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ELEANOR – Putnam Careerand Technical Center was one of50 schools across the nation thatparticipated in the 10th NationalAlternative Fuel Day (OdysseyEvent) Tuesday, October 18.

Professor Kevin Roberts toldhis group of students that risinggas prices inspired this eventduring its initial year, a decadeago.

“We are pleased to joinOdyssey 2012 as we continue todrive change across America,”Roberts said, according to a pressrelease. “With our event we willshare the message of embracingalternative fuel and advancedtechnology vehicles with our stu-

dents and commemorateOdyssey’s Decade of Difference.”

This year’s theme for Odyssey

is “Driving change across Amer-ica.” The purpose behind thistheme is to point to better fuel

sources for today’s drivers.

The American Red Cross is col-lecting and distributing holidaycards offering support to thoseserving overseas in the military.

"It just takes a moment to signa card to share your appreciationfor the sacrifices members of themilitary community make," Mar-ilyn Meade, local emergencyservices specialist for the RedCross, said in a release. "You saythanks, we'll do the rest."

Cards will be accepted throughFriday, Dec. 7, and may bemailed to Holiday Mail for He-

roes, P.O. Box 5456, CapitolHeights, MD 20791-5456.

Pitney Bowes Inc. receives

cards at the special Holiday Mailpost office box, and screens themfor hazardous materials. Pitney

Bowes screens, packages andships the cards at no charge, andcontributes thousands of volun-teer hours at sites around thecountry.

Red Cross volunteers acrossthe United States and on militaryinstallations overseas then sortand deliver the cards throughoutthe holiday season. The RedCross and Pitney Bowes have re-ceived and distributed more than4.7 million cards for members ofthe U.S. Armed Forces, veteransand their families since the pro-gram began in 2006.

AmericanRedCross to sendHolidayCards toTroopsOverseas

Wednesday,October 24,2012

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WINFIELD – On October 26th,during theWinfield vs. St. Albansgame you can help two Winfieldstudents! Two young men atWinfield High School are fight-ing a courageous battle. MerrycBatt and Jeremy Huff, both Sen-iors at Winfield High School,have recently been diagnosedwith cancer. Fruth Pharmacy ishelping to raise scholarshipfunds for the two young men, sothey can pursue their dreams ofhigher education.

In order to help provide for theeducational expense, a scholar-ship fund has been establishedfor both Merryc and Jeremy.Thanks to a generous donationfrom OhioPyle, Fruth Pharmacywill be contributing 100% of theproceeds from the athletic gearitems sold during the October26th Winfield football game toMerryc and Jeremy’s scholarshipfunds.

SEE EVENT ON PAGE 9

PutnamCareer andTechnical CenterHosts 12th Annual Odyssey Event

100%Night to beheld October 26th

SEE NIGHT ON PAGE 9

Lynne Fruth speaks with Jeremy Huffand Merryc Batt about their futuregoals.

By JustinWaybright

justin@theputnamstandard.com

By JustinWaybright

justin@theputnamstandard.com

LOCALSPORTS

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Students learn about hybrid vehicles during the 10th Annual Odyssey Event. School counselor Carol Bauer donated her2011 Toyota Camry Hybrid to the students to study for the day. Photo by Justin Waybright

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Rotary PancakeBreakfast

The Putnam County RotaryClub will have a pancake break-fast on Saturday, Oct. 27, from 8a.m. to 10 a.m. at Applebee's inTeays Valley. The cost is $5. Allproceeds go to the Putnam Ro-tary Club to the End Polio Nowcampaign. To purchase tickets,see any Rotary Club member, orcontact Rotary Club PresidentTina McComas at (304) 638-3493.

Brighterside Quartet atMt. Salem UM ChurchBrighterside Quartet will be

singing Sunday, October 28,2012 at 1:30 P.M. - ?? at Mt.Salem UM Church (4743 US 604 1/2 miles east of Hurricaneacross from covered bridge onthe left). Singing starts at 1:30P.M. EVERYONE WELCOME!!!!

Waves of TerrorPutnam County Parks &

Recreation is sponsoring ahaunting Halloween held at theWave Pool in Hurricane on Oc-tober 26 & 27, 2012. Come out ifyou dare where the unknownwill happen. 7 to 11 p.m. Formore information, please callthe office at 562-0518 ext. 11.

Come and have the scariesttime of your life.

Art & Craft SaleLakeview Christian Church at

108 Lakeview Drive will be par-ticipating in the Hurricane CityWide Art and Craft Sale on No-vember 3, 2012, from 9 am to 3pm. Tables are $15 for 8 ft. and$10 for 6 ft, electric is included.A few tables of each size remain.Contact Penny Casto at 304 7576427 for information and reser-vations. Hot dogs and bakedgoods for sale by ladies of thechurch.

Charleston Coin ClubAnnual Coin Show

The Charleston Coin Clubwould like to announce theirannual Coin Show to be heldNovember 3rd and 4th at theCharleston Civic Center,Charleston, WV. The show willbe held between the hours of 10a.m. and 5 p.m. on Saturday and

10 a.m. and 3 p.m. on Sunday.There is no admission fee. Deal-ers from WV, OH, and KY will bein attendance to buy, sell, andtrade coins, paper money, goldjewelry, and coal mine scripand West Virginia Tokens.

The Charleston Coin Clubmeets the third Tuesday of eachmonth at the Kanawha CityCommunity Center. The meet-ings start at 7 p.m. The public isinvited to attend these meet-ings. For more informationabout the upcoming Coin Showor about club meetings, you cancall 304-727-4062 or visit web-site www.kvcc.eznetway.comfor information about all thecoin clubs that meet in theKanawha Valley.

Times set forTrick-or-Treat

Eleanor: 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday,Oct. 30.

Hurricane: 6 to 8 p.m. Tues-day, Oct. 30.

Putnam County: 6 to 8 p.m.Tuesday, Oct. 30.

Literacy Volunteers ofPutnam County

Would you like to make a dif-ference? Do you know someonewho needs help with reading?Become a literacy volunteer andhelp adults improve their basicacademic skills. We will teachyou how to help others throughour free 10 hour training ses-sion which will give you theskills you need. Call 304-757-1550.

Clay Center presentsHello, Dolly!

The Clay Center and TheCharleston Light Opera Guildwill present Hello, Dolly! on Fri-day & Saturday, October 26 &27, 7:30 pm and Sunday, Octo-ber 28, 2 pm.

Follow meddlesome widowDolly Levi as she strives to playmatchmaker and bring ro-mance to several couples, aswell as herself, in this belovedinternational classic.

PCTC Adult LearningCenter provides

Academic RemediationStudents prepare for various

types of testing including ACT,GED, and LPN. Hours are 8 a.m.to 3 p.m. Monday throughThursday, and 8 a.m. to 11:15a.m. on Friday. For more info.call 586-2411.

Adda Baptist ChurchFree Clothing Bank

Adda Baptist Church has afree clothing bank for thosewith clothing needs from 11a.m. to 1 p.m. on the last Satur-day of each month.

Cub Scout Pack 586Meetings

Pack 586 Cub Scouts meetevery week at the Eleanor FirstBaptist Church. For more infor-mation, please call Cub MasterRob Woods at 304-586-2685 orGlen Armstrong at 304-586-1157.

Hometown Lions ClubThe Lions Club is the oldest

service organizations in theworld. We, Hometown LionsClub are a small part of this or-ganization of which we areproud to be a part of.

As a club in Putnam Countyand small in number, we arevery active in our community.Every year we hold eye screen-ings at every middle school inthe county for the 6th gradeclasses of which there were 719of which 168 of those were re-ferred to a doctor for furtherevaluation and we were askedto screen the 2nd graders thisyear of which we did 320.

We hold an Easter Egg Huntat Hometown ElementarySchool, an essay contest is heldin May for the 5th grade stu-dents on what the flag means tome and the winner is given a$100.00 savings bond. We planta tree or trees on Arbor Day atthe school every year; we hostthe Putnam county homecom-ing in Winfield and have doneso since 1988. We support theW.V. sight conservation Founda-tion where anyone who cannotafford surgeries and meet therequirements they are sent toMorgantown with no cost tothem, we also participate in thePoca Heritage Day and BuffaloOctoberfest.

We are small in number andare looking for some goodmembers who want to help oth-ers and aren’t afraid to meetnew people and hard work, thepay is the satisfaction of helpingothers.

If you would like to knowmore about us or another clubin your area call 304-586-3614and ask for George Woodrum.

2013 Pool Discounts(25% off Wave Pool and

County Pool Passes)October 15 – December 21,

2012This Holiday Season the Put-

nam County Parks & RecreationCommission is giving a 25% dis-count on 2013 Season Passes. AGreat Stocking Stuffer!

To purchase Season Passescontact the Putnam CountyParks and Recreation Office byDecember 21 at 562-0518 Ext.10.

BingoEvery Wednesday night (7:00

p.m.) VFW Post 9097, Teays Val-ley Road. Public invited.

Volunteers NeededNeeded: Volunteers for vari-

ous help at Hometown SeniorCenter – call 304-586-2745.

Schools Developmen-tal Screening

Putnam County Schools De-velopmental Screenings will beheld on Friday, November 2,2012 at the Teays Valley Presby-terian Church, Teays ValleyRoad. We will screen childrenages 2-1/2 to 4 years forspeech/language, hearing, vi-sion, motor skills, social skills,self-help and cognition Pleasecall 586-0500 ext 1154, to sched-ule an appointment.

St. Francis BingoSt. Francis Church at 525 Hol-

ley Street, St. Albans holdsBingo every Monday eveningbeginning with Early Birds at5pm. Concessions are avail-able. Please call (304) 727-3033for more information.

Call for Crafters!!!Come share your talents…

Cross Lanes Methodist ChurchCraft Day and Bake Sale – Satur-day, November 3rd, 9 am – 2pm. Space - $20.00. Space withtable - $25.00.

Event also includes AnnualHealth Fair, sponsored by theWoman’s Club of Cross Lanes.

For more information andtable reservations, call churchoffice 304-776-3081 or 304-776-1362.

Eleanor Craft ShowThe annual Eleanor Craft

Show will be held on Saturday,Nov 3, 2012 9 AM – 3 PM at theEleanor Fire Department build-ing. Crafters will be set up onthe second floor, handicap ac-cessible. Lunch will be avail-able on the first floor.Admission is free.

If you are interested in aspace to sell your items pleasecontact Linda to reserve yourtable 304-937-3427.

Sponsored by the BuffaloNazarene Church Ladies Aide

AARPWest Virginiaapplauds West VirginiaPSC decision to de-crease Natural Gas

RatesCHARLESTON – AARP West

Virginia is applauding lastweek’s action by the PublicService Commission of WestVirginia (PSC) that will resultin a rate decrease for naturalgas utility consumers acrossthe state.

Friday, the PSC entered anorder lowering purchased nat-ural gas rates beginning Nov. 1for 13 natural gas utilityproviders doing business inthe state. The PSC sets interimpurchase gas rates every yearat this time, based in large parton the price companies arepaying for gas on the whole-sale market. Reductions willvary by utility provider.

Purchased gas adjustment(PGA) accounts for more than60 percent of the residentialgas customer’s bill, and issolely a pass-through of gascosts that does not include aprofit for the utility, accordingto the Commission.

The state's largest naturalgas distribution company,Mountaineer Gas, will see thepurchased gas portion of itsrates decrease to $4.98 per mcf(1,000 cubic feet), an 18.5 per-cent decrease. MountaineerGas serves more than 219,000customers across the state,and presently has a base ratecase pending before the Com-mission.

“The Public Service Com-mission and West Virginia’snatural gas utility providershave acted responsibly in tak-ing advantage of favorablemarket conditions to provideeconomic relief to West Vir-ginia ratepayers,” said GayleneMiller, AARP West Virginiastate director. “As we enter thewinter season where increasedutility costs are often incurred,this decision is welcome newsfor older West Virginians –many of whom do not have thefinancial resources readilyavailable to sustain unpre-dictable seasonal increases intheir utility costs.”

The PSC is expected to for-mally adopt the interim de-creased rates in early 2013.

Winfield, West Virginia, USPS 451-160The Putnam Standard (ISSN, 451160) is published weeklyat P.O. Box 179, Winfield, WV 25213. Yearly subscriptionrates: In-County $22.00; In-State $38.00; Out-of-State$48.00. Bill Unger, Publisher. Periodical Postage paid atMain Post Office, Winfield, WV, and additional mailing of-fices under the act of March 3, 1979. Postmaster: Send Ad-dress changes to the Putnam Standard, P.O. Box 179,Winfield, WV 25213. We reserve the right to accept or re-ject and to edit all news and advertising copy.

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CHARLESTON – First LadyJoanne Jaeger Tomblin unveiledthe 2012 limited-editionWestVir-ginia Governor’s Mansion holidayornament during a public recep-tion Wednesday, Oct. 17, 2012, atthe Culture Center, Capitol Com-plex.

This year’s ornament, whichwas hand-painted by Logan na-tive and Alum Creek residentShelley Goodman, features theofficial state animal, the blackbear, and the state insect, thehoney bee, on a clear glass bulb.Each piece was painted freehand,so no two ornaments are exactlythe same.

The ornament is the third in aseries of four ornaments createdby Goodman, an award-winning,self-taught decorative painterwho works in finely detailedenamels. Her 2010 ornament fea-tured the state bird, the cardinal;her 2011 ornament, the stateflower, the rhododendron.

Only 750 ornaments weremade this year. A limited numberof last year’s ornaments will beavailable for sale as well on Oct.17.

“Whether you keep this orna-ment for yourself or share it as agift, we hope it will hold specialmemories of the 2012 holidayseason,” the first lady said.

The ornaments, which sell for$24 apiece, are available at theWest Virginia State Museum GiftShop in Charleston (304-205-7911) and TAMARACK: The Bestof West Virginia in Beckley (1-88TAMARACK) as well as online at

the Tamarack website,www.tamarackwv.com. A portionof the proceeds will go toward theGovernor’s Mansion preservationfund.

Goodman and the first lady willsign informational cards that ac-company the ornaments duringand after today’s event.

For more information contactCaryn Gresham, deputy commis-sioner, Division of Culture andHistory, at (304) 558-0220 or TinaAmburgey, Office of the FirstLady, at (304) 558-3588.

The West Virginia Division ofCulture and History is an agency

within the West Virginia Depart-ment of Education and the Artswith Kay Goodwin, Cabinet Sec-retary. The Division, led by Com-missioner Randall Reid-Smith,brings together the past, presentand future through programs andservices focusing on archives andhistory, arts, historic preservationand museums. For more infor-mation about the Division’s pro-grams, events and sites, visitwww.wvculture.org. The Divisionof Culture and History is an EqualOpportunity/Affirmative ActionEmployer.

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Velma’s ViewBy Velma Kitchens

Ronnie

I went to Hurricane High School grades nine through twelve.I remember a lot of my classmates and I feel we had a good group

of kids from those years. I won’t say when I graduated. Those of you,who know my age, just hush. I am glad I am the age I am and would-n’t want to go back.

I went to school with a boy named Ronnie. He was so much fun tobe around as he always laughed and had a smile on his face. We werein the same homeroom and I saw him every morning.

Ronnie was a Christian and I could tell there was something dif-ferent about him, I did not know the Lord at the time, but beingaround him was encouraging. His brother and several cousins alsowent to Hurricane High as well.

When we are young we never know how precious life is and wedon’t think about our mortality.

Ronnie passed away our freshman year at Hurricane High. We allwere in shook. We didn’t have grief counseling like the kids havetoday. We just dealt with his death in our own ways.

Ronnie was hit by a falling tree near his family home and did notsurvive.

We go to our places of school, and work and we take for grantedthose people we see every day will be there tomorrow.

I miss Ronnie and always will.When I visit my Grandma’s place of burial, I always go to visit Ron-

nie’s place.Now that I am older, I look back and think we were just kids, and we

were.Six years ago we lost a co-worker. I had never lost a co-worker be-

fore and was sad for days.She went home on a Friday and had a stroke. She passed away nine

days later.Don’t take your family, church family, friends, neighbors, or co-

workers for granted.We have no promise of tomorrow.

October Birthdays!Happy Birthday to ALL

If you - or someone you know - will be celebratrating a

birthday in the coming months... Call 304-743-6731 and give us their name - OR just email the

information to trudyblack@theputnamstandard.com

Thomas SovineGlenn McClungClaudia HarveyRick ChapmanDarren StanleyLeAnne LoweDawn VenoySam MorrisTracy WoodardDon LemleyLinda LottPamela LusherMarcella SargentKindra SimpsonReba Cline-SmithSylvia SmithBill MurrayEmma Hurley

CONWAY, SC - Faith Farley,a resident of Scott Depot, WV,has enrolled in Coastal Car-olina University.

For four consecutive years,Coastal Carolina Universityhas been recognized as oneof "America's 100 Best Col-lege Buys" in the Institu-tional Research & EvaluationInc. annual survey of over1,200 colleges and universi-ties. CCU has a total enroll-ment of 9,000 students andoffers more than 70 under-graduate programs of studyand 7 graduate programs. Formore information, visitwww.coastal.edu.

Faith Farleyenrolls at CoastalCarolina University

We would like to welcome re-porter Justin Waybright to ourstaff and readers. He will be writ-ing and photographing stories forour Putnam and Cabell Standardnewspapers.

This 28-year-old West VirginiaState University graduate has adegree in Professional Writingand English Literature. His pho-tography has won eight nationalawards through Olan Mills andLifetouch Inc.

Waybright has been associatedwith Standard Newspapers since2006 as a free-lance writer.

Feel free to send upcomingevents, story ideas and pictures tojustin@theputnamstandard.comor justin@thecabellstandard.com.

You may contact him at cell (304)382-6561 or at our office (304)743-6731.

The ‘Standards’welcomeJustinWaybright

First Lady Unveils 2012 Limited-EditionWVGovernor’s Mansion Holiday Ornament

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WeeklyDevotional

By Mary Jane

“BADNEWSDAY”

Thought for the week: Blessed are they that mourn for they shallbe comforted.Matthew 5:4 (KJV)

Sitting here thinking, of the past, this same time of year, in October1945, I was not old enough to attend school, and lived on the farmwith my two brothers, my Mom and Dad.

My two oldest brothers were in the navy. Many miles across theocean, my three older sisters were working away from home, and Iwas the youngest.

The big white two story farm house which we lived in was sur-rounded with old maple trees which were dressed in there fall coloredleaf gowns this month, as the heaps and piles of leaves seemed neverend falling, filling the large yard...

The driveway was visible with plenty of time to see who came to thehouse, and on this day I so vividly remember my mom looking out theliving room window, adjusting her apron, running a hand thru herhair, and a look of sudden shock, sadness, and wonder come uponher face, as if she was going to cry.

Soon a Navel Chaplin and attendant were on the front porch with alow knock, as my mother greeted them you could see her eyes fill withtears, they were here to give her the bad news about her first born sonthat had suffered injuries in an airplane explosion and expired, whilefighting for our country during World War II.

I cannot remember what was said, but I shall never forget the manytimes during those following cold, winter months that I would see mymother sitting and wiping tears away with the corner of her apron,and seeing the sadness in her eyes as she gazed out over the drearysnow covered fields from her kitchen window.

This scene was repeated many times during War World II, not onlyin our little town to neighbors we all knew, but across the entire UnitedStates.

Every day our young men, fathers and brothers continue givingtheir life for this freedom. We sometimes take it for granted, the mili-tary loss of life, and it happens in a number of families each day.

Our cemeteries - which sit high on the hills, down in the valleys andacross the long scenic acres - are full of the same three foot high whitegovernment headstones with a name, rank, date of birth and deathengraved upon them, men and women who gave their life for yourfreedom.

Still today, the big white farmhouse stands, with those same glori-ous colored maple trees surrounding it, while new younger ownersoccupy its walls, those old trees in the yard could tell this story andrecall the scene of a past bad news day.

God has His reason and His season for everything that happensunder His footstool; we endure and continue to keep the faith, be-cause that is how we stay strong, so that we may help others thru try-ing times of grief and mourning.Prayer: Our Father in heaven who sees and knows all, in time of

war andpeace, let us be thankful everyday for our freedom,give to allMothers strength to bear those bad news days when it comes tothem….Amen.

SOUTH CHARLESTON - Stateparks across West Virginia offera variety of activities associatedwith Halloween and days lead-ing up to October 31. From azombiefest with proceeds sup-porting area food banks at ChiefLogan State Park to afternoonHalloween parties at BlackwaterFalls and North Bend state park ,activities planned create awholesome experience – some alittle more scary than others.

The big event of the season isthe Halloween Train at Cass Sce-nic Railroad State Park on Octo-ber 27. The 6 p.m. departureincludes surprises along the wayto Whittaker Station. “We en-courage passengers to wear acostume to create a festive tripup Cheat Mountain,” said Mon-ica Fleming at Cass Scenic Rail-road. Park staff recommendsthat costumes worn shouldallow for good visibility. ForHalloween Train reservationscall 304-456-4300.

Events and activities at stateparks and forests throughoutthe year are posted onwww.wvstateparks.com, EventsCalendar.Halloween Activities at West

Virginia State ParksNOW thru Oct. 31 - Little

Beaver Haunted Trail - LittleBeaver State Park

Ten nights of ghosts and gob-lins lurk on the haunted trail.Fun for all ages. Walking trails,shelter mazes, staged areas forHalloween Fun. Activity 7 - 10p.m. Sun.-Thurs. and 7 - 11 p.m.on Fri. and Sat. Fee based.Adults: $8; Children 12 andyounger, $6. Contact: 304-763-2494October 26-27 - Halloween

Masquerade - Cacapon ResortState Park

Join us for a weekend ofspook-tacular activities. Dinner,masquerade movie, and Hal-loween fun! Package availablefor two nights lodging, enter-tainment and some meals. Formore information or to makereservations call 304-258-1022.October 26-27 - Wagon Ride

and Halloween Haunted Walk -

Tomlinson Run State ParkTake a wagon ride to the

Haunted Walk at the GroupCamp. Activity cost is $3 per per-son. Hours are 7 p.m. – 9 p.m.Activity cost is $3 per personContact: Tomlinson Run StatePark, 304-564-3651October 27 - 35th annual

Pipestem Pumpkin Run -Pipestem Resort State Park

Registration opens at 8:30a.m. at the Canyon Rim Center.10,000 meter run, 5,000 meterrun, 5,000 meter and a fun runscheduled. Race begins at 10a.m. Contact: Shirley Martin orNathan Hanshaw, 304-466-1800.A registration form is posted on-line atwww.pipestemresort.com.October 27 - Halloween Party

- North Bend State ParkCelebrate Halloween at North

Bend State Park with games,prizes, children costume con-test, crafts, and much more.Event is 1-3 p.m. at Shelter #3.There is no cost to participate inthis semi-outdoor fun. Contact:304-643-2931October 27 - Halloween Train

- Cass Scenic Railroad StatePark

Haunted train ride goes toWhittaker Station with ghostlysurprises for all. Train departs at6 p.m. Includes a rare night de-scent back to Cass. Passengersare encouraged to wear cos-tumes. The traditional Hal-loween script (crypt) will bebroadcast. The Limestone Cuthas surprises. The haunted Din-ing Car will be looking for cus-tomers – check to see if you’reon the menu? Glow sticks andHalloween tricks greet passen-gers upon arrival at WhittakerStation. If the sky is dark andclear, the stars will cast a spell; ifthe moon is high, could there bea witch sweeping by? Train rideand activities: Adult, $32; Chil-dren 5-12, $26; Children underage 5, $16. Reservations re-quired. Contact: 304-456-4300October 27 - Hay-Rides,

Haunted Trail, and Fun by Fire-light! - Cacapon State Park

American Cancer Society:

Relay For Life is sponsoring afrightening fun haunted trail onthe multipurpose trail at Ca-capon State Park. Meet at theNature Center to enjoy thespooky festivities. Activities willbegin at 7:30 pm and end at 10p.m. Fees apply. For more infor-mation contact: 304-258-1022x5209 orRenee.M.Fincham@wv.govOctober 27 - Logan Zom-

biefest - Chief Logan State ParkZombies and Zombie-lovers

alike: Get ready! This is the firstLogan ZombieFest! Registrationis at noon with the lineup andwalk at 2 p.m. Event tickets are$15 and include participation inthe Zombie Walk, ThrillerDance Party, Costume Contest,Concert and Prize Drawings.Rules, concert information andticket information are online atZombieFest.com. A zombiewalk is an organized publicgathering of people who dressup in zombie costumes. TheLEAD Community Organizationis the event sponsor and is a cit-izen group that works to en-courage pride and involvementin our communities and towns.Proceeds from this event assistthe Huntington Food Bank sup-porting area communities.October 27 - Laurel Lake

Spooktacular - Laurel LakeWMA

Laurel Lake Wildlife Manage-ment Area Foundation sponsorsa “Laurel Lake Spooktacular” onSaturday, October 27, starting at1 p.m. and continuing through-out the day. Food: 1-2 p.m.Games: 3:30-5:30 p.m. Movie:3:30-5:30 p.m. Bluegrass musicjam session: 5:30-8 p.m. Litterfree. No alcohol. The Founda-tion invites the community tocome dressed in Halloween cos-tumes and to be ready for a greattime! Open to the public with-out charge. Contact: 304-475-2823.

For detailed informationabout specific Halloween activi-ties call the park directly. For in-formation about West VirginiaState Parks and Forests, visitwww.wvstateparks.com.

“Boo”dles of Fun plannedatmanyWV State Parks

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The Upper Vandalia HistoricalSociety invites you to their nextmeeting on Sunday, October 28,2012 at 2 p.m. The meeting willtake place at the Putnam CountyBoard of Education office in Win-field located behind the oldCourt House.

Come join in for “Show & Tell”.If you have an item, story, or pic-

tures of interest to local historyand would like to share it withothers, please plan to attend.

Bring a friend or prospectivemember, and plan to stay for re-freshments after the meeting. Ifyou have any questions, pleasecall 304-760-2121, Cheryl WintzWithrow.

UpperVandalia HistoricalSociety toMeet

STAFF REPORTWINFIELD -- Ten Putnam

County schools have beennamed 2012-13 ExemplarySchools by the West Virginia Of-fice of Education PerformanceAudits.

Confidence, Eastbrook, Hurri-cane Town, Mountain View,Poca, Scott Teays, and WestTeays are the elementaryschools in Putnam County toearn this distinction. Poca Mid-dle, Hurricane High, and Win-field High are the district’ssecondary schools to earn thehonor.

Exemplary status means thata school has met a series of rig-

orous standards as monitoredby the Office of Education Per-formance Audits. Those stan-dards include being among thetop schools in the state in theareas of assessment (WEST-EST2) and graduation rate,among other measures.

Only 58 West Virginia schoolsobtained exemplary status thisyear because of strict federalguidelines from the No ChildLeft Behind Act. Putnam Countyand Kanawha County were tiedfor having the most schools rec-ognized at 10 each.

Putnam County Schools Su-perintendent Chuck Hatfieldsaid he is pleased that Putnam

schools did so well on academicand other measures and be-lieves that the district’s empha-sis on work ethic andcommunication skills will causestudents to achieve even betterin the future.

“It is gratifying to know thatour students continue to beamong the best in the state andare recognized for their hardwork,” he said. “With BASES andThe Leader In Me, we believe wecan help all schools and stu-dents achieve to those samelevel of excellence.”

For more information aboutthe Exemplary Schools program,visit http://oepa.state.wv.us/.

Ten Putnam schoolsrecognized as Exemplary

The Public Service Commis-sion of West Virginia today or-dered natural gas utilities tolower the purchased gas portionof their rates for the upcomingheating season. The lower in-terim rates will go into effect onNovember 1, 2012. Final rateswill be set in early 2013.

Hope Gas customers will seetheir purchased gas rates de-crease 12.35% from $6.25 to$5.48 per Mcf, and the EquitableGas rate is being reduced 33.88%from $4.90 to $3.24 per Mcf.Consumers Gas, Bluefield Gas,Blacksville Oil & Gas, CanaanValley Gas, Lumberport-Shinnston Gas, Southern Gas,Standard Gas, A.V. Company,

Tawney Gas Services and UnionOil & Gas will all be decreasingtheir purchased gas rates.

Mountaineer Gas will see thepurchased gas portion of its ratesgo from $6.11 to $4.98 per Mcf, adecrease of 18.5%. Mountaineerhas a base rate case pending be-fore the Commission so the totalrates have not yet been deter-mined.

Purchased gas adjustment(PGA) proceedings provide forannual rate adjustments basedon an estimate of future costsutilities will pay for gas fromtheir suppliers for the period ofNovember 1 through October 30of the following year and a true-up of actual costs for the previ-

ous year. Customers’ gas ratesare adjusted annually to accountfor differences in the cost of gasin PGA cases. The PGA accountsfor approximately two thirds(2/3) of the residential gas cus-tomer’s bill. The Commissiondoes not regulate the supplierprice which is determined bycompetitive markets, but doesexamine the gas purchasingpractices of gas utilities and re-views the reasonableness ofthose practices. The PGA issolely a pass-through of gas costsand does not include a profit forthe utility.

More information is availableon the PSC website:www.psc.state.wv.us.

Natural Gas Rates LoweredAcrossWestVirginia

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HURRICANE – Sixteen candi-dates for local office turned outfor a candidate forum onWednes-day, Oct. 17, at Sleepy Hollow GolfClub.

The forum was sponsored bythe Putnam County Chamber ofCommerce, The Putnam Stan-dard and Generation Putnam andgave candidates a chance to talkabout themselves as well as takequestions from the audience dur-ing the three-hour event.

“The Chamber of Commercedoes not endorse candidates, butdoes encourage its members andthe public to acquaint themselveswith the candidates in order tobecome better informed voters,”said Marty Chapman, Chamber ofCommerce President, of the can-didate forum.

Mike Herron served as themoderator of the forum and keptthe pace moving, while also en-forcing a strict two-minute timelimit on comments by candidates.

While the 16 candidates in at-tendance were seeking differentoffices, a few common themesemerged in their responses toquestions from the audience.

On the subject of economic de-velopment, most of the candi-dates spoke of the need to createmore jobs in West Virginia whileprotecting jobs that are already inthe state.

“Jobs are the number one issuein West Virginia,” said PatrickLane, the Republican candidatefor the House of Delegates 38thDistrict seat. “We have to fightback against the attack on thecoal industry.We have to do more

to protect coal in West Virginia.”Republican Jim Butler who is

running for the House of Dele-gates in the 14th District said thatthe state needs to overhaul its taxcode to make it more attractive todo business here. He also saidthat the state needs to finish U.S.35, which would improve busi-ness opportunities in Putnam andMason counties.

“(And) finish it without tolls,”he said.

Republican Brian Scott, who isrunning for the House of Dele-gates in the 13th District, said thatmore needs to be done at both thefederal and state level to processpermits quicker for the coal in-dustry to mine coal. He also saidthat the state should look atdownsizing state government.

The candidates were also askedabout problems facing PutnamCounty, and many talked aboutthe issue of drug abuse andspecifically prescription drugabuse.

“I would say the biggest issue isthe drug problem in PutnamCounty,” said Bud Lett, the Dem-ocratic candidate for Sheriff. “Pre-scription drug abuse is a real

problem. Ninety percent ofcrimes in the county stem fromthe drug problem.”

Steve Deweese, the Republicancandidate for sheriff, agreed thatdrug abuse is the biggest problemfacing the county. He said that ifelected he would like to increasethe size of the county's drug taskforce.

Joe Reeder, the Republican can-didate for Putnam Circuit CourtJudge, said that even crimes likechild abuse and neglect can betied back to the county's drugabuse problem. He said that ifelected he would like to work toimplement an adult drug court inthe county.

Bob Leslie, the Democrat run-ning for Circuit Court Judge, saidthat the drug problem cuts acrossall socio-economic classes in thecounty and that the cycle of ad-diction must be broken. He saidthat he, too, supported the idea ofa drug court.

The forum also featured Put-nam County Commission candi-dates Lee Casto and AndySkidmore.

Casto, a Democrat, said that hesupported the recently enacted

fire fee increase, and that ifelected, he wants to do more tomarket Putnam County to thestate and region.

“We live in the best kept secretin West Virginia,” he said.

Skidmore, a Republican, saidthat he, too, supports the fire feeincrease. He also said that his ex-perience working in the privatesector would be important in set-ting the county's annual budget.

The 2012 general election willtake place on Tuesday, Nov. 6.

Early voting beginsWednesday,Oct. 24, in Putnam County. Allearly voting will take place on thesecond floor of the courthouse inWinfield.

For more information, contactthe Putnam County Clerk's Officeat (304) 586-0202 or visitwww.putnamelections.com.

Political Candidates talk issues atChamber ForumByJack Bailey

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Putnam County Chamber of Commerce President Marty Chapman shows off acopy of The Putnam Standard at a candidate forum on Wednesday, Oct. 17, atSleepy Hollow Golf Club. The Putnam Chamber of Commerce, The Putnam Stan-dard and Generation Putnam sponsored the forum. Photo by Jack Bailey.

Lee Casto, a Democrat running for the Putnam County Commission, answers aquestion during a forum for political candidates on Wednesday, Oct. 17, atSleepy Hollow Golf Club. Photo by Jack Bailey.

Mitch Carmichael, a Republican running for the State Senate, speaks at a can-didate forum at Sleepy Hollow Golf Club on Wednesday, Oct. 17. Photo by JackBailey.

CHARLESTON - The FacultyMerit Foundation ofWestVirginiaannounces that nominationforms for the 2012 Professor oftheYear Award have been distrib-uted throughoutWestVirginia. Allpublic and private colleges anduniversities received the formsand nomination information.Professor of the Year nominationforms are also available online atwww.wvhumanities.org. Nomi-

nations must be postmarked nolater than November 2, 2012, tobe eligible for consideration.

The Faculty Merit Foundationwas created in 1984 to recognizeand reward outstanding innova-tion and creativity among the fac-ulties ofWestVirginia’s public andprivate institutions of higher edu-cation. Through the Professor ofthe Year program, the achieve-ments of these individuals are

brought to the attention of theentire state. The primary step inthe selection process is the re-quest for nominations, whichmust include comprehensive andspecific information about eachnominee. The Foundation boardselects Professor of theYear final-ists based on the written infor-mation presented and oninterviews with candidates. TheProfessor of the Year and four

runners-up will be honored at abanquet in Charleston early in2013.

The Professor of the Year re-ceives a $10,000 cash award,sponsored by United Bank, and aspecial handmade trophy de-signed specifically for this pro-gram. Smaller cash awards aregiven to the other finalists. Formore information contact KenSullivan, 304-346-8500.

Call for Professor of theYear Nominations

The race for Putnam CountyAssessor features RepublicanSherry Troyer Hayes and Democ-rat D.W. “Peachie” Arthur.

Hayes is a graduate of Hurri-cane High School and the BenFranklin Career Center, certifiedas a medical assistant. She is cur-rently serving as county Assessor.

Arthur is a high school gradu-ate who is retired. He previouslyserved as Putnam County Asses-sor.

Hayes’ responses to questionsappeared in the Oct. 16 edition ofThe Putnam Standard.

Following are Arthur’s re-sponses.Doyou feel that the stateman-

dated reappraisal is fair andjust?

PEACHIE ARTHUR: I believethe reappraisal can be fair andjust. The state tax departmenthas utilized additional monitor-ing of the assessor’s appraisals byoutside companies to make surethe assessor is reappraising allthe property, instead of the prop-erties that have recently trans-ferred (sold). I think this methodwill result in more uniform ap-praisals than just having the val-

ues checked by a state tax de-partment employee whom in thepast have monitored the samecounties every year.

Doyou feel the newguidelinesfor board of equalization and re-view process are justified? Willtheymake the process better?

PEACHIE ARTHUR: Yes. I be-lieve the taxpayers will have moretime to prepare their case to thecounty commission to disputethe values of the assessor or thestate tax department. But, mymajor concern is the impact itmay have on the county, city,state, or school budgets, if thereare large exoneration's in Octo-ber after the budgets are passed.

How can the office of assessorbe a help to the taxpayer?

PEACHIE ARTHUR: The asses-sor’s office may assist the tax-payer in many ways, such ashelping the taxpayer look up var-ious items about their property-deed book and page, date, andamount of purchase price ontheir property as well as othersthey have a question about. Themaps of the property can show

how their property is shaped andlocated. New technology such asthe GIS mapping can assist theeconomic development officialsin identifying and presenting theattributes of the property (topog-raphy, drainage, infrastructureavailable, etc.) to prospectivecompanies. The assessor canprovide figures needed in prepar-ing the necessary paperwork as-sociated in administering theestate of a family member.

What improvements wouldyou bring to the office?

PEACHIE ARTHUR: I would bemore accessible to the taxpayers.

I would have alcohol and drugtesting of all employees in the of-fice. I would have cross-trainingof all employees in the office. Iwould work diligently with otherassessors and the legislature toincrease the amount of thehomestead exemption. I am afirm believer in assisting elderlyor disabled taxpayers in thismanner as the assessed valuesrise over time. I would work withthe members of our legislature toallow Class II on taxpayer’s prop-erties which their parents or chil-dren (immediate familymembers) live on. This would re-duce their tax liability, because by

doing this it could possibly savethe government money (nursinghome costs, public housing costs,etc.).

If you could change anythingabout the office or the processwhat would it be? And Do youbelieve in term limits?

PEACHIE ARTHUR: I wouldeliminate the personal propertytaxes on vehicles. If this is notfeasible, I would look for ways tochange the way the vehicles areappraised. Yes, I would like to seetwo six-year terms, and an elec-tion held every six years for allgovernment offices.

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Election 2012: 22ndHouse ofDelegatesDistrictThe race for the House of Dele-

gates 22nd District features Re-publicans Gary Johngrass ofWestHamlin and Michel Moffatt ofHurricane as well as DemocratsJosh Stowers of Alum Creek andJeff Eldridge of Alum Creek. Thefour are running for two seats.

Moffat’s answers to questionsappeared in the Oct. 16 edition ofThe Putnam Standard.

Johngrass and Eldridge did notresond to questions sent to them.

Following are Stowers’ re-sponses.

What do you think is the num-ber one problem facing the State

ofWestVirginia?JOSH STOWERS: While there

exists many problems that facethe state of West Virginia; pre-scription drug abuse negativelyimpacts many facets of our everyday life. Prescription drug abuseis a driving factor in the studentdrop-out rate, domestic issues,crime, lack of a prepared or moti-vated workforce and so forth. Itis not only a social issue, but aneconomic one as well. If we can-not provide a quality, preparedworkforce for businesses to hirethey simply will not locate inWest Virginia. We must face thisproblem head on with stronger

enforcement and treatment pro-grams in order for change tooccur.

What does West Virginia needto do to increase economic de-velopment? More importantly,how do you plan to increase thejobmarket in the area?

JOSH STOWERS:We must con-tinue with the positive tax re-forms that have been enacted inyears past. I have proudly votedfor the reduction and eventualelimination of the business fran-chise tax and also the reductioncorporate income tax. We mustalso begin to better align our vo-

cational and community/techni-cal schools with the job market oftoday with a vision for the jobs oftomorrow.

Providing a well-preparedworkforce to prospective em-ployers is vital if we are going toattract businesses that will helpour West Virginia to prosper.

With an uncertain economyand Presidential Administrationthat does not support coal basedenergy, how does West Virginiaremain fiscally solvent?

JOSH STOWERS: It is ex-tremely unfortunate that we havea federal EPA that is out-of-touch

and over-reaching with their reg-ulations on the coal industry.However, we must continue tostand up to them by challengingthem in court when we knowthem to be acting unlawfully.While we fight an out-of-touchfederal EPA, we must also look tothe potential bonanza that is theMarcellus Shale. This natural gasplay offers the economic oppor-tunity of a generation if we makecertain as a state that we supportthis developing area of the indus-try. We must also continue tolook for efficiencies and stream-line opportunities with our statebudget moving forward.

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HURRICANE- From openingKickoff to the final seconds of thelast quarter, the No. 7 ranked Red-skins fought to combat No. 12Spring Valley's blistering runninggame Friday night.

But it wasn't enough.Into the first two minutes of the

contest, the Timberwolves scoredquickly with a 6-play, 80-yard drive.This early gain of momentum forSpringValley only grew throughoutthe first half of the game.

Although the Redskins' offensesuffered a fumble on its first pos-session, the team didn't give up.But as rain fell, more bad luck fol-lowed the boys in red and white.

Junior Quarterback AustinHensley threw a seemingly perfectpass that was intercepted, just feetfrom what should have been aHurricane touchdown. This forcedthe defense back onto the field totry to stifle theWildcats formidableoffense.

West Virginia University recruitElijah Wellman led Spring Valleythrough the Redskins' defense tosnatch two more TDs.

The scoreboard showed SpringValley up 21 points by halftime.

About half-way through thethird quarter things looked up forHurricane as Hensley ran one in toput some much needed points onthe board. The Redskins now hadsome hope.

During the second half of thegame, Junior Running Back Zach

Pate ran for 90 yards for Hurri-canes' Special Teams on a kickoffreturn, making the statement thathe and his Redskins weren't goingdown without a fight.

Hurricane coaches did all theycould to keep Spring Valleys' de-fense guessing, as offense mixedup its running and passing game.The redskins were able to put acouple more touchdowns on thescoreboard in the third and fourthquarters.

However, the defense still couldnot fend off the speed of Wellmanand the resiliency of SpringValley'sdown-and-dirty running game. No

matter how many changes to de-fensive strategy, Hurricane justcould not slow their opponentsdrive Friday night.

Spring Valley ran for more than650 rushing yards against Hurri-cane. The Timberwolves' runninggame was capitalized by seniorsWellman and Ryan George. Bothcollectively ran for more than 400yards.

The final score: Spring Valley 55,Hurricane 27.

Although Hurricane lost this

game, they didn't lose their pride.From start to finish they fought,gaining respect in the process.Hensley completed 14 passes for142 yards and Pate racked up morethan 120 all-purpose yards for theboys in Red andWhite.

Hurricane will shake off thisupset before facing Logan on Fri-day.

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SpringValley Offense Runs Past HurricaneByJustinWaybright

justin@theputnamstandard.com

SUBMITTED ARTICLEBy Jim ParsonsLast Thursday, Hurricane girls

captured 1st place at the 2012WVAAA Region IV Cross CountryChampionships held on GeorgeWashington High School's courseat Tornado, WV.

Hurricane's Tori Dent captured1st place honors over runner-upchallenger, Brittney McMillion ofWinfield. Hurricane placed 4 run-ners in the top 10 and Winfield, 2earning All Regional honors.

Top 10 were: 1. Tori Dent, Hur-ricane (18:47.90); 2. BrittneyMcMillion, Winfield (19:11.30); 3.Jorden Thornton, Cabell Midland(19:22.20; 4. Emily Schwendiman,Hurricane (19:23.90); 5. RachaelEnglund, Winfield (19:29.50); 6.Joie Johnston, Hurricane (19:45);7. Andrea Porter, Point Pleasant(20:08.60); 8. Kelsey Dillon, CabellMidland (20:14.50); 9. BayleeSummers, Hurricane (20:15); 10.Hannah Morgan, Cabell Midland(20:22.10). A total of 45 runnersran the course.

Team scoring: 1. Hurricane (29points); 2. Cabell Midland (48points); 3. Winfield (56 points); 4.St.Albans (136 points); 5. Hunt-ington (137 points); 6. Nitro (148points) (lowest score wins).

Next up for Hurricane, CabellMidland, and Winfield is the WVState Cross Country Champi-

onships at Cabell Midland HighSchool on Saturday, October 27.

2012 Region IV CrossCountry Championships

Hurricane's Tori Dent has a slight lead over Winfield's Brittney McMillion duringthe 1st mile of the 3.1 mile race. Tori increased the lead and captured 1st placehonors followed by runner up, Brittney. Great effort by both girls!

Spring Valley's strong running game beats Hurricane's defense Friday night. TheTimberwolves rushed for 654 yards.

(Austin Hensley): Hurricane Quarterback Austin Hensley takes matters into hisown hands as he shakes off the defense. The junior passed for 14 completionsin his fight against Spring Valley's defense.

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“The importance of the eventfor our students is to further edu-cate them about the problems weare facing with the dependenceon foreign oil, and how we canand are making a change for ourfuture with the development ofalternative fuel vehicles,” Robertssaid.

According to the U.S. Bureau ofStatistics, “About 250 million ve-hicles in the U.S. use petroleumas their main energy source.”

Two reasons Robert’s class tookpart in this event: fuel prices areunstable and these petroleum-based vehicles continue to createair pollution. As they watched avideo on hybrid vehicles, stu-dents noted that these alternativeforms of transportation are be-coming the future for the auto-motive industry.

Roberts and his students talkedabout the five major alternativeenergy sources: natural gas, elec-tric, bio-diesel, propane and hy-drogen.

Students had to choose whichone, other than electric, that they

believed to be the most widelyused by the nation. Some chosebiodiesel, while others pickedpropane. To their surprise, hy-drogen was the winner.

“Hydrogen is probably ourmost prevalent fuel source,”Roberts said. “We see this in afew of our city buses. It’s great be-cause there is no pollution.”

Zero pollution is what majorvehicle manufacturers are striv-ing to create in cars and trucks,Roberts said. The first attempt atbuilding one of these alterna-tively fueled vehicles happenedin 1828. The idea just grew fromthere.

“We’ve had alternative fuel ve-hicles around for a while,” hesaid. “The first all-electric vehicleor E.V. was released in the late1980s to test the market.”

This vehicle could only travelabout 20 miles before charging,Roberts explained. Now, morethan three decades later, the au-tomotive industry has perfectedtheir designs, while creating amore reliable and independent

E.V., such as the Toyota CamryHybrid. This 2011 sedan was onsite for students to study lastTuesday.

Carol Bauer, a counselor atPutnam Career & Technical Cen-ter drives this car. She enjoys im-proved gas mileage and agreener-running vehicle.

Students gathered aroundBauer’s white 4-door, whileRoberts pointed out engine com-ponents and explained to themhow the electric produces powerto run the car.

Aside from learning about elec-tric vehicles, students learnedabout biodiesel-ran cars andtrucks. Diesel Instructor ToddWilkinson explained to studentshow he drives a car poweredcompletely by used vegetable oil.

“I drive just over 100 miles aday, and this saves me quite a bitof money,” Wilkinson said, smil-ing.

He told students that biodieselreduces emissions, is nontoxic, isbiodegradable and carbon neu-tral.

“Biodiesel reduces our de-pendency on foreign oil,” he said.“This is a really good move.”

Odyssey is supported in part byfunding from the U.S. Depart-ment of Energy, through the Ad-vanced Electric Drive VehicleEducation Program. Honda andToyota are national sponsors.AmeriCorps National CivilianCommunity Corps (NCCC) andWest Virginia University are na-tional partners of the event.

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Fruth Pharmacy has pledged$2,000 to start the fund. FruthPharmacy also continues to sellWinfield school athletic gear atthe Winfield Fruth Pharmacy inorder to raise more monies forthe scholarships. 10% of all salesofWinfield athletic gear sold fromOctober 1st through November11th will be donated to the schol-arship funds.

Please help Fruth Pharmacy inits efforts to assist Merryc and Je-remy.

If you would like to contributedirectly to the scholarship fundyou can send funds to the follow-ing: Merryc R Batt ScholarshipFund, First State Bank, 3754

Teays Valley Road, Hurricane WV25526. Jeremy Huff, C/O MaryHuff, Putnam County Bank. Youcan also send funds payable toMerryc Batt-Jeremy Huff Scholar-ship, Attn: Lynne Fruth at 4016Ohio River Road, Point Pleasant,WV 25550. Funds received byFruth Pharmacy will be dividedequally between Merryc and Je-remy.

If you would like to know moreabout contributing to this schol-arship fund, please contact FruthPharmacy’s corporate office at304-675-1612. Additional infor-mation is also posted on FruthPharmacy’s Facebook page.

Left to Right, Mary Huff, Jeremy Huff, Lynne Fruth, Merryc Batt, and Kevin Batt.Lynne Fruth presents Jeremy andMerryc with the start of their scholarship funds.

Pictured Left to Right: Lynne Fruth, President of Fruth Inc. and Amy Nelson, Cat-egory Manager, are pictured with the Winfield Athletic Gear donation. Amy Nel-son worked with supplier OhioPyle to get a generous donation of items to besold for the Scholarship Fund. These items will be sold at the October 26th Win-field vs. St. Albans game. 100% of the sales of these items will go toward Mer-ryc Batt and Jeremy Huff’s scholarship fund.

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Professor Kevin Roberts shows students the trunk of this hybrid, where the bat-tery is located. This particular car uses a combination of gasoline and electric togenerate power. Photo by Justin Waybright.

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CHARLESTON — A collectionof calligraphic art inspired bypoems written byWestVirginianswill be on exhibit this fall in theCulture Center’s Balcony Galleryat the State Capitol Complex inCharleston.

The 31-piece collection fea-tures poems written by membersof the Kanawha Valley Poets withcorresponding calligraphic andthree-dimensional art created bymembers of the Charleston andHuntington calligraphers’ guilds.

Visitors will see some of theimplements and tools calligra-phers have used since medievaltimes, including quills, pens andinks, as well as videotaped

demonstrations of the art form,and a brief history of Westernwriting from hieroglyphics tomodern handwriting. The exhibitalso will include samples of fivebasic letter forms, written histor-ical documents that use artisticand stylized lettering and a pieceof vellum, a fine parchmentmade from animal skin that isused for book bindings andpages.

Admission is free. The exhibitwill be on display through Veter-ans Day.

For more information aboutthe exhibit, contact Charles Mor-ris, director of museums, at (304)558-0220.

The West Virginia Division ofCulture and History is an agencywithin the West Virginia Depart-ment of Education and the Artswith Kay Goodwin, Cabinet Sec-retary. The Division, led by Com-missioner Randall Reid-Smith,brings together the past, presentand future through programsand services focusing onarchives and history, arts, his-toric preservation and museums.For more information about theDivision’s programs, events andsites, visit www.wvculture.org.The Division of Culture and His-tory is an Equal Opportunity/Af-firmative Action Employer.

Exhibit highlightingWV poems,calligraphy open at Culture Center

Shortened Wild Boar firearmsseason to open

WestVirginia's wild boar seasonis scheduled for Oct. 27 to Nov. 3.The season is open to residentsonly.

Boar hunting is restricted toBoone, Logan, Raleigh andWyoming counties. Pigs of eithersex may be taken, but hunters canonly harvest one boar per year.Each animal harvested must bechecked in at an official big-gamechecking station in the county of

kill within 24 hours.There is usually a second sea-

son in December, but not thisyear. The number of boar har-vested has steadily decreasedsince the record of 158 in 1995.The December season is typicallythe most productive season forhunters.

Hawk's Nest tram closed for re-pairs

The Hawk's Nest State Park aer-ial tram will be closed until furthernotice, park officials said.

The tram carries passengersdown into the New River Gorge. Itbecame inoperable on Oct. 13 dueto a power surge. Park managersand maintenance employees havebeen working since then to make

repairs and reopen it.Parts for the 40-year old system

are not readily available and gen-erally require special purchasesand manufacturing. A companyspecializing in tram repair is cur-rently involved. Officials are hope-ful the tram will reopen by theweekend, but they are contactinggroups that have tram tripsplanned for the remainder of theseason with ideas for alternativeactivity ideas just in case. For moreinformation, call (304) 658-5212.

New West Virginia Wildlife Cal-endar Available

The 2013 West Virginia WildlifeCalendar is now available for salein stores, online and at DNR dis-trict offices.

The calendar features paintingsof West Virginia wildlife. For moreinformation, visitwww.wvdnr.gov/wildlife/wildlife-calendar.shtm or by writing: WestVirginia Division of Natural Re-sources, P.O. Box 67, Elkins, WV26241. A list of vendors selling thecalendars is available online at theWeb site mentioned above. If pur-chasing by mail, make checkspayable to WVDNR – total is$16.10 for each calendar, whichincludes shipping and handling.

Organizations, clubs and civicgroups can profit by selling theWest Virginia Wildlife Calendar aspart of their fund-raising activities.Interested organizations shouldcontact the DNR at the above ad-dress for more information. The2012 calendar won a Gold Awardin an annual contest sponsored bythe Calendar Marketing Associa-tion. The award was for the mostinformative wall calendar, retaildivision.

Page10–October22-26,2012 Outdoors The Putnam Standard

I was supposed to discuss themast report this week, but some-thing far more significant hasarisen. I thank Chris Lawrence ofMetro News for bringing thistyranny against outdoorsmen tomy attention.

I have been writing an outdoorscolumn for 13 years now. Neverhave I discussed politics. I'vemade it a point not to, with the ex-ception of what I deem to be vio-lations of Second-Amendmentrights in West Virginia.

But I have always spoken ingeneral terms, never criticizingspecific politicians. I can refrainno longer – the offenses are far too

egregious. First, there was Presi-dent Obama's executive order giv-ing him power to shut downfisheries. I had to speak outagainst that.

And now there is this – comingon the 75th anniversary of thePittman-Robertson Act, which hasraised billions for wildlife usingsportsman's tax dollars. We werevery, very, very clear about thatwhen we fought to get that legisla-tion passed. Money from this tax –and keep in mind we ourselvescreated it 75 years ago – is to beused only to support wildlife.

But that's not the plan from theWhite House. Not at all. Obama'sOffice of Management and Budgetitemizes $31 million in Pittman-Robertson funds and $34 millionof Dingell-Johnson funds (a simi-lar sportsman's tax to supportfisheries) to be“sequestered” fromthe U.S. budget. In case you don'tknow what “sequestered” means,it means the same thing as“seized.”

Our modern system of wildlifemanagement is built upon thisfunding. In addition to restoringgame from scarcity, it has savedthe bald eagle from possible ex-tinction. However, that long legacymay soon come to an end.

It is an incredible legacy. In thelate 1800s and early 1900s, we be-came aware that nearly all ourgame resources were being or had

been destroyed. Some game ani-mals, such as the eastern bisonand elk, were extinct.White-taileddeer and turkey numbers were sodecimated; it seemed thosespecies weren't far behind.

Something needed to be done,but doing things costs a lot ofmoney. In West Virginia, therewere numerous experiments toraise money, such as high licensefees. The first non-resident li-cense, for instance, was created in1899, which I believe was also thetime we hired our first game war-den.When you adjust for inflation,the cost of that license in today'sdollars is a whopping $650.

In 1909,WestVirginia passed itsfirst significant regulations – andgave the game and fish warden theteeth to enforce it by hiring full-time deputy wardens. It was nowillegal to ship game out-of-state,which shut down most commer-cial hunting. This state legislationof that year was basically a mirrorof the federal Lacey Act of 1900,but now it could be enforced andbring to a close commercial mar-ket hunting that had decimated somany of the state's game species.Also that year, lawmakers createdthe state's first statewide huntinglicense for residents. It cost $1 ($23when adjusted for inflation, aboutthe same as todays). More than24,000 licenses were sold. Fish andGame Warden J.H. Marcum had

been pushing hard for it as a vitalgame-management tool andwrote in his report to the legisla-ture at the time that such feesworked very well and no state“after adopting the license systemhas ever repealed the law.”

Naturally, Marcum jinxed him-self by saying that and West Vir-ginia did repeal the very next year,but it eventually – and gradually -restored the license fees.

Restoration of our wildlife re-sources was of extreme concern tooutdoorsmen. The situation wasdire and they rose to meet it. Theysaid something few groups haveever said in the world's politicalhistory - “please, tax us.” Thosecalls for a tax to support restora-tion of game were realized in thePittman-Robertson Act of 1937,which created a tax on rifles, shot-guns, bows, etc. Every time youbuy a new rifle, there is an 11 per-cent tax built into its cost. Sincethen, hunters and anglers haveraised nearly $7 billion that di-rectly helps wildlife. Anglers sup-port fisheries with tax revenuefrom a similar act, the Dingell-Johnson Act.

So you're asking yourself, why isthe White House taking it?

The seizure of our money,which we asked to be taken for thespecific purpose of nurturing ourforests and streams, is part of ahuge package of across-the-board

government budget reductionsplanned to take effect January 2,2013, unless Congress can developa plan to cut $1.2 trillion over thenext decade. It's one of manythings scheduled to kick in afterthe election.

So what happens when thefunds are seized?We'll explore thatnext week, but Curtis Taylor, WestVirginia DNR Wildlife Resourceschief, said that within nine years,the DNR wouldn't be able to evenkeep the lights on and the firstthing you'll notice is a drop of atleast a couple of inches in the sizeof stocked trout, whose food at thehatcheries will be cut to savemoney (trout pellets are expen-sive).

I say this seizure is tyranny andI think back to the list of griev-ances against King George IIIlisted in the Declaration of Inde-pendence. One of them is “... Forimposing taxes on us without ourConsent,” which is precisely whatthis seizure does.

Mind you, there are exemptionsto this tyranny. The president'ssalary is one. Caring for our forestsand streams, however, is not. Stopand think about that and it's obvi-ous where the White House's pri-orities are.

Contact David Payne Sr. atdavidpayne@theputnamstan-dard.com.

Wildlife Taxmust go where it Belongs

David Payne Sr.

Column by David Payne Sr.

davidpayne@theputnamstandard.com

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FREDDIE BRYANGARY CURTIS CULLIFERHELENPOWERSEGGLESTONAUDRA "CLEOTA" FINLEYREID FIZERBRENDAN C.GEORGEJAMES F.HARTIRIS HOPE COOKHESLEPVIRGINIA L.HESSBONNIE HOLLEYCORDIE O.HUDKINS JR.JOHN LEWIS HUNTBETTY J. JONESNANCY BRITTS KEISTERGARYWAIN KELLEY JR.DOROTHY BEATRICE LEWISCHARLES ALBERT QUALLSA. RUTH SMITHVERA LOUISE SMITHDONNA FAYEWITT

FREDDIE BRYANFreddie Bryan, 57, of Hunting-

ton, W.Va., passed away peace-fully at his home, Friday, Oct. 12,2012, surrounded by his lovingfamily members.

Funeral services were con-ducted Tuesday, Oct. 16, 2012, atChapman's Mortuary, Hunting-ton, with Pastor Michael S.Chapman officiating. Burial fol-lowed in Woodmere MemorialPark.

Freddie was born Dec. 6, 1954,in Huntington, W.Va., a son ofEmma Floyd Bryan of Hunting-ton, and the late Rudolph W.Bryan.

He was Christian by faith anda member of the former South-side United Methodist Church.He was an avid Marshall Univer-sity athletic supporter.

Additional survivors includehis sister, Linda Dillon and RoyBelville of Huntington; a brother,Lawrence Bryan and wifeVanessa of St. Albans, W.Va.;three nephews, David Bryan ofLongview, Texas, Jimmy andShawn McCallister; two nieces,Heatherly Bryan of Poca, W.Va.,and Jessica Pennington and hus-band Keith of Rehoboth Beach,Dela.; a great-niece, YesiniaSilva; a great-nephew, BraydenPennington; and many otherloving family members.

The family would like to thankWanda Maynard and DonnaHall and the staffs of Pro Nursingand the Autism Center for alltheir loving care.

Chapman's Mortuary assistedthe Bryan family.

Online condolences may besent to www.chapmans-mortu-ary.com.

GARY CURTISCULLIFER

Mr. Gary Curtis Cullifer, 67, ofWinfield, passed away October12, 2012, at home.

Gary is a 1963 graduate of PocaHigh School; retired car salesmanwith over 25 years experience;former assistant manager atSportmart and former coach foryouth sports in the North Put-nam League.

He is preceded in death by hiswife Janice Kay Cullifer.

He is survived by his mother,Mrs. Josephine King; sons, GigCullifer and Cary and wife TerriCullifer; sister, Patricia Jacobs;brother, Bob Cullifer and threegrandchildren, Hannah Cullifer,Nick Frampton and BaileyGrigsby.

A tribute to the life of Gary washeld Tuesday October 16, atGatens-Harding Funeral HomeChapel with Pastor Delbert Haw-ley officiating. Entombment fol-lowed in Haven of Rest MemoryGardens and Crematorium, RedHouse.

Condolences may be sent tothe family by visiting www.hard-ingfamilygroup.com.

Gatens-Harding FuneralHome, Poca assisted the Culliferfamily.

HELEN POWERSEGGLESTON

Helen Powers Eggleston, 84, ofScott Depot passed away Friday,October 12, 2012, at HubbardHospice House West, SouthCharleston, W.Va.

Born September 23, 1928, inAshland, Ky., she was a daughterof the late Landon Peter andRuby Virtresse O'Brien Powers.She was also preceded in deathby her husband, Vernon PeytonEggleston; sisters, Lillian Welchand Renie Byrnside; and onebrother, Landon Powers, Jr.

Soon after her birth in Ashland,the Powers family moved toTeays Valley, W.Va. It was herethat she spent most of her life.She graduated from HurricaneHigh School where she was a ma-jorette. She and her husband,Vernon, were married in 1947,just after Vernon returned fromWorld War II, where he served inthe Navy. As a young lady, Helenused to take the train from ScottDepot to St. Albans everydaywhere she worked at the Bank ofSt. Albans and then later at St. Al-bans City Hall. She retired fromMonsanto Corporation in Nitro,where she worked as a secretary

in the personnel department.Helen was a strong Christian.

She attended MountVernon Bap-tist Church most of her life,where she served the Lord inmany capacities, includingChurch Clerk and on two pulpitcommittees. Most importantly,she shared her faith with herfamily. Both her son, Tim anddaughter, Terri are believers andwere impacted by her faith. Bysharing her love of the Lord withher family, it has created a Chris-tian heritage that is being passeddown now from generation togeneration.

She and Vernon left Teays Val-ley for a brief period of her life.They moved to Myrtle Beach, S.C.in 1984. During that time of theirlife they hosted many friends.They especially loved havingtheir grandchildren. Helen suc-ceeded in creating many greatmemories for the five grandchil-dren and their families. AfterVer-non died in 1991, Helen soonmoved back to the valley to benear her daughter Terri.

Surviving are her children; TimEggleston (Marsha) ofHedgesville,W.Va, Terri Egglestonof Scott Depot; sister, WandaJohnson of Hurricane; andbrother, John Powers (Mary) ofConyers, Ga. Also surviving areher grandchildren; Kara Brooks(Jason) of Richmond, Va., JessicaScalf (Harley) of Gassaway,W.Va.,Nathan Nisbet of Dunbar, BradEggleston of Black Mountain,N.C., Jonathan Nisbet of ScottDepot, as well as great-grandchil-dren, Carter Nisbet, Cohl Brooksand Madison Scalf.

Funeral services were heldMonday, October 15, in the His-toric Sanctuary of Mount VernonBaptist Church, Hurricane, withPastor Ron McClung, Rev. LeeWhite and Rev. Harley D. Scalf of-ficiating. Burial followed inMount Vernon Cemetery, Hurri-cane, W.Va. Chapman FuneralHome, Hurricane, was in chargeof arrangements.

Online condolences may alsobe made by visiting www.chap-manfuneralhomes.com.

The family suggests memorialcontributions are made theMount Vernon Baptist ChurchBuilding Fund, 2150 Mount Ver-non Road, Hurricane, W.Va.25526

AUDRA "CLEOTA"FINLEY

Audra "Cleota" Finley, of Hur-ricane, went to be with her Lordon Sunday, October 14, 2012, atRose Terrace Health and RehabCenter.

She was born January 7, 1928,in Huntington, to the late Georgeand Thelma Holley. She was alsopreceded in death by her hus-band, Delmar F. "Buddy" Finley;son, Forrest Brent Finley; onegreat-grandchild; and brother,George Holley.

She is survived by her daugh-ter, Joan Halstead (John) of Mor-gantown; son, George CurtisFinley of Hurricane; five grand-

children, Kim, Christy, Anthony,Donald and John Curtis; fivegreat-grandchildren; brother,David Holley; and her friends atFirst Baptist Church.

"To help as many people aspossible to live at their highestpotential by persuading them tobecome believers in the LordJesus Christ, positive thinkersand people of Faith. This Rev.NormanVincent Peale's goal andmine too." - Audra Cleota Finley.

Funeral services were heldWednesday, October 17, at FirstBaptist Church, Hurricane, withthe Rev. Dr. James Lutz and Mr.James McGehee officiating. Bur-ial followed in Oak Lawn Ceme-tery, Barboursville.

Allen Funeral Home, Hurri-cane, was in charge of arrange-ments.

REID FIZERReid Fizer, 83, of Hurricane,

passed away Thursday, October11, 2012, at Hubbard HouseWest,South Charleston, W.Va.

Born June 18, 1929, in Hurri-cane, he was a son of the late EraCecil and Gladys BridgemanFizer. He was also preceded indeath by his daughter, Kathy Fe-litsky; his brothers, Jim andDanny Paul Fizer as well as sis-ters, Gail Hibbs and Jackie Hall.

Reid was retired from Rhone-Poulanc, formerly Union Car-bide, Institute. He also workedwith Wakenhut Security at JohnAmos Power Plant. Reid servedhis country with the UnitedStates Army during the KoreanEra and was a lifetime member ofVFW Post # 9097, Hurricane.

Surviving are his wife, InezHarris Fizer; his daughters, MaryFizer of St. Albans, Vicky Tolley ofHurricane; his son, Bill Fizer ofHurricane; his sisters, CarolynDavis and Bonnie Garrett both ofHurricane, Brenda Kay Simms ofWindham, Ohio; his brothers, JoeFizer of Ravenswood and JohnFizer of St. Albans; his grandchil-dren, Cari Gregor, Ashley Fizerand Frank Felitsky; and his great-grandchildren, Katie and GennyFelitsky.

Funeral services were Monday,October 15 at Chapman FuneralHome, Hurricane with PastorJoseph Jarrett officiating. Burialfollowed inValleyView MemorialPark, Hurricane.

Online condolences may alsobe made by visiting www.chap-manfuneralhomes.com.

The family suggests memorialcontributions are made to theHubbard House,West, 4605 Mac-Corkle Ave., SE, SouthCharleston, WV 25309.

BRENDAN C.GEORGEBrendan C. George, 15, of St.

Albans, went to be with the Lordon October 14, 2012.

He was born October 14, 1997,in Charleston, a son of TimothyA. George and Kelly S. George,both of St. Albans.

Brendan was a freshman at St.Albans High School where heserved in the Marine ROTC. He

was a kind, caring, gentle person.A loving son, grandson andnephew. He will be greatlymissed.

In addition to his parents, he issurvived by his maternal grand-mother, Brenda S. "Mop" Pooleof St. Albans; uncles, David Perryand his wife, Cheryl, of CrossLanes, Steven George of SanDiego, Calif., and R.L. George ofSouth Charleston; aunt, DianeRichardson and her husband,Mike, of St. Albans; nephews,Zachary and Matthew; and hisbeloved dogs, Sophia and Butter.

A gathering of family andfriends was held Wednesday, Oc-tober 17 at Casdorph & Curry Fu-neral Home.

There was a private family bur-ial.

Online condolences may besent to the family at www.casdor-phandcurry.com.

JAMES F.HARTJames F. Hart, 74, of St. Albans,

went to be with the Lord Friday,October 12, 2012, after a long ill-ness.

He was a former Marine andUMWA employee. He was pre-ceded in death by his daughter,Tammy Casey.

He is survived by his wife, Pa-tricia Hart; daughters, Anna Pifer,of Virginia Beach, Va., and CharFox, Hurricane; son, Mark Dillon,South Point, Ohio, sister; MabelErvin; brother, Arthur Hart; sevengrandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.

Celebration of James's life washeld Sunday, October 14, at Tab-ernacle of Praise Church, Cullo-den. Burial was held Tuesday,October 16, at Donel C. KinnardMemorial State Veterans Ceme-tery.

Online condolences can besent to the family at www.casdor-phandcurry.com

IRIS HOPE COOKHESLEP

Iris Hope Cook Heslep diedOctober 2, 2012, at Teays ValleyCenter. Hope was 89 years old.

She was the oldest child of Jor-dan and Iva "Cookie" Cook, bothdeceased. She was also prede-ceased by her brother, Thomas J.Cook, and sister, Patricia CookStalnaker.

Hope graduated from SAHS in1940. Other than a brief time inAlexandria, Va., Hope was a life-time resident of St. Albans.

Hope was married to WilliamA. Heslep for 31 years. Theyowned and operated Bodie's Jew-elry Store on Main Street in St. Al-bans. Hope was active in theChamber of Commerce. She en-joyed horseback riding, calligra-phy, family and friends. Hopewas very active in different min-istries at Highlawn BaptistChurch. She served as superin-tendent of the Primary Depart-ment, taught a Sunday schoolclass for the deaf, interpretedservices for the deaf and playedhandbells.

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Hope is survived by her daugh-ter, Jeanie Heslep Cacopardo,and son-in-law, Greg, and theirchildren, Todd, Joshua andAbbie; and her daughter, SarahHeslep Biser and son-in-law,Dan, and their children, Dan,Abby, and Dale.

Memorial services were heldSaturday, October 13, at High-lawn Baptist Church, St. Albans,with the Rev. Mark Stauffer offici-ating. Burial followed in Cun-ningham Memorial Park, St.Albans.

The family welcomes dona-tions, in the name of Hope C.Heslep, to be made to HighlawnBaptist Church. You may alsoshare memories or condolenceswith the family atwww.bartlettchapmanfuneral-home.com.

Bartlett-Chapman FuneralHome, St. Albans, was in chargeof arrangements.

VIRGINIA L.HESSVirginia L. Hess, 81, of Leon,

died Oct. 9, 2012.Services were held Friday, Oct.

12, at Casto Funeral Home,Evans.

BONNIE HOLLEYBonnie Holley, 96, of Ashton,

died Oct. 8, 2012.Services were held Friday, Oct.

12, at Moore's Chapel Church,Ashton.

Deal Funeral Home, PointPleasant, was in charge ofarrangements.

CORDIE O.HUDKINS JR.

Cordie O. Hudkins Jr., 74, ofScott Depot, died Sunday, Octo-ber 14, 2012, at St. Mary's Hospi-tal, Huntington, following alengthy illness. He was bornMarch 23, 1938, in SouthCharleston, and raised in St. Al-bans. He was preceded in deathby his parents, Cordie O. and OpalGay Hudkins.

Left to cherish his memory arehis brother, Jerome (Linda) ofAshville, Pa.; his wife, Lenora LeggHudkins; son, Gary Hudkins (Jen-nifer) of Howell, Mich.; anddaughters, Lisa Hudkins Myers(JoDean) and Elizabeth HudkinsRice (Michael) of Statesville, N.C.Also surviving are his belovedgrandchildren, Aaron, Nathanieland Christina Myers, Caleb andElijah Rice and Madeline "Mad-die" Hudkins; along with a host offriends.

As a young boy, his family tookat least a one-week vacation at astate park in West Virginia. Oneyear, when he was in the fifth orsixth grade, a park superintendentand his wife taught him to fly fish,and all through high school hethought what a wonderful thing itwould be to someday be a parksuperintendent. He had a desireto know why things in natureworked the way they did. Thestudy of physical and natural sci-ence, he knew, would enable himto better understand the world we

all live in. Because the study ofchemistry would likely lead to acareer indoors, he chose to majorin biology, with the idea at theback of his mind that he wouldsomeday be employed by a stateor national park. When he gradu-ated from high school, he knew hewanted to attend college but felthe lacked the maturity and focusnecessary to apply himself to thatpurpose. Consequently, he spentfour years working his wayaround many of the westernstates, enjoying the beautifulscenery and developing the moti-vation to study for a college de-gree, which he hoped would leadto a career in the out-of-doors.

He attended Morris HarveyCollege (subsequently the Univer-sity of Charleston) inWestVirginiaand graduated in 1965 with a de-gree in biology. Immediately aftergraduation, he took the civil serv-ice examination for park superin-tendent and was hired shortlythereafter by theWestVirginia De-partment of Natural ResourcesState Park System. He began hiscareer with this department as anassistant superintendent of the6,000-acre Babcock State Park.From there, he worked as super-intendent of Cedar Creek StatePark, North Bend State Park andPipestem State Park, often re-ferred to as the "crown jewel" ofthe State Park System.

In 1977 he was transferred fromPipestem to the central office inCharleston as a district adminis-trator for the southern part of thestate. In the same year, he waspromoted to assistant chief incharge of the planning section.When several projects were com-pleted under his direction, he wasappointed chief in charge of theoperations section. In 1989 he re-turned to the planning section,which at that time had expandedto embrace planning, engineeringand maintenance to again dealwith a backlog of projects.

Finally, in 1990, he was ap-pointed chief of the West VirginiaState Park System, and remainedin this position until his retire-ment in 2000. During his career,Mr. Hudkins rallied citizens andemployees of the park system inorder to defeat two attempts atprivatizing state park facilities.Upon his retirement, theCharleston Daily Mail wrote,"West Virginia's park system willbe in someone else's hands today.No, that's not quite right. For thepast 10 years, outgoing park'schief, Cordie Hudkins, has man-aged the system with his heart,not his hands. By all accounts,Hudkins' passion has trans-formed a neglected, antiquatedsystem into one of the nation'sfinest. 'Cordie's contributions areamong the primary reasons ourparks rank among the best in thenation,' says John Rader, directorof the state Division of Natural Re-sources. 'He will be greatlymissed.'"

A celebration of his life was heldat the Cordie Hudkins ConferenceRoom at Pipestem State Park's

McKeever Lodge on Wednesday,October 17.

The family requests donationsin his memory are made to theWestVirginia State Parks Founda-tion, Bldg. 3, Room 712, 1900Kanawha Blvd. E., Charleston,WV25305-0662.

Online condolences may beshared by visiting www.casdor-phandcurry.com.

JOHN LEWIS HUNTJohn Lewis Hunt, 47, of Hunt-

ington, gave up his courageousfight with cancer, at home withhis family, on Friday, October 12,2012, to be with the Lord.

He was preceded in death byhis father, James H. Hunt Sr.; andbrother, Edward D. Ronk. He issurvived by his loving lifemate,Donna L. Fortner of Huntington;his mother, Anna G. Workman ofHuntington; two daughters,Crystal Brumfield and grandson,Ayden Brumfield, of Huntingtonand Mary Catherine Grace Huntof Burlington, Ohio; six brothers,Larry L. Ronk of Huntington,Donald L. Ronk of Charleston,Melvin A. Ronk, Raymond F.Ronk, James H. Hunt Jr. and BillyR. Hunt of Huntington; three sis-ters,Virginia A. Simmons of Iowa,Shelia C. Tomblin and Kelly D.Bryan of Huntington; his specialfamily, Trace E. Fortner, Randi L.Childers, Abigale L. Childers andRiley A. Loudermilk of Hunting-ton; sisters-in-law; brothers-in-law; and a host of nieces,nephews and friends.

His family would like to thankHospice of Huntington for theextraordinary care they providedJohn during his time at home.

A memorial service wasWednesday, October 17, at HallFuneral Home, Proctorville,Ohio, conducted by the Rev. E.S.Harper.

Condolences may be ex-pressed to the family atwww.timeformemory.com/hall.

BETTY J. JONESBetty J. Jones, 84, of South

Charleston, went home on Octo-ber 12, 2012, to be with our heav-enly Father and all of herpreviously deceased loved ones.

She was born October 1, 1928,to Virginia R. Anderson and EarlE. Grinstead Sr. In addition to herparents, she was preceded indeath by former husbands, EnosParsons, Harold "Jack" Rader andJames O. Jones: her son, Ralph E.Parsons Sr.; two sisters, FredaMae Cobb and Janet Jones; andgrandson, Ralph E. Parsons Jr.

Betty will be lovingly remem-bered by her daughter, Linda L.Dexter of St. Albans; her grand-daughter, Tricia Anne Dexter ofSt. Albans; her brother, Earl E.Grinstead and wife, Vesta, ofCharleston; grandson, JosephParsons of Virginia; and great-grandchildren, Corey and JacobLovejoy, Tiffany Caldwell of St. Al-bans and Joshua and Joey Par-sons of Huntington. She is alsosurvived by niece, SandraWilliams and husband, Joe, of

Cleveland, Ohio, and severalcousins and great-nieces andnephews.

Betty was a loving mother,grandmother and great-grand-mother, devoted to her family,friends and Trinity IndependentBaptist Church.

Funeral services were heldWednesday, October 17 at TylerMountain Funeral Home withPastor Gene Pauley officiating.Burial followed in Tyler MountainMemory Gardens.

Online condolences may besent to www.tylermountainfu-neral home.com.

NANCY BRITTSKEISTER

Nancy Britts Keister, 92, diedon October 8, 2012, at her home,Broadmore Assisted Living, Hur-ricane.

Her memorial service was heldat the Scott Depot Christ Fellow-ship on Saturday, October 20,2012.

A private burial followed laterthat evening.

Bartlett-Chapman FuneralHome, St. Albans, was in chargeof arrangements.

GARYWAIN KELLEY JR.Gary Wain Kelley Jr., 51, of

Cross Lanes, passed away Octo-ber 14, 2012, at home.

He was a security officer withG4S Security Company and aU.S. Air Force veteran.

Wain was preceded in death byhis mother, Connie Dian Kelley.

Survivors include his father,GaryWain Kelley Sr. and his com-panion, Linda Cooper; andbrother, Jeff Kelley of Poca.

Funeral services and burial,with military graveside rites pro-vided by American Legion Post61, Clendenin, was held Thurs-day, October 18, at Tyler Moun-tain Memory GardensMausoleum Chapel with the Rev.William K. Berry officiating.

The family will accept memo-rial online condolences at cpjfu-neralhome.com.

Cunningham-Parker-JohnsonFuneral Home assisted the Kelleyfamily.

DOROTHYBEATRICE LEWIS

Dorothy Beatrice Lewis, 69, ofSt. Albans, passed away Monday,October 15, 2012, at HubbardHospice House West, SouthCharleston.

Born January 1, 1943, in St. Al-

bans, Dorothy was the daughterof the late James and Esther Law-son Little.

She was a homemaker and for-mer manager of the men's de-partment at Value CityDepartment Store. She was amember of Pilgrim Home Mis-sionary Baptist Church, whereshe was active in the women'sministry and a member of thechoir.

She is survived by her hus-band, Thomas Lewis Sr.; son,Thomas Little Lewis Jr. of St. Al-bans; brother, James Little ofCharleston; grandchildren,Cierra Chantel Lewis, JordanLa'Shay Lewis, Thomas JamesLewis and Chanc Robert Lewis,all of St. Albans; and also a host offriends.

Funeral services were heldThursday, October 18, at PilgrimHome Missionary BaptistChurch, 7015 Kanawha St. E., St.Albans, with the Rev. Shelly Baus-ley officiating. Burial followed inCunningham Memorial Park, St.Albans.

You may share memories orcondolences with the family atwww.bartlettchapmanfuneral-home.com.

Bartlett-Chapman FuneralHome, St. Albans, was in chargeof arrangements.

CHARLES ALBERTQUALLS

Charles Albert Qualls went tohis heavenly home October 12,2012. Charlie was born Septem-ber 26, 1942, in Putnam County.He was a brick mason and amember of Valley View FreewillBaptist Church. Charlie was pre-ceded in death by his parents Al-bert and Charlotte Qualls.

He is survived by his wifeAnna, (Skeeter); his children,Claudia (Robert) Allen of Louisa,Ky. Claude (Eloise) Ratliff of Mil-ton, Fla. Koleene (Neil) Slaughterof Scott Depot, Barbara Recten-wald of Scott Depot, Kim Mc-Daniel of Hurricane, and Sandy(Bobby) Payne of Hurricane;brother, Clinton (Loraine) Quallsof Sumterville, Fla.; sisters, CarolJean (Olan) Topping of Teays Hol-low, W.Va. and Reba "Bun"Barnes of Hurricane; and 12grandchildren and 29 great-grandchildren.

Funeral services were heldTuesday, October 16, at Allen Fu-neral Home with Rev. TrumanDavis and Rev. Ray Sovine offici-ating. Burial followed in ForestMemorial Park Milton, W.Va.

WHEELING, WV – KennethBailey will give a talk titled“Scratch ‘em and Sue ‘em: PostCivil War Legal Issues” at 2 p.m.,Saturday, Oct. 27, at West Vir-ginia Independence Hall indowntown Wheeling. The lectureis being presented in conjunc-tion with the West Virginia Hu-manities Council (WVHC) and isone of five Sesquicentennial

Speakers Bureau’s programsmade available by the WVHC.Bailey’s talk is free and open tothe public. A reception will fol-low the program.

For many years following thewar much of West Virginia’s courtsystem was consumed by war-related legal issues. Former Con-federates were “scratched” fromthe voting rolls and sued for al-

leged wrongs on civilians duringthe war.

Bailey will discuss legal casesdealing with the reconstruction-era questions of voting, false ar-rest, belligerent rights, propertydisputes, acts of Confederatecounty officers and the value ofConfederate money, from theend of the war until the “let up”restored rights to former rebels.He will have images of individu-als and documents available toenhance the lecture.

Bailey is dean and professoremeritus at West Virginia Univer-sity Institute of Technology inMontgomery where he taughthistory and was dean of the Col-lege of Business, Humanitiesand Sciences. He was presidentof the West Virginia HistoricalSociety for two terms and editorof the Historical Society publica-tion, Quarterly. In 2003 he re-ceived the Virgil A. Lewis awardfor contributions to the writingand preservation of West Virginiahistory. Bailey is the author ofnumerous articles and books in-cluding Mountaineers are Free:A History of the West Virginia Na-tional Guard (1979, revised andexpanded 2008). The West Vir-ginia Humanities Council estab-lished its SesquicentennialSpeakers Bureau to help organi-zations across the statestrengthen their programs re-lated to the 150th anniversary ofthe Civil War and birth of theMountain State. The sesquicen-tennial events will run through2015.

For more information, contactTravis Henline, site manager atWVIH, at (304) 238-1300 or emailhim at travis.l.henline@wv.gov.

West Virginia IndependenceHall, originally built as a federalcustom house in 1859, served asthe home of the pro-Union stateconventions of Virginia during

the spring and summer of 1861and as the capitol of loyal Vir-ginia from June 1861 to June1863. It also was the site of thefirst constitutional conventionfor West Virginia. Designated aNational Historic Landmark in1988, the museum is maintainedand operated by the West Vir-ginia Division of Culture andHistory, with the cooperationand assistance of the West Vir-ginia Independence Hall Foun-dation. The museum is openfrom 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Mondaythrough Saturday, with the ex-ception of major holidays. Themuseum is located on the cornerof 16th and Market streets inWheeling.

The West Virginia Division ofCulture and History is an agencywithin the West Virginia Depart-ment of Education and the Artswith Kay Goodwin, Cabinet Sec-retary. The Division, led by Com-missioner Randall Reid-Smith,brings together the past, presentand future through programsand services focusing onarchives and history, arts, his-toric preservation and muse-ums. For more informationabout the Division’s programs,events and sites, visit www.wv-culture.org. The Division of Cul-ture and History is an EqualOpportunity/Affirmative ActionEmployer.

‘Scratch ‘em and Sue ‘em: Post CivilWarLegal Issues’ to be Topic of Discussion atWestVirginia Independence Hall on Oct. 27

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Allen Funeral Home, Hurri-cane was in charge of arrange-ments.

The family would like to thankDr. Fichter and the staff of CAMCTeays Valley for the loving carethey provided and to his specialgrandson, Jeremy "Sam" Mc-Daniel R.N.

Please visit allenfuneral-homewv.com to share memoriesand condolences.

A. RUTH SMITHA. Ruth Smith, 93, of St. Albans,

joined her family in Heaven, sur-rounded by her family on earth,on Friday, October 12, 2012, atthe home she shared with hergranddaughter, Stacy, and herfamily.

Born February 24, 1919, inBoone County, she was a daugh-ter of the late Cecil Dexter andEsther Sutphin Sullivan. She wasalso preceded in death by herhusband, Fred E. Smith; herdaughter, Carolyn Clark; her

brothers, Ed and Burford Sulli-van; and her sister, Elaine Sulli-van.

She was a former beauticianand had attended Twin City BibleChurch, Nitro, and Teays ValleyMissionary Baptist Church, Hur-ricane. A loving homemaker, shewas quite talented with crochet-ing and knitting as well as tend-ing to her flower garden.

Surviving are her children:Nancy (James)Woodard of Enon,Ohio, and their children, Freddy,Joe, Jon and Tressa; Fredda(Howard) Brashear of Clayton,N.C., and their children, Sean,Amy and Wendy; Linda (Tim)Cox of St. Albans and their chil-dren, Alisha, Stacy and Josh; Car-olyn's children, Steve, Greg, Bradand Julie; as well as 28 great-grandchildren. Also surviving areher siblings, Marion Call of Hur-ricane, Marceline Call of Hurri-cane, Shirley Schmidt of Texas,Eweual Sullivan of Florida andJohn Sullivan of Texas.

Funeral services were heldTuesday, October 16, at Bartlett-Chapman Funeral Home withPastor David Jones officiating.Burial followed in CunninghamMemorial Park, St. Albans.

Online condolences may alsobe made by visiting www.chap-manfuneralhomes.com.

The family suggests memorialcontributions are made to theAlzheimer's Association, 1601Second Ave., Charleston, WV25387.

VERA LOUISE SMITHVera Louise Smith, 88, of Poca,

passed away October 14, 2012, ather home.

She was a homemaker andspent her life caring for and giv-ing to anyone in need.

Louise will be sadly missed byall. She was preceded in death byher husband of 67 years, GeorgeGarnet Smith.

She is survived by her sons,Terry Lee Smith and wife, Sandy,

of Dresden, Ohio, and Danny RaySmith and wife, Dawn, of Poca;eight grandchildren; and 10great-grandchildren.

A graveside service was heldWednesday, October 17, at TylerMountain Memory Gardens, withthe Rev. Mayford Whitt officiat-ing.

Arrangements were in the careof Keller Funeral Home, Dunbar.

DONNA FAYEWITTDonna Faye Witt, 76, of Hurri-

cane, passed away at home onWednesday, October 10, 2012.

Donna was a retired custodianfrom Nitro Elementary School, aChristian and attended KingsWay Christian Church in Nitro.

Donna was preceded in deathby her parents, Johnnie and LenaSizemore; daughter, Dora Witt;sisters, Peggy and Bonnie; andbrothers, Danny and John.

Left behind to cherish hermemory are her sons, Richard(Denise) Witt of Charleston, Jeff

(Betty) Witt of Buffalo and Char-lie (Angie)Witt of Red House; sis-ter, Debra Vance of Hurricane,with whom she lived and whowas also her caregiver; brothers,Doug, Ronnie and Jimmie Size-more, all of Nitro; grandchildren,Chrissy, Bryan, Neal (Katie),Wendy, Mindy (Bobby), Tony, CJ,Tiffany, Cody and Hannah; andgreat-grandchildren, Aubrey,McKenna, Haden, Gaven andone more expected in March.

A celebration of Donna's lifewas held Saturday, October 13, atCooke Funeral Home, Nitro, withPastor Paul Boggess officiating.Burial followed in GrandviewMemorial Park, Dunbar.

The family suggests memorialdonations are made to Hospice-Care, 1606 Kanawha Blvd. W.,Charleston, WV 25387.

The family wishes to express aheartfelt thank you to all the staffand caregivers from Hospice.

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MountOliveMissionary BaptistChurch ~ Buff Creek Rd. Hurri-cane, WV. "Helping the hurt getout of the dirt" Service Times-Sunday morning 10:00 a.m.;Sunday eve. 6:00 p.m.; Wed. EveBible study 7:00 p.m. Specialmeeting 4th Saturday eachmonth at 7:00 p.m. All areaChurches welcome.Heaven is obtainable, Hell isavoidable. We still preach TheBook, The Blood and, TheBlessed Hope. Pastor ErnieSpence – 304-617-2752.

Redeemer PresbyterianChurch,PCA, welcomes the communityto learn of God's love and grace.They meet at Teays Valley Cin-ema for worship service at 10a.m. The church's pastor is Bar-rett Jordan. For more informa-tion, call the church office,304-757-1197, or check thechurch's website at www.re-deemerpcawv.org.

TeaysValley Church of God ~4430 Teays Valley Road, PO Box270, Scott Depot, WV 25526 -www.tvcog.org - (304)757-9222.Service times: Sunday’s - 9:15a.m. Sunday School, 10:15 a.m.Morning Worship, 6:00 p.m.Evening Discipleship. Wednes-day’s: 6:45 p.m. Evening Disci-pleship. Pastor Melissa Pratt.

Winfield Community Church~144 Rocky Step Road, ScottDepot, WV, 25560. (304) 586-1146. Sunday School 9:45 a.m.;Morning Worship 10:45 a.m.;Wednesday Evening Bible Study& Prayer 6:30 p.m. Pastor:Michael Hurlbert.

Mt. Salem UM Church ~ 4-1/2miles East of Hurricane on Rt. 60across from covered bridge, onleft. Sunday: Morning worship9:30; Sunday School 10:30.Wednesday Bible study 7:00P.M.; Family night first Wednes-day of each month @ 7:00 P.M.Pastor: Ralph Kernen (304) 757-8446.

Presbyterian Church of theCovenant ~ Living the Love ofJesus Christ. 2438 US Route 60,Hurricane, WV 25526. 304-562-2012, pcclife.com Sunday Wor-ship 10:30 a.m.

Buffalo Church of God ~ Cornerof Rt 62 & Church Street, Buffalo(Putnam Co.). Sunday: 9:45 a.m.Sunday School; 11:00 a.m.Morning Worship; 7:00 p.m.Evening Worship. Wednesday:7:00 p.m.Mid-week Service. Pas-

torWayne Burch. 304-937-3447.

Winfield United MethodistChurch ~ Looking for a churchfamily? Join us at WinfieldUnited Methodist Church, 20Radwin Drive (Behind McDon-ald’s)Winfield. Two services 8:30a.m. and 11:00 a.m. Pastor: TomHill.

Springdale Free Will BaptistChurch ~ Cow Creek Road, Hur-ricane (Directions: Off Rt 34, 2-1/2 miles on Cow Creek Road,stay on left fork of Cow Creek.Church is on the right). SundaySchool 10 a.m.; SundayMorningWorship 11:00 a.m.; SundayEvening Worship 6 p.m.;Wednesday Midweek Service 7p.m. Pastor Larry Cooper. 562-5389.

Teays Valley Church of theNazarene~ 3937 Teays ValleyRoad,Teays,WV 25569 (Mail: POBox 259) Sunday: 9:45 a.m. Sun-day School; 10:45 a.m. Morningworship; 6:00 p.m. SundayEvening Worship. Wednesdays:6:30 p.m. Prayer Gathering, Chil-dren & Teen Programs. Last Sat-urday of each month; ClothingCloset from 9 a.m. until noon.Free clothes for everyone!Pastor: Rev. Charles V. Williams.Phone: 304-757-8400.

First Baptist Church~ “Connect-ing People to Jesus Christ” 2635Main Street, Hurricane, WV,25526 – 304-562-9281. Dr. JamesE. Lutz, Senior Pastor. Sundayservices: 8:50 a.m., 11:00 a.m.,6:30 p.m. Sunday School – 10a.m.; Wednesday 6:30 p.m.www.fbcoh.com

Good Hope Baptist Church ~Turkey Creek Road, Hurricane.SundayWorship Service 10 a.m.

Ascension Catholic Church905HickoryMill Rd., Hurricane,WV, 25526. 304-562-5816.Services: Saturday evening 5:30p.m. Sunday morning 8:30 a.m.& 11:00 a.m.Rev. Neil R. Buchlein, Pastor.www.ascensionwv.com

Cross ofGrace LutheranChurch~ 30GraceDrive, Hurricane,WV,25526. 304-562-0616.Sunday School - 9:30 a.m.Sunday - 10:45 a.m. MorningWorship Pastor Jerry Kliner, STS.“Where people discover Jesusand grow in Faith”. www.cog-lutheran.com

Scott Depot Christ Fellowship

~ 4345 Teays Valley Road, ScottDepot,WV. 757-9166.

Pastor Dr. Rod Taylor.Sunday School 9 a.m.; SundayMorning Worship 10 a.m.; Sun-day EveningWorship 6:30 p.m.Wednesday Mid Week Service 7p.m. www.thedepotlive.com

Teays Valley Baptist Church ~Dr. John D. Smith, Pastor.3926 Teays Valley Road, Hurri-cane, WV, 25526. 304-757-9306.www.teaysvalleybaptist.comServices: SUNDAY - Sundayschool 9:30 a.m.; Morning Wor-ship & Children’s Church 10:30a.m.; Eveningworship 6:00 p.m.;Choir Rehearsal 5 p.m.WEDNESDAY – Bible Study andPrayer 7 p.m.; Awana 7:00 p.m.All services are interpreted forthe deaf. TV Service on Sudden-link Channel 2, Wed. 8:30 – 9p.m. Radio ProgramWEMM8:30p.m. Thursday.

Buffalo Presbyterian Church ~2125 Buffalo Road, Buffalo, WV,25033. Sunday School Service 10a.m.;Worship Sunday Service 11a.m. Wednesday Service – BibleStudy, 7 p.m. Pastor – DenverTucker.

Buffalo Nazarene Church ~Rt. 62, Buffalo,WV, 25033.Sunday School Service 10 a.m.;SundayWorship Service 11 a.m.;Sunday night Worship Service 6p.m.Wednesday Service 7 p.m.Pastor Sherry Kinsey 937-3258.

Otter Branch Church ~ Box 213,18Mile Road, Buffalo,WV, 25033Sunday School Service 10 a.m.;SundayWorship Service 11 a.m.Wednesday Service 7 p.m.Pastor Mike Tucker.

Manilla Chapel ~ Manilla RidgeRoad, Robertsburg,WV.SUNDAY: Morning service 10a.m.; Evening service 6:00 p.m.TUESDAY: Bible Study at 7 p.m.Everyone welcome.

Way of Truth Tabernacle ~900 Roosevelt Dr., Eleanor, WV.Services: Sunday morning 10:00a.m.; Sunday Evening 6:00 p.m.;Wednesday 7:00 p.m. PastorNathan Morris (304)543-8053. Anew beginning on the old path.

Bethel Baptist – Upper MudRiver Road, Sias, WV. Services:Sunday morning 10 a.m.; Sun-day night 6 p.m.; Wednesdaynight 7:00 p.m.

Glad Tidings Assembly of God ~121 Mill Road, Hurricane, WV,

25526.Adult & Children’s Service Sun-day 10:30 a.m., Sunday EveningWorship 6:00 p.m., WednesdayMidweek Service 7:00 p.m.Church Phone 304-562-3074.Pastor: Rebekah Jarrell. Asst.Pastor: Aaron Hil.

Winfield Presbyterian Church ~Winfield Presbyterian Church,4th and Ferry Streets. “A prayingcommunity where friendshipcounts.” Cherrie Sizemore, Min-ister. Sunday School - 10:00 a.m.;MorningWorship - 11:00 a.m.Looking for a church to call“home”?Wewould like to be thatplace.

Pine Grove Church of Christ ~4504 Teays Valley Road, ScottDepot. 304-757-8543 (o); 304-757-2866 (h). prediger1@veri-zon.net. Sunday morning BibleClasses 9:45 a.m. Sunday Morn-ingWorship Service 10:45 a.m.Sunday EveningWorship Service6:00 p.m. Wednesday EveningBible Studies 7:00 p.m.Tm Jorgensen, Minister.

Grandview Baptist Church, RedHouse. Sunday school – 10 am;Sunday evening 7 pm; Wednes-day 7 pm. Pastor:WoodyWillard.

Winfield Church of theNazarene ~ 2986 Winfield Rd.,Winfield, WV 25213. SundaySchool 9:45 am; SundayWorshipService 10:45 am; Sunday PraiseService at 6:00pm; WednesdayKidz & Teens 7:00 pm; Wednes-day Adult Bible Study 7:00 pm.Pastor Robert Fulton, 304-586-2180.

Laywell Church of Christ ~Sycamore Road, Hurricane, WV.Services: Sunday Morning Wor-ship 9:45 a.m.; EveningWorship6 p.m. Phone number for moreinformation, 304-562-6135.

KanawhaValley Baptist Church~ 949 Roosevelt Ave., (U.S. Rt.62), Eleanor, WV 25070. Pastors:John Hage and Art Hage. Phone

304-437-3513 and 304-437-2740.Services: 3:00 p.m. Sundays and6:30 p.m. Thursdays.

Mt. Moriah Missionary BaptistChurch ~ Rt. 3 Box 97 (6242Trace Fork Rd.), Hurricane, WV25526. Phone 304-562-5880.Sunday School: 10 a.m.; Morn-ing Worship 11 a.m.; EveningWorship 6 p.m. WednesdayEvening Service 7 p.m.; Chil-dren’s Emmy Club, 6:30 p.m.Wednesday. Pastor: Robert Ad-kins. Everyone welcome.

Providence Baptist Church ~Rocky Step Road, Scott Depot,WV. Sunday School 10 a.m.; Sun-day morning Worship 11 a.m.;Sunday night 7 p.m. Pastor: Rev.Bob Kelly. Phone 304-586-2832.

Gateway Christian Church ~Weekly Sunday Evening Serviceat 6 p.m. Valley Park, Hurricane,WV. Adult & Children’s Ministryavailable. For more informationplease call 304-727-8919 or visitwww.gatewaychurch.net. SeniorMinister: Dave Stauffer. LOVEGOD – LOVE PEOPLE – SERVE.

Lakeview Christian Church ~108 Lakeview Drive, Hurricane,WV, 25526. Services: Sunday – 11am and 6:30 pm;Wednesday – 7pm. Pastor: Jeff Maynard. Phone304-562-9265.

Faith Independent Church ~Sunday School 10am, SundayMorningWorship 11am, SundayChoir Practice 6 p.m., SundayEvening Service 7 p.m.;Wednes-day Prayer Meeting & BibleStudy 7 p.m. A little countrychurch set on the side of Rt. 62 inthe big town of Black Betsy,WV.Pastoral Team: Michael Landersand Randy Browning

Sousanah FWB Church ~Charley Creek Road, Culloden.Sunday School 10:00 a.m.; Sun-day Morning Worship 11:00a.m.; Sunday Night Service 7:00p.m. Wednesday Prayer Service7:00 p.m.

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TEAYS VALLEY -- Most of thetime, Shelly Hodges labors dili-gently for Fruth Pharmacy inNitro. But one week each year,Hodges packs up medicines gen-erously provided by Fruth anddonates a week to the Friends ofFort Liberte, a non-profit WestVirginia mission to Haiti.

Fort Liberte is a town of about8,000 people on the north coastof Haiti.

Nearly 40 years ago Dr. RobertWeaver, of the First BaptistChurch of St. Albans, hosted Pas-tor Andre Jean, a recent seminarygraduate ministering in Fort Lib-erte.

Pastor Andre had a growingcongregation in need of a build-ing.

J. D. King, an architect in theSt. Albans church, heard aboutPastor Andre's work, and he sentwork crews to build theJerusalem Baptist Church in FortLiberte.

Word spread about the mis-sion to Haiti, and other groupsfrom West Virginia began workon a new building for PastorAndre's Eben-Ezer School Theschool which had its start in the1960s with a kindergarten pro-

gram now serves 1,200 childrenat all grade levels. Teacher pay isabout $40 a month.

Through a teacher-buddy pro-gram operated by Friends, Eben-Ezer teachers are paired withvarious groups in West Virginia -- individuals, Sunday schoolclasses, civic groups -- for sup-plies and assistance.

The lunch program at Eben-Ezer is supported by the "FeedMy Lambs" project. Any dona-tions marked "food" go into thisprogram to feed hungry children.

A farm on land donated to thechurch is beginning to producefood for the community. Severalfamilies raise gardens and keepanimals on the land, assisted bya resident farmer with a collegedegree in agricultural science.

Friends also replaced an or-phanage building, the King Cen-ter, which now houses 50children. A medical clinic isstaffed all year by a few nurses,and a doctor visits one weekendeach month.

As interest and involvementgrew in the work in Haiti, theFriends of Fort Liberte formallyincorporated in Elkins, W.Va., in1993.

The mission is trans-denomi-national, Hodges told the Put-nam Rotary Club at the group'sOct. 9 meeting. The chairman ofthe organization since 1993 isAnnette Crislip of Clarksburg, amember of the first work groupto Haiti from St. Albans back in1975.

All work for the organization isdonated and all labor is volun-teer, Hodges said. None of the di-rectors are paid. Trips to FortLiberte are funded by the work-ers themselves.

"Every penny given goes toPastor Andre Jean's children inthe Eben-Ezer School and theKing Orphanage,” she said.

Hodges, herself, felt the mis-sion call five years ago.

She will make another trip inFebruary for a volunteer week atFort Liberte. Four medical stu-dents, with several nurses andhelpers will join the Nitro phar-macist for a mission trip from theFirst Presbyterian Church ofSouth Charleston.

The website calendar forFriends through June shows mis-sion trips scheduled from Clarks-burg and Huntington and alsofrom other states -- Virginia,

Ohio, Tennessee and New Jersey.The Putnam Rotary Club

joined the Fort Liberte relief mis-sion earlier this year with dona-tions to the food program andthe King Center orphanage con-struction fund. The Putnam Ro-tary Club also sponsors WalniseSt. Julien, a student at the Eben-Ezer School, with food andschool supplies. Eight-year-oldWalnise is in the second grade.

The impact of the Friends mis-sion is evident, Hodges said.Building construction is underway. Residents are taught to raisemodular sections so the work

continues when mission teamsare not on site. The church farmis beginning to produce food,and most children now receive atleast one meal every day. Trashand litter was once a big prob-lem, but now Fort Liberte has itsown garbage truck.

Hodges is looking forward toher next trip to Haiti in February.

"The children are so apprecia-tive and orderly," she said. "Weserved 1,627 patients during ourlast team visit. They were linedup on the porch of the medicalcenter when we arrived in themornings."

The team is restricted in itsluggage allowance, and most ofwhat it carries is medicines andmedical supplies. Gift packagesare usually mailed to PastorAndre.

"The packages are waiting forus when we arrive," said Hodges.

A graduate of the WVU Schoolof Pharmacy, Shelly Hodges has23 years of professional experi-ence as a pharmacist. She is acounselor at the Southern Dis-trict 4-H Horse Camp in the sum-mers, again as a volunteer.

She and husband, Jim, maketheir home in Cross Lanes.

Putnam Rotary Club learns about relief work in Haiti

Shelly Hodges