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MOOREFIELD EXAMINER
and Hardy County News
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VOLUME 117 - NUMBER 6
MOOREFIELD, HARDY COUNTY, W.VA., WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 2008
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By Jean A. Flanagan
Moorefield Examiner
Snow Make-up
Because of snow days, Monday,
Feb. 25 will be an instructional day
for students in Hardy County. Additional make-up days will be scheduled in the near future.
Levy Election
The Moorefield Town election to
renew the 1975 levy for streets and
parks is this Wednesday (Feb. 6).
The town office is open for voting but
not for paying utility bills.
Wardensville Election
Pre-K Screening
Registration for 4-year-olds for
pre-k school will be held at East
Hardy Early Middle School Saturday, 10 a.m - 6 p.m.
Moorefield Elementary is holding
its pre-k registration, along with
kindergarten registration, on Saturday, too, but from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
See separate stories on page 6.
Photo by Jean Flanagan
At 2,131 feet from approach to landing, the South Branch Bridge will be the longest bridge yet
constructed on Corridor H.
Bridge Moves Ahead of Schedule
Work on the $30.8-million Corridor H bridge over
the South Branch of the Potomac River is progressing
with placement of steel girders.
Daniel Watts, the West Virginia Division of Highways engineer in charge of the project, said approximately 125 girders will be used to span the South
Branch levee and river.
The bridge is the critical link in extending the fourlane highway from U.S. 220 in Moorefield to Foreman
in Grant County.
It is scheduled to be complete and open for traffic
in 2009 in coordination with the completion of paving
for the 10 miles of highway from the bridge to Foreman.
Watts said bridge construction is “slightly ahead of
schedule. The weather has been cooperative.”
The $35–$40 million paving contact will be let in
the spring. The cost of the bridge and the road work to
Foreman exceeds $160 million.
Corridor H is funded through annual federal appropriations with Washington paying roughly 80 percent and the state 20 percent.
Food Workers
The Hardy County Health Department will hold training sessions
for food service workers Monday,
March 3, at 9 a.m., at the health department on Spring Avenue, Moorefield, and at 7 p.m. at the East Hardy
Early Middle School.
Reservations are required. Call
538-6355.
Extension Dinner
Dr. Garry Lacefield, professor and
extension forage specialist at the University of Kentucky, will be speaker at
the winter dinner meeting of the
WVU extension service at Moorefield
Middle School Feb. 13 at 6:30 p.m.
Lacefield’s presentation will be
relevant in light of the weather conditions in 2007 and high fertilizer prices
expected in 2008. Please RSVP to
WVU Hardy (530-0273) or Grant
County Extension Office (257-4688)
before Monday.
Photo by Dick Hughes
Workers are ahead of schedule with
construction of the South Branch Bridge, which
will be open for traffic sometime next year.
Community Involvement Project
Has Yet To Involve the Community
By Jean A. Flanagan
Moorefield Examiner
The Hardy County Board of Education (BOE) has been trying for the
last 14 months to figure out the best
way to reach out to the community it
serves. It has not been an easy task.
The BOE has hired a consultant
and
held lengthy work sessions, but
1. Surprise them.
2. Stay with them when they’re has made little headway in engaging
the community in a dialog about the
afraid.
importance of education in Hardy
3. Invite them over for juice.
County. Ellyn Alt, the consultant
This is the 9th in a series of 50 hired to facilitate the Community Inweekly tips on ways to show young volvement Project met with members
people you care.
of the BOE in a work session on
Monday, Jan. 28.
The issue that has brought this to
the forefront is the school system’s
projected $700,000 deficit at the end
of the 2007–2008 school year. If programs are to be cut, the board would
like to get the community’s input on
which programs should stay and
which should go.
If, on the other hand, the BOE
decides to ask the community to support an increase in taxes so that programs and positions will not have to
be cut, the board would like to utilize
the best way to present an additional
levy to the public.
“The first thing you have to do is
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Confirmed Flu
Cases Rising
Across County
Hanging Steel
Wardensville residents wanting to
file for election as mayor, recorder
and council must do so by Friday.
Filing forms are available at the
town office on 25 Warrior Way.
www.moorefieldexaminer.com
get people’s trust,” said BOE member Kenneth Pack. “If you don’t have
that, they won’t talk to you.”
“We need some kind of meeting
for dialogue,” said BOE member
Rick Perkins. “People don’t come to
the board of education meetings because they are business meetings and
not for dialogue.”
A few board members have
talked to a few community and business leaders on an informal basis, but
no formal meetings have taken place.
Members of the community have
addressed the board during the Public Comment period at the regular
BOE general meeting, but BOE
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It may have gotten a late start, but
the flu bug is upon us. Concern about
the spread of influenza has prompted
Grant Memorial Hospital to limit visitors to immediate family members
only. Family Maternity Unit visitors
are limited to father, siblings and
grandparents.
“Anyone with a fever, cold, runny
nose or cough should not visit patients,” said Grant Memorial Infection Control Officer Dr. Fernando Indacochea, in a statement released
from the hospital.
“We had one confirmed adult case
and several children,” said Frances
Welton, community services coordinator at Grant Memorial Hospital.
“This is what we call seasonal flu and
the limitations on visitors is a preventative measure as far as the hospital is
concerned.”
Area clinics have seen an increase
in flu cases as well.
“We’ve had an increase, I’d say
under 10 cases,” said Vicky Fahey, director of nursing at the E. H. Hawse
Health Center in Baker.
Fahey said it is not too late to get a
flu shot. Flu vaccines are free for those
covered by Medicare, $20 for others.
“We’ve seen more in the last
week,” echoed Barb Harper, office
manager at the Love Clinic in Moorefield. “The incidents have started to
climb.”
Harper said prevention measures
include hand washing and limiting
contact with people who are sick.
“We’ve had two confirmed cases
of Type A influenza,” reported Dr.
Ravi Masih at Mountain Medical
Center in Moorefield. “I’m surprised
we haven’t had more. Usually we
start to see the flu starting in December.”
Welton said it’s not too late to get
a flu shot, although you might not get
full immunity at this late date. “A flu
shot now will certainly lessen the
severity of the infection,” she said.
Proper hand washing and covering the mouth and nose when sneezing or coughing are the best defense
against getting and spreading the flu.
“We can’t emphasize proper handwashing enough,” Welton said.
According to The Center for Disease Control in Atlanta, January and
February are peak months for flu.
The South Atlantic region has seen
an “elevated” number of cases during
the past week.
The CDC also recommends antiviral drugs which, when administered
within 48 hours of the onset of symptoms, are 70 to 90 percent effective at
reducing the severity of symptoms
and the length of time the individual
is sick.
Symptoms of the flu include
headache, fever, runny nose, sneezing and coughing. Some severe cases
may include stomach discomfort and
diarrhea.
Senate Considers Increase
to Homestead Exemption
By Jean A. Flanagan
Moorefield Examiner
A Joint Resolution in the West
Virginia Legislature, if passed, would
increase the amount of the Homestead Exemption from $20,000 to
$50,000. SJR7 was introduced by
Sen. Joseph M. Minard, D-12, on
Jan. 24 and has six other sponsors. It
will be heard in the Judiciary and Finance Committees.
Currently, West Virginia resident
age 65 or older or 100 percent disabled can qualify for a Homestead
Exemption on their property taxes if
they have been residents for two or
more years.
The exemption allows a $20,000
deduction from the assessed value of
the property for tax purposes. The assessed value is 60 percent of the market value.
“For example, if a home is valued
at $100,000, the assessed value would
be $60,000,” said Hardy County Assessor Jim Wratchford. “If you
deduct $20,000, you would only pay
taxes on $40,000.”
Wratchford said an increase in
the Homestead Exemption would
help senior citizens and the disabled
who live on a fixed income.
“If the exemption was raised to
$50,000, the property owner would
only pay tax on $10,000, if their property was valued at $100,000.”
If the joint resolution passes both
houses of the legislature it will appear on the November ballot as an
amendment to the West Virginia
Constitution.
Wratchford suggested residents in
favor of this legislation contact their
legislators.
• Sen. Clark Barnes, R-15,
Room 203W, Building 1, State Capitol Complex, Charleston, WV 25305.
Phone: 304-357-7973. E-mail:
cbarnes@mail.wvnet.edu.
• Sen. Walt Helmick, D-15,
Room 465M, Building 1, State Capitol Complex, Charleston, WV 25305.
Phone: 304-357-7980. E-mail:
whelmick@mail.wvnet.edu.
• Del. Harold Michael, D-47,
Room 233E, Building 1, State Capitol Complex, Charleston, WV 25305.
Phone: 304-340-3340. E-mail:
hmich1@mail.wvnet.edu.
Growers and Processors Share the Pain of Higher Fuel Prices
Pilgrim’s Pride Reports Loss for
First Quarter, Page 3.
By Bob Alcock
Special to Moorefield Examiner
After reminiscing that in his youth,
during cold months, he loaded the
wood stove in the chicken house before going off to school, one Hardy
County poultry grower added: “But
this winter I don’t know how we are
going to make it.”
The cost of propane for heating
his massive chicken houses doubled in
the past four years while his payments
for “grown” birds virtually stayed the
same, as he sees it.
Poultry growers in the five county
region of Grant, Hampshire, Hardy,
Mineral and Pendleton counties tell
the same story: their income nose
dived last year in the face of rapidly
rising costs for propane, diesel, health
insurance and other supplies.
Speaking anonymously in order to
protect his contract with his chicken
processor, Pilgrim’s Pride, this Hardy
County farmer laid out his financial
picture for 2007 on the family’s
kitchen table:
Taking the total amount paid by
his processor for birds and subtracting
the amounts for insurance, taxes,
shavings, electric, repairs, other supplies, propane and mortgage payments, he came up with net income
that equates to $5.85 per hour, the
federal minimum wage. Propane
costs alone were $68,400 in 2007, almost one-third of his gross income.
He looked up from the papers on
the table, thought about how he
raised chickens all his life, and now,
when his career should be at its zenith,
he makes minimum wage.
That was the 2007 picture. 2008 may
be worse. On Feb. 1, Southern States in
Moorefield quoted a delivered price of
propane for poultry growers at $2.01
per gallon, down slightly from $2.06
earlier in the month.
Last October the U.S. Department of Energy projected propane
prices would be 15 percent higher this
winter than last. But actual prices are
20 percent higher already. In all likelihood, the Hardy County poultry
farmer is working for less than the
minimum wage today.
The recent announcement by Pilgrim’s Pride that growers will receive
a fuel payment, will help but not by
much, said this grower. His payment,
based on the square footage of his
chicken houses, will be about $4,860.
That amount will cover the cost of
filling up one of his propane tanks
three times. But he has seven tanks,
so his fuel payment amounts to about
5 percent of his total propane bill for
the year.
A grower for Tyson Foods said
Tyson is paying a fuel allowance of
$81.20 per thousand square feet, but a
Tyson executive in Harrisonburg
would neither confirm or deny that
number.
Asked if he was satisfied with Pilgrim’s fuel payment, the Hardy County grower said: “They think by paying
us a little, we will be quiet. But we are
not going to shut up.”
Poultry growers occupy a unique
niche in a vast consolidated and vertically integrated industry within a largPhoto by Dick Hughes
er global market.
The
farm
of
David
Mongold
of
Dorcas
has
five
double
decker
chicken
houses
and
one
single decker.
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Editorial
Sadly, politics as usual
Do you realize that we still have 272 days until the November election? We’re already bored with the politicians who
have had nothing of interest to say in the past 16 months (or
is it 18?) and who probably won’t get any more interesting in
the next 10 months.
We’ve about decided that most of the candidates really
don’t know what the average American is worried about and
could care less. They are more interested in getting their 30second sound bite on tv and throwing mud at the competition. What a sad commentary on our national politics!
Wouldn’t it be refreshing to have at least one candidate
who would stand up and say for once and for all what they
believe in and what they will try to do to fix some of our problems? Then, stick with it! They can only try, because without a Congress which doesn’t seem to know what it wants or
how to get it, issues can’t be chosen or solved.
Makes us want to revisit term limitations.
Did you know that France, for all its problems and for all
our dislike of that country, elected a president in 3 months
last year?
The sad thing is that most of us just don’t give a fig anymore, it’s just politics as usual and most of it gives us a bad
taste or a headache.
MY UNBASED OPINION
I’ll start with a deep subject this
BY
week. Haven’t done that for a while.
DAVID O.
Times past when I’ve tried to get
folks riled up, they’ve not taken the
HEISHMAN
bait as I’ve hoped. Leads me to believe some of my arguments have credence.
Intelligent design and evolution.
I believe in them. God’s intellect is
so great I even hesitate to use so paltry a word as intellect to describe His
capability.
Perhaps God’s greatest single contribution following introduction of the
elements necessary for construction of life on earth was His invention of evolution. Evolution is that process of development and selection by which life
changes form to best thrive in our ever changing expanding universe. Evolution insures management/strengthening of life forms to provide for continued
existence between His visits.
I’ve seen nothing to suggest that our supply of stars in the entire universe
is not unimaginably large, if not infinite. Some fraction of that unimaginable
number must have planets with conditions to support “life.” Takes a while
even for God to get around to micromanaging all life on all those earths, thus
He invented evolution to keep things going during His absences.
Since we’re not as smart as God, let’s leave intelligent design to Him and
let’s stick with deciphering the codes of evolution while He smiles at our
childish efforts.
Fat books will be the death of recreational reading. There are several reasons for my assertion.
Thick books don’t fit in briefcases loaded with lap top computers. Today’s
businessman can’t afford unsightly bulges in his luggage not to mention time
away from online activities and exercise for the sake of exercise.
Thick books don’t fit in pockets either. I’ve carried paperback books in hip
pockets wherever I’ve been in life. I’ve read Louie L’Amour westerns while
sitting on the deck, arms draped over a cargo strap of a US Air Force C-123
cargo plane over Vietnam and my eyes have read novels while my ears hunted for deer and squirrels when I still had good hearing before Vietnam. A
half inch thick western fits fine. Two inch thrillers don’t
Thick books take too long to read. We live in the age of time bites, small
chunks of down time interspersed with intense activity. Lengthy books require reading in small chunks during these odd moments. In short reading
sessions I find myself rereading to refresh my memory for half the available
time.
Thick books tend to have either complicated, convoluted plots or such
loads of descriptive detail as to make them boring. Short, sweet and full of
meat is the way to go for busy readers. It shouldn’t take a hundred pages to
describe all the characters and another hundred to figure out who the good
guy might be.
Thick books cost too much. Why pay twice the money for twice the effort
or twice the boredom? Good books should cost less than the movie made
from them, not more than movie and gas to get there combined.
I sure do miss Louie L’Amour.
Independents Can Vote
In WV Party Primaries
Independents can vote in either
Democrat or Republican presidential primary for the first time in
West Virginia on May 13.
Secretary of State Betty Ireland
reminded voters they will have the
opportunity to cast votes on a full
slate of candidates, including presidential candidates, at that time.
West Virginia’s regularly scheduled primary election should not be
confused with the Republican State
Convention held this Tuesday.
This year, Republicans and Democrats each chose to select some
or all of their delegates to their national conventions through a state
convention.
While the Republican’s state
convention was held this Tuesday,
the Democrat’s convention will be
held June 13 and 14. The Mountain
Party will hold a convention in July
to select their nominee for governor
and president.
For the first time, independent
voters and voters who marked “no
party affiliation” on their voter registration form will be able to vote in
either the Republican or the Democrat Primary May 13. These voters
must ask for either the Republican
or the Democrat ballot when they
cast their vote.
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INSIDE THE HOUSE
The 2008 regular session is already a third of the way over and it’s
been a busy session thus far. Although only 18 bills have been passed
by the House and sent to the Senate
for consideration, there have been
999 bills introduced.
A few of the more notable things
that happened this week during session:
House Resolution 11 was adopted on Tuesday, January 29, 2008
which honors the commitment of
Community Action Agency workers
on. Workers in this agency have a
tough job every day dealing with issues such as child care and nutrition
for the elderly. The Community Action Agency is dedicated to helping
people help themselves and each other through various programs and
services. The agency changes lives
by spreading the spirit of hope and
improving communities. Please extend your appreciation of these
workers to them along with us.
poultry farm chicken, dairy farm ice
cream and many other home grown
specialties.
On Wednesday, the House also
presented a citation to Ruth Sullivan,
founder of the National Society of
Autistic Children and the organization’s first president. She was honored for her lifetime achievements in
her battle for improving the livelihood of autistic people. Her dedication to improving the lives of those
with autism led to the creation of The
Autism Services Center (ACS) in
1979. ACS is a nonprofit health care
agency that specializes in autism, but
provides services for all developmental disabilities. The ACS currently
serves 365 children.
Autism is a serious condition that
affects a person’s ability to communicate and relate to others. Today, 1 in
150 individuals is diagnosed with
autism which makes it more common
than pediatric cancer, diabetes and
AIDS combined according to the
“Autism Speaks” Web site. Autism is
more likely to affect boys than girls
and can affect any type of racial or
ethnic group. Children with autism
usually start showing symptoms
around 2 years of age and these
symptoms can range from very mild
to extremely severe. The House
vowed to address legislation that
would help improve the lives of those
with autism.
Please feel free to contact me
with any questions or concerns about
the aforementioned issues or any
other issues before the Legislature at
(304)
340-3340
or
hmichl@frontiernet.net. You can also write me at Delegate Harold
Michael, Room 233E, Building 1,
State Capitol Complex Charleston,
WV 25305. You can also check outthe Legislature’s Web site at
www.legis.state.wv.us/ where you can
look at proposed bills and ready daily summaries about legislative actions.
everything from the Supreme Court
down to magistrate courts and family
law courts—over 1,200 people—still
costs less than one penny of every
state dollar,” Maynard said.
He ask legislators to re-visit the
idea of adding more circuit judges
since Gov. Joe Manchin vetoed attempts to add six circuit judges last
year. And he also said the court
hopes lawmakers will consider
switching responsibility for supervising sex offenders released from jail
from the court’s probation officers to
parole officers under jurisdiction of
the executive branch.
“We have added about $860,000
to our budget to provide for these
five new probation officers,” said
Maynard. “But we believe parole officers are better trained to handle this
assignment.”
The legislation to provide a tax
cut to consumers who purchase energy efficient products that is recommended by Manchin was introduced
in both chambers. HB4305 and
SB474 are identical and call for a
week-long consumer sales tax holiday
in early September.
The maximum purchase eligible
to be exempt from the 6 percent state
consumer sales tax would be $2,500
so the most any family could realize
in a tax cut would be $150.
Also last week, 31 of the 34 members of the Senate co-sponsored a bill
to eliminate the state’s business franchise tax in 2013. Last year the Legislature approved a gradual reduction in the tax annually until 2013.
Manchin also indicated that he’s
willing to consider some modifications to his recommendation that
lawmakers change the Promise scholarship program so students who receive these grants of state money and
don’t remain in the state after graduation must repay the money.
A bill to increase the pay for election officials this year from $50 to $75
per election was endorsed by a committee in the House of Delegates.
The same rule also increases the minimum pay of campaign staff members
from $50 to $75 so long as the pay
does not “exceed that which is reasonable and fairly commensurate
with similar services” in private business, according to the proposed rule.
Cullers died Feb. 4 in Harrisonburg.
Patricia Mathias and William
Robert Grafton were married Jan.
27...Katherine Pierce and Forrest D.
Kimble were married Jan. 26...Marilyn Ann Anglin and Thomas Fallwell
Jones were married Dec. 6.
Born to Mr. and Mrs. Allen F.
Sherman, a son, Steven Allen ...to
Mr. and Mrs. Sloan Kuykendall, a
son...to Mr. and Mrs. George Baker,
a son.
Moorefield’s losing streak continued with loses to Romney 74-50 and
Wardensville 61-52.
February 8, 1933
Raygold Industries, Inc. announced it would open a new operation in Paw Paw. Eventually the new
facility will be used as a final assembly plant for the wooden kitchen cabinets manufactured by the Moorefield plant.
Boy Scout Troop 60 was reactivated and began working on its project
for the BS Exposition in Keyser, an
active display on physical fitness using home-made exercise equipment.
WVU Board of Governors president James Swadley told Moorefield
Lions that the local high school was
among the top six in the state for percentage of graduates going on to
higher education.
Bessie Shanholtz Souders, 78,
Hampshire County, died Feb.
3...Leslie Oates, 84, Capon Bridge,
died Jan. 30...Ernest Kuykendall, 69,
Peru, died Jan. 31...Cordula Crites,
86, died Jan. 29...Bertha Hanover
Hott, 71, Shanks, died Jan. 29...Laura
Mace Shook, 65, Grant County, died
Feb. 1...Lottie Day Godlove, 69, Wardensville, died Feb. 4... the infant
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles E.
Members of the House of Delegates voted 78-14 to let the voters of
the state decide whether or not to repeal Prohibition.
The Long Lick School at Needmore was closing due to lack of funds
as was Powder Lick School in the
Flats.
W. M. Kessel purchased the Cunningham house on the Island from
Sidney Halterman.
Benjamin Strawderman, 62, had
died at his home in Frederick County, VA...William J. Newhouse, 72,
died in Cumberland...Mike Detrick
had died on Peevy Run.
Sixty Years Ago
Nettie Baldwin and Eldridge Barr
February 11,1948
A Keyser engineer told citizens at were married...Vesta Katherine
a public meeting that a filtration Smith and Joseph W. Bosley were
plant was the only solution to Moore- married.
Born to Mr. and Mrs. Stanley
field’s water problems. The Council
was advised against sinking addition- Merritt, a son.
al wells due to the uncertainty of waNinety Years Ago
ter quality.
Negotiations broke down when February 7, 1918
the union membership rejected the
George W. Fetzer, chairman, isoffer of 10 cents an hour from the J. sued an order that all stores and busiNatwick Company. No offer was ness places close each Monday, with
made at Thompson Mahogany and one or two exceptions. This was in
that was to go before the Arbitration compliance with Heatless Monday.
Board.
Other “less” days followed: gasless,
Standard Oil Company of New wheatless, meatless, etc.
Jersey changed its name to Esso
Strikes in Germany were causing
Standard Oil Company.
trouble. It was reported that 700,000
Bertie Godlove Jordan, 81, War- were striking in Berlin.
densville, died Feb. 4...J. L. Marston,
Carl Allen who had passed the ex72, Lost City, died Feb. 4...Ferguson amination for the aviation service
M. Garrett, 21, Staunton, died Feb. had received notice to report to Ur2...Susan Whisler Schnibble, 76, Hay- bana, Ohio.
field, died Feb. 5...Doris Janette
G. H. W. Simon had purchased
Thomas, infant daughter of Mr. and the stock of goods belonging to ConMrs. Dorsey Thomas, died Feb. 5.
way Weese who had closed his place
Sarah Cathren Kuykendall and of business.
William Heiskell Riggleman were
W. N. and P. S. Welton had purmarried Jan. 29 in a double ceremo- chased S. M. McNeill’s farm in the
ny with Irene Whiteman and Stanley Old Fields for $39,500.
Dolly.
Price Halterman purchased
Born to Mr. and Mrs. Harry Sites, Charles Sherman’s farm near town
a son.
for $5,200. It was formerly owned by
Moorefield defeated Romney 57- C. B. Welton.
23 and lost to Piedmont 29-26 ...MHS
Helen Riggleman Evans, 18, died
girls beat Romney 24-20.
from tuberculosis.
Born to Mr. and Mrs. Dave Miley, a son.
Seventy-five Years Ago
coach, but put an interesting twist to
the subject. Seems that the coach
may be relocated in Michigan, but
jobs which have traditionally belonged to that state are moving south
to West Virginia. It gets even better.
West Virginia’s annual jobless rate
dropped to 4.6 last year. Michigan
had a 7.2 average rate. Remember
when West Virginians were pouring
out of the state for jobs in Ohio and
Michigan? Apparently, they are
coming back. So, there, Coach Rod!
We’ll take the jobs. Better than that,
we have Stewart who is not only a
good coach, but a class act.
Tomorrow
How many of you signed up for
the Do Not Call Registry when it became available in 2003? We did, and
noticed a significant reduction in
those very irritating telemarketing
calls which often interrupted dinner
or came late in the evening. Apparently we weren’t the only ones who
signed up. Some 150 million phones
were listed with the Do Not Call Registry.
But, as is usual with the bills
which come out of Washington, this
one had a glitch. It put a 5-year reregistering clause. In other words,
you would have to call in again after
5 years, which is, of course, 2008.
Someone got smart in Washington and they are trying to keep this
from happening.
We would like to suggest that if
you haven’t registered your phone
number, that you do so. Unless, of
course, you like talking to telemar-
keters. You also might make sure
that if you’ve changed your phone
number (or residence) that you remove the old number and add the
new one.
Call 888-382-1222 or go online to
www.donotcall.gov.
Is Chinese New Year
We nearly forgot Chinese New
Year. Tomorrow ushers in the Year
of the Rat. Chinese New Year is set
by the lunar cycles. It’s arrives with
the second new moon after the winter solstice and is a 15 day celebration
ending with the full moon. So to all
our friends and readers who celebrate Chinese New Year: Gung Hay
Fat Choy or Best wishes and congratulations. Have a prosperous and
good year.
BY
DELEGATE
HAROLD K.
MICHAEL
Tuesday was also recognized as
West Virginia State Grange Day.
The West Virginia State Grange is
the world’s first Farm Fraternal Association and the state’s oldest agricultural and rural community organization. Lawmakers had the chance to
meet with some of the farmers from
their hometowns and sample different products such as apples, dairy
farm ice cream and other home
grown specialties. Lawmakers had
the opportunity on Tuesday to meet
with many of their farming constituents and sample the fruits of
their efforts - apples from the tree,
LEGISLATIVE ROUNDUP
Charleston – A proposed change
in West Virginia law to give both parents an equal footing in court battles
for custody of their children in case
of divorce was unveiled at a crowded
public hearing in the House of Delegates chamber here last week, part of
a series of bills dealing with child welfare.
The so-called Joint Parenting Act
(HB4042) is co-sponsored by 11
House members including Delegate
Alex J. Shook, D-Monongalia. He
said the purpose of this bill is to
change the ground rules in child custody hearings so that both parents
start out with hopes of a 50-50 custody arrangement.
Meanwhile, a proposed constitutional amendment that could increase the current $20,000 homestead exemption on property taxes
for senior citizens in the state is also
under consideration as the 2008 legislative session nears the halfway
mark this week (Feb. 7).
Supreme Court Justice Joe Albright, a former House Speaker who
was chairman of the House Judiciary
Committee when the original
BY
TOM
MILLER
Press Net
Reporter
amendment was ratified by state voters some 30 years ago, briefed the
House Constitutional Revision Committee last week on the history of the
issue. Delegate Barbara Fleischauer,
D-Monongalia, is chairman of the
Constitutional Revision Committee,
said several resolutions proposing
changes in the exemption including
one to raise the exemption to $30,000
have been introduced.
Earlier in the week, Chief Justice
Elliott (Spike) Maynard of the
Supreme Court of Appeals told the
House Finance Committee that the
court’s 2008-2009 budget of $114.2
million is nearly $9 million more than
the current year.
“But even with that increase, the
state judicial system that includes
GLANCING BACKWARD
Fifteen Years Ago
February 10, 1993
The Planning Commission president Carl Smith presented the County Commission with copies of the
comprehensive plan.
Del. Harold Michael brought together officials from Hardy, Pendleton and Grant counties with state officials to discuss concerns about water resources.
Avian Influenza was detected in
Virginia. Biosecurity efforts had
been put in place to prevent the
spread of the virus.
GTE began installation on a digital phone system for Moorefield.
Charlene Funkhouser Hamman,
26, Middletown, died Feb. 7...Zenith
Funkhouser Gochenour, 62, Baker,
died Feb. 5...Louie Berlin Saville, 84,
Kirby, died Jan. 25...Minnie
DeLawder Miller, 104, Greenville,
PA, died Jan. 22... Demetrius Domane Redman, 26, died Feb.
2...Ronald Rudoply Foltz, 58, Bryans
Road, MD, died Jan. 29...Eleva
Miller, 90, Lost City, died Feb.
6...Naomi Keller Strawderman, 76,
Lost River, died Feb. 2...Jerome E.
Kane, 21, died Feb. 4.
Born to Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Riggleman, a son.
East Hardy defeated Circleville
59-56, Tygarts Valley 63-34, and Paw
Paw 80-67...Moorefield lost to
Shenandoah Valley Academy 73-68
and beat Frankfort 60-59.
Thirty Years Ago
Week of February 8, 1978
Testimony at the prevailing wage
hearing revealed that the county data
came from union collective bargaining figures and none from businesses
in Hardy County.
Potomac Edison’s coal supply was
at 30 days requiring a 10 percent curtailment of consumption.
Correspondents reported continuing weather problems with below
zero temperatures and additional
snow which brought some measurements to 36 inches.
Questionnaires on Corridor H fa-
FROM
MOOREFIELD
EXAMINER
ARCHIVES
vored the route from Elkins to
Wymer to Onego to Moorefield and
Strasburg.
Kenny Hose, 83, died Feb. 1 ...the
Rev. Charles W. Kernan, 74, Amelia
County, VA, died Jan. 30...Laban R.
Wolfe, 83, Cass, died Jan. 15...Lester
R. Southerly, 75, died Feb. 8...Elva
Pennington Funkhouser, 70, Falls
Church, died Feb. 7.
Wardensville defeated Franklin
54-51...Moorefield beat Hampshire
69-63 and lost to Keyser 9452...Mathias beat Union 75-38 and
lost to Eastern Mennonite 95-45.
Forty-five Years Ago
February 6, 1963
EXAMINER SAYS
Lent Begins Today
Believe it or not, today is Ash
Wednesday, the first day of Lent, and
Easter is only 46 days away. For
those of you not involved in Christian
beliefs, today is a time for repentance
and the use of ashes is symbolic in
expressing that penitence. It’s also a
time to fast, coming the day after
Shrove Tuesday or Fat Tuesday, the
last day of Mardi Gras which ends
two weeks of high living and the excesses of carnival season.
Ash Wednesday
George Hohmann covers business for the Charleston Daily Mail
and generally writes a couple of
columns a week. In a recent Sunday
Gazette-Mail issue, he wrote about
Michigan hiring WVU’s football
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MOOREFIELD (WV) EXAMINER, Wednesday, February 6, 2008 - Page 3
Summit Financial Clears Books of its Mail Mortgage Business
And Reports ‘Expanding Successfully’ in a Weak Environment
By Dick Hughes
Moorefield Examiner
Settlement of a lawsuit and other
expenses related to ridding Summit
Financial Group of an ill-fated direct-mail mortgage subsidiary depressed SFG’s 2007 consolidated income, according to the company’s financial report.
Otherwise, SFG said, income
from continuing operations, excluding the mortgage unit that was closed
at the end of 2006, rose 22.4 percent,
from $11.1 million in 2006 to $13.5
million last year.
Fourth quarter 2007 income from
continuing operations rose 40.7 percent to $3.9 million from the same
period in 2006.
The Moorefield-based financial
holding company with assets of $1.44
billion has 15 banking locations un-
der Summit Community Bank in
West Virginia and Virginia and expects soon to acquire five community
banks in Northern Virginia.
President and Chief Executive
Officer H. Charles Maddy III said
Summit is “expanding successfully in
weak banking environment, keeping
our expenses in check and our revenues growing proportionately to our
asset size.”
He said the bank is “seeing some
signs of weakness in our loan portfolio, but so far, these have been at a
manageable level.”
But, Maddy said, “The big news
for us in 2007 is that we have completely exited from our mortgage
banking business following settlement of litigation that carried a high
price.”
In November, SFG paid Danny L.
Wiginton of Huntsville, Ala., owner
of Corinthian Mortgage Corp., $10.5
million to settle litigation concerning
the hiring of former employees of
Corinthian for SFG’s Summit Mortgage, which was based in Virginia.
According to SFG’s filing with the
Securities and Exchange Commission, $1.25 million of the settlement
was paid by Summit’s insurance carrier, leaving an after-tax charge
against 4th quarter earnings of $5.7
million ($9.25 million pre-tax).
Wiginton had demanded $20 million in his court suit, which was filed
in Virginia Chancery Court in December 2003.
When the court settlement and
other expenses related to closing
Summit Mortgage are taken into account, SFG’s consolidated income
fell from $8.3 million in 2006 to $6.5
million in 2007. Those costs resulted
in a 4th quarter 2007 consolidated
net loss of $2.8 million.
SFG launched Summit Mortgage
in 2003 primarily to “resell residential second-mortgage debt-consolidation loans marketed throughout the
Nation.” The second mortgages
were then sold in the secondary market.
In 2005, SFG reported a profit of
$2.5 million from the business. But
after a $2.8 million loss in 2006, SFG
decided the business was too risky
and drained resources from its core
banking. “We cut our loss and got
out,” Maddy said at the time.
In its current financial statement,
Maddy said SFG was “relieved to be
rid of the uncertainties that have
compromised our ability to focus on
our core banking business.”
In that regard, he cited the pending acquisition of Greater Atlantic
Financial Corp., a 100-year-old Vir-
ginia bank with branches in Reston,
Front Royal, New Market, Rockville
and South Riding.
Maddy said acquisition of
Greater Atlantic provides SFG a
presence “in some of the highest
growth and wealthiest markets in the
country.” Summit expects to complete the purchase before March 31.
Summit also reported that Kelly
Agencies, two Leesburg, Va., insurance companies acquired last July,
“have been performing well for us,
generating approximately $1 million
of commission revenue per quarter.”
SFG is a publicly traded company
on the NASDQ exchange under the
symbol SMMF.
——To view SFG’s complete financial
report
for
2007,
visit
http://www.summitfgi.com. Click on
press releases.
Pilgrim’s Reports Quarterly Loss;
Cites Feed, Fuel and Freight Costs
PITTSBURG, TEXAS — Pilgrim’s Pride last week reported a net
loss of $32.3 million on net sales of
$2.09 billion for the first fiscal quarter ended Dec. 29.
The loss came following a $47
million profit for the last fiscal year,
but the loss for the first quarter is less
than the loss of $42.9 million in the
same quarter last year, which included acquisition of Gold Kist in September 2006.
The results for the first quarter of
fiscal 2008 include a non-recurring
income tax charge of approximately
$13 million related to an adjustment
in deferred taxes as a result of a newly enacted tax law in Mexico, the
company said.
“Our results in the first quarter of
fiscal 2008 reflect the significant challenge posed by higher feed-ingredi-
ent costs, which have climbed sharply
over the past few months and currently show no signs of abating in
2008,” said Ken Pilgrim, chairman of
Pilgrim’s Pride.
“Our feed-ingredient costs for the
quarter, on a pro forma basis, rose 24
percent or $157 million, when compared to the same period a year ago.
Those cost increases — when coupled with labor shortages, higher production, freight and fuel costs during
the quarter — offset most of the improvements in market pricing and
product mix.”
He said the company’s consumer
retail business continued to post
good growth as a result of increased
penetration of supermarket meat
and deli cases and new business from
a number of large customers.
In addition, he said, export de-
mand remained solid and the company was able to reduce its commodity
pounds by upgrading product into
higher-margin, value-added chicken
items.
Pilgrim said that based on the current commodity futures markets, the
company’s total feed-ingredient costs
for fiscal 2008 would be up more than
$700 million from last fiscal year.
Pilgrim said surging feed costs
make it unlikely that the U.S. chicken
industry in 2008 will grow at the 3
percent rate projected by the USDA.
Pilgrim’s Pride has three major
facilities in Moorefield, two large
processing plants and a feed distribution depot. The company employs
approximately 2,400 workers in
Moorefield.
Pilgrim’s Pride Recognizes Growers
for Sound Environmental Practices
Pilgrim’s Pride recently recognized several contract poultry growers in West Virginia for their continued commitment to sound environmental practices.
Five West Virginia farms received
the Environmental Stewardship
Award for outstanding commitment
to environmental practices, and one
farm received the top Environmental
Excellence Award for superior commitment to environmental practices.
The Environmental Excellence
Award was awarded to Lover’s Lane
Farms, operated by Bill and Jim Martin. They received a plaque, a check
for $500 and an addition to the sign
in front of their farm designating it as
an Environmental Excellence Award
winner. Pilgrim’s Pride Service Technician Tad Malcolm received a $50
gift certificate for nominating the
winners.
The five Environmental Stewardship Award winners for West Virginia
were:
•Northside Poultry operated by
William & Dolly Rexrode of Pendleton County;
•Evans Poultry operated by Allen
and Beverly Evans of Grant County;
•Buena Vista Poultry operated by
James and Betty Bosley of Hardy
County;
•Bowman’s Livestock and Poultry operated by Warren and Trina
Bowman of Mineral County; and
•John and Johnnie Ruddle of
Pendleton County.
Each winner received a plaque
and a check for $100.
Pilgrim’s Pride service techni-
4-H Holds Shooting Class
Mike Coby spoke to youth at
the new Hardy County Shooting
Sports program practice.
The first class was held Jan. 22.
The Local 4-H began a youth
shooting sports group in cooperation with the National and West
Virginia 4-H shooting sports program.
Donnie and Mike Coby were
trained by West Virginia University
for teaching safety, shooting skills
with air rifle and archery and to
act as coordinators for events.
Other volunteers are helping
and will be trained. A junior match
will be held in May.
For more information, contact
the WVU Extension 4-H Office at
530-0273.
State Sets Workshops
On Campaign Money
Secretary of State Betty Ireland
has scheduled regional campaign finance training seminars to help candidates comply with West Virginia’s
campaign finance rules and regulations.
The seminars, conducted by the
elections division of the secretary of
state’s office, will cover campaign finance compliance, campaign solicitations, reporting requirements, electronic filing (available to candidates
running for statewide office), and political advertising.
“It is vitally important for candiJim Martin (left) and Bill Martin (right), operators of Lover’s Lane
Farms, were this year’s winners of the Pilgrim’s Pride Environmental dates to know and understand their
Excellence Award. Pilgrim’s Pride Service Technician Tad Malcolm obligations and limitations when it
comes to receiving donations to their
(center) nominated them for the award.
campaign.” Ireland said.
cians nominated 14 West Virginia tension agent; Christina Richmond,
Seminars coming up are at the
growers for this year’s environmental poultry and environmental specialist following locations:
awards. Criteria for these awards in- for the West Virginia Department of
•Parkersburg – Tuesday, Feb. 12,
cluded the physical appearance of Agriculture; and Carla Hardy, waterthe farm as well as the grower’s envi- shed program specialist for the West
ronmentally friendly operational Virginia Conservation Agency.
methods, organizational practices,
Past winners of the top Environchemical usage control, erosion and
Eastern WV Community &
emission control, voluntary environmental Excellence Award were
mental efforts, and community envi- Roger and Bonnie Mitchell (2006), Technical College’s Board of GovWilliam and Dianna Pennybacker ernors will hold its regular monthly
ronmental service.
Judges for this year’s competi- (2005); Wilda and Buddy Shanholtz meeting Wednesday, Feb. 13.
The meeting will be held at the
tion were Dave Workman, Hardy (2004); and Arthur and JoEllen HalCounty West Virginia University ex- terman (2003).
from 7 to 8:30 pm at the Judge Black
Annex Meeting Rooms, on Market
Street across from the Blennerhassett Hotel
•Beckley – Saturday, Feb.16,
from 9 am to noon at the Beckley
Convention Center (formerly the
Beckley Armory), Conference Center Room F
•Morgantown – Saturday, March
1, from 9 a.m .to noon at the Senior
Monongalians Center, Mountaineer
Mall, Suite 7
The seminars are free and open
to all candidates and the treasurers of
candidate committees. No advance
registration is required. For more information, visit www.WVvotes.com,
or contact the secretary of state’s office at (800) SOS-VOTE, or email
elections
division
at
elections@wvsos.com.
Eastern’s Board Meets Feb. 13
News
Briefs
The American Red Cross Bloodmobile will be at the Mathias-Baker
Fire and Rescue building in Baker on
Wednesday, February 20. Donors
will be taken from 2 until 7 p.m. The
goal is 25. Anyone 17 and older,
weighing at least 110 pounds, and in
relatively good health is eligible to be
a blood donor. All blood types are
needed. Individuals can give every 56
days.
**********
Bluesman Ernie Hawkins will
perform at the Bottling Works in
Romney this Friday, Feb. 8, at 8 p.m.
Hawkins plays blues and gospel with
his acoustic guitar and vocals. The
show is brought to the area by the
Hampshire County Arts Council.
For more information, visit online
www.HampshireArts.org or call 304496-8201.
**********
The National Cornbread Festival
is in search of original main dish
cornbread recipes. To qualify, the entry must use Martha White corn meal
or cornbread mix and cook in Lodge
Cast Iron cookware, sponsors of the
contest, and be entered by the end of
February. The winner will receive
$5,000 and a gas range. For more information,
go
online
to
www.marthawhite.com/
or
to
www.lodgemfg.com/. Past winning
recipes are also found on these websites.
**********
The State Fair of West Virginia
has announced the following scholarships to those who have participated
in any of the following at any previous State Fairs in the last five years:
Junior Shows for market animals,
purebred or dairy; Open Horse, Junior Horse or Pony shows; 4-H and
FFA Youth Exhibits; and Junior
Dairy. Applicants must be eligible
for college admission or in college.
The deadline is March 18. More information
is
available
at
www.statefairofwv.com or by calling
the State Fair office at 304-645-1090.
**********
The Old Opera House Theatre
Company of Charles Town opens its
2008 season with a Neil Simon comedy, “Rumors”. There will be six performances over the next two weekends. For more information call 1888-900-SHOW or go online to
www.oldoperahouse.org.
**********
Arts Day at the State Capitol will
be Wednesday, Feb. 13. Held this
year in the lower rotunda, several arts
groups will present live performances
including vocal and instrumental, poetry readings and dance and theatrical performances. For more information, call Rose McDonough at 304558-0240, ext. 152.
college’s headquarters at 1929
state road 55, one-half mile east of
Moorefield.
The board will convene at
noon.
Eric Thomas Nelson of the 101
A.B. Division of the Screaming
Eagles in Fort Campbell, KY
was deployed to Iraq on Dec.
28, 2007 for a one year tour. He
is a 2007 graduate of East
Hardy High School.
•Hearing Aid Services
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PSC Reminds Students of Aid Deadline
Potomac State College of West Virginia University reminds college-bound
students and their parents that now is
the time to fill out and file their 2008-09
Free Application for Federal Student
Aid (FAFSA).
Students are encouraged to complete the forms no later than Feb. 14.
The FAFSA is available online at
www.fafsa.ed.gov. A paper application
is available by calling 1-800-433-3243. A
paper FAFSA takes six to eight weeks
to process, while the online version is
processed in two to three weeks.
The FAFSA must be received by no
later than March 1.
In-state students can also apply for
the West Virginia Higher Education
Grant. The application can also be
completed online and the deadline is also March 1. The application can be
completed online at www.wvapply.com.
Students should contact their high
school guidance counselors for scholarship applications or go to
www.fastweb.com
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OBITUARIES
PAUL WILLIS LEACH
Paul Willis Leach, age 80 of Purgitsville, WV, passed away Friday,
January 25, 2008 at Shady Grove
Hospital in Rockville, MD.
He was born January 3, 1928 in
Petersburg, WV and was the son of
the late Wilbur and Annie (Calhoun)
Leach.
He was a veteran of the US Navy,
a graduate of Berea College and received a Master’s from the University of Michigan. He worked for NASA
at the Goddard Flight Center and
was a mathematician for the N.S.A.
at Ft. Meade.
He is survived by his wife, Violet
A. (Barbe) Leach; a son, Greig Willis
Leach of Richmond, VA; a daughter,
Barbara Leach Rohrer of Castle
Rock, CO; four grandchildren,
Austin Willis Leach, Kerrigan Leach,
Neal Rohrer and Kelsee Rohrer; a
sister, Irene Siler of Martinsburg,
WV; a sister-in-law, Edna Barbe
Wood and husband Bill of Moorefield, WV.
Funeral services were conducted
11:00 AM Tuesday, January 29, 2008
at the Fraley Funeral Home in
Moorefield with Pastor Darlene Myers officiating. Interment was at the
Old Pine Cemetery, Purgitsville, WV.
Memorials may be directed to the
Berea College, CPO 2216, Berea, KY
40404 or to On Earth Peace Assembly, PO Box 188, New Windsor, MD
21776.
Condolences to the family may be
left at Mr. Leach’s obituary at
www.fraleyfuneralhome.com
Arrangements were under the direction of the Fraley Funeral Home.
L. MACK TROUGH
L. Mack Trough of Las Vegas,
Nevada, passed away on Friday, January 11, 2008 at his home following
an extended illness. He was 66.
Mr. Trough was born on September 3, 1941 in PA to Jacob M. Trough
and Mabel Lee Tusing Trough.
He attended 9th and 10th grades
at Mathias High School. In 1958 he
enlisted in the U.S. Navy for 4 years.
He was honorably discharged from
the Navy in 1962. In 1965 he moved
to Las Vegas, Nevada. He owned and
operated Mack’s Mobil in Las Vegas
for several years. He retired from KT
Services in Las Vegas.
He was a proud member of Alcoholics Anonymous and Al-Anon for
30 years and a lifetime member of
the National Rifle Association.
Surviving are his mother, Mabel
Lee Tusing Trough, of Sharon, PA; a
sister, Alma L. Niemi of Masury,
Ohio and a son, Bryan of Canton,
Ohio and his former wife, Carol
Jenkins of Las Vegas, Nevada, who
was his “Guardian Angel” and caregiver. He is also survived by several
aunts, nieces, nephews and cousins.
He was preceded in death by his
father, his maternal grandparents,
Lester and Bessie Tusing; paternal
grandparents, Joseph and Mary
Trough and a son, L. Mack Trough,
Jr.
A memorial service will be announced at a later date. Burial will
take place at time of memorial service at the Tusing family cemetery on
Branch Mountain in Moorefield,
WV.
This obituary is made available by
Alma Niemi, sister of the deceased.
BRENDA KAY SMITH LIPSCOMB
Brenda Kay Smith Lipscomb, age
41, of Purgitsville, WV passed this
life on Tuesday, January 29, 2008 at
the Grant Memorial Hospital in Petersburg, WV.
Born on June 6, 1966 in Harrisonburg, VA, she is the daughter of Donnie and Goldie Smith of Peru, WV.
Mrs. Lipscomb was preceded in
death by one brother, Larry Smith.
Mrs. Lipscomb is survived by her
husband, Carl David Lipscomb of
Purgitsville, WV; two daughters,
Amanda Lipscomb of Durgon, WV
and Jessica Lipscomb, at home; two
sons, David Lipscomb of Aurora, CO
and Eric Lipscomb at home. She is
also survived by six sisters, Donna
Weatherholtz of Martinsburg, WV;
Lisa Keplinger of Peru, WV; Linda
Ely of Winchester, VA; Pauline
Brown of Maysville, WV; Patsy Smith
and Loretta Dove, both of Moorefield, WV; two brothers, Carroll
Smith of Lahmansville, WV and
Donnie Smith of Moorefield, WV.
Mrs. Lipscomb was a homemaker
and a member of the Love Christian
Assembly in Petersburg, WV.
A funeral service was conducted
on Friday, February 1, 2008 at the Elmore Funeral Home with Pastor Ed
Murray officiating. Burial followed at
the Olivet Cemetery in Moorefield,
WV.
Funeral arrangements were under the direction of the Elmore Funeral Home in Moorefield, WV.
TESS V. DORRELL
Tess V. Dorrell, age 96, of Baker,
WV passed away on Monday, January 28, 2008 at the home of her son in
Berkeley Springs, WV.
Born is Chicago, Illinois on May
6, 1911, she was the daughter of the
late William and Pauline Zubie Viete.
She is preceded in death by her
husband, Fred Dorrell who died in
2001.
Surviving are two sons, Tony Dorrell, Woodstock, VA and Mike Dorrell of Berkeley Springs, WV; one sister, Cecelia Ogden of Norman, Oklahoma; five grandchildren and several
nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by one sister, Shirley
Lang.
Burial will be at the convenience
of the family.
Funeral arrangements were under the direction of the Hunter-Anderson Funeral Home in Berkeley
Springs, WV.
304-496-7907
Francis Chilcoat
Rig
Assembly of
God Church
Rev. Brad Taylor
• Sunday Morning
Service at 10 a.m.
• Sunday Night
Service at 6 p.m.
• Wednesday Night
Service at 7:00 p.m.
10 Queens Drive
Rig, WV 26836
(304) 434-2073
www.rigassemblyofgod.org
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Crites, Marvin Whitman and Rannels Parker, Moorefield.
DISCHARGES
Phyllis M. Crites, Rig; Sherry
Hose, Ruth V. Crites and Orhpa
Moyers, Moorefield; Evelyn Snyder,
Fisher and Howard Landon Srout,
Old Fields.
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Adventist Church
Trough Road, Moorefield
Sabbath School – 9:30 a.m.
Worship – 11:00 a.m.
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9:45 a.m.
11:00 a.m.
6:30 p.m.
10:30 a.m.
7:00 p.m.
“Where Everybody Is Somebody And Jesus Is Lord”
Pastor Dan Howard
Saturday Evening 6 PM
Sunday Mass 8:00 AM
Office Hours — 9 AM to 1 PM — Daily
Transportation provided if needed.
Corner of Winchester Ave. and Clay St.
9:30 AM
10:30 AM
6:00 PM
10:00 AM
Her husband, Dona, is also a patient
there recovering from a stroke. They
both hope to come home in a few
weeks.
We hope for a speedy recovery for
John Hahn, who had major surgery
in Winchester Medical Center last
Wednesday. At last report, he was
still a patient there.
Jennifer Heishman is announcing
the birth of a son, Baron Allen, in
Winchester Medical Center on January 23.
Robert and Minnie Heishman
were in Winchester on Monday
and ready to learn.”
Manchin developed the West Virginia Kids First program so children
could benefit from a caring health
professional working closely with
their parents and school.
He said the Kids First Screening
Initiative demonstrates West Virginia’s commitment to five promises:
•Every child should have a caring
adult in their lives.
•Every child should have a safe
Walnut Grove
Church of the Brethren
Rt. 55 East, Moorefield
Sunday School 10 a.m.
Church Service 11 a.m.
Pastor Donnie Knotts
1-877-371-9928
Everyone Welcome!
where Minnie consulted her doctor.
They also visited with Ethel Miller
and Shirley Baylisss.
We have learned that Helen Friddle is not doing well and is now under
hospice care. Remember her in
prayer.
Oliver, Mary and Clyde Heishman were in Winchester last
Wednesday where Oliver consulted
his eye specialist.
Pat Basye is recovering at home
after spending last weekend in Rockingham Memorial Hospital. Terry
and Lisa Basye visited with her there.
We wish her better health.
place.
•Every child should have a
healthy start.
•Every child should be taught a
marketable skill.
•Every child should learn to be a
caring adult and be given an opportunity to serve their communities.
More information is available at
www.wvkidsfirst.org.
Moorefield
Assembly of God
Sunday Morning Service
10:00 A.M.
Sunday Night Service
6:30 P.M.
Wednesday Night Service
6:30 P.M.
139 Chipley Lane
Moorefield, WV 26836
(304) 538-6055
“Come celebrate
the presence of the Lord”
“We Work For Those Who Love and Remember”
Granite • Marble • Bronze
Misa en espanol:
7:00 PM sabado
W.A. Hartman
Memorials, L.L.C.
IMPERISHABLE
MEMORials
540-434-2573 • 459 Noll Drive
(Opposite the Plaza Shopping Center)
Harrisonburg, Virginia 22802
BRANCH: E. Market St. Charlottesville, VA 22902 • 434-293-2570
Thank You
The family of Christine Pratt
would like to thank everyone for
their thoughts, prayers, food,
phone calls, flowers, visits, and
cards in our time of loss.
A special thanks to Rev. F.L. Myers,
Dr. Ravi Masih and staff at Mountain Medical,
Dr. Thompson, Dr. Leslie and staff at Grant
Memorial Hospital, and
Fraley Funeral Home.
The Family of
Christine Pratt
Bible Baptist Church
Duffey Memorial United Methodist Church
Frosty Hollow Road
Fisher, WV
Winchester Avenue @ Elm Street
Moorefield, WV Phone: 538-2024
Early Service: 8:30am • Sunday School: 9:45am• Service: 11:00am
Sunday School 10:00 a.m. • Morning Worship 11:00 a.m.
Sunday Evening 6:00 p.m. • Wednesday Evening 7:00 p.m.
Children’s Church All Services Pastor Doyle A. Patch 434-2350
Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, forever.
Sunday School – 10 a.m.
Worship – 11 a.m.
109 S. MAIN STREET
MOOREFIELD
530-2307
Katherine C. Jackson Pastor
Tannery Chapel
S. Fork Rd.
Worship 9 a.m.
SS – 9:45 a.m.
Moorefield
Presbyterian
Church
Oak Dale Chapel
Rig
Worship 10 a.m.
SS – 10:45 a.m.
BECOME INVOLVED
AND FEEL THE SPIRIT
...for the Lord your God is a merciful God...
Stop in and find out.
Sunday School
Worship
Bible Study
Sunday
Wednesday
The telephone number at the
Senior Center is 530-2256 and our
web page is hardycountycoa.org.
HCCOA receives funding from
federal and state entities including
WV Bureau of Senior Services and
Upper Potomac AAA, local government, donations and memorial contributions.
The Hardy County Sweat Shop is
Open: The Moorefield Seniors are
making dried potato necklaces to
sell. A nice variety of colors and styles
to choose from. If you would like to
see them, come by the Center 8 a.m.
to 4 p.m. Monday - Friday.
WARDENSVILLE HOME
DELIVERED MEALS
If you are not receiving a regular
Home Delivered Meal and you want
to get a meal on a day Monday-Friday. Please call the Moorefield Nutrition Site by 9:30 a.m. at 530-2256.
DONATIONS
Those making donations were
Ben Mathias, Jim Weeks, Mabel
Dove, Charles Grapes, Food Lion,
WELD and the Moorefield Examiner. Donations are greatly appreciated. Have a safe and happy week.
God Inspiring Word.
Why study and worship?
Lucy and Russell Webster, Pastors
the Lord Jesus, who is
THE WAY, THE TRUTH,
AND THE LIFE.”
Rt. 55, Moorefield, WV
304-434-2547
Romans 5:8 But God commendeth his Love toward us in
that while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.
Moorefield Church of the Brethren
Join with us in serving
Epiphany
of the Lord
Catholic Church
A member of the United Pentecostal
Church International
Old Fields Baptist Church
Valentine’s Day” - Bingo 11:00;
Bowling 1:00.
Friday, Feb. 15 - Bible Study 11:15
REMINDERS
Anyone wishing to pick up a meal
at the Mathias Nutrition Site, please
call by 9:30 a.m. and for the Moorefield Nutrition Site, please call by
10:00 a.m. Due to the availability of
food, substitutions are sometimes
necessary. Anyone under the age of
60 is welcome to come and eat with
us. The cost will be $3.50. If you are
age 60 or older and live in the
Moorefield, Rig, Fisher, Frosty Hollow, Fort Run, or Old Fields areas
and would like to come into the Senior Center for lunch and/or activities,
and need a ride, please call us at 5302256 and the van will pick you up.
Please call by 10:00 a.m.
We have Ensure at the Moorefield Senior Center. It is available by
the case, half case, six pack or can.
The cost is $20.00 per case, $10.00
per half case, $5.00 per six pack or 90
cents per can. A doctor’s prescription
is required and kept on file to purchase Ensure. It is available regardless of age.
Community News from Sperry’s Run
We would like to express our sincere
appreciation to all those who sent cards, food,
flowers, and offered expressions of sympathy during
Fred Oyhus’ illness and recent death. Fred was given
the best of care by the Grant County Nursing Home
Staff and the Fraley Funeral Home. The family
sincerely thanks Rev. Katherine Jackson, the
Potomac Valley Men’s Choir and the Women of
the Moorefield Presbyterian Church for their
genuine acts of love. May God bless all
of you for your loving kindness.
With our sincere thanks,
The Family of Fred
and Lola Oyhus
New Life Tabernacle
ew
February 11-15, 2008
Mathias, Moorefield,
Wardensville (Home Delivered)
Nutrition Sites
Monday, Feb. 11 - Beef & Noodles, Broccoli, Apricots, Wheat
Bread.
Tuesday, Feb. 12 - Brown Beans,
Onions, Cauliflower, Corn Bread,
Fruit Cocktail.
Wednesday, Feb. 13 - “Birthday
Meal” - Open Face Beef Sandwich,
Mashed Potatoes, Gravy, Green
Beans, Pears.
Thursday, Feb. 14 - “Happy
Valentine’s Day” -Spaghetti w/meat
sauce, Tossed Salad, Mandarin Oranges.
Friday, Feb. 15 - Veggie Soup,
Meat & Cheese Sandwich, Apple
Rings.
Mathias Site
Closed on Fridays
ACTIVITIES AT
MOOREFIELD SENIOR CENTER
Monday, Feb. 11Tuesday, Feb. 12 Wednesday, Feb. 13 - Cake Raffle, 12:00.
Thursday, Feb. 14 - “Happy
Health Screening Set For Kindergartners
PROVIDENCE BAPTIST CHURCH
Th
Age in Action
MRS. OLIVER HEISHMAN
Sperry’s Run, January 31, 2008Get well wishes to Eileen Poland,
CINDY J. BLOCK
Cindy J. Block, age 52 of War- who fell on the ice last Thursday and
densville, WV, died Saturday, Janu- broke her ankle. She has a cast on
her ankle and is recovering at home.
ary 26, 2008 in Winchester, VA.
Robert and Minnie Heishman
Ms. Block was born May 29, 1955
in Atlantic City, NJ, and was the spent last Friday night with Dean and
daughter of the late Charles and Sandi Heishman, Stephens City, VA
Eleanor Block.
and they all attended the Wild Game
She was a graduate of Atlantic Dinner at Rosedale Baptist Church
City High School and was an x-ray on Friday evening.
Technician for the Atlantic City MedWilda See is improving from her
ical Center and Shore Memorial recent surgery and is now in rehab at
Hospital.
Life Care Center, New Market, VA.
Surviving is her life partner,
David Dogantzis of Wardensville,
WV and two brothers, Dr. Jerry
Block, M.D. and Ron Block.
Funeral services were held in AtAll children enrolling in kinderlantic City, New Jersey.
garten beginning with the 2008-2009
Funeral arrangements were han- school year will undergo comprehendled by the Omps Funeral Home, sive health screening, Gov. Joe
Amherst Chapel, Winchester, VA.
Manchin announced.
“The Kids First Screening Initiative unites parents, health professionals and teachers to give West Virginia’s children the positive start in
life they deserve,” Manchin said.
“By working together, we can
help ensure that every child receives
the best possible chance to be healthy
Lenten Service, Wednesday, Feb.
Subscribe!
6, Moorefield Presbyterian Church.
Worship leader Ed Craft. Lunch will
begin at 12 noon hosted by Moorefield Presbyterian Church. Devotion
will be held at 12:30. For those who
530-6397
have limited time for lunch, devotions should not last more than 15
minutes. Free will offering will be accepted. Please join us during Lent.
!
PIANO TUNING
& REPAIR
GMH REPORT
DELMAR WAYNE PRATT
Delmar Wayne Pratt, age 77 of
Moorefield, WV passed away Saturday morning, January 26, 2008 in
Harrisonburg, VA.
He was born April 14, 1930 in
Hardy County, WV and was the son
of the late Walter and Ida (Reel)
Pratt.
His wife, Jurldean (Mitchell)
Pratt preceded him in death in February 1964. Four brothers, six sisters,
two half-brothers and a half-sister also preceded him in death.
He is survived by three daughters, Wilma Sprouse of Swoope, VA,
Brenda Miller of Dayton, VA and
Carolyn Wise of Brandywine, WV; a
step-son, Randall Mitchell of New
Market, TN; a sister, Lila “Bunny”
Hines of Moorefield, WV; six halfsisters; four half-brothers; seven
grandchildren; four step-grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; and
six step-great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were conducted
11:00 AM Wednesday, January 30,
2008 at the Moorefield Church of the
Brethren, Clay & Washington Streets
in Moorefield, WV with Pastor
Harold Garber officiating. Interment
was at the Woerner Cemetery, Fisher, WV.
Condolences to the family may be
left at Mr. Pratt’s obituary at
www.fraleyfuneralhome.com
Arrangements were under the direction of the Fraley Funeral Home.
A SPECIAL SERMON SERIES FOR LENT—
“Beneath the Cross—
Letters From A Good Friday World”
Each Sunday in Lent, Senior Pastor Edward Craft will share
with you a letter written on Good Friday from someone who
witnessed Jesus’ death (but before Easter Morning when he
rose from the grave). Experience the thoughts of:
Mary the Mother of Jesus to her mother
Joseph of Arimathea to his brother
The High Priest Caiaphas to the ruling council
Simon Peter to the Acme Fishing Company
Mary Magdalene to her sister
Judas Iscariot to “Whomever finds this note”
Take home a miniature copy of the letters each week for
your reflection. All are welcome.
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Health Dept. Feb. Schedule
By Appointment Only
Thursday, February, 7, 2008 - Pediatric Screening, 8 a.m.-11 a.m.-1
p.m.- 3 p.m.
Thursday, February, 14, 2008Family Planning & Breast & Cervical
Screening 8 a.m.-11 a.m.-1 p.m.-3
p.m.
Thursday, February 21, 2008Family Planning & Breast & Cervical
Screening 8 a.m.-11 a.m.-1 p.m.-3
p.m.
Thursday, February, February 28,
2008-Family Planning & Breast &
Cervical Screening 8 a.m.-11 a.m.-1
p.m.-3 p.m.
*Immunization and Family Planning Supply Clinics are held each
Wednesday with no appointment
necessary. Please call 530-6355 for
more information.
*Monday, March 3, 2008-Food
Service Workers Training Session 9
a.m. Located at Hardy County
Health Department. Please phone to
reserve seating. Please use back Entrance of Lee Street.
*Monday, March 3, 2008-Food
Service Workers Training Session 7
p.m. East Hardy Early/Middle
School Cafeteria. Please phone to reserve seating.
You must phone to reserve seating for Food School!
Check us out on the web at:
www.hardycohealthdepartment.com
CALENDAR OF EVENTS
O’Conner/Garrett
Engagement Announced
1026, ext. 2374.
Every Wednesday Night
AA meeting, 7:30 p.m.,Lost River
United Methodist Church For more
information, call 897-6187.
Second Wednesdays
Potomac Highlands Shrine Club
regular meetings are the second
Wednesday of each month at V.F.W.
Post 6454 Petersburg, WV. Social
hour, 6 p.m.; dinner and meeting, 7
p.m. For more information call 2574417.
********
Potomac Highlands Shrine
Ladies Club meets the second
Wednesday of each month, Hermitage Inn, Petersburg, 6:00 p.m. For
more information call 749-7288.
Every Thursday
NA Meeting every Thursday at
8:00 p.m. at the St. Mary’s Catholic
Church in Petersburg.
Every Saturday
Bryan Clinton Garrett
AA Meeting, 8:00 p.m., Grove St. Jean Marie O’Conner
United Methodist Church, PetersThomas J. O’Connor of Winchesburg.
ter, VA and Mr. and Mrs. Ronald
Brown of Manchester, NH have announced the engagement of their
RIDGE LUB
Wednesday, Feb. 20
Free Seminar. “Elder Law” presented by Daniel Staggers, attorney
and CPA, Keyser Moose, 6:00 - 7:30
p.m. Call (304) 788-5749 to reserve a
space.
Every Monday
AA Meeting, 8:00 p.m., Moorefield Presbyterian Church
*******
A new Al-Anon meeting at the
Capon Bridge United Methodist
Church (corner of Route 50 and
Cold Stream Road) meets every
Monday at 7:00 p.m. For additional
information, contact Clyde DeWitt at
304-874-4291.
Every Tuesday
AA Meeting, 8:00 p.m., St. Mary’s
Catholic Church, Petersburg
Every Wednesday
Free Cardiopulmonary Education Class, 1:00 - 3:00 p.m. For more
information on topics available or to
make an appointment, call GMH
Cardiopulmonary Rehab, 304-257-
DUPLICATE B
C
A Howell game was played on
January 30th with four tables in play
in the South Branch Duplicate
Bridge Club held at the Hardy County Public Library. There were eight
pairs playing 28 boards with an average match-point score of 42.
Overall winners were Rachael
William Keller
Spring Quilt Retreat
Set for Jackson’s Mill
Welton and Bill Fisher, 48; Kay
Leslie and Polly Ours, 48; Lary Garrett and George Ours, 45; and Jim
Kelly and Fernando Indacochea, 42
1/2.
The bridge club meets each
The 12th Annual Spring Quilt
Wednesday at the library beginning
Retreat will be held March 14-16 at
at 7:00 p.m.
Jackson’s Mill State 4-H Camp and
Conference Center near Weston.
The retreat is sponsored by the
West Virginia University Extension
Service in Lewis County.
Workshops are offered for a
range of quilting skills, from beginfessional Modeling; and Professional ning to more advanced levels.
Registration fees are $65 for a 12Make-up Artistry. She traveled
throughout Europe with Bauder, and
studied in Paris, France; Florence
and Rome, Italy; London, England;
Madrid, Spain and Vienna, Austria.
Thereafter, Mrs. Dove received a
degree in Paralegal Studies from the
Nearly 5,000 undergraduate stuAtlanta School of Paralegal Studies, dents made the list, including more
Atlanta, GA. She was employed for than 1,500 who earned all A’s.
An asterisk (*) indictes the stumany years by Judge Paul T. O’Connor in Atlanta, GA, and is now em- dent received the President’s List
ployed by Sherman Law Firm in honors for earning a 4.0 gradepoint
average.
Moorefield.
Those from Hardy County who
She attends the Mt. Carmal
made the Dean’s and President’s List
Church of the Brethren in Milam
include:
where she is the church pianist, and a
Kayla Baranowski, Baker, Premember of the Board of Directors. Management; Nathan Bergdoll, Old
Further, Mrs. Dove is secretary to the Fields, Agribusiness Management
Grant County Nursing Home Family and Rural Development; Victoria
Support Group in Petersburg.
Bishop, Moorefield, General StudMrs. Dove is the wife of Alan ies; Carol Funkhouser, Wardensville,
Dove of Moorefield; the daughter of Advertising; Stacey Herron, WarEthel Lambert and the late Benny densville, Direct Admission JournalLambert, formerly of Maysville; and ism; Benjamin Hines, Moorefield,
Biology; *Adam Homan, Moorethe daughter-in-law of Mabel and
field, Animal and Nutritional SciHaven Dove of Moorefield.
ences; Adam Judy, Moorefield, Mar-
Michelle Dove Qualifies for
Keller Presented Cambridge Who’s Who Registry
In Senior Recital
The music department of Grove
City College, PA presented Mr.
William Keller in his senior recital on
November 10. Mr. Keller plays bass
in the string orchestra.
He chose selections from Vivaldi,
Bach, Koussivtzky, and Dragonetti.
William is the grandson of
Charles and Alma Webster of Bean
Settlement and Bob and Mary Jo
Keller of Fisher.
Thank You and God Bless
Elizabeth Riggleman
Michelle Dove
Michelle Dove has been nominated , and has qualified, for inclusion in
the 2007-2008 edition of the Cambridge’s Who’s Who Registry of Executives and Professional Women
relative to her studies in the legal
and fashion fields.
Mrs. Dove attended Bauder Fashion Institute in Atlanta, GA, where
she studied Fashion Merchandising
and Marketing; Interior Design; Pro-
EAST HARDY
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66 Pershing St., Cumberland, MD 21502
New Time!
Robert Phillis
Saturday, March 15
• 6:00 pm •
East Hardy High School
$10 Adult
$5 Child 11 and under
Lots of great items up for bid!
Come join us for a wonderful
dinner and help out your
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Mathias Firehouse, Mathias, WV
Longab
Baskets
Saturday, February 16, 2008
McCoy Theater, Moorefield, WV
Sponsored by Hardy County Nursery School
Age divisions newborn–21
Entry fee $25
Deadline: February 8
FOR MORE INFORMATION, CONTACT
Tammy Moats at 530-3154
Kim Carlson at 530-6056
Trophies to all contestants
PUFFENBERGER’S
JEWELRY STORE
Selena Halterman
?
104 N. Main Street
PHONE: 538-6354
Musical Entertainment by
N2Pickin, Wayne Strawderman & N&S Pickers
All donation proceeds go to Selena Halterman for
medical expenses
When Words Fail,
Send Jewelry
I would like to thank all
my family and friends
for the cards, flowers,
food, visits, help, phone
calls and prayers during
and after my recent
surgery. May God Bless
them all.
Ralph O. Heishman
Sponsored by MBVRS Ladies Auxiliary & family & friends
Accepting New Patients!
ds and
To All Frien f
o
Family
an
National Board Certified Hearing Instrument Specialist
West Virginia Worker’s Compensation Provider • We Make House Calls
Arnold Heishm
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© 2008 Beltone Electronic Corporation
Come help him
celebrate his
birthday
by Judy
HERMITAGE INN
RESTAURANT
keting; *Lukas Kesner, Moorefield,
Pre-Business and Economics; *Laura
Kessel, Fisher, Accounting; Brian
Kline, Moorefield, Theater; Rachel
Kline, Baker, Pre-Nursing; *Eva
Leatherman, Old Fields, Agribusiness Management and Rural Development; Matthew Martin, Moorefield, History; Jennifer Mathias, Wardensville, Biology; *Michael Mathias, Moorefield, Finance; *Kellan
Miller, Fisher, Speech Pathology and
Audiology; *Caitlyn Reedy, Moorefield, Pre-Marketing; *Nicole Riggleman, Moorefield, Public Relations;
*Heather Sager, Lost River, English;
Sarah Vacovsky, Moorefield, English/Secondary Educatin; *Jon Webster, Moorefield, Pre-Secondary Education/Math; Hannah Widder,
Moorefield; *Reed Williams, Moorefield, Finance.
Miss Winter
Angel Pageant
Owner
at
hour weekend workshop and $15 for
a three-hour mini-session. For some
workshops, there are additional materials fees.
To receive the registration packet
and complete details, contact the
WVU extension office in Lewis
County by mail (P.O. Box 447, Weston, WV 26452) or phone (304-2694660). The registration deadline is
Feb. 15.
WVU Fall 2007 Dean’s &
President’s List Announced
A Special Thank You
I would like to thank my
family, church family, friends,
co-workers and neighbors for
their prayers, cards, flowers,
phone calls and visits while
I was a patient in Grant
Memorial Hospital for my
appendectomy and since my
return home.
Special thanks to Dr.
Makani “again” for seeing to
my surgery on such quick
notice and to the nurses and
aides for their kindness and
care for me during my stay.
daughter, Jean Marie O’Conner to
Bryan Clinton Garrett, the son of Mr.
and Mrs. Steven Garrett and grandson of Mr. and Mrs. Clinton Garrett
of Wardensville, WV.
Jean is a graduate of Shepherd
University with a degree in Education and will be a spring graduate of
the University of Phoenix with a
Master’s degree in Special Education. She is now teaching Special Education at Frederick County Public
Schools.
Bryan is a graduate of Lord Fairfax Community College with degrees
in Business Administrations and Information Systems and will be a
spring graduate of West Virginia
University with a Bachelors in Informations Systems. He is presently in
Product Management at The Library
Corp, Inwood, WV.
A June 28, 2008 wedding is
planned at Hartwood Mansion in
Martinsburg, WV.
With the cake flavor of choice you get a long
stem silk rose and a message of choice.
Call 434-3090 before February 10 to
place your order
Sat., February 9
1:00 p.m. – ?
at Wardensville War
Memorial Building
Will Deliver
for a
small fee
Please no gifts
Card Shower
203 Virginia Avenue, Petersburg, WV
257-4800 • herminnrest@frontiernet.net
DINNER FOR 2 SPECIALS
SERVED FEBRUARY 14 , 2008
TH
AVAILABLE 4:00 - 9:00
$59.95 PER COUPLE PLUS TAX AND GRATUITY
• Chateaubriand–The Roast of Romance
• Champagne Shrimp Served Over Angel Hair Pasta
• Bacon Wrapped Chicken with a Cream Cheese Filling
1 dozen roses arranged $60.00
Wrapped $40.00
Chocolates, Gift Baskets, Balloons
Sign-Up for WELD
contest
10% Off Early Orders
All Meals will be Served with One Entrée per Guest,
Salad, Baked Potato, Green Beans and Dessert.
Delivery available for a fee
within 30 miles
RESERVATIONS RECOMMENDED
Heaven’s Scent
530-4450
144 S. Main St. Moorefield
PROFESSIONAL
PHOTOGRAPHY
•Weddings,
•Reunions,
•Aerials, etc.
•Memory Mates,
•Special Events
& Location
•Portraits,Color
& Black & White Photography
VETTER PHOTO
VisionTesting
Free!
Friday, February 8
CVS
Moorefield
10 AM–12 noon
Call for a price list & sample
wedding repertoire.
304-538-6855
1-800-788-5194
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School Days
MES and EHEMS
Kindergarten Registation
Scheduled for February 15
MES 4th Graders
Learn Economics
The MES 4th graders were given an unusual assignment. They
had to form a company that made
paper airplanes. Each company
was asked to use a $500 budget to
buy supplies at an auction, barter
or rent materials, construct airplanes, and then enter the planes
in contests to earn money for their
companies. The company with the
most profit would be the winners
of the project. Planes were judged
as most acrobatic, creative, highest
flying, longest flying and most
beautiful.
The winning company was The
Air Hogs High in the Sky from Mr.
Frederick’s homeroom. After winning 1st place in Highest Flying
and 2nd place in Longest Flying the
company had $1794.00. This was a
$1294.00 profit. Members of this
team were Cody Wratchford, Brandon White, Zack Liller, Carson
Crawford, and Serena Redman.
The 2nd Place team was The Flying Jaguars from Mrs. Crigler’s
homeroom. They had a $1107.00
profit. Students in this group were
Tanner George, John Keplinger, Issac Heese, Ashley Hose, and Mickayla Grimm.
The 3rd Place team was The
Flame Planes from Miss Butts’s class.
They had a $1103.00 profit. Students
in this group were Tara George,
Rodger Miller, Shane Myers, Dakota
Tingler, and LaShonna Runion.
Moorefield Elementary School
will hold Kindergarten registration
on Friday, Feb. 15 from 8:00 a.m.5:00 p.m. Registration will take place
in the Kindergarten rooms of Moorefield Elementary School. Please call
the school at 530-6356 for an appointment.
Kindergarten registration for
East Hardy Early Middle School will
be on Friday, Feb. 15 from 10:00 a.m.
– 6:00 p.m. Registration will take
place in the Kindergarten rooms of
East Hardy Early Middle School.
Please call the school at 897-5970 for
an appointment.
All children, who will be five years
old before September 1, 2008, will be
eligible to enter kindergarten for the
2008-2009 school term. It is very important that all eligible children be
registered on the above date. Parents
should bring the child’s legal birth
certificate (from the state in which
the child was born), social security
card, and the child’s green immunization record. To be a legal birth certificate, the certificate must be an
original birth record certified by the
state registrar of vital statistics confirming the child’s identity, age, and
state file number of the original birth
1st Place Team
MES Announces Dec.
Students of the Month
3rd Place Team
2nd Place Team
record. The birth certificates can only be obtained by contacting the Bureau of Vital Statistics in the state
where your child was born. We will
have forms to order birth certificates
for children born in West Virginia
and Virginia. Starting this year children will need to have a copy of their
current comprehensive well child
physical to bring to registration.
All Kindergarten students in West
Virginia are required to have immunizations for diphtheria, tetanus,
whooping cough, polio, rubeola and
rubella. Boosters for DPT, polio and
MMR are required after the fourth
birthday.
During the registration process
the children will be screened in the
areas of vision, hearing, and speech.
At the conclusion of each test,
parents/guardians will be verbally notified of the screening results. The
Kindergarten teachers will be available to meet the parents and children
and to answer questions that the parents may have concerning the educational program.
If you have questions please call
Moorefield Elementary School at
530-6356 or East Hardy Early Middle
School at 897-5970.
EHHS Releases Honors for Third Six Weeks
9th Grade
Honor Roll
Courtney Lemons, Carolyn Dunsmore, Ethan Fansler, Eric Heflin,
Stephen See, Kimberly Delawder,
Dwight Keller, Derrick Orndorff,
Raven Mongold, Kenneth Robinson,
Ashley Dove, Kaitlyn Miller, Emilia
Mullin, Kelly Shoemaker, Emily
Beck, Amber Gardiner, Tyler Kerr,
Jeremy Kraus, Resha Miller, Ashley
Painter, Anita Sager, Emily Sager,
Stephanie Whetzel, Emily Williams
9th Grade
Superior Honor Roll
Jesse Cook, Sona Delawder,
Shawna Fitzwater, Kaleb Leatherman, Lindsey Basye, Jacob Hahn
10th Grade
Honor Roll
Wesley Fink, Angela Mathias,
Sean O’Neil, Devon Orndorff,
Janette Player, Kaye Clark, Jeremy
Lohr, Kayla Quarles, Mary
Rohrbaugh, Molly Comer, Chelsey
Dunsmore, Brittany Fogle, Morgan
Gibson, Merissa Hill, Cassadi Jarrett,
Carl Summerfield, Jennifer Ward,
Amanda Marco, Kaitlyn Miller, Allison Brill, Stacie Pyles, Leah Sager,
Michelle Strawderman, Laura
Swigart, Taylor Warren, Logan
Custer, Travis Funkhouser, Chelsea
Sears
10th Grade
Superior Honor Roll
Emily Bradfield, Kolby Foltz,
Cassy Miller, Nicole Mathias, Lara
Basye, Emily Biller, Dakota Dispanet, Shelby Hall, Nathanael
Smoke, Britany Perkins, Catherine
Smith, Carrie Vance
11th Grade
Honor Roll
Emily Dudley, Natalie Dunlap,
Chelsea Lafollette, Karissa Marshall,
Erin Miller, Justin Brennskag, Ashley Dove, Stephanie Miller, Katrina
Riddle, Jason Spear, Cody Sentman,
Courtney Lafollette, Brittany Smith,
Ian Coppe-Ridgeway
11th Grade
Superior Honor Roll
Tyler Brill, Lauren Orndorff,
Kristopher Kerr, Molly Look, Justin
Mathias, Krystal See, Holly White,
Marissa Biller, Kimberly Rinard, Briana Bregg, Angelica King
12th Grade
Honor Roll
Katelynn Wright, Tiffany Swigart,
Ashley Barb, Michael Bennett, Dylan Hinkle, Joseph Queen, Jessica
Comer, Alicia Parker, Brandon Walters, Drew Constable, Zachary
Copeland, Justin Tisch
12th Grade
Superior Honor Roll
Dane Biller, Jacob Bowman,
Dakota Hoover, Karen Leatherman,
Jessica Mathias, Erin Music, Rebekah Sine, Melissa Wilkins, Jeremiah Bowman, Maggie Owens, Tiana
Dart, Samantha Godlove, Patrick
Malone, Dirk Markley, Joanna Player, Shawn Ray, Christina Whetzel,
Pictured left to right are Randall Burgess, Samantha Sherman, Nikki
Steven White, Holly Wilkins, John
Wolfe and Kevin Ramirez. Also pictured is Beverly Coppe, MES
Brennskag, Elizabeth Maddox
Principal.
Hardy County Pre-K Application/Screening Dates Set
Hardy County Schools has scheduled the Pre-K application/screening
for students in the East Hardy attendance area. Your child must be four
years old before September 1, 2008
in order to attend a Pre-K program.
Registration for 4 year old students
wishing to attend a program in the
East Hardy area will be held on Friday, February 15 from 10 am-6 pm at
East Hardy Early Middle School.
Parents are to bring their child,
their child’s social security card, updated immunization record from the
Health Department or the doctor’s
office, original certified birth certificate from the State Office of Vital
Statistics (not the hospital or county birth certificate), and a copy of a
current physical. Those interested
in EACHS will also need to provide
income verification. In order to com-
plete the registration all of these documents must be presented. Parents
will be asked to fill out several registration forms.
Children will participate in vision,
hearing, speech, and language
screenings. Completion of the application/screening does not ensure
your child’s placement in the Pre-K
program. Parents will receive notifi-
cation from the Hardy County Pre-K
Collaboration Team if their child will
be attending. Although preschool
programs help children with readiness skills for Kindergarten, they are
not required by law.
Please call 897-5970 to schedule
an appointment to register your
child.
Moorefield Elementary School’s
December Students of the Month
were: Kevin Ramirez, son of Agustina and Roberto Ramirez, a student
in Amy Welton’s class; Randall
Burgess, son of Michael and Samantha Burgess, a student in Joan Wagner’s room; Samantha Sherman,
daughter of Donald and Gayle Sherman, a student in Linda Robb’s class;
and Nikki Wolfe, daughter of Nick
and Brenda Wolfe, a student in Betty
Stickley’s class.
Moorefield Elementary School
students of the month are presented
with a tee shirt and a certificate of
recognition sponsored by our Partners in Education: Pilgrim’s Pride
Prepared Foods Division, 84 Lumber, McDonald’s, Edward Jones and
Wal-Mart.
The students take a trip to Pilgrim’s Pride Prepared Foods Division plant to have a nametag made,
are treated to breakfast sponsored by
the Moorefield McDonald’s Restaurant, and receive a $10 Wal-Mart gift
card and a certificate for free pizza
from Fox’s.
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EAST HARDY HIGH SCHOOL • February 2008
MOOREFIELD HIGH SCHOOL • February 2008
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Principal: Douglas C. Hines (304) 530-6034
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MONDAY
TUESDAY
WEDNESDAY
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FRIDAY
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SATURDAY
1
SUNDAY
MONDAY
TUESDAY
WEDNESDAY
THURSDAY
FRIDAY
SATURDAY
Girls Basketball 1 PVC Wrestling
VS East Hardy (Home) at Frankfort
(Free to MHS, MMS
and MES students)
2
2
Governor’s Honor
Acadamey Selection
Meeting, 9:00 a.m.
3
Girls Basketball
VS SVC
(Home)
Varsity Only
10
4
11
Boys Basketball
VS Union
(Home)
Boys Basketball
VS WVSD
(Home)
5
12
Boys Basketball
VS Moorefield
(Away)
6
Boys Basketball 13
VS Frankfort
(Away)
Girls Basketball 7
VS Berkeley Springs
(Home)
14
8
Faculty Senate
15
9
3
16
10
JV Boys Basketball 4
VS WVSD
(Home)
4:30
Spirit Week
Girls Basketball
VS Paw Paw
(Home)
6:15
11
5
12
Boys Basketball
VS East Hardy
(Home)
6:15
NAEP Testing
For 12th Grade
6
13
Boys Basketball
VS Tucker Co.
(Away)
Girls Basketball
PVC Night of
Champions
at Petersburg
Girls Basketball 7
VS Pendleton
(Home)
Boys Basketball
VS Paw Paw (Away)
Boys Basketball 8
VS Pendleton
(Home)
(Free to MHS, MMS
& MES Students)
Sportsman Show
Harrisburg
Hardy Tel
Scholarships Due
Girls Basketball
VS Petersburg
(Home)
Soup Dinner
15 Boys Basketball16
4:00 p.m.-7:00 p.m. PVC Night of
Champions
Valentine Dance
8:00 p.m.-11:00 p.m. Regional Wrestling
in the New Gym
14
State FFA Degree
9
Regional Wrestling
17
Girls Basketball
VS SVA
(Away)
Varsity Only
18
19
Boy Basketball
VS Pendleton
(Home)
20
21
Boys Basketball
VS Petersburg
(Home)
22
23
National
FFA Week
17
18
Boys Basketball 19
VS Frankfort
(Away)
20
21
Girls Basketball
Sectionals
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25
26
27
28
29
24
First Day of
Spring Sports
Tennis
Softball
Baseball
Track
25
Boys Basketball
Sectional
Tournament
Boys Basketball
VS Tucker Co.
(Home)
22
Girls Basketball
Chamionships
at Keyser
7:00 p.m.
26
National Honor 27
Society Induction
10:15 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
New Gym
28
Boys Sectional
Championship
29
FAFSA Deadline for
Seniors
23
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East Hardy Early Middle School Honors Announced
The faculty of East Hardy Early
Middle School announces students
that have received Superior Academic Achievement and Honor Roll for
the third six weeks grading period.
SUPERIOR
ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT
Grade 4
Justine E. Abrell, Sarah E. Baker,
Allison C. Basye, Theodore J. Cassell, Sardana G. Coyle, Allison P. Dyer, Timothy L. Hahn, Joleah D.
Hamilton, Tnisha D. Heishman, Savanna S. King, Jesse L. Miller, Shaye
E. Miller, Raeann D. Orndorff, Katelyn J. Pratt, Clay J. Sayres, Alyssa B.
Sheets, Bryce H. Strawderman.
Grade 5
Calub G. Atkinson, Morgan E.
Basye, Brandon D. Benjamin, Kassidy A. Benjamin, Bekah A. Mongold, Madalynn O. Payne, Katie M.
See, Tyler G. Smith, Dillon K. Walker.
Funkhouser, Cody C. Garrett, James
A. Heishman Jr., Cheyenne M. Herbrandt, Breanna M. Hinkle, Kaitlyn
M. Loader, Melaina D. Riggleman,
Alan L. Rinard, Noah F. Rosenberg,
Austin M. Strickler, Vanessa C.
Walker, Cody R. Whetzel, Desiree N.
Whetzel, Samantha A. Wilkins,
Rachel D. Wilson.
Grade 5
Ryan M. Brill, Emily R.
Delawder, Laura B. Dove, Gena A.
Heishman, Adam J. Holliday, Shelby
L. Hough, Ian E. Im, Jordan N. Kelican, Michael T. Miller, Vanessa M.
Riggs, Ronald W. Sargent, Dylan H.
Strawderman, Kohl E. Strawderman,
Brooke N. Strickler, Clarissa S.
Thomas, Corey A. Whetzel, Jordan
HONOR ROLL
N. Whetzel, Danielle A. Wisecarver.
Grade 4
Grade 6
Timothy A. Combs, Alexandra
Marilyn A. Cassell, Angelina N.
Dingus, Blair N. East, Joshua L. Es- Clark, Jaclyn D. Cleaver, Jordan A.
tep, Dylan D. Fogel,
Tela J. Dove, Jade C. Foltz, Brittany N.
Grade 6
Miranda O. Cook, Jodie L.
Funkhouser, Stephen Hott-Bellingham, Maria S. Mullin, Megan R.
Renner, Ashley D. Wilkins.
Grade 7
Tiffany R. Benjamin, Tyler D.
Bradfield, Korey L. Foltz, Clarissa R.
Funkhouser, Montana M. Miller,
Morgan T. Mongold, Anthony W.
Robinson, Jami N. Strawderman.
Grade 8
Jessica L. Collier, Bethany T.
Fansler, Kollin A. Foltz, Tyler T. Garrett, Dystiny M. Kern, Travis D. Landacre, Emilee N. Miller, Amanda R.
Mongold, Sabrina J. Mongold, Tressa
M. Parker, Chelsea L. Wilson.
Parker, Paula C. Smith, Crystal J.
Wilkins.
Grade 7
Alexis N. Allen, Justin C. Basye,
Kayla D. Basye, Wyatt S. Basye, Levi
J. Beck, Jackie E. Funkhouser, Amber A. Hawkins, Tyler C. Mongold,
Kimberly A. Pappas, Joshua D.
Parker, Catherine M. Reigel, Jordan
R. Robinson, Kelly L. Sears, Casey L.
Showman, Shawn M. Skovron, Anna
M. Smith, Ashley N. Strawderman,
Ashley N. Walker, Cody H. Walker,
Robert P. Walker, III.
Grade 8
Douglas Armentrout, Tiffany N.
Ayers, Kimberly M. Benishek, Seth
R. Constable, Alyshia M. Crawford,
Jeremy L. East, Haley L. Fogel,
Dustin L. Hinkle, Andrew J. Kerr,
Anthony J. Sargent, Crista L. Smith,
Cody Suarez, Amy K. White.
Growers and Processors Share the Pain
Continued from page 1A
An industry is said to be consolidated when few companies controlproduction. In 1975, according to
Broiler Industry magazine, the top 10
poultry companies combined represented half of U.S. production. Now,
the top two companies, Pilgrim’s
Pride and Tyson Foods, produce 46
percent of the poultry, with Pilgrim’s
Pride leading the way at 25 percent.
Today, the top 10 companies produce 79 percent of the poultry. Both
Pilgrim’s Pride and Tyson Foods
achieved their consolidated position
after each acquired the chicken production assets of five other companies. George Watts, president of the
National Chicken Council, believes
there is no reason why consolidation
will not continue for the foreseeable
future.
The poultry industry is said to be
vertically integrated because most of
the production segments are owned
or controlled by a single company.
Pilgrims Pride, for example, owns
the breeder flocks, hatcheries, feed
mills and processing plants. It contracts out to local farmers one crucial
job: the growing of birds.
Pilgrim’s Pride retains ownership
of the birds and expects the local
farmer to maintain chicken houses at
computer controlled temperatures,
feed the chickens only food provided
by Pilgrim’s Pride, and provide sanitation and medication to company specifications.
Legal contracts bind the local
grower to the precise details during
each flock’s five-week long growing
period in a chicken house.
Consolidation helps a company
compete in the global market place,
control prices and raise capital to finance research or pay off debts. In
October 2006 Pilgrim’s Pride announced that it would cut chicken
processing by 5 percent to “better balance
supply
and
demand.”
Bloomberg News noted at the time,
and in later stories during 2007, that
Tyson Foods and other poultry companies also reduced output “to reduce
a glut of chicken meat and raise prices
after exports fell because of avian flue
concerns.”
The strategy worked. Pilgrims
pride announced in July of 2007 that it
had posted its first profit in about a
year and a half as chicken prices rose.
The consolidated nature of the industry paid off.
Vertical integration reduces costs,
spurs the production of more uniform
birds in vast quantities, and allows for
rapid response to disease outbreaks.
The integrated company pays for all
the processing facilities, the salaries of
the processing workers, transportation, and marketing.
The chicken grower provides the
houses, feeding and watering equipment, shavings for the floor, heat, and
labor. In return, the farmer is paid by
the processor based upon the weight
of the birds at the end of the growing
period.
The system works if, as a University of Georgia briefing paper put it,
“integrators and growers make significant contributions to the process and
depend on each other.”
But now, says Dr. Allen Collins,
West Virginia University’s chairman
for agricultural and resource economics: “The big poultry companies have
to recognize that growers can’t adjust
to changing circumstances like industry can.”
Collins pointed out that growers
can’t hold down production to push
up prices, they can’t go to Wall Street
to finance their operating losses, they
can’t even control the number of days
the chickens remain in their houses
because they don’t own the birds. The
longer time spent in the houses means
more weight on the birds, and more
money in the grower’s pocket.
One Hardy County grower remembers just three years ago, when
chickens were left in the houses 42 or
43 days, resulting in a consistent four
and one-half pound bird. Now, the
birds are taken for processing to
Moorefield’s Pilgrim’s Pride plant on
the 36th or 37th day, weighing less and
providing less income per bird for the
grower.
While a spokesman for Pilgrim’s
Pride would not confirm the identity
of its eventual customers, it is known
among the 1,600 workers at the
Moorefield fresh food service plant
that Kentucky Fried Chicken is a major Pilgrim’s Pride customer and And
it is well known that KFC wants chickens of a certain size and weight to better control portions at its fast food
outlets. Pilgrim’s Pride spokesman
Ray Atkinson said: “Every customer
has their own specifications and we
must supply what they want. We must
be sure to keep our customers satisfied with our product.”
Growers contend that pulling
birds early means a double whammy
with today’s higher heating costs. At
the beginning of the growing period,
when the birds are just days old, company specifications call for chicken
houses to be maintained at 88 to 90
degrees Fahrenheit, day and night. As
the birds mature and begin to regulate
their own heat and the mass of birds
in the house generates heat as well,
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computer controls gradually lower the
sustained temperature to 70 degrees,
but that setting may not be reached
until the 28th day.
Pulling birds out for processing on
the 36th day means not only a smaller
bird but also that the farmer pays for
higher average degree days per bird
compared to a bird left for 42 or 43
days.
To Collins, the current situation
calls into question the fairness of the
contracts between the processors like
Pilgrim’s Pride and their growers. Inherent in the contracting system is the
assumption that the costs to the growers are fairly stable over time. While
growers have been telling their
processors that is not the case, that
energy and insurance costs in particular have skyrocketed, Pilgrims Pride
has not revised its contracts to reflect
the instabilities, he said.
Poultry processors know first hand
how volatile energy prices have been.
They buy propane to fuel their factories and diesel for their trucks.
On the other end of the supply
chain, poultry processors are dealing
with the rising cost of corn and soybean, the main ingredients of the
chicken meal delivered to growers.
Corn prices, as measured on the
Chicago Board of Trade for March
delivery, have jumped 44 percent in
the past three months, even after the
U.S. harvested a record crop.
The rising global demand for food
and biofuels, and in particular the demand for ethanol in the U.S., is responsible for the jump. The USDA recently reported that the world soybean harvest will fall 6.5 percent this
year, pushing up prices beyond the 78
percent increase of last year. In addition, both corn and soybean reserves
are falling, increasing the price competition, analysts believe.
Last week Pilgrim’s Pride and
Tyson Foods both announced earnings were down, Pilgrim’s announcing
a $32 –million loss in its first 2008
quarter despite strong sales. Pilgrim’s
Pride said feed ingredient costs were
up $157 million over a year ago, and
Tyson Foods said it paid an extra $100
million in grain costs.
Pilgrim’s Pride, for example, purchases 324 million bushels of corn and
3.2 million tons of soybean meal each
year to make feed for its poultry. A
one cent increase in the price of corn
costs the company $3.2 million before
taxes. A one cent increase in the price
of soybean costs another $3.2 million.
These are cost pressures not unknown to the region’s internet savvy
chicken growers. Many of them follow corn and other prices on the
Chicago exchange. One farmer in a
recent meeting quoted the exact
amount, to the penny, of that day’s
closing price for corn.
The fact that poultry growers are
in a financial bind this winter is not
lost on local bankers.
Fred Brooks, senior vice president
of Capon Valley Bank in Wardensville, said: “We do not want to
foreclose on properties. We want to
work with farmers, help them out, and
see them through the present crisis.”
Brooks estimates that his bank has
about $7 million in outstanding loans
to poultry farmers in the region, 75
percent of which is guaranteed by the
Farm Services Administration. With
interest rates falling, farmers may be
able to refinance their current loans
or stretch out the loan period, but if
their loan is guaranteed by the FSA,
refinancing may not be an option.
After three rancorous meetings,
chicken growers from the five county
region around the Pilgrim’s Pride
Moorefield plant agreed that they
should ask the company for a fuel assistance addendum to their contracts
based on the amount of square
footage in their chicken houses, and
that the assistance should encompass
buying propane year-round, not just
in the winter months.
A meeting was scheduled for early
this week with local Pilgrim’s Pride officials, utilizing the offices of the West
Virginia Poultry Association.
The Association’s president this
year is Dale Walker, a Pendleton
county grower.
In the meantime, growers are doing what they can to save on propane
costs. They are caulking around windows and doors, they are setting temperatures lower by a few degrees,
hoping the ultimate weight of the
birds will not be affected, and they are
considering not placing flocks in older, less well-insulated, chicken houses
during the coldest months. Some
have tried to build-up litter on floors
as added insulation. But that means
more ammonia must be applied, requiring more ventilation with cold air.
Others have installed radiant heaters
and noted only a slight savings.
One Hardy County grower, whose
father and grandfather have been in
the same business, summed up the situation when he said: “The trouble
with the chicken business today is that
there is no competition. Pilgrim’s
Pride has everything tied up.”
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Community Involvement Project
Continued from page 1A
members do not respond during that
time.
BOE member Max Park suggested asking teachers and staff what
they need to continue programs already in school, find out what those
things cost and take the information
to the public and find out what they
would support.
“We need to get a list of things
everyone feels are important to the
school system,” Park said. “If people
say a particular program is a waste of
money, we should listen.”
Alt suggested each of the board
members identify civic and business
organizations and individuals within
those organizations who could be
contacted. She would come up with a
few questions to ask in regard to priorities within the school system.
Alt suggested the BOE members
have the list of names and she would
have the list of questions by Feb. 15.
“I would think the answers would
take a couple of months to get back,”
she said.
The Community Involvement
Project was suggested by the board in
October 2006. In November of that
year, Alt was engaged to steer the
project. She is paid for her time and
expenses from a $2,400 Consulting
Services line item in the school system’s budget. There is no formal con-
tract between Alt and the school system.
In January and February 2007,
Alt interviewed several groups of
people, including teachers and service personnel, school staff, Board of
Education members, business owners and high school students. Her interviews centered on promoting the
school system and how that promotion could be improved.
“She did a series of personnel interviews,” said School Superintendent Ronald Whetzel. “They focused
on the general perception of the
school.”
In July 2007, Alt presented the
findings of those interviews to the
BOE. The consensus of the interviews
was the school system could do more
to promote the value of education. It
was suggested the school produce a
brochure highlighting some of Hardy
County’s educational achievements,
engage local media outlets to promote the school system and keep the
Web site current and user friendly.
In September 2007 another work
session was held to discuss the next
step. According to the minutes, the
steps involved creating news release
templates to send to local media outlets; listing groups or organizations to
talk with regarding the level of support for the Hardy County school system; developing questions to facili-
tate this discussion and creating a
post-card survey to accompany the
discussion.
“I didn’t follow up with the press
release templates,” Alt said at the
Jan. 28 meeting. “I will do that.”
Several board members suggested various groups to contact including the Head Start parent’s group,
the Ruritans and various church
groups.
As BOE members suggested
questions, Whetzel wrote them
down:
What
type
of
activities/
services/repairs would you support?
Would the following be of value:
• eliminating fund raisers
• offering free or reduced price
admission to athletic events to students accompanied by an adult.
What are some of the good things
in the school system you want to keep
and build on?
Park suggested the promotional
materials include facts specifically
about Hardy County and economics
in general.
“I’ve heard that for every dollar
that’s put into the economy, it generates $5 for the community,” Park said.
“Let people know if they pay $1, it will
come back to them two or three times.
It will benefit the school, the economy
and most of all the children.”
USDA Chided For Failing to Test Policies
WASHINGTON (AP) — The
Agriculture Department cannot ensure it will respond effectively to a
bird flu outbreak because it has not
tested many of the policies put in
place as part of a national preparedness plan, an inspector general’s report said Friday.
The USDA would be responsible
for preventing or minimizing a bird
flu outbreak among domestic animals. An outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza could create
havoc in the egg and poultry market,
now valued at about $27 billion.
The department’s inspector general said it has made “significant progress’’ in preparing for a potential
outbreak. For example, it developed
regulations that allow producers to
be compensated for losses incurred
from low-pathogenic avian influenza
infecting their flocks. Culling infected birds can reduce the potential of
the virus mutating into a more pathogenic form.
But the report said the USDA
had no plans to test several important
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hours of a confirmed avian influenza
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State Republican Party Fails to Contest
Democrats for 45 WV Legislative Seats
CHARLESTON (AP) — Republicans left 45 legislative seats unchallenged, all but four of them in the
House, when the candidacy filing period for the 2008 elections ended.
By contrast, only nine GOP incumbents are assured re-election for
want of a Democratic opponent in
November, according to rosters compiled by state and county election officials.
With all 100 House seats on the
ballot, Democrats now hold a 72 percent majority. They also occupy 10 of
the 17 Senate seats up this year, part
of an overall majority of 23 of 34
seats in that chamber.
Party officials can still appoint
candidates to fill vacancies. For now,
Democrats will start Election Day
winning 41 House and four Senate
seats. Republicans can count on eight
House wins and one in the Senate.
The trend extends to other races
on the ballot. No one successfully
filed to take on Democratic Reps.
Alan Mollohan or Nick Rahall in two
of the state’s three congressional districts. State Auditor Glen Gainer and
Treasurer John Perdue, both Democrats, also face no GOP challengers in
the fall.
Republican officials have moved
away from the strategy of fielding a
candidate in every race, and instead
seek to target vulnerable incumbents.
Though Democrats continue to outnumber them by nearly 2-to-1
statewide, Republicans are the majority in nine of 55 counties.
A silver lining for Republicans
may be that 10 Democrats in the
House and four in the Senate aren’t
in the running to keep their seats.
“In most cases here, the Republican senators won their seats in places
where they were at a disadvantage,’’
said Senate Minority Leader Don
Caruth, R-Mercer. “Obviously, it’s a
good opportunity for us.’’
But Republicans failed to file in 6
of those races, two in the Senate and
four in the House. Also no one filed
for the one GOP House incumbent
leaving, Delegate Jeff Tansill of Taylor County.
Most of the departing Democratic lawmakers are running for other
offices. Four of the 10 delegates, for
instance, have filed for Senate seats.
“It’s not uncommon to see several seeking other offices,’’ said House
Majority Leader Mike Caputo, DMarion. “I think we’re going to see
increases (in the House), actually.’’
Caputo and his two fellow dele-
gates in the 43rd District, representing Marion County, are unopposed
in the primary. Only one Republican
filed in that three-seat race.
Democrats face contested primaries in 29 of the House’s 58 districts, and for eight of the 17 Senate
seats up this year. Republicans fielded enough candidates for eight
House primary contests and one in
the Senate.
Caputo observed as well that the
GOP candidate in his district was
among those backed by Don
Blankenship in 2006. The Massey
Energy Co. chief executive spent at
least $2.7 million on an independent
political campaign targeting a number of House races that year.
Blankenship sought to increase
the Republicans’ margin in that
chamber. The plan backfired: not only did the Democrats add to their majority, a GOP analysis found that incumbent Democrats attacked by
Blankenship fared best at the polls
while the non-incumbent Republicans he championed did the worst.
Fifteen Blankenship-backed candidates have filed for House seats in
2008, including six incumbents.
Blankenship suggested last year that
he was ceasing his political activities.
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2/4/08
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Sports
WEDNESDAY, February 6, 2008
MOOREFIELD EXAMINER - SECTION B
Cougars Continue Winning Streak
In 51–31 Victory Over Jackettes
By McKenzie Clark
Special to Moorefield Examiner
Last Saturday night two mountain
rivals met again at Moorefield High
School for yet another PVC match
up.
Struggling in their season thus far,
the Jackettes (4-11) were coming off
a fresh PVC win over Paw Paw and
were hoping to keep a rhythm. However, the Cougars (15-3), coming off
of a 10-game winning streak, arrived
with another game plan.
Though the Jackettes were able
to hold senior Holly Wilkins to a
mere eight points, as well as other
starters Cassie Miller (four points)
Emily Biller (nine pionts) and Rebecca Sine (six points), they were unable
to stop leading scorer Molly Look
who came out fresh from the beginning, raking in 19 points to contribute
to the Cougars’ 51-31 victory.
“This is a typical rivalry,” said
East Hardy Coach Raymond Snapp.
“Our goal was simply to win, and to
do so we played a close man-to-man
to stop drives to the basket.”
That they did, forcing MHS
Coach Wade Armentrout to find oth-
er ways to get his team open with a
spread offense and depending on
other players to make key plays.
Although the Jackettes were able
to adapt to the defense, they were
challenged at finding their role on
the court.
Junior point guard Blair Goodall
was hit the hardest with the Cougars’
new strategy. Goodall typically creates many of the Jackettes points
through drives down the lane, ending
in either a lay-up or pass to an outside guard. Consequently Goodall,
finishing with only three points, was
forced to find other means of scoring
for her and her teammates.
Leading scorer Brittany Halterman, a clutch three-point shooter for
the Jackettes came up short with only six points, along with fellow senior,
Kerri Smith, who had two points.
Sophomores Victoria Wright
(eight points) and Danielle Yokum
(six points) were key players who
stepped up and showed an ample
amount of intensity for the Jackettes
when it was needed.
“Wright and Yokum came
through for us, they helped and did
their part for the team,” said Coach
Armentrout.
Others scorers for the Jackettes
include Kendra Rhodes with two
points and McKenzie Clark with four
points.
The Jackettes were not the only
ones who found other sources of
scoring.
“Biller and Sine really stepped up
last night” commented Snapp.
With the help of Wilkins’ 15 rebounds (she currently leads the PVC
in rebounding), Biller and Sine combined to give the team a 15-point
boost, along with the help of Freshman Ashley Dove (four points) causing the Jackettes to make new adjustments.
“Towards the end of the first period we changed our defense to get
better rebounding positions,” noted
Coach Armentrout.
“They began to shoot more outside the lane, creating more long rebounds and more offensive rebounds.”
This change resulted in bringing
the Jackettes to the closest run of the
game of a three-point deficit entering
the second period.
The Jackettes were able to even
out the scoring throughout the
Cougar team; however, it was not
enough to quell it for a Jackette victory.
Coming out of halftime leading
27-19, the Cougars were sitting pretty, leaving the Jackettes with plenty
of slack to make up.
Both teams came out strong in
the second half and were unwavering
to their strategies.
Regardless of the Jackettes’ great
defensive efforts, they were unable to
stop Cougar scoring long enough to
make up their own offensive shortcomings.
Throughout the second half, the
Cougars continued to play strong as
they pulled away. As the tempo increased, the Jackettes found it harder and harder to score points when
necessary.
Entering the fourth quarter (4325) the Jackettes tried to fast break
more in hopes of getting more opportunities to the basket with time
dwindling away, though they failed to
hit most of their shots.
Concluding the fourth quarter the
Cougars prevailed 51-31.
“We played a good game with
Continued on page 2B
East Hardy Dominates Games and Quarters
Story and photo
By Dave Wilbur
Moorefield Examiner
Going into last Tuesday’s tilt
against Harman, East Hardy girls
had won several games in a row and
were particularly dominating in the
previous four. In those four games,
they had dispatched the Shenandoah
Academies, Pendleton County and
Paw Paw, winning by wide margins.
They also won 15 of the 16 quarters
they played in those games. The only quarter they didn’t win was the
third quarter at Franklin, when the
Wildcats outscored them, 13-12.
Such dominance continued versus Harman. Led by Molly Look,
who had 24 points, and Cassy Miller,
who popped in 14, the Lady Cougars
won the first quarter, 27-4, won the
second 19-11, won the third, 8-6, and
the fourth, 15-0, for a 69-21 shellacking of the Panthers.
Look and Miller already had
more points between them at halftime – 23 – than Harman would score
in the whole game. Look tallied most
of hers on drives to the basket off
steals and other transition opportunities. Miller netted four two-pointers
in the first half, then drilled a pair of
baseline 3s in the third quarter.
Coming off the Cougar bench,
Nichole Timbrook and Lindsey
Basye each netted eight points and
Katelynn Wright added four.
Starters Holly Wilkins and Emily
Biller combined for another 11.
Though neither Rebekah Sine
nor Ashley Dove scored, they contributed several assists and steals.
One of the smallest players on the
floor, Montana Armentrout, was the
biggest scorer for Harman. She
cashed in on several drives and hit a
trey for 13 points. Brittany Cooper
put in six and Kayla Hamrick had one
hoop.
Look led a parade of eight
Cougars who scored in a game the
previous night when East Hardy
hosted Shenandoah Valley Christian
Academy. She totaled 12 points in a
45-14 win over the Lady Patriots.
Wilkins (8), Miller (7), Dove (6),
Biller (4), Wright (4), Basye (2) and
Timbrook (2) were the other
Cougars who scored.
Three SVCA players had four
points each
Heading into the game at Moorefield on February 1, East Hardy had a
14-3 record and was undefeated in Senior guard Rebekah Sine flips a bounce pass to an East Hardy
teammate during the Harman game last week.
January.
Girls Night of Champions This Saturday
This Saturday Petersburg High
School will host the 1A Girls “Night
of Champions” of the Potomac Valley Conference.
Seedings are made based primarily on results from team competition
in each division of the conference. If
teams in one division have identical
records in their division, the first
tiebreaker will be wins against foes in
the other division.
East Hardy is likely to be the top
seed in the East Division and will
play for the PVC Championship in
the final game on Saturday. The
Cougars held a 9-0 conference record
after defeating Harman on January
29. They were 5-0 in the East Division prior to the game at Moorefield
on February 1.
With two losses to Union and one
to East Hardy as of January 29,
Moorefield is likely to be matched
against the three-seed West Division
foe earlier in the day.
As in previous Night of Champions programs, there will be a 3-point
shooting contest midway through the
games.
The 1A boys will have their Night
of Champions on Saturday, February
16th. There are still several games
to be played to determine the seedings for that full day of basketball.
The East Division top seed could be
either Moorefield or East Hardy. A
lot will be riding on the outcome of
their meeting tonight at Moorefield.
Dates for the postseason Section
Tournament have been released.
The Region 2, Section 2 Tournament
for the girls’ teams of Moorefield,
East Hardy, Paw Paw and WVSD
will begin on Tuesday, February
19th. Two preliminary round games
will take place that evening, the #4
seed at the #1 seed, the #3 seed at
the #2 seed. Winners of the two
preliminary games will meet for the
Section Championship at Keyser
High School on February 22. February 23 is the backup date. If Keyser
High School is not available on either
date, the game will take place at the
McKenzie Clark (center) tries to get a hand on the ball being
passed from Courtney Kisamore (R) to Kelley Weasenforth during
the Yellow Jackets’ game at Petersburg on January 28th.
Petersburg Fends
Off Jackettes
Story & photo
By Dave Wilbur
Moorefield Examiner
Slowly building a double-digit
lead in the first half, Petersburg parried with Moorefield the rest of way
to post a 48-35 verdict over the Lady
Jackets on January 28.
Two small but significant spurts in
the first half gave the Lady Vikings
breathing room and they maintained
their lead once the Lady Jackets’ offense began to click in the third quarter.
“We were trading baskets with
(Moorefield) in the second half,”
pointed out Petersburg coach Mick
Cooper,” and you don’t mind doing
that if you’ve got the lead.”
Both teams started sluggishly.
The score was 4-4 midway through
the first period. Then, a 3 by Breanna Wright, a 3 by Courtney
Kisamore, a putback by center Nikki
Sites and the Vikings had an 8-0 run
and a 12-4 lead.
The run grew to 12-0 before
Kendra Rhodes muscled inside for a
Moorefield hoop in the second quarter.
Petersburg turned inside as well.
Kayla Watts worked the lane for a
couple of baskets. Wright added a
layup and another trey before the
halftime buzzer. Petersburg was sitting on a 22-11 advantage at the
break.
“(Petersburg) has a good outside
game. You have to defend against
the 3-pointers,” said MHS coach
Wade Armentrout. “I felt we did a
decent job of that. If we stretch out
too far to defend them, it opens up
the lanes and they can burn you
there, too.”
His girls began to heat it up in the
third quarter, starting with a trey by
Keri Smith. Then came a pair of
baseline treys by Brittany Halterman,
drives by Vickie Wright and Blair
Goodall, a layup by Danielle
Yokum. They totaled 17 points in
the third quarter.
The trouble was, Petersburg put
together 18 in that frame. Watts produced two layups on feeds inside.
Kisamore and Wright put the ball in
Sites’ hands for a couple more baskets. Kisamore downed a trey to answer one of Halterman’s bombs.
Ashlee Mongold capped the quarter
with a 3-pointer that bounced above
the rim, tapped the backboard and
plunked inside the cylinder.
“We got as close as nine points
with possession of the ball, I think it
was a couple times, but could never
get closer,” Armentrout recalled. “If
we’d made some more defensive
stops and could have pulled closer,
then maybe they would have felt the
pressure more and it would have affected their shooting.”
Petersburg was content to match
what Moorefield did in the second
half and it was sufficient.
Watts wound up with 11 points;
Kisamore and Sites finished with 10
each. All eight of Wright’s points
came in the first half. Mongold produced seven.
Four Jackets netted six points:
Halterman, Rhodes, Vickie Wright
and Goodall. Yokum and McKenzie
Clark totaled four each.
Playing their first JV game in two
weeks, the Jackettes slumbered offensively in the first half, scoring just
four points, but they caught fire in
Middle School Roundball Roundup
Union Boys at MMS
January 22, 2008
with two baskets apiece in the second
frame, kept the ball rolling.
Kolton Markwood (7), Stickley
Playing the preliminary game at
Moorefield High School, the 7th (6), Jared Kite (6) and Kessel (6)
grade MMS boys romped over the were the leading scorers.
Kalin Culp and Travis Murphy
visiting Tigers, 43-14.
They jumped ahead, 13-2, in the each had four for Union.
first quarter with smothering defense
and points from fiver players. Chris Paw Paw Boys at EHEMS
Kessel led them with three baskets.
January 22, 2008
Adam Snyder and Seth Stickley,
This was one of the 8th grade
team’s biggest romps. Playing at the
East High Hardy High School gym in
the first game of a tripleheader, the
EHEMS boys easily sank the Pirates,
60-14.
A 16-0 first quarter run set the
tone as five Cougars scored.
Jamie Miller, Tyler Mongold,
Kollin Foltz and Wyatt Basye each
scored 10 points. Josh Parker and
George Maddox added six apiece.
The 2007-08 East Hardy Early Middle School 7th Grade Girls team. Standing L-R: Rayann Foltz,
Megan Renner, Marilyn Cassell, Autumn Mathias, Jade Foltz. Kneeling L-R: Jodie Funkhouser, Maria
Mullin, Ruby Fridley, Shyann Constable.
Photo by Dave Wilbur
Matt Stansbury scored 9 of Paw second quarter. It was triggered by
Paw’s 14 points.
two 3s by Garrett Keller and Kolton
Markwood’s three baskets for 7
points. Six Jackets scored in a 17-4
MMS Boys at Romney
third quarter.
January 23, 2008
Keller topped the scoring list with
It was two romps at Romney for
the M boys. The 7th graders pol- 14 points, followed by Markwood (8),
ished off the Pioneers, 45-17 and the Adam Snyder (6) and Lance Taylor
(6).
8th grade team was a 42-25 victor.
A fast start by the 8th graders, 15A slow start by the 7th grade was
just a memory after a 19-4 run in the 3 in the first quarter, put them in the
driver’s seat. No less than three
Jackets scored in every quarter, a balanced attack that overwhelmed the
Pioneers.
Jacob Buckler and Lucas Smith
each totaled nine points. Zach
Laughlin put in 8 and Trae Smith
added 7. Trevor Wratchford netted
6 and Josh O’Neil scored 3.
The 2007-08 East Hardy Early Middle School 8th Grade girls team. Standing L-R: Morgan Mongold,
Kim Pappas, Jordan Robinson, Ashley Strawderman. Kneeling L-R: Hannah Basye, Jackie Funkhouser,
Ashton Griffith, Tressa Parker, Kelly Sears.
2/4/08
3:40 PM
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Page 2B - MOOREFIELD (WV) EXAMINER, Wednesday, February 6, 2008
Yellow Jacket
Wrestlers of the 60s
As the first wrestling season at
Moorefield High School in over 40
years enters its final phase, we
thought it might interest our readers
to see what the grapplers of the first
two wrestling teams at MHS looked
like. Thanks to black and white photos lent to us by Larry Snyder, one of
the wrestlers on those teams, we can
do that. The 1963 team was coached
by Lawrence Hibbard, seen at the far
left of the 1963 squad photo. The
1964, ‘65 and ‘66 teams were coached
by Gary Butts, shown in the middle
of the second photo. Mr. Snyder
qualified for state competition in the
145 lb. class. A year later, Kenny
Delawder made it to state in a heavier weight class, possibly 174. Several members of these teams of the 60’s The 1963 MHS Wrestling Team. Back Row L-R: Coach Lawrence Hibbard, Tom Coby, Roger Dean, Larry Dean, Lonnie Southerly, Charles
donated funds to buy warmup cloth- Southerly, Bernie Wilkins, Larry Kuykendall, Henry Wills, Tom Bowman. Front Row L-R: Bobby Fertig, Jr., Gerald Sherman, Allen Whetzel,
John Sherman, Keith Markwood, Chester Dale Wilson, Larry Snyder, Randall Sherman, Curtis Hose, Ronnie Eye, Ronald Knight, Richard
ing for the 2007-08 Jacket wrestlers.
Simmons.
PVC Night........................
Continued from page 1B
school with the highest seeding.
All games begin at 7:00.
The same format is in effect for
the boys Section Tournament. The
preliminary games will take place on
February 26 and the Championship
will be played on February 29 at the
school with the highest seeding.
Seeding is first determined by
head to head records of the participating schools, secondly by record
against common opponents, thirdly
by record versus Single A conference
opponents.
Eastern Panhandle Association
officials will work the Section Tournament games.
Vikings Fend....................
Continued from page 1B
the fourth. Yokum singed the nets
for 14 points in that frame, 12 of
them on 3-balls, but MHS came up
short, 38-34.
Crystal Simmons, who played a
part in the 22-point fourth quarter
output, finished with 10 points.
Wright netted five. Kayla Stickley
The 1964 MHS Wrestling Team. Back Row L-R: Nelson Malcolm, Jr., Bobby Delawder, Kenny Webster, Randall Sherman, Carl Ting Sindy, and Brooklin Weese combined for
Coach Gary Butts, Danny Henry, Greg Reynolds, Tom Bowman, Carlisle Greenwalt, team trainer (unidentified). Front Row L-R: Bobby another five.
Fertig, Jr., Gerald Sherman, Allen Whetzel, Ronald Markwood, Larry Snyder, Larry Jenks, Kenny Delawder, Bobby “Bird” Martin.
Petersburg held on in part be-
Cougars
BOWLING RESULTS
PL MONDAY BUSINESS
01/14/08
HIGH GAME SCRATCH: Doug
Mongold 257; Bob Hammons 248;
Sharon Champ 199; Cherry Hunter
197. HIGH SERIES SCRATCH: Troy
Hammons 663; Bob Hammons 636;
499. HIGH GAME HANDICAP: Doug
Mongold 302; Joe Piraino 253; Cherry Hunter 236; Sharon Champ 231.
HIGH SERIES HANDICAP: Troy Hammons 684; Doug Mongold 675;
616. HIGH AVERAGE: Bob Hammons 200; Troy Hammons 192; Jeremy Shingleton 178; Bob Wilson 173;
Charlie Maddy 172; Matt Shockey
171; Sharon Champ 158; Lara Bennett 157; Rosie Sampsell 149; Cherry
Hunter 149; Penny Sites 147; Patti
Hammons 146.
Sarah Liller 664; Beth Cook 615.
HIGH AVERAGE: Isaac Liller 179;
Corey Yakubow 174; Ethan Reynolds
162; Lawrence Wolfe 162; John
Rogers 156; Sarah Liller 156; Rebeckah Shaffer 117; Emily Greenwalt
115; Beth Cook 114; Samantha Maddy 97.
PL SATURDAY PEE WEE
01/19/08
HIGH GAME SCRATCH: Car ter
Phares 129; Remington Hinkle 91;
Hanna Carlson 79. HIGH SERIES
SCRATCH: Carter Phares 228; Remington Hinkle 167; Hanna Carlson
158. HIGH GAME HANDICAP: Carter
Phares 236; Remington Hinkle 199;
Hanna Carlson 189. HIGH SERIES
HANDICAP: Carter Phares 442; Remington Hinkle 383; Hanna Carlson
378. HIGH AVERAGE: James May
90; Timothy Luttrell 87; Dalton
PL TUESDAY WOMEN
Sothen 84; Remington Hinkle 80; Am01/15/08
ber Timbrook 80; Hanna Carlson 77;
HIGH GAME SCRATCH: Vickie Ariel Hammons 76; Emily Kimble 75.
High 187; Sharon Champ 172. HIGH
SERIES SCRATCH: Sharon Champ
THURSDAY
NIGHT
MENS
504; Karen Yakubow 466. HIGH LEAGUE
GAME HANDICAP: Vickie High 233;
01/24/2008
Brenda Seabolt 206. HIGH SERIES
STANDINGS: Vetter’s Mini Mar t
HANDICAP: Sharon Champ 588; De52 – 28, Judy’s Drug Store 48 – 32,
bra Bergdall 587. HIGH AVERAGE:
Country Cars & Trucks 47 – 33, PepSharon Champ 165; Karen Yakubow
si Cola 44 – 36, Golden Lanes 43.5
156; Brenda Clark 152; Donna Davy
– 36.5, Buddy’s Trophies 43 – 37,
149; Rosie Sampsell 148.
Summit Bank 42 – 38, Leatherman’s
40 - 40, Bayse Construction 34 – 46,
PL THURSDAY MIXED
Splitters 32.5 – 47.5, Grant County
01/17/08
Bank 26 - 54, Pinheads 20 - 40
HIGH GAME SCRATCH: Don King
HIGH GAME SCRATCH: Cur t
219; Bob Hammons 210; Karen
Porter
238, Andrew Kesner 237, Gary
Yakubow 182; Brenda Clark 176.
HIGH SERIES SCRATCH: Bob Ham- Pennington 234, Roger Earle 234,
mons 589; Don King 585; Karen Chris Kesner 223; HIGH GAME
Yakubow 507; Brenda Clark 492. HANDICAP: Curt Porter 267, Andrew
HIGH GAME HANDICAP: Michael Kesner 263, Chris Kesner 247, Gary
Clark 271; Conway Hillard 252; Tom- Pennington 241, Mike Smith 235;
my Wratchford 252; Sandy DeVault HIGH SERIES SCRATCH: Roger Earle
250; Mary Golliday 237. HIGH SE- 647, Andrew Kesner 616, Gary PenRIES HANDICAP: Doug Hose 693; nington 595, Gary Leatherman 591,
Tommy Wratchford 671; Sandy De- Brian Champ 583; HIGH SERIES
Vault 690; Brenda Clark 672. HIGH HANDICAP: Andrew Kesner 694, Curt
AVERAGE: Bob Hammons 190; Troy Porter 668, Eddie Baldwin 650, Gene
Hammons 189; Kevin Reed 186; Don Ours 650, Roger Earle 647; HIGH AVKing 180; Bob Wilson 173; Mike ERAGE: Roger Earle 201.57, Larry
Yakubow 169; Karen Yakubow 164;
Karen Reed 158; Lara Bennett 152;
Patti Hammons 146; Carol Hefner
144; Cherry Hunter 143.
PL SATURDAY YOUTH
01/19/08
HIGH GAME SCRATCH: Lucas
Myers 221; Isaac Liller 209; Sarah
Liller 216; Beth Cook 160. HIGH SERIES SCRATCH: Lucas Myers 542;
Zack Laughlin 539; Sarah Liller 538;
Beth Cook 381. HIGH GAME HANDICAP: Lucas Myers 265; Zack Laughlin 243; Sarah Liller 258; Beth Cook
238. HIGH SERIES HANDICAP: Zack
Laughlin 695; Lucas Myers 674;
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cause of foul shots. The Viking
jayvees converted 7-of-8 in the fourth
quarter. Brittany George scored 6 of
her team-leading 8 points in that
frame as well.
Alisha Webster, Stephanie Hines
and Jalyn Cooper tallied 5 each.
Moorefield JV’s held a 3-5 season
record after the loss.
Walp 198.43, Bradley Vetter 196.06,
Gary Pennington 191.78, Gary
Leatherman 191.63
PL MONDAY BUSINESS
01/21/08
HIGH GAME SCRATCH: Matt
Shockey 235; Danny Sites 231; Lara
Bennett 215; Patti Hammons 183.
HIGH SERIES SCRATCH:
Chris
Kesner 603; Bob Hammons 599; Matt
Shockey 599; Lara Bennett 518; Patti
Hammons 508. HIGH GAME HANDICAP: Danny Sites 261; Matt Shockey
256; Lara Bennett 247; Patti Hammons 223. HIGH SERIES HANDICAP:
Matt Shockey 662; Doug Mongold
661; Patti Hammons 628; Lara Bennett 614. HIGH AVERAGE: Bob Hammons 200; Troy Hammons 193; Jeremy Shingleton 178; Matt Shockey
173; Bob Wilson 172; Richard Eye
172; Sharon Champ 158; Lara Bennett 158; Cherry Hunter 149; Rosie
Sampsell 149; Patti Hammons 147;
Penny Sites 147.
AGE: Bob Hammons 192; Troy Hammons 190; Kevin Reed 185; Don King
179; Bob Wilson 172; Mike Yakubow
170; Karen Yakubow 163; Karen Reed
158; Lara Bennett 153; Patti Hammons 146; Cherry Hunter 145; Carol
Hefner 144.
PL SATURDAY YOUTH
01/26/08
HIGH GAME SCRATCH: Corey
Yakubow 231; John Rogers 220;
Stephanie Kesner 148; Samantha
Maddy 142. HIGH SERIES SCRATCH:
Corey Yakubow 601; John Rogers
564; Samantha Maddy 403;
Stephanie Kesner 349. HIGH GAME
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Roundball Roundup............................................................................................
EHEMS Girls at Pendleton
January 23, 2008
Korey Foltz (8) and Shawn Skovron
(4) completed the EH scoring.
No one on the CB squad tallied
more than 5 points. The Bobcats did
not exceed 6 points in any quarter.
East Hardy’s 8th grade girls built
a big lead at Franklin and held on for
a 29-26 victory over the Wildcats.
Solid contributions from the starting
five proved to be difference for
EHEMS. Tressa Parker totaled 11
points and Morgan Mongold added
10 as the Cougars put together a 2713 lead after three quarters. Jordan
Robinson (4), Hannah Basye (2) and
Ashton Griffith chipped in with 8 additional points. Basye’s bucket was
the only EH scoring in the fourth
quarter, when Pendleton put on a 13point rally.
Yokum and Evick each tallied a
pair of baskets in the fourth and
Holloway knocked down a trey.
Led by Gray’s 13 points, the 7th
grade PC girls polished off East
Hardy’s crew, 33-7.
Megan Renner (3), Rayann Foltz
(2) and Ruby Fridley (2) accounted
for all the Cougars’ points.
MMS Boys at Davis-Thomas
January 28, 2008
It had been a while since a
Moorefield middle school team had
taken on a Tucker County school.
While the 7th grade Jacket boys
had no trouble subduing their hosts,
60-26, the 8th graders struggled to
take a 42-37 decision.
Davis-Thomas 7th graders did not
reach double figures in any quarter.
MMS was ahead, 19-6, after one
frame and by 33-9 at halftime.
Garrett Keller, with 14 points,
and Jared Kite, with 8, did all their
scoring in the first half. Seth Stickley, popping in six field goals for 12
points, did all his scoring in the second half.
Lance Taylor also scored 12
points by way of six field goals.
Austin Zirk netted 10 for the D-T
boys.
Clinging to a 17-16 lead at halftime, the 8th grade Jackets outscored
Davis-Thomas, 15-11, in the third
quarter and that proved decisive.
Zach Laughlin scored 7 of his teamhigh 15 points in that frame. Josh
O’Neil, who tallied 10 points, put in
two buckets in the third quarter.
Lucas Smith (5), Jacob Buckler
(4) and Zac LaFollette (4) had the
other MMS points.
Nathaniel Goldstein led all scorers with 18 points but the Jackets
held him scoreless in the fourth quarter. Dillon Shoemaker netted 8 for
Davis-Thomas.
Union Girls at MMS
January 23, 2008
In the preliminary game at
Moorefield High School, the 8th
grade girls accomplished what the
varsity could not – a victory over the
visiting Tigers. Shannon Combs led
the way with five field goals, four of
them in the first half when MMS
built a 14-6 lead. The Jackettes increased their lead by six points in the
third quarter and finished on top, 3013.
A much closer game, 32-24, was
won by MMS at Mt. Storm earlier in
the month.
In addition to Combs, six other
MMS players dented the scoring column: Kelsea Kight (6), Brook
Shockey (4), Katheryn Stickley (3),
Haley Arose (3), Shivawn Franklin
and Shayna Vetter with one basket
apiece.
Montana Kitzmiller (5) and
Jamie Hanlin (4) accounted for most
of Union’s offense.
EHEMS Girls at Capon
Bridge
Trae Smith (R) tries to score a fast break layup against Paw Paw January 28, 2008
during the first quarter of the 8th grade game at Moorefield High
School last Tuesday.
minutes almost cost them the game.
Harman had its chances at the
Romney Girls at MMS
charity stripe, too, but 3-for-8 in the
January 24, 2008
fourth quarter didn’t get it done for
Two dominating games by both the Panthers.
the 7th and 8th grade MMS teams
Josh O’Neil canned five field
were the feature of this night of bas- goals, four of them in the second half,
ketball at Moorefield Middle to pace the Jackets with 10 points.
School. The 7th graders nearly dou- Jacob Bucker (7) and Lucas Smith
bled up the Lady Pioneers, 35-18, (5) were the other scoring leaders.
and the same was true of the Jacket Zac LaFollette had 4 points; Bran8th grade girls, 41-22, in the second don Ruddle, 2. Trae Smith, Zach
game.
Laughlin and Cody Hose netted 3
An 16-4 run in the second quarter each.
put the 7th graders in the driver’s
Jonathan Turner turned in a
game-high 14 for Harman. Alex Arseat with a 22-11 halftime lead.
Shayna Vetter paced the Jackets mentrout added 11.
with 12 points, followed by Taylor
Zuber (6) and Beth Cook (5). EHEMS Boys at Harman
Brooke Shockey and Courtney Park- January 26, 2008
er scored 4 points each.
Paced by Kollin Foltz, nine
Rachael Shawen was the only Pi- Cougars scored at Harman en route
oneer in double figures with 11.
to a 45-21 decision over the Panthers.
Moorefield held a modest 17-12
Foltz downed five field goals and
advantage at the half of the 8th grade sank 4-of-6 from the line.
game but an 8-2 bulge in the third
Joining him in the scoring parade
quarter set the stage for a 14-point were Tyler Mongold (8), Wyatt Basye
outburst in the fourth.
(7), Korey Foltz (3), Josh Parker (4),
Kelsea Kight topped the list of Jamie Miller (3), Levi Beck (2) and
eight Jackettes who scored. She Justin Basye (2).
scored 8 of her game-high 15 points
An 11-3 stretch in the third quarin the first half.
ter increased East Hardy’s lead from
Shannon Combs also scored 8 five to 13 points. The Cougars held
points in the first half and wound up the Panthers to just six points in the
with 11.
second half.
Nicole Fullen had all six of her
Two players, Jonathan Turner and
points in the second half as did Haley Ryan Cooper, reached five points for
Arose (4) and Katheryn Stickley (3). Harman. The Panthers missed 12-ofJenna Westfall and Cody Corbin 15 from the foul line.
each totaled 5 points each to lead the
Pioneers.
Capon Bridge at EHEMS
MMS Boys at Harman
January 25, 2008
January 28, 2008
An offensive explosion, especially
by the 8th grade EHEMS boys, took
MMS 8th graders survived at place when the Bobcats came to BakHarman to post a 37-35 win in the er. Between them the 7th grade and
preliminary game before the varsity 8th grade Cougar teams combined
teams played.
for 116 points in their wins over
They held a 6-point lead going in- Capon Bridge.
to the fourth quarter but 2-for-10
In the first game, the 7th graders
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The Lady Bobcats enjoyed double success over visiting East Hardy.
The 7th grade game ended 24-7 in favor of Capon Bridge. The 8th grade
game was a 40-13 affair.
Jade Foltz scored 4 points to lead
the 7th grade Cougars, who also got
contributions from Maria Mullin (2)
and Autumn Mathias (1).
A 10-0 start greased the wheels
for a relatively easy Bobcat victory in
the second game. The Cougar offense never got on track. The Hardy
girls trailed, 19-4, at halftime, 32-7 after three quarters.
Morgan Mongold and Jordan
Robinson each netted 4 points for
EHEMS.
Sowers and Barnes each scored 8
points to lead the CB squad. All ten
players scored for the 8th grade
team.
37-25. Josh Parker, with 19 points,
and George Maddox, with 13, supplied most of the Cougar offense and
did it over all four quarters.
Skylar Watring (7), Dakota Hott
(6) and Levi Moreland (6) topped
the Bobcats’ scoring column.
Fourteen points is decent scoring
in a 6-minute middle school game
and that’s how the 8th grade Cougar
boys started. Then, they put it in a
gear Coach Calvin Mongold had not
seen all season. They totaled 20
points in the second quarter, 18 in
the third and 25 in the fourth and
shellacked Capon Bridge by sixty
points, 79-19.
Tyler Mongold sank eleven 2s, 4of-6 from the line for 26 points.
Wyatt Basye notched 8 field
Paw Paw Boys at MMS
goals, 3-of-4 freebies for 19 points.
Jamie Miller (12) and Kollin January 29, 2008
The 8th grade Moorefield Middle
Foltz (10) also hit double figures.
boys had little trouble besting Paw
Paw in the preliminary game at the
high school, outscoring the Pirates in
every quarter for a 47-30 triumph.
Lance Taylor (14) and Trae Smith
(10) hit double figures for MMS, followed by Brandon Ruddle (6), Cody
Hose (5), R. J. Redman (4), Seth
Stickley (4), Noah Carr (2) and
Trevor Wratchford (2).
A 13-4 second quarter distanced
the jackets from the Pirates for good.
Taylor netted nine of his points in
that rally.
Stansbury provided most of the
firepower for the Pirates, sinking six
bombs, one 2-pointer and two free
throws for 22 points.
East Hardy’s 7th grade team took
on the Mountain Lions of West Virginia School for the Deaf at Romney
and emerged with a 37-31 victory.
Tyler Mongold, with 14 points,
and Wyatt Basye, with 12, had the hot
hand for the Cougars. Korey Foltz
and Shawn Skovron each tallied five
points for EHEMS.
All but two Lion points came
from DeSean Thomas (18 points on
nine field goals) and Jonathan Stokes
(11 points on 5 2s and one free
throw).
East Hardy led by 7 at halftime
and by 9 after three quarters.
Harman Girls at EHEMS
January 29, 2008
East Hardy's 8th grade girls hosted Harman at the EHHS gym for a
THE OLD MASTER
The heart-wrenching loss to
Georgetown came back to haunt the
Mountaineers once again. In their
“bounce-back” game against Cincinnati, WVU looked like a team still in
shock. They were outplayed and,
more importantly, outhustled by the
Bearcats in an embarrassing 62-39
loss.
They shot just 20% from the field
and made just one three-pointer in
22 attempts. And the rebounding was
just as pathetic as the shooting, as
Cincy outboarded West Virginia, 4726. Only good free throw shooting
kept the final from being worse. Basically, it was the worst performance
from the team this year, and one of
the worst in several years.
After the Cincinnati game, the
Mountaineers were in dire need of a
win, and going up to Providence had
to potential to be tough, since it is almost never easy to win on the road in
the Big East. The Friars jumped out
to an early lead, and led by 12 at one
point in the first half. But the Mountaineers stormed back to take the
lead, and took control of the game in
the second half. The final score was a
nice 77-65 for WVU. One of the heroes of the game was Cam Thoroughman. Although he didn’t score a
lot of points (just two), his hustle and
toughness helped set the tone for the
comeback. He played 21 minutes
against Providence, which is huge
considering he had only played 27
minutes during the entire season.
The schedule gets a little lighter,
in that the Mountaineers will play only one game this week, and no games
this weekend. But that one game is a
brutal one: at Pitt. The Panthers have
lost two key guards to injury, but still
have a very talented – and physical –
front line. This is the kind of team
(think Notre Dame) that has given
WVU trouble this year, and the Top
25 Panthers will be a tough out at
home.
BY
JAY
FISHER
Meanwhile, things have never
been better on the women’s side.
Mike Carey’s squad picked up a huge
signature win last week by knocking
off then #4 Rutgers. That is the highest ranked team WVU has ever beaten in women’s basketball. They
trailed throughout the first half, but
then began to find their rhythm
against the tough Knight defense.
West Virginia made its free throws
and pulled away to win, 63-54. They
followed that up with a convincing
70-42 at Seton Hall on Sunday. They
led by as much as 20 in the first half,
and never trailed by less than 16 in
the second half, which gave Mike
Carey his first win ever at Seton Hall.
Those two wins will vault the Mountaineers into the national Top 10 for
the first time ever when the polls are
released. They were #12 heading into the week, but beaten the #4 team
will secure a Top 10 spot in this
week’s poll.
Notes: The men’s game
against Pitt is Thursday night at 7:00;
it will be televised by ESPN...The
women will put their Top 10 ranking
on the line this Saturday at Providence...The women’s gymnastics
team pulled off an upset of their own
by knocking off #14 Penn State...The
wrestling team stayed undefeated in
the EWL by knocking off Lock
Haven 30-6. Their final home match
of the season will be this Friday night
against arch-rival Pitt...Today is football signing day. WVU’s class should
be an interesting combination of recruits originally pursued by the old
staff, and a few new ones that the
new staff attracted. I’ll have a list of
signees next week.
Moorefield
LL Clinic
There will be softball pitching
clinics held at MHS old gym beginning Saturday, January 12 and running through early March.
All ages are welcome, from beginners through high school.
Time slots begin at 4:00 p.m. and
will be divided by experience.
Call Kevin Markwood at 5382016 or Julie Cook at 257-0427 to get
information on fees and to register.
A pitching and hitting Clinic is being conducted by the Moorefield Little League on the Sunday afternoons
of February 10th, 17th and 24th. The
clinic is being held in the MHS old
Tressa Parker (12) emphasizes her shooting touch during the EHEMS gym and is available, for a fee, to
8th grade game vs. Harman. Her follow through features a finger players aged 8-14. No preregistration
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Romney's Lady Pioneers visited
Baker and won both the 7th and 8th
grade games by comfortable margins.
They won the 7th grade contest,
18-6, as eight players scored, led by
Largent's six points.
EHEMS players who scored were
Jade Foltz, Ruby Fridley and Megan
Renner, each with two points.
In the nightcap, Romney
outscored East Hardy, 20-5, in the
second quarter to propel the Pioneers to a 40-27 win.
Corbin (9) and Carl (8) were the
leading Romney scorers. They totaled 13 of the 20 points the Pioneers
scored in the second frame. Saville
and Davidson combined for 13 points
in the game.
Jordan Robinson led the Lady
Cougars with 10 points, followed by
Tressa Parker (6), Morgan Mongold
(5), Hannah Basye (4) and Jackie
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preliminary game and pulled away
from the Panthers for a 41-21 victory.
Tressa Parker and Morgan Mongold both scored 14 to lead the Lady
Cougars. Parker hit six floor shots
and both foul shots she attempted.
Mongold sank seven field goals.
Also denting the scoring column
for EHEMS were Hannah Basye (5),
Jordan Robinson (4) and Ashton
Griffith (4).
Layla Teeter netted 14 for the
Panthers and Chelsea Bonner added
six points.
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304-472-8900.
weekends.
“4” BEDROOM Clayton Home”. HONDA ACCORD EX. 5-speed
Delivered and set....$55,900. manuel trans, 4-drs, AC, ABS,
Home Show Buckhannon between tape player, sun roof, alum.
Weston and Buckhannon on Rt. wheels, auto windows. 138,000
33. 304-472-8900. Also 3BR-Deliv- miles, 21-32 mpg. $3700 O.B.O.
ered and set for $39,999. Open 7 304-530-7120.
days a week.
RED HATCHBACK Ford Focus
“NO MONEY Down” Program if 2000. Professionally installed
you own land. Home Show-Buck- Bazooka sound system. 121k
hannon. 304-472-8900.
miles, good interior condition,
some dings outside. Super gas
30 FOR SALE
mileage. $2800 cash. 530-2560.
Houses
1.38 ac. w/tri-level cut stone over
3000 sq. ft. 4BR home Cunningham Lane, Moorefield $239,500.
2.14 Walnut Bottom w/like new
modular. Ready to move into.
$120,000. Keplinger Realty 304749-7717.
3BR, 2BA, trailer. 6 miles down RADIAL ARM saw. In good conSouth Fork Road. Furnished. Wa- dition. Call David at 304-530-6609.
ter, electric and trash included. If no answer, leave message.
Rent by the week or month. 304200 WANTED
434-2296.
80 FOR RENT
Land/Lots
4.265 ACRES partly wooded and
ready for setup. Beautiful views
for as far as the eye can see. Land
has been perked. Located on the
outskirts of Moorefield near Purgitsville. Please call 304-538-2380
3BR, 2BA. Big garage plus 3 outor 304-851-5570. Leave a message
buildings. Nice neighborhood. and we will return your call. Only
Minutes from town. Call after asking $37,000.
4:30p.m. 304-530-3762.
100 FOR RENT
FOR SALE: Mathias, WV. For
more information call 304-897- Mobile Homes
8364
or
e-mail:
http://www.broadwayaau.com/ 2BR M/H near Moorefield. Deposit required. 851-2000.
house4sale.
2BR mobile home. Lyons Court.
41 FOR SALE
$425/month. Lease and security
Land/Lots
deposit required. Phone 304-7498008.
3 TRACTS of unrestricted land
overlooking Petersburg, WV. Con- 2BR TRAILER near Carla Acres.
Phone 304-538-6796.
tact www.wvcountryland.com.
LAND WANTED
Immediate Settlement—CASH
2BR, 1BA apartment in town of
Moorefield. W/D, $425/month
plus security deposit. Credit check
required. Available February 1st.
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897-6115
★ FEATURED HOME ★
M733 - Lovely home in excellent condition on large double lot. Freshly
painted, has 3 bedrooms, 1 bath and large carport. Really great location, only
2 miles outside Moorefield in Caledonia Heights. $135,000
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LOFTEN BUILDERS. Residential Contractor. (WV037819) has
openings in schedules for big and
little jobs. Do you need a house
built from ground up, a deck, an
additions log cabins, etc? No job
too big or too small. We also do
WOULD YOU like to come home masonry work. We now accept mato a clean house? I can help. Call jor credit cards. Quality is our #1
Sandy at 304-749-8931.
priority. Can give references. Call
(703) 220-2596-cell or 538-2785210 HELP WANTED
home office.
APPALACHIAN SYSTEMS has SEPTIC TANKS PUMPED, M &
several positions available in our M Septic Service. Call 538-6467,
display department in the sur- 538-7795 or 257-3191
rounding Moorefield area. Must
be 18 years old or older, with a
WE FINANCE
valid driver’s license and transportation. Potential to earn $300
Capon Valley Used Cars
to $600 a week. Call 304-538-8084
Bad Credit or Good Credit
for interview, Monday thru Friday
Phone:
(304)874-3764
between 11 a.m. & 5 p.m.
OLD COURTHOUSE Apartments: Modern one bedroom
apartment in down town Moorefield available for immediate rent.
Adequate living quarters for no
more than two persons. Water,
Sewer, electric heat, and garbage
collection
all
included.
$500.00/month. References required. One year lease required. CONSTRUCTION CRANE operator. Crane Operator for Top
Inquire at 304-434-2364.
Bead Welding Services will operate various Truck Mounted
120 FOR RENT
Cranes. Need to understand and
Houses
operate machinery according to
3BR, 2BA, brick home. Full base- hand signal instructions from othment, carport. Between Mathias er crew members. Operate other
and Lost City on Route 259. equipment and perform other various tasks as required by each
$800/month. References and secu- project. Will need to understand
rity deposit required. Phone 540- and be responsible for mainte434-7925 or 540-820-4309.
nance, care, erection, and capa3BR, 2BA, full basement, bilites of the equipment. Standard
screened porch, oil hot water work week is 45 hrs, but some
heater. Baker area. Call for more overtime and out-of-town travel
may be required. Operator shall
details. 304-897-6546.
currently have and maintain CDL
class B license. Year around work
130 FOR RENT
is available. Candidates must curStorage
rently possess the eligibility to
FOR RENT *OLD FIELDS work in the United States. Must be
STORAGE* (Units 5x10) (10x10), able to pass routine drug and alcohol testing. To apply in person,
(10x20), located 4.5 miles on Rt. submit application to 190 Fifth St.
220 North of Moorefield. Call 538- Broadway, VA 22815 or call Lanny
3300, 538-2346 or evenings 538- @ 540-901-8730.
6785.
FAMILY PRESERVATION ServHARVEST STORAGE-Brand ices: Now Accepting Resumes:
new insulated storage units, 10X5, Therapist: Masters Degree in a
10X10, 10X20 units. Located on human service related field reMagnolia Street, South Moore- quired with related experience.
field. Call 304-703-2667.
Provides therapy/clinical assessment for adults, children, and fam150 WANTED
ilies. PT/FT positions available,
Miscellaneous
negotiable wage. Daily travel required within Pendleton, Grant,
ONE SHARE of Grace Property and Hardy Counties. Send resume
or hunting land to lease. Phone to: Lesley See, Regional Director,
540-896-4516.
FPS, 140 N. Main Street, Moorefield, WV 26836; Fax 304-538170 WANTED
3028.
25 plus acres bordering Corridor H between
Baker and Moorefield.
Contact George Thomas
Cell: 304-257-6296 • Office: 304-538-2100
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M705 - Live
in or Rent this
lovely home.
Currently has
2 apartments
in main house
& 1 apartment over the garage. Prime location
on Main Street, Moorefield. Can be used as
residential or professional.
$325,000.
M777 - 2 nice
homes 1-2 br
1 ba, 1-3 br 1
ba near post
office, wellness
center, banks
and restaurants.
They are to be
sold together.
Hurry they wont
last long for this
price!!!! $110,000
M811 - Nice
home consisting
of .50+/- acre in
Baker WV 2 bedroom 1 bath on a
secluded area. Don’t miss this one call today!!!!!
$87,500.
M820Awesome
scenic
views of
Baker
Rocks and
Elkhorn mountains from this 3 BR 2 BA double
wide. Easy access with state maintained road.
Close to ski resorts, national forest, camping,
fishing and hunting GREAT PRICE!!!! Don’t miss
out. $133,900
M822 Very nice 3
bedroom
and 2 bath
brand new
rancher
style home. Consisting of 1.10 acres it’s close to
Moorefield with public water. This home has
great views and is along county maintained
roads. Don’t miss out!!! $194,500.00
M829
Really nice
3 br 2 ba
rancher
home ready
to move in. Close to town, easy access. Come
look and make an offer!!!! REDUCED $102,900.
M832 - Opportunity of a lifetime!!! Own a nice 4
bd 2 ba home
and large lot
on
Main
Street
in
Moorefield.
Good business location
fronts on three streets. Stop by and take a look
today priced right!!!!!! $399,000.
M835 - Very nice well maintained home in quiet
location. 2
bedroom 2
bath plus
full basement with
laundry
room and bathroom. Easily add additional bedrooms. Property sets on 15 acres A Must See!!!!!
$285,000
M846 - Nice lot in Carla Acres with camper
trailer. 10X28/ deck. Septic and well on property
with outside storage buildi n g .
Wooded
area very
private with easy access to Corridor H. Would
make a great weekend get away. $36,500
LOTS & ACREAGES:
M700 - Enjoy a beautiful mountain setting on
this 5.77 acres in Highland Springs S/D.
Excellent area for hiking and mountain biking.
Perfect spot to build: Secluded. Only 15 minutes
from Moorefield
$24,000.
M735 - l3.8 acres with nice views, stream on
property, plenty of wildlife, and city water. Great
vacation spot.
Trough Road.
$165,000. Come
see make an offer!!!
M740 - Lot 286 on 20.11 acres in Ashton Woods
S/D. Wonderful view of the mountains. Perfect
spot to build that dream home or cabin.
REDUCED $119,000.
M767 - Pretty piece of land with beautiful views
on 2.7 acres. Build a cabin or home overlooking
the valley. $17,700
M769 - HD6360079 Two nice tracts excellent
location to get away from the hustle of the city.
Rustic cabin on property 15 acres. $67,400.
M770 - Nice home site close to town will accept
trailer has 5 acres. $44,400.
M784 - 2 lots with total of 100X102 feet of area.
Great part of Moorefield inside city limits located
on Sunset Terrace. All level, peaceful neighborhood. Public water and sewer at this location.
$60,000
M801 - Lot 1. Beautiful 11+ acres to build a
week-end retreat or year around home. Within 3
miles to new highway. Electric and phone installation available (underground) Take a look
today!! All wooded. Cove Creek.
$89,500
M860 - 16+ acre tract with views with no 4
wheel necessary. 85% nice pasture with pond
possibilities 15% mature trees and 99% of this
tract is walkable. Most of property is paved.
Secluded but not isolated fenced land building
sites every where or just relax by hunting or
kicking back really a nice piece of West Virginia.
Electric on property and new survey. $169,000
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The Grant County Housing Authority is
NOW accepting applications for it’s new
moderate-income rental housing project.
These new 2 or 3 bedroom units are equipped with stove, refrigerator and microwave and are carpeted throughout the entire
unit. Water, sewer and trash are included in your rent. Two Bedroom units rent for $400 per month and three bedroom units rent
for $500 per month.
If you are a working family and are in need of affordable decent
housing, please stop by our rental office located on Airport Road
in Petersburg, West Virginia.
We are an equal housing opportunity agency.
Reporter, Alexis Crites
The Jan. 8, 2008 meeting had a
Note: If any of the servicemen have good attendance. The meeting was
returned home, please call the office to called to order by Kourtni Kimble.
Jeffrey Hyre
have their name removed from the list Club members sang WV Boys and
A Co. 601st ASB, CAB
COB Speicher
or if you would like to add a name to the Girls and then recited the 4-H
APO AE 09393
list, please send the information the Ex- Pledge.
aminer office.
The Treasurer’s Report was given
by Emily Taylor.
With roll call each member had to
give one fact on horse judging.
Everyone who went tubing told
We can help you get out
what they liked about it. Krispy
from under the burden
Kreme forms were given out, and for
quickly & discreetly with
the first time people can buy KK coffee. Donna Kimble is our contact
fast & efficient electronic
person. Forms are to be turned in to
Call today
filing of your bankruptcy.
the Extension office by Febuary 2.
Discussion was given on a possible
822.4740
SHERMAN LAW FIRM
to the Harrisonburg Horse Expo.
You don’t have to leave town
1.800.619.4740 tripThe
Mystery Dinner was planned
to file bankruptcy
for the 25th. Vicki Lynn and Lisa
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DEBTS PILING UP?
Highland Trace Realty, Inc.
P.O. Box 307, Wardensville, WV 26851
John B. Bowman, Broker
Charlotte Bowman, Associate Broker
Office (304)874-3030 • Fax (304)874-3151
E-mail htrealty@hardynet.com •Home Page www.highlandtrace.com
JAMES
ADKINS
PROPERTIES
•James Sr
304-749-8411
• James Jr
304-749-8476
2 acres more or
less, 3 bedrooms,
2 baths, dining
room, living
room, kitchen,
storage.
Price negotiable.
Leonard Miller•874-3267 Katrina Wilkins•874-3530
Brandon Bowman Sales Agent•874-3493
Toll Free 1-877-293-3643 • Licensed in WV and VA
$550,000
MLS# HD6588737 WARDENSVILLE: TROUT
RUN RD: Beautiful 60 acres, woods and clear,
pond, Trout Run Stream (stocked trout
stream) and just 1 mile from Wardensville. The
property contains 2 homes: Brick Home with
2 BR, 1 BA, full unfinished basement and carport. The cute White Home has 1 BR, 1 BA,
full unfinished basement. Come, take a look
at this amazing property. $550,000.
$190,000
MLS# HD6256043 WARDENSVILLE: Cape Cod
Home in a prime location. Fronts on State Route
55. The 4 BR 1-1/2 BA Home offers a fireplace,
public water/sewer and comes with 2-1/3 acres.
$190,000.
sheets were passed out. Horse Judging is starting to be organized and
Vicki Lynn is leading it with help
from Brad Smith. Eva Leatherman
gave a report on the opportunities
available in college with your
horses.
The next club meeting will be on
February 12 at the Grove St. United
Methodist Church at 7:00 p.m. There
will be a Judging practice at 6:00 before the club meeting.
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Master basket-weaver Martha
McCourt will offer a ‘Sewing Basket’
class Feb. 16, 10 a.m. - 2 p.m., at
Eastern WV Community & Technical College in Moorefield.
Beginning and intermediate
crafters will learn to weave this “really handy basket,” McCourt said,
The finished basket offers a solid
bottom, with side walls four inches
high, and two dowel rods that run
from one side of the D-shaped handle to the other.
“My mother had a beautiful one,
with many spools of colored threads
hanging on the dowel rods,” McCourt recalled, “and her tape measure, scissors, pin cushion and thimbles there in the bottom.
Space is limited. To register, and
for more information , call Lacey
Ball at 434-8000, or toll free: (877)
982-2322.
$110,000
$289,500
MLS# HD6506941 LOST CITY: THORNE
BOTTOM RD: Stunning Cedar Sided Home situate
on 1-3/4 acres with National Forest bordering on
two sides. The immaculate 3BR 2BA fully furnished
Home features hardwood floors, knotty pine walls,
hickory kitchen cabinets, custom countertops,
vaulted ceilings, stone fireplace. $289,500.
BUYERS MARKET
Take A Look — Make An Offer!
LOST RIVER
TROUT RUN FOREST: LOT 21: With deeded access to the George Washington National Forest, this
prime 4.120 acres of gorgeous land is offered for sale. Beautiful views of the surrounding mountains.
REDUCED $59,000. (Adjoining 4.434 acre lot available).
TROUT RUN FOREST: LOT 22: Beautiful 4.434 acres, with views of the surrounding mountains.
Deeded access to the George Washington National Forest. REDUCED $61,000. (Adjoining 4.120 acre
lot available).
MATHIAS: MT. PARK ESTATES: Beautiful lot with a fixer-up Mobile Home. The older mobile home
has 3 BR, well/septic. Affordable $48,000.
RIVER RIDGE: LOT 69: Beautiful wooded lot with great mountain views. Within 25 minutes to
Winchester, VA. $115,900.
WARDENSVILLE: MCCAULEY AREA: Nice wooded lot with State Route 55 road frontage. Close to
new 4-lane. Approved perk site. $64,500.
MATHIAS: LOT 2-A: Located on Mattie Snyder Rd. with an approved perk test, no restrictive
covenants, full time stream and great views. $65,500. Call John for more details. Other tracts available.
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David A. Rudich, Broker
Tim Ramsey, Realtor®
Donna Joy, Realtor®
Ann Morgan, Realtor®
Ted Gardner, Sales Agent
8079 SR 259, Suite B, Lost River, WV 26810
Adjacent to Lost River Grill
Hunt Country Properties
“Experience Makes A Difference”
Sandra D. Hunt, Broker,
ABR, ABRM, CRS, GRI, SRES
Romney, WV • 304-822-4350
www.crea.net/SandraHunt
HOUSES, CABINS
GORGEOUS 2-STORY HOME—On 6.59 acres with 4
bd, 2 full baths, 2 1/2 baths, finished full basement,
heated detached garage, 2 car attached garage
finished into a beauty shop, partially fenced, small
pond, full-size basketball court and much more.
Priced at $399,000.00 GT6633551
TIMBERLAKE ESTATES—On 3.8 acres with a
spacious home 6-7 bedrooms, 4 1/2 baths, fully
finished basement with rec room and projection room,
formal dining area with 8’ bay window, sunken living
room w/ gas log fireplace and custom oak paneled
walls, 2 car garage, 2 car carport, above ground pool
and much more. Asking $455,000.00 MI6614259
COLONIAL HOME—A beautiful home on 5.87 acres in
Old Fields. Consists of 6 possible BRs & 4 BAs.
Mountain views overlooks 2 ponds stocked with fish.
Has a basketball court. Could also be used for Bed &
Breakfast. Priced at $459,000.00 REDUCED
HD6259919
OLD FIELDS—Nice raised rancher on 1 acre of land.
House has 3 BRs, 2 BAs. 1300 sq ft with full walkout
basement. Additional acreage available. A Must See
at $179,000.00 REDUCED HD6318261
RIVERFRONT & 20 ACRES—Gorgeous 15-sided
home with extras everywhere. You will get all this &
20 acres with 500 foot of riverfront on the South
Branch of the Potomac. Priced well below appraisal &
comes with a home warranty. All this for Only
$454,900.00 HS6342456
WALK TO WARDEN LAKE—Cute 2 BR cabin with all
the comforts of home. Bring your fishing pole & walk
to Warden Lake. 2 hours from DC Metro area. Don’t
miss this one only $159,900.00 HD6384890
ROUTE 220—3 BR, 1 BA doublewide w/separate
commercial 2 door garage w/a 2 BR apt upstairs &
three rooms downstairs. Priced at $200,000.00
HS6412289
LOG HOME—Top of Baker Mountain. Great views &
secluded. The perfect retreat from the city.
Immaculate home with 5 BRs, 3 BAs. It has multiple
balconies, decks & much more. Asking $750,000.00
HS6409944
2 FOR 1 DEAL—Two homes just south of Moorefield
situated on 1.5 acres. Cottage with 3 BRs 1 BA & a
2003 doublewide with 3 BRs 2 BAs. Both for Only
$198,000.00 HD6474550
NANCY HANKS FARM—Wildlife & seclusion yet only
15 minutes from Wal-Mart & town. Beautiful 4 BR 2
BA on 6+ acres. Don’t Miss This One $425,000.00
MI6446083
REMODELED/RENOVATED—2.35 acre lot with 3 BR,
1 BA cabin currently being remodeled. Wildlife
abounds in this beautiful, private community. Adjacent
lot available also. Only $135,000.00 HD6504816
RIVERFRONT CABIN—On 4.92 acres. Relax on two
porches, enjoy the river, or golf at the nearby golf
course. Only $330,000.00 HD6506938 All this or the
vacant 2.429 lot for $80,000.00 HD6505494 or just
the cabin on 2.493 ac for $250,000.00 HD6505567
HURRY—3 BR 2 BA very nice doublewide on acre
with public water & sewer. Just south of Moorefield.
Priced Right $130,000.00 HD6519135
GREAT LOCATION—Cute cottage south of Moorefield
with basement on acre & detached garage. Public
water & sewer. Priced Right $115,000. HD6519093
BEAUTIFUL NEW HOME—3 bd. 2 BA home perched
304-897-6971
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Tammy Miller
Sarah Johnston
Tom Suhr
Judy Clower-Nazelrod
Anita Wilson
Trista See
Kelly Dodd
Jennifer Boyles
Sandy Barker
MLS# HD6290606 WARDENSVILLE: ROCK
RIDGE ACRES: Newly renovated 2 BR 2 BA
Log Sided Manufactured Home. The home
includes stainless steel appliances, oak kitchen
cabinets, knotty pine walls in living room and
is handicap accessible. Located on 3-1/3
wooded acres within 3 miles of Corridor H.
$110,000.
(C) 540-533-9272 tammymiller@mris.com
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(C) 410-271-3479 sandydbarker@frontiernet.net
on a hill in a new subdivision in Franklin. Great views of
the mountains & town below. Just a short drive to
Harrisonburg, VA. Priced at $239,500.00
COMMERCIAL PROPERTIES
PRIME LOCATION—Commercial or Residential Situated
directly on Route 50 just outside Romney City limits.
Very nice brick house with paved parking. Lots of extras.
Call today for an appointment. Priced at $195,000.00
HS6143321
MULTI-USE BUILDING—Nice brick building with 2-one
BR apartments on lower level—6 offices etc. on upper
level. Located in Romney. Offered at $195,000.00
HS6242620
RARE OFFERING—The Original Bank of Romney
Building. Multi-level brick office building Circa 1906 in
good condition. Located directly on Route 50 in
Romney. Offered at $975,000.00 HS6288657
ROUTE 220—Huge garage that would make a great
mechanics garage or used for a trucking company. Comes
w/a doublewide & also 1 BR apt that you could rent out.
Don’t let this get away $200,000. HS6455877
BE YOUR OWN BOSS—Commercial building on Main
Street in Keyser. Many usage possibilities. Recent
Bakery. Buy the building at $139,500.00 or building and
additional equipment for $149,000.00 MI6459056
LOTS, LAND
25+ ACRE WOODED HOMESITE—Only 30 minutes to
Winchester Va. Nice views and good access. Only
$119,000.00 HS6640828
NEAR JENNINGS RANDOLPH LAKE—Nice 3.89 acre
lot in Elk Garden. Recently perked. Fronts Rt. 42 Only
$39,000.00 MI6622191
VIEWS–15 acres mostly wooded, abundant wildlife &
views for miles. Build a getaway or permanent dwelling.
Only $100,000.00 HS6549723
SECLUSION–31.35 acres at the top of the mountain.
Comes with a 32 foot camper, has electricity & a 1,000
gal water cistern. Minutes from Corridor H. Won’t Last
Long $149,900.00 HD6569871
34.683 UNRESTRICTED ACRES—Bordering county
hard cap road with woods, stream, & 3 small fields.
Drive way in, building site ready. Located on Huffman
Road. Build your dream home, get-away, or cabin &
enjoy the wildlife. Priced at $169,900.00 HS6102291
DEERFIELD HIGHL&S—Gated Community near
Corridor H. Two beautiful adjacent lots with woods,
meadow, & stream. 10.573 acres for $42,000.00
HS6046581 & 5.187 acres for $26,000.00 HS6102321
ASHTON WOODS—Gated Community near Corridor H.
20.34 Acres—Very nice wooded parcel with views in
three directions. Asking $129,900.00 HD6207845
20.08 Acres—Nice wooded lot on main road. Asking
$129,900.00 HD6382659
20.80 Acres—Great access. Rolling terrain lends
itself to long walks & nature watching. $109,900.00
HD6436536
21.16 Acres—Gorgeous
A C T with meandering
T Rproperty
CON
stream & views. Won’t
Last Long $79,900. HD6530876
GREAT LOCATION—Very nice 5.76 wooded acres in
Lost River Mountain Subdivision in Mathias. Ready for
you to build your house or cabin on. Call Today!
$37,440.00 HD6318783
UNSURPASSED VIEWS—13.5 acre oasis. Good access
just off 4 lane hwy. Priced below comparable lots. Only
$135,000.00 HD6358814
WALK TO THE LAKE—1.5 acre wooded lot on hard
surface road. Priced Right at $26,900.00 HD6360536
TROUT POND—1/4 acre recreational lot that is nearly
level & wooded. Call today $6,900.00 HD6360544
RADA ROAD—Unrestricted .46 acre lot with well &
septic in as-is condition. Good location. Only
$19,500.00 HS6087838
DOUBLEWIDES ALLOWED—6.7 acres with woods &
open field. Easy access off Route 55. Adjacent lot
containing 4.4 acres also for sale. Priced at
$54,900.00 HD6431424
NICE WOODED LOT—5.44 acres would make a great
place for a getaway or permanent dwelling. Asking
$29,900. MI6456313
OLD MOUNTAIN RUN—
Lot 29—3.83 acres partially wooded & has a
cleared space to build on. Lot has electric & borders
the community pond Only $29,900.00 HS6452266
Lot 30–3.55 acres partially wooded & has a cleared
space to build on. Access to community pond. Asking
$29,500. HS6452275 Both lots on a knoll w/nice views.
GREAT MOUNTAIN VIEWS—5.21 acre lot in Old Fields
with public water, electric & phone lines already there.
Partially cleared with fruit trees planted. All This for
$75,000.00 HD6467829
TROUT POND—2.22 acre lot with abundant wildlife &
easy access to public fishing & George Washington
National Forest. Adjacent lot with cabin is also
available. Asking $35,000.00 HD6504785
DOWN BY THE LAKE—Nice five level lots containing
1.25 acres in a quiet location. You also get a dock by
Vepco Lake, shed, & a 24x32 pavilion as well. Won’t
Last Long $135,000.00 GT6512020
UNRESTRICTED—15 acres on a lovely hilltop. Comes
with a well, septic & electric already on site as well as
public water available. Fire hydrant on property. Don’t
Let This One Get Away $105,000.00 HD6512386
COMMUNITY LAKE—2.5 wooded acre lot in Oak Park
Estates w/access to 9 ac lake. Asking $28,000. MI6502401
COMPARE FOR YOURSELF—Gorgeous 20.47 acre lot
in peaceful, private Mountain Air Subdivision. Priced to
Sell $95,000.00 HS6518907
HIGH KNOB—8.64 acres located in nice subdivision
with views. Priced at $35,000.00 HD6518223
NICE LOT—In quiet S/D near Moorefield & Corridor H.
8.63 ac w/outhouse. Priced to Sell $34,500 HD6524998
ACCESS TO VEPCO LAKE—Nice, level, partially
wooded quarter acre lot close
to public access to
R A CallT year long. Asking
O N Twarm
Vepco Lake, whichCstays
$13,500.00 GT6512035
RENTALS
NEAR MOOREFIELD & PETERSBURG—3 bedroom, 1
bath home near golf course. $600.00 per month
RENTAL NICE STARTER HOME—Freshly painted 2 BR,
1 BA home on 1+ ac. w/fruit trees, outbldgs, partial
fence, etc. Great Buy-$79,900 GT6600726 Rent
$500/mo.
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NEW - Moorefield - The Manse - .70
acres with 5BD, 2.5BA brick home. $349,000
NEW - Moorefield - Ogden Farms - 1.60
acres with 3BD, 2BA home. $144,900
NEW - Moorefield - 9.10 acres with 3BD,
2.5BA home, easy access to Corridor H.
$425,000
Lost City – Trout Pond - 2BD, 1BA Cabin
on 2.39 acres. $149,900
Hunters Special – Two Lots in Lost River
Mountain Subdivision – Financing
Available – with 10% down, payments less
than $140 buys 2.29 acres and less than
$155 buys 2.66 acres.
The Summit at Lost River – 2BD, 2.5BA
on 2.37 acres. $325,000
The Summit at Lost River – 3BD, 2.5BA
on 5.6 acres. $405,000
REDUCED - The Summit at Lost River –
3BD, 3.5BA on 5.12 acres. $395,000
Baker – Big Ridge – 32 acres. $290,000
Lost River - Newly Renovated 2 BR 2 BA
chalet on 5 acres. $234,900.
Moorefield - Ashton Woods - Spectacular
views. Approved perc, electric. $199,000
Mathias - 7+ acres adjoins National Forest.
$59,900
Baker - Parker Hollow - 47+ acres with
3BD, 1BA farmhouse on rolling hills with
stocked pond. $525,000
Mathias – 5.05 acres with 2BD, 1BA home,
Lower Cove Run. $199,500
Mathias – 5.21 acres with 3BD, 2.5BA
home, Lower Cove Run. $209,000
REDUCED – Lost River – 5.01 acres 3BD,
2.5 BA rancher with Mill Gap views.
$253,400
REDUCED – Mathias, 4 acres, 2BD, 1BA
Cabin. $184,900
Wardensville – 4BD, 3BA, chalet with
pond on 368 ridgetop acres. $2,349,000
Lost River – 5.09 acres, 1BD, 1.5 BA
Cabin. Beautiful views. $224,500.
REDUCED – Lost River – 7.61 acres with
newly constructed 4BD, 2BA home.
$269,000
Mathias – Mountain Meadows – 24
acres with 2BD, 2BA Cabin-$379,000.
Moorefield – 13 acres in Top of the
Mountain subdivision. The name says it all.
$135,000
Delray Heights – 5.29 acres $25,000.
UNDER CONTRACT
Lost River - 5.01 acres. $65,000
The Summit at Lost River - 2.74 acres
with 2BD, 2.5BA home. $300,000
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MOOREFIELD EXAMINER
2/4/08
3:40 PM
Page 6
LEGAL ADVERTISEMENTS
CLERK OF THE COUNTY COMMISSION OF HARDY COUNTY, WEST VIRGINIA
NOTICE OF ADMINISTRATION
The administration of the estates of the following deceased, is pending in the Clerk of the County Commission of Hardy County, Room
111, Courthouse, 204 Washington Street, Moorefield, West Virginia, 26836. The names and addresses of the personal representative and
the personal representative’s attorney are set forth below.
Notice is hereby given that the estates of the following have been opened for probate. Any interested person objecting to the validity
of the will, the qualifications of the personal representative or the venue or jurisdiction of the court, shall file notice of an objection with the
county commission within ninety days after the date of the first publication or within 30 days of service of the notice, whichever is later. If
an objection is not timely filed, the objection is forever barred.
Claims against the estate must be filed in accordance with West Virginia Code 44-2-1.
Decedent Name
Pierre/Name
Per. Rep/Address
Attorney’s
Name/Address
Charles W. Kuykendall
Clara Mae Kuykendall
228 Chipley Lane
Oscar M. Bean
P. O. Drawer 30
Fid. Comm.
Name/Address
Gregory L. Ely
Clerk of the County Commission
of Hardy County, West Virginia
2/6, 2/13 2c
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------NOTICE OF AN
OPPORTUNITY FOR A PUBLIC MEETING ON THE
PROPOSED ABANDONMENT OF O.06 MILE COUNTY ROUTE 23/7
HARDY COUNTY
Notice is hereby given by the West Virginia Division of Highways of the proposed abandonment of 0.06 mile of County Route 23/7, beginning at a point 0.05 mile southeast of the
intersection of WV 55 and County Route 23/7 and proceeding in an easterly direction and
ending at the Corridor H bridge abutments.
Property owners are requesting the abandonment.
Anyone wishing to request a public meeting on his proposal may do so by writing to
the Commissioner, West Virginia Division of Highways, Capitol Complex Building 5, 1900
Kanawha Boulevard East, Charleston, West Virginia 25305-0430 on or before February 28,
2008
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PROPOSED ABANDONMENT OF 0.05 MILE COUNTY ROUTE 220/6
HARDY COUNTY
Notice is hereby given by the West Virginia Division of Highways of the proposed abandonment of 0.05 mile of County Route 220.6, beginning at a point 0.43 mile southwesterly
of the junction of US 220 and County Route 220.9 and proceeding southerly and ending at
the junction of the new section of County Route 220/6 and current County Route 220/6.
2008.
NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE OF
VALUABLE REAL ESTATE
Notice is hereby given that the default
having occurred in the payment of a certain
indebtedness secured by Deed of Trust dated July 5, 2002, by Ricky Allen Ours, Borrower/Trustor and William H. Judy, III and
William H. Bean, Trustees in favor of Summit
Community Bank, successor to South
Branch Valley National Bank, and said Deed
of Trust is duly recorded in the Office of the
Clerk of the Commission of Hardy County,
West Virginia, in Trust Book No. 173, at Page
167. Reference is hereby made to Paragraph No. 22 of said deed of trust which
states “That in the event of there being two
or more trustees named herein, either or
any one or any successor Trustee may act
hereunder as Trustee with full and complete
power to execute the provisions hereof......”
and the undersigned Trustee having been
requested by the beneficial owner of said indebtedness to enforce said Deed of Trust,
will sell at public auction and to the highest
bidder, the following hereinafter described
real estate on Friday, February 8, 2008, at
12:00 Noon in front of the Hardy County
Courthouse in Moorefield, West Virginia.
REAL ESTATE:
All that certain tract or parcel of real estate lying and being situate about seven
miles above Moorefield in what is known as
Critestown in South Fork District, Hardy
County, West Virginia, containing 2/10 of an
acre.
It being the same tract or parcel of real
estate that was conveyed unto Ricky Allen
Ours from Josephine Ours Conrad, by deed
dated June 24, 2002, and of record in the
Hardy County Clerk’s Office in Deed Book
No. 267, at Page 440 and identified in the
Assessor’s Office on Tax Map 342, Parcel
6.2.
FEDERAL TAX LIENS: In the event that
there are Federal Tax Liens against the property, the United States would have the right
to redeem the property within a period of
120 days from date of such sale or period allowable for redemption under local law,
whichever is longer.
TERMS OF SALE: Ten percent (10%)
deposit, in cash or approved check, must
be tendered on date of sale, with the balance due at closing which shall be within
two (2) weeks from date of sale. All costs of
deed preparation, transfer stamps and real
estate taxes now due or to become due are
to be paid by the purchaser. The property
will be conveyed by Trustee with Covenants
of Special Warranty. If Trustee cannot convey an insurable or marketable title, the purchasers sole remedy is a return of deposit.
The Trustee reserves the right to continue
sale of subject property from time to time by
oral proclamation, which continuation shall
be in the sole discretion of the Trustee.
For more information concerning the
property contact Tina Martin, Director of
Debt Management for Summit Community
Financial Group at 304-530-0522.
WILLIAM BEAN
SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE FOR
SUMMIT COMMUNITY BANK
116 Washington Street,
P.O. Drawer 30
(304) 530-6198
1/23, 1/30, 2/6 3c
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front of the Hardy County Courthouse in
Moorefield, West Virginia:
REAL ESTATE:
All that certain tract or parcel of real estate together with all rights, rights-of-ways,
improvements and appurtenances thereunto belonging containing 35.13 acres, more
or less, located and situate about 12 miles
south of Rig, West Virginia, lying between
the Rig Road and the River Road, in South
Fork District, Hardy County, West Virginia.
It being the same tract or parcel of real
estate that was conveyed unto John E. Petry
and Kanette L. Huyett-Petry, from Sun Valley
Properties, LLC, by deed dated December
2, 2004, and of record in the Hardy County
Clerk’s Office in Deed Book No. 283, at
Page 98.
FEDERAL TAX LIENS: In the event that
there are Federal Tax Liens against the property, the United States would have the right
to redeem the property within a period of
120 days from date of such sale or period allowable for redemption under local law,
whichever is longer.
TERMS OF SALE: Ten percent (10%)
deposit, in cash or approved check, must
be tendered on date of sale, with the balance due at closing which shall be within
two (2) weeks from date of sale. All costs of
deed preparation, transfer stamps and real
estate taxes now due or to become due are
to be paid by the purchaser. The property
will be conveyed by Trustee with Covenants
of Special Warranty. If Trustee cannot convey an insurable or marketable title, the purchasers sole remedy is a return of deposit.
The Trustee reserves the right to continue
sale of subject property from time to time by
oral proclamation, which continuation shall
be in the sole discretion of the Trustee.
For more information concerning the
property contact Tina Martin, Director of
Debt Management for Summit Community
Financial Group at 304-530-0522.
WILLIAM H. BEAN
SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE FOR
SUMMIT COMMUNITY BANK
116 Washington Street
P.O. Drawer 30
(304) 530-6198
1/30, 2/6, 2/13 3c
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Policies and Procedures of the Region VII
Workforce Investment Board and the Local
Elected Officials. The provision of qualified
staffing is central to delivery of administrative services. A vendors conference for all interested proposers will be held on February
22, 2008 at 3:00 p.m. at the Grant County
Courthouse in Petersburg, WV. Interested
parties can obtain a copy of the REP by contacting Cindy Whetzel, Grant County Administrator, at the Grant County Commission, at
(304) 257-4422. Proposals are due no later
than 4:00 p.m. on March 14, 2008. The Region VII WIB is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
2/6, 2/13 2c
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MEETING NOTICE
The Hardy County Board of Health will
meet in regular session on Wednesday,
February 13, 2008, at 7:00 PM in the Conference Room of the Hardy County Health
Department, 411 Spring Avenue, Moorefield, WV. A complete agenda will be available at the Hardy County Health Department office three days prior to the meeting.
1/30, 2/6 2c
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FOR SALE BY SEALED BIDS
2004 Chev. Impala 4 Door Sedan
About 76,000 miles
Sold AS IS, WHERE IS,
Without Warranty
Car can be viewed at the Petersburg,
WV Farm Credit Office. Send Sealed Bids to
Farm Credit of the Virginias, P. O. Box 899,
Staunton, Va. 24401
Attention P. Botkin.
By 2 PM, FEBRUARY 15, 2008
Farm Credit reserves the right to refuse
any and all bids. For more information call P.
Botkin at 540-886-3435, ext. 626.
1/30, 2/6 2c
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NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE OF
VALUABLE REAL ESTATE
Notice is hereby given that the default
having occurred in the payment of a certain
indebtedness secured by a Deed of Trust
dated December 2, 2004, by John E. Petry
and Kanette L. Petry, as joint tenants with
rights of survivorship, Borrower/Trustor and
Mark H. Wright or Patrick N. Frye, Trustees
in favor of Summit Community Bank, successor to Shenandoah Valley National Bank
and said Deed of Trust is duly recorded in
the Office of the Clerk of the County Commission of Hardy County, West Virginia, in
Trust Book No. 203, at Page 635, which
Deed of Trust authorizes the Beneficiary to
remove, substitute or add a Trustee at its option, and the Beneficiary having exercised
its option and substituted William H. Bean
as its Trustee to act in the enforcement of
said Deed of Trust in person, and the Substitute Trustee Appointment is recorded in
the Office of the County Commission of
Hardy County, West Virginia in Trust Book
236, at Page 344, and the undersigned Substitute Trustee having been requested by
the beneficial owner of said indebtedness to
enforce said Deed of Trust, will sell at public
auction and to the highest bidder, the following hereinafter described real estate on Friday, February 15, 2008, at 12:00 Noon. in
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
AND BENEFICIARIES
To the creditors and beneficiaries of the
estate of Donald Craig Rexroad deceased:
All persons having claims against the
estate of the said Donald Craig Rexroad deceased, whether due or not, are notified to
exhibit same with the voucher thereof, legally verified to the undersigned, at my office in
the city of Moorefield, West Virginia, on or
before, April 15, 2008 otherwise they may by
law be excluded from all benefits of said estate.
All beneficiaries of said estate are notified to be present on said day to protect
their interest.
Given under my hand this 28th day of
January 2008.
Lary D. Garrett, Fiduciary Commissioner.
2/6, 2/13 2c
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ADMINISTRATIVE AND FINANCIAL
MANAGEMENT SERVICES
REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS
The Region VII Workforce Investment
Board (WIB) has issued a Request for Proposals (RFP) for Administrative and Financial Management Services to Execute the
NOTICE
There will be a WVU Hardy County Extension Service Meeting on February 8,
2008 at 11:30 a.m. at the Hardy County
Courthouse.
Programs and activities offered by the
West Virginia University Extension Service
are available to all persons without regard to
race, color, sex, disability, religion, age, veteran status, political beliefs, sexual orientation, national origin, and marital or family
status. Issued in furtherance of Cooperative
Extension work, Acts of May 8 and June 30,
1914, in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Director, Cooperative
Extension Service, West Virginia University.
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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
The Hardy County Board of Zoning Appeals will hold a public hearing on Thursday, February 21, 2008 at the hour of 7:00
PM in the Hardy County Court House in the
Planning Office, Moorefield, West Virginia.
The purpose shall be to review a conditional use permit submitted by Tri-County Tool
Rentals. The conditional permit request is in
regards to the proposed construction of a
commercial storage building/ workshop for
rental construction equipment in a residential zone. This parcel was purchased from
the Hardy County Rural Development Authority. The site of the proposed commercial storage building is located on the West
side of US 220 South, South of Moorefield,
West Virginia, adjacent to the Tri-County
Tool Rental business, and being more particularly described as part of Parcel 2.6 of
Tax Map 363, South Fork District. Additional information can be obtained at the Hardy
County Planning Office prior to the hearing.
2/6, 2/13, 2/20 1c
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NOTICE TO CREDITORS
AND BENEFICIARIES
Notice is hereby given that settlement of
the estate of the following named decedents
will proceed without reference to a fiduciary
commissioner unless within ninety days
from the first publication of this notice such
reference is requested by a party in interest
or an unpaid creditor files a claim and good
cause is shown to support reference to a fiduciary commissioner.
Shirley Louise Wilson
Michael D. Ely
Dated this 1st day of February, 2008.
Gregory L. Ely, Clerk of the County
Commission of Hardy County, West Virginia.
2/6, 2/13 2c
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Jeffrey N. Weatherholt
Attorney at Law
Legal Ad Deadline — Fridays at Noon
General Practice of Law
including Divorce, Custody
& Child Support
©Olan Mills
365 West Main Street, P.O. Box 1734
Romney, WV 26757
Phone: (304) 822-7700
Haywood Surpasses
$8 million in sales for 2007
Wardensville
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PROPOSED ABANDONMENT OF 0.07 MILE COUNTY ROUTE 7/2
HARDY COUNTY
Notice is hereby given by the West Virginia Division of Highways of the proposed abandonment of 0.07 mile section of old right-of-way on County Route 7/2, beginning at the junction of County Route 7 and County Route 7/2 and proceeding in a southeasterly direction
following County Route 7/2 old right-of-way, a distance of 0.07 mile and ending with newly
constructed section of County Route 7/2.
2008.
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Michael “Mike” Haywood, Owner and Broker of
the Mike Haywood Group based in Keyser, WV,
announced that Chad
Haywood surpassed
$8 Million in annual
sales for the year end
2007. A life long resident
of
Mineral
County, Chad graduated from Keyser
High School in 1992
and went on to earn
degrees in Business
and Liberal Arts from
Potomac State College
in 1998 and 2000.
After
successfully
completing all educational requirements and passing the state exam, Chad became the third family
generation of Haywoods to be licensed as a
Realtor in the State of West Virginia.
Chad really concentrates on building long
term relationships with his clients. He truly
cares about “Customer Satisfaction,” and that
philosophy generates him a lot of repeat business, and sets him apart from the competition
because Chad’s a “Top Producer” every year.
The Mike Haywood Group specializes in selling Residential, Farms, Land and Quality
Country Estates and is considered one of the
leading and most successful Real Estate Firms
in the entire Eastern Gateway of West Virginia.
“I’m extremely pleased to receive this recognition and I’m especially honored by the
respect and gratitude displayed from my family, friends, and clients. I only try to treat my
clients and customers the same way I want to
be treated. Maintaining good customer relations with my buyers requires me to provide
the utmost trust and finest services
available,” said Chad.
Mike and Herman Haywood operated the
Haywood Agency, Inc. from 1970 to 1982 out
of their office complex located next to the
McDonald’s Restaurant on US Rte 220. The
Mike Haywood Group is currently located at
459 South Mineral Street and Chad cordially
invites his family of friends and clients to
stop by or call him at 788-5540.
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Eastern’s Big Rig Students
Move from Class to Wheel
A three-student class of truck
driver trainees, the first at Eastern
WV Community & Tecchnical College, scored a 100-percent pass rate
on their state tests recently, said Anthony Wright, the program’s lead instructor.
Their success put them in the cab
of an 18-wheeler training vehicle to
start a two to three week Road-andRange training stint.
Moorefield’s Acie Tilley and Andrew See, and Petersburg’s Stuart
Burton achieved an “above average
mid-80’s class GPA” in the two-week,
10-hour daily classroom instruction
that precedes the hands-on big rig
training, Wright noted.
Then they passed all of the required tests within their chosen endorsement areas that West Virginia
requires of truck driver trainees before they get behind the wheel.
Wright called the 100-percent
pass rate “a very strong showing” that
ranks very competitively with other
trucker classes around the state.
A second class of four trainees is
set to start in Eastern’s classroom at
the beginning of February. “We like
to maintain at most a one-to-four instructor/student ratio,” Wright said.
Eastern opened the new truck
driving program this January in partnership with the Pittsburgh Institute
of Aeronautics (PIA). Depending on
the training package, the college provides between 160 and 200 hours of
instruction, including two or three
weeks of on-the-road training.
Anyone 18 years or older who
holds a high school or GED diploma,
and has at least two years as a licensed driver, may apply.
“We have received numerous of
inquiries about the truck drivertrainee program,” noted Lacey Ball,
Eastern’s Program Assistant for
Workforce Education. The Workforce Education Department works
with applicants to attain funding opportunities for their training either
through employers, the state, or other payment options, she said.
MMS FFA Attends 2008 WV
FFA Leadership Conference
The following is based on reporting
by Taylor Reese, MMS FFA Reporter
The Moorefield Middle FFA
Chapter went to the WV FFA State
Winter Leadership Conference that
was held at the Cedar Lakes Conference Center in Ripley Jan. 25-28.
The opening session with all the
members was held the evening of our
arrival. We then had regional competitions where every region was divided into a team to compete against
each other in certain activities that
we participated in. The Eastern Region won first place.
On Saturday, we participated in
the flag raising where Langley Salyers, MMS FFA VP, helped by carrying the flag. During the morning, we
had rotational workshops where we
had 25 minutes for each rotation
learning leadership skills.
After lunch, the workshops continued until 2:45 p.m. Later, we had
a special session where we competed
in playing games and Eastern got 2nd
place.
Our special guest speakers were
Ryan Underwood and Dale King.
On Sunday morning, we had the
flag raising ceremony once again
where Langley Salyers participated.
MMS FFA members attending
the Leadership Conference were:
Haley Arose, Langley Salyers, Sarah
Liller, Taylor Weese, Michaela
Regester, Jacob Combs, Brandon
Barr, Jonathan Beasley, Jacob Crites,
Emily Greenwalt, Garrett Keller,
Ethan Ours, Chet Sisler, Logan Riggleman, Laiken Shoemaker, Katheryn Stickley, and Michael Thomas.
Dianna Liller and Roy Harper
were chaperones.
MMS FFA members attending: Front row (L to R) Chet Sisler, Laiken Shoemaker, Langley Salyers, Emily
Greenwalt, Haley Arose, Katheryn Stickley and Sarah Liller. Back row (L to R) Michaela Regester, Logan
Riggleman, Jonathan Beasley, Ethan Ours, Jacob Combs, Brandon Barr, Garrett Keller, Jacob Crites,
Michael Thomas and Taylor Weese.
Michael Thomas, Brandon Hose, Garrett Keller, Michaela Regester, Langley Salyers, Taylor Weese and
Logan Riggleman participating in the Karaoke contest.
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Subdivisions
Elizabeth Station - Now building (2 buildings and
10 home plans) fabulous location within walking
distance of Moorefield Middle School.
The Jenna - 3 Bd, 2.5 Ba. $210,400.00
Wrigley - 3 or 4 Bd, 3 Fb. Under Construction
Ewing Estates - Renewable Energy
Neighborhood.\ Lots range from open vista knolls to
secluded wooded retreats.3-10 acre tracts available
with underground utilities. Just minutes from
Moorefield. Prices range from $50,000- $112,000.
Farms
40 ACRE FARM with 4bd farmhouse, pond,
spring, barn, all fenced, spring house, and no
restrictions. $399,500. REDUCED
Business that will pay for itself. Own this 47
acre farm that has 2 updated poultry houses.
Along with modular home with 3bd, 2ba, and 2
car garage, 2 barns and hay storage shed. Call
for more details.
1.23 acres with mountain top meadow,artesian
well, large metal machine shed with power.
$210,000.00
HUNTERS — great hunting camp already
furnished with 1 Bd.,1 Ba. on 3.99 unrestricted
acres. $129,000.00
8.55 acres bordering national forest and flood
control lake. Pend. Co. $130,000.
10 acres on Shenandoah Mt.Rd good hunting
$90,000.00
5.20 acres Hardy County River Lot $99,900
Great Hunting 30 acres with cabin $180,000
4 Acre Lot at Potomac Valley View Subdivision.
Public water, underground electric. $105,000
Brook Trout Run Road, 2 lots 2 1/2 acres with
stream, walking distance to National Forest. Just
Reduced to $32,000 each.
25 Acres on Shenandoah Mountain Rd. (great hunting) $112,000.00
23 Acres on Old 55, wonderful meadow with large
metal building & artisan well.
Horse Farm on 20 acres with contemporary style
home–6 stall, 10 fenced in acres. $412,000.00
Home & farm that have it all. 97 ac of rolling hills,
level farm land; Patterson Creek flows thru the middle
35 acres between Moorefield & Petersburg, with
& beautiful views. No restrictions!!
view, views, views. $239,000.00
Recreational/Land
TWO GRAND LOTS at Mt. View Additions at 3+ acres unrestricted in Purgitsville two lots
available. $30,000 and $50,000.
$59,900.00 each (Lots 20 and 21)
Commercial
Ready for a Career Change? Hermitage Inn and Restaurant
— 1840s Inn with Motor Lodge, Restaurant, Lounge, Banquet
Facilities, inground pool and Gift Shop. Sold as a turn key
operation. Check it out at www.Hermitageinn.net.
LOCATION, LOCATION, LOCATION. Unlimited commercial possibilities with this centrally located property in
down town Moorefield.
McMechen House Historic full service inn & res taurant w/ 23 rooms, endless possibilities:
B&B, restaurant, retail store, residence, or apar tments.
IL Bella Vista–an unbelievably unique home, with
a panoramic view of the South Fork and a majestic
waterfall, has it all: views, fabulous furniture, four
suites, deck, overlooks and with all the modern
conviences you could ever need. A MUST SEE!!!!
Commercial Land. Four bay garage on busy
street with used car lot.
TONS OF EXTRAS. NO HOUSE ON THE MARKET HAS MORE
EXTRAS! If you like vintage style, this one’s for you! 4-5 BR, 2
1/2 BA home with large kitchenette/den upstairs. Beautiful
wood floors, 2 fireplaces, old wood cookstove, tin-punch cabinetry. $269,000
Homes
UNDER
ACT
CONTR
Needmore Rd., 2.44+/-ac w/stream & wonderful location just off Corridor H at Baker WV. Split-level home,
vinyl/brick w/double hung windows; 3BD, 2BA.
Appliances convey. $210,000.
New Home in Petersburg 3BD, 2BA, hardwood floors,
gas log fireplace, deck, garage. $169,000.
Newly Remodeled Home with appliances, new
heating and cooling, master bedroom with bath
on first floor, half bath and two spacious rooms
upstairs with bath. $159,900.
In Need of a Good Home 3Bd, 2Ba rancher
with in-ground pool. Priced to sell $146,000.
Country Quiet just minutes from town. This 3
bd, 1 ba was just refinished with new carpet
and new appliances. REDUCED $125,000.00
Business on Main Street Make money on this home
while you are buying it. Great set up for two apartments
or live in one and let your tenats help pay for the home.
Or a nice home for large family. Your choice $140,000.
Dream Log Home on 22 Acres Too many amenities to list
MUST SEE!!!!!!!!! $625,000.00
Country life at its best. Own this small farmette with endless
possibilites. Wood workshop, barn, wood storage shed, hot
tub, partially finished basement, central vac, barn, chicken
coop and stream on property. Call for more information.
$262,000.00
Great Farm House on one acre with 3 bd, 2 ba, two outbuildings, fruit trees, grapes, outside wood furnace and large
fenced in lot that could be used for horses, cow or sheep.
Just outside city limits. $158,900.00
Well maintained home with 3BD, 1BA with
blacktopped drives, pole shed (3 bays) garage, &
deck, large landscaped yard. Great Price $169,000.
PRISTINE HOME on two
acres with full basement,
front and back covered
porches with majestic oak
trees in the back yard. Priced at $196,500.00
THE JENNA two story new
home in a wonderful new
subdivision with three bedrooms
Hampshire Home 30 minutes from Winchester 3 Bd,
two and half baths with full
2 FB - Must see to appreciate Artesian well.
basement and bonus room. $210,400.00
THE WRIGLEY split- $310,000.000
Unique Corner Victorian — 4BD, 2BA, screened in
foyer, new home in a porch, convenient location REDUCED to $139,900
new subdivision with ALMOST AN ACRES IN TOWN with house near
three bedrooms and two wellness center This home has three bedrooms and one
bath. The lot would be a great location for townhouses
baths within walking distance of schools
Exceptional turn-key Victorian. Price to sell. 4BD, 2BA
Within walking distance to courthouse and schools.
New vinyl siding, Fireplaces, and detailed woodwork.
REDUCED $162,500.
for seniors. Great location to build!!!! $230,000.00
Historical 100 yr old Tannery house 3+BR, updated
bath plus addtnl tannery house used as work shed in Lost
City on 1.5 acres. Sold AS IS for $120,000
Langley Salyers participating in the flag raising ceremony.
2/4/08
3:39 PM
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Eastern Offers Program
For ‘At-Risk’ Students
Aiming to increase the collegegoing rate in the Potomac Highlands,
the Region Seven Workforce Investment Board (WIB) has contracted
with a new corporation to provide
counseling, testing, adult mentoring,
tutoring and study skills training to
‘at-risk’ youth.
C.O.A.T.E.S. (Comprehensive
Occupational Assessment Testing &
Educational Services) will offer the
services to youth who may be struggling in high school or who have
dropped out entirely; or who are
working on their GED; or who have
finished high school and find themselves adrift without positive direction; or who lack the economic resources to secure a place in college.
“WIB calls these clients ‘at-risk’
youth,” said Bob MacPhail, the Potomac Highlands educator who started the non-profit firm. “But I prefer
to think of them as mavericks. For
whatever reason, many of them just
don’t take to the brand of schooling
that seems to serve the majority of
our young people just fine.”
Across the United States, one of
every three high school students is
dropping out, MacPhail noted. In
the counties of the Potomac Highlands, he said, drop-out rates vary between 20 and 30 percent.
“Zero job prospects, in other
words unemployment, occurs among
high school drop-outs in the United
States almost twice as often as among
high school graduates,” MacPhail explained.
“And when dropouts do find jobs,
the work often won’t pay a living
wage. So just to make ends meet,
they frequently turn to crime.”
Partnering with the Workforce
Education department at Eastern
WV Community & Technical College, MacPhail put together an assortment of classes that combine
practicality with social responsibility,
and survival with technology.
At Eastern, the C.O.A.T.E.S.
youth take two classes in OSHA
workplace safety certification, and
then a series of seven computer-related classes. “If they complete both
OSHA classes and achieve the certification, we reward them with a $50
gift certificate at Wal-Mart,”
MacPhail said. By successfully completing each of the seven computer
classes, they can earn additional gift
certificates worth up to $400 dollars
total.
But MacPhail emphasized that
the gift certificates are just teasers.
“The real prize comes later, because
those computer classes cover the exact same content as Eastern’s college
credit classes. So if the C.O.A.T.E.S.
students will register for just one additional course at the college,” he explained, “Eastern will retroactively
authorize full college credit for all
seven computer classes. And that’s
the real payoff for these young folks.”
The large majority of these learners are excelling in the computer
classes, according to Seyed Mirkhani,
Eastern’s academic program manager for business technologies.
“We’re very pleased that through
Eastern these young people have
made a connection to college learning that they find meaningful. And
they’re discovering their own motivations to continue with their education.”
In addition to educational services, C.O.A.T.E.S. arranges workplace
experience, paid and unpaid, in the
form of internships, occupational
learning and job shadowing.
For more information about the
C.O.A.T.E.S. program, contact Mel
Nines, at 304-813-7109; or Y. Cheryl
Stonebraker at 304-813-7221; or Bob
MacPhail, at 304-813-7220, or by
email: bob.macphail@gmail.com.
News from the
Arkansaw Area
BEATRICE BENNETT
Arkansaw News, January 31,
2008-Get well wishes to all the sick
and shut-ins. Wilda See was moved to
Life Care Center in New Market, VA
where her husband, Dona B. See, has
been following a stroke for several
months. She needed some therapy
following double by-pass surgery at
Medical Center, Winchester, Va.
They hope to be home soon. We wish
them both restored health.
Ernie Combs is doing much better following his stroke. Darling Laura Sager has been discharged and is
doing well, we’re happy to report.
We failed to mention that Paula
Brittingham was a recent visitor at
Zion. We welcome you back again as
well as other visitors.
The ladies of the church are
meeting each Wednesday night for
Bible study at the parsonage, led by
Pastor Jan.
Nancy Lee, formerly (Nancy
Bradfield), daughter of Hilda and
Harold Bradfield underwent major
surgery at U.VA Hospital, Charlottesville, VA on Monday. She has
been discharged and doing well.
We’re also happy to know that
Kathy Shell is doing better.
Get well wishes to Donald Kerr,
Wardensville. He has been taking radiation treatments.
Belated birthday greetings to Diane Tusing, who recently celebrated
her birthday.
Happy birthday to Jerry Lupton,
who will celebrate his 50th birthday
on February 4.
Lenten services will begin on February 13 at Zion, following with a
soup and sandwich meal. Visitors are
welcome.
Some of the confirmation children attended a retreat recently.
Worship at Zion at 11:00a.m.
each Sunday. Sunday School at 9:45
a.m. Visitors are welcome.
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Real Estate Needs
Clip out this form,
mail it or bring it in!
Deadline is Friday,
February 7 at 2:00 p.m.
I would like a Photo Greeting
My 15-word or less message is:
(please print clearly)
I’ve enclosed a check made out to Moorefield
Examiner for $12.00 and a photo of my loved one.
If you would like your photo returned, provide a self
addressed stamped envelope.
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Examiner for $9.00. Provide name, phone & sign
to the right.
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To Jane:
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Photo Greeting
Mail or bring in a special greeting to
your loved one or pet and include a
photo if you’d like a photo greeting.
Picture & Only
25 words
$
or less
1200
Pet Greeting
Picture, Pet Only
$
& Owner’s
Name
NEW!
1200
Happy
Valentine’s Day!
Love, John
Ellie
You’re “number 1”
in our hearts.
Happy
Valentine’s Day!
Love, Mom & Dad
I would like a Pet Greeting
The Pet’s name is:
Scooter
Pet of
Walton Kristophski
The Owner’s name is:
Examiner for $12.00 and a photo of featured pet.
Heart Greeting
10 words or
Only$ 00
If you would like your photo returned, provide a self
addressed stamped envelope.
less, no picture
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Examiner for $5.00
My Name & Daytime Phone
Signature
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Grandma & Pappy!
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