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WV Flood
Area Gets
Local Aid
If there was one message that
local volunteers who assisted with
flood recovery efforts in the little
Clay County town of Bomont last
week and on Monday would have
for readers it would be that people
are still in need of help.
A team of over 50 local volunteers of all ages, organized by
thoughtful staff members at Lewis
County High School, have adopted
the small community of Bomont
as the site of their volunteer flood
assistance. They were teamed up
through Volunteer West Virginia.
Bomont, located close to Clendenin in the western part of Clay
County, was struck hard by the
flash flooding that hit the state in
June. It is one of many small communities hit in the state that is out
of the loop and often forgotten as
the media has focused on larger
communities. Upon their arrival
during their first trip to Bomont,
volunteers got a view of the utter
devastation in the area as they
travelled from Clendenin to the
remote community.
Lewis County teacher Melissa
Walsh reflected in writing the experience of her travel to Bomont
saying, in part, “Forest Gump said,
‘I’m not a smart man, but I know
what love is.’ I have a spin on it. ‘I
don’t live in the flood areas, but I
know what devastation is.’”
She continued, “I only visited
this area for about seven hours. I’m
not an expert, haven’t been in the
trenches like thousands of others,
but this is absolute horror going on
right here in our own backyard. Not
Uganda, Siberia, Chernobyl, Haiti.
Here is my teeny, tiny miniscule
take on it...Just a stone’s throw
away from I-79 off the Clendenin
Exit hides the worst disaster my
eyes have ever seen. As we went
off the exit, we were anxious to
stay with our traveling partners in
the vehicles ahead, looking at our
directions, talking, laughing. As we
exited, it quieted a bit, and then we
saw our first home. Saw our first
devastation. Saw the first flagman,
state road worker, construction
worker, contractor. Saw the first
mudslide. Saw the first slip. Saw
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PR Priority
Of Weston's
New Chief
Improving the Weston Police
Department’s relationship with
the community is one goal of new
Police Chief Josh Thomas. Not that
he thinks the relationship between
police and citizens at the local level
here is bad, on the topic he said,
“Everything can get better.”
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County Fair
Set To Open
This Evening
Thrill a Second
By JOHN G. WOLFE
The Lewis County Fair will open this evening and will run through
Saturday, July 23 at the WVU Jackson’s Mill airstrip and grounds.
For those attending the four day event, the fair offers carnival rides,
musical entertainment, mug bogs, contests, a car show and plenty of
vendors.
Gates and vendors open at 4:30 p.m. this evening with tonight being Kids Night at the fair. Also at
4:30 p.m. will be registration for
the Kid’s Power Wheels Mud Bog,
which will begin at 6 p.m.
At 6 p.m. tonight, The Midway
opens with rides provided by Gambill Amusement Company.
For music fans, Wednesday
night is Gospel Night and on stage
at 6 p.m. will be Kim Posey, folA smartphone application, or
lowed by a religious service at 7 “app” that started as an April Fools
p.m. featuring Pastor Jay Burkhart. joke has now become a worldwide
At 8 p.m., Built on Love Devine sensation including here in Lewis
(BOLD), a popular local gospel County. It is taking users out of
group, will present music onstage. their homes and on to the streets
Thursday, July 21, is Demolition as they compete to capture, train
Night at the fair, gates and vendors and battle Pokémon characters.
open at 4:30 p.m. with carnival rides Locally, young and older alike
to begin at 6 p.m..
have been seen roaming the streets
Also at 6 p.m., is the 2nd An- of Weston while playing the game.
nual Jaws BBQ Eating Contest.
Pokémon Go is an app featuring
Spinning Jenny will be performing Japanese cartoon characters that
onstage at 7 p.m. featuring an all- can be downloaded on smartphones
girl trio providing a wide variety for free and employees GPS to send
of music genres from old school players out on Pokémon adventures
rock and roll to the latest hits. The in their local area. The big thing
popular Demolition Derby will is Pokémon Go uses your phone’s
begin at 7:30 p.m. at “The Pit.”
GPS and clock to decide which
Friday, July 22, is Mud Bog Pokémon appear in the game.
Night at the fair. Gates open at For example if you are in a park,
3:30 p.m., with vendors open at more bug and grass types appear.
4:30 p.m. Registration for the Cash
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Dash and Mud Bog will take place
at The Pit beginning at 4:30 p.m.
The Midway and rides are open
at 6 p.m. The Deep Pit Mud Bog
begins at 7 p.m. and performer Ryan
Keziah will take the stage at 8 p.m.
His band is from North Carolina and
plays modern country and country
rock music, to include songs from
H & P Pawn and Consignment
their album entitled, “Wild & Free.”
Saturday, July 23, is Car Show held a ribbon cutting ceremony
Day at the fair. Gates open at 10 Monday, July 18, with West Virgina.m. as will the weigh-ins for the ia Representative Peggy Donaldson
Minutemen Muscle Challenge. The Smith and Lewis County Chamber
Car Show begins at 11 a.m. and of Commerce Director Sherry Rogrides will open at noon. Registra- ers on hand to do the honors. H & P
tion for the Pretty Baby Contest Pawn and Consignment is located
(Ages 36 months and under) will next door to Speedy Lube and deals
in gold, silver, guns and anything
begin at noon. .
The Pretty Baby Contest is at else people may want to bring in.
1 p.m. and Minutemen Muscle They have also just received their
Challenge begins at 3 p.m. lasting ATF License, which will allow
them to carry ammunition.
until 7 p.m.
Speedy Lube and Auto Repair
At 12:30 p.m. judging will take
place in the Car Show, with awards offers a 10 minute oil change, tires,
to be given. The Midway will close auto detailing, transmission flush,
at 5 p.m. and will reopen with rides and tire repair. Both businesses
are owned and operated by Daniel
at 6 p.m.
Topping off the evening will be Powell, with Kevin Hall as part
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Pokemon Go
Is Big Hit in
Local Area
Spiker Farm, owned by John and Sue Ann Spiker, hosted their 10th annual Bull Ride on Friday
and Saturday, attracting hundreds of visitors to Lewis County. Here a rider hangs on after exiting the chute in an attempt to earn points in the Southern Extreme Bullriding Association series.
(Photo by John G. Wolfe)
Jamboree at the Mill
Events Begin Sunday
The 15th annual Jamboree
at the Mill will begin July 24 at
WVU Jackson’s Mill. No admission is charged and all events and
activities are also free. Beyond the
usual Jamboree activities, EQT
is sponsoring events on Monday,
Tuesday and Wednesday.
All events will be held in and
around the “EQT Imagination and
Exploration Venue” or the Rotary
Pavilion. Monday is offical “Kidz
Day at Jamboree at the Mill.” There
will be Story Time at 2:30 p.m.
Food Places
Inspected by
Health Dept.
The Lewis County Department
of Health inspected 27 food establishments during June. A complaint
was lodged with the health department against Little Ceasars Pizza,
located on BFS Blvd. in Weston. It
was observed by a customer that an
employee did not wash hands after
taking money, pulled a pizza out of
the oven and cut it.
While on site, other critical violations were also reported. These
were pepperoni, ham and bacon
held at the wrong temperature. All
products had to be thrown out. The
cutting board and pizza slicer on
the shelf were dirty. Pizza racks
used for holding pizza were dirty
inside and outside, and equipment
cleaner was stored beside seasoning
and in the area above where pizzas
are boxed.
The cleaner was moved to a
proper place during the inspection.
Fourteen non-critical violations
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where children will taken on an
adventure through a book. From
3 p.m. until 5 p.m. there will be
carnival games, music, bounce
houses, balloon animals, face
painting, refreshments, and more.
The annual “Dress your Potato”
will be held Tuesday at 3:15 p.m.
Kids can decorate their own potato
for the Vegetable Show. Prizes will
be awarded. Potatoes and decorations will be provided. Tuesday will
also feature another Story Time at
3:45 p.m. From 4 p.m. until 5:15
p.m. children can bring out their
inner artist through painting, crafting, drawing, coloring, etc. There
will be several activities available
and all participants will be able to
take their creations.
Wednesday’s story time will
begin at 2:45 p.m. At 3:15 p.m.
the WVU Archery Team will give
a shooting demonstration and talk
about the opportunities available
through archery. Participants can
also get their picture taken and
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Consignment,
Pawn Shop's
Ribbon Cut
Area Energy
Express Has
Open House
By REBECCA YOUNG
Energy Express hosted an
open house Thursday, July 14 to
showcase projects students made
and to give parents and the community a chance to see a little bit
of the program in action. Classrooms were set up with different
activities children and parents
could take advantage of, including
cupcake decorating, face painting,
and making an ocean in a bottle.
The instructors were all on
hand to answer questions and
help with the various projects. The
majority of the instructors are currently pursuing or plan to pursue
a degree in education. Glenville
State College senior English major
Mary Lewis said her goal is to earn
her Master’s degree and then go
on to help children develop a love
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pants got to see a fire truck up close and learn all about what firefighters do.
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Alpha I 4-H Camp at Mill
Alpha I State 4-H Camp was
held the week of July 10th at Jackson's Mill in Lewis County.
Natalie Tennant, West Virginia
Secretary of State, spoke to over
The camp is part of the West
370 campers and staff members Virginia University Extension proabout the importance of being gram that promotes positive youth
leaders and making a difference. development throughout the state.
Samantha Godby (Cabell County 4-H), Megan Williams (WVWC/Upshur County 4-H), Natalie
Tennant (WV Secretary of State), Erin Beer (WVWC/Upshur County 4-H), Michele Hale (Jefferson
County 4-H Volunteer Leader), Susan Henderson (WVWC Alumni/Volunteer 4-H Leader from Lewis
County) and Kristi Gannon (WVWC Alumni/Volunteer 4-H Leader from Lewis County are pictured.
Henderson and Gannon have been volunteer counselors at the camp for almost 20 years.
Lewis Quilt
Retreat Is
Next March
David Spiker from Jane Lew had the honor of serving as Big Chief at the Alpha I State 4-H Camp
on Wednesday, July 13, for over 375 4-H members. The following Lewis County 4-Hers attended.
Pictured in the back row are: Kristi Gannon young riders 4-H club leader, Dave Spiker 4-H volunteer
and Susan Henderson, 4-H volunteer; and front row, Mason Arbogast, Abby Conrad, Khori Lowther,
Hannah Breen, Kailee Posey, Gabby Hardman, Bryce Johnston, Slate Swiger, Noah Stalnaker and
Isaac McCormick. Not pictured was Drew Gould.
Street Party Is Set for July 23
Lewis County First and Dimensions will host a Street Party on
Saturday, July 23, from 7-10 p.m.
at Dimensions (formerly Henry
Flesher’s Square) on Main Street in
Weston, weather permitting.
The venue will include singing,
dancing, good old fashioned fun
and laughs and door prizes. This
will be a free event.
Refreshments will be available
for sale by Dimensions. The group
Adult Evening Classes Available
Fred Eberle Technical Center in Buckhannon is offering
the following full-time adult evening classes.
encourages folks to attend the event
and have a relaxing, fun-filled evening with friends and neighbors.
Donations of books for the Little
Free Libraries can be dropped off
during the event.
Lewis County First volunteers
will be on hand and encourage
conversations about future projects
to improve Lewis County during
the event.
Diesel Technology
Electrical Technology
Welding Technology
CDL Truck Driving
Call 304-472-1259 to enroll.
Financial aid is available to those who qualify.
Fred Eberle Technical Center does not discriminate on the basis of race,
color, national origin, sex, disability, or age in its programs and activities.
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The highest achievement in 4-H is to become an All-Star. Mason
Arbogast, Hannah Breen and Khori Lowther were inducted into the
WV All-Stars at Jacksons Mill State 4-H camp on Tuesday, July 12.
This is a service award. The 4-H program is proud of these Lewis
County High School graduates and everything they do for their
school, community and 4-H.
Hinter-Finster Reunion Is Aug. 7
The annual Hinter-Finster re- bring a covered dish if you would
union will be held at the Jane Lew like and an auction items for the
Park Building on Sunday, Aug. 7. auction after the dinner.
Paper plates, cups, eating utenLunch will be at 12 noon. Please
sils, serving utensils, pop and coffee
will be provided.
From I-79 take Exit 105 and go
toward Jane Lew, turn right at the
stop sign, go across a small bridge
and take the first street to the right
onto Park Avenue. Travel about
100 feet, turn right again and the
building will be on the left. It is
well marked with plenty of parking. There will be signs to follow.
Come and share the day with
family and friends and make new
memories and reminisce over the
old memories.
For more information contact
Paula Finster at (304)-745-3553.
TO ALL TOWING AND WRECKER
SERVICES OPERATING IN
LEWIS COUNTY
A public meeting will be held on
Monday, July 25, 2016 at 2pm in
the Lewis County EMS Building at
155 West 2nd Street, Weston, WV in
order to discuss dispatch of towing
services (WV Code §24-6-12) and
to review current towing policy.
Would you like to learn to quilt,
starting with the basics or to improve your quilting skills if you are
an experienced quilter? The 21st
annual Lewis County Quilt Retreat
will offer these opportunities and
more. Scheduled for March 17-19,
2017 at WVU-Jackson’s Mill, the
retreat is sponsored by the West
Virginia University Extension
Service in Lewis County.
Retreat participants may enroll
in one three-hour mini-session on
Friday afternoon and/or in one
weekend workshop. The weekend
workshops begin on Friday evening, end before noon on Sunday,
and include 12 hours of instruction.
Some workshops involve hand
sewing; most require that the
student bring a portable sewing
machine. Workshops are offered
for a range of quilting skills, from
beginning to advanced levels. The
weekend Building Blocks class is
designed for beginners. The Retreat
program will also include a Merchants’ Mall on Friday afternoon
and a project sharing session.
Registration fees are $70 for a
12-hour weekend workshop and
$15 for a three-hour mini-session.
For some workshops, there are additional materials fees. Those who
register will receive a list of fabrics
and supplies to bring. Meals and
lodging are available at Jackson’s
Mill; costs vary with type of lodging and meals selected.
The registration packet contains
complete details, descriptions
and illustrations of projects and
a registration form. Access the
complete registration material at
the WVU Lewis County Extension
website: http://lewis.ext.wvu.edu/
quilt-retreat.
For a printed registration
packet, contact the West Virginia
University Extension Office in
Lewis County at 104 Center Avenue, Weston, WV 26452 or phone
(304)-269-4660. The registration
deadline is Dec. 1.
However, registration for a
workshop will close when the maximum of 15 students is reached, so
early registration is recommended.
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Fred Eberle Technical Center in Buckhannon is offering
training to adults on a space available basis in the following areas:
Automotive Technology
Carpentry
Cisco Networking Academy
Computer Repair & Networking
Collision Repair Technology
Call 304-472-1259 for additional information.
Financial aid is available to those who qualify.
Fred Eberle Technical Center does not discriminate on the basis of race,
color, national origin, sex, disability, or age in its programs and activities.
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Lewis Countians:
Up Close
and Personal
“Lewis Countians: UP CLOSE AND PERSONAL” takes a
look at people who help make up the Lewis County community.
Name: Jeff Tidd
Family: Wife, Bobbi Jean; daughters, Clara Jean, 2.5 years old
and Roslyn Jane, 10 months
Occupation: Technology Coordinator for Lewis County Schools
Pets: Dog, Marlo
Hobbies: Technology, Reading, Running, Being with family
Favorite car: None
Bedtime hour: Between 10 and 11:30 p.m.
Favorite TV program: Pittsburgh Pirates baseball
Favorite type of music: Rock and Indie
I will not eat: Cornbread
Favorite food: BBQ fare-hamburgers, hot dogs, etc.
Pet peeve: Bad drivers
Favorite movie: The Bourne Identity
Favorite color: Red
First job: Paper boy and Burger King
Favorite Quote: “Through discipline comes freedom.”
Favorite vacation spot: Bahamas
Favorite season: Summer
Advice to the young: Learn, read and enjoy life.
Biggest change over my years: Outlook on life
Best Lifetime Memory: Birth of daughters
Law Enforcement
Pageant Is Sept. 10
Saturday, Sept. 10, the 21st annual West Virginia/Lewis County
Law Enforcement Pageant will
be held at 7 p.m. at the Weston
Masonic Temple.
The pageant is open statewide
with the following divisions: teen,
queen, Ms., Mrs., and classic (a
total of 10 titles).
Start the journey to the crown
by calling Vicki Kerrigan at (304)269-1593 or by email at [email protected].
The entry deadline is Aug. 26.
The pageant is sponsored by the
Lewis County Citizen’s Against
Drugs organization.
The Beckley WV Pathway
to Health event is now over and
nearly 2,000 folks were helped
by the visiting professionals
from other states and countries.
You can view some of the event
pictures at http://www.wvgazettemail.com/news-health/20160715/
beckley-free-clinic-treats-morethan-1700-in-3-days.
Hopefully in the future we will
be able to view more scenes from
this wonderful event. If you think
you might like to get involved in
such an event sometime, here in
W.Va., or elsewhere, search out this
site and learn how you can do this:
https://www.pathwaytohealth.org/
beckley--wv-event.html.
Annie Furr and Abby Watson
graduated from Kindergarten Sabbath School Class to begin attending the Primary Class. Abby was
absent but I got a picture of Annie
and the other children who sang
for us and if you want me to email
you one of the pictures, email me
a request at patschat.ridpath41@
gmail.com. As I stated before, it
is so much more fun when children
are involved in our activities.
The flood victims are much
on our hearts and minds as we
collect necessary items for them,
not forgetting the children. It is
wonderful how many people are
giving generously.
This is good news that helps ease
the pain of all the horrible police
shootings and other terrorist-type
activities that are going on. I don’t
like to watch the news anymore.
I did a Google search to find
out about the cicadas who have
been serenading us a few weeks
ago when my friend, Mary Ellen
Davidson, told me that the browned
leaves on the tips of the branches
of some of the trees were made by
the cicadas.
I learned this is called “flagging.” The following is a small excerpt from www.cicadamania.com
“Flagging happens when tree
branches wilt or die due to cicada
egg laying, resulting in bunches of
brown leaves. Don’t worry; this will
not cause trees to die, unless they
are small and weak trees. Flagging
can actually do a tree a favor, by
of their old skin, their wings will
inflate with fluid and their adult skin
will harden. Once their new wings
and body are ready, they can begin
their brief adult life.”
“Adult cicadas, also called
imagoes, spend their time in trees
looking for a mate. Males sing,
females respond, mating begins,
and the cycle of life begins again.”
After reading all that I am sure
removing its weakest branches.” it has sparked an interest in at least
“Cicadas begin life as a rice- some of you and you will want to
shaped egg, which the female go to the site to see the pictures.
deposits in a groove she makes in
At least it is not as depressing as
a tree limb, using her ovipositor.
The groove provides shelter and
exposes the tree fluids, which
the young cicadas feed on. These
grooves can kill small branches.
When the branches die and leaves
turn brown, it is called flagging.”
“Once the egg hatches the cicada
begins to feed on the tree fluids. At
this point it looks like a termite or
small white ant. Once the young
cicada is ready, it crawls from
the groove and falls to the ground
where it will dig until it finds roots
to feed on. Once roots are found
the cicada will stay underground
from 2 to 17 years depending on
the species. Cicadas are active underground, tunneling and feeding.”
“After the long 2 to 17 years,
cicadas emerge from the ground
as nymphs. Nymphs climb the
nearest available tree, and begin to
shed their nymph exoskeleton. Free
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and will bring good out of it all.
Maranatha
Hughes Reunion
Set for Aug. 13
The 2016 Hughes reunion will
be held Saturday, Aug. 13, at the
Jane Lew Community Building,
located by the Jane Lew ball field
and community park.
Please bring a covered dish for
the lunch at noon.
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Opinion
Bobing Along
The GOP Convention Opens
By BOB BILLETER
Endless Quasi-War
A few days ago in Warsaw, Poland,
President Obama said he was leaving to his
successor a state of quasi-war that could
extend for years to come. He was speaking
to reporters at the NATO summit. He went
on to say that he has cut the size of the U.S.
forces in Iraq and Afghanistan from 180,000
troops to less than 15,000.
He doesn’t appear to realize that his reduction of our armed forces and his pacifist
policies are what has caused our enemies to
flex their muscles. U.S. planes are striking
targets on a regular basis and U.S. Special
Operations forces are conducting dangerous
raids in countries like Iraq. Afghanistan and
Syria.
Obama said, “As commander-in-chief of
the most powerful military in the world I
spend a lot of time brooding over these issues. I am not satisfied that we have got it
yet. I can say it is better than when I came
into office.”
How can he be so blind? The situation in
the Middle East is far more serious now than
when Obama came into office. In short, his
policies in the Middle East are a failure. But
when 80 percent of the media supports Obama
on just about everything he does, he knows
that he will be supported by the media and
he will get away with his falsehood.
The problem is, as we have said many
times, he has no military background and
therefore he doesn’t understand military
problems. And during the past 7 years he
often has gone against the advice of his
military advisors.
In short, he is more interested in his legacy
than the truth. The big loser here is this
country. It is impossible to tell how many
uniformed Americans will be killed and how
many billions we will spend in the future rectifying the flawed military decisions of a man
who has not one day of military experience.
Sanders Backs Clinton
The Republican Party’s national convention opened this week
in Cleveland amid signs that days
of protests will occur. I’m sure
the gathering will provide many
exciting days of entertainment
for the old fogies like me. The
convention marks the beginning of
serious campaigning in this general
election year.
I predict, as I am sure many of
you would, that the campaigns this
year are going to be knock-downdrag-out-affairs. I believe that after
the voting in November people are
going to say that the 2016 election
was the bitterest in our history. And
that is saying something for we
have had many rough-and-tumble
general elections.
Donald Trump is a unique candidate. He is fabulously wealthy
and arrogant. He is a fighter and
he hates to lose. Mrs. Clinton is an
experienced and successful politician who is wealthy and determined
to win. Of course only one of them
can be the victor. It is going to be
an exciting election.
The Donald is the most unusual
candidate by far that has ever run for
president on a major party’s ticket,
to my knowledge, and Hillary is the
first woman who has been nominated by a major political party.
Those things alone would make
the race an exciting one.
But Trump’s aggressive personality is what is making the race so
different. He is fabulously wealthy
and he intends to use his wealth to
win the White House. And he is
a tough, no-nonsense fighter. It is
The Lowry Column
Obama’s Police Distortions
President Barack Obama is a
lawyer, not a statistician, and it
Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., endorsed see eye to eye now on so many issues. You shows.
After the controversial officerDemocratic presidential candidate Hillary know what they say: politics makes strange involved shootings in Baton Rouge,
Louisiana, and Falcon Heights,
Clinton for president in Portsmouth, New bedfellows.
Obama unloosed a
Sanders has amazing support in the Demo- Minnesota,
Hampshire last week. He told his supporters
series of statistics in his remarks
that their political revolution must now turn cratic Party, especially among young voters. in Warsaw, Poland, to show “racial
But he is getting old and showing it. The disparities that exist in our criminal
to electing his former rival.
justice system” -- in other words,
During her remarks, Clinton embraced campaign this year may have been his last racial bias by police, prosecutors
many of Sanders’ causes. She vowed to hurrah. If Hillary wins, she may be in the and judges.
Obama related numbers about
oppose trade deals like the Trans-Pacific White House for 8 years. But if Trump wins,
disparate rates of police shootings,
Partnership, to raise the federal minimum it is possible that Sanders could run again in arrests and searches, among other
wage and to overhaul the campaign finance four years. With a little more support, it is things, without mentioning the
most important factor to put
possible that he could get the nomination. single
system.
such figures in context, which is that
The idea of a socialist running for president blacks commit criminal offenses at
Sanders has spent the past month seeking
to get his ideas incorporated into the party’s on a major political party’s ticket would have higher rates than whites.
No one likes to point this out,
platform for the convention in Philadelphia. seemed impossible a few years ago. But at- even
though it is highly relevant
At the Portsmouth gathering, Sen. Jeanne titudes change. We may not have heard the information. It opens up whoever
says it to charges of racism, or at
Shaheen, a Clinton Supporter, told the au- last of Bernie.
least callousness in the aftermath
Bernie’s future probably will depend on of questionable police shootings.
dience, “We need to elect Hillary.” Some
If anyone should be free to
supporters stood and shouted, “No!”
economic conditions in our country during
speak
the truth, though, it should
Hillary is rather conservative. Sanders is the next four years. If they are bad, he could
be President Obama, who imagines
a socialist. It is somewhat strange that they have a political future.
himself a coolly analytical figure
on a historic mission to bind the
nation’s racial wounds. Instead,
he routinely gives a fundamentally
distorted picture of the American
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On July 19, 1799, a French soldier discovers a black basalt slab
inscribed with ancient writing near
the Egyptian town of Rosetta. The
Rosetta Stone contained passages
written in three different scripts
-- Greek, Egyptian hieroglyphics
and Egyptian demotic -- providing
the key to deciphering hieroglyphic
language.
On July 24, 1911, American
archeologist Hiram Bingham gets
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ancient Inca settlement in Peru.
The site itself stretches for 5 miles,
with over 3,000 stone steps linking
its many levels. Today, more than
300,000 people visit every year.
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obvious that he views this contest
as the great battle of his life. And
he is not accustomed to losing.
Hillary’s determination may
be underestimated by many voters. This often is the way it is with
quiet people. Certainly it would
be a mistake for Trump to underestimate her. And she has tons of
money she has gasthered together
from contributors around the world.
Furthermore, her husband,
Bill, will be extremely active in
her campaign. Bill Clinton was
president for eight years and he is
one of the sharpest politicians this
country has ever had and in spite
of a couple of scandals he has been
involved in he probably could be
elected to another eight terms if the
law allowed it.
Bill loves politics and he would
like nothing better than to be back in
the White House for eight years as
co-president. They have been raising huge sums of money for years
in anticipation of this contest this
year. They are going to give this
campaign everything they have.
Most of us know the Clintons
and they are no mystery to us. It is
Trump who is the mystery to most
of us. He has an impressive education. He is a graduate of a business
school that is called by many the
best in the country. He comes from
wealth and he had all the advantages that wealth gives one.
But he is a mystery to most
people, I believe. Many of his critics charge that he is undisciplined
and would be dangerous in the most
important job in the world, the U.S.
presidency.
There is another factor here that
is something of a mystery. This year
the voters are proving that they are
not thinking the way they usually
are. It appears that they want to see
dramatic change in the country. So
it is doubtful that anyone knows just
how millions of them are going to
vote in November.
If I’m not making a lot of sense
here it should be understandable.
The candidates this year, conditions
and the voters’ attitude don't make
a lot of sense.
Events between now and November will decide the election.
What influence will it have on the
election if we get more fatal bombings in our country? What will the
influence be if the economy takes
a sharp dive?
What will the influence be on
the race if there is a serious assassination attempt on one of the
candidates? I believe it is obvious
that this election will be one of
the most important ones in our
country’s history. All of us should
listen, learn and make intelligent
choices in November.
But it concluded that “on the most
extreme use of force -- officerinvolved shootings -- we are unable
to detect any racial differences.”
If President Obama really
wanted to try to cool passions on
this issue, he would go even further
in saying common-sensical things
unwelcome to an inflamed Left.
He might mention that the best
way to try to avoid a police confrontation that might go tragically
wrong is to comply with police
orders and pursue a complaint or
lawsuit later, outside the heat of
the moment. He might note that
just because an incident looks bad
on an initial video, it doesn’t mean
the police did anything wrong, and
no one should assume as much. He
might remind Black Lives Matter
that its initial understanding of
what happened in the shooting of
Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri, was entirely erroneous.
He could do all of this and still
speak to his belief, and that of so
many other blacks, that they have
been targeted and treated unfairly
by police. That he won’t is an
indictment of his political courage and intellectual honesty on an
issue where he should be uniquely
suited to lead.
to say and his supporters to hear.
“African-Americans,” Obama
said in Warsaw, “are arrested at
twice the rate of whites.” But
African-Americans commit about
24 percent of violent crimes, even
though they are 13 percent of the
population. Of course they are going to be arrested at disproportionate rates. About half of murderers
are black, and over 40 percent of
killings of police officers are committed by blacks.
This doesn’t mean that there
aren’t bad cops or that there isn’t
bias in policing, but the picture
painted by Black Lives Matter of
pervasive police predation, and
an open season on blacks, is a
politicized lie.
A new study published by the
National Bureau of Economic
Research found racial disparities
in lower-level use of police force
Rich Lowry is editor of the
-- e.g., police placing hands on ci- National Review.(c) 2016 by King
vilians or pushing them into walls. Features Synd., Inc.
The Weston Democrat - Wednesday, July 20, 2016—A5
Flood
A Burnsville man has received
a six month jail sentence after assaulting an off-duty Weston police
officer at the Jane Lew Go Mart.
Delbert D. Fisher, Jr., age 36,
was charged with battery by Sgt.
L.C. Carpenter on June 24. According to Carpenter’s complaint,
Fisher approached Weston officer
Shawn Carlton asking for money to
buy something to eat while Carlton
was pumping gas.
Carlton gave him some money,
and then Fisher accused Carlton
of being involved with his wife.
Carlton indicated to Fisher he did
not know who he was or what he
was talking about and told him if
he was going to state untruths he
could give him his money back.
Fisher then punched Carlton in
the face and Carlton hit him back
and called the police. Fisher then
left the area and was apprehended
by Carpenter as he was walking
towards the Interstate.
Fisher entered a no contest plea
to the charge before Magistrate
Roger D. Clem, Jr. on July 11.
He was assessed court costs of
$160.25 and was given a six month
jail sentence with credit for time
served in jail.
Others criminal matters heard
in Lewis Count Magistrate Court
included the following individuals:
Bryson Blake, 19, of Sassafras
Road, Weston, was charged with
underage consumption of alcohol
by Seth Rader, DNR Police, on
July 2.
On July 5, Blake pled no contest
before Magistrate Clem. He was
assessed a fine of $10 and court
costs of $160.25.
Frankie L. Knight, 31, of
Jennings Run Road, was charged
with second offense driving while
license was revoked for DUI, by
Deputy E.W. Clark, LCSD, on
March 10.
On April 7, under a plea agreement with the State, Knight pled
guilty to a reduced charge of first
offense driving revoked before
Magistrate Michael R. Gissy. She
was assessed a fine of $100, court
costs of $185.25 and was given a
suspended 90 day jail sentence with
credit for 10 days served in jail,
with the remainder to be served on
home confinment.
On July 12, Knight’s home confinement was revoked for violating
the rules of home confinement and
she was remanded to the Central
Regional Jail to serve the remaining 18 days of her sentence in jail.
Sonya A. Rogers, 39, of Old
Mill Road, Jane Lew, was charged
with possession marijuana, possession of methamphetamine and
possession of hydrocodone by
Deputy J.R. Moran, LCSD, on Jan.
21. Then on Feb. 1, she was charged
with possession of marijuana again
by Deputy A.J. Hummel, LCSD.
On July 12, under a plea agreement with the state, Rogers pled
guilty to one charge of possession of
marijuana and once charge of possession of methamphetamine and
the other two possession charges
were dismissed upon motion by
the State before Magistrate Clem.
On the possession of methamphetamine charge, Rogers was assessed court costs of $217.65 and
was given a six month suspended
jail sentence replaced with one year
of probation to include participation in the Community Corrections
Program.
On the possession of marijuana
charge, she was assessed court costs
and was given a six month suspended jail sentence replaced with
one year of probation to include
participation in the Community
Corrections Program so be served
concurrently with the possession of
methamphetamine sentence.
Travis W. Clark, 27, of 11th
Street, Weston, was charged with
possession of methamphetamine by
Ptlmn. K.P. Moneypenny, WPD, on
Sept. 15, 2015.
On July 11, Clark pled no contest
before Magistrate Gissy. He was
assessed a fine of $250 and court
costs of $160.25.
Tonya Bright, 37, of Kincheloe
Road, Jane Lew, was charged with
petit larceny by Cpl. M. Denison,
WVSP, on May 5, and with possession of methamphetamine by
Deputy E.W. Clark, LCSD, on
June 2.
On July 11, under a plea agreement with the State, Bright pled
guilty to the petit larceny charge
before Magistrate Clem. She was
assessed court costs of $160.25 and
was given a six month suspended
jail sentence replaced with one year
of probation with the stipulation
that she pay restitution to the victim
of her crime.
The possession charge was
dismissed upon motion by the
State with the notation that the dismissal was part of a plea agreement
reached in Circuit Court, where
DELBERT D. FISHER, JR.
W.Va. Jail Authority
Bright faces other charges.
Carolyn N. Jaggie, 29, of S.
Chestnut Street, Clarksburg, was
charged with obstructing an officer,
disorderly conduct and trespassing
by Deputy J.I. Minney, LCSD, on
June 18.
On July 11, under a plea agreement with the State, Jaggie pled
guilty to the obstructing and trespassing charges and the disorderly
charge was dismissed upon motion
by the state before Magistrate
Clem .
On the obstructing charge, she
was assessed court costs of $160.25
and was given a 25 day jail sentence
with credit for time served. On the
trespassing charge she was assessed
a fine of $100 and court costs of
$217.65.
Derrick L. Stalnaker, 22, of 4B
Trailer Court, Weston, was charged
with domestic battery, domestic assault and two counts of brandishing
a deadly weapon by Sr. Tpr. R.W.
Jones, WVSP, on April 15.
On July 5, under a plea agreement with the State, Stalnaker
pled guilty to domestic battery and
one count of brandishing and the
remaining charges were dismissed
upon motion by the State before
Magistrate Gissy.
On the domestic battery charge,
he was assessed court costs of
$160.25 and was given a six month
jail sentence with credit for time
served.
On the brandishing charge, he
was assessed court costs of $160.25
and was given a suspended six
month jail sentence replaced with
one year of probation with participation in the Community Corrections Program, with the sentence to
be served consecutively after the
sentence imposed for the domestic
battery conviction.
In addition, Stalnaker had been
charged with battery by Ptlmn.
K.P. Moneypenny, WPD, on Nov.
23, 2015. On July 5, he also pled
guilty to this charge before Magistrate Gissy. He was assessed court
costs of $160.25 and was given a
one year suspended jail sentence
replaced with one year of probation to be served consecutively
to the sentence imposed on the
domestic battery and brandishing
convictions.
Joseph J. Ward, 32, of Rt. 20S,
Buckhannon, was charged with
possession of methamphetamine
by Deputy Z.M. Lopez, LCSD,
on May 24.
On July 7, Ward pled guilty
before Magistrate Clem. He was
assessed court costs of $185.25 and
was given a six month suspended
jail sentence, with credit for time
served, replaced with one year of
probation to include 45 days of
participation in the Community
Corrections Program.
Katina M. Bleigh, 43, of 1st
Street, Weston, was charged with
false pretenses/theft of services
by Sr. Tpr. R.W. Jones, WVSP, on
May 17.
On July 7, Bleigh pled guilty
before Magistrate Clem. She was
assessed a fine of $500, court
costs of $160.25 and was given
a 90 day suspended jail sentence
replaced with one year of probation to include participation in the
Community Corrections Program.
Joseph E. Baucom, 31, of
Weston, was charged with assaulting an officer by Deputy Z.M.
Lopez, LCSD, on April 28.
On July 7, Baucom pled guilty
to Magistrate Clem. He was assessed a fine of $50 and court costs
of $185.25.
Kevin L. Queen, Jr., 21, of Pricetown Road, Weston, was charged
with petit larceny by Deputy G.P.
Hoskins, LCSD, on June 28, 2015,
and with conspiracy and entering
a vehicle without breaking by Sr.
Tpr. Z.T. Cooper, WVSP, on July
6, 2015.
On July 7, the charges were dismissed by Magistrate Clem with the
notation that Queen successfully
completed a pretrial diversion plan.
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first ‘Keep Out’ sign. Saw the first
mud covered toys. Then farther we
went, the worse. The tone of our
trip had completely changed after
Exit 19. I’ve used the word surreal
before. Until today, I don’t think
I have ever experienced it. I told
people, I felt like we crossed the
border into a third world nation. I
just couldn’t get over how thousands of cars pass up and down 79,
never knowing the disaster lurking
just a mile away.
My limited experiences told
me that things would ease up, get
better, then get worse again. I was
prepared. I was a fool. Things just
got worse or stayed the same. The
level of devastation pervaded the
entire region. At first, you looked
to the homes along the creek and
river...feeling like a tourist in a 3D
time travel ride at the Smithsonian.
The homes were destroyed, gutted,
or worse, gone with foundations
remaining. After looking, your eyes
and heart needed a break, so you
looked to the hills. Our beautiful
WV Hills... There would be respite
in looking away from the river’s
edge. There wasn’t. There were
profound mudslides and slips.
Surely, once we made it to Clendenin it would be better. And, for a
minute, I thought it was. There--a
Rite Aid, a political campaign sign.
Normalcy. Then I saw the Smith’s
FoodFair. I had been eager to see
it as I had seen it on the news. In
deference to 9/11, I hate to compare it to Ground Zero, but that
is all I could think. My gosh, this
was a bustling community just a
few weeks ago. People worried
about getting milk and bread,
weed-eating the yard, staking the
tomatoes. And now this?
Thank heavens we got lost. It
lightened the mood for all of us.
Then we traveled down 19 along
the river. To the right: Devastation
along the river--homes, churches,
yards, businesses. All ruined,
destroyed. To the left: The WV
Hills, slipping down with trees
and mud. In the middle: Our WV
Workers, tired and weary but trying
to maintain the roads. Also in the
middle, residents traveling to and
from shelters, homes, former home
sites. Every mile, construction
work on the roads--road slipping in,
mudslides, ditches being dug out.
There was sheer devastation along
the river. Mounds of debris. Every
home surely telling a different story
of devastation. Ok, so when was it
going to get better?
We made our turn. I knew it
wasn’t going to be better as I looked
across the bridge, I saw the blue
tarps and tents in a staging area
and a car in the river. No indeed,
it wasn’t better.
We headed for our destination.
We had to go up an incredibly
windy hill, then down the hill
heading up a valley. Those poor
valleys in WV. People not from
WV don’t understand the dynamics
of our mountains, rivers, and valleys (or holler in WV). Driveways
out. Culverts gone. Bridges left in
ruins. Homes and out buildings
destroyed. Yards and beautiful
summer gardens washed away.
And, not a lot of people outside.
My guess is not a lot of people
inside either.
Finally, our destination, H. E.
White Elementary. We, again, had
to all turn around. It looked like
a tree had collapsed preventing
us from going across the bridge
to get us to the school. A closer
look showed the tree was a minor
problem, the entire bridge had
been washed away. Mud now took
over what I imagined the beautiful
school grounds. Mud and debris
piled up alongside their playground equipment and awesome
greenhouse.
Once we arrived, we were
greeted by smiles and tears of the
weary community volunteers who
have kept the school open daily
for those needing supplies, food,
and grant assistance. This small,
but mighty team, had organized
the gym into a giant pantry filled
with all of those supplies many
of us had been sending--diapers,
canned foods, cleaning supplies,
mops, hygiene items. Everything
was categorized and aligned neatly.
I was taken aback with the how
the mountains of donations came
in so quickly and manpower so
limited, tired, and weary, that it
was becoming an overwhelming
and daunting task.
And then they took us to our
staging area, the fifth grade classroom. This would be our command
center for the day. I felt awful for
that teacher. How many times,
this year alone, had I complained
about school issues, moving my
classroom. And this poor teacher
had her school work, desk and
life’s work intertwined with supplies from a war zone: masks, work
gloves, work supplies. How would
they ever be able to open school in
a month?”
At H.E. White Elementary
Local volunteers who made the trip to help out the community of Bomont with flood relief listen
to on-site volunteer coordinator Melonie Dolin during an orientation session upon their arrival at
H.E. White Elementary School.
Shown on-site assisting with flood clean-up in the community of Bomont are, left to right - Pat
Snuffer, Jeremiah Cruz, Caleb Burchett, Aerial Bright, Mary Clark, Marc Smith, Matt Rinehart and
John Paul Snuffer.
Volunteers lend a hand with debris removal.
Helping with debris removal and clean-up are - Mary Clark, a Bomont homeowner, Caleb Burchett, Pam Heaster, Joanna Barnette, Marc Smith, Abby Hathaway, Steve Heaster, Aerial Bright,
and Sherry McPherson.
School, which has served as the Many people are living in tents, tant. “I hope the awareness of the
flood relief center for the communi- many without power or running situation doesn’t lose momentum,”
ty, they learned during orientation water. There are many folks who he said. “They are going to need
startling statistics from a volunteer have no one, who are ill needing help for a long time and getting
leader at the site, Melonie Dolin. assistance with debris removal, their lives back together is a long
Dolin informed the group that the cleaning and rebuilding.
and slow process.”
small community school has 119
Karalee Lee, who helped on both
Teacher Joanna Barnette said
students. She estimated that 30% of days, said the main thing that was the spirit of the community was
the students are living in campers needed was manpower. People are inspiring, “They don’t whine, they
or tents, 75% of the students had needed to help clean, demolish, cut fight to rebuild their community
their homes destroyed or seriously fallen trees, construct, deliver - just and their spirit is a beautiful thing.
damaged, and nearly every family needs that require physical labor They just need some help.”
of students attending the school and folks handy with and in posIf you would like to offer your
was impacted by the flooding.
session of tools. “They don’t really help, or find out ways to help, you
On their first day of helping, need stuff at this point, they need may contact either Melonie Dolin
volunteers from Lewis County people to help,” she said.
or Sherry Markle by calling H.E.
were divided into groups. Some
That sentiment was echoed by White Elementary School at 304helped sort through clothing at the science teacher and volunteer Marc 548-7101. You may also contact
school, while others went out into Smith, who also said just having Volunteer West Virginia by calling
the community to assist people people on-site who care and who are 304-558-0111 to find out how you
in need.
willing to talk is also very impor- may assist with flood relief efforts.
The need for help is still there,
A6—The Weston Democrat - Wednesday, July 20, 2016
A ribbon cutting ceremony was held Monday, July 18, for H & P Pawn and Consignment, located
on Hidden Lane Road in Horner. Standing L-R: West Virginia State Representative Peggy Donaldson Smith, Rod Wyman, Daniel Powell, Kevin Hall, Anita McVicker and Lewis County Chamber of
Commerce Director Sherry Rogers.
Ribbon Cutting
Continued from 1A
owner of the pawn and consignment shop. They are located at
118 Hidden Lane Road in Horner
off of Route 33 East at the bottom
of Buckhannon Mountain. Their
phone number is 304-269-8481 or
304-516-9377 and they are open
Monday through Friday 7 a.m.
until 6 p.m. and Saturday from 8
a.m. until 3 p.m.
Chief
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And while he did not say as
much, certainly the current problems around the country with
regards to the relationship between
police and the citizens they serve
would be an influencing factor on
that philosphy. “We work for the
community and must always want
improvement both in the community and on the force,” he said.
This positive attitude and desire to do better is a driving force
behind the new chief. Thomas is
a 14 year veteran of the Weston
Police Department, having worked
his way up the career ladder over
the years since he began the job in
March of 2002.
When asked why he decided
to apply for the position of police
chief, the most seniored Weston
officer indicated that it was a
natural career progression. Having started as patrolman, Thomas
worked his way up to the ranks to
earn the titles of corporal, sergeant
and deputy chief before becoming
chief after his appointment at the
July meeting of the Weston City
Council on July 5.
Thomas is a native of Harrison
County and a graduate of Robert
C. Byrd High School. He said
that becoming a police officer
was something that sparked his
interest at an early age, an interest fostered by the fact that others
in his family had served as police
officers. “They had a great deal of
influence over me,” he said, as he
became a policeman at the age of
20 here in Weston.
Why Weston? Thomas said he
saw an advertisement for a police
officer here in a newspaper and
decided to go for the job. “I also
had an interest in Salem and the
Harrison County Sheriff’s Department as well, I was trying to find
a job at the time,” he said, adding
that the city of Salem offered no
civil service protection and that
many sheriff’s departments at that
time were very political. “Weston
looked good to me,” he said. And
he has been here ever since making
that decision.
Thomas and his family reside in
the city so they too have a stock in
the success of the community and
the police force. Keeping up with
the times, Thomas believes use
of social media is an important
way to develop good relations
with the public. “We have started
a Facebook page, which will help
us reach more citizens, keep them
informed and better enable us to
hear their concerns.”
In addition to the working to
improve relations with the citizens,
Thomas also said that traditionally
it has been a challenge in Weston
and other small cities to keep quality police officers and maintain a
full force. Often, officers start at
the city level and move on to jobs
with bigger cities or with county
sheriff’s departments where the
pay and benefits can be better.
Maintaining a viable police force
is an important goal of the chief.
Thomas said that his officers will
see several changes designed to improve accountability. “Right now I
have made some internal changes
with regards to paperwork to help
along those lines,” he said. He
added that greater accountability is
a necessary component of helping
improve the relationship between
the local police and citizens.
Thomas and the city of Weston
are currently looking to fill one
police vacancy, created by the
retirement of his predecessor
Randy Posey at the end of June.
He is hopeful that a good group of
potential officers will sign up to take
the Police Civil Service Test. Finding qualified candidates is another
challenge he faces as over the years
fewer and fewer individuals seem
to be interested in serving as police
officers. Chief Thomas hopes that
will change. “It can be a good and
rewarding job,” he said.
Those interested in the open
police position should contact
City Clerk Kristin Droppleman
concerning requirements and to
receive an application by calling
304-269-6141, but time is of the
essence. The physical agility test
will take place on Saturday, July 23,
and the written exam on Friday, July
26. Applications must be returned
this Friday.
Fair
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a concert by the popular local area
Davisson Brothers Band onstage
at 7 p.m. Expect a high energy
NEW WESTON POLICE CHIEF JOSH THOMAS
performance that will include a
blend of country, southern rock
and bluegrass music.
The Fair is a one-price gate of
$10 for all over one year of age.
This entitles all to all rides, and
other events.
Restaurants
Continued from 1A
were also reported during inspection. A lack of food handler’s
cards on site, the manager was
working in the food preparation/
cooking area without a hair net,
cheese, corn meal, and seasonings
were not labeled, sanitizer and
sanitizer bucket were dirty, meats
and vegetables in prep cooler were
not labeled, the corn meal bin was
dirty, the top of the pizza oven was
dirty, and the towel dispenser at
the hand washing sink was dirty.
Flies were observed landing on
food, the drain under the three bowl
sink was dirty, along with the floor
under the mixing bowl, the vents
above the pizza oven, and the vents
and walls in the walk in cooler. A
re-inspection was slated for the
beginning of July.
Don Patron, located in Weston,
had a routine inspection performed
June 14 and was cited for one critical violation and three non-critical
violations. The critical violation
was cheese, rice, and ground beef
held at improper temperatures. The
non-critical violations consisted of
dip bowls stored under a soap dispenser which was corrected during
the inspection, the outside dumpster left open, and the back door
was open, which allows rodents
and insects to enter the restaurant
uninhibited. The restaurant was
re-inspected on June 28 and none
of the other violations had been
corrected at that time. Don Patron
will face another inspection during
the month of July.
Fisher Baptist Camp on Gee
Lick Rd. was inspected on June 1
and received no violations. The Ireland Nutrition Center, a part of the
Lewis County Senior Center, was
inspected on June 10 and received
four non-critical violations. These
were the dirty seal on the refrigerator, a lack of hot water at the mop
sink, lights in the men’s room were
not shatter resistant, and the wall
and the floor behind the stoves
were dirty. Wal-Mart Deli on Berlin
Road was inspected on June 13 and
was cited for one critical violation
which was mashed potatoes held
at an improper temperature. The
issue was corrected during inspection. Midway Mart was cited for
one critical and one non-critical
violation during a routine inspection conducted June 14. The critical
violation was the eggs were out of
date and the date was marked out.
All products must have a valid date
that is visible at all times. The items
were thrown out. The non-critical
violation was a burnt out light near
the walk in cooler.
Jackson’s Mill was inspected
June 15 and did not receive any
citations. The Corner Mart on
Jackson’s Mill Road was also
inspected June 15 and was cited
for one critical violation which
was a dirty edge on a can opener.
The Corner Mart was also cited
for a lack of thermometer in one
refrigerator and dishwashing liquid
was in the wrong space at the three
bowl sink. Both of those were noncritical violations. Sheetz on Berlin
Road received no violations during
their inspection on June 14.
The Ice Cream Barn on E. 3rd.
Street was cited for three critical
violations and two non-critical
violations on June 14. The critical
violations were no hot water in the
men’s and women’s restroom and
a leaking drain in the women’s restroom. The non-critical violations
were a lack of a tight fitting self-
closing door on the women’s restroom and the vent in the women’s
restroom is not working. Lambert’s
Vintage Wines in Weston was inspected June 28 and received no
violations. A routine inspection of
Thyme Bistro was also conducted
June 28 and received three critical
violations and one non-critical
violation. Cheese and macaroni
salad were held at higher temperatures than required and there was
no hot water at the mop sink. The
non-critical violation was a lack of
a thermometer in the back cooler.
Camden Deli and Eatery was
inspected June 27 and received
no violations. Lewis County Park
and Pool was inspected June
28 and was cited for three noncritical violations, consisting of
an outdated food handler’s card,
powdered sugar was not labeled,
and vents above the deep fryer were
dirty. Deerfield Country Club was
inspected June 24 was was cited
for a critical violation of improper
food storage, with eggs located
above the drinks. Three non-critical
violations were also reported, with
those being lack of labels on food,
standing water by the back freezer,
and a wet mop that was not hung
up to dry.
Steer Steakhouse was inspected
on June 14 and received no noncritical violations, but was cited
for two critical violations. These
were chicken and hamburgers being held at the wrong temperature.
The restaurant had a follow-up
inspection on June 28 and none
of the critical violations had been
corrected. Stonewall Resort’s
Lightburn Clubhouse had a follow
up inspection on June 21, with
no correction made to the critical
violation of improper temperature
of food, and three non-critical violations were also uncorrected. Those
were a lack of food handler’s cards
on site, no test kit for monitoring
sanitizer concentration, and nodrying device at the hand sink. TJ
Muskies, also at Stonewall Resort,
was re-inspected on June 7 and all
hazards had been corrected.
Hickory House was inspected on
June 7 for a follow-up and all violations had been corrected. Stillwater
Restaurant at Stonewall Resort had
a follow-up inspection on June 7
and two critical violations had yet to
be corrected. Chicken penne pasta
and chicken were held at improper
temperatures. The Blazing Griddle
on Opalee Road was re-inspected
on June 9 and had corrected all
eight violations that were reported
at a previous inspection. 7-Eleven
on S. Main St. was inspected again
on June 8 and had corrected their
violation as well. Old Goat Kettle
Korn, a mobile food vendor, had
its opening inspection on June
29 and received two non-critical
violations, one of which was corrected during the inspection. The
other violation was no towel was
available at the hand sink.
The health department conducts
routine, follow-up, and complaint
inspections on county businesses
that serve food. These reports are
on file at the health department and
available for the public to review.
Pokemon
Continued from 1A
are by a lake, more water types
appear. If it’s night, more nocturnal
ghost and fairy types do. So Pokémon will just come to you; players
have to traverse the real world to
catch them all.
In the couple of weeks since
the new game was released in the
U.S., Australia and New Zealand,
it has exceeded Twitter’s over 65
million American users and the
games servers have often crashed
under the strain of its popularity.
Pokémon Go is a spin-off of
the long-running Pokémon series,
in which players capture and
battle pocket monsters in a quest
to become the greatest Pokémon
trainer in the world. Unlike previous videogames, players move
around the real world looking for
Pokémon to capture.
When the app is opened, it
shows a map of the area around the
player, with various points of interest marked - statues, buildings, and
so on. The player physically walks
up to one of the points, taps an icon
on the screen and is rewarded with
items and experience points.
But the core of the game is the
Pokémon themselves, which can
appear anywhere, or any time. Tap
on one of them and a minigame
starts, in which the aim is to catch
Pokémon.
The game is not just for solo
players. Some location have become hubs of Pokémon activity,
such a New York’s Central Park
or even Main Avenue and other
locations in Weston.
The real-world aspect of the
game has also inevitably, led to
a darker side emerging. Police in
Missouri reported that a group of
men were waiting near a Pokéstop
in a secluded location to target
players and a woman in Wyoming
Adam Cutlip (left) and Caleb Bean enjoy playing Pokémon Go
in downtown Weston.
stumbled upon a dead body while
trying to reach a water-type Pokémon apparantly living in a river by
her trailer.
Playing the game while driving
has led to numerous vehicle accidents, so it is smart to remember
that using a smartphone while
driving in West Virginia is illegal
Marriage Licenses
and unsafe. People certainly have
Janet M. Linger, 53, and Todd J.
to use caution and common sense
Webster,
54, both of Weston.
when playing the game to avoid
Kimber R. Fines, 22, and
possible injury.
The craze around the game is Charles M. Collins, Jr., 21, both
a huge step up from its humble of Orlando.
Lisa A. Hardy, 38, and James
beginnings as an April Fools joke
launched by Google in 2014. For R. Stutler, Jr., 48, both of Weston.
Kayla M. Osborn, 22, of Weston,
one day, Pokémon appeared on
Google Maps, letting browsers and Harold K. Talbert Jr., 30, of
search for them at real-world Jane Lew.
Corliss M. Dial, 61, of Heaters,
landmarks. “People seemed to really love the combination of maps and Joseph A. Kyer, 60, of Weston.
and Pokémon,” said Niantic Lab’s
Divorce Decrees
Chief Executive, John Hanke. But
Arthur D. Johnson divorced
he did not predict the popularity
Susan
F. Johnson.
and success of the Pokémon Go
Stephen K. Peters divorced
app, which data suggests has been
Penny J. Peters.
opened by 3% of all Americans.
David M. Skinner divorced
A chief source of information
for this story was an article written Heather D. Skinner.
Ashley L. Moore divorced
by Aleix Hern of The Guardian.
Timothy S. Moore.
Jamboree
Continued from 1A
make a personalized photo frame
to take home.
The EQT Imagination and Exploration Venue’s activities will
be capped off with cake and ice
cream. There will also be a commemoration of Lewis County’s
200th birthday. Events will also
include livestock shows, dog
shows, games, cake walk, folk
dancing, corn hole tournaments,
horse-drawn wagon rides, stick
horse races and pedal tractor
pulls. The public can also enter
their home goods in vegetable,
flower, baking, canning and photo
contests. Information on those
contests is available at the WVU
Lewis County Extension Service.
The Lewis County 4-H exhibits
will open to the public Monday,
July 25 at 5 p.m. Exhibits will be
on display Tuesday and Wednesday from 12 p.m. until 8 p.m. and
Thursday from 2 p.m. until 5 p.m.
Livestock show begins each evening at 6 p.m. in the barn arena.
Sunday’s show features rabbits
and poultry, Monday will feature
goats and hogs, Tuesday will
feature beef, and Wednesday will
feature sheep. Thursday at 7 p.m.
the market animal sale will begin.
Nelson Tinnel of Summersville will be back this year with
his twice daily historical Native
American Blacksmithing demonstrations. Fred Kiger of Rocky
Ridge Acres, PA will also be back
offering horse-drawn wagon rides
on Monday. For more information
or a full schedule, call the WVU
Lewis County Extension Service
at 304-269-4660.
Energy
Express
Continued from 1A
for reading early on. Lewis said, “I
want to catch them early enough
that they don’t look at reading as a
chore.” This is her first year teaching at Energy Express.
Hannah Linger graduated from
Lewis County High School this
year and is attending Glenville
State College in the fall as an
education major. Linger said she
enjoyed teaching at Energy Express
this year and feels like the program
gave her a good feel for what her
future looks like. Energy Express
is a WVU Extension Service’s 4-H
Youth Development program. The
AmeriCorps program is partially
funded through grants from the
West Virginia Department of Education and the Arts and Volunteer
West Virginia. The program ends
July 22. For more information,
contact the WVU Extension Office
at 304-293-3855.
The Weston Democrat
Classifieds will help you
BUY AND SELL
Property Transfers (Over
$50,000)
Jeremy D. and Bryanna M. Crislip to Randall L. Woods, property in
Hackers Creek District, $143,000.
Jeffrey Linger and Mary A.
Edwards to Linda Carr, property
in Courthouse District, $79,000.
Timothy A. Williams Jr. to David A. and Julie Radcliff, property
in Hacker Creek District, $129,000.
Charles B. Frame to Gregory D.
and Amy D. Goff, property in Skin
Creek District, $105,000.
Leonard E. Bailey and Barbara
J. Eckes-Bailey to Raymond C.
Brosius, property in Hackers Creek
District, $65,000.
Janet L. Justo to Linda McPherson, property in Jane Lew Town,
$63,000.
Miral M. Gibson and Aubra D.
McKisic to Robert L. and Pamela
A. Smallridge, property in Collins
Settlement District, $63,300.
Michael L. Mick to Barbara M.
Hurst, property in Freemans Creek
District, $93,000.
Sandra L. Durbin to Randolph V.
and Deborah K. Harris, property in
Freemans Creek District, $77,900.
33rd Annual
Clem Reunion
Held at Park
The 33rd annual Clem reunion
was held on July 16, at the Lewis
County Park. The Lord’s Prayer
was recited by all prior to the meal.
A meeting was held regarding the
2017 reunion.
W.Va. gifts and various other
gifts were won by ticket drawings.
Funds were donated for all the
school age children to enter the
Lewis County Pool.
Attending the Clem reunion
were the following 45 individuals:
Kathy Wyant Slaughter, Newt and
Sue Davission, Ron Bonnell, Steve
and Kerri Kiser, Carma McCartney,
Montana Lodge, Doug, Shelly, Ali,
Lexana and Cade Griffith, Keefe,
Rosa and Skyla Kiser, Kevin Kiser,
Danny and Trina Wyant, Wendy
Kiser, Sandy York, Logan and
Aaron Boggs, Matthew, Amberly
and William Kiser, Kyle, Hannah,
Kaely, Halle and Iliana White,
Meagan Kiser, Gabe and Lincoln
Pumphrey, all from Weston; Debby
Wyant Pence from Beckley; Randy
and Sue Bonnell from Jane Lew;
Jeff, Angie, Adam and Ryan Spencer from Fountain Inn, S.C.; Christi
and Jane Corathers; and Terri and
Jenna Keefover, from Bridgeport.
Lake Reunion
Is July 31
The annual Lake reunion will be
held July 31, at the Lewis County
Park, pavilion one, from 10 a.m. to
? Lunch will be at 12 noon.
Family and friends are welcome
to come and enjoy the day.
The Weston Democrat - Wednesday, July 20, 2016—A7
Flooded Cars
Are Problem,
Public Is Told
Granny Sue is shown telling stories to the children attended the storytelling event.
Jungle Safari
Held at Weston
Shop 'n Save
The Weston Shop ‘n Save hosted
the Jungle Safari from July 13-17.
Kids and adults got to see a wide
variety of animals, from goats to
tigers.
The event was free and open to
the public.
Storytelling Is at Library
Granny Sue also known as Susanna Holstein is a West Virginia
storyteller and she performed at
the Louis Bennett Public Library
on July 12.
Thirty children attended the
storytelling event which was part
of the Summer Reading Program
at the library.
The library has 64 children participating in the Summer Reading
Program.
Reach out to New Customers with
The Weston Democrat
West Virginia Attorney General
Patrick Morrisey today urged consumers to exercise caution when
purchasing used vehicles potentially submerged by last month’s
flooding rains.
“With so many vehicles destroyed by this summer’s historic
flooding, it’s plausible someone
may try to take advantage of the
situation,” Attorney General Morrisey said. “That’s why potential
car buyers must be on guard and
watch for deals that seem too good
to be true.”
State law prohibits the reselling
of a submerged vehicle without a
salvaged title.
This requires anyone repairing
a total loss to do so with a specially
licensed salvage mechanic and
document its redeemed status with
a salvage title thereafter.
Those opting to mitigate their
total loss should question any
towing company to ensure it is
dealt with accordingly. Doing so
will provide some certainty that
the flood victim’s total loss doesn’t
become another’s profit and an
eventual buyer’s problem.
Otherwise, there are several
things consumers can do to ensure
they make a good purchase.
Tips include researching the
automobile’s history with its vehicle identification number (VIN)
via CARFAX and evaluating the
dealership through Better Business
Bureau.
Those buying from a private
owner should have a trusted mechanic inspect the vehicle for any
issue.
Consumers should pay particular concern to any vehicle with
multiple owners in multiple states
over a short period of time.
That protects the consumer
from anyone who would repair a
submerged vehicle in a state with
less stringent laws and then resell
it in West Virginia.
Simply put, consumers should
question the absence of a salvage
title whenever their inspection
report or research indicates their
potential purchase was submerged.
If you have a question regarding
a potential purchase or believe you
have a complaint, call the Attorney
General’s Consumer Protection Division at 1-(800)-368-8808 or file
a report online at www.wvago.gov.
The Weston Democrat
has Lewis County covered
Lewis County
Calendar of Events
July 20
- Friends Auxiliary of William
R. Sharpe, Jr. Hospital Pie Contest.
Sharpe Hospital Lobby, entries
accepted until 9:30 a.m., judging
at 10:30 a.m., pie sold by the slice
at 11 a.m.
July 20-23
- Lewis County Fair, WVU
Jackson’s Mill, visit www.lewiscountyfair.com
July 24-28
- Jamboree at the Mill, call 304269-4660 for more information.
July 25-29
- Revival, Haleville Union Mission Church, 7 p.m. each evening.
July 26
- Free Swim, Lewis County
Park, 7 - 9 p.m., sponsored by the
Lewis County Democratic Executive Committee and Democratic
Women
July 30
- Farm to Fork Dinner, WV
Museum of American Glass, call
304-269-7117 for details.
Aug. 2
- National Night Out Against
Crime, LC Park, 6 - 9 p.m..
Aug. 5-6
- West Virginia’s Largest Yard
Sale, Weston and Buckhannon
areas, 8 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Aug. 6
- St, Patrick School Golf Tournament, Deerfield Country Club,
8 a.m., call 304-517-0390 or 304269-5547
- Summer Knights Cruise-in,
Stonewall Resort State Park
- 84th Annual Chicken Dinner,
St. Boniface Catholic Church,
Camden, 4:30 - 7 p.m.
Aug. 7
- Bendale UM Church Homecoming, Covered Dish Dinner at
1 p.m., to be followed by special
music,
Aug. 9
- Lewis County Right to Life
Meeting, LC Senior Center, 7 p.m.
Aug. 12-14
- Annual Gathering - Hacker’s
Creek Pioneer Descendants - all
304-269-7091 for information.
Aug. 14
- Pickin’ in the Park, Lively Park
in Weston, 7 p.m.
Aug. 15
- First Day of School in Lewis
County
So you want to be a Nurse?
How about job opportunity, security, and
satisfaction?
The Fred W. Eberle School of Practical Nursing
can get you started.
We are accepting applications for the
Class of 2017 until August 15, 2016
Application and details can be found @
www.fetc.edu
or by calling
304-472-1259 or 304-472-1276
Fred Eberle Technical Center does not discriminate on the
basis of race, color, national origin, sex, disability, or age
in its programs and activities.
Addie Fletcher visited the safari on July 14, and had the chance to pet a goat. The event was free
and lasted from July 13-17. (Photo courtesy of Natalia Villers)
School Togs Vouchers
Have Wrong Date
The West Virginia Department
of Health and Human Resources
(DHHR) inadvertently mailed
out approximately 80,000 school
clothing allowance vouchers with
an incorrect expiration date of Oct.
31, 2015, instead of Oct. 31, 2016.
Participating stores will accept
the misprinted vouchers with the
incorrect expiration date.
The misprinted vouchers most
likely were sent to families who
received school clothing allowance
vouchers in 2015 and currently receive Medicaid or SNAP benefits.
Additional families with schoolaged children currently receiving
WV WORKS cash assistance, as
well as those providing foster care,
may have received the erroneous
vouchers. Vouchers printed after
July 1, have the correct expiration date.
Eligible children will receive
a $200 school clothing allowance
voucher that may be used toward
the purchase of appropriate school
clothing or piece goods for families
who sew clothing for their children.
Vouchers must be used at participating stores by Oct. 31. Others
may be eligible for school clothing
vouchers, but the monthly income
for a family of four may not exceed
$2,025.
To learn more about eligibility
guidelines or to apply, contact your
local DHHR office, apply online
at www.wvinroads.org or call
1-(877)-716-1212. Verification of
income for the month of July must
be submitted with the application.
Applications must be received
in a local DHHR office by July 31.
Participating stores may be
viewed at http://www.dhhr.wv.gov/
bcf/Services/familyassistance/
Documents/SCA%20Vendors%20
2016.pdf.
Falls Mill
Picnic July 30
A Memories of Falls Mill picnic will be held Saturday, July 30.
Lunch will begin at noon. Those
attending are asked to bring a
covered dish and lawn chair. Share
your pictures and memories.
Plates, cutlery and water will
be provided. Come out and enjoy
the day.
Campground Permit Needed
All campgrounds must be per- sites at (304)-269-8218 or visit
mitted to operate in Lewis County. the healh department at 125 Court
Please contact the Lewis County Avenue in Weston.
Health Department to register camp
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RealFeel: 97
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High: 88 Low: 69
RF: 104 RF: 93
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clouds and sun
High: 90 Low: 71
RF: 104 RF: 80
Some sun, a
t-storm possible
High: 88 Low: 70
RF: 102 RF: 87
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humid
High: 87 Low: 66
RF: 100 RF: 73
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shower possible
High: 85 Low: 67
RF: 92
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Sunrise Wednesday . . 6:13
Sunset Wednesday . . 8:44
Sunrise Thursday . . . . 6:13
Sunset Thursday . . . . 8:43
Sunrise Friday . . . . . . 6:14
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Sunrise Saturday . . . . 6:15
Sunset Saturday. . . . . 8:41
Sunrise Sunday . . . . . 6:16
Sunset Sunday . . . . . . 8:40
Moonrise Wednesday 9:10
Moonset Wednesday . 6:56
Moonrise Thursday. . . 9:51
Moonset Thursday . . . 7:59
Moonrise Friday . . . . 10:29
Moonset Friday. . . . . . 9:04
Moonrise Saturday . . 11:05
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WEATHER HISTORY
Q: What do the three H’s stand
for?
Nearly 12 inches of rain fell around
Johnstown, Pa., on July 20, 1977.
A dam collapsed, flooding the city.
Damage exceeded $424 million and
76 people drowned in the raging torrents.
Philippi
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Weston
84/62
Palestine
87/62
Parsons
83/56
Glenville
85/63
Elkins
81/58
Ireland
84/59
Spencer
86/62
Petersburg
85/61
Buckhannon
83/58
Grantsville
86/64
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Clarksburg
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West Union
86/61
Harrisville
86/61
Kingwood
82/57
Fairmont
83/61
Middlebourne
86/61
Parkersburg
85/63
Jul 19
Morgantown
84/63
New Martinsville
87/62
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Waynesburg
83/58
Woodsfield
85/61
Franklin
83/57
Sutton
86/61
Clay
85/61
Webster Springs
83/60
Summersville
82/61
Charleston
86/63
Monterey
79/55
Marlinton
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The Weston
Democrat
Baileys Marking
25th Anniversary
Pat and Sondra Bailey of Buckhannon will celebrate their 25th
wedding anniversary on July 20.
Sondra, daughter of Edgar and
Patricia Bleigh of Weston, married
Patrick Bailey at the McCann’s
Run Methodist Church, with Rev.
Conrad Tenney officiating the
ceremony.
Patrick worked as a diesel mechanic for Smitty’s Suzuki, Union
Drilling, Alamco, Tech Diesel and
Wednesday, July 20, 2016
B
Moores Mark
50th Anniversary
was owner/operator of Pat’s Diesel
Repair. He is now retired and currently enjoying farming.
In the 80s and 90s he taught
in Clay and Lewis counties and
Gaston, N.C.
Sondra joined the Department of
Justice and has worked in Clarksburg for the past 19 years.
The couple will celebrate this
milestone anniversary by traveling
West Virginia.
A surprise anniversary party
was held on Saturday, June 11, at
the Stonewall Resort to celebrate
Bernard and Darlene Moore on
their 50 years of marriage.
The reception was a buffet, catered by the resort and given in their
honor by their son, Timothy and
Darlene’s sisters, Rita and Jewell.
The couple met in Clarksburg
and after six months of dating
decided they could not be apart so
they traveled to Winchester, Va.,
and on June 9, 1966, was married
by a Justice of the Peace.
They resided in Clarksburg
for 12 years and due to Bernard’s
job they were transferred to Parkersburg, and were there for two
years. He was then transferred to
Nashville, Tenn., in 1979, where
they lived until he retired in June
of 2001. In August 2001, they
moved to Jane Lew, where they
currently live.
Bernard worked for U.S. Air-
ways for 40 plus years and spent
many years in the National Guard
as well.
While in Nashville, Darlene
worked as a cosmetologist/aesthetician for 12 years and decided
to go back to school and became a
licensed registered dental assistant
and worked until she retired in June
of 2001.
They are the proud parents of
two sons, Jeffrey Allen and Timothy Scott; along with three grandchildren, Cooper, Grady and Mary.
They have endured many
struggles and hardships along the
way but that has brought them
closer together.
Bernard is the son of the late
Whirley and Myrtle Moore.
Darlene is the daughter of the
late Kenneth and Mary Butcher.
There were over 60 friends and
family members in attendance to
help make it a special surprise celebration and a great memory for all.
LANA J. SHAPPEK AND DONALD W. JORDAN
Shappek, Jordan
To Wed Sept. 24
Lana J. Shappek, residing in
Walkersville, is to be married to
Donald W. Jordan of Wildcat.
Shappek is the daughter of
Tommy Fluharty of Mannington
and Loretta Fluharty.
Jordan is the son of Hartzel
Jordan of Ireland and Lavon Jordan
PAT AND SONDRA BAILEY
“Old Time Country”
Coming to Area
Lewis County fans of old time
country and western music have a
rare opportunity to hear the “real
thing” on Friday, July 22, in Clarksburg, when The Mavens appear
for a two-hour performance in the
Progressive Women’s Association
Uptown Event Center.
The Mavens are a popular road
house band from western Pennsylvania and eastern Ohio, known
as the “Kings Of Western Swing”
because of their “twang” sound
and dedication to original styles
of country music.
“This is the real old-fashioned
country we listened to as kids,”
observed Elinda Carson, the director of the Progressive Women’s
Association Uptown Event Center
and one of the organizers of the
show. “The Mavens’ pedal steel
guitar player gives them that authentic sound.”
The Mavens repertoire features
what is called “original country and
western and western swing” music
that was popular nationally in the
1920s, 1930s and 1940s. Familiar
artists such as Willie Nelson, Merle
Haggard and Bob Wills and The
Texas Playboys got their start in
that early era of country music.
The Mavens feature vocals, lead
and rhythm guitars, a pedal steel
guitar, drums and bass. Samples
of Mavens music can be found on
YouTube and other Internet sites.
Opening act, Todd Burge, a
Parkersburg-based singer and guitarist, has been praised by Mountain
Stage founder, Larry Groce, as
“West Virginia’s best songwriter.”
The show is the first night of
The Americana Music Weekend
sponsored by the Harrison Cultural
Foundation’s Barbara Highland
Fund for the Arts.
Headlining on Saturday night,
July 23, in the same venue is The
Billy Price Band, winners of the
2015 Best Blues and Soul CD at
the Memphis Blues Awards. He is
known as a singer of “blue-eyed
soul” who was vocalist on two of
Roy Buckhannon’s CDs. Opening for BPB is Annie Neeley, a
bluegrass singer and guitarist who
appears with her band.
Tickets are $35 for dinner and
music. Music only tickets are just
$20. The doors will open for dining
at 6:30 p.m. with music starting at 7
p.m. The dinner is an all-you-caneat Southwestern buffet prepared
by Chef Tim Gentilozzi.
For more information and to
reserve tickets, call Carson at
(304)-624-6881 or email to: UptownEventCenter2014@gmail.
com.
WVJS members are eligible for
a discount and can order tickets
through their membership at [email protected] or by calling
(304)-517-9813.
The following is the weekly
schedule for the Lewis County
Senior Center. This is subject to
change.
Wednesday: 9 a.m. Games;
9:15 a.m. Weights; 9:45 a.m. Exercise; 10:15 a.m. Tai Chi; 10:30
Yoga; 11:45 a.m. Bingo; 10-11 a.m.
Blood Pressure by SJMH; 1:30
p.m. Clogging; third Wednesday
of each month - birthday table.
Thursday: 9 a.m. Games and
Cards; first Thursday of each
month, Fall Run Satellite at 10
a.m.; third Thursday of each month,
Camden Satellite at 10 a.m.
Friday: 9 a.m. Games; 9:15
a.m. Weights; 9:45 a.m. Exercise;
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
Tuesday: 8:30 a.m. Ceramics;
10 a.m. Setback; 10 a.m. Bible
Sharing; 6 p.m. Square Dance;
first Tuesday of each month at
9:30 a.m.; Book Club; second and
fourth Tuesday of each month,
Scrap-booking at 9 a.m.
of Walkersville.
The wedding ceremony and
reception will be Sept. 24, at Falls
Mills picnic area, Falls Mills.
All family and friends of the
couple are invited to join in the
celebration.
Vandalia CEOS
Meets on June 23
The June 23, meeting of the
Vandalia Community Educational
Outreach Service (CEOS) Club
featured two lessons, a number
of committee reports, news from
county council and much more.
June was another busy month for
CEOS members.
Susie Heath, president, presided
during the business meeting and
the pledge of allegiance and collect
were repeated. Reflections were
presented by Deandra Short.
A touching tribute to Heath’s
mother-in-law, Velma Heath, was
read. Heath wrote the tribute in
honor of this special lady who was
more like a mother to her.
Velma Heath lived a long, full
life and had passed away at the age
of 89 at her home on Sunday, June
19. Services were held the morning
of June 23.
Lorraine Shaver presented an
interesting make-up lesson from
May, “Mother’s Day: A Tradition
Rooted in Service.” Members were
reminded that the first celebration was held on May 10, 1908,
at Andrews Methodist Church in
Grafton. Several important facts
regarding the woman behind the
tradition and significant historical
events surrounding the celebration
were discussed.
“Staycationing in West Virginia” was the title of the lesson
presented by Linda Locke.
Staycations are typically defined
as a time when individuals or families stay home and participate in
leisure or vacation activities with
driving distance, but often sleep
in their own beds at night. Taking
less time than a traditional vacation and being more affordable,
it has increased in popularity in
recent years. Several suggestions
for staycationing in West Virginia
were presented including arts and
crafts, historical and educational,
fairs and festivals, state parks and
much more.
Patty Pertz, Susie Heath and
Helen McClain attended lesson
leader training and county council
at Straight Fork on June 1.
Plans were made for representatives of the Vandalia Club to attend
the 95th anniversary celebration of
the Berlin CEOS Club on June 25.
Volunteer Hours are due to the club
president by Aug. 3. Also, creative
writing and poetry contest entries
are due by Aug. 3, the date of the
next council meeting.
“I Decide” projects will be
displayed at the Jubilee this year.
Entries will be taken in using the
same schedule as handwork show
entries. Regarding Jubilee, help
is needed in the Country Kitchen
from 8 a.m. until 12 noon on Friday, Sept. 2. Help is also needed
at the handwork display later that
day. Heath is the daily chair for the
Country Kitchen on Friday.
Continuing education chair,
Susie Heath, reported that she will
be delivering found items to the
Energy Express site at Peterson
Central School. She provided club
members with not-so-common uses
for sugar.
Lorraine Shaver, purposeful
reading chair, encouraged the group
to read. Work on the club scrapbook
continues.
The family committee report
this month, given by Linda Locke,
featured information on the farmstead at Jackson’s Mill and the
new bus that is delivering food to
children throughout the county.
Recognizing June 20, as West
Virginia’s birthday, marketing
and membership committee chair,
Helen McClain, had a quiz about
towns and places in the state.
Minutes of the previous meeting were approved as read by the
secretary. The financial report was
presented by Shirley Francis. Plans
were made for their annual July
picnic to be held on July 10, at the
home of Bill and Helen McClain.
Club members enjoyed refreshments provided by Jane Corathers.
To close the evening, everyone
enjoyed the gift exchange.
New members are always welcome. For more information about
CEOS Club work in Lewis County,
contact the WVU Lewis County
Extension Office, located at 104
Center Avenue in Weston or phone
(304)-269-4660.
Fisher Reunion
Is Aug. 7th
The descendants of George and
Amanda Fisher will be holding their
annual reunion on Aug. 7, at the
Lewis County Park, at the pavilion
at the bottom of the hill. Bring a
covered dish and lawn chair and
enjoy fun with family and friends.
Lunch will begin at noon. Guests
are asked to bring an item for the
white elephant auction.
BERNARD AND DARLENE MOORE
Photo Show Entry
Deadline Is Today
A juried photography show for
youths up to the age of 21 will be
held during Jamboree at the Mill,
July 24-28, in the barn at WVU
Jackson’s Mill.
Photographs must be original
works of the entrant. Only amateurs
up to the age of 21 are qualified for
entering. Each youth can enter up
to five photographs. The entry fee
is $1 per exhibit.
Entries should be delivered to
the Lewis County Extension Office,
located at 104 Center Avenue in
Weston, no later than Wednesday,
July 20.
All entries in the photography
show must be 5”x 7”. Photography
show entries must not be matted or
framed. Photos will be placed on
a white matt board and placed in
a protective sleeve by the photography show committee. Work not
meeting these requirements will
not be accepted.
Judging will take place at
Jamboree at the Mill on Monday,
July 25, at 10 a.m. Photography
exhibits will be open to the public
that day from 5-8 p.m.; Tuesday and
Wednesday, noon until 8 p.m.; and
Thursday, from 2-5 p.m.
Entries may be picked up Thursday, July 28, between 6-8 p.m. at
the barn at WVU Jackson’s Mill.
Entries not picked up by 8 p.m.
will be returned to the WVU Lewis
County Extension Office.
Best of Show will receive a cash
award and ribbon. First, second and
third in all categories will receive
a ribbon and cash award. Ribbons
will be awarded for honorable
mention. All others will receive
participation ribbons.
Again this year, persons visiting the photography show will
have an opportunity to vote for
their favorite photo. The “People’s
Choice Award” winner will receive
a special rosette. Show sponsor is
Landmark Forestry, LLC. Tami
Wilt is chairing the Jamboree
photography show.
The categories are:
Color - color prints of any
subject.
Black and white - monochrome
prints of any subject.
Wild and Wonderful - color or
black and white photographs of
any subject featuring W.Va. people,
places, flora and fauna, activities,
etc. Must have been taken in W.Va.
Please indicate county in which
picture was taken.
People - color or black and
white. Any photograph featuring
people as the main subject.
Animals - color or black and
white. Any photograph featuring
animals as the main subject.
All work must have the following information on the back: name,
address, age, phone, category and
title of photo. Any entries showing
name or other information on the
front of work will not be eligible
for judging.
Each work will be judged only in
the category for which it is submitted. If no category is designated,
the exhibit committee will choose
one. Entries must be in good taste
(no nudity.) The exhibit committee
will use their discretion in selecting
entries to be hung.
Complete rules and information
is available at the WVU Lewis
County Extension Office, 104
Center Avenue in Weston or phone
(304)-269-4660.
Programs and activities offered
by the West Virginia University
Extension Service are available to
all persons without regard to race,
color, sex, disability, religion, age,
veteran status, political beliefs,
sexual orientation, national origin
and marital or family status.
B2—The Weston Democrat - Wednesday, July 20, 2016
Operation Compassion
Free Swim
For Public
Is July 26
The Lewis County Democratic
Executive Committee and the
Lewis County Democratic Women
invite the public to attend a free
swim night at the Lewis County
Park.
The free swim night will be held
on Tuesday evening, July 26, at
the Lewis County Park Pool from
7-9 p.m.
Free snacks, soft drinks and water will be served, and Democratic
candidates for political office will
be on hand to meet members of
the public.
Everyone is welcome to come
enjoy the swim, food and fellowship. For additional information
contact local Democratic Party
Chairman Bob Stultz by calling
(304)-269-1946 or Judy Staubly
at (304)-269-5494.
Farmers
Market Is Open
Last Friday, Mountain Roots Market of Weston served as a receiving station for a generous donation
of ten pallets of diapers and towels destined for the Lewis County Diaper Bank and to flood victims
in West Virginia. The donation was made by Operation Compassion in Cleveland, Tenn.
Song, Praise
Service July 30
Revival Slated
In Haleville
There will be a song and praise
service on Saturday, July 30, at the
former Ellis Grove Church on Ellis
Road in Gilmer County.
There will be a covered dish
dinner at noon, to be followed by
the religious service. For more
information, call (304)-269-5756.
St. Boniface
Meal, Bazaar
Is August 6th
There will be a Revival held
from July 25-29, at the Haleville
Union Mission Church at 7 p.m.
nightly.
The 84th annual Chicken Supper
Rev. JR Perdue will be preachand
Bazaar will be sponsored by
ing each evening with special
the St. Boniface Altar Society at
singing.
St. Boniface Church in Camden on
Saturday, Aug. 6, from 4:30-7 p.m.
The cost will be $10 for adults,
$4 for kids from 6 to12 and under
six will eat free.
The menu will be fried chicken,
mashed potatoes, gravy, green
hatsoever is not above the beans, coleslaw, home-made bread,
iced tea and coffee.
top of nature, is below the bottom desserts,
The bazaar will offer may local
of grace. (Romans 8:22) “For crafts, homemade baked goods and
we know that the whole creation home grown produce. There will
chances available on a beautigroaneth and travaileth in pain be
ful handmade quilt. Mass will be
together until now.”
at 4:30 p.m.
Contact Catherine Ratliff for
information at (304)-269-2872.
at THE CROSS ROAD
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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
from 5:30-7:30 p.m.
The meetings will begin with a
dinner, followed by a Bible lesson,
music, crafts and games. All youth
are invited to participate.
The Broad Street United Methodist Church is located at 210 Broad
Street in Weston.
Ray Mick of Swisher Feed is shown with delivery volunteers Leons
Kabongo and Tris Kapiamba helping with unloading the diaper and
towel donations to the local Diaper Bank, with some to go to flood
victims in West Virginia. Also assisting were David Townsend of
Mountain Roots Market and Ted Garrett of Swisher Feed.
Camp Meeting Is
Aug. 3 in Lost Creek
The WV Church of God Regional 15 Fall 2016 camp meeting
“Worship the King” will be held
Aug. 3-5, at 7 p.m. nightly at the
Lost Creek Church of God. Turn
of I-79 at Exit 110, and go to 69
East Main Street.
The evangelist is Robert Stacy
Dengess.
The meeting is sponsored by
Region 15 COG. Pastors will be Joe
Palmer, Sr., John Demorest, Kevin
Summers, Phillip Gross, Richard
Gibson, Ronald Hoskinson, William Page, Ronnie Beeson and Joe
Palmer, Jr.
All are welcome. Join them for
the preaching of God’s word, praise
and worship. There will be special
singing and fellowship each night.
On Aug. 5, there will be covered
dish dinner from 5:30-6:15 p.m.
Guests should bring something
to share.
For more information call (304)918-8027.
The Good Hope Farmers Market, located at the pavilion behind
the New Bethal Church, is open
every Saturday from 9 a.m. until 1
p.m. from now through September.
Items included at the market
include fresh produce, eggs, soap,
jewelry, baked goods and more.
For more information, contact
Richard Farrell at (304)-745-4291.
Bible School
In Pricetown
The Freemansburg United
Methodist Charge will hold Vacation Bible School at Miles Chapel
Church in Pricetown from July
24-28, from 6:30-8:30 p.m. each
evening.
Classes will be held from preschool to adult. The theme will be
“Egypt - Joseph’s Journey.”
On Friday, July 29, the closing
program will be held at 6:30 p.m.
followed by a hot dog supper.
For more information, call the
church office at (304)-269-5168.
Church Plans
Recovery Group
Free Dinner
Church Hosts Meets Tuesdays
On July 23
Celebrate Recovery, a 12-step
Care, Share Christ-centered
recovery program,
St. Matthew United Methodist
Church will hold a free monthly
community dinner Saturday, July
23, at 4 p.m. at the church. The
church is located on the corner of
E. Third St. and Center Streer.
The dinner will be held the
fourth Saturday of every month.
The July menu is spaghetti with
meatballs, salad, bread, drink and
dessert. All are welcome.
Broad Run Baptist Church in
Jane Lew will host a Care and
Share program in which articles
of clothing, accessories and more
will be given away along with food
pantry items on Tuesdays from 9
a.m. to 3 p.m.
All donated items are completely free of charge and Pastor
Rick Garavaglia said that there is
a huge variety of clothing for all
ages to chose from.
Don’t miss out on a great opportunity to donate or pick up clothes
at the Broad Run Baptist Church
Care and Share.
All donations can be dropped off
on Tuesdays during business hours.
For more information call the
church at (304)-884-7413.
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.
Homecoming for
Bendale Church
Is Aug. 7th
The Bendale United Methodist
Church will hold a homecoming
on Sunday, Aug. 7, and invites all
former pastors, parishioners and
friends to join together for fellowship, fun, food and music.
There will be a covered dish dinner
at 1 p.m. with meat, drinks and
Every Thursday free soup will
tableware
furnished. There will be
be served at the First United Methodist Church in Jane Lew from special music following the dinner.
For more information, call
11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.
(304)-269-4646 or (304)- 838-2635
for more information.
Church Has
Free Soup Day
From
Christ’s Church
Horner, WV
Rick & Brenda Wyatt, ministering
COME TO CHURCH . . . Christ’s Church is planning a new building project
that could seat 300 people. This project is being undertaken with the
faith of a few. The vision and reason for the new Christ’s Building is that
Jesus is still the answer for all life’s matters. This is an old song that says,
“there is room at the cross for you”, so it is with Christ’s Church, come . . .
We Believe:
1. In repentance and salvation only through Jesus Christ;
Matthew 4:17, Acts 4:10-12
2. The Holy Spirit is the initial personal evidence of salvation through
Jesus Christ; Acts 2:38
3. The Bible is God’s word manifested through Jesus Christ. God’s only
begotten son; John 1:1, 14.
4. The Bible must be lived in principal to maintain salvation; John 14:15
5. That God, Jesus Christ, and the Holy Ghost exist in bodily form;
I John 5:7
6. That Heaven and Hell are Tangible places; Luke 11:2,
Revelation 20:14, 15
7. That the Holy Spirit Baptism is the expression of God’s power;
Acts 1:8
8. Miracles, healing, and deliverance are included in the work of
salvation; Mark 16:15-20.
9. Christ will take htose who are saved to Heaven at his appearing;
1 Thessalonians 4:13-18.
10. The saved shall be rewarded, and the lost shall be judged;
Romans 14:11, 12
Rick and Brenda Wyatt ministering. We love you, but God loves you more.
The Weston Democrat - Wednesday, July 20, 2016—B3
Helping Flood Victims
The following is for the week
of July 20 - July 27
Wednesday, July 20: meatloaf,
mashed potatoes and gravy, carrots,
pears, wheat bread
Thursday, July 21: beef stew,
green beans, biscuits, fruited jello
Friday, July 22: Free Friday chicken stir fry, brown rice, lima
beans, pudding, wheat bread
Monday, July 25: cheese manicotti with marinara sauce, green
beans, salad, fruit, breadstick
Tuesday, July 26: pork, sweet
potatoes, salad, cookie
Wednesday, July 27: pinto
beans, turnip greens, cottage
cheese, peaches, cornbread
Chef Geoff Kraus (right) is pictured with co-owner Dwayne Metz of Thyme Bistro restaurant in
Weston after winning their first Cast Iron Cookoff in 2015.
Farm to Fork Buffet Will Be
July 30 at Glass Museum
Tickets are now on sale for the
first Farm to Fork Buffet on Saturday, July 30, at the Glass Museum
on Main Avenue in Weston. Awardwinning chef Geoff Kraus will be
using local produce and goods on
the buffet. Proceeds from the dinner
will help with costs associated with
the Depot Farmers Market and the
Glass Museum.
The Weston Fairs and Festivals
Committee is also collaborating
with the Farmers Market and Glass
Museum for the event.
The Farm to Fork Dinner Series
is a celebration of the incredible
abundance of the local farmers
and producers in the region. It’s a
unique opportunity where organizers bring the farmers and producers to the table to be able to share
their bountiful crop along with
their story.
This past week was the sixth
week for the market located at
the Weston City Building. Local
producers are seein more shoppers
each week with some vendors selling out of goods.
“I really enjoyed stopping
by today,” said Weston resident
Brenda Tonkin. “I have run into
people I haven’t seen in a while.
I understand that Market organizers are hoping that this becomes a
place to be on Saturday morning,
looking at the number of people
here today makes me think they
have accomplished that.”
Kraus is pleased with the market’s success.
“We have seen more and more
vendors come every week. I am
so happy that the market has been
such a success allowing farmers
to sell their wares at no cost,”
explained Kraus. “Our message is
that we want people to realize the
importance of eating healthy and
eating local. The produce is fresh
and in some cases was picked the
morning of the market, you can get
much fresher than that.”
The reception will begin at 6
p.m. at the Glass Museum with
the buffet at 6 p.m. and the cost is
$30. Tickets will be available at
the Chamber Office, City Building, Lewis County Convention and
Visitors Bureau, Marian’s Unique
Boutique, Glass Museum and the
Depot Market.
The buffet is by reservation so
interested parties need to reserve
their places ahead of time by calling the Glass Museum at (304)269-5006 or the City Building at
(304)-269-6141.
Lamb Reunion
Set for Aug. 6
It is time again for family and
friends to get together for the Lamb
family reunion to be held Saturday,
Aug. 6, at the Lewis County Park,
pavilion #1.
The registration will be at 11:15
a.m. and lunch will be at 12 noon,
followed by a short business meeting and a white elephant sale.
Guests should bring an item for
the sale and a covered dish. Come
out and spend the day. Plates,
cups, napkins and tableware will
be furnished.
Pie Contest
Is Today
At Sharpe
The Friends Auxiliary of William R. Sharpe, Jr. Hospital will
hold a pie contest on Wednesday,
July 20, in the hospital lobby.
Entries will be accepted up to
9:30 a.m. on July 20, with judging
to begin at 10:30 a.m. Pies will be
sold by slice at 11 a.m.
Any type of dessert pie will be
accepted and prices will be awarded
for first, second and third place.
Disposable containers only, please
include your name and type of pie
on the container.
All proceeds will benefit the
Auxiliary. Call (304)-269-1210, extension 339 for more information.
Lewis County Commissioner
Lewis County Commissioner
Tom Fealy spent some time in
southern West Virginia helping Tom Fealy is shown lending a
helping hand.
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B4—The Weston Democrat - Wednesday, July 20, 2016
Obituaries
Jerry Lynn Ables
Jack Lee Beck
bies included fishing and working
Sudoku puzzles. His greatest joy
was spending time with family
and friends.
Family and friends were received at the Hardman-Paletti
Funeral Home on Tuesday, July
19. Funeral services will be held
on Wednesday at 11 a.m. from the
Hardman-Paletti Funeral Home
Chapel with Evangelist Gene
Miller officiating. Interment will
follow services in the Forest Lawn
Memorial Gardens of Jane Lew.
Full military honors will be
conducted by the Lewis County
Honor Guard.
On-line condolences and life
stories in memory of him may
be expressed at www.hardmanpalettifuneralhome.com.
Hardman-Paletti Funeral Home
of Weston is honored and privileged to serve the family of Jack
Lee Beck.
Ruby Scarff Harris
Jerry Lynn Ables, age 38, of
Westfall Hollow Road in Weston,
passed away unexpectedly in the
early morning hours of Sunday, July
17, 2016, at his residence following
complications from heart disease.
He was born in Weston on June
29, 1978: a son of Jerry Allen Ables
and Barbara Joan Gay Ables of
Weston.
He is also survived by several
aunts and uncles, and his dog, Rose.
He was preceded in death by
his paternal grandparents, Glen
and Ernestine Heater Ables; and
maternal grandparents, Lawrence
D. and Janet Joan Belt Gay.
He worked as a nurse’s aid for
William R. Sharpe, Jr. Hospital
in Weston for the past 17 years.
He truly loved his job where he
provided loving, compassionate
care for his patients. As an avid
sports fan, he enjoyed watching
football, basketball and wresting.
Bionics was his favorite hobby and
he had an extensive collection of
completed designs.
Friends and family gathered at
the Pat Boyle Funeral Home and
Cremation Service, 144 Hackers
Creek Road in Jane Lew, Tuesday,
July 19. Funeral Services followed
at 7 p.m. from the Pat Boyle Funeral
Home Chapel with Rev. Wease Day
officiating.
The Pat Boyle Funeral Home
and Cremation Service is honored
and privileged to serve the family
of Jerry Lynn Ables. Online condolences may be expressed at www.
patboylefuneralhome.com.
Jack Lee Beck, age 84, of McGary Avenue in Weston, passed
away on Saturday, July 16, 2016,
in Mon General Hospital at Morgantown, following an extended
illness.
He was born in Fort Wayne,
Ind.: son of the late Paul Beck and
Dorothy (Singer) Beck.
On Dec. 24, 1953, he married
Estelle Y. (Wooddell) Beck, who
preceded him in death on May
26, 2006.
He is survived by five children,
Linda K. (Michael) Norman of Lost
Creek, Warren (Vicki) Gillespie of
Weston, Kenneth A. (Elizabeth)
Gillespie of Biloxi, Miss., Rick
(Sharon) Beck of Weston and
David (Stacy) Beck of Zanesville,
Ohio; 13 grandchildren, 24 greatgrandchildren and two great-greatgranddaughters.
He is also survived by one
sister, Marcella Quinn of Fort
Wayne, Ind., one half-brother,
Steve Woodward of Garrett, Ind.;
one half-sister, Cathy Bruggner of
Fort Wayne, Ind. and several nieces
and nephews.
In addition to his parents and
wife, Estelle, Jack was preceded in
death by three brothers, Raymond,
Jim and Fred Beck; one sister, Phyllis Decker and one half-brother,
Tommy Woodward.
He was a retired U.S. Postal
worker, retiring as a supervisor. He
is a member of the Weston Church
of Christ. His favorite team was
the Pittsburgh Pirates and hob-
and great-great-grandchildren and
several nieces and nephews.
In addition to her parents and
husbands, Virgil and Dewitt,
Ruby was preceded in death by
one daughter, Lila June Shoulder;
one son, Larry Marshall Scarff;
five brothers, Carlton Lynn, Harry,
Argyle, Waynard and Junior Smith;
and six sisters, Faye Shaffer,
Chloe Jones, Merle Butcher, Wava
Britton, Snow Smith and Louise
Britton.
She was a homemaker and at
one time was a glassworker with
Colonial Glass Factory of Weston.
She was a Methodist. Her hobby
was working with crafts and especially dolls. She was the last
member of her immediate family.
Her greatest joy was spending time
with her children, grandchildren,
great-grandchildren, great-greatgrandchildren and many friends
and will be sorely missed.
Family and friends will be received at the Hardman-Paletti Funeral Home, 730 N. Main Avenue
in Weston, on Wednesday, July 20,
from 4-8 p.m. Funeral services will
be held on Thursday at 1 p.m. from
the Hardman-Paletti Funeral Home
Chapel with Rev. Clifford West
officiating. Interment will follow
services in the Weston Masonic
Cemetery.
On-line condolences and life
stories in memory of her may
be expressed at www.hardmanpalettifuneralhome.com.
Hardman-Paletti Funeral Home
of Weston is honored and privileged
to serve the family of Ruby Scarff
Harris.
Franklin Roosevelt Dotson and
Evelyn Loretta Price Dotson of
Winder, Ga.
In the spring of 1985, she attended a large family outing and
when the band started to play, she
locked eyes with the lead guitarist/
vocalist, Eddie Keith McCourt, and
it was love at first sight. On Sept.
30, 1985, they married and he will
miss their playful bantering after
30 years of marriage.
Her strong, loving spirit will also
be remembered by her two children,
April Dawn McCourt, and Melissa
Kay McCourt (Matt) D’Angelo, all
of Winder, Ga,; two sisters, Debbie
(Larry) Grass of Madison, W.Va.,
and Rhonda Michele Vickers of
Wilkes-Barre, Pa.; and her loving
cat, Simbalou, who was always
by her side.
She was employed as a trained
chef while living in Georgia. When
she moved back to W.Va., she became a devoted homemaker who
enjoyed cooking, flower gardening, rescuing animals and raising
her family.
Her request for cremation has
been honored and her family will
have a Celebration of Life Service
at a later date. Expressions of sympathy may be sent directly to Eddie
McCourt ,195 Little Sand Run Rd.,
Buckhannon, WV 26201.
The Pat Boyle Funeral Home
and Cremation Service, 144 Hackers Creek Road in Jane Lew, is
honored and privileged to serve the
family of Evelyn McCourt.
Online condolences may be
expressed at www.patboylefuneralhome.com.
Clarence Lee Helmick
Judy Lane Wolfe
Ruby Scarff Harris, age 103, of
Weston passed away on Sunday,
July 17, 2016, surrounded by her
loving family following a brief
illness.
She was born in Gilmer County
on Sept. 24, 1912: daughter of the
late Willie H. Smith and Nellie M.
(King) Smith.
She first married Virgil Scarff
who preceded her in death. She
then married Rev. Dewitt Harris
who also preceded her in death.
She is survived by four children, Edna Helmick, Brenda Joyce
(Donald) Smith, Sandra Jean
Clarence Lee Helmick, age 82,
(Billy) Crook and Melanie Kay
Chapman, all of Weston; several of Sand Fork Road, Linn, passed
grandchildren, great-grandchildren away at 8:46 a.m. on Friday, July
15, 2016, at his residence.
He was born in Gilmer County
on Jan. 27, 1934: a son of the late
Sherman Lawrence Helmick and
Lura Blanche Radcliff Helmick.
He was the last surviving member of his immediate family. In addition to his parents he was preceded
in death by six siblings, Lawrence
and Hayward Gail Helmick, Lucy
Marie Helmick Wiant, Gladys Mae
Helmick, Thelma Helmick and
Mildred Gay Helmick.
He worked tirelessly as a farmer
for many years, tending to his land,
animals and his collie dog, who was
always by his side. He enjoyed professional wrestling and watching
the wildlife that frequented his yard.
Following cremation, he will be
laid to rest with his family in the
Hiney Cemetery in Linn.
The Pat Boyle Funeral Home
and Cremation Service, 144 Hackers Creek Road in Jane Lew, is
honored and privileged to serve
the family of Clarence Helmick.
Online condolences may be
expressed at www.patboylefuneralhome.com.
Evelyn Loretta McCourt
Evelyn Loretta McCourt, age
55, of Little Sand Run Road in
Buckhannon, passed away at 1:54
a.m. on Wednesday, July 13, 2016,
in the Ruby Memorial Hospital in
Morgantown, following complications from liver disease.
She was born in Boone County,
on Sept. 12, 1960: a daughter of
Judy Lane Wolfe, age 67, of
Buckhannon, died Tuesday, July
12, 2016, at St. Joseph’s Hospital.
She was born March 6, 1949, in
Harman: a daughter of the late Gorman B. and Loreta Rowan Wolford.
In addition to her parents she
was preceded in death by her first
husband, Ralph W. Goodwin; infant
sons, Danny and David Goodwin;
and infant daughter, Vicky Freeman.
She is survived by three sons,
Ralph J. (Delsie) Goodwin, Ronald
(Tammy) Goodwin and William
T. Wolfe, all of Buckhannon;
two daughters, Martha S. Posey
and Kelli A. Villagomez, both
of Buckhannon; numerous loving grandchildren; two brothers,
Thomas Aaron Wolford and Gary
Branson (Barbara) Wolford, all of
Buckhannon; her second husband,
William R. Wolfe of Buckhannon;
several nieces, nephews and her
beloved dogs, Higgins and Gertie.
She was a homemaker.
Friends were received Saturday,
July 16, at the Poling-St. Clair Funeral Home. A funeral service was
held Sunday at the funeral home
with Pastor Rick Cutright officiating. Burial followed in the Ten
Mile Baptist Cemetery in Ten Mile.
Online condolences may be
made to the family at www.polingstclair.com.
Poling-St. Clair Funeral Home
is in charge of the arrangements.
Nora Evelyn Ables
Nora Evelyn Ables, age 97, of
129 Whispering Pines, Weston,
passed away on Monday, July 18,
2016, at the home of her daughter,
following a brief illness.
She was born in Lewis County
on July 26, 1918: daughter of the
late Homer Burkhammer and Florence (Turner) Burkhammer.
Her husband, Samuel H. Ables,
passed away on Sept. 3, 1985.
She is survived by one daughter,
Margaret A. Perrine of Weston;
one son, Brooks H. Ables of West
Milford; eight grandchildren, Danielle “Dee” (Patrick) Aman, Kathy
Jennelle (John) Hines, Sheila Ann
(David) McGaughey, Gina (David)
Harris, Monty H. (Gwen) Ables,
Stacy R. (Chip) Brunett, Thomas
M. (Jennie) Blake and Douglas
L. (Nicole) Krepps; seven greatgrandchildren, Aaron P. (Jade)
Aman, Andrea N. (Brian) Paugh,
Daniel Aman, Tanner Simons, Lori
(Earl) Hill, Kelly R. (Josh) Cottrell
and Anne G. McGaughey; and
seven great-great-grandchildren,
Adriann N. Cottrell, Emmalee H.
Cottrell, Matthew A. Cottrell, Britain A. Hill, Ashtyn L. Hill, Gracelyn
E. Hill and Kendall L. Paugh.
She was also survived by one
grandson-in-law, B.K. Simons and
several nieces and nephews.
In addition to her parents and
husband, she was preceded in death
by one daughter, Regina L. Smith;
one granddaughter, Gail D. Simons;
three brothers, Gladyn, Hobert and
Homer Burkhammer, Jr.; and four
sisters, Beulah L. Henline, Eva J.
Fisher, Regina Sentell and Luella
M. Boilon.
She was a homemaker and for
18 months was a cook at Weston
State Hospital. She was a member
of the Lost Creek Church of God.
Family and friends will be
received at the Hardman-Paletti
Funeral Home, 730 N. Main Avenue in Weston, on Friday, July
22, from 6-8 p.m. Funeral services
will be held on Saturday at 10 a.m.
from the Hardman-Paletti Funeral
Home Chapel with Rev. Ronnie
Beeson officiating. Interment will
follow services in the Forest Lawn
Memorial Gardens of Jane Lew.
Online condolences and life
stories in memory of Nora may
be expressed at www.hardmanpalettifuneralhome.com.
Hardman-Paletti Funeral Home
of Weston is honored and privleged
to serve the family of Nora Evelyn
Ables.
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Obituaries
Continued on B5
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Obituaries
Continued from B4
Anita Lavoo Tennant
Anita Lavoo Spaur Campbell
Tennant, age 93, of Karl Street in
Weston. passed away 9:42 p.m.
on Monday, July 17, 2016, at her
daughter’s residence following a
brief illness.
She was born in Braxton County
on July 8, 1923: a daughter of the
late Charles Dewey and Retha
Agnes Gregory Spaur.
She was twice married. On
Jan. 11, 1943, she married Dwain
“Tinker” Campbell who passed
away in June of 1968. On July 8,
1969, she married Richard L. Tennant and they celebrated 18 years
of marriage before his passing on
Dec. 10, 1987.
Her strong, determined nature
will be carried by her daughter,
Judy (David) Turner of Weston;
four grandchildren, Tonya Chandler of Mayesville, Todd (Tammie) Campbell of Horner, Tyrone
(Amy) Campbell of Jackson Mill,
and Dustin Turner of Weston; five
great-grandchildren, Eric (Krissy)
Turner, Savannah Turner, Andrew
Turner, Tyson Chandler and Payton
Campbell; two great-great-grandchildren, Wyatt Chandler and Jase
Turner; three sisters, Agnes Heater
of Weston, Hilda Mace of Vienna,
and Delores Murphy of Gahanna,
Ohio; three brothers, James Spaur,
Rondell Spaur and Rexall Spaur, all
of Sand Fork; and several nieces
and nephews.
In addition to her parents, she
was preceded in death by her son,
Mitchell Campbell.
She loved to surround herself
with beautiful flowers, often
maintaining numerous potted and
hanging arrangements at a time.
She enjoyed spending time with
her friends and attending the First
Baptist Church in Weston.
Friend and family will gather at
the Pat Boyle Funeral Home and
Cremation Service, 144 Hackers
Creek Road in Jane Lew, from 11
a.m. to 1 p.m. on Thursday, July
21. Funeral Services will follow at
1 p.m. from the Pat Boyle Funeral
Home Chapel with Reverend Eric
Kendall officiating. Interment will
follow in the Weston Masonic
Cemetery.
The Pat Boyle Funeral Home
and Cremation Service is honored
and privileged to serve the family
of Anita Tennant.
Online condolences may be
expressed at www.patboylefuneralhome.com.
Robert Law Moneypenny
and nephews.
In addition to his parents, he
was preceded in death by two
brothers, Donald H. and Stanley
L. Moneypenny.
He was a glassworker with the
Louie Glass Factory of Weston.
He was a member of the Way of
Holiness Church of Buckhannon.
He was a veteran of the U.S. Air
Force. He enjoyed gardening and
watching baseball and football.
His greatest joy was watching his
grandchildren playing sports.
Family and friends will be
received at the Hardman-Paletti
Funeral Home, 730 Main Avenue
in Weston, on Wednesday, July 20,
from 4-8 p.m. Funeral services will
be held on Thursday at 10 a.m. from
the Hardman-Paletti Funeral Home
Chapel with Pastor Jerry Murrell
and Pastor Mark Anderson officiating. Interment will follow services
in Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens
on Jane Lew.
Full military honors will be
conducted by the Lewis County
Honor Guard.
Online condolences and life
stories in memory of him may
be expressed at www.hardmanpalettifuneralhome.com.
Hardman-Paletti Funeral Home
of Weston is honored and privileged
to serve the family of Robert Law
Moneypenny.
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Morgan Morgan
Reunion Aug. 13
The 109th Colonel Morgan
Morgan reunion will be held Saturday, Aug. 13, at Prickett’s Fort
in Fairmont. The Mountaineer will
start the program at 10:30 a.m. and
Cracker Barrel will cater the lunch.
Reservations can be made
online at www.colmorganmorganreunion.org or by calling Steve
Martin at (304)-363-0641.
Horse Show
In Sutton
The Central WV Riding Club
will be holding its monthly horse
show on Saturday, July 25, at 5 p.m.
at Holly Gray Park in Sutton. All
are welcome.
For a showbill or more information call (304)-364-5576 or
(304)-364-2273 or visit the Facebook page.
Pritt Reunion
Is July 23
The Pritt family reunion will be
held at Holly River State Park on
Saturday, July 23. It is a covered
dish event with food being served
at noon.
All are welcome to come and
enjoy the day.
For more information contact
Denzil Pritt at (304)-472-4935 or
Donna Gregory at (304)452-8963.
Conservation
Meeting Aug. 2
The West Fork Conservation
District Board of Supervisors
monthly meeting will be held on
Aug. 2, at 9 a.m. at the Doddridge
County Park on Snow Bird Road.
Contact Robin Ward, district
manager, at (304)-627-2160, extension 113, with any questions.
Duncan Reunion
Is July 24th
Robert Law Moneypenny, age
86, of 53 Hinzman Street in Weston,
passed away on Monday, July 18,
2016, at his residence following a
brief illness.
He was born in Weston on Sept.
29, 1929: son of the late Clark H.
Moneypenny and Flossie A. (Tingler) Moneypenny.
On May 13, 1960, he married Susan R. Moneypenny, who
survives.
He is also survived by two
children, Lori A. (Moneypenny)
Hitt and husband, Jimmy Joe,
of Jane Lew and Rob (Wanda)
Moneypenny of Weston; five
grandchildren, Brooke N. (Hitt)
Shorts and husband, Casey, J. Tyler
(Hali) Hitt, R. Logan Moneypenny,
Brandon C. Moneypenny and Jacob
B. Moneypenny, all of Weston; and
three great-grandchildren, Paelyn
N. Short, Brynnalyn F. Hitt and
Chesnie E. Hitt.
He is also survived by one
brother, Russell H. Moneypenny of
Warren, Ohio; and several nieces
The Duncan family reunion
will be held July 24, at the Watters
Smith Memorial State Park Activity Building (not at the Oak Ridge
Pavilion.) It is that time of year to
gather with old and new friends.
A covered dish dinner will be
served at 12 noon. Come enjoy the
day with family and friends.
For more information contact
Jimmy or Bettie Duncan at (304)269-3648.
Amos, Craig,
Smarr Reunion
The Amos, Craig and Smarr reunion will be held Saturday, July 23,
at 12 noon, at the New Life Baptist
Church on Glady Fork Road.
Smoked barbecue chicken and
pork will be provided along with refreshments. Please bring a covered
dish. There will also be an auction.
All are welcome to come and
enjoy the day. For more information
call (304)-517-3422.
WIC Sets July Schedule
he Women, Infant and Children
Nutrition Program (WIC) is a
supplemental foods program for
pregnant, postpartum or breastfeeding women and infants and
children, under the age of five.
WIC provides supplemental
foods and nutritional education
to clients in Upshur and Lewis
counties. To apply for the WIC
program or to receive more in-
formation call (304)-472-4714 or
(304)-269-1318.
The schedule for the Buckhannon office is:
Mondays, 8 a.m. - 6 p.m.;
Wednesdays, 7 a.m. - 5 p.m.;
Thursdays, 7 a.m. - 5 p.m.; Fridays,
8 a.m. - 4 p.m.
The Weston Clinic schedule is:
Tuesdays, 9 a.m. - 3 p.m.; Thursdays, 9 a.m. - 3 p.m.; Nutritional
Education is Thursdays.
Flood Relief T-Shirt Benefit
Vegetable, Fruit Shows
Will Be Held at Jamboree
A fresh vegetable show featuring 22 classes for entry plus an
additional six classes for vegetable
or fruit “funny stuff” will be held
during the 2016 Jamboree at the
Mill. Fern Hill Farm is the vegetable show sponsor and Jamie
Powers is show chair.
Entries in the Jamboree at the
Mill Fresh Vegetable Show should
be brought to the barn at WVU
Jackson’s Mill on Tuesday, July
26, from 4-6 p.m. The judging will
take place at 7 p.m. that evening.
All vegetables are to be displayed on a white Styrofoam plate
provided by Jamboree at the Mill.
All vegetables (except funny stuff)
must be grown by the exhibitor.
There is a $1 fee per entry.
Premiums will be paid to first,
second and third place winners in
each class. All entries will receive
a ribbon. One vegetable exhibit
will be selected by the judges as
“Best of Show.”
Entries should be picked up
between 6-8 p.m. on Thursday, July
28. All exhibits that are not picked
up will be disposed of.
For additional information
regarding the Jamboree Vegetable
Show, contact the WVU Lewis
County Extension Office, 104
Flower Show
Is Feature
Of Jamboree
A Flower Show with twenty-two
entry categories will be held in conjunction with the 2016 Jamboree at
the Mill. Anyone may enter. Entries
are to be delivered to the barn at
WVU Jackson’s Mill on Tuesday,
July 26 from 4-6 p.m. Entries will
be judged at 7 p.m. that evening.
Exhibits will be open to the public on Wednesday, July 27, from 12
noon until 8 p.m. Entries should be
picked up between the hours of 6-8
p.m. on Thursday, July 28.
Sponsors of the flower show are
Lucky Lady Farm and the Doggy
Den and Melinda Riddle chairs
the event.
Rules are as follows:
> All entries must be grown by
the exhibitor.
> There is no limit to the number
of entries per exhibitor.
> Entries will be displayed in
containers provided by Jamboree
at the Mill.
> There will be a $1 fee per entry.
> Premiums will be paid to the
first, second and third place winners
in each class. All entries receive a
participation ribbon.
> The entry awarded “Best of
Show” will receive a rosette.
> Anyone may enter.
Classes to enter are:
> Aster (any variety, 1 bloom)
> Black Eyed Susan (1 stem)
> Cleome (any variety, 1 stalk)
> Coneflower (any variety, 1
bloom)
> Dahlia, Large Bloom (any
color, 1 bloom) 4 inches and larger
> Dahlia, Small Bloom (any
color, 1 bloom) under 4 inches
> Daisy (any variety, 1 bloom)
> Gladioli (any color, 1 stem)
> Marigold (any variety, orange,
1 bloom)
> Marigold (any variety, yellow,
1 bloom)
> Petunia (single variety, 1 stem)
> Petunia (double variety, 1
stem)
> Petunia, Wave (any variety,
1 stem)
> Rose, Climber (any color, 1
spray)
> Rose, Hybrid Tea (any color,
1 spray)
> Rose, Miniature (any color,
1 bloom)
> Rose, Shrub (any color, 1
bloom)
> Salvia, Blue (3 spikes)
> Salvia, Scarlet (3 spikes)
> Sunflower, Large (seed head
8 inches or more in diameter; must
be fresh cut)
> Sunflower, Small (seed head
less than 8 inches in diameter; must
be fresh cut)
> Zinnia (any variety, 1 stem)
For additional information
regarding the Flower Show at
Jamboree at the Mill, contact the
WVU Lewis County Extension Office, 104 Center Avenue in Weston
or phone (304)-269-4660.
Center Avenue in Weston or phone
(304)-269-4660.
Classes to enter are:
> Onions, green (6)
> Onions, yellow (4)
> Cabbage (1)
> Garlic (4)
> Tomatoes, red (5)
> Tomatoes, yellow (5)
> Tomatoes, roma (5)
> Tomatoes, red cherry (15)
> Zucchini Squash (2)
> Summer Squash (2)
> Carrots (5)
> Sweet Corn (3)
> Green Peppers (5)
> Sweet Bell Peppers, red, yellow or orange (5)
> Banana Peppers (5)
> Jalapeno Peppers (5)
> Cucumbers, green slicers (4)
> Cucumbers, pickling (4)
> Beets (5)
> Potatoes, white (5)
> Green Beans (12 minimum)
> Freaks of Nature.
Funny Stuff Categories will be:
Vegetable or fruit must be recognizable and not exceed a 10-inch
x 10-inch base. Vegetable or fruit
do not have to be grown by the
exhibitor.
Classes:
> Best decorated Vegetable
(ages 10 and under)
> Best decorated Vegetable
(ages 11-18)
> Best decorated Vegetable
(ages 19 and older)
> Best decorated Fruit (ages 10
and under)
> Best decorated Fruit (ages
11-18)
> Best decorated Fruit (ages 19
and older)
A “Dress Your Potato” activity
for youths will be held on Tuesday,
July 26, at 3:15 p.m. in conjunction
with Jamboree at the Mill activities.
Come join in the fun.
Jennifer Garner, popular actress and West Virginia native, is
urging all to join in an effort to support flood relief efforts by purchasing a special t-shirt. “No matter where you’re from, your home
state is always part of you. Join me in getting this tee and supporting my home state-together we are all West Virginia strong." Visit
http://bit.ly/WestVirginiaStrong to order a t-shirt. Proceeds from
this shirt support Save the Children in their incredible work on the
ground in West Virginia with recovery and cleanup from the floods.
JLHS Class of ‘54 Meets
On July 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, Bill Watson of Wellsburg,
Mary Sutton and Bob Nicholson
of Weston, Janey Harmon, Pete
Freeman 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 School alumni
are invited to join the group and
enjoy a delicious breakfast and
fellowship.
The next meeting will be on Aug.
10, at the Robin’s Nest Restaurant
in Jane Lew.
B6—The Weston Democrat - Wednesday, July 20, 2016
The following fiduciary account is before
me for the Fifth Annual Report of Receipts,
Disbursements and Distributions for the
period of June 1, 2015 through May 31,
2016, submitted by Lisa Dawn Mullooly,
Executrix of Estate of Thomas Edward
Mullooly, deceased.
Given under my hand this 30th day of
June 2016.
Charles C. Hathaway
Fiduciary Commissioner
Lewis County, West Virginia
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TRUSTEE’S SALE OF VALUABLE
REAL ESTATE
The undersigned Substitute Trustee, by
virtue of the authority vested in him by that
certain Deed of Trust, dated May 1, 2009,
and duly recorded in the Office of the Clerk
of the County Commission of Lewis County,
West Virginia, in Book 367, Page 441, Cecil
C Whitt, III and Debra M Whitt did convey
unto Vance Golden, Attorney, Trustee, certain
real property described in said Deed of Trust;
and the beneficiary has elected to appoint
Seneca Trustees, Inc., as Substitute Trustee
by a Substitution of Trustee dated June 28,
2016 and recorded in the aforesaid Clerk’s
office; and default having been made under
the aforementioned Deed of Trust, and
the undersigned Substitute Trustee having
been instructed by JPMorgan Chase Bank,
National Association to foreclose thereunder,
will offer for sale at public auction at the
front door of the Lewis County Courthouse
in Weston, West Virginia, on
August 24, 2016 at 12:00 PM
the following described real estate,
together with its improvements, easements
and appurtenances thereunto belonging, situate in Freemans Creek Rural District, Lewis
County, West Virginia, and more particularly
described as follows:
All that certain tract, lot or parcel of land,
together with the improvements thereon and
the appurtenances thereunto belonging, situate in Freemans Creek District, Lewis County,
West Virginia, designated as Lot No. Seven
(7) as shown upon a survey of plat made by
Anthony Stark, Surveyor, entitled “Map of
Phillip C. Alfred Lots on Polk Creek”, dated
February 13, 1952, and which said Lot No.
Seven (7) is more particularly bounded and
described as follows:
Beginning at a stake on the northern
edge of the right of way of U.S. Highway
Route No. 33 and 119, 20 feet distant from
the centerline thereof, and running thence in
a northerly direction with
the eastern line of Lot No. Six (6), as
shown upon said map, N. 16° W. 301.9 feet
to a stake; thence N. 89° 25’ E. 85 feet to a
stake; thence S. 18° 15’ E. 301 feet to the
line of the said highway; thence with said
highway S. 77° 45’ W. 97.4 feet to the place
of beginning.
TRUSTEES’ SALE OF VALUABLE
REAL ESTATE
122 Harrison Avenue, Weston, WV 26452
The undersigned Trustees, by virtue of
the authority vested in them by that certain
deed of trust dated February 4, 2010, and
duly recorded in the Office of the Clerk of
the County Commission of Lewis County,
West Virginia, in Deed of Trust Book 373, at
page 355, Aaron S. Godfrey did convey unto
Michael J. Bell, Trustee, certain real property
described in said deed of trust; and the
beneficiary has elected to appoint Terra Abstract Trustee West Virginia Inc. as substitute
Trustees by a Substitution of Trustee recorded
in the aforesaid Clerk’s Office; and default
having been made under the aforementioned
deed of trust and the undersigned Trustees,
having been instructed by the secured party
to foreclose thereunder, will offer for sale at
public auction at 108 Center Ave., Weston,
West Virginia 26452 on:
August 11, 2016
At 11:00 AM
Being all those certain tracts or parcels of
real estate situate in the Hacker`s Creek City
District, Lewis County, West Virginia, more
particularly described as follows:
Parcel One:
That certain lot or parcel of land with its
appurtenances, situate in that section of the
City of Weston, commonly known as “East
Weston”, in Hacker`s Creek City District,
Lewis County, West Virginia, and being Lot
No. 23, in Block “J” as shown on the plat of
the subdivision of “East Weston” of record
in the Office of the Clerk of the County Commission of Lewis County, West Virginia, in
Deed Book 56 at page 27, and which said
lot hereby conveyed fronts forty (40) feet on
the southeast side of Harrison Avenue of said
subdivision, and extends back therefrom with
that width in a southeasterly direction with a
line of Lot No. 22, of said block of said subdivision, on the northeast and a line of Lot No.
24, on the southwest for one hundred (100)
feet to a 12-foot alley at the rear.
Parcel Two:
Beginning at a stake, which is N. 17-3/4
E. 360 feet along the eastern boundary of
Harrison Avenue from the northeasternmost
corner of Bannister Street with said Harrison
Avenue, and which stake is a corner to Lot
No. 25, Block “J” of East Weston Addition to
the City of Weston; thence S. 72-1/4 E. 100
feet along the northern boundary of said Lot
No. 25 to a stake in the western boundary
of an alley, which stake is also a corner to
said Lot No. 25; thence N. 17-3/4 E. 40 feet
along the western boundary of said alley to
a stake, a corner to Lot No. 23 of said Block
“J”; thence N. 72-1/4 W. 100 feet along the
southern boundary of said Lot No. 23 to a
stake in the eastern boundary of said Harrison Avenue; thence S. 17-3/4 W. 40 feet
along the eastern boundary of said Harrison
Avenue to the beginning, being Lot No. 24 of
E. Weston Addition to the City of Weston, as
shown on a plat of said Addition of record in
the aforesaid Clerk`s Office in Deed Book 56
at page 27, to which plat reference is made
for the location of said lot.
There is reserved from this conveyance
all the coal, oil, gas and other minerals that
may be in or under the lots hereby conveyed,
together with full rights to operate and remove
the same without damage to the surface. This
grant and conveyance is made subject to any
rights of way or easements for underground
pipelines or drains that may have been
heretofore obtained.
The aforesaid property is SUBJECT TO
any and all easements, rights-of-way, conditions, covenants and restrictions of record
or in existence.
The sale of the foregoing real property will
be made subject to all exceptions, reservations, rights of way, easements, conditions,
covenants, restrictions, leases and other
servitudes of record, if any, pertaining to said
real estate, subject to all matters disclosed
by an examination and inspection of the
property, subject to any and all unpaid taxes
as recorded against said property, and to
any further matters announced at said sale.
The property is sold subject to an accurate
survey at purchaser’s expense.
The sale of the foregoing real property
will also be made expressly subject to any
and all other deeds of trust, judgments, liens,
and all other encumbrances of any nature
whatsoever, if any, having priority over the
deed of trust referred to herein.
The Trustees reserve the right to adjourn
the sale, for a time, or from time to time,
without further notice, by announcement at
the time and place of sale describe above
or any adjournment thereof. The Trustees
reserve the right to reject any and all bids.
The subject property will be sold in “AS
IS” condition. The Trustees shall be under no
duty to cause any existing tenant or person
occupying the subject property to vacate
said property. The Trustees will deliver a
trustees’ deed to the purchaser without any
covenant or warranty (express or implied) in
the form prescribed by W. Va. Code §38-1-6.
The Trustees make no representations and
warranties about the title of the real estate
to be conveyed. If the Trustees are unable
to convey insurable or marketable title to
purchaser for any reason, purchaser’s sole
remedy is return of deposit.
TERMS OF SALE: $9,000.00 cash in hand
at the time of sale in the form of a certified
check or cashier’s check made payable to
“Terra Abstract Trustee West Virginia Inc.,”
and the balance in cash closing within 30
days of the date of the sale. Purchaser shall
pay for transfer stamps and recording fees.
Additional terms of sale may be announced
prior to the sale.
Terra Abstract Trustee West Virginia Inc.
55 Meridian Parkway, Suite 108,
Martinsburg, WV 25404
304-757-7956, 443-815-3931
www.sterneisenberg.com
11-2
REQUEST FOR BIDS
Jane Lew Park Restrooms
The Town of Jane Lew is requesting
sealed bids to convert three existing restrooms to handicapped accessible restrooms
located in the Jane Lew Town Park. Specifications for bid to include details as listed on
the scope of work (available upon request).
Contractors must provide a quote for a
completed project, including all materials,
equipment, tools and labor with an estimated
time period for completion. Contractors must
be ready, able, willing, available, and capable
to complete the project in a timely fashion.
Since this project is partially financed by
a Land and Water Conservation grant, the
Davis-Bacon Act, the Copeland Act and the
Contract Work Hours and Safety Standards
Act regarding labor standards are applicable
and must be followed by the contractor.
A mandatory pre-bid conference will be
conducted at 1:00 p.m. on July 25, 2016 at
the Town office located at 6197 Main Street,
in Jane Lew, West Virginia. Bidding packets,
including the scope of work, will be available
at the pre-bid conference.
Successful bidder will be required to
furnish the following documentation before
work may commence:
• Contractor’s License – Issued by WV
Contractor Licensing Board
• Contractor’s Certification of Eligibility
• Certificate of Coverage of Workers’
Compensation or Approved Waiver
• Business Registration Certificate – Issued by WV Department of Tax & Revenue
The Town of Jane Lew will award the
project based on the lowest responsive bid.
Any and all sealed bids must be
The Police Civil Service Commission of
the City of Weston, West Virginia will give a
competitive written examination and physical
agility test for the position of patrolman. The
PAT (physical agility test) will be administered
on July 23, 2016 at 9:00am, please meet at the
City of Weston Police. The written police civil
service exam will be at West Hall, 206 E2nd
Street, Weston, Lewis county, West Virginia
at 6:00 p.m. Tuesday, July 26. 2016. Upon
completing the Police civil service exam,
applicants’ test scores will be posted at the
Weston City building within 24 hours. Those
that pass the written exam will move onto the
next step in the hiring process.
BENEFITS:
20 Year Pension Plan
Life and Health Insurance
Vacation and Sick Leave
REQUIREMENTS:
Between the ages of 18-40
High school graduate or GED although
additional education and work experience is
strongly preferred
Must have good English writing and
verbal skills
Must be a born or naturalized U.S. citizen
Must never have been convicted of any
felony or serious misdemeanor convictions or arrests to include convictions or
arrests involving domestic violence situations
Must possess a valid driver’s license and
a valid West Virginia driver’s license upon
graduation from the academy
All applicants must present at the time
of testing a certified copy of Birth Certificate,
a valid Driver’s License and are required to
present a certified copy of an Honorable
Discharge (DD214) from the Military if extra
five (5) points are desired upon passage of
written examination.
The Boggs reunion will be held
on Saturday, Aug. 6, at the Ireland
Community Building, starting at 10
a.m. Those attending are asked to
bring a covered dish for the lunch
at noon. The chicken, rolls, butter,
plastic ware, plates and cups will
be provided.
Guest can bring family photos
or artifacts to share. Family and
friends are invited to come and
enjoy the day.
The hope is to make a few short
local trips to interesting sites on
Sunday if anyone is interested.
Pedal Tractor
Pulls Event
At Jamboree
Pedal tractor pulls will be
the featured event at 12 noon on
Wednesday, July 27, during Jamboree at the Mill. Youth up to and
including age 10 are invited to
participate.
Trophies will be awarded to first,
second and third place winners in
each age division, compliments
of sponsor Johnston Trucking and
Excavating. All participants will
receive a ribbon. The event will be
held in an area adjacent to the barn
at WVU Jackson’s Mill.
Rules for the pedal tractor pulls
are as follows:
> The contestant must be able
to pedal the tractor without help.
> Pedal tractors will be furnished
for all participants.
> All contestants must wear
shoes.
> The pulling tractor must stay
between the lines at all times.
> If the tractor leaves the
pulling lane, the distance will be
measured from the starting line to
the point where the tractor crossed
the boundary.
> In case of a tie, there will be
a pull-off to determine the winner.
> Both boys and girls age 10 and
under are eligible to participate.
> The judge’s decision will be
final for all pulls.
> Registration will be 30 minutes before the pull time.
> Children must be accompanied by an adult or guardian at time
of registration.
Other events scheduled for
Wednesday, July 27, at the Jamboree include a Dog Show, Small
Pet Show, Dog Skill Trials and
a Dress Your Pet Contest. Those
activities get underway at 2 p.m.
in the barn arena.
There will be cake walks at 3:30
p.m. followed by fun activities with
agriculture at 4:45 p.m. The stick
horse grand championship derby
and barrel racing championship
will get underway at 5:45 p.m. All
of these activities will be held in
the barn arena.
On Wednesday, July 22, from
3:15-5:15 p.m. the EQT Imagination and Exploration Venue will
feature the WVU Archery Team
Demonstration. There will be community celebration at 4 p.m.
The 4-H project exhibits will
open to the public from noon until
8 p.m. that evening.
Livestock shows beginning at 6
p.m. on Wednesday, July 27, will
feature sheep, including market
lambs, sheep showmanship, junior
and senior age ewes.
For more information regarding
any of the activities scheduled to be
held during Jamboree, July 24-28,
contact the WVU Lewis County
Extension Office located at 104
Center Avenue, Weston or phone
(304)-269-4660.
Workman Reunion July 23
The 42nd annual Workman reunion of the descendants of Joseph
E. and Anna E. (Conley) Workman
will be held at the Lewis County
Park on Saturday, July 23.
Activities will begin at noon.
Guests should bring a covered
dish and beverage and an item for
the auction.
For more information call (304)739-2608.
STANDARD GAS COMPANY
CUSTOMER INFORMATION NOTICE
At the time of the execution of the Deed
of Trust, this property was reported to have an
address of: 130 US Highway 33 W, Weston,
WV 26452.
The referenced real estate will be conveyed with no covenants of warranty, and
subject to all covenants, restrictions, easements, rights of way and reservations which
may be a matter of record in the aforesaid
Clerk’s Office or visible upon the ground, all
prior liens and encumbrances, including,
without limitation, liens for real estate taxes,
incinerator, sanitary and sewer charges. The
purchasers at the sale shall be responsible for
paying the recording costs and also the tax
on the privilege of transferring real property
(the cost of the tax stamp to be affixed to the
deed). The purchasers shall be responsible
for payment of all real estate taxes.
SENECA TRUSTEES, INC.
5000 Coombs Farm Drive, Suite 104
Morgantown, WV 26508
(304) 413-0044
(304) 292-2918
Toll free: (888) 534-3132
Reference File No. 45440
11-2
NOTICE
Boggs Reunion
Is Aug. 6th
In the event the property described herein
is subject to any other trust deeds securing
the secured party herein, at the election of
the secured party, default under any of said
trust deeds shall constitute default under all
trust deeds.
Pursuant to the Deed of Trust, the Trustee
may postpone the sale by public announcement at the time and place designated or
by posting a notice of the same, and act by
agent in the execution of the sale. The parties secured by the Deed of Trust reserve the
right to purchase the property at such sale.
The Town of Jane Lew reserves the right
to reject any and all bids, in whole or in part,
and waive any informality during the bidding
process.
10-2
Glenn Brown, Jr. President
Stephen Garton, Commissioner
Sherry Rogers, Commissioner
Josh Thomas, Chief of Police
Kristin Droppleman, Weston City Clerk 10-2
This conveyance is made subject to all
existing reservations, restrictions, exceptions, conditions, easements, rights of way
or other servitudes, if any, made, reserved
or created ‘in prior deeds
of record in said Clerk’s office, or which
would be disclosed by a visual inspection of
the premises. For the stated consideration,
the Grantor does further grant and convey
unto the Trustee all rights of way and easements, together with all appurtenances pertaining to the aforesaid real estate, whether
presently owned or hereinafter acquired,
which are matters of record in said Clerk’s
office or otherwise.
FEDERAL TAX LIEN: In the event that
there are Federal Tax Liens against the
property, the United States would have the
right to redeem the property within a period
of 120 days from the date of such sale or the
period allowable for redemption under local
law, whichever is longer.
Sealed bids received by the above
deadline will be opened, reviewed, and read
aloud by the Town of Jane Lew at 7:30 p.m.
on August 1, 2016.
Applications may be obtained at the City
of Weston Municipal Building and must be
returned by Tuesday, July 23, 2016 at 12:00
p.m. If you have any questions please call city
clerk, Kristin Droppleman, at (304) 269-6141.
There is excepted and reserved from the
aforesaid property all of the coal, oil and gas in,
upon and underlying the same together with
the necessary mining and removal rights, as
the same have heretofore been excepted and
reserved or conveyed away by, the present
or former owners.
TERMS: $9,000.00 in cash and/or certified funds as deposit with the balance due
and payable within 30 days of the day of sale.
Town of Jane Lew
Sealed Bid – Jane Lew Park Restrooms
PO Box 50
6197 Main Street
Jane Lew, WV 26378
Those arriving after 6:00 p.m. will not
be tested.
The property herein conveyed is the same
tract conveyed to Eva C. Bays and Edward H.
Smith by William R. Rittenhouse, individually
and as Administrator of the Estate of James
Horner Rittenhouse, deceased, Donna K.
Marques and Vicki J. Williams, by deed dated
October 28, 2005, and of record in the Office
of the Clerk of the County Commission of
Lewis County, West Virginia in Deed Book
602 at page 167. Subsequently, by deed
dated April 3, 2009 and to be recorded in said
Clerk’s Office prior to or simultaneously with
this trust deed, Eva C. Bays and Edward H.
Bays conveyed the subject property to Cecil
C. Whitt, III and Debra M. Whitt.
The subject property will be sold in “AS
IS” condition. The Substitute Trustee shall
be under no duty to cause any existing tenant
or person occupying the subject property to
vacate said property.
received no later than 11:00 a.m. on
August 1, 2016 at the following address:
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 July 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
003
1613905 R087-REM/GR-17.00
Guardrail
2017 District 7 Reimbursable Guardrail
Districtwide
County: District 7
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------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.
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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responsibility of maintaining their service line piping.
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to our customers. Standard Gas is responsible for replacing or repairing the
main line or service line to your meter.
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The Weston Democrat - Wednesday, July 20, 2016—B7
McWhorter Wesleyan Graduates,
Reunion Is Students Gain Honors
students graduated from summa cum laude, President’s
July 22-24 WestAreaVirginia
Wesleyan College List; Catherine Ullom of Jane Lew,
WHS Class
Of ‘ 66 Meets
The last graduating class of
Walkersville High School, Class
of 1966, celebrated its 50th class
reunion on June 23, at the Ireland
Methodist Church in Ireland. There
were 10 graduates from the class
and six juniors classmates in attendance.
Also in attendance was Mr.
Vernon Murphy, who was a teacher
and Mrs. Jean Craig, who was a
cook at the school in 1966.
Pictured (left to right) are: Mary Ann Pritt Radcliff and Jean
Craig.
Pictured (left to right) in the class of 1966 are: Dottie Craig Small, Roy Skinner, Mary Ann Pritt
Radcliff, Sandra Conrad Mealy, Jane Boyer Metzgar, Vernon Murphy, Bill Simons, Monta McGilvra
Lehman, Phillis Craig Walker and Joe Metzgar.
Pictured (left to right) in the junior class of 1966 are: Ronnie Smith, Sharon Bennett Smith, Joe
Hull, Sharon Lowther Allman, George Strader and Keith Boggs.
Pie, Baking Contests
Are Jamboree Events
A fruit pie and dessert baking
contest will be held during the Jamboree at the Mill. Entries should be
delivered to the barn area at WVU
Jackson’s Mill on Thursday, July
28, from 2-4 p.m.
Judging will take place at 4:30
p.m. and pie and dessert entries will
be auctioned in the barn arena at 6
p.m. that evening.
Ribbons will be awarded to the
winners.
Rules for this event at the Jamboree are as follows:
> Pie filling and main ingredient
in dessert must be fruit.
> All entries must contain fruit
that is fresh, home preserved, or
home frozen. No commercially
prepared mixes or canned pie fillings will be accepted.
> Crust can be either homemade
or commercially prepared.
> Entries requiring refrigeration
will not be accepted.
> Pies and desserts should be in a
disposable container, protected by a
plastic storage bag. No plastic wrap.
> Contestants must submit
recipe with name, address and
phone number on back.
Categories and age divisions
are as follows:
> For ages 17 years and under:
Fruit pie, fruit cobbler or cake
with main ingredient being fruit;
miscellaneous fruit dessert such
as cookies, bread, etc.
> For ages 18 years and older:
Fruit pie, fruit cobbler or cake,
with main ingredient being fruit;
miscellaneous fruit dessert such
as cookies, bread, etc.
> Men only: Fruit pie contest.
An individual contestant may
enter only one item per category.
The judges’ decisions are final.
For more information regarding
the Jamboree at the Mill Fruit Pie
and Dessert Baking Contest, contact the WVU Lewis County Extension Office, 104 Center Avenue in
Weston or phone (304)-269-4660.
Classes of 1960
Will Meet
The 1960 classes of Weston
High School and St. Pat’s will meet
Thursday, July 21, at 10 a.m. at
Giovanni’s in Weston for breakfast
and/or coffee. Classmates, spouses
and friends are welcome to attend.
The meetings are held on the
third Thursday of each month.
Descendants of Henry and Mary
Fields McWhorter are encouraged to attend the 90th annual
McWhorter family reunion. Come
for the weekend to learn about
family ancestors and meet or get
reacquainted with family. First
time attendees and those who may
have attended several reunions are
always welcome.
The events run from Friday evening, July 22, until mid afternoon
and Sunday, July 24. Guests are
welcome to join all activities or just
the ones that your schedule permits.
Four planned gathering meals will
be available for fellowship and
fun. The Holiday Inn Express in
Weston provides a McWhorter clan
discounted rate (when you mention
the family reunion) for accommodations for those traveling to
the area. To make reservation call
(304)-269-3550.
Friday, July 22, the group will
gather at 6 p.m. at the Weston
Steakhouse just across the road
from the hotel. Eat (dutch treat),
visit and chat until 9 p.m.
Saturday, July 23, at 8:45 a.m.
the morning will begin at the
Hackers Creek Pioneer Descendant
Library. Those attending can learn
how to research and check out the
family history records. At 11:30
a.m. lunch will be available at the
library for $10 per person. At 2 p.m.
a poker run will begin at the library
and consist of four stops at places
of historic interest to the family and
the area. The run will culminate
with a bonfire and wiener roast at
Bill and Ann Davisson’s farm on
Long Run Road. The home they
have lived in has been in the family for over 200 years. Prizes will
be awarded to the winning hand.
Maps to the events will be provided.
On Sunday, July 24, attendees
will gather at 11:30 a.m. at the
McWhorter Church in McWhorter.
Guests will register, receive name
tags and socialize with family. At
noon a group photo will be taken
on the steps of the church. At 12:30
p.m. a buffet luncheon, prepared
by the ladies of the church, will
be served.
Then at 1:30 p.m. there will be
entertainment upstairs in the church
followed by a business meeting,
door prizes and more fun.
If guests plan to attend the
library lunch or church buffet
contact Celeste Kvetensky at (913)526-0978 or [email protected],
Jim Fletcher at (715)-344-6036
or [email protected] and
Cathy Weber at (304)-745-5788
or [email protected].
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and were named to the President’s
Academic Recognition List and
Dean’s List for the 2016 spring
semester.
The President’s List acknowledges academic excellence among
Wesleyan’s students. The criteria
for inclusion on the list is 4.0 GPA
with a minimum of 12 earned hours
for the semester.
Wesleyan’s Dean’s List requires
students to earn a grade point
average of 3.5 - 3.9 in 12 or more
semester hours.
Graduating were Schyler Garton of Weston; Kayla Osborn of
Weston, cum laude, Dean’s List;
Emmalee Stewart of Weston,
magna cum laude; and Lindsey
Williams of Roanoke, Dean’s List.
Underclassman receiving academic recognition were Christopher Gum of Camden, Dean’s List;
Karli Hamrick of Weston, Dean’s
List; Wilson Harvey of Weston,
Dean’s List; Braden Montgomery
of Weston, Dean’s List; Hannah
Simmons of Camden, Dean’s List;
Quinten Squires of Weston, Dean’s
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Weston, Dean’s List; Michaela
Weaver of Weston, Dean’s List;
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Kaufman Realty & Auction would like to welcome
the following Associates to our
Bridgeport, WV Team:
John L. Spiker
Auctioneer/Realtor
304-677-0255
[email protected]
John graduated from Weston High School in 1966 and
went on to WVU to pursue a degree in animal science.
In 1974, he graduated from Ohio State University with a
degree in Veterinary Medicine. In 1970, John graduated
from Superior School of Auctioneering. He then pursued the
auction business as well and sold at purebred cattle sales
in 23 states. in addition to livestock auctioneering, he sold
independently at farm, estate and equipment sales for the
past 46 years and now specializes in farm/land auctions.
John has an extremely vast amount of knowledge in
stocking rate, fencing, water conditions, fertilization, timber,
forage production and oil and gas, which is a great asset to
our marketing of quality farms/land. he is a member of the
WVAA, NAA, Farm Bureau, and National Cattleman Assn/
WV Cattleman Assn. John and his wife Sue Ann reside in
Jane Lew, WV and have 4 children and 7 grandchildren. Col.
Spiker will be working out of our office as an auctioneer/realtor.
Alden Butcher
Auctioneer/Realtor
304-695-1621
[email protected]
Alden attended Fairmont State University, he studied
business and played football for the FSU Falcons. He
grew up in Jane Lew. He graduated from the World Wide
College of Auctioneering in Mason City, IA and began
working independently at various auctions throughout the
state of WV, including estate, farm land, chattel, charity,
livestock and automobile auctions. He is now an active
member of the WVAA and NAA and is full time auctioneer/
realtor. Additionally, Alden has been recognized as an
award winning auctioneer in the State of WV, including 2010
rookie auctioneer champion bid caller, 2014. The People’s
Choice Award, 1st runner up grand champion and Estate
Liquidation Advertising Award. Alden and his wife, Micah
currently reside in Jane Lew, WV. Alden will also be working
out of our office as an auctioneer/realtor
www.kaufmanauctionswv.com
399 W. Main St.
Bridgeport, WV 26330
David Anthony Kaufman, Broker
License #WV0030037
SPORTS
RLBMS Sets
Meeting for
'16 Football
The Weston
Democrat
Wednesday, July 20, 2016
C
Summer Recreation Impacts Youth
By EILEEN BILLETER
This year's Summer Recreation
On Monday, July 25, 2016, at Program, ran as usual by Coach
6:30 p.m., there will be a meeting Gary Stout and Coach Jerry Myers,
for all RLBMS students interested gives students the opportunity to be
in playing football for the middle
school during the 2016 season. The
meeting will be held at the Robert
L. Bland Football Field House.
The meeting will cover; introduction of staff, team and WVSSAC rules, necessary paperwork
and more. Also, during this time,
a professional will be available for
fitting player helmets.
All potential players are required to have a minimum 2.0
grade point average on the second
semester of the 2015-16 school
year, an up-to-date physical taken
after June 1, 2016 and recorded on
a WVSSAC physical form and have
been promoted to sixth, seventh
or eighth grade. The player spirit
pack will be for sale at this time for
$25. Physical forms are available
at WVSSAC.org. Questions may
be directed to RLBMS at 304-2698325 or on the RLBMS Football
Boosters Facebook page.
active and have fun for 24 days of
summer, from June 21 to July 26.
The students play basketball and
have 3 on 3 basketball tournaments,
2 on 2 basketball tournaments and
1 on 1 basketball tournaments.
Jarrod West
Camp July 25-28
Jarrod West is doing a basketball
camp at St. Pat’s Gym on July 25-28
from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. daily. Lunch
will be included daily. Camp is $85.
It is for boys k-7th grade and girls
k-8th grade.
There will be several camp
winners and they will receive trophies and all campers will receive
a T-shirt. They will be taught the
fundamentals of basketball, while
Other activities offered include
ping pong, foosball and corn hole
tournaments.
Each morning they play wiffle
ball. Contests include shooting,
hot shot, basketball and free throw.
Attendance averages 40 participants a day. Students eat for free in
the Robert L. Bland Middle School
cafeteria.
Stout and Myers have been
offering this program for many
years. Myers said they appreciate
and want to thank Dr. Mace and
the Lewis County School Board
for their long-time support of the
Summer Recreation Program.
On an 87º afternoon, last Thursday, July 14, these kids were enthusiastically playing a game of
basketball and making some good baskets.
Continued on C4
Athletics Win
Mustang Group
Championship
The Pony League Mustang
Division Baseball Championships
were played at Butchersville on
June 20, with eight teams participating. The final game was played
between the Athletics and the Pirates, with the Athletics winning.
The ball came right down through the hoop rewarding this young
Congratulations to all players and
lady for her effort.
coaches.
JERRY MYERS
GARY STOUT
Youth Football Swim Classes at Park
Meets Today
Lewis County Mountaineer
Youth Football and Cheerleading
will hold final sign ups Wednesday, July 20 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.
at RLBMS Breezeway, near the
football field.
Everyone must sign up and pay
the registration fee in order to be
on the list to play. Registration fee
is $50. Anyone wanting to coach
needs to come to signups and fill
out a volunteer form.
Groups are ages 5-7 MightMites (tackle) football and cheerleading (7 year olds that weigh at
least 80 lbs can now play Pee Wee)
8-10 Pee Wee football and cheerFront row L - R ,Clayton Wooten, Noah and Billy Grinnan, Gavin Hawkins, Keller Bennett, Gar- leading; 10-12 Midget football and
rett Freeman, Cade Griffith, Brandon Cooper, Wyatt Burns, Cameron Brown; back row Coach Jason cheerleading.
Hawkins, Manager Matt Bennett and Coach Ryan Burns. Not pictured: Aiden Anderson
Please call Chris with questions about football 304-517-0287.
Please call Heather with questions
about cheerleading 304-476-7138.
Slammers at Tournament
RLBMS Has Boys
Soccer Tryouts
Robert L. Bland Middle School
boys soccer will hold tryouts starting August 8 at 6:30 p.m. Tryouts
will be held on the field at RLBMS.
Bring running shoes, cleates,
shin guards and water. Balls will
be provided. Contact is Dean
Classes are Monday through Thursday. Instructor Lindsay
Atchison head boys soccer coach Hughes is teaching Kendrick Cosner, Gabbi Villers and Eli Montat 304-517-8428.
gomery (left to right) how to scoop up water. The park's number
is 304-269-6599.
The Slammers 10 and Under softball team participated in a tournament in Glenville Saturday
and Sunday July 8 and 9. Pictured, left to right and front to back, are first row Bo Probst; second row
The Lewis County Park offered swim lessons July 11- July 21 to anyone age 4 and above. Class
Courtney Hartley, Addison Heath, Ashley Crook and Emma Pinkney, third row Ela Pinkney, Courtney
Boggs, Bryan Hunt, Emma Hoskins, Brooklyn Golden and Macy Franklin. fourth row: Coach John size was limited to 10 per level ( beginner, intermediate and advanced) at $35 per child. The beginner swim class learns how to kick in the water with instructors Lindsay Hughes and Lauren Blake.
Boggs, Coach Scott Heath and Manager Chris Franklin. Story is on page C4.
C2—The Weston Democrat - Wednesday, July 20, 2016
Mt. State Motor Speedway
Roger Goldsmith took first place in the Super Heavy Class July 9.
Jim Lattea was the winner of the Medium and Flat Head classes on July 9.
Santino Lorentta was the winner of the Kids Class July 9.
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ARIES (March 21 to April 19)
A misunderstanding tests the temperament of the sometimes headstrong Aries. Instead of blowing
your top, take time for a pleasant
diversion while things cool down.
TAURUS (April 20 to May 20)
A workplace problem could make
the divine Bovine see red. But talk
it out before you consider walking
out. Some surprising facts emerge
that change your earlier focus.
GEMINI (May 21 to June 20)
You face a choice between ignoring
your uneasy feelings about your
relationship with that special person and demanding explanations.
A close friend offers wise counsel.
CANCER (June 21 to July 22)
A change you’d been hoping for
carries an unexpected complication. Stay the course, and things
will work themselves out. Be sure
to make time for family and friends.
LEO (July 23 to August 22)
Aspects favor spending time with
loved ones. On the job, new ideas
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“Little Women” woman
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Colorless
12 Wrestling win
13 Met melody
14 Libertine
15 Vindicating
17 Count counterpart
18 A billion years
19 Gold measure
20 Heathen
22 “Just the facts, --”
24 Low-pH
25 Gaffer’s responsibility
29 Pale
30 Wise lawgiver
31 Born
32 Tabloid event re Elvis
34 Check bar codes
35 Highly-rated
36 Upper crust
37 Tweet
40 Elevator name
41 Parliament figure
42 At it
46 First victim
47 Between jobs
48 Compete
49 Inquisitive
50 Active sort
51 Shade provider
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Majorette’s prop
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Burnett of CNN
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Bellow
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King Crossword
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Boss
Actress Madeline
Handles clumsily
Antioxidant berry
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Spruced up
Kelly or Hackman
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Almost not at all
Skirt feature
Old anesthetic
Family
Vagrant
Ticks off
Leer
Newton fruit
Bachelor’s last words
Zero
Sparkler
are generally welcomed. But some
demands for changes could cause
problems. Be ready to defend your
choices.
VIRGO (August 23 to September 22) Good news: That workplace
problem is close to being resolved
with results that should please
everyone. Take time off to indulge
your love of fun and games.
LIBRA (September 23 to October 22) Most of the time you
are the most unflappable person
around. But be ready to be thrown
off-balance in the nicest way when
Cupid takes aim in your direction.
SCORPIO (October 23 to
November 21) It’s not often when
someone tries to “sting” the sharpwitted Scorpion. But it can happen.
Continue to be skeptical about
anything that seems too good to
be true.
SAGITTARIUS (November 22
to December 21) Your strong sense
of self-esteem helps you serve as a
role model for someone who needs
personal reassurances. Your efforts
pay off in an unexpected way.
CAPRICORN (December 22 to
January 19) Someone close considers revealing a painful secret. Withhold judgment. Instead, open your
generous heart, and offer dollops
of your love and understanding.
AQUARIUS (January 20 to
February 18) Your talents as a
peacemaker are called upon once
more as an old problem re-emerges
with new complications. Move
cautiously in order to avoid falling
into hidden traps.
PISCES (February 19 to March
20) Your artistic side is enhanced
with the reception given to your
new project. Use this success as
encouragement toward fulfilling
your larger goals.
BORN THIS WEEK: Your natural sense of leadership is combined
with a deep sense of responsibility.
People trust you to give them both
guidance and understanding.
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C4—The Weston Democrat - Wednesday, July 20, 2016
Lewis Baseball Hosts
Bronco Tournament
Lewis Baseball Association
Hosts Bronco Section Tournament
The Lewis Baseball Association played host to the PONY
Baseball West Region Bronco
Section Championship held at
the Robert J. Conley Baseball
Complex on July 15-July 17.
All games were played on the
George Whelan Bronco Field at
the Butchersville Complex.
Six teams competed in the
three day double elimination
event. The teams playing included Harrison County, Morgantown, Upshur County, Chambersburg, Pa. and Lewis County.
Making up the roster for the Lewis
County team was Slate Swiger,
Trenton Murphy, Kole Jones,
Jonah Clem, Caden Hall, Luke
Davisson, Brayden Parker, Zach
James, Christian Mullins and Allen Williams. Ben Hall served as
the team’s manager.
Action got underway on
July 15 at 12 p.m. when Harrison
County met up with Morgantown.
Morgantown defeated Harrison
County 16-6.
The second game got underway at 2:30 p.m. when Upshur
County met Chambersburg, Pa.
Chambersburg picked up the win
in game two when they topped
Upshur County 15-2.
The third game of the day
was a 5 p.m. start between Morgantown versus Canonsburg, Pa.
Canonsburg gained a 7-0 victory
in this contest. Lewis County saw
see it’s first tourney action when
they faceed Chambersburg, Pa.
in a 7:30 p.m. start time. The
game would be halted due to the
weather in the top of the fourth
inning when a thunderstorm
roared through Lewis County
and knocked out power to the
Butchersville Complex, with
Chambersburg holding a 13-0
lead.
The game resumed at 9 a.m.
on Saturday, July 16 when
Chambersburg finished what
they started and claimed a 29-1
victory over Lewis County. Luke
Davisson, Brayden Parker, Kole
Jones and Christian Mullins all
pitched in the game for Lewis
County. Kole Jones and Jonah
Clem each had a hit to lead the
Lewis County hitting attack.
The next three games played
on Saturday would be losers
bracket games with the loser of
the game being eliminated from
the tourney. The first elimination
game was between Morgantown
and Upshur County with Morgantown coming out on top by a
score of 11-1. Harrison County
then met Lewis County in the next
elimination game. Lewis County
saw their tourney come to an end
when they fell to Harrison County
by a score of 14-7.
Seeing action on the mound
for Lewis County were Slate
Swiger, Kole Jones, Caden Hall
and Christian Mullins. Mullins
had a single and a home run to
pace the Lewis County hitting attack. Other Lewis County players
getting hits in this game included
Slate Swiger a single, Trenton
Murphy a single, Luke Davisson a single and Brayden Parker
a single. In the next game of the
day Morgantown eliminated Harrison County by score of 8-2. The
final game of the day would be
the championship of the winners
bracket with the winner advancing to the championship round
on Sunday. In a well played and
well pitched game, that featured
many defensive gems throughout the contest, Chambersburg
defeated Canonsburg 4-2 to
earn the spot in the championship round. Morgantown would
meet Canonsburg on Sunday,
July 9 in the championship of
the losers bracket with winner
moving on to Chambersburg in
the overall championship. Canonsburg scored four first inning
runs to take the lead only to see
Morgantown score seven runs
in the fourth inning to take the
lead. Canonsburg then scored
five runs in the bottom half of
the inning to retake the lead
and go on to post a 12-9 win.
Canonsburg now had a rematch
with Chambersburg needing to
win two straight games to win
the title, a Chambersburg win in
either game would give them the
crown. Chambersburg struck first
with three first inning runs. After
Canonsburg got a single tally in
the home half of the inning they
added eleven more runs in the
next four innings, rolling to a
14-4 victory and a championship
in the Bronco Section.
This tournament was for
seeding purposes with all teams
advancing to the Bronco Regional
Tournament to be held on July
21-24 at McCandless, Pa.
championships.There will also be
a three on three tournament. There
will be a lot of teaching and a lot
Continued from 1C
they compete for free throw, hot of fun. For information about camp
shot, knockout and one on one call 304-290-1931. Registration
will be at 8:30 a.m. on the 25th.
West Camp
Pocahontas CEOS Hosts Area Clubs
Pocahontas County Community Educational Outreach Service
(CEOS) members hosted the annual
Weston Area CEOS meeting on
April 21, at the Opera House in
Marlinton. Nearly 150 attended the
meeting, with 35 attending from
Lewis County.
“My Home Among the Hills”
was the theme of the meeting and
it was carried out throughout the
day by the speaker, in program and
news notes cover design, name tags,
lovely quilt displays, table favors,
entertainment and much more.
Nikki Bowman, Publisher of
WV Living, WV Weddings, Morgantown and WV Focus, was the
guest speaker. Shirley Wilkins,
Pocahontas County Extension
Agent, brought greetings from
the WVU Extension Service. Jean
Wilburn, president of WVCEOS,
brought greetings from the state
organization.
Ethel Nicholson, Doddridge
County, was elected the Weston
Area CEOS representative. She
joins Janis Young, Braxton County,
who serves as assistant representative.
Lewis County CEOS members
had important duties during the
day. Patty Adams gave the report of
the nominating committee, Brenda
Thompson was secretary for the day
and Mida Peterson was in charge
of county group photos.
All nine Weston Area CEOS
counties had responsibilities for
one hit and one run.
First thing on Saturday at 9 a.m.,
in the second pool game against
the River City Rage, the Slammers
never got on track, losing to the
eventual Tournament Champs in
five innings. Addison Heath had
the only two hits for the Slammers, going 2 for 2 (both singles).
Courtney Hartley pitched 1 and 1/3
innings, striking out 3 batters and
giving up 3 singles. Ashley Crook
pitched 2 and 2/3 innings, striking
out 3 batters while giving up 4 hits
of 3 singles and a double.
After going 1-1 in pool play
combined with the amount of runs
scored against the amount of runs
given up in pool play the Slammers were a five seed in the double
elimination portion of the weekend.
In the first game of the double
elimination tournament, also on
Saturday, the Slammers faced
the Tucker County Altitude. The
Slammers started slow and could
not overcome the early deficit,
even with the late comeback started
with a double by Macey Franklin,
a walk by Addison Heath followed
by a long Home Run by Courtney
Hartley (3 RBI’s), then a double by
Bo Probst and a triple by Ashley
Crook, who finished 2-3, with a
single, triple and an RBI.
Courtney Hartley pitched all
four Innings, giving up 8 singles
and a double striking out 2 and
walking 9 batters in the loss.
Early Sunday (July 10th), the
Slammers came ready to play
against the WV Vipers, with five
runs in the first inning, highlighted
by a double by Macey Franklin and
single by Ashley Crook The Slammers led from the start and held on
to overcome a late push from the
Huntington based Vipers for a 10-7
win. Courtney Hartley pitched
all five innings with 4 strikeouts,
3 walks, giving up 6 singles and
a double. Addison Heath had a
triple, Ashley Crook had a double
and single, Macey Franklin had a
double, Bo Probst had 2 singles
and Courtney Hartley had a single.
the day as follows: Barbour
County, evaluations; Braxton
County, group singing; Doddridge
County, door prize distribution;
Gilmer County, name tags; Lewis
County, news notes cover design
and assembly; Pocahontas County,
host event and on-site registration;
Tucker County, flag ceremony;
Upshur County, program cover
design and printing; and Webster
County, meditations.
Evelyn Moore, president of
Tucker County CEOS, extended
an invitation to the 2017 Weston
Area Meeting which will be held on
April 26, 2017 at Camp Horseshoe.
For more information regarding
CEOS clubs in Lewis County, contact the WVU Lewis County Extension Office, 104 Center Avenue in
Weston or phone (304)-269-4660.
New members are welcome.
There are six CEOS clubs in
Lewis County; Berlin, Gee Lick,
Horner, Shamrock, Straight Fork,
and Vandalia. Leadership on the
county level is as follows: president, Judy Smith; vice president,
Vonda Dye; secretary, Kaye Loyd;
treasurer, Patty Adams; and adviser
and immediate past county president, Brenda Thompson.
Ryan Is Recognized at Haleville Picnic
The (Haleville) Weston Central
Neighborhood Watch held their annual picnic on Thursday evening,
July 14, at the home of Billy and
Betty Brooks on Walnut Street.
The couple serve as president and
secretary of the group respectively.
Vice President Justin Roy served
as the DJ throughout the evening.
Plenty of food was available for
approximately 86 in attendance and
door prizes were awarded, along
with a Smores/firepit roast and
bubbles provided for the children.
Food was also delivered throughout
the neighborhood to those who
were not able to attend the picnic.
The weather was good for the
evening of fellowship and a presentation of a certificate of appreciation
was given by the group to former
Deputy Bobby Ryan, who served
as the officer in charge of working
with county Neighborhood Watch
groups for several year.
Those attending included: Bill
Lamb, Carylon Lamb, Greyson
Harbert, Bill Titchnell, Mary
Titchnell, Carol McClung, Patrick
Martin, Helen Tomaro, Cameron
Brown, Eli Brown, Bobby Brown,
Amy Starkey, Earl Bayless, Cleota
Bayless, Danny Straley, Chris Pa-
2016 Lewis County Slammers 10 U Rise
The Lewis County Slammers
10 U Rise Team is a group of exceptional 10 and under players that
were nominated by their coaches
from the 10 and under season that
extends from early March through
the middle of May. Each player
agreed to join the Slammers team
to participate in the 12 and under
season that lasts from the Middle
of May until the last week in June,
then practice hard for two weeks in
preparation for the 10 and Under
WV State Class B Softball Tournament July 8-10 2016.
This team did an exceptional job
in the regular season of stepping up
to an older age group to play tough
competition where the pitching
distance is five feet farther and a
larger (12”) ball is used in this 12
and Under age group. The Slammers record in the regular season
was 8 wins and 5 losses, with 1 win
and one loss in the season ending
(single elimination) tournament.
Finishing with a 9-6 record overall
in the 12 U season.
After two hard and hot weeks
of practice, this team competed in
the 2016 10 U West Virginia Class
B Softball Tournament.
The tournament format was a
four game guarantee, with two pool
games to determine seeding for the
double elimination tournament.
On Friday, July 8 in the first
pool game the LC Slammers won
a corn toss to decide home team
against the Mon County Express
Thunder. The Slammers jumped
out to an early lead scoring five runs
in the first inning and never looked
back, defeating the Morgantown
team 12-1 in five innings. Bryn
Hunt went 2 for 2 with 2 singles
and 1 RBI, Bo Probst went 2-2
with a single, double and 1 RBI.
Courtney Hartley went 2 for 3 with
a triple, double and 2 RBIs. Addison Heath had a double and Macey
Franklin and Emma Pinkney had a
single each.
Courtney Hartley pitched all five
innings in a dominant performance,
striking out nine batters, giving up
The annual Weston Area CEOS meeting was held April 21, at the Opera House in Marlinton.
In the second game on Sunday,
with their backs against the wall and
only one loss away from elimination, The Slammers faced Mountain
State Storm. In a tight game and
pitchers dual, The Slammers could
not capitalize on a strong pitching
performance from Courtney Hartley, who had 8 strikeouts, giving
up 4 walks and 3 hits in 6 innings.
Macey Franklin scored the Slammer’s only run with a Home Run.
Courtney Hartley had the only
other Slammers hits, with a triple
and single in the 4-1 loss.
"In an All in All overview for
the 10-U State Tournament, The
Slammers hit .293 as a team Batting
average, with 13 singles, 7 doubles,
5 triples, 2 Home Runs, 32 Runs
scored, 26 walks and 34 strikeouts.
Pitching was led by Courtney Hartley with 29 strikeouts, 21 walks, 19
singles, 1 double, 26 Earned Runs,
while pitching 20 and 1/3 innings.
This team achieved most of its
goals set by their coaches, Chris
Franklin, John Boggs and Scott
Heath, while creating memories
that would be hard to forget, as
they battled, cheered and fought
together in a game that is easy to
love, but difficult to learn.
"This is a great group of young
girls that were a pleasure to coach."
Chris Franklin
Macey Franklin4-12 .333 BA:
1 single, 2 doubles, 1 HR, 2 Runs
Scored, 3 RBI
Addison Heath 4-8 .500 BA: 2
singles, 1 double, 1 triple, 6 runs
scored, 2 RBI
Courtney Hartley 6-12 .500
BA: 2 singles, 1 double, 2 triples,
1 Home Run, 4 Runs Scored, 6 RBI
Bryn Hunt 2-6 .333 BA: 2
singles, 1 Run Scored, 1 RBI
Bo Probst 5-12 .416 BA: 3
singles, 2 doubles, 4 Runs Scored,
2 RBI
Ashley Crook 4-9 .444 BA: 2
singles, 1 double, 1 triple, 4 Runs
Scored, 5 RBI
The Weston Democrat
Classifieds will help you
BUY AND SELL
Former Lewis County Deputy Sheriff Bobby Ryan is shown with Weston Central Neighborhood
Watch officers Vice President Justin Roy, President Betty Brooks and Secretary Billy Brooks at a
picnic hosted by the Brooks family last Thursday evening. Ryan was recognized by the Watch group
for his years of service to the group. (Photo by John G. Wolfe)
pas, Rod Wyman, Donna Wyman, Burkhart, Beth Burkhart, Delegate like to thank all who attended for
Payton Burkhammer, Vicki Heater, Peggy Donaldson Smith, Justin sharing the evening and making it
Krystin Lipps, Don Ramsey, Pa- Hardy, Cayden Marple, Andrew a success.
tricia Ramsey, Steve Wiant, Char- Lee, B.J. Lee, Kendra Lee, Tammy
The next meeting of the Weston
lene Wiant, Kim Chapman, Lana Heater McDonald, Debbie Bragg, Central Neighborhood Watch will
Craig, Gabby Craig, Gabe Craig, John Wolfe, Weston Councilman be on Aug. 17, at the Weston Fire
Bobby Ryan, Becky Ryan, Lucas Justin Roy, Weston Cpl. Drew Department, beginning at 6:30 p.m.
Mullooly, Liz Bradford, Kayleigh Lothes, Chelsea Grrogg, Cooper
Meetings will also be held in
Paxson, Weston Police Chief Dever, Paisley Dever and Kingston September and October on the
Josh Thomas, Charlene Thomas, Hardy.
third Wednesday of both months.
Billy Brown, Missy Young, Wilma
On behalf of the Neighborhood The October meeting will be a
Brown, Brenton Brown, Judy My- Watch, the Brooks family would Manwich/Halloween Party.
ers, Weston City Manager Kristin
Droppleman, Chris Donaldson,
Emma Donaldson, Emily Donaldson, County Clerk Cindy Rowan,
Billy Brooks, Betty Brooks, Alex
Brooks, Ernestine Brooks, Circuit
Judge Kurt Hall, Liz Hall, Donald
Brown, Michelle Brown, April
Hurst, Maeghan Hurst, David
Parks, Lisa Parks, Daphne Parks,
Home Canning Exhibit and Do not cover lids/rings with cloth
Owen Hines, Deputy Charlie Contest, with 10 categories, will toppers.
Kirkpatrick, Lewis County Com- be held at Jamboree at the Mill.
> All entries must be labeled
mission President Agnes Queen, Home canning exhibits should for content and year processed on
Brandon Queen, Austin Lee, Chris be delivered to the barn at WVU the side of the jar. (Example: green
Weaver, Assessor T. Chad Kelley, Jackson’s Mill on Tuesday, July 26, beans, carrots, strawberry jam, etc.)
Chandra Kelley, Amanda Boris, Jay from 5-6 p.m.
Do not put your name on the jar;
The judging will take place at this will be on the exhibit tag that
7 p.m. that evening. Entries can be is filled out at the time of entry.
picked up on Thursday, July 28,
> Food should be canned in
from 6-8 p.m.
clear standard canning mason/ball
The sponsor for the Home Can- jars and must be canned in 2015 or
ning Exhibit and Contest is Fern 2016 only.
Hill Farm and contest co-chairs are
> Any jar may be opened at the
Alycia Short and Helen McClain. discretion of the judges.
‘The Fabulous Fifties' is the
Categories for the exhibit are:
> All canned goods entered
theme for the 20th WV Law En> Green Beans, quarts or pint must be processed, including jams/
forcement Children’s Pageant to jars.
jellies.
be held Saturday, Aug. 6, at the
> Vegetable (other than green
> Exhibitor will not be present
Weston Masonic Temple.
beans), quart or pint jars.
at
the
time of judging.
The pageant is open statewide
> Tomatoes (whole or sec>
The
Jamboree at the Mill
with the following age divisions: tioned), quart or pint jars.
cannot
be
responsible
for loss or
Baby-Miss, Tiny-Miss, Mini-Miss,
> Apples/Applesauce, quart or breakage of jars.
Little -Miss, Junior-Miss and pint jars.
> There will be a $1 fee per entry.
Preteen-Miss.
> Fruit (other than apples) quart There is no limit to the number of
There will be two phases of or pint jars.
entries.
competition: Fifties wear (outfit of
> Juice (any variety), quart or
> Premiums will be paid to the
choice) and regular pageant attire pint jars.
fi
rst,
second and third place winners
for children (Baby-Miss/Junior> Pickles, quart, pint, or half- in each class. The Best of Show
Miss) and evening gown for the pint jars.
award winner will receive a rosette
preteen division. The preteen divi> Relish (any variety), quart, and additional premium.
sion will have one onstage question. pint or half-pint jars.
> No meat products.
Winners will be crowned in
> Jams, Jelly and Preserves, pint,
> Canned foods that are not
each age division and participate in or half-pint jars.
processed according to USDA
the annual WV Law Enforcement
> Miscellaneous (may not conDay Celebration Parade to be held tain meat; must be processed; no recommendations or that do not
meet safe canning standards will
Saturday, Sept. 17, in Weston. The honey), any size standard jar.
be automatically disqualified from
entry deadline is July 22.
The exhibit rules are:
judging.
For an application contact
> USDA approved canning jars
For more information regarding
Vicki at (304)-269-1593 or email and lids required - standard Mason
home
canning exhibits at Jamboree
[email protected]. The Jar/similar.
at
the
Mill,
contact the WVU Lewis
pageant is sponsored by the Lewis
> Jars must be sealed with lids
County Citizen’s Against Drugs and rings. The rings should not be County Extension Office located at
104 Center Avenue in Weston or
Organization.
removed and must be rust free. phone (304)-269-4660.
Jamboree To Hold
Canning Contest
Children’s
Pageant Set
For Aug. 6th
COUNTY SCENE
The Weston
Democrat
Wednesday, July 20, 2016
D
Weston Central Neighborhood Watch Holds Picnic
Tammy Heater McDonald and reporter John Wolfe pose for
a photo while discussing current events. (Photo by Weston Police
Chief Josh Thomas)
City Manager Kristin Droppleman and Chris Donaldson enjoy
company at the picnic.
City Councilman and Neighborhood Watch Vice President Justin
Roy provided music for the evening.
Betty and Billy Brooks hosted the picnic at their Weston home
as they have done for many years.
Delegate Peggy Donaldson Smith enjoys a chat with her classmate
Jay and Beth Burkhart have a good time visiting with others
of years gone by, Wilma Brown.
and enjoying the good food.
Bobby and Becky Ryan, along with Lucas Mullooly pose for a family photo. Bobby Ryan was
later honored by the group for his work with the Watch group.
Young and older alike enjoyed the good food and fellowship.
Attendees listen as Watch Group President Betty Brooks speaks.
Lewis County Assessor T. Chad Kelley and Commission President Agnes Queen enjoy conversation during the picnic.
Maeghan Hurst is shown with two police officers that were in attendance, including Deputy Charlie
Kirkpatrick (left) of the Lewis County Sheriff’s Department and Cpl. Drew Lothes of the Weston
Police Department. Also in attendance was Weston Police Chief Josh Thomas.
Attendees line up for some good food at the covered dish affair.
Photos by John G. Wolfe
D2—The Weston Democrat - Wednesday, July 20, 2016
Many Attend Spiker Farm's Annual Bullride Event
20 riders are competing as part of the Southern Extreme Bullriding Series.
John Bob Spiker and daughter Bella opened the Ride with a
tribute ride to America.
A rider hangs on fresh out of the bucking chute.
Bull riders at the event came from several different states, inAlways entertaining but with a mission of safety is rodeo clown
cluding West Virgiinia.
Brett Carpenter.
Little Willie enjoys his time at the Bull Ride.
Before the ride, youngsters attempted to catch a pig, with one pig managing to escape the arena
to head for the hills before being caught by an adult.
Riders stand at attention during the playing of our National Anthem before the riding began.
Steering the bull away from the fallen rider is the job of the rodeo clowns.
Photos by JOHN G. WOLFE
The Weston Democrat - Wednesday, July 20, 2016—D3
Classifieds
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FOR RENT – 2 bedroom, 2 bath
trailer with refrigerator, washer & dryer,
gas stove, city water and sewage. $600
per month plus $600 security deposit.
Tenant pays all utilities. One year lease
required. No pets. No smoking. References required. Criminal background
check performed. Located in Jane Lew.
Call 304-476-6245. 11-2p
FOR RENT – taking applications for
a small, completely remodeled 2 bedroom, 1 bath house. Available August
1st. Stove and refrigerator furnished.
Has washer & dryer hook-ups, front
porch, back deck, nice back yard and
off street parking. Very nice, quiet and
clean area. $550 per month and $550
security deposit. Includes weekly trash
pick-up. No smoking. Call 304-517-3431
or 304-517-3430. 11-1p
FOR RENT – 3 bedroom, 1 bath
furnished mobile home in Jane Lew.
Private parking. $1500 per month. Water, gas, electric, garbage pick-up and
lawn care included. Call 304-439-4304
for appointment. 11-1p
FOR RENT – 1 bedroom apartment
in downtown Weston. On 1st floor with
private entrance. All utilities included
except electric. $465 per month. No
pets. Call 304-904-1779. 10-2p
FOR RENT – newly renovated 2
bedroom house on McGary Avenue.
Laundry hook-up. Has nice yards and
neighbors. $695 per month. No pets.
Call 304-904-1779. 10-2p
FOR RENT – extended stay apartment. Has living room, kitchen, bedroom
and bath. Has small yard, parking and
AC. Cleaning service, washer and dryer
and utilities included. $185 per week.
Located 2 miles from Weston. Call
304-517-9734. 10-2p
FOR RENT – small 2 bedroom, 1
bath house. Off street parking. Suitable
for one or two people. Central heat and
air. Call 304-704-8875. 10-2p
FOR RENT – clean 2 bedroom, 1 ½
bath townhouse. Stove and refrigerator
furnished. Washer/dryer hook-up with
central air and heat. $600 per month plus
utilities and security deposit. Good credit
a must. No pets. Call 757-717-4936 or
304-997-8727. 10-2p
FOR RENT – duplex in Weston.
New flooring and paint. Stove and refrigerator are furnished. Washer/dryer
hook-up. $550 per month plus utilities
and security deposit. No pets. Good
credit a must. Call 757-717-4936 or
304-997-8727. 10-2p
FOR RENT – 2 bedroom apartment
in Weston. New flooring and paint.
Stove, refrigerator and dishwasher
furnished with washer/dryer hook-up
and AC. Water and sewer are furnished. $550 per month plus electric
and security deposit. No pets. Good
credit a must. Call 757-717-4936 or
304-997-8727. 10-2p
FOR RENT – small trailer 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. 10-2p
FOR RENT – 2 bedroom trailer;
carpeted; stove and refrigerator. Reference needed. $500 per month and
$500 security deposit. Call 304-2692817. 11-1p
FOR
RENT
FOR RENT – newly remodeled
2 bedroom, 1 bath apartment at 335
School Drive, Weston. Refrigerator and
stove, washer/dryer hook-ups, furnace
and newly added AC. Requires references, lease, credit check and background check (at renter’s expense). No
pets. Available immediately. $500 per
month and $500 security deposit. Call
304-678-3129. 11-1
FOR RENT – newly remodeled 1
bedroom apartment in Weston. $550
per month. Includes water, sewer and
garbage. Security deposit required.
No pets. Great location – 1 mile from
Interstate 79. Call 304-516-1061. 10-2
FOR RENT – newly remodeled 2
bedroom apartment in Weston. $600
per month. Includes water, sewer and
garbage. Security deposit required.
No pets. Great location – 1 mile from
Interstate 79. Call 304-516-1061. 10-2
FOR RENT – 1 bedroom apartment.
Water, sewage, stove and refrigerator
furnished. No pets. Call 304-269-2700.
10-2p
FOR RENT – 2 bedroom trailer in
the country. $550 per month plus $550
security deposit. No pets. Call 304-8732587. 10-2p
FOR RENT – 2 bedroom house in
Shadybrook. Has large living room,
laundry hook-up and nice yards and
neighbors. $645 per month. Call 304904-1779. 10-2p
FOR RENT – 1 & 2 bedroom apartment and 3 bedroom unit. With stove
and refrigerator. No utilities paid. Absolutely no pets. Call 304-627-4752. 9-3p
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.
FOR
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FOR RENT – 3 bedroom, 1 bath
mobile home on Simpson Run. Central
air and free gas. $850 per month. Call
304-269-2345. 50-tf
FOR RENT – 1 bedroom apartment
with garage. $600 per month. Security
deposit and references required. Call
304-269-2345. 43-tf
FOR RENT – 2 bedroom, 1 bath
mobile home on Simpson Run. $650
per month. Call 304-269-2345. 50-tf
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with laundry. $400 per month. Call 304517-3388. 38-tf
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
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ACREAGE/BUILDINGS
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FOR RENT – 2 bedroom, 1 bath
home in Horner. $650 per month. Security deposit and references required.
Call 304-269-2345. 43-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
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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
WESTON ARBORS apartments –
no matter how you look at us, we are
home. Come see what could be your
new home today. We have one bedroom apartments available. Applicants
must be 62 years or older, or persons
under the age of 62 with a disability.
Preference given to applicants with
income at or below (1) $11,880 or (2)
$16,020. For more information regarding
eligibility, please call 304-296-7344 or
TDD 1-800-855-1155. Equal Housing
Opportunity. HUD. 11-tf
FOR SALE – 233 acre farm in
Walkersville, WV. City water available,
mineral rights included, also electric
and gas on site. Frontage on both sides
of US 19, approximately ¼ mile each.
Asking $350k. New appraisal available
for review. Call Jim Smith at 440-8644301. 11-3p
3 BEDROOM ranch with drywall,
granite, ceramic shower barn door.
$79,900 D&S. Call 304-472-9286. 8-4
28X72 D/S skirting $59,900 or 28x48
d/s skirting $49,900. Multiple financing
options. Trades welcomed. Twin Oaks
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D4—The Weston Democrat - Wednesday, July 20, 2016
McClains Host Vandalia CEOS
Bill and Helen McClain hosted
the Vandalia Community Educational Outreach Service (CEOS)
Club picnic at their home on
Georgetown Road, on Sunday, July
10. It was a beautiful evening for a
patio picnic at 6 p.m.
Following a delicious meal,
provided by everyone attending,
fellowship was enjoyed throughout
HELP
WANTED
AMERICORPS position in Harrison/
Lewis County to serve low income
customers in money management and
food bank programs. Strong customer
service & computer skills required. Send
resume to [email protected], call 304622-8495 x29 or visit www.AmeriCorps.
gov. 11-3
IMMEDIATE OPENINGS for Homemakers and CNAs in Lewis and Upshur
Counties. Starting salary of $9 per hour
($9.50 if CNA); weekend differential
of $2 more per hour; 24 hours of paid
holidays (Thanksgiving, Christmas and
Memorial Day); $2 more per hour on
other minor holidays worked (July 4th,
Labor Day and New Year’s Day); sub
bonuses of $250 per quarter and paid
training. Pre-employment drug screening required. Call today, 304-472-0395
for an application, stop by at our Buckhannon office, 8 North Spring Street or
apply online at www.centralwvaging.org.
We have one of the more competitive
salaries in the in-home industry. We will
train you if you do not have CPR/FA.
EOE/AA employer. 11-2
CONVENIENT STORE Manager
wanted for Robin’s Nest Travel Center’s
Valero station. MUST have previous
management experience, preferably
in a similar atmosphere. Must be motivated with a positive attitude. Apply by
mailing resume to: Manager, 21 Robin’s
Way, Jane Lew, WV 26378 or by email:
[email protected]. 10-2p
HELP WANTED – Speech-Language Pathologist full time position.
Must have WV license. Excellent salary
and benefits. Please email resume to
[email protected] or fax to 304-5997800. 8-4
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. 1-11p
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. 1-11p
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
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CAPLAN’S JEWELRY STORE, Weston,
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the evening.
Attending were: Bob and Shirley Francis, Kenny and Charlotte
Bunnell, Calvin and Lorraine
Shaver, Jane Corathers, Mike,
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This institution is an equal opportunity provider, and employer
Joy and Elizabeth Mealey, Susie
Heath, Arch and Becky Jackson,
Russ and Linda Locke, Jim and
Alycia Short, and the hosts, Bill
and Helen McClain
The month of July finds Vandalia club members busy tending to
their yards, vegetable and flower
gardens, attending family gatherings and helping with and entering
contests at Jamboree. With Labor
Day not that far away, members
were already planning to help with
the CEOS Country Kitchen booth
and the Heritage Handwork Show
at the Jubilee.
The August meeting of the
Vandalia club will be held on
Thursday, Aug. 18, at 6:30 p.m. at
the Vandalia Community Center.
Charlotte Bunnell will lead the lesson, “Healthy Eating for a Hectic
Lifestyle.” Lorraine Shaver and
Shirley Francis will be hostess for
the evening.
New members and guests are
always welcome. For more information about joining the Vandalia
CEOS Club or any CEOS Club in
Lewis County, contact the WVU
Lewis County Extension Office,
located at 104 Center Avenue in
Weston or phone (304)-269-4660.
Notice
The Police Civil Service Commission of the City of Weston, West Virginia will
give a competitive written examination and physical agility test for the position of
patrolman. The PAT (physical agility test) will be administered on July 23, 2016 at
9:00 p.m. Please meet at the City of Weston Police. The written police civil service
exam will be at West Hall, 206 E2nd Street, Weston, Lewis County, West Virginia at
6:00 p.m. Friday, July 26, 2016. Upon completing the Police civil service exam, applicants’
test scores will be posted at the Weston City building within 24 hours. Those that pass the
written exam will move onto the next step in the hiring process.
BENEFITS:
20 Year Pension Plan
Life and Health Insurance
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Routine Business
For Commission
The Lewis County Commission met for their regular meeting
Monday, July 18, with nothing
but routine business to attend
to. There were no delegations
scheduled to speak, so after Assessor T. Chad Kelley presented
exonerations, consolidations, and
apportionments, correspondence
was addressed.
The West Virginia Development
Office notified the commission
they received their application for
Small Cities Block Grant Funding
for the Northwest Phase I project,
which includes Wolf Pen Run Road,
Copley Road, Oil Creek Road and
Wheeler Fork.
The letter was not an award letter, but did state if more information
was needed, they would contact the
commission.
The commission is holding
a mandatory meeting with all
wrecker and towing companies
doing business in Lewis County.
This meeting is required by the state
every three years and is informational for county emergency offices
and wrecker companies.
Input from EMS, law enforcement and county fire departments
will be offered to companies currently serving the county. Updates
to the policy can be made and
companies wishing to be added to
the list of accepted county providers
can attend.
Lewis/Gilmer E-911 Director
Bill Rowan said there are two
companies that have requested to
be added to the list of approved
companies, but only one is being
considered at this time. The meeting
will be July 25, at 2 p.m. at the Lewis
County Emergency Squad located
at 155 West 2nd Street in Weston.
Lewis County Administrator
Cindy Whetsell addressed the
commission, summarizing her conference call with FEMA. Whetsell
reported that Lewis County has
been given a declaration of public
assistance. This declaration only
applies to government agencies,
not individuals.
Whetsell also reported that
in reference to regional jails and
Lewis County’s system of double
checking, the county is “on top
of this.”
Whetsell said there are a few
things they have to deal with, but
“it’s been a very, very good team
effort.”
Whetsell works with the magistrate, probation officers, the
prosecuting attorney, circuit clerk
and the sheriff’s office to review
all bills submitted by the Regional
Jail Authority.
Whetsell also said that EMS is
parking behind their building so
access to TALA’s main office and
parking is no longer blocked. The
next commission meeting will be
July 25, at 10 a.m. at the courthouse.
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