the putnam standard

Summer celebrations are un-derway and West Virginians arebusy with cookouts, family re-unions and community parades.Unfortunately, celebrations canquickly turn to tragedy for fami-lies, especially when childrenand teenagers are killed or per-manently injured by so-called“safe and sane” fireworks.

“ANY fireworks-typematerialsare dangerous,” states State FireMarshal Sterling Lewis, Jr. “Evensparklers can burn hot enough tomelt gold and cause third-degreeburns. Basically, there is no such

thing as safe fireworks.”Facts from NFPA:According to the National Fire

Protection Association (NFPA),fireworks consistently causemore damage to property thanall other outdoor fire causescombined for the Fourth of July(day) in the United States.

· According to the U.S. Fire Ad-ministration, 92% of the fire-works injuries treated in hospitalemergency rooms involved fire-works that Federal regulationspermit consumers to use.

Fireworks Safety Information

Tuesday, June 26,2012

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The Putnam County Board ofEducation voted at its June 18meeting to void more than 60checks, many of which hadgone uncashed for nearly twoyears.

The county issued the checkseither as payroll checks or fromaccounts payable, but they havenever been cashed, said ChrisCampbell, treasurer. Thesechecks date from the 2010-2011fiscal year and will be voided onJune 30. They range in valuefrom $3 to $1,302.

Board President Craig Spicersaid that as each fiscal yeardraws to close, the board voidsthe uncashed checks from theprevious fiscal year.

A listing of those checks fol-low:

Uncashed checks, payroll:James Clendenin, $202.97.Brian Sigman, $444.35.Stephen Reedy, $312.21.Kelly Sowards, $66.82.DaleWright, $308.92.Stephen J. Biron, $379.47.Deborah Jones, $42.05.Brenda Burke, $40.97.

PutnamCountyBoard of Educationto voidUncashedChecks

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Communitynewspapers arelocally oriented,focusing on theinterests andnews of ‘smalltown America’.

SEE SAFETY ON PAGE 3

SEE CHECKS ON PAGE 3

WINFIELD – The PutnamCounty Commission openedbids to construct a new PutnamCounty Animal Shelter at a spe-cial meeting on Thursday, June21.

A total of six bids were re-ceived for construction of theproject, which the county bud-geted a total of $2.3 million for.

BBL Carlton of Charlestonsubmitted the lowest base bid at$2,053,967. MIRC Constructionof Hurricane submitted the nextlowest bid at $2,090,000.

Other bids received included:• Hayslett Construction of

Hurricane with a bid of$2,169,000;

• E.P. Leach and Sons of Hunt-ington with a bid of $2,261,000;

• Lombardi Development ofFollansbee with a bid of$2,315,600; and

• Hager Construction of Hunt-ington with a bid of $2,400,000.

In addition to the base bids forconstruction of the new animal

shelter, contractors bidding onSEE SHELTER ON PAGE 16

Commission opens bids tobuild new Animal Shelter

This piece of land on the Eleanor side of the Ross Booth Memorial Bridge in Winfield is the future home of the PutnamCounty Animal Shelter. Putnam County Commissioners opened bids for construction of the animal shelter at a specialmeeting, Thursday, June 21. Photo by Jack Bailey

By Jack Bailey

[email protected]

By David Payne Sr.

[email protected]

NoticeThe July 4th Putnam Union

PSD water meeting has beenchanged to July 11, 2012 be-cause of the holiday.

Alcoholics AnonymousCan Help

If you want to drink, that’syour business. If you want tostop, we can help.

Call Alcoholics Anonymous at1.800.333.5051 or find meetinglocations at www.aawv.org.

ChildbirthEducation Classes

FamilyCare offers ongoingchildbirth education classes inthe Teays Valley area. Theseclasses discuss birth options,the labor process, medicationsand more.

This class series meets forfour Mondays each month from6 to 8:30 p.m. Registration is re-quired, and Medicaid patientsare welcome. To register, contactDebi Ellis at 304-757-6999, ext80, or [email protected].

SC Public LibraryClosed July 4th

The South Charleston PublicLibrary will be closed Wednes-day, July 4, 2012 for the holiday.They will reopen on Thursday,July 5, 2012 at 9 a.m.

SpeakEasy Singles:Bicycle Riding withKeith and Jerry

When: Saturday, June 30.Where: University of

Charleston, 2300 MacCorkleAve. SE. Charleston.

More info. call 304-357-4750.

Attention PutnamCounty Seniors

Farmers MarketVouchers willbe given out Monday, July 2ndfrom 9 am – 1 pm at all PutnamSenior Centers.

All seniors must bring identi-fication!

Buffalo Senior Center, #48Wrights Lane in Buffalo, phone304-937-3352

Hometown Senior Center, 100-1st Ave in Hometown, phone304-937-3352

John Henson Senior Center,2800 Putnam Avenue in Hurri-cane, phone 304-562-9451

Nitro (Putnam), 302 21stStreet in Nitro, phone 304-755-7592.

AlzheimerSupport Group

Alzheimer support groupheld on the first Wednesday ofeach month at 12:00 noon atHometown Senior Center. Thereis no charge.

This group is for the care-giver, spouse, or family memberof the Alzheimer patient.

Hometown Senior Center islocated at 100 First Ave. N. inHometown.

No need to sign up ahead oftime.

For more information youmay call 304-586-2745.

Buffalo Church of GodVacation Bible SchoolNOW thru Friday June 29

from 6:30 – 8:45 PMTheme: Sonrise National ParkClasses: Nursery – TeenPastor Jake Eldridge wel-

comes you

Buffalo July 4thCelebration!

Buffalo’s July 4th celebrationwill be held Wednesday, July4th, starting at 1 p.m. with a pa-rade.

All day musical groups, inflat-able’s and games plus fireworksat 10 p.m.

For more information or torent a booth space, call Barbara304-937-2452.

New Hope AnimalRescue looking for new

MembersNew Hope Animal Rescue

(formerly the Putnam CountyHumane Society) meets on thefirst Tuesday of each month at 6p.m. at its thrift store, Paws andShop, 2806 Putnam Ave. in Hur-ricane.

NHAR is a nonprofit, no-killanimal rescue. The group isseeking new members, volun-teers, foster homes or anyonewho would like to help. Call304-562-0300 for more informa-tion.

Network OfWomen(NOW) Monthly Meeting

Date: July 19, 2012Time: 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM at

the Putnam County Chamberof Commerce Office.

About NOW: This committeeis led by women in business inthe community. Programs aredesigned to support women inthe business community. Typ-ical programs conductedthroughout the year are a blooddrive, the “Uniquely Me” Pro-gram, “Ladies Night Out” and“In the Know”. The group alsoparticipates in “Bell Ringing”for the Salvation Army and col-lected non-perishable fooditems throughout the year anddistributed to the local foodpantry to give back to the com-munity.

NOW is open to all womenworking for and with PutnamCounty Chamber memberbusinesses interested in ex-panding their professional,personal and social relation-ships with other women.

Senior Fitness ClassesSenior fitness classes are

held at the John Henson SeniorCenter in Hurricane from 1:15to 2:15 p.m. Mondays andWednesdays. A certified fitnessinstructor leads the class. Formore information, call 304-757-0016.

Why not volunteer toWalk Dogs at theAnimal Shelter?

Putnam Animal Relief Cen-ter, Winfield, WV, could useyour help any time from 10a.m.-3 p.m. Mondays-Satur-days. To volunteer or for moreinformation, call 304-444-0060.

BobThompson toperform at FireSide

GrilleBob Thompson is scheduled

to perform at the FireSideGrille, 4170W.Va. 34, Teays Val-ley, on Thursday, July 19.

Riverfest – St. AlbansJoin in the fun, June 28th –

July 1st, 2012 at St. AlbansRoadside Park.

Mark your calendar NOW forthe following upcoming events:

Riverfest Pageant – May 19thChildren’s Pageant – May

20thGolf Tournament – June 3rdIdol Preliminary Audition –

June 23rdHeadliners for this year in-

clude:Thursday, June 28th – Darryl

WorleyFriday, June 29th – The Re-

flectionsSaturday, June 30th – Lynd-

sey HighlanderSunday, July 1st – Rick K. and

the Allnighters.For more information, visit

www.saintalbansriverfest.comor go to facebook.com/river-festwv.

T.O.P.S. No. 599Weekly meetings of TOPS

"Take Off Pounds Sensibly," areheld at 6:15 p.m. on Tuesdaysat St. Patrick Church, 207 Jef-ferson Street, Bancroft. Ques-tions, call Sharon,304-523-4618.

Do you enjoy workingwith Children?

And want to work out of yourown home? Then home-basedchild care is the ticket for you.As a home child care provideryou have the luxury of makingyour own flexible schedule andbeing your own boss.

More importantly, you havethe power to make a positivedifference in the lives of manyyoung children.

You must be 18 years of ageor older and your home mustmeet the state requirements.

If interested please call LinkChild Care Resource and Refer-ral Agency today at 1-800-894-9540 or 304-523-9540. In theLogan, Boone, and Mingo area,please call 1-304-752-3932.

Car & Bike Show!Mark your calendar now for

the 4th Annual Point PleasantRiver Museum Car and BikeShow, to be held Saturday July14, 2012 at 28 Main Street,Point Pleasant, WV (acrossfrom Tu-Endie-Wei StatePark).

Registration time will beginat 9:00 am with the Showbeing held from 12:00 pm to4:00 pm.

This Benefit for the PointPleasant River Museum, willoffer food and drinks, music &awards, great door prizes anda 50/50 drawing.

Classes are: 1985 & newer;1984 & older; Motorcycle andMotorized bikes. There is a$10.00 entry fee.

For more information,please contact: Jack Fowler orRuth Fout at 304-674-0144.

Let’s Decorate for the4th of July!

The Buffalo Citizens ActionCommittee encourages theresidents of Buffalo to deco-rate the street signs for the4th of July celebration. If youare interested or need addi-tional information contactLinda 304-937-3427

Nitro Antique CarClub Cruise-in

When: July 6Where: Putnam County

Bank, 300 Hurricane CreekRoad, Hurricane, WV

Time: From 5 p.m. to dusk.There is no entry fee for

cruise-in events.For more information, call

Paul Lett at 304-755-4187,Earl Taylor at 304-776-2117 orJeary Mullins at 304-965-1594.

Huntington's DiseaseSupport Group Formed

A peer-led Huntington'sDisease Support Group hasbeen formed in Charlestonfor patients, families, care-givers and those at risk. Themeetings are held on the sec-ond Saturday of the monthfrom 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. at SaintFrancis Hospital.

For more information, call304-549-3266 [email protected].

Transportationavailable to Seniors

Transportation is availableto join others for lunch Mon-day – Friday at 11:30 a.m. atthe Hometown Senior Center,located at 100 1st Ave., inHometown. On the way home,stops can also be made at gro-cery store, post office, orpharmacy. Call 304-586-2745for more information.

2012 WV PumpkinFestival Children’s

Pageant2012 WV Pumpkin Festival

Children's Pageant will beheld on Saturday, August25th, 12:00 p.m. at the WVPumpkin Park, Milton, WV inthe Air Conditioned Enter-tainment Building. The pag-eant is open to girls, ages 0-12years and boys, ages 0-5years. For an application call304-638-8115.

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

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2012 WV Pumpkin FestivalQueen & Teen's Pageant will beheld on Sunday, August 26th,2:00 p.m. at the WV PumpkinPark, Milton,WV, in the Air Con-ditioned Entertainment Build-ing. Queen contestants, ages16-21, and Teen contestants,ages 13-15, must be a resident ofWest Virginia.

The 2012WV Pumpkin FestivalQueen will not only reign over

theWV Pumpkin Festival but willalso receive $500 Cash Scholar-ship, $500 Clothing Allowance,Crown, Trophy, Banner and rep-resent the WV Pumpkin Festivalat the 2013 WV Association ofFairs & Festivals Pageant.

For an application go towww.wvpumpkinpark.com orcall 304-638-5722 or 304-743-1766..

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To Advertise HereCall 304.743.6731 today!

“Safe and sane” fireworks areneither.

Fireworks and sparklers are de-signed to explode or throw offshowers of hot sparks. Tempera-tures may exceed 1200°F— hotenough to melt some metals.

· An estimated 8,600 peoplewere treated for injuries causedby fireworks in 2010, and 73 per-cent of the injuries occurred be-tween June 18 – July 18.

· Also in 2010, there were 1,200injuries associatedwith sparklersand 900 injuries from firecrack-ers.

· Although careless smoking isthe leading cause of fire deathsnationally, the chance of some-one dying in a fire caused by fire-works is three times greater thanthe corresponding risk thanwhen a cigarette is in use.

· Burns are the leading cause ofinjury from fireworks, followedbylacerations and contusions, allprimarily involving the fingers,hands, eyes, and facial area. HowCan You Prevent Fireworks In-juries?

By far, the safest way to enjoyfireworks is to attend an outdoorpublic display put on by speciallytrained pyrotechnic profession-als.

· If you’re going to use sparklersand novelties (the ONLY itemspermitted byWV law) USEWITHEXTREMECAUTION. Older chil-dren should be closely super-vised and younger childrenshould not be allowed to playwith fireworks at all.

· BEFORE USING ANY LEGAL

FIREWORKS, read and follow allwarning instructions printed onthe label.

· LIGHT ALL ITEMS OUTSIDEin a clear area away from houses,away from yard debris such asgrass, brush, leaves, etc., andaway from flammable materials(gasoline cans, newspapers, etc.).

· ALWAYS KEEP A BUCKET OFWATER nearby for emergenciesand for pouring on items that failto ignite.

· NEVER TRY TO RELIGHT orhandlemalfunctioning fireworks.Douse and soak themwithwater,then properly dispose of them.

· ALWAYSmake sure other peo-ple are out of range before light-ing fireworks. Also be aware thatpets have sensitive ears and canbe extremely frightened orstressed on the Fourth of July.Keep pets indoors to reduce therisk of injury.

· KEEP unused fireworks awayfrom firing areas.

· NEVER IGNITE FIREWORKSIN A CONTAINER, especially in aglass or metal container. Fire-works are more hazardous whenconfined.

· STORE fireworks in a cool,dry, secure place. Check instruc-tions for special storage direc-tions.

· NEVER TOUCH UNEX-PLODEDFIREWORKS, andmakesure children understand neverto touch them.

FollowThe Law!· Permissible under West Vir-

ginia law are items called “Novel-ties and Sparklers”: “snakes” and

“glow worms”, smoke devicesthat produce white or coloredsmoke, trick noisemakers whichinclude “party poppers”, “stringpoppers”, and “snappers” or“drop pops”, and wire sparklers,as well as other sparkling deviceswhich emit showers of sparksand sometimes a whistling orcrackling effect when burning.

· BY STATE LAW, NONE OFTHESE NOVELTIES, SPARKLERSAND SPARKLER DEVICES ARETO BE SOLD TO ANYONEUNDERTHE AGE OF 16.

· In West Virginia, the mostdangerous types of fireworks pro-hibited by law include large re-loadable shells, festival balls orshots, cherry bombs, aerialbombs (skyrockets, Roman can-dles), daygo bombs,M-80 salutesand firecrackers. Also banned arethe mail-order kits designed tobuild fireworks.

· VIOLATION OF THE FIRE-WORKS LAW IS A CITABLE OF-FENSE.

The West Virginia State FireMarshal’s Office wishes everyonea safe, happy summer season.But remember: it’s everyone’sspecial responsibility to protectour young children andteenagers by ensuring theirsafety, especially when exposingthem to amateur use of fireworks.

For more information on con-sumer fireworks safety, visit thefollowing websites:www.nfpa.org, www.usfa.fema.gov, www.cpsc.gov.

SAFETY FROM PAGE 1

Melissa Thorner, $34.50.Lauren Blair, $31.82.Melissa Harvery, $65.84.Barbara Raczok, $81.06.Heather Marcum, $127.38.Glenda Younger, $190.02.Renee Bird, $47.34.Debora Allen, $404.81.Adam Feazell, $17.11.Kelly Allen, $17.67.Sherry Ricks, $24.68.Barbara Raczok, $85.53.SaraWelch, $239.69.Aaron Billups, $104.18.Mary Jackson, $41.74.Debra Smith, $362.68.Aaron Billups, $104.18.Shauna Heil, $85.93.Stephen Reedy, $441.43.Uncashed checks accounts

payable:Denise Johnson, $1,302.80.Opal Landers, $94.50.Brady Paxton, $105.Elaine Frazier, $105.Elizabeth Lewis, $101.50.Raymond Ortega, $49.Bruce Faulkner, $77.Doris Thornton, $35.Jane Harless, $250.Nicole Dunkle, $112.Leah McKinney, $21.Armina Fore, $98.Jennie Hall, $77.John Boothroyd, $135.75.Justin Harrison, $54.75.Scott Grant, $30.75.Fadi Haikal, $57.75.Josh Halstead, $119.25.

Stacy Jacques, $110.25.Melin Moses, $56.25.Anette Morris, $3.Evelyn Craigo, $77.Jennie Hall, five checks for

$77.Delores Tredway, $73.50 Tred-

way.Meadows Salvage and Re-

builders, $350Getnet Ayenachew, $35.Andy Francisco, $70.Jack Javins, $54.75.Annette Morris, $24.75.Steve Nathanson, $194.25.Josh Halstead, $138.75.Stacy Jacques, $143.25.Melin Moses, $72.Richard Crout, $176.25.Tammy St. Claire, $61.50.In other business, the board

approved a $76,100 proposalfrom D&D Coatings to provide aprotective floor coating – andprotective covers for furniturefeet - for Buffalo High School.Superintendent Chuck Hatfieldsaid the county has used thiscovering at other schools andhas been well-pleased with theresults.

“That coating has been atMountain View for four yearsand still looks brand new,” hesaid.

Contact David Payne Sr. [email protected].

CHECKS FROM PAGE 1

2012WVPumpkin FestivalQueen&Teen's Pageant

WINFIELD – The PutnamCounty Commission has begunadvertising for bids for contrac-tors to perform the work to ex-pand Valley Park in Hurricane.

The expansion project in-volves construction of addi-tional park amenities includinga play area, walking trails, newaccess road, shelter, restroom,and a pre-manufactured metalstorage building.

Bids will be opened on July10 at 10 a.m. in the PutnamCounty Commission Chamberson the second floor of thecourthouse in Winfield.

A mandatory pre-bid meet-ing will be held on June 26 at 10a.m. at the Putnam CountyParks and Recreation Commis-sion located at No. 1 Valley ParkDrive, Hurricane. All biddersmust attend the pre-bid meet-ing to familiarize themselveswith the project location, siteconditions, and other relevantinformation. Attendance at thepre-bid meeting is mandatoryfor bid qualification. This proj-ect is a Prevailing Wage projectand requires certified payrollsto be submitted according tothe invitation to bid that waspublished in local newspaperslast week.

Earlier this year, the county

acquired 5.6 acres of land adja-cent to Valley Park with plans toadd an additional ball field,soccer field, and even a newentrance to the park.

Terradon Corp. will overseethe project. If all goes asplanned, the expansion projectcould be done by fall.

Once completed, the expan-sion will add an additional ballfield and full size soccer field,which can be divided into twoyouth fields, to the park. Someadditional parking will also beadded.

The most visible componentof the expansion will be a new,more visible entrance to ValleyPark off of Teays Valley Road(Route 34). The new entrancewill also alter the flow of trafficthrough the park. Cars willenter through the newly con-structed entrance, and thenloop through the park to exitthrough the current entrance.During high traffic events, suchas the July 4 celebration, bothroads could also be used asexits to improve traffic flowleaving the park.

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Margo Rutledge (June 26)Virginia ValentineMyrtle VillarsWilliam VillarsJanet WallaceRhonda WallaceRita WallaceDavid WeantRenda WeekleyPauletta WilsonRebecca Wiley

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June Birthdays!Happy Birthday to ALL

HURRICANE – Habitat forHumanity of Kanawha andPutnam Counties will hold agroundbreaking on Thursday,June 28, at 1 p.m. in Hurri-cane for construction of itsfirst home to be built in Put-nam County since 2004.

The groundbreaking willtake place at 2950 MontanaAve. in Hurricane and localHabitat for Humanity offi-cials are encouraging thecommunity to turn out andcelebrate the milestone withthem.

The new homeowner haslived in the Teays Valley areafor the past eight years withher two adolescent sons,works full time locally andwill have put in over 250hours of sweat equity andhomeowner educationclasses prior to her move- in.

The home will be the 149thbuilt by the local organiza-

tion since its inception in1988.

“The creation of Habitat forHumanity of Kanawha andPutnam began in PutnamCounty in 1988, with our 25thanniversary upcoming we areexcited that we will return toPutnam County to buildhome number 149,” said KenAdams, Development Direc-tor, Habitat for Humanity ofKanawha and Putnam. “Werealized early on that Putnamwas being underserved andthanks to the strong effortsfrom our Putnam County Ad-visory Committee we’re hereserving partner families onceagain.”

Earlier this year, Habitat forHumanity Executive DirectorShawn Means pledged thatthe group wants to build 10homes in Putnam County by2016.

The organization is cur-rently accepting applicationsfrom Putnam County resi-dents who fit the profile of a

Habitat for Humanity home-owner.

To be approved for a Habi-tat for Humanity home, afamily must have income be-tween 30 percent and 70 per-cent of the area median, beliving in substandard condi-tions and willing to partnerby helping to build their ownhome. Interested applicantsshould contact Lori Wyatt at304-720-0141, ext. 12 formore information and to findout if they qualify. It takesabout six months for a familyto work through the applica-tion process and be qualified.

In addition to homeowners,Habitat for Humanity is alsoseeking donations of land,money, and volunteers tohelp build the homes.

Anyone interested in help-ing in Putnam County maycontact Habitat for Humanityat 304-720-0141.

More information is alsoavailable online at http://hfhkp.org.

Habitat for Humanity to breakground on homeThursday

By Jack Bailey

[email protected]

Commission advertising forbids to expandValley Park

By Jack Bailey

[email protected]

STAFF REPORTHURRICANE -- United States Attorney Booth Goodwin an-

nounced Monday, June 18, that a federal grand jury sitting inCharleston has returned a six-count indictment charging a Lin-coln County woman with federal armed robbery.

The indictment charges Morgan Marie Mullins, 26, of WestHamlin, with the May 2, 2012, federal armed robbery of the TeaysValley Center nursing home located in Hurricane.

The indictment alleges that Mullins robbed the nursing homeof numerous controlled substances including prescriptionpainkillers.

The indictment also charges Mullins with one count of federalarmed bank robbery.

The indictment alleges that on May 22, 2012, Mullins robbedthe City National Bank in West Hamlin, of $3,000 cash.

Mullins allegedly used a 9-millimeter pistol during the bankrobbery.

The indictment also charges Mullins with two counts of beingan unlawful drug user in possession of a firearm.

It is alleged that on May 2 and May 22, 2012, Mullins did know-ingly possess a 9-millimeter pistol and at the time was an un-lawful user of and addicted to a controlled substance.

Mullins faces a mandatory minimum of 32 years (7 years onCount Two and 25 years on Count Five as listed in the indict-ment) and up to life in prison and a $1.5 million fine if convictedon all charges.

The Federal Bureau of Investigation conducted the investiga-tion. Assistant United States Attorney Steven I. Loew is in chargeof the prosecution.

This case is being brought as part of Project Safe Neighbor-hoods. Project Safe Neighborhoods is a nationwide commitmentto reduce gun crime in the United States by working with exist-ing local programs that target gun crime.

The charges contained in an indictment are merely accusa-tions, and the defendant is presumed innocent until provenguilty.

Woman faces FederalCharges for NursingHomeRobbery

To Advertise HereCall 304.743.6731 today!


Concerned Citizens’ CommitteeFor An I-64 Interchange

at Culloden, W.Va.Gary P. Adkins, Chairman

304-743-4074e-mail [email protected]

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Debbie’s Poetry CornerBy Debra J. Harmes-Kurth

Sendyourpoetry toDebraHarmes-Kurth

1042Pike Street •Milton,WV25541

“Why do you write poetry?”This is a question I have beenasked numerous times over theyears, and my answer neverchanges. I write because I enjoydoing so. I do not write becauseI think I am going to becomerich and famous, very few poetsever become either. (I may havean active imagination, but I amnot delusional.)

Most people who write poetrydo so as a hobby, or becausethey love seeing their thoughtsand dreams take on a new life.Poetry is a good way to expressyour feelings, or social and po-litical views. When you write apoem you are creating a picturewith words. All it takes is a littletime to sit and think. Pick atopic, jot down notes that cometo mind and then put them intolines. A poem can be a gift to afamily member, a remem-brance, and most importantly apoem is a reflection of who youare. Don’t limit yourself bythinking, ‘I can’t do that’, be-cause the only thing you cannotdo is something you have nottried.

I would like to welcome ournew poets this week; it is apleasure to read your poems.Anyone wishing to submit theirpoetry can do so either by mail-ing it to the above address oremailing it to me in the body ofan email [email protected].

Until next time keep writing.Debra***

Dash On A HeadstoneThere is a time of birth

And a time of deathWith a dash in betweenIt represents the whole of your

lifeTo show that you have been

Whether your dash be long orshort

It’s just a length of timeIt’s what you do with your

dashThat will make your life sub-

lime

When your dash on earth hasended

And your soul has fled awayWill you cease to be or exist

foreverThru birth, death and infinityTrudy Sargent***

Baby’s CryWhen a baby criesdo angels flutter by?Kiss their little cheekstake away their tears?Whisper in their little earsLittle One

don’t cry.Mary Ellen Davis,Buffalo,WV***

Black Shiny Hillbilly GoldThis poem was written out of

respect for the twenty-nineWho perished at The Upper

Big Branch mine in theSpring of 2010. God Bless the

Families.

On a Spring day in 2010 in themountains ofWest Virginia.

The sun was shining, birdswere singing, and wild flowers

were blooming.Twenty-nine men were work-

ing in the Upper Big Branchmine.

Danger was lurking every-where in the darkness of themine.

The clock of life was ticking,with each tick of the clock,

time was slipping away.Eternity was just a breath

away on that spring day.Methane and coal dust was

waiting for a spark taking livesand breaking hearts.A spark of death in the dark

creating an explosion of de-struction.

A violent force shook the minefor twenty-nine men time stoodstill.

Like so many others in thepast twenty-nine men wouldnever come home.

News of the mine explosiontraveled like wild fire throughthe mountains.

The mountains wept and thepeople cried.

Families gathered near themine with tears of fear in theireyes.

Their hearts were broken anddespair filled the mountain air.

Their Hopes and dreams shat-tered as hours turned into days.

Precious memories is all thatremain of themenwho perishedon that spring day.

Pray for the men working inthe mines day after day.

Men living and dying diggingfor that Black Shiny HillbillyGold.Brenda Kay Hershey, Red

House,WV

The PutnamCounty 4-H Leaders Association announces the spon-sorship of the Summer Food Service Program. In accordance withFederal law and US Department of Agriculture (USDA) policy, thisInstitution is prohibited from discriminating on the basis of race,color, national origin, sex, age or disability.

To file a complaint alleging discrimination, write USDA, Director,Office of Civil Rights, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW, Washington,DC, 20250-9410, or call, toll free, (866) 632-9992 (Voice). Individualswho are deaf, hard of hearing or have speech disabilities may con-tact USDA through the Federal Relay at (800) 877-8339 or (800) 845-6136 (Spanish). USDA is an equal opportunity provider andemployer.

If a child is a member of a food stamp household or an AFDC as-sistance unit, the child is automatically eligible to receive free pro-gram meal benefits, subject to completion of the free/reducedapplication form.

Eligibility for free and reduced pricemeal reimbursement is basedon the following income scales:

GUIDELINES TO DETERMINE STUDENT ELIGIBILITY2012 SUMMER FOOD SERVICE PROGRAMAnnual Family Income before DeductionsFederal Income Chart for School Year July 1, 2011 – June 30, 2012(Household size, Yearly income, Monthly income)1 – 20,147 – 1,6792 – 27,214 – 2,2683 – 34,281 – 2,8574 - 41,348 - 3,4465 – 48,415 – 4,0356 – 55,482 – 4,6247 – 62,549 – 5,2138 – 69,616 – 5,802Each additional – 7,067 – 589.

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WINFIELD – PutnamCounty's unemployment raterose to 5.8 percent in May,but remained well below thestate average of 6.9 percent,according to data releasedlast week by WorkForce WestVirginia.

Putnam County's unem-ployment rate rose three-tenths of a percentage pointfrom the 5.5 percent rate re-ported in April. The unem-ployment rate climbed in 43other counties as well, as theoverall state unemploymentrate rose from 6.7 percent inApril to 6.9 percent in May.

Even with the rising unem-ployment rate, Putnam re-mained one of only threecounties in West Virginiawhere the unemploymentrate was below 6 percent. Theother two counties were Jef-ferson at 5.3 percent andMonongalia at 5 percent.

The counties with the high-est unemployment rate inMay were Pocahontas at 14.4

percent, Boone at 12.5 per-cent, Webster at 12 percentand Mason at 11.1 percent.

Overall, West Virginia’s sea-sonally adjusted unemploy-ment rate climbedtwo-tenths of a percentagepoint to 6.9 percent in May.

The number of unem-ployed state residents rose1,900 to 55,600. Total unem-ployment was down 7,500over the year. The nationalunemployment rate inchedupward one-tenth of a per-centage point to 8.2 percent.

Total nonfarm payroll em-ployment declined 2,000,evenly divided between thegoods-producing sector (-1,000) and the service-pro-viding sector (-1,000).

Within the goods-produc-ing sector, employment de-clines of 1,400 in mining andlogging and 400 in manufac-turing offset a gain of 800 inconstruction. Within theservice-providing sector, em-ployment declines included700 in trade, transportation,and utilities, 400 in profes-sional and business services,

300 in leisure and hospitality,200 in educational andhealth services, and 200 inother services.

Employment gains in-cluded 400 in financial activ-ities and 100 in government.

Since May 2011, total non-farm payroll employment hasrisen 5,700, where a gain of5,800 in the service-provid-ing sector overpowered aminor decline of 100 in thegoods-producing sector.

Employment gains in-cluded 3,700 in educationaland health services, 3,100 inconstruction, 2,000 in gov-ernment, 1,600 in leisure andhospitality, and 700 in pro-fessional and business serv-ices.

Employment declines in-cluded 2,300 in trade, trans-portation, and utilities, 2,100in mining and logging, 1,100in manufacturing, and 200 inother services.

Employment in financialactivities was unchangedover the year.

Unemployment rises to 5.8 percentin PutnamCounty inMay

By Jack Bailey

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The Putnam Standard Outdoor News Tuesday,June26,2012–Page7

It would seem that PutnamCounty is apparently a haven foralligators. Last June, a man spot-ted an alligator on Teays ValleyRoad and last week, there was analligator sighting in Poca Riverbackwater alongWest Virginia 25near Poca.

When you are a journalist, youget used to seeing and hearingabout these sorts of things. Peo-

ple see weird stuff all the timeand when you see somethingweird, you generally call thenewspaper or television stationto let them know about it.

At the daily newspaper where Iused to work, I had a saying foranytimewe got such a report: “re-member the octopus” - don't gettoo excited until it's confirmed.

Several years ago at that news-paper, we got a call reporting thatan octopus had been sighted intheOhio River and it had actuallybeen caught by an angler. I im-mediately declared it bogus, butcalled the people anyway.When Iasked to see the octopus, he nerv-ously told me to call back laterand it naturally amounted to ab-solutely nothing.

Of course it did. The octopuslives in saltwater only. If you putan octopus in freshwater, itwould be just like putting salt ona slug – only in reverse – and itwould die. They certainly would-n't be infesting the river and tak-ing fishing lures or minnows orwhatever.

As I remember the octopushere, themost plausible explana-tion that comes tomind is a regu-

lar old gar. They have jaws thatlookmore like a crocodile than analligator, but they could be mis-taken for one anyway. They alsolike to laze around at the surface –looking like a log – which alliga-tors also do. They actually, like al-ligators, can breathe air. However,unlike alligators they also havefish gills, but they do spend a lotof time at the surface and do looka lot like alligators when they doso.

But as I remember the octopus,I have to also remember someother animals as well, like theRussian deer road-kill in Belpre,Ohio, about 10 years ago. I got acall about a weird deer thatsomeone had struck with a carand killed. It turned out to be aSitka deer, which are native toRussia.

Another extremely relevantmemory is the attic alligator. Afew years ago, there was a housefire in Parkersburg and as the fire-fighters fought the blaze inside,there in the smoke and flameswas a five-foot alligator, whichran out of a window and into theyard. The fire chief actually wres-tled the alligator to keep it from

escaping and secured its jawswith duct tape.

I also remember a hunter spot-ting an African lion in the woodsin Greenbrier County a few yearsago and who could forget theOhio man who turned loosedozens of animals, includinglions, cougars, tigers and camelsbefore committing suicide lastyear.

In Ohio, such weirdness iscommonplace. Ohio's laws havehistorically been extremely lax onkeeping exotic animals and evenif Ohio were to allow every petsave dogs, cats and ferrets, theweirdness would continue. ThatSitka deer in Belpre, for instance,was thought to have been de-scended from some deer that es-caped a wildlife facility that hadbeen gone for so long, not manypeople could remember it.

The alligator-wrestling firechief told me that drug dealerssometimes use alligators to pro-tect their drug inventory or labs.I would assume that would befrom other drug dealers or users– not the authorities, whowould-n't just leave an alligator wander-ing around.

Regardless of the intentions,people have someweird animals.I remember once I did a story ona rattlesnake found in WoodCounty during the U.S. 50 con-struction – it was newsworthy be-cause the county was pretty farout of the rattlesnake's naturalrange. The DNR surmised thatsome rattlesnakes had hitched aride on a coal train and thenfallen off nearby and establisheda little population. The workerwho found that snake took ithome to keep as a pet. Why any-one would keep a rattlesnake fora pet is beyondme, but people dokeepweirder pets and pets some-times get loose. Sometimes, peo-ple also turn their pets loosewhen they can't or don't want tocare for them anymore. It hap-pens.

If the alligator is real, some-body else is going to see it and it'lleventually get found and cap-tured. If not, it will just become apart of local lore.

A five-foot gator will be prettyhard to miss.


PutnamCounty an Alligator Haven?

David Payne Sr.

Column by David Payne Sr.

[email protected]

If you have a boat, there areplenty of places in the area tolaunch it for a day on the water. Arundown of public-access pointsinCabell andPutnamcounties fol-lows:

PutnamCounty:Buffalo,KanawhaRiver.The site

is located off West Virginia 62 inBuffalo. It has a concrete ramp forlaunchingall boatsandparking for50 vehicles.

Raymond City, Kanawha River,located offWestVirginia 62 a half-mile downriver of Poca. It has aconcrete, two-lane boat ramp –though typicallyboatsonly launchone lane at a time there – with anasphalt parking lot. It has courtesydocks as well as handicap fishingareas.

Hurricane Reservoir – it's a 12-acre impoundment lake in Hurri-cane Community Park 1.5 mileseast of Hurricane and accessiblebyWest Virginia 34. The lake wasbuilt in 1947, has a maximumdepth of 11 feet and an averagedepth of five feet. Boating is pro-hibited.Trout are stocked in Janu-ary and March. No camping, butnight fishing is allowed.

Plymouth-Amherst WildlifeManagement Area, near Bancroft.The public-hunting area has ac-cess to an embayment of theKanawhaRiver, although thewaterarea is largely undeveloped and

accessible at only a few points. Itwould be possible to launch acanoe or small johnboat there –however, the nearby RaymondCity ramp is farmore convenient.

Cabell County:Farmdale Bridge at Bar-

boursville, Guyandotte River,small-boat slide launch area, con-crete ramp.

Salt Rock, Guyandotte River, onCabell County 49 at the mouth ofMadison Creek. It's a carry-downaccess point for small boats, anundeveloped path that boaterscanuse to launch small johnboatsand canoes.

Howell'sMill Bridge,MudRiver,underneath the Cabell County 1bridgeatHowell'sMill.The launchsite is a path boaters can use tocarry down canoes and smalljohnboats.

Milton,MudRiver, at theU.S. 60bridge inMilton. It's a carry-downpath for small boats. It's very steep.

Ona, Mud River, it's on CabellCounty 1 near Ona under the I-64bridge. It's a carry-down path forsmall boats.

South Milton, Mud River, onemile south of Milton on CabellCounty 25 near the intersection ofCabell County 25/1. It's a carry-downpath for small boats.

Greenbottom, Ohio River, lo-cated off U.S. 2 at the Greenbot-tom Wildlife Management Area.It's a 1-lane concrete ramp withparking for 20 vehicles and fit tolaunch all riverine boats.

Guyandotte,OhioRiver, offWestVirginia 2 on Bridge Street in theGuyandotte area ofHuntington. Ithas a concrete ramp and parkingfor 60 vehicles.

Harris Riverfront Park, OhioRiver, at the Park offWest Virginia60 at the end of 10th Street inHuntington. It has a concreteramp for launching all boats andparking for 100 vehicles.

Barboursville Lake, Bar-boursville. It's a 17-acre impound-ment at Barboursville'sCommunity Park. The lake turns20 years old this year and has anaverage depth of five feet, with amaximumdepthof 10 feet.Camp-ing, boating, night fishing and liveminnows are prohibited. All bassunder 12 inches long must be re-leased. There is handicapped ac-cess. The lake receives a troutstocking in January and March.Boating is not allowed.

Underwood Lake, near Hunt-ington. It's a one-acre impound-ment at the YMCA's KennedyCenter Recreation Area five milesnorth of Huntington onWest Vir-ginia 2. The lake is 12 years oldwith a maximum depth of six feetand average depth of 2.5 feet.Camping, boating, night fishinganduseof liveminnows isprohib-ited. All bass must be released.Boating is not allowed.


Public areas offer Local River AccessByDavid Payne Sr.

[email protected]

Fishing ReportCompiled byDavidPayne Sr.Stephens Lake: The Lake is very

clear.WVDNR personnel recentlystockedchannel catfish fingerlingsinto the lake, which helps main-tain a year-round catfish fisheryavailable to the public.

SuttonLake:TheLake is two feetabove summer pool and clear.Fishing is good. Bass have moveddeeper because of warm watertemperatures and most are beingcaught in and around cover. Thetailwaters are low and clear. A fewreports of walleye being caught inthe tailwater over the past fewweeks. For more information, call(304) 765-2705.

Tygart Lake: Nine fish weretagged in Tygart Lake for the Ca-bela’s million dollar fishing con-test. Get details atcabelas.com/fishformillions. Thelake is nowsix feet below the sum-mer pool level and falling slowly.The heads of coves will warmfaster than the main lake and aregood areas for bass and sunfish.White bass schools can be seenbreaking water throughout thelake. Cast crank baits, plasticgrubs, or spoons to the schools asthey surface and move around.Bass tournament success contin-ues to be good.

There are lots of walleye andtrout in the tailwater. Flows arelow.Walleye fishing is best duringhigher flows (1,500 to 5,000 cubicfeet per second) and trout fishingis best at low flows (less than 1,000

cubic feet per second). For moreinformation, call (304) 265-5953.

Lower Ohio and Kanawharivers: As the water in the tailwa-ters begins to clear the fishing forsauger,walleye,whitebassandhy-brid striped bass will start to pickup. Jigs with minnows could pro-vide someexcellent catches; if arti-ficial baits are your preferencewhiteandchartreusearegoodcol-ors to try. Blue, flathead and chan-nel catfish activity is picking up asthewater continues towarm.

Beech Fork: The reservoir waterlevel is at summer pool. Bass fish-ing is hot right now with manyhungry bass coming out of theyearly spawning period. Channelcatfishmaybe slower right nowasthese fish begin to enter the nest-ing season. Hybrid striped bassand white bass can be caughtusing white lures. For more infor-mation, call the Beech Fork Corpsof Engineers office at (304) 525-4831.

East Lynn: The reservoir waterlevel is at summer pool. Bass willbe holding near logs, stumps andfish attracting brush piles. Muskywill be found near bush piles andfallen trees. Channel catfish andflatheads are beginning to spawnso fishing may be slower thanusual. Try crappie fishing aroundstanding timber or trees that havefallen into thewater. A fewwalleyehave been caught in the lake andtailwater. For more information,call (304) 849-9861.

SUBMITTED ARTICLENITRO—WestVirginiaUniver-

sity alumnus and Nitro attorneyHarvey Peyton’s love of art has re-sulted in many generous gifts tothe University art collection overthe years.

His most recent gift is the 30thwork of art he has presented tothe University, followed by a fi-nancial commitment for the newArt Museum ofWVU.

Peyton’s generosity will be rec-ognized with a patio spacenamed for him at the MuseumEducation Center.

Peyton and his wife, Jennifer,recently donated a 1939 litho-graphic print by Russian-bornartist Louis Lozowick (1892-1973)titled “Derricks and Men (Ridingthe Girder).”

His contributions over theyears have included mostlypaintings, but also prints, draw-ings and mixed-media works byartists such as George AmesAldrich,Wayman Adams, PaulinePalmer, Emil Bisttram, WilliamRobinson Leigh, Werner Drewes,Grant Wood, Carl Holty, PhilipEvergood, Harry Sternberg, RivaHelfond and Bernarda Bryson-Shahn, among others.

His gifts of works by West Vir-ginia artist Blanche Lazzell havehelped make the Art Museum ofWVU the holder of the largestpublic collection of Lazzell’s art.

"We are grateful for HarveyPeyton's generous gifts over theyears that have expanded andstrengthened the art collectionimmensely,” said Joyce Ice, direc-

tor of the Art Museum ofWVU.“He has great enthusiasm and

appreciation for art, and enjoyslearning about, collecting, andsharing it. Harvey also has a good

eye for museum-quality pieces.We are thrilled that he has nowchosen to support the Art Mu-seum's capital project with a fi-nancial contribution as well."

Peyton graduated fromWVU in1971 with a bachelor’s degree inEnglish and received his Doctorof Jurisprudence from the WVUCollege of Law in 1974, where hewas lead articles editor of theWest Virginia Law Review andwas honored with the Order ofthe Coif.

He has been practicing law for35 years at Peyton Law Firm,which he founded, with offices inNitro, Putnam County.

"Everything that I have gainedprofessionally and much of whatI have experienced personallycame to me as a result of my ex-perience atWest Virginia Univer-sity,” Peyton said.

“I deeply love this institutionand if I can do some small thingto help this school obtain agreater level of excellence, I con-sider it a privilege.

“The construction of a free-standing artmuseumwill presenta venue allowing all of us to expe-rience the greatness of the WVUart collection, while giving our

students the opportunity to en-rich themselves and develop ca-reer paths in the arts. For that wewill all be better off. That is thereason I make this gift."

Peyton has served on the Boardof Directors of The AvampatoDiscovery Museum at the ClayCenter for the Arts and Sciencesin Charleston, the Board of Direc-tors of the Putnam County Mu-seum in the Community, and theBoard of Directors of the SunriseMuseum in Charleston. He is amember of the Collections Com-mittee of the Huntington Mu-seum of Art and a formerpresident of The Juliet Museumof Art Collectors Club.

Peyton is a past president ofthe West Virginia Trial LawyersAssociation.

He is a Fellow of the West Vir-ginia Bar Foundation, a Dean’sPartner with the West VirginiaUniversity College of Law and amember of the Board of Gover-nors of theWestVirginia Associa-tion for Justice.

In 2004 he was the recipient ofthe Kathie C. Peyton Volun-teerism Award for outstandingnon-profit volunteer work in theKanawhaValley.

Peyton’s art collection of nearly200 pieces ismostly 20th-centuryAmerican art. Many of the workshang either in the Nitro offices ofthe Peyton Law Firm or are avail-able for personal viewing or loanto academic, civic and cultural-interest groups.

His collection, primarily non-objective works with an empha-sis on the artists of the 1930s,1940s and 1950s, also featuresoutstanding examples of con-temporary work by West Virginiaartists.

Peyton has donated a consid-erable array of artwork to public-access sites such as WVU, theSunrise Museum, Spelman Col-legeMuseumof Fine Art and oth-ers.

See the Peyton Law Firm On-line Art Gallery: http://www.pey-tonlawfirm.com/Art-Collection/

Peyton’s contribution wasmade in conjunctionwith A StateofMinds: The Campaign forWestVirginia’s University.

The $750 million comprehen-sive campaign being conductedby the WVU Foundation on be-half of the University runsthrough December 2015.


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uncooked2 – 8 oz can sliced water

chestnuts3 bananas, sliced tossed in ½

cup lemon juice¾ cup raisins¾ cup pecans or walnuts1 cup cheddar cheese¾ cup chopped green onion10-12 pieces cooked bacon

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Dressing: 2 cups Mayo, ¼ cup sugar, 1 Tbsp white vinegar.In large rectangle dish, layer ingredients in order stopping afternuts. Mix dressing and let stand 5 minutes. Spread dressingover salad. Sprinkle with cheese, onions and bacon. Refrigeratefor 3-4 hours.

Nitro attorneyHarvey Peytonmakes art donation toWVU

Jennifer and Harvey Peyton recently donated Louis Lozowick’s print Derricks and Men (Riding the Girder), 1939, lithograph on paper to West VirginiaUniversity. Courtesy photos

TEAYS VALLEY – Glen Gibbshas beennamedRotarian-of-the-Year by PutnamRotaryClubpres-ident Bob Keely.

The award came as a surpriseto Gibbs, but to no one else in theclub. Gibbs received the award atthe Tuesday, June 19, meeting ofthe Putnam Rotary Club.

Retired and living in Nitro,Gibbs became active in clubproj-ects weeks before he officiallytook the Rotary service pledgenearly three years ago.

Gibbs set up a woodworkingshop as a retirement activity, anda week after his formal inductionhe presented to the club a speak-ers' podium. Fashioned from oakpanels and completewith electri-cal connections and a specialplatform for the traditional Rotarybell, the stand has followed theclub as it changed meeting sites.

Sixmonths later, Gibbswas rec-ognized as aPaulHarris Fellow forhis support of the Rotary Interna-tional Foundation.

The luncheonmeetingTuesdaywas a valedictory for Keely, whowill step down fromhis presiden-tial responsibilities at the end ofthe month.

He noted the members which

had been added to the member-ship rolls in the past year, and thenew corporate member project.

"The club president has twoduties," Keely told the group."One is to preside at meetings,and the other is to resolve anycomplaints.

"Other than that," he said, "it'sreally the board of directors andthe committee chairs that makethe club work."

Keely recognized individual Ro-tarians for their contributions:

Dianna Casto, Mary Keely andChet Marshall were Paul Harris

Fellows for giving to the RotaryFoundation. This represents thesecond Paul Harris Fellow recog-nition forCasto, the third forMaryKeely and the sixth for Marshall.

Presidential citations and giftswere presented to several mem-bers:

• Elaine Rader for arrangingprograms throughmonthly coor-dinators;

• Christina McComas for coor-dination of special communityprojects;

• Bonnie Prisk, for work onscholarship grants;

• Chet Marshall, for fund-rais-ing projects and planning;

• ChuckNuckles, for the corpo-rate membership program andnew member orientation;

•Denise Springer, for service asSergeant-at-Arms;

• Dianna Casto, for support ofthe Rotary Foundation;

• JackBailey, as recording secre-tary and president-nominee;

• Marilyn Pemberton, for the"most hours of service";

• Sam Sentelle, for public rela-tions;

• Mike Herron, as past clubpresident;

• Leslee Shaffer, for best newmember;

• Tom Midkiff, for oversight ofthe Poca Interact Club; and

• Don Broyles, the "AlwaysThere" award for being "alwaysthere -- except when he's on thegolf course".


GlenGibbsnamedRotarian-of-the-Year

Glen Gibbs (left) is presented the Rotarian-of-the-Year award by PutnamRotary Club president Bob Keely.

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tree43. ___ v.Wade45.Wanderers48. Reinforcement53. Woman who receives

patron’s support54. Kvetch58. Bringing up the rear59.Malign

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poultry product46. Bully47. Equipping with

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The Putnam Standard Obituaries Tuesday,June26,2012–Page11

MICHAEL R. BOGGESSJOHN ROGER CARTWRIGHTMAYLON JOHN ERLANDSONDONALDD.GILLESPIE JR.NEVAMAEHAERPHYLLISM. SALMONHALLLARRY JOEHARMONDOROTHY JUANITA

HEATHERLYEDITH IRENEHOLTWILLIAM BURTON JARRETTWILLIAMK. LEWIS JR.IRENE JOSEPHINE RUTAN

LYONSBILLY CARLMcCALLISTERNELLIE CHRISTINE JOHN-

SONMcCALLISTERKENNETHC.McNEELYAFOSIGORDONWAYNEMEADOWSFREDERICK V. "FRED" MES-

SENGERHAROLDWILLIAMOURSVIRGINIA "GINNY" ANN

WARDER-REYNOLDSJOSEPHWAYNE STONEDOROTHY WILLIAMS WIG-

INGTONGORDON F.WORTH

MICHAEL R. BOGGESSMichael R. Boggess, 48, of Scott

Depot passed away Friday, June15, 2012, at CAMC-TeaysValley.

He was preceded in death byhis grandmother, Frances Byrn-side; and his aunt, Jenny Dou-glas.

Michael is survived by his par-ents, Joan and Steve Rogers ofScott Depot; brothers, John (Lori)Boggess of Kenna, and Scott E.(Kizmet) Rogers of St. Albans;grandfather, Calvert McNeely ofSt. Albans; uncles, James V. Mc-Neely of Crystal River, Fla., andZane (Francis) Bell of FortWaltonBeach, Fla.; and several niecesand nephews.

A privatememorial service willbe held at a later date.

Online condolences may bemade to the family by visitingwww.chapmanfuneralhomes.com.

The family suggests memorialcontributions are made to theSpina Bifida Association, 4590MacArthur Blvd., NW, Suite 250,Washington, DC 20007.

Chapman Funeral Home, Hur-ricane, was in charge of arrange-ments.

JOHN ROGERCARTWRIGHT

On March 5, 1941, as a "littleskip" of snow fell, John andGlenna Cartwright were blessedwith the birth of their first child,John Roger Cartwright. On Mon-day, June 18, 2012, he began hisheavenly journey home, sur-rounded by the love of his life,wife Peggy and his family.

Johnwas preceded in death byhis parents John and GlennaCartwright, his mother-in-lawLois Taylor Matthews and sister-in-law Dama Steele.

John is survived by his lovingwife Peggy of Culloden, W.Va.;brothers David, Daniel "Blacky"and wife Evelyn Cartwright; sis-ters Barbara (Gene) Couch, Bev-

erly (Jimmy) Brown, Belinda (El-bert) Cooper, Kimberly (Bill)Wil-son, "Kimbo" his baby sister waslike their own daughter; severalnephews and nieces that adoredhim, his co-workers and a host offriends; his pets Buddy, Princessand Tiny.

John was an avid Civil Warbuff. He also rescued and caredfor many animals, especially thestray cats at Special Metals.While stationed in Korea, he vol-unteered at an orphanage, hecherished those memories.

John was actively employed atSpecialMetals in Huntington. Hewas there for 42 years as a pipefitter. John was a dedicated andloyal employee. He loved his joband co-workers, was a mentorand father figure to many.

While serving in the U.S. Armyin Arkansas, John met the love ofhis life, Peggy Taylor. After re-turning from a tour of duty inKorea, John and Peggy were wedin Arkansas; they rode a train toHuntington. They resided in thisarea for the entire forty six andhalf years of their marriage.

Funeral services were heldThursday, June 21, 2012, at GoodShepherd Baptist Church, ScotDepot, W.Va., with Rev. KennyStidham, brothers-in-law Rev.Jerry Taylor and Rev. JimmieTay-lor officiating. Burial with fullmilitary honors followed at Val-ley View Memorial Park, Hurri-cane,W.Va. Allen Funeral Home,Hurricane, assisted the family.

Contributions may be sent tothe local Humane Society inJohn and Peggy Cartwright'sname in honor of their love of allanimals.

Online condolences may beexpressed to the family atwww.allenfuneralhomewv.com.

MAYLON JOHNERLANDSON

Maylon John Erlandson, 72, ofSt. Albans passed away on Friday,June 15, 2012, at Hubbard Hos-pice House, Charleston, sur-rounded by his family.

Born June 26, 1939 in Viroqua,Wis., John was a son of the lateStephen and Carla Erlandson.

John proudly served his coun-try in the United States MarineCorps, 145 Platoon, 1st Battalion,Company B. Throughout his 9 ½years with the Corps, Johnformed lifelong friendships withhis fellow Marines.

Although a humble man, Johnexcelled with the Corps and wasawarded the Outstanding DrillInstructor Recruit Trainer andwas recognized by several high-ranking officials for his excellentyears of honorable service to hiscountry. He will always be ourhero.

John is survived by his lovingwife of 52 years, Loretta; his chil-dren, RobbinThompson of St. Al-bans, Carla and husband,Clayton Bishop, of Winfield,Johnny Erlandson of St. Albans,and James Erlandson and wife,Amanda, of Sissonville; grand-children, Cassidy, Noah, Lindsy,

Chase, Josee, Corrie, Kendra,Jayna, Samantha, Christian,John, Patricia, and Madelyn;great-grandchildren, Christopherand Chloe; siblings, MarianStanek, Dode Erlandson, andWinnie Kanadle, all ofWisconsin;as well as other family membersand a host of friends.

Funeral services were heldMonday, June 18, 2012, atBartlett-Chapman FuneralHome, St. Albans, with the Rev.Stan Smith officiating. Burialwith military honors followed inCunningham Memorial Park, St.Albans.

Visit www.bartlettchapmanfu-neralhome.com to share memo-ries of John or to expresscondolences.

DONALDD.GILLESPIE JR.

Donald D. Gillespie Jr., 83, ofPoint Pleasant,W.Va., went hometo be with his Lord and lovingwife, Monday, June 18, 2012, atPleasant Valley Hospital.

He was born August 2, 1928, inPoint Marion, Pennsylvania, ason of the late Donald D. Gille-spie Sr. and Jeannette (Lilley)Gillespie.

Don was a member of NewHope Bible Baptist Church inPoint Pleasant. He had served hiscountry in the U.S. Army, was re-tired fromKaiser Aluminum, andwas a member of American Le-gion Post No. 23 of Point Pleas-ant, Stewart-Johnson VFW PostNo. 9926 of Mason, and theUSWA.

In addition to his parents, hewas preceded in death by hiswife Emma Marie "Wimpy"Gillespie; step-mother EurlaceGillespie; and several brothersand sisters.

Don is survived by a daughterDawnGillespie of Point Pleasant;three sons, Steve (Jeanie) Gille-spie of Florida, Jeff (Debby) Gille-spie of Leon, W.Va., and Aaron(Leigha) Gillespie of Lexington,Kentucky; four grandchildren,Derrick (Jessica) Gillespie, JeffreyGillespie II, Lindsay Huddlestonand Jaxson Gillespie; two great-grandchildren; two brothers,Sherman Gillespie and LarryGillespie; five sisters, Lea Smith,Joyce Riffle, Terry Carpenter,Deanna Facemire and DremaHines; and special friend RayPickens.

Funeral services were heldThursday, June 21, 2012, at NewHope Bible Baptist Church inPoint Pleasant with Rev. CharlieMoses and Pastor Steven Sander-son officiating. Burial followed atKirkland Memorial Gardens inPoint Pleasant.

Wilcoxen Funeral Home, PointPleasant, was in charge ofarrangements.

The family suggests donationsare made to: New Hope BibleBaptist Church, 3 RobinsonStreet, Point Pleasant,WV 25550.

Online condolences may bemade at www.wilcoxenfuneral-home.com.

NEVAMAEHAERPrecious in the sight of the

Lord is the death of his saints." -Psalm 116:15 On Friday, June 15,2012, Heaven gained anotherprecious angel, when Neva MaeHaer, 94, of Buffalo, formerly ofNitro, departed this life followingan extended illness. She was aChristian and founding memberof the Landmark Baptist Churchin St. Albans, and attended theBuffalo Church of God.

Born July 19, 1917, in Roberts-burg, shewas the daughter of thelate John C. Haer and SamariaBadgley Haer. In addition to herparents, she was preceded indeath by sisters, Vada Haer, Mar-garet Dunn, Gracie Dunn, ElvaBane, andHazel Kimberling; andby a brother, Oliver Haer.

She is survived by her daugh-ters, Sandra K. (Tom) Brown ofCross Lanes, and Judith L. (Nyle)Whittington of Eleanor; grand-daughter, Noel Whittington; andgrandson, NicholasWhittington,both of whomwere her pride andjoy and the light of her life; alongwith several nieces and nephews.

The family would like to ex-tend special thanks to Heartlandof Charleston for the love andcompassion shown to theirmother. Special thanks to Nettie"Mary," whom she considered tobe her third daughter; to her dailycare nurse, Annette, who faith-fully and lovingly attended to herneeds; to Jane and Karen whowent above and beyond; to Hos-piceCare for their professionaland dignified service; to all thechurch members and musicianswho volunteer their time to visitthe residents of nursing care fa-cilities - you are truly a blessing;and to theHometown Independ-ent Church for their love, prayersand support.

Funeral services were heldTuesday, June 19, 2012, at RaynesFuneral Home, Buffalo, with Pas-tor Darren Persinger officiating.Burial followed in the WalkerChapel Church Cemetery,Robertsburg.

Online condolences may besent to theHaer family and theon-line guestbook signed by visitingwww.raynesfuneralhome.com.

Raynes Funeral Home, Buffalo,was in charge of arrangements.

PHYLLISM.SALMONHALL

Phyllis M. Salmon Hall went tobe with the Lord at the age of 89.She had been a lifelong residentofMilton until the past five years,

when she resided at BroadmoreSenior Living in TeaysValley.

She was born March 12, 1923,at Dry Creek in Milton,W.Va. Shewas preceded in death by her firsthusbandHomer Salmon; secondhusband Montrose Hall; parentsEverett and Violet Glenn Jacks;and two brothers, Glenn andElmer "Bub" Jacks.

She was a homemaker and amember of Milton UnitedMethodist Church for manyyears.

She is survived by sister-in-lawLula Bradford of Atlanta, Ga.;brother-in-law Leonard Salmonof Grove City, Ohio; nieces,nephews, cousins and a host offriends.

The family would like to ex-tend a heartfelt thanks to Broad-more Senior Living staff andresidents for making Phyllis' lastyears very enjoyable.

Also, we wish to thank CAMCTeays Valley Hospital for the ex-cellent care she received.

A celebration of Phyllis' lifewas heldThursday, June 21, 2012,at Milton United MethodistChurch with Pastor LynnCartwright and the Rev. CraigGobel officiating. She was laid torest beside her husband Homerin Ridgelawn Memorial Park,Huntington,W.Va.

Memorial contributions maybe made to Milton UnitedMethodist Church, PO Box 597;Milton, WV 25541 or to your fa-vorite charity.

Heck Funeral Home, Miltonwas in charge of arrangements.

Online condolences may beexpressed to the family atwww.heckfuneralhome.com.

LARRY JOEHARMONMr. Larry JoeHarmon, 57, with

calloused hands and a plentifulheart, passed away on the familyfarm on June 12, 2012.

He was a 35-year employee ofLeslie Equipment and a memberof the American Angus Associa-tion for 25 years.

He was preceded in death byhis parents, Ray and Pearl Har-mon.

He is survived by his wife,VanessaHarmon; children, LarryJoe Harmon Jr. and wife, Katrina,and their son, Nathaniel Joe; Jes-sica Hively and husband, Todd,and their children, Katelyn andCortney; Daniel Harmon; AmberHarrison and her children, Gre-gory, Kayla and Jack; Jason Han-shaw andwife, Heather; NicholasHanshaw; Rachel Hanshaw andher son, Jeremiah; and Ashley

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Bowman; sisters, Betty Casto, Bar-bara Stone, Judith Grady andColleen Stone; and brother, GaryHarmon.

A tribute to the life of Larry JoeHarmon was held Saturday, June16, at Gatens-Harding FuneralHome Chapel with Pastor DarrenPersinger officiating. Burial fol-lowed inMount ZionCemetery.

The family suggests donationsaremade toSt. JudeChildren'sRe-searchHospital.

Condolencesmaybe sent to thefamily by visiting www.harding-familygroup.com.

Gatens-Harding Funeral Home,Poca, assisted theHarmon family.

DOROTHY JUANITAHEATHERLY

Dorothy JuanitaHeatherly, 86,ofSt. Albans passed away peacefullyon June 12, 2012, at the home ofher daughter and son-in-law inMuscle Shoals, Ala., with her fam-ily at her side.

She was born on March 24,1926, inSilush,W.Va., thedaughterof the late Jess Howard and RubyMullins. Inaddition toherparents,she was predeceased in death byher husband, Robert "Doc"Heatherly; and her brothers, ClellMullins and LowellMullins.

She is survived by son, JamesH.Heatherly of Georgia; daughter,Donna Cox and her husband,Harold, ofMuscle Shoals, Ala.; sis-ter, Barbara Elkins and her hus-band, Carl, of Hamlin,W.Va.; fourgrandchildren, Catherine, Eliza-beth, James II, and Stacy; fivegreat-grandchildren; three nieces;and one nephew.

Juanita graduated from DuvalHigh School and attended CapitolCity Business School. She was amember of St. Peters UnitedMethodist Church and the St. Al-bans Chapter of the Order of theEastern Star. She was a wonderfulwife, mother and mamaw whotouchedmany liveswithher lovingsoulandgenerousheart. FollowingDoc's death, she spent her time inAlabama with Donna and Harold,enjoyinghergranddaughter, Stacy,and her family, and her specialfriend, Harold'smother, SaraWay.

The family would like to thankHospice of Tennessee Valley andher caregivers from Elder Care fortheir loving care, kindness andcompassion during her illness.

A celebration of Juanita's lifewasheldTuesday, June19, 2012, atSt. Peters United MethodistChurch, St. Albans, with the RevSteveRhodesofficiating.Burial fol-lowed in Cunningham MemorialPark, St. Albans.

The family suggests memorialcontributions are made to St. Pe-ters United Methodist Churchbuilding fundor thecharityof yourchoice.

Online condolences canbe sentto the family at www.casdor-phandcurry.com.

EDITH IRENEHOLTEdith Irene Holt, 87, of St. Al-

bans,passedaway June12, 2012, athome.

She was born September 17,1924, in Scott Depot, and was adaughter of John and Myrtle Tay-lor Wymer, who preceded her indeath. In addition to her parents,she was also preceded in death byher husband, FrankWilliam Holt;sister,MabelWiseman; andbroth-ers, Carl, Edward and JamesWymer.

Edithwas aChristian. Shewas a50-year member of the St. AlbansMoose, and she was an avid CB'erwho was known by the handle of"Morning Glory." She loved flow-ers, and takingcareofherbeautifullawn. She was a loving mother toher children, and was also knownas the "neighborhood mother" toall.

Edith is survived by three sons,Frank Holt Jr., Roger Holt and hiswife, Debbie, and Clinton Holt, allof St. Albans; sister, Evelyn Collierof San Antonio, Texas; grandchil-dren, Jodi Pete, Kathy Snyder,William "Billy" Holt, Eric Holt,Daniel Holt, Brittany Holt, AprilWooten, Andy Wooten andTommyWooten; great-grandchil-dren, Adam, Santanah, Rachael,Elexa,McKenzie, IsaiahandHaley;and close family friend, DebbieHale.

A celebration of Edith's life washeld Friday, June 15, at Casdorphand Curry Funeral Home, St. Al-bans, with James "Jammer" Mar-cum and Carl Justice officiating.Burial followed in CunninghamMemorial Park, St. Albans.

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

WILLIAMBURTONJARRETT

William Burton Jarrett, 82, ofBarboursville,W.Va., passed awaySunday, June 17, 2012.

He was born September 21,1929, in St. Albans,W.Va., a son ofthe late Burton Eli and Gaye B.Good Jarrett.HewasalsoprecededindeathbyonedaughterAliceAnnJarrett.

He was retired from C&P Tele-phone after thirty-seven years ofservice and served in the U.S. AirForce during the KoreanConflict.

He is survived by his wife BettyLou Samples Jarrett; childrenJosephRay (Terri) Jarrett ofMilton,Gay Marie "Gigi" Ward of Bar-boursville, and Robert Alan Jarrettof Nella's Nursing Home, Elkins,W.Va.; brothers andsisters, Eugene(Norma) Jarrett of Nitro, Martha(Ron) Hillard of St. Albans, Hugh(Katie) Jarrett of St. Albans, David(Shirley) Jarrett of St. Albans, Betty(Rev. Larry) McCallister of St. Al-bans, and James Jarrett of St. Al-bans; three grandchildren,Danielle (Scott)Wilson, Brett Jar-rett and Krista Ward; and fourgreat-grandchildren, Nathaniel,Jadon, Emmaleigh and TashaWil-son.

Funeral services were con-ductedWednesday, June 20 at theWallace Funeral Home & Chapelby the Rev. Larry McCallister. Bur-ial followed in White Chapel Me-morial Gardens with military

graveside rites conducted by theVeteransHonor Guard.

Online condolencesmay be ex-pressed to the familyatwww.time-formemory.com/wallace.

WILLIAMK.LEWIS JR.WilliamK. Lewis Jr., 84, of St. Al-

bans, passed away Monday, June18, 2012, at Teays Valley Center,Hurricane.

Born October 3, 1927, inCrossville, Tenn., he was the lastsurviving member of his immedi-ate family. He was preceded indeathbyhis parents,WilliamK. Sr.and Josie Edmonds Lewis; and hiswife, Daune Rita Acree Lewis.

William was a manager forKroger for 43 years and amemberofThe Crossing, St. Albans.

He is survivedbysons,Bill Lewisand wife, Sheila, and Greg Lewisandwife,Bobbi, bothof St. Albans;daughter, Joan and husband,Ernest Smith of St. Albans; grand-children,William Lewis IV, BrandiEdens, Jessica Daune Lewis andEvan Lewis; great-grandchildren,WilliamLewisV, Abigail Lewis andAllen Edens; and step-grandchil-dren, Becky Davis, Mary Rizk andErnest P. Smith.

Funeral services were heldWednesday, June 20, at Bartlett-Chapman Funeral Home, St. Al-bans, with Pastor Victor Keathlyofficiating.Burial followed inCun-ningham Memorial Park, St. Al-bans.

Visit www.bartlettchapmanfu-neralhome.com to share a mem-ory or express condolences.

IRENE JOSEPHINERUTANLYONS

Irene JosephineRutanLyons, 87,ofEleanorpassedawayon June15,2012, and isnowrestingpeacefullyin her heavenly home. No moredoctors, no more hospitals, nomore oxygen masks, no morestruggling for her next breath. Sheis happy and free.

Irene was a faithful member ofShiloah Independent Church anda lifelong homemaker. One of hergreatest pleasures was quilting forher family and friends.

BornMay7, 1925, inRedHouse,she was the daughter of the lateHenry Rutan and Austie RineRutan. In addition to her parents,she was preceded in death by ason, Ronald Lyons; a daughter,Bernice Casto; sisters, Eva Knapp,Mary Kessel Cochran, GertrudeCochran, Virginia Beller, MaxineSutphin, and Dorothy Wiggins;brothers, Otis Rutan and ThomasRutan; granddaughter, AnitaLyons; and great-grandsons,Matthew Lyons, Jonathan andJoseph Reedy.

She is survived by her husbandof sixty-eight years, Ernest Lyons; adaughter, Edna (Raymond) Reedyof Buffalo; a son, Bobby (Pam)Lyons of Cross Lanes; grandchil-dren, Jeff, Jonathan,Tim,Tod,Troy,Misty, Karen, and Amanda; ninegreat-grandchildren; and threegreat-great-grandchildren.

Funeral serviceswereheldMon-day, June18, 2012, at Shiloah Inde-

pendent Church, RedHouse, withPastor Paul Browning and PastorLarryMobleyofficiating.Burial fol-lowed in the Shiloah ChurchCemetery.

Online condolencesmay be sentto the Lyons family and the onlineguestbook signed by visitingwww.raynesfuneralhome.com.

Raynes Funeral Home EleanorChapel, Eleanor, was in charge ofarrangements.

BILLYCARLMcCALLISTER

BillyCarlMcCallister, 72, ofHur-ricane, passed away at his home,withhiswifeathis side, on June12,2012.

Hewas born the only son to thelate Thomas and Anna ElizabethSmith McCallister on May 18,1940, in St. Albans.

Billy was retired from the WestVirginia Department of PublicSafety (West Virginia State Police)with their radio communicationsprogram. He was the first one toinstall and operate modern radiocommunications in PutnamCounty, where he also foundedElectronic Services Inc.,Winfield,which his son currently operates.Billy was very active in amateurradio, especially the Virginia HamNet, with his call sign WB8OEC.Billy was amember ofMountVer-non Baptist Church and PutnamMasonic LodgeNo. 139 AF&AM.

He is survived by his wife of 41years, Alice Faye Johnson McCal-lister; and son, Aaron andhiswife,Brandi McCallister, and their son,Noah, ofWinfield.

Funeral services were held Fri-day, June 15, at Chapman FuneralHome,Hurricane,withPastorRonMcClung and Pastor DavidWhiteofficiating. Burial followed in Cul-lodenCommunity Cemetery.

Anyone wishing to leave onlinecondolences ormemoriesmay doso at www.chapmanfuneral-homes.com.

Chapman Funeral Home, Hur-ricane, was honored to handleBilly's arrangements.

NELLIECHRISTINEJOHNSONMcCALLISTERNellieChristine JohnsonMcCal-

lister, 93, ofWinfield, passed awaySunday, June 17, 2012, at ThomasMemorialHospital, after a long ill-ness.

Nellie was a 72-year resident ofWinfield and a member of JudsonBaptist Church.

Nellie, who will be greatlymissed by her children andfriends, was a talented lady whoexcelled in many creative ways.She understood the meaning ofstyle inherown lifeaswell as inherability tocreatebeautiful garmentsforherself, her childrenandgrand-children. Her interests includedcrocheting, gardening, bakingandtreating others with kindness. Shewas a selfless person and thosewhoknewher consideredherout-standing in many ways. Her kind-ness to others and her positiveoutlook on life exemplified herChristian life.

She was preceded in death byherparents, LucyandFulton John-son; her husband, Estil McCallis-ter; her son, Keith McCallister;sister, MaryWilson; and brothers,Joe and Jess Johnson.

Nellie is survived by her daugh-ter, Hope Coleman and husband,James, of Winfield; son, C. BrentMcCallister andwife, Diana, of Al-tamonte Springs, Fla.; brother, JimJohnson ofWest Palm Beach, Fla.;grandchildren, Jason (Sandy) Mc-Callister, Jeremy(Tara)McCallister,Todd Coleman, Leslie Shreve(Don), Christina Salisbury (Jerry)and Stacie Webb (Brandon); andnine great-grandchildren.

A service tocelebrateNellie's lifewas held Thursday, June 21, atCooke Funeral Home, Nitro, withPastorFredMcCallister officiating.Burial followed in CunninghamMemorial Park, St. Albans.

Nellie's family wants to thankNorth Central WV Aging Servicesfor the many services they pro-vided. They especially want tothank Sabine Vent and the lateDebbieRosiek,whowere truly lov-ingandcaringandprovidedmuchcomfort and concern for Nellie.

You may express online condo-lences at www.cookefuneral-home.com.

KENNETHC.McNEELYAFOSI

Kenneth C. McNeely AFOSI, 60,ofFraziersBottompassedawayonMay 29, 2012, following a suddenillness.

He was a retired Air Force vet-eran with 21 years of service. Hewas a former employee of thePinkerton Agency with severalyears of service.

Born January 10, 1952, inMadi-son,hewas the sonof the lateEliz-abeth Webb. In addition to hismother, he was preceded in deathby one brother, Jerry R.McNeely.

Survivors include daughter,Shannon (Eric) Berthiaume ofNashua, N.H.; grandchildren,Mackenzie, Zachary,MadisonandTravis Berthiaume, all of Nashua,N.H.; sisters, Georgia Cook andJudy Ashley, both ofWest Virginia,and JoAnn Baldwin of North Car-olina; and brothers, Jackie L. Mc-Neeley ofMadison, andDeWayneWebb of Iowa.

Services will be held at a laterdate inNewHampshire withmili-tary honors.

Online condolences may besent to the family and the onlineguestbook signed by visitingwww.raynesfuneralhome.com.

Raynes Funeral Home, Buffalo,was in charge of arrangements.

GORDONWAYNEMEADOWS

GordonWayneMeadows, 78, ofWinfieldpassedawayonSaturday,June16, 2012, atHubbardHospiceHouseWest, South Charleston.

Born July 21, 1933, inWinfield,he was a son of the late WilliamAdison and Vennie M. Ball Mead-ows. He was also preceded indeath by infant son, StevenDale.

Gordon was retired from

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Goodyear Tire and Rubber, AppleGrove, andwas amember of NitroMoose Lodge No. 565 and VFWPostNo. 9097.He servedhis coun-try with the United States Armyduring the Korean War. He wasalso an avid golfer.

Surviving are his loving wife of57 years, Janet Meadows; his son,StanleyMeadowsofHurricane; hisdaughter, RebeccaAdkins of Poca;his sister, Jean Terry of Hurricane;three granddaughters; and sevengreat-grandchildren.

Funeral services were heldTuesday, June 19, 2012, at Chap-manFuneralHome,Winfield,withPastor Paul Boggess officiating.Burial with military honors fol-lowed in Tyler Mountain MemoryGardens, Cross Lanes.

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

The family suggests memorialcontributions are made to Hub-bard Hospice HouseWest, 4605-AMacCorkle Ave. S.W., SouthCharleston,WV 25309.

FREDERICKV. "FRED"MESSENGER

Frederick V. "Fred" Messenger,54, of St. Albans passed away sud-denly on Saturday, June 16, 2012,at JacksonGeneral Hospital.

Fred was born on September 8,1957, in SouthCharleston.Hewasa graduate of St. Albans HighSchool.He thenworked forMoun-taineerGasas a safety coordinator.Fred loved boating on the riverand watching his children playsports. He was a true friend tomany and a very proud father.

Fred was preceded in death byhis father,WoodrowV.Messenger.

He is survived by his daughter,RachelM. Shannon (Jason)ofCul-loden; sons, Zachary J. Messenger(Danielle) of SouthCharlestonandPatrick A. Messenger ofCharleston; mother, MargueriteMessenger of St. Albans; brother,Edward K. Messenger (Elizabeth)

of Nitro; sisters, Susan E. Tolbert(Harold) ofTeaysValley and JudithK. Suytak (Michael) of Beckley;grandchildren, Anna, Aidan andAustin Shannon of Culloden.

Funeral services to honor thelife of FrederickV.MessengerwereheldWednesday, June 20, 2012, atSnodgrass Funeral Home. Burialfollowed at Cunningham Memo-rial Park in St. Albans.

Memories and condolencesmay be shared by visitingwww.snodgrassfuneral.com andselecting the obituary icon.

Snodgrass Funeral Home ofSouthCharlestonwas in charge ofarrangements.

HAROLDWILLIAMOURS

HaroldWilliamOurs, 82, ofMil-ton passed away on Friday, June15, 2012, at the Emogene DolinJones Hospice House, Hunting-ton.

Funeral services were con-ducted Tuesday, June 19, 2012, atHeck Funeral Home, Milton, withPastor Windell Shull officiating.Burial followed in Milton Ceme-tery.

He was born September 29,1929, in Huntington, a son of thelate Charles and Margaret Ours.He was also preceded in death byone brother, Calvin Ours.

Mr. Ours was a veteran of theU.S. Marine Corps, having servedduring the Korean War in whichhe fought in the Battle of ChosinReservoir, where later the sur-vivors were referred to as the"Chosin Few." He was a retiredconstruction worker with theLocal 132 Operating Engineers.During his employment, hehelped build theNewRiver GorgeBridge.

He is survivedbyhis lovingwife,Mary Jane Johnson Ours; twodaughters, Sharon Atkinson andConnie Callopi, both of Milton;special son-in-law, LarryAtkinsonof Milton; four grandchildren,

Harold "Wilkie" (Kelly) Shull ofMilton, Jason Holley (Bethany) ofMilton, Greg Callopi (Anna) ofHuntington and special grand-daughter, Alisha Callopi of Hunt-ington; two brothers, Travis Oursand John Ours; one sister, EloiseOurs Davis; two great-grandchil-dren,Whitney andMya; five step-great-grandchildren, Marshall,Kyra, Dustin, Camron and Kale;and his Marine brother andfriend, Carl Lamb.

Online condolencesmaybe ex-pressed to the family atwww.heckfuneralhome.com.

VIRGINIA "GINNY"ANNWARDER-REYNOLDS

Virginia "Ginny" Ann Warder-Reynolds, 86, of St. Albans passedaway on Friday, June 15, 2012.

Born July 18, 1925, in Fairmont,Va., she was a daughter of the lateEarl B. and Blanche Smith. In ad-dition to her parents, Ginny wasalso preceded in death by herdaughter, Mary Beth Warder-Jones.

Ginnywas an activemember ofSt. Mark's Episcopal Church, St.Albans. She participated in vari-ous activities within the church.She was the former choir directorand organist and volunteeredwith Christ's Kitchen. She wasalso involvedwithmany commu-nity groups, the St. AlbansWomen's Club and theD.A.R.Vir-ginia receivedherMaster's degreein education and retired after 29years of service as a teacher withKanawha County Schools, spe-cializing in elementary education.

She is survivedbyher sons, PaulStephen Warder and wife, Bar-bara, of Charleston, and JohnMarshallWarder of St. Albans; andgrandson, Jonathan Seth Warderof Denver, Colo.

A memorial service in honor ofVirginia Ann Warder-Reynoldswill be held at a later date.

The family requests donationsto bemade to the Alzheimer's As-

sociation, 1601 Second Ave.,Charleston,WV 25387.

Bartlett-Chapman FuneralHome, St. Albans,was in charge ofarrangements.

JOSEPHWAYNESTONEJoseph Wayne Stone, 30, of

Charleston, passedawaySaturday,June 16, 2012, after a long illness.

He was born February 18, 1982,one of two sons of the late JeffreyA. Stone and Diana L. Prue andstepfather,WilliamA. Prue.

He is survived by wife, ShellyCummings; stepdaughter, AkalyaCummings; brother, Michael A.Stone of Charleston; stepbrother,Franklin G. Prue; grandson ofBobby and Louise Snodgrass ofCharleston, and Joannand the lateRobert Stone of Hurricane; threenephews; and numerous aunts,uncles and cousins.

Funeral services were heldThursday, June 21, at Stevens &Grass Funeral Home, Malden,with Pastor Mike Long officiating.Burial followed in MountainViewMemorial Park, Charleston.

The online guestbook forJoseph Wayne Stone may be ac-cessed atwww.stevensandgrass.com.

DOROTHYWILLIAMSWIGINGTON

Dorothy Williams Wigington,93, of Broadmore Assisted Living,formerly of Valentine Circle,passed away on June 16, 2012,with her family by her side.

She was born February 24,1919, in Acme, a daughter of JessandLaura Farley Anderson. In ad-dition to her parents, shewas pre-ceded in death by her firsthusband, Earl R.Williams; andhersecond husband, LeoWigington;and sisters, Zelpha Boggess, andJessie Jarrell.

She was an active member ofAbney Street Church of God andloved singing in the choir as herhealth permitted her.

She will be sadly missed by herthree daughters, Doris Campbellof Charleston,NormaSt. Clair andher husband, Herman, of Prince-ton, and Sandra Cottrell and herhusband, Richard, ofWinfield; sis-ters, Louise Baker of Ripley andFreda Clark of Cottageville; fivegrandchildren, Vicki Monk andhusband, Jeff, Sherri Snuffer andhusband, Mike, all of Charleston,Jeff St. Clair of Phoenixville, Pa.,Tim Cottrell and wife, Barbara, ofHurricane, and Terri Workmanand husband, Jim, of Hurricane;eight great-grandchildren; threegreat-great-grandchildren; andseveral nieces and nephews.

A celebration of Dorothy's lifewas held June 19, 2012, at Cas-dorph & Curry Funeral Homewith the Rev. A.C. Jack Lawrenceand the Rev. Arley Cravens offici-ating. Burial followed in TylerMountain Memory Gardens,Cross Lanes.

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

GORDONF.WORTHMr.GordonF.Worth, 80, of Poca,

passed away June 13, 2012.Gordon was a lifelong resident

of Heizer Creek; a former coalminer; andaChristian.Gordonat-tended Heizer Creek CommunityChurch and Lett Creek Commu-nity Church.

He is survived by his daughter,Debra Mortazavi of Buffalo; andfour grandchildren.

A tribute to the life Gordon washeld Friday, June 15, at Gatens-Harding Funeral Home Chapelwith pastors Kevin Starcher andWillard Beller officiating. Burialfollowed inHavenofRestMemoryGardens.

Condolencesmaybe sent to thefamily by visiting www.harding-familygroup.com.

Gatens-HardingFuneralHome,Poca, assisted theWorth family.

The Putnam County Board ofEducation approved the follow-ing personnel changes at itsJune 18 meeting:

Resignations:Sondra Corsaro, Mountain

View Elementary, referral officer.Linda Hoffman, Buffalo High

School, SAP Coordinator.Teresa Matney, Hurricane

Town Elementary, after-schoolcritical-skills tutor.

Kiley Reed, Winfield Middle,assistant soccer.

Christina Rinick, Buffalo Ele-mentary, temporary extended-day critical-skills tutor.

Cheryll Roberts, Poca High,AP Coordinator.

Franklin D. Searls, Hurricane

High, freshman football coach.Judith Grady county, substi-

tute cook.Diana McCallister, central of-

fice, buyer.Stephen Panell, Hurricane

Middle, custodian.Roland Roberts, Poca Elemen-

tary, aide.Stephen Rhodes II, bus opera-

tor.Employment:Tammy Chapman, central of-

fice, coordinator informationservices.

Angela Gatens, West TeaysAnnex (Alternative School), halfday counselor.

Substitute teachers: CathyBailey, Shannon Burton, FrazierItson and Ramona Lockwood,Jana Posey, Sara High, TinaMyers and Patrick Stewart.

Timothy Allison GeorgeWashington Middle, Home-bound Site Coordinator.

Timothy Bailey Poca Middle,football.

Amy Barber, Hurricane High,assistant. girls’ soccer.

Melinda Bender, GeorgeWashington Middle, after-school detention teacher alter-nate.

Barbara Black,West Teays Ele-mentary, SafeatSchool Program.

Susan Brewer, Buffalo Ele-mentary, extended day critical-skills instructor.

Steve Briscoe, Winfield Mid-dle, assistant football.

Tonya Casto, Mountain ViewElementary, systems operator.

Tara Chapman, GeorgeWash-ingtonMiddle, assistant softball.

Robert Downing, Hurricane

High, assistant girls’ soccer.Joseph Henson, Hurricane

High, assistant boys’ varsity bas-ketball.

Patricia Igo, Poca High, Busi-ness Department Head.

Deidra Kelley, West Teays Ele-mentary, SafeatSchool Program.

B. Lynne Kibler, Poca Middle,after-school detention alternate.

Joseph Kincaid, PocaHigh, re-lated arts department head.

Daniel McKinney, HurricaneHigh, golf.

Rex Nelson, Poca High, ath-letic director.

Cathy Newsom, Poca High,EDGE site coordinator and Sat-urday school teacher.

Larry Perkins, Poca High, as-sistant girls’ soccer.

Mary Robinette, West TeaysElementary, SafeatSchool Pro-

gram.P. Lynette Simms, West Teays

Elementary, SafeatSchool Pro-gram.

Ashley Skeens, Poca High, as-sistant volleyball.

Paul Sowards, HurricaneHigh, student council sponsor.

Donald Campbell, county,substitute maintenance.

James Cremeans county, sub-stitute maintenance.

James Gooch. county, substi-tute custodian.

Judith Grady, Winfield High,half day cook.

Robert Liptrap, county, tem-porary summer bus/garagecleaning and degreasing.


PutnamCounty Schools Personnel ChangesByDavid Payne Sr.

[email protected]

Tuesday,June26,2012 Time For Service The Putnam Standard

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

torWayne Burch. 304-937-3447.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Scott Depot Christ Fellowship

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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the project were also asked toprovide alternate bids for fouradditional projects that could bebuilt in conjunctionwith the an-imal shelter.

The four alternate bid projectswere for additional windows inthe back of the building; asphaltpaving of the parking lot; amon-ument type road sign to beplaced by the road advertisingthe shelter; and a monumenttype sign next to the building.

Following presentation of thebids, County Manager BrianDonat said that while the countyasked for the additional alternatebids, he did not anticipate therebeing funds available for any ofthem, however, the final decisionwould be up to county commis-sioners.

After opening the bids, com-missioners asked the architecton the project, Silling Associates,to review all of the bids andmake a final recommendationonwhat company is awarded thebid at the Commission'smeetingon Tuesday, June 26.

The Commission voted in Feb-ruary to proceed with construc-tion of a new animal shelter toreplace the existing 27-year-oldfacility inWinfield.The site of thenew shelter is on the Eleanorside of the Ross Booth MemorialBridge atWinfield.

As envisioned by the architec-tural firm Silling Associates, thenew animal shelter will feature46 kennels for dogs, nearly dou-

ble the capacity of the currentshelter, and will also feature asystem that will keep the kennelseasier to clean.

The new facility will also fea-ture inside and outdoor “bond-ing areas”where those looking toadopt a dog or cat will have timeto play with the animal. The fa-cility will also have two en-trances, one for the publiclooking to adopt an animal, anda separate entrance where ani-mals are brought into the build-ing.

The new shelter will also havespace on sight for veterinariansto come in and perform simple

procedures on the animals. Cur-rently, dogs and cats have to besent to Barboursville for spayingand neutering and other proce-dures.

For puppies and kittens, thenew shelter will also feature “petstore” type displays near thefront of the building allowingthem a greater chance of beingadopted.

In addition, the new animalshelter will feature a larger park-ing area than the existing facility.

Once construction begins, ithas been estimated it could take10-12months for the new animalshelter to be completed.


Thomas Potts of the architectural firm Silling Associates opens bids for con-struction of the new Putnam County Animal Shelter during a special meeting ofthe Putnam County Commission on Thursday, June 21. Photo by Jack Bailey

SHELTER FROM PAGE 1 Nitro Couple plead guiltyto defrauding AEPSTAFFREPORTCHARLESTON -- U.S. Attorney

BoothGoodwinrecentlyannouncedthat two more individuals pleadedguilty in federal court inaschemetosubmit fraudulent claims for powersurge damage to American ElectricPowerServiceCorp.

Mark Ingram, 42, and Crystal In-gram,32bothofNitropleadedguiltytothefelonyoffenseofconspiracytocommitmailandwire fraud.

Thedefendantsadmittedthattheycolludedwith former AEP propertydamage claims adjuster DeborahFarmer to unlawfully obtainmoneyfromAEP by submitting fraudulentclaimsforpowersurgedamage.

Farmer, 47, formerly ofWinfield,pleaded guilty inApril to conspiracytocommitmailandwire fraud.

Farmeradmittedshearrangedtheschemeandconspiredwithotherin-dividualstounlawfullyobtainmoneyfromthepowercompanybysubmit-ting the fraudulent claims. Sevenotherco-defendantshavealsoprevi-ously pleaded guilty to their role inthe scheme and likewise await sen-tencing.

A two-year investigation revealedthat false claimswere filedwithAEPrelated to power surge damage tohomes.

Mr. IngramandMrs. Ingrameachadmitted that they joined the con-spiracy to commitmail fraudwhenthey filed fraudulent claims and re-ceivedthefraudulentchecksthrough

the mail. The defendants thencashed the checks, took aportionofthe payoff and gave the remainingproceedsbacktoMs.Farmerorotherdefendants.

Mr.andMrs.Ingramadmittedthatthey claimed a total of four fraudu-lentchecks fora totalof$53,000.

Ms.Ingramalsoadmittedtointro-ducing three other people to Ms.Farmersothattheycouldfilefraudu-lent checks with AEP. Other co-de-fendants involved in the conspiracyadmittedtoreceivingchecksrangingfrom $4,000 to as much as $19,000perfraudulentclaimatvarioustimesbetween March 2009 and March2010.

Atotalof57fraudulentclaimswerefiled resulting in a loss to AEPof ap-proximately$598,485.

Mr.andMrs. Ingrameach faceupto 20 years in prison and a $250,000fine when they are sentenced onSept. 18, 2012 byUnited States Dis-trict JudgeJohnT.Copenhaver, Jr.

All defendants agreed to restitu-tion based on the total number ofclaims checks they cashed. TheCourt will fix the final amount ofrestitution owed by each defendantatsentencing.

The Federal Bureau of Investiga-tion (FBI), United States Postal In-spection Service and West VirginiaStatePolicearehandling the investi-gation.AssistantUnitedStatesAttor-ney Erik S. Goes is in charge of theprosecution.

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