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MOOREFIELD, HARDY COUNTY, W.VA., WEDNESDAY, MARCH 20, 2013
Hardy County Chamber of Commerce
Celebrates Business and Service
Ambulance
Authority
Meets, Elects
Officers
By Jean A. Flanagan
Moorefield Examiner
ollecting fees for service,
establishing bylaws, acquiring
licenses and electing officers
were all part of the discussion of the
Hardy County Ambulance Authority.
The HCAA held its first meeting on
Thursday, March 14. Nine of the 15
appointed members were present.
Commissioner A. J. Wade presented information on the West Virginia Open Governmental Proceedings Act and spoke briefly to the
group.
Wade indicated the County Commission would be randomly selecting
five members of the authority to
serve one-year terms, five to serve
two-year terms and five to serve
three-year terms. Thereafter, all
members would serve three-year
terms.
“You don’t have funding,” he
said. “You will need to impose a fee
C
Photos by Jean Flanagan
he Hardy County Chamber of Commerce held
it’s 4th Annual Meeting
and Awards Ceremony on
Wednesday, March 13.
Clockwise from top: President Will Runion introduces
Executive Director Mary
Burgess to the guests.
Runion presents Judy Patterson with the Community
Service Award.
Toni Harvey memorializes
George Banks with his widow
Veronica.
Those recognized included
Roger Pratt, Judy
Patterson, Tom
and Lesley Parisi
and Gerald Smith
for Envirco.
T
Continued on page 6
Sheriff Uses
Technology to
Get Community
Involved in
Public Safety
By Jean A. Flanagan
Moorefield Examiner
ewly elected Sheriff Bryan
Ward is wasting no time in
bringing the Hardy County
Sheriff’s Department into the 21st
century. Ward took the oath of office
in December and began working as
the new Hardy County Sheriff on
Jan. 1. Since then, he has made some
significant changes to the way the
Sheriff’s Department does business.
“My philosophy is, we’re only as
good as the information we get,”
Ward said. “I’ve tried to encourage
an exchange of information with the
public.”
Ward said he is working on
improvements to the Sheriff’s
Department that, “don’t have a price
tag.” The first is the web site,
www.hardycounty.com/law-
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Opinion....................2
Obituaries ................4
Social ........................5
Library Windows .....6
Lifestyles ..................7
Classifieds ...............4B
Legals ......................6B
on the users of ambulance service.
This board will come back to the
County Commission with an amount.
The prosecuting attorney has been
asked to prepare an ordinance to
enable you to collect that fee.”
Wade said there is nothing in current law about collecting from people
who don’t pay. He has been in touch
with Del. Isaac Sponaugle to address
that issue.
Questions arose about the relationship between the HCAA and
Fraley Ambulance Service, a private
company that provides service in the
county.
“I don’t know,” Wade said. “We
have a unique situation in Hardy
County with both volunteer and paid
services. Dealing with Fraleys is one
of the problems you will have to deal
with.”
Commissioner William “JR”
Keplinger said he and Commission
President J. Michael Teets had met
enforcement
The Hardy County Sheriff’s web
site no longer carries a picture of the
sheriff, but highlights the oath of
office Ward took and a mission statement. Then it gets interesting.
The web site has a series of links,
the first of which is a list of outstanding warrants. There are 19 pages.
The list is taken from the Magistrates’ database and is updated
monthly. While most of the outstanding warrants are for property crimes
– writing worthless checks, shoplifting, violating peace warrants and
destruction of property – others are
for crimes against people – battery,
domestic battery, possession with
intent to deliver a controlled substance, malicious wounding and driving under the influence. There are
several outstanding warrants for
Continued on page 6
HARDY TIMES
Holiday Closings
Farmers Market
The Hardy County Courthouse
will be closed on Friday, March 29 in
observance of Good Friday.
The Moorefield Examiner will be
closed on Friday, March 29 in observance of Good Friday. Deadlines for
the April 3 edition are Thursday,
March 28 at noon.
Plan to attend an exploratory
meeting Wednesday, March 20, at
6:30 p.m. at the Hardy County Courthouse-WVU Extension Office to discuss establishing a Farmers Market(s) here in Hardy County. RSVP
to the WVU Extension Office
at
304-530-0273
or
to
[email protected].
Taxes Due
The Hardy County Sheriff’s
Office would like to remind taxpayers that the Sheriff’s Office is currently accepting full payment only for
property taxes. All 2012 taxes are
delinquent May 1. Taxes not paid by
April 30 will be published in the
Moorefield Examiner.
Scholarship
Committee
897-5219 or Naomi Moyer at 304897-6102 for information.
Easter Craft
On Saturday, March 23 the
Moorefield library will be hosting an
Easter craft for kids of all ages. It will
run from 9:00am to 10:30am. Stop by
with your little ones for some Easter
fun.
Egg Hunt
E.A. Hawse Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Baker, will host an
The Annual Meeting of the East Easter Egg hunt on Good Friday,
Hardy High School Scholarship March 29 from 2-4 p.m. at the facilCommittee will be held March 21 at ity. The event will be held inside if it
7 p.m. at East Hardy High rains. Come have a good time.
School. Everyone is invited to
attend. Contact Gary Miller at 304-
Kindergarten
East Hardy Early Middle School
will hold Kindergarten Registration
on Monday, April 1 from 9 a.m. until
2 p.m. All children turning 5 before
Aug. 1 can register. Bring at time of
registration: original birth certificate,
up to date shot records, five year physical, Social Security card.
Food School
Food School will be held Monday,
April 1 at Hardy County Health
Dept. at 9 a.m., and the Mathias
Community Center at 7 p.m. Please
phone 304-530-6355 to register for
the class you are planning to attend.
Head Start
The Eastern Allegheny Council
For
Human
Services,
Inc.
(E.A.C.H.S) Head Start Program is
currently accepting applications for
Fall 2013 enrollment into Head Start.
Registration is scheduled for
April 5, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the
Moorefield Early Learning Center,
112 Beans Lane in Moorefield. Call
the Head Start Center 304-530-7787
for information, required documentation and directions.
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OPINION
MHS Reunion
On the weekend of April 19, present and former students
of Moorefield High School are invited to take part in a journey to the past. It was a little over seven decades ago when
Moorefield got it’s first high school building. Prior to that
the Moorefield Graded School housed all 12 grades.
About that same time, 12-year schools at Wardensville
and Mathias were also constructed. All three schools were
built with WPA funds and a $100,000 bond issue passed by
the voters of Hardy County in 1937.
In May of 1941, the First Lady of the United States came
to Moorefield to dedicate the new high school and to graduate the first class of seniors. Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt stayed
at The Meadows with the Gilkenson sisters, Miss Martha
and Miss Damie. A grand time was had by all.
And, it is hoped, that the same thing will happen April 1921.
Since 1941, Moorefield High School has been added to, in
fact, doubled in size. It has survived floods and a fire bomb,
the loss of the biology department and L. Wayne Wilson’s
extensive insect collection by fire, and it will now suffer the
final insult when the original structure is torn down to make
way for newer and safer facilities fitted in between the science wing and the library wing, which also will be renovated.
Memories of the school will fly in April as former graduates will tell tall tales about their high school experiences,
remembering plays directed by Mae Gwen Baker (who also
taught hundreds of students to type), P. W. Clarke who struggled to make many of us understand English, Latin or
French, but was much more entertaining when he told us his
war experiences. There was E. B. Simmons, David Hahn,
Coach Paugh, Artie Dispanet, Georgia Ely, Edna Pratt, and
all the MHS teachers who came before and after. These
were some of the ones we remember. Each graduating class
will have their own memories of teachers who influenced and
taught them.
Sports were always important at MHS. The first state
championship was in basketball in 1949. Then there was a
run of state football trophies in the late 90s and early part of
this century. We know there was girls basketball in the 40s,
but by the time of the 50s girls only played that sport in phys
ed (and during the Interclass tournaments). The school now
has volleyball, basketball and softball or track for the girls,
along with football, basketball and baseball or track for the
boys. There’s also golf and wrestling and soccer is being
looked at as a possible high school sport. When you add in
band we wonder when the youngsters have time to learn.
MHS has produced lawyers and doctors and elected officials...military officers, Purple Heart recipients and war
heroes...nurses
and
teachers,
professors,
and
CEO’s...brokers, researchers and lots of Moms and
Dads...student body presidents, writers, photographers...musicians, artists and craftsmen...businessmen and
women, carpenters, electricians, plumbers, line workers at
the plants, farmers, and truck drivers. Over the seven
decades, there were many graduates we could all be proud of
and claim as our own. There were probably a few we didn’t
want to claim, but in the over all scheme of things, Moorefield High School can be more than proud of its 72 years of
graduates.
Next month a lot of those graduates will return to take one
last walk through the 1941 halls. At the end of this school
year, the old segment of the building is to be torn down and
replaced with a new facility attached to the existing wings
which during the process will also be renovated.
The high school many of us attended will no longer exist
and that’s why there is to be a Homecoming/Reunion for all
MHS grads.
A committee has been working hard on making plans for
the weekend to give everyone a chance to visit, share stories,
take one last walk through the halls of MHS and to add more
memories to the ones we already carry.
We hope to see many of you that weekend and get lots of
hugs and catch up time. Check stories in the Examiner to get
information about the schedule of events and who to contact
for tickets and memorabilia.
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Dear Editor,
Jo Staats is upset about a letter I
wrote two months ago drawing attention to the cost to pet owners if the
County Commissioners adopted the
animal ordnance her group, Hardy
County Animal Services Focus
Group wants. I don’t know why she
waited two months to respond to it.
Maybe she thought people would
forget that the costs I gave were as
given in their proposal. They are a
matter of record and she can’t deny
them.
She says I wrote it because I have
a “greed and me, me, me” attitude. I
own no animals, so greed certainly
wasn’t the reason. I wrote because
the article in the paper gave none of
the costs to pet owners and I thought
they should know them.
She says the ordnance was not
designed to punish responsible owners. When you have to pay more just
because you don’t do what they want,
in this case neuter your animal, I
think most people would call that
punishment.
She mentions the problem of
feral cats being a nuisance and carry-
March 1st, 2013. Sequester day.
According to President Obama, the
beginning of the end.
I won’t reiterate all that laundry
list of terrible consequence he
thought he might have the opportunity to make happen.
Rahm
Emanuel, Obama’s Chief of Staff
during first administration, now
Mayor of Chicago said: “You never
let a serious crisis go to waste. And
what I mean by that it’s an opportunity to do things you think you could
not do before.”
Obama has done his best to turn
Sequestration into just such a serious
crises. With immigration, gun control and Obamacare implementation
all crowding his agenda, sequestration might distract enough folks long
enough to slide those other initiatives
by.
He failed. Americans didn’t buy
it.
How can I say such a thing? How
can I not see that the great man was
only trying to prepare me for his
manufactured armageddon? How
can I not see that although horrible
find that cats are likely killing more
than four billion animals per year,
including at least 500 million birds,”
said Dr. George Fenwick, president
of American Bird Conservancy.
She wants me to propose a plan.
For a start the County Commissioners should ban Trap, Neuter, Return
programs in the county. Feral cats
should be exterminated, the same as
other invasive species, such as coyotes. In fact if anything good can be
said for coyotes it is that they prey on
feral cats.
Woodrow Simmons
Moorefield
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Bernanke’s fiscal food stamp bond
buying to feed Obama’s voracious
appetite in Quantitative Easings.
But common stock markets are
fickle. Change direction in a minute
with no discernible warning. Circumstances might change overnight. All
those events we’ve been warned
about might kick in almost immediately. Everything President Obama
and his Cabinet foretold, he may be
able to make come true.
November 5th, 1996. First day of
the last previous ten day move of the
DJIA. Election day. Bill Clinton was
elected to his second term as President. Was that ten day run an expression of confidence, well being and
good times? “Mr Democrat.” Bill
Clinton might go down in History as
one of our better Presidents when
America’s morals deteriorate sufficiently to dismiss his unbuttoned
trousers.
November 7th, 2012. Election
Day. Barack Obama was reelected
President. On that day in stock trading history, the DJIA fell three hundred sixteen (-316) points. Largest
single day drop in a year.
I’ve played with data on DJIA
and the New York Stock Exchange
for thirty-five years. That play has
been rather intense since mid year
2008. Data I access regularly, goes
back ten years from my 2008 beginning. Highest number of days in succession the Dow has moved in same
direction (longest move) during the
period I’ve studied was eight. We’ve
had several of those, either up or
down, since 2008.
Overall, nearly sixty percent of all
DJIA moves are one day. Moves
greater than six days are a small fraction of one percent. By rough calculations from statistics I’ve developed,
frequency of ten day moves would be
about one in two thousand moves.
A ten day positive move of the
Dow Jones Industrial Average is an
expression of approval hard to
ignore. I think America approves of
spending cuts as a means of deficit
reduction whether President Obama
likes them or not.
community form a development corporation to encourage small indusMOOREFIELD tries to locate there.
EXAMINER
Larry Isaac Myers, 20, died
March 19...Lydia Heishman Kline,
ARCHIVES
78, Lacey Spring, VA, died March
18...Ruth Haggerty Willlison, 58,
Keyser, died March 13...Steven
ties on which old schools were Eugene Coddington, infant son of
located. The Cleaver Schoolhouse Mr. and Mrs. David Coddington,
was the primary discussion, but Supt. died March 8...Leta Loy Poland, 84,
John Miller reminded the board of Romney, died March13...John
other properties in the same situa- Inskeep Pancake, 62, Romney, died
tion.
March 15...James Luther Vance, 48,
UHF service had been down for a Petersburg, died March 16.
week for repairs.
Born to Mr. and Mrs. Lory See,
Donald J. Taylor, 64, died March
Jr., a son...to SSG and Mrs. Doyle E.
12...Clyde Weatherholtz, 56, ColumSmith, a son, David Allen...to Mr.
bia, MD, died March 12...Aline Purand Mrs. Wayne Evans, a daughdom Crowson, 81, died March
ter...to Mr. and Mrs. Joseph A.
16...Robert Franklin Reeser, 81, died
Schriver, a daughter, Kabrini Marie.
March 8 in the VA Hospital, Washington, DC... Jack B. Myers, 43,
Sixty Years Ago
Kearneysville, died March 13.
Paula K. Snyder and David A. March 25, 1953
Realizing the further need for
Miller were married Feb. 23.
Born to Mr. and Mrs. Joe Wright, school improvements, the Board of
a daughter, Erin Jo...to Mr. and Mrs. Education voted to re-submit the
special school levy proposal for an
Doug Wilson, a son.
Moorefield won the Section title additional 3 years.
The Petersburg Livestock Mardefeating Circleville 61-49 and Elk
Garden 53-41 to advance to the ket, trading as the South Branch
Poultry Auction, announced the first
Regional finals.
poultry auction would be held on
April 4.
Forty-five Years Ago
Puffenberger’s Jewelry Store was
March 20, 1968
Hardy County’s assessed valua- broken into and the thief made off
tions soared to a new high at with approximately $800 worth of
$31,328,100. The total levy imposed jewelry.
Minnie VanMeter Mansfield,
by the County Court was $118,237.
Moorefield gained over a half million New London, Conn., died March
in assessed valuations at $6,668,145. 22... Roxanna Wolfe Greenwalt, 64,
died March 19 in Cumberland.
Its levy was $23,137.
Mildred Lanham and Lysle
A large quantity of merchandise
was stolen from Stanley See’s service Heavner were married February 13.
station, including guns and ammuniSeventy-five Years Ago
tion.
Speaking to the Wardensville March 23, 1938
Lions, James Ansel suggested the
C. Robert Powers was elected
mayor over incumbent W. J. Teets.
Mrs. Edna F. Hott defeated Lottie
Lakin for recorder. H. G. Muntzing,
Foster E. Arnold, C. B. Hiett, Roy
Vetter, and J. D. Chipley were
elected members of council.
The Public Service Commission
began taking depositions in its effort
to obtain a permanent injunction
against the REA-financed Hardy
County Light and Power Association.
John Thomas and Mary Frost
Williams won first places in the
Upper Potomac Literary Society contest finals.
The finest and most complete
dairy in the valley had 56 producing
pure bred Guernseys. The Meadows
herd was owned by Miss Martha and
Miss Damie Gilkeson.
Isaac Edward Kuykendall, 73,
died March 16...Nelson Taylor, about
80, died March 19...Eleanor Boyd
Allen, 76, died March 21...Carter
Johnson Snider, 58, Mathias, died
March 14...Eldon See, 22, Purgitsville, died March 14.
BY
DAVID O.
HEISHMAN
things have not happened in my life
yet, they must be bashing the crap out
of the rest of Americans who are just
out of sight?
March 1st, 2013. First day of the
longest positive move in Dow Jones
Industrial Average (DJIA) in sixteen
years. Ten days. For ten solid day’s
trading on America’s stock
exchanges, beginning with Sequester
Day, the premier trading index
gained value.
A ten day sigh of relief that at
long last, things economic had a
chance of getting better. There were
no signs of market approval when his
great tax increases passed at year’s
beginning. Gradual market changes
with minor blips greeted Ben
GLANCING BACKWARD
Fifteen Years Ago
March 25, 1998
L
ESTABLISHED
Wildlife Service recently carried out
a review of studies that looked at the
effects of cats on birds. It showed
that cats killed more than four times
as many birds as has been previously
estimated.
In Athens, Ga., scientists from the
University of Georgia and the
National Geographic Society’s Crittercam program installed Crittercams on 60 cats that were allowed
outdoors 5-6 hours per day. They
found that 30 percent killed something every 17 hours. “If we extrapolate the results of this study across the
country and include feral cats, we
MY UNBASED OPINION
With a loan from the WV Economic Development Authority, Gerald Smith was developing a composting operation at Paw Paw to help
solve the poultry litter problem.
Mayor Crawford told the Wardensville Council the according to
the Kids Count fact book education
spending in Hardy County grew from
$4,307 to $5,107 from 1992 until
1995. During the same time unemployment dropped from 7.7 percent
to 4.4 percent.
Jessica Jo Fisher, David Westfall
Garrett and James Ogden Heishman
were chosen to attend the Governor’s Honors Academy.
John M. Hamilton, 76, retired
Circuit Judge, died March 21...Ruth
Barney Fine, 80, Bellevue, WA, died
March 7...Roger Dewayne Riggleman, 56, Spokane, WA, died Feb.
22...Dennis Dow Dove, 81, Baker,
died March 17... Lyle J. Kelley, 84,
Martinsburg, died March 15...Arlene
Bradfield Ebarb, 80, Charleston, died
March 21...Arthur O. Moton, 81,
Baker, died March 20.
Born to Mr. and Mrs. Ranny
Moats, a son, Kyle Marcus.
In state tourney play Moorefield
defeated Parkersburg Catholic 78-63
NTERCEPTED ETTERS
and lost the semifinal to Burch 7156...Brent Metheny was named to the
Mr. Oscar Bean
reviewing the legal documents and All Tournament Team.
Bean & Bean Attorneys
the completion of the necessary
116 Washington Street
forms. We are happy to report that Thirty Years Ago
Moorefield, WV 268236
the transition is now complete and Week of March 16, 1983
the Cooperative now provides thirCounty Health Nurse Kathryn
Dear Mr. Bean,
teen (13) channels of digital quality Wratchford announced that flu was
The Valley TV Cooperative, Inc.
clacking off in county schools. The
board of directors would like to television to the area.
highest number was the week of Feb.
Sincerely,
thank you for the generous donation
14 with 150 cases reported by doctors
Robert “Bob” Moran
of the professional service you proand clinics.
President,
vided during the digital transition
The Board of Education disValley TV Cooperative, Inc
process. We appreciate your time in
cussed the title ownership of proper-
I
ing rabies. But she failed to give the
details of her group’s plan to control
the problem. It is to implement an
expensive and public funded, “Trap ,
Neuter, Return” (TNR) program.
Section 10-H of their ordnance
reads: “TNR Program means a program pursuant to which feral and
stray cats are trapped, neutered or
spayed, micro-chipped, vaccinated
against rabies, and returned to the
location where they congregate, in
accordance with this ordinance.”
Since the cats are returned to
where they were trapped, it does
nothing to reduce the nuisance problem, or the danger to humans from
the many other diseases, besides
rabies, cats can carry. A study published in the public health journal,
Zoonoses and Public Health, found
that free-roaming cats pose a threat
from serious public health diseases to
humans, domestic animals, and
wildlife.
TNR programs do nothing to prevent cats from killing birds and other
small wildlife. Researchers from the
Smithsonian Conservation Biology
Institute and the US Fish and
FROM
Ninety Years Ago
March 22, 1923
J. D. Chipley was elected mayor,
W. H. Shearer, recorder, and C. C.
Wise, Herman Sions, W. E. Woy, W.
L. Wilson, and T. K. Siever to council.
The sugar boilers of the Cove
were busy with a good run.
Joseph Harter had sold his
dwelling lot, garage, tools and good
will to Joseph Wilkins and purchased
a farm from J. L. Garrett near Lost
City.
Belle F. Mathias died at her home
on Branch Mountain.
Born to Mr. and Mrs. Robert Riggleman, a daughter...to Mr. and Mrs.
B. F. Sherman, daughter.
1845
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EXAMINER SAYS
Spring is Here!
It arrived this morning at 7:02
a.m. And are we ready! Today,
which is known as the Vernal Equinox, hours for the daylight and for
darkness should be equal. At least it
would be by the clock if we weren’t
on government time which likes to
play with clocks and time. By sun
time, however, we are half and half,
so enjoy it and enjoy the fact that
from now on until the Summer Solstice the daylight hours will continue
to get longer.
you liked his column, Dottie, and we
appreciate your continued support.
Spring is Here!
Earlier this month the Elkins
Inter-Mountain published a picture
and story about Dr. John Mathias,
who has retired from his long time
medical practice in Buckhannon.
Spring is Here!
John, the son of John A. and Mary
We got a nice note from Dottie Mathias, grew up here in Moorefield
Harper Smith who renewed her with his brothers David and Tom.
Examiner last month. We told David Maybe now that he won’t be quite so
busy in the middle of the state, we
will get a chance to visit with him on
trips back to Hardy County. Our
congratulations to John for his 37
years of medical service to Upshur
County.
shall of Jefferson County who grew a
sunflower that was 13 feet 11 inches
tall. The old record was about an
inch shorter.
Spring is Here!
By the time you read this, it is our
fervent hope that we will have had
our first mess of watercress. David
said he hoped to have some this past
weekend and we’ve been anticipating
it. What a spring delicacy! Of
course, a few morels wouldn’t be
turned down, but our other half hasn’t had much luck in recent years in
finding that tasty fungus. We can
always hope.
Once again there are two records
set by growers of green things in West
Virginia. The WV Department of
Agriculture says that Ray Hendrix of
Asbury (Greenbrier County) raised a
sweet potato that weighed in at more
than 14 pounds. The old record was
11 pounds. Think of all the sweet
potato pies or fries you could make
from that one! The second record
was broken by Laird and Stacey Mar-
Spring is Here!
Spring is Here!
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What is Old is New Again
Photo courtesy Hardy County Library
Moorefield Examiner File Photo
The Mullins Hotel as it looked in the early 1960s.
Last year, the town of Moorefield bought the hotel.
By Jean A. Flanagan
Hotel Restoration has been established to keep interested parties upto-date on the progress and to collect
memories of the old hotel from those
who wish to share them.
The Moorefield Examiner will
also be publishing photos as the
restoration progresses.
Plans are to lease retail space on
the first floor. The second floor will
house a museum by the Hardy
The Ivan Cowger family recently County Historical Society. The third
purchased the Mullin Hotel, located floor will contain offices and the
on Main Street in Moorefield and is fourth floor will be made into two
in the process of restoring it to its for- apartments.
A Facebook page entitled Mullin
mer glory.
Moorefield Examiner
Photo by Jean Flanagan
Last week, work began on the renovations.
NEWS BRIEFS
Farming families are being sought
as applicants for the 2013 Farming
Heritage Award that is being offered
by the State Fair of West Virginia and
the West Virginia Farm Bureau. The
Farming Heritage award will be presented to a family that has strived to
maintain its rural lifestyle by contributing to the community, acting as
role models, dedicating time to efficient agricultural production, and
maintaining the upkeep of their farm
through generations. Entry forms
may be completed by family members or by someone who wants to
nominate a family for consideration.
Judging will be conducted by an independent panel of judges. All entries
must be in the State Fair office by
June 3. Applications are available
through the State Fair. Call Karen
Lilly @ 304/645-1090 or visit
www.statefairofwv.com.
**********
The West Virginia Department of
Agriculture (WVDA) along with
West Virginia University Extension
will host a meeting of various agricultural groups to gauge interest in
establishing a state chapter of the
American Agri-Women national
organization. The meeting will be
held at Jackson’s Mill on Friday,
April 12. This meeting is open to the
public and is being held in conjunction with the WV Beef Expo. American Agri-Women was founded in
1974. It is made up of state and commodity affiliate organizations, as well
as individual members throughout
the country. The group is involved in
legislative and regulatory matters at
the local, state and national levels,
and has been instrumental in student
and consumer education about agriculture. For more information, contact WVDA Marketing Specialist
Tracy Fitzsimmons at 304-558-2210,
or e-mail [email protected].
**********
For the first time in 36 years, The
Greenbrier Resort was not chosen to
receive AAA’s Five Diamond Award.
Instead, The Greenbrier was
awarded only four diamonds which
were also awarded to the Stonewall
Resort in Roanoke and the Bavarian
Inn in Shepherdstown. The Greenbrier learned last year that it would
receive the lower rating primarily due
to smaller size of bedrooms and bathrooms in about 10 percent of the
resort’s 710 guest rooms.
**********
AAA Fuel Gauge reported that a
gallon of unleaded gasoline cost West
Virginians an average $3.744 last
week, an decrease of nearly 7 cents
from the previous week. The national
average was $3.70. Across West Virginia prices ranged from a high of
$3.802 at Huntington to a low of
$3.639 at Bridgeport. Hardy County
prices dropped to $3.79 at Moorefield and Wardensville. Baker was
still at $3.89.
**********
Photo courtesy Cowger Family
The architect’s rendering of the hotel.
Wardensville Bull Evaluation
Program—Focused on Efficiency
Kevin Shaffer, Ph.D.
WVU Extension Livestock Specialist
For over 45 years, the West Virginia Young Sire Evaluation Program
at Wardensville has been a progressive
performance evaluation center
focused on increasing the efficiency
and profitability of West Virginia cat-
tlemen. The program has evolved significantly since its inception, but today,
the goal remains the same— identifying genetically superior bulls that will
improve the bottom line of commercial cattlemen in West Virginia and the
Mid-Atlantic region.
The program is a collaboration of
the West Virginia Cattlemen’s Associ-
ation, West Virginia Department of
Agriculture, WVU Extension Service,
and WVU Division of Animal and
Nutritional Sciences, and the test center is a component of the WVU Experiment Station at the WVU Reymann
Memorial Farm in Wardensville.
Now in its 46th year, the West VirContinued on page 8
FROM SEN. WILLIAMS’ DESK
Last Friday, I had the pleasure of
welcoming the Cadets of the Mountaineer Challenge Academy in
Kingwood, WV. This is a great program, providing training and education for at-risk young men and
women to help them become contributing members of society. Some
of the students at the academy also
had the opportunity to be pages in
the legislature this week and it was
great being able to talk with them
during their visit. I am also pleased
that the Mountaineer Challenge
Academy can now offer a full high
school diploma to the cadets who
qualify.
On Monday, the Senate passed a
bill that would allow Monongalia
County to establish a sales tax increment financing district. This new
sales tax TIF would allow for the creation of a new I-79 interchange off
of the interstate between the Star
City and Westover exits. This exit
would allow interstate drivers to
access the shopping center directly
from the interstate. Not only will this
clear traffic in the area, but also help
expand businesses. The bill would
BY
SENATOR
BOB
WILLIAMS
also allow for more development in
this area, creating 1,400 acres for economic development and job creation.
I was also pleased to welcome to
the Capitol a group of Preston
County senior citizens. We had a
great dinner an Wednesday night and
discussed important senior citizen
issues. It’s always good to hear from
my constituents and talk about issues
important to them.
Finally, Tuesday was Fairs and
Festivals Day here at the legislature.
I had the pleasure of meeting and
talking with many of the representatives from various fairs and festivals
from around the state. Also on hand
were some of the pageant queens
from across the state. These fairs and
festivals are not only important to
our state’s culture, but also to its
economy.
Much time this week has been
spent in discussions on the Governor’s Education Reform bill. As I
write this, negotiations are ongoing
with the various groups to find solutions to the difficult issues. I hope
that by the time you read this a compromise will be reached that will
address the concerns of the teachers
and also accomplishes real education
reform in our state.
I am honored to be serving the
Fourteenth District and I will continue to fight for the rights of my constituents. 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 Bob
Williams, State Capitol, Building 1,
Room 223-W, Charleston, WV
25305. Or you may call me at (304)
357-7995 or email me at
[email protected].
I
encourage all my constituents to
remain active and become part of the
legislative process.
FROM SEN. COOKMAN’S DESK
“Children are the world’s most
valuable resource and its best hope for
the future.”
John Fitzgerald Kennedy
The major issue on everyone’s
mind this week has been Governor
Tomblin’s proposal for education
reform. On March 12, the Senate
Education Committee passed the bill
out of committee with a few amendments. It will now go to the Senate
Finance Committee for consideration. What will happen to the bill
there is unknown, but I believe it will
make it to the Senate floor for a vote.
A big question is what will the
Governor’s attempt at education
reform look like when it gets there?
An even bigger question is what will
the House of Delegates do with the
bill if the Senate passes it?
I have had my share of visitors
and calls regarding the education bill.
Teachers, students and others from
all over the State have contacted my
office to lobby for their position. A
delegation from the Hampshire
County Board of Education visited
Charleston this past week to discuss
the issues. All of them have good
points and have helped bring the
issue into better focus. But, there
have been three other recent visitors
that really bring the issue home.
March 7 was Randolph County
Day. As part of the day, the Capitol
was treated to a performance by The
BY
SENATOR
DONALD
COOKMAN
Alley Cats, a musical group from
Elkins. The talent of the group and
their dedication to their art was obvious. Surprisingly, this group of traditional Appalachian musicians was
largely made up of school age children. The time and effort they put
into learning their craft, and the time
and effort that their elders put into
helping them learn, has paid off and
produced a wonderful result.
Then on March 11, entrepreneurs
from the 8th grade class at Keyser
Middle School in Mineral County
visited. During their visit, this group
of enterprising students, along with
their teachers, sold lemonade and
cookies that they had made as a fund
raising effort. The time, effort and
dedication of both the students and
their teachers to their cause were
obvious.
Then there was “Amy” who testified before the Children and Poverty
Committee on March 13. She has
been a juvenile delinquent, an addict,
a drug maker, molested, abused, neglected, pregnant, and educationally
challenged… all by the age of 14. Her
story is heart wrenching in most
respects, especially when you consider that most of her abuse and neglect was at the hands of her parents.
But, today Amy has a different
story. During the summer of Amy’s
14th birthday, she was placed in the
state’s custody. While many say government is not the answer, in Amy’s
case it was. Today Amy is 19, clean
and sober, in school and raising her
child. She testified this past week in
Charleston because she wants us to
share her story and “fix” the system
so that others won’t go through what
she has.
All of these children are success
stories, productive members of our
society, sharing their gifts, talents and
experiences to make life better. Their
stories are different; but, they all
have a common theme – they were
helped to get where they are today.
Each child had someone - parents,
teachers, a counselor or some other
adult to help them. Shouldn’t the
goal of our education reform bill be
to insure that our education system is
doing as much as it can to be a part of
future successes like these?
As always, you can reach me at
my office phone: (304) 357-7980 or
Email:
Donald.cookman@
wvsenate.gov.
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OBITUARIES
ROY LESTER SHEARS
Roy Lester Shears, age 74 of Mt.
View Road, Purgitsville, W.Va., lost
his battle with cancer at his residence
with family at his side on Wednesday
afternoon, December 26, 2012.
He was born September 28, 1948
in Petersburg, W.Va., and was the son
of Nellie Rae (High) Shears Ryan of
Purgitsville, W.Va. and the late Roy
William “Chief” Shears.
Roy had worked at Allegany
Mines and Pilgrim’s Pride.
Surviving is his wife, Betty (Reel)
Shears; a son, Roy L. Shears, Jr. of
Petersburg, W.Va.; a daughter, Anna
Marie Shears Jenkins of Purgitsville,
W.Va.; and four grandchildren.
A memorial service will be held
2:00 p.m., Sunday, March 24, 2013, at
the Fraley Funeral Home Chapel,
107 Washington St., with Pastor Andy
Sions officiating. The family will
receive friends from 1:00 PM until
time of services.
LALLIA SHORTT DINGESS
Lallia Shortt Dingess, age 52 of
Shockey Road, Old Fields, W.Va.,
passed away Sunday morning, March
10, 2013 at the Winchester Medical
Center in Winchester, VA.
She was born on July 23, 1960 in
Petersburg, W.Va., and was the
daughter of Betty Jean (Wolfe) Snyder of Moorefield, W.Va. and the late
Kenneth O. Snyder. A brother, Kenneth William preceded her in death.
She was a member of the Bible Baptist Church of Fisher, W.Va.
Surviving is her husband, Kenneth Dingess; a son, Josh Shortt of
Fisher, W.Va.; a daughter, Jessica
Shortt of Fairmont, W.Va.; three
step-children, Ryan Dingess and
Condolences to the family may be Joshua Dingess of Fairmont, W.Va.
left at Mr. Shears’ obituary at and Brittany Dingess of St. Auguswww.fraleyfuneralhome.com .
Arrangements are under the
direction of the Fraley Funeral
Home.
Grant Memorial Promotes
National Nutrition Month
DUPLICATE BRIDGE CLUB REPORT
A Howell game was played on
March 13 with four tables in play in
the South Branch Duplicate Bridge
Club held at the Hardy County Public Library. There were eight pairs
playing 28 boards with an average
match-point score of 42.
Overall winners were Sandra
Evans and Polly Ours, 47; Kay Leslie
and Jim Kelly, 45 1/2; Bruce Leslie
and Bill Kline, 45 1/2; Rachael Welton and Bill Fisher, 42 1/2; and Sue
Halterman and Helen Chambers, 42.
The bridge club meets each
Wednesday at the library beginning
at 7:00 p.m.
Safety Group Releases Facts
About Portable Generators
The Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety offers the following guidance about the safe use of
portable generators and alternative
heating source for residents who
have lost power due to adverse
weather conditions in the MidAtlantic region.
A generator poses certain risks
that must be addressed for safe operation, including fire, damage to electrical equipment, and even injury or
death to people operating the generator or in the building where it is
being used, according to IBHS.
• Portable generators have a relatively short run-time and may need to
be refueled several times a day during a prolonged power outage.
• Most portable generators are
designed to work with a few appliances or pieces of electrical equipment that may be plugged directly
into the generator without the use of
a generator transfer switch.
• This type of generator isn’t recommended if you are operating sensitive equipment or have numerous
large appliances or business
machines.
• Before using a portable generator remember to purchase an electric
power cord to feed the electrical
equipment:
• This should be a heavy duty outdoor-rated extension cord sized for
the total electrical load (voltage and
amps) you may need.
• Choose a cord that exceeds the
total expected load in order to prevent excessive heat buildup and
degradation of the power cord.
• Ensure that the cord has three
prongs and has no splits, cuts or holes
in the external insulation covering.
• An overloaded power cord can
potentially start a fire.
Safety Issues
• Carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning from engine exhaust is a common
and serious danger that can result in
death if generators are used improperly, in particular, if the fuel is not
burned completely. Install a CO
detector to warn of rising levels.
• When using an emergency electric power generator, get fresh air
immediately if you begin to feel flu
like symptoms, sick, dizzy or light
headed.
• Never use generators indoors or
outside near windows, vents, or air
intakes that could allow CO to come
tine, Fla.; a brother, Paul J. Snyder of
Fisher, W.Va.; a sister, Paula K.
Miller of Moorefield, W.Va.; a grandchild on the way; two step-grandchildren; and numerous nieces and
nephews.
Funeral services were conducted
Thursday, March 14, 2012 at the
Bible Baptist Church, Fisher, W.Va.,
with Pastor Doyle Patch and the Rev.
Ken Smith officiating. Interment was
at the Kessel Cemetery, Kessel,
W.Va.
Condolences to the family may be
left at Lallia’s obituary at
www.fraleyfuneralhome.com .
Arrangements were under the
direction of the Fraley Funeral
Home.
indoors.
• Maintain plenty of air flow
space around the generator.
• Carefully follow all instructions
on properly “grounding” the generator.
• Keep the generator dry. If
needed, operate portable generators
under an open canopy type structure.
Short circuits may occur in wet conditions resulting in the generator catching fire.
Fuel
• Store fuel in an approved storage container or holding tank
designed for such use, and only use
fuel that is recommended in the
owner’s manual. Never store fuel
indoors.
• Do not keep fuel near the electric generator while the electric generator is in use, as it could start a fire.
• Never refuel while the generator is running, and always keep a fully
charged fire extinguisher located
nearby.
• Keep cords out of the way to
avoid injury, but in plain view to
allow for visual inspections of any
damage, such as fraying or cuts, that
could result in a fire.
Avoid Back Feeding
• Do not “back feed” power into
your electrical system by plugging the
generator into a wall outlet. Back
feeding will put you and potentially
others, including utility line workers,
at serious risk because the utility
transformer can increase the low
voltage from the generator to thousands of volts. Some states have laws
that make the generator owner
responsible for taking steps to make
sure that the generator’s electricity
cannot feed back into the power
lines, and for notifying the local utility of the location of any commercial,
industrial, or residential generator.
• The exterior portions of a generator, even those operated for only a
short period of time, can become hot.
Avoid touching the generator without protective gear and keep debris
clear to avoid a fire.
New Life Tabernacle
As part of the National Nutrition
Month campaign this March, Grant
Memorial Hospital (GMH) is proud
to promote the theme “Eat Right,
Your Way, Every Day.”
Nutrition plays a major role in our
lives. Heart attack victims are told to
watch their fats, so they follow a low
fat diet. Those who retain fluid are
told to control their sodium, thus low
sodium diets. Diabetics have to control their carbohydrates (carbs), so
most count carbs to manage their
intake.
There are many tips to help
achieve nutritional goals. Trying to
lose weight? Cut calories down by five
hundred a day to lose a pound a week.
Eat lots of fruits and vegetables, and
don’t forget to drink water – it keeps
us hydrated. Bake foods, don’t fry
them. Be physically active most days
of the week. It’s a good idea to start
the day right with a healthy breakfast.
This can kick-start your energy level
and help you stay alert.
It’s important to remember there
is no cookie cutter pattern. Everyone
is different and needs to develop a
plan that works best for them. Some
steps to take include plan ahead, control portions and keep healthy snacks
where they are easily seen and accessible.
GMH is currently working with a
registered dietitian on a program that
encourages a healthy diet for patients
and their families to aid in recovery.
The dietary department works closely
with the dietitian to provide healthy
and nutritious meals for patients and
staff. Nutrition deficiencies slow down
the normal healing process, so nutrition plays an important role in healing
wounds.
During this month and beyond,
GMH encourages everyone to take
steps toward a healthier eating plan
and to “Eat Right, Your Way, Every
Day.”
Every Sunday
AA Meeting, 6:00 p.m., (CS),
Gimmee 12 Steps Group, Baker
Methodist Church, Old Rt. 55
Every Monday
AA Meeting, 8:00 p.m., Moorefield Presbyterian Church
*********
Al-Anon meeting at the Capon
Bridge United Methodist Church
(corner of Route 50 and Cold Stream
Road) meets every Monday at 7:00
p.m. For additional information,
contact Clyde DeWitt at 304-8744291.
Every Third Monday
SCV Camp 582 (Sons of Confederate Veterans) meeting, 7:30, Hardy
County Public Library. Members
urged to attend and visitors are welcome.
Every Tuesday
Narcotics Anonymous meeting,
(open meetings to everyone), 6:30 7:30 p.m., Moorefield Presbyterian
Church, S. Main St., Moorefield,
WV. For information, call Gary at
304-530-4957.
**********
AA Meeting, 8:00 p.m., St. Mary’s
Catholic Church, Grant St., Petersburg.
Every Wednesday
Open
Community
Lunch,
Emmanuel Episcopal Church, corner
of Winchester Ave. and South Fork,
Rd., 11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. Be our
guest for good food, good fellowship,
to visit with your neighbors or to
meet and greet new friends.
Every Wednesday Night
AA meeting, 7:30 p.m., Lost
River United Methodist Church For
more information, call 304-897-6187.
Second Wednesdays
Hardy County Rod & Gun Club
meeting, 7:00 p.m. All members
urged to attend. Guests are welcome.
********
Potomac Highlands Shrine Club
meets the second Wednesday of each
month at Family Traditions Restaurant, Va. Ave., Petersburg, WV.
Meeting and meal to start at 5:30
p.m. For more information call 304257-4801.
********
Potomac Highlands Ladies
Shrine Club meets the second
Wednesday of each month, Grant
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Monday, Mar. 25 - Sauerkraut &
Hot Dogs, Mashed Potatoes, Carrots, Wheat Bread, Glazed Fruit
Tuesday, Mar. 26 - Meat Loaf
with Tomato Sauce, Parsley Potatoes, Succotash, Pineapples
Wednesday, Mar. 27 - “Easter
Meal”: Turkey, Dressing, Mashed
Potatoes & Gravy, Green Beans,
Cranberry Sauce
Thursday, Mar. 28 - Spaghetti
with Tomato & Meat Sauce, Broccoli & Cauliflower, Apricots, Bread
Friday, Mar. 29 - Good Friday:
Center Closed
Mathias Site
Closed on Fridays
ACTIVITIES AT MOOREFIELD
SENIOR CENTER
Monday, Mar. 25 Tuesday, Mar. 26 - Senior Shopping, 1:00
Wednesday, Mar. 27 Thursday, Mar. 28- Bowling, 1:00
Friday, Mar. 29 - Good Friday:
Center Closed
REMINDERS
•Anyone wishing to pick up a
meal at the Mathias Nutrition Site
or the Moorefield Nutrition Site,
please call by 9:30 a.m. Due to the
availability of food, substitutions are
sometimes necessary. Anyone under
the age of 60 is welcome to come
and eat with us and there is a cost. If
you are age 60 or older and live in
the Moorefield, Rig, Fisher, Frosty
Hollow, Fort Run, or Old Fields
areas and would like to come into
the Senior Center for lunch and/or
activities, and need a ride, please call
us at 304-530-2256 and the van will
pick you up. Please call by 10:00 a.m.
•HCCOA receives funding from
federal and state entities including
WV Bureau of Senior Services and
Upper Potomac AAA, local govern-
ment, donations and memorial contributions.
•The Moorefield Senior Center
has Ensure. It is available by the case
(24 cans), half case (12 cans) or six
pack. Flavors available are strawberry, chocolate, vanilla and butter
pecan. They are also available in the
Plus. Call the center for the price.
•The Moorefield Seniors are
making dried potato necklaces to
sell. If you would like to see them,
come by the Center, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.,
Monday - Friday.
•The Seniors are making Memorial Crosses for cemetery placements. If you would like to see them
come by the Center.
•Medicare: If you need help with
your Medicare Part D Prescription
Drugs, call the Center to talk with
someone to help you, Monday-Friday, 8 - 4. (304) 530-2256.
•Wardensville Home Delivered
Meals: If you are not receiving a regular home delivered meal and you
want to get a meal on any day, Monday-Friday, please call the Moorefield Nutrition Site by 9:00 a.m. at
304-530-2256. If you know you will
not be home for your meal or you
need an extra meal you can let Dave
(Moorefield) or Eric (Wardensville)
know the day before.
•No AARP tax aide will be at the
Senior Center this year. A list is
available of where they will be.
DONATIONS
Those making donations were
Jim Weeks, Betty Wilkins, Lona
Sherman, Charlie Hefner, Geraldine Hefner, Lola Crider, Mary
Wolfe, Food Lion, and the Moorefield Examiner. Donations are
greatly appreciated. Have a safe and
happy week
County Senior Center, Petersburg,
6:00 p.m. For more information call
304-749-7288 or 304-434-7075.
Every Thursday
AA Meeting, 6:30 p.m., Moorefield Presbyterian Church
*********
Narcotics Anonymous meeting,
(open meetings to everyone) 8:00 9:00 p.m., St. Mary’s Catholic
Church, Grant St., Petersburg, WV.
For information call Gary at 304-5304957.
*********
Friendly Franklin Family Group
for parents, spouses and family members whose lives are impacted by a
loved ones misuse of substances
(alcohol or drugs) meets at 7:00 p.m.
at Faith Lutheran Church, 102 Maple
Ave., Franklin, WV. For more information contact Shelby 304-249-5538.
Every Friday
AA Meeting, 7:30 p.m., Needmore Meetings Group, Baker
Methodist Church, Old Rt. 55.
Every Saturday
AA Meeting, 10:00 a.m., Lost
River Grill, Rt. 259.
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AA Meeting, 8:00 p.m., Grove St.
United Methodist Church, Petersburg.
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Saturday Evening 6 PM
Sunday Mass 8:00 AM
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...for the Lord your God is a merciful God...
If roses grow in heaven,
Lord please pick a bunch for us,
Place them in our Dinah’s ams
and tell her they’re from us.
Tell her that We love her and miss her,
and when she turns to smile,
place a kiss upon her cheek
and hold her for awhile.
Because remembering her is easy,
We do it everyday,
But there’s an ache within our heart
Because we are missing her today.
Sadly missed by Mom and Family
In Memory of
KAYLEE GRACE WHETZEL
March 20th 3ᅀ Happy 9th Birthday
Birthdays in Heaven
Are a wondrous thing.
Every one’s invited
And all the angels sing.
They sing Happy Birthday,
May your day be filled with love.
And lots of Birthday wishes
Sent from earth to Heaven
above.
Stop in and find out.
Moorefield
Presbyterian
Church
March 2, 1955 ~ August 24, 1999
EVERYONE WELCOME!
Sunday School – 10 a.m.
Worship – 11 a.m.
Katherine C. Jackson Pastor
Dinah Tharp Rinard
Pastor Donnie Knotts
1-877-371-9928
109 S. MAIN STREET
MOOREFIELD
304-530-2307
www.moorefieldchurch.org
Rt. 55, Moorefield, WV
304-434-2547
In Loving Memory of
Sunday School 10 a.m.
Church Service 11 a.m.
A member of the United Pentecostal
Church International
Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, forever.
Epiphany of the Lord
Catholic Church
So we send our Birthday wishes
Wrapped in lots of love,
We’re sending them to Heaven
To our loved one up above.
Kaylee and her
kitten “Angel”
We love you and miss you
everyd ay.
Daddy, MawMaw, PapPap
and Family
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March 21, 1914: The West Virginia boys’ high school basketball
tournament began in Buckhannon.
The event was first sponsored by
West Virginia Wesleyan College,
which at the time had West Virginia’s
largest and finest gymnasium.
The following events happened
March 22, 1922: Physician Milon these dates in West Virginia his- dred Mitchell-Bateman was born in
tory. To read more, go to e-WV: The Georgia. She became the first black
West Virginia Encyclopedia at woman in West Virginia to hold a
high-level state administrative posiwww.wvencyclopedia.org.
March 20, 1936: Recurring tion when, in 1962, Governor
storms led to major flooding on the William Wallace Barron appointed
Ohio River. At Parkersburg, the river her as the director of the Department
reached 48 feet, 10 feet above flood of Mental Health.
March 23, 2003: Private Jessica
stage.
Lynch of Palestine, Wirt County, was
serving as a supply clerk with the
Army’s 507th Maintenance Company when she was captured by Iraqi
forces after her group was ambushed.
March 24, 1890: Confederate
Gen. William Lowther ‘‘Mudwall’’
Jackson died in Louisville. Jackson,
who was born in Clarksburg, joined
the Confederate Army as a private.
After helping to organize an infantry
unit, he was promoted to colonel. He
served on the staff of his cousin, Gen.
Thomas J. ‘‘Stonewall’’ Jackson, and
was jokingly nicknamed ‘‘Mudwall.’’
March 26, 1851: Upshur County
was created from parts of Randolph,
Lewis, and Barbour counties, with
Buckhannon as the county seat.
March 26, 1863: The state’s first
constitution was overwhelmingly ratified by the voters, by a majority of
28,321 to 572. The constitution was
drafted during the state’s first Constitutional Convention at the federal
customs house in Wheeling.
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Humanities Council, 1310 Kanawha
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visit
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Emergency Low Income Energy
Assistance Program (LIEAP) Begins Boy Scout Show Held
The West Virginia Department of
Health and Human Resources
(DHHR) Bureau for Children and
Families will begin accepting Emergency LIEAP applications March 18,
2013 at all local DHHR county
offices. The Emergency LIEAP program will operate until LIEAP funds
are exhausted. West Virginia residents must apply for Emergency
LIEAP in person at their local
DHHR office.
Households must meet all LIEAP
Program guidelines to qualify for
Emergency LIEAP assistance; in
addition, there must be an emer-
gency that will cause disruption to the
home’s primary heating source.
Customers whose primary source of
heat is either natural gas or electricity
must bring their cut-off notice when
applying for Emergency LIEAP.
Households using other primary
heating sources or bulk fuel may
qualify for assistance if their heating
fuel is at a low level during the application period.
West Virginia residents needing
information about the Emergency
LIEAP program should contact their
local DHHR office.
E. A. Hawse Nursing & Rehab
Celebrates Valentine’s Day
E.A Hawse Nursing and Rehabilitation Center hosted their annual
Valentines party on Feb. 14. Staff
voted on the Resident King and
Queen. Denver Wallbrown was
crowned King. He received a crown,
“Super Hero” was the theme for
the 2013 Boy Scout Show held at
Cumberland Mall on February 23,
2013. Moorefield Boy Scout Troop 60
chose to build a Batman Cave maze.
Made out of an appliance box, duck
tape, a few nails, a little wood and a
whole lot of hard work, the maze was
covered with dark black plastic. It
was built with things to go over, go
under and dead ends. A sign at the
beginning read “ENTER at your own
risk” and at the end read “EXIT be
glad you survived”.
box of chocolates and a stuffed animal.
The Queen was Evelyn Ratliff she
received a tiara, a rose and a stuffed
animal. All residents enjoyed a party
with music and refreshments.
The cave was the most popular
exhibit at the show. It was well liked
by the Boy Scouts, girls and adults.
Each person was given a light stick
when entering. This cave was BATMAN approved and troop 60 scored
97 out of 100 for their exhibit. Pictured are two Boy Scouts going
through the cave for the 48 time, Batman, Josh Thorne and Austin
Helmick. Boys attending but not pictured were Ethan Brent, Kaleb
Davis, Chris Korringa and Hayden
Stonestreet.
It’s Cookie Time
Gabby
Reward — Black and
Brown Cocker Spaniel;
Lost in Ashton Woods
off Clifford Hollow Rd.
Please call 304-2619207 or 304-268-4355
JUDY’S DRUG
STORE #2
“Your Hometown Pharmacy
and Gift Shop”
414 South Main St.,
Moorefield, WV 26836
(304) 530-1044
Moorefield Girl Scouts from left to right are: B. Green, J. Malone, A.
Wachter, L. Keplinger, E. Richmond and M. Malone.
Some girls from Moorefield for more cookie booths. This year’s
Troop 40736 had a great time selling cookie season will be ending soon.
yummy cookies. Keep your eyes open
JOIN
US FOR
FREE
For more information call
304-538-3309
P.O. Box 312,
Moorefield WV
And when the head
shepherd comes, your
reward will be a
never-ending share in
His glory and honor.
1 PETER 5:4 (NLB)
Fax: (304) 530-2681
Mon.-Fri. 9:00AM – 7:00PM
Sat. 9:00AM – 2:00PM
TS Cellular Presents
“Storytime”
Hardy County
Public Library
Every Wednesday
at 10 a.m.
at the
PANCAKE SUPPER
Old Fields Baptist Church
Saturday, March 23, 2013
4:00 – 7:00 p.m.
Sourdough Buckwheat Cakes, Pancakes,
Fresh Sausage, Fried Potatoes, Applesauce,
Free Will Offering
Scrambled Eggs, Sausage Gravy
Take-out Available
Corned Beef or
Pork Loin Dinner
• March 23, 2013
• 4 to 7 p.m.
• Rig Civic Center
Potatoes, Carrots, Celery, Onions,
Dessert, Coffee, Tea
(Adults $9.00 • Kids $6.00)
(Beginning in April)
Ages: up to 5 years old
HARDY COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY • 102 N. Main Street, Moorefield
• 304-538-6560 • Monday–Friday 8:30 a.m.–5:00 p.m.; Saturday 8:30 a.m.–noon
Benefits Mission Projects
Benefit Dinner for
Saturdays, March 9 & 23
Jim “Buster” Clark
$25 per person
Bingo Daubers, Intermission games, food, and
beverages will be available for purchase.
March 24, 2013
12 noon–6 p.m.
Mill Creek Ruritan
CASH
PRIZES!
$8.00 meal
Chicken, Ham
Scalloped Potatoes
Green Beans/Corn
at 2:30
Desserts/Rolls
Questions, call
Angie Clower 304-822-3904
Amy Malcolm 304-822-3742 or 7828
Doors open at 5:00 pm & Bingo starts at 6:00 pm
Maysville Fire Hall
Mathias Brethren Church
p.m.
Saturday, March 23 • 3:00 p.m. – ?
for take-out or eat-in
SPECIAL MUSIC
Location: Mathias Community Center
COST: $8.00 Adults; $4.00 Children 6–12; Free: 5 and under
THANK YOU
Words can never express how grateful we are
for all the love shown to us during the loss of our
son, brother and uncle Jordan. The amount of visits, calls, texts, cards, flowers, food, money and
hugs was overwhelming. You will never know
how much each kind gesture meant to us. We
didn’t realize how loved Jordan truly was. It
touched our hearts at the worst time of our lives.
Special thanks to our families, our BVC family
and Pastor Chris. We were so touched by the
service and the way you remembered Jordan’s
life. We are forever grateful to each of you.
God Bless You All!
The Jordan Michael Miller Family
Mike, Diane, Megan, Bryan, Blake,
Kayla, Shannon, Mikayla & Cheyenne
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with former State Senator Walt
Helmick and there might be some
funding available for the HCCA to
get started.
HCAA member and president of
the Mathias Baker Rescue Squad
Alex Santana said he is aware of several counties that utilize both paid
and volunteer EMS services. “It
works well there, but I don’t know
how it will work in Hardy County,”
he said.
Santana told the County Commission at the March 5 meeting the
MBRS would be defunct in 45 - 60
days because of default on its bank
obligations. The squad is more than
$2 million in debt.
Santana said the Mathias-Baker
Volunteer Fire Department voted to
take over EMS coverage on the east
side of the county.
“They are looking at purchasing
an ambulance and getting licensed
for EMS,” he said. “But it will be 60
to 90 days before they can run.”
Paul Lewis, director of the Hardy
County Office of Emergency Management and 911 Center read an
extensive list of the requirements to
be licensed to run EMS in West Virginia.
After the meeting, Keplinger said
he was not aware of the requirements
for licensing. Previously, the commissioners said they could help expedite
licensing.
Sheriff Uses
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grand larceny, breaking and entering
and taking the identity of another.
Just below the link for Outstanding Warrant List is a link to the
Wanted Person Tip Line. This is an
online opportunity for people to
respond to the Outstanding Warrant
List anonymously.
“This is an opportunity for citizens to provide information as to the
whereabouts of these individuals and
it’s totally anonymous,” Ward said.
“There is no way for us to know
where the information came from.
We encourage people to leave their
name and a way to contact them, but
it’s not necessary.”
Ward said he’d like people to
leave their contact information so
Sheriff’s Deputies can report back to
the tipster and if the deputies need
more information, they can get it.
In addition to the Wanted Person
Tip Line, the web site encourages
people to report “unsafe or unlawful
activity” with the Crime Reporting
Tip Line. The web site also features a
specific Hardy County Drug Task
force Tip Line. “These are also
totally anonymous,” Ward said.
Ward said one of the most frustrating situations he encountered
while campaigning was people would
say they knew of criminal activity, but
didn’t report it because, “they knew
nothing would get done.
“It was very discouraging,” he
said. “But there was no real channel
of information. I have set up a protocol so that when information comes
in, I can forward it to the deputies
who are working with the task force
or other appropriate law enforcement.
“Again, the information can be
totally anonymous. We hope this will
encourage people who would other-
wise be reluctant to come forward
with what they saw or heard.”
Ward said he has asked the Hardy
County Commission to approve the
hire of another deputy. “I could keep
four more deputies busy, but I’ve
only asked for one because I know
about the budget restraints,” he said.
In the state of West Virginia, the
Sheriff is an elected official, but
his/her budget is at the mercy of the
County Commission.
Ward has requested $44,000 for a
new communications system. Moorefield Police Department and the
Hardy County Prosecutor’s Office is
already using the In-Sync system.
“We are currently using the CRIS
system, which is totally obsolete and
not supported by it’s manufacturer
anymore,” Ward said.
“Our response capabilities to
respond to an emergency is grossly
inadequate. I have signed a memorandum of understanding with
Grant, Hampshire, Mineral and
Grant counties for mutual aid in the
event of a large-scale emergency. I
have asked the county commission
for funds to train a rapid response
team.”
Ward has also hired two bailiffs to
work in the courtroom when court is
in session. “These are academytrained, retired law enforcement officers,” he said.
The next “Bailiff School” does
not begin until October, so Ward
requested and received permission
from the county commission to hire
retired officers to fill in the role of
bailiff. “This frees up day shift
deputies to pursue criminals and
investigative leads,” Ward said.
Bailiff’s have arrest, search and
seizure powers on the courthouse
property. Once they leave the courthouse, they have no arrest powers.
Santana also said that before
MBRS got into the business of nonemergency transport, the squad was
making money.
EMS providers bill Medicare,
Medicaid and private insurance for
emergency ambulance transport.
HCAA member Andrew Funk
said the Maysville squad was small,
but also paying their bills.
Lewis presented each member
with a copy of bylaws which he said
were taken from the ambulance
authority in Doddridge County. “We
also need to elect a president, vice
president, secretary and treasurer,”
he said.
After considerable discussion,
Jerry Moore was elected President
with Greg Greenwalt as Vice President.
Although she was not present,
Dixie Bean was suggested to serve as
Secretary. Several members were
considered for the position of Treasurer, but no consensus was reached.
Questions of conflict of interest
were raised regarding Bean’s
appointment on the authority. She is
a paid paramedic with Fraley Ambulance Service.
State code §7-15-15 says, “No
member of any authority, nor any of
its officers, employees, agents or consultants, shall have any interest in any
firm, partnership, corporation, company, association or joint-stock association engaged in the business of
providing ambulance service or in the
manufacture, sale or lease of ambulance equipment or facilities.”
Greenwalt told the group, in
order to apply for a license, the
HCAA must have officers, bylaws, a
state ID number and must file with
“I’ve asked for another deputy the Secretary of State.
and another car,” Ward said. “There
Lewis said an application for
are 583 square miles in Hardy
County and I have nine deputies.
You do the math. We are definitely
shorthanded and some things are sufIBRARY
INDOWS
fering.”
The events last year in New Town,
2013 Elementary School
Conn. where a lone gunman entered
Art Show Winners
a school and killed 26 people, most of
MF = Moorefield
which were children, has weighed
EH = East Hardy
heavy on Ward’s mind.
license has already been filed with
the state, but is incomplete.
“Policies and procedures have
been sent down,” he said. “Jimmy
Cosner and I worked on them, but
they are very rough.”
Moore asked everyone to look at
the bylaws and consider goals for the
organization.
“We need to set goals for the
organization,” he said. I will ask
everyone to seriously consider what
we want and when do we want to get
there.”
Keplinger addressed questions
about insurance for the organization.
He said the West Virginia Counties
Risk Pool Insurance would cover the
HCAA. Greenwalt asked about the
application process.
The question was again raised
about the role of Fraleys Ambulance
Service.
“When I look at this organization,
it says Hardy County,” Moore said.
“We’ve got to work to provide everyone in the county with the same service.”
Keplinger said the HCAA should
have a different agenda.
“Your goal here is to figure out
what needs to be done to serve the
unserved area,” he said. “Your focus
should be on Mathias-Baker.”
“We all understand what needs to
be done,” Moore said. “We need to
look at Wardensville, Mathias-Baker
and Moorefield. We have to keep
coverage and do whatever it takes to
do that.”
The HCAA decided to meet on
the second and fourth Wednesdays of
every month at least for the time
being. The meetings will be held at
the 911 Center Rapid Response
Building and will begin at 7 p.m. The
next meeting will be Wednesday,
March 27.
“Think about what was said
tonight and bring back goals on the
27th,” Moore said.
Meetings of the Hardy County
Ambulance Authority are open to
the public.
Mixed Guitars
1st – Allyson Krause (EH); 2nd
– Ryan Fishel (EH); 3rd –
Makayla Burkett (EH); HM –
Dayton Miller (EH)
Chalk Landscapes
Best of Show
1st – Laura Combs (EH); 2nd –
Sierra Miller (EH)
Isabella Payne (EH); 3rd – Lila
Comics
Wilkins (EH); HM – Tyeral Miller
1st – Emma Snyder (MF); 2nd (EH)
– Layne Miller (MF); 3rd – Lance
Littlejohn (MF); HM – Keely
India Ink Trees
Weikle (MF)
1st – Kelsi Combs (EH); 2nd –
Miniatures
Noah Lang (EH); 3rd – Isaiah
1st – Alexis Helman (MF); 2nd Alexander (EH); HM – Savanna
– Layne Miller (MF); 3rd – Tun Larson (EH)
Wai (MF); HM – Karson Reed
(MF)
Mixed Media Still Life
Abstract Collage
1st – Seth Mongold (EH); 2nd
1st – Nadia Bautista-Helmic – Hope Sowers (EH); 3rd – Wyatt
(MF); 2nd – Bryson Crites (MF); Hockman (EH); HM – Samuel
3rd – Kylie Bosley (MF); HM – Payne (EH)
Aleena Dolly (MF)
Chicken Collage
Relief Sculpture
1st – Maryella Ray (MF); 2nd –
1st – Nathan Smith (MF); 2nd –
Orlando Rico (MF); 3rd – Karson Reel (MF); 3rd – Isaac
Donathan Whiteman (MF); HM – Lambert (MF); HM – Grace
Jaiden Whetzel (MF)
Wratchford (MF)
White Pine Radials
1st – Donavin Lucisano (EH);
Mixed Media
2nd – Ivy Mongold (EH); 3rd –
1st – Timothy Hedrick (MF);
Crystal Mongold (EH); HM – 2nd – James Crossland (MF); 3rd
Bethany Sager (EH)
– J.J. Carr (MF); HM – Jayden
Crites (MF)
Pumpkin Patch
Heart & Nature Collage
1st – Erin Riggle (EH); 2nd –
Logan Clendenin (EH); 3rd – Dal1st – Aubrey May (EH); 2nd –
las Hinkle (EH); HM – Kollin Addison Armentrout (EH); 3rd –
Quarles (EH)
Brianna Walker (EH); HM –
Nathaniel Smith (EH)
Egyptian
1st – Maria Pena (MF); 2nd –
Emily Reed (MF); 3rd – Micah
Shirk (MF); HM – Layne Spitzer
(MF)
L
“We are coordinating with the
Moorefield Police Department,” he
said. “The whole law enforcement
community is working together to
keep our schools safe.”
Ward said law enforcement officers are in the schools every day to
provide a presence and to perform
security checks. Recently, Ward and
Moorefield Police Chief Steve
Reckart toured each of the schools
with Superintendent Barbara Whitecotton and Facilities Manager Steve
Williams to identify security concerns.
Ward said there has been a vast
improvement in the cooperation with
other law enforcement entities. “We
have a better relationship with other
law enforcement agencies,” he said.
Ward said he is working to build a
relationship with the citizens of
Hardy County.
“There are no shortcuts,” he said.
“Usually, the only time we get to
interact with people is after the commission of a crime. I don’t want to
wait for that. I want people to be
comfortable with coming to the Sheriff’s Department with problems and
concerns and giving us the opportunity to set things right. It goes back to
the slogan, ‘If you see something, say
something.’ We’re only as good as the
information we get.”
W
Sponge Paint Snowmen
1st – Carlee Haines (MF); 2nd
– Lilly Jones (MF); 3rd – Kaelin
Swick (MF); HM – Edwin Martinez-Lopez (MF)
Printmaking
1st – Cosmo Zaccaro (EH);
2nd – Trevor Smith (EH); 3rd –
Alicia Neighbors (EH); HM –
Baylee Snapp (EH)
Trees
1st – Ryan Kight (MF); 2nd –
Kole Kesner (MF); 3rd – Ginger
Combs (MF); HM – Breanna
Green (MF)
Paint
1st – Grant Sherman (MF);
2nd – Jon Hoyt (MF); 3rd –
Amber Williams (MF); HM –
Jaden Cullers (MF)
Watercolor
1st – Jonathan Smith (MF);
2nd – Ashlynn Jenkins (MF); 3rd –
Richard Howell (MF); HM – Hsu
Lwin (MF)
Clay
1st – Dalton Millard (MF); 2nd
– Keirah Cullers (MF); 3rd –
Chloe Weikle (MF); HM – Amber
Williams (MF)
MOOREFIELD (WV) EXAMINER, Wednesday, March 20, 2013 - Page 7
Potomac Lifestyles
Those Who Served
Our Country
Korean War
Army Engineering Veteran
Roy Shockey
Photo by Diane Hypes
Editor’s Note:
This is the first in a series of articles
on Korean War Veterans living in and
around Hardy County.
By Diane S. Hypes
Moorefield Examiner
Born April 3, 1934, Korean War
Army Engineering Veteran, Roy
Shockey, has the unique distinction
of still being able to fit his slender
frame into his Army khaki uniform.
Lean and physically fit, Roy has a
very sharp memory even though he
suffered a stroke last December,
which, on occasion, affects his
speech. It hasn’t, however, dimmed
his memory or recollection of the
time he spent serving our country
during the Korean War or his feisty
zest for living life to the fullest that he
is able.
Roy was the first born son in Seymour and Nellie Shockey’s family of
nine children, seven sons and two
daughters. The family lived in Old
Fields where his father worked for
the farmer who owned Twin Mountain Orchards.
He attended Thrashers Run
school in Old Fields through the seventh grade, and then went to Moorefield High School for two years leaving school in June of 1952 to enlist in
the Army. He would later go on to
get his GED a couple of years later.
Roy’s military career was with the
Army Engineering Corp where he
would eventually be risking his life,
building roads, bridges and air landing strips in the deadly battle zones of
Korea.
After enlisting in the Army Roy
was sent to Fort Belvoir, VA to
receive engineering training, and
then to Fort A.P. Hill Military Base in
Virginia for artillery training. When
his training was completed Roy traveled to Washington D.C. to board a
plane which would take him to Camp
Stoneman in California, where about
900 Army recruits would board a ship
to sail overseas to Japan. “The ship
we sailed on,” Roy said, “had actually
been a tanker which had been converted to a troop carrier.
“When we arrived in Japan 17
days later,” Roy said, “we were flown
directly to Korea. We were supposed
to land in Seoul, Korea, but because
of an air strike there we had to land
in Tague, Korea. When we got off the
plane, it was 27 degrees below zero.
We stayed in a quonset hut that night
and the next morning boarded a flat
car that took us to Seoul. We immediately began our work building
roads and landing strips.”
Roy explained that because the
Army was now flying B-29 planes,
which were larger than the ones they
had been flying in the war, the landing strips had to be made 2,000 feet
longer. “We worked long hours
building those landing strips and
every night the Koreans would fly air
raids over where we were working. I
guess they knew what we were
doing,” he said.
“One of the biggest dangers in
Korea,” Roy said, “was that while we
were working on large equipment
building roads and landing strips, we
also had to constantly be aware of
protecting ourselves from snipers. To
help us we had four, 450 calibre
machine guns, each gun having six
rounds and designed so they could be
moved around easily and all fired at
once.
“At one point, while I was in
Korea,” he said, “we had to truck
supplies of artillery shells and guns to
northern Korea to supply other military units. This is where I got to see
my brother, Robert, who was also in
the Army, and it is where I got to
meet General Eisenhower. I had the
privilege of speaking with the General for half an hour. He was a calm
and very friendly man,” Roy said.
Roy was stationed in Korea for
over a year. “We were rotated
according to a point system,” he said,
“and your points depended on how
long you had been stationed in a
combat area.
“After I had enough points, I was
shipped back to Beale Air Force
Base in California where I worked on
building a fire break about 60 feet
wide on 84,000 acres of the air force
base, which was government land. It
took about three months to finish
that job and then I was sent to
Edwards Air Force Base in Sacramento, California and eventually to a
base in the Mojave Desert where I
helped build all the air strips there a
mile longer so that the bigger planes
could land. It took about six months
to do that job.”
On June 23,1953 Roy was discharged from the Army. Coincidentally, the Korean Armistice was
signed July 27, 1953. However, Roy
was kept on active duty until 1960 in
case there was a need for the Army to
recall him.
Upon his discharge, Roy left California and travelled to Seattle, WA
where he boarded a charted plane to
fly back to Washington D.C. “Interestingly,” he said, “it cost me $20 air
fare to fly back to Washington D.C.,
and then I took a cab home to Old
Fields, which was about a 100 miles,
and that cost $22. Go figure,” he said.
Roy returned to his parent’s
home and immediately began working in construction for Elvin Riggleman, one of the largest contractors in
West Virginia. He worked there for
twelve years until Riggleman was
killed in a private plane crash. His
next job was with Hott & Miller Construction, a company owned by
Brown Hott and Harold Miller which
operated in Hardy and Pendleton
counties, and where he worked for
twenty years.
While with Hott & Miller, Roy
worked on construction jobs in a variety of locations including on Rt. 50 in
Gore, VA, and on road projects in
Culpepper and Monterey, Virginia,
and in Oakland, MD. When Roy
spoke of those years he spent working for Brown Hott, he said to me,
very sincerely, “I admired Brown
Hott tremendously because he had
the biggest heart of any man I have
ever known.”
Eventually, Roy went to work for
the Department of Highways, working there until he retired in 1996 at
the age of 62. After retirement he
kept busy working for local farmers
helping them make hay, or by operating a backhoe when they needed his
expertise on a project.
In his personal life Roy married
Margel Crites on December 26, 1956
in Cresaptown, MD. Margel, a very
gracious, cheery and friendly woman
with a wonderful smile, was born July
22, 1935. One of eleven children in
the family of Eugene and Ida Crites
of Durgon, WV, she attended school
in Durgon and then went on to
Moorefield High School graduating
in the class of 1954. After high
school, Margel went to work for
Ernest Crites, who ran a restaurant,
and that is where she and Roy eventually met.
Roy and Margel have one daughter Regina Shockey Nesselrod, who
Left to Right: Brothers who served in the army, Dewey, Raymond, Roy and Robert Shockey.
Photo by Diane Hypes
Roy and Margel Shockey
was born in 1963. They also have two
grandchildren, a boy, Gary Nesselrod, Jr., and a girl, Gail Ann Nesselrod.
With the exception of living on
the Eastern Shore and Fredrick, Md.
when Roy was working construction
jobs in those areas, he and Margel
have lived in their home on Shockey
Road in Old Fields, most of their
married life. It is a small, comfortable
and cozy home which they had built
in 1963-64.
When I arrived at the Shockey
home one of the things that I notice
is the very large wood pile near the
garage. Although they have other
heat in their home, Roy tells me that
it is the wood heat that keeps him
really warm. The memory of being
cold in Korea is something he still
remembers. It was a place where the
soldiers serving our country had to
endure not only getting shot at, but
the bitterly cold temperatures, sometimes as low as 50 degrees below
zero.
I was graciously greeted by
Margel, who took me into their living
room where Roy is waiting for me.
Keeping Roy company is Jeanne, a
very pretty tiger colored cat who is
perched on top of a comfortable
stuffed chair looking very regal. You
can tell this is a cat with an attitude.
She loves Roy, but is not so sure
about anyone else, Marget said.
When I finish the interview and prepare to take pictures, I tell Roy to
move to the chair where Jeanne is
perched. Jeanne stays put right
beside Roy’s head and when I tell
Roy to look into the camera, Jeanne
responds immediately. So if you were
wondering about the cat in the picture with Roy, that’s the story.
Seymour and Nellie Shockey gave
much to this country, having had four
of their sons serve in the military during and after the Korean War. Roy
and Robert both served in Korea,
and their younger brothers, Dewey
and Raymond served in the Army in
Germany after the Korean War was
over. That is a lot to ask of any one
family. However, they were a family
who did not ask why, knowing that
life is hardly ever fair, but that life
still needs to be lived.
Theodore Roosevelt once said:
“Far better it is to dare mighty things,
to win glorious triumphs even though
chequered by failure, than to rank
with those poor spirits who neither
enjoy nor suffer much because they
live in the grey twilight that knows
neither victory or defeat.”
Roy holding his daughter, Regina.
Construction dozer that Roy operated while serving in Korea.
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Ilene Evans Brings
Harriet Tubman to Eastern
By Daniel Silver
Special to Moorefield Examiner
Visiting Moorefield from her
home base at Voices-From-the
Earth Theater Arts in Thomas,
musician and storyteller Ilene Evans
will offer a powerful performance —
free and open to the public — of
“Harriet Tubman: Behind Enemy
Lines.”
A featured performer with the
West Virginia Humanities Council’s
History Alive! program, Evans will
reenact this unique woman’s story
March 26, at 1:30 p.m., in the
Resource Center at Eastern WV
Community and Technical College.
Financial assistance from the
Office of the Secretary, West Virginia Department of Education and
the Arts, also supports this program.
A freed slave, Harriet Tubman
served the Union Army as a cook,
nurse, organizer and armed spy during the Civil War. And this unique
first-person enactment, packed with
“story, song, tears and laughter,”
dramatizes her remarkably courageous exploits in the cause of freedom and American ideals.
An experienced conductor on
the Underground Railroad, on
which she ferried more than 70
slaves to freedom, Tubman used her
smarts and savvy to foray into Confederate territory on intelligence
missions. Ilene Evans beguiles her
listeners to join with her in interactive, spiritual celebration — launching into song along the way — as she
enchants the audience with her portrait of this compassionate, visionary
and stalwart woman.
Evans is “one of the most accomplished actresses in Appalachia,”
WV historian Ray Swick told the
Parkersburg News and Sentinel in
February. Last year, she brought her
first dramatization of Harriet Tubman to Moorefield, with ‘Her
Escape on the Underground Railroad.’ This March, ‘Behind Enemy
Lines’ offers another installment
and further insight on Tubman’s
extraordinary life.
“Tubman was going back into
enemy territory, without tools, without papers, without anything but her
great spirit, her intuition and the
faith in God which guided her that
has stood the test of time,” said
Evans, who also serves as artistic
director and educator-in-residence
at Voices-from-the-Earth.
“It is an astounding thing. Harriett Tubman stood in that progressive
line for what women who were ready
and prepared need to do to follow
the voice of God that is inside
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Ilene Evans, “one of the most accomplished actresses in
Appalachia,” will portray “Harriet Tubman: Behind Enemy Lines.”
Evans is a featured performer with the West Virginia Humanities
Council’s ‘History Alive!’ program, and also serves as artistic
director and educator-in-residence at Voices-from-the-Earth.
them,” she said.
“Ms. Tubman was a true American heroine,” agreed NBC News
commentator Martin Bashir this
month, remembering the 100th
anniversary of the freedom-fighter’s
death. “She moved the mountains of
enslavement and captivity, and she
did it with the only superpowers she
possessed — her courage and her
faith.”
For more information, call Amy
Crites, Eastern’s Student Support
Specialist, at 304-434-8000; or check
the
college’s
website
at
www.easternwv.edu.
This West Virginia Humanities
Council program is being hosted by
Eastern WV Community and Technical College, and is supported with
additional financial assistance from
the Office of the Secretary, West
Virginia Department of Education
and the Arts.
Harriet Tubman is one of the
many available character presentations offered through the West Virginia Humanities Council’s History
Alive! program as a means of
exploring history by interaction with
noteworthy historical figures. These
programs provide audiences with
the opportunity to question those
who have shaped our history.
Historical characterization is the
vehicle for this program. Humanities scholars have carefully
researched the writings, speeches
and biographies of the characters
they portray and whenever possible,
use their original words.
The West Virginia Humanities
Council is a private, not-for-profit
organization dedicated to providing
educational programs in the humanities for all West Virginians. For
more than 30 years the council has
been providing educational programs in the humanities across the
state.
This program is available to
interested nonprofit groups such as
libraries, museums, and historical
societies. For more information call
The West Virginia Humanities
Council at 346-8500 or visit the web
site at www.wvhumanities.org.
Wardensville Bull Evaluation
Continued from page 3
ginia Young Sire Evaluation Program,
or Wardensville Bull Test as it more
commonly known, develops and evaluates over 150 bulls annually for some
of the state’s most progressive seedstock breeders.
Since its inception in 1967, the program has been on the leading edge of
performance evaluation in cattle. Early
on, the program focused on improving
growth rate and feed conversion, but
to meet the demands of an evolving
market and to utilize improved evaluation techniques, the program also
began to emphasize calving ease and
carcass quality. In recent years input
costs have risen rapidly, and the program’s focus on feed efficiency has
drawn significant attention from both
consignors and buyers. A national
leader in calculating Residual Feed
Intake (RFI) as a robust measure of
feed efficiency, the program emphasizes balanced trait bulls that will function efficiently for commercial cattleman.
Each year, the program culminates
with a sale the fourth Thursday in
March, and only the best bulls make
the sale. To insure buyers a sound
investment, bulls have to meet some of
the industry’s most complete and strict
standards. Bulls fail to qualify for the
sale if they do not meet minimum qualifications for structure, muscling, gain,
feed efficiency, fertility, and marbling.
In fact, only 2/3 of the bulls evaluated
will sell. That means the program eliminates all the problems for you, and
these bulls are solid, dependable, and
ready to work. They are a safe bet, and
you can buy with confidence!
This year’s sale will be held on
Thursday, March 28 at noon at the
WVU Reymann Memorial Farm in
Wardensville. A variety of breeds are
available including Angus, Polled
Hereford, Charolais, Limousin, and
SimAngus. The bulls will be available
for inspection at the farm prior to the
sale.
You can track their progress, view
consignor information, and review the
sale catalog at bulltest.ext.wvu.edu. To
request a print catalog, contact the
West Virginia Cattlemen’s Association. Free delivery is available to central points.
SECTION B
WEDNESDAY, March 20, 2013
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back there, but we’re not
looking at that right now,”
Coach Snapp remarked.
East Hardy has 19 players on the roster with no
junior varsity squad this season.
Experience is what will
be a guiding force with
Coach Snapp’s influence as
seven seniors take the field
who started last season at
the state tournament.
“The whole senior class,
this is a pretty good group
we have here. Their leadership ability is there. These
seniors want to play ball,
they want to win. It’s a joy
for a coach to have a group
like that who you don’t have
to motivate. They are selfmotivated. These senior
boys have had great success.
They don’t want to go out as
losers, they want to keep
winning. We want to be the
best we can be,” Coach
Snapp commented.
Front Row Left to Right: Zachary Kremer, Bryce Strawderman, Tim Hahn, Jesse Miller, Hunter Miller. Second Row Left to Right: Stephen Hott, Dillon
The Cougars will miss
Walker, Michael Miller, Dylan Strawderman, Carson Whetzel, Logan Strawderman, Cole Collier. Back Row Left to Right: Wyatt Basye, Brady Hinkle,
graduates Kollin Foltz,
Justin Basye, Cody Walker, Tyler Mongold, Shawn Skovron, Korey Foltz.
Jamie Miller, and Noah
Orndorff.
season as a head coach, leading look down the road at the state of the year,” Coach Snapp stated.
Preview by Carl Holcomb
Foltz and Miller were first team
The Cougars had a 31-7 record all-state members of East Hardy’s
East Hardy since its inception plus tournament.
Design by D.J. Bosley
last
season, finishing as the state state runner-up squad.
“Our
outlook
is
that
we’re
hoptwo
seasons
at
Mathias.
Moorefield Examiner
Coach Snapp has a career ing to have another real good year. runner-up.
Miller is currently the top
“We had a great year last year, pitcher for Potomac State College.
In the final chapter of manager record of 539-348 with one state We’ve got to work hard. The biggest
Raymond Snapp’s career, will the championship (1987) and seven thing for us is to work hard and stay 31-7 best record in the history of the
“You’ve got to make adjustfocused. We need to take each school and to get beat in the eighth ments every year. The younger kids
Cougars give him a farewell tour at trips to the state tournament.
Coach Snapp wants his team to game at a time, hopefully we’ll be inning of the state championship by are proving they can help out. We
the state tournament?
Coach Snapp enters his 36th focus on the here and now, not to playing our best baseball at the end one run. It would be nice to get might slack a little bit, but you can’t
replace Jamie Miller. You just try to
get by without him. It’s going to be
tough, he was no doubt one of the
best pitchers in the state last year,”
Coach Snapp commented.
Coach Snapp will turn to senior
Tyler Mongold to be the workhorse
of the team, the top pitcher.
“No question, he’s going to be
our ace this year. Tyler came on real
strong at the end of the year last
year. He pitched real well in sectionals and shutting down Pendleton in the regional game. He is
going to be our workhorse, our
ace,” Coach Snapp remarked.
East Hardy has eight or nine
pitchers who can help get the job
done this season including seniors
Korey Foltz, Justin Basye, and
Shawn Skovron.
The Cougars will get mound
contributions from Cole Collier,
Hunter Miller, Bryce Strawderman,
Logan Strawderman, Dylan Strawderman, and Carson Whetzel.
Currently, the best pitch for
each hurler is the fastball, but they
also have a change-up, and working
on a curve ball.
“A change-up keeps hitters offbalanced. You need to change
speed, if you throw every pitch at
the same speed, someone’s going to
hit that thing. Every pitch is different in baseball. It’s probably not
going to be in the same place
twice,” Coach Snapp said.
East Hardy has a strong infield
up the middle with Korey Foltz or
Tyler Mongold (shortstop), Cole
Continued on page 2B
The Year of the Yellow Jacket
Preview by Carl Holcomb
Design by D.J. Bosley
Moorefield Examiner
Will the 2013 season belong to
the Yellow Jackets?
Moorefield garnered a 19-11
record last season and appears
ready to sting forward for improvement.
The Yellow Jackets will be
guided by manager Wade Armentrout who enters his 14th season at
the helm with a 238-114 record with
two state championships (2002 &
2009).
Moorefield has history on its side
and a strong lineup which will give
opponents something to think about
when walking back to the dugout.
Moorefield has 23 players on the
roster this season.
The Yellow Jackets know that
the fundamentals of the game will
bring success.
“Increase run production by executing fundamentals: bunt, hit and
run,” Moorefield Coach Wade
Armentrout stated.
The focus for Moorefield is to
increase its quality of play and be
competitive.
“Improve everyday and be prepared to compete every game. Limit
the number of walks allowed and
have a low total of unearned runs
allowed,” Coach Armentrout
remarked.
Winning in baseball requires the
right combination of fielding, hitting, and pitching.
“Winning consistently
requires all three. Any hit is
important, it is the timing of
the hit that makes it beneficial,” Coach Armentrout
noted.
The Yellow Jackets will
look to their seven seniors to
take the team to new levels
of success.
“Seven seniors will monitor and mentor underclassmen. Underclassmen need
to be prepared to contribute,” Coach Armentrout
stated.
Moorefield lost talented
players
John
Starkey
(catcher), Zachary Laughlin
(shortstop), and Cody Hose
(pitcher).
Moorefield will look to
senior Garrett Keller to
spend time behind the plate
or reprise last season’s role
at first base depending on
the lineup.
Moorefield
freshmen
Larry “Wil” Schoonover, III,
Left to Right: Zach Hose, Zach Rhodes, Dakota Vetter, Dakota Rinker, Grant Sherman, Matt Combs, Garrett Keller, Seth Stickley, Lance Taylor,
will play catcher when
Austin Williams, Jared Kite, Joe McNeill, Byron Dolly, Xavier “DaShawn” Brown, Tyler Smith, Steven Olmsted, Mikey Pultz, Keaton Funk, Adam
needed at the varsity level.
Snyder, Gregory “Kyle” Berg, Jestin Cosner, Mitchell Martin. Not pictured: Larry “Wil” Schoonover, III.
The Yellow Jackets have
plenty of young talent at the
compared to last season will be ond team all-state member last year. Snyder, plus underclassmen Seth
catching position with Zach swiftly moving on the base paths.
Taylor will be one of the primary Stickley, Austin Williams, and
Another key component to the team speed on the bases and strong
Rhodes, Keaton Funk, and Byron
Dolly ready to control the plate in Yellow Jackets’ infield will be junior throwing arms at each position pitchers for the Yellow Jackets who Dakota Vetter.
The JV pitching staff will include
have a total of ten in their arsenal on
according to Coach Armentrout.
the junior varsity level and beyond. Seth Stickley.
Moorefield senior Lance Taylor the roster list yet more could step up Zachary Hose, Steven Olmstead,
Keller and Snyder both got nods
Moorefield should have a strong
and Dakota Rinker.
infield up the middle with senior on the all-state honorable mention played third base last season and if necessary.
The outfield will be extremely
Taylor will share time on the
Adam Snyder plus sophomores team with good, consistent perform- proved to be a solid defender, but
mound with seniors Jared Kite, competitive with an experienced
an even better pitcher.
Austin Williams or Dakota Vetter ances.
Taylor was recognized as a sec- Xavier “DaShawn” Brown, and
The main contributors to success
Continued on page 2B
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Year of the Cougar
Continued from page 1B
Collier (second base), and Shawn
Skovron (center field).
Korey Foltz has been a great
asset at shortstop with the ability to
sling the ball to any base for an out
and quickness to catch a player
attempting to steal.
Foltz was a member of the second team all-state squad last year.
Foltz enters his senior season
with the Cougars and could give
his family another special moment
of graduating at the state tournament as did his brothers Kolby and
Kollin.
Collier returns to second base
as a junior with solid defense and
swift base running.
Skovron has a strong arm which
is evident from his impressive season at quarterback and last year’s
throws home for outs.
Skovron and Mongold were
selected to the all-state special
honorable mention teams.
The corners will see Brady Hinkle or Hunter Miller at first base
and Justin Basye or Wyatt Basye at
third base.
Justin Basye will also field at
first base depending on the lineup
and will be one of the starting
pitchers.
Wyatt Basye will be the starting
catcher this season and has proven
in previous years how well he can
perform behind the plate.
Stephen Hott, a junior, showed
good promise last season as a junior varsity catcher and is prepared
to take the step up.
Wyatt Basye spent a good portion of the season in outfield last
year and will provide extra depth
there if needed.
Both Basyes were all-state honorable mention players last year.
Cody Walker returns for his
senior season as an outfielder.
The Cougars will look to Logan
Strawderman, Carson Whetzel,
Michael Miller, Tim Hahn,
Zachary Kremer, and Jesse Miller
for assistance in the outfield.
Collier, Mongold, and Wyatt
Basye can be rotated to the outfield when necessary.
East Hardy will have plenty of
depth on the bench this season
without having a junior varsity
team.
East Hardy has a stronger
schedule this season with teams
such as Broadway (Va.), Man,
Notre Dame, South Harrison,
Musselman (AAA), and Washington (AAA).
Man visits Baker on April 19.
The Hardy County Hardball
Classic games will be April 12 at
Moorefield and in Baker on April
26.
“I don’t know if you prepare
different or not. Most of the time
in a rivalry game, you’re pumped
up more. It’s another ball game,
but it’s a big rival. Moorefield is
going to be strong like always. We
have to beat Moorefield if we are
going any place, we know that. We
know if we want to do anything at
the end of the year, we have to
beat Moorefield,” Coach Snapp
commented.
The Cougars started the season
last Saturday with victories over
Class AA Frankfort in a doubleheader, 5-4 and 16-4.
East Hardy hosts Class AA
Petersburg this Friday.
East Hardy knows how important it is to score, especially when
trailing and what needs to be done.
“Hit the ball. We’ve got to score
runs, it’s that simple. You’ve got to
get on base. It doesn’t matter how
you get on there. We don’t have
any Babe Ruth’s. Getting on base
is one thing I look at more than
Year of the Yellow Jacket
batting averages. A kid might not
get a hit, but walked three times.
He is just as valuable as the kid
who got three hits. The name of
the game is to get on base,” Coach
Snapp stated.
Once on the base path, East
Hardy has plenty of speed.
The Cougars have the experience to return to Charleston, but
every game this season will be an
important piece to completing the
journey for Coach Snapp.
“We have to work hard and stay
focused. That’s what it always is,
stay focused every game, back-toback-to-back. Our team goal is to
be playing our best baseball at the
end of the year and hopefully
advance in the tournament,”
Coach Snapp remarked.
Coach Snapp is going to retire,
but he leaves behind a legacy of
strong character.
“I think we built a good tradition here over the years. I think we
gained a lot of respect throughout
the area and the state. Most of the
time when you associate East
Hardy Baseball, everyone knows
we’re going to be ready to play.
The kids are going to put out 100
percent and they’re going to conduct themselves as gentlemen.
They are going to play hard and
will be tough to beat. It think we’ve
established that over the years.
You mention East Hardy Baseball,
they know where East Hardy Baseball comes from, that’s something
we’ve established in the last 34
years, year to year. We will take
every game at a time and hopefully
say we had a good year when its all
over with,” Coach Snapp concluded.
Coach Snapp will be honored
at the state tournament as the 2012
Class A Baseball Coach of the
Year.
East Hardy
Baseball Roster
#15 Justin Basye
12 3B,1B,P
#5 Wyatt Basye
12 C,OF,3B
#8 Korey Foltz
12 SS,P
#17 Brady Hinkle
12 1B,DH
#16 Tyler Mongold 12 P,SS,OF
#11 Shawn Skovron 12 CF,P
#12 Cody Walker
12 OF
#6 Stephen Hott
11 C
#9 Cole Collier
11 P,2B,OF
#2 Michael Miller
10 OF,P
#18 Dylan Strawderman 10 P,1B
#20 Hunter Miller
10 1B,DH
#21 Logan Strawderman 10 OF,P
#22 Dillon Walker
10 OF,INF
#23 Carson Whetzel 10 OF,P
#10 Timothy Hahn 9 OF
#13 Zach Kremer
9 OF
#4 Jesse Miller
9 C,OF
#1 Bryce Strawderman 9 2B,P
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senior unit built with the quickness
of Brown, Mikey Pultz, Kite, plus
Grant Sherman depending on the
rotation.
Moorefield did have Pultz and
Keller on the mound last year, so
there is plenty of depth at the pitching position.
The Yellow Jackets will focus
having an accurate fastball with a
second pitch.
Moorefield will utilize the
change-up to keep the batters
guessing.
“[Change-up] It is the most
effective pitch in high school baseball. It is deceptive because most
hitters are expecting fastballs,”
Coach Armentrout explained.
Moorefield has the power to
defeat and conquer the region this
season and it all comes down to
preparation and determination no
matter who the opponent is even if
it is rivals East Hardy, Pendleton
County, or Petersburg.
“If players are prepared 100
percent for every game, they will
not notice the intensity of a rivalry
game,” Coach Armentrout noted.
Moorefield will first battle the
Cougars in the Hardy Hardwood
Classic on April 12 at home and
over in Baker on April 26.
Moorefield started the season
against Class AAA Martinsburg
yesterday.
The Yellow Jackets travel to the
Rams Hardball Classic in Strasburg
this Friday and Saturday.
Moorefield added a few new
faces to its schedule: Elkins, Southern (Md.), Allegany (Md.), Man,
plus a return to the tournament
with South Harrison and Notre
Dame.
The Hillbillies visit the Yellow
Jackets on April 20.
Moorefield has Class AAA
powerhouses Martinsburg and Jefferson on the schedule.
Moorefield’s Class AA schedule includes Petersburg, Berkeley
Springs, and Frankfort.
“[Schedule strength] It is a 9.5
on a 1-10 scale. Every PVC team is
very good this year,” Coach
Armentrout stated.
Moorefield has a consistent hitting squad as evidenced by the
team’s .316 batting average in 2012.
The Yellow Jackets have picked
up good hitters who played Hot
Stove last year and a few who
improved with American Legion
Baseball.
Moorefield has one of the
fastest base running crews in the
area and that will help tremendously.
You can’t underestimate what
can be done once they get on base.
Moorefield is ready for the
snow to melt and the season to get
underway.
The Yellow Jackets know how
important it is to limit errors on the
field and that can be attributed to
good communication.
“Good communication can prevent mental mistakes,” Coach
Armentrout noted.
The Moorefield junior varsity
will be comprised of juniors: Joe
McNeill (OF), Steven Olmsted
(P/IF), Dakota Rinker (P/IF);
sophomores: Gregory Berg (OF),
Matt Combs (IF), Byron Dolly
(C/IF), Keaton Funk (C/IF), Zach
Rhodes (C), Tyler Smith (OF); and
freshmen: Jestin Cosner (IF),
Zachary Hose (P/OF), Mitchell
Martin (OF), and Wil Schoonover
(C).
Coach Armentrout believes all
of the seniors will be important
contributors this season, but also
expects good things from Seth
Stickley, Matt Combs, Austin
Williams, Tyler Smith, and Dakota
Vetter.
It is a team effort and there are
many different combinations of
units to unite Moorefield for success this season.
The Yellow Jackets have all
their bases covered to fly over the
competition and land at the state
tournament.
Moorefield Baseball
Roster
Xavier “DaShawn” Brown 12
Garret Keller
12
Jared Kite
12
Michael Pultz
12
Grant Sherman
12
Adam Snyder
12
Lance Taylor
12
Dakota Rinker
11
Seth Stickley
11
Joseph McNeill
11
Steven Olmsted
11
Zach Rhodes
10
Tyler Smith
10
Dakota Vetter
10
Matthew Combs
10
Austin Williams
10
Byron Dolly
10
Keaton Funk
10
Gregory “Kyle” Berg
10
Jestin Cosner
9
Zachary Hose
9
Lawrence “Wil” Schoonover III
Mitchell Martin
9
P/OF
C/IF
P/OF
OF
OF
P/IF
P/IF
P/OF
P/IF
OF
P/IF
C
OF
P/IF
IF
P/IF
C/IF
C/IF
OF
IF
P/IF
9C
OF
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interior, farmhouse in Mathias on See Woodstock Equipment Com5 acres. Central A/C and heat, pany for Sales, Parts, and Service.
Woodstock VA. Call 540-459-3233.
with outside stove, original hardwood floors, and windows. Call
100 FOR RENT
304-897-8440.
Mobile Homes
3BR, 2BA, UPDATED Home,
energy efficient windows, HVAC,
updated kitchen and baths. Eat in
kitchen, dining room, living room,
and family room. Over 1 acre of
land, plus 20’x80’ building zoned
special commercial. Located on
Main Street, priced to sell, serious
inquires, only. 304-703-9088.
FOR SALE by owner Modern
Doublewide home, US Rt. 50/220,
in Burlington. 3BR, 2BA, city
water. Suitable for home or business. 30 minutes from Moorefield,
70 minutes from Winchester, 45
minutes from Cumberland. 304289-3565.
FOR SALE by owner: Nice home
located at 213 Washington St. in
Historic district of the Town of
Moorefield. 3BR, 1 1/2BA, living
room, kitchen, den, dining room,
laundry room, hardwood floors,
2BR, and laundry carpeted, radiant heat plus efficient gas fireplace, 4 large outbuildings, all
appliances and all window treatments convey, ready to move into,
huge nicely landscaped lot with
privacy, nice neighborhood, one
owner for 40 years, has relocated.
Contact: 540-313-4116.
2BR, mobile home, 3 miles from
Moorefield. Call 304-538-2454.
2BR, 1BA, HOUSE. $600
monthly, security deposit, and references required. All electric,
washer and dryer hookup, utilities
not included. 4 miles from Moorefield, WV 304-434-2619/304-4908032.
FURNISHED, EFFICIENCY,
guesthouse on quiet Road. Covered porch, A/C, washer and
dryer, trash pickup. $350 month.
Ideal for single retiree. 304-8975453.
AREA DENTAL office seeking a
trained dental assistant. Please
reply to: Dept. DA, PO Box 380,
Moorefield, WV 26836.
CACAPON AND Lost Rivers
Land Trust seeks a part-time Land
Protection Steward. Approximately 100-130 hrs/yr, must have
valid driver’s license, reliable vehicle, computer proficiency and the
ability to walk long distance over
rough terrain. To apply please
send resume and cover letter to
RR1, Box 328, High View, WV
26808.
LOVELY SINGLE family home
in Wardensville, near town center,
park and pool. 3BR, 2BA, A/C,
dishwasher, storage building. Nice
view from front porch. Large yard COMING SOON: Mountaineer
and covered patio. $775.00. 304- Ice Cream. Now Hiring Conces856-2617.
sion Manager. Must be hardworking, energetic, friendly, and
PARTIALLY
FURNISHED honest. Will train. Seasonal.
house, 3 1/2 miles North of Evenings and Weekends a must.
Moorefield. Will rent to four peo- 304-433-5705.
ple. Oil heat, air conditioning, and
public water available. $700.00 per
month. Utilities not included.
Deposit, background check and
lease required. 304-538-8010.
130 FOR RENT
Storage
FOR RENT *OLD FIELDS
STORAGE* (Units 5x10) (10x10),
(10x20), located 4.5 miles on Rt.
220 North of Moorefield. Call 5383300, 538-2346 or evenings 5386785.
200 WANTED
To Do
*PAINTING, ROOFS* 23 years
experience. Houses, Interior,
house roofs, barn roofs, church
roofs, poultry house roofs, outbuildings, mobile home roofs,
fences, staining log homes, businesses, pressure washing. Call
3BR, MOBILE Home. Available Ronald Kimble 304-358-7208. Lic.
April 1st. Call 304-530-4881/304- and Insured.
703-1573 leave message.
PAINTING METAL roofs, house
3BR, 2BA, BETWEEN MOOREFIELD and Petersburg. $425 per
month, lease and security deposit
required. 304-749-8008 or 304703-5145.
I HAVE for rent clean mobile
homes in Misty Terrace, at lower
prices than anywhere else. Call
Leslie Romero at 304-851-2222.
210 HELP WANTED
roofs, barn roofs, etc. 25 years
experience, reasonable rates,
Licensed and insured. Call 304358-3794. Sherwin Dale Kimble.
I ran an ad in the
Examiner for one week
for a concession trailer
for sale. I sold it. This
was after I had ran it at
least 6 times in a
competing paper and
didn’t sell it. Then a
few weeks later, I had
a house for rent. So I
ran the ad in the
Moorefield Examiner
and as soon as it came
out I rented the house!
Thanks!”
~Lola Jean Fitzwater
EACH HEAD Start is accepting
application for the following position:
Financial Officer Fullyear/full-time salaried position.
Salary: $32,582.61. Qualifications:
A minimum of a (4) yr. degree in
accounting with experience in
electronic accounting. Supervisory
experience required. Responsible
for all phases of the accounting
system which includes, payroll,
accounts payable, accounts receivable, general ledger, preparation
of monthly financial statements,
governmental reports and disbursement of federal grants.
Skilled in creating Excel spreadsheets, Word documents, Power
Point Presentations. Criminal
Identification Bureau check
required prior to employment.
Last day to apply: March 25, 2013.
Applications
may
be
obtained/submitted to: EACHS
Administration Office, 836 Lunice
Creek Hwy, Petersburg, WV
26847. 304-257-4853. (Between
Tri-County Tire and Yokum’s
Paint and Body). EACHS is an
EOE.
PART-TIME Church Secretary
Position—Local Church in need
of a church secretary 20-25 hours a
week. Pleasant personality and
good telephone skills required.
Familiarly with computer applications including Word, Excel, and
Quickbooks preferred. Internet
skills and ability to manage website a plus. Position involves maintaining all aspects of the church
office including answering phone,
filing, record keeping (including
taking meeting minutes), bookkeeping, ordering supplies, and
attending to persons needing
assistance. Please send letter of
interest and resume by April 1,
2013 to: Staff Parish Committee,
C/O Duffey Memorial UMC, 100
North Elm Street, Moorefield,
WV 26836.
IN-HOME
CARE
Provider/Homemaker Aide training will be held at the Senior Center in Moorefield on April 1
through April 5, 2013. Upon successful completion of training, you
are eligible for employment with
our agency. Position requires valid
operator’s, reliable vehicle, and
working telephone. Applicants
must be at least 18 years old. Starting rate is $7.25 per hour, mileage
reimbursement is 47 cents per
mile. An incentive pay rate of an
additional 5% is also available.
For more information and to register, contact Hardy County Committee on Aging, 409 Spring
Avenue, Moorefield, WV, telephone 304-530-2256 by March 30.
Interested persons only, please
EOE.
ACCEPTING
APPLICATIONS
Valley Terrace
Apartments
“SPRING INTO Action” and
become a foster parent today. Foster/adoptive are needed in your
area. Contact Potomac Center at
304-538-8111.
SUBSCRIBE
304-530-6397
Moorefield,W V
Available now a downstairs
two-bedroom apartment for
handicap/disabled, with
refrigerator, stove, wall-to-wall
carpeting, Central electric heat
& AC. Laundry Room on site.
Contact Cheryl Downing or
Eugene Whetzel at the rental office
Monday-Friday between the hours of
9a.m.–2p.m.
600 Valley Terrace or phone
304-530-6553
TTY-TDD8 00-982-7771
Equal Opportunity Provider
110 FOR RENT
Apartments
2BR APARTMENT, located at
109 Winchester Avenue. Call 304538-7107.
LARGE 2BR, APARTMENT. 3
miles from Baker. New construction. Washer, dryer and range
included. $450 per month plus
utilities, Security and lease
required. Please call 304-8975797.
120 FOR RENT
Houses
Highland Trace Realty, Inc.
Springfield
Valley Paving
FREE
ESTIMATES
Gary & Brian Cosner
WV Lic.#20211
PO Box 307, 200 E. Main Street, Wardensville, WV 26851
John B. Bowman, Broker
Charlotte Bowman, Assoc. Broker
Steve Bosley, Sales Agent 304-897-5700
•ANIMAL HOSPITAL
•PAVING
NEW!
304-822-7377
Serving Hardy, Grant & Hampshire Counties for over 20 years!
304-530-7224 (SBAH)
5201 US Rt 220 S
Moorefield, WV 26836
[email protected]
www.southbranchanimalhospital.com
Hours: M–F 8am–7pm;
Saturday 9–12
•ELECTRICAL
Residential
& Commercial
304-874-3685 Office
540-539-3200 Cell
Kenneth & Denise Dove, Owners
License #WV037343
• HEATING CONTRACTORS
Office 304-874-3030 • Toll Free 1-877-293-3643
E-MAIL: [email protected]
WEBSITE: www.highlandtrace.com
Sales,
Installation,
& Service of
HELP WANTED
304-530-5400
The Lost River Brewing Co. is expanding and in need of a
Hands on Head Cook/Kitchen Manager for a fine dining
BrewP ub.
Responsibilities include working on the line during service
hours, scheduling, front and back of the house, hiring, inventory,
ordering, menu planning, sanitation.
Prior experience in a Fine Dining, prepared-to-order
atmosphere preferred.
Send resume in confidence to:
Lost River Brewing Co.
P.O. Box 37
Wardensville, WV 26851
or [email protected]
Patient-Centered, Employee Driven
When was the last time you were excited to go to work? At Renal
Ventures Management, LLC we care about those who depend on us
every day, from our patients to the talented members of our staff.
We are currently hiring for the following position in
Moorefield, West Virginia:
Patient Care Technician
FT (Req# 63564)
This position requires:
• Completion of High school or equivalent
• BLS certification
• Prior experience in renal patient care is preferred
• Prior experience in a patient care setting, healthcare industry or
comparable experience
• Certification as a Hemodialysis Technician is preferred
• Minimum 6 months to 1 year clinical work preferred
Enjoy a career with an employer who cares.
www.renalventures.com
Equal Opportunity Employer
Advertising rates in this section: $6.00 first 25 words. Ten cents per
word each additional word. Blind ads double the above rates. Display
ads on these pages, $7.60 per column inch. Legal rates governed by
state law. Only current paid-up accounts will be allowed to charge classified and/or display advertising. All others must be paid in advance.
Political advertising must be paid in advance. The Moorefield Examiner
assumes no financial responsibility for typographical errors in adver-
Emergency
Generators
Sales &
Installation
Furnaces
Cell# 304-257-8882
1407 US Route 220 North
Moorefield, WV 26836
Owner Jeff Saville
Licensed & Insured WV041077
•FENCING CONTRACTOR
•GARAGE DOORS
Underground Dynamics, LLC
Precision
Overhead Doors
Jim Teter, Owner
Locust & Pine
Fence Material
for Sale
[email protected]
Lic.#WV049574 • Insured
W. VA. INSURANCE CO. www.envircoinc.com
Home, Farm,
Mobile Home, Cabin
Heritage Insurance, LLC
Online Bill Pay
EnvircoNews
304-538-6677
J.T. PLUMBING
Sales • Service • Installation
--- Service Calls ---
304-856-3894
Drain Cleaning • Water Leaks
Moorefield Area
Serving WV and VA since 1986
304-851-2967 • #PL03639
WV002326
HC 71 Box 92A,
Capon Bridge, WV 26711
•TAX SERVICES
Need a NOTARY STAMP? Need an ADDRESS STAMP?
Baker Rocks
Accounting Service
304-538-2830
MOOREFIELD EXAMINER (304)530- 6397
6559 US Hwy 220 S
Moorefield, WV
•RUBBER STAMPS
tisements; only one corrected classified insertion can be printed at no
charge, so immediate notification regarding incorrect classified advertisements is required. The Moorefield Examiner reserves the right to
correctly classify, revise or reject any advertising. Employment: It shall
be an unlawful employment practice, unless based on bonafide occupational qualifications or except where based upon applicable security
regulations established by the United States or the state of West Vir-
•SOLID WASTE HAULER
•PLUMBING
Jonathan L. Eye, Owner
Call 540-746-3361 or
Cell 1-304-358-7830
•INSURANCE
ginia for an employer or employment agency to print or circulate or
cause to be printed or to use in any form or application for employment
or to make an inquiry in connection with prospective employment,
which expresses the following: Directly or indirectly any limitation, specifications or discrimination as to race, religious creed, color, national origin, ancestry, physical handicap, marital status, sex, age or any intent
to make such limitation, specification or discrimination. Rentals and
304-897-6060
800-235-4044
West Virginia Certificated
Solid Waste Hauler
Serving Hardy & Grant
counties since 1990
Advertise in the
Business Directory —
Call 304-530-6397
Real Estate: Notice: All real estate advertised herein is subject to the Federal Fair Housing Act, which makes it illegal to advertise “any preference,
limitation, or discrimination because of race, color, religion, sex, disability,
familial status, or national origin, or intention to make any such preference,
limitation, or discrimination.” We will not knowingly accept any advertising
for real estate which is in violation of the law. All persons are hereby informed
that all dwellings advertised are available on an equal opportunity basis.
MOOREFIELD (WV) EXAMINER, Wednesday, March 20, 2013 - Page 5B
220 NOTICE
NOTICE: OLIVET Cemetery
mowing will begin in April. All
loose flowers and other items will
be gathered from graves unless
they are in vases or attached to the
top of a stone. If you have flowers,
containers, small statuettes, or
other items you would like to
keep, please pick them up. Contact any member of the Olivet
Cemetery Board of Directors if
you have questions or concerns.
RAINBOW
PATRIOTIC
Pageant, April 14th, Moorefield.
Call
304-263-1499
or
[email protected].
RIVERSIDE CABINS and RV
park. Open year round with full
hook-up and cabins along the
river, pool, mini-golf, gem mine,
fishing. Fisher, WV 304-538-6467.
SEPTIC TANKS PUMPED,
M & M Septic Service. Call 304
257-3191.
SPRING MOUNTAIN Festival
Pageants: April 6, Landis Arts
Center, Petersburg. $20 entry fee
for 0-15 ages, $35 entry fee for 1621. Call Eileen, 304-257-2722 or
www.gowv.com.
Yellow Jackettes Garnered Shutout in
Season Opener over Frankfort
235 AUCTIONS
PYLE HEAVY Equipment Auction. Saturday, March 23rd,
10:00am—Shinnston, WV (Mountain State Auto Auction Site).
Open to the Public! WV’s Largest,
New and used equipment sale! For
photos
visit
our
website:
www.pylesauction.com, Consign
today! Call Lou Strosnider, 304539-5577.
Moorefield’s Beth Cook slid safely under the tag of Frankfort catcher Alyssa Lantz as umpire Richard
Hamilton looked on and made the call.
two strikeouts and a ground-out.
Rogers spun two strikeouts in
the top of the third inning and
Moorefield Examiner
Beth Cook collected a grounder
and sent the ball to Taylor Zuber
“I think I was more nervous for the out.
Zuber garnered the first hit and
than they were. For some reason
this varsity team is notorious for stolen base of the Yellow Jackettes’
waiting until the fourth inning to
start hitting, using their bats.
Bunting the ball, that scored some
runs for us. We had strong pitching
and strong defense. All of the key
components we needed to come
together, came together for both
squads,” Moorefield Coach Tammie Ayers commented.
Moorefield pitcher Danica
Rogers threw ten strikeouts in the
season opener, while Frankfort’s season, but wasn’t brought home.
On defense, Zuber collected a
Alexandra Northcraft kept the Yelgrounder for an out, Rogers got a
low Jackettes puzzled early.
The first hit of the contest came strikeout, and Jayme Fraley ended
in the second inning as Frankfort’s the inning with a sliding catch trapChristine Doepker notched a sin- ping the ball in her glove.
Moorefield’s Brooklin Gilbert
gle to break the curse of four
bunted the ball and beat the throw
strikeouts.
Northcraft retired the side with to first base, then an error at first
Story & Photos
By Carl Holcomb
enabled her to move to second
base.
Beth Cook stepped to the plate
and hit a RBI single, then stole second.
Frankfort attempted a double
play on a grounder, but the throw
to third base was dropped as Cook
The pitching war yielded two singles
in the first three innings, then Moorefield
unleashed an attack with the assistance of
the Falcons’ talons missing the ball as the
Yellow Jackettes soared to the finish with
an 8-0 shutout.
slid in safely.
Katelynn Wills made a hit up
the middle and the fielder’s choice
to home plate was a little late as
Cook scored under the tag.
Michaela Regester made it
safely to first base as the throw to
first was too high.
Wills scored on the play and
Regester moved to second base.
Moorefield took a 3-0 edge
entering the fifth inning.
Rogers allowed a single, but
still got two strikeouts and a
ground-out to end the top of the
fifth inning.
The Yellow Jackettes practiced
bunting all year last year and that
hard work paid off in the fifth.
McKenzie Weese and Jayme
Fraley hit back-to-back bunts and
safely reached base.
Gilbert followed with a RBI
single.
Cook hit into a fielder’s choice
and the throw to home plate was
dropped as Fraley scored.
During Brooke Riggleman’s
atbat, there was a wild pitch and
two runners scored.
After a flyout, Regester hit a
bunt single and stole second base.
Rogers hit the game-winning
RBI single.
The mercy rule came into
effect.
Moorefield showed patience
and resolve in waiting for the right
moment to come alive, buzzing
loudly for the win.
“I think we played well. Those
first four innings, I thought they
were crisp and well played. We had
a few miscues there in the fourth
and fifth and that cost us our composure. Everything’s fixable. We
did some good things up to a point.
We made a couple of mistakes and
lost our composure and it spiraled
down from there,” Frankfort
Coach Duke Lantz remarked.
“All in all, I’m happy with our
effort. Danica Rogers pitched well,
moving the ball around on us. We
couldn’t string anything together.
First game jitters. You have to
remember Moorefield was the
Class A state runner-up. You’re
laying against a very good team
who only lost one senior. That is
the reason why I like playing them,
because they are a very good softball program. If you want to gauge
your softball program, you play a
team like them. Their talent didn’t
go anywhere.”
The Moorefield JV squad won
20-0 in three innings of play.
Cheyenne Lender (3-for-3) and
Tara George (3-for-4) paced Yellow Jackettes at the plate and
added three and two runs, respectively.
Taylor Titus and Alisha Redmon both contributed three runs.
“Our JV team did an awesome
job hitting, and pitching, and playing defense as well,” Coach Ayers
noted.
Notice to Allegheny Power
Customers with Rights-of-Way
Across Their Property
During the severe weather that occurred on March 6,
2013 it was necessary for Potomac Edison to perform
emergency line clearing on portions of its electric line
rights-of-way located in Hardy County. The work is
limited to the cutting of trees and brush necessary to
restore safe and reliable electric service to our
customers. Over the next several weeks, you may
notice Potomac Edison crews or contractors working
in your area inspecting lines and performing
additional storm related line clearing. Properties
affected by the emergency are located throughout the
Hardy County area. For more information, contact:
Potomac Edison, Phone: 1-800-686-0011.
Darlene K. Cook
25 years experience
Registered Tax Return Preparer
431 Lost River State Park Rd.,
Moorefield, WV
Hours: Mon.–Sat. 8 AM–9 PM
NEW LISTING Extremely nice 3BR, 1 BA home in quiet neighborhood. Minutes
from downtown Morgantown & University, but far enough away to be out of
busyness of town. Nice fenced back yard, deck, basketball court, & heated garage.
$139,000 Call Hunter Williams, (304) 257-3638 or visit: Hwilliams.OdrWv.com
WARDENSVILLE
Very nice well kept 3BR, 2.5 BA vacation home. Adjoins George Washington National
Forest. ADT Security System. Property is deer fenced. Definitely a great getaway. Don’t
miss this delightful home. $245,000 Call Hunter Williams, (304) 257-3638 or visit:
Hwilliams.OdrWv.com
MOOREFIELD
Very nice Cape Cod Home located in Town. 4BR, 3 BA, Master Bedroom has a Balcony
w/ Mountain Views. $114,900 Call HD Coppe, (304) 257-3270 or visit:
HDCoppe.OdrWv.com
OLD FIELDS
2 nice cabins on almost 6 Ac. 1 BR, 1 BA w/ app, 672 SF, heat pump w/ central air,
woodstove in Basement. 2 BR, 1 BA Guest Cottage w/ property, 680 SF. Gated
Development w/ View of Mountains. 20x40 Pole Building w/ multiple outbuildings.
$125,900 Call HD Coppe, (304) 257-3270 or visit: HDCoppe.OdrWv.com
UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY!
484 ac turn key farm operation. Additional 650 ac of leased pasture. Farm house & 3
rental properties. Fertile creek bottom for row crops. Lowland hayfields. Mountain
pasture. New USDA funded feed lot. Fresh water springs. Numerous barns & sheds.
Timberland & outstanding hunting. Long county road frontage. Rare to see a farm of
this size & quality on the market. Call Robert Williams, (304) 257-7940 or visit:
Rrwilliams.OdrWv.com
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LEGAL ADVERTISEMENTS
LEGAL ADVERTISEMENTS
LEGAL ADVERTISEMENTS
LEGAL ADVERTISEMENTS
LEGAL ADVERTISEMENTS
LEGAL ADVERTISEMENTS
TRUSTEE’S SALE OF
VALUABLE REAL ESTATE
By virtue of the authority vested in your
undersigned trustee by that certain deed of
trust dated the 12th day of April 2005, and of
record in the Office of the Clerk of the
County Commission of Hardy County, West
Virginia, in Deed of Trust Book 207, at Page
592, executed by Elizabeth C. Sampsel, formerly known as Elizabeth C. Dolly and Evelyn D Fitzwater, formerly known as Evelyn D.
Kohne, to Jack H. Walters and Howard E.
Krauskopf, either of whom may act, to
secure the payment of that certain negotiable promissory note described therein,
payable to the order of Capon Valley Bank,
a West Virginia Banking Corporation, at its
address of P.O. Box 119, Wardensville, WV
26851, and signed by the said Elizabeth C.
Sampsel and Evelyn D Fitzwater, as makers,
and default having occurred in the payment
of said negotiable promissory note secured
by the deed of trust set forth hereinabove,
and the said Capon Valley Bank, as the beneficial holder of said note, having notified
the undersigned trustee in writing to do so,
said trustee, will offer for sale at public auction to the highest bidder, the following
described tract or parcel of real estate, at
the front door of the Courthouse in Moorefield, Hardy County, West Virginia, on
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 27, 2013
AT 2:00 P.M.
all that certain tract or parcel of real
estate designated as Lot 220, 4th Street,
(Section 4), Misty Terrace Subdivision containing 0.115 acres, more or less, together
with any and all rights, rights of way, easements, improvements and appurtenances
thereunto belonging, lying and being situate
in Moorefield Corporation, Hardy County,
West Virginia, and being more particularly
bounded and described in the Office of the
Clerk of the County Commission of Hardy
County, West Virginia, in Map Book 3, at
Page 122, and reference is hereby made to
said Plat and to Lot 220, 4th Street, as set
forth thereupon for a more specific description of the real estate being offered for sale
herein.
And being the tract or parcel of real
estate conveyed unto Elizabeth C. Sampsel,
formerly known as Elizabeth C. Dolly and
Evelyn D Fitzwater, formerly known as Evelyn D. Kohne, by Margaret Z. Williams, by
that certain deed dated June 14, 1993, and
of record in the Office of the Clerk of the
County Commission of Hardy County, West
Virginia in Deed Book 223, at Page 303.
Reference is hereby made to said aforementioned deed for any and all pertinent
purposes.
The real estate being offered for sale
herein is designated as Parcel 0056 of Tax
Map 19 of Moorefield Corporation of Hardy
County, West Virginia.
The tract or parcel of real estate being
offered for sale herein is being offered for
sale, subject to any and all restrictions,
reservations, covenants, conditions, easements and rights of way, contained in, provided for, or reserved in any and all prior
instruments in chain of title. Specific reference is made to those Restrictions,
Covenants and Conditions of record in the
Office of the Clerk of the County Commission of Hardy County, West Virginia in Deed
Book 223, at Page 305. Same shall be
incorporated into the deed of conveyance,
by reference to the high bidder at the sale
referenced herein.
The tract or parcel of real estate offered
for sale herein is improved by a 2005 Skyline Spring Book mobile home.
The real estate will be conveyed unto
the highest bidder by a special warranty
deed from your undersigned trustee.
Real estate taxes on the real estate the
subject of this sale notice shall be paid for
all those taxes coming due in the Spring of
2013, and the high bidder shall be responsible for the taxes that become due in the Fall
of 2013 and henceforth.
The Trustee shall be under no duty to
cause any existing tenant or person occupying subject real estate to vacate said property.
All costs for deed preparation, transfer
stamps and real estate taxes currently due
shall be paid by the purchaser.
In the event that there are Federal Tax
Liens against the real estate the subject of
this sale, the United States Government
shall have the right to redeem the property
within 120 days from the date of said sale or
the period allowable for redemption,
whichever is longer.
TERMS: A $5,000.00 deposit is required
on the date of sale and the balance to be
paid in cash at closing. Closing shall occur
at the office of your undersigned trustee at
204 North Elm Street, across from the
Courthouse, in Moorefield, Hardy County,
West Virginia, at a date and time to be mutually agreed upon between the trustee and
the high bidder, which said date and time
shall not exceed thirty (30) days from the
date of sale. Failure to close within the applicable time frame will cause a forfeiture of the
deposit paid. Purchaser may elect to pay
the entire purchase price on day of sale.
Prospective bidders are invited to contact your undersigned trustee or Capon Valley Bank, prior to the day of sale with regard
to any and all questions that might arise.
Jack H. Walters, Trustee
WALTERS, KRAUSKOPF & BAKER
P.O. Box 119
Moorefield, WV 26836
(304) 530-6618
H. Junior Wilson, Auctioneer
3/6, 3/13, 3/20 3c
————————————————
America N.A. to foreclose thereunder, will
offer for sale at public auction at the front
door of the Hardy County Courthouse in
Moorefield, West Virginia, on
March 28, 2013
at 12:45 o’clock pm
the following described real estate,
together with its improvements, easements
and appurtenances thereunto belonging,
situate in South Fork District, Hardy County,
West Virginia, and more particularly
described as follows:
BEING A PORTION OF THAT CERTAIN
TRACT REAL ESTATE CONVEYED UNTO
LAWRENCE R. BARR, BY DEED OF MARION BARR WILSON, ROY T. WILSON, FAYE
BARR VANCE, JOHN C. VANCE, LESLIE A.
BARR, CAROLYN BARR, WAYDE BARR
HARPER, DEAN A. HARPER, ELEANOR
BARR HISER, HAROLD G. HISER, BONNIE
BARR SITES AND RALPH E. SITES, DATED
THE 14TH DAY OF JULY, 1988, AND OF
RECORD IN THE OFFICE OF THE CLERK
OF THE COUNTY COMMISSION OF
HARDY COUNTY, WEST VIRGINIA, IN
DEED BOOK NO. 201, AT PAGE 233. THE
SURVEYOR’S DESCRIPTION OF SURVEY
FOR 3.69 ACRES, AS SET FORTH IN SAID
DEED ALSO INCLUDES A TRACT OF 0.84
ACRES CONVEYED UNTO THE SAID
LAWRENCE R. BARR, BY DEED OF
RICHARD A. BARR AND GRACE W. BARR,
HIS WIFE, DATED THE 7TH DAY OF JULY.
1965, AND OF RECORD IN THE AFORESAID CLERK’S OFFICE IN DEED BOOK
NO. 113, AT PAGE 265, AND LAWRENCE R.
BARR HAS MADE THE FOLLOWING OUTCONVEYANCES FROM SAID 3.69 ACRE
TRACT;
1. CONVEYANCE OF 0.70 ACRE TO
ELDRIDGE J. BARR, JR. AND KIMBERLY D.
BARR, HUSBAND AND WIFE, BY DEED
DATED THE 26TH DAY OF FEBRUARY,
1993, AND OF RECORD IN THE OFFICE
OF THE CLERK OF THE COUNTY COMMISSION OF HARDY COUNTY, WEST VIRGINIA, IN DEED BOOK NO. 222, AT PAGE
280; AND
2. CONVEYANCE OF 1.67 ACRES TO
TERESA B. PERLOV, BY DEED DATED THE
15TH DAY OF MAY, 1992, AND OF RECORD
IN THE AFORESAID CLERK’S OFFICE IN
DEED BOOK NO. 218, AT PAGE 269.
Commonly known as 534 Rig Road
Moorefield, WV 26836
However, by showing this address no
additional coverage is provided
At the time of the execution of the Deed
of Trust, this property was reported to have
an address of: 534 Rig West Rd, Moorefield, WV 26836-8245.
The referenced real estate will be conveyed with no covenants of warranty, and
subject to all covenants, restrictions, easements, rights of way and reservations which
may be a matter of record in the aforesaid
Clerk’s Office or visible upon the ground, all
prior liens and encumbrances, including,
without limitation, liens for real estate taxes,
incinerator, sanitary and sewer charges.
The purchasers at the sale shall be responsible for paying the recording costs and also
the tax on the privilege of transferring real
property (the cost of the tax stamp to be
affixed to the deed). The purchasers shall
be responsible for payment of all real estate
taxes.
The subject property will be sold in “AS
IS” condition. The Substitute Trustee shall
be under no duty to cause any existing tenant or person occupying the subject property to vacate said property.
TERMS: $11,000.00 in cash and/or certified funds as deposit with the balance due
and payable within 30 days of the day of
sale.
FEDERAL TAX LIEN: In the event that
there are Federal Tax Liens against the property, the United States would have the right
to redeem the property within a period of
120 days from the date of such sale or the
period allowable for redemption under local
law, whichever is longer.
Pursuant to the Deed of Trust, the
Trustee may postpone the sale by public
announcement at the time and place designated or by posting a notice of the same,
and act by agent in the execution of the
sale. The parties secured by the Deed of
Trust reserve the right to purchase the property at such sale.
SENECA TRUSTEES, INC.
6108 Mid Atlantic Drive
Morgantown, WV 26508
(304) 413-0044
(304) 292-2918
Toll free: (888) 534-3132
Reference File No. 20-001137-13
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the tax on the privilege of transferring real
property (the cost of the tax stamp to be
affixed to the deed). The purchasers shall
be responsible for payment of all real estate
taxes.
The subject property will be sold in “AS
IS” condition. The Substitute Trustee shall
be under no duty to cause any existing tenant or person occupying the subject property to vacate said property.
TERMS: $12,000.00 in cash and/or certified funds as deposit with the balance due
and payable within 30 days of the day of
sale.
If the sale is set aside for any reason, the
Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only
to a return of the deposit paid. The Purchaser shall have no further recourse
against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee or the
Mortgagee’s attorney.
FEDERAL TAX LIEN: In the event that
there are Federal Tax Liens against the property, the United States would have the right
to redeem the property within a period of
120 days from the date of such sale or the
period allowable for redemption under local
law, whichever is longer.
Pursuant to the Deed of Trust, the
Trustee may postpone the sale by public
announcement at the time and place designated or by posting a notice of the same,
and act by agent in the execution of the
sale. The parties secured by the Deed of
Trust reserve the right to purchase the property at such sale.
SENECA TRUSTEES, INC.
6108 Mid Atlantic Drive
Morgantown, WV 26508
(304) 413-0044
(304) 292-2918
Toll free: (888) 534-3132
Reference File No. 42-001563-13
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rights or easements which may affect same
and which are of record in the aforesaid
Clerk’s Office.
It is further understood and agreed that
this conveyance is made with and subject to
those certain “Declarations of Protective
Covenants” of record in the said Clerk’s
Office in Deed Book No. 176, at Page 462,
and the Grantees by acceptance and recordation of a deed agree to be bound by the
same. Said covenants are subject to any
amendments hereafter recorded in said
Clerk’s Office. The protective covenants and
restrictive conditions shall be deemed to be
running with the land, and binding upon the
Grantees, their heirs or assigns. The protective covenants and restrictive conditions are
now incorporated herein by reference as
though they were set forth textually herein.
The property having a common address
of: 316 Hookneck Dr. Moorefield, WV 26836
Property is sold subject to prior trusts,
encumbrances, restrictions and easements
of record, if any. The property is sold subject to an accurate survey at purchaser’s
expense.
FEDERAL TAX LIEN: In the event that
there are Federal Tax Liens against the property, the United States would have the right
to redeem the property within a period of
120 days from the date of such sale or the
period allowable for redemption under local
law, whichever is longer.
TERMS OF SALE:
A deposit of
$7,500.00 by certified check or cashier’s
check at sale made payable to Mancini &
Associates, the balance in cash or by certified check at closing. Certified funds must
be presented to Trustee for inspection at
start of sale in order to be qualified to bid.
The purchaser will be required to complete
settlement within 30 days of the date of the
sale, and if the purchaser fails to complete
the settlement, the deposit made will be forfeit and the property resold at the risk and
expense of the purchaser. Conveyance will
be subject to all easements, conveyances,
rights-of-way, conditions and restrictions of
record. The property is sold in “as is” condition. The beneficial owner of the Deed of
Trust does not make any representations or
warranties as to the physical condition of the
property or its occupancy status. Any and
all legal procedural requirements to obtain
physical possession of the premises after
the closing are the responsibility of the purchaser. Risk of loss or damage will be purchaser’s responsibility from and after the
foreclosure sale. All taxes and utility
charges will be the responsibility of the purchaser. All settlement fees, costs of conveyance, examination of title, recording
charges, and transfer taxes are at the
expense of the purchaser. Trustee makes no
representations regarding state of title. If the
Trustee cannot convey insurable or marketable title, purchaser’s sole remedy is a
return of deposit.
Pursuant to the terms of the Deed of
Trust, the Trustee may postpone the sale by
public announcement at the time and place
designated, and act by agent in the execution of the sale. The Trustee reserves the
right to continue sale of the subject property
from time to time by oral proclamation,
which continuation shall be in the sole discretion of the Trustee. The parties secured
by the Deed of Trust reserve the right to purchase the property at such sale.
Daniel J. Mancini, Esq.
Agent for the Substitute Trustees
Mancini & Associates
201A Fairview Drive
Monaca, PA 15061
Phone (724) 728-1020
Fax (724) 728-4239
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NOTICE OF PROPOSED
CHARTER AMENDMENT
Please take notice that the Town Council of the Town of Moorefield shall on the
16th day of April, 2013, at the hour of 6:45
o’clock P.M. in the Council Chambers at
Town Hall at 206 Winchester Avenue, in the
Town of Moorefield, Hardy County, West Virginia, conduct a public hearing with regard
to the amendment of Section 7 of the Charter of the Town of Moorefield to provide for
re-elections to take place on the second
Tuesday in the month of June as opposed
to the current section of the Charter for the
Town of Moorefield which provides for reelections on the first Tuesday in June. On
the aforementioned date of the public hearing, any qualified voter or any freeholder of
the Town of Moorefield may appear and file
objections in writing. If no objections are
filed the proposed amendment shall
become operative on and after the 29th day
of April 2013.
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TRUSTEE’S SALE OF
VALUABLE REAL ESTATE
The undersigned Substitute Trustee, by
virtue of the authority vested in him by that
certain Deed of Trust, dated the 24th day of
July, 2007, and duly recorded in the Office
of the Clerk of the County Commission of
Hardy County, West Virginia, in Deed Book
232, at page 155, Michael A. Pultz and
Susan L. Pultz did convey unto Richard A.
Pill and Richard David D. Pill, Trustee(s), certain real property described in said Deed of
Trust; and the beneficiary has elected to
appoint Seneca Trustees, Inc., as Substitute
Trustee by a Substitution of Trustee dated
February 19, 2013 and recorded in the
aforesaid Clerk’s office; and default having
been made under the aforementioned Deed
of Trust, and the undersigned Substitute
Trustee having been instructed by Bank of
TRUSTEE’S SALE OF
VALUABLE REAL ESTATE
The undersigned Substitute Trustee, by
virtue of the authority vested in him by that
certain Deed of Trust, dated the 13th day of
May, 2008, and duly recorded in the Office
of the Clerk of the County Commission of
Hardy County, West Virginia, in Deed Book
240, at page 157, Harvey C Shreve, Jr. did
convey unto George M. Schoen, Trustee(s),
certain real property described in said Deed
of Trust; and the beneficiary has elected to
appoint Seneca Trustees, Inc., as Substitute
Trustee by a Substitution of Trustee dated
February 8, 2013 and recorded in the aforesaid Clerk’s office; and default having been
made under the aforementioned Deed of
Trust, and the undersigned Substitute
Trustee having been instructed by Wells
Fargo Bank, N.A. to foreclose thereunder,
will offer for sale at public auction at the front
door of the Hardy County Courthouse in
Moorefield, West Virginia, on
April 4, 2013
at 12:45 o’clock pm
the following described real estate,
together with its improvements, easements
and appurtenances thereunto belonging,
situate in Capon District, Hardy County,
West Virginia, and more particularly
described as follows:
THE LAND REFERRED TO IN THIS
EXHIBIT IS LOCATED IN THE COUNTY OF
HARDY AND THE STATE OF WEST VIRGINIA IN DEED BOOK 192 AT PAGE 120
AND DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS.
ALL THAT CERTAIN LOT OR PARCEL
OF REAL ESTATE TOGETHER WITH ALL
RIGHTS, RIGHTS-OF-WAYS, IMPROVEMENTS AND APPURTENANCES THEREUNTO BELONGING, AND BEING LOCATED
AND SITUATE IN CAPON DISTRICT,
HARDY COUNTY, WEST VIRGINIA, WEST
OF WAITES RUN AND ALSO WEST OF
WEST VIRGINIA ROUTE 5/1, CONTAIN 2.01
ACRES, MORE OR LESS.
BEING THE SAME PROPERTY
DESCRIBED IN DEED TO HARVEY C.
SHREVE, JR., A SINGLE MAN FROM
CLAUDE ORNDORFF AND JUANITA ORNDORFF, HIS WIFE RECORDED ON
NOVEMBER 1, 1986 IN DEED BOOK 192,
AT PAGE 120, HARDY COUNTY, WEST VIRGINIA
At the time of the execution of the Deed
of Trust, this property was reported to have
an address of: 248 Adams Rd, Wardensville, WV 26851.
The referenced real estate will be conveyed with no covenants of warranty, and
subject to all covenants, restrictions, easements, rights of way and reservations which
may be a matter of record in the aforesaid
Clerk’s Office or visible upon the ground, all
prior liens and encumbrances, including,
without limitation, liens for real estate taxes,
incinerator, sanitary and sewer charges.
The purchasers at the sale shall be responsible for paying the recording costs and also
NOTICE OF SUBSTITUTE
TRUSTEE’S SALE
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that default
having occurred in the payment of a certain
indebtedness secured by a Deed of Trust
dated May 29, 2007, from Jeffery T. McDonald a/k/a Jeffrey T. McDonald and Valerie
McDonald a/k/a Valorie A. McDonald to
Nathan Wasser, Trustee, recorded in the
Office of the Clerk of the County Commission, Hardy County, West Virginia in Deed of
Trust Book No. 231 at Page 47, which Deed
of Trust authorizes the beneficiary to
remove, substitute or add a Trustee, at its
option, and the beneficiary having exercised
its option and substituted Emmanuel B.
Loucas and/or Connie Kesner, as its
Trustees, to act in the enforcement of said
Deed of Trust in person, and the undersigned Substitute Trustees having been
requested by the beneficial owner of said
indebtedness to enforce said Deed of Trust,
will offer for sale at a public auction on
FRIDAY
APRIL 5, 2013
AT 1:00PM
IN FRONT OF THE
HARDY COUNTY COURTHOUSE
MOOREFIELD, WEST VIRGINIA
the following described real estate with
all improvements, easements, and appurtenances thereunto belonging:
All that certain tract or parcel of real
estate, situate in South Fork District, Hardy
County, West Virginia, designated as Lot
No. 8 of the Don C. Vance and Nancy C.
Vance Subdivision, containing 2.05 acres,
more or less, together with all rights, privileges, improvements, rights-of-way and
appurtenances thereunto belonging or in
any way appertaining, and being more particularly described according to a plat of survey of record in Plat Book No. 3, at Page 24.
It is understood and agreed that this
conveyance is made with and subject to any
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MOOREFIELD (WV) EXAMINER, Wednesday, March 20, 2013 - Page 7B
THE OLD MASTER
To paraphrase Gerald Ford, our
long statewide nightmare is nearly
over. Mercifully, the basketball season ended this week in the Big 12
Tournament.
The regular season finale was
Iowa State, and in some ways, it was
a microcosm of the entire season.
They were plagued by poor shooting
and poor defense. They did play
hard, and turned a blowout into a
close game, but fell short at the end.
So a season that seemed so full of
promise in November ends with a
13-18 record, including a 6-12 conference mark. This is the worst regular season in terms of winning percentage in Bob Huggins’ career.
To be honest, the second half
against the Cyclones was pretty fun
to watch. They played with heart
and hustle, but they also were effective. If THAT team had shown up
more often, the season would have
been so much more successful.
But, against Texas Tech, the
Mountaineers once again came up
short. The final play was a tip-in off
a missed shot with less than 1 sec-
BY
JAY
FISHER
ond to go. WVU had a chance, but
let it slip through their grasp.
The women’s team had their Big
12 tournament appearance cut
short, when they blew a 22 point
halftime lead against Oklahoma.
The loss puts them on the NCAA
bubble. They have a lot of quality
wins, but they also have several
losses, and they will be sweating out
the selection process.
There is some good news to
report, however. The rifle team is
the National Champion once again.
It is the 15th title for WVU in rifle,
and they were led by Petra Zublasing. The senior from Italy swept the
individual titles in air rifle and small
bore. That hasn’t happened since
2001, when US Olympian Matt
Emmons pulled off the sweep. Congratulations to the rifle team!
A tip of the hat to the swimming
teams, who competed at their first
Big 12 Championships. The men
placed third and the women finished second. Most impressively,
Rachael Burnett was named the
Outstanding Female Swimmer of
the meet. She won three events, and
set a Big 12 record in the 200 free.
When you consider that Texas is a
perennial Top 10 program that has
won multiple national titles, setting
a Big 12 record is not a trivial thing.
She and Mandie Nugent will represent WVU at the NCAA Championships this weekend.
Finally, with the warmer
weather, Spring football practice
has started. Obviously, there are
major tasks on “all three sides of the
ball.” Offensively, a host of skill
players must be replaced. Defensively, the whole unit needs to
improve. And special teams must
find replacements as well. The
Spring Game will be held April 20 at
2:00.
Foltz Moving Up the Ladder
Story by Carl Holcomb
Photo by Marky Billson
Moorefield Examiner
Alex Foltz, a local grown baseball
prospect from Mathias, W.Va., has
been making big strides in moving up
the ranks in hopes of landing a spot
with a Major League Baseball affiliated team.
After graduating from East Hardy
in 2006, Foltz attended James Madison University in Harrisonburg, Va.
Foltz excelled in the Colonial Athletic Association with the Dukes, earning some awards along the way.
Foltz had batting averages of .309,
.355, .351, and .359 during his tenure
with the Dukes.
Foltz was the starting center
fielder.
Unfortunately, an injury made his
draft stock plummet his senior season
in 2011.
During summers at JMU, Foltz got
more development through the New
England Collegiate Baseball League in
Holyoke,Mass. and a few games in the
Golden League (Independent) with
St. George.
After graduating from JMU, Foltz
played a handful of games with Independent teams Chico (North American) and New York (CanAm).
Foltz played two seasons with the
Evansville Otters of the Frontier
League (Independent), but was hitting
.262 and .203.
It seemed as though his dream of
playing in the Major Leagues was slipping away.
Foltz had the opportunity to showcase his talent in Florida last season
and again this year in Texas.
Foltz played for the Brownsville
Stars of the Texas Winter League this
past February.
Foltz ignited out of his hitting
slump with a stellar outing.
Foltz was one of the leaders in hitting with with an average of .364 in 19
games with 20 hits, 12 runs, seven
RBI’s, and eight stolen bases.
Foltz played against former MLB
star Jose Canseco, against Vince Coleman’s son, and hit against Curtis
Camilli, who is the great-grandson of
Dolph Camilli.
Henry Garcia, one of the most
notable pitchers in the league, signed
with the Arizona Diamondbacks and
Foltz garnered a single in one appearance against him during a late inning
rally.
Foltz enjoyed his time in Texas,
playing in towns near the border of
Mexico and sampling local cuisine.
“It was fun, the experience was
good. Although, there was not any
homegrown West Virginia food. I wasn’t there to eat, I was there to play ball.
I want to make the best of this situation. At the end of the day, I want to
play for an affiliated team. It gives me
the opportunity to play pro ball someday. It was a chance to showcase
myself. These Independent leagues are
stepping stones to play for an affiliated
team. I feel blessed to have this opportunity,” Foltz stated.
Foltz was certainly noticed, becoming the only position player (outfield)
to join an American Association team.
“There are 40 guys from the TWL
who have been signed or invited to
some sort of pro camp. Foltz was the
player who went the farthest of all the
position players in the league. I can tell
you that Foltz was perhaps the fastest
man in the league,” Texas Winter
League Media Director Marky Billson
stated.
Foltz managed to steal all the way
around to home in one inning during a
game against Edinburg.
Foltz made such an impact during
the Texas Winter League, that the
Gary SouthShore Railcats of the
(Independent) American Association
signed him to play.
The American Association is one
of the premiere independent leagues
with a steady fan base and many MLB
scouts who come to find future gems.
Foltz will embark on his journey up
north at the end of the month with the
intent to gain attention to his talents
for a potential MLB team to pick him.
Gary, Ind. is known for its steel
mills and for being the birthplace of
the Jackson Five.
It is located 25 miles from Chicago
and is situated along Lake Michigan.
The Railcats were founded in 2002
and their season begins mid-May.
Foltz will be playing in the U.S.
Steel Yard stadium with a seating
capacity of 6,139.
“The manager is an awesome guy.
I look forward to playing for the Railcats. I love baseball, playing the game
right. At the end of the day, I want to
be successful, that is all that matters,”
Foltz noted.
There are two teams nearby called
the Chicago Cubs and the Chicago
White Sox, but Foltz is a Cincinnati
Reds fan and hopefully that won’t be
held against him.
Foltz is trying to make his mark on
baseball, mark your calendar.
Information provided by the Texas
Winter League.
Alex Foltz
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East Hardy Season Opener Results
March 16 at Frankfort (DH)
East Hardy 5, Frankfort 4
East Hardy 16, Frankfort 4
1st game 5-4 East Hardy:
Tyler Mongold pitched the first 4 innings:
He gave up 1 run on 3 hits,3 walks ,3 K’s.
Korey Foltz pitched the last 3 innings: He
gave up 3 unearned runs on 0 hits,3 walks,
and 1 K.
Hitting: Korey Foltz was 3 for 4 ,2 SB and
scored 2 runs.
Justin Basye was 2 for 4 with 1 double
and 2 RBI’s.
2nd game 16-4 East Hardy:
Justin Basye pitched the first 4 innings.
He gave up 4 runs on 6 hits, 7 walks with 5
K’s.
Hunter Miller pitched 1 inning - 0 hits, 0
walks, 1 K.
Hitting: Korey Foltz was 4 for 4 with 1
triple, 1 SB and 6 RBI’s.
On the day he was 7 for 8, scored 5 runs
and had 3 SB. Brady Hinkle was 1 for 4 with
a 3 run triple.
Justin Basye was 1 for 2 with a RBI double.
Jesse Miller and Wyatt Basye both
scored 3 runs.
“[Pitching] looked good for first game.
They were good wins to start the season off,
when we had 2 starters out. Our young kids
stepped up and did the job,” East Hardy
Coach Raymond Snapp stated.
MES January Principal’s
Award Recipents Announced
Moorefield Elementary School
Principal
Wade
Armentrout
announces recipients of the Principal’s Award for January. Those students honored were Angelica
Acosta, a first grade student in Mrs.
Dean’s class, and Zoe Vickers, a
second grade student in Mrs.
Rumer’s class. These students were
honored for making significant
improvement in academics and for
exhibiting outstanding behavior in
school.
Each of these students received
a certificate, a free movie pass to
South Branch Cinema or a free
bowling pass to South Branch
Lanes Bowling Alley, a free buffet
coupon from Ponderosa, a McDonalds coupon and a coupon for
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‘11 Kia Sportage SX
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coupon from Hardee’s and a free
bowling ticket. These students also
get to eat lunch with the principal.
Moorefield Elementary School
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Prepared Foods Division, Potomac
Lanes, McDonald’s, and Hardee’s.
V8, 4x4, Auto., 7K mi.
NADA Retail $23,200
V6, Auto., 4x4, 38K mi.
NADA Retail $23,925
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Moorefield Elementary School’s
January Students of the Month
were: Bradley Williamson, a student in Ms. Walker’s class, and
Sarah Weatherholt, a student in
Mrs. Arose’s class. Moorefield Elementary School Students of the
Month are presented with a tee
2-dr., Auto., Hard Top, 10K mi.
NADA Retail $30,825
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Angelica Acosta
to eat lunch with the principal. The
awards are made possible through
the generosity of South Branch Cinema, Potomac Lanes, Ponderosa,
McDonalds and Hardee’s.
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‘09 Journey AWD
RT, Sunroof, 66K mi.
NADA Retail $18,525
‘09 Ram 1500 Q/C
Hemi, SLT, Auto., 4x4, 25K mi.
NADA Retail $26,575
‘08 Impala LT
SALE PRICE $16,595
SALE PRICE $25,500
SALE PRICE $9,950
Automatic, V6,
101K mi.
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‘08 Cadillac STS AWD
‘07 Harley UltraGlide
Loaded Up,
Motor Upgrade, 11K mi.
4x4, Leather, 64K mi.
NADA Retail $25,700
SALE PRICE $20,950
SALE PRICE $14,900
SALE PRICE $23,995
Remote Start, Auto., Nav., 50K
NADA Retail $23,450
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‘07 GMC Yukon
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‘07 Ram 1500 R/C
Debbie Greenwalt is Moorefield
Intermediate School’s January 2013
Golden Apple Recipient. Mrs.
Greenwalt started as a substitute
custodian while working full time at
Pilgrim’s Pride until she was hired
in Hardy County as the full time
custodian at Moorefield Intermediate School.
When asked what she enjoys
most about her job, Mrs. Greenwalt
states “I have been given the privilege to work in a job with the most
wonderful staff and group of children I could ask for. I take a lot of
pride in my work and always try to
give 100 percent. I enjoy seeing all
those smiling faces and hearing the
students tell me good morning each
day.”
Mrs. Greenwalt and her husband Gary have two daughters,
Amy and Kelly and two grandchildren, Trevor and Tyler. She loves
spending time with her family and
spoiling her grandsons. She is a
member of the Old Fields’ Baptist
Church, Sunday School Secretary,
church council member, and a Kid’s
Jam Volunteer. Mrs. Greenwalt is
also proud to be a Redskin and
Dale Earnhart Jr. fan.
South Branch Students
Attend West Virginia
HOSA Competition
On March 1 and 2, two students
from South Branch Career and
Technical Center competed in the
Certified Nursing Assistants Division at the West Virginia Health
Occupations Students of America
(HOSA) Convention in Huntington, at Marshall University.
Pictured on the right are Whitney Timbrook (Moorefield High
School) and Micaela VanMeter
(Petersburg High School). Whitney
placed second in the state in the
Nursing Assistant competition.
SLT, Shortbed, Auto., 56K
NADA Retail $19,500
‘06 Silverado 1500
Z71, Xtra Cab, 4x4, Auto, 90K
NADA Retail $17,900
‘06 Mustang Coupe
SALE PRICE $18,775
SALE PRICE $16,650
SALE PRICE $11,550
5-spd., V6, Leather, 74K mi.
NADA Retail $12,400
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‘05 Chr ysler 300C
‘06 Ram 2500 Diesel
‘04 S-10 Crew Cab
SALE PRICE $15,850
SALE PRICE $29,450
SALE PRICE $11,495
‘11 Silverado 1500
‘09 Cor vet te Z06
‘00 Silverado 1500
SALE PRICE $29,450
SALE PRICE $47,500
SALE PRICE $10,990
Hemi, Sunroof, Navigation,
Leather, 46K mi.
SLT, 4x4, Q/C, Longbed, 23K
NADA Retail $31,125
Crew Cab, LT, Leather, 22K mi.
NADA Retail $33,275
Loaded Up, 32K mi.
NADA Retail $51,225
LS, 4x4, 4-door,
Auto., 84K mi.
Regular Cab, V8,
4x4, 49K mi.
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