
The fundraiser will take place
during the month of April. LCHS
business completers has placed
donation cans and collection boxes
at various businesses in the community to raise funds and supplies
for the Humane Society.
Items desperately needed include hard and soft cat food, soft
dog food, kitty litter, puppy pads,
cat and dog toys, paper towels,
trash bags, scrubbing pads, dish
and laundry detergent and surface
cleaners.
Additionally, the business completers will hold a “Doggy Day,” at
the Lewis County Park on Saturday,
April 23, from 11 a.m. until 1 p.m.
Attendees are encouraged to bring
their pets and join others for a funCline Craig, owner of the Tri-Lakes Convenience Store, was honored as The Weston Democrat’s
filled event. Admission to the event Business Person of the Year last week. Shown with his plaque, crafted by Caplan’s Jewelry in Weston,
will be an item from the above list is Craig and his daughter, Kim Bleigh (left) and granddaughter, Brandi Francis.
or a monetary donation.
Hot dog lunches will be available and will include hot dogs,
chips, homemade baked goods,
dessert and drinks. In addition,
homemade dog treats will be available for sale.
The U.S. Army Corps of EnActivities will include a pet
gineers, Huntington District, is
owner look-alike contest, scavenimmediately seeking volunteers
ger/treat hunt for dogs, face paintfor the 2016 recreation season
ing and children’s games.
running through the weekend
A hot dog eating contest will
after Thanksgiving at the Riffle
be held at noon. All donations and
Run Campground and Bulltown
support are greatly appreciated.
Historic Area of Burnsville Lake.
Volunteer support is essential to
keep these recreation areas open
for the full season.
Selected volunteers will be
given a free full-hookup campsite
at either Bulltown or Riffle Run
Campground for providing at least
24 hours of work per week. Typical
volunteer duties include staffing a
The following is the weekly
visitor center, giving tours, providschedule for the Lewis County
ing living history, mowing, string
Senior Center. This is subject to
trimming, cleaning facilities and
change.
grounds, painting, light carpentry,
Wednesday: 9 a.m. Games;
and general maintenance support.
9:15 a.m. Weights; 9:45 a.m. ExRiffle Run Campground has
ercise; 10:15 a.m. Tai Chi; 10:30
been operated exclusively by
Yoga; 11:45 a.m. Bingo; 10-11 a.m.
volunteers for several years. VolBlood Pressure by SJMH; 1:30
unteers are needed to assist with
p.m. Clogging; third Wednesday
mowing and cleaning.
of each month - birthday table.
At the Civil War-era Bulltown
Thursday: 9 a.m. Games and
Historic Area volunteers are needed
Charlene
Sprouse
(right),
who
coordinates
the
Lewis
County
Cards; first Thursday of each
to assist with operation of the visimonth, Fall Run Satellite at 10 Food Bank, is shown with Deanna Palmer of the Lewis County
tor center, present programs, and
a.m.; third Thursday of each month, Family Resource Network (FRN), who nominated her for the honor
give tours. If you are interested
of
The
Weston
Democrat
Citizen
of
the
Year.
At
a
small
reception
Camden Satellite at 10 a.m.
in helping the staff at Burnsville
Friday: 9 a.m. Games; 9:15 held last week at the FRN. Sprouse was presented with a special
Lake, please contact a Park Ranger
a.m. Weights; 9:45 a.m. Exercise; plaque crafted by Caplan’s Jewelry of Weston.
at (304)-853-2371.
12:30 p.m. Cards
Monday: 9:15 a.m. Weights;
9:45 a.m. Exercise; 10:15 a.m. Tai
Chi; 10:30 Yoga; 11:45 a.m. Bingo;
12 noon Cards; 1 p.m. Line Dance
Last week Lewis County Depu- tion Center in Fairmont to seek their
Kirkpatrick said the call was
Tuesday: 8:30 a.m. Ceramics;
ties C.A. Kirkpatrick and J.I. Min- help. Representatives of the Raptor unusual, but that he and Deputy
10 a.m. Setback; 10 a.m. Bible
ney received an out of the ordinary Center came to Weston and picked Minney were glad to help. He noted
Sharing; 6 p.m. Square Dance;
call. They were dispatched to up the bird to treat its injuries and that while the Red-tailed Hawk is
first Tuesday of each month at
Mudlick Road after a resident there nurse it back to health for possible not on the endangered species list,
9:30 a.m.; Book Club; second and
found an injured Red-tailed Hawk. release back to its natural habitat. it is a protected species.
fourth Tuesday of each month,
Upon arrival, the deputies were
Scrap-booking at 9 a.m.
able to safely catch the bird that appeared to have some type of wing
injury. They then contacted the
West Virginia Raptor Rehabilita-
Volunteers
Sought for
Braxton Lake
Citizen of The Year
Deputies Rescue Injured Hawk
Purple Rain
Fair
Is May 7
The Almost a Hit Relay for
Life Team will once again hold the
Purple Rain Fair at Lewis County
Park on Saturday, May 7, from 10
a.m. until 5 p.m.
There will be crafters and vendors on sight, as well as a car show
and plenty for the kids to do. Among
the features for the children are
a bounce house, obstacle course,
velcro wall and plenty of games.
Games for children will be held
from 11 a.m. until 3 p.m., with a
cost of .50 cents per game.
At 1 p.m. there will be a Pretty
Baby Contest with a penny per
vote. Also at 1 p.m., there will be
an amateur arm wrestling contest
with a $5 entry fee per contestant.
Food will be available and all
will enjoy the music played by DJ
Bobby Stell. On stage at 1 p.m. will
be Pure Vintage, so bring your lawn
chair and enjoy the music.
All are urged to come support
the fight against cancer and to enjoy
a day of fun-filled family friendly
activities.
Democratic
Event April 22
The Lewis County Democratic
Women and the Lewis County
Democratic Executive Committee will host a meet the Democrat
candidate event on Friday, April
22, beginning at 6 p.m. in the St.
Patrick School Gymnasium.
This event will include only
Democrat candidates along with
non-partisan candidates who are
registered as members of the
Democratic Party.
The public is invited and light
refreshments will be served.
Church Begins
New Kids Club
The Broad Street United Methodist Church is starting a club for
youth known as the Pioneers Kids
Club.
Youth between the ages of
pre-school through high school
are invited to participate every
Wednesday evening at the church
starting on Wednesday, May 4, and
on every following Wednesday
from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
Lewis County Deputies J.I. Minney (left) and C.A. Kirkpatrick
The meetings will begin with a
dinner, followed by a Bible lesson, are shown with an injured Red-tailed Hawk they rescued last week
on Mudlick Road in Lewis County.
music, crafts and games.
All youth are invited to participate.
The Broad Street United Methodist Church is located at 210 Broad
Street in Weston.
Glenville Car
Show Is Set
For
April 23
The Appalachian Cruisers will
hold a Spring Fling Car Show on
Saturday, April 23, with a rain date
of Sunday, April 24, at the Gilmer
County Senior Citizen Center at
the intersection of WV Rt. 5 and
U.S. Rt. 33.
Registration will be held from
10 a.m. until 1 p.m. The entry fee
is $10 and trophies will be awarded
at 3 p.m.
All proceeds will go to charity.
For more information, contact John
by calling (304)-462-8898 or Willie
at (304)-462-5728
22 Oak St. * Weston * 269-4300
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Members of the Lewis County High School Marching Minutemen are shown in a group photo from their trip to Walt Disney World.
Band Enjoys Florida Trip, Offers Thanks
The Lewis County High School
Marching Minutemen departed for
Walt Disney World in Florida on
March 30.
They spent their first full day at
the Magic Kingdom, where they
enjoyed a fun-filled day of amusements and parades.
On April 1, band members enjoyed a day at Universal Studios.
The Wizarding World of Harry Potter section of the park was widely
popular for all.
On April 2, the band started the
day at Disney Hollywood Studios.
Star Wars was a huge topic of
conversation and building your
own lightsaber was a very popular
task among the band members. The
band arrived at Epcot that Saturday
afternoon.
There they experienced a short
rain delay and were one of several
bands waiting to perform. Once the
rain let up, they marched through
the streets of Showcase Plaza to
the delight of visitors, proud to
represent Lewis County and W.Va.
In order to participate at Disney,
the band had to submit an audition
tape to the production staff and
had to be selected to perform in
the parades. They also received a
large Golden Mickey statue (like
an Oscar) for their performance
and each band member received a
pair of Mickey Mouse ears, that are
reserved for “cast members only,”
that cannot be purchased in any of
the parks.
The Marching Minutemen
would like to thank the Lewis
County Board of Education and
community for the support needed
to make this trip possible; Director
R.J. Cook for his dedication to the
program, as well as Adam Loudin
for taking the helm during the trip
and performance; Arlene Fraley for
planning the trip and Katie Loudin
for her time and attention to details.
A big thank you goes to the
booster officers and organization
for the countless hours spent during
the fundraising events and to all of
the parents who give continuously
to make the county band program
strong and prideful.
Correction
In last week’s edition of The
Banner carriers of the Lewis County High School Marching
Weston Democrat in a story titled, Minutemen are shown in parade sporting their Mickey Mouse hats.
“Museum Gets Vet’s Uniform,”
the article submitted by a reader
indicated that on May 28, the
Mountaineer Military Museum
would hold a Vet-Together for
“Vietnam veterans.”
Museum owners Ron and BarBy EILEEN BILLETER
bara McVaney would like readers
to know that is an error. The VetThe Dean of Human Services at
Together is an event for all veterans,
Pierpont
Community & Technical
not just those of the Vietnam War.
Members of the Lewis County High School Marching Minutemen are shown marching at Walt
College, Brian Floyd, spoke to the
Disney World on April 2.
Rotary Club, April 6. Floyd explained human services as anything
that has to do with people.
He graduated from Fairmont
High School, and when he was
a senior, he was the State Cross
With the 50th anniversary of the organization in a ceremony held previous generations of Ameri- certificates of appreciation to each Country Champion.
Vietnam War, anniversary com- at the American Legion Hall in can servicemen and women. We veteran by members Theresa Blake
He received his M.A. at Marshal
also honor your families and the and Donna Henline. Each veteran and is working on a doctorate at
memorative partners throughout Jane Lew.
the U.S. honored Vietnam veterans
The ceremony began with lo- sacrifices they made during your also received a special commemo- WVU. He aspires to being a colon March 29, by establishing it as cal NSDAR Regent Pat Goodwin military service. Thank you for rative pin presented by Polly Leroy lege president.
Vietnam Veterans Day.
addressing the many Vietnam your continued dedication to this and Christina Rumbach.
He and his wife, Janet, have
Following the presentation of 15-year-old twins: Michael and
As a partner, the Trans-Allegh- veterans present by saying, “We great country. You are an inspiraeny Chapter, National Society thank you and honor you for your tion to American’s new generation certificates and pins, local NSDAR Hanna and a 3-year-old adopted
members and the Vietnam veterans son Andrew.
Daughters of the American Revo- patriotism, service and sacrifice of warrior patriots.”
Chapter Chaplain Kathie Kem- at the ceremony enjoyed conversalution, took time last Wednesday during the Vietnam War. You
He trained at the Greenbriar as a
evening to honor local members of answered our nation’s call and per then led all in a prayer which tion along with cake and punch chef, worked at Fairmont Country
the Vietnam Veterans of America proudly served in the footsteps of was followed by the presentation of provided by the local NSDAR.
Club and hoped to develop the culinary program at Pierpont. He was
hired in 2002 as a chef instructor.
He helped the program receive its
first national accreditation from
the American Culinary Federation
(ACFEF). The Pastry & Baking Arts program was nationally
BRIAN A. FLOYD,
accredited in 2007. Under Chef
CEC, CCE, MA
Floyd’s leadership, both programs
are now recognized as Exemplary teach courses at Lewis County
High School.
Programs by the ACFEF.
Pierpont headquarters is located
In 2006 Floyd was named Chef
at
1201
Locust Ave. in Fairmont,
of the Year by the W.Va. Chapter of
the American Culinary Federation. right off of I-79.
It collaborates with local indusIn 2012 he was presented with the
try.
Floyd said W. Va. has a terrific
Culinary Artisan Award from the
City of Fairmont. He received the need for middle skills: welding,
mechanics, hydraulics, electric
Pierpont Pride Award in 2015.
He is a past president and cur- circuitry, etc. There are very good
rent member of the Rotary Club of jobs available in those fields.
Their four strategic priorities are
Fairmont. In 2003 he was named
to focus on student success; support
Rotarian of the Year.
As dean he oversees 22 faculty, business, industry and community;
strengthen academic excellence;
6 staff and nearly 500 students.
Pierpont was established in and continuously improve the
1974. It was originally tied to Fair- organization.
With the large number of mining
mont State. In 2007, they got sepalayoffs,
miners must find other opMembers of the local chapter of the Vietnam Veterans of America and National Society Daughters of the American Revolution rate accreditations and presidents.
portunities.
The state offers funds
posed for a group photo at a ceremony recognizing the veterans held last week in Jane Lew. Shown in the front row (left to right) are: Pierpont will start a presidential
for retraining.
NSDAR Regent Pat Goodwin, Theresa Blake, MSgt. Marcel Depersig, U.S. Marine Corp.; Donna Henline, Petty Officer 2nd Class John search July 1.
Pierpont is engaged with the
F. Groves,U.S. Navy; Cpl. Russell Keesecker, U.S. Army; Kathie Kemper and Christina Rumbach; and back row, left to right: Spec 4,
Pierpont serves 13 counties,
state
to help people get retrained.
Roger Sprouse, U.S. Army; Airman 1st Class Robert Garrison, U.S. Air Force; Spc. 5 Harley Lee Murphy, U.S. Army; Spc. 5 Stanley with classes offered at more than
James, U.S. Army; Seaman E-3 Charles Lunsford, U.S. Navy; MSgt. Patrick Bonnell, U.S. Air Force; Sgt. James Fallon, U.S. Air Force; 15 locations throughout the region, They are a gateway for access for
Lance Cpl. Bill Fultineer, U.S. Marine Corp.; Petty Officer 1st Class Charlie Slaughter, U.S. Navy; Sgt. Ralph Cole, U.S. Marine Corp.; and it has 2,182 students. Tuition many people and help students
Spc. 5 Ronald Fisher, U.S. Army and Spc. 4; and Delmas McCauley, U.S. Army. (Photo by John G. Wolfe)
is $4,400 for state residents. They transfer to four-year programs.
Pierpont's Dean Floyd
Talks to Rotary Club
Vietnam Vets Honored at Local Ceremony
Hospital Is Seeking Volunteers
For more then 40 years, the
Theresa Snaith Hospital Auxiliary
has served the needs of the local
hospital, first the City Hospital and,
beginning in 1972, Stonewall Jackson Memorial Hospital (SJMH),
in Weston. However, the needs of
SJMH have outgrown their current
volunteer list.
The hospital has undertaken a
“journey to excellence” and it is
looking for new volunteers to help
them along the way. The whole
hospital is very excited about the
new services for the patients. The
auxiliary would like to be able to
provide auxiliary volunteers to help
in those departments.
They would also like to provide
more help at the information desk
and perhaps in the emergency
department.
If anyone is interested in applying for membership please contact
Julia Spelsberg at (304)-269-8167
for an application.
Jazz Event Is Planned In Glenville
Members of the Glenville State
College (GSC) Jazz Combo and
Jazz ‘Big Band’ are preparing for
their spring concert which will be
held on Tuesday, April 26, at 7
p.m. in the GSC Fine Arts Center
Auditorium.
“The Jazz Combo, which normally does more bop and swing
type tunes, is changing its approach
this semester to feature more R&B,
funk and pop-type tunes,” said
GSC Assistant Professor of Music and Jazz Band Director Jason
Barr. “They will be doing songs
by artists such as Donna Summer,
Aretha Franklin, Average White
Band and the Beatles. The Big
Band will feature songs ranging
from swing standards from artists
such as Duke Ellington and Count
Basie to contemporary rock and
pop songs from Norah Jones. The
concert will feature many talented
student soloists and will be a great
time for all.”
Admission will be by donation.
For more information, contact
[email protected] or call
(304)-462-6340.

April 20, 2016 - The Weston Democrat

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