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April 2, 2013
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Director of local Former Braxtonian receives
fellowship house Richmond, Virginia Bar’s
“on a mission”
Young Lawyer of Year Award
By Shirley Shuman
In addition to filling
the Braxton County Fellowship Home’s mission as
“a transitional living facility which provides guidance, support, and assistance for persons struggling from alcohol and substance abuse…,” the current director, Tara Fields,
is also determined to
“change the reputation of
the residence.”
“I realize the way
people in the community
used to see this house,”
Fields said, “but we have
definitely made a change.
We’ve introduced order
and regulations and are
mixing those with compassion in an effort to help the
residents regain control of
their lives.” Continuing,
the director noted, “We are
also trying to stress community involvement. The
women have been out in
the community helping
some, but we’d like more.”
In addition, she mentioned
that some of the local
churches, especially Davis
Presbyterian Church in
Gassaway and Gassaway
United Methodist, have
been “providing help in
many areas.”
Fields also mentioned
that she and the current
Board of Directors are
looking for “individuals interested in becoming
members of the Board.”
She explained, “Our Board
is pretty small, and we
need local people interested in helping us make
this home better. We
would like people from local businesses as well as
members of the community… anyone who wants
to give us ideas and help
us put them into effect.”
Currently, the home
houses six residents—all
struggling with abuse of
drugs or alcohol, or both,
and the director feels quite
strongly that the purpose
of the residence is being
achieved. “To become a
resident here,” Fields commented, “a woman must
have been totally drugand-alcohol free for at
least thirty days. All residents must also demonstrate a willingness to find
local jobs and to follow the
strict guidelines we have
for their time here.”
As part of their contract to remain at the
home for a period of six
months to a year, residents must do more than
make financial contributions, which, along with
grants, fund the project.
They must also attend all
meetings, including the
early-morning meditation
to, as Fields emphasizes,
“start the day right.” Too,
household chores, including cooking, are divided —
and rotated — among the
women.
The residents living
there now range in age
from the twenties to the
forties, and all except one
have children… somewhere. Their stories contain traumatic — emotionally and sometimes physically traumatic — events,
but most who have been
at the home for awhile
project an aura of hope,
perhaps the first hope they
have experienced in a very
long time.
For example, one
resident, Aimee, came to
the facility with almost
nothing. There, in addition
to a warm welcome from
the director and other resi-
dents, she was “surprised
to find clean clothes and
other items such as hygiene products.” For
Aimee, the road from her
first taste of alcohol at the
age of nine to what appears to be a sincere belief that she is where God
wants her to be has been
long and involved. Making direct eye contact as
she speaks, she tells her
story frankly.
From that first taste
of alcohol, provided by a
sister, Aimee soon learned
to escape her problems
through alcohol and, later,
drugs. “As a teenager, I
became steadily worse; my
parents both worked so I
could get away with a lot
because they weren’t
around.” Then, she
dropped out of school, and,
in the next few years, gave
birth to two children. Her
daughter suffered from
cerebral palsy and epilepsy. Her son was apparently normal.
“My daughter had
several doctors and a
therapist, but, because of
her disease, it became increasingly difficult for me
to care for her,” Aimee
said. “I became physically
ill,” she added, “and the
doctor prescribed pain
medication. That turned
out to be a mistake, of
course.” From there, with
her children now in foster
care, she “took off, trying
to receive help for the addiction to pain medication
and the behavior changes
she was experiencing.”
In rehab for a year,
she received methadone
treatment. While she was
there, Aimee began to realize what she needed to
do about her children. “I
felt guilty, but I thought
they were better off in foster care. I know now that
God keeps an account of
the things we do, and that
we have to be honest and
open minded,” she said of
her decision. It was a long
road, but she “went home
clean….,” only to learn
that [her] daughter, this
child with cerebral palsy —
“had been sexually abused
in foster care.”
After arriving home,
she planned to see her
daughter. It was then that
she learned that she had
been removed from the
original foster home and
placed elsewhere. When
she called the case worker
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By Shirley Shuman
work as a family law attor- Friend replied, “After colGiven annually to a ney, Friend does pro bono lege I interned in prosecuyoung lawyer “who has work in the same areas. tion in Charleston, and I
excelled in the practice of She and her husband, didn’t like it. I don’t like the
law…and has shown the John Cox—a lawyer for idea of putting people in
potential to become a
jail. I also decided
leader in the legal
that I didn’t want to
profession,” this
work on the other
year’s Richmond Bar
side.” Continuing,
Association’s Young
she
explained,
Lawyer of the Year
“Since I did want to
Award
went
to
be in court, and I
Melanie Friend, a
wanted to help
Braxton native.
people, I chose famA graduate—
ily law. It allows me
and valedictorian—of
to do both.” She
Braxton County High
added, “I definitely
School and Theil Colprefer working for
lege, where she
the individual client
earned summa cum
rather than the corlaude honors and was
porate client. I like
salutatorian of her
helping the indiclass, Friend went on
vidual navigate the
to earn her law dehighly difficult legal
gree from William and
system.”
Mary School of Law.
In addition to
Currently practicing John Cox and his wife, Melanie, her work, Friend vollaw at CowanGates Richmond Bar Association’s Young unteers “once or
in Richmond, Friend Lawyer of the Year award winner.
twice a month” as a
specializes in divorce, the Commonwealth of Vir- docent at the historical
child custody, child sup- ginia, live in Richmond.
Maymont Estate. A lover of
port, adoption, and other
Asked about her the outdoors ever since
family-related issues. choice of family law rather she grew up on the farm of
Aside from the responsi- than working as a corpo- her parents, Renae and
bilities of her partnership rate lawyer, a defense lawPlease turn to LAWYER
in the law firm and her yer or even a prosecutor,
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Easter
Sunday
earthquake
rattles
county
Numerous county
residents were startled
Easter Sunday morning
with a loud noise, rattling
glass
and
strong
vibrations. The U.S.
Geological Survey verified
that
the
unusual
disturbance was in fact
an earthquake that
registered a magnitude of
2.7.
The quake struck
around 10 a.m. The
epicenter was pinpointed as being 4 miles
west-southwest
of
Gassaway in the vicinity
of the old Pioneer
Lumber facility near
Frametown. According to
the USGS website, the
quake was felt up 200
miles away in the
Alexandria, VA area.
An Easter Sunday
earthquake in 2010 in the
same area was followed by
several more within the
following weeks. None of
the
quakes
were
considered serious. No
injuries and only minor
damage was reported.
Probation violaters head to jail
Rylan Johnson and
his counsel, Bernard
Mauser, appeared before
the Judge Richard A.
Facemire in Braxton
County Circuit Court recently to address the revocation for probation petition that was filed by prosecuting attorney Kelly
Hamon McLaughlin. After
hearing evidence the
Court, deemed that the
State did prove by clear
and convincing evidence
that Johnson did violate
the terms and conditions
of his probation and ordered the probation revoked.
Mauser moved that
the Court permit Johnson
to be readmitted to probation. McLaughlin requested that the Court
impose the maximum sentence. Judge Facemire ordered that Johnson upon
his conviction of the felony
offense of delivery of a controlled
substance,
Johnson is sentenced to
the penitentiary for not
less than one year nor
more than five years. For
his conviction of the felony
offense of possession of a
controlled substance with
the intent to deliver,
Johnson is sentenced for
not less than one year nor
more than five years on an
additional charge. The
Judge further ordered
that the sentences run
consecutively for a total
period of incarceration of
not less than two years nor
more than ten years.
The Court ruled that
Johnson could receive
credit for the 21 days spent
at the Central Regional
Jail. Johnson was remanded to CRJ to await
transfer to the state penitentiary.
William Lester counsel for William Hacker and
Prosecuting Attorney Kelly
Hamon McLaughlin appeared before the Courts
pursuant to a petition to
revoke probation. Hacker
admitted to the allegations
contained in the petition
and the Judge ordered his
probation revoked. Lester
then moved that the Court
permit Hacker to be readmitted to probation of be
placed on home confinement. McLaughlin recommended a period of incarceration and enrollment in
a long term substance
abuse program.
After consideration,
the court denied the request for alternative sentencing and ordered
Hacker to be imprisioned
#9
by Allison Nettles
Ranked at number 9 in the BCHS
graduating class of
2013 is Baylee Stewart.
Baylee is the daughter
of Jeff and Kara
Stewart of Gassaway.
Baylee’s plans after
graduation include “attend college to study
pre-med and hopefully
play softball. Then go
onto medical school and
become a pediatrician”.
In addition to
school, Baylee enjoys
helping in the community. She has participated in Christmas
from the Heart with her
church and is committee chair for the Christmas from the Heart program at BCHS. Baylee
is also a member of National Honor Society. In
addition she is an active
member of the comedy
club.
Baylee
spoke
fondly of two teachers
that she attributed to
helping her succeed,
Shirley Shuman and
Paula Seal. “From an
early age, Mrs. Seal
taught me to love learning and to go after what
I wanted,” added
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in a state correctional facility for not less than one
year nor more than five
years for his conviction of
felony offense of possession of a controlled substance (marijuana) with
the intent to deliver. The
Court further ordered a
one to three year sentence
for his conviction of felony
offense of possession of a
controlled substance (diazepam) with the intent to
deliver. The Court ordered
that the sentences imposed shall run consecutively to each other for a
total period of not less than
two years nor more than
eight years.
The Judge awarded
Hacker credit for time
served awaiting disposition in this matter then
suspended all but 90 days
of the aforementioned sentence to be served at the
Central Regional Jail. After which time Hacker be
readmitted to probation
with term set forth by the
Court. Hacker was remanded to CRJ where he
shall begin to serve his
sentence.
Bernard Mauser,
counsel for Jonathan
Gibson appeared before
the Court along with prosecuting attorney Kelly
Hamon McLaughlin to address the revocation for
probation petition that
was filed. Gibson admitted
to the allegations contained in the petition and
the court then revoked the
probation.
Mauser requested
that Gibson to be readmitted to probation or in the
alternative be permitted
to enroll in a substance
abuse facility, a motion
McLaughlin did not object.
The Court denied the
motion for alternative sentencing but ordered
Gibson remain incarcerated at Central Regional
Jail until such time as an
impatient
substance
abuse rehabilitation program can be located and
Gibson be admitted to the
same. At which time as a
facility can be located,
Gibson will be permitted
to travel to the facility
where he will remain.
Upon completion of the
program, Gibson shall be
returned to the Court for
further disposition in this
matter.
Jennifer
Lynn
Harrison, her attorney
Bernard Mauser, and
Prosecuting Attorney
McLaughlin appeared before the court to reviewed
the terms of the plea agreement which included
Harrison’s plea of guilty
possession of a controlled
substance (methamphetamine) a misdemeanor
punishable by confinement in jail for not less
than 90 days nor more
than six months or by fine
of not more than $1,000 or
by both. The State agreed
to dismiss Braxton County
Circuit Court case against
Harrison and the State
agrees to stand silent at
the initial sentencing in
the matter, along with several other terms.
The Court accepted
the agreement and ordered that Harrison receive credit for time
served, being 247 days at
Central Regional Jail, and
the matter be dismissed
and stricken from the
docket of the Court.
Ordie Rose, his counsel Jonathan Fittro, and
the Prosecuting Attorney
appeared before the Court
to present a plea agreement. Both parties announced that an agreement had been reached
wherein Rose will plead
guilty to the felony offense
of the delivery of a controlled substance (marijuana) punishable by imprisonment in a State correctional facility for not
less than one year nor
more than five years or
fined not more than
$15,000 or both. The state
agreed to dismiss the remaining charges contained in the indictment
and stand silent in the initial sentencing. After review, the Court accepted
the plea agreement and
moved to delay sentencing
until April 8 for the purPlease turn to COURT
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OPINION
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By Senator Doug Facemire
By Ed Given
Back to the grind…
You may have noticed my absence last week,
though I must say Allison filled in quite nicely.
The truth of the matter is, we were in Florida on
vacation. Long time readers of this column could probable guess that is the time of year for my favorite antique and classic boat show at Mt. Dora, FL. This year
Bill and Mary Hunt talked Jeanine and I into adding a
new twist to our annual visit.
The Sunnyland Chapter of the Antique and Classic Boat Society hosts a trip on the St. Johns River the
week before and the week after the Mt. Dora show.
Bill had talked about the trip for years and convinced
us this year… we had to do it. In reality, it didn’t take
much arm twisting.
The boat show was great as was the weather…
and yes, I am sorry that most of you were suffering
through more snow and rain; but not sorry enough
not to spend the following week on the river.
After the boat show ended on Sunday, we loaded
up and headed north-west to Palaska, FL. Our base of
operations was a Comfort Inn on the river. That is
where we met Jerrold Dake, our guide. Jerrold grew
up in the area and had been heading up this leg of the
trip for seventeen years. He as a very pleasant man
who always took time to answer our questions about
the area or something we saw.
There were 14 old wooden boats on the trip. Well
that’s not quite true. There were two or three fiberglass ones. Our friend Stephanie Ryan took her little
red 1960 Dorsett named Sunburn and there were two
Centurys that were at least partially plastic.
Stephanie’s father Russ Swanson was the sixth person in our party.
After orientation, Monday morning we set out on
the first and longest leg of our journey. We traveled
just over 100 miles to Sanford, FL. I really liked the
weather, but the natives were bundled up as if they
were going skiing instead of boating. I admit that it
was cool in the morning, but I kept thinking how much
better it was than what was going on back here.
The sights were fantastic… lots of alligators,
turtles and birds of all sizes and descriptions. The arrangements included lodging so we always had a warm
bed and hot shower, waiting after a day in the wind
and sun. There was also plenty of good food.
On the second day we started back north. We
took several side trips as the river is vast. Jerrold told
us the river ran 300 miles through Florida. He added
that it is one of only two rivers in the US that flow from
a southerly direction north.
On Tuesday we visited a warm springs. It was
one of the highlights of the trip. That is where we saw
our first Manatees. I have been infatuated with these
massive, prehistoric creatures since learning to scuba
dive several years ago All I can say is… they are amazing.
On Tuesday night we stayed at a fishing camp.
The boats were tied up just outside our rooms. That
was quite an experience.
On day three we made our way back to Palatka.
On Thursday we went in a different direction to Crescent City. On the way back, Jerrold took us to a second warm springs where the Manatee swam under
our boats… that was “real cool.”
By the time we pulled the boats out we had covered over 200 miles and burned more than $300 in fuel.
It was truly a great vacation that I will never forget. But
then again, new adventures with old friends usually
produce this type of result… and I like it that way.
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As we cross over to the second half of session, the
need to pass legislation before the deadline has become increasingly more urgent. The Senate has kept
the ball rolling in committee and on the floor in hopes
of passing productive legislation that will continue the
growth and development of West Virginia.
This year we are working with an extremely tight
budget due to decreased energy severance and gambling revenues that are normally available to spend
and have dropped partially due to the low price of coal
and neighboring states competing with our gambling
industry. This decrease of funds paired with the state’s
responsibility of funding a bigger portion of Medicaid
due to a decrease in available federal stimulus funds
has left us with the task of doing more with less.
West Virginia has been fortunate in recent years
as the national economy has sagged. In comparison to
surrounding states, West Virginia hasn’t had to borrow money from the Federal Government for our unemployment programs, furlough employees or cut services; This has allowed us to maintain essential services for our senior citizens and children and we will
continue to fight to protect these programs. This has
also allowed us to maintain our bond rating as it relates to future building projects and infrastructure.
We also were able to pass legislation last year creating a plan to pay down the debts we owe as they
relate to Other Post Employment Benefits (OPEB) and
became the first state in the country with a blueprint
for dealing with pension liabilities. This has allowed for
some breathing room in dealing with our current budget crisis.
As Vice Chair to the Finance Committee, we are
looked at to balance the budget in light of the 7.5 percent budget cut to state agencies and the 9 percent cut
in higher education funds, as requested by the Governor. This is a crucial time in the session and with many
bills pending in the Finance Committee, we need to be
responsible with the money we have and where it is
spent.
Although many bills are pending in the Finance
Committee, we need to be responsible gatekeepers in
our judgement to what we feel should pass out of committee. Appropriating money to the correct places is a
very important job and one that we do not take lightly.
With that being said, the bills that have been
passed out of the Finance Committee are ones we feel
are a necessity to the progress of our state and our citizens well being. One of these bills is SB 371, which would
improve the criminal justice system in an effort to improve public safety and also address the growing prison
overcrowding and substance abuse problems in the state.
As discussed in earlier columns, prison overcrowding is one of the major problems facing our state and is
one that takes precedence this session. Prison overcrowding is an issue that affects many areas of our
state. From the safety of our citizens to the work loads
of prison workers, this issue needs to be addressed as
quickly as possible. The passage of this bill through
the Finance Committee says that we agree that financial needs outlined in the bill are vital to solving the
problem of prison overcrowding and urge formal passage of the bill through the Senate.
If you should have any questions or comments
regarding any issues or bills before the legislature please
feel free to contact me. To write me, my address is Senator Douglas Facemire Capitol, Building 1, Room 217W,
State Capitol Complex, Charleston, WV 25305. Or you
may call me at (304) 357-7845. I encourage all my constituents to remain active and become part of the legislative process.
News from
our Capitol
From the Desk of....
Senator
Sam Cann
We are approaching
the sixth week of the legislative session here in
Charleston and I am excited about some of the
legislation being passed
through my committees
and the Senate. My fellow
lawmakers and I are making significant improvements in the state of West
Virginia advancing bills
including the Education
Reform Bill and the Prison
Overcrowding Bill. We are
addressing the big issues
our state faces and more
importantly, we are finding solutions.
I am the lead sponsor on Senate Bill 520,
which passed through the
Economic Development
Committee last week. This
bill would create Vision
Shared Inc.’s 2013 Economic Development Program, known as “Project
Launchpad”; the program
would allow the Governor
to designate up to 10 geographic areas as economic
development launch pads.
The program’s initiative is
to revive, renew, and rebuild our state’s business
climate and create abundant job opportunities. Vision Shared Inc. was empowered in 2009 by legislation that gave them the
responsibility to recommend legislation for economic development in the
next generation.
The selected areas
would include businesses
in the extraction, chemical, and manufacturing industries. The business
would have to adopt methods of manufacturing or
employ cutting edge technology to help create new
jobs. These improvements
will help to ensure a
brighter economic future
and more job opportunities for our current work
force and the youth of West
Virginia.
By creating and
maintaining these goodpaying jobs, we are able to
keep our state’s best and
brightest professionals
and youth in West Virginia, rather than losing
them to more promising
jobs outside of the state.
This is an important step
and House Speaker to appoint
job creation workgroups that
would work independently or
in cooperation with the Department of Commerce, the
West Virginia Development
Office or other executive offices
or agencies of the state in
by Delegate Brent Boggs
order to obtain information to
assist the Legislature’s efforts
introduction. Of that number,
to take action toward increasAfter a busy week at the
72 bills have passed the
ing and attracting jobs in West
Capitol, Saturday’s weather
Virginia.
House; 92 have passed the
provided some much needed
Senate. This will increase
Their activities could
outside work opportunities.
include, among provisions
substantially in the coming
We celebrated a wonderful
listed in the bill, meeting with
Easter Sunday at services and week as a number of imporexisting businesses and orgalater with my parents, Justin, tant bills are teed up for
nizations to discuss and
passage in both houses.
Jennifer and the grandkids.
Members worked well into the further develop resources
While I had hoped it would
evening last Friday in order to currently available to busiwork out for Jessica and the
nesses in West Virginia which
boys to be home too, we will be expedite and advance a numthen could be expanded upon
spending some time with them ber of bills emerging from the
major committees.
to grow job opportunities
soon.
within the state. The bill
The list of important bills
Reports indicate we’ve
passed by a wide margin. I
this week far exceeds the
again been rattled by a minor
space available, as will be the
think this is extremely imporearthquake in Braxton
tant to our central West
case next week. However,
County. I was contacted by
Virginia area.
legislation to address the
news outlets Sunday afterI want to thank House
volunteer fire department
noon, but it will be later this
workers compensation issue is Education Chair Mary Poling,
week before we can have the
Vice Chair Josh Stowers and
in play and working through
data analyzed.
the Education Committee for
As we enter into the final the system.
originating a bill last week
House Speaker Rick
fourteen days of the session
that, if passed and impleThompson along with myself
(excluding the budget), this
mented, will address many of
and other members of the
week looms large in the legisthe concerns with the prolative process. April 3 (day 50) House leadership have introposed joint Gilmer-Lewis
is the day that bills must pass duced a piece of legislation in
elementary school. House Bill
collaboration with the Senate
their house of origin. Other3160 provides for a pilot
wise, any other bill is dead for President that would create
initiative on governance of
the session – except for budget monthly House and Senate
schools jointly established by
workgroups charged with
bills, etc. – and, unless a
adjoining counties. Thanks to
series of technical motions are assisting West Virginia in
Education Committee member
used.
acquiring the necessary tools
and Gilmer County Delegate
As of last Friday, a total
for aggressively attracting
Dave Walker for his active role
jobs. House Bill 3013 would
of 1,164 House bills and 663
Senate bills have been filed for authorize the Senate President in seeing this move forward.
in improving our state’s
economy and I am proud
to see this bill passed
through the Economic Development Committee.
The bill is currently pending in the Finance Committee.
I am also the lead
sponsor of Senate Bill 584
which was passed by the
Judiciary Committee this
past week. This bill will
create a Pretrial Release
Program, creating a uniform statewide risk assessment and monitoring
of those released prior to
trial. This bill is a response
to the problem of overcrowded regional jails and
costs to county commissions. It will allow for a
court or county to review
pretrial criminal defendants in regional jails, and
make recommendation
based on their low risk of
flight and risk of danger to
the community for the release of people who have
not be convicted of a crime
but are awaiting a trial.
Those accused of pedophilia, violent crimes, or
out-of-state drug offenders will not be eligible for
pre-trial release.
When an accused
person is sitting in jail
awaiting a trial, they’re
likely to be missing work
which results in them losing their job. If, when they
finally receive a court
date, they are found innocent, they are now without a job and likely without insurance and other
benefits. This program
would help protect innocent people and help reduce jail overcrowding
and the unnecessary
spending of state funds.
James Lee, the Chief
Probation Officer in the
First Judicial Circuit of
West Virginia, has had a
key role in the creation of
this program and has
helped save Ohio County
hundreds of thousands of
dollars annually with his
ideas on and approaches
to probation programs.
With leaders like Mr. Lee,
this program will save the
state millions of dollars,
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The bill should be in the
Senate by mid-week for their
action.
One bill that was misdrafted by Legislative Services
dealt with minimum liability
insurance on commercial
carriers. The bill was intended
to increase the minimum
liability insurance coverage
only with taxis, commercial
vans that haul passengers for
profit, and would have excluded school buses, contract
school buses and others modes
of transportation. Since the bill
did not include the specific
language needed and could
have impacted other modes of
transportation, thereby creating a possible hardship on
commercial carriers, I had the
bill killed out of an abundance
of caution.
Please send your inquiries to the Capitol Office at:
Building 1, Room 224-M,
Charleston, WV 25305. Or, call
the Capitol office at 340-3220;
Assistant to the Majority
Leader, Jennifer McPherson at
340-3942 or fax to 340-3213. If
you have an interest in any
particular bill or issue, please
let me know. For those with
Internet access, my e-mail
address is:
[email protected]
You may also obtain
additional legislative information, including the copies of
bills, conference reports, daily
summaries, interim highlights,
and leave me a message on the
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ered what had happened.
“I was devastated,” she
said, “but I recognized that
I cannot provide what she
needs.” So she left the
daughter in the foster
home to which she had
been moved. Then followed a series of jobs “in
restaurants, gas stations,
and the like.” Even though
this woman had her GED,
she “lacked the communication skills and the confidence to find anything better.”
Now Aimee feels she
is finally moving in the
right direction. She is developing a strong faith, to
which she attributes the
confidence she is gaining.
“I used to be ripped with
fear, but now I feel more
secure,” she said. She has
a local job, and she helps
the director of the home
with scheduling chores for
the women and “keeping
an eye on things,” the director noted. She is also
beginning to look toward
the future, something she
has not been able to do for
many years. “I would like
to help other women with
the same types of problems,” she explained. “I
will definitely stay here as
long as I am allowed, and,
if it works out, I may work
as Tara’s [the director’s]
assistant. We will just
have to see what God
wants me to do. I firmly
believe He has a plan for
me.”
Like Aimee’s story,
Christa’s is tragic. At 26,
this woman has experienced more trauma than
most do in a lifetime. A
high-school graduate who
attended West Virginia
University—where she
“made A’s and B’s,” for a
year and a half, Christa’s
drug problem began early.
At thirteen, she was on
medication for ADHD and
for panic attacks. These
she took until she “was
eighteen or nineteen.”
However, at thirteen she
was also “already smoking
pot and drinking,” and this
carried through high
school—where she “still
made good grades,” and
her brief stay at college.
All of this led to severe anxiety and what
Christa termed “a nervous
breakdown.” Following a
stint in a psychiatric ward,
she returned home to live
with her mother and stepfather. “I was still on prescription drugs plus I was
using recreational drugs,”
she said. Then came an
encounter which ended in
her being raped, and she
became pregnant. The
fact that the man who
raped her was sent to
prison did little to help her,
but she did stay drug-free
during the pregnancy, and
she kept the baby—a
daughter.
“After my daughter
was born, the doctor prescribed pain medicine for
two months. By the time I
was taken off that medication, I was hooked again. I
had no prescription, so I
went to the street to buy
what I craved.” Still, living with her parents, she
managed to care for her
daughter. “I was caring for
her until April 13, 2011,
when I was admitted to a
psychiatric ward because
of a drug-induced psychosis,” she said. The psychosis had led to her “jumping out of a moving vehicle”
and almost killing herself.
“The last time I was committed,” she said, “I was
there for 25 days. I came
here from the psychiatric
ward.”
Christa is also looking to the future. The
daughter lives with
Christa’s parents, and she
talks with her by phone.
Her goal, after being at
Braxton County Fellowship Home “for six months
to a year, whichever I
need,” is to “be close to
[her] daughter.” Another
goal is to return to school
to study graphic design,
and she appears determined to achieve both.
Things are calm
now—for Aimee and
Christa and the other residents of Braxton County
Fellowship Home. They
will remain calm during
their residency. Hopefully,
that calmness will carry
over into their lives once
they have moved on—or at
least, it will help them deal
with whatever they face.
LAWYER
Arthur Friend of Exchange, she manages to
take time for herself, and
much of that time is spent
outdoors. In November,
she ran a full marathon,
and recently she ran a
half-marathon. “I enjoy
running, of course,” she
said. “I also like hiking and
biking.” In that vein, she
will ride as a member of
the law firm’s team in an
upcoming 150-mile charity ride. “We’ll ride the 75
miles from Richmond to
Williamsburg, spend the
night, and ride back the
next day,” she said.
As for the honor she
recently received, Friend
commented simply, “I am
pretty humbled by this.
It’s nice to be recognized,
of course, but there are so
many good young attorneys in the Richmond Bar
Association that I am a bit
surprised they chose me.”
Perhaps a comment
from one of her clients
helps explain the reason
Melanie Friend received
this honor. This individual
noted, “I truly appreciate
all that Melanie has
done… She has been a fantastic resource, attorney,
counselor and friend.”
mended probation in the
matter. The Court accepted the plea agreement, ordered a pre-sentence investigation and set
sentencing for April 8.
Michael
Lynn
Harrison and his attorney
Clinton Bischoff appeared
before the Court along
with Prosecuting Attorney
McLaughlin to announce a
plea agreement had been
reached. Harrison plead
of fleeing while driving
under the influence of alcohol, punishable by imprisonment of not less
than one year nor more
than ten years; misdemeanor offense of driving
under the influence –second offense, punishable by
confinement in jail for not
less than six months nor
more than one year. The
defendant is also subject
to a fine of not less than
$1,000 nor more than
$3,000; felony offense of
sexual abuse in the first
degree, punishable by imprisonment in a state correctional facility not less
than five years nor more
than 25 years and fines of
not less than $1,000 nor
more than $5,000.
The state agreed to
dismiss the remaining
counts included in the indictment, but reserved the
right to argue at the initial sentencing in the matter. Judge Facemire accepted the plea agreement, ordered a pre-sentence investigation in addition to ordering Harrison
undergo a psychological
and psychiatric evaluation
addressing Harrison’s tendencies as a sexual predator and pedophile at
Clayman and Associates.
Sentencing was set for
April 8.
David Karickhoff,
counsel for Ethan S.
McCourt appeared before
the Court, along the Prosecuting Attorney to announce that a plea agreement had been reached.
McCourt plead guilty to
the felony offense of grand
larceny, the state agreed
to recommend probation in
the matter, and McCourt
agreed to pay restitution
to the victim.
The Court accepted
the plea agreement as presented and ordered a presentence investigation to
be performed and presented to the Court before
sentencing set for April 8.
she still manages to find
time to read. “I have an
extreme love of books. I
love to read as much as I
can,” Baylee concluded.
When asked about
her favorite and worst
school memories, Baylee
said “I don’t have a specific
favorite memory. I create
great memories everyday
with my friends and they
make up my favorite
memories. The only ‘bad
memory’ I have from school
is having to get up so early
every day.”
“I would like to thank
all the teachers and family members who have actually cared about giving
me the best education I
can get,” Baylee added.
CANN
while still ensuring the
safety of our residents.
I am happy with the
direction our great state is
headed and am confident
the Legislature will continue to serve the citizens
with pride.
To write me, my address is Senator Sam
Cann, State Capitol,
Building 1, Room 218-W,
Charleston, WV 25305.
You can also call me at
304-357-7904. I encourage all of my constituents
to contact me with any
questions or concerns.
By
Clint Ferguson
Signs of Spring...
Every year I look forward to spring when everything comes back to
life. The temperatures
warm to comfortable levels, the birds start chirping once again, and soon
beautiful tree blossoms
and wildflowers will appear. After a long drawn
out winter, spring is always a welcome sight.
The first day of the
spring equinox has arrived and Daylight savings
time came in as well which
will make for more time to
enjoy the outdoors. That
groundhog didn’t see his
shadow which is supposedly a sign of an early
spring but evidently he got
it wrong this year as snow
has been falling recently.
I never expected a rodent
to predict the weather that
well in the first place.
A few weeks ago I
noticed the daffodils starting to peek through the
soil in the flower bed by
our house. Since then
they’ve swelled and a
couple have busted out
with beautiful vibrant yellow flowers. The forsythia
should start blooming
soon adding even more
yellow to the landscape.
Serviceberry, redbuds,
and dogwoods will follow.
The grass is getting
greener and will soon
need mowed. Although, I
personally think that
mowing grass is a waste
of good fishing time.
I’ve already heard
the first “peep” from the
Spring Peepers which is a
sure sign of spring. Those
tiny tree frogs are always
music to my ears. The
wood frogs have also been
vocal lately. Love is in the
air as it’s the males making all the noise in hopes
of attracting a female
friend. I bet the one small
pond had at least 30 wood
frogs in it when Tara and
I drove past it. Wood frogs
can be distinguished by
the black mask covering
their eyes similar to a raccoon. Rana sylvatica is
the scientific name for
those that really wanted
to know.
I had to learn all of
the reptiles and amphibians of West Virginia
while in college. We had
to even identify each frog
by the sound they make.
The Spring Peepers and
bullfrogs were pretty
easy. Wood frogs sound
like a flock of quacking
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key clucking. One thing
is for sure, once the frogs
start vocalizing, spring is
near.
As for the fishing
lately, it’s been on the
slow side, but it’s starting to pick up. The fish
have been sluggish during the winter months
with the cold water temperatures. Low and slow
is the name of the game
when fishing this time of
the year.
Fish slow their metabolism down and don’t
move very far to chase
down food like they would
in warmer water temperatures. They’ll hold in
the calmer pools and eddies out of the current to
save energy. As the snow
melts away and air temperatures warm so will
the water and the fish will
become more active. I’ll
fish any month of the
year but April-June is my
favorite time to be on the
river.
I’ve heard reports
that the turkeys are already gobbling and
spring gobbler season
will be here before one
knows it. I never get tired
of waking up well before
daybreak and climbing a
high ridge just before the
sun rises to hear those
gobblers break the morning silence. On April 22 I
plan on doing just that.
I know of a few folks
that have already dug
some ramps.
Morel
mushrooms will be making an appearance in the
months to come but I’m
starting to get ahead of
myself. Hopefully no
more snowflakes will fall
as winter is behind us
now.
The signs of spring
are all around and will
become even more evident as the days wear on.
Cabin fever is starting to
ease up and it will be
good to see the sunshine
and feel the warm rays
from it once again. Now is
a good time to start planning a few weekend getaways as the weather is finally starting to break and
spring is here. You don’t
have to travel very far
with the high gas prices as
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kinds of neat and unique
places. I don’t know about
you but I can’t wait to get
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With Deepest
Sympathy
Citizens’
NEWS
OBITUARIES
Maxene J. Boggs
Maxene J. Boggs, 83,
of Gassaway, passed away
March 23, 2013 after a
long illness at home.
She was born December 10, 1929 in Chicago, IL a daughter of the
late Jim and Lela Roberts
Bullard of Walker County,
AL.
Maxene was a private
secretary, a member of the
Southern Baptist Church
and attended church regularly.
She enjoyed fishing
and camping as well as
knitting and crocheting.
She is survived by
husband, Johnnie Boggs.
At Maxene’s request
her body will be cremated.
There will be no services.
Condolences may be
extended to the family at
www.roachfuneralhome.
com.
Arrangements by
Richard M. Roach Funeral
Home, Gassaway.
Mary C. (Davis) Carder
ln Loving Memory
Wife and Mother
passed away peacefully on
March
14, 2013
in Seattle, WA
at the
age of
76 with
her husband,
daughter and son at her side.
She was born on March
8, 1937 in West Virginia
to Luke and Audra Davis.
Mary and husband, Arvin
Carder moved to Seattle,
WA in 1962 after they
were married.
Mary worked as a
Fashion Clerk for Sears
and retired early and went
to work for Safeco lnsurance where she finally
retired.
Mom always loved
the Spring/Summers in
Seattle. She loved to plant
flowers, travel, entertain
for BBQ s and spend time
with family.
She was preceded
in death by her father,
mother, and brothers:
Gene Davis and Vaughn
Davis of West Virginia.
She leaves behind her
husband Arvin Carder,
daughter Yvonne Celarier,
son Duane Carder, Brothers Paul Davis, William
Davis and extended family
in West Virginia.
A celebration of
Mary’s life will be held at
a later date for family and
friends.
Kenneth Ronald Gray
Kenneth Ronald
Gray, 70, of Duck, passed
away March 25,
2013 at home.
He was born
October 1, 1942
a son of the late Wilmer
A. and Ethel Payne Gray.
In addition to his
parents he was also preceded in death by brother,
Junior Arnold Gray.
He was a construction worker, an Army veteran, and a member of
the Villanova Missionary
Baptist Church.
He is survived by
his wife of 50 years, Judy
Kelley Gray; sons and
daughters-in-law,
Dennis and Pat Gray,
Gary and Stephanie Gray,
Keith and Claire Gray;
grandchildren, James
Ryan, Dave Ryan, Brent
Bailey, Nathan Bailey,
Kenny Gray, and Jeremy Gray; brothers, Carl
and wife, Brenda Gray
and Gary L. Gray; several
nieces and nephews.
Service was held 11
a.m. Thursday, March 28,
2013 at the Villanova Missionary Baptist Church,
Duck with Pastor John
Cole officiating. Burial
was in the Gray Family
Cemetery, Duck.
Friends called from
6 to 9 p.m. Wednesday at
the Villanova Missionary
Baptist Church.
Condolences may be
com.
Arrangements by
Richard M. Roach Funeral
Home, Gassaway.
Roy Ellis James
Roy Ellis James, 77,
of Frametown, WV, passed
away March 28, 2013 at
Charlest o n
General
Hospital
after a
long illness.
He
w a s
b o r n
October 20, 1935 in Braxton
County a son of the late
Howard and Ruth Bail
James.
He served
in the U.S. Army
from 1958 – 1960.
Although he and
his family moved several
times in their lives Roy
retired to Frametown after
a career at IBM in 1995.
He will be remembered by all as a charming
man who always loved a
laugh or practical joke.
Roy is survived by
his wife of 57 years, Gloria
Frame James; their three
children and their spouses, David and Judy James
of Concord, NC, Cynthia
Braxton County, WV
and Jerry Westfall of Gassaway, and Richard and
Sara James of Concord,
NC. He is also survived
by nine grandchildren and
five great grandchildren;
sisters, Blanche James
of Frametown and Rita
Campbell of Marysville,
PA; brothers, Lee James of
Frametown and Ed James
of Parkersburg.
Service was held 11
a.m. Monday, April 1,
2013 at Richard M. Roach
Funeral Home, Gassaway,
WV with Rev. Mark Stump
officiating. Interment
was in the William James
Cemetery, Leatherwood.
Friends called from
6 to 9 p.m. Sunday at the
funeral home.
In lieu of flowers
the family request that
memorial donations be
made to Gassaway Baptist
Church Building Fund,
P.O. Box 128, Gassaway,
WV 26624.
Condolences may be
com.
Joseph B. McPherson
Joseph B. McPherson, 91, of Sutton passed
away on March 27, 2013
at his
r e s i dence.
H e
w a s
born on
October 13,
1921 in
Burnsville, WV to the late Oliver
Dee & Audrey Crutchfield
McPherson.
Joe was a retired Resource Manager for the Corp
of Engineers after
25 years, he worked at
Burnsville Lake and other
locations and worked as
a heavy equipment operator, Braxton County
Circuit Clerk for a brief
time, and he served in
the US Navy, World War
II and was a Purple Heart
disabled Veteran, wounded in 1945 at Iwo Jima
while serving aboard the
Keokuk. He was a member
of the following organizations, Christ Church
United Methodist, Sutton,
Disabled American Veterans, and Masonic Lodge
#130, Strange Creek, WV.
He is preceded in
death by his parents, wife,
Theresa Davis McPherson whom he married in
1950, one brother, John
McPherson.
Joe is survived by his
son, Joe Davis McPherson & wife Patricia of
Sutton, sister, Kathleen
Sweitzter of Burnsville,
granddaughter, Katherine
Janiece McPherson, niece,
Becky Smith of Alaska,
nephews, Jeff McPherson
of Texas, John Wesley
McPherson of Nevada.
Joe was loved by so
many and enjoyed visiting
with friends and family.
The history and stories
he shared were priceless.
He’ll be deeply missed.
Joe’s favorite summer
past time was spending
countless hours on the
tractor mowing the grass
fields. Joe and Theresa
were extremely proud of
their granddaughter, Katie, and her accomplishments.
Memorial services
will be held Sunday, April
7, 2013 at 2:00 p.m. at
Christ Church United
Methodist, Sutton with
Rev. Doug Smailes officiating. At the families
request Joe and his loving wife Theresa’s cremains will be buried in
the Sutton Cemetery.
The family suggests donations to: Christ Church
United Methodist, (Family
Life Center)- 188 Main
St. Sutton, WV 26601 or
Sutton Public Library500 Main St. Sutton, WV
26601.
Greene-Robertson
Funeral Home is humbled
to be serving the McPherson family.
Online condolences
may be sent to: greenerobertsonfuneralhome.
com.
Martha Magdelene
“Maggie” Rowan
Martha Magdelene
“Maggie” Rowan, 75, of
493 Sassafras Run Rd.
Weston
passed
away at
11:45
am on
Monday
March
25, 2013
at the
Stonewall Jackson Memorial
Hospital in Weston following an extended illness.
She was born in
Weston on May 10, 1937,
a daughter of the late
James Oliver and Lula
Mable Blake Posey.
On August 17, 1964
she married the love of
her life, James Edward
Rowan, who survives.
They had celebrated 48
years of marriage.
Surviving are five
sons: Kenneth Frances
Turner and wife Tina
of Walkersville, Edwin
Posey, James William
Rowan and wife Maria, and Jessie Travis
Rowan, all of Weston,
and Paul Ray Rowan
and wife Denise of Aurora; four daughters: Lora
Montgomery, Barbara Ellen Keesler, and Christy Dawn Burns, all of
Weston, and Paula Faye
Bosley and husband Tim
of Copen; three sisters:
Mary Jean Radcliff and
Carolyn Posey of Jane
Lew and Deborah Arce
of Lincolnton NC; two
brothers: Frances Posey
of Weston and Bernard
Posey of Jane Lew; 22
grandchildren and 16
great-grandchildren.
She was preceded
in death by one son,
George Steve Posey and
one brother, Edward
Jackson Posey, and one
sister, Beatrice Posey.
Martha devoted her
life as a loving homemaker to her family. She
enjoyed gardening and
spent years canning her
harvests to feed her family. She loved tending to
her flower gardens, listening to Gospel Music,
and watching her Soap
Operas (The Bold & The
Beautiful, The Young &
The Restless) Most of
all, she treasured the
time she spent with her
grandchildren, who were
the light of her life. She
was Christian by faith.
Friends and family
called at the Pat Boyle
Funeral Home and Cremation Service at 144
Hackers Creek Rd. in
Jane Lew from 5-8 pm
on Wednesday March
27, 2013.
Funeral Services
were be held at 1 pm on
Thursday with Reverend
Sue Lowther officiating.
Interment followed in Peterson Cemetery on Oil
Creek Rd.
The Pat Boyle Funeral Home and Cremation Service is honored
and privileged to serve
the Rowan family. Online
condolences may be made
at www.patboylefuneralhome.com.
Thank you
to Alice Lou
Ware
The Braxton County Pool Association
wishes to say “Thanks”
to a local lady, Alice
Lou Ware for her support with making apple
butter for the Pool to
sell. The apple butter
was sold almost before
it was done. Donations
of jars and sugar were
given by board members. Mrs. Ware donated
the apples and also the
expertise and we sincerely appreciate all that
she has done for us. We
made $350.00. Thanks
again Mrs. Ware
Thank you to
Sutton Moose
Lodge 825
The Braxton Pool Association wishes to say a
big thank you to the local
Sutton Moose Lodge for
their support with the
Spaghetti Dinner held on
November the 4th.
Along with the pool
officers and board members selling tickets, the
local lodge donated a total
of $1,300.00. We appreciate!!! Thanks again.
richard m. roach
funeral home
708 Braxton Street • Gassaway, WV 26624
Phone 304-364-2231
Licensed Directors: Richard M. Roach & Ryan M. Roach
The friendship of those we serve is the foundation of our business.
Our Goal is to give families that we are privileged to serve, a warm and
relaxed home to come to at a dificult time ~ when compassion, sincerity and
-professionalism are paramount. Pre-Planning is also available.
Citizens’
NEWS
Braxton County, WV
COMMUNITY
CALENDAR
Senior Menu
Senior menu for the
week of April 3rd thru
April 9th
Wednesday (3) Sauerkraut w/Pork, Parsley
Boiled Potatoes, Mixed
Vegetable, Fruit/Cornbread
Thursday (4) Baked
Chicken, Scalloped Potatoes, Green Beans, Mixed
Fruit, Crescent Roll
Friday (5) Lasagna, Tossed Salad, Apple
Sauce, Garlic Bread, Cake
Monday (8) Scrambled Eggs with Ham, Hash
Browns, Warm Spicy Apples, 3 oz. Fruit Juice,
Biscuit
Tuesday (9) Chicken
Burritos, Salad Toppings
& Dressing, Rice, Pears
•••••••••••••••••
Veterans Service
Officer
An itinerant representative of the West
Virginia Department of
Veterans Assistance is
scheduled to be at the
Braxton County Senior
Center from 10:30 a.m. to
3:30 p.m. on Wednesday,
April 3 rd, and again on
Wednesday, April 24th.
•••••••••••••••••
Church dinner
The Burnsville
Charge of the United
Methodist Church will be
hosting a dinner on April
6th from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m.
at the Burnsville Community Building. The
menu will consist of baked
chicken, shredded chicken,
meatloaf, mashed potatoes,
gravy, green beans, peas,
corn, brown beans, cornbread, hot rolls, assorted
salads, and desserts. There
will be coffee, iced tea,
and lemonade. Suggested
donations are $7.00 for
adults, $3.00 for ages 6-12,
children under 6 years of
age may eat free. Take
out will be available within a reasonable distance.
Please call 304-853-2508
before 4:00 for take out orders. Everyone is welcome!
•••••••••••••••••
Wilsie/Rosedale
Waterline meeting
cancelled:
Please note the cancellation of the scheduled
meeting of the Wilsie/
Rosedale Waterline Association on April 4, 2013.
It will be rescheduled for
later in the month.
•••••••••••••••••
Little Birch revival
The Little Birch Community Church will be
having a revival April 3rd
thru April 6th at 7:00 pm.
Jerry Lee from Buckhannon will be the Evangelist.
There will be special sign-
ing each night. Everyone
is welcome to come. Pastor, Phillip Channell.
•••••••••••••••••
BCARSE meeting:
The Braxton County
Association of Retired
School Employees will
hold their next meeting on
Thursday morning, April
11, 2013 at 10:00 at the
Senior Center. We will
feature a Memorial Service to honor deceased
members. Please plan
to join us.
•••••••••••••••••
Gospel Sing
Belfont Simpson
Church will be holding
a gospel sing on April 7,
2013, at 7:00 pm featuring
Soldiers of the Cross. We
invite everybody to come
and enjoy glorifying our
God in song.
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Big Otter music
schedule
Big Otter Community
and Senior Center March
music schedule will be as
follows: The April schedule for Big Otter will be
as follows: April 5th....
Summers Fork Bluegrass;
April 12th..Burnin’ 79;
April 19th..Cherry Run
Bluegrass; April 26th…
Tiffany Farmer and Tom
Pringle. There is no admission charge. There
will be various drawings
and prizes. Concessions
are available. Doors open
at 5:00. Music starts at
7:00. For more information call 304-286-2672.
Please turn to Calendar
page 8
Braxton County residents
Student Teaching for GSC
Three students from
Braxton County are currently completing their
student teaching internship for Glenville State
College.
Kelsey Neel-Metz is
student teaching in Early
Education (PreK-K), Elementary Education (k-6),
and Special Education
(K-6) at Burnsville Elementary School with cooperating teachers Joyce
Hamrick and Megan Facemire. Shelly Ratliff and
Tara Cosco are her GSC
supervisors. She is the
daughter of Tracy Cutlip
of Daniels and Hubert
Neel of Clarksburg. She
and her husband Cord
reside in Burnsville.
Nancy Marie Mulhare of Sutton is student
teaching in Elementary
Education (K-6) at Flatwoods Elementary School
with teacher Donna Warner and in General Mathematics-Algebra I (5-9) at
Braxton County Middle
School with cooperating
teacher Mary Moyers.
Shelly Ratliff and Joseph
Wood are her GSC supervisors. Mulhare is the
daughter of Laura and
Joseph Green of Little
Birch.
Rachel Renae Morrison of Sutton is student teaching in English (5-Adult) at Braxton
County Middle School
with Teacher Chris Locke
and at Braxton County
High School under teacher Lisa Vaughan. Dr. Shara Curry and Melody Wise
are her GSC supervisors.
Upon successful
completion of their student teaching internships,
these students will receive their degrees during
the 139th Glenville State
College Commencement
ceremony scheduled for
Saturday, May 11, 2013.
(left to right) Nancy Mulhare, Kelsey Metz, and Rachel Morrison.
Braxton County Memorial Hospital photograph
to be featured in national publication
On February 28th,
the somewhat groggy little
boy in the picture and his
stuffed bear were completely unconcerned about
their upcoming surgical
procedure. This most likely
is a direct result of his
mother’s confidence in the
Braxton County Memorial
Hospital surgical team. His
mother is Pam Bender,
Surgical Services Leader.
She states, “I am so glad
that, not only did I feel
very comfortable with the
knowledge and skills of
everyone who was involved
in Brett’s care, but to know
all of these folks are my
friends as well. He was
treated just like anyone
would care for their own
son, grandson or brother.
We are very blessed to have
such a wonderful surgery
team! Not just because he’s
MY son, but I feel everyone is treated in the same
manner when they come to
Surgery.”
Obviously at ease
with the situation, Pam
captured the scene in the
picture, which was forwarded to the American
Association of Nurse Anesthetists (AANA) in response
to a ‘Call for Covers’. Mike
Frame, DMP, CRNA, “had
the joy of providing anesthesia” to Brett and is
depicted in the photograph
as well. Along with the
picture, Mike submitted
the following comments. “I
am a CRNA practicing in
a Critical Access Hospital
in rural WV. At Braxton
County Memorial Hospital, we enjoy a CRNA-only
practice. This hospital is
located in my hometown.
Therefore, I often provide
anesthesia to my family
and friends.” In addition
to other supporting information, Mike wrote, “With
his teddy bear by his side,
this pediatric patient underwent an uneventful
surgical procedure and
was found entertaining our
staff later this day.”
Mike has received notification that the photograph will be featured this
fall in a publication of the
AANA having a circulation
of 45,000 CRNAs nationwide and internationally.
He currently serves as the
president of the WV As-
sociation of Nurse Anesthetists. It was noted that
the gloves and mask Mike
always wears during procedures is a positive demonstration of utilizing proper
safety attire. As for Brett
who says, “I want to punch
Dr. Pearson for making
my throat sore for so long,
but I feel much better,” his
mother reports a great recovery. Pam says, “I would
have chosen our surgeon
and staff above and beyond
any facility around!”
Martial Arts
Classes
The American
Karate Academy
invites you to join their class.
Classes are held at the Flatwoods
Elementary School every Tuesday and
Thursday from 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. and
are available to children 7 years old thru
adult. Cost is $20.00 per month for one person. Family rates are available.
For more information and to
register please call 765-7955.
This local photo will be featured this fall in a
publication of the American Association of Nurse
Anesthetists (AANA) thanks in part to the little boys
mother, Pam Bender.
•••Reward•••
No Questions Asked!
Female Golden/Lab
Name: Kiera
Missing since:
3/5/2013
1 blue eye
and 1 brown eye
B
raxton County Memorial Hospital expresses sincere
appreciation for our dedicated physicians who continue to
provide excellent healthcare to our community.
In 1990, President George H. W. Bush signed a proclamation designating March 30th as National
Doctors’ Day. During this time we honor our physicians for providing quality health care.
Active Staff
Courtesy Staff
Courtesy Hospitalist
Wm. Douglas Given, MD
Family Practice
(BCMH Chief of Staff)
Ronald Pearson, MD
General Surgery
Arturo Sabio, MD
Family Practice
Russell Stewart, DO
Family Practice
(BCMH Medical Director)
Darla Gant, MD
Family Practice
Antoine Katiny, MD
Internal Medicine
Sally R. Stewart, DO
Family Practice
Brent Glover, MD
Family Practice
Tyler Hall, DO
Family Practice
Christopher Martin, DO
Family Practice
Emergency Medicine
Consulting Staff
Andrew Cook, DO
Dilip Ghodasara, MD
Michael Gregory, DO
Matthew Lee, MD
Gary Lowther, DO
James Ross, MD
Vernon Stanley, MD, Ph D
Denzil Hawkinberry, II, MD
Pain Management
Bryan Danhires, DPM
Podiatric Medicine
Emergency Medicine /
Courtesy Hospitalist
Christopher Conrad, DO
G. David Leveaux, MD
Mark Waddell, DO
(ED Director)
CHILDS PET
No collar or tags
Call 304-364-2263
Caring for you close to home
Citizens’
NEWS
COMMUNITY
CORNER
BURNSVILLE NEWS
I
hope everyone
enjoyed a
wonderful
Easter.
S a t u r day was a
beautiful
day to be
outside. Sunday was a
wonderful day to be in
church and enjoy the
services there. Butch &
I attended Good Friday
services at the Burnsville
United Methodist Church
on Friday evening.
Karla and McKenzie
are spending the week
with us. Karla is on
spring break from school.
We are so happy to have
them home with us.
Sympathy is extended to the family of
Joe McPherson of Sutton. I’ve known him for
many years and he will
be missed. My heart goes
out to his family in this
time of loss.
Sympathy is also
extended to the family
of Woody Bosley. Our
prayers and thoughts are
with the family.
Just a note to let
you know the Harvest
Festival for 2013 will be
September 19, 20 and
21. If there is anyone
who has ideas or wants
to help during the festival, we are meeting at
4:30 on the first Thursday of the month at City
Hall. If they can’t make
the meeting, but would
like to be involved, they
can call or e-mail me
with their preferences.
Thanks, Duane Mattson 304-853-2320 [email protected]
The 94th annual
meeting of the Kanawha
Alumni Association will
be held on Saturday,
May 25, in Burnsville.
The day begins with the
annual parade beginning at 10 AM. There
will be a short program with parade entry
awards at the new stage
at the Burnsville School
football field immediately following the parade. Concessions will
be served by the women of the First Baptist
Church of Burnsville
in support of the American Cancer Society
Relay for Life. The evening’s activities begin
at 4 PM with an Open
House at the Burnsville
School, business meeting in the auditorium
at 5 PM, dinner will be
served from 6 PM to
7:30 PM, the auction
will begin at 7:30 PM
at the new stage, and
the band “Déjà Vu” will
perform at 8 PM on the
new stage. The cost
is $15.00. Reservations may be sent to
Kanawha Alumni Association, PO Box 324,
Burnsville, WV 26335.
Those wishing to participate in the parade are
asked to contact Butch
McPherson at 304-8532706. If your class is
planning a reunion,
TRUTH OR TRADITION?
WHY STUDY? #2
“Study to shew thyself approved unto God.” 2
Timothy 2:15
Why Study The Bible? Why should we take time
out of our busy schedules to spend time with The
Bible? Is it really all that important?
It Is The Law Of Liberty. When we look into manmade mirrors, we see only the physical appearance,
not the spirit that lives within. “But whoso looketh
into the perfect law of liberty, and continueth therein,
he being not a forgetful hearer, but a doer of the work,
this man shall be blessed in his deed” (James 1:25).
Only the Word of God can liberate us from the physical, and enable us to see ourselves as we really are…
spirit beings, made in the image of God.
Freedom – A Universal Desire. Millions have
left home and family in the old country and come to
America seeking freedom. We are familiar with the
words by Emma Lazarus at the base of the Statue of
Liberty: “Give me your tired, your poor, Your huddled
masses yearning to breathe free, The wretched refuse
of your teeming shore, Send these, the homeless,
tempest-tossed to me, I lift my lamp beside the golden
door!” Wars have been fought for freedom. Millions
have died for freedom. But what man calls freedom
often ends in slavery. Where is true freedom to be
found?
The Truth About Freedom. Jesus said: “If ye
continue in my word, then are ye my disciples indeed;
And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make
you free” (John 8:31-32).
What is Truth? Jesus answered that question
in His prayer to His Father when, speaking of His
disciples He said: “Sanctify them through thy truth:
thy word is truth” (John 17:17). Millions of young
people leave home and family and go out into the
world seeking freedom, only to become slaves to the
devil’s lies. Paul said it this way: “Know ye not, that
to whom ye yield yourselves servants to obey, his
servants ye are to whom ye obey; whether of sin unto
death, or of obedience unto righteousness?” (Romans
6:16). God’s Word…the Truth…is the perfect law of
liberty. “If the Son therefore shall make you free, ye
shall be free indeed” (John 8:36).
The Bible – A Guide. The Bible is the only guide
that can free us from the bondage of sin, and keep us
free. But we must spend time with it to know what
it teaches, and then we must put those precepts into
practice in our lives by obedience.
A Medical Guide. If you had terminal cancer
with only months to live, and someone came up
with a medical book that could absolutely guarantee
freedom from cancer, if you would but read and follow its instructions, would you let it lie on the coffee
table and collect dust? Sin is a cancer with far more
devastating consequences. God has given us a book
of instructions on how to be free from sin. What are
we doing with it?
Steer Creek Church of Christ, 3466 Rosedale
Road, Stumptown, West Virginia 25267
Minister: Gene H. Miller, 3281 Rosedale
Road, Shock, West Virginia 26638-8410
Links:gilmerfreepress.net
shock.stumptown.religion
hurherald.com/church news
Sponsored by:Church of Christ,742 Elk
Street, Gassaway WV 26624.
Danny Lambey, Minister
BY DEBBIE
MCPHERSON
please contact Margret
Ann Willey at 304-8151321. The invitations
will be mailed out to the
alumni by mid April.
A raffle of a Remington Model 870 pump
action, 12 gauge with
26” barrel and camo
stock is being held by
the Kanawha Alumni
Association as a fundraiser. Tickets are $5.00
each. There will be only
300 tickets sold. The
drawing will be held on
at the 79’er Restaurant
in Burnsville. Contact
Butch McPherson at
304-853-2706. The gun
is on display at the 79’er
Restaurant where also
tickets are being sold.
Get your tickets now
because there are just a
few tickets left.
The Kanawha Alumni Association (KAA) has
T-shirts and flags for
sale. Contact Margret
Ann Willey at 304-8151321 to place your order. The T-shirts are orange with black letters.
Some say Burnsville
Bruins with a bear face
and some say Burnsville
High School with a bear
face. Your choice of
sizes includes S, M, L,
XL, 2XL - $12.00 each,
plus shipping. They also
have Bruin flags for sale
@ $10.00 each, plus
shipping. The KAA has
received a shipment of
garden flags selling at
$15.00 each. These
flags say “Burnsville
Bruins” with a Bruin
in the middle. They
are, of course, orange
& black. Also, they
have in supply a new
flag selling at $25.00
each. They are orange,
black, & white with
“Burnsville Bruins” and
a Bruin in the middle.
Contact Margret Ann
Willey at 304-815-1321
to purchase one. All of
these flags show your
support of Burnsville
High School and the
Kanawha Alumni Association.
Calendar of Events:
1st and 3rd Mondays – Burnsville Lions
Club meets at the 79’er
Restaurant in Burnsville @ 6:30 PM (April
1 & 15)
Wednesdays – Bible Study @ 7 PM at the
First Baptist Church of
Burnsville
Saturday, April 6 –
The PPR dinner will be
held at the Burnsville
Community Building
from 4:30 to 6:30 PM.
Carry outs must be
called in by 4 PM to 304853-2508. Suggested
donations are $7 for
adults, $3 for children
ages 6-12, and children
under 6 may eat free.
The menu consists of
baked chicken, shredded chicken, meatloaf,
mashed potatoes, gravy, green beans, peas,
corn, brown beans,
cornbread, hot rolls,
assorted salads and
desserts. Coffee, iced
tea, and lemonade are
your drink options. All
welcome!
Tuesday, April 16
– There will be a Food
Handlers Class @ 4:30
PM. I believe that it will
be held at the Burnsville Public Library.
Saturday, April 20
– The Burnsville Lions Club is sponsoring
a Pancake Breakfast
the 79’er Restaurant
in Burnsville from 7
AM to 11 AM. You may
choose between sausage or bacon to go with
those delicious pancakes. Support your
local Lions Club and
your local community
by attending!
Saturday, May 4
– The Burnsville Lions
Club will be sponsoring a Baked Steak Dinner at the Burnsville
School Cafeteria from
4 PM – 7 PM. The proceeds from this dinner
will benefit our very
own Burnsville Public Library. Burnsville
Library board members and Burnsville
Lions Club members
Braxton County, WV
will be selling tickets
very soon. We are hoping for a big turnout.
You may contact Dee
Dee Herron, the librarian, at 304-853-2338
or email her @ deedee.
[email protected]
for more information
and/or tickets. Support your local library!
Correction: The
Burnsville Town Council meets the 2nd and
4th Mondays of each
month at 6 PM at the
Town Hall. The website
reads as the 1st and
4th, which is incorrect.
Thank you Duane Mattson & Pam Wine for the
correct information.
April birthdays include:
2 – Jeanette Metz,
Dwayne McCartney,
Fred Loyd
10 – Toni Wine
11 – Shayna Summerlin who’ll turn 11,
Harold Gene Singleton
19 – Melissa Ann
Blake
22 – Wendell Everett, Charles “Rick”
Huffman
25 – Larry Miller of
Moatsville
29 – Ed Paugh
who’ll be 62!
April anniversaries
include:
11 – Dwayne &
Barbara McCartney of
French Creek
19 – Pete & Margaret Shriver of Old Fields
21 – Butch & Debbie McPherson, 34 years
of total bliss
News from Toni
Wine: Happy birthday to
a special little girl named
Autumn. April birthdays include Darlene
Singleton on the 1st,
my great nephew Nabil
Wine of Clifton, NJ on
the 2nd, Dawn Posey on
the 5th, Johnny Smith
and Rose Crutchfield on
the 7th, Ida Gannariato of Florida and Mary
Lou Simmons on the
9th, Toni Wine, Leslie
Jenkins, Esther Blake,
and Mrs. Brittany Wine
Blake on the 10th, Mary
Etta Mace on the 16th,
Mark Wine on the 18th,
my niece Erica Wine of
Clifton, NJ on the 27th,
John Wine on the 30th,
Quote of the Week:
One word frees us of all
the weight and pain of
life: That word is love.
Sophocles (496 BC 406 BC)
Please email your
news to me at Debra.
McPherson1958@gmail.
com, call me in the evenings at 304-853-2706,
or mail me a signed note
to 855 Brown’s Run
Road, Burnsville, WV
26335. The news must
be submitted by Sunday
evening.
GASSAWAY NEWS MB
Y
Hello, Everyone!
I
hope this
finds you
well and
that you
had
a
lovely Easter. Easter morning was going along well, I had
just sat down to take a
look at facebook when
I felt the house shake
twice. I thought something had fell in the
house or outside. After a quick check and
finding nothing, I typed
the question to all my
Facebook friends and
sure enough I wasn’t
the only one who felt
it. Later, I read that it
was a 2.7 earthquake.
I think it was two years
ago when we felt the
earthquake that was
near the DC area. It
was different because
it felt like sitting on
a washing machine
that was off balance.
Sunday’s quake was
two jarring shakes. It
seems to me that we
had this at the same
time last year. I don’t
know what the cause
is, but it is a scary
feeling. The rest of the
day was very pleasant
and we enjoyed a great
meal and special time
with our family.
April is here! Although there is a little
more cold and snow
in the forecast, I know
that spring is here.
Yesterday, we had
a robin attacking our
window. He continued for most of the
afternoon. Finally, I
put a colorful piece of
paper on the outside of
the window. It doesn’t
look very pretty but at
least he stopped. Have
you ever had a bird do
that?? I assume that
he sees his reflection
and thinks it is another
male bird invading his
territory. I have seen
cardinals do that but
never a robin. He was
driving our poor Sophie
crazy. Ha! I am just
glad that I found a solution.
Birthdays this
week are:
April 2nd-Felicity
Schwab, Becky Allen
April 3rd-Aaron
Gabriel Lewis, Jane
Church, Jessica Russ
April 4th-Mary
Beth King, Brayden Anthony Minnich
April 5th-Joyn
Lynn Blanton, Jim McQuain, Cameron Shane
Gee, Josiah Six, Andy
Cook, Shannda Gay,
Glen Hickson, Janet
Jirles
April 6th-Ewell
Ferguson, Cooper Allen
Brady
April 7th-Mira
Schwab, Lena Hunter
April 8th-Becky
Woodward, Tate Michael Roach
Happy Birthday to
all of you!!
If you have a birthday, news or a recipe you would like to
share, email me at [email protected],
message me on Facebook or you may mail it
to 407 Braxton Street,
Gassaway, WV 26624.
Please keep the
following friends and
neighbors in your
prayers; Draiegen Rodriguez, Rick Rose, Jeff
Agee, , Jimmy Stout,
Debra Schwab, Florence Warner, Jim Heater, Karen Frame, Joe
Agostino, Barb Thompson, Tammie Gay, Tom
Knight, Kathryn Greenlief, Jeannie Nottingham, Janet Gibson,
ELINDA
FRAME
Mackenzie Short, AJ
Long and Arbutus Lambert.
Here is a recipe
idea for those of us with
left over ham from the
holiday dinner.
Cheesy Ham Pasta
1 tablespoon butter
1 tablespoon olive
oil
1 onion, chopped
2 cloves garlic,
minced
1 large green bell
pepper, chopped
2 cups chopped
ham
1 (17-ounce) bottle
double cheddar sauce
(Ragu)
1/2 (15-ounce) jar
nacho cheese dip
1/3 cup milk
1 (16-ounce) package fettuccine pasta
Bring a large pot of
water to a boil. Meanwhile, in large skillet,
heat butter and olive oil
over medium heat. Add
onion and garlic; cook
and stir 3 minutes.
Add bell pepper and
ham; cook and stir 4-5
minutes longer until
tender.
Add pasta to water and stir. Then add
sauce, cheese dip, and
milk to mixture in skillet. I use the milk to
rinse out the bottles of
sauce so you get it all
out. Bring to a simmer,
reduce heat to low, and
simmer while the pasta
cooks.
When pasta is
done, drain and place
on serving plate. Spoon
sauce over and serve
immediately.
Sympathy is extended to the families
of Roy Ellis James, Kenneth Ronald Gray and
Joseph B McPherson.
Please keep them in
your prayers.
“Spring would not
be spring without bird
songs.”
- Francis M. Chapman
Until next week,
take care!
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Citizens’
NEWS
Braxton County, WV
MAGISTRATE COURT
R-E-P-O-R-T
Magistrate
Beth Smith:
March 25: Samuel
Paul Ayers of Flatwoods
– no proof of insurance,
dismissed, valid proof
shown; Joshua Hoover of
Sutton – uttering and conspiracy to commit felony,
probable cause found,
warrant issued; Justin
Daniel Metheny of Napier
– DUI 1st BAC greater
than .150 and driving
suspended miscellaneous,
probable cause found;
David L. Greene of Hacker
Valley – possession of
methamphetamine and
possession of marijuana
15 grams or less, probable cause found; Tia M.
Westfall of Gassaway – 2
counts worthless checks,
complainant Old Turnpike
Grocery, pled no contest,
assessed court costs and
worthless check fees; Steven Facemire of Sutton
– possession of controlled
substance less than 15
grams, driving suspended/revoked non-DUI,
turning right improperly,
and failure to stop at stop
sign, dismissed per motion of prosecutor, no
criminal complaint filed
within 1 year; Jeremy
Keith Hoffman of Napier
– underage consumption,
dismissed per motion of
prosecutor, no criminal
complaint filed within
1 year; Brandon Lamar
of Sutton – assault, dismissed per motion of prosecutor, no action within 1
year and no further issues
among the parties; William W. Dunlap of St. Albans – vehicle block gate,
prosecutor, no criminal
complaint filed within
1 year; Mario Raphael
Pearson of St. Albans –
speeding, pled no contest,
fine, paid; Steven Paul
Richmond of Alderson
– driving suspended/revoked for DUI, dismissed
per motion of defense, no
objection from prosecutor
per 1 year rule.
March 27: John W.
Miller II of Gassaway –
speeding, dismissed by
motion of prosecutor matter exceeds 1 year statute of limitation and no
criminal complaint filed;
Shirleen Brynne Zulli of
Lake Wylie, SC – speeding, dismissed by motion of prosecutor matter
exceeds 1 year statute of
limitation and no criminal
complaint filed; Courtney
Renee Mollohan of Sutton – DUI .15 or higher
BAC, dismissed by motion of prosecutor matter
exceeds 1 year statute of
limitation and no criminal
complaint filed; Stephanie A. Smarr of Sutton
– willful disruption of governmental proceedings,
possession of controlled
substance (morphine),
and conspiracy to willfully disrupt governmental
proceeding, dismissed per
motion of prosecutor, case
left on open docket until
resolution of felony matters and multiple county
charges resolved; Carol
Fincham of Exchange –
battery, dismissed per
motion of prosecutor, victim now deceased therefore state is unable to
proceed; Charles Wells
of Gassaway – destruction
of property, dismissed per
motion of prosecutor, no
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Terry K. Coffman
sessed court costs and
fine, payment schedule;
Josef Bronkhurst of Sutton – shoplifting, pled no
contest, assessed court
costs, fine and restitution,
payment schedule.
March 26: Leonard
C. Rollyson of Frametown,
speeding, pled no contest,
fine, paid; James Mitchell
Parker of Gassaway – logging under suspension,
pled not guilty; Sandra L.
Gibson of Sutton – failure
to stop at stop sign and
no child restraint, pled
not guilty; David L. Green
of Hacker Valley – petit
larceny and conspiracy
to commit misdemeanor,
warrant issued; Cheryl
Horn of Hacker Valley, petit larceny and conspiracy
to commit misdemeanor,
warrant issued; Randy
R. Childers of Flatwoods
contact with victim after
numerous attempts and
officer no longer in county.
Magistrate
Larry Clifton:
March 25: Syeda S.
Fatima of New London,
CT – speeding, pled guilty,
fine, paid; Christopher
Augustyniuk of Raton,
VA – speeding, pled no
costs and fine, paid; Jennifer Herman of charlotte,
NC – speeding, pled guilty,
fine, paid; James Paxton of Elkiew – expired
MVI and possession of
marijuana less than 15
grams, pled guilty, as-
– possession controlled
substance with intent to
deliver, state did not present any evidence therefore
no probable cause found;
Brandon Lamar of Sutton – driving suspended/
revoked for DUI, pled no
contest to driving suspended administrative,
fine, payment schedule;
Dulcey M. L. McKinney of
Sutton – domestic assault,
dismissed without prejudice by motion of prosecutor, victim signed affidavit
not wishing to pursue; Pamela Dalzell of Gassaway
– DUI, pled no contest,
assessed court costs, fine
and DUI fees, payment
schedule; Robert Thomas
of St. Albans – driving suspended/revoked for DUI
3rd offense, state did not
present evidence therefore
Tucker Daniel O’Dell of
Burnsville – destruction of
property, pled no contest,
and restitution, 37 days
jail with 7 days credit for
time served, 30 days suspended in lieu of 7 months
unsupervised probation,
disorderly conduct, dismissed per plea agreement, assault, pled no
costs and fine, 37 days
jail with 7 days credit for
time served, 30 days suspended in lieu of 7 months
unsupervised probation,
underage consumption,
dismissed per plea agreement; Michael Shawn
Mace of Gassaway – operate/attempt to operate
clandestine drug lab and
conspiracy, defendant
waived preliminary hearing, bound over to circuit
court; Lori Utt of Glenville
– accessory before/after
the fact, state did not
present evidence therefore
no probable cause found.
March 27: Benjamin
Robertson of Huntington
– possession of controlled
substance less than 15
grams, dismissed per motion of prosecutor; Randy
Childers of Flatwoods –
possession of controlled
substance, pled guilty,
fine, payment schedule,
10 days jail with credit for
time served; Jason Aaron
Huff of Salem – conspiracy
to operate meth lab and
possession of meth precursor, defendant waived
preliminary hearing case
bound over to circuit
court; William Wayne Cottrell of Glenville – delivery
of controlled substance,
possession with intent
to deliver, conspiracy to
operate clandestine lab,
defendant waived preliminary hearing, bound
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Citizens’
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Braxton County, WV
Braxton County Board of Education March 25 meeting
The Braxton County Board of Education
met in a regular meeting at Braxton County
Middle School at 200
Carter Braxton Drive,
Sutton, West Virginia,
on Monday, March 25,
2013, at 7:00 pm. The
following members were
present: Kathy Parker,
President; Dave Hoover,
Vice President, Mike
Chapman and Elizabeth Stewart. Bill Morlan was absent.
The meeting was
called to order by President Kathy Parker at
7:00 pm.
Kathy Parker offered a non-denominational prayer.
The following were
recognized as Employees of the Month for
February 2013: Catherine Zaras, professional, and Roger Stewart,
service personnel.
The following students from Braxton
County Middle School
were recognized as winners in the following
categories: Geography
Bee, Brent Dittman,
Tim Harman and Nicholas Anderson; Math
Field Day, Heath Cottrill, Logan Rose, Hunter Drake, Takumi Veltre, Tim Harman, Drew
Taylor, Justin Vankirk,
Jacob Butcher, Preston
Hamrick, and Brandon
Weaver; Spelling Bee,
Logan Rose, Robert
Boyce, Chandler Wyne,
Drew Taylor, Dre Jarvis
and Dylan Johnson;
WV Young Writers Con-
test, Courtney Hoover.
Sheriff Williams
presented information
on the pending submission of the application for the PRO Officer
grant.
The Braxton County Middle School’s Local
School Improvement
Council provided the
board with their presentation.
Mike Chapman
moved and Elizabeth
Stewart seconded to
approve the consent
agenda items (minutes
of regular meeting and
student expulsion hearing on March 11, 2013,
payment of bills, budget
transfers and supplements, transportation
requests and reports,
treasurer’s report, and
CALENDAR
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Bear & Coon Day
The Central WV
Hunting Dogs Association is having a Bear &
Coon Day on Saturday,
April 20, 2013 at Buster
Brown Farm on Pleasant
Hill-Green Hill Road at
falls Mill, WV. Signs will
be posted at Flatwoods
(Exit 67 off I-79) to the
farm. Registration starts
at 8:00 am. Deadline is
10:00 am. Entry fee is
$5.00 per dog per event.
Dogs can be re-entered
1 time per event. 50%
to winner of each event.
Events: Coon Relay, Bear
Drag, Treeing contest for
Bear and Coon. All kids
handling dogs will receive
a trophy. Vendors will
be selling Hunting and
Dog supplies. No drugs
or alcohol allowed!! No
fighting dogs allowed!!
Dogs can wear a tracking
collar. For more information: Doug Jordan: 304452-8515, Marlon Moats:
304-765-7077, Cary Williams: 304-269-4952. Not
responsible for accidents
•••••••••••••••••
The Central WV
Riding Club
The Central WV Riding Club will be holding a
shooting match at Holly
Gray Park in Sutton, WV
on Saturday, April 13.
The shoot will start at
9:00 a.m. Shooters will
be shooting 12 and 16
gauge (no fixed guns) for
5 Hams, 5 Turkeys and 10
Money Rounds. Proceeds
from the shoot will go towards the Tiffany Jackson
Memorial Scholarship
Fund. Concessions will
be available. For more
information call 364-5576
or 364-2273.
•••••••••••••••••
Heaters CEOS’s dinner
The Heaters CEOS
Club will be sponsoring a
community dinner on Friday, April 12, 2013 from
4:00 pm till 7:00 pm at
the Heaters Community
Building. The menu will
consist of baked ham,
fried chicken, assorted
vegetables, salads, desserts and drinks. Cost
for adults will be $7.00,
children 4-10 will be $4.00
and children under 3 will
eat free. Dinners to take
out will be available. The
proceeds from this event
will be used towards the
upkeep of the Community
Building and grounds.
Please mark your calendars now and plan to
come out and join us for
good food and fellowship.
•••••••••••••••••
Spring Revival
Little Otter United
Methodist Church on
Chapel Route in Gassaway will be having a
spring revival Wednesday, April 10-Saturday,
April 13, 7:00 pm nightly. Wednesday night
preacher will be Shorty
Greenleaf and singer.
Thursday night preacher
will be Randy Wilson and
singers Sarah Dennison
and Sharon Wiggin, Friday night preacher will
be Mary Ellen Finegan
and Battle Ready Band
will play and Saturday
night preaher will be
Adam Hanna and singers will be The Wine
Family. Please come
out and join us for four
nights of good preaching
and singing. Pastor: Ray
Shakelford.
•••••••••••••••••
Life’s A Garden –
Dig It
Life’s A Garden –
Dig It is planned for April
20, with registration
beginning at 9:30 a.m.
at the Braxton County
Jamboree in Gassaway,
WV. There will be gardening related educational workshops, vendors and exhibits. There
will also be gardening
activities and crafts for
youth ages six to twelve.
The WV Department of
Agriculture Autoclave for
bee equipment will available to sterilize hive bodies and supers; preregistration for this service is
required by calling 304765-2809. The event is
sponsored by Mountain
RC&D, WVU-Braxton
County Extension Office,
Braxton/Clay County
Master Gardeners, Berries Unlimited and Renee’s Garden. Space is
limited, pre-registration is
required by contacting the
WVU-Braxton County Extension Office at 304-7652809. More information is
online at: http://braxton.
ext.wvu.edu.
continued from pg. 5
Big Otter Sunday
Dinner
Big Otter Community and Senior Center
will hold a Sunday dinner
on April 7th, 2013, from
12:00 until 2:00. The
menu will consist of Pork
Loin, Mashed Potatoes
with Gravy, Green Beans,
Salad, Rolls, Drinks and
Deserts. Adults $8.00.
Children $4.00.
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Facemire-Collins
reunion heads up
The Facemire-Collins reunion will still be
held on August 17, 2013,
from 11:00 am until 3:30
pm. Please note, however,
the reunion location will
change to below the dam
at Sutton, Shelter No. 1.
Please watch the newspaper for further information
regarding the reunion as
the date draws closer.
•••••••••••••••••
Scrapbooking for
seniors
Discover this fun way
to turn your photos into
a family treasure. Every Friday at 10:00 a.m.
starting in January at the
Braxton County Senior
Center.
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ALANON Meetings
The ALANON Support Group will be meeting at the Sutton Baptist
Church on Main Street,
Sutton, Annex I, at 7:30
p.m. on Tuesday nights.
ALANON is a non-denominational support group
for friends and family of
people struggling with
addiction.
•••••••••••••••••
Mother’s Day Bazaar
A Mother’s Day Bazaar will be held on Sunday, April 7th from noon
to 4 pm at the Braxton
County Senior Center in
Sutton, WV. There will
be over 30 vendors with
products ranging from
jewelry to candles to purses to crafts. Vae’s Diner
and Papa John’s Pizza
will be selling food, and
J. Squires Photography
will be offering “Mommy
& Me” portrait mini sessions. Enjoy an afternoon
of shopping for your mom.
permission for out-ofschool district request.
The vote was unanimous.
Dave Hoover moved
and Mike Chapman
seconded to approve the
following employment/
assignment – Professional: Faith N. Harper,
After-School General
Enrichment Instruction, Project Connections, Braxton County
High School (effective
March 26, 2013). The
vote was unanimous.
Elizabeth Stewart
moved and Dave Hoover
following employment/
assignment – Service:
Anna Mae Wimer, Substitute Bus Operator
(effective March 26,
2013). The vote was
unanimous.
Mike Chapman
moved and Elizabeth
Stewart seconded to
approve the following
request for leave of absence: Tina Knight, paid
leave of absence from
approximately April
15, 2013, through May
24, 2013 with return
to work approximately
May 28, 2013, and Vera
Johnson, extension of
unpaid leave of absence
through April 30, 2013.
Dave Hoover moved
and Mike Chapman
following mutual consent – reassignments
(2013-14) School Year:
Frametown Elementary, Janice Hughes,
Kindergarten/1st Grade
Split; Sutton Elementary, John B. Schiefer,
5th/6th Grade Split.
Elizabeth Stewart
seconded to approve
the following request
to have her name removed from the substitute service personnel
list: Christina Hamric –
substitute Classroom/
Health Care Aide/Autism Mentor/Bus Aide
(effective retroactive
March 6, 2013. The
vote was unanimous.
Mike Chapman
following resignation –
Service: Gary Keener,
Custodian, BCHS (effective March 29, 2013).
Dave Hoover moved
and Elizabeth Stewart
seconded to approve
the following resignation – Extra-Curricular:
Lauri Spencer, Head
Girls’ Basketball Coach,
BCMS (effective March
26, 2013). The vote was
unanimous.
Elizabeth Stewart
seconded to approve
fundraisers for Davis
Elementary, Flatwoods
Elementary, Little Birch
Elementary, Braxton
County Middle School,
and Braxton County
High School. The vote
was unanimous.
Dave Hoover moved
and Elizabeth Stewart
Audit Financial Statements for fiscal year
ending June 30, 2012.
Elizabeth Stewart
moved and Mike Chapman seconded to approve the proposed levy
rates for 2013-14. The
vote was unanimous.
Dave Hoover moved
and Mike Chapman
seconded to approve
the first reading/out
for comment on Policy
2501 – Graduation Assurance Policy. The
vote was unanimous.
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A. Gokey of Flatwoods
– DUI, pled no contest,
and DUI fees, payment
schedule, 1 day jail with
credit for time served.
March 28: Jack Reeder of Sutton – fugitive from
justice, circuit court jurisdiction; Nicole Elizabeth
Persinger of Little Birch
– forgery of a prescription, state did not present
any evidence therefore
Nickolas T. Carson – DUI,
prosecutor; Joshua Smallwood of Sutton- conspiracy, pled guilty, assessed
court costs and fine, payment schedule, 7 days
jail; Joshua Smallwood
of Sutton – conspiracy to
deliver morphine, state
did not present any evidence therefore no probable cause found; Joshua
Smallwood of Sutton –
petit larceny, dismissed
per plea agreement; Caryl
McPherson of Sutton – no
proof of insurance, pled
no contest, assessed court
costs and fine, payment
schedule; John Thomas
Ball of Lumberport – conspiracy to operate meth
lab, possession of meth
precursor, and conspiracy
to delivery meth, defendant waived preliminary
hearing, bound over to
circuit court; Kenneth
Michael Martin of Sutton
– battery on an officer,
prosecutor.
over to circuit court; Kirby
Jones of Gassaway – battery, dismissed per motion
of prosecutor; Jason Currency of Sutton – obstructing an officer, pled guilty,
fine, payment schedule,
2 days jail with credit for
time served, public intoxication, dismissed per plea
agreement; Jerry Randall
Pettry, Jr. of Gassaway –
obstructing an officer, pled
no contest, assessed court
costs and fine, payment
schedule, 34 days jail with
credit for time served, petit larceny, dismissed per
plea agreement; Douglas
Friend to be recognized at the
2013 West Virginia Beef expo
Jennifer Friend the
2013 West Virginia Beef
Queen and the Beef Expo
planning committee invites you to the 23rd Annual West Virginia Beef
Expo to be held at Jackson’s Mill April 11-13,
2013.
Miss Friend was selected by a panel of judges
as the 2013 Beef Queen
during the recent WV
Cattlemen’s Convention
held in Morgantown. She
is the daughter of David
and Debbie Friend representing Braxton County.
Jennifer is a junior at
Braxton County High
School where she is the
secretary of the Braxton County FFA and a
member of the livestock
and quiz bowl teams.
She is also president of
her 4-H club and has
been the outstanding senior member in Braxton
County. Her team has
won the stockmen’s judging contest and Jennifer
has been in the top ten
individually since 2008.
She will reign over
the 23rd WV Beef Expo
April 11-13 and during
the year she will represent West Virginia and
the Beef Industry Council by promoting beef at
various events. Crowning
of the new queen will be
Thursday evening April
11 by the retiring Queen
Jessica Woodworth of
Mineral County.
This year’s EXPO
promises to be an excellent event for producers,
suppliers, consumers, juniors, and others involved
in the beef industry.
Forty plus firms will
have their products on
display and be willing to
discuss their applications
on West Virginia Beef
Farms. Over two hundred
head of Gelbvieh, Limousin, Polled Hereford, Red
Angus, Simmental, Angus
and Charolais cattle will
be on display and offered
for sale on Saturday April
13, starting at 9:30 am.
Events scheduled for
Friday April 12 will be the
Stockman’s Judging Contest, a competition which
MUDDLETY EXIT
Debbie Friend, Jennifer Friend and David Friend.
tests overall knowledge
about the beef industry,
the Beef Ambassador
Contest a competition of
a 5-8 minute talk, a youth
Beef Cook-off, photo contest and cattle shows.
The West Virginia
Beef Expo is a marketing
and educational event operating for the purpose of
promoting quality breeding cattle for the advancement of the industry.
The Expo is a showcase of cooperative efforts of the West Virginia
breed organizations, West
Virginia Cattlemen’s Association, West Virginia
Cattle Women, West Virginia Department of Agriculture, WVU College of
Agriculture and Forestry
and the WVU Cooperative
Extension Service.
Members of the
above breed associations
or the WV Cattlemen’s Association will be receiving
a program booklet soon,
others wishing information contact the WV Beef
Expo at 304-472-40020 or
your local extension office.
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April 2, 2013
Braxton
Citizens’
NEWS
Section
Special Look
at Braxton County
2
Annual Easter Egg-stravaganza event held at the outlet mall
By: Stevie Shingler
On Saturday the
Flatwoods Factory Outlet mall kicked off Easter
with their annual Easter
Egg-stravaganza. First
up were the 0-3 year
olds to hunt for eggs.
The patch of grass for
them was packed with
lots of colorful eggs. After that leg, came the
4-12 year olds to hunt
for eggs on the big open
grass field. Even with
some mud, the children
had a blast.
During the event the
Easter Bunny stopped
by to meet and greet the
Whole families got into the spirit at the event.
Children loved looking at their prized eggs.
Children and their parents got into the egg hunt.
(left) Children
packed the grass
field for the 4-12 egg
hunt. No egg was left
behind.
children and their family hand to serve up hot
The CVB once again spirit and had a great
and have pictures taken. slices of pizza for lunch. jump started the holiday Egg-stravaganza event.
The Braxton County
Convention and Visitors Bureau (CVB) who
hosted the event, had
coloring tables set up for
children to color Easter
themed pictures.
Papa Johns was on
The 0-3 egg hunt was fun to watch.
Children of all ages lined up to have a picture taken with Easter eggs filled baskets at the Egg-stravaganza.
the Easter bunny.
These two had a lot of fun looking for eggs in the grass field at the outlet mall.
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Citizens’
NEWS
April 2, 2013
Jerry’s Sporting Goods sold to
McWhorter Management Group LLC,
will be renamed McFly Outdoors
McWhorter Management Group LLC
owner Mike McWhorter
announces the acquisition of Jerry’s Sporting Goods LLC, an outdoor sports supply retail business with two
locations in Horner and
Flatwoods, WV. The purchase represents a new
venture for McWhorter
who also owns Mountain Air Services LLC
and Landmark Forestry
LLC. McWhorter Management Group LLC was
formed when daughter
Kate McWhorter became a part of the family’s venture to assist in
the purchase of Jerry’s
Sporting Goods LLC.
Jerry’s Sporting
Goods was established
in Horner in 1975 and in
2009 opened a second
location in Flatwoods.
The stores feature an
extensive inventory of rifles, handguns, ammunitions, bows, fishing
supplies, and outdoor
clothing and footwear.
The Horner location has
an indoor gun range and
both locations have indoor archery lanes.
McWhorter, a lifelong resident of Horner,
W.V. said, “Getting into
the retail arena is a
new experience, but in
many ways it’s a natural extension of my of
my management infrastructure I have worked
to develop over twenty
years now.” When he is
not flying, he often en-
The Braxton/Clay Master
Gardener Association
presents a
Gardening Workshop
Saturday
April 20,2013
9:30 am-3:00 pm
Braxton Co. Jamboree
Gassaway, WV
x
x
x
x
Free Educaonal Workshops
Make & Take Items
Vendors
Youth Gardening acvies (ages 6 & older)
The WVDA Autoclave Sterilizer for Beekeepers will be on
locaon. Call to register for this free service, 304-765-2809.
Call the WVU Braxton Co. Extension Oﬃce for
more informaon and to register for this event.
Lunch is available for purchase.
Make & Take items available for a small fee.
Pre-registraon is required.
304-765-2809
hp://braxton.ext.wvu.edu
joys spending free time
hunting and fishing
with family and friends.
“McFly” is a nickname
given to him by a close
friend therefore the McWhorter family found
McFly Outdoors to be
a fitting name for their
latest venture.
“Most West Virginia
Outdoorsmen are wellacquainted with Jerry’s
Sporting Goods,” according to McWhorter.
He added, “We hope
to expand the store’s
loyal customer base and
make enhancements
that will position McFly Outdoors as the
premier, family-owned,
outdoors store in the
state.”
About McWhorter Management Group
LLC: Mike McWhorter
along with wife Michaela McWhorter founded
Landmark Forestry LLC
in 1992 working primarily with non-industrial
private landowners.
Landmark Forestry LLC
is currently one of the
premier forest-consulting firms in West Virginia and in surrounding states.
In 2002, McWhorter founded Mountain
Air Services LLC. The
company has proven
expertise in several different aspects of the
aviation industry, providing personal charter
flights, management
services, aerial photography and mapping,
flight instruction, and
other flight services.
Mountain Air Services
provides maintenance
through Skymark Aviation, an additional avionics company that McWhorter established in
2004.
BOARD
Elizabeth Stewart moved and Dave
Hoover seconded to
approve the first reading/out for comment
on Policy 5800 – Civil
Conduct Policy. The
vote was unanimous.
Mike Chapman
seconded to approve
the submission of the
PRO Officer grant in
conjunction with the
Braxton County Board
of Education and Sheriff’s Department. The
vote was unanimous.
Kathy Parker
moved and Elizabeth
Stewart seconded
to approve the time
change of board meetings to 6:00 pm effec-
Braxton County, WV
tive the next regular
board meeting. The
vote as 3-1 with Mike
Chapman opposing.
The Superintendent and Board Members reviewed the following reports/information: WVSP plans,
Braxton county High
School’s new master
schedule plan, Braxton
County High School’s
electrical outage, Governor’s Educational
Bill, Gilmer and Harrison counties Transportation Assistance, Head
Start Review Findings
Report, and Head Start
Monthly Report.
Mike Chapman
moved to convene into
executive session under
6-9A-4 (2) (A) to discuss
personnel, student, and
legal matters and updates. Dave Hoover
Lighthouse Christian
Academy News
Lighthouse Christian Academy’s Honor
Roll for the 2nd nine
weeks: 4.0: 4th grade
Alexia Hall, 6th grade
Annalise Hall, 8th grade
Jacob Stout, 9th grade
Cory Gump, Alexa
Wayne, 10th grade Beverly Bosley, 12 grade
Tori Stout. Honorable
Mention: 3.14: Dakota
Brown.
3rd Nine weeks:
4.0: 4th grade Alexia
Hall, 6th grade Annalise
Hall, 8th grade Jacob
Stout, 9th grade Cory
Gump, Alexa Wayne,
10th grade Beverly Bosley. 12 grade Tori Stout.
The student LCA
would like for you to
meet for the month of
January is Beverly Bosley. Bev is in 10th grade
and a straight A student. She loves to read
and spend time with
family and friends.
The student LCA
February is Jacob Stout.
Jacob is in the 8th grade
and a straight A student. He loves to play
computer games and go
camping with family and
friends.
The student LCA
March is Dakota Brown.
Dakota is in the 10th
grade. He plays the guitar and enjoys spending
time with his family and
friends.
The student LCA
April is Alexa Wayne.
Alexa is in the 9th grade
and a straight A student.
She enjoys riding horses,
helping others, and playing with her dog, Zadie.
LCA is very proud
of all of its students.
They are a great group of
young people, and LCA
is very blessed to have
them.
seconded the motion.
The board convened into executive
session at 8:13 pm.
The board reconvened into regulation
session at 8:56 pm with
no action taken.
This meeting
stands adjourned until
the mandatory Board
meeting on April 16,
2013.
There will be a regular board meeting on
Monday, April 8, 2013,
at 6:00 pm at Little
Birch Elementary, Little Birch, WV.
Others in attendance: Carol Young,
Melissa Jones, Denver Drake, Angel Coffman, Zandal Coffman,
Leslee Coffman, Micaiah Coffman, Logan Rose, Mary Rose,
Meredith
Hoover,
Franker Hoover, Britney Hoover, Courtney Hoover, Catherine
Zaras, Matt Dittman,
Melissa Dittman, Elizabeth Ditttman, Brent
Dittman, Kaaleigh
Connor, Sydney Ransbottom, Anna Mae
Wimer, Tena Facemire,
Norma Bright, Pam
Cottrill, Heath Cottrill,
Terry Vankirk, Justin Vankirk, Marinda
Locke, Judith Boyce,
Sarah Anderson, Jennifer Jarvis, Mary Moyers, Stephen Moyers,
Kim Dennison, Lindsay Harman, Tim Harman III, Quinn Hopen,
Gariel Hopen, Brenda
Wells, Gail Balcourt,
Barb King, Gary King,
Robert Boyce, Jeanette
Boyce, Sheriff Eddie
Williams, Dylan Johnson, Ricky Barnett,
John Skidmore II, Matt
Moran, Morna Greene,
Donna Coombs, Sharon Desper, Erle Johnson, Patricia Johnson,
Rogert Stewart, Pat
Facemire and Joyce
Floyd..
Attention all Wilsie-Rosedale
waterline extension residents
The vast majority of
the Wilsie-Rosedale extension at this time has water
available to its customers.
As a new customer you
will need to come into the
Sugar Creek Public Service District office between
the hours of 12:00 noon
and 5:00 pm, Monday
thru Thursday, or if you
should need a special appointment you may call
the office at 304-364-8619
and we will be glad to set
up a time that is convenient for you.
Upon coming in to
sign up for your water
you will need to bring
your driver’s license, and
a $50l00 security deposit
(cash or check) with will
be reimbursed after twelve
consecutive on-time payments. You will need to
sign a Water Service Application and at that time
we will set up a time to
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mats for homeless people
has been a statewide goal
of CEOS for several years.
Directions for cutting the
bags, making plastic yarn
and crocheting have been
distributed to counties by
WVU Extension, so with
a little bit of practice, the
mats take shape easily
and the benefits to the
homeless are huge.
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be sleeping on a bench
or sidewalk, the mat provides a dry surface and
is easy to shake out or
wash. The mats also can
be rolled up in small,
lightweight bundles to
carry or store when not
being used.
CEOS members donated these mats to Tim
Wood, who, as a volunteer, will take them to the
Union Mission in Charleston. The number of homeless people appears to be
growing, so more mats
would be welcomed.
If you would like to
know how to make a mat,
you may get directions by
calling the Braxton County Extension Office at
304-765-2809, or on the
internet at http://ceos.
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mats may be dropped off
at the Reignment Center
in Flatwoods (765-5098).
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twin sheets, towels, wash
cloths, detergent, garbage
bags and disposable razors are always needed
at the mission.
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a mat or other item to
this good cause, put the
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Page 11
SP ORTS
April 2, 2013
• Youth
• Middle School
• High School
Reporting Braxton County’s sports action
Knights compete in challenging meet
In their first track
meet of the season, the
Knights’ boys placed
fifth out of 14 teams in
the Washington Irving
Middle School First Call
Invitational . The Lady
Knights, hampered by
having only eight members of their team competing, placed twelfth.
The meet was run on
the Robert C. Byrd High
School track.
In what coach
James King called “an
outstanding performance,” eighth-grader
Photos By:
Shawn Hunter
Luke Bonnett scored 38
of the Knights’ total 69
points. Bonnett placed
first out of 50 competitors in the discus throw.
His distance was 125’
3”. In the shot, his put of
40’ 7 ¾” gave him another first. He also finished
first in the 100-meter
dash with a time of 12.31
and second in the 200
meter-dash at 26.98.
Other individuals
on the boys’ squad who
earned points for the
team included D’Andre
Jarvis and Seth Arnold.
In the long jump, Jarvis
finished sixth at 14’ 8
½” to give his team eight
points. Earning two
points for the Knights,
Seth Arnold placed seventh in the long jump
with a distance of 14’ 8”.
The boys’ 4X100meter relay team, made
up of Jarvis, Arnold,
Seth Shingler, and Brandon Weaver earned sixth
place and three points
at 57.92. Shingler, Eric
Keener, Brandon Weaver, and Arnold placed
sixth in the 4X200 relay
for another three points.
Their time was 2:07.98.
In the boys’ 4X800meter relay, Drew Tay-
lor, Garrett Young,
Holden Hunter, and
Cameron Currence finished at 12:09.88 for
sixth place and three
points. Earning four
points, Chandler Wyne,
Keener, Takumi Veltre,
and Anthony Stalnaker
ran the 4X60 shuttle
hurdle relay in 52.35 for
fifth.
For the girls, Lovanna Clark was the only
individual who scored.
With a throw of 47’ 5 ½
“, she placed seventh out
of 47girls in the discus
throw for seventh place
and two points. The girls
4X50 shuttle hurdle relay team placed sixth for
three points. Consisting
of Shandra Nicholas,
Skylar Davis, Katellynn
Fincham, and Jessica
Raynor, the team ran the
relay in 53.89.
Coach King explained that, because
of the large number of
participants in the meet,
those who ran it decided
to give eight places instead of the traditional six. Looking at his
teams’ performances,
King explained that, not
only was this the very
first meet of the sea-
son, but he is also still
“moving people around,
trying to find the right
spot for everyone.” Continuing, the coach said,
“Sometimes placing the
athletes is simply trial
and error, and it will
take a while. We are also
hampered because we
have quite a few inexperienced people.”
Beginning Tuesday, April 9, when both
Knights’ teams will compete at Glenville, they
have two meets scheduled for each week in
the remainder of the
season.
Luke Bonnet taking his turn at the discus throw.
Cameron Currence, Garrett Young, Holden Hunter, Drew Taylor.
Katlyn Fincham, Jessica Raynor, Skylar Davis, Tristan Brown.
A Lady Knight takes her go at the long jump at the track meet.
Holden Hunter at the discus throw
Seth Shingler, Brandon Weaver work well together in
one of the relays.
Lady Eagles short-game South Harrison Braxton County Farm
Seth Arnold.
Taylor Bragg threw
a one-hitter as Braxton,
1-1 going into this week,
short-gamed the Lady
Hawks 10-0 in a softball
game played at home last
Thursday.
Lady Eagles’ coach
Jerry Frame attributed
the win to several factors.
“Obviously Taylor pitched
well. We also fielded well,
and we hit the ball decently. Baylee Stewart had
her first home run of the
season,” he said.
Braxton’s seniordominated team is scheduled for a total of seven
games in five days during
their spring break. About
the week’s schedule,
Coach Frame declared,
“I hope we can get every
single game in.”
Last night, they were
supposed to have played
at Gilmer, and today they
are scheduled to host Wirt
in a doubleheader. The
first game is set for 1 p.m.
The Lady Eagles will be at
home again Wednesday,
when they take on Bridgeport in a 1 p.m. game.
After having Thurs-
day off, they will travel to
Ritchie on Friday. Saturday’s schedule on Braxton’s field includes three
teams, with the first game
---between Braxton and
Clay, beginning at 11
a.m. The second game
will feature Clay and Williamstown, and Braxton
will face Williamstown in
the final game of the day.
Bureau Meeting
The Braxton County
Farm Bureau will meet
on April 9, 7:00 p.m. in
the Braxton County High
School Ag-Ed Classroom.
Ricky Dunlap, with USDAWildlife Services will be
present to talk about their
wildlife damage preven-
tion programs.
Everyone who is
interested is invited to
attend. In case of bad
weather that day, please
call the WVU-Braxton
County Extension Office
at 765-2809 to learn of
any change in schedule.
LEGAL NOTICES
Page 12, Braxton Citizens’ News, April 2, 2013
SCHEDULE OF PROPOSED LEVY RATES BRAXTON COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION
For the Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 2014
The above named county board of education, having ascertained that the amount to be raised by a levy of taxes for the purposes and within the limits
prescribed by statute or authorized by voters, does hereby propose to adopt the following levy rates to be laid on each one hundred dollars of assessed
valuation of each class of property:
Column E
Certificate of Valuation
Assessed Value for Tax Purposes
Current Expense Levy
Levy
Taxes
Rate/$100
Levied
Bond Levy
Levy
Taxes
Rate/$100
Levied
Class I
Personal Property
Public Utilities
Total Class I
$-
19.40
$-
9.04
$-
Class II
Real Estate
Personal Property
Total Class II
156,604,250
3,130,234
159,734,484
38.80
607,624
12,145
619,769
18.08
283,140
5,659
288,799
Class III
Real Estate
Personal Property
Public Utilities
Total Class III
91,608,050
114,211,659
50,354,780
256,174,489
77.60
710,878
886,282
390,753
1,987,913
36.16
331,255
412,989
182,083
926,327
Class IV
Real Estate
Personal Property
Public Utilities
Total Class IV
17,034,650
11,519,285
11,144,184
39,698,119
77.60
132,189
89,390
86,479
308,058
36.16
61,597
41,654
40,297
143,548
Total Assessed Valuation and Projected Gross Tax Collections
$455,607,092
$2,915,740
Less Allowance for Uncollectibles, Exonerations and Delinquencies
Less Allowance for Tax Discounts
5.00%
2.00%
$1,358,674
(145,787)
(55,399)
9.08%
123,336
Less Allowance for Tax Increment Financing - see worksheet
(Subtracted from regular current expense tax levy only)
-
Net Projected Tax Collections, before allowance for Assessor’s Valuation Fund
Less - Allowance for Assessor’s Valuation Fund
(Subtracted from regular current expense tax levy only)
2,714,554
2.00%
Projected Net Taxes to be Collected
(54,291)
$2,660,263
$1,235,338
Note: Copies of all approved excess and/or bond levy orders and certified copies of the canvass of votes must be on file with the State Auditor’s Office and the State Department of Education before excess or bond levy rates can be approved.
SIGNED THIS 25TH DAY OF MARCH, 2013, BY
DENNIS J. ALBRIGHT COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT
(Original Signed) Signature
ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS
Braxton County Solid Waste Authority
PO Box 115, Sutton, West Virginia,
26601
New Internal Combustion Lift Truck
The Braxton County Solid Waste Authority of West Virginia, is accepting
sealed bids for a New Toyota 2013,
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Rating, with 3-way Catalytic Muffler
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and conforms to current Federal
EPA and California ARB for off-road
large spark ignited engines. Listings
above and below noted (or equivalent) Braxton County SWA reserves
the right to accept or reject any or all
bids received. Any applicable delivery fees, taxes, title, etc., should be
included with delivery dates.
Preferred equipment package
System of Active Stability (SAS),
Active Control Rear Stabilizer. Active
Mast Function Controller
Automatic Fork Leveling
Engine Type Toyota 8 Series
Ultra comfort 4-Way adjustable, full
suspension seat with non cinching
seat belt
Mast – 3 stage full free lift visibility
to load and fork tips
Maximum Fork Height
189”
Overall Lowered
Height 84.4” (Overhead Guard
Height-81.90”)
Free Lift – 34.8” with standard Load Backrest
Lifting Capacity – Base Model Capacity – 3,000 lbs @ 24” load center
Actual Capacity per spec. 2,500 lbs.
@ 24” load center to 189” MFH
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Forks 42” x 4” x 1.4” Class II
Load Backrest 48” High
Cascade 36” Hang on Sideshifter
(Includes 3rd Function Internal Housing)
Travel sped: 11.80 mph Lift Speed:
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.
04-09
NOTICE OF SALE
SEALED BID PUBLIC AUCTION
SALE OF LEASEHOLD INTERESTS
IN BRAXTON COUNTY SCHOOL
PROPERTIES
Pursuant and subject to Chapter 18,
Article 5, Section 7 of the Code of
West Virginia, of 1931, as amended,
the Board of Education of the County
of Braxton (“Board”), will be conducting public auction sales of three (3)
leases for certain Board lands at the
following date and location:
Date & Time:
April 11, 2013;
9:00 am
Place:
98 Carter Braxton Drive,
Sutton, West Virginia
*Note: The date, time and/or place
of auction are subject to change by
the Board.
The first lease to be auctioned covers approximately 28,077 square
feet and is identified as Lot 1 on the
below-described map. The second
lease to be auctioned covers approximately 26,894 square feet
and is identified as Lot 2 on said
map. The third lease to be auctioned covers approximately 26282
square feet and is identified as Lot
3 on said map. All of the lands are
located along Route 4 just below the
Braxton County High School building
and across from 1945 Sutton Lane
in Sutton, Braxton County, West
04-09
Virginia. The lots are more particularly shown on a map which may be
obtained from Director, Curriculum
and Support Services of Braxton
County Schools Brenda Wells as
set forth below.
Each lease to be auctioned includes
the following terms and conditions.
Permitted Use:
Such uses as
are appropriate for being in close
proximity to a school and as are
otherwise permitted by the Board
Lease Term:
One (1) year
commencing April 16, 2013 or upon
acceptance and approval by the
Board, whichever occurs later. Any
one-year renewal terms must be
agreed upon by both the tenant and
the Board.
Minimum Rent: Amount of highest
successful bid and no less than
$850.00 per month
Security Deposit: Same amount as
amount of monthly rent payment
Encumbrances: Subject to all
matters of record or which would
be revealed by a survey or on-site
inspection
APPLICATION AND BIDDING INFORMATION:
All sales of educational land leases
at public auction are considered to
be non-revocable offers, which shall
become binding contracts only upon
acceptance and approval following
the sale of the lease by the Board.
Applicants for each lease shall
submit one (1) original and five (5)
copies of the fully completed Sealed
Bid form. Any person who has failed
to submit the completed Sealed Bid
form (and required copies) by the
above date and time of the public
auction will not be considered an
eligible bidder.
The Public Auction Bid Packet
(which describes the auction sale
procedures, and any other requirements, and contains the Sealed Bid
form, a draft of the lease document,
and the map showing the subject
land) may be obtained from Director,
Curriculum and Support Services,
of Braxton County Schools, Brenda
Wells, 98 Carter Braxton Drive, Sutton, West Virginia.
Any and all monies received by the
Board’s agent at the auction will be
deposited subject to approval of the
lease by the Board. In the event a
lease is not approved, the appropriate refund will be issued.
Prospective bidders are responsible
to thoroughly read and understand
the covenants, terms, reservations
and conditions contained in the
Public Auction Bid Packet, including
the draft lease document. The property is to be leased without warranty
and in an “AS IS” condition, and
prospective bidders are responsible
to inspect the property and complete
their due diligence prior to submitting
an application. Further, the tenant
will agree to assume in the lease all
liability for any hazards associated
with the lot leased by the tenant.
All bidders or authorized representatives must be present in person at
the auction. The Board reserves the
right to cancel, postpone, or change
the date of the public auction or any
other deadlines, to reject any and
all bids or request the submittal of
additional information, and to waive
any defects when, in the opinion of
the Board, such action will be in the
best interest of the Board.
In advance of the auction date, all
inquiries concerning the lots to be
leased may be directed to Brenda
Wells, Director, Curriculum and
Support Services, at (304) 7657101.
04-09
NOTICE OF FILING OF ESTATES
TO THE CREDITORS AND BENEFICIARIES OF THE WITHIN
NAMED DECEASED PERSONS:
I have before me the estates of the
following deceased persons and the
accounts of the fiduciaries of their
respective estates:
DECEDENT:
ALVA EARL MEADOWS
FIDUCIARY:
TONY MEADOWS
P. O. BOX 857
CRAIGSVILLE, W.VA. 26205
DECEDENT:
WILLIAM C. CREAKMAN
FIDUCIARY:
CHARLENE CREAKMAN
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DECEDENT:
CAROLYN J. HEDRICK
FIDUCIARY:
JOHN HEDRICK
102 HEDRICK DR.
NAPIER, W.VA. 26631
DECEDENT:
JOSEPH ARTHUR HAMIL
FIDUCIARY:
LAURA GREEN
111 LITTLE BIRCH RD.
SUTTON, W.VA. 26601
DECEDENT:
FREDA R. PERRINE
FIDUCIARY:
RUTH HAMRICK
2716 ELK RIVER RD.
GASSAWAY, W.VA. 26624
DECEDENT:
MABEL L. GREGORY
FIDUCIARY:
MARKHAM KEITH GREGORY
14844 GAULEY TURNPIKE RD.
IRELAND, W.VA.
DECEDENT:
MARGARET HOPE BALLENGEE
FIDUCIARY:
SHARON LYNCH
9216 WILLIAM ST.
MANASSAS PARK, VA 20111
DECEDENT:
ROMAINE MARY MACK
FIDUCIARY:
LARRY MACK
P. O. BOX 61
GASSAWAY, WVA 26624
DECEDENT:
PAULINE GREEN
FIDUCIARY:
DENVER SCOTT BELKNAP
P. O. BOX 43
HEATERS, W.VA. 26627
DECEDENT:
JAMES ROLAND SLAUGHTER
FIDUCIARY:
RICHARD SLAUGHTER
8230 GAULEY TURNPIKE RD.
NAPIER, W.VA. 26631
DECEDENT:
ANGELE ANN MOLLOHAN
FIDUCIARY:
SUSAN LUNCEFORD
5201 REPLETE RD.
H A C K E R VA L L E Y, W. VA .
26222
All persons having any claims
against the estate(s) of any of the
above-named persons whether
due or not, are notified to exhibit
the same with vouchers thereof,
legally verified, to the fiduciary of
such deceased persons as shown
herein within 75 days of the first
publication hereof or not later then
the 16th day of June, 2013; and if
not so exhibited to such fiduciary by
that date to exhibit the same in the
office of the undersigned Fiduciary
Supervisor at the address shown
below within 90 days of the first publication of this notice or not later than
the 1st day of July, 2013; otherwise
any or all such Claims may by law
be excluded from all benefits of said
estate(s). All beneficiaries of said
estate(s) may appear either before
the above-named fiduciary by the
date first above shown or thereafter
before the Fiduciary Supervisor
by the date last above shown to
examine said claims and otherwise
protect their respective interests.
Given under my hand this the 2nd day
of April, 2013.
Tamera Facemire
Fiduciary Supervisor
04-09
NOTICE OF PROPOSED
SETTLEMENT OF ESTATES
TO THE CREDITORS AND BENEFICIARIES OF THE WITHIN
NAMED DECEASED PERSONS:
I have before me the proposed final
settlement of the estates of the following deceased persons, which
shall be presented to the County
Commission of Braxton County,
West Virginia, at the courthouse
thereof, in the city of Sutton, on the
19th day of April, 2013, at 9:00 o’clock
a.m., which settlements I have either
approved or have not approved as
indicated below:
APPROVED:
WAYNE L. WALKER, DECEASED
DAVID G. MCCALLISTER, DECEASED
MARSHALL NICHOLS, DECEASED
VICTOR LEWIS UTT SR., DECEASED
ARGIE L. MURPHY, DECEASED
JOHN R. FRAME, DECEASED
CLIDA GOAD, DECEASED
NOT APPROVED: None
Any persons having any interest in
the estate of such deceased person,
may appear before the County Commission at the time and place hereinabove specified and thereupon
protect his or her interests as they
may appear or else may be forever
thereafter barred from asserting
such interests.
Given under my hand this the 2nd day
of April, 2013.
Tamera L. Facemire
04-02
NOTICE OF PROPOSED
CONVEYANCE
OF UNITED METHODIST
CHURCH PROPERTY
(Pleasant Dale
United Methodist Church)
Notice is hereby given that the Board
of Trustees of the West Virginia Annual Conference of the United Methodist Church will, on or after April 5,
2013, upon the payment of the sum
of Two Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($2,500.00) in cash, quitclaim,
sell, and convey to Trustees of Riffle
Community Church, all of their right,
title and interest in and to the following described real estate, situate,
lying and being in Otter Tax District,
County of Braxton and State of West
Virginia, bounded and described as
follows, to-wit:
Beginning at a stake in the road,
thence N. 25 ½ W. 9 poles to a stake;
S. 76 W. 6 poles and 19 links to a
stake; S. 20 ½ E. 9 poles and 10 links
to a stake in the road; N. 57 E. 8 poles
to the beginning.
And being the same property conveyed from Jacob Riffle and Lucretia,
his wife, to H. H. Lewis, L. H. Shaver,
J. S. Sponaugle, W. E. Riffle and J. R.
Palmer, as Trustees, by Deed dated
the 14th day of April, 1898 and of
record in the Office of the Clerk of
the County Commission of Braxton
County, West Virginia in Deed Book
38, at Page 238, reference to which
is hereby made.
Said Church having been declared
discontinued and/or abandoned by
the regular 2011 session of the West
Please turn to LEGALS
page 16
Fiscal Year July 1, 2013 – June 30, 2014
Levy Estimate – Budget Document
STATE OF WEST VIRGINIA
MUNICIPALITY of Flatwoods, West Virginia
In accordance with Code § 11-8-14, as amended, the Council proceeded to
make an estimate of the amounts necessary to be raised by levy of taxes
for the current fiscal year, and does determine and estimate the several
amounts to be as follows:
The amount due and the amount that will become due and collectible from
every source during the fiscal year including the levy of taxes, is as follows:
Revenue Source
Unassigned Fund Balance
40.000
Property Taxes – Current Expense
19,256
Supplemental Taxes
300
Gas & Oil Severance Tax
200
Excise Tax on Utilities
3,000
Business and Occupation Tax
8,000
Wine & Liquor Tax
1,500
Fines, Fees & Court Costs
8,000
Parking Violations
50
Licenses
160
Building Permit Fees
125
IRP Fees (Interstate Registration Plan)
7,500
Gaming Income
15,000
Reimbursements
(Explain type of funds & amounts being transferred 1,500
Video Lottery (LVL)
230
Total Estimated Revenue (General Fund)
$104,82
Coal Severance Fund
Assigned Fund Balance
$ 2,734
Coal Severance Tax
1,500
Total Estimated Revenue (Coal Severance Fund)
$4,234
General Coal Severance
Fund
Fund
Estimated Current Expenditures
Insurance Program (Self Insured)
4,000
Mayor’s Office
2,000
City Council
2,975
Recorder’s Office
1,000
Treasurer’s Office
1,000
City Clerk’s Office
5,200
Police Judge’s Office
1,800
City Attorney
1,000
Printing
1,000
Regional Development Authority
208
City Hall
25,638
Police Department
23,500
Streets and Highways
20,000
Street Lights
3,000
Signs and Signals
500
Snow Removal
2,000
Youth Program
1,000
Playgrounds
1,000
Beautification Programs
2,000
Capital Projects – General Government
4,234
Total Estimated Expenditures
$104,821
$4,234
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Page 13, Braxton Citizens’ News, April 2, 2013
Continued to LEGALS
Page 16
Virginia Annual Conference of the
United Methodist church.
Dated the 20th day of March, 2013.
Board of Trustees
of the West Virginia Annual Conference
of the United Methodist Church
By:
Robert N. File, Chancellor
130 Main Street
Beckley, West Virginia
25801
(304)253-3358
04-02
FLATWOODS CANOE RUN PSD
BOARD MEMBER SOLICITED
Pursuant to WV 16-3A-3, the Braxton
County Commission is accepting letters of interest for appointment to the
Flatwoods Canoe Run PDS Board.
One vacancy currently exists
On the Board for the unexpired term
of a recently resigned board member.
Any individual who is residing with
the district is eligible to serve as a
member of the board.
Interested persons are to submit
a Letter of Interest to the Braxton
County Commission, Post Office Box
486, 300 Main Street, Sutton, West
Virginia 26601, postmarked not later
than April 16, 2013.
04-02
TRUSTEE’S SALE OF
VALUABLE REAL ESTATE
The undersigned Substitute
Trustee, by virtue of the authority
vested in him by that certain Deed
of Trust dated June 5, 2001, and
duly recorded in the Office of the
Clerk of the County Commission
of Braxton County, West Virginia,
in Deed of Trust Book 164, at Page
300, Loyd Evans and Ina Mae Evans
did convey unto Otis L. O’Connor,
Trustee, certain real property described in said deed of trust; and the
beneficiary has elected to appoint
Richard A. Pill as Substitute Trustee
by a Substitution of Trustee recorded
in the aforesaid Clerk’s Office; and
default having been made under the
aforementioned Deed of Trust, and
the undersigned Substitute Trustee
having been instructed by the secured party to foreclose thereunder,
will offer for sale at public auction
at the front door of the Braxton
County Courthouse, in Sutton, West
Virginia, on
Tuesday, April 9, 2013, at 8:45 AM
the following described real estate,
with its improvements, easements
and appurtenances thereunto belonging, situate in the Town of
Sutton District, Braxton County,
West Virginia, and more particularly
described as follows:
All of their right, title and interest in
and to the following described real
estate, together with the improvements thereon and the appurtenances thereunto belonging, situate
in the Town of Sutton, in what was
formerly Otter Independent District,
Braxton County, West Virginia, and
more particularly bounded and
described as follows: BEGINNING
at the northeast corner of Lot 30
and on the western edge of High
Street; thence with the western
edge of High Street S. 40 E. 48 feet
to a point; thence leaving said High
Street and through Lots 30 and 31,
S. 50 W. 131 feet to a point in the
property line between Lots 31 and
32; thence with the property line of
Lot 31 and 32, N. 40 W. 48 feet to a
point at the edge of an alley, corner
to Lots 31 and 32; thence with the
southern edge of said alley, N. 50 E.
131 feet to the place of beginning
and containing 6,288 square feet,
and being a part of Lots 30 and 31
of the Dunlap Addition to the Town
of Sutton.
At the time of the execution of the
deed of trust, this property was reported to have a mailing address of
303 High Street, Sutton, WV 26601.
AND BEING the same real estate
which was conveyed to Loyd Evans
and Ina Mae Evans, by deed dated
May 18, 2001, from Marvin Glen
Hickson and Brian Lee Berry, and
recorded in the Office of the Clerk of
the County Commission of Braxton
County, West Virginia, in Deed Book
532 at page 97.
The above-described property will
be sold subject to any covenants,
restrictions, easements, leases and
conditions of record, and subject to
any unpaid real estate taxes.
The subject property will be sold in
“AS IS” condition. The Substitute
Trustee shall be under no duty to
cause any existing tenant or person
occupying the subject property to
vacate said property.
TERMS: Ten percent (10%) of the
purchase price as a cash deposit
with the balance due and payable
within 30 days of the day of sale.
Richard A. Pill, Substitute Trustee
P. O. Box 440, 85 Aikens Center,
Martinsburg, WV 25404
Phone (304) 263-4971, Fax
(304) 267-5840, e-mail: [email protected]
04-02
COUNTY COMMISSION LEVY ESTIMATE (BUDGET)
2013 – 2014 FISCAL YEAR
State of West Virginia
County of Braxton, West Virginia
In accordance with WV Code §11-8-10, as amended, the Braxton County
Commission proceeded to make an estimate of the amounts necessary
to be raised by a levy of taxes for the current year, and doth determine an
estimate the several amounts to be as follows:
Estimated
General Fund
Revenues
Property Taxes Current year
1,960,915
Prior Year Taxes
60,000
Tax Penalties, Interest & Publication Fees
100,000
Dog Taxes
1,000
Property Transfer Tax
30,000
Gas and Oil Severance Tax
65,000
Wine & Liquor Tax
3,000
Hotel Occupancy Tax
185,000
Miscellaneous Energy Tax (Coal Bed Methane)
10,000
Building Permits
200
Federal Grants/Federal Payment in Lieu of Taxes
120,000
State Grants
100,000
Other Grants
10,000
Sheriff’s Service of Process
16,200
County Clerk’s Earnings
60,000
Circuit Clerk’s Earnings
9,900
Prosecuting Attorney’s Earnings
300
Accident Reports
600
Map Sales
100
Rents & Concessions
22,400
Special Patrol/Security Systems
87,500
IRP Fees (Interstate Registration Plan)
120,000
Fines, Fees & Court costs
7,000
Regional Jail Operations Partial Reimbursement
40,000
Interest Earned
500
Miscellaneous Revenue
20,000
Sheriff’s Commission
12,000
Gaming Income
80,000
Video Lottery
12,000
Refunds/Reimbursements (External Sources)
General School Reimbursements
Magistrate Court Reimbursements
Payroll Reimbursements
Total Estimated General Fund Revenues
630,000
119,200
30,000
29,100
$4,170,245
Coal Severance Tax
Coal Severance Tax
Total Coal Severance
Estimated
Revenues
$5,000
146,000
$151,000
Estimated Expenditures
GENERAL GOVERNMENT
County commission
County Clerk
Circuit Clerk
Sheriff – Treasurer
Prosecuting Attorney
Assessor
Statewide computer Network
Agricultural Agent
Elections – County Clerk
Courthouse
Federal Grants
State Grants
Other Grants
Teen Court
TOTAL GENERAL GOVERNMENT
General
Fund
Coal
Severance Tax
Fund
$269,940
234,200
192,300
177,800
289,300
162,600
28,858
14,250
69,700
603,697
11,000
50,000
100,000
10,000
1,000
2,214,645
$_
21,900
101,100
123,000
PUBLIC SAFETY
Sheriff – Law Enforcement
467,500
Sheriff – Service of Process
16,200
Regional Jail
360,000
Police Special Duty
87,500
Emergency Services
58,200
Fire Department
Ambulance Authority
630,000
Dog Warden/Humane Society
103,500
Watershed Project
3,000
Local Law Enforcement block Grant
22,700
Community Based Corrections Program 22,000
TOTAL PUBLIC SAFETY
1,770,600
CULTURE AND RECREATION
Parks & Recreation
Visitor’s Bureau
Hotel/Motel Promotion of Tourism
Library
TOTAL CULTURE & RECREATION
TOTAL EXPENDITURES
28,000
28,000
35,500
92,500
18,000
185,000
185,000
-
$4,170,245
$151,000
State of West Virginia
County of Braxton
I, Susan K. Luceford, Clerk of the County Commission of said county, do
hereby certify that the foregoing are true copies from the record of orders
mad and entered by said commission on the 27th day of March, 2013.
Susan K. Lunceford, Clerk
04-09
ANNUAL FINANCIAL REPORT AS REQUIRED BY THE
WEST VIRGINIA HEALTH CARE FACILITY FINANCIAL
DISCLOSURE LAW FOR
Braxton Health Care Center, LLC
200 Days Drive, Sutton, West Virginia 26601
Balance Sheet
December 31, 2012
ASSETS
Current Assets
Cash and cash equivalents
$ 1,068,423
Accounts receivable
605,323
Other current assets
111,217
Total current assets
1,784,963
Property and equipment, net
1,395,160
Other assets
26,453
Total assets
$ 3,206,576
LIABILITIES AND PARTNER’S EQUITY
Current Liabilities
Accounts payable and Accrued expense
s 95,082
Accrued wages and payroll taxes
227,474
Other taxes payable
23,512
Total current liabilities
346,068
Long-term debt
1,039,391
Partner’s Equity
Retained earnings
1,821,118
Total equity
1,821,118
Total liabilities and partner’s equity
$ 3,206,576
Braxton Health Care Center, LLC
Statement of Revenues, Expenses and Changes in Retained Earnings
Year Ended December 31, 2012
Revenues
Net patient service revenue
$ 6,267,342
Other operating revenue, net
35,132
Total operating revenue
6,302,474
Expenses
Salaries and wages
2,323,934
Employee benefits
290,191
Payroll taxes
251,080
Utilities
129,168
Nursing supplies
262,643
Food costs and supplies
234,021
PUBLIC HEARING
The Town of Sutton is considering submitting an application to the State of West
Virginia Small Cities Block Grant Program to finance a portion of the Sutton Storm
Water Extension Project.
The Small Cities Block Grant portion is expected not to exceed $1,500,000.00.
Citizens of Sutton, especially those of low and moderate income, residents of blighted
and deteriorated areas, and all other interested persons may comment on this proposal
prior to April 11, 2013 by writing to the Town of Sutton, P.O. Box 366, Sutton,
WV 26601, or by appearing at a public hearing to be held in the Town Hall on
Thursday, April 11, 2013 at 7:00 p.m.
The Town of Sutton is an Equal Opportunity Employer and takes steps to affirmatively
further fair housing.
Other supplies and expenses
Depreciation
Interest
Purchased and contract services
Insurance
Taxes
Bad debt expense
Total operating expense
Net income (loss) from operations
Retained earnings (deficit), beginning of year,
as previously reported
Distributions
Retained earnings (deficit), end of year
296,921
105,053
30,544
473,843
66,143
361,404
78,307
4,903,250
1,399,224
1,648,797
(1,226,903)
$ 1,821,118
OWNERSHIP NOTICE
Braxton Health Care Center, LLC is 49.5% owned by Judith Alfonsi, located
at 8621 Gavinton Court, Dublin, Ohio 43017; 49.5% owned by Eugene Alfonsi, located at 8621 Gavinton Court, Dublin, Ohio 43017; and 1% owned
by HANSMA, Inc., located at 8621 Gavinton Court, Dublin, Ohio 43017.
The financial statements do not include a provision for income taxes since
the entity is a LLC and Federal and State income taxes are paid individually by the owners.
NOTICE
Details concerning the contents of this advertisement along with other
reports and submissions are available for public inspection and copying
at the West Virginia Health Care Cost Review Authority, 100 Dee Drive,
Charleston, West Virginia 25311, during regular hours 9:00 a.m. to 5:00
LEGAL ADVERTISEMENT
FISCAL YEAR JULY 1, 2013 - JUNE 30, 2014
LEVY ESTIMATE - BUDGET DOCUMENT
MUNICIPALITY OF SUTTON, WEST VIRGINIA
In accordance with Code § 11-8-14, as amended, the Council proceeded
to make an estimate of the amounts necessary to be raised by
levy of taxes for the current fiscal year, and does determine and estimate
the several amounts to be as follows:
The amount due and the amount that will become due and collectible
from every source during the fiscal year INCLUDING THE LEVY OF
TAXES, is as follows:
REVENUE SOURCE
Unassigned Fund Balance
Property Taxes - Current Expense
Tax Penalties, Interest & Publication Fees
Gas & Oil Severance Tax
Excise Tax on Utilities
Business and Occupation Tax
Wine and Liquor Tax
Animal Control Tax
Hotel Occupancy Tax
Fines, Fees & Court Costs
Parking Violation Fines
Licenses
Building Permit Fees
IRP Fees
Private Liquor Club Fee
Parking Meter Revenues
Off Street Parking
Refuse Collection
Gaming Income
Interest Earned on Investment
Accident Reports
Video Lottery
Miscellaneous Revenue
TOTAL ESTIMATED REVENUE (GENERAL FUND)
6,000
45,000
78,018
700
175
45,000
30,000
15,000
300
2,500
600
1,000
1,000
200
400
1,500
4,000
1,800
100,000
18,000
2,000
150
700
800
$ 354,843
COAL SEVERANCE TAX FUND
REVENUE SOURCE
Coal Severance Tax
Interest Earned on Investment
TOTAL ESTIMATED REVENUE (COAL SEVERANCE FUND)
ESTIMATED CURRENT
EXPENDITURES
GENERAL
FUND
Mayor’s Office
City Council
Recorder’s Office
Police Judge’s Office
Elections
City Hall
Internal Audit
Police Department
Fire Department
Dog Warden
Fire Hydrants
Streets Department
Street Lights
Snow Removal
Sidewalks
Garbage Department
Visitor’s Bureau
Fair Associations/Festivals
Swimming Pools
Civic Promotions
Library
TOTAL ESTIMATED EXPENDITURES
6,000
45
$ 6,045
COAL
SEVERANCE
FUND
2,632
2,194
2,632
4,500
400
2,000
27,000
4,000
37,700
10,000
300
1,050
78,485
12,000
2,000
1,000
164,500
1,250
3,000
1,000
200
1,000
$ 354,843
545
1,500
1,000
1,000
$ 6,045
MUNICIPALITY OF TOWN OF SUTTON, WEST VIRGINIA
FISCAL YEAR JULY 1, 2013 - JUNE 30, 2014
REGULAR CURRENT EXPENSE LEVY
Class I
Personal Property
Public Utility
Total Class I
Levy
Taxes
Rate/$100
Levied
(Class I Rate 12.50)
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
Class II
Real Estate
Personal Property
Total Class II
(Class II Rate 25)
$ 6,864,680 $ 17,162
49,860
125
$ 6,914,540 $ 17,287
Class IV
Real Estate
Personal Property
Public Utility
Total Class IV
(Class IV Rate 50)
$ 6,477,080 $ 32,385
4,055,106
19,251
3,112,661
15,563
$ 13,644,847 $ 68,224
Total Value & Projected Revenue
$ 20,559,387 $ 85,511
Certificate of Valuation
Less Delinquencies, Exonerations & Uncollectable Taxes 5%. $ 4,276
Less Tax Discounts 2%. $ 1,625
Total Projected Property Tax Collection
$ 79,610
Less Assessor Valuation Fund 2% $ 1,592
Net Amount to be Raised by Levy of Property Taxes
$ 78,018
COUNTY OF BRAXTON
MUNICIPALITY OF SUTTON
I, Joan Bias, Recording Officer of said municipality, do hereby certify
that the foregoing are true copies from the record of the orders made
and entered by the council of the said municipality on the 14th day of
March, 2013.
Joan Bias (Signature)
Recorder
04-09
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BUSINESS
SERVICES
J.E.
ASPHALT
DRIVEWAYS: New
driveways installed
$2.00 sq. ft. Overlay
existing
asphalt/
concrete $1.75 sq. ft.
Licensed and insured.
Free
estimates.
References available.
We accept all major
credit/debit cards. Call
Jesse today at (304) 6135288. WV049331 4-16
CRITTERS ENTERPRISES:
Certified Class I & II Septic
Installations, Repairs and
Inspections.
Dozer
Backhoe, and Dump Truck
Ser vice. Most Visa and
Master Cards accepted.
Eddie
Fa c e m i r e,
WV#033553. Call 304- 3642257.
6-25
FOR
SALE
FOR SALE: Couches,
chairs,
loveseat,
entertainment center, coffee
and end tables, TV stand,
color TV, china cabinet, table
and chairs, bed and bedding,
wheelchair, baby bed, car
seat, strollers, play pen, high
chair,
and
other
miscellaneous times. Call
304-286-3644.
4-2
FOR RENT:
Furnished
apartment for rent in Sutton.
Call 304-765-5095.
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FOR SALE: Black Max
Generator, 7,000 watt 8750
peak, Honda engine,
electric start, battery
included. Never used,
B ra n d n e w. $ 1 , 0 5 0 . C a l l
304-364-2382.
4-2
FOR RENT: Office space at
608 Elk Street in Gassaway.
1200 sq. ft. on the first floor
and additional 1200 sq. ft.
downstairs. Available
March 1 st . Dock in the rear
with 2 car parking.
$850.00 per month and
security deposit. Rent
includes water and sewer.
Call evenings after 6:00
p.m.
304-364-5027.
Leave a message if no
answer.
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FOR SALE: 2012 Polaris
Scrambler 500 4x4, 3
tanks of gas ran in it. Blue
aluminum
bars,
hand
guards, HPD complete
clutch kit, kevlar belt,
LeoVince exhaust system,
sunstar rear sprocket, kill
tether. Also have all stock take
offs. $6,200.00 obo (304) 3648444 or (304) 701-1400. 4-2
FOR SALE:
Braxton
Lumber Company, Heaters,
WV, 304-765-5461. TNG
paneling. Cherry $1.50
s q u a r e f o o t ; M a ple and
Poplar $.85 square foot. 4 30
FOR
RENT
FOR RENT: Apartment for
rent in Flatwoods, 2 bedroom,
Corlis Building, $325 month
plus $325 security deposit.
304-364-4397.
4-9
FOR RENT: Mobile Home
lots near interstate, senior
citizens welcome. Call 304853-9103
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Laurel Nursing & Rehabilitation
Center has an opening for an
RN MDS Coordinator
. salary, insurance
We offer a competitive
and an excellent benefit package, including
paid vacation, holiday and sick time.
Experience preferred but training is available if necessary
Interested candidates can send a resume to:
Laurel Nursing & Rehab Center
1053 Clinic Dr.
Ivydale, WV 25113
Attn: Matthew Fife or call for more information
at 304-286-4204, fax 304-286-3906
Laurel Nursing is located at Big Otter, Exit 40 on I-79
FOR RENT:
approximately 1250 sq ft office
space located above the
Citizens’ News office.
Available by December
1st, full bath, kitchenette
and more. can also be
utilized
as
a
small
apartment
for
two
individuals, very secure.
$500 per month and
security deposit, Rent
includes water, sewer and
trash services. Call 304765-5193 days or 304765-2273 evenings.
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FOR RENT: 2 bedroom
trailer
in
Burnsville
convenient
to
I-79.
Reference and security
deposit required. No pets.
Call 304-415-1800. If no
answer, leave message.
4-9
FOR RENT: One and two
and three bedroom homes.
One month’s rent required
for
security
deposit.
Utilities not included.
Absolutely
no
pets.
Application
required.
Applications
may
be
picked up at Lloyd’s Inc.
2220 Sutton Lane
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FOR SALE: Mobile home
with two lots for sale in
Sutton. Call 304-765-2890.
4-2
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HELP
WANTED
HOME FOR SALE BY
OWNER: 3 bed, 2 bath brick
home, kitchen, living room,
den, 2 car garage, paved
driveway, 2 out buildings.
Located on town hill near
Sutton Elementary School ¾
+- acre corner lot on Dead
End Street Front and back
yard. Call 304-678-5280 or
304-678-6384.
4-30
FOR SALE: 3br. 2 bath 2006
double wide on 11+ acres 4.5
miles on Chapel Rd. from
Dairy Queen. Laminate
hardwood in living room,
garden tub in master bath,
front and back decks, all
appliances stay with
washer and dr yer. Central
air
and
heat
very
economical. Vinyl sided
shingle roof work shop/
storage building with
electric and garage door
entrance. $104,000. Call
for appt. 304-364-8444 or
304-364-8131.
4-2
FOR SALE:
House,
Gassaway, 3 bedroom, 1
bath on .4 acres, city water
and gas, forced air heat
and cooling, new roof, 2
car garage. $80,000 firm.
No owner financing. Call
304-932-7186.
4-16
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HELP
WANTED:
Schwan’s
Home
Service, Inc. Now Hiring.
Where:
1500 W.
Benedum Industrial
Drive, Bridgeport, WV
26330. Mike Butcher
304-842-4752.
Seeking: Route Sales
Represen-tatives.
*Earn base wages
PLUS Commission
*Pre-established and
Growing Customer
Base *Compre-hensive
Benefit Options *Sales
and
Management
Training
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Program
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Position
Number
130007904. EOE
4-2
HELP WANTED: RESA 7 has
an open position for a
computer technician. For a job
description visit the job
posting section at http://
resa7.k12.wv.us or call 304624-6554.
4-2
HELP WANTED: Full-time
registered
Nurse
for
Stonewall Jackson Home
Care
covering
Lewis,
Braxton, and Gilmer counties.
Rotation of call required. Need
WV RN and driver’s license,
min. year hospital/home care
experience, comprehensive
benefit package. EO/AAE
contact Jane Eisenbeis @
269-4556; write SJ Home
Care, 456 Suite B Market
Place Mall, Weston, WV
Services Available to Residents and Visitors of Braxton County
WATER WELLS
KNICELEY
INSURANCE
AGENCY
Geothermal wells, well
pumps. Five generations
of experience
Exit 62 Off I-79
Right 1/2 Mile
1-800-427-2389 or 364-5132
(304)636-6025
Elk River
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364-8307
KOHLER
INSURANCE
AGENCY
Your local Nationwide
office located on Elk Street
in Gassaway
(304)364-5202
Sutton Nails Spa
Located next to the bowling alley at 2252 Sutton Lane, Sutton
Professional Nail Care for Ladies & Gentleman
Specializing In:
• Acrylic Nails
• Spa Pedicure
• Nail Design
• Pink & White
304-765-9366
• Gel Nails
Walk-In & Appts. Welcome
• Tips Overlays
Gift Certificates Available
• Manicure
Mon-Sat 9 am-7 pm • Sun 12-5 pm
• Fill in
Mountain State
Plumbing & Construction Co.
304-228-6124
Master Plumber Lic# PL02377
Licensed and Insured
33 Years Experience
24 hour Service
Commercial & Residential
Senior Discounts
State of the Art Technology
One Hour
Photo Processing
Film, digital, enlargements
Walker's Drug
Elk Street, Gassaway
364-5193
483 Gauley Turnpike,
Flatwoods, WV 26621
765-7149
PET BOARDING & DAYCARE
121 Highland St. Gassaway
Wrinkles
Dry
Cleaning
For All Your Dry Cleaning
Needs!
located on Elk Street in Gassaway
(304) 364-5202
MID-STATE MARINA
& CYCLE, INC.
Boats • Motors • Trailers
Honda • Suzuki •
Yamaha
Route 19 - Sutton, WV
765-7325 &
1-800-640-7329
HELP WANTED: Wake
up to a Great Career!
Mattress Warehouse is
now hiring in our
Flatwoods
and
Morgantown locations.
Mattress Warehouse is
a rapidly expanding
bedding company, with
plenty of room for
advancement! We need
motivated
Sales
Professionals
and
Manager Trainees to join
our team! We offer
competitive pay, great
benefits, & state of the art
training. The ideal
candidate
should
possess some sales
experience, preferably in
bedding or furniture. To
apply: email resume to
[email protected].
4-16
HELP WANTED: Position –
RN, 2 fulltime, 7a-7p and 7p7a, experience preferred.
Position – 2 PRN, various shifts,
experience preferred.
If
interested apply onli8ne at
www.stonewallhospital.com or
contact Mary McCartney, RN,
Chief
Nursing
Officer,
Stonewall Jackson Memorial
Hospital, 230 Hospital Plaza,
Weston, WV 26452.
4-2
HELP WANTED: Laboratory
Department Head, directs,
supervises
and
has
responsibility for Blood Bank,
Hematology, Microbiology, and
Chemistry. Eligible candidate
will have a BS degree in MT or
related field, graduated from an
approved course in MT and be
a certified MT(ASCP or AMT).
EO/AAE Contact Kevin
Stalnaker, SJMH, 230 Hospital
Plaza, Weston, WV 26452,
304-269-8152,
or
[email protected]
4-9
HELP WANTED: Position: 4
Fulltime Emergency Department RN’s: (2) 7a-7p and (2)
7p-7a: Experience preferred.
EO/AAE Position: 2 PRN
Emergency
Department
RN’s:
Various
shifts:
Experience preferred. EO/
AAE If interested apply online
at
www.stonewallhospital.com or contact: Mary
McCartney, RN Chief Nursing
Officer Stonewall Jackson
Memorial Hospital, 230
Hospital Plaza Weston, WV
26452.
4-9
HELP WANTED for
Sutton office: Please
send resume to Brenda
at the Anwar Eye Center,
1500 Layfayette Avenue,
Moundsville, WV 26410.
4-9
HELP WANTED: Precision
Services, Inc., located in
Gassaway, WV, has janitorial
positions available at the
Burnsville Rest Area. We
participate
in
special
governmental
programs
designed to employ persons
with disabilities. If you are
unsure if your disability
qualifies you for the job, give
us a call and we can let you
now. However, all interested
persons may apply.
If
interested, please call for an
HELP WANTED:
Busy
Manufacturing facility seeking
an experienced Wheel Loader
Operator with a minimum of 1
year experience. This position
does require shift work. Duties
will include but not be limited
to receiving of raw material,
processing of raw material for
production usage and
maintaining a wheel loader
preventive mainten-ance
plan.
Salary will be
commensurate
with
experience. Excellent benefits package. Please submit
resume to Wheel Loader
Operator, 228 Industrial Park
Road, Linn, WV 26384. 4-9
HELP WANTED: Braxton
Health Care and Rehabilitation Center has an opening
for a Dietary Manager. If you
are interested please contact
Bill Kuhn-Administrator, 200
Days Drive Sutton, WV or call
304-765-2861. BHCRC is an
EEO/AA Employer.
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HELP WANTED: Need building
contractor, preferably with
contractor’s license, or will
consider individual with
equivalent knowledge and
experience. Submit resumes
to:
Resume-Building
Contractor, PO Box 516,
Sutton, WV 26601.
4-23
HELP WANTED: Retail
management position available.
Must have strong mechanical
ability,
knowledge
and
experience. Some computer
skills necessary. Submit
resumes to: Resume-Building
Contractor, PO Box 516,
Sutton, WV 26601.
4-23
HELP WANTED: The Town
of Flatwoods is accepting
sealed bids for the following;
Lawn Mowing and Weed
Eating to be done Weekly at
the new municipal building
(formerly the Dr. Jolley
building). You must have a
Business License and
insurance. We will accept bids
until April 12, our next council
meeting is on April 16. Please
mark SEALED BID on the
outside of envelope and mail
to Town of Flatwoods, P.O.
Box 52, Flatwoods, WV
26621, or drop off to Municipal
clerk
on
Monday,
Wednesday, or Friday from
10:00 A.M. to 2:00 P.M. 4-2
continued to page 15
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4-9
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Citizens’
NEWS
Braxton County, WV
Senator Sam Cann leads
Senate Resloution 51
TUPPERWARE SALE: There
will be a Tupperware sale at the
Rosedale Community Center,
Friday, April 5th, from 6:30 pm until
8:30 pm. Open to the public. 4-2
RUMMAGE SALE: Rummage
sale at the Flatwoods Community
Building April 5th, Friday, starting
at 8 am. Lots of good items and
great deals.
4-2
MULTI-FAMILY YARD SALE:
S a t u r d ay, A p r i l 6 t h , a t t h e
Flatwoods Community Building,
8 am – 4 pm. Designer purses,
electronics, jewelry, nice baby
items, comforters, sheet sets,
kitchen ware, camo items, items
to numerous to list. Call 304-7652354.
4-1
NO
T R E S PA S S I N G :
HUNTING,HIKING,FISHING,CAMPING,HORSEBACK
RIDING, TRAPPING OR 4
WHEELERS on the following
property: Carol Cunningham, Burl
Adkins, Lynn Carte, John Brumley
and Larry Stump.
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LOST DOG: Female Golden/Lab
mix. One blue eye, one brown.
Missing since March 5th from
Trace Run. Answers to Kiera.
Child’s pet. Reward. Call 304364-5885 or 304-765-2678. 4-2
LOST: 1 ½ year old neutered male
golden retriever. Has identification
tattoo under hair on lower stomach
near leg. Answers to Chub. Lost
in the Sutton Lane, Flatwoods,
Airport road area. Reward offered.
Call 304-765-2602 or 304-7655169.
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WANTED: Old motorcycles –
running or not. 1980 or older, any
make. Call 304-644-5192.
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HELP WANTED: Class A & B
CDL Drivers for road construction.
Weekly travel re-quired.
Print applications from www.
slurrypavers.com and fax to 804716-7890, email to [email protected] or mail to Slurry
Pavers, Inc. 3617 Nine Mile Road
Richmond, VA 23223. 800-4493662. Slurry Pavers, Inc. is an equal
opportunity employer and a drug
free workplace.
HELP WANTED: Laborers for road
construction. Weekly travel required.
Valid DL required. Print applications
from www.slurrypavers.com and fax
to 804-716-7890, email to jobs@
slurrypavers.com or mail to Slurry
Pavers, Inc. 3617 Nine Mile Road
Richmond, VA 23223. 800-4493662. Slurry Pavers, Inc. is an equal
opportunity employer and a drug
free workplace.
NOW HIRING: Easy work, excellent pay, assemble products from
home. No selling. Any hours. $500
Weekly potential. Start immediately.
Info Call 1-985-646-1700 Dept.
WV-2230.
WANTED: Company drivers: $2,500
Sign-On Bonus! Super Service
is hiring solo and team drivers.
Excellent home-time options. CDL-A
required. Call 888-691-4472 or
apply online at www.superservicellc.
com
CASH PAID FOR DIABETIC TEST
STRIPS. Up to $10 Per Box. Most
Brands. Call Tom Anytime toll-free.
1-888-885-3996.
AIRLINES ARE HIRING- Train for
hands on Aviation Career. FAA
approved. Financial aid if qualifiedJob placement assistance. SCHEV
authorized. CALL Aviation Institute
of Maintenance 1-877-406-2695.
ATTEND COLLEGE ONLINE from
Home. *Medical, *Business, *Criminal Justice, *Hospitality. Job placement assistance. Computer and
Financial Aid if qualified. SCHEV
au-thorized. Call 1-877-205-2502.
www.CenturaOnline.com
SAWMILLS from only $3997.00MAKE & SAVE MONEY with
your own bandmill- Cut lumber
any dimen-sion. In stock ready
to ship. FREE Info/DVD: www.
NorwoodSawmills.com
PET SUPPLIES: Control fleas/
ticks.mosquitoes & mites before
heavy infestation with Happy
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technology. Contains NO Fipronil!
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Spring Special
gel nails & pedicures $20.00
during April and May
Senator Sam Cann
(D-Harrison) was the
lead sponsor of Senate
Resolution 51, presented
in the Senate Chamber
today. The Resolution
recognized Salem International University for
the school’s 125th anniversary.
Salem College was
chartered in December,
entered into a partnership to create an international learning center,
Salem-Teikyo University.
In 2000, the name of the
institution was changed
to Salem International
University
(SIU) to reflect a
broader global learning
mission.
Salem International
University’s mission is to
prepare global citizens
with broad knowledge,
marketable professional
skills and the ability to
make decisions with integrity and an international perspective. The
University has a tradition
of academic excellence
and innovation and is
The West Virginia State Senate presenting the Resolution to representatives of Salem a valuable asset to the
International University.
State of West Virginia.
Note of
thanks from
Samples
New River offers class in
making edible arrangments
I would like to thank
everyone who came to my
aid when my tractor rolled
over on me on Valentine’s
Day. I thank you for all
the prayers and help from
my friends, neighbors and
churches. God bless each
of you, Greg Samples and
family.
If you have always
been amazed by beautiful fruit and vegetable
arrangements but disappointed by the expense,
New River Community
and Technical College
has the perfect class for
you.
Edible Arrangement
Board of Education
places policies out on
public comment
At their March 25th
board meeting the Braxton County Board of Education voted to place out
on public comment the
following policy on:
Policy 2501 Graduation Assurance Policy
5800 Civil Conduct
Policy
This public comment period lasts until
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1888, and founded by
members of the community and the Seventh
Day Baptist Church. In
1989k Salem College and
the Teikyo Foundation
Basics will be offered Saturdays, May 18 and 25,
10 a.m. – 1p.m., at the
4-H Building at Nicholas
County Veteran’s Memorial Park on Rt. 19 in
Summersville, W.Va.
During the class
students will learn the
basics of fruit and vegetable carving as well as arrangement concepts. Participants will also learn
about common mistakes
Gerwig family
thank you
April 26, 2013. All comments are to be in writing. Internet comments
may be made to Dennis
Albright, Superintendent at djalbrig@access.
k12.wv.us. A copy of the
proposed policy can also
be obtained at the same
email address or at the
Board of Education offices. The policies are on
the county website which
can be found at http://
boe.brax.k12.wv.us.
ATTENTION
USNN Now Hiring
RN’s, LPN’s &
CNA’s
Call
1-866-644-4484
Or Apply Online at
www.usnursingnetwork.com
Thank you for the
support given to our family during the time of the
loss of our mother. We
want to express our appreciation for the many
thoughts and prayers, as
well as the food, flowers,
cards and kind words of
comfort provided to our
family during this time.
She will be missed by all
who knew her. The Avis
Gerwig Family
and how to avoid them,
or how to correct mistakes
once they have been made.
Discover which fruits and
vegetables work best for
arrangements, as well as
common other materials
that are needed. Students will complete a
fruit arrangement in the
first class and a vegetable
arrangement during the
second class.
Instructor Summer
Coumbes has placed
high in several edible arrangement competitions.
She will utilize her passion, knowledge and experience to ensure a fun
and informative class.
Tuition is $50, and
a $25 supply fee also applies. Students will have
several items to keep at
the conclusion of class in
addition to their two arrangements. Please call
the New River Office of
Workforce Education at
(304) 883-2446 for more
information or to register.
Region VI Workforce
board meeting
The Region VI
Workforce Investment
Executive Board will
meet Thursday, April 11,
2013 from 10:30 am to
11:30 am at Region VI
Workforce Investment
Board Office, 17 Middletown Road, White Hall,
WV.
For more information about the meeting,
contact Barbara J. DeMary at 304-368-9530.
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Citizens’
NEWS
Page 16 Aprl 2, 2013
Braxton County, WV
Life’s a Garden – Dig It,
80th Birthday for Feda Boggs
h e f a m i l y o f Boggs Byers; brother, for the event. We had
gardening workshop to be held FedaTElizabeth
Butch- Burton Butcher and a great time visiting
As the temperatures are warming,
buds on fruit trees are
swelling, daffodils are
blooming and gardeners are yearning to get
out into their gardens.
The cure for this year’s
spring fever is “Life’s a
Garden – Dig It” on April
20 at the Braxton County Jamboree in Gassaway, West Virginia.
This event will feature
educational workshops
and exhibitors and vendors of gardening related
products and services.
Workshops include
Herb Gardening, Sorghum Syrup Production, Edible Landscaping, Bats and Nighttime
Pollinators, Beekeeping,
Plants for Biodiversity,
Cultivating Shiitake
Mushrooms, and Developing a Butterfly
Garden. Make and
Take activities will be
available for a small
fee – participants will
have the chance to
make garden markers, herbal wreaths and
hanging luminaries.
Youth gardening activities and crafts will also
be featured throughout
the day for children
ages six to twelve. This
day is being planned
with both young and
old, and new and experienced gardeners in
mind. A free blueberry
plant will be given to
the first 100 people in
attendance.
Following registration at 9:30 a.m.,
workshops will begin
at 10:00 a.m. and continue through 3:00 p.m.
A variety of vendors of
gardening related items
such as plants, supplies
and implements will be
on site.
Educational displays will be available
throughout the day,
S
including a demonstration from the Butterflies
from Heather. The WV
Department of Agriculture Autoclave for bee
equipment will available
to sterilize hive bodies
and supers; pre-registration for this service
is required by calling
304-765-2809.
“Life’s A Garden
– Dig It” is sponsored
by Mountain RC&D,
WVU-Braxton County
Extension Office, Braxton/Clay County Master Gardeners, Berries
Unlimited and Renee’s
Garden. Lunch will be
available for a small
fee. Reservations are
required. For more
information or to register for the day and
reserve your lunch,
call the WVU-Braxton
County Extension Office at 304-765-2809.
Information is also located on the internet
at: http://braxton.ext.
wvu.edu.
er Boggs celebrated
her 80th birthday at
Shoney’s in Flatwoods
on Wednesday, March
27th. Daughter, Susan
wife, Linda; sister,
Anna Freeman; niece,
Marsha Burnhouse;
and Larry and Linda
Gibson, all gathered
and catching up on old
times. Sister, Shelva
Jean Butcher Breeland,
was unfortunately unable to attend.
McFly Outdoors to organize
archery youth league
McFly Outdoors,
located in Horner, WV
and in Flatwoods, WV is
starting a youth archery
league. McFly Outdoors is
inviting kids ages six to 16
to join them in their firstever archery league. “We
have noticed a deep interest that youth have for archery in our area so we are
using our league to help
grow that interest and
hopefully generate a team
that would be sponsored
by McFly Outdoors,” said
owner Kate McWhorter.
The intent for the youth
league is to serve as an
educational league where
kids can learn from both
staff and their peers.
McFly Outdoors
is hosting kick-off events
at both locations (Horner
and Flatwoods) on Saturday, April 6th at 2:00
p.m. “The kick-off event
is to simply explain more
about our program and
give kids the opportunity
to see if our program is
something they are interested in,” said McWhorter.
McFly Outdoors will have
demonstration bows set
up for kids in attendance
to shoot. Pizza and beverages will be provided. For
more information about
the league call 304-4529982.
Sutton Pool seeks Manager for 2013
The local Braxton
County Pool, located in
Sutton is in need of a
manager for the 2013
season. Anyone inter-
ested would need to take
the two day CPO training
(Certified Pool Operator),
which will be paid for
by the pool. If interested
please send resume to
PO Box 553, Sutton, WV
26601. For more information please call 304-7653186.
Center for Organ Recovery & Education
recognizes National Donate Life Month in April
Stockert-Sizemore Funeral Home
225 Main Street / Post Office Box 280
Flatwoods, West Virginia 26621
Phone: 304-765-5371
Fax: 304-765-5474
email: [email protected]
website: www.stockert-sizemore.com
Serving Braxton County & Surrounding Areas
Timothy S. Sizemore, Director
Licensee-in-charge
Funeral Preplanning • Traditional Funerals
Cremations • Memorial Services • Monuments • Vases
Porcelain Photos • Thumbies • Urns • Pet Cremations
We offer a dignified service with careful attention to
your wishes, your budget and your faith. We respectfully comply with these thoughts as we try to relieve
your family of every burden in your time of need.
More than 117,000
people across the country are awaiting an organ
transplant, and at least
eighteen will die without
receiving one. The Center for Organ Recovery
& Education (CORE), a
federally designated notfor-profit organ procurement organization (OPO)
serving Pennsylvania,
West Virginia and parts
of New York, is joining the organ donation
community once again
in April by commemorating National Donate
Life Month. Throughout
the month, CORE is encouraging individuals
to register to become
organ, tissue and cornea
donors.
“The number of people in need of transplants
far exceeds the number
of organs, tissues and
corneas that are donated, and at CORE, one of
our primary goals is to
educate people on the
need to make a pledge
for life and become an
organ, tissue and cornea donor,” said Susan Stuart, president
and CEO of CORE. “In
conjunction with OPOs
across the nation, we are
pleased to celebrate National Donate Life Month.
Registering to become a
donor only takes about
90 seconds, but it can
make the difference of a
lifetime.”
Individuals are encouraged to talk with
family members and
friends about making
the pledge to become an
donor. Each person that
signs up to become a
donor can help up to 50
people through organ,
tissue and cornea donation.
CORE Encourages
Individuals to Make a
Pledge for Life by Registering to Become an Organ, Tissue and Cornea
Donor Some important
additional facts about
donation:
More than 8,000
patients are awaiting
life-saving organ transplants in Pennsylvania,
along with more than
800 patients in West
Virginia. Thousands
of others could benefit
from life-enhancing tissue transplants.
With at least 90,000
people across the nation awaiting a kidney,
kidneys are the organ
in greatest demand, followed by liver, heart and
lungs.
Because conditions
such as diabetes and
hypertension are often
more prevalent in the
minority community,
minorities make up more
than 50 percent of the
people on the national
organ transplant list.
For more information about organ, tissue
and cornea donation,
visit CORE’s web site
at www.core.org or call
1-800-DONORS-7.
The Center for Organ Recovery & Education (CORE) is one
of 58 federally designated not-for-profit organ procurement organizations (OPOs) in the
United States. CORE
works closely with donor
families and designated
health care professionals
to coordinate the surgical recovery of organs,
tissues and corneas for
transplantation.
CORE also facilitates the computerized
matching of donated organs and placement of
corneas. With headquarters in Pittsburgh and
an office in Charleston,
West Virginia, CORE
oversees a region that
encompasses 155 hospitals and almost six
million people throughout western Pennsylvania, West Virginia and
Chemung County, NY.
For more information,
visit www.core.org or call
1-800-DONORS-7.
Mountaineer Food Bank to
participate in 16th Annual
Feinstein Challenge
For the 16th consecutive year, Alan Shawn
Feinstein, intends to support hunger fighting charitable organization nationwide with a challenge
grant of $1 million. Mr.
Feinstein hopes that this
proposed challenge will
help the organizations
raise many more funds
this March and April.
From March 1st
to April 30th- the more
donations Mountaineer
Food Bank receives-the
25
year
warranty
more of Feinstein’s million dollars they may get.
Only donations or pledges received from March
1st to April 30th can be
counted for the Feinstein
challenge. These donations include monetary as
well as in-kind charitable
gifts, such as food items
(valued at $1.00 per item
or pound) or pledges, as
long as they were obtained ONLY from use of
our challenge.
In 2012, Mountain-
Jackson Stone/Jackson Trucking
Jackson Stone/Jackson Trucking has
mason sand and limestone sand, and
three sizes of Ohio River gravel. We also
have various sizes of crushed limestone,
house coal, red mulch, and brown mulch
stockpiled at our yard on Little Birch Road.
We can be reached at 304-765-7502 to
schedule a delivery or to check on a time to
get your own truck loaded.
304-765-7502.
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eer Food Bank distributed
over 8 million pounds
of food to food pantries,
soup kitchens and shelters in 48 counties of
West Virginia. Donations
help support program
such as the Back Pack
program and Mobile Pantries in many communities across the state.
To donate, visit www.
mountaineerfoodbank.
org or send your donation
to 484 Enterprise Drive,
Gassaway, WV 26624.
Feinstein’s past annual spring $1 million
challenges to fight hunger
have raised over $1.5 Billion for hunger-fighting
charitable organizations
and religious houses of
worship nationwide that
help the needy. Organizations should tell their
donors that their donations connected to this
campaign makes them
a part of one of the most
successful ongoing efforts
ever to fight hunger.
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