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Feb. 12, 2013, edition of The Putnam StandardTRANSCRIPT
A lot ofHE RTTEAYS VALLEY - Miracles still
exist.The proof? Berklee Lowen
Bonecutter.July 14, 2010 was the happiest
day of John and Meagan Bone-cutter's lives. What they hadwaited on for nine months had fi-nally arrived: a blond hair, blue-eyed baby girl.
After bringing her home, cam-
eras snapped hundreds of pic-tures and grandparents kissed ababy's cheeks while a proudmother and father watched andsmiled.
Hours turned to days and daysinto weeks when John and Mea-gan noticed odd behavior fromtheir daughter.
They took her to a one-monthcheck-up with questions. Theanswer they received changedtheir lives forever.
Nurses checked Berklee’s heart
rate. Pediatricians were fright-ened. The infant’s heart was onthe verge of exploding, at 308
beats-per-minute.
POCA - A sophomore lies onan incline bench and pushesdumbbells toward the ceiling.
A scarlet Poca Dot logo paintsthe wall behind him. Former andcurrent coaches watch with an-ticipation while their players pre-pare for football games that willstart seven months from now.
It’s 30 degrees outside, but ath-letes are sweating.
They have formidable drive,unconquerable spirits, but tat-tered and defeated uniforms.The majority of the team is wear-ing the same tired jerseys andpants former players wore in2003.
What stops them from buyingnew ones? Money. It will costmore than $14,000 to adequatelyequip players.
Coaches have until March tosubmit the order.
It is often said, “Poca is themost successful football programin the county, yet the leastfunded.”
Coaches and teammates knowthe uniform does not make theplayer; however, it is vital in agame where the slightest disad-vantage can shift momentum atany second.
Sophomore Nose Guard NickThaxton described the look ofuniforms he wore last year.
“They’re really short, old-fash-ioned and worn-out,” he said.
Tackle Nick Jividen agreed.This sophomore, who doubles asa guard, explained a majordownside to wearing thesebeaten jerseys.
“They’re too loose,” Jividensaid. “Running backs get tackled
Dots Look for Completion
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By Justin Waybright
A guarded heart - Berklee Bonecutter’s heart stopped 28 times, just one monthafter she was born. Doctors diagnosed her with SVT, a rare heart condition.After countless weeks and innumerable trips to the ER, the infant came home.That night she suffered yet another SVT episode. Her parents, John and Mea-gan, held her and did one of the hardest things any mother and father can do.Photo by Justin Waybright.
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Enjoying Fruits of her Labor - St. FrancisSchool of Assisi Principal Erin Sikorasmiles for a picture after winning the St.Albans Ministerial Association’s 2013 Dr.Martin Luther King Humanitarian Award.
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Training to Win - Poca Football players train in February for games that will begin inAugust. They have heart, drive, experience, talent and strength: all the ingredientsfor victory. Their only disadvantages are defeated uniforms and low numbers. Photoby Justin Waybright.
ST. ALBANS - Many peopletalk about making a differencein their communities, but oneperson is known for it.
Humanitarian is defined as“one who has concern for help-ing to improve the welfare orhappiness of people,” accordingto Webster. A lady in St. Albansseems to fit this definition well.
She places others first, herselflast, and moves her faith to ac-tion.
Recently, the St. Albans Minis-terial Association recognizedErin Sikora’s community impact
Laying aSolid Foundation
By Justin Waybright
Communitynewspapers
should offer a‘personal
element’ in theirstories.
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Putnam County SchoolsDevelopmental Screening
Putnam County Schools De-velopmental Screenings will beheld on Friday, March 1, 2013 atthe Teays Valley PresbyterianChurch, Teays Valley Road. Wewill screen children ages 2-1/2 to4 years for speech/language,hearing, vision, motor skills, so-cial skills, self-help and cognitionPlease call 586-0500 ext 1154, toschedule an appointment.
City of Hurricane tohost Volunteer Income
Tax AssistanceThe City of Hurricane will be
hosting the Volunteer IncomeTax Assistance (VITA) program.
If you would like assistance,please contact Christine Spauld-ing at (304) 546-7578 for an ap-pointment.
The tax assistance programwill be held all Saturdays in Feb-ruary and March 2013 at CityHall.
Senior & Single Clubannounces Meeting
A new club for those over 50and single meets at 7 p.m. everythird Friday at the HometownSenior Center, 100 First Avenue,Hometown. For more informa-tion, call 585-2745.
New Beginning DigitalPhotography Class
Putnam County Parks & Recre-ation Commission is hosting aPhotography Class instructed byLaura Moul. Classes will be heldin The Commons of PutnamCounty by the Wave Pool forthree consecutive Tuesday’s Feb.19, 26, & Mar. 5, 2013 from 5:30 –7:30 P.M.
For more information pleasecontact Laura at 743-8281 orcheck out her website atwww.moulphotography.com orto register call the Park Office at304-562-0518 Ext. 10.
Tri-County YMCA toHost Business After Hours
The next Business After Hourssponsored by the PutnamCounty Chamber of Commercewill take place at the Tri-CountyYMCA in Scott Depot from 5:00
to 7:00 p.m. on Thursday, Febru-ary 21, 2013. Business AfterHours provides a social, but pro-fessional venue for business peo-ple to make new contacts andexpand their presence in thebusiness community. The Tri-County YMCA is located at 200Carls Lane, Scott Depot, WV25560.
Participation is open to allChamber members and theirguests. The cost to attend is $15per person, RSVPs are requiredand pre-payment is appreciated.There will be a cash drawingsponsored by BB&T valued at$200, but you must be present towin. The Chamber will continueto draw until there is a winnerpresent! Food and refreshmentswill also be included in a relaxedsocial setting. Additionally, theChamber identifies future Busi-ness of the Month winners fromthe calling cards of those in at-tendance.
RSVPs are required by Tuesday,February 19, 2012. To obtainmembership information or tomake reservations, please con-tact the Chamber at 304.757.6510or [email protected] can also visit the website atwww.putnamchamber.org.
Putnam CountyRepublican Women
Meet the third Thursday ofeach month at Sleepy HollowGolf Club, 6 p.m. For more in-formation, call Nancy Bradleyat 562-3020 or Iva Danner at562-9526.
DiabetesEducation Group
Meets at 7 p.m., in Room B,Eleanor Town Hall, on the thirdTuesday of each month. Formore info, call Mary 304-937-4093, Missy 304-937-3373 orGlenville 304-586-2523.
Winfield CommunityChurch hosts Food Pantry
Winfield Community Churchoffers a Food Pantry to assistthose in and around the commu-nity. New hours of operation are10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on the 3rd Sat-urday of each month at thechurch office, 3680 WinfieldRoad, Suite B, Winfield.
For more information pleasecall the church office at 304-586-1146, M-F from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Winfield Community Churchis located at 144 Rocky Step Roadin Scott Depot. Sunday worshipbegins at 10:45 a.m.
AutoimmuneSupport Group
An autoimmune supportgroups meets on the first andthird Mondays of each month atnoon. The meeting is held in theupper level of the SeptemberHouse located beside CrossRoads United MethodistChurch, 850 Norway Avenue,Huntington. For additional in-formation, call Carolyn Hopperat 781-7434 or Kimberly Mar-cum at 736-4957.
Hometown SeniorCenter Space Rental
The Hometown Senior Centeris available for rental for show-ers, birthday parties and othersocial functions. Reasonablypriced, the center has cateringavailable and its dining roomseats 75. For reservations ormore details, call 304-586-2745.
Silver Sneakers ClassThe Tri-County YMCA in Scott
Depot hosts the Silver SneakersMuscular Endurance Class from11 to 11:45 a.m. on Monday,Wednesday and Friday.
Move to music through a vari-ety of exercises designed to in-crease muscular strength, rangeof movement and activity fordaily living skills. Hand-heldweights, elastic tubing with han-dles and a ball are offered for re-sistance, and a chair is used forseated and/or standing support.Certified instructors leadclasses.
For more information, call304-757-0016.
Senior Fitness ClassesSenior fitness classes are held
at the John Henson Senior Cen-ter in Hurricane from 1:15 to2:15 p.m. Mondays and Wednes-days. A certified fitness instruc-tor leads the class. For moreinformation, call 304-757-0016.
T.O.P.S. No. 599Weekly meetings of TOPS
"Take Off Pounds Sensibly," areheld at 6:15 p.m. on Tuesdays atSt. Patrick Church, 207 JeffersonStreet, Bancroft. Questions, callSharon, 304-523-4618.
Scary Creek PaintballHours: 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. Satur-
day, 1 - 6 p.m. Sunday, Monday-Friday by appointment only(groups of 10 or more).
Open year-round and in oper-ation since 1992, Scary CreekPaintball offers more than 25acres of paintball fields, includ-ing three acres of urban action.
Call 800-870-5973 or go onlineat www.scarycreek.com. ScaryCreek Paintball, 4345 Scary CreekRoad, Scott Depot.
Discount packages range fromall-inclusive (all rental equip-ment and paintballs) from $20(100 paintballs) to $30 (500 paint-balls) per day.
Kanawha ValleyCoin Club
The Kanawha Valley Coin Clubmeets the third Tuesday of eachmonth (7 p.m.) at the KanawhaCity Recreation Center located at3511 Venable Avenue. For moreinfo., call 727-4062 or 925-4852.
Eleanor City CouncilMeeting
1st and 3rd Thursday of themonth at Town Hall. Meetingsbegin at 7:30 p.m.
Winfield Lions ClubMeetings
The Winfield Lions Club meetsthe first and third Tuesday of themonth. For more informationcall 304-586-3732.
Hometown LionsClub Meetings
The Hometown Lions Clubmeets at 6 p.m., every first andthird Tuesday of the month at theHometown Senior Center, 100First Avenue, Hometown. Formore information call 304-586-2745.
American LegionPost 187
American Legion Post 187meets at 7 p.m. at the WinfieldPresbyterian Church, FerryStreet, Winfield – every first andthird Thursday of the month.
Scott-TeaysLions Club Meetings
Scott-Teays Lions Club meetsthe first and third Monday of themonth at 6:30 p.m. at BroadmoreAssisted Living, 4000 OutlookDrive, Teays Valley. For more in-formation call 304-757-8599 oremail [email protected].
Nitro Seniors CountryWestern Dance
On Saturday, February 16, 2013the Ray Barr Trio will provide themusic for dancing at the monthlyCountry Western Dance at theNitro Senior Center.
The doors open at 5:00p.m.with a concession and themusic/dancing starts at 6:00p.m.Admission is by donation and allproceeds go the the Nitro Seniors.
Sign-ups going on now!Buffalo Youth League (baseball
and softball) sign-ups are going onnow!
Times: Thurs 5 - 8 PM and Fri 9 -12 at the Buffalo Town Hall and Sat-urdays 9 – 4 at Buffalo High School.
If you have questions or for moreinformation call 304-840-3613.
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The Putnam County Collabora-tive Pre-K Program will begin reg-istration for their FREE 4-year oldpre-k program as follows:
• Pre-K Registration Packets areavailable for parents to pick up atall elementary schools, existingpre-k sites, Head Start centers, Put-nam County Schools’ central officeand on the pre-k website.
• You may call 304-586-0500x1133 or [email protected] for anappointment time for registration.
• March 8—The first pre-k regis-tration and combination parentinformation fair will be held at thePutnam County Technical Centerin Eleanor by appointment only.
• March 15—The second pre-kregistration and combination par-ent information fair will be held atSt. Timothy’s Episcopal Church inthe Valley located next to ValleyWave Pool Park by appointmentonly.
• After March 15--Anyone thatdoesn’t come to the mass registra-tions must contact Nancy Joplin(contact information above) tomake an individualized appoint-ment for registration.
Packets turned in after initialregistration dates run a largerchance of not getting into theirfirst choice site.
Children must turn 4 beforeSeptember 1, 2013 to be eligible.Five year old new enterers will beconsidered based on outcome of akindergarten readiness test. Thefollowing documents will need tobe turned in with your registrationpackets: birth certification, 3- or 4-year old health check form, ageappropriate immunization record,along with other registration ma-terials that will be included in yourpacket. More information aboutFREE Putnam County Pre-K canbe found at www.putnam-schools.com under parents/com-munity or by contacting304-586-0500 x1133 or x1107.
FREE PutnamCounty Pre-KPrograms
The Putnam Standard Community News Tuesday, February 12, 2013 –Page 3
To Advertise HereCall 743-6731!
BANKRUPTCY RELIEF
• Foreclosures• Repossessions• Phone Calls
www.wvbankruptcylawcenter.com304-562-7111
Free consultations withAttorney Mitch Klein
HURRICANE - Police offi-cers are offering a class toteach women how to defendthemselves in emergency situ-ations.
Rape Aggression Defense orR.A.D. is a national course,aimed at preparing femalesfor those crucial momentsduring an attack.
The class is offered forwomen, 18 and older. It isideal for those in college, saidinstructor J. R. Payne.
“Colleges like Marshall Uni-versity are on the news forrobberies and attempted ab-ductions, and this class isgeared to help women stop
these abductions,” said Hurri-cane Cpl. Payne. “Those peo-ple prey on women, who areapt to be out late at night. So,we’re trying to get this genera-
tion involved.”The 7-week class will fea-
ture basic self-defense, strikesand ground defense tech-niques. Toward the end of the
course, instructors will placethe participants in a simu-lated attack.
“Their heart rate will be upand they will be in the mo-
ment,” said Payne. “They’llhave to use the techniques weteach them.”
The course will begin Feb.13. Applicants can register atthe Hurricane City Hall for $50until that date. Spaces arelimited and filling fast, in-structors said.
After completing theWednesday classes, partici-pants will receive a nationalcertification, allowing them totake more R.A.D. classes in thefuture for free.
“Violence against women ison the rise, so it’s important togive them a way to defendthemselves,” said Payne.
For more information aboutthe class or registering, call(304) 741-4872 or (304) 562-9911.
Prepare for the UnexpectedBy Justin Waybright
SUBMITTED ARTICLESOUTH CHARLESTON, WV –
The West Virginia Division ofNatural Resources is requestingoriginal wildlife art for the 2014edition of the award-winningWildlife Calendar, according toWVDNR Wildlife ResourcesSection Chief Curtis I. Taylor.The deadline for submittingartwork is February 18, 2013.
An electronic image of eachentry capable of being sized at14½ inches wide by 11½ incheshigh at 300 dpi is preferred, but
a lower resolution image or 35-mm color slide will be ac-cepted.
Artists may send in multipleentries.
“This is our 29th calendarand it offers a wonderful op-portunity for artists to featuretheir work. Besides distributionin West Virginia, our calendarsare enjoyed by people all overthe United States,” said Taylor.
Paintings may depict populargame and fish species, or fea-ture the state’s lesser-known
animals such as snakes, frogs,turtles, salamanders, bats,songbirds, small mammals andnongame fish.
Artists are reminded that thecalendar format is horizontal,with measurements of 14inches wide by 11 inches high,and should keep this ratio inmind when creating paintings.Paintings not chosen in previ-ous years may be resubmitted.
“Just because the artwork isnot selected one year doesn’tmean it will not be selected in
the future,” said Taylor. “Often,there are several submissionsof a particular species and onlyone can be used in a given year.
“We encourage all artists, es-pecially those from West Vir-ginia, to submit their work,”said Taylor. A $100 prize isawarded for each painting cho-sen, with $500 going to theartist whose artwork is pickedfor the cover. Paintings are cho-sen based on overall composi-tion and quality, along withanatomical and contextual ac-
curacy. The quality of the electronic
image or submitted slide is veryimportant for judging the art-work.
To obtain 2014 calendar artrules or to purchase a 2013 cal-endar, please contact the WestVirginia Division of Natural Re-sources, Wildlife Calendar Art,P.O. Box 67, Elkins, WV 26241,phone 304-637-0245. Elec-tronic images should beemailed to:[email protected].
WVDNR Seeks Paintings for 2014 Wildlife Calendar
a lot easier when people grabonto them.”
Former Poca Coach Bob Lem-ley has breathed football formore than 30 years. He knowsthe importance of having a solidpiece of equipment in the game.
“A new uniform doesn’t makethe football player, but givesthem spurt and pride,” the areafootball legend said. “I think itwould be positive for us to getnew ones.”
After coaching in Poca formore than two decades, Lemleyretired to spend more time withhis new grandson Samuel and hisfamily. However, football will al-ways have a special part of hisheart.
He believes in this town and itsfootball players. So does newPoca Head Coach Jim Sovine.
Lemley stands behind Sovine,multiple-championship winner.
To Sovine, new uniforms are a
piece of the overall puzzle hehopes to complete this year.
“Anything that can build self-confidence and team spirit willhelp everything,” said Sovine.
The football veteran believes aboost in these areas will lead toan even greater edge over thecompetition his players will face.
The school building capturedhis attention.
“We’ve got to have numbers,”he said. “A school our size shouldhave a minimum of 40 to 50 play-ers.”
Last year, coaches ended theseason with only 23 men. Manyplayers exhausted themselves inmultiple offensive and defensivepositions. Some never sat on thebench to recoup during gamesthat sometimes stretched twohours.
Heart and unstoppable deter-mination carried these playersthrough many games, coaches
said.Sovine has coached football at
every school in Putnam County.He knows what it will take to se-cure a victorious season.
“Strength and team unity,” hesaid. “We’ve got the experience;we just need to build it up and getmore participation.”
Poca football players andcoaches are calling on parents,community leaders, alumni andresidents to help.
Lemley described the chal-lenge.
“Around here, everybody getshit a lot [for donations from vari-ous sports,]” he said. “But, this isa worthwhile cause to help out.”
To help these hard-workingfootball players, call (304) 755-5001.
Current Poca students can be-come part of the football legacyand join the team now throughAugust.
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Debbie’s Poetry CornerBy Debra J. Harmes-Kurth
Send your poetry to Debra Harmes-Kurth
1042 Pike Street • Milton, WV 25541
Jack BlackMary Ellen BallMitzi BeckettLisa BowenAnnie ColegroveLisa BowenAlex Hussell
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
February Birthdays!Happy Birthday to ALL
Ingredients:16 ounces milk chocolate
chips 2 tablespoons shortening 1 pound fresh strawberries
with leaves
Chocolate CoveredStrawberries
RECIPE OF THE WEEK:
Art by Natalie Larson
DirectionsIn a double boiler, melt the chocolate and shortening, stirring
occasionally until smooth. Holding them by the toothpicks, dipthe strawberries into the chocolate mixture.
Insert toothpicks into the tops of the strawberries.Turn the strawberries upside down and insert the toothpick
into styrofoam for the chocolate to cool.
There have been times I havebeen writing and have been at aloss for the right word. Has thatever happened to you? There areseveral reference books availableto help you through those kindsof quagmires. One of them is“The Synonym Finder”, by J.I. Ro-dale. This is a marvelous bookthat has over 1,500,000 syn-onyms. So if you are writing andthink of one word, but it does notfit the style or language of yourpoem you can look it up and finda word that means nearly thesame thing, which might workbetter.
Until next time keep readingand write down some of thosestray ideas you have floatingaround as a poem. Then send itto the above address or email it [email protected]
*****
Enduring Strainthread woven between generations... different stitches yet the fabric remains strong Karen O’Leary, ND
*****
Poet’s Tool Why was I such a fool? Had good intentions to do one
thing. Cannot lose this beauty, timeless, priceless, and true.
Hurt the part I value the most, but I will never act arrogant. When someone portrays that
negative quality, his/her gift is meaningless.
Where is pointer? Not here and hurt. Lost and confused, such a shame.
Not that minor of an injury, need this as a part of my tool. Key form of one's survival, struggling to find this gift
again.
It kept on bleeding and I could-n't make it stop,
don't want to do this, but hadto do it.
I know something crucial mustbe done,
toying around with my physi-cal capacity.
Put the needle in my finger, slowly the deformity will cease. My skin felt like there was nee-
dle pulling thread, this was agitating me.
It was trapped inside the crazycat food can,
bizarre mishap caused puredestruction.
The five stitches didn't hold meback,
persistent as I have ever been.
Devastation to anyone withthis passion. Laura Steeb, NJ
*****
Months of LoveJanuary can be a lovely monthThough cold winds may blowSweethearts nestled by the fire-
placeWhile dying embers glow.
February can be a month oflove
Traipsing through the snowBuying Valentine cards and
candyOr flowers or plants that grow.
March can be a lover’s month When zapped by Cupid’s bowOr by amorous longings for a
mateThe heart has made it so.
April can be a lively monthWith spring flowers that growCrocuses and daffodilsPeeking through leftover snow.
May is a lovable monthNature’s blossoming fashion
showDresses up the scenery,Brings happiness, seems apro-
pos.
June is a month of loveWhite wedding gowns to sewFirst night together or notForever love, a solemn vow.
July is a month of blasting loveWatching fireworks with a powJumping into each others armsWith hugs we do allow.
August is hot weather, match-ing love
Hollyhocks and humming-birds, oh, wow
Brilliant sun bakes everythingWipes sweat from the eyebrow.
September is a busy monthGoing back to school, a cowBut learning knowledge every
dayTo succeed is to know how.
October is tree leaf turns of loveIndian summer takes a bowLovers snuggle under a willow
treeAnd cherish every bough.
November brings chills of loveParents hugging kids born of
love they knowBefore the weather takes a turnSledding and riding the snow-
plow.
December gives credence to alove
Of God's gift to show us howTo follow the path of baby JesusLike Him, we in faith will grow.Floriana Hall, OH
Putnam County Sheriff’s Department January Report
The Putnam County Sheriff’sDepartment during the monthof January responded to 1,042calls for assistance, and made65 felony arrest and 88 misde-meanor arrest.
The Road Patrol also investi-gated 59 auto crashes, and is-
sued 29 misdemeanor citations.Furthermore, the Road Patrolarrested 6 DUI’s and completed159 written complaints. 23warrants and 21 Domestic Vio-lence Petitions were served.Home Confinement averaged55 inmates with 175 home veri-
fications and Western RegionalJail averaged 70 inmates perday. Process division served369 civil papers. Tax Office ac-cepted 285 concealed carry per-mits and issued 143 permits.671 DMV decals were also is-sued.
According to Wanted Analytics (www.wantedanalytics.com), proj-ect management skills are still one of the 10 most in-demand skills inthe United States! Kanawha Valley Community and Technical Collegehas an upcoming class to train professionals who want to gain newProject Management skills and enhance existing ones.
Scheduled from February 8 – March 6, 2013, this 30 hour course willbe delivered in a blended learning format which combines e-learningmodules, virtual classroom hours and a two-day hands-on projectsimulation, with personal instruction and mentoring by an expert inproject management.
Please visit the website at www.kvctc.edu/workforce or call 304 205-6690 for additional details.
Kanawha Valley Community and Technical College offers morethan 24 associate degree programs, 18 certificate degree programsand a variety of skill sets. The college delivers customized credit andnon-credit training for business and industry through its Workforceand Economic Development Division. KVCTC has an extensive off-campus network throughout its service region of Kanawha, Putnamand Clay counties.
Project management skills In-Demand!
Jack BlackMary Ellen BallMitzi BeckettLisa BowenAnnie ColegroveAlex Hussell
by giving her the 2013 Dr. MartinLuther King HumanitarianAward. The group honored herkind, selfless spirit.
“It’s awesome and humbling,”said the St. Francis of AssisiSchool Principal.
Sikora is known for putting oncommunity parades, collectingfood for local pantries, joiningthe choir during performancesthroughout the city and most ofall, caring about her students.
She described the momentwhen she sees successful stu-dents years after they graduate.
“It feels wonderful, and it feelslike they’re one of yours. I’mpleased to see them succeed”said Sikora. “Sometimes I’ll see
them in middle or high schoolswhere they are presidents of stu-dent government or sometimesbecome national merit scholars.”
Every year the school leaderinstills respect, structure, polite-ness, work ethic and conduct inmore than 140 students.
To Sikora, these are aspectsthat course books do not oftenteach.
“We see kids from all differentbackgrounds and walks of life,and we try to lay a solid founda-tion for them,” she said. “Someschools put sports and extracur-ricular activities above home-work and education, but we’llnever give up on education.”
The consistent success of St.
Francis graduates is driven byschool leaders, teachers andGod, said Sikora. She is happy tobe a part of it.
“It took faith to become prin-cipal - everything I’ve done in thepast has led up to this,” she said.
St. Francis’ Father Pat McDo-nough was happy to see hisfriend and co-worker win such aprestigious award.
“I’m delighted,” he said. “She’sworked hard for it.”
The minister described the im-portance of providing selflesslove in a society where it is be-coming more extinct.
“It’s essential,” McDonoughsaid. “If the light goes out, thereis absolute darkness.”
This is where teaching be-comes more than text books;where learning is more thanmathematics and science, butrather… life. Sikora leads aschool that puts emphasis onhow to live joyfully, peacefully,lovingly and successfully.
Her teachers paint bigger andbroader pictures of the worldthat many secular schools donot.
“There is so much you can’t do
in public schools anymore,” saidMcDonough. “[But,] you could-n’t have anything more vital:love, morals, learning, integrityand kindness.”
Sikora agreed. She further de-scribed the fruits of her labor.
“God made everybody differ-ent, but we must accept every-body for who they are,” Sikorasaid. “I think it’s made a differ-ence here - I can see it in the chil-dren.”
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A panicked mother called herhusband.
"My wife called me at work andsaid her [Berklee’s] heart was rac-ing past 300 beats-per-minute,"said John Bonecutter. "I raced 90miles-per-hour on Route 62 tothe hospital."
There was no time to transportBerklee to Huntington. The one-month-old was rushed to Put-nam General where doctorsfought to slow and save the in-fant's heart.
"I didn't have time to cry oreven think about it," said MeaganBonecutter.
After the doctors stabilizedBerklee, an ambulance raced theblond-haired baby to Cabell-Huntington Hospital's PediatricIntensive Care Unit.
Doctors told Meagan and Johnthat their daughter hadSupraventricular Tachycardia orSVT, a condition that causes theheart to beat abnormally fast. Itcan be life-threatening withoutimmediate medical treatment.
In babies, heart failure can beinevitable even if treated.
For more than three weeks, theBonecutters lived in hospitalwaiting rooms. Tears floodedtheir eyes while doctors shockedtheir baby's heart back intorhythm 28 times.
"She'd flat-line then comeback, and IVs poked her so manytimes," said Meagan Bonecutter."It was not fun to go through."
After a stint at Cabell Hunting-ton, parents drove their hurtingdaughter to Morgantown to see aspecialist. Doctors tried five dif-ferent medicines to combat theheart condition.
Finally, one worked. Medicalprofessionals were confident.The Bonecutters were relieved.
They took their daughterhome. Celebration filled their liv-ing room that night.
But, it was short-lived."An hour after we got home,
John was holding her and shewent limp," said Bonecutter.
John described that unforget-table evening.
"I was sitting there, holdingher, feeling helpless," he said. "Igot to the point where I felt therewas no end to this."
His wife felt the same."I got to the point where I
couldn't do it anymore," she said.That moment, the two young
parents made a courageous deci-sion - the hardest they had evermade. They selflessly surren-dered their daughter's life to God.
"Tears were streaming downour face," said John. "I said 'Lord,you gave her to us...she is yoursand you can...take her. '"
Meagan recalled that night.I said, "'Lord, take her if you
need her...just let it be your will.'"
Amid falling tears and impos-sible prayers, something hap-
pened. When the two parentsopened their wet eyes, the at-mosphere had changed.
"I looked down at her. Her eyesopened and she grinned at me,"said John. "It sent cold chills allover my back."
Berklee's mother will neverforget that miraculous moment.
"I was shocked!" she ex-plained. "It was one of thosethings where we encounteredGod. You don't know how to de-scribe it unless you've beenthrough it."
Bonecutter continued, "It wasjust too coincidental to not beGod."
The Bonecutters must havechecked their daughter's heartrate 15 times that night. It wasnormal every time. Almost twoyears have passed and it has re-mained normal since.
Berklee's father recalled the su-pernatural occurrence.
"You hear about people beinghealed, but when you see it first-hand, it's unbelievable," saidBonecutter. "It shakes you a littlebit."
Mrs. Bonecutter still gets teary-eyed when she describes it.
"I really think she's healed,"she said, smiling and crying. "It'sover."
It's been nearly two years sincethat fateful night, and the Bone-cutters look back to realize themiracle not only changed theirdaughter's heart, but their own aswell.
"Before we had Berklee, lifewas happening and we had lostour relationship with God," sheexplained. "We believe the expe-rience is what it took to make usrealize we needed to be closer tohim and become better parents."
John agreed."I feel like it wasn't so much for
her, but for God to test us andteach us to be better parents for
her."How has life changed since
that event? It is new. It will never be the
same, the Bonecutters say."You live for today, because
you really don't know what to-morrow holds," said Berklee'smother. "You don't take things orpeople for granted because theycan be taken from you in a heart-beat, literally a heartbeat."
John views his time withBerklee as a treasure.
"I hug her a little tighter and Iview her as our gift from God," hesaid.
Moments after this interview, ablue-eyed toddler walked down aset of stairs and passed by thewords, "Trust in the Lord with allyour heart and lean not untoyour own understanding," fromProverbs 3:5, printed on a deco-rative sign. The joyful girl turnedher head toward a picture of Min-nie Mouse, hanging on the wallbeside her. The 2-year-old re-membered the Minnie Mousecupcakes she ate during herbirthday, six months ago.
"Where did my birthday go?"Berklee asked. "It's gone and Ineed another one."
Following their experience, theBonecutters have reached out tohelp others, suffering from heartproblems. The two are raisingdonations for the AmericanHeart Association.
They will be participating inthe Cabell/Wayne Heart Walkfrom 10 a.m. to noon, April 13,2013 at Ritter Park.
For more information or to do-nate to the American Heart Asso-ciation or the Cabell/WayneHeart Walk, call (304) 720-9001 orvisit http://heartwalk.kintera.org/huntingtonwv.
To view Berklee's story, visithttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fstABU2k92E
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Overcoming Dark Times - Just weeks old, Berklee Bonecutter clings to life in ahospital bed. Tubes and IVs run in and out of her helpless body. Courtesy Photo.
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Putnam County students havebeen named to the Dean’s List atFairmont State University aftercompleting the fall 2012 semester.
Dr. Christina Lavorata, InterimProvost of Fairmont State Univer-sity and Vice President for Aca-demic Affairs, has released theDean’s List.
A total of 1,060 students arebeing recognized for academicdistinction by earning a 3.4 or bet-ter grade point average for the fall2012 semester. Students achiev-ing a perfect 4.0 grade point aver-age have been named to thePresident’s List.
Fairmont State University: Pres-ident’s List
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Dean’s ListJonathan HanniganCaitlin TeetorMichelle TompkinMikyle WhiteBrittany WilliamsFairmont State University, with
a 120-acre main campus in Fair-mont, W.Va., is part of the state’sgrowing high technology corridor.A city of about 20,000 people,Fairmont is close to larger cities
and also to opportunities for out-door recreation. Founded in 1865as a private institution dedicatedto educating teachers, FSU has along history of academic excel-lence. At FSU, students find awide range of fields of study withmore than 80 four-year programsand graduate programs. With anenrollment of 4,500, FSU is largeenough that students find a vi-brant campus life and smallenough that they do not get lost inthe crowd.
The mission of FSU is to pro-vide opportunities for individualsto achieve their professional andpersonal goals and discover rolesfor responsible citizenship thatpromote the common good. FSUvalues scholarship, opportunity,achievement and responsibility.Visit www.fairmontstate.edu.
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Weekly DevotionalBy Mary Jane
“FEBRUARY LOVE”Thought for the week: To everything there is a season, and a time to
every purpose under the heaven; a time to love, and a time to hate; atime of war, and a time of peace. Ecclesiastes 3:1- 19. (KJV)
If the months of the year had colors - which they do for the monthsrepresenting jewelry stone. (Amethyst) - February should be every-thing RED; the stone should have been ruby! The month should benoted for LOVE.
There are more weddings in February than other months. LOVE likepaint, can make things beautiful, when you spread it, but it simplydries up when you don’t use it.
Red valentines, love and tempers (flushed red faces) and in Floridaits strawberry season, we see the fresh red strawberries arriving in theproduce section.
Red hot car sales, furniture sales and go red for women month, fightheart disease # 1 killer for women.
But not the weather, that’s when we often have the big, white snow,in the month of February; I wish - and it will come.
Fears of hazardous driving on ice covered roads and walks, schoolsclose and it seem as if your world has to take a calm and quiet break.
Some of the most notable presidents were born in February: Wash-ington, Lincoln, Harrison, and Reagan.
A good month for various soups and chili, hot spicy dishes to warmthe soul, when coming in from the cold.Better is a dinner of herbs where love is, than a stalled ox and ha-
tred therewith. Proverbs 15; 17The word LOVE appears 310 times in the Bible (KJV) - don’t forget
to show your love to others this Valentine’s Day.“We can do no great things - only small things with great LOVE.” -
Mother Teresa“The LOVE of wealth makes bitter men, the love of God, makes bet-
ter men.” - W.L. Hudson“Faith goes up the stairs that LOVE has made and looks out of the
windows which hope has opened.” - Charles SpurgeonPrayer: Thank you our great Father of LOVE, may we each give
more. Amen.
CHARLESTON, WV – The WestVirginia Division of Forestry(DOF) is calling on teachers toshowcase their students’ talentsin the DOF’s 2013 West VirginiaArbor Day Poster Contest. Thisyear’s theme is “Trees Are … En-ergy Savers!”
The contest is open to allfourth- and fifth-grade public-,private- and home-schooled stu-dents in the Mountain State. Onestate winner from each grade willreceive a $50 cash prize from theWest Virginia Forestry Associa-tion. In addition, an awards cere-mony will be held at the school ofeach winner and a tree will beplanted in his or her honor.
“Not only are trees beautifuland beneficial to wildlife, theyalso are a valuable source of re-
newable energy,” said AndySheetz of the Division of Forestry.“By properly locating and plant-ing trees around their homes,people can conserve energy,lessen the use of nonrenewablefossil fuels, save money, increaseproperty value and help the envi-ronment.”
Contest submissions are beingaccepted now through March 1,2013.
Contact Andy Sheetz [email protected] or phone304-558-1264 for a poster contestguide that contains educationalactivities. Information may alsobe downloaded from www.wv-forestry.com/arbor.cfm. Postersmust meet contest rules to be el-igible for prizes.
DOF sponsors Arbor Day Poster Contestfor fourth- and fifth-graders Putnam County Residents
named to FSU Dean's List
Dear Christin,My boyfriend and I have been
on-again-off-again for the past 8years or so. A couple months agowe got back together and thingshave been great. We have bothdated other people during ourtime apart and we have realizedthat we are meant to be together.The problem is that he got intosome trouble awhile back andnow he may be facing jail time. Ifhe does go to jail I know he won’tbe in there for long, but I worrythat this obstacle may be toomuch for our already fragile rela-tionship. What do you think? Cana relationship that has alreadyseen trouble withstand this kindof test?Sincerely,Rocky RoadDear Rocky,I think you just answered your
own question with one simpleword: Test. No matter if you havebeen together for eight years oreight weeks, relationships areconstantly being tested. It is howyou both handle this test that willdetermine how strong your part-nership truly is.
I believe that the strongest
bonds are created when couplesare faced with dealing with eachother’s mistakes and flaws. Ex-cept for cheating (you really can’tcome back from that in my opin-ion). But when one person is fac-ing hard times, like in your case,it is indeed a test for the otherperson (you) to see if they canhandle their significant other attheir worst.
My best advice for you, Rocky,is to step aside from your ownfeelings for a bit and try to seethings from your partner’s pointof view. If you really feel asthough the two of you weremeant to be together then it isimperative that you understandwhere he is coming from. Hemay not show it, but I’m bettingthat he is probably scared out ofhis mind about going to jail. Notonly that, but he is also probablyworried about how this will im-pact his relationship with you aswell.
With that being said, you mustalso consider your own feelingsin this matter. Will you be able tohandle this situation withoutcompromising too much of yourown happiness? Will you have re-
sentment towards him for mak-ing you endure such an obstacle?After all, it is his mistakes thathave led you both down thispath. These are things that youare going to have to think longand hard about, looking deepwithin yourself to find a conclu-sion.
I wish the best for you Rocky.After eight years, you and yourpartner have managed to findyour way back to each other. Itsounds like there’s something re-ally special there. And in my ex-perience, the more extraordinarysomething is, the harder youhave to work to keep it. Considerthis to be the ultimate test ofyour relationship. If you canmake it through this, you canmake it through anything! I havea feeling you will pass with flyingcolors. Just make sure that yourpartner doesn’t make a habit outof making you think so hard. Bestof luck to you both!
“The best thing to hold onto inlife is each other.” - Audrey Hep-burn
Got a problem? Need some an-swers? Contact me [email protected].
**The opinions of this columnare solely the opinions of this in-dividual writer and are not theopinions of the Putnam Standardor Cabell Standard newspa-pers.**
Christin’s CornerBy Christin Daugherty
The Putnam Standard Outdoors Tuesday, February 12, 2013 –Page 7
This column applies to real-leather boots only, not syntheticmaterials.
Leather is like your skin, be-cause it is skin. It can dry out andcrack with prolonged exposure toheat or sunlight, just like yourskin can – the main differencebeing, unlike your skin, yourboots cannot heal. The naturalfibers of leather will break downover time and exposure to dry-ness or even moisture over a pro-longed period of time willexpedite that process. Basicallyanything that will hurt your skinwill hurt leather - dryness, excessmoisture, ultraviolet light, ozone,acid, etc., but if you take care ofyour boots, they will last for years.
Your boots need to be clean,dry and well conditioned before
storing and they should be storedin a cool, dry place. Moisture, hu-midity and the mold they bringcan destroy a good pair of boots.
Usually I will clean my bootswith a damp cloth. If they are re-ally muddy – as they usually areafter a hunting trip – I'll cleanthem under running water in thesink with a toothbrush, while try-ing to minimize the amount ofwater they are exposed to. Then, Iclean them again with a dampcloth. I use a dry cloth to blotthem dry.
When I was a kid, my fatherwas a mechanic at a coal mineand he came home nearly everyday with his boots muddy andwet. My mother stuck a blow-dryer in the boots to dry them.Drying with heat is hard onleather and it's better, of course,to just let them air dry away fromheat sources and sunlight afterblotting with a dry cloth.
Once your leather is dry, youneed to re-condition it immedi-ately to replace the oils youwashed away. You also removeoils, although more slowly, duringnormal wear, so it's important torecondition your leather everythree months or so regardless.
I never do this, but you're sup-posed to never apply leather con-ditioner to the leather directly.You're supposed to apply it to adamp cloth and then rub it a lightcoat into the leather. Give it abouta half hour before applying an-other coat. Make sure you get alittle bit into all the nooks andcrannies, especially where leather
meets the sole. That's easy tooverlook, but where it’s neededmost. This is the specific reason Iuse a small amount of condi-tioner with a little brush insteadof the damp cloth.
You don't want too much con-ditioner on the leather, in fact youdon't want any of it to remain ontop of the leather because it at-tracts dirt and if you plan to shineit, it won't be able to absorb anypolish if it's saturated with condi-tioner.
The best product I have everused for conditioning leather isRed Wing Shoes All NaturalLeather Dressing, which I foundat Charleston Department Store.
Once you've conditioned yourleather, you can store it. If it'ssomething you will be wearingevery day, you should give it ashine.
Your boots need to be cleanand dry before you start. You canuse a damp cloth or brush toclean it. If they get damp duringthe cleaning, let them dry beforeapplying polish. You'll need a canof wax polish, brush for applyingpolish (mine is also horsehair)some cotton balls and a shinecloth.
Use your shoe polish brush tocover the entire boot or shoe witha generous amount of polish,making sure the color of the pol-ish matches the color of theleather. Cover it evenly and workthe polish into the seams. Give itabout 15 or 20 minutes to dry.
Brush the entire shoe or bootvigorously with a horsehair shine
brush. The object it to remove allexcess polish and leave only asmall film of polish on the outsideof the leather. This is the pointwhere my brother-in-law, whoserved in the Air Force for 6 years,would use a cotton ball to en-hance the shine of the heels andthe toes. The way he showed mewas he dipped the cotton ball inwater, and then squeezed out theexcess. Then he applied a littlepolish to the cotton and worked itinto the heel and toe. He repeatedthis, using a new cotton ball eachtime, until he was satisfied withthe shine.
Then use the shine cloth to buffup the rest of the boot or shoe.
Everybody has their ownmethod of shining boots. I do. Mygrandfather was a dedicatedboot-shiner. He served with the5th Regimental Combat Teamduring the Korean War, was a vet-eran of the Battle of OutpostHarry and never lost his Armytaste for shiny boots. When hedied last year, I inherited hisshoeshine kit, which I combinedwith mine.
There's plenty of stuff in thecombined kit that I don't use reg-ularly, but what I normally use is asmall horsehair applicator brush,three large horsehair brushes(which I've numbered so I usethem in the same order eachtime), one synthetic bristle brushand a piece of sheepskin.
After each step, I go on to an-other boot (I'm usually doing twoor three at time), then come backonce the others are finished with
that step.First I use the synthetic brush
to clean away any dirt, then thesmall brush to work a smallamount leather conditioner intothe leather. After that, I use thesame small brush to apply polish(as described above). After I let itsit for a few minutes, I brush vig-orously with brush No. 1, do theother boots, then brush No. 2, etc.
I got a shoeshine in Chicagoonce and the shoeshiner applieda small amount of a WD-40-likeoil to the leather before the laststep. He got an incredible shinethat way and ever since, I've doneit that way. I apply a smallamount of oil with the sheepskin,and then finish up with the lasthorsehair brush for the finalshine. If I want a really goodshine, I'll apply a few drops ofwater to the leather before thefinal brushing.
One advantage of using severalbrushes in succession is thatbrushes don't shine as well if theyare gunked up with too muchpolish and the early brushes takeup most of the excess polish. Ialso keep my brushes clean byputting that polish – and condi-tioner - back on the boots them-selves.
I polish my boots – as de-scribed above – every Saturday.Each morning, however, I give myboots a good going over with eachof the brushes. Thus, my bootsare continually polished and mybrushes constantly clean.Contact David Payne at david-
Take care of your hunting bootsand they'll take care of you
Outdoor roundupWaterfowl survey completed During the recently-completed
annual mid-winter waterfowl sur-vey, wildlife biologists counted5,252 ducks and 6,262 Canadageese, said Steve Wilson, West Vir-ginia Division of Natural Re-sources Waterfowl biologist.
“The number of ducks andgeese counted this year increased73 percent and 44 percent respec-tively compared to last year, andboth are well above the 10-yearaverage,” Wilson said. The in-crease was not unexpected due toweather fronts moving throughfrom the northwest in December.
Canada geese, mallards andblack ducks, as usual, were themost commonly observed speciesin the 2013 survey. Other water-fowl observed include: canvas-
back, scaup, ring-necked duck,redhead, bufflehead, wood duck,gadwall, mergansers and tundraswans. Nine adult and five juve-nile bald eagles were also ob-served.
The survey was conducted onJan. 7, 8, and 10 and included por-tions of the Kanawha, Ohio,Shenandoah and New Rivers aswell as Tygart and BluestoneLakes.
There has been quite an in-crease in the number of ducksseen on the lower Kanawha River.A total of 430 ducks were seen,compared with only 123 in 2009.A total of 216 geese were seen,compared with 59 last year and304 in 2009.
Trout StockingDespite some bone-chilling
weather and snow lately, the DNRhas managed to get a handful ofwaters stocked. Anderson Lake,Cranberry River and MiletreeLake were stocked in late Januaryand early February.
Work begins on new bridge atBabcock
Work is slated to begin thismonth for the bridge that spansGlade Creek near the Glade CreekGrist Mill at Babcock State Park.The mill is a popular destinationfor artists and photographers –I've even seen jigsaw puzzles withthe landmark mill.
The bridge accommodates ve-hicle and foot traffic to most of thefacilities at the park, such as therental cabins, the grist mill, BoleyLake, swimming pool, and the en-tire Sugar Camp Run Picnic Area.
Bridge replacement work by theWest Virginia Division of High-ways and Babcock personnel isexpected to be completed by theend of March.
Officials are trying to completethe work before the summer sea-son and hope to have it done bymid April when the park re-opens.
Babcock Superintendent Clin-ton Cochran said officials areworking to make sure that thenew bridge will look as much likethe original as is possible.
“Engineers have created a veryattractive design and special con-struction methods are going to beused to make this bridge very ap-pealing to the park user. The newbridge will compliment Babcockand the park’s natural setting andblend in very well with the adja-
cent Glade Creek Grist Mill.” Manns Creek and Boley Lake
are stocked with trout by the Divi-sion of Natural Resources. Thebridge construction will delaytrout stocking until April.
“Having trout stocking trucks,multiple anglers and constructionall in the same area is a recipe forinjury,” Cochran said. “Everyone’sunderstanding that we have got toget this project completed beforewe open for the season is reallyimportant for the park for years tocome.”
“Trout stocking will resume inApril after the bridge constructionis completed,” said Mike Shingle-ton, assistant chief for ColdwaterFish Management with DNR. Contact David Payne at david-
David Payne Sr.
Column by David Payne Sr.
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Velma’s ViewBy Velma Kitchens
The Greenbrier RiverThe Greenbrier River is one of my favorite places to visit in West Vir-
ginia. We have been to Watoga State Park many times and we alwayshave a good time. We like to go in the spring and the fall so we canbuild a fire in the fireplace. The cabin gets so warm and cozy and allwe do is sit around read, talk or just watch the fire burn.
There is no telephone reception and no TV in the cabins at Watoga.It is just a nice place to be alone and relax and enjoy the mountains.
I like to walk or take short hikes. I haven’t been on a hike for a longtime but I think when the warmer weather gets here, I just may starthiking.
Speaking of hiking, I have always wanted to hike the AppalachianTrail. I don’t want to hike straight through as I am older now, but a lit-tle at a time would do.
Anyway, the Greenbrier River is so pretty especially in the summer.We went in June one year and it was not so warm, but not cold. Whenit is hotter and the river level is high you can float down the river oninner tubes. One year we went and the water was six feet deep on theother side, three feet deep in the middle and shallow on the end whereI got into the river.
I can’t swim so I stayed away from the six feet end. I am not crazy.The year before last we went and the water was so low you could
walk across from one end to the other.We took our lawn chairs and sat in the water. We don’t fish so it was-
n’t a problem for us, but the fish probably moved on downstream.We have stayed at The Greenbrier River Cabins which are along the
river and we have enjoyed it every time.Our cabin had a screened-in porch and the water running at night
was so peaceful.I did almost step on a snake while taking a walk - I thought I was
tired, but I started running and got some strength back. Won't take awalk in sandals again! Should have put on my tennis shoes.
I recommend Watoga State Park and the Greenbrier River Cabinsto any who should venture to the mountains. Both Watoga State Parkand the Greenbrier River Cabins have websites so you can look themup and see what they both have to offer. There are other places to staynear the river, but those are the two where we have stayed.
West Virginia has so many places to see and many things to do. Getout and enjoy!
HURRICANE - Young menfrom Hurricane High School'snew lacrosse team stood beforecity leaders during the Feb. 4council meeting.
Recently, a parent posted asign-up list for the club. Dayslater, more than 75 student sig-natures covered the list.
"This is the fastest growingsport in the nation," LoraDavie, a parent, said. "It's anawesome opportunity to bringa new sport to the youth in thisarea."
Hurricane Mayor Scott Ed-wards and council membersdonated $250 to the club a fewmonths ago. Edwards believesthe sport is one Hurricaneshould have.
"I know it's an exciting sportto watch," he said. "You allhave support from the city."
He continued, "Soccer hap-pened just like this."
After extending support tothe high school lacrosse club,council members heard fromHurricane City Manager BenNewhouse.
He shared the good newsabout receiving a $6,000 grantfor equipment at the city parkplayground.
"We're grateful that delegatesGreg Butcher (D) and JoshStowers (D) paid attention toour request," he said.
Newhouse also informed the
council on two upcoming proj-ects for new sidewalks at Hurri-cane Middle and Conner StreetElementary schools.
"We're looking to get grantsfinalized really soon," he said.
City Recorder Linda Gibsonthanked city street crews for ajob well-done during the winterstorm.
"They certainly did a goodjob keeping the streets cleanFriday, Saturday and Sunday,"said Gibson. "They were out allnight."
Edwards shared in thatthanks, and then spoke aboutsome future events in the city.He said the Woodward Farm,off Main Street is available.
"There are 75.8 acres up for
sale, and it's good, flat land,"said Edwards. "We're hopingsomething good will go inthere."
Also, the mayor announced anew event coming to Hurri-cane. From 5 to 8 p.m. May 4,residents will enjoy live music,a talent show, a jupiter jump,cotton candy and snow conesduring a spring festival on MainStreet.
"This will be a nice, down-home, springtime event," hesaid.
More details will come as theevent develops.
The Hurricane City Councilmeets the first Monday of everymonth.
New Lacrosse Team, Spring Event By Justin Waybright
New Team: Lacrosse Team members pose for a picture during February’s Hur-ricane city council meeting. The high school students are raising awarenessof the new sport that is sweeping across the nation. Their first season willstart March 15. Photo by Justin Waybright.
Leading the way - Hurricane Cub Scout Troop #36 led the Pledge of Allegiance during the Feb. 4 council meeting.Photo by Justin Waybright.
INSTITUTE, WV – A juried ex-hibition of West Virginia StateUniversity (WVSU) student art-work opened Thursday, Feb. 7, atthe Capitol Center Theatre inCharleston.
This marks the second timefor the exhibition of student art-work, following the success ofthe first exhibit last fall.
“This is a great experience forour students,” said Paula Clen-denin, professor of art. “Thisgives people in Charleston achance to see some of the won-derful work that our students aredoing.”
The exhibition features a crosssection of different artistic stylesand mediums, designed to showthe variety of courses offered atWVSU, Clendenin said. Pieceswere chosen for exhibition by apanel of WVSU faculty mem-bers.
“This really highlights the stu-dents we have here and their tal-ents,” Clendenin said.
The exhibition is expected toremain on display for the nextsix weeks.
Clendenin is hoping to do an-other student art exhibition nextfall.
“The response this year hasbeen great and we hope to buildon that going forward in thefall,” she said.
The Capitol Center Theatre islocated at 123 Summers St. indowntown Charleston. West Virginia State University
is a public, land grant, histori-cally black university, which hasevolved into a fully accessible,racially integrated, and multi-generational institution, locatedin Institute, W.Va. As a “livinglaboratory of human relations,”the university is a community ofstudents, staff, and faculty com-mitted to academic growth, serv-ice, and preservation of the racialand cultural diversity of the in-stitution. Its mission is to meetthe higher education and eco-nomic development needs of thestate and region through innova-tive teaching and applied re-search.
WVSU Student Art Exhibit nowopen at Capitol Center Theatre
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TEAYS VALLEY--The BobThompson Unit will burn upthe stage at Fireside Grille at 7p.m. Feb. 21 to raise money forthe Huntington Area FoodBank.
The event, "Dine out forHunger" is one of manyfundraisers held at the restau-rant. Workers at the grille hopeto raise enough money to feed6,000 county residents.
Money received will go tothe H.A.F.B. This non-profitorganization serves about100,000 people in 16 countiesacross the Tri-State.
"Fireside Grille is fortunateto be able to host an event for agreat charity like the H.A.F.Bthat helps so many peoplethroughout West Virginia intimes of need and despair, andto have a jazz legend like BobThompson tickle the ivory forthis wonderful event," saidMarc Brown, co-owner of Fire-
side Grille. "Fireside certainlylooks forward to raising aware-ness and contributions forH.A.F.B. and this event."
Co-owner Judie Syden-stricker agreed. She dismissedthe common misconceptionassociated with the county.
"We are fortunate in PutnamCounty, but not as much aspeople think we are," Syden-stricker said. "Teays Valley ispart of the county, but thereare other parts [that are hurt-ing] that people don't thinkabout."
Tiffany Tatum, Interim Exec-utive Director of H.A.F.B., mir-rored her comment.
"Many people don't realizePutnam County is one of themost underserved counties inour region," said Tatum. "Anevent like this brings aware-ness to the problem of hungerand at the same time helps usgenerate funds to continue ourmission to feed children, sen-iors and families."
Sydenstricker hopes the"Dine out for Hunger" event
draws a large crowd to helpoffer hope and meals to thosewho are in need.
"We're really excited andwould love a good turn out,"she said.
Guests have enjoyed a vari-ety of cuisine from burgers toFillet Mignon at Fireside fortwo years. A large arcade of-fers children hours of fun. Afive-bay fire station-like garage
gives families and friends aunique dining experience.
Inspired by fire stations, theFireside Grille is becoming astaple for the Teays Valley area.Although it continues to grow,Sydenstricker explained therestaurant will never forget itsroots.
"When we started this, wewanted to make it a commu-nity effort that would supportlocal businesses and fire de-partments," she said. "Wewant this to be the gatheringplace for the community."
Since its opening in 2011,Fireside Grille has heldfundraisers for the HurricaneFire Department, the county'sanimal shelter and Basket ofHope.
Fireside Grille is at 4170 WVRoute 34, off the Teays Valleyexit. For more informationvisit www.firesidegrillewv.com.
For more information aboutthe Huntington Area FoodBank, visit www.HAFB.org
Fireside Grille to Host Benefit By Justin Waybright
Playing to end Hunger - The Bob Thompson Unit will play at the "Dine out forHunger" event Feb. 21 at the Fireside Grille. Money received that evening willgo to the Huntington Area Food Bank. Photo by Justin Waybright.
SOUTH CHARLESTON, WV -A workshop on “Business Fun-damentals” is scheduled for 9a.m. to noon, Thursday, Feb. 21,in South Charleston. The work-shop is part of the West VirginiaSmall Business DevelopmentCenter (WVSBDC) training andbusiness coaching programThree Step Jump Start to helpsmall business owners receivethe right information at theright time.
The workshop will be held in
the Kanawha Valley Communityand Technical College, 2001Union Carbide Drive in SouthCharleston. To register, callDreama Wolfingbarger at 304-957-2083 or [email protected].
Registration is required atleast two days in advance. Rea-sonable accommodations forpersons with disabilities will bemade if requested at least twoweeks in advance.
Three Step Jump Start helps
entrepreneurs and small busi-ness owners in West Virginia ac-celerate their potential successby learning the structure andservices provided by WVSBDC.The first step is to view theThree Step Jump Start video onthe agency’s website, www.wvs-bdc.org.
Individuals can then attendthe Business Fundamentalsworkshop, designed specificallyfor start-ups and new busi-nesses. The workshop provides
essential information on whatan entrepreneur needs to knowto start a business successfully.There is a $35-per-person feeper workshop.
After completing the work-shop, interested entrepreneursor business owners may sched-ule an appointment with WVS-BDC for one-on-one coachingsessions. The WVSBDC coachesprovide assistance with busi-ness plan development, finan-cial statement preparation, cash
flow analysis and other services.The WVSBDC is part of the
West Virginia Development Of-fice and creates economic im-pact through offeringentrepreneurs and small busi-nesses cost-effective businesscoaching and technical assis-tance. The West Virginia SBDC isfunded in part through a coop-erative agreement with the U.S.Small Business Administration.
WVSBDC offers small business workshop in Kanawha CountyRegister for Feb. 21 session on business fundamentals
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The Putnam Standard Obituaries Tuesday, February 12, 2013 –Page 11
FLORENCE BAUERMARLA ELIZABETH McDI-
VITT BLAKEJERRY "BUD" BURNSJOSEPHINE STEPTO CLARKTHOMAS TEDDY DINGESSGRETA GREENEJESSICA LEE HARRISLEWIS HARRIS, JR.RONALD EUGENE HELDJEANE JENKINSMARY ANN McCOYROBERTA N. MORTONRUBY HELEN NICHOLASVERA SNOWDEN PENNING-
TONRANDALL JACKSON PIERSONOSCAR W. "SCOOTER"
PRIDDYNORA LOUISE RAINESCHARLENE HAYSON ROYBEULAH MARCELLA "PUG"
STOVERPEARL E. TIFFNERMIKE TRADERPAULA ANN BALLARD WITH-
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FLORENCE BAUERFlorence Bauer, 86, formerly of
St. Albans, passed away Wednes-day, January 30, 2013, at Commu-nity Hospice, Ashland, Ky.
She was born February 20,1926, in Brooklyn, N.Y., daughterof the late Joseph and Lena Os-trovski Southerton. She was alsopreceded in death by her hus-band, Joseph Robert Bauer.
She is survived by her children,Linda R. Jordan (Steven) ofCatlettsburg, Ky., Joseph R. Bauer,Jr. (Myrna) of Spring Hill, Fla.,Janet Christman of St. Albans andJames Bauer of St. Albans; grand-children, whom she loved dearly,Carol Murphy of Glasgow, KristenParsons of Kenova, DouglasChristman of Brooklyn, N.Y. andBrian and Nikki Bauer, both of St.Albans.
Funeral services were heldMonday, February 4, 2013 atBartlett-Chapman FuneralHome, St. Albans with Rev. FatherPatrick M. McDonough officiat-ing. Burial followed in Cunning-ham Memorial Park, St. Albans.
You may share memories orcondolences with the family atwww.bartlettchapmanfuneral-home.com.
MARLA ELIZABETH Mc-DIVITT BLAKE
Marla Elizabeth McDivittBlake, 44, of Prichard, W.Va., lov-ing wife of Michael Blake, passedaway Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2013, atSt. Mary's Medical Center.
She was born Nov. 2, 1968, inBellevue, Ohio, a daughter ofLinda Weller Rohrbacher of Belle-vue, Ohio, and the late Jack Mc-Divitt.
She formerly worked at LewisFashion Eye Wear.
Marla also devoted her life toher young daughter and son liv-ing at home, Maggie ElizabethBlake and Joseph Michael Blake.Additional survivors include asister, Jill McDivitt and a brother,Andy McDivitt, both of Bellevue,Ohio; a wonderful sister-in-law,
Katie Hodges of Hurricane, W.Va.;and a host of other close relativesand friends.
A memorial service will be heldat a later date at the Auxter Fu-neral Home, Bellevue, Ohio, andinurnment will be in FiresideCemetery, Bellevue.
Condolences may be sent towww.chapmans-mortuary.com.
JERRY "BUD" BURNSJerry "Bud" Burns, 64, of Hurri-
cane, passed away on January 29,2013.
He was preceded in death byhis parents, Lloyd and JuanitaBurns; brother, Bobby Joe Burns;and sister, Gloria Kelly.
"Bud" is survived by his sons,Jerry Burns and Kenny Burns;daughter, Christy Benton; sister,Delores Arthur; and specialfriends, Terry Slater and PamelaHarper; he is also survived by sev-eral grandchildren and great-grandchildren; and many niecesand nephews.
"Bud's" wishes were to be cre-mated and have no service.
Arrangements were in care ofKeller Funeral Home, Dunbar.
JOSEPHINE STEPTOCLARK
Josephine Stepto Clark, 76, ofMarmet, passed away January 29,2013, at Hubbard Hospice HouseWest, South Charleston.
She was a former manager ofRite Aid at Quincy; was a formersupervisor for Shop-A-Minute;and was a member of St. AgnesCatholic Church, Kanawha City.
She was preceded in death byher husband of 41 years, FrankLee Clark, on July 10, 1995; par-ents, John and Stella OscarStepto; brothers, Andrew, Davidand John Stepto; and sisters,Maggie and Vera Stepto and Lu-cille Hedell.
Surviving are her sons, MichaelLee Clark of Poca and William LeeClark of Charleston; daughters,Kathy Jo Adkins of Hamlin andAngela Kay Clark of San Diego,Calif.; sisters, Katheryn Cook ofPomeroy, Ohio, Emogene Simmsof Albany, Ohio, and Stella Buttsof Lake Placid, Fla.; and grand-children, Edward Garfield AdkinsIII, McKinley Lee Adkins andKassie Jo Adkins.
Funeral services were held Fri-day, February 1, at Leonard John-son Funeral Home, Marmet, withFather Chris Turner officiating.Burial was in Marmet Cemetery.
Donations may be sent to Hub-bard Hospice House West, 4605McCorkle Ave., South Charleston,WV 25309.
Condolences may be sent tothe family at leonardjohnsonfu-neralhome.com.
THOMAS TEDDYDINGESS
Thomas Teddy Dingess, 91, ofHurricane, passed away Thurs-day, January 31, 2013, at GenesisHealth Care of Putnam, followinga long illness.
He was born November 29,
1921, at West Logan, W.Va., a sonof the late James M. and AussieHerald Dingess. Also precedinghim in death is his wife, Luise M.Arnold Dingess; four brothers,Marshall Dingess, DonaldDingess, Marvin Dingess andDavid Dingess; two sisters, Kath-leen Simms and DorothyReynolds.
Tom was a retired truck driverfor Carolina Freight Carriers andRyder Tank Lines with 30 years ofservice and was a proud WWIIArmy veteran. He was a memberof American Legion Post 20 andwas a member of Cross LanesBaptist Church.
Survivors include son, ThomasW. Dingess and wife, Terry ofSaint Albans; daughter, AliceAtkins and husband, Tony of Hur-ricane; brothers, Paul Dingess ofAshland, Ky., James Dingess ofCharleston; sister, Ann Douglasof Charleston; grandchildren,Brandon Lee Dingess and wife,Beth, Valerie Thaxton and hus-band, Justin; great-grandchil-dren, Caleb Thaxton and JakeThaxton.
Funeral services were heldMonday, February 4, 2013 at TylerMountain Funeral Home, CrossLanes with Pastor Seth Polk offi-ciating. Burial was at Tyler Moun-tain Memory Gardens withmilitary graveside rites.
Online condolences may besent to www.tylermountainfu-neralhome.com.
GRETA GREENEGreta Greene, 77, of St. Albans,
passed away Friday, December21, 2012 at her residence, with herfamily by her side.
She was a former employee ofHolz Meat Company. She was aUS Air Force veteran and a mem-ber of East End Church of Christ,St. Albans.
She is survived by her sons,David Greene, of Elkview, and Za-ckory Neal Greene, of St. Albans;daughter, Teresa Greene, of St. Al-bans; six grandchildren, twogreat-grandchildren; brother,Russell Hirst; aunt, Madge Lore,of St. Albans; and a host of closefriends and family.
And in honoring her wishesshe was cremated and a memo-rial service was held at East EndChurch of Christ, Saint Albans.
Online condolences can besent to the family at www.casdor-phandcurry.com.
JESSICA LEE HARRISJessica Lee Harris, 50, of Leon,
W.Va., died Jan. 31, 2013.Services were held Tuesday,
Feb. 5, at Wilcoxen FuneralHome, Point Pleasant.
LEWIS HARRIS, JR.Lewis Harris, Jr., 88, of Eleanor,
passed away Friday, February 1,2013, at CAMC. Teays Valley, fol-lowing a short illness. He was aWorld War II veteran, havingserved his country in the UnitedStates Army. He was formerly em-ployed on a riverboat as a deck-hand, at Gravely Tractor in
Dunbar, and retired from theArmy Corps. of Engineers as alockman at Winfield Locks &Dam with thirty years service.
Born October 1, 1924, he wasthe son of the late Lewis Harris,Sr. and Clara Mae Cash Harris. Inaddition to his parents, he waspreceded in death by his wife of61 years, Joyce Harris.
He is survived by his brothers,Johnny Harris of Eleanor, andRonald Harris of Buffalo; a sister,Elizabeth Martin of Buffalo; aswell as several nieces andnephews.
Funeral services were heldTuesday, February 5, 2013 atRaynes Funeral Home EleanorChapel with Pastor David Panaro,Jr. officiating. Burial with militarygraveside honors by AmericanLegion James E. Marshall Post187 was at Leon Cemetery, Leon.
Online condolences may besent to the Harris family and theonline guestbook signed by visit-ing www.raynesfuneralhome.com.
Raynes Funeral Home, Eleanor,was in charge of arrangements.
RONALD EUGENEHELD
Ronald Eugene Held, 72, ofWinfield, passed away suddenlyon February 2, 2013. He was aU.S. Army veteran and a memberof Dunbar United MethodistChurch. Ronald was retired fromUPS as an air manager and was aformer service manager at HarleyDavidson of W.Va., SouthCharleston. He was a long-timemember and former president ofthe Harley Owner's Group,Kanawha Valley Chapter.
He was preceded in death byhis parents, Edwin and MarthaHeld; and sister, Carolyn Klugh.
Ronald is survived by his chil-dren, Kimberly Sue Held,Christopher Allan Held and wife,Sarah, and Mark Anthony Held;several grandchildren and great-grandchildren; and his belovedcat, Tinkerbelle.
A memorial service was heldThursday, February 7, at DunbarUnited Methodist Church, withthe Rev. Dr. Okey Harless officiat-ing. Interment was at Sunset Me-morial Park, South Charleston.
Donations may be made inRonald's name to Dunbar UnitedMethodist Church or to the char-ity of your choice in his name.
Keller Funeral Home, Dunbar,was in charge of the arrange-ments.
JEANE JENKINSJeane Jenkins, 81, of Scott
Depot, passed away Wednesday,January 30, 2013, at St. Mary'sMedical Center, Huntington.
Jeane was born in New YorkCity, N.Y., a daughter of the lateJohn and Mary Lizardi.
Surviving is her husband, DaleJenkins.
Graveside services were heldSaturday, February 2, at ValleyView Memorial Park MausoleumChapel, Hurricane, with the Rev.Charles V. Williams officiating.
Burial was in the Memorial Park.Chapman Funeral Home, Hur-
ricane was honored to assist theJenkins family.
To share a memory of Jeane, orto express condolences, pleasevisit www.chapmanfuneral-homes.com.
MARY ANN McCOYMrs. Mary Ann McCoy, 65, of
Red House, passed away January31, 2013, in the Hubbard HospiceHouse.
Mary retired from Ashland Oil;was a member of the Nitro MooseLodge and sang in variouschurches.
She is preceded in death by herloving husband, Billy McCoy;parents, Louie and Juanita Fabin;sisters, Wilma Ruth and Eileen;and brother, Gary.
She is survived by her son, Dar-rell and wife, Emily McCoy; step-son, Charles Leo McCoy, Jr. andwife, Lynn; grandchildren, JessicaLeah McCoy, Leo McCoy III, Cait-lyn Newman, Courtney MarieMcCoy, Casi Alexandria McCoy,Garrett Keefer and Abbey Keefer;and great-grandchild, FalicityMcCoy.
A tribute to the life of Mrs.Mary McCoy was held MondayFebruary 4, 2013 at Gatens-Hard-ing Funeral Home Chapel withPastor David Johns officiating.Entombment was in Haven ofRest Memory Gardens and Cre-matorium, Red House.
The family suggests donationsare made to the Hubbard Hos-pice House. Condolences may besent to the family by visitingwww.hardingfamilygroup.com.
Gatens-Harding FuneralHome, Poca, assisted the McCoyfamily.
ROBERTA N. MORTONRoberta N. Morton, 71, of Put-
nam County, passed away Febru-ary 1, 2013, at Hubbard HospiceHouse West, South Charleston.
She is survived by the love ofher life and spouse of nearly 50years, Jess Morton; two children,Lisa Morton and Tim Morton andhis wife, Melissa, all of Bar-boursville; and three grandchil-dren, Jessica Richardson ofHuntington and Kali and Chan-dler Morton of Barboursville. Shealso is survived by a very lovingaunt, Gloria Thomas; and a veryspecial companion, her dog,Chloe.
Roberta was raised in Nitro andlived most of her life in the Put-nam County area andRavenswood. Other than beingthe best cook in the world andhaving a keen sense of humorand positive attitude, her pas-sions in life were her husband,children, grandchildren and ahost of many special friends.
A memorial service was heldSaturday, February 9, at Gatens-Harding Funeral Home, Poca.
Donations may be made inRoberta's name to Hubbard Hos-pice House West, 4605 MacCorkleAve. SW, South Charleston, WV25309.
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RUBY HELENNICHOLAS
Ruby Helen Nicholas, 92, of St.Albans, passed away Sunday,February 3, 2013, at Thomas Me-morial Hospital, SouthCharleston.
Born February 4, 1921, in St. Al-bans, Ruby was a daughter of thelate John and Florence CasdorphMynes. She was also preceded indeath by her husbands, Roy Cashand Froud Nicholas.
She was a homemaker andloved her animals.
She is survived by her daughterand son-in-law, Anna and HenryBabcock of St. Albans; and hersister, Ima Jean Spence of St. Al-bans.
Funeral services were heldThursday, February 7, at Bartlett-Chapman Funeral Home, St. Al-bans, with Pastor Mike Hagerofficiating. Burial was in Cun-ningham Memorial Park, St. Al-bans.
You may share memories orcondolences with the family atwww.bartlettchapmanfuneral-home.com.
VERA SNOWDEN PENNINGTON
Vera Snowden Pennington, 87,of Scott Depot, passed away Jan-uary 30, 2013, at Hubbard Hos-pice House West, with her familyby her side. She was born June 22,1925, in Nelson, Lancashire, Eng-land. She was preceded in deathby her parents, Willie and HelenaSnowden; and her brother, John"Jack" Snowden.
Vera lived and raised her fam-ily in Loudendale while workingas a secretary for Loudendale El-ementary School. She retiredfrom WQBE-Bristol Broadcastingin 1992 after 20 years of service.Vera then lived in Lakeland, Fla.,for 15 years prior to moving backto West Virginia.
Left to cherish Vera's memoryis her children, John (Camma)Pennington, Karen (Robert)Stout, Kathryn (Jerry) Van Duynand Kenneth (Tracy) PenningtonII; and one sister, Margaret Bet-tendorff (Bob) of Freemont, Calif.She is also survived by sevengrandchildren and six great-grandchildren.
A celebration of Vera's life washeld Saturday, February 2 atHarding Funerals & Cremations.Her cremated remains will be in-terred at a later date in the Pen-nington Family Cemetery,Loudendale.
The family suggests donationsare made to Hubbard HospiceHouse West, 4605 MacCorkle Ave.SW, South Charleston, WV 25309.
The family would like to ex-press their appreciation and grat-itude to the staff of HubbardHospice House West for every-thing they did to make Vera'sfinal days peaceful and loving.
Condolences may be sent tothe family by visiting www.hard-ingfamilygroup.com.
Harding Funerals & Crema-tions, Kanawha City, assisted thePennington family.
RANDALL JACKSONPIERSON
Randall Jackson Pierson, 53, ofLeon, Mason County, W.Va.,passed away Jan. 29, 2013, at hishome.
He was born May 16, 1959, inGallipolis, Ohio, a son of the lateRoy Jackson and Olive Marie HartPierson.
He was a member of the Boiler-makers Local #667, Winfield,W.Va., and enjoyed hunting, fish-ing and NASCAR.
Survivors include his wife of 32years, Linda Lou Rollins Pierson;brothers, Calvin (Debbie) Piersonand Roy Ivan (Sandy) Pierson, allof Leon, and Roy Jr. (Karen) Pier-son of Cheshire, Ohio; sisters,Brenda Newsome of Leon andDebbie Halstead of Point Pleas-ant, W.Va.; special nieces andnephews, Hunter Niebergall ofMilton, W.Va., Barry (Ketisha)Pierson, C.J. Pierson, Caleb Pier-son, Susan Pierson, and HaleyPierson, all of Leon; brother-in-law and sister-in-law, Phil andCrystal Niebergall of Milton; and avery close friend, John Hoffman ofMount Alto, W.Va.
Services were held Friday, Feb.1, 2013, at Casto Funeral HomeChapel, Evans, W.Va., with MikeStevens officiating. Burial fol-lowed in the Mt. Zion Cemetery,Thomas Ridge Road, Leon.
Email condolences may be sentto [email protected].
OSCAR W. "SCOOTER"PRIDDY
Oscar W. "Scooter" Priddy, 81, ofBuffalo, went home to be with theLord on Sunday, February 3, 2013,at St. Mary's Medical Center, fol-lowing an extended illness. Hewas a decorated U.S. Army Ko-rean War veteran. He was a life-long resident of Buffalo, aChristian since his youth and at-tended a multitude of churchesover the years. He loved to playmusic and sing, but his true lovewas his family, including his pre-cious grandchildren.
Born June 29, 1931, he was theson of the late Oscar and MalindaPriddy. In addition to his parents,he was preceded in death by abrother, Harold Edward Priddy;and half-sister, Wanna Johnson.
Survivors include his lovingwife of 42 years, Lorna BowlesPriddy; daughters, Linda (Shane)Morris of Buffalo and Debra Jef-fers of Abingdon, Va.; brothers,Franklin (Dorothy) Priddy andEmmitt (Sandra) Priddy, both ofBuffalo; sisters, Esta Mae Craig ofBuffalo, Patricia (Hollis) Warner ofSunbury, Ohio, Barbara (Carl)Garrison of Buffalo, Virginia (Don-ald) Rhodes of Buffalo and Ann(Donald) Craig of Columbus,Ohio; and grandchildren, JasonJeffers of Abingdon, Va., andKirsten, Kassi and Krissi Camp-bell, all of Buffalo. He is also sur-vived by several nieces, nephewsand cousins along with numeroustreasured friends.
Funeral services were heldWednesday, February 6, at RaynesFuneral Home, Buffalo, with
Chaplain Calvin Akers officiating.Burial was at Walker ChapelCemetery, Robertsburg.
Online condolences may besent to the Priddy family, and theonline guestbook signed, by visit-ing www.raynesfuneralhome.com.
Raynes Funeral Home, Buffalo,was in charge of arrangements.
NORA LOUISE RAINESNora Louise Raines, 85, of Scott
Depot, passed away unexpectedlyon Monday, January 28, 2013.
She was born January 21, 1928,to loving parents, Dennis andThelma Whanger Kidd. In addi-tion to her parents, she was pre-ceded in death by her lovinghusband, C.O. Raines Jr.; and hereldest daughter, Linda RainesTannam.
Left to cherish her memory aredaughters, Rebecca Peacock andClaudia Raines; grandchildren,Robert Garris, Tracy Shively, Rod-ney Garris, Linda Brand, RebeccaPeeples and Kimberly Hickman;10 great-grandchildren; and fivegreat-great-grandchildren.
Celebration of Nora's life washeld Saturday, February 2, at Cas-dorph & Curry Funeral Home, St.Albans, with the Rev. Gary Lyonsofficiating. Burial followed inCunningham Memorial Park, St.Albans.
Online condolences can be sentto the family at www.casdor-phandcurry.com.
CHARLENE HAYSONROY
Charlene Hayson Roy, 85, ofCharleston, passed away Satur-day, February 2, 2013, after a longillness. She was preceded in deathby her beloved husband, KellyRoy, and her parents, Charlotteand James Hayson.
She is survived by her threechildren, Judy (Larry) Summer-field and Robert (Debi) Roy ofCharleston and Patricia (Kent)Reed of Auburn, Ga.; brothers,James (Ida) Hayson of Scott Depotand Ronald (Brenda) Hayson ofMonterey, Va.; sisters, Mary Sham-blin of Greenville, S.C., and Lee(Lewis) Post of Barboursville;grandchildren, Randy Summer-field of Atlanta, Ga., Tiffany Pearceof Marietta, Ga., and MichelleKirkland of Watkinsville, Ga.; andgreat-grandchildren, Ethan Isaac,Ava Grace and Aidan Kelly.
Before her illness, Charlene wasan active member of Elmore Me-morial Advent Christian Churchin Charleston, where she sang inthe choir, taught Sunday school,served as treasurer of theWomen's Mission Society andserved on the official board. Shewill be especially remembered forher lovely singing voice, herpeanut butter fudge and "her ownrecipe," homemade fruit cakes.She was a wonderful and lovingwife, mother and friend. The fam-ily would like to thank Lorene"Cookie" Shinn, who took suchspecial care of her during her ill-ness.
Funeral services were held
Tuesday, February 5, at GoodShepherd Mortuary, SouthCharleston, with the Rev. MichaelTodorovich officiating. Gravesideservice followed at Spring HillCemetery, Charleston.
If you wish, memorial gifts inCharlene's memory may be sentto Hospice of Huntington, P.O. Box464, Huntington, WV 25709.
BEULAH MARCELLA"PUG" STOVER
Beulah Marcella "Pug" Stover,87, of Leon, W.Va., died Jan. 31,2013.
Services were held Monday,Feb. 4, at Casto Funeral Home,Evans.
PEARL E. TIFFNERPearl E. Tiffner, 93, former resi-
dent of Putnam County, passedaway Saturday, January 26, 2013,in Carlsbad, N.M.
Cremation has taken place andburial will take place in Red Houseat a later date.
Denton-Wood Funeral Home,Carlsbad, N.M., is in charge of thearrangements.
Pearl Esther Tiffner was bornJuly 7, 1919, in Lizemores, toMaryland and Alice Mae (Daw-son) Nichols. She was preceded indeath by her parents; husband,Dexter C. Tiffner; one brother; andthree sisters.
Survivors are her son, BobTiffner and wife, Cheryle, of Carls-bad, N.M.; grandson, RogerTiffner and wife, Connie, of Carls-bad, N.M.; granddaughter, SusanWade and husband, Bob, of Rich-land, Wash.; great-grandchildren,Clinton Tiffner, Jenna Wade andJaxson Wade; and great-great-grandchildren, Graham Tiffnerand twins, Emma and EmeryTiffner.
Condolences may be expressedat dentonwood.com.
MIKE TRADERMike Trader, 52, of Camp Virgil
Tate Road, Charleston, diedWednesday, January 30, after asudden illness.
A native of Cross Lanes, he wasborn November 10, 1960. He at-tended Faith Missionary BaptistChurch in St. Albans. He was a1979 graduate of Nitro HighSchool and a 1984 graduate ofWest Virginia State College. Hewas an auto estimator for StateFarm Insurance with 28 years ofservice. Prior to that he was em-ployed by Kroger of Cross Lanesfor 11 years. He served as a direc-tor of the Kanawha County FarmBureau; was a board member ofthe Kanawha County 4-H Foun-dation; and a member of theRocky Mountain Horse Associa-tion.
"Trader" had a passion for, anda gift with, horses. He and his wife,Sheila, enjoyed countless hoursriding the trails on the farm theybuilt together and loved, knownas Soggy Bottom Farm. They alsoloved to travel with their horsesand camp and explore riding trailsacross the country. He trainedhorses and gave lessons using
gentle, natural horsemanshipmethods. He was an avid out-doorsman and loved hunting andfishing. He also loved vintage carsand enjoyed going to cruise-ins inhis '60 T-Bird. He loved bluegrassmusic. Trader was a storytellerand a master fix-it, loved life,never knew a stranger, was lovedby all who knew him and was afriend to all. He was always therefor anybody who needed him foranything. He had the biggestheart. His family and friends werethe most important aspect of hislife. He loved his wife, Sheila, andchildren, Lesley and Seth, with allof his being.
He was preceded in death by hismother, Audrey Hyer Trader ofCross Lanes; father, Joseph Ed-ward Trader of Kanawha County;maternal grandparents, John andAddie Hyer of Duck; and paternalgrandparents, Mr. and Mrs. EdStevens of Cross Lanes.
He is survived by his wife of 27years, Sheila Parsons Trader;daughter, Lesley Gayle Trader;son, Seth Michael Trader at home;their companions, Eric Robinsonand Brittany Adkins; sisters, Mar-garet Hyer of Chantilly, Va., andJeanne Johnson of Cross Lanes;brother, Eddie Trader of Indiana;aunt, Ann, and uncle, Elmo Blum,of Herculaneum, Mo.; mother-in-law, Helen Hall Parsons; father-in-law, Carl Parsons and his wife,Sandra; brothers-in-law, Mike andMatina Parsons of Hurricane andPatrick Parsons and Renie Stack ofWoodruff, S.C.; sister-in-law, Lisaand Bruce Lawson of Charleston;nieces and nephews, Pam andMark Collins, Aaron Johnson,Clint Parsons, Austin Parsons,Lucas Parsons, Haley Parsons,Noah Lawson and Josie Lawson;and countless cousins.
Services were held Saturday,February 2 at Tyler Mountain Fu-neral Home, Cross Lanes withPastor Mike Hager of Faith Mis-sionary Baptist Church of St. Al-bans and the Rev. Dave Thaxton ofBible Baptist Church of Sissonvilleofficiating. Burial followed atGoff-McClanahan Cemetery,Kelly's Creek.
Contributions may be made toFaith Missionary Baptist Church,Rt. 60, St. Albans, WV 25177.
PAULA ANN BALLARDWITHROW
Mrs. Paula Ann Ballard With-row, 43, of Poca, passed away Feb-ruary 2, 2013, in the HubbardHospice House.
She is survived by her husbandDarrell; father, Howard Ballardand his wife, Teresa; mother,Frances Ballard; children, Cody,Cory and Brittany Brown; and sis-ters, Penny Kinslow, Rachel Kelleyand Pamela Sweat.
A tribute to the life of Paula washeld Tuesday, February 5, 2013 atAsbury Cemetery with Bob Sig-man officiating.
Condolences may be sent to thefamily by visiting www.harding-familygroup.com.
Gatens-Harding Funeral Home,Poca, assisted the Withrow family.
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Page 14 –Tuesday, February 12, 2013 Community News The Putnam Standard
Deborah F. Phillips, of ScottDepot, was presented with thisyear’s Mayo Lester CommunityService Award during the Put-nam County Chamber of Com-merce’s annual meeting onFebruary 1.
Debbie’s selection was inrecognition of her involvementin responding to issues com-pounded by the populationgrowth of Putnam County andworking with coalitions tomeet the needs of the growingcommunity over a thirty yearperiod.
First presented in 1979 toMayo Lester the awards name-sake and the Chambers firstPresident, the award is given inrecognition of a recipient’s per-sonal involvement in a county-wide or local civicimprovement project, activeparticipation in community or-ganizations or leadership indeveloping community proj-
ects. The award recipientserves as an example of what acitizen and community leadershould be in donating time, en-ergy and personal resources forthe betterment of PutnamCounty.
The Chamber presented herwith a newly designed emeraldglass trophy that will be dupli-cated and given to futureaward winners.
Debbie is a member of thePutnam County Chamber ofCommerce’s Board of Directorsand previously served as its Ex-ecutive Director. She was onthe boards of the Kanawha Val-ley Area YMCA, YMCA West andTri-County YMCA. As a Chartermember and officer of Tri-County YMCA she worked toraise funds to build the firstphase of the YMCA in TeaysValley and was a leader in thepurchase of a YMCA day campfor summer activities.
With Jim Caruthers, the 2012Mayo Lester award winner, sheco-founded the Putnam Trans-portation Committee andserved in the West VirginiaHouse of Delegates for tenyears. She is a member andwas past President of the Put-nam County Board of Educa-tion where she has worked toreplace portable classroomsand aging facilities.
Debbie was a Charter Mem-ber and past President of thePutnam County Rotary Club,served as Executive Director ofthe Putnam County Develop-ment Authority during the lo-cation of major businesses andserved in appointed positionsin the Judiciary and ExecutiveBranches of State Government.Debbie has been an employeeof The Arnold Agency an adver-tising, public and governmentrelations firm located inCharleston, since 1998.
Chamber selects Phillips as 2012 Mayo LesterCommunity Service Award Winner
Pictured, is Debbie Phillips, this year’s Mayo Lester Community Service Awardrecipient. Courtesy photo.
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