South Williamson accident injures one
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South Williamson accident injures one
log onto www.williamsondailynews.com for archive • games • features • e-edition • polls & more DAILY NEWS “In The Heart Of The Trillion Dollar Coalfields” INSIDE WEATHER SPORTS Is search for Snowden turning into sideshow?.... Page 3 Chance of thunderstorms. High of 82. Low around 64. Kenseth wins NASCAR race in Ky. ... Page 7 ONLINE Busy? Find us online, anytime at: williamsondailynews.com TUESDAY, JULY 2, 2013 Vol. 100, Number 129 50 cents daily South Williamson accident injures one Rachel Baldwin Staff Writer S. WILLIAMSON, Ky. — Law enforcement and EMS personnel responded Monday afternoon to an accident in South Williamson, Ky., in which a vehicle slammed into a car and a truck sitting on the lot of a used car dealership. Loretta Wilson May, of McAndrews, KY., was operating a 2002 Ford Taurus in the northbound lane of Central Avenue when it left the roadway and struck two metal barricade poles before making contact with a 2007 Pontiac G6 and a 2001 GMC Sonoma belonging to Chris Hensley of Hensley’s Body Shop, resulting in substantial damage to both vehicles. Appalachian First Response transported May to the South Williamson Appalachian Regional Hospital for evaluation and treatment for chest, shoulder and right leg injuries. There was no passengers riding with May. Members of the Belfry Volunteer Fire Department responded to the accident and assisted with patient care as well as scene clean up and traffic control. The wreck remains under investigation by Pikeville Post 9 of the A one-car wreck in South Williamson Monday afternoon sent Loretta May to the hospital. Kentucky State Police. Mingo arrests Portion of Highway named after MCHS coach keep officers busy Rachel Baldwin Staff Writer MATEWAN — Approximately one year ago, Mingo County lost John Jacob Fry II, who was said by all who knew him to be a valuable asset to Mingo County. Fry was a lifelong citizen of the county who dedicated his life to help the youth of the area. He was a football coach, teacher, and mentor to many at the Mingo Central Comprehensive High School. He also assisted with the Matewan Little League and coached in the HatfieldMcCoy Senior Bowl. Fry passed away after what was thought to be complications from a surgical procedure. He was only 28 years of age. On June 19, Delegate Justin Marcum (D-20) and Delegate Harry Keith White (D-21) dedicated a one mile section of highway that will forever be called the John J. Fry, II Memorial Highway. Signs were erected along the roadway near the old Matewan High School with the center portion being located exactly where the football field sits. Delegate Marcum spoke first and talked about the life of John Fry. “This is a time where we can come together to remember just a great public servant. As our hearts still mourn the passing of John, we can use this as a time to celebrate his life. John was an amazing man who always tried to help. I still miss him,” stated Delegate Marcum. Rachel Baldwin Staff Writer WILLIAMSON — Multiple arrests on a variety of both misdemeanor and felony charges have been recorded in Mingo County Magistrate Court over the last week. James Bailey, 31, of Delbarton, was taken into custody by Delbarton Police Chief D. Nunley and Patrolman G.D. Ford and D.R. Davis on one count of battery that occurred after an altercation between the defendant and Micah Baisden, who was also arrested. Bailey was arraigned on the battery charge before Magistrate Pam Newsome and was released from custody on a $1,000 personal recognizance bond. William Wolford, aka “Shaky”, of Hampden, was placed under arrest by Mingo County Sheriff’s Department (MCSD) Deputy N. Glanden and Deputy J.R. Fitch on charges of burSee ARRESTS | 3 Submitted Photo Pictured are WV House of Delegate members Harry Keith White and Justin Marcum, as they gathered with members of the John Fry family and students and faculty members from Mingo Central High School to unveil the signage designating a 1 mile section of Rt. 49 in Matewan as the “John Jacob Fry II Memorial Highway”. Fry was a former coach and teacher at Mingo Central who passed away in 2012. Next, Delegate White spoke and read the Legislative Proclamation that dedicated this portion of highway in remembrance of Fry. The proclamation noted how the former educator gave his entire life to helping the youth of Mingo County. It also read that he will be remembered forever in the hearts and minds of those who knew and loved him. Mingo County Commissioner Greg “Hootie” Smith was on hand for the dedication and led the group in prayer. Assistant Mingo Central Football Coach, Hady Ford, sang “Go Rest High On That Mountain”, as many tears were shed. Also there were many of the Fry From support to victory rally Martha Sparks Civitas News Service A support rally for 14-year-old Jared Marcum was renamed a victory rally Friday following disclosure that criminal charges had been dropped against him on Thursday. Marcum was charged with obstructing following an incident in April over a National Rifle Association (NRA) T-shirt with the wording “Protect your right” and a picture of a gun that he had worn to attend classes at Logan Middle School. Charges against Marcum were dropped by the Prosecuting Attorney’s Office on Thursday. A small crowd gathered in front of the Logan Courthouse where a truck displaying a banner “Sons of the Second Logan County” was parked. Emceeing the rally was Shaun Adkins. There were several speakers during the rally, which lasted almost an hour. Two speakers came from out of state to attend, Wayne Dupree of Maryland and Shannon Wright of New Jersey. Dupree is described as a conservative blogger, radio host and founder of the News Ninja website. Wright is described as a pastor, community activist, blogger and webcast program host and someone who takes interest in constitutional matters. First to speak was Marcum’s stepfather, Allen Lardieri. See RALLY | 3 family members and the MCHS football coaching staff, as well as many others. In total there were almost 200 persons present to witness the sign dedication. School board members Mike Carter, Orville Messer and Stephen “Cheetah” Marcum were also in attendance. The Mingo County Sheriff’s Department, Matewan Police Department, and the Matewan Volunteer Fire Department helped to manage traffic as so many persons were present to witness this monumental occasion. “John Fry was a great man, a humble friend and a loyal coach,” stated Yogi Kinder, the head football coach at Mingo Central. “He will be dearly missed.” WV State Senators Art Kirkedoll and Ron Stollings were not present, but they sent their regards. They were instrumental in getting the resolution to name this section of highway after Fry. Delegate Marcum closed by saying, “John Fry was a true friend who left a great impression on the lives of so many of today’s youth. I commend him for his work and may God be with him and his family during this time.” He also added that this “was the least he and Delegate White could do to honor such a great person who passed away at such an early age.” Rachel Baldwin | Daily News Pictured left to right are Tyler Hodge, the Finance Manager for “Team Moore” and Robert ‘Radar’ Ferris, of the Belfry Volunteer Fire Department, during a check presentation. The money will be used toward the cost of the annual Fourth of July fireworks display scheduled for Wednesday, July 3, at 10:05 p.m. at the South Side Mall. The public is invited to attend. Fourth of July donation for celebration announced Rachel Baldwin Staff Writer WILLIAMSON — The cost of putting on a quality fireworks extravaganza comes with a hefty price tag, a reality that the Belfry Volunteer Fire Department (BVFD) knows all too well. Since April of this year, Robert “Radar” Ferris and Charles Maynard of the BVFD have been hitting the pavement and burning up the phone lines in an effort to gain sponsorship for the 2013 Fourth of July Fireworks Show that attracts large crowds each year. The cost of the pyrotechnics increase each year and without the generous donations from area businesses and local residents, the annual firework display at the Southside Mall Martha Sparks | Civitas News Service in Goody, Ky. would be a An unidentified man holds a sign during a rally in support thing of the past. “I know that the economy of Jared Marcum and the Second Amendment held Friday afternoon in Logan. has resulted in everyone having to watch what they spend, but it was very important to the BVFD to raise enough money to be able to afford a great fireworks display. With the donation we received today from the Team Moore Car Dealership, we are well on our way to that becoming a reality,” said Ferris, a BVFD board member and fireman. Ferris was speaking of a check in the amount of $8,000 he accepted on behalf of the fire department from Tyler Hodge, the Team Moore Finance Manager for the Goody, Ky. dealership. The money will help with the cost of the fireworks show that is scheduled to take place on Wednesday evening, July 3, beginning at 10:05 p.m. The much-anticipated pyrotechnics show will follow an evening of fun at the Southside Mall that See DONATION | 3 2 ■ TUESDAY, JULY 2, 2013 WILLIAMSON DAILY NEWS Obituaries Richard A. Hess VARNEY, WV — Richard A. “Harley” Hess 87 of Varney, WV passed away July 1, 2013 at his home. He was born Nov. 3, 1925 at Lando, WV. He was preceded in death by his loving wife of 62 years, Marie Edwards Hess and a daughter, Jackie Blevins. Richard was a retired coal miner and a faithful member of the Crossfire Assembly of God. He was a Past Master of the Hugh C. Boyd Lodge 119 of Red Jacket, WV and was also a Navy Veteran having served in WWII. Those left behind to cherish his memories include his sons, Larry and Ida Hess of Sheffield Lake, OH and Randal and Pam Hess of Cuyohago Falls, OH. His special caregivers, granddaughter, Terri and Everett Fields, Jenny and Harold Scott, Beth and Jeff Gibson, Larry Hess Jr. Great grandchildren, Colton and Mason Hess, Kaitlyn and Jacob Gibson, Kenzie and Kylee Scott and a host of friends and family. Masonic services will be performed by the Gibson Lodge 301 of Wakeman, OH. Funeral services will be held Friday July 5, 2013 at 12:00pm at the Chafin Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. David Robinette, Rev. Dallas Rife and Rev. Bill Snodgrass officiating. Burial will follow in the Mt. View Memory Gardens at Maher, WV. Visitation will be Thursday evening from 6-9pm. Pallbearers will be Larry Hess, Larry Hess Jr., Everett Fields, Colton Hess, Mason Hess, Jeff Gibson, Jacob Gibson, Harold Scott and Mark Edwards. Online Condolences can be made at ChafinFuneralHome. Com. Terry Joe ‘Joe Bob’ Holcomb HANOVER, W.Va. — Terry Joe “Joe Bob” Holcomb, 50, of Hanover, son of the late Robert “Bobby” and Judith “Nookie” Withrow Holcomb, died Sunday, June 30, 2013. Services will be held at 1 p.m. Wednesday, July 3, at Hanover Missionary Baptist Church. Burial will follow in the Cline Cemetery at Hanover. Visitation will begin after 6 p.m. Tuesday at the old Baileysville High School. Mounts Funeral Home of Gilbert is in charge of arrangements. Floydetta Runyon CANADA, KY — Floydetta (Poochie) Runyon, 71 of Canada, Ky. passed away Monday, July 1, 2013 at the Pikeville Medical Center. She was born January 26, 1942 at Canada, Ky. the daughter of the late Floyd B. and Gracie Smith. She was also preceded in death by several brothers and sisters. Poochie was the secretary at Bevins Elementary School for over 30 years. She was also a member of Stone Chapter #533 O.E.S. and the Highland Presbyterian Church. Survivors include her husband, David I. Runyon of Canada, KY; daughters, Teressa Runyon (Roger A.) Gibbs of London, KY and Melissa Runyon of Paris, KY; son, David (Jennifer) Runyon II of Canada, KY; six grandchildren, James David Gibbs, Hannah Rose Gibbs, Samantha Paige Blair, Stephanie Nicole Blair, Zachary David Runyon and Emma Grace Runyon and a host of other family and friends. Funeral services will be held Wednesday, July 3, 2013 at 1 PM in the R. E. Rogers Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. John Lattimore and Rev. Bill VanZant officiating. Burial will follow in the Smith Cemetery, Sidney, Ky. with James David Gibbs, Zachary David Runyon, Benjamin Smith, Madison Thornsbury, Paul Cochran, Joey Cochran and Franklin D. Smith serving as pallbearers. Honorary pallbearers are Michael Ritz, Charles Ritz, Benjamin Russell, Billy Smith, Tevis Branham and Charles Fuzzy Keesee. Visitation will be held after 7 PM Tuesday, July 2, 2013 at the Funeral Home Chapel. R. E. Rogers Funeral Home of Belfry is in charge of arrangements. Online condolences at www.rerogersfuneralhome.com. Harold Lloyd Williams RAGLAND, WV — Harold Lloyd Williams, 68, of Ragland (formerly of Belo), WV, died Friday, June 28, 2013, at Pikeville Medical Center in Pikeville, KY. Born November 14, 1944 in Holden, WV, he was the son of the late John and Myrtle Williams. He was also preceded in death by his sister, Iris Newsome. Harold was a former carpenter, construction worker, factory worker and coal miner. He was of the Baptist faith. Survivors: Long time companion Vicie Kolfe, Ragland; daughters, Beverly (Billy) Williams, Delbarton, Crystal (Keith Nichols) Williams, Lenore; son, Harold “Boo” (Jennifer) Williams Jr., Sarasota, FL; siblings, Joyce (Donnie) Marcum, Belo, Dale (Bonnie) Williams, Reynoldsburg, OH; grandchildren, Billy (Cemonet) Williams Jr., Milton, WV, Jessica (Rick) Braswell, Raleigh, NC, Bryce Nichols, Lenore, Torrin Williams, Sarasota, FL; great- grandchildren, Taylyn and Azara Williams, Milton, WV; special family, Anetta and Jordan Kolfe, Ragland. Funeral: 11 a.m. Monday, July 1, 2013, at Little Dove Baptist Church with Rev. Jimmy Maynard officiating. Burial: Williams Family Estate, Belo. Pallbearers: family and friends. Visitation: 6-9 p.m. this evening, Sunday, June 30 at Little Dove Baptist Church. Online condolences can be made at ChafinFuneralHome.Com. Pearl Ross Williamson WILLIAMSON — Pearl Ross Williamson, 94 of Williamson, WV passed away Monday, July 1, 2013 at the Appalachian Regional Hospital. She was born March 2, 1919 in Pike County, Ky. the daughter of the late Tom and Idella Fields Taylor. She was also preceded in death by her first husband, Victor Ross; her second husband, K.H. Wil- liamson; son, Leroy Ross; daughter, Janet Bowling; brothers, Julius Taylor, Thomas Taylor Jr. and Oscar Taylor; sisters, Bertha Lowe, Opal Sesco, Ruth Maynard, Maxie Maynard and Birdie Burchett; daughter-in-law, Maxine Ross and a granddaughter, Delores Ann Ross. Pearl was a retired employee of the Appalachian Regional Hospital as a dietician and a member of the Pilgrim Home Old Regular Baptist Church. Survivors include five grandchildren; Linda (Gerry) Heschel and Sharon (Mike) Sears of Port Clinton, Ohio, Tina (Jamie) Forrest of Columbus, Ohio, Della (Thomas) Tinch of Dandridge, TN and LouAnn Justice of Williamson, WV; son-inlaw, Thomas Bowling of Turkey Creek, KY; several great grandchildren; several great great grandchildren and a host of nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be held Wednesday, July 3, 2013 at 10 AM in the R. E. Rogers Funeral Home Chapel with Old Regular Baptist Ministers officiating. Burial will follow in the Mountain View Memory Gardens, Huddy, Ky. with the Old Regular Baptist Minister serving as pallbearers. Visitation will be held after 6 PM Tuesday at the Funeral Home Chapel with special services at 7 PM. R. E. Rogers Funeral Home of Belfry is in charge of arrangements. Online condolences at www.rerogersfuneralhome.com. Districts rush to approve higher dropout age Bruce Schreiner The Associated Press LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The rush among Kentucky school boards to raise their school dropout age turned into an early stampede — set off at least partly by a cash enticement. Local school boards started voting last week to increase the dropout age from 16 to 18, and within the first two days a whopping 54 school districts did so. By Monday morning, 78 districts were on board, closing in on the number needed to guarantee the policy change is applied statewide. Gov. Steve Beshear’s office and education officials dubbed it the “Blitz to 96” — the number of districts needed to sign on to the change to make it effective statewide. A compromise that helped get the measure through the General Assembly allows districts to make their own decisions on raising the dropout age, but with a provision that once 55 percent of the districts did so, the change would be made statewide within four years. “I’m ecstatic that so many school districts are taking immediate steps to help students build a better future by encouraging them to stay in school through graduation,” said Beshear, whose wife, Jane, championed the legislation to increase the dropout age. Jane Beshear, a former teacher, said districts approving the change are “putting faith in their students and placing a high value on education.” Among districts voting to raise their dropout age, the change takes effect in the 201516 school year. The cash enticement to embrace the change came in the form of $10,000 state grants, meant to help districts with the costs of raising the minimum dropout age. At the outset, the one-time grants were offered to the first 57 districts embracing the change. The $570,000 pool of money came from a federal dropout-prevention grant. There were reports some school boards planned midnight meetings to make sure they would receive the grant, which compelled the Kentucky Department of Education to reassure districts that such extraordinary action wasn’t necessary. Then Beshear last week kicked in an additional $390,000 from planning funds appropriated to the governor in the state budget. That expanded pool of money guarantees that the first 96 districts accepting the higher dropout age will receive the $10,000 payments — coinciding with the number of districts needed to kick in statewide implementation. Beshear spokeswoman Kerri Richardson said the planning funds are meant for projects “that are of long-term benefit to the state.” House Republican Floor Leader Jeff Hoover had previously questioned the propriety of providing the initial $570,000 of grants, especially at a time when the state lacks sufficient funds to purchase enough textbooks for students. Beshear responded at the time that the money was coming from a fund for dropout prevention, so the money wouldn’t have been used for textbooks. Rebecca Blessing, a state education department spokeswoman, acknowledged the grants played a role in the groundswell of acceptance for the policy change, but said she hoped local school officials “aren’t doing it just for the money.” The size of most school boards’ budgets makes the $10,000 offer “fairly minimal,” she said. “We’d like to think that districts are doing it for the right reason, and that is to make sure that all of the kids in their districts are prepared for life after high school,” she said. The Leslie County school district in southeastern Kentucky was part of the initial wave of districts that approved the higher dropout age. “We think the right thing to do is to try to keep our kids in school, and try to ensure they have the best chance to be successful,” said Anthony Little, the director of pupil personnel in the Appalachian district. Little said the grant would be helpful but added, “I don’t know that it will go very far.” The district plans to use the $10,000 grant to bolster programs meant to help keep struggling students on a path toward earning high school diplomas in four years, he said. Leslie County’s dropout rate was under 2 percent for the 201112 school year, below the statewide high school dropout rate. “We can certainly improve and we’re striving every day to … keep kids in school,” Little said. “Hopefully this is one more tool that will help keep kids in school and keep them on track to graduate on time.” State officials said that high school graduates live longer, are less likely to be teen parents and are more likely to raise healthier, better-educated children. Kentucky had a 2.5 percent dropout rate among public school students in grades 9 through 12 in the 2011-12 school year, amounting to 4,922 students, according to state education department statistics. In the 2007-08 school year, the dropout rate was 3.3 percent, or 6,472 students. Community Calendar July 4 Rezo Church will will hold a community yard sale on 3rd Ave., at the former location of the Daily News. Spots are available for 10 with all proceeds going to charity. Call the church at 304 235-1230 or on Facebook at facebook. com/Rezochurch. July 8 Action in Mingo (AIM) will meet at 4 p.m. on the Hotline 831-3450 6/28 - 7/2 $5.75 ALL SHOWS BEFORE 6PM THE HEAT (R) 12:00 - 2:15 - 4:35 - 7:15 - 9:45 WHITE HOUSE DOWN (PG-13) 1:00 - 4:00 - 7:00 - 9:40 WORLD WAR Z 3D (PG-13) 12:05 - 2:20 - 4:40 - 7:20 - 9:50 WORLD WAR Z 2D (PG-13) 1:05 - 4:05 - 7:05 - 9:35 MONSTERS UNIVERSITY 3D (G) 12:20 - 2:40 - 5:00 - 7:25 - 9:45 MONSTERS UNIVERSITY 2D (G) 12:00 - 2:45 - 4:45 - 7:00 - 9:25 MAN OF STEEL 3D (PG13) 4:00 - 7:00 MAN OF STEEL 2D (PG13) 12:30-10:00 THIS IS THE END (R) 12:10-2:20-4:35-7:30-9:55 FREE KidsFlix Weds. 7/3 10 am BIG MIRACLE (PG) $2.50 Surcharge On 3D Tickets second floor at the Williamson Fire Deparment to discuss the upcoming King Coal Festival in September. For more info call vice president Jada Hunter at 304-235-0909. July 13 The annual Chattaroy Junior High Reunion will be held at the West Williamson Community Center (swimming pool) starting at 6 p.m. All CJHS alumni are encouraged to attend. For more info call 304-235-2190. The Mingo Central Girl’s Basketball Boosters will be holding its 2nd annual Car, Truck and Bike Show on Saturday, July 13 at the parking lot of the school. For more information call Bob Hammond at 304784-8599, Kim Mayanrd at 475-4216 or Skeeter Runyon at 475-2747. July 20 The 39th Bower-Belcher Family Reunion will be held at Twin Falls State Park, Shelter #1. Registra- tion will begin at 10:30 and dinner at 12:30. Please bring covered dishes to share. The Reunion committee will furnish drinks, paper and plastic ware. The drawings for door prizes and gifts for children will be after dinner. July 21 The Bailey Family reunion will be held at Glenwood Park 4H camp between Princeton and Bluefield. Registration begins at 10 a.m. A covered dish dinner will be held at 12:30. For more information call Ronald Bailey at 304 425-0415 or Gene Bailey at 304 887-1183. July 30 - 31 The Mingo Career Center will hold GED testing for candidates who have passed the Official Practice Test. For more information, contact John Webb at 304-235-3347, ext. 13. To register for Adult Basic Education to take the Official Practice Test, contact Mary Oliver at 304-235- 2022 or email mingoabe@ gmail.com Aug. 2, 3 The Matewan High School 1950’s class reunion committee has finalized plans for their annual reunion. The reunion will be held Friday and Saturday, August 2 and 3. All activities will be held at the Belfry Fire Department, Belfry, Ky. Anyone that is interested in attending needs to contact one of the committee members. They are Hester Keatley at 304-426- 8077, Dimple Allara at 304- 426 -4622, Bill Browning at 304- 4266369, or Chris Atkins 304235-5500. Oct. 4, 6 The Burch High School Alumni Association has set its next reunion date. According to spokesperson Mary Lake Farley, the Burch High School Reunion is scheduled for October 4-6, 2013 at the Marriott, Columbus Airport Hotel, 1375 North Cassady Ave., Columbus, Ohio. The fee is $60 per person and covers all BHS Reunion activities. To make a room reservation call 614-475755. Contact Mary Lake Farley, PO Box 123, New Albany, OH 43054 or call 614-736-0290 or email [email protected] for additional information. Ongoing Celebrate Recovery meets every Tuesday at 7 p.m. at the Chattaroy Church of God. Mingo County Extended Learning Center at Rt. 2, Box 52-A, Delbarton, WV 25670 is applying to become a candidate for accreditation with the Commission of the Council on Occupational Education. Persons wishing to make comments should write to the Executive Director of the Commission, Council on Occupational Education, 7840 Roswell Road, Building 300, Suite 325, Atlanta, GA 30350. Persons making comments must provide their names and mailing addresses. In preparation for a 50 year class reunion, the 1963 class of Belfry High School is in need of a current mailing address for several members of the class: Thelma Bowen, Redia Scott Liebee, Penny Smith Holbrook, Brenda Stafford Tingler, Bonnie Thompson Davis, Donald Evans, Billy Bryan Hatfield and Robert Allen. Please call if you can assist with this information 606 2374339, 237-5896, 237-6094 or 606 432-9704. TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) meets Saturdays at the Jacob’s Well in the old Cantee’s location on 3rd Avenue in Williamson. Weigh in is 10 - 11 a.m., the program is 11 - noon. The first visit is free of charge. For more information call 304 235-3025 or 606 353-6777. Williamson Public Library preschool story hour is held every Wednesday at 11 a.m. For more information call the library at 304 235-6029. WILLIAMSON DAILY NEWS TUESDAY, JULY 2, 2013 ■ 3 Nation Is search for Snowden turning into sideshow? Sharon Cohen AP National Writer Edward Snowden’s continentjumping, hide-and-seek game seems like the stuff of a pulp thriller — a desperate man’s drama played out before a worldwide audience trying to decide if he’s a hero or a villain. But the search for the former National Security Agency contractor who spilled U.S. secrets has become something of a distracting sideshow, some say, overshadowing the important debate over the government’s power to seize the phone and Internet records of millions of Americans to help in the fight against terrorism. “You have to be humble on Day 1 to say, ‘This isn’t about me. This is about the information.’… I don’t think he really anticipated the importance of making sure the focus initially was off him,” says Mike Paul, president of MGP & Associates PR, a crisis management firm in New York. “Not only has he weakened his case, some would go as far as to say he’s gone from hero to zero.” Snowden, he says, can get back on track by “utilizing whatever information he has like big bombs in a campaign,” so the focus returns to the question of spying and not his life on the run. Snowden’s disclosures about U.S. surveillance to The Guardian newspaper and The Washington Post have created an uproar in Washington that shows no signs of fading. A petition asking President Barack Obama to pardon Snowden has collected more than 123,000 signatures. But the head of the Senate Intelligence Committee, Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., meanwhile, has called Snowden’s disclosure of top-secret information “an act of treason.” House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, is among those who’ve called Snowden a “traitor.” The president has dismissed the 30-year-old Snowden as a “hacker” and he had pledged that the U.S. won’t be scrambling military jets to snatch Snowden and return him to the U.S., where he faces espionage charges. Snowden is possibly holed up in the wing of a Russian airport hotel reserved for travelers in transit who don’t have visas to enter Russia. He might be waiting to hear whether Ecuador, Iceland or another country might grant him asylum. He fled Hong Kong last weekend after being charged with violating American espionage laws. Some say Snowden is losing ground in the battle for public opinion by cloaking his travels in secrecy, creating more interest in his efforts to elude U.S. authorities than his allegations against the government. By disappearing in Russia, he loses “access to rehabilitate himself in the public’s mind,” says William Weaver, a professor at the University of Texas at El Paso who has written about government secrecy. “You have to keep selling yourself, if you will, and do it in a smart way so people don’t get tired of you. … His only hope was to hit a grand slam home run with the public and make it stick. For every hour that he’s not doing something like that, he’s in trouble.” Others say Snowden’s personality is irrelevant and doesn’t change his major argument — that U.S. intelligence agencies have lied about the scope of its surveillance of Americans. Gene Healy, a vice president of the libertarian Cato Institute, recently wrote an essay denouncing pundits who’ve labeled Snowden a “grandiose narcissist” and a “total slacker.” He maintains that the former contractor’s revelations are all that matters. “The content of the message is far more important than the character of the messenger,” he wrote in the Washington Examiner. Healy said “the most disturbing” part of Snowden’s disclosures was the massive amounts of data collected on citizens. “The potential abuse of that information represents a grave threat to American liberty and privacy regardless of Snowden’s character and motivations,” he wrote. David Colapinto, general counsel at the National Whistleblowers Center, says it’s not surprising Snowden has become an “easy target’” facing harsh criticism from those at the highest levels of government — people “who have a bigger megaphone than he does.” “The name-calling and whatever may happen in the future — we don’t know what he’s going to do,” he adds. “We don’t know what the government is going to do. … It’s pretty hard to pull out a crystal ball.” So far, America seems to be divided, according to polls taken in the first days after Snowden’s leak of top-secret documents. Many people initially applauded the former contractor for exposing what they saw as government spying on ordinary Americans. Since then, though, government officials have responded with explanations of the program and congressional testimony attest- ing to the value of surveillance in thwarting terrorist attacks. In one poll, a June 12-16 national survey by the Pew Research Center and USA Today, 49 percent of those surveyed said the release of classified information about the NSA program serves the public interest, while 44 percent found it harmful. For those under 30, the gap was dramatically larger. That group said it’s good for the public by a 60-34 percent margin, according to the survey. Still, 54 percent also said the government should pursue a criminal case against someone who leaked classified information about the program. A second survey taken in that same five-day period found a similar split. The Washington Post-ABC news poll found that 43 percent support and 48 percent oppose criminally charging Snowden. But the survey also reported that 58 percent of Americans support the NSA’s sweeping surveillance program. Snowden has acknowledged taking highly classified documents about U.S. surveillance and sharing the information with the papers in Britain and Washington. He also told the South China Morning Post that the NSA hacked Chinese cellphone companies to seek text message data. Continued from front Arrests Donation From Page 1 glary, grand larceny and destruction of property. According to the criminal complaint, the defendant allegedly cut the telephone line connected to the residence of Jimmy Wolford, and then proceeded to throw a landscaping stone through the glass of the back door and gained entrance. Once inside, the defendant is reported to have stolen more than $500 in currency and change, a Ruger .22 caliber match pistol valued at $250; a Ruger 9 mm pistol valued at $549; a Remington 870 shotgun valued at $300 and a Fuji Digital Camera with an estimated value of $250. Wolford was arraigned before Chief Magistrate Dallas Toler and was released from custody after meeting the stipulations and requirements of his $5,500 bond. Doug Hunt, 39, of Delbarton was arrested on charges of battery and brandishing a deadly weapon by Delbarton Chief D. Nunley and Patrolmen D.R. Davis and G.D. Ford. The arrest stemmed from an altercation that occurred between the defendant and another man. During the fight, Hunt was reported to have pulled a firearm on Julianna Hensley, putting her in fear for her life. Hunt was arraigned before Magistrate Pam Newsome and was released after posting a $1,500 bond. Jordan Belcher, of North Matewan, was taken into custody by MCSD Lt. J. Ferris on a charge of domestic battery, 3rd offense, after responding to a domestic disturbance call. Belcher is accused of going to the residence of his ex-wife in an intoxicated state, where he allegedly turned over her grill, hit her, cursed her and physically shoved both her and her daughter. The defendant had prior convictions of domestic battery on 06-16-06 and 07-02-07. Jordan was arraigned by Chief Magistrate Toler and was transported to the Southwestern Regional Jail at Holden where he remains on a $3,000 bond. From Page 1 will include musical entertainment, door prizes and special sales in all of the participating stores. The BVFD will be in place at all entrances to the Southside Mall throughout the day on Wednesday, collecting money at the roadblocks that will be utilized to pay for the celebration. The firemen invite everyone to come out and be a part of the holiday celebration that has been enjoyed throughout the past years. Also on the evening of July 3, Team Moore encourages everyone to stop by their Goody, Ky. loca- tion beside of Food City with your family to see their new showroom and to take advantage of many free activities planned for all age groups. “We’re going to be serving free food and drinks, and we’re going to have inflatables for the kids and a dunking booth,” said Hodge. “We plan on having two different bands that will be entertaining the crowd, plus we will be giving away gas cards at 7 p.m. and 8 p.m., plus a flat screen television at 9 p.m. You do have to be present to win.” Hodge spoke with the Daily News about his employer’s generous dona- tion that will pay a good portion of the fireworks display, stating that Team Moore is very community oriented and said they were happy to be a part of the celebration. “We know that with the declining job market, there are a lot of families that can’t afford to take vacations,” said Hodge. “With that being said, it pleases us to know that we have done our share to make sure that everyone has the opportunity to come out and spend a cost-free evening that includes state-ofthe-art fireworks. “Giving back to the communities that keep our doors open is what it’s all about.” his future, his prospects for a job, for college.” Following Dill was Pastor Wright who urged the crowd to what was correct. “My Bible says marriage is between a man and a woman. My Bible says parents raise their children. We teach children from a young age which way to go and when they get older they will not depart. It does not say sent them to school to be indoctrinated with a whole bunch of stuff that you know is not right,” Wright said. “As Americans, as parents, as people… we have too… it is imperative, that we stand up and do what we know to be correct. Not politically correct, but biblically and constitutionally correct.” Marcum’s attorney, Ben White, was the final speaker. “Yesterday was a great day for Jared. Yesterday was a great day for all of you,” White said. “Frankly, we couldn’t have done it without all of the support from people like you and all the different groups. We really, really appreciate your support and your continued fight.” White said Thursday brought closure to what, in his opinion, was ridiculous charges over a 14-year-old who was just trying to explain his side of the story. “The big fight begins today. We want, mostly, for your continued fight for Jared and his family and our office and our fight to take this to the school board to deal with policy issues…,” White said. White said he had watched the video of the incident several times with Jared’s family and with the news media. “Jared didn’t act out. We have witnesses that may collaborate that,” White said. Marcum did not make a public appearance. Rally From Page 1 “People, we are under invasion,” Lardieri began. “I’ve spoken with several parents who contacted me with stories like you wouldn’t believe.” Lardieri said events like Marcum’s happening on the average 12 times a month. Reports of children being suspended for bringing a squirt gun to school, bring cupcakes to school with images of army soldiers and for drawing a picture of his father, who is in the military service, holding a rifle. “The worse one I have heard so far is the hearing impaired kid, a kid by the name of Hunter, is asked to have his name changed because the universal sign for his name is this motion,” Lardieri said, as he formed his hand into the shape of a pistol. Lardieri said that there is a systematic invasion going on in our educational system. “Controlling the school system is called social engineering,” Lardieri said. “It is instilling and forcing the mindset on a youth so that as they grow up it becomes their ideology. Lardieri urged parents to talk with their children and to keep abreast of what was going on with them at school and what they were being taught. “Watch, be observant and listen to your kids,” Lardieri said. “We are under invasion. Be ever vigilant, be vocal and let the school board know ‘no’ we don’t want you social engi- neering our kids. We don’t want you to take away our (parents) values and put in your own. Just stick with the curriculum.” Adkins then told the crowd that he had been told that it wasn’t very appropriate for Marcum to have worn that shirt to school. “Let me ask you this… are you going to ban the West Virginia University mascot on shirts in schools? What are we going to do about the West Virginia state flag? Are we going to ban the flag from schools because it has cross rifles on it?” Adkins said. “The Marine emblem, the Army emblem… they all depict rifles.” Dupree said that Marcum should not have gone through what he went through. “The liberals have decided they can do what they want to because our voice is small,” Dupree said. “…we need to take back our schools. We need to take back jobs. We need to take back our churches. We need to take back our lives. Because right now, the Democrats, the liberals — even some Republicans — think they can infringe on our rights. Our rights shall not be infringed.” Dupree said Marcum stood for freedom of speech and an attempt was made to shut him up. “We cannot accept that, and just because the charges have been dropped doesn’t mean that it isn’t going to happen to somebody else,” Dupree said. “That’s why this is important today.” Dupree said that our children are being destroyed. “They are doing it through pop culture, they are doing it with these reality shows and they’re doing it through their music,” Dupree said. Dupree said what had happened in Logan was a template. “America needs to see this template. You all stood behind Jared and the more cities and towns see you standing up then they will stand up,” Dupree said. “Show America that we stand together… and that we are going to stand together to protect this country.” Delegate Joshua Nelson was the next to speak. Nelson said he became involved in the Marcum incident because of his son. “How is it going to be in 10 years when my boy is 14? If some teacher tries to tell my boy to turn his ‘protect your rights’ T-shirt inside out, that isn’t going to fly with me,” Nelson said. Nelson told the crowd to stand up, get involved, and stay involved. “And the next time they try to tell a 14-year-old kid he can’t stand for his Constitutional right, they will think twice,” Nelson said. Also attending the rally was Sean Dill with the West Virginia Civilian Defense League (WVCDL). The WVCDL describes itself as “West Virginia’s largest pro-gun lobbying group, is a non-partisan, non-profit, allvolunteer, grassroots organization of concerned West Virginians who support our individual right to keep and bear arms for defense of self, family, home and state, and for lawful hunting and recreational use, as guaranteed by Article III, §22 of the West Virginia Constitution and the Second Amendment of the Constitution of the United States.” “This past year has been huge for gun rights. We’ve had ups and we’ve had downs,” Dill said. “We got a record number of pro gun bills signed into law… five pro gun bills are now law.” Dills said that every time a tragedy happens that involves a firearm, like the Connecticut shootings, anti-gun “vultures” that start stand on top of the dead people’s bodies and use them to push their agenda. “Vultures like our own Joe Manchin. Hours after this tragedy, he gets his ugly mug on TV, he says now nobody needs more than three shells in their rifle for deer hunting,” Dill said. “You know what Joe? It’s not about deer hunting, brother. Not one line in the Second Amendment mentions deer.” Dills, recalling the numerous accounts of children being suspended from school, said he was glad that he lived in West Virginia. “I used to be glad I like in West, by God, Virginia, because that won’t happen in my state,” Dill said. “Folks, I am here today because it did happen here. This time the anti-gun folks I mentioned is the Logan County school board. Now we have a teacher and city officials harassing a 14-yearold boy all because he wore a shirt they didn’t agree with. They are threatening Congratulations 2013 South Point Ohio Graduate Jordan Scott Marcum We are so proud of you and the wonderful young man you’ve become WE LOVE YOU! Nan and Pap, Auntie Megan, Skylar & Gunner, Grandson of Bill & Sandy Varney, Naugatuck 60430868 4 ■ TUESDAY, JULY 2, 2013 WILLIAMSON DAILY NEWS Editorial Clearer educational standards are a must West Virginia’s continued progress toward implementing educational goals known as Common Core State Standards is the right move, despite complaints of critics who allege ominous motives for the program. The main criticisms, advanced by tea party groups, appear to be unfounded and basically discard the logical benefits of implementing the Common Core Standards in West Virginia. Fortunately, the state’s Department of Education is moving ahead in developing, adopting and implementing the standards. The Common Core State Standards initiative is a state-led effort to establish clear educational standards for kindergarten through 12th grade in English language arts and mathematics. The initiative was launched and continues to be led by the National Governors Association and the Council of Chief State School Officers, with input from teachers, parents, school administrators and experts from across the country along with state leaders. States can voluntarily adopt the standards, and 45 have done so already. The end goal is to provide clear year-to-year objectives about what students should learn, as well as seeing that they are adequately prepared to continue their education or enter the workforce after graduating from high school. Critics contend, however, that the Common Core State Standards represent an attempted takeover of education by the federal government. In addition, they allege that gathering information about students and their performance in meeting the standards amounts to “data mining” for improper purposes, such as profiteering. Some fear that the system is — or will be — used to collect information related to religious and political backgrounds or leanings. State education officials contend that’s not true — that collection of information will be the same as it has been in the past. … There’s no question that West Virginia’s schools and students must improve their performance. The state lags most other states in most educational achievement rankings. Adoption of the Common Core State Standards should allow the state’s educational system to benefit from best practices and proven strategies from around the country. To reject that opportunity based on so-far groundless fears of a national takeover or “data mining” would only shortchange the state’s children. — Distributed by The Associated Press ■ What Jefferson wrought such thing as a natuIf only all congressioral ruling class. Put nal committees were so another way, it tells inspired. us, as Jefferson wrote The committee near the end of his charged with putting to life, “that the mass of paper the reasons the mankind has not been Continental Congress born with saddles on had resolved to declare their backs nor a faindependence from Britvored few booted and ain turned to Thomas Jefspurred, ready to ride ferson to do its drafting. them legitimately by If the reasons for that the grace of God.” choice weren’t particuIn spelling out our larly profound — Jeffer“unalienable right” to son’s talents as a writer Rich Lowry “life, liberty, and the were widely recognized, Syndicated pursuit of happiness,” and no one thought the it anchors our very declaration as important Columnist humanity in the right as other pressing revoto self-determination. lutionary business — its Jefferson amended the traditional consequences assuredly were. Jefferson’s work of a few days was trinity of “life, liberty, and property” for the ages. John Adams had hand- by inserting the pursuit of happiness ed the writing over to the Virginian in recognition that property is only while he led the floor debate over a means to that larger end. “What is independence — and came to regret important is the colonists’ liberty to do what they believe necessary and the missed opportunity for glory. But Jefferson’s words were more useful with their lives,” historian than rhetorical theatrics; they laid Robert Webking writes. In saying that “governments are the philosophical bedrock of the American republic. In the space of instituted among men” in order “to three magnificent sentences in its secure these rights,” it grounds the preamble, the declaration packs authority of government in the proenough content to fill volumes of tection of our freedom. Finally, in stipulating that treatises on political theory. In declaring that “all men are cre- “whenever any form of governated equal,” it insists that there’s no ment becomes destructive to these ends, it is the right of the people to alter or abolish it,” it asserts the right to revolution. The rest of the document details the long train of abuses by the British government that justifies the colonists’ assertion of this right. All of this was a direct steal from the natural-rights philosophy of John Locke. These Lockean premises were so widely accepted among revolutionary leaders that the preamble — which has never lost its power to awe and to command the reader’s assent — was adopted by the Continental Congress with nary a peep of protest. “Neither aiming at originality of principles or sentiments,” Jefferson later wrote of the declaration, “it was intended to be an expression of the American mind.” “All honor to Jefferson,” Lincoln once proclaimed, “to the man who, in the concrete pressure of a struggle for national independence by a single people, had the coolness, forecast, and capacity to introduce into a merely revolutionary document, an abstract truth, and so to embalm it there, that today and in all coming days, it shall be a rebuke and a stumbling block to the very harbingers of reappearing tyranny and oppression.” Amen. Rich Lowry is editor of the National Review. (c) 2013 by King Features Synd., Inc. Editorial opinions from around Ohio COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Excerpts of recent editorials of statewide and national interest from Ohio newspapers: The Columbus Dispatch, July 1 Wasn’t the Affordable Care Act supposed to be so necessary and sought-after that it would sell itself? The Obama administration is taking no chances: It is embarking on a multimillion-dollar marketing push, particularly directed at younger people. Federal officials hope to involve the NFL and NBA in its propaganda campaign, and states are enlisting helpers to canvass — labor unions, community-organizing groups and other traditional liberal supporters — which also involves awarding them millions of dollars in grants…. In addition to this outreach, enrollment “assisters” at community organizations, unions and health clinics will be paid $58 for each enrollee, and also will aid people in signing up for welfare and food stamps. As required by the Motor Voter Act signed by President Bill Clinton in 1993, enrollees in state exchanges also will be asked if they want to register to vote. These groups are going to have a tough job persuading the public of the virtues of the law. A new Gallup poll released last week found that 52 percent of Americans disapprove of the health-care overhaul versus 44 percent who approve…. With public opinion downbeat and some of the worst news about climbing costs and premium rates just coming out, backers are now turning to a program of shaming and hectoring people — especially the young, who will be stuck with the largest increases in individual premiums, with little to gain — into buying insurance. And many of the groups doing the hectoring just happen to be political allies of the administration. The Marietta Times, June 29 Basic freedoms — the ones cited in the Declaration of Independence and guaranteed by the Constitution and Bill of Rights — were given a lot of thought by our nation’s founders. For the first few decades of the United States of America’s existence, whether actions by presidents and congresses met the strict tests of liberty the founders used was a primary consideration among both national and state leaders. That does not seem to be the case now. For many years, freedoms once taken for granted by Americans have been traded, sometimes reluctantly and sometimes cheerfully, for promises of prosperity and CHAD WHITT, Circulation DREW MARTIN, Advertising Mgr. JENNIFER JAMES, Advertising Mgr. JOSH BYERS, Editor Mgr. 12 Weeks ... $87.50 26 Weeks ... $175.00 PO BOX 1660 Williamson, WV 25661 security. Much of the erosion of our liberties came as result of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. The executive branch of government was given enormous power, beyond even what has been granted during some of our declared wars, in the name of national security. But as U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin pointed out, the same commission that investigated the 9/11 attacks and recommended new security measures also stressed they should come with safeguards for our liberties. The panel recommended creation of a White House Office of Civil Liberties. Neither former President George W. Bush nor incumbent President Barack Obama followed through…. Some of the worst infringements of civil liberties brought to light during recent weeks have originated in that Cabinet department, with Attorney General Eric Holder’s approval. A new, independent office of civil rights, functioning somewhat as inspectors general do in uncovering and publicizing other types of abuses in government, should be established. The Cincinnati Enquirer, June 28 1,138. That’s the number of federal benefits, rights and privileges granted to married people or af- fected by marital status. Things like lower estate taxes and increased veterans’ benefits, breaks on immigration status and the right to family medical leave. Wednesday’s Supreme Court decision striking down the Defense of Marriage Act makes those benefits available to same-sex couples who are married in states that recognize their unions…. The question of whether or how the decision affects local couples is trickier. Ohio, Kentucky and Indiana all ban marriages between two people of the same sex, so local couples won’t automatically receive any federal benefits. As for local couples who marry in a state that recognizes same-sex marriages, the status of the benefit depends on who’s granting it…. In the meantime local residents will continue to debate the issue. It’s worth noting that, while Ohio, Kentucky and Indiana all ban same-sex marriage, Ohio’s is by far the most sweeping of the three, and indeed one of the most sweeping in the nation…. Have (attitudes) changed enough to support upending laws that govern who can marry here? A group called FreedomOhio is gathering signatures to place the issue on the ballot, but organizers expect it will be 2014 before they can launch a campaign…. So while the Supreme Court’s decisions Wednesday are hailed as milestones, they are not the end of the debate. In Ohio and Kentucky, at least, the issue seems destined to be with us for a while. Lancaster Eagle-Gazette, July 1 July 1 marks the 150th anniversary of the beginning of the battle of Gettysburg, widely regarded as the turning point in the Civil War. On one level, it’s difficult today to imagine such deep divisions that led to Americans fighting with themselves, sometimes with brothers fighting on opposite sides. But in many ways, America today has divisions every bit as deep as those the country experienced in the mid1800s. The question is, what are we going to do about it? There are many symptoms. Any hint of the federal government attempting to regulate firearms sends some to talk about rebelling before giving up a gun, even when taking guns isn’t the suggestion. Outrage wars with frustration every time a new tax is passed. Recent scandals involving the IRS and the monitoring of cell phones by the government leave many with a cold chill, wondering what they don’t yet know about. The root of the problem is that most Americans no longer trust their government…. WILLIAMSON DAILY NEWS TUESDAY, JULY 2, 2013 ■ 5 Region White House has coal country on the defensive Matthew Brown The Associated Press COLSTRIP, Mont. — After several years of taking a beating from the poor economy, new pollution rules and a flood of cheap natural gas, the coal industry was on the rebound this year as mining projects moved forward in the Western U.S. and demand for the fuel began to rise, especially in Asia. But almost overnight, coal is back on the defensive, scrambling to stave off a dark future amid President Barack Obama’s renewed push to rein in climate change. The proposal, with its emphasis on cuts in carbon dioxide emissions from new and existing power plants, would put facilities like the 2,100 megawatt Colstrip electricity plant in eastern Montana in regulators’ cross hairs. That has profound spin-off implications for the massive strip mines that dot the surrounding arid landscape of the Powder River Basin and provide the bulk of the nation’s coal. Montana’s sole member of the U.S. House of Representatives bluntly declared that the administration had decided to “pick winners and losers” in the energy sector with its plan. “He wants to move toward shutting down the coal industry,” Republican Rep. Steve Daines said of the president. Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz and representatives of the Environmental Protection Agency rejected claims that the administration’s plan would exclude coal. They pointed to billions of dollars being spent by the government on technologies to decrease emissions by capturing and storing carbon dioxide from coal plants. Yet widespread application of those technologies is years away, and Obama made clear in announcing his proposal that he intends to halt the “limitless dumping of carbon pollution” from power plants. He directed the Environmental Protection Agency to craft rules to make that happen. The Colstrip plant, which dominates the skyline of a coalcentered town by the same name, burns about 10 million tons of coal a year from a nearby mine and provides power to customers as far away as Seattle. According to the EPA, the plant churned out more than 15 million tons of carbon dioxide in 2011, the latest year for which data was available. That’s roughly equivalent to the emissions from about 3 million cars running for a year. On Monday, as Colstrip’s tow- ering smokestacks poured out a constant plume of steam and smoke into otherwise blue skies, pipefitter Joe Ashworth, 60, was nearby packing up his RV. He spent the past two months working on a maintenance project at the plant. The traveling union worker said people in the coal industry were nervous that efforts to curb emissions could cost jobs and drive up electricity prices. “Go green sure. But do you have an electrical vehicle that will pull my trailer so I can make a living?” he asked. Despite a frequently heard boast that the state has more coal than anywhere else in the U.S., antipathy toward the administration’s plan is not universal in Montana. One of Daines’ predecessors, former Rep. Pat Williams, said last week that warming temperatures pointed to a “doomsday” scenario if carbon emissions were not addressed. Others maintain that the worries over lost jobs are overstated. On Tuesday, the Natural Resources Defense Council plans to release a report detailing new jobs that would be created because of all the work needed to retrofit plants such as Colstrip. The environmental group said its analysis of the administration’s plan shows 3,600 jobs in Montana alone. W.Va. boy crafts Lego projects Charlotte Ferrell Smith Charleston Daily Mail CHARLESTON — David Blessing, 9, already has a good background for his dream career. “I want to design Legos,” he said. David would rather build things with Legos than play video games. His favorite class is math, a plus because it’s important to have the correct number of pieces before a Lego construction project begins, he said. For those who would like to see some of his elaborate projects, David is holding Lego workshops at several area libraries along with assistance from his family. He has already held workshops at two branches of the Kanawha County Public Library, including Cross Lanes and Elk Valley. Upcoming events will be 6 p.m. July 1 at St. Albans; 6 p.m. July 8 at the main library in downtown Charleston; 6 p.m. July 15 at Sissonville; and 6 p.m. July 22 at Riverside. Attendees may see David’s Lego trains, which are motorized and run along tracks made of Legos. David got his love for trains from his father, Andrew Blessing, and grandfather, Ron Blessing, of Sissonville. Both are interested in regular model railroading. David lives in Charleston with his parents and sister, 7-year-old Emily. His mother, Olivia Bradshaw, is branch children’s manager at Cross Lanes. His family is helping move all the Lego creations from one branch to the other as the workshops continue. The family works together to construct elaborate Lego trains, buildings, airplanes, people, vehicles, animals, and various other items. Some of these items will be displayed along with the trains to add interesting detail. The Grand Emporium is a threelevel structure with 2,182 pieces. David said his Dad helped with this structure that includes things like a toy department, revolving door, escalator, ice cream stand, mailbox, house wares section, and numerous other miniature details. David began collecting Legos when he was just a toddler. They come in various sizes and complexities to fit different age groups. “Part of David’s collection was handed down from when I was a child,” his mother said. Some of his newest sets are fairly complicated but he can work with them as long as he follows instructions. He rarely needs help. David, who will be 10 on Aug. 24, will be a fifth-grader at Ruffner Elementary in the fall. Those who attend the workshops will gain tips for building and may see his elaborate completed projects. They will also get a chance to build. An 18-gallon tub filled with Legos will be available for attendees to try their hand at construction. Bradshaw said the Lego program fits nicely with the summer library theme “Reading is Math Magical.” Check the site www.kanawhalibrary. org for activities. Space is limited in the Lego workshops. To register, call the local branch where you wish to attend. Grimes to challenge Sen. McConnell in ‘14 Roger Alford The Associated Press FRANKFORT, Ky. — Kentucky Secretary of State Alison Lundergan Grimes said Monday she will seek to challenge Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell next year, ending the long search by Democrats to find a competitive challenger to the five-term Republican. Grimes, who had been touted as the Democrats’ best hope of unseating McConnell, began seriously considering the race after actress Ashley Judd opted out in March. The 34-year-old Grimes launched her bid with stinging criticism of the 71-year-old McConnell, the longest-serving U.S. senator in Kentucky history. “I agree with thousands of Kentuckians that Kentucky is tired of 28 years of obstruction, that Kentucky is tired of someone who has voted against raising the minimum wage while all the while quadrupling his own net worth,” Grimes told reporters. “Kentucky is tired of a senior senator that has lost touch with Kentucky issues, voters and their values.” McConnell, meanwhile, released a statement saying he looks forward to “a respectful exchange of ideas” with Grimes, whom he described as President Barack Obama’s Kentucky candidate. “The next sixteen months will provide a great opportunity for Kentuckians to contrast a liberal agenda that promotes a war on coal families and government-rationed health care with someone who works every day to protect Kentuckians from those bad ideas,” McConnell said. “Together we’ve invested a lot to ensure that Kentucky’s voice in the U.S. Senate is heard from the front of the line rather than the back-bench and I intend to earn the support to keep it there.” A lawyer whose father once headed the state Democratic party, Grimes, a lawyer, was first elected in 2011, when she won 61 percent of the vote. Former Democratic Party Chairman Bill Garmer and Kentucky environmental attorney Tom FitzGerald had also eyed the race on the Democratic side, had both had said they would run only if Grimes didn’t. Three longshot Democrats already have declared their intentions to run. Defeating McConnell would be the Democrats’ biggest prize of the 2014 election. He has been an outspoken critic of Obama and would move up to Senate majority leader should Republicans recapture the Senate in 2014. His seat is one of 14 that Republicans are defending next year, while Democrats try to hold onto 21. Grimes met privately with supporters, including two former Democratic governors and several state lawmakers, before announcing her decision. The announcement came just days after the conservative group Kentuckians for Strong Leadership began running a TV spot attacking Grimes as a cheerleader for Obama. The ad began airing in the Louisville, Lexington and Paducah markets last week and was scheduled to continue through July 11. Among utilities elsewhere in the country, the trend away from coal has been well underway over the past several years. Rock-bottom natural gas prices — coupled with huge price-tags to clean up mercury and other pollutants from burning coal — drove many utilities to simply switch fuels. Those pressures finally started to ease this year: Demand from utilities started to rise as coal stockpiles dwindled. Proposals for major new mines by Cloud Peak Energy and Arch Coal, Inc. gained traction. And coal finally started to reclaim its competitive edge as gas prices rose. Colstrip is among those plants that have remained open, in part due to heavy capital investments. That includes $88 million spent on air pollution controls since 2000, according to PPL Montana, which co-owns the 360-employee plant and operates it on behalf of five other utilities. Carbon dioxide controls would cost far more: $430 million to install the equipment, plus annual operating and maintenance costs of $900 million, according to a PPL study from several years ago. That would equate to $53 for every ton of coal burned, the company said. That’s about five times the price of the fuel itself in the nearby Powder River Ba- sin, according to pricing information from the Energy Information Administration. Still, PPL representatives and others in the industry see room for maneuvering before carbon capture becomes mandated. Key details of the administration’s plan still must be worked out, including the scope of emissions cuts and their timetable. The broad goal is to achieve a 17 percent reduction in greenhouse gas emissions below 2005 levels by 2020. Assuming the goal doesn’t shift, the key question will be how those reductions are spread among different sectors of the economy, from transportation and power production, to manufacturing. Even without the president’s latest announcement, the Supreme Court ruled five years that carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases are pollutants that the government must regulate, said Quin Shea, vice president of the Edison Electric Institute, which represents investor-owned utilities in the U.S. and has worked with the administration on the climate issue. “A lot of our friends in other industries and states and on (Capitol) Hill miss the fact that this isn’t optional,” Shea said. “At the end of the day, we will be protecting as much coal as we can.” Red Cross issues safety tips Staff Report It’s time for Fourth of July celebrations – fireworks, a backyard barbecue, maybe a trip to the pool, river or lake. Whatever people have planned, the American Red Cross wants them to enjoy their holiday and has steps they can follow to be safe. “We want everyone to have a great holiday, and a safe one,” said Erica Mani, CEO of the West Virginia Region. “Whether the weekend will involve fireworks, grilling or spending time in the water, we have safety tips everyone can follow.” • Fireworks Safety — The safest way to enjoy fireworks is to attend a public fireworks show put on by professionals. Stay at least 500 feet away from the show. Many states outlaw most fireworks. If someone is setting fireworks off at home, they should follow these safety steps: Never give fireworks to small children, and always follow the instructions on the packaging. Keep a supply of water close by as a precaution. Make sure the person lighting fireworks always wears eye protection. Light only one firework at a time and never attempt to relight “a dud.” Store fireworks in a cool, dry place away from children and pets. Never throw or point a firework toward people, animals, vehicles, structures or flammable materials. Leave any area immediately where untrained amateurs are using fireworks. • Grilling Safety — Every year people in this country are injured while using backyard charcoal or gas grills. Follow these steps to safely cook up treats for the backyard barbecue: Always supervise a barbecue grill when in use. Never grill indoors – not in your house, camper, tent, or any enclosed area. Make sure everyone, including the pets, stays away from the grill. Keep the grill out in the open, away from the house, the deck, tree branches, or anything that could catch fire. Use the long-handled tools especially made for cooking on the grill to keep the chef safe. Never add charcoal starter fluid when coals have already been ignited. Always follow the manufacturer’s instructions when using grills. • Water Safety — If someone’s holiday includes swimming in the lake, river or pool obey the following safety tips: Keep alert for local weather conditions. Swim sober and always swim with a buddy. Have young children and inexperienced swimmers wear a Coast Guard-approved life jacket. Protect the neck – don’t dive headfirst. Keep a close eye and constant attention on children and adults while near water. Additional water safety tips are available at redcross.org/watersafetytips • Sun Protection — Limit exposure to direct sunlight between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m., and wear a broadspectrum sunscreen with a protection factor of at least 15. Reapply sunscreen often. Remember to drink plenty of water regularly, even if not thirsty. Avoid drinks with alcohol or caffeine in them. Protect the eyes by wearing sunglasses that will absorb 100 percent of UV sunlight. Protect the feet - the sand can burn them and glass and other sharp objects can cut them. During hot weather, watch for signs of heat stroke — hot, red skin; changes in consciousness; rapid, weak pulse; rapid, shallow breathing. If it’s suspected someone is suffering from heat stroke: Call 9-1-1 and move the person to a cooler place. Quickly cool the body by applying cool, wet cloths or towels to the skin (or misting it with water) and fanning the person. Watch for signs of breathing problems and make sure the airway is clear. Keep the person lying down. Scholar House of Central Appalachia Applications are being accepted for the Executive Director of the Scholar House of Central Appalachia. The Executive Director will be responsible for providing direct oversight to Scholar House Residents and supporting the mission and work of the Scholar House. He/She must have prior experience working with donors and a proven track record of fund raising success. Applicants must possess a minimum of an Associate’s Degree, previous fund raising experience, a basic knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite, excellent communication skills, and strong organizational skills. Interested applicants should submit a letter of interest, resume, and the names and contact information for a minimum of three references to [email protected] Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled. EOE. 60430871 6 ■ TUESDAY, JULY 2, 2013 WILLIAMSON DAILY NEWS Nation Deadly heat continues in west; wildfire danger high (AP) A punishing and deadly heat wave is roasting the Western U.S., toppling all-time high temperature records in a wide area extending from Arizona to the Pacific Northwest. On Sunday, Las Vegas tied its all-time mark with a high temperature of a sizzling 117°F, and the heat is expected to last at least through midweek. The heat wave is affecting areas that are already coping with extreme drought conditions, and the hot and dry weather, combined with dry thunderstorms, has helped set off deadly wildfires — including the deadly Yarnell Hill fire in Arizona. That fire has destroyed at least 200 homes and led to the deaths of 19 specially-trained firefighters on Sunday, in the deadliest wildland firefighting event since 1933, when 29 firefighters were killed battling a blaze in Los Angeles. The National Weather Service is warning that the heat, combined with more thunderstorms, may spark additional wildfires this week across the West, and may also contribute to extreme wildfire behavior, such as the conditions that overtook the firefighters. The heat wave is threatening the all-time world-high temperature record of 134°F, set at Death Valley, Calif., in 1913. Forecasts show high temperatures flirting with 130-degrees there on Monday and Tuesday, but probably not reaching or exceeding the all-time mark. On June 30, the 129°F at Death The heat wave is threatening the all-time world-high temperature record of 134°F, set at Death Valley, Calif., in 1913. Valley tied the record for the highest temperature on record there in the month of June. Records there extend back to 1911. The heat wave is also making its presence known in national temperature statistics. During the June 24-29 period, there were 46 monthly high-temperature records set or tied in the U.S., along with 21 records for the highest overnight minimum temperature. During the same period there were 13 all-time high temperature records set or tied across the U.S., along with three all-time marks for the highest overnight low temperature. With more records set on June 30 and likely to come through July 4, the national numbers are bound to increase. In Las Vegas, the National Weather Service called the 117°F on June 30, “The jackpot of Las Vegas record-high temperatures.” It was Las Vegas’ highest temperature in the month of June, topping the old mark of 116°F set on June 15, 1940. Las Vegas also had its warmest June on record, with an average temperature of 91.5°F. Official records in Las Vegas date back to 1937. Record-high temperatures have also been set in California’s Central Valley, Oregon, Washington, and Utah, among other states. For example, Sacramento, Calif., reached 107°F on Saturday, its daily high record. Other parts of the West are also roasting, with Salt Lake City seeing back-to-back days of the hottest temperature on record there, with highs on Friday and Saturday reaching 105°F. At Needles, Calif., the 122°F on Sunday set a record for the first time that location has ever had three straight days of 120°F or greater heat in the month of June. The previous day, Needles reached a high of 123°F, which broke its all-time mark for the month of June. Records for Needles date back to 1888. A similar record was set in Kingman, Ariz., where the June 28-30 period was the first time it recorded three straight days with high temperatures of 100°F or greater. The heat wave is the result of a massive dome of high pressure that has rerouted the jet stream from the Pacific Ocean northward into Canada, preventing storms and cooler air from surging south, and locking the already drought- stricken West into an extended bout of sizzling temperatures. While each heat wave has ties to short-term weather variability, increasingly common and intense heat waves are one of the most well-understood consequences of manmade global warming, since as global average surface temperatures increase, the probability of extreme heat events increases by a greater amount. Data already suggests that heat waves have are becoming more common worldwide, and the Western U.S. in general has been warming faster than the rest of the country in recent decades. In fact, Arizona was the fastest-warming state in the continental U.S. since 1970. One study, published in the Proceedings of the American Academy of Sciences in 2012, found that the odds of extremely hot summers have significantly increased in tandem with global temperatures. Those odds, the study found, were about 1-in-300 during the 1951-1980 timeframe, but that had increased to nearly 1-in-10 by 1981-2010. Another study to be published in the journal Geophysical Research Letters found that manmade global warming has increased the chances of Australians experiencing extremely hot summers by more than five times, and is likely to raise the odds by even more in the coming decades. Australia experienced its hottest summer on record in 2012-2013, which also featured destructive wildfires and floods. Extreme heat also poses a major public health threat, since extreme heat is the No. 1 weather-related killer in the U.S. The NWS has warned that little relief from the hot temperatures can be expected at night, especially in urban areas, and at least one heat-related death has been recorded in Las Vegas. Heightening public health concerns is the lack of any nighttime relief from the heat. On June 30, for example, the low temperature in Phoenix was 91°F, which tied the record-high minimum temperature for the date. In Las Vegas, the temperature only fell to 89°F on June 30, which tied the all-time record high minimum temperature for the month of June. In addition to the threat to public health, the hot weather is also complicating transportation in parts of the West. According to the New York Times, Phoenixbased US Airways grounded 18 of its regional flights because the manufacturer of the jets had not produced performance statistics for the aircraft at temperatures above 118°F. Extreme heat affects aircraft performance, increasing the amount of runway required for aircraft to take off because warm air has less density than cold air. Judge tosses 3 NY $110 billion price tag for extreme weather events lawsuits against ex-Elmo actor Lindsay Harmon The Associated Press When it came to extreme weather and climate events, 2012 was a colossal year for the U.S. It was the warmest year on record in the lower 48 states, featuring a massive drought and deadly heat waves that broke thousands of temperature records. Hurricane Sandy devastated parts of the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast, and one of the most intense and longlasting complexes of severe thunderstorms, known as a “derecho,” plunged 4 million people into darkness from Iowa to Virginia. Now the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has totaled the losses caused by the 11 most expensive extreme weather and climate disasters in 2012, each of which cost upwards of $1 billion. According to NOAA’s National Climatic Data Center in Asheville, N.C., these billion-dollar events cost the U.S. a total of $110 billion, which puts 2012 behind only 2005 on the list of costliest years since 1980. Credit: NOAA/National Climatic Data Center The billion-dollar events in 2012 included seven severe weather and tornado events, including the Midwest to Mid-Atlantic derecho, two hurricanes, and the yearlong drought and related wildfires. Those 11 events alone killed more than 300, NOAA reported. Hurricane Sandy was by far the deadliest and most expensive event, according to NOAA, costing about $65 billion and causing 159 fatalities. The yearlong drought cost about $30 billion. NOAA found that the drought and related heat waves caused more than 100 direct deaths and an unknown number of indirect fatalities. Heat is the No. 1 weatherrelated killer in the U.S., according to the National Weather Service. The drought was the most expansive in the U.S. since the Dust Bowl era of the 1930s, and in some places it rivaled the Dust Bowl in intensity. Wildfires fed by the hot and dry conditions burned more than 9.2 million acres nationwide in 2012, which was the third-highest total since 2000. The wildfires caused an estimated $1 billion and resulted in 8 deaths, according to the report. According to NOAA, the U.S. has seen 144 weather and climate disasters since 1980 where overall costs reached or exceeded $1 billion. The total cost of those 144 events exceeds $1 trillion, and costs are increasing in large part due to population growth and the sheer number of people and buildings in harm’s way now. But the increasing frequency and severity of some extreme events due to climate change may also be boosting costs. During the past year, NOAA has been reviewing its methodology to ensure that its estimates are accurate and unbiased by changes in prices, population, and other sources. “In performing these disaster-cost assessments, these statistics were taken from a wide variety of sources and represent, to the best of our ability, the estimated total costs of these events — that is, the costs in terms of dollars that would not have been incurred had the event not taken place,” NOAA said. The report incorporated both insured and uninsured losses and estimates from other federal agencies, state governments, insurers, and other sources. Related Content 2012 May Rank As 2nd Most Disastrous Year Since 1980Extreme Weather 101: Drought and Our Changing ClimateOngoing Coverage of Historic Drought in U.S.Sandy Tops List of 2012 Extreme Weather and Climate EventsReport: The Age of Western Wildfires Records: Dolan warned Vatican of sex abuse scandal M.L. Johnson The Associated Press MILWAUKEE — As the Archdiocese of Milwaukee prepared to file for bankruptcy amid dozens of claims by victims of clergy sex abuse, then-Archbishop Timothy Dolan sought and received permission from a Vatican office to move $57 million from a cemetery fund into a trust to provide “improved protection,” according to documents made public Monday. The 2007 letter by Dolan, who is now cardinal of the New York archdiocese, and the Vatican’s response were included in thousands of pages of documents the archdiocese released as part of a deal reached in federal bankruptcy court between the archdiocese and clergy sex abuse victims suing it for fraud. Victims say the archdiocese transferred problem priests to new churches without warning parishioners and covered up priests’ crimes for decades. The victims’ attorneys have accused Dolan of trying to hide the money as the Milwaukee archdiocese planned for bankruptcy. The archdiocese denies those allegations. In a statement, Dolan called any suggestion he was trying to shield money from victims an “old and discredited” attack. Jerry Topczewski, chief of staff for current Archbishop Jerome Listecki, said the money was always set aside in a separate fund for cemetery care and moving it to a trust just formalized that. The release of about 6,000 pages of documents has drawn national attention because of the involvement of Dolan, who is president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops and the nation’s most prominent Roman Catholic official. Dolan, who has not been accused of transferring problem priests, took over as Milwaukee archbishop in mid-2002 after many victims had already come forward. But there have been questions about his response to the crisis. In his June 4, 2007, letter to the Vatican, Dolan said the cemetery fund money would still have to be used to care for cemeteries if placed in a trust. But, he added: “By transferring these assets to the Trust, I foresee an improved protection of these funds from any legal claim and liability.” Church law requires bishops to seek Vatican approval for any property sale or asset transfer in the millions of dollars. The bankruptcy judge will ultimately decide whether any transfer amounts to fraud. The documents also show that Dolan sought to push problem priests out of the priesthood to avoid further scandal after sex abuse victims began coming forward in the early 2000s. In July 2003, Dolan wrote to then-Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, the future Pope Benedict XVI, asking to dismiss Daniel Budzynski, who had sexual abuse allegations against him stretching back to the 1970s. Dolan told Ratzinger that the archdiocese had yet to identify all Budzynski’s victims, but “as victims organize and become more public, the potential for true scandal is very real.” Other documents made public include the depositions of Dolan and his predecessor, Archbishop Rembert Weakland, along with the personnel files of 42 of the 45 archdiocese priests with verified abuse claims against them. Allegations against one priest came to light only after the archdiocese filed for bankruptcy and his file will be released later, once it is complete, Topczewski has said. Two other priests’ files aren’t being released because they involve single victims who could easily be identified. Clergy sex abuse victims have criticized the archdiocese for releasing only part of the priests’ files. The documents made public represent about 10 percent of what was turned over to victims’ attorneys during litigation. Attorneys for both sides agreed on which ones would be posted. Along with the actual documents, the archdiocese published a narrative about each priest and a timeline of his career. Larry Neumeister The Associated Press NEW YORK — Three lawsuits brought by men who said former Elmo puppeteer Kevin Clash sexually abused them when they were underage were tossed out by a judge who said in a decision published Monday that the men waited too long to sue. U.S. District Judge John G. Koeltl said the claims must be barred because they came more than six years after the men reasonably should have realized that the physical and emotional injuries they’re suing over were caused by alleged encounters with Clash. The judge also noted that each man had been over the age of 18 for more than three years before the lawsuits were filed. Clash was the man behind Elmo, the popular furry red monster, for 28 years. Attorneys for the men promised an appeal while Clash said through his lawyer that he hoped the ruling would help him recover personally and professionally. One other lawsuit is pending in Pennsylvania. Clash resigned from “Sesame Street” in November after college student Cecil Singleton sued him for more than $5 million, accusing Clash of having sex with him when he was 15. At the time, Clash said he was leaving his job because “personal matters have diverted attention away from the important work ‘Sesame Street’ is doing.” Singleton’s lawsuit was among those thrown out Monday. Koeltl also rejected lawsuits brought by Kevin Kiadii, who claimed that Clash initiated contact with him on a gay chat line in 2004 when he was 16, and a third person, a Florida resident, who remained anonymous in his lawsuit as he claimed that Clash befriended him in late 1995 or early 1996 when he was 16 or 17. The Associated Press generally doesn’t identify people alleging sex crimes, but both Singleton and Kiadii have widely publicized their accusations, including giving several interviews and, in Singleton’s case, a news conference. Sex with a person under age 17 is a felony in New York if the perpetrator is 21 or older. Koeltl said Singleton’s claim expired in 2009, Kiadii’s claim became time-barred at some point between 2008 and 2010 and the case brought anonymously would have expired between 2000 and 2002. Adam D. Horowitz, an attorney for the men who brought the lawsuits, noted that the case was dismissed only on statute of limitations grounds. “It should not be viewed as a vindication for Kevin Clash or a determination that he is innocent,” Horowitz said. He added that lawyers were “still hearing from more of his alleged victims.” Jeff Herman, another lawyer for the plaintiffs, said in a statement: “This is the first battle. We plan to appeal the decision and continue the fight to be a voice for victims.” Herman called the statute of limitations “an arbitrary timeline that silences victims” and demonstrates “the need for a window in New York to allow victims to have their day in court.” Michael G. Berger, Clash’s attorney, called the ruling an “important step” for helping Clash to move on. He said Clash was pleased. “As we have maintained all along, our goal has been to put these spurious claims behind him, so that Kevin can go about the business of reclaiming his personal life and his professional standing,” Berger said in a statement. The lawyer noted that Clash, a native of Dundalk, Md., won three Emmys last month. “Kevin is looking forward to a time in the near future when he can tell his story free of innuendo and false claims,” he said. In the ruling, the judge said that the time in which someone must bring a lawsuit accumulates after the victimization rather than when the individual realizes subsequent psychological harm. Otherwise, he said, plaintiffs could make claims decades later. He also said the plaintiffs cannot retroactively benefit from a change in law in March that extends the statute of limitations to 10 years. WILLIAMSON DAILY NEWS TUESDAY, JULY 2, 2013 ■ 7 Sports Kenseth wins NASCAR race at Kentucky SPARTA, Ky. (AP) — Matt Kenseth has raced long enough to know that rough starts can still have good outcomes. Especially when his crew chief takes chances. Case in point was Kenseth’s fuel-only pit stop gamble that helped him beat Jimmie Johnson late to win the rescheduled 400-mile NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race Sunday at Kentucky Speedway. A race that was Johnson’s to lose ultimately became Kenseth’s series-high fourth victory of the season — and third on a 1.5-mile track — after crew chief Jason Ratcliff passed on putting new tires on the No. 20 Toyota following the race’s ninth caution. “I thought he was slightly crazy when that happened,” said Kenseth, who widened his lead when the field went four-wide after the restart on lap 246 and saw Johnson’s No. 48 Chevy spin from second place on a day he led three times for 182 of 267 laps. “I didn’t think there was any way that we were going to hold on for that win. He made the right call at the right time and those guys got it done.” Kenseth led twice for 38 laps, including the final 23. Johnson, the five-time champion and series points leader, finished ninth and leads Carl Edwards by 38. The restart bothered Johnson, who accused Kenseth of breaking the pace car speed. But Johnson took solace in salvaging his 11th top-10 despite between sandwiched in the logjam that could have been worse. “We were kind of in an awkward situation in that restart there,” he said. “We were like three- and four-wide going in the corner, then something happened with the air and just kind of turned me around. Unfortunate, but at least we rallied back for a good finish.” Second was Jamie McMurray in a Chevy, followed by Clint Bowyer (Toyota), Joey Logano (Ford) and Kyle Busch (Toyota). Rain Saturday night forced NASCAR officials to postpone the race to a daytime start. The event was red-flagged for 18 minutes following a seven-car wreck involving defending race and Sprint Cup winner Brad Keselowski, who returned to finish 33rd. It was the biggest incident of 10 cautions for 42 laps, but things were clean after Johnson brought out the final yellow flag. The checkered flag crowned Kentucky’s third different champion in as many events though Kenseth, like Johnson, was due for a breakthrough on the 1.5-mile oval. He finished seventh here last year and sixth in the 2011 inaugural race. However, victory didn’t seem likely for the 2003 Cup champion after qualifying 16th and running outside the top 20 during the first quarter of the event. “I thought our first run, we were all right and I guess probably after the second run, we were able to move forward pretty good,” Kenseth said. “I felt pretty good about what we had. I thought we need to get it better.” From then on, the first-year Joe Gibbs Racing driver was a perennial top-five contender. Trouble was, he and other hopefuls seemed to need Johnson to suffer misfortune to have any shot of catching him. The way he was running, that appeared unlikely. Turns out, Kenseth needed to rely on the left-side tires Ratcliff ordered the previous stop. Taking fuel only the final time allowed him to gain the lead coming off pit road, and the rubber held up on the rough, bumpy track, both on the restart and through the final laps. Ratcliff was shocked that more teams didn’t follow suit with that strategy. “I felt like more guys would make that call, and so I thought it was worth a shot to get out there,” the crew chief said. “When we rolled off pit road and saw what everybody did, I looked to the guy beside me and I’m like, ‘I can’t believe we are the only ones that did that.” The decision led to a surprising late turn of events, and the tense finish in which McMurray and Bowyer took turns trying to chase down Kenseth provided a nice makeup after Saturday night’s washout. In a season of struggles, McMurray was just happy with his first top five. “Every week it’s been something,” he said, “so it’s nice to have some good luck.” Colts safety arrested W.Va. junior golfers to on gun charge in DC play in Greenbrier events WASHINGTON (AP) — Indianapolis Colts safety Joe Lefeged was arrested early Saturday after officers found a semiautomatic pistol in the car he was riding in, police said. Lefeged was a front-seat passenger in a Chevy Camaro that fled a traffic stop for speeding in northeast Washington just after midnight. Officers smelled marijuana in the car and found a plastic bottle of vodka and orange juice in the center console and a semi-automatic pistol under the front passenger seat, police documents show. A receipt and purchase paperwork showed Lefeged bought the gun this year for about $900, police said. Lefeged and another passenger were caught when they tried to run from the car in different directions, police said. The driver ran away and was not immediately caught. Lefeged was being held without bond at D.C. jail on a weapon charge. He faces a preliminary court hearing Tuesday. A lawyer listed as representing him did not return a call seeking comment Saturday afternoon. “We are aware of the reports regarding Joe Lefeged in Washington, D.C. At this time, we will have no further comment on the pending matter until we gain more information,” the Colts said in a statement Saturday. Police say officers stopped the car for speeding and because another passenger in the car was standing completely upright in the backseat. After police repeatedly told the driver to put the car in park, the driver sped off, nearly striking officers who had surrounded the white convertible, police said. Police say they recovered the car nearby and arrested Lefeged as he tried to run away. Officers found a .40-caliber semiautomatic handgun “in plain view sticking out from underneath the front passenger seat,” as well as a clear, plastic container of alcohol, according to charging documents. Prosecutors aren’t pursuing charges against the other passenger, a spokesman for the U.S. Attorney’s office said. Authorities say Lefeged had Maryland State Police purchase paperwork for the pistol but was not authorized to carry the weapon in D.C., which has strict gun laws. Lefeged, 25, grew up outside of Washington and was a star high school football player in the region. Now entering his third NFL season, he played college football for Rutgers and was signed by the Colts as an undrafted free agent in July 2011. He started four games last season and recorded two tackles and a forced fumble in a playoffs loss to the Baltimore Ravens in January. The arrest comes as the NFL grapples with gun violence. Tight end Aaron Hernandez was charged this week with orchestrating the execution-style slaying of a semi-pro football player and was swiftly released by the New England Patriots. Last year, former Kansas City Chiefs linebacker Jovan Belcher fatally shot his girlfriend and then turned the gun on himself. After beauty of Corsica, the brunt of Tour awaits John Leicester AP Sports Writer CALVI, Corsica — A funny thing about the Tour de France is that it can give competitors the most fabulous terrain on which to ride, but it cannot force them to race. Instead of being the tricky day full of traps and surprises that Tour teams feared and organizers hoped for, Stage 3 of the 100th edition proved a bit of a dud. Yes, there some of the most riveting coastal scenery ever visited by the 110-year-old race. The drama, however, was in short supply. Corsica may be France’s “island of beauty,” but the riders were just as happy to whiz past it. “Twisty roads like that along the coast, stunning scenery, and I’m sure it made for great shots from the helicopter,” race favorite Chris Froome said. “But that’s not what we were interested in.” In a three-week test of endurance, not every stage can be a classic. There are days, such as Monday, when the peloton decides the priority is to get from A to B safely, get back to the hotel, massage, eat and sleep. To have success at the Tour, survival comes first. “The race is always what the riders make of it,” Tour director Christian Prudhomme said. Jan Bakelants was happy. The Belgian started the day in the yellow jersey that he won with a clever and gutsy spurt of riding Sunday. He will wear it again for at least another day during Tuesday’s team time trial in Stage 4. The teams will race against the clock, heading off one after the other in aerodynamic helmets, on a pancake-flat, 15-mile course in Nice, past the coastal town’s airport and along its famous beachside avenue, the Promenade des Anglais. With that technical and quick ordeal awaiting them, and because coastal headwinds slowed the riders, none of the 21 other teams could be bothered Monday to really try to take the lead from Bakelants. His RadioShack teammates did a grand job protecting him. They rode much of the stage at the front of the pack, not letting breakaway riders get too far ahead and discouraging other teams from any thoughts of making a concerted assault. Their management of the stage helped make for dull racing, but it kept Bakelants in yellow. “We never panicked,” he said. “We managed the gaps.” But Tuesday will more than likely be his last day in the leader’s jersey. There are 71 riders just a second behind him in the standings. One of them on a team that time trials better than RadioShack will be in yellow next. “We have good riders but haven’t really trained for the team time trial,” Bakelants said. “It will be tough to keep the jersey, but I’ve already had it two days and that’s special. … It’s extraordinary to have worn it.” At the end of the stage, in the final 9 miles, the racing picked up. Several riders tried and failed to get away from the chasing pack. It came down to a sprint in the last 500 yards. Simon Gerrans, an Australian, threw his front wheel over the line just before Peter Sagan, a Slovakian. On paper, Stage 3 looked daunting — 91 miles of narrow roads as sinewy as a blood vessel, with very little flat. On television, the coves, the white beaches and cliffs plunging into turquoise seas looked incredible. The riders strung out like a necklace of colored pearls as they sped along the coastline on a succession of twisting and breathtaking bends. WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS (AP) — They won’t compete in the actual tournament, but two junior golfers from West Virginia will play alongside some of the top golfers in the world in two events leading up to The Greenbrier Classic. Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin says 15-yearold Alex Hamrick and 18-year-old Caleb Lee have been invited to participate in Monday’s practice round and Wednesday’s pro-am event in White Sulphur Springs. Tomblin made the announcement Saturday. Hamrick plays on the golf team at Poca High School. Lee recently graduated from North Marion High School. Both participate in West Virginia Golf Association junior golf events. The PGA Tour’s Greenbrier Classic runs next Thursday through Sunday on the Old White TPC Course. Carter looks forward to Greenbrier HUNTINGTON (AP) — Eye problems and all, 13-time West Virginia Amateur champion Pat Carter is looking forward to playing in a PGA Tour event. With plenty of fans expecting to back him, Carter will tee off at The Greenbrier Classic next Thursday in White Sulphur Springs. “They’ll be pulling for me,” Carter said. “That gives me added incentive.” Carter earned an exemption by winning the state Amateur last year at The Greenbrier. But he suffered an orbital fracture in his left eye during an assault in April that caused muscle damage and blurred vision. He tells The Herald-Dispatch that the golf ball can appear hazy at times. “Sometimes it’s fine. Sometimes you have to bear with me,” Carter said. “There’s no reason to whine about it. I have to learn to live with it.” Carter is known for his strong short game and solid putting. To play well at the Old White TPC course, he said he needs to improve his driving, which has been inconsistent. “I’ll try to get some practice in,” Carter said. “I hope I can keep this feel going.” For PGA players, Old White plays at 7,287 yards — several hundred yards longer than what Carter is accustomed to at the Amateur. Carter said he’ll be “happy with pars” on three long par fours that could give him trouble — the 488yard second hole, the 492-yard 13th, and the 444-yard 16th that golfers must carry their drives over water. Carter also will return to the resort in early August to try to move within one win of Bill Campbell’s record 15 state Amateur titles. Haas wins AT&T BETHESDA, Md. (AP) — Bill Haas keeps winning the right tournaments to position himself on the periphery of the elite in golf. His three-shot victory Sunday in the AT&T National was his fourth straight season with at least one PGA Tour title, joining a short list with Phil Mickelson, Dustin Johnson and Justin Rose. Some of that is good timing, though to suggest it’s merely a coincidence would be to ignore an abundance of natural talent. The trick is getting to the next level, and Haas knows the way. “Work a little harder,” he said. “This year I think I put in a little bit more work than I have in the previous years — easy to say now that it’s paying off. But all the best players, they’re working hard. And the best players … there is a level, and I’d love to be a part of that. But the way you guys and the golf world ranks us, it’s by the majors. And I have not had that much success in the majors.” Indeed, Haas has never had a top 10 in a major. For now, he keeps winning on major golf courses. Faced with a rugged test at Congressional, which has hosted four major championships, Haas pulled away from a crowd of contenders with three straight birdies, two good pars and one good hop out of the rough by the 14th green that turned potential bogey into birdie. BUNDLE & SAVE! ON DIGITAL SERVICES FOR YOUR HOME DIGITAL TV HIGH-SPEED INTERNET DIGITAL PHONE Offers may be available now in your area from Acceller, Inc. for these top service providers: * BUNDLES STARTING AS LOW AS $89/mo. For first 12 months FIND OUT MORE BY CALLING TOLL-FREE 1-866-636-5984 By Acceller, Inc., an authorized retailer. *Geographic and service restrictions apply to all services. Call to see if you qualify. 8 ■ TUESDAY, JULY 2, 2013 WILLIAMSON DAILY NEWS ACC welcomes Pitt, Syracuse, Notre Dame the presidential level, at the AD level, institution to institution and to the league itself. “When you lose one, you kind of look sideways a little bit about the trust factor. But I never had any reason not to trust any of our other schools or the people representing those schools.” The ACC has sued Maryland for payment of an exit fee of nearly $53 million, set after the Notre Dame announcement that also allowed the league to renegotiate its TV deal with ESPN. The 14 football members will receive an average of more than $20 million annually, a person familiar with the situation said. The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the league isn’t releasing the financial details of the TV deal. Notre Dame will get a basketball share worth about 20 percent of the ACC’s TV package — roughly between $3 million and $4 million — because of its football partnership with NBC. The per-school payouts are up from an average of $16.9 million for 12 teams for the 2011 tax year with adjustments for bowl revenue and other compensation, according to the league’s Form 990 tax filing. The league is also researching the creation of its own TV channel. Florida State President Eric J. Barron said the changes bolster football before the College Football Playoff begins in 2014, and make men’s basketball — long the league’s most tradition-rich sport — even tougher. “I think that it provides fresh opportunities,” Barron said. “I think that we’re moving more and more into a phase in which who you play (in football) is critical as you start to compete for a national championship. You’re getting Notre Dame on your schedule, and Pittsburgh and Syracuse are solid schools. I think the conference is scary in terms of basketball.” Mike Krzyzewski, the Duke basketball coach with a men’s Division I record 957 career wins, has said the league should aim for 10 NCAA tournament bids. “All I see is the fact that we can do that,” he said. “And if we couldn’t do it, then you wouldn’t talk about it. … When is the last time ACC coaches have talked about number of bids boldly? Tell me. I don’t know if that’s ever been done. So we should do that. And maybe it will get everybody in the conference to think as the conference and not to think individually.” That could mean changes for the ACC tournament, which had been held in North Carolina for 49 of 60 years. The league is considering whether to hold the tournament in New York, and could move the championship from Selection Sunday to Saturday night for the prime-time audience. ADVERTISEMENT ANNOUNCEMENTS Happy Ads / Birthday / Anniversary Please visit us online at www.williamsondailynews.com GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) — Atlantic Coast Conference Commissioner John Swofford has spent nearly two years working to bring in new schools, refuting reports of departures and securing a media rights deal to pump the brakes on realignment. The end result came Monday when Pittsburgh, Syracuse and Notre Dame officially arrive to form a 15-team ACC. “It’s a very exciting time to be a part of this league,” Swofford said. “In a lot of ways, it feels like Pitt and Syracuse and Notre Dame are already in the league. They just haven’t been in it competitively but they’ve been in our meetings and been a part of our discussions and the decisions that will move us forward. … We’re just in a really good place right now.” The changes began with the ACC inviting Pitt and Syracuse in September 2011. A year later, Notre Dame said it would join in all league sports except football, though it will play five games annually against ACC teams and gain access to its bowl tie-ins starting next fall. Then, after Maryland’s surprise defection to the Big Ten for 2014, the league reached out to Louisville as a replacement and secured a grant-of-rights agreement giving the ACC control of TV money for schools that leave before the broadcast deal ends after the 2026-27 season. The changes have strengthened the ACC’s East Coast presence, expanded its footprint west into Indiana and offered protection from future realignment. That’s why Notre Dame athletic director Jack Swarbrick said there’s excitement in South Bend about the move for the Fighting Irish, who will remain a football independent. He said a man stopped him on the way to his office Friday to say it was “the best thing Notre Dame could have done.” “You want to go into a conference where you know the members are fully committed to the conference,” Swarbrick said. “They were saying that publicly, they were saying that privately, but (the grant of rights) was a very significant manifestation of that commitment. 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Call Today, Protect Tomorrow! 1-888-718-8142 Mon-Fri 8am - 11pm • Sat 9am - 8pm • Sun 10am - 6pm EST Tuesday, DAILY JulyNEWS 2, 2013 WILLIAMSON BLONDIE BEETLE BAILEY FUNKY WINKERBEAN HAGAR THE HORRIBLE HI & LOIS ComiCs/EntErtainmEnt Dean Young/Denis Lebrun Mort Walker Today’s Answers Tom Batiuk Chris Browne Brian and Greg Walker THE LOCKHORNS MUTTS TUESDAY, JULY 2, 2013 ■ 9 William Hoest Patrick McDonnell Jacquelene Bigar’s Horoscope zITS THE FAMILY CIRCUS Bil Keane DENNIS THE MENACE Hank Ketchum Jerry Scott and Jim Borgman CONCEPTIS SUDOKU by Dave Green HAPPY BIRTHDAY for Tuesday, July 2, 2013: This year marks an important time in your life. Expect good fortune and opportunity to meet. Make choices that suit you. You are initiating a 12-year cycle, so make sure that you are keeping your eye on the long-term as well as the short-term. If you are single, you will meet someone who will enrich your life. What type of relationship evolves from there depends on you. If you are attached, you enter one of those warm, connected years where your bond grows stronger. TAURUS is loyal. The Stars Show the Kind of Day You’ll Have: 5-Dynamic; 4-Positive; 3-Average; 2-So-so; 1-Difficult ARIES (March 21-April 19) HH Be careful with any type of spending, even if it is something as basic as doing someone else’s budget. The wise Ram will make no commitments right now. Focus on a recent assessment you’ve made, and figure out what you need to get rid of. Tonight: A must appearance. TAURUS (April 20-May 20) HHHHH You have the skill set to manage many different interests, but you might feel overwhelmed. You’ll want to manage a situation differently and move forward with a project. Prioritizing will help diminish your to-do list more efficiently. Tonight: Happiest at home. GEMINI (May 21-June 20) HHHH Listen to what someone wants to share; help this person form a game plan to get there. You suddenly might discover that there is a change in how you proceed. Your sense of humor will emerge regarding a discussion involving money. Tonight: Fun doesn’t have to cost anything. CANCER (June 21-July 22) HHHH You know which way to go and why you are heading in that direction. You can explain only so much to others; otherwise, you might miss the opportunity. Timing is critical right now. A sense of humor goes far when dealing with a problem. Tonight: What would make you happy? LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) HHH Know how to say “no.” Your wittiness might be best kept to yourself for the time being. Make a point of saying “hello” more often to that acquaintance who makes a difference in your life. Understand what must happen in order to get a project off the ground. Tonight: Out late. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) HHHH Keep reaching out to some- one whose opinion you trust. You need to get feedback, but it needs to come from someone who is not involved in the outcome. Be willing to put out ideas that you typically would judge as not workable. Tonight: Let your imagination lead the way. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) HHHH Examine what you want and expect from a family member. This person often becomes very innovative when dealing with you. Maintain a good attitude, but find a different approach. One-on-one relating is not that easy for this person. Tonight: Have a long chat with a friend. SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) HHHH Someone seems to command more attention and decides to take the lead in a situation. Generally, center stage is your turf. How you handle this reversal will be telling of who you are. You can’t control others, so stop any manipulative thoughts. Tonight: Go with a suggestion. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) HHH Not everyone is as determined or focused as you might be at the moment. How you speak to someone, and your expectations for this person’s responses, might need revision. Choose to allow your feelings and thoughts to flow more openly. Tonight: Schedule some more free time. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) HHH Build on an existing bond. You know what to expect, and you’ll find it easy to be open with this person. Open up to new possibilities, and test them out on this friend, who just might come back with yet another idea. Let the brainstorming session begin! Tonight: Ever playful. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) HHHH You might discover that the best path right now is the tried-andtrue. Though normally you are more unconventional, if you want to succeed, you’ll need to bend a little more. Real estate, a parent and security all are factors that need serious consideration. Tonight: Stay close to home. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) HHHH You know what you like, and you’re capable of creating it. Get on the phone or send out some emails to initiate conversations with those whom you might impact by deciding to move in a new direction. Brainstorm away. Tonight: You might be amazed by what emerges. Jacqueline Bigar is on the Internet at www.jacquelinebigar.com. 10 ■ TUESDAY, JULY 2, 2013 WILLIAMSON DAILY NEWS DAILY NEWS Sports TUESDAY, JULY 2, 2013 2013 WHS Hall of Fame inductees announced Kyle Lovern Sports Editor A football player from all the way back in 1940 and one as recently from the class of 2003 are just two of the eight newest members of the Williamson High School Hall of Fame. The WHS HOF Committee recently released its 2013 inductees. The late Robert “Bob” Pauley, who was an AllState football player in 1939 is the oldest to be inducted. He was the captain of his Wolfpack team that season. Pauley graduated in 1940. He was also a veteran of World War II. Matt Lovern, a 2003 graduate, was an All-State football player his senior season. He was also a 3-time Williamson Daily News All-Area selection. He led his Wolfpack team in tackles his senior season. Lovern played four years of varsity football and helped lead the team to four straight playoff appearances. He was a team captain in the 2002 season. He had 14 career fumble recoveries. He also played basketball, tennis and baseball while at WHS. He graduated from Marshall University in 2008. Ronnie Johnson, WHS class of 1978, was a three year letterman from 197678. He was a first team Daily News All-Area selection his senior season. He won the Tony Gentile 110% Award at WHS. He was also an assistant football coach at WHS from 1990 to 1995. Johnson also coached at WJHS. Garland “Rabbit” Thompson, who graduated in 1976, was the captain of his football team at WHS his senior season. Thompson was an assistant basketball coach at WHS when the team won its last state title in 2001. Before that he helped coach three state Class A state championship teams at University Heights in Kentucky. More recently he led Tug Valley High School to back-to-back titles in West Virginia as the head coach of the Panthers. Jeff Jackson, WHS class of 1976, played football and basketball for the Wolfpack while in high school. He won the Kentucky Sweet 16 state basketball championship as head coach in 1992. He also won four Class All A State championships in the Bluegrass State in 1996, 1998, 1999 and 2002. He is a Ky. Region 12 member of the Basketball Hall of Fame. The late Steve Maynard, WHS class of 1975, was also inducted. He played football and baseball for the Wolfpack. He was a Williamson Daily News All-Area selection for three seasons. Maynard was also an All-State baseball and football selection his senior seasons. John Moses was known as “The Voice of the Wolfpack” back in the 1950s and 1960s when he broad- Ronnie Johnson Robert Pauley Matt Lovern Jeff Jackson Steve Maynard Garland “Rabbit” Thompson Ralph Caudill John Moses cast games on the local radio station WBTH. He began his broadcasting career in 1956 and left that field in 1969. Moses was a sports broadcaster for all WHS sports and the local American Legion Post 49 games. He was also the scoreboard operator for WHS from 1969 to 1976. All four of his sons – Larry, Scott, Danny and Billy were WHS athletes. Moses actually graduated from a WHS rival, Logan High School. Ralph Caudill, WHS class of 1969, was the captain of the Daily News All-Area baseball team in 1967-68. He was an All-State selection his senior season. Caudill, a pitcher, went on to play at Marshall University in 1970 and 1971. He also played American Legion baseball and was a former coach and director of the local Babe Ruth League. He graduated from Marshall in 1972 and has worked 40 years in news- paper and television. The WHS Hall of Fame reception and inductions will be held the weekend of August 16 and 17 at the Williamson Community Center, which is located at the West End pool. A ‘Meet the Pack Night’ will be held on Friday starting at 6:30 p.m. The Saturday event will start with a social hour at 12 noon, followed by the dinner and induction ceremony at 1 p.m. The cost for the tickets will be $50 per person for Friday and Saturday. Some may not be able to attend Friday nights’ gathering. Thus the cost of the Saturday only induction dinner is $35. This year’s inductees will receive one free ticket. If anyone has questions they can call Joyce Roddy at 606-237-1087 or Cecil Hatfield at 304-235-4001. Contributions for the WHS Hall of Fame are also being accepted from past members and graduates. Michael Cuddyer runs hitting streak to 27 games Pat Graham AP Sports Writer DENVER — Michael Cuddyer’s scruffy beard keeps sprouting more and more gray. It’s becoming quite scratchy, too. The Colorado Rockies outfielder wants so badly to take a razor to the whiskers, but that will just have to wait. For the moment, he doesn’t want to change anything since he’s in such a groove at the plate. FOR ALL YOUR ADVERTISING NEEDS PLEASE CALL OR EMAIL Peggy Bailey [email protected] or Toni Dardi [email protected] Williamson Daily News (304)235-4242 Gilbert Times (304-664-8225 Pineville Independent Herald (304) 732-6060 WE WANT YOUR BUSINESS TO GROW!!! With his single in the eighth on Sunday, Cuddyer extended his hitting streak to a team-record 27 games. It’s the longest same-season streak in the majors since Atlanta’s Dan Uggla hit in 33 straight two years ago. Even more, Cuddyer has reached base safely in a franchise-best 46 consecutive contests. The last time he failed to get on base through a hit, walk or being plunked by a pitch was April 21, back when there was still a chill in the air. Since then, there’s really been no chilling his bat. Ask Cuddyer the reason for his recent scorching success at the plate, though, and he will just shrug. “It’s one day at a time, one at-bat at a time, one pitch at a time,” said the 34-year-old Cuddyer, who will try to extend his streak on Tuesday when the Rockies host the Los Angeles Dodgers in a three-game series. That simple? “Yep,” he said. “Look, you’re doing your homework, you’re getting your Need Life Insurance? work in. You’re not going up there blind, like you do in a little league game. You still have to put your work in to hit these guys. “But this is definitely fun.” Before the season, firstyear manager Walt Weiss didn’t know all that much about Cuddyer. It hasn’t taken him long to appreciate his slugger’s patient approach in the batter’s box. “He’s a very smart hitter,” Weiss said. “He’s very good at thinking along with the pitcher.” Especially now, in the midst of this streak. Cuddyer is hitting .372 during the stretch, bumping his average to .344, which is quite a bit higher than his career mark (.271). “This is a good feeling,” said Cuddyer, who broke hitting coach and former Rockies standout Dante Bichette’s team-best hitting streak of 23 games. “Anytime you can put your name in any type of record book for a good thing is a good thing.” Like many baseball players, Cuddyer is all about routine. He arrives at the ball park about the same time each day, goes through the same pregame rituals. A typical game day for Cuddyer starts with a quick bite to eat inside the clubhouse (but not necessarily the same meal). After a visit to the hot tub, he heads for the cages to smack about 40 baseballs off a hitting tee in various positions of the strike zone. Then it’s even more hitting as he goes through round after round of batting practice. About 50 minutes prior to first pitch, he will hit the hot tub again. Only then is he ready to go about his business of bashing baseballs. His streak started on May 28 with a double to center off Houston starter Jordan Lyles. From there, the hits just kept on falling for Cuddyer, usually early in games, too. More than half of the time he prolonged his streak on his first at-bat of the game. On Sunday, Cuddyer waited a bit longer, lining a single in the eighth off reliever Sandy Rosario after WE HAVE EXPANDED Heart Attack? Diabetes? Stroke? Bad Health Problems? Auto • Home • Mobile Home Commercial • Life • Workers Compensation • Medical • Disability • Renters • Motorcycle • RV • 4 Wheelers We can insure almost anybody! Runyon Insurance Agency Inc Wayne A. 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I want him to keep the streak alive.” The streak hasn’t really received all that much national fanfare, something that Weiss just can’t understand because, “It isn’t easy to keep the streak alive in this league.” Giants manager Bruce Bochy has certainly taken notice. “You have to be really good to run off a streak like that,” Bochy said. “If you look at his numbers he’s done a lot of damage in this streak, too. He’s a great hitter. You appreciate a guy that can do something like he’s doing right now, to run off a streak like that.” Cuddyer has accomplished this through an array of bumps and bruises. He missed time earlier in the season when an inflamed cervical disk landed him on the disabled list. He has missed some games during his streak, too, sitting out several contests after hurting his ribs following an awkward tumble at first base against San Diego on June 6. That was after hitting in 10 straight games. Once his ribs were healed, Cuddyer quickly found his rhythm and picked up where he left off. “You go through a streak and you’re feeling good, get some lucky hits, too,” said Cuddyer, who spent 11 seasons with the Minnesota Twins before signing a three-year deal with Colorado on Dec. 20, 2011. “I go up there and try to put together a good at-bat. I’m trying to focus on every single pitch, every single at-bat. I’m trying not to look too far in advance.”
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