Jury finds Williams not guilty of sexual abuse

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BCHS’s Winter Formal
Vol. 37, No. 49
December 4, 2012
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Jury finds Williams not
guilty of sexual abuse
The
Braxton
County Circuit Court
was the setting for a jury
trial last Tuesday, November 27, with the
Honorable Richard A.
Facemire presiding. A
jury of his pears
weighed
evidence
against Shawn Alan Williams, 30, of Sutton who
was accused of 11
counts of sexual abuse.
The charges stem
from an investigation
conducted by Corporal
Daniel Burge of the West
Virginia State Police and
span a three year time
period between 2007
and 2010.
The trial got underway at 9:00 a.m. with
David Karickhoff representing the defendant
and
Kelly
Hamon
McLaughlin presenting
the case for the State.
Jurors heard testimony from the prosecu-
tion and defense. They
received their instructions
from
Judge
Facemire before beginning deliberation.
When the jury returned to open court,
the foreperson announced the unanimous
decision of not guilty on
all
counts.
Judge
Facemire released the
defendant and thanked
the jury for their service.
Glenville State College is offering several college courses for the spring
2013 semester at Braxton
County High School. “We
are very pleased that we
will be offering off-campus
courses this semester at
the Braxton County Center. These classes certainly make it easier for
more people to take advantage of the educational
opportunities of Glenville
State College,” said Kathy
Gilbert, Coordinator of
Off-Campus Programming
for GSC.
GSC will be offering
courses in: Business Law,
Public Speaking, Criminal
Justice, Management,
Computer Science, English, Education, Algebra,
and Science. Classes will
start January 14th and run
through May 3rd.
GSC scholarships are
available for qualified
adults to cover the cost of
tuition and fees for offcampus courses. Students
are responsible for the cost
of textbooks.
Interested students
and adults are encouraged
to attend a question and
answer and financial aid
workshop on Monday, December 10th from 4:30-6:30
p.m. at Braxton County
High School.
Persons who have delayed starting their college
careers, stay-at-home
moms who would now like
to start taking college
courses, and those who
started college but never
finished a degree are encouraged to enroll for
these classes.
For more information or to register for
classes,
contact
offcampus@glenville.edu
or (304) 462-6069.
GSC offering evening
college classes at BCHS
FBLA team places in
Business Ethics Contest
Braxton FBLA students attended the Annual Business Ethics competition sponsored by the
University of Charleston
SIFE (Students in Free Enterprise) team. The event
began three years ago
with around 15-20 teams
entering. This year, 27
teams were registered to
compete.
Each team is given a
scenario dealing with ethics in the workplace and
time to prepare a presentation. In the presentation, they must outline the
dilemma being faced and
their solution for the situation. In addition, they
must be prepared to an-
swer questions from the
judges and back up their
decision. There were two
rounds of competition, and
the winning teams from
round one advanced to the
final round.
Representing BCHS
were seniors Christopher
Luzader and Ashley
LaVancher and sophomore, Carol Desper.
Christopher is the son of
Pam and Billy Luzader of
Flatwoods. Ashley is the
daughter of Amy Gray of
Gassaway and Carol is the
daughter of Sharon
Desper of Burnsville. The
top three places in the final round received cash
awards and plaques. First
(L to R) Carol Desper, Ashley LaVancher and
Christopher Luzader
Auditions to be held for
upcoming Landmark musical
Open auditions for
the upcoming production
of Seussical, Jr. will be
held on Sat. Dec. 15 at
1PM at the Landmark Studio for the Arts on Main St.
in Sutton. The production
is an officially abridged
version of the Broadway
play, Seussial the Musical,
and it is scheduled to be
performed in conjunction
with Dr. Seuss’s birthday
this March.
Performance dates
are Mar. 1,2,8,9 at 7 PM.
Six additional daytime performances will also be
scheduled during that
time for each of the six el-
ementary schools in the
county.
Casting will be done
for 15-20 Seuss characters. Singing is a must,
and potential actors are
encouraged to sing a number from the production.
Some dancing also required. Ages 6 - adult are
encouraged to participate
either on-stage or as part
of the production crew.
For a list of characters and
a CD copy of the score,
please contact either Sally
Stewart, director, at 304364-4136
or Jeanette
Boyce, vocal director at
304-644-0504.
place received $1,000, second place, $750 and third
place, $500. Braxton’s
team placed third and will
receive a check for $500.
Advisors
Leslie
Godfrey and Donna
Singleton were very excited about the team’s win.
Leslie Godfrey commented, “Our students
were professional, poised,
and knowledgeable. They
spoke with confidence and
represented our BCHS
FBLA with integrity. I was
more than proud.” Donna
Singleton added, “This contest provides our students
with a valuable learning
opportunity and the
chance to earn money in
the process. It will certainly help with expenses
when the students compete at the State Leadership Conference.”
TO ITS CITIZENS ’ NEEDS ”
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BCHS business classes prepare
student for multiple futures
By Shirley Shuman
From Business Computer Applications I to
Marketing, the classes
which Kristy Craddock
teaches at Braxton
County High School provide the students with information which can be
used widely. Craddock explained that all the classes
she teaches “would be
helpful to anyone entering
the work force right out of
high school” but are also
valuable, and even necessary, “to those going on to
college.” She also noted
that many of the skills she
teaches “are good for everyday living.”
For example, the
most basic of Craddock’s
offerings comes with the
four sections of Business
Computer Applications I,
a class which benefits anyone who enters any job in
which computers are
used—from an office job to
self-employment and even
to working in a fast-food
business. “Those who work
at Taco Bell, for example,”
Craddock said, “have to
use computers, and they
learn that in Business
Computer Applications I.”
In this class, students learn how to create
Word documents, spread
sheets and data bases
along with PowerPoint presentations. Here the instructor noted that students need these skills to
go into Office Manage-
ment, a class available to
students “every other
year.” However, she added,
graduates who immediately enter the work force
“will find that these skills
may help them obtain
work.”
Also in this class, the
student learns to create a
resume, write a cover letter, fill out an application—whether for a job or
college, and create flyers.
Obviously, these are skills
needed for those entering
the work force. “It’s really
important to have a clear
resume with a well-written cover letter,” Craddock
said.
Craddock
also
teaches Accounting, required for the Administrative Support cluster but
valuable in many other
HMS Host Travel
Plaza of West Virginia will
be presenting Mountaineer Food Bank with a
check for $30,000. The
check represents donations from gratuities collected by Plaza associates
in the past year. Travelers
can donate at travel plazas in Beckley, Bluestone
and Morton locations.
“We have all taken
pride as a company to give
back to the community
who helps us offer service
to the travelers that ride
the highways of West Virginia,” said JR Dirkes, Director of Plaza Operations.
In addition, HMS Host em-
ployees will volunteer with
Mountaineer Food Bank
on December 4. “Knowing
the need for volunteers for
the great service you do,
we would like to offer some
man power to come and
help in the warehouse,”
Dirkes told Food Bank Executive Director Carla
Nardella.
HMS Host is a multistate and international
company offering Food &
Beverage and travel services to highway airport
travelers. Mountaineer
Food Bank serves 48 counties in West Virginia
through a network of over
600 feeding programs.
areas. “This is a very practical class,” the teacher
noted, adding, “For anyone
planning to own their own
business, it’s definitely
important.” The 24 students, mostly sophomores
and juniors, in this class
learn about “basic liabilities and assets and the
distribution of incoming
funds—management of
the money coming into and
going out of a business.”
They also deal with “some
banking and checking,” in
which they learn “how to
write checks and balance
checkbooks.” Of course
these are skills all adults
need.
Marketing, a class designed for juniors and seniors, includes just what
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Business class students Kera Kearns and Shannon Lohr
learn skills that will benefit them whether they plan to
advance their education or enter the workforce.
Travel Plaza of WV to present
$30,000 Check to Food Bank
Letters To Santa
Dear Boys and Girls:
Mrs. Claus and I are once again happy to name the Citizens' News
as our official headquarters to receive your letters to Santa.
This is the 36th consecutive year the nice folks at your county's
largest newspaper have been helping us.
The Citizens' News tells me that, as in the past, they will print
your letter and a picture of you at no charge, as space permits, between
now and Christmas. Just send your letters to me at:
Santa Claus
c/o Citizens' News
P.O. Box 516, Sutton, WV 26601
Don't forget to write soon, I'll be checking my list to see
who's been naughty and who's been nice.
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Letters and pictures may also be received by email.
Send them to: editor@bcn-news.com
These programs include
soup kitchens, food pantries, shelters, youth programs, senior programs
and Back Pack programs.
“Our hunger relief efforts in West Virginia are
kept going by the support
of companies like HMS
Host and their employees,” said Chad Morrison,
Director of Development
at Mountaineer Food
Bank. “A lot of hungry
people will benefit from
their hard work and the
donations from their customers.”
County tire
collection
scheduled
for Dec. 8
The West Virginia
Department of Environmental Protection’s REAP
program is hosting a local
tire collection to rid
Braxton County of old
tires.
The event is scheduled from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.,
on Saturday, Dec. 8, at the
Kenton Meadows Field in
Gassaway. Residents may
dispose of up to 10 tires per
person with a valid West
Virginia ID for Braxton
County. The tires must be
off the rims. Only car and
light truck tires 16 inches
or less will be accepted.
Haulers and businesses
are not allowed to participate.
REAP (Rehabilitation
Environmental Action
Plan), within the DEP’s
Division of Land Restoration, brings together all of
the state’s cleanup programs to maximize the
state’s cleanup efforts.
OPINION
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As I
See It
By Ed Given
Obit for “Common Sense”…
Like most of you who have to live with a computer, I receive a lot of stuff… granted much of it is
pure junk and ultimately finds its way to the trash
can. That in itself is the biggest challenge, weeding
through all the emails and discarding what is pure
garbage. While this mostly pertains to business
material, I also receive a lot of interesting material
from friends. Sometimes I am too busy to even read
it. But I received a piece a few weeks ago that I
think I really need to share.
According to the person who sent this to me, it
was an obituary printed in the London Times for
Common Sense. Unfortunately, I found a lot of truth
in this tongue and cheek writing.
Today we mourn the passing of a beloved old
friend, Common Sense, who has been with us for
many years. No one knows for sure how old he was,
since his birth records were long ago lost in bureaucratic red tape. He will be remembered as having
cultivated such valuable lessons as:
- Knowing when to come in out of the rain;
- Why the early bird gets the worm;
- Life isn’t always fair;
- And maybe it was my fault.
Common Sense lived by simple, sound financial policies (don’t spend more than you can earn)
and reliable strategies (adults, not children, are in
charge).
His health began to deteriorate rapidly when
well-intentioned but overbearing regulations were
set in place. Reports of a 6-year-old boy charged
with sexual harassment for kissing a classmate;
teens suspended from school for using mouthwash
after lunch; and a teacher fired for reprimanding an
unruly student, only worsened his condition.
Common Sense lost ground when parents
attacked teachers for doing the job that they themselves had failed to do in disciplining their unruly
children.
It declined even further when schools were
required to get parental consent to administer sun
lotion or an aspirin to a student; but could not inform
parents when a student became pregnant and
wanted to have an abortion.
Common Sense lost the will to live when criminals received better treatment than their victims.
Common Sense took a beating when you
couldn’t defend yourself from a burglar in your own
home and the burglar could sue you for assault.
Common Sense finally gave up the will to live,
after a woman failed to realize that a steaming cup
of coffee was hot. She spilled a little in her lap, and
was promptly awarded a huge settlement.
Common Sense was preceded in death,
-by his parents, Truth and Trust,
-by his wife, Discretion,
-by his daughter, Responsibility,
-and by his son, Reason.
He is survived by his 5 stepbrothers;
- I Know My Rights
- I Want It Now
- Someone Else Is To Blame
- I’m A Victim
- Pay me for Doing Nothing
Not many attended his funeral because so few
realized he was gone.
If you still remember him, pass this on. If not,
join the majority and do nothing.
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the World Wide Web
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H
ealth Care
appenings
By Bill Kuhn,
Administrator
Braxton Health
Care and Rehabilitation Center Resident
Counsel, which meets
on the first Thursday of
each month, selected a
wonderful menu to be
served for Thanksgiving Day. The lunch
menu that day consisted of turkey, potato
salad, sweet potato
casserole, seasoned
green beans, rolls,
beverage and pie. Our
next big event will be a
Christmas Ball on
Thursday December
13, 2012 in the BHCRC
Dining Room at 2:00
PM. Our residents are
looking forward to once
again dressing in
formals, tux and tie on
this special day. There
are a lot of other activities planned for
December such as: a
piano recital, Boy
Scouts Singing, Christmas Party, visiting
musicians, dancers and
more. December looks
to be a very busy
month for the residents
at BHCRC.
Since you can not
choose your parents you
can choose how to live
your life in a way to
prevent or delay the
onset of diabetes. Both
Type 1, in which a
person lacks insulin
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Rehabilitation Center
production and Type 2,
in which a person
produces insulin but
the body does not use it
effectively, are linked to
our genes in some way.
It has been stated that
‘genetics loads the gun
but lifestyle pulls the
trigger’ especially when
it comes to Type 2
diabetes. Diabetes, the
sixth leading cause of
death, is nothing to
ignore. Excess sugar in
the blood can injure the
heart, kidney, eyes and
every nerve in the body.
Experts around the
world recommend that
you get tested, get
regular physical exercise, drop a few pounds
and cut back on SoFAS,
Solid Fats and Added
Sugars. You can also
check out your waist
circumference. The
correct way to measure
your waist is just above
the hipbone (belly
button level) after you
have exhaled. Men with
a waist greater than 40
inches and women with
a waist greater than 35
inches suggest a link to
‘insulin resistance’. The
best procedure is to
consult with your
physician regarding this
matter.
Research shows
that Americans consume 300 calories
more a day than
Americans did 30 years
ago and a substantial
part of that increase
comes from sugary
beverages. People are
not distinguishing
between sensations of
hunger and thirst.
When you are thirsty
you need water not
calories like sugary
beverages. If you
reduce your intake of
sugary drinks by 100
calories a day you
could lose about 10
pounds in one year.
Instead of sugary
beverages nutritionists
suggest plain water
with an added slice of
fruit, flavored carbonated water, unsweetened tea/coffee, diet
drinks, low-sodium
vegetable juice and
skim milk be added to
your diet.
As a general rule
women are better off
than men in the area
of their risk for heart
disease and stroke
especially prior to
menopause. However
with compulsive behaviors such as overcoming drug addiction,
alcohol abuse and
cigarette smoking,
women find these
much more difficult to
overcome. Recent
studies show that long
term negative effects of
smoking in women are
Lola's World
News And Views By Lola B. Given
Rosie the Riveters to be on Today Show...
Earlier this year the NBC
Network came to West Virginia to
interview the Rosie the Riveters who
worked in plants making materials
needed to fight World War II. They
also hosted a nice dinner for us. NBC
is airing those interviews on the
Today Show on December 7th, Pearl
Harbor Day.
An organization in West Virginia
called “Thanks! Plain and Simple,” led
by Anne Montague, has taken the
lead in acknowledging those who went
to the different cities and worked in
the plants developing products used
to fight that war.
In the spring of 1942 my
News from
our Capitol
husband and I went to Akron Ohio.
He worked in the Goodyear Tire and
Rubber plant making tires and I
worked in Aircraft Plant 3 building
the F-4U. This was a small plane
which had wings that folded up and
were put on carriers and taken to
Japan and used to bomb areas off
the carriers.
The Braxton County Senior
Citizens Center afforded
transportation to the meeting and
interviewing. Several ladies from
Braxton County were interviewed
and hopefully many people in the
area will get to see them.
lolabgiven@mediacombb.net
equipment permanently
located in West Virginia,
perhaps by adopting one or
two of these stations. I am
pleased to report that Dr.
Michael Hohn, State Geologist
and Director of the WVGES,
stopped by Capitol office this
by Delegate Brent Boggs
week to present a couple of
maps regarding a proposal to
Elementary to the Capitol last make several of the temporary
Partial good news from
monitors permanent. The
the Governor’s office last week, week. Principal Judy
proposal outlined in the maps
Stalnaker and Mrs. Dent
as 120 much needed slots
brought a group of bright
Dr. Hohn provided includes
opened for enrollment in the
two permanent seismic moniyoung students to tour the
Aged and Disabled Waiver
toring stations in West VirProgram. However, the down- Capitol and meet with elected
officials. It is my understandginia. According to Dr. Hohn,
side is that as of November
the proposal will depend on
ing that they also had the
26th, the Bureau of Senior
the availability of federal
Services has 1,749 individuals opportunity to meet with
funding for the project. I hope
on the managed enrollment list Senator Doug Facemire and
this is one avenue we can
Governor Earl Ray Tomblin. I
who are medically eligible.
enjoyed talking with these
continue to pursue to ensure
From past calculations, they
young men and women and
Central West Virginia has
estimate 60% of those 1,749
access to better information on
hope that they enjoyed their
will go on to the program.
seismic activity in our area.
trip to the state’s Capitol.
Some on the wait list are
As I mentioned in this
The schedule for Decemeither not financially eligible,
ber interim meetings is as
column earlier this year, the
move to a nursing home or
follows:
WV Geological and Economic
have moved out of state or
don’t follow up with Bureau of Survey (WV GES) informed my Monday, December 10, 2012
9:00 AM Legislative Oversight
office that the Earth Scope
Senior Services for whatever
Commission on Workforce
Project would be installed
reason. Tragically, some on
throughout the East Coast and Investment for Economic
the list will pass away waiting
Development - House Gov.
would include all of West
for care.
Virginia. This project consists Org.
While we welcome the
9:00 AM Legislative Oversight
of a network of 400 highnew opportunities to enroll
Committee on Regional Jail
those in need, a huge backlog
quality broadband seismoand Correctional Facility
graphs that are being placed
of applicants remains unAuthority - Senate Finance
served. I will continue to work in temporary sites across the
9:00 AM Legislative Rulewith Delegate Perdue and
United States from west to
Making Review Committee others to bring this program
east, and Alaska, in a regular
Senate Judiciary
grid pattern. The East Coast
additional opportunities for
portion of this project is cur10:00 AM Education Subcomthose that just need a little
mittee C - Judicial Issues help to keep them in their
rently underway.
homes as long as possible.
I stated back in June that House Judiciary
11:00 AM Joint Committee on
I would continue to work to
I was pleased to welcome
have seismic monitoring
Health - House Chamber
several students from Troy
no different than in
men. Sadly most
women who smoke
start in their teens
and are less likely to
stop than young men
who started smoking in
their teens. Some
believe that many
women are reluctant
to quit smoking because of weight gain
concerns. However
being overweight is far
less risky than smoking.
Most research indicates
that the best way to
quit is to set a date and
stop…and use nicotine
patches or pills and a
support group. We
must commit to a public
health campaign that
continually encourages
our children and
grandchildren to never
start smoking. For
more information
consult with your
physician.
When some families celebrate Thanksgiving each person is
asked to share something they are thankful for. Some gratitude
can be very serious
such as being thankful
for the memories of a
loved one recently
passed. Some gratitude can be lighthearted such as
thankful for mashed
potatoes or a day off
school. Research
shows that this exercise is not an empty
one and if you develop
this discipline to be
consciously grateful
year-round, you can be
happier, less depressed and less
stressed. You could
also sleep better and
be better able to face
your problems. Maybe
there is something to
that old hymn that
suggested you count
your blessings and
name them one by one.
You could start with
the blessing of the
next breath you take.
Braxton Health
Care and Rehabilitation Center, the premier health care facility in this area, is a
Four Star Facility ««««
as rated by CMS. If
you have any questions call Braxton
Health Care and Rehabilitation Center at
304-765-2861, visit us
on our web site http://
braxtonhcrc.com or
visit us on Facebook.
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its title indicates. “Students deal with the whole
life of a product,” Craddock
explained. “They begin
with production research,
the needs for a particular
product, how to promote
that product, even how to
price it,” she continued.
Once students have
gained the basic knowledge they need, and here
the instructor commented
that what they learn
“turns out to be a real eyeopener for most of them
because they’ve never
thought of everything that
goes into putting a product on the market,” they
move
to
hands-on
projects. Here they create
their own products, decide
when, where, how to sell
them—including advertising, and even go into packaging and shipping. “This
is the part of the class
which they enjoy most,”
Craddock said, “but everything in the class is profitable for those who are going on to college to continue in this area and,
since they realize what
goes into putting products
on the market, it is profitable for everyone. Knowing how a product moves
to the retail store is important for all of us.”
One of Craddock’s
former students, Sydney
Fairburn, feels that she
benefited greatly from having taken Management Entrepreneurship, a class
which Craddock does not
teach this year. Fairburn,
who is currently enrolled
in West Virginia Junior
College in Bridgeport,
commented that the
class she took at Braxton
resembles Marketing,
which is being offered this
term. As to the importance
of having had business
classes at the high school
level, Fairburn said,
“When I entered the college I’m attending, I already had advanced learning from Mrs. Craddock’s
class. That knowledge has
helped me a great deal.”
Fairburn plans to “work in
management for awhile”
after she graduates and,
hopefully, start her own
business sometime in the
future.
Fairburn is just one
of many Braxton County
High School students who
count themselves fortunate to have had the opportunity to take classes in
the Business Education
department.
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and Retirement - House
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Wednesday, December
12, 2012
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Go digital or close:
Local businesses and community
rally to save the Elk Theatre
The community is
rallying to save Braxton
County’s only movie
theatre from the advance of technology.
The historic Elk Theatre
at 192 Main Street in
Sutton must go digital
or close – and soon.
Movie production companies have given notice
that 35mm films will be
discontinued some time
during 2013. After that,
new films will only be
provided to theatres in
digital format.
A series of Saturday Pancake Breakfasts, with Santa as special guest, will be held
by the Town Square
Café & Restaurant, 400
4 th Street, in downtown
Sutton. The first was on
December 1 st, and they
will continue on December 8 th and 15 th beginning at 8:00 a.m. and
continuing until 11:00
a.m. Just $5.99 buys
three pancakes, sausage
links and hot chocolate.
We offer a child size
pancakes for $3.99.
People can take their
own photos with Santa
for free. The profits go
to the theatre’s digital
projector fund. Pancake
breakfast donors also
receive a free ticket to a
private showing of “A
Christmas Story” at the
Elk Theatre digital projector party to be hosted
by Town Square Café &
Restaurant on Saturday, December 22 nd at
12:00 noon.
Watching movies is
a fun way to build appreciation for video arts,
storytelling and acting.
“We decided that breakfast with Santa would be
the perfect way for the
community to help save
the Elk Theatre. It contributes to our tourism
contributing building to
the Downtown Sutton
Historic District designation. It is the perfect
setting for the annual
West Virginia Filmmakers Festival that it hosts
each year. It serves to
encourage aspiring filmmakers by giving them a
place to show their movies.
The single screen
theatre shows first run
movies on the weekends
and rents their facilities
to groups for special
events.
They serve
freshly popped corn and
even roast their own coffee beans with lower
prices than most theatres. The prepare food
on-site for special
events.
They have a great
turnout by everyone to
see new films such as
‘Braking Dawn Part 2’
for the opening weekends. Unfortunately,
most of the admission
fees go directly to film
royalty fees, booking
fees and film shipping.
Elk Theatre uses the
concession income for
the theatre utility bills
and other expenses for
operations.
The past five years,
the focus has been on
immediate repairs to the
building, from the leaking roof, to damaged
walls and plumbing that
just needed replaced.
Additionally the torn
screen was replaced, the
concession area was updated to meet the requirements for food service, Dolby Digital 5.1
Surround Sound was installed, parts of the
marquee have been repaired, and several
other areas have been
updated. In a theatresized building, that’s a
and arts community efforts. Town Square Café
& Restaurant, along
with
Controlled
Excentrics Creative Arts
Studio Co., promotes
“Dinner and a Movie”
with the Elk Theatre,
making Sutton a great
affordable place to visit
in these tough times.
We believe in supporting
all the local businesses”
said Bob Pirrung, owner
(aka Santa) of Town
Square Café & Restaurant. Everyone is encouraged to call Town
Square Café & Restaurant at 304-750-2086 to
reserve your breakfast
with Santa and help
save the Elk Theatre!
Sutton is an emerging arts community with
hometown personality,
a selection of restaurants, community players, art galleries and a
variety of accommodations.
The town is
dressed for Christmas
and will be hosting free
family
activities
throughout the season.
Braxton County
residents Chuck and
Jane Murphy purchased
the theatre in 2007
knowing it would never
be a money-maker, but
they wanted to prevent
it from closing. Chuck
is a Navy Veteran and a
history teacher, and
Jane runs a local computer business. They
wanted the theatre to
remain open because
they believe movies
should be available to
everyone at family
friendly prices.
The Elk Theatre was
originally called “The Alpine Theatre of Sutton”.
It was among the first
built with a sloped floor
up to the screen. In
1987 it was listed as a
big investment.
The Film Production Companies require
it to be converted to
digital. So that is a situation that requires fund
raising. They will allow
a used projection; the
approved projection systems regularly become
available for $30 to $40
thousand. The Elk Theatre recently found one
for as low as $25,000. A
bank won’t loan money
for the projection system
because the theatre
doesn’t make enough
money to justify the loan
by their standards.
So far, the theatre
has
raised
almost
$1,000 from community
donations. Donations
are the only way to get
the projector and they
can be made with PayPal
through the theatre
website
at
www.elktheatre.com.
Deposits can be made at
the Bank of Gassaway –
Flatwoods Branch, or
placed in the donations
drop box sitting on the
theatre’s snack bar
counter.
The Elk Theatre is
staffed by Chuck and
Jane Murphy and their
family of volunteers. “No
one gets paid,” said Jane.
“There is no payroll, no
accountant, no cleaning
service. We do it all.”
For more information or to make a donation to the Elk Theatre in
Sutton, call Chuck and
Jane at 304-765-2517.
Come and have pancakes
with Santa at Town
Square Café & Restaurant on December 8 or
15. You can drop by or
call Town Square Café &
Restaurant at 304-7502086 to make a reservation for your Breakfast
with Santa!
Current version of GED test to change Jan. 2
takers must have record
of passing the Official
GED Practice Test™
- You must have a
valid state or federal issued
photo ID in order to test
“To anyone who has
already started the GED
test, your future is calling. By passing the GED
test, you can answer that
call,” said Randy Trask,
president and CEO of
GED Testing Service.
“You owe it to yourself.
Don’t miss the chance to
turn one small step into
your next big opportunity
in life.”
The GED test has
GED testing centers in West
Virginia encourage adults to finish
and pass before test deadlines
West Virginia has
announced that the current version of the GED
4:00 PM Finance Subtest will expire at the end
committee C - Senate
of 2013. The current verFinance
sion, known as the 2002
4:00 PM Government
Series GED test, will be
Organization Subcommitreplaced with the new
tee C - House Gov. Org.
2014 GED test on Janu4:00 PM Judiciary Subary 2, 2014.
committee C - House
Those who have
Judiciary
taken the 2002 Series
5:00 PM Legislative
GED test, but not passed
all five parts, have until
Education Accountability
the end of 2013 to pass
- Senate Finance
or they will need to start
Tuesday, December 11,
over again in 2014 with
2012
the new GED test in or9:00 AM Select Commitder to receive their high
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adult learners get preDoors Solid Wood some with glass
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Structural Insulated Panels (SIPs)
need to pass. We want
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you to succeed!”
Ceramic Tile
Interested
GED
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test-takers can find more
Roofing Shingles and Rolls of Felt Paper
information
at
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Other items too numerous to list...
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or call Sandra at 304765-5415 for more information.
A few important tips
you should know about
testing in West Virginia
before the end of 2013:
- Last day to take
the current version of the
GED® test in Braxton
County is December 17 th
and 18 th, 2013
- All GED® test-
opened doors to better jobs
and college programs for
more than 18 million
graduates since 1942. Last
year nearly 800,000
adults sat for the GED
test, which is accepted by
virtually all U.S. colleges
and employers. As the creator of the official GED
test, GED Testing Service
has a responsibility to ensure that the program
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a better life for the millions of adults without a
high school credential.
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With Deepest
Sympathy
Citizens’
NEWS
OBITUARIES
Russell L. DePoy
Russell L. DePoy,
96 of Weirton, WV,
passed away peacefully
on Tuesday, November
27, 2012 at Valley Hospice Care Center North
in Steubenville, OH.
He was born October 15, 1916 in Braxton County, WV. He
was the son of the late
Charles L. and Georgia
(Smith) DePoy.
In addition to his
parents, Russell was
preceded in death by
his brother, Harry DePoy; his sisters, Nellie
DeVaughn and Pearl
Bickel.
Surviving are his
wife, Ruby (Perrine) DePoy; son, Donald (Jean)
Depoy of Clayton, NC
and daughter, Patricia
Seders of Weirton, WV;
four grandchildren;
Charles (Diane) DePoy of Sacramento, CA,
Darrin (Annette) DePoy
of Clayton, NC, Rev.
Brian (Susan) Seders
of Clarksburg, WV and
Jason (Kimberly) Seders of Frederick, MD;
two step grandchildren;
Timothy (Brandi) Richmond of Clarksburg,
WV and Betsy (Jonathan) Scovell of Chambersburg, PA; seven
great grandchildren,
Jillian, Melissa and
Joshua DePoy, Nicholas, Christopher, Faith,
and Rebecca Seders;
one step great grandchild, Brooklyn Richmond.
Russell attended the Free Methodist Church of Weirton.
He was retired from
National Steel Corp.,
where he worked in the
Blast Furnace Department. Russell was also
a member of the WSX
25-year club.
Russell was a devoted husband and father. He will be lovingly
remembered and sadly
missed by his family.
Private memorial
service for the family
will be conducted by
Rev. Brain Seders at
Sugar Creek Cemetery,
Gassaway, WV.
The family would
like to thank the dedicated and wonderful
staff at the Acuity Hospital for the excellent
care Russell received.
In lieu of flowers,
the family request donations to Valley Hospice, Inc., 10686 State
Route 150, Rayland,
OH 43943.
Condolences may
be extended to the family at www.roachfuneralhome.com.
Arrangements by
Richard M. Roach Funeral Home, Gassaway,
WV 26624.
James William Drake
James William
Drake of Lake Dallas,
TX passed away November 25, 2012 after
a short illness. Jim
was born December
16, 1924 in Gassaway,
EDITOR”S NOTE: Larry W. Harper
and his wife Susan from Virginia were
inadvertently omitted from Ruby Jane
(Harper) Eubank’s Obituary as surviving
members on November 27th
WV to Newell and Tina
Drake.
Jim was preceded
in death by a daughter, Ardana Kay,
his parents and
all nine of his
brothers and
sisters. He leaves behind his wife of fiftyfour years, Evelyn, his
daughters’ Renna Carrico (Richard) and Barbara Morrison (Bryan),
four grandsons (Todd,
Bryan, Tyler and Hunter), three granddaughters, (Julie, Sara, and
Katrina), twelve great
grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.
Jim was a veteran
of the US Army, a businessman in Flatwoods
and Gassaway for over
40 years, a member of
the Order of Odd Fellows, a former member
of Flatwoods United
Methodist Church, and
in recent years attended
Lake Cities UMC in
Lake Dallas, TX.
Jim and Evelyn
retired and moved to
Texas in 1994 to be
near their daughters’
and grandchildren.
Services are in
the care of Richard M.
Roach Funeral Home in
Gassaway, WV. Friends
called Friday evening
from 6 pm to 9 pm
at the Funeral Home.
The funeral followed
on Saturday, December
1, 2012, at 11 am at
the Funeral Home with
burial in Beall’s Mill
Cemetery. A memorial
service in Texas will be
planned later.
In lieu of flowers,
the family asks that you
consider a donation to
St. Jude Medical Center
Braxton County, WV
www.stjude.org.
Condolences may
Gary Joe McCourt
Gary Joe McCourt,
66, of Frametown, died
November 28, 2012 at
Braxton County Memorial Hospital.
He was born July
8, 1946 in Centralia,
WV a son of the late
Oney and Mildred Thayer McCourt.
He was a Baptist,
loving father, grandpa,
and friend.
He was preceded
in death by brothers,
Stanley McCourt, Darrell McCourt, Denzil
McCourt, and Butch
McCourt.
He is survived by
his wife, Janette Short
McCourt of Frametown;
son, Gary Joe McCourt,
Jr. of Frametown;
daughter, Tara McCourt Wilson and her
husband, Raben Wilson
of Frametown; brothers, Oney McCourt of
Tenn., Ralph McCourt
of Sutton and Dana McCourt of Georgia; sister,
Jesse McCourt Cutlip of
Craigsville.
He had five grandchildren, Joshua Wilson
of Frametown, Chase
McCourt of Morgantown, Skylar McCourt
of Gassaway, Braden
Wood McCourt of Duck
and Joseph McCourt of
Frametown.
At Gary’s request
graveside service was
held Friday, November
30, 2012 at 1 p.m. in
the Centralia Cemetery
with David Cutlip and
Charlie Stevens officiating.
The family would
like to thank the Braxton County Emergency
Squad staff and Braxton County Emergency
room doctors and nurses, and the Frametown
Volunteer Fire Department for their continued services throughout the years.
In lieu of flowers
donations may be made
to the Gary J. McCourt
Memorial Fund, c/o
Bank of Gassaway, P.O.
Box 40 , Gassaway, WV
26624.
Condolences may
Arrangements by
Richard M. Roach Funeral Home, Gassaway,
WV.
Argie L. (Cutlip)
Murphy
Argie L. (Cutlip)
Murphy, 93 of Gassaway, WV who has
been a resident of Braxton Health and Rehab
Center since August
of 2011, has gone to
Heaven on November,
29, 2012.
She was born January 24, 1919, daughter of Burton and
Maude Cutlip. Argie
was preceded in death
by her son, James Lee
(1942-1959), husband,
James Cisco (19101967), brothers, Harley,
Burton (June), Leroy,
John, Eugene Cutlip
and sister, Mary Edna
Rose.
She is survived by
her daughter, Loretta
and husband, Thomas
Maciejewski of Jacksonville, NC, grandsons, Thomas of Augusta, GA, James of
Olympia, WA, Shawn
of High Point, NC, and
granddaughter-in-law,
Diana Moscuzza of
Tumwater, WA, great
granddaughters, Choneta of Augusta, GA,
and Kyla of Tumwater,
WA. brothers, Charles
Arlos of Gassaway, WV,
Robert of Grand Island,
FL, sister Lura Rose of
Ashland, OH and a host
of nephews and nieces,
and many friends and
neighbors.
Argie was a very
active long-standing
member of the Sugar
Creek Baptist Church,
working as needed for
her church and community.
In lieu of flowers
the family request that
memorial contributions
be made to, Sugar Creek
Baptist Church, P.O.
Box 188, Gassaway,
WV 26624.
Service was held
at 1 p.m. Monday, December 3, 2012 at Richard M. Roach Funeral
Home, Gassaway with
Pastor Allen Legg officiating. Burial followed
in the Cutlip Cemetery,
Gassaway.
Friends called
two hours prior to the
service at the funeral
home.
Condolences may
1 Thessalonians
4:13-14
But I would not
have you to be ignorant,
breathern, concerning
them which are asleep,
that ye sorrow not, even
as others which have
no hope. For if we believe that Jesus died
and rose again, even so
them also which sleep
in Jesus will God bring
with Him.
Christian Women in Action
hold Thanksgiving dinner
The Christian
Women in Action met
at the Spruce Grove
U.M. Church on November 13, 2012, for a
Thanksgiving dinner.
Club President, Sandy
Samples, welcomed everyone who came out.
Everyone recited the
pledge to the flag and
Roy James said grace
before the meal. We had
great food and fellowship with approximately
twenty-three people who
attended the dinner.
Arabelle Long, our
secretary, came with
her sister Harriet who
is from North Carolina.
Missy and Bill Saunders
came from Charleston
to join us. Also, Frankie
Uldrich Fatka from Fort
Worth, Texas, attended
along with her brother,
Bill.
We want to thank
all the wonderful cooks
who helped make the
dinner. They included Gloria James, Willa
Brown, Velma James,
Bill James, and several
others.
We must thank our
Lord for the prayers
that were answered this
past year.
Our next club
meeting will be at the
church on December
18, 2012, at 10:00 a.m.
We will have a Yankee
swap. Anyone wishing
to attend just bring a
$10.00 gift. We will
have lunch after. This
will be our last meeting
until March.
God bless and remember the Reason for
the Season.
Shop Sutton for a Chance to Win!
Do you like to win
free merchandise and/
or products? All you
have to do is shop in
Sutton at one of the
participating businesses between now and
December 15, 2012,
and enter for a chance
to win a prize package of donated items
and merchandise from
each participating
business! Participating
businesses consist of
Braxton Motors, Country Charm, Hometown
Events and Party Rentals, The Needle Basket,
The Elk Theater, Sutton
Floral and Gifts, Sutton
IGA Express, Sutton
Feed and Hardware,
Controlled Excentrics,
Town Square Café and
Restaurant, PJ Berrys,
The Villa, Café Cimino
Country Inn, The Landmark and the Sutton
Community Development Corporation. One
winner will be drawn
from all the entries re-
ceived to win the entire
prize package, on Saturday December 15,
2012. Simply shop in
any of the participating
businesses and look for
the box marked “Shop
Sutton Giveaway” fill
out the paper with a
name and number and
wait for the phone call!!
Flatwoods Parks and Recreation
Board looking for members
Anyone interested
in serving on the Flatwoods Parks and Recreation Board should
submit a letter to the
Town Council of Flat-
woods before their next
meeting scheduled for
December 18, 2012.
Send letters to: Town of
Flatwoods, P.O. Box 52,
Flatwoods, WV 26621.
richard m. roach
funeral home
708 Braxton Street • Gassaway, WV 26624
Phone 304-364-2231
Licensed Directors: Richard M. Roach & Ryan M. Roach
The friendship of those we serve is the foundation of our business.
Our Goal is to give families that we are privileged to serve, a warm and
relaxed home to come to at a dificult time ~ when compassion, sincerity and
-professionalism are paramount. Pre-Planning is also available.
Citizens’
NEWS
Braxton County, WV
COMMUNITY
CALENDAR
Senior Menu:
Senior menu for the
week of December 5 thru
December 11
Wednesday (5) Spaghetti w/Meat Sauce,
Garden Salad, Applesauce/Cinnamon, Garlic
Bread
Thursday (6) Chicken Salad Sandwich,
Cream of Broccoli Soup,
Fruit, Pudding
Friday (7) Pot Roast,
Mashed Potatoes & Gravy, Green Beans, Cranberry Sauce, Crescent
Roll
Monday (10) Cook’s
Choice
Tuesday (11) Bean
Soup w/Ham, Egg Salad Sandwich, Jell-O w/
Fruit, Corn Bread
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Veterans
Service Officer:
An itinerant representative of the West
Virginia Department of
Veterans Assistance is
scheduled to be at the
Braxton County Senior
Center from 10:30 a.m. to
3:30 p.m. on Wednesday,
December 5, 2012.
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BCMH book
Christmas sale:
Braxton County Memorial Hospital Auxiliary
and More Than Books
will be hosting a Christmas sale in the hospital
multipurpose room on
Thursday, December 6th,
starting at 7 a.m. until 4
p.m. A very nice selection
of gifts will be available.
The public is welcome
to browse and enjoy this
special experience. Free
gift wrapping will be available after 10 a.m.
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Stout’s Chapel Christmas program:
Stout’s Chapel United
Methodist Church will
have its Christmas program on December 8th,
from 5:00 p.m. until ?.
From 5:00 p.m. to 6:00
p.m. there will be an
arrival and social hour,
followed by the “Joyful
Servants” singers from
6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
with door prize drawings. Social time will
begin at 7:00 p.m. with
refreshments and finger foods. Remember,
“Jesus is the Reason for
the Season”. Come and
fellowship in the Lord
Jesus Christ. Hope to
see you there!
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“All is Well”
Christmas musical:
“All is Well”, a Christmas musical, will be performed by the community
choir on Saturday, December 8th, and Sunday,
December 9th, beginning
at 6:00 p.m. at the Sutton
Baptist Church. Members
from five area churches
are participating in this
special performance, as
we perform songs of hope
and celebration for this
wonderful season!
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Riffle Community
Church Christmas
Dinner:
The Riffle Community Church is back in
God’s business with a
full time pastor. You
are invited to come out
to the Chapel Firehouse
on Sunday, December
16th at 12:00 noon for
a Christmas Dinner and
get acquainted. For more
information call Lucille at
304-765-5181 or Donna
at 304-765-2226.
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Gassaway Christmas
Parade:
The Gassaway
Christmas Parade will
be Friday, December 7,
2012, at 7:00 p.m. Lineup will be at 6:00 p.m.
at the Go Mart office on
River Street in Gassaway.
Any questions, please call
mayor’s office at 304364-5111. Thank you.
Mayor, Richard M. Roach.
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Breakfast with Santa:
Pre-K thru 6th grade
are invited to breakfast
with Santa on December
8th from 10:00 a.m. until
12:00 noon at the Little
Birch Southern Baptist
Church.
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Burnsville Christmas
Parade:
The Burnsville
Christmas Parade will
be held December 8th
beginning at 11:00 am.
Line-up will be at 10:00
am on Circle Drive next
to the Ike & Mike Plaza.
Anyone wishing to enter
a float or march in the
parade is asked to call
the Burnsville Mayor’s
office at 304-853-2605 to
be entered in the line-up.
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Big Otter Music:
The Big Otter Community and Senior Center’s music schedule for
December is as follows:
December 7th, Summers
Fork Bluegrass; December 14th, Silver Dollar
Express; December 21st,
Cherry River Drive; and
December 28th, Burnin’
79. Doors open at 5:00
p.m. Music starts at 7:00
p.m. There is no admission charge. There will
be a 50/50 drawing and
other prizes. Concessions
will be available.
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ALANON Meetings:
The ALANON Support Group will be meeting at the Sutton Baptist
Church on Main Street,
Sutton, Annex I, at 7:30
p.m. on Tuesday nights.
ALANON is a non-denominational support group
for friends and family of
people struggling with
addiction.
Frametown Fire Dept.
Christmas dinner
The Frametown Fire
Department will be having
their Christmas Dinner
on December 15, 2012,
beginning at 4:00 p.m. at
the fire department. All
fire departments and the
community are invited.
Bring a covered dish and
spend the evening with us
and enjoy a good meal.
Santa Claus will also
be coming to visit. If parents would like to bring a
small gift and put it under
the tree for Santa to give
to their children please
feel free to do so. We will
be looking for you all on
December 15th.
BCMH Health
Dept. board meeting
The Braxton County 5:30 p.m., at the Braxton
Board of Health will meet County Health Departon December 6, 2012, at ment, 495 Old Turnpike
Road, Sutton, West Virginia 26601.
The following matters
are on the agenda: Call
to order by Ed Stewart,
1901 Bug Ridge
Chairperson; introducSutton, WV 26601
tions; approval of minutes
304-765-2554
of September 27, 2012,
678-8875
304-678-8875
regular meeting; clinical report; environmental
health report; threat preparedness report; Smoke
to $25 (Saws provided)
Free Initiative of WV report;
Choose & Cut $20 and
administrator’s report;
Already Cut $23 - Live in Planters $30 and $40
financial report; budget
Wreaths $10 and $15
review and adjustments;
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24TH
OPEN FOR SALES: SATURDAY, NOV. 26
old business – none; new
From Sutton: Rt. 19 So. to Wolf Creek, Follow signs business – WV purchasing card policy and safety
policy; next meeting; and
HOURS: Mon.-Fri. Noon-Dark; Sat.-Sun. 9 AM-Dark
adjournment.
Bug Ridge Tree Farm
Burnsville CEOS Club holds
their November 14 meeting
The Burnsville
Community Educational
Outreach Service Club
met November 14, 2012,
at the 79er Restaurant
with Shirley Nicholson
as hostess. The meeting
was called to order by
President, Betty Carson,
with roll call and flag
pledge led by Beverley
Monroe.
For devotions, two
poems were read: “The
Cozy Days” by James
Joseph Huesgen and
“A Day Worth While”
by Mary Harrington.
All prayed the “Lords
Prayer”.
The secretary read
the minutes from the
October meeting and
the treasurer reported
on the good of the club.
Both were approved.
A thank you note
was read from the VA
Hospital in Clarksburg
for pillows and blankets
we delivered earlier in
the month. Sick in community was reported
and year end committee
reports were filled out.
Thanks to all who
helped with the pie sale
on November 20th, and
to all those who bought
a pie. The money made
goes back into the community. Members will
be bringing items to the
December meeting to
be taken to the DHHR
to be given as needed to
children.
We will participate
in the Christmas Parade in Burnsville and
we will be selling 50-50
tickets so be sure to get
one. Maybe a little extra
cash to spend. We will
have a gift exchange at
the December meeting
and also bring a favorite
recipe to share.
The lesson this
month was “Cranberry
Thanksgiving”. Cranberries grow on small evergreen shrubs or vines
in acidic bogs or marshes in colder climates.
Some farmers flood the
Dog Tales:
With Christmas is
right around the corner,
we would like to thank
the many supporters
of the shelter who have
opened their hearts,
their homes, and their
wallets to help us care
and place homeless
animals. Again this
year, almost Fifteen
Hundred dogs have arrived at the shelter in
need of food, care, and
a loving home. With
the support of our community, we have been
able to place almost
all of those animals
who are always looking for loving homes. If
you have thoughtfully
considered adopting
a pet, please visit the
shelter and see if your
next forever friend is
waiting for you. Our
usual hours are MonFri 12-3, Sat. 10-3 and
we are closed to the
public Wednesday and
Sundays. Please call
for additional information at 765-2200 or log
onto petfinder.com and
enter dog search for
Sutton zip code 26601
for our entire listing.
Here are just a few of
the animals ready to
greet you:
Stories from the Braxton
County Animal Shelter
able for adoption. I
love to play and get
attention. My brother
was adopted today and
I am here waiting for
the lucky draw of the
shelter. Please come
see me...
Apachie- male
brown eye and white
body and Bella- Tri
color with spotted legs
female, Our brothers
and sisters have found
warm loving homes for
the Holidays and we are
here still awaiting our
new home to happen.
We are 4 months old and
weigh 25+ pounds. Our
mom is still here watching over us in hopes she
gets a new home also.
Please open your warm
loving hearts for a new
family pet.
CHRISTMAS TREES
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Pedicures
Call today to schedule your appointment.
(304)542-5293
located at Hair
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Christmas time is here and there is
always a hard to buy for lady on your
list! We have the answer...a gift
certificate to
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Stop by or call today for details!
bogs to keep the vines
from freezing in winter.
They are a very healthy
fruit and can be eaten
daily. It is thought they
prevent urinary tract
infections and gingivitis
as the contain antioxidants. The can be used
in many ways such as
fresh or dried in salads,
cereals, breads, pies and
muffins. I like the relish
and eat it as a snack.
Beverley Monroe
won the hostess gift
and Marbie said grace
followed by lunch to
those present: Betty
Carson Jeannette Dean,
Shirley Nicholson, Beverley Monroe, Marbie
Tonkin, Shirley Kelley,
and guest, Kellie Wilfong.
Our next meeting
will be our Christmas
meeting on December
12th at 10:00 a.m. at the
79er Restaurant with
Betty Carson as hostess.
You are welcome to join
us!!!
Tommy boy- Hi
I’m a male, two year old
beagle. I was picked
up in the Burnsville
area running after
some rabbits. They call
me a stray but I belong
to someone who isn’t
looking for me. So im
looking for a new home
are you looking for me?
Malkia- I am a
Shep/mix found on
Vernon Road, I got lost
from my family and if
they don’t come looking
for me I will be looking
for a new family to love.
I weigh 45# and
appear to be about 3
years old. I am friendly
and want attention.
Please keep check
on me to see if I have
been found or go up for
adoption .Well time has
come I guess I really
need a new home to go
to and have a wonderful holiday with loved
ones, please find it
in your heart to come
see me.
Burnsville Lions
to host Christmas
lighting contest
S o p h i e - I am a
sweet girl, 44 pounds
and 8 months old. I was
found in the Duck area
and was hoping my
owners would come to
find me here and take
The Burnsville Li- lighting contest for the
me home for Christ- ons Club will again be Burnsville area. Prizes
mas. If not I’m avail- sponsoring a Christmas will be given for the most
outstanding Christmas
lighting arrangements
in this area. Four prizes of $50 each will be
awarded to the winners.
The area for the
contest includes within the town limits of
Burnsville, The Hoover
Addition, the region
along Route 5 to the
State Road Garage at
Buffalo, the region along
the Gem Road to and
including Brinkerhoff’s
trailer park, and along
the road to the Burnsinvites you to join their class.
ville Dam.
Classes are held at the Flatwoods
The judging will
Elementary School every Tuesday and
take place sometime
during the week from
Thursday from 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. and
December 17th to Deare available to children 7 years old thru
cember 21st between
adult. Cost is $20.00 per month for one perthe hours of 7:00 p.m.
to 10:00 p.m.
son. Family rates are available.
Lights must be on
For more information and to
during the time of judgregister please call 765-7955.
ing in order to be considered for an award.
Martial Arts
Classes
The American
Karate Academy
Citizens’
NEWS
COMMUNITY
CORNER
BURNSVILLE NEWS B
DEBBIE
MCPHERSON
Congratulations to
Caitlin
Brown on
her recent buck
deer kill.
P r o u d
Dad was right there
beside of her.
Congratulations to
Kathy Fealy of Weston
on the recent birth of
her granddaughter.
It was good to
visit with an ole coworker this past Friday
evening. Butch & I
were out shopping and
stopped at Ruby Tuesdays for supper. While
there, we visited with
Greg Miller and Kathy
Fealy. I worked with
Greg for a long time.
It was great to see him
and catch up with the
news on some of my former co-workers. Also,
Kathy was pleased to
let us know that she recently became a grandmother.
Sympathy is extended to the family of
John Vankirk of Weston
who passed away on
November 24. He was
87 years old and was
from the Burnsville
area. Thanks to Roberta Lindsay for submitting this news item.
News from the
Burnsville Public Library: I just wanted to
let you know that we
have installed 2 new
Work Force West Virginia computers. The
new high speed broadband computers will
help you to create your
resume, fill out job applications, take employment assessment tests,
send emails to potential
employers, complete
homework, take online
test for school, research
for a school project and
take typing lessons with
the Mavis Beacon typing
programs. We invite the
community to come out
and get started. Dawn
Anilao-Herron, Director Burnsville Public
Library
The Christmas holidays are coming soon.
TRUTH OR TRADITION?
Chrisan Worship #5
Three Factors. Worship that is acceptable unto
God must be both in spirit and in truth (John 4:24),
that is with the right attitude, and according to God’s
Word. There are three factors that enter into acceptable worship.
Preparation. For our worship to be pleasing
unto God and profitable unto us, we must make
proper preparation. It was written into the law of
Moses that the day before the Sabbath (the Jewish
day of worship) was to be a day of preparation. Certain things had to be done in order for the Jews to
be properly prepared to worship God each week. It
is true that no such instructions have been given to
the Christian under the law of Christ, but if it was so
important under the law of Moses, shouldn’t it be even
more important under the law of Christ? If Christians
were properly prepared , there would be no coming in
late, clipping fingernails, nodding off, and dozens
of other things that should not be taking place during worship. Three attitudes will help us prepare for
worship.
Sanctification. We prepare by setting the first
day of the week apart for the Lord. What part of first
do so many folks, even Christians, not understand?
It is the Lord’s Day, not mine. What right do I have
to use it for my own personal pleasure? He has given
me six others for that.
Meditation. We prepare for the Lord’s Day by
thinking about it. When Sir Isaac Newton was asked
how he came to discover the law of gravity, he replied:
“By thinking about it all the time.” Thinking about
worship will help us prepare for it.
Anticipation. We prepare for the Lord’s Day by
looking forward to it. As we grow in faith, and mature
spiritually, we will eventually get to the place where
we can declare with David: “I was glad when they said
unto me, Let us go into the house of the Lord.” (Psa.
122:1).
Then it will not be a matter of “I’ve got to get up
and go to worship,” but “I get to.”
Participation. Worship is not a spectator
sport. We do not assemble to observe. That’s God’s
part. The Christian is not in the audience observing
what takes place on the stage, but are rather on the
stage performing. God is the audience. Each worshipper is to participate in Singing, Praying, Study,
Giving, and the Lord’s Supper. Too many Christians
have the mind-set of little Johnny, who was asked
what he thought of the worship service, and replied:
“I thought it was pretty good considering we all got in
for five dollars.”
Proclamation. In each act of worship, we are
proclaiming our faith, our hope, and our love, to our
fellow worshippers as well as to the world. When
Paul and Silas, in a Philippian jail, Prayed and Sang
praises unto God, the prisoners heard them. They
were proclaiming their faith, hope, and love, not only
to the other inmates, but to all who have read and will
read of this down through the ages. In our Study of
God’s Word, we proclaim our faith in its author and
its inspiration. In Giving we proclaim our gratitude
for the bounty God has blessed us with. In observing
the Lord’s Supper, we show forth His death to the
world.
Person Before Performance. If our worship is
going to be pleasing to God and profitable to ourselves,
we must properly prepare ourselves first. God had
respect unto Abel (person) and to his sacrifice (performance) (Gen. 4:4). Jesus said that true worshippers
will worship the Father in spirit (person) and in truth
(performance) (John 4:23).
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Road, Stumptown, West Virginia 25267
Minister: Gene H. Miller, 3281 Rosedale
Road, Shock, West Virginia 26638-8410
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Please try to take in
some holiday activities
in your community.
Many local churches
have plays & musicals
for your enjoyment. The
First Baptist Church
of Burnsville will have
their cantata on Friday,
the 21st, @ 7 PM and
also on Sunday morning, the 23rd, at 11 AM.
There will be parades
held locally. Our own
Burnsville parade will
be this Saturday @ 11
AM.
Calendar of Events:
Wednesdays - Bible Study at 6:30 PM
at the Burnsville United
Methodist Church
Wednesdays – Bible Study at 7 PM at the
First Baptist Church of
Burnsville; Christmas
Choir practice begins
at 8 PM.
Saturday, December 8 – Burnsville will
be hosting their annual
Christmas Parade beginning at 11 AM. Line
up begins @ 10 AM on
Rt. 5 near Mike & Ike’s
Plaza. The Burnsville
Lions Club plans on
having their hot dog
sale also at the Burnsville Mayors Office’s.
Come and enjoy the
parade! Then, head on
over to the Mayor’s Office and let the children
visit with Santa and
receive a treat.
Sunday, December
16 – Christmas caroling beginning @ 3:30
PM at the First Baptist
Church of Burnsville.
Soup & sandwiches will
be served. The White
Christmas food items
are to be delivered after
church that day. Come
and join the carolers for
a fun time!
December 17-21
– The Burnsville Lions
Club will be sponsoring
their annual Christmas
Lighting Contest for the
Burnsville area. Prizes
will be given for the most
outstanding Christmas
lighting arrangements
in the Burnsville area.
Four prizes of $50 each
will be awarded to the
four most outstanding
displays of Christmas
lights. The area for
the contest includes
within the town limits of Burnsville, the
Hoover Addition, the
region along Route 5 to
the State Road Garage
at Buffalo, the region
along the Gem Road to
and including Brinkerhoff’s Trailer Park, and
along the road to the
Burnsville Dam. The
judging will take place
between the hours of 7
PM and 10 PM. Lights
must be on during the
time of judging in order
to be considered for an
award.
Friday, December
21 – The First Baptist
Church of Burnsville
will be presenting their
Christmas Cantata @
7 PM. Refreshments
will be served after the
musical. Mark your
calendars now & plan
to attend.
Sunday, December
23 – The First Baptist
Church of Burnsville
will present their Christmas Cantata @ 11 AM.
Come and receive a special blessing!
December birthdays:
3 – Hayden Smith,
son of Amy & Jonathan
Smith of Buckhannon,
Susie Flint of Flatwoods,
Gina Richardson of
Burnsville, Becky Wine
of Copen
6 – Teresa Brown
of Burnsville, Charles
Lloyd of Flatwoods
7 – Twila McPher-
Braxton County, WV
son Clark of Pt. Pleasant
(Butch’s sister)
9 – Scott Lambert
of Weston
11 – Mary Beth
Blake of Parkersburg
13 – Tiffany Summerlin of Morgantown
17 – Richard Pettit
of Moundsville
18 – Keith Wegman
of Mill Creek
19 - Stacy Nicole
Loyd
21 – Bill Sollars of
Cheriton, VA, Kay Drake
of Copen
26 – Lynn Clifton of
Sutton, Hailey & Bailey
Marple (twins) of Weston
who’ll turn 5, Jeff Jewell
of New Castle, VA (my
niece’s husband)
28 – Greg Miller,
JoAnn Smith of Burnsville
29 – Rob Hoover,
Nicholas Summerlin
of Morgantown who’ll
be 13, Jim Gumm of
Hamlin
30 –Walt Gilbertson
of Weston, Dusty Lynch
of Weston (grandpa of
Hailey & Bailey Marple),
Little Miss Piper of Morgantown who’ll turn 3
31 – Brittany Radcliff
December anniversaries:
20 – Bill & Nancy
Singleton of Scarbro –
44 years
Quote of the Week:
We don’t receive wisdom; we must discover
it for ourselves after a
journey that no one can
take for us or spare us.
Marcel Proust (1871 1922)
Please email your
news to me at Debra.McPherson1958@
gmail.com or call me
in the evenings at 304853-2706.
My address is 855 Brown’s
Run Road, Burnsville,
WV 26335. The news
must be submitted by
Sunday evening. Have
a great week!
GASSAWAY NEWS BM
Y
ELINDA
Hello, Everyone!
I
h o p e
that this
f i n d s
you well
and that
you enjoyed your weekend.
The sunshine and mild
temperatures felt like
spring instead of the
first of December.
How about those
Mountaineers? A great
way to end the regular season and for
the senior’s last game
at Mountaineer Field.
I do believe everyone
that was watching
heard the announcer
make a couple of mistakes. He called our
beloved Mountaineer, a
Mouseketeer and said
he was in Morgantown,
Virginia.
Facebook
was full of comments
immediately! Mountaineer fans will never
get used to those kinds
of mistakes nor will they
ever take them lightly!
You would think the
commentators would
have learned that by
now. Ha! So, WVU
has been invited to the
Pinstripe Bowl where
they will face a familiar
foe, Syracuse, at Yankee Stadium. One of
the great things about
this bowl is that it is
close enough for fans
to travel. The game is
to be played December
29th at 3:15pm. Let’s
Goooooo Mountaineers!!!
The annual Gassaway Christmas Parade will be this Friday
evening at 7pm. This
is my favorite parade
because it is at night
and all of the Christmas
decorations in town and
on the floats seem magical. There is no snow in
the forecast, as of now,
with temps predicted to
be in the 40’s. So, bring
Refreshments will be served in the
Gassaway Baptist Church fellowship hall
immediately following the
Gassaway Christmas Parade
December 7
For All Ages- Please Join US!
will hold a concert in the
GBC Sanctuary.
Everyone is welcome!
the family and come on
out to see a wonderful
parade and enjoy the
hospitality of our little
home town!
Christmas is my
favorite time of year for
many reasons, but I
have very fond memories from my childhood
that help make it so
special. I remember
looking out the window every evening, with
much anticipation, for
the beautiful lights of
Christmas to signify the
official beginning of the
season! Finally, I would
see them, sparkling,
red and green; filling a
young girl’s mind with
all kinds of dreams of
Christmas morning.
My brother and I would
beg to put our tree up
as soon as possible.
We didn’t realize what
a chore that actually
was until we were much
older. It was a very big
deal for the two of us
to get to decorate the
tree with decorations
from many years past
and those that we had
made at school. After
the tree was adorned
with all of the lights and
icicles, I would just sit
and admire it for what
seemed hours. Many
years it snowed and
that would make it so
much more exciting.
The days seemed to
take forever to pass but
the evenings were filled
with the delicious smell
of my grandmother baking all of her goodies to
give to her friends and
family and for us, of
course. My brother and
I always attended the
Presbyterian Church
and remembered the
story of Jesus very well.
Every Christmas Eve
we would look for the
bright star in the sky.
Christmas mornings
were extra special for
me. It is also my birthday and there was always one present set
aside for the occasion.
Many have asked me
FRAME
through the years if I
ever felt cheated. I always smile and say no.
My mother and grandmother, even though
we didn’t have much,
always managed to
make it a special day for
me. Besides the special
present, I always got
to choose what we had
for our Christmas meal
and I, of course, had my
birthday cake. I look
back on those days and
smile. My brother and
I had no idea how hard
our mother and grandmother had to work to
get us those gifts or to
make the day so special. We just knew that
we loved Christmas and
everything about it. As
a mom, I know how they
felt when they saw our
eyes light up or heard
us telling the story of
Baby Jesus and singing
Christmas carols. It is
a very special time of
year, no matter how old
you are!
Birthdays this
week are;
December 4th-Caleigh Neil, Sarah Pletcher, Stephanie Hacker
December 6th-Elizabeth Ann Lampe, Kim
Long Jackson
December 7thButch Lancaster,
Courtney Stewart, Elizabeth Jane Dittman,
Nancy Workman, Derek
Long, Ressie Jackson,
Brittney Frame
December 8thMarc Poling, Shelvy
Frame, Sara Grace
Green, Robin Linger
December 10thKyle Ware, Zoe Moore,
Travis Chapman, Cynthia Belknap, Stephanie Frame
Happy Birthday to
all of you!
Mrs. Hilda Frame,
retired nurse and longtime resident of Gassaway, WV, celebrated
her 95th birthday on
Saturday, November
24th. Her actual birthPlease turn to GASSAWAY
page 10
Citizens’
NEWS
Braxton County, WV
MAGISTRATE COURT
R-E-P-O-R-T
Magistrate Smith:
November 26: Spurgeon Glenn Friend of Sutton – driving suspended/revoked DUI 3rd offense, per plea agreement
among parties defendant
pled guilty to 1st offense/
administrative reasons,
assessed court costs and
fine, payment schedule;
James Tanner of Burnsville – DUI, pled no contest to non-aggravated
DUI, 17 days jail with
credit for time served,
fine, payment schedule,
no proof of insurance,
MVI, failure to secure load
and registration violation,
dismissed per plea agreement among parties; William Eric Dean of Sutton
– obstructing an officer
and domestic assault, per
plea agreement defendant
pled no contest, 40 days
jail per charge to run
concurrent with credit
for time served assessed
court costs and fine, payment schedule, fleeing
no vehicle, dismissed per
plea agreement; Donny
Ray Stout of Gassaway
– domestic assault and
destruction of property,
dismissed per motion
of prosecutor, victim no
longer wishes to proceed;
Justin Estep of Spencer
– battery, dismissed without prejudice by motion of
defense, did not receive
discovery as requested
from state/prosecutor;
Brian D. Delaney of Morgantown – speeding, assessed court costs and
fine, paid; Justin Estep
of Spencer – battery, dismissed without prejudice
per motion of defense,
discovery not received
as requested from state/
prosecutor.
November 28: Harry
Jacob Hinkle IV of Gassaway – reckless driving, pled no contest, assessed court costs and
fine, payment schedule;
Kevin Owen Killian of MD
– speeding, pled guilty,
fine, paid.
November 29:
Courtney J. Benedum
of Bridgeport – speeding,
pled no contest, assessed
court costs and fine, paid;
Thomas J. Kaminski of
Vienna – speeding, pled
no contest, assessed
court costs and fine, paid.
November 30: Jennifer Hodgson – speeding,
Elijah Ferrell Cayton of
Walkersville – improper
registration and no insurance, pled no contest, assessed court costs
and fine, payment schedule; Brandon Hudson of
Pittsburgh, PA – expired
registration, pled guilty,
fine, paid.
Magistrate Clifton:
Chris D. Chapman
of Summersville – possession of marijuana
less than 15 grams, pled
guilty, assessed court
costs and fine, paid, defective equipment, warning.
November 27: Kenneth Edward McIntyre
of Frametown – possession of controlled substance, probable cause
found; Grace Gose of
Frametown – possession
of controlled substance,
probable cause found;
Matthew Taylor of Ovapa –speeding, assessed
Nathan Paul Tallarito of
Gassaway – possession
of controlled substance
less than 15 grams, found
guilty, 6 months probation; Dillon Robert Young
of Frametown – possession of marijuana less
than 15 grams, assessed
court cost and fine, payment schedule; Samantha Belt of Williamstown
– failure to drive with due
care, pled no contest, assessed court costs and
fine, paid; Bobby Allen
Stilwell of Flatwoods –
possession of marijuana
less than 15 grams, driv-
ing suspended 3rd offense, no registration, no
insurance, probable cause
found; Gary W. Friend of
Burnsville – unlawful/
malicious wounding, defendant waived preliminary hearing, bound over
to circuit court; Joshua
David Cunningham of
Sutton – false information to trooper, dismissed
per motion of prosecutor,
defendant successfully
completed pre-trial diversion and paid costs,
battery, dismissed per
motion of defense, victim
was subpoenaed and
failed to appear; Jody
Asbury of Sutton – DUI
with injury, pled guilty,
fine, 6 months + 1 day
jail, driving suspended/
revoked for DUI 1st pled
guilty, assessed court
costs and fine, 30 days jail
to run concurrent, driving suspended revoked
for DUI 3rd offense, state
did not present evidence,
no probable cause found;
Timothy Richardson of
Sutton – reckless driving
pled guilty, assessed court
costs and fine, payment
schedule, DUI, dismissed
per plea agreement; Dayton C. Gandee of Charleston – stop sign and DUI,
dismissed per motion of
prosecutor/officer.
November 28: Michael Stewart of Burnsville – 2 counts sexual
assault 2nd degree, 2
counts incest, 2 counts
sexual abuse by parent or
guardian, probable cause
found; James W. Goodall
of Cary, NC – speeding,
costs and fine, paid; Chester Marsh of Sutton – driving suspended revoked for
DUI, pled guilty, assessed
court costs and fine, payment schedule, 15 days
jail with 1 day credit for
4
time served, 14 days actual confinement, 30 days
home confinement, possession of controlled substance less than 1 gram
and defective equipment,
dismissed per plea agreement; Johnny Ray Rogers
of Rosedale – 9 counts
sexual assault 1st degree,
1 count sexual assault
2nd degree, 10 counts
sexual abuse by parent
, 10 counts incest, preliminary hearing waived,
bound over to circuit
court, bond decreased
to $75,000 with home
confinement; Robert L.
Bender II of Gassaway –
possession of controlled
substance, dismissed per
motion of prosecutor.
November 29: Jerry
Lee Grounds of Cedarville
– expired registration, no
proof of insurance, pled
not guilty; Stephen Zackoski of Gassaway – DUI 1st
offense, probable cause
found; Forest E. Brown of
Gassaway – obstructing
an officer, probable cause
found; Heather M. Leyda
of Vanderbilt, PA – speeding, pled guilty, assessed
Lea Faline Summers of
Strange Creek – possession less than 15 grams,
pled not guilty; Charlene
Hamrick of Gassaway –
false information to trooper, pled guilty, assessed
court costs and fine, payment schedule; Angela C.
Belknap of Frametown
– no proof of insurance,
court costs and fine, payment schedule; Donald
K. Morrison of Sutton –
possession of morphine,
dismissed per motion of
prosecutor, defendant deceased; Michelina Esposito-White – petit larceny,
costs and fine, payment
schedule.
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December 5th - December 8th
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Braxton
Citizens’
NEWS
December 4, 2012
Section
Special Look
at Braxton County
2
A Photographic Look at...
The 2012 BCHS Winter Formal
Snow Queen Court (Left to Right) Junior Princess Becca Pendry, Snow Queen
Faith Eldred, Freshman Princess Alex Garvin and Sophomore Princess Jordan
Utt.
(Top) Luke Whitney and his Winter Formal date Senior Mahala Cutlip.
Bottom) Senior Carol Pulliam smiles for the camera while waiting to get refreshments
(Left to Right) Juniors Becca Pendry, Hannah Belknap, Kendra Hurst, Maranda Bosley. in the commons area.
A group of Eagles enjoying the winter formal.
Marissa Barrow, Cassandra DeNuzzo and Savannah Rose.
Two BCHS students stop from the fun
and dancing to smile at the camera.
Senior Jake Helmick with his date Tiara Hunter.
Seniors Ashley Tonkin and Nathaniel Nicholas take a
break from dancing
Citizens’
NEWS
GASSAWAY
day was Thursday, November 29th. A surprise
party was held at her
church, the Davis Presbyterian. Those in attendance were her family members, friends,
and church family. Pastor Barbara Accord read
a beautiful birthday
blessing and a lovely
prayer in celebration of
Mrs. Frame’s life.
Happy Birthday,
Hilda!
The Davis Elementary 5th and 6th grade
class Friends of Rachel
Club have made their
project for the month
of December, a stuffed
animal drive to benefit the fire and police
departments, as well
as the hospital. As
many of you know, in
any emergency situa-
tion involving a child,
stuffed animals are
given to them to help
calm and comfort them.
These children have
worked very hard on
this project by making handmade posters
encouraging others to
accept Rachel’s Challenge of kindness and
positive attitudes. The
posters are hanging in
most of the businesses
in Gassaway. Please
aid these wonderful
children in their efforts
by donating a stuffed
animal and help spread
the message of Rachel’s
Challenge. Kudos to
these children and to
their parent sponsor,
Mrs. Kelley Wayne for
the great work they are
doing!
If you have news or
a recipe you would like
to share, you may email
me at gassawaynews@
hotmail.com, message
me on Facebook or you
may mail it to me at 407
Braxton Street, Gassaway, WV 26624.
By now you have
seen the story of the
young uniformed NY
police officer, Larry
DePrimo, who bought
socks and boots for
a homeless man who
was barefoot in freezing
temperatures. I saw
this story on the morning news and it brought
tears to my eyes. My
first thought was how
proud his mother must
be. She raised a fine
young man. The story
also renewed my faith
in humanity. Pay it
forward!
Please keep the
following friends and
neighbors in your
prayers; Draiegen Rodriguez, Rick Rose, Jeff
Agee, , Jimmy Stout,
Debra Schwab, Florence Warner, Jim Heat-
er, Karen Frame, Joe
Agostino, Barb Thompson, Tammie Gay, Tom
Knight, Kathryn Greenlief, Janet Gibson, and
Arbutus Lambert.
This week’s recipe is for Gingersnap
Stackers by Guy Fieri
Ingredients
1 stick plus 4 tablespoons unsalted butter,
cut into 1/2-inch pieces
1/4 cup molasses
1 teaspoon vanilla
extract
2 cups all-purpose
flour
2 teaspoons baking
soda
2 teaspoons ground
cinnamon
2 teaspoons ground
ginger
1/4 teaspoon
ground cloves
1/4 teaspoon nutmeg, freshly grated if
possible
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 1/4 cups sugar
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1/4 cup finely
chopped crystallized
ginger
1 large egg
4 pints vanilla ice
cream
Waxed paper
Plastic wrap
Directions
In a small saucepan over low heat, melt
the butter. Stir in the
molasses and vanilla
until well incorporated.
Then remove from the
heat, pour into a large
bowl and cool to room
temperature.
Sift the flour, baking soda, spices, salt
and 1 cup of the sugar
in a medium bowl. Stir
in the chopped crystallized ginger.
Lightly beat the
egg in a small bowl and
add to the cooled butter-molasses mixture.
Fold the flour into the
molasses mixture and
combine well. Wrap the
dough in plastic wrap
and chill for 20 to 25
minutes.
Preheat the oven
to 375 degrees F. Line
baking sheets with silicone baking mats.
Put the remaining
1/4 cup sugar in a shallow bowl and set aside.
Take 2 tablespoons of
the dough and roll it
into a ball, and then
into the sugar. Place
6 cookies on each prepared baking sheet. Repeat with the rest of the
dough. Bake until flat
and just starting to dry
out on the edges, 10 to
14 minutes. Remove to
a cooling rack. This can
be done ahead, cooled
and stored tightly covered.
Cut the packaging from the ice cream
pints and cut into
thick rounds, 3 slices
per pint. Put 1 cookie
face down on a 8-inch
square of waxed paper
and top with the ice
cream, matching the
diameter of the cookie
as close as you can;
trim if needed. Top with
another cookie, face up,
wrap the waxed paper
around the stack and
then wrap tightly with
a piece of plastic wrap.
Repeat, placing the finished stackers into the
freezer as they are completed. Let them freeze
for 30 minutes. Remove
the wrapping to serve.
Sympathy is extended to the families of
James William Drake,
James Douglas Carter
and Janet Sue Kirik.
Please keep them in
your prayers.
“At Christmas I no
more desire a rose
Than wish a snow
in May’s new-fangled
mirth;
But like of each
thing that in season
grows.”
- William Shakespeare
Until next week,
take care.
Braxton County
retired school
employees
The Braxton County
Association of Retired
School Employees will
hold their next meeting
at the Senior Center on
Thursday morning, December 13th, at 10:00 AM.
Members are asked
to bring a finger food to
help with refreshments.
Paper plates, napkins and
water will be furnished.
Hot coffee will be available.
If you wish to participate in a gift swap,
also bring along a small
gift for that purpose. And,
members are urged to
bring guests. Let’s get
together and enjoy some
pre-Christmas cheer.
BCMS PTA hosts
Berry Basket Raffle
To encourage more
parents and staff to attend our monthly meetings and to celebrate the
holidays, Braxton County
Middle School’s PTA is
sponsoring a Berry Basket raffle. Participants
will pay $1.00 for 10 tickets. They will choose
what they wish to win
from a wide selection of
items. If their name is
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17, 2012, in the middle
school cafeteria, beginning at 6:00 p.m. Snacks
will be available for purchase as participants
work up an appetite during this fun, family activity.
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December 4, 2012
• Youth
• Middle School
• High School
Reporting Braxton County’s sports action
Knights place sixth in a 26 team wrestling tournament
C o m p e t i n g i n t h e night and Saturday, the
Charleston Invitational Knights finished sixth out
Wrestling Tournament at of 26 teams.
the Civic Center Friday
Pleased with the re-
sults, Knights’ head coach
Tim Harris said he “was satisfied with what the team
did.” Harris continued, “I
thought they all did super
well for the first tournament. Overall, they are still
young, but they are catch-
ing on really quickly.” The
coach also noted he was
especially pleased because
“they are becoming a team.”
Two Braxton wrestlers—Gage Vincent and
Seth Backus—went 7-0
through the tournament.
Levi Jarvis, K.C. Hoard,
Cole Frame, and Luke Bonnett all finished at 6-1. Vincent wrestled at 84 lbs. while
Backus and Jarvis wrestled
135 and 145. Hoard weighed
in at 102, Frame wrestled
110, and Bonnett 171.
The Knights have
two outings this week. On
Wednesday night they will
wrestle a dual match at
Cedar Grove, and Saturday
they will wrestle in a 10team duals tournament at
Eastern Greenbrier.
Luke Campbell works to pin his opponent.
Jacob Whitney works to gain control.
K.C. Hoard looks for a pin.
Lady Eagles open season with win
Senior Baylee
Stewart led all scorers with a game-high
21 points to pace the
Lady Eagles to a 53-42
season opener against
Lewis County last week.
Stewart’s 21 points included five 3-pointers,
another game-high.
Also in double figures
for Braxton, Hunter
Sodaro contributed 19
points. Anne Golinsky
scored 9 and Logan
Luke Bonnett works to break down his opponent.
2012-2013 Lady Eagles (not as pictured): Kassi Adams, Kristen Bly ,Taylor Bragg,
Jessica Breckett Makila Carr, Emily Conley, Kassandra Cruz , Logan Frame, Anne
Golinsky, Katelyn Golinsky, Emily Harper, Tiara Hunter, Kayla Hurst, Laurel Lloyd,
Caitlin Rhodes, Alyssa Riffle, Hunter Sodaro, Baylee Stewart, Kelly Stout, Jazmine
Valdivieso, Rebecca Vigue.
Cole Frame rolls his advesary onto his back.
Knights’ Varsity Records in Charleston
Duals Tournament
Weight class
Wrestler
84
90
95
102
110
116
123
128
135/145
135/145
155
171
190
190
Hwt.
Gage Vincent
Dylan Dennison
Jacob Whitney
K.C. Hoard
Cole Frame
Jeremiah Moore
Hunter Drake
Braden Poling
Seth Backus
Levi Jarvis
Connor Capron
Luke Bonnett
Isaiah Cumberledge
Luke Campbell
Brooklyn Knight
Results for
Fri./Sat.
7-0
4-3
1-6
6-1
6-1
2-5
3-4
3-4
7-0
6-1
2-5
6-1
2-3 (Friday)
1-1 (Saturday)
5-2
Frame added 4. Braxton jumped out to a
20-2 lead in the first
quarter before the Lady
Minutemen went on
an 18-6 run late in the
first and through the
second.
By halftime, the
Eagles’ lead had been
cut to six points. However, Braxton “came out
in the second half and
stepped it up,” Coach
Greene commented.
“Overall, although I was
a little disappointed
with their second-quarter performance, for the
first game of the season,
the girls did pretty well,”
the coach said. By the
beginning of the fourth,
Braxton had built a
12-point lead.
The Lady Eagles’
only game this week
is at Clay Wednesday
night.
High school wrestlers begin season Saturday
From a total of 21
wrestlers, coach Sterling
Beane expects to field a
successful team again this
year. Beane, who is beginning his forty-first year as
head wrestling coach at
the high school, says that,
overall, he expects to see
a good team “if [he] can
get everyone in the right
weight class.” The Eagles
will wrestle at Richwood on
Saturday.
The team this sea-
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son includes 11 seniors,
and two of those—James
Acord and Ricky Hammon—were state placers
last year. Acord, also LKC
champion at 132, finished
fourth in the state tournament. Hammon was state
runner-up at 140. This year
Acord, according to Coach
Beane, will wrestle 138 and
Hammon will wrestle 145.
Other seniors who qualified for the state tournament last season include
A.J. Atkins, 120; Thorn
Simons, 145; Lee Helmick,
152; and Jacob Helmick,
160. Rounding out the list
of seniors are Caleb Carr
at 126, Brandon Raynor at
182 or 195, David Malcomb
at 126, and Zac Perkins at
132. Malcomb and Perkins
are first-year wrestlers.
Dustin Bragg, 182,
is the only junior wrestler. Sophomores include
Bryson Dennison, 132; Andrew Fleming, 145; Kaleb
Groves, 220; J.P. Honaker,
126; Andrew Jordan, 106
or 113, and Caleb Whitney,
132. Jordan was a state
qualifier as a freshman.
Current ninth-graders on
the squad are Brandon Batten, 113; Shelby Helmick,
145; Daniel Hoard, 126;
and David Cicero, 106.
Coach Beane explained that
the only weight class which
he cannot fill is the heavyweight, but he hopes to find
someone for that slot.
Last year, Braxton
won Region II A, finished
third in the Little Kanawha
Conference, and placed
eighth in the state tourna-
ment. Coach Beane, whose
teams have won more dual
matches(520) than any
other coach in the state,
said that last year’s eighth
place marked 11 times that
Braxton had placed in the
top 10 among AA schools
since the 1972-73, the first
year of wrestling at the high
school.
Beane also noted that
teams, including Bridgeport, Robert C. Byrd, and
East Fairmont, have been
added to Region II AA. He
does not feel, however,
that this increase will hurt
the Eagles. “We’ve wrestled
both Robert C. Byrd and
Bridgeport in the past,
and we did well,” he commented. “I feel sure we can
compete with them,” he
added.
Evening Classes At Braxton
County High School in 2013
January 14th - May 3rd
Courses will be offered in:
Business Law, Public Speaking, Criminal Justice, Management,
Computer Science, English, Education, Algebra, and Science
2012-2013 Braxton County High School Eagles wrestling team
Q&A and Financial Aid Workshop
Monday, December 10th
4:30-6:30 p.m.
Braxton County High School
GSC scholarships are available for qualifying adults to cover
the cost of tuition and fees for these off-campus courses
Students are responsible for textbook costs
For more information contact: offcampus@glenville.edu or (304) 462-6069
Lewis defeats Lady Eagles junior varisity
Although the Lewis County junior varsity
squad beat Braxton’s jv
33-24 in the first game of
the season, Eagles’ coach
Jerry Frame anticipates
better results as the season moves along.
In the game, played
at Lewis, the home team
outscored Braxton 18-4
in the first half. The young
Lady Eagles, however,
came to life in the second
half and outscored Lewis
20-15. Coach Frame said
that, as the game went
along, “the girls did much
better.” He added, “Although their best scoring
came in the second half,
they began to play more
aggressive defense in the
second quarter, when
they held Lewis to four
points.”
Continuing, Frame
noted, “The kind of ball
they started playing in
the second quarter and
continued through the
game is the kind of basketball we want them to
play. They were really
aggressive defensively
and caused lots of turnovers. That’s what we
have to do to win.” With 8
points, Kate Golinsky led
the team. Tiera Hunter
added 5, Kassi Adams
2, Makila Carr 4, Kayla
Hurst 1, and Kelli Stout
2. Braxton plays at Clay
Wednesday night.
Citizens’
NEWS
Braxton County, WV
Davis Elementary School releases 1st nine
weeks honors for 2012-2013 school year
Davis Elementary School is proud to
release the names of
students who have received awards for Principal’s Honor Roll (4.0
GPA), Honor Roll (3.5
to 3.9 GPA), Honorable
Mention (3.0 to 3.49
GPA), Perfect Attendance and Outstanding
Citizenship.
The following
students have received
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(4.0 GPA) for the 1st
Nine Weeks.
Debbie Butler’s
2nd Grade Class:
Emma Hardway, Erin
Hardway and Elise Taylor
Paula Frame’s
2nd Grade Class: Tyler Carr, Aliyah Cooke,
Skylee Drake, Laina
Hamner, Heidi Payne
and Haylea Peters
Dawn RaynorSears’ 3rd Grade Class:
Jesse Flint, Ian Greenlee, Alexis Haley, Kalyn
Harris, Hailey King and
Hailey Lunceford
Mary Anne Backus’ 4th Grade Class:
Lauren Keplinger and
Trenton Payne
Dawn Butler’s 4th
Grade Class: Hunter
Mitchell
Melissa Duck-
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Class: Jacob Bonnett
and Colby Nicholson
Thomas Martzall’s
5th Grade Class: None
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Ashley Shortall’s
6th Grade Class: Elizabeth Dittman, Gracie
Lancaster and Elainah
Uldrich
The following students have received
Honor Roll (3.5 to 3.9
GPA) for the 1st Nine
Weeks.
Debbie Butler’s
2nd Grade Class: Dakota Blankenship and
Jaxson Short
Paula Frame’s 2nd
Grade Class: Katelynn
Boggs, Ethen Goodson,
Julie Hamrick, Cassadie Hoard and Tyler
Hughes
Dylan Cogar, Alexis
Crosby, William Forbush, Emily Frame,
Dalton Hardway, Alex
Lanton, Madison Lilly,
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Melissa Duckworth’s 5th Grade
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McMillion, Hailey Myers, Brandon Radcliff,
Tristan Riffle and Gabby Thomas
Thomas Martzall’s
5th Grade Class: Kylie
Lunceford and Cameron Wayne
Ashley Shortall’s
6th Grade Class: Brady
Bender, Hunter Browning, Nichole Cline, Raegan Flint, Hailey Huff
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Region VI
Workforce full
board meeting
The Region VI Workforce Investment Full
Board will meet Thursday,
December 13, 2012, from
10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
at the Clarion Inn located
in Fairmont, WV. For
more information about
the meeting, contact Barbara J. DeMary at 304368-9530.
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Order of Publication
In the Circuit Court of Braxton
County, West Virginia
Case No. 10-JA-2
In the interest of:
E. M., an infant born of Michelle
McCourt on the 21st day of October,
2005.
TO: LARRY DUFFIELD and THE
UNKNOWN FATHER OF SAID
CHILD
You are hereby notified that an
adjudication of the parental and
custodial rights of the respondent
father to the above-named child
has been filed with this Court and
that a hearing will be held in the
matter before the Honorable Judge
Richard Facemire, on the 28th day of
February, 2013, beginning at 9:00
a.m. in the Circuit Courtroom at the
Braxton County Courthouse, 300
Main Street, Sutton, in the State of
West Virginia, at which time you may
appear and defend any such rights.
It is Ordered that you do serve
upon the West Virginia Department
of Health and Human Resources,
by and through its counsel, Kelly
Hamon McLaughlin, Prosecuting Attorney of Braxton County, P. O. Box
118, Sutton, West Virginia 26601,
any answer, response or objection in
this matter on or before the 28th day
of February, 2013, otherwise said
action will proceed as scheduled
and your parental rights, if any, may
be terminated.
A copy of all pleadings may be obtained from the undersigned Clerk
at this office.
Entered this 28th day of November,
2012.
Susan Lemon, Clerk of the Circuit
Muzzleloader Deer
Season opens a week
early this year
West Virginia hunters are reminded that the
deer muzzleloader season
will open one week earlier this year than in past
years, according to Curtis
I. Taylor, Chief of Wildlife
Resources Section of the
West Virginia Division of
Natural Resources. The
deer muzzleloader season
will run from December
3 through December 8,
2012.
This means that resident and nonresident
hunters who are interested
in purchasing an additional deer muzzleloader stamp (Class RM and
RRM) have until December
2, the day prior to the
season opening, to make
that purchase. Only one
RM stamp (resident additional deer muzzleloader
hunting) or one RRM (nonresident additional deer
muzzleloader hunting) can
be purchased.
Hunters are reminded of the following muzzleloader hunting regulations
relating to the Class RM
and RRM license:
Class RM or RRM
stamps may be used to
take one antlered deer
in all counties having a
muzzleloader season. Logan, McDowell, Mingo and
Wyoming counties do not
have a deer muzzleloader
season.
If you are hunting
in a county with a closed
antlerless deer season or
in a county that you had
to apply for an antlerless
season permit, then you
are allowed to harvest only
one antlered deer on the
RM or RRM stamp.
If you are hunting in
a county with an antlerless season bag limit of one
and you were not required
to apply for an antlerless
permit for that county or
a county with an antlerless season bag limit of
three deer, then you are
allowed to harvest one deer
of either-sex on the RM or
RRM stamp.
For complete information, hunters should consult the 2012-2013 West
Virginia Hunting and Trapping Regulations Summary
or by visiting the DNR website at www.wvdnr.gov.
Court of Braxton County6
12-11
Frametown Park and Recreation
Board Member Solicited
Pursuant to WV Code 7-11-1, the
Braxton County Commission is
accepting letters of interest for appointment to the Frametown Park
and Recreation Board. One vacancy currently exists on the Board.
Each member appointed shall be
appointed for a three (3) year term.
Any individual who is residing within
the district is eligible to serve as a
member of the board.
Interested persons are to submit a
LETTER OF INTERST to the Braxton County Commission, Post Office
Box 486, 300 Main Street, Sutton,
West Virginia 26601, postmarked
no later than December 19th, 2012.
12-11
and Alexi Vergel de Dios
The following students have received
Honorable Mention (3.0
to 3.49 GPA) for the 1st
Nine Weeks.
Debbie Butler’s
2nd Grade Class: Aidan Dever, Ethan Haley
and Ryley Martin
Paula Frame’s 2nd
Grade Class: Ryder
McLaughlin
Dawn RaynorSears 3rd Grade Class:
Mason Moore and Nathaniel Richardson
Mary Anne Backus’
4th Grade Class: Nathaniel Canter, Aubree
Flint, Cassidy Kessler,
Emily Oates, Brenna
Pettry and Jon Ramsey
Dawn Butler’s
4th Grade Class: Sam
Bosely and Dylan Bragg
Class: Autumn Devilleneuve, Zoe Duffield
and Quinn Meador
Thomas Martzall’s
5th Grade Class: Donavon Conrad, Marlayna Hickson, Elijah Jenkins, Nicholas Lemon
and Peyton Smith
Ashley Shortall’s
6th Grade Class: Lo-
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The representatives for
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4 th Grade: 1st Macy Hudnall, 2nd Lille Peters, and Alter-
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Singleton.
gan Bragg, Chelsey
Burgess, Cassie Hyre,
Michael Lemon, Chloe
Martin, Annie Neff,
Caleb Simms, Jimmy
Vigue and Michelle Yale
The following students have had Perfect
Attendance for the 1st
Nine weeks.
Jeanne Harris’ Kindergarten Class: Emily
Garrett, Tabbitha Moore
and Katelynn Myers
Debbie Butler’s
1st Grade Class: Eliza
Wood
Debbie Butler’s
2nd Grade Class: Aidan
Dever, Ethan Haley and
Elise Taylor
Michelle Winemiller’s 1st Grade Class:
Mason Carr, Corey
Holmes, James Hyre,
Cassidy Jarrett, Cade
Lancaster, Lauren Nicholson and Ashton Nottingham
Paula Frame’s 2nd
Grade Class: Katelynn
Boggs, Heidi Payne and
Hannah Radcliff
Dawn RaynorSears 3rd Grade Class:
Jesse Flint, Emily
Frame, Alexis Haley,
Dalton Hardway, Hailey King, Alex Lanton,
Madison Lilly, Chasen
Nottingham and Trinity
O’Neal
Mary Anne Backus’
4th Grade Class: Tommy Donaldson, Justin
Paletti, Trenton Payne
and Steffen Schneider
Dawn Butler’s 4th
Grade Class:
Patrick
James, Tate Roach and
Jordan Skidmore
Class: Cynthia Hernandez, Chelsee McMil-
lion, Hailey Myers and
Colby Nicholson
Thomas Martzall’s
5th Grade Class: Marlayna Hickson, Nicholas Lemon and Seth
Meador
Ashley Shortall’s
6th Grade Class: Hunter Browning, Chelsey
Burgess, Raegan Flint,
Hailey Huff, Cassie
Hyre and Jimmy Vigue
The following students received Outstanding Citizenship for
the 1st Nine weeks.
Debbie Butler’s 1st
Grade Class: Devin
Bush, Wyatt Dennison,
Lanah Mollohan, Eliza
Wood and Lacie Wright
Debbie Butler’s
2nd
Grade Class:
Dakota Blankenship,
Aidan Dever, Emma
Hardway, Erin Hardway, Ryley Martin and
Jaxson Short
Michelle Winemiller’s 1st Grade
Class: Nate Abbott,
Braxton Bender, Sara
Green, Cole Hall, Corey
Holmes, James Hyre,
Jeremy Kelly, Cade
Lancaster, Kurt Minnich, Paige Moore, Lauren Nicholson, Ashton
Nottingham, Robin Post
and Madison Stewart
Paula Frame’s 2nd
Grade Class: Katelynn Boggs, Tyler Carr,
Aliyah Cooke, Skylee
Drake, Laina Hamner,
Julie Hamrick, Casadie
Hoard, Ryder McLaughlin, Heidi Payne, Haylea Peters and Hannah
Radcliff
Dylan Cogar, Alexis
Haley, Madison Lilly, Hailey Lunceford,
Chasen Nottingham,
Danny Post and Nathaniel Richardson
Nathaniel Canter, Azora Kendall, Cassidy
Kessler, Zak Knight,
Hailey Lanton, Justin
Paletti, Brenna Pettry,
Jon Ramsey, Steffen
Schneider and Riley
Skeens
Dawn Butler’s 4th
Grade Class: Dylan
Bragg, Cody Carr,
Jaden Carr, Gavin Dennison, Tyee Ellyson,
Patrick James, Hunter Mitchell and Tate
Roach
Class: Jacob Bonnett,
Autumn Devilleneuve,
Zoe Duffield, Cynthia
Hernandez, Rebecca
Kessler, Trey Lilly,
Chelsee McMillion, Hailey Myers, Colby Nicholson, Tristan Riffle,
Hannah Schoate and
Gabby Thomas
Thomas Martzall’s 5th Grade Class:
Ethan Belknap, Marlayna Hickson, Elijah
Jenkins, Nicholas Lemon, Kylie Lunceford,
Peyton Smith, Cameron
Wayne, Joshua Wayne
and Joshua White
Ashley Shortall’s
6th Grade Class: Brady
Bender, Hunter Browning, Chelsey Burgess,
Nichole Cline, Elizabeth
Dittman, Raegan Flint,
Hailey Huff, Cassie
Hyre, Haylea Kammerer, Gracie Lancaster,
Michael Lemon, Chloe
Martin, Annie Neff, Caleb Simms, Elainah Uldrich and Alexi Vergel
de Dios
Open your hearts and
home to an adult in need
The West Virginia
Department of Health
and Human Resources
is currently in need
of Adult Family Care
homes that can provide a loving, caring
environment for aged
and disabled adults.
The Adult Family Care
program provides for
adults, who need and
desire the support, protection and security of
family living. This offers
them the opportunity to
live within a family unit
where they can function
individually.
An adult Family
Care provider must be
responsible person at
least 21 years of age,
who is financially independent prior to entering the program. The
provider may receive
payment for providing supervision and
care for no more than
three adults. DHHR
provides all training, at
no cost, to interested
applicants. The provid-
er’s home must also receive approval for safety
standards from DHHR
before adults can be
placed in their care.
For more information about becoming
an Adult Family Care
Provider, please contact your local DHHR
or Adult Family Care
Homefinding Specialist:
Karen Farmer, Mercer County, (304) 4258738 ext. 2116 or Tishie
Ratliff, Fayette County
(304)465-9613 ext. 195.
Citizens’
NEWS
From The
• BUY
• SELL
• TRADE
First & Factually
BUSINESS
SERVICES
CRITTERS ENTERPRISES:
Certified Class I & II Septic
Installations, Repairs and
Inspections. Dozer Backhoe,
and Dump Truck Ser vice.
Most Visa and Master Cards
accepted. Eddie Facemire,
WV#033553. Call 304- 3642257.
12-18
FOR
SALE
FOR SALE: Gas heaters,
loveseat, couch, rocking
chairs, entertainment center,
curio cabinet, coffee and end
tables, TV stands, gun
cabinet, china cabinet, metal
kitchen cabinet, table and
chairs, bedroom suites,
queen bed and bedding,
chest and dressers, wheel
chair, sweepers, baby bed,
car seat, swings, playpen,
highchair, strollers, and other
misc. items. Call 304-2863644.
12-4
FOR
RENT
FOR RENT:
Taking
applications for 3 bedroom
mobile homes. Some utilities
paid. Security deposit and
lease required. No pets. No
drugs. Call 304-765-2127 or
304-613-0218.
12-25
Braxton County, WV
FOR RENT: One bedroom
apartment for rent close to
Gassaway. Call 304-3648105.
12-11
FOR RENT: Mobile Home
lots near interstate, senior
citizens welcome. Call 304853-9103.
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FOR RENT: 2 bedroom
downstairs apartment at 515
River Street, Gassaway. No
pets or smoking. $340 per
month with a security
deposit. Call 304-765-3615.
12-4
FOR RENT: One and two
and three bedroom homes.
One month’s rent required
for security deposit. Utilities
not included. Absolutely no
pets. Application required.
Applications may be picked
up at Lloyd’s Inc. 2220 Sutton
Lane
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FOR RENT: approximately
1250 sq ft office space
located above the Citizens’
News office. Available by
December 1st, full bath,
kitchenette and more. can
also be utilized as a small
apartment
for
two
individuals, very secure.
$500 per month and security
deposit, Rent includes water,
sewer and trash services.
Call 304-765-5193 days or
304-765-2273 evenings. tf
MOBILE
HOMES
FOR SALE: “$1 and a deed
is all you need” “New
government loan packages”
“ Lay-a-Way Plans on all
*Medical *Business *Criminal Justice *Hospitality
Job placement assistance. Computer available.
Financial Aid if qualified. SCHEV authorized.
homes”
“New homes
starting as low as $37,999”
at clay ton homes of
Buckhannon calll 304-4728900 for more information or
go to claytonhomesofbuckhannon.com
12-24
765-5581. EOE
HELP
WANTED
FOR SALE: Singlewide lot
model blow out special.
Clayton
Homes
of
Buckhannon.
Save
thousands. Up to $500 Visa
gift card with every home
purchase. Route 33 between
Weston and Buckhannon.
(304) 472-8900.
Some
models as low as $29,900
delivered and set.
12-24
Call 304-343-9051.
12-11
HELP
WANTED:
Immediate
full-time
position in Heaters, WV.
Must be available nights
and weekends. Computer
skills needed. Apply online
w w w. s e c u r i t a s - j o b s. c o m .
Phone: 304-422-2090.
Select
Parkersburg
Branch. EEO.
12-4
FOR SALE: New models
now arriving at Clayton
Homes of Buckhannon.
Route 33 between Weston
and Buckhannon. Register to
win $500 in gift cards just in
time for Christmas (Drawing
December 22nd). (304) 4728900. Come check out the
new and eciting options. “The
Mountain Front Exterior” and
new “Frontier Interior”.
Singles, sectionals, and
modulars available.
12-18
HELP WANTED: Hospice
Care is seeking a per diem
RN and LPN to provide care
to patients in our Randolph
and Braxton County areas.
Applicant must have strong
interpersonal,
physical
assessment and case
management skills, excellent
written
and
verbal
communication skills, a current
West Virginia license, and
reliable transportation. Salary
based on experience. Submit
resume to Hospice Care,
Attention: Donna Diehl, 3363
University
Avenue,
Morgantown, WV 26505, or
email
ddiehl@hospicecarecorp.org.
12-4
REAL
EST
AT E
TA
HOUSE FOR SALE: 4516
Old Turnpike Rd., Little Birch,
3 bedroom, 2 bath, attached
garage, city water, septic,
propane furnace/central a/c,
8.27 mostly wooded acreage.
$99,900. 304-881-9911 or
304-288-0767.
12-4
FOR SALE: River lot, Rt. 4,
50’ x 75’, 5 miles below
Gassaway. Would make a
nice campsite. $5,000.00.
HELP WANTED: The
Town of Sutton is
accepting applications
for a truck driver. Must
have CDL license and
a clean driving record.
Interested persons may
apply at Sutton Mayor’s
Office located at 450
Fourth St. between the
hours of 8: 00 am and
4:00 pm.m Phone 304-
WHY JUST LOOK FOR A JOB?
WHY NOT THINK CAREER?
WE ARE LOOKING FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE
CUSTOMER SERVICE ORIENTED WITH
COMMUNICATION SKILLS NEW COMPANY
NEW PAY STRUCTURE!!
MAKE “UP TO $15.50” PER HOUR
WITH COMMISSION!!!!!
CALL OR STOP BY WESTON
304-269-2900
12-4
HELP WANTED: Office help
for busy eye doctor in Sutton.
Send resumes to Anwar Eye
Center, Attention: Brenda,
1500 Lafayette Avenue,
Moundsville, WV 26041.
12-11
HELP WANTED: Charleston
Filter Service is looking for
immediate hire MondayFriday at the Gassaway
location. Please apply in
person. Call 1-304-364-8341
with any questions.
12-11
HELP WANTED: Position: 1
fulltime RN – Med. Surge, 7p7a with some rotation,
experience
preferred.
Position: 1 fulltime Monitor
Tech. – ICU, 7p-7a with some
rotation,
experience
preferred. Position: 1 PRN
RN – ICU, 7p-7a with some
rotation,
experience
preferred. If interested, apply
online
at
www.stonewallhospital.com,
or contact: Mary McCartney,
RN, Chief Nursing Officer,
Stonewall Jackson Memorial
Hospital, 230 Hospital Plaza,
Weston, WV 26452.
12-11
HELP WANTED: Part time
merchandiser needed to
service
magazines
in
Gassaway, WV.
Apply:
w w w. a p p l y 2 j o b s . c o m /
selectmerchandisingservices.
Apply to requisition number
ME1528.
12-4
HELP
WANTED:
Experienced Physician Office
CPT and ICD-9 Medical
Coder.
Must
possess
computer skills and be familiar
with diffe r e n t i n s u r a n c e
payers. Experience with E/
M and surgical coding
preferred. Must have good
rapport with public and be
able to handle unexpected
changes in workload.
Confidentiality
and
dependability is extremely
important.
EO/AAE.
Contact: Jeanie Hart,
SJMH, 230 Hospital Plaza,
Weston, WV 26452, (304)
269-8082, Fax: (304) 2698090,
E-mail:
mailto:astalnaker@stonewallhospital.com.
12-11
HELP WANTED: Seeking
Experienced Nanny, loving
and kind and great w/kids.
Live-in preferred. Please
email
me
at
julieklein10@gmail.com with
?????
MISC.
your resume.
12-11
NO HUNTING: No hunting,
trespassing or 4 wheelers
on Strader’s proper ty on
Happy Hollow beginning at
Posey Cemetery sign, ridge
to ridge – entire hollow.12-4
NOT RESPONSIBLE: We
will not be responsible for
any acciden ts or any
liabilities on the property at 50
Tabithia Drive on Centralia
Road, Sutton, WV, from this
date forward. October 16,
2012. Patsy and George
Keener.
1-1
NO
TRESPASSING:
HUNTING,HIKING,FISHING,CAMPING,HORSEBACK
RIDING, TRAPPING OR 4
WHEELERS on the following
property: Carol Cunningham,
Burl Adkins, Lynn Carte, John
Brumley and Larry Stump.
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NO HUNTING AND NO
TRESPASSING: Absolutely
no hunting or trespassing on
the property of Howard J.
and Karen S. Linger, located
on Hamric Ridge on the
waters of Steer Creek, Birch
Distr ict, Braxton County,
Rosedale, WV, without
written permission.
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KITTEN
FOUND:
Beautifully marked kitten
found in Rosedale area.
Gray, white and a little tan.
Approximately 8-10 weeks
old. If it is yours, please call
304-364-8350.
12-4
ABSOLUTELY
NO
HUNTING: Trespassing or
4 wheeling on the Helen
Brady property located on
Otter and Coon Creek. Not
responsible for accidents.
All trespassers will be
prosecuted. Helen Brady
and Russell Belknap.
12-26
NO
HUNTING
OR
T R E S P A S S I N G :
Absolutely no hunting or
trespassing
on
the
property of Jack and Kevin
Bosley located on the right
hand fork of Salt Lick
District. Not responsible
for any accidents.
12-6
S TAT E W I D E
CLASSIFIEDS
ADOPTION:
We
will
p r o v i d e a h a p py, l o v i n g
home, beautiful life for your
precious newbor n baby.
E xpenses paid. Married
couple. Walt/Gina. Call for
info: 1-800-315-6957.
AUCTION: Large Far m
Equipment Auction plus 12
Antique Hit & Miss Engines
and 11 Tractors. Saturday,
December 8 th , Belington,
West Virginia,
26250.
Auctioneer: Okey Gallien
www.srkauWV932
ctions.com. 304-457-2466
HELP WANTED: Busy oil and
gas operator looking to
expand servi c e r i g f l e e t n e e d s o p e rators! Please
have at least 5 years of
qualified
service
rig
experience to apply. This
position includes full benefits,
competitive pay, as well as
a company vehicle. Send
resume to oilandgasprograms@gmail.com
FOR
RENT/OFFICE:
Charleston Office Space
Available. Charleston area
office/business space,
located two miles from
downtown but outside of
B&O zone at one-mile off
Mink Shoals exit. Up to
1,800-square-foot space
with access to additional
shared conference area
and facilities. Large parking
lot and utilities included. Ideal
for office or distribution
location. Contact Don Smith,
West
Virginia
Press
Association, 304-342-1011,
ext. 160.
HELP WANTED- DRIVERS:
DRIVERS: CDL-A STAR OF
THE
ROAD!
Tuition
reimbursement up to $5000.
New student pay AND lease
program. Up to $5,000 SignBonus.
877-521-5775.
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HOMES FOR SALE: Paying
TOP DOLLAR & quick money
for you mobile home. 888369-5002.
HOMES: Winter Pricing on all
NEW & USED homes. Call
Clayton Homes- Danville
8 8 8 - 3 6 9 - 5 0 0 2 .
www.claytonhomesdanville.com
HELP WANTED: AIRLINES
ARE HIRING- Train for hands
on Aviation Career. FAA
approved. Financial aid if
qualified- J o b p l a c e m e n t
assistance.
SCHEV
authorized. CALL Aviation
Institute of Maintenance 1877-406-2695.
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from
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*Medical,
*Business,
*Criminal
Justice,
*Hospitality. Job placement
a s s i s t a nce.
Computer
available. Financial Aid if
qualified. SCHEV authorized.
Call
1-877-205-2502.
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Citizens’
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Braxton County, WV
Plum-Harris engagement
Spruce Grove CEOS
November 3rd meeting
On November 13,
2012, the Spruce Grove
CEOS met at the Hope Baptist Church in Frametown.
President, Shirley Brown,
called the meeting to order.
Everyone recited the
pledge to the flag. Roll call
was taken. Those attending were Rosa Lee Blake,
Shirley Brown, Willa
Brown, Linda Dobbins,
Brenda Duffield, Mary
O’Dell, Eulace James,
Carolyn Patrick, Sandy
Samples, Eula Young and
Janis Young.
Shirley had the devotions. She read from Everyday Blessings and
Chronicles 16:34. Give
thanks unto the Lord.
Share your blessings and
be thankful for what we
have. She had each of us
tell what we were thankful for.
Sandy read the minutes from the last meeting
and they stood as read.
Janis gave the treasurer’s
report from October.
We took in pig money
and donated three baskets
for County Council bingo.
Our club Mega Pie sale was
a success and we thank all
who helped support us.
Carolyn made a motion to
make a donation to the
cancer fund and Sandy seconded the motion. The
motion carried. Janis put
the article in the papers for
Achievement Day. Club
dues were collected.
Shirley will contact Sandy
first and then Janis if we
need to change meeting.
Sandy had the lesson, “Would You Like to Be
Happier?” Happiness is
“sense of contentment
that comes from living a
rich, full and meaningful
life”. Yesterday is history,
tomorrow is a mystery,
and today is a gift from
God. She had everyone
sing If You’re Happy and
You Know It. She told everyone to write down
three blessings a day for
five days.
We will do our service
project for DHHR at the
January meeting. Everyone is to fill backpacks or
diaper bags and bring
them. They can include a
fleece blanket. There are
64 children in foster care
and eight babies at this
time. Anyone who can help
with this project, drop them
off at DHHR.
Genevieve
and
Paulene will bring door
prize and pig to the next
meeting. Cards were sent
out.
Our next meeting will
be our Christmas Dinner
and Yankee Swap. It will
be held at Grace James’
home on December 10,
2012, at 5:30 p.m. Everyone will bring a covered
dish along with a Yankee
Swap gift of at least $10.00.
Secret sisters will be revealed. We will draw
names for Secret Sisters at
the January meeting.
The meeting was adjourned and everyone sang
the Grace song. Mary and
Eula were the hostesses.
They served ham salad
sandwiches, chips and dip,
German chocolate cake
and drinks.
The next County
Council meeting is December 5, 20212, at the
79er Restaurant at 10:00
a.m. Everyone is encouraged to attend.
Plum, to Jonathan William Harris, the son of
Allen and Jayne Harris of
Beverly.
The bride-elect is a
2011 graduate of Tucker
County High School. She
resides in Fairborn, Ohio,
and is employed at TelePerformance as a trusted
advisor.
She is the daughter
of the late David Frank
Plum and the granddaughter of the late Elmer
and Nellie Plum and the
late Elizabeth and Dallas
Boyles.
Her fiancé is a 2008
graduate of Fairmont
State University with a
Bachelor of Science in
criminal justice and a
minor in psychology. Prior
to that, he graduated from
Elkins High School in
Elkins in 2003. He resides in Fairborn, Ohio,
and is employed at TelePerformance as a supervisor of operations at
Fairborn.
He is the grandson of
William and Jean Harris
of Beverly and the late Earl
Chatel Rose Plum and Jonathan William Harris.
“Dob” Wood and the late
Rosalie Ann Plum of August engagement of Wilma L. Wood formerly of
Parsons announces the her daughter, Chatel Rose Gassaway.
Educational program to be
Clowns-4-Life and Santa Claus to held on diabetes at Braxton
visit the Southern Baptist Church
County Memorial Hospital
Christ centered ministry that seeks to share the Gospel
of Jesus Christ through clowns, puppets, magic, and
many different avenues to children of all ages!
The Southern Bap- Sunday morning on Detist Church of Sutton will cember 9, 2012. In His
be sponsoring a fun filled Name Ministry, com-
monly referred to as
Clowns-4-Life, will be performing at 10:30 a.m.
Clowns-4-Life is dedicated
to sharing the love of
Jesus and God’s free gift
of salvation through love
and laughter. They are a
Christ centered Ministry
that seeks to share the
Gospel of Jesus Christ
through clowns, puppets,
magic, and many different
avenues to children of all
ages.
The Southern Baptist Church of Sutton will
be providing refreshments and toys to all children that attend. Plan to
attend and have your picture taken with Ole Saint
Nick!
Roger Baird will be
delivering a free educational program at the
Braxton County Memorial Hospital to share
diabetes self-management and lifestyle strategies based on extensive training and his
personal experience living with diabetes. Roger
is a member of the A1C
Champions Program,
supported by Sanofi,
which is a patientled
approach to diabetes
education. A1C Champions know first-hand
the challenges and obstacles to maintaining
control of their diabetes. They are real
people, with real A1C
control, providing real
inspiration. Roger will
cover topics including
achieving good glucose
control, learning about
profit organizations.
effective self-manageDisaster news from ment, developing a balFEMA…Eighteen West Vir- a n c e d ,
healthy
ginia counties are now
eligible for federal disaster aid to supplement
state and local recovery
efforts after Hurricane
Sandy. Federal dollars will
cover eligible costs for
emergency work and the
A Financial Aid
repair or replacement of
Workshop for high school
damaged facilities.
seniors and their parents/guardians is being
held on December 4 at
6:30 p.m. at Braxton
County High School.
Karen Lay, Director of Fiit impact them in the nance for GSC will be the
future?” Essays will be presenter. This is a
judged in content, origi- “must attend” workshop
nality, and writing pro- for all seniors who plan to
ficiency. Essays should attend any post-secondb e t y p e d a n d d o u b l e ary institution (vocaspaced. Students should tional, technical, 2-year
include their name,
school, grade, and email address or telephone number. Essays
may be sent via e-mail
as a Microsoft Word attachment
to
wonderfulwvessayGassaway will hold
@wv.gov or in hard copy their Christmas Parade
to: Wonderful West Vir- December 7th at 6 p.m.
g i n i a S t u d e n t E s s a y Lineup will be on River
Contest
c / o Street, Gassaway, at the
WVDNR,324 Fourth Av- Go Mart offices. The
enue, South Charles- Burnsville Christmas Paton, WV 25303. Essays rade will be held Decemmust be received via e- ber 8th 2012 beginning at
mail or postmarked no 11 a.m. Line-up will be at
l a t e r t h a n D e c e m b e r 10:00 a.m. on Circle Drive
31, 2012.
next to Ike & Mike Plaza.
West Virginia counties to
receive federal disaster aid
With the recently
announced federal disaster declaration for West
Virginia counties, the almost 600,000 residents of
the 18 designated counties stand to benefit from
the millions of federal dollars ready to flow to the
Mountain State. County
budgets, strained in the
Sandy recovery, will welcome the influx of the
scheduled federal disaster aid. These monies
will pay for Hurricane
Sandy debris removal,
the repair or replacement of facilities damaged
by
the
superstorm…and other
emergency work that
helped ensure the public
safety immediately after.
Residents
will
see
downed trees removed
from public right of ways,
roads and guard rails repaired, repairs made to
public buildings and repairs made to any damaged municipal water
and sewer systems and
more. The eligible counties are Barbour, Boone,
Braxton, Clay, Fayette,
Kanawha, Lewis, Nicholas,
Pendleton,
Pocahontas, Preston, Raleigh, Randolph, Taylor,
Tucker, Upshur, Webster,
and Wyoming Counties.
Meetings will soon be
scheduled for counties to
learn how to apply for this
federal disaster aid.
From the Charleston
FEMA/State Joint Field
Office News Desk, this is
Frank Blake reporting.
Governor Tomblin
was notified Tuesday that
the President signed a federal disaster declaration
making federal disaster
aid available to 18 West
Virginia counties affected
by Hurricane Sandy. Details of the disaster dec-
laration are available at
www.FEMA.gov.
Disaster news from
FEMA… Federal disaster
aid has been approved by
President Obama for 18
West Virginia counties affected by Hurricane
Sandy. The declaration
makes federal funding
available to state and eligible local governments
and certain private non-
the cells of the body for
energy. It is estimated
that nearly 26 million
people in the United
States have diabetes,
including an estimated
7 million who are undiagnosed. At the same
time, about 40 percent
of those diagnosed with
diabetes did not achieve
the blood sugar control
target of the A1C, 7 %
recommended by the
American Diabetes Association the A1C test
measures average blood
glucose levels over the
past two to three month
period.
The education program will be Thursday,
December 6 at 6:00 pm
at the Braxton County
Memorial Hospital. If
you have any question
please contact Mary Jo
Frame at 304-364-5156
or at her email at
maryjo.frame@braxtonmemorial.org .
Financial Aid workshop
set for BCHS seniors
West Virginia’s 150th
Birthday essay contest
In celebration of
West Virginia’s 150th
birthday, the staff of
Wonderful West Virginia is pleased to announce that they will be
sponsoring an essay
c o n t e s t f or West Virginia students in grades
6 through 12. Two winning essays, one by a
middle school student
and one by a high school
student, will be selected
by the magazine staff.
The winners will each
receive $500, and the
winning essays will be
published in the May
2013 issue of Wonderful
West Virginia.
The rules, students
attending any West Virginia school, and those
who are home schooled
in the state are eligible.
Students wishing to
participate in the contest should submit an
essay of no more than
500 words addressing
the following topic:”
Name a West Virginian,
living or deceased, well
known or not, who inspires you and state
why. How has this
person’s example impacted your choices and
actions? Or, how might
lifestyle. Planning and
prioritizing diabetes
management, overcoming fears surrounding
diabetes and finding resources for diabetes
support.
If you or someone
you know is struggling
with diabetes or has an
A1C that is 7% or above,
the A1C Champions
can provide motivation
to take those first steps
to a better blood glucose
control. Diabetes patients need to know
they are not alone and
there are people like
Roger who can help
them along their journey with diabetes.
Diabetes
is
a
chronic, widespread
condition characterized
by high blood sugar in
which the body does not
produce or properly use
insulin, the hormone
needed to transport glucose from the blood into
Christmas
parades to
be held
Jackson Stone/Jackson Trucking
Jackson Stone/Jackson Trucking has
mason sand and limestone sand, and three
sizes of Ohio River gravel. We also have
various sizes of crushed limestone, house
coal, red mulch, and brown mulch
stockpiled at our yard on Little Birch Road.
We can be reached at 304-765-7502 to
schedule a delivery or to check on a time to
get your own truck loaded. 304-765-7502.
or 4-year institution).
Information will be given
on financial aid including
the FAFSA and the Higher
Education Grant. Students will also receive information on local schol-
arships. The information
will be very helpful for parents and high school student as they begin the
task of applying for financial aid and filing for the
FAFSA.
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