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Week of: November 8-November 14, 2012 Transplant saves, changes nine-year-old Debbie Rolen Staff Writer LOGAN — One year after a life- saving bone marrow transplant (BMT), nine-year-old Madison May- nard is recovering and happy. She underwent the life-saving transplant on Oct. 7, 2011, after being treated at West Virginia University (WVU), then transferred to Childrens Hospi- tal in Pittsburgh, Pa. Madison suffers from aplastic ane- mia and her bone marrow could not produce red and white blood cells or platelets. This condition caused extreme fatigue, shortness of breath, suseptiblility to illness and a very high risk of bleeding. She has under- gone 11 bone marrow biopsies, PICC line insertion, broviac line insertion, port placement, multiple blood and platelet transfusions, chemo, full body radiation and the BMT. Pediatric BMT procedures were critical for Madison, but were not available at WVU. She was trans- ferred to Childrens Hospital where they scheduled the procedure to be performed. She underwent chemo- therapy and had full body radition to prepare for the transplant. Doctors warned the family Madison could suffer all of the unpleasant side ef- fects of chemotherapy including loss of appetite and hair, but she only had one night of nausea and discomfort. Currently a fourth grade student, Madison is not yet able to attend school. She is still immunocompro- mised and on anti-rejection medi- cations. Once she is weaned from the medications and revaccinated (required for school), she can go back. The vaccinations will be ad- ministered, then blood will have to be drawn to see how the live vaccine reacts in her body. The non-related bone marrow transplant literally changed Madison. Both her DNA and blood type changed. Madison talked about her ex- perience, “It was very difficult to go through this, but it was worth it because when it is all over, I will be a normal, healthy girl. I miss my friends and going to school, but I know why I had to go through this. I have great doctors and nurses and lots of family and friends who love and support me. Even though I had to have this, some kids are worse off than me. If anyone ever has to have a BMT, it is an IV and looks kind of like blood that goes in your veins and finds it way to the back. It is so easy that while I was having mine, me and my nurse done our nails!” Photo Submitted ON THE RIVER — Madison Maynard relaxes on the river in Pittsburgh, Pa. at the BMT Reunion in Sept. Madison had a life-saving bone marrow transplant in 2011. She is the daugh- ter of Heather Bryant and Steve Bryant, granddaughter of Da- vid and Kim Moore, and great-granddaughter of Bill and Lois Bailey and Zane and Fannie Moore. Terry charged with first degree murder Debbie Rolen Staff Writer CHARLESTON — Gary Allan Terry, 38, of Pecks Mill, faced Kanawha Coun- ty Magistrate Julie Yeager as he was being charged with murder in the first degree in the death of his wife, Caren Blankenship. The complaint says the Terry and his wife, Caren Blankenship, the victim, got into an argument at the Rodeway Inn at Chapman- ville. During the course of the argument, the de- fendant pushed the victim causing her to hit her head resulting in a severe head trauma. This injury caused the victim to be transport- ed to Logan Regional Med- ical Center, then on to Charleston Area Medi- cal Center, where she was pronounced dead at approximately 5:15 p.m. on Sunday. Reports say Terry is claiming self defense and his mother, who was also in the room, didn’t see what happened. Allegedly, Blan- kenship’s brother called au- thorities after he got to the hospital and found Terry’s story had inconsistencies. If Terry is found guilty of murder in the first degree, he may face life in prison. He is currently being held without bond. Gary Allan Terry Photos by Paul Adkins l Logan Banner Brandon Fry of Logan has his hands raised in the air after winning his match on Friday night at the Coal Area Toughman event at LHS. Logan’s Smith wins pro fight at Toughman Paul Adkins Sports Editor It was another big night of Toughman boxing action on Fri- day night at Logan High School’s Willie Akers Arena as the 25th- annual Coal Area Toughman event was held. In the main event bout, Lo- gan’s Jason Smith improved to 8-1 in his professional career as he won in a second-round TKO over Jonah Cogar in a pro cruiserweight match. Smith, a former Toughman boxing champion in his own right, didn’t disappoint the local fans as he cruised to victory. In the amateur Toughman main event, former Logan and Man high school basketball and football standout Gary Miller of Lyburn won in a close split decision over John Graham of Matheny. The three ring girls lead the parade of boxers prior to bell time. County Commission honors local pastor Rachel Dove-Baldwin Staff Writer WILLIAMSON — The Mingo County Commis- sion and the Emergency Services Director pre- sented the Horse Pen Freedom Full Gospel As- sembly Church Pastor, Cab Wolford, with a plaque during the recent commis- sion meeting, in honor of his dedication the com- munities of Horse Pen and Gilbert during the power outages this summer that resulted in many homes be- ing without electricity for well over a week. “You and your church members are to be com- mended for your efforts to help those in need,” stated Commissioner Greg “Hoo- tie” Smith. “You never turned anyone away. You fed them, you gave them a place to sleep, you had cooling stations set up for those working to repair the storm damage, the list goes on and on for you all.” “You and your members stepped up to the plate and were in place in a very short amount of time, with your church doors open and emergency supplies in place to anyone and ev- eryone that was without electricity,” commented Commission President John Mark Hubbard. “Even when your church was without electricity, you Rachel Dove-Baldwin | Heartland News Service The Mingo County Commission and Emergency Services Di- rector presented Horse Pen Freedom Full Gospel Assembly Church Pastor, Cab Wolford, with a plaque for their apprecia- tion of his work during the storms and power outages that ravaged Mingo County during the summer months. Pictured left to right are Commissioners Dave Baisden and John Mark Hubbard, Pastor Wolford, Emergency Director Jerrod Fletcher and Commissioner Greg “Hootie” Smith. NS unveils Veterans Tribute locomotive Rachel Dove-Baldwin Staff Writer NORFOLK, Va. -— Norfolk Southern (NS) has placed their one-of- a-kind “Veterans Tribute Locomotive” into freight service on its system to honor people who have served in the military and reserves, especially those employed by the railroad. Engine No. 6920 is a SD60E model that will operate primarily in gen- eral freight service. Its red, white, and blue paint scheme and yellow rib- bon bearing the message “Honoring our Veterans,” was selected by a group of 18 NS employees, repre- senting all branches of the armed forces. “At Norfolk Southern, we are very grateful for the service of our rail- roaders, their families, and all veterans,” said NS CEO Wick Moorman. “The Veterans Locomo- tive is a rolling reminder of their contributions and sacrifice in the name of freedom.” Submitted Photo | NS Railroad Pictured is NS Locomotive No. 6920, which bears a patriotic paint scheme that serves as a rolling tribute to all American Veterans throughout the United States. See TRANSPLANT | Page 2 See FIGHT | Page 2 See PASTOR | Page 2 See VETERANS | Page 3

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Transplant saves, changes nine-year-oldDebbie RolenStaff Writer

LOGAN — One year after a life-saving bone marrow transplant (BMT), nine-year-old Madison May-nard is recovering and happy. She underwent the life-saving transplant on Oct. 7, 2011, after being treated at West Virginia University (WVU), then transferred to Childrens Hospi-tal in Pittsburgh, Pa.

Madison suffers from aplastic ane-mia and her bone marrow could not produce red and white blood cells or platelets. This condition caused extreme fatigue, shortness of breath, suseptiblility to illness and a very high risk of bleeding. She has under-gone 11 bone marrow biopsies, PICC line insertion, broviac line insertion, port placement, multiple blood and platelet transfusions, chemo, full

body radiation and the BMT.Pediatric BMT procedures were

critical for Madison, but were not available at WVU. She was trans-ferred to Childrens Hospital where they scheduled the procedure to be performed. She underwent chemo-therapy and had full body radition to prepare for the transplant. Doctors warned the family Madison could suffer all of the unpleasant side ef-fects of chemotherapy including loss of appetite and hair, but she only had one night of nausea and discomfort.

Currently a fourth grade student, Madison is not yet able to attend school. She is still immunocompro-mised and on anti-rejection medi-cations. Once she is weaned from the medications and revaccinated (required for school), she can go back. The vaccinations will be ad-ministered, then blood will have to

be drawn to see how the live vaccine reacts in her body. The non-related bone marrow transplant literally changed Madison. Both her DNA and blood type changed.

Madison talked about her ex-perience, “It was very difficult to go through this, but it was worth it because when it is all over, I will be a normal, healthy girl. I miss my friends and going to school, but I know why I had to go through this. I have great doctors and nurses and lots of family and friends who love and support me. Even though I had to have this, some kids are worse off than me. If anyone ever has to have a BMT, it is an IV and looks kind of like blood that goes in your veins and finds it way to the back. It is so easy that while I was having mine, me and my nurse done our nails!”

Photo SubmittedON THE RIVER — Madison Maynard relaxes on the river in Pittsburgh, Pa. at the BMT Reunion in Sept. Madison had a life-saving bone marrow transplant in 2011. She is the daugh-ter of Heather Bryant and Steve Bryant, granddaughter of Da-vid and Kim Moore, and great-granddaughter of Bill and Lois Bailey and Zane and Fannie Moore.

Terry charged with first degree murderDebbie RolenStaff Writer

CHARLESTON — Gary Allan Terry, 38, of Pecks Mill, faced Kanawha Coun-ty Magistrate Julie Yeager as he was being charged with murder in the first degree in the death of his wife, Caren Blankenship.

The complaint says the Terry and his wife, Caren Blankenship, the victim, got into an argument at the Rodeway Inn at Chapman-ville. During the course of the argument, the de-fendant pushed the victim causing her to hit her head resulting in a severe head trauma. This injury caused the victim to be transport-ed to Logan Regional Med-ical Center, then on to Charleston Area Medi-cal Center, where she was pronounced dead at approximately 5:15 p.m. on Sunday.

Reports say Terry is claiming self defense and his mother, who was also in the room, didn’t see what happened. Allegedly, Blan-kenship’s brother called au-thorities after he got to the hospital and found Terry’s story had inconsistencies.

If Terry is found guilty of murder in the first degree, he may face life in prison. He is currently being held without bond.

Gary Allan Terry

Photos by Paul Adkins l Logan BannerBrandon Fry of Logan has his hands raised in the air after winning his match on Friday night at the Coal Area Toughman event at LHS.

Logan’s Smith wins pro fight at ToughmanPaul AdkinsSports Editor

It was another big night of Toughman boxing action on Fri-day night at Logan High School’s Willie Akers Arena as the 25th-annual Coal Area Toughman event was held.

In the main event bout, Lo-gan’s Jason Smith improved to 8-1 in his professional career as he won in a second-round TKO over Jonah Cogar in a pro cruiserweight match.

Smith, a former Toughman boxing champion in his own right, didn’t disappoint the local fans as he cruised to victory.

In the amateur Toughman main event, former Logan and Man high school basketball and football standout Gary Miller of Lyburn won in a close split decision over John Graham of Matheny.

The three ring girls lead the parade of boxers prior to bell time.

County Commission honors local pastorRachel Dove-BaldwinStaff Writer

WILLIAMSON — The Mingo County Commis-sion and the Emergency Services Director pre-sented the Horse Pen Freedom Full Gospel As-sembly Church Pastor, Cab Wolford, with a plaque during the recent commis-sion meeting, in honor of his dedication the com-munities of Horse Pen and Gilbert during the power outages this summer that resulted in many homes be-ing without electricity for well over a week.

“You and your church members are to be com-mended for your efforts to help those in need,” stated

Commissioner Greg “Hoo-tie” Smith. “You never turned anyone away. You fed them, you gave them a place to sleep, you had cooling stations set up for those working to repair the storm damage, the list goes on and on for you all.”

“You and your members stepped up to the plate and were in place in a very short amount of time, with your church doors open and emergency supplies in place to anyone and ev-eryone that was without electricity,” commented Commission President John Mark Hubbard. “Even when your church was without electricity, you

Rachel Dove-Baldwin | Heartland News ServiceThe Mingo County Commission and Emergency Services Di-rector presented Horse Pen Freedom Full Gospel Assembly Church Pastor, Cab Wolford, with a plaque for their apprecia-tion of his work during the storms and power outages that ravaged Mingo County during the summer months. Pictured left to right are Commissioners Dave Baisden and John Mark Hubbard, Pastor Wolford, Emergency Director Jerrod Fletcher and Commissioner Greg “Hootie” Smith.

NS unveils Veterans Tribute locomotiveRachel Dove-BaldwinStaff Writer

NORFOLK, Va. -—Norfolk Southern (NS) has placed their one-of-a-kind “Veterans Tribute Locomotive” into freight service on its system to honor people who have served in the military and reserves, especially those employed by the railroad.

Engine No. 6920 is a SD60E model that will operate primarily in gen-eral freight service. Its red, white, and blue paint scheme and yellow rib-

bon bearing the message “Honoring our Veterans,” was selected by a group of 18 NS employees, repre-senting all branches of the armed forces.

“At Norfolk Southern, we are very grateful for the service of our rail-roaders, their families, and all veterans,” said NS CEO Wick Moorman. “The Veterans Locomo-tive is a rolling reminder of their contributions and sacrifice in the name of freedom.”

Submitted Photo | NS RailroadPictured is NS Locomotive No. 6920, which bears a patriotic paint scheme that serves as a rolling tribute to all American Veterans throughout the United States.

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In September, Madison had her one-year check up. She has 100 percent donor cells in her bone marrow and they are working at 60 percent cellularity (which is excellent). Her doc-tors say she is in the top three percent for patients who have undergone this procedure. Madison still faces some some tests and

procedures, but all indica-tions are positive in her recovery.

Madison is the daugh-ter of Heather Bryant and Steve Bryant, grand-daughter of David and Kim Moore, and great-grand-daughter of Bill and Lois Bailey and Zane and Fan-nie Moore.

According to the family, this experience has made them appreciate the little things in life more. It also made them aware of how much people cared for them.

Madison’s grand-mother Kim Moore, said, “It showed us that even though there are so many negative things in this world, there are still a lot of good people who love us and we were reminded of that daily. Although it was extremely hard being away for such a long time and missing our family, it also brought us closer together at the same time. We thank God for all he has done for us, because without him and his guidance, I do not think her outcome would

have been as good.”During her hospitaliza-

tion, Madison received many gifts, cards, mes-sages and love from area churches, girl scouts, youth groups, her class from Ver-dunville Elementary, teach-ers and wonderful friends. Madison and her family were overwhelmed with the prayers and friends who were following her.

“We would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone,” said Moore, “It was your prayers, love and support that strength-ened us. Also we offer our sincere thanks to her doc-tors in Logan, Dr. Ahmed, Dr. Kanuri and Dr. Sheikh, that worked closely with her oncologist at the Chil-dren’s Hospital. Thanks to the staff at Logan Regional Medical Center, who took care of Madison during her transfusions, blood draws and visits.”

The family has not been able to contact the donor, who they do know is a woman they will never be able to thank enough.

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A total of 27 bouts were on Friday night’s card. The final night of the Toughman was scheduled for Saturday night at the field house as five weight class championship fights were to take place along with the return to the ring of Chapmanville professional Daniel Hensley, who was slated to fight Orion Bolds of Canton, Ohio, in a four-round pro match. Hensley has a 6-0 pro re-cord.

In the first bout of the night, Shawn Maynard of Wilkinson beat Dakota Ad-kins of Mallory in a three-round deci-sion.

The second fight was won by Man’s Austin Walker over Tim Starr of Chap-manville in a split decision.

Daniel Williams of Delbarton then won in a decision over Lawrence Tudor of Alkol in a light heavyweight match via decision.

In the fourth fight, Tony Costa of Warfield, Ky., was a winner over Adam Bates in a heavyweight bout.

In the fifth bout, Chad Bradford of Logan won a decision over Ryan Busick of Logan.

Fight No. 6 was won by William Hauserman of Chapmanville in a deci-sion over Ira Rives of Oceana.

McCarr, Ky.’s Micah Mahon then won in a three-round TKO over Joe Clemens of Mount Gay.

The eighth bout’s victor was Kevin Litton of McDowell, Ky., who took a decision over Josh Black of West Ham-lin.

Eli Cisco, a Red Jacket native and Mingo Central High School student, then recorded a second-round TKO over Nick Moore of Minnie, Ky., in a middle weight bout.

In fight No. 10, Tim Cline of Warf-ield, Ky., won a split decision over Mike McKinney of Minnie, Ky.

Logan’s Brandon Fry then won in a decision over Josh Monaco of Warfield, Ky.

Rocky Sheppard of Dingess won the 12th bout with a decison over Lorado’s Robert Riley.

Fight No. 13 was then taken by Wally Ferrell of Breeden over Jim Nelson of Bruno with a first-round TKO.

Jarrid Steiner of Elk View was the next winner as he won in a first-round TKO over Mikey Sparks of Dingess.

Man’s Kevin Whitt then won with a TKO in the first round over Anthony Struck in a light heavyweight bout.

Bout No. 16 was taken by Raheem Norman of Logan in a first-round TKO over Franklin Hall of Dingess.

Logan’s Billy Jessup then won the next fight with a decision over Charles Eplin of Chapmanville.

Then it was Matt Hizer of Foster who scored a unanimous decision victory over Cody Hager.

The 19th bout was the only women’s first-round fight of the night as Chelsea Keathley of Willow Wood won a split decision over Deyawna Baisden of Ver-dunville.

In the 20th fight of the evening, Mike Coleman of Delbarton won a decision over Josh Blair of Lyburn in a light heavyweight bout.

Then it was Rick Vinson of Gilbert who scored a decision victory over Ja-cob Chapman of Accoville.

Fort Gay native Ace Waller, last year’s defending men’s light heavyweight champion, then won in a second-round TKO over Mike Hunter of Accoville.

Bout 23 was then won by Chris Rob-inson of Henlawson over Randy Hall of Mount Gay in a split decision.

Holden’s Chris Austin was victori-ous in the next bout with a first-round TKO over Doug Depta of Lyburn. The referee had to stop the match as it ap-peared as if Depta had dislocated his left shoulder after a look by ring doc-tors.

Derrick Dingess of Chapmanville then won a first-round KO over Brian Haney.

Three boxers advanced to Saturday night’s finals with first-round byes.

— Look for results and photos from Saturday’s Toughman finals in Tues-day’s sports.

Brian Haney is knocked out by Derrick Dingess of Chapmanville.

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managed to go right on with your efforts to pro-vide relief for others and that, my friend, is a com-mendable act.”

“You have never failed to help those around you in time of need,” said Com-missioner David Baisden. “We know that all we have

to do is give you a call, and you and the members of your church will be the first in line to help. And speaking for all of us here today, that’s a very com-forting thought.”

Pastor Wolford received a large round of applause from those who attended the meeting, as he stepped

forward to receive his plaque.

“That’s what we’re here for,” stated the Pastor. “We’re here to do what-ever we can to help others. That’s what God wants us to do and we pray that we’re able to continue his work whenever the need arises.”

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The first unveiling that took place on Nov. 8 was at NS’ shops in Altoona, Pa., where the unit was built and paint-ed. NS General Foreman Tim Strick-enberger, a former U.S. Air Force staff sergeant who served as an F-16 aircraft mechanic during U.S. operations in the Middle East and Trainmaster Calvin Law, a 26-year U.S. Navy veteran who served as a Lieutenant Commander during Operations Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom, spoke about their military and railroad experiences. Key-note speaker was Col. Grey Berrier II, Deputy Commander, 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 28th Infantry Division, of the Pennsylvania Army Na-tional Guard.

The second unveiling, at NS’ Lam-berts Point coal trans-load facility in the railroad’s headquarters city of Nor-folk, Va., was on Veteran’s Day. Chris Carter, NS conductor and Chief War-rant Officer, Virginia Army National Guard, addressed the guests about his military and railroad experience. CEO

Moorman highlighted NS’ desire to at-tract even more veterans into railroad careers. Keynote speaker was Col. Wil-liam J. Davis, U.S. Marine Corps (re-tired), who serves as the Director of the MacArthur Memorial and Execu-tive Director of the General Douglas MacArthur Foundation.

Painting the Veterans Locomotive in-volved 26 NS employees, two of whom are veterans, using 66 gallons of primer and paint over a 112-hour period. To the extent possible, Locomotive No. 6920 was kept under wraps while the work progressed.

With its non-traditional paint scheme, the locomotive joins NS’ Heri-tage Fleet of 20 locomotives that were painted in the schemes of key predeces-sor railroad companies earlier this year in observance of NS’ 30th anniversary.

Over the last 6 years, NS has been proud to have employed over 1,300 vet-erans, and presently, officials say that 14 percent of their total workforce, which equals more than 4,200 employ-ees, are veterans and members of the National Guard and Reserves.

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Member of ‘Wild and Wonderful Whites of West Virginia’ denied release from prisonFred PaceEditor

MADISON — Last month, a member of the “Wild and Wonderful Whites of West Virginia” was denied release from prison by Boone County Circuit Judge William Thompson.

Brandon Poe, a member of the White family in Boone County and nephew of Jesco White, was featured as one of the characters in the very popular documen-tary movie “Wild and Wonderful Whites of West Virginia.”

Poe was accused of accused of shoot-ing his uncle in the face, and then having a shootout with police in November 2005 when he was only 17-years-old.

In the documentary movie, Poe says he was under the influence of drugs and after an argument with his uncle, Billy Hast-ings, he went to his home and shot him in the face several times. He was also ac-cused of robbing two people at gunpoint, stole several cars, set a car on fire and shot

a police at least six times.Hastings said he has forgiven his neph-

ew and pleaded for his release from prison.“I love him and I forgive him. I love you

with all my heart and it kills that you’re in there. I want you to be out,” Hastings said, holding back tears.

Poe’s attorney argued that he was only 17 when the crimes occurred, and has since worked to make himself a better per-son in prison as reasons he should be set free. Officers who were there the night he shot at them came to speak out against his release.

“We’re pleased that this is one less indi-vidual that we have dealt with in the past that we at least have a chance at not hav-ing to deal with in the future,” explained Boone County Sheriff Rodney Miller.

Judge Thompson ordered Poe back to prison, but made sure he knew it had nothing to do with his family’s long, and very well-known history in Boone County.

Poe will be eligible for parole in 2018. He will be 30 years old.

Brandon Poe

Keep your hands off, the sequelBob FalaOutdoors Columnist

Several years back, West Virginia passed a constitu-tional amendment to pro-tect its hunting and fishing license fees from being uti-lized for other purposes.

This may just seem logi-cal to the license buying public but we should never underestimate its impor-tance. Back then it was simply and accurately de-scribed in street terms as the “keepa-u-hands off” bill and everyone knew exactly what that meant. It seems like some sort of a sequel is presently brewing per bud-getary matters at the, you guessed it, federal level.

With the massive na-tional debt, deficit spend-ing and the pending fiscal cliff looming, Happy New Year 2013 just might not be such a joyous occasion.

That is, if the federal excise taxes that sports-men and women pay on sporting arms, ammuni-tion, fishing and boating are “sequestered.” That’s the piece of federal leg-islation that attempts to abruptly get decades of drunken-sailor like spend-ing rectified per the failure to make any other notable erstwhile progress on the situation.

The funds we’re talking about are specifically those authorized and now im-mortalized by the Pittman-Robertson, Dingell-John-son and Wallop-Breaux legislations as essentially somewhat self-imposed per the widespread bi-partisan support of the hunting, fishing and boating public, respectively.

Some of this famous legislation dates back to the 1930s and conserva-tion Godfathers from Ding Darling to Aldo Leopold. They have and continue to be a backbone of wildlife conservation and law en-forcement funding for the states.

These funds are por-tioned back to the states per formulas based upon their license sales, popula-tion and respective land or water masses. Folks might also recall that the recently enacted West Virginia se-nior lifetime license was implemented ostensibly to capture the “gray-haired” head count.

That so as to get the Mountain State’s fair share of these excise taxes our seniors had been paying but the state losing out on. Formerly, those 65 years of age and older were exempt from West Virginia licensing.

Much of this federal funding could now be in jeopardy if certain percent-ages of the state share are held back or sequestered. Though these funds are clearly earmarked for wild-life purposes, one legal opinion indicated that even if they may be exempt from sequestration they weren’t necessarily exempt from appropriation! Ouch!

Folks may thus want to get on the horn to our fed-eral Senators Manchin and Rockefeller or Represen-tatives Capito, McKinley and Rahall to raise the red flag regarding these long-time, limited outdoor dol-lars. This might also be a good time to bring up the issue of hikers, bikers, bird-ers, campers and a prime opportunity for them to kick in some cash on their gear and accessories a la the hunters, anglers and boaters.

That could be for some additional famous outdoor legislation from a West Vir-ginia source to boot!

P.S. Bob Fala’s recent book, Ramblin’ Outdoors includes several old photos and accounts form these pages and is available at the Logan Banner or on-line at Woodland Press.

Federal excise taxes paid for by the sporting public for wildlife management purposes could be held back as a result of federal “sequestration” come January 1. See today’s column for more.

National diabetes group to return to W.Va. in 2013

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — The American Diabetes Association plans to re-establish a presence in West Virginia, a move that is wel-comed by health care officials who are fighting the disease with limited resources.

The association closed its office in the state in 2009 after fundraising contributions didn’t meet its goals.

Division vice president Lew Bart-field told the Charleston Gazette that the association will return to the state in early 2013. This time, the group will have a mission-ser-vice agenda instead of a fundraising agenda.

“That’s great news, welcome and timely,” said Perry Bryant, director of West Virginians for Affordable Health Care. “The ADA could have an enormous impact in West Vir-ginia with all the public education they’re capable of doing.”

An estimated 250,000 West Vir-ginians have diabetes and the state has one of the highest rates of the disease in the nation.

“We’ll take all the help we can get,” said Krista Farley, education director for the Kanawha-Charles-ton Health Department.

With limited resources, Farley is working to establish diabetes edu-cation programs in nine coalfield counties as part of the state’s Com-munity Transformation Grant pro-gram. Similar efforts are under way in all 55 counties.

“If we can add the ADA, with all its resources, to the team, that would be tremendous,” Farley said.

“It’s great to see an association like this decide to concentrate on its mission,” she said. “These organiza-tions sometimes get so caught up in fundraising, their purpose gets lost. We very much welcome a mission-driven organization that recognizes what’s happening to people here and knows the impact they can have on our state.”

Jennifer Honnaker, a longtime Huntington ADA volunteer, chaired the group’s state leadership council when the West Virginia closed. She said the association could provide education programs for children as well as adults.

“West Virginia is one of the battle-ground states as far as health issues go,” she said. “For the American Diabetes Association not to have a physical presence is a real loss to us and just embarrassing to the organi-zation.”

The association has served West Virginia from Lexington, Ky., for the past four years.

“We have had a person in Lexing-ton who was supposed to service West Virginia, but there really has not been any service,” Bartfield said.

“We need to do something of substance in West Virginia,” he said.

“We certainly have missed the presence of a physical ADA of-fice here in West Virginia, and we would love to work with them,” said Gina Wood, manager of the state’s Diabetes Prevention and Control Program.

Occupy Sandy: Onetime protesters find new cause

NEW YORK (AP) — You might be surprised at what has become a lauded and effective relief organi-zation for victims of Su-perstorm Sandy: Occupy Wall Street.

The social media savvy that helped Occupy pro-testers create a grass-roots global movement last year — one that ultimately col-lapsed under its leaderless format — is proving to be a strength as members fan out across New York to deliver aid including hot meals, medicine and blan-kets.

They’re the ones who took food and water to Glenn Nisall, a 53-year-old resident of Queens’ hard-hit and isolated Rockaway section who lost power and

lives alone, with no family nearby.

“I said: ‘Occupy? You mean Occupy Wall Street?’” he said. “I said: ‘Awesome, man. I’m one of the 99 per-cent, you know?’”

Occupy Wall Street was born in late 2011 in a lower Manhattan plaza called Zuccotti Park, with a hand-ful of protesters pitching tents and vowing to stay put until world leaders of-fered a fair share to the “99 percent” who don’t control the globe’s wealth.

The world heard the cry as that camp grew and in-spired other ones around the globe. Ultimately, though, little was accom-plished in the ways of poli-cy change, and Occupy be-came largely a punch line.

But core members, and a spirit, have persisted and found a new cause in Oc-cupy Sandy.

It started at St. Jacobi Church in Brooklyn the day after the storm, where Occupiers set up a base of operations and used social media like Twitter and Facebook to spread the word.

There is a sense of cama-raderie reminiscent of Zuc-cotti, as young people with scruffy beards and walkie-talkies plan the day’s ac-tivities. Donations come in by the truckload and are sorted in the basement, which looks like a clearing-house for every household product imaginable, from canned soup and dog food to duvet covers.

Incoming attorney general eyes changes for officeRy RivardCharleston Daily Mail

(MCT) CHARLESTON — Attorney General-elect Patrick Morrisey wants to “kick start” a better business climate by reviewing and interpreting state laws and regulations.

Morrisey wants to issue more advisory opinions to “clarify how some of the regu-lations may be modified.”

Courts can overturn these non-binding advisory opinions, but they still carry weight, particularly in matters that do not go to court. Current Democratic Attorney General Darrell McGraw issues advisory opinions infrequently.

Morrisey said state officials would have to ask him before he could issue an advi-sory opinion.

Asked why state officials would seek

opinions clarifying laws and regulations they may have helped write, Morrisey said there’s a lot of inertia in state government.

“Unless you’re looking at things, people sometimes don’t question whether they are in the best interests of the people,” Morrisey said. “We’re going to be looking at a lot of regulations that perhaps people haven’t examined in a long time.”

Perhaps most significantly, Morrisey suggested state legislators could ask him for his opinion. Right now, this is not done.

“The leaders in the Legislature can ask for an opinion,” Morrisey said in an in-terview after his first post-election press conference last week. “There’s been ques-tions as to whether it only applies to the speaker and to the Senate president, and there may be interpretations that it can ap-ply more broadly.”

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