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Arrests, arraignments keep magistrates busyBy RACHEL C. DOVEstaff writer

WILLIAMSON - Several arrests took place within Mingo County over the week-end, including two on outstanding warrants from crimes committed at an earlier date.

• Larry Wolford, 41, of Matewan, was arrested on domestic assault charges by Matewan Police Lt. P. Mounts, based on allegations of an incident that occurred on March 20, and was arraigned on March 26 before Magistrate Dallas Toler.

According to the criminal complaint, Wolford went to the home of his estranged wife, and when she refused to let him enter the residence, began kicking the door and is said to have yelled threats of bodily harm towards her. When Wolford damaged the entrance way enough to gain access inside, his wife ran to the neighbors and called Mingo County 911. The defendant is also

accused of damaging the wall inside the apartment in three places.

Wolford had been warned to not go to the location previously that day by the officer. When Mounts arrived on scene after the emergency call was placed, the defendant had left the residence. A warrant was then issued for his arrest. Wolford was arraigned and released on a $500 personal recogni-zance bond.

• Daryl Lee Rakes, 37, of Lenore, was arrested on charges of battery stemming from an incident which took place on March 12 at the Chevron Station at Le-nore.

According to the criminal complaint filed by Mingo County Sheriff ’s Depart-ment (MCSD) Cpl. J. Endicott and Sgt. J. Smith, Rakes allegedly was arguing with Ella Smith and is said to have kicked her in the stomach, knocking her to the ground. The event was captured on the security

camera footage belonging to the business. Charges of battery were used to obtain a warrant, and the defendant was taken into custody on March 26. Rakes was arraigned by Magistrate Toler who set bond at $500.

• John Copley, 25, of Delbarton, was arrested and arraigned on petit larceny charges from a Sept. 1, 2011, criminal complaint filed by MCSD Sgt. J. Smith and Deputy S. Smith. The complaint stated that Copley allegedly stole a Taurus revolver handgun from the garage of Bran-don Hubert of Ragland and then sold it to an unidentified individual at Daystar Rd., off on U.S. 119. The handgun was valued at $600.

Copley was arraigned by Magistrate Tol-er and was released on a $500 bond.

• Savanna K. Kidd, 23, of South Wil-liamson, Ky., was taken into custody on Saturday, March 24, after MCSD Deputy M.J. Miller and Delbarton Patrolman A.R.

Davis conducted a traffic stop on her ve-hicle for reasons of swerving and crossing the center line of the highway.

The criminal complaint stated that af-ter initiating the traffic stop, the officers detected a strong alcoholic odor coming from the breath of the defendant. Upon questioning, Kidd allegedly admitted that she has consumed 2 alcoholic beverages earlier that evening. Deputy Miller then conducted a three-part field sobriety test which showed definite signs of intoxica-tion. The defendant was taken into cus-tody and was transported to the sheriff ’s office where a breathalyzer test was con-ducted, which produced a result of a .169, well over the legal limit of .08.

Kidd was charged with DUI, aggravat-ed; left of center; and failure to show proof of insurance. She was arraigned before Magistrate Dee Sidebottom who set bond at $2,400.

Fire safety: The minimal cost for maximum protection

By RACHEL C. DOVEstaff writer

CHARLESTON - A re-cent tragedy in Charleston has, once again, brought to light the great importance of installing smoke detec-tors in your home and place of business.

Saturday morning, a house fire occurred near St. Albans that has now claimed its ninth victim after 7-year-old Timothy Bryan Camp was taken off life support Sunday afternoon.

He was admitted to the intensive care unit of the Charleston Area Medical Center with severe burns following the fire. Eight oth-ers, including two adults and six children whose ages range from 18 months to 8

years, lost their lives in one of the most horrific fire-re-lated tragedies firefighters serving that area has experi-enced in recent years.

According to preliminary reports released by the State Fire Marshalls Office, the origin is still unknown but there are no signs that sup-port that this was a case of arson. Firefighters continue to rake through the ashes and rubble of the home for any clues as to what may have caused the blaze that quickly engulfed the two-story wood structure.

Williamson Fire Chief Jerry Mounts spoke with the Daily News concerning disturbing news of no work-ing fire or smoke detectors

Remembering the great floodBy JULIA ROBERT GOADstaff writer

This April 4, will mark 35th anniversary of the di-saster that devastated the Tug Valley.

In remembrance, The Williamson Daily News will publish photographs and memories of those days in April when the mighty Tug overflowed her banks, obliterating everything in her path.

If you have pictures or memories you would like to share, please become part of our commemoration.

Please email your pho-tographs and memories to: [email protected], [email protected] or [email protected].

If you do not have digi-tal copies, drop off or mail your pictures and stories to 38 West 2nd Avenue, Williamson, WV 25661. Please include return ad-dresses.

Please have your infor-mation to us by Monday, April 2, in order for the paper to ensure everyone’s stories are published.

A request for all county, state candidates from WDN staffBy RACHEL C. DOVEstaff writer

WILLIAMSON - The edi-torial staff of the Daily News is requesting that any and all 2012 political candidates who have registered to seek a coun-ty or state office please submit your email address as quickly as possible.

The staff writers are cur-rently in the process of plan-ning the 2012 Meet the Can-didates special edition, and have been unsuccessful in making contact with several of the candidates in order to email the political question-naire.

If you have not already re-ceived the questionnaire, you are asked to contact the WDN at 304- 235-4242 and speak with either Rachel Dove, ext. 18, or Julia Goad, ext. 20 to be included in this political edi-tion. You may also email the reporters at [email protected] or [email protected].

If you have received the

information, please complete and return it as soon as pos-sible. If you do not have an email address, please stop by the office located at 38 West Second Ave. in Williamson or call and provide a mailing ad-dress and a form will be sent to you.

Your timely response to this request would be greatly appreciated.

‘Smoke detectors save lives;it’s just that simple.’

Getting down and dirty

staff photo/Kyle lovern Young Mason Hall was recently having fun outside the Belfry High School softball field in the pile of dirt used on the infield. The 3-year-old not only had a blast in the dirt, but he also danced to the rock music blaring over the public address system at the sports complex. His sister, Morgan Hall, is the catcher for the Lady Pirate softball team.

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The Town of Matewan underwater on April 4, 1977.

By JULIA ROBERTS GOADstaff writer

A Williamson girl will represent West Virginia in a national pag-eant to be aired on The Learning Channel.

Jordyn K. Marcum, the eight-year-old daughter of Roger Mar-cum II, and student at Riverside Elementary, will be featured on the program “Toddlers & Tiaras,” which will air locally Wednesday, April 11, at 10 p.m.

She has won various local com-petitions, including Miss Bu-chanan Sweetheart Pageant in Virginia, the Phenomenal Faces Pageant, America’s Best National

Pageants in Kentucky and Miss Magno-lia Fair.

She also won 2011’s Miss King Coal Pageant in Williamson as well as holding titles at the Kermit Fall Festival in 2011.

The next national pageant the Mingo County girl will compete in is the “Inter-national Star Search Pageant” in Tampa, Fla.

Her father said she has also gotten various offers from advertising compa-nies to appear in commercials and tele-vision.

“Jordyn said that she wants to be-come a lawyer or a physician when she grows up, but for now she is enjoying her stardom right here in the hills of West Virginia,” her father said. “We are very proud of her.”

Local girl to be featured on ‘Toddlers & Tiaras’

Jordyn K. Marcum, 8, will appear on the program, “Toddlers & Tiaras,” which will air locally Wednesday, April 11, at 10 p.m. on TLC.

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Notice is hereby given that CONSOL OF KENTUCKY INC, 100 CONSOL ENERGY DR., CANONSBURG, PA 15317 has a permit on fi le with the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) for the surface mining of approximately 25 acres and has submitted an application to the DEP, 1101 George Kostas Drive, Logan WV, 25601 for renewal of Article 3 Permit Number u055100 to Cola Underground in the Coalburg seam of coal. The operation is discharging into the Mud Lick Fork or Big Branch of Pigeon Creek or Tug River and is located 2.6 miles NorthEast of Naugatuck in Hardee District of Mingo County, Longitude 82° 19’ 16.0000” and Latitude 37° 49’ 35.0000” (Coordinates from USGS Topigraphical Map).

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Surface of the area within 100 feet of the permit is owned by:Nightbert Land Company, 949 4th Ave., Suite 200, Huntington, WV 24701

And the mineral with 100 feet of property is owned by:Nightbert Land Company, 949 4th Ave., Suite 200, Huntington, WV 24701

Written comments and/or requests for an informal conference of the permit renewal shall identify the applicant and application number and will be received by the Permit Supervisor at the DEP address above until 5/17/12 or thirty (30) days from the date of fi nal publication. A copy of the application will be available for review 5/17/12, or thirty (30) days from the date of fi nal publication in the DEP Regional offi ce located at the address above AND in the Mingo County Clerk’s Offi ce(s) during normal business hours.

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TUESDAY, MARCH 27, 2012 3WILLIAMSON DAILY NEWS

CalendarMarch 27

The Town of Matewan will be having a special council meeting at 6 p.m. to discuss the budget.

A Hatfield McCoy Mar-athon / Tug Valley Road Runners Club meeting will be held at the Tug Valley Inn on Second Av-enue in Williamson, at 6 p.m.

March 28Lenten Luncheon Wor-

ship Services will be held at noon at Chattaroy Mis-sionary Baptist Church. The public is welcome.

Mingo County Airport Authority will meet at the Mingo County Airport, Williamson, at 5 p.m.March 30-April 1ASEP coaching class

will be held at Hunting-ton High School for those interested in coaching a secondary sport. Register at www.wvssac.org.

March 31The Lyrick Talent

Quest 14 will be held at the Mountaineer Hotel at 31 East Second Ave. in Williamson, from 6 p.m. to 11 p.m. on a first-come-first-serve basis. Contact Lyrick Promotions, Ltd. at (304) 928-5085 or visit their website, www.lyr-ickpromotions.webstarts.com.

The Seventh Annual Easter Egg Hunt will take place at the home of Bill and Darlene Ball (994 Pond Creek Rd.) Every-one is invited with food and games for all. Festivi-ties begin at 1 p.m.

April 1-7There will be revival

at the Leckieville Free-will Baptist Church, with services times at 6 p.m. Sunday, and 7 p.m. Mon-day through Friday. There will be special singing each night and everyone is welcome.

April 1The Choir of The

Mountains will present a worship celebration for Easter with Risen Re-demption. The service will be held at Memorial United Methodist Church in West Williamson at 4 p.m. The Choir of The Mountains is composed of members from several different churches and denominations from the Tug Valley Area. A recep-tion will follow. Everyone is invited to attend.

April 2The Tug Valley Arts

Council is sponsoring a video contest to anyone who likes to make mov-ies. The top entries will be presented to a joint meeting of the Tug River service clubs. The presen-tation will be in the fel-lowship hall of the First Presbyterian Church of Williamson. For more in-formation visit tugvalley-arts.org.

April 4Lenten Luncheon Wor-

ship Services will be held at noon at Chattaroy Church of God. The pub-lic is welcome.

The Logan Street First Baptist Church’s senior choir will present the Easter musical, “It Is Fin-ished,” by Marty Parks, at 6:30 p.m.

April 5Chattaroy Church of

God will hold a hot dog and yard sale from 9 a.m.

until 3 p.m. Price is $1.25 with free local business delivery. Call (304) 235-3005 to place an order.

April 9 - 13Logan Street First Bap-

tist church announces its annual spring revival be-ginning at 7 p.m. at the church, located at 620 Lo-gan St.

April 12Williamson City Coun-

cil will hold its regular monthly meeting at 6 p.m. in the council cham-bers of city hall. The pub-lic is invited to attend.

April 14Examinations for

people who wish to be gratned a new or upgrad-ed Amateur Radio “Ham” License from the FCC will be held at 9 a.m. at the Museum of Radio and Technology in Hunting-ton. For further details, contact Garry Ritchie at (304) 733-1300.

Chattaroy Church of God will be hosting a pancake breakfast from 8 a.m. until 11 a.m. The price is $5.00 per person.

April 17The Mingo County

Democrat Women will meet at 6 p.m. at the Thor-oughbred Steak House. Robin Davis, a West Vir-ginia Supreme Court can-didate will be the guest speaker. All members are encouraged to attend, as well as anyone interested in becoming a member. Plans for their Meet the Candidates breakfast, April 21, will also be fi-nalized.

April 21A benefit concert will

be held at 2 p.m. at the Mountaineer Hotel in Williamson featuring singers Jimmy Wolford and Glen Simpson to com-memorate the 1977 flood. Tickets are $15 and chil-dren 5 and under will get in free. All proceeds will be donated to the STOP Coalition and Crossroads Recovery Home for Wom-en. For more information, call (304) 664-3986 or visit www.drugfreemin-go.org.

The Lyrick Talent Quest 15 will be held at the Mountaineer Hotel at 31 East Second Ave. in Williamson, from 6 p.m. to 11 p.m. on a first-come-first-serve basis. Contact Lyrick Promotions, Ltd. at (304) 928-5085 or visit their website, www.lyr-ickpromotions.webstarts.com.

The Disabled American Veterans Chapter #141, Belfry, Ky., and its Aux-iliary, will have its regu-lar monthly meeting at 2 p.m. at the Belfry Court-house. All Members and all honorably discharged veterans, and their spous-es, are invited to attend.

April 24-25The Mingo Career Cen-

ter will be holding GED testing for candidates who have passed the Of-ficial Practice Test. For more information, con-tact John Webb at (304) 475-3347, ext. 13. To register for Adult Basic Education to take the Of-ficial Practice Test, con-tact Mary Oliver at (304) 235-2022.

April 26Williamson City Coun-

cil will hold its regular monthly meeting at 6 p.m. in the council cham-bers of city hall. The pub-lic is invited to attend.

May 3-4The Belfry United

Methodist Church will have its annual rummage and hotdog sale in the church basement from 9 a.m. until 3 p.m. both days. For orders and to pick up, call 353-4843.

May 19The Lyrick Talent

Quest 16 will be held at the Mountaineer Hotel at 31 East Second Ave. in Williamson, from 6 p.m. to 11 p.m. on a first-come-first-serve basis. Contact Lyrick Promotions, Ltd. at (304) 928-5085 or visit their website, www.lyr-ickpromotions.webstarts.com.

May 26Williamson High

School All Classes Re-union Cruise Memorial Day 2012 will be depart-ing Cape Canaveral May 26, using Royal Caribbe-an Cruise Lines. Cabins locked in at group rates only available until Jan. 3, 2012. However, you can make reservations at any time within 30 days of departure. For more info, please contact Jen-nifer Honaker at (304) 208-1260 or see our web-site at http://www.galax-seao f hunt ing ton . com/WHSRC/WHSRC_Home.html.

OngoingAny alumni who was

in band at Lenore High School, Kermit High School, and Tug Valley High School is invited to participate in the 1st An-nual Tug Valley Alumni Band on Friday, Septem-ber 14, 2012 at Tug Val-ley High School at 7 pm. For more information call Josh Tharp at 304 235-2266.

Preschool Story Hour is held weekly at the Wil-liamson Public Library at 11 a.m. All preschool chil-dren are invited to attend. For information call the library at 235-6029.

Workforce West Vir-ginia will take all new unemployment claims at its office at 300 Prosper-ity Lane, Logan, between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. Please arrive 30 minutes prior to complete an application. This does not affect the intenerate office in Wil-

liamson DHHR office on Wednesdays from 8:30 to 5 p.m.

The Parsley Freewill Baptist Food Panty will continue to provide USDA commodities. The pantry gives out the com-modities once, monthly, on the fourth Thursday.

Mingo Extended Learn-ing Center (formerly Min-go Career and Technical Center) School of Practi-cal Nursing is currently accepting applications for the class of 2012-13. Ap-plicants must pass a pre-entrance exam to be con-sidered for the program. A $35 testing and pre-registration is required. Testing dates are: Thurs-day, Feb 16; Wednesday, March 14; and Tuesday, April 10. For more infor-mation, call (304) 475-3347 ext. 16.

Mingo Extended Learn-ing Center (formerly Mingo Career and Tech-nical Center) is currently accepting applications for the Medical Office Tech-nology and Legal Office Technology programs for the 2012-2013 school term. For more informa-tion, call (304) 475-3347 ext. 25.

GED testing dates for 2012 have been set at the Mingo Career and Tech-nical Center. There is no cost for the GED test; however, all candidates must first pass the Official Practice Tests (OPT) be-fore taking the GED test. To register, a candidate must call Mary Oliver at 235-2022 or e-mail: [email protected] to schedule the OPT. You will have to bring current state or government-issued photo

identification with name, date of birth, and current address. When calling, request information for eligibility requirements. She also conducts Adult Basic Education classes at the Williamson Cam-pus of Southern Commu-nity & Technical College for those who need help to pass the OPT. John Webb is the GED Chief Examiner at the Career Center, 475-3347 ext. 13. Once you have passed the OPT, you will schedule and attend orientation for the GED with him. Candidates who have documented learning dis-abilities or other handi-capping conditions may apply for special testing accommodations which must have prior approval by the West Virginia De-partment of Education.

West Virginia Univer-sity is giving away free garden calendars while supplies last. Their office is located in the Mingo County Courthouse, Room 103. For more in-formation, contact Dana Wright at (304) 235-0309

or at (304) 235-0370.Operation Charity

Food Pantry, at New Vi-sion Assembly, Hatfield Bottom, will give out USDA food the last Fri-day of the month from noon until 2 p.m. It is free.

Mingo County PSD is now accepting applica-tions for water service on the Dingess Water Project. Those custom-ers that signed up for water service and have paid their tap fee can now apply to have their water meter installed. A fifty dollar ($50.00) re-fundable security deposit is required. Applications will be accepted at the PSD’s office located at the Naugatuck Water Plant Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. until 5 p.m. Mingo County PSD will have a temporary office set up at the field office beside Jamie’s Res-taurant in Dingess begin-ning August 8, 2011 from 9:30 am to 4:00 pm Mon-day through Friday. You may call 304-235-2244 with any questions.

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Editorial

“Having your conversation hones among the Gentiles: that whereas they speak against you as evildoers, they may be your good works, which they shall behold, glorify God in the day of visitation.” (I Peter 2:12).

When we accept Jesus Christ as our per-sonal Lord and Saviour we become new per-sons in Christ. The apostle Peter encourages us to rid ourselves of all malice and all deceit, hypocrisy, envy and slander of every kind. Live newborn babies, crave pure spiritual milk, so that by it we may grow up in our salvation, now that we have tasted that the Lord is good. (2:1-3)

Peter reminds us that we are a chosen people, a royal priest-hood, a holy nation, a people belonging to God, that we may declare the praises of Him who has called us out o darkness into His marvelous light. We should not forget that Jesus said, “You have not chosen me, but I have chosen you and appointed you to go and bear fruit – fruit that will last. Then the Father will give you whatever you ask in my name.” (John 15:16) Because the Lord had work for us to do, it should encourage us to be busy about our Father’s business.

Peter urges us as strangers and pilgrims in the world, to ab-stain from sinful desires, which war against our soul. In order to fight the devil who constantly tempts us to sin against a kind and loving heavenly Father, the apostle Paul urges us to be strong in the Lord an in the power of His might. We are t o “put on the whole armor of God so that we may be able to stand against the wiles of eh devil.” (Ephesians 6::10,10)

We should live such good lives among the unbelievers that, though they may accuse us of doing wrong, they may see our good works and glorify God on the day He visits us. As Chris-tians, the Lord has called us to be His witnesses to a lost and dying world. We are His hands and feet and He depends on us to spread the gospel message. He will bless us if we do.

Poem: God has chosen us to be His witnesses,To share the great Good News.And to be a good example to the lost,As we encourage them the Lord to choose.For every person needs Him in their lives,And what a blessing it should be,If by our life and witness,They will decide to follow Christ faithfully.Dear Father, may we so live that others will see Christ at

work in our lives. In His holy name we pray. Amen.

They may be your good works

Honoring the most courageous service of allBy STEVE BESHEARGovernor of Kentucky

Memorials to famous Kentuckians adorn the Capitol Rotunda building in Frankfort.

Portraits of Supreme Court justices. Statues of Abraham Lincoln and others in the Rotunda. The Kentucky Women Re-membered gallery. Busts of Colonel Sanders and “Happy” Chandler. Porce-lain miniatures honoring Kentucky’s First Ladies.

All of these pay tribute - deservedly - to heroes who’ve dedicated their lives in the service of oth-ers. But recently we made a long-overdue addition to this repository of all that Kentuckians revere and respect.

In a riveting ceremony that honored the most cou-rageous service of all, we unveiled a bronze plaque identifying Kentucky’s 60 Medal of Honor recipi-ents, including the only woman to have earned the Medal.

The plaque - a decorated bronze tablet 42 inches by 50 inches - will be dis-played on the exterior marble wall of the rotunda just inside the main en-trance to the building. We were privileged to have attending the ceremony

three of Ken-tucky’s five liv-ing recipients of the Medal, which repre-sents America’s highest award for valor in ac-tion.

They were:* U.S. Army

Pfc. Ernie West, who earned his medal during a battle near Sa-taeri, Korea, in 1952.

* U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Don Jenkins, then a private first class, who earned his medal during a battle in 1969 in the Kien Phong Province of the Re-public of Vietnam.

* And U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Dakota Mey-er, then a corporal, who earned his medal in 2009 during a battle in the Ku-nar Province of Afghani-stan.

Listening to their Medal citations being read, and thinking about the cour-age they showed, I felt a range of emotions.

Anguish and grief, at the violence that exacts such a horrible toll on humanity. Relief, that America and all the world’s free peoples have warriors like these to protect us. Awe, at our

recipients’ un-selfishness and sacrifice.

And pride — as a Kentuck-ian, as a mili-tary veteran myself, and as governor.

From the ear-ly days of the Bluegrass State - in fact, even before Ken-tucky officially became a state - people who live here have

embodied the commit-ment of military service, stepping forward time and again to defend this na-tion and its ideals.

Kentuckians have gone wherever that service has taken us - north to the River Raisin, west to the Indian campaigns, and across the ocean to the trenches on the West-ern Front, the beaches of France, the rugged terrain of Korea, the jungles of Vietnam, the desert sands of Iraq and the mountains of Afghanistan.

Our 335,000 living vet-erans are testament to that deep tradition.

I appreciate the efforts of Rep. Tanya Pullin, Sen. Jack Westwood and others to pass legislation in 2011 authorizing the plaque to

call attention to our Medal recipients, because they rarely do so themselves.

In fact, Medal recipi-ents generally prefer the focus to be placed else-where. They didn’t seek the Medal, didn’t ask for it, didn’t lobby for it and were usually surprised to receive it. That’s because you neither compete for the Medal nor win it.

You earn it.You earn it with blood,

courage and concern for your fellow soldier that thrusts aside concern for your own safety. You earn it for performance in situ-ations that would leave most of us trembling in place.

Sixty such stories ac-company the names on Kentucky’s plaque honor-ing those recipients born in Kentucky or who entered service while living here. To learn more about those sto-ries and the Medal of Hon-or, visit www.cmohs.org

Every time I pass this me-morial I will remember the chilling stories underlying the reason each name is in-scribed there.

But I will also feel hope, because the power of our enemies pales in the face of the courage, sacrifice, and dedication to duty demonstrated by these men and woman.

By RHETA GRIMSLEY JOHNSONSyndicated Columnist

ALEXANDRIA, Va. — We are waiting in a room painted pur-ple with fire-breathing dragons to hear the word that it’s time for a group of 8-year-olds to run through a maze of dark, smoky chambers and shoot one another with lasers.

Whatever happened to pin the tail on the donkey?You miss a decade or so hanging out with young kids, and all

the rules change. Used to be, in the not-so-distant past, toy guns were frowned upon, and their cowboy holsters had been put on some high shelf called the 1950s with other unenlightened toys.

My sister, whose son was born in 1988, wouldn’t allow him to have anything resembling a gun. She also confiscated the shark teeth I bought Ben in Biloxi, Miss., for reasons I never quite understood. I was an unintentional maverick aunt, always crossing the lines my parenting siblings drew with invisible ink in shifting sands.

So imagine my surprise to discover it’s now quite OK, even in a politically correct place like this, to compete for computerized hits in celebration of a birthday.

Suits me; this is not a rant. I’m a little relieved to see the rules have relaxed. Maybe soon we can go back to playing cowboys and Indians.

Even birthday cakes have morphed. I thought I was on top of this — not the cake, but the trends. I have seen everywhere the bakeries with cupcakes that are not your mama’s, icing piled high as Minnesota snowdrifts.

But at this party, at Shadowlands, we have cake pops, which are cakes on a stick, the newest incarnation. The kids even em-bellish “Happy Birthday” with a vigorous “cha cha cha” between each stanza. I am learning. I am learning.

I don’t have a clue about the presents. They are all full of tiny plastic parts, and it would seem to me an impossible task to keep straight which plastic widgets go with each overpackaged toy. Not a set of shark teeth in the pile.

After Shadowlands, to decompress, I guess, we go to a place where you pay to paint a ceramic pot or make a mosaic. The studio is full of kids painting horses, dogs, cats, ice-cream bowls. You not only pay for what you are making but for the time spent sitting at a table using up supplies.

It reminds me of Vacation Bible School on an egg timer.The birthday boy chooses a tile the size of Montana to be

covered with minuscule glass shards that he painstakingly glues to his art piece one by one. I figure we’ll be at the studio when the next presidential inauguration rolls around.

The pottery place is much easier on the ears than Shadow-lands, however, and it’s possible to think. I keep remembering a surprise birthday party my parents threw for me when I was 6, a real doozy of an affair.

We lived then in Pensacola, Fla. Daddy took me to a drive-in called the Shrimp Box for a cheeseburger — “Because it’s your birthday!” — while Mother stealthily gathered up urchins and laid the table. When we returned from what I considered a totally satisfactory birthday outing, all these children screamed “Surprise!” and the actual party began. “Surprise” didn’t cover it.

■ An Upward Look

Mae Stallard

Cake on a stick and art on a meter

Gov. Steve Beshear

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MARCH 27, 2012 SportSTug Valley celebrates state championshipBy KYLE LOVERNSports Editor

NAUGATUCK – Things have been great for Tug Valley High School this year.

Less than two weeks ago the basket-ball team won the Class AA state cham-pionship in Charleston, only the second in the school’s 25 year history.

Back in December the cheerleading squad won yet another state title, their third overall and second in the last three years.

Fans converged at the school Monday night for a celebration of the accom-plishments. Hundreds showed up at the school for the reception.

Principal Johnny Branch served as master of ceremonies. The players en-tered the gym while the school’s fight

song played in the background.Members of the Mingo County Board

of Education all made nice comments to the team, the coaches and the fans. House of Delegate member Justin Mar-cum read a proclamation praising the Tug Valley Panthers.

“We had an excellent cheering sec-tion and fan base during the tourna-ment,” Branch told the crowd. “We’re very proud of the players, cheerleaders and the fans.”

Branch said that the staff of the Charleston Civic Center, the WVSSAC and the Charleston Police Department all bragged on the fans from Mingo County and that they “had class.”

Tug Valley head coach Garland “Rab-bit” Thompson also spoke the crowd. “I’m so honored to be the coach at Tug Valley.” Thompson praised not only his

players, but the fans and the cheerlead-ing squad.

An humble Thompson talked about the outstanding crowds at the state tournament in Charleston and that the Class AA state championship game had the biggest turnout with over 8,500 fans.

Thompson also gave credit to his as-sistant coaches Thomas Newsome, Ty-ler Hodge and Stan Elkins.

The head coach then called up two of his juniors, starters Mikey Newsome and Austin Brewer and had them stand opposite of each other. “We are going to try and go back-to-back,” Thompson said. With this statement, he got a huge applause from the crowd.

Like the fans and returning players, Thompson hopes to win another state title next year.

Prep baseball roundup

Belfry 8, Boyd County 6 Cabell-Midland 11,

Belfry 1ASHLAND, Ky. – The

Belfry Pirates split a twin-bill this past Saturday at Boyd County.

Belfry beat Boyd County in the second game 8-6, but lost to Cabell-Midland 11-1 in the first contest.

Tyler Williams was the winning pitcher in relief, pitching five innings. Wil-liams gave up three hits; he struck out eight batters and only walked two batters.

The losing pitcher was Billy McCoy.

Belfry took a 3-0 lead in the first inning. Zack Fran-cisco had a single, Williams then smacked a double and then both scored on Zac Fields double. Keegan Fields then had an RBI single to bring in his brother Keegan.

In the third inning Fran-cisco reached on a single and eventually scored on an error. K. Fields had a single and scored on Sean Hurley’s RBI single.

Belfry got the winning runs in the top of the 7th in-ning when Z. Fields leadoff with a single. He eventually scored the go-ahead run on Hurley’s bases loaded walk. Eli Huddle scored on a wild pitch to give the Pirates an insurance run.

In the Cabell-Midland game Belfry only had one hit, a double by Howie Dot-son in 4th inning.

Seth Kinker was the win-ning pitcher, while fresh-man Keaton Taylor took the loss.

The Pirates gave up six unearned runs and com-mitted four errors. Kinker had seven strikeouts, did not walk a batter for the Knights.

Belfry is now 4-3 on the season.

Score by innings:Belfry … 3 0 3 0 0 0 3 – 8

9 1Boyd Co. 5 0 0 1 0 0 0 – 1

1 4Belfry … 0 0 0 1 0 – 1 1 4Cabell .. 1 3 0 3 4 – 11

12 1Chapmanville 19, Min-

go Central 3CHAPMANVILLE - The

Chapmanville Regional High School baseball team ran its record to 2-0 on the season with Friday night’s 19-3 pounding of Mingo Central at Chapmanville’s Ted Ellis Field.

Tyler Cox, Tyler Killen and Brady Cox all had two hits each for the Tigers. Ty-ler Cox was 2-for-3 with a double and two RBI. Killen went 2-for-2 with a double and two RBI, while Brady Cox was 2-for-2.

Joe Woody and Tyler Col-lins added doubles for the Tigers.

Conley was the starting pitcher for Chapmanville. He went 1.1 innings and al-lowed one earned run and one hit with four walks and three strikeouts. Tyler Cox then pitched .2 innings, walking one and fanning one. Killen then finished the last three innings and al-lowed just three hits and no runs while striking out six.

The game was stopped after five innings due to the 10-run mercy rule. Mingo Central is now 2-2 on the season.

River View 13, Tug Val-ley 1

BRADSHAW – Tug Val-ley lost its opening baseball game to River View this past Friday 13-1.

Gabe Varney was the los-ing pitcher for Coach Jeff Varney’s team. Brad Hardy was the winning pitcher for River View. The Panthers were no-hit in the game.

This is the first no-hit bid in school history for River View. John Bailey lead the River View offense with 3 hits and Jacob Muncy, Leshon Benton, and Chad Franklin all had 2 hits for the Raiders. Benton had 3 RBI’s and Franklin recorded 2.

The game was short-ened to five innings be-cause of the 10-run mercy rule. The Panthers are 0-1 and are scheduled to play at Shelby Valley, Ky. on Wednesday.

Score by innings:Tug Valley … 0 0 0 0 1

– 1 3 1River View … 2 2 0 9 –

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UK vs. Louisville in Final 4One game is a grudge

match between teams that know each other all too well. The other is a rare rematch between virtual strangers.

The Final Four is set. In one game Saturday, Ken-tucky will play Louisville in an intrastate rivalry that puts Cardinals coach Rick Pitino against the school he once coached, then later alienated by returning to the Bluegrass to lead its archrival.

In the other semifinal, it will be Ohio State and Kan-sas, meeting for only the ninth time in their history but for the second time this season. The Jayhawks won the first game 78-67 in Law-rence, Kan., back on Dec. 10. Ohio State’s Jared Sullinger sat out of that game with back spasms. It was the first time the teams had met since 1999-2000.

The winners will play for the national title April 2. Kentucky already has seven national titles but none since 1998, the year after Pitino left. Kansas has three cham-pionships, Louisville has two and Ohio State, better known as a football power, won its lone title in 1960 and is mak-ing its third trip to the Final Four since 1999.

Absent from this year’s

ultimate hoops weekend, tak-ing place at the Superdome in New Orleans, are the long-shots and little guys who have made March Madness so spe-cial over the years. Although there are no Butlers, VCUs or George Masons, there are plenty of good stories to tell. That list starts with Pitino vs. his old school.

It was Pitino who restored Kentucky to its former great-ness when he arrived there in 1989 and the Wildcat program was coming off the sting of NCAA violations. Pitino took the program to three Final Fours and won one championship, but left in 1997 to take a second shot at the NBA, where he had previ-ously coached the New York Knicks.

He fared far worse in four seasons with the Boston Celt-ics, and when the call back to the college game came, it came from Louisville, lo-cated only 70 miles up the road from Lexington and very much in the crosshairs of Kentucky fans. It has been 11 years since his dramatic return, and most of the shock has worn off from what was once deemed an unforgivable betrayal. But there’s nothing like a Final Four meeting to stir up some old memories.

“It is in our state. They’re a great program. We’re in two different leagues,” Kentucky coach John Calipari said af-ter the Wildcats beat Baylor 82-70 in the South Regional to advance to the Final Four for the second straight year. “The city of Louisville drives our state. The University of Louisville drives that city. So it’s a very important thing for our state, and it’s important that that school does well.”

Maybe just not next Satur-day.

“We think they’re excel-lent. We think they’re great. I coached there. It’s great. Great tradition,” Pitino said Saturday, after Louisville ral-lied for a 72-68 win over Flor-ida that put the Cardinals in the Final Four for the second time since the coach arrived. “But we want to be Louis-ville. We have a different mis-sion. They have a different mission. But we both want to get to a Final Four and win a championship.”

Led by a group of fresh-men who may or may not return for a second year, Ken-tucky was established as an early 8.5-point favorite in the game. The Wildcats endured a brief scare when freshman Anthony Davis, their leading scorer, went down hard in the

second half against Baylor with an injured knee. But it was only a knee-to-knee colli-sion with a Baylor player and the injury isn’t expected to be serious.

“The guys told me it was knee to knee,” Calipari said of the early report from the trainers. “I said, ‘Get up, ma-ma’s boy,’ and he was fine.”

Pitino’s team does not have as many NBA-ready stars as Calipari’s, but they are Final Four material. A series of in-juries and starts and stops led to a 10-8 Big East regular sea-son that impressed no one. But the coach kept believing and coaxing. The Cardinals won the Big East tournament and are two wins away from winning the NCAAs, too.

“I really didn’t have any lofty expectations, because we had so many injuries,” Pitino said. “We were just trying to survive during the season. We just wanted to make the tournament and start fresh.”

In the other semifinal, Sull-inger got what he wanted when he decided to return to Ohio State for his sopho-more year — a trip to the Final Four. The Buckeyes are early 2.5-point picks over Kansas in the match-up of No. 2 seeds.

JOE KAYThe Associated Press

CINCINNATI — Reds manager Dusty Baker sat back in his chair at the start of spring training in Arizona and considered that it’s his final season under contract.

Worried? No. How a manager does usually comes down to the depth of talent on his roster. And Baker likes what he has to work with this time around.

“It boils down to the more talent you have, the better your chances are,” Baker said. “I genuinely like this team.”

The Reds have done a philo-sophical about-face. After win-ning the NL Central in 2010, they kept the roster virtually intact to make a run at another title. Instead, they fell to third place. That prompted a much differ-

ent approach this past offseason. They changed closers and added a setup man. They traded some of their best young players for a starting pitcher.

No staying pat in 2012. This is a team that thinks it has a legiti-mate chance to win a second NL Central title in three seasons.

They know there’s a lot riding on this year.

“I’m excited about this season,” said outfielder Jay Bruce, whose game-ending home run secured Cincinnati’s title in 2010. “Right now it’s all just on paper, and we’re getting used to playing to-gether. But if we stay healthy, we can do some really special things.

“We’ve improved our bull-pen. We’ve improved our start-ing pitching. Management has brought in some options for the

bench. We have a chance to im-prove in every aspect.”

There’s a lot to like.The Reds have one of the best

groups of young players in the di-vision, built around Bruce, 2010 MVP Joey Votto and outfielder Drew Stubbs. The offense is never an issue — they score enough runs to be a contender every year.

The rotation let them down last season, when injuries and illness were a major issue. Right-hander Johnny Cueto developed a sore shoulder during spring training. So did right-hander Homer Bailey. And right-hander Bronson Arroyo came down with mononucleosis that left him even thinner than usual and tired well into the sea-son.

With the constant changes in the rotation because of injury, the

club never got on a good, long streak.

General manager Walt Jocketty decided the Reds needed another top-of-the-rotation starter, and got Mat Latos from San Diego for a package of players that included two former first-round draft picks and starter Edinson Volquez.

With Arroyo fully recovered from his mono and his bad sea-son — a club-record 46 homers al-lowed — the rotation seems solid.

“I think we’re in a better posi-tion because there is not as much riffraff — meaning, we don’t have 10 guys competing for five spots,” Arroyo said. “We’re pretty solid with six, maybe seven guys.”

The bullpen had the biggest makeover. Closer Francisco Cor-dero left as a free agent, so Jock-etty signed former Phillies closer

Ryan Madson, who was 32 of 34 in save chances last season. Un-fortunately, he’ll get no chances at all this year. Madson is out for the year with a torn ligament in his pitching elbow.

Jocketty also traded with the Cubs for Sean Marshall, a left-handed setup man who had a 2.26 ERA last season.

The Reds restocked their bench, which was thin at times last season. Baker’s toughest job during spring training was figur-ing out who to keep.

“We have a lot of options for the bench,” Baker said. “They’re a very important position on this team. These final cuts are usually the toughest. It’s definitely tough-er on a good team. If it’s a bad team, you don’t have this many

Staff Photo/JULIA GOADBrooke Mounts of the Regional Christian School of Delbarton signed to play volleyball at U-Pike on Monday during a ceremony held in the sanctuary of the church. Mounts was seated with her parents, her younger brother. UPike volleyball coach Shannon Gassman was also in attendance for the signing.

Mounts signs to play voleyball at U-Pike

Cincinnati Reds like chances in 2012

Staff Photo/KYLE LOVERNTug Valley’s basketball players are pictured holding up the new state championship banner that will hang in the Pan-ther’s gym for winning the 2012 Class AA title. Coaches Thomas Newsome, Garland Thompson and Tyler Hodge are sitting in the front.

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options.”The biggest questions are

the left side of the infield and the sharing arrange-ment at catcher, along with the new question of who will take Madson’s place to close games.

Zack Cozart impressed during an 11-game stint as a rookie that ended when he tore his non-throwing el-bow and needed reconstruc-tive surgery. He also had his right ankle cleaned out. He’ll get to start as long as

he’s healthy and isn’t over-whelmed by the promotion to everyday player.

Third baseman Scott Ro-len turns 37 on April 4 and is coming off surgery on his non-throwing shoulder, which limited him to 65 games last season. If he’s healthy, it’ll be a huge boost for a team that looks to him for leadership.

The Reds allowed catch-er Ramon Hernandez to leave as a free agent. They’re replacing him with the tandem of Ryan Hanigan and 23-year-old

Devin Mesoraco, a first-round pick in June 2007 who is known for his hit-ting.

“Mesoraco has been concentrating more on catching,” Baker said. “Their No. 1 job is to catch, to put the right fingers down, to block balls in the dirt, to throw runners out and to be my general on the field.”

The returning players like the way the front of-fice has been aggressive about improving every part of the team.

“The front office did a tremendous job,” Votto said. “It seems to be a trend. We took a lot of chances, but we’ve got a pretty good return. I’m very happy about it.”

The Milwaukee Brew-ers and St. Louis Cardi-nals lost sluggers Prince Fielder and Albert Pu-jols as free agents in the offseason, which also would seem to improve Cincinnati’s chances.

“I don’t care about that,” Votto said. “I think we have enough.”

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Obituaries To Be Continued...

State

Danny Joe ChildressDanny Joe Childress,

65, of Chattaroy, went to be with the Lord, Sunday, March 25, 2012 at his home.

He was born February 4, 1947, at Bartley, the son of the late Robert (Bob) Chil-dress and Alice Jean Howell Childress.

He was also preceded in death by two brothers, Bobby Childress and James (Jim Tom) Childress; and one sister, Michaelle Chil-dress Wallen.

He was an active member of the USBC Bowling Asso-ciation. He was a disabled Vietnam Army Veteran and a member of the Chattaroy Gospel Revelation Church.

Survivors include his wife, Mattie Kidd Keaton Childress of Chattaroy; three daughters, Tammy (John) Maynard of Sidney, Ky., Karen (Calvin) Keaton Rogers of Chattaroy, and Danita Maile of Elizabeth-town, Ky.; two brothers, David (Louise) Childress of Williamson, and Danny Ray Childress of Stone, Ky.; three sisters, Gloria Chil-dress Kennedy of Michigan, Alice Fay Childress Brugh of McVeigh, Ky., and She-lia Kay Childress Whitt of Stone; nine grandchildren, Briana Bentley, Ashley (Jimmy) Keaton McCoy, Amber Orndoff, Chase Or-ndoff, Cayley Maynard, Ja-cob Maile, Destiny, Ashley and Paulina Browning; and several nieces, nephews and a host of other family and friends and a close dear friend, Don Collins.

Funeral services will be held Wednesday, March 28, at 1 p.m. in the R. E.

Rogers Funeral Home Cha-pel with Freddie Runyon officiating. Burial will fol-low in the Mountain View Memory Gardens, Maher, with Calvin Rogers, Mitch-ell Smith, Shane Childress, Robbie Childress, Danny Ray Childress, Chad Chil-dress, Christopher Wallen and Timmy McCoy serving as pallbearers. Belfry Chap-ter #141 DAV will conduct Military Graveside Servic-es. Visitation will be held after 6 p.m.Tuesday, March 27, in the Funeral Home Chapel with special services at 7 p.m. with Delbert Mc-Coy officiating.

R. E. Rogers Funeral Home of Belfry is in charge of arrangements. Online condolences at www.re-rogersfuneralhome.com.

Marie WilliamsonMarie Williamson, 91 of

Belfry, Ky., passed away Saturday, March 24, 2012, at the Williamson Memo-rial Hosptial.

She was born April 24, 1920, at Fishtrap, Ky., the daughter of the late James Williamson Jr. and Allie Thacker Williamson.

She was also preceded in death by brothers, Luther and Floyd who died in in-fancy and Charlie, Landon, Eugene and Edward Wil-liamson; and two sisters, Flossie Coleman and Flor-ence Justice.

She was a homemaker.She is survived by four

nieces, Joyce William-son, Helen Smith, Delores Brewer and Edwina White; seven nephews, Bruce Wil-liamson, Glenn Williamson, Harold Williamson, Regi-nald Williamson, Derek Williamson, Gerald Cole-man and Donald Coleman; and a host of great nieces and great nephews, great great nieces and great great nephews.

In keeping with Marie’s wishes there will be a pri-vate burial held at the Cole-man Cemetery, Huddy, Ky.

R. E. Rogers Funeral Home of Belfry is in charge of arrangements. Online condolences at www.re-rogersfuneralhome.com.

inside the home, and said he had been told the only detector that was found was inside a cabinet, non-operational.

“We can’t emphasize enough the importance of working smoke detectors inside of a home,” said Chief Mounts. “I have seen proof of how they can and will save lives many times during my career as a pro-fessional firefighter.”

The chief explained that according to West Virginia Statute 29-3-16, all single and multi-family dwellings are required to have a work-ing smoke detector in the immediate sleeping area. He stated that his depart-ment takes these rules to a higher level, recommend-ing that the detectors be present in each bedroom,

in the hallway, in the base-ment, attic, garage and any other sections of the home that are not located in close vicinity to a room with a detector.

“You can purchase a smoke detector for as little as $5,” said the chief. “Even if you install those through-out several rooms of your home, you’re still probably not going to spend more that $25 to $30 dollars.

“That cost is minimal; your loved ones are price-less. You can’t put a cost on human lives.”

Mounts spoke of the program he was success-ful with implementing ap-proximately eight years ago that made smoke detectors available to low-income families who could not afford to purchase the life-saving devices on their own.

“I was very proud of the program the Williamson Fire Department partici-pated in with the William-son Rotary Club and the Daily News for well over 6 years that provided free detectors for needy fami-lies,” said Mounts. “Sadly, the Rotary Club no longer has the available funding to sponsor the giveaway, but we would love to find another organization will-ing to assist us with this important community ser-vice.

“There’s nothing more heartbreaking than the helpless feeling a firefight-er experiences when he realizes there are people inside a fully engulfed fire and no way to save them. Our thoughts and prayers are with the families who have lost such a large num-ber of their loved ones all

at the same time during the fatal fire in Charleston.”

Mounts said that he hopes hearing the news of this tragic event will open the eyes of local residents to the fact that this horrific loss could occur anywhere, and should take every pre-caution available to pre-vent this in their homes.

“I’m positive that if this family could go back in time and spend $25-$30 dollars and all be alive and well today, they would not hesitate,” said Mounts. “Such a small amount could quite possibly have prevented this tragedy.

“Smoke detectors save lives; it’s just that simple.”

For more information on fire safety tips for your home or place of em-ployment, contact Chief Mounts by calling 304-235-5273, or 235-2073.

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Classmates honor 2 of W.Va. kids killed in fireJohn RabyAssociated Press

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Tearful students drew pictures and letters that were posted on a “memory wall” at their West Virginia elemen-tary school Monday in honor of two classmates who were among nine people killed in a weekend house fire.

Seven-year-old Bryan Timothy “B.J.” Camp and his 8-year-old sister, Keahana, attended Shoals Elementary School in Charleston.

B.J. Camp was taken off life support at a hospital on Sunday, bringing the death toll from Saturday’s fire to seven children and two adults. Among the dead were the Camp children’s mother, 26-year-old Alisha Carter-Camp, and their 3-year-old

brother, Jeremiah.As many as eight grief

counselors and 20 county administrative staffers were at the school to help students and teachers cope with the loss. A teacher also rode a bus on the way to school to answer students’ questions.

The students’ pictures, drawn in pencil, markers and crayon, were posted on the wall of the school cafeteria. They were decorated with rainbows, hearts, and mes-sages of love and support.

In one picture, large hands held two children with ha-los over their heads. It read, “They’re in God’s hands now.”

Classmates also wrote cards that will be sent to the family.

Kristen Dickens, B.J. Camp’s first-grade teacher,

said the day had a rough start because students were deal-ing with the initial shock of the tragedy, because some didn’t know about it.

Once the students learned they would draw pictures and cards for the memory wall and the family, “they started to re-ally focus on being supportive to the family,” Dickens said. “I thought that was interesting for such a young group. They quit crying and quit worrying about their own sadness to be comforting to others, which was really amazing to see first graders make that transi-tion. I thought that was really amazing.”

The school also shared a recent letter from Keahana Camp to her second-grade teacher, Tonya Baird. It read:

“Dear teacher, I love your teaching and I love this school

and I love your math scills and your spelling test and we went to the best school ever in my life and I have the best teacher. Love Keahana!”

On Friday, Dickens re-called, B.J. Camp was excited to go home to blow up bal-loons for his mother’s 26th birthday party. He drew a picture and did artwork of an owl on his own that he planned to give to her.

“The last thing he said to me on Friday was, ‘Mrs. Dick-ens, I’m so excited. My mom’s birthday party is just in a couple more hours,’” she said. “He always had a big smile on his face. And the pictures you see of him smiling big, that’s how he looked all the time.”

The cause of the fire re-mains under investigation. Funeral arrangements were incomplete Monday.

GRANTSVILLE, W.Va. (AP) — The number of people living in tiny Calhoun County has barely changed in the past decade, but officials say serious crimes have been soaring.

Last week, a grand jury indicted four people in three deaths, one of them a 2-month-old girl. The unre-lated death of another infant is under investigation.

During the first quarter of 2012, the number of arrests and prosecutions has been outpacing last year, Magis-trate Court Clerk Gary Smith told the Parkersburg News and Sentinel.

Authorities handled 86 felony crimes and 350 mis-demeanors in all of 2011, he said. By March 20, they’d al-ready handled 42 felonies and 102 misdemeanors.

“It seems to be escalating,” said Smith, a longtime resi-dent who until recently could recall only one murder in the county of 7,600.

In 2008 and 2009, the county had fewer than 55 felo-nies, he said, but during 2010, there were 70.

Calhoun County, one of West Virginia’s smallest, has neither a four-lane road nor a traffic light.

“We are a small, sleepy lit-tle town with a lot of stuff go-ing right now,” Smith said. “I don’t know what the answers are, but it doesn’t seem to be getting any better.”

Sheriff Alan Parsons, a resi-dent since 1968, and Calhoun County Commissioner Bob Weaver say a stronger law enforcement presence in a region with chronically high unemployment could be driv-

ing the trend.“After a number of years of

fairly low performance, the West Virginia State Police have really stepped up to the plate,” Weaver said. “… I am really happy with them. They are doing what they are sup-posed to do.”

State Police spokesman Sgt. Michael Baylous said the agency is constantly shifting resources to meet the public’s needs.

Calhoun County Prosecu-tor Rocky Holmes — one of only seven part-time prosecu-tors in West Virginia — said the Grantsville Police Depart-ment and the sheriff’s depart-ment have added officers, too.

The state Department of Health and Human Resourc-es, meanwhile, has increased the number of Child Protec-tive Services workers in the county.

“We used to have one,” Holmes said. “Now we have five.”

U.S. Census Bureau figures for Calhoun County show that more than 20 percent of residents live below the fed-eral poverty level, compared with a statewide rate of about 17 percent.

The median household in-come of $26,922 was lower than the state average of $38,380 between 2006 and 2010, and the unemployment rate has remained among the highest in West Virginia.

February figures released Monday by Workforce West Virginia put Calhoun’s unem-ployment rate at 13.2 percent, behind only Hancock County at 13.9 percent. Neighbor-ing Wirt and Roane counties were at 13 percent.

Crime in 1 poor W.Va. county outpacing last year

McDowell superintendent seeking a new jobWELCH, W.Va. (AP)

— The superintendent of struggling McDowell Coun-ty schools is looking to leave after two years on the job, but Jim Brown said Monday that shouldn’t reflect nega-tively on the district he was appointed to lead.

Brown is among the can-didates for superintendent in Raleigh County, a posi-tion he said is too attractive not to seek. The Register-Herald listed him last week among the candidates to replace Charlotte Hutchens when she retires at the end of the school year.

“It’s not in any way, shape or form a reflection on Mc-Dowell,” Brown said. “… I see it as a positive for both sides.”

His current district is the focus of a five-year initiative called Reconnecting Mc-Dowell, aimed at saving the schools and their students from failure, and addressing underlying social problems.

Brown was appointed by the state Department of Education to run McDow-ell while it tries to emerge from state control. Before

that, he’d spent 23 years in Tyler County schools and two years at the depart-ment.

The appointment isn’t for a specific duration, Brown said. The goal has been to strengthen the district and help it return to local con-trol.

“I believe we’ve made marked gains,” he said.

Brown said that if he were to land the new post and state control over McDow-ell were to end, residents would be able to choose a superintendent for them-selves.

Some of the district’s chal-lenges include an average daily attendance rate of 86 percent, Brown told West Virginia Public Broadcast-ing (http://bit.ly/HbGcAh). That means any given day, 500 of the 3,500 students are skipping school.

The state Department of Education says that on statewide, some 17,000 students are absent on any given day, but it couldn’t immediately provide county by county figures for com-parisons.

Brown said that when chronically absent students in McDowell do show up, there are gaps in their learn-ing and retention. They’re also increasingly bringing bad behavior into the class-room.

The district has expelled 28 students for prescrip-tion drug use or possession since the start of the school year.

“I can’t tell you how big of a problem it is,” he said. “I just couldn’t do it justice.”

The district had been sending expelled students to an alternative school, but Brown said the counselor there took a job in another county and the substance abuse program collapsed.

“There are no resourc-es here,” he said. “If you Google substance abuse clinics and start with a 20-mile radius, you can expand it to 50, there’s only one.”

Lawmakers recently passed Gov. Earl Ray Tom-blin’s proposal that certain state education policies be waived so McDowell County can seek new ways to improve its schools. The

process includes community meetings and requires a vote by school employees.

Supporters say the bill should allow the county to seek innovation zone status by next school year.

But Brown said turning the district around will re-quire many things, including more teachers and better training for them, and more funding for classroom mate-rials and technology.

The impoverished county itself has problems, too, in-cluding a lack of good roads, public sewage systems and other infrastructure that might attract and retain resi-dents.

Reconnecting McDowell, a public-private venture led by the American Federation of Teachers, has a laudable goal, Brown said.

“I am impressed with their level of commitment and en-thusiasm about what they want to do here, but I think they have a huge challenge ahead of them,” he said.

“You don’t solve complex problems with simple solu-tions,” he said. “If so, we’d already have done it.”

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Entertainment Dear Dr. Brothers: I feel

like such a loser. I left my hometown after a big going-away party a year ago. I was going to make it big in Hol-lywood, and I even had a job lined up out there to pay the rent. Well, I found out it’s not as easy to get cast in L.A. as it was in the high-school musical. I couldn’t even get an agent. So I came home. I am so depressed. I am just sitting in my old room in my mom’s house. I hate it when I see my old friends. How do I get over this failure? — V.R.

Dear V.R.: I know how humiliated and disappointed you must feel, after being sent off to a new life and now having to return, believing you’ve failed. It may take some time to get over this, but the sooner you start trying to retool your attitude and your activities, the sooner you will begin to have something to cheer about again. First, re-evaluate yourself, fine-tune your present goal or work toward a new goal. Take charge of your life, and soon you may find yourself actually be-ing less unhappy. It is a good enough plan to jump-start your journey back to feeling good about yourself.

Right now you are feeling like a total failure. But if you analyze what you’ve been through, you’ve certainly learned a lot about your ambitions, plans and the way the world works, California-style. You’ve had a great adventure, regardless of the outcome. And think about this: While you are sitting in your old room feeling afraid to see your friends, they very likely are not on that negative wavelength. While you were out experiencing the ups and downs of Hollywood, what were they doing? Sitting in their hometown, doing the same old thing. They must admire you for your adventurous spirit. So, be proud of yourself!

* * *Dear Dr. Brothers: My fiance and I

are in the middle of a battle about where to live, and I’m afraid one of us is go-ing to end up miserable. We are graduating from col-lege this June and buying a starter house. He wants a condo in the city, and I need to live in the country with some animals and a garden. We found out when we started looking that we really have very different dreams for our lifestyle. Can something like this be enough to break us up? I am really scared about it. — A.C.

Dear A.C.: I’m sorry this difficult decision has scared you into wondering if your relationship can sur-vive a move from a college campus to the city or country. But it’s not such a bad thing that you are able to foresee the problems coming and have time to face them before your wedding. This is the kind of situation that can severely test your communication skills, your ability to compromise and your will-ingness to put the other’s interests ahead of your own. And, of course, that goes for your fiance as well. Since you want your marriage to be a long and happy one, you need to try to take a long-term look at what kind of future lies ahead.

If you are like most couples, you will move several times, and your needs and wants likely will change along the way. If you have children, you will make many decisions based on what is best for them — including where and in what manner you are going to live. You will have to get used to putting the good of the family ahead of your own individual wishes sometimes, even if it’s just the two of you. It is interesting that you say your fiance WANTS to live in the city but you NEED to live in the country. You might bring that up when you talk about this: He may be willing to bend if you let him know just how important this decision is to you.

She feels like a loser

Dr. Joyce BrothersSyndicatedColumnist

David GermainAP Movie Writer

LOS ANGELES (AP) — “The Hunger Games” has filled fan appetites with a $155 million opening week-end that puts it near the top of the domestic record book.

The huge haul marks the third-best debut ever in terms of revenue, behind the $169.2 million opening for last year’s “Harry Potter” finale and the $158.4 million opening of 2008’s “The Dark Knight.”

“Harry Potter” and “Bat-man” were well-established franchises. “The Hunger Games” set a revenue record for a non-sequel, taking in more than twice what the first “Twilight” movie did with its $69.6 million opening week-end.

“This is the birth of a fran-chise. To launch in this fash-ion is mindboggling,” said Da-vid Spitz, head of distribution at Lionsgate, which now also owns the “Twilight” franchise after its purchase of Summit Entertainment.

While it’s already a block-buster on its North Ameri-can home turf, “The Hunger Games” had a much slower start overseas. The film took in a modest $59.3 million in 67 markets, including Great Britain, Germany, France, Russia and Australia.

The “Harry Potter” finale took in a record $314 million overseas in its debut last sum-mer, and half a dozen other films have opened with more than $200 million outside the United States.

Even “John Carter,” a dud domestically, managed to take in more than “The Hunger Games” overseas, launch-ing with $70.6 million in 55 international markets two weekends ago.

Still, “The Hunger Games” amassed a worldwide total of $214.3 million in just a few days.

Domestically, it also was by far the biggest start for a film opening outside the busy summer and holiday seasons. According to Sunday stu-dio estimates, “The Hunger Games” came in nearly $40 million ahead of the previous March record-holder, 2010’s “Alice in Wonderland” at $116.1 million.

“The Hunger Games” slid into the No. 3 spot on the do-mestic revenue chart ahead of “Spider-Man 3,” which opened with $151.1 million in 2007. Factoring in today’s higher tickets prices, “The Hunger Games” sold fewer tickets over opening weekend than “Spider-Man 3,” though.

Fans camped out for the first screenings of “The Hun-ger Games,” which began just after midnight Friday. Many fans showed up dressed as favorite characters from the story.

“That type of behavior puts it on the level of the ‘Star Treks’ and ‘Star Wars,’” Spitz said. “I was so excited to see how everyone was respond-ing to the material and how ecstatic they were to be a part of it.”

With a broader fan base than the “Twilight” franchise, “The Hunger Games” pulled in bigger crowds than the top-grossing installment of that series. “The Twilight Saga: New Moon” leads that fran-chise with a $142.8 million opening weekend in 2009.

Women and girls have made up as much as 80 per-cent of the audience for the “Twilight” flicks. Though it features a female lead, “The Hunger Games” drew more balanced crowds, with girls

and women accounting for 61 percent of audiences, accord-ing to distributor Lionsgate.

Despite its teen fan base, “The Hunger Games” also did well among older moviegoers. Fans 25 and older made up 56 percent of the crowds.

“The Hunger Games” stars Jennifer Lawrence as a teen who is one of 24 youths forced to compete in a tele-vised death match in a post-apocalyptic North American society.

The film is based on the first novel in the best-selling trilogy by Suzanne Collins. Lionsgate plans to release part two, “Catching Fire,” in November 2013, and hopes to do the finale, “Mockingjay,” as a two-part film installment.

“The Hunger Games” gave Hollywood a huge lift dur-ing a normally quiet time at theaters, with the start of the summer movie season still a month and a half away.

Overall domestic revenues totaled $214 million, up 76 percent from the same week-end last year, when “Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules” led with $23.8 million, accord-ing to box-office tracker Hol-lywood.com.

Business has soared this year, with domestic receipts now at $2.4 billion, 19 percent ahead of last year’s. Holly-wood also has a potentially re-cord-breaking summer lineup coming that includes the su-perhero tales “The Avengers,” ”The Amazing Spider-Man” and “The Dark Knight Rises.”

“With this incredible week-end for ‘The Hunger Games,’ we’re perhaps experiencing what could be called the perfect box-office year,” said Hollywood.com ana-lyst Paul Dergarabedian. “We’re just on a trajectory like I’ve never seen.”

‘Hunger Games’ battles to $155M opening weekend

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OFLOGAN COUNTY, WEST VIR-GINIA

IN RE: THE PETITION OF MI-CHAEL WILLIAMS FOR THEADOPTION OF CHILD, GAB-RIEL THOMAS CHAFFIN, IN-FANT UNDER THE AGE OFEIGHTEEN (18) YEARS

Civil Action No. 12-A4-OB

ORDER OF PUBLICATION

The object of the above titleproceeding is an adoptionofGabriel Thomas Chaffin and aname change to Gabriel Tho-mas Williamson by MichaelWilliams and Brittany Chaffin,now Brittany Williams, hus-band and wife. This aciton isalso to terminiate the parentaland custodial rights of JeremyVarney, of the above namedchild.

TO: Williamson Daily News,Williamson, West Virginia

It is hereby Ordered that thesaid Jeremy Varney, be andhereby is notified and advisedby this PUblication to appearin the Circuit Court of LoganCounty, in Logan, West Vir-ginia, on the 19th day of April,2012 at 1:00 p.m. for a full andfinal hearing on matters raidedin the above referenced CivilAction Number.

Ahould the said Jeremy Var-ney, fail to appear on April 19,2012, upon proper hearing heis hereby notified and advisedthat his parental / custodialrights may be terminated.

A copy of said Petition can beobtained from the Office of theClerk of the Circuit Court ofMingo County.Entered by the Clerk of saidCourt March 19, 2012.

Alvis Porter, Clerk of CircuitCourtB. Newsome , Deputy Clerk

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INVITATION FOR BIDS

Coalfield Community ActionPartnership, Inc. is seekingbids from Contractor(s) forwork to be completed in re-modeling office space in Wil-liamson, WV. Project is for (2)two separate structures, with acombined square footage ofapproximately 15,000 squarefeet. Company submitting bidwill be expected to:

1. Make on-site inspection ofproperty as part of developingbid.2. Provide detailed descriptionof work to be performed(based on information to beprovided in bid packet).3. Include past history of simi-lar projects (along with refer-ences).4. In addition to cost of project,bid should include timeframefor completion.5. Must be available (either inperson or by phone) to answerany potential questions con-cerning bid during CoalfieldCAP meeting (date/time to beprovided as part of bid packet).

Sealed Bids will be accepteduntil Tuesday, April 10, 2012,by 4:00 p.m. Interested par-ties may contact Tim Salmonsor Janice Brinager at (304)235-1701 to request a “BidPacket” which will contain amore detailed explanation ofthe project and to schedule atime for on-site inspection.

Bids received after deadline ornot “sealed” will be removedfrom consideration. CoalfieldCommunity Action Partner-ship, Inc. reserves the right toreject any or all bids.

COALFIELD CAP, INC. IS ANEQUAL OPPORTUNITY EM-PLOYER

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Notice of Administration

The administration of the Es-tate of Donald Taylor, de-ceased, is pending in the Of-fice of the Clerk of the CountyCommission of Mingo County,West Virginia, whose addressis Post Office Box 1197, Wil-liamson, West Virginia 25661.

Name and Address of Per-sonal Representative:Drema TaylorP.O. Box 47N. Matewan, WV 25688

Name and Address of AttorneyRepresenting Personal Repre-sentative:W. Thomas WardAttorney at Law250 East Second AvenueBB&T Bank Building, 2ndFloorWilliamson, West Virginia25661(304) 235-6500

Name and Address of Fiduci-ary CommissionerNone Required

The date of the first publicationof this notice is March 27,2012

The date of the second publi-cation of this notice is April 3,2012.

Claims against this estate maybe barred unless filed in accor-dance with provisions of WestVirginia Code, 44-2-1, et seqor 44-3A-1,et seq.

A statement of any interestedperson objecting to the qualifi-cation of the above-namedpersonal representative or thevenue or jurisdiction of theCourt must be field within thisCounty Commission withinNENETY (90) MONTHS AF-TER THE DATE OF THEFIRST PUBLICATION OFTHIS NOTICE OR WITHINTHIRTY (30) DAYS OF SERV-ICE OF A COPY OF THIS NO-TICE ON THEM BY THE ES-TATE'S PERSONAL REPRE-SENTATIVE WHICHEVER ISLATER.

Settlement of the estate of theabove-named decedent willproceed without reference to afiduciary commissioner unlesswithin ninety (90) days fromthe fist publication of this no-tice a reference is requestedby a party in interest or an un-paid creditor files a claim andgood cause is shown to sup-port reference to a fiduciarycommissioner.

Jim Hatfield, ClerkCounty Commission of MingoCounty,West Virginia

By: Angie Tiller, Deputy

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Notice of Administration

The administration of the Es-tate of Donald Taylor, de-ceased, is pending in the Of-fice of the Clerk of the CountyCommission of Mingo County,West Virginia, whose addressis Post Office Box 1197, Wil-liamson, West Virginia 25661.

Name and Address of Per-sonal Representative:Drema TaylorP.O. Box 47N. Matewan, WV 25688

Name and Address of AttorneyRepresenting Personal Repre-sentative:W. Thomas WardAttorney at Law250 East Second AvenueBB&T Bank Building, 2ndFloorWilliamson, West Virginia25661(304) 235-6500

Name and Address of Fiduci-ary CommissionerNone Required

The date of the first publicationof this notice is March 27,2012

The date of the second publi-cation of this notice is April 3,2012.

Claims against this estate maybe barred unless filed in accor-dance with provisions of WestVirginia Code, 44-2-1, et seqor 44-3A-1,et seq.

A statement of any interestedperson objecting to the qualifi-cation of the above-namedpersonal representative or thevenue or jurisdiction of theCourt must be field within thisCounty Commission withinNENETY (90) MONTHS AF-TER THE DATE OF THEFIRST PUBLICATION OFTHIS NOTICE OR WITHINTHIRTY (30) DAYS OF SERV-ICE OF A COPY OF THIS NO-TICE ON THEM BY THE ES-TATE'S PERSONAL REPRE-SENTATIVE WHICHEVER ISLATER.

Settlement of the estate of theabove-named decedent willproceed without reference to afiduciary commissioner unlesswithin ninety (90) days fromthe fist publication of this no-tice a reference is requestedby a party in interest or an un-paid creditor files a claim andgood cause is shown to sup-port reference to a fiduciarycommissioner.

Jim Hatfield, ClerkCounty Commission of MingoCounty,West Virginia

By: Angie Tiller, Deputy

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NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'SSALE

Pursuant to the authorityvested in the undersigned J.Patrick Jones, Substitute Trus-tee by Notice of Substitution ofTrustee which notice is of re-cord in the Office of the Clerkof the County of Commissionof Mingo, West Virginia, inTrust Deed Book 434 at Page418 and by Deed of Trustdated December 18, 2006,executed by Marsha West toRaymond J. Scites, Trustee,which deed of trust is of recordin the Office of the Clerk ofMingo County, West Virginia,in Trust Deed Book 397 atPage 588, the undersignedSubstitute Trustee has beenrequested, in writing, by thebeneficiary of said deed oftrust to sell the real estate de-scribed below, as there hasbeen a default under the termsand conditions of said deed oftrust. Therefore, the under-signed Substitute Trustee willsell the real estate describedin the Deed of Trust, at a pub-lic auction on March 29, 2012at 1:05 p.m. to the highest bid-der at the front door of theCourthouse of said County ofMingo, in Williamson, WestVirginia, which real estate ismore completely described asfollows:

The following described lot,piece or parcel of real estatelocated and situated on PigeonCreek, Magnolia District,Mingo County, West Virginia,more particularly described asfollows, to-wit:

"BEGINNING at a roof bolt onthe South right-of-way line ofU. S. Route No. 52 at a point89.5 feet Northwest from a cul-vert crossing said highway;thence running S 72° 15' E140 feet along and with theSouth right-of-way line of U.S.Route No. 52 to a steel stake;thence running S 18° 22 W180 feet to a steel stake on theNorth bank of Pigeon Creek;thence running Northwest 149feet along and with PigeonCreek to a steel stake; thencerunning N 18° 22' E 130 feet to

a roof bolt and the point of BE-GINNING, containing 0.58acre."

TERMS OF SALE

1. Cash in hand paid on theday of sale.

2. The sale of the property willbe made subject to all mattershaving priority over the deed oftrust referred to herein includ-ing but not limited to any andall assessments and taxesagainst said property, all priorliens, encumbrances, lease,restrictions, covenants, condi-tions, right of ways and ease-ments of any nature whatso-ever.

3. The purchaser shall be re-sponsible for the payment ofthe transfer taxes imposed byWest Virginia Code § 11-2-1.

4. The subject property will besold in "AS IS" condition. TheSubstitute Trustee makes norepresentations and warrantiesof any kind or character includ-ing, but not limited to, the con-dition of the real estate or thetitle to the real estate to beconveyed.

5. The Substitute Trusteeshall be under no duty tocause any existing tenant or

person occupying the subjectproperty to vacate said prop-erty.

6. The Substitute Trustee re-serves the right to adjourn thesale, for a time, or from time totime, without further notice byannouncement at the time andplace of the sale describedabove.

7. The beneficiary of theDeed of Trust and holder ofthe note thereby secured re-serves the right to submit a bidfor the property at the sale,which bid may be in the formof a credit bid.

8. The successful bidder willbe required to execute amemorandum of sale upon theacceptance of the successfulbid by the Substitute Trustee.The Substitute Trustee will de-liver a trustee's deed to thepurchaser without any cove-nant or warranty (express orimplied) in the form prescribedby W.Va. Code § 38-1-6 uponreceipt of the purchase price in"good and available funds".

Given under my hand this 7thday of March, 2012.

J. Patrick Jones, SubstituteTrustee

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Pursuant to the authorityvested in the undersigned J.Patrick Jones, Substitute Trus-tee by Notice of Substitution ofTrustee which notice is of re-cord in the Office of the Clerkof the County of Commissionof Mingo, West Virginia, inTrust Deed Book 434 at Page418 and by Deed of Trustdated December 18, 2006,executed by Marsha West toRaymond J. Scites, Trustee,which deed of trust is of recordin the Office of the Clerk ofMingo County, West Virginia,in Trust Deed Book 397 atPage 588, the undersignedSubstitute Trustee has beenrequested, in writing, by thebeneficiary of said deed oftrust to sell the real estate de-scribed below, as there hasbeen a default under the termsand conditions of said deed oftrust. Therefore, the under-signed Substitute Trustee willsell the real estate describedin the Deed of Trust, at a pub-lic auction on March 29, 2012at 1:05 p.m. to the highest bid-der at the front door of theCourthouse of said County ofMingo, in Williamson, WestVirginia, which real estate ismore completely described asfollows:

The following described lot,piece or parcel of real estatelocated and situated on PigeonCreek, Magnolia District,Mingo County, West Virginia,more particularly described asfollows, to-wit:

"BEGINNING at a roof bolt onthe South right-of-way line ofU. S. Route No. 52 at a point89.5 feet Northwest from a cul-vert crossing said highway;thence running S 72° 15' E140 feet along and with theSouth right-of-way line of U.S.Route No. 52 to a steel stake;thence running S 18° 22 W180 feet to a steel stake on theNorth bank of Pigeon Creek;thence running Northwest 149feet along and with PigeonCreek to a steel stake; thencerunning N 18° 22' E 130 feet to

a roof bolt and the point of BE-GINNING, containing 0.58acre."

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Pursuant to the authorityvested in the undersigned J.Patrick Jones, Substitute Trus-tee by Notice of Substitution ofTrustee which notice is of re-cord in the Office of the Clerkof the County of Commissionof Mingo, West Virginia, inTrust Deed Book 434 at Page422 and by Deed of Trustdated June 22, 1999, executedby Randolph A. West and Mar-sha West to Raymond J.Scites, Trustee, which deed oftrust is of record in the Officeof the Clerk of Mingo County,West Virginia, in Trust DeedBook 317 at Page 154, the un-dersigned Substitute Trusteehas been requested, in writing,by the beneficiary of said deedof trust to sell the real estatedescribed below, as there hasbeen a default under the termsand conditions of said deed oftrust. Therefore, the under-signed Substitute Trustee willsell the real estate describedin the Deed of Trust, at a pub-lic auction on March 29, 2012at 1:10 p.m. to the highest bid-der at the front door of theCourthouse of said County ofMingo, in Williamson, WestVirginia, which real estate ismore completely described asfollows:

Situate in the Town of Varney,Magnolia District, MingoCounty, West Virginia, to-wit:

PARCEL NO. 1: "Beginning ata roof bolt in the right of wayline of U. S. Routes Nos. 52and 119 located 453 feet froma culvert in said highways;thence N 22° 47' E 270 feet toa roof bolt; thence S 70° 12' E130 feet to a roof bolt; thenceS. 22° 47' W 270 feet to a roofbolt on north right of way lineof U. S. Route No. 52; thenceN 70° 12' W 130 feet to thepoint of beginning."

PARCEL NO. 2: "BEGINNINGat a roof bolt on right of wayline of U.S. Route 52, said boltbeing N 70° 12' W 230 feetfrom a 5" white elm, corner toDonald Joe Edward and MaryEllen Justice; thence N 70° 12'W 112.94 feet with the U.S. Rt.52 right of way to a roof bolt;thence N. 19° 48' E 270 feet toa roof bolt; thence N 70° 12' W240 feet to a 3/4" open pipe;thence N 19° 48' E 709 feet toa roof bolt; thence S 77° 55' E175 feet to a roof bolt on thecenter of the point; thence S 6°45' W 67.5 feet to a stake;thence S 23° 23' E 64 feet to astake; thence S 26° 03 E 101feet to a stake; thence S 28°44' E 155 feet to a stake neara 12" locust stump; thence S26° 53' E 121 feet to a 24"black oak on the center of thepoint; thence S 28° 44' E 7.5feet to a roof bolt; thence S22° 47' W 336.25 feet to a roofbolt; thence N 70° 12' W 130feet to a roof bolt; thence S22° 47' W 270 feet to a roofbolt and point of beginning."

PARCEL NO. 4: "BEGINNINGat a 2" white plastic pipe set inthe line between Brown's Car-wash and Turkey Creek Hard-wood; thence with Brown'sCarwash line N 20-18 E 20 ft.to a 3" angle iron (from whicha PK nail wits. in the southright-of-way line of U. S. Route52 bears N 20-18 E. 95.15 ft.);thence leaving the Brown'sCarwash line and running withMichael Don Salyers 0.38 acretract S 72-13 E 59 ft. to a 2"galvanized pipe; thence leav-ing the 0.38 acre back line andrunning into the grantor's prop-erty S 17-47 W 20 ft. to a 2"galvanized pipe (from which a10 penny nail wits. in AEPCOPole 945-D-171 bears S 40-28W 2.23 ft.; thence N 72-12 W59.88 ft. to the point of BEGIN-NING, and being 0.0273 acresand shown as Exhibit A on thatcertain map entitled, "Surveyof Property to the Conveyed toForney Shrewsbury from Tur-key Creek Hardwood, situatedin Unincorporated Village ofVarney, in Magnolia District,Mingo County, WV, Scale: 1"= 30', surveyed and mappedFebruary 17, 1995 by Joe D.Grubb - WV Licensed Sur-veyor No. 509, General Deliv-ery, Dingess, WV 25671,' acopy of which map is attachedhereto and made a parthereof."

There is specifically exceptedfrom the above-described realproperty, that certain parcel orparcels heretofore conveyedby the Grantors to the Funda-mental Christian Church, Inc.,by Deed of Conveyance bear-ing date the 12th day ofAugust, 1991, and of record inthe office of the Mingo CountyClerk in Deed Book 323 atpage 332.

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Pursuant to the authorityvested in the undersigned J.Patrick Jones, Substitute Trus-tee by Notice of Substitution ofTrustee which notice is of re-cord in the Office of the Clerkof the County of Commissionof Mingo, West Virginia, inTrust Deed Book 434 at Page422 and by Deed of Trustdated June 22, 1999, executedby Randolph A. West and Mar-sha West to Raymond J.Scites, Trustee, which deed oftrust is of record in the Officeof the Clerk of Mingo County,West Virginia, in Trust DeedBook 317 at Page 154, the un-dersigned Substitute Trusteehas been requested, in writing,by the beneficiary of said deedof trust to sell the real estatedescribed below, as there hasbeen a default under the termsand conditions of said deed oftrust. Therefore, the under-signed Substitute Trustee willsell the real estate describedin the Deed of Trust, at a pub-lic auction on March 29, 2012at 1:10 p.m. to the highest bid-der at the front door of theCourthouse of said County ofMingo, in Williamson, WestVirginia, which real estate ismore completely described asfollows:


PARCEL NO. 1: "Beginning ata roof bolt in the right of wayline of U. S. Routes Nos. 52and 119 located 453 feet froma culvert in said highways;thence N 22° 47' E 270 feet toa roof bolt; thence S 70° 12' E130 feet to a roof bolt; thenceS. 22° 47' W 270 feet to a roofbolt on north right of way lineof U. S. Route No. 52; thenceN 70° 12' W 130 feet to thepoint of beginning."

PARCEL NO. 2: "BEGINNINGat a roof bolt on right of wayline of U.S. Route 52, said boltbeing N 70° 12' W 230 feetfrom a 5" white elm, corner toDonald Joe Edward and MaryEllen Justice; thence N 70° 12'W 112.94 feet with the U.S. Rt.52 right of way to a roof bolt;thence N. 19° 48' E 270 feet toa roof bolt; thence N 70° 12' W240 feet to a 3/4" open pipe;thence N 19° 48' E 709 feet toa roof bolt; thence S 77° 55' E175 feet to a roof bolt on thecenter of the point; thence S 6°45' W 67.5 feet to a stake;thence S 23° 23' E 64 feet to astake; thence S 26° 03 E 101feet to a stake; thence S 28°44' E 155 feet to a stake neara 12" locust stump; thence S26° 53' E 121 feet to a 24"black oak on the center of thepoint; thence S 28° 44' E 7.5feet to a roof bolt; thence S22° 47' W 336.25 feet to a roofbolt; thence N 70° 12' W 130feet to a roof bolt; thence S22° 47' W 270 feet to a roofbolt and point of beginning."

PARCEL NO. 4: "BEGINNINGat a 2" white plastic pipe set inthe line between Brown's Car-wash and Turkey Creek Hard-wood; thence with Brown'sCarwash line N 20-18 E 20 ft.to a 3" angle iron (from whicha PK nail wits. in the southright-of-way line of U. S. Route52 bears N 20-18 E. 95.15 ft.);thence leaving the Brown'sCarwash line and running withMichael Don Salyers 0.38 acretract S 72-13 E 59 ft. to a 2"galvanized pipe; thence leav-ing the 0.38 acre back line andrunning into the grantor's prop-erty S 17-47 W 20 ft. to a 2"galvanized pipe (from which a10 penny nail wits. in AEPCOPole 945-D-171 bears S 40-28W 2.23 ft.; thence N 72-12 W59.88 ft. to the point of BEGIN-NING, and being 0.0273 acresand shown as Exhibit A on thatcertain map entitled, "Surveyof Property to the Conveyed toForney Shrewsbury from Tur-key Creek Hardwood, situatedin Unincorporated Village ofVarney, in Magnolia District,Mingo County, WV, Scale: 1"= 30', surveyed and mappedFebruary 17, 1995 by Joe D.Grubb - WV Licensed Sur-veyor No. 509, General Deliv-ery, Dingess, WV 25671,' acopy of which map is attachedhereto and made a parthereof."


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Pursuant to the authorityvested in the undersigned J.Patrick Jones, Substitute Trus-tee by Notice of Substitution ofTrustee which notice is of re-cord in the Office of the Clerkof the County of Commissionof Mingo County, West Vir-ginia, in Trust Deed Book 434at Page 420 and by deed oftrust dated September 14,1999, executed by R.A. West,to W. Graham Smith, Jr., Trus-tee, which deed of trust is ofrecord in the Office of theClerk of Mingo County, WestVirginia, in Trust Deed Book319 at Page 306, the under-signed Substitute Trustee hasbeen requested, in writing, bythe beneficiary of said deed oftrust to sell the real estate de-scribed below, as there hasbeen a default under the termsand conditions of said deed oftrust. Therefore, the under-signed Substitute Trustee willsell the real estate describedin the Deed of Trust, at a pub-lic auction to the highest bid-der on March 29, 2012, at 1:00p.m., at the front door of theCourthouse of said County ofMingo, in Williamson, WestVirginia, which real estate ismore completely described asfollows:

Situate on Pigeon Creek, Mag-nolia District, Mingo County,West Virginia, to-wit:

"BEGINNING at a roof bolt onthe north right of way of U. S.Route No. 52 and the south-west corner of the Mary EllenJustice property; thence N 72°15' W 100 feet along the U. S.Route No. 52 right of way to aroof bolt; thence N 20° 18' Eapproximately 615 feet to aroof bolt and a 24" black oakon the center of the point onthe Clinton Varney propertyline; thence S 30° 16' e 135feet with the Clinton Varneyproperty line to a roof bolt onthe center of the point, saidroof bolt being a corner to theClinton Varney 6.0 acre tract,the Wallace Rife 22.82 acretract and the property ownedby Mary Ellen Justice on thenorth side of U. S. Route No.52; thence S 20° 18' w 526feet with the Mary Ellen Jus-tice property line to a roof bolton U. S. Route No. 52 right ofway and the point of begin-ning, containing 1.30 acres,more or less."

Also the following describedproperty:

1 1981 SWO Mobile Home,Serial No. C0SGASA011744A

1 1981 SWO Mobile Home,Serial No. C0SGASA011744B

1 1990 DEST Mobile Home,Serial No. 024292

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4. The subject property will besold in "AS IS" condition. TheSubstitute Trustee makes norepresentations and warrantiesof any kind or character includ-ing, but not limited to, the con-dition of the real estate andmobile homes or the title to thereal estate and mobile home tobe conveyed.

5. The Substitute Trusteeshall be under no duty tocause any existing tenant orperson occupying the subjectproperty to vacate said prop-erty.






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Pursuant to the authorityvested in the undersigned J.Patrick Jones, Substitute Trus-tee by Notice of Substitution ofTrustee which notice is of re-cord in the Office of the Clerkof the County of Commissionof Mingo County, West Vir-ginia, in Trust Deed Book 434at Page 420 and by deed oftrust dated September 14,1999, executed by R.A. West,to W. Graham Smith, Jr., Trus-tee, which deed of trust is ofrecord in the Office of theClerk of Mingo County, WestVirginia, in Trust Deed Book319 at Page 306, the under-signed Substitute Trustee hasbeen requested, in writing, bythe beneficiary of said deed oftrust to sell the real estate de-scribed below, as there hasbeen a default under the termsand conditions of said deed oftrust. Therefore, the under-signed Substitute Trustee willsell the real estate describedin the Deed of Trust, at a pub-lic auction to the highest bid-der on March 29, 2012, at 1:00p.m., at the front door of theCourthouse of said County ofMingo, in Williamson, WestVirginia, which real estate ismore completely described asfollows:

Situate on Pigeon Creek, Mag-nolia District, Mingo County,West Virginia, to-wit:

"BEGINNING at a roof bolt onthe north right of way of U. S.Route No. 52 and the south-west corner of the Mary EllenJustice property; thence N 72°15' W 100 feet along the U. S.Route No. 52 right of way to aroof bolt; thence N 20° 18' Eapproximately 615 feet to aroof bolt and a 24" black oakon the center of the point onthe Clinton Varney propertyline; thence S 30° 16' e 135feet with the Clinton Varneyproperty line to a roof bolt onthe center of the point, saidroof bolt being a corner to theClinton Varney 6.0 acre tract,the Wallace Rife 22.82 acretract and the property ownedby Mary Ellen Justice on thenorth side of U. S. Route No.52; thence S 20° 18' w 526feet with the Mary Ellen Jus-tice property line to a roof bolton U. S. Route No. 52 right ofway and the point of begin-ning, containing 1.30 acres,more or less."

Also the following describedproperty:

1 1981 SWO Mobile Home,Serial No. C0SGASA011744A

1 1981 SWO Mobile Home,Serial No. C0SGASA011744B

1 1990 DEST Mobile Home,Serial No. 024292

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4. The subject property will besold in "AS IS" condition. TheSubstitute Trustee makes norepresentations and warrantiesof any kind or character includ-ing, but not limited to, the con-dition of the real estate andmobile homes or the title to thereal estate and mobile home tobe conveyed.

5. The Substitute Trusteeshall be under no duty tocause any existing tenant orperson occupying the subjectproperty to vacate said prop-erty.






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Pursuant to the authorityvested in the undersigned J.Patrick Jones, Substitute Trus-tee by Notice of Substitution ofTrustee which notice is of re-cord in the Office of the Clerkof the County of Commissionof Mingo, West Virginia, inTrust Deed Book 434 at Page424 and by Deed of Trustdated January 26, 2001, exe-cuted by R. A. West and Mar-sha West to Raymond J.Scites, Trustee, which deed oftrust is of record in the Officeof the Clerk of Mingo County,West Virginia, in Trust DeedBook 330 at Page 187, the un-dersigned Substitute Trusteehas been requested, in writing,by the beneficiary of said deedof trust to sell the real estatedescribed below, as there hasbeen a default under the termsand conditions of said deed oftrust. Therefore, the under-signed Substitute Trustee willsell the real estate describedin the Deed of Trust, at a pub-lic auction on March 29, 2012at 1:15 p.m. to the highest bid-der at the front door of theCourthouse of said County ofMingo, in Williamson, WestVirginia, which real estate ismore completely described asfollows:


PARCEL NO. 5: "Beginning ata roof bolt on the R/W line ofU.S. Rt. 52; thence running S20°-18' W 273.5 ft. into PigeonCreek; thence S 73°-09' E 30ft. with Pigeon Creek; thence S20°-18' W approximately 250ft.; thence S 30°-43' W ap-proximately 595 ft. to a largerock in the hollow, being acommon corner to Cotiga De-velopment Company, StewartWest and Wallace Rife; thenceN 21°-01' W approximately215 ft.; thence N 20°-18' W ap-proximately 940 ft. to a roofbolt on the R/W line of U.S. Rt.52; thence running S 72°-15' E200 ft. with the said R/W lineto the point of BEGINNING,being approximately 5.15acres.


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Pursuant to the authorityvested in the undersigned J.Patrick Jones, Substitute Trus-tee by Notice of Substitution ofTrustee which notice is of re-cord in the Office of the Clerkof the County of Commissionof Mingo, West Virginia, inTrust Deed Book 434 at Page424 and by Deed of Trustdated January 26, 2001, exe-cuted by R. A. West and Mar-sha West to Raymond J.Scites, Trustee, which deed oftrust is of record in the Officeof the Clerk of Mingo County,West Virginia, in Trust DeedBook 330 at Page 187, the un-dersigned Substitute Trusteehas been requested, in writing,by the beneficiary of said deedof trust to sell the real estatedescribed below, as there hasbeen a default under the termsand conditions of said deed oftrust. Therefore, the under-signed Substitute Trustee willsell the real estate describedin the Deed of Trust, at a pub-lic auction on March 29, 2012at 1:15 p.m. to the highest bid-der at the front door of theCourthouse of said County ofMingo, in Williamson, WestVirginia, which real estate ismore completely described asfollows:


PARCEL NO. 5: "Beginning ata roof bolt on the R/W line ofU.S. Rt. 52; thence running S20°-18' W 273.5 ft. into PigeonCreek; thence S 73°-09' E 30ft. with Pigeon Creek; thence S20°-18' W approximately 250ft.; thence S 30°-43' W ap-proximately 595 ft. to a largerock in the hollow, being acommon corner to Cotiga De-velopment Company, StewartWest and Wallace Rife; thenceN 21°-01' W approximately215 ft.; thence N 20°-18' W ap-proximately 940 ft. to a roofbolt on the R/W line of U.S. Rt.52; thence running S 72°-15' E200 ft. with the said R/W lineto the point of BEGINNING,being approximately 5.15acres.


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Bids will be accepted until4:30 p.m., Tuesday, April 3,2012. Bids will be opened andread aloud at the MingoCounty Commission regularmeeting session scheduled tobegin at 9 a.m., Wednesday,April 4, 2012. All bids must besealed and clearly marked onthe outside of the envelope“SEALED BID – Red JacketStorm Water ImprovementProject.” A pre-bid conferenceis scheduled for 10 a.m., Fri-day, March 30, 2012, in Room136 of the Mingo CountyCourthouse. If bids are submit-ted by mail they should besubmitted to:

John Mark Hubbard, MingoCounty Commission President;Attn: Leigh Ann Ray; 75 EastSecond Ave., Room 308-B,Williamson, WV 25661. The successful bidder will berequired to submit a certifiedcheck or bank draft, payable tothe Mingo County Commis-sion, Par Value U.S. govern-ment bonds or satisfactory bidbond executed in an amountequal to five (5%) percent ofthe bid; a performance bondequal to 100 percent of the bidand a payment bond equal to100 percent of the bid. Bondsshall be counter-signed by aWest Virginia agent. Biddersmust also provide proof of cur-rent workersʼ compensation in-surance and proper liability in-surance coverage. The MingoCounty Commission reservesthe right to reject any or allbids or waive any informalityon the bidding process. Nobidder may withdraw his/herbid within 30 days of after thedate of the bid opening. Thesuccessful bidder will enterinto a contract agreeable tothe Mingo County Commis-sion. The Mingo County Com-mission is an equal opportunityemployer and does not dis-criminate on the basis of race,color, creed, national origin,sex, familial status, disability,religion or age.

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Tuesday, March 27, 2012 ComiCs/EntErtainmEnt

Today’s Answers

HAPPY BIRTHDAY for Tuesday, March 27, 2012:

This year you work on communica-tion to clear out confusion that often seems present. Many people around you act in unexpected ways. You will need to step away in order to regroup and re-evaluate. You could find that anger is an issue that frequently emerges. Use self-discipline when you become triggered. If you are single, you meet people with ease. Take your time before deciding someone is perfect. You easily could meet a bet-ter match. If you are attached, take a workshop together to improve your communication. A class involving a mutual interest also could draw you closer. GEMINI knows how to stimu-late your imagination.

The Stars Show the Kind of Day You’ll Have: 5-Dynamic; 4-Positive; 3-Average; 2-So-so; 1-Difficult ARIES (March 21-April 19)HHHH Express your thoughts.

Decide which way would be best to go. A meeting could confuse mat-ters even more. A little self-discipline goes far. If you become triggered or angry, take a walk to gain perspective. Tonight: Where the action is.TAURUS (April 20-May 20) HHH Do not be too sure of your-

self, because you easily could make an error with funds, whether it is by accident or by someone taking decep-tive action. Listen to your inner voice; don’t be reactive. Tonight: Treat your-self well. GEMINI (May 21-June 20)HHHHH Keep conversations mov-

ing, and stay on top of what is going on. You have a strong sense of direc-tion that emerges when dealing with several people. There also is no better organizer than you. Do not let a per-sonal matter interfere with your plans. Tonight: As you like it.CANCER (June 21-July 22)HHH Know when enough is

enough. You could be overtired. The unexpected occurs when deal-ing with a friend or group. Tap into your instincts. Detach rather than get angry. You will gain a new perspective and will handle the situation differ-ently. Tonight: Play it low-key.LEO (July 23-Aug. 22)HHHH Zero in on what you want.

Sometimes you undermine yourself without intending to. You might say too much or have a knee-jerk reaction that could give you away. Be care-ful with your spending, as you easily could go overboard. Deal with anger directly. Tonight: Where your friends

are.VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22)HHH Step up to the plate. You

know you have a lot to do, but you could become very upset or angry if you have to deal with a parent or higher-up. Be careful. Words said are never forgotten, even if they are forgiven. Diplomacy goes far. Tonight: Working late.LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) HHHHH Keep reaching out for

new information. How you see a situa-tion will change if you can detach and be less invested. You have difficulty understanding an associate or friend who seems determined to mess up your plans. Tonight: Let go of stress with friends.SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21)HHHHH Work with a partner. You

might be surprised by what goes on between you and another person. Confusion surrounds a situation involving a child or an associate. Learn not to judge so much; more information is forthcoming. Stay neu-tral. Tonight: Dinner for two.SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21)HHH Push yourself to finish a proj-

ect, even if you could do something more interesting. You might be sur-prised how much excitement comes your way. A person you look up to, or need to look up to, could be in a very bad mood. Relax. Tonight: Let some-one else make the first move.CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19)HHH Plunge into work without

getting distracted. Someone around you might speak in a most confusing manner. Apparently, you two are on different wavelengths. You could have difficulty with someone at a distance. Trust your choices. Tonight: Let’s not forget to exercise. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18)HHHHH Let your playfulness

show, even at work. Everyone knows it is there, yet it is subtle in your inter-actions. A partner could be quite upset and might need some time. Don’t get irritated. Tonight: Let yourself enjoy friends and family. Make it OK to stay up late. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20)HHH Stay centered, knowing what

you want. Push comes to shove with a partner who could be quite difficult. Relax. Don’t let this person’s cranki-ness create an argument. Walk away, and control your feelings for now. Tonight: Happy to be home.

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