March 2, 2016 - The Weston Democrat

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Democrat
The Weston
Lewis County’s Leading Newspaper Since 1867
Montani Semper Liberi
Mountaineers Are Always Free
Crisis in City
Does City
Need City
Manager?
2 Canadians
Are Killed in
Crash on I-79
By JOHN G. WOLFE
To have a city manager or not
was one of the main topics of
discussion at a work session of
the Weston City Council held last
Wednesday evening at the municipal building.
The position is vacant as a result
of action by the council in January,
when it was decided not to retain
Michelle Allen as the city manager
or finance manager. Allen had held
both positions.
Mayor Julia Spelsberg indicated
at the meeting that since 2004 the
city has had eight different city
managers and that it “just didn’t
work very well for the city.” She
questioned the need for a city
manager as did Councilman John
Wyllie.
The city can find no records to
indicate that they are required to
have a city manager. In 1999, a
ballot provision approved by city
voters authorized the council to
make any needed changes in the
city charter but the ballot language
did not specify that the city should
become a city manager form of
government.
Changes were made in the
charter, such as the elimination of
the election of the city police chief,
street commissioner and city clerk
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Handbell
Ensemble
Draws 300
On Sunday, the sanctuary of St.
Patrick Catholic Church in Weston
was the site of a concert marking
the debut of the church’s handbell
ensemble, under the direction of
John Collins.
With over 300 in attendance, the
ensemble presented an afternoon
of sacred music called the “Year
of Mercy Concert,” at the church
beginning at 3 p.m. Twenty-eight
handbell musicians performed such
selections as the Chorale from the
Great Gate of Kiev, a Carol of Bells,
Adoro Te Devote, Ave Maria and
All Creatures of Our God our King
and more.
The group was accompanied
by several other musical artists,
including flutist Dorothy Skidmore,
violinist Robert Skidmore, cellist
William Skidmore, harpist Brittany
Blair and concertina Rock Garton.
Brass artists performing with the
group included Allen Heath on the
tuba, trombonists Elaine Riffle and
Charles Tetkoski, and trumpeters
John Christian and D.J. Graziani.
The concert came after only six
months of preparation by the newly
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Entertainment B8
Lifestyles
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Lottery
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Obituaries
B4
Opinions
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Sports
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A3
Lewis County’s
Top News Source
LEWIS COUNTY
Where Stonewall Jackson
Grew To Manhood
Weston, WV • Wednesday, March 2, 2016 • 60¢
Two Canadians were killed late last Thursday afternoon in a twovehicle, head-on collision on I-79 near the 85 mile marker in southern
Lewis County.
Raymond Nicholson, age 86, and Brian Nicholson, age 57, were the
victims of the crash that occurred just before 4 p.m. on the rain-soaked
This large tree fell across West Second St. near Piercy’s Auto just a little after 6 a.m. last Thursday,
causing major power outages in the Weston area and interrupting traffic flow in and out of Weston
for much of the day. High winds and water-soaked grounds contributed to the fall of the tree. Crews
worked all morning and into the afternoon to remove the tree before power and traffic flow could be
restored. (Photo courtesy of the WV Department of Transportation)
Rate Increase Is Sought
For Animal Adoption Fee
By SCOTT LANTZ
Lewis-Upshur Animal Control
Facility Director Jan Cochran
spoke to the Lewis County Commission on Monday proposing an
animal adoption fee rate increase.
The proposed rate increase would
eliminate the current voucher program which provides people adopting cats and dogs with a voucher for
spay-neutering of animals. Under
the new proposal, all cats and dogs
adopted from the facility would be
already spayed-neutered and have
a current rabies vaccine.
Cochran explained to the commission that the facility had been
“having issues tracking people
down” who had vouchers. The
fee increase would cover the cost
of spay-neutering and vaccination
at the facility before adoption. The
facility currently charges an adoption fee of 70 dollars for dogs and
60 dollars for cats. If approved, the
BOE Ok's
Band Trip
To Florida
A special session of the Lewis
County Board of Education was
held on Monday to discuss the
Lewis County High School Band's
upcoming four-day trip to perform
at Walt Disney World in Orlando,
Florida.
The request to the board was presented and the BOE approved the
out of state travel. The LCHS band
will be traveling to Disney World
from March 31 through April 3 to
perform. The LCHS band boosters held a successful fundraiser
on Saturday at the Lewis County
Senior Center in which nearly 200
people showed up to support the
band in their effort to raise funds
for the trip.
In other news, the BOE accepted
the resignation of substitute teacher
Sarah Moody effective March 3.
Wanda Lake was approved for
medical leave of absence from
January 28 through February 29 and
Deanna Chenoweth was granted
medical leave of absence from
March 24 through May 9.
The board approved the employment of Rebecca Walton as
a special education teacher for
RLBMS effective during the
2016-2017 school year. The board
also approved Chris White as nonpaid girls softball coach for Lewis
County High School.
The next regular meeting of the
Lewis County Board of Education
is scheduled for Monday, March
7, 2016 at 7 p.m. For more information, please contact the Board
Office at (304)269-8300.
adoption fee would be increased to
100 dollars for dogs and 65 dollars
for cats.
In addition to the increase in
adoption fees, the new proposal
would increase the owner claim
fees from 20 to 30 dollars. Cochran reports that the facility has
had repeat offenders of pet owners
who’s animals are picked up. Under
the new proposal, repeat offenders
owner claim fees would be raised
to 50 dollars after two or more offenses. Since the facility serves both
Lewis and Upshur counties, the
increase will need to be approved
by both county commissions. Cochran is set to present the proposal
to the Upshur County Commission
for approval and will report back
to the Lewis County Commission
for approval.
In other news, the commission
made a proclamation declaring
March 2016 as Meals on Wheels
Month in Lewis County. The proc-
lamation is to promote the Senior
Nutrition home delivery program
in the county. The commission
expressed their appreciation for the
program which delivers nutritious
food to seniors and people with
disabilities throughout the county.
The commission approved poll
workers for the upcoming 2016
elections.
Anyone still interested in becoming a poll worker may contact
the County Clerk’s office.
The commission tabled a proposed quote from EmCor Services. The prepared quote was
for maintenance of all heating
and air conditioning systems for
all buildings on the courthouse
campus. The quote was for $5,070
which would include bi-annual
inspection and maintenance. Commissioner Pat Boyle asked if the
newly hired maintenance employee
could complete these duties rather
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highway near the I-79 rest area.
According to lead investigator
Deputy Chad L. Moneypenny of
the Lewis County Sheriff’s Department, Thomas Francke, 22, of
the Charleston area was traveling
south on I-79 when he lost control
of his sport-utility vehicle, crossed
the median and struck a Dodge
Caravan in which the Nicholsons
were passengers.
Raymond Nicholson was pronounced dead at the scene, while
Brian Nicholson died enroute
to Stonewall Jackson Memorial
Hospital.
Wayne Nicholson, the driver
of the Dodge van and Margaret
Kelly Pearson a third passenger
in the vehicle, were taken to Ruby
Memorial Hospital in Morgantown
by Lewis EMS, while Francke was
taken to Stonewall Jackson with
minor injuries.
Deputy Moneypenny said that
the wet roads contributed to the
accident and that excessive speed is
being investigated as a contributing
cause as well.
Snow was falling at the time of
the accident and roads were slushy
in some areas.
No charges have been filed
against Francke pending the outcome of the investigation.
The northbound lanes of I-79
were closed for over two hours
while rescue workers took care of
the injured and others worked to
clear the roadway.
The Lewis County Sheriff’s
Department was assisted by the
West Virginia State Police, Lewis
EMS and firefighters from Weston,
Jane Lew and Walkersville Fire
Departments.
In addition, crews from the WV
Division of Highways assisted with
traffic control.
4 Are Seeking Judgeships
JACOB "JAKE" REGER
JAMIE O'BRIEN
KURT HALL
DENNIS WILLETT
BRANDON RYAN THOMAS
WV Jail Authority
2 Illegal
Weapons
Hold Man
A New York man is facing two
misdemeanor weapons charges
following the investigation of a
wreck on Saturday on I-79 in Lewis
County.
Brandon Ryan Thomas, 25, of
Buffalo, New York, was charged
with two counts of carrying a
deadly weapon without a license or
authorization by Deputy A.J. Hummel of the Lewis County Sheriff’s
Department on Feb. 27.
According to Hummel’s complaint, he and Deputy Eli Carpenter
responded to a wreck near the 88
mile marker on Saturday. Upon
their arrival the deputies found
a white Ford Fiesta lying on the
driver’s side. The occupants were
out of the vehicle and had retrieved
several items from the car and carried them to the roadside. Thomas
was identified as the driver of the
vehicle.
Thomas and two passengers
were separated for questioning and
Thomas told Deputy Hummel that
they were returning to New York
from Charlotte, N.C. where they
had attended a basketball game.
According to the complaint, the
two passengers gave conflicting
statements to Deputy Carpenter,
with one pulling approximately
$3,980 from his pocket.
Officers spotted two suitcases
on the ground of which Thomas
took ownership and gave deputies
permission to search the bags. The
search yielded a High Point Firearms pistol and a Glock 19 pistol,
a standard 15 round magazine and
an extended 30 round magazine
In an effort to familiarize our
readers with the many candidates
seeking political office at the local
level, with this issue we will begin
our Meet the Candidate series that
will run through March and April
leading up to the May 10 Primary
Election.
Today we will feature the candidates for the two circuit judge
seats in the 26th Judicial Circuit,
consisting of Lewis and Upshur
Counties. There is one candidate
for the division one seat and three
for the division two seat.
As all judicial candidates in
West Virginia now run on a nonpartisan basis, those elected at the
May 10 Primary will take office as
circuit judge on Jan. 1, 2017.
Jake Reger
Running unopposed for Division One Circuit Judge is incumbent Jake Reger. Reger was elected
to the position in the November
2014 General Election to fill the
term of office left vacant by the
retirement of former Circuit Judge
Thomas H. Keadle. When elected in
May, this will be the first full eight
year term of office for Judge Reger.
Judge Reger hails from Buckhannon, where he resides with his
wife Beverley. He is a graduate of
Buckhannon-Upshur High School,
earned his B.S. degree in business
administration in 1982 from West
Virginia University and his J.D.
from the WVU College of Law
in 1992.
Reger is a Methodist by faith
and is a member of the First United
Methodist Church in Buckhannon.
Prior to becoming judge he served
A Jane Lew photographer has
put her job-related talents to use
for a good cause. On Saturday and
Sunday, Brandi Linger of Brandi
Linger Photography, hosted super
hero photo sessions to raise funds
in support of Jack Rollins in his
battle with neuroblastoma.
Over the course of the two days,
Linger took scheduled photos of
children of all ages dressed as
super heroes in honor of Jack’s
love of super heroes. In addition,
the children could get their photo
taken with Batman, portrayed by
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Area Woman
Goes To Bat
For Rollins
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A2—The Weston Democrat - Wednesday, March 2, 2016
5K Run,
Walk Is
April 16
Pictured is one of the co-organizers of the 9th annual Weston
5K Run and Wellness Walk, Stonewall Jackson Memorial Hospital
physical therapist John Weber. The event will be held on Saturday,
April 16, through downtown Weston. John leads the race every year
on his bike and has been coordinator of the race route.
5th Annual St. Patrick’s School
5K Run/Walk and Kids Fun Run
Saturday, March 19, 2016
Registration 8 am – 9am
Town Park Building, 74 Park Avenue, Jane Lew, WV
Pre-Register: go to www.iplayoutside.com, enter
date of race, choose St. Patrick’s 5K, print out
entry form and mail. Facebook: 5th Annual St.
Patrick’s School 5K Run/Walk & Kids Fun Run
$15 Race with guaranteed free T-shirt and goodies if
you register by March 4th
$20 Race with limited amounts of t-shirt availability
after March 4th
Smith, Ancillary Administrator
CTA.
The will of Donna E. Lemmon
admitted to probate; Westley M.
Smith, Ancillary Administrator
CTA.
The will of Anna Lee Porter
Riddle admitted to probate; Lee
Ann Riddle Fink, Executrix.
The will of Harold V. Ellis
admitted to probate; Susan A.
Murphy, Executrix.
The will of Robert L. Piercy admitted to probate; Judith G. Piercy,
Administratrix.
The will of Ronald E. Hults
Divorce Decrees
Larry R. Batten divorced Angela admitted to probate; John Hults,
Executor.
M. Batten
Deena Jo Morris divorced John
Property Transfers
C. Morris
Victoria G. Sipes and James B.
Amanda N. Smith divorced
Sipes to DelRae L. Fisher, property
Jason M. Smith
Eugenia S. Riffle divorced Mi- in Courthouse District, $130,000.
Theodore N. Nash to John
chael L. Riffle
Kevin Higgins divorced Char- Nash, property in Freemans Creek
District, $200,000.
lotte Higgins
Patrick G. Garska and Tina S.
Laura M. Cogar divorced MiGarska to Joshua M. Wyckoff and
chael A. Cogar
Rachel D. Wykoff, property in
Hackers Creek District, $320,000.
General Orders
James L. Gifford II and Heather
The will of Marguerite M. Sims
admitted to probate; Robert W. A. Gifford to Robert W. Ellison
and Jessica L. Ellison, property in
Sims, Executor.
The will of Terry J. Given ad- Hackers Creek District, $280,000.
Robert Lake to Mitchell A.
mitted to probate; Gary L. Given,
Blake and Madonna K. Jordon,
Executor.
The will of Walter J. Shearer property in Skin Creek District,
admitted to probate; David M. $145,000.
Shearer, Administrator.
The will of Leon S. Rastle admitted to probate; David L. Rastle,
Executor.
The will of Peggy S. Bragg admitted to probate; Joyce L. Kincaid,
Executrix.
The will of Mary D. Fulton
Spring is right around the coradmitted to probate; Elsie D. Metz,
ner and thoughts are turning to
Administratrix CTA.
The will of Jackie G. Rush outside activity. Law enforcement
admitted to probate; Betty L Rush, will be focusing on everyone’s
personal safety. From March 4-20,
Executrix.
The will of Robert L. Weaver Law Enforcement agencies will
admitted to probate; Sue Ann be working with the Governor’s
Highway Safety Program to make
Weaver, Administratrix.
The will of Karen S. O’Connor sure everyone is buckled up.
In West Virginia, from 2010
admitted to probate; Stephen T.
to 2014, an average of 319 motor
O’Connor, Administrator.
The will of Janet S. Skinner ad- vehicle fatalities occurred on the
mitted to probate; Jason P. Skinner, roadways.
The average number of crash
Administrator.
The will of Betty J. Hefner ad- victims ejected from the vehicle
mitted to probate; Harley R. Hefner was 107 or 34 percent; many of
whom would have likely survived
II, Executor.
The will of William L. Ramsey had they been wearing their seat
admitted to probate; W.T. Weber, belt.
Most commonly, it is males
Jr., Ancillary Administrator CTA.
The will of Mary R. West ad- between the ages of 16 and 35 who
mitted to probate; Ronald Fisher, are killed in vehicle crashes.
The seat belt usage rate in the
Executor.
The will of Bonnie F. Dixon state was highest in 2007 and 2008
admitted to probate; Westley M. when 89 percent of West Virginians
were buckling up. Since then, the
usage rate has declined until 2014
Second and Center Café Announces
when the usage rate climbed to
87.8 percent.
Closure
That still leaves 12.2 percent
Second and Center Café and the Evans family would like to
of West Virginia drivers who are
announce a shift in direction. We have enjoyed over seven
putting themselves in danger of
years of business here in Weston.
serious injury or death in the event
of a crash.
First, we would like to thank the community for your support
Each year, the Governor’s
and friendship over the years!
Highway Safety Program conducts
In 2009, we were directed by God to purchase Second and
a scientific seat belt survey in each
Center Café after having already worked there for two years
region to monitor compliance to
the primary seat belt law that took
under the previous owner, Amanda Smith.
effect on July 9, 2013. The short
Since then, we have relied on God to direct every step
term goal for seat belt usage in
and decision we have made, and, now again, we are
West Virginia is 92 percent by the
looking to God as He is leading us in business and ministry
end of September 2016.
Proper and consistent use of
opportunities.
seat belts and child safety seats is
2016 will make seven years of business for the Café, and it
known to be the single most effecwill also mark the last year of our business. March 15 will be
tive protection against death and a
our last day.
mitigating factor in the severity of
car crashes.
Please join us as we close out a successful seven years as
Vehicle crashes happen in an
we look to Jesus and to the future as He leads us.
instant. It takes just a second before
Organizers of the 9th annual
Weston 5K Run and Wellness Walk
have been receiving registrations
for the Saturday, April 16th event
from racers throughout the region.
About 230 people registered for the
race in 2015.
Organizers have a goal of 250
participants for this year. Stonewall Jackson Memorial Hospital
(SJMH), the city of Weston and
Saint Patrick Church/School are
collaborators for the event.
The first race was organized
as a means to get local residents
interested in becoming physically
active and enjoy a more healthful
lifestyle. “It is exciting for us since
we know of people who began
walking and running that first year
have continued with that habit,”
said Julia Spelsberg, who represents the city of Weston in the race
planning. “When we announced
this year as being our ninth annual
race, one of those original racers
was surprised that she had been
enjoying the benefits of walking
for that many years. That is very
satisfying for all of us.”
Again this year a low registration prices is being offered to local
students. Students from Lewis
County in grades K-12 can preregister for only $3 instead of the
normal $15 advanced cost.
“I am really excited that some
teachers are aware of the reduced
scholarship cost for Lewis County
students and are encouraging their
students to get motivated and sign
up for the race,” said co-organizer
Mary Hendricks of St. Patrick
Church. “We are paying for the
scholarships by selling advertising on the back of the shirts this
year. We hope that this will be the
encouragement that students need
to be motivated. Our race is not
about making money but about
getting people moving.”
The other co-organizer is physical therapist John Weber of SJMH.
For several years racers were
invited to bring their canine friends
for the event. The third place winner
in the male division was accompanied by his German pointer in
2013. Organizers ask that the dogs
be well-behaved with other animals
and people. Please be sure to bring
a cleanup bag for any accidents.
For more information call J.
Spelsberg at (304)-269-8167.
Applications can be obtained
at SJMH or by going to www.
stonewallhospital.com and finding
the application for the race on the
opening page with a Weston 5K
Wellness button. Go to the city website at www.cityofwestonwv.com.
Marriage Licenses
Tara A. Wine, 29 and Aaron M.
Queen, 29, both of Camden.
Jessica A. Ashley, 32, and
Jonathan M. Davisson, 34, both
of Weston.
Courtney L. Carpenter, 21,
and Bruce L. Hefner, 47, both of
Weston.
Crystal L. Hefner, 25, and Billy
Dunbar, Jr., 28, both of Weston.
Kristin B. Burnside, 34, and
Charles H. Barrett, 41, both of
Jane Lew.
Click It
Or Ticket,
Cops Vow
Jesus Is Lord - Get Some
moving the vehicle to ensure that
everyone in the vehicle is properly
restrained. Click It or Ticket.
!!!!ATTENTION!!!!
The next Fire Board Town Hall
Meeting will be Monday, March 7,
at the Pricetown FD at 6pm. The
purpose of the meeting is to provide
information and answer questions about
the upcoming Fire Levy.
More meetings are scheduled at area
fire departments and community bldgs.
All are encouraged to attend.
March 28 Midway Fire Dept
April 4
Walkersville Fire Dept
April 11
Ireland Community Bldg
April 25
Weston Fire Dept
May 2
Vandalia Community Bldg
Preschool
Registration
Set To Begin
Lewis County Preschool is a
collaborative program combining
the services of Lewis County Board
of Education (BOE) and Central
WV Community Action Head Start.
Registration dates and locations
are being announced for parents
to register their child(ren) for the
2016-2017 school year.
Preschool programs will be
a four day program and will run
from Monday through Thursday,
8 a.m. until 3 p.m. Parents/guardians can register their child(ren)
for preschool/kindergarten at the
Lewis County BOE Building,
239 Court Avenue in Weston. Call
Lisa Helmick at (304)-269-8300 at
extension 135, with any questions.
The items needed prior to a child
entering school are:
> Immunization records after
child’s fourth birthday.
> Birth certificate from the Office of Vital Statistics.
> Prior to starting school, all
children must have an up-to-date
WV Health Check completed by
the child’s physician and an up-todate Oral Health Check completed
by the child’s dentist. Both health
checks have to be completed within
a year before child enters school.
Children must be four years old
on or before Aug. 31, to register
for the preschool program or five
years old on or before Aug. 31, to
register for kindergarten.
No child is guaranteed enrollment at any specific school or location for preschool. BOE preschool
classrooms are currently housed at
all elementary schools and Weston
Head Start Center.
Transportation will be the same
schedule as other Lewis County
school children.
Children who are currently enrolled in a BOE preschool program
this year do not have to register
for kindergarten, providing they
completed the Preschool Program.
The Lewis County Board Office
will register preschool/kindergarten students from 8:30 a.m. to
3:30 p.m. until Aug. 5. Follow the
signs that say “PK/Kindergarten
Information” to room 209.
There will be an open house
before the end of the school year
for children to visit the school that
they will be attending. That day
will be announced at a later time.
Daily
Weston Arbors, 10 a.m.
Criss Manor, 8:15 and 10:15
a.m.
Weston Commons, 10:30 a.m.
If you need transportation to do
errands, shopping, or go to the
Nutrition Site, please call by
8:30 a.m. the day you need a
ride or the day before.
Suggested Donations
Wal-Mart from Weston - $2
each way
Weston transports, $1 each way
Jane Lew-Weston $2.50 one
way/$5 roundtrip
All out in county transports to
Weston
$2.50 one way
$5 roundtrip
Clover Fork, Orlando and
Oil Creek
Every Thursday
Wal-Mart
Every Wednesday at 12:30 p.m.
Please call and be put on the list.
Plan this day for shopping so
that they do not make extra trips.
Out of County Medical Transportation
Out of county medical transportation is available. Call David
Atkinson to make arrangements
at (304)-269-5738.
Out of county contributions are
on a sliding fee based on income. Atkinson will ask about
monthly income when making
arrangements for a ride.
Clarksburg from Weston will
be around $30 per ride. Morgantown from Weston will be
around $55 per ride.
Medicaid Transports
If you have a Medicaid Card and
need transportation to a medical appointment, you must call
the new broker for this service,
MTM, to schedule a ride at
1-(844)-549-8353.
Provider 9527- Transportation
is available Monday thru Friday.
Call David Atkinson 304-2695738.
The Weston Democrat - Wednesday, March 2, 2016—A3
Lewis Countians:
Up Close
and Personal
“Lewis Countians: UP CLOSE AND PERSONAL” takes a
look at people who help make up the Lewis County community.
Handle With Care
Meeting Is Tomorrow
In collaboration with the West
Virginia Center for Children’s Justice and the Lewis County Board
of Education, the Lewis County
Family Resource (FRN) will hold
a Handle with Care information
session on March 3, at 1:30 p.m.
at West Hall located at 206 E. 2nd
Street in Weston.
Andrea Darr, director of the WV
Center for Children’s Justice, and
Lt. Chad Napier, retired Prevention Resource coordinator for the
Appalachia HIDTA, will present
“Breaking Silos: Handle With
Care” for 60 minutes followed up
with question and answer group
discussion.
Law enforcement, social services personnel, school administration and behavioral health
professionals, school nurses and
counselors and community members interested in the program are
encouraged to attend.
Nationally, 60 percent of children have been exposed to violence,
Arts Class
March 12 Is
Fundraiser
Name: William R. Dodd
Family: Wife, Kim Shamblin Dodd; mother and father-in-law, Phil
and Joanne Shamblin; parents, Bill and Shirley Dodd
Occupation: Engineering Department at Stonewall Resort
Pets: Cat, Bradley
Hobbies: Working on the house
Favorite car: Ford Explorer
Bedtime hour: 9 or 10 p.m.
Favorite TV program: NCIS
Favorite type of music: Country
I will not eat: I will try anything
Favorite food: Crawfish
Pet peeve: Being late
Favorite movie: Hell Fighters with John Wayne
Favorite color: Blue
First job: Washing cars for Rogers Motors (now H&M)
Favorite vacation spot: Myrtle Beach
Favorite season: Spring
Advice to the young: Don’t argue with your spouse. Talk it through.
Biggest change over my years: Moving back home after 30 years.
Best lifetime memory: Moving back to Weston.
Legislative AG Office
Contact
Aide Coming
Information To District
Our elected legislative representatives can be contacted as
follows:
Senator Douglas Facemire
Capitol Phone: 304-357-7845
Email: douglas.facemire@
wvsenate.gov
Senator Mike Romano
Email: mike.romano@
wvsenate.gov
Delegate Peggy D. Smith
Email: delegatepeggysmith@
msn.com
Attorney General Patrick Morrisey announced today that a
consumer representative from the
Attorney General’s Office will
hold public events during March
throughout the north-central counties.
The Office representative will
educate consumers on the latest
scams in their area, provide tips on
how to guard their personal information and answer questions about
consumer protection settlements.
Pam Krushansky, a consumer
outreach and compliance specialist
with the Office, will host the events,
which are scheduled for March 23,
from 10:30-11:30 a.m. at the Lewis
County Senior Center in Weston.
Bobbin’s Rockin’ Robins will
be holding a fundraiser on March
12, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the
Jane Lew Park Building. An artist
will give step-by-step instructions
to help participants create their
own one-of-a-kind masterpiece to
take home.
The price for the class is $45
and all supplies will be included.
Anyone interested can visit www.
thestarvingartistwv.com.
Those who want to participate in
the class, must register and pay for
the class on the website by clicking
on “art classes” on the main page.
Everyone must be registered
before March 12. There will not be
any onsite registration or walk-ins
allowed.
A photo of the painting is also
available on the Starving Artist
website. Links to register online
are also on the Lewis County
Announcements Facebook page
as well as Robin’s Nest Travel
Center’s Facebook page.
Those who have not painted
before should not be intimidated
to try the class. The instructor will
assist everyone participating and
instructs in a pace so everyone
can finish. The finished painting is a great decoration or gift.
Please call The Starving Artist at
(304)-622-8606 for questions about
registration or (304)-884-7219
for additional questions about the
fundraiser.
crime or abuse. Forty percent were
direct victims of two or more violent acts. Repeated or prolonged
exposure to violence and trauma
seriously undermines a child’s ability to focus, behave appropriately
and learn in school, often leading
to school failure, truancy, suspension or expulsion, dropping out or
involvement in the juvenile justice
system.
This will be an opportunity with
the Handle with Care program to
help children exposed to violence
through improved communication
and collaboration between lawenforcement, schools and mental
health providers.
Handle with Care provides the
school with a “heads up” when
a child has been identified at the
scene of a traumatic event such
as a domestic violence situation,
a shooting in the neighborhood,
witnessing a malicious wounding or a drug raid at home. Police
are trained to identify children at
the scene, send the child's school
a confidential email or fax that
simply says “Handle Johnny Doe
with care.” No other details are
provided. More than 500 Handle
with Care notices involving more
than 950 children, have been sent
across the state of West Virginia.
The program was designed to
help children struggling with the effects of trauma and to help teachers
and mental health providers better
address issues in the classroom and
provide needed support for students
experiencing trauma.
Additionally, the program allows Child Protective Services to
“stay in the loop,” is an invitation
for law enforcement and educator
collaboration and builds community trust.
For more information,contact
the Lewis County FRN at (304)269-4000 or email lewiscountyfrn@gmail.com, Barbara Tucker
at bctucker@k12.wv.us or Teresa
Clark at teresa.clark@k12.wv.us.
Jeremy S. Ward, 28, of Dog
Run Road, Clay, was charged with
shoplifting at Mountain Traders by
Cpl. M.S. Clark, WVSP, on Aug.
29, 2015.
On Feb. 25, Ward pled guilty before Magistrate Michael R. Gissy.
He was assessed a fine of $50, court
costs of $160.25 and was ordered
to pay $500 in restitution.
Patrick F. Quinn, 35, of McGary Avenue, Weston, was charged
with possession of a controlled
substance/methamphetamine by
Deputy J.R. Moran, LCSD, on
Feb. 23.
On Feb. 24, Quinn pled guilty
before Magistrate Gissy. He was
assessed a fine of $100, court costs
of $160.25 and was given a 90 day
suspended jail sentence replaced
with probation.
Eric W. Richards, 33, of
Homewood Road, Weston, was
charged with driving while license
was suspended or revoked for DUI,
no vehicle insurance and improper
vehicle registration by Deputy Z.M.
Lopez, LCSD, on Feb. 4.
On Feb. 11, Richards pled guilty
to all three offenses before Magistrate Roger D. Clem, Jr.
On the driving revoked charge,
he was assessed a fine of $100,
court costs of $217.65 and received
a 45 day suspended jail sentence
replaced with home confinement.
On the no insurance charge, he
was assessed a fine of $200 and
court costs of $160.25.
On the improper registration
charge he was assessed a fine of
$50 and court costs of $160.25.
Loretta Bell, 53, of Bruceton
Mills, was charged with DUI with
a child in vehicle and improper
vehicle registration by Deputy E.W.
Clark, LCSD, on March 15, 2015.
On Feb. 11, under a plea agreement with the state, Bell pled no
contest to aggravated DUI and the
improper registration charge was
dismissed upon motion by the state
before Magistrate Gissy.
On the DUI charge, she was
assessed a fine of $100, court costs
of $260.25 and was sentenced to
serve 10 days in jail.
Samuel J. Smith, 31, of Pine
Lane, Weston, was charged with
possession of oxycodone by Asst.
Prosecuting Attorney Kurt W. Hall
on Feb. 23.
On Feb. 23, as part of a plea
agreement with the state, Smith
pled guilty before Magistrate Clem.
He was assessed court costs of
$160.25 and was given credit for
120 days spent in jail.
Correction: In last week’s edition we listed the age of defendant
Meagan Black as 45. She is in fact,
25 years old.
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Opinion
Bobing Along
Is a Great Leader in the Wings?
By BOB BILLETER
Should Gitmo Be Closed?
Last week President Obama urged lawmakers to help him close the military prison
at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. He would move
as many as 60 prisoners to the U.S. for
trial or continued detention. His proposal
was met with immediate condemnation on
Capitol Hill.
It is unlikely his plan will advance in the
Republican-controlled Congress. So Obama
may use executive action to close the facility.
If he does this it is questionable if he would
be on legal ground. Ninety-one prisoners
remain at the prison.
It is estimated that about 30 percent of
the Guantanamo prisoners who have been
released to various countries have returned
to the fight against our country. Since he took
office in 2009, Obama has resettled over 147
prisoners who were deemed to pose a minimal
security risk. Of the 91 prisoners remaining at
the prison, 35 have been cleared for transfer
to other nations.
Previewing the closure blueprint last
week, senior Obama aides said that 30 to 60
detainees are expected to be brought to U.S.
facilities if the plan is approved. There are
13 potential facilities in the U. S. that might
be used to house detainees.
Just why Obama’s desire to close Guantanamo is so important to him is a mystery.
Many of these prisoners have killed American
servicemen and they will do so again when
released. We remain at war with these terrorists in the Middle East. Never at any time
in history has a nation released dangerous
combatant prisoners who will return to a
conflict that is still in progress.
How can we ask our young men and women
to continue to fight for their country when
the prisoners they capture in combat are
released to fight them again and kill them?
Such a policy defies reason.
The debates involving the Republican
candidates for the nomination for president
have grown more and more insulting as the
campaign progresses. If they continue like
they have been going they will become so
sordid that the networks won’t be able to
cover them. The candidates should show a
little more respect for each other.
But each of them wants to win and live
in the White House for eight years so they
seek to paint the frontrunner, whomever he
is, as a bum who shouldn’t be permitted to
roam the streets much less the White House
grounds. There ought to be a better way.
Last Thursday night in Houston, Texas,
Sen. Marco Rubio was vicious in his attacks
on Donald Trump. Sen. Ted Cruz was very
nasty in his remarks about Trump. The debate
came just days before the 11-state round of
voting that could lock up the nomination. Rubio was the principal aggressor of the night.
The Republican candidates are probably
harder on each other than they will be against
Hillary Clinton if she wins the Democratic
nomination. Does this make sense?
If the Republican who wins the nomination ends up being viewed by the public as
a lowly street fighter, the nomination may
do him little good. He probably will lose
the election. A president, of course, should
be able to defend himself but he should also
have more dignity than a brawler.
Also, obviously some of these vicious attacks and nastiness are reported in the foreign
press and such crudeness probably leads to
a lack of respect for our society.
Obviously the candidates indulge in distasteful language and remarks against each
other because they want to be the occupant
of the White House, not because the public
should be led to believe that their opponents
are despicable people. If the nastiness continues as it has been going the debates in the
fall may be too vicious to show on the tube.
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could have had the success that he
has had in business. He is a good
speaker and he has proven himself
to be an extremely good politician.
But he doesn’t come across to me
as being a savior who can lead
our country out of the morass and
back to sanity. Furthermore, he has
been involved in some questionable business deals and he uses
some rough language that is not all
that appropriate for a presidential
candidate.
Dr. Ben Carson is a fine surgeon,
I’m sure. But he has no experience
in politics and frankly I don’t see
him as a leader — certainly not a
leader who can deal with Congress
in accomplishing great things for
the world.
Sen. Marco Rubio is obviously
intelligent but his youthful looks
are a problem for him. He looks
about the age of the average college
junior. And he doesn’t talk like a
president at times. He appears at
times to be very proud that his
father was a bartender. Is that appropriate for a man seeking the
The Lowry Column
Unlock Terrorist’s Phone
Debates Are Bitter
Sharron Hamric
Scott Lantz
Lucas Garrett
The contests we hold every
four years to elect our presidents
are very exciting events but I am
extremely disappointed this year
by the candidates in both parties.
In just seems to me that this nation
of 320 million or so people should
be able to get people to lead us
who are brilliant, charismatic and
born leaders. This year I don’t see
candidates in either party who fit
that bill.
Take the Democratic candidates.
Sen. Bernie Sanders has intelligence and he has years of experience in government and politics.
But he is very, very dull. And he is
a socialist. It amazes me that there
are only two serious Democratic
candidates for president and one of
them is a socialist. This is a crazy
year for politics in our country but it
is almost a certainty that a socialist
is not going to get the nomination.
Hillary Clinton is an intelligent
woman, she has an excellent education, she has been a U.S. senator
and Secretary of State, and she is
the wife of an ex-president but she
does not have a winning personality, she is dull and hordes of people
do not trust her.
The Republicans have more
candidates but do any of them really
stand out as being extremely well
qualified to hold the most powerful
office in the world? I hardly think
so. Donald Trump is a graduate of
the business college at the University of Pennsylvania, believed by
many to be the best business school
in the nation.
He has gained great wealth and it
seems unlikely that a dumb person
most important office in the world?
Sen. Ted Cruz has only been an
American citizen for a short time, I
understand. And he isn’t well liked
by his fellow senators, I believe. As
this is written not one senator has
endorsed him.
And then there is Gov. John
Kasich of Ohio. Kasich is an intelligent man and he has an impressive political background. He has
a nice personality. But he doesn’t
have the charisma that a successful
politician should have.
Maybe I’m being too critical,
you say. Perhaps. But what we are
trying to do here is pick a leader
in our country who will turn our
country around, bring it back to
fiscal sanity and regain respect for
the U.S. in the world. That is going
to take an exceptional man and I’m
sorry but I don’t see anyone among
the above mentioned people who
fills the bill.
A president to be successful —
and we need such a leader very
badly right now — needs to be
an extremely talented person. It
would be most helpful if he had
some military experience because
he probably will have to make some
key military decisions during his
term. He should, of course, have
some legislative experience. He
should be extremely talented in
dealing with people.
I just don’t believe that any
of these candidates has the ideal
qualifications to lead our country
back to the honored status that it
once had and needs to have again.
An incompetent leader can do
great damage to our society. An
exceptionally talented one could
lead us into a glorious era.
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The FBI wants access to the
iPhone of San Bernardino terrorist
Syed Rizwan Farook, and Apple
CEO Tim Cook is resisting and
putting his refusal in apocalyptic
terms. Should Apple comply with a
judge’s order to help the FBI, we’re
supposed to believe, it will have
created the privacy equivalent of
a doomsday device, making everyone vulnerable to the intrusions of
government and depredations of
hackers and criminals.
This is trite marketing -- only
Apple can save us from Big Brother,
and by the way, please keep buying our phones -- masquerading
as bravery.
In the San Bernardino case,
one wonders whose privacy Apple
thinks it’s protecting. As former
prosecutor Andrew McCarthy
notes, Farook is dead. There is no
doubt that the government has
probable cause to search his phone.
And the phone in question didn’t
even belong to him. It is the property of his former employer, the San
Bernardino County Department of
Public Health, which had the right
to search it at will and is fine with
the FBI gaining access to it.
Apple wants to give the impression that the key to Farook’s phone
is the key to the kingdom, but it’s
not so. As Timothy Lee explains
on the website Vox, the FBI doesn’t
need to defeat the encryption on Farook’s phone and thus, in theory,
endanger the encryption on other
phones. It just needs to get into the
phone. For that, it needs to get past
the first line of defense, the device’s
passcode.
This is possible through what
is called “brute force.” A robot can
punch in every possible combination until the phone unlocks.
Except the iPhone has security features to defeat anyone who doesn’t
know the passcode. The FBI wants
Apple to change the software on
Farook’s phone so it can force the
device open.
This isn’t Armageddon. As Lee
writes, “Apple has tacitly admitted
that it can modify the software on
Farook’s iPhone to give the FBI access without damaging the security
of anyone else’s iPhone.” No one is
going to have his or her privacy
compromised because the FBI,
in this one instance, with heroic
technological exertions, gets into
a dead terrorist’s phone.
Apple’s position is basically,
Don’t worry about ISIS, don’t
worry about tracking down every
possible lead in a terrorism case.
Worry about what cooperating with
the government might do to the
company’s reputation, and about
a parade of horribles that might
ensue if we slide from here several
miles down a slippery slope.
If Apple wants to avoid getting
coerced by Congress into building
a real “backdoor” to all its software,
a much larger and more fraught
proposition, it has embarked on
a foolish course by choosing such
an unsympathetic test case. The
chances are high that Apple will
be seen to be acting unreasonably
-- since it is acting unreasonably.
Apple’s contribution to American life is a product that is almost
impossible to live without. The
company is synonymous with sleek
and cool, and has an enormous
reservoir of goodwill. It shouldn’t
diminish it by staking out an indefensible position and elevating it to
faux high principle. Unlock Syed
Rizwan Farook’s phone.
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To the Editor,
My name is Courtney R. I’m a
fifth grade student at Harlan Intermediate School in Harlan, Iowa.
My class is studying the geography
and history of the U.S.
I am excited to learn more
about your state of West Virginia.
I would really appreciate it if you
would send me clothing, postcards,
information and souvenirs on your
wonderful state.
My teacher, Mrs. Newlin, would
like a car license plate, if possible,
for a school project. I really appreci- Sen. Romano for voting “no” on
ate your time and look forward to this bill in the Senate. They are
learning more about West Virginia. friends of rural residents.
Thank you.
Bill Suan
Courtney R.
Big Headaches
Are Proposed
To the Editor,
Politicians often propose new
and ignore existing legislation.
The results are BIG headaches for
Americans:
> Bernie Sander’s proposal to
provide free college tuition will
cost $75 billion. Bernie’s plan is
to pay this cost using a financial
transaction tax imposed on Wall
Street speculators. But what will
really happen? Complications with
using a transaction tax include:
It will encourage tax avoidance
schemes by speculators, and middle
class investors in mutuals will bear
a portion of the tax burden. So, as
usual, middle-class Americans will
get stuck paying most of this cost.
> Ted Cruz’s flat tax proposal
potentially adds over $10 trillion
to our national debt over ten years.
Our current $19 trillion debt is
already eroding America’s fragile
economy. Without real spending
cuts, additional debt will be devastating.
> Carrier Corporation recently
fired 1,400 of their employees
because Carrier’s manufacturing
operation is moving to Mexico
where labor costs are cheaper.
Since Congress won’t replace our
convoluted IRS income tax, dilemmas similar to this one are being
repeated all across America.
Such problems are some of the
reasons frustration with our politicians is growing.
Big problems need big solutions. Please visit BigSolution.
org and learn how FAIRtax will
eliminate or minimize these and
other big problems.
Thank you,
Joe O’Hara
GOP Attacks
Property Rights
To the Editor,
SB508 is not a bill against frivolous lawsuits or trial lawyers. This
is a private property rights issue.
The nuisance suit law is an old law
to protect people’s right to enjoy
their home and property.
For example, when you finally
settle into your dream home and
have a neighbor build a pig farm
next door. It does not physically
damage your property but, makes
your life unbearable and you can
no longer enjoy the investment in
your home.
On a larger scale, the natural
gas industry builds a 10 acre pad
next door. The activity on the pad
is 24 hours a day, seven days a
week, of an industrial site a few
hundred feet from your bedroom
window. You now have dust/mud,
lights, noise and fumes and trucks
coming to the pad. Loud compressors, speeding trucks, county roads
impassable and even worse your
source of water becomes unusable.
You cannot move because the value
of your home has dropped and you
need that equity to relocate.
The industry has found themselves with rural residents who
were hopeless, until they were
advised of their right to sue under
the nuisance suit law. They now
have some hope to get compensated
for their damages.
Now, the Senate passes a bill
to change the law for the industry.
SB508 changes the nuisance suit
law to favor an industry that has
created unbearable situations for
innocent people.
We need a balance between
rural residents and industry so we
can all live together. The industry
has bullied our mineral and landowners. Don’t change the law for
them so they can continue their
abuse. Please tell your delegates to
vote “no” on SB508. Changing the
rules for these bullies to continue
their abuse is a vote against private
property owners.
Thank you Sen. Facemire and
Bill Should
Be Defeated
To the Editor,
In the fall of 2011, a set of laws
were passed in a special legislative session concerning natural
gas drilling. These new laws were
basically a gift for the gas industry,
at the expense of West Virginia citizens health, well being, safety and
peace of mind. The only comfort
we had, was the fact that if things
got really bad, if drilling impacted
us too much and began to ruin our
lives, we could at least protect
ourselves by taking the offending
company to court.
SB508 will take that safety net
away from West Virginia citizens.
We will be like sitting ducks on our
own property, in our own homes,
in our own schools, in our own
communities. And this is not only
a “drilling” issue. Can you imagine
retiring, finally building that home
in the country you have always
wanted, only to have your neighbor
put in an industrial sized pig farm
right up against your property?
No longer could you sit on the
porch sipping iced tea on a hot
summer evening. No longer could
you grandchildren play safely
in the yard as you look on. The
stench would force you indoors
and because of your neighbor’s
choices, you could not sell and
move because next to a pig farm, or
a compressor station or a pipeline
operation, or even a well pad, your
property would now be worthless.
Please urge your representatives
not to take away West Virginia
Citizen’s Constitutional rights to
pursue happiness, to feel safe and to
have their day in court should they
need it in the future. After all, they
are our representatives. It’s about
time they start acting like it.
Nancy Bevins
CEOS Seeks
Ex-Belles of
Folk
Festival
Lewis County CEOS Heritage
Handwork Show Chairperson
Marsha Gant is seeking information about former/deceased Lewis
County Folk Festival Belles. In
an effort to showcase the Lewis
County Folk Festival Belle program to the public, a display of
Lewis County Folk Festival Belle
costumes and such is being planned
for the 2016 Heritage Handwork
Show to be held at WVU Jackson’s
Mill on Sept. 2-4.
Former Belles are asked to share
dresses, hats, handbags, programs,
sashes and so forth for the collective
Lewis County CEOS Folk Festival
Belle display. Framed pictures are
also invited. The public attending
the Jubilee Heritage Handwork
Show will learn about the Belle
program through this time-honored
display.
Please direct questions about
the Belle display to Chair Marsha
Gant at (304)-931-4807. Also, call
Marsha Gant with any information
about a former/deceased Lewis
County Belle.
A pre-registration form is to
be completed in order to get an
idea about the number and types
of articles to be displayed. Please
contact the WVU Lewis County
Extension Service at: 104 Center
Avenue, Weston, WV 26452 or
phone (304)-269-4660 to request a
form. Forms should be completed
no later than April 15.
The Folk Festival is held annually in Glenville. Most W.Va. Counties select a Belle to represent their
county for this traditional festival.
The Lewis County CEOS selects
and supports the Lewis County
Belle each year. For information
about the Lewis County CEOS
program, contact the WVU Lewis
County Extension Service at (304)269-4660.
Council
Continued from 1A
and extending the term of office of
newly elected city officials from
two to four years but there is no
specific mention of adopting a
city manager form of government.
However, soon after the city did
begin experimenting with the idea
when it began employing a city
manager to oversee the day-to-day
operations of the local government.
Councilman Wyllie said during
the meeting that the city has department heads to oversee the police,
street and fire and building inspection departments and he could not
see any need for a city manager.
Wyllie indicated that most of the
duties performed by a city manager
were duties that could be performed
by a mayor and the city clerk.
Councilman Justin Roy was not
so sure and pointed to successes
with a city manager form of government in such cities as Bridgeport
and Buckhannon.
Mayor Spelsberg said one big
difference between Weston and
those cities was money. “We just
don’t have the money to operate
under like they do,” she said. She
indicated that she did not think the
city needed or could afford to have
a city manager.
No action was taken on the
topic, as the meeting was a work
session to discuss topics of concern only.
Also discussed by the council
was the budget. Each of the department heads submitted their
rough draft budget requests for
the upcoming year. The city must
adopt an operating budget by the
end of March.
Department heads encountered
some problems in determining
budget amounts as they did not
have clear rate amounts for such
items as health insurance and retirement rates that must be included
for employees. City Clerk Kristin
Droppleman agreed to ascertain
those rates by contacting the company that does payroll for the city.
Public Works Director John
Hogan expressed concern about
non-payment of bills for street
paving projects. The money for
the projects was donated by West
Virginia American Water and
Hogan indicated that the money
earmarked for those projects might
not have been spent or might have
been spent for other things.
Hogan also indicated that come
spring, the state will be doing paving, sidewalk and drainage work on
First Street and Town Run.
Budgetary practices under former Finance Manager Michelle
Allen were questioned, with the
mayor commenting that many
adjustments to the budget would
be necessary and a lot of questions
needed to be answered about past
practices.
It was noted during the meeting
that the city had only received two
applications for the position of
finance manager.
Council members also discussed possible solutions to the
parking dilemma on High Street.
Parking on the street has been
a problem since the opening of
the Lewis County Judicial Annex. Employees at the annex and
courthouse, as well as those doing
business with the county often park
on the street as it is not metered and
is free. This creates a problem for
residents on the street that have no
where else to park.
A possible solution to the parking problem would be designating
the street as residential parking
only and issuing parking permits
for residents only. The issue will
be referred to the city attorney for
advice.
Mayor Spelsberg also suggested
that in the near future the council
consider the formation of a building
commission or some type of urban
renewal authority so that the city
could obtain grants and loans to
demolish dilapidated buildings and
fund projects such as remodeling
of the former Knights of Columbus
building on Court Avenue. The
Better Buildings Committee has
discussed the possibility of turning
the old building in to an arts center
if funding could be secured.
The city council will meet in
regular session on Monday, March
7, at the Weston Fire Department
with the meeting to start at 6 p.m.
Use of Addicting
Drugs on Rise
Narconon would like to remind
families that the use of addicting
drugs is on the rise. Take steps to
protect family members from drug
use. If you know anyone who is
struggling with drug addiction, get
them the help they need.
Call 1-800-431-1754 or visit
drugabusesolution.com for a free
brochure on the signs of addiction
for all drugs.
Narconon also offers free
screenings and referrals. Narconon
can help overcome drug addiction.
At The Capitol
Legislature's Lawmaking
On Sunday Is Criticized
By PHIL KABLER
FOR THE WEST VIRGINIA PRESS
ASSOCIATION
Charleston - With the 2016
regular session of the Legislature
winding down to its final two
weeks, legislators worked through
the weekend - creating some consternation.
Sen. John Unger, D-Berkeley,
an ordained minister who pastors three churches in Jefferson
County in the eastern panhandle,
objected to a planned Sunday session, saying he could not serve his
congregations Sunday morning
and early afternoon and make it
back to Charleston in time for the
Senate session.
“They’re putting me in a situation where I have to chose between
my congregations or my constituents. My religious freedoms are
being violated,” said Unger, who
was prepared to go to Kanawha
Circuit Court seeking an injunction
to prevent the Senate from meeting on Sunday. That court hearing
was averted when Unger reached
an agreement with Senate leaders
that they would not take votes on
any matters on Sunday.
Senate President Bill Cole,
R-Mercer, called Unger’s action
gamesmanship.
“I am extremely disappointed
by what is clearly a sad attempt
at political gamesmanship and
obstructionism. The West Virginia
Constitution unambiguously calls
for a 60-day legislative session.
It makes no exceptions,” Cole
said. “Today’s attention-seeking
publicity stunt by Senator Unger is
embarrassing, not only for him personally, but for this body as a whole.
It shows how little respect Senator
Unger truly has for the institution
of the West Virginia Senate. When
Senator Unger was in the majority
party, he had absolutely no problem
with working on Sundays.”
Unger blamed the leadership for
poor time management resulting
in the weekend sessions, saying
the decision to limit most bills
to review in only one committee
was resulting in excessively timeconsuming floor sessions. “The
committee process is being done
on the Senate floor,” he said.
Highlights of the week at the
Capitol:
> The Senate passed 24-9
legislation that would legalize
concealed carry of firearms without
undergoing background checks or
gun safety training and without
requiring a state permit (HB 4145).
Two days later, the House and
Senate reached a compromise on
the final version of the bill, sending it to the governor. Gov. Earl
Ray Tomblin vetoed a similar bill
last session, citing overwhelming
opposition from law enforcement
officers and is expected to veto
this bill.
However, this year, the bill
passed early enough in the legislative session so that legislators will
still be in session to override the
governor’s veto, making the bill
law over his objections.
The compromise approved is
intended to encourage residents
to take gun safety training by providing a tax credit of $50 to offset
the costs of the course. The House
version originally offered a $100
credit that could also be used to
defray the $100 cost of obtaining
a five-year concealed carry permit,
but senators balked over potential
costs to the state of $3 million or
more a year.
> The House of Delegates
passed 73-20 legislation to block
implementation of Common Core
educational standards (HB4014),
after expanding the bill to also
block yet-to-be adopted science
education standards.
Several delegates spoke in favor
in delaying adoption of the science
standards, over concerns they might
teach that burning fossil fuels contributes to global warming.
The bill goes to the Senate.
> The Senate passed a Tomblin
administration bill to increase state
tobacco taxes after raising the
governor’s proposed cigarette tax
increase of 45 cents a pack to $1 a
pack, which would raise the tax to
$1.55 a pack (SB420).
Advocates of the higher tax said
it would not only raise an estimated
$115.3 million to fund public employees’ health care premiums in
the Public Employees Insurance
Agency plan and to close budget
gaps, but would be more effective
at deterring smoking.
“You have to hit somebody hard
enough in the pocketbook that they
say, “Now, I’ll quit,” said Sen. Tom
Takubo, R-Kanawha, a physician.
Likewise, Sen. Roman Prezioso,
D-Marion, said the higher tax
would discourage young people
from taking up smoking.
“If we can make an impact on
our youth, I foresee that we can
make a great impact on our state,”
he said.
The bill passed the Senate on a
26-6 vote, putting pressure on the
House, where a number of delegates
have been outspoken against passing any tax increases.
> The Senate advanced on an
18-14 vote a resolution calling for a
constitutional convention to amend
the U.S. Constitution (SCR10).
As drafted, the resolution calls
for the convention to consider
amendments to limit powers of the
federal government, require balanced federal budgets and set term
limits for members of Congress.
However, critics warned that
the convention - which would be
the first since the Constitution was
drafted in 1787 - could open the entire Constitution and Bill of Rights
to possible revision or repeal.
“It’s the atomic bomb in the
Constitution,” warned Sen. Mike
Romano, D-Harrison. “It opens
up everything in the Constitution.”
However, Senate Judiciary
Chairman Charles Trump, RMorgan, said, “I do not fear the
exercise of the authority expressly
given to the people to control the
federal government.”
If the House approves the resolution, West Virginia would be the
sixth of 34 states needed to call a
constitutional convention
Weapons
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loaded with eight rounds. An extended .45 caliber magazine was
found on the ground among the
debris from the wreck.
Thomas was then placed into
custody and charged with two
misdemeanor counts of carrying a
deadly weapon without a license
or other authorization. He was
arraigned by Magistrate Michael
R. Gissy with bond set at $15,000
cash. He remains held in jail pending the posting of bond or other
court action.
Correction
In last week’s edition of The
Weston Democrat we reported
that Joseph Patrick Bross, III, of
Weston, was arrested and charged
with felony delivery of a controlled
substance/methamphetamineon a
warrant issued in Harrison County.
This is the charge that was supplied to us and the charge that was
reported across the media but it
was incorrect.
Boss was actually charged
with felony conspiracy to deliver
a controlled substance. We also
incorrectly printed his age as 38. He
is actually 37. We regret the errors.
The Lewis County Commission made a proclamation declaring March 2016 as Meals on Wheels
Month in Lewis County. Pictures from left to right are County Clerk Cindy Rowan, Freda Crislip and
Karen Balentine from the Lewis County Senior Center and Commissioners Pat Boyle and Tom Fealy.
Lewis-Upshur Animal Control Facility Director Jan Cochran speaking to the Lewis
County Commission on Monday.
Commission
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than pay an outside entity for cost
savings. County Administrator
Cindy Whetsell agreed to enquire
if the employee could complete
these duties and report back to the
commission.
The quote was tabled pending
further information.
Lewis County Economic Development Authority Director Mike
Herron reported on current activities of the EDA. Herron reports that
the Roanoke School water project
is getting ready to begin. He additionally reported the EDA was in
the process of applying for a small
cities block grant for other potential water projects which could
bring water to other areas of the
county with need. Herron reports
that public information meetings
concerning this are scheduled for
March 7 at 1 p.m., March 15 at 10
a.m., and March 23 at 10 a.m at
the courthouse.
The next regular meeting of
the Lewis County Commission
will be held on Monday, March
7 at 10 a.m. on the second floor
of the courthouse at 110 Center
Avenue. For more information call
(304)269-8200.
Candidates
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on the board of directors of the
Upshur County Senior Citizen
Center, the Child Development
Center of West Virginia and the
United Way.
Judge Reger’s answers to our
questions are as follows:
What work or other experiences qualify you to hold the
office you are seeking?
I have served as judge for the
26th Judicial Circuit from Dec. 1,
2014 to present. Prior to becoming judge, I served as the Upshur
County Prosecuting Attorney from
2005 - 2014. From 1992 until 2005
I served as an assistant prosecuting attorney for both Upshur and
Kanawha Counties, served as
director of the Fraud and Investigation Unit for the WV Bureau of
Employment Programs and was
engaged in the general practice
of law.
What will be your top priority
if elected?
I will continue to effectively and
efficiently manage the docket of
this circuit. This circuit is the busiest in the state. With the addition
of another judge to the circuit, it
will be important to work together
to efficiently manage the docket.
Also, we have implemented the
drug court program in this circuit.
I want to continue to expand this
program in our circuit.
What makes you more qualified or better suited for the position than your opponents?
I am running for circuit judge in
division one. The other candidates
for circuit judge have filed for the
newly created position in division
two. Therefore, I do not have an
opponent in this election.
I have served as your judge now
for 15 months. During that time, I
attended and graduated from the
National Judicial College’s General Jurisdiction Course. I believe
my experience uniquely qualifies
me to serve as circuit judge.
Vying for the circuit judge for
division two are former Circuit
Judge Kurt W. Hall and attorneys
William “Jamie” O’Brien and
Dennis Willett.
Kurt W. Hall
Kurt W. Hall is a resident of Jane
Lew, where he resides with his wife
Liz. They are the parents of three
children and two grandchildren.
Hall is a graduate of Brunswick
High School in Ohio, holds an A.S.
and B.S. degree in mining engineering technology from Fairmont
State University, and his J.D. from
West Virginia University College
of Law.
Hall currently serves as the
assistant prosecuting attorney for
Lewis County under Prosecuting
Attorney Christina Flanigan.
He is an independent Baptist
and attends the Hopes Point Baptist Church. Hall is on the board
of directors of the Lewis County
Senior Citizen Center, serves on the
26th Judicial Circuit Community
Corrections Board, and is a member of local 580 AFM Musicians
Union Board.
Kurt W. Hall’s answers to our
questions are as follows:
I am a former underground coal
miner, familiar with working hard
for a living. I have served three
years as a public defender and 15
years prosecuting crimes, 11 of
those years prosecuting serious
felony cases. I served as your circuit
judge for one and a half years and
have personally tired over 100 jury
trials during my legal career.
if elected?
I will help ease the burden Judge
Reger has as the busiest judge in the
state. I will hear cases and decide
them fairly.
I served a year and a half as
circuit judge for this circuit, trying
10 cases as judge and over 100 as
a prosecuting attorney (jury trials).
My “blue collar” upbringing helms
make me a fair judge.
Those interested in Judge Hall’s
candidacy may visit him on Facebook at Elect Kurt Hall Judge, or
by contacting the Committee to
Elect Kurt Hall, P.O. Box 1488,
Weston, WV 26452.
William “Jamie” O’Brien
William “Jamie” O’Brien is
a candidate for the division two
judgeship. O’Brien is a resident
of Buckhannon, the son of Bill
and Dorie O’Brien of Buckhannon.
He is graduate of BuckhannonUpshur High School, where he was
class valedictorian. He received his
B.A. degree from Ohio Wesleyan
University, his Master’s in Divinity from Yale University, and his
J.D. from Washington and Lee
University School of Law.
O’Brien currently serves as an
attorney and partner in the law
firm of Steptoe & Johnson, PLLC.
He is a Methodist by faith, and
serves as the Lewis, Harrison and
Doddridge County Representative
(District 13), of the West Virginia
State Bar Board of Governors and
is on the board of directors of the
FBI Citizens Academy Alumni
Association. O’Brien serves on
the Board of Pension, Vice Chair,
of the West Virginia Annual Conference of the United Methodist
Church, chair of the Central WV
Heart Walk 2016 for the Amercian
Heart Association, Boy Scouts
P.R.A.Y.E.R. Series Leader, First
United Methodist Church member in Buckhannon, member of
the Buckhannon Lions Club,
Buckhannon-Upshur Chamber of
Commerce, Buckhannon Choral
Society Buckhannon Community
Theatre, WVU School of Law
Moot Court Team Assistant Coach,
the Upshur County Livestock Association and the Lewis County
Livestock Association.
William “Jamie” O’Brien’s
answers to our questions are as
follows:
I have a strong breadth of
experience handling the types of
cases over which a circuit court
judge presides. My law practice
involves representing clients in
civil and criminal matters in both
state and federal court. I also
have represented adolescents in
juvenile proceedings. Moreover,
I clerked for a federal judge, so
I have experience with the daily
requirements and responsibilities
of a judicial officer.
I am involved in my community
and volunteer with youth programs
and community development,
which is important for those who
hold any public office. Finally, I
am measured in my approach to
conflict, can be impartial and listen
to competing sides of a dispute,
and believe that everyone should
be treated with respect. Accordingly, I have the professional and
personal qualifications to serve you
as a circuit court judge.
if elected?
My top priority will be to serve
the interests of justice by being
prepared and diligent, paying attention to consistency and fairness,
and applying the law rather than
making law or overreaching with
the power of the court. The interests of justice is a hard concept to
define generically, because every
case requires evaluation of different
factors and there are many projects
worthy of attention.
The most concrete example I
can provide is how I would serve
the interests of justice through the
new drug court program. The rise
of illegal drug use and abuse of
prescription drugs is a significant
problem in our area. As judge, I
will work with the other judge in our
circuit by continuing to develop the
drug court program so that it will
encourage successful rehabilitation
and equip participants with tools
necessary for their future. We can
strengthen the program by being
diligent in evaluating both the
participants and the structure of the
program, expanding where we see
successes and reconfiguring where
needed. By being consistent and
fair, the participants and the community can take pride in both the
program and those who successfully complete its requirements and
meet its goals.
In this way, addressing both big
and small issues that come before
the court, I will make serving the
interests of justice for you as my
top priority.
What makes you more qualified or better suited for the position that your opponents?
I have the greatest breadth of
legal experience, practicing before
federal and state courts all over
West Virginia, representing clients in criminal and civil matters
ranging from misdemeanors and
felonies to civil contract disputes
to patent infringement to property
damage to abuse and neglect. I have
a long history of being a leader in
my community and remain active
in church and civic organizations. I
have volunteered for years working
with youth in my community to help
provide a positive and structured
environment for them. I have the
appropriate temperament, training,
and dedication worthy of your trust
to serve you in the new circuit
judge position. I am running not
to begin to better my community,
but to serve my community in a
new way.
Those interested in O’Brien’s
candidacy may reach him at Jamie@OBrienforJudge.com, and
can find out more information at
his committee’s website at www.
OBrienforjudge.com, or on Facebook at www.facebook.com/OBrienforJudge. Also, O’Brien says
that he would be happy to attend
any organization event to discuss
his candidacy.
Dennis J. Willett
Dennis J. Willett is a candidate
for division two circuit judge in
the 26th Jucidial Circuit. Willett
resides in Buckhannon with his
wife Tracey Lambert Willett and
his two daughters, Mallory and
Sydney.
Willett is a 1985 graduate of
Buckhannon-Upshur High School,
earned his B.A. degree from West
Virginia Wesleyan College in 1989,
and his J.D. from the Massachusetts
School of Law in 1985.
The aspiring judge is a lawyer
and partner in the firm of Nanners
& Willett, L.C. He is a member of
the Holy Rosary Catholic Church
in Buckhannon, the Buckhannon
Elks, the National Rifle Association, serves on the Board of
Directors of the Lewis/Upshur
Community Corrections Program,
is a delegate to the WV Supreme
Court/WV State Bar Association,
where he serves on the Character
and Fitness Committee and he
serves as treasurer of the Upshur
County Bar Association.
Dennis J. Willett’s answers to
our questions are as follows:
officer you are seeking?
I have been a practicing attorney for 20 years in Lewis
and Upshur counties and have
extensive experience in both civil
and criminal litigation. I served
over 10 years as mental hygiene
commissioner for the Lewis and
Upshur Circuit Courts; former
board member for the Buckhannon
Police Service Commission; current board member for the Lewis/
Upshur Community Corrections
Program; and current member of
the WV Supreme Court/WV State
Bar Assoc. - Character and Fitness
Committee. My wife and I are also
owners of businesses in both Lewis
and Upshur counties.
if elected?
While there are many areas that
I believe the court system needs
improvement, drug abuse is my
top priority. It is at epidemic levels
in our communities and leads to
crime, broken families, lost futures
and is a huge burden upon our
taxpayers. Through my experience
as a lawyer, I have found that our
court system has failed in the past
to confront this epidemic and I
intend to institute new programs to
make our court system pro-active
in this fight.
I will institute my “Justice to
Jobs Program” which will put
employers and community service
providers who are in need of workers in direct contact with the court
to force offenders onto the path of
steady employment and community service and away from drugs
and crime. I will also institute my
“Youth Awareness Program” that
will work with our schools to allow
our students to come to their court,
be educated on the law and allow
them to watch court proceedings
where they will see first hand the
consequences of drug abuse and irresponsible and criminal behavior.
Through these programs and
others I have planned, I intend to
force drug offenders away from
irresponsible and criminal behavior
and toward steady employment and
civic responsibility. By engaging
directly with our young people, I
hope they will learn the ramifica-
tions of poor decision making and
in the future they will think before
they make wrong choices.
I am the only candidate who has
specific plans to improve our court
system by making it proactive to
the needs of our communities. For
too long, our courts have failed to
take the initiative to responsibly
confront the drug epidemic that
is ravaging our families and our
communities. The number of cases
continues to rise and our communities continue to suffer and it is time
for the courts to take a greater role
in this fight.
For just the month of January,
2016, Lewis County’s bill from
the WV Regional Jail Authority was $95,000.00. That’s over
$1,000,000 per year of taxpayer
money that could be better used
for fire departments, ambulance
services, law enforcement and
other local services.
Lewis County taxpayers have
for years been saddled with bills
like this and it is time for the court
to take action. I am not going to be
business as usual. I am the only
candidate offering new ideas and
programs that are designed to confront the drug epidemic and make
the court more responsible to the
well-being of the taxpayers.
Voters may get in touch with
candidate Willett through Facebook and through his website at
www.willettforjudge.com. His
office is located at 45 West Main
Street in Buckhannon and the office phone is 304-472-2480. He
can also be contacted through his
wife’s business at Vineyard Catering, 190 Vineyard Drive, Weston,
phone 304-269-4903.
In next week’s issue of The
Weston Democrat, we will feature
the candidates for Family Court
Judge. All candidates for local and
district office should have received
a candidate questionnaire along
with a timeline for submission of
answers. Any candidate that has
not received this questionnaire
should contact reporter John Wolfe
by calling 304-269-1600.
Batman, portrayed by Ricky Drop, and photographer Brandi
Linger take time for a photo during Saturday’s efforts by the
photographer to raise money in support of Jack Rollins. (Photo
by John G. Wolfe)
Rollins
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Ricky Drop on Saturday and by
Gary Sias on Sunday.
Linger scheduled photo sessions for over 50 children with
the money raised going to support
the Rollins family. Linger said that
she was able to raise over $1,000,
telling media representatives that,
“I hope it can help the family pay
off some of the hospital bills, or pay
for a hotel room for them to stay in.
I know they have to travel a lot. I
hope that it can help with something
like that. Even if it’s small, it will
still make a difference.”
Jack’s love of super heroes gave
Linger the idea of a photo shoot.
“He is the strongest kid I can think
of and I hope this gift will help the
family,” she said.
The photo shoots took place at
the offices of West Virginia Pool
Construction, and Linger was
thankful for the business for helping with the effort.
Linger said, “Everyone signed a
card to send to Jack and a collage
of the photos will be sent out to
him with some of the images so
he can see how much people care.”
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formed musical group, of which
Collins had high praise. Collins, a
Weston native and member of the
church, said that the idea of the
formation of a handbell ensemble
was mentioned to him by some who
had no idea that he was a specialist
in the field. He has directed such
musical groups during his career as
a music instructor and conductor
and was willing to take the lead.
“From there we took the idea,
had a town hall type meeting to
see if such a group was viable, and
went from there. We decided to
proceed with the idea. We received
donations to purchase the bells and
needed equipment within 30 days,”
Collins said.
Practicing since July, the group
has grown to include 28 individuals. They include: Melissa Allison,
Marilyn Bean, Kathy Boyle, Butch
Cain, Diane Collins, John Collins,
Valerie Corley, Joe Flesher, Rock
Garton, Andrea Heath, Betty Hill,
Donna Hull, Kelly Hull, Joe Jerden,
Judy Jerden, Barbara King, Donna
Lake, Gary Lake, Lisa Marlow,
Stanley Marlow, Steve Moran,
Mary Jane Parker, Susie Pickens,
Sheila Rexroad, Cindy Shaver,
Kathy Sims, Becky Warder and
James Weber.
They practice in two groups on
different days of the week. The
group is non-denominational, and
includes members from differing
faiths.
Of the ensemble Collins said,
“Their commitment has been most
admirable. Some began with no
knowledge of even how to read
music. What they have been able
to accomplish is remarkable and
they want to share the beauty of
hand bell music with members of
the community.”
Collins said that such a group
in this area is almost unheard of.
“It’s and expensive and unique
venture,” he said. He praised Father J. Stephen Vallelonga of St.
Pat’s for his support. “This entire
venture could not have happened
without him,” Collins said. He also
credits the success of the group to
a rich musical heritage found in
the Weston area. “ I have members
of the ensemble who had parents
who were very involved in the past
musical history of the area. Some
are sons and daughters of those who
were once part of the renowned
Lewis County Choir, of which I
was a part.”
That rich musical heritage was
evident at the concert presented
on Sunday to the delight of all in
attendance.
Hopefully it is the start of many
concerts to come.
The St. Patrick Church Handbell Ensemble, under the direction of John Collins, is shown in performance on Sunday. (Photo by
John G. Wolfe)
Water Firm Is Granted Rate Hike
The Public Service Commission
of West Virginia issued an order
granting West Virginia American
Water Company (WVAWC) an increase of $18.17 million (15.1 percent) in water rates and $151,000
(19.8 percent) in sewer rates.
WVAWC had originally requested a $35.472 million (28.18
percent) increase in water rates, and
$176,895 (22.3 percent) increase in
sewer rates.
The average WVAWC residential water customer uses 3,256 gallons per month. That customer will
see an increase on their monthly
bill of $6.26. The commission held
eight public comment hearings on
these cases throughout WVAWC’s
service territory.
In today’s order, the commis-
Kim and Dick Harrison at Rotary with a poster that shows the achievements and plans of Lewis
County First to improve the community.
Wendy's Has Fundraiser Tomorrow
For LC First's Little Free Libraries
By EILEEN BILLETER
Wendy’s is donating 10% of
their sales to Lewis County First tomorrow evening,Thursday, March
3, from 5-8 p.m. to assist with
materials needed for the Little Free
Libraries. Everyone is encouraged
to eat at the local restaurant at the
above time to help Lewis County
First with the libraries.
Kim Harrison, the assistant director of the Lewis County Senior
Center, spoke to the Rotary Club
about Lewis County First, an organization devoted to planning and
working toward improving Lewis
County. They meet every first and
third Thursday of the month at the
Lewis County Senior Center or the
Jane Lew Park building at 6 p.m. All
who want to share ideas and work
towards helping Lewis County are
invited to the meetings.
Harrison is a Lewis County native and graduate of Lewis County
High School. She got her bachelor’s
degree in accounting from Chatham University (an exceptionally
well rated University) in Pittsburgh
and a master’s degree in Strategic
Organizational Management from
the University of Charleston.
She is a member of Lewis
County First, a member of the
Stonewall Jackson Memorial Hospital Company, the State Treasurer
United Way
Dinner Is
March 18th
The United Way of Gilmer,
Lewis and Upshur Counties will
hold their annual elimination dinner
on Friday, March 18, at Stonewall
Resort. The social gathering will
begin at 6:30 p.m. with the dinner
to begin at 7 p.m.
The first drawing will take place
at 8 p.m. The grand prize is $1,000.
“It’s one of our biggest fundraising events and everyone really
enjoys themselves,” Executive
Director Beckie Sias said. “This
year we will also be celebrating
that we met our goal by December.”
The menu will include greens
with tomato, cucumber and shredded carrot, choice of dressing,
penne with grilled chicken breast,
roasted cherry tomatoes and
four cheese alfredo, sliced roast
beef with scratch gravy, broccoli
and cheddar casserole, potatoes
O’brien, apple pie and chocolate
mint cake.
Tickets for the event are $35
each and can be purchased by
calling (304)-269-5480 or email
lcunitedway@citynet.net.
of Retire W.Va. and a member of
the Learning Advisory Board at the
Adult Learning Center.
Accomplishments of Lewis
County First include erecting and
operating two small free book lending libraries, one is at Dr. Lively
Park and one is in Jane Lew Park.
More are being build in Jane Lew,
Weston and Ireland. “We are not
having any problems with books
not being returned,” said Harrison.
They are planning a new library at
Leading Creek Elementary. When
it is complete the pupils will paint
it the school’s colors.
Lewis County First partnered
with Rotary on landscaping and
planting shrubs at the two road
islands next to Wendy’s on Smith’s
Run Road.
They improved the Holt property on Main Ave. and held a hugely
successful Halloween children’s
party in conjunction with Rotary.
LC First has plans to level the
property. The Holt family is in the
process of having legal documentation drawn up for Lewis County
First to be in charge of that property.
Lewis County First will attend
a Hubapalooza in Summersville. It
brings together communities who
have worked tirelessly to improve
the quality of life in their communities. It is a great networking experience and a way to implement the
best solutions for the community.
Lewis County First volunteers
and others in the community visited
Lewisburg for their Taste of the
Town Event. The entire community
of Lewisburg comes together each
year to host this one-day event.
Attendees are sold tokens that can
be used to sample fare from The
Greenbrier, other local Lewisburg
chefs and other notable restaurants
in the region. Over 10,000 people
attend the event and proceeds benefit the Arts Center in Lewisburg.
Bob Golden was part of the
Adopt-a-Friend program. When
it closed, the group chose to use
the remaining funds for a building
at Lewis County Park that could
be used by the community for
making entertainment available.
Lewis County First held free entertainment on the stage last year.
They offered to assist the Lewis
County Park put some finishing
touches on the stage by staining the
handicapped-accessible ramp leading into the back of the building.
They plan to further improve the
Holt property, work on a hillside at
Jane Lew, assist the Town of Jane
Lew in hosting once again a Back
to School Beach Bash in July, help
again with a pig roast at Ireland in
September and work with the W.Va.
Mountaineer Military Museum on
a project to honor Lewis County
veterans in December.
Lewis County First can be
reached at the following contacts:
Ray Smith 305-695-0488, Kim
Harrison 304-269-7797 or visit
them on their Facebook page by
clicking and liking Lewis County
First.
Alzheimer’s
Workshop
Is March 8th
The Basics: Memory Loss,
Dementia and Alzheimer’s Disease
Workshop will be held at the Lewis
County Senior Center on March 8,
at 12:15 p.m. It will be conducted by
the WV Chapter of the Alzheimer’s
Association.
The workshop will cover the
differences between Alzheimer’s
and dementia, the warning signs,
how to get a diagnosis, what you
need to know about Alzheimer’s
disease and dementia, information
on detection, causes and risk factors, stages of the disease, treatment
and much more.
For additional information contact the Center at (304)-269-5738.
The center is located at 171 W.2nd
Street in Weston.
PUBLIC MEETING NOTICE FOR INTEREST
IN OBTAINING PUBLIC WATER
The Lewis County Economic Development Authority is
hosting a public meeting for the residents of the Sand
Fork and Wolfpen Run, Wheelers Fork including CO
Rt. 30/19, and Oil Creek areas of Lewis County. The
meeting will be held at the Lewis County Commission
Meeting Room on Monday, March 7, 2016 at 1PM and
another on March 15, 2016 at 10AM. If interested
parties are not able to attend, please send comments in
writing to the Lewis County EDA, 110 Center Avenue,
Weston, WV 26452, no later than March 15, 2016.
The main purpose of the meeting is to discuss future
potential water projects in Lewis County and gain
information on the level of interest of the public in
obtaining water in these or other areas of Lewis County.
Please plan to attend if you reside in these areas
and are interested in receiving public water service.
Health Dept.
Is Offering
Vaccinations
The Lewis County Health Department can provide vaccinations
for children that will be either free,
low cost or billed to one’s insurance. There will be no expense of
the office visit copay.
Vaccinations are currently being administered on Monday and
Tuesdays between the hours of 8
a.m. to 3 p.m. or contact the health
department to schedule a visit.
The health department emphasis
is on preventative care; therefore,
children will have less risk of exposure to communicable diseases
when vaccinated.
Preschool, 7th and 12th grade
students are required to receive
vaccinations prior to the start of
school.
Twelfth grade students that are
going to go into college may also
be required to show immunity to
certain diseases through blood
work called titers.
The health department offers
special pricing for this service
or one’s insurance can be billed.
For more information contact the
Lewis County Health Department
at (304)-269-8218.
Niagara Falls,
Toronto Trip
Set for 2016
A Niagara Falls and Toronto trip
is planned for May 16-20. The price
is $539 for double occupancy and
includes five days and four nights
stay on the Canada side with four
breakfasts and four dinners. A $75
deposit is due when signing up.
Included will be a tour of Toronto, Ontario and a visit to Casa
Loma Castle, a boat ride on a
Hornblower Niagara Cruise, tour
of Niagara-on-the-Lake and a visit
to Fallsview Casino.
For more information contact
Clara at (304)-269-5738 extension 36.
sion also denied the Company’s
request to use a future test year for
determining rates, and canceled the
use of an Allowance for Funds After
Construction (AFFAC).
Evidence in the case indicated
that the Company had actually
reduced its Operation and Maintenance expenses from its last
rate case. The adjustment to base
rates was driven primarily by the
increased investment WVAWC
has made in utility plant necessary to provide utility service to
its customers.
In a separate Order today, the
Commission also revised depreciation rates for WVAWC. The
approved depreciation rates, which
are less than the Company requested, are one of several elements used
to calculate the Company’s water
and sewer rates.
Intervenors in these cases
included the Commission’s Consumer Advocate Division, the
Kanawha County Commission
and the Kanawha County Regional
Development Authority, Advocates
for a Safe Water System, West Virginia Energy Users Group, Steel of
West Virginia, Inc. and the city of
Charleston.
West Virginia American Water
Company serves approximately
170,000 water customers in Boone,
Braxton, Cabell, Clay, Fayette,
Harrison, Jackson, Kanawha,
Lewis, Lincoln, Logan, Mason,
Mercer, Putnam, Raleigh, Roane,
Summers, Wayne and Webster
Counties, and 1,050 sewer customers in Fayette County.
More information, including
an item by item accounting of
all issues presented, litigated and
decided in these cases is available
on the PSC website: www.psc.state.
wv.us by referencing case numbers.
15-0676-W-42T, 15-0675-S-42T,
and 15-0674-WS-D.
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SUN
AND
Wednesday
Wed. Night
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Much colder; a.m.
snow showers
High: 36
RealFeel: 42
Clear
Cloudy, a shower
in the p.m.
High: 40 Low: 31
RF: 49
RF: 38
A little morning
snow
High: 42 Low: 26
RF: 49
RF: 36
A shower in the
afternoon
High: 46 Low: 34
RF: 54
RF: 39
Snow or flurries
possible
High: 48 Low: 32
RF: 63
RF: 36
Cloudy and warmer
Mostly cloudy and
warm
High: 66 Low: 43
RF: 61
RF: 39
MOON
Sunrise Wednesday . . 6:53
Sunset Wednesday . . 6:16
Sunrise Thursday . . . . 6:51
Sunset Thursday . . . . 6:17
Sunrise Friday . . . . . . 6:50
Sunset Friday . . . . . . . 6:18
Sunrise Saturday . . . . 6:48
Sunset Saturday. . . . . 6:19
Sunrise Sunday . . . . . 6:47
Sunset Sunday . . . . . . 6:20
Moonrise Wednesday 1:40
Moonset Wednesday 12:00
Moonrise Thursday. . . 2:33
Moonset Thursday . . 12:50
Moonrise Friday . . . . . 3:25
Moonset Friday. . . . . . 1:45
Moonrise Saturday . . . 4:13
Moonset Saturday . . . 2:46
Moonrise Sunday . . . . 4:59
Moonset Sunday . . . . 3:52
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Low: 19
RF: 31
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Shown is Wednesday’s
weather. Temperatures are
Wednesday’s highs and
Wednesday night’s lows.
New
First
Waynesburg
34/21
Woodsfield
33/18
McConnelsville
35/19
Marietta
36/19
Athens
35/20
Saint Marys
37/19
Full
Mar 8
Mar 15 Mar 23
SOLUNAR TABLE
Major
5:11 a.m.
5:59 a.m.
6:47 a.m.
7:35 a.m.
8:23 a.m.
8:23 a.m.
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Sunday
Monday
Minor
11:23 a.m.
12:11 p.m.
12:34 a.m.
1:22 a.m.
2:10 a.m.
2:10 a.m.
Major
5:35 p.m.
6:24 p.m.
7:13 p.m.
8:02 p.m.
8:51 p.m.
8:51 p.m.
WEATHER HISTORY
Q: If today’s weather roars, what
will happen?
Record high temperatures were set
across the East on March 2, 1991.
Pittsburgh and Erie, Pa., rose to 74
and 70 degrees, respectively. Albany,
N.Y., reached 65, and Charleston,
W.Va., jumped to 81 degrees.
Parsons
38/18
Glenville
37/24
Elkins
35/20
Ireland
37/19
Spencer
38/20
Petersburg
43/24
Buckhannon
35/20
Grantsville
38/21
The solunar period schedule allows planning days so you will be fishing in
good territory or hunting in good cover during those times, Major periods begin
at the times shown and last for 1.5 to 2 hours. The minor periods are shorter.
WEATHER TRIVIATM
Philippi
35/22
Weston
36/19
Palestine
38/20
Minor
11:47 p.m.
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1:48 p.m.
2:37 p.m.
2:37 p.m.
Clarksburg
36/24
West Union
36/22
Harrisville
38/21
Kingwood
36/20
Fairmont
35/21
Middlebourne
36/19
Parkersburg
37/25
Mar 1
Morgantown
36/24
New Martinsville
36/20
MOON PHASES
Last
High: 60 Low: 40
RF: 64
RF: 44
Franklin
41/19
Sutton
39/21
Clay
38/23
Webster Springs
36/17
Summersville
35/16
Charleston
39/27
Monterey
36/15
Marlinton
36/19
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A: March will go out like a lamb
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Weather (W): s-sunny, pc-partly cloudy, c-cloudy, sh-showers, t-thunderstorms, r-rain, sf-snow flurries, sn-snow, i-ice
Thursday, March 3rd &
Friday, March 4th, 2015
Butcher Shoppe
USDA CHOICE Beef
Fresh Store Cut
Butcher Shoppe
Ground Fresh
Several Times A Day
Butcher Shoppe
2
$
98
lb.
Butcher Shoppe
$
2 68lb.
Dockside Fisheries
Individually Quick Frozen
Boneless Skinless
Chicken Breast
Boneless
Pollock Fillets
Butcher Shoppe
USDA Inspected
6ct pkg,
Selected Varieties
Farm of Pride
Turkey Breast
Hillandale
Bagels
5 / $20
1
$ 48
lb.
24 oz. carton
Selected Varieties
United Dairy
Cottage Cheese
2/ $5
$
2/ $10
12 oz pkg,
Regular
Country Corner
Bake Shoppe
Fresh Baked
Sugardale
Sliced Bacon
4 / $10
59 oz ctn
Selected Varieties
Donald Duck
Italian
Orange Juice
Bread
$
ea.
Butcher Shoppe
30-36 oz pkg
Nibblers, Strips or Patties
2/ 4
Butcher Shoppe
16-18 oz pkg
Selected Varieties
On-Cor Breaded
Chicken
Uncle Charley’s
Sausage Grillers or
Patties
Sunny Fields Produce
14.26-31.78 oz pkg
Selected Varieties
10/ $10 2/ $6 3 / $9 99
Or Simply $1 Each!
18.2-18.3 oz box,
Fudge or Dark Chocolate Fudge
Duncan Hines
Brownie Mix
10/ 10
$
Or Simply $1 Each!
1 lb bag
Pasteurized
Shelled
Walnuts
$ 99
ea.
2
28 oz bag
Essential Everyday
12 ct Glazed Steak Fries
Donuts
$ 98
$
ea.
1
8.7 oz Froot Loops,
9 oz Rice Krispies or
10.5 oz Frosted Flakes
Country Corner
Bake Shoppe
Kellogg’s Cereal
3 / $5
lb.
7 90lb. 98¢
23 oz Cheese Balls,
Country Corner
Bake Shoppe
30 oz Party Mix, 28 oz
Special Hard Pretzels or 19 oz pkg, Maple Brand
23 oz Jax
Utz
Snack Barrels
1
$ 68
VALUE PACK!
Individually Quick Frozen
Sold in 5 lb pkg
2.5 lb bag
Butcher Shoppe
Always Fresh Store Cut
Quality Pork For Your Family
Boneless Sirloin Fresh Certified Boneless Whole
Ground Chuck
Tip Roast
Pork Loin
S
2 DAY SALE
SAVE
SAVE
SAVE
Energy Aid Application Deadline Extended
NG
WESTON, WV
2D
SAVI
Y
A
4/ 5
Little Debbie
Big Packs
$
2/ 6
19.6-28.4 oz pkg
Selected Varieties
Tombstone
Original 12”
Pizza
4 / $11
Downtown Deli
Downtown Deli
Cherry or Apple
Pies
Wilson
Sandwich Pepperoni
or Hard Salami
Amish Classics
American, Swiss
or Hot Pepper
Cheese
While Supplies Last!
No Rainchecks Please!
Fresh Baked
8”
$
2 98ea.
Kretschmar
Virginia Ham
$
3 88lb.
3 88lb.
$
The West Virginia Department
of Health and Human Resources
today announced a second application period for the Low Income Energy Assistance Program (LIEAP)
began Monday, Feb. 29, and will
end Friday, March 11.
Applications only will be accepted for new households that
were not previously approved for
LIEAP assistance. The federally
funded program assists eligible
state residents in paying home
heating bills.
Eligibility for LIEAP benefits is
based on income, household size
and whether or not the household
is responsible for paying its home
heating bill. Income must be at or
below 130 percent of the federal
poverty guideline for the household
size. In situations where a heating
emergency exists, applicants must
be seen by a DHHR worker.
The maximum allowable gross
income levels for LIEAP FY 2016
are listed by household size and
monthly allowable income: one
person, $1,276; two person, $1,726;
three person, $2,177; four person,
$2,628; five person, $3,078; six
person, $3,529; seven person,
$3,980; eight person, $4,430; and
nine person, $4,881. For each additional person, add $451.
Households whose countable
income exceeds the maximum
amount are not eligible.
However, some types of income
may be excluded for LIEAP.
Applications may be obtained
at local DHHR offices, community
action agencies, or senior centers
operated by any Area Agency on
Aging. Applications are also available online at www.wvinroads.org.
Completed applications should be
delivered or mailed to the DHHR
office located in the applicant’s
county of residence.
All applications must be received by DHHR or postmarked
by March 11. Applications received
after this date will not be approved.
Mailing the application to any other
office or to a utility company may
delay receipt by DHHR and prohibit processing of the application.
The program is limited to the
amount of federal funding allocated
to West Virginia under the LIHEAP
Block Grant.
LIFESTYLES
Marks 97th Birthday
Primary Election Candidates
For National Office
President
Jeb Bush (R)
Ben Carson (R)
Chris Christie (R)
Ted Cruz (R)
Carly Fiorina (R)
David Hall (R)
Mike Huckabee (R)
John R. Kasich (R)
Rand Paul (R)
Marco Rubio (R)
Donald J. Trump (R)
Hillary Clinton (D)
Roque Rocky De La Fuente
(D)
Paul T. Farrell, Jr. (D)
Keith Judd (D)
Martin J. O’Malley (D)
Bernie Sanders (D)
Ida Webb celebrated her 97th birthday on Feb. 14. She was surrounded by her children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
She resides in Roanoke.
Outdoor Burning
Curb in Effect
West Virginia Division of Forestry officials remind residents that
the state’s spring forest fire season
starts March 1 and runs through
May 31. During these three months,
daytime burning is prohibited from
7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Outdoor burning is
permitted only between the hours
of 5 p.m. and 7 a.m.
State law requires a ring or safety
strip around all outdoor fires to keep
them from spreading. This safety
strip must be cleared of all burnable
material and be at least 10 feet wide
completely around the debris pile.
Additional requirements of the
state’s fire laws include staying
on-site until the fire is extinguished
and burning only vegetative materials like leaves, brush and yard
clippings.
Anyone who starts a fire that
escapes and causes a wildfire or
forest fire is subject to fines ranging
from $100 to $1,000. An additional
civil penalty of $200 also will be
assessed.
The Division of Forestry offers
these tips for safe outdoor burning:
> Burn only after 5 p.m. - it’s the
law - and put the fire out completely
by 7 a.m.
> Put debris in several small
piles instead of one large one.
> Never burn on dry, windy days.
> Select a safe place away from
overhead power lines, phone lines
or other obstructions and where the
fire cannot spread into the woods
or weedy or brushy areas.
> Clear at least a 10 foot area
around the fire and make sure the
area is clear of all burnable material.
> Have water and tools on hand
to extinguish anything that may
escape the burn area.
> Be conscientious of neighbors
and don’t burn debris that produces
a lot of smoke at times when smoke
does not rise. If the smoke spreads
out near the ground instead of
rising, put out the fire and burn
another time.
> Stay with the fire at all times
until it is completely out. Leaving
a fire unattended for any length of
time is illegal.
> Call 911 immediately if a fire
does escape.
> Contact local city government offices for possible burning
ordinances when burning within
city limits.
Burning permits that allow
burning during the restricted hours
may be obtained by public utilities
and people burning in conjunction
with commercial, manufacturing,
mining or like activities. These
burning permits cost $125 each
and are issued by local Division
of Forestry offices. A permit is
required for each site where this
type of burning takes place. Burning permits also may be obtained
for agricultural purposes. No fee
is required for permits issued for
burning for agricultural purposes.
Burning permits are not issued
for burning yard waste, including
grass clippings, leaves, twigs and
branches.
To find out more about West
Thanks in part to a grant of bags, Virginia’s burning laws and where
gloves and tipping fees from the to obtain a burning permit, visit
West Virginia Department of En- www.wvforestry.com.
vironmental Protection (DEP), the
city of Weston will have a cleanup
“Make It Shine Day” on Saturday,
April 9, beginning at 8 a.m. at the
Weston Municipal Building.
“We plan on cleaning up the
streets and more after the awful
winter we experienced,” said
Weston City Clerk Kristin Droppleman. “The sidewalks have lots of
Children in Lewis County will
dirt on them and we want to make join millions of their peers across
our town look great in preparation the country to celebrate the 16th
for the Weston 5K Run and Well- annual National Education Asness Walk which will be held on sociation’s (NEA) Read Across
Saturday, April 16, in downtown.” America Day today.
The Weston Planning ComNEA’s Read Across America
mission has worked together with Day, which celebrates Dr. Seuss’s
the Weston Street Department in birthday and the joys of reading,
coordinating the yearly cleanup expects more than 45 million readin the past. As always, volunteers ers, both young and old, to pick up
are needed to make the day a suc- a book and read.
cess. There have been 4-H groups,
To honor the good doctor and
Planning Commission members, celebrate the fun and value of
Girl Scouts and other high school reading, MountainHeart Commuvolunteers working that day.
nity Services, Inc. is asking you to
In preparation for the cleanup, join NEA and many of America’s
businesses or residents should leading literacy, youth and civic
look at the sidewalks in front of groups in bringing a nation of readtheir establishments and take the ers together under one hat, the red
initiative to clean and sweep them and white stovepipe made famous
ahead of the Make It Shine Day. by the Cat in the Hat, for a flurry
Being proactive and cleaning those (or furry) of reading excitement.
areas ahead of time will make it
The goal is to show America’s
even more successful.
children the joy of reading and
In the past year, the Lewis- build a nation of readers today and
Gilmer Solid Waste Authority was every day.
able to get several grants for the
For activity ideas, please contact
city including one for trashcans and your local MountainHeart office at
the other to enclose the recycling 239 Court Avenue, Weston or call
center by TALA.
304-269-5332.
Mayor Julia Spelsberg also
For more information on NEA’s
wrote another grant to provide the Read Across America, visit www.
city with more trash cans and sev- nea.org/readacross and www.
eral stations to pickup doggie waste. readacrossamerica.org to learn of
To volunteer April 9, please call other reading celebrations that are
the city building at (304)-269-6141 happening from coast to coast.
or Spelsberg at (304)-269-3683.
Cleanup Day
Is April 9
In Weston
Read Across
America Is
Set for Today
U.S. House of
Representatives
(Second District)
Alex X. Mooney (R)*
Marc Savitt (R)
Mark Hunt (D)
Tom Payne (D)
Harvey D. Peyton (D)
Cory Simpson (D)
Robert “Robin” Wilson, Jr.
(D)
* = Incumbent
for District/Local Offices
Circuit Judge (26th Circuit )
(Two Elected, One Each
Division)
Division One
Jacob E. “Jake” Reger*
Division Two
Kurt W. Hall
William “Jamie” O’Brien
Dennis James Willett
Family Court Judge
Mikal-Ellen Bennett Bailey
Theresa Cogar Turner
Robert Reed Sowa*
County Clerk
Cindy Stout Rowan (R)*
Circuit Clerk
Beth Burkhart (R)
Bob Taylor (R)
Stephen F. Moran (D)
David Parks (D)
Doug Stalnaker (D)
County Commissioner
Rod Wyman (R)
Thomas V. “Tom” Fealy (D)*
John M. Shaffer (D)
Prosecuting Attorney
Christy Talbert Flanigan
(R)*
Sheriff
Adam M. Gissy (D)*
Assessor
John Breen (R)
T. Chad Kelley (D)*
Magistrate
(Two Elected, One Each
Division)
Divison 1
Ed Browning
Roger D. “Rob” Clem, Jr. *
Division 2
Michael R. Gissy*
Conservation District
Supervisor
William E. McClain*
Board of Education
(Four Elected)
Fredric “Mike” Allman
Debbie Clem*
Priscilla Teter Gould
Vicki Kerrigan
Robert L. Mitchell*
Michael Monachello*
Connie Clem Riffle
Richard Garrett Woofter
Tori (Williams) Zielinski
* = Incumbent
The Weston
Democrat
for State Office
Turning 70
Governor
Bill Cole (R)
Booth Goodwin (D)
Jim Justice (D)
Jeff Kessler (D)
Secretary of State
Barry Holstein (R)
Mac Warner (R)
Natalie Tennant (D)*
Patsy Trecost (D)
Auditor
John “JB” McCuskey (R)
Mary Ann Claytor (D)
Jason Pizatella (D)
Robin Righter (D)
Treasurer
Larry W. Faircloth (R)
Ann Urling (R)
John D. Perdue (D)*
Commissioner of Agriculture
Kent Leonhardt (R)
Walt Helmick (D)*
Attorney General
Patrick Morrisey (R)*
Doug Reynolds (D)
Supreme Court Justice
Brent Benjamin *
Wayne King
Darrell V. McGraw, Jr.
Beth Walker
William R. “Bill” Wooton
State Senate (12th District)
Franklin D. Cornette, II (R)
Derrick W. Love (R)
Doug Facemire (D)*
House of Delegates
(46th District)
James R. Atchison (R)
Patrick S. Martin (R)
Peggy Donaldson Smith (D)*
* = Incumbents
2 Students
Are Cadets
At Academy
Phillip Robert Crum and William Andrew Taylor have been
appointed to Class 1-16 of the
Mountaineer Challenge Academy.
Cadet Crum, son of David
and Sarah Crum of Crawford,
and Cadet Taylor, son of Eva and
Cody Lovett of Weston are two of
163 Cadets attending a 22 week
residential course designed to help
youth improve their leadership and
employability skills while working
towards earning the completion
certificate from the NGYCP and/or
a high school diploma for qualifying students.
Qualifications for a high school
diploma include: successful completion of the NGYCP Career and
Technical Pathway, pass the high
school equivalency exam and obtain Level IV on WIN.
The Mountaineer Challenge
Academy, which is sponsored by
the West Virginia National Guard,
was established at Camp Dawson
in September 1993.
In addition to its unique educational programs, the ChalleNGe
Academy provides a quasi-military
environment in which Cadets learn
self-discipline, respect and team
building techniques.
A First Leave Ceremony was
held on Friday, Feb. 12. This Celebration marked the end of the First
Phase of the ChalleNGe Program.
Future activities for the Corps of
Cadets include ASVAB testing,
Service To Community Projects,
and a trip to the State’s Capitol.
Applications for the next class,
which begins in July, are now being taken. For more information,
please contact the Mountaineer
ChalleNGe Academy toll-free at
1-(800)-529-7700.
GSC Open House March 19
Future Pioneers are invited on
Saturday, March 19, from 9 a.m.
until 12 p.m. to participate in the
upcoming Glenville State College
(GSC) Spring Open House.
The open house will begin with
check in from 8:30-9:30 a.m. at the
Heflin Administration Building
Presidents Auditorium, followed
by an information session about
GSC from 9-10 a.m.
The session will provide an
overview of student services, financial aid, housing and more. Campus
tours will then be held from 10-11
a.m. with an academic department
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fair taking place afterward in the
Mollohan Campus Community
Center Ballroom.
The fair is an opportunity to
view information from various
academic departments and meet
faculty members.
The day will wrap up with a free
lunch in Mollohan’s Restaurant at
12 noon. Optional tours of GSC’s
Waco Center will be available
after lunch.
To sign up, visit www.glenville.
edu/adm.events or call (800)-9242010.
Jerry Alkire will be turning 70 on March 8. He will celebrate
his birthday with friends and family. If you see him wish him a
happy birthday.
Hope Takes Repair
Responsibility
Dominion Hope has received
permission from the Public Service
Commission of West Virginia to
implement a new Customer Service Piping Program (CSPP),
beginning March 1, 2016. Under
CSPP, Dominion Hope will assume
responsibility for the replacement
of the natural gas service line from
the point of the customer’s property
line, right of way or easement to
the customer’s meter.
In addition to replacing existing
service lines, Dominion Hope also
will install service lines for new
customers. Prior to March 1, it was
the customer’s responsibility for the
repair, replacement or installation
of that portion of the service line.
Dominion Hope’s CSPP was
part of a recent filing made by the
company following approval of
Senate Bill No. 390.
On March 13, 2015, the West
Virginia Legislature passed Senate
Bill 390, which became effective
June 11, 2015.
With the passage of Senate
Bill 390, all state gas utilities are
authorized to file for approval of a
comprehensive program of replacing, upgrading and expanding gas
distribution systems.
Dominion Hope’s comprehensive program is called PREP
(Pipeline Replacement and Expansion Program), of which the new
CSPP is part.
Crafters
Are Sought
For Jubilee
Debora Garrett, president of
the 2016 Jackson’s Mill Jubilee
Committee, announced that the
committee is accepting applications for crafters.
Crafters who wish to participate
are encouraged to get applications
turned in at the earliest possible
time to reserve space. Over 100
crafters are expected to participate.
As an added incentive this year,
Garrett says that all crafters who
have their applications and fees
turned in by April 1, will have their
names put in a hat for a drawing
for $100.
Those interested are asked to
read all of the crafter rules and
regulations posted on-line at www.
jacksonsmilljubilee.net and submit
applications which are available for
printing at the site.
If you are a new crafter and
would like to participate, please
submit a photo of your booth along
with a list of the items you wish
to sell and their prices with the
application.
Send applications and check
or money order to: Jackson’s Mill
Jubilee, P.O. Box 370, Weston,
WV 26452.
Under the Dominion Hope’s
new CSPP, the homeowner is
still responsible for the care and
maintenance of the piping from the
meter to the household appliances
and equipment.
If a customer has purchased
service line warranty coverage for
that portion of natural gas service
line from the property line to the
meter, he or she will no longer
need to continue the coverage after
March 1.
It is recommended that he or
she contact the warranty service
provider to discuss policy coverage and to find out if it covers
household piping.
For additional information
about Dominion Hope’s Customer
Service Piping Program, customers
can call 1-(800)-688-4673 between
7 a.m. and 7 p.m. Monday through
Friday.
N.Y. City
Trip Is Set
For April 22
Have you ever dreamed of a
spring day in the city that never
sleeps? Here is your chance. Join
the red-eye trip to New York City,
leaving Weston Marketplace at 9
p.m. on Friday, April 22.
It will arrive in New York City
the morning of April 23. The entire
day will be spent touring, shopping
or taking in a Broadway show. They
will catch the bus at 11 p.m. and
return back to Weston the morning
of April 24.
The cost of the trip will be $125
(nonrefundable) with proceeds to
benefit the New WV Law Enforcement Memorial. There are limited
seats.
Please call Vicki at (304)-2691593.
Rotary Blood
Screening Is
April 2, 9
The old adage “an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure” is
relevant to many parts of our lives.
Those individuals concerned
with their health can have that
ounce of prevention at a low price
when participating in the Multiphasic Blood Screening coordinated by
the Weston Rotary Club and Stonewall Jackson Memorial Hospital.
Dates for this year’s screenings will be Saturday, April 2, and
Saturday, April 9, from 7 a.m. to
10 a.m. at Stonewall Jackson Memorial Hospital, located on Rt. 33
west of Weston.
B2—The Weston Democrat - Wednesday, March 2, 2016
‘Love Letters’ Campaign Is Held
Seniors in Lewis County received handmade Valentine’s Day
cards created by youth volunteers
from across the country. DoSomething.org, the largest organization for young people and social
change, has teamed up with Meals
on Wheels America for the third
annual Love Letters campaign.
“What an awesome campaign.
The seniors receiving the valentines
were so excited. They so appreciated the young people taking the
time to think of them,” stated Dinah
Mills, director of the Lewis County
Senior Center.
The popular campaign, encouraging young people to create
handmade Valentine’s Day cards
to lift the spirits of older adults
ran through Feb. 15, and cards
were included in meal deliveries
to Meals on Wheels clients across
the country.
Young people who signed up at
DoSomething.org/loveletters and
reported back with a photo were
eligible to win a $5,000 scholarship.
“Love Letters is one of DoSomething.org’s most popular campaigns because young people get to
use their creativity to help brighten
an older adults’ day during a peak
time of isolation and depression,”
said Naomi Hirabayashi, Chief
Marketing Officer at DoSomething.org.
Since 2014, nearly one million
cards have been distributed through
Meals on Wheels America’s network, which serves nearly 2.5
million homebound seniors each
year. The support of the volunteers
and meals this network provides is
critical to helping them maintain
enough independence to stay in
members tackle campaigns that
impact every cause, from poverty
to violence to the environment to
literally everything else. Any cause,
anytime, anywhere.
Meals on Wheels America is
the oldest and largest national
organization supporting the more
than 5,000 community-based
senior nutrition programs across
the country that addressing senior
hunger and isolation.
The network exists in virtually
every community in America and,
along with more than two million
volunteers, delivers the nutritious
meals, friendly visits and safety
checks that enable seniors to live
nourished lives with independence
and dignity.
By providing funding, leadership, research, education and
advocacy support,
Meals on Wheels America empowers its local member programs
to strengthen their communities,
one senior at a time. For more
information, or to find a Meals on
Wheels provider near you, visit
www.mealsonwheelsamerica.org.
Shown are Jim Lockard and Geneva Glover.
their own homes.
The Lewis County Senior Center provides home delivered meals
to persons that are 60 years of age or
older that need assistance to remain
in their own homes. People who
could benefit from receiving a noon
meal can call the center and talk
with Nutrition Supervisor Karen
Balentine at (304)-269-5738.
DoSomething.org is one of the
largest global orgs for young people
and social change. Its 4.8 million
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housands have had to weep over their
blunder in looking for their Heaven on earth.
(Revelation 18:19) “And they cast dust on
their heads, and cried, weeping and wailing
saying, Alas, alas, that great city, wherein
were made rich all that had ships in the sea
by reason of her costliness! For in one hour
is she made desolate.”
Russel Keesecker and Reba Shaffer.
Church Hosts Church Plans
Care, Share Lenten Rites
Broad Run Baptist Church in
Jane Lew will host a Care and
Share program in which articles
of clothing, accessories and more
will be given away along with food
pantry items by appointment only.
All donated items are completely free of charge and Pastor
Rick Garavaglia said that there is
a huge selection of school age kids
clothing to choose from.
Don’t miss out on a great opportunity to donate or pick up clothes
for school at the Broad Run Baptist
Church Care and Share.
For more information call the
church at (304)-884-7413.
WESTON CHARGE
Bealls Mills United Methodist
Church
Bendale United Methodist
McCanns Run United Methodist
Pastor Ron Brown
269-4807
Broad Run Baptist Church
Jane Lew
Pastor Rick Garavaglia
cell: 304-672-5678
office: 304-884-7413
Broad Street United Methodist
Rev. Richard Justice
Office - 269-5123
Church of Christ 269-2129
Church of Nazarene
Pastor Toby Dukich 269-7452
Church of Jesus Christ of
Latter-Day Saints
269-4320
First Baptist Church
Rev. Kenneth Miller
269-1569
Freeman’s Creek Baptist Church
Pastor Phil Heater
Jackson’s Mill Baptist Church
Pastor Greg Miller
Murphy’s Creek Baptist Church
Rev. Wease Day
Mt. Carmel Baptist Church
Reverend Stanley Herrod
Point Pleasant Baptist Church
Pastor Carl Radcliff 873-1821
Rock Grove Baptist Church
Pastor Ben Hall 304-745-5882
Troy Baptist Church
Jim Ballenger 873-2224
There will be Lenten Services
at Broad Street United Methodist
Church beginning Feb. 10, starting
at 12:05 p.m. Immediately after the
services there will be a luncheon.
The schedule will be as follows:
March 2, Ron Brown, guest
speaker; March 9, Dwayne Brown,
guest speaker; March 16, Bonnie
Starkey, guest speaker; and March
23, Bruce MacBeth, guest speaker.
The schedule of Easter services
will be: March 24, Holy Thursday
Service at 6:30 p.m.; March 25,
Good Friday Service at 6:30 p.m.;
March 26, Sunrise Service at 6:30
a.m. with breakfast to follow; and
Morning Worship at 10:45 a.m.
STONECOAL CHARGE
Stonecoal United Methodist
Church
Attend the Church of Your Choice
Weston Church of Christ
819 Camden Ave., Weston, WV
Minister Rick Beck 304-517-1387
Word of Life Ministries
269-6492
“At that time Jesus, full of joy through the Holy Spirit, said, ‘I praise you,
Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because you have hidden these things
from the wise and learned, and revealed them to little children.”
-Luke 10:21 NIV
Jesus Wept
FREEMANSBURG CHARGE
Freemansburg United Methodist
Church
Miles Chapel
Churchville United Methodist
Camden United Methodist
Pastor Paul Thompson
269-5168
The shortest verse in the Bible–at least in the English translations–is
found in the Gospel of John: “Jesus wept.” (John 11:35) The eleventh
chapter of John’s gospel recounts the death and rising from the dead
of Lazarus, when Jesus was moved to tears by the death of his friend
Lazarus and by the tears of Lazarus’s sister, Martha. Though short in
length, this small verse is important, because we realize that Jesus was moved
deeply by natural human sympathy. Having the soul of divinity did not
preclude him from experiencing very real human emotions. Yes, even Jesus
was prone to the spasms of emotion that overcome us when our bodies
cannot contain the overflow of our spirits. He wept also over Jerusalem, as
he entered it in the last days of his life, prophesying of its destruction, and
perhaps weeping over the fact that this great city should become a scene of
bloodshed and strife for centuries to come. (Luke 19:41-44) The next verses
in Luke show Jesus becoming angry and driving out the sellers in the temple.
There are many times when Jesus expressed righteous anger or
compassionate sorrow, but we should not forget that he also rejoiced.
– Christopher Simon
Fisher Baptist Camp
269-7218
First Presbyterian Church
Rev. Bruce Macbeth 269-2801
Haleville Union Mission
269-3836
Hope’s Point Baptist Church
Pastor Dan Vaughn
304-444-5602
Kingdom Hall of
Jehovah’s Witnesses
269-6570
Lost Creek Church of God
Bishop Ronnie Beeson
269-4103
Message of Light Tabernacle
Rev. Martin Hoover 884-7197
Mt. Clare UM Church
Rev. Rodney D. Heckert
269-5869
New Life Southern Baptist Church
Glady Fork Rd.
269-6446
Orlando Baptist Church
Rev. Lonnie Ramsey 452-8469
St. Matthew United Methodist Church
Rev. Tim Conrad
269-2428
Bennett’s Furniture Center
9-5 Mon. - Sat. Closed Sun.
126 Main Ave., Weston
269-1522
Swisher Feed Co.
Kiddy Monument Co.
Weston Dairy Mart
765 US Hwy. 33 East, Weston, WV
Phone 269-5573
Over 30 Years Serving WV
Wal-Mart
Weston 269-1549
Open daily 7 a.m. to 11 p.m.
160 W. 2nd St., Weston
269-1200
530 Buckhannon Pike, Weston
269-2841
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Horner United Methodist Church
Pastor Bob King
WALKERSVILLE CHARGE
Elijah Chapel
Ireland United Methodist
Church
Crawford United Methodist
Church
Vandalia United Methodist
Church
Fall Run U M Church
Rev. Dwayne Brown
WALDECK CHARGE
Waldeck United Methodist
Church
Gee Lick United Methodist
Church
Mt. Morris United Methodist
Church
Valley Chapel United Methodist
Grace Baptist Temple
Fairview United Methodist
43 Parkway Drive, Jane Lew
Pastor Roger Brown 304-884-6682 Church
Rev. Russell Furr 269-5889
Vineyard World Outreach
Ministries, Jane Lew
Grace Fellowship Church
Rev. Chad Belt 884-6572
Rev. William Hunt 269-6524
JANE LEW CHARGE
Jane Lew First United Methodist
McWhorter United Methodist Church
Mt. Hebron United Methodist
Pastor Bonnie Starkey
St. Boniface Catholic Church
Rev. George Manjadi 269-1767
St. Patrick’s Catholic Church
Rev. J. Stephen Vallelonga
269-3048
St. Paul’s Episcopal Church
206 E. Second St.
Father John Valentine 269-5266
Real Life Church
385 Mid Ave.
931-4456
Victory Assembly of God
Mark Anderson 269-5674
Weston Church of God
269-2947
LEWIS CHARGE
Fairview United Methodist
Church
Harmony UM Church
Union Chapel
Berlin United Methodist Church
Rev. Roger McKee 269-4719
MT. Lebanon Church
Pastor. Tim Hughes 884-7919
ORLANDO CHARGE
Orlando United Methodist
Church
Oil Creek United Methodist
Church
Clover Fork United Methodist
Pastor Robert Mitchell
The Word of God Outreach
Ministries
Pastor Elwood Mayle 269-1442
Walkersville Area
Twin Lakes Southern Baptist
Church
Gods House of Mercy Church
Old Rt 33- Horner Rd
Pastor Randy Wagoner 472-7381
St. Johannes Evangelical Lutheran
2746 Little Buck Run,
New Milton
Crestview Manor
Nursing & Rehabilitation
22 Oak St., Weston 269-4300
The Episcopal Church
is here for you.
199 Court St., Jane Lew, WV
884-7811
FOSTER FEED
Bland St., Weston 269-1333
St. Paul’s Sun. worship 10:45 a.m.
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Power Team
Is Coming to
Area Church
The Power Team is coming to
the Victory Assembly of God, Old
Rt. 33 in Weston.
The event will run Wednesday,
March 9-13. The times of the events
are 7 p.m. Wednesday through
Saturday and 4 p.m. on Sunday.
A $2 donation is suggested at
the door. For more information call
(304)-269-5674.
The Power Team is a group of
world class athletes who have performed some of the world’s greatest exhibitions of power, strength,
speed, inspiration and motivation in
every state and in over 40 countries
for over 30 years.
These giant men, many weighing over 300 pounds, can blow up
hot water bottles like balloons,
snap baseball bats like twigs, lift
telephone poles over head, rip
phone books and license plates like
a piece of paper and smash walls
of ice and concrete.
They have several world record
holders, former NFL football players and professional wrestlers. They
have been endorsed by over 50
governors, senators and congressmen for their positive contribution
to the lives of American families.
In 1976, The Power Team
became the “Original” strength
team and evangelistic association, utilizing visually explosive
feats of strength to communicate
positive messages to audiences in
churches, civic centers, stadiums
and coliseums across the nation,
as well as the world. They have
been featured in People Magazine,
The Saturday Evening Post and on
popular TV shows, Walker Texas
Ranger, Ripley’s Believe It or Not
and most recently, several appearances on Steve Harvey’s Big Time
Show on the WB, watched by an
estimated 20 million.
They have also been featured on
ABC, NBC, CBS and CNN, and
spoofed on Saturday Night Live and
Mad TV on the FOX Network. For
over 10 years they have had their
own television show called The
Power Connection, viewed by millions around the world each week.
The Power Team has performed
in over 26,000 school assemblies
over the past 20 years and is ranked
as one of the top school assemblies in the nation. Believing that
inspiration and motivation equals
academic and personal achievement, they tackle the tough issues
of drugs, alcohol, violence, abstinence, peer pressure and suicide.
Schools appreciate the ability of
The Power Team to customize the
topics, content and presentations
to match their audiences. From
elementary ages to high school,
young people all over the world
have been challenged and changed
by their positive messages.
The various members of The
Power Team are among America’s
most sought after speakers, encouraging people to live a life of
excellence and challenging them to
be the best that they can be.
The Power Team has a paralleled
history, with proven effective methods, that churches, corporations,
cities and organizations utilize to
draw people from all walks of life
reaching their communities with
powerful, life-changing messages
of hope and inspiration.
Aglow Meeting
Is March 10th
The Weston Aglow Community
Lighthouse gathering will be on
Thursday, March 10, at the Weston
Church of God at 5:30 p.m and will
begin with fellowship.
The meeting will follow at 6:15
p.m. The Game Changers DVD
will be shown with a discussion
afterwards. All women are welcome. For information please call
(304)-269 6595.
Recovery Group
Meets Tuesdays
Celebrate Recovery, a 12-step
Christ-centered recovery program,
for people who have hurts, habits
and hangups, meets at 6:30 p.m.
every Tuesday at Living Word
Church of God, 16 Thurman Avenue in Buckhannon.
Child care is available and refreshments are served.
If you live in the Weston area
and need transportation call Lori
at (304)-884-7087 or for additional
information call Doug at (304)619-7537. All are welcome.
Church Plans
Easter Event
The Way of Holiness Church in
Buckhannon will hold an Easter
event for families on Saturday,
March 19, starting at 1:30 p.m. at
the church.
For more information call (304)472-9251.
Hot Lunch Menu
For County Schools
The following is for the
week of March 2 - March 9
Wednesday, March 2:
Breakfast: egg and cheese
wrap, fruit, juice, milk
Lunch: chili, grilled cheese,
corn, vegetable sticks, fruit
Thursday, March 3:
Breakfast: Frudel, fruit,
juice, milk
Lunch: taco in a bag served
with Doritos, taco filing, lettuce, tomato, cheese, sour
cream and black beans, brownie
Friday, March 4:
Breakfast: sausage, egg and
cheese biscuit, fruit, juice, milk
Lunch: fish nuggets, baked
sweet potato and apples, garden
salad, roll, fruit
Monday, March 7:
Breakfast: sweet roll, fruit
cup, juice, milk
Lunch: pepperoni roll,
macaroni and cheese, pinto
beans, baby carrots, fruit
Tuesday, March 8:
Breakfast: chicken biscuit,
apple slices, juice, milk
Lunch: hamburger with lettuce and tomato, baked beans,
broccoli/cauliflower with dip,
fruit
Wednesday, March 9:
Breakfast: bagel, grapes,
juice, milk
Lunch: meatloaf, garden
salad, scalloped potatoes,
steamed carrots, roll, fruit
The following is for the week
of March 2 - March 9
Wednesday, March 2: salisbury steak, mashed potatoes and
gravy, carrots, roll, spiced apple
ring
Thursday, March 3: ham and
cheese on wheat bread, vegetable
soup, cottage cheese, pineapple
Friday, March 4: cabbage
rolls, mashed potatoes, wheat
bread, pudding
Monday, March 7: turkey,
mashed potatoes and gravy, dressing, carrots, wheat roll, cookie
Tuesday, March 8: swedish
meatballs, broccoli, lime jell-o
with shredded cabbage, wheat
bread, plums
Wednesday, March 9: pork
with dressing and gravy, cauliflower, harvard beets, roll
GSC Offers
Classes for
Lifeguard
Lifeguard classes at Glenville
State College (GSC) will be held
the first two weekends in March at
the GSC pool in the basement of
the physical education building.
Classes begin at 9 a.m. and last until
4 p.m. each day. The registration
began on March 1.
The classes include online and
classroom work, as well as pool/
swim skills. All classes must be
attended and completed in order to
pass the course. The cost is $150
dollars which includes all materials
needed for the entire course.
Participants must be at least 15
years of age to enroll in the course
and must complete the pre-course
test on March 15, to be able to
register for and take the remainder
of the course.
The pre-course test consists of
three parts: a non-stop, non-timed,
300 yard swim test of six laps
using either the breast or crawl
strokes - freestyle swim, treading
water for two minutes without the
use of hands and a series of events
consisting of swimming 25 feet,
executing a surface dive to retrieve
a brick, resurface, swim back to the
start and exit the pool without the
use of a ladder.
A lifeguard recertification class
also will be offered on Saturday,
April 9, starting at 9 a.m. and lasting until 4 p.m. The cost for that
class is $50 dollars.
These classes are an opportunity to receive the proper training
for a job that currently has a high
employment demand.
For more information and to
register, contact Jennifer Wenner
at Jennifer.Wenner@glenville.edu
or at (304)-462-6436.
Church Offering
Free Food
Food will be given away on
Friday, Feb. 26, at the New Life
Southern Baptist Church located
at 216 Glady Fork Road, off Rt.
33 in Weston, beginning at 8 a.m.
The Weston Democrat - Wednesday, March 2, 2016—B3
Social
Studies
Fair Held
Students from Lewis County
schools participated in the first ever
Social Studies Fair on Saturday.
Winners from Leading Creek
Elementary School and Peterson
Central Elementary School showcased their work to judges with the
hopes of moving on to the Regional
Fair to be held later this month in
Bridgeport.
The overall winner of the fair
was Chase Moss from Leading
Creek Elementary School. Chase
completed a presentation about the
Anna Jarvis Mother’s Day Shrine
and the history of Mother’s Day.
Dalton DeJarnette also from
Leading Creek Elementary was
the second place overall winner
with his presentation on the history of Homer Hickam and the
Leading Creek Elementary School pupil Chase Moss took first
Rocket Boys.
place overall in the Social Studies Fair with his project and presenThe pair will move on to the
tation on the founding and celebration of Mother’s Day.
regional social studies fair later
this month.
Other winners moving on to
Peterson Central Elementary pupils Gerik Walsh and Isaac Smith won in the sociology category
the regional fair include Cameron for their combined project on the life lessons of Star Wars.
Brown from Peterson Central Elementary who’s presentation on
the history of wrestling won in the
world history category.
Peterson Central students Isaac
Smith and Gerik Walsh won the
sociology category with their
combined presentation on the life
lessons of Star Wars.
Judges for the fair were Rhonda
Judy, Grace Tallhammer and Dr.
Carol Williams.
Elimination
Dinner March 4
The Lewis County Senior Citizens Center will be holding its annual elimination dinner on Friday,
March 4. Tickets are $25 per ticket
with a grand prize of $1,000.
Social hour will be held from
6-7 p.m. and the dinner at 7 p.m.
Stop by the center to pick up
tickets or call Dinah Mills or Clara
Atchison at (304)-269-5738.
Dalton DeJarnette from Leading Creek Elementary completed a
Cameron Brown from Peterson Central Elementary School is shown with his project on the history project and presentation on Homer Hickam and the Rocket Boys.
DeJarnette placed second overall.
of wrestling. Brown won in the category for world history.
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Obituaries
John Frederick Ables
nine grandchildren; two greatgrandchildren; six brothers, Carl,
Frank, William, Tommie and Charlie Ables, all of Weston, and Roger
Ables of Rock Cave; and three
sisters, Martha Stump of Weston,
Charlene Allen of Buckhannon and
Carol Ables of Buckhannon.
In addition to his parents, he was
preceded in death by two brothers,
Mike and Dale Ables.
He worked as a coal miner most
of his life. He enjoyed hunting, fishing, auto body and car mechanics
and spending time with his family.
Friends and family gathered at
the Pat Boyle Funeral Home and
Cremation Service, 144 Hackers Creek Road in Jane Lew, on
Sunday, Feb. 28. Funeral Services
followed from the Pat Boyle Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Jay
Burkhart officiating. Interment followed in the Jacksonville Cemetery
in Weston.
In lieu of flowers donations may
be made at the funeral home to assist the family with final expenses.
The Pat Boyle Funeral Home
and Cremation Service is honored
and privileged to serve the family
of John Frederick Ables.
Online condolences may be
expressed at www.patboylefuneralhome.com.
John Frederick Ables, age 76, of
Gee Lick Road in Weston, passed
away at 4:41 p.m. on Wednesday,
Feb. 24, 2016, in the Holbrook
Nursing Home in Buckhannon,
following an extended illness.
He was born in Weston on
Wednesday, Feb. 1, 1940: a son
of the late Frank Ables and Grace
Deleath Posey Ables.
He first married Mary Francis
Welch and they spent 24 years
together and remained friends after
their divorce. In 1998, he married
Scottie Bernadine Carper and they
celebrated 11 years of marriage
before her passing on July 21, 2009. Dottie Sue Bush
He is survived by five children:
Dottie Sue Grogg (Frashure)
Donnie Ables of Pa., Tonya Roy,
Bush,
age 62 of Tanner, departed
Johnnie F. Ables Jr., and Peter
Franklin Ables, all of Buckhan- this life at 3:26 p.m. on Saturday,
non, and Chris Ables of Weston; Feb. 27, 2016, at her residence,
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Along with her parents, she was
preceded in death by one grandson,
Breyer Mathess; two sisters, Lena
Ferguson and Freda Amos; and
eight brothers, Rondel Grogg,
Donal Grogg, Marshall Grogg,
Keven Grogg, Steve Grogg, Leon
Grogg, Jackie Grogg and Freddie
Grogg.
Funeral Services will be conducted at the Ellyson Mortuary
Inc., 2 Vanhorn Drive in Glenville,
at 1 p.m. on Thursday, March 3,
with Pastor Alfred Hickman officiating. Burial will follow in the
Hiney Cemetery in Linn, near Ellis
Road. Visiting hours will be from
4-8 p.m. Wednesday evening at the
Mortuary.
Ellyson Mortuary Inc. is honored to serve the family of Dottie
surrounded by her loving family, Sue Bush with arrangements.
following a five-month illness.
Born Dec. 14, 1953, in Weston: Greta Darlene Hyre
a daughter of the late Leamon H.
and Amy S. Stalnaker Grogg.
She was a homemaker who
loved caring for her family, spending time with friends and spoiling
her grandchildren every chance
she could. She grew up in Tanner.
She married Budge Frashure
in 1970. They remained married
until 1999. She later married the
love of her life Richard Bush. As
her husband, Rick, has said many
times “she had a heart of gold.”
She is well known for her beautiful smile and funny sense of humor.
She was a wonderful cook and
spotless housekeeper. Dottie had
a real love of animals, she leaves
behind her beloved pets, Gator,
Greta Darlene Lowther Hyre,
Ginger and Ghost Buster, who will
age 49, of Jane Lew and formerly
miss her very much.
On Oct. 20, 2007, she was united of Gilmer County, went to be with
in marriage to Richard “Rick” the Lord on Feb. 25, 2016, after an
Bush, who survives at their Tan- extended illness and hospital stay
in Allegheny General Hospital in
ner home.
Surviving are two children, Pittsburgh, Pa.
She was born on April 11,
Wendy (Steve) Mathess of Jane
Lew and Nikki Frashure of Jane 1966, in Sutton: to the late Carl
Lew; one grandson, Branson Junior Lowther and Arbutus ColMathess of Jane Lew; one great- lins Lowther and has two brothers,
granddaughter, Madison Breyer Rob Lowther (Sally) of Glenville
Mathess of Buckhannon; three and David Sims (Leslie) of Parkstep-children, Bryan (Monica) ersburg.
She married Jeff Hyre on April
Bush of Tanner; Chris Bush of
Glenville; and Ashley Huffman 25, 2015, at Sand Fork Baptist
and James of Glenville; six step- Church and they started their life
grandchildren, Richard and Ava together in their home on Jesse Run
Bush, Tyler and Beau Bush and Road in Jane Lew, with their two
Tristian and Remington Huffman fur babies, Dorre and Torre.
She graduated from Gilmer
and eight siblings, Deloris Davis,
Peggy Wade, Connie Cogar, Cath- County High School with the Class
erine Phillips, Billy Grogg, Kenny of 1984 and attended Glenville
Grogg, Anthony Grogg and Danny State College, pursuing a career as
a paralegal, working for law offices
Grogg.
in Parkersburg and the Norfolk, Va.
area. She was a member of the Sand
Fork Baptist Church and ABW and
loved the Lord.
Challenging health problems
led her to leave her job in Virginia
and return to West Virginia to be
closer to family and friends. She
so enjoyed getting together for
family reunions, cookouts, holiday
dinners, church events and spending time with her mom. When her
health would permit she would still
attempt to ride her horse, Kinder.
In addition to her husband,
mother and brothers, she is survived by her step-father, Earl Peters
of Glenville; nieces, Rae-Anna
Lowther of Fairmont and Macken-
zie Sims of Parkersburg; nephew,
Josh Lowther of Stouts Mills; and
several step-brothers, aunts, uncles
and cousins.
She was preceded in death by
her father, Carl Lowther; paternal grandparents, Carl and Vera
Lowther; and maternal grandparents, Lester and Dolly Collins.
Her last wish was to be cremated and a Celebration of Life is
planned by her family for April 16,
at 1 p.m. at the Sand Fork Baptist
Church with the Pastor Phil Wilson
officiating the services. Family and
friends are asked to join the family
in the Church Life Center following
the services.
In lieu of flowers, as requested
per her, family and friends can make
donations in her name to the Sand
Fork Baptist Church.
John P. Sommerfield
James Harold Kerns
John P. Sommerfield, age 83, of
124 E. 1St. Street in Weston, passed
away at 9:20 p.m. on Friday, Feb.
26, 2016, in the Louis A. Johnson
Veterans Medical Center in Clarksburg, following a brief illness.
He was born in Pittsburgh, Pa.,
on July 26, 1932: a son of the late
Frank James Somerfield and Helen
Patricia Piatt Sommerfield.
He first married Mary Palmer
and they had three sons, Robert
Sommerfield of Jane Lew, Tim
Sommerfield of Corryton, Tenn.
and Todd Sommerfield of Transfer,
Pa. He then married Pat Slater and
he helped raise three stepchildren
before her passing, Marianne
Hoilga of Greenville, Pa., Susie
Slater of Tenn., and Scott Slater
of Wash. He is also survived by
several grandchildren; and companion and close friend, Margaret
Starr of Weston.
He is the last surviving member
of his immediate family. He was
preceded in death by his three brothers, Dr. Frank Sommerfield, Dr.
James Sommerfield and Richard
“Dick” Sommerfield. He was an
honored veteran of the U.S. Army,
having served in Germany during
his 1953-1955 enlistment. He attended Penn State College where
he studied Agriculture, then worked
as an inspector for Damascas Tube
Co., in Greenville, Pa., for over 35
years before retiring in 1995.
He is a lifetime member of the
Fraternal Order of Eagles in Lake
County, Fla., the Eureka Lodge 290
in Greenville, Pa., ZemZem Shriner
A1 of Erie, Pa., the Lewis County
Honor Guard of Weston and the
VFW Jordan Post 357. He proudly
owned and maintained a large farm
where he raised 50 head of whitefaced cattle and grew a large garden.
He enjoyed swimming, golfing,
throwing horseshoes and playing
cards at the Lewis County Senior
Center. He had been a resident of
Criss Manor for over 10 years,
where he made many friends.
His request for cremation has
been honored and this family will
have a private burial in the Millbank Cemetery in Fredonia, Pa.,
at a later date.
Expressions of sympathy may
be sent directly to his family c/o
Todd Summerfield, 625 East Crestview Dr. Transfer, Pa. 16154.
In lieu of flowers, donations may
be made to the Broad Street United
Methodist Church at 217 Broad St.
Weston, WV 26452.
and Cremation Service, 144 Hackers Creek Road in Jane Lew, is
honored and privileged to serve
the family of John Sommerfield.
James Harold (Jim) Kerns, age
73, of Avon Park, Fla., formerly of
Weston, passed away in the early
morning hours of Friday, Feb. 26,
2016, surrounded by his loving
family, after a courageous battle
with cancer.
He was born in Weston on June
14, 1942: a son of the late Harold
O. Kerns and Juanita May (Hinter)
Kerns.
On Jan. 1, 1966, he married
the love of his life and the angel
who took such good care of him,
the former Nora E. West. They
celebrated 50 years of marriage
before the Lord called him home.
His compassionate spirit, love
of life, nature and pets will be
carried on by his wife and four
children, Timothy Scott Kerns of
Dodgeville, Wisc.; Cindi KernsFrames of Elyria, Ohio; James
Andrew Kerns of Avon Park, Fla.;
and James Timothy Evans of Morgantown; three grandchildren, Hannah Marie Frames of Elyria, Ohio;
Jessica Nicole Evans of Orlando
and Jack Smith of Elyria, Ohio; two
great-grandchildren, Bailey and
Lilly Evans, both of Orlando; two
sisters, JoAnn (Tom) Finnimore
of Oviedo, Fla., and Karen (Susie)
Kerns of Weston; and his little four
legged babies, doggy, Half-Pint
and kitty, Snowball, who will miss
him dearly.
In addition to his parents, Kerns
was preceded in death by one
brother, Robert Paul Kerns and a
life-long friend and fishing/hunting
buddy, Richard Titchnell.
After retiring from General
Motors, he moved his family back
to his roots of Weston, where he
enjoyed his friends and family that
he had grown up with and fishing
and hunting. His favorite past time
on Saturdays was listening to the
WHAW Swap Shop and he very
much enjoyed it and talking back
and forth with Steve Peters.
He was such a huge part of his
sons chainsaw carving business
and thoroughly enjoyed going to all
the fairs and festivals and meeting
so many nice people. He will be
greatly missed by all who knew
and loved him. He was a friend to
all and “Bubba” to many.
been honored and there will be no
services.
Offers of condolences may be
sent to the family at 135 E. Circle
St., Avon Park, FL 33825.
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Kathryn T. Minnich
Kathryn T. White Minnich, age
86, of Gassaway, died February
24, 2016.
She was born October 16, 1929
in Weston: a daughter of the late
Thomas Edward and Kathryn Teresa Mullady White and grew up
in Loveberry.
Kathryn was a member of the St.
Thomas Catholic Church in Gassaway, where she was a member of
the St. Anne Altar Society. She was
a 50 year member of the GFWC
Woman’s Club of Gassaway and a
past president. She volunteered as
a member of the Braxton County
Memorial Hospital Auxiliary.
She was owner of Minnich
Florist in Gassaway with her late
husband Richard “Dick” Minnich
for 65 years.
In addition to her husband she
was preceded in death by her sister,
Agnes White; and grandson, Jacob
A. Minnich.
She is survived by her children,
Tracy A. Minnich, Tom Minnich,
Margaret Ellen (John David)
Keener and Louise Ann Minnich;
sister, Josephine Cawthon of
Texas; brother, Thomas White of
Delaware; grandchildren, Kathy
Minnich, T.J. (Amanda) Minnich,
Andrew Minnich and John Keener;
great grandchildren, Lilly and Cole
Budseker, River, Oliver and Ella
Minnich, Kurt and Shalynn Minnich and Brayden Minnich; several
nieces and nephews.
A Funeral Mass was held at
noon, Saturday, Feb. 27, at St.
Thomas Catholic Church in Gassaway with the Rev. Father, Rene
Gerona, SVD officiating. Interment followed in the St. Bernard
Catholic Church, Loveberry.
Visitation was two hours prior to
Funeral Mass at the church where a
Rosary service was held at 9:30 a.m.
Condolences may be extended
to the family at www.roachfuneralhome.com.
Arrangements were by Richard
M. Roach Home, Gassaway.
Samuel Lane Fisher
Samuel Lane Fisher, age 49, of
Poplar Street in Jane Lew, passed
away at 2:50 p.m. on Sunday, Feb.
29, 2016, in the United Hospital
Center in Bridgeport, following an
extended illness.
He was born in Weston: a son
of the late William Matthew Fisher
and Eva Jane Burkhammer Fisher.
On Aug. 23, 1994, he married
Roberta Gale Baldwin and she will
miss him dearly after 21 years of
marriage.
He is also survived by two children, Brittany (Matthew) Marlow
of Buckhannon and Brenton (Allison) Fisher of Tuscaloosa, Ala.;
two step-children, Ross (April)
Harrison of Beverly and Kristen
Layfield and companion, Tim
Sponaugle, of West Union; three
grandchildren, Eaden and Gabrianna Marlow and Addalee Fisher;
three step-grandchildren, Paige
and Gavin Harrison and Nathaniel
Layfield; one half-sister, Glenice
Stalnaker and companion, Stanley
Young, of Camden; one nephew
and best friend, Todd Hosey of
Fairmont; and two beloved cats,
Walli and Buttercup, who were
always by his side.
He worked as a truck driver
most of his life, most recently
driving for Summit Transport and
Environmental of Weston. He enjoyed hunting, fishing, watching the
Boston Red Sox and the Pittsburgh
Steelers and spending time with his
grandchildren.
been honored and his family will
have a private Celebration of Life
Service at a later date.
Expressions of sympathy may
be sent directly to the family at:
764 Poplar Street, Jane Lew, WV
26378.
In lieu of flowers, donations may
be made at the funeral home to assist the family with final expenses.
and Cremation Service, 144 Hackers Creek Road in in Jane Lew, is
honored and privileged to serve the
family of Samuel Fisher.
Congressional
Interested in contacting your
representatives in Washington,
DC about an issue of importance
to you? Below is a list of contacts
and phone numbers:
Senator Joe Manchin
Washington - 202-224-3954
Charleston - 304-342-5855
Senator Shelley Moore Capito
Rep. Alex Mooney
Martha Jane Postlethwait, age
79, of the Westfield Community
of Jane Lew, passed away peacefully on Sunday, Feb. 28, 2016, at
her residence, following a sudden
illness.
She blessed this earth and the
lives of her parents when she was
born in Cameron, on Oct. 13, 1936:
a daughter of the late Hugh James
Garton and Merle Edna McCardle
Garton.
She first married Robert Donald
Jackson and they had one child,
Roberta Jane (Bill) Gellner, who
now lives in St. Mary’s. She then
married John Robert Sines and
they had three children before his
passing on April 8, 2006, Kathy
Beale of Weston, Elizabeth (Mike)
Griffith who lives in Jane Lew and
Steven (Melinda) Sines who lives
in Buckhannon. She then married
Ervin Postlethwait Jr. in 1993, and
they celebrated 20 years of marriage before his passing on Oct.
20, 2013.
Her nurturing spirit and unconditional love will be carried on by
her seven grandchildren, Bryan
Hitt, Chelsy Hitt, Cody Griffith,
Amanda Beale, Abigale Gellner,
Melia Sines and Katie Sines, and
five great-grandchildren, Liam
Queen, Noah Griffith, Jonathan
Sines, Violet Burgess and Alexis
Bradley, who will all dearly miss
their Mamaw/Grandma.
As the last surviving member of
her immediate family, she will be
joyously reunited in Heaven with
her parents (Mom and Pap) and
three brothers, Charles Holbert
Garton, Joseph Lawson Garton and
James Hugh Garton.
In her early years, she worked
at the Jackson’s Mill State 4-H
camp and the Weston State Hospital. Later, she became an angel
of service who provided loving,
compassionate care as the owner
operator of the Sines Personal
Care Home in Jane Lew for more
than 20 years. She was a member
of the Broad Run Baptist Church
and lived her life by the virtues of
faith, hope and love. Family was her
greatest blessing in life and she was
the quintessential mom to many
people in the community. She was
the most loving homemaker and
fabulous cook, so no one ever left
her house hungry. She was the glue
that held her family together and she
was always setting her needs aside
to care for everyone else.
Friends and family will gather
at the Pat Boyle Funeral Home
and Cremation Service, 144 Hackers Creek Road in Jane Lew, on
Wednesday, March, 2, from 4-7
p.m. Funeral services will be held
at 11 a.m. on Thursday from the
Pat Boyle Funeral Home Chapel
with the Rev. Rick Garavaglia officiating. Interment will follow in
the Broad Run Cemetery.
and Cremation Service is honored
and privileged to serve the family
of Martha Jane Postlethwait.
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Small Firm
Workshop
IsA Offered
workshop on “Business
Fundamentals” is scheduled from
10 a.m. to 1 p.m., on Thursday,
March 10, in Upshur County.
The workshop is part of the West
Virginia Small Business Development Center (WVSBDC) training
and business coaching program
Three Step Jump Start to help small
business owners receive the right
information at the right time.
The workshop will be held in
the Upshur County Development
Authority located at 30 E. Main
Street in Buckhannon.
Three Step Jump Start helps
entrepreneurs and small business
owners in W.Va. accelerate their
potential success by learning the
structure and services provided by
WVSBDC. The first step is to view
the Three Step Jump Start video
on the agency’s website, www.
wvsbdc.org.
Individuals can then attend the
business fundamentals workshop,
designed specifically for start-ups
and new businesses that will provide essential information on what
an entrepreneur needs to know to
start a business successfully.
There is a $35-per-person fee
for the workshop and registration
is required at least two days in
advance. Attendees paying online
should bring the online receipt copy
to the workshop.
Registration is required at least
two days in advance. To register,
visit www.wvsbdc.org and click
Training Calendar, call Susie Higgins at (304)-472-1757 or email
susannah.v.higgins@wv.gov.
After completing the workshop, interested entrepreneurs or
business owners may schedule
an appointment with WVSBDC
for one-on-one coaching sessions.
The WVSBDC coaches provide
assistance with business plan
development, financial statement
preparation, cash flow analysis and
other services.
The WVSBDC is part of the West
Virginia Development Office and
creates economic impact through
offering entrepreneurs and small
businesses cost-effective business
coaching and technical assistance.
The WVSBDC is funded in part
through a cooperative agreement
with the U.S. Small Business Administration. The WVSBDC is an
Accredited Member of America’s
SBDC network.
Ghost Apps
Is Topic of
Parent Class
The date for a parents only class
on “Hidden/Ghost Apps” is set for
March 16, at 6 p.m. in the Robert
L. Bland Middle School (RLBMS)
cafeteria. “Hidden Apps” can be
disguised as working calculators
but when a person enters a pass
code, it can access hidden inappropriate photos and video.
“Ghost Apps” are widely available for download on smart phones.
These applications can be used to
share inappropriate photos and
video with friends and can be particularly dangerous for children as
many of the applications require no
age verification.
Additionally many of the applications utilize global positioning
system (GPS) technology which
can pinpoint locations of other users
in the area. These can potentially
be in violation of West Virginia and
Federal laws.
RLBMS PRO-Officer Deputy
Bobby Ryan will discuss the
dangers of these applications with
parents, how they work, what they
are used for and provide useful
information on how parents can
stay up to date with the ever growing smart phone and application
technology.
Other professionals from the
area will be on hand to answer questions and provide incite including
Assistant Prosecutor Robert Morris, Courtney D. Simmons from the
West Virginia State Police Digital
Forensics Unit, Assistant Principal
of RLBMS Terra Sherrard and
RLBMS Technology Integration
Specialist Aaron Radcliff.
All parents of school aged children in the county are encouraged
to attend this important class. The
parents only class will be held on
March 16, at 6 p.m. in the RLBMS
cafeteria. The first 250 families will
receive handouts.
Anyone having questions or
needing information concerning this class can contact Officer
Bobby Ryan at (304)-269-8325,
extension 106.
Health Assessment
Focus Group Held
Debbie Sizemore, facilitated a
focus group concerned with health
needs in Lewis County on Friday,
Feb. 26, at Stonewall Jackson
Memorial Hospital (SJMH.) The
group was the second step in the
Community Health Assessment
being created by the Marketing
Department at SJMH and the Lewis
County Health Department. Fourteen interested individuals were on
hand to discuss their impression of
local health issues.
The SJMH Marketing Department had already received 330
surveys in the fall concerning the
issues facing the County. Three
years ago, when this survey was
first done, obesity was at the top
of the list of health concerns. Not
surprisingly, drug addiction, has
taken the top position, followed by
obesity in the current survey. Members of the focus group did not know
the results of the current survey, so
it was no surprise that drug addiction, followed by obesity was the
consensus of the focus group. Other
issues of interest were tobacco use,
heart disease, behavioral health,
diabetes, alcohol addiction, COPD,
cancer, teen pregnancy, nutritional
issues, arthritis and dental care.
Sizemore then discussed each
issue with the group to find out
why there were concerns.
The third part of the group discussion dealt with an action plan.
Drug addiction is a very difficult
issue for people to attack. Some
suggestions were for recovering patients to speak to schools; educating
parents about signs of drug abuse;
taking the education to ball games
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Debbie Sizemore, facilitator
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Assessment Focus group at
Stonewall Jackson Memorial
Hospital, is shown at the event
held on Friday, Feb. 26 at the
hospital.
and sporting events where parents
might listen; providing educational
materials in beauty parlors, barbershops, etc.; open a dialogue with
children; develop critical thinking
for children; and to obtain better
rehabilitation resources.
Workforce
Meeting Set
The Region VI Workforce
Investment Full Board will meet
Thursday, March 10, from 10:3011:30 a.m. at the Marion County
Convention and Visitors Bureau,
located in Fairmont.
Barbara DeMary at (304)-3689530.
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Elimination
Dinner April 9
Is at St. Pat's
St. Patrick School will hold an
elimination dinner on Saturday,
April 9, in the school gymnasium.
The social hour will be from
5:30-6:30 p.m., with dinner to
beginning at 6:30 p.m.
The first drawing will be at 7
p.m. and the top cash prize will be
$1,000. Tickets are $25 each and
one need not be present to win.
Games of chance will be available.
For more information, call
(304)-269-5547.
Healthy Women’s
Wednesdays
Stonewall Jackson Memorial Hospital is pleased to announce that Lynne
Shaver, PA-C, is now accepting patients and scheduling appointments
for Healthy Women’s Wednesdays at Lively Healthcare Center. The
program provides women access to health services that include:
- Annual physicals
- Clinical breast exams
- Pap smears
- Treatment of chronic conditions
in established patients
Lynne is also available Monday – Friday to
provide comprehensive family medicine services
to patients of all ages, including children.
Schedule Your Appointment Today
Lively Healthcare Center
304-884-8941
533 Hackers Creek Rd.
Jane Lew, WV
Pictured are Jean Bennett, former City Clerk, John Hinzman and Circuit Clerk Jim Myers.
Patrick Martin, Republican candidate for house of delegates 46th district is talking to Debbie Clem,
incumbent candidate for the Board of Education.
Lincoln Day Dinner Is Held on Feb. 21
On Sunday, Feb. 21, the annual
Lincoln Day Dinner was held at
the Lewis County Senior Citizen’s
Center in Weston. Gerald Wood
opened the gathering with a prayer
and a wonderful rendition of the
National Anthem.
Chairman of the Lewis County
Republican Executive Committee
Glenn Brown, Jr. and radio talk
show host Mike Queen started the
dinner with introductions of state
and local candidates including,
Justice Brent Benjamin, Sen. Kent
Leonhardt for WV Agricultural
Commissioner, Larry Faircloth
and Ann Urling for State Treasurer,
Mac Warner for Secretary of State,
Republican National Committeeman Kris Warner, Beth Walker
for Supreme Court and Chairman
Conrad Lucas.
Midway through the dinner,
Army veteran Bill Cayton commanded the guests attention in
recognition of all veterans from all
wars, with special acknowledgement of 94 year old WWII veteran
Frank Angotti.
This special moment brought
a heartfelt standing ovation. The
Republican Committee opened
the floor to all candidates, giving
them the opportunity to introduce
themselves and their families.
A special thank you to all
involved from the Lewis County
Senior Center who prepared a
fabulous baked steak dinner.
Lincoln Day Dinner candidates and Republican guests gathered at the Lewis County Senior Center.
Benefit Meal
To Aid Man
With Cancer
A benefit dinner will be held
at the West Milford Fire Hall in
West Milford from 12-6 p.m.
on Saturday, April 2, for Randy
Stover of Good Hope. Randy had
been diagnosed with stage 4 lung
cancer and has been unable to work
since Dec.4.
The meal will be Texas Roadhouse barbecue pork sandwich,
baked beans, slaw,dessert and drink
for a donation of $10.
There will be various raffles. All
proceeds will go to Randy to help
him meet his financial obligations.
Get well wishes may be sent to
Randy at 98 Maranatha Acres Road,
Lost Creek,WV 26385.
Donations for the dinner may
be sent to Hilda Clutter at 43 Bran
Acres Drive, Lost Creek, WV
26385. If you have items to donate
for the raffles, please call Hilda at
(304)-745-4778 to make arrangements for pick up. All donations
are appreciated.
Vicki Kerrigan, candidate for Board of Education, Gerald Wood, committee member, and Audrey
Brown are conversing.
Writers Group
To Be Formed
Anyone with an interest in
writing, whether that be stories,
poems, memoir, nonfiction or just
about anything is invited to meet
at the conference room in the St.
Matthew Church Office at 10
a.m. on Saturday, March 5, to talk
about starting a Lewis County area
writer’s group.
The office is on the east side of
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Frank Angotti, WWII Veteran, and John Breen, Republican
candidate for assessor smile at the camera.
Center Plans Trip in April
The Lewis County Senior
Citizens Center is planning a trip
scheduled for April 13-15, to Lancaster, Pa., and Philadelphia.
The trip will include motor
coach transportation, two nights
lodging and four meals (two breakfasts, one lunch, one dinner.)
It will also include a viewing
of the new musical, Samson, at
the Sight and Sound Millennium
Theatre; a fine dining, dancing,
sightseeing cruise aboard the
Spirit of Philadelphia with climate
controlled decks; Landis Valley
Museum (complete with a guided
tour with costumed interpreters
demonstrating daily life, customs
and activities of a 19th century
Pennsylvania Dutch village) and a
trip to Amish Country Homestead.
The cost for the trip is $370 per
person, double occupancy.
Those interested should contact
Clara Atchison at the Lewis County
Senior Center at (304)-269-5738.
All are welcome.
T-Shirt Design Winners
Local Author
Writes Book
For
Children
Local author Mariah Olesnavage has written a children’s book
titled, “The Adventures of Alley
and Bubby.” It is a story about
a kitten and a puppy who have
many adventures that lead them
into trouble.
Through their adventures they
must learn their lesson. The book
can be found online at Barnes and
Noble and Amazon.
Olesnavage will be doing a
children’s reading and selling
her book at Barnes and Noble in
Morgantown on March 5, starting
at 11 a.m. She will also be signing
every book that is sold.
There will be a meeting of the Stonewall
Jackson Memorial Hospital Board in the
conference room at the Hospital, located at
230 Hospital Plaza, Weston, on Wednesday,
March 9, 2016, at 12 p.m. to discuss the general operational and business components of
the institution.
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Classroom winners of the t-shirt design for the upcoming 5th annual St. Pats 5K Run/Walk which
will be held on March 19, in Jane Lew. Shown in front are: Eliza Bush (Kindergarten), Katharine
Moodispaw (second grade); and in back row, Garrett McCartney (first grade), Katie Clem (fourth
grade), Emma Post (sixth grade), Lily Garton(third.)
NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE
NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE and
Notice of the Beneficiary/Servicer’s election
to sell property is hereby given pursuant
to and by virtue of the authority vested in
the Trustee by that certain Deed of Trust
dated April 8, 2003, executed by Shane M.
Craig and Charlotte E. Craig to Charles W.
Wilson, Trustee, of record in the Office of the
Clerk of the County Commission of Lewis
County, West Virginia, in Book 299, at Page
745, which Deed of Trust was assigned by
Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems,
Inc. to The Huntington National Bank by ASSIGNMENT dated August 31, 2011, of record
in the Clerk’s Office in Book 7, at Page 131.
Hereford & Riccardi, PLLC was appointed as
Trustee by APPOINTMENT OF SUCCESSOR
TRUSTEE dated July 26, 2013, of record in
the Clerk’s Office in Book 401, at Page 124.
The borrowers defaulted under the Note
and Deed of Trust and the Trustee has been
instructed to foreclose under the Deed of
Trust. Accordingly, the Trustee will sell the
following described property to the highest
bidder at the front door of the Courthouse of
Lewis County, in Weston, West Virginia, on:
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 16, 2016,
AT 9:45 O’CLOCK A.M.
What is this 82 year old widow
supposed to do on Leap Day? I
found this online: “According to
an old Irish legend or possible history, St. Brigid struck a deal with St.
Patrick to allow women to propose
to men, and not just the other way
around, every four years.
This is believed to have been introduced to balance the traditional
roles of men and women in a similar
way to how leap day balances the
calendar.”
Buckhannon has several vegetarians and vegans, a lot of
young people, especially students
at Wesleyan, a few Seventh-day
Adventists and others, I am told
by the owner of Fox’s Pizza. We
are so happy Fox’s Pizza is back
in business. They were so willing
to help us get what we wanted, a
thin crust with extra cheese. It was
delicious.
They will also adjust the ingredients for vegetarians and vegans.
When they have dinners at the First
Methodist Church, I am told they
try to fix some meatless dishes such
as spaghetti, etc. because more
people ask for it.
I was also happy to get cornbread
and meatless brown beans at Audrey’s last week. The ham was on
the side. I noticed there was no meat
in the minestrone soup at Market
Bistro. I can even get a black-bean
burger at Buffalo Wild Wings, but
I warn you, don’t ask for a veggie
burger, ask for black-bean burger.
Some people don’t know what you
are talking about when you say veggie burger. I often get the delicious
veggie burger at Burger King.
Denny’s at Bridgeport will fix
any of their burgers with a veggie
burger instead of the meat. You
can also come to church at the
Seventh-day Adventist Church and
get vegetarian food for lunch each
Sabbath after the worship service.
Especially the first Sabbath of the
month when more people prepare
and food is more abundant.
I have had a couple of good
friends mention to me that they
don’t like studying in the Old Testament. That sounds strange to me
because many of the verses in the
New Testament are direct quotes
from the Old. Jesus and the apostles
didn’t have the New Testament to
“preach” from - only what we call
the Old Testament.
One of my devotionals a few
days ago touched on this. It is from
one of my favorite books, Walking
Through the Bible with H.M.S.
Richards, page 67.
The reading for that day was
Leviticus 22, 23 which after prescribing the kinds of sacrifices for
different situations the Lord gives
instructions for the three great
yearly festivals. The memory gem
for the day, “Christ our Passover is
sacrificed for us: therefore let us
keep the feast, with the unleavened
bread of sincerity and truth” (1
Corinthians 5:7, 8).
It goes on to say, “We might put
it this way: The law of ceremonial
sacrifices was the preaching of the
gospel, revealing the promised Saviour, who would come and die for
the sins of the world. The bloodshed
in those services pointed forward
to Jesus, whose blood was shed
for man’s sin. In every sacrifice
His righteousness was revealed
as much as in every Communion
service today.
“As one travels through India
he realizes that the people of the
vast land are very religious, and
have been for centuries. The altars,
the temples, the sacrifices, the
multitudes of priests and devotees
prove it. Some time ago a Calcutta
newspaper reported that a young
Brahman, a recognized leader of
religion and Hinduism, came to
the house of a missionary for an
interview.
In the course of the conversation
he said, “Many things which Christianity contains I find in Hinduism,
but there is one thing which Christianity has that Hinduism has not.
‘And what is that?’ the missionary
asked. The young man’s reply was
striking - A Saviour.”
“And that is just what the sacrifices and ceremonies of the Old
Testament promised - a Saviour.
That is one reason why we should
study the Old Testament as well
as the New Testament. The Old
Testament promised a Saviour, in
prophecy and ceremony, in feast
and sacrifice. The New Testament
reveals a Saviour who had come
and fulfilled the Old Testament
promises.”
I promised to write a list of the
1940-41 students of each grade
listed in the Burnsville School
Paper “The News Raid.” I listed the
second grade a couple of weeks ago.
This is the first grade: Miss
Chrisman, teacher, Clarence Hamilton, Truman Yeager, Robert Allen, Harry Brown, Buster Brown,
Randall Clemens, Arthur Hinkle,
Robert Layfield, Sammie McClain,
Marvin Riffle, Roy Riffle, Roy
VanKirk, Norma Lee Bowyers,
Erma Dilly, Helen Goodrich, Jackie
Lou Hall, Coleta Hardman, Diana
Kelley, Shirley Maulsby, Ruth
McLaughlin, Barbara Sizemore,
Marie Allen, Elizabeth Brown,
Velma Jean Heater, Virginia Ratliff,
Betty Riffle, Nanch Steele, Helen
Heater, Betty Hinkle and Veda
Wine.
I am sure there are a few typos.
Helen Goodrich must be Carol
Goodrich, Nanch Steele has got
to be Nancy Steele. Next week we
will have third grade.
As a celebration for the payoff
of our organ, the Seventh-day
Adventist Church in Buckhannon
invites all to an organ concert by
Dr. Wesley Olsen of Summersville
as the worship service on March
4, beginning about 11 a.m. Plan to
stay for the fellowship dinner after
the service.
Maranatha, everyone.
LEWIS
COUNTY’S
AWARD
WINNING
NEWSPAPER
The
Weston
Democrat
All that certain lot or parcel of real estate,
together with the improvements, privileges
and appurtenances thereunto belonging,
situate in Freeman’s Creek District, Lewis
County, West Virginia, and being Lots Nos.
3 and 4 of Block 19 in Bennett’s Polk Creek
Addition to Weston, and bounded and described as follows:
BEGINNING at a stake on the northeast
side of Louis Avenue, corner to Lot No. 5 of
said Block and with said side of said Avenue
N. 45 W. 80 feet to a stake, corner to Lot No.
2; thence with the same N. 45 E. 107.5 feet
to a stake on George Street; thence with the
same 65 ½ E. 85 feet to a stake, corner to
Lot No. 5 and with same S. 45 W. 138 feet
to the beginning.
This is the same property conveyed to
Shane M. Craig and Charlotte E. Craig by
Deed dated April 7, 2003, of record in the
Clerk’s Office in Book 579, at Page 600.
TERMS OF SALE:
1) The property will be conveyed in an “AS
IS” physical condition by Deed containing no
warranty, express or implied, subject to the
Internal Revenue Service right of redemption,
all property taxes, prior Deeds, liens, reservations, encumbrances, restrictions, rights-ofways, easements, covenants, conveyances
and conditions of record in the Clerk’s office
or affecting the subject property.
2) The Purchaser shall be responsible for
the payment of the transfer taxes imposed by
the West Virginia Code § 11-22-1.
3) The Beneficiary and/or the Servicer
of the Deed of Trust and Note reserve the
right to submit a bid for the property at sale.
4)
The Trustee reserves the right to
continue sale of the subject property from time
to time by written or oral proclamation, which
continuance shall be in the sole discretion of
the Trustee.
5) The Trustee shall be under no duty to
cause any existing tenant or person occupying the property to vacate the property, and
any personal property and/or belongings
remaining at the property after the foreclosure sale will be deemed to constitute
ABANDONED PROPERTY AND WILL BE
DISPOSED OF ACCORDINGLY.
6) The total purchase price is payable to
the Trustee by cashier’s check, cash or the
equivalent within thirty (30) days of the date of
sale, with ten (10%) of the total purchase price
payable to the Trustee at sale by cashier’s
check, cash or the equivalent.
Given under my hand this 23rd day of
February, 2016.
Hereford & Riccardi, Pllc-Trustee
By:
Philip B. Hereford, Member
405 Capitol Street, Suite 306
Charleston, West Virginia 25301
Phone: (304) 346-1800
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WEST VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Division of Highways
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS
Bids will be received electronically by the West Virginia Department of Transportation, Division of Highways through the Bid Express
Bidding Service (www.bidx.com) and by sealed proposals (only when prequalification is waived) being received at its office in Building 5,
Room A-748, 1900 Kanawha Boulevard East, Charleston, West Virginia until March 15, 2016 at 10:00 AM (Eastern Standard Time).The
bids will be downloaded and/or opened and read publicly thereafter for the construction of the following project(s):
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Call
Contract
State Project
Federal Project
Description
008
1016124R1
S321-19-22.03 00
STP-0019(424)D
Structure Replacement
LCPL Larry S Heater Memorial Bridge
/ West Fork River, 0.34 MI S CO 19/3
County: Lewis
Bridge: 1264.2
Concrete Slab on Fabricated Girder
Span(s): 3
Structure Steel:
DBE GOAL: 7% of contract bid amount. Bidder must provide written assurance of meeting goal on form in proposal.
REMARKS:
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Proposals will be received from prequalified and West Virginia licensed contractors only except that on Federal-Aid Projects a contractors’ license is not required at time of bid, but will be required before work can begin. Registration is required with the Department
of Administration, Division of Purchasing, in accordance with Chapter 5A, Article 3, Section 12 of the West Virginia Code. All contractors
submitting bids on project(s) must include one of the following forms properly executed with each proposal: Proposal Guaranty Bond,
Cashier’s Check, or Certified Check for $500.00 or 5% of total bid, whichever is greater.
*These are projects on which any contractor with a Category “W” Prequalification Rating may be eligible to bid.
The West Virginia Department of Transportation, Division of Highways reserves the right to defer, delay or postpone the date for receiving
and publicly opening proposals for any project designated in this advertisement, without the necessity of renewing such advertisement.
All bidders holding valid bidding proposals will be notified of such deferment, delay or postponement and the date that proposals will be
received and publicly opened.
The West Virginia Department of Transportation, Division of Highways hereby notifies all bidders that it will affirmatively insure that in
any contract entered into pursuant to this advertisement, minority business enterprises will be afforded full opportunity to submit bids in
response to this invitation and will not be discriminated against on the grounds of race, color, religion, sex or national origin in consideration for an award.
WEST VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Division of Highways
Robert L. Pennington, P.E. Director of Program Planning and Administration
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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF
LEWIS COUNTY, WEST VIRGINIA
STEPHANIE MONEYPENNY,
Plaintiff,
v.
CIVIL ACTION NO. 13-C-2
MICHAEL JAY WINN,
Defendant.
NOTICE OF SALE
Pursuant to the authority vested in us by
Order of the Circuit Court of Lewis County,
West Virginia, entered on the 11th day of
January, 2016, in this action, I, as Special
Commissioner of the Court shall on the 16th
day of March, 2016, commencing at 10:00
o’clock, a.m., proceed to sell at the front door
of the Courthouse of Lewis County, West
Virginia, in the City of Weston, Lewis County,
West Virginia, at public auction to the highest
responsible bidder or bidders the following
described real estate, that is to say:
“”…the following described real estate,
together with the improvements thereon and
the appurtenances thereunto belonging, situate along the east edge of a varying-. width
right-of-way (r-o-w) for Interstate 79, approximately 0.85 miles north of the Exit 105 (Jane
Lew Exit), on the waters of Hackers Creek in
Hackers Creek District of Lewis County, West
Virginia, and being more particularly bounded
and described as follows:
‘FIRST TRACT: BEGINNING at a ½-inch
iron rebar (found) on the east edge of a
varying width r-o-w for Interstate 79, one
foot east of an existing fence line, corner to
Mike Ross (DB 550/561), from which a point
(not set) 313.0 feet right of centerline station
938+24 of Interstate 79 bears N 23°42’ E at
49.16 feet; thence leaving Interstate 79 and
with Ross for two lines and part of another
S 65°52’20” E, 470.32 feet to a ½-inch iron
rebar with yellow plastic cap (found); thence
N 85°57’50” E, 473.56 feet to a point (not
set) for a rebar called for (not found); thence
N 78°58’30” E, at 346.7 feet passing a 5/8inch iron rebar (found), at or near a corner
to Leonard and Becky Drake (DB 480/264),
leaving Ross and continuing with Drake,
in all, 459.69 feet to a 5/8-inch iron rebar
with yellow plastic cap (found), corner to
Hidden Valley Estates Subdivision Phase II;
thence with said Subdivision for 15 lines S
11°52’30” W, 679.96 feet to a 5/8-inch iron
S 37°24’30” W, 249.79 feet to a 5/8-inch iron
S 40”39’50”’W, 605.31 feet to a 5/8-inch by
30-inch iron rebar with yellow plastic cap
(found); thence S 14°15’40” W, 60.80 feet
to a 5/8-inch iron rebar (found); thence S
84°29’30” W, 91.77feet to a 5/8-inch iron
rebar (found); thence S 22°20’50” W, 322.17
feet to a 5/8-inch, iron rebar (found); thence
N 48°47’20” W, 273.52 feet to a 5/8-inch iron
rebar (found) in a drain; thence N 31°50’30”
W, 220.92 feet to a 5/8-inch iron rebar (found)
in a drain; thence N 42°16’20” W, 113.20 feet
to a point in a drain; thence N 24°33’30” W,
at 235.80 feet passing a 5/8-inch iron rebar
(found) on the east edge of a 30 foot r-o-w
for Beech Street, in all 255.80 feet to a point
(not set), in the apparent centerline of said
Street; thence N 38°24’10” W, at 30.00 feet
passing a 5/8-inch iron rebar, in concrete,
(found) on the west edge of a 30-foot r-o-w
for Beech Street in all 448.07 feet to a point
on the east edge of a varying-width r-o-w for
Interstate 79, 204.0 feet right of centerline
station 930+00, from which a survey monument stamped “930+50.61 PC” (found) in the
median of Interstate 79 bears N 56°04’30” W
at 209.96 feet; thence with the said Interstate
79 r-o-w for four lines N 25°45’20” E, 487.17
feet to a point 262.0 feet right of centerline
station 934+75, from which an iron rebar
(found) bears S 19°47’ E at 0.61 feet; thence
S 87°20’10” E, 199.77 feet to a point 455.0
feet right of centerline station 935+25; thence
N 16°14’50” W, 277.72 feet to a point 303.0
feet right of centerline station 937+50; thence
N 23°39’10” E, 27.49 feet to the beginning
containing 38.07 acres (1,658,298.9 square
feet), more or less, as surveyed in December,
2005, by Central Surveying & Construction,
Inc. of Exchange, West Virginia, and as shown
on a map entitled “PLAT OF SURVEY FOR
CHARLES A. SMITH”…
‘SECOND TRACT: BEGINNING at a
5/8-inch by 30-inch rebar (set), hereinafter
referred to as a “R.B.S.”, corner to Lot 48,
thence N 11°52’30” E, 254.00 feet to an
R.B.S., corner to Lot 50; thence with said
Lot 50, S 71°26’30” E, 704.79 feet to an
R.B.S., corner to Lot 51; thence leaving said
Lot 50 and with said Lot 51, S 13’51’00” W,
304.00 feet to an R.B.S., corner to Lot 48;
thence leaving Lot 51 and with said Lot 48,
N 67°18,00” W, 702.02 feet to the beginning
containing 4.46 acres (194,337.1 square feet),
more or less, as surveyed by Central Surveying & Construction, Inc. of Exchange, West
Virginia, and designated as Lot 49 on a map
entitled “PLAT OF SUBDIVISION SURVEY
FOR HIDDEN VALLEY ESTATES” (Phase II).
‘THIRD TRACT: BEGINNING at a 5/8-inch
by 30-inch rebar (set), hereinafter referred
to as a “R.B.S.”, corner to Lot 49, thence
N 11°52’30” E, 253.62 feet to an R.B.S. in
a line of Leonard & Becky Drake (DB/PG
480/264); thence with said Drake for two
lines, N 78°49’00” E, 185.48 feet to an R.B.S.;
thence S 67°18’00” E, 549.64 feet to an
R.B.S. corner to Lot 51; thence leaving said
Drake and with said Lot 51, S 13°51’00” W,
305.25 feet to an R.B.S., corner to Lot 49;
thence leaving Lot 51 and with said Lot 49,
N 71°26’30” W, 704.79 feet to the beginning
containing 5.18 acres (225,759.2 square feet),
more or less, as surveyed by Central Surveying & Construction, Inc. of Exchange, West
Virginia, and designated as Lot 50 on a map
entitled “PLAT OF SUBDIVISION SURVEY
FOR HIDDEN VALLEY ESTATES” (Phase II).
‘Said tracts being part of a larger tract of
land said to contain 209.64 acres, more or
less, designated as “TRACT A” as conveyed
to John Edwin Barnes, William T. Tucker,
Charles Delbert Cole II, and John Lynn Spiker
from Marion Louise Kolb, widow, by deed
dated December 20, 1993, and recorded in
the Office of the Clerk of Lewis County in
Deed Book 514 at Page 232. The said Charles
Delbert Cole II conveyed his undivided ¼
interest to Charles A. Smith by deed dated
October 21, 2003, and recorded in said
Clerk’s Office in Deed Book 584 at Page 734.
The said John Edwin Barnes conveyed his
undivided ¼ interest to said Smith by deed
dated November 11, 2003, and recorded in
said Clerk’s Office in Deed Book 585 at Page
57. The said William T. Tucker conveyed his
undivided ¼ interest to said Smith and said
Spiker by deed dated July, 26 2005, and
recorded in said Clerk’s Office in Deed Book
598 at Page 714.
‘There is CONVEYED herewith the right
to use, in common with other owners of lot
in the sub-division, a right-of-way, 30-feet in
width, for the purpose of ingress and egress
to and from Lewis County Route 8/10, as
shown on the said plat. The said streets and
roadways shall be subject to the requirement
of all abutting owners to share in the costs
and expenses of maintaining said roadways.
‘Said property is conveyed subject to the
following Restrictive Covenants, which shall
be covenants running with the land:
1. The owners of real estate in Hidden
Valley Estates shall be responsible for the
maintenance of all roadways within said
subdivision. The annual dues for each owner
shall be $200.00.
2. There shall be no commercial use of
said real estate.
3. No single wide house trailers shall be
permitted on said property.
4. No junk cars or trash shall be permitted
to accumulate on said property.
5. The owners of said property shall
conform to all laws, rules and regulations
pertaining to the installation and maintenance
of septic and water systems.
6. Subdivision of said lots shall be permitted, provided that the conveyed lot and
the remaining lot are each of an area of one
(1) acre or more, and further the seven (7)
restrictive covenants set forth herein shall
apply to each lot subdivided.
7. All double-wides or sectional homes
must be placed on a permanent block
foundation.”
Being the same real estate heretofore
conveyed to Michael J. Winn and Stephanie
L. Moneypenny, by Charles A. Smith and John
L. Spiker, by deed dated May 17, 2006, of
record in the office of the Clerk of the County
Commission of Lewis County, West Virginia,
in Deed Book 607, at page 70.
AFTER RESERVING, EXCLUDING AND
ABATING THEREFROM, the following real
estate, more particularly bounded and described as follows, viz:
“…following described real estate, together with the improvements thereon and the
appurtenances thereunto belonging, situate
at 870 Beech Street, on the waters of Hackers Creek, in Hackers Creek District, Lewis
County, West Virginia, and more particularly
bounded and described as follows:
‘BEGINNING at a 5/8 inch rebar north of
Beech Street right of way, set in the lands
of MJ Winn & SL Moneypenny, from which
a 5/8 inch rebar found, (0.61 feet from original corner) near 1-79 right of way bears N
79-10-45 W, 772.10 feet and a T-post found
(original line), in said Beech Street right
of way, bears S 66-47-22 W, 612.85 feet;
Thence with nine (9) lines through the lands
of said Winn & Moneypenny: N 04-06-43 W,
236.96 feet to a 5/8 inch rebar set; thence
S 81-26-23 E, 89.03 feet to a 5/8 inch rebar
set; thence S 15-00-46 E, passing a 5/8 inch
rebar set at 237.11 feet in the right of way
of said Beech Street, in all a total distance
of 253.84 feet to a point in the said Beech
Street right of way; thence with three line with
said right of way S 77-00-00 E, 181.94 feet
to a point; thence S 83-16-54 E, 55.86 feet
to a point; thence N 78-24-49 E, 47.60 feet
to a point, from which point a 5/8 inch rebar
found (original corner - Third tract) bears N
79-55-27 E, 1275.67 feet; thence S 15-2409 W, passing a 5/8 inch rebar set south of
said Beech Street southern right of way at
24.98 feet, in all a total distance of 457.98
feet to a 5/8 inch rebar set; thence S 82-3813 W, 371.46 feet to a 5/8 inch rebar set,
from which point said T-post found (original
line) bears N 57-50-26 W, 578.11 feet and
5/8 inch rebar found bears N 73-55-55 W,
664.36 feet; thence N 07-39-34 E, passing
a 5/8 inch rebar set on the southern right of
way of said Beech Street at 489.18 feet, in
all a total distance of 554.06 feet to the point
of beginning, containing 5.00 acres, more or
less, as surveyed in April, 2013, by Gilbertson
Hogan Associates, of Weston, West Virginia.”
“There is hereby EXCEPTED and RESERVED a right of way for the purpose of
ingress and egress over the portion of Beech
Street that lies within said tract, as shown
upon the plat attached to the deed.
v‘There is CONVEYED herewith the right to
use the right-of-way named Beech Street, and
further the right to use such other rights-ofways, contained in the Hidden Valley Estates
Subdivision for the purpose of ingress, egress
and regress to Lewis County Route 8/10.”
Being the same real estate heretofore
conveyed to Rick Nolan and Carla Nolan, his
wife, by Michael J. Winn and Stephanie L.
Moneypenny, by deed dated June 19, 2013,
of record in said Clerk’s office in Deed Book
669, at page 650.
Sale of the real estate aforesaid shall
be made subject to all reservations, exceptions, limitations, conditions, rights of way or
easements in, on and underlying the tract or
parcel of real estate aforesaid.
The property hereinbefore described shall
be offered for sale to the highest and best
bidder or bidders therefor.
The sale is to be made subject to all
reservations, exceptions, limitations, conditions, rights of way or easements, and other
servitudes, if any, made, retained or otherwise
created by the deeds or other instruments
constituting the record chain of title tot eh
real estate aforesaid, and subject always
to all accrued and unpaid ad valorem real
property taxes.
Terms of sale: Cash in hand on day of sale.
W. T. Weber, III
Special Commissioner
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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF LEWIS
COUNTY, WEST VIRGINIA
STATE OF WEST VIRGINIA and
LEWIS COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT,
Petitioner’s
vs.
Case Number: 16-C-7
2003 PONTIAC SUNFIRE
(VIN 1G2JB12F837199529), AND
COLTON DAKOTA COLE,
Respondents.
ORDER OF PUBLICATION
NOTICE OF FILING OF PETITION FOR
FORFEITURE
The object of this suit is to seek and
Order forfeiting the herein described property
pursuant to the West Virginia Contraband
Forfeiture Act (Chapter 60A, Article 7, of the
West Virginia Code, as amended.)
TO ANY CLAIMANT OF A RIGHT OR
INTEREST IN SAID PROPERTY:
You have the right to file a claim to the
herein described property within thirty days
of service herein. Any such claim must clearly
state the identity of the Claimant and an
address where legal process can be served
upon said Claimant.
The property seized and subject of this
suit is described as follows: 2003 Pontiac
Sunfire (VIN 1G2JB12F837199529).
The Law Enforcement Agency responsible for the seizure is the Lewis County
Sheriff’s Department.
The seizure took place on November 8,
2015, near 530 East 3rd Street, Weston, West
Virginia, 26452, in the Dairy Mart parking lot.
That a certain 2003 Pontiac Sunfire (VIN
1G2JB12F837199529) was in the possession
of Colton Dakota Cole found near 530 East
3rd Street, Weston, West Virginia, 26452, in
the Dairy Mart parking lot. That after the date
for filing of said claims, an Order of the Court
directing forfeiture of said seized property
to the State and vesting ownership of said
property shall be sought.
If you fail to file a claim, thereafter an
Order, upon proper hearing may be entered
against you for the relief demanded in the
Petition.
A copy of said petition may be obtained
from the Circuit Clerk of the Court.
State of West Virginia and Lewis County
Sheriff’s Department, by Counsel
Christina C. Flanigan, #9657
Lewis County Prosecuting Attorney
117 Court Avenue
Lewis County Judicial Annex, Room 201
Weston, WV 26452
304-269-8240
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Horner CEOS Marks 100 Years
The Horner Community Educational Outreach Service (CEOS)
Club will mark 100 years in August. The club will organize more
activities to celebrate as the year
progresses.
The Horner Community Educational Outreach Service (CEOS)
Club held their February meeting
at the Hackers Creek Pioneer
Descendants Library with Kaye
Loyd, president, in charge. Donnis
Hannah shared the poem “Mother’s
Hands” by Pearl Buck for reflection.
Ronnie Lough lead a discussion
on the lesson “Financial Plans and
Updates.” Questions for members
to think about included: “Who
knows where to locate your assets
and obligation? Do you have a list
of important documents and where
to find them? How to check your
credit report?
BOB STELL’S
Barbara Godfrey, health motivator, stressed the importance
of cleaning out the cupboard and
fridge of out-dated items and learning to eat healthy. She led the group
in a walking exercise. Judi McWhorter, family chairperson, gave
out a list of item that is needed at
the animal shelter. The club agreed
to bring items to the next meeting.
Flora Elliott, reading chairperson, continued to encourage read-
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ing, not only books, but magazines
and newspapers. She had several
books on hand for members to take.
Karen Pickens, continue education chairperson, showed members
a string of LED lights that can be
used outside, under cabinets or
other areas of the home that needs
extra lights. She also shared a
reading on “Finding Your Flock.”
Upcoming events and announcements included M&M
committee to meet in March, Heart
Healthy Day June 8, Area Meeting,
April 21 in Franklin, Show How
Day on April 27 and the I Decide
Projects will be exhibited at the
Jubilee.
Loyd handed out the new club
yearbooks. Correction and/or addition were made on phone numbers
and e-mail addresses.
The club decided on doing the
yard sale again in August at the
home of Julia Bragg. The next
meeting will be March 16, at the
home of Kaye Loyd’s. Attending
this meeting were: Donis Hannah,
Debbie Myers, Karen Pickens,
Judi McWhorter, Marcella Linger,
Ronnie Lough, Barbara Godfrey,
Julia Bragg, Mida Peterson, Kaye
Loyd, Janet Frederick and Flora
Shown is one of the Free Little Library's that has been placed in
Elliott. Hostesses were Lisa and
the county. Several more libraries are being built to place in other
Kylea Arnold.
areas of the county.
Weston Democrat LC First
Entertainment Section To Host
Fundraiser
On Thursday, March 3, Lewis
County First will host a fundraiser
at Wendy’s in Weston. Between
5-8 p.m. Wendy’s will donate 10
percent of their sales to Lewis
County First. In addition, members
of Lewis County First will be available to collect books for Free Little
Libraries across Lewis County.
So far, a Free Little Library has
been placed in Weston’s Lively
Park and in Jane Lew Park. Several
more libraries are being built to
place in other parts of the county.
Lewis County First is a nonprofit
organization that works to make
the county a better place to live.
All members are local volunteers
that work in unity to make Lewis
County more aesthetically pleasing as well as hosting community
events to provide entertainment
and camaraderie amongst Lewis
County citizens.
If you’re interested in learning more about this organization,
please stop by Wendy’s on Thursday, March 3 between 5-8 p.m.
and check out the display board.
You can visit Lewis County First
on Facebook.
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West Virginia Attorney General
Patrick Morrisey gives the following guidance in response to a record
spike, nearly 1,000 reports since
early Wednesday, of an Internal
Revenue Service (IRS) scam circulating statewide.
Morrisey strongly urges all
consumers to ignore such calls, do
not return voicemails and report any
victimization to the U.S. Inspector
General’s Office on Tax Administration at http://1.usa.gov/1ClYZbP
or email at Complaints@tigta.treas.
gov or phishing@irs.gov.
It is very important to recognize
the IRS will not call consumers or
demand immediate payment over
the phone.
Here is some quick background
regarding this matter: scams
typically starts with phone call
or voicemail from IRS impostor;
includes threats of lawsuit or arrest if the consumer won’t follow
instructions; and caller will use
common names, the last four digits of a Social Security number,
out-of-state telephone numbers,
automated calling machines and
fake government badge numbers.
Attorney General Morrisey’s
Consumer Protection Division
can be reached at (800)-368-8808
statewide or (304)-267-0239 in
Martinsburg. To file a report online,
go to www.wvago.gov.
Consumers can stay up to date
with the latest scams by signing
up for email alerts at http://bit.ly/
WVScamAlert.
LEWIS
COUNTY’S
AWARD
WINNING
NEWSPAPER
The
Weston
Democrat
SPORTS
Mountaineers Win
Title, Perfect Season
The 2016 Stars of Tomorrow
Basketball continued this week
with plenty of action and ended
with the crowning of a champion
for the 2016 season. Action resumed on Monday, Feb. 22 with a
pair of losers bracket game held at
RLBMS Gym.
The Pistons lived to see another
night when they topped the Trotters
36-25. Will Kuhn had 18 points
for the Pistons while Ethan Smith
scored 10 points for the Trotters.
The Minutemen stayed alive
as they escaped with a 30-29 win
over the Colts. Brayden Stout 16
points paced the Minutemen while
Adam Watson poured in 22 points
for the Colts.
A pair of winners bracket games
would be held on Feb. 23 when
the Redskins defeated the Celtics
30-15. Jared Fisher and Tanner
Griffith each scored 13 points for
the Redskins while Hunter Davisson led the Celtics with 9 points.
In the other game for the evening the Mountaineers remained
undefeated. They topped he Irish
28-25. Brayden Parker led the
The Weston
Democrat
C
At State Tournament
Mountaineers with 9 points while
Jonathan Atchison led the Irish
with 15 points.
Two more elimination games
took place on Feb. 24 when the
Pistons won their second straight
elimination game with a 25-14 win
over the Lakers.
Will Kuhn paced the Pistons
with 13 points while Jacob Moore
led the Lakers with 6 points.
Brayden Stout scored a game high
22 points. He led the Minutemen
Continued on C2
Mountain State Novice Championships
The LCHS Wrestling Team traveled to Huntington for the three-day State Tournament with three
of there wrestlers Caleb Howell, Hunter Mitchell and Skylar Metz. The boys had a tough weekend
of wrestling with only one of the team placing. Hunter Mitchell placed 5th in the 126# weight class.
Pictured are Coach Steve Rogers, Caleb Howell, Skylar Metz, Hunter Mitchell, Assistant Coach
Jermey McCarty and Assistant Coach Tom Rogers.
Fillies Win Girls
Division Crown
Lewis County Junior Wrestling traveled to Ripley on Sunday Feb.
28, for the 3rd annual Mountain State Novice Championships.
Jaxson Butcher 4U-50 1st
Zeke Brown 4U-35 2nd
Elijah Peyton 1st
5-6 60 lb. 1x
Chance Mayfield 7-8 50 lb 3rd Place
Hunter “Peachy” Wolfe
9-10 85 lb
2nd Place
Trout Stocked
Feb. 22-26
Josh Hawkins
9-10 125/UNL
2nd Place
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Xavier Lewis
7-8 62 lb
5th Place
The following waters were
stocked the week of Feb. 22-26,
2016: Back Fork of Elk River,
Blackwater River, Boley Lake,
Brandywine Lake, Brushy Fork
Lake, Buffalo Fork Creek, Chief
Logan Pond, Clear Fork of Tug,
Cranberry River, Deer Creek
(Pocahontas), Desert Fork, Dunloup Creek, East Fork Greenbrier
River, Elk River, Gandy Creek,
Glade Creek of New River,
Greenbrier River, Hopkins Fork,
Horse Creek Lake, Jimmy Lewis
Lake, Kings Creek, Laurel Fork
(Randolph), Laurel Fork Lake,
Little River East Fork Greenbrier
River, Newburg Lake, North Fork
South Branch, Pipestem Lake,
Rhine Creek, Right Fork of Little
Kanawha Headwaters, Rockhouse
Lake, Rollins Lake, South Branch
(C&R), South Branch (Smoke
Hole), Spruce Knob Lake, Spruce
Laurel Fork, Sugar Creek, Summit
Lake, Tomlinson Run, Tomlinson
Run Lake, Williams River.
The Fillies entered the 2016
Stars of Tomorrow Basketball
Tournament with a record 0f 10-2
to be the regular season champions
and the number one seed headed
into the post season. A first round
loss to the Hornets send the Fillies
to the loser’s bracket and make
their road to claim the tourney title
a tough one.
The Fillies began their journey
on Feb. 23 when they met the
Rebels in a loser’s bracket game.
The Fillies made amends for their
opening round loos as they downed
the Rebels 26-14 to stay alive in the
tournament. Jaiden Jenkins had 14
points and Jaz Piggie 12 points led
the Fillies while Emma Post paced
the Rebels with 7 points.
Action in the Girls Division
would focus on the winner’s
bracket on Feb. 24 when the Suns
met the Hornets with a spot in the
championship game on the line. The
Suns came away with a 10-7 win
over the Hornets to advance to the
title game. Emma Pinkney scored
6 points to lead the Suns while
Malena Brown. Adisson Heath and
Jordan Galiano scored 2 points each
for the Hornets.
The Fillies returned to action on
Friday, Feb. 26 when they looked
to avenge their opening round loss
with a rematch against the Hornets.
The winner of this contest would
advance to the championship to
face the Suns. The Fillies held on
to take a narrow 20-18 win over
the Hornets to secure their spot in
the championship round. Jaiden
Jenkins had 9 points to lead the
Fillies while Elle Stump led the
Hornets with 6 points.
The stage was set with the Suns
and the Fillies to begin the championship round on Saturday, Feb.
27 at RLBMS Gym. A win by the
Suns in this game would give them
a second straight title and a win by
the Fillies would force a deciding
game on Sunday, Feb. 28.
The first quarter was a low scoring one. The two teams combined
for just 2 points in the opening
quarter with the Suns holding a 2-0
lead after the initial quarter of play.
Lauren Wyatt broke the scoring
drought for both teams when she
hit a 2 point basket with a 1:21 left
to play in the first quarter.
The defensive struggle continued in the second quarter as both
teams scored 4 points each and the
Suns had the halftime lead at 6-4.
Wyatt scored at the 4:16 mark
to give the Suns a 4-0 edge. The
Fillies got on the board with 3:57
left to play in the opening half when
Brianna Watson hit two free throws
to make the score 4-2.
A two point basket by Zyla
Lanham with 2:56 left gave the
Suns a 6-2 lead that was cut to 6-4
when Jaiden Jenkins scored a 2
point basket with 58 seconds left
to play to end the first half scoring.
The Fillies began the second
half needing a comeback win to stay
alive. They began their effort and
scored the first six points of the half
to take a 10-6 lead.
Emma Pinkney cut the lead to
10-7 as she hit 1 of 2 free throws at
2:59 mark of the third quarter. Jaz
Piggie connected for a free throw
to make the score 11-7 in favor
of the Fillies that would be cut to
11-9 when Alisa Linger scored two
points for the Suns.
Piggie scored two points with
2:20 left to play and Haley Burkhammer gave the Fillies a 6 point
edge when she closed out the third
quarter scoring two points with 5
seconds left on the clock and gave
the Fillies a 15-9 lead with just one
quarter left to play.
Piggie’s two point basket followed by a Jenkins free throw gave
the Fillies a 18-9 lead with 4:25 left
to play in the game. But the Suns
would not go away. They scored
the game’s next six points to cut
the Fillies lead to 18-15 with just
47 seconds left to play.
Wyatt started the Suns run with
a two point basket followed by a
free throw by Haylee Lewis, a two
point basket by Pinkney and a free
throw by Lanham. Bo Probst of the
Fillies went to the free throw line
with 34 seconds left and calmly
hit both charity tosses to give the
Fillies a 20-15 lead.
With just 17 ticks left on the
clock, Piggie added another point
when she hit a free throw to make
the score 21-15 in favor of the
Fillies. Linger added a free throw
for the Suns with 16 seconds left
to play to end the scoring for the
night. The time ran off the clock
and the Fillies stayed alive and
forced the deciding game by taking
a 21-16 win.
Brianna Watson and Jaz Piggie
scored 6 points each for the Fillies
while Lauren Wyatt paced the Suns
with 7 points.
The 2016 Stars of Tomorrow
Tournament for the Girls Division
came down to a winner take all
game on Sunday, Feb. 28, when the
Fillies and Suns squared off again.
The scoring for the championship
game got started when Jaz. Piggie
scored 2 points for the Fillies at
the 2:34 mark.
Haylee Lewis tied the game at
2-2 when she scored two points for
the Suns. Piggie made it 4-2 Fillies
when she scored a two point basket
with 1:04 left to play and was fouled
and went to the line for a chance
for a three point play.
She missed her free throw
but when Brianna Watson scored
two more points for the Fillies with
11 seconds left in quarter number
one the Fillies had a 6-2 lead.
Lauren Wyatt scored a basket
at the buzzer and got fouled but
failed to hit the free throw and the
Continued on C2
Pictured is the 5th Place State
Winner Hunter Mitchell.
Spring Soccer
Registration
Is Open Now
The Lewis County Soccer Association has announced registration is now open for the spring
2016 season.
The registration dates are February 1 through March 15. Players
may register at http://lewiscountysoccer.com/Registration.html.
Please Note: Unpaid Fall 2015
registrations still exist. Players
wishing to register for the Spring
Continued on C2
Maids End Season
In Sectional Loss
The 2015-16 Lewis County
Maids opened the sectional tournament play with a trip to Hampshire
County on Monday, Feb. 22. The
Maids were behind after one quarter of play at 21-19. Hampshire
outscored the Maids 22-12 in the
second quarter to take a 43-31
halftime lead.
The Maids outscored Hampshire in the third quarter 21-15 to
cut the lead to 58-52, heading into
the final quarter of play. Hampshire
sealed the deal by outscoring Lewis
County 23-12 in the fourth quarter
to take a 81-64 win and end the
Maids season with the loss.
Brooklyn Perkey scored 24
points for Lewis County while
Sarah Post scored 15 points and
Alexis Rumbach scored 11 points.
Braley Bozic had 9 rebounds while
Perkey and Post had 4 assists.
Perkey had 2 steals and Bozic had
2 blocked shots on the defensive
side of the ball.
Score By Quarters
Lewis County
19 12 21 12 - 64
Hampshire County 21 22 15 23 - 81
Box Score
Lewis County: Brooklyn Perkey - 24
points, 2 rebounds, 4 assists, 2 steals;
Sarah Post - 15 points, 2 rebounds, 4
assists, 1 blocked shot; Alexis Rumbach
- 11 points, 6 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal;
Braley Bozic - 6 points, 9 rebounds, 2
blocked shots; Torie Riffle - 6 points,
3 rebounds; Bella Posey - 2 points, 2
rebounds, 2 assists;
C2—The Weston Democrat - Wednesday, March 2, 2016
Fillies
Continued from 1C
first quarter came to a close with
the Fillies holding a 6-4 lead over
the Suns.
Haley Burkhammer started the
second quarter scoring when she
scored a two point basket to give
the Fillies a 8-4 lead with 4:35 left
to play in the opening half. Piggie
scored two points to give the Fillies
a 10-4 lead with 3:19 left to play
in the first half.
No more points would be scored
the rest of the second quarter and
the Fillies went into the locker room
with a 10-4 lead. The Fillies made
the score 12-4 when Piggie hit two
free throws to open the second half
scoring. The Suns however scored
the game’s next four points and
with just one quarter left to play
the Fillies had the lead over the
Suns 12-8. A Wyatt free throw cut
the lead to 12-9 to open the final
quarter scoring with just 3:48 left
to play.
Two points from Watson and
three more by Piggie gave the Fillies a 17-9 win as they won their
fourth straight game and become
the 2016 champions.
Jaz Piggie scored 12 points for
the champion Fillies who finished
the season with an overall record of
14-3. The runner up Suns finished
the season with a 10-6 record and
were led in scoring by Haylee
Lewis with 4 points. The Fillies
were coached by Head Coach
Becky Taylor who was assisted
by Ashley Morrell, Randy Taylor
and Nicole Taylor. The Suns Head
Coach for the 2016 season was Amy
Lanham who was assisted by Ryan
Burns, Erin Hunt and Del Skinner.
Box Scores
Fillies 26 Rebels 14
Fillies: Jaiden Jenkins - 14; Jaz Piggie - 12
Rebels: Peyton Gillespie - 6; Emma
Post - 7; Chloe Richards - 1
Suns 10 Hornets 7
Suns: Zyla Lanham - 2; Emma Pinkney
- 6; Taylor Weese - 2
Hornets: Malena Brown - 2; Adisson
Heath - 2; Jordan Galiano - 2; Elle
Stump - 1
Fillies 20 Hornets 18
Fillies: Haley Burkhammer - 3; Jaiden
Jenkins - 9; Brianna Watson - 2; Jaz
Piggie - 6
Stump - 6
Suns 16
Fillies 21
Suns: Zyla Lanham - 3; Alisa Linger - 3;
Emma Pinkney - 2; Haylee Lewis - 1;
Lauren Wyatt - 7
Piggie - 6; Bo Probst - 2
Suns 9
Fillies 17
Suns: Emma Pinkney - 2; Haylee Lewis
- 4; Lauren Wyatt - 3
Fillies: Haley Burkhammer - 2; Brianna
Watson - 4; Jaz Piggie - 11
Piggie - 6
Stump - 6
Mountaineers
Continued from 1C
to a 281-4 win over the Knicks.
Michael Brown led the Knicks
with 6 points.
Thursday, Feb. 25 saw two more
elimination games and the championship of the winners bracket. The
Irish stayed alive. They defeated
the Minutemen 29-14. Christian
Mullins scored 13 points for the
Irish while Brayden Stout scored
5 points for the Minutemen.
The Pistons made it three
straight wins in elimination games.
They got past the Celtics 34-26 to
advance. Will Kuhn and Grahm
Lambert each scored 8 points for
the Pistons while Hunter Davisson
scored 10 points for the Celtics.
The highlight of the game came
late in the fourth quarter when Issac Gay hit two free throws for his
first points of the season as he was
out all season long with an injury.
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The final game of the night saw
the Redskins and the Mountaineers
meet with the winner advancing
to the championship round. The
Mountaineers punched their ticket
when they claimed a 29-19 win
over the Redskins. Wade Britton
had 14 points for the Mountaineers
while Owen Hunt led the Redskins
with 7 points. Friday, Feb. 26 would
see the Pistons and Irish get together for a second time in the tourney
as the winner would advance to
the losers bracket championship
game on Saturday night against the
Redskins. The Irish jumped out to
a 15-5 halftime lead and then held
off a furious second half run by
the Pistons and won by a score of
23-19. Christian Mullins scored 9
points for the Irish and Will Kuhn
scored 7 points for the Pistons.
The Irish and Redskins would
then get together for a game on
Saturday, Feb. 27, with the winner
earning a date in the championship game against the Mountaineers. Jonathan Atchison put the
Irish on the board when he scored
a two point basket only to see the
Redskins tie it up at 2-2 when Jared
Fisher hit two free throws.
The Redskins took the lead for
the first time when Tanner Griffith
nailed a two point shot with 1:28
left to play in the first quarter. That
was answered 11 seconds later
when Christian Mullins tied it up
at 4-4 and when Griffith hit another
two point basket the Redskins held
a 6-4 lead after one quarter of play.
The second quarter would belong to the Irish. They scored all 8
points in the period while holding
the Redskins scoreless and took a
12-6 lead into the halftime break.
Four points by Drew Moodisapaw and two points each from Eli
Sprouse and Jack Paugh lead the
Irish second quarter scoring attack.
The Irish added to their lead in the
third quarter when they scored the
first 6 points of the quarter to take
a 18- lead on baskets m Mullins,
Sprouse and Moodispaw. The
Redskins put an end to the Irish
run when Trenton Murphy hit a free
throw with 0.2 seconds left in the
quarter to make the score heading
into the final quarter of play Irish
18 Redskins 7. Mullins scored six
of his team’s 10 fourth quarter
points with Atchison and Sprouse
adding 2 points each as the Irish
would advance to the championship game with a 28 -11 win over
the Redskins. Jonathan Atchison,
Eli Sprouse, Christian Mullins and
Drew Moodispaw each scored 6
points to lead the Irish while Jared
Fisher and Tanner Griffith each
scored 2 points for the Redskins.
The championship game on
Sunday, Feb. 28 would pit familiar
foes together as the Irish met the
Mountaineers. It marked the fourth
time in six seasons that the two
teams met in the championship
game. The Mountaineers entered
the contest with a 16-0 record
and were looking to complete the
perfect season. It would be all
Mountaineers in the first quarter
as they outscored the Irish 10-0 to
take the early lead. Tyler Heater
and Brayden Parker scored 4 points
each for the Mountaineers. The
Irish outscored the Mountaineers
11- 6 in the second quarter to
make the score at the half 16-11
in favor of the number one seeded
Mountaineers.
Jonathan Atchison’s 7 points and
Christian Mullins’ 4 points paced
the Irish during their second quarter run. The third quarter saw the
Mountaineers score 13 points to
the Irish 8 points and take a 29-19
lead into the final quarter of play.
Wade Britton led the Mountaineers with 9 third quarter points. The
Irish outscored the Mountaineers
13-11 in the fourth quarter but the
Mountaineers held on and took a
40-32 win and the championship
with a perfect 17-0 record.
The Mountaineers used a balanced scoring attack in the title
game with 3 players scoring double
figures. Wade Britton 14 points,
Tyler Heater 12 and Brayden Parker
11 points. The Irish were lead by
Jonathan Atchison who scored a
game high 19 points followed by
Christian Mullins with 11 points.
The Irish finished the campaign
with a 13-5 record. The Mountaineers were coached by Kevin
Britton, John Roth, Joe Starett
and Steve Jerden. The Irish were
coached by Jeff Linger, Eric Paugh,
Allen Butcher and Trent Butcher.
Box Scores
Pistons 36 Trotters 25
Pistons: Will Kuhn - 18, Tate Dever - 2;
Grahm Lambert - 8; Luke Davisson - 6;
Justice Heater - 2
Trotters: Dalton Smith - 2; Ethan Smith
- 10; Garrett Bailey - 9; Levi Murphy - 2;
Aiden Krinov - 2
Minutemen 30
Colts 29
Minutemen: Brayden Stout - 16; Josh
Burnside - 2; Noah Stalnaker - 4; Shawn
Hale - 8
Colts: Adam Watson - 22; Trenton Heath
- 5; Jared Flanigan - 2
Redskins 30
Celtics 15
Redskins: Jared Fisher - 13; Tanner
Griffith - 13; Slate Swiger - 4
Celtics: Tyson Lipps - 3; Hunter Davisson - 9; Mason Osbourn - 3
Mountaineers 28 Irish
25
Mountaineers: Tyler Heater - 5; Tyler
Jenkins - 4; Wade Britton - 4; Brayden
Parker - 9; Matthias Garavaglia - 6
Irish: Jonathan Atchison - 15; Jack
Paugh - 4; Christian Mullins - 3; Drew
Moodispaw - 3
Lakers 14
Pistons 25
Lakers: Grant Mealey - 5; Jacob Moore
- 6; Caleb Moore - 1; Zach James - 2
Pistons: Will Kuhn - 13; Grahm Lambert
- 4; Luke Davisson - 5; Justice Heater
- 2; Tyler Carson - - 1
Knicks 14
Minutemen 28
Knicks: Michael Brown - 6; Hayden
Helmick - 4; Ben Munson - 1; Bryce
McCourt - 1; George Layton - 2
Minutemen: Brayden Stout - 22; Noah
Stalnaker - 2; Shawn Hale - 2; Xavier
Cossitt - 2
Irish
29 Minutemen 14
Irish: Jonathan Atchison - 8; Jack Paugh
- 2; Eli Sprouse - 2; Christian Mullins - 13;
Brandon Queen - 2; Keller Bennett - 2
Minutemen: Brayden Stout - 5; Noah
Stalnaker - 2; Shawn Hale - 4; Treyton
Stout - 2; Mitchell Norman - 1
Pistons 34
Celtics 26
Pistons: Will Kuhn - 8; Tate Dever - 4;
Grahm Lambert - 8; Luke Davisson -7;
Tyler Carson - 4; Justice Heater - 3
Celtics: Tyson Lipps - 6; Hunter Davisson - 10; Adam Woofter - 6; Mason
Osbourn - 2; Issac Gay - 2
Stars of Tomorrow Champions and Runner Up Girls
Year
2016
2015
2014
2013
2012
2011
2010
2009
2008
2007
Champion
Fillies
Suns
Hornets
Rebels
Rebels
Suns
Suns
Suns
Rebels
Hornets
Stars Of Tomorrow Leading Scorers Girls
Jaz Piggie
Jaiden Jenkins
Emma Pinkney
Emma Post
Brianna Watson
Lauren Wyatt
Elle Stump
Jordan Galiano
Malena Brown
Haylee Lewis
Haley Burkhammer
Fillies
Fillies
Suns
Rebels
Fillies
Suns
Hornets
Hornets
Hornets
Suns
Fillies
43
28
16
15
14
13
9
9
9
7
7
Stars of Tomorrow Leading Scorers Boys
Will Kuhn
Jonathan Atchison
Christian Mullins
Brayden Stout
Wade Britton
Jared Fisher
Adam Watson
Hunter Davisson
Tanner Griffith
Hayden Helmick
Luke Davisson
Brayden Parker
Grahm Lambert
Tyler Heater
Jacob Moore
Shawn Hale
Pistons
Irish
Irish
Minutemen
Mountaineers
Redskins
Colts
Celtics
Redskins
Knicks
Pistons
Mountaineers
Pistons
Mountaineers
Lakers
Minutemen
61
60
52
52
46
33
32
30
28
27
26
26
26
25
20
20
Stars of Tomorrow Champions and Runners Up
Year
2016
2015
2014
2013
2012
2011
2010
2009
2008
2007
Champions
Mountaineers
Colts
Mountaineers
Irish
Irish
Mountaineers
Minutemen
Minutemen
Minutemen
Irish
Redskins
19 Mountaineers 29
Redskins: Jared Fisher - 6; Owen Hunt
- 7; Tanner Griffith - 4; Carnell Fontes - 2
Mountaineers: Tyler Heater - 8; Wade
Britton - 14; Brayden Parker - 2; Matthias
Garavaglia - 3; Dylan Messenger - 2
Pistons 19 Irish
23
Pistons: Will Kuhn - 7; Grahm Lambert
- 6; Luke Davisson - 6
Irish : Jack Paugh - 2; Eli Sprouse - 6;
Christian Mullins - 9; Drew Moodispaw - 6
Redskins 11
Irish
28
Redskins: Jared Fisher - 4; Tanner
Griffith - 4; Zach Woody - 2; Trenton
Murphy - 1
Irish: Jonathan Atchison - 6; Jack Paugh
- 4; Eli Sprouse - 6; Christian Mullins -6;
Drew Moodispaw - 6
Mountaineers 40 Irish
32
Mountaineers: Tyler Heater - 12; Tyler
Jenkins - 4; Wade Britton - 14; Brayden
Parker - 11
Irish: Jonathan Atchison - 19; Christian
Mullins - 11; Keller Bennett - 2
Soccer
Continued from 1C
2016 season, who have not yet
paid their Fall 2015 registration
fee, will be unable to register for
the Fall 2015 season.
Questions, comments, and
concerns may be sent to the Lewis
County Soccer Association via
http://lewiscountysoccer.com/
Contact_Us.html.
Effective February 10, 2016
Jerry’s Salvage Yard
Located 1 mile off Rt. 33, Horner, WV
Open: Mon-Fri 7:30-3:00 Saturday 7:30-12:00
35¢ lb.
Brass
$1.25 lb. Sheet Alum.
25¢ lb.
Radiators
$1.25 lb. Stainless
$8.50 each
#1 Copper
$1.65 lb. Alum. Trans.
$6.50 each
#2 Copper
$1.50 lb. Batteries
30¢ lb.
Alum. Cans
40¢ lb. Lead
Cast Alum.
35¢ lb. Ginseng clean and dry $400 lb.
Alum. Wheels (must be clean, NO lead weights
or valve stems) 55¢ INSULATED Copper 40¢-65¢
El. Motors 10¢ Alum Copper Radiators 60¢
STARTERS 15¢ ALTERNATORS 15¢ YELLOW ROOT $14.00
2000 lbs. (Net ton)
Per 100 lb.
2’x4’ Prepared Plate
$ 80.00
$4.00
18x3 Prepared #1 Iron
$ 60.00
$3.00
***MUST BE PREPARED PROPERLY!!***
Uncut Material
$ 50.00
$2.50
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Tin & Appliances
$ 40.00
$2.00
* (Including Truck Cabs and Loose Car Body Pieces)
Cars (INTACT)
$ 70.00
$3.50
Motorblocks
$ 70.00
$3.50
Cable *Not accepting cable unless prep. 4 ft & under*
Large Trucks & Buses
$ 50.00
$2.50
Pref. Frac Pipe (Guns)
$ 50.00
$2.50
Prices subject to change without notice!!
**ATTENTION**
We pay “CASH” under $50
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The Weston Democrat - Wednesday, March 2, 2016—C3
ARIES (March 21 to April
19) Consider moving beyond
the usual methods to find a more
creative means of handling a difficult on-the-job situation. Avoid
confrontation and, instead, aim for
cooperation.
TAURUS (April 20 to May 20)
Seasonal change creates a new look
for the outdoors. It also inspires
Taureans to redo their own environments, and this is a good week to
start redoing both your home and
workplace. Enjoy.
GEMINI (May 21 to June 20)
A misunderstanding needs to be
straightened out so the wrong impression isn’t allowed to stand. If
necessary, offer to support the use
of a third party to act as an impartial
arbitrator.
CANCER (June 21 to July 22)
A career change offering what you
want in money and responsibilities
could involve moving to a new
location. Discuss this with family
members before making a decision.
LEO (July 23 to Aug. 22) Feeling miffed over how you believe
ACROSS
1
Relative of reggae
4
Crazy
8
Reed instrument
12 Snapshot
13 Jacob’s twin
14 Thwart
15 Brewery product
16 Cascade
18 Wander off
20 Witness
21 Corn eaters’ castoffs
24 Unforeseen problems
28 Napoleon’s downfall
32 Plummet
33 Historic period
34 “Smallville” family
36 -- Khan
37 Roseanne of comedy
39 1998 Sandler movie, with
“The”
41 Censorial sound
43 Classic theater name
44 Shell game item
46 Furlough
50 Nixon-era scandal
55 Fleur-de- -56 Met melody
57 Ocho --, Jamaica
58 Treasure seeker’s aid
59 Fender bender result
60 Heidi’s range
61 Crafty
DOWN
1
Resorts
2
Bagpiper’s attire
3
Big name in PCs
4
The Big Apple
5
Mex. neighbor
6
Skin art, for short
7
Seeks restitution
8
Insult
9
Feathery neckpiece
King Crossword
10
11
17
19
22
23
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
Lubricate
Right angle
In medias -Expert
Huffed and puffed
Echolocation method
Bedouin
Energetic
Fix, in a sense
“Dragnet” star
Uzbekistan sea
Container weight
Director Preminger
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40
42
45
47
48
49
50
51
52
53
54
Neuter
Say again
“Catcher in the --”
Apiece
Taj Mahal city
Charitable donations
Test tube
Catch sight of
Bankroll
Exist
Can material
Have a bug
Upper surface
you were treated is understandable.
But before you decide to “set things
straight,” make sure the whole thing
wasn’t just a misinterpretation of
the facts.
VIRGO (Aug. 23 to Sept. 22)
Showing you care makes it easier
to build trust and gain an advantage
in handling a delicate situation.
What you learn from this experience also will help you understand
yourself better.
LIBRA (Sept. 23 to Oct. 22)
Planning for the future is fine,
especially if you include the roles
that family members may be asked
to play. Don’t be surprised if some
hidden emotions are revealed in
the process.
SCORPIO (Oct. 23 to Nov. 21)
Making choices highlights much of
the week, and you have a head start
here, thanks to your ability to grasp
the facts of a situation and interpret
them in a clear-cut manner.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22 to
Dec. 21) Carrying a torch can be
a two-way situation: It can either
keep you tied to the past or help
light your way to the future. The
choice, as always, has to be yours.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22 to Jan.
19) Your watchwords this week are:
“Focus.” “Focus.” “Focus.” Don’t
let yourself be distracted from what
you set out to do. There’ll be time
later to look over other possibilities.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20 to Febr.
18) A workplace opportunity might
require changes you’re not keen on
making. Discuss the plusses and
minuses with someone familiar
with the situation before you make
a decision.
PISCES (Feb. 19 to March 20)
Love and romance are strong in
your aspect this week. If you’ve
already met the right person, expect
your relationship to grow. And if
you’re still looking, odds are you’ll
soon be finding it.
BORN THIS WEEK: You approach life in a wise and measured
manner, which gives you an edge
in many areas.
(c) 2016 King Features Synd.,
Inc.
C4—The Weston Democrat - Wednesday, March 2, 2016
Author Here March 14
Book Signing Event
Clarksburg author Michael
Lambiotte will be in Weston on
Monday, March 14, at the Second
and Center Cafe in Weston for a
book signing event from 11 a.m.
until 2 p.m.
Lambiotte will be available to
speak with locals and to sign copies
of his book, Life, Through These
Eyes Vol. 1.
Readers should be prepared to
laugh, cry, and above all, think as
you read Life Through These Eyes
by Lambiotte. The book is collection of short stories, which covers
six decades of life: stories of love,
pets raising humans, exceptional
friendships, holiday memories,
community unrest, really mean
people, marriage at its best and
worst, random kindness and what it
means to be a “Man’s Man” -sports,
motorcycles, barbecuing and why
men do “dumb” things-continually.
Mike was born and educated
in West Virginia. After college,
he and his wife, Sandra, moved
to Virginia, to accept employment
with the Virginia Beach City Public
Schools. During his 32 year career,
he worked as a political science
teacher, coach and high school
administrator.
Upon retirement, they returned
to their home of Clarksburg. Once
settled, Mike quickly became
involved with local community/
volunteer groups. After living many
years in a socially and economically
progressive area, he learned to see
the world a little differently and
quickly realized the need for new
thinking in his hometown which
has suffered from an economic
downturn of late.
He began writing a column for
Clarksburg author Michael
Lambiotte will be in Weston on
March 14, for a book signing
event at the Second and Center
Cafe. Lambiotte is the author of
Life, Through These Eyes Vol. 1.
the Clarksburg Exponent-Telegram
in hopes of encouraging community members to think and realize
new possibilities for the town. The
column was well received by many
and not so much by others. Change
is difficult, even when necessary.
Mike remains active in the
revitalization of Clarksburg and
north central West Virginia and
enjoys his writing, gardening, golf
and spending time with his wife,
Sandra. He hopes to meet and speak
with many Lewis Countians at his
book signing event on March 14.
For more information, contact
(405)-458-5642 or Michelle Whitman at michelle@keymgc.com.
Eberle Center Holds
Skills Competition
Fred Eberle Technical Center
held its annual SkillsUSA & HOSA
Student Skills Competition on
Friday, Feb. 19. Students from
each training program put their
skills to the test against each other
in the annual competition. There
were several different competitive
events held, with all first place winners continuing on to state level
competition. The presentation of
awards was held the same evening
at the Buckhannon-Upshur Middle
School Gymnasium.
SkillsUSA first place winners
will compete at the State Skills and
Leadership Conference to be held
April 15-16, at Camp Dawson in
Preston County.
HOSA (Health Occupation
Students of America) will hold its
state competition March 11-12, at
Marshall University.
Fred Eberle Technical Center
winners at the Local SkillsUSA
Competition were:
Automotive Technology - first
place, Brett Strother - Lewis;
second place, Christopher Marsh
- Upshur; and third place, Austin
Harris - Lewis.
Carpentry - first place, William
Ryan - Upshur; second place, Brian
Kaubisch - Upshur; and third place,
Blaine Stickle - Lewis.
Carpentry Post - Secondary: first
place, Hunter Pechart.
Cisco Networking: first place,
Connor Avington - Lewis; and
second place, Alyssa Girondo Upshur.
Cisco Networking Post-Secondary: first place, Tristen Tenney;
and second place, Dylan Chidester.
Collision Repair: first placeTrey Watson - Lewis; second
place-Matt Blake - Lewis; and third
place-Janet Harper - Upshur.
Computer Repair: first place,
Henry Slaughter - Lewis; second
place, Brian Demastes - Upshur;
and third place, Josh Sewell Lewis.
Computer Repair - Post Secondary: first place, Dylan Chidester;
and second place, Jade Jones.
Diesel Technology: first place,
Nathan Hoover - Upshur; second
place, David Robinson - Barbour;
and third place, Benjamin Walton
- Upshur.
Electrical Technology: first
place, Rondal Allen - Upshur; second place, Caleb Corder - Upshur;
and third place, Cody Laterek Upshur.
Electrical Technology Post Secondary: first place, Seth Dowell;
and second place, John Daniels.
Health Occupations-Health
Education: first place, Emily Green,
Savannah Hamilton, Destiny Unrue, Trina Wagner - Upshur.
Health Occupations-Pathophysiology: first place, Brooklyn
Parsons - Upshur.
Health Occupations-Extemporaneous Poster: first place, Hannah
Harris - Upshur.
Health Occupations-Extemporaneous Writing: first place, Katrina
Linger - Lewis.
Health Occupations-Forensic
Medicine: first place, Kaitlyn Gibson and Kirrah Williams - Upshur.
Health Occupations-Home
Health Aide: first place, Maceala
Sines - Upshur.
Welding Technology: first place,
Brandon Littler - Upshur; second
place, Ryan Boone - Upshur; and
third place, Kenny Saffle - Barbour.
Welding Fabrication: first place,
Dalton Queen, Trenton Robinson,
Joey Dean - Upshur;
second place, Michael Gray,
Tyler Jones, Seth Daugherty Barbour; and third place, Nathan
Clevenger, Lane Fennell, Cole
Bailey - Upshur.
And Welding Sculpture-Post
Secondary: first place, John Murray.
Farm Bureau
Will Award
Scholarship
The Lewis County Farm Bureau
announces that a $500 scholarship
will be awarded in the spring of
2016. Applications will be accepted
until Friday, April 15.
Students eligible for the scholarship include graduating seniors
who are Lewis County residents
planning to further their education in an agricultural field of
study; full-time college freshmen,
sophomores, or juniors majoring
in an agricultural field of study or
a student enrolled in veterinary
school.
Those enrolled in an accredited
Vocational or Technical Institution, pursuing a career in livestock
production, research, marketing or
related agricultural fields are also
eligible to apply.
Agricultural fields of study
could include, but is not limited
to, animal and veterinary science,
agricultural economics, agricultural education, wildlife and fisheries, plant and soil science, forest
resources, wood industries and
landscape architecture.
Scholarship applications forms
can be obtained by stopping by the
WVU-Lewis County Extension
Office located at 104 Center Avenue in Weston. Application forms
are also available at the guidance
counselors’ offices at Lewis County
High School.
Completed applications should
be returned by no later than Friday,
April 15. Personal interviews will
be scheduled at which time a copy
of the applicant’s transcript should
be available.
High School seniors receiving
the award will be notified at Lewis
County High School’s annual
awards assembly. Home schooled
and college students will be notified
by mail. Presentation of the $500
scholarship award will be made
upon proof of enrollment to the
chosen institution.
L C Events
Calendar
March 3
- Handle With Care coordination
meeting, West Hall, 1:30 p.m.
- LC First Fundraiser, Wendy’s
of Weston, 5 - 8 p.m.
March 4
- LC Senior Center Elimination
Dinner, social hour begins at 6 p.m.
March 4-6
- Culinary Classic, Stonewall
Resort, for more information call
1-(888)- 278-8150
March 5
- Breakfast with the Easter
Bunny, Robin’s Nest Travel Center,
part of proceeds benefit Relay for
Life, 8 a.m. - 11 a.m.
- Annual Shrine Club Cash
Bash, St. Pat’s Gymnasium, 6 p.m.
Tickets $30.
- Vandalia 4-H Club Family
Game Night, Vandalia Community
Building, 6 p.m.
March 6
- Annual HCPD Spaghetti Dinner, Horner, 11:30 a.m. - 3 p.m.
March 7
- LC EDA public meeting of
possible water projects for Oil
Creek, Sand Fork, Wheelers Fork,
Wolfpen Run areas, LC Courthouse, 1 p.m.
- Town Hall meeting on Fire
Levy, Pricetown Fire Department,
6 p.m.
March 8
- Memory Loss, Dementia,
Alzheimer’s Workshop. LC Senior
Center, 12:15 p.m.
March 10
- Writers Group meeting, St.
Matthew Church, 10 a.m.
- Weston Aglow meeting,
Weston Church of God, 5:30 p.m.
March 12
- Painting for a Purpose, Jane
Lew Park Building, 11 a.m. - 1 p.m.,
pre-register @ thestarvingartistwv.
com, benefits Relay for Life.
March 13
- Pancake and Sausage Breakfast, Weston Fire Department, 8
a.m. - 1 p.m.
- Opening ceremony of the
Irish Spring Festival, Ireland, Flag
Raising at 12:15 p.m., Pot O’Luck
Dinner at 1 p.m., Gospel Sing at
2:30 p.m.
March 15
- LC EDA public meeting of
possible water projects for Oil
Creek, Sand Fork, Wheelers Fork,
Wolfpen Run areas, LC Courthouse, 10 a.m.
March 16
- Hidden/Ghost Cell Phone
Apps training for parents, Robert
L. Bland Middle School, 6 p.m.
March 17
St. Patrick’s Day buffet style
dinner, St. Paul’s Episcopal Church,
Weston, 5:30 p.m. - 7 p.m., price
is $15
March 17 - 20
- Irish Spring Festival, Ireland
community.
March 18
- United Way Elimination Dinner, Stonewall Resort, 6:30-10:30
p.m.
March 19
- St. Patrick School 5K Run/
Walk, Jane Lew Town Park Building, registration begins at 8 a.m.
- Shop 'n Save Express Easter
Egg Hunt, Weston, noon.
March 28
Levy, Midway Fire Department,
6 p.m.
April 4
Levy, Walkersville Fire Department, 6 p.m.
April 9
- St. Patrick School Elimination
Dinner, social hour begins at 5:30
p.m., dinner at 6:30 p.m. tickets
are $25. Call (304)-269-5547 for
tickets and information.
April 11
Levy, Ireland Community Building, 6 p.m.
SJMH Acquires
New Lab Test
Stonewall Jackson Memorial Hospital (SJMH) in Weston
announced that it has acquired
BioFire Diagnostics’ FilmArray
Gastrointestinal (GI) Panel.
The 22-target panel, which
includes bacteria, viruses and
parasites that cause infectious diarrhea, is the most comprehensive
gastrointestinal test to be cleared by
the FDA. The FilmArray GI Panel
takes only two minutes to set up and
produces results in about an hour. At
one time, it could take from three
to five days for the results.
“Significantly improving our
lab’s testing times and accuracy
is very important for our patients
and we plan to use the FilmArray
GI test to help us achieve quicker
and more accurate diagnosis,”
said Lab Director Angela Cedeno
“The faster we get test results, the
faster we will be able to apply an
optimized treatment plan, thus improving overall patient outcomes.”
Cedeno also noted that the
instrument was purchased to provide the community with the best
and latest technology that most
think are only available in larger
hospitals. With the emergence and
worry of Salmonella poisoning or
norovirus illnesses, it’s important
for the doctors to get this information as quick as possible to improve
patient outcomes. This new testing
does that.
“The excitement from the medi-
Shamrock CEOS
Holds Workshop
The Shamrock Community
Educational Outreach Service
(CEOS) Club held their February
meeting with a workshop completing 25 additional HOPE, Inc. wash
cloth packets.
After the usual openings the
group covered several items. The
club signed 12 notes of encouragement and Happy Birthday was sung
to Jeannie Bleigh and Vicki Pierson
who had just spent six days in the
hospital.
Plans were made to prepare 34
Easter gifts for head start students
and at least 37 pre-school students
will attend the festival on St. Patrick’s Day.
Manicure sets, pens, chapsticks,
tea and hard candy will be collected
for the chemo department at Stonewall Jackson Memorial Hospital in
Weston. Various items collected for
for the animal shelter included 3.5
pounds of dog food, 24 cans of cat
food and seven blankets.
Vicki Pierson reported on the
book My Little Friend.
The work schedule for the festival was discussed and plans were
made for members to attend Show
How Day and to clean nine miles
of highway before the festival. The
group recycled 42 used stamps,
106 Box Tops, six pair of glasses,
three Points for Education and 11.5
pounds of pop tabs.
Nancy Craig, health motivator
chairperson, announced, “Hurry up
spring.” She talked about Ground
Hog Day and how the ground hog
has been honored since Feb. 2,
1887. If he sees his shadow then
there will be six more weeks of
bad weather and if he doesn’t then
spring comes quickly. She then had
members do exercises pretending
to be the ground hog waking up,
stretching and leaving his nest.
The lesson “Dehydration: A
Time Honored Method of Preserv-
Festival Is
Seeking
Entertainers
(See Sports Section for sports
schedules and sports-related announcements. If you would like
your club, church, school or
organizations event listed, please
contact (304)-269-1600, extension
The West Virginia Strawberry
104. If you don’t let us know, we
Festival is now accepting solocan’t print it!)
ists, groups, musicians, comedy
acts and special talent for May
18, May 19, May 20 and May 21,
during the scheduled courthouse
entertainment.
If you are interested in sharing
Mountaineer Food Band will your talents, contact Carol Long at
hold a food giveaway on Wednes- (304)-472-2191 or e-mail Michael
day, March 9, from 11 a.m. to 1 Livesay at m-livesay@hotmail.
p.m. at the Lewis County Senior com. Reservations will be on a
Citizen’s Center.
first come basis. There are no fees
EQT has sponsored the Lewis or payment for the entertainment.
County Mobile Pantry. According
However, this is a great opporto 2013 Map the Meal Gap data, tunity to showcase your talent for
there are approximately 2,400 all the visitors attending the 75th
Lewis County residents that are Diamond Jubilee. The festival enfood insecure. Because of gra- tertainment committee is excited to
cious donations and sponsorship provide this opportunity and hopes
by EQT, Mountaineer Food Bank to have a full schedule of talents to
is able to work with the community showcase.
to provide food to local residents.
Food Giveaway
Set for March 9
cal community about this panel
has been astounding,” said Randy
Rasmussen, CEO of BioFire Diagnostics. “We view this panel as
a game-changer in the diagnosis
of infectious diarrhea, delivering
accurate and timely results. The
breadth of pathogens on our GI
Panel provides the big picture in
gastrointestinal infectious disease,
which will aid clinicians with treatment decisions for their patients.”
The FilmArray GI Panel offers
clinical laboratories a user-friendly
alternative to the time-consuming,
labor intensive and technically
complex testing methods used
today while improving accuracy,
timeliness and diagnostic yield.
Despite advances in food safety,
sanitation and medical treatment,
infectious gastroenteritis remains
a significant problem in industrialized countries among all age
groups.
In the U.S. between 200 and 375
million episodes of diarrheal illness
are estimated to occur each year,
resulting in 73 million physician
visits, 1.8 million hospitalizations,
3,100 deaths and $6 billion in medical care and lost productivity.
Early diagnosis facilitates
timely and appropriate therapeutic
interventions that can alleviate
symptoms and prevent secondary
infections.
For further information, please
visit www.BioFireDx.com.
ing Food” was taught by Tera Craig.
She listed the benefits of dried foods
and the different methods of drying. Members discussed food that
they had dried in the past. A plate
of dried fruits was available for
members to eat.
Refreshments were served by
Tasha and Tami Sapp and Tera
Craig.
The next club meeting will be
a week earlier than usual (March
11, at 7 p.m.) due to the festival
square dance on Friday, March 18,
when the new king and queen will
be crowned.
All are welcome to attend and
join the club.
by Samantha Weaver
* It was President Franklin
Roosevelt who made the following
sage observation: “Government by
organized money is just as dangerous as government by organized
mob.”
* Are you a ceraunophiliac? If
so, Central Florida, is the place to
live. The area between Tampa Bay
on the peninsula’s west coast and
Cape Canaveral on the east coast
is known as Lightning Alley, and
Florida is the lightning capital of the
United States -- an excellent home
for anyone who has an extreme love
of thunder and lightning.
* Singer Katy Perry reportedly
has a cat named Kitty Purry.
* If you’re an animal lover
who’s fond of Corgis -- the Welsh
dog known for its extremely short
legs -- you might want to take a
look at the Munchkin cat. Only
recognized as a separate breed in
1995, this cat is characterized by
the shortness of its legs.
* When Edgar Allan Poe first
started writing his most famous
poem, “The Raven,” he intended it
to be short. Over the next decade,
though, he kept adding to it, until
it finally reached a length of 18
verses. The poem’s publication in
1845 had a mixed critical reception; William Butler Yeats called it
“insincere and vulgar” and said “its
execution [is] a rhythmical trick,”
and Ralph Waldo Emerson said,
“I see nothing in it.” “The Raven”
was wildly popular with the public,
though, and Poe became -- for a
brief time -- the most famous writer
in America.
* Worried about snooping? You
may be surprised by the results of
a recent survey: It seems that 82
percent of men claim that they
have never peeked into a date’s
medicine cabinet.
***
Thought for the Day: “He who
does not bellow the truth when he
knows the truth makes himself the
accomplice of liars and forgers.”
-- Charles Peguy
(c) 2016 King Features Synd., Inc.
Area CEOS
Will Award
Scholarship
Lewis County Community Educational Outreach Service (CEOS)
will be awarding a $500 educational
scholarship in 2016 to an applicant
who demonstrates an ability to
complete their chosen program of
study, an attitude for success, and
overall worthiness of award.
To be eligible, the applicant
must be a student at, or graduate
of, Lewis County High School
or Lewis County Home School
Program, or be a current Lewis
County Community Educational
Outreach Service (CEOS) club
member. Eligibility includes high
school seniors; full time (at least 12
hours) college freshman, sophomore or junior; graduate students;
or student enrolled in an accredited
vocational or technical institution.
The applicant must have a 3.0
GPA. Transcript must be attached
to the application. The deadline for
scholarship applications is May 2.
Scholarship applications are
available at the WVU Lewis County Extension Office located at 104
Center Avenue in Weston or from
the guidance counselors’ offices at
Lewis County High School.
CEOS Club presidents also
have scholarship application information.
Lewis County CEOS has for
over a decade awarded an educational scholarship. With a membership of over 200 members, Lewis
County CEOS Clubs are: Berlin,
Gee Lick, Horner, Shamrock,
Straight Fork and Vandalia.
The mission of CEOS is to
strengthen individuals and families through continuing education, leadership development, and
community involvement for the
betterment of all.
Organized first in Ohio County
in 1914 as Farm Women’s Clubs,
other name changes have been
Home Demonstration (1954-1968),
Extension Homemakers (19681998), and in October 1998 the
name changed to Community Educational Outreach Service Clubs.
For more information regarding
CEOS in Lewis County, contact
the WVU Lewis County Extension
Office at (304)-269-4660.
Orthopaedic
Screening
Clinic Slated
The Central WV Shrine Club,
the Lewis County Shrine Club
and United Hospital Center are
sponsoring the 20th annual Shriners Hospital Local Orthopaedic
Screening Clinic that will be held
on Saturday, April 30, from 10 a.m.
to 2 p.m.
The purpose for the clinic is
to identify any child who might
benefit from treatment in a Shriners
Hospital. Approximately 1,000
children have been treated from
past clinics.
Shriners Hospitals for Children is a health care system of 22
hospitals providing high quality
pediatric and other specialty care
to thousands of kids each year.
All care is provided without any
financial obligation to the patient
or their family.
Shriners Hospitals treat problems such as: club feet, cerebral
palsy, spina bifida, scoliosis, hand
and back problems, bowed legs,
rickets, dislocated hips, spinal cord
injuries, burns and cleft lip and palate. The age range for children who
may be assisted includes newborns
to age 18.
The clinic will be held in the
Family Medicine Center, 5th floor
of the Physicians Office Building,
on the campus of UHC, I-79 at
the Jerry Dove Exit. To schedule
an appointment, call 1-(681)-3423646, Monday through Friday, 8:30
a.m. to 4 p.m. Walk-ins will be also
welcome.
Workforce
Meeting Set
The Region VI Workforce
Investment Full Board will meet
Thursday, March 10, from 10:3011:30 a.m. at the Marion County
Convention and Visitors Bureau,
located in Fairmont.
Barbara DeMary at (304)-3689530.
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Ireland Lions Club Holds Pancake Dinner on Saturday
The Ireland CEOS sold chances on a beautiful quilt at the dinner,
with the winner to be announced during the Irish Spring Festival.
Chances were sold by Terri Koontz.
Family and friends enjoy the delicious pancakes and conversation.
Little Carly Singleton was busy at the dinner campaigning for
her Aunt Sharon Allman, who is a candidate for the Irish Spring
Festival Queen.
Lions Club member Sharon Allman speaks with attendees at
the dinner.
Lions Club members were kept busy serving and helping out
guests. Here Judy Hull offers service with a smile.
The dinner attracted a multitude of political candidates, including Theresa Cogar Turner shown here speaking with one of those
in attendance. Turner is a candidate for family court judge.
Young and old alike enjoyed the delicious pancakes.
Linda Clutter speaks with attendees at the dinner.
Greeting guests and collecting money for the Lions Club was Wanda Meadows (left).
Photos by John G. Wolfe
Bill Cayton (right) shares a laugh with others at the dinner.
D2—The Weston Democrat - Wednesday, March 2, 2016
Bingo Fundraiser Held at Senior Center for Band Trip to Disney
Michael Monachello and Jeanne Louk were on hand to help with
the LCHS Band Fundraiser.
Ray Smith called out the lucky numbers while Scott Clem assisted.
Candy Glaspell and baby Elizabeth enjoying their time at the
LCHS band bingo fundraiser. Glaspell was the lucky winner of
$200 in a raffle drawing.
Ray Smith is pictured with some of the many items which were up for grabs at the fundraiser.
Friends and family gathered to play bingo, have a good time, win prizes and help local band students raise funds.
The Lewis County Senior Center was packed with people to help the LCHS Band raise funds for
their upcoming trip to Disney.
Gamers hoping to win one of the many prizes available.
Bingo gamers listening to the winning numbers being called.
Great raffle prizes donated by local residents and businesses were also up for grabs.
Photos by Scott Lantz
Refreshments were available for people to enjoy while playing bingo and helping out a great cause.
The Weston Democrat - Wednesday, March 2, 2016—D3
Classifieds
FOR RENT
FOR
RENT
FOR
RENT
FOR
RENT
FOR RENT – 2 bedroom apartment.
Has stove and refrigerator. Fresh paint.
Off street parking. No pets. $525 per
month. Call 304-269-4177. 43-2p
FOR RENT – 3 bedroom trailer on
Canoe Run. Free gas. No pets. $700
per month and $700 security deposit.
Call 304-269-3516. 43-4p
FOR RENT – affordable rentals starting at $349 per month in Buckhannon.
Close to Route 33. Will consider paying
some utilities. Call 304-472-1822. 24-tf
FOR RENT – 1 bedroom apartment.
Has stove and refrigerator. Off street
parking. No pets. $410 per month. Call
304-269-4177. 43-2p
FOR RENT – 2 bedroom trailer in
Dolan Mobile Home Park just off Gee
Lick Road. $700 per month and $700
security deposit. Call 304-269-3516.
43-4p
FOR RENT – furnished rooms with
stove and refrigerator. $300 per month
plus $55 key deposit. Includes all major
utilities and cable. Call 304-269-1134 or
304-269-4247. 35-tf
FOR RENT – 3 bedroom, 2 bath with
carport next to Weston Walmart. $950
per month. Security deposit and references required. Call 304-269-2345. 43-tf
FOR RENT – 2 bedroom, 1 bath
home in Horner. $650 per month. Security deposit and references required.
Call 304-269-2345. 43-tf
FOR RENT – 1 bedroom efficiency
apartment next to Weston Walmart.
$500 per month. Security deposit and
references required. Call 304-2692345. 43-tf
FOR RENT – 1 bedroom apartment
with garage. $600 per month. Security
deposit and references required. Call
304-269-2345. 43-tf
FOR RENT – 2 bedroom, 1 bath
mobile home on Glady Fork Road,
Weston. $650 per month. Security
deposit and references required. Call
304-269-2345. 43-tf
FOR RENT – small trailer at 178
Riverside Drive in Bendale along river
behind old Groves Market. Living room,
bedroom, kitchen and laundry room.
Refrigerator, stove, washer and dryer.
Front porch and off street parking. $450
per month and $450 security deposit.
Call 304-269-2627 or stop at 181 Riverside Drive. 43-1p
FOR RENT – 2 bedroom apartment
WESTON ARBORS apartments
or 3 bedroom duplex. Lease and refer- are now accepting applications on 1
ences required. No utilities paid. No bedroom apartments. For senior citizens
pets. Call 304-627-4752. 42-2p
62 years or older, or disabled. Rent
is low due to Federal Assistance with
FOR RENT – nice 2 bedroom apart- no resident paying more than 30% of
ment. Stove, refrigerator, water, sewer his or her monthly income. For more
and garbage included. Security deposit information regarding eligibility please
required. No pets. $500 per month. Call call 304-269-7344 or TTD 1-800-982304-997-9088. 42-3p
8771. Office hours are 9 a.m. to 4
p.m., Monday-Friday. Equal Housing
FOR RENT – 2 bedroom apartment Opportunity. 35-tf
on McGary Ave. Nice quiet place. Has
balcony, nice yards and laundry room.
FOR SALE
$525 per month. Call 304-904-1779.
ACREAGE/BUILDINGS
FOR
SALE ACREAGE/BUILDINGS
42-2p
WESTON HOUSTING Authority –
accepting applications for efficiency
and 1 bedroom apartment units. Apply
Monday – Friday between 9 a.m. – 3
p.m. Rent is based on 30% of income
for eligible applicants. All utilities are included. Elderly and disabled applicants
will be considered first. 41-5
2 FREE WEEKS on a year’s lease
–McGary Manor Apartments. Beautiful
2 bedroom apartment. Range, refrigerator, dishwasher and air conditioning
are furnished. W/D hook-up. $550 per
month plus electric. Good credit, no
pets. Call 304-997-8727. 43-5p
ROOM FOR rent – house privileges
with laundry. $400 per month. Call 304517-3388. 38-tf
YUUUGE SINGLEWIDE and lot
model sale – large variety. Twin Oaks
Home Sales – Tennerton-Buckhannon
Route 20S. 304-473-1822 open Sundays. 43-9
WE MAKE your dreams come true at
Clayton Homes! Your land is your down
payment! Homes starting at $29,995.
1-888-594-0701 or www.claytonofmorgantown.com. 35-tf
HELP
WANTED
HELP WANTED – full of part time
auto/truck mechanic at Weston Ford.
788 US HWY 33E, Weston, WV or call
304-269-6564. 43-1
Deadline for Classified Ads is 11:30 a.m. on Monday (except before a holiday when
the deadline will be 11:30 a.m. on the preceding Friday.)
The Cost is $4.10 for one time for twenty words or less and 11¢ for each word over 20.
Ads must be paid at the time of placement. Either bring your ad to the office located at
306 Main Ave., Weston or mail it with payment to The Weston Democrat, P.O. Box 968,
Weston, WV 26452.
HELP
WANTED
HELP WANTED – Habilitation
Specialist II positions are available in
Monongalia, Preston, Harrison and
Lewis Counties to assist clients with
daily living skills within the home and
community. No lifting is required. $10
per hour to start and mileage reimbursement. Must have reliable transportation. Some evening and weekends.
No degree required, training will be
provided. Please email your resume to:
cluzader@mulberrystreetmanagement.
com or mail to: CCIL, Crystal Luzader,
1097 Greenbag Road, Morgantown, WV
26508. Call 304-291-9066, ext. 257 for
more information. EOE/M/F/D/V. 43-2
REGISTERED NURSES STAT
needed for full time, inpatient psychiatry
in Weston, WV. One year of Psychiatric
or Long-Term Care experience is preferred. Minimum compensation is $30
per hour. Employer paid medical and
dental insurances are available. Phone
Sam at 1-866-633-3700 ext. 110 or email
sgiordano@worldwidetravelstaffing.
com. 43-10p
CNAS – STAT needed for full time
inpatient psychiatry in Weston, WV.
One year of psychiatric or Long Term
Care experience is preferred. Minimum
compensation is $16 per hour. Paid
training sessions are offered. Phone
or email Sam at sgiordano@worldwidetravelstaffing.com 1-866-633-3700 ext.
110 or 43-10p
HELP WANTED – building and
grounds maintenance person. Call
304-695-1467. 43-1
NURSES & CNAs needed – U.S.
Nursing Network. For LTC & Private
Duty. All days and shifts available. Call
1-866-644-4484. www.usnursingnetwork.com. USNN is an EOE. 35-tf
HELP
WANTED
HELP
WANTED
ROBINS NEST Travel Center is
seeking a Store Manager at our Valero
gas station. Must have manager experience, preferably in a similar field using
price point or a similar system. Must be
reliable, willing to learn and motivated to
change and improve our store. Full time
position. Wage will be based on experience. Applicant can apply by mailing or
emailing resume to the following: Store
Manger, 21 Robins Way, Jane Lew, WV
26378 or Jamie@jltruckstop.com. 42-2
MAINTENANCE PERSON needed
at Jane Lew Truck Stop/Robins Nest
Travel Center. Must have plumbing,
electrical and general carpentry skills.
Must be willing and able to work with
minimal supervision. Experience is
necessary. Wage is based on experience and skill set. Apply in person and
ask for Ray. 42-2
HELP WANTED – immediate opening for an RN Homemaker Supervisor
position for a rapidly growing agency
in Buckhannon. Multi-county travel
required. Valid driver’s license, drug
screening and background check required. Must have RN license in good
standing. Very competitive salary with a
Monday through Friday work schedule
and a full benefit package including
holidays, mileage, health insurance,
vision/dental, sick leave, annual leave
and 401k with an 8 ½ percent employer
share. Experience with the geriatrics/
disabled population, personal care and
waiver programs, having a dynamic and
energetic persona and the ability to also
market agency programs are real pluses
for the successful candidate. Computer literacy is required with working
knowledge of Microsoft Word, Outlook,
Excel and other operating systems as
needed. Fax resume and cover letter
to: Executive Director 304-472-4673,
email to: kcurrence@frontier.com or you
can apply online at www.centralwvaging.org. Position will remain open until
filled by a qualified individual. EOE/AA
Employer. 42-2
ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS
meetings every Tuesday, Thursday and
Saturday at 8 p.m. at St. Patrick School
Basement. Open to all. PS
Classified Advertising Deadline
Is 11:30 A.M. on Mondays
MISCELLANEOUS
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talk to? Confidential counseling. Call
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are only as good as the guarantee
behind them. Let us do all your watch
and jewelry repairs and depend upon
our guaranteed service. Free estimates. CAPLAN’S JEWELRY STORE,
Weston, WV. 35-tf
ALL STATE Paving – driveways,
parking lots, garage floors, basketball
courts, etc. Machine laid and rolled.
Work guaranteed. Discounts. Licensed
and insured. Call 304-472-8097.
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garage floors and more. Also seal coating. 30% spring discounts. Also senior
and veteran discounts. Over 25 years
experience. Licensed and insured. All
work guaranteed. Free estimates. Call
304-904-0989. 43-5p
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D4—The Weston Democrat - Wednesday, March 2, 2016
Employees Go Red
JL School
Serve as Pages
Will Hold
Book
Drive
As part of Dr. Seuss week, students at the Jane Lew Elementary
School will be holding a book drive
at the school until March 4.
Students and the public are encouraged to donate new/gently used
books. All books collected will be
donated to the Louis Bennett Public
Library in Weston. The students
will be collecting the books all
through the week as a community
service project.
The date of March 2, marks the
birthday of the late author Theodor
Seuss Geisel also known as Dr.
Seuss who wrote many famous children’s books. Students will spend
the week celebrating reading and
Katie and Brady Smith, who are in the second and third grade at Jane Lew School, served as
completing their service project. pages for the West Virginia House of Delegates on February 19, at the West Virginia State Capitol
For further information on the in Charleston. Pictured above are: Katie Smith, Britni Duff, Delegate Peggy Donaldson Smith, Eric
project or to donate used books, Smith and Brady Smith.
contact the Jane Lew Elementary
School at (304)-884-7836.
Toddler Time
Weekly Event
On Monday, Feb. 22, William R. Sharpe Jr. Hospital employees
celebrated Cardiac Health Awareness. Stonewall Jackson Memorial
Hospital provided free blood pressure screenings and cardiac health
information. Many employees at William R. Sharpe Jr. Hospital,
like those pictured, wore red to show support for healthy hearts.
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Email: david.stepson@gmail.com
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The Louis Bennett Public
Library has Toddler Time every
Thursday at 10:30 a.m. Toddler
time is a library program for toddlers ages six months to four years
old and their parents or caregivers.
This program is for parents and
children to meet other parents and
children.
“Toddler Time is open to any
toddler in Lewis County. The children enjoy a story, activities and arts
and crafts projects. I encourage parents and/or grandparents to bring
their children to the library and start
the joy of reading together,” said
Library Director Karen Enderle.
HCPD Library
Plans Meal
Hacker’s Creek Pioneer Descendants Library in Horner Will
be having their annual Spaghetti
Dinner on Sunday, March 6, from
11:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.
The menu will be spaghetti,
salad, bread, dessert and drink
for $10 per adult and $4 per child
6-12. Take outs will be available.
Call (304)-269-7091 with any
questions.
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over 18,000 readers in Lewis and surrounding counties.
Economic Update 2016 is a great tool to let our readers
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Culinary Classic
At Resort Mar. 4-6
The 13th Annual Culinary Classic is slated for March 4-6, at the
Stonewall Resort.
“The goal of the Culinary Classic is to indulge guests’ appetite,
literally, in the culinary arts,” said
Richard Ebright, director of operations at Stonewall Resort. “The
weekend is chocked full of special
meals, tastings, competitions,
unique seminars and so much more.
Guests will learn from local and
regional celebrity chefs, state food
and wine writers and purveyors of
fine food and beverages.”
The event begins on Friday,
March 4, with an evening dinearound featuring over 20 different food and beverage vendors.
Charleston Gazette-Mail “Food
Guy” Steven Keith and John
Brown, state wine expert and
Gazette-Mail and state journal
columnist, will emcee the evening’s
activities.
In addition to a decadent culinary display, local distributors will
serve unique wines and beers, including some West Virginia-made
products. Live music will be offered
throughout the evening.
“Guests can leisurely meander
throughout the event tasting, sipping and sampling some of the finest food and beverages in the state,”
Ebright said. “This is a relaxed way
to start the weekend and make new
acquaintances.”
Saturday promises a packed day
filled with cooking demonstrations
and seminars, a culinary “throw
down” competition, an eating
competition, an evening reception
and decadent multi-course food
and wine pairing. Guests can start
the day with a buffet breakfast in
Stillwaters Restaurant, to include
a Bloody Mary bar. A variety of
culinary seminars and demonstrations, focusing on global flavors
and trends, a primer on coffee, a
wine tasting and much more, will
be offered throughout the morning.
That afternoon, local culinarians
will “throw down” in a cooking battle held in the resort’s grand lobby.
Guests can sample their creations
while judges decide the winner. A
“man versus food” event will also
be held, where three attendees will
race the clock to finish Stonewall’s
five pound burrito.
Saturday evening events will begin with live entertainment and hors
d’oeuvres and will be followed by
a food and wine pairing, prepared
by four guest chefs.
Throughout Saturday, Culinary Classic participants can bid
for culinary products and gifts at
the Silent Auction. The auction
is sponsored by The Stonewall
State Park Foundation, a 501c3
nonprofit organization dedicated
to insuring the viability and future
development of Stonewall Resort
State Park.
A limited number of tickets
remain for the Culinary Classic
Package. The cost is $579 per
couple and includes two night’s
lodging, Friday evening’s dine
around, Saturday breakfast/lunch,
seminars throughout the day and
evening reception and food/wine
pairing.
For additional information and
reservations, contact the resort at
1-(888)-278-8150 or visit the website at www.StonewallResort.com.
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of Weston
is currently accepting
applications for the
following positions:
Cook
Cashiers
Food Prep
Apply in person
No phone calls please
Crestview Manor
Nursing & Rehabilitation
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CNA positions for
3pm-11pm shift.
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4-H Family
Game Night
Is March 5th
Vandalia Ridgerunners 4-H
will be holding their annual Family Game Night. The event will be
at Vandalia Community Building.
The kitchen will open at 5:30
p.m. and games will begin at 6 p.m.
The carnival games will only be 25
cents a piece and all kids get a small
goodie bag win or lose.
There will be cake walks for 50
cents, a silent auction donated by
members and their families, door
prizes, guessing jars and an auction
at the end of the evening.
The money raised will help pay
for members to go to local camps,
state camps, national conferences
and to aid Vandalia 4-H members
in helping the community through
out the year.
For questions or more information please call Vickie Posey
at (304)-452-8548 or Angela Conrad at (304)-439-5458.
Trappers Set
Fur Auction
March
4-6
The West Virginia Trappers
Association will hold their annual
spring fur auction and rendezvous
from March 4-6, at the Gilmer
County Recreation Center, 1365
Sycamore Run Road in Glenville.
Vendors will be present throughout
the weekend in the Shawnee Hall.
Consignment for finished fur, roots,
deer horns, etc., beginning at 9 a.m.
Friday, March 4.
The board of directors meeting
on Friday evening will be at 7 p.m.
Consignment for finished fur will
continue through Saturday, March
5, from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., raw fur
consigned on Sunday, March 6,
from 9-11 a.m. and the auction
will begin at 1 p.m. At the beginning of the auction, there will be
a Herrington-Richardson .22 NTA
Trappers pistol auctioned off.
Fur Handling demos both Friday
and Saturday. A bobcat necropsy
will be Saturday afternoon to show
studies being performed on bobcat carcasses. Bobcat and frozen
otter carcasses will be collected
Friday through Sunday.
The West Virginia Muzzleloaders Association will hold their
annual spring shooting matches at
the shooting range that weekend
as well.
For more information call
Scott at (304)-462-7270, Janet at
(304)-477-3181 or log onto www.
wvtrapper.com.

March 2, 2016 - The Weston Democrat

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