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WINFIELD - Things arechanging in the Putnam CountyClerk’s Office.

Electronic payments and doc-ument searches will soon moveit into the future. The drivingforce behind the upgrades is res-idents, said County Clerk BrianWood.

“We’re just looking for moreavenues to help people out,” hesaid.

Residents can now access doc-uments in the courthouse, via anextensive database. Last week,workers in the clerk’s officescanned hundreds of pre-1992deeds to update their onlinefiles.

Wood will then have his staff

CHARLESTON, WV – JohnLilly, director of folklife and edi-tor of Goldenseal magazine forthe West Virginia Division ofCulture andHistory, will present“West Virginia Country Musicand Goldenseal Magazine” onTuesday, Feb. 5, 2013, in theArchives and History library atthe Culture Center, State CapitolComplex in Charleston. Theprogramwill begin at 6 p.m. andis free and open to the public.

Lilly will discuss the history ofGoldenseal magazine, whichwas established by theWest Vir-ginia Department of Commerce

in 1975 and came under the De-partment of Culture andHistoryin 1977. Now in its 39th year, thequarterly magazine of tradi-tional life is still published by thestate, with a circulation of ap-proximately 15,000. Lilly is Gold-enseal’s third editor, a positionhe has held since 1997. He willdiscuss the magazine’s mission,its contributor guidelines, andproduction methods.

Lilly also will present anoverview of the magazine’s cov-erage of traditional countrymusic, a recurring topic in thepublication since its inception

and an area of specialty for himpersonally. Drawing on storiespublished in the magazine, theprogram will include details ofprominent country music pro-grams in the state such asWWVA’s OriginalWheeling Jam-boree, WMMN’s SagebrushRoundup and WCHS’s TheBuddy Starcher Show and TheSleepy Jeffers Show. Countrymusic pioneers Blind AlfredReed, the West Virginia CoonHunters and Roy Harvey will beincluded, as will musicalcelebrities Doc and ChickieWilliams,Molly O’Day and Lynn

Davis, the Lonesome Pine Fid-dlers and more. Select record-ings of these artists’ music andvintage photographs will be fea-tured.

Lilly is a 1996 graduate ofDavis & Elkins College in Elkins.He has worked as a tour guide atthe Country Music Hall of FameandMuseum inNashville, Tenn.,and as associate editor for theOld-TimeHeraldmagazine. Lillyedited the book, Mountains ofMusic: West Virginia TraditionalMusic fromGoldenseal, and has

John Lilly to Discuss “WV Country Musicand Goldenseal Magazine” in ArchivesLibrary Feb. 5, 2013

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Saturday February 9, 2013,Watercolorist, Pati Payne willbe demonstrating how topaint snow in watercolor. Thewatercolor class will be heldin the Renaissance Art Galleryfrom 1-3 pm If you are inter-ested in signing up for theclass or want more informa-tion call Pati Payne 740-533-1516 or [email protected]

The Renaissance Art Gallery- 900 8th Street, Suite #20 -Huntington, WV 25701

Gallery (304) 525-3235; Ap-pointments: (304) 453-3187;g a l l e r y w v @ y a h o o . c o m ;www.orgsites.com/wv/renais-sance; http://twitter.com/wv-gallery; http://renaissancegalleryart.blogspot.com.

Gallery hours are: Sunday 1-4 pm

Studio hours are: Monday10-Noon, Wednesday 1:00-7:30 pm and Saturday 10-Noon.

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Moving ForwardBy JustinWaybright

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not 100miles down

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New Beginning DigitalPhotography Class

PutnamCounty Parks &Recre-ation Commission is hosting aPhotography Class instructed byLaura Moul. Classes will be heldin The Commons of PutnamCounty by the Wave Pool forthree consecutive Tuesday’s Feb.19, 26, & Mar. 5, 2013 from 5:30 –7:30 P.M.

For more information pleasecontact Laura at 743-8281 orcheck out her website atwww.moulphotography.com orto register call the Park Office at304-562-0518 Ext. 10.

PutnamCounty CareerFair - Tuesday, Feb. 12The Putnam County Chamber

of Commerce in cooperationwith Putnam County Schoolsand the Putnam County Devel-opment Authority will sponsor aCareer Fair on Tuesday, Febru-ary 12 from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00p.m. at the Putnam County Ca-reer & Technical Center. Thisevent is FREE and open to thepublic.

The Putnam County Career &Technical Center is located at300 Roosevelt Blvd. in Eleanor.For more information or to re-serve a space for your businesscontact Ashley Alford at [email protected] or(304) 757-6510. Space is limited.There is no charge to participatein this event.

PutnamCountySchools Developmental

ScreeningPutnam County Schools De-

velopmental Screenings will beheld on Friday, February 1, 2013at the Teays Valley PresbyterianChurch, Teays Valley Road. Wewill screen children ages 2-1/2 to4 years for speech/language,hearing, vision, motor skills, so-cial skills, self-help and cognitionPlease call 586-0500 ext 1154, toschedule an appointment.

Eleanor CityCouncil Meeting

1st and 3rd Thursday of themonth at Town Hall. Meetingsbegin at 7:30 p.m.

Alzheimer AssociationSupport Group

Meeting first Wednesday ofevery month at 12:30 at Home-town Senior Center.

This meeting is for the care-givers of the Alzheimer patients.

This is a great opportunity forfamily members to get some in-formation and support concern-ing your loved ones. Everythingis confidential.

Hometown Senior Center is lo-cated at 100 First Ave. N. inHometown.

If you need directions call 304-586-2745. Please feel free to at-tend.

HurricaneVFWAuxiliary #9097

Meetings are the 1st Tuesdayof each month at the Post home,7:30 p.m. in the ballroom.

Notice:The 2013 Putnam Union PSD

water meetings will be held the1stWednesday of each month at6:00 pmat the Rt. 34 Fire Depart-ment.

NewHope AnimalRescue looking for new

MembersNewHope Animal Rescue (for-

merly the Putnam County Hu-mane Society) meets on the firstTuesday of each month at 6 p.m.at its thrift store, Paws and Shop,2806 Putnam Ave. in Hurricane.

NHAR is a nonprofit, no-killanimal rescue.The group is seek-ing new members, volunteers,foster homes or anyone whowould like to help. Call 304-562-0300 for more information.

Hurricane TownElementary HostingChamber Business

Before BusinessThe next Business Before

Business sponsored by the Put-nam County Chamber of Com-merce will take place atHurricane Town Elementary inHurricane from 7:30 to 9:00 a.m.on Friday, February 8, 2013. Hur-ricane Town Elementary is lo-cated at 300 Harbour Lane inHurricane. Business BeforeBusiness provides an early

morning social, but professionalvenue for business people tomake new contacts and expandtheir presence in the businesscommunity.

Hurricane Town Elementarywill be showcasing PutnamCounty School Leader in Meprogram. The Leader in Me is aninnovative, school wide modelthat emphasizes a culture of stu-dent empowerment and helpsunleash each child’s full poten-tial. Applying The 7 Habits ofHighly Effective People®, teach-ers and students internalizetimeless leadership principlesthat nurture the skills studentsneed for success in the 21st cen-tury.

Participation is open to allChamber members and theirguests. This event is FREE toChamber members, RSVPs arerequired. There will be a drawingfor a free e-Billboard. Breakfastwill also be included.

RSVPs are required byWednesday, February 6. To ob-tainmembership information orto make reservations, pleasecontact the Chamber at304.757.6510 or [email protected]. You can alsovisit the Chamber website atwww.putnamchamber.org forup-to-date information on theChamber events.

AutoimmuneSupport Group

An autoimmune supportgroups meets on the first andthird Mondays of each month atnoon. The meeting is held in theupper level of the SeptemberHouse located beside CrossRoadsUnitedMethodist Church,850 Norway Avenue, Hunting-ton. For additional information,call Carolyn Hopper at 781-7434or Kimberly Marcum at 736-4957.

Winfield Lions ClubMeetings

TheWinfield Lions Clubmeetsthe first and third Tuesday of themonth. For more informationcall 304-586-3732.

Hometown Lions ClubMeetings

The Hometown Lions Clubmeets at 6 p.m., every first andthirdTuesday of themonth at theHometown Senior Center, 100First Avenue, Hometown. Formore information call 304-586-2745.

American LegionPost 187

American Legion Post 187meets at 7 p.m. at the WinfieldPresbyterian Church, FerryStreet, Winfield – every first andthird Thursday of the month.

Scott-Teays LionsClubMeetings

Scott-Teays Lions Club meetsthe first and third Monday of themonth at 6:30 p.m. at BroadmoreAssisted Living, 4000 OutlookDrive, Teays Valley. For more in-formation call 304-757-8599 oremail [email protected].

HurricaneVFD to holdannual Photo FundraiserThe Hurricane Volunteer Fire

Department will be having itsannual Photo Fundraiser aroundEaster this year. Representativesfrom the photo company aregoing door to door in our fire dis-trict. Theywill have a uniformonas well as identification. If youhave any questions, please don'thesitate to contact the Fire De-partment at 304-562-5663.

Raffle Tickets to benefitPutnamCounty Aging

Senior Nutrition ProgramWin a one week beach vaca-

tion inTop Sail North Carolina atthe Saint Regis Resort. OceanView, beautiful outside pool, in-door pool, sauna, exercise room,and hot tub.

The condo sleeps four-six andis completely furnished with ex-ception of linens.Thewinnerwillbe responsible for a $50.00 clean-up fee.Tickets are $3.00 each andtwo for $5.00.

Call Sally Halstead at 304-562-9451 or stop by the John HensonSenior Center, 2800 Putnam Av-enue, Hurricane or PutnamAging on Winfield Road, St. Al-bans.

Drawing will be held February9, 2013 at the John Henson Cen-ter, 7 p.m.

University ofCharleston names LocalPharmacy Students to

Dean's ListThe University of Charleston

has named 68 students from theSchool of Pharmacy to theDean's list. The Dean's List rec-ognizes full-time students whoearn a grade point average of 3.5or higher. Local students whohave earned a spot on this list

are:Alesha Loudermilk from PocaLisa Pollesch from Scott DepotJennifer Leslie fromHurricaneLocated in Charleston, W.Va.,

the University of Charlestonpharmacy school opened itsdoors in August 2006 in a new,state-of-the-art building. Its firstclass of doctors of pharmacy(Pharm.D.) graduated in May2010. With over 290 current stu-dents, it is fully accredited by theAccreditation Council for Phar-macy Education and offers achallenging curriculum in atechnology-infused environ-ment.

For more information, visit:www.ucwv.edu/pharmacy.

FREE PutnamCountyPre-K Programs

The Putnam County Collabo-rative Pre-K Program will beginregistration for their FREE 4-yearold pre-k program as follows:

· February 1—Pre-K Regis-tration Packets will be availablefor parents to pick up at all ele-mentary schools, existing pre-ksites, Head Start centers, PutnamCounty Schools’ central officeand on the pre-k website.

Beginning on February 4, youmay call 304-586-0500 x1133 ore-mail [email protected] an appointment time for reg-istration. No early calls will beaccepted.

· March 8—The first pre-kregistration and combinationparent information fair will beheld at the PutnamCountyTech-nical Center in Eleanor by ap-pointment only.

· March 15—The secondpre-k registration and combina-tion parent information fair willbe held at St. Timothy’s Episco-pal Church in the Valley locatednext to Valley Wave Pool Park byappointment only.

· After March 15--Anyonethat doesn’t come to the massregistrationsmust contact NancyJoplin (contact informationabove) tomake an individualizedappointment for registration.Packets turned in after initial reg-istration dates run a largerchance of not getting into theirfirst choice site.

Children must turn 4 beforeSeptember 1, 2013 to be eligible.Five year old new enterers will beconsidered based on outcome ofa kindergarten readiness test. Thefollowing documents will need tobe turned inwithyour registrationpackets: birth certification, 3- or4-year old health check form, ageappropriate immunizationrecord, along with other registra-tion materials that will be in-cluded in your packet. Moreinformation about FREE PutnamCounty Pre-K can be found atwww.putnamschools.com underparents/community or by con-tacting 304-586-0500 x1133 orx1107.

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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CHARLESTON, WV - The WestVirginia State Museum will com-memorate the state’s 150th birth-day with a specialsesquicentennial exhibit thatopens Thursday, Jan. 31, 2013, atthe Culture Center in Charleston.The public is invited to view theexhibit during an opening recep-tion at 6 p.m. that day.

“West Virginia 150” focuses on150 people, places and eventsthat helped to shape the lives ofWest Virginians over the past 150years. It also features West Vir-ginia’s national and international

accomplishments and achieve-ments as they have unfoldedsince the state’s birth on June 20,1863.

The exhibit’s artifacts tell sto-ries about the state’s steel, coal,glass, timber and railroad indus-tries as well as such notableWestVirginians as Nobel Prize-win-ning author Pearl S. Buck, pep-peroni roll inventor GuiseppeArgiro, award-winning composerGeorge Crumb and former Secre-tary of State Cyrus Vance. TheWheeling Jamboree, MountainStage, Mister Bee Potato Chips,

Shoney’s and the Marble Kingalso are featured.

“West Virginia has such a richand interesting history that it wasreally difficult to narrow the ex-hibit down to 150 items,” saidMuseumDirector CharlesMorris.The final list contains suggestionsfrom the public as well as fromarchivists, historians and otheremployees of the West VirginiaDivision of Culture and History.

Visitors to the exhibit can addtheir own suggestions to a bookplaced at the end of the exhibit. Aspecial online exhibit featuring

these recommendations willopen later this year. The publicalso is encouraged to donateitems to commemorate the state’sbirthday.

For more information, contactMorris at (304) 558-0220.

The State Museum is openfrom 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesdaythrough Saturday, noon to 5 p.m.on Sunday and from 9 a.m. to 5p.m. on the first Monday of eachmonth.

The West Virginia Division ofCulture and History is an agencywithin the West Virginia Depart-

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

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WestVirginia State Museum to UnveilSesquicentennial Exhibit on Jan. 31, 2013

Kids explore the science ofconstruction in new Clay Center exhibit“Little Builders” opened Saturday, Jan. 26

CHARLESTON, WV – Kids cancreate, play and learn as they ex-plore the concepts of construc-tion, motion and simplemachines in “Little Builders,” anew hands-on exhibit thatopened Saturday, Jan. 26 at theClay Center.

Hand-operate a pulley andconveyor belt to learn aboutcause and effect, and discovermechanical physics at work by

turning the wheels of a crane totransport cargo. Build uniquestructures with blocks, pipes andgears to find out how size, weightand shape relate to gravity andstability in this interactive learn-ing lab.

The limited-time exhibit will bein the Mylan Explore-atorythroughMay 5. “Little Builders” issponsored by Lumos Networks,the Home Builders Association of

Greater Charleston and the WestVirginia Home Show.

While at the Center, get upclose to some of the most amaz-ing creatures to ever walk theplanet or go along on an epicstory of survival in giant screenfilms“Dinosaurs: Giants of Patag-onia” and “Shackleton’s AntarcticAdventure.” Then, discover themysteries of our cosmic neigh-bors in the planetarium show

“The Planets.”Plus, admire the amazing skill

and craftsmanship of quiltersfrom across the state and aroundthe country in two exhibits featur-ing their handcrafted works, andsee pieces from some of the mosttalented printmakers of the pasthalf-century in“TamarindTouch-stones: Fabulous at Fifty, Cele-brating Excellence in Fine ArtLithography.”

Museum hours areWednesdaythrough Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5p.m. and Sunday, noon to 5 p.m.Gallery admission is free formembers or $6 for children and$7.50 for adults. Films and plane-tarium shows are additional. Formore information on this andother Clay Center exhibits, call304-561-3570 or visit www.the-claycenter.org.

(NAPSA)-Nearly 7.5 millionU.S. students are chronically ab-sent every school year-missingenough school to put themat se-vere risk of dropping out or fail-ing to graduate-but a newpublicservice advertising (PSA) cam-paign aims to reverse this trend.The ProblemResearch shows that students

who attend school regularly inthe early years are more likely tolearn to read well by the critical3rd grade milestone, scorehigher on standardized tests andgraduate and go on to collegethan students who are chroni-cally absent. Education is crucialto breaking the cycle of poverty,

but chronic absenteeism ismostprevalent among low-incomestudents. Chronic absenteeism,which is defined as missing atleast 10 percent of school days ina given year, or about 18 days, af-fects the educational outcomesof millions of students.An AnswerTo help, the U.S. Army,

through its partnership with theAd Council, has created a newseries of English- and Spanish-language PSAs asking parents ofmiddle school students to re-member the influence they haveon their children's attendance,reminding them that even oneor two days missed each month

of school can jeopardize theirchild's chances of graduating.

"TheU.S. Army recognizes theimmense importance of havingan educated public and isdeeply committed to programsthat benefit America's youth,"said Mark Davis, Deputy Assis-tant Secretary of the Army.WhatYou Can DoParents, adult influencers,

teachers, educational organiza-tions, and advocates are invitedto visit www.BoostUp.org. Thewebsite offers an assortment ofinformation, resources andwaysto get involved, in helping makesure students graduate-includ-ing accessing state-by-state

dropout statistics, real studentstories, information about whystudents drop out of school andhow to help. Parents can accessan attendance calculator, cour-tesy of Get Schooled, where theycan chart the cumulative effectof their children's absences ontheir education.Visitors can alsogive students a boost by submit-ting a text or video message ofsupport on the Boost Nationmi-crosite (www.BoostNation.org).NFL Philadelphia Eagles playerDavid Sims is the latest celebrityto upload a video there, showingstudents he cares if they stay inschool and wants them to grad-uate.

"My mother strongly encour-aged me to pursue my educa-tion, and with caring people inyour life, you can reach yourgoals," said Sims. "That's whyit's important we all do our partto inspire at-risk students to staymotivated to keep their eyes onthe prize and graduate fromhigh school. Give students a'boost' to show you supportthem and let them know you be-lieve in them."LearnMoreTo find out more about the

campaign and how you can helpstudents graduate, visitwww.BoostUp.org.

School Attendance Matters

The Public Service Commissiontoday ordered all electric utilitycompanies operating inWest Vir-ginia to file a petition to propose acomprehensive vegetation trim-ming program to maintain allrights-of-way over a proposed pe-riod of time. Petitions for the pro-grams are to be submitted to theCommission within six months.The proposals must cover all dis-tribution and transmission lineson an “end-to-end, time-based

cycle,” based on the utility’s spe-cific operational and reliability tar-gets. The proposals also mustindicate how the program will becoordinated with other entitiesthat have facilities in the rights-of-wayor attached to theutilitypoles,and that may also have an obliga-tion to maintain the same rights-of way. In its Order, theCommission also required thecompanies to submit a proposedmethod for rate recovery of the in-creased costs that will be associ-ated with the programs. TheCommission Order stated that

these future filings would be sub-ject to public notice, commentand Commission Review.

Today’s Order closes a GeneralInvestigation launched by theCommission for the purpose oflooking into utility responses andpractices following the June 29,2012 derecho summer storm thatleft thousandsofWestVirginiautil-ity customerswithoutpower for anextended period of time.

More information may be ob-tained from the PSC website:www.psc.state.wv.us and referenc-ing Case No. 12-0993-E-T-W-GI.

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Debbie’s Poetry CornerBy Debra J. Harmes-Kurth

Sendyourpoetry toDebraHarmes-Kurth

1042Pike Street •Milton,WV25541

If you - or someone you know - will be celebratrating a birthday in the coming months...

Call 304-743-6731 and give us their name- OR just email the information to

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January Birthdays!Happy Birthday to ALL

Brandon Chapman - January 26thMarsha Harper – January 29thLyle Dale Fisher – January 31stRob Jividen – January 31stMary Ann ElswickBob ElswickHeather Hutchinson – January 31stRichard ChambersPatrick King – January 31st

Ingredients:2 1/4 cups biscuit baking mix2/3 cup milk2 (14 ounce) cans chicken

broth2 (10 ounce) cans chunk

chicken, drained

Easy Chicken andDumplings

RECIPE OFTHEWEEK:

Art by Natalie Larson

DirectionsIn a medium bowl, stir together the biscuit mix and milk just

until it pulls together. Set aside.Pour the cans of chicken broth into a saucepan along with the

chicken; bring to a boil. Once the broth is at a steady boil, take ahandful of biscuit dough and flatten it in your hand. Tear off 1 to2 inch pieces and drop them into the boiling broth. Make surethey are fully immersed at least for a moment. Once all of thedough is in the pot, carefully stir so that the newest doughclumps get covered by the broth. Cover, and simmer overmedium heat for about 10 minutes, stirring occasionally.

Someone asked me recently‘what I used to write a poem’.Now it took me a minute to real-ize what exactly this person wasaskingme. My initial thoughtwasimagination (which I have anabundance of by the way); mynext thought was desire. I haveoften heard people remark thatthey do not believe they have the‘talent’ to write a poem. My an-swer to them is always the same;do you want to write a poem? Ifyou desire to write a poem, youcan, will it be as polished asYeatsor Wordsworth, most likely not.Will you become famous? I al-most guarantee that you won’t.Will you feel a sense of accom-plishment because you sat downand transcribed your thoughtsinto the lines of a poem? Ofcourse youwill and you should. Ifyou have ever thought ‘I wish Icould put this picture, event ormemory into words’ I say try it. Ifirmly believe that anyone canwrite if they desire to do so.

However, that was not thequestion I was being asked. Thisperson wanted to know what Iused as toolswhenwriting. So forthe next few columns I will bewriting about what I use when Iwrite. So, until next time keepreading, keep writing and by allmeans send it in to the above ad-dress or you can email it to [email protected].

*****

Our Caring UncleHe plucked quarters from be-

hind his earsSurprised his relatives with

themThey bought ice cream cones,

candyLooked forward to visitsFrom this kind uncleWho joked a lotAnd loved usUncle JoeFloriana Hall,OH

*****Anthologywordsgatheredin seasons…autumn’s crisp leavesnestled among vibrant sum-

mer flowers

icecrystalsof wintermelt into spring…contrasts blend on pages por-

traying lifeKaren O’Leary,ND

*****Poet’s ToolWhy was I such a fool?Had good intentions to do one

thing.Cannot lose this beauty,timeless, priceless, and true.

Hurt the part I value the most,but I will never act arrogant.

When someone portrays thatnegative quality,

his/her gift is meaningless.

Where is pointer?Not here and hurt.Lost and confused,such a shame.

Not that minor of an injury,need this as a part of my tool.Key form of one's survival,struggling to find this gift

again.

It kept on bleeding and Icouldn't make it stop,

don't want to do this, but hadto do it.

I know something crucialmustbe done,

toying around with my physi-cal capacity.

Put the needle in my finger,slowly the deformitywill cease.My skin felt like there was nee-

dle pulling thread,this was agitating me.

It was trapped inside the crazycat food can,

bizarre mishap caused puredestruction.

The five stitches didn't holdme back,

persistent as I have ever been.

Devastation to anyone withthis passion.Laura Steeb, NJ

PSCOrders ElectricUtilities to ImplementVegetationTrimmingProgram toProtectagainst FutureOutages



Velma’sViewBy Velma Kitchens

AMother’s LoveA little girl was born. This little girl was born out of wedlock and it

was the time when this was an unspeakable affair.The little girl’sMother andDad loved each other verymuch, but the

Dad refused to allow the little girl’s Mother to marry the Dad.Well, the little girl’s Grandpa told the little baby’s Mother that she

would have to give the baby to theDad and theDad'sMother to raise.This was a terrible thing for theMother, but she had no choice. Her

Dad made her give up her baby to the Dad and Grandma to raise.One sad, sad day, theMother took the baby across the small bridge

and across Route 34 and into the arms of the baby’s Grandma.The little girl and her Mother were very close as time went by, but

the years they spent apart were so sad.I cannot imagine giving up a child, but at least the young Mother

was able to visit her little girl. The Daddy was good to her and every-one treated her well.

As she became older, she saw herMothermore often and theywerevery close.

The little girl’smother told her how she had tomake that desperatetrip across that bridge to take her baby and put it into the arms of theDaddy to raise.

When I heard this true story, my heart melted as I know what aMother’s love is for her children

The only other love stronger is that of Our Savior, Jesus Christ.He loves us more than our mothers do.I cannot phathom that, but it is true.Jesus Christ loves us more than anyone else and He is the only one

who could shed His blood that we could go to Heaven to live withHim.

Now taking applications for 1 & 2 bedroom apartments for persons 62 years of age or older, handicapped/

disabled regardless of age. All electric, remodeled, dish washers, on site Manager and Maintenance,

laundry, community room, mail delivery. We have monthly activities

for our tenants. Water sewer and trash are paid for you. Rent starts

at $0.00 and up depending on income and available rental

assistance. HUD vouchers are welcomed. Come see this

convenient, clean, quiet property located in Winfield WV.

This institution is an equal opportunity employer and provider.To file a complaint of discrimination, write: USDA, Director, Office of Civil

Rights, 1400 Independence Ave. S.W., Washington D.C. 20250-

9410, or call 800-795-3272 (voice) or (202) 720-6382 (TTD).

Patton Place Apartments3259 Winfield RoadWinfield, WV 25213

304-586-2034TTD/TTY (800) 982-8771/[email protected]

The Putnam County 4-H Spe-cial Lambs project is seekingparticipants for 2013.

The Special Lamb Project forPutnamCounty pairs youthwithdisabilities with a 4-H’er experi-enced in raising livestock. To-gether, this pair shares the dutyof feeding and caring for a lamb,and showing it and selling it atthe Putnam County Fair in July.Each member of the team re-ceives part of the proceeds fromthe sale of the lamb.

This program is unique in thatit offers realistic experiences toyouth with disabilities, with thegoal of developing their physicaland mental potentials. For thenon-disabled 4-H member, thisprogram will establish a greaterunderstanding of persons withdisabilities and establish afriendship bond that will last for

a lifetime.Determination of participa-

tion in the program will bebased on age, physical ormentallimitations and will be depend-ent on the ability to perform cer-tain tasks and handle situationssuch as showing lambs and tak-ing part in the livestock auction.Minimum and maximum ageswill follow the guidelines for 4-H(9-21). Both participants are ex-pected to commit to basic careof the lamb, and participantswith special needs are expectedto work with their lamb at leastonce a week. The lamb will behoused at the non-disabled par-ticipant’s house, or whicheverpartner has the best capacityand facilities to care for thelamb. Lambs and necessaryitems for care will be provided atno cost to participants. Oppor-

tunities to attend PutnamCounty 4-H Camp are also avail-able.

If you are interested in partic-ipating in this program, pleasecall the Putnam County 4-H Of-fice at 586-0217. The registrationdeadline is Friday, February 15,2013.

Programs and activities of-fered byWestVirginia UniversityExtension Service are availableto all persons without regard torace, color, sex, disability, reli-gion, age, veteran status, politi-cal beliefs, sexual orientation,national origin, and marital orfamily status. Issued in further-ance of Cooperative Extensionwork, Acts of May 8 and June 30,1914, in cooperation with theU.S. Department of Agriculture.Director, Cooperative ExtensionService,WestVirginia University.

Seekingparticipants forthePutnamCounty 4-HSpecial LambsProject

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compile the index with all con-necting documents. Once com-pleted, the work will be saved asbackup in case of emergency.Ultimately, the clerk would liketo see residents access these filesfrom home. His staff is workingtoward this. However, it is a planhe knows will take time.

“We’re laying foundations andfooters for this to happen, butwe just want to be safe,” saidWood. “Every year it’s my goal toacquire another piece to put inthe puzzle.”

Last year, another piece came.The WV Division of Culture

and Record Management’sPreservation Board awarded thecounty with money for scanningdeeds and other documents.Wood is hoping to receive an-other grant this year for thetransfer of scanned files to acomputer database.

Another piece is in the works.During a Jan. 22 county meet-

ing, the clerk discussed addingdebit and credit machines in thecourthouse. The new forms ofpayment would allow residentsto pay for copies of deeds, mar-riages and birth certificates withplastic.

County leaders liked the plan.“I think it’s a great idea, and

there’s no real downside for thecounty,” said CommissionerPresident Joe Haynes.

One of the first steps is findingthe right vendor. County Attor-ney Jennifer Scragg Karr ex-plained how to make this areality.

“The code requires at leastthree bids,” she said. “There isno harm in advertising it.”

Commissioners made a mo-tion to gather bids from localbanks. After advertising, theywill vote to accept bids and

choose a merchant services rep-resentative.

“I hope to find a good qualityvendor by early April,” saidWood.

J.P. Owens of City NationalBank explained the initial setupof the machines.

“You can run it online, off thecomputer, and the machines dohave a start-up fee,” he said.

Electronic payments couldspread to other courthouse enti-ties, depending on their successin the clerk’s office.

“It’s endless where this couldgo,” saidWood. “It could branch

out a lot and be an umbrella ef-fect for all county agencies.”

The county clerk is pleasedwith the recent progress of hisoffice and staff. He hopes tocontinue pressing toward his vi-sion of providing more opportu-nities to help people.

When looking toward the fu-ture,Wood sees a person access-ing and paying for copies ofdeeds on their home computer.

“We’re always thinking aboutour next move,” he said. “I’m ex-cited — we’re on a good paceand going in a good direction.”

contributed to Grove Encyclope-dia of AmericanMusic, TheWestVirginia Encyclopedia, the Ency-clopedia of Appalachia, and theCountry Music Encyclopedia.

A recognized country musicsongwriter and performer, Lillyrecently returned from a nine-week concert tour that took himfrom Alaska to New York andfrom Louisiana to Michigan. Hehas released six CD recordings,most recently Cold Comfort,which contains 13 original

songs. Lilly will conclude theevening with one or two livemu-sical selections.

On Feb. 5, the library will closeat 5 p.m., and reopen at 5:45p.m. For planning purposes,participants are encouraged toregister for the lecture, but ad-vance registration is not re-quired to attend. To register inadvance, contact Bobby Taylor,librarymanager, at [email protected] or at (304) 558-0230,ext. 163.

Participants interested in reg-istering by e-mail should sendtheir name, telephone numberand the name and date of thesession. For additional informa-tion, contact the Archives andHistory Library at (304) 558-0230.

The West Virginia Division ofCulture andHistory is an agencywithin theWest Virginia Depart-ment of Education and the Artswith Kay Goodwin, Cabinet Sec-retary. TheDivision, led by Com-

missioner Randall Reid-Smith,brings together the past, presentand future through programsand services focusing onarchives and history, arts, his-toric preservation and muse-ums. For more informationabout the Division’s programs,events and sites, visit www.wv-culture.org. The Division of Cul-ture and History is an EqualOpportunity/Affirmative ActionEmployer.

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WeeklyDevotionalBy Mary Jane

“EATING OUT”Thought for the week: And it came to pass, that as Jesus sat atmeat

in his house,many publicans and sinners sat also togetherwith Jesusand his disciples; for there weremany,and they followed him.MARK2:15(KJV)

Have you and friends or family decided to eat out, then soon real-ize it becomes a decisionwhere to eat? There are somany restaurantsto choose from, all serve a variety of foods Mexican, Chinese, fastfoods, home cooked or just chicken, that you ask your taste buds, whatdo I want to eat?. Or friends, where do you want to eat? Then it be-comes an instant mini problem.

Recently, while eating out, I sat and observed all the food on a saladbar, dessert bar, all the various meats, vegetables and breads andthought, should any child in America go to bed hungry, should anychild inWV, go without food any day of the week?

I asked thewaitress as she cleared tables, approximately howmuchleft over food scraps daily, did she dispose of, she answered at leastseven to ten large garbage cans full. This is only one restaurant.

Read in the book of Proverbs. The book of wisdom, about the ant(insect), her ways having no guide, she gathers her food in the harvestand is kept thru the winter.

I know the convenience of eating out, especially if both husbandand wife work and there are other evening activities to attend to, andwith cost of food sometimes it is probably cheaper for a family of fourto have a prepared dinner. Times change, wemust changewith them.But the ingredients in restaurant food and portions seem to create an-other problem.What if we were required by law to read a bible verseevery time we ate a meal?Would there be less obesity? Of course thiswill never happen - most of us don’t remember to say Thank you Godfor our daily bread.

Do you ever think of all the wasted food in our country? There arehomes in Cabell County with drug induced parents who have chil-dren that go hungry for food and love.

Sure we have countries such as my friend in Uganda that tell me ofchildren dying from disease and malnutrition- what is the solution?

Most of us are caught up on that never stopping Ferris wheel goingaround and round.

(The original FerrisWheel was designed and constructed byGeorgeWashington Gale Ferris Jr. ,for the 1893World’s Fair in Chicago - sincethen the term has been used for all such structures.) And people too.

FAST AND FASTER! With everything we do, too many automatedchoices, finger-remote-controlled world we live in. So excuse me, Imust go now and pay to exercise, after I eat!Prayer: Our Father,who art still in Heaven, continue to give us our

daily bread andmaywe be grateful for it,andmay all be fed this daysome way.Amen.

The Putnam County MasterGardeners are conducting a FruitTree Fundraiser during themonth of January. The public isinvited to place their order fortrees from Adams County Nurs-ery, Inc. in PA with a bulk orderplaced by the local Master Gar-dener program.

Pending on the total numberof trees that the group orders,typical savings per tree (when or-dering 100 trees or more) are$18/tree for apple and pear vari-

eties and approximately $17/treefor peach, plumand cherry trees.Last year we ordered 150 treesand trees averaged $12-$15 pertree.

Orders and payments must bereceived by February 4th. Pricebreaks, premium charges, dis-ease resistant varieties, root-stocks and pollinationconsiderations are located at thecompany’s website(http://www.acnursery.com/acn_trees.php).

A limited number of cata-logues are available at the WVUPutnam County Extension Of-fice.

A $20 donation to the PutnamCountyMaster Gardeners will becollected for each individualorder.

To place an order or for furtherquestions call the PutnamCounty Extension Office at(304)-586-0217.

Master Gardeners to ConductFruit Tree Fundraiser

HUNTINGTON–Cabell Hunt-ington Hospital was recentlynamed one of the nation’s TopPerformers onKeyQualityMeas-ures by The Joint Commission,the leading accreditor of healthcare organizations in America.

Cabell Huntington Hospitalwas recognized by The JointCommission for exemplary per-formance in using evidence-based clinical processes that areshown to improve care for cer-tain medical conditions.

Cabell Huntington Hospital isone of 620 hospitals in the U.S.earning the distinction of TopPerformer on Key Quality Meas-ures for attaining and sustainingexcellence in accountabilitymeasure performance. CabellHuntington was recognized forits achievements in heart attack

care, heart failure care, pneumo-nia care and surgical care. Theratings are based on an aggrega-tion of accountability measuredata reported to The Joint Com-mission during the 2011 calen-dar year.

“Cabell HuntingtonHospital isvery proud to have earned na-tional recognition through TheJoint Commission as a Top Per-former in KeyQualityMeasures,”said Brent A. Marsteller, Presi-dent andChief Executive Officer.“Our top priority is safe, effectivecare. And that’s why we’ve madea hospital-wide commitment toaccreditation and to positive pa-tient outcomes through evi-dence-based care processes.”

“Excellence in patient out-comes may sometimes beachieved through the aligned ef-

forts of individuals and teams,but consistency is seldomachieved through effort alone,”said Hoyt J. Burdick, MD, VicePresident and Chief Medical Of-ficer of Cabell Huntington Hos-pital. “Consistent excellence hasto be hard-wired into a high-re-liability system that reduces un-necessary variation.”

Cabell Huntington Hospital isa 303-bed academic medicalcenter located in Huntington,WestVirginia. Cabell Huntingtoncares for patients from morethan 29 counties throughoutWest Virginia, eastern Kentuckyand southern Ohio. Opened in1956, it is a teaching hospital andis affiliated with Marshall Uni-versity Schools of Medicine andNursing.

Cabell Huntington Hospital earns‘Top Performer on Key QualityMeasures™’Recognition

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LEWISBURG, WV - The StateFair of West Virginia in partner-ship with S.J. Neathawk Lumberis excited to celebrate the thirdyear of their partnership withthe Youth Leadership Council.According to State Fair SpecialEvents & Concessions manager,Randi Nikolas, "We've truly en-joyed working with the partici-pants from the past two yearsand are pleased that S.J.Neathawk Lumber has contin-ued their support in this veryimportant effort. Our goal is tofurther engage our state's youthin the traditions of agriculture,family entertainment and edu-cation while broadening theirleadership and organizationalskills. S.J. Neathawk is a familyrun company that has a stronghistory of supporting youth andthis is their way of ensuringstrong youth leaders for the fu-ture."

Council members are ex-pected to complete a minimumnumber of volunteer hours thattie into the preparation and exe-cution of the annual fair, de-velop programs and events thatpromote the State Fair Endow-

ment as well as to challengetheir leadership and organiza-tional skills. Youth Councilmembers will also have oppor-tunities to be involved in pro-motional events that supportthe fair throughout the year. The2012 Fair, saw Youth Councilmembers supporting the StateFair Endowment by serving inthe WV Building as they soldfreshly baked chocolate chipcookies. Plans are in place togrow the program and to furtherengageYouth Council members.

TheYouth Leadership Councilis open to youth ages 16 through21 and members are selectedthrough an application and in-

terview process. There are sixavailable seats that serve a one-year term. Applications can befound at statefairofwv.com or byphoning the State Fair at 304-645-1090. The application dead-line has been extended toFebruary 1st.

The State Fair ofWestVirginia,with a $13.8 million dollar eco-nomic impact on the State ofWest Virginia, is a 501 © 3 non-profit corporation committed tothe traditions of agriculture,family entertainment, and edu-cation. For more information,please visit www.statefairofwv.com.

State Fair ofWV and S.J. Neathawk celebrate3rdYear forYouth Leadership CouncilApplication Deadline Extended to February 1st


Dear Christin,My boyfriend and I have been

dating now for about 6 months.Recently he has been staying outlater and later, drinking with hisfriends. I don’t know whether he ischeating on me with another girlor not. I caught him once beforebut he swears he would never doit again. I don’t want to accusehim of something if he is inno-cent, but at the same time I don’twant to look like a fool either.Should I stay, leave, confront him,or remain quiet? Any advicewould be helpful at this point!

Sincerely,Crazy FoolDear CF,First of all, you’re not crazy –

don’t even think that way.Sounds like you have a reason tobe concerned, especially if this isnot your first time around theblock with this guy. It has beenmy experience that - once acheater, always a cheater – evenif he doesn’t do it again.

Let me explain. Once some-one has cheated on their partner(this goes for guys AND girls) thetrust that was once there is gone.

Even if you find it in your heart toforgive them, therewill always bea little voice in the back of yourmind that is questioning theireverymove. People say that theyhave totally forgiven their part-ner for their past wrong-doings.That it was really hard at first butit gets better with time. But I call“BULL” on all that nonsense!

Look, does forgiveness workfor some people? Sure. Does itwork formost people? No it doesnot. It’s kind of like breaking apiece of fine china. Sure you cangather all the pieces and gluethem back together, ever so deli-cately, until it is whole again. Butthe cracks are still very visible,and that is all you will look atevery time you use it. And all itwill take is one bump on a hardsurface for the dish to shatteronce again because, after all, it isnot as sturdy as it once was.

Listen CF, ultimately it is up toyou to decide what to do aboutyour guy. Most women I knowthat have been in your position,and yes - even myself a time ortwo, have said that they justwanted to know for sure that he

was cheating because, like you,they didn’t want to accuse an in-nocent man. The truth of thematter is: he’s probably nevergoing to tell you if he is. And thefact that you’ve caught him oncebefore tells me that he will besmarter the second time around.Or not. Guys usually aren’t nearlyas slick as they think they arewhen it comes to sneakingaround.

Either way, my advice to youwould be to move on. Whetherhe is cheating right now or not isreally irrelevant. The fact thatyou feel like you feel right nowtells me that you are not trulyhappy with this relationship.Sure, youmay be in love, or thinkyou are, but I believe that a per-son worth loving would nevercheat on you. And they wouldalso never leave you home alonewhile they go out partying withtheir friends. You deserve betterthan that, girl!We all do.

“Cheating on someone isdeeper than people realize. It de-stroys their outlook on love, theirfuture relationships, and peacewithin their self.” - Unknown

Got a problem?Need some an-swers? Contact me [email protected]

*The opinions of this columnare solely the opinions of this in-dividual writer and are not theopinions of the PutnamStandardor Cabell Standard newspapers. *

Christin’s CornerBy Christin Daugherty

Rising Stars andFamiliarFavorites unite in Spring 2013ClayCenter presents Season

CHARLESTON,WV - Blues gi-ants Buddy Guy and Jonny Langand young country croonerScotty McCreery will headlinethe spring 2013 Clay CenterPresents performance season.See classic theatre, experiencehilarious comedy and meet ex-otic animals in this uniquelineup of unforgettable enter-tainment.

The spring Clay Center Pres-ents Season includes:

• Walnut Street Theatre:Around the World in 80 Days,Sunday, Feb. 17, 7:30 p.m. –Holdon to the edge of your seat asyou join Phileas Fogg and histrusty valet as they race againsttime in this suspenseful journey.It’s a whirlwind adventure full ofdaring encounters and exoticlands intertwined with villainy,secret plots and a damsel in dis-tress.

• Kenny Rogers,Wednesday,March 6, 7:30 p.m. –He’s an entertainment icon, uni-versally recognized for crossoverhits in both country and popmusic. Don’t miss your chanceto hear timeless classics fromthis Grammy Award-winninglegend including “The Gam-bler,” “Lady” and “We've GotTonight.”

• Ben Williams & SoundEffect, Saturday, March 23, 8p.m. – An electric and acousticbass player with enormous tal-ent, he’s quickly taken the jazzworld by storm. This versatilemusician combines jazz, R&B,hip-hop and classical in a per-formance guaranteed to bephe-nomenal.

• TheCapitol Steps, Sun-day, April 7, 7:30 pm. – Don’tmiss the side-splitting politicalcomedy, song parodies and hi-larious skits performed by “theonly group in America that at-tempts to be funnier than Con-gress.” Returning to the ClayCenter stage, theybring their lat-est show “Take the Money andRun — for President.”

• Jack Hanna’s Into theWild Live presented by Nation-wide Insurance, Friday, April 19,8 p.m. – Get ready for an action-packed adventure with Amer-ica’s favorite zookeeper. Fall inlove with Hanna’s exotic, en-dearing animal friends and learnsomething new from the fasci-nating stories and footage of histravels around the world.

Special add-on events in-

clude:• Scotty McCreery, Sat-

urday, Feb. 23, 8 p.m. – This his-tory-making American Idolwinner captured the hearts ofmillions with his deep baritonevoice and pure country style.Hear hits like “The Trouble withGirls” and “I Love You This Big”and see why he was recentlynamed Billboard magazine’sNo.1 new country artist.

• Buddy Guy & JonnyLang, Sunday, Feb. 24, 7:30 p.m.– Feel the electric blues pulsethrough your body in a specialperformance by these twomusi-cal giants. Chicago’s blues king,Buddy Guy, and young musicsensation Jonny Lang heat upthe stagewith their distinct vocalstyles and Grammy Award-win-ning guitar riffs.

Only season ticket holdershave the exclusive opportunityto buy tickets for special head-liner events Scotty McCreeryand Buddy Guy & Jonny Langbefore single tickets go on sale tothe general public. Subscribe tothe five-show season for as littleas $89.25. Plus, enjoy other ex-citing benefits, including ad-vanced priority notice and thechance to buy the best seats be-fore the general public for anynew performances added dur-ing the season, as well as prior-ity renewal for the fall 2013season.

The spring 2013 performanceseason is sponsoredbyHunting-ton Bank and Frost Brown ToddAttorneys.

Ticket Information:Season ticket packages are on

sale now. Current season ticketholders have until Sunday, Jan.20 at 5 p.m. to renewand receiveseating priority.

Single tickets for all Clay Cen-ter Presents spring 2013 per-formances will go on saleSaturday, Feb. 2 at 10 a.m.

Inperson: Box office hours areMonday through Friday 8:30a.m. to 6p.m., Saturday 9:30 a.m.to 5 p.m. and Sunday 11:30 a.m.to 5 p.m.

By phone: Call 304-561-3570during regular box office hours.

Online:Visit www.theclaycen-ter.org to submit an online orderform.

Get added to the Clay Centermailing list and receive the newseason brochure.Visit www.the-claycenter.org to sign up now.

ELEANOR—From elegant up-dos and neat high-and-tights tocustom highlights and nails, theHair Depot offers it all.

This one-stop family hair salonprovides kind service and pricesfor men, women, teens and chil-dren. Owner Jenea Sherman aimsto put clientele first. She does thisby offering unbeatable prices,styles and service.

“I believe in low prices andquality cuts,” said Sherman. “It’smore economical for the wholefamily.”

The former Navy and militaryveteran hasmore than 10 years ofexperience behind her. She hasgrown to love the people sheserves. To her, it is more than justa haircut or makeover.

“I just love making people feelgood about themselves,” Sher-man said. “I love people.”

Licensed Barber Angie Robin-son agreed.

“I love everything about doingthis,” she said. “It’s great meetingnew people.”

Robinson brings a uniquebrand of creativity, found only attheHairDepot. She candobraids,cornrows and a plethora of cus-tom hair designs.

The prices for one-of-a-kind

services here are affordable.A basic haircut is $10, a partial

highlight is $20 with coupon anda full highlight is $50with coupon.

Sherman andRobinson also domanicures, pedicures, nails,makeup, waxing and perms. Theduo offers professional hair careproducts from Redken and Ma-trix.

Sherman’s salon has enjoyedsuccess since its recent opening.

She hopes the future will allowher to provide evenmore servicesto clientele.

“I hope to expand,” she said.“Maybe spray-on tanning, air-brush-makeup and skin care—there’s endless possibilities.”

To make an appointment, call(681) 945-1381 or (304) 421-1381,or stop by the Hair Depot, acrossfrom Dairy Queen at 331C,Eleanor for a walk-in.

Drusilla JadeVannatter is the2012 Putnam County Future 4-H’er! She is the bright blue eyedbaby girl of Stefany Vannatterof Scott Depot. Drusilla’s proudgrandparents are David andDruVannatter of Scott Depot.

Born on October 10, 2012Drusilla was introduced intothe world at seven pounds andfour ounces and at 20 incheslong. Every year, the PutnamCounty 4-H program honorsthe first baby born during Na-tional 4-H Week by presentinga goodie basket to the newbaby and their parents. Local 4-H Clubs contribute gifts to thebasket and each club also con-

tributes one quilt squarewhichis then made into a baby quiltby 4-HVolunteers.

Programs and activities of-fered byWestVirginia UniversityExtension Service are availableto all persons without regard torace, color, sex, disability, reli-gion, age, veteran status, politi-cal beliefs, sexual orientation,national origin, and marital orfamily status. Issued in further-ance of Cooperative Extensionwork,Acts of May 8 and June 30,1914, in cooperation with theU.S.Department of Agriculture.Director,Cooperative ExtensionService, West Virginia Univer-sity.


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Friday,February1,2013 Outdoors The Putnam Standard

I did meet a couple of peopleat theWestVirginia Hunting andFishing Show in Charleston acouple of weeks ago that would

have made the trip worthwhileeven if there were nothing elsethere.

First was Chris Lawrence, whodoes Metro News Outdoors.Chris Lawrence was very influ-ential on me as a youngster lis-tening to his outdoors radioshow, which is on radio stationsaround the state.

I also met a well-renownedknifemaker, who also had somedeer whistles. Deer whistles arewhistles made from pieces ofdeer antler.

As we were walking around,my 11-year-old son David no-ticed the whistles, wanted oneand I told him to wait and see ifhe wanted to spend his moneyon something else. If he stillwanted it at the end of the day –and still had money left – we'dcome back and get it. As we were

leaving, little David had $5 leftand still wanted the whistle.

We went back to see thewhistleman, who was muchmore than a whistleman. He hadsome incredible Damascus-steelknives. As David bought thewhistle, I looked over the knives.The marbling in the steel –which the knifemaker does byheating the steel, folding it andhammering it thousands oftimes - was incredibly gorgeous.As I admired his work, I thought“Wow! This stuff looks as goodas Herb Derr's stuff.”

I was in Boy Scout Troop 210in Clendenin with Herb's sonWyatt and Herb was a wonderfulassistant scoutmaster. He wasmaking knives as a hobby thenand had a remarkable gift for it.I can actually remember whenhe made his first Damascus

knives and he'd bring them toScout meetings to show off.Herb had the kindness and pa-tience that all great Scout lead-ers need and we all loved him.Of course, we boys were com-pletely fascinated by his knives.

A few weeks before I left homefor college, he said he was sell-ing his business and makingknives full-time. That was thelast I'd heard of Herb Derr, but Ican't see a good Damascus knifewithout thinking of him.

Even though I'd been stand-ing at his table for 10 minutes, Ididn't recognize it was actuallythe Herb Derr until he spoke.Since I last saw him, he had losta great deal of weight.

I said, jokingly, “Sorry Herb, Ididn't recognize you. You musthave shaved.”

I don't think he got the joke.

Judging from pictures, not onlyhad he lost the weight, he hadapparently grown a beard andshaved it since then. A lot canhappen in 18 years.

Since I knew him, Herbmoved from Clendenin to St. Al-bans. He's apparently also madequite a name – a deserved one -for himself in the knife world.

I could not believe the num-ber of members the NationalRifle Association picked up atthe event. The NRA dropped itsannual membership dues fornew members from $35 to $25,at least for the first year. TheNRA was also buying tickets tothe hunting and fishing show forthose signed up.

Contact David Payne at [email protected].

Ramblings on theHunting andFishing Show

Outdoor roundupTrout Stocking:I was surprised to see that some

trout actually got stocked thismonth thanks to somewonderfulwarm winter weather. The ironybeing that – as I write this – it wassix degrees above zero in Wheel-ing this morning. It was actually25 degrees warmer in Anchoragetoday. Spring trout stocking willhopefully begin nextmonth. Hereare the waters that received astocking of trout in January:

Blackwater River, East ForkGreenbrier River, Krodel Lake,Laurel Fork (Randolph), Lick

Creek Pond, Little River East ForkGreenbrier River, Little River,WestFork Greenbrier River, MiddleWheeling Creek, North ForkSouthBranch (C&R), Rollins Lake,Shavers Fork (upper section),South Branch (C&R), SouthBranch (Smoke Hole), SpruceKnob Lake, Summit Lake, WayneDam andWilliams River.

Nitro resident portraying“Mankiller” Ostenaco

Blennerhassett State Park nearParkersburg will be having a his-torical series during Saturdays inFebruary, with various historical

presentations. On Feb. 10, DougWood of Nitro will be portrayingnotable 18th Century Indian fig-ure Ostenaco, who allied withEngland and Virginia against theFrench during the French and In-dian War. Ostenaco answered tothe name of “Mankiller.”Thatwashis name. I don't make this stuffup. Apparently, Wood does thisquite often and does a great jobportraying him.

County fall turkey harvestnumbers released

Last week, we had the totals forthe West Virginia 2011 fall turkey

harvest,minus the figures for Put-nam and Cabell counties, whichwere released a few days later(and after press time).

Cabell County actually doubledits harvest from 2010. That's notsaying a whole lot, since theturkey harvest for the wholecountywas five birds in 2010. Put-namCounty huntersmatched the2010 totals exactly with 21 birds.I've heard that turkey hunting (Idon't do a lot of it, plus I'm fairlynew to the county) is good in Put-namandCabell and biologists saythe small numbers aremostly due

to a lack of hunters afield.Congressional Sportsmen's leg-

islation update:There was a bunch of legisla-

tion introduced in Congress lastyear. There's not enough space inthe roundup to go into detailabout the various bills. Luckily, Ido have enough space to readmore about the action legislatorstook: they did absolutely nothing.You can read more here:http://www.keepamericafish-ing.org/news/view/2012_into_2013.

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CLIFFORDDIESHEL ALLENDR. JAMES DONALD BERG,

PH.D.RALPH ARTHUR CHAPMANGOLDIE LEE BOWLES

BARKER CLEEKGAY COOKMARGARET DELORES CURLJOHNWILLIAM "BILLY" DAI-

LEY SR.LAURENCE PETE FLORAANNA LISA SCARBERRY GIB-

SONEVELYNMAEBUCKGUTHRIEJOHNNYWILLIAMHEDRICKJOHN R.HOINESS JR.HELEN F.HUDKINSMICHELLE RENEE HUFF-

MANGAYNELL A. LEGGROBERT "BOBBY" DANIEL

LOVETTTOMMY JOEMEADOWSMAXWELL EUGENEMILBEELOLA KATHLEEN SERGENT,

"Katie" "Sis"ANNADAVIS SIMS

CLIFFORDDIESHEL ALLEN

Clifford Dieshel Allen, 88, ofHurricane, went to be with theLord on Thursday, January 17,2013.

He was retired from UnionCarbide and was a lifelong resi-dent of Hurricane.

He was preceded in death byhis wife, Marie McCoy Allen.

He is survived by his daughter,Paula Sprouse of Hurricane; son,Col. (Ret.) Jonnie Allen of Rich-mond, Ky.; five grandchildren,Derek, Phillip, Dustin, Lyndseyand Benjamin; two great-grand-children, Lucas and Seth; andbrother, Darrell Allen of Hurri-cane.

Funeral services were heldTuesday, January 22, 2013 at AllenFuneral Home, Hurricane, withthe Rev. Jerry Losh officiating.Burial followed in White ChapelMemorial Park.

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DR. JAMES DONALDBERG, PH.D.

Dr. James Donald Berg, Ph.D.,66, of St. Albans, died unexpect-edly on Sunday morning, after along illness. Dr. Berg served in theUnited StatesMarine Corps from1965 to 1969; graduated fromMorris Harvey College in 1972while earning membership inChi Beta Phi International Scien-tific Honor Society; achieved amaster's of science in botanywhile teaching at the College ofWilliam and Mary (Virginia) in1974; and earned a doctorate inenvironmental science whileteaching at theUniversity ofTen-nessee in 1983. He taught ecol-ogy, biology and physical scienceat the University of Charlestonfrom 1982 to 2002, during whichtime he served for over a decadeas the chair of the Department ofNatural Science and Mathemat-ics and advised hundreds of stu-dents and several student

groups, and remained a memberof the Ecological Society of Amer-ica in retirement.

He was preceded in death byhis father, Dr. LeoG. Berg; and hismother, Ruth Jacobs Berg. Hewillbe sorely missed by his wife,Sarah Karnes Berg; his sisters,Mary Helman of Fairfax, Va., andMarcia May Rhoads of ColoradoSprings, Colo.; his son, Christo-pher, and daughter-in-law, Sarah,of Laurel, Md.; his daughter,Katherine Harpold, and son-in-law, Joshua Harpold, of St. Al-bans; and his two grandchildren.

A celebration of his life washeld Wednesday, January 23, atLakeview United MethodistChurch, St. Albans; a memorialservice followed.

The family requests that dona-tions are made to LakeviewUnited Methodist Church, 2624E. ParkviewDrive, St. Albans.Youmay also share condolences withthe family at www.bartlettchap-manfuneralhome.com.

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

RALPH ARTHURCHAPMAN

Ralph Arthur Chapman, 86, ofSt. Albans, formerly of Dunbar,died Jan. 20, 2013, at the Arborsin Gallipolis, Ohio. Arrangementswere in the care of Keller FuneralHome, Dunbar.

GOLDIE LEE BOWLESBARKER CLEEK

Goldie Lee Bowles BarkerCleek, 89, of Scott Depot, for-merly of St. Albans, passed awayTuesday, January 15, 2013, atCAMCMemorial Hospital, after along illness.

She was preceded in death byher parents, Thomas E. and Mat-tie Houston Bowles; her first hus-band,Wilfred T. Barker; an infantdaughter, Brenda; two sisters,Clarice Bowles Spurlock andRuth Bowles Spicer; brother,Thomas E. Bowles Jr.; and on Jan-uary 7, 2013, her oldest son, Rod-ney Barker, passed away inMorgantown.

She is survived by her hus-band, Robert C. Cleek of ScottDepot; daughter, Linda (John)Hendrickson of Scott Depot;sons, Douglas (Deborah) Barkerof Terra Alta and David (Tina)Barker of Clarksburg; daughter-in-law, Linda Nethercutt Barkerof Morgantown; stepsons,Charles (JoAnn) Cleek of West-ville, Ind., and Allen Cleek ofFrisco, Colo.; and niece andnephew, Judy Caruthers and T.R."Tom" Bowles of SouthCharleston. She is also survivedby several grandchildren andgreat-grandchildren.

She was a pianist and organistfor 64 years at Abney StreetChurch of God in St. Albans,where she also served as choir di-rector, Sunday school teacherand youth leader.

She was a member of theWomen of the Church of God

(WCG) and served as president ofthe group. She was organist forthe state of Church of God an-nual camp meetings at CrossLanes, and then at Rippling Wa-ters, for more than 40 years.

She retired from Union Car-bide Corp. and formerly was em-ployed by the West VirginiaDepartment of Rehabilitationand Department of Commerce.

A direct descendent ofWilliamMorris, believed to be the firstpermanent settler of KanawhaValley, she held membership inthe William Morris Chapter, Na-tional Society of Daughters of theAmerican Revolution. She was aformer member of ProfessionalSecretaries International.

She was a graduate of St. Al-bans High School, class of 1942,and attended Charleston Schoolof Commerce and West VirginiaState University.

The family extends great ap-preciation to her close friends,Sue Bobbitt, Phil and JerriKessell, the Rev. Arley and RubyCravens, Barbara Anderson, theRev. Jack Lawrence and the entirestaff of Regency Place in ScottDepot, who assisted our motherand grandmother in many waysduring her illnesses. Goldie Leealso wished to express gratitudeto the late Margaret Crowl Tre-anor, who had a strong spiritualinfluence on her life.

Funeral services were held onSaturday, January 19 at AbneyStreet Church of God, St. Albanswith The Rev. Jack Lawrence offi-ciating. Graveside services fol-lowed at Cunningham MemorialPark, St. Albans.

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

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

GAY COOKGay Cook, 95, of Sissonville,

formerly of St. Albans, passedawayThursday, January, 16, 2013,at home, after a long illness.

Shewas retired fromColumbiaGas, from which she had thefranchise to the cafeteria.

She lived with her daughterand is survived by her daughter,Cora L. "Cookie" Cook; her threegrandchildren, David L.McIlraithof Seattle,Wash., Josette N. Steeleof Belle and Jessica Lynn Bunnerof Evans; and also seven beauti-ful grandchildren.

As all of her friends and familyknow, she loved working in hervegetable and flower garden. Itwas her relaxation. She hadmanyfriends, but most have precededher in death.

She was a unique flower asanyone who met her wouldagree. She brought joy to all whoknew her.

We love you Mom!!Memorial services for Gay

Cook were held Friday, January25, 2013 at The Crossing BaptistChurch, Shadyside Road, St. Al-bans.

MARGARETDELORES CURL

Margaret Delores Curl, 100, ofSt. Albans, passed away Monday,January 21, 2013, at Dunbar Cen-ter. She was a member of Den-dron Baptist Church, Dendron,Va., and was a native of Rich-wood.

She is survived by her daugh-ter, Dorothy Mallory of St. Al-bans; granddaughter, RobertaMurphy of Cross Lanes; grand-sons, Eric Mallory of St. Albansand Craig Mallory of Dendron,Va.; and seven great-grandchil-dren.

Funeral services were heldThursday, January 24 at KellerFuneral Home, Dunbar, with theRev.Mark Patton officiating. Bur-ial followed in Cunningham Me-morial Park.

JOHNWILLIAM "BILLY"DAILEY SR.

JohnWilliam "Billy" Dailey Sr.,76, of Bancroft, went home to bewith the Lord on January 15 atHubbard Hospice House,Charleston.

He was born in Rumble on Au-gust 4, 1936, to the late Bill andMargaret "Peg" Dailey.

He serviced in the Navy on theUSS Implicit and retired fromMonsanto after 34 years. He wasa carpenter and loved huntingand fishing. He gave his life to theLord and had a generous heart ofgold. Above all else, Billy loved hisfamily.

He is survived by wife of 54years, Carla; son, John and wife,Marie, of Bancroft; daughter,Margaret and husband, John Ref-fett, of Winfield; grandchildren,Leilani andTrey; great-grandchil-dren,Makayla, Kalia andKyan, allof Bancroft; brother, Jack andwife, Shirley, of Bancroft; sister,Carolyn and husband, JohnHedrick, of Napier; and a host ofnieces, nephews and other fam-ily members.

A tribute to the life of JohnWilliam "Billy" Dailey was heldFriday, January 18, at Gatens-Harding Funeral Home Chapel,with Pastor John Taylor officiat-ing.

Burial was held Saturday, Janu-ary 19, at Haven of Rest MemoryGardens.

The family is requesting con-tributions to be made to Hub-bard Hospice House, 1001Kennawa Drive, Charleston, WV25311, in John William "Billy"Dailey's honor.

Gatens-Harding Funeral

Home, Poca, assisted the Daileyfamily.

Online condolences may besent to www.hardingfamily-group.com.

LAURENCE PETEFLORA

Laurence Pete Flora, 78, ofAshton, W.Va., died Jan. 16 inPleasant Valley Nursing andRehab Center.

Graveside services were heldSaturday, January 19, 2013 atBeale Chapel Cemetery, AppleGrove,W.Va.

Arrangements were in the careof Deal Funeral Home, PointPleasant,W.Va.

ANNA LISASCARBERRY GIBSON

Anna Lisa Scarberry Gibson,52, of Hurricane, passed awaySunday, January 20, 2013, atEmogene Dolin Jones HospiceHouse, after a long illness.

She had worked at SunbridgeCare and Rehab andwas a gradu-ate of Hurricane High School.She was a loving wife, motherand grandmother. She was pre-ceded in death by her husband,Rickie Gibson.

Surviving are her son, CoryGibson; daughter, Justine Wimer(T.C); grandson, Zayden Wimer;mother, Helen Burgess Scarberry;sister, Nancy Easter; and brother,Eddie Scarberry, all of Hurricane.

Funeral services were heldWednesday, January 23, at AllenFuneral Homewith the Rev.MarkHesson officiating. Burial fol-lowed in Scarberry Family Ceme-tery.

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

EVELYNMAE BUCKGUTHRIE

Evelyn Mae Buck Guthrie, 77,of St. Albans, went home to bewith the Lord on January 17,2013.

Evelyn was born on May 30,1935, in St. Albans. She was pre-ceded in death by her parents,Arnold E. and Frances T. Buck;and her brother, Thomas Buck.

Evelyn's prayers were an-swered by celebrating her 59thwedding anniversary with hersweetheart William L. "Bill"Guthrie, Sr. They were marriedon January 15, 1954.

In addition to her husband,she is survived by her five chil-dren, Sharon and Ed Kennedy ofMarmet, Karen and Roger Mead-

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ows of St. Albans, Larry Guthrieand Debi Weekley of Little River,S.C., Terry andDebbie Guthrie ofRaleigh, N.C. and Steve andMar-garet Guthrie of Cross Lanes; sis-ter, Carolyn and Jim Chesson ofWilmington, N.C.; and brother,Charles and Jerri Buck of Nitro.Evelynwas also blessedwith ninegrandchildren, Jamie and JeremySchlatter of Fort Wayne, Ind.,Danielle and Bill Howell of Es-kdale, Roger and JennyMeadowsof Johns Island, S.C., Karla andTimHermansdorfer of St. Albans,RyanMeadows of St. Albans, AlecBailey, Andrew, Adam and AustinGuthrie all of Cross Lanes; elevengreat-grandchildren, Jordyn,Cody, Joseph, Bill Jr., Cody,Bianca, Mattison, Lauren, Blake,Alayna and Leila.

She was a 1953 graduate of St.Albans High School. She was ahomemaker, former Avon con-sultant and supportive militarywife of 38 years. Also, she was afaithful pastor's wife of 45 years.Evelyn was a dedicated memberof Canaan Missionary BaptistChurch in Charleston. She wasalso a previous member ofWalker Chapel Bible Church inBuffalo and a charter member ofBethany Baptist Church in St. Al-bans.

Funeral services were heldMonday, January 21, 2013 atBartlett-Chapman FuneralHome, St. Albans with Dr. PhilSuiter, Rev. LarryWoody, Rev. RonFisher and Rev. Gerald Ray offici-ating. Burial followed in TeaysHill Cemetery.

The familywould like to extenda special thanks to SabrinaSawyers, RN andGabby Johnson,PT andHospiceCare for thewon-derful care they provided for Eve-lyn.

Donations may be made toCanaan Missionary BaptistChurch, 1919 Bigley Avenue,Charleston, WV 25302-4149,Walker Chapel Bible Church, c/oWanda Harmon, Rt 1 Box 184,Buffalo, WV 25033 or BethanyBaptist Church, 2504 Grant Av-enue, St. Albans,WV 25177.

You may also share memoriesor condolences with the family atwww.bartlettchapmanfuneral-home.com.

JOHNNYWILLIAMHEDRICK

Johnny William Hedrick ofPoca entered this life on January3, 1961, and passed away January16, 2013, in Tampa, Fla. He waspreceded in death by parents,David andViolet Hedrick.

He is survived by his son,William Jackson Hedrick; daugh-ter, Ashley Marie Hedrick; threegrandchildren, Avery, Emily andAddison; longtime companion,Janet Lukins; and 10 siblings,David Hedrick, ElizabethRhodes, Wayne Hedrick, NormaTorres, Donald Hedrick, GaryHedrick, Tim Hedrick, DebbieDonahue, Pam Cochran andChristina Greathouse.

Memorial services will be heldat a later date

JOHN R.HOINESS JR.John R. Hoiness Jr., 73, of Scott

Depot, formerly ofWisconsin andCalifornia, passed away Wednes-day, December 5, 2012, at St.Mary's Medical Center, Hunting-ton.

Born May 7, 1939, in Madison,Wis., John was a son of the lateJohn R. Hoiness Sr. and FlorenceWells. In addition to his parents,John was also preceded in deathby his brother, Michael Hoiness;and sister, Patricia Jund.

John was a veteran of the U.S.Air Force andArmyandhadbach-elor's and master's degrees inmathematics from the UniversityofWisconsin,Milwaukee (UWM).A career business professionaland entrepreneur, Johnheld exec-utive positions at companies suchas IBM,Memorex, RacalVadic andInfomedia, many in the SiliconValley areaofCalifornia, andwas asmall business owner for over adecade. He also taught mathe-matics at both UWM and FoothillCollege in California.

John was a leader in theSaratoga Rotary Club in Califor-nia,working closelywith businesspeople throughout the SantaClara Valley to support localcauses. After retiring, John andhiswife moved toWest Virginia to beclose to their only grandchild andher extended family. Other pas-sionswere spending timewith hisgranddaughter and watchingfootball, particularly the GreenBay Packers, San Francisco 49ers,University of California GoldenBears and his adopted West Vir-ginia teams.

John is survived by his lovingwife of 51 years, Marylee; daugh-ters, Suzanne Cope and ChristinaJohnson; sons-in-law, Todd CopeandKen Johnson; granddaughter,Kira Cope; and brother, LarryHildestad.

John's family celebrated his lifeon January 19 at his daughter'shome.

Please send donations to theAppalachian Children's Chorus,www.wvacc.org, an amazing or-ganization that inspires John'sgranddaughter and childrenacrossWestVirginiawith the joy ofmusic, or to the American CancerSociety, www.cancer.org.

Arrangements were under thedirection of Chapman FuneralHome, 3941 Teays Valley Road,Hurricane.

HELEN F.HUDKINSHelen F. Hudkins, 93, formerly

of Scott Depot, W.Va., enteredpeacefully into restThursday, Jan-uary 17, 2013, in Augusta, Ga. Shewaspreceded indeathbyher hus-band of 62 years,Mr. John F. Hud-kins.

Mrs. Hudkins was born in Gad,W.Va., in 1919 and lived in ScottDepot,W.Va. most of her life. Shewas a member of St. John UnitedMethodist Church. Mrs. Hudkinswas a homemaker who dedicatedher life to her family and herchurch.

Surviving family members in-clude: daughters, Debra Finnell

(Greg) of Evans and BeckyPetrucci (Tony) of Lake Villa, Ill.;son, Terry Hudkins (Pat) of LakeJackson, Texas; grandchildren,Roni Kaye, John, Aimee, Terrell,Chris, Kimmy,Mandy, Carina andLeo; great-grandchildren,Gunner,Gavin, Grady, Andrew,Tucker andBenjamin; sisters, Goldie Holbertand Mabel Flack.

Funeral services were heldWednesday, January 23 at St. JohnUnited Methodist Church, ScottDepot, W.Va. with Dr. Martin H.Hallett officiating. Interment fol-lowed at Graceland MemorialPark, South Charleston,W.Va.

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

Memorial contributionsmaybemade to St. John UnitedMethodist Church at 4013 TeaysValley Road, Scott Depot, WV25560 or to Kentwood NursingHome Activities Department at1227WestWheeler Road, Augusta,GA 30909.

Thomas Poteet & Son FuneralDirectors, 214Davis Rd., Augusta,GA 30907 (706) 364-8484. Pleasesign the guestbook atwww.thomaspoteet.com.

MICHELLE RENEEHUFFMAN

Ms. Michelle Renee Huffman,25, of Nitro, passed away January19, 2013, at CAMCMemorialHos-pital.

She attendedPoca schools, par-ticipating in cheerleading. Shewas a loving mother, daughterand sister.

She was preceded in death byher twin sister, Melissa Kay Huff-man.

Michelle is survived by her fa-ther, Alan and wife, April Huff-man, of Nitro; mother, RuthHuffman of Nitro; daughter,McKinley Kay, and her father,Joshua Tinnel; brothers, MichaelRay andwife, Danyel Huffman, ofNitro and Zach Russell of Nitro;sister, Haley Huffman of Nitro;and paternal grandfather, EdgarRay Huffman of Hamlin.

A tribute to the life of Michellewas heldWednesday, January 23,at Gatens-Harding Funeral HomeChapelwithPastor B.J. Roberts of-ficiating. Burial followed inHavenof Rest Memory Gardens, RedHouse.

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

Gatens-Harding FuneralHome,Poca, assisted the Huffman fam-ily.

GAYNELL A. LEGGGaynell A. Legg, 83, ofWinfield,

passed away Friday, January 18,2013, at her home.

She was born March 7, 1929, inFraziers Bottom, a daughter of thelate Clarence and Ocie PooreDavis. She was also preceded indeath by her husband, HaroldLegg; daughter, Darlene Eads; twosisters and a brother.

Shewasa retiredcustodian fromthe United States Post Office inWinfield and also worked for the

Putnam County Board of Educa-tion. She was a member of Win-field United Methodist Church.She enjoyed traveling and fishing,but most of all caring for her fam-ily.

She is survived by her children,Gordon (Allita) Legg of Hurricane,Wayne (Juanita) Legg of Greens-burg, Pa. and Denise (Steve) El-more of Scott Depot; sister, GoldiePriddy of Marion, Ohio; eightgrandchildren; and 26 great-grandchildren.

Funeral serviceswereheldMon-day January 21, 2013 at ChapmanFuneralHome,Winfield.Burial fol-lowed inEvergreenCemetery, Fra-ziers Bottom.

You may share memories orcondolences with the family atwww.chapmanfuneralhomes.com.

ROBERT "BOBBY"DANIEL LOVETT

Robert "Bobby" Daniel Lovett,54, of Hurricane, went to be withhis Lord and Savior on Saturday,January 19, 2013, surrounded byhis loving family.

He was preceded in death byhis father, Robert E. Lovett.Bobby is survived by his mother,Betty Lovett; two loving sisters,Marian Michels and RebeccaAkers; and several aunts, uncles,nieces and nephews.

Bobby touched the lives of allwho knew him and was a trueblessing to everyone. He will besadly missed by all.

Funeral services were heldTuesday, January 22, at HurricaneFirst Church of the Nazarenewith the Rev. Phil Bower officiat-ing. Burial followed in MountMoriah Cemetery.

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

The family asks that donationsare made to Kanawha HospiceCare, 1606 Kanawha Blvd. W.,Charleston,WV 25387-2536.

TOMMY JOEMEADOWSTommy Joe Meadows, 65, of

Poca, died Jan. 16, 2013. No serv-ices are planned at this time.

Raynes Funeral Home,Eleanor, was in charge ofarrangements.

MAXWELLEUGENEMILBEE

Mr.Maxwell EugeneMilbee, Jr.,51, of Poca, passed away onThursday, January 17, 2013.

Eugene was an office managerfor several Foodland stores in thearea.He loved traveling andwork-ing inhis flowers.He also lovedhisfamily and friends.

Eugene is preceded in death byhis parents, Maxwell and JoanAnn Persinger Milbee; grandpar-ents, Elizabeth Milbee and Sher-man Edward and RebeccaPersinger.

He is survived by several aunts,uncles, cousins and many manyfriends. He is also survived by hisclose friend andboss, Rick Joseph.

A tribute to the life of MaxwellEugene Milbee was held Monday

January 21, 2013 at Gatens Hard-ing Chapel with Pastor DelbertHawley officiating. Burial fol-lowed at Haven of Rest MemoryGardens, Red House.

Gatens - Harding FuneralHome, Poca, assisted the Milbeefamily. Online condolences maybe sent to www.hardingfamily-group.com.

LOLA KATHLEENSERGENT, "Katie" "Sis"Lola Kathleen Sergent, "Katie"

"Sis”, 87, ofHurricane,W.Va., wentto be with the Lord on Monday,January 21, 2013, following a longillness.

She was preceded in death byher parents George and ClaraManning Finley, brothers RalphFinley, Forrest "Buddy" Finley andKermit Finley, and sister VioletHarshbarger.

Shewas a homemaker. Shewasa Realtor and office/personnelmanager at theDiamondDepart-ment Store. She was a member ofthe First Baptist Church of Hurri-cane.

She is survived by her husbandDonald Sergent, son David Ser-gent, Donna Kay Kelsey andBecky Eillis; brother Carl Finley,sisters Opal Kirtley and MariettaGrass.

Funeral services were heldThursday, January 24, 2013, atAllen Funeral Home, Hurricane;entombment followed at ValleyView Memorial Park, Hurricane.

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

Donations may be made to theAlzheimer's Association or theDown's Syndrome Association.

ANNADAVIS SIMSAnna Davis Sims, 88, of Brook-

stone Retirement Center, for-merly of St. Albans,W.Va., passedaway Fridaymorning, January 18,2013, at Hinkle Hospice House.

Funeral services were heldTuesday, January 22, in the Cun-ningham Memorial Park Mau-soleum Chapel in St. Albans,W.Va., conducted by Rev. JamesDillo. Burial followed in the Me-morial Park.

Anna was born in BooneCounty, W.Va., July 13, 1924, toGuy Davis and Cordelia StumboDavis. Shewas a homemaker anda member of Nitro Church ofGod, in Nitro,W.Va.

She was preceded in death byher parents; and her husband,Kenneth E. Sims in 1990.

Surviving are her daughter,Debra Robertson and husband,David of Lexington; son, KennethE. Sims, II of Cleveland, Ohio; twograndchildren, Amy Hennemanand husband, Bradley andWesleyRobertson and wife, Annie; sis-ters, Marie Wiencek of BrookPark, Ohio, Jane Kernel of Jack-sonville, Fla. and Shelby Lewis ofAlabama; brother, AsherReynolds and wife, Francine ofLagrange, Ohio.

Online condolences may bemade at www.davidsonfuneral-home.net.

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Friday,February1,2013 Community News The Putnam Standard

DAVIS, WV - Critters Crawl,Valley Vista, and Face are namesfor the fun and challengingtrails for folks who are tubing,snowboarding and downhill ski-ing at Canaan Valley State Park.The CanaanValley Tube Park of-ficially opened January 11.Win-ter ski season began December29.

Canaan Valley Resort’s skiarea has 42 trails and reportsare posted daily online aboutthe number of trails open and iftrails have natural snow or areenhanced with snowmakers.Lift hours are 9 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.Sunday-Thursday and 9 a.m. – 8p.m. on Friday, Saturday andholidays. Night skiing is everyFriday and Saturday and Janu-ary 20 and February 17 holi-days.

The new Canaan Valley TubePark is 1,200 feet of gliding funon 10 lanes. Tube Park sessions

are 9-11 a.m.; 11:30 a.m. - 1:30p.m.; and 2 – 4 p.m. midweek,with additional hours of 4:30-6:30 p.m. and 7 – 9 p.m. on Fri-day, Saturday and holidays. Therates are $18 mid-week and $25on weekends.

“The resort staff is very proudof the new beginner’s ski areaand learning school,” said LisaRatliff of Canaan Valley ResortState Park. “The redefined areaallows for better instructionalslope and access. Like the tubepark, there is a Magic Carpetthat conveys skiers for quickeraccess to skiing facilities andless time spent trudging to orfrom an area. Ski school classesare at 10 a.m., noon and 2 p.m.We recommend the 10 a.m.time slot so students can maxi-mize their time on the slopes.Come to Canaan, put on yourski pants and winter wear andhave a great time.”

Winter recreation at Canaanis not limited to downhill skiingand tubing. The resort also fea-tures ice skating on the rink lo-cated near CanaanValley Lodge,snowboarding and airboarding.Airboarding lessons are offeredat the ski school. Cross-country

skiing and snowshoeing arepopular and equipment rentalsare available at the Nature/XCski center. There is no charge touse cross country trails and thesport is weather dependent.

New in 2013 is horse-drawnsleigh rides offered Fridays and

Saturdays from 10 a.m. until 9p.m. and Sundays from 10 a.m.until 5 p.m. “It’s a treat to bun-dle up and have real horsepower pulling a sleigh,” saidRatliff. Sleigh ride passengersmeet the driver at the Tube Parkwarming station.

Canaan Resort is a four-sea-son, year-round destination. Skiseason yields to golf play, camp-ing, hiking and a wobble clayrange that will open after skiseason in 2013. The lodge andcabins are popular any time ofthe year for vacations, getawaysand group functions. An indoorpool, sauna and fitness centerare located at the lodge. Infor-mation about winter sport andyear-round recreation atCanaan Valley Resort, lodging,ski lessons, group services anddining options are onwww.canaanresort.com websiteor phone 304-866-4121.

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